Sunday, 7 April 2013

Eddy Waller

Born: 14 June 1889, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 20 August 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Eddy Waller was a character actor who started out in vaudeville and entered films as early as 1929. 
 
New Frontier (1939) as Maj. Steven Braddock
 
















 
The Missing Corpse (1945) as Desmond
 
With J. Edward Bromberg.


















Magic Town (1947) as New Grandview citizen



















99 River Street (1953) as Pop Durkee





Frank Faylen

Born: 8 December 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 2 August 1985, Burbank, California, USA

Frank Faylen was a character actor who grew up on the stage with his vaudeville parents, Ruf and Cusik.

Five Came Back (1939) as Photographer (uncredited)

Frank Faylen is on the right, holding the camera. Patric Knowles is giving a statement to the press, assisted by Wendy Barrie.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Slapsie Maxie's (1939) as Tiger Dorsey, the Champ
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Invisible Stripes (1939) as Steve, henchman on bank job (uncredited)
 
Frank is on the left, with Emory Parnell.

















Mokey (1942) as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Frank Faylen is on the right. Dan Dailey is turning to walk away.















The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) as Cecil - First Hobo (uncredited)

Frank Faylen is on the left, with Jack Norton.















Yanks Ahoy (1943) as Quartermaster Jenkins
 


















Blue Skies (1946) as Mack

With Fred Astaire.

















The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Mr. Joe Gurt



















99 River Street (1953) as Stan Hogan

Frank Faylen is on the right with John Payne.

















Quincy M.E.: Crib Job (1978) (Season 3, Episode 13) as Mr. Chanoose






John Payne

Born: 28 May 1912, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Died: 6 December 1989, Malibu, California, USA

John Payne was a stage and radio actor before turning his hand to the silver screen. A star in the 1940's of films like 'Miracle on 34th Street (1947)', John Payne eventually had to settle for parts in B-movies and television.

El Paso (1949) as Clay Fletcher



















99 River Street (1953) as Ernie Driscoll















Peggie Castle

Born: 22 December 1927, Appalachia, Virginia, USA
Died: 11 August 1973, Hollywood, California, USA

Peggie Castle was a star of B-movies from the late 1940's and later worked in television.

99 River Street (1953) as Paulilne Driscoll

With Brad Dexter.


Jay Adler

Born: 26 September 1896, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 23 September 1978, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Jay Adler began his film career in the late 1930's. He had three siblings, Luther Adler, Charles Adler and Stella Adler, who were all actors.

99 River Street (1953) as Christopher














Stacy Harris

Born: 26 July 1918, Big Timber, Quebec, Canada
Died: 13 March 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA

A radio actor who established himself playing FBI agent Jim Taylor on ABC Radio's "This is Your FBI,". In total he featured in 409 episodes from 1949 to 1953. He made his first film in 1950 opposite Alan Ladd in 'Appointment with Danger'.

Wanted: Dead or Alive: Six-Up to Bannach (1959) (Season 1, Episode 19) as John Gillette

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