"further spin-off entitled ""Second Verdict"" in which Barlow and Watt looked into unsolved cases and unsafe convictions. Frank Windsor made a final appearance as Watt in the last episode of ""Z-Cars"", ""Pressure"", in September 1978, with Robins (John Phillips), the Detective Chief Superintendent from the original series who had risen to chief constable. Jeremy Kemp, Brian Blessed, Joseph Brady and Colin Welland also appeared, though not as their original characters. ""Z-Cars"" is incomplete in the archives. The period 1962–65 is reasonably well represented; though with big gaps. With the 1967–71 sixth series, when the programme was shown almost every week,"
"Other British actors who played regular roles in the early years included Joss Ackland. Although he played no regular role in the series, future Monkee Davy Jones appeared in three episodes. John Thaw, later in ""The Sweeney"" and ""Inspector Morse"", appeared in four episodes in 1963 as a Detective Constable who had to leave the force because he had a ""glass head"" – he couldn't drink alcohol when socialising and mixing with the criminal fraternity, very much part of a detective's job. ""Z-Cars"" ran for 801 episodes. The original run ended in 1965; Barlow, Watt and Blackitt were spun off"
"Frank Windsor Frank Windsor (born Frank W. Higgins; 12 July 1927) is a British actor, mainly on television. Windsor attended Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall, and studied speech training and drama at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based at the Royal Albert Hall, London. He played Detective Sergeant John Watt in ""Z-Cars"" from 1962 to 1965, and thereafter its spin-offs ""Softly, Softly"" and """" from 1966 to 1976. He appeared as 'Tobin' in Series 6, Episode 9 of The Avengers. From 1987 to 1989 he starred in the comedy drama ""Flying Lady"" written by Brian Finch. He"
"Z-Cars Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Lancashire (now Merseyside). Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978. The series differed sharply from earlier police procedurals. With its less-usual Northern setting, it injected a new element of harsh realism into the image of the police, which some found unwelcome. ""Z-Cars"" ran for 801 episodes, of which fewer than half have survived. Regular stars included: Stratford Johns (Detective Inspector Barlow), Frank Windsor (Det. Sgt"
"1936, in Los Angeles to an Irish-Scottish waitress and a Lebanese-American bookmaker. Stacy made his film debut in ""Sayonara"" in 1957, and his television debut in ""Highway Patrol"". He had a recurring role as ""Fred"" in ""The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"" from 1958 to 1963. During the 1960s he made guest appearances in television shows, including ""Gunsmoke"", ""Hazel"", ""The Donna Reed Show"", ""Have Gun - Will Travel"", ""Combat!"", and ""Perry Mason"" in the 1964 episode 'The Case of the Simple Simon'. Stacy is perhaps best remembered as a star of the western series ""Lancer"", along with Andrew Duggan, Wayne"
"Richard Fancy Richard Fancy (born August 2, 1943) is an American actor known for his long recurring role on ""Seinfeld"" as publisher Mr. Lippman, Elaine Benes' first major employer on the series. He appeared on the third and fourth seasons of ""It's Garry Shandling's Show"" as network boss Mr. Stravely. He also plays the Priest in the 1991 film ""What About Bob?"", and was Kevin Arnold's high school principal, Dr. Valenti, in the fourth and fifth seasons of ""The Wonder Years"". He also appeared in Oliver Stone's ""Nixon"" (1995) and ""Primal Force"" (1999). He also had two memorable appearances in"
"Brian Grellis Brian Grellis (born 1937) is a British actor, best known for his role in the television series ""Z-Cars"" as Det. Sgt. Bowker. Other TV credits include: ""Softly, Softly"", ""Pathfinders"", ""The Regiment"", ""Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"", ""The Onedin Line"", ""The Good Life"", ""Last of the Summer Wine"", ""Survivors"", ""Enemy at the Door"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serials ""Revenge of the Cybermen"", ""The Invisible Enemy"" and ""Snakedance""), ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Minder"", ""Bergerac"" and ""Threads"". Grellis is also known for his role as Phidian, the aide to Sir Hilary Bray in the 1969 James Bond film ""On Her Majesty's"
"The Flying Car The Flying Car is a six-minute 2002 short film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It stars Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson as the View Askewniverse characters Dante Hicks and Randal Graves, who were introduced in ""Clerks"". The short film was the first commissioned for ""The Tonight Show"" and premiered there on February 27, 2002. It also appears on the 10th anniversary ""Clerks. X"" DVD. The DVD cut is remastered and features an introduction by Kevin Smith. While stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal have another philosophical, pop culture-laden conversation — this one sparked when"
"Leonard Williams (actor) Leonard Williams (born West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ""Z-Cars"". According to Brian Blessed he was ""the joker of the cast"", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh. Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series ""The Clitheroe Kid"". He also made regular appearances opposite Harry Worth on television. He died of a heart attack at his flat in Lexham Gardens, Kensington."
"old. After leaving school Smith became a builder's labourer. Following national service in the army, he began acting professionally at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Cardiff, then joined the Swansea Grand Theatre as an assistant stage manager. He later moved to London, where he spent a year unemployed before he landed a part in a play about the Hungarian uprising. Smith made his television debut in ""Shadows of Heroes"" in 1959, and then his appearances in series such as ""Z-Cars"" and ""A Family at War"" made him known to the public. He also appeared as Detective Inspector Percy Firbank"
"He was father to two children; Leon & Marianne, and was husband to Imelda. Leonard Williams (actor) Leonard Williams (born West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ""Z-Cars"". According to Brian Blessed he was ""the joker of the cast"", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh. Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series ""The Clitheroe Kid"". He also made regular appearances opposite Harry Worth on"
"in ""The Old Men at the Zoo"" (1983). His role as Chief Superintendent Robins (1962–78) in ""Z-Cars"" and ""Softly, Softly"" was perhaps his most memorable. Phillips died at Oswestry, Shropshire on 11 May 1995. John Phillips (actor) William John Phillips MC (20 July 1914 – 11 May 1995) was an English actor. He is best remembered for the role of Chief Superintendent Robins, in the television series ""Z-Cars"" and for his work as a Shakespearean stage actor. Phillips was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1914, and began his acting career at Birmingham Rep in the 1930s. During the Second World"
"Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series ""77 Sunset Strip"" and ""The F.B.I."" He is also known as recurring character ""Dandy Jim Buckley"" in the series ""Maverick"" and as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in """" and associated spin-offs. He also voiced Doctor Octopus in the 1990s ""Spider-Man"" animated series and the 2000 PC, Dreamcast and PlayStation ""Spider-Man"" action-adventure video game, and Justin Hammer from the second season of the 1994 ""Iron Man"" animated series. Zimbalist was born in"
"of the Dark"" (1991). Harrington also appeared in the British band Naked Eyes' 1984 music Video ""(What) In the Name of Love"". Laurence Harrington Laurence Harrington (born 30 September 1938) is a British actor who has played DS Probert in ""Z-Cars"", Lunar Guard in ""Doctor Who"", George Latimer in ""Softly, Softly"", the Lawyer in ""The Sweeney"", Jackson in """", Gary in ""Agony"", Jeff Sadler in ""Boon"", Cyril Harrington-Morse in ""Lovejoy"", Vic Lawson in ""Love Hurts"" and James Palfrey in ""Dalziel and Pascoe"". He has also guest-starred in ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", ""The Bill"", ""Casualty"", ""Holby City"" and ""Doctors"", and appeared in"
"Brian Blessed Brian Blessed, (; born 9 October 1936) is an English actor, writer, presenter, and comedian. He is known for his booming voice and his roles in ""Z-Cars"", ""I, Claudius"", ""Blackadder"", and ""Flash Gordon"". Brian Blessed was born on 9 October 1936 at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough, Yorkshire, the son of William Blessed (1906–2005), a socialist coal miner at Hickleton Main Colliery (and himself the son of a coal miner), and Hilda Wall (1909–1997). Blessed's great-great-grandfather, Jabez Blessed, was the father of 13 children and worked as a china and glass dealer in Brigg, Lincolnshire; many of Blessed's relatives"
"Laurence Harrington Laurence Harrington (born 30 September 1938) is a British actor who has played DS Probert in ""Z-Cars"", Lunar Guard in ""Doctor Who"", George Latimer in ""Softly, Softly"", the Lawyer in ""The Sweeney"", Jackson in """", Gary in ""Agony"", Jeff Sadler in ""Boon"", Cyril Harrington-Morse in ""Lovejoy"", Vic Lawson in ""Love Hurts"" and James Palfrey in ""Dalziel and Pascoe"". He has also guest-starred in ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", ""The Bill"", ""Casualty"", ""Holby City"" and ""Doctors"", and appeared in films such as ""The Boys in Blue"" (1982), ""Don't Open till Christmas"" (1984), ""Car Trouble"" (1986), ""Out of Order"" (1987) and ""Afraid"
"Army"" (1972); Thompson in """" (1973); Bill Chadwick in ""Follyfoot"" (1973); Maxie in ""The Changes"" (1975); Jack King in ""Z-Cars"" (1977); Uncle Billy in ""The Sweeney"" (1978); Dick Fawcett/Pub Customer in ""All Creatures Great and Small"" (1978-1988); Arthur in ""Quatermass"" (1979); George Taylor in ""The Gentle Touch"" (1980-1984); Percy/Vickery in ""Minder"" (1980-1991); Reverend Fulljames in ""Hi-de-Hi!"" (1983); Bob Hilton in ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" (1984); Vicar in ""Shine on Harvey Moon"" (1984); Mr Light in ""Grange Hill"" (1985); Ron Lucas/Edwin Palmer/Mr Wright in ""Casualty"" (1987-1993); Mr North in ""Boon"" (1988); Mr Russell in ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" (1989); Mr Oxley in ""Keeping"
"Nicky Katt Nicholas Katt (born May 11, 1970) is an American actor known for his role as unorthodox teacher Harry Senate on David E. Kelley's Fox drama series ""Boston Public"". Katt's film roles include Clint Bruno in ""Dazed & Confused"" (1993), Billy Ray Cobb in ""A Time to Kill"" (1996), Tim in ""SubUrbia"" (1996), Stacy the hitman in ""The Limey"" (1999), Greg Weinstein in ""Boiler Room"" (2000), Adolf Hitler in ""Full Frontal"" (2002), Fred Duggar in ""Insomnia"" (2002), Stuka in ""Sin City"" (2005), and Nate Petite in ""Snow Angels"" (2008). Katt has co-starred in many movies and received critical praise"
"Douglas Fielding Douglas Fielding (born 6 June 1946) is a British actor of film and television, best known for playing the role of Sergeant Alec Quilley, previously Police Constable, in the police procedural drama ""Z-Cars"" (1969–1978). He later played the first regular policeman Roy Quick in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"" from 1985 until 1986. He made his television debut in 1968 playing Young Hodge in an episode of ""Mystery and Imagination"". He has also appeared in other successful television shows including ""Softly, Softly"", ""Callan"", ""Blake's 7"", ""Angels"", ""Juliet Bravo"", ""The Bill"", ""ChuckleVision"", ""Family Affairs"", and ""Doctors"". In 2000 he"
"Kemp had a prominent film career, usually appearing as second male leads or top supporting roles. His films include ""Dr. Terror's House of Horrors"", ""Operation Crossbow"", ""The Blue Max"", ""Darling Lili"", ""A Bridge Too Far"", ""The Seven-Per-Cent Solution"", ""Top Secret!"" and ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"". Jeremy Kemp Jeremy Kemp (born 3 February 1935) is an English actor. He is known for his significant roles in the miniseries ""The Winds of War"", the film ""The Blue Max"" and the TV series ""Z-Cars"". Kemp was born Edmund Jeremy James Walker in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, the son of Elsa May (daughter of Dr"
"Brandon Keener Brandon James Keener (born October 1, 1974) is an American actor, living in Los Angeles, California. He was born and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas and graduated from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he won an Irene Ryan scholarship for collegiate actors and performed at the Kennedy Center. Despite appearing in over 70 commercials, such as ""Skittles"", ""Wink"", ""BMW"", ""FedEx"", ""KFC"", among many others, Keener is well known for his voice-over roles in several video games, most notably that of former C-Sec officer Garrus Vakarian in the ""Mass Effect"" series, as well as ISAC from ""Tom Clancy's"
"were involved in a car accident during the sixth leg that injured their cameraman and pushed them to last place, but they caught up to the team in front of them resulting in a footrace. They placed sixth overall. Film Television Brian Thomas Smith Brian Thomas Smith (born May 13, 1977) is an American actor and comedian known for playing the dim-witted but kind-hearted Zack Johnson on ""The Big Bang Theory"", and his appearances on ""Fear Factor"" and ""The Amazing Race Season 7."" He has also made guest appearances on ""Two and a Half Men"" and ""The 100 Greatest TV"
"Gertrude Fass; they have two children. Richard Fancy Richard Fancy (born August 2, 1943) is an American actor known for his long recurring role on ""Seinfeld"" as publisher Mr. Lippman, Elaine Benes' first major employer on the series. He appeared on the third and fourth seasons of ""It's Garry Shandling's Show"" as network boss Mr. Stravely. He also plays the Priest in the 1991 film ""What About Bob?"", and was Kevin Arnold's high school principal, Dr. Valenti, in the fourth and fifth seasons of ""The Wonder Years"". He also appeared in Oliver Stone's ""Nixon"" (1995) and ""Primal Force"" (1999). He"
"Your Love"", ""Caroline in the City"", ""The Wayans Bros."", ""Touched by an Angel"", """", ""Renegade"", ""The Golden Girls"", ""Married... with Children"", ""ALF"", ""227"", ""T. J. Hooker"", ""The Equalizer"", ""Falcon Crest"", ""Sledge Hammer!"", ""Nurses"", and ""The Brady Bunch Movie"". David Leisure David Russell Leisure (born November 16, 1950) is an American actor best known for his role as Charley Dietz in the sitcom ""Empty Nest"" from 1988 to 1995 and fictional (and ""lying"") automotive ""pitch man"" Joe Isuzu in a series of North American television commercials for Isuzu from 1986 to 1990, and again from 1999 to 2001. Leisure was born"
"James McDaniel James McDaniel (born March 25, 1958, Washington, D.C.) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television show ""NYPD Blue"". He created the role of Paul in the hit Lincoln Center play ""Six Degrees of Separation"". He played a police officer in the ill-fated 1990 series ""Cop Rock"", and a close advisor to the director Spike Lee regarding the activist Malcolm X in the 1992 film ""Malcolm X"". He also played Sgt. Jesse Longford in the ABC television series ""Detroit 1-8-7"". McDaniel won a 1995 Screen Actors"
"Brian Thomas Smith Brian Thomas Smith (born May 13, 1977) is an American actor and comedian known for playing the dim-witted but kind-hearted Zack Johnson on ""The Big Bang Theory"", and his appearances on ""Fear Factor"" and ""The Amazing Race Season 7."" He has also made guest appearances on ""Two and a Half Men"" and ""The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases"". Brian Thomas Smith has a younger brother, Greg, who participated with him on ""The Amazing Race"". Smith graduated from Central Missouri State University (he was also a Sigep) before moving to Los Angeles. He was a member of"
"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 Chief Blue Meanie in the film ""Yellow Submarine"". He has appeared in many British"
"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"
"David Jackson (British actor) David Jackson (15 July 1934 – 25 July 2005) was an English actor best known for his role as Olag Gan in the first two seasons of ""Blake's 7"" and as Detective Constable Braithwaite in ""Z-Cars"" from 1972 to 1978. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. His other TV credits include ""The Saint"", ""The Avengers"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Lord Peter Wimsey"" (""The Nine Tailors""), """", ""Minder"" ""(The Smaller They Are)"", ""Only Fools and Horses"", ""Wyatt's Watchdogs,"" ""Edge of Darkness"", ""Coronation Street"" and ""Lovejoy"". His film credits include roles in ""10 Rillington Place"" (1971), ""Unman, Wittering and Zigo"""
"election campaign against U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Zimbalist died at the age of 95 on May 2, 2014, from natural causes. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series ""77 Sunset Strip"" and ""The F.B.I."" He is also known as recurring character ""Dandy Jim Buckley"" in the series ""Maverick"" and as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in """" and associated spin-offs. He also voiced Doctor Octopus in the 1990s ""Spider-Man"" animated series and the 2000 PC, Dreamcast and PlayStation"
"Allan O'Keefe Allan O'Keefe is a British actor, known mostly for his work on British television. One of his first roles was playing Quando in ""The Villains"" (1964), a series of unrelated televised plays, which only have the subject of villainy in common. He later went on to have roles in the Adam Faith television series ""Budgie"" (1971) and the supernatural television series ""What's Next?"" (1974). O'Keefe's most notable role was playing PC Fred Render in the successful police drama ""Z-Cars"". He remained in that role from 1971 til the series' went off air in 1978. He went on to"
"Brody Hutzler Ian Brody Hutzler (born April 20, 1971) is an American actor primarily known for his roles on soap operas. Hutzler played the role of Zachary Smith on ""Guiding Light"" from 1996–1997 and the role of Cody Dixon on ""The Young and the Restless"" from 1999-2004 before moving on to ""Days of Our Lives"", where he played the role of Patrick Lockhart from 2004–2007. He has also made several television guest appearances on shows, such as The WB series ""Charmed"" and ""Angel"" and the short-lived 2000 NBC series, ""Titans"". He also starred in the 2008 film ""Green Flash"", along"
"in a one-man show. David Jackson died of a heart attack on 25 July 2005, aged 71. He left behind his wife Anne and 19-year-old son Stuart. David Jackson (British actor) David Jackson (15 July 1934 – 25 July 2005) was an English actor best known for his role as Olag Gan in the first two seasons of ""Blake's 7"" and as Detective Constable Braithwaite in ""Z-Cars"" from 1972 to 1978. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. His other TV credits include ""The Saint"", ""The Avengers"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Lord Peter Wimsey"" (""The Nine Tailors""), """", ""Minder"" ""(The Smaller They Are)"","