Thursday, 22 August 2013

Agnes Moorehead

Born: 6 December 1900, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 April 1974, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Agnes Moorehead spent many years acting and singing on the radio. She eventually met Orson Welles in the late 1930's and joined his Mercury Theatre company. She took part in his famous broadcast of 'War of the Worlds' in 1938. Moorehead is now most famous for playing Endora, Elizabeth Montgomery's mother, in the television series 'Bewitched'.

Citizen Kane (1941) as Mary Kane

With George Coulouris and Harry Shannon.
















The Big Street (1942) as Violette Shumberg

With Henry Fonda.













Art Hamburger

Born: 2 August 1900, Michigan, USA
Died: 3 March 1967, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Art Hamburger was a character actor and occasional assistant director.

The Big Street (1942) as Joel Duffle (uncredited)

Art Hamburger is the larger character on the right, with Sam Levene in the hat.












Anthony Blair

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Anthony Blair was an often uncredited bit part player who seemed to get lines of dialogue in every movie he was in.

A Date with the Falcon (1942) as Policeman (uncredited)



















The Big Street (1942) as O'Rourke, a policeman (uncredited)



















Follies Girl (1943) as Somers

Anthony Blair as the butler, Somers, is on the right of this shot.













Fred Carpenter

Born: 15 March 1922, Missouri, USA
Died: 31 March 1984, Ventura, California, USA

Made a few bit part appearances in films of the 1940's, mainly as newsboys.

The Falcon Takes Over (1942) as Newsboy

This is the only newsboy I can find in this film, but I don't think it is Fred.

















Here's a better look at his face.













Phyllis Calvert

Born: 18 February 1915, London, England
Died: 8 October 2002, London, England

The Root of All Evil (1947) as Jeckie Farnish




















Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) as Kay Denning
















Eileen Moore

Born: 1932, London, England

Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) as Liz Denning

Eileen Moore's first film role was co-starring next to John Mills, Phyllis Calvert and Sam Wanamaker.
















The Green Man (1956) as Joan Wood

With Raymond Huntley.


















Devil's Bait (1959) as Barbara















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