Category Archives: Film Stars

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 630.2 with guest Don Most is now available for listening on demand, for free, wherever you find podcasts

Don Most: New York High Original Airdates: Dec. 1-4, 2023 TVC 630.2: Ed welcomes back Don Most, the actor known around the world as Ralph Malph on Happy Days, and an accomplished singer whose vocal style pays homage to the … Continue reading

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 630.1 with guest Jim Meskimen is now available for listening on demand, for free, wherever you find podcasts

The Art of Jim Meskimen Original Airdates: Dec. 1-4, 2023 TVC 630.1: Actor, comedian, and impressionist Jim Meskimen talks to Ed about his interest in charcoal sketch drawings; his early background as a cartoonist and work in animation; how he … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: “The Resurrection of Angie” airs on Dec. 5, 1975. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

THE RESURRECTION OF ANGIE Original Air Date: December 5, 1975 Synopsis. Angie Perris receives a late-night phone call from her brother Tom, a stockbroker. Tom wants Angie to remove an envelope from his safe, but is abducted before he can … Continue reading

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: J. Pat O’Malley and Vito Scotti star in “A Fistful of Oats,” an episode of YOUNG MAVERICK, airing Dec. 5, 1979. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

A FISTFUL OF OATS Original Airdate: December 5, 1979 Synopsis. Nell’s uncle faces the gallows after he accidentally spooks the horse of a hanging judge. LEARN MORE about this episode in the revised third edition of Maverick: Legend of the … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Louis Jourdan, David Birney, and Allyn Ann McLerie star in “The Minerva Tapes,” airing Dec. 5, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE MINERVA TAPES Original Airdate: Dec. 5, 1971 LEARN MORE about “The Minerva Tapes” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is … Continue reading

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This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Kathleen Crowley stars as “Kiz,” airing Dec. 4, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

KIZ Original Airdate: December 4, 1960 Synopsis. In Virginia City, Beau crashes a party thrown by Kiz Bouchet (played by Kathleen Crowley), an eccentric socialite with a penchant for smoking cigars, playing poker, and fighting fires. Believing that her life … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Linden Chiles and Sarah Marshall star in “The Contaminator,” airing Dec. 4, 1966. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

THE CONTAMINATOR Original Airdate: Dec. 4, 1966 LEARN MORE about “The Contaminator” in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is available through … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Alf Kjellin and Antoniette Bower star in “Blueprint for Betrayal,” airing Dec. 3, 1967. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

BLUEPRINT FOR BETRAYAL Original Airdate: Dec. 3, 1967 LEARN MORE about this episode in THE FBI DOSSIER, everything you wanted to know—and more—about the long-running ABC-TV series produced by Quinn Martin and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. THE FBI DOSSIER is available … Continue reading

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This Date in THE FBI History: Christopher Stone stars in “Holiday with Terror,” airing Dec. 3, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER now available from Black Pawn Press

HOLIDAY WITH TERROR Original Airdate: Dec. 3, 1972 Synopsis. In Phoenix, Arizona, Erskine investigates the disappearance of an eighteen-year-old girl who, upon leaving for a quick getaway to Southern California with two newfound friends, doesn’t realize that she has been … Continue reading

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This Date in ROCKFORD FILES History: Cheryl Ladd stars in “Death by Resurrection,” an episode of SWITCH, airing Dec. 2, 1975, that would soon trigger one of the most colorful chapters in Rockford Files history. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

In the summer of 1975, production began on Switch (CBS, 1975-1978), a caper series, starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert, that was produced by Glen Larson. Hoping to emulate the blend of action and humor that made The Rockford Files … Continue reading

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