name | Michael Sheard |
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birth name | Michael Lawson Sheard |
birth date | June 18, 1938 |
birth place | Aberdeen, Scotland |
death date | August 31, 2005 |
death place | Isle of Wight, England |
website | }} |
Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes.
In addition to his ''Star Wars'' role, Sheard had a lengthy affiliation with science fiction, and has appeared in six different stories in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing with the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Doctors. He provided a DVD commentary for the 1975 Doctor Who adventure ''Pyramids of Mars'' which he appeared in, and he also worked with Eighth Doctor Paul McGann, in "The Stones of Venice", a ''Doctor Who'' audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. He was a regular guest at both ''Doctor Who'' and ''Star Wars'' conventions over the years in the UK and the US.
Further to this, he had guest roles in ''Colditz'' (1972), ''On The Buses'' (1973), ''Space: 1999'' (1975), ''The Tomorrow People'' (1978), and ''Blake's 7'' (1980).
Sheard portrayed Adolf Hitler five times throughout his career, including in ''The Tomorrow People'' (1978) and ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989). He has also portrayed Heinrich Himmler three times. In 1983, he played "Herr Grunwald", the German manager of a building site in the first series of ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''.
In 1980, he had a major supporting role in Stephen Poliakoff's acclaimed BBC television play ''Caught on a Train''.
In February 2005 he played a small cameo role as the narrator in Star Wars fan film ''Order of the Sith: Vengeance'' and its sequel ''Downfall - Order of the Sith'' - alongside Jeremy Bulloch and David Prowse. These fan films were made in England in support of Save the Children.
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name | In the Woods |
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author | Tana French |
country | Ireland |
language | English |
series | Cassie Maddox |
genre | Mystery |
publisher | Viking Adult |
pub date | 2007-05-17 |
media type | Print (Hardcover) |
pages | 429pp |
isbn | 978-0670038602 |
dewey | 823/.92 22 |
congress | PR6106.R457 I52 2007 |
oclc | 191864570 |
followed by | The Likeness: A Novel }} |
Twenty years prior to the novel's events, twelve year-old Adam and his two best friends failed to come home from a trip into the familiar woods bordering their Irish housing estate. In the present day, Detective Rob [Adam] Ryan claims that the twin disappearances of his friends and his memory of that afternoon have not had any real effect on his psyche. Though the novel centers on an investigation by Ryan and his partner, Cassie Maddox, into the murder of a twelve year-old girl in those same woods, it is the long-ago disappearances which provides the main psychological thrust of the novel. The novel won the 2008 Edgar Award for Best First Novel By An American Author.
French's second novel, The Likeness, was published in 2008. It continues with Cassie Maddox and mentions Adam (Rob) Ryan only peripherally. On July 13, 2010, French's third novel, Faithful Place, was published. The novel is narrated by Frank Mackey, who appeared in French's second novel, The Likeness. French's fourth novel, Broken Harbour featuring "Scorcher" Kennedy as the narrator, will be published on March 29, 2012. Scorcher appears in French's third novel, Faithful Place.
Category:2007 novels Category:Mystery novels Category:Edgar Award winning works
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