He did mention the roles of Evangelis Zappas and his cousin Konstantinos Zappas, but drew a distinction between their founding of athletic Olympics and his own role in the creation of an international contest.

In preparation for his role, Bridges met Dowd but actually " drew on myself a lot from back in the Sixties and Seventies.

Yet, from a professional and personal point-of-view, both films were significant challenges for Binoche ; her casting opposite Ralph Fiennes's Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, in favour of English actresses Helena Bonham Carter and Kate Beckinsale, was immediately contentious and drew derision from the British press, unimpressed that a uniquely English role had gone to a French actress.

James drew national criticism for his remarks defending Joe Paterno, days after an investigation faulted the former football coach for his role in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

Not generally known as a singer, she drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968.

Their drive to insist on " friendly governments " as the war drew to a close did not happen in an ideological vacuum: the Soviets did indeed impose these pro-Soviet regimes in Central Europe by what effectively wound up being unilateral decree – but the role of the partisans on all fronts of the war, as well as the estimated 20, 000, 000 Soviet soldiers who died to defeat fascism, cannot be dismissed, as it lent a certain amount of the appearance of ' licence ' on the part of the Soviet administration to control Central Europe that they would not otherwise have had.

He drew a considerable amount of attention in 1970 for his portrayal of Major Frank Burns in the film MASH and for his portrayal of the title role in the cult classic THX 1138 in 1971.

As he aged, Gielgud sought out distinctive new voices in the theatre, appearing in plays by Edward Albee ( Tiny Alice ), Alan Bennett ( Forty Years On ), Charles Wood ( Veterans ), Edward Bond ( Bingo, in which Gielgud played William Shakespeare ), David Storey ( Home ), and Harold Pinter ( No Man's Land ), the latter two in partnership with his old friend Ralph Richardson, but he drew the line at being offered the role of Hamm in Beckett's Endgame, saying that the play offered " nothing but loneliness and despair ".

Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in Woodford, London, Fontanne first drew popular acclaim in 1921 playing the cliché-spouting title role in the George S. Kaufman-Marc Connelly's farce, Dulcy.

This role was the first time Kinski drew attention in Germany and internationally.

As the invasion of France drew closer, the independent role of the bomber forces was considerably reduced, and eventually were placed under the direction of General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force.

After Aëtius ' murder Aegidius assumed the role his mentor had held, maintaining order between the foederati and Romans in Gaul, but " while Aëtius had sought to preserve the equilibrium within the Gallic community with the help of Hunnic warriors from outside, Aegidius drew his support largely from the Salian Franks under Clovis ' father Childeric.

The role drew on Jimmy's previous manifestations as " Dames " in Variety performances and pantomimes.

His role as a serial killer of children drew the attention of the producers of the James Bond movie Goldfinger ( 1964 ) and he was chosen to play one of the most well-remembered villains of the series, gold tycoon Auric Goldfinger.

The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, whose policies drew significantly from Heritage's policy study Mandate for Leadership.

She drew attention to the role of " Morton's Toe " -- one or both of two abnormal, inherited conditions of the first metatarsal bone of the foot — and its responsibility for causing physical pain throughout the body.

The club drew Gompers into contact with other upwardly mobile young men of the city, including a young Irish-American named Peter J. McGuire who would later play a large role in the AFL.

Jean-Baptiste Lindet, being a member of the Commission of Twenty-one, had an instrumental role in the execution of Louis XVI and drew up the accusation in the acte enonciatif.

He drew attention to the role of social media, saying that " large corporations pulled their advertising " because of the " scale of the social media response " ( a response which was mainly to do with the Milly Dowler revelations, although Mason does not go into this level of detail ).

Like Neely, Hutton had an ingenue role in a musical ( Panama Hattie ) opposite Merman — and had her one song cut from production by Merman, exactly as Lawson does to ingenue Terry King in the novel, because it drew attention away from the star.

Neve's new plans for the Indians ' role in his new town drew instant disapproval from the mission priests.

Her performance as a young man in the stage play Yueqin and Little Tiger drew the attention of movie director Teng Wenji ( 滕文骥 ), which gained her her first movie role in On The Beach ( 1985 ), as a village girl who becomes a factory worker and struggled against her father's will for her to marry her cousin.

Her employment in this role drew criticism, since the job was not advertised and the role was already being filled by other public servants.

Interpretation, naturally, remains the role of the therapist, but orientation -- not only the patient's vocal giveaways of geographical and socio-economic background, but also vocal but non-verbal giveaways of danger spots in his relationship to people -- can be considerably beefed up by the linguist.

Nevertheless, it is estimated that in up to twenty percent of amphibian species, one or both adults play some role in the care of the young.

Most Protestant denominations deny the need of maintaining episcopal continuity with the early Church, holding that the role of the apostles was that, having been chosen directly by Jesus as witnesses of his resurrection, they were to be the " special instruments of the Holy Spirit in founding and building up the Church ".

There has also been controversy about the role of pharmaceutical companies in marketing and promoting antipsychotics, including allegations of downplaying or covering up adverse effects, expanding the number of conditions or illegally promoting off-label usage ; influencing drug trials ( or their publication ) to try to show that the expensive and profitable newer atypicals were superior to the older cheaper typicals that were out of patent.

He serves the role of " straight-man " and sets up situations that can be turned funny.

He later recalled " a simple scheme that enabled us to pull several matches out of the fire " during the 1934 – 35 season: when the team was in trouble " the centre-half was to forsake his defensive role and go up into the attack to add weight to the five forwards.

Guest played a small role in the 1977 All In the Family episode " Mike and Gloria Meet ", where in a flashback sequence Mike and Gloria recall their first blind date, set up by Michael's college buddy Jim ( Guest ), who dated Gloria's girlfriend Debbie ( Priscilla Lopez ).

The United States played a facilitative role in the peace talks in Washington during the months leading up to the May 1991 fall of the Mengistu regime.

* Euclid's axioms: In his dissertation to Trinity College, Cambridge, Bertrand Russell summarized the changing role of Euclid's geometry in the minds of philosophers up to that time.

In 1996 Action Concept engaged him for the role he has played successfully up to now: Semir Gerkhan in the German television series " Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ".

This use of unu plays the role of " there was " in the introduction of fairy tales ( There was an old woman who ...) and in introducing new participants ( A man came up to me and said ...).

Allied fighters, by gaining air superiority over the European battlefield, played a crucial role in the eventual defeat of the Axis, which Reichmarshal Hermann Göring, commander of the German Luftwaffe summed up when he said: " When I saw Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the jig was up.

Just weeks before his death Morgan said that he did not want to continue playing the role of Father Ted for fear of being typecast: " I don't want to be the next Clive Dunn and end up playing the same character for years.

His popularity has enabled him to appear in a light-hearted series of commercials for Walkers, playing a comical role as an arch-villain which sends up his reputation as a nice guy.

Captain Vancouver played an undeniable role in the subsequent series of upheavals and losses in the lives and homelands of the Indians on the North American Pacific Coast, since his explorations opened up the region to European colonization of the New World.

* Samples Sales: Used car salesman role for Junior Samples, with Misty Rowe as his later assistant, in his guise as a magician called Junior the Great, would try to palm off a major ' clunker ' and then hold up a sign to remind viewers that his phone number was " BR-549 ".

Without that accreditation, they cannot take up a role and receive the highest diplomatic status.

Fear of Hera's revenge led Alcmene to expose the infant Heracles, but he was taken up and brought to Hera by his half-sister Athena, who played an important role as protectress of heroes.

Shearer and his parents made the decision not to accept the role in the series if it was picked up by a television network.

One of Barlaam's friends, Gregory Akindynos, who originally was also a friend of St Gregory Palamas, took up the controversy, which also played a role in the civil war between the supporters of John Cantacuzenus and John V Palaeologus.

However it also agreed to set up an international Internet Governance Forum, with a consultative role on the future governance of the Internet.

While not officially a diplomat, Louisa Adams did serve an invaluable role as wife-of-diplomat, becoming a favorite of the tsar and making up for her husband's utter lack of charm.

Only a few souls that reach Arihant status become Thirthankars who take a leadership role in assisting the other souls to move up on the spiritual path.

In 1985, Voight teamed up with Russian writer and director Andrei Konchalovsky to play the role of escaped con Manny Manheim in Runaway Train.