Jake Dengel (1933 - 1994)

Actor. Dengel appeared in the films, “Twelfth Night” (1964), “Ragtime” (1981), “Something Wicked This Way Comes” (1983), “Best Defense” (1984), “His Mistress” (1984), “The Best Of Times” (1986), “At Close Range” (1986), “Ironweed” (1987), “The Tracker” (1988), “Manhunt: Search For The Night Stalker” (1989), “Blind Faith” (1990), “Lucky Chances” (1990), “Bloodsucking Pharaohs In Pittsburgh” (1991), […]

Adonis “Tom” DeMilo (1894 - 1973)

Actor. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)

Legendary Movie Producer, Director. Born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, he was renowned for flamboyance and showmanship in his movies for both silent and sound films. He began his career as an actor on the Broadway stage in 1900, began directing films in 1913 and made his first production for Paramount Studios with “Squaw Man” (1914). With […]

Jim Demarest (1926 - 2007)

Actor and Entertainer.  Born James Hugh Smith in Bedford Park, Illinois, he guest starred in episodes of “Hawaii Five-O” and “Magnum P.I.”.  He also made a cameo appearance in the 1968 Steve McQueen movie, “Bullitt”.   Jim is probably best remembered as Mr. Checkers on the popular Hawaiian children’s show, “Checkers & Pogo”.  The series […]

Gabriel “Gabe” Dell (1919 - 1988)

Actor. Born Gabriel Del Vecchio, better known as Gabe, he made his stage debut in the Broadway play “Dead End” and, with Billy Halop, Leo Gorcey and the other members of the cast, was called to Hollywood for the film version. His last film appearence was as ‘Uncle Burke’ in the 1982’ “The escape Artist.” […]

Roger Delgado (1918 - 1973)

Actor. Born Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto in Whitechapel, London, the son of a Spanish father and a French Belgian mother. He attended the Cardinal Vaughn School in Holland Park and The London School of Economics, after which he took a job in a bank. He left after eighteen months and […]

Johnny Delgado (1948 - 2009)

Actor. Born Juan Marasigan Feleo, he was popular Filipino movie and television performer, best known for the 1980s syndicated television show “Going’ Bananas”. His other TV credits included “Global Shockers”, “Calla Lily” and “Maria Flordeluna”. From the 1960s to 2000s, he appeared in over 50 international films being awarded the FAMAS Best Supporting Actor Award […]

Cyril Delevanti (1889 - 1975)

Actor. British-born film and television figure. He had a long career with character roles spanning the 1930s to the 1970s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Jack DeLeon (1924 - 2006)

Comedic Actor. Best known for playing gay characters on sitcoms from the 1970s. His best known role was that as Marty on Barney Miller. He also appeared on other shows such as Sanford & Son and Starsky & Hutch. He shifted to voice-over work during the 1980s. He was a founding member of ‘Yarmy’s Army’. […]

Alfred J. Delcambre (1909 - 1958)

Actor. He is best known for appearing in crime or western films. He is most remembered for his role as Dr. Jason Barlow in the 1936 film, “Tundra.” His other credits include, “Search For Beauty” (1934), “Wharf Angel” (1934), “You’re Telling Me!” (1934), “The Notorious Sophie Lang” (1934), “Wagon Wheels” (1934), “The Lemon Drop Kid” […]

Jean Del Val (1891 - 1975)

Actor. A veteran Frence performer for more then five decades, he appeared in over 100 films. He began his career in the silent film era making his big screen debut in “Fortunes of Fifi” (1917), followed by “Hearts Desire” (1917). Some of his most memorable movies included “Sea Legs” (1930), “The Flying Deuces” (1939), “The […]

Alfonso Del Real (1916 - 2002)

Screen, stage and television spanish character actor. He was born on board the trasatlantic Alfonso XIII in a trip of his parents to La Habana. He often played comedies. Among his films: “Ninette y un Señor de Murcia” (1965), “Don Erre Que Erre” (1970) and “La Llamaban la Madrina” (1973). On stage he appeared in […]

Hugo del Carril (1912 - 1989)

Actor. Born Piero Bruno Hugo Fontana, his career lasted more than 50 years, being one of the first idols of the Argentine cinema. (bio by: 380W)

Frank DeKova (1910 - 1981)

Actor. American motion picture and television figure of the 1950s through the 1980s. Played the popular “Chief Wild Eagle” in the hit 1960s television series “F-Troop.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  James K Money (1912 – 1985)* *Calculated relationship

Paul-Emile Deiber (1925 - 2011)

Actor, Operatic Director. He followed a distinguished career on the stage of Paris’ Comedie-Francaise with an equally noted one leading operatic productions on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in the Alsatian village of La Broque, he studied both voice and violin at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Paris, served with the French […]

Carter DeHaven (1886 - 1977)

Actor. Born Francis O’Callaghan in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career in Vaudeville and made his first screen appearance in “The College Orphan” (1915). A popular figure during the silent film era, his many credits include “The losing Winner” (1917), “A Sure Cure” (1919), “Spirits” (1920), “Twin Husbands” (1922) and “A Ring for Dad” (1923). […]

Calvert Grant “Larry Bud Melman” DeForest (1921 - 2007)

Actor.  Fondly remembered for his dozens of appearances on NBC’s “Late Night with David Letterman” and CBS’s “The Late Show with David Letterman” shows from 1982 through 2002. He was a clerk at a drug rehabilitation facility when he appeared in a New York University student’s film, leading to his “discovery” by the staff of […]

John Davidson (1886 - 1968)

Actor. Most remembered opposite Francis X. Bushman in “A Million A Minute,” (1916) he appeared in some 150 movies. (bio by: MC)

Loni Nest (1915 - 1990)

Actress. A child star, she is remembered for her numerous appearances in German silent films of the 1920s. Born Eleonore Nest, she was raised in Berlin and got her start in show business when her image on a Sunday School poster for her father’s church was spotted by a movie executive. Loni made her silver […]

Evelyn Nesbit (1884 - 1967)

Actress, Artist’s model and Dancer. She was known as “the Girl in the Red Velvet Swing.”  Her husband, Harry Kendall Thaw, killed her lover, noted New York Architect Stanford White, and the story was made into a movie, “The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing” (1955), with actress Joan Collins playing her role.  Her life […]

Christine Nelson (1926 - 1988)

Actress. Born in New York, she made her film debut in “Varietease” (1954). She also appeared in “The Helen Morgan Story” (1957), “Send Me No Flowers” (1964) and “Two Minute Warning” (1976). For television she was a regular on many programs to include “77 Sunset Strip”, “Surfside Six”, “The Joey Bishop Show”, “The Farmer’s Daughter” […]

Perlita Neilson (1933 - 2014)

Actress. A longtime star of the British stage, she is probably best remembered for her 1957 performances as the title heroine of “The Diary of Anne Frank”. Born Margaret Phillipa Snowden, she was raised in Argentina due to her father’s business and gained early stage experience in productions put-on by the British community. Returning to […]

Adelaide “Miss Neilson” Neilson (1848 - 1880)

Actress. Lilian Adelaide Neilson was a 19th century English actress largely remembered for her Shakesperean roles. She was said by many of her contemporaries to be ‘the Juliet of her day’. Born Elizabeth Ann Brown at 35 St. Peters Square, Leeds to an unmarried former actress, Elizabeth Anne grew up in relative poverty, initially in […]

Pola Negri (1899 - 1987)

Actress. She was born into a comfortable lifestyle until her father was arrested by the Russians and sent to a Siberian prison camp. She moved to Warsaw, Poland in 1902 and spent her formative years in poverty. As a teenager, she auditioned for the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet and was accepted. She showed great promise […]

Dorothea Neff (1903 - 1986)

Actress. Born in Munich Germany, her early performances were on the German stage as a young heroine and lover, later became a character actress. Performed with the Deutschen Volkstheater (German National Theater) in Vienna (made honorary member in 1978), and from 1973 to 1976 performed at the Burgtheater (among other roles, as Elizabeth in “Maria […]

Guusje Nederhorst (1969 - 2004)

Dutch Actress. Guusje played Roos Alberts-de Jager in the Dutch TV series “GTST” and Angela Bolhuys in “Onderweg,” she also appeared as herself in the movie “All Stars” which dealt with an amateur soccer team. Gussje was a popular sex-symbol among fans, and was voted as one of the sexiest women in many dutch magazines. […]

Patricia Louise Neal (1926 - 2010)

Actress. The sultry voiced beauty won an Academy Award for playing Alma Brown in the film “Hud” (1963). Off-screen, she will be best remembered for her personal triumph and recovery over a series of strokes than nearly took her life in 1965. Born Patricia Louise Neal, her father was a coal company manager her mother […]

Anna Neagle (1904 - 1986)

Actress. She was a theatrical and cinematic institution in England, and one of the most popular screen actresses of the mid-20th century. She is perhaps best remembered for her role as Queen Victoria in the films “Victoria the Great” (1937) and “Sixty Glorious Years” (1938). She was also a great success in “Spring in Park […]

Grete Natzler (1906 - 1999)

Austrian-born stage and motion picture actress of the 1920s and 30s. She played the featured role of ‘Anna Albert’ in the 1938 Laurel & Hardy film “Swiss Miss” (credited as Della Lind). Married to composer Franz Steininger. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Vivian Nathan (1916 - 2015)

Actress. Born Vivian Firko, (some sources state she was born in New York City and her year of birth is 1921), she chose to pursue a career as a performer and was the winner of the John Golden auditions for new talent. This led to her Broadway debut in the production “Montserrat” (1949) which she […]