Viola Dana (1897 - 1987)

Viola Dana Viola Dana was born Virginia Flugrath on June 26, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. She we was the third child born to Emil, a printer, and Mary Flugrath. The couple already had a daughter Edna (b. 1893) and a son, LeRoy (1895-1901). Youngest daughter, Leonie (Shirley Mason) was born in 1900. Emil Flugrath […]

Mabel Ballin (1887 - 1958)

Actress. She started acting during World War I. Ballin played several roles and she was very popular at the time. Best remembered as ‘Jane Withersteenin’ in “Riders of the Purple Sage” (1925) with Tom Mix.

Lucille Ball (1911 - 1989)

Lucille Ball Legendary comedic actress, best known for the title role in the hit television sitcom of the 1950’s “I Love Lucy.” She was born Lucille Desiree Ball was on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. Intent on becoming an actress, she left high school at age 15, and tried unsuccessfully to get into […]

Jose Tasso (1934 - 2003)

Popular screen character actor. He appeared in several films with child actress Marisol. Among his others films were “La Vida por Delante” (1958), “Ha Llegado un Angel” (1961), “Canción de Juventud” (1962), “Tómbola” (1962), “¡Átame” (1990), “El rey Pasmado” (1993) and “Todos a la Cárcel” (1993). 

Walter Tat Wah (1915 - 2007)

Actor. He was one of China’s biggest influences on Hong Kong Cinema acting in over 700 films. As a teenager, he began his 60 year career when he ran away to Shanghai to work in the movies. By the 1940s, he had already acted in 80 movies and launched his own studio in Hong Kong […]

Gus Van (1887 - 1968)

Vaudvillian comedian and actor. With his partner, Joe Schenck, they made up the comedy duo, Van & Schenck. They were together for 18 years and appeared on Broadway and in the Ziegfeld Follies. Schenck died in 1930 and Van went onto appear in films. His roles include, “Atlantic City” (1944), “Rainbow’s End” (1938), “Gus Van’s […]

Lee Van Cleef (1925 - 1989)

After serving in the US Navy during World War II, Lee Van Cleef was trained as an accountant. He started acting in community theater while working as an office administrator, eventually landing a role in the touring company of “Mr Roberts.” He was noticed by film director Stanley Kramer, who cast him in a nonspeaking […]

Max Wall (1908 - 1990)

English Comedian and Actor. He is best remembered for his ludicrously attired and hilariously strutting character ‘Professor Wallofski’. Born Maxwell George Lorimer in Brixton, London, England he was the son of Scottish comedy actor and music hall entertainer Jack Lorimer. In 1920 his father died of tuberculosis and his mother remarried and they all moved […]

Guy Sanche (2024 - 1988)

Actor. He appeared in the film “Dust From Underground” (1968), and the television series, “Bobino” (1956). 

Manuel Paris (1894 - 1959)

Actor. Motion picture actor of the 1910s through 1950s. he died of congestive heart failure in 1959.

Corey Rand (1946 - 2002)

Actor. Born Corey David Rand, his career began in 1974, appearing on the TV series “Hawaii Five-O”. His other television credits included “Cannon”, “The Fall Guy”, “Santa Barbara”, “CBS Storybreak”, “Knight Rider” and the TV movie “Sinatra” (1992). For feature films, he had roles in “Straight Time” (1978), “Cloak & Dragger” (1984), “The Coach Trip” […]

Terry Nation (1930 - 1997)

Writer/Producer. Created the “Doctor Who” villains known as the “Daleks,” and wrote and co-produced another British Science-Fiction series called “Blake’s 7.”

Cliff Nazarro (1904 - 1961)

Actor. A comedian specializing in “double-talk”, he appeared in supporting roles in B films, sometimes as a western sidekick. Nazarro played the comic strip character Barney Google in “Hillbilly Blitzkreig” (1942), and was the voice of “Egghead” in several Warner Bros. cartoons of the late 1930s. His other credits include “The Singing Buckaroo” (1937), “Thoroughbreds […]

John Omohundro (1846 - 1880)

Folk Figure, Actor. A former scout, Confederate soldier, newspaper correspondent and pop figure of his day, “Texas Jack” Omohundro was a friend of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody and James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok. In 1872, Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill, both famous figures from dozens of dime novels, created a stage show featuring the […]

Charles Lamb (1900 - 1989)

British Actor. He was born and died in London, England. Film and television credits include “The Tall Guy,” “Casualty,” “The Bill,” “Bergerac,” “Quatermass,” “Love for Lydia,” “Lord Peter Wimsey: Nine Tailors,” “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em,” “Follyfoot,” “Upstairs, Downstairs,” “Hands of the Ripper,” “Paul Temple,” “Z Cars,” “Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),” “Subterfuge,” “Out of the […]

Burt Lancaster (1913 - 1994)

Burt Lancaster Actor. One of Hollywood’s best film actors, he initially established his career on “tough guy” roles but abandoned his “all-American” image in the late 1950s in favor of more complex and challenging roles. nominated four times for an Academy Award, he won once for his work in “Elmer Gantry.” Born Burton Stephen Lancaster, […]

Tony Jay (1933 - 2006)

Actor. Born in England, Jay was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He had successful careers on stage, screen and TV, appearing in over 120 film and TV credits both as a live action and voice actor. His face became very popular for his recurring roles in season two of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks,” […]

Howard Keel (1919 - 2004)

Actor. Born Harold Clifford Keel, he was a versatile performer fondly remembered for the role as Clayton Farlow on the popular TV series “Dallas”, 1981 to 1991. He was a baritone singer known as one of MGM’s finest songbirds. He appeared in some of the finest musicals cinema ever produced such as “Annie Get Your […]

William Haines (1900 - 1973)

Actor. He was a popular motion picture star of the 1920s and 1930s, and was the top box-office draw of 1930. After refusing to pretend to be “straight” for his studio bosses, his acting career was finished. His second talent was in design, and he built a successful career as the interior designer to the […]

Rex Ingram (1895 - 1969)

Actor. Probably best remembered as ‘De Lawd’ in the 1936 movie, “The Green Pastures”. The son of Mack and Mamie Ingram, Rex was born on the riverboat ‘Robert E. Lee’ in Cairo, Illinois. He attended military school and worked with his father on riverboats until age 18. He left to attend northwestern University. Majoring in […]

John Inman (1935 - 2007)

Actor. Best known his role of shop assistant ‘Mr Humphries’ in the long-running BBC comedy “Are You Being Served?” and the follow up series “Grace & Favour”. He was made famous by his catchphrase “I’m free!” In 1976 he won “Funniest Man On Television” by readers of TV Times magazine and was also named BBC […]

Rick Jason (1923 - 2000)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role of ‘Lieutenant Gil Hanley’ in the World War II television series “Combat!” (1962 to 1967). Born Richard Jacobson in New York City, he was the only child of a stockbroker and well-to-do mother. As a child, he was a good student who proved to be popular with […]

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.

Don Galloway (1937 - 2009)

Actor. He is best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown on the television series “Ironside” (1967 to 1975). Born in Brooksville, Kentucky, he began his career during the early 1960s in the soap opera “The Secret Storm” and became a regular presence on the small screen into the 1990s. Among his other […]

James Gammon (1940 - 2010)

Actor. Born James Richard Gammon, he was a well known character performer, best recognized for his rugged features and gravelly voice. He is best remembered for his role as Cleveland Indians manager Lou Brown in the motion pictures “Major League” (1989), “Major League II” (1994), and for his recurring role in the television series “Nash […]

Robert Edeson (1868 - 1931)

Actor. Edeson began his film career working with Cecil B. De Mille on “The Call of the north” in 1914 then moved on to Vitagraph where he remained for the rest of the teens. In the 1920s he returned to work for De Mille playing the man-of-the-world type roles. Married to actress Mary Newcomb, Edeson […]

Richard Farina (1937 - 1966)

Author, Musician, Lyricist. Born to Cuban and Irish parents, he attended Brooklyn Technical High School in New York City, New York. He received an academic scholarship to attend Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he majored in engineering before switching to English. He dropped out in 1959 shortly before he was to graduate and […]

Herb Edelman (1933 - 1996)

Actor. The 6’5″, Emmy-nominated actor began his career by performing in the Broadway theater production of Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park in 1963; a role he reprised when the play was adapted to television in 1967. Though appearing in numerous television sitcoms and movies throughout the 70s and 80s, Herbert Edelman is most remembered […]

Rory Calhoun (1922 - 1999)

Actor. He was discovered while horseback riding in the Hollywood Hills in 1943. Alan Ladd convinced him to go for a screen test. With the encouragement of an agent he changed his name to match his rugged appearance. He appeared in many spagetti Westerns but is best known for his starring role in the television […]

Albert King Calder (1898 - 1964)

Albert King Calder Actor. He is best remembered for his role as ‘Lieutenant Grey’ in the television series “Martin Kane, Private Eye” from 1952 to 1954. He appeared in the films, “Ready For The People” (1964), “Everything’s Ducky” (1961), “Hong Kong Confidential” (1958), “Mardi Gras” (1958), “On The Threshold Of Space” (1956), “Timetable” (1956), “The […]