Skag
Television Show
Karl Malden...disabled by a stroke, and explored the effects it had on his family and co-workers. While Skag met with poor ratings, critics praised it, in instances there were even full page ads taken out in newspapers in an attempt to keep the... In this article: Karl Malden, On the Waterfront, Marlon Brando, Michael Douglas, Skag, The Streets of San Francisco, and World War II |
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Leslie Ackerman
...popular '''' 1996 episode "Trials and Tribble-ations ". Early in her career, Ackerman starred in the short-lived series 1980 series Skag . One of her co-stars in that series, Craig Wasson, also guest starred in Deep Space Nine. She has...
In this article: Craig Wasson and Deep Space Nine
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Wikipedia | October 04, 2009
Brad Dexter
...Dexter resigned. "I was the only guy who dropped Sinatra," Dexter said. "I couldn't put up with his nonsense." Dexter helped produce Skag with fellow Serbian American actor Karl Malden. He died in Rancho Mirage, California, from...
In this article: Brad Dexter, Frank Sinatra, World War II, The Naked Runner, Winged Victory, None But the Brave, Von Ryan's Express, The Magnificent Seven, and Karl Malden
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Wikipedia | September 30, 2009
Skag
...making money as a successful doctor than in his family, which also caused many showdowns between him and Skag. More issues arose from Skag's two teenage daughters, 18-year-old Barbara (Leslie Ackerman), who was painfully shy and insecure; and...
In this article: Karl Malden, Abby Mann, Stroke, and Boiling point
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San Francisco Chronicle | July 02, 2009
KARL MALDEN 1912-2009 / 'Streetcar' to 'Streets' - actor who could do it all
...four great-grandchildren. Some of Karl Malden's film and television credits: "Come Fly With Me," 1963 "Fatal Vision," 1984 (for TV) "Skag," 1980 Sources: Associated Press, the Film Encyclopedia, Internet Movie Database Be the...
In this article: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Streets of San Francisco, Academy Award, On the Waterfront, I Confess, and Marlon Brando
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TV Squad | July 01, 2009
Karl Malden dead at 97
...Express "Don't Leave Home Without It" commercials that ran in the 70s and 80s. He played the lead role in the short-lived NBC series Skag in 1980, but most of his roles were in movies, including Patton, On The Waterfront, A Streetcar Named...
In this article: Karl Malden, Jimmy Piersall, Michael Douglas, The Streets of San Francisco, Red Sox, American Express, Murderer's Row, Birdman of Alcatraz, and How the West Was Won
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | July 01, 2009
TV: Newswire: R.I.P. Karl Malden
...cop drama The Streets Of San Francisco alongside a young Michael Douglas, and later top-lining the short-lived labor drama Skag, which was one of the earliest examples of a show that critics and fans fought (vainly) to save from...
In this article: Karl Malden, World War II, Emmy, American Express, On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, Lloyd Kaufman, and Michael Douglas
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 28, 2008
'Nuremberg' Screenwriter Abby Mann Dies
...he wrote and directed the Emmy-nominated miniseries "King," a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. Other made-for-TV movies: "Skag" (1980), which became a short-run series for Karl Malden; "Murderers Among Us: The Simon Weisenthal Story"...
In this article: Abby Mann, Judgment at Nuremberg, Academy Awards, Emmy, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Chicago Sun-Times | March 28, 2008
Oscar-winning screenwriter Abby Mann dies
...until 1978, he wrote and directed the Emmy-nominated miniseries ''King,'' a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. Other made-for-TV movies: ''Skag'' (1980), which became a short-run series for Karl Malden; ''Murderers Among Us: The Simon...
In this article: Abby Mann, Academy Awards, Judgment at Nuremberg, Emmy, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Skag was an hour-long dramatic television series starring Karl Malden that focused on the life of a foreman at a Pittsburgh steel mill. Malden described his character, Pete Skagska, as a simple man trying to keep his family together. The pilot film for the series had Skag temporarily disabled by a stroke, and explored the effects it had on his family and co workers.
The show was considered very daring for its time in the issues it tackled, like impotence and infidelity. The critics gave Skag very positive reviews and even took out full page ads to save the show. However, it was not highly rated and was cancelled after several episodes. To this day, Malden is proud of the show and wishes it were still on the air.
The series was created by Abby Mann.
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