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Robert Broyles
Robert Houston Broyles (January 20, 1933 - February 12, 2011) was an American character actor, drama teacher, theatre director, and writer. He was sometimes billed as Bob Broyles or Bobby Broyles. Early life Broyles was born in Sparta, Tennessee, on January 20, 1933. He grew up in White County, Tennessee. His parents were Elise A. Bennette and Robert Lee Broyles Jr. He served in the U. S. Navy from 1952 to 1956. He then attended Ohio State University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960. From 1963 to 1967, he was a drama coach in Hollywood. He made his first television appearance in 1964 on Bonanza in the episode "The Cheating Game" as Tom, one of the ranch hands. Career In the late 1960s, he began to appear on many television shows, appearing three times each on My Three Sons and The Mod Squad, and twice on Family Affair. During this time, he appeared in one movie called "Fever Heat." He began to appear in more films, including Eat My Dust, Close Encounters of The Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparta, Tennessee
Sparta is a city in and the county seat of White County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,001 in 2020.U.S. Census website , United States Census Bureau. Accessed: 14 March 2016. The flows through the city. Seven sites in Sparta are listed on the . History Sparta was established in 1809 as a county seat for White County, which had been created in 1806. The city was named after the ancient Greek city ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fever Heat
''Fever Heat'' is a 1968 American drama film directed by Russell S. Doughten and written by Henry Gregor Felsen. The film stars Nick Adams, Jeannine Riley, Norman Alden, Vaughn Taylor, Daxson Thomas and Robert Broyles. The film was released in May 1968, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Nick Adams as Ace Jones *Jeannine Riley as Sandy Richards * Norman Alden as Herbert Herpgruve *Vaughn Taylor as Toad Taplinger *Daxson Thomas as Ronnie Richards * Robert Broyles as Loren Peale * Al Ruscio as Al Demarco *Skip Nelson as Track Announcer *Walt Reno Jr. as Makin *Ron Foreman as Duke Ossman *Mary Walker as Irma Peale *Alvin Meyer as Customer *John Doughten as Driver #1 *Art Breese as Bob Towner *Cliff Carr as Cliff *Matt Moro as Matt *Lon Parsons as Chip Van *Sharon Baum as Lois Towner *Dwayne Bacon as Driver #2 *Robert McClelland as Driver #3 *Art Greco as Jensen Production The film was shot in Dexter, Iowa. See also *List of American films of 1968 This is a list of Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall From Grace (1990 Film)
''Fall from Grace'' is an American television film about the lives of Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, during the 1980s, starring Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters in the lead roles. The film, which depicts the events that led to the PTL scandal and the Bakkers' subsequent downfall, aired on NBC on April 29, 1990, as well as during occasional reruns in later years on the Lifetime Movie Network. Plot In the 1980s, televangelist and PTL Club founder Jim Bakker (Spacey) and his wife Tammy (Peters) decide to expand their PTL television ministry to include a village resort with an amusement park, which they christen Heritage USA. However, during this time, the Bakkers are being investigated for various acts of scandalous behavior, beginning with Jim's 1980 affair with then-church secretary Jessica Hahn. They are also investigated for fraud (specifically, using followers' donated funds to support an upscale lifestyle as well as finance the Heritage USA p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Karen Carpenter Story
''The Karen Carpenter Story'' is an American made-for-television biographical film about singer Karen Carpenter and the brother-and-sister pop music duo of which she was a part, The Carpenters. The film aired on CBS on January 1, 1989. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it starred Cynthia Gibb as Karen Carpenter, and Mitchell Anderson as her brother, Richard Carpenter, who served as a producer for the film as well as of the musical score. Story The movie begins with the collapse of Karen Carpenter in the closet of her parents' home in Downey, California, on February 4, 1983. She is rushed to the hospital by paramedics, and as the EMT is placing an oxygen mask over her face, "Rainy Days and Mondays", recorded by the Carpenters on their self-titled album, is playing. The scene shifts to teenaged Karen singing " The End of the World" as she roller skates on the day the family moved into their home in Downey (they had previously resided in New Haven, Connecticut). Then the film cuts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inherit The Wind (1988 Film)
''Inherit the Wind'' is a 1988 American legal drama television film directed by David Greene and written by John Gay, based on the 1955 play of the same name by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Jason Robards, Darren McGavin and Jean Simmons. It aired on NBC on March 20, 1988. The original play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials. This version differed from the two previous films by attempting to make Brady more sympathetic and the storyline (according to its producers) "a bit more fair to both sides." When announced in early 1987, the film was to co-star Douglas and Gregory Peck, under the title ''The Monkey Trial''. Cast * Jason Robards as Henry Drummond * Kirk Douglas as Matthew Harrison Brady * Darren McGavin as E. K. Hornbeck * Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copacabana (musical)
''Copacabana'', also known as ''Barry Manilow's Copacabana'', is a 1994 stage musical with music by Barry Manilow, lyrics by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, and book by Manilow, Sussman and Feldman. The show had its roots in an hour-long stage show, ''Barry Manilow Presents Copacabana'', which played in Atlantic City in 1990 and 1991. The stage show was based on the 1985 musical TV film of the same name, in turn based on Manilow's 1978 hit song of the same title, which was co-written by Manilow, Sussman and Feldman. The full-length musical, which added a present-day framing device and many additional songs, premiered in the United Kingdom in 1994 and later toured the United States. A cast album of the musical was released in 1994, titled '' Copacabana: Original London Cast Recording''. Atlantic City stage show (1990–1991) ''Barry Manilow Presents Copacabana'' was an hour-long show for Caesars Circus Maximus Theatre in Atlantic City. It starred Sean Sullivan as Tony/Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Girls (film)
''California Girls'' is a 1985 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Robby Benson and Martin Mull, directed by Rick Wallace. It originally aired on ABC on March 24, 1985. Plot A Jersey City auto mechanic travels to California in search of his dream girl, the "California Girl", a girl he saw in cosmetics commercials. He meets the woman of his dreams and a Hollywood photographer, who show him the good life of Los Angeles. The "dream girl" convinces him to follow his dreams and open his own garage with an inheritance from his father. However, the manager may have other plans, and he sees that having his own business is not as hunky dory as he believed. He is a great mechanic, but, because he lacks business acumen, he ends up doing all the hard work at the garage. He is left high and dry as the business goes belly up, the manager skips town, and his girlfriend has a new beau, thereby throwing him out on the street, just as a California earthquake strikes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Day (1983 Film)
''Memorial Day'' is a 1983 American made-for-television war drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Mike Farrell, Robert Walden, Danny Glover and Shelley Fabares. It originally premiered November 27, 1983 on CBS. Plot Mike Farrell stars as an attorney who finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from the Vietnam War, including Robert Walden and Edward Herrmann. The reunion stirs up painful memories and disturbing secrets for all involved. Cast * Mike Farrell as Matt Walker * Robert Walden as Gibbs * Danny Glover as Willie Monroe * Edward Herrmann as Ned Larwin * Bonnie Bedelia as Cass * Bert Remsen as Clay Gibbs * Alan Oppenheimer as Stallings * Charles Cyphers as Jack Ruskin * Shelley Fabares as Ellie Walker * Keith Michell as Marsh * Jonathan Goldsmith as Banks * Kaleena Kiff as Kara * Tom Rosqui as Barney French * Michael Talbott as Watney * Robert Broyles Robert Houston Broyles (January 20, 1933 - February 12, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poltergeist (1982 Film)
''Poltergeist'' is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson and Beatrice Straight, and was produced by Spielberg and Frank Marshall. The film focuses on a suburban family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct their youngest daughter. As Spielberg was contractually unable to direct another film while he made ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,'' Hooper was selected based on his work on '' The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' and '' The Funhouse''. Spielberg conceived ''Poltergeist'' as a horror sequel to his 1977 film ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' titled '' Night Skies''; however, Hooper was less interested in the sci-fi elements and suggested they collaborate on a ghost story. Accounts differ as to the level of Spielberg's involvement, but it is clear that he was frequently on set during filming and exerted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raise The Titanic (film)
''Raise the Titanic'' is a 1980 adventure film produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment and directed by Jerry Jameson. The film, written by Eric Hughes (adaptation) and Adam Kennedy (screenplay), is based on the 1976 book of the same name by Clive Cussler. The storyline concerns a plan to recover the RMS ''Titanic'' due to the fact that it was carrying cargo valuable to Cold War hegemony. The film stars Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Anne Archer, and Sir Alec Guinness. It received mixed reviews by critics and audiences and proved to be a box-office bomb, grossing about $7 million against an estimated $40 million budget. Producer Lew Grade later remarked "it would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic". Plot In the wilds of Northern Siberia, an American geologist/spy breaks into an old, snow-covered mine, where he discovers the frozen body of a US Army sergeant. Next to the corpse is a wooden marker dated 1912. Using his Geiger counter, the geologist/spy discov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Fire (1979 Film)
''Friendly Fire'' is an American television movie first broadcast on the ABC network on April 22, 1979. Watched that night by an estimated 64 million people,Brown, Les"ABC's 'Friendly Fire' Drew 64 Million."'' The New York Times'', April 25, 1979, p. C22. Archived frothe original./ref> ''Friendly Fire'' went on to win four Emmy awards, including Outstanding Drama Special. The film was directed by David Greene. The movie tells the real-life story of Peg Mullen (played by Carol Burnett),Gamarekian, Barbara"Why Carol Burnett Made 'Friendly Fire'."'' The New York Times'', April 21, 1979, p. 15. Archived frothe original./ref> a woman from rural Iowa who with her husband works against government obstacles to uncover the actual details and facts about the death of their son Michael, an Army infantry soldier killed by " friendly fire" in February 1970 during the Vietnam War. Her husband Gene, a World War II veteran, is played by Ned Beatty. Sergeant Mullen was drafted in Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Again (film)
''Born Again'' is a 1978 American biographical drama film directed by Hollywood veteran Irving Rapper depicting the involvement of Charles Colson in the Watergate scandal, his subsequent conversion to Christianity and his prison term. It stars Dean Jones as Colson, Anne Francis as his wife, Dana Andrews as Tom Phillips, Harry Spillman as President Nixon, former Senator Harold Hughes as himself and George Brent in his final film. The film was released by Avco Embassy Pictures. The title theme song "Born Again," with music by Les Baxter and lyrics by Craig Johnson, was sung by Larnelle Harris. Plot As president Richard Nixon's special counsel, Colson has power and prestige along with an office in the White House. After the Watergate scandal, Colson pleads guilty and is sent to prison. The experience changes him drastically, and he establishes Prison Fellowship International, a Christian ministry that now reaches around the world. Cast * Dean Jones as Charles Colson * Anne F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
