Saturday 30 May 2015

Andrew Keir

Born: 3 April 1926, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: 5 October 1997, London, England

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Charlie Ross



















Boon: Something Old, Something New (1986) (Season 1, Episode 8) as Murdoch Johnstone

















Fulton Mackay

Born: 12 August 1922, Paisley, Scotland
Died: 6 June 1987, London, England

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Dan Wishart
















Friday 29 May 2015

John Rae

Born: 19 July 1896, Perth, Scotland
Died: February 1985, Droxford, Hampshire, England

Green for Danger (1947) as The porter



















The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Donald Sloan
















Anne Butchart

Born: Scotland
Died: unknown

Anne Butchart was a stage actress who appeared in plays from around 1945.

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Biddy Ross



















Other Works

Stage

1947 A Sleeping Clergyman   28th Jan - 15th Feb Royal Princess's Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland.
Directed by Matthew Forsyth.

1948 Royal Circle as Princess Adriana. 27th Apr - 29th May. Wyndham's Theatre, London, England.
Other cast members included: Ralph Richardson, Christopher Hodge, John Salew.
Directed by Ralph Richardson.

1951 The King of Scots 27 Aug - 8 Sep. The Dunfermline Abbey, Dunfermline, Scotland.
Directed by Matthew Forsyth.

Wendy Noel

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Jean Knox















Tuesday 26 May 2015

Chet Brandenburg

Born: 15 October 1897, Lee County, Kentucky, USA
Died: 17 July 1974, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Chet Brandenburg was a bit part player, stunt man and occasional second unit director in films for over forty years. He and his brother Ed Brandenburg appeared in silent films for Hal Roach studios and found themselves in Laurel and Hardy and Will Rogers pictures. You will be hard pushed to find a film where either Ed or Chet spoke any dialogue.
 
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926) as Hotel guest (uncredited)
 
Chet Brandenburg is in the background, just over Oliver Hardy's left shoulder.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In this shot, Chet can be seen over Oliver Hardy's right shoulder. Also in the scene is Olin Francis as the cop on the left and Clara Guiol in the centre of the background.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Love 'Em and Weep (1927) as Waiter (uncredited)
 

















Highway 301 (1950) as Bank Customer (uncredited)

Chet is on the far left of the picture standing just behind Steve Cochran in the queue.
















The Forty-Niners (1954) as Barfly (uncredited)
 
Chet Brandenburg is on the far right of the picture, restraining Harry Morgan.











Alice Fleming

Born: 9 August 1882, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 6 December 1952, New York City, New York, USA

State Fair (1945) as Food judge (uncredited)















Monday 25 May 2015

Howard Connell

Born: 1919, Argyll, Scotland
Died: unknown

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Hughie's messenger

Howard Connell is on the left, with Russell Waters.













Jock McKay

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Jock Woods















John Gregson

Born: 15 March 1919, Liverpool, England
Died: 8 January 1975, Porlock Weir, Somerset, England

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as John Cameron

With Meg Buchanan.














Eric Woodburn

Born: 9 March 1894, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 1981, London, England

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Rab Elliott
















Meg Buchanan

Born: Scotland
Died: July 1970, Uddington, Scotland

The Brave Don't Cry (1952) as Margaret Wishart
















Sunday 24 May 2015

Lloyd Nolan

Born: 11 August 1902, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 27 September 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Toward the Unknown (1956) as Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
 















Circus World (1964) as Cap Carson












Ralph Moody

Born: 5 November 1886, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 16 September 1971, Burbank, California, USA

Toward the Unknown (1956) as Harvey Gilbert

Ralph Moody is on the left, with Charles McGraw.









Karen Steele

Born: 20 March 1931, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Died: 12 March 1988, Kingman, Arizona, USA

Toward the Unknown (1956) as Polly Craven












Virginia Leith

Born: 15 October 1932, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Toward the Unknown (1956) as Connie Mitchell













Maura Murphy

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Toward the Unknown (1956) as Sarah McKee












Jean Willes

Born: 15 April 1923, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 3 January 1989, Van Nuys, California, USA

Bride and Gloom (1947) as Sally (Credited as Jean Donahue)

With Shemp Howard.
















Toward the Unknown (1956) as Carmen (uncredited)












Saturday 23 May 2015

Rudy Dolan

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Twilight Zone: The Dummy (1962) (Season 3, Episode 33) as Emcee (uncredited)















Doug McClure

Born: 11 May 1935, Glendale, California, USA
Died: 5 February 1995, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death Valley Days: California Gold Rush in Reverse (1957) (Season 6, Episode 1)  as Lt. Losier

With Guy Prescott.

















The Twilight Zone: Mr. Denton on Doomsday (1959) (Season 1, Episode 3) as Pete Grant
















Bill Mullikin

Born: 19 April 1927, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: 3 April 2010, Aptos, California, USA

The Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit (1960) (Season 1, Episode 28) as Parking Attendant (uncredited)















Peter Hornsby

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit (1960) (Season 1, Episode 28) as Croupier (uncredited)
















Harold Lloyd

Born: 20 April 1893, Burchard, Nebraska, USA
Died: 8 March 1971, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, US
 
Bliss (1917) as Harold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Get Down and Get Under (1920) as The Boy
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Among Those Present (1921) as The Boy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For Heaven's Sake (1926) as J. Harold Manners, The Uptown Boy
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

William Gillespie

Born: 24 January 1894, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died: 23 June 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Bliss (1917) as Policeman (uncredited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Among Those Present (1920) as The 'Hard-Boiled Party'
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It's a Gift (1923) as Weller Pump, oil executive
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Second Hundred Years (1927) as Butler (uncredited)
 
William Gillespie is on the right. F. F. Guenste is on the left. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the guests of honour.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Double Whoopee (1929) as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
 
William Gillespie is in the middle of Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel. Rolfe Sedan is behind the desk.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sebastian Cabot

Born: 6 July 1918, London, England
Died: 22 August 1977, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit (1960) (Season 1, Episode 28) as Pip
















Larry Blyden

Born: 23 June 1925, Houston, Texas, USA
Died: 6 June 1975, Agadir, Morocco

Larry Blyden was a Broadway star of dramatic, comedic and musical roles. In 1972 he won a Tony award for his performance in 'A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum'. Although Blyden never really broke through in films, he was a regular on the television circuit appearing in many of the popular shows of the day including The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

Twilight Zone: A Nice Place to Visit (1960) (Season 1, Episode 28) as Henry Francis 'Rocky' Valentine
















Barbara English

Born: 15 March 1933, Colorado, USA
 
The Thin Man: Bat McKidderick (1959) (Season 2, Episode 33) as Flo
 
Barbara is standing on the left, with Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bachelor Father: Bentley and the Brainy Beauty (1959) (Season 3, Episode 12) as Rita
 
With Pat McCaffrie.
IMDB has Barbara playing Peggy, but that character is played by Sandra Giles.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Margaret Curtis

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Death Valley Days: California Gold Rush in Reverse (1957) (Season 6, Episode 1)  as Mrs. Beale

With Stanley Lachman.














Guy Prescott

Born: 19 January 1914, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 7 March 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Unearthly (1957) as Police Captain George Reagan

Guy Prescott is on the left, with Paul McWilliams.

















Death Valley Days: California Gold Rush in Reverse (1957) (Season 6, Episode 1)  as Reverend Colton















Stanley Lachman

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Death Valley Days: California Gold Rush in Reverse (1957) (Season 6, Episode 1)  as Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale















John Harmon

Born: 30 June 1905, Washington, USA
Died: 6 August 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) as Lightfingers (uncredited)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Twilight Zone: The Dummy (1962) (Season 3, Episode 33) as Georgie
 
John Harmon is opposite Frank Sutton.













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