Frank Keenan (1858 - 1929)

Actor. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, he was a stage and screen actor in the silent film era. In the early 1900s, he was a celebrated Shakespearean actor and was a noted Broadway matinee idol. He was among the first stage performers to enter into Hollywood films and appeared in over 40 features. His credits include […]

Sir Lancelot (1902 - 2001)

Known as the “King of Calypso,” Sir Lancelot wrote and performed calypso (with some acting on the side) for movies, live theater, and radio beginning in the 1940s. One of his several motion picture appearances was with Humphrey Bogart in the 1944 classic “To Have and Have not.”

Bud Jamison (1895 - 1944)

Actor. He entered vaudeville as a teenager, and by 1915 had begun appearing in Keystone comedies. Jamison was Charlie Chaplin’s foil in short subjects such as ‘In the Park,’ ‘The Bank,’ ‘Shanghaied,’ ‘By the Sea,’ and ‘A Jitney Elopement,’ working as Chaplin’s foil before Eric Campbell had. Chaplin considered Jamison to be one of his […]

Malcolm Keen (1887 - 1970)

British Actor. He was born in Bristol, England. Film and television credits include “Two and Two Make Six,” “Life for Ruth,” “Francis of Assisi,” “Amelia,” “Macbeth,” “Fortune Is a Woman,” “Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue,” “Lorna Doone,” “The Mating Season,” “Mama,” “Sixty Glorious Years,” “Androcles and the Lion,” “The Lonely Road,” “The Night of the […]

Antonio Iranzo Escorihuela (1933 - 2003)

Screen, Stage and Television Actor. He was born in Valencia (Spain) and began his career in Radio shows and on stage with classic works in plays of Berltolt Brecht or Valle-Inclán. He appeared in film such as “La Piel Quemada” (1966), “Flor de Santidad” (1972), “La Regenta” (1974), “¿Quién Puede Matar a un Niño?” (1975), […]

John Ireland (1914 - 1992)

Actor. His film and television career spanned across five decades, from 1945 up until his death in 1992. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he moved to New York City, New York at the age of 18 where he took minor stage roles on Broadway, performing Shakespeare on tour with them in the late 1930s […]

Steve James (1952 - 1993)

Actor. Muscular character player of Hollywood films and TV. Born in New York City, he entered films as a stuntman and went on to play sidekicks in action movies, even though he was often a better actor than the stars he supported. James’ credits include “The Warriors” (1979), “The Exterminator” (1980), “The Brother From Another […]

Jester Hairston (1901 - 2000)

Actor, Musician. An arranger, composer, traveling choir leader, actor and story teller, his career took him all over the world. Best remebered for his TV role as Rolly Forbes on the TV show “Amen.” The grandson of slaves, he was born in 1901 in Belews Creek, north Carolina. A star athlete in high school and […]

Alan Hale (1892 - 1950)

Actor. Born Rufus Alan McKahan in Washington, D.C. he first attempted to gain entry to the stage via opera, but his career as an operatic singer was effectively stillborn. By 1911 his attention had been diverted to Hollywood where he made his film debut in the silent film ‘The Cowboy and the Lady.’ With his […]

Richard Farnsworth (1920 - 2000)

Actor. A stuntman for more then 30 years before gradually moving into acting. Farnsworth’s abilities at horseback riding got him regular work as stunt doubles for some of the biggest names in Hollywood. It wasn’t until after he was 50 that he began to be recognized as an actor. He got an Oscar nomination in […]

James Gandolfini (1961 - 2013)

James Gandolfini Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey. His mother, Santa (née Penna), a high school lunch lady of Italian ancestry, was born in the United States and raised in Naples, Italy. His father, James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a native of Borgo Val di Taro, Italy, was a bricklayer and cement mason and later […]

Jack Ganzhorn (1881 - 1956)

American actor in the silent era (1910s and 20s).

Louis Edmonds (1923 - 2001)

Actor. He worked in the theater, primetime television and had various roles on the television series “Dark Shadows” and the daytime soap opera “All My Children.” He died from respitory problems.

William Edmunds (1886 - 1981)

Actor. He appeared in minor roles. Among others “Going Spanish” (1934), “Angels with Dirty Faces” (1938), “Idiot’s Delight” (1939), “Casablanca” (1942), “House of Frankenstein” (1944), “A Bell for Adano” (1945), “Anna and the King of Siam” (1945), “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), “The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946), “The Lost Moment” (1947), “The Pirate” (1948), […]

Morgan Farley (1898 - 1988)

Actor. Born in Mamaroneck, New York, he was a wide-ranging performer on stage, film and television. He began his career on Broadway in the play “Seventeen” in 1918 and gained prominence in the 1920s, starring in many other stage productions. For feature films, he made his debut in “The Love Doctor” (1929), followed by “The […]

John Bambury (1891 - 1960)

Actor. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a dwarf best remembered for his role as a Munchkin in the film, “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). A popular character performer, his other credits included “The Plot Thickens” (1936), “The Terror of Tiny Town” (1938), “Maisie Was a Lady” (1941), Lady in the Dark” (1944) “Superman and the […]

John Call (1908 - 1973)

Actor. His film roles include ‘Santa Claus’ in “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” (1964) and ‘O’Leary’ in “The Anderson Tapes” (1971). He ws in the origianl casts of “So Proudly We Hail” (1936), “Bet Your Life” (1937), “The Merchant of Yonkers” (1938), “The Life of Reilly” (1942), and “Oliver!” (1963). Father of actor Anthony Call 

James Callahan (1930 - 2007)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role as the cranky but lovable grandfather, Walter Powell, on the television comedy series “Charles In Charge” from 1987 to 1990. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Callahan began his acting career in the late 1950s. His other roles include the films, “The Walking Target” (1960), “Tropic Of Cancer” […]

Henry Daniell (1894 - 1963)

Actor. One of the screen’s most memorable heavies. Born Charles Henry Daniel in London, he made his stage debut in 1914 and served in the British Army during World War I. He began appearing on Broadway in the late 1920s and settled in Hollywood in 1934. Daniell’s shark-like eyes, thin slash of a mouth, and […]

Carl Ballantine (1917 - 2009)

Entertainer. Fondly remembered for his role as ‘Lester Gruber’ in the television series “McHale’s Navy” (1962-1966). Born Meyer Kessler in Chicago, he would strive to become a magician at an early age after he was impressed by his barber who performed magic tricks for him. not long into his career which began during the early […]

Martin Balsam (1919 - 1996)

Actor. Born to parents of Jewish descent, he experienced his first taste of acting as a villain in an amateur production of “Pot Boiler” in 1935 and after his graduation from DeWitt Clinton High School, he toiled at several occupations. He decided to pursue a career in acting and went onto appear in several off-Broadway […]

Lola Gaos (1921 - 1993)

Noted Spanish screen and stage actress. She is best remembered for her films “Esa Pareja Feliz,” “Tristana,” and “Furtivos.” On stage she appeared in “Espectros” and “La Casa de Bernarda Alba.”

Isabel Garces (1901 - 1981)

Actress. She was born and died in Madrid. She debuted at the age of 7 on stage, and she worked until her death. With a caracteristic voice, she often played comedic roles. She appeared in several films with child actress Marisol. Among others, she appeared in “Ha Llegado un Ángel” (1961), “Marisol Rumbo a Río” […]

Ruth Hall (1910 - 2003)

Actress. She appeared in 37 films during the Hollywood Golden Era, in movies like “Ride Him Cowboy” opposite John Wayne, “The Heart of New York,” “The Kid from Spain,” “The Three Musketeers,” and “How to Marry a Millionaire” with Marilyn Monroe. But she is best remebered as ‘Mary Helton’ in the 1931 Marx Brother’s classic […]

Renee Faure (1918 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clamart (Hauts de Seine). She is best remembered for her film “La Chartreuse de Parme” (1948). She also appeared in “L’Assasinat du Père Nöel” (1941), “François Villon” (1945), “Adorables Créatures” (1952), “Le Judge et l’Assasin” (1976), “La Petite Voleuse” (1988), “Dédé” (1990), “À la Vitesse d’un […]

Farrah Fawcett (1947 - 2009)

Farrah-Fawcett Farrah Fawcett, who starred in the 1970s television hit ” Charlie’s Angels” and became a generation’s favorite pinup after posing for a hot-selling swimsuit poster, has died. She was 62. Farrah Fawcett, who was diagnosed with a rare anal cancer in 2006, died at St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica at 9:28 a.m […]

Dorothy Dandridge (1922 - 1965)

Actress, Singer. One of the most accomplished actresses of her time, she set a high on screen standard for the African-American female film stars who followed and continue to follow her. She rose to the top of her profession with her first starring role and became the first African-American woman to receive an Academy Award […]

Karin Eickelbaum (1937 - 2004)

Actress. A native of Germany, she is best known for her role as ‘Ingrid’ in the long-running German TV series “Tatort.”

Sally Eilers (1908 - 1978)

Popular leading lady in many motion pictures of the 1920s through 1950s.

Norma Candal (1928 - 2006)

Actress. She was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She is remembered for her work on stage in plays such as “Los Árboles Mueren de Pie,” “El Oso” and “La Casa sin Reloj.” Also on stage, she directed “La Chica del Gato” and “El Diario de Ana Frank.” On televison, she played as ‘Petunia’ in “La […]