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Gervase Duan "G.D." Spradlin (August 31, 1920 – July 24, 2011) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive accent and flinty voice, he often played devious authority figures. He is credited in over 70 television and film productions, and performed alongside actors including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Charlton Heston, George C. Scott and Johnny Depp.
Spradlin was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. His parents both worked as schoolteachers. Spradlin obtained his bachelor's degree in education from the University of Oklahoma. He was a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity. He then served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II, where he was stationed in China.
Following World War II, Spradlin returned to the University of Oklahoma, where he completed a law degree in 1948. He first began his career as an attorney working in Venezuela and then became an independent oil producer forming Rouge Oil Company. Before he turned to acting he was active in local politics campaigning for John F. Kennedy in 1959. He joined the Oklahoma Repertory Theatre in 1964.
Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory–based sci-fi television series (1996–97). 18 episodes, and a two-hour pilot episode were broadcast as a part of the Thrillogy block on NBC. The success of The X-Files on Fox proved there was an audience for science fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this proposed competitor following a pitch from producers Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. The series debuted September 21, 1996, on NBC, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel. Its tagline was "History as we know it is a lie."
The series presents the idea that 20th century history as people know it is a lie. It depicts aliens having been among humans since the late 1940s, with a government cover-up concealing their existence from the public. As the series progresses, viewers follow John Loengard and Kim Sayers through the 1960s as they attempt to foil the plots of the alien "Hive". The Hive is an alien race that planned to invade Earth through a manipulation of historical events and famous figures, including most notably the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In addition, the pair must stay one step ahead of Majestic 12, a covert government agency that has mixed motives. The show depicted a number of real-life 1960s personalities in the plot, such as The Beatles, Robert F. Kennedy, Jim Morrison, and J. Edgar Hoover.
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North Dallas is an area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas (United States). The phrase "North Dallas" is also sometimes used to include any suburb or exurb north of Dallas proper within the metropolitan area. The majority of North Dallas is located in Dallas County while a small portion is located in Collin and Denton County. North Dallas generally includes areas of Dallas north of Northwest Highway, along with Lake Highlands and areas of Dallas north of IH-635 known as Far North Dallas. The area has strong social and economic ties to the Dallas enclave of Park Cities, and two inner suburbs of Dallas, Richardson and Addison. It is the wealthiest part of Dallas.
As Dallas has grown over the last several decades the concept of "North Dallas" has changed from the area just north of downtown, along Central Expressway (where North Dallas High School is located), to the far northern reaches of Dallas proper and the suburbs to the north of the city.
North Dallas Forty is a 1979 sports drama film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the world of American professional football. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling novel by Peter Gent. The screenplay was by Kotcheff, Gent, Frank Yablans and Nancy Dowd (uncredited). This was the first film role for Davis, a popular country music recording artist.
Wide receiver Phil Elliott (Nolte) plays for a 1970s era professional football team based in Dallas, Texas named the North Dallas Bulls, which closely resembles the Dallas Cowboys.
Though considered to possess "the best hands in the game", the aging Elliott is struggling to stay competitive and relies heavily on painkillers. Elliott and popular quarterback Seth Maxwell (Davis) are outstanding players, but they also characterize the drug-, sex-, and alcohol-fueled party atmosphere of NFL teams of that era. Elliott wants only to play the game, retire, and own a home with his girlfriend Charlotte (Dayle Haddon), who appears to be financially independent, and has no interest whatsoever in football.
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Award winning actor G.D. Spradlin appearing on the McCain Brothers morning show on KTVY now KFOR, the NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City, in the mid 80's.
RIP G.D. Spradlin. Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to anything. This clip is posted as a tribute to a great character actor. No copyright infringement is intended.
The McCain Brothers interview actor G.D. Spradlin on their morning show on KTVY, the NBC affliate in Oklahoma City. This was a live interview in the early 80's.
Coach Moreland Smith (G. D. Spradlin) motivates his team in a singularly rigid speech. From the movie, "One on One" DVD info from obpett@msn.com
You probably knew G.D. Spradlin best as Senator Pat Geary from The Godfather, Part II, where he played the corrupt politician blackmailed by Michael Corleone after he wakes up and finds himself drenched in a murdered prostitute's blood. (From MOVIE SMACKDOWN. Written by Bryce Zabel) I knew him as Elliot P. Grantham, the Idaho farmer who was Patient Zero, the first official victim of the alien Hive's infestation in the NBC series Dark Skies. My co-creator Brent Friedman and I knew we'd gotten lucky in casting. Who didn't cringe a little in The Godfather, Part II when Spradlin's Senator Geary treats Michael Corleone with contempt early in the film? You knew it wouldn't go well. We had gotten lucky early on by offering a series lead role to J.T. Walsh to play Frank Bach and he said yes. We...
The Godfather: Part II movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5yetk BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/w0shCi Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Senator Geary (G.D. Spradlin) tries to strong arm Michael (Al Pacino), but the threat fails to work. FILM DESCRIPTION: Francis Ford Coppola's legendary continuation and sequel to his landmark 1972 film, The Godfather, parallels the young Vito Corleone's rise with his son Michael's spiritual fall, deepening The Godfather's depiction of the dark side of the American dream. In the early 1900s, the child Vito flees his Sicilian village for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito (Robert De Niro) struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy, killing the local Bl...
North Dallas Forty movie clips: http://j.mp/1utgNOD BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/J9806X Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: B.A. Strothers (G.D. Spradlin), and Conrad Hunter (Steve Forrest) have final words for the North Dallas Bulls before the game, followed by a prayer from the Father. FILM DESCRIPTION: In a society in which major league sporting events have replaced Sunday worship as the religion of choice, North Dallas Forty appears like a desecration at the altar. In this film, directed by Ted Kotcheff (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz), the National Football League is revealed to be more about the money than the game. Nick Nolte is North Dallas Bulls pass-catcher Phillip Elliott, whose cynicism and independent spirit is looked upon as troub...
Based on a true story of a young woman who is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
James Garner stars in this story of love, honor and loyalty, featuring Shirley Jones, G.D. Spradlin and Jenilee Harrison. Sergeant-Major Zack Carey (James Garner) is completing his final stint of duty at a post in a small southern town. After defending a prostitute (Jenilee Harrison), he finds himself doing battle with the town's maniacal Sheriff (G.D. Spradlin). When the Sheriff jails Zack's son Billy (C. Thomas Howell) on a phoney drug charge, the Sergeant takes justice into his own hands with help from his personal World War II Sherman Tank!
North Dallas Forty movie clips: http://j.mp/1utgNOD BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/J9806X Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: While the team trains, Phillip Elliot (Nick Nolte) and Seth Maxwell (Mac Davis) train there liver and lungs by drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. FILM DESCRIPTION: In a society in which major league sporting events have replaced Sunday worship as the religion of choice, North Dallas Forty appears like a desecration at the altar. In this film, directed by Ted Kotcheff (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz), the National Football League is revealed to be more about the money than the game. Nick Nolte is North Dallas Bulls pass-catcher Phillip Elliott, whose cynicism and independent spirit is looked upon as troublesome by team c...
Based on a true story of a young woman who is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains. or call 1-800-440-2960 as mentioned in Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide & Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever. A 1978 network promo for the true-life survival drama And I Alone Survived, starring Blair Brown, David Ackroyd, Vera Miles and G.D. Spradlin. Jack and Claire Carpenter realize his life-long dream by selling the family farm and uprooting their four kids to buy the yacht Providence. Sons Gary, Brian and .
Monty Walsh (Monte Walsh). Año: 1970. Duración: 106 min. País: Estados Unidos. Director: William A. Fraker. Guion: David Zelag Goodman, Lukas Heller (Novela: Jack Schaefer). Música: John Barry Fotografía: David Walsh. Reparto: Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance, Mitch Ryan, Jim Davis, G.D. Spradlin, Michael Conrad, Bo Hopkins, Billy Green Bush, Charles Tyner, Richard Farnsworth. Productora: Cinema Center Films. Género: Western | Amistad Sinopsis: Adaptación de una novela de Jack Schaefer, con la que el director de fotografía norteamericano William A. Fraker llevó a cabo su debut como realizador. “Monte Walsh” es un melancólico Western, de tono elegíaco, protagonizado por Lee Marvin, que encarna a un vaquero en la época en que éstos ya se extinguían, cuya vida se basa en su trabajo, en...
Based on a true story. A mother in Queens, New York, is so angered when she discovers that her son is a drug addict that she becomes an undercover agent for . A mother in Queens, New York, outraged when she discovers that her son is a drug addict, becomes an undercover agent for the DEA to clean up the drug trade . sophia loren 1934 gregory peck 1916 - 2003.
An elderly married couple find that as their physical and mental health deteriorates, they find themselves dependent more and more upon their grown children. A Family Upside Down stars Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes as a retired married couple. Always proud of his independence and resilience, Astaire suffers a. A Family Upside Down stars Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes as a retired married couple. Always proud of his independence and resilience, Astaire suffers a .
Before and After, 1979 TV movie with Patty Duke, Bradford Dillman, Barbara Feldon, Kenneth Mars, Betty White, Art Hindle. This was transferred from a PAL . WWE Superstars Before and After - PART 1 (PART 2 LINK BELOW) PART 2: Music: Upper West - Wouldn't It . Ever wanted to know what your favorite Celebrity looked like when he/she was younger? Well, here's the truth! While some stars still looked great, Others. not . WWE Superstars Before and After - PART 2 PART 1: Twitter: Music: Upper .
From KOMA radio biography: The Ronnie Kaye story began in a sleepy town in southeast Missouri. Growing up in Cooter was probably not much different than growing up in most small towns in the America in the 40's and 50's. His dad was the town pharmacist and his mom was a piano teacher at Cooter High School. Between church, school, and home, Ronnie was always surrounded by music. When the high school presented a play or show, Ronnie was always a part of it. By high school, he was studying to become a concert pianist, performing recitals of Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven. At the same time, he was hearing radio stations in Memphis play Perkins, Presley, and Chuck Berry. Ronnie's high school superintendent, Mr. J.E. Godwin, sensed that he liked the business and suggested that Ronnie do play-by-p...
The John Candy marathon is coming to an end...and it's one big bummer... Canadian Bacon is a 1995 American comedy written, produced, and directed by Michael Moore which satirizes Canada–United States relations along the Canada–United States border. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Alan Alda, John Candy, Bill Nunn, Kevin J. O'Connor, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollak, G.D. Spradlin, and Rip Torn. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, and was the final released film to star John Candy, though it was shot before the earlier-released Wagons East.
In Memoriam 2011, Special 1 Dedicated to Peter Falk, Anne Francis, Nicholas Courtney, Ryan Dunn, Nate Dogg, Amy Winehouse, Jeff Conaway, Yu-ri Kim, . In Memoriam 2011, Special 3 Dedicated to John Barry, M-Bone, Bad News Brown, Mārtiņš Freimanis, G.D. Spradlin, Tyron Perez, Miriam Seegar, Diane Cilento, . In Memoriam 2011, Special 2 Dedicated to Pete Postlethwaite, Sada Thompson, Perry Moore, Peter Donaldson, Romulus Linney, Susannah York, Russell . Demis Roussos - Medley 2011 (In Memoriam) Artemios Demis Ventouris-Roussos (Greek: Αρτέμιος Ντέμης Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, 15 June 1946 – 25 January .
Sinopse:Proeminente psiquiatra de um importante hospital de Los Angeles, ao pesquisar problemas de duas de suas pacientes, acaba penetrando em um universo de estranhas ocorrências relacionadas com ÓVNIs, que modificarão sua própria vida. “Intruders” (Dan Curtis, 1992) resgata 600 casos que hoje compõem um vasto arquivo de histórias verídicas, vividas por muitas pessoas que passaram por experiências com seres extraterrestres e que neste filme colaboraram com renomados pesquisadores do assunto na reconstituição dos episódios. Um filme surpreendente para todos e especialmente apaixonante para os amantes do gênero, colocando o expectador em contato com vasta documentação e evidências físicas comprovadas. Com Richard Crenna, Mare Winningham, Susan Blakely, Daphne Ashbrook, Ben Vereen, Steven Be...
Award winning actor G.D. Spradlin appearing on the McCain Brothers morning show on KTVY now KFOR, the NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City, in the mid 80's.
The McCain Brothers interview actor G.D. Spradlin on their morning show on KTVY, the NBC affliate in Oklahoma City. This was a live interview in the early 80's.
You probably knew G.D. Spradlin best as Senator Pat Geary from The Godfather, Part II, where he played the corrupt politician blackmailed by Michael Corleone after he wakes up and finds himself drenched in a murdered prostitute's blood. (From MOVIE SMACKDOWN. Written by Bryce Zabel) I knew him as Elliot P. Grantham, the Idaho farmer who was Patient Zero, the first official victim of the alien Hive's infestation in the NBC series Dark Skies. My co-creator Brent Friedman and I knew we'd gotten lucky in casting. Who didn't cringe a little in The Godfather, Part II when Spradlin's Senator Geary treats Michael Corleone with contempt early in the film? You knew it wouldn't go well. We had gotten lucky early on by offering a series lead role to J.T. Walsh to play Frank Bach and he said yes. We...
Coach Moreland Smith (G. D. Spradlin) motivates his team in a singularly rigid speech. From the movie, "One on One" DVD info from obpett@msn.com
In Memoriam 2011 - Susannah York - G. D. Spradlin - James Arness - Jane Russell - Bubba Smith - Frances Bay - Kenneth Mars - Sada Thompson - William Duell - Michael Tolan - Dolores Hope - John Dye - Peter Falk - Cliff Robertson - Betty Garrett - Farley Granger - Andy Whitfield - John Wood - Diane Cilento - Robert Easton - Roberts Blossom - Francesco Quinn - Mary Fickett - Michael Sarrazin - Marian Mercer - Charles Napier - Clarice Taylor - Jackie Cooper - Michael Gough - Maria Schneider - John Neville - Doris Belack - Dana Wynter - Len Lesser - Charlie Callas - Harry Morgan - Elizabeth Taylor R.I.P.
North Dallas Forty movie clips: http://j.mp/1utgNOD BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/J9806X Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Seth Maxwell (Mac Davis) and Phillip Elliot (Nick Nolte) hook up for the final plays of the game. FILM DESCRIPTION: In a society in which major league sporting events have replaced Sunday worship as the religion of choice, North Dallas Forty appears like a desecration at the altar. In this film, directed by Ted Kotcheff (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz), the National Football League is revealed to be more about the money than the game. Nick Nolte is North Dallas Bulls pass-catcher Phillip Elliott, whose cynicism and independent spirit is looked upon as troublesome by team coaches Johnson (Charles Durning) and Strothers (G.D...
The Godfather: Part II movie clips: http://j.mp/1L5yetk BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/w0shCi Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Senator Geary (G.D. Spradlin) tries to strong arm Michael (Al Pacino), but the threat fails to work. FILM DESCRIPTION: Francis Ford Coppola's legendary continuation and sequel to his landmark 1972 film, The Godfather, parallels the young Vito Corleone's rise with his son Michael's spiritual fall, deepening The Godfather's depiction of the dark side of the American dream. In the early 1900s, the child Vito flees his Sicilian village for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito (Robert De Niro) struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy, killing the local Bl...
The McCain Brothers interview Emmy award winning actor Alex Rocco who played Moe Green in the Godfather. Rocco talks about the Godfather and working with producer Gray Frederickson of Oklahoma City. Taped in Los Angeles in 1989.
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