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Kenneth Williams

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Kenneth Charles Williams
1926 - 1988 (accidental overdose)
British born London

Nickname Casey, Kenny . Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . The acting bug bit Kenneth Williams when, as a student, his English teacher suggested he try out for a school play. He found that he enjoyed it tremendously, but when he raised the possibility at home of becoming an actor, his father forbade it. Williams was eventually sent to art school in London in 1941. In 1944 he was drafted into the army, and although posted to the Royal Engineers, he managed to land a job in the Combined Services Entertainment unit, where he got a chance to act in shows that were put on to entertain the troops, and even designed the posters that advertised the shows.After his discharge from the army he began to work as a professional actor, and traveled the country in repertory companies. It was in a production of "Saint Joan", where he played the Dauphin, that a radio producer saw him and hired him to do voice characterizations on a popular radio comedy show, "Hancock's Half Hour". His penchant for wild, off-the-wall characters led to his being hired by the producers of the "Carry On" comedy series, where he performed in 26 entries in the long-running series. When the series ended, Williams returned to radio work, and also made the rounds of the TV talk shows in addition to writing several books, including his autobiography. Later in his life Williams developed a serious ulcer, and was given medication to combat the pain. On April 15th 1988, he was found dead in his bed; it was determined that in addition to his regular pain pills, he had apparently taken some sleeping pills the night before, and the combination of those and his regular medication proved fatal.

The Princess and the Cobbler (1993) , "Jackanory" (1975) , "Galloping Galaxies!" (1985) ,"Some You Win" (1984) , "Willo the Wisp" (1981) , "Whizzkid's Guide" (1981) , Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) , The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) , Let's Make a Musical (1977) , Carry on Behind (1975) , Carry on Dick (1974) , Carry on Abroad (1972) , Carry on Matron (1972) , Carry on at Your Convenience (1971) , "Meanwhile on BBC2" (1971) , Carry on Henry (1971) , Carry on Loving (1970) , "The Kenneth Williams Show" (1970) , Carry on Again Doctor (1969) , "Join Jim Dale" (1969), Carry on Camping (1969) , Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968) , Carry on Doctor (1967) , Follow That Camel (1967) , Don't Lose Your Head (1966) , Carry on Screaming! (1966) , Carry on Cowboy (1965) , Carry on Cleo (1964) , "The Wednesday Play" (1964) , Carry on Spying (1964) , French Cricket (1964), Carry on Jack (1963) , Carry on Cruising (1962) , Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) , Carry on Regardless (1961) , His and Hers (1961) , Raising the Wind (1961) , Make Mine Mink (1960) , Carry on Constable (1960) , Tommy the Toreador (1959) , Carry on Teacher (1959) , Carry on Nurse (1959) , The Noble Spaniard (1958) , Carry on Sergeant (1958) , Saint Joan (1958) , "Hancock's Half Hour" (1956) , "Dick and the Duchess" (1957) , "Sword of Freedom" (1957) , Three Men in a Boat (1956) ,Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) , The Seekers (1954) , Misalliance (1954) , Innocents in Paris (1953) , The Beggar's Opera (1953) , Valley of Song (1953) , Trent's Last Case (1952) , The Wonderful Visit (1952)

Gene Wilder

2006-12-15T01:55:00.000-08:00

Jerome Silberman
1933 -
American born Milwaukee

Height 5' 10½" (1.79 m) . Gene Wilder caught his first big break playing a small role in the off-Broadway production of Arnold Wesker's "Roots" and followed quickly with his Broadway debut as the comic valet in "The Complaisant Lover" (both 1961), for which he won the Clement Derwent Award. His other Broadway credits included "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1963, with Kirk Douglas), "The White House" (1964, with Helen Hayes) and "Luv" (1966), but it was a 1963 Broadway production of "Mother Courage and Her Children" that altered the course of his life forever. In its cast was Anne Bancroft, who was dating Mel Brooks at the time, and the relationship established between the two men eventually led to Wilder's becoming part of Brooks' "stock company". Wilder's Actor's Studio connection may have helped him land his first feature, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), in which he drew much favourable attention in a small but memorable role as a frightened young undertaker abducted by the legendary duo. Wilder's performance as the endearingly frantic Leo Bloom in The Producers (1968) kicked off his celebrated collaboration with Mel Brooks and garnered him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. His career gained momentum as he played a swashbuckler in Start the Revolution Without Me (1970), the candy impresario of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and a sheep-smitten doctor in Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972). Wilder re-teamed with Mel Brooks for the inspired lunacy of Blazing Saddles (1974) and Young Frankenstein (1974), earning his second Oscar nomination for his first-time screen-writing efforts (along with Mel Brooks) on the latter. Spurred by these triumphs, Wilder made his directorial debut (in addition to acting and starring) with The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975). His first association with Richard Pryor had come on Blazing Saddles (1974), but Richard Pryor (co-screenwriter) had lost out in his bid for the Cleavon Little role. Richard Pryor and Wilder first acted together in the highly entertaining and commercially successful Silver Streak (1976) and scored at the box office again with Stir Crazy (1980), but their later efforts were mediocre. Ironically, Hanky Panky (1982), Wilder's first of three films with his late wife Gilda Radner, originally was written to pair him with Richard Pryor again, but Richard Pryor's unavailability necessitated rewriting the part for Gilda Radner. Spouse Karen Boyer (8 September 1991 - present), Gilda Radner (18 September 1984 - 20 May 1989) (her death), Mary Joan Schutz (27 October 1967 - 1974) (divorced) 1 child, Mary Mercier (22 July 1960 - 1965) (divorced).

"Will & Grace" (2002) , The Lady in Question (1999) , Alice in Wonderland (1999) , Murder in a Small Town (1999), "Something Wilder" (1994) , Another You (1991) , Funny About Love (1990) , See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) , Haunted Honeymoon (1986) , The Woman in Red (1984) , Hanky Panky (1982) , Stir Crazy (1980) , Sunday Lovers (1980) , The Frisco Kid (1979) , The World's Greatest Lover (1977) , "The Electric Company" (1977) , Silver Streak (1976) , The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) , Young Frankenstein (1974) , Annie and the Hoods (1974) , The Little Prince (1974) , Thursday's Game (1974) , Blazing Saddles (1974) , Rhinoceros (1974) , Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) , The Scarecrow (1972) , Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) , Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) , Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) , The Producers (1968) , Bonnie and Clyde (1967) , Death of a Salesman (1966) , "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1962) , "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1962) , "The Defenders" (1962)

Richard Widmark

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1914 -
American born Sunrise

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Richard Widmark grew up in Princeton, Illinois, and attended Lake Forest (IL) College, where he first began acting. He taught acting at Lake Forest after graduation until 1938, when he made his radio debut in New York in "Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories". Widmark made his Broadway stage debut in 1943 in "Kiss and Tell". He had been rejected as unsuitable for military service because of a perforated eardrum. In 1947 he got his big break, making film history as Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death (1947), beginning a seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox. His hand and footprints were cast in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1949. After his contract with Fox expired, Widmark went independent. He first appeared on TV as himself in an episode of "I Love Lucy" (1951), and began producing films om the late 1950s. His film career slowed after the 1970s, but he remained active in made-for-TV movies. He starred in his own TV series in 1972, "Madigan" (1972), based on his hit movie of 1968, but only six episodes were produced before the show was canceled. In 1988 The American Movie Classics cable TV channel honored Widmark by airing "The Richard Widmark Film Festival." Spouse Susan Blanchard (September 1999 - present), Jean Hazlewood (5 April 1942 - 2 March 1997) (her death) 1 child.

Lincoln (1992) , True Colors (1991) , Cold Sassy Tree (1989) , Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) , A Gathering of Old Men (1987) , Blackout (1985) , Against All Odds (1984) , Who Dares Wins (1982) , Hanky Panky (1982) , National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982) , A Whale for the Killing (1981) , All God's Children (1980) , Bear Island (1979) , Mr. Horn (1979) , The Swarm (1978) , Coma (1978/I) , Rollercoaster (1977) , The Domino Principle (1977) , Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) , The Sell-Out (1976) , To the Devil a Daughter (1976) , The Last Day (1975) , Murder on the Orient Express (1974) , "Benjamin Franklin" (1974) , Brock's Last Case (1973) ,
"Madigan" (1972) , When the Legends Die (1972) , Vanished (1971) , The Moonshine War (1970) , Death of a Gunfighter (1969) , A Talent for Loving (1969) , Madigan (1968) , The Way West (1967) , Alvarez Kelly (1966) , The Bedford Incident (1965) , Cheyenne Autumn (1964) , Flight from Ashiya (1964) , The Long Ships (1963) , How the West Was Won (1962) , Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) , Two Rode Together (1961) , The Secret Ways (1961) , The Alamo (1960) , Warlock (1959) , The Trap (1959) , The Tunnel of Love (1958) , The Law and Jake Wade (1958), Time Limit (1957) , Saint Joan (1957) , The Last Wagon (1956) , Run for the Sun (1956) , Backlash (1956) , The Cobweb (1955) , A Prize of Gold (1955) , Broken Lance (1954) , Garden of Evil (1954) , Hell and High Water (1954) , Take the High Ground! (1953) , Pickup on South Street (1953) , Destination Gobi (1953) , My Pal Gus (1952) , O. Henry's Full House (1952) , Don't Bother to Knock (1952) , Red Skies of Montana (1952) , The Frogmen (1951) , Halls of Montezuma (1950) , No Way Out (1950) , Panic in the Streets (1950) , Night and the City (1950) , Slattery's Hurricane (1949) , Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) , Yellow Sky (1948) , Road House (1948) , The Street with No Name (1948) , Kiss of Death (1947)

Mae West

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Mary Jane West
1892 - 1980 (complications from strokes)
American born Brooklyn

Height 5' 1" (1.55 m) . Mae West was born in Brooklyn, New York, to "Battling Jack" West and Matilda Doelger. She began her career as a child star in vaudeville, and later went on to write her own plays, including "SEX", for which she was arrested. Though her first movie role was a small part in Night After Night (1932), her scene has become famous. A coat check girl exclaims, "Goodness! What lovely diamonds!", after seeing Mae's jewelry. Mae replies, "Goodness had nothing to do with it". Her next film, in which she starred, came the following year. She Done Him Wrong (1933) was based on her earlier and very popular play, "Diamond Lil". She went on to write and star in seven more films, including My Little Chickadee (1940) with W.C. Fields. Her last movie was Sextette (1978), which also came from a play. She died two years later. Spouse Frank Wallace (11 April 1911 - 21 July 1942) (divorced).

Sextette (1978) , Myra Breckinridge (1970) , The Heat's On (1943) , My Little Chickadee (1940) , Every Day's a Holiday (1937) , Go West Young Man (1936) , Klondike Annie (1936) , Goin' to Town (1935) , Belle of the Nineties (1934) , I'm No Angel (1933) , She Done Him Wrong (1933) , Night After Night (1932)

Orson Welles

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George Orson Welles
1915 - 1985 (heart attack)
American born Kenosha

Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m) . His father was a well-to-do inventor, his mother a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. When his mother died (he was nine) he traveled the world with his father. When his father died (he was fifteen) he became the ward of Chicago's Dr. Maurice Bernstein. In 1931 he graduated from the Todd School in Woodstock, Illinois; he turned down college offers for a sketching tour of Ireland. He tried unsuccessfully to enter the London and Broadway stages, traveling some more in Morocco and Spain (where he fought in the bullring). Recommendations by Thornton Wilder and Alexander Woollcott got him into Katherine Cornell's road company, with which he made his New York debut as Tybalt in 1934. The same year he married, directed his first short, and appeared on radio for the first time. He began working with John Houseman and formed the Mercury Theatre with him in 1937. In 1938 they produced "The Mercury Theatre on the Air", famous for its broadcast version of "The War of the Worlds" (intended as a Halloween prank). His first film to be seen by the public was Citizen Kane (1941), a commercial failure losing RKO $150,000, but regarded by many as the best film ever made. Many of his next films were commercial failures and he exiled himself to Europe in 1948. In 1956 he directed Touch of Evil (1958); it failed in the U.S. but won a prize at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. In 1975, in spite of all his box-office failures, he received the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 1984 the Directors Guild of America awarded him its highest honor, the D.W. Griffith Award. His reputation as a film maker has climbed steadily ever since. Spouse Paola Mori (8 May 1955 - 10 October 1985) (his death) 1 child, Rita Hayworth (7 September 1943 - 1 December 1948) (divorced) 1 child, Virginia Nicholson (14 November 1934 - 1 February 1940) (divorced) 1 child.

The Hitch Hiker (2004) , Moby Dick (1999) , Someone to Love (1987) , The Transformers: The Movie (1986) , The Enchanted Journey (1984) , Hot Money (1983) , Where Is Parsifal? (1983) , Butterfly (1982) , Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) , History of the World: Part I (1981) , "Tales of the Klondike" (1981) , "Magnum, P.I." (1981) , Shogun (1980/I) , "Shogun" (1980/II) , Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980) , The Greenstone (1980) , The Double McGuffin (1979) , The Muppet Movie (1979) , The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979) , A Woman Called Moses (1978) , Grande attacco, Il (1978) , It Happened One Christmas (1977) , Hot Tomorrows (1977) , Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1977), Some Call It Greed (1977) , Voyage of the Damned (1976) , Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975) , And Then There Were None (1974) , Necromancy (1972) , The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) , Treasure Island (1972) , Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) , Décade prodigieuse, La (1971) , "Night Gallery" (1971) , A Safe Place (1971) , Freedom River (1971) , Malpertuis (1971) , London (1971) , Waterloo (1970/I) , "The Name of the Game" (1970) , Catch-22 (1970) , Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) , The Kremlin Letter (1970) , Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970) , The Deep (1970) , Upon This Rock (1970) , The Golden Honeymoon (1970) , Bitka na Neretvi (1969) , 12 + 1 (1969) , The Southern Star (1969) , Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat (1969) , The Merchant of Venice (1969) , Kampf um Rom I (1968) , House of Cards (1968) , The Immortal Story (1968) , Tepepa (1968) , I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) , Oedipus the King (1967) , The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967) , Casino Royale (1967) , A Man for All Seasons (1966) , Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) , Campanadas a medianoche (1965) , Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo, La (1965) , A King's Story (1965) , The V.I.P.s (1963) , Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) , Procès, Le (1962) , Tartari, I (1961) , King of Kings (1961) , La Fayette (1961) , Austerlitz (1960) , Crack in the Mirror (1960) , David e Golia (1960) , Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) , Compulsion (1959) , High Journey (1959), The Roots of Heaven (1958) , The Fountain of Youth (1958) , The Vikings (1958) , Touch of Evil (1958) , The Long, Hot Summer (1958) , Man in the Shadow (1957/I) , Moby Dick (1956) , "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956) , "The Orson Welles Sketchbook" (1955) , Mr. Arkadin (1955) , Napoléon (1955) , Three Cases of Murder (1955) , Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) , Trouble in the Glen (1954) , Si Versailles m'était conté (1954) , King Lear (1953) , Uomo, la bestia e la virtù, L' (1953) , Trent's Last Case (1952) , The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952) , Petit monde de Don Camillo, Le (1952) , The Black Rose (1950) , Prince of Foxes (1949) , Black Magic (1949) , The Third Man (1949) , Macbeth (1948) , The Lady from Shanghai (1947) , Duel in the Sun (1946) , The Stranger (1946) , Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) , Jane Eyre (1944) , Journey Into Fear (1943) , The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) , Citizen Kane (1941) , Swiss Family Robinson (1940) , Too Much Johnson (1938) , The Hearts of Age (1934)

Tuesday Weld

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Susan Ker Weld
1943 -
American born New York City

Height 5' 4" (1.63 m) . Susan Ker Weld was born on August 27, 1943, in New York City. When her father, Lathrop Motley Weld, died three years later at the age of 49, the cute little girl, whose name by then had somehow been transmogrified into "Tuesday", took over the role of the family breadwinner. She became a successful child model, posing for advertisements and mail-order catalogs. Her work and the burden of responsibility estranged her from her mother Aileen and her two elder siblings and catapulted the preteen girl into adulthood. At nine years of age she suffered a nervous breakdown, at ten she started heavy drinking. One year later she began to have affairs, and at the age of twelve she tried to commit suicide. In 1956 she debuted in the low-budget exploitation movie Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) and decided to become an actress. After numerous TV appearances in New York she went to Hollywood in 1958 and was cast for Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958), something of a breakthrough for her. Over the next few years Tuesday became Hollywood's queen of teen, playing mainly precocious sex kittens. Her wild private life added to the entertainment of her fans. Critics acknowledged her talent, directors approved of her professionalism, and in the late 1960s she even managed to grow out of her child/woman image and find more demanding roles - she had been "sweet little 16" for about 16 years. However, Tuesday Weld didn't achieve first-magnitude stardom. Maybe she was just unlucky with her selection of jobs (she turned down Lolita (1962), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), True Grit (1969), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), among others); maybe her independence-loving mind made her instinctively shrink back from the restraints of superstardom. In any case, she kept on performing well in films that had either not much flair or not much success. From the mid-'70s on she focused more and more on made-for-TV movies, which was ironic in that the best (Once Upon a Time in America (1984)) and the most successful (Falling Down (1993)) films that came her way happened after her big-screen career had pretty much petered out. Spouse Pinchas Zukerman (18 October 1985 - 1998) (divorced) 1 child, Dudley Moore
(20 September 1975 - 1980) (divorced) 1 son, Claude Harz (October 1965 - 1970) (divorced) 1 child.

Chelsea Walls (2001) , Investigating Sex (2001) , Feeling Minnesota (1996) , Falling Down (1993) , "Cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith, Les" (1990) , Heartbreak Hotel (1988) , Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) , Something in Common (1986) , Scorned and Swindled (1984) , Once Upon a Time in America (1984) , The Winter of Our Discontent (1983) , Author! Author! (1982) , The Rainmaker (1982) , Thief (1981) , Madame X (1981) , Serial (1980) , Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (1980) , Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) , A Question of Guilt (1978) , Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) , F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1976) , Reflections of Murder (1974) , Play It As It Lays (1972) , A Safe Place (1971) , I Walk the Line (1970) , Pretty Poison (1968) , "Cimarron Strip" (1968) , The Crucible (1967) , Lord Love a Duck (1966) , The Cincinnati Kid (1965) , I'll Take Sweden (1965) , "The Fugitive" (1964) , "Mr. Broadway" (1964) , Soldier in the Rain (1963) , "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963) , "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1963) , "The Eleventh Hour" (1963) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1961) , "Ben Casey" (1962) , "Route 66" (1962) , "Naked City" (1962) , "Adventures in Paradise" (1962) , Bachelor Flat (1962) , "Bus Stop" (1961) , "Follow the Sun" (1961) , Wild in the Country (1961) , Return to Peyton Place (1961) , The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960) , "The Tab Hunter Show" (1960) , High Time (1960) , Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) , "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1960) , Because They're Young (1960) , "The Millionaire" (1959) , "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1958) , The Five Pennies (1959) , Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) , "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1957) , Rock, Rock, Rock (1956)

Raquel Welch

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Jo Raquel Tejada
1940 -
American born Chicago

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) . A new reigning 60s international sex symbol took her cinematic throne as soon as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry prehistoric bikini get-up. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right amazonian places, One Million Years B.C. (1966), if nothing else, captured the hearts and libidos of modern men (not to mention their teenage sons) while producing THE most definitive and best-selling pin-up poster of that time. After a major dry spell following the death of Marilyn Monroe in 1962, the auburn-maned Ms. Welch effortlessly assumed Marilyn's title and forever wiped away the notion that enduring sex goddesses came only in one form -- bottled blonds.She was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children born to Bolivian Armando Carlos Tejada, an aerospace engineer, and his Irish-American wife Josephine Sarah Hall. The family moved to San Diego, California (her father was transferred) when Raquel was only two. Taking dance lessons as a youngster, she grew up to be quite a knockout and nailed a number of teen beauty titles ("Miss Photogenic," "Miss La Jolla," "Miss Contour," "Miss Fairest of the Fair" and "Miss San Diego"). With her sights set on theater arts, she studied at San Diego State College on a scholarship starting in 1958 and married her first husband, a high school sweetheart named James Welch, the following year. They had two children Damon (born 1960) and Tahnee (born 1961). Tahnee would go on to take advantage of her own stunning looks as an actress, most notably a prime featured role in Cocoon (1985).On the sly, Raquel became a local TV weather girl in San Diego and eventually quit college because of her responsibilities. Following the end of her marriage in 1961 (they divorced in 1965), she packed up her two children and moved to Dallas, Texas, where she modeled for Neiman-Marcus and worked as a barmaid for a time. Regrouping, she returned to California, migrated to Los Angeles, and made the rounds of film/TV auditions. Providing sexy/perky decoration on such shows as "Bewitched," "McHale's Navy" and "The Virginian," she also paid her dues in filler bits with such movies as Elvis Presley's Roustabout (1964) and Doris Day's Do Not Disturb (1965). In the midst of the "beach party" craze, it's not surprising to find that her first prime role would be in the obvious A Swingin' Summer (1965), which concentrated more on musical guests 'Righteous Brothers, The and 'Gary Lewis & the Playboys' than on Raquel's outstanding contributions. But 20th Century Fox certainly took notice and signed her up.With her very first film under contract (actually, she was on loan out to Britain's Hammer Studios at the time), she took on the remake of One Million B.C. (1940) in the Carole Landis role and the rest is history. Raquel remained an international commodity for her first few years of celebrity. In England, she was quite revealing as the deadly sin representing "lust" for the comedy team of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in their vehicle Bedazzled (1967), and as the title secret agent in the sexy spy spoof Fathom (1967). In Italy, she appeared in mediocre vehicles opposite such heartthrobs as Marcello Mastroianni. Back in the U.S. by 1968, she caused quite a stir in her brazen sex scenes with black athlete Jim Brown in the "spaghetti western" 100 Rifles (1969), and as the trans-gendered title role in the unfathomable Myra Breckinridge (1970), adapted from Gore Vidal novel while locking horns with the aging diva Mae West. The instant cult movie was a laughing stock to all concerned and certainly damaged Raquel's attempt at being taking seriously as an actress.Box office bombs abounded after this. Try as she might with dramatic stabs, the writing was pretty much on the wall that Hollywood was resistant, even though her performances in .Kansas City Bomber (1972) and The Wild Party (1975) drew good reviews. With determination, she partly offset this with modest supporting roles in large ensemble pieces. She showed definite spark and won a Golden Globe for the swashbuckler The Three Musketeers (1973), and appeared to good advantage in the mystery thriller The Last of Sheila (1973). She planned on making a comeback in Cannery Row (1982), even agreeing to appear topless (which she had never done before), but during production, she was suddenly fired without notice. She sued MGM for breach of contract and ultimately won a $15 million settlement, but this didn't help her film career. TV movies became a positive milieu for Raquel as she developed serious vehicles for herself such as The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1982) (TV) and Right to Die (1987) (TV). She also found a lucrative avenue pitching beauty products in infomercials and developing exercise videos à la Jane Fonda. Moreover, Raquel took advantage of her modest singing and dancing abilities, by performing in splashy Las Vegas showrooms and starring in such plausible stage vehicles as "Woman of the Year" and "Victor/Victoria." Still a dazzler at age 60+, she has been seen sporadically over the years and still able to turn heads. More recently she co-starred in the Hispanic-oriented TV series "American Family" (2002) and in the film Tortilla Soup (2001). She is currently married to fourth husband Richard Palmer, who is 15 years her junior. Spouse Richard Palmer (17 July 1999 - present) (separated), André Weinfeld (5 July 1980 - 1990) (divorced), Patrick Curtis (14 February 1967 - 1972) (divorced), James Welch (8 May 1959 - 1964) (divorced) 2 children.

Forget About It (2006) , "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2004) , "American Family" (2002) , Legally Blonde (2001) , Tortilla Soup (2001) , "Spin City" (1997) , Folle d'elle (1998) , Chairman of the Board (1998) , "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1996) , "Central Park West" (1996) , "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1995) , Central Park West (1995) , Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993) , Torch Song (1993) , Tainted Blood (1993) , Trouble in Paradise (1989) , Scandal in a Small Town (1988) , Right to Die (1987) ,The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1982) , "Mork & Mindy" (1979) , Animal, L' (1977) , Crossed Swords (1977) , Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) , "Saturday Night Live" (1976) , The Wild Party (1975) , The Four Musketeers (1974) , The Three Musketeers (1973) , The Last of Sheila (1973) , Kansas City Bomber (1972) , Fuzz (1972) , Bluebeard (1972) , Hannie Caulder (1971) , Myra Breckinridge (1970) , The Beloved (1970) , The Magic Christian (1969) , Flareup (1969) , "Bracken's World" (1969) , 100 Rifles (1969) , Lady in Cement (1968) , Bandolero! (1968) , The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) , Bedazzled (1967) , Fathom (1967) , Plus vieux métier du monde, Le (1967) , Spara forte, più forte, non capisco (1966) , One Million Years B.C. (1966) , Fantastic Voyage (1966) , Fate, Le (1966) , Do Not Disturb (1965) , "Wendy and Me" (1965) , A Swingin' Summer (1965) , "The Baileys of Balboa" (1965) , "The Rogues" (1964) , Roustabout (1964) , "Bewitched" (1964) , "McHale's Navy" (1964) , "The Virginian" (1964) , A House Is Not a Home (1964) , "The Hollywood Palace" (1964)

Sigourney Weaver

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Susan Alexandra Weaver
1949 -
American born New York City

Height 5' 11½" (1.82 m) . Sigourney Weaver was born Susan Alexandra Weaver, on October 8, 1949, in Leroy Hospital in New York City. Her father, TV producer Sylvester L. Weaver Jr., originally wanted to name her Flavia, because of his passion for Roman history (he had already named her elder brother Trajan). Her mother, Elizabeth Inglis, was a British actress who had sacrificed her career for a family. Sigourney grew up in a virtual bubble of guiltless bliss, being taken care by nannies and maids. By 1959, the Weavers had resided in 30 different households. In 1961, Sigourney began attending the Brearly Girls Academy, but her mother moved her to another New York private school, Chapin. Sigourney was quite a bit taller than most of her other classmates (at the age of 13, she was already 5' 10"), resulting in her constantly being laughed at and picked on; in order to gain their acceptance, she took on the role of class clown.In 1962, her family moved to San Francisco briefly, an unpleasant experience for her. Later, they moved back east to Connecticut, where she became a student at the Ethel Walker School, facing the same problems as before. In 1963, she changed her name to "Sigourney", after the character "Sigourney Howard" in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (her own birth name, Susan, was in honor of her mother's best friend, explorer Susan Pretzlik). Sigourney had already starred in a school drama production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and, in 1965, she worked during the summer with a stock troupe, performing in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "You Can't Take It With You" (she didn't star in the latter because she was taller than the lead actor!). After graduating from school in 1967, she spent some months in a kibbutz at Israel. At that time, she became engaged to reporter Aaron Latham, but they soon broke up.In 1969, Sigourney enrolled in Stanford University, majoring in English Literature. She also participated in school plays, especially Japanese Noh plays. By that time she was living in a treehouse, alongside a male friend, dressed in elf-like clothes! After completing her studies in 1971, she applied for the Yale School of Drama in New York. Despite appearing at the audition reading a Bertolt Brecht speech and wearing a rope-like belt, she was accepted by the school but her professors rejected her, because of her height, and kept typecasting her as prostitutes and old women (whereas classmate Meryl Streep was treated almost reverently). However, in 1973, while making her theatrical debut with "Watergate Classics", she met up with a team of playwrights and actors and began hanging around with them., resulting in long-term friendships with Christopher Durang, Kate McGregor-Stewart and Albert Innaurato.In 1974 she starred in such plays as Aristophanes' "Frogs" and Durang's "The Nature and Purpose of the Universe" and "Daryl and Carol and Kenny and Jenny", as Jenny. After finishing her studies that year, she began seriously pursuing a stage career, but her height kept being a hindrance. However, she continued working on stage with Durang (in "Titanic" [1975]) and Innaurato (in "Gemini" [1976] ). Other 1970s stage works included "Marco Polo Sing a Song", "The Animal Kingdom", "A Flea in Her Ear", "The Constant Husband", "Conjuring an Event" and others. However, the one that really got her noticed was "Das Lusitania Songspiel", a play she co-wrote with Durang and in which she starred for two seasons, from 1979 to 1981. She was also up for a Drama Desk Award for it. During the mid-70s she appeared in several TV spots and even starred as Avis Ryan in the soap opera "Somerset" (1970).In 1977 she was cast in the role Shelley Duvall finally played in Annie Hall (1977), after rejecting the part due to prior stage commitments. In the end, however, Woody Allen offered her a part in the film that, while short (she was onscreen for six seconds), made many people sit up and take notice. She later appeared in Madman (1978) and, of course, Alien (1979). The role of the tough, uncompromising Ripley made Sigourney an "overnight" star and brought her a British Award Nomination. She next appeared in Eyewitness (1981) and The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), the latter being a great success in Australia that won an Oscar and brought Sigourney and co-star Mel Gibson to Cannes in 1983. The same year she delivered an honorary Emmy award to her father, a few months before her uncle, actor Doodles Weaver, committed suicide. That year also brought her a romance with Jim Simpson, her first since having broken up two years previously with James M. McClure. She and Simpson were married on 1 October 1984. Sigourney had meanwhile played in the poorly received Deal of the Century (1983) and the mega-hit Ghost Busters (1984). She was also nominated for a Tony Award for her tour-de-force performance in the play "Hurly Burly". Then followed Une femme ou deux (1985), Half Moon Street (1986) and Aliens (1986). The latter was a huge success, and Sigourney was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Oscar.She then entered her most productive career period and snatched Academy Award nominations, in both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories, for her intense portrayal of Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) and her delicious performance as a double-crossing, power-hungry corporate executive in Working Girl (1988). She ended up losing in both, but made up for it to a degree by winning both Golden Globes. After appearing in a documentary about fashion photographer Helmut Newton, Frames from the Edge (1989), and reprising her role in the sequel Ghostbusters II (1989), she discovered she was pregnant and retired from public life for a while. She gave birth to her daughter Charlotte on 13 April 1990, and returned to movies as a (now skinhead) Ripley in Alien³ (1992) and a gorgeous Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), her second film with director Ridley Scott. She starred in the political comedy Dave (1993) alongside Kevin Kline, and then a Roman Polanski thriller, Death and the Maiden (1994).In 1995 she was seen in Jeffrey (1995) and Copycat (1995). The next year she "trod the boards" in "Sex and Longing", yet another Durang play. She hadn't performed in the theater in many years before that play, her last stage performances occurring in the 1980s in "As You Like It" (1981), "Beyond Therapy" (1981), "The Marriage of 'Bette and Boo'" (1985) and "The Merchant of Venice" (1986). In 1997 she was the protagonist in Grimm's Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997), The Ice Storm (1997) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). Her performance in "The Ice Storm" got her a BAFTA prize and another Golden Globe nod. She also gave excellent performances in A Map of the World (1999) and the sci-fi spoof Galaxy Quest (1999). Her next comedy, Company Man (2000), wasn't quite so warmly welcomed critically and financially, however. She next played a sexy con artist in Heartbreakers (2001) and had a voice role in Big Bad Love (2001). Her father died at the age of 93. Sigourney herself has recently starred in Tadpole (2002) and is planning a cinematic version of The Guys (2002), the enthralling September 11th one-act drama she played on stage on late 2001. She remains a remarkable and enormously talented actress, and at the age of 52 is still one of the world's great beauties. Spouse Jim Simpson (1 October 1984 - present) 1 child.

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) , The Girl in the Park (2007) , Vantage Point (2007) , Happily N'Ever After (2007) , Infamous (2006) , The TV Set (2006), Snow Cake (2006) , The Village (2004) , Imaginary Heroes (2004) , Holes (2003) , The Guys (2002) , Futurama" (2002) , Tadpole (2002) , Big Bad Love (2001) , Heartbreakers (2001) , Company Man (2000), Galaxy Quest (1999) , A Map of the World (1999) , Alien: Resurrection (1997) , Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) , The Ice Storm (1997) , Copycat (1995) , Jeffrey (1995) , Death and the Maiden (1994) , Dave (1993) , Rabbit Ears: Peachboy (1993) , 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) , Alien³ (1992) , Ghostbusters II (1989) , Working Girl (1988) , Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) , "Saturday Night Live" (1986) , Half Moon Street (1986) , Aliens (1986) , Une femme ou deux (1985) , Walls of Glass (1985) , Ghost Busters (1984) , Deal of the Century (1983) , The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) , Eyewitness (1981) , 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! (1979) , 3 by Cheever: The Sorrows of Gin (1979), Alien (1979) , Madman (1978) , "The Best of Families" (1977) , Annie Hall (1977) , "Somerset" (1970)

John Wayne

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Marion Robert Morrison
1907 - 1979 (lung & stomach cancer)
American born Winterset

Nickname Duke, JW (family nickname) . Height 6' 4½" (1.94 m) . John Wayne (born Marion Morrison) was the son of pharmacist Clyde Morrison and his wife Mary. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern California, where they tried ranching in the Mojave Desert. Until the ranch failed, Marion and his younger brother Robert E. Morrison swam in an irrigation ditch and rode a horse to school. When the ranch failed, the family moved to Glendale, California, where Marion delivered medicines for his father, sold newspapers and had an Airedale dog named "Duke" (the source of his own nickname). He did well at school both academically and in football. When he narrowly failed admission to Annapolis he went to USC on a football scholarship 1925-7. Tom Mix got him a summer job as a prop man in exchange for football tickets. On the set he became close friends with director John Ford for whom, among others, he began doing bit parts, some billed as John Wayne. His first featured film was Men Without Women (1930). After more than 70 low-budget westerns and adventures, mostly routine, Wayne's career was stuck in a rut until Ford cast him in Stagecoach (1939), the movie that made him a star. He appeared in nearly 250 movies, many of epic proportions. From 1942-43 he was in a radio series, "The Three Sheets to the Wind", and in 1944 he helped found the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, a right-wing political organization, later becoming its President. His conservative political stance was also reflected in The Alamo (1960), which he produced, directed and starred in. His patriotic stand was enshrined in The Green Berets (1968) which he co-directed and starred in. Over the years Wayne was beset with health problems. In September 1964 he had a cancerous left lung removed; in March 1978 there was heart valve replacement surgery; and in January 1979 his stomach was removed. He received the Best Actor nomination for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and finally got the Oscar for his role as one-eyed Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (1969). A Congressional Gold Medal was struck in his honor in 1979. He is perhaps best remembered for his parts in Ford's cavalry trilogy - Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950). Spouse Pilar Wayne (1 November 1954 - 11 June 1979) (his death) 3 children, Esperanza Baur (17 January 1946 - 1 November 1954) (divorced), Josephine Alicia Saenz (24 June 1933 - 25 December 1945) (divorced) 4 children.

The Shootist (1976) , Rooster Cogburn (1975) , Brannigan (1975) , McQ (1974) , Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) , The Train Robbers (1973) , The Cowboys (1972) , Big Jake (1971) , Rio Lobo (1970) , Chisum (1970) , The Undefeated (1969) , True Grit (1969) , Hellfighters (1968) , The Green Berets (1968) , The War Wagon (1967) , El Dorado (1966) , Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) , The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) , In Harm's Way (1965) , The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) , Circus World (1964) , Donovan's Reef (1963) , McLintock! (1963) , How the West Was Won (1962) , "Alcoa Premiere" (1962) , The Longest Day (1962) , Hatari! (1962) , The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) , The Comancheros (1961) , "Wagon Train" (1960) , North to Alaska (1960) , The Alamo (1960) , The Horse Soldiers (1959) , Rio Bravo (1959) , The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) , I Married a Woman (1958) , Legend of the Lost (1957) , Jet Pilot (1957) , The Wings of Eagles (1957) , The Searchers (1956) , The Conqueror (1956) , "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955) , Blood Alley (1955) , The Sea Chase (1955) , The High and the Mighty (1954) , Hondo (1953) , Island in the Sky (1953) , Trouble Along the Way (1953) , Big Jim McLain (1952) , The Quiet Man (1952) , Miracle in Motion (1952) , Flying Leathernecks (1951) , Operation Pacific (1951) , Rio Grande (1950) , Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) , She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) , The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) , Wake of the Red Witch (1948) , 3 Godfathers (1948) , Red River (1948) , Fort Apache (1948) , Tycoon (1947) , Angel and the Badman (1947) , Without Reservations (1946) , Dakota (1945) , They Were Expendable (1945) , Back to Bataan (1945) , Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) , Tall in the Saddle (1944) , The Fighting Seabees (1944) , In Old Oklahoma (1943) , A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) , Reunion in France (1942) , Pittsburgh (1942) , Flying Tigers (1942) , In Old California (1942) , The Spoilers (1942) , Reap the Wild Wind (1942) , Lady for a Night (1942) , The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) , Lady from Louisiana (1941) , A Man Betrayed (1941) , Seven Sinners (1940) , The Long Voyage Home (1940) , Three Faces West (1940) , Dark Command (1940) , Allegheny Uprising (1939) , New Frontier (1939) , Wyoming Outlaw (1939) , Three Texas Steers (1939) , The Night Riders (1939) , Stagecoach (1939) , Red River Range (1938) , Santa Fe Stampede (1938) , Overland Stage Raiders (1938) , Pals of the Saddle (1938) , Born to the West (1937) , Adventure's End (1937) , Idol of the Crowds (1937) , I Cover the War (1937) , California Straight Ahead! (1937) , Conflict (1936) , Sea Spoilers (1936) , Winds of the Wasteland (1936) , The Lonely Trail (1936) , King of the Pecos (1936) , The Lawless Nineties (1936) , The Oregon Trail (1936) , Lawless Range (1935) , The New Frontier (1935) , Westward Ho (1935) , Paradise Canyon (1935) , The Dawn Rider (1935) , The Desert Trail (1935) , Rainbow Valley (1935) , Texas Terror (1935) , 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) , The Lawless Frontier (1934) , The Trail Beyond (1934) , The Star Packer (1934) , Randy Rides Alone (1934) , The Man from Utah (1934) , Blue Steel (1934) , West of the Divide (1934) , The Lucky Texan (1934), Sagebrush Trail (1933) , College Coach (1933), Riders of Destiny (1933) , The Man from Monterey (1933) , Baby Face (1933) , The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) , His Private Secretary (1933) , Somewhere in Sonora (1933) , Central Airport (1933) , The Three Musketeers (1933) , The Telegraph Trail (1933) , Haunted Gold (1932) , The Big Stampede (1932) , That's My Boy (1932) , Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) , The Hurricane Express (1932) , Lady and Gent (1932) , Two-Fisted Law (1932) , Texas Cyclone (1932) , The Shadow of the Eagle (1932) , Running Hollywood (1932) , The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1932) , Maker of Men (1931) , Range Feud (1931) , The Deceiver (1931) , Arizona (1931) , Three Girls Lost (1931) , Girls Demand Excitement (1931) , The Big Trail (1930) , Cheer Up and Smile (1930) , Rough Romance (1930) , Born Reckless (1930) , Men Without Women (1930) , The Forward Pass (1929) , Salute (1929) , Words and Music (1929) , The Black Watch (1929) , Speakeasy (1929) , Noah's Ark (1928) , Hangman's House (1928) , Four Sons (1928) , Mother Machree (1928) , The Drop Kick (1927) , Annie Laurie (1927) , The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) , Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) , Brown of Harvard (1926)

Dennis Waterman

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1948 -
British born London

Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) . Spouse Rula Lenska (3 January 1987 - 31 March 1998) (divorced), Patricia Maynard (2 April 1977 - ?) (divorced) 2 children, Penny Dixon (1972 - 1976) (divorced).

Back in Business (2007) , "New Tricks" (2006) , "Where the Heart Is" (2003) , "The Canterbury Tales" (2003) , New Tricks (2003) , "Murder in Mind"(2002) , Arthur's Dyke (2001) , "Dalziel and Pascoe" (1999) , "The Knock" (1997) , Circles of Deceit: Kalon (1996) , Vol-au-vent (1996) , Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret (1995) , "Stay Lucky" (1991) , Circle of Deceit (1993) , "On the Up" (1992) , "Boon" (1991), "Fiddley Foodle Bird" (1991) , Cold Justice (1989) , Minder: An Officer and a Car Salesman (1988) , "Tube Mice" (1988) , Mr. H Is Late (1988) , The First Kangaroos (1988) , Who's Our Little Jenny Lind (1987) , "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" (1986) , "Minder" (1980) , Minder on the Orient Express (1985) , The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982) , Comedy Tonight (1980) , "The Sweeney" (1978) , Sweeney 2 (1978) , Sweeney! (1977) , "Churchill's People" (1974) , Regan (1974) , "Special Branch" (1974) ,"Play for Today" (1974) , "Man About the House" (1974) , "Play of the Month" (1973) , "Thriller" (1973) , "The Pathfinders" (1973) , "New Scotland Yard" (1973) , The Belstone Fox (1973) , "Colditz" (1972) , Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) , Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) , "The Sextet" (1972) , Man in the Wilderness (1971) , "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1967) , Fright (1971) , Scars of Dracula (1970) , "Paul Temple" (1970) , My Lover My Son (1970) , "Journey to the Unknown" (1969) , "The First Lady" (1969) , I Can't... I Can't (1969) , A Promise of Bed (1969) , School for Unclaimed Girls (1969) , Up the Junction (1968) , "The Secret Agent" (1967), "Half Hour Story" (1967) , Go Kart Go (1964) , "William" (1962) , Crooks Anonymous (1962) , "Fair Exchange" (1962) , Pirates of Blood River (1962) , Snowball (1960) , Night Train for Inverness (1960)

Denzel Washington

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Denzel Washington Jr.
1954 -
American born Mt Vernon

Nickname D . Height 6' 0½" (1.84 m) . Tall, strikingly handsome leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Washington was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the 3 children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician mother. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University intent on a career in journalism. However, he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and upon graduation he moved to San Francisco and enrolled at the American Conservatory Theater. He left A.C.T. after only 1 year to seek work as an actor. With his acting versatility and powerful sexual presence, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Segal. Through the 1980s he worked in both movies and television and was chosen for the plum role of Dr. Chandler in NBC's hit medical series "St. Elsewhere" (1982), a role that he would play for 6 years. In 1989 he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Tripp, the runaway slave in Edward Zwick's powerful historical masterpiece Glory (1989). Through the 1990s Denzel co-starred in such big budget productions as The Pelican Brief (1993) ; Philadelphia (1993); Crimson Tide (1995); The Preacher's Wife (1996); and Courage Under Fire (1996) - a role for which he was paid $10 million. He lives quietly in Los Angeles with his wife Pauletta and their 4 children. Cerebral and meticulous in his film work, he made his debut as a director in 2002 with Antwone Fisher (2002). Spouse Pauletta Washington (25 June 1983 - present) 4 children.

American Gangster (2007) , Deja Vu (2006) , Inside Man (2006) , The Manchurian Candidate (2004) , Man on Fire (2004) , Out of Time (2003/I) , Antwone Fisher (2002) , John Q (2002) , Training Day (2001) , Remember the Titans (2000) , The Hurricane (1999) , The Bone Collector (1999) , The Siege (1998/I) , He Got Game (1998) , Fallen (1998) , Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997) , The Preacher's Wife (1996) , Courage Under Fire (1996) , Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) , Virtuosity (1995) , Crimson Tide (1995) , "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) , Philadelphia (1993) , The Pelican Brief (1993) , Much Ado About Nothing (1993) , Malcolm X (1992) , Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway (1992) , Ricochet (1991) , Mississippi Masala (1991) , Mo' Better Blues (1990) , Heart Condition (1990) , Glory (1989) , The Mighty Quinn (1989) , For Queen and Country (1988) , "St. Elsewhere" (1983) , Cry Freedom (1987) , Baka: The People of the Rainforest (1987) , Power (1986), The George McKenna Story (1986) , A Soldier's Story (1984) , License to Kill (1984) , Carbon Copy (1981) , Flesh & Blood (1979) , Coriolanus (1979) , Wilma (1977)

David Warner

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1941 -
British born Manchester

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . David Warner once described his childhood as "messy". His father changed jobs often and moved from town to town. David attended eight schools and "failed his exams at all of them". His parents separated when he was a teenager and he only saw his mother again seven years later - on her deathbed. After a series of odd jobs, he was accepted at the Royal Academy Of Dramatic Arts (RADA) where he was very unhappy. After RADA, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and got the part of Blifil in Tom Jones (1963). With the title role in Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) and a two-year stint as Hamlet with the RSC, Warner became a star at 24. Spouse Sheilah Kent (1979 - present) 1 child, Harriet Lidgren (1969 - 1972) (divorced).

Hogfather (2006) , "The Battle for Rome" (2006) , "Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire" (2006) , Sweeney Todd (2006) , "Sensitive Skin"(2005) , The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) , Straight Into Darkness (2005) , Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (2004) , "Conviction" (2004) , Avatar (2004) , Ladies in Lavender. (2004) , Cortex (2004) , "Grim & Evil" (2001) , Hearts of Gold (2003) , Kiss of Life (2003) , "Battle Force: Andromeda" (2003) , The Investigation (2002) , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2002) , Superstition (2001) , Back to the Secret Garden (2001) , Hornblower: Retribution (2001) , Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) , Planet of the Apes (2001) , The Code Conspiracy (2001) , "The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne" (2000) , "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (2000) , In the Beginning (2000) , "Batman Beyond" (2000) , Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000) , Forgotten Realms: Baldur's Gate II - Shadows of Amn (2000) , Star Wars: Force Commander (2000) , Cinderella (2000/I) , "The Hunger" (1999) , "Love & Money" (????) , "Superman" (1999) , Shergar (1999) , "The Outer Limits" (1995) , "Total Recall 2070" (1999) , Wing Commander (1999) , Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You (1999) , Descent 3 (1999) , The Last Leprechaun (1998) , Houdini (1998) , "Three" (1998) , "Toonsylvania" (1998) , The Little Unicorn (1998) , Scream 2 (1997) , Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997) , Titanic (1997) , "Men in Black: The Series" (1997) , "Spider-Man" (1997) , Money Talks (1997) , Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) , "Perversions of Science" (1997) , "Freakazoid!" (1995) , "Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys" (1996) , The Leading Man (1996) , Seven Servants (1996) , Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus (1996) , Rasputin (1996) , Felony (1996) , Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996) , Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (1996) , "A Mind to Kill" (1996) , "Gargoyles" (1995) , Final Equinox (1995) , "Iron Man" (1995) , Zoya (1995) , "Batman" (1992) , "The Choir" (1995) , "Biker Mice from Mars" (1995) , In the Mouth of Madness (1995) , Signs and Wonders (1995) , Naked Souls (1995) , Ice Cream Man (1995) , Inner Sanctum II (1994) , "Mighty Max" (1994), "Babylon 5" (1994) , "The Larry Sanders Show" (1993) , Necronomicon (1994) , "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1994) , Loving Deadly (1994) , Tryst (1994) , "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) , "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (1993) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1990) , Body Bags (1993) , "Wild Palms" (1993) , "Dinosaurs" (1993) , Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993) , Oeil qui ment, L' (1993) , Piccolo grande amore (1993) , Quest of the Delta Knights (1993) , The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1993) , Taking Liberty (1993) , "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1992) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1992) , The House on Sycamore Street (1992) , The Lost World (1992) , Return to the Lost World (1992) , De terre et de sang (1992) , Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) , Drive (1991) , Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) , Uncle Vanya (1991) , "Twin Peaks" (1991) , Blue Tornado (1991) , "Father Dowling Mysteries" (1990) , The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) , Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990) , Tripwire (1990) , Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) , "The Wars of the Roses" (1989) , Mortal Passions (1989) , Magdalene (1989) , Grave Secrets (1989) , Hansel and Gretel (1988) , Hanna's War (1988) , "Worlds Beyond" (1988) , Mr. North (1988) , Waxwork (1988) , My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988) , Spies Inc. (1988) , Hostile Takeover (1988) , Keys to Freedom (1988) , "Crossbow" (1987) , Desperado (1987) , "Hold the Back Page" (1985) , Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (1985) , Love's Labour's Lost (1985) , A Christmas Carol (1984) , "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1984) , The Company of Wolves (1984) , "Charlie" (1984) , Frankenstein (1984/I) , Summer Lightning (1984) , "Hart to Hart" (1983) , "Remington Steele" (1983) , The Man with Two Brains (1983) , Tron (1982) , "Marco Polo" (1982) , "Nancy Astor" (1982) , The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) , Time Bandits (1981) , "Masada" (1981) , The Island (1980) , S.O.S. Titanic (1979) , Time After Time (1979) , The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979) , Nightwing (1979) , "How the West Was Won" (1979) , Clouds of Glory: William and Dorothy (1978) , Silver Bears (1978) , "Holocaust" (1978) , The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978) , Clouds of Glory: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1978) , The Disappearance (1977) , Age of Innocence (1977) , Cross of Iron (1977) , Providence (1977) , The Blue Hotel (1977) , The Omen (1976) , Summer Rain (1976) , The Old Curiosity Shop (1975) , Little Malcolm (1974) , A Doll's House (1973/II) , From Beyond the Grave (1973) , Straw Dogs (1971) , The Uniform (1971) , Perfect Friday (1970) , The Engagement (1970) , The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) , Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell (1969) , The Sea Gull (1968) , The Fixer (1968) , A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) , Work Is a 4-Letter Word (1968) , The Bofors Gun (1968) , The Deadly Affair (1966) , The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) , Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) , "War of the Roses" (1965) , A King's Story (1965) , Tom Jones (1963) , The King's Breakfast (1963) , "Z Cars" (1963) ,
The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) , We Joined the Navy (1962)

Rachel Ward

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Rachel Claire Ward
1957 - British born Manchester

Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) . Spouse Bryan Brown (16 April 1983 - present) 3 children.

"Monarch Cove"(2006) , "Blackbeard" (2006) , Johnson County War (2002) , Bobbie's Girl (2002) , And Never Let Her Go (2001) , On the Beach (2000) , Seasons of Love (1999), My Stepson, My Lover (1997) , "Twisted Tales" (1996) , The Ascent (1994) , Double Obsession (1994) , Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) , Double Jeopardy (1992) , Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) , Black Magic (1992) , And the Sea Will Tell (1991) , After Dark, My Sweet (1990) , Shadow of the Cobra (1989) , How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) , The Good Wife (1987) , Hotel Colonial (1987) , Fortress (1986) , Against All Odds (1984) , The Final Terror (1983) , "The Thorn Birds" (1983) , Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) , Sharky's Machine (1981) , Night School (1981) , "Dynasty" (1981) , Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)

Sam Wanamaker

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1919 - 1993 (cancer)
American born Chicago

Actor and director, born in Chicago, IL. He studied at Drake University, IA, then trained at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, worked with summer stock companies in Chicago as an actor and director, and made his London debut in 1952. In 1957, he was appointed director of the New Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, and in 1959 joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre company at Stratford-upon-Avon. He produced or directed several works at Covent Garden and elsewhere in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations in 1974. He worked both as director and actor in films and television, his appearances included Spiral Staircase (1974), Private Benjamin (1980), Superman IV (1986), and Baby Boom. Spouse Charlotte Holland (1940 - 18 December 1993) (his death) 3 children.

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993) , Killer Rules (1993) , "Wild Justice" (1993) , City of Joy (1992) , Pure Luck (1991), Guilty by Suspicion (1991) , Always Remember I Love You (1990) , Running Against Time (1990) , The Shell Seekers (1989) , "Baby Boom" (1988) , Tajna manastirske rakije (1988) , Judgment in Berlin (1988) , Sadie and Son (1987) , Baby Boom (1987) , Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) , The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) , Raw Deal (1986) , "Berrenger's" (1985) , Embassy (1985) , The Aviator (1985) , Deceptions (1985) , Heartsounds (1984) , Irreconcilable Differences (1984) , The Ghost Writer (1984) , I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982) , Our Family Business (1981) , "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) , The Competition (1980) , Private Benjamin (1980) , Charlie Muffin (1979) ,Contro 4 bandiere (1979) , "Return of the Saint" (1979) , Death on the Nile (1978) , "Holocaust" (1978) , "Rafferty" (1977) , Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) , Voyage of the Damned (1976) , The Sell-Out (1976) , The Billion Dollar Bubble (1976) , The Spiral Staircase (1975) , The Law (1974) , Mousey (1974) , Arturo UI (1972) , "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1971) ,"Judd for the Defense" (1968) , Danger Route (1967) , The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) , "The Baron" (1967) , Warning Shot (1967) , "Run for Your Life" (1967) , "Gunsmoke" (1966) , "The Wild Wild West" (1965) , The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) , Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965) , "The Defenders" (1961) , "The Outer Limits" (1964) , Man in the Middle (1964) , "Espionage" (1963) , "Man of the World" (1963) , Taras Bulba (1962) , "Danger Man" (1960) ,"Armchair Theatre" (1960) , The Criminal (1960) , The Battle of the Sexes (1959) , "Habatales" (1959) , The Secret (1955) , Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) , "Cameo Theatre" (1950) ,Give Us This Day (1949) , My Girl Tisa (1948)

Julie Walters

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Julia Mary Walters
1950 -
British born Birmingham

Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . For decades Brit actress and comedienne Julie Walters has served as a sturdy representation of the working class with her passionate, earthy portrayals on England's stage, screen and TV. A bona fide talent, her infectious spirit and self-deprecating sense of humor eventually captured the hearts of international audiences. The small and slender actress with the prominent cheekbones has yet to give an uninteresting performance.She was born Julia Mary Walters on February 22, 1950, the youngest of three and only daughter of Irish-Catholic parents. Convent schooled in Birmingham, she expressed an early desire to act. Her iron-willed mother had other ideas, however, and geared her towards a nursing career. Dutifully applying at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, Julie eventually gave up nursing when the pull to be an actress proved too strong. Studying English and Drama at Manchester Polytechnic, she subsequently joined a theatre company in Liverpool and apprenticed as a stand-up comic. A one-time company member of the Vanload improv troupe, she made her London stage debut in the aptly-titled comedy "Funny Peculiar" in 1975, and went on to develop a successfully bawdy act on the cabaret circuit. While at Manchester, Julie befriended aspiring writer/comedienne Victoria Wood and the twosome appeared together in sketch comedy. A couple of their works, "Talent" and "Nearly a Happy Ending," transferred to TV and were accompanied by rave reviews. Eventually they were handed their own TV series, "Wood and Walters" (1982).In 1980, Julie scored a huge solo success under the theatre lights when she made her London debut in Willy Russell's "Educating Rita." For her superlative performance she won both the Variety Critic's and London Critic's Circle Awards as the young hairdresser who vows to up her station in life by enrolling in a university. She conquered film as well when Educating Rita (1983) transferred to the big screen opposite Michael Caine as her Henry Higgins-like college professor, collecting a Golden Globe Award and Oscar nomination.Reuniting with Victoria Wood in 1984, the pair continue to appear together frequently on TV, most recently with the award-winning series "Dinnerladies" (1998). On stage Julie has impressed in a variety of roles ranging from the contemporary ("Fool for Love," "Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune") to the classics ("Macbeth," "The Rose Tattoo" and "All My Sons"), winning the Olivier Award for the last-mentioned play.Following her success as Rita, she immediately rolled out a sterling succession of film femmes including her seedy waitress-turned-successful brothel-owner in Personal Services (1987); the unsophisticated, small-town wife of Phil Collins in Buster (1988); a boozy, man-chasing mum in Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother (1989); and Liza Minnelli's abrasive tap student in Stepping Out (1991). Playing a wide variety of ages, she also mustered up a very convincing role as the mother of Joe Orton in the critically-acclaimed Prick Up Your Ears (1987). She capped her career in films as the abrasively stern but encouraging dance teacher in Billy Elliot (2000) which earned her a second Oscar nod and a healthy helping of quirky character parts, including her charming, charity-driven widow who poses à la natural in Calendar Girls (2003), and the maternal witch-wife Molly Weasley in the J.K. Rowling "Harry Potter" series. For her work on film and TV, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has honored Julie five times, including four awards in a row (2001-2004).Married to Grant Roffey since 1997 after a 12-year relationship, the couple tend to a 70-acre organic farm they bought in Sussex. They have one child. Julie was honored with an OBE for her services to drama in 1999. A biography was published in 2003 entitled "Julie Walters: Seriously Funny." Spouse Grant Roffey (1997 - present) 1 child.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) , The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) , Becoming Jane (2007) , Driving Lessons (2006) , Wah-Wah (2005) , Acorn Antiques: The Musical (2005) , Ahead of the Class (2005) , Mickybo and Me (2004) , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) , The Return (2003) , "The Canterbury Tales" (2003) , Calendar Girls (2003) , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) , Before You Go (2002) , Murder (2002) , My Beautiful Son (2001) , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) , Billy Elliot (2000) , "Dinnerladies" (1999) , All Forgotten (2000) , "Oliver Twist" (1999) , Martine McCutcheon: This Is My Moment (1999) , Wetty Hainthropp Investigates (1999) , Titanic Town (1998) , Girls' Night (1998) , "Talking Heads 2" (1998) , Jack and the Beanstalk (1998) , "Melissa" (1997) , Bathtime (1997) , Brazen Hussies (1996) , Intimate Relations (1996) , "Jake's Progress" (1995) , Sister My Sister (1994) , Pat and Margaret (1994) , Bambino mio (1994) , Requiem Apache (1994) , Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) , Clothes in the Wardrobe (1992) ,Just Like a Woman (1992) , All Day Breakfast (1992) , Julie Walters and Friends (1991) , Stepping Out (1991) , "G.B.H." (1991) , Mack the Knife (1990) , "Victoria Wood" (1989) , Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother (1989) , Buster (1988) , Prick Up Your Ears (1987) , Personal Services (1987) , "Talking Heads" (1987) , "Acorn Antiques" (1986) , The Birthday Party (1986) , "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4" (1985) , Dreamchild (1985) , "Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV" (1985) , Car Trouble (1985) , "Love and Marriage" (1984) , Unfair Exchanges (1984) , She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984) , Educating Rita (1983) , "Objects of Affection" (1982) , "Play for Today" (1978) , "Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) , "Wood and Walters" (1982) , Happy Since I Met You (1981), Nearly a Happy Ending (1981) , Days at the Beach (1981) , "Screenplay" (1979) , Talent (1979) , Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978) , "Empire Road" (1978)

Christopher Walken

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Ronald Walken
1943 -
American born Astoria

Nickname Chris, Ronnie . Height 6' 0½" (1.84 m) . Amazingly versatile stage & screen actor with sandy colored hair, pale complexion and a somewhat nervous disposition. Has a reputation for playing mentally unbalanced characters on-screen, however that generalisation would not do justice to Walken's depth and breadth of performances. He learnt his stage craft, including dancing, at Hofstra University & ANTA, and picked up a Theatre World award for his performance in the revival of the Tennessee Williams play "The Rose Tattoo".Walken then first broke through into cinema in 1969 appearing in Me and My Brother (1969), before appearing alongside Sean Connery in the sleeper heist movie The Anderson Tapes (1971). His eclectic work really came to the attention of critics in 1977 with his intense portrayal of Diane Keaton suicidal younger brother in Annie Hall (1977), and then he scooped the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1977 for his role as Nick in the electrifying The Deer Hunter (1978). Walken was lured back by The Deer Hunter (1978) director Michael Cimino for a role in the financially disastrous western Heaven's Gate (1980), before moving onto surprise audiences with his wonderful dance skills in Pennies from Heaven (1981), taking the lead as a school teacher with telepathic abilities in the Stephen King inspired The Dead Zone (1983) and then as billionaire industrialist Max Zorin trying to blow up Silicon Valley in the 007 adventure A View to a Kill (1985).Looking at many of Walken's other captivating screen roles, it is easy to see the diversity of his range and even his droll comedic talents with humorous appearances in Biloxi Blues (1988), Wayne's World 2 (1993), Joe Dirt (2001), Mousehunt (1997) and America's Sweethearts (2001). Most recently, he continued to surprise audiences again with his work as a heart broken and apologetic father to Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can (2002). Christopher Walken's talents continue to remain in high demand and movie audiences relish watching how capably he re-invents himself for each new challenging role. Spouse Georgianne Walken (January 1969 - present).

The Dirt (2008) , Hairspray (2007) , Citizen Brando (2007) , Balls of Fury (2007) , Fade to Black (2006/I) , Man of the Year (2006) , Click (2006/I) , True Crime: New York City (2005) , Domino (2005) , Romance & Cigarettes (2005) , Wedding Crashers (2005) , Around the Bend (2004) , The Stepford Wives (2004) , Envy (2004) , Man on Fire (2004) , True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) , The Rundown (2003) , Gigli (2003) , "Saturday Night Live" (1992) , Kangaroo Jack (2003), Julius Caesar (2002) , Catch Me If You Can (2002) , Plots with a View (2002) , Engine Trouble (2002/II) , The Country Bears (2002) , Poolhall Junkies (2002) , The Affair of the Necklace (2001) , America's Sweethearts (2001) , Joe Dirt (2001) , Scotland, Pa. (2001) , Jungle Juice (2001) , The Opportunists (2000) , The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000) , Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999) , Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) , Sleepy Hollow (1999) , Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) , Vendetta (1999) , Blast from the Past (1999) , Antz (1998) , Trance (1998) , New Rose Hotel (1998) , Illuminata (1998) , The Prophecy II (1998) , Mousehunt (1997) , Suicide Kings (1997) , Excess Baggage (1997) , Touch (1997) , Last Man Standing (1996/I) , The Funeral (1996) , Basquiat (1996) , Celluloide (1996) , Ripper (1996) , Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996) , Nick of Time (1995) , The Addiction (1995) , The Prophecy (1995) , Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) , Search and Destroy (1995) , Wild Side (1995) , Pulp Fiction (1994) , A Business Affair (1994) , Wayne's World 2 (1993) , True Romance (1993) , Scam (1993) , Skylark (1993) , All-American Murder (1992) , Grand pardon II, Le (1992) , Batman Returns (1992) , Mistress (1992) , McBain (1991) , Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991) , The Comfort of Strangers (1990) , King of New York (1990) , Communion (1989) , Homeboy (1988) , Cannon Movie Tales: Puss in Boots (1988) , Biloxi Blues (1988) , The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) , Deadline (1987) , At Close Range (1986) , A View to a Kill (1985) , The Dead Zone (1983) , Brainstorm (1983) , Who Am I This Time? (1982) , Pennies from Heaven (1981) , The Dogs of War (1981) , Heaven's Gate (1980) , Last Embrace (1979), The Deer Hunter (1978) , Shoot the Sun Down (1978) , Roseland (1977) , Annie Hall (1977) , "Kojak" (1977), The Sentinel (1977) , Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) , Valley Forge (1975) , The Happiness Cage (1972) , The Anderson Tapes (1971) , "Hawaii Five-O" (1970) , Me and My Brother (1969) , The Three Musketeers (1969) , Barefoot in Athens (1966) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1966) , "Naked City" (1963) , "The Guiding Light" (1952) , "The Motorola Television Hour" (1954) , "The Wonderful John Acton" (1953)

Ken Wahl

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1954 -
American born Chicago

Nickname Anthony, Tony . Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) . Born in October 1954, Ken Wahl was one of 10 siblings and left school at age 17 to drift through a variety of jobs such as pumping gas before heading to California with a burning desire to succeed in the dramatic arts. Wahl was tall, handsome and athletically gifted, plus he oozed on screen appeal to both sexes. Talented Wahl's first key role was as the lead character of "Richie Genaro", the head of a Bronx, NYC street gang, in the scintillating The Wanderers (1979).Within two more movies he was appearing alongside his onscreen hero 'Paul Newman' in the explosive cop drama _Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)_ . Wahl headlined again in his next film The Soldier (1982), about a covert assassin tracking down stolen nuclear arms and eliminating the opposition! He appeared alongside Cheryl Ladd in the Vietnam war romance of Purple Hearts (1984) and roles in several other films, before landing the key TV role of undercover FBI agent "Vinnie Terranova" in _Wiseguy (1987)_. Wiseguy ran successfully from 1987 to 1990 scoring Wahl a Golden Globe Award, and it was resurrected again briefly for a TV movie in 1996.Unfortunately, Wahl was involved in a terrible accident in 1992 with near life threatening neck injuries and for many years battled several addictions in an attempt to ease the chronic pain. Thankfully, he overcame these demons and presently he is managing his pain with professional medical assistance and sharing his life with his third wife, Shane Barbi, plus his four children Louie, Raymond, Cody & Kyra. One can only hope that one day we see this exciting, passionate and sensitive actor back in front of the cameras. Spouse Shane Barbi (17 September 1997 - present), Corinne Wahl (1984 - 1991) (divorced) 1 child.

Wiseguy (1996) , Search for Grace (1994) , The Favor (1994) , The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991) , "Wiseguy" (1989) , Wiseguy (1987) , Omega Syndrome (1987) , The Gladiator (1986) , "Double Dare" (1985) , The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985) , Purple Hearts (1984) , Jinxed! (1982) , The Soldier (1982) , Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) , Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) , Running Scared (1980) , The Wanderers (1979)

Robert Wagner

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Robert John Wagner
1930 -
American born Detroit

Nickname RJ, The Brylcreem Kid . Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) . Robert Wagner was born in Detroit, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was seven. Always wanting to be an actor, he held a variety of jobs (including one as a caddy for Clark Gable while pursuing his goal, but it was while dining with his parents at a restaurant in Beverly Hils that he was "discovered" by a talent scout. He had a bit part in The Happy Years (1950) but it was a small part as a crippled soldier in the Susan Hayward film With a Song in My Heart (1952) that got him attention. His fresh, all-American looks landed him a contract with 20th Century-Fox, which put him in a succession of undemanding roles in Technicolor pictures where his looks were more important than his talent (Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953), Prince Valiant (1954)), but he did manage to show that he was indeed an actor of talent in several showy roles in smaller pictures (A Kiss Before Dying (1956), Between Heaven and Hell (1956)). As he became one of Fox's rising young stars, the studio, as was customary back then, set him up with a host of nubile young actresses, among them Debbie Reynolds. While the pairing didn't lead to any romance, it did lead to a lifelong friendship. In 1956 Wagner, then 26, found the love of his life, 18-year-old actress Natalie Wood. They married on December 28 1957, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hollywood trumpeted their marriage as the most "glittering union of the 20th century". Robert (RJ to his friends) and Natalie Wood quickly moved into a $150,000 mansion on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills. He and Natalie Wood were deeply in love and appeared to be the perfect couple, but were actually living on the edge and were strapped for cash. RJ was being overshadowed by new male leads like Marlon Brando and Paul Newman. Natalie Wood was placed on a 14-month suspension with Warner Bros. for refusing to do a movie in England.These problems led them to divorce on April 27 1962. He took the divorce hard. Trying to escape his pain he went to Europe to make the movie The Longest Day (1962). In Europe he met with his old friend Marion Marshall. They married in 1963 and had a daughter, Katie Wagner, but the marriage was short-lived. In 1968 he reluctantly went into television to star in "It Takes a Thief" (1968) (later he would say it was the right move). By 1969 he was thriving professionally, but his personal life wasn't. He was still in love with Natalie Wood and kept in touch with her. However, she had married British producer Richard Gregson and they had a daughter Natasha (later Natasha Gregson Wagner). In 1971 Natalie Wood and RJ saw each other by accident in a restaurant and suddenly the old magic was back. She divorced Richard Gregson, and RJ and Natalie Wood remarried June 16 1972, on their yacht "Splendour". In 1974 they had a daughter, Courtney Brooke. Their second marriage was full of love and happiness. They were a real family and loved raising their three daughters, Katie Wagner, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Courtney Brooke.Wagner went on to do a succession of successful television series ("Switch" (1975), "Hart to Hart" (1979)) and his professional and personal lives seemed to be right on track. Then on November 29 1981, his life was shattered by the news that Natalie Wood had fallen off of "Splendour" and drowned. He was devastated and inconsolable, but insisted on arranging a funeral to honor the love of his life. He spent the next ten years raising Natalie Wood's and his daughters alone. It was 1991 when he married Jill St. John. To this day he finds it difficult to talk about Natalie Wood's death.Wagner has since revived his career with a recurring role as the eye-patch-wearing henchman Number Two to Mike Myers' sinister Dr. Evil in the "Austin Powers" series of spy spoofs and as the host of Fox Movie Channel's "Hour of Stars" (2002), which shows recently discovered and restored episodes of the old TV anthology series "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955), some of which Wagner himself had starred in. Spouse Jill St. John (26 May 1990 - present), Natalie Wood (16 July 1972 - 29 November 1981) (her death) 1 child, Marion Marshall (22 July 1963 - 1970) 1 daughter, Natalie Wood (28 December 1957 - 27 April 1962) (divorced).

Last of the Mustangs (2006) , Netherbeast Incorporated (2007) , Man in the Chair (2007) , Everyone's Hero (2006) , "Boston Legal" (2006) , Hoot (2006) , "Hope & Faith" (2004) , "Las Vegas" (2006) , Category 7: The End of the World (2005) , Little Victim (2005) , The Fallen Ones (2005) , Padrino, El (2004) , Mystery Woman (2003) , "On the Spot" (2003) , The Calling (2002/I) , Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) , Nancy & Frank - A Manhattan Love Story (2002) , The Kidnapping of Chris Burden (2001) , The Retrievers (2001) , Jungle Juice (2001) , Sol Goode (2001) , Becoming Dick (2000) , Rocket's Red Glare (2000) , Abzocker - Eine eiskalte Affäre, Die (2000) , Play It to the Bone (1999) , Forever Fabulous (1999) , Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) , No Vacancy (1999) , Fatal Error (1999) , Crazy in Alabama (1999) , Dill Scallion (1999) , "Camino de Santiago" (1999) , Something to Believe In (1998) , Wild Things (1998) , Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) , "Seinfeld" (1997) , Overdrive (1997) , Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (1996) , Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season (1996) , Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995) , Dancing in the Dark (1995) , Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995) , Parallel Lives (1994) , Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994) , Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994) , "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (1994) , Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994) , Hart to Hart: Hart to Hart Returns (1993) , Audacieux, Les (1993) , Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) , Jewels (1992) ,"The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" (1991) , False Arrest (1991) , Delirious (1991) , This Gun for Hire (1991) , "Saturday Night Live" (1989) , "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) , Indiscreet (1988) , Windmills of the Gods (1988) , Love Among Thieves (1987) , There Must Be a Pony (1986) , "Lime Street" (1985) , To Catch a King (1984) , I Am the Cheese (1983) , "Hart to Hart" (1981) , Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) , Hart to Hart (1979) , The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979) , "Pearl" (1978) , The Critical List (1978) , "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977) , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) , Death at Love House (1976) , Midway (1976) , "Switch" (1975) , The Abduction of Saint Anne (1975) , The Towering Inferno (1974) , "Colditz" (1973), The Affair (1973) , "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) , The Streets of San Francisco (1972) , Journey Through Rosebud (1972) , Madame Sin (1972) , Killer by Night (1972) , Crosscurrent (1971) , "The Name of the Game" (1970) , City Beneath the Sea (1971) ,"It Takes a Thief" (1968) , Winning (1969) , Don't Just Stand There! (1968) , The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) , Banning (1967) , How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1966) , Harper (1966) , The Pink Panther (1963) , "The Eleventh Hour" (1963) , Sequestrati di Altona, I (1962) , The War Lover (1962) , The Longest Day (1962) , Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) , All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) , Say One for Me (1959) , Mardi Gras (1958) , In Love and War (1958) , The Hunters (1958) , Stopover Tokyo (1957) , The True Story of Jesse James (1957) , The Mountain (1956) , Between Heaven and Hell (1956) , A Kiss Before Dying (1956) , "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1955) , White Feather (1955) , Broken Lance (1954) , Prince Valiant (1954) , Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) , Titanic (1953) , The Silver Whip (1953) , Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) , What Price Glory (1952) , With a Song in My Heart (1952) , Let's Make It Legal (1951) , The Frogmen (1951) , Teresa (1951) , Halls of Montezuma (1950) , The Happy Years (1950)

Lindsay Wagner

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Lindsay Jean Wagner
1949 -
American born Los Angeles

Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) . Lindsay Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 22, 1949. Her parents divorced when she was seven years old. Her first career was as a model, but she soon grew to hate it and turned to acting, guest-starring in such television shows as "Night Gallery" (1970), "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" (1969) and "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969). Although she starred in the critically acclaimed The Paper Chase (1973), TV stardom beckoned when she guest-starred on "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974). Her appearance was so well received that she was offered her own show, "The Bionic Woman" (1976), even though her character Jamie Sommers died on the "The Six Million Dollar Man." Fortunately for Lindsay, Universal Pictures--the studio that made SMDM--had let her contract lapse, and she was able to cut a lucrative deal for herself. She went on to win an Emmy Award for "The Bionic Woman" (1976), and her talent, beauty and popularity enabled her to parlay that show into a career as the "queen" of made-for-TV movies and miniseries, starring in 30 of them. Besides her Emmy award, she has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Cable Ace Award. Spouse Lawrence Mortorff (6 May 1990 - June 1993) (divorced), Henry Kingi (1981 - 1984) (divorced) 2 children, Michael Brandon (19 December 1976 - 1979) (divorced), Allan Rider (1971 - 1973) (divorced).

Four Extraordinary Women (2006) , The Surfer King (2006) , Buckaroo (2005) , Thicker Than Water (2005) , "The Division" (2002) , A Light in the Forest (2002) , Frog and Wombat (1998) , Voyage of Terror (1998) , Their Second Chance (1997) , Contagious (1997) , A Mother's Instinct (1996) , Sins of Silence (1996) , Fighting for My Daughter (1995) , Bionic Ever After? (1994) , Once in a Lifetime (1994) , Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them (1994) , Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (1993) , A Message from Holly (1992) , To Be the Best (1992), "Against All Odds" (1992) , Treacherous Crossing (1992) , She Woke Up (1992), Fire in the Dark (1991) , Ricochet (1991) , Babies (1990) , Shattered Dreams (1990) , Voice of the Heart (1990) , "A Peaceable, Kingdom" (1989) , Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) , From the Dead of Night (1989) , Police Story: Burnout (1988) , Scandals (1988) , Nightmare at Bitter Creek (1988) , The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1988) , Evil in Clear River (1988) , Student Exchange (1987) , The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987) , "Kate & Allie" (1986) , Convicted (1986) , Young Again (1986) , Child's Cry (1986) , Stranger in My Bed (1986) , This Child Is Mine (1985) , The Other Lover (1985) , Passions (1984) , Jessie" (1984) , Jessie (1984) , Martin's Day (1984) , Two Kinds of Love (1983) , Princess Daisy (1983) , "The Fall Guy" (1983) , I Want to Live (1983) , Memories Never Die (1982) , Callie & Son (1981) , High Risk (1981) , Nighthawks (1981) , "Scruples" (1980) , The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979) , The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979), "The Bionic Woman" (1977) , "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1975) , Second Wind (1976) , The Bionic Woman (1975) , "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1971) , "The Rockford Files" (1974) , The Rockford Files (1974) , The Paper Chase (1973) , Two People (1973) , "Night Gallery"(1971) , "The F.B.I." (1972) , "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1972) , "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1971) , "Sarge" (1971) , "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" (1971) , "The Man and the City" (1971) , "Adam-12" (1971)

Max Von Sydow

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Max Carl Adolf von Sydow
1929 -
Swedish born Lund

Height 6' 3½" (1.92 m) . He was born in a middle-class family in Lund, where his father was an ethnologist. When he was in high school, he and a few fellow students, including Yvonne Lombard, started a theatre club which encouraged his interest in acting. After conscription he began to study at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1948-1951), together with Lars Ekborg, Margaretha Krook and Ingrid Thulin. His first role was as Nils the crofter in Alf Sjöberg's Bara en mor (1949). After graduation he worked at the city theatres in Norrkoeping and Malmö. His work in the movies by Ingmar Bergman made him well-known internationally, and he started to get offers from abroad. His career abroad began with The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and Hawaii (1966). Since then, his career includes very different kind of characters, like Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon (1980) or the artist Frederick in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). In 1987 he made his directing debut with Ved vejen (1988). He has become one of Sweden's most admired and professional actors. Spouse Cathrine Brelet (30 April 1997 - present), Christina Olin (1 August 1951 - 1996) (divorced).

Rush Hour 3 (2007) , Emotional Arithmetic (2007) , Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2008) , Inchiesta, L' (2006) , Heidi (2005/I) , Ring of the Nibelungs (2004) , "Fuga degli innocenti, La" (2004) , Minority Report (2002) , Amants de Mogador, Les (2002) , Intacto (2001) , Vercingétorix (2001) , What Dreams May Come (1998) , "Professione fantasma" (1998) , Solomon (1997) , Principessa e il povero, La (1997) , Hostile Waters (1997) , Enskilda samtal (1996) , Samson and Delilah (1996) , Jerusalem (1996) , Hamsun (1996) , Truck Stop (1996) , "Radetzkymarsch" (1995), Judge Dredd (1995) , Citizen X (1995) , Dypets ensomhet (1995) , A che punto è la notte (1995) , Onkel Vanja (1994) , Time Is Money (1994) , "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1993) , Needful Things (1993) , Morfars resa (1993) , Och ge oss skuggorna (1993) , Dotkniecie reki (1992) , Goda viljan, Den (1992) , "Goda viljan, Den" (1991) , Oxen (1991) , Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) , Europa (1991) , A Kiss Before Dying (1991) , Mio caro dottor Gräsler (1991) , Awakenings (1990) , Father (1990) , Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) , Vita scellerata, Una (1990) , Red King, White Knight (1989) , Pelle erobreren (1987) , Duet for One (1986) , Oviri (1986) , "Gösta Berlings saga" (1986) , Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) , The Second Victory (1986) , Pentito, Il (1985) , Code Name: Emerald (1985) , "Christopher Columbus" (1985) , "Quo Vadis?" (1985) , Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) , "The Last Place on Earth" (1985) , Dune (1984) , Dreamscape (1984) , Samson and Delilah (1984) , The Ice Pirates (1984) , A Soldier's Tale (1984) , Never Say Never Again (1983) , The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) , Cercle des passions, Le (1983) , Dernier civil, Le (1983), Jugando con la muerte (1982) , Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd (1982) , Conan the Barbarian (1982) , Victory (1981) , Flash Gordon (1980) , Mort en direct, La (1980) , Bugie bianche (1980) , Hurricane (1979) , Brass Target (1978) , March or Die (1977) , Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) , Gran bollito (1977) , Voyage of the Damned (1976) , Deserto dei Tartari, Il (1976) , Foxtrot (1976) , Cadaveri eccellenti (1976) , The Ultimate Warrior (1975) , Three Days of the Condor (1975) , Trompe-l'oeil (1975) , Ägget är löst! (1975) , Cuore di cane (1975) , Steppenwolf (1974) , The Exorcist (1973) , "Kvartetten som sprängdes" (1973), Nybyggarna (1972) , Embassy (1972) , "I havsbandet" (1971) , Äppelkriget (1971) , Beröringen (1971) , Utvandrarna (1971) , The Night Visitor (1971) , The Kremlin Letter (1970) , Passion, En (1969) , Made in Sweden (1969) , Skammen (1968) , Svarta palmkronor (1968) , Vargtimmen (1968) , The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) , Här har du ditt liv (1966) , The Quiller Memorandum (1966) , Hawaii (1966) , The Reward (1965) , 4 x 4 (1965) , The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) ,
Nattvardsgästerna (1962) , Älskarinnan (1962) , Nils Holgerssons underbara resa (1962) , Såsom i en spegel (1961) , Bröllopsdagen (1960) , Jungfrukällan (1960) , Ansiktet (1958) , Rabies (1958) , Spion 503 (1958) , Nära livet (1958) , Smultronstället (1957) , Prästen i Uddarbo (1957) , Herr Sleeman kommer (1957) , Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) , Rätten att älska (1956) , Ingen mans kvinna (1953) , Fröken Julie (1951) , Bara en mor (1949)

Erich Von Stroheim

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Hans Erich Maria Stroheim Vom Nordenwall
1885 - 1957 (cancer)
Ausrian born Vienna

Nickname The Man You Love to Hate . Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) . Spouse Valerie Germonprez
(1920 - 1936) (separated) 1 child, Jones, Mae (1916 - July 1919) (divorced) 1 child, Knox, Margaret (19 February 1913 - May 1914) (filed for divorce), Denise Vernac (? - 12 May 1957) (his death).

Napoléon (1955) , Série noire (1955) , Madone des sleepings, La (1955) , Alerte au sud (1953) , Envers du paradis, L' (1953) , Minuit... Quai de Bercy (1953) , Alraune (1952) , Sunset Blvd. (1950) , Portrait d'un assassin (1949) , Signal rouge, Le (1949) , Danse de mort (1948) , Foire aux chimères, La (1946) , On ne meurt pas comme ça (1946) , The Mask of Diijon (1946) , Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) , The Great Flamarion (1945) , Storm Over Lisbon (1944) , The Lady and the Monster (1944) , The North Star (1943) , Five Graves to Cairo (1943) , Macao, l'enfer du jeu (1942) , So Ends Our Night (1941) , I Was an Adventuress (1940) , Tempête (1940) , Menaces (1940) , Pièges (1939) , Rappel immédiat (1939) , Derrière la façade (1939) , Monde tremblera, Le (1939) , Disparus de Saint-Agil, Les (1938) , Affaire Lafarge, L' (1938) , Gibraltar (1938) , Ultimatum (1938) , Under Secret Orders (1937) , Alibi, L' (1937) , Grande illusion, La (1937) , Marthe Richard au service de la France (1937) , Pirates du rail, Les (1937) , The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935) , Crimson Romance (1934) , Fugitive Road (1934) , As You Desire Me (1932) , The Lost Squadron (1932) , Friends and Lovers (1931) , Three Faces East (1930) , The Great Gabbo (1929) , The Wedding March (1928) , The Honeymoon (1928) , Greed (1924) , Foolish Wives (1922) , Blind Husbands (1919) , The Heart of Humanity (1918) , The Hun Within (1918) , Hearts of the World (1918) , The Unbeliever (1918) , Who Goes There? (1917) , Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917) , Reaching for the Moon (1917) , Draft 258 (1917) , For France (1917) , In Again, Out Again (1917/II) , Panthea (1917) , The Social Secretary (1916) , Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) , Macbeth (1916) , The Flying Torpedo (1916) , His Picture in the Papers (1916) , Old Heidelberg (1915) , A Bold Impersonation (1915) , Farewell to Thee (1915) , Ghosts (1915/I) , The Failure (1915/I) , Captain Macklin (1915) , The Country Boy (1915)

Jan Michael Vincent

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1944 -
American born Denver

Virile, handsome and square-jawed youthful star of the 1970s and 1980s whose early potential at super-stardom fizzled out. Jan-Michael Vincent originally made a name for himself portraying rebellious young men bucking the system, as in Tribes (1970) (TV), White Line Fever (1975) and Baby Blue Marine (1976) or as a man of action on either side of the law, as in The Mechanic (1972), Vigilante Force (1976) and "The Winds of War" (1983) (mini).He was born in Denver, Colorado, in July 1944, and was finishing a stint in the National Guard when a talent scout was struck by his all-American looks. He made his first appearance on-screen in The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967), before appearing in Journey to Shiloh (1968) and in "Danger Island" on the Hanna-Barbera kids TV show "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" (1968). He remained very busy during the 1970s, appearing in high-profile productions alongside such stars as John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Charles Bronson, Slim Pickens and Robert Mitchum.In 1984 Vincent landed the role of Stringfellow Hawke in the helicopter action series "Airwolf" (1984), co-starring Ernest Borgnine. The show wrapped after three seasons and from then on he was primarily appearing in low-budget, B-grade action and sci-fi films, including Alienator (1989), The Divine Enforcer (1992), Deadly Heroes (1994) and Lethal Orbit (1996) (TV). His last film to date was the woeful gang movie White Boy (2002), and ongoing health issues and personal problems seem to preclude his return to the screen.Vincent will be best remembered by film fans as a smirking, apprentice hit man to Charles Bronson in The Mechanic (1972), as feisty "Matt" in the superb surf movie Big Wednesday (1978) with Gary Busey and William Katt, or as rebel trucker Carol Jo Hummer battling corruption in White Line Fever (1975). Spouse Joanne Robinson (1985 - 1997) (divorced), Bonnie Portman (1974 - 1975) (divorced) 1 child.

White Boy (2002) , Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000) , The Thundering 8th (2000) , Buffalo '66 (1998) , No Rest for the Wicked (1998) , "Nash Bridges" (1997) , Red Line (1996) , The Last Kill (1996) , Jurassic Women (1996) , Lethal Orbit (1996) , Codename: Silencer (1995) , Russian Roulette - Moscow 95 (1995) , Ice Cream Man (1995) , Deadly Heroes (1994) , "Renegade" (1994) , Abducted II: The Reunion (1994) , Indecent Behavior (1993) , Midnight Witness (1993) , Singapore Sling (1993) , Sins of Desire (1993) , Hidden Obsession (1993) , Animal Instincts (1992) , The Divine Enforcer (1992) , Beyond the Call of Duty (1992) , Haunting Fear (1991) , Raw Nerve (1991) , Hangfire (1991) , In Gold We Trust (1991) , The Final Heist (1991) , Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1990) , Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) , Hit List (1989) , Alienator (1989) , Deadly Embrace (1989) , Demonstone (1989) , Dirty Games (1989) , Born in East L.A. (1987) , Enemy Territory (1987) , Six Against the Rock (1987) , "Airwolf" (1987) , "Hotel" (1986) , Get Out of My Room (1985) , "Airwolf" (1984) , Airwolf (1984) , Last Plane Out (1983) , "The Winds of War" (1983) , "Disneyland" (1983) , Hard Country (1981) , Defiance (1980) , The Return (1980) , Hooper (1978) , Big Wednesday (1978) , Damnation Alley (1977), Vigilante Force (1976) , Shadow of the Hawk (1976) , Baby Blue Marine (1976) , White Line Fever (1975) , Bite the Bullet (1975) , "Police Story" (1973) , Buster and Billie (1974) , "Toma" (1973) , Deliver Us from Evil (1973) , "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1973) , The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) , The Mechanic (1972) , Sandcastles (1972) , The Catcher (1972) , Going Home (1971) , "Gunsmoke" (1971) , "Storefront Lawyers" (1971) , "Dan August" (1971) , The Last of the Powerseekers (1971) , Tribes (1970) , Double Jeopardy (1970) , The Undefeated (1969), "The Survivors" (1969) , "Bonanza" (1968), "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" (1968) , Journey to Shiloh (1968) , "Lassie" (1968) , The Bandits (1967) , "Dragnet 1967" (1967) , The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967)

Robert Vaughn

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Robert Francis Vaughn
1932 -
American born New York City

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Robert Francis Vaughn was born at Charity Hospital in New York on November 22, 1932. The son of show-business parents, his father, Walter, was a radio actor and his mother, Marcella, was a stage actress. Robert came to the public's attention first with his Oscar-nominated role in The Young Philadelphians (1959) in 1959. The next year he was one of the seven in the western classic The Magnificent Seven (1960).Despite being in such popular films, he generally found work on television. He appeared over 200 times in guest roles in the late 1950s to early 1960s. It was in 1963 that he received his first major role in "The Lieutenant" (1963). Robert took the role with the intention of making the transition from being a guest-star actor to being a co-star on TV. It was due to his work in this show that producer Norman Felton offered him the role of Napoleon Solo in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964).Four extremely successful years (1964-68) followed as the series became one of the most popular TV shows of the 1960s. made Vaughn an international TV star, but he wanted to embark on a career in film, and did so soon after the show ended in 1968 by co-starring in Bullitt (1968) with Steve McQueen.Now working in film full-time, he starred in The Bridge at Remagen (1969) and The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) before making a change by going back to TV, this time in England, He took a lead role in the series "The Protectors" (1972) and stayed in England for the first half of the 1970s. He returned to the US in the mid-'70s and embarked on a very successful run of TV mini-series roles that resulted in his receiving an Emmy award in 1978 for "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) (mini) and a nomination the following year for "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) (mini).The 1970s proved a important time in Robert's life, as in 1974 he married actress Linda Staab, and completed his thesis on Hollywood blacklisting during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era, published in 1972 as "Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting". During the 1980s he mixed TV with film. Roles in such films as S.O.B. (1981), Superman III (1983), The Delta Force (1986) and Black Moon Rising (1986) were highlights. In TV he appeared in many successful shows, most notably in "The A-Team" (1983) and "Emerald Point N.A.S." (1983).He continued to mix the types of projects, even appearing on stage on numerous occasions. The 1990s has seen the same variety of roles. Made-for-TV movies have been a popular choice for him, as well as such series as "As the World Turns" (1956), "The Nanny" (1993) and "Law & Order" (1990), and he had a role in the 1998 series that was a remake of the classic film in which he appeared, "The Magnificent Seven" (1998). Even though he's also appeared in major features such as Joe's Apartment (1996) and BASEketball (1998), he's taking it more easy these days. He has been working on his autobiography titled "Christ, Shakespeare, Ho Chi Min: As I Knew Them" for some years now, but no date has been set for publication. Spouse Linda Staab (29 June 1974 - present) 2 children.

"Hustle" (2006) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2006) , Gang Warz (2004) , 2BPerfectlyHonest (2004) , Scene Stealers (2004) , The Warrior Class (2004) , Hoodlum & Son (2003) , Happy Hour (2003) , Cottonmouth (2002) , Pootie Tang (2001) , "The Magnificent Seven" (1998) , Motel Blue (1999) , "The Sentinel" (1999) , "Recess" (1999) , BASEketball (1998) , The Sender (1998) , "Law & Order" (1996) , Host (1998) , McCinsey's Island (1998) , "Diagnosis Murder" (1996) , An American Affair (1997) , Vulcan (1997) , "One Life to Live" (1968) , "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1996) , Milk & Money (1996) , Joe's Apartment (1996) , Visions (1996) , Menno's Mind (1996) , "As the World Turns" (1956) , Dancing in the Dark (1995) , "Burke's Law" (1995) , Escape to Witch Mountain (1995) , "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" (1993) , "Sirens" (1994) , W.S.H. (1994) , Dust to Dust (1994) , "Danger Theatre" (1993) , Witch Academy (1993) , Lincoln (1992) , "Tracks of Glory" (1992) , "Tatort" (1992) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1985) , Blind Vision (1992) , "Love at First Sight" (1991) , Dark Avenger (1990) , Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990) , Buried Alive (1990) , Going Under (1990) , Transylvania Twist (1990) , River of Death (1989) , "Hunter" (1989) , Brutal Glory (1989) , Nobody's Perfect (1989) , C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989) , The Emissary (1989) , That's Adequate (1989) , "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1988) , Captive Rage (1988) , Renegade (1987) , Nightstick (1987) , Desperado (1987) , "The A-Team" (1986) , Hour of the Assassin (1987) , Skeleton Coast (1987) , Killing birds - uccelli assassini (1987) , "Stingray" (1986) , The Delta Force (1986) , Prince of Bel Air (1986) , Murrow (1986) , Black Moon Rising (1986) , International Airport (1985) , Private Sessions (1985) , Evergreen" (1985) , "The Hitchhiker" (1984) , "The Last Bastion" (1984) , "Emerald Point N.A.S." (1983) , "Hotel" (1983) , Veliki transport (1983) , Superman III (1983) , The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1983) , Intimate Agony (1983) , "Silent Reach" (1983) , "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) , Inside the Third Reich (1982) , A Question of Honor (1982) , The Day the Bubble Burst (1982) , Fantasies (1982) , FDR: That Man in the White House (1982) , S.O.B. (1981) , "The Love Boat" (1981) , "Trapper John, M.D." (1980) , Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) , Hangar 18 (1980) , Fukkatsu no hi (1980) , City in Fear (1980) , The Gossip Columnist (1980) , Doctor Franken (1980) , Cuba Crossing (1980) , Mirror, Mirror (1979) , The Rebels (1979) , Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979) , "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) , "Hawaii Five-O" (1979) , Brass Target (1978) , "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" (1978) , Centennial" (1978) , The Islander (1978) , The Lucifer Complex (1978) , Starship Invasions (1977) , "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) , "The Feather and Father Gang" (1977) ,Demon Seed (1977) , "Captains and the Kings" (1976) , Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976) , Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore (1976) , "Police Woman" (1975) , Atraco en la jungla (1976) , Jeune fille libre le soir (1975) , Columbo: Troubled Waters (1975) , The Towering Inferno (1974) , "The Protectors" (1974) , The Man from Independence (1974) , The Woman Hunter (1972) , Clay Pigeon (1971) , The Statue (1971) , The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) , Julius Caesar (1970) , The Bridge at Remagen (1969) , If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) , Bullitt (1968) , "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1967) , The Venetian Affair (1967) , "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1966) , The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) , "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1966) , "The Lieutenant" (1963) , "The Eleventh Hour" (1962) , The Caretakers (1963) , "Pantomime Quiz" (1963) , "77 Sunset Strip" (1963) , "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1963) , "The Untouchables" (1963) , Boston Terrier (1963) , "The Virginian" (1963) , "Empire" (1963) , "G.E. True" (1963) , "Bonanza" (1962) , "Kraft Mystery Theater" (1962) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1962) , "Cain's Hundred" (1962) , "87th Precinct" (1961) , "Follow the Sun" (1961) , "Target: The Corruptors" (1961) , "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957) , "Frontier Justice" (1961) , "The Asphalt Jungle" (1961) , "The Aquanauts" (1961) , The Big Show (1961) , "Thriller" (1961) , "Stagecoach West" (1961) ,"Wagon Train" (1958) , "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1960) , "Laramie"(1960) ,The Magnificent Seven (1960) , "Checkmate" (1960) , "The Man from Blackhawk" (1960) , "Men Into Space" (1960) , "The Rebel" (1960) , "Alcoa Theatre" (1960) , "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1960) , "Law of the Plainsman" (1959) , "Wichita Town" (1959) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1959) , "Riverboat" (1959) , The Young Philadelphians (1959) , "Frontier Doctor" (1959) , "Playhouse 90" (1957) , "Bronco" (1959) , "Zorro" (1959) , Good Day for a Hanging (1959) , "The Rifleman" (1958) , Unwed Mother (1958) , "Jefferson Drum" (1958) , "Mike Hammer" (1958) , Teenage Cave Man (1958) , "Panic! (1958) , "Dragnet" (1958) ,"Gunsmoke" (1956) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1956) , No Time to Be Young (1957) , Hell's Crossroads (1957) , "Telephone Time" (1957) , "The Millionaire" (1956) , "West Point" (1956) , The Ten Commandments (1956) , "Frontier" (1956) , "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1956) , "You Are There" (1956) , "Medic" (1955)

Peter Vaughan

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Peter Olm
1923 -
British born Shropshire

Height 6' (1.83 m) . A true character actor in the best sense of the word, off-beat British thesp Peter Vaughan's hefty frame could appear intimidating or marshmallow benevolent, his beady, hollow eyes menacing or tender, his mere presence menacing or avuncular. Adept at playing both sides of the law, his characters usually possessed a strange, somewhat wary countenance that seemed to keep his audience slightly off balance. A homely sort with a bloated face, jutting chin, sliver lips and a pronounced nose, this veteran has been a stalwart presence for nearly fifty years. Born Peter Ohm in 1923, he began on the stage and didn't enter films until 1959 - well into middle age.Married in 1952 to rising actress Billie Whitelaw, Peter was primarily in the background at first offering a cheapjack gallery of thugs, unsmiling cops, and foreign agents in movies. An easily unsympathetic bloke, he played unbilled policemen in his first two films, then slowly gravitated up the credits list. He appeared as the Chief of Police in the spy drama The Devil's Agent (1961), which also featured his wife, then gained a bit more attention in a prime part as an offbeat insurance investigator in the programme Smokescreen (1964), a role that propelled him into the higher ranks. Noticeably shady roles came with playing Tallulah Bankhead's seedy handyman who meets a fatal end in the Gothic horror Fanatic (1965) [aka Die! Die! My Darling!]; his villainous roles in the spy thrillers The Naked Runner (1967) opposite Frank Sinatra and The Man Outside (1967); a German thug in A Twist of Sand (1968); and Sgt. Walker in The Bofors Gun (1968).Divorced from Whitelaw in 1966, he later married actress Lillias Walker, who had roles in a couple of his pictures - Malachi's Cove (1974) and Intimate Reflections (1974). TV became a large source of income for Vaughan in the 1970s, particularly his role of Grouty in Porridge (1979) on both the large and small screen, and his quirky demeanor fitted like a glove for bizarre director Terry Gilliam, who cast him as the Ogre in Time Bandits (1981), then as Mr. Helpman in Brazil (1985). For the past few decades he has maintained a healthy balance between film, including standout roles Zulu Dawn (1979), The Remains of the Day (1993) and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), and TV mini-movies, both contemporary and period. Still performing past age 80. Spouse Billie Whitelaw (1952 - 1966) (divorced), Lillias Walker (? - present).

Death at a Funeral (2007) , "Heartbeat" (2002) , Malice Aforethought (2005) , The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004) , Beauty (2004) , The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) , Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003) , "Sweet Medicine" (2003) , Margery and Gladys (2003) , The Mother (2003/I) , "Casualty" (2003) , "The Jury" (2002) , Lorna Doone (2000) , "The Thing About Vince" (2000) , Hotel Splendide (2000) , "The 10th Kingdom" (2000) , Canone inverso - making love (2000) , Longitude (2000) , Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind (2000) , Thursday the 12th (2000) , Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) (2000) , An Ideal Husband (1999) , Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) , Leggenda del pianista sull'oceano, La (1998) , Misérables, Les (1998) , "Our Mutual Friend" (1998) , The Good Son (1998) , Face (1997/I) , The Crucible (1996) , The Secret Agent (1996) , "Our Friends in the North" (1996) , The Moonstone (1996) , "The Choir" (1995) , "Oliver's Travels" (1995) , "Birds of a Feather" (1994) , Fatherland (1994) , Heart of Darkness (1994), "Murder Most Horrid" (1994) , "Dandelion Dead" (1994) , The Remains of the Day (1993) , "Nightingales" (1993) ,Circle of Deceit (1993) , "Lovejoy" (1992) , "Boon" (1991) , Prisoner of Honor (1991) , "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes" (1991) , "Chancer" (1990) , Mountains of the Moon (1990) , "Chillers" (1990), King of the Wind (1989) , "Under a Dark Angel's Eye" (1989) , Countdown to War (1989) , "War and Remembrance" (1988) , "Game, Set, and Match" (1988) , The Bourne Identity (1988) , Codename: Kyril (1988) , Coast to Coast (1987) , When We Are Married (1987) , Our Geoff (1987) , Harry's Kingdom (1987) , Season's Greetings (1986) , Monte Carlo (1986) , Haunted Honeymoon (1986) , "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" (1986) , "Sins" (1986) , Jamaica Inn (1985) , "C.A.T.S. Eyes" (1985) , "Bleak House" (1985) , Brazil (1985) , Forbidden (1984) , The Razor's Edge (1984) , "Play for Today" (1984) , Coming Out of the Ice (1982) , The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) , "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) , Time Bandits (1981) , "Shelley" (1981) , A Last Visitor for Mr Hugh Peter (1981) , "Fox" (1980) , The Crucible (1980) , The Badness Within Him (1980) , Porridge (1979) , Zulu Dawn (1979) , Henry VIII (1979) , Freedom of the Dig (1978) , "The Doombolt Chase" (1978) , Valentino (1977) , Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) , "Porridge" (1974) , "Citizen Smith" (1977) , "The Sweeney" (1975) , "Härte 10" (1974) , Malachi's Cove (1974) , 11 Harrowhouse (1974) , Symptoms (1974) , "Zodiac" (1974) , "Fall of Eagles" (1974) , Intimate Reflections (1974) , "The Pallisers" (1974) , Rappresaglia (1973) , "The Protectors" (1973) , "Black and Blue" (1973) , Glorious Miles (1973) , The MacKintosh Man (1973) , The Blockhouse (1973) , "Thriller" (1973) , "Madigan" (1973) , The Return (1973/I) , "The Adventurer" (1973) , A Warning to the Curious (1972) , Savage Messiah (1972) , "No Exit" (1972) , The Pied Piper (1972) , Straw Dogs (1971) , "The Persuaders!" (1971) , "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" (1971) , Eyewitness (1970) , "The Wednesday Play" (1968) , "Strange Report (1969) ,"Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)" (1969) , Alfred the Great (1969) , "The Gold Robbers" (1969) , "The Avengers" (1969) , A Taste of Excitement (1969) , A Twist of Sand (1968) , Hammerhead (1968) , The Bofors Gun (1968) , "Man in a Suitcase" (1967) , "Haunted" (1967) , The Man Outside (1967) , The Naked Runner (1967) , "Theatre 625" (1967) , "This Way for Murder" (1967), "Great Expectations" (1967) , "Coronation Street" (1960) , "The Informer" (1966) , "Adam Adamant Lives!" (1966) , "Public Eye" (1966) , "Quick Before They Catch Us" (1966) , "Dixon of Dock Green" (1966) , Rotten to the Core (1965) , Fanatic (1965) , "The Saint" (1964) , "Armchair Mystery Theatre" (1964) , "Espionage" (1964) , "Crane" (1964) , Smokescreen (1964) , The Victors (1963) , "Disneyland" (1963) , The Horse Without a Head (1963) , "Dimensions of Fear" (1963) , The Punch and Judy Man (1963) , I Thank a Fool (1962) , "Oliver Twist" (1962) , "A Chance of Thunder" (1961) , "Top Secret" (1961) , The Devil's Agent (1961) , Two Living, One Dead (1961) , Make Mine Mink (1960) , Village of the Damned (1960) , "Deadline Midnight" (1960) , "Man from Interpol" (1960) , The Crucible (1959) , "Interpol Calling" (1959) , Sapphire (1959) , The 39 Steps (1959)

Dick Van Dyke

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Richard Wayne Van Dyke
1925 -
American born West Plains

Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) . Although he'd had small roles beforehand, Dick Van Dyke was launched to stardom in the 1960 musical "Bye-Bye Birdie" (for which he won a Tony Award), and then later in the movie based on that play, Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He has starred in a number of films throughout the years (including Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and Fitzwilly (1967)), as well as a number of successful television series (which won him no less than four Emmys), and three made-for-CBS movies. After separating from his wife Margie Willett in the 1970s, Dick later became involved with Michelle Triola Marvin. Margie and Dick had four children born during the first ten years of their marriage - Barry Van Dyke, Carrie Beth van Dyke, Christian Van Dyke and Stacy Van Dyke - all of whom are now in their forties and married themselves. He has seven grandchildren, including Shane Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke, Wes, and Taryn (Barry's children), and family members often appear with him on "Diagnosis Murder" (1993). Spouse Margie Willett (12 February 1948 - 4 May 1984) (divorced) 4 children, Michelle Triola (? - present).

Night at the Museum (2006) , Curious George (2006) , Murder 101 (2006) , Batman: New Times (2005) , The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited (2004) , The Alan Brady Show (2003) , The Gin Game (2003) , "Scrubs" (2003) , A Town Without Pity (2002) , Without Warning (2002) , "Diagnosis Murder" (2001) , "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (2000) , "Becker" (1999) , "Coach" (1993) , A Twist of the Knife (1993) , The Town That Santa Forgot (1993) , The House on Sycamore Street (1992) , Diagnosis Murder (1992) , "Jake and the Fatman" (1991) ,Daughters of Privilege (1991) , Dick Tracy (1990) , "The Golden Girls" (1989) , "The Van Dyke Show" (1988) , "Airwolf" (1987) , Ghost of a Chance (1987) , "Highway to Heaven" (1987) , "Matlock" (1986) , Strong Medicine (1986) , Breakfast with Les and Bess (1985) , Found Money (1983) , Wrong Way Kid (1983), Drop-Out Father (1982) , The Country Girl (1982) , How to Eat Like a Child (1980) , The Runner Stumbles (1979) , The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) , "Disneyland" (1979) , "Supertrain" (1979) , "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) , Tubby the Tuba (1976) , Columbo: Negative Reaction (1974) , "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1974) , The Morning After (1974) , Cold Turkey (1971) , "The Bill Cosby Show" (1971) , Dick Van Dyke Meets Bill Cosby (1970) , The Comic (1969) , Some Kind of a Nut (1969) , Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) , Never a Dull Moment (1968) , Fitzwilly (1967) , Divorce American Style (1967), Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966) , "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1966) , The Art of Love (1965) , Mary Poppins (1964) , What a Way to Go! (1964) , "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) , Bye Bye Birdie (1963) , "Pantomime Quiz" (1962) , "New Comedy Showcase" (1960) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1960) , "The United States Steel Hour" (1959) , "The Phil Silvers Show" (1957)

Lee Van Cleef

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1925 - 1989 (heart attack)
American born Somerville

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . One of the great movie villains, Lee Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and subchasers during World War II. After the war he worked as an office administrator, becoming involved in amateur theatrics in his spare time. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. Roberts". His performance was seen by Stanley Kramer, who cast him as henchman Jack Colby in High Noon (1952), a role that brought him great recognition despite the fact that he had no dialogue. For the next decade he played a string of memorably villainous characters, primarily in westerns but also in crime dramas such as The Big Combo (1955). His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid-'60s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in Per qualche dollaro in più (1965). A new career as a western hero (or at least anti-hero) opened up, and Van Cleef became an international star, though in films of decreasing quality. In the 1980s he moved easily into action and martial-arts movies, and starred in "The Master" (1984), a TV series featuring almost non-stop martial arts action. He died of a heart attack in December 1989, and was buried at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills. Spouse Barbara Havelone (13 July 1976 - 16 December 1989) (his death), Joanie (1960 - ?), Patsy Ruth (1943 - ?) (divorced) 3 children.

Thieves of Fortune (1990) , Speed Zone! (1989) , Commander, Der (1988) , Armed Response (1986) , Leggenda del rubino malese, La (1985) , Geheimcode: Wildgänse (1984) , Goma-2 (1984) , "The Master" (1984) , Escape from New York (1981) , The Octagon (1980) , The Hard Way (1979) , The Squeeze (1978) , Nowhere to Hide (1977) , Kid Vengeance (1977) , Diamante Lobo (1976) , Quel pomeriggio maledetto (1976) , Take a Hard Ride (1975) , Là dove non batte il sole (1974) , Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! (1973) , Grande duello, Il (1972) , The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) , Bad Man's River (1971) , Captain Apache (1971) , È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta (1971) , Barquero (1970) , Condor, El (1970) , Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! (1969) , Commandos (1968) , Al di là della legge (1968) , Giorni dell'ira, I (1967) , Da uomo a uomo (1967) , Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) , Resa dei conti, La (1966) , "Gunsmoke" (1960) , "Laredo" (1966) , "Branded" (1965) , Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) , "My Mother the Car" (1965) , "The Andy Griffith Show" (1965) , "Rawhide" (1964) , "Destry" (1964) , "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" (1963) , "Laramie" (1960) , "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1962) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1963) , "Perry Mason" (1963) , "The Dakotas" (1963) , "Ripcord" (????) , How the West Was Won (1962) , "The Rifleman" (1959) , "Death Valley Days" (1962) , The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) , "Bronco" (1961) , "The Joey Bishop Show" (1962) , "The Twilight Zone" (1961) , "Cheyenne" (1961) , Posse from Hell (1961) , "Stagecoach West" (1961) , "Maverick" (1961) , "Hawaiian Eye" (1961) , "Bonanza" (1960) , "Lawman" (1958) , "77 Sunset Strip" (1960) , "Colt .45" (1958) , "Mr. Lucky" (1960) , "The Deputy" (1960) , The Slowest Gun in the West (1960), "Black Saddle" (1960) , "The Untouchables" (1960) , "The Alaskans" (1960) , "Hotel de Paree" (1960) , "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1960) , "Law of the Plainsman" (1959) , "Riverboat" (1959) , "The Real McCoys" (1959) , "Wanted: Dead or Alive"(1959) , "Yancy Derringer" (1959) , "Tombstone Territory" (1959) , "Cimarron City" (1959) , Ride Lonesome (1959) , "Northwest Passage" (1959) , Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (1959) , Machete (1958) , "Frontier Doctor" (1958) , "Zorro" (1958) , The Bravados (1958) , "State Trooper" (1958) , The Young Lions (1958) , "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1958) , Day of the Bad Man (1958) , "Wagon Train" (1958) , "Trackdown" (1957) , Raiders of Old California (1957) , "Casey Jones" (1957) , Gun Battle at Monterey (1957) , The Tin Star (1957) , "General Electric Theater" (1957) , Joe Dakota (1957) , The Lonely Man (1957) , The Last Stagecoach West (1957) , China Gate (1957) , The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1953) , "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957) , "Soldiers of Fortune" (1957) , The Quiet Gun (1957) , Accused of Murder (1956) , "Crossroads" (1956) , "Sheriff of Cochise" (1956) , "Wire Service" (1956) , "The Ford Television Theatre" (1956) , Pardners (1956) , It Conquered the World (1956) , Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) , "Studio 57" (1956) , The Conqueror (1956) , "Brave Eagle" (1955) , "The Adventures of Kit Carson" (1953), The Vanishing American (1955) , A Man Alone (1955) , The Naked Street (1955) , The Road to Denver (1955) , "The Man Behind the Badge" (1955) , I Cover the Underworld (1955) , "Buffalo Bill, Jr." (1955) , "Annie Oakley" (1955) , "TV Reader's Digest" (1955) , Man Without a Star (1955) , The Big Combo (1955) , Ten Wanted Men (1955) , Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955) , "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (1954) , "The Gene Autry Show" (1953) , Dawn at Socorro (1954) , The Desperado (1954) , Princess of the Nile (1954) , "Cavalcade of America"(1953) , The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) , Rails Into Laramie (1954) , Arrow in the Dust (1954) , "Stories of the Century" (1954) , "Waterfront" (????) , Tumbleweed (1953) , Private Eyes (1953) , The Nebraskan (1953) , Jack Slade (1953) , Vice Squad (1953) , "The Lone Ranger" (1952) , Arena (1953) , "Space Patrol" (1952), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) , Gypsy Colt (1953) , White Lightning (1953) , The Bandits of Corsica (1953) , "Four Star Playhouse" (1953) , The Lawless Breed (1953) , "The Range Rider" (1952) , "Boston Blackie" (1952) , Kansas City Confidential (1952) , "Sky King" (1952) , Untamed Frontier (1952) , High Noon (1952)

Rudolph Valentino

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Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla
1895 - 1926 (perforated ulcer, blood poisoning)
Italian /US born Castellaneta

Nickname The Sheik . Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . His father Giovanni had been in a traveling circus before meeting his mother and settling down as a veterinarian. Though his father was a strict authoritarian, his mother doted on her "beautiful baby" even to the exclusion of his older brother Alberto and younger sister Maria. By the time he was eleven he was an undisciplined, pampered bully. He was expelled from many schools, finally obtaining a diploma in the Science of Farming from the Academy of Agriculture.He went to Paris where he learned apache dancing, joined a gay crowd, returned broke, took his inheritance of $4000 and, December 1913, sailed for New York. He worked as a busboy, then gigolo, while pursuing dance, especially the tango. In 1917 went to Hollywood and obtained a small dancing part in Alimony (1917). When he did get acting roles they were villains not lovers. Script writer June Mathis and director Rex Ingram convinced Metro to do The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and to cast Valentino in the lead. The first million dollar production saved Metro and made Rudy a star.It also brought him to the attention of Alla Nazimova who wanted him to play opposite her in Camille (1921). Alla's friend, Natacha Rambova (nee Winifred Hudnut) became attached to Rudy and they eloped to Mexico 13 May, 1922 in the belief his divorce from Jean Acker was official. He was jailed as a bigamist and fined $10,000. After their re-marriage the following year she fled to Paris having never entered his new mansion, Falcon Lair. He took up her interest in séances and the occult. He began dating sexy Pola Negri partly to improve his image as a man. While touring to promote his last film, an editorial in the Chicago Tribune accused him of "effeminization of the American male". He defended his manhood by challenging the writer of the article to a boxing match (which never took place). He died shortly afterward. 80,000 mourners caused a near riot at his New York funeral. Another funeral followed in California. Spouse Natacha Rambova (17 March 1923 - 19 January 1926) (divorced), Jean Acker (5 November 1919 - 4 March 1923) (divorced).

The Son of the Sheik (1926) , Cobra (1925) , The Eagle (1925) , A Sainted Devil (1924) , Monsieur Beaucaire (1924) , The Hooded Falcon (1924) , The Young Rajah (1922) , Blood and Sand (1922) , Beyond the Rocks (1922) , Moran of the Lady Letty (1922) , The Sheik (1921) , Camille (1921) , The Conquering Power (1921) , Uncharted Seas (1921) , The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) , Stolen Moments (1920), The Wonderful Chance (1920) , Once to Every Woman (1920) , The Cheater (1920) , Passion's Playground (1920) , An Adventuress (1920) , Eyes of Youth (1919) , Nobody Home (1919) , A Rogue's Romance (1919) , Big Little Person (1919) , Virtuous Sinners (1919) , The Delicious Little Devil (1919) , The Homebreaker (1919) , The Married Virgin (1918) , All Night (1918) , A Society Sensation (1918) , Alimony (1917) ,
Patria (1917) , Seventeen (1916) , The Foolish Virgin (1916) , The Quest of Life (1916) , My Official Wife (1914)

Peter Ustinov

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Peter Alexander Ustinov
1921 - 2004 (heart failure)
British born London

Height 5' 11½" (1.82 m) . Spouse Helene du Lau d Allemans' (1972 - 28 March 2004) (his death), Suzanne Cloutier (14 February 1954 - 1971) (divorced) 3 children, Isolde Denham (1940 - 1950) (divorced) 1 child.

Winter Solstice (2003) , Luther (2003) , Salem Witch Trials (2002) , The Will to Resist (2002) , Victoria & Albert (2001) , Deutschlandspiel (2000), The Bachelor (1999) , Animal Farm (1999) , Alice in Wonderland (1999) , Stiff Upper Lips (1998) , The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) , Paths of the Gods (1995) , The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet (1995) , "Wings of the Red Star MIG Force" (1993), Lorenzo's Oil (1992) , C'era un castello con 40 cani (1990) , The Orchestra (1990) , Granpa (1989) , Révolution française, La (1989) , "Around the World in 80 Days" (1989/I) , Appointment with Death (1988) , Peep and the Big Wide World (1988) , Murder in Three Acts (1986) , Dead Man's Folly (1986) , Thirteen at Dinner (1985) , Memed My Hawk (1984) , Abgehört (1984) , Imaginary Friends (1983) , "Disneyland" (1977) , Evil Under the Sun (1982) , "Wortwechsel" (1982) , Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981) , The Great Muppet Caper (1981) , Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) , The Search for Santa Claus (1981) , "Strumpet City" (1980) , "Doctor Snuggles" (1979) , Nous maigrirons ensemble (1979) , Ashanti (1979) , Tarka the Otter (1979) , The Thief of Baghdad (1978) , Death on the Nile (1978) , Doppio delitto (1978) , Winds of Change (1978) , The Mouse and His Child (1977) , The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) , "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) , Un taxi mauve (1977) , Kein Abend wie jeder andere (1976) , Treasure of Matecumbe (1976) , Logan's Run (1976) , One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) , Robin Hood (1973) , Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3 (1973) , Hammersmith Is Out (1972) , "Clochemerle" (1972) , Gideon (1971) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1966) , A Storm in Summer (1970) , Viva Max! (1969) , Hot Millions (1968), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) , The Comedians (1967) , Barefoot in Athens (1966) , John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965), Topkapi (1964) , The Peaches (1964) , Billy Budd (1962) , Romanoff and Juliet (1961) , The Sundowners (1960) , Spartacus (1960) , "The Steve Allen Show" (1958) , Ángel pasó por Brooklyn, Un (1957) , Espions, Les (1957) , Girovaghi, I (1956) , Lola Montès (1955) , We're No Angels (1955) , The Moment of Truth (1955) , Beau Brummell (1954) , The Egyptian (1954) , Plaisir, Le (1952) , Bergère et le ramoneur, La (1952) , Quo Vadis (1951) , The Magic Box (1951) , Hotel Sahara (1951) , Odette (1950) , Private Angelo (1949) , The Way Ahead (1944) , The New Lot (1943) , The Goose Steps Out (1942) , Let the People Sing (1942) , One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

Liv Ullman

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Liv Johanne Ullmann
1938 -
Norwegian born Tokyo

Nickname The Norwegian Angel . Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-'50s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar Bergman in such films as Persona (1966), Passion, En (1969) and Ansikte mot ansikte (1976). She also had a successful film career away from Bergman (The Abdication (1974), Diagonale du fou, La (1984). Spouse Donald Saunders (1985 - present), Gappe Stang (1960 - 1965) (divorced).

Saraband (2003) , Zorn (1994) , Drømspel (1994) , The Long Shadow (1992) , Oxen (1991) , Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1991) , Mindwalk (1990) , The Rose Garden (1989) , Amiga, La (1988) , "Indifferenti, Gli" (1988) , Gaby: A True Story (1987) , Mosca addio (1987) , Speriamo che sia femmina (1986) , King Kongs Faust (1985) , The Bay Boy (1984) , Diagonale du fou, La (1984) , Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983) , The Wild Duck (1983) , "Jenny" (1982) , Richard's Things (1980) , Fruen fra havet (1979) , Players (1979) , Höstsonaten (1978) , The Serpent's Egg (1977) , A Bridge Too Far (1977) , Ansikte mot ansikte (1976) , Leonor (1975) , Trollflöjten (1975) , The Abdication (1974) , Zandy's Bride (1974) , 40 Carats (1973) , Scener ur ett äktenskap (1973) , Lost Horizon (1973) , Viskningar och rop (1972) , Pope Joan (1972) , Nybyggarna (1972) , Utvandrarna (1971) , The Night Visitor (1971) , De la part des copains (1970) , Passion, En (1969) , An-Magritt (1969) , Skammen (1968) , Vargtimmen (1968) , Cocktail party (1967) , Persona (1966) , Smeltedigelen (1965) , Kalte ham Skarven, De (1965) , Kort är sommaren (1962) , Tonny (1962) , Ung flukt (1959) , Fjols til fjells (1957)

Rita Tushingham

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1940 -
British born Liverpool

Spouse Terry Bicknell (1962 - ?) (divorced) 2 children, Ousama Rawi (? - 1996) (divorced).

There for Me (2007) , Puffball (2006) , Angel Cake (2006) , Marple: The Sittaford Mystery (2006) , Loneliness and the Modern Pentathlon (2005) , "New Tricks" (2005) , Being Julia (2004) , Life Beyond the Box: Margo (2003) , The Stretford Wives (2002) , "Helen West" (2002) , Out of Depth (2000) , Swing (1999) , Nächte mit Joan (1998) , Under the Skin (1997) , The Boy from Mercury (1996) , An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) , Ewangelia wedlug Harry'ego (1993) , Hamburger Gift (1992) , Papierowe malzenstwo (1992) , A Csalás gyönyöre (1992) , Dieter Gütt - ein Journalist (1991) , Sunday Pursuit (1990) , Resurrected (1989) , Hard Days, Hard Nights (1989) , "Bread" (1986) , The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988) , Flying (1986) , A Judgment in Stone (1986) , Pippi Longstocking (1985) , "Seeing Things" (1984) , "Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull" (1982) , Spaghetti House (1982) , "Lady Killers" (1980) , Mysteries (1978) , Green Eyes (1977) , Pane, burro e marmellata (1977) , Gran bollito (1977) , Ragazzo di Borgata (1976) , The Human Factor (1975) , "No Strings" (1974) , Fischia il sesso (1974) , Rachel's Man (1974) , "Armchair Theatre" (1973) , Situation (1973) , Where Do You Go from Here? (1973) , Straight on Till Morning (1972) , The Bed Sitting Room (1969) , The Guru (1969) , Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) , Smashing Time (1967) , The Trap (1966) , Doctor Zhivago (1965) , The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) , "The Human Jungle" (1964) , Girl with Green Eyes (1964) , The Leather Boys (1964) , A Place to Go (1963) , A Taste of Honey (1961)

John Turturro

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1957 -
American born Brooklyn

Height 6' 1" (1.85 m). Highly talented, lightly built Italian American actor who always looks unsettled and jumpy has become a favourite of cult/arthouse film aficianado's with his compelling performances in a broad range of cinematic vehicles. Has become a regular in the thought provoking films of Spike Lee and the off the wall comedies of Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. His wonderful performances include as the highly agitated "Pino" in Do the Right Thing (1989), as an intellectual playwright in Barton Fink (1991), a pedophile tenpin bowler in The Big Lebowski (1998), a confused boyfriend in Jungle Fever (1991) and as the voice of Harvey the dog in Summer of Sam (1999).Turturro has continued to appeal to audiences despite his unconventional looks and the often annoying onscreen mannerisms of his characters which he used to great effect in films such as his blue collar tale of warring brothers in the construction business, Mac (1992), as the irate, dumped game show contestant, Herbie Stempel, in 'Robert Redford (III)' 's dynamic Quiz Show (1994). One of modern American cinema's gems of acting, Turturro remains in strong demand for his high calibre thespian talents. Spouse Katherine Borowitz (1985 - present) 2 children.

"The Bronx Is Burning" (2007) , Transformers (2007) , Untitled Noah Baumbach Project (2007) , Slipstream (2007) , The Good Shepherd (2006) , Quelques jours en septembre (2006) , Romance & Cigarettes (2005) , "Monk" (2004) , The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005) , She Hate Me (2004) , 2BPerfectlyHonest (2004) , Secret Window (2004) , Secret Passage (2004) , Opopomoz (2003) , Ore 2: Calma piatta (2003) , Anger Management (2003) , Fear X (2003) , "Frasier" (2002) , Mr. Deeds (2002) , Collateral Damage (2002) , Monday Night Mayhem (2002) , Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) , Monkeybone (2001), The Man Who Cried (2000) , The Luzhin Defence (2000) , Two Thousand and None (2000) , O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) , Company Man (2000) , Summer of Sam (1999) , Cradle Will Rock (1999) , Rounders (1998) , Illuminata (1998) , He Got Game (1998) , O.K. Garage (1998) , The Big Lebowski (1998) , Animals and the Tollkeeper (1998) , Lesser Prophets (1997) , Tregua, La (1997) , Grace of My Heart (1996) , Box of Moon Light (1996) , Girl 6 (1996) , Sugartime (1995) , Clockers (1995) , Unstrung Heroes (1995) , Search and Destroy (1995) , "Saturday Night Live" (1994) , The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994), Quiz Show (1994) , Fearless (1993) , Being Human (1993) , Mac (1992) , Brain Donors (1992) , Jungle Fever (1991) , Barton Fink (1991) , Men of Respect (1991) , State of Grace (1990) , Miller's Crossing (1990) , Mo' Better Blues (1990) , Catchfire (1990) , Do the Right Thing (1989) , "The Fortunate Pilgrim" (1988) , The Sicilian (1987) , Five Corners (1987) , The Color of Money (1986) , Off Beat (1986) , Gung Ho (1986) , Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) , To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) , Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) , "Miami Vice" (1985) , The Flamingo Kid (1984) , Exterminator 2 (1984) , Raging Bull (1980)

Lana Turner

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Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner
1921 - 1995 (throat cancer)
American born Wallace

Nickname Sweater Girl, Judy . Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) . Lana Turner had an acting ability that belied the "Sweater Girl" image MGM thrust upon her, and even many of her directors admitted that they knew she was capable of greatness (check out The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)). Unfortunately, her private life - seven marriages, affairs almost too numerous to mention, a long bout with alcoholism and the famous incident where her gangster lover, Johnny Stompanato, was killed by her daughter, Cheryl Crane - came to overshadow her professional accomplishments. Spouse Ronald Dante (9 May 1969 - 26 January 1972) (divorced), Robert Eaton (22 June 1965 - 1 April 1969) (divorced), Fred May (27 November 1960 - 15 October 1962) (divorced), Lex Barker (8 September 1953 - 22 July 1957) (divorced), Henry J. Bob' Topping' (26 April 1948 - 12 December 1952) (divorced), Stephen Crane (14 March 1943 - 21 August 1944) (divorced) 1 child, Stephen Crane (17 July 1942 - 4 February 1943) (annulled), Artie Shaw (13 February 1940 - 12 September 1940) (divorced).

Thwarted (1991) , "The Love Boat" (1985) , "Falcon Crest" (1981) , Witches' Brew (1980) , Bittersweet Love (1976) , Persecution (1974) , The Last of the Powerseekers (1971) , "The Survivors" (1969) , The Big Cube (1969) , Madame X (1966) , Love Has Many Faces (1965/I) , Who's Got the Action? (1962) , Bachelor in Paradise (1961) , By Love Possessed (1961) , Portrait in Black (1960) , Imitation of Life (1959) , Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) , Another Time, Another Place (1958) , The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) , Peyton Place (1957) , Diane (1956) , The Rains of Ranchipur (1955) , The Sea Chase (1955) , The Prodigal (1955) , Betrayed (1954) , Flame and the Flesh (1954) , Latin Lovers (1953) , The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) , The Merry Widow (1952) , Mr. Imperium (1951) , A Life of Her Own (1950) , The Three Musketeers (1948) , Homecoming (1948) , Cass Timberlane (1947) , Green Dolphin Street (1947) , The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) , Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) , Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) , Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) , Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) , Slightly Dangerous (1943) , Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) , Johnny Eager (1942) , Honky Tonk (1941) , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) , Ziegfeld Girl (1941) , We Who Are Young (1940) , Two Girls on Broadway (1940) , Dancing Co-Ed (1939) , These Glamour Girls (1939) , Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) , Dramatic School (1938) , Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) , Four's a Crowd (1938) , The Chaser (1938) , Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) , The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) , The Great Garrick (1937) , Topper (1937) , They Won't Forget (1937) , A Star Is Born (1937)

Kathleen Turner

2006-12-12T07:22:00.000-08:00

Mary Kathleen Turner
1954 -
American born Springfield

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Spouse Jay Weiss (August 1984 - present) 1 child, David Guc (1977 - 1982) (divorced).

"Nip/Tuck" (2006) , Monster House (2006) , "Law & Order" (2006) , "Friends" (2001) , Prince of Central Park (2000) , Beautiful (2000) , National Geographic Kids: Creepy Creatures (2000) , "King of the Hill" (2000) , Cinderella (2000/I) , Love and Action in Chicago (1999) , The Virgin Suicides (1999) , Baby Geniuses (1999) , Legalese (1998) , "Style and Substance" (1998) , "Stories from My Childhood" (????) , The Real Blonde (1997) , A Simple Wish (1997) , Bad Baby (1997) , The Best of Roger Rabbit (1996) , Moonlight and Valentino (1995) , Friends at Last (1995) , Leslie's Folly (1994) , Serial Mom (1994) , "The Simpsons" (1994) , Undercover Blues (1993) , House of Cards (1993) , Trail Mix-Up (1993) , Naked in New York (1993) , We All Have Tales: Rumpelstiltskin (1992) , V.I. Warshawski (1991) , Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990) , The War of the Roses (1989) , "Saturday Night Live" (1985) , Tummy Trouble (1989) , The Accidental Tourist (1988) , Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) , Switching Channels (1988) , Giulia e Giulia (1987) , Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) , GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986) , The Jewel of the Nile (1985) , Prizzi's Honor (1985) , Crimes of Passion (1984) , A Breed Apart (1984) , Romancing the Stone (1984), The Man with Two Brains (1983) , Body Heat (1981) , "The Doctors" (1963)

John Travolta

2006-12-12T06:28:00.000-08:00

John Joseph Travolta
1954 -
American born Englewood

Nickname Bone (as a child) . Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . John Travolta first gained fame as the swaggering Vinnie Barbarino on the television series "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975). In 1977, he parlayed his teeny-bopper fame into a big-screen career with the disco blockbuster Saturday Night Fever (1977). He languished in light dramas and television movies in the 1980s, but started a comeback in 1989 with Look Who's Talking (1989). He further resuscitated his career with an Oscar nomination for his role as a heavyset sympathetic hitman in Pulp Fiction (1994) in 1994. Spouse Kelly Preston (12 September 1991 - present) 2 children.

2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2007) , American Dog (2008) , Dallas (2007) , Hairspray (2007) , Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006) , Wild Hogs (2007) , Lonely Hearts (2006) , Be Cool (2005) , Ladder 49 (2004) , A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) , The Punisher (2004) , Basic (2003) , Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) , Domestic Disturbance (2001) , Swordfish (2001) , Lucky Numbers (2000) , Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) , The General's Daughter (1999) , Our Friend, Martin (1999) , A Civil Action (1998) , The Thin Red Line (1998) , Primary Colors (1998) , Mad City (1997) , Face/Off (1997) ,She's So Lovely (1997) , Michael (1996) , Phenomenon (1996) , Broken Arrow (1996) , Get Shorty (1995) , White Man's Burden (1995) , "Saturday Night Live" (1994) , Pulp Fiction (1994) , Look Who's Talking Now (1993) , Shout (1991) , Eyes of an Angel (1991) , Chains of Gold (1991) , Look Who's Talking Too (1990) , Look Who's Talking (1989) , The Experts (1989) , Basements (1987) , Perfect (1985) , Two of a Kind (1983) , Staying Alive (1983) , Blow Out (1981) , Urban Cowboy (1980) , "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1978) , Moment by Moment (1978) , Grease (1978) , Saturday Night Fever (1977) , The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) , Carrie (1976) , The Devil's Rain (1975) , The Tenth Level (1975) , "Medical Center" (1974) , "The Rookies" (1973) , "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1972) , "Emergency!" (1972)

Spencer Tracy

2006-12-12T06:16:00.000-08:00

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy
1900 - 1967 (heart attack following lung congestion)
American born Milwaukee

Nickname Spence . Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Spencer Tracy was born four years after his brother Carroll to truck salesman John Edward and Caroline Brown Tracy. He attended Marquette Academy along with Pat O'Brien and the two left school to enlist in the Navy at the start of World War I. He was still at Norfolk Navy Yard in VIrginia at the end of the war. At Ripon College he did well in the lead of "The Truth" and decided on acting as a career. In New York he roomed with O'Brien while they attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1923 they both got nonspeaking parts as robots in "R.U.R". In stock he supported himself with jobs as bellhop, janitor and salesman. John Ford saw his critically acclaimed performance in the lead role in in The Last Mile (1932) and signed him to Up the River (1930) for Fox. His family moved to Hollywood in 1931, and Tracy made 16 films in three years. In 1935 he signed with MGM. He became the first actor to win back-to-back Oscars for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). He was nominated for San Francisco (1936), Father of the Bride (1950), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). He had a brief romantic relationship with Loretta Young in the 1930s and a lifelong one with Katharine Hepburn beginning in 1942. Because he was a Catholic he never divorced his wife Louise, though they lived apart. A few weeks after completion of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), during which he suffered from lung congestion, he died of a heart attack. Spouse Louise Treadwell (12 September 1923 - 10 June 1967) (his death) 2 children.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) , It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) , How the West Was Won (1962) , Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) , The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) , Inherit the Wind (1960) , The Last Hurrah (1958) , The Old Man and the Sea (1958) , Desk Set (1957) , The Mountain (1956) , Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) , Broken Lance (1954) , The Actress (1953) , Plymouth Adventure (1952) , Pat and Mike (1952) , The People Against O'Hara (1951) , Father's Little Dividend (1951) , Father of the Bride (1950) , Malaya (1949) , Adam's Rib (1949) , Edward, My Son (1949) , State of the Union (1948) , Cass Timberlane (1947) , The Sea of Grass (1947) , Without Love (1945) , Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) , The Seventh Cross (1944) , A Guy Named Joe (1943) , Keeper of the Flame (1942) , Tortilla Flat (1942) , Woman of the Year (1942) , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) , Men of Boys Town (1941) , Boom Town (1940) , Edison, the Man (1940) , Northwest Passage (1940) , Young Tom Edison (1940) , I Take This Woman (1940) , Stanley and Livingstone (1939) , Boys Town (1938) , Test Pilot (1938) , Mannequin (1937) , Big City (1937) , Captains Courageous (1937) , They Gave Him a Gun (1937) , Libeled Lady (1936) , San Francisco (1936) , Fury (1936) , Riffraff (1936) , Whipsaw (1935) , Dante's Inferno (1935) , The Murder Man (1935) , It's a Small World (1935) , Marie Galante (1934) , Now I'll Tell (1934) , Bottoms Up (1934) , Looking for Trouble (1934) , The Show-Off (1934) , The Mad Game (1933) , Man's Castle (1933) , The Power and the Glory (1933) , Shanghai Madness (1933) , The Face in the Sky (1933) , 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) , Me and My Gal (1932) , The Painted Woman (1932) , Society Girl (1932) , Young America (1932) , Disorderly Conduct (1932) , Sky Devils (1932) , She Wanted a Millionaire (1932) , Goldie (1931), Six Cylinder Love (1931) , Quick Millions (1931) , Up the River (1930) , The Hard Guy (1930) , Taxi Talks (1930) , The Strong Arm (1930)

Lily Tomlin

2006-12-12T06:08:00.000-08:00

Mary Jean Tomlin
1939 -
American born Detroit
Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) .

Seniors (2007) , Barry Munday (2007) , 12 Miles of Bad Road (2006) , The Last Guy on Earth (2006) , The Walker (2007) , The Ant Bully (2006) , "The West Wing" (2005) , A Prairie Home Companion (2006) , "Will & Grace" (2005) , "The Simpsons" (2005) , I Heart Huckabees (2004) , Orange County (2002) , The Kid (2000) , Picking Up the Pieces (2000) , Tea with Mussolini (1999) , "The X Files" (1998) , "Murphy Brown" (1997) , Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) , "The Magic School Bus" (1997) , Getting Away with Murder (1996) , Flirting with Disaster (1996) , "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1996) , Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noel (1996) , Blue in the Face (1995) , "Frasier" (1994) , Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home (1994) , Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (1994) , The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) , And the Band Played On (1993) , Short Cuts (1993) , Shadows and Fog (1992) , The Search for Signs of Inteligent Life in the Universe (1991) , Big Business (1988) , "Pryor's Place" (1984) , All of Me (1984) , The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) , The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) , Nine to Five (1980) , Moment by Moment (1978) , "Saturday Night Live" (1977) , The Late Show (1977) , The Lily Tomlin Special (1975) , Nashville (1975) , Lily (1973) , Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (1972) , "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1970) , "Letters to Laugh-In" (1969) , "The Music Scene" (1969) , "The Garry Moore Show" (1958)

Meg Tilly

2006-12-12T06:03:00.000-08:00

Margaret Chan
1960 -
Canadian born Texada

Meg Tilly was set on being a dancer, and at 17 connected to the Connecticut Ballet Company and later Throne Dance Theatre. It was in this capacity that she had her screen debut in Alan Parker's Fame (1980). Unfortunately, an injury to her back cut short her plans for a dance career, and a small appearance in the TV series "Hill Street Blues" (1981) turned her towards acting (her dancing skills were not all forgotten, as was evident in The Big Chill (1983) and Psycho II (1983)). She received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Agnes of God (1985), and nobody doubted that she was on her ay to stardom. One step on the road to that status was her being cast in Milos Forman's Amadeus (1984) as Constanza, but again her body interfered, and seven weeks into the production with her foot in a cast were more than the producers could accept, and she was replaced. Her "consolation", was a role in Forman's next project Valmont (1989), didn't do her career much good. Since then she has averaged a movie a year, and with the exception of Leaving Normal (1992), none have tapped the enormous reservoir of talent she has. Spouse John Calley (13 October 1995 - 2 February 2002) (divorced), Tim Zinnemann (? - 1989) (divorced) 2 children.

Journey (1995) , Trick of the Eye (1994) , Sleep with Me (1994) , "Winnetka Road" (1994) , "Fallen Angels" (1993) , Body Snatchers (1993) , "Road to Avonlea" (1993) , Leaving Normal (1992) , The Two Jakes (1990) , In the Best Interest of the Child (1990) , "Nightmare Classics" (1990) , Valmont (1989) , The Girl in a Swing (1988) , Masquerade (1988) , Off Beat (1986) , Agnes of God (1985) , Impulse (1984) , The Big Chill (1983) , Psycho II (1983) , One Dark Night (1983) , Tex (1982) , "Hill Street Blues" (1982) , The Trouble with Grandpa (1981) , Fame (1980)

Gene Tierney

2006-12-12T05:37:00.000-08:00

Gene Eliza Tierney
1920 -1991 (emphysema)
American born Brooklyn

Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) . With prominent cheekbones and the most appealing overbite of her day, her striking good looks helped propel her to stardom. Her best known role is the enigmatic murder victim in Laura (1944). She was also Oscar-nominated for Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Her acting performances were few in the 1950s as she battled a troubled emotional life that included hospitalization and shock treatment for depression. Spouse W. Howard Lee (11 July 1960 - 17 February 1981) (his death), Oleg Cassini (1 June 1941 - 28 February 1952) (divorced) 2 children.

"Scruples" (1980) , Daughter of the Mind (1969) , "The F.B.I." (1969) , The Pleasure Seekers (1964) , Toys in the Attic (1963) , Cuatro noches de la luna llena, Las (1963) , Advise & Consent (1962) , "General Electric Theater" (1960) , The Left Hand of God (1955) , Black Widow (1954) , The Egyptian (1954) , Personal Affair (1953) , Never Let Me Go (1953) , Plymouth Adventure (1952) , Way of a Gaucho (1952) , The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) , On the Riviera (1951) , The Mating Season (1951) , Close to My Heart (1951) , Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) , Night and the City (1950) , Whirlpool (1949) , That Wonderful Urge (1948) , The Iron Curtain (1948), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) , The Razor's Edge (1946) , Dragonwyck (1946) , Leave Her to Heaven (1945) , A Bell for Adano (1945) , Laura (1944) , Heaven Can Wait (1943) , China Girl (1942) , Thunder Birds (1942) , Rings on Her Fingers (1942) , Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) , The Shanghai Gesture (1941) , Sundown (1941) , Belle Starr (1941) , Tobacco Road (1941) , Hudson's Bay (1941) , The Return of Frank James (1940)

Sigrid Thornton

2006-12-12T05:29:00.000-08:00

1959 -
Australian born Queensland

Not well known in the States, lovely Sigrid Thornton has been one of Australia's most popular leading ladies since the 1980s, gracing a number of classic "Down Under" films and TV mini-series. If she is remembered at all here it would be for her portrayal of Jessica Harrison in the visually resplendent western saga The Man from Snowy River (1982) and its sequel Return to Snowy River (1988). Sigrid Thornton initially set foot on her homeland stage at age 9 and four years later had made her TV debut. At 18, she was making films, her debut being The F.J. Holden (1977), which was part of the "new wave" of Australian cinema. She recently revived her star on Aussie TV ("SeaChange") and has been copping favorite actress and favorite TV star awards from her public. She lives with her producer/assistant director husband Tom Burstall, who has been involved in quite a few of her film projects, including Snapshot (1979), Duet for Four (1982), Niel Lynne (1985) and _Slate, Wyn & Me (1987)_ . They have two children, Ben and Jaz. Sigrid also continues to work tirelessly for children and World Vision. Spouse Tom Burstall (? - ?) 2 children.

"Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" (2006) , Little Oberon (2005) , "MDA" (2005) , Mittens (2003) , Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) , The Pact (2002) , Living with Happiness (2001) , "The New Adventures of Ocean Girl" (2000) , Arctic Adventure (2000) , "SeaChange" (1998) , Love in Ambush (1997) , Whipping Boy (1996) , "One of Us" (1995) , Trapped in Space (1994) , The Feds (1993) , Over the Hill (1992) , Paradise" (1988) , Return to Snowy River (1988) , Slate Wyn & Me (1987) , The Lighthorsemen (1987) , Great Expectations, the Untold Story (1986) , The Far Country (1986) , Niel Lynne (1985) , Street Hero (1984) , "Boy in the Bush" (1984) , "All the Rivers Run" (1983) , "1915" (1982), The Man from Snowy River (1982) , Duet for Four (1982) , "Bellamy" (1981) ,I Can Jump Puddles (1981) , Outbreak of Love (1981) , "The Last Outlaw" (1980) , Players in the Gallery (1980) , "Prisoner" (1980) , Snapshot (1979) , "Chopper Squad" (1979) , The King of the Two Day Wonder (1979) , The Getting of Wisdom (1978) , "Case for the Defence" (1978) ,"Father, Dear Father in Australia" (1978) , "Glenview High" (1978) , "Bellbird" (1967) , "Young Ramsay" (1977) , "Bobby Dazzler" (1977) , The F.J. Holden (1977) , "The Sullivans" (1976) , "Bluey" (1976) , "Matlock Police" (1975) , "Division 4" (1975) , "Homicide" (1973) , "Certain Women" (1973)

Lea Thompson

2006-12-12T05:12:00.000-08:00

Lea Katherine Thompson
1961 -
American born Minneapolis

Height 5' 4" (1.63 m) . Lea Katherine Thompson was born May 31, 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents are Barbara and Cliff Thompson. Since all her siblings were much older than her, Lea says it seemed like she had more than two parents. The family lived in the Starlight motel, all the kids sharing a room. Things began to look up for the family when Lea's father got a job in Minneapolis, where the family moved.Lea's parents divorced when she was six, and her mother decided to maintain the family. This wasn't the easiest job considering her mother was alcohol addicted at the time. When she found the strength to quit drinking, she took a job playing the piano and singing in a bar to support Lea and her siblings. When Lea was seven, her mother remarried. Ever since Lea was little, she loved to dance. Ballet to be exact. She would practice three to four hours every day. Her first role was a mouse in The Nutcracker. After Lea turned fourteen, she had performed in more than forty-five ballets on stages such as The Minnesota Dance Theatre, The Pennsylvania Ballet Company, and The Ballet Repertory. She won scholarships to The American Ballet Theatre and The San Francisco Ballet. At age nineteen, she auditioned for Mikhail Baryshnikov, who later told her that she was "a beautiful dancer... but too stocky." Lea knew her dreams had been crushed. At that point, she decided to turn to acting.She began working as a waitress, also making twenty-two Burger King commercials and a few Twix commercials. She was perfect for these parts simply because she was the average girl-down-the-street from the Midwest. Everyone who knows her can't believe she was and still is so completely different...trying to be independent and fight against the system. In 1982, Lea made some type of a computer game or interactive movie known as Murder, Anyone.Her first role was in the movie Jaws 3-D (1983) as a water ski bunny, although she couldn't swim or ski, which she still can't! There she met Dennis Quaid, who became her fiancée and acting coach. Her next role was in All the Right Moves (1983) where she acted opposite Tom Cruise. Director Michael Chapman was so disappointed with her performance, that he almost fired her. Between 1983 and 1984, Lea appeared in other "teen" movies such as Red Dawn (1984), The Wild Life (1984), and Going Undercover (aka Yellow Pages (1988)), and believes it was lucky that in these movies they were able to use anyone who could walk and talk!Lea's biggest known accomplishment, and her big break, came from the first Back to the Future (1985). It was the biggest hit of 1985, and Lea was suddenly the most wanted actress. She could have her pick of any role she wanted to take on. She did - and made the worst choice of her life, Howard the Duck (1986). Although it was a George Lucas production, the critics turned the movie, and Lea, down. Afterwards, director Howard Deutch offered Lea a part in his movie, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), but she refused. After he urged her to do it, she reconsidered. She won the Young Artist Award for best young actress. During filming, Howard and Lea fell in love, and she called it off with Dennis. She then went on to film The Wizard of Loneliness (1988), which was her first movie as a woman, rather than a youngster. Lea went on to film Back to the Future Part II (1989) and an episode of "Tales from the Crypt" (1989). She then married Howard Deutch. She continued filming Back to the Future Part III (1990), Montana (1990) (TV), and Article 99 (1992). Lea then took a break to stay home with her first born, Madeline.She jumped back into acting in Dennis the Menace (1993), where she says she just played herself. Then it was on to The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Stolen Babies (1993) (TV), The Little Rascals (1994), and The Substitute Wife (1994) (TV). In 1994, she had her second child, Zoey. Lea then went into filming The Unspoken Truth (1995) (TV). It was then that she was first given the script of a new NBC sitcom, "Caroline in the City" (1995). It was probably the best decision Lea ever made. She won a People's Choice Award for best actress in a new sitcom. Unfortunately, with all of NBC's problems, Caroline in the City kept being moved to a worse and worse time slot, giving it horrible ratings. The show ended after only four seasons. Bad ideas from the creators (Julia, etc.) didn't help either.Lea quickly went onto The Right to Remain Silent (1996) (TV), The Unknown Cyclist (1998), and "A Will of Their Own" (1998) (mini). She also guest-starred in "Friends" (1994) in The One with the Baby on the Bus as Caroline Duffy, and on "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992). Lea also did some stage work, including starring as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. The show toured, and also appeared on Broadway. She then did The Vagina Monologues in L.A. She had a stint in a dramatic role as a Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Camille Paris on "For the People" (2002). It lasted less than a year. She will soon be seen in two new movies, Electric (2002), and Haunted Lighthouse (2003). Spouse Howard Deutch (1989 - present) 2 children.

Senior Skip Day (2007) , The Debbie Smith Story (2007) , Jane Doe: Shaken & Stirred (2006) , Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (2006) , Out of Omaha (2006) , Doubting Thomas (2006) , Jane Doe: Mind Games (2006), 10 Tricks (2006) , Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (2006) , Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (2006) , Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005) , Come Away Home (2005) , Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005) , Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (2005) , Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2004) , "Ed" (2004) , Stealing Christmas (2003) , Haunted Lighthouse (2003) , "For the People" (2002) , Fish Don't Blink (2002) , Electric (2002) , "A Will of Their Own" (1998) , The Unknown Cyclist (1998) , "Caroline in the City" (1996) , The Right to Remain Silent (1996) , "Friends" (1995) , The Unspoken Truth (1995) , The Little Rascals (1994) , The Substitute Wife (1994) , The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) , Dennis the Menace (1993) , Stolen Babies (1993) , Article 99 (1992) , Back to the Future Part III (1990) , Montana (1990) , Back to the Future Part II (1989) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) , Nightbreaker (1989) , The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) , Yellow Pages (1988) , Casual Sex? (1988) , Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) , Howard the Duck (1986) , Space Camp (1986) , Back to the Future (1985) , The Wild Life (1984) , Red Dawn (1984) , All the Right Moves (1983) , Jaws 3-D (1983) , MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (1982)

Thomas Terry

2006-12-12T03:44:00.000-08:00

Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens
1911 -1990 (parkinson's disease)
British born Finchley

Spouse Belinda Cunningham (1963 - 8 January 1990) (his death) 2 children, Ida Patlanski (1938 - 1962) (divorced).

"Inspector Gadget" (1983) , The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) , Kingdom of Gifts (1978) , Isla de las cabezas, La (1978) , The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) , The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) , Spanish Fly (1976) , Febbre a 40! (1976) , Side by Side (1975) , Chi ha rubato il tesoro dello scia? (1974) , Robin Hood (1973) , Eroi, Gli (1973) , The Vault of Horror (1973) , I Love a Mystery (1973) , Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) , The Special London Bridge Special (1972) , Colpo grosso, grossissimo... anzi probabile (1972) , "The Dave Cash Radio Show" (1972) , The Cherry Picker (1972) , "The Persuaders!" (1971) , The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) , Mur de l'Atlantique, Le (1970) , Howdy (1970) , The Peapicker in Piccadilly (1969) , Arthur! Arthur! (1969) , 12 + 1 (1969) , Monte Carlo or Bust (1969) , 2000 Years Later (1969) , Scacco tutto matto, Uno (1969) , "That's Life" (1968) , How Sweet It Is! (1968) , Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) , Diabolik (1968) , Sette volte sette (1968) , Arabella (1967) , Arriva Dorellik (1967) , The Perils of Pauline (1967) , "The Old Campaigner" (1967) , Rocket to the Moon (1967), A Guide for the Married Man (1967) , "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1967) , Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1967) , Fantástico mundo del doctor Coppelius, El (1966) , Grande vadrouille, La (1966) , Se tutte le donne del mondo (1966) , The Daydreamer (1966) , Munster, Go Home (1966) , Our Man in Marrakesh (1966) , The Sandwich Man (1966) , Top Crack (1966) , You Must Be Joking! (1965) , Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965) , "Burke's Law" (1963) , Strange Bedfellows (1965) , How to Murder Your Wife (1965) , Everybody's Got a System (1965) , The Wild Affair (1963) , It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) , Terry-Thomas (1963) , The Mouse on the Moon (1963) , The British at Play (1963) , Kill or Cure (1962) , Operation Snatch (1962) , The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) , Bachelor Flat (1962) , His and Hers (1961) , A Matter of Who (1961) , Make Mine Mink (1960) , School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! (1960) , "Armchair Theatre" (1960) , That's Odd (1960) , I'm All Right Jack (1959) , Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) , Too Many Crooks (1959) , tom thumb (1958) , Happy Is the Bride (1958) , The Naked Truth (1957) , Beat Up the Town (1957) , Brothers in Law (1957) , Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) , Lucky Jim (1957) , "Friday Night with Terry-Thomas" (1956) , Private's Progress (1956) , The Green Man (1956) , "Strictly T-T" (1956) , "My Wildest Dream" (1956) , Around the Town (1955) , Belle Hélène, La (1951) , Cookery Nook (1951) , "How Do You View?" (1949) , Melody Club (1949) , If You Don't Save Paper (1948) , A Date with a Dream (1948) , Copy Book Please (1948) , Quiet Wedding (1941) , For Freedom (1940) , Under Your Hat (1940) , Flying Fifty-Five (1939) , Sam Goes Shopping (1939) , Climbing High (1938) , Rhythm Racketeer (1937) , It's Love Again (1936) , Things to Come (1936) , When Knights Were Bold (1936) , Cheer Up (1936) , This'll Make You Whistle (1936) , Rhythm in the Air (1936) , Once in a Million (1935)

Shirley Temple

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Shirley Jane Temple
1928 -
American born Santa Monica

Height 5' 2" (1.57 m) . Shirley Temple was easily the most popular and famous child star of all time. She got her start in the movies at the age of three and soon progressed to super stardom. Shirley could do it all: act, sing and dance and all at the age of five! Fans loved her as she was bright, bouncy and cheerful in her films and they ultimately bought millions of dollars worth of products that had her likeness on them. Dolls, phonograph records, mugs, hats, dresses, whatever it was, if it had her picture on there they bought it. Shirley was the box-office champion for three straight years, 1936-37-38, beating out such great grown up stars as Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Robert Taylor, Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford. By 1939, her popularity declined. Although she starred in some very good movies like Since You Went Away (1944) and the The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), her career was nearing its end. Later, she served as an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. It was once guessed that she had more than 50 golden curls on her head. Spouse Charles Black (16 December 1950 - 4 August 2005) (his death) 2 children, John Agar (19 September 1945 - 1950) (divorced) 1 child.

"Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1960) , A Kiss for Corliss (1949) , The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) , Adventure in Baltimore (1949) , Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) , Fort Apache (1948) , That Hagen Girl (1947) , The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) , Honeymoon (1947) , American Creed (1946) , Kiss and Tell (1945) , I'll Be Seeing You (1944) , Since You Went Away (1944) , Miss Annie Rooney (1942) , Kathleen (1941) , Young People (1940) , The Blue Bird (1940) , Susannah of the Mounties (1939) , The Little Princess (1939) , Just Around the Corner (1938) , Little Miss Broadway (1938) , Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) , Heidi (1937) , Wee Willie Winkie (1937) , Stowaway (1936) , Dimples (1936) , Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) , Captain January (1936) , The Littlest Rebel (1935), Curly Top (1935) , Our Little Girl (1935) , The Little Colonel (1935) , Bright Eyes (1934) , Now and Forever (1934) , Baby Take a Bow (1934) , Now I'll Tell (1934) , Little Miss Marker (1934) , Change of Heart (1934) , Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) , Managed Money (1934) , As the Earth Turns (1934) , Mandalay (1934) , Carolina (1934), Pardon My Pups (1934) , What's to Do? (1933), Kid 'in' Africa (1933) , To the Last Man (1933) , Dora's Dunking Doughnuts (1933) , Polly Tix in Washington (1933) , Out All Night (1933) , Kid in Hollywood (1933) , New Deal Rhythm (1933) , The Pie-Covered Wagon (1932) , The Red-Haired Alibi (1932) , War Babies (1932) , Runt Page (1932) , The Kid's Last Fight (1932) , Kid's Last Stand (1932) , Glad Rags to Riches (1932) , Merrily Yours (1932)

Sir Godfrey Tearle

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Godfrey Seymour Tearle
1884 - 1953
British born New York City

Godfrey Seymour Tearle was born in 1884, the son of British actor/manager George (Osmond) Tearle and American actress Marianne Conway (her second marriage). His father and uncle were first-generation acting Tearles, and his mother also came from a family of actors. It seems that Godfrey's destiny was set at birth. The Tearles' family's origins lay rooted in the rural areas of Bedfordshire. His grandfather was a soldier who served in the Crimean War. Godfrey made his stage debut at age nine as young Prince Richard, Duke of York, in his father's production of "Richard III." He subsequently attended Carlisle Grammar School in Carlisle, England, but continued acting in his father's company into his teen years. His older half-brother, Frederick (Levy), was also a successful actor and later billed himself as Conway Tearle and earned distinction as a suave silent-era matinée idol. In 1908 Godfrey made his film debut in a shortened version of Romeo and Juliet (1908/I), at the Lyceum Theatre, which co-starred then-wife actress Mary Malone. Building up his stage reputation in the classics, he became a Shakespearean player of note with sterling portrayals of "Othello", "Macbeth" and "Henry V", among others. Active service in the Royal Field Artillery in 1915 temporarily interrupted his budding theater career for nearly four years. He returned to the footlights, but also attempted to earn a reputation in silents. Although he was less successful, Godfrey's mellifluous voice proved ideal for sound and he made a mild go of it with occasional movie forays in the 1930s and 1940s. He distinguished himself as patrician gents in both character leads and supports. He made a particular impression in The 39 Steps (1935), Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller, in which he played the professor (aka menacing agent) minus a finger; The Beginning or the End (1947) as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Mandy (1952), a four-tissue tearjerker, as the grandfather of a deaf child; and the charming comedy The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) as a genial bishop, which was released the year of his death. On the personal front, he and actress Malone were divorced after 20 years of marriage, and Godfrey married much-younger starlet Stella Freeman in 1932. She died suddenly in 1936, just a few months after the suicide of his actor/brother Malcolm Tearle. A third marriage failed for but he managed to enjoy the last few years of his life in the company of Stratford stage actress Jill Bennett. He was knighted in 1951 and died two years later in London, following a lengthy illness, at age 68. Spouse Stella Freeman (1932 - 13 May 1936) (her death), Mary Malone (1909 - 1929) (divorced), Barbara Palmer (? - ?) (divorced).

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) , Decameron Nights (1953) , Mandy (1952) , I Believe in You (1952) , White Corridors (1951) , Private Angelo (1949) , The Beginning or the End (1947) , The Rake's Progress (1945) , Medal for the General (1944) , The Lamp Still Burns (1943) , Undercover (1943) , Tomorrow We Live (1943) , One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) , East Meets West (1936) , The Last Journey (1936) , Tomorrow We Live (1936) , The 39 Steps (1935) , Jade (1934) , Puppets of Fate (1933) , The Shadow Between (1931) , These Charming People (1931) , Infatuation (1930) , Guy of Warwick (1926) , If Youth But Knew (1926) , One Colombo Night (1926) , Salome of the Tenements (1925) , Midnight Gambols (1919) , Fancy Dress (1919) , The March Hare (1919) , Nobody's Child (1919) , Queen's Evidence (1919) , The Real Thing at Last (1916) , Sir James Mortimer's Wager (1916) , Romeo and Juliet (1908/II)

Rod Taylor

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Rodney Sturt Taylor
1930 -
Australian born Sydney

Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) . Suave and handsome Australian actor who came to Hollywood in the 1950s, and built himself up from a supporting actor into taking the lead in several well remembered movies. Arguably his most fondly remembered role was that as George the inventor in George Pal's spectacular The Time Machine (1960). As the movie finished with George, and his best friend Filby Alan Young seemingly parting for ever, both actors were brought back together in 1993 to film a 30 minute epilogue to the original movie! Taylor's virile, matinee idol looks also assisted him in scoring the lead of Mitch Brenner in Alfred Hitchcock creepy thriller The Birds (1963), the lead role of Mike Mitchell in the romantic tale of Sunday in New York (1963), and another romantic lead opposite Doris Day in The Glass Bottom Boat (1966). Taylor also appeared in many westerns & action movies during the 1960s, however none of them were much better than "B pictures" and failed to push his star to the next level. Aditionally, Taylor was cast as the lead in several TV series including _"Bearcats" (1971)_ , "Masquerade" (1983) and "Outlaws" (1986), however none of them truly ignited viewer interest, and they were cancelled after only one of two seasons. Most fans would agree that Rod Taylor's last great role was in the wonderful Australian film The Picture Show Man (1977), about a travelling side show bringing "moving pictures" to remote towns in the Australian outback. Spouse Mary Hilem (1 June 1963 - 1969) (divorced), Peggy Williams (1951 - ?) (divorced), Carol Kikumura Taylor (? - ?).

Kaw (2006) , "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1996) , The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) , Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1995) , Open Season (1995) , Point of Betrayal (1995) , Grass Roots (1992) , Palomino (1991) , "Falcon Crest" (1989) , Outlaws" (1986) , Marbella, un golpe de cinco estrellas (1985) , Mask of Murder (1985) , "Masquerade" (1983) , On the Run (1983) , Masquerade (1983) , Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) , A Time to Die (1982) , Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981) , Hellinger's Law (1981) , Cry of the Innocent (1980) , "Tales of the Unexpected" (1980) , The Treasure Seekers (1979) , "The Oregon Trail" (1977) , The Picture Show Man (1977) , Gulliver's Travels (1977) , A Matter of Wife... and Death (1976) , Blondy (1976) , The Oregon Trail (1976) , Partizani (1974) , "Partizani" (1974) , The Deadly Trackers (1973) , Eroi, Gli (1973) , Trader Horn (1973) , The Train Robbers (1973) , Family Flight (1972) , "Bearcats!" (1971) , Powderkeg (1971) , The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) , Darker Than Amber (1970) , Zabriskie Point (1970) , The Hell with Heroes (1968) , Nobody Runs Forever (1968) , The Mercenaries (1968) , Chuka (1967) , Hotel (1967) , The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) , Do Not Disturb (1965) , The Liquidator (1965) , Young Cassidy (1965) , 36 Hours (1965) , Fate Is the Hunter (1964) , Sunday in New York (1963) , The V.I.P.s (1963) , A Gathering of Eagles (1963) , The Birds (1963) , "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1962) , Dominatore dei sette mari, Il (1962) , "Bus Stop" (1961) , One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) , "Hong Kong" (1960) , Regina delle Amazzoni, La (1960) , The Time Machine (1960) , "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1960) , "General Electric Theater" (1957) , "Goodyear Theatre" (1960) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1960) , "The Twilight Zone" (1959) , "Playhouse 90" (1958) , Ask Any Girl (1959) , Separate Tables (1958) , "Lux Playhouse" (1958) , Step Down to Terror (1958) , "Studio One" (1958) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1958) , "Suspicion" (1957) , Raintree County (1957) , Giant (1956) , The Catered Affair (1956) , World Without End (1956) , "Cheyenne" (1955) , The Virgin Queen (1955) , "Lux Video Theatre" (1955) , "Studio 57" (1955) , Top Gun (1955) , Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) , Long John Silver (1954) , King of the Coral Sea (1953)

Robert Taylor

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Spangler Arlington Brugh
1911 - 1969 (lung cancer)
American born Filley

Nickname "The Man with the Perfect Profile", Arly, Bob, The New King . Height 5' 11½" (1.82 m) . Spangler Arlington Brugh, for such was the impressive name with which Robert Taylor was born, was already displaying a diversity of talents in his youth in the plains of Nebraska. At Beatrice High School he was a standout track athlete, but he also showed a talent for using his voice, winning several oratory awards. He was a musician, and played the cello in the school orchestra. After graduating he thought of music as a vocation and started studying music at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. But he was lured westward in the early 1930s - but not to Hollywood as might be thought. He moved to Los Angeles to study medicine at Pomona College. This was not unusual either, for his father was a doctor - and had in fact become one with the initial purpose of curing his wife of childhood invalidism. Prophetically, it was at Pomona (from which he graduated in 1933) that young Taylor also joined the campus theater group and found himself in many lead roles because of his marked handsome features.He was inspired to go on to the Neely Dixon Dramatic School, but about a year after graduating from Pomona, he was spotted by a MGM talent scout and given a contract in 1934. That same year he appeared in his first movie, though he was a loan-out to Twentieth Century Fox for Handy Andy (1934). He did a MGM short for its "Crime Does Not Pay" series that provided good exposure. But even better the next year he was cast as the lead - another and most fortunate loan-out-role in Universal's Magnificent Obsession" (1935) with Irene Dunne. The story of a happy-go-lucky party guy who inadvertently causes blindness to the young lady he wishes to impress and then becomes a doctor to cure her, was heavily symbolic to Taylor of his own parents relationship. The movie was a big hit, and Taylor had a taste of instant box office stardom.The public was not wrong; Taylor already showed solid dramatic skill. But as was the case sometimes with other actors with 8x10 glossy features, the critics took a biased view of him as a no-talent flash-in-the-pan. He had to endure some brutal and often unfair reviews through his first years in Hollywood. But Taylor was too professional - already praised as a cooperative and dedicated actor - and too busy - to mind what would soon be laid to rest. In 1935 alone he had seven movies, and by the end of the year he was squarely a leading man with substantial scripts. The next year he was with Greta Garbo in Camille (1936), and for the remainder of the decade the MGM vehicles for him - not to mention a pantheon of top actresses - clicked with audiences.Though not the film vaults treasures, that first half-decade of movies gave Taylor the opportunity to explore the spectrum of male romantic characters-even though he was young lieutenants or doctors at least three times in that first decade. Some noticeable examples of smart variety in about a year's time were his chip-on-the-shoulder Lee Sheridan in A Yank at Oxford (1938), lady's man/boxer Tommy McCoy in The Crowd Roars (1938), and cynical southern gentleman Blake Cantrell in Stand Up and Fight (1939). By the 1940s similar roles were having to make room for edgier characters: Billy the Kid (his first true western, 1941) and smooth criminal Johnny Eager (1942).But with the arrival of the war, Taylor was quick to make his contribution to the effort. As an actor, he made two memorable combat movies: Stand by for Action (1942) and the better known Bataan (1943). From 1943-46 he had the rank of lieutenant as a flying instructor in the Naval Air Corps, Transport division, and he directed two flight instruction training films (1943) and other training films for the Navy. Later in 1947 he became involved as a "friendly witness" for the House Un-American Activities Committee. He stated that his accepting a role in Song of Russia (1944) was bad judgment and considered the film pro- Communist. He also-rather unwittingly-fingered fellow actor Howard Da Silva, whether or not a Communist, as a disruptive source in SAG.After the war and through the remainder of the decade, Taylor was getting action man roles to match his healthy box office draw, but there were fewer of them being offered. He was getting older, and though into the early 1950s he had one of his best known roles as the faith-challenged General Marcus Vinicius in Quo Vadis (1951), he was seen as a mature lead. Just the same, Taylor still had his dashing good looks--but for a few extra laugh lines. He helped to reinvigorate himself by taking on younger man roles-and pulling them off in fine form. With Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (1952) he was back (as once before in 1949) with the dazzling young 'Elizabeth Taylor' , pining for him as the exotic Jewess, Rebecca. With a great script and lots of action (forget about the mismatch of some matte backdrops!), the movie was a smash hit. He had a new look-rakish goatee and longer hair-that fit the youthful allusion. The movie did so well, that MGM opted for a sequel-for want of a better word-centering on the King Arthur legend, Knights of the Round Table (1953). It was not as good, but Taylor had the same look-and it worked.Taylor continued to push for challenging roles in his dramatic output-the old "pretty face" stigma still seemed to drive him. He played an intriguing and most unlikely character in the Devil's Doorway (1950) - an American Indian (dark stained skin with blue eyes!) with a Medal of Honor for heroism in the Civil War who comes home to his considerable land holdings and the continued racial bias and covetousness of his white neighbors. It contained pushing-the-envelope dialog with many thought provoking scenes dealing with the social plight of the Indian. After it he was doing other worthy westerns; the edgy Rogue Cop (1954); and even more swashbuckling in one of the lesser known of Walter Scott's romantic novels-and again successful in a younger man role--The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955). Though his contract with MGM ran out in 1958, he accepted a few more films into the 1960s. Taylor founded his own Robert Taylor Productions in 1958 and moved comfortably into TV work. From 1959 to 1962 he was the star of TV series "The Detectives". And when good friend 'Ronald Reagan' bowed out (politics here he comes) of TV's popular western anthology "Death Valley Days", Taylor took over as host and sometime actor (1966-68) until his passing. Jane Ellen Wayne wrote a biography "Robert Taylor: The Man with the Perfect Face." No doubt he would have cringed at that title. Spouse Ursula Thiess (24 May 1954 - 8 June 1969) (his death) 2 children, Barbara Stanwyck (13 May 1939 - 21 February 1951) (divorced).

"Death Valley Days" (1967) , Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) , Rouble à deux faces, Le (1968) , "Hondo" (1967) , Return of the Gunfighter (1967) , Sfinge d'oro, La (1967) , Savage Pampas (1966) , Johnny Tiger (1966) , The Night Walker (1964) , A House Is Not a Home (1964) , Cattle King (1963) , Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1963) , "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1960) , Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) , The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) , The Hangman (1959) , Party Girl (1958) , The Law and Jake Wade (1958) , Saddle the Wind (1958) , "The Thin Man" (1958) , Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) , The Power and the Prize (1956) , D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) , The Last Hunt (1956) , The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) , Many Rivers to Cross (1955) , Rogue Cop (1954) , Valley of the Kings (1954) , All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) , Ride, Vaquero! (1953) , Knights of the Round Table (1953) , Above and Beyond (1952) , Ivanhoe (1952) , Westward the Women (1952) , Quo Vadis (1951) , Devil's Doorway (1950) , Conspirator (1949) , The Bribe (1949) , Ambush (1949) , High Wall (1947) , Undercurrent (1946) , Song of Russia (1944) , Bataan (1943) , Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (1943) , Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 2 (1943) , Stand by for Action (1942) , Her Cardboard Lover (1942) , Johnny Eager (1942) , When Ladies Meet (1941) , Billy the Kid (1941) , Flight Command (1940) , Escape (1940) , Waterloo Bridge (1940) , Remember? (1939) , Lady of the Tropics (1939) , Lucky Night (1939) , Stand Up and Fight (1939) , The Crowd Roars (1938) , Three Comrades (1938) , A Yank at Oxford (1938) , Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) , Lest We Forget (1937) , This Is My Affair (1937) , Personal Property (1937) , Camille (1936) , The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) , His Brother's Wife (1936) , Private Number (1936) , Small Town Girl (1936) , Magnificent Obsession (1935) , Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) , Murder in the Fleet (1935) , West Point of the Air (1935) , Times Square Lady (1935) , Society Doctor (1935) , Buried Loot (1935) , A Wicked Woman (1934) , There's Always Tomorrow (1934) , The Spectacle Maker (1934) , Handy Andy (1934)

Elizabeth Taylor

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Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
1932 -
British born London

Nickname Liz . Height 5' 2" (1.57 m) . Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born in London, England, on February 27, 1932. Although she was born an English subject, her parents were Americans, art dealers from St. Louis, Missouri (her father had gone to London to set up a gallery). Her mother had been an actress on the stage, but gave up that vocation when she married. Elizabeth lived in London until the age of seven, when the family left for the US when the clouds of war began brewing in Europe in 1939. They sailed without her father, who stayed behind to wrap up the loose ends of the art business. The family relocated to Los Angeles, where Mrs. Taylor's own family had moved. Mr. Taylor followed not long afterward. A family friend noticed the strikingly beautiful little Elizabeth and suggested that she be taken for a screen test. Her test impressed executives at Universal Pictures enough to sign her to a contract. Her first foray onto the screen was in There's One Born Every Minute (1942), released when she was ten. Universal dropped her contract after that one film, but Elizabeth was soon picked up by MGM. The first production she made with that studio was Lassie Come Home (1943), and on the strength of that one film, MGM signed her for a full year. She had minuscule parts in her next two films, The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) and Jane Eyre (1944) (the former made while she was on loan to 20th Century-Fox). Then came the picture that made Elizabeth a star: MGM's National Velvet (1944). She played Velvet Brown opposite Mickey Rooney. The film was a smash hit, grossing over $4 million. Elizabeth now had a long-term contract with MGM and was its top child star. She made no films in 1945, but returned in 1946 in Courage of Lassie (1946). In 1947, when she was 15, she starred in Life with Father (1947) with such heavyweights as William Powell, Irene Dunne and Zasu Pitts. Throughout the rest of the 1940s and into the early 1950s Elizabeth appeared in film after film with mostly good results. Her busiest year was 1954, with roles in Rhapsody (1954), _Beau Brummell (1954/I)_ , The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) and Elephant Walk (1954). She was 22 now, and even at that young age was considered one of the world's great beauties. In 1955 she appeared in the hit Giant (1956) with James Dean. Sadly, Dean never saw the release of the film, as he died in a car accident in 1955. The next year saw Elizabeth star in Raintree County (1957), an overblown epic made, partially, in Kentucky. Critics called it dry as dust. Despite the film's shortcomings, Elizabeth was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Southern belle Susanna Drake. However, on Oscar night the honor went to Joanne Woodward for The Three Faces of Eve (1957). In 1958 Elizabeth starred as Maggie Pollitt in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). The film received rave reviews from the critics and Elizabeth was nominated again for an Academy Award for best actress, but this time she lost to Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! (1958). She was still a hot commodity in the film world, though. In 1959 she appeared in another mega-hit and received yet another Oscar nomination for Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). Once again, however, she lost out, this time to Simone Signoret for Room at the Top (1959). Her Oscar drought ended in 1960 when she brought home the coveted statue for her flawless performance in BUtterfield 8 (1960) as Gloria Wandrous, a call girl who is involved with a married man and later dies in an auto accident. Some critics blasted the movie but they couldn't ignore her performance. There were no more films for Elizabeth for three years. She left MGM after her contract ran out, but would do projects for the studio later down the road. In 1963 she starred in Cleopatra (1963), which was one of the most expensive productions up to that time--as was her salary, a whopping $1,000,000. This was the film where she met her future and fifth husband, Richard Burton (the previous four were Conrad Hilton, Michael Wilding, Michael Todd--who died in a plane crash--and Eddie Fisher). Her next handful of films were lackluster at best, especially 1963's The V.I.P.s (1963), which was shredded by most critics. Elizabeth was to return to fine form, however, with the role of Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Her performance as the loudmouthed, shrewish, unkempt Martha was easily her finest to date. For this she would win her second Oscar and one that was more than well-deserved, but her films afterward didn't approach the intensity of that one. Since then she has appeared in several movies, both theatrical and made-for-television, and a number of TV programs. In February 1997 Elizabeth entered the hospital for the removal of a brain tumor. The operation was successful. As for her private life, she divorced Burton in 1974, only to remarry him in 1975 and divorce him, permanently, in 1976. She has had two husbands since, Senator John Warner and Larry Fortensky. Spouse Larry Fortensky (6 October 1991 - 31 October 1996) (divorced), John Warner (4 December 1976 - 7 November 1982) (divorced), Richard Burton (10 October 1975 - 1 August 1976) (remarried) (divorced), Richard Burton (15 March 1964 - 26 June 1974) (divorced) 1 child, Eddie Fisher (12 May 1959 - 6 March 1964) (divorced), Michael Todd (2 February 1957 - 22 March 1958) (his death) 1 child, Michael Wilding (21 February 1952 - 30 January 1957) (divorced) 2 children, Conrad Hilton Jr. (6 May 1950 - 1 February 1951) (divorced).

These Old Broads (2001) , "God, the Devil and Bob" (2000) , The Flintstones (1994), "The Simpsons" (1992) , Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) , Giovane Toscanini, Il (1988) , Poker Alice (1987) , There Must Be a Pony (1986) , "North and South" (1985) , Malice in Wonderland (1985) , "Hotel" (1984) , "All My Children" (1970) , Between Friends (1983) , "General Hospital" (1963) , The Mirror Crack'd (1980) , Winter Kills (1979) , Return Engagement (1978) ,A Little Night Music (1977) , Victory at Entebbe (1976) , The Blue Bird (1976) , Identikit (1974) , Ash Wednesday (1973) , Night Watch (1973) , Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973) , Hammersmith Is Out (1972) , Under Milk Wood (1972) , Zee and Co. (1972) , The Only Game in Town (1970) , Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) , Secret Ceremony (1968) , Boom (1968) , The Comedians (1967) , Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) , Doctor Faustus (1967) , The Taming of the Shrew (1967) , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) , The Sandpiper (1965) , The V.I.P.s (1963) , Cleopatra (1963) , BUtterfield 8 (1960) , Scent of Mystery (1960) , Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) , Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) , Raintree County (1957) , Giant (1956) , The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) , Beau Brummell (1954) , Elephant Walk (1954) , Rhapsody (1954) , The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) , Ivanhoe (1952) , Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) , Quo Vadis (1951) , A Place in the Sun (1951) , Father's Little Dividend (1951) , Father of the Bride (1950) , The Big Hangover (1950) , Conspirator (1949) , Little Women (1949) , Julia Misbehaves (1948) , A Date with Judy (1948) , Cynthia (1947) , Life with Father (1947) , Courage of Lassie (1946) , National Velvet (1944) , The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) , Jane Eyre (1944) , Lassie Come Home (1943) , There's One Born Every Minute (1942)

Jessica Tandy

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1909 - 1994 (ovarian cancer)
British born London

A beloved, twinkly blue-eyed doyenne of stage and screen, actress Jessica Tandy's career spanned nearly six and a half decades. In that time she enjoyed an amazing film renaissance at the age of 80, something unheard of in a town that worships youth and nubile beauty. She was born Jessie Alice Tandy in London in 1909, the daughter of Harry Tandy, a traveling salesman, and Jessie Helen Horspool. Her parents enrolled her as a teenager at the Ben Greet Academy of Acting where she showed immediate promise. She was 16 when she made her professional bow as Sara Manderson in the play "The Manderson Girls," and was subsequently invited to join the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Within a couple of years Jessica was making a number of other debuts as well. Her first West End play was in "The Rumour" at the Court Theatre in 1929; her Gotham bow was in "The Matriarch" at the Longacre Theatre in 1930; and her initial film role was as a maid in The Indiscretions of Eve (1932). Jessica married British actor Jack Hawkins in 1932 after the couple had met performing in the play "Autumn Crocus" the year before. They had one daughter, Susan, before parting ways after eight years of marriage. An unconventional beauty with slightly stern-eyed, hawkish features, she was passed over for leading lady roles in films, thereby focusing strongly on a transatlantic stage career throughout the 1930s and 1940s. She grew in stature while enacting a succession of Shakespeare's premiere ladies (Titania, Viola, Ophelia, Cordelia). At the same time she enjoyed personal successes elsewhere in such plays as "French Without Tears," "Honour Thy Father," "Jupiter Laughs," "Anne of England" and "Portrait of a Madonna." And then came Blanche DuBois. With 'Tennesse Williams' ' masterpiece "A Streetcar Named Desire" making its Broadway bow on December 3, 1947, Jessica's name was forever associated with this legendary Southern belle for giving her initial life. One of the most complex, beautifully drawn, and still sought-after femme parts of all time, she went on to win the coveted Tony award. Aside from introducing Marlon Brando to the general viewing public, "Streetcar" shot Jessica's marquee value up a thousandfold. But not in films. While her esteemed co-stars Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden went on to recreate their role in Elia Kazan's stark black-and-white version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Jessica was devastatingly bypassed. Vivien Leigh, who played the role on stage in London and immortalized another demotic Southern belle on celluloid (Scarlett O'Hara), was a far more marketable film celebrity at the time and was signed on to play the delusional Blanche. To be fair, Leigh was nothing less than astounding in the role and went on to deservedly win the Academy Award along with Malden and Hunter. Jessica would exact her revenge on Hollywood in later years.In 1942 she entered into a second marriage with actor/producer/director Hume Cronyn, a 52-year union that produced two children, Christopher and Tandy, the latter an actor in her own right. The couple not only enjoyed great solo success, they relished performing in each other's company as well. A few of their resounding theater successes included the "The Fourposter" (1951), "Triple Play" (1959), "Big Fish, Little Fish (1962), "Hamlet" (he played Polonius; she played Gertrude) (1963), "The Three Sisters (1963) and "A Delicate Balance." They supported together in films too, their first being The Seventh Cross (1944). In the film The Green Years (1946), Jessica, who was two years older than Cronyn, actually played his daughter! Throughout the 1950s they built up a sturdy reputation as "America's First Couple of the Theatre." In 1963 Jessica made an isolated film appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's classic The Birds (1963). Low on the pecking order, so to speak, Jessica was able to make the most of her scenes as a high-strung, overbearing mother who witnesses horror along the California coast. It wasn't until the 1980s that Jessica (and Hume, to a lesser degree) experienced her mammoth comeback in Hollywood. Alongside Hume she delighted movie audiences in the enjoyable Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), The World According to Garp (1982), Cocoon (1985)_ and *batteries not included (1987). Jessica was handed the senior citizen role of a lifetime at age 80 as the prickly Southern widow who gradually forms a trusting bond with her black chauffeur in the genteel drama Driving Miss Daisy (1989). The "Best Picture" winner of 1990, Jessica was also honored the Oscar, Golden Globe and British Film Awards, among others, for her exceptional work. As a result she was finally considered Hollywood royalty and handed the cream of the crop in elderly film parts. She won another Oscar nomination for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) a couple of years later. Jessica also enjoyed her biggest stage hits ("Streetcar" notwithstanding) in her twilight years, earning two more Tony awards for her exceptional work in "The Gin Game" (1977) and "Foxfire" (1982), which both co-starred her husband. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1990, Jessica bravely continued working with Emmy-winning distinction on TV. She died of her illness on September 11, 1994. Her last two films, Nobody's Fool (1994) and Camilla (1994), were released posthumously. Spouse Hume Cronyn (27 September 1942 - 11 September 1994) (her death) 2 children, Jack Hawkins (1932 - 1942) (divorced) 1 daughter.

Nobody's Fool (1994) , Camilla (1994) , To Dance with the White Dog (1993) , Used People (1992) , "Dream On" (1992) , Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) , The Story Lady (1991) , Driving Miss Daisy (1989) , Cocoon: The Return (1988) , The House on Carroll Street (1988) , *batteries not included (1987) , Foxfire (1987) , Cocoon (1985) , The Bostonians (1984) , Best Friends (1982) , Still of the Night (1982) , The World According to Garp (1982) , Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) , The Gin Game (1981) , Butley (1974) , "The F.B.I." (1972) , "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" s (1972) , "Judd for the Defense" (1968) , The Birds (1963) , Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) , The Moon and Sixpence (1959) , "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1959) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1958) , The Light in the Forest (1958) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1956) , "Telephone Time" (1958) , "Suspicion" (1957) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1957) , "Studio One" (1951) , "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1956) , "General Electric Theater" (1956) , "The Alcoa Hour" (1956) , "The United States Steel Hour"(1956) , "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1955) , "Producers' Showcase" (????) , "The Marriage" (1954) , The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) , "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1951) , "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1951) , "Lights Out" (1951) , September Affair (1950) , "Masterpiece Playhouse" (1950) , "Actor's Studio" (1948) , A Woman's Vengeance (1948) , Forever Amber (1947) , Dragonwyck (1946) , The Green Years (1946) , The Valley of Decision (1945) , Blonde Fever (1944) , The Seventh Cross (1944) , Fox in the Morning (1939) , Fiat Justitia (1939) , Glorious Morning (1938) , Murder in the Family (1938) , The Indiscretions of Eve (1932)

Patrick Swayze

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Patrick Wayne Swayze
1952 -
American born Houston

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . His mother was choreographer Patsy Swayze. His education included the Harkness Ballet School, the Joffrey Ballet School, and San Jacinto College. He first performed as a dancer in Disney on Parade. After playing in the Broadway production of "Grease", he made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979). Eight years later, after considerable movie and television work, including choreography for Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as the dance instructor Johnny Castle in the steamy musical-drama Dirty Dancing (1987). He received a second nomination for his portrayal of the ghost Sam Wheat in the boxoffice/video success Ghost (1990). He has been a solidly established box office star throughout the nineties. Spouse Lisa Niemi (12 June 1975 - present).

Jump! (2006) , The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) , Keeping Mum (2005) , Icon (2005) , King Solomon's Mines (2004) , George and the Dragon (2004) , Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) , "Whoopi" (2004) , 11:14 (2003) , One Last Dance (2003) , Waking Up in Reno (2002) , Green Dragon (2001) , Donnie Darko (2001) , Forever Lulu (2000) , Letters from a Killer (1998) , Black Dog (1998) , Three Wishes (1995) , To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) , Tall Tale (1995) , Father Hood (1993) , City of Joy (1992) , Amazing Stories: Book Three (1992) , Point Break (1991) , "Saturday Night Live" (1990) , Ghost (1990) , Next of Kin (1989) , Road House (1989) , Tiger Warsaw (1988) , Steel Dawn (1987) , Dirty Dancing (1987) , "Amazing Stories" (1986) , "North and South, Book II" (1986) , Youngblood (1986) , "North and South" (1985) , Red Dawn (1984) , Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) , Pigs vs. Freaks (1984) , "Renegades" (1983) , Uncommon Valor (1983) , Staying Alive (1983) , The Outsiders (1983) , The Renegades (1982) , Return of the Rebels (1981) , "M*A*S*H" (1981) , The Comeback Kid (1980) , Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)

Gloria Swanson

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Gloria May Josephine Svensson
1897 - 1983 (natural causes)
American born Chicago

Height 4' 11½" (1.51 m) . Gloria Swanson went to public schools in Chicago; Key West, Florida; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her film debut was an extra in The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915). From the following year on she had leading roles in pictures for Keystone, then a year with Triangle and, in 1919, a contract with Cecil B. DeMille. DeMille transformed her from a typical Mack Sennett comedienne to a lively, provocative, even predatory, star. She collected husbands (e.g., the indigent Henri de la Falaise) and lovers (e.g., Joseph P. Kennedy, father of former President John F. Kennedy). Kennedy produced her Queen Kelly (1929), directed by Erich von Stroheim (it was von Stroheim's copy of this film that Swanson was watching as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd. (1950) when she leaped into the projection beam shouting "Have they forgotten what a star looks like? I'll be up there again, so help me!" - ironic in that the butler-projectionist was, again, von Stroheim). She survived the switch to talkies, even learning how to sing for Music in the Air (1934), but her kinds of films were over with by that time. She returned to the stage in the 1940s ("Reflected Glory", "Let us Be Gay", "A Goose for a Gander"). She was a clothes designer and artist; she founded Essence of Nature Cosmetics; and she made television appearances through the 1960s and 1970s, doing cameos and pushing health foods. She received Best Actress nominations for Sadie Thompson (1928), The Trespasser (1929) and "Sunset Boulevard". Spouse William Dufty (2 February 1976 - 4 April 1983) (her death), George William Davey (29 January 1945 - 28 December 1948) (divorced), Michael Farmer (16 August 1931 - 7 November 1934) (divorced) 1 child, Henri de la Falaise (29 January 1925 - 6 November 1931) (divorced), Herbert K. Somborn (20 December 1919 - 9 August 1922) (divorced) 1 child, Wallace Beery (27 March 1916 - 1919) (divorced).

Airport 1975 (1974) , Killer Bees (1974) , "Ben Casey" (1965) , "My Three Sons" (1965) , "Burke's Law" (1963) , "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1964) , "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1964) , "Dr. Kildare" (1963) , "Straightaway" (1961) , "The Steve Allen Show" (1957) , Mio figlio Nerone (1956), "Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson" (1954) , "Hollywood Opening Night" (1953) , Three for Bedroom C (1952) , "Four Star Revue" (1952) , Sunset Blvd. (1950) , Father Takes a Wife (1941) , Music in the Air (1934) , Perfect Understanding (1933) , Tonight or Never (1931) , Indiscreet (1931) , What a Widow! (1930) , The Trespasser (1929) , Queen Kelly (1929) , Sadie Thompson (1928) , The Love of Sunya (1927) , Fine Manners (1926) , The Untamed Lady (1926) , Stage Struck (1925) , The Coast of Folly (1925) , Madame Sans-Gêne (1924) , Wages of Virtue (1924) , Her Love Story (1924) , Manhandled (1924) , A Society Scandal (1924) , The Humming Bird (1924) , Zaza (1923) , Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923) , Prodigal Daughters (1923) , My American Wife (1922) , The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922) , Beyond the Rocks (1922) , Her Gilded Cage (1922) , Her Husband's Trademark (1922) , Don't Tell Everything (1921) , Under the Lash (1921) , The Affairs of Anatol (1921) , The Great Moment (1921) , Something to Think About (1920) , Why Change Your Wife? (1920) , Male and Female (1919) , For Better, for Worse (1919) , Don't Change Your Husband (1919) , Wife or Country (1918) , The Secret Code (1918) , Shifting Sands (1918) , Everywoman's Husband (1918) , You Can't Believe Everything (1918) , Station Content (1918) , Her Decision (1918) , Society for Sale (1918) , The Pullman Bride (1917) , The Sultan's Wife (1917) , Whose Baby? (1917/II) , Dangers of a Bride (1917) , Baseball Madness (1917) , Teddy at the Throttle (1917) , Haystacks and Steeples (1916) , The Danger Girl (1916) , A Social Cub (1916) , Hearts and Sparks (1916) , A Dash of Courage (1916) , The Nick of Time Baby (1916) , The Broken Pledge (1915) , The Romance of an American Duchess (1915) , Sweedie Goes to College (1915) , His New Job (1915) , The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915) , The Ambition of the Baron (1915) , At the End of a Perfect Day (1915) , The Song of the Soul (1914)

Janet Suzman

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1939 -
S African born Johannesburg

This alert and classy Britisher seemed poised for Hollywood stardom in the early 1970s but, although it wasn't meant to be, Janet Suzman has remained one of the more respected classical stage actresses of her time. Born in 1939, she was raised in a staunch libertine family household in South Africa at a time when the country was confronted with the horrors of apartheid. Janet studied languages at the multi-racial Witwatersrand University in the late 1950s and was an active member of the drama society. She left South Africa during the height of the oppression and moved to England in 1959. Making her professional stage debut with "Billy Liar" in 1962, she almost immediately joined the Royal Shakespeare Company receiving rave notices for her Joan of Arc in "The War of the Roses." Her London debut would be in a production of "A Comedy of Errors" in 1963. In the ensuing years Janet built up an impressive classical resumé portraying most of Shakespeare's illustrious heroines including Rosalind, Portia, Ophelia, Beatrice and the shrewish Kate. She also appeared in several BBC-TV versions of the classics. In 1969 Janet married director Trevor Nunn and together they collaborated on some of England's finest stage productions during the early 1970s, notably "Antony and Cleopatra" (1972), "Titus Andronicus" (1972) and "Hello and Goodbye" (1973), which won Janet the Evening Standard award. She would win a second for her role of Masha in the 1976 production of Chekhov's "The Three Sisters." They had a son, Joshua, before they divorced in the 1980s. Later work would include notable roles in "She Stoops to Conquer," "The Good Woman of Setzuan" and her "Hedda Gabler." In the early 1970s Janet also branched out into films and, following an auspicious turn in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972), won the coveted role of Czarina Alexandra in the florid historical piece Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) co-starring Michael Jayston, and with a sterling British cast in support including Harry Andrews, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, John McEnery, Laurence Olivier and Michael Redgrave. Janet received an Oscar nomination for her performance and bigger things seemed inevitable. Other than a few showy parts, however, in Voyage of the Damned (1976), Nijinsky (1980) and Priest of Love (1981), her output would be rather disappointing. In a change-of-pace role, she played a Mother Superior in the hysterical farce Nuns on the Run (1990). In the 1980s Janet was inspired to direct and coach. She was a visiting professor of drama at Westfield College, London and later returned to South Africa to provide multi-ethnic casting in versions of Shakespearean plays. Making her directing bow in a production of "Othello" at the Market Theatre in 1987, some of her more notable assignments included "Death of a Salesman (1992) and a reworked politicized version of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" called "The Free State" (1997), which is set in South Africa. In 2002 Janet returned to the RSC to perform in "The Hollow Crown," and most recently appeared in a London production of "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" (2005) starring Kim Cattrall. Spouse Trevor Nunn (1969 - ?) (divorced) 1 child.

Heaven and Earth (2007) , Trial & Retribution X: Sins of the Father (2006) , Max (2002/I) , A Fairy Story (2002) , Front Seat (1997) , Leon the Pig Farmer (1993) , "Inspector Morse" (1993) , The Secret Agent (1992) , Nuns on the Run (1990) , A Dry White Season (1989) , "The Wars of the Roses" (1989) , Nobody Here But Us Chickens (1989) , Revolutionary Witness (1989) , "Theater Night" (1988) , "The Singing Detective" (1986) , "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" (1986) , Bright Smiler (1985) , The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) , The Midsummer Marriage (1984) , E la nave va (1983) , The Draughtsman's Contract (1982) , Priest of Love (1981) , "Escape" (1980) , Nijinsky (1980) , The House on Garibaldi Street (1979) , Voyage of the Damned (1976) , "Clayhanger" (1976) , The Black Windmill (1974) , Antony and Cleopatra (1974) , Twelfth Night (1974) , "Play of the Month"(1968) , A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) , Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) , Lord Raingo (1966) , The Comedy of Errors (1964)

Kiefer Sutherland

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Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
1966 -
American born Los Angeles

Height 5' 10½" (1.79 m) . Kiefer Sutherland was born on December 21st, 1966 in London, England, UK to parents Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas. He got his first film role in the movie Max Dugan Returns (1983). Sutherland's first major role was in the Canadian drama, The Bay Boy (1984), which earned Sutherland and director Daniel Petrie, Genie award nominations for best actor and best director, respectively. Following his success in "The Bay Boy", Sutherland eventually moved to Los Angeles and landed television appearances in "The Mission", an episode of "Amazing Stories" (1985) and in the telefilm Trapped in Silence (1986) (TV) with Marsha Mason.In 1992, Sutherland starred opposite Ray Liotta and Forest Whitaker in Article 99 (1992) and in the military drama A Few Good Men (1992) also starring Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise. Later, in 1994, he starred with Jeff Bridges and Nancy Travis in the American version of The Vanishing (1993) for Twentieth Century Fox.In 1997, he co-starred with William Hurt and Rufus Sewell in Dark City (1998), directed by Alex Proyas, which was a special presentation at the Cannes Film Festival. Sutherland also added his second directorial credit and starred in Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) alongside Kevin Pollak, Mykelti Williamson, Rod Steiger and Martin Sheen. He currently stars in the Fox drama "24" (2001) as Jack Bauer for which he has earned a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Most recently he has been seen in the movie Phone Booth (2002) as a man who calls up someone at a phone booth and threatens to kill them if they hang up. Spouse Kelly Winn (29 June 1996 - present) (filed for divorce), Camelia Kath (12 September 1987 - 1990) (divorced) 1 child.

Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2007) , 24: The DVD Board Game (2006) , "24" (2006) , "The Simpsons" (2006) , The Sentinel (2006) , The Wild (2006) , 24: The Game (2006) , Spike TV's Autorox Awards 2006 (2006) , "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (2006) , River Queen (2005) , The Flight That Fought Back (2005) , Taking Lives (2004) , The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003) , L.A. Confidential (2003) , Paradise Found (2003) , Phone Booth (2002) , Behind the Red Door (2002) , Dead Heat (2002) , Desert Saints (2002) , To End All Wars (2001) , Cowboy Up (2001) , Picking Up the Pieces (2000) , The Right Temptation (2000) , Woman Wanted (2000) , Beat (2000) , "Watership Down" (1999) , After Alice (1999) , Ground Control (1998) , Break Up (1998) , A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998) , Dark City (1998) , Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1997) , Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) , The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1997) , A Time to Kill (1996) , Duke of Groove (1996) , Eye for an Eye (1996) , Freeway (1996) , "Fallen Angels" (1995) , Hourglass (1995) , The Cowboy Way (1994) , Teresa's Tattoo (1994) , The Three Musketeers (1993) , Last Light (1993) , The Vanishing (1993) , A Few Good Men (1992) , Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) , Article 99 (1992) , Amazing Stories: Book One (1992) , "Saturday Night Live" (1991), The Nutcracker Prince (1990), Flatliners (1990) , Young Guns II (1990) , Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) , Flashback (1990) , Renegades (1989) , 1969 (1988) , Young Guns (1988) , Bright Lights, Big City (1988) , The Killing Time (1987) , Crazy Moon (1987) , The Lost Boys (1987) , Promised Land (1987) , Stand by Me (1986) , Trapped in Silence (1986) , At Close Range (1986) , Brotherhood of Justice (1986) , "Amazing Stories" (1985) , The Bay Boy (1984) , Max Dugan Returns (1983)

Donald Sutherland

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Donald McNichol Sutherland
1935 -
Canadian born St John

Height 6' 4" (1.93 m). Spouse Francine Racette (1972 - present) 3 children, Shirley Douglas (1966 - 1970) (divorced) 2 children, Lois Hardwick (1959 - 1966) (divorced).

Fool's Gold (2008) , Puffball (2006) , Reign Over Me (2007) , Beerfest (2006) , "Commander in Chief" (2006) , Ask the Dust (2006) , Land of the Blind (2006) , An American Haunting (2005) , Human Trafficking (2005) , Lord of War (2005) , American Gun (2005) , Pride & Prejudice (2005) , Fierce People (2005) , Aurora Borealis (2005) , "Frankenstein" (2004) , 'Salem's Lot (2004) , Cold Mountain (2003) , Baltic Storm (2003) , The Italian Job (2003) , Piazza delle cinque lune (2003) , Path to War (2002), Da wan (2001) , Uprising (2001) , Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) , The Big Heist (2001) , The Art of War (2000), Space Cowboys (2000) , Panic (2000) , Threads of Hope (2000) , The Hunley (1999) , Instinct (1999) , Behind the Mask (1999) , Virus (1999) , Free Money (1998) , Without Limits (1998) , Fallen (1998) , The Assignment (1997) , Shadow Conspiracy (1997) , Natural Enemy (1997) , Hollow Point (1996) , A Time to Kill (1996) , "The Simpsons" (1996) , Outbreak (1995) , Citizen X (1995) , Disclosure (1994) , The Puppet Masters (1994) , Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) , The Lifeforce Experiment (1994) , Punch (1994) , Younger and Younger (1993) , Six Degrees of Separation (1993) , Red Hot (1993) , Benefit of the Doubt (1993) , Shadow of the Wolf (1992) , The Railway Station Man (1992) , Rakuyô (1992) , Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) , Quicksand: No Escape (1992) , The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas (1992) , JFK (1991) , Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein (1991) , Backdraft (1991) , Buster's Bedroom (1991) , Eminent Domain (1991) , Long Road Home (1991) , Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990) , A Dry White Season (1989) , Lock Up (1989) , Lost Angels (1989) , Apprentice to Murder (1988) , The Trouble with Spies (1987) , The Rosary Murders (1987) , Oviri (1986), Revolution (1985) , Heaven Help Us (1985) , Crackers (1984) , Ordeal by Innocence (1984) , The Winter of Our Discontent (1983) , Max Dugan Returns (1983) , A War Story (1981) ,Threshold (1981) , Eye of the Needle (1981) , Gas (1981) , Ordinary People (1980) , Nothing Personal (1980) , North China Commune (1980) , Bear Island (1979), A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979) , The First Great Train Robbery (1979) , Murder by Decree (1979) , Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) , Animal House (1978) , Liens de sang, Les (1978) , The Disappearance (1977) , The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) , Bethune (1977) , The Eagle Has Landed (1976) , Casanova di Federico Fellini, Il (1976) , Novecento (1976) , Richter und sein Henker, Der (1975) , The Day of the Locust (1975), S*P*Y*S (1974) , Alien Thunder (1974) , Don't Look Now (1973) , Lady Ice (1973) , Steelyard Blues (1973) , Johnny Got His Gun (1971) , Klute (1971) , Little Murders (1971) , Alex in Wonderland (1970) , Act of the Heart (1970) , Kelly's Heroes (1970) , Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) , MASH (1970) , "The Name of the Game" (1969) , "The Champions" (1969) , The Sunshine Patriot (1968) , Joanna (1968) , The Split (1968) , Interlude (1968), "Man in a Suitcase" (1967) , Sebastian (1968) , Oedipus the King (1967) , Billion Dollar Brain (1967) , The Dirty Dozen (1967) , "The Avengers" (1967) , "The Saint" (1965) , "Play of the Month" (1966) , Play of the Month: Lee Oswald Assassin (1966) , "A Farewell to Arms" (1966) , "Court Martial" (1966) , Promise Her Anything (1965) , Fanatic (1965) , Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) , The American Civil War (1965) , "Gideon's Way" (1965) , The Bedford Incident (1965) , The Death of Bessie Smith (1965) , Hamlet (1964/I) , Castello dei morti vivi, Il (1964) , "The Sentimental Agent" (1963) , "The Odd Man" (1963) , Terry-Thomas (1963) , "Suspense" (1963) , The World Ten Times Over (1963) , "Studio Four" (1962)

Barbra Streisand

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Barbara Joan Streisand
1942 -
American born Brooklyn

Nickname Babs . Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) . Barbra Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York. She is an actress, director, producer and writer. Among her many films are Hello, Dolly! (1969), A Star Is Born (1976), Yentl (1983) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). As a child she attended the Beis Yakov Jewish School in Brooklyn. She is good friends with singer/songwriter Neil Diamond, with whom she dueted on the smash hit song, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". They both attended the same high school and sang together in the school choir. Barbra has one son, Jason Gould, with ex-husband Elliott Gould. She is now married to James Brolin. She has won many awards including two Oscars, five Emmys, eight Golden Globes, three People's Choice Awards, two Women in Film Crystal Awards and two ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards. Barbra has also received an American Film Institute award and a Cecil B. DeMille Award. Spouse James Brolin (1 July 1998 - present), Elliott Gould (21 March 1963 - 9 July 1971) (divorced) 1 son.

Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006) , Meet the Fockers (2004), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) , The Prince of Tides (1991) , Nuts (1987) , Yentl (1983) , All Night Long (1981) , The Main Event (1979) , A Star Is Born (1976) , Funny Lady (1975) , For Pete's Sake (1974) , The Way We Were (1973) , Up the Sandbox (1972), What's Up, Doc? (1972) , The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) , On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) , Hello, Dolly! (1969) , Funny Girl (1968)

Meryl Streep

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Mary Louise Streep
1949 -
American born Summit

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) . Considered by many movie reviewers to be the greatest living film actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 13 times, and has won it twice. Born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, Meryl's early performing ambitions leaned toward the opera. She became interested in acting while a student at Vassar and upon graduation she enrolled in the Yale School of Drama. She gave an outstanding performance in her first film role, Julia (1977), and the next year she was nominated for her first Oscar for her role in The Deer Hunter (1978). She went on to win the Academy Award for her performances in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Sophie's Choice (1982), in which she gave a heart-wrenching portrayal of an inmate mother in a Nazi death camp.A perfectionist in her craft and meticulous and painstaking in her preparation for her roles, Meryl turned out a string of highly acclaimed performances over the next 10 years in great films like Silkwood (1983); Out of Africa (1985); Ironweed (1987); and Evil Angels (1988). Her career declined slightly in the early 1990s as a result of her inability to find suitable parts, but she shot back to the top in 1995 with her performance as Clint Eastwood's married lover in The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and as the prodigal daughter in Marvin's Room (1996). In 1998 she made her first venture into the area of producing, and was the executive producer for the moving ...First Do No Harm (1997) (TV). A realist when she talks about her future years in film, she remarked that "...no matter what happens, my work will stand..." Spouse Don Gummer (15 September 1978 - present) 4 children.

Chaos (2007) , Wanted (2007) , First Man (2007) , Dirty Tricks (2008) , Lions for Lambs (2007) , Rendition (2007) , Dark Matter (2007) , Evening (2007) , The Ant Bully (2006) , The Devil Wears Prada (2006) , The Music of Regret (2006) , A Prairie Home Companion (2006) , Prime (2005) , Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) , The Manchurian Candidate (2004) , "Angels in America" (2003) , The Hours (2002) , Adaptation. (2002) , Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) , "King of the Hill" (1999) , Music of the Heart (1999) , Chrysanthemum (1999) , One True Thing (1998) , Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) , ...First Do No Harm (1997) , Marvin's Room (1996) , Before and After (1996) , The Bridges of Madison County (1995) , "The Simpsons" (1994) , The River Wild (1994) , The House of the Spirits (1993) , Death Becomes Her (1992) , Defending Your Life (1991) , Postcards from the Edge (1990) , She-Devil (1989) , Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989) , Evil Angels (1988) , The Tailor of Gloucester (1988) , Ironweed (1987) , Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987) , Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987) , Heartburn (1986) , Out of Africa (1985) , Plenty (1985) , Falling in Love (1984) , Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (1984) , Silkwood (1983) , Sophie's Choice (1982) , Still of the Night (1982) , Alice at the Palace (1982) , The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) , Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) , The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) , Uncommon Women... and Others (1979) , Manhattan (1979) , The Deer Hunter (1978) , "Holocaust" (1978) , Julia (1977) , The Deadliest Season (1977) , Secret Service (1977)

Peter Strauss

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1947 -
American born New York City

Peter Strauss is well known for his long list of starring roles in made-for-TV films, including The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV), for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special. Strauss has also received Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) (mini) and "Masada" (1981) (mini), as well as five Golden Globe Nominations.Strauss was born in New York City and grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, where he was introduced to the theatre via the Croton Shakespeare Festival. His summers were spent with stock companies including the Pocono Playhouse in Pennsylvania and Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. He attended the Hackley School for Boys in Tarrytown, New York and graduated from Northwestern University in 1969, committed to an acting career.He made his Broadway debut in Tom Griffin's "Einstein and the Polar Bear" in 1981. His other theatrical credits include the plays "The Dance Next Door", "The Mind with the Dirty Man" and "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and "A Cry of Players" at Baltimore's Centre Stage.His feature film credits include Soldier Blue (1970), The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972), The Last Tycoon (1976), The Secret of NIMH (1982), Flight of Black Angel (1991) (TV) and Nick of Time (1995).Strauss' many television credits include starring in the TV films Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977) (TV), Angel on My Shoulder (1980) (TV), A Whale for the Killing (1981) (TV), Heart of Steel (1983) (TV), Under Siege (1986) (TV), Penalty Phase (1986) (TV), Proud Men (1987) (TV), 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990) (TV), Fugitive Among Us (1992) (TV), Men Don't Tell (1993) (TV), Thicker Than Blood (1998) (TV), Reunion (1980) (TV), The Yearling (1994) (TV), In the Lake of the Woods (1996) (TV), My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998) (TV), A Father's Choice (2000) (TV) and Murder on the Orient Express (2001) (TV), as well as the miniseries "Tender Is the Night" (1985) (mini), "Kane & Abel" (1985) (mini), Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (TV), Trial: The Price of Passion (1992) (TV) and Texas Justice (1995) (TV). His latest mini-series appearances were Seasons of Love (1999) (TV), with Rachel Ward and Hume Cronyn, (which he executive-produced) and as La Hire in the CBS four-hour mini-series Joan of Arc (2005) (TV).Strauss starred for one season in the CBS drama series "Moloney" (1996) and the PAX drama series "Body & Soul" (2002).He has just completed co-starring as the President of the US in Revolution/Columbia's xXx: State of the Union (2005) for director Lee Tamahori. He recently starred in New York runs of Jon Robin Baitz's new political thriller "Chinese Friends" at Playwrights Horizon Theatre and "Sabina" at Primary Stages.Strauss is married to actress Rachel Ticotin and lives in Ojai, California, where he also operates a commercial citrus enterprise that produces 400 tons of citrus per year. Spouse Rachel Ticotin (31 December 1998 - present).

License to Wed (2007), The Way (2006) , "Biker Mice from Mars" (2006) , "Killer Instinct" (2005) , xXx: State of the Union (2005), "Law & Order" (2004) , 111 Gramercy Park (2003) , "Body & Soul" (2002) , "Strange Frequency" (2001) , Murder on the Orient Express (2001) , Strange Frequency 2 (2001) , A Father's Choice (2000) , Joan of Arc (1999) , Seasons of Love (1999) , My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998) , "Moloney" (1996) , Keys to Tulsa (1997) , "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" (1996) , "The Incredible Hulk" (1996) , "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1996) , In the Lake of the Woods (1996) , Nick of Time (1995) , Texas Justice (1995) , Reunion (1994) , "Batman" (1994) , The Yearling (1994) , Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (1994) , Men Don't Tell (1993) , "Biker Mice from Mars" (1993) , Trial: The Price of Passion (1992) , Fugitive Among Us (1992) , Flight of Black Angel (1991) , 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990) , Peter Gunn (1989) , Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) , Proud Men (1987) , Under Siege (1986) , Penalty Phase (1986) , "Kane & Abel" (1985) , "Tender Is the Night" (1985) , Heart of Steel (1983) , Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) , The Secret of NIMH (1982) , "Masada" (1981) , A Whale for the Killing (1981) , Angel on My Shoulder (1980) , The Jericho Mile (1979) , Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977) , The Last Tycoon (1976) , "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (1976) , "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) , "Medical Center" (1971) , Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975) , "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) , "Barnaby Jones" (1974) , "Cannon" (1974) , Judgement: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita (1974) , "Hawaii Five-O"(1974) , "Mary Tyler Moore" (1973) , The Man Without a Country (1973) , The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972) , Sergente Klems, Il (1971) , "The Young Lawyers" (1970) , Soldier Blue (1970), Hail, Hero! (1969)

Sharon Stone

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Sharon Vonne Stone
1958 -
American born Meadsville

Height 5' 7½" (1.71 m) . Sharon Stone was born and raised in Meadville, a small town in Pennsylvania. Her strict father was a factory worker and her mother was a homemaker. She was the second of four children. At the age of 15, she studied in Saegertown High School, Pennsylvania and, at that same age, entered Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with a degree in creative writing and fine arts. She was a very smart girl, became a bookworm, and once was told that a suitable job for her (and her brains) was to become a lawyer. However, her first love was still the black-and-white movies, especially those featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. So, the 17-year-old Sharon got herself into the Miss Pennsylvania beauty contest and won it. From working part-time as a McDonald's counter girl, she worked her way up to become a successful Ford model, both in TV commercials and print ads. Finally, in 1980, she made her debut in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories (1980) as "pretty girl on train". Her first speaking part, though, was in Wes Craven's horror movie, Deadly Blessing (1981). She struggled through many parts in B-movies, notably in King Solomon's Mines (1985), and Action Jackson (1988). She was also married in 1984 to Michael Greenburg, the producer of "MacGyver" (1985), but they divorced two years later. She finally received her big break with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990) and also posed nude for Playboy, a daring move for a 32-year-old actress. But it worked; she accepted a breakthrough role as a sociopath novelist, "Catherine Tramell", in Basic Instinct (1992) with Michael Douglas. Her interrogation scene has become a classic in film history and her performance captivated everyone, from MTV viewers, who honored her with Most Desirable Female and Best Female Performance Awards, to a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. After she got famous, she didn't want to be typecast, so she played a victim in Sliver (1993) and, in Intersection (1994), she was the aloof, estranged wife of Richard Gere. These movies didn't "work", so she got herself again into more aggressive roles, such as The Specialist (1994) with Sylvester Stallone and The Quick and the Dead (1995) with Gene Hackman. But, it wasn't until she played a beautiful but drug-crazy wife of Robert De Niro in Casino (1995) that she got far more than just fame and fortune--she also received the acknowledgment of the movie industry for her acting ability. She received her first Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. She did a couple of films after wards, teaming up with Isabelle Adjani in Diabolique (1996), and as a woman waiting for her death penalty in Last Dance (1996). In 1998, she married a newspaper editor, Phil Bronstein. She also received her third Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress that year for The Mighty (1998), a film that her company, "Chaos", also co-executive produced. The next year, she entered her first comedic role in The Muse (1999), which starred and was directed by Albert Brooks and gave her another Golden Globe nomination. Sharon Stone, a diva who thoroughly enjoys her hard-won stardom, is now a mother of an adorable baby boy, Roan Joseph. Spouse Phil Bronstein (14 February 1998 - 29 January 2004) (divorced) 1 child, Michael Greenburg (18 August 1984 - 20 January 1987) (divorced), George Englund Jr. (? - ?) (divorced).

Dirty Tricks (2008) , If I Had Known I Was a Genius (2007) , When a Man Falls in the Forest (2007) , Bobby (2006) , "Huff" (2006) , Basic Instinct 2 (2006) , Alpha Dog (2006) , Broken Flowers (2005) , "Will & Grace" (2005) , "Higglytown Heroes" (2005) , "Kurtlar vadisi" , Catwoman (2004) , A Different Loyalty (2004) , "The Practice" (2003) , Cold Creek Manor (2003) , "Harold and the Purple Crayon" (2002) , Beautiful Joe (2000) , Picking Up the Pieces (2000) , If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) , The Sissy Duckling (1999) , Simpatico (1999) , The Muse (1999) , Gloria (1999) , Antz (1998) , The Mighty (1998) , Sphere (1998) , Last Dance (1996) , "Saturday Night Special" (1996) , Diabolique (1996) , Casino (1995) , "Roseanne" (1995) , The Quick and the Dead (1995) , "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) , The Specialist (1994) , Intersection (1994) , Last Action Hero (1993) , Sliver (1993) , Basic Instinct (1992) , Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1992) , Diary of a Hitman (1991) , Year of the Gun (1991) , Scissors (1991) , He Said, She Said (1991) , Total Recall (1990) , Sangre y arena (1989) , Beyond the Stars (1989) , "War and Remembrance" (1988) , Badlands 2005 (1988) , Above the Law (1988) , Action Jackson (1988), Tears in the Rain (1988) , Cold Steel (1987) , Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) , Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) , Mr. and Mrs. Ryan (1986) , King Solomon's Mines (1985) , "T.J. Hooker" (1985) , The Vegas Strip War (1984) , "Magnum, P.I."(1984) , Irreconcilable Differences (1984) , Calendar Girl Murders (1984) , "Mike Hammer" (1984) , "Bay City Blues" (1983) , "Uns et les autres, Les" (1983) , "Remington Steele" (1983) , "Silver Spoons" (1982) , Not Just Another Affair (1982) , Deadly Blessing (1981) , Uns et les autres, Les (1981) , Stardust Memories (1980)

Eric Stoltz

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1963 -
American born California

Height 6' (1.83 m) . Born 30 September, 1961 Los Angeles, California, USA Eric Stoltz is a theater trained actor and producer who has starred in both independent and studio films. Born to two teachers in Los Angeles, Eric was raised in both American Samoa and Santa Barbara California, where by the age of 14 he was earning money by playing piano for the local musical theater productions, including "Mame" starring Anthony Edwards. The two became friends, and then college roommates when both attended the University of Southern California. Dropping out in his Junior year, Eric joined a repertory company that did 10 plays at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, UK. Moving to New York in 1981, he studied with Stella Adler and Peggy Feury, and soon appeared in his first film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). In the 1980s he garnered attention (and a Golden Globe Nomination) starring as Rocky Dennis in Mask (1985), and in John Hughes' Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). In 1988, he made his Broadway debut in Our Town (1989) (TV), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. In the 1990's he went back and forth from stage to film, building up an eclectic resume that included studio films (Pulp Fiction (1994)), independent films (Sundance Festival Winner The Waterdance (1992)), and films that he himself produced ( Mr. Jealousy (1997)). He also continued to appear on the New York Stage both on Broadway (Three Sisters, Two Shakespearean Actors) and off-Broadway (The Importance of Being Ernest, The Glass Menagerie). He continues to work in television as well, doing a recurring role as Helen Hunt's ex on "Mad About You" (1992), a year on "Chicago Hope" (1994), and in the tv and cable movies Inside (1996) (TV) (directed by Arthur Penn), A Killer in the Family (1983) (TV) (with Robert Mitchum) and The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) (with Helen Mirren). Mr. Stoltz lives in New Mexico, and has been romantically linked to Ally Sheedy, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lili Taylor, Bridget Fonda, and most recently (in the summer of 1999 during the shooting of The House of Mirth (2000)) the Australian actress Rachel Griffiths.

The Lather Effect (2006) , "The Triangle" (2005), The Honeymooners (2005) , Hello (2005) , "Will & Grace" (2005) , "Character Studies" (2005) , Childstar (2004) , The Butterfly Effect (2004) , When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003) , "Out of Order" (2003) , Happy Hour (2003) , The Rules of Attraction (2002) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2002) , "Once and Again" (2001) , My Horrible Year! (2001) , Harvard Man (2001) , Things Behind the Sun (2001) , Hollywood Palms (2001) , The Last Dance (2000) , One Kill (2000) , The House of Mirth (2000) , Thirty (2000) , Common Ground (2000) , The Simian Line (2000) , It's a Shame About Ray (2000) , Jesus & Hutch (2000) , "The Lot" (1999) , Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (1999) , A Murder of Crows (1999) , "Hercules" (1998) , The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) , Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) , Hi-Life (1998) , "Mad About You" (1994) , "Chicago Hope" (1998), Blackout Effect (1998) , Mr. Jealousy (1997) , Anaconda (1997) , Keys to Tulsa (1997) , "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1997) , The Rocking Horse Winner (1997) , Highball (1997) , The Definite Maybe (1997) , Jerry Maguire (1996) , 2 Days in the Valley (1996) , Grace of My Heart (1996) , Inside (1996) , Don't Look Back (1996) , "Partners" (1995) , "Fallen Angels" (1995) , Kicking and Screaming (1995) , The Prophecy (1995) , Fluke (1995) , Rob Roy (1995) , Killing Time (1995/II) , Little Women (1994) , Sleep with Me (1994) , Killing Zoe (1994) , Pulp Fiction (1994) , Roommates (1994) , "Frasier" (1993) , Foreign Affairs (1993) , The Heart of Justice (1993) , Naked in New York (1993) , Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993) , Singles (1992) , The Waterdance (1992) , Money (1991/I), A Woman at War (1991) , Memphis Belle (1990) , Sensibility and Sense (1990) , Our Town (1989) , Haunted Summer (1988) , Manifesto (1988) , Greasy Lake (1988) , Sister, Sister (1987) , Lionheart (1987) , Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) , Code Name: Emerald (1985) , Mask (1985) , The New Kids (1985) , The Wild Life (1984) , Running Hot (1984) , Surf II (1984) , "St. Elsewhere" (1983) , A Killer in the Family (1983) , Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) , Paper Dolls (1982) , The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981) , "Knots Landing" (1981) , "Walking Tall" (1981) , "The Waltons" (1980) , "Eight Is Enough" (1980) , The Seekers (1979) , The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978), Joey and Redhawk (1978)

Dean Stockwell

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Robert Dean Stockwell
1936 -
American born Hollywood

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) . Photogenic American child actor of the 1940s, popular due in no small measure to his air of innocence and his beautiful, cherubic face with its dimples and his sparkling eyes, topped with a crown of curls. Still an actor in demand while well into his middle years, he is one of the few juvenile performers to succeed lifelong in films. Considering child actors who matured gracefully, his career can be likened perhaps only to that of Natalie Wood, excepting her degree of stardom. Spouse Joy Marchenko (15 December 1981 - 2004) (divorced) 2 children, Millie Perkins (15 April 1960 - 30 July 1962) (divorced).

The Deal (2006) , "Battlestar Galactica"(2006), American Black Beauty (2005) , "JAG" (2003) , The Manchurian Candidate (2004) , "Stargate SG-1"(2002) , "Enterprise" (2002) , "First Monday"(2002) , Buffalo Soldiers (2001) , The Quickie (2001) , CQ (2001) , Face to Face (2001) , In Pursuit (2001) , Inferno (2001/I), Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) , They Nest (2000) , The Flunky (2000) , Rites of Passage (1999) , "The Drew Carey Show" (1999) , The Venice Project (1999) , Water Damage (1999) , Restraining Order (1999) , What Katy Did (1999) , Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998) , "Phenomenon: The Lost Archives" (1998) , The Shadow Men (1998) , "It's True" (1998) , The Rainmaker (1997) , "The Tony Danza Show" (1997) , Air Force One (1997) , Living in Peril (1997) , "Ink" (1997) , Midnight Blue (1997) , McHale's Navy (1997) , Close to Danger (1997) , "Popular Science" (1997) , Last Resort (1996) , Unabomber: The True Story (1996) , Twilight Man (1996) , Mr. Wrong (1996) , "The Commish" (1995) , The Commish: In the Shadow of the Gallows (1995) , "Nowhere Man" (1995) , "Chicago Hope" (1995) , The Langoliers (1995) , Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) , Naked Souls (1995), Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994) , The Innocent (1994) , Justice in a Small Town (1994) , Vanishing Son II (1994) , Chasers (1994) , "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1994) , "Burke's Law" (1994) , In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994) , Bonanza: The Return (1993) , "Quantum Leap" (1993) , "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga" (????) , Caught in the Act (1993/II) , Fatal Memories (1992) , Shame (1992) , The Player (1992) , Friends and Enemies (1992) , Son of the Morning Star (1991) , "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) , Catchfire (1990) , Sandino (1990) , Limit Up (1989) , Buying Time (1989) , "The Twilight Zone" (1989) , Married to the Mob (1988) , Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1988) , The Blue Iguana (1988) , Jorge, um Brasileiro (1988) , Palais Royale (1988) , Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) , Gardens of Stone (1987) , "Hunter" (1987) , Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) , The Time Guardian (1987) , Banzai Runner (1987) , Blue Velvet (1986) , "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" (1986) , Ecstacy (1986) , "Miami Vice" (1985) , To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) , The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) , Papa Was a Preacher (1985) , To Kill a Stranger (1985) , Dune (1984) , Paris, Texas (1984) , "Simon & Simon" (1983) , "The A-Team" (1983) , "Hart to Hart" (1982) , Neil Young: Human Highway (1982) , Wrong Is Right (1982) , Alsino y el cóndor (1982) , Born to Be Sold (1981) ,She Came to the Valley (1979) , "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" (1978) , A Killing Affair (1977) , McCloud" (1976) , Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) , "Police Story" (1973) , Tracks (1976) , One Away (1976) , "Ellery Queen" (1975) , "Cannon" (1975) , "Three for the Road" (1975) , "Joe Forrester" (1975), Cop on the Beat (1975), Win, Place or Steal (1975) , Columbo: Troubled Waters (1975) , "The Streets of San Francisco" (1973) , The Pacific Connection (1975) , The Werewolf of Washington (1973) , "Great Mysteries" (1973) , "Night Gallery"(1973) , "Mission: Impossible" (1973) , Columbo: The Most Crucial Game (1972) , "The F.B.I." (1968) , The Loners (1972) , Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) , The Failing of Raymond (1971) , Paper Man (1971) , The Last Movie (1971) , "Mannix" (1971) , The Dunwich Horror (1970), "Bonanza" (1969) , "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1968) , Psych-Out (1968) , "The Danny Thomas Hour" (1968) , "Dr. Kildare" (1965) , Rapture (1965) , "Burke's Law" (1964) , "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1964) , "The Eleventh Hour" (1964) , "The Defenders" (1963) , "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963) , "Combat!" (1963) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1961) , "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962) , Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) , "Alcoa Premiere" (1962) , "The Twilight Zone" (1961) , "Bus Stop" (1961) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame"(1961) , "Wagon Train" (1957) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1961) , "Outlaws" (1961) , "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1960) , "Checkmate" (1960) , Sons and Lovers (1960) , "Johnny Staccato" (1959) , Compulsion (1959) , "Playhouse 90" (1959) , "General Electric Theater" (1958) , "Cimarron City"(1958) , "The Restless Gun" (1958) , The Careless Years (1957) , "Climax!" (1957) , Gun for a Coward (1957) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1956) , "Matinee Theatre" (1956) , "Front Row Center" (1956) , Cattle Drive (1951) , Kim (1950) , The Happy Years (1950) , Stars in My Crown (1950) , The Secret Garden (1949) , Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) , The Boy with Green Hair (1948) , Deep Waters (1948) , Gentleman's Agreement (1947) , Song of the Thin Man (1947) , The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) , The Arnelo Affair (1947) , A Really Important Person (1947) , The Mighty McGurk (1947) , Home, Sweet Homicide (1946) , The Green Years (1946) , Anchors Aweigh (1945) , The Valley of Decision (1945)

James Stewart

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James Maitland Stewart
1908 - 1997 (cardiac arrest and pulmonary embolism following respiratory problems)
American born Indiana

Nickname Jimmy Stewart . Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) . His "aw shucks" demeanor has served him well as the good guy, the shy guy or the nice guy in films like Harvey (1950) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). Alfred Hitchcock turned him into a dramatic leading man in films like Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958). Stewart also starred in his share of westerns, including The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Naked Spur (1953) and The Man from Laramie (1955). Spouse Gloria Stewart (9 August 1949 - 16 February 1994) (her death) 2 children.

"Goof Troop" (1992) , An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) , "My Secret Identity" (1991) , "North and South, Book II" (1986) , Right of Way (1983) , Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) , Afurika monogatari (1980) , The Magic of Lassie (1978) , The Big Sleep (1978) , Airport '77 (1977) , The Shootist (1976) , "Hawkins" (1973) , Hawkins on Murder (1973) , Harvey (1972) , "The Jimmy Stewart Show" (1971) , Fools' Parade (1971) , The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) , Bandolero! (1968) , Firecreek (1968) , The Rare Breed (1966) , The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) , Shenandoah (1965) , Dear Brigitte (1965), Cheyenne Autumn (1964) , Take Her, She's Mine (1963) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1963) , How the West Was Won (1962) , "Alcoa Premiere" (1962) , Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) , The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) , X-15 (1961) , Two Rode Together (1961) , The Mountain Road (1960) , "Startime" (1959) , The FBI Story (1959) "Lux Playhouse" (1959) , Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Bell Book and Candle (1958) , Vertigo (1958) , "General Electric Theater" (1955) , Night Passage (1957) , The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) , The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) , The Man from Laramie (1955) , "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" (1955) , Strategic Air Command (1955) , The Far Country (1954) , Rear Window (1954) , Tomorrow's Drivers (1954) , The Glenn Miller Story (1953) , Thunder Bay (1953) , The Naked Spur (1953) , Carbine Williams (1952) , Bend of the River (1952) , The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) , No Highway (1951) , The Jackpot (1950) , Harvey (1950) , Broken Arrow (1950) , Winchester '73 (1950) , Malaya (1949) , The Stratton Story (1949) , You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) , Rope (1948) , On Our Merry Way (1948) , Call Northside 777 (1948) , Magic Town (1947) , It's a Wonderful Life (1946) , American Creed (1946) , Ziegfeld Girl (1941) , Pot o' Gold (1941) , Come Live with Me (1941) , The Philadelphia Story (1940) , No Time for Comedy (1940) , The Mortal Storm (1940) , The Shop Around the Corner (1940) , Destry Rides Again (1939) , Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) , It's a Wonderful World (1939) , The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) , Made for Each Other (1939) , You Can't Take It with You (1938) , The Shopworn Angel (1938) , Vivacious Lady (1938) , Of Human Hearts (1938) , Navy Blue and Gold (1937) , The Last Gangster (1937) , Seventh Heaven (1937) , After the Thin Man (1936) , Born to Dance (1936) , The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) , Speed (1936) , Small Town Girl (1936) , Important News (1936) ,
Wife vs. Secretary (1936) , Next Time We Love (1936) , Rose-Marie (1936) , The Murder Man (1935), Art Trouble (1934)

Rod Steiger

2006-12-07T06:16:00.000-08:00

Rodney Stephen Steiger
1925 -2002 (pneumonia and kidney failure)
American born Westhampton

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Rod Steiger received his first film roles in the early 1950s. His first major one was in Teresa (1951), but his first lead role was in the TV version of Marty (1953) (TV). The movie version, however, had Ernest Borgnine in the lead and won him an Academy Award. Steiger's breakthrough role came in 1954, with the classic On the Waterfront (1954). Since then he has been a presence on the screen as everything from a popular leading man to a little-known character actor. Steiger made a name for himself in many different types of roles, from a boxer in The Harder They Fall (1956) to the title character in Al Capone (1959). He was one of dozens of stars in the epic World War II film The Longest Day (1962). In 1964 he received his second Oscar nomination for The Pawnbroker (1964). The next couple of years he was at the height of his powers. In 1965 he starred in the dark comedy The Loved One (1965), and in David Lean's epic Doctor Zhivago (1965). In 1966 he starred in the _"Play of the Month" (1965) episode "Death of a Salesman" as "Willy Loman" in the TV version of his stage play "Death of a Salesman", but in 1967 he landed what many consider his greatest role: "Sheriff Bill Gillespie" in In the Heat of the Night (1967), opposite Sidney Poitier. Steiger deservedly took home the Best Actor Oscar for his work in that film.He took another controversial role as a man with many tattoos in The Illustrated Man (1969) and as a serial killer in the classic No Way to Treat a Lady (1968). After that he seemed to have withdrawn from high-profile movies and became more selective in the roles he chose. He turned down the lead in Patton (1970) and also in The Godfather (1972). Among his more notable roles in the 1970s are Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971), Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973), as Benito Mussolini in Mussolini: Ultimo atto (1974), Portrait of a Hitman (1977), "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini), F.I.S.T (1978) and The Amityville Horror (1979). He starred in the critically acclaimed The Chosen (1981) with Robby Benson and Maximilian Schell, perhaps the highlight of his 1980s movie career. Steiger increasingly moved away from the big Hollywood pictures, instead taking roles in foreign productions and independent movies. As the 1980s ended, Steiger landed a role as the buttoned-up New York City Chief of Police in January Man (1989).Steiger was seriously affected by depression for 8 years. As he returned to the screen in the late 1990s he began creating some of his most memorable roles. He was the doctor in the independently-made movie Shiloh (1996), about an abused dog. He was the crazed, kill-'em-all army general in Mars Attacks! (1996) who always called his enemies peace-mongers. He took a small part as a Supreme Court judge in The Hurricane (1999) and as a preacher in the badly produced film End of Days (1999). He was still active in films moving into the new millennium. Spouse Joan Benedict (10 October 2000 - 9 July 2002) (his death), Paula Ellis (1986 - 1997) (divorced) 1 child, Sherry Nelson (April 1973 - 1979) (divorced), Claire Bloom (20 September 1959 - 1969) (divorced) 1 child, Sally Gracie (1952 - 1958) (divorced).

Poolhall Junkies (2002) , The Hollywood Sign (2001) , A Month of Sundays (2001) , The Flying Dutchman (2001) , Lightmaker (2001) , The Last Producer (2000) , Animated Epics: Moby Dick (2000) , End of Days (1999) , The Hurricane (1999) , "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1999) , Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) , Crazy in Alabama (1999) , Cypress Edge (1999) , Legacy (1998/I) , Modern Vampires (1998) , "The Simpsons" (1998) , Animals and the Tollkeeper (1998) , Alexandria Hotel (1998) , The Snatching of Bookie Bob (1998) , Body and Soul (1998) , Incognito (1997) , Livers Ain't Cheap (1997) , Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) , The Kid (1997) , Mars Attacks! (1996) , Shiloh (1996) , "EZ Streets" (1996) , EZ Streets (1996) , Carpool (1996) , Dalva (1996) , "The Commish" (1996) , Out There (1995) , Columbo: Strange Bedfellows (1995) , In Pursuit of Honor (1995) , Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995) , OP Center (1995) , Tous les jours dimanche (1995) , Little Surprises (1995) , Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995) , The Specialist (1994) , The Last Tattoo (1994) , "Tales of the City" (1993) , Kölcsönkapott idö (1993) , The Neighbor (1993) , Lincoln (1992) , Sinatra (1992) , Due vite, un destino (1992) , Guilty as Charged (1991) , In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991) , The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991), Men of Respect (1991) , Try This One for Size (1989) , Tennessee Nights (1989) , Passion and Paradise (1989) , January Man (1989) , Djavolji raj (1989) , Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988) , American Gothic (1988) , Catch the Heat (1987) , The Kindred (1987) , Sword of Gideon (1986) , "Hollywood Wives" (1985) , The Glory Boys (1984) , The Naked Face (1984) , Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983) , Zauberberg, Der (1982) , The Chosen (1981) , Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) , Lion of the Desert (1981) , The Lucky Star (1980) , Klondike Fever (1980) , Love and Bullets (1979) , The Amityville Horror (1979) , Steiner - Das eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil (1979) , F.I.S.T (1978) , Wolf Lake (1978) , "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) , Portrait of a Hitman (1977) , W.C. Fields and Me (1976) , Hennessy (1975) , Innocents aux mains sales, Les (1975) , Lucky Luciano (1974) , Mussolini: Ultimo atto (1974) , Eroi, Gli (1973) , Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) , Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) , Giù la testa (1971) , Waterloo (1970/I) , Three Into Two Won't Go (1969), The Illustrated Man (1969) , The Sergeant (1968) , No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) , Ragazza e il generale, La (1967) , In the Heat of the Night (1967) , "Play of the Month" (1966) , Doctor Zhivago (1965) , The Loved One (1965) , E venne un uomo (1965) , The Pawnbroker (1964) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1964) , The Movie Maker (1964) , Indifferenti, Gli (1964) , Mani sulla città, Le (1963) , "Route 66" (1962) , "Ben Casey" (1962) , The Longest Day (1962) , Convicts 4 (1962) , 13 West Street (1962) , The Mark (1961) , "Wagon Train" (1961) , An einem Freitag um halb zwölf (1961) , Seven Thieves (1960) , "General Electric Theater" (1960) , "On Trial" (1959) , Al Capone (1959) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1957) , "Playhouse 90" (1958) , Cry Terror! (1958) , "Suspicion" (1958) , Across the Bridge (1957) , Run of the Arrow (1957) , The Unholy Wife (1957) , Back from Eternity (1956) , The Harder They Fall (1956) , "Screen Directors Playhouse"(1956) , Jubal (1956) , The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) , Oklahoma! (1955) , The Big Knife (1955) , "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1953) , "Producers' Showcase" (1955) , On the Waterfront (1954) , "Kraft Television Theatre" (1952) , "Justice" (1954) , "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (1954) , "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1952) , "Medallion Theatre" (1953) , Suspense" (1953) , "Danger" (1950) , Marty (1953) , "Tales of Tomorrow" (1952) , "Out There" (1951) , "Lux Video Theatre" (1951) , Teresa (1951) , "Actor's Studio" (1950)

Tommy Steele

2006-12-07T05:56:00.000-08:00

Thomas Hicks
1936 -
British born London

Tommy Steele had tried many odd jobs before he turned up at the famous "2 I's" coffee bar in London. There he was "discovered" by Larry Parnes and became one of Britain's first manufactured pop stars. With his cheeky grin and gently rocking songs he wasn't the threat to Elvis Presley that Parnes wanted. Despite this, Tommy has gone on to a long and rewarding film and stage career. Spouse Ann Donoghue (1960 - ?) 1 child.

Quincy's Quest (1979) , The Yeomen of the Guard (1978) , Where's Jack? (1969) , Twelfth Night (1969) , Finian's Rainbow (1968) , The Happiest Millionaire (1967) , Half a Sixpence (1967) , It's All Happening (1963) , Light Up the Sky! (1960) , Tommy the Toreador (1959) , "Oh Boy!" (1958) , The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)

Barbara Stanwyck

2006-12-06T08:28:00.000-08:00

Ruby Catherine Stevens
1907 - 1990 (congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease, emphysema)
American born Brooklyn

Nickname Missy, The Queen . Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) . Most of America's audiences see Barbara Stanwyck as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkley's on TV western "The Big Valley" (1965), where she played Victoria. Later she starred on the hit drama "The Colbys" (1985). But for millions of other fans, she had a movie career that spanned from 1927 until 1964 and then was on television until 1986. It was a film career that lasted for 59 years. She was born, Ruby Stevens, on July 16, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York. She went to work at the local telephone company for $14 dollars a week, but she had the urge to somehow enter show business. Dreams, that was all it was. When not working, she pounded the pavement in search of dancing jobs. The persistence paid off. Barbara was hired as a chorus girl for the princely sum of $40 a week. This was so much better than the wages she was getting from the phone company. She was 17, and she was going to make the most out of the opportunity that had been given her.In 1928, Barbara moved to Hollywood where she was to start out one of the most lucrative careers filmdom had ever seen. She was an extremely versatile actress, who could adapt to any role. Barbara was equally at home in diverse genres such as the melodrama Forbidden (1932) and Stella Dallas (1937), along with one of her best films, Double Indemnity (1944). The latter starred Fred MacMurray as you have never seen him before. She excelled in comedies such as Remember the Night (1940) and The Lady Eve (1941). One of her first westerns was Union Pacific (1939), and finally her most memorable role, in TV's "The Big Valley" (1965). In 1983, she played in the ABC hit mini-series "The Thorn Birds" (1983) (mini), which did much to keep her in the eye of the public. She turned out an outstanding performance as Mary Carson.Barbara was nominated for four Academy Awards, though she never won. The roles she was nominated for were all roles in which Barbara turned in magnificent performances, but the "powers that be" always awarded the Oscar to someone else. She was considered a gem to work with, for her serious but easygoing attitude on the set. She worked hard at being an actress, and she never allowed her star quality to go to her head. However, in 1982, Barbara was awarded an honorary Academy Award for "superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting." Sadly, Barbara died on January 20, 1990, leaving 93 movies and a host of TV appearances as her legacy to us. Spouse Robert Taylor (13 May 1939 - 21 February 1951) (divorced), Frank Fay (26 August 1928 - 30 December 1935) (divorced) 1 child.

"The Colbys"(1986) , "Dynasty" (1985) , "The Thorn Birds" (1983) , "Charlie's Angels" (1980) , The Letters (1973) , A Taste of Evil (1971), The House That Would Not Die (1970) , "The Big Valley" (1969) , The Night Walker (1964) , Roustabout (1964) , "Wagon Train" (1961) , Calhoun: County Agent (1964) , "The Untouchables" (1962) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1962) , Walk on the Wild Side (1962) , "Rawhide" (1962) , "General Electric Theater" (1961) , "The Joey Bishop Show" (1961) , "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (1961) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1958) , "Goodyear Theatre" (1958) , Trooper Hook (1957) , "The Christophers" (1957) , Crime of Passion (1957) , Forty Guns (1957) , "The Ford Television Theatre" (1956) ,These Wilder Years (1956) , The Maverick Queen (1956) , There's Always Tomorrow (1956) , "Letter to Loretta" (1955) , Escape to Burma (1955) , The Violent Men (1955) , Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) , Executive Suite (1954) , Witness to Murder (1954) , Blowing Wild (1953) , The Moonlighter (1953) , All I Desire (1953) , Titanic (1953) , Jeopardy (1953) , Clash by Night (1952) , The Man with a Cloak (1951) , To Please a Lady (1950) , The Furies (1950) , No Man of Her Own (1950) , The File on Thelma Jordon (1950) , East Side, West Side (1949) , The Lady Gambles (1949) , Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) , B.F.'s Daughter (1948) , Cry Wolf (1947) , The Other Love (1947) , The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) , California (1946) , The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) , The Bride Wore Boots (1946) , My Reputation (1946) , Christmas in Connecticut (1945) , Double Indemnity (1944) , Flesh and Fantasy (1943) , Lady of Burlesque (1943) , The Gay Sisters (1942) , The Great Man's Lady (1942) , Ball of Fire (1941) , You Belong to Me (1941) , Meet John Doe (1941) , The Lady Eve (1941) , Remember the Night (1940) , Golden Boy (1939) , Union Pacific (1939) , The Mad Miss Manton (1938) , Always Goodbye (1938) , Breakfast for Two (1937) , Stella Dallas (1937) , This Is My Affair (1937) , Internes Can't Take Money (1937) , The Plough and the Stars (1936) , Banjo on My Knee (1936) , His Brother's Wife (1936) , The Bride Walks Out (1936) , A Message to Garcia (1936) , Annie Oakley (1935) , Red Salute (1935), The Woman in Red (1935) , The Secret Bride (1934) , A Lost Lady (1934) , Gambling Lady (1934) , Ever in My Heart (1933) , Baby Face (1933) , Ladies They Talk About (1933) , The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) , The Purchase Price (1932) , So Big! (1932) , Shopworn (1932) , Forbidden (1932) , The Miracle Woman (1931) , Night Nurse (1931) , Ten Cents a Dance (1931) , Illicit (1931) , Ladies of Leisure (1930) , Mexicali Rose (1929) , The Locked Door (1929) , Broadway Nights (1927)

Harry Dean Stanton

2006-12-06T07:35:00.000-08:00

1926 -
American born Kentucky

Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . Prolific character actor with a drooping, weather-beaten appearance and superb acting talent that have been his ticket to appearing in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes. Born in West Irvine, Kentucky, Stanton served in WW II, then returned to the University of Kentucky to appear in a production of "Pygmalion", before heading out to California and honing his craft at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse. Stanton then toured around the US with a male choir, worked in children's theater, and then headed back to California. His first role onscreen was in the tepid Tomahawk Trail (1957), but he was quickly noticed and appeared regularly in minor roles as cowboys and soldiers through the late 1950s and early 1960s. His star continued to rise and he received better roles in which he could showcase his laid-back style, such as in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather: Part II (1974), and in Alien (1979). It was around this time that Stanton came to the attention of director Wim Wenders, who cast him in his finest role yet as Travis in the moving Paris, Texas (1984). Next indie director Alex Cox gave Stanton a role that really brought him to the forefront, in the quirky cult film Repo Man (1984).Stanton was now heavily in demand, and his unique look got him cast as everything from a suburban father in the mainstream Pretty in Pink (1986) to a soft-hearted, but ill-fated, private investigator in Wild at Heart (1990) and a crazy yet cunning scientist in Escape from New York (1981). Apart from his film performances, Stanton is also an accomplished musician, and "The Harry Dean Stanton Band" and their unique spin on mariachi music have been playing together for well over a decade. They have toured internationally to rave reviews. Stanton became a cult figure of cinema and music and when Deborah Harry sang the lyric "I want to dance with Harry Dean..." in her 1990s hit "I Want That Man", she was talking about him.As he moved into the time in his life when most other people would be calling it a day, Harry Dean Stanton has remained consistently active onscreen, most recently appearing in films including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Green Mile (1999) and The Man Who Cried (2000). A true gem amongst character actors, and with an onscreen presence capable of adding that something extra to any production.

The Good Life (2007) , Inland Empire (2006) , "Big Love" (2006) , Alien Autopsy (2006) , Alpha Dog (2006) , The Wendell Baker Story (2005) , The Big Bounce (2004) , Chrystal (2004) , Anger Management (2003) , Ginostra (2002) , Sonny (2002) , The Pledge (2001) , Sand (2000) , The Man Who Cried (2000) , The Green Mile (1999) , The Straight Story (1999) , A Civil Action (1998) , "Sin City Spectacular" (????) , The Mighty (1998) , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) , Ballad of the Nightingale (1998) , Fire Down Below (1997) , She's So Lovely (1997) , Midnight Blue (1997) , "Dead Man's Walk" (1996) , Down Periscope (1996) , Playback (1996) , Never Talk to Strangers (1995) , Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995) , Blue Tiger (1994) , Against the Wall (1994) , Hostages (1993) , "Hotel Room" (1993) , Gentleman Who Fell (1993) , Man Trouble (1992) , Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) , Cruise Control (1992) , The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) , Payoff (1991) , Wild at Heart (1990) , The Fourth War (1990) , Twister (1989) , Dream a Little Dream (1989) , Monster Maker (1989) , The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) , Mr. North (1988) , Stars and Bars (1988) , Slam Dance (1987) , "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1987) , Pretty in Pink (1986) , "Saturday Night Live" (1986) , Fool for Love (1985) , One Magic Christmas (1985) , UFOria (1985) , Red Dawn (1984) , The Bear (1984) , Paris, Texas (1984) , Repo Man (1984) , Christine (1983) , I Want to Live (1983) , Young Doctors in Love (1982) , One from the Heart (1982) , "Laverne & Shirley" (1982) , Escape from New York (1981) , Private Benjamin (1980) , The Oldest Living Graduate (1980) , The Black Marble (1980) , Mort en direct, La (1980) , "Young Maverick" (1979) , The Rose (1979) , Wise Blood (1979) , Alien (1979) , Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (1979) , Up in Smoke (1978) , Straight Time (1978) , Renaldo and Clara (1978) , "The Godfather Saga" (1977) , The Missouri Breaks (1976) , 92 in the Shade (1975) , Farewell, My Lovely (1975) , Rancho Deluxe (1975) , Win, Place or Steal (1975) , Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975) , The Godfather: Part II (1974) , Cockfighter (1974) , Where the Lilies Bloom (1974) , Zandy's Bride (1974) , Dillinger (1973) , Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) , Cry for Me, Billy (1972) , Cisco Pike (1972) , Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) , The Intruders (1970) , Kelly's Heroes (1970) , The Rebel Rousers (1970) , "Petticoat Junction" (1969) , "Adam-12" (1969) ,Lanton Mills (1969) , "Gunsmoke" (1962) , "The Name of the Game" (1968) , "Mannix" (1968) , "The Virginian" (1968), The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968) , Day of the Evil Gun (1968) , "The High Chaparral" (1968) , "The Andy Griffith Show" (1967), "Cimarron Strip" (1967) , Cool Hand Luke (1967) , "The Guns of Will Sonnett" (1967) , The Hostage (1967) , "The Wild Wild West" (1967) , A Time for Killing (1967) , The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones (1966) , "Vacation Playhouse" (1966) , "The Big Valley" (1966) , "A Man Called Shenandoah" (1965) , "The Fugitive" (1965) , Ride in the Whirlwind (1965) , "Daniel Boone" (1964) , Per un pugno di dollari (1964) , "Rawhide" (1959) , The Man from the Diner's Club (1963) , "Empire" (1963) , "Bonanza" (1961) , "Combat!" (1962) , How the West Was Won (1962) , "Stoney Burke" (1962) , "Checkmate" (1962) , "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1959) , "Laramie" (1959) , "The Lawless Years" (1959) , "The Untouchables" (1960) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1958) , "The Law and Mr. Jones" (1961) , The Million Dollar Incident (1961) , "The Roaring 20's" (1961) ,"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1960) , The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) , "Johnny Ringo" (1960) , "The Man from Blackhawk" (1960) , A Dog's Best Friend (1959) , "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1959) , "Lock Up" (1959) , "The Rifleman" (1959) , The Jayhawkers! (1959) , "The Texan" (1958) , "Adventure Showcase" (1959) , Pork Chop Hill (1959), "The D.A.'s Man" (1959), "Bat Masterson" (1959) , "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (1958) , Voice in the Mirror (1958) , "Decision" (1958) , The Proud Rebel (1958) , "The Court of Last Resort" (1958) , "U.S. Marshal" (????) , "The Walter Winchell File" (1957) , "Suspicion" (1957) , Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957) , Tomahawk Trail (1957) , "Inner Sanctum" (1954)

Terence Stamp

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1939 -
British born Stepney

Height 6' (1.83 m) . Stamp was born in 1939 and lived, in Canal Road, Bow, until German bombers forced his family to move to Plaistow. An icon of the 60s, he dated the likes of Julie Christie, Brigitte Bardot and Jean Shrimpton. After an extremely successful early career, starring in Modesty Blaise (1966), Poor Cow (1967) and Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Stamp withdrew from mainstream films after his girlfriend, supermodel Jean Shrimpton, left him, and he and went on a 10-year sabbatical in India. He returned home in the late 70s to star as the evil General Zod in Superman II (1980), and in 1984 delivered what many consider his finest performance as the supergrass in Stepen Frears' The Hit (1984). A few minor but colourful roles, topped by his performance as the drag artist, Bernadette, in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), have put Stamp back in the British conscious. His role of vengeful gangster in The Limey (1999) was created especially for him by its director. Spouse Elizabeth O Rourke' (31 December 2002 - present).

Streetlight (2007) , ZI: Survive (2007) , Kamagata Maru (2007) , September Dawn (2006) , Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) , "Smallville" (2005) , 9/11: The Twin Towers (2006) , The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) , These Foolish Things (2006) , Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) , Elektra (2005) , Dead Fish (2004) , The Haunted Mansion (2003) , The Kiss (2003) , My Boss's Daughter (2003) , "Static Shock" (2003) , Full Frontal (2002) , Revelation (2001) , Ma femme est une actrice (2001) , Red Planet (2000) , Kiss the Sky (1999) , Bowfinger (1999), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) , The Limey (1999) , "The Hunger" (1997) , Bliss (1997) , Love Walked In (1997) , Mindbender (1996) , Tiré à part (1996) , The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) , The Real McCoy (1993) , Beltenebros (1991) , Genuine Risk (1990) , Alien Nation (1988) , Young Guns (1988) , "Parkinson One to One" (1988) , Wall Street (1987) , The Sicilian (1987) , Legal Eagles (1986) , Link (1986) , Cold War Killers (1986) , Deadly Recruits (1986) , Hud (1986) , The Alamut Ambush (1986), The Company of Wolves (1984) , The Hit (1984) , "Chessgame" (1983) , Morte in Vaticano (1982) , Monster Island (1981) , Superman II (1980) , Amo non amo (1979) , Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) , Superman (1978) , The Thief of Baghdad (1978) , Black-Out (1977) , Divina creatura (1976) , Striptease (1976), Hu-Man (1975) , The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) , Stagione all'inferno, Una (1970) , Teorema (1968) , Histoires extraordinaires (1968) , Blue (1968) , Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) , Poor Cow (1967) , Modesty Blaise (1966) , The Collector (1965) , Billy Budd (1962) , Term of Trial (1962)

Sylvester Stallone

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Sylvester Enzio Stallone
1946 -
American born New York City

Nickname Sly, Italian Stallion, Michael (as a teenager) . Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Sylvester Stallone became one of Hollywood's highest paid actors, usually playing monosyllablic, antisociety, underdog heroes. While Stallone has attempted to extend his range into film comedies and drama, his real box office success continues in action films. Spouse Jennifer Flavin (17 May 1997 - present) 3 children, Brigitte Nielsen (15 December 1985 - 13 July 1987) (divorced), Sasha Czack (28 December 1974 - 14 February 1985) (divorced) 2 children.

Notorious (2008) , Rambo IV: Pearl of the Cobra (2008) (pre-production) , Rocky Balboa (2006) , "Las Vegas" (2005) , Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) , Shade (2003/I) , Taxi 3 (2003) , "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776" (2002) , Avenging Angelo (2002) , D-Tox (2002) , Driven (2001) , Get Carter (2000) , Antz (1998) , An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998) , "Saturday Night Live"(1997) , Cop Land (1997) , The Good Life (1997), Daylight (1996) , Assassins (1995) , Judge Dredd (1995) , The Specialist (1994) , Demolition Man (1993) , Cliffhanger (1993) , Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) , Oscar (1991) , Rocky V (1990) , A Man Called... Rainbo (1990) , Tango & Cash (1989) , Lock Up (1989) , Rambo III (1988) , Over the Top (1987) , Cobra (1986) , Rocky IV (1985) , Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) , Rhinestone (1984) , Staying Alive (1983) , First Blood (1982) , Rocky III (1982) , Victory (1981) , Nighthawks (1981) , Rocky II (1979) , Paradise Alley (1978) , F.I.S.T (1978) , Rocky (1976) , Cannonball! (1976) , "Kojak" (1975), "Police Story" (1975) , Farewell, My Lovely (1975) , Mandingo (1975) , Death Race 2000 (1975) , Capone (1975) , The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) , The Lord's of Flatbush (1974), Klute (1971) , Bananas (1971) , No Place to Hide (1970) , Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) , The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970)

James Spader

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James Todd Spader
1960
American born Boston

Nickname Jimmy . Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Son of teachers Todd and Jean Spader. Attended Phillips Academy in Andover with director Peter Sellars; dropped out in eleventh grade. Bused tables, shoveled manure, and taught yoga before landing his first roles. Graduated from TV movies to Brat Pack Films, playing the bad guy. His performance in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) (Best Actor, Cannes 1989) led to bigger and more varied roles. Spouse Victoria Spader (1987 - 2004) (divorced) 2 children.

"Boston Legal" (2006) , Shadow of Fear (2004) , "The Practice" (2004) , Alien Hunter (2003) , I Witness (2003) , The Pentagon Papers (2003) , Secretary (2002) , Speaking of Sex (2001) , The Stickup (2001) , Slow Burn (2000) , The Watcher (2000/I) , Supernova (2000/I) , Curtain Call (1999) , "Seinfeld" (1997), Critical Care (1997) , Driftwood (1997) , Keys to Tulsa (1997) , 2 Days in the Valley (1996) , Crash (1996/I) , Stargate (1994) , "Frasier" (1994) , Wolf (1994) , Dream Lover (1994) , The Music of Chance (1993) , Bob Roberts (1992) , Storyville (1992) , True Colors (1991) , White Palace (1990) , Bad Influence (1990) , Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) , The Rachel Papers (1989) , Jack's Back (1988) , Greasy Lake (1988) , Wall Street (1987) , Less Than Zero (1987) , Baby Boom (1987) , Mannequin (1987) , Pretty in Pink (1986) ,The New Kids (1985) , Tuff Turf (1985) , Starcrossed (1985) , Family Secrets (1984) , "The Family Tree" (1983) , A Killer in the Family (1983) , Diner (1983) , Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) , Endless Love (1981) , Team-Mates (1978)

Sissy Spacek

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Mary Elizabeth Spacek
1949 -
American born Quitman

Height 5' 2" (1.57 m) . As a kid, Sissy Spacek climbed trees, rode horses, swam and played in the woods (other than that, she gave no indication of one day becoming an Oscar-winning actress). She was born Mary Elizabeth Spacek on December 25, 1949, in Quitman, Texas. She attended Quitman High School and was homecoming queen (therefore popular, unlike her character in Carrie (1976)). After graduating, Sissy decided on an acting career, having gotten interested in the profession through her cousin, Rip Torn. She relocated to New York, and through him, enrolled in the New York branch of the Actors Studio. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, and also tried modeling and singing, appearing in West Village showcases such as the Bitter End for $10 a night. The petite (5'2") Sissy finally broke into films, one of her first being Badlands (1973), art direction by Jack Fisk, with whom she would make eight films and marry in 1974. Her breakout role was in another film she worked on with Fisk, Carrie (1976), in which she played the humiliated prom queen who goes postal with her telekinesis. Sissy had a long career in TV and movies, winning the Oscar for Best Actress for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980); she seems to take it all in stride. Sissy and Jack and their two daughters, Schuyler Fisk and Madison Fisk, live on a large horse ranch in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. For the last several years the most important thing for Sissy has just been creating a stable home life for her family. And when Sissy isn't working on a movie, she can be seen tooling around town in a pickup, being a mountain mom. Spouse Jack Fisk (12 April 1974 - present) 2 children.

Hot Rod (2007) , Lake City (2007) , Gray Matters (2006) , An American Haunting (2005) , North Country (2005) , Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer (2005) , The Ring Two (2005) , Nine Lives (2005) , A Home at the End of the World (2004) , Tuck Everlasting (2002) , Last Call (2002) , Midwives (2001) , In the Bedroom (2001) , Songs in Ordinary Time (2000), The Straight Story (1999), Blast from the Past (1999) , Affliction (1997) , If These Walls Could Talk (1996) , Beyond the Call (1996) , "Streets of Laredo" (1995) , The Grass Harp (1995) , The Good Old Boys (1995) , Trading Mom (1994) , A Place for Annie (1994) , A Private Matter (1992) , JFK (1991) , Hard Promises (1991) , The Long Walk Home (1990) , Crimes of the Heart (1986) , 'Night, Mother (1986) , Violets Are Blue... (1986) , Marie (1985) , The River (1984) , The Man with Two Brains (1983) , Missing (1982) , Raggedy Man (1981) , Heart Beat (1980) , Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) , Verna: USO Girl (1978) , 3 Women (1977) , "Saturday Night Live" (1977) , Welcome to L.A. (1976) , Carrie (1976), Katherine (1975) , Ginger in the Morning (1974) , The Migrants (1974) , "The Rookies" (1973) , Badlands (1973) , "The Waltons" (1973) , The Girls of Huntington House (1973) , "Love, American Style" (1973) ,Prime Cut (1972), Trash (1970)

David Soul

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David Richard Solberg
1943 -
American born Chicago

Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) . Hugely popular television & recording star who achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond haired, blue eyed Detective "Kenneth Hutchinson" on the cult "buddy cop" TV series "Starsky and Hutch" (1975), Soul additionally had a very successful singing career recording several albums, with world wide number one hits including "Silver Lady" & "Don't Give Up on Us Baby".Born in Chicago, Illinois, David Soul is the son of a religious minister who was at one time serving as the Religious Affairs Advisor to the US High Commission in Berlin. At 24 years of age, young Soul joined a North Dakota musical revue, was noticed by a keen eyed talent scout, and then signed to a studio contract. He then went on to study acting with the Irene Daly School of The Actors Company, and with the Columbia Workshop in Hollywood. Soul then first appeared on TV in small roles in shows including "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965), "Flipper" (1964) and "All in the Family" (1971). Regular TV work kept coming in for Soul including making masked appearances on "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962), as the popular singer known only as "The Covered Man"!!In 1973, Soul had the fortune to be cast as one of the corrupt motorcycle cops in the Clint Eastwood thriller Magnum Force (1973), where his talents came to the attention of several TV execs who were looking for someone to play one of the lead roles in the upcoming "Starsky and Hutch" (1975) TV series. After four seasons, the show came to an end, yet Soul's talents were still in demand. He quickly went on to appear as the meek writer turned terrified vampire hunter, "Ben Mears", in the chilling telemovie Salem's Lot (1979) (TV), and then as "Jake" in the interesting telemovie Homeward Bound (1980) (TV).Several undemanding telemovies, and TV series appearances followed for Soul, however in 1988 he scored rave reviews for his portrayal of real life, cold blooded cop killer "Michael Lee Platt" in the telemovie _In the Line Of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)_ . The telemovie was also considered highly controversial for its intense level of violence in a made for TV production!David Soul has continued to remain very busy throughout the 199's and beyond, in both film and on stage productions. He has toured internationally in several theater productions, including playing the Narrator in the critically acclaimed production of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, plus Soul completed a successful UK tour performing in a production of Ira Levin's Deathtrap. Fans of the original TV series were glad to see Soul back with Paul Michael Glaser doing a cameo appearance in the big budget remake of Starsky & Hutch (2004). Throughout his life, Soul has continually championed social causes often utilizing his own funds to raise awareness on issues including the impact of the Vietnam War, the shutdowns in the US steel industry, plus speaking on animal welfare, world hunger and HIV education. Soul has now for several years made his home in the United Kingdom, where he has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, and on several British TV shows......and US born Soul has even become a keen soccer fan supporting English club, Arsenal FC! Spouse Julia Nickson-Soul (1987 - 1993) (divorced) 1 child, Patty Sherman (1980 - 1986) (divorced) 3 children, Karen Carlson (1968 - 1977) (divorced) 1 child, Miriam Russeth-Solberg (1964 - 1965) (divorced) 1 child.

Puritan (2005) , Jerry Springer: The Opera (2005) , "Poirot" (2004) , Starsky & Hutch (2004) , "Dalziel and Pascoe" (2004) , Deadwood (2004) , "Holby City" (2001) , Tabloid (2001) , "The New Adventures of Robin Hood" (1998) , Terror in the Mall (1998) , "Sandra princesse rebelle" (1995) , Vents contraires (1995) , "Filles du Lido, Les" (1995) , "High Tide" (1994) , Pentathlon (1994) , "Juge est une femme, Le" (1994) , "¿Qué apostamos?" (1993) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1991) , "Jake and the Fatman" (1988) , Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (1992) , Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992) , Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991) , In the Cold of the Night (1991) , The Bride in Black (1990) , "The Young Riders" (1990) , So Proudly We Hail (1990) , Tides of War (1990) , "Unsub" (1989) ,Prime Target (1989) , "The Hitchhiker" (1989) , The Key to Rebecca (1989) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1989) , Unknown Subject (1989) , In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988) , Appointment with Death (1988) , "Crime Story" (1987) , Harry's Hong Kong (1987) , The Hanoi Hilton (1987) , "The Secret of the Sahara" (1987) , The Fifth Missile (1986) , "Partners in Crime" (1984) , Through Naked Eyes (1983) , "The Yellow Rose" (1983) , "Casablanca" (1983) , World War III (1982) , "The Manions of America" (1981) , Homeward Bound (1980) , Rage! (1980) , Swan Song (1980) , Salem's Lot (1979) , "Starsky and Hutch" (1978) , Little Ladies of the Night (1977) , The Stick-Up (1977) , "Gunsmoke" (1975) , Dogpound Shuffle (1975) , "Medical Center" (1974) , "McMillan & Wife" (1974) , "The Rookies" (1974) , "Cannon" (1973) ,The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974) , Magnum Force (1973) , "Ghost Story" (1973) , Intertect (1973) , "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1971) , "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972), "The F.B.I." (1972) , Movin' On (1972) , "All in the Family" (1971) , Johnny Got His Gun (1971) , "Ironside" (1971) , "Dan August" (1971) , "The Young Rebels" (1970) ,"Here Come the Brides" (1968) , "Star Trek" (1967) , "I Dream of Jeannie" (1967) , "Flipper" (1967) , The Secret Sharer (1967)

Maggie Smith

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Margaret Natalie Smith
1934 -
British born Ilford

Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) . Spouse Beverley Cross (23 August 1975 - 20 March 1998) (his death), Robert Stephens (29 June 1967 - May 1974) (divorced) 2 children.

Capturing Mary (2007) , Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) , Becoming Jane (2007) , Keeping Mum (2005) , Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) , Ladies in Lavender. (2004) , Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) , My House in Umbria (2003) , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) , Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) , Gosford Park (2001), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) , David Copperfield (1999) , All the King's Men (1999) , Curtain Call (1999) , The Last September (1999) , Tea with Mussolini (1999) , Washington Square (1997) , The First Wives Club (1996) , Richard III (1995) , Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) , The Secret Garden (1993) , Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) , Sister Act (1992) , Memento Mori (1992) , Hook (1991) , Romeo-Juliet (1990) , The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) , "Talking Heads" (1987) , A Room with a View (1985), A Private Function (1984) , Lily in Love (1984) , Mrs. Silly (1983) , The Missionary (1982) , Evil Under the Sun (1982) , Better Late Than Never (1982) , Clash of the Titans (1981) , Quartet (1981) , California Suite (1978) , Death on the Nile (1978) , Murder by Death (1976) , Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) , Travels with My Aunt (1972) , "Play of the Month" (1968) , Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) , The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) , Hot Millions (1968) , The Honey Pot (1967/I) , Much Ado About Nothing (1967) , Othello (1965) , Young Cassidy (1965) , The Pumpkin Eater (1964) , The V.I.P.s (1963) , Go to Blazes (1962) , Hay Fever (1960) , The Big Knife (1959) , Nowhere to Go (1958) , "Armchair Theatre" (1958) , "Kraft Television Theatre" (1957) , Child in the House (1956) , "The Makepeace Story" (1955)

Sir C Aubrey Smith

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Charles Aubrey Smith
1863 - 1948 (pneumonia)
British born London

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . Movie roles are sometimes based upon what the audience expects to see. If the role called for the tall stereotypical Englishmen with the stiff upper lip and stern determination, that man would be C. Aubrey Smith, graduate of Cambridge University,a leading freemason and a test cricketer for England. Smith was 30 by the time he embarked upon a career on the stage. It took another 20 plus years before he entered the flickering images of the movies. By 1915, Smith was over 50 in a medium that demanded young actors and starlets. For the next ten years, he appeared in a rather small number of silent movies, and after that, he faded from the scene. It was in 1930, with the advent of sound, that Smith found his position in the movies and that position would be distinguished roles. He played military officers, successful business men, ministers of the cloth and ministers of government. With the bushy eyebrows and stoic face, he played men who know about honour, tradition, and the correct path. He worked with big stars such as Greta Garbo,Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Shirley Temple. As for honours, Smith received the Order of the British Empire in 1938 and was knighted in 1944. He continued to work up to the time of his death. Spouse Honor (? - 20 December 1948) (his death) 1 child.

Little Women (1949) , An Ideal Husband (1947) , Unconquered (1947) , High Conquest (1947) , Rendezvous with Annie (1946) , Cluny Brown (1946) , And Then There Were None (1945) , Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) , Forever Yours (1945) , Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) , Sensations of 1945 (1944) , The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) , The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) , Madame Curie (1943) , Flesh and Fantasy (1943) , Two Tickets to London (1943) , Forever and a Day (1943) , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) , Free and Easy (1941) , Maisie Was a Lady (1941) , A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) , Beyond Tomorrow (1940) , A Bill of Divorcement (1940) , Waterloo Bridge (1940) , Rebecca (1940) , City of Chance (1940) , Balalaika (1939) , Another Thin Man (1939) , Eternally Yours (1939), The Under-Pup (1939) , Five Came Back (1939) , The Sun Never Sets (1939) , The Four Feathers (1939) , East Side of Heaven (1939) , Sixty Glorious Years (1938), Kidnapped (1938) , Four Men and a Prayer (1938) , Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) , The Hurricane (1937) , Victoria the Great (1937) , The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) , Wee Willie Winkie (1937) , Lloyd's of London (1936) , The Garden of Allah (1936) , Romeo and Juliet (1936) , Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) , The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope (1936) , The Tunnel (1935) , The Crusades (1935) , China Seas (1935) , Jalna (1935) , The Florentine Dagger (1935) , The Right to Live (1935) , The Gilded Lily (1935) , The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) , Clive of India (1935) , The Firebird (1934) , We Live Again (1934) , Cleopatra (1934) , Caravan (1934/I) , The Scarlet Empress (1934) , Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) , One More River (1934) , Gambling Lady (1934) , The House of Rothschild (1934) , Queen Christina (1933) , Bombshell (1933) , Curtain at Eight (1933) , Morning Glory (1933) , The Monkey's Paw (1933) , Adorable (1933) , The Barbarian (1933) , Secrets (1933) , Luxury Liner (1933) , They Just Had to Get Married (1933) , No More Orchids (1932) , Trouble in Paradise (1932) , Love Me Tonight (1932) , -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) , Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) , Polly of the Circus (1932) , Surrender (1931) , The Phantom of Paris (1931) , Guilty Hands (1931) , Son of India (1931) , The Man in Possession (1931) , Just a Gigolo (1931) , Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) , Daybreak (1931) , Trader Horn (1931) , The Bachelor Father (1931) , Contraband Love (1931) , Passion Flower (1930) , Birds of Prey (1930) , Such Is the Law (1930) , Show People (1928), The Rejected Woman (1924) , The Unwanted (1924) , The Temptation of Carlton Earle (1923) , The Bohemian Girl (1922) , Flames of Passion (1922) , The Bump (1920) , Castles in Spain (1920) , The Face at the Window (1920) , The Shuttle of Life (1920) , Red Pottage (1918) , The Witching Hour (1916) , Jaffery (1916) , John Glayde's Honor (1915) , The Builder of Bridges (1915)

Christian Slater

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Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins
1969 -
American born New York City

Nickname Slates . Height 5' 8½" (1.74 m) . Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins was born on August 18, 1969 in New York to Michael Hawkins, a well-known soap actor and Mary Jo Slater, a casting agent. Christian started in show business early on, appearing on the soap opera "The Edge of Night" in 1976 at the age of 7. He went on to star in many Broadway shows in the early-1980s.He rose to fame in Hollywood after landing the role of Binx Davey in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). He moved to Los Angeles in 1987 to pursue a further acting career after permanently dropping out of high school. After having a starring role in the cult hit Heathers (1989), he became somewhat known as the Hollywood bad-boy, having many run-ins with the law.He is also well-known for having romanced stars such as Winona Ryder, Christina Applegate, Samantha Mathis and was engaged to actress/model Nina Huang.In 2000, he married Ryan Haddon, the daughter of 70s model Dayle Haddon. The couple have two children, Jaden Christopher (b. 1999) and Eliana Sophia (b. 2001). As of early 2005 they are no longer together but remain dedicated to bring up their children. Spouse Ryan Haddon (12 February 2000 - 21 November 2006) (divorced) 2 children.

Igor (2008) , 2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2007) , Gideon's Gift (2008) , Slipstream (2007) , He Was a Quiet Man (2007), "My Name Is Earl" (2006) , Bobby (2006) , Hollow Man II (2006) ,"Robot Chicken" (2005) , "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" (2003) , The Deal (2005) , Alone in the Dark (2005) , Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) , Pursued (2004) , The Good Shepherd (2004) , Mindhunters (2004) , "Alias" (2003) , Masked and Anonymous (2003) , "The West Wing" (2002) , Windtalkers (2002) , Run for the Money (2002) , Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) , Road to Graceland (2001) , 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) , The Contender (2000) , Love Stinks (1999) , White Lies (1999) , Very Bad Things (1998) , Basil (1998) , Hard Rain (1998) , Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997) , Julian Po (1997) , Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) , Broken Arrow (1996) , Bed of Roses (1996) , Murder in the First (1995) , Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) , Jimmy Hollywood (1994) , "Saturday Night Live" (1991) , True Romance (1993) , Untamed Heart (1993) , Where the Day Takes You (1992) , FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Kuffs (1992) , Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) , Mobsters (1991) , Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) , Pump Up the Volume (1990) , Young Guns II (1990) , Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) , The Wizard (1989) , Beyond the Stars (1989) , Heathers (1989) , Desperate for Love (1989) , Gleaming the Cube (1989) , The Edge (1989) , Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) , "L.A. Law" (1988) , "All My Children" (1970) , "Crime Story" (1986) , "The Equalizer" (1986) , Name der Rose, Der (1986) , Twisted (1986) , Secrets (1986) , "Ryan's Hope" (1985) , The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) , "Tales from the Darkside" (1984) , Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983) , The Haunted Mansion Mystery (1983) , Sherlock Holmes (1981)

Tom Skerritt

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1933 -
American born Detroit

Height 6' (1.83 m) . Lean, ruggedly handsome leading man and supporting actor whose "outdoor" looks have improved with age, Tom Skerritt attended Wayne State University and UCLA, and was first noticed in a UCLA production of "The Rainmaker" before making his movie debut in War Hunt (1962). However, he spent most of the next decade in television, regularly appearing in "Combat!" (1962), "The Virginian" (1962), "Gunsmoke" (1955) and "Twelve O'Clock High" (1964). Skerritt's next big break was appearing alongside Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould in Robert Altman's biting satire MASH (1970). Several other film roles quickly followed, before he landed the plum role of Capt. Dallas of the ill-fated commercial towing vehicle Nostromo in the creepy sci-fi epic Alien (1979).Skerritt turned up again in another thriller playing a cop hunting a serial killer in the eerie The Dead Zone (1983), as a Navy Officer Flight instructor in Top Gun (1986) , in the six-chick flick Steel Magnolias (1989), and then as the poster boy for a "Guess" Jeans ad campaign utilizing his mature, weather-beaten features. Skerritt didn't neglect his TV background and reappeared on the small screen in "Cheers" (1982), The China Lake Murders (1990) (TV) and picked up an Emmy in 1994 for his performance as Sheriff Brock in the superb series "Picket Fences" (1992).Skerritt has remained continually busy for the past decade, contributing natural, entertaining and reliable performances in TV series, made-for-TV movies and major theatrical releases. He recreated the role of Will Kane in the TV production of High Noon (2000) (TV), and appeared alongside Bruce Willis in the mercenary war drama Tears of the Sun (2003). Spouse Sue (1977 - 1992) (divorced) 1 child, Charlotte (? - ?) (divorced) 3 children.

"H2O II: The Trojan Horse" (2007) , "Brothers & Sisters" (2006) , Bonneville (2006) , Fallen (2006) , Desperation (2006) , "Huff" (2006) , Mammoth (2006) , Gun (2005) , Category 7: The End of the World (2005) , Vinegar Hill (2005) , "The Grid" (2004) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2004) , Homeland Security (2004) , "The West Wing" (2003) , Swing (2003/I) , Tears of the Sun (2003) , "Will & Grace" (2002) , Greenmail (2002) , Path to War (2002) , Changing Hearts (2002) , Tuscaloosa (2002) , The Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) , Texas Rangers (2001) , Chestnut Hill (2001) , Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000) , High Noon (2000) , An American Daughter (2000) , Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) , The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999) ,Into the Wild Blue (1999) , The Other Sister (1999) , Two for Texas (1998) , Smoke Signals (1998) , What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) , "Chicago Hope" (1997) , Divided by Hate (1997) , Contact (1997) , "Picket Fences" (1996) , Singles (1992) , A River Runs Through It (1992) , Poison Ivy (1992) , Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1992) , In Sickness and in Health (1992) , Knight Moves (1992) , Getting Up and Going Home (1992) , The Rookie (1990) , She'll Take Romance (1990) , A Question About Sex (1990) , Child in the Night (1990) , The China Lake Murders (1990) , Red King, White Knight (1989) , Steel Magnolias (1989) , The Heist (1989) , Big Man on Campus (1989) , Poltergeist III (1988) , Nightmare at Bitter Creek (1988), "Cheers" (1988) , Moving Target (1988) , Honor Bound (1988) , The Big Town (1987) , Maid to Order (1987) , Poker Alice (1987) , Wisdom (1986) , "The Twilight Zone" (1986), Parent Trap II (1986) , Opposing Force (1986) , SpaceCamp (1986), Top Gun (1986) , "The Hitchhiker" (1986) , Miles to Go... (1986) , A Touch of Scandal (1984) , Calendar Girl Murders (1984) , The Dead Zone (1983) , "Ryan's Four" (1983) , Ryan's Four (1983) , Fighting Back (1982/I) , Silence of the North (1981) , Savage Harvest (1981) , A Dangerous Summer (1981) , Alien (1979) , Ice Castles (1978) , Up in Smoke (1978) , Maneaters Are Loose! (1978) , "Baretta" (1978) , The Turning Point (1977) , Sara" (1976) , "S.W.A.T." (1976) , Madama, La (1976) , "Alle origini della mafia" (1976) , ...e tanta paura (1976) , The Devil's Rain (1975) , "Barnaby Jones" (1975) , The Last Day (1975) , "Cannon" (1971), "The Manhunter" (1974) , "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974) , Big Bad Mama (1974) , "Get Christie Love" (1974) , Arrivano Joe e Margherito (1974) , Thieves Like Us (1974) , "Bonanza" (1964) , "Gunsmoke" (1965) , Fuzz (1972) , "The F.B.I." (1966) , "Nichols" (1971), Harold and Maude (1971) , The Birdmen (1971) , Wild Rovers (1971), "Storefront Lawyers" (1971) , "The Virginian" (1964) , "Bracken's World" (1970) , "The Name of the Game" (1970) , "Medical Center" (1970), "Hawaii Five-O" (1970) , MASH (1970) , "Lancer" (1969) , "The Outsider" (1969), "Felony Squad" (1968) , "Run for Your Life" (1968) ,"Cimarron Strip" (1968) , "Death Valley Days" (1963) , "Mannix" (1967) , "Combat!" (1962) ,"Twelve O'Clock High" (1964) , A Bell for Adano (1967) , "The Time Tunnel" (1966) , "The Fugitive" (1965) , "Disneyland" (1965) , "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1965) , Those Calloways (1965) , "The Further Adventures of Gallegher" (1965) , "My Favorite Martian" (1964) , "Wagon Train" (1964) , One Man's Way (1964) , "My Three Sons" (1963) ,"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1963) , "The Real McCoys" (1963) , "Laramie" (1963) , War Hunt (1962)

Marc Singer

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1948 -
Canadian born Vancouver

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . A production of the William Shakespeare's "Richard III" with Sir Laurence Olivier that Marc's dad took him to see as a boy made a lasting impression, though he didn't start acting himself until a teacher recruited him to fill a suddenly vacant role in his junior year of high school. However, as the son of musicians, Marc acknowledges, "Performing is in our blood." Of the four Singer children, oldest brother Claude is the only non-performer. The three boys were hell raisers, but Marc says sister Lori Singer held her own. "She's an amazing girl and we're very close," he adds. Marc, who has fond memories of his childhood, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, lived briefly in New York and grew up in Corpus Christi, TX, and in Oregon before going to college in the Midwest and Washington state. "I've got a lot from each city which I've lived in," he observes. In Seattle, he met his future wife, Hawaiian-born actress Haunani Minn. They live a California casual lifestyle, and Marc enjoys running, sailing, martial arts, boxing, skiing, and motorcycling in his spare time, as well as playing some Western classical piano every day. Spouse Haunani Minn (? - present).

"V: The Second Generation" (2007) , Lesser Evil (2006) , "Duck Dodgers" (2005) , Snowman's Pass (2004) , "BeastMaster" (2001), Angel Blade (2002) , L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001) , Determination of Death (2001) , "The Young and the Restless" (1973) , "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" (1998) , Savate (1997) , Lancelot: Guardian of Time (1997) , Street Corner Justice (1996) , "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" (1996) , Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus (1996) , Droid Gunner (1995) , Victim of Desire (1995) , Sirens" (1994) ,Animated Stories from the Bible: Music Video - Volume 1 (1994) , Silk Degrees (1994) , The Sea Wolf (1993) , "Batman" (1992) , "Highlander" (1992) , "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1992) , The Berlin Conspiracy (1992) , Ultimate Desires (1992) , Sweet Justice (1992) , Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) , Deadly Game (1991) , In the Cold of the Night (1991) , Dead Space (1991) , Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1990) , Body Chemistry (1990) , A Man Called Sarge (1990) , Watchers II (1990) , High Desert Kill (1989) , "The Hitchhiker" (1989) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1989) , "Simon & Simon" (1988) , "The Twilight Zone" (1988) , Born to Race (1988) , "The Quest for Power" (1988), "Hotel" (1987) , Shades of Love: Indigo Autumn (1987) , "Dallas" (1978) , "V" (1985) , "The Love Boat" (1984) , "V: The Final Battle" (1984) , Her Life as a Man (1984) , V (1983) , The Beastmaster (1982) , Paper Dolls (1982) , If You Could See What I Hear (1982) , For Ladies Only (1981) , "The Contender" (1980) , The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979) , "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979), "Visions" (1978) , Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978) , Go Tell the Spartans (1978) , "Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue" (1977) , Never Con a Killer (1977) , Something for Joey (1977) , The Taming of the Shrew (1976) , "Jigsaw John" (1976) , "The Rookies" (1976) , "Barnaby Jones" (1975) , "Hawaii Five-O" (1974) , Journey from Darkness (1975) , Things in Their Season (1974) , "Nakia" (1974) , "Planet of the Apes" (????) , Columbo: Double Shock (1973) , Cyrano de Bergerac (1972)

Donald Sinden

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Donald Alfred Sinden
1923 -
British born Plymounth

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . The son of a country chemist, the British actor Donald Sinden intended to pursue a career in architecture but was spotted in an amateur theatrical production and asked to join a company that entertained the troops during World War II (Sinden was rejected for naval service because of asthma). Following a brief training at drama school, he established himself in theater, particularly as a Shakespearean actor. Having made his film debut in The Cruel Sea (1953) , Sinden became a leading man in British films during the 1950s and then moved onto character roles later in his career. While his film appearances became less frequent, he worked steadily in theater (with the Royal Shakespeare Company, primarily) and in television, notably as the unperturbable butler in "Two's Company" (1975) and as a miserable in-law in "Never the Twain" (1981) . Spouse Diana Sinden (3 May 1948 - 15 September 2004) (her death) 2 children.

"Judge John Deed" (2006) , The Accidental Detective (2003) , How Proust Can Change Your Life (2000) , Nancherrow (1999) , Alice in Wonderland (1999) , Creche Landing (1998) , Richard II (1997) , The Canterville Ghost (1997) , Cuts (1996) , The Canterville Ghost (1996) , Treasure Seekers (1996) , Balto (1995) , "Never the Twain" (1990) , The Children (1990) , The Rivals (1988) , All's Well That Ends Well (1981) , That Lucky Touch (1975), "Two's Company" (1975) , The Island at the Top of the World (1974) , The Day of the Jackal (1973) , The National Health (1973) , Rentadick (1972) , Father Dear Father (1972) , "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" (1971) , "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1971) , Villain (1971) , "The Organisation" (1971) , "Father Dear Father" (1969) , Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968) , "Late Night Horror" (1968) , "Armchair Theatre" (1968) , "The Prisoner" (1967) , "War of the Roses" (1965) , "Our Man at St. Mark's" (1963) , The Comedy of Errors (1964) , Mix Me a Person (1962) , Twice Round the Daffodils (1962) , The Siege of Sidney Street (1960), Your Money or Your Wife (1960) , The Captain's Table (1959) , Operation Bullshine (1959) , The Frog (1958) , Doctor at Large (1957) , Rockets Galore! (1957) , Tiger in the Smoke (1956) , Eyewitness (1956) , The Black Tent (1956) , An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) , Above Us the Waves (1955) , Simba (1955) , Josephine and Men (1955) , Doctor in the House (1954) , You Know What Sailors Are (1954) , Mad About Men (1954) , The Beachcomber (1954) , A Day to Remember (1953) , Mogambo (1953) , The Cruel Sea (1953) , Portrait from Life (1948)

Frank Sinatra

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Francis Albert Sinatra
1915 -1998 (heart & kidney disease; bladder cancer)
American born Hoboken

Nickname The Voice, Chairman of the Board (of Show Business), Ol' Blue Eyes, Swoonatra, The Sultan of Swoon, La Voz . Height 5' 7" (1.70 m). Growing up on the streets of Hoboken, New Jersey, made Frank Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. Starting out as a saloon singer in musty little dives (he carried his own P.A. system), he eventually got work as a band singer, first with The Hoboken Four then with Harry James, then Tommy Dorsey. With the help of George Evans (Sinatra's genius press agent), his image was shaped into that of a street thug and punk who was saved by his first wife, Nancy. In 1942 he started his solo career, instantly finding fame as the king of the bobbysoxers - the young women and girls who were his fans. About that time his film career was also starting in earnest. Known as "One-Take Charlie" for his approach to acting that strove for spontaneity and energy, rather than perfection, he was an instinctive actor who was best at playing parts that mirrored his own personality. A controversial public affair with screen siren Ava Gardner broke up his marriage to Nancy Barbato. After a vocal cord hemorrhage all but ended his career, he fought back and won the coveted role of Maggio in From Here to Eternity (1953). He won an Oscar for best supporting actor, yet still didn't have widespread acceptance in Hollywood. He continued to give strong and memorable performances in such films as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Suddenly (1954) and, especially, The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - probably his best film. For the rest of the 1960s he concentrated mainly on lighter roles, playing hard-boiled private eyes and hamming it up with his Rat Pack buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.. Of these films, The Detective (1968) and Ocean's Eleven (1960) are the best. His last lead role was as the aging detective in The First Deadly Sin (1980). He gave a moving performance that was a fitting finale to a long and rich career. Spouse Barbara Marx (11 July 1976 - 14 May 1998) (his death), Mia Farrow (19 July 1966 - August 1968) (divorced), Ava Gardner (7 November 1951 - 5 July 1957) (divorced), Nancy Barbato (4 February 1939 - 29 October 1951) (divorced) 3 children.

"Hey Arnold!" (1996) , Young at Heart (1995) , Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) , "Magnum, P.I." (1987) , Cannonball Run II (1984) , The First Deadly Sin (1980) , Contract on Cherry Street (1977) , Celebration: The American Spirit (1976) , "A Christmas Night with the Stars" (1970) , Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) , Lady in Cement (1968) , The Detective (1968) , Tony Rome (1967) , The Naked Runner (1967) , Assault on a Queen (1966) , Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) , Marriage on the Rocks (1965) , Von Ryan's Express (1965) , None But the Brave (1965) , Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) , 4 for Texas (1963) , "Burke's Law" (1963) , A New Kind of Love (1963) , Come Blow Your Horn (1963) , The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1963) , The Manchurian Candidate (1962) , Advise & Consent (1962) , The Road to Hong Kong (1962) , Sergeants 3 (1962) , The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) , Pepe (1960) , Ocean's Eleven (1960) , Can-Can (1960) , Glück und Liebe in Monaco (1959) , Never So Few (1959) , A Hole in the Head (1959) , Some Came Running (1958) , Kings Go Forth (1958) , Pal Joey (1957) , The Joker Is Wild (1957) , The Pride and the Passion (1957) , Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) , Johnny Concho (1956) , High Society (1956) , Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) , The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) , The Tender Trap (1955) , Guys and Dolls (1955) , "Producers' Showcase" (1955) , Not as a Stranger (1955) , Young at Heart (1954) , Suddenly (1954) , "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1954) , From Here to Eternity (1953) , Meet Danny Wilson (1952) , Double Dynamite (1951) , "The Frank Sinatra Show" (1950) , On the Town (1949) , Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) , The Kissing Bandit (1948) , The Miracle of the Bells (1948) , It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) , Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) , Anchors Aweigh (1945) , Step Lively (1944) , Higher and Higher (1943) , Ship Ahoy (1942) , Las Vegas Nights (1941)

Jean Simmons

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Jean Merilyn Simmons
1929 -
British born London

Jean Simmons, the demure British beauty was born January 31, 1929, in Crouch End, London. A 14 year old dance student plucked from her school to play Margaret Lockwood's precocious sister in Give Us the Moon (1944), Simmons went on to make a name for herself in such major British productions as Caesar and Cleopatra (1946), Great Expectations (also 1946, as the spoiled, selfish Estella), Black Narcissus (also 1946, as a sultry native beauty), Hamlet (1948, playing Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's great Dane and earning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination), The Blue Lagoon (1949), and So Long at the Fair (1950), among others.In 1950, Jean married actor Stewart Granger and that same year starred in the Sinatra musical "Guys and Dolls" (1955); Jean used her own singing voice and earned her first Golden Globe Award. Simmons divorced Granger in 1960, and almost immediately married writer-director Richard Brooks, who cast her as Sister Sharon opposite Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry (1960), a memorable adaptation of the Sinclair Lewis novel. That same year she costarred with Kirk Douglas in Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus and played a would-be home-wrecker opposite Cary Grant in The Grass Is Greener.Off the screen for a few years, she captivated moviegoers with a brilliant performance as the mother in All the Way Home (1963), a literate, tasteful adaptation of James Agee's "A Death in the Family." After that, however, she found quality projects somewhat harder to come by. Life at the Top (1965), Mister Buddwing (1966), Divorce American Style, Rough Night in Jericho (both 1967), The Happy Ending (1969, a Richard Brooks film for which she was again Oscar-nominated, this time as Best Actress)Jean continued making films well into the 1970s. In the 1980s she mainly appeared in TV mini-series, such as "North and South" and "The Thorn Birds." Jean made a comeback to films in 1995 in "How to Make an American Quilt" co-starring Winona Ryder and Anne Bancroft and most recently played the elderly Sophie in the English version of Hayao Miyazaki's Howls Moving Castle. She now resides in Santa Monica, California with her dog Mr. Gates and her 2 cats Adisson and Megan.Spouse
Richard Brooks (1 November 1960 - 1977) (divorced) 1 child, Stewart Granger (20 December 1950 - 12 August 1960) (divorced) 1 child.

Thru the Moebius Strip (2005) , Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) , Winter Solstice (2003), Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Her Own Rules (1998) , "Mysteries of the Bible III" (1998) , Daisies in December (1995) , How to Make an American Quilt (1995) , One More Mountain (1994) , "In the Heat of the Night" (1994) , "Angel Falls" (1993) , They Do It with Mirrors (1991) , "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1991) , "Dark Shadows"(1991) , People Like Us (1990) , Laker Girls (1990) , Dark Shadows (1990) , Sensibility and Sense (1990) , "Great Expectations" (1989) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1989) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1988) , A Friendship in Vienna (1988) , Yellow Pages (1988) , Inherit the Wind (1988) , The Dawning (1988) , Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987) , "North and South, Book II" (1986) , "North and South" (1985) , "Hotel" (1983) , Midas Valley (1985) , December Flower (1984) , "The Thorn Birds" (1983) , A Small Killing (1981) , Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981) , Golden Gate (1981) , Beggarman, Thief (1979) , "The Dain Curse" (1978) , Dominique (1978) , "Hawaii Five-O" (1977) , Mr. Sycamore (1975) , The Easter Promise (1975) , "The Odd Couple" (1972) , Decisions! Decisions! (1972) , Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) , The Happy Ending (1969) , Heidi (1968) , Rough Night in Jericho (1967) , Divorce American Style (1967) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1967) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1966) , Soldier in Love (1967) , Mister Buddwing (1966) , Life at the Top (1965) , All the Way Home (1963) , The Grass Is Greener (1960) , Spartacus (1960) , Elmer Gantry (1960) , This Earth Is Mine (1959) , Home Before Dark (1958) , The Big Country (1958) , Until They Sail (1957) , This Could Be the Night (1957) , Hilda Crane (1956) , Guys and Dolls (1955) , Footsteps in the Fog (1955) , Desirée (1954) , A Bullet Is Waiting (1954), The Egyptian (1954) , Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) , She Couldn't Say No (1954) , The Actress (1953) , The Robe (1953) , Affair with a Stranger (1953) , Young Bess (1953) , Androcles and the Lion (1952) , Angel Face (1952) , The Clouded Yellow (1951) , Cage of Gold (1950) , Trio (1950) , So Long at the Fair (1950) , The Blue Lagoon (1949) , Adam and Evelyne (1949) , Hamlet (1948) , Uncle Silas (1947) , Black Narcissus (1947) , Hungry Hill (1947) , The Woman in the Hall (1947) , Great Expectations (1946) , Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) , The Way to the Stars (1945) , Meet Sexton Blake (1945) , Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945), Mr. Emmanuel (1944) , Give Us the Moon (1944) , Sports Day (1944)

Alastair Sim

2006-12-04T06:02:00.000-08:00

1900 - 1976 (cancer)
British born Edinburgh

The son of Alexander Sim JP and Isabella McIntyre, Alastair Sim was educated in Edinburgh. Always interested in language (especially the spoken word) he became the Fulton Lecturer in Elocution at New College, Edinburgh University from 1925 until 1930. He was invited back and became the Rector of Edinburgh University (1948 - 1951). His first stage appearance was as Messenger in Othello at the Savoy Theatre, London. He went on to create some of the most memorable (usually comedic) roles in British films from 1936 until his death in 1976. Spouse Naomi Plaskitt (1932 - 19 August 1976) (his death).

Escape from the Dark (1976) , Rogue Male (1976) , Royal Flash (1975) , "Play for Today" (1972) , The Ruling Class (1972) , A Christmas Carol (1971) , Cold Comfort Farm (1968) , "Misleading Cases" (1967) , The Anatomist (1961) , The Millionairess (1960) , School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! (1960) , Left Right and Centre (1959) , The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) , Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) , The Green Man (1956) , Geordie (1955) , Escapade (1955) , An Inspector Calls (1954) , The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) , Innocents in Paris (1953) , Folly to Be Wise (1953) , Scrooge (1951) , Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) , Laughter in Paradise (1951) , The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) , Stage Fright (1950) , London Belongs to Me (1948) , Captain Boycott (1947) , Hue and Cry (1947) , Green for Danger (1946) , Waterloo Road (1945) , Let the People Sing (1942) , Cottage to Let (1941) , Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) , Law and Disorder (1940) , Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) , Inspector Hornleigh (1939) , This Man in Paris (1939) , Climbing High (1938) , The Terror (1938) , This Man Is News (1938) , Alf's Button Afloat (1938) , Sailing Along (1938) , Melody and Romance (1937) , The Squeaker (1937) , Gangway (1937) , A Romance in Flanders (1937) , Strange Experiment (1937) , Clothes and the Woman (1937) , The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1936) , Troubled Waters (1936) , The Big Noise (1936/II) , Man in the Mirror (1936) , Wedding Group (1936), Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) , The Private Secretary (1935) , The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935) , The Riverside Murder (1935) , A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) , Late Extra (1935)

Simone Signoret

2006-12-04T05:26:00.000-08:00

Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker
1921 - 1985 (pancreatic cancer)
French born Wiesbaden

Height 5' 6" (1.68 m) . The face of Simone Signoret on the Paris Metro movie posters in March 1982 looked even older than her 61 years. She was still a box office draw, but the film, Étoile du Nord, L' (1982), would be her last theatrical release. She played the landlady. Signoret had a long film apprenticeship during World War II, mostly as an extra and occasionally getting to speak a single line. She was working without an official permit during the Nazi occupation of France, because her father, who had fled to England, was Jewish. Working almost all the time, she made enough as an extra to support her mother and three younger brothers. Her breakthrough to international stardom came at the age of 38 with the British film Room at the Top (1959). Her Alice Aisgill, an unhappily married woman who hopes she has found true love, radiated real warmth in all of her scenes, not just those in bed. She was the same woman as Dedee, a prostitute who finds true love in Dédée d'Anvers (1948), a film directed by Signoret's first husband, Yves Allégret, a decade earlier. Hollywood beckoned throughout the 1950s, but both Signoret and her second husband, Yves Montand, were refused visas to enter the United States; their progressive political activities did not sit well with the ultra-conservative McCarthy-era mentality that gripped the US at the time. They got visas in 1960 so Montand, as a singer, could perform in New York and San Francisco. They were in Los Angeles in March 1960 when Signoret received the Oscar for best actress and stayed on so Montand could play opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love (1960). The Signoret film that is shown most often on TV and that got a theatrical re-release in 1995, four decades after it was made is the French thriller Diaboliques, Les (1955). The chilly character Signoret plays is proof of her acting ability. More typical of her persona is the countess in Ship of Fools (1965), a film that also starred Vivien Leigh--more than doubling its chances of being in a video store or library film collection. Spouse Yves Montand (22 December 1951 - 30 September 1985) (her death), Yves Allégret (1944 - 1949) (divorced) 1 child.

Music Hall (1985) , Thérèse Humbert (1983) , Guy de Maupassant (1982) , Étoile du Nord, L' (1982) , Chère inconnue (1980) , Adolescente, L' (1979) , Judith Therpauve (1978) , "Madame le juge" (1978) , Vie devant soi, La (1977) , Police Python 357 (1976) , Chair de l'orchidée, La (1975) , Rude journée pour la reine (1973) , Granges brulées, Les (1973) , Veuve Couderc, La (1971) , Chat, Le (1971) , Comptes à rebours (1971) , Un otage (1970) , Aveu, L' (1970) , Armée des ombres, L' (1969) , Mr. Freedom (1969) , Américain, L' (1969) , The Sea Gull (1968) , Games (1967) , The Deadly Affair (1966) , Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1966) , A Small Rebellion (1966) , Compartiment tueurs (1965) , Ship of Fools (1965) , Dragées au poivre (1963) , Jour et l'heure, Le (1963) , Barabbas (1962) , Term of Trial (1962) , Giorno più corto, Il (1962) , Amours célèbres (1961) , Mauvais coups, Les (1961) , "General Electric Theater" (1960) , Adua e le compagne (1960) , Room at the Top (1959) , Sorcières de Salem, Les (1957) , Windrose, Die (1957) , Mort en ce jardin, La (1956) , Un matin comme les autres (1956) , Diaboliques, Les (1955) , Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1955)
Thérèse Raquin (1953) , Casque d'or (1952) , Ombre et lumière (1951) , ...Sans laisser d'adresse (1951) , Ronde, La (1950) , Swiss Tour (1950) , Manèges (1950) , Traqué, Le (1950) , Gunman in the Streets (1950) , Impasse des deux anges (1948) , Dédée d'Anvers (1948) , Against the Wind (1948) , Fantômas (1947) , Macadam (1946) , Couple idéal, Le (1946) , Démons de l'aube, Les (1946) , Boîte aux rêves, La (1945) , Mort ne reçoit plus, Le (1944) , Service de nuit (1944) , Béatrice devant le désir (1944) , Ange de la nuit, L' (1944) , Adieu Léonard (1943) ,Voyageur de la Toussaint, Le (1943) , Visiteurs du soir, Les (1942) , Prince charmant, Le (1942), Boléro (1942)

Brooke Shields

2006-12-01T05:51:00.000-08:00

Brooke Christa Shields
1965 -
American born New York City

Nickname Brookie . Height 6' (1.83 m) . "Want to know what gets between me and my Calvins? Nothing." If you hadn't heard of Brooke Shields before, this tag line from her Calvin Klein Jeans ad had to grab your attention.Not that she hadn't had a previous noteworthy resume. She was born in New York City in 1965 and, at age 12, she starred as a child prostitute in Pretty Baby (1978). Could this movie even be made today? It was considered risky and controversial in 1978. It was followed by another hit, The Blue Lagoon (1980).Brooke has proved herself to be so much more than her early films. Her broad range of work as an adult would be quite an achievement for anyone, especially given how difficult transitioning from child actor to adult often is.She has never stopped working, whether it be a Bob Hope Christmas special, her own sitcom "Suddenly Susan" (1996), or as an author. She also managed to work on a degree from Princeton University. She has received a number of awards during her career, most notably The People's Choice award for 1981 through 1984 in the category of Favorite Young Performer. In 1997, she was honored again with The People's Choice award for Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series in 1997 for her work in "Suddenly Susan" (1996).In her personal life, she was married in 1997 to tennis player Andre Agassi. She was devastated with they divorced two years later. She married for the second time in 2001 to Chris Henchy. She has been open about using fertility treatments to become pregnant with their daughter Rowan, born in 2003.When suffering debilitating depression after the birth of her daughter, she made the decision to put her feelings down on paper. Her book, "Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression", takes a hard, honest look at what she and many other women experience after childbirth.She still lives in New York, and is still sought after for work in movies, television, and on stage. Pretty nice list of achievements for the once Calvin Klein jeans girl. Spouse Chris Henchy (4 April 2001 - present) 2 children, Andre Agassi (19 April 1997 - 9 April 1999) (annulled).

The Last Guy on Earth (2006) , "Nip/Tuck" (2006) , "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2006) , Bob the Butler (2005) , New Car Smell (2005) , The Easter Egg Adventure (2004) , "That '70s Show" (2004) , Mariti in affitto (2004) , "I'm with Her" (2004) , Gone But Not Forgotten (2004) , "Gary the Rat" (2003) , Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (2003) , "Widows" (2002) , "Just Shoot Me!" (2001) , What Makes a Family (2001) , "Suddenly Susan" (2000) , After Sex (2000) , The Bachelor (1999) , Black and White (1999/I) , The Weekend (1999) , The Misadventures of Margaret (1998) , The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1998) , "Friends" (1996) , Freeway (1996) , Nothing Lasts Forever (1995) , Amore americano, Un (1994) , The Seventh Floor (1994) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1993) , Freaked (1993) , I Can Make You Love Me (1993) , "Quantum Leap" (1992) , Running Wild (1992/I) , Backstreet Dreams (1990) , Brenda Starr (1989) , Speed Zone! (1989) , The Diamond Trap (1988) , The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) , Wet Gold (1984) , Sahara (1983) , Endless Love (1981) , The Blue Lagoon (1980) , Just You and Me, Kid (1979) , Wanda Nevada (1979) , Tilt (1979) , King of the Gypsies (1978) , Pretty Baby (1978) , The Prince of Central Park (1977) , Communion (1976) , After the Fall (1974) , "The Doctors" (1963)

Cybill Shepherd

2006-12-01T05:42:00.000-08:00

Cybill Lynne Shepherd
1950 -
American born Memphis

Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . Cybill Shepherd, former beauty queen and model, rebounded from a disastrous early career in motion pictures to become a highly respected television performer. Born on February 18, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, Shepherd won the 1966 Miss Teenage Memphis contest. Turning to modeling, Shepherd at 5' 8" and 140 lbs. was more full-figured than Twiggy and her clones who were popular in the late 1960s, and she quickly became a success, being named the 1968 Model of the Year.Shepherd's debut in The Last Picture Show (1971) was memorable, as was her next film, Neil Simon's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) on which director Elaine May encouraged her to improvise. Shepherd, still only 22-years old, might have flourished under the old studio system if she had been brought along gently, up through the ranks. But she had fallen in love with her "Picture Show" director, Peter Bogdanovich, and he had other plans for her. Blinded by love, he thought the tyro actress had the makings of a star. Bogdanovich cast her as the eponymous heroine in his disastrous adaptation of Henry Miller's novella Daisy Miller (1974), a role beyond her talents at that point. She was excoriated by the critics and the movie was soundly drubbed by industry insiders as a folly. After seeing the film, Oscar-winning director William Friedkin terminated his involvement with The Director's Co., a production company that he, Bogdanovich and Coppola had been signed to by Paramount, as he was appalled by Bogdanovich's casting of his inexperienced girlfriend in the lead. Thus, Friedkin was no longer associated with Bogdanovich when he and Shepherd were humiliated by the failure of his next vanity project, "At Long Last Love," a musical featuring the songs of Cole Porter.Though Shepherd had taken singing lessons since the age of sixteen with the coach of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, neither Shepherd nor her co-star Burt Reynolds did justice to the Porter songs. This was despite the fact that Shepherd had earlier recorded an album of Porter songs produced by Bogdanovich. Bogdanovich had made the disastrous decision to record the music live as he filmed rather than to let his performers lip-synch to playback, which had been the industry standard for over 40 years. He also would not allow over-dubs, with the result that the presentation of the music, the heart of any "musical," suffered, and suffered badly.Except for Roger Ebert, who had recently become the first movie critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, the reviews were unanimously bad, and not just 'bad' but 'worse-film-in-many-years' bad. Enchanted by Cybill's beauty and her joie de vivre, Ebert had praised her, but Shepherd's joy was to prove short-lived as most critics over-reacted and heaped withering damnation on her performance and her person. One critic went so far to say that she had all the personality of a hamster. Shepherd and Bogdanovich thereafter referred to the film as 'The Debacle.'Peter Biskind, in his chronicle of Hollywood in the 1970s "Easy Riders and Raging Bulls," quotes Hollywood players to the effect that Paramount production chief Frank Yablans gave the go-ahead to Bogdanovich's use of Shepherd in "Daisy Miller" in order to break up the Directors Co., a deal personally negotiated by Gulf + Western chief Charles Bludhorn that he was dead-set against.The backlash against Shepherd was devastating. Under the spell of the man she openly acknowledged was her Svengali, Shepherd became the most hated woman in Hollywood as the relationship with the man she loved became a joke in the industry. When Bogdanovich tried to refocus his career by turning to his winning formula of Ryan and Tatum O'Neil and the past that had worked with the smash hit "Paper Moon," he was specifically barred from using Shepherd by the studio. A film about the early days of Hollywood, "Nickelodeon" (1976) failed despite the presence of Top Ten box office star Burt Reynolds. With three flops in a row, the once hot Bogdanovich was now a has-been.Shepherd was cast by Martin Scorcese in Taxi Driver (1976) and did quite well in the small role of the campaign worker dated by Robert De Niro. It was the type of role she should have been playing as she earned her bones in the industry. However, she was not immune from criticism. "Taxi Driver" producer Julia Phillips had wanted to cast Farrah Fawcett in the role and she despised Shepherd, whom she believed that Scorcese wanted due to her high-WASP good looks and curvaceous figure. She claims in her book "You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again" that Scorcese had to feed Shepherd line readings and that De Niro grew to hate her due to her incompetent acting, but onscreen, her performance worked and she had her first success in four years.She began an affair with fellow Memphis-dweller Elvis Presley, whose songs she used to sing along to on the radio as a young girl. The affair strained her relationship with a jealous Bogdanovich, as did his refusal to have children, as she wanted to start a family. Bravely, she soldiered on.Shepherd had been positioned as a star by her Svengali, and she took leading roles in a string of flops that culminated in a disastrous turn in The Lady Vanishes (1979), a remake of the Hitchcock classic. Coming after the debacles of "Daisy Miller" and "At Long Last Love," it effectively ended her career in the short-term. It was during this time that her long-term love affair with Bogdanovich ended and she went back to Memphis, where she married and had a child.Shepherd did not appear again for four years, with a leading role the TV series "The Yellow Rose." Though the series was short-lived, the smaller medium was kinder to her. She next took the lead in the tongue-in-cheek detective series "Moonlighting" (1985), and she began to thrive as an actress. She won an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, but she had to share the spotlight with superstar-in-the-making Bruce Willis, her "Moonlighting" co-star.After a so-so return to films, including "Texasville," her former lover's under-whelming sequel to "The Last Picture Show," she returned to the box with "Memphis" (1992), a TV-movie she executive-produced and co-wrote with Larry McMurtry. (McMurtry, author and screenwriter of "The Last Picture Show," had dedicated his Pulitzer Prize-wining novel "Lonesome Dove" to her.) Soon, she achieved her most sustained singular success as a comedienne in the situation comedy "Cybill" (1995), for which she was three times nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She had arrived.Cybill has continued to thrive in the fourth decade of her acting career, appearing in TV movies such as "Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart" (2003), and touring with a musical act based on her well-received autobiography "Cybill Disobedience." Her recovery from the depths of a shattered career after an auspicious start is remarkable and unique in the industry and gives lie to F. Scott Fitzgerald's dictum that "There are no second acts in American lives." Spouse Bruce Oppenheim (1 March 1987 - 1990) (divorced) 2 children, David Ford (19 November 1978 - 1982) (divorced) 1 child.

4Chosen (2008) , "The L Word" (2007) , Hard Luck (2006) , Open Window (2006) , Martha Behind Bars (2005) , Detective (2005) , "I'm with Her" (2004) , "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2003) , Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003) , Due East (2002) , Marine Life (2000) , The Muse (1999) , Journey of the Heart (1997) , "Cybill" (1995) , The Last Word (1995) , While Justice Sleeps (1994) , Baby Brokers (1994) , There Was a Little Boy (1993) , Telling Secrets (1993) , Stormy Weathers (1992) , Once Upon a Crime... (1992) , Memphis (1992) , Married to It (1991) , Which Way Home (1991) , Alice (1990) , Texasville (1990) , "Moonlighting" (1987) , Chances Are (1989) , The Long Hot Summer (1985) , Seduced (1985) , Secrets of a Married Man (1984) , "Masquerade" (1983) , "The Yellow Rose" (1983) , "Fantasy Island" (1983) , The Return (1980) , Americathon (1979) , The Lady Vanishes (1979) , A Guide for the Married Woman (1978) , Silver Bears (1978) , Special Delivery (1976) , Taxi Driver (1976) , At Long Last Love (1975) , Daisy Miller (1974) , The Heartbreak Kid (1972) , The Last Picture Show (1971)

Sam Shepard

2006-12-01T05:34:00.000-08:00

Samuel Shepard Rogers
1943 -
American born Fort Sheridan

Nickname Charlie . Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m) . Spouse O-Lan Jones (9 November 1969 - 1984) (divorced) 1 child.

Descending from Heaven (2007) , The Accidental Husband (2007) , Ruffian (2007) , The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) , The Return (2006/I) , Bandidas (2006) , Walker Payne (2006) , Stealth (2005) , Don't Come Knocking (2005) , The Notebook (2004) , Blind Horizon (2003) , Leo (2002) , Black Hawk Down (2001) , Shot in the Heart (2001) , Swordfish (2001), After the Harvest (2001) , The Pledge (2001) , All the Pretty Horses (2000) , One Kill (2000) , Hamlet (2000) , Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) , Curtain Call (1999) , Dash and Lilly (1999) , Purgatory (1999) , The Only Thrill (1997) , Lily Dale (1996) , "Streets of Laredo" (1995) , The Good Old Boys (1995) , Safe Passage (1994) , The Pelican Brief (1993) , Thunderheart (1992) , Defenseless (1991) , Bright Angel (1991) , Homo Faber (1991), Steel Magnolias (1989) , Baby Boom (1987) , Crimes of the Heart (1986) , Fool for Love (1985) , Country (1984) , Paris, Texas (1984), The Right Stuff (1983) , Frances (1982) , Raggedy Man (1981) , Resurrection (1980) , Days of Heaven (1978) , Renaldo and Clara (1978) , Brand X (1970)

Martin Sheen

2006-12-01T05:32:00.000-08:00

Ramon Gerard Antonio Estevez
1940 -
American born Dayton

Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) . Purposely flunked his college entrance exam to the University of Dayton so that he could pursue an acting career instead. His father wholeheartedly disapproved until he had gained popular success, not even seeing Martin act until he saw him on the screen at a drive-in in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Spouse Janet Sheen (23 December 1961 - present).

Talk to Me (2007) , Flatland: The Movie (2006) , The Commission (2003), The Departed (2006) , Bobby (2006) , Bordertown (2006) , "The West Wing" (2006) , "Two and a Half Men" (2005) , Jerusalemski sindrom (2004) , Milost mora (2003) , Catch Me If You Can (2002) , "Spin City" (2002) , We the People (2002) , O (2001) , The Apostle Paul (2001) , The Time Shifters (1999) , Forget Me Never (1999) , D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999) , A Texas Funeral (1999) , "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1999) , Storm (1999) , "Total Recall 2070" (1999) , Lost & Found (1999/I) , The Darklings (1999) , Ninth Street (1999) , No Code of Conduct (1998) , Free Money (1998) , A Letter from Death Row (1998) , Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) , Voyage of Terror (1998) , Shadrach (1998) , Snitch (1998) , "Stories from My Childhood" (1998) , "Phenomenon: The Lost Archives" (????) , Family Attraction (1998) , Stranger in the Kingdom (1998) , Gunfighter (1998) , Medusa's Child (1997) , "The Simpsons" (1997) , Spawn (1997) , Hostile Waters (1997) , Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) , "Gun" (1997) , Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996), The War at Home (1996) , Project: ALF (1996) , Alchemy (1996), Crystal Cave (1996), The Elevator (1996) , The American President (1995) , Gospa (1995) , Dead Presidents (1995) , The Break (1995) , Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995) , Dillinger and Capone (1995), Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995) , Sacred Cargo (1995) , Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995) , Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994) , Boca (1994) , Roswell (1994) , One of Her Own (1994) , Guns of Honor (1994) , Trigger Fast (1994) , Hits! (1994), A Matter of Justice (1993) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1993) , Gettysburg (1993) , "Murphy Brown" (1993) , Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) , Braving Alaska (1993) , Hear No Evil (1993) , "Queen" (1993) , The Killing Box (1993) , When the Bough Breaks (1993) , Fortunes of War (1993) , The Water Engine (1992) , The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story (1992) , Running Wild (1992/I) , Original Intent (1992) , JFK (1991) , Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991) , The Maid (1991) , Pomozite Hrvatskoj (1991) , Srpski vodovi smrti (1991) , Jugoslavenska Armija pomaze srpski terorizam (1991) , Touch and Die (1991) , "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) , Cadence (1990) , Beyond the Stars (1989) , Nightbreaker (1989) , Marked for Murder (1989) , Cold Front (1989) , Beverly Hills Brats (1989) , Judgment in Berlin (1988) , Da (1988) , Wall Street (1987) , Siesta (1987) , The Believers (1987) , Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987) , My Dissident Mom (1987) , Apocalypse Pooh (1987) , A State of Emergency (1986) , Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) , News at Eleven (1986) , Shattered Spirits (1986) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985) , Out of the Darkness (1985) , The Fourth Wise Man (1985) , "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) , Consenting Adult (1985) , The Guardian (1984) , Firestarter (1984) , Choices of the Heart (1983) , "Kennedy" (1983) , The Dead Zone (1983) , Man, Woman and Child (1983) , In the King of Prussia (1983) , Enigma (1983) , That Championship Season (1982) , Gandhi (1982) , In the Custody of Strangers (1982) , No Place to Hide (1982) , Loophole (1981) , "Insight" (1974) , The Final Countdown (1980) , Eagle's Wing (1979) , "Blind Ambition" (1979) , Apocalypse Now (1979) , Taxi!!! (1978) , The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) , The Cassandra Crossing (1976) , Sweet Hostage (1975) , The Last Survivors (1975) , The Missiles of October (1974) , The Legend of Earl Durand (1974) , The California Kid (1974) , The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974) , The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) , "Harry O" (1974) , Message to My Daughter (1973) , Catholics (1973) , "Love Story" (1973) ,Badlands (1973) , "Medical Center" (1970) , "Dr. Simon Locke" (1973) , "Toma" (1973) , Letters from Three Lovers (1973) , Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (1973) , "The Streets of San Francisco" (1973) , "Cannon" (1972) , "Love, American Style" (1973) , Harry O: Such Dust As Dreams Are Made On (1973) , Crime Club (1973) , "The Rookies" (1973) , "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1973) , "The F.B.I." (1968) , "Ghost Story" (1973) , When the Line Goes Through (1973) , "Wide World of Mystery" (1973) , Pursuit (1972) , Rage (1972) , That Certain Summer (1972) , "Mannix" (1972) , Pickup on 101 (1972) , No Drums, No Bugles (1972) , Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) , Mongo's Back in Town (1971) , Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971) , "Cade's County" (1971) , "Sarge" (1971) , "Dan August" (1971) , "The Interns" (1971) , "The Young Lawyers" (1970), "Hawaii Five-O" (1970) , "Matt Lincoln"(1970) , "Ironside" (1970) , Catch-22 (1970) , The Andersonville Trial (1970) , "The Mod Squad" (1970) ,"Bracken's World" (1970) , Then Came Bronson (1969) , "Lancer" (1969) , "Mission: Impossible" (1969) , "N.Y.P.D." (1968) , The Subject Was Roses (1968) , "The Edge of Night" (1956) , The Incident (1967) , "The Catholic Hour" (1967) , "Flipper" (1967) , Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966) , "Hawk"(1966) , "As the World Turns" (1956) , "The Trials of O'Brien" (1965) , "For the People" (1965) , "The Defenders" (1961) , "The Nurses" (1963) , "The Nurses" (1964) , "My Three Sons" (1964) , "The Outer Limits" (1963) , "Arrest and Trial" (1963) , "East Side/West Side" (1963) , "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1963) , "The United States Steel Hour" (1962) , "Naked City" (1962) , "Route 66" (1961)

Charlie Sheen

2006-12-01T04:40:00.000-08:00

Carlos Irwin Estevez
1965 -
American born Santa Monica

Nickname The Machine . Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Charlie Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estévez on September 3, 1965 in New York City. His father, Martin Sheen, at the time was an actor just breaking into the business with performances on Broadway. His mother, Janet Sheen, was a former New York art student who had met Charlie's father right after he had moved to Manhattan. Martin and Janet had three other children, Emilio Estevez, Renée Estevez and Ramon Estevez, all of whom became actors.At a young age, Charlie took an interest in his father's acting career. When was nine, he was given a small part in his dad's 1974 TV movie The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV). In 1977, he was in the Phillipines where his dad suffered a near-fatal heart attack on the set of Apocalypse Now (1979).While at Santa Monica High School, Charlie had two major interests: acting and baseball. Along with his friends which included Rob Lowe and Sean Penn, he produced and starred in several amateur Super-8 films. On the Vikings baseball team, he was a star shortstop and pitcher. His lifetime record as a pitcher was 40-15. His interest and skill in baseball would later influence some of his movie roles. Unfortunately, his success on the baseball field did not translate to success in the classroom, as he struggled to keep his grades up. Just a few weeks before his scheduled graduation date, Charlie was expelled due to poor attendance and bad grades.After high school, Charlie aggressively pursued many acting roles. His first major role was as a high school student in the teen war film Red Dawn (1984). He followed this up with relatively small roles in TV movies and low-profile releases. His big break came in 1986 when he starred in Oliver Stone's Oscar winning epic Platoon (1986). He drew rave reviews for his portrayal of a young soldier who is caught in the center of a moral crisis in Vietman.The success of Platoon (1986) prompted Oliver Stone to cast Charlie in his next movie Wall Street (1987) alongside his father and veteran actor Michael Douglas. The movie with its "Greed is Good" theme became an instant hit with viewers.Shortly after, Stone approached Charlie about the starring role in his next movie, Born on the Fourth of July (1989). When Tom Cruise eventually got the part, Sheen ended up hearing the news from his brother Emilio Estevez and not even getting as much as a call from Stone. This led to a fallout and the two have not worked together since.The fallout with Stone, however, did nothing to hurt Charlie's career in the late 80s and early 90s, as he continued to establish himself as one of the top box office draws with a string of hits that included Young Guns (1988), Major League (1989), and Hot Shots! (1991). However, as the mid-90s neared, his good fortune both personally and professionally, soon came to an end.Around this time, Charlie, who had already been to drug rehab, was beginning to develop a reputation as a hard-partying, womanizer. In 1995, the same year he was briefly married to model Donna Peele, he was called to testify at the trial of Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. At the trial, while under oath he admitted to spending nearly $50,000 on 27 of Fleiss' $2,500-a-night prostitutes.His downward spiral continued the following year when his ex-girlfriend Brittany Ashland filed charges claiming that he physically abused her. He was later charged with misdemeanor battery to which he pleaded no contest and was given a year's suspended sentence, two years' probation and a $2,800 fine. He finally hit rock bottom in May 1998 when he was hospitalized in Thousand Oaks, California following a near-fatal drug overdose. Later that month, he was ordered back to the drug rehab center which he had previously left after one day.During this stretch, Charlie's film career began to suffer as well. He starred in a series of box office flops that included The Arrival (1996) and Shadow Conspiracy (1997). However as the 90s came to end, so did Charlie's string of bad luck.In 2000, Charlie, now clean and sober, was chosen to replace Michael J. Fox on the ABC hit sitcom "Spin City" (1996). Though his stint lasted only two seasons, Charlie's performance caught the eye of CBS executives who in 2003 were looking for an established star to help carry their Monday night lineup of sitcoms which included "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996). The sitcom "Two and a Half Men" (2003) starred Charlie as a swinging, irresponsible womanizer whose life changes when his nephew suddenly appears on his doorstep. The show became a huge hit, breathing much needed life into Charlie's fading career.Charlie's personal life also appeared to be improving. In 2002, he married fellow actress Denise Richards, whom he first met while shooting the movie Good Advice (2001). In March 2004, they had a daughter, Sam, and it was announced shortly after that Denise was pregnant with the couple's second child. By all reports, the couple seemed to be very happy together. However, like all of Charlie's previous relationships, the stability did not last long. In March of 2005, Denise, who was six-months pregnant, filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. She gave birth to a second daughter Lola in June of that same year. Spouse Denise Richards (15 June 2002 - present) (filed for divorce) 2 children, Donna Peele (3 September 1995 - 19 November 1996) (divorced).

Foodfight! (2007) , "Two and a Half Men" (2006) , Scary Movie 4 (2006) , The Big Bounce (2004) , Scary Movie 3 (2003) , Deeper Than Deep (2003) , "Spin City" (2002) , Good Advice (2001) , Rated X (2000) , Being John Malkovich (1999) , Five Aces (1999) , "Sugar Hill" (1999) , No Code of Conduct (1998) , Free Money (1998) , A Letter from Death Row (1998) , Postmortem (1998/I) , Bad Day on the Block (1997) , Discovery Mars (1997) , Money Talks (1997) , Shadow Conspiracy (1997) , The Arrival (1996) , "Friends" (1996) , All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) , Frame by Frame (1996) , Loose Women (1996) , Terminal Velocity (1994) , Major League II (1994) , The Chase (1994) , The Three Musketeers (1993) , Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) , Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology (1993), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) , Deadfall (1993) , Beyond the Law (1992) , Amazing Stories: Book Three (1992) , Hot Shots! (1991), The Rookie (1990) , Men at Work (1990) , Navy Seals (1990) , Courage Mountain (1990) , Cadence (1990) , Catchfire (1990) , Major League (1989) , Comicitis (1989) , Tale of Two Sisters (1989) , Eight Men Out (1988), Young Guns (1988) , Never on Tuesday (1988) , Wall Street (1987) , No Man's Land (1987) , Three for the Road (1987) , Predator: The Concert (1987) , Wisdom (1986) , Platoon (1986) , The Wraith (1986) , Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) , Lucas (1986) , "Amazing Stories" (1986) , A Life in the Day (1986) , The Boys Next Door (1985) , Out of the Darkness (1985) , The Fourth Wise Man (1985) , Silence of the Heart (1984) , Red Dawn (1984) , The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)

Ally Sheedy

2006-12-01T04:31:00.000-08:00

Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy
1962 -
American born New York City

Height 5' 5" (1.65 m) . While at New York's Bank Street School, 12-year-old Ally Sheedy wrote about a mythical encounter between Queen Elizabeth I and an inquisitive mouse. The result, "She Was Nice to Mice", was published by McGraw-Hill and became an instant best seller. Although it proved a springboard to an acting career, Sheedy's strongest memories of childhood remain those of "dancing and doing plays". From six until fourteen, she danced with the American Ballet Theatre, and during summers at Fire Island she'd "get a bunch of kids together and stage shows on back lawns and porches". When she discovered that to stay with dancing meant staying with starvation diets, she shifted her focus to acting for good. Meanwhile, her book brought her requests from several publications. The Village Voice asked her to review movies and the New York Times wanted her to review children's books. The assignment she accepted was from Ms. Magazine, which requested an article about her mother and herself. It was an appearance on ""The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) to promote her book, however, that brought Sheedy work as a performer. Signed by an agent who caught the show, she was sent out on television commercials immediately. Only 15 at the time, she also performed off Broadway and on a series of after-school specials. The day she turned 18, Sheedy packed her bags and headed for Los Angeles, where she enrolled in the drama department at USC, and soon landed roles in the television drama The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) (TV), The Day the Loving Stopped (1981) (TV), Splendor in the Grass (1981) (TV) and Homeroom (1981) (TV), and played a recurring character on "Hill Street Blues" (1981). The strength of her performances led directly to her film debut as Sean Penn's naive but knowing girlfriend, "J.C.", in Bad Boys (1983). That same year (1983), she starred as Matthew Broderick's zany partner in WarGames (1983). After starring as Rob Lowe's would-be romantic interest in Oxford Blues (1984), the withdrawn adolescent of The Breakfast Club (1985) and Gene Hackman's adoring daughter in Twice in a Lifetime (1985), Sheedy played her first fully adult role in St. Elmo's Fire (1985), the 1985 hit about college friends. Spouse David Lansbury (10 October 1992 - present) 1 child.

Steamroom (2007) , Day Zero (2006), The Veteran (2007) , Shooting Livien (2005) , Noise (2004) , Shelter Island (2003) , A Good Night to Die (2003) , "The Dead Zone" (2003) , Life on the Line (2003) , The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) , Happy Here and Now (2002) , "Once and Again" (2002) , Just a Dream (2002) , "Strange Frequency" (2001) , The Warden (2001) , "Oz" (2001) , I'll Take You There (1999) , Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (1999) , The Autumn Heart (1999) , Sugar Town (1999) , Advice from a Caterpillar (1999) , The Fury Within (1998) , High Art (1998) , Myth America (1998) , Buried Alive II (1997) , Country Justice (1997) , Macon County Jail (1997) , The Definite Maybe (1997) , Groupies (1997) , Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996) , "The Outer Limits" (1996) , Amnesia (1996), One Night Stand (1995) , The Tin Soldier (1995) , The Haunting of Seacliff Inn (1994) , Parallel Lives (1994), Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (1994) , Ultimate Betrayal (1994) , Man's Best Friend (1993) , Chantilly Lace (1993) , "The Hidden Room" (1993) , The Pickle (1993) , Lethal Exposure (1993) , Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) , Tattle Tale (1992) , "Red Shoe Diaries" (1992) , Only the Lonely (1991) , The Lost Capone (1990), Fear (1990) , Betsy's Wedding (1990) , Heart of Dixie (1989) , Short Circuit 2 (1988) , Maid to Order (1987) , We Are the Children (1987), Short Circuit (1986) , Blue City (1986) , Twice in a Lifetime (1985) , St. Elmo's Fire (1985) , The Breakfast Club (1985) , Oxford Blues (1984) , WarGames (1983) , Bad Boys (1983) , Deadly Lessons (1983) , "Hill Street Blues" (1983) , "St. Elsewhere" (1982) , "Chicago Story" (1982) , Splendor in the Grass (1981) , The Day the Loving Stopped (1981) , Homeroom (1981) , The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981) , The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) , I Think I'm Having a Baby (1981)

Moira Shearer

2006-12-01T04:22:00.000-08:00

Moira Shearer King
1926 - 2006 (natural causes)
British born Dunfermline

Moira was born the daughter of Harold V. King in Dunfermline, Scotland. She was educated at Dunfermline High School, Ndola in Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) and Bearsden Academy, Scotland. She received her professional training at the Mayfair School and The Nicholas Legat Studio. She made her debut in the International Ballet with 1941 and then danced at Sadler's Wells in 1942. From 1942 to 1952 she danced all the major classic roles and a full repertoire of revivals and new ballets. Her first ballet role was "Sleeping Beauty" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1946. She toured the United States with the Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1949 and in 1950/51. She toured as Sally Bowles in "I am a Camera" in 1955 and appeared at the Bristol Old Vic as "Major Barbara" in 1956. Although these performances were the start of her secondary career as an actress, she continued her primary career as a ballerina. She has appeared on TV as a ballerina and as an actress. Spouse Ludovic Kennedy (February 1950 - 31 January 2006) (her death) 4 children.

A Simple Man (1987) , Peeping Tom (1960) , 1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs (1960) , The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) , The Story of Three Loves (1953) , The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) , The Red Shoes (1948)

William Shatner

2006-12-01T04:19:00.000-08:00

1931 -
Canadian born Montreal

Nickname Bill . Height 5' 9½" (1.77 m) . Handsome Canadian-born actor who - despite his detractors - has notched up an impressive 50-years-plus in front of the camera, most recently displaying comedic talent, and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult TV fans as the square-jawed Capt. James T. Kirk, commander of the starship USS Enterprise.Shatner spent many years honing his craft in TV and live theater before debuting alongside Yul Brynner in The Brothers Karamazov (1958). He was kept busy during the 1960s in films such as The Intruder (1962) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and on television guest-starring in dozens of shows such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955), "The Defenders" (1961), "The Outer Limits" (1963) and "The Twilight Zone" (1959). In 1966 Shatner boarded the USS Enterprise for three seasons of "Star Trek" (1966), co-starring alongside Leonard Nimoy, with the series eventually becoming a bona-fide cult classic with a worldwide legion of fans known as "Trekkies. After "Star Trek" folded, Shatner spent the rest of the decade and the 1970s making the rounds guest-starring on many prime-time TV shows,including "Hawaii Five-O" (1968), "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969) and "Ironside" (1967). He has also appeared in several feature films, but they were mainly B-grade (or lower) fare such as the embarrassingly bad Euro western Comanche blanco (1968) (aka The White Comanche) and the campy Kingdom of the Spiders (1977). However, the 1980s saw a major resurgence in Shatner's career with the renewed interest in the old "Star Trek" (1966) television series culminating in a series of big-budget "Star Trek" feature films including Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). In addition, he starred in the lightweight cop series "T.J. Hooker" (1982) from 1982 to 1986, alongside spunky Heather Locklear, and surprised many fans with his droll comedic talents in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) and Miss Congeniality (2000).He has most recently been starring in the David E. Kelley television shows "The Practice" (1997) and "Boston Legal" (2004). Spouse Elizabeth Anderson Martin (13 February 2001 - present), Nerine Kidd (15 November 1997 - 9 August 1999) (her death), Marcy Lafferty (20 October 1973 - 1994) (divorced), Gloria Rand (12 August 1956 - 1969) (divorced) 3 children.

Free Enterprise 2 (2006) , Horrorween (2007) , Star Trek: Legacy (2006) , "Everest" (2007) , "Boston Legal" (2006) , Star Trek: Encounters (2006) , Over the Hedge (2006), The Wild (2006) , "Atomic Betty" Last Laugh '05 (2005) , "Invasion Iowa" (2005) , Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) , Lil' Pimp (2005) , Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) , "Chilly Beach" (2004), "The Practice" (2004) , A Carol Christmas (2003) , Groom Lake (2002) , "Full Moon Fright Night" (2002) , American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002) , Showtime (2002) , Shoot or Be Shot (2002) , The Kid (2001) , "Bob Patterson" (2001) , Osmosis Jones (2001) , Miss Congeniality (2000), "3rd Rock from the Sun" (1999) , Falcon Down (2000) , "A Twist in the Tale" (1999) , Land of the Free (1998) , "Hercules" (1998) , Free Enterprise (1998) , "Cosby"(1997) , The First Men on the Moon (1997) , "Perversions of Science" (????) , Star Trek: Generations (1997) , Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (1997) , Dead Man's Island (1996) , Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996) , "TekWar" (1995) , "Eek! the Cat" (1993) , Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994) , Star Trek: Generations (1994) , TekWar: TekJustice (1994) , TekWar: TekLab (1994) , "SeaQuest DSV" (1994) , TekWar: TekLords (1994) , TekWar (1994) , Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1994) , Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1993) , Family of Strangers (1993) , Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) , Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enhanced (1992) , Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) , "Voice of the Planet" (1991) , Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) , Broken Angel (1988) , The Trial of Standing Bear (1988) , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) , T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986) , "T.J. Hooker" (1986) , North Beach and Rawhide (1985) , "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1985) , Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Secrets of a Married Man (1984) , Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) , Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) , Visiting Hours (1982) , T.J. Hooker (1982) , The Babysitter (1980) , The Kidnapping of the President (1980) , Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) , Disaster on the Coastliner (1979) , Riel (1979) , Crash (1978) , Little Women (1978) , The Third Walker (1978) , Land of No Return (1978) , The Bastard (1978) , "How the West Was Won" (1978) , "The Oregon Trail" (1977) , Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) , "Testimony of Two Men" (1977) , A Whale of a Tale (1977) , Columbo: Fade in to Murder (1976) , Perilous Voyage (1976) , "Barbary Coast" (1975) , The Devil's Rain (1975) , Barbary Coast (1975) , "The Rookies" (1975) , The Tenth Level (1975) , "Police Woman" (1974) , "Amy Prentiss" (????) , "Police Story" (1974) , Impulse (1974) , "Kodiak" (1974) ,"Petrocelli" (1974) , "Kung Fu" (1974) , Big Bad Mama (1974) , "Ironside" (1970) , "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974) , "The Magician" (1974) , Pray for the Wildcats (1974) , "Star Trek" (1973) , Indict and Convict (1974) , Pioneer Woman (1973) , "Dr. Simon Locke" (1973) , "Mannix" (1973) , The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) , "Barnaby Jones" (1973) , Go Ask Alice (1973) , Incident on a Dark Street (1973) , "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1973) ,"Marcus Welby, M.D." (1972) , "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1972) , "Mission: Impossible" (1971) , "Hawaii Five-O" (1972) , "The Sixth Sense" (1972) , The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972) , The People (1972), "Cade's County" (1971) , Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law (1971) , "Storefront Lawyers" (1971) , Vanished (1971) , "The Name of the Game" (1970) , "The F.B.I." (1970) , The Andersonville Trial (1970) , "Medical Center" (1970) , Sole Survivor (1970) , "The Virginian" (1965) , "Star Trek" (1969) , Shadow Game (1969) , Comanche blanco (1968) , Alexander the Great (1968) , "Off to See the Wizard" (1968) , "Insight" (1967) ,"Gunsmoke" (1966) , "Dr. Kildare" (1966) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1964) ,"The Big Valley" (1966) , "The Fugitive" (1965) , "Twelve O'Clock High" (1965) , "For the People" (1965) , "The Defenders" (1961) , Incubus (1965) , "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964) ,"The Reporter" (1964) , The Outrage (1964) , "The Outer Limits" (1964) , "Burke's Law" (1964) , "Arrest and Trial" (1964) , "Route 66"(1963) , "Channing" (1963) , "77 Sunset Strip" (1963) , "The Twilight Zone" (1960) , "Alcoa Premiere" (1963) , "The Nurses" (1963) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1963) , The Intruder (1962) , "Naked City" (1962) , Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) , The Explosive Generation (1961) , "Thriller" (1961) , "Play of the Week" (1960) , "Festival" (1960) , "Outlaws" (1960) , "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" (1960) ,"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1960) , "Adventures in Paradise" (1960) , The Night of the Auk (1960) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1957) , Julius Caesar (1960) , "Sunday Showcase" (1959) , "Tactic" (1959) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1958) , "The United States Steel Hour" (1958) , "Kraft Television Theatre" (1957) , "Playhouse 90" (1958) , "Climax!" (1958) , "Suspicion" (1958) , The Brothers Karamazov (1958) , "Studio One" (1957) , "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1956) , Oedipus Rex (1957) , "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1956) ,Billy Budd (1955), "Howdy Doody" (1954) , The Butler's Night Off (1951)

Omar Sharif

2006-12-01T02:41:00.000-08:00

Michael Shalhoub
1932 -
Egyptian born Alexandria

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m) . Spouse Faten Hamama (1954 - 1974) (divorced) 1 child.

10,000 B.C. (2007) , One Night with the King (2006) , Kronprinz Rudolf (2006) , Fuoco su di me (2006) , San Pietro (2005) , The Search for Eternal Egypt (2005) , Hidalgo (2004) , "Petits mythes urbains" (2003) , Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (2003) , Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001) , The Parole Officer (2001) , Censor (2001) , The 13th Warrior (1999) , Heaven Before I Die (1997) , Gulliver's Travels (1996) , "¿Qué apostamos?" (1995) , Catherine the Great (1995), Lie Down with Lions (1994) , "Encantada de la vida" (1993) , "Querida Concha" (1993) , "Mayrig" (1993) , Dehk, we leab we gad we hob (1993) , Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992) , Tengoku no Taizai (1992) , 588 rue paradis (1992) , Beyond Justice (1992) , Memories of Midnight (1991) , Mayrig (1991) , Moaten Masry, al- (1991) , Viaggio d'amore (1990) , Mountains of the Moon (1990) , Roi de Patagonie, Le (1990), The Rainbow Thief (1990) , "Principe del deserto, Il" (1989) , Quattro piccole donne (1989) , Aragoz, al- (1989) , Pyramides bleues, Les (1988) , Possédés, Les (1988) , Keys to Freedom (1988) , Grand Larceny (1987) , Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) , "The Mind of David Berglas" (1986) , Harem (1986) , "Peter the Great" (1986) , Vicious Circle (1985) , Top Secret! (1984) , "The Far Pavilions" (1984) , Martingale, La (1983), Ayoub (1983) , Green Ice (1981) , Inchon (1981) , Pleasure Palace (1980) , Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) , The Baltimore Bullet (1980) , S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert (1980) , Bloodline (1979) , Ashanti (1979) , Mysteries of the Great Pyramids (1977) , The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) , Ace Up My Sleeve (1976) , Funny Lady (1975) , Juggernaut (1974) , The Tamarind Seed (1974), "Île mystérieuse, L'" (1973) , Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo, La (1973) , Droit d'aimer, Le (1972) , Casse, Le (1971) , The Horsemen (1971) , The Last Valley (1971) , Trois hommes sur un cheval (1969) , "Bracken's World" (1969) , The Appointment (1969) , Che! (1969) , Mackenna's Gold (1969), Mayerling (1968) , Funny Girl (1968) , C'era una volta... (1967) , The Night of the Generals (1967) ,Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) , Doctor Zhivago (1965) , Fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo, La (1965) , Genghis Khan (1965) , Mamalik, El (1965) , The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) , Behold a Pale Horse (1964) , The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) , The Maleluks (1963) , Lawrence of Arabia (1962) , Fi baitina rajul (1961) , Nahr el hub (1961) , Hubbi el wahid (1961) , Ishayat hub (1961) , Gharam el assiad (1961) , Lawet el hub (1960) , Bidaya wa nihaya (1960) , Fadiha fil Zamalek (1959) , Maweed maa maghoul (1959) , Min ajal emraa (1959) , Sayedat el kasr (1959) , Seraa fil Nil (1959) , Goha (1958) , La anam (1958) , Shatie el asrar (1958) , Ard el salam (1957) , Châtelaine du Liban, La (1956) , Siraa Fil-Mina (1956) , Ayyamine el helwa (1955) , Shaytan al-Sahra (1954) , Siraa Fil-Wadi (1954)

Jane Seymour

2006-12-01T02:07:00.000-08:00

Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg
1951 -
British born Hillingdon

Height 5' 4" (1.63 m) . Spouse James Keach (15 May 1993 - present) 2 children, David Flynn (18 July 1981 - May 1992) (divorced) 2 children, Geoffrey Planer (1977 - 1978) (divorced), Michael Attenborough (1971 - 1973) (divorced).

After Sex (2007) , Blind Guy Driving (2006) , "Justice" (2006) , "How I Met Your Mother" (2006) , The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (2006) , "Modern Men" (2006) ,Wedding Crashers (2005) , "Smallville" (2005) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2004) , Heart of a Stranger (2002) , Touching Wild Horses (2002) , Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001) , Blackout (2001/I) , Yesterday's Children (2000) , Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000) , Murder in the Mirror (2000) , Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie (1999) , A Memory in My Heart (1999) , A Marriage of Convenience (1998) , The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998) , "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1998) , Quest for Camelot (1998) , The Absolute Truth (1997) , A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994) , Heidi (1993) , Praying Mantis (1993) , Sunstroke (1992) , Are You Lonesome Tonight (1992) , Memories of Midnight (1991) , I Remember You (1991) , Matters of the Heart (1990) , Angel of Death (1990) , Révolution française, La (1989), "War and Remembrance" (1988) , Jack the Ripper (1988) , Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988) , The Woman He Loved (1988) , Keys to Freedom (1988) , Túnel, El (1987) , "Crossings" (1986) , Head Office (1985) , Jamaica Inn (1985) , Obsessed with a Married Woman (1985) , The Sun Also Rises (1984) , Dark Mirror (1984) , Lassiter (1984) , The Haunting Passion (1983) , The Phantom of the Opera (1983) , The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) , "East of Eden" (1981) , Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) , Somewhere in Time (1980) , The Badness Within Him (1980) , Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979) , "Battlestar Galactica" (1978) , Battlestar Galactica (1978) , Love's Dark Ride (1978) , "The Awakening Land" (1978) , Killer on Board (1977) , Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) , "Seventh Avenue" (1977) , "McCloud" (1977) , Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977) , The Four Feathers (1977) , "Captains and the Kings" (1976) , Morir... dormir... tal vez soñar (1976) , The Story of David (1976) , "Our Mutual Friend" (1976) , "The Hanged Man" (1975) , Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) , "The Onedin Line" (1972) , "Great Mysteries" (1973) , Live and Let Die (1973) , "The Strauss Family" (1972) , "The Pathfinders" (1972) , Young Winston (1972) , The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1972) , "Here Come the Double Deckers" (1970) , The Only Way (1970) , Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

Peter Sellers

2006-12-01T01:56:00.000-08:00

Richard Henry Sellers
1925 - 1980 (heart attack)
British born Southsea

Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . Peter Sellers was born to a well-off English acting family in 1925. His mother and father worked in an acting company run by his grandmother. As a child, Sellers was spoiled, as his parents' first child had died at birth. He enlisted in the army and fought during World War II, where he met Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine, who would become his future workmates. After the war he set up a review in London, which was a combination of music (he played the drums) and impressions. Then, all of a sudden, he burst into prominence as the voices of numerous favourites on "The Goon Show" (1951-1960), making his debut in films in Penny Points to Paradise (1951) and Down Among the Z Men (1952), before making it big as one of the criminals in The Ladykillers (1955). These small but showy roles continued throughout the 1950s, but he got his first big break playing the dogmatic union man, Fred Kite, in I'm All Right Jack (1959). The film's success led to starring vehicles into the 1960s that showed off his extreme comic ability to its fullest, but after the relative failure of What's New, Pussycat (1965), which was Woody Allen's first film, Sellers embarked on a rapid downfall to "Grade Z" movies in the 1970s, all of which he claimed to have made only because he needed the money. In 1972 he read the book "Being There" and decided to make it into a film. It took him seven years to finally bring it to the screen, but it earned him a Best Actor Oscar nomination (he lost to Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of "Superdad" in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)). Being There (1979) proved to be somewhat of a last hurrah for Sellers, as he died the following year. His last movie, The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980), completed just before his death, proved to be another flop. Director Blake Edwards' attempt at reviving the Pink Panther series after Sellers' death resulted in two panned 1980s comedies, the first of which, Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), deals with Inspector Clouseau's disappearance and was made from material cut from previous Pink Panther films and includes interviews with the original casts playing their original characters. Spouse Lynne Frederick (18 February 1977 - 24 July 1980) (his death), Miranda Quarry (24 August 1970 - 1974) (divorced), Britt Ekland (19 February 1964 - 18 December 1968) (divorced) 1 child, Anne Howe (15 September 1951 - 1961) (divorced) 2 children.

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) , Being There (1979) , The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) , Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) , Kingdom of Gifts (1978) , The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) , Murder by Death (1976) , The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) , The Great McGonagall (1974) , Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) , The Optimists (1973) , The Blockhouse (1973) , Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973) , Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) , "Sykes" (1972) , Where Does It Hurt? (1972) , 'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970) , There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) , A Day at the Beach (1970) , Hoffman (1970) , The Magic Christian (1969) , "It Takes a Thief" (1969) , I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968) , The Party (1968) , The Bobo (1967), Woman Times Seven (1967) , Casino Royale (1967) , Alice in Wonderland (1966/I) , Caccia alla volpe (1966) , The Wrong Box (1966) , What's New, Pussycat (1965) , Birds, Bees and Storks (1965) , Carol for Another Christmas (1964) , A Shot in the Dark (1964) ,The World of Henry Orient (1964) , Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) , The Pink Panther (1963) , Heavens Above! (1963) , The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) , "The Telegoons" (1963) , The Dock Brief (1962) , Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) , Lolita (1962) , The Road to Hong Kong (1962) , Only Two Can Play (1962) , "The Jo Stafford Show" (1961) , Mr. Topaze (1961) , Two Way Stretch (1960) , The Millionairess (1960) , Never Let Go (1960) , The Battle of the Sexes (1959) , The Mouse That Roared (1959) , I'm All Right Jack (1959) , Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) , The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959) , tom thumb (1958) , Up the Creek (1958) , The April 8th Show (Seven Days Early) (1958) , The Naked Truth (1957) , The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) , "Yes, It's the Cathode-Ray Tube Show!" (1957) , Insomnia Is Good for You (1957) , "Son of Fred" (1956) , "A Show Called Fred" (1956) , The Man Who Never Was (1956) , "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (1956) , The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn (1956) , The Ladykillers (1955) , John and Julie (1955) , "And So to Bentley" (1954) , Orders Are Orders (1954) , Our Girl Friday (1953) , Down Among the Z Men (1952) , Goonreel (1952) , Penny Points to Paradise (1951) , Let's Go Crazy (1951) , The Black Rose (1950)

Tom Selleck

2006-12-01T01:41:00.000-08:00

Thomas William Selleck
1945 -
American born Detroit

Height 6' 4" (1.93 m) . Spouse Jillie Mack (7 August 1987 - present) 1 child, Jacqueline Ray (1970 - 1982) (divorced) 1 child.

Meet the Robinsons (2007) , "Boston Legal" (2006) , Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006) , Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006) , Stone Cold (2005) , Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) , Reversible Errors (2004) , Twelve Mile Road (2003) , Anus Magillicutty (2003) , Monte Walsh (2003) , Touch 'Em All McCall (2003) , Crossfire Trail (2001), Special Ops: Mike Force (2001) , Running Mates (2000) , "Friends" (1996) , The Love Letter (1999) , "The Closer" (1998) , In & Out (1997) , Last Stand at Saber River (1997) , Ruby Jean and Joe (1996) , Kids for Character (1996) , Broken Trust (1995), Open Season (1995) , Mr. Baseball (1992) , Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) , Folks! (1992) , 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) , Quigley Down Under (1990) , An Innocent Man (1989) , Her Alibi (1989) , "Magnum, P.I." (1987) ,
Three Men and a Baby (1987) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1986) , Runaway (1984) , Lassiter (1984) , High Road to China (1983) , "Simon & Simon" (1982) , The Shadow Riders (1982) , Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982) , Christmas in Hawaii (1981) , "The Rockford Files" (1978) , The Concrete Cowboys (1979) , The Sacketts (1979) , The Chinese Typewriter (1979) , "Taxi" (1978) , The Gypsy Warriors (1978) , Superdome (1978) , Coma (1978/I) , The Washington Affair (1977) , Bunco (1977) , "Charlie's Angels" (1976) , Midway (1976) , Most Wanted (1976) ,
"Doctors' Hospital" (1976), "The Streets of San Francisco" (1975) , Returning Home (1975) , "Mannix" (1975) , "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1974) , "Lucas Tanner" (1975) , "The Young and the Restless" (1973) , A Case of Rape (1974) , "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" (1973) , "The F.B.I." (1973) , Terminal Island (1973) , "Wide World of Mystery" (1973) , Shadow of Fear (1973) , Daughters of Satan (1972) , "Sarge" (1971) , The Seven Minutes (1971) , Myra Breckinridge (1970) , The Movie Murderer (1970) , "Bracken's World" (1969) , "Lancer" (1969)

George Segal

2006-11-30T08:30:00.000-08:00

1934 -
American born New York City

Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) . At one time in the early 1970s, it seemed like George Segal would have a career like that enjoyed by his contemporary Jack Nicholson, that of an actor's actor equally adept at comedy and drama. Segal never made the leap to superstar status, and surprisingly, has never won a major acting award, the latter phenomenon being particularly surprising when viewed from the period 1973-4, when he reached the height of his career, appearing in A Touch of Class (1973) and Robert Altman's California Split (1974). It was at this point that Segal's career went awry, when he priced himself as a superstar with a seven-figure salary, but failed to come through at the box office. The Black Bird (1975) was a failure, but "Lucky Lady" was a disaster. Ironically, at the end of the decade, he dropped out of a movie that would have burnished his tarnished lustre as a star: Blake Edwards' 10 (1979). 10 (1979) made Dudley Moore a star, while Arthur (1981) made him a superstar in the 1980s, a lost decade for Segal. It was an example of a career burnout usually associated with the "Oscar curse" (his No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) co-star Rod Steiger, for example, was a great character actor whose career was run off the rails by the expectations raised by the Academy Award). George Segal has never won an Oscar, but more surprisingly, has only been nominated once, for Best Supporting Actor of 1966 for his role as "Nick" in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). George Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. After a stint in the military, he made his bones as a stage actor before being cast in his first meaty film role in The Young Doctors (1961). His turns in Ship of Fools (1965) and the eponymous King Rat (1965) in 1965 heralded the arrival of a major talent. He followed it up with his Oscar-nominated performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), in which he more than held his own against Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) was a cultural phenomenon, the film that wrecked the MPDDA censorship code that had been in place since 1934, and a huge box office success to boot. He had arrived in the major leagues.By the early 1970s, appearances in such films as The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), Blume in Love (1973), Born to Win (1971) and The Hot Rock (1972) had made him a major star with an enviable reputation, just under the heights of the superstar status enjoyed by the likes of Paul Newman. He followed up A Touch of Class (1973) (a hit film for which his co-star Glenda Jackson won an Oscar) and his brilliant performance as the out-of-control gambler in California Split (1974) with a co-starring turn opposite of Jane Fonda in Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), a big hit that revitalized Jane Fonda's film carer. He gave a deft comic performance in Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) with Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Morley, which proved a modest box office success. For all practical purposes, even after the failures of The Black Bird (1975), "Lucky Lady" and The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), it seemed like Segal, with a few deft career choices, could reorient his career and deliver on the promise of his early period.That he didn't may be the unintended consequence of his focusing on comedy to the detriment of drama. The comedy A Touch of Class (1973) made him a million dollar-per-film movie star, and that's what he concentrated on. Segal began relying on his considerable charm to pull off movies that had little going for them other than their star, and it backfired on him. These films weren't infused with the outrageously funny, subversive comedy of Where's Poppa? (1970), a success from his first period that he enjoyed along with co-star Ruth Gordon and director Carl Reiner.When Segal first made it in the mid-1960s, he established his serious actor bona fides with a deal he cut with ABC-TV that featured him in TV adaptations of Broadway plays. He also played a very memorable "Biff Loman" in Death of a Salesman (1966) (TV), shining in performance in counterpoint to the vital presence that was Lee J. Cobb's "Willy Loman". It was a good life for an actor, and he took time to show off his banjo-playing skills by fronting the "Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band", with which he cut several records.While the 1980s were mostly a career wasteland for Segal, he came back in the 1990s, using his flair for comedy as part of the ensemble cast of "Just Shoot Me!" (1997). Spouse Sonia Schultz Greenbaum (1996 - present), Linda Rogoff (1982 - 13 June 1996) (her death), Marion Sobel (1956 - 1981) (divorced) 2 children.

Three Days to Vegas (2006) , Chutzpah, This Is? (2005), Fielder's Choice (2005) , Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone (2005) , Heights (2004) , The Amazing Westerbergs (2004) , "Just Shoot Me!" (2003) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2003) , The Electric Piper (2003) , "The Zeta Project" (2002) , The Linda McCartney Story (2000) , Houdini (1998) , "The Naked Truth"(1995) , "Tracey Takes On..." (1997) , "Caroline in the City" (1997) , "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" (1996) , The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) , The Cable Guy (1996) , Flirting with Disaster (1996) , The Making of a Hollywood Madam (1996) , It's My Party (1996) , The Babysitter (1995) , To Die For (1995) , "High Tide" (1994) , Direct Hit (1994) , Following Her Heart (1994) , "Picture Windows" (1994) , Seasons of the Heart (1994) , "Burke's Law" (1994) , Deep Down (1994) , The Feminine Touch (1994) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1993) , Look Who's Talking Now (1993) , Taking the Heat (1993) , Joshua Tree (1993) , Orso chiamato Arturo, Un (1992) , Me, Myself and I (1992) , For the Boys (1991) , Fiofaniya, risuyushchaya smert (1991) , The Endless Game (1990) , Look Who's Talking (1989) , All's Fair (1989) , "Murphy's Law" (1988) , Run for Your Life (1988) , "Take Five" (1987) , Many Happy Returns (1986) , Stick (1985) , Not My Kid (1985) , The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) , The Cold Room (1984) , Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983) , Killing 'em Softly (1982) , Deadly Game (1982) , Carbon Copy (1981) , "Winnetou le mescalero" (1980) , The Last Married Couple in America (1980) , Lost and Found (1979) , Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), Rollercoaster (1977) , Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) , The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) , The Black Bird (1975) , Russian Roulette (1975) , "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1975) , California Split (1974) , The Terminal Man (1974) , A Touch of Class (1973) , Blume in Love (1973) , The Lie (1973) , The Hot Rock (1972) , Born to Win (1971) , The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) , Where's Poppa? (1970) , Loving (1970) , The Bridge at Remagen (1969) , The Southern Star (1969) , Suo modo di fare, Il (1969) , No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) , Bye Bye Braverman (1968) , Of Mice and Men (1968) , The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) , The Quiller Memorandum (1966) , Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) , Lost Command (1966) , Death of a Salesman (1966) , King Rat (1965) , Ship of Fools (1965) , Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) , The New Interns (1964) , "Arrest and Trial" (1964) , "The Nurses" (1963) , Act One (1963) , "Channing" (1963) , "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1963) , "Naked City" (1963) , "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1960) , The Longest Day (1962) , "The United States Steel Hour" (1962) , The Young Doctors (1961) , The Closing Door (1960) , "Play of the Week" (1960)

George C Scott

2006-11-30T08:07:00.000-08:00

George Campbell Scott
1927 - 1999 (ruptured abdominal aortic aneurism)
American born Wise

Nickname G.C. (ex-wife Colleen Dewhurst's nickname for him) . Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) . George C. Scott was an immensely talented actor, a star of screen, stage and television who was born in Virginia in 1927. At the age of eight his mother died and his father, an executive at Buick, raised him. In 1945 he joined the Marines and spent four years with them, no doubt an inspiration for portraying Gen. 'George S. Patton' years later. When Scott left the Marines he enrolled in journalism classes at the University of Missouri, but it was while performing in a play there that the acting bug bit him. He has said it "clicked, just like tumblers in a safe."It was in the late 1950s that he landed a role in "Richard III" in New York City. The play was a hit and brought the young actor to the attention of critics. Soon he began to get work on television, mostly in live broadcasts of plays, and in 1959 he landed the part of the crafty prosecutor in Anatomy of a Murder (1959). It was this role that got him his first Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor.However, George and Oscar wouldn't actually become the best of friends. In fact, he felt the whole process forced actors to become stars and that the ceremony was little more than a "meat market." In 1962 he was nominated again for Best Supporting Actor, this time opposite Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961), but sent a message saying "No, thanks" and basically refused the nomination.However, whether he was being temperamental or simply stubborn in his opinion of awards, it didn't seem to stop him from being nominated in the future. "Anatomy" and "The Hustler" were followed by 1963's clever mystery The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), in which he starred alongside Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and cameos by major stars of the time, including Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra. It's a must-see, directed by John Huston with tongue deeply in cheek, and one that my mother caught on TV a few years ago, much to her delight. I have since been a good son and bought her a copy.The following year Scott starred as Gen. "Buck" Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's comical anti-war film _Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)_ . It became one of his favorites and he often said that he felt guilty getting paid for it, as he had so much fun making it. Another comedy, The Flim-Flam Man (1967), followed in 1967, with Scott playing a smooth-talking con artist who takes on an apprentice whom he soon discovers has too many morals. This is one I remember watching with my older brothers and my father years ago and having a hoot. Surprisingly, after checking it out again the other night, it's not that dated.Three years would follow, with some smaller TV movies, before he would get the role for which he will always be identified: the aforementioned Gen. Patton in Patton (1970). It was a war movie that came at the end of a decade where anti-war protests had rocked a nation and become a symbol youth dissatisfied with what was expected of them. Still, the actor's portrayal of this aggressive military icon actually drew sympathy for the controversial hero. He won the Oscar this time, but stayed at home watching hockey instead. For those who enjoyed this classic film, I also recommend the TV movie The Last Days of Patton (1986) (TV) as a companion piece. Made in 1986, it offers further insight into, and some closure for, an interesting and complicated man.I first became aware of Scott with his work in "Patton", but it was a pair of films that he made in the early 1980s that really caught my eye. The first was The Changeling (1980), a film often packaged as a horror movie but one that's really more of a supernatural thriller. He plays John Russell, a composer and music professor who loses his wife and daughter in a tragic accident. Seeking solace, he moves into an old mansion that had been unoccupied for 12 years. A child-like presence seems to be sharing the house with him, however, and trying to share its secrets with him. By researching the house's past he discovers its horrific secret of long ago, a secret that the presence will no longer allow to be kept. It's a truly fascinating and entertaining film that I love to recommend to customers looking for a bit of substance with their scare. Also starring Scott's wife Trish Van Devere and Melvyn Douglas, it's one of my all-time favorites.Then in 1981 he starred--along with a young cast of then largely unknowns including Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise--in the intense drama Taps (1981). He plays the head of a military academy that's suddenly slated for destruction when the property is sold to local developers who plan to build condos. The students take over the academy when they feel that the regular channels are closed to them. It was quite powerful nearly 20 years ago, and while it may not seem as shocking today, I still get positive feedback when I recommend this today to teens who have never seen it.Scott kept up in films, TV and on stage in the later years of his life (Broadway dimmed its lights for one minute on the night of his death). Among his projects were playing Ebenezer Scrooge in a worthy TV update of A Christmas Carol (1984) (TV), an acclaimed performance on Broadway of "Death of a Salesman", the voice of McLeach in Disney's The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and co-starring roles in TV remakes of two classic films, 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV) and Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV), to name just a few. After his death the accolades poured in, with Jack Lemmon saying, "George was truly one of the greatest and most generous actors I have ever known," while Tony Randall called him "the greatest actor in American history." Spouse Trish Van Devere (14 September 1972 - 22 September 1999) (his death), Colleen Dewhurst (4 July 1967 - 2 February 1972) (divorced), Colleen Dewhurst (1960 - 1965) (divorced) two sons, Patricia Reed (1955 - 1960) (divorced) 2 children, Carolyn Hughes (August 1951 - March 1955) (divorced) 1 child.

Inherit the Wind (1999) , Rocky Marciano (1999) , Gloria (1999) , 12 Angry Men (1997) , The Searchers (1997), Country Justice (1997), Titanic (1996) , The Whipping Boy (1995) , "New York News" (????) , Angus (1995) , Tyson (1995) , In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994) , "Traps" (1994) , Curacao (1993) , Malice (1993) , Finding the Way Home (1991) , "Brute Force" (1991) , Descending Angel (1990) , The Rescuers Down Under (1990) , The Exorcist III (1990) , Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) , The Ryan White Story (1989) , "Mr. President" (1987) , Pals (1987) , The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986) , The Last Days of Patton (1986) , Choices (1986) , "Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) , A Christmas Carol (1984) , Firestarter (1984) , China Rose (1983) , Oliver Twist (1982/I), Taps (1981) , Casey Stengel (1981) , Mister Lincoln (1981) , The Formula (1980) , The Changeling (1980) , Hardcore (1979) , Movie Movie (1978) , Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder (1978) , Crossed Swords (1977) , Islands in the Stream (1977) , Beauty and the Beast (1976) , The Hindenburg (1975) , Fear on Trial (1975) , The Savage Is Loose (1974) , Bank Shot (1974) , The Day of the Dolphin (1973) , Oklahoma Crude (1973) , Rage (1972) , The New Centurions (1972) , The Hospital (1971) , The Last Run (1971) , They Might Be Giants (1971) , The Price (1971) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1959) , Jane Eyre (1970) , Patton (1970) , This Savage Land (1969) , Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall (1969) , Petulia (1968) , The Flim-Flam Man (1967) , The Crucible (1967) , Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) , The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) , "The Road West" (1966) , "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1964) , "East Side/West Side" (1964) , Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) , The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) , "The Eleventh Hour" (1962) , "The Virginian" (1962) , The Brazen Bell (1962) , "Naked City" (1962) , The Power and the Glory (1961) , "Ben Casey" (1961) , The Hustler (1961) , "Dow Hour of Great Mysteries" (1960) , "Play of the Week" (1960) , Don Juan in Hell (1960), "Playhouse 90" (1959) , "Sunday Showcase" (1959) , Anatomy of a Murder (1959) , "The United States Steel Hour" (1959) , The Hanging Tree (1959) , "Kraft Television Theatre" (1958) , The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1958) , "The DuPont Show of the Month"(1958)

Paul Scofield

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David Paul Scofield
1922 -
British born Hurstpierpoint

Spouse Joy Parker (15 May 1943 - present).

Animal Farm (1999) , "The Disabled Century" (1999) , The Crucible (1996) , The Little Riders (1996) , "Martin Chuzzlewit" (1994) , Genesi: La creazione e il diluvio (1994) , Quiz Show (1994) , Utz (1992) , Hamlet (1990/I) , Henry V (1989) , When the Whales Came (1989) , The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) , Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987) , Anna Karenina (1985) , 1919 (1985) , Summer Lightning (1984) , Ill Fares the Land (1983) , The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980) , "Play of the Month" (1977) , "Shades of Greene" (1975) , A Delicate Balance (1973) , Scorpio (1973) , "Play for Today" (1973) , King Lear (1971) , Nijinsky: Unfinshed Project (1970) , Bartleby (1970/I) , Male of the Species (1969) , Tell Me Lies (1968) , A Man for All Seasons (1966) , The Train (1964) , Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) , That Lady (1955)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger
1947 -
American born Braz

Nickname Arnie, Austrian Oak, Conan the Republican, Styrian Oak, The Governator . Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . Growing up in a small, isolated village in Austria, he turned to bodybuilding as his ticket to a better life. Prior to that he served a mandatory one year in the Austrian military (beginning in 1965). After conquering the world as arguably the greatest bodybuilder who ever lived, he went to America to make his name in motion pictures. Hampered by his impossible name and thick accent, success eluded him for many years. It wasn't until he found the tailor-made role of Conan that he truly came into his own as a performer. A succession of over-the-top action films made him an international box office star. By alternating violent action films with lighter, comedic fare, he has solidified his position as one of the most popular - if not the most popular - movie stars in the world. After his long, and successful movie career, he ran in the California recall. He is now the Governor of California, yet another celebrity to be elected to the position. Spouse Maria Shriver (26 April 1986 - present) 4 children.

The Kid & I (2005) , Around the World in 80 Days (2004) , Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) , The Rundown (2003) , Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) , "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776" (2002) , Collateral Damage (2002) , Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) , The 6th Day (2000) , End of Days (1999) , Batman & Robin (1997) , Jingle All the Way (1996) , Eraser (1996) , T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996) , Junior (1994) , True Lies (1994) , Last Action Hero (1993) , Lincoln (1992) , Christmas in Connecticut (1992) , Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992) , Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) , Kindergarten Cop (1990) , Total Recall (1990) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1990) , Twins (1988/I) , Red Heat (1988) , The Running Man (1987) , Predator (1987) , Raw Deal (1986) , Commando (1985), Red Sonja (1985) , The Terminator (1984) , Conan the Destroyer (1984) , Conan the Barbarian (1982) , The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) , Scavenger Hunt (1979) , The Villain (1979) , "The San Pedro Beach Bums" (1977) , "The Streets of San Francisco" (1977) , Stay Hungry (1976) , Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974) , The Long Goodbye (1973) , Hercules in New York (1970)