"Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Auf Wiedersehen, Pet () is a British comedy-drama series about seven English migrant construction workers who leave the UK to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in Düsseldorf. The series was created by Franc Roddam after an idea from Mick Connell, a bricklayer from Stockton-on-Tees, and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who also wrote ""The Likely Lads"", ""Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"" and ""Porridge"". It starred Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Christopher Fairbank, Pat Roach and Gary Holton, with"
"Frank Oz Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. His career began as a puppeteer, where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ""The Muppet Show"", and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in ""Sesame Street"". He is also known for the role of Yoda in the ""Star Wars"" series, in which he has performed and provided the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes ""Little Shop of Horrors"" (1986), ""Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"" (1988),"
"Return to Oz Return to Oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film directed and written by Walter Murch, an editor and sound designer, co-written by Gill Dennis and produced by Paul Maslansky. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and introducing Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale. It is based on L. Frank Baum's ""Oz"" novels, mainly ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"" (1904) and ""Ozma of Oz"" (1907), yet is set six months after the events of the first novel, ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900) took place. The film is an unofficial sequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, ""The"
"Oz,"" in which she also portrayed Tip. Ozma appears briefly in Barry Mahon's 1969 ""The Wonderful Land of Oz"", portrayed by Joy Webb. Christopher Passi cameoed as Ozma after portraying Tip for the duration of a filmed stage version of ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"" by Thomas W. Olson, Gary Briggle, and Richard Dworsky in 1981 by The Children's Theatre Company and School of Minneapolis. Joan Gerber voiced Ozma in 1980's Thanksgiving special ""Dorothy in the Land of Oz"". In the direct-to-video animated short ""Dorothy meets Ozma of Oz"", an abridged but faithful adaptation of the book ""Ozma of Oz"","
"""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", Holton played a Cockney carpenter who liked his women, music and drink, which was similar to his off-screen personality. He landed the part, the first of the seven main characters to be cast, after he was introduced to Ian La Frenais at a party. La Frenais and his writing partner Dick Clement had been drafting storylines and working on an idea given to them by Franc Roddam, who was the director of ""Quadrophenia"". The first series of ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" ran between 1983 and 1984. In February 1985, filming began on the second series. The final episode"
"out to two hours. The 1956 television debut of the film marked the only time any actor who had appeared in the movie was selected to host it: Bert Lahr, who had played both the Cowardly Lion and farmhand Zeke in the film, appeared alongside then 10-year-old Liza Minnelli, and young Oz expert Justin G. Schiller. Lorna Luft, Minnelli's half-sister, did not appear as she was only four years old at the time, although she did have her picture taken with Minnelli in a promotional photo. Unlike several of the other ""Oz"" telecasts, apparently no stills were taken during the"
"Bert Lahr Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) stage name Bert Lahr, was an American actor of stage and screen, vaudevillian and comedian. Lahr is best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker ""Zeke"", in the MGM adaptation of ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). He was well known for his explosive humor, but also adapted well to dramatic roles and his work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway. Lahr was born as Irving Lahrheim, in New York City, the son of Augusta (1871-1932) and Jacob Lahrheim (1870-1947). His parents"
"Larenz Tate Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor. Tate is best known for his roles as Peter Waters in ""Crash"" and as O-Dog in the 1993 teen hood drama film, ""Menace II Society"". Tate's other films include ""Dead Presidents"", ""Love Jones"", ""Why Do Fools Fall in Love"", ""A Man Apart"", ""Waist Deep"", ""Biker Boyz"", and ""Ray"". Larenz Tate was born on Chicago, Illinois' west side, in a middle-class suburb, to Peggy and Larry Tate. Tate is the youngest of three siblings (his two brothers, Larron and Lahmard, are also actors) whose family moved"
"of Drama at Sunderland University. Nail's wife, Miriam, encouraged him to audition for a television show, though he had no experience as an actor. He won the role of Leonard Jeffrey ""Oz"" Osborne on ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", a comedy drama about construction workers on the job in the U.S., Germany, Spain, and Cuba. The show turned him into a celebrity. In 2013, members of the cast returned to Newcastle to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the show's beginning. In 2000 he began work on reviving the ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" series, this time for the BBC. It was filmed in 2001"
"Carl Spitz Carl Spitz (August 26, 1894 – September 15, 1976) was a Hollywood dog trainer, most famous for owning and training the Cairn Terrier Terry, who portrayed Toto in the movie ""The Wizard of Oz"". Spitz developed the method of using silent hand signals to direct an animal. Spitz was born in Germany where he trained military and police dogs in WW1. He trained under Konrad Most, a pioneer of dog training. Spitz emigrated to the United States in 1926 and opened the Hollywood Dog Training School. According to screenwriter Jane Hall, Spitz went through the book ""The Wonderful"
"Sky 1's Starlings. In 2017 he played Ibbotson, Delaney's tenant farmer in BBC One's drama Taboo"". Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank (born 4 October 1953) is an English film, stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his role as Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"". Born in Hertfordshire, Fairbank first developed an interest in acting while appearing in a play at his primary school in Clavering, Essex. He has numerous television credits to his name, including ""Sapphire and Steel"", ""The Professionals"", and ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"". He provided voice talent for two Aardman feature-length films, ""Curse of the"
"""What About Bob?"" (1991), ""In & Out"" (1997), ""Bowfinger"" (1999), ""The Score"" (2001), ""Death at a Funeral"" (2007), and an episode of the US TV series, ""Leverage"" (2011). Oz was born in Hereford, England, United Kingdom; the son of Frances (née Ghevaert; 1910-1989) and Isidore Oznowicz (1916-1998), both of whom were puppeteers. His father was also a window trimmer. His parents moved to England after fighting the Nazis with the Dutch Brigades. Oz's Dutch/Polish father was Jewish and his Flemish mother was a Lapsed Catholic. They left England when he was six months old and lived in Belgium until he"
"1962; the couple has two children. Anthony Zerbe Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American stage, film and Emmy-winning television actor. Notable film roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in ""The Omega Man"", a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, ""I Am Legend""; as a corrupt gambler in ""Farewell, My Lovely""; as Abner Devereaux in ""Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park""; as villain Milton Krest in the James Bond film ""Licence to Kill""; Rosie in ""The Turning Point""; Roger Stuart in ""The Dead Zone""; Admiral Dougherty in """" and Councillor Hamann in ""The"
"abusive spouse of Ashanti. The video touched on the subject of domestic abuse. He also starred as part of the main cast in season's 4-7 of FX's ""Rescue Me"" as Bart ""Black Shawn"" Johnston. Larenz Tate Larenz Tate (born September 8, 1975) is an American film and television actor. Tate is best known for his roles as Peter Waters in ""Crash"" and as O-Dog in the 1993 teen hood drama film, ""Menace II Society"". Tate's other films include ""Dead Presidents"", ""Love Jones"", ""Why Do Fools Fall in Love"", ""A Man Apart"", ""Waist Deep"", ""Biker Boyz"", and ""Ray"". Larenz Tate was"
"Anthony Zerbe Anthony Jared Zerbe (born May 20, 1936) is an American stage, film and Emmy-winning television actor. Notable film roles include the post-apocalyptic cult leader Matthias in ""The Omega Man"", a 1971 film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel, ""I Am Legend""; as a corrupt gambler in ""Farewell, My Lovely""; as Abner Devereaux in ""Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park""; as villain Milton Krest in the James Bond film ""Licence to Kill""; Rosie in ""The Turning Point""; Roger Stuart in ""The Dead Zone""; Admiral Dougherty in """" and Councillor Hamann in ""The Matrix Reloaded"" and ""The Matrix Revolutions""."
"Pat Roach Francis Patrick Roach (19 May 1937 – 17 July 2004) was an English actor, and professional wrestler. During an acting career in the 1970's - 1990's he appeared in multiple cinema films, usually cast as a support player strongman villain. He appeared in the ""Indiana Jones"" cinema films; as the West Country bricklayer Brian ""Bomber"" Busbridge in the 1980's British television series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", and in the role of Petty Officer Edgar Evans in the television production ""The Last Place on Earth"". Roach was born and brought up in Birmingham, West Midlands, the son of Francis ""Frank"""
"This was the first Muppet production without the involvement of veteran Muppet performer Frank Oz. Instead, Eric Jacobson performed Oz's characters Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal, marking his feature film debut as those characters. Oz's character Sam Eagle was voiced by Kevin Clash, while John Kennedy provided the puppetry. Jerry Nelson was ill during filming, so most his characters were puppeteered by others and later dubbed by Nelson in post-production. The exception was Nelson's character Lew Zealand, who was performed by Bill Barretta. Scooter, performed in the film by Brian Henson, makes his first major appearance since the death"
"was five. Oz and his family moved to Montana in 1951. They eventually settled in Oakland, California. Oz attended Oakland Technical High School and Oakland City College. He worked as an apprentice puppeteer at Children's Fairyland as a teenager with the Vagabond Puppets, a production of the Oakland Recreation Department, where Lettie Connell was his mentor. Oz is known for his work as a puppeteer, performing with Jim Henson's Muppets. His characters have included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle on ""The Muppet Show"", and Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert on ""Sesame Street"". In addition to performing a"
"film. Leopold von Singer was the manager of an entertainment troupe called The Singer Midgets and signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to provide 124 proportionately-sized little people to play Munchkins in ""Oz"". Gerlich was recruited because of his dwarfism and was paid $125 a week for his work. Though Gerlich is uncredited in the film, his name appears in ""Oz"" trivia articles and books. In 2007, all 124 Munchkin actors in ""Oz"" were honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For Gerlich this was a posthumous honor. Seven surviving Munchkin actors attended the ceremony, including Mickey Carroll,"
"Pons Maar Pons Maar (born August 4, 1951) is an American actor, puppeteer and artist. Maar performed as the voice and body model for The Noid in the popular Domino's Pizza commercials of the 1980s. His first feature film as an actor was ""Return to Oz"" (1985), he played the lead wheeler,and he also worked behind the scenes as a performance co-ordinator. His work on that film led to roles in other fantasy films, including ""The Golden Child"" (1986) and ""Masters of the Universe"" (1987). He worked as a performer for the entire 65-episode run of the television series ""Dinosaurs"""
"of Oz"" at Grauman's Chinese Theater; because of the popularity of the film, her name was changed to Toto in 1942. She had 16 total film appearances, three of which were playing in theaters at the same time in the fall of 1939: ""The Wizard of Oz"", ""The Women"", and ""Bad Little Angel"". Her last one was ""Tortilla Flat"" (1942), in which she was reunited with ""Oz"" director Victor Fleming and Frank Morgan, who played the Wizard. Terry was the mother of Rommy, another movie Cairn terrier, who appeared in other films including ""Reap the Wild Wind"" (1942) and ""Air"
"B). Pat Roach Francis Patrick Roach (19 May 1937 – 17 July 2004) was an English actor, and professional wrestler. During an acting career in the 1970's - 1990's he appeared in multiple cinema films, usually cast as a support player strongman villain. He appeared in the ""Indiana Jones"" cinema films; as the West Country bricklayer Brian ""Bomber"" Busbridge in the 1980's British television series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", and in the role of Petty Officer Edgar Evans in the television production ""The Last Place on Earth"". Roach was born and brought up in Birmingham, West Midlands, the son of Francis"
"Force"" (1943). Terry died at age 11 in Hollywood on September 1, 1945, and was buried at Spitz's ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles. The grave was destroyed during the construction of the Ventura Freeway in 1958. On June 18, 2011, a permanent memorial for Terry was dedicated at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Terry (dog) Terry (November 17, 1933 – September 1, 1945) was a female Cairn Terrier performer who appeared in 16 different movies, most famously as Toto in the film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). It was her only credited role, though she was credited"
"Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. He is known for playing Newman in ""Seinfeld"" (1992–1998) and Dennis Nedry in ""Jurassic Park"" (1993). His other roles include Officer Don Orville in ""3rd Rock from the Sun"" (1996–2001), Stan Podolak in ""Space Jam"" (1996), Al McWhiggin in ""Toy Story 2"" (1999), Tantor in ""Tarzan"" (1999), the Giraffe in ""Bee Movie"" (2007), Zack Mallozzi in ""Rat Race"" (2001), Dojo in Xiaolin Showdown (2003–2006), Mr. Blik in ""Catscratch"" (2005–2007), Microchip in """" (2008) and Haskell Lutz in ""The Exes"" (2011–2015). He was nominated"
"Oz (1976 film) Oz (a.k.a. Oz – A Rock 'n' Roll Road Movie also released as 20th Century Oz in United States) is a 1976 Australian film written, directed and co-produced by Chris Löfvén. It stars Joy Dunstan, Graham Matters, Bruce Spence, Gary Waddell, and Robin Ramsay; and received four nominations at the 1977 AFI Awards. The musical score is by Ross Wilson (frontman for Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock). The plot is a re-imagining of the 1939 ""The Wizard of Oz"" film transferred to 1970s Australia and aimed at an older teen / young adult audience. It was released"
"who introduces him to the practice of Zen."" Peter Coyote Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks. He is known for performing in films including ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"" (1982), ""Cross Creek"" (1983), ""Jagged Edge"" (1985), ""Patch Adams"" (1998), ""Erin Brockovich"" (2000), ""A Walk to Remember"" (2002), ""Hemingway & Gellhorn"" (2012) and ""Good Kill"" (2014). He was the ""Voice of Oscar"" for the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, the first Oscars announcer to be seen on-camera. Coyote's voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of"
"Joy Dunstan Joy Dunstan (born 20 July 1951) is a retired Australian film and television actress. She is best remembered as the teenage star of Chris Löfvén's 1976 film ""Oz"", a modern-day remake of the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"", with Graham Matters, Bruce Spence, Gary Waddell, and Robin Ramsay. The then 25-year-old former school teacher and part-time cabaret dancer had been working in a musical comedy act at Melbourne's ""Flying Trapeze Cafe"" when she was discovered by director Chris Löfvén. Löfvén, in offering the part to Dunstan, had said to her ""Come with me and I'll make you"
"comics series Oz mentioned above. Jack was one of the main characters in ""The Wonderful Land of Oz"" (1969), ""Journey Back to Oz"" (1974), ""Dorothy in the Land of Oz"" (1980), and ""Return to Oz"" (1985). Jack Pumpkinhead was first portrayed on stage by Hal Godfrey in the 1905 stage play, ""The Woggle-Bug"" by Baum and Frederic Chapin. The play failed in Chicago and was never revived or recast. Bronson Ward, Jr. played the role in the 1908 film, ""The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays"". Although photographs suggest something more realistic than the makeup worn by Godfrey was used for the film,"
"Diedrich Bader Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for appearing in comedies, including the films ""The Beverly Hillbillies"", ""Office Space"", ""EuroTrip"" and ""Napoleon Dynamite"" and the sitcoms ""The Drew Carey Show"", ""Veep"", ""Outsourced"" and ""American Housewife"". He is also a voice actor for multiple animated series; some of his roles include Batman on """" and """", android Zeta in ""The Zeta Project"", Warp Darkmatter in ""Buzz Lightyear of Star Command"", the Fiskerton Phantom in ""The Secret Saturdays"" and his recurring role as Hoss Delgado in ""The Grim Adventures of"
"Terry (dog) Terry (November 17, 1933 – September 1, 1945) was a female Cairn Terrier performer who appeared in 16 different movies, most famously as Toto in the film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). It was her only credited role, though she was credited not as Terry but as Toto. She was owned and trained by Carl Spitz. Terry, born in the midst of the Great Depression, was trained and owned by Carl Spitz. Her first film appearance was in ""Ready for Love"" (1934) which was released on November 30, 1934, roughly one month before her first major film appearance,"
"Best Actor in a Leading Role and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year. Timothy Spall filmography English actor Timothy Spall OBE (born 27 February 1957) has made over 100 appearances in film and television. Having made his cinematic debut in the 1979 film ""Quadrophenia"", Spall first rose to fame for playing boring Barry Spencer Taylor in the sitcom ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"" (1983–2004), a role that won him popularity and critical praise. He has gone on to become a highly paid Hollywood actor featuring in a vast number of cinematic roles, among them the starring role"
"2006, Dunstan currently lives in the United Kingdom. During that interview songwriter and musician Gary Young discussed his memories of working with Dunstan on the film. Young also claimed that following the film, his band the Rockin’ Emus released their sole album with one of the songs he had written, ""Beautiful Joy"", having been about the actress. Joy Dunstan Joy Dunstan (born 20 July 1951) is a retired Australian film and television actress. She is best remembered as the teenage star of Chris Löfvén's 1976 film ""Oz"", a modern-day remake of the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"", with Graham"
"Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is a 2013 American-Indian 3D computer-animated musical fantasy film that is loosely based on the book ""Dorothy of Oz"" by L. Frank Baum's great-grandson Roger Stanton Baum. It was directed by Daniel St. Pierre and Will Finn. The film stars the voices of Lea Michele, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Kelsey Grammer, Hugh Dancy, Megan Hilty, Oliver Platt, Patrick Stewart, Bernadette Peters, and Martin Short. The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France on June 14, 2013 and was released in the United States and Canada on"