Magnum, P.I.: Past Tense
12:00 am - 01:00 am, Thursday, November 20 on KIII get (Great Entertainment Television) (3.8)
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Past Tense
TC and Higgins are forced to aid the breakout of a prison inmate, who seems to know all about them---and Magnum.
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1982
English
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
Larry Manetti
(Actor)
.. Orville `Rick' Wright
James Wainwright
(Actor)
.. Lyden
Drew Snyder
(Actor)
.. Jack Curry
Pat Studstill
(Actor)
.. Floyd Bryce
Kwan Hi Lim
(Actor)
.. Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka
Frank Atienza
(Actor)
.. Prison Warden Gilmer
LeGault Lance
(Actor)
James Whitmore Jr.
(Actor)
More Information
Did You Know..
Tom Selleck
(Actor)
.. Thomas Sullivan Magnum
Born:
January 29, 1945
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
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
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
Larry Manetti
(Actor)
.. Orville `Rick' Wright
Born:
July 23, 1947
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
James Wainwright
(Actor)
.. Lyden
Born:
March 05, 1938
Died: December 20, 1999
Died: December 20, 1999
Trivia:
Leading man James Wainwright excelled in school, particularly in his art classes, but upon landing an art scholarship at Carnegie University, he abruptly switched gears and joined the Marines. After his discharge, he held down a variety of jobs before finding his true niche in the theater. Polishing his craft at the Actors Studio, Wainwright headed to Hollywood at age 30. At first cast as brutish villains, he was humanized somewhat in a recurring role on TV's Daniel Boone. In 1972, he landed the starring role of Bureau of Missing Persons investigator Frank Dain on the weekly actioner Jigsaw. James Wainwright has since been seen in character parts in films, and as "mad scientist" Simon Quaid in the 1980 TVer Beyond Westworld.
Drew Snyder
(Actor)
.. Jack Curry
Born:
September 25, 1946
Pat Studstill
(Actor)
.. Floyd Bryce
Born:
June 04, 1938
Kwan Hi Lim
(Actor)
.. Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka
Frank Atienza
(Actor)
.. Prison Warden Gilmer
LeGault Lance
(Actor)
James Whitmore Jr.
(Actor)
