David Barrett, OC OBC (born October 2, 1930), commonly known as Dave Barrett, is a retired politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 26th Premier of British Columbia for three years between 1972 and 1975.
Barrett was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Rose (Hyatt) and Samuel Barrett, a peddler. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. He was first elected to British Columbia's legislature in the 1960 election as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (soon to become the New Democratic Party of British Columbia) member for the electoral district of Dewdney. He had to fight to be allowed to run as he was a civil servant, as at the time civil servants were barred from running for office.
He became known for his public speaking ability and held his seat through four elections. He ran for the provincial leadership of the NDP, but lost to Tom Berger. However, Berger lost the 1969 election, a contest that the NDP had been expected to win. He resigned, and there was a quick campaign to draft Barrett as party leader.
David McCoy Barrett is an American television director and producer.
Barrett comes from a background of extreme sports. He began his career as a stuntman and transitioned to second unit directing. He co-created the CW television series The Mountain (2004), a patriarchal family drama loosely based on his upbringing as a struggling motocross racer at Mammoth Mountain.
In 2012, he directed his first feature film Fire With Fire starring Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, and Vincent D'Onofrio.
Since his television debut, Barrett has directed over forty-one television series and seventy-seven episodes.
Barrett grew up in the small town of Bishop, California, immersed in extreme sports and the outdoors. Grandson of Dave and Roma McCoy, founders of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, David ranked competitively in motocross, alpine skiing, and snowboarding.
His brother, Stanton Barrett is a NASCAR driver and Hollywood stuntman. His father, Stan Barrett, was also a Hollywood stuntman and raced in 19 Winston Cup series races between 1980 and 1990. His mother is Penny McCoy, a former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is the godson of Paul Newman
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Plot: Meet Rodney Fickle (Isaac Moody) a twenty something with nothing but a large collection of game consoles, an impressive Gamer-Score, a dead end office job and the uncanny ability to make an idiot of himself while trying to win back the love of his ex-girlfriend Marie (Susie McCann). Faced with the drudgery of his day to day routine Rodney soon decides that it's time to do something with his life. Pushed by his best friend and work colleague, Dave (Ben Williams) Rodney leaves his office job behind to pursue a career in the highly competitive, highly lucrative field of Professional Video Gaming. Rodney soon finds himself battling through the ranks of the gaming world towards the ever coveted 'Online Athlete' title against his old nemesis Eric (Kane Sarota) and his Guild. Will Rodney be able to win the 'Online Athlete' title, fend off Eric and his crew and keep his friendships with Dave and Marie intact? Follow Rodney Fickle as we explore humor and heartwarming sentiment in this independently produced, unique blend of Documentary and Cinema looking at love, life and video games.
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Plot: A gangster who has commited all kinds of crimes is accused to have killed his wife. As he was not the murderer in this case Perry Mason intents to find the killer...
Keywords: attorney, character-name-in-title, courtroom, detective, italian-american, mobster, murder, murder-mystery, perry-mason, sequelActors: R.G. Armstrong (actor), Luke Askew (actor), Patrick Culliton (actor), Ben Frank (actor), Lou Frizzell (actor), Robert Hogan (actor), Ken Howard (actor), L.Q. Jones (actor), Philip Kenneally (actor), Gary Lockwood (actor), Tim O'Connor (actor), James Olson (actor), Robert Patten (actor), Ford Rainey (actor), John Anderson (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Abner Biberman (actor), Nesdon Booth (actor), Robert Carson (actor), Charles Drake (actor), Roy Engel (actor), Stanley Farrar (actor), James Hyland (actor), Peter Leeds (actor), Regis Parton (actor), Steve Pendleton (actor), Phillip Pine (actor), Stafford Repp (actor), Dan Riss (actor), Bing Russell (actor), Lex Barker (actor),
Plot: The co-owner of a racetrack discovers that his partner has sold out to a gangster. The gangster plans to take sole control of the track and plans to get rid of his new partner. The partner's problems are just beginning, though, as he finds himself involved with a beautiful woman who, unknown to him, was involved in a hit-and-run and is trying to set him up for the crime.
Keywords: alcoholic, beagle, blackmail, bribery, cab-driver, convertible, damsel-in-distress, death-of-father, death-threat, dog-trackActors: Billy Brown (actor), Roscoe Cumberland (actor), Tom Daly (actor), Johnny Duncan (actor), Al Eben (actor), William Forrest (actor), William 'Pop' Gates (actor), Thomas Gomez (actor), Tom Greenway (actor), Big Bob Hahn (actor), Bernie Hamilton (actor), Tom Hanlon (actor), Marques Haynes (actor), Inman Jackson (actor), Sam Balter (actor),
Plot: Abe Saperstein, owner/manager of the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an all-Negro professional basketball team, signs Billy Townsend, an All-American, to play with the "Globetrotters." Saperstein want Billy to finish school first and get his degree but, despite the good advice, Billy quits college and joins the team. He becomes the team star, gets married although it is against the team regulations, and is injured. As a result, the team loses an important game and Billy is fired. He signs a big-money contract to play with another team in the following season. but when he hears that his old team needs him. he forgoes the big money and rejoins the "Globetrotters."
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