Pier Angeli (1932 - 1971)

Actress. Italian-born motion picture and television figure of the 1940s through the 1970s. Her last screen appearance was in the 1971 sci-fi film “Octaman.” Married for a time to singer Vic Dammone, and later to composer Armando Trovajoli.

Pierre Labelle (1941 - 2000)

Singer, Comedian. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Labelle moved to Villeray, Quebec with his family at a young age. While still in high school, he joined his friends Rene Angelil and Jean Beaulne to form the music group Les Baronets. With Labelle’s distinct voice as the group’s main vocal, Les Baronets released their first album […]

Pola Illery (1908 - 2012)

Actress. The exotic vamp of roughly 15 French movies, she was possibly the last performer to have starred in silent films as an adult. Born Paula Illiescu in the small town of Corabia, she took to show business early and made her silver screen bow in the 1928 “Le Desir”. After first attracting major notice […]

Poupee Andriot (1899 - 1988)

Actress. Appeared on stage and in motion pictures during the 1920s and 1930s. Married to famed cinematographer Lucien Andriot.

Priscilla Bonner (1899 - 1996)

Actress. A figure of the silent screen era and sister of actress Marjorie Bonner. She played the role of Gabrielle Darley in “The Red Kimono” (1925). Married to noted Hollywood Physician Dr. Emmanuel Bertrand Woolfan.

Rafael Alonso (1920 - 1998)

Spanish actor best known for his films “Cómicos”, “El Baile,” and “El Abuelo,” his last film.

Rafaela Aparicio (1906 - 1996)

Popular stage and screen character actress. She is best remembered for her films “Atraco a las Tres” (1962), “Sor Citroen” (1967), “El Extraño Viaje” (1967), “La Casa de los Martínez” (1971), “Mamá Cumple 100 Años” (1979), “El Sur” (1982), “El Mar y el Tiempo” (1989), “Mala Yerba” (1991), and “Oh, Cielos” (1994), which she played […]

Ralph Yearsley (1896 - 1928)

Silent-era motion picture actor. Married to actress Grace Yearsley.

Raymond Walburn (1887 - 1969)

Actor in 91 films including “Mr Deeds Goes to Town,” “Craig’s Wife,” “Thin Ice,” “Murder in Greenwich Village,” “Dixie” and “State of the Union.”

Regina Bianchi (1921 - 2013)

Actress. She will perhaps be best remembered for her leading role in the successful play “Filomena Marturano”. Born to parents of French origin, she was cast at young age in Raffaele Viviani’s company theater and then in that of Eduardo De Filippo becoming one of the most popular actresses of the Neapolitan theater. Regina was […]

Reizl Bozyk (1914 - 1993)

Actress. A noted actress in Yiddish Theatre, she is best known for her role as ‘Bubbie Kantor’ in the 1988 motion picture “Crossing Delancey”. She appeared on television in “Law & Order” and “Reading Rainbow”, a children’s program.

Renate Brausewetter (1905 - 2006)

Actress. Born in Málaga, Spain of German parents, she made her 1925 screen debut in the silent “Die Freudlose Gasse,” along with Greta Garbo. She also played in “Menschen Untereinander” (1926), “Die Lorelei” (1927) and “Die Hölle der Jungfrauen” (1928). Brausewetter retired with the arrival of talkies, though she returned in 1950 to appear in […]

Renee Falconetti (1893 - 1946)

Actress. Although she spent most of her life as a stage comedienne actress Maria Falconetti would forever make her place in history for her one and only film role, that of the title role in Carl Dryer’s silent masterpiece “La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc” (The Passion of Joan of Arc). Her work in that film, […]

Renee Faure (1918 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clamart (Hauts de Seine). She is best remembered for her film “La Chartreuse de Parme” (1948). She also appeared in “L’Assasinat du Père Nöel” (1941), “François Villon” (1945), “Adorables Créatures” (1952), “Le Judge et l’Assasin” (1976), “La Petite Voleuse” (1988), “Dédé” (1990), “À la Vitesse d’un […]

Renee Gadd (1908 - 2003)

Actress. She was born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, and educated in England at the age of 24. She married British actor Mervyn Johns and later appeared in several films, and in the Broadway stage play, “Funny Face” alongside dancer-actor Fred Astaire. Her many films include, “The Blue Lamp” (1950), “Dead Of Night” (1945), “They Came […]

Renee Saint-Cyr (1904 - 2004)

Awarded French Actress. She began her career in the thirties. Among other films, she appeared in “Deux Orphelines” (1933), “Le Dernier Millardaire” (1934), “Les Perles de la Couronne” (1937), “La Symphonie Fantastique” (1942), “Étrange Destin” (1946), “Fusillé à l’Aube” (1950), “Si Paris nous Était Conté” (1955), “Le Monocle Rit Jaune” (1964), “O.K. Patron” (1974), “Room […]

Rex Ingram (1895 - 1969)

Actor. Probably best remembered as ‘De Lawd’ in the 1936 movie, “The Green Pastures”. The son of Mack and Mamie Ingram, Rex was born on the riverboat ‘Robert E. Lee’ in Cairo, Illinois. He attended military school and worked with his father on riverboats until age 18. He left to attend northwestern University. Majoring in […]

Richard Eastham (1916 - 2005)

Actor. He is best remembered for his television roles as, ‘General Phil Blankenship’ on “Wonder Woman” from 1976 to 1977, and ‘Dr. Howell’ on Falcon Crest’ from 1982 to 1983. ‘Born Dickinson Swift Eastham in Opelousas, Louisiana, he made his debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1949. He soon went onto appear in several […]

Richard Gallagher (1891 - 1955)

Actor. He was nicknamed “Skeets” (short for “mosquito”) as a child, due to his habit of darting around. Gallagher began his career in vaudeville and on Broadway before starting a screen career in Hollywood. He appeared in 62 films, usually in supporting roles, bewteen 1915 and 1952, including “Possessed” (1931) with Joan Crawford and Clark […]

Richard Jaeckel (1926 - 1997)

Actor. Born Richard Hanley Jaeckel in Long Island, New York, he was a popular brilliant character performer in films and television for over fifty years. He began his career at the age of seventeen while working as a mailboy at 20th Century Fox, making his debut in the film “Guadalcanal Diary” (1943). After serving in […]

Richard Quine (1920 - 1989)

Popular motion picture actor of the 1930s to the 1950s, later becoming a successful director for films and television. Married for a time to actress Susan Peters.

Richard Arlen (1898 - 1976)

Actor. Born Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore, in Charlottesville, Virginia, he served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War I. While working as a motorcycle messenger for a film laboratory, he was injured in an accident at Paramount Studios in the early 1920s. When he later went to the studio to […]

Richard Farina (1937 - 1966)

Author, Musician, Lyricist. Born to Cuban and Irish parents, he attended Brooklyn Technical High School in New York City, New York. He received an academic scholarship to attend Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he majored in engineering before switching to English. He dropped out in 1959 shortly before he was to graduate and […]

Richard Farnsworth (1920 - 2000)

Actor. A stuntman for more then 30 years before gradually moving into acting. Farnsworth’s abilities at horseback riding got him regular work as stunt doubles for some of the biggest names in Hollywood. It wasn’t until after he was 50 that he began to be recognized as an actor. He got an Oscar nomination in […]

Rick Jason (1923 - 2000)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role of ‘Lieutenant Gil Hanley’ in the World War II television series “Combat!” (1962 to 1967). Born Richard Jacobson in New York City, he was the only child of a stockbroker and well-to-do mother. As a child, he was a good student who proved to be popular with […]

Rick Vallin (1919 - 1977)

Actor. He appeared in “Cody of the Pony Express,” (1950), “King of the Congo” (1952), and “Son of Geronimo.” (1951) Additionally he has played both leading and supporting roles in “Brick Bradford,” (1948), “Batman and Robin” (1949), and “Blackhawk” (1952). 

Rita Bekes (1925 - 1978)

Actress. Born in Debrecen, Hungary, she studied at the Academy of Theatre and Film Art in Budapest and made her stage debut in 1949. From 1956 to 1962 she was a member of the Attila Jozsef Theatre company, where she was praised for her performances of Shakespeare and Chekhov. Bekes appeared in four films by […]

Rita Oehman (1917 - 1995)

Actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career as a child paired with her brother Edward performing in a Vaudville show billed as the “Oehmen Twins”. At age of 20 she was discovered by RKO Studios and made several short reel films. Her feature films included “The Jam Session” (1937), “Go Chase Yourself” (1938), […]

Rita Quigley (1923 - 2008)

Actress. She appeared in more than a dozen films during the 1940s. After making her big screen debut at the age of seventeen in the 1940 picture “Susan and God”, she would have memorable roles in the pictures “Five Little Peppers in Trouble” (1940), “The Howards of Virginia” (1940), “Jennie” (1940), “Ride, Kelly, Ride” (1941), […]

Robert Easton (1930 - 2011)

Actor. Known for his reputation as a master of dialect. Born Robert Easton Burke, while a child he endured a speech impediment and following his parents separation, he moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas. He took the initiative himself to correct his speech difficulties by enunciating in a slower manner and at the […]