Ryan Wickerham is an American award-winning^[1] film and television actor/writer/producer.

Wickerham was born in Pittsburgh, PA and is a direct decedent of the Wickerham family that composed the original old Ringgold Cavalry that consolidated into the 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry.^[2][3][4]

Ryan Wickerham is an experienced character actor for nearly two decades and has performed in roles in major Hollywood productions, independent films, as well as major video games released by Microsoft Games Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment, Midway Games, Acclaim Entertainment and Eidos Interactive

Wickerham's current roles include in films such as Chronicle of Purgatory: The Waiter,^[5]Fanalysis^[6] directed by Bruce Campbell, The Big Picture^[7] for which he was producer, Untitled Horror Comedy^[8] for which he was also associate producer, Between Floors^[9] for which he was also associate producer and received much prase for his role in the movie,^[10][11] The Life of David Gale,^[12] as well as a voice actor in major video games such as Thief: Deadly Shadows^[13]Brute Force^[14] more recently the lead, Cody Grayson in Blacksite Area 51 and the voice of Metallo Captain Cold and Jay Garrick the original Flash in DC Universe Online^[15] as well as nearly 40 other entertainment projects in the entertainment field. Ryan Wickerham is also an accomplished screenwriter and has several feature films to his credit that have been produced and released^[16][17] with several more in development.

He has worked with acclaimed actors such as Bruce Campbell^[6] Larry Thomas^[8] Glenn Morshower^[5] Joe Estevez^[18] and Jason Konopisos^[5] and Kevin Spacey.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Ryan Wickerham

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chroncle of Purgatory: The Waiter (film)

• Ryan Wickerham at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Facebook Fanpage

This article about an American film actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e

This article about an American television actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e

Ernie Hudson
Born	Ernest Lee Hudson (1945-12-17) December 17, 1945 (age 66) Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, playwright, producer
Years active	1976–present
Spouse	Jeannie Moore (1963-1976) Linda Kingsberg (1985-present)

Ernest Lee "Ernie" Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow, and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz.

Early life[link]

Hudson was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the son of Maggie Donald,^[1] who died of tuberculosis when Hudson was two months old; Hudson never knew his father. He was subsequently raised by his maternal grandmother, Arrana Donald.^[2] He has a half-brother, Lewis Hudson. After a short time in the Marine Corps, he moved to Detroit, where he became the resident playwright at Concept East, the oldest Black Theatre company in the US. In addition, he enrolled at Wayne State University to further develop his writing and acting skills, and found time to establish the Actors' Ensemble Theatre where he and other talented young black writers directed and appeared in their own works, before enrolling and subsequently graduating from Yale School of Drama.^[2]

Career[link]

One of Hudson's early films was in Penitentiary II in the late 1970s starring Leon Isaac Kennedy. After various TV guest roles on shows such as The Dukes of Hazzard and The A-Team, Hudson went on to bigger fame playing Winston Zeddemore, who enlists with the Ghostbusters in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and its 1989 sequel (he auditioned to reprise the role for the animated series but lost to Arsenio Hall), as well as Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz. On Oz, his son Ernie Hudson Jr. co-starred with him as Muslim inmate Hamid Khan. He appeared as the character Munro in Congo, and he starred in the 1994 film The Crow as Sergeant Albrecht. He switched gears when he played a preacher opening the eyes of a small town prejudice in the 1950s in Stranger in the Kingdom. He is also known as Harry McDonald, the FBI superior of Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality. He appeared in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Ethon" as Pernaux. He had a major supporting role as the mentally challenged Solomon in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. He was on the TV series Fantasy Island as a voodoo man named Jamu in season one. Hudson also appeared as Reggie in the film The Basketball Diaries alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2008, he began a recurring role as Dr. Fields in The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Hudson also had a recurring role on the final season of Law & Order as Lt. Anita Van Buren's boyfriend and then fiancé.

He is currently playing Stuart Owens in Torchwood: Miracle Day.^[3]

Filmography[link]

• The Main Event (1979) .... Killer
• Skag (1980) (TV) .... unknown role
• The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980) (TV film) .... Homer Burden
• White Mama (1980) (TV film) .... Counsellor
• Joni (1980) .... Earl
• The Octagon (1980) .... Quinine
• The Jazz Singer (1980) .... Heckler
• Underground Aces (1981) .... African General
• A Matter of Life and Death (1981) (TV film) .... Mr. Harrison
• Crazy Times (1981) (TV film) .... Harold 'Jazzman' Malloy
• The Dukes of Hazzard (1982) (TV series) "Dear Diary" .... Avery
• Penitentiary II (1982) .... Half Dead
• Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) .... Washington
• The A-Team (1983) (TV series) "The Taxicab Wars" .... Cal Freeman
• Going Berserk (1983) .... Jerome Willy Muhammed
• Two of a Kind (1983) .... Det. Skaggs
• Ghostbusters (1984) .... Winston Zeddemore
• National Lampoon's Joy of Sex (1984) .... Mr. Porter
• St. Elsewhere (1984) (TV) .... Jerry Close
• California Girls (1985) (TV film) .... Ernie
• Love on the Run (1985) (TV film) .... Lamar
• The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) (TV) (voice) .... Cyborg (Victor Stone)
• The Last Precinct (1986) (TV) .... Sergeant Night Train Lane
• Weeds (1987) .... Bagdad
• The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988) (TV film) .... Joe Hamilton
• The Wrong Guys (1988) .... Dawson
• Trapper County War (1989) .... Jefferson Carter
• Leviathan (1989) .... Justin Jones
• Collision Course (1989) .... Shortcut
• Ghostbusters II (1989) .... Winston Zeddemore
• Angel Street (1992) (TV) .... Thurman Nickens
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) .... Solomon
• The Ben Stiller Show (1992) (TV) .... The Tennis Captain
• Wild Palms (1993) (TV mini-series).... Tommy Lazlo
• Tales from the Crypt (1993) (TV) .... Zambini
• Sugar Hill (1994) .... Lolly Jonas
• No Escape (1994) .... Hawkins
• The Crow (1994) .... Sergeant Albrecht
• The Cowboy Way (1994) .... Officer Sam 'Mad Dog' Shaw
• Airheads (1994) .... Sergeant O'Malley
• Speechless (1994) .... Ventura
• The Basketball Diaries (1995) .... Reggie
• Congo (1995) .... Captain Munro Kelly
• The Substitute (1996) .... Principal Claude Rolle
• Tornado! (1996) (TV film) .... Dr. Joe Branson
• For Which He Stands (1996) .... DEA Agent Baxter
• Just Your Luck (1996) .... Willie
• The Cherokee Kid (1996) (TV film) .... Nat Love aka Deadwood Dick
• Fakin' Da Funk (1997) .... Joe Lee
• Clover (1997) (TV film) .... Gaten Hill
• Operation Delta Force (1997) (TV film) .... Tipton
• Mr. Magoo (1997) .... Agent Gus Anders, CIA
• Levitation (1997) .... Downbeat
• Butter (1998) .... Curtis "8 Ball" Harris
• Stranger in the Kingdom (1998) .... Rev. Walter Andrews
• Best of the Best: Without Warning (1998) .... Detective Gresko
• October 22 (1998) .... Arthur
• Lillie (1999) .... Larry Miller
• Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999) (TV film) .... James R. Jordan, Sr.
• Shark Attack (1999) .... Lawrence Rhodes
• The Last Siege (1999) .... Senator Douglas Wilson
• Interceptors (1999) .... Major McKenzie
• Stealth Fighter (1999) .... President Westwood
• Miracle on the 17th Green (1999) (TV film) .... Earl Fielder
• Red Letters (2000) .... Detective Glen Teal
• The Watcher (2000) .... Ibby
• Paper Bullets (2000) .... Detective Ron Mills
• Miss Congeniality (2000) .... FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald
• Everything's Jake (2000) .... Jake
• Walking Shadow (2001) (TV film) .... Hawk
• A Town Without Christmas (2001) (TV film) .... Ted
• Oz (1997–2003) (TV) .... Warden Leo Glynn
• Anne B. Real (2003) .... Principal Davis
• 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003) (TV) .... Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes
• Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) (voice) .... P.T.
• Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) .... Blake Rische
• Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV film) .... Dick Barrymore
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) .... FBI Asst. Director Harry McDonald
• Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005) (TV film) .... Perry Beasley
• Everwood (2005) .... Bill Hoover
• Halfway Decent (2005) .... Tom
• Hood of Horror (2006) .... Roscoe
• The Ron Clark Story (2006) (TV film) .... Principal Turner
• Desperate Housewives (2006–2007) (TV) .... Detective Ridley
• Certifiably Jonathan (2007) .... Museum Guard
• Nobel Son (2007) .... Sgt. Bill Canega
• All Hat (2007) .... Jackson Jones
• Final Approach (2007) (TV) .... Agent Lorenzo Dawson
• The Man in the Silo (2008) .... Marcus Wells
• Pie'n Burger (2008) .... Cedric
• "Psych" (2008) .... Gus' Father
• Las Vegas (2008) (TV) .... Bob Casey
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) (TV) .... Dr. Ken Fields
• Private Practice (2008) (TV) .... Captain Frank
• Balancing the Books (2008) .... Detective Carter
• Dragonball Evolution (2009) .... Sifu Norris
• Meteor (2009) (TV mini-series) .... Gen. Brasser
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) (voice) .... Winston Zeddemore
• Lonely Street (2009) .... Capt. Morgan
• Heroes (2009) (TV) .... Captain Lubbock
• Machete Joe (2009) .... Sheriff Taylor
• Pastor Brown (2009) .... Deacon Harold Todd
• Law & Order (2009–2010) (TV) .... Frank Gibson
• Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010) .... Anthony Vejar
• Childrens Hospital (2010)
• Criminal Minds (2010) (TV series) .... Lt. Al Garner
• STASIS (2010) (short film)^[4]
• Game of Death (2010) Catholic Priest
• Torchwood: Miracle Day (2011) (TV series) .... Stewart Owens
• Transformers: Prime (2011) (animated TV Series) .... Agent William "Bill" Fowler
• Rizzoli & Isles (2011) (TV series) .... Admiral Frost
• How I Met Your Mother (2011) (TV series) .... Himself
• Modern Family (2012) (TV series) .... Golfer

Interviews[link]

• Spencer Fornaciari at Crypticon for The MacGuffin Film Podcast Episode 48 - Crypticon 2010 Part 2

References[link]

External links[link]

Biography portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ernie Hudson

• Ernie Hudson at the Internet Movie Database
• Ernie Hudson Interview in Dangerous Ink Magazine - 2009
• Interview (March 2008) with Ernie Hudson, by Matthew Waldram
• Ernie Hudson interviewed by Julian De Backer

Debby Ryan
Ryan in an interview for Radio Rebel in February 2012
Born	Deborah Ryan (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 19) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer, musician
Years active	2007–present
Website
debbyryan.com

Deborah "Debby" Ryan^[1] (born May 13, 1993)^[2] is an American actress and singer. Ryan is best known for starring as Bailey Pickett in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck. The Suite Life on Deck became the most watched children's show on television.^[3][4] Ryan started acting in professional theatres at the age of seven; in 2007 she appeared in the Barney & Friends straight-to-DVD film Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse and then was discovered in a nationwide search by Disney. She is also known for appearing in the 2008 feature film The Longshots as Edith.

In 2010, she starred in the film, 16 Wishes, which was the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on the Disney Channel. 16 Wishes introduced Ryan to new audiences; the movie received high viewership in the adults demographic (18-34).^[5][6][7] Ryan starred in the independent theatrical film, What If..., which premiered on August 20, 2010. Ryan also stars in the new Disney Channel Original movie, 'Radio Rebel'. Debby Ryan portrays the role of Tara Adams, a shy 17 year old girl who adopts the radio personality, Radio Rebel. Released February 17, 2012.

As of 2011, Ryan stars in the titular role in Disney Channel Original Series, Jessie.

Early life[link]

Ryan was born in Huntsville, Alabama.^[2] She is a Christian and has performed in churches, theater performance groups and talent competitions.^[2] Her father was in the military, so she often moved to different places in Europe. She lived in Germany until she was 10 and can speak both English and German. She started performing in professional theaters at the age of seven on an American base in Germany.^[8] She found she loved acting.

She returned to the United States at the age of 10 in 2003 and was raised in Texas.^[8][9] She dreamed of acting full-time. In a 2009 People Magazine interview, she described herself as a "nerd" in school.^[8] Ryan was bullied in middle school for being a mascot and a member of the school's chess club.^[10]

Acting career[link]

[edit] 2006–07: Early work and The Longshots

Ryan began appearing in various television commercials in her early teenage years. She appeared in several commercials for iDog and various board games; she was in an iDog Dance commercial in 2008.^[2] Ryan's first film role was in 2007 as a guest character in Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse, she played the role of a teenager. Ryan also had a supporting role in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film, The Longshots, alongside teen actress Keke Palmer and Ice Cube. Ryan played Edith, a teenage mean girl, in the feature film.

[edit] 2008–10: The Suite Life on Deck and rise to fame

Ryan at the premiere for Up in May 2009

Ryan played one of the main characters, Bailey Pickett in the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck. The series is a sequel/spin-off to the hit Disney Channel series, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. The series' pilot aired on September 26, 2008 in the US.^[11] The series premiere on the Disney Channel in the US drew 5.7 million viewers,^[12] and it became the most watched series premiere in Canada on the Family channel.^[13] The series was 2008's #1 top scripted television series for children between the ages of 6 to 11 and pre-teens between the ages of 9 to 14, beating the veteran series Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place in the ratings.^[14] The series is also 2009's top rated scripted series in the children and tween demographic (6-14), outpacing Hannah Montana and several other teenage shows.^[15]

In 2009, it was announced that Ryan landed a starring role in the independent feature film, What If... alongside Kevin Sorbo and Kristy Swanson. The film was shot in Grand Rapids and Manistee, Michigan in July 2009 and was released to theaters on August 20, 2010. The film is produced by Pure Flix Entertainment and centers on a Christian family.^[16][17][18] In October 2009, Ryan hosted the first Tween Girl Summit in which she hosted the event and its concerts.^[19] "Tween girls are drawn to talented performers who emanate the joy of life, and we are so happy to have teen favorite Debby Ryan as the first host of The Tween Summit Music Festival," said Denise Restauri, founder of The Tween Summit, AllyKatzz.com and AK Tweens.^[19] "The Tween Summit is a day of celebrating the excitement of youth and hope for the future. As my tween friends say,'This concert is going to Rock!'"^[19]

Ryan at the Gracie Awards in May 2011

In 2010, she starred in the young adult film 16 Wishes, about a teenager named Abigail "Abby" Louise Jensen (Ryan) who has been planning for her sixteenth birthday party ever since she was a little girl with a list of secret wishes she wants to come true, and on the day of her 16th birthday all of her wishes came true. 16 Wishes went on to become the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on the Disney Channel and one of the most watched movies on television. In addition, the movie introduced Ryan to new audiences, such as the contemporary adult audience since the movie received high viewership in the adults demographic (18-34).^[5][6][7]

Ryan noted that to prepare for her role in 16 Wishes, she watched numerous Brat Pack movies, most occasionally Sixteen Candles which she stated is very similar to 16 Wishes. When asked how she prepared for the role, she said "It's, at the end of the day it depends on the script. You can do a comedy and it's completely different than a different comedy. I watch a lot of movies. 16 Wishes, when I went up to do that I watched Sixteen Candles (rated PG) and a couple of coming-of-age films. I love Molly Ringwald. So getting into the feel of that. . .".^[20]

[edit] 2011–present: Jessie, Radio Rebel

Ryan starred in The Suite Life Movie, based on the show she had starred in. The show finished its run on May 6, 2011. In March 2011, it was announced that Ryan landed her own Disney Channel series called Jessie, which debuted in September 2011.^[21] The show follows a girl who moves from Texas to New York to become a nanny for a family with four children.^[21] Jessie is a show she also helped create, relating that she wanted her character to relate to herself. ^[22] In February of 2012, she starred in another Disney Channel move entitled Radio Rebel. Her TV series, Jessie, has been renewed for a second season and a TV movie.

Music[link]

Ryan plays several instruments including the guitar, piano and keyboard. She is also a songwriter and is currently writing music alongside her older brother.^[23] Ryan has showed interest in several types of music and her music genres are mainly jazz and country pop with a blend of alternative rock. Ryan was set to headline the "Terrific Teen Tour", a concert series which co-headlined Mitchel Musso, Jasmine Richards and Savannah Outen, that would start on July 9, 2009 and end on July 14 but the tour was canceled due to schedule conflicts.^[24][25] The tour would have been Ryan's debut as a live musician.^[26]

Personal life[link]

In a 2009 People Magazine interview, Ryan stated that her Suite Life co-star, Brenda Song, is her acting idol.^[8] In a March 2009 interview, Ryan revealed she also looks up to Meryl Streep; Ryan claims Streep "is so profoundly thought-provoking and life-changing." Ryan has said that her other role models include Anne Hathaway, Rachel McAdams and Tobey Maguire. When asked about musical tastes, she has said, "I love jazz! I love singing it. I also love country! My brother loves rock; he also has this chill Jason Mraz-like style. So basically, my answer is: jazz-country-rock-alternative? I have no idea! But I honestly would love to make country music."

Ryan is involved in Disney's Friends for Change. She was featured in a commercial on Disney Channel.^[27] The charity helps explain how kids can help preserve the planet and invites them to go to the Friends for Change website to register and pledge, offering them the chance to help choose how Disney will invest $1 million in environmental programs.^[28][28] Ryan will be taking part in Disney's Friends for Change Games, which will feature over 30 Disney Channel and Disney XD stars competing in fun and physical challenges inspired by good actions for the environment. The stars will be broken up into teams and each team will play on behalf of an environmental charity. Ryan had been taking part as Captain of the Blue Team playing to benefit Ocean Conservancy.^[29]

Filmography[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Soundtracks[link]

Singles[link]

Promotional singles[link]

Other appearances[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Debby Ryan

• Official website
• Debby Ryan at the Internet Movie Database
• Debby Ryan on Twitter

Richard Anderson
Anderson at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 2, 2010.
Born	Richard Norman Anderson (1926-08-08) August 8, 1926 (age 85) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947–present
Spouse	Carol Lee Ladd (1955-1956) (divorced) Katharine Thalberg (1961-1973) (divorced) 3 daughters

Richard Norman Anderson (born August 8, 1926) is an American actor in film and television, known to TV audiences as Steve Austin's (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers' (Lindsay Wagner) boss, Oscar Goldman, in both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman TV series and their three subsequent TV movies: The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987), Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) and Bionic Ever After? (1994).^[1]

Early life[link]

Anderson was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Olga (née Lurie) and Harry Anderson. (Referred to as 'Randy' or 'Randerson by friends and family.)^[2][3]

Career[link]

On the big screen, his many films included the science-fiction classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and the World War I drama Paths of Glory (1957) directed by Stanley Kubrick, in which Anderson played the prosecuting attorney. He was the object of the unrequited love of Clara Varner (Joanne Woodward) in The Long, Hot Summer (1958) and a suspicious military officer in Seven Days in May (1964).

The 1960s found Anderson making appearances in Perry Mason (in 22 episodes as police lieutenant Steve Drumm, replacing the character of Lt. Tragg), The Untouchables, The Rifleman, Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, Thriller (US TV series), The Eleventh Hour, I Spy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive (as brother in law to the protagonist Dr Richard Kimble), Bonanza, The Green Hornet, The Invaders, and The Big Valley, among others. In 1961-1962, Anderson co-starred with Marilyn Maxwell in an ABC production of Bus Stop, a drama about travelers passing through a bus depot and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise, Colorado.

In addition to his appearances on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman in the 1970s, Anderson also guest starred on Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, Ironside, Columbo and The Love Boat. He also appeared in the made for TV movie, The Night Strangler as the villain, Dr. Richard Malcolm. Anderson was just as busy in the 1980s on Charlie's Angels, Matt Houston, Knight Rider, Remington Steele, Cover Up, The A-Team, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, and Murder, She Wrote. Anderson also had a recurring role as Senator Buck Fallmont on Dynasty from 1986-1987. He portrayed President Lyndon Johnson in the 1987 miniseries Hoover vs. The Kennedys.

In the 1990s, Anderson served as narrator and a recurring guest star for Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. He also served as a commercial spokesperson for the Shell Oil Company in the United States known as "The Shell Answer Man".^[4] "The Shell Answer Man" appeared in commercials from 1976 to 1982. In 1999 and 2000, he costarred with Dick Van Patten, Richard Roundtree, Deborah Winters, and Hugh O'Brian in the Warren Chaney miniseries, Y2K - World in Crisis.^[5][6][7]

Partial filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Richard Anderson

• Richard Anderson at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Anderson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Richard Anderson at AllRovi
• An hour long video interview with Retro Rewind covering his amazing career (from 2010)