Friday, July 31, 2015

Guess Who I Am




I was born in Palestine in 1940.

I’ve appeared in over 35 films and TV appearances.

I appeared in only two Euro-westerns.

Guess who I am.

Bill Connolly correctly named Daliah Lavi as this week's photo.

 

RIP Roddy Piper



Former professional wrestler and actor Roddy Piper died of a heart attack during his sleep on Friday July 31st at his Hollywood, California home. He was 61. Born Roderick George Toombs he was best known as Rowdy Roddy Piper and was a wrestling icon in the WWE in the 1980s. He became a member of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. Piper left wrestling to become and actor and is best remembered for his role as Nada in 1988’s Sci-Fi film “They Live”. Piper also appeared in two episodes of the Euro-western TV series “The New Zorro” in 1990 and 1991.

The Meeksville Ghost (TV)



Duch z Meeksville – Polish title
El fantasma de Meeksville – Spanish title
The Silver Winchester – English title
The Meeksville Ghost – English title

A 2000 British, South African co-production [Peakwing Translantic Pictures (Gloucestershire)]
Producer: Paul Matthews
Director: David Lister
Story: Paul Matthews, David Lister, Ginny Pamboukian
Teleplay: Paul Matthews, David Lister, Ginny Pamboukian
Photography: Vincent G. Cox [color]
Music: Alan Darby, Mark Thomas
Running time: 95 minutes

Cast:
Lucius C. Meeks – Judge Reinhold (Edward Reinhold, Jr.)
Isobel Carter/Kate – Tanja Reichert
Joshua Carter – Todd Jensen
Daniel ‘Danny’ Logan – Andrew Kavovit
Emily Meeks – Lesley-Anne Down
Granny – Anne Curteis
Bo Walsh – Ronald France
Ox – Robin Smith
Sully – Darryl Evan Fuchs


Adopted as a boy, Daniel Meeks returns to the town of his birth in search of his roots and to clear the name of his great-great grandfather whose ghost will not rest until an old injustice is corrected. In the meantime the ghost helps a young surveyor Daniel save the place from being sold for development.

 

Birthdays Then and Now



Percy Herbert (actor) would have been 95 today, burt he died in 1992.








Jiri Vrstala (actor) would have been 95 today, but he died in 1999.











Gino Pagnani (actor) 1927 – 4/10/2010
Don Murray (actor) 1929 -
Geoffrey Lewis (actor) would have been 80 today, but he died in 2015.











Geraldine Chaplin (actress) 1944 -
Wesley Snipes (actor) 1962 -
Diego Arjona (actor) 1978 –