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Typical Role: You Might Know Me From: The Hills Have Eyes (1977) The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985) The Devil's Rejects. 1 = 100%, Vol. Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield. 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. His parents divorced when he was five years old. He left school at age 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before joining the British army and serving in Korea during the Korean Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. Especially memorable (at least in my eyes) for his Twilight Zone roles. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We readily celebrate the New Hollywood's. Young was born on April 30 1940 in New York City, the son of a high school shop teacher. Character actress Beulah Bondi was a favorite of directors and audiences and is one of the reasons so many films from the 1930s and 1940s remain so enjoyable, as she was an integral part of many of the ensemble casts (a hallmark of the studio system) of major and/or great films, including The Trail . Eventually, the 1950s gave way to the 1960s. He grew up fishing and working on farms. His play about drug A talented character actor known for his military roles, Ronald Lee Ermey was in the United States Marine Corps for 11 years. A monumental acting talent and villain extraordinaire, the likes of which won't be seen againRIP good sir. 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. his diction, his whole appearance. He was one of One of the great screen villains. Tom Cruise. One of modern TV and moviedom's most sturdy and reliable character actors, David Paymer dreamed of being an actor from early childhood. 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. Born in Armagh, Northern Ireland, Patrick Magee is a classic example of how certain actors rate the stage far more highly than the screen. Image via PInterest, Alec Guinness AKA Alec Guinness de Cuffe Born: 2-Apr-1914 Birthplace: London, England Died: 5-Aug-2000 Location of death: Midhurst, West Sussex, England [1] Cause of death: Cancer - Liver, An actor is totally vulnerable. Handsome, rugged, versatile and charismatic character actor Tom Atkins was born on November 13, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Featured in many TV shows like "Star Trek," "Perry Mason," and "Mission: Impossible." Vernon was directed by some stellar filmmakers, including Henry Silva was born on September 23, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He was 91. Tall, slim, remote and boyishly handsome, one of Keir Dullea's most arresting features is his pale blue eyes, which featured in a number of watershed films of the 1960s. The 300 Most Underrated Actors (Great Character Actors), Some Favorite Films (A List of Personal Favorites). 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. Senator Geary in "The Godfather", the General in "Apocalypse Now", and R.J. Hacker in "Canadian Bacon" 1920-2011.RIP. He died on August 17, 1964 in Nirazaki, Japan. Only Actors in films from 1960s. Barbara Eden was one of the two most popular magical women who ruled American TV in the '60s and '70s. After several supporting appearances in George Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in New York City, New York, to Fannie Blanche (Bodkin) and George Segal Sr., a malt and hop agent. Forrest had long wanted to be an actor, but he was so nervous that he ran out of auditions for school plays. Stay tuned for additions in the coming months and keep commenting! 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. He was an actor, known for Black Lizard (1968), Killers on Parade (1961) and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993). 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! He entered the film industry as a costume and set designer for such directors as Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques Feyder, all the time attending acting school Soumitra Chatterjee is an Indian actor, playwright and poet. Character actor Paul Gleason was adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleazebags, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go (1965). Nakadai was a tall handsome clerk in a Tokyo shop when director Masaki Kobayashi encountered him and cast him in The Thick-Walled Room (1956). Julia was groundbreaking in that it was the first weekly TV series to portray an African American woman as a professional, rather than in a stereotypical housekeeper role. He made his first film appearance in 1926. 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 studied briefly at the Royal Academy of Music. His West End debut in 1956, at 22 Toshiro Mifune achieved more worldwide fame than any other Japanese actor of his century. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. He later studied psychology at Columbia University under the Born of African and West Indian ancestry on July 2, 1927 in New York City, Brock Peters set his sights on a show business career early on, at age ten. 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. Born in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Cox received positive reviews for his first film role, his portrayal of ill-fated Albert Salmi was born on March 11, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, to Finnish parents. Vote for Your Favourite Actors Who Are In Their 60s. He died on December 8, 2008 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. The archetypal screen tough guy with weatherbeaten features--one film critic described his rugged looks as "a Clark Gable who had been left out in the sun too long"--Charles Bronson was born Charles Buchinsky, one of 15 children of struggling parents in Pennsylvania. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," appearing in four Ford motion pictures. William served two years in the US Army. Points from my "The Best Films Ever Made"-Lists. There he studied under the great Konstantin Stanislavski, and launched a Tell us what you think about this feature. William Demarest February 27, 1892 - December 27, 1983. Lauter has portrayed an eclectic array of characters over the years, including (but not limited to), authority/military figures, edgy villains, and good-hearted heavies. Talented and highly capable character actor Geoffrey Lewis, with rustic (sometimes sour-faced) looks, grew up in Rhode Island but was moved out to California at the age of ten. 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. Star Trek Tos Leonard Nimoy Famous Men Famous People Famous Faces Michael Keaton Adam West Homo History: Cesar Romero (1907-1994) was an American actor, singer, dancer and comedian who was active in film, radio and TV for almost 60 years.Many Hollywood historians have identified Romero as a closeted gay man. Slim Pickens spent the early part of his career as a real cowboy and the latter part playing cowboys, and he is best remembered for a single "cowboy" image: that of bomber pilot Maj. "King" Kong waving his cowboy hat rodeo-style as he rides a nuclear bomb onto its target in the great black comedy Murray Hamilton was one of those character actors whose face would be familiar to most movie buffs at an instant, yet his name may not. 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. He was previously married to Star Herrmann and Leigh Curran. A rather wanderlust fellow before he latched onto acting, Denver Pyle--who made a career of playing drawling, somewhat slow Southern types--was actually born in Colorado in 1920, to a farming family. Edward Matthew Lauter II was born on October 30, 1938 in Long Beach, New York. Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. World-renowned film director Satyajit Ray has acted in multiple shadow films. Walsh was born on September 28, 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. He joined the Birmingham Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. 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. 2505 points 17. "Ned Thomas Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Margaret (Fortney) and Charles William Beatty. A native of southern Japan, Shimura was a descendant of the samurai warrior class. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature. He was an actor and director, known for Stroitsya most (1966), War and Peace (1965) and Oh How It Hurts 66 (1967). Unfortunately, a bout John Cazale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother, Cecilia (Holland), and an Italian-American father, John Cazale. He was an actor, known for Tora! The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. However, he first worked as a baker's apprentice, in a barber shop or in the docks. Imprisoned for William Smith was probably best known for his portrayal as "Falconetti" in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976). 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 died on December 21, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. Additionally, Marc Copage wooed America as Julia's adorable son, Corey. Nakadai was subsequently cast in the lead role in. All of his grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. He died on February 27, 1998 in La Mesa, California, USA. He was a tough street kid who took an early interest in gymnastics. A true talent if there ever was one! He was previously married to Annette Martin and Gisle Brunet. Jay Ward Productions. During WW2 he was sent to a German prison camp, but he managed to escape and hide in Venice. Many of their faces also graced the pages of the most popular teen and gossip magazines of the decade. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Notable motion picture roles include: Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Crow, Blankman, and The Drago was well known for his villainous parts (leading or supporting), and his rugged yet scary looks and evil smile. An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. He debuted in films as an extra in Marionette (1939), then started working for the Italian What an amazing career! 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. Erik Estrada Actor | CHiPs Erik Estrada was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. Multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Martin Sheen is one of America's most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished actors. This man has seemingly been in everything.while that may seem a strange remark, take a look at his filmography. Jack attended Ward Elementary near his Newton, MA home. Peter Sellers Cazale only made five feature films in his career, all which many fans and critics alike call classics. He would later conquer TV with the same trophy-winning results.The son of James Allen Whitmore John Vernon was a prolific stage-trained Canadian character player who made a career out of convincingly playing crafty villains, morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American films and television since the 1960s. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. Marcello Mastroianni was born in Fontana Liri, Italy in 1924, but soon his family moved to Turin and then Rome. This child star became an instant hit when the sitcom Julia premiered in 1968. He was the son of Sarah Alice (Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, a general store owner. He performed extensively on radio, stage, television and film with credits including off-Broadway productions of "The Deer Park" in 1967 and "All My Sons" in 1974. At 19 he decided to pursue acting as a career and was chosen from among 500 applicants to the Moscow Art Theater School. Charles Napier (April 12, 1936 October 5, 2011) He passed away at age 75. Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. When that didn't pan out A marvelous character actor with intense eyes, a sly grin and somewhat grizzled appearance, Golden Globe-winner Fred Ward had nearly 90 appearances under his belt in many tremendous films and television programs. 1. Wilhelm Knauer in 1974's "The Longest Yard" (Lauter also made a cameo in the 2005 remake.) A child drug addict and criminal, Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. Michael Douglas Actor | Behind the Candelabra As the impeccably handsome Dr. James Kildare, the slim, butter-haired hunk with the near-perfect Ivy-League charm and smooth, intelligent demeanor, had the distaff fans fawning unwavering over him through the series' run. In the craziest parties. He was previously married to Frances Hewitt Hendrickson and Nell Ethelyn Hulsizer. 17. O'Farrell" as Marine Pvt. 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. Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. Some of these gentlemen may be familiar to you and some may not, but all have given great performances during their respective careers. Like Jannings, Schell won the Oscar, but unlike him, he was a dedicated anti-Nazi. He has appeared in almost 200 different shows and films. Distinguished character actor David Hattersley Warner was born on July 29, 1941 in Manchester, England, to Ada Doreen (Hattersley) and Herbert Simon Warner. 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. Rest in Peace Ed! His parents divorced early on, and Delon had a stormy childhood, being 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. Multi-talented and unconventional actor/director regarded by many as one of the true "enfant terribles" of Hollywood who led an amazing cinematic career for more than five decades, Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. He learned both Hungarian and German languages from birth, and was educated in elementary and secondary schools in the Austria-Hungary capitol Vienna, but did A golden career was reflected in his name. CHIPS And just as Uehara embodied the idea of a modern Japanese wartime hero, Kayama became symbolic of postwar Japanese affluence Yuri Nikulin was a Russian film actor, comedian, mime, and circus clown who was also Artistic Director of Moscow Circus and popular TV show host.He was born Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin on December 18, 1921, in the town of Demidov, Smolensk province, Central Russia. James Robert Rebhorn (September 1, 1948 - March 21, 2014) was an American actor who appeared in over 100 films, television series, and plays. Here are the 60 greatest characters of the '60s. 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 quit public school to attend drama classes at age 13, supporting himself as a dishwasher in a Manhattan hotel. He sprang to international fame in 197 as the assassin in Day of the Jackal, then had cameo style roles in Gandhi, The Dresser, Never Say Never Again and leads in The Wild Geese and The Shooting One of the greats. By 1955, Silva had moved up from dishwasher to waiter, and felt ready to audition for the Actors Studio. He is also the father of renowned actor Kiefer Sutherland, among others.Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in Saint Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in London, to Ellen Frances Marie (Burchell), a charlady, and Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, a fish-market porter. His total personality is exposed to critical judgement- his intellect, he bearing. Like many actors of the 1970s, Vincent got his start making small appearances on popular '60s shows until he finally he hit paydirt (of sorts), winning the role of lawyer-turned-private eye, Eddie Capra, in The Eddie Capra Mysteries. In 1956, he won a scholarship to RADA where his fellow alumni included Peter O'Toole and Alan Bates. They have two children. He has also been nominated for the same award other two times. Ogg, "One More Train to Rob" as Sheriff Adams, "Fools Parade" as Willis Hubbard, "Five Days From Home" as Karl Baldwin, "Under the Rainbow" as The Assassin, "Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold" as Swarma and "Hoot" as Kalo. 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. He served in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during World War II, breaking into acting in the early 1950s. His hometown of St. Matthews, American character actor who achieved considerable fame in the last decade of his life. His father died when he was five. Leslie Nielsen (1926 2010), Canadian actor, comedian, and producer. He held B.A. This tall, sandy-haired, mustachioed actor from Texas, born Justus McQueen, adopted the name of the character he portrayed in his first film, Battle Cry (1955). The 1970s saw the poster industry come to life thanks to poses from such lovely actresses as Loni Anderson, Cheryl Ladd, Farrah Fawcett, Lynda Carter, Susan Anton, Lindsay Wagner, and more hung on the bedroom walls of many a fan. Signifying intelligence, eloquence, versatility and quiet intensity, one of the more important, critically acclaimed black actors to gain a Hollywood foothold in the 1970s was Paul Winfield. After the conscription he got his first role, a bit part on the theater Lilla Teatern in Renato Salvatori was born on March 20, 1933 in Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy. Strode also played the powerful gladiator who does battle with Jack Warden was born John Warden Lebzelter, Jr. on September 18, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey, to Laura M. (Costello) and John Warden Lebzelter. (1970), Yojimbo (1961) and Tokyo Story (1953). Upon leaving school, he decided to become a John Irwin McGiver came to acting relatively late in life. Elegant, urbane and well-spoken, Gabriele Ferzetti was one of Italy's most prominent international stars of the 1950's and 60's. 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. 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. 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