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An ageing cowboy takes a job on a ranch, driving off trespassers from the owner's land. However, when he finds a woman and his son hiding out in a cabin, he takes pity on them and allows them to stay. But as an attraction develops between them, a bandit the cowboy had crossed in the past comes looking for him. Western, starring Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett and Donald Pleasence
1967
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Western
Cast & Crew
Charlton Heston
(Actor)
.. Will Penny
Joan Hackett
(Actor)
.. Catherine Allen
Donald Pleasence
(Actor)
.. Preacher Quint
Lee Majors
(Actor)
.. Blue
Slim Pickens
(Actor)
.. Ike Walterstein
Anthony Zerbe
(Actor)
.. Dutchy
Bruce Dern
(Actor)
.. Rafe Quint
Ben Johnson
(Actor)
.. Alex
GD Spradlin
(Actor)
.. Anse Howard
Tom Gries
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Charlton Heston
(Actor)
.. Will Penny
Born:
October 04, 1923
in
Evanston, Illinois
Best Known For:
Playing a series of heroes in classic Hollywood films.
Early-life:
Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in Evanston, Illinois. His father, Russell Carter, was a mill operator. His wife Lilla divorced him and wed mill-owner Chester Heston. The budding actor studied the classics as part of Northwestern University's drama course, gaining much-needed early experience in a radio performance of Peer Gynt. After his studies, he spent three years in the US Air Force during the Second World War.
Career:
After the war, Heston worked as a model and honed his skills while running a theatre in Asheville, North Carolina. In 1947, he made his Broadway debut in Antony and Cleopatra. His first film was 1950's Dark City. Other major movies include Ben-Hur (for which he won an Oscar), Touch of Evil, The Big Country, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes and Earthquake. He also appeared in The Colbys, Wayne's World 2, and provided a voice for Cats and Dogs. Heston died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills on April 5, 2008, at the age of 84.
Quote:
"If you need a ceiling painted, a chariot race run, a city besieged, or the Red Sea parted, you think of me."
Trivia:
Heston was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
Joan Hackett
(Actor)
.. Catherine Allen
Donald Pleasence
(Actor)
.. Preacher Quint
Lee Majors
(Actor)
.. Blue
Born:
April 23, 1939
in
Michigan
Best Known For:
The Six Million Dollar Man.
Early-life:
Born Harvey Lee Yeary on April 23, 1939, in Michigan, USA. Both his parents had been killed in separate accidents by the time he was two. Lee moved to Kentucky after being adopted by his uncle and aunt, and at school became a star athlete in track, basketball, and American football. He then won an athletic scholarship to Indiana University, but a back injury sustained while playing American football prompted him to try acting. He made his stage debut in the play Seven Husbands with then-wife, Kathy.
Career:
Majors made a string of appearances in TV shows and films such as Will Penny, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Virginian. He spent four years in Western show The Big Valley, but it was The Six Million Dollar Man that made him a star in 1973. The series ran until 1978, and spawned spin-off The Bionic Woman, as well as a range of merchandise. Majors reprised the role of Steve Austin in 1987 for the first of three bionic-themed TV movies. He scored another small-screen hit in 1981 as crime-busting stuntman Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy and has since appeared in such movies as Scrooged and Big Fat Liar, and sitcom The Game.
Quote:
"I was never into my looks. What's important to me is my health and family."
Trivia:
In 2003, Majors had heart bypass surgery.
Slim Pickens
(Actor)
.. Ike Walterstein
Anthony Zerbe
(Actor)
.. Dutchy
Bruce Dern
(Actor)
.. Rafe Quint
Ben Johnson
(Actor)
.. Alex
GD Spradlin
(Actor)
.. Anse Howard
Tom Gries
(Director)
