Helmut Griem (1932 - 2004)

German leading Actor. He is best known to audiences outside his native land for his portrayal of Max in Bob Fosse’s “Cabaret.” Max was the Baron who seduced both Liza Minnelli’s Sally Bowles and Michael York’s Brian Roberts. He also appeared in over 60 films and TV shows. He was also an accomplished theater actor. […]

Eddie Gribbon (1890 - 1965)

Actor. Burly, rubber-faced comic character player. He got his start in movies as one of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Kops and appeared in two-reel comedies for vitually every studio in Hollywood. In features he usually played dumb detectives and assorted lugs. Gribbon is memorable as one of Adenoid Hynkel’s storm troopers in Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” […]

Robert Greig (1879 - 1958)

Actor in 105 films from 1930 to 1949 including: “Merrily We Go To Hell,” “Peg o’ My Heart,” “Madame DuBarry,” “The Great Ziegfeld,” “The Adventures of Marco Polo,” “Sullivan’s Travels,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” “Forever Amber” and “Unfaithfully Yours.” (bio by: TLS)

Julian Greer (1970 - 1928)

Actor. His stage credits include a revival of “Hamlet” (1925). His film work includes “Passion flower” (1921) and “Sunshine Harbor” (1922). (bio by: Ginny M)

Sydney Greenstreet (1879 - 1954)

Actor. He is probably best remembered for his role in the classic films “The Maltese Falcon” (1941) and “Casablanca” (1942) that also starred Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre. Born Sidney Hughes Greenstreet in Sandwich, Kent, England, he was one of eight children whose father was a leather merchant. At the age of 18, he left […]

Raymond Greenleaf (1892 - 1963)

Actor in 31 television series/shows including: “The Lone Ranger,” “Cavalcade of America,” “Climax!,” “Dragnet” and “Perry Mason.” Greenleaf also appeared in 56 films including: “Slattery’s Hurricane,” “All The King’s Men,” “Storm Warning,” “Jeanne Eagels,” “The Vampire” and “Birdman of Alcatraz.” (bio by: TLS)

Richard Greene (1918 - 1985)

Actor. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England. His father, Richard Abraham Greene and his mother, Kathleen Gerrard, were both actors with the Plymouth Repertory Theatre. Richard was educated at the CVMS in Kensington, London, and left at age 18. He started his stage career as the proverbial spear carrier in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in 1933. Richard […]

Harrison Greene (1884 - 1945)

Prolific motion picture character actor of the 1930s and 40s. He appeared in diverse films such as “Union Depot” (1932), “Riot Squad” (1933), “Kid Millions” (1934), “The Big Broadcast of 1937” (1936), “Hands Across the Rockies” (1941), and “Jitterbugs,” a 1943 comedy starring Laurel & Hardy. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

William A. “Duke” Green (1900 - 1984)

Noted American motion picture actor and stuntman of the 1920s through the 1960s. Appeared with John Wayne in the 1963 comedy “Donovan’s Reef.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Rubén Green (1946 - 2003)

Stage, television and cinema actor. Best known for his roles in soap operas. (bio by: 380W)

Kenneth Luther Green (1907 - 1969)

Actor. He appeared in the film, “Penrod” (1922).  Family links:  Spouse:  Lettie L. Green (1908 – 1994)

Hughie Green (1920 - 1997)

British TV personality; one of his most famous TV series was the show ‘Opportuntiy Knocks.’

Mack Gray (1905 - 1981)

American motion picture actor of the 1920s to the 1970s. Appeared in the 1941 Frank Capra classic “Meet John Doe” among many other popular films. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

George Guy Gray (1893 - 1967)

Actor. He was a popular character performer whom appeared in over ninety feature films from 1918 to 1945. Among his credits are “The Village Chestnut” (1918), “Smith’s Picnic” (1926), “The Sleeping Cutie” (1930), “Woman Haters” (1934), “Three Little Bears” (1935), “Goofs and Saddles” (1937), Arizona Trail” (1943), “Back from The Front” (1943) and “A Hit […]

Ralph Taylor Graves (1900 - 1977)

Actor. He was born Ralph Taylor Horsburgh. He appeared in many films produced by Mack Sennett. He had a long career in film work, spanning the years between 1918 to 1949. Graves co-starred with many of the era’s leading ladies, including Mae Murray, Dorothy Gish, Ina Claire, Viola Dana, Anita Page, Barbara Stanwyck and Fay […]

Robert Gravel (1944 - 1996)

Actor. He appeared in the films “Les Mots Magiques” (1998), “Pudding Chomeur” (1996), “Remue-Menage” (1996), “Erreur Sur La Personne” (1995), “Second Souffle” (1993), “In The Belly Of The Dragon” (1989), “The Paper Wedding” (1989), “Chattahoochee” (1989), “Blind Trust” (1986), “The Last Glacier” (1984), “Au Clair De La Lune” (1983), “Les Grands Enfants” (1980), “Bye, See […]

Sid Grauman (1879 - 1950)

Theatre Mogul, Entrepreneur. Born Sidney Patrick Grauman in Indiana, he accompanied his father to the Klondike River near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada in 1898 in search of gold. Once there, Sid, still a teenager, began to show a skill for making money quickly by entertaining miners for pieces of gold. When his father left the […]

Earle W. Graser (1909 - 1941)

Radio Actor.  The Canadian-born Graser was raised in Detroit, Michigan. After touring in tent shows, he obtained a job as an announcer at the WXYZ radio station. He later auditioned at the radio station for the voice of ‘The Lone Ranger.’ He won the part and was the 1st actor to play the Lone Ranger […]

Kevin Grantz (1956 - 2015)

Actor, Director. A distinguished veteran of stage and screen, he shall probably be remembered for his virtually definitive portrayals of George Washington. Raised in the itinerant lifestyle of a ‘military brat’, he eventually settled with his family in Fredericksburg, Virginia where he graduated from high school before attending Richmond’s Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) as a […]

Kirby Grant (1911 - 1985)

Kirby Grant, who entertained millions as the star of the popular Sky King radio and television series, was killed in a traffic accident near Titusville Tuesday as he drove to view the launch of the space shuttle at Kennedy Space Center. Mr. Grant, 73, was pronounced dead on arrival at Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital in […]

Stewart Granger (1913 - 1993)

English Actor.  He started out in British films in the 1930’s and appeared in some sixty movies during his career. He became an overnight star in England after his appearance in “The Man in Grey” attracting Hollywood’s attention leading to a contract with MGM where he appeared in a number of swashbuckler and white hunter […]

Farley Granger (1925 - 2011)

Actor. Born Farley Earle Granger, II, the son of a successful automobile dealer, his father suffered financial ruin during the Depression and his family would be forced to move into a small apartment in North Hollywood. While performing in a theater production, he was spotted by a talent scout who brought him to the attention […]

George L. Grandee (1900 - 1985)

Actor. Appeared in motion pictures from 1925 to 1934. (bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)

Alexander Granach (1893 - 1945)

Actor. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ukraine, he established himself as a leading figure of the flourishing theater and film industry of the Weimar-era in post-war Germany. He appeared in over 50 films over the coarse of his career such as “Nosferatu” (1922), “The Last Fort” (1929), “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), “Joan of […]

Paul David Graf (1950 - 2001)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role as ‘Officer Eugene Tackleberry’ in the “Police Academy” series of movies. Born in Lancaster, Ohio, he graduated from Lancaster High School in 1968 and attended Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, graduating in 1972 with a major in Theater.  He made an early appearance on television as an […]

Louis Graf (1889 - 1967)

Stage and screen actor.

Don Grady (1944 - 2012)

Actor, Musician.  Born Don Louis Agrati, he is best remembered both as an original Mouseketeer, and as Robbie Douglas from ‘My Three Sons’. After his stint on The Mickey Mouse Club, he appeared on ‘The Restless Gun’, ‘Wagon Train’, ‘The Eleventh Hour’ and ‘The Rifleman’ before being cast the middle brother on ‘My Three Sons’. […]

Mona Goya (1909 - 1961)

Actress. He was born in Mexico city and died in Clichy La Garenne (France). She is best remembered for films such as Madame Récamier (1928), The Lady from the Sea (1929), Soyons Gais (1930), Révolte dans la Prison (1934), La Porteuse de Pain (1934), Juggernaut (1936), Josette (1936) and This Man in Paris (1939). Her […]

Gibson Gowland (1877 - 1951)

British actor. Among his films: “Greed”(1925), “The Mysterious Island” (1929), and “The Private Life of Don Juan” (1934), “Northwest Passage” (1940), “Going My Way” (1944), and “Gaslight” (1944). (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Teddy Burns Goulet (1970 - 1970)

French-Canadian actor. Appeared in the films, “The Awakening” (1970), “Big Red” (1962), “Vote For Michalski” (1961), “Les 90 Jours” (1959), Les Mains Nettes” (1958) and “Whispering City” (1947). (bio by: K)