Hypnotized Men in TV and Film
Actors who have been hypnotized, brainwashed, possessed, and/or mind controlled in TV shows and movies.
A few standard comments:
* For TV shows, specific season and episode info is in (brackets). A (**) means that the actress is controlled in multiple episodes.
* Spoilers of all kind are listed below, so beware.
* Teen characters are only counted if the actress portraying them was an adult at the time.
* I tried to re-arrange in alphabetical order, but that only made things more scrambled, so I gave up.
A few standard comments:
* For TV shows, specific season and episode info is in (brackets). A (**) means that the actress is controlled in multiple episodes.
* Spoilers of all kind are listed below, so beware.
* Teen characters are only counted if the actress portraying them was an adult at the time.
* I tried to re-arrange in alphabetical order, but that only made things more scrambled, so I gave up.
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Rocco Nacino was born on 21 March 1987 in Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines. He is an actor, known for The Dance of Two Left Feet (2011), Pedro Calungsod: Batang martir (2013) and Encantadia (2016). He has been married to Melissa Gohing since 21 January 2021.Haplos (2017) (S1E24,S1E35)- Actor
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He is the son of John Clarence & Laura H. (Shafer) Hull. He has two sisters, Laura Grace Hull; and Lina Southwick Hull.
He is also said to be the 23rd great grandson of both Henry II, King of England; and Robert de Vere (Robin Hood).Mandrake, the Magician (1939)- Actor
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Craig Bierko was born on 18 August 1964 in Rye Brook, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Scary Movie 4 (2006).The Thirteenth Floor (1999)- Actor
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Darkly handsome Nick Mancuso, born Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso, was born in 1948 in Mammola, Italy but raised as a child in Canada (from age 8). During his over four decade career, films claimed him as the Antichrist (Franco Macalousso) in the Apocalypse trilogy produced by Cloud Ten Pictures (Revelation (1999), Tribulation (2000) and Judgment (2001)), and TV has him best known for his starring roles in the NBC action series Stingray (1986), which ran for two seasons, and as the title hitman who becomes a target himself in the one-season Matrix (1993).
Although he developed an interest in acting in high school, he chose to study psychology at the University of Toronto. The acting bug bit again, however, and he was soon drawn to various Canadian theatre groups in the 1970s. During this time, he became artistic director for the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, at the same time building up his classical resume at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
TV and film soon came his way in the late 1970s, and he tackled roles both in Hollywood, first as TV's Dr. Scorpion (1978), and back in his homeland, where he won the prestigious Genie award for the movie Ticket to Heaven (1981) as a man caught up in a religious cult. He impressed moviegoers as well with his moody, sexy presence in the US film Heartbreakers (1984) co-starring Peter Coyote and has also provided solid support for other stars, notably for Steven Seagal in one of that star's best action thrillers Under Siege (1992).
A sturdy name as an anti-hero or heavy in modestly-budgeted independents, Nick has proven over the years to be a solid, durable player in the "tough guy" crime mold, almost always with a serious edge. More recent, post-millennium gritty films include Time of Fear (2002) Today You Die (2005), starring his "Under Siege" cohort Steven Seagal, Contract Killers (2008), Violent Blue (2011), Entity (2013) and The Big Fat Stone (2014).Stingray (1986) (S1E8)- Actor
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Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, on Saturday, October 31st, 1936, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. In 1941, he and his family moved to Collingswood, New Jersey.
When Eugene was in high school, he participated -- and did very well -- in track and field, especially javelin throwing, and his athletic skills earned him a scholarship to USC. However, an accident injured his arm, ending his athletic career -- and his term at USC -- and he worked a number of odd jobs and small roles to make ends meet and decided that acting was for him. However, he thought that his real name was not a suitable one for an aspiring actor, and so "Michael Landon" was born.
Two of his first big roles were as Tony Rivers in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and as Tom Dooley in the western The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959). That same year he was approached by producer David Dortort to star in a pilot called The Restless Gun (1957), which was renamed when the series was picked up to Bonanza (1959). Landon played Little Joe Cartwright, the youngest of the three Cartwright brothers, a cocky and somewhat rebellious youth nevertheless had a way with the ladies. For 14 years, Landon became the heart and soul of the show, endearing himself to both younger and older viewers, and he became a household name during the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1968, after almost ten years of playing Little Joe, he wanted an opportunity to direct and write some episodes of the show. After the season finale in 1972, Dan Blocker, who played his older brother Hoss and was also a close friend, died from a blood clot in his lung, after gall bladder surgery, but Michael decided to go back to work, revisiting his own character in a two-part episode called "Forever."
Bonanza (1959) was finally canceled in early 1973, after 14 years and 430 episodes. Michael didn't have to wait long until he landed another successful role that most TV audiences of the 1970s would thoroughly enjoy, his second TV western, for NBC, Little House on the Prairie (1974). That show was based on a popular book written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and he played enduring patriarch and farmer Charles Ingalls. Unlike Bonanza (1959), where he was mostly just a "hired gun," on this show he served as the producer, writer, director, and executive producer. By the end of its eighth season in 1982, Landon decided to step down from his role on "Little House" as he saw his TV children grown up and moved out of their father's house, and a year later, the show was canceled. After 14 years on Bonanza (1959) and 8 years on Little House on the Prairie (1974), it was about time to focus on something else, and once again, he didn't have to wait too long before Highway to Heaven (1984) came along. Unlike the western shows that he did for 23 years, this NBC fantasy/drama show focused on Jonathan Smith, an angel whose job was to save peoples' lives and work for God, his boss. Victor French played ex-cop Mark Gordon, who turned down a fortune but had redeemed himself by meeting Jonathan.
By the end of the fifth season in 1989, French was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in June of that same year. Landon was devastated by the loss and pulled the plug on Highway to Heaven (1984). In early 1991, after 35 years of working on NBC, he was axed by the network, so he moved to CBS to star in the pilot of a two-hour movie, Us (1991), in which he played Jeff Hayes, a man freed from prison by new evidence after 18 years wrongfully spent inside. This was going to be another one of Landon's shows but, in April 1991, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He later appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) to talk about his battle with the disease, and many people in the audience were affected by the courage and energy he showed. Unfortunately, he was already terminally ill by that time, and on Monday, July 1st, 1991, after a three-month battle, he finally succumbed to the disease. His family, his colleagues, and his children were all by his side. His life-time: Saturday, October 31st, 1936 to Monday, July 1st, 1991, was 19,966 days, equaling 2,852 weeks & 2 days.I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)- Actor
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Jason Sims-Prewitt was born on 14 August 1982 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Drumline (2002), Mind Thief (2022) and 8 Year Theory (2009).Knight Squad (2018) (S1E17)- Actor
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Karra Elejalde was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, País Vasco, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Timecrimes (2007), Even the Rain (2010) and Spanish Affair (2014).The Three Wise Kings vs. Santa (2022)- Actor
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David Verdaguer was born on 28 September 1983 in Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for 10.000 Km (2014), Jokes & Cigarettes (2023) and The Days to Come (2019).The Three Wise Kings vs. Santa (2022)- Trained in acting before the camera at "TVGE" (Equatorial Guinea television), he has expanded his acting resources with seminars on acting at "The Black View" and body language at (Limbo productions).
In Spain he premiered with "HISTORIAS LAMENTABLES" directed by JAVIER FESSER, produced by Pendelton Films. As a producer he has developed his skills in the audiovisual medium and radio in Equatorial Guinea.The Three Wise Kings vs. Santa (2022)