Mervin Good Eagle (1977 - 1996)

Canadian actor. Good Eagle is best known for his role as ‘Joey Small Boat’ on the television series “North of 60” from 1992 to 1996. Cause of death: Suicide

Johnny Eager-Tanner (1924 - 1963)

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William Dysart (1929 - 2002)

British Actor. Film and television credits include “Edward the King,” “Softly Softly,” “Doctor Who,” “Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),” “Submarine X-1,” “Z Cars,” and “Crossroads.” (bio by: Genet) Cause of death: Natural causes

John Carroll Dye (1963 - 2011)

Actor. Best known for his role as Andrew, the Angel of Death on the popular CBS television show “Touched By An Angel.” Born in Mississippi, Dye majored in theater at the University of Memphis. He made his film debut in 1984’s “Making the Grade,” which filmed in the Memphis area, before moving to Los Angeles […]

Leslie Dwyer (1906 - 1986)

British Actor. He was born and died in Catford, London, England. Film and television credits include “Hi-de-hi!,” “Crooks and Coronets,” “The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom,” “Lionheart,” “Die, Monster, Die!,” “The 39 Steps,” “Bond Street,” “Piccadilly Incident,” “In Which We Serve,” “Terry and June,” “Coronation Street,” “Z Cars,” “Wodehouse Playhouse,” “Doctor Who,” “Dixon of Dock Green,” […]

Juan Duval (1897 - 1954)

Actor. He was born in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. A flamenco dancer, he came to Hollywood in his teens and worked in silent films as a dancer and fight choreographer for the likes of Rudolph Valentino. He also acted and directed Spanish films and toured with his dance troupe. In 1929 Duval made his American acting […]

Dan Duryea (1907 - 1968)

Actor. He was known for playing villains and for his unique laugh. Born in White Plains, New York, he graduated with an English degree from Cornell University in 1928, having been president of the college drama society. He then got a job as a space salesman with an advertising agency, but, after several years, the […]

Lev Konstantinovich Durov (1931 - 2015)

Russian Actor. Durov was a Russian actor who appeared on film and in theaters for 60 years. He came from a famous circus-performing family.  Durov trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School. His first performance in flim was in “Dobroe utro” in 1955.   Durov appeared in over 200 films throughout his career, often playing […]

Junior Durkin (1915 - 1935)

Stage and Movie Actor. Junior Durkin was born Trent Bernard Durkin in New York, New York. The son of actress Florence Edwards he was on stage before he was three and went on to appear often on stage in serious plays and musicals. Credited in his childhood as Junior Durkin and Trent Durkin in his […]

Eddie Durham (1906 - 1987)

Musician. He was a jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer and musical arranger of the swing music during the 1930s and 1940s. He performed and arranged for all the greats of the era such as Bennie Moten, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Artie Shaw and Glenn Miller. As a composer, his songs include “Hittin’ the Bottle”, “One O’Clock […]

Albert Duquesne (1970 - 1956)

French-Canadian actor. Appeared in the films, “Lights Of My City” (1950), “Farm Electrification” (1946), and “Le Pere Chopin” (1945).

Stephen Dunne (1918 - 1977)

Actor. He maintained a career on radio, films, and television from 1945 until 1973 and is remembered for his appearance in the films “Doll Face” (1945), “Colonel Effingham’s Raid” (1946), “The Woman from Tangier” (1948), and “The Big Sombrero” (1949). Born Francis Michael Dunne, he became interested in acting after graduating from high school and […]

Michael Dunn (1934 - 1973)

Actor, singer, piano prodigy, and had a genius IQ of 178. He was born Gary Neil Miller in Oklahoma and only grew to 3 feet 10 inches but it was obvious from an early age that he was special. At the age of 3, he walked up to his mother, Jewell, and said, “Momma, I […]

J. Malcolm Dunn (1869 - 1946)

Actor, Motion Picture Director. Among his film roles was ‘John Utterson’ in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1920). On the Broadway stage, he appeared in the original casts of “Sweet Kitty Bellairs” (1903), “What the Public Wants” (1922), “The Great Barrington” (1931), and “This Rock” (1943). He was the husband of actress Violette Kimball. (bio […]

Herbert Dunn (1891 - 1979)

Screen, stage actor and property master.  He played the Cisco Kid 1913-15.

Clive Dunn (1920 - 2012)

English Actor, Comedian, Artist and Author. Best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the popular BBC sitcom Dad’s Army. Dunn played small film roles from the 1930s onwards, appearing alongside Will Hay in the films Boys Will Be Boys (1935) and Good Morning, Boys (1937). After a break for service in the […]

Bobby Dunn (1890 - 1937)

Actor. He lost one of his eyes in a stunt that went wrong and took to wearing a glass eye, which gave him a cross-eyed appearance. He appeared in several Laurel and Hardy comedies, beginning with “Duck Soup,” and notably as the shoplifter in “Tit for Tat.” Also worked with Charley Chase and had a […]

Stephen Dunham (1964 - 2012)

American Actor. Dunham, who acted in dozens of television shows and major films, was best known for his role as Edward Pillows in ‘DAG’ from 2000 to 2001. He graduated from The Brooks School outside Boston, and attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career […]

William A. Duncan (1879 - 1961)

Actor. Born in Dundee, Scotland, he was a leading star in the early film industry, working with the major studios of the day and was featured in over a 170 films. When Duncan joined Vitagraph, his contract was worth $1,000,000 a year, which made him the highest paid performer of his time. His many credits […]

Taylor Duncan (1877 - 1957)

Motion picture actor during the silent era (1910s-20s). He was also on the Columbia Studios police force. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Albert “Bud” Duncan (1883 - 1960)

Actor. The son of a ventriloquist, Albert Edward Duncan was born in Brooklyn. He made his vaudeville debut at 15 and first appeared in films for the Biograph studio in 1908. Diminutive (4’11”) and pudgy, he was typed in comic roles. In 1914 Duncan joined the Kalem Co.,  where he was teamed with the hulking, […]

Douglass Dumbrille (1889 - 1974)

Actor. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he appeared in “Treasure Island” (1934) co-starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, “Naughty Marietta” (1935) co-starring Jeanette MacDonald, “A Day at the Races”(1936) co-starring The Marx Brothers, “Ali Baba Goes to Town” (1937), “The Three Musketeers” (1939), “Charlie Chan at Treasure Island” (1939), “Road to Zanzibar” (1941) co-starring Bob […]

Charles Dullin (1885 - 1949)

Actor. Born Charles Edouard François Marie Dullin in Yenne, France, he began his career in the French theatre as a performer and producer. In 1919, he made his big screen debut in the silent film “Ames d’orient”, followed by “The Secret of Rosette Lambert” (1920). A veteran of many films, his credits include “Misdeal” (1928), […]

Vlatko Dulic (1943 - 2015)

Croatian Actor. Dulic was an actor whose career spanned five decades in the areas of the theater, film, and television. He studied acting at the University of Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts and started in the theater.  Dulic got his start in television on the series “Vrijeme za bajku” in 1974 and later appeared in […]

O.L. Duke (1953 - 2004)

O.L. DUKE O.L. Duke, who appeared with Denzel Washington in the movies “Malcolm X,” “Antwone Fisher” and “Out of Time,” was killed in a car accident Friday, police and relatives said. He was 51.Duke was returning home after performing in the off-Broadway play, “Waitin’ 2 End Hell,” when a car cut him off, said his […]

Andrew Duggan (1923 - 1988)

Actor. Born in Franklin, Indiana on December 28, 1923, he was raised in Texas and went to college at Indiana University. There, on a speech and drama scholarship, he began to act and perform however this was interrupted by being called into the service. In World War II where he saw action overseas, he was […]

Tom Dugan (1884 - 1955)

Actor. Irish-born, deadpan comic character player of American films. He is best remembered for the classic “To Be or Not to Be” (1942), as Bronski, a ham actor in occupied Poland whose clench-jawed impersonation of Hitler outwits the Gestapo. Dugan went on to a secondary career playing Der Fuhrer for the rest of the World […]

Johnny Dugan (1919 - 1972)

Singer, Radio and Television Entertainer. A World War II Navy veteran, he hosted his own NBC television show, “The Johnny Dugan Show,” beginning in 1952. He was also emcee on the TV show “Ladies Choice.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Pierre Dufresne (1927 - 1984)

French-Canadian actor. Remembered for his character of ‘Joseph-Arthur Lavoie’ on the TV program “Le Temps D’une Paix,” co-starred Nicole Leblanc. (bio by: Michèle)

Val Dufour (1927 - 2000)

Val Dufour Val Dufour, an Emmy Award-winning star of television soap operas, died on July 27 in Manhattan, where he lived. He was 73. Mr. Dufour won an Emmy Award as outstanding actor in a daytime drama series in the 1976-77 season for playing John Wyatt, a lawyer, on ”Search for Tomorrow.” He made his […]