* 1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.

A 1974 West German television adaptation, titled Nora Helmer was directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starred Margit Carstensen in the title role.

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* 1974 – Ryan Seacrest, American television host

He next played the psychotic wife-beating husband of Twiggy in her American film debut, W. Benedict starred in the television series Chopper One which aired for one season in 1974.

Arnaz appeared with his son in the 1974 television special, " California, My Way ".

* 1974 – Debbie Matenopoulos, American television personality and actress

Edward Vincent " Ed " Sullivan ( September 28, 1901 – October 13, 1974 ) was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of the TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show.

* 1974 – Edith Bowman, Scottish television and radio presenter

* 1974 – Tim Shaw, British radio DJ and television presenter

On television, he did a guest spot on The Rockford Files (" This Case Is Closed ", 1974 ).

* Robert Hardy in the 1974 television production The Gathering Storm

* 1974 – Jon Tickle, English television presenter

* 1974 – Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host

After the Monty Python television series ended in 1974, the Palin / Jones team worked on Ripping Yarns, an intermittent television comedy series broadcast over three years from 1976.

* 1974 – Mark Dolan, British television host

From 1974 to 1980 he wrote, designed, narrated and presented the children's television programme Michael Bentine's Potty Time and made one-off comedy specials.

Go Nagai is also often credited with inventing this in 1974 with the television series Getter Robo.

A 1974 Mad animated television pilot using selected material from the magazine was commissioned by ABC but the network decided to not broadcast it.

* 1974 – Dave Aizer, American television host

* 1974 – Louise Redknapp, English singer, television presenter

In 1974, Atari engineer Harold Lee proposed a home version of Pong that would connect to a television: Home Pong.

Also in 1974, Gloria Gaynor released the first side-long disco mix vinyl album, which included a remake of The Jackson 5's " Never Can Say Goodbye " and two other songs, " Honey Bee " and " Reach Out ( I'll Be There )".

Debuting in Japanese cinemas on April 7, 2012, 2199 is a remake of the 1974 series.

While briefly acknowledging the events of the preceding two sequels, its plot makes it a virtual remake of the 1974 original.

In Herman Melville's Moby-Dick ( 1956 ), Ishmael ( Richard Basehart ) narrates the story and sometimes comments on the action in voice-over, as does Joe Gillis ( William Holden ) in Sunset Boulevard ( 1950 ) and Eric Erickson ( William Holden ) in The Counterfeit Traitor ( 1962 ); adult Pip ( John Mills ) in Great Expectations ( 1946 ) and Michael York in a television remake ( 1974 ).

Now recognized as a major talent, Altman had critical breakthroughs with McCabe & Mrs. Miller ( 1971 ), known for its gritty portrayal of the American frontier ; The Long Goodbye ( 1973 ), a remake of a Raymond Chandler novel ; Thieves Like Us ( 1974 ), and Nashville ( 1975 ).

During the 1970s, she was paired with Richard Burton in the last De Sica-directed film, The Voyage ( 1974 ), and a remake of the film Brief Encounter ( 1974 ).

Later appearances included the television film Divorce His – Divorce Hers ( 1973 ) opposite then-wife Elizabeth Taylor ( a prophetic title, since their first marriage would be dissolved less than a year later ), a remake of the classic film Brief Encounter ( 1974 ) that was considered vastly inferior to the 1945 original, and a critically applauded performance as Winston Churchill in The Gathering Storm ( 1974 ).

1996 also saw the release of Space Jam and its soundtrack, on which White had a duet with Chris Rock, called " Basketball Jones ," a remake of Cheech & Chong's " Basketball Jones " from 1974.

Pickens appeared in dozens of films, including Old Oklahoma Plains ( 1952 ), Down Laredo Way ( 1953 ), One-Eyed Jacks ( 1961 ) with Marlon Brando, Dr. Strangelove ( 1964 ), Major Dundee ( 1965 ) with Charlton Heston, the remake of Stagecoach ( 1966 ; Pickens played the driver, portrayed in the 1939 film by Andy Devine ), Never a Dull Moment ( 1968 ), The Cowboys ( 1972 ) with John Wayne, Ginger in the Morning ( 1974 ) with Fred Ward, Blazing Saddles ( 1974 ), Poor Pretty Eddy ( 1975 ), Rancho Deluxe ( 1975 ), The Getaway with Steve McQueen, Tom Horn ( 1980 ), also with McQueen, An Eye for an Eye ( 1966 ) and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid ( 1973 ) in a small but memorable role.

Washington next appeared in the 2009 film The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, a remake of the 1974 thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, directed by Tony Scott as New York City subway security chief Walter Garber opposite John Travolta.

Lord insisted his character drive Ford vehicles ; McGarrett drove a 1967 Mercury Park Lane in the pilot, a 1968 Park Lane from 1968 – 1974, and a 1974 Mercury Marquis for the remainder of the series ( this very car was shown in the 2010 remake ).

The film is being scripted by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black, and while it shares a title and event with the 1974 feature starring Charlton Heston & Ava Gardner, it will not be a remake.

In 1974, McGuire released his second Jesus Music album Lighten Up, which included a remake of " Eve of Destruction ".

The Belle Stars furthered this with " The Clapping Song " ( their first top 20 hit ), a remake of the 1965 Shirley Ellis hit, and then " Mockingbird ", a hit for Inez and Charlie Foxx in 1969 and James Taylor and Carly Simon in 1974.

In 1974, Womack released his most successful single during this period with a remake of his first hit single, " Lookin ' for a Love ".

( Other examples are Gun Crazy, Bonnie and Clyde, Badlands, and Robert Altman ’ s 1974 remake of They Live by Night, Thieves Like Us.

The company's first film, a remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, grossed $ 107 million dollars worldwide.

The film was a remake of the 1974 film of the same title starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw.

* Land of the Lost ( 1991 TV series ), the 1991 remake of the 1974 series

Because of the success in syndication of the cult 1974 series Land of the Lost, Sid and Marty Krofft created a remake.