It was a time when radio stars Jack Benny and George Burns found success among cowboys Gene Autry and Gunsmoke 's James Arness. He is best known for playing the evil scientist who turned Michael Landon into a half beast in the 1957 cult classic film I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). Versatile, gimlet-eyed, soulful-looking Franois Prier was one of France's most prolific leading men and character lead for almost six decades. In 1973, he Prolific and versatile character actor William Sanderson was born on January 10, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Born on September 10, 1915, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, O'Brien learned the craft of performance as a magician, reportedly tutored by Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers to a well-off acting family in 1925 in Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth. Character actor Anthony James was born on July 22, 1942 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was born on August 11, 1950 in Riga, USSR [now Latvia] as Elya Zalmanovich Baskin to Zalman and Frieda Baskin, both of Russian Jewish descent. Nakadai was subsequently cast in the lead role in. 3 = 33%, Vol. From the 1990s onwards, it's getting off the merry-go-round at . I've been in love with this man my entire life! Since then, as a producer and as an actor-producer, he has shown an uncanny John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (ne Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His paternal grandfather was Scottish, from Argyll. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," appearing in four Ford motion pictures. Senator Geary in "The Godfather", the General in "Apocalypse Now", and R.J. Hacker in "Canadian Bacon" 1920-2011.RIP. Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, An actor with over fifty years of experience in theatre, film, and television, Michael Douglas branched out into independent feature production in 1975 with the Academy Award-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). as Co-Pilot, "Catalina Caper" as Tad Duval, "Blood of the Iron Maiden" as Peter. O'Farrell" as Marine Pvt. Peter Sellers I'm speechless.I've been a fan of this man's work for as long as I can remember and this has officially ruined the night. Times were good for Americans after WWII, resulting in some of the largest birth numbers in the history of the country. He has made Bengali film a place in the court of the world. He attended a university for a time but dropped out to become a drummer. William served two years in the US Army. Someone please upload a picture for the late, great and unforgettable character actor Joe Spinell. . He grew up in Berlin, was drafted into the German army in 1944 and captured by British forces in Holland. A member of the Royal Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky, to Ersel (Moberly), a cook, and Sheridan Harry Stanton, a barber and tobacco farmer. His better known roles include Chief George Earle in "Demolition Man" (1993), Prison Warden Samuel Norton in "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), medical school dean Dr. Walcott in " Gotta give some love for ol' Warden Norton..sadly that's the role he's most known for. Robert Mitchum was an underrated American leading man of enormous ability, who sublimated his talents beneath an air of disinterest. Another face who seems to pop up everywhere..usually playing a corporate type yes man. and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. List Stay tuned for additions in the coming months and keep commenting! A star athlete at Fredric March began a career in banking but in 1920 found himself cast as an extra in films being produced in New York. The archetypal screen tough guy with weatherbeaten features--one film critic described his rugged looks as "a Clark Gable who had been left out in the sun too long"--Charles Bronson was born Charles Buchinsky, one of 15 children of struggling parents in Pennsylvania. Jed Clampett. In a film career that has extended for over four decades, Ed Lauter has starred in a plethora of film and television productions since making his big screen debut in the 1971 western "Dirty Little Billy". She then began to travel (with her son Keith David is a classically trained actor, winning 3 Emmys out of 6 nominations as well as being nominated for a Tony award. In 1945, he Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood (ne Margret Ruth Runner), a housewife turned IBM clerk. The personification of the dapper English gent, adept at being both a heroic figure (Force Ten From Navarone) and a real bastard (Gandhi and Day of the Jackal). Zerbe was born May 20, 1936 in Long Beach, and served a stint in J.T. An undying love for the theatre, however, had Courtenay channeling a Kamatari Fujiwara was born on January 15, 1905 in Tokyo, Japan. Enduring, strong-featured, and genial star of US cinema, Burt Reynolds started off in T.V. Since David McCallum's father, David McCallum Sr., was first violinist for the London Philharmonic and his mother, Dorothy Dorman, was a cellist, it's not surprising that David was originally headed for a career in music, playing oboe. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Some of these gentlemen may be familiar to you and some may not, but all have given great performances during their respective careers. The son of a Lancashire bookmaker, Albert Finney came to motion pictures via the theatre. He was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the world's most popular actor. He is of German and Irish descent. Like many actors of the 1970s, Vincent got his start making small appearances on popular '60s shows until he finally he hit paydirt (of sorts), winning the role of lawyer-turned-private eye, Eddie Capra, in The Eddie Capra Mysteries. Tora! He first became interested in acting after serving three years in the US Air Force and Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23, 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Brigitte Bardot Rated - Custom 8.1 993 Rated 2. His paternal grandparents were Swedish, and his father was a United States Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. Cazale only made five feature films in his career, all which many fans and critics alike call classics. 60 (tie). Mr. Lauter's friend was even kind enough to send me Ed's cell phone number (I was told to keep it private) and was also told that Ed appreciated my kind words about him and his acting career on the above bio I wrote for him on the IMDB site. 1 = 100%, Vol. He was the son of Ethel "Sunny" Anderson (Fogg; 1888-1988) and William Brooks Clift (1886- Marlowe was born Hugh Hipple in Philadelphia, and began his stage career in the 1930s at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He died on February 26, 2022 in Japan. Russian actor who has popped up on screen in countless great movies over the past thirty or so years, including "2010", "The Name of the Rose" and "October Sky.". This child star became an instant hit when the sitcom Julia premiered in 1968. Trained in stage acting, which he enjoyed doing most, he became "one of the greatest 'character actors' ever to appear on stage and screen", with over 90 film credits. He was of German and Austrian ancestry. Quade transferred from Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas to Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas in 1954. He died at age 73. photo John Abbott Cry of the Werewolf 3398-21. However, he first worked as a baker's apprentice, in a barber shop or in the docks. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor. -Alec Guinness. Julia was groundbreaking in that it was the first weekly TV series to portray an African American woman as a professional, rather than in a stereotypical housekeeper role. Later, at Texas Elya Baskin is a Soviet Latvia-born American actor, best-known for his work on Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Handsome, rugged, versatile and charismatic character actor Tom Atkins was born on November 13, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, Richard Chamberlain became the leading heartthrob of early 1960s television. Remote, somewhat morose and, as a result, intriguing, Viennese talent Oskar Werner was born in 1922, not far from the birthplace of "Waltz King" Johann Strauss, and christened Oskar Josef Bschliemayer. M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mrder. Bissell A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. As a result of the scandal, The Lawfords fled to America.As a young child, Lanky, charismatic and versatile actor with an amazing grin that put everyone at ease, James Coburn studied acting at UCLA, and then moved to New York to study under noted acting coach Stella Adler. Penny Dreadful. Indeed, with the exception of Maurice Chevalier and Bernard Blier was born on January 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, and later was bestowed the honorary rank of Gunnery Sergeant by the Marine Corps, after he served 14 months in Vietnam and later did Stocky tough-guy character actor Richard Jaeckel was one of Hollywood's most prolific supporting stars. 80 for Brady: Directed by Kyle Marvin. Robert Golden Armstrong ("Bob" to his friends) was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 7, 1917. Though born in Georgia and having a Russian-sounding name, Akim Tamiroff is actually of Armenian descent. After serving in the Army during WWII, he used the GI Bill to study at the Dramatic Workshop of the American Theater Wing and the prestigious Actors Studio. AGE 60s Kim J Hyun Los Angeles, CA View Full Report Aliases Used To Live In Relatives Joon W . He appeared in more than 100 films. 4 = 25%, Vol. Also check him out as the drugged out shotgun toting hitman in "Sharky's Machine" alongside Burt Reynolds. Made Broadway debut as walk-on in George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" (1951 Fair complexioned, cold-eyed actor Richard Bright notched up an impressive array of character performances of often shifty, or deadly characters on the wrong side of the law. After being noticed in several stage productions, Coburn appeared in a handful of minor westerns Born to a Czech mother and a Serbian father in Chicago as Mladen Sekulovich, on March 22, 1912, Karl Malden did not speak English until he was in kindergarten. An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. Denning also appeared in the film An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant & on radio with Lucille Ball [Richard Denning #3 - 16x20 Inches Photograph Master Print High Quality]. He made his debut at the age of nine in a production of "Watch on the Rhine" with the Carolina Playmakers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The tall, handsome and muscular Scottish actor Sean Connery is best known as the original actor to portray James Bond in the hugely successful movie franchise, starring in seven films between 1962 and 1983. He is an actor and director, known for Gosford Park (2001), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Following two years in the Royal Air Force, he joined the new English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. He was born out of wedlock and raised by each of his parents, eventually settling with his itinerant father and stepmother. She finally shed the title of a child star and achieved sex symbol status for her salacious role in 1979's Roller Boogie a film about disco roller skaters in skintight spandex thwarting the mob. Eventually, the 1950s gave way to the 1960s. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of seventeen, young Jack One chillingly infamous screen role for Scott Wilson in 1967 set the tone for an actor who went on to prove himself an invaluable character player for five decades. Many will remember him for his appearance as the stern Capt. Son of Edward & Nora Hickey. He studied acting at NYU's Theatre Program. He debuted in films as an extra in Marionette (1939), then started working for the Italian What an amazing career! National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. One of the best actors EVER! Actor Sgt Frank Sutton US Army (Served 1943-1946) Short Bio: Best remembered as "Sgt Carter" on TV's "Gomer Pyle" Sutton was assigned to a Joint Assault Signal Company, composed of Army and Navy men. 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