Magnum, P.I. - "The Elmo Ziller Story" - 01:00 am Tuesday, November 18 on WWCP get (Great Entertainment Television)

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The Elmo Ziller Story

Season 2, Episode 21

Higgins' half brother enlists Magnum to prove his wife is trying to kill him.

repeat 1982 English Stereo

Drama Action/adventure Crime Drama Mystery & Suspense

Cast & Crew

Tom Selleck (Actor) .. Thomas Sullivan Magnum

John Hillerman (Actor) .. Jonathan Quayle Higgins III

Roger E. Mosley (Actor) .. Theodore `T.C.' Calvin

Glenn Cannon (Actor) .. Doc Ibold

Larry Manetti (Actor) .. Orville `Rick' Wright

Henry Kapono (Actor) .. Dan

Robin Dearden (Actor) .. Lexi Ziller

John Dennis Johnston (Actor) .. Gunman

Med Flory (Actor) .. Gunman

Barbara Rhoades (Actor) .. Marcella Ziller

Gillian Dobb (Actor) .. Sylvia, the Desk Clerk at the Belvedere Club

Henry Kapono Ka'aihue (Actor) .. Dan

Patrick Bishop (Actor)

Maria Pennington (Actor)

Jimmy Borges (Actor)

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Did You Know..

Tom Selleck (Actor) .. Thomas Sullivan Magnum

Born: January 29, 1945
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Trivia: Leading man and sex symbol, Selleck has a gentle, humorous manner. He attended college on an athletic scholarship, majoring in business. A drama coach suggested he become an actor; soon he began making the rounds of auditions. He won a part in the disastrous film Myra Breckinridge (1970), his screen debut, then appeared in small roles in a handful of films during the '70s. Meanwhile, Selleck was signed to a seven-year contract with Fox, leading to a great many TV roles, including appearances as a recurring character on the TV series "The Rockford Files." Eventually he was chosen as the lead for the TV series "Magnum P.I.;" the show became a hit, staying on the air from 1980-88, and he became a star and sex symbol, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe award, and a star on Hollywood Boulevard. He suffered a serious career setback in 1981, when he was chosen to star in the Lucas-Spielberg blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark, but couldn't get released from his TV responsibilities. Beginning in 1983 he tried to break back into films, finally landing a major hit in a co-starring role in Three Men and a Baby (1987); although he appeared in a dozen films after 1983 he never firmly established himself as a screen star. He has also been active as a TV producer. He is married to English dancer Jillie Mack.

John Hillerman (Actor) .. Jonathan Quayle Higgins III

Born: December 20, 1932
Birthplace: Denison, Texas

Trivia: Natty, mellifluous character actor John Hillerman may have spoken on screen with a pure Mayfair accent, but he hailed from Denison, Texas. Hillerman first gained notice for his fleeting appearances in the films of Peter Bogdanovich: The Last Picture Show (1971), What's Up Doc (1973), At Long Last Love (1975). He was also a semi-regular for director Mel Brooks, prominently cast in Blazing Saddles (1975) and History of the World, Part I (1981). A veteran of dozens of television series, John Hillerman was cast as the insufferable criminologist Simon Brimmer on Ellery Queen (1975), the star's director (and ex-husband) in The Betty White Show (1975), and most memorably as the ultra-correct Jonathan Quayle Higgins II, major domo to never-seen mystery writer Robin Masters, on Magnum PI (1980-88).

Roger E. Mosley (Actor) .. Theodore `T.C.' Calvin

Glenn Cannon (Actor) .. Doc Ibold

Larry Manetti (Actor) .. Orville `Rick' Wright

Born: July 23, 1947
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Henry Kapono (Actor) .. Dan

Robin Dearden (Actor) .. Lexi Ziller

John Dennis Johnston (Actor) .. Gunman

Born: November 10, 1945

Med Flory (Actor) .. Gunman

Born: January 01, 1926

Barbara Rhoades (Actor) .. Marcella Ziller

Born: March 23, 1947

Trivia: Towering (5'11") redheaded actress Barbara Rhoades was 20 years old when she signed her first studio contract with Universal. She was possessed of a self-sufficiency and breezy sense of humor that belied her youth. The best of her early screen roles was gun-toting lady bandit Penelope Cushings in the 1968 Don Knotts vehicle Shakiest Gun in the West (a remake of The Paleface [1948] wherein Rhoades' role was played by Jane Russell). Beginning with 1977's Busting Loose, she was a regular on several TV sitcoms. For reasons best known to casting directors, Barbara Rhoades almost always ended up playing someone named Maggie: Maggie Gallegher in Hangin' In (1979), Maggie Chandler in Soap (1980-1981), Maggie Davis in You Again? (1986).