Olive Blakeney

Born: 21 August 1894, Newport, Kentucky, USA
Died: 21 October 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA

Leave Her to Heaven (1945) as Mrs. Louise Robie (uncredited) 

With Cornel Wilde.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Drowning Duck (1957) (S01E04) as Mrs. Wilma Adams

Lynn Baggett

Born: 10 May 1923, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Died: 22 March 1960, Hollywood, California, USA

Mildred Pierce (1945) as Waitress (uncredited)

Lynn Baggett is on the right.

Carla Laemmle

Born: 20 October 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 12 June 2014, Los Angeles, California, USA

Dracula (1931) as Coach Passenger with Book (uncredited)

Carla Laemmle is 2nd on the right, with Daisy Belmore on the far right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carla with the glasses on. Nicholas Bela is getting animated on the left.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss: Episode 1: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (2010) as herself

Daisy Belmore

Born: 30 June 1874, London, England, UK
Died: 12 December 1954, New York City, New York, USA

Dracula (1931) as Coach Passenger (uncredited)

Daisy Belmore is on the far right. The lady reading the book is Carla Laemmle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael St. Angel

Born: 9 October 1916, Rockford, Illinois, USA
Died: 13 January 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) as Jim Johnson

Michael St. Angel is on the left, with Don Dillaway.















The Falcon Out West (1944) as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Michael is in the dark suit. He is standing in between Carole Gallagher and Daun Kennedy.

Dorothy Abbott

Born: 16 December 1920, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died: 15 December 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Dorothy Abbott began her showbusiness career as a model and a showgirl. This lead to film work in a similar vain. Although Dorothy's dream was to be a star, her reality was that she was usually offered non-speaking bit roles and never broke out of this mould. Occasionally she would get a line of dialogue and would even star in a seedy independent film, but none of this helped her career in films progress. When television became more popular, Dorothy would occasionally be given guest roles in shows like 'Dragnet' and 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'. Sadly, Dorothy Abbott took her own life the day before her 48th birthday.

 

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) as Maid (uncredited)

 

Dorothy holds her coat closed. This was Dorothy's first speaking role with a couple of lines towards the end of the film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red, Hot and Blue (1949) as The Queen

Dorothy is the actress on the right, next to Betty Hutton. Although Dorothy is credited for this role, she has no dialogue and is just part of a dance sequence during a Betty Hutton number.

 

His Kind of Woman (1951) as Card Player (uncredited)

 

With Robert Mitchum.

The Side Streets of Hollywood (1953) as Darla Sloan

This film is also known as 'A Virgin in Hollywood' and was Dorothy Abbott's only starring role.

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Witness (1955) (Season 3, Episode 24) as The Observant Bystander

The Apartment (1960) as Office Worker (uncredited)

The camera follows Jack Lemmon and Dorothy can be seen in the dark jacket on the left.

Julie Van Zandt

Born: 27 June 1929, San Diego, California, USA
Died: 11 January 2018, Santa Monica, California, USA

Bronco: Rendezvous with a Miracle (1962) (Season 4, Episode 10) as Sister Mary Agnes

Gloria Talbott

Born: 7 February 1931, Glendale, California, USA
Died: 19 September 2000, Glendale, California, USA

Bronco: Rendezvous with a Miracle (1962) (Season 4, Episode 10) as Valerie Ames

Faye Dunaway

Born: 14 January 1941, Bascom, Florida, USA

Dunston Checks In (1996) as Mrs. Dubrow

The People Next Door (1996) (TV) as Ellen Morse

The Chamber (1996) as Lee Cayhall Bowen

Bill Bixby

Born: 22 January 1934, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 21 November 1993, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Bill Bixby was most famous for playing Dr. David Banner in the television series 'The Incredible Hulk (1977)'.

Lonely are the Brave (1962) as Airman in Helicopter (uncredited)

Bill Bixby is on the left. Although he had guest appeared in a few television series, this was Bixby's first film.

Carroll O'Connor

Born: 2 August 1924, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 21 June 2001, Culver City, California, USA

Lonely are the Brave (1962) as Hinton

Walter Matthau

Born: 1 October 1920, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1 July 2000, Santa Monica, California, USA

Lonely are the Brave (1962) as Sheriff Morey Johnson

I'm Not Rappaport (1996) as Nat

With Ossie Davis.

Michael Kane

Born: 21 March 1922, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 14 December 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA

Lonely are the Brave (1962) as Paul Bondi

With Kirk Douglas.

Stuart Wade

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Lonely are the Brave (1962) as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Stuart Wade is on the right, with Kirk Douglas.

Bill Raisch

Born: 5 April 1905, North Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Died: 31 July 1984, Santa Monica, California, USA

Bill Raisch was a dancer who became part of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.'s troupe. Raisch lost his right arm while serving in the Navy during WWII, fighting a fire on board ship and getting badly burned. Having already had some experience of working in films he turned to this as his choice of career and worked as a stand-in and bit part actor for a while until he was cast in the television series 'The Fugitive (1963)' as a recurring character initially called 'The One-Armed Man'.

Lonely are the Brave (1962) as One Arm (uncredited)

Gena Rowlands

Born: 19 June 1930, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Died: 14 August 2024, Indian Wells, California, USA  

Lonely are the Brave (1962) as Jerry Bondi

David Cargill

Born: 20 December 1929, Canada

Carrie's War (1974) (Episode 3) as Maj. Harper

Mary Castle

Born: 22 January 1931, Pampa, Texas, USA
Died: 29 April 1998, Palm Springs, California, USA

Stories of the Century: Sam Bass (1954) (Season 1, Episode 7) as Frankie Adams

Patsy Smart

Born: 14 August 1918, Chingford, England, UK
Died: 6 February 1996, Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK

Carrie's War (1974) (Episode 2) as Mrs. Gotobed

Liam Dunn

Born: 12 November 1916, New Jersey, USA
Died: 11 April 1976, Granada Hills, California, USA

Young Frankenstein (1974) as Mr. Hilltop

Hay Plumb

Born: 1883, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Died: 1960, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK

Are We Down-Hearted? (1911) as Himself

Hay Plumb is in the centre of the picture.

Jack Charman

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Jack Charman was a British entertainer of the stage who appeared in at least one short film demonstrating his talents.

I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are (1912) as Himself

Jack Charman sings the song of the title in this short film. It was shown with the record playing for sound.

John Wald

Born: 6 September 1908, Hastings, Minnesota, USA
Died: 22 March 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) as Radio Announcer

Jacques Lory

Born: 16 July 1904, Paris, France
Died: 1 July 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) as François Duroc (uncredited)

Jacques Lory is on the left. Robert Andersen is in the middle.
















The Falcon in Hollywood (1944) as Musician (uncredited)

Walter Soderling is on the left.

Alex Papana

Born: 1905, Bucharest, Romania
Died: 17 April 1946, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) as Paul (uncredited)

Alex Papana is on the right, with Frad Farrell.

Fred Farrell

Born: 25 June 1869, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 10 February 1953, Torrance, California, USA

Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) as Jacques (uncredited)

Fred Farrell is on the left, with Alex Papana.

William Yip

Born: 25 October 1895, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 18 October 1968, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Heavenly Days (1944) as Chinese Man (uncredited)

William Yip is only in the background for a short while. Here he is on the left of the picture. In the foreground is Marian Jordan and Jim Jordan.

Joel Davis

Born: 2 November 1933, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 19 December 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA

Heavenly Days (1944) as Drinkwater - English Boy (uncredited)

Oleg Balaeff

Born: unknown

Heavenly Days (1944) as Donovitch - Russian Boy (uncredited)

Walter Soo Hoo

Born: 6 April 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA

Heavenly Days (1944) as Yen Choy - Chinese Boy (uncredited)

Yvette Duguay

Born: 24 June 1932, Marseille, France
Died: 14 October 1986, Marina del Rey, California, USA

Heavenly Days (1944) as Emica - Greek Girl (uncredited)

Maurice Tauzin

Born: 2 April 1931, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 10 January 2008, Los Angeles, California, USA

Heavenly Days (1944) as Pepi - French Boy (uncredited)