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Chris DeRose is a Actor born on 28 june 1948

Chris DeRose

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Birth name Chris DeRose
Birth 28 june 1948 (75 years)

Chris DeRose (born June 28, 1948) is an animal rights activist, and recipient of the 1997 ‘Courage of Conscience’ International Peace Award and a former actor. He appeared as a regular on the ABC series San Pedro Beach Bums, General Hospital, Cagney and Lacey, CHiPs, The Rockford Files and Baretta. He also had lead or guest roles in 14 feature films. He was an on-camera reporter for the television shows Hard Copy and Inside Edition. Earlier, he worked as a police officer and as an investigator.

DeRose was born in Brooklyn, New York and at age 5 he went into an orphanage in New Jersey. Jersey ultimately became his home after he got out of the orphanage. He is the founder and president of Last Chance for Animals (LCA) and the author of the book In Your Face: From Actor to Animal Activist, also translated in Italian, A Muso Duro. DeRose has been arrested 12 times and jailed 4 times for opposing animal cruelty, including his participation in a break-in at the UCLA Brain Research Institute in 1988. The coverage was aired worldwide by CNN and was responsible for shedding light on the question of Vivisection and what lies behind the locked doors of research facilities. DeRose was fired from General Hospital when he was sentenced to jail for the break-in.

DeRose appeared in the 2006 HBO Documentary, Dealing Dogs, along with an undercover animal rights activist known as "Pete" and other investigators of Last Chance for Animals. Together, they uncovered mistreatment of animals on a large scale at Class B animal dealer, C.C. Baird at Martin Creek Kennels in Arkansas. They were successful in closing down the operation (which was the largest in the country), saving countless thousands of dogs each year. Subsequently, homes were found for the hundreds of abused dogs that were going to be sold to labs for experimentation. Dealing Dogs profiles LCA's undercover investigation that was designed to expose Martin Creek Kennel's inhumane treatment of dogs and violations of the Animal Welfare Act. DeRose said he hoped Dealing Dogs would speed the passage of the Pet Safety and Protection Act, which, when passed, will put Class B dealers out of business.

DeRose arranged for two undercover Asian operatives to secretly videotape the butchering of a dog for food from Wisconsin Class B animal dealer Irving Stebane for the Hmong community. Felony charges were filed against the dealer, but in June 1993, Calumet County circuit judge Donald Poppy ruled the case constituted illegal entrapment and ordered the return of 143 dogs which had been seized. None of these dogs ever got back in the hands of Stebane. DeRose had arranged for all the dogs to be rescued and scattered throughout the state of Wisconsin with the help of dozens of rescue groups and individuals. He vowed two things: 1) “Not one of these dogs will ever go back in the hands of Stebane,” and 2) “I will put Stebane permanently out of business.” Which he did. “I made a painful decision,” DeRose admits, “and a dog died. No one knows that better than me. But remember, none of these dogs were going to Disneyland. They were either going to be butchered for food or suffer in a lab experiment. This dog experienced the lesser of the two evils but most importantly, it was all documented. This dog did not die in vain. This is what put Stebane out of business permanently." At the time, Stebane was the largest Class B dealer responsible for at least 5000-6000 dogs a year being killed. Most of the dogs were people’s pets.

DeRose went on to say that, “I don’t care what people think of my direct methods. I just want to do what is best for the animals and as efficiently as possible. Only two people of importance had doubts about the Stebane operation until they spoke with me and saw the big picture.” DeRose reminds us again the dog’s death was imminent, with or without the presence of a camera, and the camera brought a significant degree of meaning to its sacrifice. Indeed, the public outrage precipitated by the case galvanized not only the community, but drew the attention of U.S. Representative Toby Roth (D-WI), who introduced the Stebane Bill,”legislation designed to strengthen penalties for violations of the Animal Welfare Act.” Roth also wrote a letter to Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture, voicing his deep concerns with unlawful Class B dealer activities. His sentiments are echoed by U.S. Senator Fiengold (R-WI).

DeRose received the 1997 Courage of Conscience International Peace Award for his commitment to saving animals and exposing animal abuse in entertainment, medical research and food production. In 2006, he became the Director of Animal Welfare (DAW) for West Hollywood, California.

On March 4, 2008, DeRose posted a video response to YouTube calling out the American Marine, David Motari, who threw a puppy off a cliff in Iraq. DeRose called Motari a coward and stated he was disturbed by the video.

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Filmography of Chris DeRose (10 films)

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Full Frontal, 1h41
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Julia Roberts, David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, Catherine Keener, Mary McCormack, David Hyde Pierce
Roles Partygoer
Rating47% 2.3511552.3511552.3511552.3511552.351155
Carl Bright est un journaliste du Los Angeles Magazine. Mais il cherche à tout prix à placer ses scénarios auprès des studios de cinéma. Il croit savoir pourquoi sa femme Lee, responsable des ressources humaines dans une grande entreprise, n'est pas heureuse. La sœur de Lee, Linda, est masseuse dans un hôtel et craint de ne jamais rencontrer le prince charmant. Calvin, vedette d'une célèbre série télévisée, fait ses débuts sur grand écran en jouant le personnage de Nicholas, partenaire d'une grande star, dans un film produit par Gus. Toutes ces personnes, y compris un comédien qui interprète Adolf Hitler dans une pièce de théâtre, vont tout faire pour se rendre dans un grand hôtel de Beverly Hills pour fêter le 40e anniversaire de Gus, le producteur. Mais cette soirée prendra une tournure inattendue.
Drive
Drive (1997)
, 1h39
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Marc Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison, Brittany Murphy, Tracey Walter, John Pyper-Ferguson, James Shigeta
Roles Van Beeber
Rating65% 3.294593.294593.294593.294593.29459
A machine/human-hybrid prototype formerly working for the Red Chinese, Toby Wong (Dacascos), forces a down-on-his-luck, extroverted songwriter named Malik Brody (Hardison) to drive him to Los Angeles after their first meeting in a bar. He is on the run from hitmen—a hillbilly assassin/bounty hunter named Vic Madison and his inane henchman called "Hedgehog".
Fist of the North Star, 1h43
Directed by Tony Randel
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Martial arts
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Sports films, Films set in the future, Martial arts films, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Costas Mandylor, Chris Penn, Malcolm McDowell, Isako Washio, Dante Basco, Clint Howard
Roles Oswald
Rating39% 1.9579851.9579851.9579851.9579851.957985
En l'an 199X, la terre fut entièrement consumée par l'enfer de la guerre nucléaire. Les continents s'éventrèrent et les mers se desséchèrent. Cependant, la race humaine n'avait pourtant pas disparu. Cette nouvelle ère ne connaissait plus qu'une seule loi, la loi du plus fort. C'est dans ce monde dévasté qu'un homme suivant sa destinée va redonner espoir aux faibles et aux opprimés en combattant l'oppresseur sous la bannière de la croix du nord, grâce au Hokuto Shinken. Un art martial d'assassin se transmettant depuis 1800 ans à un unique héritier, consistant à presser les points vitaux de l'adversaire pour causer une explosion interne des organes. Mais ce héros devra se confronter à son plus grand rival, Shin, le leader de la croix du sud, lui ayant déjà par le passé infligé une défaite.
Blue Tiger
Blue Tiger (1994)
, 1h28
Directed by Norberto Barba
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Virginia Madsen, Toru Nakamura, Harry Dean Stanton, Yuji Okumoto, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Madsen
Roles Detective
Rating54% 2.7030352.7030352.7030352.7030352.703035
Gina is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, while shopping with him for a Halloween mask, her son is accidentally shot through the chest by a Japanese gunman who is trying to kill an opposing gang of bus operators. Gina notices that the gunman has a picture of a blue tiger tattooed on his chest. She becomes obsessed with vengeance and has an identical red tiger etched into her skin. She then tracks down the killer and plots his death. This leads her into the world of the Japanese Mafia, where she uses her sexual allure and newfound knowledge of the Japanese language to search the tattooed men for the same blue tiger bearer that killed her son.
Aftershock
Aftershock (1990)
, 1h31
Directed by Frank Harris
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Actors James Lew, Russ Tamblyn, Christopher Mitchum, Elizabeth Kaitan, John Saxon, Chris DeRose
Roles Brandt
Rating42% 2.1357052.1357052.1357052.1357052.135705
An alien (Elizabeth Kaitan) visits Earth during World War III.
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, 1h33
Directed by John Hillcoat
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors David Field, Chris DeRose, Nick Cave, Vincent Gil
Roles Grezner
Rating68% 3.4409453.4409453.4409453.4409453.440945
The story is set in Central Industrial Prison, a privately run maximum security prison in the middle of the Australian desert. An outbreak of violence within the prison has resulted in a total lockdown. A committee is appointed by the prison's governors to investigate the cause of the outbreak, but their findings are in stark contrast to the facts behind the riot. As the viewers see, both the prisoners and the guards are slowly and deliberately brutalised, manipulated and provoked into the forthcoming eruption of violence, to justify the construction of a new and more "secure" facility.
Number One with a Bullet, 1h43
Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Robert Carradine, Billy Dee Williams, Valerie Bertinelli, Peter Graves, Doris Roberts, Bobby Di Cicco
Roles Reese
Rating48% 2.4116052.4116052.4116052.4116052.411605
Nick Barzack ("Berzerk"), an irrational, unkempt and unpredictable cop, and Frank Hazeltine, his cultured, polite, and suave partner, follow a circuitous and highly circumstantial trail of clues, evidence, witnesses, and accomplices through Los Angeles. Barzack pauses only briefly for his mother, but repeatedly for his ex-wife. Hazeltine is almost too busy with every attractive woman he sees to pay attention to the thugs trying to kill him and his partner. But despite these distractions, Nick's dogged determination to get the man behind the dope scene eventually pays off.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Directed by Bobby Roth
Genres Science fiction
Actors Lewis Smith, Robert Picardo, Bruce McGill, Wil Wheaton, Annie Potts, Beverly D'Angelo
Roles Record Clerk
Rating49% 2.4690052.4690052.4690052.4690052.469005
Dans ce film fait pour la télévision, un extraterrestre atterrit sur terre et décide qu'il doit prendre un travail afin de collecter des fonds pour construire un vaisseau spatial afin qu'il puisse retourner sur sa planète natale.Ld
The Concrete Jungle, 1h39
Directed by Tom DeSimone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films
Actors Jill St John, Tracey Elizabeth Bregman, BarBara Luna, Sean O'Kane, Sondra Currie, Peter Brown
Roles Chris
Rating49% 2.4543952.4543952.4543952.4543952.454395
A woman's boyfriend unsuspectingly uses her to carry a stash of cocaine in her skis and she is caught by airport security. She is tried, convicted and sent to prison where she quickly learns to toughen up if she wants to survive.