Dale dye
Dale Adam Dye, Jr. (born October 8, 1944 in Cape Girardeau , Missouri ) is an American entrepreneur , actor and author .
Life
The US Navy - Veteran Dye served in the 1960s in the Vietnam War . He was wounded several times and received three Purple Hearts . He was still stationed in Beirut in the early 1980s before ending his active military career with the rank of captain in 1984.
To this day, Dale Dye works as a consultant for film and television productions on issues relating to the representation of military-related issues and dramaturgies. His first works as a technical consultant were the 1986 films Invasion from Mars and Platoon . Further, internationally known and accompanied by Dye feature film productions were among others Bestie Krieg , Born on July 4th , JFK - Tatort Dallas , Outbreak - Silent Killer and Saving Private Ryan . In addition to his advisory work, he often appeared as an actor, for example as Captain Harris in Platoon and in several episodes of the miniseries Band of Brothers - We were like brothers . Dye has since founded Warriors Inc. for consulting activities .
Dale Dye has published several novels and co-authored the screenplay for the feature film Airborne - Wings of Steel (Original: Fire Birds) .
From 2011 to 2013 he starred as Colonel Porter in Steven Spielberg's science fiction series Falling Skies .
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Platoon
- 1987: Beverly Hills Boys Club (Billionaire Boys Club)
- 1988: USS Georgetown aircraft carrier (Supercarrier , TV series)
- 1989: The Casualties of War
- 1989: 84 Charlie Mopic ( 84C MoPic , voice)
- 1990: Airborne - steel wings (Fire Birds)
- 1990: Powerplay (The Fourth War)
- 1991: JFK - crime scene Dallas (JFK)
- 1992: Red alert (Under Siege)
- 1994: Natural Born Killers
- 1995: Red Alert 2 (Under Siege 2: Dark Territory)
- 1995: Outbreak (Outbreak)
- 1996: Mission Impossible
- 1996: Always trouble with Sergeant Bilko (Sgt.Bilko)
- 1997: Starship Troopers
- 1998: Saving Private Ryan (Saving Private Ryan)
- 2000: Rules - Seconds of Decision (Rules of Engagement)
- 2001: Band of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers (Band of Brothers)
- 2001: Spy Game - The Final Countdown (Spy Game)
- 2003: 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
- 2005: The Great Raid (The Great Raid)
- 2006: Welcome, Mrs. President (TV series, three episodes)
- 2010: Cold Case (TV series)
- 2010: Knight and Day
- 2011: Larry Crowne
- 2011-2013: Falling Skies (TV series)
Fonts (selection)
- Platoon. A novel . Based on a script by Oliver Stone. 13th edition. Heyne, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-453-00536-8 (American English: Platoon . Translated by Joachim Honnef).
Web links
- Dale Dye in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Dale Dye in the catalog of the German National Library
- The Hollywood Focus Grinder - 1998 interview with D. Dye
- Warriors Inc. website of the company (requires JavaScript )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Peter De Jonge: Dale Dye Will Make a Man Out of You. New York Times , accessed September 22, 2008 .
- ↑ a b Dale Dye Interview. BBC , accessed September 22, 2008 .
- ^ Dale Dye Biography. www.filmreference.com, accessed September 22, 2008 .
- ^ Full cast and crew for Fire Birds. Internet Movie Database , accessed September 22, 2008 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dye, Dale |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dye, Dale Adam |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Girardeau , Missouri, United States |