Bobby Dunn (1890 - 1937)

Actor. He lost one of his eyes in a stunt that went wrong and took to wearing a glass eye, which gave him a cross-eyed appearance. He appeared in several Laurel and Hardy comedies, beginning with “Duck Soup,” and notably as the shoplifter in “Tit for Tat.” Also worked with Charley Chase and had a […]

Stephen Dunham (1964 - 2012)

American Actor. Dunham, who acted in dozens of television shows and major films, was best known for his role as Edward Pillows in ‘DAG’ from 2000 to 2001. He graduated from The Brooks School outside Boston, and attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career […]

William A. Duncan (1879 - 1961)

Actor. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was a leading star in the early film industry, working with the major studios of the day and was featured in over a 170 films. When Duncan joined Vitagraph, his contract was worth $1,000,000 a year, which made him the highest paid performer of his time. His many credits […]

Taylor Duncan (1877 - 1957)

Motion picture actor during the silent era (1910s-20s). He was also on the Columbia Studios police force. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Albert “Bud” Duncan (1883 - 1960)

Actor. The son of a ventriloquist, Albert Edward Duncan was born in Brooklyn. He made his vaudeville debut at 15 and first appeared in films for the Biograph studio in 1908. Diminutive (4’11”) and pudgy, he was typed in comic roles. In 1914 Duncan joined the Kalem Co.,  where he was teamed with the hulking, […]

Douglass Dumbrille (1889 - 1974)

Actor. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he appeared in “Treasure Island” (1934) co-starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, “Naughty Marietta” (1935) co-starring Jeanette MacDonald, “A Day at the Races”(1936) co-starring The Marx Brothers, “Ali Baba Goes to Town” (1937), “The Three Musketeers” (1939), “Charlie Chan at Treasure Island” (1939), “Road to Zanzibar” (1941) co-starring Bob […]

Charles Dullin (1885 - 1949)

Actor. Born Charles Edouard François Marie Dullin in Yenne, France, he began his career in the French theatre as a performer and producer. In 1919, he made his big screen debut in the silent film “Ames d’orient”, followed by “The Secret of Rosette Lambert” (1920). A veteran of many films, his credits include “Misdeal” (1928), […]

Vlatko Dulic (1943 - 2015)

Croatian Actor. Dulic was an actor whose career spanned five decades in the areas of the theater, film, and television. He studied acting at the University of Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts and started in the theater.  Dulic got his start in television on the series “Vrijeme za bajku” in 1974 and later appeared in […]

O.L. Duke (1953 - 2004)

O.L. DUKE O.L. Duke, who appeared with Denzel Washington in the movies “Malcolm X,” “Antwone Fisher” and “Out of Time,” was killed in a car accident Friday, police and relatives said. He was 51.Duke was returning home after performing in the off-Broadway play, “Waitin’ 2 End Hell,” when a car cut him off, said his […]

Andrew Duggan (1923 - 1988)

Actor. Born in Franklin, Indiana on December 28, 1923, he was raised in Texas and went to college at Indiana University. There, on a speech and drama scholarship, he began to act and perform however this was interrupted by being called into the service. In World War II where he saw action overseas, he was […]

Tom Dugan (1884 - 1955)

Actor. Irish-born, deadpan comic character player of American films. He is best remembered for the classic “To Be or Not to Be” (1942), as Bronski, a ham actor in occupied Poland whose clench-jawed impersonation of Hitler outwits the Gestapo. Dugan went on to a secondary career playing Der Fuhrer for the rest of the World […]

Johnny Dugan (1919 - 1972)

Singer, Radio and Television Entertainer. A World War II Navy veteran, he hosted his own NBC television show, “The Johnny Dugan Show,” beginning in 1952. He was also emcee on the TV show “Ladies Choice.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Pierre Dufresne (1927 - 1984)

French-Canadian actor. Remembered for his character of ‘Joseph-Arthur Lavoie’ on the TV program “Le Temps D’une Paix,” co-starred Nicole Leblanc. (bio by: Michèle)

Val Dufour (1927 - 2000)

Val Dufour Val Dufour, an Emmy Award-winning star of television soap operas, died on July 27 in Manhattan, where he lived. He was 73. Mr. Dufour won an Emmy Award as outstanding actor in a daytime drama series in the 1976-77 season for playing John Wyatt, a lawyer, on ”Search for Tomorrow.” He made his […]

Jacques Dufilho (1914 - 2005)

French Actor. His acting career spanned six decades and he appeared mainly as a supporting actor in over 160 films and 15 stage productions. Born in Bègles, Gironde, Aquitaine, France, he first studied agriculture and then went to Paris to pursue his passion, art and sculture. Because of his mentor, the French actor Charles Dullin, […]

Howard Green Duff (1913 - 1990)

Actor. Son of Carlton Edward & Hazel (Green) Duff. Born in Charleston, Washington, he was a versatile performer of film, television, stage and radio. He began his career acting in stage productions in the late 1930s, until he entered the military during the Second World War where he was assigned to the Army Air Force’s […]

William Duell (1923 - 2011)

Actor. Best remembered by movie audiences for playing Sefelt in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975). His first experience on stage was in a production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” while attending Green Mountain College (Vermont). Following service as a medic with the US Navy during World War II, Duell attained his master’s degree […]

Peter Duel (1940 - 1971)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role of Hannibal Hayes in the television series “Alias Smith and Jones”.  Born in Rochester, New York, he took acting lessons at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City from 1957 to 1961.  He moved on to his dream of acting in Hollywood in 1963 […]

Robert Y. Dudley (1869 - 1955)

Actor. Appeared in many films from the early silents to the 1950s. His films include, “As Young As You Feel” (1951), “The Jackpot” (1950), “A Song Is Born” (1948), “Singin’ In The Corn” (1946), “The Big Noise” (1944), “Son Of Dracula” (1943), “Citizen Kane” (1941), “The House of The Seven Gables” (1940), “Paddy O’Day” (1935), […]

Peter Dudley (1935 - 1983)

Actor. He appeared in the movie The Ragman’s Daughter, and on TV, in Siege of Golden Hill, Have Bird, Will Travel, Against The Crowd, Here I Stand, The Shabby Tiger, Strangers and Crown Court. After playing some small roles in “Coronation Street”, Peter was cast to play “Bert Tilsley” Husband of Ivy and father of […]

Rick Ducommun (1952 - 2015)

Canadian Actor, Comedian and Writer. Ducommun began his career in his late teens doing stand-up comedy at a Vancouver club, and later played several clubs around Canada before starring in his own children’s show, ‘Zig Zag’ on Canadian television. In 1983, Alan Thicke asked Ducommun to move to Los Angeles to be his announcer and […]

Jean Duceppe (1923 - 1990)

Actor. A native of Montreal, Duceppe began acting at the age of 17. In 1953 he moved from stage to television when he appeared on the highly popular “La Famille Plouffe” and would later be seen on other television series such as “Rue de l’anse,” “Rue des Pignons,” and “Terre humaine.” Over his career he […]

Robert Drysdale (1970 - 1951)

Prolific British stage actor. Amongst his appearances in London’s West End was “Storm in a Teacup” at the Garrick Theatre.  (bio by: Kieran Smith)

Denis Drouin (1916 - 1978)

French-Canadian actor. He appeared in the films, “J.A. Martin, Photographer” (1977), “Je suis lein de toi mignonne” (1976), “Parlez-nous d’Amour” (1976), “Once Upon In The East” (1974), “The Little One’s Coming Fast” (1972), “Straight To The Heart” (1969), “John A. MacDonald: The Impossible Idea” (1961), “dubois et fils” (1961), “Que Dieu vous seit en aide” […]

Bobby Driscoll (1937 - 1968)

Highly acclaimed child actor. Won a special Oscar for his starring roll in 1949’s “The Window.” Bobby Driscoll was the first child actor put under exclusive contract to Disney studios. Besides the suspense movie “The Window,” he is best known for his work in “Song of the South” (1946) and “Treasure Island” (1950). He walked […]

Roland Drew (1900 - 1988)

Actor. Appeared as ‘Inspector Vernon’ in “From Nine to Nine,” As ‘Hans Memling’ in “Hitler Beast of Berlin,” as ‘Mr. Best’ in ” The Bermuda Mistery,” as ‘Steve Maitland’ in “Two O’Clock Courage.” (bio by: MC)

Albert J. “Curley” Dresden (1899 - 1953)

Actor. Born Albert J. Dresden in Chicago, Illinois, he was a veteran of over a 175 films, mostly westerns from 1929 to 1946. His credits include “Just Off Broadway” (1929), “Roaring Six Guns” (1937), “Billy the Kid in Texas” (1940), “Carson City Cyclone” (1943), “Westward Bound” (1944) “Lonesome Trail” (1945) and “terrors on Horseback” (1946). […]

Noel Drayton (1913 - 1981)

Actor. He appeared in the films, “The Wrecking Crew” (1969), “The Prize” (1963), “A Public Affair” (1962), “The Wreck Of Mary Deare” (1959), “Hong Kong Confidential” (1958), “Zero Hour!” (1957), “The Court Jester” (1956), “The Virgin Queen” (1955), “The Seven Little Foys” (1955), “Elephant Walk” (1954), “Knock On Wood” (1954), “Botany Bay” (1953), “Blackbeard The […]

Wylie Draper (1969 - 1993)

Actor. His claim to fame was when he portrayed the older and successful Michael Jackson in the TV drama ‘American Dream’. One year later he died from a rare form of leukemia. (bio by: W J)

Tom “Buddy” Drake (1918 - 1982)

Motion picture and television actor. Fondly remembered for his role as Judy Garland’s love interest in the classic 1944 musical, “Meet Me in St. Louis.” (bio by: A.J. Marik) Cause of death: Lung cancer