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The First Power
''The First Power'' is a 1990 American neo-noir horror film written and directed by Robert Resnikoff, and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober and Mykelti Williamson. The film received mostly negative reviews, but was a financial success. Plot Russell Logan, a hotshot Los Angeles police detective who specializes in catching serial killers, is hunting the Pentagram Killer, a murderer nicknamed after his habit of carving a pentagram in his victims before killing them. Logan receives an anonymous phone call from a woman who offers to tell him the location of the killer's next attack if he promises that the killer will not be executed. Logan agrees, and the police stake out the suggested location for several days. Just as patience is waning, the killer abducts a policewoman from the location. Logan and his partner Franklin rush to the scene and find and apprehend the murderer before he can kill her. The Pentagram Killer is revealed to be a Satan worshipper nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Diamond Phillips
Louis Diamond Phillips (né Upchurch; born February 17, 1962) is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For his performance as Angel David Guzman in '' Stand and Deliver'' (1988), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Phillips made his Broadway debut with the 1996 revival of ''The King and I'', earning a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam. Phillips' other notable films include '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' Young Guns II'' (1990), '' Courage Under Fire'' (1996), '' The Big Hit'' (1998), ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), '' Che'' (2008), and ''The 33'' (2015). In the A&E/Netflix television series '' Longmire'', he played a main character named Henry Standing Bear. He played New York City Police Lieutenant Gil Arroyo on '' Prodigal Son' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas Chamber
A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. Poisonous agents used include hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide. History Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau, General Rochambeau developed a rudimentary method in 1803, during the Haitian Revolution, filling ships' cargo holds with sulfur dioxide to suffocate prisoners of war. The scale of these operations was brought to larger public attention in the book ''Napoleon's Crimes'' (2005), although the allegations of scale and sources were heavily questioned. In America, the utilization of a gas chamber was first proposed by Allan McLane Hamilton to the state of Nevada. Since then, gas chambers have been used as a method of execution of condemned prisoners in the United States and continue to be a legal execution method in three states, seeing nitrogen asphyxiation, legislated reintroduction with inert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Marta
Lynne Marta (October 30, 1945 – January 11, 2024), also credited as Lynn Marta, was an American actress and singer. Career Marta's first screen credit was in 1966 in an episode of the comedy series '' Gidget''. She was a regular on the syndicated variety program ''The Lloyd Thaxton Show'' and on the anthology series ''Love, American Style'' (1969-1974). Her career was largely as a guest player on episodic television, and she often made multiple appearances on the same series as different characters (including '' The F.B.I.'', ''Cannon'', '' Medical Center'', ''The Streets of San Francisco'', ''Barnaby Jones'', '' Trapper John, M.D.'',and ''Vega$''). During the mid-late 1970s, she appeared (as different characters) in three separate episodes of ''Starsky & Hutch''. She appeared in episodes of '' ER''; ''Caroline in the City''; ''Designing Women''; ''Gunsmoke''; ''Matt Houston''; ''Law & Order''; ''Charlie's Angels''; ''The Rockford Files''; ''Kojak''; '' Marcus Welby, M.D.''; ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott (March 20, 1924 – February 23, 1998) was an American character actor. He appeared in several films and numerous television series, including a lead role as Arthur Ward in the crime series '' The F.B.I.'' Early life A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Abbott attended Fordham University in New York City, and later studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Career Abbott was a secondary lead in several films of the 1950s and 1960s, including '' Miracle of the White Stallions'' (1963). He made more than one hundred guest appearances on various television series from 1952 to 1995, including NBC's ''Justice'' about the Legal Aid Society of New York and '' The Eleventh Hour'', a medical drama about psychiatry. He appeared on the CBS anthology series '' Appointment with Adventure'' and '' The Lloyd Bridges Show''. He made two guest appearances on '' Perry Mason'': in 1961 he played journalist Edmond Aitken in "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gale (actor)
David Quentin Gale (2 October 1936 – 18 August 1991) was a British character actor. He is primarily known for his role as the evil, treacherous, and ultimately, re-animated neurosurgeon Dr. Carl Hill in the 1985 cult classic film ''Re-Animator'', and its 1990 sequel '' Bride of Re-Animator''. After ''Re-Animator's'' success, he was cast as a villain in a number of other science fiction and horror films such as ''The Guyver'', ''The First Power'', '' Syngenor'', and '' The Brain'', before his death due to complications of open heart surgery in 1991. David Gale was also a soap opera actor in the seventies and eighties, appearing as the priest Mark Reddin on ''The Secret Storm'' from 1972–74, mobster Beau Richardson on ''The Edge of Night'' from 1976–77, and evil Father-In-Law Rusty Sentell, Sr. on ''Search for Tomorrow'' from 1982-83. Biography Gale was born October 2, 1936, in Wimbledon, UK, but moved with his family to New Jersey at a young age. He grew up in a very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Moseley
William Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American actor, primarily known for his performances in horror films. His best-known roles include Chop Top in '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' (1986), Otis B. Driftwood in Rob Zombie's ''Firefly'' trilogy, Luigi Largo in '' Repo! The Genetic Opera'' (2008), and The Magician in '' Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival'' (2015). He had a recurring role as camp cook Possum on the HBO TV series '' Carnivàle'' (2003–05). He has also released records with guitarist Buckethead in the band Cornbugs, as well as featuring on the guitarist's solo work. Early life Moseley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Barrington Hills, Illinois. He is the son of Virginia Gillette (Kleitz), a journalist, and S. D. Moseley (Spencer Dumaresq Moseley), who was a member of the Yale Corporation, All-American captain and center of the 1942 Yale football team, and chairman and chief executive of the Railway Express Agency. His grandfather, Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand L
Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor Places * Grand, Oklahoma, USA * Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo-Roman amphitheatre * Grand County (other), several places * Grand Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone, USA * Le Grand, California, USA; census-designated place * Mount Grand, Brockville, New Zealand Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Grand'' (Erin McKeown album), 2003 * "Grand" (Kane Brown song), 2022 * ''Grand'' (Matt and Kim album), 2009 * ''Grand'' (magazine), a lifestyle magazine related to related to grandparents * ''Grand'' (TV series), American sitcom, 1990 * Grand Production, Serbian record label company Other uses * Great Recycling and Northern Development Canal, also known as GRAND Canal * Grand (slang), one thousand units of currency * Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection, also known as GRAND See also * * * Grand Hotel (other) * Grand stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansford Rowe
Hansford Herndon Rowe Jr. (May 12, 1924 – September 5, 2017) was an American film, stage and television actor. Early life and education Rowe was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Virginia Isabel (née Willis) and Hansford Herndon Rowe, who was a veterinarian. filmreference.com; accessed September 15, 2017. He was one of five siblings. Rowe was a graduate of John Marshall High School. He served in the US Navy during [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Tullis Jr
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible **Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan **Danel, the hero figure of Ugarit who inspired stories of the biblical figure * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public transpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton Landey
Clayton Landey (born March 24, 1951) is an American actor who has appeared in films and television shows. He played James Westmont in the TV series ''Knots Landing ''Knots Landing'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially cente ...'' from 1982-1983. He has been a professional performer, mime, actor, director, producer, writer and teacher for over 45 years. Most recently he guest starred in the initial season of ''Tales'' and starred in the film ''Down 4 Whatever'' for TV One. He starred as Roger Barrow in the first season of ''1st & Ten (1984 TV series), 1st & Ten'', the first scripted half hour comedy original series on HBO. He has had recurring roles in ten other TV series including 3 seasons as attorney James Westmont on ''Knots Landing'' and 1 year as the evil Gregory on ''Days of Our Lives''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Argenziano
Carmen Antimo Argenziano (October 27, 1943February 10, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 73 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes. He was best known for playing Jacob Carter on ''Stargate SG-1''. He had recurring roles on '' Booker'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Melrose Place'', and ''The Young and the Restless'', as well as minor roles in ''The Godfather Part II'', ''Angels & Demons'', and '' The Accused''. Early life Argenziano was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby Sharpsville, the son of parents of Italian descent, Elizabeth Stella (née Falvo) and Joseph Guy Argenziano, who was a restaurateur. Career One of Argenziano's best-known roles was as the recurring character Jacob Carter in the television series ''Stargate SG-1''. He was also a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award for his performance as Jack Delasante in Thomas Babe's '' A Prayer for My Daughter''. In 2007, he appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Lipscomb
Dennis Lipscomb (March 1, 1942 – July 30, 2014) was an American actor. Lipscomb earned an engineering degree from Clarkson University. Lipscomb's first feature film was '' Union City'' (1980). From the early 1980s to the 1990s, Lipscomb appeared in key roles in various motion pictures including '' Love Child'' (1982), ''WarGames'' (1983), '' Eyes of Fire'' (1983), ''The Day After'' (1983), ''A Soldier's Story'' (1984), '' Crossroads'' (1986), '' Amazing Grace and Chuck'' (1987), '' Retribution'' (1987), '' Sister, Sister'' (1987), '' The First Power'' (1990) and ''Under Siege'' (1992). Lipscomb also had a recurring role as mayor of the fictitious town of Sparta, Mississippi in the first season of '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1988). Lipscomb guest starred on television commercials and shows, including ''WKRP In Cincinnati'', ''T.J. Hooker ''T. J. Hooker'' is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
