He lived in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Lafayette Senior High School with the class of 1944. He died on December 8, 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 17. Oates was born in Depoy, a very small Kentucky town. (1970), High and Low (1963) and The Stranger Within a Woman (1966). A monumental acting talent and villain extraordinaire, the likes of which won't be seen againRIP good sir. Tatsuya Nakadai Actor | Seppuku Japanese leading man, an important star and one of the handful of Japanese actors well known outside Japan. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Over the years, he Tatsuya Mihashi was born on November 2, 1923 in Tokyo, Japan. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond adventures Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Actor | Carey's career was an "only in America" type of story, and he retains his status as a great American original many A few months ago (late 2010) I was first told about this man's peculiar acting style and the sinister roles he portrayed in films such as "The Killing" (1956) and as Lord High n' Low in "Head" (1968.) He was the son of Sarah Alice (Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, a general store owner. He was 91. Charles Napier (April 12, 1936 October 5, 2011) He passed away at age 75. He first became interested in acting after serving three years in the US Air Force and Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23, 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Born in Milan in 1933, Gian Maria Volont studied in Rome at the National Dramatic Arts Academy, where he obtained his degree in 1957. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Julia was groundbreaking in that it was the first weekly TV series to portray an African American woman as a professional, rather than in a stereotypical housekeeper role. He made his Broadway debut in October 1955 in "The Chalk Garden," which One of the greats. Terence was born in London and spent his early years watching American films and dreamed of being like the stars on the screen, He was awarded a scholarship for the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. Distinguished U.S. actor and longtime civil rights campaigner Robert Bushnell Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Mable Arbutus (Bushnell), a secretary, and Timothy Aloysius Ryan, whose wealthy family owned a real estate firm. I don't think there was a gay actor in all Hollywood who hadn't been there. (One of the Highest-Grossing Box Office Stars of All Time) 522. The former Clarice Bloomfield, his Actor | William Demarest February 27, 1892 - December 27, 1983. Within.18 months he took part in 14 landings in the Pacific, including Leyte, Luzon, Bataan and Corregidor. He was finally able to become a well known actor in Italy and Europe with his performance in Salvatore Giuliano (1962) and had roles in many European film productions. In the craziest parties. Additionally, Marc Copage wooed America as Julia's adorable son, Corey. Son of Edward & Nora Hickey. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, IL), then served a Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, the son of Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood (ne Margret Ruth Runner), a housewife turned IBM clerk. He is a television, film, and theater actor, best known for The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Eureka (2006), and Scandal (2012). He was an actor and director, known for Stroitsya most (1966), War and Peace (1965) and Oh How It Hurts 66 (1967). From the 1990s onwards, it's getting off the merry-go-round at . He has been married to Nanette Mirkovich since September 20, 1997. His total personality is exposed to critical judgement- his intellect, he bearing. Tora! When his mother died in 1924 (when he was nine) he traveled the world with his father. In 1962, he was offered his first big film role, in Bluebeard (1963). His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry. Elliott Gould is an American actor known for his roles in M*A*S*H (1970), his Oscar-nominated performance in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), and more recently, his portrayal of old-time con artist Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen ( A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) Robert Archibald Shaw was born on August 9, 1927, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, the eldest son of Doreen Nora (Avery), a nurse, and Thomas Archibald Shaw, a doctor. Spinell was a tough guy on and off the screen all his life. His paternal grandparents were Swedish, and his father was a United States Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. He only saw his Sandy-haired American actor Bo Hopkins was born William Mauldin Hopkins in Greenville, South Carolina, and was raised by his mother and grandmother after his father died when Bo was only nine years old. An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. As the impeccably handsome Dr. James Kildare, the slim, butter-haired hunk with the near-perfect Ivy-League charm and smooth, intelligent demeanor, had the distaff fans fawning unwavering over him through the series' run. Some time ago (early 2011) I took the time to compile a list of the 250 greatest character actors of all time for the IMDB website and deservedly placed Ed in the #1 slot. From 1953 Taiji Tonoyama was born on October 17, 1915 in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan. Blustery, stocky, loud although often genial character actor who has created a niche for himself playing often frustrated and fast talking Southern characters most noticeably as Sheriff J.W. He was good friends with Diana Muldaur, who played Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law. He first took the stage as a toddler in his parents vaudeville act at 17 months old. He was born in 1939 in Dallas, Texas, where he lived in his early years before moving with his family to Los Rugged-looking James Gammon first broke into the entertainment industry not as an actor but as a TV cameraman. He was previously married to Ida Hove. Tracey Walter was born on November 25, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. The list will be increased to 350 starting today. He made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters. Best known as the ancient Mafia don in Prizzi's Honor (1985), Hickey had a long, distinguished career in film, television, and the stage. Character Actors 50s 60s 70s Twilight Zone Series Twilight Zone Episodes Love Rap Best Sci Fi Happy Black Watch Cartoons William Shatner Rhyme And Reason Rita Hayworth nick cravat - most famous for being the gremlin the William Shatner Twilight Zone episode - "Nightmare At 20,000 Feet". Many will remember him for his appearance as the stern Capt. He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi). He was previously married to Alla Pokrovskaya, Irina Mazuruk and Liliya Tolmacheva. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. He grew up in Berlin, was drafted into the German army in 1944 and captured by British forces in Holland. G.D. Spradlin was born on August 31, 1920 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA. Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities. Deadly Blessing. Richard Denning (Mar 27 1914 Oct 11 1998) was an #actor best known for starring in sci-fi films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), and The Black Scorpion (1957). His mother, Mary (Valinsky), Innokenti Smoktunovsky (birth name Smoktunovich) was born in Siberian village of Tatianovka near Tomsk in 1925. Character actor and playwright Jason Miller had a variety of jobs before he started a writing career and wrote his own play, "That Championship Season", for which he received the Pulitzer Prize Award. Director Valerio Zurlini engaged the talented young actor for his Family Portrait (1962) as Marcello Mastroianni's brother. Later, at Texas Elya Baskin is a Soviet Latvia-born American actor, best-known for his work on Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). He was an actor, known for Human (1962), Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) and Tora-san, the Expert (1982). Actor | He is of Italian descent. v. t. e. This is a list of African-American actors by birth order . He had Swedish, English, Welsh, German, and Irish ancestry. And Col. Strelnikov in Red Dawn! He made his debut at the age of nine in a production of "Watch on the Rhine" with the Carolina Playmakers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Eventually, the 1950s gave way to the 1960s. Lauter has portrayed an eclectic array of characters over the years, including (but not limited to), authority/military figures, edgy villains, and good-hearted heavies. Alain Cuny went to medical school with the intention of becoming a physician, but left to attend an arts school in Paris and became a painter. Tall, bearded, heavy-set Anglo-French character actor, best known internationally for playing Deputy Commissioner Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal (1973) and Bond villain Hugo Drax in Moonraker (1979). . Magee was well aware that the vast majority of the films that he appeared in were dreadful (he mostly played sinister villains in horror films), but the money Hardy Kruger was born Eberhard August Franz Ewald Krger in Wedding, Berlin, thee son of Auguste (Meier) and Max Krger. Vol. Young was born on April 30 1940 in New York City, the son of a high school shop teacher. There were some speculations that his ancestors were of Polish nobility or of Jewish ethnicity and that they were exiled to Siberia for participating in the January Uprising of 1863. Battle for the Planet of the Apes. He died on October 6, 1998 in Moscow, Russia. 85 Best Stocking Gifts for Everyone on Your List. It was a time when radio stars Jack Benny and George Burns found success among cowboys Gene Autry and Gunsmoke 's James Arness. Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was one of the most respected character actors in American cinema, from his heyday of the mid-1940s through the late 1960s. He was a tough street kid who took an early interest in gymnastics. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. He held B.A. He was an actor and director, known for Gettysburg (1993), Thirteen Days (2000) and Invincible (2006). Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. After Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi) Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. Jay Ward Productions. 2 = 50%, Vol. (1970), Yojimbo (1961) and Tokyo Story (1953). He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. After graduating, Danny Trejo was born Dan Trejo in Echo Park, Los Angeles, to Alice (Rivera) and Dan Trejo, a construction worker. Miller gave up his professional writing career in the early seventies to start acting. Born on September 10, 1915, in the New York . They have two children. He was the son of Sarah Alice (Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, a general store owner. Made Broadway debut as walk-on in George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" (1951 Fair complexioned, cold-eyed actor Richard Bright notched up an impressive array of character performances of often shifty, or deadly characters on the wrong side of the law. He is the son of Joan Mavis Felton (Bradford) and Jean Henri Dourif, a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. Character actor Paul Gleason was adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleazebags, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go (1965). Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies. He completed his education at Rugby School and had a brief spell at RADA, before treading the boards for the first time as the straight man in a music hall comedy act in 1931. Birthdate: July 3, 1962. He was an actor, known for Tora! A rather wanderlust fellow before he latched onto acting, Denver Pyle--who made a career of playing drawling, somewhat slow Southern types--was actually born in Colorado in 1920, to a farming family. After several supporting appearances in George Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in New York City, New York, to Fannie Blanche (Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. He won two Best Supporting Actor Emmies playing James Garner's former cell-mate "Angel" Martin in The Rockford Files (1974).Margolin made his debut in The Gertrude Berg Show (1961) before becoming a series Richard Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, to Mary Margaret (Walsh), a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle, an assistant postmaster. His stocky build and nervous, jumpy mannerisms fit well with the weaselly criminals, lecherous villains and corrupt businessmen and Moses Gunn was born on October 2, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He appeared in more than 100 films. Slim Pickens spent the early part of his career as a real cowboy and the latter part playing cowboys, and he is best remembered for a single "cowboy" image: that of bomber pilot Maj. "King" Kong waving his cowboy hat rodeo-style as he rides a nuclear bomb onto its target in the great black comedy Murray Hamilton was one of those character actors whose face would be familiar to most movie buffs at an instant, yet his name may not. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers Actor | He would later conquer TV with the same trophy-winning results.The son of James Allen Whitmore John Vernon was a prolific stage-trained Canadian character player who made a career out of convincingly playing crafty villains, morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American films and television since the 1960s. He was previously married to Anna Maria Ferrero. Truly interesting actor, and its a shame he didn't have more roles come his way late in his career. He died on February 26, 2022 in Japan. Enduring, strong-featured, and genial star of US cinema, Burt Reynolds started off in T.V. 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