"feature the aces and eights hand as a foreshadowing of death. In ""Stagecoach"" (1939), the hand is held by Luke Plummer (Tom Tyler), soon to be shot by the Ringo Kid (John Wayne). In ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"" (1962), Liberty Valance draws the hand just prior to his death. In Anthony Mann's film ""Winchester '73"", ""Dutch"" Henry lays down a full house, aces over eights, stating that he just missed a ""dead man's hand."" In the 1941 Western ""The Badlands of Dakota"", Wild Bill Hickok, played by Richard Dix, is shown to be holding the aces and eights"
"chase and the hair-raising horse-jumping scene, performed by the stuntman Yakima Canutt. The Dudley Nichols–Ben Hecht screenplay was based on an Ernest Haycox story that Ford had spotted in ""Collier's"" magazine and he purchased the screen rights for just $2500. Production chief Walter Wanger urged Ford to hire Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich for the lead roles, but eventually accepted Ford's decision to cast Claire Trevor as Dallas and a virtual unknown, his friend John Wayne, as Ringo; Wanger reportedly had little further influence over the production. In making ""Stagecoach"", Ford faced entrenched industry prejudice about the now-hackneyed genre which"
"a United States Army officer trying to clear his name of a false accusation of cowardice. In 1966, he played the Ringo Kid, the role originally portrayed by John Wayne in John Ford's 1939 version, in a lavish remake of ""Stagecoach"", which arguably remains Cord's most heavily publicized endeavor. Cord co-starred with Kirk Douglas in ""The Brotherhood"", about a Mafia figure being sent to murder his own brother. In 1974, Cord worked twice with Diana Muldaur: as a guest-star on her weekly NBC series ""Born Free"" and as her love interest in the motion picture ""Chosen Survivors"", an apocalyptic horror"
"Peacock (Donald Meek), whose samples Doc Boone takes charge of and starts drinking. When the stage driver, Buck (Andy Devine), looks for his shotgun guard, Marshal Curly Wilcox (George Bancroft) tells him that the guard is off searching for a fugitive. The Ringo Kid has broken out of prison after hearing that his father and brother had been murdered by Luke Plummer. Buck tells Curly that Ringo is heading for Lordsburg and, knowing that Ringo has vowed vengeance, Curly decides to ride along as guard. As the stage sets out, U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant Blanchard (Tim Holt) announces that Geronimo and"
"Great Stagecoach Robbery Great Stagecoach Robbery is a 1945 American film directed by Howard Bretherton starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor ""(Bobby)"" Robert Blake. It was the sixth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. The picture was shot on the studio’s back lot along with outdoor locations at Iverson Ranch, 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, CA, USA. In the 1890s town of Blue Springs, Jed Quinlan ""(Don Costello)"", the schoolteacher, breaks up a fight between tomboy Boots Hollister ""(Sylvia Arslan)"" and Little"
"appearing as a gangster boss in ""Let 'Em Have It"" (1935) and as the Huron warrior Magua opposite Randolph Scott in ""The Last of the Mohicans"" (1936). He starred with Spencer Tracy, playing the leader of a lynch mob in Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, ""Fury"" (1936), and with Errol Flynn in Michael Curtiz's epic western ""Dodge City"" (1939), which became one of Warner Bros.'s biggest hits. He tested for the lead role of The Ringo Kid in John Ford's ""Stagecoach"" (1939), but John Wayne got the part. A consistent box office draw, Cabot appeared in many movies at many"
"be a record by appearing in 34 in 1932 alone."" In more than 125 films, Churchill worked for some of the great directors such as Otto Preminger, John Ford, and Frank Capra. As well, he performed with many of the most famous stars of the day, such as Bette Davis (""The Cabin in the Cotton""), Jeanette MacDonald, Tyrone Power, Edward G. Robinson, and Will Rogers. Churchill is perhaps best known for his role as Gatewood, the absconding banker in John Ford's highly acclaimed 1939 film ""Stagecoach"", starring John Wayne. In 1925, Churchill helped found the Masquers club that led to"
"Ray Gange Ray Gange (born 1957 or 1958) is a former actor from London, England, best known for his portrayal of the roadie who starred in the film ""Rude Boy"". The film won various awards, but Gange did not continue his film career. Before starring in Rude Boy, Ray Gange worked in a record shop in Soho, London, England. Gange knew of The Clash and was friends with Joe Strummer. The two met in a pub in Putney at a time when Strummer lived by Regent's Park. While working at the record shop, Gange met David Mingay and learned that"
"Stagecoach (1966 film) Stagecoach is a 1966 American film, directed by Gordon Douglas between July and September 1965, as a color remake of the Academy Award-winning John Ford 1939 classic black-and-white western ""Stagecoach"". Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. In 1880, a group of strangers in Wyoming Territory boards the east-bound stagecoach from Dry Fork to Cheyenne. The travellers seem ordinary, but many have secrets that they are running from. Among them are Dallas, a prostitute who is being driven out of town; an"
"Penelope Spheeris before she went on to direct Wayne's World. He has a son. Ray Gange Ray Gange (born 1957 or 1958) is a former actor from London, England, best known for his portrayal of the roadie who starred in the film ""Rude Boy"". The film won various awards, but Gange did not continue his film career. Before starring in Rude Boy, Ray Gange worked in a record shop in Soho, London, England. Gange knew of The Clash and was friends with Joe Strummer. The two met in a pub in Putney at a time when Strummer lived by Regent's"
"Street"" in 1984. Starr also appeared as himself, and downtrodden alter-ego Ognir Rrats, in ""Ringo"" (1978), an American-made television comedy film based loosely on ""The Prince and the Pauper"". Ringo Starr filmography In addition to the Beatles' films ""A Hard Day's Night"" (1964), ""Help!"" (1965), ""Magical Mystery Tour"" (1967), ""Yellow Submarine"" (1968) and ""Let It Be"" (1970), Ringo Starr also acted in films such as ""Candy"" (1968), ""The Magic Christian"" (1969, alongside Peter Sellers), ""Blindman"" (1971), ""Son of Dracula"" (1974) and ""Caveman"" (1981). Starr directed and appeared in ""Born to Boogie"" (1972), a concert film featuring Marc Bolan and T."
"J. P. Manoux Jean-Paul Christophe ""J. P."" Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and television personality best known for his work in multiple Disney productions, including S.T.A.N. in ""Aaron Stone"", Curtis the Caveman and Vice Principal Hackett in ""Phil of the Future"", and the voice of Kuzco in ""The Emperor's New School"" (replacing David Spade). He voiced Scrappy Rex in ""Scooby-Doo"". Manoux was also a contestant on ""Jeopardy!"", ""Family Feud"", and ""Wheel of Fortune"". Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux was born on June 8, 1969, in Fresno, California. He grew up in Santa Barbara, California, the"
"Angelis' younger brother, Michael, is also an actor. He is a supporter of Everton. Paul Angelis Paul Angelis (born 18 January 1943 in Liverpool) is an English actor and writer best known for his role as PC Bannerman in the British television series ""Z-Cars"". He attended St Francis Xavier's Grammar School, Liverpool and St Mungo's Academy, Glasgow then worked for merchant banks for six years before training as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Having moved to London he then toured with a children's theatre company. Angelis provided the voice of Ringo Starr and the"
"Harold Ramis Harold Allen Ramis (; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, director, writer, and comedian. His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in ""Ghostbusters"" (1984) and ""Ghostbusters II"" (1989) and Russell Ziskey in ""Stripes"" (1981); he also co-wrote those films. As a director, his films include the comedies ""Caddyshack"" (1980), ""National Lampoon's Vacation"" (1983), ""Groundhog Day"" (1993), and ""Analyze This"" (1999). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series ""SCTV"", on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of ""Groundhog Day"" and ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978). The"
"Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including ""With a Little Help from My Friends"", ""Yellow Submarine"", ""Good Night"", and their cover of ""Act Naturally"". He also wrote the Beatles' songs ""Don't Pass Me By"" and ""Octopus's Garden"", and is credited as a co-writer of others, including ""What Goes On"" and ""Flying"". Starr was afflicted by life-threatening illnesses during childhood, and he fell"
"kidnapping Richard Dean Anderson, the actor who played action hero MacGyver. Selma and Patty show Dean slides of their summer vacation, including various carriages from the Remington Museum with a front image of Patty and Selma standing next to a bronze statue of the museum's visionary, Don Remington. Hollywood has made the covered wagon and stagecoach icons of the idealized Old West, and the Remington Carriage Museum has both, including coaches used in past and present Hollywood productions. Visitors can climb aboard the stagecoach used by Jackie Chan in Disney's ""Shanghai Noon"" and by Tom Selleck in ""Crossfire Trail"". The"
"for the stage to arrive. His professionalism, and that of Heflin and Crosby, are some consolation"". Stagecoach (1966 film) Stagecoach is a 1966 American film, directed by Gordon Douglas between July and September 1965, as a color remake of the Academy Award-winning John Ford 1939 classic black-and-white western ""Stagecoach"". Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. In 1880, a group of strangers in Wyoming Territory boards the east-bound stagecoach from Dry Fork to Cheyenne. The travellers seem ordinary, but many have secrets that they are"
"Janson (billed as David Jaxon here) played the small boy met by Ringo on his ""walkabout"". Rooney Massara, who went on to compete in the 1972 Munich Olympics, was the sculler in the river in the ""walkabout"" scene by the river at Kew (uncredited). Kenneth Haigh appeared as an advertising executive who mistakes George for a ""new phenomenon."" David Langton also made a cameo appearance as an actor in the dressing room scene. Mal Evans, one of the Beatles' road managers, also appears briefly in the film—moving an upright bass through a tight hallway as Lennon talks with the woman"
"Ray Ashcroft Ray Ashcroft (born 28 June 1952 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He started in rep theatre - Everyman Theatre Liverpool, Vic Stoke-on-Trent, Crucible Theatre Sheffield, Library Theatre Manchester, Playhouse Theatre Leeds, The Swan Worcester, Northcott Theatre Exeter, Belgrade Coventry, Bush Theatre He is best known for playing DS Geoff Daly in ""The Bill"" from 1996 to 2000. He played Ringo Starr in the biopic TV film Birth of the Beatles (1979) and he has also appeared in many television productions including ""Coronation Street"", ""Emmerdale' for two years', Heartbeat, Survivors, Dalziel and Pascoe, Hetty"
"Gary Warren (actor) Gary Warren (born 5 July 1954 in Cricklewood, London) is a British former child actor, best remembered for his role as Peter in the 1970 film ""The Railway Children"". He also played Cedric Collingford (""Owl Face"") in the TV series ""Catweazle"" (1971) and Taplow (the troublemaking pupil) in ""Whacko"", and appeared in the sitcom ""Alexander the Greatest"" (1971) and played Mame's nephew in the West End musical ""Mame ""starring Ginger Rogers. In 1970, he released a single musical recording with two songs: ""Lucky Guy"" and ""Jennifer Please"". In October 2009 and September 2010, Gary was interviewed on"
"Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor and director, known internationally for his various film roles, including independent dramas, science-fiction epics, and musicals. McGregor's first professional role was in 1993, when he won a leading role in the British Channel 4 series ""Lipstick on Your Collar"". Some of his best known roles include heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films ""Trainspotting"" (1996) and ""T2 Trainspotting"" (2017), Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ""Star Wars"" prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film ""Moulin Rouge!"" (2001), young Edward Bloom in ""Big Fish"" (2003), Rodney"
"not informing his house guests of the device. J. P. Manoux Jean-Paul Christophe ""J. P."" Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and television personality best known for his work in multiple Disney productions, including S.T.A.N. in ""Aaron Stone"", Curtis the Caveman and Vice Principal Hackett in ""Phil of the Future"", and the voice of Kuzco in ""The Emperor's New School"" (replacing David Spade). He voiced Scrappy Rex in ""Scooby-Doo"". Manoux was also a contestant on ""Jeopardy!"", ""Family Feud"", and ""Wheel of Fortune"". Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux was born on June 8, 1969, in Fresno, California."
"Jack Kehoe Jack Kehoe (born November 21, 1938) is an American film actor appearing in a wide variety of films, including the crime dramas ""Serpico"" (1973), ""The Pope of Greenwich Village"" (1984) and Brian De Palma's ""The Untouchables"" (1987), as well as the cult favorites ""Car Wash"" (1976) and ""Midnight Run"" (1988), the popular western ""Young Guns II"" (1990), and ""On the Nickel"" (1980). Kehoe has also appeared in several Academy Award-winning films, including Jonathan Demme's ""Melvin and Howard"" (1980) and Best Picture winner ""The Sting"" (1973), in which Kehoe (as grifter Joe Erie, aka The Erie Kid) and co-stars"
"Donald Meek Thomas Donald Meek (14 July 1878 – 18 November 1946) was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903. Meek is perhaps best known for his roles in ""You Can't Take It with You"" (1938) and ""Stagecoach"" (1939). In 1960, he posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Meek was born in Glasgow to Matthew and Annie Meek. In the 1890's, the Meek family emigrated to Canada and then to the United States. By 1900, they were living in Philadelphia where Donald was employed"
"Stagecoach West (TV series) Stagecoach West is an American Western drama television series that ran for thirty-eight episodes on the ABC network from October 4, 1960, until June 27, 1961. Characters Luke Perry (played by Wayne Rogers) and Simon Kane (Robert Bray) operate the Timberland Stage Line from fictitious Outpost, Missouri to San Francisco, California. Simon's 15-year-old son, David ""Davey"" Kane (played by Richard Eyer), joins the two as they face stagecoach robbers, murderers, inclement weather, and human interest stories. Perry and Kane, who are both deputy U.S. marshals, had been on opposite sides of the American Civil War; Kane,"
"Thomas Kretschmann Thomas Kretschmann (; born 8 September 1962) is a German American actor. He played Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in the 1993 film ""Stalingrad"", Hauptmann Peter Kahn in the 2013 film ""Stalingrad"", Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in ""The Pianist"", Hermann Fegelein in ""Downfall"", Major Otto Remer in the 2008 film ""Valkyrie"", and Captain Engelhorn in the 2005 remake of ""King Kong"", and voiced Professor Z in ""Cars 2"". He appeared as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in Marvel Studios' """" and """". Kretschmann was born in Dessau, East Germany, on 8 September 1962. Before he became an actor, Kretschmann trained to"
"individuals to have won each of these awards. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 1939's ""Stagecoach"". In 1952, he won the Best Actor Emmy (Comedy Actor category), and the following year a Tony Award for best performance by an actor, for the musical ""Hazel Flagg"" (based on the Carole Lombard film ""Nothing Sacred""). He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for his work in television at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard, and a second star for his work in motion pictures at 1651 Vine Street. Thomas Mitchell (actor) Thomas John Mitchell (July 11, 1892"
"the young man joins up with his father's former pals, the stagecoach robbers Monkey (Dominic Barto), Holy Joe (Harry Carey Jr.) and Bull (Gregory Walcott). The characters are introduced as time moves on during Tom's journey, beginning with Bull who works at a stagecoach station disguised as a mute man. After Bull has listened in on the conversation of two headhunters and found out about the death of ""The Englishman"" (Tom's father), he begins a journey of his own. In a small town he finds a preacher who's in his church, conducting a fiery sermon to a somewhat dubious audience"
"Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film ""Glory"" (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller ""Training Day"" (2001). Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1980s, including his portrayals of real-life figures, such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in ""Cry Freedom"" (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in ""Malcolm"
"Stagecoach to Fury Stagecoach to Fury is a 1956 American Western film directed by William Claxton and starring Forrest Tucker and Mari Blanchard. It was the first film from Robert L. Lippert's Regal films; the B picture unit of 20th Century Fox set up to provide second features shot in CinemaScope. The film, with exteriors shot around Kanab, Utah was nominated for an Academy Award for black-and-white cinematography for the 29th Academy Awards. Others in the film include Wallace Ford as Judge Lester Farrell, Ellen Corby as Sarah Farrell, Wright King as Ralph Slader, Paul Fix as Tim O'Connors, and"
"Andy Devine Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films. He is probably best remembered for his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne in films like ""Stagecoach"" (1939), ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"" and ""How the West Was Won"" (both 1962). He is also remembered as Jingles on the TV series ""The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok"" from 1951 to 1958, as Danny McGuire in ""A Star Is"
"about a month, I'd run ""Stagecoach"", often with some different technician or department head from the studio, and ask questions. 'How was this done?' 'Why was this done?' It was like going to school."" Welles's cinematographer for the film was Gregg Toland, described by Welles as ""just then, the number-one cameraman in the world."" To Welles's astonishment, Toland visited him at his office and said, ""I want you to use me on your picture."" He had seen some of the Mercury stage productions (including ""Caesar"") and said he wanted to work with someone who had never made a movie. RKO"
"John Pinette John Paul Pinette ( ) (March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014) was an American actor, Broadway performer, and stand-up comedian. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from ""The Lord of the Rings"", Hervé Villechaize (Tattoo from ""Fantasy Island""), an Ewok, actor Marlon Brando (notably Brando's role in ""The Godfather)"", as well as various ethnic accents. He occasionally sang, for example ""Over the Rainbow"" from ""The Wizard of Oz"", ""Will You Be There"" from ""Free Willy"","