Saax Bradbury (1943 - 1976)

Tragically killed in an airplane crash one month after shooting the movie “The Turning Point.” The pilot of the four seater Cessna did not have a flying license. Saax appeared in many Timex specials in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Dustin Hoffmann and Arthur Laurents attended her funeral. She would have been a great […]

Marcel Bozzuffi (1929 - 1988)

Actor.  He was usually seen as a villain in French and international films.  He is best-known for “The French Connection” (1971),  in which he played a hit man who leads cop Gene Hackman on a spectacular car and elevated train chase throughout Brooklyn.  He was also memorable as the gay,  right-wing assassin who kills Yves […]

Max Bozyk (1899 - 1970)

Actor. Born in Lodz, Poland, he began his career performing in the Yiddish theater before relocating to America. He made his film debut in “Yidle with a Fiddle” (1936), followed by “The Dybbuk” (1937). His other credits included “The Jester” (1937), “The Vow” (1938), “The Eternal Song” (1939) and “God, Man and Devil” (1949). He […]

William “Stage” Boyd (1889 - 1935)

Actor. Born in New York City. William began his career on stage when a young child. He worked in a circus before studying architecture. In 1906 he was seen on Broadway and he moved to motion pictures in 1913. William would change his name to avoid confusion with the better-known performer working under the same […]

Sully Boyar (1923 - 2001)

Stage and film actor, he gave up the practice of law to become an actor.  On Broadway he appeared in “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel” (1977).  On television, he appeared on “Barney Miller’, Kojak”, Charlie’s Angels”, “Law and Order” and “The Sopranos”.  Films include “Men Outside” (1965), “The Panic in Needle Park” (1971), “The […]

Wilfred Bowman (1970 - 1970)

British actor. Starred as “Spiros Nivanos” in the 1992 film “Year of the Comet.” Amongst his work is “The Troubleshooters”, “Z Cars” , “Colditz” and “The Venturers”. One of his most well-loved roles came as one of the German guests in the classic “The Germans” episode of the hit comedy “Fawlty Towers”. (bio by: Kieran […]

John Bowers (1885 - 1936)

Actor.  Real name John Bowersox.  The leading man in many silent movies, he began his screen career in 1916. He is featured in the movies “Richard the Lion-Hearted,” “Pals in Paradise,” and “Ragtime.” He had also appeared in three early talkies, but his career began to fail after the end of the silent era. Afterwards […]

Charles R. Bowers (1887 - 1946)

Silent film actor and cartoonist. Supposedly kidnapped by the circus at age 6, he became an accomplished tightrope walker before returning home two years later. He held all sorts of random jobs, including various circus jobs, theatrical work and bronco busting. Bowers eventually took charge of the entire Mutt and Jeff series of cartoons for […]

Joseph Bova (1924 - 2006)

Actor. He was born in Cleveland (Ohio) and died in Englewood (New Jersey). His first stage appearance in New York was in “Once Upon a Mattress,” the 1959 Broadway take-off on “The Princess and the Pea,” which also featured Carol Burnett’s debut.He acted with Lynn Redgrave in a 1977 production of Shaw’s “St. Joan,” appeared […]

Georges Bouvier (1970 - 1991)

Actor. Bouvier appeared in the films, “Un Linceulnia Pas De Poche” (1974), “Les Brules” (1959), “Big Red” (1962), “L’Immigre” (1959), “Ils’enfla Si Bien” (1956), “Que Dieu Vous Soit En Aide” (1956), and Le Vieux Bien” (1956). He also appeared on television in, “Septieme Nord” in 1965, “Ruede L’Anse” from 1963 to 1965, “Ti-Jean Caribou” from […]

Philip Hilaire Bourneuf (1908 - 1979)

Actor in 54 television series/shows and 18 movies including: “Joan of Arc,” “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,” “The Arrangement,” “Pete ‘n’ Tillie” and “Frankenstein” (made for TV movie).  (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Spouse:  Frances Reid (1914 – 2010)* *Calculated relationship

John Botvid (1889 - 1964)

Swedish actor. Acted in nearly 100 films. He also made his name as a revue-actor. He started his career with producing his own revues at Folkteatern and Nya Teatern in Gothenburg, and wrote more than 1000 revue-sketches. (bio by: Peter Robsahm)

Hobart Bosworth (1867 - 1943)

Prolific American stage and motion picture actor, director, writer, and producer. His film credits date back as far as 1907. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Daniel Perkins Bosworth (1841 – 1905)  Clara VanZandt Bosworth (1845 – 1873)  Spouse:  Adele Farrington (1867 – 1936)*  Sibling:  Hobart Bosworth (1867 – 1943)  William Welles Bosworth (1869 […]

Yale Thomas Boss (1899 - 1977)

Actor. He appeared in “The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies” (1914) with Mary Fuller “Knights of the Square Table” (1917)  as ‘David Scudder’ and in “Souls for Sale.” (1923) He died of Lung Cancer. (bio by: MC)

William Borzage (1892 - 1973)

Actor. Appeared on stage and in motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s. Appeared with Henry Fonda in the 1935 romantic drama “Way Down East.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Children:  Raymond William Borzage (1916 – 1990)*  Infant Male Borzage (1918 – 1918)* *Calculated relationship

Danny Borzage (1896 - 1975)

American motion picture actor of the 1940s through the 1960s. Brother of famed director Frank Borzage. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Melba May Brown Borzage (1898 – 1986)* *Calculated relationship

Dieter Borsche (1909 - 1982)

Actor. From 1930 and 1935 he was a ballet dancer in Hanover, but after being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy he switched to acting,  making his debut in the Weiß-Ferdl film “Alles wegen dem Hund” (1935).  He went on to star in over 70 films,  notably “Dr. Holl” (1951, with Maria Schell), “Königliche Hoheit” (1953, with […]

Tato Bores (1927 - 1996)

Actor, Humorist. Born Mauricio Borensztein, he became one of Argentina’s best loved political comedians. (bio by: 380W)

Sydney Barton Booth (1873 - 1937)

Actor. He was the son of actor Junius Brutus Booth Jr. and actress Agnes (Rookes) Booth, and the nephew of presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth. He enjoyed a successful stage career before acting in early silent movies, including “The Three Musketeers” (1911) in which he played D’Artagnon, and “Battle of Trafalgar” (1911). (bio by: Bob […]

Elmer Booth (1882 - 1915)

Actor. He starred in D. W. Griffith’s “The Musketeers of Pig Alley” (1912), cited by many film experts as the first gangster flick. Playing The Snapper Kid, a Manhattan street tough engaged in a turf war on the Lower East Side, Booth interpreted the gangster as a cocky,  enterprising antihero,  far different from the standard […]

Edwin Thomas Booth (1833 - 1893)

Actor. The foremost American Shakespearean performer of the 19th century. First American to perform Shakespeare for the British Crown in a command performance of “Hamlet” for Queen Victoria. Founder of The Player’s Club, Gramercy Park, New York City, Hew York. He was the son of Junius Booth, the chief rival of Edmund Kean on the […]

Walter Bonn (1888 - 1953)

Actor. Born in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany as Walter Bohnhoff. He began acting on Broadway in 1932 with the short-running We Are No Longer Children and other plays. The German born actor became busy in Hollywood films of the 1940s, almost always playing Nazis. Known for International Crime in 1938, Cipher Bureau  also in 1938 and […]

Khan Bonfils (1970 - 2015)

Actor. Bonfils, who trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts, started out in musical theater and worked as a model before landing his big Hollywood break in 1999 playing a horned Jedi master in the first Star Wars prequel, ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’, followed by ‘Star Wars: Episode II […]

Tommy “Butch” Bond (1926 - 2005)

Actor. Fondly remembered for his role of ‘Tommy’ and later as ‘Butch’ in the Our Gang/Little Rascals comedies of the 1930s and 40s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Ashley Ross Bond (1895 – 1972)  Margaret Sauter Bond (1901 – 1973)Cause of death: Heart disease

Greg Bond (1954 - 1989)

Actor, writer, musician.  Born in Calgary, Alberta, Bond became a fixture in the Toronto musical theatre scene, particularly after he got rave reviews for his performance as Rum Tum Tugger in CATS.  Prior to that, he appeared on stage all over Canada and in Sydney, Australia, in productions such as Oklahoma, Carousel, and Anne of […]

Fortunio Bonanova (1895 - 1969)

Noted Spanish Actor and Opera Singer. He was born in Palma de Mallorca, but soon he moved to Hollywood where developed all his career. He is best remembered for his films “Don Juan” (1924), “Citizen Kane” (1941), “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943), “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (1943), “Song of Bernadette” (1943), “Going My Way” […]

Robert Bolger (1937 - 1969)

Actor. Born Robert Erin Bolger, he was a popular character performer most noted for appearing as a regular on many television series. He began his career appearing in the film “The Story of Mr. Hobbs” (1947). In 1952, he assumed the lead role of Captain Walker on the TV series “Hallmark Hall of Fame” and […]

Merritt Franklin Bohn (1905 - 1978)

Actor. Born in Illinois, he made his film debut in “Ada” (1961), followed by “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962), “Looking for Love” (1964), “Wild Seed” (1965) and “Nevada Smith” (1966). On television, he appeared in “Colt .45”, “Maverick”, “Sugarfoot”, “The Twilight Zone” and “Batman”. He died of pneumonia in Torrance, California, at age 73. (bio by: […]

Wojciech Boguslawski (1757 - 1829)

Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright. “The Father of Polish Theatre”, he devoted his 50-year career to disseminating nationalist ideals and broadening his homeland’s cultural horizons through drama. The son of nobility, Boguslawski was born at the family estate in Glinno, near Poznan, Poland. As a teen he was an avid participant in amateur theatre, but in […]

Dirk Bogarde (1921 - 1999)

Actor. Popular British stage and screen figure. He starred in such films as “Ill met by Moonlight” (1957), “Doctor at Large” (1957), “The Doctor’s Dilemma” (1959), “The Singer, Not the Song” (1961), “The Password is Courage” (1962) and “Oh! What a Lovely War” (1969). He was knighted in 1992. He was also a successful writer, […]