Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Rosalind Knight

Born: 3 December 1933, Marylebone, London, England, UK
Died: 19 December 2020 

Carry On Nurse (1959) as Nightingale















Shane Cordell

Born: 1936, Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: 2016, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK

The Good Companions (1957) as Critic's Secretary

Shane is the blonde actress looking over her shoulder.








With Campbell Cotts.









Pat Judge

Born: 17 March 1922, St George Hanover Square, London, England, UK
Died: 19 February 2008, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Smokescreen (1964) as Hotel Porter (uncredited)

Pat Judge is on the left, with Peter Vaughan, in the hat, and Tom Gill.











Monday, 22 June 2026

Kim Parker

Born: 3 June 1932, Vienna, Austria
Died: 23 December 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Fire Maiden

Kim is on the far right of this picture almost off screen. Standing higher up is Jacqueline Curtis.






















Here Kim is second from the left.


















The Good Companions (1957) as Brunette - The Three Graces

Left to right: Shirley Anne Field, Margaret Simons and Kim Parker.








Margaret Simons

Born: 1 March 1938, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died: 26 January 2009, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, UK

The Good Companions (1957) as Blonde - The Three Graces

Left to right: Shirley Anne Field, Margaret Simons and Kim Parker.








Jan Holden

Born: 9 May 1931, Southport, England, UK
Died: 11 October 2005, London, England, UK

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Fire Maiden

Jan Holden is the blonde actress in the middle. Maya Koumani is the dark-haired actress on the right.
















Maya Koumani

Born: January 1929
Died: unknown

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Fire Maiden, Neetha





































It's a Wonderful World (1956) as Henrietta
























Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Ruth Roman

Born: 22 December 1922, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 September 1999, Laguna Beach, California, USA

5 Steps to Danger (1956) as Ann Nicholson



















Monday, 8 June 2026

Richard Walter

Born: 9 March 1924, London, England, UK
Died: October 1999, Somerset, England, UK

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as The Creature


































Owen Berry

Born: 2 December 1894, Wyke Regis, Dorset, England, UK
Died: 22 October 1971, Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Prasus



















Denys Graham

Born: 29 June 1926, Newport, Gwent, Wales, UK
Died: 24 October 2024, UK

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Scientist (uncredited)


















Anthony Dexter

Born: 19 January 1913, Talmage, Nebraska, USA
Died: 27 March 2001, Greeley, Colorado, USA

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Luther Blair


















Rodney Diak

Born: 15 June 1924, Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: 6 October 2007, London, England, UK

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Prof. Sidney Stanhope


















Paul Carpenter

Born: 8 December 1921, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 12 June 1964, London, England, UK

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Captain Larson


















Jacqueline Curtis

Born: 30 May 1937, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Man of the Moment (1955) as American Secretary (uncredited)

As Ronan O'Casey stands to protest, Jacqueline Curtis sits poised with pen and paper taking notes.




























Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956) as Duessa




















Lady of Vengeance (1957) as Penny


















Sunday, 7 June 2026

Richard Crenna

Born: 30 November 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 17 January 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA

Wait Until Dark (1967) as Mike Talman















Gerik Schjelderup

Born: 27 November 1899, Dresden, Germany
Died: 1985, Germany

Man of the Moment (1955) as Conference Chairman (uncredited)


















Lisa Gastoni

Born: 28 July 1935, Alassio, Liguria, Italy

Man of the Moment (1955) as Chambermaid



















Toby Perkins

Born: 25 April 1923, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK
Died: 1983, Kensington, London, England, UK

Double Bunk (1961) as Pukka Type

Toby Perkins is crouching by the cannon, with Michael Shepley.













Toby Perkins grovels to Michael Shepley, who is on fire.













Michael Shepley

Born: 29 September 1907, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Died: 28 September 1961, London, England, UK

Double Bunk (1961) as Granville-Carter

Michael Shepley is on the left, with a crouching Toby Perkins.




























Johnny Brandon

Born: 16 July 1924, Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
Died: 26 July 2017

Johnny Brandon was a singer, actor and lyricist who appeared in only a handful of films from the 1940s and 1950s.

Fun at St. Fanny's (1955) as Fanshaw
















Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Hala Linda

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Scandinavian actress Hala Linda was only known to have appeared in one film. She was briefly married to composer Richard B. Gump.

The Legion of Missing Men (1937) as Nina De Bernay


































In a more dramatic pose.

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