Born: 23 October 1887, Paris, France
Died: 1 February 1941, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Desire (1936) as Jewellery Clerk (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale (1939) as François (uncredited)
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Sunday, 30 October 2016
Saturday, 29 October 2016
Gary Cooper
Born: 7 May 1901, Helena, Montana, USA
Died: 3 May 1961, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Desire (1936) as Tom Bradley
With William Frawley.
Died: 3 May 1961, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Desire (1936) as Tom Bradley
William Frawley
Born: 26 February 1887, Burlington, Iowa, USA
Died: 3 March 1966, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
William Frawley was the first person to perform on film the Christmas standard 'Silver Bells' in the 1951 Bob Hope feature 'The Lemon Drop Kid'. This was then followed by a more elaborate version sung by Marilyn Maxwell and Bob Hope.
Desire (1936) as Mr. Gibson
Alan Curtis
Born: 24 July 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2 February 1953, New York City, New York, USA
Winterset (1936) as Sailor (uncredited)
With Margo.
Phantom Lady (1944) as Scott Henderson
Died: 2 February 1953, New York City, New York, USA
Winterset (1936) as Sailor (uncredited)
Phantom Lady (1944) as Scott Henderson
Regis Toomey is on the right.
Renegade Girl (1946) as Capt. Fred Raymond
Friday, 28 October 2016
Maurice Moscovitch
Born: 23 November 1871, Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Died: 18 June 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
Maurice Moscovitch entered films only a few years before his death in 1940.
Winterset (1936) as Esdras
Died: 18 June 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
Maurice Moscovitch entered films only a few years before his death in 1940.
Winterset (1936) as Esdras
Burgess Meredith
Born: 16 November 1907, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 9 September 1997, Malibu, California, USA
Later in Burgess Meredith's career he became a household name once more with two iconic roles. In the 1960's Batman series he made the character of 'The Penguin' his own and then in 1976 he played the part of Mickey, the boxing trainer who helps Rocky to become a great boxer. Both these parts maintained what was already a steady career and brought Burgess Meredith into the lives of a new generation.
Winterset (1936) as Mio Romagna
This was Burgess Meredith's first starring role in a film.
Died: 9 September 1997, Malibu, California, USA
Later in Burgess Meredith's career he became a household name once more with two iconic roles. In the 1960's Batman series he made the character of 'The Penguin' his own and then in 1976 he played the part of Mickey, the boxing trainer who helps Rocky to become a great boxer. Both these parts maintained what was already a steady career and brought Burgess Meredith into the lives of a new generation.
Winterset (1936) as Mio Romagna
John Tringali
Born: 1912, Sicily, Italy
Died: 18 September 2008, Granada Hills, California, USA
Winterset (1936) as Hairdresser (uncredited)
John Tringali attemds to the hair of Eduardo Ciannelli.
Died: 18 September 2008, Granada Hills, California, USA
Winterset (1936) as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Bobby Caldwell
Born: 28 February 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 11 April 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA
Winterset (1936) as Mio as a boy (uncredited)
Died: 11 April 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA
Winterset (1936) as Mio as a boy (uncredited)
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Bela Kovacs
Born: 1 August 1915, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Died: 20 November 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
Space Patrol: The Trap On Planet X (1953) (Season 3, Episode 36) as Prince Baccarratti
Died: 20 November 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA
Space Patrol: The Trap On Planet X (1953) (Season 3, Episode 36) as Prince Baccarratti
Peter Hansen
Born: 5 December 1921, Oakland, California, USA
Space Patrol: Danger Radiation (1954) (Season 4, Episode 37) as Dr. Paul Yates
With Jean Howell.
Space Patrol: Danger Radiation (1954) (Season 4, Episode 37) as Dr. Paul Yates
Jean Howell
Born: 21 November 1927, Pomona, California, USA
Died: 23 July 1996, Santa Monica, California, USA
Space Patrol: Danger Radiation (1954) (Season 4, Episode 37) as Nurse
With Peter Hansen.
Died: 23 July 1996, Santa Monica, California, USA
Space Patrol: Danger Radiation (1954) (Season 4, Episode 37) as Nurse
Nina Bara
Born: 3 May 1920, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died:15 August 1990, Glendale, California, USA
Appeared in over 100 episodes of the TV series 'Space Patrol' (1951) as 'Tonga'.
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Young cajun woman in cafe (uncredited)
Space Patrol: Trap on Planet X (1953) (Season 3, Episode 36) as Tonga
With Ken Mayer.
Died:15 August 1990, Glendale, California, USA
Appeared in over 100 episodes of the TV series 'Space Patrol' (1951) as 'Tonga'.
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Young cajun woman in cafe (uncredited)
Space Patrol: Trap on Planet X (1953) (Season 3, Episode 36) as Tonga
Tony Santoro
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Ulysses
Tony Santoro is second right in this picture. Kurt Katch, Ann Codee and Charles Stevens are also in this shot. The man at the back of the picture is unknown to me.
Died: unknown
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Ulysses
Charles Stevens
Born: 26 May 1893, Solomonsville, Arizona, USA
Died: 22 August 1964, Hollywood, California, USA
Marked Trails (1944) as Denver - Henchman
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Achilles
Ann Codee
Born: 5 March 1890, Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Died: 18 May 1961, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ann Codee had a vaudeville act with her husband Frank Orth called Codee and Orth.
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Tante Berthe (uncredited)
With Ann Codee is Kurt Katch on the left, Tony Santoro behind the bar and Charles Stevens.
Died: 18 May 1961, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ann Codee had a vaudeville act with her husband Frank Orth called Codee and Orth.
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Tante Berthe (uncredited)
Kurt Katch
Born: 28 January 1896, Grodno, Poland, Russian Empire [now Hrodna, Belarus]
Died: 14 August 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Cajun Joe
Died: 14 August 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Cajun Joe
Napoleon Simpson
Born: 12 May 1902, Elk Township, Illinois, USA
Died: 27 June 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Goobie
Died: 27 June 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Goobie
Kay Harding
Born: 5 January 1924, Cushing, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 15 March 1984, Santa Clara, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Betty
Died: 15 March 1984, Santa Clara, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Betty
Peter Coe
Born: 11 November 1918, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
Died: 9 June 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Ilzor
Peter Coe is on the left, with Dennis Moore.
Died: 9 June 1993, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Mummy's Curse (1944) as Ilzor
Gloria Petroff
Born: 25 October 1939, California, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Screaming woman
Tor Johnson is scaring Gloria Petroff. This is all we see of Gloria and although she is credited it is not clear what she looks like from this picture. Gloria is the daughter of Boris Petroff who directed this film.
The Unearthly (1957) as Screaming woman
Raymond Guth
Born: 29 May 1924, Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Police Officer Miller (Credited as Raymond Guta)
Raymond Guth is on the far right. The other actors are Myron Healey, Allison Hayes and Guy Prescott.
The Unearthly (1957) as Police Officer Miller (Credited as Raymond Guta)
Paul McWilliams
Born: unknown
Died: unknown
The Unearthly (1957) as Police Officer Ed
Paul McWilliams is on the right, with Guy Prescott.
Died: unknown
The Unearthly (1957) as Police Officer Ed
Sunday, 23 October 2016
Marilyn Buferd
Born: 30 January 1925, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 27 March 1990, Austin, Texas, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Dr. Sharon Gilchrist (Credited as Marylyn Buferd)
With John Carradine.
Died: 27 March 1990, Austin, Texas, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Dr. Sharon Gilchrist (Credited as Marylyn Buferd)
Saturday, 22 October 2016
Arthur Batanides
Born: 9 April 1923, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died: 10 January 2000, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Danny Green
The Twilight Zone: Mr. Denton on Doomsday (1959) (Season 1, Episode 3) as Leader
Arthur Batanides is on the left.
Died: 10 January 2000, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Danny Green
The Twilight Zone: Mr. Denton on Doomsday (1959) (Season 1, Episode 3) as Leader
Harry Fleer
Born: 26 March 1916, Quincy, Illinois, USA
Died: 14 October 1994, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Harry Jedrow
Died: 14 October 1994, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Harry Jedrow
Tor Johnson
Born: 19 October 1903, Kalmar, Kalmar län, Sweden
Died: 12 May 1971, San Fernando, California, USA
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The Unearthly (1957) as Lobo II
Died: 12 May 1971, San Fernando, California, USA
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) as Inspector Daniel Clay
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The Unearthly (1957) as Lobo II
Allison Hayes
Born: 6 March 1930, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Died: 27 February 1977, La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Grace Thomas
Died: 27 February 1977, La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA
The Unearthly (1957) as Grace Thomas
Celia Lipton
Born: 25 December 1923, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 11 March 2011, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Calling Paul Temple (1948) as Norma Rice
Died: 11 March 2011, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Calling Paul Temple (1948) as Norma Rice
Hugh Pryse
Born: 11 November 1910, London, England, UK
Died: 11 August 1955, England, UK
Calling Paul Temple (1948) as Wilfred Davies
Died: 11 August 1955, England, UK
Calling Paul Temple (1948) as Wilfred Davies
George Merritt
Born: 10 December 1890, Clapton, London, England, UK
Died: 27 August 1977, Parliament Hill, Hampstead, London, England, UK
Spare a Copper (1940) as Brewster
I'll Walk Beside You (1943) as Hancock
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Calling Paul Temple (1948) as Ticket inspector
Margaretta Scott
Born: 13 February 1912, London, England, UK
Died: 15 April 2005, London, England, UK
Town on Trial (1957) as Helen Dixon
With Geoffrey Keen.
Died: 15 April 2005, London, England, UK
Town on Trial (1957) as Helen Dixon
Totti Truman Taylor
Born: 7 September 1915, London, England, UK
Died: 5 March 1981, London, England, UK
Town on Trial (1957) as Club committee member
Totti Truman Taylor is on the left, with Grace Arnold.
Avalanche (1969) as Miss Dion
The BFI website says that this film is from 1967, but it also says that it is a documentary, which it is not.
Died: 5 March 1981, London, England, UK
Town on Trial (1957) as Club committee member
Avalanche (1969) as Miss Dion
Vivienne Martin
Born: 28 December 1936, Kaitaia, New Zealand
Town on Trial (1957) as Agnes, the maid (uncredited)
Town on Trial (1957) as Agnes, the maid (uncredited)
Elizabeth Seal
Born: 28 August 1933, Genoa, Italy
Although seldom seen on the big screen, Elizabeth Seal did have a long career on the stage, winning a Tony award in 1961 for Lead Actress in the musical 'Irma La Douce'.
Town on Trial (1957) as Fiona Dixon
Although seldom seen on the big screen, Elizabeth Seal did have a long career on the stage, winning a Tony award in 1961 for Lead Actress in the musical 'Irma La Douce'.
Town on Trial (1957) as Fiona Dixon
Friday, 21 October 2016
Newton Blick
Born: 10 June 1899, Bristol, England, UK
Died: 14 October 1965, Dublin, Ireland
Town on Trial (1957) as Asst. Commissioner Beckett
With John Mills.
Died: 14 October 1965, Dublin, Ireland
Town on Trial (1957) as Asst. Commissioner Beckett
Alec McCowen
Born: 26 May 1925, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Town on Trial (1957) as Peter Crowley (Credited as Alec Mc Cowen)
Town on Trial (1957) as Peter Crowley (Credited as Alec Mc Cowen)
