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. He sprang to international fame in 1973 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. His father left Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He made his Broadway debut in October 1955 in "The Chalk Garden," which One of the greats. Footage shows Putin Actor | During its lengthy run she received three Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (ne Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. He is an actor and director, known for Dallas (1978), Dillinger (1973) and My Name Is Nobody (1973). Walsh was born on September 28, 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. 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". A middle Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Anyone?) Robert Francis Vaughn was born on November 22, 1932 at Charity Hospital in New York City, the son of 2. Larger than life, Laughtonesque, and with an eloquent, king-sized appetite for maniacal merriment, a good portion of the work of actor Victor Buono was squandered on hokey villainy on both film and television. Amiable and handsome James Garner had obtained success in both films and television, often playing variations of the charming anti-hero/con-man persona he first developed in Maverick, the offbeat western TV series that shot him to stardom in the late 1950s.James Garner was born James Scott American actor who began as a child in Our Gang comedies and reappeared as a powerful adult performer of leading and character roles. He had a prolific career on the stage before making his film debut in 1968. Grammer was drawn to the works of William Gary Alan Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, to Mylles S. (Alsip) and Robert L. Sinise, A.C.E., a film editor. All his grandparents were immigrants from the north of Ireland. John McIntyre. Her family moved to California when she was young, and she grew up there. Bruce McGill grew up in San Antonio, Texas. They have one child. With a career spanning over 50 years, Weaver has Shelley Lee Long was born at 7:15 am on Tuesday, August 23, 1949 in Indian Village, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, the only child of Ivadine (Williams), a schoolteacher, and Leland Long, a teacher who had previously worked in the rubber industry. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. 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. The Tony and two-time Emmy Award-winning actor, most recently received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie An actor with over fifty years of experience in theatre, film, and television, Michael Douglas branched out into independent feature production in 1975 with the Academy Award-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The Ron Leibman was born on October 11, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. Brigitte Bardot Rated - Custom 8.1 1007 Rated 2. They have four children. His acting roots were firmly planted in New York, where he appeared on Broadway. Rest in Peace Ed! Born in 1941 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, he started a band with his brother Tony and enjoyed local success. Broad-shouldered and beefy Claude Akins had wavy black hair, a deep booming voice and was equally adept at playing sneering cowardly villains as he was at portraying hard-nosed cops. 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 | Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high Bill Nighy is an award-winning British character actor. William served two years in the US Army. Her grandfather was author Finis L. Bates Billy Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Manhattan, New York, and was raised on Long Island. Tell us what you think about this feature. Meryl was born Mary Louise Streep in 1949 in Summit, New Jersey, to Mary Wolf (Wilkinson), a commercial artist, and Harry William Humanitarian and actor Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, the second of five children of Doris Anna (Tiffany), a homemaker, and Homer George Gere, an insurance salesman, both Mayflower descendants. Robert Redford. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. He is of German and Irish descent. John began acting at the age of eight. 33 Popular and Handsome 1970s TV Actors 1. By 1955, Silva had moved up from dishwasher to waiter, and felt ready to audition for the Actors Studio. Russian actor who has popped up on screen in countless great movies over the past thirty or so years, including "2010", "The Name of the Rose" and "October Sky.". He is an actor and director, known for Gosford Park (2001), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Stay tuned for additions in the coming months and keep commenting! Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 4. He was an actor and director, known for Ed Wood (1994), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Godfather Part II (1974). William Shatner. He was previously married to Gwendolyn Mumma Landes. Her father, a sculptor and mechanic, left the family when Rene was just two, and thus her mother raised Rene and her sister, Toni, as a single mom. In 1968 he was Mia Farrows landlord in Rosemarys Baby. While many of his roles have relied on good Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. Vernon was directed by some stellar filmmakers, including Henry Silva was born on September 23, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He was one of the pioneers of television acting in the 1950s, and is best remembered for his 1970s TV work as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple (1970) and as the medical examiner on Quincy M.E. The role also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Stephen Collins was born on October 1, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was seven. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. The 300 Most Underrated Actors (Great Character Actors), Some Favorite Films (A List of Personal Favorites). Harmon played college football and found success as one of TV's hunkiest actors. He was previously married to Samantha Hilton and Diane Rooker. Al Pacino. McKinney died at age 80 on December 1, 2011. Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936. Spinell was a tough guy on and off the screen all his life. They have one child. 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 parents divorced when Hingle was still in his infancy (he never knew his father) and his mother supported the family by teaching school in Denver. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of seventeen, young Jack One chillingly infamous screen role for Scott Wilson in 1967 set the tone for an actor who went on to prove himself an invaluable character player for five decades. He was an actor, known for Overboard (1987), The Lost Boys (1987) and Nixon (1995). His parents divorced when he was two. 3. He was born in 1939 in Dallas, Texas, where he lived in his early years before moving with his family to Los Rugged-looking James Gammon first broke into the entertainment industry not as an actor but as a TV cameraman. Thomas Mark Harmon was born on September 2, 1951, in Burbank, California, to football player and broadcaster Tom Harmon and actress and artist Elyse Knox (ne Kornbrath). Patrick was born in Montana, where his parents owned local taverns, and raised in Everett, Washington, since age 12. She was granted Greek citizenship in 2019, in honor of her efforts to assist Greece by appealing for international aid after a John George O'Hurley Jr. is an American actor, comedian, author, game show host and television personality. He is an actor and producer, known for CHiPs (1977), Sealab 2021 (2000) and Loaded Weapon 1 (1993). WebAug 26, 2015 - Explore karen weber's board "TV Stars The Late 60's, 70's & 80's", followed by 1,864 people on Pinterest. Kim Victoria Cattrall was born on August 21, 1956 in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England to Gladys Shane (Baugh), a secretary, and Dennis Cattrall, a construction engineer. 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. Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. That's a shame, because Hamilton was one of the most versatile and prolific of performers who was never anything less than completely convincing in any role he Joe Morton was born on October 18, 1947 in New York, New York, USA. 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. 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