Gordon Thomson
Birthday: Born in 1945-03-02 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Deathday: Alive
Gordon Thomson (born March 2, 1945) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in various TV shows and films. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Adam Carrington in the popular 1980s series "Dynasty." His career spans across television, film, and theatre, with notable appearances in soap operas like "Santa Barbara" and "The Young and the Restless." Gordon was the Canadian children's show Polka Dot Door's first male host in 1971. Thomson continues to be an influential figure in the entertainment industry, showcasing his talent and versatility across different mediums.
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Beverly Hills, 90210
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Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation....
Dynasty
Character: Adam Carrington
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo....
Sunset Beach
Character: A.J. Deschanel
Sunset Beach is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6, 1997 to December 31, 1999. The show follows the loves and lives of the people living in the Orange County coastal area named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California. Although there is a town in California called Sunset Beach, the show's beach scenes were shot on nearby Seal Beach. The show was co-produced by NBC and Spelling Television. Sunset Beach won two Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated another eleven t...
Wogan
Character: Self
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities....
Murder, She Wrote
Character: Kendall Stafford
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases....
Santa Barbara
Character: Mason Capwell
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families. Santa Barbara aired in over 40 countries around the world and is best remembered for its witty dialogue and sometime...
Finder of Lost Loves
Character: Jim Chasen
The Finder of Lost Loves TV show was a 60 minute drama series on ABC about a private investigator who specialized in finding lost loves from the past for his heartbroken clients....
Murder, She Wrote
Character: Daniel McGuire
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases....
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Candy the Stripper
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The owner of a seedy, run-down strip club in New Orleans tries to save the building from being torn down by having it declared a historical landmark. The architect who visits in order to inspect the building, not realizing that its main use is as a joint so seedy that "dive" would be a step up, falls in love with the club's headline stripper......
Ladies of the House
Character: Stan
When three women are asked to refurbish a house for their church, they find that they must break down their own self-perception in order to build something together....
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Character: Sir Robin the Brave
A retelling of the classic fairy tale of The Frog Prince featuring Kermit the Frog, Kermit's nephew Robin, Sweetums, and a princess cursed to say everything wackbards...I mean backwards....
Suzanne
Character: Greg
An unhappy married woman has an affair with a violent criminal. She gets pregnant with his baby, but he gets arrested and goes to prison. Now what?...
Explosion
Character: Alan Evans
During the height of the Vietnam war, a hippie and a draft dodger get together and hatch a plan to flee to Canada. They steal a car and head towards Vancouver, but the trip doesn't go as smoothly as they planned, and before long they're being chased by the police, accused of murdering several police officers....
Love
Character: Tony ("Love From the Market Place")
A unique anthology of six short vignettes on the subject of love, all of them written, directed and produced by women....
The Intruder
Character: Art
An entertainer arrives to put on a show in a small town. It turns out that he has mystical powers that give each person a glowing aura, and forces them to tell the truth. Complications ensue....
The Family Man
Character: Dance Instructor
A happily married family man, owner of a parking garage in Manhattan, drifts into a romance with one of his customers who has been having troubles with her lover....
Leopard in the Snow
Character: Michael Framley
A tender romance develops between an attractive young woman and a famous race car driver who lives incognito after supposedly being killed in an auto accident....
Little Miss Sunshine
Character: Larry Sugarman
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant....
Man of Her Dreams
Character: Leo Carson
After suspecting her husband is playing the field, a nervous woman finds a sympathetic ear in the form of a strange man. The drawback is that her sensitive new-found friend is an obsessive psychopath....
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Character: Self
The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films....
The Experience
Character: Nick
At a wilderness camp for troubled youth, two girls Scarlet and Dylan form a bond that gets tested by love, money, and experiences beyond their perceived realm of existence....
Poseidon
Character: Jay
A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives....