Born on September 10, 1915, in the New York . Before starting a career as an actor, he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1958. His parents divorced when he was five years old. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. He was the son of Sarah Alice (Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, a general store owner. William served two years in the US Army. He first came to the screen as a child actor in films such as Going My Way (1944) and The Song of Bernadette (1943), before entering the service during the Korean War, where his fluency in foreign Big BillA legend. Russian actor who has popped up on screen in countless great movies over the past thirty or so years, including "2010", "The Name of the Rose" and "October Sky.". Born on March 29, 1942, the Atlanta native was awarded a basketball scholarship following high school at Georgia's Southern Tech Actor | After graduation from Hollywood High School, Jaeckel was discovered by a Stuart Margolin, the Emmy Award-winning actor and director, was born in Davenport, Iowa. 85 Best Stocking Gifts for Everyone on Your List. A true talent if there ever was one! v. t. e. This is a list of African-American actors by birth order . My Three Sons Supporting Actor Flipper Panama Hat Fedora 60s His father was of French and Corsican Italian descent, and his mother was of French and German ancestry. The son of an English army officer (Edward Lonsdale-Crouch) and a Franco-Irish mother ( James Mason was born in Huddersfield and had a film career spanning over 50 years during which he appeared in over 100 films in England and America but never won an Oscar. Son of Edward & Nora Hickey. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as Peter Henry Fonda was born in New York City, to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and Ontario-born New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw. Actor | ", James COBURN (1928-2002) [] Active 1957-2002 > Born James Harrison Coburn III 31 Aug 1928 Nebraska > Died 18 Nov 2002 (aged 74) California, heart attack > Spouses: Beverly Kelly (195979 div); Paula Murad (19932002, his death) > Children: 2, son and stepdaughter / Photo By Marcel Hartmann. He grew up fishing and working on farms. Charles Napier (April 12, 1936 October 5, 2011) He passed away at age 75. Brion James was born February 20, 1945, in Redlands, California, to Ida Mae (Buckelew) and Jimmy James. He will certainly be remembered for his impressive body of work over the past forty years, and especially by me for his kindness in reaching out to me through his friend..a true legend. The list is still mighty popular here it looks like and will be expanded to the big 4-0-0. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. (1976). This tall, sandy-haired, mustachioed actor from Texas, born Justus McQueen, adopted the name of the character he portrayed in his first film, Battle Cry (1955). 6. Marcello Mastroianni was born in Fontana Liri, Italy in 1924, but soon his family moved to Turin and then Rome. Like Jannings, Schell won the Oscar, but unlike him, he was a dedicated anti-Nazi. 172. 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. Tom Cruise. He joined the Birmingham Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. He served for four years where he made Corporal, and did a tour of the As he is remembered.one of the great character actors of our time, Richard Lynch (1936-2012). When the war ended, he was sent to join the occupation forces in Korea, where he wrote, directed and produced ''The Military Government Hour,'' a radio propaganda program. Unfortunately, a bout John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Zach is an actor, known for Devs (2020), Fight Club (1999) and Ray Donovan (2013). Featured in many TV shows like "Star Trek," "Perry Mason," and "Mission: Impossible." Looking back on this now, this was a true mistake on my part, as the man had a truly unique career in film and really seemed to follow his own path when choosing roles. Photo: Michael Buckner / Getty Images. An only child Of Greek descent on both sides, the son of immigrants, Savalas was a soldier during World War II, although most of his enlistment records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. Distinguished character actor David Hattersley Warner was born on July 29, 1941 in Manchester, England, to Ada Doreen (Hattersley) and Herbert Simon Warner. Actor | His father died when he was five. Leave It to Beaver I Dream of Jeannie Make Room for Daddy The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Wiki Commons by Friedman-Abeles Alan Alda is Captain Hawkeye Pierce, the army doctor in which TV series? In which show did she appear? Following high school graduation, Kennedy enlisted in the United States Army in 1943 with the hope to become a fighter Rodney Stephen Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, to Augusta Amelia (Driver) and Frederick Jacob Steiger, both vaudevillians. By 1955, Silva had moved up from dishwasher to waiter, and felt ready to audition for the Actors Studio. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Bob Balaban was born on August 16, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was previously married to Annette Martin and Gisle Brunet. Michael Berryman. 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. Started theatrical acting in 1950, but was regarded untalented at first, until Roger Vadim discovered him for the movies. His parents divorced when he was fairly young.While growing up, Oskar found performing in school John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Songwriter ("Dearest One"), actor, composer, singer, comedian and guitarist who, after high school, appeared in nightclubs, hotels, films and on television. He left school at age 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before joining the British army and serving in Korea during the Korean Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. 21: Goleiro: GOL-Etimesgut Bld: custo . Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield. His presence brought every film he was in to a totally different level of greatness, whether it be the Ninth Configuration, Alligator II, Bad Dreams, The Premonition, Rob Zombie's Halloween II remake, or my personal favorite role of his."Moon" in "the Seven Ups." His paternal grandparents were Swedish, and his father was a United States Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. G.D. Spradlin was born on August 31, 1920 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA. "Hoffa", "Pulp Fiction", "Field of Dreams", "Red Dragon", "Swimming With Sharks" and a plethora of television guest spots over the past twenty years or so! Warren Oates was an American character actor of the 1960s and 1970s and early 1980s whose distinctive style and intensity brought him to offbeat leading roles.Oates was born in Depoy, a very small Kentucky town. Over the past three decades, Tobolowsky has racked up a lengthy list of roles in movies and television across many different genres.While Tobolowsky initially attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with Actor | Broad-shouldered and beefy Claude Akins had wavy black hair, a deep booming voice and was equally adept at playing sneering cowardly villains as he was at portraying hard-nosed cops. 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". 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. Warren Oates was an American character actor of the 1960s and 1970s and early 1980s whose distinctive style and intensity brought him to offbeat leading roles. Which '60s TV character is seen here? He was 91. He has been married to Lynn Grossman since April 1, 1977. He did not set foot in Japan until he was 21. He died on December 31, 2014 in New York City, New York, USA. 4. 4 = 25%, Vol. He lived in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from Lafayette Senior High School with the class of 1944. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. He received the Drama Desk Award in 1972 and a Emmy Award in 1992. And Col. Strelnikov in Red Dawn! His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, Richard Chamberlain became the leading heartthrob of early 1960s television. AGE 60s Kim J Hyun Los Angeles, CA View Full Report Aliases Used To Live In Relatives Joon W . Began career as a child actor on the variety stage. from "TheManchurian Candidate" to his numerous appearances in violent Italian films of the seventies to one of his last screen roles in Jarmusch's "Samurai: The Way of the Ghost Dog". He left that, Prematurely white-haired character star who began as a supporting player of generally vicious demeanor, then metamorphosed into a star of both action and drama projects, Lee Marvin was born in New York City, the son of Courtenay Washington (Davidge), a fashion writer, and Lamont Waltman Marvin, an Maximilian Schell was the most successful German-speaking actor in English-language films since Emil Jannings, the winner of the first Best Actor Academy Award. This suave, elegant character star was a ubiquitous presence in French cinema for nearly seven decades. 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). Heartland bids a tearful farewell to R. Lee Ermey, host of Military Makeover, a Golden Globe nominated actor, and Marine Corps veteran. The son of a police officer, Akins never seemed short of work and appeared in nearly 100 films and 180+ TV episodes Bob Gunton is an American actor, primarily known for portraying strict and authoritarian characters in popular films. Nakadai was a tall handsome clerk in a Tokyo shop when director Masaki Kobayashi encountered him and cast him in The Thick-Walled Room (1956). His paternal grandfather was Scottish, from Argyll. He was previously married to Alla Pokrovskaya, Irina Mazuruk and Liliya Tolmacheva. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers Actor | And just as Uehara embodied the idea of a modern Japanese wartime hero, Kayama became symbolic of postwar Japanese affluence Yuri Nikulin was a Russian film actor, comedian, mime, and circus clown who was also Artistic Director of Moscow Circus and popular TV show host.He was born Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin on December 18, 1921, in the town of Demidov, Smolensk province, Central Russia. Quade transferred from Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas to Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas in 1954. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films.Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983). During WW2 he was sent to a German prison camp, but he managed to escape and hide in Venice. With a face that seems to pop up everywhere, Lauter has remained in demand for roles on both television and film. Miller gave up his professional writing career in the early seventies to start acting. However, he first worked as a baker's apprentice, in a barber shop or in the docks. Over 40 years after his untimely death from mesothelioma in 1980, Steve McQueen is still considered hip and cool, and he endures as an icon of popular Won international fame with the leading role of Maciek Chelmicki in Andrzej Wajda's Ashes and Diamonds (1958). Actor | Denning also appeared in the film An Affair to Remember (1957) with Cary Grant & on radio with Lucille Ball [Richard Denning #3 - 16x20 Inches Photograph Master Print High Quality]. At thirteen years, he became a member of the "Hitler Jugend" (Hitler Youth), as did all 13-year-old boys in Germany then. Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936. Benign, balding and often bearded, Yulin off camera was a stark contrast to the tough, Menacing looking Italian American actor who developed into the quintessential on-screen hoodlum via several strong roles in key crime films of the early 1970s. Especially memorable (at least in my eyes) for his Twilight Zone roles. 1. Character actor Stephen Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951 in Dallas, Texas. Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," appearing in four Ford motion pictures. Born Franois Pilu in Paris on November 10, 1919, he was the son of a wine shop manager. In the most beautiful cars. Ogg, "One More Train to Rob" as Sheriff Adams, "Fools Parade" as Willis Hubbard, "Five Days From Home" as Karl Baldwin, "Under the Rainbow" as The Assassin, "Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold" as Swarma and "Hoot" as Kalo. 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