"Hank Marvin, Jet Harris, Bruce Welch, and Tony Meehan rose to fame as The Shadows, the backing act of Cliff Richard. They went on to achieve individual success with ""Apache"" and in 1961 released their first EP consisting of ""four new offerings"". None of the tracks were released as singles in the UK. All the tracks featured on the 1961 South African album ""Rockin' Guitars"", and the 1963 French album ""Hurrah! For The Shadows"" . However, the tracks did not feature on a UK album until ""Mustang"" was released under the Music for Pleasure label in 1971. They also all"
"characteristic funk style, and achieving a hit with ""Bongo Rock"" with King Errisson on bongos and Jim Gordon on drums in a remake of a 1959 song by Preston Epps. That success led Viner to produce ""Bongo Rock"", another album for the group, that included ""Apache"", a remake of the instrumental which was originally a 1960 UK hit for The Shadows and in 1961 a US hit for guitarist Jørgen Ingmann. Decades later, hip hop artists started sampling the Incredible Bongo Band recording, with the percussion breakdown from ""Apache"" appearing in songs by DJ Kool Herc, L.L. Cool J and"
"I'm doing my job, and that's what counts."" The Seattle band The Young Fresh Fellows recorded the song ""The New John Agar"" on the ""Topsy Turvy"" album in 1985. The television series ""Mystery Science Theater 3000"" has made fun of several of Agar's films, including ""The Mole People, Women of the Prehistoric Planet"" and ""Revenge of the Creature"". John Agar John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films ""Sands of Iwo Jima"", ""Fort Apache"", and ""She Wore a"
"Thayer David Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult ABC serial ""Dark Shadows"" (1966–71) and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the 1976 film ""Rocky"". He also appeared as Count Arne Saknussemm in the film ""Journey to the Center of the Earth"" in 1959. His raspy distinctive voice narrated many voice-overs in commercials and instructional films. Thayer David was born March 4, 1927, in Medford, Massachusetts. His father, Thayer Frye Hersey, was an executive in"
"""Baja, Humbug"" in the CBS crime drama, ""Simon and Simon"". George died of emphysema in 2005, aged 84, in a hospital in Newport Beach, Orange County, California. In 1991, George was awarded a Bronze Star on the Sidewalk of Stars in Binghamton, New York, close to Endicott, where he was born and raised. Anthony George Anthony George (born Ottavio Gabriel George, January 29, 1921 – March 16, 2005) was an American actor mostly seen on television. He is best known for roles of Don Corey in CBS's ""Checkmate"", Burke Devlin #2 and Jeremiah Collins on ABC's ""Dark Shadows"", as Dr."
"Al Matthews (actor) Alexander Basil Matthews (November 21, 1942 – September 22, 2018) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearance as Gunnery Sergeant Apone in the James Cameron film ""Aliens"" (1986). He reprised his role 27 years later, providing the voice of Apone for the video game """" (2013). Matthews' portrayal of Apone was the inspiration for Sgt. Avery Johnson of the Halo franchise. Matthews was a member of the United States Marine Corps, and served during the Vietnam War. On his website, he states: I spent six years in the United States Marine Corps; I"
"George Peppard George Peppard Jr. (; October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor. Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" (1961), and later portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in ""The Carpetbaggers"" (1964). On television, he played the title role of millionaire insurance investigator and sleuth Thomas Banacek in the early-1970s mystery series ""Banacek"". He played Col. John ""Hannibal"" Smith, the cigar-smoking leader of a renegade commando squad, in the hit 1980s action show ""The A-Team"". George Peppard, Jr. was born October 1, 1928,"
"Apache (instrumental) ""Apache"" is an instrumental written by English composer Jerry Lordan. The original version was by Bert Weedon, but Lordan did not like the version. The British rock group The Shadows recorded ""Apache"" in June 1960 and released it the next month. It topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks. In 1961, Danish jazz guitarist Jørgen Ingmann's cover of ""Apache"" (which he recorded in the fall of 1960) went to #2 in the US and #2 in Canada. A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called ""hip-hop’s national anthem"". Although this version was not a"
"Al Hodge Albert E. Hodge (April 18, 1912 – March 19, 1979) was an American actor best known for playing space adventurer Captain Video on the DuMont Television Network from December 15, 1950, to April 1, 1955. He played the Green Hornet on radio from January 1936 until January 1943. Hodge was born in Ravenna, Ohio. His parents operated a tailoring and dry-cleaning business. Hodge acted and took part in sports at Ravenna High School. Nicknamed ""Abie"", he was a track star, a drum major and manager of the band, sang bass in the boys glee club and was a"
"Shadow Morton George Francis ""Shadow"" Morton (September 3, 1941 – February 14, 2013) was an American record producer and songwriter best known for his influential work in the 1960s. In particular, he was noted for writing and producing ""Remember (Walking in the Sand)"", ""Leader of the Pack"", and other hits for girl group The Shangri-Las. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, but grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and then Hicksville, Long Island, where he met his high school sweet heart and future wife, Lois Berman and formed a doo-wop group, the Marquees. He became friendly with Ellie Greenwich, and"
"Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy (; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter. He was best known for his role as Spock of the ""Star Trek"" franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 2013. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title role in ""Kid Monk Baroni"". Foreshadowing his fame as a semi-alien, he played"
"Charles Bates (actor) Charles Bates (born January 15, 1935) is a former American child actor. He appeared in about 43 films between 1941 and 1952, mostly in small roles. He is probably best known as young Roger Newton in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller ""Shadow of a Doubt"" (1943). Other notable roles include ""The North Star"" (1943), ""San Diego, I Love You"" (1944), ""Pursued"" (1947) and ""Shockproof"" (1949). His last film was ""The Snows of Kilimanjaro"", where he played Gregory Peck's character as a 17-year-old. Bates went on to study electrical engineering and retired from the State of California in 1996 as"
"display, leading to the misattribution. Another possible fate of the skull was that it was returned to the Apaches by the Smithsonian in a 1990 transfer, but was not individually labeled. The murder and mutilation of Mangas' body only increased the hostility between Apaches and the United States, resulting in war continuing for nearly another 25 years. The 1952 film ""Lone Star"" starring Clark Gable, featured Magnus Coloradus, played by Chief Yowlachie, among a group of Apaches, including a child named Geronimo, sitting west of the Pecos with Sam Houston. The film ""War Drums"", was a 1957 American Western film"
"as a ""walking encyclopedia"" around the studio. He was married to and divorced from film and television actress Valerie French. Thayer David died July 17, 1978, from a heart attack in New York City at the age of 51. He and his former wife Valerie French were planning to remarry before he died. Thayer David Thayer David (born David Thayer Hersey; March 4, 1927 – July 17, 1978) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult ABC serial ""Dark Shadows"" (1966–71) and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the"
"Elijah Wood Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor, film producer, and DJ. He is best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in the ""Lord of the Rings"" film trilogy (2001–03). Wood made his film debut in 1989 with a small part in ""Back to the Future Part II"". He went on to achieve recognition as a child actor with roles in ""Avalon"" (1990), ""Paradise"" (1991), ""Radio Flyer"", ""Forever Young"" (both 1992), ""The Adventures of Huck Finn"" and ""The Good Son"" (both 1993). As a teenager, he starred in films such as ""North"", ""The War"""
"of the shotgun and then the duck falling and screaming all the way to the ground."" Charlie Callas Charlie Callas (born Charles Callias; December 20, 1924 – January 27, 2011) was an American comedian and actor most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin, and his many stand-up appearances on television talk shows in the 1970s. He was also known for his role as Malcolm Argos, the restaurant owner and former con man, on the Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner television series ""Switch"" (1975–1978). Callas was also known as the voice of Elliott the"
"The Battle at Apache Pass The Battle at Apache Pass is an American Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman. The stars are John Lund as United States Army Maj. Colton and Jeff Chandler repeating the role of Apache chief Cochise, whom he played two years earlier in 20th Century Fox's ""Broken Arrow"". Jay Silverheels also reprised his role of Geronimo from the same film. The film was rated as the #1 moneymaker in ""Variety"" magazine's list of box-office pictures, when it came out in April 1952. The film is a highly fictionalized account combining the events of ""The Bascom"
"John Agar John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films ""Sands of Iwo Jima"", ""Fort Apache"", and ""She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"". In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as ""Tarantula"", ""The Mole People"", ""The Brain from Planet Arous"", ""Revenge of the Creature"", ""Flesh and the Spur"" and ""Hand of Death"". He was the first husband of Shirley Temple. Agar's career suffered in the wake of his divorce, but he developed a niche"
"Antonio Fargas Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal of Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series ""Starsky & Hutch"". Fargas was born in New York City to Mildred (née Bailey) and Manuel Fargas; he was one of eleven children. His father was a Puerto Rican who worked for the City of New York. His mother was from Trinidad and Tobago. His breakout role began in the late 1960s comedy, ""Putney Swope"", today a cult film. After starring in a string of blaxploitation"
"Don Pedro Colley Don Pedro Colley (August 30, 1938 – October 11, 2017) was an American actor. Some of his better known roles include Gideon on ""Daniel Boone"", Ongaro in ""Beneath the Planet of the Apes"", SRT in George Lucas' ""THX 1138"", Joshua in ""The Legend of Nigger Charley"", and Sheriff Ed Little in the 1980s TV series ""The Dukes of Hazzard"". Colley was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Muriel and Pete Colley. He attended Klamath Union High School and actively played football and track and field, which led to an unsuccessful try-out for the 1960 Summer Olympics. He"
"in 1961, The Ventures in 1962 (on the album ""The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull"") and Davie Allan and The Arrows in 1965. Sonny James recorded a vocal music version in 1961. It was produced in Nashville by Chet Atkins and was review-rated as a ""Spotlight Winner."" George Harrison said The Beatles used to play ""Apache"" as well as other Shadows' hits (""FBI"", ""The Frightened City"") during their shows in Hamburg. The Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA adopted ""Apache"" as the unofficial team anthem in 2007. Following victories, the team would dance to the song at center court."
"the Shadows' tracks from the album was released. On the tenth of March, ""Record Retailer"" published the first UK EP Chart with ""Expresso Bongo"" topping the chart. Prior to this, the EP had also made the UK Singles Chart reaching number 14. According to Val Guest the film made ""a lot of money and got us a lot of awards"". Expresso Bongo (film) Expresso Bongo is a 1959 film satire of the music industry directed by Val Guest, shot in an uncredited Dyaliscope and starring Laurence Harvey, Cliff Richard, and Yolande Donlan.. It is adapted from the stage musical of"
"Angeles. For his contributions to the film industry, Baggot received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. His star is located at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard. King Baggot William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as ""King of the Movies,"" ""The Most Photographed Man in the World"" and ""The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon."""
"two detectives simultaneously. The detectives' main confidential informant was the street-wise, ethically ambiguous, ""jive-talking"" Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas), who often dressed in a flashy manner and operated his own bar (first named ""Huggy Bear's"", and later, ""The Pits""). The duo's boss was the gruff, no-nonsense-but-fair Captain Harold C. Dobey (Bernie Hamilton in the series, and gravel-voiced Richard Ward in the pilot). ""Starsky and Hutch"" continued the 1960s trend in some prime-time, U.S. TV dramas of portraying African-Americans (e.g., Huggy Bear, Capt. Dobey) in a positive light. Huggy's immense popularity with viewers caused producers Spelling and Goldberg to consider giving actor"
"Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor and singer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his second film, ""Friendly Persuasion"", but is best known for playing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's ""Psycho"" (1960) and its three sequels. His other films include ""Fear Strikes Out"" (1957), ""The Matchmaker"" (1958), ""On the Beach"" (1959), ""Tall Story"" (1960), ""The Trial"" (1962), ""Phaedra"" (1962), ""Five Miles to Midnight"" (1962), ""Pretty Poison"" (1968), ""Murder on the Orient Express"" (1974), ""Mahogany"" (1975), ""North Sea Hijack"" (1979), ""The Black Hole"" (1979), and ""Crimes"
"early winner of the Medal of Honor based on daring exploits in an 1861 confrontation with the Apache Chief Cochise in the Arizona Territory. Phillip Pine was cast as Colonel Pitts, and Don Keefer played the post commandant. George Nicholas Bascom George Nicholas Bascom (1837 – February 21, 1862) was a United States Army officer in the Arizona Territory and in the early months of the American Civil War. George N. Bascom was born in Owingsville in Bath County, Kentucky. His ancestors were of French Huguenot and French Basque. Bascom was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West"
"Shadows' ""Apache"") as early as 1970, as did the Kills 32 years later. The Minutemen were fans of Beefheart, and were arguably among the few to effectively synthesize his music with their own, especially in their early output, which featured disjointed guitar and irregular, galloping rhythms. Michael Azerrad describes the Minutemen's early output as ""highly caffeinated Captain Beefheart running down James Brown tunes"", and notes that Beefheart was the group's ""idol"". Others who arguably conveyed the same influence around the same time or before include John Cale of the Velvet Underground, Little Feat, Laurie Anderson, the Residents and Henry Cow."
"about Israel and the Jewish communities of Europe"" became president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Zionist Organization of America. From 1968 until 1987, he also maintained partial ownership of the Phoenix Suns. Ed Ames Ed Ames (born Edmund Dantes Urick; July 9, 1927) is an American popular singer and actor. He is known for playing Mingo in the television series Daniel Boone, and for his pop hits of the 1960s including ""My Cup Runneth Over"", ""Who Will Answer?"" and ""When the Snow is on the Roses"". He was also part of the popular 1950s singing group with his"
"Mark Margolis Mark Margolis (born November 26, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his performances as Alberto ""The Shadow"" in ""Scarface"" (1983) and Antonio Nappa in ""Oz"", and his Emmy-nominated performance as Don Héctor ""Tio"" Salamanca in ""Breaking Bad"" and ""Better Call Saul"". Margolis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Fanya (née Fried) and Isidore Margolis. He is from a Jewish immigrant family from Europe. He attended Temple University briefly before moving to New York City, where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. He is noted for his supporting roles"
"Ed Ames Ed Ames (born Edmund Dantes Urick; July 9, 1927) is an American popular singer and actor. He is known for playing Mingo in the television series Daniel Boone, and for his pop hits of the 1960s including ""My Cup Runneth Over"", ""Who Will Answer?"" and ""When the Snow is on the Roses"". He was also part of the popular 1950s singing group with his siblings, The Ames Brothers. Ames was born in Malden, Massachusetts, to Jewish parents Sarah (Zaslavskaya) and David Urick (Eurich), who had emigrated from Ukraine. He was the youngest of nine children, five boys and"
"Gregory Sierra Gregory Sierra (born January 25, 1937) is an American actor known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amenguale on ""Barney Miller"" and as Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of Fred G. Sanford on ""Sanford and Son"" (portrayed by Redd Foxx). Sierra's film credits include ""The Flying Nun"" (1969), ""Beneath the Planet of the Apes"" (1970), ""Papillon"" (1973), ""The Towering Inferno"" (1974), ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1979) and ""The Trouble with Spies"" (1987). He also guest starred on many television series, including ""Mod Squad"", ""Kung Fu"", ""Alias Smith and Jones"", """", ""Hawaii Five-O"", ""Gunsmoke"", ""The Greatest American"
"The Appaloosa The Appaloosa (also known as Southwest to Sonora) is a 1966 American Western film Technicolor (set in the 1870s) from Universal Pictures starring Marlon Brando, Anjanette Comer and John Saxon, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a Mexican bandit. The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie, and shot in California, Utah, and Arizona. The 2008 ""Appaloosa"" film (starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen) is not related to this film, although it has a similar title. Based on the 1963 book by Robert MacLeod, the title character is a"
"Friendship with a Remarkable Man"". The book was released on February 16, 2016. Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy (; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter. He was best known for his role as Spock of the ""Star Trek"" franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 2013. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title"