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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.
The character name the Space Angel was a secret identity. Scott McCloud had an eyepatch; when he appeared as Space Angel, he would lower the dark-tinted visor on his helmet to conceal his identity. Apart from the use of Synchro-Vox, animation was very limited, but the static panel art by the renowned Alex Toth was often well-drawn. Story lines ...
Terry Carter, best known for his portrayal of Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on NBC’s McCloud from 1970 to 1977, has died, his son confirms to The New York Times. He was 95 years old. A cause of death was ...
Carter was cast as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst alongside Dennis Weaver as the title character and J.D. Cannon. McCloud earned six Emmy nominations during its 1970 to 1977 run.
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His character, Alex Masters, did several crossover episodes on One Life to Live in 1997. [32] He appeared on General Hospital, One Life to Live and As the World Turns, where he played both good guys and villains. [10] In 2003, Mantooth joined the cast of As the World Turns as a temporary replacement for Benjamin Hendrickson in the role of Hal ...
Among the characters thrust into extraordinary adventures are cop Sgt. Duke DeTain, crisis-ready fire Chief Freya McCloud, grumpy street sweeper Shirley Keeper, eager handyman Harl Hubbs, dedicated city Mayor Solomon Fleck, Vice Mayor Carol Yea, business rivals R.E. Fendrich and Mary Sinclair, Freya's troublesome nephew Billy McCloud, and ...