Doggett, however, is a no-nonsense agent, who frequently utilizes his down-to-earth sensibilities he learned as a Marine and a cop.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill sought to ban the film due to its sympathetic presentation of a German officer ( played by Anton Walbrook ), albeit an anti-Nazi one, who is more down-to-earth and realistic than the central British character.

Lindley and Doyle played Bridget's wealthy parents, Walter and Amy Fitzgerald ; while Stone and Osterwald played Bernie's more down-to-earth parents, Sam and Sophie Steinberg, who owned a delicatessen above which Bridget and Bernie lived.

" The video is suggested by several elements in the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo, both containing a man involved with an obsessive love for both a glamorous blonde and down-to-earth brunette played by the same actress.

The rabbis taught a " quite literally ... down-to-earth " view of the eternalness of God: That " God is eternal but it is not given to man to explore the full meaning of this idea ," and so " one cannot, therefore, expect to find in the rabbinic literature anything like a detailed examination of what is meant by divine eternity.

Her mother is an overconfident, doting woman who is constantly trying to marry Bridget off to a rich, handsome man ; and her father is considerably more down-to-earth, though he is sometimes driven into uncharacteristically unstable states of mind by his wife.

His down-to-earth father, Ray ( Paul Dooley ), a former stonecutter who now operates ( sometimes unethically ) his own used car business, is puzzled and exasperated by his son's love of Italian music and culture, which Dave associates with cycling.

Spare was often described as " down-to-earth " by friends, and often made note of his kindness.

Moreover, LeBlanc never sought media coverage, with the result that many Canadians were unaware of who he was, and his down-to-earth demeanour was thought by some to have been too " folksy " for the post.

Dave Kehr of the Chicago Reader praised the adaptation by Kazan and the " down-to-earth " performances of James Dean and Richard Davalos.

The Pitts seem like a regular down-to-earth family but unfortunately not a day goes by without them having some sort of bad luck.

While Russell's down-to-earth, sharp wit has been noted by most critics, it is Monroe's turn as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee for which the film is often remembered.

In the mid-1950s, inspired by the success of television's Dragnet and a similar British TV series, Fabian of the Yard, Creasey decided to try a more down-to-earth series of cop stories.

It is now run by husband and wife team Beej and Beth Parmar, who describe it as “ a real pub with a warm welcome, a down-to-earth attitude, excellent customer service and quality food and beer -– in a relaxed atmosphere .”

Of the major characters on Babylon 5 Garibaldi is in many ways the most " down-to-earth " and " ordinary "; he often sides with the working-class humans on the station and in turn is considered by them to be a kindred spirit.

Izakaya were traditionally down-to-earth places where men drank sake and beer after work ; this trend is complemented by a growing population of independent women and students.

Chadwick's works are influenced by the Realist movement in the arts, characterized by a down-to-earth depiction of people's lives.

" Treated by his fellow marines ( who had been raised on Flash Gordon ) as a celebrity, he was nonetheless seen as " a down-to-earth fellow ," and well liked.

Playing the appealing, down-to-earth teenager Gus Pike on Road to Avonlea by day and the 33 year old guilt-ridden, self-destructive Lee Colgan on the CBC mini-series Conspiracy of Silence at night resulted in double Gemini nominations in the same year.

* Woofer and Wimper ( voiced by Paul Winchell and Jim MacGeorge )-Much of the comedy would come from Woofer, who would constantly accuse suspects without good reason, then later back-track while proclaiming his genius ; and Wimper, a more down-to-earth, easy-going, yet intelligent dog, who would at times go along with his comrade ’ s schemes, and other times turn the tables on his pal.

The letters give insight not only into the authentic feelings of the loving couple, but also their reflections on contemporary issues and difficulties, as well as down-to-earth matters concerning the royal household and little day-to-day decisions made by the monarch, who often consulted his wife about them.

The purpose of these parish missions and the homilies preached by the Redemptorists is to “… invite people to a deeper love for God and a fuller practice of the Christian life .” In accordance with the instructions of St. Alphonsus, preaching is to be down-to-earth and understandable to all who are listening.

Never really accepted by the Cambridge hierarchy, he was nevertheless loved by his students for his down-to-earth, inclusive attitudes toward them.

Alcaeus himself seems to underscore the difference between his own ' down-to-earth ' style and Sappho's more ' celestial ' qualities when he describes her almost as a goddess ( as cited above ), and yet it has been argued that both poets were concerned with a balance between the divine and the profane, each emphasising different elements in that balance.

She becomes interested in Ron Kirby ( Rock Hudson ), her family's gardener and a down-to-earth, younger man.

Actor / comedian Paul Hogan wrote the screenplay and starred in the title role in his first film, Crocodile Dundee ( 1986 ), about a down-to-earth hunter who travelled from the Australian Outback to New York City.

His paternal grandmother ( Clara Blandick in an uncredited role ) is also doting and naive, although his down-to-earth grandfather Hugo van Cleve ( Charles Coburn ), a self-made millionaire, understands Henry quite well.

* Herrgott Nöjd ( Herrgott Allwright in English translations ), a down-to-earth police from rural district of Anderslöv.

The quirky but down-to-earth residents of the small hamlet of Highwater, Vermont, are faced with the freshly dead body of Harry Worp ( Phillip Truex ), which has inconveniently appeared on the hillside above the town.

Kindly and down-to-earth Clarissa and vituperative and vindictive Myrna are former best friends who in their youth had been rivals over the love of Baxter McCandless ; in retaliation for Baxter falling for Clarissa and not her, scheming Myrna had spread lies about Clarissa's father, liberal Congressman Judson ( Rory Calhoun ), linking him to communists during the McCarthy era.

Keith Jackson ( born October 18, 1928 ) is an American former sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports ( 1966 – 2006 ), his coverage of college football ( 1952 – 2006 ), his style of folksy, down-to-earth commentary, and his distinctive voice, with its deep cadence, and operatic tone considered " like Edward R. Murrow reporting on World War II, the voice of ultimate authority in college football.

Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street ( 1953 ), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol, preferring to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.

In collaboration with writer-producer Peter S. Fischer, with whom they had previously worked on Columbo, Link and Levinson changed the sex of their protagonist from male to female and transformed the character from a good-looking, absent-minded young pedant to a middle-aged, down-to-earth widow.

A down-to-earth no-nonsense type, who dislikes having his worked interfered with by management, he generally tries to maintain an informal, casual air, calling all female staff as " love " and calling Lebrun " Mickey boy ", a moniker Lebrun hates.

Peter had no leisure to devote to her training, and her mother was too down-to-earth and illiterate to superintend her formal studies.

Most noted were the sensitive and " pure " widow, the princesse de Lamballe, whom she appointed as Superintendent of her Household, and the fun-loving, down-to-earth Yolande de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, who eventually formed the cornerstone of the Queen's inner circle of friends ( Société Particulière de la Reine ).

* 2012: Mary Schmich of Chicago Tribune, " For her wide range of down-to-earth columns that reflect the character and capture the culture of her famed city.

Soon, she impresses Agatha and her loyal majordomo Joseph Clancey ( Charles Bickford ) with her refreshing, down-to-earth common sense and Glenn with her other charms.

In late 1948, Leigh was hailed the ' No. 1 glamor girl ' of Hollywood, although known for her polite, generous and down-to-earth persona.

Another editor found her " refreshingly down-to-earth " and " very friendly ".

She is the sister of wealthier Christina Robertson, and tends to be kinder and more down-to-earth than her sister.

Pleshette's down-to-earth but elegant manner was caught during an anecdote that Carson was relating to her about working with a farm tractor in Nebraska.

A Kansas farm girl come to Canada to find a man and make good, she became famous for her spicy wit and backcountry, down-to-earth style, " Ma " was co-founder with her husband of Bridge River-Lillooet News and the Alaska Highway News, and both had a high profile in provincial politics

Paramount then began to cast Negri in international peasant roles in films such as the Mauritz Stiller-directed and Erich Pommer-produced Hotel Imperial ( 1927 ) in an apparent effort to give her a more down-to-earth, relatable image.

As part of the London social circle, she is known for her sense of humour, down-to-earth personality, and love of children and dogs.

Small in stature with an unusual nasal intonation, she earned public admiration with her down-to-earth charm, strong work ethic, and naivety.

Rose is disenchanted with her down-to-earth boyfriend and is smitten with Bob but she does not initially realise he is gay.