In which TV series did the actor who played Gant in the film Firefox first achieve success ?
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Firefox (novel) Firefox is a thriller novel written by Craig Thomas and published in 1977. The Cold War plot involves an attempt by the CIA and MI6 to steal a highly advanced experimental Soviet fighter aircraft. The chief protagonist is fighter pilot turned spy Mitchell Gant. The book was subject to a 1982 film adaptation produced and directed by Clint Eastwood who also played the role of Gant in the film.
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Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After achieving success in the Western TV series "Rawhide", he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's "Dollars" Trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s, and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five "Dirty Harry" films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.
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George Grizzard George Cooper Grizzard, Jr. (April 1, 1928 – October 2, 2007) was an American Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning actor of film, stage, and television. He appeared in more than 40 films, dozens of television programs, and a number of Broadway plays.
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Clark Brandon Clark Brandon (born December 13, 1958) is an American actor. His most notable roles were as Max Merlin's apprentice Zachary Rogers in the CBS series "Mr. Merlin" and as Sean Fitzpatrick, the older brother, in the CBS series "The Fitzpatricks". He also starred with Jim Varney in the 1989 comedy film, "Fast Food".
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Potter (TV series) Potter was a 1979 BBC sitcom written by Roy Clarke. Running for three series, it originally starred Arthur Lowe as Redvers Potter, a busybody former sweet manufacturer ("Pottermints - the hotter mints") with time on his hands following retirement. Set in suburban South London, the series followed Potter in his various attempts to keep himself occupied by interfering in other people's business.
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George (Rainbow) George is an effeminate anthropomorphic pink Hippo and a character of the popular children's television programme "Rainbow" in the 1980s, voiced by Roy Skelton and operated by Malcolm Lord, Tony Holtham and later Craig Crane.
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Maurice Dean Wint Maurice Dean Wint (born 1 May 1964) is a British-born Canadian actor who has starred in several films and television shows.
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Pete Ivatts Peter Ivatts is an English actor whose career has spanned over thirty years. He has mainly appeared in British television series.
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Jamie Bell Andrew James Matfin Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor and dancer who rose to prominence for his debut role in "Billy Elliot" (2000) for which he won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles in the films "King Kong" (2005), "Jumper" (2008), "The Adventures of Tintin" (2011), and "Snowpiercer" (2013), as well as starring as Abraham Woodhull in the TV series, "" (2014). He portrayed the Thing in the 2015 film "Fantastic Four".
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Nathan Constance Nathan Constance (born 7 January 1979 in London) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Josh Mitchell in the TV series "Bad Girls", Ian Walmsley in the TV series "Footballers' Wives" and Leon Richards in the TV series Dream Team . Amongst his film roles is Zac in the 2008 film "Adulthood", the sequel to the 2006 film "Kidulthood", and Chum in the 2006 film "London to Brighton". In 2009, he portrayed DC Connor in the BBC One series "Hunter".
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Alan Hale Jr. Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan, March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American film, stage, character and television actor and restaurateur. Hale Jr. was the son of character actor Alan Hale Sr. Hale Jr.'s television career, which spanned four decades, was most noted for his co-starring role on the 1960s series "Gilligan's Island". He also appeared on several talk and variety shows.
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Ian Hendry Ian Mackendrick Hendry (13 January 1931 – 24 December 1984) was an English film, television and stage actor. He was best known for his work on several British TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, including the lead in the first series of "The Avengers" and "The Lotus Eaters", as well as for his roles in films such as "The Hill" (1965), "Repulsion" (1965), "Get Carter" (1971), and "Theatre of Blood" (1973).
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Gary Vinson Gary Vinson (October 22, 1936 – October 15, 1984) was an American actor who appeared in significant roles in three television series of the 1960s: "The Roaring 20s", "McHale's Navy", and "Pistols 'n' Petticoats".
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Fire Crackers Fire Crackers is a British television sitcom which aired 1964-1965. Two series were produced, for a total of 13 episodes. The series was produced by Associated Television (ATV), and aired on ITV. Unlike many British series of the 1960s, the series survives intact in the archives.
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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".
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Felix Johnson Felix Johnson is an actor, best known for his role as Jack Wadsworth, in the BAFTA Award winning BBC Television series, "Happy Valley".
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Gallen Lo Gallen Lo Ka-leung is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-leung.
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Wong He Wong Hei (born 27 July 1967), sometimes credited as Wong Hei, is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and presenter. He is best known for his firefighter roles in TVB's "Burning Flame" trilogy. As a former police officer, Wong has acted primarily in law enforcement roles during his career at TVB, which gave rise to rumours that his stage name is based on the Cantonese term "皇氣" (lit. "royal air"), a slang term for the Royal Hong Kong Police. Wong is a practising Buddhist, having converted in 2000.
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Joel Fry (actor) Joel Fry is an English actor. He appears in a number of TV series in the United Kingdom, particularly sitcoms such as "White Van Man", "Trollied" and "Plebs". He portrayed Hizdahr zo Loraq in the TV series "Game of Thrones", and Karl Marx in the sitcom "W1A".
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Edwin Apps Edwin Apps (born in 14 May 1931) is an English television actor and writer. He appeared in many British and French television series and films, which include "Whack-O!", "I Thank a Fool", "Danger Man", "The Avengers", "Steptoe and Son", "My Wife Next Door", "Special Branch", "Katts and Dog", "", "Vatel", "Joséphine, ange gardien", "15 ans et demi" and others. He created and co-wrote sitcom "All Gas and Gaiters" (1966–71) with his wife, Pauline Devaney.
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Richard Gant Richard Gant (born March 10, 1944) is an American actor. His credits include the films "Rocky V" (as the Don King-esque George Washington Duke), for which he received widespread critical acclaim, "Miami Vice" season 5 episode 13 (1989), a possessed coroner in "" (1993), "Deadwood", "The Big Lebowski", "Babylon 5", "Special Unit 2", "L.A. Law", "NYPD Blue", "Living Single", "Posse", "How I Met Your Mother", "Men Don't Tell", and "Charmed". He appeared in one episode of "" and had a recurring role as the high school principal in "Smallville". He also appeared in "" and "" as well as reporter Charles Parker in the cult classic adaptation of Colin Bateman's "Divorcing Jack". He had a minor role as a senior naval officer in Roland Emmerich's "Godzilla". Gant was also in the 2007 comedy film, "Daddy Day Camp", as Col. Buck Hinton.
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Mel Stewart Milton "Mel" Stewart (September 19, 1929 – February 24, 2002) was an American character actor, television director, and musician who appeared in numerous films and television shows from the 1960s to the 1990s. He is best known for playing Henry Jefferson on the popular television series "All in the Family" and for playing section chief Billy Melrose on the television series "Scarecrow and Mrs. King". Stewart is sometimes credited as Melvin Stewart or Mel Stuart.