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Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and has been nominated for four Gemini Awards.
Russell Peters was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to Eric and Maureen Peters. His family is of Anglo-Indian ancestry and is Catholic. His father was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, and worked as a federal meat inspector; he is regularly mentioned and featured in his comedy work. His mother was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He has an older brother named Clayton who was born in Calcutta. Russell attended Chinguacousy Secondary School for grades 9–10, and North Peel Secondary School for grades 11–12 in Brampton.
Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. Peters' popularity extends to several countries. He has since also performed in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Afghanistan, Sweden, South Africa, India, the Caribbean, Philippines, Vietnam, mainland China, Canada, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, France, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Norway, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Trinidad among other places.
Ralph Peters (born 1952) is a retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel and author. As a novelist he has sometimes written under the pen name Owen Parry.
Peters was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania and grew up in Schuylkill Haven. His father was a coal miner and unsuccessful businessman. His wife, Katherine McIntire Peters, is a reporter for Government Executive magazine (a property of National Journal Group, Inc.).
Peters enlisted in the Army as a private in 1976, after attending Pennsylvania State University. His first assignment was in Germany.
After returning from Germany, Peters attended Officer Candidate School and received a commission in 1980. Subsequently, he served with 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, then part of the 1st Armored Division.
Peters spent ten years in Germany working in military intelligence. He later became a Foreign Area Officer, specializing in the Soviet Union. He attended the Command and General Staff College. His last assignment was to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence. He retired in 1998 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Peters never saw actual combat during his tenure.
Actors: Kurt Woolner (miscellaneous crew), Jeffery Beach (producer), Cherise Honey (miscellaneous crew), Melanie J. Elin (producer), Phillip J. Roth (producer), T.J. Sakasegawa (producer), Phillip J. Roth (writer), Hristo Shopov (actor), John Cappilla (producer), Antonio Sabato Jr. (actor), Velizar Binev (actor), Krasimira Karachorova (miscellaneous crew), Grand L. Bush (actor), Anthony Riparetti (composer), Julian Vergov (actor),
Plot: Years after his parents are killed by a megalodon (an enormous shark that has supposedly been extinct for millions of years), Dr. Spencer is obsessed with the idea of hunting down and killing the monster. He's assigned to investigate the destruction of an undersea research station with the crew of the Argus, a giant submarine Spencer designed himself. After a little searching the team realizes that it was indeed a megalodon that destroyed the base, and the hunt for the creature is on. Will the Argus and its crew have what it takes for Spencer to get his revenge?
Keywords: abyss, animal-attack, animal-in-title, cryptozoology, megalodon, shark, shark-attackActors: Paul G. Volk (editor), John Dagnen (editor), Erik Estrada (actor), John Gonzalez (composer), Joseph Merhi (director), Richard Pepin (producer), Joseph Merhi (writer), Joseph Merhi (producer), John Dagnen (actor), Charla Driver (actress), Joey Travolta (actor), Charla Driver (producer), Carol Cummings (actress), Raymond Martino (actor), Addison Randall (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Billy Campbell (actor), Bill Fellows (actor), Lindsay Shonteff (director), Lindsay Shonteff (producer), Christopher Muncke (actor), Thomas M. Pollard (actor), Earl Rhodes (actor), John Luton (editor), Luis Manuel (actor), Daniel Foley (actor), Richard Speight (actor), Edward Wylie (actor), Steve Ballantine (actor), Lawrence Day (actor), Mel Taylor (actor),
Plot: A squad of young fresh American soldiers are sent to Vietnam. Immediately upon their arrival, they are sent on a very hazardous mission into the jungle losing a couple of them on the way. As soon as they return to camp they have no time to rest and are sent out again on a long jaunt to destroy a V.C. village. After destroying the village they embark on the journey back to camp.
Keywords: independent-film, once-upon-a-time-in-the-titleActors: Kathleen Harrison (actress), Mona Washbourne (actress), Larry Cedar (actor), Julian Orchard (actor), Dudley Sutton (actor), George Pravda (actor), Percy Herbert (actor), Roy Kinnear (actor), Nigel Davenport (actor), Bruce Boa (actor), Burt Kwouk (actor), André Maranne (actor), Lee Montague (actor), Walter Gotell (actor), Rita Webb (actress),
Genres: Action, Drama,Actors: Anita Sharp-Bolster (actress), Roger Rees (actor), Joseph Conrad (writer), Barry Foster (actor), Geoffrey Bayldon (actor), Joan Ellacott (costume designer), Gertan Klauber (actor), Dmitri Shostakovich (composer), Shane Briant (actor), Godfrey James (actor), Stuart Burge (director), Stuart Burge (writer), Harold Innocent (actor), Noel Willman (actor), Dinny Powell (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Charles Regnier (actor), Sancho Gracia (actor), Keenan Wynn (actor), Victor Maddern (actor), Vicente Roca (actor), Fernando Rey (actor), Xan das Bolas (actor), Luis Rivera (actor), Kieron Moore (actor), Harry Spalding (producer), Mike Brendel (actor), Ina Balin (actress), Román Ariznavarreta (actor), Johnny Douglas (composer), Nicholas Wentworth (editor),
Plot: The theft of a fortune in diamonds and the attempt by soldier of fortune Johnny Dent to outwit his pursuers who would stop at nothing to get their hands on the treasure forms the story-line. The chase reaches across the continent as Dent eludes the diamond syndicate police, a ruthless gangster, and a scheming girl in his attempt to escape.
Keywords: independent-filmActors: Wolf Albach-Retty (actor), Rudolf Carl (actor), Sepp Löwinger (actor), Fritz Muliar (actor), Erich Padalewski (actor), Heinz Petters (actor), Hilde Rom (actress), Siegfried Breuer Jr. (actor), Friedl Czepa (actress), Otto Ambros (director), Heinz Neubrand (composer), Erich Nikowitz (actor), Margot Medicus (actress), Jimmy Makulis (actor), Jimmy Makulis (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: S. Roy Luby (editor), Frank Ball (actor), Steve Clark (actor), Jack Hendricks (actor), Charles King (actor), Jack Kirk (actor), Lew Meehan (actor), Horace Murphy (actor), Fred Parker (actor), Hal Price (actor), Julian Rivero (actor), Bob Steele (actor), Charles Sullivan (actor), Claire Rochelle (actress), A.W. Hackel (producer),
Plot: A group of road agents are robbing stagecoaches. Bob McArthur arrives to help bring them in and learns that their chief rides a white horse owned by Randall. But when he has the white horse lead him to the gang's hideout, he is captured and the chief tells his men to kill him.
Keywords: hooded-villain, railroad-hand-car, train-robberyActors: Rex Bell (actor), Campbell Gullan (actor), Henry Kolker (actor), Dorothy Burgess (actress), Charlotte Merriam (actress), Douglas Z. Doty (writer), Sophie Wachner (costume designer), William Fox (miscellaneous crew), Philip Klein (miscellaneous crew), Monckton Hoffe (writer), Donald Gallaher (director), Marguerite Churchill (actress), Kenneth MacKenna (actor), Douglas Gilmore (actor), J. Edwin Robbins (editor),
Genres: ,Actors: John W. Noble (director), John Davidson (actor), Niles Welch (actor), Zena Keefe (actress), Zena Keefe (actress), John W. Noble (writer), Lionel Belmore (actor), Paul Doucet (actor), Joyce Fair (actress), Dell Boone (actress), Jack Dunn (actor), James McArdale (actor), Fred Stall (actor),
Genres: Drama, History,