Sunday, 24 December 2017

Ossie Davis

Born: 18 December 1917, Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Died: 4 February 2005, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Get on the Bus (1996) as Jeremiah





















I'm Not Rappaport (1996) as Midge Carter













Clifton James

Born: 29 May 1920, Spokane, Washington, USA
Died: 15 April 2017, Gladstone, Oregon, USA

Cool Hand Luke (1967) as Carr

















The Last Detail (1973) as M. A. A















The Runaway Barge (1975) as Sooey

With Nick Nolte. This movie was made for television.






























Lone Star (1996) as Hollis















Sunday, 17 December 2017

Robert Duvall

Born: 5 January 1931, San Diego, California, USA

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as Boo Radley















The Natural (1984) as Max Mercy















Phenomenon (1996) as Doc













Sling Blade (1996) as Karl's Father














The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) (TV) as Adolf Eichmann

A great performance from Robert who was also an executive producer of the film.














Monday, 20 November 2017

Donald Moffat

Born: 26 December 1930, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Died: 20 December 2018, Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA

The Thing (1982) as Garry

















The Evening Star (1996) as Hector Scott

With Marion Ross.














Sunday, 22 October 2017

George Kotsonaros

Born: 16 October 1892, Nauplie, Greece
Died: 13 July 1933, Eutaw, Alabama, USA

George Kotsonaros was a former prize-fighter, boxer and wrestler when he began his film career in silent films around the mid 1920s. He continued his boxing and wrestling careers whilst making appearances in a handful of films. Most of George Kotsonaros' film appearances are now considered lost. Sadly, George died in an automobile accident in 1933.

King of the Jungle (1927) as ?

This picture is from the trailer, which is the only thing that survives of this film serial.
















The Wizard (1927) as The Gorilla

This film is considered lost.

The Fifty-Fifty Girl (1928) as Buck (the Gorilla Man)

This film is probably lost.

We Faw Down (1928) as One-Round Kelly (uncredited)
















Kay Deslys

Born: 28 September 1899, London, England, UK
Died: 15 August 1974, West Covina, Los Angeles, California, USA

Kay Deslys was a British stage actress who began working in films in the USA around 1923. Deslys worked for the Hal Roach studio and appeared in several Laurel and Hardy shorts.

Their Purple Moment (1928) as Mr. Pincher's Girlfriend




















Should Married Me Go Home? (1928) as Mrs. Hardy

With Oliver Hardy.

















We Faw Down (1928) as Kelly's Girlfriend

With Stan Laurel.















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