- published: 04 Feb 2016
- views: 3850
John Hancock (March 4, 1941 – October 12, 1992) was an American film and television actor.
Born in Hazen, Arkansas, Hancock is possibly best remembered for his role as "Scotty" in the ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. His large size and distinctive bass voice allowed him to establish a niche playing authority figures, and he was often cast as a minister, judge, or high-ranking military officer.
Hancock also made recurring appearances in several television shows during his career, including Knots Landing, Family Ties, Diff'rent Strokes, Cop Rock,The Dukes of Hazzard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Amen, Midnight Caller, Pacific Station, and L.A. Law. He was working with Susan Dey on the CBS sitcom Love & War as the bartender "Ike Johnson" in 1992, when he died of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles. Hancock's character's death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charles Robinson.
Hancock was interred in the Devotion section, at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
Actors: Kevin R. Hershberger (actor), Kathryn Coombs (costume designer), Kathryn Coombs (actress), Kathryn Coombs (miscellaneous crew), Michael C. Hall (actor), John D. Bert (actor), Russ Richards (miscellaneous crew), Russ Richards (actor), Russ Richards (actor), Sam Edens (actor), Russ Richards (actor), Sam Edens (actor), Russ Richards (actor), Samantha Iles (miscellaneous crew), Samantha Iles (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Special examines the origins of the Freemasons and their putative roots in the stonemasons of the Temple of Solomon and the Knights Templar, the impact of the Freemasons on the Age of Enlightenment and the founding of the American republic, populist anti-Masonic hysteria of the 19th century, and freemasonry today.
Keywords: american-history, founding-fathers, freemason, george-washington, reenactment, secretActors: Abigail Schumann (writer), Frances Burroughs (producer), William G. Wagner (miscellaneous crew), William G. Wagner (producer), Michael Durling (miscellaneous crew), William E. White (producer), William E. White (miscellaneous crew), William E. White (writer), Jim Survil (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Lombardi (producer), Michael J. Lombardi (editor), Michael J. Lombardi (director), Mary Stutz (miscellaneous crew), Mary Stutz (miscellaneous crew), Richard McCluney Jr. (producer),
Plot: In the spring of 1775, tensions between Great Britain and her American colonies escalated. King George III believed Americans wanted to overthrow the government. American Patriots thought the King had usurped their rights as British citizens. 'The April Conspiracy', an Electronic Field Trip to Colonial Williamsburg, has students march with British troops in April 1775 as they seize colonial weapons and powder in Virginia and Massachusetts. Students also join the Patriots in the confrontations at Lexington, Concord, and Williamsburg that launched a revolution.
Genres: ,Actors: Doug McClure (actor), Don Johnson (actor), Richard Basehart (actor), Guy Madison (actor), Tom Bosley (actor), Jim Backus (actor), William Daniels (actor), Rory Calhoun (actor), Paul Fix (actor), Macdonald Carey (actor), Ted Gehring (actor), Peter Graves (actor), Wilfrid Hyde-White (actor), William Conrad (actor), Nehemiah Persoff (actor),
Genres: Drama, History, War,Actors: William Daniels (actor), Jeffrey Jones (actor), George Grizzard (actor), Lionel Chetwynd (writer), Paul Bogart (director), Nancy Marchand (actress), Paul Bogart (producer), Jac Venza (producer), David Birney (actor), Wesley Addy (actor), Kathryn Walker (actress), George Hearn (actor), Fred Coe (director), Jean-Pierre Stewart (actor), Katharine Houghton (actress),
Plot: Ambitious multipart PBS production that brings to life five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families. It traces their lives from John Adams early years as a colonial Boston attorney to the rise in prominence of Brookes Adams in the fields of political and social philosophy. This mini looks into their triumphs and tragedies, exploring their genius and profound social conscience.
Keywords: ambassador, american-history, american-revolution, character-name-in-title, court-of-saint-james, declaration-of-independence, diplomat, future-president, historian, james-monroeActors: Natalie Kalmus (miscellaneous crew), Charles L. Tedford (writer), Howard Jackson (composer), Milo Anderson (costume designer), Crane Wilbur (director), Everett Dodd (editor), Lionel Belmore (actor), Sidney Bracey (actor), Tom Chatterton (actor), Hal Craig (actor), Ralph Dunn (actor), Henry Hall (actor), John Harron (actor), Gordon Hart (actor), Boyd Irwin (actor),
Plot: This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware, who cast the deciding vote so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.
Keywords: ambush, american-revolution, continental-congress, declaration-of-independence, escape, gunfire, independence-hall, pennsylvania, philadelphia-pennsylvania, two-reelerActors: Lucille La Verne (actress), D.W. Griffith (director), Neil Hamilton (actor), Charles Bennett (actor), Harry Semels (actor), D.W. Griffith (producer), Edward Roseman (actor), Erville Alderson (actor), Edward Dillon (actor), Arthur Donaldson (actor), Lionel Barrymore (actor), Lee Beggs (actor), Louis Wolheim (actor), James Smith (editor), Riley Hatch (actor),
Plot: THe first half of the film portrays the struggle of the under-armed, under-manned colonists against the British Redcoats at Lexington, Bunker Hill and Valley Forge. Other landmarks of the American Revolution shown include the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's midnight ride and Patrick Henry's (played by Frank McGlyyn Jr. and not played by his father Frank McGlynn Sr) inflammatory speeches to the VIrginia House of Burgesses. The second half dwells on the bloody Indian War of Mohawk Valley. THe parts are tied together by the troubled romance between a young patriot, Nathan Holden (Neal Hamilton (I)')and Nancy Montague ('Carol Dempster' (qv)), the daughter of a Tory Judge.
Keywords: 1770s, american-revolution, battle, battlefield, boston-massachusetts, boston-tea-party, british-redcoat, bunker-hill, card-game, churchActors: Charles Brabin (director), Richard Tucker (actor), Yale Benner (actor), Carlton S. King (actor), Harry Linson (actor), Augustus Phillips (actor), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (writer), Saul Harrison (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: J. Searle Dawley (director), Robert Brower (actor), Wadsworth Harris (actor), Harry Linson (actor), Marc McDermott (actor), Robert Emmett Tansey (actor), William West (actor), Miriam Nesbitt (actress), Jack Chagnon (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,