The Original V-Actor Biographies

[Glove]

Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill was born June 2, 1927 and passed away this year on April 20,
2009. He was a stage actor and director for decades before starting in film
in the mid 1960s and on television in the 1980s.

One of Hill's most recurring roles was on 1980s TV series "Newhart". He
also appeared in the short-lived series "Wizards & Warriors". He had guest
appearances on "St. Elsewhere", "Remington Steele", "The Facts of Life",
"Married...With Children", "Coach", and "Law & Order".

He portrayed Father Andrew Doyle in the 1984 "V: The Final Battle" only.
When the humans wanted to execute the starchild, he took her to Diana
aboard the mothership as an offering of peace. He also introduced Diana
to the Bible in an attempt to show her a different way. Diana eventually
shot him and the show went on as if nothing happened.

Here are a list of movies that Thomas Hill has been in:
(1965) "The Slender Thread", (1971) "McCabe & Mrs. Miller", (1980)
"The Nude Bomb", (1981) "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and
"True Confessions", (1982) "Firefox", (1984) "The NeverEnding Story",
(TV Movie 1987) "Black Widow", and (1990) "The NeverEnding Story II:
The Next Chapter".

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[Glove]

Michael Ironside

It's time to do actor Michael Ironside. Born February 12th, 1950
in Toronto, Canada. His birth name was Frederick Reginald Ironside.
He's been married twice and has two daughters Adrienne and Findlay
through both marriages. He's been married to his current wife,
Karen Dimwiddle, since September 1986 to present. He moved to
Los Angeles, California in 1982. He was a successful arm wrestler
in his teenage years. His initial ambition was to be a writer. At 15
years old, he wrote a play called "The Shelter" that won first prize
in a Canada-wide university contest; he used to prize money to
mount a production of this play. He attended the Ontario College
of Art and studied three years at the Canadian National Film Board.
He worked in construction as a roofer prior to embarking on an
acting career.

Michael has made a strong and indelible impression with his often
intense and explosive portrayals of fearsome villians throughout
the years. He began acting in the late 70s and received plenty
of recogition as a deadly and powerful psychic in David Cronenberg's
"Scanners". He was likewise very chilling in "Visiting Hours". Other
memorable roles include:

"Cross Country", "Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone"
(Which I might add that I saw in 3-D back in the theatres in the
1980s), "Top Gun", "Extreme Prejudice", "Nowhere to Hide", "Watchers",
"Highlander II: The Quickening", "Free Willy", "Bolt", "The Next Karate
Kid", and "Major Payne". He appeared in two highly entertaining
science fiction features for Paul Verhoeven "Total Recall" and
"Starship Troopers". He showed a more tender and thoughtful
side with his role in "Chaindance". He was in this summer's
"Terminator: Salvation". He was originally attached to play the
title role in "Robocop", but was too big to fit into the suit.

On television, he played the tough mercenary Ham Tyler on the
epic mini-series "V: The Final Battle" and the short-lived series.
He had a recurring role on TV series "SeaQuest DSV". Among the
television programs Michael has done guest shots on are "The
A-Team", "Hill Street Blues", "Mike Hammer", "The Hitchhiker",
"Tales from the Crypt", "Superman", "Walker, Texas Ranger",
"The Outer Limits", "Smallville", "ER", "Desperate Housewives",
"Justice League", and "Masters of Horror". Like Terence Stamp,
he played Superman foe and friend; he played "Darkseid" in
"Justice League" and "Gen. Sam Lane" in "Smallville". More
recently, he garnered a slew of plaudits and a Gemini Award
Nomination for his outstanding portrayal of a shrewd biker gang
leader in the acclaimed Canadian mini-series "The Last Chapter".
In addition to his substantial film and TV work, he has also lent
his distinctive deep voice to TV commercials and video games.

He's a friend of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler and
he's a big fan of wrestling.

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[Glove]

Sandy Simpson

It looks like I'm starting to dig into the more obscure characters. I've
decided to do Sandy Simpson. No birthdate or location. He didn't act
for more than a decade. There wasn't much on this guy, not even a
good PR picture to be found.

On "V: The Final Battle", he played Mark, a former police officer who is
a member of the resistance.

He did plenty of TV movies between 1981 and 1991. Here is a list:
"Goliath Awaits" (1981), "Her Life as a Man" (1984), "Triple Cross" (1986),
"Glory Years" (1987), "Hammer, Slammer & Slade" (1989), and "Without a
Pass" (1991).

He guest starred in several TV series between 1981 and 1991. Here
is a list: "It's a Living", "Hotel", "Off the Rack", "Paper Chase", "Fast
Times", "The Facts of Life", "Just the Ten of us", "Hard Times on
Planet Earth", "Hearts Afire", and "Platypus Man".

Recently, he did some voice work on a movie called "Fly Me to the Moon".
This was released in 2008.

This is all that I could find. Feel free to add anything.

[Glove]

Denise Galik

I do believe that this will be the last of my obscure characters before I
do some of the 1985 television series characters and finish up the thread
until some of the originals appear in the new V. I've decided to do the
actress Denise Galik. Her birthday is December 4th. She was born in
Cleveland, Ohio. She married and now goes by Denise Galik-Furey.

She played Maggie Blodgett on "V: The Final Battle". She was supposed
to marry Mark, "the police officer turned rebel", that I did in the previous
bio. They got their brief storyline and were vaporized accordingly in the
second episode of the mini-series.

Denise starred in television on soap operas. Her first role was in "Knots
Landing" 1980-1981. She has also appeared in "Flamingo Road" and
"General Hospital" 1992-1994. She revived her character from "General
Hospital" on "Port Charles" from 1997-2001.

She has made guest appearances on TV Shows:
"Welcome Back Kotter", "Rhonda", "Charles Angels", "The Incredible Hulk",
"The A-Team", "Knight Rider", "Magnum, P.I.", and "Law & Order: Criminal
Intent".

She has been in TV Movies such as "The Andromeda Strain" (2008) and
"All She Wants For Christmas" (2006).

She has also appeared in feature films:
1975-"The Happy Hooker", 1980-"Oh, God! Book II", 1982-"Deadly Games",
1983-"Get Crazy", 1986-"Eye of the Tiger", and 1991-"Career Opportunities".

You guessed it, no pictures of the actress known as Denise Galik-Furey.
Don't be embarrased if you find something that I could not. My computer
skills are lacking. Add anything that would be interesting. Thank You.

[Glove]

Dick Miller

The last two bios were so depressing that I've decided to do another. This
time I've picked an actor that has actually been around. Dick Miller is the
actor that I've chosen to do. He was born on December 25, 1928. His mom
got quite a Christmas Present. He was born in the Bronx, New York. He
attended City College of New York as well as Columbia University. He has
performed on Broadway. He has worked at Bellevue Mental Hygiene Clinic
and Psychiatric Department of Queens General Hospital. In 1952, he moved
to California.

He played Dan Pascal in "V: The Final Battle". He helped the resistance
make fake security passes to get past the Visitor guards at the gala at
the Los Angelos Medical Center. They eventually caught up with him
and he received a laser blast for his troubles.

Dick is an American actor who has appeared in many films, particularly
those produced by Roger Corman, and later in films of directors who
started their careers with Corman, including Joe Dante and James
Cameron. He's had a part in all of Roger Corman's movies.

His movie roles include:
"White Line Fever", "The Terminator", "Night of the Creeps", "Small
Soldiers", "It Conquered the World", "Tales From the Crypt: Demon
Knight", "Bucket of Blood", "The Little Shop of Horrors", "Chopping
Mall", "The Howling", "Gremlins", "Gremlins 2: The New Batch", and
"Pulp Fiction".

His television credits include:
"Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", and
he did the voice of gangster Chuckie Sol in the animated film "Batman:
The Mask of the Phantasm". He also directed an episode of "Miami
Vice".

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[Glove]

Lane Smith

I thought I'd save the best of the 1985 television series for last. Here he is,
the bio on the late Lane Smith. Born Walter Lane Smith III on April 29, 1936
in Memphis, Tennessee (How fitting). He graduated from The Leelanau School,
a boarding school in Glen Arbor, Michigan where he is enshrined in the school's
Hall of Fame and spent one year boarding at the Hill School in Pottstown,
Pennsylvania before going off to study at the Actors Studio in the late 1950s
and early 1960s along with Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino.

After graduating, he found steady work in New York theatre before making
his film debut in 1970s "Maidstone". During the 1970s, he regularly made
appearances in small film roles including "Rooster Cogburn" and "Network".
He also acted on television, notably playing a US Marine in Vietnam in the
made for television miniseries "A Rumor of War".

Some of his most well-known
roles include portraying unscrupulous collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates
in the 1985 NBC television series V. Unscrupulous collaborator Mayor Bates
in the film "Red Dawn", newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series "Lois &
Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", and unscrupulous US President
Richard Nixon in "The Final Days", for which he received a Golden Globe Award
nomination.

Other films roles include:
"The Last American Hero" and "Cops and Robbers" (1973), "Between the
Lines" and "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" (1977), "Blue Collar"
and "On the Yard" (1978), "Soggy Bottom, USA", "On the Nickel",
"Honeysuckle Rose", and "Resurrection" (1980), "Prince of the City" (1981),
"Purple Hearts" (1984), "Places in the Heart" (1984), "Weeds" (1987),
"Race for Glory" and "Night Games" (1989), "Air America" (1990), "My
Cousin Vinny", "The Mighty Ducks", and "The Distinguished Gentleman" (1992),
"Son in Law" (1993), "The Flight of the Dove" and "The Scout" (1994),
"The War at Home" and "Getting Personal" (1996), "Why Do Fools Fall in
Love" and "The Hi-Lo Country" (1998), and "The Caprice" and "The Legend
of Bagger Vance" (2000).

Other television roles include:
"Kojak", "Valley Forge", "The Rockford Files", "Dallas", "Hart to Hart",
"Quincy, M.E.", "Hill Street Blues", "Amazing Stories", "The New Twilight
Zone", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Kay O'Brien", "In the Heat of the
Night", "Murder, She Wrote", "Good Sports", "Murphy Brown", "Dweebs",
"Clueless", "The Outer Limits", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "King of the Hill",
"Bull", "DAG", "The Practice", and "Judging Amy". As well as many made
for TV movies and miniseries.

He played President Richard Nixon and Daily Planet Editor Perry White.
Both roles have also been played by Frank Langella.

Smith died of Lou Gehrig's disease at his home in Northridge, California
on June 13, 2005. It was a sad day for the film industry. Here are some
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[jsith99]

Hey Glove glad to see you are still doing these I've sort of kept my distance from the V forums as some of the Info from the new show does not sound that good to me So rather than come on here and get frustrated I'm waiting to see the show and judge from there but I do still enjoy these bios

[SUPERMAN NORTH]

Great thread I love it. I have started to watch all of the V shows until the new show begins

[Glove]

Jeff Yagher

I've just rewatched the first four episodes of the 1985 series with the episodes:
Liberation Day, Dreadnaught, Breakout, and The Deception, and I've decided to
do Jeff Yagher. He was actually considered a main star on this show.

He was born January 18, 1961 in Lawrence, Kansas and is an American actor.
He graduated from Ohio State University and then attended the prestigious
Yale School of Drama, where he appeared in productions of "The Vultures",
"We Can't Play, We Won't Play", and "Las Madres".

His television debut was in "V: The Series" in 1985. He played Kyle Bates,
the son of Nathan Bates. Later, he starred in "21 Jump Street" in a role
taken over by Johnny Depp. He also appeared in several episodes of "Six
Feet Under". Most recently, he continues to appear in other shows such
as "Without a Trace" and "Bones".

Other guest appearances on television include:
"Tales from the Crypt", "Freddy's Nightmares", "Magnum P.I.", "Murder,
She Wrote", "The Practice", "Seinfeld", "Alias", "Angel", "Reba", "Walker,
Texas Ranger", "Star Trek: Voyager", and "Profiler".

Additionally, he was an Elvis impersonator in an episode of "The Twilight
Zone".

His feature film credits include:
(1989) "Shag", (1996) "My Fellow Americans", (1998) "The Pandora
Project", and (2003) "View from the Top".

He's married to Megan Gallagher and has two children. His brother is
special effects expert Kevin Yagher.

He is also well renowned sculptor of statuettes for companies such as
Sideshow and resin model kits for the hobby market.

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[SUPERMAN NORTH]

here are 2 more to find
Judson Earney Scott
Bruce Davison

[Ham Tyler]

Are my screen name and avatar enough of an answer?

[thephantomsgirl]

Dear Glove,

I tried PM'img you some info for Judson Scott but not sure if it went through.

[Glove]

here are 2 more to find
Judson Earney Scott
Bruce Davison

Rob,

If you would like to do either of them...you would not be hurting my
feelings. I have my next three choices already lined up. Thank you.

----- Added 1 Minutes later -----

Are my screen name and avatar enough of an answer?

Awesome screen name, Ham I'll see you around for the review of the
spectacular debut of the new V.

[SUPERMAN NORTH]

ok I will do Bruce Davison

[Glove]

Dear Glove,

I tried PM'img you some info for Judson Scott but not sure if it went through.

I responded to your PM and listed my next three bios. Great having you
in the thread. See you at the review thread.