`` Behind that Charlie Chaplin moustache and that truant lock of hair that always covered his forehead, behind the tirades and the sulky silences, the passionate orations and the occasional dull evasive stare, behind the prejudices, the cynicism, the total amorality of behavior, behind even the tendency to great strategic mistakes, there lay a statesman of no mean qualities: Shrewd, calculating, in many ways realistic, endowed -- like Stalin -- with considerable powers of dissimulation, capable of playing his cards very close to his chest when he so desired, yet bold and resolute in his decisions, and possessing one gift Stalin did not possess: The ability to rouse men to fever pitch of personal devotion and enthusiasm by the power of the spoken word ''.

His skillful guitar playing and impressive vocal ranges opened the door for a new generation of male solo blues performers such as Furry Lewis, Charlie Patton, and Barbecue Bob.

Pei enjoyed playing billiards and watching Hollywood movies, especially those of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.

He is best known for playing Pacey Witter in Dawson's Creek, Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series and Peter Bishop in Fringe.

Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt are generally held to have initiated the use of the guitar to play melodies and improvisations over other instruments, the former using an early form of amplification, the latter playing forcefully on an acoustic guitar.

Stone met with Tom Cruise about playing Bud Fox, but the director had already committed to Charlie Sheen for the role.

He also appeared as a guest star in one episode of Two and a Half Men playing the father of Charlie's neighbor Rose ( Melanie Lynskey ), and another as guest star Denise Richards ' father ; at the time that episode aired, Richards was still married to Charlie.

Gary Richard Burghoff ( born May 24, 1943 ) is an American actor, known for playing Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene " Radar " O ' Reilly in the M * A * S * H movie and TV series.

After playing only a few shows, the band was contacted by music industry veteran Charlie Peacock and eventually signed to his indie label Re: think Records under the current moniker, Switchfoot.

In 1985, he appeared in Larry Cohen's science fiction horror film The Stuff, playing cookie magnate " Chocolate Chip Charlie ", a parody of Famous Amos.

In late 2005, Nerf Herder made a surprise comeback, announcing on their website that they were playing a handful of gigs with the original lineup of Parry, Charlie and Steve.

This Earl Hines band is best remembered today as an incubator of bebop, as it included trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, saxophonist Charlie Parker ( playing tenor saxophone rather than the alto saxophone that he would become famous with later ) and trombonist Bennie Green.

His band circa 1925 included Howard Scott, Coleman Hawkins ( who started with Henderson in 1923 playing the low tuba parts on bass saxophone and quickly moved to tenor and a leading solo role ), Louis Armstrong, Charlie Dixon, Kaiser Marshall, Buster Bailey, Elmer Chambers, Charlie Green, Ralph Escudero and Don Redman.

Lyons's playing, strongly influenced by jazz icon Charlie Parker, retained a strong blues sensibility and helped keep Taylor's increasingly avant garde music tethered to the jazz tradition.

Before he was approached, Woody Allen considered playing Charlie.

He has received international attention from playing Meriadoc Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost.

He was a regular cast member on the ABC series Lost playing drug addict rock star Charlie Pace, until Pace's death at the end of the third season.

He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.

His younger brother Charlie O ' Connell, an alumnus of NYU who was most recently seen as The Bachelor, is also an actor who has appeared with Jerry in several productions, usually playing the brother of Jerry's character, such as in Sliders and Crossing Jordan.

The concert featured Tesh playing grand piano, Charlie Bisharat playing electric violin, and Everette Harp playing alto saxophone.

( Young would also influence bebop through Charlie Parker's emulation of Young's playing style.

A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

After purchasing a children's book called Charlie the Choo-Choo at a used book shop, Jake finds a key in a littered vacant lot where grows a single red rose.

In a Charlie Chaplin documentary, Allen admitted he was inspired by the ending in which the blind girl has regained her sight after an operation and finds out that the Tramp is the one who has been helping her and the poignant smile he flashed as his response.

" Young Bond author Charlie Higson finds Red Grant to be " a very modern villain: the relentless, remorseless psycho with the cold dead eyes of a ' drowned man '.

Hannah finds baby Charlie dead in his crib.

Quinn finds his mother who tells Quinn that he is not her actual son ; instead, he and his brother, Colin ( Charlie O ' Connell ), were given to her to raise in preparation for the Kromagg invasion.

Charlie and Harriet begin falling deeper in love ; he finds that she gets along great with his friends, they have perfectly matched passions, so he takes her to meet his parents.

Charlie picks one up in the bathroom, out of bemusement, and finds an article on " Mrs. X ", a bride who kills her husbands on their honeymoon, who seems to perfectly match Harriet.

Tony tries desperately to contact Charlie, but finds that the phone lines are down due to a storm where they are honeymooning, so he charters a plane.

Charlie desperately tries to escape, but Harriet finds him and begins acting unsettled and confrontational as he tries to leave her without letting on that he knows her traits.

The endearing staff literally forces them into their hotel room to spend their first night together, and Charlie finds himself alone in the room with Harriet and an axe for the firewood.

* Joe's friend Charlie Burke ( whom Rhoda finds annoying ) is played by Valerie Harper's then-husband, actor Richard Schaal ( who also appears in several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as at least three different characters and as a regular in the first season of Phyllis ).

His plan backfires and he soon finds himself the confidant of everyone there, especially a young boy named Ellard, who thinks he is teaching Charlie English.

When the gang goes to Barbados for a convention from Ross ' work, Joey finds out about Rachel's feelings, and even though he first says nothing can happen, he changes his mind when he sees Charlie and Ross kiss, and he goes back to Rachel's room to be with her.

After consulting with his friend Charlie Sheen, Malkovich trails Maxine to the Mertin Flemmer building, where he finds and tries the portal and is placed in a world where everyone looks like him and can only say " Malkovich "; he is ejected and meets Craig by the turnpike, and angrily demands that the portal be closed, to which Craig refuses.

The pace of the assembly line intensifies ( as in the Charlie Chaplin comedy Modern Times ), and Donald finds it increasingly hard to complete all the tasks.

It is also mentioned in the 1986 US action film Top Gun, in the bar-scene towards the end of the film, where Charlie finds Maverick drinking and asks jokingly if it's hemlock.

Charlie finds them.

On Circus orders, Westerby finds the bush pilot-opium smuggler Charlie Marshall in Battambang, Cambodia, and manages to board a flight Marshall is flying en route to Phnom Penh.

The party, long allied with liberal Democratic interests, finds itself opposing the current wave of business-allied " new " Democrats, such as former Mayor Charlie Luken.

Charlie finds it hard to leave the White House and begins passing his résumé around the West Wing.

Charlie 90, with the assistance of two Ranger snipers, finds and rescues the crew.

Charlie runs off again and finds the two remaining soldiers, Bradford and Fairweather.

Hank's aggression and resourcefulness aid in their survival, but Irene finds herself attracted to Charlie.

Two quick subsequent phone calls add Marcie and Franklin to the guest list, and since Charlie Brown cannot get a word in edgewise with Patty, he quickly finds himself in a quandary with no easy solution — at least not until Linus shows up.

The Little Tramp ( Charlie Chaplin ) finds the baby.