Tony Beckley (1929 - 1980)

Beckley was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England. He was a child out of wedlock and never met his father. His mother, Beatrice Mitchell, was a stewardess who worked on ocean liners such as the RMS Mauretania and the RMS Aquitania. Due to work commitments she was often away and Beckley was brought up mainly by […]

Tony Bettenhausen (1916 - 1961)

Melvin Eugene “Tony” Bettenhausen (September 12, 1916 Tinley Park, Illinois – May 12, 1961 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racing driver, who won the National Championship in 1951 and 1958.  Bettenhausen was nicknamed the “Tinley Park Express” in honor of his hometown. He was nicknamed “Tunney” after heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. “Tunney” later became […]

Tony Boeckel (1892 - 1924)

In 1917, Tony Boeckel made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates. During his first game, he had to be carried off the field due to heat prostration. He returned to the field two days later and was struck in the head by a line drive. The head wound required several stitches and he missed […]

Tony Brise (1952 - 1975)

Tony Brise was born in Erith, Kent, the son of John Brise, a pig farmer and racing driver, who won the World Stock Car Championship on three occasions. Both Tony and his brother Tim showed an interest in go-karting at a young age, and John Brise gave up his hobby to support them fully. Tony Brise […]

Tony Burton (1937 - 2016)

American Character Actor. Burton, who was best known for his role as Apollo Creed’s trainer “Duke” in the ‘Rocky’ series, was just one of four actors, including Sylvester Stallone, to appear in the first six ‘Rocky’ movies. He graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1955, where he played football and made All-City and All-Valley […]

Tony Canzoneri (1908 - 1959)

Tony Canzoneri American professional boxer who held world championships in the featherweight, lightweight, and junior-welterweight divisions. Canzoneri weighed only 95 pounds (43 kg) when he began his amateur boxing career. After turning pro in 1925, he won the National Boxing Association’s version of the bantamweight title. Canzoneri’s first world-title match was as a featherweight on […]

Tony Curtis (1925 - 2010)

Tony Curtis The star’s career all but collapsed in 1962, however, when he divorced Janet Leigh after having an affair with 17-year-old German actress Christine Kaufmann. By then, he and Leigh had two children: Kelly Lee and Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis and Kaufmann married in 1963 and divorced in 1967. Shortly thereafter, in 1968, the […]

Tony Doyle (1942 - 2000)

He first came to prominence playing a liberal catholic priest – Father Sheehy – in RTÉ’s iconic rural drama The Riordans. He appeared in such popular shows as Coronation Street, Between The Lines, 1990 and Ballykissangel, and won an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for best leading performance for his role in the 1998 […]

Tony Genna (1890 - 1925)

Tony Genna Known as “The Gentleman”, Tony was one of the six Genna brothers who controlled the Little Sicily section of Chicago during prohibition and fought a bloody gang war against Dean O’Banion‘s the North Side Gang. Tony was a shrewd building contractor and Architect. In this profession, he could have amounted to something honorable, […]

Tony Giorgio (1923 - 2012)

Actor. He was an Italian-American actor who appeared in films and television from 1966, beginning with an uncredited role in A Big Hand for the Little Lady. He was also the technical advisor on magic and gambling for Mission Impossible. He has appeared as an actor in more than a hundred movies and and television […]

Tony Hemmerling (1911 - 1983)

Professional Hockey Player. A native of Landis, Saskatchewan, he played the position of Left Wing for the New York Americans from 1936 to 1937. He passed away in Spokane, Washington, at the age of 72. (bio by: K)

Tony Hinkle (1898 - 1992)

Member, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the Helm Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. Best known as head basketball coach at Butler University from 1927-1942 and again from 1946-70, where he compiled a 557-393 record, including many games in which […]

Tony Jaros (1970 - 1970)

Original member of the Minneapolis Lakers in 1947.  Played on three championship teams with the Lakers: 1947-48 in the National Basketball League; 1948-49 in the Basketball Association of America; 1949-50 in the National Basketball Association. (bio by: Stew Thornley)  Family links:  Parents:  Joseph Jaros (1868 – 1938)  Teckla Daleki Jaros (1888 – 1964)  Spouse:  Matie […]

Tony Joe White (1943 - 2018)

Tony Joe White Singer-songwriter Tony Joe White, a prolific tunesmith whose swamp-soaked 1968 pop hit “Polk Salad Annie,” reflected his Louisiana upbringing, died yesterday, Wednesday, October 24th, of natural causes at his home in Leipers Fork, Tennessee, just outside Nashville. He was 75. White, who had a Top Ten record with “Polk Salad Annie,” also […]

Tony Liscio (1940 - 2017)

Tony Liscio was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round (42nd overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft. He was also drafted by the New York Jets in the tenth round (75th overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft. During training camp he was used as a defensive end and defensive tackle. He was […]

Tony Lister (1958 - 2020)

Tony Lister Hardly diminutive, Tommy “Tiny” Lister Jr. has made his imposing presence felt in a multitude of films since the mid-’80s. Originally a professional wrestler nicknamed Zeus and Z-Gangsta, the 6′ 5″ 275 lb. Lister retired in 1985 to pursue an acting career. After making his movie debut in director Hal Ashby’s final film […]

Tony Martin (1913 - 2012)

Martin was born in San Francisco, the son of Hattie (née Smith) and Edward Clarence Morris. His family was Jewish, and all of his grandparents had emigrated from Eastern Europe. He received a saxophone as a gift from his grandmother at the age of ten. In his grammar school glee club, he became an instrumentalist […]

Tony Martin (1961 - 2013)

Tony Martin Professional Boxer. He was the former International Boxing Council Junior-Welterweight Champion from 1991 until abandoning the title to move up in weight-class. Born in St. Louis, he moved to Philadelphia in 1985 where he launched his professional career as a prizefighter. He earned his first world championship title chance against the Guyanese fighter […]

Tony Martinez (1920 - 2002)

Martínez came to New York City to study at the Juilliard School at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts. He also studied acting and gained small parts in several films in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1954, he made his first television appearance as himself on The Colgate Comedy Hour, again as himself. […]

Tony Meehan (1943 - 2005)

Tony Meehan was born to Irish parents at New End Hospital, New End, Hampstead, North London, England. He was 10 when he became interested in playing drums. By 13, he had his first job with a band playing in a dance hall at Willesden, London. He also played timpani with the London Youth Orchestra. When […]

Tony Rosato (1954 - 2017)

Tony Rosato first gained attention when he and Robin Duke joined the cast of the first incarnation of SCTV in its final season during the fall of 1980. His most well-known character on the program was the notoriously drunk TV chef Marcello Sebastiani. Rosato then moved with Duke to the cast of Saturday Night Live […]

Tony Scott (1944 - 2012)

Scott was born in North Shields, Northumberland, the youngest of three sons of Colonel Francis Percy Scott, who served in the Royal Engineers, and Elizabeth. He followed in his elder brother’s footsteps, studying at Grangefield School, West Hartlepool College of Art and Sunderland Art School, for a fine arts degree. At the age of 16, […]

Tony Sheridan (1940 - 2013)

Tony Sheridan was born in Norwich, Norfolk, where he grew up at 2 Hansell Road in Thorpe St Andrew and attended the City of Norwich School. In his early life, Sheridan was influenced by his parents’ interest in classical music, and by age seven, he had learned to play the violin. He eventually came to play […]

Tony Zale (1913 - 1997)

Tony Zale His three-fight series with Rocky Graziano between 1946 and 1948 are treated with reverence and awe by those who simply read about them as well as the relative few who witessed them in person. Only the third, in which Zale proved his superiority with a third-round knockout, was filmed. The grainy footage provides […]

Toshia Mori (1912 - 1995)

Toshia Mori began her film career in the late 1920s in silent films as a teenager. In Mr. Wu (1927) she was credited as Toshia Ichioka. In Streets of Shanghai (1927), she was credited as Toshiye Ichioka. In The Man Without a Face she was also credited as Toshiye Ichioka. (The film is presumed lost.) […]

Toshiki Sano (1970 - 1970)

Architectural scholar. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Toshiya Iwasaki (1970 - 1970)

Businessman, Philanthropist. He was the founder of the Asahi Glass company, the first producer of plate glass in Japan and now the largest in the world. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Tote Ortega (1970 - 1998)

Stage, Television and Screen Actress. Her name was Margarita García Ortega. She appeared on stage in plays such as “Eloísa Está Debajo de un Almendro,” “El Burlador o el Ángel del Demonio” and “Los Caciques.” But she obtained a big triumph in Comedic Tv serie “Hostal Royal Manzanares” (1996) as Filo. She also appeared in […]

Totty Ames (1922 - 2015)

Actress. Born Winifred Cope, after graduating high school she immediately got on a bus and went to Hollywood, California. It wasn’t long before her good looks was discovered by area photographers and she was hired to model clothing, swim wear, lingerie and glamour magazine ads. As a popular pin-up girl, she was named many titles, […]

Totty Ames (1922 - 2015)

Actress. Born Winifred Cope, after graduating high school she immediately got on a bus and went to Hollywood, California. It wasn’t long before her good looks was discovered by area photographers and she was hired to model clothing, swim wear, lingerie and glamour magazine ads. As a popular pin-up girl, she was named many titles, […]