Barry Nelson
Barry Nelson has the distinction of been the first James Bond on celluloid, even if it was television. He was born in 1917 in San Francisco. During his mili
Barbara Ruick
Barbara Ruick was born in 1930 in Pasadena, California. She was the daughter of actress Lurene Tuttle. She is prehaps best known for her role of Carrie Pipperidge in the fi
Anne Heywood
Anne Heywood Anne Heywood was born in 1932 in Birmingham. Her real name is Violet Pretty. She made her movie debut in 1951 in “Lady Godiva Rides Again
Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour was a formidable character actress who acted in Hollywood films from the 1940’s. She was born in 1909 in New York. Her great-uncle was th
Anthony Dexter
Anthony Dexter was born in 1913 in Nebraska. He served in Europe with the American forces during World War Two. He won the lead role of Rudolph Valentino in his first film
Lee Philips
Lee Philips had the leading male role inthe movie “Peyton Place” opposite Lana Turner in 1957 but nothing he did before or afterwards acheived the same level of fame.
Danny La Rue
Danny La Rue was born Daniel Carroll in Cork in 1927. When he was six, his family moved to London. He served in the British Royal Navy as a young man. He began perfo
Daniel Massey
Daniel Massey was born in 1933 in London. He was the son of actors Adrianne Allen and Raymond Massey. He made his film debut in 1942 in “In Which We S
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon was born in 1911 in Ceylon. He made his West End debut in 1934 in “Toad of Toad Hall”. His film debut came in 1949 with R
Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall obituary in “The Guardian” in 2011. The actor Bryan Marshall, who has died aged 81, was a solid character actor who brought integrity and realism to the parts he