"I Spy" Stars Robert Culp & Bill Cosby

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <A HREF="http://dnads.directnic.com/oasisc.php?s=3&w=468&h=60"> <IMG SRC="http://dnads.directnic.com/oasisi.php?s=3&w=468&h=60" WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=60 BORDER=0></A> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=1 style="border-right: 1px solid #555555;" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="851" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 233 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="14b35ee10.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="225" ALT="Bill Cosby & Robert Culp" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The Illustrated Guide to I Spy </div> <div> "I Spy" Stars Robert Culp & Bill Cosby</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="921" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 3533 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="_i_spy__episodes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Episodes"><IMG SRC="14ca644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="personnel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Team"><IMG SRC="14cd644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Archive"><IMG SRC="14ce644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Illustrated Guide to I Spy with Robe"><IMG SRC="14cf644b0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="557"><div> Denounced by industry colleagues for their cavalier “re-writing” of the I Spy scripts on set, but beloved by many of the show's fans for exactly the same act, Robert Culp and Bill Cosby were by the show's producers - not necessarily affectionately - known as Frick and Frack.</div> <bR> <div> The mutual admiration, support and encouragement of the actors who played the characters Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott, truly did mirror the symbiotic relationship of their screen counterparts.</div> <bR> <div> ROBERT CULP   (born 1930)</div> <bR> <div> Robert Culp is a master craftsman among Hollywood actors.  His range - from an engaging sense of fun and satire to the playing of complex roles where an audience can literally feel the pain inside his head - have made him impossible to stereotype.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="14982c1f0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="287" ALT="Robert Culp" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> His ability to draw his audience into a character, deeper and deeper, and then (even within the constraints of a script), suddenly surprise them with an unexpected twist, has enabled him to create powerful characters from only shards of material.   </div> <bR> <div> Indeed he has the gift and technical skill of giving every part distinctiveness.  However, complexity and psychological drama are his forte, and for this reason, many of his admirers will claim that the actor, no matter how brilliant, cannot match the talent of the writer.  </div> <bR> <div> His subtle, multi-layered scripts, unlike so much of television which has the sustenance of the proverbial Chinese meal, can go on unfolding in the mind, not just for hours, but months, and even years.  That fact puts him in a league with the Golden Era of television dramatists.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="ff9fae60.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="230" ALT="Robert Culp" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <div> It is quite possible that without his intervention at the onset of the “I Spy” partnership, all might have gone awry, and we would have nothing of the series.  His formidable SO LONG PATRICK HENRY (see AND A FEW MORE QUOTES) virtually saved the day when the series' future hung in the balance.  It's strong, punchy dialogue grabbed even the nervous network executives.</div> <bR> <div> But despite its specialness, “I Spy” is only a tiny segment in Robert Culp's fifty-year acting and writing career.  This has ranged from the Broadway stage, through early television (monuments like ARCHITECTS OF FEAR and DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND) to blockbuster hit BOB AND CAROL AND TED AND ALICE and 80's series THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO.</div> <bR> <div> Some of his recent (1999-2000) credits include WANTED, NEWSBREAK, RUNNING MATES, HUNGER, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, FAREWELL MY LOVE, DARK SUMMER,  and THE DR. EVIL STORY.</div> <bR> <div> But for “I Spy” aficionados, he is the beating heart of the series.  Nothing less.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Robert Culp Interview 1"><IMG SRC="e6032140.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>  Robert Culp Interview 1 (1982)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="e6032140.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  Robert Culp Interview 2 (1982)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" I Spy Questions"><IMG SRC="e6032140.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>  Questions for Robert Culp</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id112.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Culp Quiz"><IMG SRC="e6032140.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>  From S. J. Dibai's House of I Spy, "The Culp Quiz"</div> <bR> <div> And be sure to check out the <IMG SRC="e5f32140.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> page for some interesting Internet sites about Robert Culp!</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="bill_cosby___born_1937_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> BILL COSBY  (born 1937)</div> <bR> <div> In living rooms on a regular basis for nearly four decades, Bill Cosby doesn't seem to need a biography.  He is as familiar as a favorite chair.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0b78d430.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="323" ALT="Bill Cosby " ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">Grace, charm & natural wit.  Maybe you could add gentle determination.  That's the magic formula which has netted him so many Mosts, Biggests and Firsts.  He holds records in a plethora of areas - concert performances, book sales, comedy disks sold, television ratings - that it is no wonder he has been acknowledged as one of the most influential performers of the last century.</div> <bR> <div> All on a grand scale?  Maybe like an individual buying CBS?  No.  All on an intimate scale.  That is the real measure of his success - that people relate to him so personally.  And every bit of it graced with quality .  </div> <bR> <div> Storytelling is one of the world's most ancient arts, and Bill Cosby is proof that when done to perfection, it can move mountains.  Take, for instance, his breakthrough into series television.  His storytelling was so enchanting that producers just assumed him to be a natural actor.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="ffbe6d90.jpg" border=0 width="230" height="217" ALT="Bill Cosby " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Actually, he was.  He felt hampered by technical details in the beginning, but not long before he first wet his toe, he was swimming  for gold medals.  The difference between his AFFAIR AT T'SIEN CHA and SO LONG PATRICK HENRY performances is a testimony to, and example of, the excellence which has marked Bill Cosby's entire life.</div> <bR> <div> His ability to be a quick study came in as a definite asset when, in the midst of a performing career veering in all directions, he decided to return to college.  A doctorate in education is the result.  But this field has not just been a focus of personal endeavor.  It has been a centerpiece of his enormous philanthropy and a major pursuit for him as an entertainer.</div> <bR> <div> However, it is that capacity for intimacy and friendship which most endears him to us.  The jokes have raised our spirits, but the man has touched our hearts.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bill Cosbys 1966 Emmy Acceptance Speech"><IMG SRC="e6032140.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>  Read Bill Cosby's acceptance speech for his first acting Emmy in 1966</div> <bR> <div> And be sure to check out the <IMG SRC="e5f32140.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> page for some interesting Internet sites abo<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Century Gothic" ><I>ut Bill Cosby!</I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="208"><div> Get all episodes from </div> <div> I Spy Season 1</div> <bR> <div>  <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ispyresourcce-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0012EBV88&fc1=FFFFC7&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=F1BB15&bc1=000000&bg1=060606&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>  </div> <bR> <div> I Spy Season 2</div> <div>  <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ispyresourcce-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0012EBV8I&fc1=FFFFC7&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=F1BB15&bc1=000000&bg1=060606&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>  </div> <bR> <div> I Spy Season 3</div> <div>  <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ispyresourcce-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0012EBV8S&fc1=FFFFC7&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=F1BB15&bc1=000000&bg1=060606&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>  </div> <bR> <div> Read the I Spy Book</div> <div>  <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ispyresourcce-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0786427507&fc1=FFFFC7&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=F1BB15&bc1=000000&bg1=060606&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>  </div> <bR> <div> Film Score Monthly has released an album  of five “I Spy” scores </div> <div> by Earle Hagen on CD.</div> <div> <A HREF="https://secure.filmscoremonthly.com/store/detailCD.asp?ID=235" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://secure.filmscoremonthly.com/stor"><IMG SRC="12585a5a0.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> Direct from the soundtracks of "So Long, Patrick Henry" -  "A Time of the Knife" - "Turkish Delight," - "The Warlord" -  "Mainly on the Plains" along with a 24-page booklet of liner notes and photos and foreword by Robert Culp It'</div> <bR> <div> Buyt it through Amazon</div> <div>  <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ispyresourcce-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0006SSQ1Q&fc1=F7F3E0&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=F5D315&bc1=000000&bg1=040404&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>  </div> <bR> <div> Earle Hagen, composer of the music from “I Spy”  has now published his autobiography</div> <div> "Memoirs of a Famous Composer -  Nobody Ever Heard Of"</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/ispyresourcce-20http://" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redire"><IMG SRC="10df78be0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> Read the inside story on I Spy!</div> <div> scouting locations with Sheldon Leonard - life on the I Spy set</div> <div> and the rest of Earle Hagen's  fascinating career in big bands, movies & TV</div> <bR> <div> Buy it Now</div> <bR> <div>  <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=ispyresourcce-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=073885719X&fc1=FFFFC7&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=F1BB15&bc1=000000&bg1=060606&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>  </div> <bR> <div> The I Spy Team</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="_i_spy__creator_sheldon_leonard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Creator Sheldon Leonard">Sheldon Leonard </A></div> <div> <A HREF="_i_spy__stars_culp_and_cosby.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Stars Robert Culp Bill Cosby">I Spy Stars</A> </div> <div> <A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="David Friedkin and Mort Fine">DAVID FRIEDKIN</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id116.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="David Friedkin and Mort Fine">MORT FINE</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Earle Hagen">EARLE HAGEN</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fouad Said">FOUAD SAID</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id119.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leon Chooluck">LEON CHOOLUCK</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id124.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Michael Fenton">MICHAEL FENTON</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ken Johnson">KEN JOHNSON</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id254.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art Seid">ART SEID</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id121.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Chambers">JOHN CHAMBERS</A></div> <div> <A HREF="_i_spy__writers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Writers">I Spy Writers</A></div> <div> <A HREF="_i_spy__directors.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Directors">I Spy Directors</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://search.directnic.com/?aff=9"><img src="http://banners.directnic.com/search/dnsearchad011.gif" width="468" height="60" border="0" alt="directNIC Search"></a></div> </td> </tr> </table> <CENTER> <font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hosted by <a href="http://www.directnic.com/" target="_top" style="color: red">directNIC.com</a></font> <br><br>  <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript>  </CENTER></body>