Assignment to Kill Assignment to Kill is a 1968 American drama film directed by Sheldon Reynolds and starring Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud, Herbert Lom, and Oskar Homolka. John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud ( ; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trio of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31.
Thaao Penghlis Thaao Penghlis ( , born 15 December 1945) is an Australian actor. He is best known for roles in United States daytime soap operas such as "Days of Our Lives", "Santa Barbara", and "General Hospital", but has also guest-starred on a number of crime dramas, such as "Kojak", "Cannon", "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe", "Hart to Hart", "Nero Wolfe" and "Magnum, P.I.". He also starred in the late 1980s remake of "". Penghlis has studied under Hollywood acting teacher Milton Katselas. Robert Emmett O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 204 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best known as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in "The Public Enemy" (1931) and as Detective Sergeant Henderson pursuing the Marx Brothers in "A Night at the Opera" (1935). He also appeared as Jonesy, (the older Paramount gate guard) in Billy Wilder's 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard". He also made a cameo appearance at the very beginning and very end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short "Who Killed Who?" (1943). Matthew McConaughey Matthew David McConaughey ( ; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor, director, producer, and writer. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy "Dazed and Confused" (1993). He appeared in such films as the slasher "" (1994), the legal thriller "A Time to Kill" (1996), the comedy film "Larger than Life" (1996), Steven Spielberg's historical drama "Amistad" (1997), the science fiction drama "Contact" (1997), the comedy "EDtv" (1999), and the war film "U-571" (2000). Robert Brubaker Robert Brubaker (October 9, 1916 – April 15, 2010) was an American character actor best known for his roles in television and movie westerns, including "Gunsmoke" and "40 Guns to Apache Pass". Brubaker was the only actor to have two recurring roles on the television series, "Gunsmoke", portraying both a bartender named Floyd and a stagecoach driver named Jim Buck. Some of Brubaker's other credits included the Rock Hudson film, "Seconds", and television crime drama "The Walter Winchell File" and the television police drama "The Asphalt Jungle". Mark Hanna (screenwriter) Mark Hanna (January 1, 1917 – October 16, 2003) was an American screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing the screenplays for many science fiction B movies in the 1950s, particularly "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman". His first major screenplay was "Gunslinger" in 1956. He continued to be prolific through the mid-1960s, after which his film credits become sporadic. His last screenplay was for "Star Portal" in 1998, five years before his death. Carl Reindel Carl Warren Reindel (January 20, 1935   September 4, 2009) was an American actor, known for portraying Lieutenant Kenneth M. Taylor in the epic war film "Tora! Tora! Tora!". Reindel also played "Stanton" in Steve McQueen's hit film "Bullitt" and "Lt. Comroe" in classic science fiction film "The Andromeda Strain". Reindel also made several appearances on popular TV series. In 1964 he appeared on "Perry Mason" as defendant and title character Barry Davis in "The Case of the Drifting Dropout," and in 1966 he played golf caddy and murderer Danny Bright in "The Case of the Golfer's Gambit." He also appeared on "Gunsmoke", "The F.B.I.", "Bonanza", "The Virginian" (as Carl Reindell), and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", and also played the son of a man bent on vengeance on the western series Wagon Train before leaving show business in the early 1980s. Reindel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died of a heart attack at the age of 74, on September 4, 2009 in Valley Village, California. Death to the Queen Death to the Queen is the second episode of the syndicated television series Queen of Swords airing October 14, 2000. James Coburn James Harrison Coburn III ( ; August 31, 1928 – November 18, 2002) was an American actor. He featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career, ultimately winning an Academy Award in 1998 for his supporting role as Glen Whitehouse in "Affliction". Nicholas Clay Nicholas Anthony Phillip Clay (18 September 1946 – 25 May 2000) was an English actor. Jon-Erik Hexum Jon-Erik Hexum (November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984) was an American model and actor. He died as a result of an accidental self-inflicted blank cartridge gunshot to the head on the set of the CBS television series "Cover Up", in which he played the male lead. Jon Seda Jonathan "Jon" Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor, known for his role as Det. Paul Falsone on NBC's "". Robert Sorrells Robert Sorrells (born June 29, 1930) is a former film and television character actor, who is serving an indeterminate life sentence for the crimes of murder and attempted murder. Tony Doyle (actor) Tony Doyle (16 January 1942 – 28 January 2000) was an Irish television and film actor. George Harris (actor) George William Harris (born 20 October 1949) is a British actor of film, stage, television, radio and musical theatre. His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in the "Harry Potter" film series, Captain Simon Katanga in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and Clive King in popular medical drama "Casualty", where he was one of the original cast members. He also played real-life Somali warlord Osman Ali Atto in the 2001 film "Black Hawk Down". Hard to Kill Hard to Kill is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth, and starring Steven Seagal, Kelly Le Brock, William Sadler, and Frederick Coffin. Seagal plays Mason Storm, a detective who falls into a coma after being shot during a fire-fight that killed his wife. Reawakening seven years later, Storm embarks on a journey to avenge the death of his wife, and expose the corruption of Senator Vernon Trent. Justin Pierce Justin Charles Pierce (March 21, 1975 – July 10, 2000) was a British actor and a skateboarder who grew up in the US. He is best known for his roles as Casper in the 1995 film "Kids" and as Roach in the 2000 film "Next Friday". On July 10, 2000, Pierce committed suicide in Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul Guilfoyle Paul Guilfoyle ( ; born April 28, 1949) is an American television and film actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS police drama "" where he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014, returning for the series finale, "Immortality", in 2015. Murder of Arthur Warren The Arthur Warren murder was the killing of 26-year-old Arthur "J.R." Warren on July 3, 2000 by two male teens, in what is believed to have been a hate crime. Dressed to Kill (1980 film) Dressed to Kill is a 1980 American erotic thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, and Keith Gordon. It centers on the murder of a housewife and an investigation involving a young prostitute who witnessed the murder, the victim’s teenaged son, and her psychiatrist. The original music score is composed by Pino Donaggio. John Milford John Milford (September 7, 1929 - August 14, 2000) was an American actor in theatre, television, and films, playing scores of roles, often as a western villain. He was estimated to have had about 500 appearances in TV roles.