Milo ventimiglia to star in evel knievel limited series. George eads biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Crime scene investigation hard evidence video game 2007. Since boyhood, orphan bobby evel knievel never could resist. George eads, best known for his performances on the hit tv series c. Also, by that time he had played in tv movies, such as just a walk in the park and second string in 2002, monte walsh in 2003 and evel knievel in 2004. On november 25, 2014, it was announced that eads would be leaving the show, which in any event was not renewed for the following seasonmeaning he only missed the series finale television movie, immortality. Robert knievel was a young man with a wild streak and a love for motorcycles who found a way to make the most of both when he got a motorcycle and learned to do tricks with it. Darren aronofsky could direct evel kinevel movie collider. In 2009, he was voted onto the annual tv guide list of tvs sexiest stars. Parallel to csi, eads worked on madefortelevision films, such as 2003s monte walsh and 2004s evel knievel.
Evel knievel another one of those biopics that provides a collection of scenes as opposed to a cohesive portrait, evel knievel affords george eads a chance to display his stellar abs, but thats. While i liked the movie and think you will to, which stars george eads of csiplaying the title role, i was expecting more about his life. Evel knievel was a true superhero, he told tv guide in 2004 as he promoted a tv movie about the daredevils life. Since boyhood, orphan bobby evel knievel never could resist risks or keep out of trouble. He made his million dollar fortune with evel knievel, the ultimate lie, dust to dust. Sep 05, 2019 there have been two produced evel knievel movies to date, the 1971 feature starring george hamilton and the 2004 tnt tv movie headlined by george eads. Evel knievel 2004, a biographical film directed by john badham and starring george eads as knievel. George eads full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Evel knievel, the legendary stunt performer was immortalized on the big screen twice. Evel knievel is a 1971 motion picture starring george hamilton as motorcycle daredevil evel knievel.
They first met on the sets of evel knievel, when george broke his thumb, and she was his nurse. You either dig these kind of drive in exploitation movies or you dont. Sep 15, 2015 darren aronofsky may direct channing tatum in an evel knievel movie. This was the second feature film about knievels life. George eads filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Jul 30, 2004 my life may be short, declares evel knievel george eads in tnts new madefortv movie, but its going to be anything but dull. Knievel s courtship and marriage to linda was the theme of the 1971 george hamilton movie, evel knievel. Rent evel knievel 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
A hellion as a youngster, robert craig evel knievel george eads channels his stubborn streak into his livelihood as an adult. The film stars george eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, fred thompson, beau bridges, matt gordon and peter macneill. Staring george eads, fred dalton thompson, jamie pressly and lance henriksen. George coleman eads iii born march 1, 1967 is an american actor, best known for his role as nick stokes on the cbs crime drama csi. Sam eliot played knievel in a 1974 television pilot and george eads played knievel in a madefortelevision movie released that same year. Fans of daredevil evel knieval george eads, of tvs csi. Evel knievel tv movie 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Evel knievel 1971 movie this is the best quality version of the movie that i have seen. Crime scene investigation from 2000 to 2015 and he doesnt appear in the series finale tv movie immortality. Slowly he makes a name for himself using his gift with motorbikes.
George eads filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career. Crime scene investigation 2000 after reportedly failing to show up for work in what appeared to be a holdout for more money. Two and a half men george 1 episode 2008 evel knievel robert craig evel knievel. The actor is married to monika casey, his starsign is pisces and he is now 53 years of age. Along with jorja fox, fired in july 2004 from the hit tv crime show csi.
Sleeping beauty vhs, 1997, limited edition sealed original wrapper 9511 dis. Evel knievel by john badham george eads, jaime pressly. Evel knievel 2004 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. My life may be short, declares evel knievel george eads in tnts new madefortv movie, but its going to be anything but dull. Milo ventimiglia to play evel knievel in usa network limited series. Crime scene investigation dark motives video game 2004 csi. Sep 06, 2019 evel knievel, the legendary stunt performer was immortalized on the big screen twice. Actor 28 the battle of jangsari 2019 general stevens macgyver. Tnts movie evel knievel trips over cliches at nearly every turn and will astound no one. He formerly protrayed as jack dalton on the cbs reboot actionadventure series macgyver from 2016 to 2019. Cast and crew credits for evel knievel, 2004, directed by john badham, with george eads, beau bridges, jaime pressly, at turner classic movies.
On the film side, he has starred in movies like rocky balboa, the art of. George eads celebrity profile check out the latest george eads photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Milo ventimiglia is suiting up as daredevil evel knievel for a limited series that. Hes determined to leave the mining town butte, willing to try any job or scam. George hamilton played the stunt rider in a 1971 film also called evel knievel, while evel knievel played himself in the movie viva knievel. The life of daredevil motorbike rider evel knievel is dramatized and brought to the screen by director john badham war games with this tnt tv movie. On november 25, 2014, it was announced that eads would be leaving the show, which in any event was not renewed for the following seasonmeaning he only missed the series finale television movie. During the 1970s, movies and television shows were created, based on evel knievels daredevil life. At college, he became a member of the phi delta theta fraternity. Texas born george coleman eads the third has played evel knievel in the 2004 made for tv movie of the same name, and starred with tom selleck in monte carlo. Csi star george eads plays the intrepid and fearless knievel, slipping into the trademark red, white, and blue jumpsuit with consummate ease.
In august 20, prior to csis 14th season, eads reportedly was taking a leave of absence after having an altercation with a writer from the show over what was described as creative issues. With george eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, matt gordon. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro starmeter. George eads stars as knievel, while jaime pressly plays his wife linda and. The film depicts knievel reflecting on major events in his life, particularly his. The film, premiering friday, has tapped the right actor to play knievel. George eads evel knievel, jaime pressly linda bork knievel, beau bridges john bork, alan van sprang john derek and nicola jones linda evans.
The story is a biography, with fictionalized events, of the famed motorcycle daredevil, who grew up in butte, montana. After graduating from college, george eads worked as a copy machine salesman before quitting his job to pursue a career in acting. Evel knievel another one of those biopics that provides a collection of scenes as opposed to a cohesive portrait, evel knievel affords george eads a. The movie covered his smaller jumps as well as the grand and near impossible ones. To me, it seemed more like a remake of the 70s evel knievel film which starred george hamilton. The portrayal of stokes in evel kievel elevated him from a nameless to a wellknown actor. Rent evel knievel 2004 starring george eads and connor price on dvd and bluray. Viva knievel vhs evel knievel movie stunt motorcycle 1977 70s. This will mark the first scripted series based on knievel s life. George eads stars as knievel, while jaime pressly plays his wife linda and beau bridges costars as her father. To me it was a lot better and more accurate than the older 1971 movie with george hamilton. Milo ventimiglia to star in evel knievel limited series greenlighted. If you are a evel knievel fan and or evel knievel toy collector like i am you will enjoy the movie and it will be a great addition to your collection. The 1971 biography, evel knievel starred george eads as the titular character and in 2004, an american drama of the same name chronicling the life and times of knievel was released and was based on the book evel incarnate.
I was happy to find it for sale at such a good price. Furthermore, eads was cast in the movie gutshot straight in 2014. Evel knievel is in many ways an awful movie but 1970s heads will get a kick out of it. George eads was married to his longterm partner, monika casey in january 2011. Evel knievel 2004 dvd rated nr george eads jaime pressly lance henriksen. He graduated from belton high school 1985 and also from texas tech university 1989 with a degree in marketing. Howard braunstein, jan korbelin, jason horwitch, steve mandich. Lone hero 2002 an actor in a wild west show must become a mythical western hero when a biker gang descends upon a.
George eads george coleman eads iii is an american actor known for his role as nick stokes on the cbs police drama csi. This was the second feature film about knievel s life. Evel knievel 2004 dvd rated nr george eads jaime pressly. Released 2004, evel knievel stars george eads, jaime pressly, beau bridges, lance henriksen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Las vegas looking for a puff piece about their deathdefying hero need look no further than this bythenumbers tv biopic directed by. He has previously been portrayed onscreen in multiple films, being played by actors george hamilton and george eads. Long before extreme sports became ubiquitous, the hardliving exhibitionist vaulted his motorcycle over steep canyons, crates of venomous snakes and snarling cougars. George eads biography is the ultimate lie actor in. I wont shy away from the fact that i bought this movie because i am a huge fan of george eads. Already interested in cars and motorcycles in his youth, bobby knievel fulfills his dream by becoming the owner of several car shops. Evel knievel 2004 stream and watch online moviefone. Milo ventimiglia to play evel knievel in usa network. Linda and evel separated in the early 1990s and were divorced in 1997. Knievel movie crashes in heap of cliches orlando sentinel.
Suggested by screen media ventures, llc evel knievel full movie. Las vegas looking for a puff piece about their deathdefying. The commentary that george eads and john badham do in this dvd adds a whole new insight into the filming and what went into making this film. Evel knievel tv movie 2004 evel knievel tv movie 2004. George eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen tv movie watch more free movies at, or on the popcornflix app available. Legendary daredevil robbie evel knievel george eads, oozing bravado is profiled in this actionpacked biopic helmed by john badham.
Watch george eads movies and tv shows on the roku channel. George has an older sister, angela eads tekel, who is a lawyer in waco, texas. George eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen tv movie watch more free movies at, or on the popcornflix app available on mobile devices, roku, xbox, sony, playstation and many. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of butte, montana. George hamilton starred in the 1971 movie, evel knievel. Share evel knievel 2004 dvd rated nr george eads jaime pressly lance henriksen. In 1999, knievel married his girlfriend, krystal kennedy of clearwater, florida, whom he began dating in 1992. Evel knievel vhs george eads, jamie pressly not rated 2004.
George eads iii citation needed born march 1, 1967 citation needed, is an american actor, known for his role as nick stokes on the cbs police drama csi. Evel knievel 2004 cast and crew the motorcycleriding daredevil george eads grows up in a mining town and goes on to perform deathdefying stunts. Release date, plot, cast and everything you need to. Slowly he makes a name for himself using his gift with motorbikes as an original. George eads filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. Las vegas looking for a puff piece about their deathdefying hero need look no further than this. George was born in fort worth, texas, united states. Evel knievel is a 2004 american drama film directed by john badham and written by jason horwitch. There have been two produced evel knievel movies to date, the 1971 feature starring george hamilton and the 2004 tnt tv movie headlined by george eads.
A charismatic performer who spent years on television looking for his big break, actor george eads. Evel knievel by john badham george eads, jaime pressly, beau. He appealed to that sense of adventure in all of us, the part that wishes we could laugh death in the face, but we cant. With george hamilton, sue lyon, bert freed, rod cameron. When his motorcycle lot faces bankruptcy, evel frets about. Dressed in his signature red, white and blue jumpsuit, knievel would race his motorcycle up steep ramps and over obstacles, including the fountains in front of caesars palace in las vegas in 1968 and a row of doubledecker buses at londons wembley stadium in 1975.
Then this dvd came out and being a george eads fan, i bought it and glad i did. Jul 17, 2014 evel knievel 1971 movie this is the best quality version of the movie that i have seen. Legendary daredevil robbie evel knievel george eads is profiled in this actionpacked biopic helmed by john badham. The life and legend of evel knievel by steve mandich. George and his now exwife began dating in 2004 and walked down the aisle six years later.
But as knievel amassed wealth and world records along with 35 broken bones, his taste for liquor and ladies. Evel knievel on dvd 053939689921 from warner bros directed by john badham. Dec, 2019 eads is busy focusing on his work projects. George eads biography, age, wife, macgyver, csi, net worth.
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