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- Pretty, sunny, and appealing blonde looker Randi Oakes was born Betty Lee Oakes on August 19, 1951 in Sumner, Iowa. Her father owned a farm in Randalia, Iowa. Oakes was encouraged by her parents to leave her small town and pursue a modeling career in New York, after she won the Miss Iowa Model of the Year contest. Randi started her acting career with guest appearances on episodes of such TV shows as McCloud (1970), Delvecchio (1976), Rosetti and Ryan (1977) and Battlestar Galactica (1978). She gave an especially lively and engaging performance as the sweetly ditsy, "Sally", in the enjoyable tongue-in-cheek drug deal flick, Acapulco Gold (1976). Oakes achieved her greatest enduring popularity with her regular role as "Officer Bonnie Clark" on the hit TV show, CHiPs (1977). Randi met her future husband, Gregory Harrison, when they both appeared as contestants on the 1979 TV game-show special, Battle of the Network Stars VII (1979). They got married on December 21, 1980. Oakes and Harrison have four children: daughters Emma, Lily, and Kate and son Quinn Edgar Harrison (adopted). Randi lives in southern Oregon with her husband and family.
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- Producer
A consummate character actor whose deep Southern drawl (courtesy of a Georgia birth and South Carolina upbringing) made him a highly sought-after personality. Howell began his career on Broadway in "Make A Million." Hollywood took note of his accent and tried to make the best use of it, from a minor role in Splendor in the Grass (1961) to the Preacher in Grand Theft Auto.
Equally at home on the small screen, Howell was a familiar face on television throughout the 1970's and 80's. A few of his guest spots included The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres, Here Come the Brides, Columbo, JAG, The Fall Guy, Hunter, Webster, Happy Days and Scarecrow & Mrs. King.
His career followed in the vein of other famous character actors like John Carradine, Harry Dean Stanton, Pat Hingle and Woody Strode (his co-star in Kingdom of the Spiders). No matter the movie, Howell acted as if it was a plum role. From big-budget films like Far And Away and Geronimo: An American Legend to cult classics (Humanoids From the Deep, Kingdom of the Spiders) to low-budget flicks (Star Hunter, Alien Species), Howell made himself at home. Even the exploitation industry found its uses for Howell, giving some respectability to titles like Slaughter's Big Rip-Off, Bikini Drive-In, Vice Girls and Bikini Hoe-Down.
Though known mostly for his acting skills, Howell did try his hand at the other side of the camera. He wrote screenplays for Click: The Calendar Girl Killer, One Block Away and B.O.R.N. and also three episodes of "The Rookies." He was also an associate producer for B.O.R.N.- Wayne Northrop was born on 12 April 1947 in Sumner, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Dynasty (1981) and L.A. Law (1986). He has been married to Lynn Herring since 9 May 1981. They have two children.
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- Producer
Eddie Dew was born on 29 January 1909 in Sumner, Washington, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Trail to Gunsight (1944), The Old Texas Trail (1944) and Beyond the Last Frontier (1943). He was married to Mary Dew. He died on 6 April 1972 in Burbank, California, USA.- Writer
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Michael Noonan was born on 19 September 1921 in Sumner, New Zealand. He was a writer, known for The Flying Doctor (1959), Riptide (1969) and December Boys (2007). He died on 4 March 2000 in Brisbane, Australia.- Walter Melrose was born on 26 October 1889 in Sumner, Illinois, USA. He died in May 1973 in Lake Barrington, Illinois, USA.
- Mary Louise Boehm was born on 25 July 1924 in Sumner, Iowa, USA. He was married to Kees Kooper. He died on 29 November 2002 in Spain.
- Ruth Montgomery was born on 11 June 1912 in Sumner, Illinois, USA. She was married to Robert H. Montgomery. She died on 10 June 2001 in Naples, Florida, USA.
- J. William Fulbright was born on 9 April 1905 in Sumner, Missouri, USA. He died on 9 February 1995 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Carl H. Stevens Jr. was born on 4 November 1929 in Sumner, Maryland, USA. He was married to Barbara Baum and Barbara Louis Rowe. He died on 3 June 2008 in Fallston, Maryland, USA.
- James O. Barnhill was born on 23 May 1922 in Sumner, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Ryan's Hope (1975). He died on 15 October 2021 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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J.W. Lytle was born on 12 October 1886 in Sumner, Illinois, USA. J.W. was married to Tena Geraldine Cassens. J.W. died on 18 June 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Cinematographer
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Seth Allen Martin was born on 11 February 1984 in Sumner, Washington, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Die-ner (Get It?) (2009), North Woods Law: New Hampshire (2017) and The Natural Disaster (2018).