Felix Alymer
TCM overview: Accomplished stage performer, for many years president of the actors organization Equity, who entered film in the early 1930s and often played doddering clerics, bure
Ted Neeley
IMDB entry: Ted Neeley was born on September 20, 1943 in Ranger, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Django Unchained (2012), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) an
Veronica Turleigh
IMDB entry:Veronica Turleigh was born on January 14, 1903 in County Donegal, Ireland as Bridget Veronica Turleigh. She was an actress, known for The Horse’s Mouth
Sondra Locke
Sondra Locke obituary in “The Guardian” in 2019. The actor Sondra Locke, who has died aged 74 after suffering from cancer, was closely associated with the film star and directo
Brendan Price
Brendan Price was born on June 24, 1947 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England as Brendan T. Price. He is an actor, known for Dagon (2001), The Nameless (1999) and&
Robert Lindsay
TCM overview: This dark-haired, pleasant-faced British actor is equally at home in musical comedy or drama. Often cast as working-class blokes, Robert Lindsay made a splash on both
Barbara Kellerman
“Wikipedia” entry: Barbara Kellerman (born 30 December 1949 in Manchester, Lancashire; surname at birth: Kellermann) is an English actress, not
Michael Latimer
IMDB entry: Trained RADA. Stage Actor in Rep and West End (six productions). Many TV Plays and episodes of series. Written 37 TV Scripts including BBC play “The InterviewR
Russell Tovey
Simon Hattenstone’s “Guardian” article: You want laddish? Russell Tovey‘s your man. In the beautifully observed TV sitcom Him & Her, he plays Steve
Charlene McKenna
Article from “Entertainment.ie”: Charlene McKenna has told of her disappointment that Raw has been binned. RTE bosses scrapped the racy kitchen drama last week after fi
Octavia Spencer
TCM overview: Possessing the talent to make even the most minor of roles memorable, Octavia Spencer was a fixture for years on both the small and big screens in supporting roles th
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin was born on July 18, 1923 in London, England as Michael Hugh Medwin. He is an actor and producer, known for The Duchess (2008), Three Live Wires
Leslie Brooks
Leslie Brooks was born in 1922 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was featured in two Rita Hayworth vehicles “You Were Never Lovelier” in 1942 and “Cover Girl”
William Smith
William Smith was born in 1933 in Missouri. A lifelong boldybuilder, the 6ft 2″ Smith has featured in over 300 film and television programmes. He is perhaps bes
Robert Ginty
Robert Ginty was an American actor best known for his lead performance in the movie “The Exterminator” . He spent some time living in Dublin. He was born i
Betsy Brantley
Betsy Brantley was born in 1955 in North Carolina. She studied acting in London and made her movie debut in a major role opposite Sean Connery in “Five Days, One Summe
Brian Croucher
IMDB entry: Brian Croucher was born on January 23rd 1942. He started work as an apprentice printer and did a stint as a redcoat at Butlin’s holiday camp before applying to tr
Basil Hoskins
Basil Hoskins was born in 1929. He trained at RADA in London. He spent five seasons with the Shakespeare Memorial Company at Stratford. He played opposite Laur
Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes is remembered today for her performance as’Miss Ellie’ in TV’s long-running “Dallas” which ran from 1978 until 1991. She did
Jack Palance
Jack Palance was born in 1920 in Pennsylvania to parents from the Ukraine. He understudied Marlon Brando on Broadway as ‘Stanley’ in “A Streetca
Jane Wenham
Jane Wenham was born in 1927 in Southampton. She made her film debut in “An Inspector Calls” in 1954. Her other films include “The Teckman Mystery”
Alan Badel
Alan Badel was born in 1923 in Manchester. He first came to attention for his performance as ‘Romeo’ opposite Claire Bloom in “Romeo and Juliet” at t
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns was born in Pembroke, Wales in 1899. His film debut was in “Lady in Danger” in 1944. He was a busy character actor in British films including “
Faye Emerson
Faye Emerson was born in 1917 in Louisiana. She was a leading actress in film noir of the 1940’s. Her film debut was in 1941 in “Affectionately Your
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway had a very long career both as a music hall entertainer and then a popular character in British films of the 1940’s. In 1956 he had a major succ
Irene Worth
Irene Worth was a higly respected stage actress who did star in a few films. She was born in 1916 in the U.S. She began her acting career on Broadway and then in 1944
Derek Farr
Derek Farr had a long career as a leading man in British films of the 1940’s and 50’s. He was born in 1912 in London. Among his films are “Quiet Wed
Anita Ekberg
One of the screen’s great beauties, Anita Ekberg was born in Malmo, Sweden in 1931. She won thge ‘Miss Sweden’ contest in 1950 and went to the U.S, to compete
Paul Danquah
Paul Danquah was born in 1925. He is best remembered for his performance opposite Rita Tushingham in “A Taste of Honey” in 1961. He was a friend of the pa
Brefni O’Rorke
Brefni O’Rorke was born in Dublin in 1989. He featured in many British films of the 1940’s beginning with “The Ghost of St Michael’s” in 1941.
Laraine Day
Obituary from the Independent Newspaper in the UK. A reliable leading lady of Forties cinema, the fresh-faced and demure Laraine Day acted opposite such stars as Cary Grant and Rob
Pia Degermark
Pia Degermark was born in 1949 in Stockholm. She is best know for her performance in the title role in “Elvira Madigan” in 1967. Her only other major movi
Diarmaid Murtagh
Diarmaid Murtagh is a native of Co Cavan. He began acting while a student in university in Dublin. He began his screen career in the RTE series “The Clinic̶
Eoin McCarthy
Eoin McCarthy was born in 1963 in Dublin. He made his screen debut in 1993 in the UK TV series “Anna Lee” which starred Imogen Stubbs. His films include &
Bobby Sherman
Bobby Sherman was born in 1943 in Santa Monica, California. He starred in the TV series “Here Comes the Bride” in 1968 and 1969 and then “Getting To
Jean-Pierre Leaud
Jean-Pierre Leaud was born in 1944 in Paris. He first came to fame as a boy actor in 1959 in “The 400 Blows” in 1959 which was directed by Francois Truffaut. &nb
Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank was born in 1933 in India. Her mvies include Accident” as the wife of Stanley Baker, “Anna and the King of Siam” in 1999 and “The
Collin Wilcox
Collin Wilcox was born in 1935 in Ohio. She was a staple guest star of the major U.S. TV series of the 1960’s and 70’s. including “The Twilight Zone”
Patricia Laffan
Patricia Laffan was born in 1919 in London. She is best remembered for her performance as ‘Poppaea’ opposite Peter Ustinov in “Quo Vadis” in 19
Jim Kelly
Jim Kelly was a great martial artist who made movies in the 1970’s. He died in 2013 at the age of 67. Here is his Guardian obituary. The martial artist and acto
Terry Thomas
Terry Thomas was one of Britain’s best loved comedians who went on to have a major Hollywood career in the 1960’s. He was born in 1911 in London and after World War Two
Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia was born in 1948 in New York City. By the age of twenty, she was being featured in such films as “The Gypsy Moths” with Burt Lancaster and Deborah
Linda Christian
Ronald Bergan’s “Guardian” 2011 obituary: The phrase “famous for being famous” could have been invented for Linda Christian, who has died aged 87. Her
Alfred Burke
Alfred Burke was a terrific British character actor, best known for his portrayal of ‘Frank Marker’ in the UK TV series “Public Eye” which ran for ten years
Danny Kaye
Although little remembered today, Danny kaye was one of the most popular movie stars of the 1940’s & 50’s. He was born in 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. His first majo
Tom Burke
Tom Burke was born in Kent in 1981. He is the son of actors Anna Calder-Marshall and David Burke. He starred in the television mini-series “State of Play”
Chris Jury
IMDB entry: Chris runs his own production company, and decided to leave “Lovejoy” in 1994 to concentrate on the business. This is why his acting appearances number very
Bobby Davro
Bobby Davro was born on September 13, 1959 in Middlesex, England as Robert Nankeville. He is an actor and writer, known for EastEnders (1985), Copy Cats (1985)
Dudley Sutton
The great Dudley Sutton was born in 1933 in Surrey. His film debut was in “Go to Blazes” with Maggie Smith in 1962. The same year he featured in “The Boys&#