Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film "Real Life" (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series "Fernwood 2 Night". Shearer was a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), a satirical rockumentary, which became a hit.
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who provides the voice of mr smithers on the simpsons
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Harry Shearer
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where was he born?
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Los Angeles
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what else were his professions other than being a voice artist?
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He is also an actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer.
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to which radio network was he a host?
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National Public Radio
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what sort of shows has he hosted?
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He was host of the public radio comedy/music program "Le Show".
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has the show faced any criticism?
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Yes, Wisconsin Public Radio cancelled "Le Show"; Shearer claimed WPR was "displeased with the political content of the broadcast".
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what is the music segment of the show about?
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"An eclectic mix of mysterious music" is how KCRW describes the music played between other segments on the program. Frequently played tracks are from musicians like Johnny Adams, Astral Project, Marcia Ball etc.
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what were some of the films in which he has acted?
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In 2006 Shearer appeared with Brian Hayes in four episodes of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom "Not Today, Thank You", playing Nostrils, a man so ugly he cannot stand to be in his own presence. He was originally scheduled to appear in all six episodes but had to withdraw from recording two due to a problem with his work permit. On June 19, 2008, it was announced that Shearer would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the radio category.
Harry Shearer | "Le Show" and radio work
In 2000, the film was ranked 29th on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy movies in American cinema and it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Shearer, Guest and McKean have since worked on several projects as their Spinal Tap characters. They released three albums: "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), "Break Like the Wind" (1992) and "Back from the Dead" (2009). In 1992, Spinal Tap appeared in an episode of "The Simpsons" called "The Otto Show". The band has played several concerts, including at Live Earth in London on July 7, 2007.
Harry Shearer | Spinal Tap
It premiered at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado and starred Kelsey Grammer and John Goodman. Shearer, Guest and McKean starred in the folk music mockumentary "A Mighty Wind" (2003), portraying a band called The Folksmen. The film was written by Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. Shearer had a major role in the Guest-directed parody of Oscar politicking "For Your Consideration" released in 2006. He played Victor Allan Miller, a veteran actor who is convinced that he is going to be nominated for an Academy Award. He also appeared as a news anchor in "Godzilla" (1998) with fellow "The Simpsons" cast members Hank Azaria and Nancy Cartwright.
Harry Shearer | Further career
Shearer received the role when he was seven years old. He described Jack Benny as "very warm and approachable ... He was a guy who dug the idea of other people on the show getting laughs, which sort of spoiled me for other people in comedy." Shearer said in an interview that one person who "took him under his wing" and was one of his best friends during his early days in show business was voice actor Mel Blanc, who voiced many animated characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Barney Rubble. Shearer made his film debut in the film "Abbott and Costello Go to Mars" (1953), in which he had a small part, and appeared in "The Robe" (also 1953).
Harry Shearer | Early life
McAlister also starred as Horace Vandergelder in the 2008 stage revival of "Hello, Dolly!!" For 5 years he played Dennis Richardson in Channel 4’s "Hollyoaks" (British Soap Nomination as Best Villain). He was active in various areas of the entertainment industry such as Opera at Covent Garden (Pazzariello in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of "Pagliacci"), TV comedy (Harry Enfield & Chums), Radio Drama ("The Archers) and" classic TV ("Brideshead Revisited)". In musical theatre he was the original Harry in the National tour of Stephen Sondheim’s "Company", whilst in London’s West End "The Sound of Music" (Palace Theatre) as 12-year-old Freidrich Von Trapp, Ernest Simpson in "Always" (Victoria Palace), "A Month in the Country" (Cambridge), "Oh Kay!" (Westminster), and Christian Brent in "Peg" (Phoenix) He also played Kurt Weill in Ken Russell’s "Weill & Lenya" and Noël Coward in Sheridan Morley’s "Noel & Gertie".
David McAlister | Theatres and Musicals
The three core members of the band Spinal Tap—David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel—were portrayed by McKean, Shearer and Guest respectively. The three actors play their musical instruments and speak with mock English accents throughout the film. There was no script, although there was a written breakdown of most of the scenes, and many of the lines were ad-libbed. It was filmed in 25 days. Shearer said in an interview that "The animating impulse was to do rock 'n' roll right. The four of us had been around rock 'n' roll and we were just amazed by how relentlessly the movies got it wrong.
Harry Shearer | Spinal Tap
He appeared in "Love Me or Leave Me" with James Cagney and Doris Day in 1955 and "The Old Man and the Sea" with Spencer Tracy in 1958. His other film roles included appearances in "One Potato, Two Potato" (1964), "A Fine Madness" (1966), "Madigan" (1968), "The Hot Rock" (1972), "God Told Me To" (1976), "Blue Collar" (1978), and the comedy "Hero at Large" (1980), starring John Ritter and Anne Archer. His last film role was as an old miner in the horror film "The Stuff" (1985).
Harry Bellaver | Film
In 1989, he joined the cast of the animated sitcom "The Simpsons"; he provides voices for characters including Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert and more. Shearer has appeared in films including "The Truman Show" (1998) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003), and has directed two, "Teddy Bears' Picnic" (2002) and "The Big Uneasy" (2010). Since 1983, Shearer has been the host of the public radio comedy/music program "Le Show", incorporating satire, music, and sketch comedy. He has written three books. Shearer has won a Primetime Emmy Award and has received several other Emmy and Grammy Award nominations.
Harry Shearer | Introduction
His other film appearances include "The Right Stuff" (1983), "The Fisher King" (1991), "The Truman Show" (1998), "Small Soldiers" (also 1998), and "EdTV" (1999). He also directed and appeared in the television program "Portrait of a White Marriage" (1988), a sequel to "The History of White People in America". Shearer has also worked as a columnist for the "Los Angeles Times Magazine", but decided that it "became such a waste of time to bother with it." His columns have also been published in "Slate" and "Newsweek". Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at "The Huffington Post". Shearer has written three books.
Harry Shearer | Further career
Harry Fleer (March 26, 1916 – October 14, 1994) was an American actor. He appeared in more than sixty films and television shows between 1955 and 1994. Fleer was cast six times from 1957 to 1960 on the syndicated television anthology series, "Death Valley Days", hosted by Stanley Andrews. In "The Camel Train" (1957), he played Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, who commissions an experiment of using camels in the southwestern desert country headed by Lieutenant Edward Fitzgerald Beale, played by Stanley Lachman. Later, he was Wyatt Earp in "Birth of a Boom" (1958).
Harry Fleer | Introduction
The production starred Johnny Downs as Wilbur Haskins, Lew Parker as "Goldie", Jane Dulo as Marge Keller, Dolores Gray as Bunny de Fleur, Joan Roberts as Vivian Reilly, Diane Adrian as Sally Swivelhips, Sydney Boyd as Mr. Bixby, Bunny Briggs as Cicero, Jane Deering as Snake Charmer's daughter, Lou Hurst as 1st musician, David Lambert as 2nd musician, Jerry Duane as 3rd musician, Jerry Packer as 4th musician, Lew Eckels as Carter, Hal Hunter as Office boy, Mildred Jocelyn as balloon seller, William Lundy as Strong man, Duke McHale as Policeman, Buster Shaver as Georgetta, George Shaver as George, Olive Shaver as Olive, Richard Shaver as Richard, Johnny Stearns as Mr.
Are You with It? (musical) | Introduction
Miniver", starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; "Jane Eyre" (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor version of "National Velvet" (1945); and "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945), starring George Sanders. His final appearance on film was in the 1949 film, "Challenge to Lassie", starring Edmund Gwenn.
Harry Allen (actor) | Career
Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film "Real Life" (1979) with Albert Brooks and worked as a writer on Martin Mull's television series "Fernwood 2 Night". Shearer was a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" between 1979 and 1980, and 1984 and 1985. Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in the film "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), a satirical rockumentary, which became a hit.
Harry Shearer | Introduction
In the mid-1970s, he started working with Rob Reiner on a pilot for ABC. The show, which starred Christopher Guest, Tom Leopold and McKean, was not picked up.
Harry Shearer | Early life
Shearer's first feature film as director "Teddy Bears' Picnic", which he also wrote, was released in 2002. The plot is based on Bohemian Grove, which hosts a three-week encampment of some of the most powerful men in the world. The film was not well received by critics. It garnered a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with all 19 reviews being determined as negative and received a rating of 32 out of 100 (signifying "generally negative reviews") on Metacritic from 10 reviews. In 2003, he co-wrote "J. Edgar! The Musical" with Tom Leopold, which spoofed J. Edgar Hoover's relationship with Clyde Tolson.
Harry Shearer | Further career
Throughout his childhood and teenage years he worked in television, film, and radio. In 1957, Shearer played the precursor to the Eddie Haskell character in the pilot episode of the television series "Leave It to Beaver". After the filming, Shearer's parents said they did not want him to be a regular in a series. Instead they wanted him to just do occasional work so that he could have a normal childhood. Shearer and his parents made the decision not to accept the role in the series if it was picked up by a television network. Shearer attended UCLA as a political science major in the early 1960s and decided to quit show business to become a "serious person".
Harry Shearer | Early life
In 1974, fresh from the success of "Superstar", Neeley released a solo album, "1974 A.D." (1974), and played the role of Billy Shears in The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road" in New York. From then on, he was a frequent musical guest star on network variety programs such as "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson", "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" [as lead singer in The Teddy Neeley Five], "Sonny and Cher" and "A Touch of Gold" and as a guest actor in films such as "The Shadow of Chikara" (1977) and "Hard Country" (1981), network dramas during the 1970s and 1980s, such as "Starsky and Hutch", and NBC movies including "Of Mice and Men" (as Curly), "McLaren's Riders" and "Man from Atlantis".
Ted Neeley | Post-JCS: music, television, and theatre
He was also seen skating playing his guitar on the TV show, In the Heat of The Night, episode; No Country Boy. He appears as a very brief cameo in the opening scene of the 2020 film "Scoob!"
Harry Perry (musician) | Filmography and television appearances
Between 1906 and 1925, Browne appeared in at least 14 Broadway shows, including "Oh, Lady! Lady!!". His film debut is believed to have been in August 1914 with the release of "The Eagle's Mate". During his acting career, Browne had roles in notable films such as "The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch", "The Heart of Jennifer", and "Closed Doors". Afterwards, he worked as an announcer and production director for CBS radio, a position he resigned from in 1931.
Harry C. Browne | Biography
By the late 1930s, Showalter had multiple stage roles under his belt, including acting in productions of the Pasadena Playhouse. He soon made his Broadway debut in "Knights of Song". Showalter also appeared in the traveling musical "This Is the Army" for two years and in other notable Broadway productions like "Make Mine Manhattan" and "The Grass Harp". His most memorable stage role was as Horace Vandergelder in the Broadway hit show, "Hello Dolly!". Showalter performed the role more than 3,000 times opposite Carol Channing, Betty Grable and Ethel Merman.
Max Showalter | Stage
He also played minor roles in "RoboCop" (1987) and "Boys Don't Cry" (1999). He also appeared as himself, partly through archive footage, in four documentary films discussing the Kennedy assassination: "Rush to Judgment" (1967), "11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried" (1989), "Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins" (1992), and "Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film" (1998).
Jerry Haynes | Other television and film work
Bartell's films included "Voice in the Mirror", "Johnny Concho", the 1954 "Dragnet" movie and an unbilled part in Howard Hawks' "Monkey Business."
Harry Bartell | Film
"This is for ardent Harry Barris fans only," a critic wrote for "Photoplay". It was written in "Motion Picture Herald" that Harry Barris was "a far better musician than comedian." However, the critic strongly praised Edgar Kennedy's performance. "Screenland" described it as a "peppy song-and-dance comedy, with Harry making a personal hit in it." Bobby Vernon's role as a heavy was a change of pace compared to his earlier roles. "He gained a howl when he said 'Scram' in a deep basso voice—it came as such a surprise in a tense moment," wrote a critic for "Hollywood Filmograph".
He's a Honey | Reception
Doctorow's novel "Ragtime", playing Stanford White. In 1999, he played Harry Houdini in Matthew Barney's "Cremaster 2", which was inspired by the events surrounding the life of Gary Gilmore.
Norman Mailer | Film-maker
In anticipation of the show, Rob Reiner directed a short film entitled "Spinal Tap". In 2009, the band released "Back from the Dead" to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of the film. The album features re-recorded versions of songs featured in "This Is Spinal Tap" and its soundtrack, and five new songs. The band performed a one-date "world tour" at London's Wembley Arena on June 30, 2009. The Folksmen, a mock band featured in the film "A Mighty Wind" that is also made up of characters played by Shearer, McKean and Guest, was the opening act for the show.
Harry Shearer | Spinal Tap
He also served as a stuntperson in the films "Tarzan Finds a Son!", "Bad Bascomb", "River of No Return", and "Earthquake".
Harry Monty | Film
Later films included "The Muppets Take Manhattan", the crime drama "The Naked Face", and the sci-fi thriller "Firestarter". In 1981, he portrayed Harry Randall Truman, an 83-year-old lodge owner in the semi-fictional account of events leading to the eruption of Mount St. Helens in "St. Helens".
Art Carney | Films
His final two original works debuted in 2003, part of his biographical series of plays, the first on sexologist Alfred Kinsey, and the second on the economist John Maynard Keynes. His final acting role was his portrayal of Harry Hay in Callen Harty's original play "Radical Harry" in January 2005. On June 24, 2005, Gersmann died of congestive heart failure, at the age of 62. From 1968 until his death, he directed 114 plays, 88 of them original works.
Joel Gersmann | Final years
Stiller played himself in filmed skits opening and closing Canadian rock band Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour concerts in 2004. These appearances are seen on the band's DVD "", released in 2005. Stiller later appeared in cameos for in-concert films for the band's 2007–08 Snakes & Arrows Tour. Stiller appeared on Dick Clark's "$20,000 Pyramid" show in the 1970s, and footage of the appearance was edited into an episode of "The King of Queens" to assist the storyline about his character being a contestant on the show, and, after losing, being bitter about the experience, as he never received his parting gift, a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni.
Jerry Stiller | Other appearances
Its first production, a melodrama entitled "The Drunkard", ran for 277 performances. He appeared regularly on Broadway in the 1950s, starring, opposite Celeste Holm, in "Affairs of State" and in "Love Me Long" with Shirley Booth.
Harry Bannister | Introduction
Wallach, Klugman, and Robards—each had a distinctive grain to his voice, a variable velocity in his delivery. The contrast between these shrewd operators and the freshman crew playing Hart’s smart-aleck pals—among them future star George Segal as Hart’s personal prophet of doom—gives the movie its rustling texture as a Hollywood artifact, nearly everybody in it destined for greater glories on-screen.,
Act One (film) | Reception
His most recent episodic role was as Harry Patterson in all 26 episodes of the 2004 comedy series "Fergus McPhail". Gorman was also involved in numerous films, beginning in 1968 as Otto in the western drama "Koya no toseinin", released in English as "The Drifting Avenger", and up to his most recent 2012 projects, the sci fi film "Animals" and the short film "Like It Was Yesterday". Gorman has been described as being one of the last remaining Australian vaudeville performers.
Reg Gorman | Career
He also had bit parts in silent films, such as "The Mysterious Miss Terry" (1917), and went on to appear in talkies and musicals in the 1930s and 1940s. He began working in Hollywood in 1937, and was frequently typecast as a genteel butler or pompous English gentleman. His film appearances included "Casablanca", "National Velvet", and "One Hundred Men and a Girl". Smith appeared in more than one hundred movies, often in small roles, and was not always mentioned in the credits. From 1952 to 1956 he made several television appearances. He retired to the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital late in life..
Gerald Oliver Smith | Introduction
He was even given an occasional leading role, as in the 1935 "B"-western, "The Rawhide Terror". Of his more than 90 feature films, some of the more notable include: "Sagebrush Trail" (1933), starring John Wayne; the 1939 classic "Gunga Din", starring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; and the Academy Award-winning "The Westerner", starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan.
Art Mix | Biography
He was a regular vocalist for the Varèse Sarabande label, performing on such recordings as "Shakespeare on Broadway", "Cole Porter: A Musical Toast", and various installments of the "Unsung Broadway" and "Lost in Boston" series. He played King Arthur in "Monty Python's Spamalot" during 2006. In 2010, he appeared as the title role in the Antaeus Company's production of "King Lear." He won the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for this performance. In 2012 he starred in the debut of Christopher Hampton's play "Appomattox" at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, playing a dual role as both U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and Lyndon B.
Harry Groener | Career
During the 1950s and 1960s, Crothers made guest appearances on numerous prime-time programs, including "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Defenders", "Have Gun – Will Travel", "Rescue 8", "Zane Grey Theater", "Studio One", "Playhouse 90", "Kraft Television Theatre", and "Goodyear Playhouse". His later daytime television credits included "First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington". Crothers was cast in the 1960 episode, "3-7-77", of the syndicated anthology series, "Death Valley Days" hosted by Stanley Andrews. He played Jim Badger, a young man who tangles with corrupt lawmen and vigilantes. Crothers graduated from Harvard University, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1962. In 1966, he returned to Broadway in a starring role opposite Joan Van Ark in "Barefoot in the Park", which he worked on simultaneously with his stint on "Dark Shadows".
Joel Crothers | Career
From 1970 to 1995 he mostly worked as a musical theatre performer on Broadway, the West End, and in touring productions out of New York. In his early 60s, Presnell saw a resurgence in his movie career which lasted until his death. He played character roles in films like "Fargo" (1996), "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), and "Flags of Our Fathers" (2006). He also appeared on television as Mr. Parker in "The Pretender" and Lew Staziak in "Andy Barker, P.I.". He had recurring roles on "" and "Dawson's Creek".
Harve Presnell | Introduction
He also appeared in "The Sweeney", "Tutti Frutti", "Chucklevision" (as 'Professor Frimley'), "The New Avengers" and Graham Chapman's film "Yellowbeard". He had four brothers, two of whom are deceased.
Ronald Forfar | Introduction
Smith Goes to Washington". He also performed in several installments of the 1939 serial "Mandrake the Magician", portraying Gray, one of many criminals battling the title character. Dorr continued to appear regularly in studio productions throughout the 1940s, but with reduced frequency when compared to the preceding decade; nevertheless, he still added more than 140 Hollywood films to his résumé in that decade. His work on the "big screen" decreased even further in the 1950s as acting opportunities increased on television. He was, though, cast in at least 45 feature films and shorts during the 1950s, including small roles in some notable productions, such as "Ace in the Hole", "The Greatest Show in Earth", and "East of Eden".
Lester Dorr | Films
He also made appearances during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in such series as "Perry Mason", "Crossroads", "The Californians", "Rescue 8", "The Twilight Zone", "The Roaring 20s", "The Rifleman", "Death Valley Days", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "Batman" (episodes 35 and 36), "The Monkees", "Gidget", "Laverne & Shirley", "Dragnet", "Combat!", "The Munsters", "Laredo" and "Get Smart", in which he had a semi-recurring role as CONTROL's lab scientist, Professor Windish. One of his last major stage roles was in a La Jolla Playhouse production of "The Cherry Orchard" opposite Lynn Redgrave. Among Cornthwaite's last television works was a recurring role as a man with Alzheimer's on the series "Picket Fences".
Robert Cornthwaite (actor) | Stage and television work
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Harry Stockwell | Career
One of these clients was a Hollywood producer down from New York City who invited Woolman look him up for a job if he was ever in California. Woolman was a long-time Hollywood stuntman and special effects innovator, doubling for such notables as Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, William Bendix, and John Carradine. He also appeared in occasional roles such as the motorcycle police officer in the Abbott & Costello comedy, "The Time of Their Lives".
Harry Woolman | Introduction
Although Crocker was for most of his career a "Los Angeles Examiner" newsman, he also appeared as Rex in Charlie Chaplin's "The Circus" in 1928. He was Chaplin's personal assistant until he was fired during the making of Chaplin's "City Lights" in 1930. Crocker later reconciled with Chaplin and maintained a friendship until the comedian left America in 1952. Overall, Crocker appeared in 20 films between 1925 and 1952, mostly in small roles or cameo appearances. His other films besides "The Circus" include "The Big Parade" (1925), "Tillie the Toiler" (1927), "Sally in Our Alley" (1927), "A Warm Corner" (1930), "The Great John L." (1945), "A Song for Miss Julie" (1945) and "Limelight" (1952).
Harry Crocker | Life and career
He has been credited with roles in 19 television and movie performances, including guest-starring roles in several noted series of the era, including "Galactica 1980", "Little House on the Prairie", "Mr. Belvedere", "Newhart", "Highway to Heaven", "Trapper John, M.D.", "St. Elsewhere", and "Archie Bunker's Place", along with several made-for-TV movies and a feature film called "Uncommon Valor"."Notable discoveries:" Discovered the cure for common homework""
Jerry Supiran | Career
Shearer co-created, co-wrote and co-starred in Rob Reiner's film "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984). Shearer, Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest received a deal to write a first draft of a screenplay for a company called Marble Arch. They decided that the film could not be written and instead filmed a 20-minute demo of what they wanted to do. It was eventually greenlighted by Norman Lear and Jerry Perenchio at Embassy Pictures. The film satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rockumentaries of the time.
Harry Shearer | Spinal Tap
However, in one of his subsequent stage roles he was required to shout and scream his lines during much of the play. The resulting stress and damage to his vocal chords after repeated performances left him permanently hoarse, with a raspy falsetto voice and a breathy delivery. That change in his voice altered Helton's career. He remained in acting but chiefly as a character actor in a wide range of films and television programs in the 1950s and 1960s. Among those programs were three guest appearances on "Perry Mason", including the role of Asa Cooperman in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Pathetic Patient", as a pawn broker in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Torrid Tapestry." and as a hotel clerk in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Careless Kitten." Some examples of the films in which he performed include "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), "Criss Cross" (1949), "The Set-Up" (1949), "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955), and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).
Percy Helton | Career
In 1920, the sisters appeared as extras and in bit parts in productions filmed on location in New York, New Jersey, and Florida; but soon Edith relocated with them to California with the intention of securing contracts with one of the fast-growing studios in Hollywood. Shearer's appearances in East Coast productions consisted of only small uncredited roles in three films, the first being as a schoolgirl in "The Flapper", a silent comedy released by Selznick Pictures Corporation. In California, Athole's acting career essentially ended, never evolving or achieving the success experienced by Norma at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Athole Shearer | Film career
He appeared in four concerts at Carnegie Hall including: the Ira Gershwin centennial, as Steward in "Sail Away" (1999) and in "Candide (operetta)" (2018). He appeared in the Encores! (New York City Center) staged concert productions of "DuBarry Was a Lady" (1996), as Romeo Skragg in "Li'l Abner" (1998), as Tailor-Merchant in "The Boys from Syracuse" (1997) and as Mister Mister in "The Cradle Will Rock" (2013). He played the role of Buddy Plummer in the Kennedy Center production of "Follies", which ran from May 7, 2011 through June 19, 2011 at the Eisenhower Theater, co-starring with Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines, and Jan Maxwell.
Danny Burstein | Career
In addition to the four "Gildersleeve" films, Peary appeared in the Walt Disney movie "A Tiger Walks" (1964) and the Elvis Presley film "Clambake" (1967). He also worked in television, playing murderer Freddy Fell in the 1965 "Perry Mason" episode, "The Case of the Lover's Gamble." That same year he played Peabody in the Rod Serling-scripted "Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing" episode of Lloyd Bridges' Western series "The Loner." He also appeared in recurring roles in several sitcoms, such as Herb Woodley in the TV version of "Blondie", and as Mayor LaTrivia in the TV version of "Fibber McGee and Molly", Peary also made guest appearances in numerous sitcoms during the 1960s, including "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "My Three Sons", "The Addams Family," "My Mother the Car," "Petticoat Junction," "That Girl," "The Brady Bunch" and "Love, American Style." In the 1960s and '70s, Peary was also featured in a series of popular television ads for Faygo pop.
Harold Peary | Films and television
He also gave Bert Lahr his Broadway debut. With the advent of sound in films, Harry transferred his skills to the silver screen. Starting as a writer and moving quickly to director and producer. He utilized his experience with revues as inspiration for his films, many of which included the Eddie Elkins Orchestra.
Harry Delmar | Introduction
Meadmore's film and television work includes "Shadow Play", "Eine Kleine Grossmusik", "Tonight at 8.30", "Saturday Night Out", "Rita Rudner Show", "Julia and Company", "Live from Lincoln Center", "A Tribute to Alan Jay Lerner", "Treacherous Crossing" (Movie of the week USA), "Women of Windsor" (CBS) and two Royal Variety Performances.
Robert Meadmore | Film and television
In 1958, he appeared in the live television drama "Little Moon of Alban" with Julie Harris, for which he received his first Emmy Award nomination. He also appeared with Harris in the 1958 television adaptation of "Johnny Belinda" and played Torvald Helmer to Harris' Nora in a 1959 television version of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House". He also starred in the television adaptations of Philip Barry's "The Philadelphia Story" (1959), George Bernard Shaw's "Captain Brassbound's Conversion" (1960), Jean Anouilh's "Time Remembered" (playing the role of Prince Albert originated by Richard Burton on Broadway), and Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1962).
Christopher Plummer | Television
During the 1970s, Harrison toured the United States in productions of "[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]" and "[[The Sound of Music]]". He also played Henry Higgins in "[[My Fair Lady]]", the part first performed by his father in the musical's original stage production and film version. Other touring roles included King Arthur in "Camelot", Baron von Trapp in "The Sound of Music", Don Quixote in "[[Man of La Mancha]]", Brian Runicles in "[[No Sex Please, We're British]]" and Lloyd Dallas in "[[Noises Off]]". He later began acting again, appearing in the cinema films "[[Power (1986 film)|Power]]", and "[[Déjà Vu (1997 film)|Déjà Vu]]." An admirer of [[Jacques Brel]], Harrison created a one-man musical, "Adieu, Jacques", and in 2002 released an album of songs from the show.
Noel Harrison | Touring shows
He also had supporting roles in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), William A. Wellman's western "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943) and in "Kings Row" (1943) with Ronald Reagan. Davenport also played the grandfather of Judy Garland in Vincente Minnelli's classic "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944) and the great-uncle of Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple in "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" (1947). His last film, Frank Capra's "Riding High" (1950), was released after his death. Harry Davenport appeared in over 160 films. Asked why he made so many films at his age, he replied:
Harry Davenport (actor) | Film career
He has written over 50 dramatic works with or without music, collaborating with pianist André Watts, clarinetist David Shifrin, actor Michael York, and many others through his career. His plays, among them "Lisztian Loves", "An Unlikely Muse", and "Raisin' Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey", have been performed at venues including the Apollo Theatre, the Los Angeles Theatre Company, the Ravinia Festival, and Chamber Music Northwest. Clark's concert dramas and plays have led to collaborations with many prominent figures from film, television, and stage, including Robert Beltran, Jill Clayburgh, Theodore Bikel, Edward Herrmann, Barbara Feldon, Mason Adams, Keir Dullea, Philip Bosco, Hayley Mills, Harvey Fierstein, Caroline Kava, Rosemary Prinz, Sandy Duncan, Tovah Feldshuh, Jessica Walter, Michael Learned, Ron Leibman, Sharon Gless, Jean Marsh, Elke Sommer, Kathleen Chalfant, Katherine Helmond, Beth Grant, Stephanie and Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jasmine Guy, Talia Shire, Jenny Sterlin, John Rubinstein, Margot Kidder, Robert Picardo, Armin Shimerman, Shirley Knight, Lou Gossett, Jr., Bob Clendenin, John Schuck, Michael York, Richard Thomas, Jack Gilpin, and Lynn Redgrave.
Harry Clark (playwright) | Career
The group's radio show was canceled in 1970 by KRLA and in 1971 by KPPC-FM, so they started performing in various clubs and concert venues. While at KRLA, Shearer also interviewed Creedence Clearwater Revival for the "Pop Chronicles" music documentary. In 1973, Shearer appeared as Jim Houseafire on "How Time Flys", an album by The Firesign Theatre's David Ossman. The Credibility Gap broke up in 1976 when Lander and McKean left to perform in the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley". Shearer started working with Albert Brooks, producing one of Brooks' albums and co-writing the film "Real Life" (1979). Shearer also started writing for Martin Mull's television series "Fernwood 2 Night".
Harry Shearer | Early life
Other stage productions he has appeared in include "H.M.S. Pinafore", "Santa Claus the Musical", "Oliver!", "Half a Sixpence", "The Wizard of Oz", "The Goodbye Girl", "One for the Road", "Confusions", "Lord Arthur Saville's Crime", and a national tour of the successful Watermill Newbury Theatre production of "Radio Times".
Gary Wilmot | Theatre
Harry Shearer, who played Derek Smalls, went on to become one of the main voice artists on "The Simpsons", providing voices for Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders and many others. The members of Spinal Tap reprised their roles in "The Otto Show", first playing on a concert attended by Bart and Milhouse which escalates into a riot after the band's early exit, then having their tour bus run off the road by Otto in the school bus. The Internet Movie Database normally only allows users to rate films up to ten stars, but specifically for "Spinal Tap", the site allows users to rate the film eleven stars, referencing the "Up to eleven" scene.
This Is Spinal Tap | Appearances in other media
"Two-Way Stretch" displays the more roguish side to some of the characters he played in this period. He continued to act on the stage and played opposite Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in the repertory performance of "Caesar and Cleopatra" and "Antony and Cleopatra" in 1951. He also appeared on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1956 for his role in "The Reluctant Debutante". His first Hollywood appearance came alongside Marilyn Monroe in the film "Let's Make Love" (1960), followed by other higher profile films, including "My Fair Lady" (1964).
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Early life and career
In 1979, Kreppel moved to Los Angeles to become the memorable waitress-harassing pianist, Sonny Mann, of "It's a Living", and starred in all 120 episodes; he also directed some episodes. Kreppel, along with Gail Edwards, Barrie Youngfellow and the late Marian Mercer, were the only four who lasted through the show's network and syndicated runs. He was a semi-regular celebrity guest on the 1980s versions of the game show "Pyramid", and also made celebrity appearances on such other game shows as "Hollywood Squares", "Win, Lose or Draw", "Blackout" and "The New Liar's Club". During the 1990s, he returned to theatre and starred in the musical revue of the Allan Sherman song, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!" In addition, he starred in "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" on its national tour.
Paul Kreppel | Television and other work
He continued to market his powerful voice, playing Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic) in the "Fantastic Four" cartoon series during 1967 and "Green Lantern" in the 1968 animated series "Aquaman". In 1968, he appeared in his last film role, as Tom Branca in William Wyler's "Funny Girl", before guest-starring in the TV Western series "The Big Valley". He sang in the 1956 "Cheyenne" episode "Rendezvous at Red Rock".
Gerald Mohr | Film
Bierko got his break in 1990 when he was cast opposite Valerie Bertinelli and Matthew Perry in the CBS sitcom "Sydney"; however, the production lasted just 13 episodes. He went on to make steady appearances in various television shows including "Amen", "The Powers That Be", "Wings" and "Ally McBeal". Bierko may be best known for his role as Timothy in the 1996 action film "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (a role he credits as the beginning of his penchant for "darker" roles), as Max Baer in the film "Cinderella Man", as Tom Ryan in "Scary Movie 4" (spoofing Tom Cruise throughout the film) and on the Broadway stage as Harold Hill in "The Music Man," or as the lead in "The Thirteenth Floor".
Craig Bierko | Television and film
Most recently, Steinmiller starred in the Los Angeles production of "Bye Bye Birdie" at the Madrid Theatre, playing the role of Hugo Peabody.
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. | Introduction
Somers made his Broadway debut in "The Rocky Horror Show" as a Phantom and Narrator understudy, then went on to join the original Broadway casts of "Dance of the Vampires" as Herbert, "Taboo" as the fight captain and standby for Boy George, "Grey Gardens" as a standby for Joe and Jerry, and "Next to Normal". He was also in the Off Broadway productions of "Once Around The Sun" as Kevin at the Zipper Theatre, the Playwrights Horizons production of "The Burnt Part Boys" as Miner Taylor, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" as Hedwig at the Jane Street Theatre, and "Next to Normal" as Dr.
Asa Somers | Stage work
Grant), "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home" (1965), "Frankie and Johnny" (1966), "The Flim-Flam Man" (1967), "Support Your Local Sheriff!" (1969), "Support Your Local Gunfighter!" (1971), "Snowball Express" (1972), "The Shootist" (1976), "The Wild Wild West Revisited" (1979), and as Captain Gannon in the film version of "Dragnet" (1987) with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks.
Harry Morgan | Film work
In the 1994 motion picture "True Lies", Phillips briefly appears in the opening scene, which was filmed in Newport, RI. Arnold Schwarzenegger, portraying the spy Harry Tasker, crashes an exclusive private party, crosses the main ballroom, and turns into a library where he hands Phillips, bearded and wearing a tuxedo adorned by a white silk scarf around his neck, his glass of champagne before heading upstairs. In 1999, Phillips was featured as a performer and commentator on Anthony Burgess's music in the BBC television documentary "The Burgess Variations" written and narrated by Kevin Jackson and produced and directed by David Thompson.
Paul Phillips (conductor) | Film and television
Herrmann's film career began in the mid-1970s, playing supporting roles including Robert Redford's partner in "The Great Waldo Pepper", a law student in "The Paper Chase", the idle, piano-playing Klipspringer in "The Great Gatsby" and opposite Laurence Olivier in "The Betsy" (1978). He again portrayed President Roosevelt in "Annie". Herrmann played the lead in the 1979 Kieth Merrill movie, "Take Down", in the role as the high-school English teacher turned wrestling coach. Among Herrmann's better known roles are as the title character in another Kieth Merrill film, "Harry's War" (1981), the philandering husband of Goldie Hawn's character in "Overboard", Reverend Michael Hill in Disney's "The North Avenue Irregulars", one of the characters in the film-within-a-film in Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo", and as Max, the mild-mannered head vampire in "The Lost Boys".
Edward Herrmann | Film
Hepple graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2006. The same year he made his professional debut in "Alaska" at the Royal Court Theatre with Rafe Spall and Christine Bottomley. He then appeared in "Burnt by the Sun" alongside Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Michelle Dockery at the Royal National Theatre. In June 2009, Hepple appeared in "Been So Long" by Ché Walker, with music by Arthur Darvill, at the Young Vic.
Harry Hepple | Career
Film: "Born to Win", "Rollercoaster", "Mask", "Ruby and Oswald", "Billy Jack Goes to Washington". Television: "Hill Street Blues", "Police Story", "Starsky and Hutch", "Nero Wolfe", "Julie Farr, M.D.", "Kaz", "Charlie's Angels", "Strike Force". Theater: New York—Gorky’s "Lower Depths", Giraudoux’s " Song of Songs" (with Delphine Seyrig), Saroyan’s "The Cave Dwellers", Shakespeare’s "Measure for Measure" (with Nina Foch). Stratford, Conn., the American Shakespeare Festival— "King John" (with Mildred Dunnock and Fritz Weaver), "Measure for Measure" (with Nina Foch), "Taming of the Shrew" (with Foch & Pernell Roberts), "Othello" (with Earl Hyman and Alfred Drake), "The Merchant of Venice" (with Katharine Hepburn and Morris Carnovsky) "Much Ado About Nothing" (Hepburn & Alfred Drake) National Tours—"Much Ado About Nothing" (with Katharine Hepburn and Alfred Drake); "Lamp at Midnight" (directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie)
David Scott Milton | Acting
He made two albums, "Beautiful Beginnings" and "Rest Home For Children." Some of his songs have been recorded by Sammy Davis Jr., Bette Midler, Eddy Arnold, Tom Jones, Merle Haggard, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, Gene Pitney and Johnny Cash. His film career began in 1958 starring in "Senior Prom". Many television appearances ensued such as "The New Phil Silvers Show", "The Doris Day Show", "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", "McCloud", "Ironside", "Combat!", "Benson" and others. Some notable movie appearances were in "Lady Sings the Blues", "Shivers", "Hit!", "More Dead Than Alive", as a trigger-happy punk," and the award-winning television show "Never Forget".
Paul Hampton | Introduction
After a brief spell working in London for a music publisher, he returned to the United States in 1916. Over the next couple of decades many of his songs were used in the famous Ziegfeld Follies, and were performed by the premier singers of the day, such as Eddie Cantor, Anna Held and Edith Day. The year 1919 saw his greatest Broadway hit, the show "Irene", which contained perhaps his most well-known song, "Alice Blue Gown", as well as "Castle of Dreams," an adaptation of Chopin's Minute Waltz. This same show was made into a film in 1926, then remade in 1940 with Anna Neagle and Ray Milland, and again for the stage in 1973 with Debbie Reynolds.
Harry Tierney | Introduction
He witnessed his share of flops, including "Drat! The Cat!" (which he thought had some nice tunes); a 1976 revival of "Hellzapoppin" starring Jerry Lewis ("Awful, terrible man"); and Richard Rodgers' final musical, "I Remember Mama". As an actor, Adler is perhaps best known for his roles as Herman "Hesh" Rabkin in "The Sopranos", Mr. Wicker in "Mad About You", Lt. Al Teischler in "Hudson Street", and Howard Lyman in "The Good Wife". He made three appearances on "Northern Exposure" as Alan Schulman, Joel Fleischman's old neighborhood rabbi seen in visions. His screen credits include "In Her Shoes", "Manhattan Murder Mystery", and "The Public Eye".
Jerry Adler | Career
Wever was credited with more than 70 appearances on television programs, including "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Bonanza", "Perry Mason", "Get Smart" and "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show".
Ned Wever | Television
He appeared in various film & television roles during the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably "Soldier & Me", "The Mallens" and "The Siege of Golden Hill", with guest appearances on shows such as "" alongside Martin Landau and fellow guest star Patrick Troughton (episode "The Dorcons", the last one of 2nd series). He appeared as Alan Strang in "Equus" at the Albery theatre in the mid-1970s. His films included "The Black Panther" (1977), "Meetings with Remarkable Men" (1979), "Passion Flower Hotel" (1978), aka "Boarding School", playing Fibs alongside Nastassja Kinski, whom he dated for a while, and the 1979 British disco film "The Music Machine".
Gerry Sundquist | Career
His other multiple appearances, mainly in westerns, included "Annie Oakley" (13 times), "The Gene Autry Show" (ten), "The Texan" and "Have Gun, Will Travel" (eight each), "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (six), "The Range Rider" (five), "Death Valley Days", "The Rifleman", and "Outlaws" (four each), "Buffalo Bill, Jr." and "The Big Valley" (three each), and "Tales of Wells Fargo", "Rawhide", "Johnny Ringo", and "" (twice each). Among the many parts Noel played were hotel clerk, rancher, cowhand, courtroom spectator, henchman, prisoner, bartender, gambler, dinner and party guest, circus worker, church member, guard, bank clerk, miner, vigilante, and numerous others. He also had bit parts, most uncredited, in such films as "The Younger Brothers" (1949, his first part), "Ride the Man Down" (1952), "Pack Train" and "Jack McCall Desperado" (both 1953), "Masterson of Kansas" and "Battle of Rogue River" (both 1954), and "Quantrill's Raiders" (1958)
Jimmy Noel | Other roles
He also made appearances in many popular sitcoms of the period, such as "Please Sir!", "Dad's Army", "The Galton and Simpson Playhouse", "George and Mildred", "The Likely Lads", "Man About the House" and "That's My Boy". In films he often appeared in the horror genre, either as policemen or landlords for companies such as Hammer Studios, Amicus and AIP throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. His credits include "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1961), "The Evil of Frankenstein" (1963), "The Gorgon" (1964) and "The Deadly Bees" (1966). In 1969 he appeared in Gordon Hessler's "The Oblong Box", in which he would have his only leading role opposite stars Vincent Price and Christopher Lee.
Alister Williamson | Introduction
In addition, he would appear in numerous plays during this period, including more than a dozen Broadway productions. He would make his feature film debut with a small role in 1930's "Leathernecking", a musical comedy starring Irene Dunne. He would appear in over 90 more feature films during his almost 25-year career. Some of the more notable films he appeared in were: "Anything Goes" (1936), starring Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman; the 1937 Tyrone Power vehicle, "Alexander's Ragtime Band"; the Michael Curtiz film "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1943), starring James Cagney; 1946's "Night and Day", the Cole Porter biopic starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, and Monty Woolley; Vincente Minnelli's "Father of the Bride" (1950), starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor; and the 1951 comedy, "Angels in the Outfield".
Fred Santley | Introduction
Following "The Wizard of Oz", Bolger moved to RKO Pictures. In 1941, he was a featured act at the Paramount Theatre in New York, working with the Harry James Band. He would do tap dance routines, sometimes in a mock-challenge dance with the band's pianist, Al Lerner. One day during this period, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and Bolger's performance was interrupted by President Roosevelt's announcement of the news of the attack. Bolger toured in USO shows in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and appeared in the United Artists wartime film "Stage Door Canteen" (1943. In 1946, he returned to MGM for a featured role in "The Harvey Girls".
Ray Bolger | Post-Oz film career
Groener's reputation in New York City rests almost entirely on his work in musical theater, although the bulk of his roles outside New York have been in classical drama or contemporary plays like "Eastern Standard". His Broadway credits include "Is There Life After High School?", Will Parker in "Oklahoma!" (Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award), Munkustrap in "Cats" (Tony Award nomination), Georges/George in "Sunday in the Park with George", and Bobby Child in "Crazy for You" (Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations). In 1999 he performed off-Broadway with Twiggy at the Lucille Lortel Theater in "If Love Were All," a musical revue based on the friendship of Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence.
Harry Groener | Career
He has performed in regional theatres across the country, including the San Diego Old Globe Theatre (where he is an associate artist), Mark Taper Forum, Westwood Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, Long Wharf Theater, A.C.T., and the Williamstown Theater Festival. Groener has performed regularly on TV, including guest appearances on "" (1990), "" (1996), "" (2005) and several dozen other series; he was also a series regular on the sitcom "Dear John". In 1998 and 1999, Groener portrayed Richard Wilkins, the evil mayor of Sunnydale on the third season of cult TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Groener reprised his role in cameo appearances in "Buffy"'s 4th and 7th seasons.
Harry Groener | Career
He received acclaim for his performances in "Stage Struck" (1958) and "The Fly" (1958). However he was more likely to be found on the small screen, in shows such as "The Best of Broadway" (a version of "The Philadelphia Story"), "The Elgin Hour", "Celebrity Playhouse", "Lux Video Theatre" (including an adaptation of "The Browning Version" and "Now, Voyager"), "The Loretta Young Show", "Playhouse 90", "Studio One in Hollywood", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", and "Adventures in Paradise".
Herbert Marshall | Television
That cast included Terminal Stare (Donna Rae), Georgette the Fudgemaker (Bonnie Barney), Norman (Norman Elder), and Stefan the Castle Prankster (Steve Luncinski). During breaks in the movie, Cardille would perform several sketches, like reciting horoscopes, trivia, and telling a series of corny jokes to a giggling skull. The show featured many guests over the years, including: George A. Romero who appeared in 1998, discussing the famous Pittsburgh set horror film Night Of The Living Dead and his love of the show; Rod McKuen; Phyllis Diller as a monster Chilly Billy creates; Barbara Feldon as "Agent 99" from "Get Smart"; Lorne Greene; Albie And Friends performing their 1974 NIK single "Hexorcist World Premiere"; Vincent Price; Richard H.
Chiller Theatre (1963 TV series) | Popularity and unique features
Monty began his career in vaudeville, and appeared in various films from the 1930s to the 1970s, often uncredited. He appeared in "Wizard of Oz" in 1939 as a Munchkin, and also as one of the Winged Monkeys. He later said he considered his role as a Munchkin to be the most important of all his roles on stage and film in his 50 year career. His other film roles were in movies including "Hellzapoppin'", "The Court Jester", "Planet of the Apes", "Papillon", a production of "Swiss Family Robinson", "Three Ring Circus", "Hello, Dolly!", and as a rotoscope reference actor in the 1978 animated film "The Lord of the Rings".
Harry Monty | Film
In films and television, Bartell's youthful voice was revealed to come from a silver-haired figure. His TV appearances included guest roles on "Get Smart", "I Love Lucy", "The Wild Wild West", "The Untouchables", "The Fugitive", and "The Twilight Zone", in addition to the television versions of "Gunsmoke" and "Dragnet" (reprising his radio role of Father Rojas in Christmas episodes of the 1951, 1967, and 1970 series).
Harry Bartell | Television
Comedy Series with John Candy / Joe Flaherty / Eugene Levy / Andrea Martin / Rick Moranis / Catherine O’Hara / Martin Short / Dave Thomas 1978-84 BALMUR / CBS / CBC Anne Murray Concert Wardrobe 1980 ESSEX / CBS Castle Rock Drama Special 1980 VALENTINE / TWP Valentine Brown Stage Production * Nominated for Dora Mayor Award for Costume Design 1980 OSMONDS / CTV Big City Comedy Show Comedy Series (12 episodes) with John Candy 1980 CBC Mr. Smith Goes To The Movies Variety Special 1980 SALOME BEY ENTERTAINMENT Indigo Cabaret 1980 ANDROCLES Dinah Christie & Friends Cabaret 1979 OECA Read All About It Children's Series (22 episodes) 1979 CJOH / CTV The Magic Show Variety Special 1979 CJOH / CTV Beauty & The Beast Ballet 1979 WOLF RISSMILLER Jethro Tull – Storm Watch World Tour 1976-78 CHAMPLAIN / CTV The Julie Show Variety Series (44 episodes) 1976-78 CHAMPLAIN / CTV Loto Canada Variety Specials (10 episodes) 1977 DISTORTED REFLECTIONS Dolly Parton Concert Wardrobe (with Patrick Reeves-Aaron) 1976 CBC / HARTLEY The Shari Lewis Special Variety Special 1976 CTV / GLENWARREN The David Steinberg Show Comedy Series (22 episodes) 1976 CTV / BLYE / GLENWARREN The Bobby Vinton Show Variety Series (24 episodes) 1975 HALLMARK / CBS / G.W.
Juul Haalmeyer | Filmography
In 1962 he appeared as Prosecutor Tom Finney on the TV western "The Virginian" in the episode titled "The Accomplice." He gradually found more work and gained roles in "The Yellow Canary", a Rod Serling movie with Pat Boone, Jack Klugman, and Barbara Eden; "The Satan Bug"; "Inside Daisy Clover"; and "Harper", starring Paul Newman.
Harold Gould | Career
Goodwin trained at RADA and was a stage actor at Liverpool repertory theatre for 3 years. He appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s and 1960s, usually playing 'flat cap' wearing working class characters from Northern England or low ranks in the military. He had significant parts in the war films "The Dam Busters" (playing Guy Gibson's batman, 'Crosby'), "Bridge on the River Kwai" and "The Longest Day." He can also be seen in films such as "The Ladykillers", "Sea of Sand", "Angels One Five" and "The Cruel Sea" (in which he was the ASDIC operator). Goodwin made hundreds of appearances in British television programmes such as "Minder" (as "Dunning", episode "Get Daley!", 1984)" and a notable role in "All Creatures Great and Small".
Harold Goodwin (English actor) | Acting career
Jabara was in the original cast of the stage musicals "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar". He took over the role of Frank-N-Furter in the Los Angeles Production of "The Rocky Horror Show" when Tim Curry left the production to film the movie version in England. He appeared in John Schlesinger's 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy", as a hippie handing out pills ("Up or Down?") at the counterculture party, and in Schlesinger's 1975 film "The Day of the Locust", where he sang a cover of the Marlene Dietrich song "Hot Voo-Doo" in drag. In the 1978 film "Thank God It's Friday" he played the role of Carl, the lovelorn and nearsighted disco goer, and he also contributed as a singer on two tracks on the original soundtrack album.
Paul Jabara | Actor
My favourite roles were undoubtedly the sinister ones. They're something to get your teeth into." During that period, he also performed occasional roles in his own and others' works for radio, TV, and film, as he continued to do throughout his career.
Harold Pinter | Early theatrical training and stage experience
Stever also appeared at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey in several productions, including "Oliver!" with George S. Irving and "South Pacific" with Ron Raines. He made his television debut in a 1991 episode of the science fiction series, "Super Force", where he plays an alien abductee opposite the notorious Traci Lords as a shape-shifting, reptilian she-devil. In 1998 he garnered solid notices as Mortimer Brewster opposite Betty Garrett and Carole Cook in a University of Central Oklahoma production of "Arsenic And Old Lace". He returned to UCO shortly thereafter performing with Shirley Jones. In 2000 he rounded out his nearly twenty year performing tenure singing in the historic Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
Michael Stever | Career
A member of the 500 Club, made up of child actors who had each appeared in over 500 radio shows, Farber initiated the role of Stevie Kent, president of the Beverly Hills Beavers, on The Jack Benny Program. Among the other radio shows on which he appeared were The Great Gildersleeve, Lux Radio Theatre, The Screen Guild Theatre, The Mercury Theatre on the Air, and Suspense. In addition, he performed in a number of radio adaptations of literary works—appearing as David Copperfield on Favorite Story, as Huckleberry Finn on NBC University Theater, and as Oliver Twist, together with Basil Rathbone as Fagin, on Stars Over Hollywood.
Jerry Farber | Career
Though they did not transfer to Broadway, he and the core of the cast took "Jitney" to London where it won the 2002 Olivier Award for best new play. In addition, he appeared in "A Raisin in the Sun" and directed "Zooman and the Sign". With the LAByrinth Theatre Company, he portrayed Pontius Pilate in "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot". His films include his role as Arthur in "Everyday People", White House servant William Slade in Steven Spielberg's film "Lincoln" (2012), Lester in the film "Tower Heist" (2011), Bobo in "A Raisin in the Sun" (1989), Cooper's husband in the TV movie "Marie" (1985), and roles in the films "Keane" (2004), "If You Could Say It in Words" (2008) and "Lady Bird" (2017).
Stephen McKinley Henderson | Career
Among his film appearances are the character of Cranford in "The Man in the White Suit" (1951) and a British medical officer in "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962). One of his last roles was as another military officer, Sir George Brown, in Tony Richardson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968). He often played "blusterers", "old duffers" and upper class military types, appearing as guest performer in television programmes like "The Avengers", and three roles with Patrick McGoohan in the television series "Danger Man": the 1964 episodes "No Marks for Servility" and "Yesterday's Enemies" and the 1965 episode "English Lady Takes Lodgers".
Howard Marion-Crawford | Career
He had over 100 guest-star credits on such shows as "Gunsmoke", "McMillan & Wife", "Car 54, Where Are You?", "The Debbie Reynolds Show", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "A Touch of Grace", "WKRP in Cincinnati", "Mork & Mindy", "He & She", "Family Law" and Happy Days. He also appeared in such films as "Mame", "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians", "The Impossible Years", "Pinocchio", "The Strongest Man in the World", "The Pack" and "". He had a role in the 1970 film "C.C. and Company". He was a longtime member of the performers' trade unions—Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which merged in 2012.
Ned Wertimer | Theater, television, and film
Thatcher has the enviable position of being the favored first horn of multiple-Oscar-winning composer John Williams performing in such films as "Always", "Jurassic Park", "", "Sleepers" (in which he received an on-screen credit), "Nixon", "Schindler's List", "JFK", "Sabrina", "Home Alone", "Rosewood", "Seven Years in Tibet" and "The Patriot" as well as the fanfare for the 1992 Olympics. He also works regularly with other Hollywood greats Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Randy Newman, John Barry, James Horner and Alan Silvestri, as well as many others. He can also be heard in the tracks to "Glory", "The Rocketeer", "Field of Dreams", "Monster House", "", "Robots", "Spider-Man 3", "Ice Age", "Polar Express", "Beowulf", "Dances with Wolves", "Toy Story", "Cars", "Maverick", "Apollo 13", "Forrest Gump", "Titanic", "Pearl Harbor", "Constantine", "National Treasure", "Transformers", "The Simpsons Movie", "Night at the Museum", "Dinosaur", "", "King Kong", "Signs", "Lady in the Water", "Peter Pan", "First Knight", "Hook" as well as "Independence Day", and the "Star Trek" films.
James Thatcher | Selected filmography
He continued to appear in smaller roles in a number of features, including: the 1951 Humphrey Bogart film noir, "Sirocco"; 1953's "The Juggler", starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Edward Dmytryk; the 1955 musical "Kismet", starring Howard Keel and Ann Blyth; the 1955 Bowery Boys comedy, "Spy Chasers"; the 1957 musical "Silk Stockings", starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse; and Edward Dmytryk's 1959 remake of "The Blue Angel". In the 1950s Bleifer appeared in numerous television shows, such as "Dangerous Assignment" (1952), "Navy Log" (1956), "I Love Lucy" (1956), "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1956), "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (1956), "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958), "Perry Mason" (1958), "Peter Gunn" (1959), and "Rawhide" (1959).
John Bleifer | Life and career
In later years, he had roles including appearing as Cassius in the historical epic film "Gladiator" (2000), with Russell Crowe, as well as appearing in the drama film "Last Orders" (2001) and the spy film "Spy Game" (2001). He appeared as Mr. Schermerhorn in the historical film "Gangs of New York" (2002), directed by Martin Scorsese. His final screen appearances included the science-fiction action film, "Equilibrium" (2002), shortly before his death, as well the superhero film "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (2003), with Sean Connery and as Frank Sinatra's attorney in the 2003 Australian film "The Night We Called It a Day", a comedy based on true events.
David Hemmings | Later years
Fielder was born in Islington, London. Despite being based entirely in Britain, Harry has appeared in a large number of American films, due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. His film credits include "Star Wars: A New Hope", "McVicar", "Highlander" and "Oliver!". Harry has appeared in a wide range of TV shows including "Doctor Who", "Blake's 7", "Shoestring", "The Sweeney", "Minder" and "The Professionals". Harry co-presented "CBTV", a Thames TV programme for younger viewers, in the 1980s where he played the Security Guard, Harry, who Jim Sweeney and Steve Steen would have to sneak past on the gates of Teddington Studios.
Harry Fielder | Career
On screen, he appeared in the film transcription of "Hamlet" (1964), and also appeared in such films as "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), "Where's Poppa?" (1970), "Cold Turkey" (1971) "The Hospital" (1971), "Tron" (1982), "Maxie" (1985), "The Lost Boys" (1987), "Da" (1988) - the screen reprise of his most successful stage-role, "Doc Hollywood" (1991) and the big success "" (1993). He also played the old man who gave a ride to Felix and Oscar in "The Odd Couple II" (1998) and was featured in "The Fantasticks" (1995).
Barnard Hughes | Career
Harry Perry has primarily played himself, bringing life to his Venice Beach persona in various films, and has also appeared in acting roles in numerous film and television works with cameo appearances that include: "Fletch", "Dragnet", "Starstruck", "White Men Can't Jump", "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny", "Gift" and "Point of No Return", "Marching out of Time", "Way Past Cool", as well as the television shows "", "Vengeance Unlimited", and "Heroes". He can be seen for a moment in the music video for "Cruisin'" by "Michael Nesmith", found on his "Elephant parts" DVD. He has been featured in multiple E3-episodes of the Dutch television program Gamekings.
Harry Perry (musician) | Filmography and television appearances