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Christopher Dark is a Actor American born on 21 april 1920
Christopher Dark (April 21, 1920 - October 10, 1971) was an American actor, best remembered as the character Hank Jaffe in the 1956 film World Without End.
Born Alfred Francis DeLeo in New York, Dark died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.
In 1954, Dark played in an episode of the TV series, The Lone Ranger, entitled Texas Draw. In 1955, Dark was cast in an episode of the NBC western anthology series, Frontier, hosted by Walter Coy. Dark guest starred on two episodes of the ABC religion anthology series, Crossroads, as Irving Green in "The Unholy Trio (1955) and as Frank Corletto in "Circus Priest" (1956). In 1957 and 1958, Dark guest starred in two episodes of David Janssen's crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, as the lead in "The Mickey Farmer Case" and then as Rudi Trekhala in "Widow's Walk". About this time, he also guest starred on John Bromfield's crime drama, U.S. Marshal.
In 1958, Dark appeared as Don Ramon in "Decoy" on the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. In 1959, Dark guest starred in the first episode of NBC's Bonanza in "A Rose for Lotta". That same year, he was cast as Henri Gaspard in "Double Fee" of Steve McQueen's CBS western series, Wanted: Dead or Alive.
Dark appeared in 1959 as Juan Carlos Morita in the episode "Death of a Gunfighter" on CBS' "Have Gun Will Travel" and as Trevor Jackson in the episode "Reunion" of CBS's The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun; his fellow co-stars were Bethel Leslie and Robert F. Simon.
In 1960, Dark was cast with Richard Rust in the episode "An Hour to Kill" of the half-hour syndicated crime drama, The Brothers Brannagan, and he played a teacher falsely accused of murder in the Peter Gunn episode "Death Watch". Another 1960 role was that of Dante in "Talent for Danger" on the ABC adventure series, The Islanders, set in the South Pacific.
In 1960, he was cast as Miguel Avarado in the episode "Bandido" of the syndicated western series, Pony Express, starring Grant Sullivan. His fellow guest stars in the segment were Douglas Kennedy and Robert Ivers.
Dark played the role of Pike in the three-part 1964 episode, "The Tenderfoot", of NBC's Disney's The Wonderful World of Color.
His last film was Scandalous John (1971).
Dark and his wife, Eleanor, were married from 1948 until his death. The couple had one child.
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Birth name Alfred Francis DeLeo
Nationality USA
Birth 21 april 1920
Death 10 october 1971 (at 51 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 21 april 1920
Death 10 october 1971 (at 51 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Born Alfred Francis DeLeo in New York, Dark died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack.
In 1954, Dark played in an episode of the TV series, The Lone Ranger, entitled Texas Draw. In 1955, Dark was cast in an episode of the NBC western anthology series, Frontier, hosted by Walter Coy. Dark guest starred on two episodes of the ABC religion anthology series, Crossroads, as Irving Green in "The Unholy Trio (1955) and as Frank Corletto in "Circus Priest" (1956). In 1957 and 1958, Dark guest starred in two episodes of David Janssen's crime drama, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, as the lead in "The Mickey Farmer Case" and then as Rudi Trekhala in "Widow's Walk". About this time, he also guest starred on John Bromfield's crime drama, U.S. Marshal.
In 1958, Dark appeared as Don Ramon in "Decoy" on the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. In 1959, Dark guest starred in the first episode of NBC's Bonanza in "A Rose for Lotta". That same year, he was cast as Henri Gaspard in "Double Fee" of Steve McQueen's CBS western series, Wanted: Dead or Alive.
Dark appeared in 1959 as Juan Carlos Morita in the episode "Death of a Gunfighter" on CBS' "Have Gun Will Travel" and as Trevor Jackson in the episode "Reunion" of CBS's The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun; his fellow co-stars were Bethel Leslie and Robert F. Simon.
In 1960, Dark was cast with Richard Rust in the episode "An Hour to Kill" of the half-hour syndicated crime drama, The Brothers Brannagan, and he played a teacher falsely accused of murder in the Peter Gunn episode "Death Watch". Another 1960 role was that of Dante in "Talent for Danger" on the ABC adventure series, The Islanders, set in the South Pacific.
In 1960, he was cast as Miguel Avarado in the episode "Bandido" of the syndicated western series, Pony Express, starring Grant Sullivan. His fellow guest stars in the segment were Douglas Kennedy and Robert Ivers.
Dark played the role of Pike in the three-part 1964 episode, "The Tenderfoot", of NBC's Disney's The Wonderful World of Color.
His last film was Scandalous John (1971).
Dark and his wife, Eleanor, were married from 1948 until his death. The couple had one child.
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Terror in the Sky (1977)
, 1h14Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Doug McClure, Lois Nettleton, Roddy McDowall, Kenneth Tobey, Leif Erickson, Keenan Wynn
Roles Mr. McCann
Rating58%
Passengers on a plane headed from the Midwest to the West Coast (Winnipeg to Vancouver in the book; Minneapolis to Seattle in the film) get quite ill after eating the chicken pot pie entree. Both pilots also ate the chicken. A man who has not flown since the Vietnam War (single-engine planes in the book, helicopter/war choppers in the film) is reluctantly pressed into flying the plane, where he makes a very neurotic, but survivable landing.
Scandalous John (1971)
, 1h53Directed by Robert Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Brian Keith, Alfonso Arau, Michele Carey, Harry Morgan, Rick Lenz, Simon Oakland
Roles Card Dealer
Rating58%
John McCanless was once a gunslinger and has become a cranky old rancher. There is a plan to build a dam which would flood his property. John has no intention of selling his land and is determined to fight the dam to the end if necessary.
, 1h32Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter, Mako Iwamatsu, Henry Wilcoxon, Dick Sargent
Roles Pvt. George Strongbow
Rating58%
Master Sergeant Dan O'Farrell is a G.I. on an island somewhere in the South Pacific during World War II, bemoaning the consequences of a ship torpedoed while ferrying to the island a desperately needed cargo of beer.
None But the Brave (1965)
, 1h46Directed by Frank Sinatra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Clint Walker, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tommy Sands, Brad Dexter, Kenji Sahara, Tony Bill
Roles Pvt. Searcy
Rating63%
Narrated in English by a Japanese officer named Kuroki (in the form of a journal he is writing for his wife), a platoon of Japanese soldiers is stranded on an island in the Pacific with no means of communicating with the outside world. Lieutenant Kuroki (Tatsuya Mihashi) keeps his men firmly in hand and is supervising the building of a boat for their escape.
The Tenderfoot (1964)
, 5hOrigin USA
Genres Western
Actors Brandon deWilde, Brian Keith, James Whitmore, Richard Long, Christopher Dark, Donald May
Roles Pike
Rating11%
How the West Was Won (1962)
, 2h35Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors James Stewart, Carroll Baker, Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Carolyn Jones
Roles Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Rating70%
Zebulon Prescott (Karl Malden) and his family set out west for the frontier via the Erie Canal, the “west” at this time being the Illinois country. On the journey, they meet mountain man Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), who is traveling east to Pittsburgh to trade his furs. He and Zebulon's daughter Eve (Carroll Baker) are attracted to each other, but Linus is not ready to settle down.
Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)
, 1h28Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Clint Walker, Roger Moore, Letícia Román, Robert Middleton, Chill Wills, Gene Evans
Roles Frank (uncredited)
Rating63%
Two fur traders, Jim Rainbolt (Clint Walker) and Shaun Garrett (Roger Moore), stumble across a big gold strike. With the ruthless bandit McCracken (Gene Evans) and his men in relentless pursuit, they hide the gold behind a giant boulder. Shaun is wounded, but Doc Gates (Chill Wills) shows up out of nowhere and patches him up and is made a full partner. They take refuge at the ranch of Amos Gondora, an old friend of Jim's. There they are introduced to Gondora's so-called "ward," an Indian maiden called Tita (Leticia Roman). That night some of McCracken's men stage a stampede and draw Jim and Gondora away. While they are gone, McCracken and some men ride up and takes Shaun and Doc captive. He kills Doc because he is unable to tell the hiding place of the gold.
Platinum High School (1960)
Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore, Dan Duryea, Warren Berlinger, Yvette Mimieux, Richard Jaeckel
Roles Vince Perley
Rating56%
The Rabbit Trap (1959)
, 1h12Directed by Philip Leacock
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ernest Borgnine, David Brian, Bethel Leslie, Kevin Corcoran, Jeanette Nolan, Christopher Dark
Roles Gerry
Rating63%
Since leaving the army ten years ago, Eddie has been working hard without any promotion, never missing a day of work and having only three weeks holiday in his ten years with his construction firm. The day after Eddie, his wife Abby and son Duncan are granted two weeks holiday they spend in a mountain cabin. On the first day Eddie and Duncan place a rabbit trap out in the countryside for the sheer joy of feeding and releasing him. Eddie is called back to work the next day leading to arguments with Abby who insists Eddie should remain on holiday. Eddie fears being left behind in promotion if he endangers his reputation for reliability.
Wild Heritage (1958)
Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Maureen O'Sullivan, Rod McKuen, Troy Donahue, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Birch, Gigi Perreau
Roles Brazos
Rating56%
The film tells the story of Emma Breslin (Maureen O'Sullivan) and her family, who cross the plains in a covered wagon. They make the fateful decision to pause in a lawless western town where Emma's husband, Jake (Paul Birch), is shot by rustlers Arn (John Beradino)and Jud. But folksy Judge Copeland (Will Rogers, Jr.) persuades them to go on. At Break Wagon Hill, their wagon does just that and they decide to homestead on the spot.
Day of the Badman (1958)
, 1h22Directed by Harry Keller
Genres Western
Actors Fred MacMurray, Joan Weldon, John Ericson, Robert Middleton, Marie Windsor, Edgar Buchanan
Roles Rudy Hayes
Rating62%
Le juge Jim Scott veut condamner un meurtrier à la peine de mort, mais les membres de la famille du hors-la-loi ont l'intention de faire autrement. Le tout-puissant patriarche Charlie Hayes et son entourage sont persuadés qu'ils peuvent utiliser la violence pour faire commuer la peine de leur parent condamné à un simple bannissement. Alors que le shérif Barney Wiley faiblit sous les manigances de la famille, le juge Scott reste résolu à faire en sorte que justice soit faite.
The Halliday Brand (1957)
, 1h19Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors, Betsy Blair, Ward Bond, Bill Williams, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Jivaro Burris
Rating62%
Daniel and Martha Halliday, son and daughter of the powerful Big Dan, strenuously object to his bigotry and violence. When he leads the lynching of her half-breed beau, Jivaro Burris, it is the last straw.
Diane (1956)
, 1h50Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Lana Turner, Pedro Armendáriz, Roger Moore, Marisa Pavan, Cedric Hardwicke, Torin Thatcher
Roles Giancarlo
Rating60%
The action is set in 16th-century France. Diane de Poitiers (Lana Turner) becomes the mistress of Prince Henri (Roger Moore), second in line to the throne. Their liaison continues through Henri's arranged marriage to the Italian Catherine de' Medici (Marisa Pavan). Unknown to Catherine, her Medici relations arrange the death of the Dauphin and Henri's ascent to the throne as King Henry II. The antagonism of the two women, abetted by Medici scheming, eventually results in the death of Henri. Catherine, now ruling as regent for her three young sons, banishes Diane but spares her rival's life in a gesture of mutual respect.
Johnny Concho (1956)
, 1h24Directed by Don McGuire
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, William Conrad, Phyllis Kirk, Wallace Ford, Dorothy Adams
Roles Walker
Rating59%
The mean and boastful Johnny Concho is also a coward, but the people of Cripple Creek, Arizona, let him have his way. They know that Johnny's brother, who doesn't live in town, is the notorious gunfighter Red Concho, someone they truly fear.
World Without End (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Time travel films, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Rod Taylor, Shirley Patterson, Paul Brinegar, Mimi Gibson
Roles Henry Jaffe
Rating58%
In March 1957, Commander Dr. Eldon Galbraithe (Nelson Leigh), engineer Henry Jaffe (Christopher Dark), radioman Herbert Ellis (Rod Taylor) and scientist John Borden (Hugh Marlowe), are returning to Earth from the first spaceflight, a reconnaissance trip around Mars. Suddenly, their spaceship is somehow accelerated to incredible velocities, and they are knocked unconscious. Their ship crash lands on a snow-covered mountain. When they venture out, they discover that they have become victims of time dilation and are now in Earth's future.