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George Victor Bishop (June 11, 1932 – June 8, 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or Edward Bishop, was an American actor, predominantly based in the UK.He was known for playing Colonel Ed Straker in UFO, Captain Blue in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler.
The complete series was released on DVD in the UK and in North America in 2002 and in Australia in 2007. Bonus features include a commentary by Gerry Anderson on the pilot episode "Identified", and an actor's commentary by Ed Bishop on the episode "Sub-Smash". There are also deleted scenes, stills and publicity artwork.
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun is considered a precursor to UFO and has also been described as a "trial run" for the follow-up series, Space: 1999. [43] [69] Most of the cast went on to appear in UFO, notably Ed Bishop as the protagonist Colonel Ed Straker and George Sewell as his deputy, Colonel Alec Freeman. [11]
A Royal Navy destroyer in the Atlantic Ocean shoots down a UFO. Straker wants to know why the UFO was interested in the ship and how it managed to evade SHADO's detection. The UFO's wreckage is too deep for Skydiver One to retrieve and a Royal Navy admiral, Sheringham, refuses to divulge any information on the incident or the ship's miss
"Kill Straker!" is the seventh episode aired of the first series of UFO, a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. The screenplay was written Donald James and the director was Alan Perry .
The two actors both won Tony Awards on the same night in 1976 — Bishop for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in A Chorus Line and Herrmann for Best Featured Actor in a Play in Mrs. Warren’s ...
TV Zone magazine considered this episode the best of the series, describing it as a "perfect fusion of science fiction action and human drama" while praising Ed Bishop's "understated" acting. The publication noted that the series further explores Straker's difficult relationship with his son and ex-wife in the later episodes " Sub-Smash ...
The UFO was described by Mr Nuccetelli as “basically just a big square object, the size of a football field, silently floating over the launchpad, red in color, glowing.” “As far as I know ...