Almost 25 years ago, the television series “Ambulance” went on the air, telling about the work of emergency room doctors. The heroes of this film fell in love, parted, saved lives and kept the audience in constant tension, forcing as if chained to sit inseparably near the screen.
Fans of the series rejoiced in the victories of the heroes and cried over their failures. We offer you a little nostalgia and recall the 10 most striking characters of the "Ambulance".
10. John Carter (Noah Wiley)
John Carter is the only character to appear in this series from the first to the final seasons.
In 2004-2005, he did not participate in the filming of new series in order to spend more time with relatives, but later he appeared in separate episodes, but already in the status of a guest star. Together with the other stars of the show, he took part in the filming of the last series of “Ambulance”.
In addition to the famous series about doctors, one of the successful projects in Wiley’s creative biography is an adventure trilogy about a scholarly librarian: “Librarian: In Search of a Spear of Fate” (2004), “Librarian 2: Return to King Solomon's Mine” (2006), “Librarian 3: The Curse of the Judas Cup ”(2008).
9. Abby Lockhart (Maura Tierney)
This American actress became widely known for her role as Abby Lockhart in the television series Ambulance, for which the actress was nominated for the prestigious Emmy Award.
Throughout the entire existence of the series, her heroine managed to make a career by becoming a doctor. Mora Tierney starred in 10 seasons of the series and left the project in 2008. She later appeared in one episode of the last season.
After completing the filming of “Ambulance,” the actress began to actively star in a big movie. Her most noticeable roles were work in the films “Find Amanda”, “Oh, Mommies”, “Semi-Professional”.
8. Luka Kovacs (Goran Vishnich)
Vishnich starred in the television series about doctors for nine years, while taking part in other shows.
He played one of the main roles in the detective thriller “At the Bottom”, voiced one of the characters in the cartoon “Ice Age”, starred in the comedy “The Last Will” and the horror film “Under Hypnosis”.
7. Cleo Finch (Michael Michelle)
The most famous role of this actress on television was Dr. Cleo Finch in the television series "Ambulance". She embodied this image on the screen from 1999 to 2001.
In the big movie, Michael Michelle is best known for her role in the film "How to Get Rid of a Guy in 10 Days." She also has rather vivid images in the films “The Sixth Player” (1997), “Ali” (2001) and “The Cursed Season” (2002).
6. Peter Benton (Eric La Salle)
This project probably became the longest for La Salle. But after finishing work in the television series, the actor remained out of work.
He tried to try his hand at directing, including in the series Law and Order: Special Corps. The last time the actor appeared on the big screen in the picture “Logan” in 2017. Then he appeared on the red carpet unaccompanied by a lady.
5. Elizabeth Corday (Alex Kingston)
Work on the ambulance project continued until 2009. The role of the English surgeon Elizabeth Corday made the actress a real star.
In 2008, Kingston participated in the film adaptation of the legendary novel Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. In parallel, Alex participated in the creation, which later became very successful, of the television series “C.S.I .: Crime Scene”.
In the same year, Alex played Professor River Song in two episodes of the fourth season of the famous series Doctor Who, called Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead. Since then, the actress has become a periodically returning character in the series.
4. Kerry Weaver (Laura Innes)
For the embodiment on the screen of a vivid and memorable image of an experienced doctor Kerry Weaver, the actress was awarded two Emmy nominations.
Laura Innes is also a fairly successful television director. In each of her films, Laura Innes tried to choose an episode for herself where she acted as an actress.
3. Mark Green (Anthony Edwards)
Edwards was remembered by the mass audience as the performer of the role of Dr. Mark Green in the television series Ambulance, which, among other things, brought him the Golden Globe Award in 1997.
This character embodied the image of a sweet, good-natured doctor, infinitely devoted to his work, who may be mistaken and doubt the correctness of his actions.
Mark Green is the only one of the main characters of the show who dies in one of the series (the reason for this was a malignant brain tumor).
Also, the actor was remembered by the audience thanks to his participation in the films “Quick Changes at Ridgemont High School”, “Best Shooter”, etc.
2. Carol Hathaway (Juliana Margulis)
This actress first appeared on the screen in the title role thanks to the series “Ambulance”. Here she played one of the central characters - nurse Carol, who, among other things, was Dag Ross's lover.
In this famous television series, the actress starred for six years - until the end of the 90s, and in 2009 she decided to return to the project in the same role.
During this long-term break, Julianne was able to not only succeed on the stage, but also appear in front of the audience in several box office full-length films.
The crime drama The Traveler, the family story Evelyn, and the horror film The Ghost Ship became especially popular.
1. Doug Ross (George Clooney)
The future star received his first bright role in the “Ambulance”, where he participated as a performer of one of the main roles.
Like other actors in the series, he returned in the final season. His character is the clever and incredibly charming Doug Ross, in his actions very often guided by an impulse, feelings, and not an official charter, as a result of which he periodically has problems.
After Clooney left the project, his career went up sharply. He actively starred in films that became hits and more than once were nominated for prestigious film awards.
The directorial debut of the actor was the picture “Confessions of a dangerous person” (2002). And a year later, Clooney played a major role in the film “Sirian”, for which he was awarded the Oscar.