Lord Byron dogs into the water, each with an arm in the ship Captain’s new scarlet waistcoat, to the annoyance of the Captain and the amusement of the crew. Byron had a great love of animals, most notably for a Newfoundland dog named Boatswain. When the animal contracted rabies, Byron nursed him, albeit unsuccessfully, without any thought or fear of becoming bitten and infected. Although deep in debt at the time, Byron commissioned an impressive marble funerary monument for Boatswain at Newstead Abbey, larger than his own, and the only building work which he ever carried out on his estate. In his
A Man Called Sarge in a feature film. He had previously worked with director Stuart Gillard as the main character in Disney's 1987 television movie "The Return of the Shaggy Dog". Marc Singer was a well established TV actor when he enrolled as General Von Kraut, with a career spanning almost 20 years, including the lead role in the series "V". As a feature actor, he was best known for the 1982 film "The Beastmaster". "A Man Called Sarge" marked a return to the big screen and the start of a prolific film career during the 1990s. This was the Singer's second collaboration with