Georgi Zhzhyonov (1915 - 2005)

Actor. An enormously popular character star of late Soviet era stage and screen. Western critics called him “The Russian Bogart” for his tough-guy demeanor. In an outlandish twist of fate, he spent 17 years in prison and exile on false charges of being a spy, only to later win fame and official honor for playing […]

Charles Wagenheim (1896 - 1979)

Actor who appeared in more than one hundred films and on televison. His film credits include Suddenly, with Frank Sinatra, The Diary of Anne Frank, Hello Dolly, and Missouri Breaks, which would be his last. He was a regular on the TV series Gunsmoke from 1966 to 1975, as the rancher Mr Halligan. He was […]

Ralph Yearsley (1896 - 1928)

Silent-era motion picture actor. Married to actress Grace Yearsley.

Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)

Actor, Motion Picture Director, Educator. He is best remembered for his film roles of vain, selfish, insolent and rude characters. Born of Russian descent, where his grandfather, an officer in the Czar’s Army, was exiled for refusing to convert to the Eastern Orthodox Church (he was Protestant), his mother was Nadia Benois, also of a […]

German Valdes (1915 - 1973)

Mexican Actor, Singer and Comedian. Born Germán Genaro Cipriano Gomez Valdés Castillo famous for the stage name Tin-Tan. He promoted the use of the language of the Mexican American pachucos famous in Mexico. it was a mixture of Spanish and English, Known today as Spanglish. He starred as “Pachucos” in many of his movies, some […]

Michael Vale (1922 - 2005)

Actor. Best known for his portrayal of a sleepy-eyed Dunkin’ Donuts baker who said “Time to make the doughnuts.” Vale studied acting at the Dramatic Workshop in New York with classmates Tony Curtis, Ben Gazzara and Rod Steiger. The veteran of the Broadway stage, film and television appeared in more than 1300 TV commercials. He […]

Vadim Uraneff (1895 - 1952)

Actor. He played in “Friends and Lovers”(1930), “The Medicine Man”(1928), “Fazil”(1927) and “Magic Flame”(1927).

Robert Urich (1946 - 2002)

Actor. Born Robert Michael Urich in Toronto, Ohio, he was an athlete in high school, and won a football scholarship to Florida State University where he earned a BA in communications. He then transferred to Michigan State where he earned an MA in broadcast research. He debuted as a television actor in 1972 with a […]

Etsushi Takahashi (1935 - 1996)

Actor. His movies include “East Meets West”(1995), “8 Man”(1992), “Return from the River Kwai”(1988), “Kyudan” (1982), “Red Lion”(1969), and “Kiru”(1968).

Fred Sadoff (1926 - 1994)

Actor. Born in New York City, he is best known for his role as Linarcos in “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972). He also appeared in “The Quiet American” (1958) and “Papillon” (1973), and was a prolific television performer, with guest roles in such shows as “The Streets of San Francisco”, “Baretta”, “Kojak”, “Suspense”, “The Saint”, and […]

Horacio Taicher (1955 - 1993)

Actor. Best known for his role in the movie “Gatica, El Mono.” Died after being electrocuted by a microphone during a show.

Carl Raddatz (1912 - 2004)

German stage and movie actor. He was one of the last living stars of the famed Ufa film company, who dubbed Joseph Stalin’s voice on German TV after World War II, and who became one of the most popular actors in German post-war theatre until the 1970s.

Zoran Radmilovic (1933 - 1985)

Actor. Fondly remembered for his appearances in the comedies “Radovan III” and “Kralj Ibi.” Some of his other films include “Marathon Family” and “Mysteries of the Organism.”

Jack Palance (1919 - 2006)

Actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1991 movie “City Slickers”. He also received nominations for the films “Sudden Fear”, (1952) and “Shane”, (1953). Born the son of a coal miner where he also worked himself, Palance was a professional boxer and trained as a bomber pilot […]

Pedro Quartucci (1905 - 1983)

Actor. He belonged to a family of actors. He began his career at age of 4. Between 1923 and 1928 he had a successful career as a boxer, winning a bronze medal (featherweight category) at the Olympic Games of 1924 (Paris). 

Erik Ode (1910 - 1983)

Actor. He is most well known for his leading role as “Der Kommisar” between 1969 and 1976.

Nestor Paiva (1905 - 1966)

Actor. Prolific American acting figure who appeared in motion pictures and television shows from the 1930s to the 1960s such as “Get Smart,” “The Beverly Hillbillies,” and “The Addams Family.” He played the part of ‘Lucas’ (the boat captain) in the 1954 horror film “The Creature from the Black Lagoon.”

Jack Nance (1943 - 1996)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role of sawmill owner ‘Pete Martell’ in the television series “Twin Peaks.” Born in Boston, Massachusetts, of Irish ancestors, and raised in Dallas, Texas, he began his acting career playing children’s theater, working for the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. In the early 1970s, he was cast […]

Karl Obermayr (1930 - 1985)

Actor. Played “Manni Kopfeck” in the German TV-Series “Monaco Franze – Der ewige Stenz.” He also appeared in the TV-Series “Kir Royal.”

James Gordon MacArthur (1937 - 2010)

Actor. He is most identified with the role of Detective Danny “Danno” Williams in the long-running police drama “Hawaii Five-O” (1968 to 1979). The line “Book ’em, Danno”, often used during the series’ run, is one of the most memorable in television history. He was adopted as an infant by playwright Charles MacArthur and legendary […]

Donald MacBride (1889 - 1957)

Actor. Best known for his character work in scores of 1930’s and 1940’s comedies and detective whodunits. He typically played hotel managers or police detectives of the slow burn variety. Born in Brookly, n MacBride started his career on the Vaudeville and Broadway stages as a teenage singer in shows like “George White`s Scandals”. Appearing […]

J. Carrol Naish (1896 - 1973)

Actor. One of Hollywood’s most versatile character players. A distant descendant of a noted Irish family, Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish was born in New York City. He dropped out of school at 16 to join the Navy, saw action with the US Army Signal Corps during World War I, and then traveled the world in […]

Pierre Labelle (1941 - 2000)

Singer, Comedian. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Labelle moved to Villeray, Quebec with his family at a young age. While still in high school, he joined his friends Rene Angelil and Jean Beaulne to form the music group Les Baronets. With Labelle’s distinct voice as the group’s main vocal, Les Baronets released their first album […]

Dick Kallman (1934 - 1980)

Actor. Starred in motion pictures and on the stage from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Roger Imhof (1875 - 1958)

Actor in 54 films including: George White’s 1935 Scandals (1935), Every Day’s A Holiday (1937), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940).

Eddie Jackson (1896 - 1980)

Actor. Stage and motion picture figure of the 1930s and 1940s. Appeared with Margaret O’Brien and Jimmy Durante in the 1944 comedy “Music for Millions.”

James K. Hackett (1869 - 1926)

Actor. A classical stage actor, director, and silent film star, Hackett played the dual leading roles in the 1913 film version of “The Prisoner of Zenda”. The son of the celebrated American Shakespearean actor, James H. Hackett, who had been a favorite of both Davy Crockett and Abraham Lincoln, he was born in Wolfe Island, […]

Carl Hackett (1893 - 1948)

Actor. Born Carl Ellsworth Germain in Carthage, Missouri, he was a supporting actor in over a 160 films, typecast most as a villain or as a cowboy. He arrived in Hollywood circa 1935 and was signed to Republic Pictures, for whom he made the majority of his movies for from 1936 to 1947. Among his […]

Igor Ilyinsky (1901 - 1987)

Actor. Burly, comedic character star of Soviet stage and screen. Born in Moscow, he was fascinated with the theatre as a child and made his stage debut at 16 in “Lysistrata”. From 1920 to 1934 he was the top comic performer at Vsevolod Meyerhold’s Theatre, starring in such famous productions as “The Magnificent Cuckold” (1922), […]

Jean Gabin (1904 - 1976)

French Actor. He is considered one of the most important french actors of all times. He is remembered for his films “Pepé le Moko” (1937), “La Grande Illusion” (1937), “Quai des Brumes” (1937), “La Bête Humaine” (1938), “Martin Roumagnac” (1946), “French CanCan” (1955), “Maigret Tend un Piège” (1958), “Les Misérables” (1958), “Le Clan des Siciliens” […]