Billy Drago - actor
Actor Billy Drago, who appeared in over a hundred movies and numerous TV shows over four decades, has died. He was best known for portraying real-life gangster Frank Nitti in …
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Actor Billy Drago, who appeared in over a hundred movies and numerous TV shows over four decades, has died. He was best known for portraying real-life gangster Frank Nitti in …
American actor Bingo O’Malley has passed away in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, where he had been in hospice care, aged 86 years-old. O’Malley first appeared in George A. Romero’s Knightriders (1981) …
Read MoreActor Joseph Pilato has died at the age of seventy. Also known as Joe Pilato, he will probably be best remembered as the villainous Captain Rhodes who gets his comeuppance …
Read MoreActress Julie Adams has died aged ninety-two. She is best known to horror fans as the love interest of the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Confirmation of her demise …
Read MoreDick Miller, the legendary actor who most famously played would-be beatnik artist Walter Paisley in Roger Corman’s A Bucket of Blood (1959), has died aged ninety years-old. Miller is survived by …
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Donald Moffat was a British born actor, best known for his roles in The Thing (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Clear and Present Danger (1994). Born December 26, …
Read MoreSteve Dash - aka Steve Daskaiwisz - was an American actor and stunt person (March 14, 1944 - December 18, 2018). He is best known for playing Jason Voorhees in Friday …
Read MoreJames Karen - November 28, 1923 to October 23, 2018 - was an American character actor. He was best known by horror/fantasy fans, and probably by the wider public too, …
Read MoreCeleste Yarnall - 26 July 1944 to 7 October 2018 - was an American actress who started her career on television before moving to the big screen. Celeste’s TV appearances included Bewitched (1966), The …
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Interview with Greg Fallon from Close Calls, 10.31 and The Perfect Host: A Southern Gothic Tale There are few actors that make an instant impression from the get-go … and Greg …
Read MoreDanielle Harris is an actor and director, born in New York on June 1st, 1977. Her career began with roles in various TV series in the mid-’80s, eventually growing to …
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Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy, aka Katie Cassidy, is an American actress born on 25th November, 1986. She’s most known for playing the character of Laurel Lance/Black Canary in the television …
Read MoreMargot Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018), born as Margaret Ruth Kidder, was a Canadian American actress. She is best known as Lois Lane in the Superman film series, playing alongside Christopher Reeve. Kidder …
Read MoreI recently had the pleasure of interviewing Richard Neil, the star of the phenomenal film, Prodigy (2017). Richard hails from New York City (my hometown) and has been a staple in …
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Suzanna Leigh (26 July 1945 – 11 December 2017) was a British actress, primarily known for her film and television roles in the 1960s and 1970s. Born Sandra Eileen Anne Smith …
Read MoreGeorge ‘Buck’ Flower - October 28, 1937 – June 18, 2004 - was an American actor, writer, producer, assistant director, production manager, and casting director. Born in the Blue Mountains of …
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Russell Geoffrey Banks is an actor, born and raised in England. After being expelled from school, aged fifteen, he took various odd jobs and would attend acting classes whenever he …
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Haruo Nakajima (中島 春雄 Nakajima Haruo) (January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor, best known for portraying Godzilla in twelve consecutive films, from Godzilla (1954) to Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Nakajima was born in Yamagata, Japan. He was considered …
Read MoreJohn Heard (March 7, 1945 – July 21, 2017) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his roles in films such as Cutter’s Way, After Hours, Big, Beaches, Awakenings, Rambling Rose, The Pelican …
Read MoreMartin Landau (June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American film and television actor. His career took off in the 1950s, with appearances that included a supporting role in Alfred …
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Adam West (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017), born as William West Anderson, was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He is best known for portraying Batman in the …
Read MorePeter Sallis (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English character actor, mainly known for his work on British television. He gained worldwide fame as the voice of inventor …
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John Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned six decades. He came to prominence for his sympathetic role as Timothy Evans, who was hanged in …
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For some, all the world’s a stage, for others, a battlefield. Circumstances sometimes mean that these two options are thrust upon a person, both socially and as a career. It’s …
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Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American actor. His best-known TV roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series The Man from …
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Tore Johansson (19 October 1903 – 12 May 1971), better known by the stage name Tor Johnson, was a Swedish professional wrestler (billed as The Super Swedish Angel) and actor. He …
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Martin Kosleck (March 24, 1904 – January 15, 1994) was a German film actor, born Nicolaie Yoshkin in Barkotzen in Pomerania. He soon gained a foothold in German cinema and landed a …
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Acquanetta (July 17, 1921 – August 16, 2004), nicknamed “The Venezuelan Volcano” by her friend William Randolph Hearst, was a B-movie actress known for her exotic beauty. The facts of …
Read MoreLarry Drake (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor and best known to horror fans as the titular Dr. Giggles in the 1992 film of the …
Read MoreGeorge Harris Kennedy, Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than two hundred film and television productions. He is best known for …
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