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MARK LENARD (OCT. 15, 1924–NOV. 22, 1996)

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Mark Lenard in the 1940s as Thomas Becket in the
University of Michigan play, "Murder in the Cathedral",
by TS Eliot.

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Mark Lenard as Sarek in Star Trek

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Lenard is best remembered for his portrayal as Spock’s father Sarek in
Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Animated Series and
later in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also appeared in three Star
Trek feature films in 1984, 1986, and in 1991. Lenard played roles outside
the Star Trek series such as the prosecutor in Clint Eastwood’s 1968 film,
Hang ‘Em High.

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NEW TO DVD THIS WEEK

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DVD contains 5 Discs

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SIGOURNEY WEAVER IS 62 TODAY

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Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver ) is a actress best
known for her role of Ellen Ripley in the four Alien films. Other films with
Weaver include Ghostbusters (1984) and its sequel Ghostbusters ll
(1989) Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988), and
Working Girl (1988). Her most  recent work was in James Cameron’s
Avatar (2009). Weaver has received three Academy Award nominations
and six Golden Globe Award nominations, two in 1988 (Best Actress
and Best Supporting Actress) for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl.

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Aliens

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Sigourney Weaver with Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd from
Ghostbusters

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ACTOR CHARLES NAPIER HAS DIED

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Character actor Charles Napier, whose
granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies
like "Rambo: First Blood Part 2," has died in California at age 75.

 

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Charles Napier as he appeared in an episode of the original Star
Trek
TV
 series ("The Way to Eden", 1969) 

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REMEMBERING ~ CHARLTON HESTON

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                     (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008)

Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter) was a legendary actor of film,
theater and television. His most well known roles include such films as The
Ten Commandments
(1956), Planet of the Apes (1968), classis epic Ben-Hur
(1959) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was president
of the National Rifle Association (NRA) from 1998 to 2003.

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Charlton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments

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NRA president Charlton Heston

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