Martin West (actor)
Martin West( born Martin Weixelbaum; August 28, 1937 in Southampton, New York, USA) is an American actor of film and television best known for playing the grieving father Lawson in" John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13" as well as the lead role in" Freckles".
He is also known for playing roles in the soap opera's" General Hospital" as Dr Phil Brewer and" As the World Turns" as Donald" Don" Hughes( he was the fifth actor to play both of these roles).
His work also includes appearances in films such as" Soldier Blue" and" Mac and Me" and as guest star in television programs such as" The Invaders" and" Matlock".
West's final acting appearance to date was in an episode of" The New Adam- 12" in 1990.
Darwin Joston
Francis Darwin Solomon (December 9, 1937 – June 1, 1998) was an American actor known professionally as Darwin Joston (sometimes credited as Darwin Jostin during the early years of his career).
Joston began his career as a New York stage actor, and he appeared in many popular television shows during the 1960s, early 1970s, and mid-1980s, but he is best known for his performances in independent films that later achieved cult status, particularly "Assault on Precinct 13".
The Assault (1996 film)
The Assault is a 1996 American action film directed by Jim Wynorski.
The film is about a detective Stacy( Stacie Randall) who brings a witness for protection at a women's retreat.
Villains after the witness descend on the building and the women and maintenance man Mike( Matt McCoy) have to defend themselves and fight them off.
The plot was influenced by" Assault on Precinct 13".
Reviewer Douglas Pratt wrote that the" film is loaded with action scenes and supposedly helpless women wasting dozens of tough guys armed to the teeth, so what's not to like ?."
Nancy Kyes
Nancy Louise Kyes( born December 19, 1949) is an American film and television actress.
In most of her film appearances, she is credited under her stage name Nancy Loomis.
She is best known for her role as Annie Brackett in" Halloween"( 1978) and the sequel," Halloween II"( 1981).
She also played the role of Linda Challis in( 1982), as well as roles in two more John Carpenter films: Julie in" Assault on Precinct 13"( 1976) and Sandy Fadel in" The Fog"( 1980).
Laurie Zimmer
Laurie Zimmer( also credited as Laura Fanning) is an American former actress best known for her role as Leigh, the courageous secretary of the besieged police station, in John Carpenter's 1976 action film" Assault on Precinct 13".
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)
Assault on Precinct 13 is a 2005 French-American action thriller film directed by Jean-François Richet and starring Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne.
The cast also includes John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Ja Rule, Drea de Matteo, Brian Dennehy, Aisha Hinds and Gabriel Byrne.
It is a loose remake of John Carpenter's 1976 film of the same name, with an updated plot.
The Nest (2002 film)
The Nest (2002), also known as Nid de guêpes, is a French action/thriller movie, co-written and directed by Florent Emilio Siri.
The literal translation of the French title is "Wasp's Nest."
The film is quasi-remake of the 1976 film, "Assault on Precinct 13," which in turn was inspired by 1959's "Rio Bravo."
Aisha Hinds
Aisha Jamila
Hinds( born November 13, 1975) is an American television, stage and film actress.
She had supporting roles in a number of television series, include" The Shield True BloodDetroit 1- 8- 7" and" Under the Dome".
In 2016, she played Fannie Lou Hamer in biographical drama film" All the WayAssault on Precinct 13"( 2005) and was cast as Harriet Tubman in WGN America period drama" Underground".
Hinds currently stars in the Fox procedural drama series" 9- 1- 1".
Jean-François Richet
Jean-François Richet (born 1966), is a French screenwriter, director, and producer.
He grew up in Meaux, a suburb east of Paris.
Austin Stoker
Austin Stoker( born October 7, 1943) is a Trinidadian- American actor known for his role as Lt. Ethan Bishop, the police officer in charge of the besieged Precinct 9, Division 13, in John Carpenter's Howard Hawks- inspired, 1976 film," Assault on Precinct 13".
This was one of the few heroic starring roles for a black actor in an action film of the 1970s outside of the blaxploitation genre.
Stoker was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
He started his career on stage, including the 1954 Broadway production of Truman Capote's House of Flowers, where he met his future wife, Enid Mosier( acting name Vivian Bonnell).
Prior to his role as Lt. Bishop, Stoker appeared in several blaxploitation films, often playing police detectives.
Among these films were" Abby"( 1974)," Combat Cops"( 1974), and" Sheba, Baby"( 1975), in which he played Pam Grier's love interest.
Some of Stoker's other notable acting roles were in" Battle for the Planet of the Apes"( 1973)," Horror High"( 1974)," Airport 1975"( 1974)," Victory at Entebbe"( 1976), and the 1977 television mini-series Roots.
Stoker is known to" Mystery Science Theater 3000" fans for his role as Dr. Ken Melrose in the 1982 B-movie," Time Walker", in which he appeared with Darwin Joston, his co-star from" Assault on Precinct 13".

Question: Where was the director of film Assault On Precinct 13 (2005 Film) born?
Answer: Paris