Winston Gama (1970 - 2004)

Actor. Gama who was from Johannesburg, South Africa, played in the films, “Shaka Zulu” (1986), “Purgatory” (1988), “Dragonard” (1987), “Roten Elefanten, Die” (1986), and Master Of Dragonard Hill” (1989). (bio by: K)

Lew Gallo (1928 - 2000)

American Character Actor and Producer. He was best known for his role as Maj. Joseph Cobb on the 1960s ABC World War II series Twelve O’Clock High. He also made appearances on other series including Rawhide, Dr. Kildare, The F.B.I., Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason and Get Smart. He also appeared in the films […]

Tom Gallery (1898 - 1993)

American silent-screen actor. He was married throughout the 1920s to actress Zasu Pitts. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Michael J Gallery (1865 – 1928)  Annie Agnes Considine Gallery (1870 – 1951)  Spouses:  Lillian Fette Gallery (1912 – 1997)*  ZaSu Pitts (1894 – 1963)*  Children:  ZaSu Anne Gallery Reynolds (1922 – 1994)*  Donald Michael […]

John B. Gallaudet (1903 - 1983)

Actor. He had a career that spanned motion pictures and television from 1935 to 1967. His movies appearences included roles in “In Cold Blood”, “The Patsy” and “Angels in the Out Field” in 1951. (bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)  Family links:  Spouse:  Constance Helen Gallaudet (1910 – 1991)* *Calculated relationship

Richard “Skeets” 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 […]

Michel Galabru (1922 - 2016)

Actor. He was one of the most popular actors and comedians who appeared in film, television, and on the theatrical stage in France. After graduating from high school and college, he started in law for a year before the Second World War caused him to being sent first to Austria as a laborer and then […]

James E. Gaines (1927 - 2006)

Actor. Sonny Jim Gaines was a character actor who worked on TV 1970’s through the early 2000’s. television series “Sanford and Son”, where he appeared as “Big Money” Grip Madlock, an old buddy of Fred Sanford from St. Louis, “Good Times” and “Baretta” Gaines also had roles in several films which included the 1973 blaxploitation […]

Robert Gaillard (1868 - 1941)

Actor, Director, Writer. He appeared in over 150 films from 1900s to 1920s. His most notable appearance was as ‘King Ferdinand’ in “Columbus”(1923). He died of acute lobar pneumonia. (bio by: MC)

Truman Gaige (1906 - 2002)

Actor. He made appearances on television’s “Hallmark Hall of Fame” and movies, as well as in movies, such as his role as ‘Sam Pincus’ in “Grace Quigley”(1984). He also appeared on the Braodway stage, some of his original appearances were in “A Wonderful Night” (1929), “You Never Know” (1938), “Kismet” (1955), “Saratoga” (1960), and “Gigi” […]

Robert Gadouas (1927 - 1969)

French-Canadian actor. He appeared in the films, “Correlieu” (1959), “Of Sport And Men” (1959) and in the television series, “La Pension Velder” (1958-1960). (bio by: K)

Martin Gabel (1912 - 1986)

Actor, Film Director. He is probably best remembered as the narrator and host of the May 8, 1945 CBS Radio broadcast of writer Norman Corwin’s epic dramatic poem “On a Note of Triumph,” a commemoration of the fall of the Nazi regime in Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. The broadcast […]

N!xau G!kau (1944 - 2003)

Actor. N!xau was born in 1943 in Tsumkwe, Namibia. N!xau was a Khoisan bushman who gained fame when he appeared in the lead role of the film, “The Gods Must Be Crazy” (1980), the story told of a bushman named ‘Xixo’ who found an empty coke bottle after it was dropped from an airplane from […]

Roppa Furukawa (1903 - 1961)

Comedy actor. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Louis de Funès (1914 - 1983)

French Actor. He is remembered as one of the best comedic french actors. Among his films are “La Rue Sans Loi” (1950), “Innocents in Paris” (1952), “Frou-Frou” (1955), “Si Paris Nous Était Conté” (1955), “Faites Sauter la Banque!” (1963), “Fantômas” (1964), “Le Gendarme de St. Tropez” (1964), “Les Grandes Vacances” (1967), “Le Gendarme se marie” […]

Rikki Fulton (1924 - 2004)

Comedian, Actor. He is remembered for his double act in the theatre with Scottish comedian Jack Milroy in “Francie & Josie”, and for the Scottish comedy television sketch show called ‘Scotch & Wry’, in which he played numerous characters such as ‘Supercop’ and the ‘Reverend I.M. Jolly’. He appeared in motion pictures, most notably in […]

Leslie Fuller (1888 - 1948)

Actor. He was a popular comic actor of the interwar years. He began his performing career as a schoolboy minstrel, before joining a troupe of buskers on Brighton (Sussex) beach. He later formed his own troupe, the Ped’lers’, and performed regularly at the Clifton Baths, Margate. He appeared in comedy roles in many movies throughout […]

Werner Fuetterer (1907 - 1991)

German Actor. He began his career in 1925 with “Die Brüder Schellenberg.” Next yeart, he appeared in “Faust.” He also worked in “Die keusche Susanne” (1926), “Du sollst nicht stehlen” (1928), “Kreuzer Emden” (1932), “Der Mustergatte” (1937), “Ein Mann auf Abwegen” (1940),”Ich vertraue dir meine Frau an” (1943),”Salto Mortale” (1953), “Des Teufels General” (1955) and […]

Alan Fudge (1944 - 2011)

Actor. Raised in Tucson, Arizona, he initiated his career as an entertainer with the folk music group the Ash Alley Singers, with whom he recorded several tracks during the Summer of 1962. A change in career direction took place, as he began to focus on acting and attended the University of Arizona, where he majored […]

Leo Fuchs (1911 - 1994)

Motion picture, stage, and television actor of the 1930s thru 1990s. He appeared in several classic TV series, among them “Wagon Train,” “Mister Ed,” and “Green Acres.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Inscription:Adored FatherGrandfatherLoved ForeverJonathan And Family

Thomas John “Tom” Fuccello (1936 - 1993)

Actor. Born in Newark, New Jersey, in the 1970s, he initially was a theatre actor appearing in Broadway productions of “Butterflies Are Free”, “The Unknown Solider and His Wife” and “Are You Now, or Ever Have Been?”. For television, he was most noted for his roles as Paul Kendall on “One Life To Live” and […]

Gustav Fröhlich (1902 - 1987)

Actor. He debuted on stage with the name Gustav Geef. In 1922 he made his debut on screen, with “Paganini” in the role of the composer Franz Liszt. But he is best remembered for his role in classic german film of Fritz Lang “Metropolis.” In the 1930s, he appeared in different German version of American […]

Karl-Gerhart “Gert” Fröbe (1913 - 1988)

Actor. Born Karl Gerhart Fröbe in Saxony, Germany, he was most noted for his role as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond movie “Goldfinger” (1964) and received the German honorary Deutscher Filmpreis Award for his performance. He gained fame in one of the first German movies made after World War II, in role as Otto […]

Pierre Fränckel (1934 - 2004)

Director, Actor,  Producer. He made numerous productions for Swedish film and TV during his career.  Among his many credits are “Freud flyttar hemifrån” (1991), “Zorn” (1994), “Längtans blåa blomma” (1998) and “Judith” (2000).  He was manager of the Uppsala Stadsteater from 1981 to 1985 and the Länsteatern Örebro from 1978 to 1991, and was vice […]

Dwight Frye (1899 - 1943)

Actor. Appeared on stage and in motion pictures from the 1920s to the 1940s. Remembered chiefly as the chilling ‘Renfield’ in the 1931 horror classic “Dracula.” He also played the part of ‘Fritz’ in the landmark classic “Frankenstein” that same year. Immortalized in the song “The Ballad of Dwight Fry” (minus the “e”) in the […]

Ben Frommer (1913 - 1992)

Actor. Appeared in the films “Plan 9 From Outer Space”, “Torn Curtain”, “The Love Bug”, “Car Wash”, “Rabbit Test”, “American Pop”, “Psycho II”, and “Scarface”. He had a recurring role on the TV series “F-Troop” as the Indian called Smokey Bear in some episodes and Papa Bear in others. He had several guest appearances on […]

Milton Frome (1908 - 1989)

American motion picture and television actor of the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. Appeared in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock thriller “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” His many TV appearances included roles on classics such as “The Twilight Zone,” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” He had the semi-regular role of ‘Lawrence Larry Chapman’ […]

David Wesley Froman (1938 - 2010)

Actor. He was a popular character performer in dozens of prime-time television shows in the 1980s and 1990s. Froman is best remembered for his recurring role as Lieutenant Bob Brooks in the series “Matlock” starring Andy Griffith,  appearing in 56 episodes during its eight-year run (1986 to 1994). He also played both as Gunther Wagner […]

Willy Fritsch (1901 - 1973)

Actor. Born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, he was a popular German leading man in theatre and motion-pictures. In the early 1900s, he was performing drama at the Deutsches Theater and made his feature debut in films as a supporting player in “Miss Venus” (1921). Over the coarse of the next five decades, he appeared in […]

Freddie Frinton (1911 - 1968)

Actor. Born Frederick Bittener in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, on the East coast of England, his first job was in a fish processing plant, but he was fired for spending too much time entertaining his workmates. He then changed his name to Freddie Frinton, after the seaside resort of that name, and enjoyed modest success in the […]

Otto Fries (1887 - 1938)

Actor, Entertainer. He started his career as a stage comic, entering films in the early 1910s.  By the mid-1910s, Fries was with Keystone and played in films with Bronco Billy Anderson and Stan Laurel.  He later went to work for Roach Films in supporting roles for Laurel & Hardy and Charley Chase and also played […]