Alexander Godunov

Boris Alexandrovich Godunov
1949 -
Soviet born Sakhalin, Island

Nickname Sascha . Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) . He was born on Sakhalin Island at the far eastern end of the former Soviet Union and began studying dance at age 9 in the Riga State Ballet School. He later said his mother put him there to prevent his becoming "a hooligan". One of his classmates and friends at the school was Mikhail Baryshnikov. After graduating he toured with the Moscow Classical Ballet. He joined the Bolshoi in 1971; there he received rave reviews for the lead in "Swan Lake" , "Giselle" and other classical and contemporary works. In 1973 he won a gold medal at the Moscow International Competition. The same year he received more praise when the Bolshoi toured the United States. He was then marked as a potential defector and not allowed to tour for five years. In August 1979 he did defect. The story grew in importance when his ballerina wife returned to the USSR a few days later. He joined the American Ballet Theater and danced with it until 1982 when he and its director Baryshnikov had a falling out. He was by then a frequent companion of Jacqueline Bisset. His first movie role was as the Amish farmer Daniel in "Witness" (1985). The NY Times reviewer described him as the film's "most riveting presence". The same critic did not take so kindly to his role as Karl in "Die Hard" (1988) - "a sight gag in his terrorist costume". When he became a US citizen in 1987 he said he planned to celebrate by eating a "hamburger stuffed with caviar". He had been filming a movie in Budapest a few weeks before he was found dead in his West Hollywood home, of "natural causes" according to his physician. Spouse Lyudmila Vlasova (? - 1982) (divorced).

The Zone (1996) , North (1994) , Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) , The Runestone (1990) , Die Hard (1988) , The Money Pit (1986) , Witness (1985) , "Live from Lincoln Center" (1981) ,"The Big Show" (1980) , 31 iyunya (1978) , Anna Karenina (1974)

Danny Glover

Danny Lebern Glover
1947 -
American born San Francisco, California

Height 6' 3½" (1.92 m) . Spouse Asake Bomani (1975 - present) (filed for divorce) 1 child.

Honedripper (2007) , Razor's Gift (2006) , Shooter (2007) , Be Kind Rewind (2007) , Terra (2008) , Poor Boy's Game (2006), Nujoma: Where Others Wavered (2006) , Dreamgirls (2006) , Barnyard (2006) , Bamako (2006) , The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006) , The Shaggy Dog (2006) , "ER" (2005) , Missing in America (2005) , Manderlay (2005) , The Exonerated (2005) , P.N.O.K. (2005) , Earthsea (2004) , The Cookout (2004) , Saw (2004) , The Law and Mr. Lee (2003) , Good Fences (2003) , The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) , 3 A.M. (2001) , Boesman and Lena (2000) , Bàttu (2000) , "Courage" (2000) , Freedom Song (2000) , The Monster (1999/I) , Our Friend, Martin (1999) , The Prince of Egypt (1998) , Beloved (1998/I) , Antz (1998) , How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) , Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), "Life by the Numbers" (1998) , Buffalo Soldiers (1997) , The Rainmaker (1997) , Switchback (1997) , Wild America (1997) , Gone Fishin' (1997) , America's Dream (1996) , Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) , "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (????) , Angels in the Outfield (1994) , Maverick (1994) , Kidnapped (1994) , Bopha! (1993) , The Saint of Fort Washington (1993) , "Queen" (1993) , "Fallen Angels"(????), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) , The Talking Eggs (1992) , Grand Canyon (1991) , Pure Luck (1991) , A Rage in Harlem (1991) , Flight of the Intruder (1991) , Predator 2 (1990) , "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) , To Sleep with Anger (1990) , Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) , "Saturday Night Live" (1989) , Dead Man Out (1989) , "Lonesome Dove" (1989) , A Raisin in the Sun (1989) , Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989) , Bat*21 (1988) , Mandela (1987) , Lethal Weapon (1987) , Shelley Duvall Presents: American Tall Tales and Legends: John Henry (1987) , Place at the Table (1987) , The Color Purple (1985) , Silverado (1985) , Witness (1985) , "Tall Tales and Legends" (1985) , And the Children Shall Lead (1985) , Places in the Heart (1984) , Iceman (1984) , Memorial Day (1983) , "Chiefs" (1983) , The Face of Rage (1983) , Out (1982) , "Gimme a Break!" (1981) , "Hill Street Blues" (1981) , Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) , "The Greatest American Hero" (1981) , Keeping On (1981) , "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1980) , "Paris" (1979) , "Lou Grant" (1979) ,
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Lillian Gish

Lillian Diana Gish
Lillian de Guiche
1896 - 1993
American born Springfield, Ohio

Height 5' 5½" (1.66 m). Lillian Gish was born on October 14, 1893 in Springfield, Ohio. Her father was an alcoholic who caroused around, was rarely at home and left the family to more or less to fend for themselves. To help make ends meet, Lillian, her sister Dorothy Gish and their mother tried their hand at acting in local productions. Lillian was all of six years old when she first appeared in front of an audience. For the next 13 years, she and Dorothy appeared before stage audiences with great success. Actually, had she not made her way into films, Lillian quite possibly could have been one of the great stage actresses of all time. Ultimately, though, she found her way onto the big screen. In 1912 she met famed director D.W. Griffith. Impressed with what he saw, he immediately cast her in what was to be her first film, An Unseen Enemy (1912), followed by The One She Loved (1912) and My Baby (1912). She would make 12 films for Griffith in 1912. With 25 films in the next two years, Lillian's exposure to the public was so great that she fast became one of the top stars in the industry, right alongside Mary Pickford, "America's Sweetheart". In 1915 Lillian starred as Elsie Stoneman in Griffith's most ambitious project to date, The Birth of a Nation (1915). She wasn't making the large number of films that she was in the beginning, because she was successful and popular enough to be able to pick and choose the right films to appear in. The following year she appeared in another Griffith classic, _Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)_ . By the early 1920s her career was on its way down. As in anything else, be it sports or politics, new faces appeared on the scene to replace the "old", and Lillian was no different. In fact, she didn't appear at all on the screen in 1922, 1925 or 1929. However, 1926 was her busiest of the decade with roles in Boheme, La (1926) and The Scarlet Letter (1926). As the decade wound to a close, "talkies" were replacing silent films. However, Lillian wasn't idle during her time away from the screen. She appeared in stage productions to acclaim of the public and critics alike. In 1933 she filmed His Double Life (1933), and then didn't make another film for ten years. When she did return in 1943, she played in two big-budget pictures, Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) and Top Man (1943). It was as though she had never been away. Allthough these roles did not bring her the attention she had in her early career, Lillian still proved she could hold her own with the best of them. She got an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role of Laura Belle McCanles in Duel in the Sun (1946), but lost to Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge (1946). One of the most critically acclaimed roles of her career came in the 1955 thriller The Night of the Hunter (1955), also notable as the only film directed by actor Charles Laughton. In 1969 she published her autobiography, "The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me". In 1987 she made what was to be her last motion picture, The Whales of August (1987), a box-office success that exposed her to a new generation of fans. Her 75-year career is almost unbeatable in any field, let alone the film industry. On February 27, 1993, Lillian died peacefully in her sleep in New York City. She was 99 years old.

The Whales of August (1987) , Sweet Liberty (1986) , Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985) , Hambone and Hillie (1984) , Hobson's Choice (1983) , "Disneyland" (1981) , Thin Ice (1981) , "The Love Boat"(1981) , A Wedding (1978) , Sparrow (1978) , Twin Detectives (1976) , Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) , The Comedians (1967) , Warning Shot (1967) , Follow Me, Boys! (1966) , "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1964) , "The Defenders" (1964) , "Breaking Point" (1963) ,"Mr. Novak" (1963) , The Unforgiven (1960) , "Play of the Week" (1960) , Orders to Kill (1958) , "The Alcoa Hour"(1956) , "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956) , "Playwrights '56" (1955) ,"Kraft Television Theatre" (1955) , The Night of the Hunter (1955) , The Cobweb (1955) , "Campbell Playhouse" (1954) , "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1954) , Christmas Festival Hour of Music (1953), The Trip to Bountiful (1953) , "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1953) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"(1952) , "Celanese Theatre"(1951) , "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1949) , Portrait of Jennie (1948) , Duel in the Sun (1946) , Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) , Top Man (1943) , Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) , His Double Life (1933) , One Romantic Night (1930) , The Wind (1928) , The Enemy (1927) , Annie Laurie (1927) , The Scarlet Letter (1926) , Boheme, La (1926) , Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) , Romola (1924) , The White Sister (1923) , Orphans of the Storm (1921) , Way Down East (1920) , The Greatest Question (1919) , True Heart Susie (1919) , Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) , A Romance of Happy Valley (1919) , The Greatest Thing in Life (1918) , The Great Love (1918) , Hearts of the World (1918) , Souls Triumphant (1917) , The House Built Upon Sand (1916) , The Children Pay (1916), Diane of the Follies (1916) , Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) , An Innocent Magdalene (1916) , Sold for Marriage (1916) , Daphne and the Pirate (1916) , Pathways of Life (1916) , The Lily and the Rose (1915) , Captain Macklin (1915) , Enoch Arden (1915) , The Lost House (1915) , The Birth of a Nation (1915) , The Sisters (1914/I) , The Folly of Anne (1914) , The Tear That Burned (1914) , Man's Enemy (1914) , The Angel of Contention (1914) , Lord Chumley (1914) , The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (1914) , Home, Sweet Home (1914) , The Quicksands (1914/I) , The Hunchback (1914) , The Battle of the Sexes (1914) , Judith of Bethulia (1914), The Green-Eyed Devil (1914) , A Duel for Love (1914) , The Conscience of Hassan Bey (1913) , The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913) , Madonna of the Storm (1913) , So Runs the Way (1913) , A Modest Hero (1913) , A Woman in the Ultimate (1913) , An Indian's Loyalty (1913) , During the Round-Up (1913) , The Mothering Heart (1913) , A Timely Interception (1913) , Just Gold (1913) , The House of Darkness (1913) , The Lady and the Mouse (1913) , The Left-Handed Man (1913) , A Misunderstood Boy (1913) , The Unwelcome Guest (1913) , Oil and Water (1913) , A Cry for Help (1912) , The Burglar's Dilemma (1912) , The New York Hat (1912) , Brutality (1912) , The Informer (1912) , My Baby (1912) , Gold and Glitter (1912) , The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) , The Painted Lady (1912) , The One She Loved (1912) , In the Aisles of the Wild (1912) , So Near, Yet So Far (1912) , Two Daughters of Eve (1912) , An Unseen Enemy (1912)

Sir John Gielgud

Arthur John Gielgud
1904 - 2000
British born London

Nickname Johnny G . Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) . Born in London, England, John Gielgud trained at Lady Benson's Acting School and RADA, London. Best known for his Shakespearean roles in the theater, he first played Hamlet at the age of 26. He worked under the tutelage of Lilian Bayliss with friend and fellow performer Laurence Olivier and other contemporaries of the National Theatre at the "Old Vic", London. He made his screen debut in 1924. Academy Award Best Supporting Actor, 1981, for Arthur (1981) , Academy Award Nomination, 1964, for Becket (1964).

Catastrophe (2000) , Elizabeth (1998) , The Tichborne Claimant (1998) , Quest for Camelot (1998) , Merlin (1998/II) , "A Dance to the Music of Time" (1997) , David (1997) , Hamlet (1996) , The Portrait of a Lady (1996) , Dragonheart (1996) , Gulliver's Travels (1996) , Shine (1996), Haunted (1995) , First Knight (1995) , "Scarlett" (1994) , "Under the Hammer" (1994) , "Alleyn Mysteries" (1994) , "Lovejoy" (1993) , "Inspector Morse" (1993) , The Power of One (1992) , Shining Through (1992) , Swan Song (1992) , Prospero's Books (1991) , "The Strauss Dynasty" (1991) , A Walk Through Prospero's Library (1991) , The Best of Friends (1991) , Strike It Rich (1990) , "Summer's Lease" (1989) , Getting It Right (1989) , "A TV dante" (1989) , "War and Remembrance" (1988) , Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) , Appointment with Death (1988) , A Man for All Seasons (1988) , Quartermaine's Terms (1987) , Barbablú, Barbablú (1987) , The Whistle Blower (1986) , The Canterville Ghost (1986) , Plenty (1985) , Romance on the Orient Express (1985) , The Shooting Party (1985) , Invitation to the Wedding (1985) , Leave All Fair (1985) , Time After Time (1985) , Camille (1984) , The Master of Ballantrae (1984) , Scandalous (1984) , "The Far Pavilions" (1984) , Oedipus the King (1984) , Antigone (1984) , Frankenstein (1984/I) , Buddenbrooks (1984) , "Wagner" (1983) , The Wicked Lady (1983) , The Scarlet and the Black (1983) , Gandhi (1982) , "Play of the Month" (1982) , The Critic (1982) , "Marco Polo" (1982) , Inside the Third Reich (1982) , The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) , The Seven Dials Mystery (1982) , A Christmas Carol (1982) , "Brideshead Revisited" (1981) , Priest of Love (1981) , Arthur (1981) , Lion of the Desert (1981) , Chariots of Fire (1981) , Sphinx (1981) , The Formula (1980) , The Elephant Man (1980) , Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) , Dyrygent (1980) , "Tales of the Unexpected", (1979) , Caligola (1979) , Murder by Decree (1979) , Miserables, Les (1978) , King Richard the Second (1978) , Romeo & Juliet (1978) , No Man's Land (1978) , A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977) , Joseph Andrews (1977) , Providence (1977) , Peter Pan (1976) , Aces High (1976) , "Shades of Greene" (1975) , "Edward the King" (1975) , Galileo (1975) , Murder on the Orient Express (1974) , 11 Harrowhouse (1974) , Gold (1974) , "QB VII" (1974) , Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) , "Menace" (1973) , Lost Horizon (1973) , Probe (1972) , Eagle in a Cage (1972), "Play for Today" (1972) , Hassan (1971) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1970) , Julius Caesar (1970) , Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) , The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/I) , Assignment to Kill (1968) , The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) , From Chekhov with Love (1968) , Sebastian (1968) , Alice in Wonderland (1966/I) , "The Wednesday Play" (1966) ,"ABC Stage 67" (1966) , Campanadas a medianoche (1965) , The Loved One (1965) , Hamlet (1964/I) , Becket (1964) , "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1961) , "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1959) , Saint Joan (1957) , The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) , Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) , Richard III (1955) , Romeo and Juliet (1954) , Julius Caesar (1953) , An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) , The Prime Minister (1941) , Secret Agent (1936) , The Good Companions (1933) , Insult (1932) , The Clue of the New Pin (1929) , Who Is the Man? (1924)

Mel Gibson

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
1956-
American /Australian born Peekskill, New York

Height 5' 10½" (1.79 m) . Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York, USA as the sixth of eleven children to parents Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Ann Gibson, who was born in Australia and died in December of 1990. Though born in the US, Mel and his family moved to New South Wales, Australia. After high school, Mel studied at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, performing at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts alongside future film thespians Judy Davis and Geoffrey Rush. After college, Mel had a few stints on stage and starred in a few TV shows. Eventually, he was chosen to star in Mad Max (1979) and in a movie called Tim (1979), co-starring Piper Laurie. The small budgeted movie Mad Max (1979) made him known worldwide, while Tim (1979) garnered him an award for Best Actor from the Australian Film Institute (equivalent to the Oscar). Later, he went on to star in Gallipoli (1981), which earned him a second award for Best Actor from the AFI. In 1980, he married Robyn Moore and, as of today, they are still together and have seven children. In 1984, Mel made his American debut in The Bounty (1984), which co-starred Anthony Hopkins. Then in 1987, Mel starred in what would become his signature series, Lethal Weapon (1987), in which he played "Martin Riggs". In 1990, he took on the interesting starring role in Hamlet (1990/I), which garnered him some critical praise. He also made the more endearing Forever Young (1992) and the somewhat disturbing The Man Without a Face (1993). 1995 brought his most famous role as "Sir William Wallace" in Braveheart (1995), for which he won two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. From there, he made such box office hits as The Patriot (2000), Ransom (1996), and Payback (1999/I). Today, Mel remains an international superstar mogul, continuously topping the Hollywood power lists as well as the Most Beautiful and Sexiest lists. His $25 million paycheck for The Patriot (2000) is the latest milestone for actor's salaries. Spouse Robyn Moore (7 June 1980 - present) 7 children.

Under and Alone (2008) , Sam and George (2008) , Tree of Life (2008) , "Complete Savages" (2005) , Paparazzi (2004) , The Singing Detective (2003) , Signs (2002) , We Were Soldiers (2002) , What Women Want (2000) , The Patriot (2000) , Chicken Run (2000) , The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) , Payback (1999/I) , Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) , FairyTale: A True Story (1997) , Conspiracy Theory (1997) , Fathers' Day (1997) , Ransom (1996) , Pocahontas (1995) , Braveheart (1995) , Maverick (1994) , The Man Without a Face (1993) , The Chili Con Carne Club (1993) , Forever Young (1992) , Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) , Hamlet (1990/I) , Air America (1990) , Bird on a Wire (1990) , Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) , "Saturday Night Live" (1989) , Tequila Sunrise (1988) , Lethal Weapon (1987) , Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) , Mrs. Soffel (1984) , The River (1984) , The Bounty (1984) , The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) , Attack Force Z (1982) , Mad Max 2 (1981) , Gallipoli (1981) , "Punishment" (1981) , The Chain Reaction (1980) , Tim (1979) , Mad Max (1979) , Summer City (1977) , I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) , "The Sullivans" (1976)

Henry Gibson

Henry Gibson Bateman
1935 -
American born Germantown, Pennsylvania

Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) . Henry Gibson was born on 21 September 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvnia. Before appearing in films and television series, he was a child star on the stage during the 1940s and during the late 1950s and was an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. His screen debut came in 1963 when he was cast in the Jerry Lewis film The Nutty Professor (1963). He made two other small film appearances in the early 1960s in Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) and The Outlaws Is Coming (1965), in which he played a rather hip Indian named Charlie Horse. His breakthrough came in 1968 when he was cast as a member of the regular cast of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968). He stayed with the show until 1971, when he left and continued his career as a character actor. His best known film role was probably his performance in Nashville (1975). He played Haven Hamilton, a smarmy Country and Western singer. For this role he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and was awarded the National Film Critics Award for best supporting actor. Gibson's career carried on through the 1980s and 1990s when he appeared in many films, such as The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) and The 'burbs (1989). He also provided voice-overs for many children's animated series like "Smurfs" (1981), "The Wuzzles" (1985) and "Galaxy High School" (1986). His most recent appearance have been in the Paul Thomas Anderson drama Magnolia (1999) and the independent film The Year That Trembled (2002). Spouse Lois (? - ?) 3 children.

Big Stan (2007) , "Boston Legal" (2006) , Trapped Ashes (2006) , "King of the Hill" (2005) , Wedding Crashers (2005) , "The Batman" (2005) , "Malcolm in the Middle" , (2004) ,"Grim & Evil" (2004) , "Cracking Up" (2004) , Never Die Alone (2004) , "Becker" (2003) ,The Goldfish (2003), "The Guardian" (2003) , The Commission (2003) , "Charmed" (2003) ,No Prom for Cindy (2002) , "She Spies" (2002) , "Stargate SG-1" (2002) , Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) , The Year That Trembled (2002) , Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand (2002) ,The Luck of the Irish (2001) , "Early Edition" (2000) , Mullitt (2000) , "Sunset Beach" (1997) , Magnolia (1999) , "The Amanda Show"(1999) , "Hey Arnold!" (1999) , "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1999) , "Total Recall 2070" (1999) , "The Wild Thornberrys" (1999) , Providence" (1999) , "Rocket Power" (1999) , "Maggie Winters" (1998) , "Sin City Spectacular" (????) , "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1998) , Stranger in the Kingdom (1998) , Asylum (1997/I) , "Santo Bugito" (1995) , Mother Night (1996) , "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1996) , Bio-Dome (1996) , Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996) , "Coach" (1995) , "The John Larroquette Show" (1995), Escape to Witch Mountain (1995) , Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995) , Cyber Bandits (1995) , The Bears Who Saved Christmas (1994) , "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" (1994), Vault of Horror I (1994) , "Rugrats" (1993) , "Sisters"(1993) , Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1992) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1992) , "MacGyver"(1991) , "Eerie, Indiana" (1991) , "Evening Shade" (1991) , Tune in Tomorrow... (1990) , Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) , Return to Green Acres (1990) , "Newhart" (1990) , The Magic Balloon (1990) , Brenda Starr (1989) , Night Visitor (1989) , "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) , The `burbs (1989) , Switching Channels (1988) , Innerspace (1987) , Long Gone (1987) , Monster in the Closet (1987) , "Galaxy High School" (1986) , "Knight Rider" (1986) , "The Twilight Zone" (1986) , Slow Burn (1986) , The Blinkins (1986) , "The Wuzzles" (1985) , "The Fall Guy" (1984) , "Cover Up" (1984) , "The Biskitts" (1983) , "Small & Frye" (1983) , "Quincy M.E." (1983) , "The Love Boat" (1982) , "Simon & Simon"(1982) , "Magnum, P.I." (1982) , "Trapper John, M.D."(1982) , The Nashville Grab (1981) , Tulips (1981) ,"The Smurfs" (1981) , The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) , "The Littlest Hobo" (1980) , For the Love of It (1980) , HealtH (1980) , The Blues Brothers (1980) , "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1980) , The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979) , A Perfect Couple (1979) , Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill (1979) , "Fantasy Island" (1978) , "Wonder Woman" (1978) , The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977) , Escape from Bogen County (1977) , The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) , Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977) , "Police Woman" (1975) , "Barbary Coast" (1975) , The New Original Wonder Woman (1975) , "McCloud" (1975) , Nashville (1975) , "Get Christie Love" (1975) , "Love, American Style" (1973) "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" (1973) , The Long Goodbye (1973) , Charlotte's Web (1973), Every Man Needs One (1972) , Evil Roy Slade (1972) , "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-1971) , "Bewitched" (1970) , "Hey, Landlord" (1967) , "F Troop" (1966) , "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1966) , "Laredo" (1965) , The Outlaws Is Coming (1965) , Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) , "My Favorite Martian" (1964) , "Grindl" (1964) , "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1964) , "77 Sunset Strip" (1963) , The Nutty Professor (1963)

Richard Gere

Richard Tiffany Gere
1949 -
American born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Height 5' 10½" (1.79 m) . Humanitarian and actor, Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia. The second of five children, his father, Homer, was an insurance salesman, and his mother was Doris. Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high school and writing music for high school productions. He graduated from North Syracuse Central High School in 1967, and won a gymnastics scholarship to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he majored in philosophy. He left college after two years to pursue acting, landing a lead role in the London production of the rock musical "Grease" in 1973. The following year he would be in other plays, such as "Taming of the Shrew." Onscreen, he had a few roles, and gained recognition in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). Offscreen, he spent 1978 meeting Tibetans when he traveled to Nepal, where he spoke to many monks and lamas. Returning to the US, on Broadway he portrayed a concentration-camp prisoner in "Bent," for which he received the 1980 Theatre World Award. Back in Hollywood, he played the title role in American Gigolo (1980), establishing himself as a major star; this status was reaffirmed by An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). In the early 1980s, Richard went to Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador (amidst ongoing wars and political violence); he traveled with a doctor and visited refugee camps. It is said that he was romantically linked with lovely Brazilian painter Sylvia Martins. In 1990 Richard teamed up with Julia Roberts to star in the blockbuster Pretty Woman (1990); his cool reserve was the perfect complement to Julia's bubbling enthusiasm. The film captured the nation's heart, and won the People's Choice award for Best Movie. Fans clamored for years for a sequel, or at least another pairing of Julia and Richard. They got their with Runaway Bride (1999), which was a runaway success (Richard got $12 million, Julia made $17 million, the box office was $152 million, which shows what happens when you give the public what it wants!). Offscreen, Richard and Cindy Crawford got married December 12, 1991 (they were divorced in 1995). Afterwards, Richard started dating actress Carey Lowell. They had a son, Homer James Jigme Gere, on February 6, 2000. Richard was picked by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1991, and as their Sexiest Man Alive in 1999. He is an accomplished pianist and music writer. Above all, Richard is a humanitarian. He's a founding member of "Tibet House," a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture. He has been an active supporter of "Survival International" for several years, a worldwide organization supporting tribal peoples, affirming their right to decide their own future and helping them protect their lives, lands and human rights (these tribes are global, including the Indians of the Amazon, the Maasai of East Africa, the Wichi of Argentina, and others). In 1994 Richard went to London to open Harrods' sale, donating his £50,000 appearance fee to Survival. He has been prominent in their charity advertising campaigns. He says, "If people lose their land, they have nothing. You lose your land, you lose your culture, you lose self." As for the duty of rich nations helping developing countries, Richard says, "This planet can't exist anymore unless all peoples are taken into account. The he suffering does not limit itself to one body; it goes through the entire body". Spouse Carey Lowell (9 November 2002 - present) 1 child, Cindy Crawford (12 December 1991 - 1995) (divorced).

Spring Break in Bosnia (2007) , I'm Not There (2006) , The Flock (2007) , The Hoax (2006) , Bee Season (2005) , Shall We Dance (2004) , Chicago (2002) , Unfaithful (2002) , The Mothman Prophecies (2002) , Dr T and the Women (2000) , Autumn in New York (2000) , Runaway Bride (1999) , The Jackal (1997) , Red Corner (1997) , Primal Fear (1996) , First Knight (1995) , Intersection (1994) , Mr. Jones (1993) , And the Band Played On (1993) , Sommersby (1993) , Final Analysis (1992) , Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku (1991) , Pretty Woman (1990) , Internal Affairs (1990) , Miles from Home (1988) , No Mercy (1986) , Power (1986) , King David (1985) , The Cotton Club (1984) , The Honorary Consul (1983) , Breathless (1983) , An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) , American Gigolo (1980) , Yanks (1979) , Bloodbrothers (1978) , Days of Heaven (1978) , Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) , "Kojak" (1976) , Baby Blue Marine (1976) , Strike Force (1975) , Report to the Commissioner (1975) , Chelsea D.H.O. (1973)

Ben Gazzara

Biagio Anthony Gazzara
1930 -
American born New York City

Nickname Benny. Height 5' 11½" (1.82 m) . Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late fifties. He turned to television in the sixties but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the seventies. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever before in character parts. If he never became the leading man his early films and stage work promised he has had a career notable for its longevity.He was born Biagio Anthony Gazzara in New York City in 1930. The son of a Sicilian immigrant labourer, he grew up on New York's tough Lower East Side. After seeing Laurette Taylor in "The Glass Menagerie", Gazzara decided he wanted to become an actor. He studied engineering (unhappily) but quit after receiving an acting scholarship (he worked under well-known coach Erwin Piscator).He then joined the Actors' Studio where a group of students improvised a play from Calder Willingham's novel End as a Man. The tale of a brutal Southern Military academy reached Broadway slightly changed in 1953 but with Gazzara still in the principal role. It was a star making part (he won a Theatre World award) and he then played leads in the original productions of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1955) and "A Hatful of Rain" (1955) (he was nominated for a Tony). Bigger names Paul Newman and Don Murray played those last two roles on the big screen but Gazzara made his movie debut in The Strange One (1957) the film version of "End as a Man". The film was a critical but not commercial success. His next role was as the defendant in Anatomy of a Murder (1959) which was a big hit.He followed this with an Italian venture co-starring Anna Magnani, Risate di gioia (1960), two Hollywood films The Young Doctors (1961) and Convicts 4 (1962) and then another Italian film Città prigioniera, La (1962). None of these did much for his career and he turned to television. He appeared in the successful shows "Arrest and Trial" (1963) and "Run for Your Life" (1965). In between, he made A Rage to Live (1965), a film version of John O'Hara's novel.He returned to films in The Bridge at Remagen (1969) and with a cameo appearance in _If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium (1968)_ . His buddy in the cameo was John Cassavetes who directed and co-starred with him in Husbands (1970), a critical success. Gazzara made two more well-received films with his good friend Cassavetes: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) and Opening Night (1977).Gazzara's other films in the 1970s were undistinguished apart from the sprawling Voyage of the Damned (1976) and a rare leading role in director Peter Bogdanovich's Saint Jack (1979). Bloodline (1979) and They All Laughed (1981) (also directed by Bogdanovich) were only notable because of Gazzara's offscreen relationship with co-star Audrey Hepburn (ironically, Gazzara had declined to make his screen debut in War and Peace (1956) starring Hepburn. Storie di ordinaria follia (1981) was another lead for Gazzara but it received a mixed critical reception. Other big screen roles in the eighties were scarce apart from Road House (1989), a Patrick Swayze vehicle which Gazzara believed out of all his films has been the most repeated on television. He worked much on the small screen, including the ground-breaking telemovie An Early Frost (1985) (TV), playing the father of an AIDS victim.The 1990s saw Gazzarra working like never before, appearing in 38 films! Most were for free-to-air television or cable but he also worked on the big screen in The Spanish Prisoner (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), Happiness (1998) and Summer of Sam (1999). His TV work included a guest appearance as an executive assistant attorney in a 2001 episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) - a nice touch since "Arrest and Trial" (1963) was the predecessor of "Law & Order" (1990) and its spinoff shows. Gazzara has often returned to the stage throughout his career - in "The Night Circus" (1958) (where he met second wife Janice Rule), "Strange Interlude" (1963), "Traveller Without Luggage" (1964), Hughie/Duet (1975) (nominated for a Tony), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1976) (again Tony nominated) and "Shimada" (1992).He has also worked as a director on episodes his series "Run for Your Life" (1965) and "The Name of the Game" (1968). He also helmed the telemovies Columbo: A Friend in Deed (1974) (TV) and Columbo: Troubled Waters (1975) (TV) featuring his friend Peter Falk. The unreleased Oltre l'oceano (1990) (which he also wrote) is his final film as a director to date.Now in his seventies, Gazzara is still acting. In 2003 he appeared in the indie Dogville (2003) adding Lars von Trier to the list of interesting and acclaimed directors with whom he has worked. There can't be many actors who can boast that they have acted in films by Otto Preminger (Anatomy of a Murder (1959)), John Cassavetes, Joel Coen (_Big Lebowksi, The (1998)_ ), Spike Lee (Summer of Sam (1999)) and Lars von Trier among others! Spouse Elke Krivat (1982 - present), Janice Rule (1961 - 1979) (divorced) 1 child, Louise Erickson (1951 - 1957) (divorced).

Victor in December (2007) , Paris, je t'aime (2006) , Pope John Paul II (2005) , Schubert (2005) , The Shore (2005) , Bonjour Michel (2005) , Quiet Flows the Don (2004) , Dogville (2003) , Ospite segreto, L' (2003) , Hysterical Blindness (2002) , Brian's Song (2001) , Home Sweet Hoboken (2001) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"(2001) , Nella terra di nessuno (2001) , The List (2000) , Jack of Hearts (2000) , Undertaker's Paradise (2000) , Very Mean Men (2000) , Believe (2000/I) , Blue Moon (2000) , Piovuto dal cielo (2000) , The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) , Summer of Sam (1999) , "Tre stelle" (1999) , Paradise Cove (1999) , Bacio nel buio, Un (1999) , "Tesoro di Damasco, Il" (1998) , Angelo nero (1998) , Illuminata (1998) , Happiness (1998) , The Big Lebowski (1998) , Buffalo '66 (1998) , Too Tired to Die (1998) , Shark in a Bottle (1998) , Valentine's Day (1998) , Poor Liza (1998) , The Spanish Prisoner (1997) , Stag (1997) , Shadow Conspiracy (1997) , Farmer & Chase (1997) , Vicious Circles (1997/I) , The Notorious 7 (1997) , The Zone (1996) , Ladykiller (1996) , Strangers" (1996) , Donna in fuga, Una (1996) , Convict Cowboy (1995) , Banditi (1995) , Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (1994) , Parallel Lives (1994) , Gens d'en face, Les (1994) , Sherwood's Travels (1994) , Nefertiti, figlia del sole (1994) , Hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem, Les (1994) , Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993) , Blindsided (1993) , Lies Before Kisses (1991) , Per sempre (1991) , People Like Us (1990) , Oltre l'oceano (1990) , Road House (1989) , Quicker Than the Eye (1989) , Don Bosco (1988) , Downpayment on Murder (1987) , Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987) , Giorno prima, Il (1987) , Figlio mio infinitamente caro (1987) , Champagne amer (1986) , A Letter to Three Wives (1985) , An Early Frost (1985) , Donna delle meraviglie, La (1985) , Camorrista, Il (1985) , Scandalo perbene, Uno (1984) , Ragazza di Trieste, La (1983) , A Question of Honor (1982) , Storie di ordinaria follia (1981) , They All Laughed (1981) , Inchon (1981) , Bloodline (1979) , Saint Jack (1979) , Opening Night (1977) , The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) , The Death of Richie (1977) , Voyage of the Damned (1976) , High Velocity (1976) , The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) , Capone (1975) , "QB VII" (1974) , Maneater (1973) , The Neptune Factor (1973) , You'll Never See Me Again (1973) , Afyon oppio (1972) , Pursuit (1972) , The Family Rico (1972) , Fireball Forward (1972) , When Michael Calls (1972) , Husbands (1970) , The Bridge at Remagen (1969) , If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1967) , A Rage to Live (1965) , "Run for Your Life" (1965) , "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1965) , Carol for Another Christmas (1964) , "Arrest and Trial" (1963) , Convicts 4 (1962) , Città prigioniera, La (1962) , The Young Doctors (1961) , Cry Vengeance! (1961) , Risate di gioia (1960) , "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1959) , Anatomy of a Murder (1959) , "Kraft Television Theatre" (1958) , "Playhouse 90" (1958) , The Strange One (1957) , "Justice" (1954) , "The United States Steel Hour" (1954) , "Danger" (1954) , "Medallion Theatre" (1954) , "Treasury Men in Action" (1953)

Vittoria Gassman

1922 - 2000
Italian born Genoa

Nickname Il Mattatore, The Sir Laurence Olivier of Italy . Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m) . Vittorio Gassman studied theatre in his youth and was quite a good basketball player. He debuted on stage in 1943 and soon felt home in all classical theatre works. Since 1946 he also worked at the movies and his first big role there was the criminal in Riso amaro (1949). This fixed him to his main parts: The ambigous gentleman inflicting pain and pleasure at the same time. He also participated in the Italian comedies and in American movies but the latter with only minor success. As a homage to his passion for the theatre he directed a cinema version of the play Kean (1956). Spouse Diletta D'Andrea (1972 - 29 June 2000) (his death) 1 child, Shelley Winters (1952 - 1954) (divorced) 1 daughter Vittoria-Gina, Nora Ricci (1944 - 1952) (divorced) 1 daughter Paola Gassman.

Bomba, La (1999) , Cena, La (1998) , Un homme digne de confiance (1997) , "Deserto di fuoco" (1997) , Sleepers (1996) , Tutti gli anni una volta l'anno (1995) , Abraham (1994) , Divertimenti della vita privata, I (1992) , Largo invierno, El (1992) , "De tú a tú" (1992) , Quando eravamo repressi (1992) , Ulisse e la balena bianca (1992) , Rossini! Rossini! (1991) , 1001 nuits, Les (1990) , Tolgo il disturbo (1990) , Dimenticare Palermo (1990) , Zio indegno, Lo (1989) , Mortacci (1989) , Picari, I (1988) , Altro enigma, L' (1988) , Famiglia, La (1987) , "Ahí te quiero ver"(1987) , Soliti ignoti vent'anni dopo, I (1987) , Paradigma (1985), Benvenuta (1983) , Vie est un roman, La (1983) , Tempest (1982) , Conte Tacchia, Il (1982) , Sharky's Machine (1981) , Camera d'albergo (1981), Turno, Il (1981) , Terrazza, La (1980) , The Nude Bomb (1980) , Due pezzi di pane (1979) , Caro papà (1979) , Quintet (1979) , A Wedding (1978) , Signore e signori, buonanotte (1978) , Nuovi mostri, I (1977) , Anima persa (1977) , Deserto dei Tartari, Il (1976) , Telefoni bianchi (1976) , Come una rosa al naso (1976) , A mezzanotte va la ronda del piacere (1975) , C'eravamo tanto amati (1974) , Che c'entriamo noi con la rivoluzione? (1974) , Profumo di donna (1974) , Tosca, La (1973) , Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto (1972) , Scipione detto anche l'africano (1971) , In nome del popolo italiano (1971) , Udienza, L' (1971) , Contestazione generale (1970) , Brancaleone alle crociate (1970) , Divorzio, Il (1970) , Arcangelo, L' (1969) , 12 + 1 (1969) , Dove vai tutta nuda? (1969) , Alibi, L' (1969) , Profeta, Il (1968) , Romeo and Juliet (1968/I) , Questi fantasmi (1968) , Pecora nera, La (1968) , Tigre, Il (1967) , Woman Times Seven (1967) , Scatenato, Lo (1967) , Armata Brancaleone, L' (1966) , Vergine per il principe, Una (1966) , Piacevoli notti, Le (1966) , Arcidiavolo, L' (1966) , Congiuntura, La (1965) , The Dirty Game (1965) , Gaucho, Il (1965) , Slalom (1965) , Se permettete parliamo di donne (1964) , Mostri, I (1963) , Amore difficile, L' (1963) , Successo, Il (1963) , Frenesia dell'estate (1963) , Smania addosso, La (1963) , Marcia su Roma, La (1963) , Barabbas (1962) , Anima nera (1962) , Briganti italiani, I (1962) , Sorpasso, Il (1962) , Giorno più corto, Il (1962) , Giudizio universale, Il (1961) , Crimen (1961) , Adelchi (1961) , Fantasmi a Roma (1961) , Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1960) , Mattatore, Il (1960) , The Miracle (1959) , Grande guerra, La (1959) , Cambiale, La (1959) , Sorprese dell'amore, Le (1959) , Ragazza del palio, La (1958) , Soliti ignoti, I (1958) , Tempesta, La (1958) , Difendo il mio amore (1957), Donna più bella del mondo, La (1956) , Giovanni dalle bande nere (1956) , War and Peace (1956) , Kean (1956) , Mambo (1954) , Rhapsody (1954) , Cry of the Hunted (1953) , The Glass Wall (1953) , Sombrero (1953) , Tratta delle bianche, La (1953) , Sogno di Zorro, Il (1952) , Anna (1951) , Corona negra, La (1951) , Leone di Amalfi, Il (1950) , Voce nel tuo cuore, Una (1949) , Riso amaro (1949) , Sparviero del Nilo, Lo (1949) , Ho sognato il paradiso (1949) , Fuorilegge, I (1949) , Tradimento, Il (1949) , Lupo della Sila, Il (1949) , Cavaliere misterioso, Il (1948) , Ebreo errante, L' (1948) , Figlia del capitano, La (1947) , Avventure di Pinocchio, Le (1947) , Daniele Cortis (1947) , Preludio d'amore (1946) , Incontro con Laura (1945)

Teri Garr

Terry Ann Garr
1949-
American born Lakewood, Ohio

Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) . Teri Garr can claim a career in show business by birthright. She was the daughter of Eddie Garr, a Broadway stage and film actor, and Phyllis Garr, a dancer. While she still an infant her family moved from Hollywood to New Jersey but, after the death of her father when she was 11, the family returned to Hollywood, where her mother became a wardrobe mistress for movies and television. While Garr's dancing can be seen in nine Elvis Presley movies, her first speaking role in motion pictures was in the 1968 feature Head (1968), starring The Monkees. In the 1970s she became well established in television with appearances on shows such as "Star Trek" (1966), "It Takes a Thief" (1968) and "McCloud" (1970), and became a semi-regular on "The Sonny and Cher Show" (1976) as Cher's friend, Olivia. Garr has since risen to become one of Hollywood's most versatile, energetic and well-recognized actresses. She has starred in many memorable films, including Young Frankenstein (1974), Oh, God! (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Mr. Mom (1983), After Hours (1985) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Supporting Actress in Tootsie (1982). Other film roles include The Black Stallion (1979), One from the Heart (1982), The Escape Artist (1982), Firstborn (1984), Let It Ride (1989), Full Moon in Blue Water (1988), Out Cold (1989), Short Time (1990), Waiting for the Light (1990), Mom and Dad Save the World (1992), Perfect Alibi (1995), Prêt-à-Porter (1994) and A Simple Wish (1997). Spouse John O'Neil (November 1993 - 1996) (divorced) 1 child.

Kabluey (2007) , Unaccompanied Minors (2006) , Expired (2006) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2005) , A Taste of Jupiter (2005) , Aloha, Scooby-Doo (2005) , "Greetings from Tucson" (2003) , "Life with Bonnie" (2003) , "What's New, Scooby-Doo?"(2003) , Life Without Dick (2002) , "Strong Medicine" (2001) , Ghost World (2001) , "Felicity" (2001) , A Colder Kind of Death (2001) , Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) , "Batman Beyond" (2000) , "King of the Hill" (2000) , The Sky Is Falling (2000) , Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) , "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1999) , Dick (1999) , "ER" (1999) , Half a Dozen Babies (1999) , Kill the Man (1999) , Casper Meets Wendy (1998), "Sin City Spectacular" (????) , "Friends" (1998) , Black Dahlia (1998) , "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1997) , A Simple Wish (1997) , Changing Habits (1997) , NightScream (1997) , Ronnie & Julie (1997) , Murder Live! (1997) , The Definite Maybe (1997) , Michael (1996) , "Men Behaving Badly" (1996) , Double Jeopardy (1996) , "Frasier" (1995) , Perfect Alibi (1995) , "Women of the House" (1995) , "Good Advice" (1993) , Prêt-à-Porter (1994) , Dumb & Dumber (1994) , "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1994) , Aliens for Breakfast (1994) , Save the Rabbits (1994) , Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993) , The Whole Shebang (1993) , Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) , "Dream On" (1992) , Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992) , Stranger in the Family (1991) , "Good & Evil" (1991) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1991) , "Adventures in Wonderland" (1991) , A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990) , Waiting for the Light (1990) , Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) , Short Time (1990) , Let It Ride (1989) , Out Cold (1989) , Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) , Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio (1988) , "Trying Times" (1987) , Pack of Lies (1987) , "Fresno" (1986) , Miracles (1986) , Intimate Strangers (1986) , "Saturday Night Live" (1985) , After Hours (1985) , Firstborn (1984) , To Catch a King (1984) , The Winter of Our Discontent (1983) , Mr. Mom (1983) , The Black Stallion Returns (1983) , The Sting II (1983) , Tootsie (1982) , "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) , The Escape Artist (1982) , One from the Heart (1982) , Prime Suspect (1982) , Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) , Doctor Franken (1980) , Witches' Brew (1980) , The Black Stallion (1979) , Java Junkie (1979) , Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977) , Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) , Oh, God! (1977) , The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977) , Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) , "The Sonny and Cher Show" (1976) , Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) , Law and Order (1976) , "Maude"(1975) ,"McCloud" (1975) , Young Frankenstein (1974) , "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" (1974) ,The Conversation (1974) , "Barnaby Jones" (1974) , "The Bob Newhart Show" (1974) , "The Odd Couple" (1974) , "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971) , "The Girl with Something Extra" (1973) , "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1973) , "M*A*S*H" (1973) , "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour" (1973) , "The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show" (1972) , "Banyon" (1972) , The Moonshine War (1970) , "It Takes a Thief" (1969) , "Room 222" (1969) , "The Mothers-In-Law" (1969) , Changes (1969) , "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968) , Head (1968) , "Star Trek" (1968) , "The Andy Griffith Show" (1968) , Maryjane (1968) , For Pete's Sake (1968) , Clambake (1967) , The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) , The Cool Ones (1967) , "That Girl" (1967) , "Batman" (1966) , Red Line 7000 (1965) , "Dr. Kildare" (1965) , John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965) , Pajama Party (1964) , Roustabout (1964) , What a Way to Go! (1964) , Viva Las Vegas (1964) , Kissin' Cousins (1964) , "Mr. Novak" (1964) , Fun in Acapulco (1963) , A Swingin' Affair (1963)

James Garner

James Scott Baumgarner
1928 -
American born Norman, Oklahoma

Nickname "Slick" - as a teen . Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) . The son of an Oklahoma carpet layer, James Garner (born James Baumgarner) dropped out of high school at 16 to join the Merchant Marine. He worked in a variety of jobs and received the Purple Heart when he was wounded during the Korean War. He had his first chance to act when a friend got him a non-speaking role in the Broadway stage play "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1954)". Part of his work was to read lines to the lead actors and he began to learn the craft of acting. This play led to small television roles, television commercials and eventually a contract with Warner Brothers. Director David Butler saw something in Garner and gave him all the attention he needed when he appeared in The Girl He Left Behind (1956). After co-starring in a handful of films during 1956-57, Warner Brothers gave Garner a co-starring role in the the western series "Maverick" (1957). Originally planned to alternate between Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) and Brett Maverick (Garner), the show quickly turned into the Brett Maverick Show. As Maverick, Garner was cool, good-natured, likeable and always ready to use his wits to get him in or out of trouble. The series was highly successful, and Garner continued in it into 1960 when he left the series in a dispute over money.In the early 1960s Garner returned to films, often playing the same type of character he had played on "Maverick". His successful films included The Thrill of It All (1963), Move Over, Darling (1963), The Great Escape (1963) and The Americanization of Emily (1964). After that, his career wandered and when he appeared in the automobile racing movie Grand Prix (1966), he got the bug to race professionally. Soon, this ambition turned to supporting a racing team, not unlike what Paul Newman would do in later years.Garner found great success in the western comedy Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He tried to repeat his success with a sequel, Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971), but it wasn't up to the standards of the first one. After 11 years off the small screen, Garner returned to television in a role not unlike that in Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). The show was "Nichols" (1971) and he played the sheriff who would try to solve all problems with his wits and without gun play. When the show was canceled, Garner took the news by having Nichols shot dead, never to return in a sequel. In 1974 he got the role for which he will probably be best remembered, as wry private eye Jim Rockford in the classic "The Rockford Files" (1974). This became his second major television hit, with Noah Beery Jr. and Stuart Margolin, and in 1977 he won an Emmmy for his portrayal. However, a combination of injuries and the discovery that Universal Pictures' "creative bookkeeping" would not give him any of the huge profits the show generated soon soured him and the show ended in 1980. In the 1980s Garner appeared in few movies, but the ones he did make were darker than the likeable Garner of old. These included Tank (1984) and Murphy's Romance (1985). For the latter, he was nominated for both the Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Returning to the western mode, he co-starred with the young Bruce Willis in Sunset (1988), a mythical story of Wyatt Earp, Tom Mix and 1920s Hollywood.In the 1990s Garner received rave reviews for his role in the acclaimed television movie about corporate greed, Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV). After that, he appeared in the theatrical remake of his old television series, Maverick (1994), opposite Mel Gibson. Most of his appearances after that were in numerous TV movies based upon "The Rockford Files" (1974). Spouse Lois Clarke (17 August 1956 - present) 2 children.

The Magic Shoe (2007) , Terra (2008) , The Ultimate Gift (2007) , "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2003-2005) , Al Roach: Private Insectigator (2004) , The Notebook (2004) , The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003) , Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) , Roughing It (2002) , "First Monday" (2002) , Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) , The Last Debate (2000) , Space Cowboys (2000) , "Chicago Hope" (2000) , "God, the Devil and Bob" (2000) , One Special Night (1999) , Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) , The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) , Legalese (1998) , Twilight (1998) , The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors (1997) , Dead Silence (1997) , My Fellow Americans (1996) , The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) ,
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) , The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996) , The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996) , "Streets of Laredo" (1995) , The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) , The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994) , Maverick (1994) , Breathing Lessons (1994) , Barbarians at the Gate (1993) , Fire in the Sky (1993) , The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) , "Man of the People" (1991) , Decoration Day (1990) , My Name Is Bill W. (1989) , Sunset (1988) , Promise (1986) , Murphy's Romance (1985) , "Space" (1985) , The Glitter Dome (1984) , Heartsounds (1984) , Tank (1984) , Victor/Victoria (1982) , The Long Summer of George Adams (1982) , "Bret Maverick" (1981) , The Fan (1981) , HealtH (1980) , Waylon (1980) , "The Rockford Files" (1980) , "Young Maverick" (1979) , The New Maverick (1978), "Disneyland" (1977) , The Castaway Cowboy (1974) , The Rockford Files (1974) , One Little Indian (1973) , They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) , "Nichols" (1971-72) , Skin Game (1971) , Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) , A Man Called Sledge (1970) , Marlowe (1969) , Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) , The Pink Jungle (1968) , How Sweet It Is! (1968) , Hour of the Gun (1967) , Grand Prix (1966) , Mister Buddwing (1966) , Duel at Diablo (1966) , A Man Could Get Killed (1966) , The Art of Love (1965) , 36 Hours (1965) , The Americanization of Emily (1964) , Move Over, Darling (1963) , The Wheeler Dealers (1963) , The Thrill of It All (1963) , The Great Escape (1963) , Boys' Night Out (1962) , The Children's Hour (1961) , "Maverick" (1957-1960) , Cash McCall (1960) , Alias Jesse James (1959) , Up Periscope (1959) , Darby's Rangers (1958) , "Sugarfoot" (1957) , Sayonara (1957) , Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) , "Cheyenne" (1957) , "Conflict" (1957) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1956) , The Girl He Left Behind (1956) , Toward the Unknown (1956) , "Warner Brothers Presents" (1956)

Judy Gardland

Frances Ethel Gumm
1922 - 1969
American born Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Nickname Baby Gumm, Miss Showbusiness . Height 4' 11½" (1.51 m) . She immediately attracted attention in such films as Pigskin Parade (1936), Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) and Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), but Judy Garland didn't truly become a star until she was cast in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Her performance as Dorothy won her a special Juvenile Oscar, and it was this role, of course, that gave her her most famous song, "Over the Rainbow." She then appeared in a long string of classic MGM musicals, including Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Easter Parade (1948) and several with her friend, Mickey Rooney. Unfortunately, the same studio that made her a star unwittingly made her a drug addict, providing her with amphetamines to keep her energy level high and her weight level down. This in turn kept her wide awake at night, unable to sleep, so she was given barbiturates to help her sleep. She soon couldn't live without these "wonder drugs." She also couldn't seem to live without a man, as she went through several affairs, often with older men, and by 1950 had been married twice, to bandleader David Rose and director Vincente Minnelli. She had a daughter, Liza Minnelli, with Vincente. All during this time her drug intake had increased dramatically, which led to increasingly erratic behavior and she often failed to show up on time at the studio. MGM eventually couldn't take it any more, and her contract was terminated in 1950. She divorced Minnelli the following year and married producer Sidney Luft. Luft, the father of her daughter Lorna Luft and son Joey Luft, took it upon himself to orchestrate her comeback with a series of very successful concert tours. He also produced the film A Star Is Born (1954), in which many feel she gave her greatest performance. By now she was concentrating on her career as a singer, which was winning her more legions of fans. She continued touring throughout the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in three more films and starring in her own television variety show in 1963, which had to be canceled after one season because the competition, "Bonanza" (1959), was too strong. She divorced Luft and married actor Mark Herron; she divorced him when she found out he was gay, and married disco manager Mickey Deans. Throughout this time, however, she still continued her dependency on prescription drugs, and finally the inevitable happened: on the night of June 22, 1969, she overdosed on barbiturates and died. Thousands mourned the world over. It was a sad way to end, but she has left a great legacy: her many films and recordings, as well as her children. Liza and Lorna are now singers as well, carrying on the family tradition. Spouse Mickey Deans (15 March 1969 - 22 June 1969) (her death), Mark Herron (14 November 1965 - 9 January 1969) (divorced), Sidney Luft (8 June 1952 - 19 May 1965) (divorced) 2 children, Vincente Minnelli (15 June 1945 - 29 March 1951) (divorced) 1 child, David Rose (28 July 1941 - 8 June 1944) (divorced).

I Could Go on Singing (1963) , A Child Is Waiting (1963) , Gay Purr-ee (1962) , Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) , Pepe (1960) , "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956) , A Star Is Born (1954) , Summer Stock (1950) , In the Good Old Summertime (1949) , Easter Parade (1948) , The Pirate (1948) , Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) , Ziegfeld Follies (1946) , The Harvey Girls (1946) , The Clock (1945), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) , Girl Crazy (1943) , Presenting Lily Mars (1943) , For Me and My Gal (1942) , Babes on Broadway (1941) , Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) , Ziegfeld Girl (1941) , Little Nellie Kelly (1940) , Strike Up the Band (1940) , Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) , Babes in Arms (1939) , The Wizard of Oz (1939) , Listen, Darling (1938) , Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) , Everybody Sing (1938) , Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) , Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) , Pigskin Parade (1936) , Every Sunday (1936)

Ava Gardner

Lucy Johnson
1922 - 1990
American born Smithfield, North Carolina

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) . Born on a tobacco farm, where she got her lifelong love of earthy language and going barefoot, Ava grew up in the rural South. At age 18, her picture in the window of her brother-in- law's New York photo studio brought her to the attention of MGM, leading quickly to Hollywood and a film contract based strictly on her beauty. With zero acting experience, her first 17 film roles, 1942-5, were one-line bits or little better. After her first starring role in B-grade Whistle Stop (1946), MGM loaned her to Universal for her first outstanding film, The Killers (1946). Few of her best films were made at MGM which, keeping her under contract for 17 years, used her popularity to sell many mediocre films. Perhaps as a result, she never believed in her own acting ability, but her latent talent shone brightly when brought out by a superior director, as with John Ford in Mogambo (1953) and George Cukor in Bhowani Junction (1956). After 3 failed marriages, dissatisfaction with Hollywood life prompted Ava to move to Spain in 1955; most of her subsequent films were made abroad. By this time, stardom had made the country girl a cosmopolitan, but she never overcame a deep insecurity about acting and life in the spotlight. Her last quality starring film role was in The Night of the Iguana (1964), her later work being (as she said) strictly "for the loot". In 1968, tax trouble in Spain prompted a move to London, where she spent her last 22 years in reasonable comfort. Her film career did not bring her great fulfillment, but her looks may have made it inevitable; many fans still consider her the most beautiful actress in Hollywood history. Spouse Frank Sinatra (7 November 1951 - 5 July 1957) (divorced), Artie Shaw (17 October 1945 - 25 October 1946) (divorced), Mickey Rooney (10 January 1942 - 21 May 1943) (divorced).

Harem (1986) , "Knots Landing" (1979) , The Long Hot Summer (1985) , "A.D." (1985) , Regina Roma (1982) , Priest of Love (1981) , The Kidnapping of the President (1980) , City on Fire (1979) , The Sentinel (1977) , The Cassandra Crossing (1976) , The Blue Bird (1976) , Permission to Kill (1975) , Earthquake (1974) , The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) , Tam Lin (1970) , Mayerling (1968) , The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) , The Night of the Iguana (1964) , Seven Days in May (1964) , 55 Days at Peking (1963) , The Angel Wore Red (1960), On the Beach (1959), The Naked Maja (1958) , The Sun Also Rises (1957) , The Little Hut (1957) , Bhowani Junction (1956) , The Barefoot Contessa (1954) , Mogambo (1953) , Ride, Vaquero! (1953) , Knights of the Round Table (1953) , The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), Lone Star (1952) , Show Boat (1951) , My Forbidden Past (1951) , Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) , East Side, West Side (1949) , The Great Sinner (1949) , The Bribe (1949) , One Touch of Venus (1948) , The Hucksters (1947) , Singapore (1947) , The Killers (1946) , Whistle Stop (1946) , She Went to the Races (1945) , Music for Millions (1944) , Blonde Fever (1944) ,Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) , Three Men in White (1944) , Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) , Lost Angel (1943) , Swing Fever (1943) , Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Young Ideas (1943) , Ghosts on the Loose (1943) , Hitler's Madman (1943) , Reunion in France (1942) , Mighty Lak a Goat (1942) , Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) , Sunday Punch (1942) , Kid Glove Killer (1942) , This Time for Keeps (1942) , Joe Smith, American (1942) , We Do It Because- (1942) , H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) , Fancy Answers (1941)

Greta Garbo

Greta Lovisa Gustafsson
1905 - 1990
Swedish /American born Stockholm

Nickname The Face, The Swedish Sphinx, Garbo . Height 5' 7½" (1.71 m) . In "Anna Karenina" (1935) the train pulls into the Moscow train station, a cloud of steam envelopes the exit of a first class car and then a woman emerges from the cloud. The figure is aristocratic, the face is a vision. But it's the eyes that enthrall the viewer and Vronsky who has expected his mother to be the first woman off the train. Bosley Crowther, New York Times film critic from 1940 to 1967, had this to say about the Garbo eyes: "Set in the face of classic structure were large, sad, luminous eyes that expressed a limited but intense emotional range". Crowther did not include this film in his short list of Garbo's major artistic achievements. His list: "Anna Christie" (1930) where Garbo "made the role of the cynical dockside ex- prostitute a thing of poetic beauty;" "Camille" (1936) where she played the Paris courtesan who had inspired novels, concertos and an opera with "alabaster loveliness;" "Ninotchka" (1939) where Garbo "demonstrated that she had the wit and flexibility to be a fine comedienne;" "Grand Hotel" (1932) where Garbo, then only 26, played a fading ballerina; and "Queen Christina" (1933) where Crowther was impressed by how she "deftly romped in masculine costumes". All of Garbo's films were in black and white and black and white enhanced her mystery and romantic allure. In real life, Garbo knew when to make her exit from Hollywood and the public eye. Her sense of timing, when to make her entrance and her exit -- perhaps she learned something from Tolstoy whose "Anna Karenina" must have been based on a woman just as real as Maureen O'Sullivan's Kitty in that film whom a man like Tolstoy won when Kitty lost Vronsky to a woman who could reveal so much through her eyes.

Two-Faced Woman (1941) , Ninotchka (1939) , Conquest (1937) , Camille (1936) , Anna Karenina (1935) , The Painted Veil (1934) , Queen Christina (1933) , As You Desire Me (1932) , Grand Hotel (1932), Mata Hari (1931) , Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931) , Anna Christie (1931) , Inspiration (1931) , Romance (1930) , Anna Christie (1930) , The Kiss (1929) , The Single Standard (1929) , Wild Orchids (1929) , A Woman of Affairs (1928) , The Mysterious Lady (1928) , The Divine Woman (1928) , Love (1927/I) , Flesh and the Devil (1926) , The Temptress (1926) , Torrent (1926) , Freudlose Gasse, Die (1925) , Gösta Berlings saga (1924) , Luffarpetter (1922) , Kärlekens ögon (1922) , Lyckoriddare, En (1921) ,Konsum Stockholm Promo (1921) , Herr och fru Stockholm (1920)