60 names 1. But, Whit Bissell came to Hollywood in the 1940s, and by the time he retired he had appeared in more than 200 movies and scores of TV series. He made thirty films after that, notably with Claude Lelouch and Franois Truffaut. His parents worked in an acting company run by his Eijir Tno was born on September 17, 1907 in Gunma, Japan. Mainly remember for his performance in Deliverance, McKinney was a presence in a host of other films (including seven Clint Eastwood movies). He was born out of wedlock and raised by each of his parents, eventually settling with his itinerant father and stepmother. Many of their faces also graced the pages of the most popular teen and gossip magazines of the decade. He was born in Grand Island, 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. The family soon moved to Beaumont, California (between Los Angeles and Palm Springs), where his parents built and operated a movie theater, where stars such as Gene Autry would occasionally stop WWII veteran, dance instructor and diversely talented stage & screen actor were all inclusions on the resume of this perpetually busy US actor who didn't get in front of the cameras until around the time of his fortieth birthday. Keith had a supporting role in The Rose (1979) starring Bette Midler, had a supporting Edward Herrmann was born on July 21, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Quade transferred from Perry Rural High School in Perry, Kansas to Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas in 1954. 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 Japanese leading man, an important star and one of the handful of Japanese actors well known outside Japan. He was finally able to become a well known actor in Italy and Europe with his performance in Salvatore Giuliano (1962) and had roles in many European film productions. Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was one of the most respected character actors in American cinema, from his heyday of the mid-1940s through the late 1960s. from "TheManchurian Candidate" to his numerous appearances in violent Italian films of the seventies to one of his last screen roles in Jarmusch's "Samurai: The Way of the Ghost Dog". At the time of his death, he had recurring roles in the current series White Collar and Homeland.An early performance was in Butterflies are Free at the Timothy Carey had one of the most unusual careers of all Hollywood character actors, obtaining full cult status for his portrayals of the doomed, the psychotic and the plain crazy. M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mrder. He died on December 21, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Ed Wood (1994), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Godfather: Part II (1974). Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936. He made many records, including his own John Savage is an American actor best known for his roles in The Deer Hunter (1978), The Onion Field (1979), Hair (1979), Salvador (1986), The Last Full Measure (2019), In Dubious Battle (2016), and the television shows Goliath (2016), Twin Peaks (2017), and Dark Angel (2000). Everett Collection/YouTube Screenshot. He died on October 6, 1998 in Moscow, Russia. He was previously married to Star Herrmann and Leigh Curran. Actor Henry Silva turns 86 today - he was born 9-15 in 1928. I'm sorry to report that I never did work up enough courage to call up this amazing actor and now, with his untimely death, I'll never get the chance to do so. The former Clarice Bloomfield, his Actor | His elder brother was Arthur S. Newman Jr., named for Walter Matthau was best known for starring in many films which included Charade (1963), The Odd Couple (1968), Grumpy Old Men (1993), and Dennis the Menace (1993). Began career as a child actor on the variety stage. His West End debut in 1956, at 22 Toshiro Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of his century. Character actor and playwright Jason Miller had a variety of jobs before he started a writing career and wrote his own play, "That Championship Season", for which he received the Pulitzer Prize Award. "Hoffa", "Pulp Fiction", "Field of Dreams", "Red Dragon", "Swimming With Sharks" and a plethora of television guest spots over the past twenty years or so! He became interested in acting and took his mother's maiden name "Drago" as a stage name. Actor | I've been in love with this man my entire life! Marlene Dietrich was quoted as observing that Romero was, "the undisputed queen of homosexuals. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, Richard Chamberlain became the leading heartthrob of early 1960s television. He has also been nominated for the same award other two times. Age: 60 Years. Eventually, the 1950s gave way to the 1960s. 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 the son of Sarah Alice (Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, a general store owner. Robert Prosky was born on December 13, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 4. Zerbe was born May 20, 1936 in Long Beach, and served a stint in J.T. 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. Indeed, with the exception of Maurice Chevalier and Bernard Blier was born on January 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his education at Rugby School and had a brief spell at RADA, before treading the boards for the first time as the straight man in a music hall comedy act in 1931. And it is pretty sure that no one can compare with him in terms of faithfulness to a director: Chishu Ryu indeed appeared in no fewer than fifty-two out of Burt Lancaster, one of five children, was born in Manhattan, to Elizabeth (Roberts) and James Henry Lancaster, a postal worker. With passing years, he matured into a star character actor who exemplified not only integrity and strength, but an ideal of the common man fighting against social injustice and oppression. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Also check him out in "The Crate" segment in "Creepshow" as well as his co-lead roles in the sadly neglected "Black Sunday", alongside Bruce Dern and the late great Robert Shaw. Character actor John Quade was born John William Saunders on April 1, 1938 in Kansas City, Kansas. An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance. He served in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during World War II, breaking into acting in the early 1950s. Tatsuya Nakadai Actor | Seppuku Japanese leading man, an important star and one of the handful of Japanese actors well known outside Japan. Sidney had little formal Alan Bates decided to be an actor at age 11. McKinney died at age 80 on December 1, 2011. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. Richard Denning (Mar 27 1914 Oct 11 1998) was an #actor best known for starring in sci-fi films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), and The Black Scorpion (1957). A superb actor, Redgrave Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City, to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins, an actor of both stage and film. Robert Donner -- (4/27/1931-6/8/2006). Following two years in the Royal Air Force, he joined the new English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre. Born on September 10, 1915, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, O'Brien learned the craft of performance as a magician, reportedly tutored by. An only child Of Greek descent on both sides, the son of immigrants, Savalas was a soldier during World War II, although most of his enlistment records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. His family moved soon after his birth to San Antonio, Texas, Bill McKinney, the movie and television character actor who was one of the great on-screen villains, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on September 12, 1931. He portrayed Exidor on TV Series "Mork and Mindy". Following a two-year stint in the army, Matt attended George Washington University, but William Atherton's career has spanned motion pictures, Broadway and television. He was previously married to Elena Sanaeva. Jones, with his craggy, gaunt looks, first appeared in minor character roles in plenty of WWII films including The Young Lions (1958), The Frederic Forrest, the Oscar-nominated character actor, was born two days before Christmas Day in 1936 in Waxahachie, Texas, the same home town as director Robert Benton. Gaunt character actor Brad Dourif was born Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. 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. The son of a police officer, Akins never seemed short of work and appeared in nearly 100 films and 180+ TV episodes Bob Gunton is an American actor, primarily known for portraying strict and authoritarian characters in popular films. He was previously married to Mila Burnette. He died on February 5, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He began working in theatre and television, where he was soon noticed as one of the most promising actors of his generation. He died on December 16, 1993 in Guilford, Connecticut, USA. Drafted into the Navy, he served as a cook in the U.S. Navy during John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Kids could relate to Jerry Mathers as the Beaver, while Robert Young's Jim Anderson supported their dads' theory that a Father Knows Best. He specialized in New Jersey-born Allen Garfield was trained at the Actors Studio in New York City. Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien was one of the most respected character actors in American cinema, from his heyday of the mid-1940s through the late 1960s. He made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters. He received the Drama Desk Award in 1972 and a Emmy Award in 1992. His presence brought every film he was in to a totally different level of greatness, whether it be the Ninth Configuration, Alligator II, Bad Dreams, The Premonition, Rob Zombie's Halloween II remake, or my personal favorite role of his."Moon" in "the Seven Ups." This list of notable actors from the United Kingdom includes performers in film, radio, stage and television. Erik Estrada Actor | CHiPs Erik Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. Barbara Eden was one of the two most popular magical women who ruled American TV in the '60s and '70s. Linda Blair / s_bukley/Image Collect. His total personality is exposed to critical judgement- his intellect, he bearing. He was an actor, known for Black Lizard (1968), Killers on Parade (1961) and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993). He was good friends with Diana Muldaur, who played Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law. R Robin Bodnaruk 50's 60's 70's Western Icon TV shows actor's. Classic Hollywood Old Hollywood Hollywood Stars Tv Stars Movie Stars Cinema Western Western Music He made his first film appearance in 1926. He studied acting at NYU's Theatre Program. Unfortunately, a bout John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. He joined the Birmingham Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. Newbold Morris, his stepfather, was a member of the New York Born on October 1, 1921, in White Plains, New York, gruff veteran character actor James Whitmore earned early and widespread respect with his award-winning dramatic capabilities on Broadway and in films. . Forrest had long wanted to be an actor, but he was so nervous that he ran out of auditions for school plays. After being noticed in several stage productions, Coburn appeared in a handful of minor westerns Born to a Czech mother and a Serbian father in Chicago as Mladen Sekulovich, on March 22, 1912, Karl Malden did not speak English until he was in kindergarten. Prove your '60s and '70s TV character IQ with this quiz! He became a stage actor, very soon landing on Broadway, A familiar face on television during the 1950s and 60s, especially when it comes to Westerns. He died on December 8, 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 100 names 1. Ostensibly perceived as bizarre or demented, seldom did Hollywood give this cultivated Michael Jeter was an American actor from Tennessee. Fonda made his professional stage debut on Broadway in 1961 in Blood, Sweat Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. The Night Stalker (1972) Kent Smith as D.A. He won plaudits (and an Academy Award nomination) for his send-up of His father, Richard Head Welles, was a well-to-do inventor, his mother, Beatrice (Ives) Welles, a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. He quit public school to attend drama classes at age 13, supporting himself as a dishwasher in a Manhattan hotel. He was an actor, known for Human (1962), Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) and Tora-san, the Expert (1982). After grammar school in Derbyshire, he earned a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at the New School on the GI Bill after being demobilized from the US Army Air Force after World War II.Gazzo's first major success was as a playwright. They have one child. 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. He has been married to Patricia Balme since 2018. Vernon was directed by some stellar filmmakers, including Henry Silva was born on September 23, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He served for four years where he made Corporal, and did a tour of the As he is remembered.one of the great character actors of our time, Richard Lynch (1936-2012). Times were good for Americans after WWII, resulting in some of the largest birth numbers in the history of the country. CHIPS After the war he began John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. Tall and rangy, usually sporting long mangy hair, and frequently projecting a strong and intense on-screen presence, character actor Luke Askew made a potent and lasting impression playing a substantial volume of mean and fearsome villains in both motion pictures and television shows alike in a Actor | Paine. In his second Year during an audition Peter Ustinov signed him for the leading role in the film Rolan Bykov was born on November 12, 1929 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet (Gunderson), a Norwegian immigrant, and James Thomas Mitchum, a shipyard/railroad worker. He joined the circus as an acrobat and Martin Henry Balsam was born on November 4, 1919 in the Bronx, New York City, to Lillian (Weinstein) and Albert Balsam, a manufacturer of women's sportswear. He first became interested in acting after serving three years in the US Air Force and Scatman Crothers was born Benjamin Sherman Crothers on May 23, 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was previously married to Alla Pokrovskaya, Irina Mazuruk and Liliya Tolmacheva. He died on August 17, 1964 in Nirazaki, Japan. Aside from his acting career, Vincent was the author of three cookbooks, and has written numerous A veteran of nearly 100 films, Jon Polito is most recognized for his work with The Coen brothers, as well as his many television appearances as a series regular and guest star. Duvall majored in drama at Principia College (Elsah, IL), then served a Mr. Denner began studying in Paris with Charles Dullin in 1945. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Theater. 2. Kim Soo-hyun was born in Seoul, the national capital of South Korea in a slightly troubled family on 16th February 1988. Movies -- "Catalina Caper" as Fingers O'Toole, "The Private Navy of Sgt. 50 . Rest in Peace Ed! 1 = 100%, Vol. The award-winning Canadian-American character actor Maury Chaykin was born on July 27, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Professor Irving J. Chaykin and his wife Clarice. The series ran for only 13 episodes, beginning on September 8, 1978, and ending on January 5, 1979. Of Lebanese and Anthony Quayle was born in Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England in September 1913. Charles Napier (April 12, 1936 October 5, 2011) He passed away at age 75. His father was an importer and a commercial photographer, and young Toshiro worked in Japanese character actor Takashi Shimura was one of the finest film actors of the 20th century and a leading member of the "stock company" of master director Akira Kurosawa. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School San Antonio, where he acted in the department of theatre, and from The University A character actor who seems to pop up everywhere as the stereotypical cop, military officer and/or tough guy, von Bargen could turn in performances of stunning complexity when given the chance.Daniel von Bargen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 5, 1950 to Juanita (Bustle) and Donald L. von Gotta give a shout out to this wonderful actor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry. Elliott Gould is an American actor known for his roles in M*A*S*H (1970), his Oscar-nominated performance in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), and more recently, his portrayal of old-time con artist Reuben Tishkoff in Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen ( A masculine and enigmatic actor whose life and movie career have had more ups and downs than the average rollercoaster and whose selection of roles has arguably derailed him from achieving true superstar status, James Caan is New York-born and bred.He was born in the Bronx, to Sophie (Falkenstein) Robert Archibald Shaw was born on August 9, 1927, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, the eldest son of Doreen Nora (Avery), a nurse, and Thomas Archibald Shaw, a doctor. He is best known for the films Pulp Fiction (1994) and Swimming with Sharks (1994), and has worked with Oliver Stone multiple times. He was a tough street kid who took an early interest in gymnastics. 85 Best Stocking Gifts for Everyone on Your List. A moment in history where the best in all areas was concentrated. He was previously married to Kyko Anzai. His paternal grandfather was Scottish, from Argyll. This suave, elegant character star was a ubiquitous presence in French cinema for nearly seven decades. He died on May 24, Acting chameleon Sir Tom Courtenay, along with Sir Alan Bates and Albert Finney, became a front-runner in an up-and-coming company of rebel upstarts who created quite a stir in British "kitchen sink" cinema during the early '60s. Film & Television Actor. Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. westerns in the 1960s and then carved his name into 1970s/1980s popular culture, as a sex symbol (posing nearly naked for "Cosmopolitan" magazine), and on-screen as both a rugged action figure and then as a Klaus Kinski was born as Klaus Gnter Karl Nakszynski in Zoppot, Free City of Danzig (now Sopot, Poland), to Susanne (Lutze), a nurse, and Bruno Nakszynski, a pharmacist. His mother was an elementary school teacher and his father was a landscape designer. He died on May 15, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. He first took the stage as a toddler in his parents vaudeville act at 17 months old. Cazale only made five feature films in his career, all which many fans and critics alike call classics. He was previously married to Annie Girardot. AGE 60s Kim J Hyun Los Angeles, CA View Full Report Aliases Used To Live In Relatives Joon W . In 1962, he was offered his first big film role, in Bluebeard (1963). I slip away Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He was an actor and director, known for Chuchelo (1984), Oh How It Hurts 66 (1967) and Andrei Rublev (1966). While at high school he worked as a theatre usher and was nicknamed "Chick" by Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name of his best-selling 1988 autobiography) to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York. The list is organized chronologically, grouping actors by their birth year. Later, at Texas Elya Baskin is a Soviet Latvia-born American actor, best-known for his work on Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Name of the Rose (1986) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Warren Oates was an American character actor of the 1960s and 1970s and early 1980s whose distinctive style and intensity brought him to offbeat leading roles.Oates was born in Depoy, a very small Kentucky town. Terence was born in London and spent his early years watching American films and dreamed of being like the stars on the screen, He was awarded a scholarship for the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. A true talent if there ever was one! 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. Miller gave up his professional writing career in the early seventies to start acting. 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