Jonathan Newth
Wikipedia entry: Jonathan Newth (born 6 March 1939 in Devon) is a British actor, best known for his performances in television. Credits include: Emergency Ward
Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden Roy MarsdenWorking full time in the theatre. Roy has chosen to devote his full attention to acting and directing on stage. His latest effort was his own production of &
Susan Hayward
“It is easier for a man. For women to have a long career in films requires superhuman energy, guts and determination. The longest surviving ladies usually betra
Lee Evans
Lee Evans was born on February 25, 1964 in Avonmouth, Bristol, England. He is an actor and writer, known for There’s Something About Mary (1998), The Fifth Ele
Thora Hird
“Guardian” obituary: Veronica Horwell The Guardian, Monday 17 March 2003 00.19 GMT An interviewer from the Guardian once spent four hours recording Dame Thora Hird, wh
Johnny Briggs
Johnny Briggs Johnny Briggs was born in London on Sept 5, 1935, to Ernest and Rose Briggs, Johnny had a younger sister, Barbara, who died in 1955 at age 15. As a boy, he sang sopra
Josephine Griffin
Josephine Griffin. IMDB Josephine Griffin (13 December 1928 – 15 September 2005) was a well-known English film actress who appeared in a string of British films of the 1950s
Richard Dreyfuss
The great Richard Dreyfuss is in Dublin soon to be honoured at the Jameson Film Festival. He was born in 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. He starred in some of THE major movies of th
Leo Genn
IMDB entry: Leo Genn was the son of a successful jewelry merchant Woolfe (William) Genn and his wife Rachel Asserson. He attended the City of London School as a youth and went on t
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford is forever remembered for two roles,’Careen’ in “Gone With The Wind” in 1939 and as ‘Polly Benedict’ girlfriendof Mickey Rooney i
Anne Archer
Anne Archer was born in Los Angeles in 1947. She is the daughtor of actors Marjorie Lord and John Archer. She made her film debut in 1972 in “The Honkers”
E.G. Marshall
The great character E.G. Marshall was born in 1914 in Minnesota. A great character actor, he was terrific in “Twelve Angry Men” in 1957, “Interiors”
Cicely Courtridge
IMDB entry: Cicely Courtneidge was born on April 1, 1893 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia as Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge. She was an actress, known for The L-Shaped Room
Kirk Douglas
TCM overview: The archetypal Hollywood movie star of the postwar era, Kirk Douglas built a career with he-man roles as soldiers, cowboys and assorted tough guys in over 80 films. H
Julie Andrews
“When Julie Andres cam along there was only a handful of female stars with any appeal at all. Most of the others were the same tired hopefuls, manufactured if no
Dustin Hoffman
TCM overview: Dustin Hoffman emerged as a key figure in the Hollywood Renaissance period of the 1960s and 1970s, personifying identifiable misfits and antiheroes in films embraced
Phil Daniels
IMDB entry: Phil Daniels was born on October 25, 1958 in London, England as Philip Daniels. He is an actor, known for Chicken Run (2000), EastEnders (1985) and&
Gene Kelly
Tom Vallance & Gilbert Adair’s “Independent” obituary from 1996: As director and choreographer, dancer and singer, acrobat and actor, Gene Kelly was one of
Janet Blair
Ronald Bergan’s obituary of Janet Blair from the “Guardian” in 2007: Audiences familiar with Janet Blair’s neurotically charged performance as a woman who u
Bruce Davison
Gary Brumburgh’s entry: With his blond, clean-cut, Ivy League handsomeness and ready-whipped smile reminiscent of Kennedyesque times, actor Bruce Davison fits the prototype o
Mickey Shaughnessy
IMDB entry: Mickey Shaugnessy, the Irish-American character actor best known for his portrayal of Elvis Presley’s musical mentor in the rock n’ roll classic “Jail
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales TCM Overview Sybil Fawlty- What a woman – bossy, controlling, vulgar, irritating, dim but absolutely brilliant. Prunella Sc ales created one of televisions mo
Noel Willman
Noel Willman was born in Derry in the North of Ireland in 1918. He made “Androcles and the Lion” in Hollywood in 1953. Other movies include “
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley seemed to specialise in playing sinister housekeepers or worried villagers in horror and period movies. She was born in 1920 in London. She made her
Eleanora Rossi Drago
Eleanora Rossi Drago was born in 1925 in Genoa, Italy. She made her movie debut in “The Masked Pirate” in 1949. She starred in Michaelanglo Antonioni̵
Amanda Byram
Amanda Byram was born on June 16, 1973 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Total Wipeout (2008), Paradise Hotel (2003) and The 9th Meteor Irel
Catherine Spaak
“Wikipedia” entry: Spaak was born at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine (Ile-de-France) into a family of politicians (her grandmother was the first fem
Tom Walls
Tom Walls is best associated with the Aldwich farces on the London stage of the 1920’s. He also had considerable success as a character actor in British films of the 1
Mariangela Melato
Mariangela Melato was born in 1941 in Milan. She made her film debut in 1969 in Italian films. In 1980 she made “Flash Gordon” and afterwards travelled to
Ramon Tikaram
IMDB entry: Ramon Tikaram was born on May 16, 1967 in Singapore. He is an actor, known for Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), Vampire Academy (2014) and My
Vickery Turner
Vickery Turner was born in 1945 in Sunbury-on-Thames. Her breakthrough role came in the UK stage production of “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” which starred Vane
Sam Shepard
Obituary: Sam Shepard Playwright, actor, writer, drummer and haunter of Dublin late at night FUSING BECKETT: Playwright Sam Shepard — a restless, roaming man of talents Barbar
Gerard McSorley
“Wikipedia” entry: He was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, and after attending a Christian Brothers school in his hometown he attended St.
Greta Gynt
Greta Gynt obituary in “The Guardian” in 2000. Greta `Gynt was born in 1916 in Oslo, Norway. She made her film debut in Sweden in 1934. Later in the 1930’s
Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton’s “Guardian” obituary by Ronald Bergan: Among the frenetic, ear-splitting female vocalists of the 1940s, the most popular was the blonde bombshell Be
Yves Montand
“The Telegraph” obituary from 1991: Yet the man, once memorably described as ‘the bedroom voice in the body of a lorry driver’, who came to be regarded as t
Louis Hayward
TCM Overview: Suavely handsome, often tongue-in-cheek leading man of the 1930s and 40s who began his career with a provincial theater company in England. Hayward came to Hollywo
Vera Zorina
The “Guardian” obituary from 2003: Vera Zorina, who has died aged 86, began her career as a dancer, but branched out into many forms of musical theatre. Born Eva Brigit
Glenn Anders
IMDB entry: Glenn Anders was born September 1, 1889 in Los Angeles, California. He attended the Wallace dramatic school in California and began a career as a performer in va
Ann B. Davis
“The Guardian” obituary: Comic actor Ann B Davis, who played the devoted housekeeper Alice on the television sitcom The Brady Bunch and won two Emmy awards as the forev
Esther Williams
Esther Williams was one of the major MGM movie stars of the 1940’s and 50’s mainly associated with her swimming musicals. Her Guardian obituary by Ronald Bergan : Esthe
Elizabeth Franz
IMDB entry: Elizabeth Franz was born on June 18, 1941 in Akron, Ohio, USA as Elizabeth Frankovich. She is an actress, known for Another World (1964), Christmas with the Kranks
Trini Lopez
IMDB entry: Trini Lopez is a American singer and actor who had 16 Top 40 songs on the charts from 1963 through 1968. He was born Trinidad López III in the Little Mexico neighborho
Pamela Duncan
“The Independent” obituary: The 1957 B-movie Attack of the Crab Monsters was promoted with the tagline “From the depths of the sea . . . a tidal wave of terror!&#
Cecil Parker
Gary Brumburgh’s entry: An air of almost smug disdain would hang over his characters like a grey cloud. Yet he could end being a ray of sunshine with that cloud. Stage or scr
June Vincent
Article from “Shadows and Satin”: June Vincent: Not Just Another Pretty Face — by Guest Blogger Kristina Dijan Shadows and Satin is pleased and privileged to present
Alexander Knox
Adam Benedick’s obituary of Alexander Knox in “The Independent” in 1995: The air bites keenly at the top of Ibsen’s mountains. It takes stamina on each side
Dale Robertson
Ronald Bergan’s “Guardian” obituary: In Hollywood, in the days when men were men, Dale Robertson, who has died aged 89, was considered the epitome of masculinity.
Elizabeth Welch
“Telegraph” obituary from 2003: Elisabeth Welch, who died yesterday aged 99, was one of the last century’s most polished interpreters of popular song. She
Sara Hayden
IMDB entry: Sara Haden was born on November 17, 1899 in Galveston, Texas, USA as Sarah Haden. She was an actress, known for The Shop Around the Corner (1940), The Bishop&
Liv Ullmann
TCM overview: Possessing one of the most expressive faces in cinema history, Liv Ullmann will forever be associated with the work of her mentor Ingmar Bergman. She was his muse, hi
Craig Douglas
“Wikipedia” entry: Born a twin, in Newport, Isle of Wight, the former Terence Perkins was employed as a milkman before becoming a professional singer,[1] an
Raymond Massey
TCM overview: Exceptionally tall, with distinctive, unconventional features and a commanding presence, actor Raymond Massey built an impressive career out of playing reassuring aut
Ray Stricklyn
By Lee Melville Wednesday, Jun 5 2002 RAY STRICKLYN WAS NOT A HOUSEHOLD NAME; however, his face was memorable. He and James Dean were friends in New York, often co
Adrienne Posta
“Wikipedia”: Adrienne Posta (born Adrienne Luanne Poster, 4 March 1948) is an English film and television actress and singer, prominent during the 1960s and 197
Kevin Spacey
TCM overview: A chameleonic actor equally at home on stage or in film either as a hero or a villain, Kevin Spacey first gained notice with several strong stage performances both on
Eve Boswell
Denis Gifford’s “Independent” obituary: THE FAMOUS Bette Davis film All About Eve might have been named for Eve Boswell, the Fifties pop singer who had so many ta
Rachel Gurney
Eric Shorter’s obituary in “The Guardian” in 2001: Rachel Gurney, who has died aged 81, was one of the most elegant and serene exponents of well-bred femin
Keith Carradine
TCM overview: Like his brothers David, Robert and Bruce and half-brother Michael Bowen, Keith Carradine followed in the footsteps of his father, John Carradine, and became an actor
Powers Boothe
TCM overview: A dependable character actor for over three decades, Emmy winner Powers Boothe lent grit to powerful men on both sides of the moral fence in a variety o
Katina Paxinou
Katina Paxinou TCM Overview TCM overview: One of Greece’s most beloved and respected actresses, Katina Paxinou had a brief but illustrious career in American films of the 194
Larry Pennell
Boot Hill website: Film and TV actor Larry Pennell died on August 28, 2013, place unknown. Born Lawrence Keneth Pennell on February 2, 1928 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Befo
Ray Milland
Ray Milland’s TCM profile: Ray Milland was named Best Actor of 1945 for his performance as an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend. It was a career making film — and a
George Kennedy
TCM overview: A versatile character actor for over five decades, Academy Award winner George Kennedy brought both gravity and boundless energy to a considerable list of memorable p
Ian McElhinney
Ian McElhinney “Game of Thrones” Wiki: Ian McElhinney (born 1948) is a Northern Irish actor. He has a long list of TV and film credits, including roles in Hornblower,
Maxie Rosenbloom
IMDB entry: Max Rosenbloom was 5’11” and weighed 165-170 lb. during the peak of his professional boxing years (which included 289 fights). In later years the lar
Victor Moore
IMDB entry: Victor Moore was born on February 24, 1876 in Hammonton, New Jersey, USA as Victor Frederick Moore. He was an actor, known for Swing Time (1936), Make Way for
Corbin Bernsen
IMDB entry: Rugged, hirsutely handsome Corbin Bernsen blazed to TV stardom in 1986 on L.A. Law(1986) as opportunistic divorce lawyer “Arnie Becker”, whose blond and br
Sandy Duncan
TCM overview: Forever known, fairly or not, as a perky, pixie-cut performer, Sandy Duncan earned Tony nominations for her wonderful theatrical turns in “Canterb
Richard Derr
Gary Brumburgh’s entry: Born June 15, 1918 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, second lead Richard Derr made his first film appearance at age 23 as one of many suspects in C