Tribute 2008

Tribute 2008

*Nina Foch* Van Johnson Don S. Davis *Paul Benedict* *Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Richard Widmark* *Isaac Hayes*		Nina Foch 1924-2008 Best known for her role as Bithia, Moses' Egyptian mother, in *"The Ten Commandments"* and Helena Glabrus in *"Spartacus."* She trained the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and became an enthusiastic exponent of the "Method" technique after studying with acting gurus Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler. A one-time member of the American Shakespeare Festival at Stratford , she performed as Isabella in "Measure for Measure" and Katharine in *"The Taming of the Shrew."* She wasted no time securing early TV drama work and numerous summer stock roles also added to her enjoyment. She also garnered an Oscar-nomination for her role of the lonely but altruistic executive secretary in the all-star ensemble drama "Executive Suite." She later became a widely respected acting teacher in the Los Angeles area (notably USC) and has directed on stage, and also has been a senior faculty member at the American Film Institute. She has recently been see in such shows as *"Bull"* and *"Navy NCIS,"* proving her still a lovely and vibrant talent. She also served as an acting coach from time to time in such films as "Encino Man."		Van Johnson 1916-2008 The All-American boy-type played both the stalwart soldier and song and dance heartthrob during WWII era. Van took advantage of the absence of some of the top-drawer studio actors who had gone off to fight in the war effort, due to his 4-F status as a result of a near-fatal car accident in 1943. After the big stars returned, he remained a high profile musical star opposite the likes of June Allyson, Esther Williams and Judy Garland. However he still had the goods to deliver on landmark films such *"Command Decision,"* *"State of the Union," "Battleground," "Brigadoon,"* and "The Caine Mutiny". In the late 50s and early 1960s, he turned again to his musical talents as a nightclub performer and musical stage star. He starred as Harold Hill in several productions of *"The Music Man"* and took command of the regional and dinner theater circuits, in productions of *"Damn Yankees," "Guys and Dolls," "Bells Are Ringing," "On a Clear Day...," "Forty Carats," "Bye Bye Birdie," "There's a Girl in My Soup"* and "I Do! I Do!" In the 70's he went more into TV shows, garnering an Emmy Nomination for *"Rich Man, Poor Man."* His final musical role was as Cap' Andy in *"Show Boat"* in 1991.

*Don S. Davis* *Paul Benedict* *Nina Foch* *Van Johnson* *Isaac Hayes* *Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Richard Widmark*		Don S. Davis* 1942-2008 Mostly known for the role of Lt. General George Hammond in the "Stargate SG-1" and "Atlantis" TV series and video games. His versatility as an actor has enabled him to appear in series such as "Flash Gordon," "The Dead Zone," "The West Wing," "NCIS," "Andromeda," "Viper," "Northern Exposure," "Highlander," "Twin Peaks," "Twilight Zone, (2003)" "21 Jump St." "McGyver," and "L.A. Law." *He is not a relative of QVTC Webmaster G. C. Davis		Paul Benedict 1938-2008 Best known for his role as the English neighbor Harry Bentley on *The Jeffersons .* He has appeared in a number of shows including *Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, Twilight Zone* (Mid-80's Series) and *Murder She Wrote. He also portrayed The Mad Painter in the popular children's show Sesame Street* Notable movie roles include Mark, the oddball stage director in The Goodbye Girl, Judge Womack in *The Addam's Family, Reverend Lindquist in Jeremiah Johnson, and Martin Berg in the folk-singer ensemble spoof A Mighty Wind.*
*Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Nina Foch* *Van Johnson* *Isaac Hayes* *Don S. Davis* *Paul Benedict* *Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Richard Widmark*		Harvey Korman 1927 - 2008 Best known for his broad comic characterizations on "The Carol Burnett Show" which garnered him four Emmy Awards. Almost exclusively a comic actor, he stretched a bit to play straight man Bud Abbott opposite Buddy Hackett's Lou Costello in the disappointing TV biopic "Bud and Lou" in 1978. His film appearances include "*The Last of the Secret Agents," the memorable performance as villain Hedley Lamarr in Mel Brooks' classic Western spoof "Blazing Saddles." He continued in two other Mel Brooks films, as Dr Charles Montague in "High Anxiety" and as Count de Monet in "History of the World Part I." He also did cartoon voices as well, the classic one was as The Great Kazoo, the snooty little green man from the future in "The Flintstones"*		Don LaFontaine 1940-2008 Best known for his oft-used catch line *"In a world where..."* His rich voice has graced over 5,000 movie trailers in the span of 40+ years. In 2006, he was featured in an auto insurance commercial spot as "that movie announcer guy"
*Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Nina Foch* *Van Johnson* *Isaac Hayes* *Don S. Davis* *Paul Benedict* *Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Richard Widmark*		Heath Ledger 1979-2008 This young Aussie actor featured in several films, including the Shakespeare-based "10 Things I Hate About You" (The Taming of the Shrew), "Brokeback Mountain" *"The Brothers Grimm."* He was also cast in the role of "The Joker" in the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight." which copped a posthumous Best Actor Oscar in 2009		Estelle Getty 1923-2008 Best known for her role as the starchy Sophia Petrillo in the 80's TV show "*Golden Girls".* She also did roles in the family film "Stuart Little" and Sydney Pollack's classic 'Tootsie."
*Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Nina Foch* *Van Johnson* *Isaac Hayes* *Don S. Davis* *Paul Benedict* *Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Richard Widmark* *Isaac Hayes*		Bernie Mac 1957-2008 Star of the "Bernie Mac Show" and numerous other roles including the role of Bosley in the "Charlie's Angels" movie series. He also was in "What's the Worst That Could Happen" and *"Ocean's Eleven"*		Ivan Dixon 1931 - 2008 African-American actor best known for his role of POW radio technician Sgt. James 'Kinch' Kinchloe in the popular WWII sitcom "Hogan's Heroes." He also worked with Sidney Poitier, in which he doubled for him in "The Defiant Ones," and in both stage and film versions of "A Raisin in the Sun" and "A Patch of Blue." During the1970s and 80s he directed episodes of "Nichols," "*The Greatest American Hero," "The Rockford Files,""* **Magnum, P.I." , "Quincy," and "In the Heat of the Night". He also directed the cult classic "The Spook Who Sat by the Door."**
*Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Nina Foch* *Van Johnson* *Don S. Davis* *Paul Benedict* *Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Richard Widmark* *Isaac Hayes*		Suzanne Pleshette 1937 - 2008 She was best known for her role as Bob Hartley's wife Emily in "The Bob Newhart Show." Suzanne went to the famed New York High School for the Performing Arts, a semester at Syracuse University , and then a semester at an elite finishing school for well-to-do young ladies, Finch College. then dropping out to become a protégée of famed acting teacher Sanford Meisner at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. She debuted on TV in "Harbourmaster" in 1957, then a female lead opposite superstar Jerry Lewis in the 1958 comedy film "The Geisha Boy." She replaced Anne Bancroft on stage for Broadway hit "The Miracle Worker" in 1962. Her most famous screen role was in Alfred Hitchcock classic "*The Birds"* in 1963, as the brunette school teacher Annie Heyworth. One of her most notable TV roles was that of the title role of "*Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean"* in 1990.		Sydney Pollack 1934 - 2008 Academy Award-winning director, producer, actor, writer and public figure, who directed and produced over 40 films which include "This Property Is Condemned", "The Electric Horseman," "Tootsie, Out of Africa," (which garnered the Best Direction and Best Picture Oscars for 1985) produced "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "The Quiet American," "Cold Mountain," and directed *"The Interpreter" the first film ever shot on location at the United Nations Headquarters and within the General Assembly in New York City. He was also seen in the 2007 film Micheal Clayton* with George Clooney. He was also a protégé of acting guru Sanford Meisner.
*Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Nina Foch* *Van Johnson* *Don S. Davis* *Paul Benedict* *Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Richard Widmark* *Isaac Hayes*		Roy Scheider 1932 - 2008 Roy has had many landmark roles both on stage and screen. His professional debut was as Mercutio in New York Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in 1961. He played minor roles in *Paper Lion* in 1968 and Stiletto in 1969. His major rise came in the form of Jane Fonda's pimp husband role in Klute in 1971, and as Gene Hackman's partner in The French Connection for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscar. His first real lead role was in The Seven-Ups in 1973. Two years later came the role for which he is best known, as Police Chief Brody in Jaws. He had a sporadic film career during the 1980's, but still with fine roles, including the lead in the cop thriller Blue Thunder (1983), as Heywood Floyd in 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), a sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), *Russia House* (1990) and Romeo is Bleeding (1993). One of his last gem roles was in The King of Texas, as the loyal Gloucester character.		Eva Dahlbeck 1920 - 2008 She was one of Sweden's most popular actresses in the 1940s and '50s and became internationally known for her strong female leads in a number of Swedish Director Ingmar Bergman's films, including Secrets of Women (1952), A Lesson of Love (1954) and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955). During the 1960s. she gave up acting for writing novels, putting out more than a dozen. Her short-lived comeback in acting when she made her final appearance in the Danish film Tintomara in which she starring alongside another famed Swedish actress, Britt Ekland in 1970. She was awarded the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1961 for her acclaimed stage work in several plays. She attended the acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm during World War II and later worked at the national stage for two decades.
*Don S. Davis* *Paul Benedict* *Harvey Korman* *Don LaFontaine* *Heath Ledger* *Estelle Getty* *Bernie Mac* *Ivan Dixon* *Suzanne Pleshette* *Sydney Pollack* *Roy Scheider* *Eva Dahlbeck* *Richard Widmark* *Isaac Hayes*		Richard Widmark 1914 - 2008 Best known for his role as the giggling murderous psychopath Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death, Richard's career included some film noir classics like **Street with No Name, Road House, and Panic in the Streets. Other roles included Jim Bowie in The Alamo, in John Ford's Two Rode Together with Jimmy Stewart, Judgment at Nuremburg, Madigan, Murder on the Orient Express, Twilight's Last Gleaming, Coma, The Domino Theory, and his final opus, True Colors.**		Isaac Hayes 1942-2008 Best known for his Oscar-winning song,*"Theme from Shaft,"* He also has played many TV roles such as voice-over of the *" South Park* " animation series as the voice of Chef, as Jaffa warrior Tolok in *"Stargate SG-1."* In film many colorful roles, notably, the Moor Asneez in Mel Brooks' *"Robin Hood: Men in Tights,"* Hammer, the ghetto hero in the classic blaxploitation spoof, "I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka!" and as the nasty Duke of New York in *"Escape From New York."*

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