31-448: Gulager is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: Clu Gulager (1928-2022), American television and film actor and director John Gulager (born 1957), American actor, cinematographer, and film director Miriam Gulager or Miriam Byrd-Nethery (1929-2003), American actress Tom Gulager (born 1965), American actor [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
62-418: A U.S. Navy sailor in the "Appointment at Eleven" episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and again as an escaped convict in "Pen Pal" on November 1, 1960. On The Untouchables , he played the role of real-life vicious mob killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll . Gulager was hailed for his utterly chilling performance as the psychopathic Coll. Late in 1959, he was cast as Beau Chandler in the episode "Jessie Quinn" of
93-555: A Cannes policy that forbids the Palme d'Or -winning film from receiving any additional awards. This policy would have prevented the jury from acknowledging the actresses separately. Regarding the unorthodox decision, Spielberg commented, "Had the casting been 3% wrong, [the film] wouldn't have worked like it did for us". Subsequently, Kechiche auctioned off his Palme d'Or trophy to fund his new feature film. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , he expressed dissatisfaction with
124-479: A Fall , respectively). However, in 2013, when Blue Is the Warmest Color won the Palme d'Or , the jury headed by Steven Spielberg awarded it to the film's actresses Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux , as well as the director Abdellatif Kechiche . This remains the only instance where multiple Palme d'Or trophies were presented. The jury decided to include the actresses in the recognition due to
155-479: A cushion for the palm, which is hand-cast into a wax mould and now presented in a case of blue Morocco leather . In 1998, Theo Angelopoulos was the first director to win the Palme d'or as it appears today, for his film Eternity and a Day . The presentation of the 2014 Palme d'Or to Winter Sleep , a Turkish film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan , occurred during the 100th anniversary year of Turkish cinema. On receiving
186-680: A minor role in the critically acclaimed independent film Tangerine (2015). He had a role in the 2012 film Piranha 3DD . Gulager's final screen performance was as an unnamed book store owner in Quentin Tarantino 's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019. Gulager died of natural causes at the Los Angeles home of his son John on August 5, 2022. He was 93. Palme d%27Or The Palme d'Or ( French pronunciation: [palm(ə) dɔʁ] ; English: Golden Palm )
217-626: A sympathetic character without resorting to the "misunderstood young man" theme used in such films as The Outlaw (1943) and The Left Handed Gun (1958). In 1961, Gulager guest-starred in another NBC Western, Whispering Smith , Audie Murphy 's only attempt at series television. Gulager portrayed Deputy Sheriff Emmett Ryker from 1964 to 1968 on The Virginian , the 90-minute Western series in which he starred with James Drury , Doug McClure , Lee J. Cobb , Roberta Shore , Randy Boone , Gary Clarke , and Diane Roter . Gulager appeared more than 60 times in other roles in film and television, including
248-525: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Clu Gulager William Martin Gulager ( / ˈ ɡ uː l ə ɡ ər / ; November 16, 1928 – August 5, 2022), better known as Clu Gulager , was an American television and film actor and director born in Holdenville, Oklahoma . He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of William H. Bonney ( Billy
279-760: Is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival . It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film . In 1964, the Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or
310-492: Is widely considered one of the film industry 's most prestigious awards. In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm , in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes , evoking
341-660: The Feasts films and Piranha 3DD — in his 80s. Gulager's first major film role was in Don Siegel 's The Killers (1964) with Lee Marvin and Ronald Reagan in his only movie role as a villain, followed by a supporting part in the racing film Winning (1969) opposite Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward ; in Peter Bogdanovich 's drama The Last Picture Show (1971); and opposite John Wayne in McQ (1974). In
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#1732772549089372-884: The United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton . After attending Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma , Gulager transferred to the Baptist -affiliated Baylor University in Waco, Texas , where he graduated. He won a one-year scholarship to study abroad in Paris , where he worked under Jean-Louis Barrault , a French actor and director. In 1952, he returned to Baylor. On June 19, 1952, he married fellow actor Miriam Byrd-Nethery . The couple had two sons, John and Tom , and remained married until her death in 2003. In 1958 he appeared as Roy Carter in
403-411: The surname Gulager . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulager&oldid=1102771414 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
434-468: The 1980s, Gulager appeared in several horror films, such as The Initiation (1984) and the zombie comedy The Return of the Living Dead (1985). In 2005, he appeared in the horror film Feast , as well as its sequels. He also appeared in the independent film Tangerine (2015) and in Quentin Tarantino 's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which was his final film role. Gulager directed
465-507: The Kid ) in the 1960–1962 NBC television series The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC Western series, The Virginian . He later had a second career as a horror film actor, including a lead part in Dan O'Bannon 's The Return of the Living Dead (1985). He also was in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). In 2005 he started acting in his son's horror films —
496-769: The NBC Western series Riverboat , starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds . The episode is a tale of intrigue involving the Texas Revolution . Capt. Holden attempts to send weapons to Sam Houston , but forces of Antonio López de Santa Anna in Mexico threaten to blow up Holden's vessel, the Enterprise . From 1960 to 1962, Gulager played Billy the Kid in The Tall Man , opposite Barry Sullivan as Sheriff Pat Garrett . The episodes portray Billy as
527-597: The Night , a film rife with insider Hollywood cameos, as an FBI agent who is a courier of a cache of clandestine funds, which he grudgingly delivers to secure the safety of the film's two romantic leads ( Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff Goldblum ). In 2005, Gulager appeared as a shotgun-toting bartender in Feast , followed by the film's two sequels, Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008), and Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009), all of which were directed by his son, John. He also had
558-531: The Palme and its pedestal in hand- cut crystal . In 1997, Caroline Scheufele redesigned the statuette; since then, it has been manufactured by the Swiss jewellery firm Chopard . The palm is made from 4.16 oz (118 g) of 18-carat yellow gold while the branch's base forms a small heart. The Palme d'or rests on a dainty crystal cushion shaped like an emerald-cut diamond. A single piece of cut crystal forms
589-620: The airwaves, but NBC deemed it too violent for broadcast; Universal released the film theatrically instead. In 1971, Gulager appeared in Peter Bogdanovich 's The Last Picture Show . In 1977, long after his role on The Virginian , he appeared in an episode of Rod Taylor 's unsuccessful NBC Western series The Oregon Trail . Gulager also played the boss of Susan Sarandon in a 1977 film drama, The Other Side of Midnight . In 1981, he co-starred as Angela Channing's long-suffering nephew Chase Gioberti, opposite Oscar -winner Jane Wyman , Lorenzo Lamas , William R. Moses , and Jamie Rose , in
620-627: The award, Ceylan dedicated it to the "young people" involved in Turkey's ongoing political unrest, and the workers killed in the Soma mine disaster , which occurred on the day before the commencement of the awards event. In 2017, the award was redesigned to celebrate the festival's 70th anniversary . The diamonds were provided by an ethical supplier certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council. The 2020 Cannes Film Festival
651-496: The episode "The Immigrant" of NBC's series The Lawless Years , a 1920s crime drama. In the fall of 1959, he appeared in the episode "The Temple of the Swinging Doll" of NBC 's short-lived espionage drama Five Fingers , starring David Hedison . On June 3, 1959, he guest-starred as the unscrupulous photographer Elliott Garrison in "The Andrew Hale Story" on NBC's Wagon Train . On October 11, 1959, Gulager appeared as
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#1732772549089682-498: The episode "The Return of Roy Carter" (written by Gene Roddenberry , creator of Star Trek ) in the Western television series Have Gun – Will Travel starring Richard Boone . Gulager stated, " Lew Wasserman saw me on a Playhouse 90 episode where I played an Elvis Presley -type character. I became the first contract player at Universal ". In the spring of 1959, he signed with MCA-TV , where he appeared as Tommy Pavlock in
713-458: The famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette . The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Jean Cocteau , had the bevelled lower extremity of the stem forming a heart, and the pedestal a sculpture in terracotta by the artist Sébastien . In 1955, the first Palme d'Or was awarded to Delbert Mann for his film Marty . From 1964 to 1974,
744-446: The festival temporarily resumed a Grand Prix. In 1975, the Palme d'Or was reintroduced and has since remained the festival's symbol, awarded each year to the director of the winning film, presented in a case of pure red Morocco leather lined with white suede . As of 2023, Jane Campion , Julia Ducournau , and Justine Triet are the only female directors to have won the Palme d'Or (for The Piano , Titane , and Anatomy of
775-462: The festival's decision to award multiple trophies, stating that he felt they had "publicly insulted" him. He added, "Liberating myself from this Palme d'Or is a way of washing my hands of this sorry affair". Since its reintroduction, the prize has been redesigned several times. At the beginning of the 1980s, the rounded shape of the pedestal, bearing the palm has gradually transformed to become pyramidal in 1984. In 1992, Thierry de Bourqueney redesigned
806-581: The film Winning (1969) and the CBS series Three for the Road . He also appeared several times on NBC's Bonanza . He starred with Lee Marvin , Ronald Reagan , John Cassavetes , and Angie Dickinson in The Killers (1964), teaming with Marvin as a pair of ruthless hit men. The Killers was intended to be one of the early made-for-TV movies as part of a Project 120 series of films that did not reach
837-547: The film itself as well. Nine directors or director duos have won the award twice. Three of them ( ) have won for consecutive films. In 1997, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Festival, the Cannes jury awarded a "Palme des Palmes" for the first time. Since 2002 the festival began to award a non-competitive Honorary Palme d'Or to directors or actors who had achieved a notable body of work but who had never won
868-531: The mother of Will Rogers , making Gulager and Rogers first cousins, once removed. He was Cherokee , having been an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma . His Cherokee nickname was given to him by his father for the clu-clu birds (known in English as martins , like his middle name) that were nesting at the Gulager home at the time of his birth. From 1946 to 1948, Gulager served in
899-422: The pilot episode of The Vintage Years , which was later retooled as the primetime soap opera Falcon Crest . When he was not rehired to continue with his role, Robert Foxworth took over the role until his firing in 1987. In 1985, he was cast as Burt Wilson in Dan O'Bannon 's The Return of the Living Dead . He was also a featured player in director John Landis ' darkly comedic 1985 film noir satire, Into
930-455: The short film A Day with the Boys , which was nominated for the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival . Gulager was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma , on November 16, 1928, the son of John Delancy Gulager, who had been an actor before settling down to practice law in nearby Muskogee . His paternal grandmother, Martha Schrimsher Gulager, was a sister of Mary Schrimsher,
961-406: Was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . 56 films were announced as official selections by the festival, but no awards were presented. During the 2018 closing ceremony, the jury awarded a "Special Palme d'Or" for the first time ever. Even though the award was not intended to be an Honorary Palme d'Or to Jean-Luc Godard , the move was made as an homage to his career, and as an award to