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You could probably shoehorn actor Van Williams right in there with the other dark-haired, impossibly handsome film and TV heartthrobs Tom Tryon, Robert Logan, Gardner McKay, Brian Kelly, Adam West, Roger Smith and John Gavin of the late 1950s/early 1960s who were saddled with colorless heroic leads to play on film and/or TV -- roles that played off their photogenic prowess, manly charisma and charm but seldom tested their dramatic mettle.
Born on February 27, 1934 as Van Zandt Jarvis Williams, he was the son of a cattle rancher. He majored in animal husbandry and business at Texas Christian University but moved to Hawaii which changed the course of his life. While operating a salvage company and a skin-diving school during the mid-1950s, he was approached by Elizabeth Taylor and husband/producer Mike Todd, who were filming there. Encouraged by Todd to try his luck, Van arrived in Hollywood with no experience. Todd perished in a plane crash before he was able to help Van, but the young hopeful ventured on anyway, taking some acting/voice lessons, and was almost immediately cast in dramatic TV roles.
Warner Brothers had a keen eye for camera-loving hunks and smartly signed Van up. Fitting in perfectly, he was soon showing just how irresistible he was as a clean-cut private eye on the series Bourbon Street Beat (1959). Although the show lasted only one season, Warners carried his Kenny Madison character into the more popular adventure drama Surfside 6 (1960) opposite fellow pin-up / blond beefcake bookend Troy Donahue. Series-wise, Van tried comedy next opposite Walter Brennan in The Tycoon (1964) . After his contract expired at Warners, 20th Century-Fox handed him his most vividly recalled role, that of the emerald-suited superhero The Green Hornet (1966) with the late Bruce Lee as his partner Kato. The show, inspired by the huge cult hit Batman (1966) enjoyed a fast start but, like its predecessor, met an equally untimely finish.
Never a strong draw in films, Van revealed quite a bit of himself (literally) in his debut in Tall Story (1960) coming out of a shower. Although handed a typically staid second lead in the drama The Caretakers (1963), he focused strictly on the TV medium. Continuing well into the 1970s to guest sporadically on such TV classics as The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), Love, American Style (1969), Mission: Impossible (1966), The Big Valley (1965)", Nanny and the Professor (1970), Barnaby Jones (1973), and The Rockford Files (1974). Another starring series attempt with Westwind (1975) failed to make the grade and he soon let his career go.
Van let his career subside and went quite successfully into business with telecommunications, real estate and law enforcement supplies among his lucrative ventures. With his glossy, pretty-boy years far behind him, he had no need to look back at his show biz success with the exception of an occasional autograph convention. He died of renal failure in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 28, 2016, at age 82.- Producer
- Additional Crew
Grant Tinker was born on 11 January 1926 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He was a producer, known for Going Places (1973), The Lily Tomlin Special (1975) and Great Television Moments: What We Watched (1993). He was married to Brooke Knapp, Mary Tyler Moore and Ruth Prince Byerly. He died on 28 November 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Paul Guers was born on 19 December 1927 in Tours, France. He was an actor, known for La piovra (1984), A Tale of Two Cities (1958) and Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta (1963). He was married to Marie-Josèphe Guers, Françoise Brion and Rolande Kalis. He died on 28 November 2016 in Montsoreau, Maine-et-Loire, France.
- Lolita Rodriguez, Dolores Clark in real life, was born on January 29, 1935 in Urdaneta Pangasinan. In 1953, at the age of 18, she entered the movies. She was given walk-on roles. As an extra, she used to earn 5 pesos per appearance. Her first movie was Ating Pag-ibig, followed by Gorio at Tekla, El Indio, Cofradia, Kiko, Reyna Bandida, Sa Isang Sulyap mo Tita and Diwani.
She was introduced as second lead in Pilya (1954) where she portrayed Gloria Romero's older sister. Her first starring role was Jack and Jill (1955), the same movie that established Dolphy as the top comedian of the country. After being nominated twice, she finally won her first Famas Best actress award in 1956 for the movie Gilda. In the first nomination, despite her credible portrayal as a tomboyish jeepney driver in Jack and Jill, she lost the 1954 award to a fellow Ilocana (Gloria Romero in Dalagang Ilocana) by a mere two votes. The next year, she again lost to Rosa Rosal (Sonny Boy) by only one vote.
From a comedy to light drama roles in 1954, Lolita eventually landed to a more mature and heavy drama roles in the 60s. - Actor
- Producer
- Director
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Keo has starred as the King of Siam in a revival of The King and I at the London Palladium in London's West End, playing over 350 performances opposite Elaine Paige and Josie Lawrence. In New York City and Los Angeles, he appeared in numerous productions, including his own critically acclaimed, award winning one-man shows.
Keo contributed to the Grammy-nominated "Island Warriors" (2002) as a songwriter and vocalist. He was a member of the vocal group Brownskin who shared concert stages with Christina Aguilera, Ginuwine and Mya.
Trained in traditional hula (Kahiko and Auana), he continues to study with hula and Hawaiian music legend Robert Cazimero and is co-producer of the award winning documentary, Na Kamalei: Men of Hula.- Stunts
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Stuart was born on 31 August 1931 in Kilburn, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Willow (1988), Stormbreaker (2006) and Formula 51 (2001). He was married to Margaret Stuart. He died on 28 November 2016 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
- Actor
Thomas C. Rainone was born on 10 February 1963 in Arlington, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992), The Ramones: Substitute (1994) and The Guyver (1991). He died on 28 November 2016 in Arlington, Texas, USA.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Alexander Kulikov was born in 1965. He was a writer and producer, known for Forsaken (2018) and Forbidden Empire (2014). He died on 28 November 2016 in Alushta, Crimea, Russia.- Additional Crew
Wendy was born and raised in Memphis, TN, where she attended White Station High School. An extremely talented pianist, she attended the University of Alabama as a piano major. She attained concert pianist status and toured for a time.
She later attended the Los Angeles School of Court Reporting where she was recruited by Producer/Lawyer Michael Viner. She worked as an assistant for Michael Viner and Deborah Raffin for several years. She met Bob Welch, a prominent solo artist and former member of Fleetwood Mac, at an AA meeting in Hollywood. In December 1985, they married.
She immediately stepped up as Bob's business partner and personally managed his career and music publishing concerns. In 1986, Wendy and Bob relocated to Phoenix, AZ, and in 1992 they moved to Nashville, TN.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of November 28, 2016 at her home in Nashville, TN.- Jim Delligatti, a graduate of Michigan State University, "invented" McDonald's Big Mac. He originally named it the "Big Mac Super Sandwich" Delligatti was one of McDonald's original franchisees who, at the time, operated several restaurants in the Pittsburgh area. The Big Mac was first served at Delligatti's Uniontown Pennsylvania store in 1967. In 1968, McDonalds began selling the Big Mac nationwide.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Chierichetti was born on 13 August 1948. He was a costume designer, known for Dorothy and Alan at Norma Place (1982), Beat (2000) and Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981). He died on 28 November 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Georg Lhotzky was born on 6 February 1937 in Opava, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor and director, known for Moos auf den Steinen (1968), Tatort (1970) and Job für Kutschera (1975). He was married to Eva-Maria Stelljes and Emmy Werner. He died on 28 November 2016 in Vienna, Austria.- William Christenberry was born on 5 November 1936 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. He is known for William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) and Coat of Many Colors (2001). He was married to Sandy. He died on 28 November 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Mithat Alam was born on 9 April 1945 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for I Am Not Him (2013). He died on 28 November 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Marc Taimanov was born on 7 February 1926 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Beethoven Concerto (1937) and Grossmeyster (1973). He was married to Nadya and Lyubov Bruk. He died on 28 November 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Mário Sérgio was born on 7 September 1950 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He died on 28 November 2016 in La Unión, Antioquia, Colombia.
- Stanley Reynolds was born on 27 November 1934 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Great Little Railways (1983). He was married to Jane McLoughlin and Gillian Reynolds. He died on 28 November 2016 in England, UK.
- Marie-Josèphe Guers was born on 3 March 1950 in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France. She was married to Paul Guers. She died on 28 November 2016 in Montsoreau, Maine-et-Loire, France.
- Dalva Allen died on 28 November 2016 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Aleksandr Kulikov was born on 27 May 1965 in Gorky, RSFSR, USSR [now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia]. Aleksandr was a producer, known for Volshebniki (2022). Aleksandr died on 28 November 2016 in Maly Mayak, Russia.