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Wright King is a Actor American born on 11 january 1923 at Okmulgee (USA)
Wright King (born January 11, 1923) is a retired American actor of film and television, a native of Okmulgee in east central Oklahoma. His career extended from 1949 until his retirement in 1987.
Cette même année 1950, il participe à deux autres pièces à Broadway, dont The Bird Cage d'Arthur Laurents (avec Melvyn Douglas et Maureen Stapleton).
Au cinéma, son premier film est Un tramway nommé Désir d'Elia Kazan (1951), adaptation de la pièce éponyme précitée, où Marlon Brando et lui reprennent leurs rôles respectifs, Vivien Leigh personnifiant BlancheDuBois. Suivent quatorze autres films américains, le dernier sorti en 1987 (année où il se retire définitivement).
Mentionnons encore le western Le Shérif aux mains rouges de Joseph M. Newman (1959, avec Joel McCrea et Julie Adams) et le classique de science-fiction La Planète des singes de Franklin J. Schaffner (1968, avec Charlton Heston et Roddy McDowall). S'ajoute le film britannique Un caïd de Bryan Forbes (1965, avec George Segal et Tom Courtenay).
À la télévision américaine, Wright King apparaît notamment dans plusieurs séries-westerns, dont Gunsmoke (huit épisodes, 1955-1965) et Au nom de la loi (onze épisodes, 1959-1960). Parmi ses autres séries (quatre-vingt-cinq au total de 1949 à 1978), citons également La Quatrième Dimension (deux épisodes, 1961-1963) et LÂge de cristal (sa dernière série, trois épisodes, 1977-1978).
Il contribue aussi à dix téléfilms diffusés entre 1952 et 1978, dont Ombre sur Elveron de James Goldstone (1968, avec James Franciscus et Shirley Knight) et Helter Skelter de Tom Gries (1976, avec George DiCenzo et Steve Railsback).
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Birth name Thomas Wright Thornburg King
Nationality USA
Birth 11 january 1923 at Okmulgee (USA)
Death 25 november 2018 (at 95 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 11 january 1923 at Okmulgee (USA)
Death 25 november 2018 (at 95 years)
Wright King (born January 11, 1923) is a retired American actor of film and television, a native of Okmulgee in east central Oklahoma. His career extended from 1949 until his retirement in 1987.
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Entamant sa carrière au théâtre, Wright King joue entre autres à Broadway (New York), où il débute dans la pièce de Tennessee Williams Un tramway nommé Désir, mise en scène par Elia Kazan et représentée de décembre 1947 à décembre 1949, créée par Marlon Brando (Stanley Kowalski) et Jessica Tandy (Blanche DuBois) ; il y reprend en cours de production le rôle du jeune collectionneur — puis à nouveau en mai 1950, aux côtés d'Anthony Quinn (Stanley) et Uta Hagen (Blanche) —.Cette même année 1950, il participe à deux autres pièces à Broadway, dont The Bird Cage d'Arthur Laurents (avec Melvyn Douglas et Maureen Stapleton).
Au cinéma, son premier film est Un tramway nommé Désir d'Elia Kazan (1951), adaptation de la pièce éponyme précitée, où Marlon Brando et lui reprennent leurs rôles respectifs, Vivien Leigh personnifiant BlancheDuBois. Suivent quatorze autres films américains, le dernier sorti en 1987 (année où il se retire définitivement).
Mentionnons encore le western Le Shérif aux mains rouges de Joseph M. Newman (1959, avec Joel McCrea et Julie Adams) et le classique de science-fiction La Planète des singes de Franklin J. Schaffner (1968, avec Charlton Heston et Roddy McDowall). S'ajoute le film britannique Un caïd de Bryan Forbes (1965, avec George Segal et Tom Courtenay).
À la télévision américaine, Wright King apparaît notamment dans plusieurs séries-westerns, dont Gunsmoke (huit épisodes, 1955-1965) et Au nom de la loi (onze épisodes, 1959-1960). Parmi ses autres séries (quatre-vingt-cinq au total de 1949 à 1978), citons également La Quatrième Dimension (deux épisodes, 1961-1963) et LÂge de cristal (sa dernière série, trois épisodes, 1977-1978).
Il contribue aussi à dix téléfilms diffusés entre 1952 et 1978, dont Ombre sur Elveron de James Goldstone (1968, avec James Franciscus et Shirley Knight) et Helter Skelter de Tom Gries (1976, avec George DiCenzo et Steve Railsback).
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Helter Skelter (1976)
, 3h14Directed by Tom Gries
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Historical, Crime, Animation
Themes Serial killer films
Actors George DiCenzo, Steve Railsback, Marilyn Burns, Christina Hart Doubleday, Alan Oppenheimer, Read Morgan
Roles un ami
Rating72%
Le 9 août 1969, l'actrice Sharon Tate est poignardée à mort dans sa villa de Beverly Hills. Il s'agit d'un véritable carnage puisque quatre autres cadavres sont découverts dans et autour de la maison. Le lendemain soir, le couple Leno et Rosemary Labianca sont assassinés à leur tour dans leur demeure dans les mêmes circonstances.
Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
, 1h25Directed by Denis Sanders
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Erotic, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors William Smith, Anitra Ford, Cliff Osmond, Wright King, Katie Saylor, Cliff Emmich
Roles Dr. Murger
Rating49%
The premise of the movie is that a mad scientist (played by Anitra Ford) has created an army of beauties who seduce men to death.
Journey Through Rosebud (1972)
, 1h33Directed by Tom Gries
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Forster, Kristoffer Tabori, Eddie Little Sky, Roy Jenson, Wright King, Robert O. Cornthwaite
Roles Indian Agent
Rating65%
Planet of the Apes (1968)
, 1h52Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Post-apocalyptic films, Psychologie, Films about racism, Films about religion, Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about apes, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films, Lobotomie
Actors Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Maurice Evans, Kim Hunter, James Whitmore, James Daly
Roles Dr. Galen
Rating79%
Astronauts Taylor (Charlton Heston), Landon (Robert Gunner), Dodge (Jeff Burton) and Stewart are in deep hibernation when their spaceship crashes in a lake on an unknown planet after a long near-light speed voyage, during which, due to time dilation, the crew ages only 18 months. As the ship sinks, Taylor finds Stewart dead and her body desiccated. They throw an inflatable raft from the ship and climb down into it; before departing the ship, Taylor notes that the date is November 25, AD 3978, approximately two millennia after their departure in 1972. Once ashore, Dodge performs a soil test and pronounces the soil incapable of sustaining life.
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
, 2h25Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about racism, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Don Francks, Keenan Wynn, Barbra Hancock
Roles District Attorney
Rating60%
A lovable rogue named Finian McLonergan absconds from his native Ireland with a pot of gold secreted in a carpetbag, plus his daughter Sharon in tow. His destination is Rainbow Valley in the mythical state of Missitucky, where he plans to bury his treasure in the mistaken belief that, given its close proximity to Fort Knox, it will multiply.
Shadow Over Elveron (1968)
, 1h46Directed by James Goldstone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors James Franciscus, Shirley Knight, Leslie Nielsen, Don Ameche, Franchot Tone, James Dunn
Roles Dr. Parker
Rating66%
King Rat (1965)
, 2h14Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Political films
Actors George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Gerald Sim, Patrick O'Neal, Denholm Elliott
Roles Brough
Rating74%
Corporal King is an anomaly in the Japanese prison camp; one of a handful of Americans amongst the British and Australian inmates, he thrives through his conniving and black market enterprises, while others (nearly all of higher rank) struggle to survive sickness and starvation, while trying to keep their civilised nature. King recruits upper class British RAF officer Flight Lieutenant Peter Marlowe (James Fox) to act as a translator. As they become acquainted, Marlowe comes to like the man and appreciate his cunning. King respects Marlowe, but his attitude is otherwise ambiguous; when Marlowe is injured, King obtains expensive medicines to save Marlowe's gangrenous arm from amputation, but it is unclear whether he does so out of friendship or because Marlowe is the only one who knows where the proceeds from King's latest and most profitable venture are hidden.
Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
, 1h22Directed by Thomas Carr
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner, Terry Moore, James Best, Denver Pyle
Roles Noah Pringle
Rating61%
Matt Brown inherits a cattle ranch which he discovers is deep in debt. He goes on a cattle drive to raise money.
The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959)
, 1h21Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Richard Anderson, Nancy Gates, James Westerfield
Roles Billy Townsend
Rating61%
Après avoir abattu un officier de la Cavalerie par légitime défense pour une histoire de femme, le chasseur Bat Masterson se rend dans la ville de Dodge City où il retrouve son frère Ed, devenu marshall. Avec le soutien de sa fiancée Pauline et de son beau-père, le révérend Howard, Ed présente sa candidature pour le poste de shérif, face au corrompu Jim Regan. Bat décide alors de s'installer dans la ville. Il se lie vite d'amitié avec le docteur Sam Tremain puis s'éprend de la jolie Lily, une veuve qui peine à gérer le Saloon Lady Gay. Pour l'aider à remonter ses finances, Bat devient joueur professionnel, s'associe avec elle et investit une forte somme d'argent. Le succès du Saloon cause des problèmes de jalousie puis, un soir, Ed est tué par Dave Rudabaugh, cousin de l'officier que Bat a jadis abattu. Lassés par la violence perpétrée par les hommes de Regan, les notables de la ville décident de nommer Bat au poste de shérif afin de faire régner la loi.
Hot Rod Rumble (1957)
, 1h19Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Leigh Snowden, Wright King, Joey Forman, Dorothy Adams, Brett Halsey
Roles Ray Johnson - Arnie's sidekick
Rating56%
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
, 2h17Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Historical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Richard Hale, Robert Middleton
Roles Forager (uncredited)
Rating72%
The film is set in Jennings County, Indiana in 1863. Jess Birdwell (Gary Cooper) is a farmer and patriarch of the Birdwell family whose Quaker religion conflicts with his love for the worldly enjoyments of music and horse racing. Jess's wife Eliza, (Dorothy McGuire) a Quaker minister, is deeply religious and steadfast in her refusal to engage in violence. Jess's daughter Mattie (Phyllis Love) wants to remain a Quaker but has fallen in love with dashing cavalry officer Gard Jordan (Peter Mark Richman), a love that is against her mother's wishes. Jess's youngest child "Little" Jess (Richard Eyer) is a feisty child whose comical feud with his mother's pet goose causes her heartache. Jess's elder son Josh (Anthony Perkins) is torn between his hatred of violence and a conviction that to protect his family he must join the home guard and fight the invaders.
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
, 1h27Directed by Mickey Rooney, Lewis R. Foster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Wendell Corey, Mickey Rooney, Don Taylor, Nicole Maurey, John Smith, Tara Summers
Roles Technician Fifth Grade
Rating59%
Amour, gloire et Brave trace les destins de trois soldats américains stationnés en Italie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Stagecoach To Fury (1956)
, 1h15Directed by William F. Claxton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Forrest Tucker, Mari Blanchard, Wallace Ford, Paul Fix, Leslie Banning, Wright King
Roles Ralph Slader
Rating59%
A stagecoach with a mixed group of passenger en route to the town of Fury makes a stop at a layover. Upon arrival the passengers are held up by Lorenzo Garcia and his gang of bandidos capture and disarm the passengers, shooting one when he stops to raise his fallen trousers when he puts his hands up. The two staff of the coaching stop are missing presumed murdered. Garcia questions former Army captain Frank Townsend, now riding shotgun on the stagecoach on the location of the Federal Government gold shipment they expected to be carried by the stagecoach. After Garcia shoots and wounds Tim O'Connor the driver to encourage information, Townsend reveals that the stagecoach was to remain at the layover until a wagon containing the gold shipment would arrive and transfer the cargo to the stage.
The Young Guns (1956)
, 1h24Directed by Albert Band
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Russ Tamblyn, Gloria Talbott, Perry Lopez, Scott Gregory Marlowe, Wright King, Walter Coy
Roles Jonesy
Rating56%
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
, 2h2Directed by Elia Kazan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Melodrama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Théâtre, Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Tennessee Williams
Actors Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, Rudy Bond, Nick Dennis
Roles A Collector
Rating78%
Under mysterious circumstances, Blanche DuBois, an aging highschool teacher, leaves her home in Auriol, Mississippi to travel to New Orleans to live with her sister, Stella Kowalski. She arrives on the train and boards a streetcar named "Desire" and reaches her sister's home in the French Quarter where she discovers that her sister and brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, live in a cramped and dilapidated two-room apartment in an old New Orleans tenement. Blanche and Stella are all that remain of an old aristocratic family. Blanche discloses that the family estate, Belle Reve, has been lost to creditors, and that she wants to stay with Stella and Stanley for a while. Blanche seems lost and broke, with nowhere to go. Stella welcomes her with an open heart.