Victor Argo (1934 - 2004)

Actor. Tough-guy actor who played heavies, hoodlums and detectives in films like “Mean Streets” (1973) with Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. The Martin Scorsese “Taxi Driver” (1976)(as the deli owner), “King of New York” (1990) as Roy Bishop with Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, and Steve Buscemi, and “Ghost Dog: The […]

John Archer (1915 - 1999)

American Actor. He was born Ralph Bowman in Osceola, Nebraska, the son of Eunice Melba (née Crawford) and Joseph Emmett Bowman. Archer moved to California at the age of five. He attended Hollywood High School and the University of Southern California, where he studied cinematography, expecting work behind the camera. When finding work in the […]

Atilla Arcan (1970 - 2015)

Actor. Arcan, born Atilla Gurses, was an actor and comic who was well known for his appearances on television and film and also his impersonations of Turkish politicians during the 1990s. He was born to theatrical family with his father being a director and scriptwriter and was a familiar face in television and film during […]

Allan Arbus (1918 - 2013)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on the television series M*A*S*H. Born Allan Franklin Arbus to Jewish parents in New York City, New York, his father was a stockbroker. He developed an interest in acting when he won a part in a play at DeWitt Clinton High School […]

Andrew Arbuckle (1887 - 1939)

Actor. He was the brother of stage and film actor Maclyn Arbuckle and the cousin of comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. A native of Galveston, Texas, he began his career in vaudeville before going to Hollywood and entering films. In 1915, he married Blanche Duquesne, with whom he had no children. His first roles upon his […]

Royce D. Applegate (1939 - 2003)

Actor. A television and motion picture character actor for over 30 years, he appeared on television’s “Seaquest DSV,” as well as movies such as “The Rookie,” “Gettysburg,” and “Splash.” His final role was in 2003’s “Gods and Generals” where he reprised the role of Civil War Confederate Brigadier General James L. Kemper, which he had […]

Harry E. Antrim (1884 - 1967)

Actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in 1906 working in burlesque comedy, song and dance. In the 1930’s he moved to Los Angeles and secured uncredited parts in several films, beginning with the 1936 Small Town Girl. His film and television career would span from 1936 to 1967, he would successfully perform […]

Gerald Anthony (1951 - 2004)

Actor. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Anthony is best remembered for his television roles in soap operas inlcuding, ‘Marco Dane’ from 1977 to 1986, 1989 to 1990, and ‘Dr. Mario Corelli’ in 1978, on “One Life To Live,” ‘Rick Madison’ from 1991 to 1992, on “Another World,” and again as ‘Marco Dane’ from 1992 tom […]

Albert Edward Anson (1879 - 1936)

Actor. Born Albert Edward Anson, he played many roles in Shakespeare’s plays, both in London and in New York. His first major part was as ‘Brabantio’ in “Othello.” In motion pictures he played the role of ‘Professor Max Gottlieb’ in “Arrowsmith” and ‘Dr. Muir’ in “The Road to Singapor.”  (bio by: MC)

Michael George Ansara (1922 - 2013)

Actor. He is best remembered as playing Cochise on the television series “Broken Arrow” and Klingon commander ‘Kang’ on three separate “Star Trek” television series. Born to American parents in a small Syrian village, he came to the US when he was two years old, residing first in Lowell, Massachusetts before the family moved to […]

Nikolay Alexandrovich Annenkov (1899 - 1999)

Actor. He was born in Inzhaviono, Russia. He become one of the leading actors of the Russian stage, and was named People’s Artist of the USSR in 1960. His career spanned from 1922 to his death in 1999, appearing in more than 200 roles with the Maly Theater. In cinema, he appeared in “Giber Orla” […]

Héctor Anglada (1976 - 2002)

Actor. He had a short but successful career in cinema and television. Best known for his main role in the movie “Pizza, Birra, Faso” (1997). (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Motorcycle accident

Anthony Francis Angarola, II (1961 - 1990)

Actor. Appeared on stage and in motion pictures. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Tod Andrews (1914 - 1972)

Actor. Raised in California, he began his career at the Pasadena Playhouse in the early 1940s, when he was signed to a Warner Brothers Studios. He made his big screen debut in “Murder in the Big House” (1942), followed by “Heaven Can Wait” (1943), “In Harm’s Way” (1965), “Hang ‘Em High” (1968), “Beneath the Planet […]

Tige Andrews (1920 - 2007)

Actor. Born Tiger Androwaous, he is best known to many for the role of “Captain Adam Greer” in the 1960s and 1970s television series “The Mod Squad”. After making his movie debut in the 1955 film “Mr. Roberts”, Andrews had countless credits which include “The Wings of Eagles”, (1957), “Imitation General”, (1958), “China Doll”, (1958), […]

Edward Andrews (1914 - 1985)

Actor. Born in Griffin, Georgia, He was a versatile performer who appeared in 51 films, 31 Broadway plays and numerous television shows. He debuted on stage at age 12 in 1926, and on Broadway in the 1935 production ”How Beautiful With Shoes”. His screen work began in ”The Phoenix City Story” (1955), followed by credits […]

Herb Andress (1935 - 2004)

Actor. Austrian-born, he came to the U.S. in the late 1950s and appeared in TV series and films, often playing Nazis and other stereotypical German roles. His credits include the TV shows “Combat,” “My Favorite Martian,” and “Burke’s Law.” He appeared in movies such as “The Ghost In the Invisible Bikini.” He returned to Austria […]

Valeriano Andrés (1922 - 2005)

Spanish Stage, Television and Screen Actor. He was born and died in Madrid. He was a pioneer in his work on television, and obtained big success on stage with plays such as “El Brigadier” and “El Alcalde de Zalamea.” On screen he is remembered in “Jeromín” (1953), “Esa Voz es una Mina” (1956), “Historias de […]

Ángel de Andrés (1918 - 2006)

Actor. He was born in Madrid, Spain. He began his career at a young age, and became one of the most beloved Spanish comedic actors. In his long career, he appeared in more than 150 films and he played on stage, where he found his own company. Also he developed a prolific work on television. […]

Noboru Ando (1926 - 2015)

Actor. He was known for using his experiences as a former criminal in the “Yakuza” in his many film roles. He started in gangs as a youngster and continued as a young adult, forming his own “yakuza” family until he dissolved it in 1964 after serving time in prison and the death of a friend. […]

Keith Andes (1920 - 2005)

Actor. Born in Ocean City, New Jersey, he sevred in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He debuted in cinema in “Winger Victory” (1944), in an uncredited role. In 1947, he appeared as one of Loretta Young’s brothers in the classic film The Farmer’s Daughter (1947). He also worked in “Clash […]

Kent Andersson (1933 - 2005)

Actor, Writer. He had his breakthrough in the 1960´s with three plays, co-written with writer/director Bengt Bratt, “Flotten”, “Hemmet” and “Sandlådan”. Since then he became a highly respected and beloved actor and playwright for the Swedish people, often seen in films and TV-series, besides his theatre acting and revue performances. In 1996 he took over […]

Robert J. Anderson (1933 - 2008)

American Actor and Television Producer. Credited as Bobby Anderson in his youth, he is best known for his role as the young George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). He was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, to a showbiz family. He was the son of Marie Augusta (Fleischer) and Gene Anderson (Eugene Randolph […]

James Anderson (1921 - 1969)

Actor. Born in Wetumpka, Alabama. James was the brother of actress Mary Anderson who played the part of Maybelle Merriweather, in Gone with the Wind. James was best remembered for his role as a villain, Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. James made over 120 appearances, mostly in television and several films between 1941 […]

Gilbert M. “Bronco Billy” Anderson (1882 - 1971)

Actor. He began his career at age 18, as a stage perform in vaudeville and is best known as the first star of the Western film genre. As the character “Bronco Billy”, he was the first silent screen cowboy star appearing in “The Great Train Robbery” (1903). As “Bronco Billy”, he played the first real […]

Eddie Lincoln “Rochester” Anderson (1905 - 1977)

Actor.  He is best remembered for his role of ‘Rochester Van Jones’, on the “Jack Benny Show”. The son of a minstrel, Big Ed Anderson, and a circus tightrope walker, Ella May Anderson, Eddie was born into a show business family, where he joined his brother, Cornelius, in a vaudeville troop.  For a while, he […]

Arthur Anderson (1922 - 2016)

Actor. He began his lengthy association with radio locally in New York which led to his being cast as ‘Peter Absolute’ in the serial “Peter Absolute on the Erie Canal” in 1936. Also in 1936, he began an eighteen year run on the popular children’s program “Let’s Pretend”. In 1937, he joined the players of […]

Glenn Anders (1889 - 1981)

Actor. He began his career  in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit. He made his Broadway debut in 1919 in “Just Around the Corner.” He had a long career on Broadway, and appeared in appeared in three Pulitzer Prize winning plays – “Hell Bent for Heaven” (1924), “They Knew What They Wanted” (1924)  and “Strange Interlude” […]

Mircea Anca (1960 - 2015)

Romanian Actor. Anca was a prominent actor in both the theater and film. He graduated from the Institute of Theatre and Cinema IL Caragiale, Bucharest and went directly on to the theater stage.  Anca was well loved for his accomplishments as an actor on the stage.   He also acted in films such as “The […]

Robert Ames (1889 - 1931)

Actor. Acclaimed for his roles on both the theater and motion pictures, he is best remembered for his role as ‘Jack Merrick’ in the 1929 file “The Trespasser,” with Gloria Swanson and Wally Albright. He also was acclaimed for his roles in the films “Double Cross Roads,” “Voice of the City” (1929) and “Behind Office […]