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"harder show with crossbow bolts killing people and Tell fighting hand-to-hand, which often resulted in the death of the bad guy. Unlike the courtly Sheriff of Nottingham, Gessler was a pig of a man, unshaven, often eating or drinking without manners and throwing his metaphorical as well as literal weight around. The series was re-run well into the 1960s. B C D H J L M N O P R S T V W The series featured a long-remembered theme song, with music based on the ""William Tell Overture"" by Gioachino Rossini. For the show, the song lyrics were by"
"the run of the series, but he had to turn it down both times due to his television commitments. In one early episode of the series (titled ""Luella""), another character actually mistakes Templar for Bond. Moore would eventually accept the role of Bond after ""The Saint"" ended its run. Moore had a few recurring co-stars, especially Ivor Dean, who played Templar's nemesis, Inspector Teal. In three early episodes, Teal had been played by Campbell Singer, Norman Pitt, and Wensley Pithey; Dean featured from the episode ""Iris"" (7 November 1963) onward. Teal's relationship with Templar was broadly similar to that depicted"
"then appeared in repertory theatre and in the West End. He is best known for portraying William Tell in the popular ITV television series ""The Adventures of William Tell"", which ran for 39 episodes from 1958 to 1959. Phillips also played Stefan, Tell's mentor, in the updated version ""Crossbow"" in 1987. During the 1960s and 1970s, he worked in theatre, television and films – it was to be his busiest period as an actor. Severe back pain, two replacement knees and a replacement hip brought a premature end to Conrad Phillips' acting career, and he retired from the screen in"
"Eventually, Tell discovers that the shoes were the trademark of a dealer who supplied the local talent with cocaine, and who was killed in the bathroom stall during an apparent robbery. Tell finally confronts the man's ghost, who informs him that he was brutally killed by Jannings, Tell's boss, a drug addict who was heavily in debt to the dealer at the time. Jannings used the stolen cocaine to fund his rehabilitation and rise to executive management. This prompts Tell to quit his job, telling Jannings he is a ""worthless bastard"" before leaving. When he arrives home, he resolves to"
"The Adventures of William Tell The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment. In the United States, the episodes aired on the syndicated NTA Film Network in 1958–1959. William Tell is a folk hero of Switzerland, supposedly active in the early 14th century. He supposedly encouraged the population of the Old Swiss Confederacy to revolt against the regime of Albert I of Germany (reigned 1298-1308). Tell's legend is recorded in the ""White Book of Sarnen"" (1474). The series was produced by Ralph Smart, who"
"cover assignment. (The Network's main delivery of assignments for its agents was a system similar to what was seen on the spy comedy ""Get Smart!"" in the 1960s.) The main nemesis of the Network was a terror organization that called itself UGLI, for the Underground Government Liberation Intergroup, which was headed by the professional terrorist called Mr. Sue (Kurtwood Smith) and his second-in-command (Taylor Negron). The Network, however, considered Beans himself strictly a ""place-holder"" agent, and it would only allow him to work in its dangerous service till his father could be found and freed. Viewers were warned, as a"
"or two of being introduced. In fact, the only character to appear as a regular during all five seasons was FBI Agent Ronald Sandoval (Von Flores), the show's main antagonist. The fifth season of the show was a radical departure from the storyline of the previous seasons, with the Taelons being replaced by a new and more openly hostile alien race, a group of energy vampires called the Atavus. ""Three years ago they came, forever altering the future of humanity. ""William Boone's life has been destroyed. A man caught between two worlds. Assigned protector to the Companions; undercover agent for"
"being a nemesis of Clark Kent (Tom Welling) who develops multiple schemes to uncover Clark's secrets, to becoming an ally who eventually dies to protect Clark's secret from his own son. Lionel has a strained relationship with Lex and regularly tries to test him. He attempts to develop a romantic relationship with Martha Kent following the death of Jonathan Kent, helping her advance toward the United States Senate. Lionel's development from a main antagonist to an ally was difficult for the writers, who felt the character's arc failed to achieve the status they wanted. Although they continued with the story"
"Bertha among them, now throng Tell's home with the cry: ""Long live William Tell, our shield and saviour!"" Bertha, greeting the commoners as comrades, asks to be accepted into their League of Freedom. Her request is granted and she gives her hand to Ulrich. He proclaims: ""And from this moment all my serfs are free!"" But soon word comes that Albert, the Emperor of Austria, has been assassinated by his own nephew John. One day, Tell's wife receives a visitor at their cottage; it is presumably a monk, but Tell soon recognizes him as John in disguise, fleeing his would-be"
"as the mortal enemy. Karl Heltant is one of the main protagonists, along with Hoochie and Sanson. Karl is the Viscount of Heltant's younger half-brother, and when the Viscount and his army are taken prisoner by Amurtaht, Karl takes up the responsibility to report the news to the king and to find aids to release the prisoners. One of the most intelligent people in the novel, Karl often leads the party and his wisdom and decision is trusted by all. Lee is quoted to say that Karl was named as his mind and tongue are both sharp as knife, or"
"Gemma Teller Morrow Gemma Teller Morrow (""née"" Madock), is a fictional character on the FX television series ""Sons of Anarchy"", played by Katey Sagal. Gemma is the widow of John Teller, wife of Clay Morrow and mother of Jax Teller. She is unapologetic about the lengths she'll go to in order to protect the club, and is beloved by all of its members. She and Clay are arguably the series' main antagonists. Gemma gets killed in season 7 by her son Jax. Gemma was born November 18, 1957 to Nate and Rose and is a native of Charming, California; her"
"having an affair with Tony, and sends blood mail to Davina accusing Helen. Helen then discovers this and uses it as a weapon in order to black mail him. Andy, another bass, wants to become a professional singer ""like Bryn Terfel"", and gets an application form for the Welsh College of Music and Drama. Despite his many efforts to escape his job as a solicitor he fails until the second series when he decides to become an interior designer. Eurof is also a second tenor, who despite his bardic talents, hasn't always had an easy life. His worst enemy, Siân"
"bad things is sheer genius."" They additionally cited his rivalry with Mega Man as one of the ten greatest in video games, describing it as one ""still going strong to this day."" In a later article, they listed the ""evil mastermind"" as one of their top 25 video game archetypes, using Wily as an example. IGN listed him as the 13th Best Video Game Villain, calling him one of the most ""hopelessly persistent"" video game villains. Dr. Wily , () full name Albert W. Wily, is a video game character and the main antagonist of the original ""Mega Man"" series,"
"his wounded leg, Ange escapes on a stolen horse and wires a message for help to Orrin, while Tell and Cap (when his leg is strong enough) escape back to Purgatorie on foot. The Bigelows and their men catch up to them in town and challenge Tell to a gunfight the next day at daybreak. Orrin and Tyrel receive Ange's telegram and rush to join Tell at Purgatorie. The following day Tell strides out onto the street alone to face the Bigelow gang, now including the last Bigelow brother, Benson (Gene Evans). Unbeknownst to Tell, Cap grabs a shotgun and"
"five, Oliver trains up young heroes Wild Dog (Rick Gonzalez), Mister Terrific (Echo Kellum), Artemis (Madison McLaughlin) and Ragman (Joe Dinicol) to join him in his war on crime following Laurel's death and Thea and Diggle's resignations, while he tries his best to balance his vigilantism with his new role as mayor. Oliver also faces the threat of a dark and shadowy enemy named Prometheus, who has a deep-rooted vendetta against him. In flashbacks, Oliver is living in Russia, where he joins the Bratva as part of an assassination ploy. In season six, after an explosive battle on Lian Yu,"
"on a fifties game show. Another recurring feature on the show was a ""Reality show"" starring a hapless school photographer, Bent, and his retarded assistant Bubber, the brothers Lefevre, who are carpet salesmen trying to be actors, Asger Lesniak who has a personal vendetta against a guy who frequents the places he works, and Bimmer, a character obsessed with life in the tropic nether regions. The TV-series evolved in the second season into ""Dolph og Wulff"", in a documentary style, with The Fascist Hippo Dolph as the dominating main character. The second season further evolved to a third season, this"
"jail- however, it is uncovered that the murder attempt was fully Wanda's doing. Alby, however, is unsatisfied and wants Bill punished. Once again, Alby resorts to terror tactics against Bill's family by spooking his daughter Sarah (Amanda Seyfried). Bill learns of the incident and has a violent confrontation with Alby, bruising him badly. After his father's assassination attempt, Alby made a power move, and to Bill's horror, successfully maneuvers himself to the sect's number one position. With his bullet-ridden father in the hospital, Alby became the series' primary villain. During the third season Alby is shown to run the UEB"
"for his education in the common law, and for suitable marital arrangements. In this line of descent was his grandson the merchant adventurer Sir Nathaniel Rich, and his great-grandson Nathaniel Rich (nephew of the elder Nathaniel), a colonel in the New Model Army during the English Civil War. Since the mid-sixteenth century Rich has had a highly negative reputation for immorality, financial dishonesty, double dealing, perjury and treachery that is seldom matched in all of English history. The historian Hugh Trevor-Roper dismissed Rich as a man ""of whom nobody has ever spoken a good word"". Rich is the supporting villain"
"most famous example is ""Tool Time"", the ""show-within-a-show"" on the American television situation comedy ""Home Improvement"". Tim Allen played Tim Taylor, a character inspired by Bob Vila, while Richard Karn portrayed Al Borland, a character based on Norm Abram. Bob Vila also guest-starred from time to time as Tim's rival and archenemy; in one episode in 1994, Vila challenged Tim to a hot rod race and Tim tells Vila that he will kick Vila back to ""That Old House"" and Vila tells Tim that he's no longer on ""This Old House"" and that he started a new show called ""Home"
"and since William Tell was a better sailor, they handed the wheel to him. But instead of heading towards the dungeon, he escaped to shore. There he ambushed and killed Gessler with an arrow, launching the young Confederacy's rebellion against Austrian rule. Indeed, a Gessler family of ministeriales is documented from the 13th century onwards; however at Wiggwil in the Aargau region, the original homeland of the Habsburgs and the basis for their rise after the extinction of the Swabian House of Hohenstaufen. The Gesslers profited from the election of Count Rudolph of Habsburg as King of the Romans in"
"This seems to prevent him killing her, even when pitted against her in deadly combat. Likewise, it is suggested that Xena has strong feelings for Ares, but during the series she is never seen to act on them. Other major antagonists of the show include Caesar and Alti, a Roman official and shamaness respectively. Caesar's first appearance was in the second-season episode ""Destiny."" He is introduced as a young Roman patrician brimming with arrogance - so much so, that when he is captured by Xena and her pirates he is not afraid. When threatened by Xena he tells her """"""I"
"long-term life partner, scriptwriter Denise Morgan. They remained together until Morgan's death in 2011. The character of Vera Bennett, the show's main villain, was nicknamed ""Vinegar Tits"" by the inmates. The role continued from the show's premiere in 1979 until 1981, appearing in episodes 1 to 224. In the first episode she was coldly sad. Later developments showed other more sensitive angles of her personality and explored the idea that her tough behaviour in the cell block was connected to her loneliness and social awkwardness outside the prison and caring for her elderly mother. Spence who played Vera with her"
"their siblings to hide this. The main antagonist of the series, John Cavil, initially poses as a priest (""Lay Down Your Burdens""). His true identity is revealed when a second copy boards ""Galactica"" and reveals his Cylon nature. Cavil's role in society is contradictory. He occasionally serves as a devil's advocate, pointing out the absurdity of his fellow Cylons and their religious zealotry. He was revealed to be a One (""Six of One""). Cavil has a sadistic, Machiavellian streak that none of the other Cylon models share. He tortured Saul Tigh by gouging out one of his eyes and showing"
"viewers, since Viv and Terry had been among the show's longest serving characters before they were killed off. Viv had been one the show for eighteen years, and was involved in many of the show's storylines since her arrival in 1993. Terry first appeared in 1995. Many fans were disappointed at the producers' decision to kill them off. In autumn 2011, it was announced that the show's serial villain Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) would be attacked by a mystery assailant. Six suspects to the attack were named: Other characters who were presumed suspects include: In the two-part episode aired on"
"trafficking and obstruction of justice that would likely earn them long prison sentences. During the fifth season, Vic attempted to throw Internal Affairs Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh from his game by sleeping with Kavanaugh's mentally-ill ex-wife. In response, Kavanaugh's hatred of Mackey consumed and completely overwhelmed his conscience, leading him to begin breaking the law himself in destroy the man he regarded as ""pissing all over"" the entire police department. After a failed attempt to seek revenge against Vic Mackey by attempting to assault Corrine Mackey and (supposedly) allying with Antwon Mitchell to send Lem to a prison under Mitchell's control,"
"dancing and an archery contest that Tell's young son Jemmy wins with his first shot – a result of his ""paternal heritage"". It is Jemmy who notices the hurried approach of the pale, trembling and wounded shepherd, Leuthold, who killed one of Gesler's soldiers to defend his daughter and is fleeing the governor's forces. He seeks to escape to the opposite shore, but the cowardly Ruodi refuses to take him in his boat, fearing that the current and the rocks make approaching the opposite bank impossible. Tell returns from searching for the departed Arnold just in time: even as the"
"to the next, although at certain times of the year, such as the Christmas season, paper cutout versions of such stories as ""The Littlest Snowman"" would be shown. Several cartoon shorts were featured over the course of the series' run, including: A cartoon starring a funnel-capped shape-shifting boy named ""Tom Terrific"" was part of the show in the 1950s and 1960s. Tom had a sidekick named Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog, and a nemesis, Crabby Appleton (""Rotten to the core!""). Other cartoons included ""Lariat Sam"", whose nemesis was Badlands Meanie, which was developed by veteran game show announcer Gene Wood,"
"and ultimately serve to erode national identity, honor and security. Of all the series’ villains, none are more sinister than the Jews."" Theodor Herzl, the liberal founder of modern Zionism is the series' ""arch-villain"", who is portrayed as a man so perfidious as to hold his penniless father prisoner without his mother's knowledge because of alleged ideological differences. The show depicts him at the First Zionist Congress, portrayed in such a way as to evoke the Elders of Zion, planning to create a Jewish state spanning from the Nile to Euphrates, which is a popular anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. Meanwhile, the"
"major villains in the program was Longinus, played by Sebastian Roché, an immortal cursed by God for interfering with his plans. By Christian tradition, Longinus was the centurion who stabbed Jesus Christ with his spear during the Crucifixion. This spear, the Spear of Destiny, was supposedly the only weapon that could release Longinus from his curse. The show freely mixed Christian mythology, Celtic mythology, Druidism, and smatterings of history. Ray Richmond, a television critic for ""Variety"", gave the series a lukewarm review, ""Even 1,500 years ago, it turns out that the Celtics were in need of a decent shooting guard"
"his role. Eventually Mike and Rita divorced and Rita began dating a doctor. After the first series Dandy Nichols died, and so subsequent episodes showed Alf having to deal with life as a widower. The loss of Else (and later, Rita) as regulars in the cast meant that new characters had to be brought in as antagonists for Alf. These notably included his home help, Winston (played by Eamonn Walker), who was both black and gay, and Alf's prim upstairs neighbour, Mrs Hollingberry (played by Carmel McSharry), who eventually agreed to marry Alf. In 1988, Speight was warned about the"
"August till December 1998. Cast were Kieren Hutchison as William Tell, Andrew Binns as Xax, Nathaniel Lees as Leon, Katrina Browne as Aruna, Ray Henwood as Kreel, Sharon Tyrell as Kalem, Beth Allen as Princess Varga and Drew Neemia as Drogo. The entire series is available on a 5-disc region 2 set from Network DVD. The entire series is also available on a 3-disc region 1 set. The Adventures of William Tell The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment. In the United States,"
"employee of an agency known only as ""The Bureau"". His boss, dubbed ""The Chief"", tasked him with dealing with some of the world's most hardened, sophisticated criminals, including smugglers, murderers, black marketeers, saboteurs, kidnappers, various types of thieves, corrupt politicians and rogue scientists. Thurston's sidekick/nemesis ""Egon"" Zellschmidt was played by character actor Hans Conried during the first season. From 1945-52, Russian comic and musician Leon Belasco appeared in the same role as ""Pegon"" Zellschmidt. The show was broadcast not only for the sake of entertainment but it also ""alerted an anxious war-weary world to the inherent dangers of resting on"
"the two characters remained a central theme throughout the series and became the longest lasting rivalry in daytime history. Another character introduced in the 1980s was Eric Braeden's Victor Newman. Originally, the character was ""a despicable, contemptible, unfaithful wife abuser"" who was intended to be killed off. Braeden's tenure on the show was meant to last between eight and twelve weeks. ""When I saw Eric Braeden's first performance- the voice, the power, the inner strength- I knew immediately that I didn't want to lose this man,"" Bell said. ""He was exactly what the show needed. Not the hateful man we"