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Tony Frank (actor)
Tony Lavelle Frank (December 9, 1943 – April 18, 2000) was an American actor. He appeared in over 60 film and television roles, notably as Salem Jones in the first two installments of '' North and South'' (1985–1986). Partial filmography *''North Dallas Forty'' (1979) - Rindquist *''Liar's Moon'' (1981) - Dr. Elton Black *''Tender Mercies'' (1983) - Man at Motel *'' The River Rat'' (1984) - Poley *''Alamo Bay'' (1985) - Leroy *'' Sweet Dreams'' (1985) - Bartender *'' Extreme Prejudice'' (1987) - Clarence King *''Johnny Be Good'' (1988) - Joe Bob *''Talk Radio'' (1988) - Dino *''Powwow Highway'' (1989) - Captain Roberts *'' Riverbend'' (1989) - Sheriff Jake *''UHF'' (1989) - Teri's Father *''Night Game'' (1989) - Alex Lynch *'' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989) - Mr. Wilson - Georgia *''Young Guns II'' (1990) - Judge Bristol *''A Climate for Killing'' (1991) - Sheriff Elmer Waters *''Convicts'' (1991) - Sheriff *'' Rush'' (1991) - Nettle *''A Perfect World'' (1993) - Arch A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nacogdoches ( ) is a city in East Texas and the county seat of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. The 2020 U.S. census recorded the city's population at 32,147. Stephen F. Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches and specializes in forestry and agriculture. Nacogdoches is also known as "The Oldest Town in Texas". Its sister city is Natchitoches, Louisiana. History Early years Evidence of settlement in the area dates back to 10,000 years ago. Nacogdoches is on or near the site of Nevantin, the primary village of the Nacogdoche tribe of Caddo Indians. The name, Nacogdoches, originates from the Caddo-speaking Native American tribe "Nacogdoche", and the area remained a Caddo Indian settlement until the early 19th century. In 1716, Spain established a mission there, Misión Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, the first European construction in the area. The "town" of Nacogdoches got started after the French had vacated the region (1760s, following the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Game (film)
''Night Game'' is a 1989 American slasher film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Roy Scheider, Lane Smith, Karen Young, and Richard Bradford. It follows a police detective attempting to stop a hook-handed serial killer whose murders coincide with nighttime baseball games at the Houston Astrodome. Plot Along a beachfront boardwalk in Galveston, Texas, a prostitute named Loretta Akers is attacked by an unseen assailant and has her throat slit, making her the latest victim in a string of serial killings. Mike Seaver, a former Minor League Baseball player-turned-police officer, goes to investigate the crime scene, where he finds a shred of a paper reading "best of luck" in Loretta's garter belt. Mike argues with county police officer Kyle Broussard, who is protective over the case, and whom Mike believes is secretly a pimp. Mike and fellow detective Oscar Mendoza determine that each of the murders have corresponded with a victory of the Houston Astros pitcher Sil Baretto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 10 – WWII: Guadalcanal campaign, Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces of the 2nd Marine Division and the 25th Infantry Division (United States), 25th Infantry Division begin their assaults on the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse#Galloping Horse, Galloping Horse and Sea Horse on Guadalcanal. Meanwhile, the Japanese Seventeenth Army (Japan), 17th Army makes plans to abandon the island and after fierce resistance withdraws to the west coast of Guadalcanal. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Slipping-Down Life
''A Slipping-Down Life'' is a 1999 romantic drama film directed by Toni Kalem. Based on a novel by Anne Tyler, it stars Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce. Plot Shy loner Evie (Taylor) hears musician Drumstrings Casey (Pearce) on the radio one night and becomes infatuated with him. She pursues him, carving his name (sadly, backwards) in her forehead with broken glass, and eventually they meet and then marry. They both still struggle to make something of their lives. Cast * Lili Taylor as Evie Decker * Guy Pearce as Drumstrings Casey * Irma P. Hall as Clotelia * John Hawkes (actor), John Hawkes as David Elliot * Veronica Cartwright as Mrs. Casey * Marshall Bell as Mr. Casey * Johnny Goudie as Jesse * Shawnee Smith as Faye-Jean Lindsay * Sara Rue as Violet * Bruno Kirby as Kiddie Arcades Manager * Tom Bower (actor), Tom Bower as Mr. Decker * Margaret Bowman (actor), Margaret Bowman as Mrs. Harrison * Jo Ann Farabee as Woman at Salon * Harv Morgan as Dick St. Clair * Jason Russell Waller as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varsity Blues (film)
''Varsity Blues'' is a 1999 American coming-of-age sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins that follows a small-town high school football team through a tumultuous season, in which the players must deal with the pressures of adolescence and their football-obsessed community while having their overbearing coach constantly on their back. In the small fictional town of West Canaan, Texas, football is a way of life and losing is not an option. The film drew a domestic box office gross of $52 million against its estimated $16 million budget despite mixed critical reviews. The film has since gone on to become a cult film. Plot In the small town of West Canaan, Texas, Jonathan "Mox" Moxon is an academically gifted backup quarterback for the 1A high school Varsity football team, the West Canaan Coyotes. Despite his relative popularity at school, easy friendships with other players, and relationship with girlfriend Jules Harbor, Mox is dissatisfied with his life. Wanting to le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Star (1996 Film)
''Lone Star'' is a 1996 American Western (genre)#Contemporary Western, neo-Western mystery film written, edited, and directed by John Sayles. Set in a small town in South Texas, the film deals with a sheriff's (played by Chris Cooper) investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors (Kris Kristofferson) decades earlier. The cast also stars Joe Morton, Elizabeth Peña, Clifton James, Ron Canada, Frances McDormand and Matthew McConaughey. The film premiered at the 1996 South by Southwest, South by Southwest Festival and received widespread critical acclaim, with critics regarding it as a high point of 1990s independent cinema as well as one of Sayles's best films. Sayles's screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, Golden Globe Award. The film was also nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards, with Elizabeth Peña winning Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Best Supporting Female. ''Lone St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Perfect World
''A Perfect World'' is a 1993 American thriller crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood. It stars Kevin Costner as an escaped convict who takes a young boy ( T. J. Lowther) hostage and attempts to escape on the road with the child. Eastwood co-stars as a Texas Ranger in pursuit of the convict. Though the film was not a box-office success in North America and grossed only $31 million for its November 1993 release, it managed to gross $104 million overseas for a total of $135 million worldwide. The film received critical acclaim for acting (particularly from Kevin Costner), directing, editing, themes, cinematography, and musical score. It is also considered one of Eastwood's best films by some critics and fans. Plot In 1963 Texas, convicts Robert "Butch" Haynes and Terry Pugh escape from the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Looking for food, Terry stumbles into a house where eight-year-old Phillip Perry lives with his devout Jehovah's Witness mother and two sisters. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush (1991 Film)
''Rush'' is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and based on a novel written by Kim Wozencraft. It stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric as two undercover police officers in the 1970s. They become drug addicts themselves and, under pressure from the chief of police, falsify evidence in some cases. The book and film are both based on a 1978-79 drug scandal involving the Tyler, Texas police department and Smith County, Texas Sheriff's Office. An FBI investigation led to the book's author and her partner pleading guilty to perjury, serving time in federal prison, and testifying in a federal civil rights case against Tyler police chief Willie Hardy, who was found not guilty. Plot Seasoned undercover narcotics officer Jim Raynor is told by his superior, Captain Dodd, to choose a partner from a group of recent police academy graduates for a planned undercover investigation. Raynor chooses the only woman applicant, Kristen Cates. Though uneasy, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convicts (film)
''Convicts'' is a 1991 film directed by Peter Masterson. It stars Robert Duvall and Lukas Haas. It is based on the Horton Foote 1977 play ''Convicts'' which is part of '' The Orphans' Home Cycle''. Summary A boy works with convicts on the sugarcane plantation of a senile Civil War veteran in 1902 Texas. Cast * Robert Duvall as Soll Gautier * Lukas Haas as Horace Robedaux * James Earl Jones as Ben Johnson * Starletta DuPois Starletta DuPois (born July 18, 1941) is an American actress. She has appeared in more than 90 films and television shows during her career. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in ''The Mi ... as Martha Johnson * Carlin Glynn as Asa References External links * * * 1991 films Films directed by Peter Masterson Films set in 1902 Films set in Texas Films with screenplays by Horton Foote 1991 drama films 1990s English-language films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
