AS SEEN ON TV: ALEX SPAULDING

ALEX SPAULDING

CREATED BY:

Robert Ludlum

PORTRAYED BY:

William Prince

AS SEEN IN:

'The Rhinemann Exchange'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

Spaulding was the father of the protagonist, David Spaulding. He was a world-famous concert pianist who was killed by a bombing raid in Poland at the beginning of WWII.

By the way, I should mention at this point (We've only been running this theme for a week now, haven't we?) that we profiled David Spaulding earlier this year, which led to me finally watching this NBC mini-series from 1977.  

BCnU!

AS SEEN ON TV: ASHER FELD

ASHER FELD

CREATED BY:

Robert Ludlum

PORTRAYED BY:

Len Birman

AS SEEN IN:

'The Rhinemann Exchange'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

Feld was a member of the Haganah, which was trying to sabotage the negotiations for the exchange.

From Wikipedia:

Haganah (Hebrew: "The Defense") was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.

In the first years of World War II, the British authorities asked Haganah for cooperation again, due to the fear of an Axis breakthrough in North Africa. After Rommel was defeated at El Alamein in 1942, the British stepped back from their all-out support for Haganah. In 1943, after a long series of requests and negotiations, the British Army announced the creation of the Jewish Brigade Group. While Palestinian Jews had been permitted to enlist in the British army since 1940, this was the first time an exclusively Jewish military unit served in the war under a Jewish flag. The Jewish Brigade Group consisted of 5,000 soldiers and was deployed in Italy in September 1944. The brigade was disbanded in 1946. All in all, more than 30,000 Palestinian Jews served in the British army during the war.

Have a good Shabbat!

BCnU!

AS SEEN ON TV: COLONEL BARTON

COLONEL BARTON

CREATED BY:

Robert Ludlum

PORTRAYED BY:

Gene Evans

AS SEEN IN:

'The Rhinemann Exchange'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

Ed Pace's successor back in Washington, D.C.  

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AS SEEN ON TV: WALTER KENDALL

WALTER KENDALL

CREATED BY:

Robert Ludlum

PORTRAYED BY:

Claude Akins

AS SEEN IN:

'The Rhinemann Exchange'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

From Wikipedia:

Walter Kendall [is] a clever but rather ill-kept accountant who works with Swanson to arrange the deal. As indicated in the novel, Kendall does not bathe frequently.

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AS SEEN ON TV: DR. LYONS & JACK STUMP

This week's "Two For Tuesday" showcase features characters played by Rene Auberjenois who both have vocal difficulties......

DR. EUGENE LYONS

CREATED BY:

Robert Ludlum

PORTRAYED BY:

Rene Auberjenois

AS SEEN IN:

'The Rhinemann Exchange'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

From Wikipedia:

Eugene Lyons [is] a haunted scientist working with Spaulding to check the gyroscope design. Lyons, having struggled with alcoholism, has caused severe damage to his throat and is barely able to speak. He forms a surprisingly tight bond with Spaulding and becomes a valuable ally.

JACK STUMP

CREATED BY:

Thomas Tryon

PORTRAYED BY:

Rene Auberjenois

AS SEEN IN:

"Dark Secret Of Harvest Home"

BASED ON:

"Harvest Home"

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

From Wikipedia:

Jack Stump [is] a local peddler who has only recently arrived [in Cornwall Coombe, Connecticut]. Jack Stump reports that he has seen a ghost in Soakes's Lonesome, a local forest named for the family of moonshiners who live within. Jack Stump is found mutilated, having had his tongue cut out and mouth sewn shut in apparent retribution for trespassing into Soakes's Lonesome.

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AS SEEN ON TV: GEOFFREY MOORE

GEOFFREY MOORE

CREATED BY:

Robert Ludlum

PORTRAYED BY:

Jeremy Kemp

AS SEEN IN:

'The Rhinemann Exchange'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

A British undercover operative also working with the Haganah......

BCnU!

PROGAMMING NOTE: HIATUSPORT, HERE I COME!

Supposedly this image - or at least normal ones of a Cream Of Mushroom soup can - are an indication that there will be a lack of activity on the blog that posted it. But I only see it being used on Mark Evanier's "News From ME" blog. (Link to the left, my Soup Dragons!)

Technically that will be true of Inner Toob as well for the next two weeks. However, I've already set up the "As Seen On TV" posts for that time period so that at least something new will be available every day. You probably won't even notice that I'se gone.

Happy viewing, Team Toobworld. Play nice. And don't run with the remote control.

BCnU!

"McHALE'S NAVY" - THE MOVIE (1990'S)

"McHALE'S NAVY" - THE MOVIE (1960'S)

THE FIRST "McHALE'S NAVY" EPISODE