
James Wheaton
Oyuncu · 1924 – 2002 · Meridian, Mississippi, USA
James Wheaton first made a name for himself on the stage. First, as a member of the Bishop's Company, a repertory theatre group which toured the United States, and later with the Ebony Showcase which was based in Los Angeles. After NBC aired an adaptation of "Carnival Island," an Ebony Showcase production, on their affiliate KNBC in Los Angeles, Wheaton began to find work in television and film. He made his major film debut as OMM, the narrator in "THX 1138" (1971), the debut feature of director George Lucas. Throughout the 1970s, he appeared in some of the most popular series of the period including "Sanford and Son," "Good Times," "Kojak," and "Ironside." In 1999, "Masks Before the Altar," a memoir about his experiences with the Bishop's Company was published. He was working on a one man show based on the poetry of Langston Hughes at the time of his death.
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Dizi6.8SuçDramWhen an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
Ironside
1967 · 71 votes
Dizi7.3SuçDramA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Kojak
1973 · 155 votes
Dizi8.0KomediGood Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons. The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.
Good Times
1974 · 86 votes
Dizi7.5KomediThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Sanford and Son
1972 · 102 votes
Dizi7.4KomediBuddies Raj, Rerun and Dwayne come of age in 1970s Los Angeles. The trio have a penchant for mischief and trying to find ways of getting rich quick. Almost always the trio's schemes wind up getting them into trouble and it's up to Raj's mother Mabel to get them out of it. Also, half of the time, the guys get into trouble because of Raj's bratty sister Dee.
What's Happening!!
1976 · 31 votes
Dizi7.1Aksiyon ve MaceraKomediMeet Chase McDonald and August Brooks. Two guys who will do anything to keep L.A. safe . . . even if it means blowing half of it up. An explosive crime drama that follows the action-packed cases of robbery/homicide detectives McDonald and Brooks, who are as different as night and day. L.A. Heat is an American action series starring Wolf Larson and Steven Williams as Los Angeles police detectives, in the tradition of films like Lethal Weapon. The series aired on TNT from March 15, 1999.
L.A. Heat
1999 · 17 votes
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Film6.4Bilim KurguDramİnsanlık 25. yüzyılda mekanikleşmenin son safhasına ulaşmıştır. Yeraltında ultra hijyenik ortamlarda yaşayan insanların artık bir ismi ya da kimliği yoktur. Yalnızca kodlarla tanımlanan bu dünyada insanlar özel bir ilaçla duygulardan arındırılmıştır. Amaç cinselliği yok ederek nüfusu belli bir sayıda tutabilmektir. THX 1138 bu kapalı toplumda yaşayan sıradan bir işçidir. Evini LUH 3417 isimli bir kadın arkadaşıyla birlikte paylaşmaktadır. Ancak aralarında herhangi bir duygusal bağ yoktur, hergün aldıkları ilaçlar bunu engellemektedir. LUH ilacı almayı reddeder ve THX ona katılır. Değişim başlamıştır.
THX 1138
1971 · 1.1K votes
Film5.8KomediSuçManny (S. Poitier) ile Dave (B. Cosby), Chicago'lu iki soylu hayduttur. Bu modern Robin Hood'lar, yoksulları sömürenleri soyuyor, ama çaldıklarını yoksullara dağıtmıyorlar. Günün birinde, açıkgöz bir dedektif, kahramanlarımızın numaralarına uyanıyor ve... Onlara iki seçenek sunuyor: Ya kendilerini yoldan çıkmış çocuklara adayacak, onları eğitecekler, ya da hapishaneyi boylayacaklardır. Kapana kısılan ikilinin çabalamaları seyre değer!
Film5.4DramRomantikKaliforniyalı genç Anita, ilgisiz annesi ve annesinin zalim sevgilisi Rooney ile geçirdiği zor günlerden bunalmıştır. Okulun mektup arkadaşlığı projesi sayesinde tanıştığı mahkûm Howard'ın tahliyesini sağlar. Rooney'nin tecavüzüne uğrayınca öfkeyle silaha sarılan Anita, Howard ile birlikte kaçmaya başlar. Peşlerindeki şartlı tahliye memuru, bu kaçışı ölümcül bir kovalamacaya dönüştürür.
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Ben Crosby, suburban gas station owner struggles through the gas crisis, desperately trying to get through it, to keep it all together, to live with the choices he's made, to survive one more day.
Gasline
2001 · 3 votes