BIOGRAPHIES
("Tappen" in "Lightning")
Brian Keith has enjoyed a television career that
includes five successful series: "The Crusader," "The
Westerner/" "Family Affair," "The Brian Keith
Show" and "Hardcastle and McCormick."
In film/ Keith has appeared in "Nevada Smith," "The
Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming," "The McKenzie
Break," "The Yakuza" and "The Wind and the Lion."
("Plummer" in "Lightning")
Ron Perlman is best known for his role as "Vincent"
in the television series "Beauty and the Beast" for which
he received two Emmy nominations and won the Golden Globe in 1988
for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.
Perlman's film credits include "Quest for Fire," "The
Name of the Rose" and most recently, "Romeo is Bleeding."
("Mollie" in "Lightning")
Kathleen Quinlan made her film debut when she
was a high school senior, winning a small role in George Lucas'
"American Graffiti."
Quinlan's subsequent film work includes "Lifeguard," "I
Never Promised You a Rose Garden," "The Promise,"
"The Runner Stumbles," "Independence Day" and
"The Doors." She will soon be seen as Tom Hanks' wife
in director Ron Howard's "Apollo 13."
("Theodore" in "Song of Songs")
George Segal's successful film career includes
"No Way to Treat a Lady," "The Owl and the Pussycat,"
"Where's Poppa?" "Blume in Love," "A Touch
of Class," "Calfornia Split," "The Duchess and
the Dirtwater Fox," "Fun with Dick and Jane," "The
Last Married Couple in America" and "Carbon Copy."
Previously for SHOWTIME, Segal starred in TAKING THE HEAT, opposite
Lynn Whitfield and Tony Goldwyn.
("Angie" in "Song of Songs")
Brooke Adams rose to stardom in Philip Kaufman's
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Her other film roles
include "Car Wash," "Key Exchange," "The
Dead Zone," "Days of Heaven," "Gas Food Lodging"
and "The Babysitter's Club."
("Blossom" in "Song of Songs")
Sallv Kirkland was nominated for an Oscar for
her performance in "Anna." Her additional feature film
credits include "J.F.K.," "Cold Fee," "Revenge,"
"Bullseye," "The Sting," "The Way We Were,"
"A Star is Bom," "Cinderella Liberty," "Best
of the Best" and "Double Threat."
On television, Kirkland has starred in "The Woman Who Loved Elvis"
and she has had
a recurring role on "Roseanne."
Alan Arkin first came to the public's attention
in Mike Nichols' "Catch 22." Since then he has been seen
in the feature films "Little Murders," "Wait Until
Dark," "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians are Coming"
(for which he was nominated for an Oscar), "The Heart is a
Lonely Hunter" (also an Oscar-nominated performance), "Freebie
and the Bean," "The Seven Percent Solution," "The
In-Laws," "Joshua Then and Now," "Edward Scissorhands,"
"Glengarry Glen Ross" and many others.
Previously for SHOWTIME, Arkin starred in TAKING THE HEAT with Lynn
Whitfield and George Segal.
A veteran of SHOWTIME's FALLEN ANGELS series,
Dan Hedaya has appeared in numerous feature films, among them "Endangered
Species," "The Hunger," "Buckaroo Banzai,"
"Wise Guys," Commando," "Running Scared,"
"The Adams Family," "Benny and Joon," "Rookie
of the Year," "Searching for Bobby Fischer," "Maverick,"
"Clueless" and the upcoming "Nixon."
("Maestro" in "Language of the Heart")
Michael Lerner has enjoyed a successful career
in television with such movies as "Moviola," "Sarah
T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic," "Rita Hayworth: Love
Goddess," "The Missiles of October," "Ruby &
Oswald," "Framed" and "The Omen IV: The Awakening."
His feature film credits include "The Postman Always Rings
Twice," "Eight Men Out," "Barton Fink"
(for which he received an Academy Award® nomination), "The
Candidate," "The Road to Welville" and "Pyromaniacs:
A Love Story."
("Anna" in "Language of the Heart")
Tamara Gorski has appeared in episodic television
series, including "Highlander," "Journey to the Center
of the Earth," "Friday the 13th," "Dracula:
The Series," "A Perfect Stranger," "Street Legal"
and "Kids in the Hall." She also appeared in Gus Van Sant's
feature film "To Die For."
("Merce" in "Armed Response")
Robert Loggia made his feature film debut in
"Somebody Up There Likes Me" with Paul Newman. He was
nominated for an Academy Award® for his performance in "Jagged
Edge." Other memorable feature films were "Che!,"
"Scarface," "Prizzi's Honor," "Big,"
"Triumph of the Spirit," "The Marrying Man,"
"Innocent Blood" and "Gladiator." He also appeared
in the critically-acclaimed television series "Wild Palms."
("His Lordship" in "Two Nudes Bathing")
John Hurt is one of Britain's most prolific actors,
highly touted for his work in such classic films as "Midnight
Express" and "The Elephant Man," both of which he
was nominated for Academy Awards® as Best Supporting Actor.
Other feature film roles include "A Man For All Seasons,"
"Alien," "Heaven's Gate," "History of the
World Part I," "1984," "Scandal," "Wild
Bill" and "Rob Roy."
("The Painter" in "Two Nudes Bathing")
Charley Boorman has starred and co-starred in
such feature films as "Excalibur," "The Emerald Forest,"
"Hope and Glory," "World War II," "Nemo,"
"Fatal Lovers," "The Smile of the Tiger," "Lady
Hit" and "Beyond Rangoon."
On television, Boorman has appeared in the BBC production of "Tucker's
Luck" and "The Firing Squad" in Canada.
Executive Producer
Director - "Soir Bleu"
Norman Jewison has had a celebrated career in
film for over 30 years. Jewison has been personally nominated for
four Oscars and his films have received 45 nominations and 12 Academy
Awards®. He has also been nominated for three Best Director
awards by the Directors Guild of America as well as many international
honors.
Among Jewison's numerous directorial credits are "The Cincinnati
Kid," "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming,"
"The Thomas Crown Affair," "In the Heat of the Night"
(Oscar for Best Picture of 1967), "And Justice for All,"
"Fiddler on the Roof," "Rollerball," "A
Soldier's Story," "Agnes of God," Moonstruck"
and many more.
Scott JT Frank was awarded a Cine Golden Eagle
in 1992 for producing the short film, "Rosemary," which
became the pilot for PICTURE WINDOWS. The evocative production,
which was directed by fellow producer Dan Halperin, also won Frank
the Silver Gold Jury Award at the Houston World Film Festival and
a Silver Plaque at the Chicago Film Festival.
Dan Halperin directed and co-wrote "Rosemary,"
the pilot episode of PICTURE WINDOWS. Halperin directed the award-winning
short "Rocket to Stardom," which brought him work as a
music video and commercial producer/director for CBS, MCA and 20th
Century Records.
In addition to being one of PICTURE WINDOWS'
three executive producers, award-winning film producer/director
and writer David Wesley Wachs is the series creator. His award-winning
short film, "The Life of Art," is the inspiration for
the series and was the winner of four prestigious international
short film awards.
Director - "Song of Songs"
Among Bogdanovich's best known directorial credits
are "The Last Picture Show," "What's Up Doc?/"
"Paper Moon," "Daisy Miller," "At Long
Last Love," "Nickelodeon," "Saint Jack,"
"They All Laughed," "Mask," "Illegally
Yours," "Texasville," "Noises Off" and
"The Thing Called Love." For SHOWTIME, Bogdanovich recently
directed "Dime A Dance," an episode of the award-winning
FALLEN ANGELS series.
Director - "Two Nudes Bathing"
John Boorman made his directorial debut with
the feature "Catch Us If You Can" in 1965. Since then,
his credits have included "Point Blank," "Hell in
the Pacific," "Deliverance," "Zardoz,"
"Excalibur," "The Emerald Forest," "Hope
and Glory" and "Where the Heart Is."
Joe Dante's directing credits include "Piranha,"
"The Howling," "Gremlins," "Gremlins 2,"
"Innerspace" and "Matinee." Previously for SHOWTIME,
Dante directed "Runaway Daughters," an episode of the
REBEL HIGHWAY series.
Director - "Language of the Heart"
Jonathan Kaplan is best known for his work on
"The Accused" which garnered Jodie Foster an Academy Award®.
Kaplan's other film credits include "Heart Like a Wheel,"
"Project X," "Immediate Family," "Love
Field," "Unlawful Entry" and "Bad Girls."
Previously for SHOWTIME, Kaplan directed the "Reform School
Girls" episode of the REBEL HIGHWAY series.
Director - "Armed Response"
Prior to his work in PICTURE WINDOWS, Rafelson
had directed "Five Easy Pieces," "The King of Marvin
Gardens," "Stay Hungry," "The Postman Always
Rings Twice," "Black Widow," "Mountains of the
Moon" and "Man Trouble."
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