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Wild Rovers
''Wild Rovers'' is a 1971 American Western film directed by Blake Edwards and starring William Holden and Ryan O'Neal. Originally intended as a three-hour epic, it was heavily edited by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer without Edwards' knowledge, including a reversal of the ending from a negative one to a positive. Edwards disowned the finished film and later satirized his battle with the studio in his comedy '' S.O.B.'', which also starred Holden. Plot An aging cowboy, Ross Bodine, and a younger one, Frank Post, work on cattleman Walt Buckman's ranch in Montana. A neighboring sheepman, Hansen, is in a long-running feud with Buckman. Ross has a dream of riding off to Mexico to retire from the hard work of the range, but he does not have much money saved up. Frank suggests they rob a bank and head for Mexico together. While Ross thinks this over, he and Frank brawl with Hansen's men at a saloon. Buckman intends to withhold their pay to make restitution for the saloon's damages. Desperate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts before turning to producing and directing in television and films. His best-known films include ''Breakfast at Tiffany's (film), Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961), ''Days of Wine and Roses (film), Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), ''A Shot in the Dark (1964 film), A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), ''The Great Race'' (1965), ''10 (1979 film), 10'' (1979), ''Victor/Victoria'' (1982), ''Blind Date (1987 film), Blind Date'' (1987), and the hugely successful ''The Pink Panther, Pink Panther'' film series with British actor Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up writing, producing and directing for theater. In 2004, he received an H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Skerritt
Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthrough role as Duke Forrest in Robert Altman's ''M*A*S*H''. He then starred in notable films like '' The Turning Point'', ''Up in Smoke'', '' Ice Castles'', '' Alien'', '' The Dead Zone'', ''Top Gun'', and '' A River Runs Through It''. On television, Skerritt played the leading role of Sheriff Jimmy Brock on the family drama ''Picket Fences'' (1992-96), earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as two Golden Globe Award nominations. He also had a recurring role as Evan Drake on the sixth season of sitcom ''Cheers'' (1987-88). Skerritt is also a three-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee, a Genie Award nominee, an American Television Award nominee, and is both a Saturn Award and Western Heritage A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story (1970 Film)
''Love Story'' is a 1970 American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal, who was also the author of the best-selling 1970 eponymous novel. It was produced by Howard G. Minsky, and directed by Arthur Hiller, starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut. The film is considered one of the most romantic by the American Film Institute (No. 9 on the list) and is one of the highest-grossing films of all time adjusted for inflation. It was followed by a sequel, '' Oliver's Story'' (1978), starring O'Neal with Candice Bergen. Plot Oliver Barrett IV, heir of an old money East Coast White Anglo-Saxon Protestant family, attends Harvard College, where he majors in social studies and plays ice hockey. He meets Jennifer "Jenny" Cavilleri, a quick-witted, working-class Radcliffe College student majoring in classical music. He invites her to a hockey game vs Dartmouth College and they fall in love despite their differences. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Carney
Alan Carney (born David John Boughal; December 22, 1909 – May 2, 1973) was an American actor and comedian. Early life and career Born David John Boughal in Manhattan on December 22, 1909,"New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W71Y-QSPZ : Sat Mar 09 04:01:28 UTC 2024), Entry for David John Boughal and Actor."United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5WP-8P3 : Thu Jan 16 13:01:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Edward P and Elizabeth Boughal, 1910. Carny was the youngest of four children born to Irish immigrants Ellen "Nellie"—née Kearney—and Edward Francis Boughal. At some point between 1920 and 1929, the family relocated to Brooklyn."United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJY1-1B5 : Mon Jan 20 01:54:32 UTC 2025), Entry for Edward Boughil and Nellie Boughil, 1920. Upon finishing high school, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Gehring
Theodore Edwin Gehring Jr. (April 6, 1929 – September 28, 2000) was an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the recurring role as Charlie on 16 episodes of the American sitcom television series ''Alice''. Life and career Gehring was born in Bisbee, Arizona. Gehring began his career in 1965, where he first appeared in ''The Big Valley'', playing Larsh. He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television, often cast as a policeman, bad guy or anonymous roles, over the years. Later in his career, Gehring guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Battlestar Galactica'' (and its spin-off ''Galactica 1980''), ''M*A*S*H'', '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''Get Smart'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Rockford Files'', ''Three's Company'', ''Emergency!'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', '' Quincy, M.E.'', ''Daniel Boone'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Adam-12'' and '' Mission: Impossible''. He also appeared in films such as ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Bakey
William Edward Baekey (November 13, 1925 – May 4, 1988) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Bakey was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, and moved to Baltimore at an early age. He attended Baltimore City College, graduating in 1943, and began his acting career in 1945 at the Hilltop Theatre. He later moved to New York to perform at the Provincetown Playhouse. He then worked as an announcer for the television station WBAL-TV and as a director for a radio station. In 1957 he appeared on the CBS television station WJZ-TV as the clown "Pop-Pop" in ''The Jack Wells Show''. He also played the folk singer Eddie Greensleeve in Mike Wallace's program. In 1966, he played George Beenstock in the Broadway play ''Walking Happy''. Bakey returned to television work in 1967, appearing in the western television series ''Death Valley Days''. He guest-starred in television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' The F.B.I.'', ''The Big Valley'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lucking
William Lucking (June 17, 1941 – October 18, 2021) was an American film, television, and stage actor, best known for his role as Piney Winston in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2011), and for his movie roles in '' The Magnificent Seven Ride!'' (1972), and ''The Rundown'' (2003). He was also known for his portrayal of Col. Lynch in the first season of the 1980s TV show ''The A-Team''. Career Film and television The Vicksburg, Michigan native has played tough bikers in '' Hell's Belles'' (1969) and ''Wild Rovers'' (1971), craggy cowboys in '' The Magnificent Seven Ride!'' (1972) and '' The Return of a Man Called Horse'' (1976), and determined military and police officers in '' Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'' (1975) and '' K-PAX'' (2001). His other film work includes appearances in '' Oklahoma Crude'' (1973), '' The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' (1974), '' 10'' (1979), '' The French Atlantic Affair'' (1979), '' Captain America II: Death Too Soon'' (1979), '' The Ninth Configu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Garner
Jack Garner (born Jack Edward Bumgarner; September 19, 1926 – September 13, 2011) was an American actor. He was the elder brother of James Garner. Early life and career Garner was born in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Mildred Scott (née Meek) and Weldon Warren "Bill" Bumgarner. He was the second of three boys including actor James Garner (youngest) and Charles Bumgarner (oldest). The family operated a general store on Denver Corner in eastern Norman. The boys were sent to live with relatives after their mother died, while Garner's father remarried several times. Garner was a star athlete at Norman High School, playing on the state championship basketball team in 1945. Jack Garner played as a minor league baseball pitcher for a team affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates for eleven years. He then worked for several golf courses in Florida after leaving the minor leagues.Years later, brother James Garner wrote about Garner's athletic abilities in his memoir, "At Norman High, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bryant (actor)
William Bryant (born William Robert Klein; January 31, 1924 – June 26, 2001) was an American actor. Film Born in Detroit, Bryant was a character actor who appeared in films such as ''King Dinosaur'' (1955), '' Escape from San Quentin'' (1957), '' Experiment in Terror'' (1962) with Glenn Ford, '' How to Murder Your Wife'' and ''The Great Race'' with Jack Lemmon, '' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?'' (1966), McQ'' (1974), and '' Walking Tall Part II'' (1975). He also played several roles in the classic western movies '' Heaven with a Gun'' (1969), ''Chisum'' (1970), '' Macho Callahan'' (1970), ''Wild Rovers'' (1971), ''The Deadly Trackers'' (1973). Television Most of his career was made on television, including ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'', ''Frontier'', ''Casey Jones'', ''Tales of the Texas Rangers'', '' The Gray Ghost'', '' Maverick'', '' The Rebel'', ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', ''The Rifleman''(S5 E7 "The Assailants"), '' Laramie'', '' The Virginian'', ''Rawhide'', ''Lancer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles H
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Drago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Gilman (actor)
Sam Gilman (February 5, 1915 – December 3, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Harvey Johnson in the 1961 film ''One-Eyed Jacks''. Life and career Gilman was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He worked as a cartoonist on comic books for the comic book packager Funnies Inc., from the 1930s to the 1940s. His acting career started in 1950 with an appearance in the film '' The Men''. Other films Gilman appeared in included '' Sometimes a Great Notion'', '' PT 109'', ''The Shadow on the Window'', ''Away All Boats'', ''The Missouri Breaks'', ''One-Eyed Jacks'' (his first western film credit), ''Wild Rovers'', '' The Last Hard Men'', ''Full of Life'' and ''Macon County Line''. In 1966, he joined the regular cast of the new ABC western television series ''Shane'', playing bartender Sam Grafton. Gilman also guest-starred in television programs such as ''Gunsmoke'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''Alfred Hitchcock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor of stage and screen. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the Negro Ensemble Company. His 1962 off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's ''The Blacks,'' and his Broadway debut was in ''A Hand Is on the Gate,'' an evening of African-American poetry. He was nominated for the 1976 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in ''The Poison Tree'', and he also played Othello on Broadway in 1970. For his screen performances, Gunn is best known for his roles as Clotho in '' WUSA'' (1970), Bumpy Jonas in '' Shaft'' (1971) and Joe Kagan on ''Little House on the Prairie'' (1977–1981). Early life, family and education Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Mary and George Gunn, a laborer, and was one of seven siblings. After his mother died, his family separated. Moses left home and rode the railroad at just 12 years old. He returned to St. Louis and attended school wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
