Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Dolores McDougal

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Light Fantastic (1964) as Beverly


















Patricia Dainton

Born: 12 April 1930, Hamilton, Scotland, UK
Died: 31 May 2023, UK

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Disrobed Woman at Party (uncredited)

Patricia Dainton is on the left.
















Miki Hood

Born: 9 January 1915, Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: September 1994, Hertfordshire, England, UK

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Mrs. Short

Miki Hood is in the middle, with Jon Pertwee.















Arthur Lawrence

Born: 12 November 1912, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 21 April 1984, Kensington, London, England, UK

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Police Inspector

Arthur Lawrence is on the left, driving. On the right is Jon Pertwee and in the back is Anthony Steel.












Barry Bartle

Born: 30 September 1932, Australia
Died: 6 November 2016, Riverside, California, USA

Light Fantastic (1964) as Stephen


















Sam Costa

Born: 17 June 1910, Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
Died: 22 September 1981, Northwood, London, England, UK

Sam Costa was a radio comedian and dance band singer. He was also radio presenter, a profession he continued into the 1960s.

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Les Millins, The Bandleader



















Richard Gilbert

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Head Waiter Louis


















Ethel Coleridge

Born: 14 January 1883, South Molton, Devon, England, UK
Died: 15 August 1976, London, England, UK

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Mrs. Fiddle



















Betty Astell

Born: 23 May 1912, Brondesbury, London, England, UK
Died: 27 July 2005 · St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK

Betty Astell was a comedy actress and singer. She was married to Cyril Fletcher and worked mainly alongside him with his comedy routines and films.

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Betty Clarke


















Betty was given a whole song to sing in this film.













Cyril Fletcher

Born: 25 June 1913, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died: 2 January 2005, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK

Cyril Fletcher was a comedian and actor who appeared many times on radio. He eventually also worked in early television and sometimes in films. He was married to comedy actress Betty Astell for over 60 years and the two worked together throughout their union. In the 1970s and 1980s he found fame once more with his monologues on the British television show 'That's Life'.

A Piece of Cake (1948) as Cyril Clarke



















Jeanne Shepherd

Born: 16 March 1921, Verona, New Jersey, USA
Died: 16 March 2005, Greenbrae, California, USA

Sometimes credited as Jean Shepherd. Not be confused with the British Jean Shepherd who was born in 1904.

Inner Sanctum: Port of Regrets (1954) (Season 1, Episode 2) as Cora Summers


















Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Hubert Hill

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Man at Meeting (uncredited)


















Ned Hood

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Man at Meeting (uncredited)

Ned Hood is on the right. Grant Taylor is standing and Alastair Hunter, in the hat, is seated on the left.













Joseph Tregonino

Born: 1 May 1913
Died: March 1979, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Waiter (uncredited)

Joseph Tregonino is carrying trays as Alastair Hunter prepares to walk into him.





















Monday, 28 September 2026

John Adams

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Man at Cattle Auction (uncredited)

As Hamlyn Benson smothers his face with food, John Adams watches the auction.


























Jenny Agutter

Born: 20 December 1952, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK

East of Sudan (1964) as Asua

With Anthony Quayle.











Dickey Luck

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Man at Auction (uncredited)


















Lindsay Hooper

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Bidder at Auction (uncredited)


















George Hilsdon

Born: 25 April 1907, West Ham, London, England, UK
Died: 28 May 1982, Essex, England, UK

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Bidder at Auction (uncredited)

George Hilsdon is in the black hat in the middle.
















Ken Goodlet

Born: 11 October 1921, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died: 15 July 2006, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Lefty

















Phil Collins

Born: 30 January 1951, Chiswick, London, England, UK

Phil Collins was a child actor and singer who appeared in the West End as The Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver! in 1964 and later in 1967 in the same production as 'Noah Claypool'. He appeared in a couple of films and television series before turning his attention full time to music. Collins was a member of several bands from the mid 1960s onwards and in 1970 successfully auditioned for Genesis as their new drummer. When Genesis' singer, Peter Gabriel, left to go solo, Collins became their vocalist. Later he successfully turned solo as a vocalist selling millions of records while still performing occasionally with Genesis.

A Hard Day's Night (1964) as Member of the Audience (uncredited)

Although Phil Collins was a teenager in the audience, he confirmed that he could not see himself in the final cut. Phil says he believes this is because he was trying to listen to the music and not frantically waving his arms about and screaming.


Calamity the Cow (1967) as Mike Grant (Credited as Philip Collins)

Phil Collins is on the right, with Elizabeth Dear and Grant Taylor.

















Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) as Vulgarian Child (uncredited)

All of the footage of Phil was cut owing to a large white bandage he had to wear because of a cyst near his eye.


I Start Counting (1970) as Ice-Cream Vendor (uncredited)

With Jenny Agutter.












Paddy Ryan

Born: 3 January 1911, Greenwich, London, England, UK
Died: 10 May 1990, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Painter (uncredited)


















Desmond Carrington

Born: 23 May 1926, Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Died: 1 February 2017, Perth, Scotland, UK

Desmond Carrington was a British radio broadcaster and writer who appeared in a few television series and a film.

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Uncle Jim

Desmond Carrington is on the left, with John Moulder-Brown.














Peter Roy

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Announcer at Agricultural County Show (uncredited)

Peter Roy is on the left, with John Tatham.













Honor Shepherd

Born: 29 December 1926, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: 25 April 2000

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Mrs. Grant

With Grant Taylor.















Grant Taylor

Born: 6 December 1917, Newcastle, England
Died: March 1971, London, England, UK

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Mr. John Grant


















Stephen Brown

Born: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Tim Grant
































Josephine Gillick

Born: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Beth Lucas


















Elizabeth Dear

Born: 1953, Ealing, London, England, UK
Died: 2006, Truro, Cornwall, England, UK

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Jo Grant


















John Moulder-Brown

Born: 3 June 1953, London, England, UK

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Rob Lucas (Credited as John Moulder Brown)

















Sunday, 27 September 2026

Michael Warren

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Calamity the Cow (1967) as Ringer


















Saturday, 26 September 2026

Shep Houghton

Born: 4 June 1914, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died: 15 December 2016, Hoodsport, Washington, USA

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Waltzer (uncredited)

















This is probably Shep.






Grandon Rhodes

Born: 7 August 1904, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Died: 9 June 1987, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Rev. MacCurdy (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes, on the right, is saying goodbye to Joseph Cotten.
















Earle S. Dewey

Born: 2 June 1881, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Died: 5 February 1950, Hollywood, California, USA

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Mr. Norton (uncredited)


















Frances Carson

Born: 1 April 1895, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 20 October 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

From left to right is Isabel Randolph, France Carson, Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. This was Frances Carson's last appearance on film.












Estelle Jewell

Birth: 5 December 1927, Oakland, California, USA
Died: 4 April 1992, Sacramento, California, USA

Estelle Jewell was a local Santa Rosa resident who was picked to play the lead character's friend in her only movie that was mainly shot on location in her small town.

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Catherine

Estelle is on the right, with Joseph Cotten in the hat. This was Estelle's only film role.













Friday, 25 September 2026

Patricia Collinge

Born: 20 September 1892, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 10 April 1974, New York City, New York, USA

Patricia Collinge was a stage actress who first appeared on Broadway at the age of 16 in 'The Queen of Moulin Rouge' in 1908 playing a Flower Girl. She went on to appear on Broadway in 27 plays. She also wrote the play 'Dame Nature' which ran on Broadway in 1938. Patricia was a prolific writer of short stories, many of which were published in The New Yorker magazine.

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Emma Newton

Patricia also re-wrote a scene for this film, but was uncredited.















Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Diana Graves

Born: 3 December 1915, Kensington, London, England, UK
Died: 4 February 1975, St. Pancras, London, England, UK

Was once married to actor Michael Gough.

Lady Possessed (1952) as Miss Hughes, the Medium


















Enid Cruickshank

Born: c1890s, Scotland, UK
Died: unknown

Enid Cruickshank was a Scottish opera singer from the 1910s onwards, who later appeared in a couple of films.

They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) as Club Hostess

















Bill O'Connor

Born: 1916, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Died: 28 December 2006, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) as Bill

















Phyllis Robins

Born: 1 February 1910, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: 16 March 1982, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Phyllis Robins was a singer and an actress in the 1940s.

They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) as Olga

Sally Gray is standing just behind a smiling Phyllis Robins.














With Bill O'Connor.












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