Saturday, 13 July 2041

6200 Actors in a Blog!


There are now more than 6200 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. You can also use the links in the side panel.

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Bloopers (Coming Soon)
 


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 were 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, whether they have been forgotten or not.


Friday, 4 July 2025

Sybil Lewis

Born: 16 November 1919, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 28 September 1988, San Mateo County, California, USA

Going My Way (1944) as Effie - Genevieve's Maid (uncredited)

Sybil Lewis is opening the door for Risë Stevens.













Constance Purdy

Born: 3 August 1884, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 1 April 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA

Going My Way (1944) as Mrs. Quimp's Neighbor at Window (uncredited)

















Thursday, 3 July 2025

Eumenio Blanco

Born: 9 January 1891, Manzaneda, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Died: 9 March 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA

Machine Gun Mama (1944) as First Detective

Eumenio Blanco is on the right.
















Shelby Payne

Born: 9 November 1917, Portland, Oregon, USA
Died: 20 March 2000, Bradford, Vermont, USA

Shelby Payne was a model and a bit-part actress who appeared in a handful of films in the 1940s. Her son is the famous record producer Kim Fowley.

The Missing Juror (1944) as Marie Chappel (uncredited)



















Blake Edwards

Born: 26 July 1922, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 15 December 2010, Santa Monica, California, USA

Blake Edwards became a very successful writer, producer and director. He was married to Julie Andrews.

She's a Sweetheart (1944) as Soldier

Blake Edwards is doing up his tie while looking at Dave Willock. Fred Graff is in the white t-shirt.














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