"The Cuckoo Waltz The Cuckoo Waltz was a British television sitcom made by Granada Television for the ITV network between 1975 and 1977 and in 1980, written by Geoffrey Lancashire, produced and directed by Bill Gilmour. The series, which was set in 1970s and early 1980s Manchester, dealt with the comic complications that ensue when impoverished newly-weds Chris and Fliss Hawthorne (David Roper and Diane Keen) take in lodger Gavin Rumsey (Lewis Collins) to ease their financial problems. Collins left after three series and was replaced by Ian Saynor as Adrian Lockett in the fourth series. The series was re-screened"
"Hughes, who signed her to a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. She had parts in many TV shows in the 50s and 60s, including ""Racket Squad"", ""Lawman (1960)"", ""Dragnet"", ""The Real McCoys"", ""77 Sunset Strip"" and ""Sea Hunt"". She played Fliss, the Matron of Honor, in ""Father of the Bride"", and was in TV movies such as ""The Girl Most Likely to..."" and ""Night Slaves"". Nancy Valentine Nancy Valentine was born on January 21, 1928 as ""Annette Valentine"" in St. Albans, Vermont, and died at her home in Paradise Cove, Malibu on July 31, 2017 She was an actress,"
"was the last surviving main cast member of the original ""The Jetsons"" series. In 1964–66, she took over the role of Pearl Slaghoople on ""The Flintstones"", which was originally played by Verna Felton. Waldo reprised Mrs. Slaghoople on the Flintstones TV films ""I Yabba-Dabba Do!"" and ""Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby"" in the 1990s. She later provided the voices for Nancy in ""Shazzan"", Granny Sweet in ""The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show"", Josie in ""Josie and the Pussycats"" and ""Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space"", Penelope Pitstop in both ""Wacky Races"" and ""The Perils of Penelope Pitstop"". She later guest starred in ""Thundarr"
"Laurie Faso Laurie Faso (born April 11, 1946) is an American television actor and occasional voice actor. Faso was born in Buffalo, New York. In his career, he has held several bit parts on various shows, in addition to doing voices for several animated series and films, such as ""The Snorks"", ""Monchichis"", ""Darkwing Duck"", ""Transformers"" and ""The Little Troll Prince"". His most prominent television roles to date include the role of Marlo Higgins in the television series ""Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine"", as well as hosting ""I'm Telling!"", a children's game show which aired on NBC from 1987 to"
"season. He took over the role of mission commander of the Atlantis Expedition. Robert Picardo Robert Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Dr. Dick Richards on ABC's ""China Beach""; the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), also known as The Doctor, on """"; the Cowboy in ""Innerspace"", Coach Cutlip on ""The Wonder Years"" (where he received an Emmy nomination); Ben Wheeler in ""Wagons East""; and as Richard Woolsey in the ""Stargate"" television franchise. Picardo is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Planetary Society. Robert Picardo was born in"
"The Barefoot Executive The Barefoot Executive is a live-action Walt Disney Productions film released by Buena Vista Distribution in 1971 starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Heather North and John Ritter (in his film debut), about a pet chimpanzee, named Raffles, who can predict the popularity of television programs. It was one of the ""gimmick comedies"" (geared towards children with a touch of adult humor for older viewers) Disney was known for in the 1960s and 1970s, and was frequently shown on ""The Wonderful World of Disney"" from the late 1970s through the 1980s. A satire of network television,"
"autographed photos for donations to Pet Hope as charity. Billie Hayes Billie Hayes (born August 5, 1932) is an American actress best known for her comic portrayal of Witchiepoo on NBC's Sid and Marty Krofft television series ""H.R. Pufnstuf"". Her characteristic cackle and animated physicality were notable during the show's 17-episode run in 1969–70. She reprised this role in ""The Paul Lynde Halloween Special"" and the second and final season of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (September 6 1969-December 13 1969) on NBC. Hayes portrayed a similar character in other roles, including a 1971 episode of ""Bewitched"" (""Hansel and Gretel"
"Andy Moss Andrew Moss (born 1 June 1985) is an English television actor. He is currently best known for playing Rhys Ashworth in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Hollyoaks"" from 2005 to 2013. Moss returned to Hollyoaks in 2014 during Cindy's bipolar storyline and for playing Paul Cuthbert in BBC Daytime Soap Opera ""Doctors"" He has just finished playing the lead role Sam Wheat in the National tour of ""Ghost the Musical"". ""Hollyoaks"" is Moss's first regular television role, though he had previously played Craig Gutteridge in the BBC drama series ""Cutting It"", in addition to minor roles in ""Merseybeat"","
"Mariclare Costello Mariclare Costello (born February 3, 1936) is an American television, stage, and movie actress. She is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. Costello's most notable role was Rosemary Hunter Fordwick on the television series ""The Waltons,"" from 1972 to 1977. In 1977, after her role on The Waltons, she played matriarch Maggie Fitzpatrick on the short-lived drama show ""The Fitzpatricks."" Costello was born in Peoria, Illinois. Her first film appearance was in ""The Tiger Makes Out"" (1967). In 1970, she appeared on stage in ""Harvey"" at the ANTA Theatre, in New York City. She is also well"
"Ralph Waite Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor and political activist, best known for his role as John Walton, Sr. on ""The Waltons"" (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He also had a recurring role in ""NCIS"" as Jackson Gibbs, the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Waite had supporting roles in movies like ""Five Easy Pieces"" (1970), ""The Grissom Gang"" (1971), ""The Bodyguard"" (1992), and ""Cliffhanger"" (1993). Waite, the eldest of five children, was born in White Plains, New York on June 22, 1928, to Ralph H. Waite, a construction engineer, and Esther (née"
"production in September 1970 with Lowe and Richard Briers in the Walls and Lynn roles. The BBC broadcast a radio version of the play on Christmas Day 1983, with Freddie Jones and Ian Lavender in the leads, and Joan Hickson, Margaret Tyzack and Phoebe Nicholls in the cast. A Cuckoo in the Nest A Cuckoo in the Nest is a farce by the English playwright Ben Travers. It was first given at the Aldwych Theatre, London, the second in the series of twelve Aldwych farces presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls at the theatre between 1923 and 1933. Several of"
"Verna Felton Verna Felton (July 20, 1890December 14, 1966) was an American actress who was best known for providing many voices in numerous Disney animated films, as well as voicing Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law Pearl Slaghoople in Hanna-Barbera's ""The Flintstones"" (1962–1963). She also had roles in live-action films; however, she was most active in radio programs. She was known for her husky voice and no-nonsense attitude. Two of her most famous roles were as Dennis Day's mother Mrs. Day on ""The Jack Benny Program"" (1939–1962) and as Hilda Crocker on the CBS sitcom ""December Bride"" (1952–1959). Felton was born in Salinas,"
"Verna Felton Verna Felton (July 20, 1890December 14, 1966) was an American actress who was best known for providing many voices in numerous Disney animated films, as well as voicing Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law Pearl Slaghoople in Hanna-Barbera's ""The Flintstones"" (1962–1963). She also had roles in live-action films; however, she was most active in radio programs. She was known for her husky voice and no-nonsense attitude. Two of her most famous roles were as Dennis Day's mother Mrs. Day on ""The Jack Benny Program"" (1939–1962) and as Hilda Crocker on the CBS sitcom ""December Bride"" (1952–1959). Felton was born in Salinas,"
"Robert Picardo Robert Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Dr. Dick Richards on ABC's ""China Beach""; the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), also known as The Doctor, on """"; the Cowboy in ""Innerspace"", Coach Cutlip on ""The Wonder Years"" (where he received an Emmy nomination); Ben Wheeler in ""Wagons East""; and as Richard Woolsey in the ""Stargate"" television franchise. Picardo is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Planetary Society. Robert Picardo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Joe Picardo. Robert is of Italian heritage, with"
"Billie Hayes Billie Hayes (born August 5, 1932) is an American actress best known for her comic portrayal of Witchiepoo on NBC's Sid and Marty Krofft television series ""H.R. Pufnstuf"". Her characteristic cackle and animated physicality were notable during the show's 17-episode run in 1969–70. She reprised this role in ""The Paul Lynde Halloween Special"" and the second and final season of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (September 6 1969-December 13 1969) on NBC. Hayes portrayed a similar character in other roles, including a 1971 episode of ""Bewitched"" (""Hansel and Gretel in Samantha-Land""), Weenie the Genie in the Sid and"
"Jean Vander Pyl Jean Thurston Vander Pyl (October 11, 1919 – April 10, 1999) was an American actress and voice actress. Although her career spanned many decades, she is perhaps best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon ""The Flintstones"". In addition to Wilma Flintstone, she also provided the voices of Pebbles Flintstone, Rosie the robot maid on the animated series ""The Jetsons"", Goldie, Lola Glamour, Nurse LaRue and other characters in ""Top Cat"", Winsome Witch on ""The Secret Squirrel Show"" and Ogee on ""The Magilla Gorilla Show"". Vander Pyl was born in Philadelphia to John"
"Arthur Laurents had written ""The Time of the Cuckoo"" specifically for Shirley Booth, who starred in the 1952 Broadway production and won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her performance. Producer Hal Wallis expressed interest in purchasing the film rights, but felt Booth was too old for the role, and envisioned Katharine Hepburn and Ezio Pinza in the leads. Ilya Lopert ultimately acquired the rights with the intention of casting Booth and hiring Anatole Litvak to direct. It later was reported she was negotiating with Daniel Mann instead, and Laurents would be"
"Cuckoo (TV series) Cuckoo is a British sitcom that began airing on BBC Three on 25 September 2012, repeating on BBC One, and in 2016 began airing worldwide on Netflix. Written by Robin French and Kieron Quirke, ""Cuckoo"" stars Andy Samberg, Taylor Lautner, Greg Davies, Tamla Kari, Esther Smith, Tyger Drew-Honey, Helen Baxendale, Matt Lacey and Kenneth Collard. The series launch became BBC Three's most-watched comedy launch, beating the record set by ""Bad Education"", which debuted the previous month. Greg Davies was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme. At the British Comedy Awards, ""Cuckoo"""
"Hugh Walters (actor) Hugh Thornton Walters (2 March 1939 – 13 February 2015) was a British actor. During the early 1990s, Hugh Walters appeared regularly on ""The Russ Abbot Show"", and he played a recurring role in the Channel 4 sitcom ""Chance in a Million"". His films include ""Catch Us If You Can"" (1965), ""Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon"" (1967), ""Alfie Darling"" (1975), ""George and Mildred"" (1980), ""Brimstone and Treacle"" (1982), ""The Missionary"" (1982), ""1984"" (1984), ""The Innocent Sleep"" (1996) and ""Firelight"" (1997). In 1975, Hugh Walters replaced Terry Scully in the role of Vic Thatcher late in the"
"Tracy Wells Tracy Wells (born Tracy Anne Brockstein; March 13, 1971 in Encino, California) is an American actress. Wells is best known for playing Heather Owens on the ABC sitcom ""Mr. Belvedere"" (1985–1990). She won the Young Artist Award in the ""Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series"" category for her work on that show. She was also a guest star on the show ""Growing Pains"". Before ""Mr. Belvedere"", her first prime time TV appearance was on an episode of ""Silver Spoons"" as Corliss in the episode ""Beauties and the Beasts"". She also starred in the movie """
"Bancroft, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Page, Colleen Dewhurst, and Ellen Burstyn before Louise Fletcher received it. Fletcher had only acted once in the 13 years before appearing in ""One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"". She was thought of for the role after Shelley Duvall was suggested for an alternative role and Miloš Forman saw Fletcher appear with her in Robert Altman's ""Thieves Like Us"". Author Kesey stated that he based Ratched on the head nurse of the psychiatric ward where he worked. He later ran into her at an aquarium, realizing ""She was much smaller than I remembered, and a whole"
"Phil Harris Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and jazz musician. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with Jack Benny, then in a series in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. He played Baloo the bear in ""The Jungle Book"" (1967), Thomas O'Malley in ""The Aristocats"" (1970), and Little John in ""Robin Hood"" (1973). In 1981, he sang ""Back Home Again in Indiana"" before the Indianapolis"
"Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr. (born September 21, 1971) is an American comedian, director, singer, dancer, television personality and actor. He played Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ""Silver Spoons"", Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"", and Maxwell Stanton on ""In the House"". He is the host of ABC's ""America's Funniest Home Videos"", replacing host Tom Bergeron, who left after 14 years. Ribeiro hosted the GSN game show ""Catch 21"", the ABC Family show ""Spell-Mageddon"", and the television show ""Dance 360"". He starred in the title role of the Broadway musical ""The Tap Dance Kid"","
"Jennifer Daniel Jennifer Daniel (born Jennifer Williams; 23 May 1936 – 16 August 2017) was a Welsh actress. Her film appearances included assorted roles in the ""Edgar Wallace Mysteries"" film series, ""Gideon's Way"" and the Hammer horror films ""The Kiss of the Vampire"" (1963) and ""The Reptile"" (1966). She played Mrs. Linton in the 1992 film ""Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights"". Her television credits include ""ITV Play of the Week"", ""Barlow"", ""General Hospital"", ""Rumpole of the Bailey"" and ""The Collectors"". Daniel was born in Pontypool, South Wales, and she was a student at the Central School of Speech in London. She"
"Frank Simms Frank Adams Simms (born 1947) is an American musician, singer, actor and voice actor who is known for providing the voices behind such iconic characters as the Kool-Aid Man, the Craver (the bug-eyed, fuzzy mascot of Honeycomb Cereal), the GEICO ringtone, and more. He is one of the founding members and songwriters of The Simms Brothers Band. He recorded the weekly theme song for ""TV Funhouse"" on ""Saturday Night Live"". He's recorded with dozens of artists beginning in the seventies. Simms provides background vocals on David Bowie's ""Let's Dance"", ""Modern Love"", and ""China Girl""; Billy Joel's ""River of"
"The Flintstones (film) The Flintstones is a 1994 American buddy comedy film directed by Brian Levant and written by Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein, and Steven E. de Souza. It is a live-action motion picture adaptation of the 1960–1966 animated television series of the same name. The film stars John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone, and Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble, along with Kyle MacLachlan as a villainous executive-vice president of Fred's company, Halle Berry as his seductive secretary and Elizabeth Taylor (in her final theatrical film appearance), as Pearl Slaghoople,"
"1977 sketch comedy series ""Wacko"". She portrayed Betty Rubble in ""The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones"" TV movie and was the voice of Huckleberry Pie in the 1980s ""Strawberry Shortcake"" specials. She has been married to disc jockey Rick Dees since 1977. Julie McWhirter Julie McWhirter (born October 12, 1947), also known as Julie Dees and Julie McWhirter-Dees, is a retired American voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Jeannie in the animated version of ""Jeannie"", Bubbles in ""Jabberjaw"" and Baby Smurf and Sassette in ""The Smurfs"". McWhirter graduated from DePauw University in 1970, with a degree in"
"was nominated for Best New Comedy Programme and Greg Davies was nominated for Best TV Comedy Actor. Following the success of series one, BBC ordered a second series, but it looked uncertain due to Samberg's busy schedule. In February 2014, it was announced that Samberg would not return for the second series, with Taylor Lautner replacing him as Cuckoo's long-lost lovechild Dale. The second series began on 7 August 2014. On 4 April 2016, ""Cuckoo"" was commissioned for two more series. Series 4 wrapped up production on 18 March 2018, confirmed by Lautner via social media. It was released on"
"Cynthia Preston Cynthia Preston (born May 18, 1968), sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston, is a Canadian television and film actress. Preston was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Best known internationally for playing Faith Rosco on the American soap opera ""General Hospital"" from 2002 to 2005, and also for providing the voice of Princess Zelda in ""The Legend of Zelda"" segments that aired as part of ""The Super Mario Bros. Super Show"" in 1989. She has also appeared in episodes of ""The Outer Limits"", ""Total Recall 2070"", ""Neon Rider"", ""Street Legal"", ""Katts and Dog"", ""Lost Girl"" and """". She has also"
"appeared in a number of films, including the role of Claire in ""Whale Music"", Ursula in the Canadian cult-horror classic ""Pin"", and Melissa Tyler in ""If Looks Could Kill - Teen Agent"". Cynthia Preston Cynthia Preston (born May 18, 1968), sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston, is a Canadian television and film actress. Preston was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Best known internationally for playing Faith Rosco on the American soap opera ""General Hospital"" from 2002 to 2005, and also for providing the voice of Princess Zelda in ""The Legend of Zelda"" segments that aired as part of ""The Super Mario"
"hour, but the first ""two"" (CBS did not expand any of its shows until December, and ABC did not until 1976). Fran Brill is now best-known for her work on ""Sesame Street"", where she performed Muppet characters, including Zoe and Prairie Dawn, from 1970 to 2014. Other famous faces in the cast include ""Dallas"" star Ken Kercheval (Larry Kirby #2), Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham (Joshua Browne), film actor Armand Assante (Johnny McGhee), and the late film actor Brad Davis (Alexander Kronos). The serial won Best Sequence at the third annual ""Afternoon TV Writers & Editors Awards"", for ""The"
"to February 21, 2008. Hunt Block was the second actor to play the character from July 19, 2000 to October 31, 2005) before Jeffrey Meek joined from September 28, 2006 to April 2, 2007. Jon Lindstrom was the last actor to play the character from December 3, 2008 to September 10, 2010. Bryce is often considered to be the most well known actor in the role and was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1986 and 1987, as well as for two Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1986 and 1988. Following"
"Mark Holton Mark Douglas Holton (born April 2, 1958) is an American actor, best known for portraying Francis Buxton in ""Pee-wee's Big Adventure"" (1985), Chubby in the ""Teen Wolf"" film series and Ozzie in ""Leprechaun"" (1993). Holton was born in Oklahoma City. He attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Holton's professional breakthrough came with the role of Francis Buxton, Pee-Wee Herman's nemesis in the blockbuster comedy ""Pee-wee's Big Adventure"" (1985). He found further fame as high school basketball player Chubby in the werewolf comedies ""Teen Wolf"" (1985) and ""Teen Wolf Too"" (1987). His mainstream visibility grew with supporting roles"