"received from the national press. But the BBC, not then comfortable with the concept of soap opera, quietly dropped the series in 1965. When the series ended, the cast members appeared in other popular programmes, Ronald Allen was a regular in the soap opera ""Crossroads"" between 1969 and 1985. Australian actor Vincent Ball also featured in ""Crossroads"". Marcia Ashton, who played Lily, appeared in soap opera ""Brookside"" many years later. Carmen Silvera played the role of Madame Edith Artois in the sitcom ""'Allo 'Allo"" from 1982 to 1992. The director David Giles had a distinguished television career. Only a handful"
"another woman by his wife; he responds to his wife with the line ""You stupid woman!"" This would be followed by a convoluted explanation, which Edith would always believe. Similarly, he often speaks to his mother-in-law with the line ""Shut up, you silly old bat!"" As the main character in the show, René is usually at the forefront of any plots involving the paintings, love affairs or British airmen. Such was the popularity of the character that the BBC published a book, "" 'Allo 'Allo!: The Complete War Diaries of Rene Artois"" in 1991. An audio version was subsequently produced,"
"Gorden Kaye Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye (7 April 194123 January 2017), known as Gorden Kaye, was an English actor and singer, best known for playing womanizing cafe owner René Artois in the British comedy series ""'Allo 'Allo!"" Kaye was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, an only child. His mother, Gracie, was 42 when he was born. His father, Harold, was a lorry driver, in the ARP during the Second World War, and at other times worked as an engineer in a tractor factory. When young, Kaye played rugby league for Moldgreen ARLFC before studying at King James's Grammar School,"
"René Artois René François Artois is a fictional character, the main character in the BBC sitcom ""'Allo 'Allo!"", which ran from 1982 to 1992. The character was played by Gorden Kaye. In the 2009 stage production of 'Allo 'Allo!, the part was played by Jeffrey Holland. The character is loosely based on Albert Foiret, the café owner at the centre of the action in an earlier BBC drama series, ""Secret Army"". Artois (usually referred to as René, but codenamed Nighthawk by the ""Résistance"") is the owner of the Café René in the occupied French town of Nouvion, during World War"
"a care home on 23 January 2017, at the age of 75 in Knaresborough. Kaye's funeral service was held at Huddersfield Parish Church on 17 February 2017. His co-stars from ""'Allo 'Allo!"" Vicki Michelle, Sue Hodge, and Kim Hartman all attended, as did Ken Morley from ""Coronation Street"", who gave a tribute. The unofficial Yorkshire anthem ""On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at"" was sung at the service. Gorden Kaye Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye (7 April 194123 January 2017), known as Gorden Kaye, was an English actor and singer, best known for playing womanizing cafe owner René Artois in the British comedy series"
"version. Kaye was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1986 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the curtain call of the West End stage version of ""'Allo 'Allo!"" at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Kaye returned as Rene Artois in a 2007 one-off television revival of ""'Allo 'Allo!"" and in a stage show in Brisbane, Australia, at the Twelfth Night Theatre in June and July, alongside Sue Hodge as Mimi Labonq and Guy Siner as Lieutenant Gruber. The other characters were portrayed by Australian actors, including Katy Manning, Steven Tandy, Chloe Dallimore, and Jason Gann. Kaye's"
"for Edith's birthday. René's final appearance was in the ""Return of 'Allo 'Allo!"" in 2007, which featured a stage play including him and some other characters. This was accompanied by several archive clips from the series, and interviews with the cast and crew about the history of ""'Allo 'Allo"". René François Artois was recognised for his role in helping the Resistance twice, once during the last episode entitled A Winkle in Time where René received the Magnificent Brother of France (MBF) Medal. The second award given was the Légion d'honneur by Michelle Dubois formerly of the Resistance during the special"
"was a baby, Madame Fanny sent her to work at the Chateau as a serving girl, and she worked in the servant's quarters, where she discovered all the secret passageways. In her late teens-early twenties, she met Rene, started to court with him, and later married him. Edith Melba Artois (née La Fan) is the wife (and subsequently, sister-in-law) of her husband René Artois. After Rene's 'execution' and fake death, she became the legal owner of the café, which gave her greater influence over her husband's actions than she had had before. She does however dream of the day when"
"made a guest appearance in a Christmas special of ""Family Fortunes"", in which he served as team captain and placed host Les Dennis on a special ""Double Big Money"" round for Dennis to score more than one hundred points to double the charity prize money, which he did. In 1982, David Croft sent Kaye the script for the pilot episode of ""'Allo 'Allo!"" inviting him to play the central character of René Artois. He accepted and appeared in all 84 episodes (the main series ran from 1984, two years after the pilot, until 1992) and 1,200 performances of the stage"
"Café René The Café René is a fictional French café in a British sitcom, ""'Allo 'Allo!"" broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992, which ran for 85 episodes. The series is set in the French town of Nouvion, in Nazi-occupied France in the early 1940s. The café is owned by René François Artois, the main character of the story. It is frequented by the German forces. René has to be polite to them, but also has to be careful not to be seen as a collaborator. The local commandant, Colonel Von Strohm, his assistant Captain Hans Geering, and his"
"episode The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! and informing René that the award is usually given by Charles de Gaulle to which René mentioned that it would be difficult for De Gaulle to present the medal over his big hooter. René Artois René François Artois is a fictional character, the main character in the BBC sitcom ""'Allo 'Allo!"", which ran from 1982 to 1992. The character was played by Gorden Kaye. In the 2009 stage production of 'Allo 'Allo!, the part was played by Jeffrey Holland. The character is loosely based on Albert Foiret, the café owner at the centre of"
"she married wealthy businessman Ron Cooke and moved to Zaire shortly afterward. In 1973, Alf needed a partner when he became mayor of Weatherfield so Annie Walker (Doris Speed), the social-climbing landlady of The Rovers Return, invited herself to become Mayoress and Alf was forced to agree. Annie did a good job - she considered herself to be Weatherfield's First Lady - but her snobbishness and pretensions often infuriated and exasperated Alf. In 1978, Alf married Renee Bradshaw (Madge Hindle), who now owned the corner shop. Theirs was an awkward courtship - Alf withdrew his first proposal, telling Renee that"
"exaggeration, and Frazee (who appeared without billing) earned her laughs with excellent comedy timing. The series lapsed in 1956. After retiring from acting, Frazee started a real estate business. Frazee's marriage to Glenn Tryon lasted five years and produced one son, Timothy. Jane Frazee died of a stroke in 1985. Jane Frazee co-starred as Joe's wife Alice, without screen credit: Jane Frazee Mary Jane Frehse (July 18, 1915 – September 6, 1985), known as Jane Frazee, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. (Her studio biography gave her birthdate as 1918, causing some confusion among her fans; Minnesota historian Dave"
"secretary Private Helga Geerhart often visit the café. Café René The Café René is a fictional French café in a British sitcom, ""'Allo 'Allo!"" broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992, which ran for 85 episodes. The series is set in the French town of Nouvion, in Nazi-occupied France in the early 1940s. The café is owned by René François Artois, the main character of the story. It is frequented by the German forces. René has to be polite to them, but also has to be careful not to be seen as a collaborator. The local commandant, Colonel Von"
"just blew the rest of them right out of the water."" Shortly after the announcement, Sarah Wayne Callies was approached to play the role of Rick's wife Lori Grimes, the lead female. Other actors garnering roles in the main cast include Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, and Jeffrey DeMunn. ""Days Gone Bye"" featured guest appearances from actors and actresses such as Emma Bell (Amy), Andrea's younger sister. Bell would later become part of the main cast as a recurring character. Lennie James played Morgan, and Jim Coleman guest performed Lam Kendal. Linds Edwards played Leon Bassett, Rick’s co-worker. Keisha Tillis played"
"documentary filmmaker Rohan Spong. In 2000 she voiced the main character Gloria in the Australian children's animated television series ""Gloria's House"" as well as voicing Emma in the animated film from Burbank Animation Studios ""Jungle Girl and the Lost Island of Dinosaurs"" in 2002. In June and July 2007, she appeared as Yvette in the stage show ""'Allo 'Allo!"" alongside Gorden Kaye as René Artois at Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane. Guy Siner and Sue Hodge also reprised their original roles from the television series, and the other characters were portrayed by Australian television actors including Steven Tandy and Jason"
"House, Jo became a hostess for a tavern along the Henderson River called ""The Riverboat,"" which Stu, Jenny (Linda Gibboney) and Wendy ran. It too was destroyed when Travis (Rod Arrants) met his demise against Warren (Michael Corbett) and Ringo Altman (Larry Fleischman). Starting in the mid-1970s, Joanne was showcased less on the program. She became rivals with Stephanie Wilkins, who had an affair with her third husband, Tony, and later married John Wyatt, her former brother-in-law, out of spite. Joanne's final stories involved her romance with Martin Tourneur (John Aniston), whom she married in 1980. They later divorced, which"
"Ada in ""The Hamptons (TV series)"", Julia Burke in ""As the World Turns"" and Portia Blake in ""Portia Faces Life"". She was married to Casey Allen, a radio actor and announcer, and had two children, a daughter, Kerry, and a son, Kim. In 1993, she died of cancer in Manhattan, New York. Fran Carlon Fran Carlon (August 15, 1913 – October 4, 1993) was an American actress who was most successful in radio and television. She was born in Indianapolis and grew up in Chicago. She received her theatrical training at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre and later at the Pasadena Playhouse."
"""Allo 'Allo!"" was set in the French town of Nouvion during the German occupation of the Second World War. Its focus was a café in the town square run by René Artois (played by Gorden Kaye). There were sustained attempts by the occupiers to appropriate the ""Fallen Madonna"", a local treasure, to provide a nest egg after the war. Among those who coveted it were the local German commandant Colonel Kurt Von Strohm (Richard Marner) and the ""Führer"" Adolf Hitler himself on whose behalf Herr Otto Flick (Richard Gibson) of the ""Gestapo"" was instructed to secure it (but secretly wanted"
"and operated a supper club together in Palm Springs, California, called Charcoal Charley's, where she performed until her death from pancreatic cancer in 1984.. Dorothy Arnold (actress) Dorothy Arnold (November 21, 1917 – November 13, 1984) was an American film actress and the first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio. Her 20-year movie career began with 1937’s ""Freshies"" and ended with 1957’s ""Lizzie"". She was born as Dorothy Arnoldine Olson in Duluth, Minnesota, of Norwegian heritage. By the age of 12 she was performing on amateur nights at Duluth's Lyric Theater and with the local Salvation Army Band. She graduated"
"originating the role of Oliver Warbucks in ""Annie"", which he played for six years from 1977 to 1983. Shelton had a lead role in the Home Box Office comedy series ""1st & 10"", as well as a cameo role in ""Cheers"" as a small-time con man. His most famous TV role was Mr. Allen who ran the museum where Blanche Devereaux worked in ""The Golden Girls"". Mr. Shelton was married in 1960 to actress Mari McMinn (who also appeared in the original cast of ""Annie""). The marriage ended in divorce four years later. Shelton died of a stroke in Portland,"
"aired later that year from September onwards. Two Christmas specials were also made. The first was a 45-minute episode, which followed Series 2 in 1985, and the second was also a 45-minute episode, screened at Christmas 1991, preceding Series 8. In 1994, two years after the series ended, the BBC broadcast ""The Best of 'Allo 'Allo!"", a compilation of clips from the series, linked by new scenes featuring Gorden Kaye and Carmen Silvera, in which René and Edith reminisce about the events of the war. On 22 March 2007, a one-off special episode entitled ""The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!"" was"
"seven episodes had been produced and five episodes were aired. The Bell sisters, Annie (KaDee Strickland), Jane (Teri Polo) and Sammy Bell (Sarah Jones), inherited """"The Wedding Palace"""" after their parents' divorce. David Conlon (Michael Landes), photographer for the wedding palace and ex-boyfriend of Annie's whose tension-filled dealings with her are clearly the result of pent-up sexual chemistry; and Russell Hawkins (Benjamin King), Jane's husband and the company COO; round off the cast. Then there's wedding singer Ralph Snow (Chris Williams), who always aspired to be the next Lenny Kravitz, but instead is stuck crooning endless cover songs and retro"
"""10 Items or Less"" on TBS. On September 30, 2009, she hosted the game show ""Pay It Off"", lasted for one season on BET, which is similar to ""Debt"". In 2010, she appeared on ""RuPaul's Drag Race"". She appeared in an episode of TV One's series ""Life After"" in late 2011. Coles has also performed as a stand-up comedian, with some of her material dealing with her struggle with being overweight at times. Coles has been married twice. From 1985 to 1995, she was married to Aton Edwards. She then married Reggie Mckiver, a former SWAT police officer in the"
"helped to direct drama students, had a share in an antiques business and volunteered with InterAct Stroke Support (a charity that allows actors to read to patients following a stroke). Stephanie Turner Stephanie Turner (born 25 May 1944 in Bradford, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, re-formed in 1974 as West Yorkshire, England) is an actress. She is best known for the lead role of Inspector Jean Darblay in the first three series of the 1980s television BBC police drama ""Juliet Bravo"" (1980–82). Prior to this, she had played Dennis Waterman's screen wife, Alison Carter, in early episodes of"
"time was Renee Divine (played mainly by Patricia Elliott) as the new love of Asa’s life. For years, Asa had typically favored trophy wives, much younger women whom he could control (or attempt to control). However, Renee was his peer, and a former Texas madam. She was worldly and strong-willed enough to stand up to Asa, whom she often called an ""old coot"". Bo returned to Llanview (actor Robert S. Woods had left the series for two years), and took center-stage for a while in 1988. When he came back to town, he was mysteriously divorced from his wife Didi,"
"as Bree Van de Kamp, the uptight, perfectionist homemaker and mother of two teenagers who is struggling to save her marriage. Eva Longoria starred as Gabrielle Solis, the materialistic ex–fashion model who cheats on her husband. Nicollette Sheridan played the neighborhood slut and Susan's rival, Edie Britt. Steven Culp played Rex Van de Kamp, Bree's emasculated, sexually dissatisfied husband. Ricardo Antonio Chavira starred as Gabrielle's neglectful, high-powered executive husband, Carlos Solis. Mark Moses portrayed Mary Alice's mysterious widower, Paul Young. Andrea Bowen played Susan's knowledgeable, level-headed daughter, Julie Mayer. Jesse Metcalfe played the Solis' gardener and Gabrielle's adulterous lover, John"
"be part of the evolving rock and roll scene, and wanted private lives. Geri married Al Latchford, a history professor. Marge was married to Franklin Hobbs, who became a long-time on-air personality at WCCO in Minneapolis-St. Paul. They met while the sisters were still working in Chicago for NBC. She remarried and became Marge Smith, the wife of an advertising executive. Only Marge left the area, relocating to Florida with her second husband. Bea became Mrs. E. Holmes Douglass in 1964. In 1963, Dot Records released one last album, ""Tips of my Fingers"", and single (""Tips of My Fingers""/""Summertime Love"")"
"Boone in the role of Lucy Blackburn, Carlos's ex-girlfriend from college, and future series regular Maiara Walsh, who appeared as Carlos's niece Ana Solis in the season finale. Part of the main mystery arc were Stephen Spinella portraying Dr. Samuel Heller, Dave's psychiatrist, and Lily Tomlin playing Roberta Simonds, Mrs. McCluskey's sister who helps her to do some research on Dave. For the 100th episode of the series, many former cast members returned, including Steven Culp as Rex Van de Kamp, Bree's deceased first husband, Christine Estabrook as Martha Huber, the woman that blackmailed Mary Alice and was killed by"
"Miles Davis for Dentsu Advertising of Japan. Anthony Barboza is married to Laura Carrington, a starring actress in the 1984 Lionel Richie video number one hit, ""Hello"". She is also a groundbreaking daytime soap opera actress who played the role of Simone Ravelle Hardy on the soap opera ""General Hospital"" from 1987 to 1989. They have been married for more than 25 years and live in Westbury, New York with their three children Danica Barboza, Alexio Barboza and Lien Barboza. He also has two children, Laryssa Gobets and Leticia Barboza from a previous marriage to Maria Correa. Anthony Barboza Anthony"
"Antonio was originally a waiter, and made a guest appearance in the second season in this role before becoming an official cast member in the third season (by which time he had changed professions). Helen married him in order to save him from deportation. The marriage mistakenly lasted for three years (unbeknownst to either one of them) long after Antonio got his green card due to an error on Helen's part. He is a big fan of the ""Mary Pat Lee Show"". (Season 4–5) Played by Farrah Forke, Alex is a helicopter pilot who moves to Nantucket to start her"
"him in his vaudeville routines (centered on his clever jokes spun off his weakness as a juggler). The couple married before Allen began his long-running radio work in 1932. Because Allen was a devout Roman Catholic Hoffa took instruction in the Catholic faith prior to the marriage. Hoffa became familiar for her high-pitched voice, her brief routines involving jokes bounced off or from her mother, and, later, strolling Allen's Alley with her husband, after asking him what his question of the week for the Alley denizens would be. Although Hoffa performed under her real name on her husband's show, the"
"Worth, Texas. She appeared on such game shows as ""Match Game"", ""Password"", and ""Family Feud"". She had an extramarital relationship with Nat King Cole. Hutton telephoned his wife, Maria Cole, to tell her to divorce him. Maria, in turn, confronted her husband and Cole ended the relationship with Hutton after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. After the death of Cole, Hutton met a Pilot with the United States Air Force, Allan Freeman. They married on January 10, 1970 and remained married until his death on August 30, 2014. They have three children, daughter Amber Vanderbilt, who is the wife"