Hanks is known for his roles in Apollo 13, Big, That Thing You Do !, The Green Mile, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Charlie Wilson's War, Catch Me If You Can, Forrest Gump, A League of Their Own, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons and as the voice of Woody in the Toy Story movie franchise.

In 2007, Hanks starred in Mike Nichols's film Charlie Wilson's War ( written by screenwriter Aaron Sorkin ) in which he plays Democratic Texas Congressman Charles Wilson.

According to Charlie Wilson's reference, Israel proliferated the sensitive and advance weapon technology to Pakistan, while reverse engineered the Soviet weapons after Israel had confiscated from PLO during the Lebanon war, and channeled these weapons to Mujahedin.

It was a complex web of relationships described in George Crile III's book Charlie Wilson's War.

* Gust Avrakotos, CIA operative whose exploits in Afghanistan were depicted in the 2007 film Charlie Wilson's War

* BBC page on Charlie Wilson's escape

* Tenure ( 2009 ) — In the first scene, Luke Wilson's character ( Charlie Thurber ) mentions that he was first rejected tenure at Bowdoin College.

* Charlie Wilson's War ( based on the book by George Crile ) ( 2007 )

* Charlie Wilson's War ( 2007 )

In the movie Charlie Wilson's War the CIA agent gives U. S. Rep. Wilson a bottle of Talisker, which is bugged and allows him to listen to the Congressman's conversations.

His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile and a subsequent film adaptation starring Tom Hanks as Wilson.

Wilson's " Good Time Charlie " image was first exposed to the public in a Washington Post editorial by Kathleen McLean in 1978.

He also worked with director Mike Nichols on the film Charlie Wilson's War, released in December 2007.

** Charlie Wilson's War, a 2007 book and film about the aforementioned politician's career

He has had great commercial success in memorable roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in Deliverance ( 1972 ), Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese in Nashville ( 1975 ), general attorney Dardis in All the President's Men ( 1976 ), Bob Sweet in Silver Streak ( 1976 ), the priest Edwards in Exorcist II: The Heretic ( 1977 ), Lex Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman ( 1978 ) and Superman II ( 1980 ), Bates ' right hand man Sydney Morehouse in The Toy ( 1982 ), Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in The Fourth Protocol ( 1987 ), TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed ( 1990 ), Rudy Ruettiger's father in Rudy ( 1993 ), detective McNair in Just Cause ( 1995 ), Dexter Wilkins in Life ( 1999 ), the simple sheriff in Where the Red Fern Grows ( 2003 ), the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in Shooter ( 2007 ), United States Congressman Doc Long in Charlie Wilson's War ( 2007 ) and the voice of antagonist Lots-O '- Huggin ' Bear in Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ).

By the end of the 2000s, Beatty appeared in the film version of Stephen Hunter's novel Point of Impact retitled Shooter ( 2007 ), directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña and Danny Glover ; the 2007 drama film that was written and directed by Paul Schrader The Walker ( 2007 ); the U. S. Congressman Doc Long in the film Charlie Wilson's War ( 2007 ), with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and worked with Tommy Lee Jones in the thriller In the Electric Mist ( 2009 ).

He received another two Academy Award nominations for his supporting work in Charlie Wilson's War ( 2007 ) and Doubt ( 2008 ).

In 2007, Hoffman was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for playing Gust Avrakotos, a CIA officer who helps Congressman Charlie Wilson support a covert war in Afghanistan in the movie Charlie Wilson's War.

In 1999 the Commissioner of Baseball officially increased Wilson's 1930 RBI total to 191 after a box score analysis by baseball historian Jerome Holtzman revealed that Charlie Grimm had been mistakenly credited with an RBI actually driven home by Wilson.

* Charlie Wilson-Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas ' 2nd congressional district ( portrayed in the movie Charlie Wilson's War by actor Tom Hanks )

George Crile, Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History ( 2003 ).

Her film credits include A Time for Dancing, where she was one of the two female main characters ; Swimfan ; Havoc with Anne Hathaway ; and Charlie Wilson's War with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.

* 1918 – World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.

As a result of the political and economical tensions brought on by the Cold War, on 13 August 1961, East Germany began building of the Berlin Wall between East and West Berlin and similar barriers around West Berlin, and events escalated to a tank standoff at Checkpoint Charlie on 27 October 1961.

During a battle in the last months of World War I, the protagonist, an unnamed Jewish private and a barber by profession ( Charlie Chaplin ), is fighting for the Central Powers in the army of the fictional nation of Tomainia, comically blundering through the trenches in combat scenes.

He has played the father of sons Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen in various projects: he played Emilio's father in The War at Home, In the Custody of Strangers and The Way, and Charlie's father in Wall Street, No Code of Conduct and two episodes of Spin City.

The My Lai Massacre (, ;,, or ) was the Vietnam War mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by United States Army soldiers of " Charlie " Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the Americal Division.

Confidential, American Horror Story, Just Shoot Me, Gilmore Girls, Mama's Family, War and Remembrance, Jakob the Liar, Lolita, The Polar Express, The Chronicles of Narnia, Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown ( and Don't Come Back !!).

* 1985-Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements-David Goodman, Producer

Checkpoint Charlie ( or " Checkpoint C ") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War.

Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of east and west.

** “ War Games ,” written by John Wagner, art by Neil Googe ( episode 1 ), Mike McMahon ( 2 ) and Charlie Adlard ( 3 ), Andy Clarke ( pencils 4 – 5 ), Stephen Baskerville ( inks 4 – 5 ), Colin Wilson ( 6 – 7 ), in 2000 AD # 1153 – 1159 ( 1999 )

At the start of the Second World War, Charlie Kray Senior was called up into the army but went into hiding.

* " Tail-End Charlie ", a name for the World War II bomber in the sixth position of a squadron

* Charlie Stewart ( Australian rules footballer born 1880 ) ( 1880 – 1957 ), Australian sportsman and World War I veteran

In the Cartoon Network run and English localization of Mobile Suit Gundam, the Zeons were also derisively referred to as " Zeeks ", originally taken from Gundam Sentinel: 0079, one of the many Gundam side stories written by Masaya Takahashi and added by translator Neil Nadelman, to reflect the tendency to nickname war enemies, i. e. Yankees / Rebs ( Civil War ), Jerries / Tommies ( World War I ), Japs ( World War II ), Ivan ( Cold War ), Charlie ( Vietnam ).

Films based on British historical events ; RMS Titanic, Piracy in the Caribbean, Mutiny on the Bounty, The Great Escape, historical people ; William Wallace, Lawrence of Arabia, King Arthur, Elizabeth I, British stories ; The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, James Bond, The Chronicles of Narnia, Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Treasure Island, The War of the Worlds among many others, while British video game Tomb Raider featuring English archaeologist Lara Croft, has been made into feature films.

The Estate of Roald Dahl also sanctioned an operatic adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory called The Golden Ticket.

Martina McBride and Connie Smith dueted on Smith's signature hit " Once a Day ," and other collaborations included Dierks Bentley and Del McCoury (" Roll On Buddy, Roll On "), Josh Turner and Lorrie Morgan (" Golden Ring "), and Montgomery Gentry and Charlie Daniels Band (" Devil Went Down To Georgia "), among others.

After having recorded 12 Golden Country Greats, an album of ten country tunes Ween had written over the years with the help of Charlie McCoy, Buddy Harman, Bobby Ogdin and many other legendary session players in Nashville, he married longtime girlfriend Ellen Schmit ( whom he met when she pulled up in her pickup truck at his job pumping gas at a Mobil Station ).

He persuaded California Golden Seals owner Charlie Finley to trade the Seals ' 1971 first-round pick and François Lacombe in return for Montreal's 1970 first-round pick and veteran Ernie Hicke.

A scene from the Charlie Chaplin film A Jitney Elopement, filmed in Golden Gate Park

Film buffs will remember these performance statistics demonstrably cited as Charlie and Raymond Babbitt ( Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman ) spot a Golden Hawk in 1988's Rainman.

He reveals that the spy " Slugworth " is actually an employee named Wilkinson, whose offer to buy the gobstopper was a morality test for the Golden Ticket winners, and Charlie was the only one who passed.

As they soar over the village, Wonka tells Charlie that his actual prize is not just the chocolate but the factory itself, as the Golden Ticket search was created to help Wonka search for an honest and worthy child to be his heir.

Wonka then invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, and reveals that the purpose of the Golden Tickets and the tour was to make the " least rotten " child the heir of the factory itself, so he can have someone carry on his legacy when he dies.

2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks, Hossein Alizadeh and Djivan Gasparyan for Endless Vision, Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley and Charlie Pilzer for Hambo in the Snow, Aashish Khan and Zakir Hussain for Golden Strings of the Sarode, and the Soweto Gospel Choir for Blessed.

* Golden Greats, an album by Charlie Pride

* Bobby Ogdin, piano ; Charlie McCoy, harmonica / trumpet / tuba ; Pete Wade, guitar ; Buddy Harman, drums ; Russ Hicks, steel guitar ; Bob Wray, bass ; Kip Paxton, bass ; Buddy Blackman, banjo ; Buddy Spicher, fiddle ; Hargus " Pig " Robbins, piano ; Dennis Solee, clarinet ; Gene Chrisman, drum – musicians on 12 Golden Country Greats

Colin Blythe ( born 30 May 1879 in Deptford ; died in World War I on the Forest Hall to Pimmern military railway line, Belgium on 8 November 1917 ), also known as Charlie Blythe, was a Kent and England left arm spinner who is regarded as one of the finest bowlers of the period between 1900 and 1914-sometimes referred to as the " Golden Age " of cricket.

Farmer Billy's Golden Ticket contest is a reference to the contest in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl ; like Willy Wonka he wears a top hat.

Between 1972 and 1974, this song was covered by Singapore-based female singer Ervinna, backing music by the Charlie & His Boys, on her LP album Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol.

* June 22, 2010: Traded by Golden State along with a second-round draft pick to the Milwaukee Bucks for Charlie Bell and Dan Gadzuric.

" Golden Gun " is used as the theme tune for Channel 4's comedy panel show You Have Been Watching, presented by Charlie Brooker.

On June 22, 2010, Gadzuric and Charlie Bell were traded to the Golden State Warriors for Corey Maggette after spending eight years with the Bucks.

* The Ervinna ( Singapore-based female singer ) With Charlie & His Boys version was recorded between 1972 and 1974, appearing on her LP album Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol.

Subsequent movie roles included Jamie Johnson in Something to Talk About, the spoiled quarterback Eddie Martel in The Replacements ( 2000 ), Charlie Martin in the TV movie version of On Golden Pond, Nancy's father Carson Drew in the TV movie Nancy Drew, and Barton Blaze ( father of Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider ) in the 2007 movie Ghost Rider.

The 2003 reissue ( also part of the Golden Road boxed set from 2001 ) includes three studio jams ( including an early version of " The Eleven ") from the original aborted eight-track sessions for the album, and a live version of " Cosmic Charlie " recorded early in 1969.

Work is a 1915 silent film starring Charlie Chaplin ( his eighth film for Essanay Films ), and co-starring Edna Purviance, Marta Golden and Charles Insley.