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The Man From UNCLE Episode 34 Guest Star: Harvey Lembeck

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Harvey Lembeck (April 15, 1923 – January 5, 1982) was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl. Rocco Barbella on The Phil Silvers Show (a.k.a. Sgt. Bilko , a.k.a. You'll Never Get Rich) in the late 1950s, and as the stumbling, overconfident quasi-outlaw biker Eric Von Zipper in beach party films during the 1960s. He also turned in noteworthy performances in both the stage and screen versions of Stalag 17. He was the father of actor and director Michael Lembeck and actress Helaine Lembeck. As Eric Von Zipper Born in Brooklyn, Lembeck started his career right out of New Utrecht High School, as a dancer at the 1939/40 New York World's Fair. He was half of an exhibition dance team known as The Dancing Carrolls. His partner, Caroline Dubs, became his wife. Two weeks after graduation, Lembeck won the role of Sam Insigna in Mister Roberts, which he played on Broadway for nearly three years. Lembeck made three films for 20th Century Fox, You're in the Navy No...

The Man From UNCLE Episode 34 iconic image: Illya, the bass player

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If there was any doubt that Illya Kuryakin was the coolest spy ever, that doubt ended in The Man From UNCLE episode 34, "The Discotheque Affair". To investigate another devilish THRUSH plan, Illlya disguised himself as a musician and went to play bass at a night club called The Bealers. The actor David McCallum was so convincing in his role that whoever watched this episode didn't forget that scene anymore. You'll find much more about UNCLE in Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr Amazon Netherlands-  http://goo.gl/y1t4KO Amazon Spain -  http://goo.gl/ph9s0Z Amazon UK-  http://goo.gl/RDkUxB

Man From UNCLE Episode #34 Guest Star: Ray Danton

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Ray Danton (born Raymond Caplan; September 19, 1931 – February 11, 1992), also known as Raymond Danton, was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous roles were in the screen biographies The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) and The George Raft Story (1962). He was married to actress Julie Adams from 1954 to 1981. Danton was born Raymond Caplan in New York City, the son of Myrtle (née Menkin) and Jack Caplan. His family was Jewish, and he was a descendant of the Vilna Gaon. Danton entered show business as a child radio actor on NBC radio's Let's Pretend show in 1943 at age twelve. He began acting on radio and stage regularly also working as an assistant stage manager. In 1947, he started at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Technical School, appearing in many stage productions. He went to New York to try and make it on Broadway and ended up appearing on television dramas. In 1950, he went to London to appear o...

Episode # 34 Guest Star: Judi West

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Born December 15, 1942 in USA Mini Bio Judi West was born on December 15, 1942 in the USA. She is an actress, known for F ortune Cookie (1966), The Man From UNCLE (1964) and La donna, il sesso e il superuomo (1968). She was previously married to John Rubinstein. Judi West in Fortune Cookie (1966) Spouse John Rubinstein (15 December 1971 - 1989) ( divorced) ( 2 children) Trivia Mother, with John Rubinstein, of son Michael Weston. First wife of John Rubinstein. Mother-in-law of Priscilla Ahn. Ex-daughter-in-law of Artur Rubinstein. You'll find much more about UNCLE in Amazon.com -  http://goo.gl/OD1XKW Amazon Australia -  http://goo.gl/ODQYPY Amazon Brazil -  http://goo.gl/qYPYg6 Amazon Canada -  http://goo.gl/XrC6gc Amazon France-  http://goo.gl/IGxkLq Amazon Germany -  http://goo.gl/Wtz6WB Amazon India-  http://goo.gl/vtNMYo Amazon Italy -  http://goo.gl/gPOn6X Amazon Japan-  http://goo.gl/Cwqw1s Amazon Mexico -  http://goo.gl/xY6ANr...

The Man From UNCLE Episode 34: "THE Discotheque Affair"

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The Man From UNCLE Episode 34 "The Discotheque Affair" Writer : Dean Hargrove Director : Tom Gries Guests : Judy West (Sandy Wyler), Ray Danton (Vincent Carver), Harvey Lembeck (Ted Carter), Eric Braeden (Oakes) Filmed : 06-13 August 1965 Premiere : 15 October 1965 Places : New York NY (EUA) Judi West The affair : in a New York street, a Madax Vacuum Cleaner truck parks in the company's garage and unload THRUSH’s weapons. Napoleon Solo breaks in and shoot all enemy agents. The van escapes but is interrupted by the bazooka shot of Illya Kuryakin. Vincent Carver, owner of the night club The Bealers (and a THRUSH operative), detonates a bomb. At UNCLE headquarters, Kuryakin tells Waverly that THRUSH are moving files to Eastern Europe and that they are probably temporarily hidden in New York. Illya must search the files. Napoleon (with a broken arm) should treat real estate issues with neighboring apartments sublet by UNCLE. In The Bealers there is a party for...

HubPages: "(Some of the) Fifty Fascinating Facts about The Man from U.N.C.L.E"

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Mohan Kumar   October 25, 2016 1.Ian Fleming's Solo The creator of the 'other' famous spy series is also the originator of the premise that birthed The Man from U.N.C.L.E. To put things in context, The world's most popular spy arrived onto the silver screen in October 1962, with the immortal words 'Bond, James Bond' in Dr No. American Television at that time was full of Medical shows, Westerns and Police shows. Producer Norman Felton from Arena Productions was keen to see a new genre of spy thrillers on TV. To this end, he approached Ian Fleming to suggest ideas and to write a series. Fleming proposed a spy with several similarities to Bond and named him Napoleon Solo. He also suggested that the spy will have a boss whose secretary would be of similar ilk as Miss Moneypenny. He called her April Dancer. The series was to be named Ian Fleming's Solo. Sadly Fleming's association was cut short swiftly by the Bond film producers Broccoli and Sa...