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Wojeck
''Wojeck'' is a Canadian dramatic television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1968. It was arguably the first successful drama series on English Canadian television, and was the first TV series anywhere to regularly feature and focus on forensic pathology in the investigation of crime. Consequently, ''Wojeck'' has been hailed as an early forerunner of several successful shows that later explored the same genre, including '' The Expert'' (1968–76), '' Quincy, M.E.'' (1976–83), '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–15), and ''Bones'' (2005–2017), among many others. The de facto pilot for the show, produced in Canada by the CBC and featuring the entire cast of the series, aired as an episode of '' Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' titled "Tell Them the Streets Are Dancing" (broadcast March 17, 1966). Characters and plot Similar to '' Route 66'' or '' Naked City'', ''Wojeck'' followed the "semi-anthology" format of often building the stories aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Banas
Carl Banas (January 23, 1930 – April 1, 2020) was a Canadian radio personality and voice actor, known for his voice roles in ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' (1964) and '' The Raccoons'' (1980–1992). As a television actor, he appeared in the series ''Wojeck'' as police detective Byron James, and provided voices for numerous TV series and features. He was also known as a radio personality on Toronto radio stations CKFM-FM and MIX 99.9 (currently known as Virgin Radio 999) in the 1970s and 1980s. He mainly hosted weekday evenings, and was known for his deep voice, smooth manner, and vignettes about Toronto. Additionally, he performed live readings of Charles Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol'' every year before Christmas, utilizing his voice skills to play multiple characters. Polydor Records recorded and published one performance under the title ''Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Other Yuletide Favorites''. In 1987, Banas moved to CJEZ CHBM-FM (97.3 FM) is a radio st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Vernon
John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer in ''Animal House'', the Mayor in ''Dirty Harry'', and Fletcher in '' The Outlaw Josey Wales''. Early and personal life Born as Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz in Zehner, Saskatchewan, Vernon was one of two sons of Adolf Agopsowicz, a grocer, and his wife Eleonore Krückel (also spelled as Kriekle or Kriekel). Both his parents' families emigrated to the Edenwold district in the late 19th century from the Austrian crownland and duchy of Bukovina. The Agopsowicz family was part of the Armenian community in Poland. Vernon was of Armenian, German, and Polish descent. Raised Catholic, from 1935 to 1953, he attended St. Joseph's School and Campion College in Regina, Saskatchewan, where his acting career began under the direction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Follows
Edward James Follows (November 30, 1926 – October 21, 2016) was a Canadian film, television and stage actor. He was best known for playing the role of Macduff in ''Macbeth'' at the Stratford Festival and the 1961 CBC Television film adaptation,"Ted Follows: Canadian actor’s career spanned more than 70 years" '''', November 9, 2016. and his television roles as the title character in the CBC drama series '' McQueen'', as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Kelly
Ron Kelly (born June 11, 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career with the CBC film unit, directing many short and documentary films between 1952 and 1964. He traveled to France, Spain and Mexico producing and directing documentaries independently from 1956 to 1958. From 1959 to 1962 he studied at Pinewood Studios, England, on a Canadian Arts Council fellowship and while there produced and directed documentaries for the BBC, CBC and National Office of Film, UK. In 1967 he co-wrote and directed the feature film Waiting for Caroline, as a commemoration of Canada's centennial year. ''Waiting for Caroline'' was distributed internationally by United Artists, Hollywood. In Hollywood in 1968, Kelly directed for Twentieth Century Fox Studios and Disney Studio. In 1970 he returned to Canada, writing, directing and producing dramas and documentaries for the NFB and CBC. His most recent film is ''Victims of Victims'' (2004), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coroner
A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within the coroner's jurisdiction. In medieval times, English coroners were Crown officials who held financial powers and conducted some judicial investigations in order to counterbalance the power of sheriffs or bailiffs. Depending on the jurisdiction, the coroner may adjudge the cause of death personally, or may act as the presiding officer of a special court (a " coroner's jury"). The term ''coroner'' derives from the same source as the word '' crown''. Duties and functions Responsibilities of the coroner may include overseeing the investigation and certification of deaths related to mass disasters that occur within the coroner's jurisdiction. A coroner's office typically maintains death records of those who have died within the coroner's juri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton Shulman
Morton Shulman (25 April 1925 – 18 August 2000) was a Canadian politician, businessman, broadcaster, columnist, coroner, and physician. He first came to public notice as Ontario's Chief Coroner in the early 1960s. At the same time he became a very successful stock-market player and wrote a bestselling book on investing in the stock market. In the mid-1960s he embarrassed the provincial government when he found it to be disobeying provincial health and safety laws. He was fired and then ran for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, defeating a government Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). He served two terms as the MPP for High Park from 1967 to 1975. In the late 1970s and 1980s he hosted a nationally distributed television talk show called ''The Shulman File''. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the early 1980s and became a pharmaceutical entrepreneur specializing in treatments for that disease. Near the end of his life he was appointed to the Order of Canada, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Collins (actress)
Patricia Collins (born 1937) is a British-Canadian actress, who is prominently associated with the Stratford Festival. Life and career Collins was born and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.Vit Wagner, "Singing a Little Night Music: Patricia Collins adds vocals to her versatile repertoire". ''Toronto Star'', April 11, 1996. She worked as a copywriter for the Simpson catalogue after immigrating to Canada in the 1950s, selling knitwear at a department shop, and performing occasional stage work to make ends meet."That's me, Goody Two-Shoes" '''', September 23, 1967 Beginning in 1963, she had various small parts in |
Michael Sarrazin
Michael Sarrazin (May 22, 1940 – April 17, 2011)Actor Michael Sarrazin dies at 70 CBC News, April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011. was a Canadian actor. His most notable film was '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?''. Early life Sarrazin was born Jacques Michel André Sarrazin in Quebec City, Quebec, and moved to as a child. After acting in school plays, he landed his first professional role at age 17.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Expert (TV Series)
''The Expert'' is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. It ran for 62 episodes over four series. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. (later Professor) John Hardy, a forensic pathologist based in Warwickshire working for the Home Office. It was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. He was sometimes assisted in his work by his wife Jo, a GP, played by Ann Morrish; the cases he investigated were usually in conjunction with detectives Fleming ( Victor Winding) and Ashe (Michael Farnsworth) of the Warwickshire police. The fourth series (from 1976) was produced and transmitted several years after the first three (which were broadcast between 1968 and 1971). Several changes were made to the show, as only Goring returned from the original cast. Hardy was now a widower living in Oxford; the only other regulars in this final batch of shows were his secretary Susan Bartlett ( Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Acker
Sharon Eileen Acker (April 2, 1935 – March 16, 2023) was a Canadian film, stage, and television actress and model. She appeared mostly on television in Canada and the United States from 1956 to 1992. She played Della Street, Perry Mason's loyal secretary, in '' The New Perry Mason'' opposite Monte Markham. Her film roles include ''Lucky Jim'', '' Point Blank'' and '' Don't Let the Angels Fall''. Biography Acker was born in Toronto, Ontario. She began her professional acting career with a television appearance in a made-for-television movie of ''Anne of Green Gables'' in 1956. She joined the Stratford Theatre cast, and travelled with the troupe to England, where she stayed to seek acting work. She made her film debut there in ''Lucky Jim'' (1957). Turning down a long-term contract with the producers of ''Lucky Jim'', Acker returned to Canada in 1957 with her husband to raise a family. Acker returned to acting in Canadian television productions. She appeared in a 1961 Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
