John Mahoney
John Mahoney was born in 1940 in Blackpool. He emigrated to the U.S. when a young man and pursued his acting career there. He is best remembered for his rol
Machiko Kyo
Machiko Kyo obituary in “The Guardian” in 2019. When Rashomon won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice film festival in 1951, and was shown widely in the
John Hodiak
John Hodiak was born in 1914 in Pittsburgh. He came to fame with Alfred Hitchcock cast in “Lifeboat” in 1944. He starred opposite Gene Tierney in “
O.W. Fischer
O.W. Fischer was born in 1915 in Austria. His career was confined to European films. His one try at Hollywood did not work and he was replaced by Dav
Kathleen Byron
Kathleen Byron was born in West Ham, London in 1921. Her film debut was in 1942 in “Young Mr Pitt”. She gave spellbinding performances in “Black Narcis
Lynette Davies
Lynette Davies was born in Tonypandy in Wales in 1948. She made her tv debut in “Brett” in 1971. She had the leading part in the tv series ̶
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans was a great Shakespearan actor who made occasional films. He was born in 1901 in Dorchester. His first appearance on Broadway was in 1936 in &
Klaus Maria Brandauer
“As a world star, Klaus Maria Brandauer has only one problem: his accent. It is not a new one as fas as continental actors are concerned. Only one, Charles Boye
John Agar
John Agar was born in 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. He starred with John Wayne in six movies, “Sanda of Iwo Jima” and John Ford’s “She Wore a Yello
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly was born in 1921 in Lowell, Massachusetts. She was the sister of Jack Kelly who starred with James Garner in “Maverick”. Her films i