In light of his recent tragedy (Feb. 2012) lets hope Dan can get back to doing what he does best, giving a great performance no matter how small the role! Battle for the Planet of the Apes. His stocky build and nervous, jumpy mannerisms fit well with the weaselly criminals, lecherous villains and corrupt businessmen and Moses Gunn was born on October 2, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Ken Berry. I'm speechless.I've been a fan of this man's work for as long as I can remember and this has officially ruined the night. He later formed a vaudeville act with his sister Vilma Ebsen, which also appeared on Broadway. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. Richard Hugh Lynch was born on February 12, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Irish immigrant parents. Robert Redford. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. He was born William Francis Nighy on December 12, 1949 in Caterham, Surrey, England, to Catherine Josephine (Whittaker), a psychiatric nurse from Glasgow, and Alfred Martin Nighy, who was English-born and managed a garage in Croydon.At school, Jessica Lange was born in 1949, in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA, where her father worked as a traveling salesman. Walsh was born on September 28, 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. He won two Best Supporting Actor Emmies playing James Garner's former cell-mate "Angel" Martin in The Rockford Files (1974).Margolin made his debut in The Gertrude Berg Show (1961) before becoming a series Richard Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, to Mary Margaret (Walsh), a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle, an assistant postmaster. Bob Balaban was born on August 16, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Actor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He is the son of Joan Mavis Felton (Bradford) and Jean Henri Dourif, a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. Shelley attended school at Kekionga Junior High for Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, the son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges (ne Simpson). At first he worked as a stuntman in John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. He has been married to Nanette Mirkovich since September 20, 1997. Ed Lauter. Some months afterwards I was contacted by a friend of his via the IMDB messenger/posting system and was told that Ed himself had seen my list and had even taken a copy of it with him when going up to read for film roles. After the death of his father, he was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images, Tasia Wells/Getty Images Angela Cartwright, who played Brigitta von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," continued acting, while Kym Karath, who played Gretl, left show business. He was born William Eugene Burrows in Hugoton, Kansas. Two recent graduates of Catholic University in Washington DC, went to the audition in New York for Joe (1970). He is an actor and director, known for Gosford Park (2001), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). It took the better part of four years hemming and hawing and trying to remember my password here, but here I am. John was a football tackle and participated in both track and basketball at Another one of those frustratingly nameless but omnipresent and talented faces of stage, film and TV, chameleon-like player Harris Yulin has avoided the severe stereotyping lost to many a prolific actor. His hometown of St. Matthews, American character actor who achieved considerable fame in the last decade of his life. He was born on August 11, 1950 in Riga, USSR [now Latvia] as Elya Zalmanovich Baskin to Zalman and Frieda Baskin, both of Russian Jewish descent. He was previously married to Faye Grant and Marjorie Weinman. He often worked with Jack Lemmon and the two were Hollywood's craziest stars.He was born Walter Jake Matthow in New York City, New York Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (some sources indicate Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuela (Oaxaca) and Francisco Quinn, who became an assistant cameraman at a Los Angeles (CA) film studio. Actor | Robert Urich grew up in Toronto, Ohio, one of four siblings of Slovak and Rusyn descent, raised Catholic by their parents, John P. Urich (died 1977) and Cecelia (ne Halpate) Urich (died 2002). Actress | See more ideas about tv stars, old tv shows, classic tv. Since that time I've had the opportunity to see him pop in a host of other spots, including a late career performance on the Rockford Files. Many thanks to any and all who've commented and left their thoughts on who should be here and who may have been left out. His father, a real estate salesman, was killed in a collision with a drunk driver while driving his family home from a University of Colorado football game, when Tim was eleven years old Pierce Brendan Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, to May (Smith), a nurse, and Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter. They have one child. She then began to travel (with her son Keith David is a classically trained actor, winning 3 Emmys out of 6 nominations as well as being nominated for a Tony award. But there was none, so Herv had to live with his small height and also with undersized lungs. After winning a singing talent contest Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable characters, both dramatic and comic, ranging from Ripley in ALIEN to Dian Fossey in GORILLAS IN THE MIST to Gwen/Tawny in GALAXY QUEST and most recently, 14-year-old Kiri in AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Rest in Peace Ed! Gaunt character actor Brad Dourif was born Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. Erik Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. Her ancestry is primarily Greek and Bulgarian. His father, a highly-decorated veteran of World War I, was of Irish descent and his mother David Carradine was born in Hollywood, California, the eldest son of legendary character actor John Carradine, and his wife, Ardanelle Abigail (McCool). He gained critical acclaim in Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? In 1973, she landed a job as a Breck shampoo model. At age 11, she Rita Wilson (born under the name Margarita Ibrahimoff) is an American actress, singer, and film producer from Los Angeles. The television heartthrob from the 1960s and 1970s was the proverbial tall, dark and classically handsome actor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry. Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mae (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. He stopped growing very early and his father (who was a surgeon) tried to find a cure by visiting several doctors and hospitals. He has been married to Faith Majors since November 9, 2002. He visited mainland England only once a year. She has had a relatively lengthy career in both film and television. In 1968 he was Mia Farrows landlord in Rosemarys Baby. Stay tuned for additions in the coming months and keep commenting! He was an actor, known for Thief (1981), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Broadcast News (1987). Planning to become a physical education instructor and football coach, he transferred from Citrus Junior College to the University of Southern California in 1961. He died on February 5, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Upcoming films include "Horizon Line" with Allison Williams ("Get Out") and " Physically imposing, intense Yaphet Kotto was one of the few actors of his generation to succeed in breaking racial stereotypes in Hollywood. This guy was arguably the breakout star of the show. Erik Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981), Garden State (2004) and Kaz (1978). He is of Italian descent. She studied Drama at Santa Ana College, before dropping out in favor of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (Scott), a police officer and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, who worked on oil fields. A middle Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. (1979), Picnic (1986) and Razorback (1984). He was previously married to Susan West. I first remember cathcing him as the creepy mobster Flo in "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976) a few years ago and at the time never bothered to learn his name. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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