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The first choice for the role of McCloud was Fess Parker, who turned it down. [1] Universal hired Dennis Weaver, who was well known as a "western" actor from Gunsmoke.The pilot, "Portrait of a Dead Girl", aired on February 17, 1970, and established the premise by having McCloud escort a prisoner from New Mexico to New York City, only to become embroiled in solving a complicated murder case.
McCloud is initially assigned crowd control duty on the shoot but things gets serious when someone is found murdered at one of the shooting locations. To make matters worse, the film's male lead (Larry Hagman) interferes with the investigation, trying to emulate the skills of the detective character he plays on TV to try to solve the case.
McCloud: Nidavah Ritzach Episode: "The Great Taxicab Stampede" 1978 The Awakening Land: Genny Luckett 3 episodes Battlestar Galactica: Serina: 5 episodes 1981 East of Eden: Cathy/Kate Ames: 3 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: BBC2 Playhouse — Episode: "Last Summer's Child" 1988 ...
In 1979, he appeared in the surprise hit Love at First Bite, [8] in which he showed a flair for comedy; it was the story of Count Dracula's pursuit of a young Manhattanite model, played by Susan Saint James. The film included scenes with Dracula and his conquest as they dance to "I Love the Nightlife" at a disco. The film's box-office success ...
McCloud: Himself: Episode: "McCloud Meets Dracula" 1979–1980: Prime Time Sunday / Saturday: Himself (host) news magazine show on NBC 1980: Tom Snyder's Celebrity Spotlight: Himself (host) celebrity interview show on NBC 1986: Tom Snyder: Himself (host) local talk show on KABC-TV in Los Angeles 1993: The Larry Sanders Show: Himself: Episode ...
Sam McCloud, main character of McCloud (TV series), an American television police drama that aired from 1970 to 1977; Louise "Lou" McCloud, from the television series The Young Riders; Ace McCloud, one of the main character from the television series The Centurions (TV series) Fin McCloud, on the Teletoon Canadian animated sitcom Stoked (TV series)
Edward Van Sloan and Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931) . Edward Van Sloan (born Edward Paul Van Sloun; November 1, 1882 – March 6, 1964) [1] was an American character actor best remembered for his roles in the Universal Studios horror films such as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1932).
Dracula has been adapted for TV several times, with some adaptations taking many liberties and others trying to stay faithful more or less to original source. Thames Television's (UK) anthology series Mystery and Imagination ran a Dracula episode based on the book in 1968. It featured Denholm Elliott as Dracula.