Irving Cummings (1888 - 1959)

Irving Cummings (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor, director, producer and writer. Irving Cummings was born in New York City. He is the father of the screenwriter and producer Irving Cummings, Jr. Cummings started his acting career in his late teens on Broadway stage, and appeared with the legendary Lillian Russell. […]

Bob Cummings (1910 - 1990)

Actor. A star of radio, films and televisions, he is remembered for his role in the films “The Devil and Miss Jones” (1941), “Princess O’Rourke” (1943), and the Alfred Hitchcock thrillers “Saboteur” (1942) and “Dial M for Murder” (1954), and for the television series “The Bob Cummings Show” that aired from January 1955 until September […]

Luis Cuenca (1921 - 2004)

Stage and Motion Picture Character Actor. He develope a succesful career in Musical Revue during the 50’s. In Cinema, he debuted in “Eugenia de Montijo” in 1944, appearing, often, in minor roles. But in the last three decades, he obtained big success in his works in movies. He play in films such as “Suspiros de […]

Scatman Crothers (1910 - 1986)

Actor, Singer/Musician, Entertainer. Fondly remembered for his many TV guest appearances. He played a dramatic role in the 1980 horror film “The Shining.” He was also the voice of Hanna-Barbera’s “Hong Kong Phooey” and he played ‘Louie,’ a garbage man, on “Chico and The Man.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Helen M. Sullivan […]

Lindsay Crosby (1938 - 1989)

Lindsay Crosby, Sr. (January 5, 1938 – December 11, 1989) was an American actor and singer. Lindsay Crosby, son of Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee, was born in California and named for his father’s closest friend and horse racing partner, Lindsay Howard. He was educated at Loyola High School, Los Angeles. He was remembered by his […]

Gary Evan Crosby (1933 - 1995)

Gary Evan Crosby was born in Los Angeles and attended Stanford University but dropped out. He fell into the entertainment business, and performed in a harmony singing group, The Crosby Boys, with his three brothers, Philip, Lindsay, and Dennis, during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. As a teenager, he duetted with his father on two […]

Lewis A. “Idaho Lewis” Croft (1970 - 1970)

Actor. When Lewis was 20 he starred as a munchkin soldier in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz”. He worked in sideshows and circuses and became an acomplished singer. He passed away on April 29, 2008, 3 days before his 89th birthday. (bio by: Jared Walker)  Family links:  Parents:  Samuel E Crofts (1891 – […]

Douglas Croft (1926 - 1963)

Child Actor. A native of Seattle, Washington, as Douglas Malcolm Wheatcroft. A popular curly-haired child actor of the 1940s, Douglas Croft was the first actor to play the roles of ‘Robin, the Boy Wonder’ and ‘Richard ‘Dick’ Grayson,’ the sidekick of crime fighter Batman. An actor under contract to the Warner Brothers Studio, he played […]

Alan Crofoot (1929 - 1979)

Alan Crofoot was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Toronto where he earned a Master’s degree in psychology. His operatic career began at the Canadian Opera, as Spoletta in Tosca, in 1956. Crofoot also appeared in stage productions of musicals such as Man of La Mancha, in London’s West End, and […]

Floyd Byron Criswell (1899 - 1974)

Actor. Specialized in bit character roles, mainly police officers, during the 1930s and 1940s. (bio by: Lisa Burks)  Family links:  Spouse:  Ruth Ann Hassett Criswell (1928 – 2008)*  Children:  Floyd Eugene Criswell (1930 – 1995)* *Calculated relationship

José Crespo (1900 - 1997)

Actor. He was born and died in Murcia (Spain). He debuted on stage at the age of 18 in Catalina Bárcena stage company on the play Sueño de una Noche de Agosto. Soon, he entered in cinema with the film “Mancha que Limpia” (1924). Later, he moved to United States, where played in spanish versions […]

Bruno Cremer (1929 - 2010)

Bruno Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne. Cremer is best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005. Bruno Cremer attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. His career on stage included creating the role of Thomas Beckett in the 1959 world […]

Francis Creighton (1955 - 2003)

Actor. A writer, actor and director, he was the brother of actor John Falotico. Creighton appeared in the films, “Barcelona” (1994), as ‘Frank Robinson’, “The Malibu Beach Vampires” (1991), as ‘Reverend Fakker’, and “Metropolitan” (1990), as ‘Cadet George Frawley.’ (bio by: K)

Joseph Crehan (1883 - 1966)

Actor. Prolific Hollywood character player. Born Joseph Creaghan in Baltimore, he began performing in regional theatres in the early 1900s and made his Broadway debut in 1914. Apart from an isolated silent screen appearance in “Under Two Flags” (1916), he showed no interest in movies until the arrival of talkies. Stocky and severe-looking, Crehan was […]

Roger Creed (1915 - 1997)

American motion picture actor of the 1940s thru 1980s. Appeared with George Raft in the 1946 film-noir mystery “Nocturne.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Patrick Crean (1910 - 2003)

Actor and Fencer. Patrick Crean was born in London, the son of Major Thomas Crean, V.C. and his Spanish wife, Victoria Heredia. His first career was as a competitive fencer. During the 1930’s, when he was working as an actor, he began choreographing fights for film and theatre. He often played Errol Flynn’s stunt double […]

Dick Crawford (1915 - 1990)

Actor and radio announcer of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Barbara Baker Hillard Crawford (1917 – 1966)* *Calculated relationship

Patrick Cranshaw (1919 - 2005)

Actor. Born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, he became interested in acting while entertaining American troops before World War II. A veteran of nearly of over a hundred feature films, he made his screen debut in “Texas Lady” (1955), followed by “The Amazing Transparent Man” (1960) and was best known for his role as Joseph “Blue” Palasky, […]

William H. Crane (1845 - 1928)

Actor. He was a popular theatre star of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notably as part of the comedy duo Robson & Crane. Born William Henry Crane in Leicester, Massachusetts, he began performing in light opera in 1863 and first appeared on Broadway in the operatic spoof “Little Faust!” (1870). In 1877 he […]

Richard Crane (1918 - 1969)

Actor. American motion picture and television figure of the 1940s through the 1960s. Portrayed the title character in the 1950s TV serial “Rocky Jones, Space Ranger.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Scott Craig (1964 - 2003)

Actor. He was a Disney Mouseketeer in the 1977 television series, “The New Mickey Mouse Club,” and in the 1977 movie, “The Mouseketeers At Walt Disney World.” He passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 30, 2003, at the age of 39 from a respiratory illness. (bio by: K)

James Craig (1912 - 1985)

Actor. Born James Henry Meador in Nashville, Tennessee, after graduating from the Rice Institute, he began a career as a contract player at MGM in 1937. A veteran of over a hundred films, his credits included “North West Rangers” (1942), “The Human Comedy” (1943), “Side Street” (1949), “Code Two” (1953), “Four Fast Guns” (1960), “The […]

Andy Allan Clyde (1892 - 1967)

Popular, prolific Scottish-born stage, motion picture, and television actor of the 1920s through the 1960s. Specialized in memorable comedic roles. Brother of actor David Clyde and actress Jean Clyde. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Children:  John Allan Clyde (1935 – 1944)* *Calculated relationship

Sandy Irving Baron (1937 - 2001)

Actor, Comedian. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he pursued a career as a standup comedian, performing in the resort hotels of the Catskill Mountains in New York. He eventually landed several secondary roles in Broadway plays, including a part opposite Henry Fonda in the 1966 play “Generation. In the mid 1960s he released a comedy […]

Richard Sanders Barbee (1885 - 1965)

Actor. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton, he moved to California and got a job with the Belasco Stock Acting Company. After a few years of training, he moved to New York, where he had a successful career performing on Broadway. He made his big screen debut in “Her Great Price” (1916), and appeared […]

Richard Alexander (1902 - 1989)

Actor. He appeared in motion pictures such as “All Quiet in the Western Front” (1930), “The Front Page” (1931), “The Sign of the Cross” (1932), “Cleopatra” (1934), “Modern Times” (1936), “Where the West Begins” (1938), “Raiders of Death Valley” (1941), “Three Little Sisters” (1944) and “Two Guys From Texas” (1948). He also played ‘Prince Barin’ […]

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 […]

Solomon Golomb (1932 - 2016)

Solomon Golomb, a graduate of the Baltimore City College high school, received his bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and master’s and doctorate degree in mathematics from Harvard University in 1957 with a dissertation on “Problems in the Distribution of the Prime Numbers”. While working at the Glenn L. Martin Company he became interested in communications […]

Merv Lincoln (1933 - 1970)

Merv Lincoln was born in Leongatha, Victoria and raised in Wodonga, where for many years in his honour there has been a Lincoln Causeway adjacent to the Hume Freeway. He qualified for the 1500 metres final at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, finishing 12th. He was tipped as a potential successor to the retiring John […]

John Brophy (1933 - 2016)

John Brophy was a tough defenceman who played 18 seasons in the Eastern Hockey League, racking up nearly 4,000 career penalty minutes between 1955 and 1973—the most in EHL history—playing parts of nine seasons with the Long Island Ducks and retiring at the age of 40. On August 5, 1967, Brophy was involved in a car […]