James Cagney (1899 - 1986)

James Cagney James Cagney, the cocky and pugnacious film star who set the standard for gangster roles in ”The Public Enemy” and won an Academy Award for his portrayal of George M. Cohan in ”Yankee Doodle Dandy,” died yesterday at his Dutchess County farm in upstate New York. He was 86 years old. Mr. Cagney […]

Charles Dalton (1869 - 1942)

Actor. A stage and film actor of the 1900s to 1930s, he appeared in films such as “The Fighting Odds”(1917), “ The Eternal Magdalene” (1919), and “The Wakefield Case” (1921). SOme of his Broadway appearances include “The Helmet of Navarre” (1901), “The Fires of St. John” (1904), “The Straight Road” (1907), “The Man Inside” (1913), […]

Conrad Bain (1923 - 2013)

Actor. Bain, a Canadian-born actor who served in the Canadian Army during World War II, will best be remembered for his roles as as Phillip Drummond in the sitcoms ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ and as Dr. Arthur Harmon on ‘Maude’. He started as an actor in the 1956 stage revival of ‘The Iceman Cometh’. His other Broadway […]

Jose Caffarel (1919 - 1999)

Spanish Stage and Screen Character Actor. He began his career on stage in Adolfo Marsillach’s Company. He appeared in more than 100 films, such as “El Ultimo Cuplé” (1957), “Plácido” (1961), “Atraco a Las Tres” (1962), “Historias de la Televisión” (1965), “El Gran Atasco” (1978), “El Viaje a Ninguna Parte” (1986) and “Jarrapellejos” (1987).

Ian Abercrombie (1934 - 2012)

Actor. A veteran British stage and screen performer, he is best remembered as Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ eccentric boss Justin Pitt in the 1990s television sitcom “Seinfeld”. Although his character was seen in only seven episodes, the actor acknowledged those appearances “changed my life”. Abercrombie began his theatrical career during World War II. He moved to the […]

Marco Zucker (1921 - 2003)

Famed Actor. He had a long and successful career that lasted 76 years on stage, cinema (60 movies) and television.

Aleksandr Abdulov (1953 - 2008)

Actor. Born in Tobolsk, Russia, he made his 1974 motion picture debut in “About Vitya, about Masha and the Sea Force.” In 1975 he was hired by Lenkom Theater director Mark Zakharov, and became a celebrity after appearing in “The Ordinary Miracle.” During the early 1980s he was considered a sex symbol and one of […]

Wolfgang Zilzer (1901 - 1991)

Character Actor. He was born in USA of german parents. He is remembered as the man with expired papers who was murdered in the first scene of the classic film “Casablanca.” He and his girlfriend Lotte Palfi (the woman who try to sell her jewels) were the true lovers of “Casablanca”, because after the release […]

Frances Zucco (1886 - 1960)

British-born stage and screen actor of the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. Began his prolific film career after decades of London and Broadway stage experience. Fondly remembered for his character roles in popular films such as “The Hunchback of notre Dame” (1939), and the three Universal Studios “The Mummy” pictures (1940, ’42, ’44), in […]

Dick York (1928 - 1992)

Dick York Actor, most remembered for his role as Darrin Stephens, the often-frustrated husband of Elizabeth Montgomery, in the Television sitcom series, Bewitched. Born Richard Allen York in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 4 September 1928, he quickly found work in the entertainment industry. In 1943, at age 15, he became the star of the network radio […]

Bernard Youens (1914 - 1984)

Actor. Having a velvet smooth voice helped by earlier stage training, in 1956 Bernard was offered a position as continuity announcer with Granada Television. In 1960 he was offered a chance to audition for the new serial Coronation Street, and turned down the opportunity, but in 1964, with The Street a firm hit, he went […]

William Wagner (1883 - 1964)

American stage and motion picture actor of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Appeared with Tyrone Power and Madeleine Carroll in the 1936 Oscar-nominated drama “Lloyd’s of London.”

Jimmy Wakely (1914 - 1982)

Singer. Born James Clarence Wakely in Mineola, Arkansas, he was a country music entertainer and one of the last vocalists to make it in movies as a singing cowboy. In 1937, he formed The Bell Boys, a country Western singing group which toured and evolved into the Jimmy Wakely Trio and was featured on CBS […]

Lyle Talbot (1902 - 1996)

Actor. Born Lisle Henderson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he had his film debut in 1932 in “Three on a Match.” Later he worked extensively in both television and film from the 1930s through the 1980s. Also he guest starred on such TV series as: “The Lone Ranger.” “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,” “Perry Mason,” “The […]

Frank Glifford Tallman III (1919 - 1978)

Actor, Stuntman. Some of his films include “Catch-22,” “The Great Waldopepper,” “The Carpetbaggers,” and “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” Died in a plane crash. 

Osvaldo Valenti (1906 - 1945)

Actor. He appeared in many films: “Ettore Fieramosca”, “The Iron Crown”, “Queen of the Scala”, “An adventure of Salvator Rosa”, “The mask of Cesare Borgia” and “Boccaccio”. He’s best remembered for his interpretation in “La cena delle beffe”. He was shot by Communist partisans with Luisa Ferida in 1945.

George Raft (1895 - 1980)

Popular actor from the 1920s to 1980. He was known as one of Hollywoods sharpest dressed actors. Before acting, he started off as a prizefighter, then moved on to dancing both on Broadway and in Prohibition-era nightclubs. In movies he immediately slid into gangster portrayals. On top of being type cast as a Hollywood gangster, […]

Willard Sage (1922 - 1974)

Actor. Motion picture and television actor of the 1950s through the 1970s. Movies include “Dragnet” (1954), “It’s a Dog’s Life” (1955) and “Somebody Up There Likes Me” (1956). Television shows include “Gunsmoke,” “Star Trek,” “Bonanza,” and “Hogan’s Heroes,” among many others. 

Seth Sakai (1932 - 2007)

Actor. He began his career in the 1970s and was often cast in roles as a crime boss or Japanese war figure. On television, he was a regular on “Hawaii 5-0,” “Magnum P.I.,” Airwolf and “northern Exposure”. His film credits included “Midway” (1976), “Seven” (1979), “The Next Karate Kid” (1994) and “Pearl Harbor” (2001). His […]

Eddie Quillan (1907 - 1990)

Charactor Actor. Eddie started in show business at the age of 7 as he was a part of his parents vaudeville act. He appeared in “Should Husbands Marry” (1924). In 1926, producer Mack Sennett signed him to a series of two-reel comedies beginning with “A Love Sundae”. Other films include “Kitty from Killarney” (1926), “Mutiny […]

Richard Quine (1920 - 1989)

Popular motion picture actor of the 1930s to the 1950s, later becoming a successful director for films and television. Married for a time to actress Susan Peters.

Bill Rafferty (1944 - 2012)

Actor, Comedian, Game Show Host. His big break came when he won the role as the roving reporter on the NBC reality series “Real People” which ran from 1979 to 1984. In the late 1970’s, he made regular guest appearenaces on the hit television comedy “Laugh-In”. He hosted the game shows “Every Second Counts” (1984), […]

Charles Ogle (1865 - 1940)

Actor. Born in Germany, he was silent film performer most noted for portraying the monster in the first screen showing of “Frankenstein” (1910). The short reel film was only 13 minutes long and was a huge box office success. He died in Los Angels, California, at age 75.

Ron Palillo (1949 - 2012)

Television and Film Actor. He will best be remembered for his role as high school student Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on the ABC sitcom ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’, which aired from 1975 to 1979. After the series ended, he appeared in roles on several television shows such as ‘Love Boat’, Laverne and Shirley’, ‘The A-Team’, ‘Matt Houston’, […]

Eugene Pallette (1889 - 1954)

Actor. One of the most distinctive character players of Hollywood’s “Golden Age”. With his barrel build and unforgettable frog voice, he was equally effective in comic or villainous roles. Pallette is probably best remembered as the exasperated patriarch of the screwball comedy “My Man Godfey” (1936) and as Friar Tuck in “The Adventures of Robin […]

Charles Napier (1936 - 2011)

Actor. A typecast ‘tough guy’, he had memorable roles in several big screen classics. Raised in Kentucky, he was a noted high school basketball player then joined the US Army in 1954 where he served as a sergeant in the 11th. Airborne. After earning his degree from Western Kentucky University in 1961 he was an […]

George Offerman Sr (1879 - 1938)

George Offerman Sr Vaudeville, stage, and motion picture actor. He appeared in vaudeville in an act billed as “The Original Singing Nut.” He appeared in two films: “Girl on the Barge” (1929) and “Mayor of Hell” (1933). Married to actress Marie Offerman (died 1950). Father of actor George Offerman, Jr.

Kevin Laffan (1922 - 2003)

Film and television writer. He wrote for the films, “Brze Godine” (1973), “The Love Ban” (1973), “The Best Pair Of Legs In The Business” (1972), and “Decision To Burn” (1971). He also wrote for the television shows, “I Thought You’d Gone” (1984), “Beryl’s Lot” (1973-1975), “Emmerdale Farm” (1972), and “Bud” (1963).

John Macchia (1931 - 1967)

Actor. He is best known for his regular role in the “Beach Party” films of the 1960s, as Joey, the yes-man of biker gang leader Erich Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck). His entries in the series were “Beach Party” (1963), “Bikini Beach” (1964), “Beach Blanket Bingo” (1965), “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini” (1965), and “The […]

Simon MacCorkindale (1952 - 2010)

Actor, Producer. The son of a member of the RAF, he studied drama, gaining experience on the repertory stage, appearing in a production of “Pygmalion” (1974). During that period, he began appearing on British TV in the series “Hawkeye, the Pathfinder” and made his movie debut in the suspenseful picture “Juggernaut” (1974). More substantial roles […]