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Walter Brown (actor)
Walter Brown (9 February 1927 – 31 October 2013) was a New Zealand film and television actor. He was born Ian Walter Brown in Auckland, New Zealand on 9 February 1927. Selected filmography * ''Information Received'' (1961) - Vic Farlow * ''The Frightened City'' (1961) - Billy Agnew * ''Locker Sixty-Nine'' (1962) - Craig * ''Mix Me a Person'' (1962) - Max Taplow * ''Gideon's Way'' TV series episode "To Catch a Tiger" (1964) - John Borgman * ''Two Letter Alibi'' (1962) - Mark Richards * ''Devils of Darkness'' (1965) - Bruno * ''The Brigand of Kandahar'' (1965) - Hitala * ''Dracula: Prince of Darkness'' (1966) - Brother Mark * ''Adventures of the Seaspray'' (1967, TV series, 33 episodes) - Dan Wells * ''Some May Live'' (1967) - Maj. Matthews * ''Shalako (film), Shalako'' (1968) - Pete Wells * ''The Best House in London'' (1969) - Mr. Barrett * ''Farmer & Chase'' (1997) - Bank Police #1 * ''True Crime (1999 film), True Crime'' (1999) - Beechum Family Member (final film role) Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Latimer
Michael James Latimer (6 September 1941 – 25 June 2011) was a British people, British television stage and film actor who later in his career turned to writing, directing and producing. Early life Latimer was born in Calcutta, where his father had a business, and was educated at the Leys School in Cambridge from 1955 to 1959, where he was a middle-distance runner and played Rugby football, rugby for the English Schoolboys Team.Obituary theleys.net; accessed 27 August 2014. Upon leaving school, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) for two years, and on leaving began acting in cabaret revues. He stood in for Peter Cook in ''Beyond the Fringe'' when the original cast took the show to New York. Career He appeared in various repertory and West End theatre, West End productions. His televisio ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brigand Of Kandahar
''The Brigand of Kandahar'' is a 1965 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed and Duncan Lamont. Case, a British Indian Army officer, is discharged from his regiment after being accused of cowardice. He then joins a group of Indian brigands on a quest to capture a British fort. It was one of a number of British films made during an era that featured foreign warriors as their protagonists. It was filmed with extensive footage from '' Zarak''. It was the last lead role in a feature film for Ronald Lewis. Plot Lt Case is a mixed-race officer of the Bengal Lancers operation in northern India. In 1850 on the North West Frontier of India, in the bordering region of modern Afghanistan, a British garrison seethes with boredom. The mixed-race Lieutenant Case has been having an affair with a fellow officer's wife, Elsa. Elsa is persuaded to terminate the scandalous relationship. Lieutenant Case reports back to his regiment following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 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] |
1927 Births
Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ** The first transatlantic telephone call is made ''via radio'' from New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom. ** The Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team play their first ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois. * January 9 – The Laurier Palace Theatre fire at a movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. * January 10 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' is released in Germany. * January 11 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. * January 24 – U.S. Marines United States occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Crime (1999 Film)
''True Crime'' is a 1999 American mystery thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, and based on Andrew Klavan's 1995 novel of the same name. Eastwood also stars in the film as a journalist covering the execution of a death row inmate, only to discover that the convict may actually be innocent. The film was released on March 19, 1999, grossing $16 million against its $55 million production budget. Plot Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist recovering from alcoholism, is assigned to cover the execution of convicted murderer Frank Beechum following the death of Everett's colleague, Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been assigned to the story. Everett investigates the background to the case and comes to suspect that Beechum has been wrongly convicted of murdering Amy Wilson. He gets permission from his editor's boss to investigate, and is told that the top editor would call the Governor, and that would do the job, if Everett gets hard proof. He thus has a little over 12 hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalako (film)
''Shalako'' is a 1968 Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Herbert Smith. Location shooting took place in Almería in southern Spain, particularly in the Tabernas Desert which was frequently used in European westerns during the decade. The cast also includes Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, and Honor Blackman, Connery's co-star in '' Goldfinger.'' It is based on a 1962 novel of the same title by Louis L'Amour. It was the first in a trilogy of L'Amour adaptions from Euan Lloyd. Plot In 1880 in New Mexico, frontier adventurer Bosky Fulton and his men lead a hunting party of European aristocrats and their servants, along with a retired American politician and his wife, into Apache territory. When a French countess, Irina Lazaar, wanders off, she is attacked by Apache warriors on horseback. She is rescued by Shalako, a former U.S. Cavalry officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some May Live
''Some May Live'' ( also known as ''In Saigon Some May Live'') is a 1967 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten and Martha Hyer. It was written by David T. Chantler and shot at Twickenham Studios. Plot During the Vietnam War, a security leak in Saigon has to be plugged, when American decoder Kate Meredith is faced with the dilemma of her husband pressuring her to give him information. Cast * Peter Cushing as John Meredith * Joseph Cotten as Colonel Woodward * Martha Hyer as Kate Meredith * John Ronane as Captain Elliott Thomas * David Spenser as Inspector Sung * Alec Mango as Ducrai * Walter Brown as Major Matthews * Kim Smith as Allan Meredith * as Lawrence * Carol Cleveland as minor role Critical reception '' The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "A contrived melodrama made all the more unconvincing by mediocre performances. Martha Hyer in particular is unequal to the demands of her part. Vernon Sewell's dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of The Seaspray
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his ''Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?" Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or excitement: examples are adventure rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Darkness
Prince of Darkness may refer to: Religion and mythology * Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism), the term used by Mani for the principle of evil * Prince of Darkness (Satan), a term used in John Milton's poem ''Paradise Lost'' referring to Satan as the embodiment of evil People * Jeremiah G. Hamilton (1806–1875), broker & first Black millionaire in New York. * Miles Davis (1926–1991), jazz musician * Bill Demchak (born 1962), American banker and CEO of PNC Financial Services * William F. Galvin (born 1950), Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since January 1, 1995 * Mike Jackson (British Army officer) (born 1944), Chief of British General Staff, commander of KFOR military administration of Kosovo * Warren Kinsella (born 1960), Canadian political consultant and former PMO staffer to Prime Minister Jean Chretien * Peter Mandelson (born 1953), former British Cabinet Minister and First Secretary of State * Robert Novak (1931–2009), American journalist and conser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devils Of Darkness
''Devils of Darkness'' is a 1965 British horror film directed by Lance Comfort and starring William Sylvester, Hubert Noël and Carole Gray. It was written by Lyn Fairhurst. It was the last feature film directed by Comfort. Plot Count Sinistre was put to death in the sixteenth century for his evil deeds, but rose from the dead. He later killed gypsy girl Tania, whom he then raised from the tomb and married. In 1964 he attacks again, at a small village where Paul Baxter and friends are on holiday. He murders three of Baxter's friends. Baxter, initially sceptical of the supernatural nature of the killings, becomes suspicious and stays in town with a talisman belonging to Sinistre taken from the scene of one of the murders. Sinistre pursues Baxter in an attempt to recover the talisman and murders Baxter's acquaintances along the way. Cast * William Sylvester as Paul Baxter * Hubert Noël as Count Sinistre * Carole Gray as Tania * Tracy Reed as Karen Steele * Diana Decker a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Foster (actor)
John Barry Foster (21 August 1927 – 11 February 2002) was an English actor who had an extensive career in film, radio, stage and television over almost 50 years. He was best known for portraying the title character in the British crime series '' Van der Valk'' (1972–1992) and Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock's '' Frenzy'' (1972). Early life Foster was born on 21 August 1927 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, the son of a toolsetter. His family moved to Hayes, Middlesex when he was a few months old. He received his formal education at Southall County School. After leaving school, Foster trained as a plastics organic chemist at the local EMI Central Research Laboratories, while unsuccessfully submitting ideas to advertising agencies. Having been "called to the Colours" under the National Service Act 1948, Foster served with the Royal Air Force. He subsequently trained as an actor, having won a scholarship to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He arrived ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
