5000 Actors in a Blog!

There are now more than 5000 actors and actresses featured in this blog. Here are some links to help you navigate and find the one that you are looking for. As always, this is a work in constant progress so a little time will be needed to complete these links. Alternatively you can use the links in the side panel.

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The Unidentified

The Videos Page

Lost Films

The word 'Forgotten' has been used in this blog to represent the thousands of actors who rarely get recognised for their work beyond their peers. Without websites and blogs like this one they could easily be forgotten altogether. As new generations discover films, how many will venture into the obscure world of second features and independent productions to discover the layers of talent behind the stars of the day? When you last watched a classic film, did you notice the maid, the train conductor, the woman selling flowers, the elevator operator, or any of the passers-by in the background? Or were your eyes transfixed on the main actors, as they are supposed to be. Sometimes watching a film several times will give you the full appreciation of what it takes to create an atmosphere in a scene. I hope when you look at this blog you will go and watch the films for yourself, maybe several times and look beyond the foreground action to the bit-part actors, each one with a life, a career and a story of their own. More famous actors are included in this blog for the sake of completion and to help you research the less famous ones.

Qualifying actors and actresses for this blog are those who have appeared on screen before 1970.

Rebel Randall

Born: 22 January 1922, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died: 22 July 2010, Riverside, California, USA

In Old Oklahoma (aka War of the Wildcats) (1943) as Girl on Train (uncredited)

Rebel Randall is the lady seated with Albert Dekker. The train conductor is Charles Arnt.

Lost Films

This is a list of lost films and partially lost films. The list will be slowly populated as time goes by. Your suggestions are always welcome in the comments section, but I will take my time over this so please be patient.

 

 

1917

 

Cleopatra

 

Fragments exist, possibly of a costume test or screen test featuring Theda Bara. 

 

 

1922

 

A Blind Bargain

 

Completely lost when the last remaining print was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. The film starred Lon Chaney and Raymond McKee.

1927

London After Midnight

Completely lost when the last remaining print was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. A reconstruction, made from still photographs was created and released in 2002 by TCM. The film starred Lon Chaney and Marceline Day.

1928

The Divine Woman

Only one reel from the film is known to exist. It runs nine minutes and was discovered in 1993. The complete print was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire. The film starred Greta Garbo.

1930

Men Without Women

The sound version of this John Ford film is lost, but a silent version with an added score exists. The film stars Kenneth MacKenna and Frank Albertson.

Videos

Videos Posted on YouTube by this Blog's Author

The Ladies of Laurel and Hardy

Episode 1 - Florence Gilbert

Episode 2 - Sue O'Neil/Molly O'Day

Episode 3 - Gloria Greer

Dancers on Film

Episode 1 - Amarilla Morris

June Pickerell

Born: 6 September 1883, Lowell, Wisconsin, USA

Died: 19 February 1962, Santa Barbara, California, USA

In Old Oklahoma (aka War of the Wildcats) (1943) as Ellie, Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

June Pickerell is talking to Tom London. The train conductor is Charles Arnt.

Margareta Montez

Born: unknown

Died: unknown

Heat Lightning (1934) as Mexican Wife (uncredited)

According to IMDB, the lady on the far right is Margareta Montez. Chris-Pin Martin is driving and the partialy obscured lady on the left is Aline MacMahon.