"becoming a sorcerer, and Sorsha and Madmartigan remain in a restored Tir Asleen to raise Elora together. Willow returns home to a hero's welcome and performs a true magic trick, much to the delight of the High Aldwin, before being happily reunited with his family. George Lucas conceived the idea for the film (originally titled ""Munchkins"") in 1972. Similar in intent to ""Star Wars"", he created ""a number of well-known mythological situations for a young audience"". During the production of ""Return of the Jedi"" in 1982, Lucas approached Warwick Davis, who was portraying Wicket the Ewok, about playing Willow Ufgood."
"(2011), ""To Rome with Love"" (2012), ""The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet"" (2013) and ""The Dressmaker"" (2015). For her television work, Davis won Emmy Awards for """" (1995), Judy Garland in """" (2001) and ""The Starter Wife"" (2007) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for ""Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"" and ""One Against the Wind"" (1991). Other television roles include ""Water Under the Bridge"" (1980), ""A Woman Called Golda"" (1982), ""A Cooler Climate"" (1999), Nancy Reagan in ""The Reagans"" (2003), ""Coast to Coast"" (2003), Sante Kimes in ""A Little Thing"
"THE SAINT. That one was really set up for it. I’ve got a great outline for that one- more fun characters and situations like cold fusion, that aren’t so science fiction as they were 20 years ago. This could be a lot of fun.’’ Willow (film) Willow is a 1988 American high fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby"
"de Havilland and Davis starred in together. Completed in 1942, the film was disapproved in 1943 for foreign release by the wartime Office of Censorship, because it dealt truthfully with racial discrimination as part of its plot. In Richmond, Virginia, Asa (Frank Craven) and Lavinia (Billie Burke) (née Fitzroy) Timberlake gave their two daughters male names: Roy (Olivia de Havilland) and Stanley (Bette Davis). The movie opens with the young women as adults. Asa Timberlake has recently lost his piece of a tobacco company to his former partner William Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), his wife's brother. Roy, a successful interior decorator,"
"where she starred opposite Mel Gibson in ""Romeo and Juliet"". Most of Davis's stage work has been in Australia, including ""Piaf"" (1980), ""Hedda Gabler"" (1986), ""Victory"" (2004) and ""The Seagull"" (2011), but she also starred in the 1982 London production of ""Insignificance"", for which she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress, and the 1989 Los Angeles production of ""Hapgood"". She returned to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2017 to direct the play ""Love and Money"". She went on to win the BAFTA Awards for both Best Actress and Most Promising Newcomer for the 1979 film"
"Pet of the Month in January 1980 and a runner-up for Pet of the Year in 1981. As an actress, Davis' first feature film was the 1982 horror flick """". Later in the 1980s, she appeared in the 1984 comedy film ""The Flamingo Kid"", but her best known film role came in 1987 as Roxie Shield in the cult comedy film ""Mannequin"". She later also appeared in films such as the 1990 comedy ""The Shrimp on the Barbie"", the 1991 comedy ""If Looks Could Kill"" and ""The Rapture"", in the same year. She has made guest appearances in television shows"
"Willow (film) Willow is a 1988 American high fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, produced and with a story by George Lucas, and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. Davis plays the eponymous lead character and hero: a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world in a high fantasy setting. Lucas conceived the idea for the film in 1972, approaching Howard to direct during the post-production phase of ""Cocoon"" in 1985. Bob Dolman was brought"
"tapped Davis to direct the Chuck Norris vehicle, ""Code of Silence"". Off that success in 1988 Davis developed for Warner Brothers a film titled ""Above the Law"". Davis co-wrote, produced and directed the film which is most notable for the feature film debut of Steven Seagal. Davis then went back to Orion with his project ""The Package"", working with Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones. Davis brought Jones with him to his next project, which was originally titled ""Dreadnaught"" but eventually carried the title ""Under Siege"". In the picture Davis re-teamed with Seagal to create the top grossing fall film"
"Brad Davis' character, Philip Caputo. He played the lead role in the 1982 film, ""Split Image"", as a college athlete who gets lured into a religious cult by a beautiful girl (Karen Allen). He appeared in the thriller film ""The Glass House"", and starred with Tommy Lee Jones in the 1983 pirate adventure ""Nate and Hayes"" (also known as ""Savage Islands""). More recently, O'Keefe appeared opposite George Clooney in ""Michael Clayton"". He has appeared twice opposite Jack Nicholson, as his son in ""Ironweed"" and as the father of a murdered girl in ""The Pledge"". His film ""Frozen River"" was in"
"Davis caught the eye of George Lucas with aspects of his performance, such as his ability to stick his tongue through his Ewok mask and the inquisitive tilting of his head (which was inspired by Davis' dog). Kenny Baker was originally set to take the role of Wicket; however, Baker fell ill with food poisoning, and Davis was called in as a replacement. Wicket was featured as a main character in the television movies """" in 1984 and """" in 1985. In both movies, Wicket was played by Davis and voiced by Darryl Henriques. Wicket was also a main character"
"of 1992. Davis continued directing big budget adventures throughout the 1990s including ""The Fugitive"", starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones; ""Steal Big Steal Little"" featuring Alan Arkin and Andy Garcia in a dual role playing opposite himself as twin brothers; ""Chain Reaction"" with Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman and Rachel Weisz, and ""A Perfect Murder"", starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Douglas, and Viggo Mortensen. In the fall of 2001, Davis was set to release Warner Brother's ""Collateral Damage"" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The initial release date was pushed in an effort to be sensitive to the tragedies of 9/11. The film's plot"
"View"". Davis was among the group of celebrities lip-synching to The Bee Gees' ""Stayin' Alive"" on the ""Idol Gives Back"" episode of ""American Idol"" on April 25, 2007. He appeared briefly in the 2006 film ""The Prestige"", directed by Christopher Nolan. In July 2008, Davis portrayed King Lear at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, under the direction of Bonnie J. Monte. That year he also guest-starred on the television series ""Ugly Betty"". In November 2010, Davis was part of the Celebrity Autobiography series at the Long Center in Austin, Texas. He performed along with fellow ""Nanny"" alum Lauren Lane"
"film ""As Summers Die"" (1986), and in Lindsay Anderson's film ""The Whales of August"" (1987), in which she played the blind sister of Lillian Gish. Though in poor health at the time, Davis memorized her own and everyone else's lines, as she always had. The film earned good reviews, with one critic writing: ""Bette crawls across the screen like a testy old hornet on a windowpane, snarling, staggering, twitching - a symphony of misfired synapses."" Davis became an honouree of the Kennedy Center Honors for her contribution to films in 1987. Her last performance was the title role in Larry"
"31, 2002) and Mae (born December 30, 2004). Davis made her debut as a dramatic actress in the 1990 film ""Flatliners"", starring as William Baldwin's fiancée. She then appeared in the hit film ""Home Alone"" in a small role as a Parisian airport receptionist. Later, she starred in independent films such as ""The Daytrippers"" (1995) and ""Next Stop Wonderland"" (1998). These led her to roles in Hollywood films such as the thriller ""Arlington Road"" (1999), and ""About Schmidt"" (2002). In 2003, she starred opposite Paul Giamatti in the movie adaptation of the Harvey Pekar comic ""American Splendor"" as the comic"
"mysterious, schizophrenic mother of a teenager in boarding school in ""On My Own"" (1993), the lifelong Australian Communist Party member reacting to the downfall of the Soviet Union in ""Children of the Revolution"" (1996), two more Allen films, ""Deconstructing Harry"" (1997) and ""Celebrity"" (1998) and a highly-strung White House chief of staff in ""Absolute Power"" (1997). After appearing in ""Celebrity"", ""The Guardian"" newspaper wrote that Davis ""in recent years has succeeded Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow as Allen's misfit muse."" Much of her work in the late nineties had been on television, where she has a collection of Emmy Award"
"Eugene M. Davis Eugene M. Davis is an American actor known for playing the psychotic killer Warren Stacy in the 1983 film ""10 to Midnight"" with Charles Bronson; he also played a killer in another Bronson vehicle, 1988's ""Messenger of Death"". Other credits include the psychological thriller ""Fear X"" (2003) and a role as a cross-dressing police informant in the Al Pacino movie ""Cruising"" (1980). He is the brother of actor Brad Davis and the son of Dr. Eugene Davis, DMD. He was raised in Titusville, Florida, attended and graduated from Titusville High School. Gene and Brad (called Bobby in"
"is stepmother to Tennon's son and daughter from previous relationships. Davis is a Christian and regularly attends services at Oasis Church in Los Angeles. According to Rotten Tomatoes and The Numbers, Davis's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed films include ""Traffic"" (2000), ""Doubt"" (2008), ""Law Abiding Citizen"" (2009), ""Knight and Day"" and ""Eat Pray Love"" (2010); ""The Help"" (2011), ""Suicide Squad"" and ""Fences"" (2016). Throughout her career, Davis is a recipient of many films, critics and societies awards. For her stage work, she has won two Tony Awards, three Drama Desk Awards, a Obie Award and Theater World Award. She"
"of the film, featuring deleted scenes and the director's commentary was released on January 20, 2009. Ernie Davis (Rob Brown) is a young African American growing up in Pennsylvania with his same-age uncle Will Davis Jr. (Nelsan Ellis), in the late 1940s during a time of racism and discrimination. Davis lives with his extended family, including his grandfather, Willie 'Pops' Davis (Charles S. Dutton), who guides and educates him. Davis' mother, Marie Davis (Aunjanue Ellis), eventually returns to their residence to inform the family that she has remarried and can now afford to raise Ernie at her own home in"
"Leprechaun (film) Leprechaun is a 1993 American comedy horror film written and directed by Mark Jones. It stars Warwick Davis in the title role and Jennifer Aniston in her film debut. Davis plays a vengeful leprechaun who believes a family has stolen his pot of gold. As he hunts them, they attempt to locate his gold to vanquish him. The film was originally meant to be more of a straight horror film, but Davis injected humor into his role. Re-shoots also added increased gore to appeal to older audiences. It was the first film produced in-house by Trimark to be"
"as ""My Name Is Earl"" and ""Everybody Hates Chris"". She also directed the film ""Crossroads"", starring Britney Spears. Davis has been married to Mike D of the Beastie Boys since 1993, but they are legally separated. They have two children, Skyler and Davis. Davis' debut feature film ""Guncrazy"" received a review saying that ""in Guncrazy, Davis delivers pow entertainment with a twist: It matters."" Davis' co-worker Drew Barrymore praised her work ethic: ""It's a real honor and much of the credit goes to Tamra because she's easily the best director I've ever worked with. Anyone who gets to work with"
"series ""The Cowboys"", based on a 1972 film of the same name starring John Wayne. After years of relatively low-profile roles, Davis was cast as family patriarch Jock Ewing on ""Dallas"", which debuted in 1978. During season four, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, but continued to film the show as long as he could. In many scenes as the season progressed, he was shown seated, and his voice became softer and more obviously affected by his illness. He wore a hairpiece to cover the hair he lost from chemotherapy. A season-four storyline regarding the Takapa development and Jock's separation"
"reviews, indicating ""Universal Acclaim"". ""Drugstore Cowboy"" won the following awards: Drugstore Cowboy Drugstore Cowboy is a 1989 American crime drama film directed by the American filmmaker Gus Van Sant. Written by Van Sant and Daniel Yost, and based on an autobiographical novel by James Fogle, the film stars Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham and William S. Burroughs. It was Van Sant's second film as director. At the time the film was made, the source novel by Fogle was unpublished. It was later published in 1990, by which time Fogle had been released from prison. Fogle, like the characters in"
"acting classes. Davis first became popular in daytime television playing opposite Beverlee McKinsey as her character Iris Cory's former (and presumed dead) husband, Elliot Carrington, on the soap opera ""Texas"", a spin-off of ""Another World"", from October 1980 through December 1981. In 1985, he played a renegade soldier in the Season 4 episode of the television series ""The A-Team"" ""The Doctor is Out"". Davis played his most famous character, Niles the Butler on the television series ""The Nanny"", throughout its run from 1993 to 1999 and in its in 2004 (in cameo flashbacks only). Niles was known for his frequent"
"the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic ""Champions"" (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama ""The Hit"" (1984), Winston Smith in ""Nineteen Eighty-Four"" (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, ""Scandal"" (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama ""The Field"" (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure ""Rob Roy"" (1995). His later films include the ""Harry Potter"" film series (2001–11), the ""Hellboy"" films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller ""The Skeleton Key"" (2005), western ""The Proposition"" (2005), political thriller ""V for Vendetta"" (2005), sci-fi adventure ""Indiana Jones"
"Ali's novelty album for children, ""The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay"". Davis found recognition late in his life by working in several of director Spike Lee's films, including ""Do The Right Thing"", ""Jungle Fever"", ""She Hate Me"" and ""Get on the Bus"". He also found work as a commercial voice-over artist and served as the narrator of the early-1990s CBS sitcom ""Evening Shade"", starring Burt Reynolds, where he also played one of the residents of a small southern town. In 1999, Davis appeared as a theater caretaker in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra film ""The Ghosts of"
"August (1996 film) August is a 1996 British drama film directed by and starring Anthony Hopkins as Ieuan (IPA:j/əɨ/a/n) Davies, and featuring Rhys Ifans in a small role in one of his earliest films, as Griffiths. It is an adaptation of Chekhov's ""Uncle Vanya"", with the character Ieuan Davies taking over the title role from the play. The film was Hopkins's first feature film with a full cast (he had previously directed the one-man-performance of ""Dylan Thomas: Return Journey"" in 1990). It would be over a decade before his next directorial effort would, ""Slipstream"" in 2007, which he also wrote"
"starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford. Pictures of Crawford were used in the album artwork of The Rolling Stones album ""Exile on Main St."" (1972). The feud between Crawford and Bette Davis is depicted in Shaun Considine's 1989 book, """". It was fueled by competition over film roles, Academy Awards, and Franchot Tone, Joan Crawford's second husband and Davis' co-star in 1935's ""Dangerous"". The Crawford-Davis rivalry is the subject of the 2017 first season of the FX anthology television series ""Feud"", subtitled ""Bette and Joan"". Crawford is played by Jessica Lange, and Davis is played by Susan Sarandon. As of 2018"
"Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her role in ""Commander in Chief"". She has since portrayed the recurring role of Dr. Nicole Herman in ""Grey's Anatomy"" (2014–2015, 2018), and also starred as Regan MacNeil-Angela Rance in the first season of the horror television series ""The Exorcist"" (2017), on Fox. Davis was born January 21, 1956, in Wareham, Massachusetts. Her mother, Lucille (; June 19, 1919 – November 15, 2001), was a teacher's assistant, and her father, William F. Davis (November 7, 1913 – April 2, 2009), was a civil engineer and church deacon; her parents were"
"chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2016, and was nominated for numerous awards, including four Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Washington), Best Supporting Actress (Davis) and Best Adapted Screenplay, with Davis winning for her performance. It also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for Washington and a Best Supporting Actress win for Davis. In 1950s Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson lives with his wife Rose and their son Cory, and works as a waste collector alongside his best friend, Jim Bono. Troy's younger brother, Gabriel, sustained"
"(""thank you very much""), ""cariad"" (a term of endearment, meaning ""love""), and ""iechyd da"" (""cheers""). August (1996 film) August is a 1996 British drama film directed by and starring Anthony Hopkins as Ieuan (IPA:j/əɨ/a/n) Davies, and featuring Rhys Ifans in a small role in one of his earliest films, as Griffiths. It is an adaptation of Chekhov's ""Uncle Vanya"", with the character Ieuan Davies taking over the title role from the play. The film was Hopkins's first feature film with a full cast (he had previously directed the one-man-performance of ""Dylan Thomas: Return Journey"" in 1990). It would be over"
"1985 and subsequently at Duke University receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Political Science in 1989. Stevens lived in Los Angeles with his producer wife Alexandra known professionally as Ali Gifford. In addition to his work on live events, concerts and awards shows for television, Stevens has been involved in several dramatic films as director and producer. These include the feature films ""Sin"" starring Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames and ""Bad City Blues"" featuring Dennis Hopper, Michael Massee and Michael McGrady and the television adaptation of the Broadway play, ""Thurgood"" starring Laurence Fishburne, which he directed"
"Guardian"" in 2014, opined that Davis gave ""a rousing performance as bull-headed protagonist Sybylla Melvyn. The term “once in a lifetime” tends to be slapped around like a bumper sticker, but this meaty role lives up to the accolade."" Her breakthrough success continued with lead roles in the Australian New Wave classics ""Winter of Our Dreams"", as a waif-like heroin addict, the drama ""Heatwave"", as a radical tenant organizer, and the thriller ""Hoodwink"", as a sexually-repressed clergyman's wife. Of her performance in ""Winter of Our Dreams"", Roger Ebert noted, ""Davis brought a kind of wiry, feisty intelligence to ""My Brilliant"
"spin-off series of the original ""Knight Rider"" TV series. He played a recurring character in ""Sisters"", and has been in other TV shows such as ""M.A.N.T.I.S."", ""L.A. Law"", ""A Different World"", ""What's Happening Now"", ""Head of the Class"", ""Little Big League"", and ""Necessary Roughness"". He played a boxer in the movie ""Diggstown"" and also had a small role in Carl Reiner's 1987 comedy film, ""Summer School."" Duane Davis Duane Davis, the son of NFL Hall of Fame defensive end Willie Davis and Ann Davis, is an American actor who has been in such films as ""Under Siege"", ""Ghosts of Mars"""