Alan Beckwith
Encyclopedia
Alan Beckwith is an American actor
born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania
on January 2, 1952. Graduated from high school in 1969 & Penn State University in 1972 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
. Service in the United States Air Force
and the United States Marine Corps
. A 1972 graduate of Officer Candidate School
in Quantico, Virginia
. After his commission, he was sent to flight school at NAS Pensacola, Florida
.
production in Los Angeles, California
of "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel". This led to television
and film work throughout the 1970s & 80's. Worked with director Buzz Kulik in the 70's on three separate occasions. Retired in Studio City, Los Angeles, California
.
United States
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born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields, and it was noted for the manufacture of paper products. There were...
on January 2, 1952. Graduated from high school in 1969 & Penn State University in 1972 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace engineering
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
. Service in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
and the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. A 1972 graduate of Officer Candidate School
Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)
The United States Marine Corps Officer Candidates School is the entry-level training for Marine officers, equivalent to recruit training for enlisted Marines. Located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, the school trains, screens, and evaluates potential Marine Corps officers...
in Quantico, Virginia
Quantico, Virginia
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density is . There are 359 housing units at an average density of .-Racial composition:...
. After his commission, he was sent to flight school at NAS Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
.
Career
He had his theatrical debut in a Jon VoightJon Voight
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production in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
of "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel". This led to television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film work throughout the 1970s & 80's. Worked with director Buzz Kulik in the 70's on three separate occasions. Retired in Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210....
.
Filmography
- "Ellipsis" -(1975) (Film) "Chuck"
- "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case" (1976) (TV) "Walter Lyle"
- "The Feather and Father Gang" - (1977) (TV) "Never Con a Killer"
- "From Here To EternityFrom Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the troubles of soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Borgnine stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the...
" - (1979) (TV) "Network mini-series" - "The China SyndromeThe China SyndromeThe China Syndrome is a 1979 American thriller film that tells the story of a reporter and cameraman who discover safety coverups at a nuclear power plant. It stars Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Richard Herd, and Wilford Brimley.The film was...
" - (1979) (Film) "Technician" - "CHiPsCHiPsCHiPs is an American television drama series produced by MGM Studios that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to July 17, 1983. CHiPs followed the lives of two motorcycle police officers of the California Highway Patrol...
" - (1979) (TV) series Guest Star "Destruction Derby" - "The Dogs of WarThe Dogs of War-Literature:*The dogs of war , a phrase from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar*The Dogs of War , a 1974 novel by Frederick Forsyth*Dogs of War , a 1994 series published by Defiant...
" - (1980) (Film) "Mercenary" - "General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
" - (1982) (TV) Guest Star "Luke & Lara's Wedding" - "Nichols & Dymes" - (1982) (TV) Costar Pilot Show "Mary Tyler MooreMary Tyler MooreMary Tyler Moore is an American actress, primarily known for her roles in television sitcoms. Moore is best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show , in which she starred as Mary Richards, a 30-something single woman who worked as a local news producer in Minneapolis, and for her earlier role as...
Productions" - "The Luck of Roaring CampThe Luck of Roaring Camp"The Luck of Roaring Camp" is a short story by American author Bret Harte. It was first published in the August 1868 issue of the Overland Monthly and helped push Harte to international prominence....
" - (1984) Costar "HBO Special" - "UFOriaUFOriaUFOria is a science fiction/comedy movie starring Fred Ward, Harry Dean Stanton, Harry Carey, Jr. and Cindy Williams. It was directed by John Binder.The film includes also guest appearances by Peggy McKay, Joe Unger, Hank Worden and Charlotte Stewart....
" - (1985) (Film) "Brother Roy" - "Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
" - (1987) (TV) episode "On The Fly" - "Miami ViceMiami ViceMiami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
" - (1987) (TV) episode "Down For The Count: Part 2"
External links
See also
- List of actors
- List of U.S. Marines
- Tyrone, PennsylvaniaTyrone, PennsylvaniaTyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields, and it was noted for the manufacture of paper products. There were...
- Studio City, Los Angeles, CaliforniaStudio City, Los Angeles, CaliforniaStudio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210....