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Roarke
__NOTOC__ Roarke is a surname or given name and may refer to: People * Roarke Smith: a professional Australian rules footballer *Adam Roarke: American actor and film director * Mike Roarke: retired American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball Fictional characters Literature *Roarke (In Death): a fictional character from J. D. Robb's series ''in Death'' *Patrick Roarke: a fictional character from J. D. Robb's series ''in Death'' Television * Mr. Roarke: a fictional character from the American television series ''Fantasy Island'' * Henry Roarke: a fictional character from the American television series '' Quantico'' *Brendan Roarke: a fictional character from the American television series ''Sons of Anarchy'' Film *Roarke Hartman: a fictional character from the American film ''The River Wild'' *Roarke: a fictional character from the American film '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' See also * Roark (other) *Rourke Rourke is a surname. Notable people with the sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Island
''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Guests were granted so-called "fantasies" on the island for a price. A one-season revival of the series aired 14 years later in 1998 while a horror-themed prequel film was released on February 14, 2020. That same year, it was announced that a sequel of the series was being produced at Fox; it premiered on August 10, 2021. Background Before it became a television series, ''Fantasy Island'' was introduced to viewers in 1977 and 1978 through two made-for-television films. Airing from 1978 to 1984, the original series starred Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke, the enigmatic overseer of a mysterious island somewhere near Devil's Island, French Guiana in the Atlantic Ocean, where people from all walks of life could come and live out their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roarke (In Death)
The ''...in Death'' series of novels and novellas is written by Nora Roberts under her pseudonym J. D. Robb. Set in a mid-21st-century New York City, they feature NYPSD ("New York City Police and Security Department") lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke (In Death), Roarke. The stories also Recurring character, regularly feature #Characters, other characters, including In Death Characters#Captain Ryan Feeney, Captain Ryan Feeney, In Death Characters#Officer (Detective) Delia Peabody, Detective Delia Peabody, In Death Characters#Detective Ian McNab, Detective Ian McNab and In Death Characters#Dr. Charlotte Mira, Dr. Charlotte Mira. The series was first published in 1995, and, , includes over 50 novels. Roberts has stated that the series will never contain one of Eve and Roarke's children, as this would end the series. Deaths Below are all deaths – murder victims, murder investigations and others – that occur in the span of the ''In Death'' books, including weapon, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Roarke
Adam Roarke (born Richard Jordan Gerler, August 8, 1937 – April 27, 1996) was an American actor and film director. Life and career Roarke was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he was a street gang member during his youth. His father was a vaudeville comedian and his mother was a chorus line dancer and showgirl. Roarke began his acting career under the name Jordan Gerler and then Jordan Grant; when he signed on with Universal Studios in 1957, though, he was told that he needed to change the name, because the studios already had one Mr. Grant ( Cary) under contract. Roarke appeared in a number of television series during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the role of Communications Officer Garrison in the original ''Star Trek'' pilot. He appeared in a string of AIP biker pictures along with Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and Bruce Dern in the late 1960s, beginning with '' Hells Angels on Wheels'' (1967), and culminating with ''The Losers'' (subsequently retitled '' Nam' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Roarke
Michael Thomas Roarke (November 8, 1930 – July 27, 2019) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. During his playing days he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Roarke was born in West Warwick, Rhode Island, where he graduated from West Warwick High School in 1948. He earned a B.Sc. degree in history at Boston College, and served as captain of the Eagles' football and baseball teams. He won the Scanlan Award in 1951 for outstanding ability in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. Minor-league apprenticeship Like his college teammate, future MLB utilityman and manager Joe Morgan, Roarke signed with the local National League club, the Boston Braves, in 1952. After a brief stint with the Braves' Evansville farm club in the Class B Three-I League, Roarke entered the military, effectively delaying his professional debut until 1954. Known as a good handler of pitchers and an excellent defensive catcher, Roarke struggled as a hitter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roarke Smith
Roarke Smith (born 11 September 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2015 until 2023. Smith was drafted with the fifth selection in the 2015 rookie draft. He made his AFL debut late in the 2015 season against . Just one week after his debut, he suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury which left him injured until July 2016. He played in the Bulldogs' 2016 VFL premiership team. In March 2017, he again ruptured his ACL. He was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2017 season. He was later re-drafted by the Western Bulldogs in the 2018 rookie draft. He was involved in a car crash in 2018 which saw him miss one game. After having a breakout 2021 season, playing 14 games (4 being finals), he signed on with the Bulldogs on the main list. Statistics : ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season'' , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River Wild
''The River Wild'' is a 1994 American thriller film starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, and David Strathairn. It was directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Denis O'Neill. It follows a young family whose white-water rafting holiday is endangered when they are taken hostage by a pair of armed fugitives. The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 30, 1994, by Universal Pictures. Streep was nominated for a Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every Janua ... and a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance, while Bacon received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. Plot A Boston couple, Gail and Tom Hartman, are having marital problems, mostly due to Tom, an architect, spending so much time working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Quantico Characters
''Quantico (TV series), Quantico'' is an American television series created by Joshua Safran and produced by ABC Studios. Priyanka Chopra stars as Alex Parrish, a bright Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI recruit, who after graduating from the FBI Academy, joins the agency and later becomes a prime suspect of a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal. The main cast include Priyanka Chopra, Jake McLaughlin, Yasmine Al Massri, Johanna Braddy, Tate Ellington, Graham Rogers (actor), Graham Rogers, Anabelle Acosta as her fellow recruits, and Josh Hopkins and Aunjanue Ellis as their trainers at the FBI academy, Quantico, Virginia. In the second season, Russell Tovey, Pearl Thusi, and Blair Underwood were added to the main cast following the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA plot elements. In the third season, Marlee Matlin and Alan Powell (actor), Alan Powell were added to the main cast. Overview Main characters Alex Parrish Alexandra "Alex" Parrish (portrayed by Priyanka C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sons Of Anarchy
''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American Action film, action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX (TV channel), FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008, to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's California Central Valley, Central Valley. Charlie Hunnam stars as Jax Teller, who after discovering a manifesto written by his late father and motorcycle club founder, begins to question himself, his relationships, and the club. Themes throughout the show include love, brotherhood, loyalty, betrayal, and redemption. The series explored vigilantism, government corruption, and racism. The show's plot depicts an outlaw motorcycle club as an analogy for human transformation. David Labrava, a real-life member of the Oakland chapter of Hells Angels, served as a technical adviser and also played the recurring character Happy Lowman. ''Sons of Anarchys third seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roark (other)
Roark may refer to: *Roark Capital Group, a US-based private equity firm * USS ''Roark'' (FF-1053), a United States Navy frigate * Roark, Missouri People with the name * Roark Bradford (1896–1948), American short story writer and novelist * Roark Critchlow (born 1963), Canadian actor * Roark Gourley (born 1949), American painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist * Charles Thomas Irvine Roark, British polo player * Raymond Jefferson Roark (1890–1966), Professor of Mechanics (University of Wisconsin), known for writing ''Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain'', later co-authored with Warren C. Young (1923–2012) * William Marshall Roark (1938–1965), United States fighter pilot killed over North Vietnam * Tanner Roark (born 1986), American baseball pitcher Fictional * Howard Roark, the protagonist of Ayn Rand's ''The Fountainhead'' * Ted Roark, a character on ''Chuck'' * Roark (Pokémon), the Gym Leader of the Oreburgh Gym in ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'' See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quantico (TV Series)
''Quantico'' is an American thriller drama television series which aired on ABC from September 27, 2015, to August 3, 2018, with 57 episodes broadcast over three seasons. Produced by ABC Studios, the series was created by Joshua Safran, who also served as the showrunner. Mark Gordon, Robert Sertner, Nicholas Pepper and Safran are its executive producers. Michael Seitzman replaced Safran as the new showrunner and an executive producer in its third season, with Safran remaining as an executive producer. Priyanka Chopra stars as Alex Parrish, who joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation after graduating from the FBI Academy and becomes a prime suspect in a terrorist attack on Grand Central Terminal. ''Quantico'' initially had two timelines: the present, when Parrish flees from captivity to prove her innocence, and the past, with her and her fellow recruits training at the academy, during which details of their individual lives are learned. The series switched to a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of Vengeance , the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death
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Spirit of Vengeance may refer to: * Spirit of Vengeance (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Spirits of Vengeance, a Marvel Comics species and team * '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'', a 2011 American film See also * Vengeful ghost In mythology and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death. In certain cultures where funeral and burial or crem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
