Joe Mason
Joe McFadden was born Joseph Martin McFadden in Glasgow, Scotland to Irish parents. He began acting at 12 years old when a talent scout from the detective show ‘Taggart’
Jackie Rae
Jackie Rae. Wikipedia He was born John Arthur Cohen to immigrants in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1921. His father Goodman Cohen was Lithuanian and his mother Nellie (Rae) Cohen was bo
Osa Massen
Osa Massen. Wikipedia. Osa Massen (born Aase Madsen Iversen, 13 January 1914 – 2 January 2006) was a Danish actress who went on to become a successful movie actre
Delena Kidd
The daughter of a doctor and an actress named Violet Ormonde, Delena was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College and studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in Londo
Daphne Campbell
Daphne Campbell. Wikipedia. Campbell was born in Orange, New South Wales, the eldest child of orchardist Vic Campbell, and worked with a cosmetics firm in Orange before enlist
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron. Wikipedia. Bron was born in 1938 in Stanmore, Middlesex, into a Jewish family. Before her birth, her father Sydney had legally changed his name from Bronste
Jeremy Childs
Jeremy Childs. Wikipedia. Coles John Jeremy Child was born on 20 September 1944 in Woking, Surrey. He was educated at Wellesley House School, a Preparatory school in the coasta
Etchika Choureau
French actress who came to the U.S. to film “Darby’s Rangers”. Born – 19 November 1929, Paris, FranceDied – 25 January 2022 Brown-haired French actress, briefly t
Liam Brennan
Inspector Goole is on the case again in a play which has had theatre-goers on the edge of their seats for generations – and never more so than in recent decades. JP Priestley’s
Isa Miranda
Born Ines Isabella Sampietro in Bergamo, she worked as a typist whilst attending the drama academy in Milan and training as a stage actress. She went on to play bit parts
Doretta Morrow
Doretta Morrow was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. Her one major screen credit was as leading lasy to Mario Lanza in “Because Your Mine” in 1951. She had an extensi
Judith Allen
Judith Allen was born in 1911 in New York City. She made her movie debut in “The Thundering Herd” in 1933. Her other movies include “Bright EyesR
Billy Murray
Billy Murray. Wikipedia. Billy Murray has entertained British Television audiences for over thirty years. He is perhaps best known for his role as DS Don Beech in ITV series
Sally Field
Sally Field. Wikipedia. Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946. is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards,
Sonja Ziemann
Sonja Ziemann. Wikipedia. Sonja Alice Selma Toni Ziemann (born 8 February 1926 in Eichwalde, Province of Brandenburg) is a German film and television actress. Beginning in 194
John Anthony Hayes
John Anthony Hayes was born in 1936. He featured in Hollywood films of the 1960s including “Straitjacket” starring Joan Crawford and “Ride the Wild Surf” with Fabian, Tab H
Stephen McNally
Stephen McNally. Wikipedia. Stephen McNally (born Horace Vincent McNally, July 29, 1911 – June 4, 1994) was an American actor remembered mostly for his appearances in m
Mark Eden
Mark Eden was born in London on 14th February 1928. After leaving school he had a variety of jobs including a tailor’s presser, an adding machine cle
Marjorie Fielding
Marjorie Fielding. Wikipedia. Doris Marjorie Fielding (known as Marjorie) (born 17 February 1892, Gloucester, Gloucestershire – d. 28 December 1956, London) was a British st
Moray Watson
Moray Watson. Obituary in “The Guardian” in 2017. Moray Watson, who has died aged 88, had a long career as an actor in the theatre and cinema, but may be best remembered as the
Stephen Young
Stephen Young was born in Toronto in 1939. While travelling in Europe he obtained small parts in films such as “The Leopard”, “Cleopatra”
Jan-Michael Vincent
Jan-Michael Vincent. Obituary in “The Guardian” in 2019 The actor Jan-Michael Vincent, who has died aged 73 of cardiac arrest, had the formidable, sun-bleached good looks
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg. TCM Overview. TCM overview: The poised, effortlessly versatile veteran of stage, film and television for over five decades, Dame Diana Rigg was a rara avis: a flawless
David Rintoul
David Rintoul (born David Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television actor. Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He stu
Ving Rhames
Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American stage and screen actor. He is best known for his starring role as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film ser
Gregory Rozakis.
Gregory Rozakis. Obituary. Gregory Rozakis (January 30, 1943 — August 24, 1989) was a playwright and actor who died of AIDSin Brooklyn. He was 46 years old. Born and raised in Pa
Lionel Stander
Lionel Stander was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, to Russian–Jewish immigrants, the first of three children. According to newspaper inte
Peter Straker
Peter Straker. Wikipedia. Peter Straker (born 7 November 1943) is a Jamaican born singer and actor, best known for appearances in Doctor Who (in the 1979 serial Destiny of
Tony Musante
Tony Musante. Obituary in “Los Angeles Times” in 2013. Tony Musante, 77, a versatile actor who worked on stage and in film and television but was best known for his starring ro
Ed Nelson
Ed Nelson. Wikipedia. Nelson was raised in North Carolina after having been born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was educated at Edwards Military Institute and Camp Lejeune High
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens. Wikipedia. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, and later Yusuf, is a
John Quayle
John Quayle. Wikipedia. John Quayle (born 21 December 1938) is an English actor who is best remembered for his roles in many sitcoms including All Gas and Gaiters, Terry an
Hugh Quarshie
Hugh Quarshie. Wikipedia. Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born 22 December 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor. Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the films High
Catherine McLeod
Catherine McLeod (July 2, 1921 – May 11, 1997) was an American actress who made over 60 television and movie appearances between 1944 and 1976. She memorably portrayed the o
Gustavo Rojo
Gustavo Rojo. Wikipedia. Gustavo Rojo Pinto (5 September 1923 – 22 April 2017) was a Uruguayan film actor and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films and television sho
David Lodge
David Lodge. Obituary in “The Guardian” in 2003. The actor David Lodge, who has died at the age of 82, is best remembered for the string of British film comedies in which he ap
Neville Buswell
Neville Buswell. Obituary in “The Guardian” in 2019. The actor Neville Buswell, who has died aged 76, became a household name for his 10-year run in Coronation Street as Ray La
Linda Marsh
Marsh was born in New York City to Arthur Cracovaner, a physician, and Liska March, a former Ziegfeld dancer. She chose Marsh as her stage last name because the actors’ unio
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman. Guardian January 2021 Obituary: Few actors could have asked for a more startling debut to their film careers than Cloris Leachman, who has died aged 94. In the ope
George De Le Pena
George De La Pena. Wikipedia. George de la Peña is an American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, choreographer, actor, and teacher. He was bo
Jack Scott
Jack Scott. Wikipedia. Jack Scott (born Giovanni Domenico Scafone Jr.; January 24, 1936 – December 12, 2019) was a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. He
Marian Seldes
Marian Seldes. “Playbill” obituary in 2014. Her brother Timothy Seldes said in a statement, “It is with deep sadness that I share the news that my dear sister Marian
Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck. Wikipedia. Thomas William Selleck (/ˈsɛlɪk/; born January 29, 1945 is an American actor, film producer, and California Army National Guard veteran. He is most
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Santoro. Wikipedia. Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis Santoro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoˈdɾiɡu sɐ̃ˈtoɾu]; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor and voice actor.
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi. Wikipedia. Greta Scacchi received a BAFTA nomination for her role in Heat and Dust (1983). For her portrayal of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russiain the tel
Nancy Kovack
Nancy Kovack. Wikipedia. Born in Flint, Michigan, Kovack is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Kovach. Her father was the manager of a General Motorsplant. She
Gerard Harper
BFI Screenonline As out-of-time adventurer and swordsman Adam Adamant, Gerald Harper cut a swathe through swinging ’60s London, having earlier established his particular bran
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer. Obituary. LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning actress Norma Shearer, acclaimed as the ‘Grand Lady of Hollywood’ during the movie industry’s gold
Jean Butler
Jean Butler. Wikipedia. Jean Butler was born in Mineola, New York. Her mother, Josephine, is from County Mayo in Ireland. She has a sister, Cara. She started ba