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TAP ROOTS 1948

Tap Roots is a 1948 period film set during the American Civil War.

It was somewhat based on a true life story of Newton Knight. He was a farmer who attempted to secede Jones County from Mississippi in support of the Union.

Produced by Walter Wanger

Directed by George Marshall

Written by Alan LeMay, Lionel Wiggam & James Street (novel)

Distributed by Universal Pictures

Cinematography by Winton Hoch and Lionel Linden

Music by Frank Skinner

The cast included:

Van Heflin as Keith Alexander

Susan Hayward as Morna Dabney

Boris Karloff as Tishomingo

Julie London as Aven Dabney

Whitfield Connor as Clay McIvor

Ward Bond as Hoab Dabney

Richard Long as Bruce Dabney

Russell Simpson as Big Sam Dabney

Griff Barnett as Dr. McIntosh

Ruby Dandrige as Dabby.

Tap Roots is a minor Gone With Then Wind having another cast and not as successful as the original GWTW.

At the time the Civil War is brewing and Lebanon County of Mississippi is determined to remain neutral. The leader of the area, Hoab Dabney, encourages the landowners to abhor slavery and secede from the state in support of the Union and stay out of the war. Dabney and his Indian friend Tishomingo promise the fearful farmers that they will keep the Confederate Army out and keep the valley peaceful. Big Sam Dabney and Tishomingo built this raw land into a peaceful civilization and they mean to keep it that way.

The younger members of the family are Morna Dabney ( very much like Scarlett O'Hara), Aven Dabney and Bruce Dabney.

Keith Alexander, the local newspaper editor who backs the cause of the neutrals with his pen and his pistols. He is also interested in Morna Dabney, who at this time in enamored with Clay McIvor.

Due to an accident Morna becomes partially paralyzed and the wedding plans put off. Unbeknown to her, McIvor has also been playing with the affections of her sister Aven. McIvor and Aven run off to get married. Hoab finds McIvor's support of slavery too much to take.

When Dr McIntosh cannot cure Morna, Tishomingo uses an old Indian remedy which in turn makes her completely mobile again.

The residents of the valley are all in accord with being against slavery. McIvor, now a major in the Confederate army, leads troops to straighten out these reluctant recalcitrants. Morna trys to make a play for McIvor to delay the force from getting to to valley until the settlers can arm properly.

A battle takes place and all join to fight against McIvor's forces. When Hoab is injured and Bruce is killed there seems to be no hope left. However, Alexander comes face to face with McIvor in a duel in which Alexander prevails. Alexander then takes Hoab into a small cabin in the woods where his wounds are treated. Morna also arrives where she and Alexander come together for the rest of their lives.

The Rebel forces are driven from the valley and decide not to make another attempt so that they will not suffer any more losses.

This film was shot in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. These areas were similar to Mississippi as far as land and forests were concerned.

Susan Hayward wanted to do the role of Scarlett O'Hara but instead got the role of Morna Dabney instead, which was a very similar character.

Boris Karloff of Frankenstein and Mr. Wong fame got a change to play the part of an Indian. He also played another Indian part in the film Unconquered named Guyasuta.

Van Heflin was a great leading man for this film, though he has always claimed that he was basically a character actor.

This film is ranked a 6.8 out of 10 per the IMDB poll. I agree but I would put it a little higher.

The film was magnificently filmed in color and it moved along quickly at a nice pace. All of the actors were more than competent and the story was an unusual one.

This is a great film ( maybe not GWTW) and another interesting film about the Civil War.

It is worth having in a film library.

It is not commercially available at this time but I did get an excellent copy off of the internet. I do believe the party whom I ordered it through took over the copywrite.

I think that it does come on some of the movie channels.

Well, that's my two cents!

I thought that it was a great film, magnificently filmed and all of the actors gave great performances.

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Leading Ladies                            Barbara Steele

                                                     Black Sunday/ Katia Vajda
                                                     Pit And The Pendulum/ Elizabeth Barnard Medina
                                                     Castle Of Blood/ Elisabeth Blackwood
                                                     Nightmare Castle/ Muriel Arrowsmith/ Jenny Arrowsmith

Per Quinlan's Film Stars:

Hauntingly beautiful, black haired British actress with startlingly large brown eyes and unsettling presence. She went to Italy in 1960 (after a variety of small roles in Britain and Hollywood) where her strong, chilling performances in tales of fright earned her the title of "queen of horror films."

Barbara Steele was born at Birkenhead, Cheshire, England in 1937.

Ms. Steele is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960's. Her breakthrough role was in Black Sunday (1960) a film by Mario Bava.

She starred in basically in a string of horror films during the 1960's

The film roles of Barbara Steele were:

Houseboat (1958) as A Minor Role

Bachelor Of Hearts (1958) as Fiona

Sapphire (1959) as A Student

Upstairs And Downstairs (1959) as Mary

Your Money Or Your Wife (1960) as Juliet Frost

Black Sunday (1960) as Katia Vajda/ Princess Asa Vajda

Pit And The Pendulum (1961) as Elisabeth Barnard Medina

The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock (1962) as Cynthia Hitchcock

8 1/2 (1963) as Gloria Morin

The Hours Of Love (1963) as Leila

The Ghost (1963) as Margaret Hitchcock

A Sentimental Attempt (1963) as Silvia

Castle Of Blood (1964) as Elizabeth Blackwood

I maniaci (1964) as Barbara/Brugnoli's Wife

Undercover Rogue (1964) as Guilia

Les baisers (1964) as Thelma

Tre per una rapina (1964) as Barbara Sims/ Anna

The Monocle (1964) as Valarie

Amore facile (1964) as Countess Bardi-Stucchi

The Long Hair Of Death (1964) as Helen Karnstein/ Mary Karnstein

Terror Creatures From The Grave (1965) as Cleo Hauff

Nightmare Castle (1965) as Muriel Arrowsmith/ Jenny Arrowsmith

Young Torless (1966) as Bozena

For Love And Gold (1966) as Teodora

She Beast (1966) as Veronica

An Angel For Satan (1966) as Harriet/ Belinda

Curse Of The Crimson Altar (1968) as Lavinia

Honeymoon With A Stranger (1969-TV) as Carla

Caged Heat (1974) as Supt. McQueen

Shivers (1975) as Betts

Pretty Baby (1978) as Josephine

Piranha (1978) as Dr. Mengers

The Key Is In The Door (1978) as Cathy

The Silent Scream (1979) as Victoria Engels

The Winds Of War (1983-TV Miniseries) as Mrs. Stoller

War And Remembrance ( 1988-TV Miniseries) as Elsa MacMahon

Tief Oben (1994) as Mrs. Wagner

The Prophet (1999) as Agent Oakley

The Butterfly Room (2008) as Ann

Lost River (2012) as Grandma

Ms. Steele appeared on British television. On American television she appeared in such programs as Dial 999, Adventures In Paradise, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Secret Agent , I Spy, Night Gallery and Dark Shadows.

She was married to James Poe from 1969 until 1978 when the couple divorced. They had one child.

I enjoyed Ms. Steele in the films Nightmare Castle, Piranha, Black Sunday, Castle Of Blood, The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock and the two TV Miniseries The Winds Of War and War And Remembrance.

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Men Of Character Character Actors

Michael Ripper

The Revenge Of Frankenstein/ Kurt
The Plague Of The Zombies/ Sgt. Jack Swift
The Reptile/ Tom Bailey
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave/ Max

Per Quinlan's Character Stars:

Bright, jaunty, fair haired British actor, mostly seen as minor crooks, comedy relief or oppressed little men until the end of the 1950's from which he gradually became the favorite prey of the screen's monsters, particularly those from the Hammer vaults.

Michael Ripper was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1913 whose father was a speech therapist and who encouraged him to participate in diction and public speaking competitions.

Ripper's first taste of the stage was through his father's amateur drama company. He won a scholarship to drama school and then began to appear in theater professionally.

He had a thyroid condition that left him unable to project his voice for the stage. He then moved into quota quickie films and then even participated as an assistant director for a production company.

Ripper then began a long association with Hammer Studios whereby his face was known both in England and America. He was a mainstay for many years in the Hammer Studios horror films.

Some of the film roles of Michael Ripper were:

Father And Son (1936) as Minor Role

Busman's Holiday (1937) as Crook

Father Steps Out (1937) as Minor Role

Easy Riches (1938) as Cuthbert

If I Were Boss (1938) as Minor Role

Miracles Do Happen (1938) as Morning Cornet Reporter

Boys In Brown (1947-TV) as Casey

Captain Boycott (1947) as Pat Nolan

Oliver Twist (1948) as Barney

There Is No Escape (1948) as Andy Anderson

The Anatomist (1949-TV) as Hare

The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) as 2nd Chauffeur

Eye Witness (1950) as Sam Baxter

A Case For PC 49 (1951) as George Steele

Jungle Treasure (1951) as Jake

Secret People (1952) as Charlie

Treasure Hunt (1952) as Removal Man

Folly To Be Wise (1953) as Drill Corporal

Her Three Bachelors (1953) as Mike

Gilbert And Sullivan (1953) as Louis

Raiders In The Sky (1953) as BombTechnician

Three Steps To Murder (1953) as Eddie

The Intruder (1953) as Mechanic

The Rainbow Jacket (1953) as Benny Loder

The Belles Of St. Trinian (1954) as Albert Fanning

The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) as Botterhill

Tale Of Three Women (1954) as Simkins

Marriage A La Mode (1954) as Left Luggage Attendant

Wee Geordie (1955) as Reporter

Secret Venture (1955) as Bill Rymer

Richard III (1955) as Forrest

The Anatomist (1956-TV) as Hare

1984 (1956) as Outer Party Orator

Blonde Sinner (1956) as Roy

Reach For The Sky (1956) as Warrant Officer West

The Green Man (1956) as Waiter

X: The Unknown (1956) as Sgt. Harry Grymsdyke

The Steel Bayonet (1957) as Pvt. Middleditch

Enemy From Space (1957) as Ernie

Woman In A Dressing Gown (1957) as Pawnbroker

Dangerous Youth (1957) as Pvt Simpson

Not Wanted On Voyage (1957) as Steward Macy

Your Past Is Showing (1957) as J. E. Freeman

Blue Murder At St. Trinians'(1957) as Eric The Liftman

The Camp On Blood Island (1958) as Japanese Driver

Up The Creek (1958) as Decorator

The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958) as Kurt

Girls At Sea (1958) as Marine

Further Up The Creek (1958) as Ticket Collector

I Only Asked! (1958) as Azim

Quartermass And The Pit (1958-59 TV Miniseries) as Sergeant

The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) as Morgue Attendant

Bobbikins (1959) as Naval Petty Officer

The Mummy (1959) as Poacher

The Ugly Duckling (1959) as Benny

Mario (1959-TV) as Jed

Jackpot (1960) as Lenny Lane

Sink The Bismarck (1960) as Able Seaman Lookout

Dead Lucky (1960) as Percy Simpson

The Brides Of Dracula (1960) as Coachman

Not A Hope In Hell (1960) as Sid

Circle Of Deception (1960) as Monsieur Chauvet

Macbeth (1960-TV) as 1st Murderer

The Pure Hell Of St. Trinian's (1960) as Liftman

The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) as Old Soak

A Matter Of WHO (1961) as Skipper

Petticoat Pirates (1961) as Tug

The Pirates Of Blood River (1962) as Mack

Night Creatures (1962) as Coffin Maker Jeremiah Mipps

The Phantom Of The Opera (1962) as Long Faced Cab Driver

Fog For A Killer (1962) as Tich

A Prize Of Arms (1962) as Cpl. Freeman

The Amorous Mr. Prawn (1962) as Angus

Two Left Feet (1963) as Uncle Reg

The Punch And Judy Man (1963) as Waiter

What A Crazy World (1963) as The Common Man

The Crimson Blade (1963) as Pablo

The Devil Ship Pirates (1964) as Pepe

Seaside Swingers (1964) as George Pullman

The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb (1964) as Achmed

The Secret Of Blood Island (1964) as Lt. Tojoko

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965) as Lofthouse

The Plague Of The Zombies (1966) as Sgt. Jack Swift

The Reptile (1966) as Tom Bailey

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) as The Liftman

Where The Bullets Fly (1966) as Angel

The Deadly Bees (1966) as David Hawkins

The Mummy's Shroud (1967) as Longbarrow

Torture Garden (1967) as Gordon Roberts

Inspector Clouseau (1968) as Steven Fry

The Lost Continent (1968) as Sea Lawyer

Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968) as Max

Journey Into Darkness (1968) as Albert Cole

Moon Zero Two (1969) as 1st Card Player

Girly (1970) as Zoo Attendant

Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970) as Cobb

Scars Of Dracula (1970) as Landlord

The Shadow Of The Tower (1972-TV Miniseries) as The Guard

That's Your Funeral (1972) as Arthur

The Creeping Flesh (1973) as Carter

No Sex Please: We're British (1973) as Traffic Warden

Legend Of The Werewolf (1975) as Sewer Man

Crossed Swords (1977) as Edith's Servant

Sammy's Super T-Shirt (1978) as Gate Man

Missing From Home (1984-TV Miniseries) as Mr. Reynolds

No Surrender 1985) as Tony Bonaparte

Revenge Of Billy The Kid (1992) as Old Pub Local.

He appeared in more of the Hammer Studio films than any other actor. Many times he was disguised almost beyond recognition. But his raspy voice remained unmistakable. Some of his Hammer Studio parts were no more than glorified cameos but he always made the most of them.

Mr Ripper was very active on British television.

Mr. Ripper was married three times. He had one child from his first wife Jean Bramley. His final marriage was to Cecelia Dodge from 1995 until his death.

Michael Ripper passed away in 2000 at the age of 87.

I enjoyed Mr Ripper in the films X The Unknown, The Belles Of St. Trinian's, The Mummy, The Brides Of Dracula, Night Creatures. The Revenge Of Frankenstein, Plague Of The Zombies, The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb, The Reptile, The Mummy's Shroud, The Creeping Flesh, 1984 and The Man Who Could Cheat Death.

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Leading Lady & Horror Movie Hostess - Elvira Mistress Of The Dark

Elvira was born Cassandra Peterson at Manhattan, Kansas in 1949 and was raised in Colorado Springs, Colo.

She was a fan of Ann Margaret and after seeing her in Viva Las Vegas Ms. Peterson travelled to that city where she became the youngest showgirl in history.

When Elvis Presley met her he encouraged her to become a singer. After this recommendation from Elvis she toured Europe as the lead singer for an Italian rock group. She then settled in Italy where she met Federico Fellini who cast her in a small part in the film Roma.

Ms. Peterson returned to America and formed her own nightclub review. In the late 1970's she joined the satirical troupe named The Groundlings.

She then worked in comedy as a writer and performed and appeared in several movies.

However, her fame was made with the birth of her character Elvira in 1981.

She has become "a vamp for all seasons."

Maila Numi, the original Vampira sued her unsuccessfully claiming that she had stolen her act.

Some of the films of Cassandra Peterson were:

Roma (1972) In An Uncredited Role

The Working Girls (1974) as Katya

Cheech And Chong's Next Movie (1980) as Hostage

Coast To Coast (1980) as Dinner Party Guest

King Of The Mountain (1981) as A Neighbor

Jeckyll And Hyde- Together Again (1982) as Nurse

The Sting II (1983) as O'Malley's Girl

Stroker Ace (1983) as Girl With Lugs

Balboa (1983) as Angie Stoddard

Last Of The Great Survivors (1984-TV) as Elvira

Get Out Of My Room (1985) as Elvira

Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) as Biker Mama

Echo Park (1986) as Sheri

Elvira's Halloween Special (1986-TV) as Elvira

Allan Quartermain And The Lost City Of Gold (1986) as Sorals

Elvira Mistress Of The Dark (1988) as Elvira

Ted And Venus (1990) as Lisa

The Ketchup Vampires (1992) as Elvira

Ring Of The Musketeers (1992-TV) as Jennifer

Acting On Impulse (1993-TV) as Roxy

Attack Of The Killer-B Movies (1995-TV) as Elvira

It's My Party (1996) as Party Guest

Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001) as Elvira/ Lady Elura Hellsubus

Scares And Dares (2001-TV) as Elvira

Red Riding Hood (2006) as Hunter's Mon

All About Evil (2010) as Linda

Bruno And Earlene Go To Vegas (2013) as Artie Duke

First Period (2013) as Ms. Glenn

Ms. Peterson has appeared on television in such programs as Flying High, Happy Days, Open All Night, Harper Valley PTA, CHips, Alice, St. Elsewhere, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy, Saturday Night Live, Just Say Julie, On The Television, Totally Hidden Video, Heavy Metal Heaven, Strange Universe, Space Ghost Coast To Coast, The Anti-Gravity Room, Nash Bridges, The Ru Paul Show, The Girl Next Door, Medium, Last Man Standing, The Marilyn Denis Show and Written By A Kid.

She has been associated with the following TV series:

Movie Macabre (1981-1985) as Elvira
Elvira's Thriller Theater (1989-1990) as Elvira
The Elvira Show (1993) as Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark
The Search For The Next Elvira (2007) as Elvira
Elvira's Movie Macabre (2011-2011) as Elvira
13 Nights Of Elvira (2014) as Elvira

From 2013 to 2015 she worked on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series as the voice of The Computer and Mrs. Campbell.

Ms. Peterson was married to her manager Mark Pierson from 1981 until 2003 when the couple divorced.

In 2012 Ms.Peterson became an investor in Comikazee Entertainment, Inc which hosts one of the largest pop culture conventions in the U. S. She and Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, who is a fellow investor, were guests of honor at the inaugural Comikaze Expo in 2011.

She has also appeared in several comic books from DC Comics, Eclipse Comics and Claypool Comics. Elvia, Mistress Of The Dark comics were first distributed by Eclipse Comics and then by Claypool Comiscs. The series ran for 166 issues as well as two trade paperback editions.

I have enjoyed Elvira ( Ms. Peterson) on her various TV shows as well as the films Elvira Mistress Of The Dark, Allan Quartermain And The Lost City Of Gold and Elvira's Haunted Hills.

I didn't know that she appeared in as many films as I have listed and will have to check them out, especially when she appeared not as Elvira.

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Men Of Character              Character Actors

Dwight Frye

Dracula/ Renfield
Frankenstein/ Fritz
                                          Bride Of Frankenstein/ Karl
                                          Drums Of Fu Man Chu/ Professor Anderson

Per Quinlan's Character Stars:

Small, dapper American actor whose dark haired fresh faced looks seemed to qualify him for lounge lizards. But there was a bit of anguish about the features that drew directors of horror films and bizarre thrillers to cast him in featured roles. The grotesques that resulted were genuinely frightening and his pathetic, chilling Renfield in the 1930 Dracula has never been bettered.

Dwight Frye was born at Salina, KS in 1899.

Prior to horror films Frye had a notable career in the theater during the 1920's moving from juvenile parts to leading roles before entering films.

A favorite of Broadway producer Brock Pemberton, Frye originated the part of the son in the 1922 production of Six Characters In Search Of An Author. Pemberton would use Frye in further Broadway productions through the end of the decade.

Frye made his film debut in 1928 and his big chance came with the 1931 Dracula with Bela Lugosi. He appeared at least two other times with Lugosi in films.

At this time Dwight Frye had moved from Broadway star to a very versatile character actor.

Some of the film roles of Dwight Frye were:

Exit Smiling (1926) as Balcony Heckler

Upstream (1927) as Theater Audience Spectator

The Night Bird (1928) as Party Guest

The Doorway To Hell (1930) as Gangster

Man To Man (1930) as Vint Glade

Dracula (1931) as Renfield

The Maltese Falcon (1931) as Wilmer Cook

The Black Camel (1931) as Jessop The Butler

Frankenstein (1931) as Fritz

Attorney For The Defense (1932) as James Wallace

By Whose Hand? (1932) as Chick

The Western Code (1932) as Dick Lewis

A Strange Adventure (1932) as Robert Wayne

The Vampire Bat (1933) as Herman Gleib

The Circus Queen Murder (1933) as Flaudrin

The Invisible Man (1933) as Reporter

Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) as Karl

Atlantic Adventure (1935) as Spike Jonas

The Crime Of Dr. Crespi (1935) as Dr. Thomas

The Great Impersonation (1935) as Roger Unthank

Tough Guy (1935) as Mack

Florida Special (1936) as Jenkins

Alibi For Murder (1936) as McBride

Beware Of Ladies (1936) as Swanson

Sea Devils (1937) as SS Paradise Radio Operator

The Man Who Found Himself (1937) as Hysterical Patient

Renfrew Of The Mounted Police (1937) as Desk Clerk

Something To Sing About (1937) as Mr. Easton

The Shadow (1937) as Vindecco

Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938) as Mr. Owen

Invisible Enemy (1938) as Alex

Sinners In Paradise (1938) as Marshall

Fast Company (1938) as Sidney Z. Wheeler

The Night Hawk (1938) as John Colley

Adventure In Sahara (1938) as The Jackal

The Man In The Iron Mask (1939) as Fouquet's Valet

Mickey The Kid (1939) as Bruno

Conspiracy (1939) as Lt. Keller

Drums Of Fu Man Chu (1940- Serial) as Professor Anderson

Gangs Of Chicago (1940) as Pinky

Phantom Raiders (1940) as Eddie Anders

Sky Bandits (1940) as Speavy

The Son Of Monte Cristo (1940) as Pavlov's Secretary

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) as Jury Foreman

Mystery Ship (1941) as Rader

Flying Blind (1941) as Leo Qualen

The Blonde From Singapore (1941) as Barber

The Devil Pays Off (1941) as Radio Operator

The Ghost Of Frankenstein (1942) as Villager

Danger In The Pacific (1942) as Desk Clerk

Dead Men Walk (1943) as Zolarr

Submarine Alert (1943) as A Fifth Columnist

Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943) as Rudi

Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Hostage

Dangerous Blondes (1943) as Hoodlum

Frye's trademark was that he many times portrayed deeply mentally disturbed individuals or ones with excessive oddities.

He was married to Laura Mae Bullivant from 1928 until his death.

During World War Two when he was not acting he worked in a defense plant.

Frye was a devout Christian Scientist and had a heart condition that he kept secret from his family and friends.

Dwight Frye passed away in 1943 from a heart attack.

I enjoyed this actor in the films Dracula, Frankenstein, The Vampire Bat, Bride Of Frankenstein, Dead Men Walk and Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man.

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Men Of Character Character Actors

Willis Bouchey

The Big Heat/ Lt. Ted Wilks
No Name On The Bullet/ Sheriff Buck Hastings
Two Rode Together/ Harry J. Wringle
Big House U S A/ Robertson Lambert

Per Quinlan's Character Stars:

Solidly built, ambivalent looking American supporting player with greying brown hair. He left the security of a Broadway career to try his luck in the still film filled Hollywood of the early 1950's and stayed in steady employ there for the reminder of his career.

Willis Bouchey was born in 1907 at Vernon, MI.

Formerly on Broadway, Bouchey began a film career in 1951 playing pompous or officious types, especially military men. Bouchey could at one time be a crooked judge and the next time be a straight laced cavalry officer.

A favorite of John Ford, Bouchey appeared in a number of James Stewart films. He was a true professional and always provided a fine performance regardless of the size of the role. He projected a sober, dignified demeanor that served him well in character roles.

He is another familiar face which is hard to place a name with.

Some of the film roles of Willis Bouchey were:

Elopement (1951) as Dr. Lucas Brenner

Return Of The Texan (952) as Isham Gilder

Deadline U S A (1952) as Henry

Anything Can Happen (1952) as Judge Gordon

Carbine Williams (1952) as Joseph Mitchell

Belles On Their Toes (1952) as Kendall Williams

Red Planet Mars (1952) as President

Washington Story (1952) as Senator

Don't Bother To Knock (1952) as Joe The Bartender

Just For You (1952) as Hank Ross

Assignment Paris (1952) as Biddle

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) as Director

Destination Gobi (1953) as Captain Gates

The President's Lady (1953) as Judge McNairy

Pickup On South Street (1953) as Zara

Gun Belt (1953) as Endicott

Dangerous Crossing (1953) as Capt. Peters

From Here To Eternity (1953) as Army Lt. Colonel

The Affairs Of Dobey Gillis (1953) as Dr Askit, Quiz Master

The Big Heat (1953) as Lt. Ted Wilkes

Battle Of Rogue River (1954) as Major Wallach

Executive Suite (1954) as Detective

Fireman Save My Child (1954) as Mayor

Them! (1954) as Official at D C Meeting

Suddenly (1954) as Dan Carney

A Star Is Born (1954) as McBride

Drum Beat (1954) as General Gilliam

The Bridges At Toko-Ri (1954) as Captain Evans

The Long Gray Line (1955) as Major Thomas

The Violent Men (1955) as Sheriff Martin Kenner

Battle Cry (1955) as Mr. Forrester

The Eternal Sea (1955) as Review Panel Chairman

Big House U S A (1955) as Robertson Lambert

I Cover The Waterfront (1955) as Warden Lewis Johnson

The McConnell Story (1955) as Newton Bass

Hell On Frisco Bay (1955) as Police Lt. Paul Neville

The Spoilers (1955) as Jonathan Struve

Forever, Darling (1956) as Mr. Oliver Clinton

Magnificent Roughnecks (1956) as Ernie Biggers

Johnny Concho (1956) as Sheriff Henderson

Pillars Of The Sky (1956) as Col. Edson Stedlow

The Forest Ranger (1956) as Jody Scott

The Wings Of Eagles (1957) as Barton

Mister Cory (1957) as Mr. Vollard

Last Of The Badmen (1957) as Marshal Parker

The Night Runner (1957) as Loren Mayes

The Garment Jungle (1957) as Dave Bronson

Beau James (1957) as Arthur Julian

The Last Stagecoach West (1957) as George Bryceson

Zero Hour! (1957) as British Army Doctor

Darby's Rangers (1958) as Brig. general Truscott

The Sheepman (1958) as Frank Payton

The Last Hurrah (1958) as Roger Surgue

No Name On the Bullet ( 1959) as Buck Hastings

The Horse Soldiers (1959) as Colonel Phil Secord

It Started With A Kiss (1959) as Officer At Airport

Sergeant Rutledge (1960) as Colonel Otis Fosgate

Five Guns To Tombstone (1960) as George Landan

Two Rode Together (1961) as Harry Wringle

You Have To Run Fast (1961) as Colonel Maitland

Pocketful Of Miracles (1961) as Newspaper Editor

Saintly Sinners (1962) as Police Chief Harrihan

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (1962) as Jason Tully, Train Conductor

Incident In An Alley (1962) as Police Captain Tom Brady

Panic In The Year Zero (19620 as Dr. Powell Strong

How The West Was Won (1962) as Surgeon

Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Colonel At Victory Cave

Where Love Has Gone (1964) as Judge Murphy

McHale's Navy Joins The Air Force ( 1965) as Adm. Doyle

Follow Me Boys! (1966) as Judge

Return Of The Gunfighter (1966) as Judge Ellis

Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) as Thomas Devery

The Love God? (1969) as Judge Jeremiah Claypool

Young Billy Young (1969) as Doc Cushman

Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) as Ira Teasdale

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1973) as McLaglen

Shoot Out (1971) as Stationmaster

Mr. Bouchey was very active on television appearing in such programs as Dragnet, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, Screen Directors Playhouse, Four Star Playhouse, Father Knows Best, The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin, Zane Grey Theater, Have Gin Will Travel, Sea Hunt, Frontier, Navy Log, General Electric Theater, Bachelor Father, Dr. Kildare, The Patty Duke Show, Gunsmoke, The Case Of The Dangerous Robin, 77 Sunset Strip, Lawman, Colt 45, Bat Masterson, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Riverboat, Tales Of Wells Fargo, Wagon Train, The Untouchables, Boris Karloff's Thriller, Laramie, Bonanza, The Virginian, Lassie, Twilight Zone, The Andy Griffith Show, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, McHale's Navy, Hazel, Perry Mason, Daniel Boone, The Doris Day Show, The Mod Squad, Ironside and Mayberry RFD among many others.

Mr. Bouchey played the judge in twenty three episodes of the Perry Mason TV series.

Willis Bouchey passed away in 1977.

I remember this actor especially in the films The Long Gray Line, Drum Beat, Last Of The Bad Men, Wings Of Eagles, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Sergeant Rutledge, The Horse Soldiers, No Name On The Bullet, Big House U S A, Two Rode Together, Panic In The Year Zero, Support Your Local Sheriff, Support Your Local Gunfighter and The Love God.

I also remember that distinctive, no nonsense voice of his as well.

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Ladies Of Character              Character Actresses

Clara Blandick

                                               The Wizard Of Oz/ Auntie Em
                                               Charlie Chan's Greatest Case/ Minerva Wintership
                                               Huckleberry Finn/ Aunt Polly
                                               Drums Along The Mohawk/ Mrs. Borst

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Dark haired, flat faced, small mouthed American actress who was often stern and disapproving but will be remembered as that homeliest of guardians - Dorothy's Auntie Em in The Wizard Of Oz.

Clara Blandick was born on a ship off the coast of Hong Kong in 1880.

Ms. Blandick became an actress early on. She was mostly on the stage however she made many films both silent and sound.  A number of her early silent films were shorts. She started her film career at age 33. Her last film was in 1950.

Some of Clara Blandick's film roles were:

Mrs. Black Is Back (1914) as Emily Mason

The Stolen Triumph (1916) as Mrs. Rowley

Peggy, The Will Of The Wisp (1917) as Mrs. Donnelly

Wise Girls (1929) as Ma

The Girl Said No (1930) as Mrs. Ward

Men Are Like That (1930) as Ma Fisher

The Sins Of The Children (1939) as Martha Wagenkampf

Romance (1930) as Miss Armstrong

The Last Of The Duanes (1930) as Mrs. Duane

Tom Sawyer (1930) as Aunt Polly

Once A Sinner (1931) as Mrs. Mason

The Easiest Way (1931) as Agnes

The Drums Of Jeopardy (1931) as Abbie Krantz

It's A Wise Child (1931) as Mrs. Stanton

Daybreak (1931) as Frau Hoffman

I Take This Woman (1931) as Sue Barnes

Huckleberry Finn (1931) as Aunt Polly

Bought! (1931) as Mrs. Sprigg

Murder At Midnight (1931) as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

Possessed (1931) as Mother

The Wet Parade (1932) as Mrs. Tarleton

Shopworn (1932) as Mrs. Livingston

Two Against The World (1932) as Aunt Agatha

Life Begins (1932) as Mrs. West

Three On A Match (1932) as Mrs. Keaton

The Bitter Tea Of General Yen (1933) as Mrs. Jackson

Child Of Manhattan (1933) as Aunt Sophie

The Mind Reader (1933) as Auntie

Turn Back The Clock ( 1933) as Joe's Mother

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) as Minerva Winterslip

Ever In My Heart (1933) as Anna, The Cook

Going Hollywood (1933) as Mrs. Perkins

Beloved (1934) as Miss Murfee

As The Earth Turns (1934) as Cora

The Show Off (1934) as Ma

Harold Teen (1934) as Mrs. Lovewell

Sisters Under The Skin (1934) as Ms. Gower

The Girl From Missouri (1934) as Miss Newberry

The President Vanishes (1934) as Mrs. Deiling

Jealousy (1934) as Mrs. Douglas

Broadway Bill (1934) as Mrs. Peterson

Fugitive Lady (1934) as Aunt Margaret

The Winning Ticket (1935) as Aunt Maggie

Transient Lady (1935) as Eva Branham

Straight From The Heart (1935) as Mrs. Anderson

Princess O'Hara (1935) as Miss Van Courtland

Party Wire (1935) as Mrs. Sherman

The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine (1936) as Landlady

Hearts Divided (1936) as Aunt Ellen

Anthony Adverse (1936) as Mrs. Jorham

The Case Of The Velvet Claws ( 1936) as Judge Mary O'Daugherty

The Gorgeous Hussey (1936) as Louisa Abbott

In His Steps (1936) as Martha Adams

Make Way For A Lady (1936) as Mrs. Dell

Her Husband's Secretary (1937) as Aunt Gussie Kingdom

A Star Is Born (1937) as Aunt Martha

Wings Over Honolulu (1937) as Eve Curtis

The Road Back (1937) as Willy's Mother

Small Town Boy (1937) as Mrs. Armstrong

My Old Kentucky Home (1938) as Granny Blair

Professor Beware (1938) as Mrs. Green, Landlady

Crime Ring (1938) as Phoebe Sawyer

Swing, Sister, Swing (1938) as Ma Sister

Tom Sawyer, Detective ( 1938) as Aunt Polly

The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as Miss Watson

I Was A Convict (1939) as Aunt Sarah Scarlett

The Wizard Of Oz (1939) as Auntie Em

The Star Maker (1939) as Miss Esther Jones

Main Street Lawyer (1939) as Matron

Drums Along The Mohawk (1939) as Mrs. Burst

Swanee River (1939) as Mrs. Griffin

Tomboy (1940) as Aunt Martha

Anne Of Windy Poplars (1940) as Mrs. Morton Pringle

Dreaming Out Loud (1940) as Jessica Spencer

North West Mounted Police (1940) as Mrs. Burns

Youth Will Be Served (1940) as Miss Bradshaw

The Wagons Roll At Night (1941) as Mrs. Williams

The Nurse's Secret (1941) as Miss Juliet Mitchell

The Getaway (1941) as Mrs. Higgins

Private Nurse (1941) as Miss Phillips

It Started With Eve (1941) as Nurse

One Foot In Heaven (1941) as Mrs. Watkins

Rings On Her Fingers (1942) as Mrs. Beasley

Lady In A Jam (1942) as Tourist

Gentleman Jim (1942) as Woman On Train

Du Barry Was A Lady (1943) as Old Lady In Subway

Dixie (1943) as Mrs. Mason

Heaven Can Wait (1943) as Grandmother Van Cleve

Shadow Of Suspicion (1944) as Mother Randall

Can't Help Singing (1944) as Aunt Cissy

Pillow Of Death (1945) as Bette Kincaid

Frontier Gal (1945) as Abigail

People Are Funny (1946) as Grandma Wilson

Claudia And David (1946) as Mrs. Barry

So Goes My Love (1946) as Mrs. Meade

She Wolf Of London (1946) as Mrs. Mac Broom

A Stolen Life (1946) as Martha

Philo Vance Returns (1947) as Stella Blendon

Life With Father (1947) as Miss Wiggins

The Bride Goes Wild (1948) as Aunt Pewtie

Mister. Soft Touch (1949) as Susan

Key To The City (1950) as Housekeeper

Love That Brute (1950) as Landlady

Ms. Blandick is probably best remembered at Aunt Em in The Wizard Of Oz, but as you can see from the above list she played many, many other aunts as well.

She appeared on television in only two series namely The Silver Theater (1949) and The Bigelow Theater (1951).

In her later years Ms. Blandick suffered with severe arthritis and impending blindness.

She was married to Staunton Elliot but the marriage ended in divorce after one year.

In declining health, Clara Blandick committed suicide in 1962 by overdosing on sleeping pills with a plastic bag over her head.

Ms. Blandick was great as Auntie Em. I also enjoyed her in the films Anthony Adverse, The Wagons Roll At Night, Pillow Of Death, Tom Sawyer, The Drums Of Jeopardy, Charlie Chan's Greatest Case and The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn.

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Men Of Character Character Actors/ Writer

Steven Ritch

Steven Ritch was an American actor and writer.

He was born at Providence, RI in 1921.

His career lasted from 1950 until 1962 and had 45 credits as an actor in both films and television

He was probably best known for the film The Werewolf (1956) as Duncan Marsh whereby after an automobile accident he was treated by two doctors with there experimental drug which caused disastrous effects.

Ritch served in World War Two and fought on Guadalcanal in some of the worst battles.

After the war he planned to be a lawyer but got bitten by the acting bug and became an actor instead. He also became a writer as well.

Some of the films of Steven Ritch were:

Destination Murder (1950) as Waiter

Siren Of Bagdad (1953) as A Soldier

Valley Of The Head Hunters (1953) as Lt. Barry

Conquest Of Cochise (1953) as Tukiwah

The Great Adventures Of Captain Kidd (1953) as Barrett

Battle Of Rogue River (1954) as Indian

Massacre Canyon (1954) as Black Eagle

Riding With Buffalo Bill (1954) as Elko

Seminole Uprising (1955) as Black Cat

Apache Ambush (1955) as Townsman

The Crooked Web (1955) as Ramon Torres

The Werewolf (1956) as Duncan Marsh

Bailout at 43,000 (1957) as Major Irv Goldman

Plunder Road (1957) as Frankie Chardo

Murder By Contract (1958) as Detective

City Of Fear (1959) as Dr. John Wallace

Studs Lonigan (1960) as Gangster

Mr. Ritch also appeared on television in such programs as The New Adventures Of China Smith, The Lone Wolf, Lux Video Theater, Medic, Producers Showcase, Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon, I Led Three Lives, Highway Patrol, Science Fiction Theater, The Ford Television Theater, The Lone Ranger, Studio 57, Sea Hunt, Mike Hammer, Broken Arrow, Man With A camera, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Tales Of Wells Fargo, M Squad, The Lineup, The Rifleman, The Lawless Years, The Deputy, Bourbon Street Beat, 77 Sunset Strip, Lock Up and Wagon Train.

He made several appearances on a number of TV series:
Wagon Train - three
The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin - five
The Lone Ranger - three
Broken Arrow - eleven
I Led Three Lives - two
The New Adventures Of China Smith - two

Ritch had several credits as a writer.

Hell On Devil's Island (1957) for screen play

Plunder Road (1957) for screen play

City of Fear (1959) as writer

Safe At Home (1962) as writer

Mr. Ritch worked on the following TV series as:

Hawaiian Eye (1960) for one story and one screen play

77 Sunset Strip (1960) for one story

Tightrope (1960) as a writer for two episodes

Tallahassee 700 (1961) for one story and one screen play

Adventures In Paradise (1962) as writer for one episode

Frontier Circus (1962) as writer for two episodes and story for one episode.

Steven Ritch passed away in July, 1995 at the age of 73 at Rogue River, Oregon.

I particularly enjoyed this actor in the films The Werewolf, Seminole Uprising, Massacre Canyon, Valley Of The Head Hunters and Plunder Road as well as many fine performances on various TV series.

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Leading Ladies                        Adele Jergens


                                                 Blonde Dynamite/ Joanie Marshall
                                                 Girls In Prison/ Jenny
                                                 Overland Pacific/ Jessie Loraine
                                                 Treasure Of Monte Cristo/ Jean Turner

Per Quinlan's Film Stars:

Forceful, harsh toned, sturdily built, platinum blonde American actress, "second division" star, tall for the 40's at 5' 7" and seemingly a must for saloon girls.

She was a bottle blonde bombshell of the 40's and 50's who gained an entrance into Hollywood via the modeling and chorus girl route. Her first break came when she replaced Gypsy Rose Lee in the Broadway show Star And Garter. A talent scout liked her performance and she was signed a contract with Columbia Studios.

Some of the film roles of Adele Jergens were:

Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)m as Chorine

Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) as Diner At Del Monaco's/ Chorus Girl

The Gang's All Here (1943) as Chorus Girl

Pin Up Girl (1944) as Canteen Worker

Black Arrow (1944) as Mary Brent

Dancing In Manhattan (1944) as Darnelle

Together Again (1944) as Gilda LaVerne

A Thousand And One Nights (1945) as Princess Armina

She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) as Allura

The Corpse Came C O D (1947) as Mona Harrison

Down To Earth (1947) as Georgia Evans

When A Girl's Beautiful (1947) as Adele Jordan

Blondie's Anniversary (1947) as Gloria Stafford

The Prince Of Thieves (1948) as Lady Christabel

I Love Trouble (1948) as Boots Nestor

The Woman From Tangier (1948) as Nylon

The Fuller Brush Man (1948) as Miss Sharmley

The Dark Past (1948) as Laura Stevens

Ladies Of The Chorus (1948) as Mae Martin

Slightly French (1949) as Yvonne La Tour

Law Of The Barbary Coast (1949) as Lila

The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) as Inez Gray

The Mutineers (1949) as Norma Harrison

Treasure Of Monte Cristo (1949) as Jean Turner

Side Street (1949) as Lucille "Lucky" Colner

The Traveling Saleswoman (1950) as Lilly

Radar Secret Service (1950) as Lila

Blonde Dynamite (1950) as Joanie Marshall

Everybody's Dancing (1950) as Adele Jergens

Beware Of Blondie (1950) as Toby Clifton

Armored Car Robbery (1950) as Yvonne LeDoux

Edge Of Doom (1950) as Irene

Blues Busters (1950) as Lola Stanton

The Sound Of Fury (1950) as Velma

Sugarfoot (1951) as Reva Cairn

Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man (1951) as Boots Marsden

Show Boat (1951) as Cameo McQueen

Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick (1952) as Gladys

Somebody Loves Me (1952) as Nola Beach

Overland Pacific (1954) as Jessie Loraine

Fireman Save My Child (1954) as Harry's Wife

The Miami Story (1954) as Gwen Abbot

The Big Chase (1954) as Doris Grayson

Strange Lady In Town (1955) as Bella Brown

Outlaw Treasure (1955) as Rita Starr

The Cobweb (1955) as Miss Cobb

The Lonesome Trail (1955) as Mae

Day The World Ended (1955) as Ruby

Girls In Prison (1956) as Jenny

Fighting Trouble (1956) as Mae Randle

Runaway Daughters (1956) as Dixie Jackson

Adele Jergens appeared on television in such programs as Stars Over Hollywood, Racket Squad, Dangerous Assignment, The Abbott And Costello Show, Mr. And Mrs. North, The Ford Television Theater, The Red Skelton Hour, Make Room For Daddy, Public Defender, I Married Joan, My Favorite Husband, Damon Runyon Theater, Ethel Barrymore Theater, Soldiers Of Fortune and The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show.

She retired from the screen in 1956.

Adele Jergens married actor Glenn Langan in 1951 and the marriage lasted until his death in 1991. The couple had one child.

Adele Jergens passed away in 2002 from natural causes.

I enjoyed this actress in the films A Thousand & One Nights, The Prince Of Thieves, The Corpse Came C O D, The Fuller Brush Man, Blonde Dynamite, Day The World Ended and Overland Pacific.

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Men Of Character                        Character Actors

Simon Scott

                                                     Trapper John, MD (TV)/ Arnold Slocum
                                                     Battle Hymn/ Lt. Hollis
                                                     Man Of A Thousand Faces/Carl Hastings
                                                   The Couch/ Lt. Kritzman

Simon Scott was an American character actor who appeared in films and on television. His main career, though, was in the medium of television.

He was born Daniel Simon Scott in 1920 at Monterey Park, CA.

His career ran from 1952 until 1985 in which he had 132 credits for his appearances in film and television.

Scott many times played  roles like military men and detectives. He is best known for his role of Arnold Slocum in the TV series Trapper John MD.

Some of the film roles of Simon Scott were:

The Raid (1954) as Capt. Floyd Henderson

Black Tuesday (1954) as Parker

I've Lived Before (1956) as Attorney Robert Allen

Accused Of Murder (1956) as Jeff - Daytime Desk Cop

Battle Hymn (1957) as Lt. Hollis

Man Of A Thousand Faces (1957) as Carl Hastings

Now Is Tomorrow (1958-TV) as Col. Hilyard

No Name On The Bullet ( 1959) as Raeger

Compulsion (1959) as Detective Brown

Moon Pilot (1962) as Medical Officer

The Couch (1962) as Lt. Kritzman

Shock Treatment (1964) as Police Desk Sergeant

Ready For The People (1964-TV) as District Attorney

Father Goose (1964) as Captain Of Submarine

Strange Bedfellows (1965) as Jim Slade, Divorce Lawyer

Dead Heat On A Merry Go Round (1966) as William Anderson

In Enemy Country (1968) as General Jomar

Anatomy Of A Crime (1969-TV) as George Harrington

Cold Turkey (1971) as Mr. Kandiss

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) as Colonel Anderson

The Man (1972) as Hugh Gaynor

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women And War (1973-TV) as Captain Dawson

The Disappearance Of Flight 412 (1974-TV) as Col. Freeman Banes

The Hindenburg (1975) as Luftwaffe General

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) as General Phil Spencer, Chairman Of Joint Chiefs

The Return Of The Mod Squad (1979-TV) as Metcalf

Mr. Scott was very active on television appearing in such programs as Biff Baker USA, Fireside Theater, Waterfront, Treasury Men In Action, The Pepsi Cola Playhouse, Dragnet, Crusader, State Trooper, Star Stage, Medic, Soldiers Of Fortune, Zane Grey Theater, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theater, The Millionaire, Navy Log, The Joseph Cotton Show, Suspicion, Flight, Studio 57, The Silent Service, M Squad, Wagon Train, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, Man With A Camera, Peter Gunn, Behind Closed Doors, Markham, General Electric Theater, Black Saddle, Johnny Midnight, Twilight Zone, Mr. Lucky, Checkmate, Hong Kong, Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color, Cheyenne, Ben Casey, Target The Corruptors, Surfside 6, G E True Theater, Alcoa Premiere, Hawaiian Eye, 77 Sunset Strip, Temple Houston, Mr. Novak, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Convoy, Death Valley Days, A Man Called Shenandoah, I Spy, McHale's Navy, The Munsters, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, The Virginian, The Invaders, Bonanza, Mannix, The Wild Wild West, Judd For The Defense, The FBI, The Name Of The Game, The Interns, Ironside, Dan August, Cade's County, Longstreet, The Rookies, Mod Squad, The Streets Of san Francisco, McCloud, Owen Marshall Counselor At Law, Gunsmoke, Petrocelli, Cannon, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Wonder Woman, Galactica 1980 and Charlie's Angels.

He appeared as a regular on Trapper John MD as Arnold Slocum from 1979 to 1985.

Scott made five guest appearances on Perry Mason . He appeared in one of the last shows of the series entitled The Case Of The Positive Negative as the murderer Stanley Overton.

He also had a recurring role as Chief Metcalf on the TV series The Mod Squad.

Scott played General Bronson of the McHale's Navy TV series as well. He played quite a few military leaders during his career.

Simon Scott passed away in December 1991 at age 71.

I enjoyed this actor in the films Man Of A Thousand Faces, No Name On The Bullet, Moon Pilot, In Enemy Country, Twilight's Last Gleaming as well as his many TV appearances especially as Arnold Slocom on Trapper John MD

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Leading Ladies                  Lupe Velez

   The Mexican Spitfire Films/ Carmalita Lindsay
   Honolulu Lu/ Consuelo Cordoba
   Palooka/ Nina Madero
   Stardust/ Carla de Huelva

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Tiny, curvaceous, dark haired, tempestuous Mexican actress who loved to live life to the full and seemingly had enough energy for a dozen of her kind. As volatile in life as on screen where she is best remembered from the Mexican Spitfire comedies.

She was born Maria Guadalupe Velez de Villalobos at San Luis Potosi in 1908.

Sent to Texas at the age of twelve to live in a convent, she was not a good student and returned to Mexico to help her family financially. After working as a sales girl and using a little for herself in taking dance lessons, she though that it was time for a show business career.

Ms. Velez started a stage career in 1924 and in 1927 she left Mexico for Hollywood where she appeared in two short films.. After this she was then cast in Douglas Fairbanks' feature film The Gaucho.

Some of the film roles of Lupe Velez were:

The Gaucho (1927) as The Mountain Girl

Stand And Deliver (1928) as Jania - A Peasant Girl

Lady Of The Pavements ((1929) as Nanon del Rayon

The Wolf Song (1929) as Lois Salazar

Where East Is East (1929) as Toyo Haynes

Tiger Rose (1929) as Rose

Hell Harbor (1930) as Anita Morgan

East Is West (1930) as Ming Toy

Resurrection (1931) as Katusha Maslova

The Squaw Man (1931) as Naturich

The Cuban Love Song (1931) as Nenita

Hombres de mi vita (1932) as Julia Clark

The Broken Wing (1932) as Lolita

Kongo (1932) as Lois

The Half Naked Truth (1932) as Teresita

Hot Pepper (1933) as Pepper

Mr. Broadway (1933) as Lupe Velez

Palooka (1934) as Nina Madero

Laughing Boy (1934) as Slim Girl

Strictly Dynamite (1934) as Vera

Hollywood Party (1934) as The Jaguar Woman/ Jane

The Morals Of Marcus (1935) as Carlotta

Gypsy Melody (1936) as Mila

High Flyers (1937) as Juanita The Maid

Stardust (1938) as Carla de Huelva

The Girl From Mexico (1939) as Carmelita Fuentes

Mexican Spitfire (1940) as Carmelita Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) as Carmelita Lindsay

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga (1941) as Madame La Zonga

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) as Carmelita Lindsay

Honolulu Lu (1941) as Consuela Cordoba

Playmates (1941) as Carmen del Toro

Mexican Spitfire At Sea (1942) as Carmelita Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire Sees A Ghost (1942) as Carmelita Lindsay

Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942) as Carmelita Lindsay

Ladies Day (1942) as Pepita Zorita

Redhead From Manhattan (1943) as Rita Manners/ Elaine Manners

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943) as Carmelita Lindsay

Nana (1944) as Nana

Ms. Velez had several romances that did not work out. She was married to Johnny Weismuller from 1933 to 1939 but the marriage was full of battles and ended in divorce.

Ms. Velez wanted so much to be remembered since she was not doing so with her film career. However drugs and alcohol took it's toll.

Lupe Velez committed suicide in December, 1944. She had had her hair done, was made up, wore a pretty silk nightgown and was propped up on her bed in the right position for her death.

However there have many versions of her death.

At that time she was pregnant by the young actor Maresch.

A tragic life.

I have seen only one of her Mexican Spitfire films but I do want to check into more of them as well as some of her other features.

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Leading Ladies                          Nancy Olson

   Sunset Boulevard/ Betty Schaeffer
   Canadian Pacific/ Cecille Gautier
   The Absent Minded Professor/ Betsy Carlisle
   Force Of Arms/ Lt. Eleanor McKay

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Pretty - very personable, light haired American actress with round, fresh looking face. Came to films straight from college and although soon nominated for an Oscar ( in Sunset Boulevard) was mostly typed as a sensible sorts and waiting wives.

Nancy Olson was born at Milwaukee, WI in 1928. Her father was Henry Olson, a physician and her mother was Evelyn Bergstrom who parents came from Swedden.

Ms. Olson went into films right after college . She had been discovered on the stage after transferring to U C L A and working with their drama group.

She was very much the peaches and cream type and was signed with Paramount Studios in 1948.

Ms. Olson was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress in 1950 for her role as script girl Betty Schaefer in the film Sunset Boulevard.

Some of the film roles of Nancy Olson were:

Portrait Of Jennie (1949) as Teenager At Art Gallery

Canadian Pacific (1949) as Cecile Gautier

Sunset Boulevard (1950) as Betty Schaefer

Union Station (1950) as Joyce Willecombe

Mr. Music (1950) as Katherine Holbrook

Force Of Arms (1951) as Lt. Eleanor McKay

Submarine Command (1951) as Carol

Big Jim McLain (1952) as Nancy Vallion

So Big (1953) as Dallas O'Mara

The Boy From Oklahoma (1954) as Katie Brannigan

Battle Cry (1955) as Mrs. Pat Rogers

Pollyanna (1960) as Nancy Furman

The Absent Minded Professor (1961) as Betsy Carlisle

Son Of Flubber (1963) as Betsy Brainard

Smith! (1969) as Nora Smith

Snowball Express (1972) as Sue Baxter

Airport 1975 (1974) as Mrs. Abbott

Making Love (1982) as Christine

Flubber (1992) as Ford Secretary

Dumbells (2014) as Bianca Cummings

She appeared in several films for Disney Studios such as The Absent Minded Professor, Pollyanna, Son Of Flubber and Snowball Express.

Ms. Olson also appeared on television in such programs as Medallion Theater, The Ford Television Theater, Lux Video Theater, The Best Of Broadway, Producers Showcase, Ford Star Jubilee, The United States Steel Hour, General Electric Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Star Time, Alcoa Presents, Channing, The Big Valley, The Name Of The Game, Gunsmoke, Love Story, Banacek, The Streets Of San Francisco, Kingston Confidential, Barnaby Jones, Paper Dolls and Big Love.

Ms Olson was married twice. Her first husband was Alan Jay Lerner whom she married in 1950. However the marriage ended in divorce and produced two children.

Her second husband was Alan W. Livingston , a Capitol Records executive. The marriage lasted until his death in 2009. The couple had one child.

Ms. Olson retired in the mid 1980's.

It's too bad such an attractive actress did not make more films.

I enjoyed Ms. Olson in the films Force Of Arms, Sunset Boulevard, Union Station, Canadian Pacific, The Absent Minded Professor and Son Of Flubber.

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Leading Ladies                        Debra Paget

   Broken Arrow/ Sonseeahray
   The Ten Commandments/ Lilia
   Prince Valiant/ Ilene
   Cry Of The City/ Teena Ricinti

Per Quinlan's Film Stars:

Although ( or perhaps because) copper haired Debra Paget had the kind of figure that makes men walk into posts, Twentieth Century Fox , who signed her at 15, cast here in demure roles. She lacked the animation to make much of these, apart from her Indian girl in Broken Arrow, but director Fritz Lang saw her come to life in a harem dance or two, and took her to Germany to play the Indian Princess in his two film saga of 1958, in which she was remarkably effective .

Born Debralee Griffin at Denver, CO in 1933, she had acting in her blood coming from a show business family and being the offspring of "a stage mother" who wanted her kids in the movies.

Her parents, Margaret Allen, a former actress and Frank Griffin, a painter, moved tom Los Angeles in the 1930's to be close to the motion picture industry. Debra was enrolled in the Hollywood Professional School.

Her sister Teala Loring got her movie breaks in the 1940's. Her other sister Lisa Gaye was a movie and TV star in the 1950's and 1960's. Her brother Frank landed some film jobs as well.

Ms. Paget's first performing job was at the age of 8. She got some state experience at age 13 where she appeared in a production of Shakespeare's of The Merry Wives Of Windsor.

She made her films debut at age 15 in 1948 in the film Cry Of The City.

Some of the film roles of Debra Paget were:

Cry Of The City (1948) as Teena Riconti

Mother Is A Freshman (1949) as Linda

Itr Happens Every Spring (1949) as Alice A College Coed

House Of Strangers (1949) as Maria Domenico

Broken Arrow (1950) as Sonseeahray

Fourteen Hours (1951) as Ruth

Bird Of Paradise (1951) as Kalua

Anne Of The Indies (1951)m as Molly LaRochelle

Belles On Their Toes (1952)m as Martha Gilbreath

Les Miserables (1952) as Cosette

Stars And Stripes Forever (1952) as Lily Becker

Prince Valiant (1954) as Ilene

Princess Of The Nile (1954) as Princess Shalimar/ Taura

Demetrius And The Gladiators (1954) as Lucia

The Gambler From Natchez (1954) as Melanie Barbee

White Feather (1955) as Appearing Day

Seven Angry Men (1955) as Elizabeth Clark

The Last Hunt (1956) as Indian Girl

The Ten Commandments (1956) as Lilia

Love Me Tender (1956) as Cathy Reno

The River's Edge (1957) as Margaret Fowler

Omar Khayyam ( 1957) as Sharain

From The Earth To The Moon (1958) as Virginia Nicholl

Tiger Of Bengal (1959) as Seetha The Sheeva Dancer

The Tomb Of Love (1959) as Seetha

Why Must I Die? (1960) as Dottie Manson

Journey To The Lost City (1960) as Seetha

Cleopatra's Daughter (1960) as Silia- Cleopatra's Daughter

Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961) as Linda Marlow

Tales Of Terror (1962) as Helene

The Haunted Palace (1963) as Ann Ward

Ms. Paget appeared on television in such programs as Matinee Theater, 20th Century Fox Hour, Climax!, Cimarron City, Wagon Train, Riverboat, The Man And The Challange, The Dupont Show, Johnny Ringo, Tales Of Wells Fargo, Rawhide and Burke's Law.

Ms. Paget has been married and divorced three times.

She is now retired and living in Houston.

I enjoyed Ms. Paget in the films The Ten Commandments, Broken Arrow, White Feather, Demetrius And The Gladiators, The Haunted Palace and Prince Valiant.

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Leading Ladies                         Adele Mara

   Bells Of Rosarita/ Patty Phillips
   Wake Of The Red Witch/ Teleia Van Schreeven
   Back From Eternity/ Maria Alvarez
   California Passage/ Beth martin

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Slinky, brown eyed blonde dancer, singer and actress who moved from Columbia to Republic in 1943 and was immediately worked overtime by that studio as the heroine-sometimes bad girl- of numerous second features throughout the decade.

Of Spanish parents, Adele Mara was born Adelaide Delgado at Highland Park, MI in 1925.

Ms Mara started out as a singer with the band of Xavier Cugat. Mr Cugat took the beautiful brown eyed brunette to New York where she was spotted by a Columbia Studio talent scout and was signed up by that studio in 1942 where she then played brisk leading ladies in mostly "B" pictures.

A few years later Ms. Mara was signed up at Republic Studios and was transformed into a sexy platinum blonde where she played a lot of senorita types opposite various cowboy stars. She also starred in some crime melodramas as well. Her best performances were Angel In Exile (1948) and The Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949) with John Wayne.

Ms. Mara's career slackened in the 1950's and her last screen appearance would be in 1959 in the film The Big Circus where thereafter she moved into television.

Some of the film roles of Adele Mara were:

Honolulu Lu (1941) as Debutante

Blondie Goes To College (1942) as Babs Connelly

Shut My Big Mouth (1942) as Conchita Montoya

Alias Boston Blackie (1942) as Eve Sanders

Vengeance Of The West (1942) as Anita Morell

You Were Never Lovelier (1942) as Lita Acuria

Reveille With Beverly (1943) as Evelyn Ross

Riders Of The Northwest Mounted (1943) as Gabrielle Renaud

Redhead From Manhattan (1943) as Check Girl

Crime Doctor (1943) as Nurse

Good Luck Mr. Yates (1943) as Welder

The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Twinkles Tucker

Call Of The South Seas (1944) as Aritana

Atlantic City (1944)m as Adele The Barmaid

Faces In The Fog (1944) as Gertrude

Thoroughbreds (1944) as Sally Crandall

Grissly's Millions (1945) as Maribelle

The Vampires Ghost (1945) as Lisa

Flame Of Barbary Coast (1945) as marie

Bells Of Rosarita (1945) as Peggy Phillips

Girls Of The Big House (1945) as Harriet

The Tiger Woman (1945) as Sharon Winslow

Song Of Mexico (1945) as Carol Adams

A Guy Could Change (1946) as Bernice

The Catman Of Paris (1946) as Margurite Duval

Passkey To Danger (1946) as Renee Beauchamps

Traffic In Crime (1946) as Silk Cantrell

Night Train To Memphis (1946) as Constance Stephenson

The Inner Circle (1946) as Geraldine Travis alias Gerry Smith

The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Bonnie

The Invisible Informer (1946) as Marie Ravelie

The Magnificent Rogue (1946) as Sugar Lee

I've Always Loved You (1946) as Senorita Fortaleza

Twilight On The Rio Grande (1947) as Elena Del Rio

Web Of Danger (1947) asm Peg Mallory

The Trespasser (1947) as Dee Dee

Robin Hood Of Texas (1947) as Julie

Blackmail (1947) as Sylvia Duane

Exposed (1947) as Belinda Prentice

The Main Street Kid (1948) as Gloria

Campus Honeymoon (1948) as Bessie Ormsbee

The Gallant Legion (1948) as Catalina

I, Jane Doe (1948) as Marga Jane Hastings

Angel In Exile (1948) as Raquel Chavez

Night Time In Nevada (1948) as Jean Andrews

Wake Of The Red Witch (1948) as Teleia Van Scheevan

Rock Island Trail (1950) as Constance Strong

The Avengers (1950) as Maria Moreno

California Passage (1950) as Beth Martin

The Sea Hornet (1951) as Suntan Radford aka Goldbraid

Count The Hours (1953) as Gracie Sager

Back From Eternity (1956) as Stewardess Maria Alvarez

The Black Whip (1956) as Ruthie Dawson

Curse Of The Faceless Man (1958) as Maria Fiorillo

The Big Circus (1959) as Maria "Mama" Colino

Ms. Mara also appeared on television in such programs as The Lone Wofk, The Adventures Of The Falcon, Big Town, Studio 57, The Millionaire, The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin, Conflict, The Adventures Of McGraw, Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color, Casey Jones, Cheyenne, Bat Masterson, Tales Of Wells Fargo, 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, Laramie, Markham, The Red Skelton Hour, Lock Up, Bachelor Father, The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp, Boris Karloff's Thriller, The Tall Man and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour among others.

Ms. Mara married TV mogul Roy Huggins in 1952 and settled down to family life with some acting appearances along the way. The couple had three children. Ms. Mara was widowed in 2002 when her husband passed away.

It's too bad that she was not given more substantial roles. She was quite talented and beautiful as well.

Adele Mara passed away in 2010 of natural causes at age 87.

I enjoyed Ms. Mara in the films Sands Of Iwo Jima, The Wake Of The Red Witch, Angel In Exile, Robin Hood Of Texas, Bells Of Rosarita and Back From Eternity.

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Men Of Character              Character Actors

Abraham Sofaer

                                          Elephant Walk/ Appohamy
                                          Quo Vadis/ Paul
                                          Bhowani Junction/ Surabhai
                                          Omar Khayyam/ Tutish

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Dark haired, long faced Burmese actor of austere aspect, often in sinister ( sometime bearded) roles.

Abraham Sofaer was born at Rangoon, Burma in 19896 of Burmese-Jewish parents.

Sofaer's early experience was on the stage between London and Broadway playing in Shakespearean and other classic plays

Mr. Sofaer made his film debut in 1931 and settled in Hollywood where he would continue in films and television in exotic roles.

Some of the film roles of Abraham Sofaer were:

The Dreyfus Case (1931) as Dubois

Stamboul (1931) as Mahmed Pasha

The House Opposite (1932) As Fahmy

Insult (1932) as Ali Ben Achmed

The Flying Squad (1932) as Li Yoseph

The Flag Lieutenant (1932) as Meheti Salos

Fate (1933) as Holy Man

Trouble (1933) as Ali

The Wandering Jew (1933) as Zapportas

Little Miss Nobody (1933) as Mr. Beal

High Finance (1933) as Myers

Ask Baccles (1933) as Baki

Oh No Doctor (1934) as Skelton

The Admiral's Secret (1934) as Don Pablo y Gonzales

The Private Life Of Don Juan (1934) as Street Bookseller

Things To Come (1934) as The Jew

The House Of The Spaniard ( 1936) as Vidal

Rembrandt (1936) as Dr. Menasseh

Caesar's Friend (1939-TV) as Annas

The Deacon And The Jewess (1939) as Benedict The Pointer, Jew Of Oxford

The Great Adventure (1939-TV) as Ebag

A Voice In The Night (1941) as Heini

The Prime Minister (1941) as Turkish Ambassador

Crook's Tour (1941) as Ali

The Queen Of Spades (1946-TV) as Tchekalinsky

The Man With The Cloak Full Of Holes (1946) as Luis Santangei

Stairway To Heaven (1946) as The Judge

Caesar's Friend (1947) as Calaphas, High Priest

Dual Alibi (1947) as French Judge

The Merchant Of Venice (1947-TV) as Shylock

Trilby (1947-TV) as Svengali

The Ghosts Of Berkeley Square (1947) as Benjamin Disraeli

Calling Paul Temple (1948) as Dr. Kohima

Tilly Of Bloomsbury (1948-TV) as Mehta Ram

Counsellor At Law (1949-TV) as George Simon

A Man's House (1949-TV) as Salathiel

The Gentle People (1949-TV) as Jonah Goodman

Christopher Columbus (1949) as Luis de Santangel

The Squeaker (1949-TV) as Lew Friedman

Dick Whittington (1949-TV) as Sultan

Cairo Road (1950) as Commandant

Pandora And The Flying Dutchman (1951) as Judge

Quo Vadis (1951) as Paul

Judgment Deferred ( 1952) as Chancellor

Music At Night (1952-TV) as Nicholas Lengel

His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) as Fatunak, The Medicine Man

The Naked Jungle (1954) as Incacha

Elephant Walk (1954) as Appuhamy

Out Of The Clouds (1955) as The Indian

Bhowani Junction (1956) as Surabhai

The First Texan (1956) as Don Carlos

Omar Khayyam (1957) as Tutush

The Story Of Mankind (1957) as The Indian Chief

The Sad Sack (1957) as Hassim

Song Without End (1960) as Emissary In Rome

Hitler (1962) as Morris Kaplan

Taras Bulba (1962) as Abbot

Captain Sinbad (1963) as Galgo

Twice Told Tales (1963) as Professor Baglioni

4 For Texas (1963) as Pulaski

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Joseph Of Arimathaea
Journey To The Center Of Time (1967) as Dr. Gordon

Head (1968) as Swami

Che! (1969) as Pablo Rojas

Justine (1969) as Proprietor

Chisum (1970) as Chief White Buffalo

Mr. Sofaer was also active on television appearing in such programs as Four Star Playhouse, Have Gun Will Travel, Wagon Train, Sea Hunt, Riverboat, Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Boris Karloff's Thriller, Gunsmoke, Maverick, Death Valley Days, Perry Mason, The Man From UNCLE, The Outer Limits, Ben Casey, The Girl From UNCLE, The Time Tunnel, Lost In Space, Kolchak The Night Stalker, Ironside, Daniel Boone and Star Trek among many others.

He was married to psychic Angela Christian and the couple had two sons and four daughters.

Abraham Sofaer passed away in 1988 from congestive heart failure at age 91.

I enjoyed this actor in the films Elephant Walk, Quo Vadis, The Naked Jungle, His Majesty O'Keefe, Taras Bulba, Captain Sinbad and Bhowani Junction,

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Men Of Character              Character Actors

Michael Pate

                                                     Hondo/ Vittorio
                                                     The Black Castle/ Count Ernst Von Melcher
                                                     Curse Of The Undead/ Drake Robey
                                                     PT 109/ Lt. Reginald Evans

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There can't be many Australian actors who went to Hollywood and played Red Indians. Pate began performing on stage and radio as a child and grew to be dark and handsome in a sullen looking way, going to the states in 1951 and portraying period villains as well as Redskins.

Michael Pate was born at Sydney, NSW, Australia in 1920.

Pate's early career in Australia was in writing and as a broadcaster as well as stage work. He had a book of short stories published in both Australia and the United States.

He went to Hollywood in 1951 and his career here in America lasted until 1972 in both films and television. He made some periodic comebacks to the U. S. in both of these mediums after 1972.

Some of the film roles of Michael Pate were:

The Rugged O'Riodans (1950) as Shane

Bitter Springs (1950) as Trooper

Thunder On The Hill (1951) as Willie

Ten Tall Men (1951) as Browning

The Strange Door (1951) as Talon

5 Fingers (1952) as Morrison

Face To face (1952) as Leggatt

The Black Castle (1952) as Count Ernst von Melcher

Target Hong Kong (1953) as Dockery Pete Gresham

Rogue's March (1953) as Crane

The Desert Rats (1953) as Cpl. Currie

Julius Caesar (1953) as Flavius

The Maze (1953) as William

Houdini (1953) as Dooley

The Royal African Rifles (1953) as Cunningham

All The Brothers Were Gallant (1953) as Second Mate Varde

Hondo (1953) as Vittorio

El Alamein (1953) as Sgt. McQueen

Secret Of The Incas (1954) as Pachacutec

King Richard And The Crusaders (1954) as Conrad, Marquis Of Montferrat

The Silver Chalice (1954) as Aaron Ben Joseph

A Lawless Street (1955) as Harley

The Court Jester (1955) as Sir Locksley

The Killer Is Loose (1956) as Detective Chris Gillespie

The Revolt Of Mamie Stover (1956) as Harry Adkins

Congo Crossing (1956) as Bart O'Connell

Reprisal! (1956) as Bert Shipley

7th Calvary (1956) as Capt. Benteen

Something Of Value (1957) as Joe Matson, Farmer

The Oklahoman (1957) as Charlie Smith

The Tall Stranger (1957) as Charley

Desert Hell (1958) as Ahitagel

Hong Kong Confidential (1958) as John Blanchard

Westbound (1959) as Mace

Green Mansions (1959) as Priest

Curse Of The Undead (1959) as Drake Robles /Don Diego Robles

Walk Like A Dragon (1960) as Rev. Will Allen

The Canadians (1961) as Chief Four Horns

Sergeants 3 (1962) as Watanka

Beauty And The Beast (1962) as Bruno

Tower Of London (1962) as Sir Ratcliffe

California (1963) as Don Francisco Hernandez

Drums Of Africa (1963) as Viledo

PT 109 (1963) as Lt. Reginald Evans

McLintock! (1963) as Puma

Advance To The Rear (1964) as Thin Elk

Major Dundee (1965) as Sierra Charriba

Brainstorm (1965) as Dr. Mills

The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) as Sitting Bull

The Singing Nun (1966) as Mr. Arlien

Return Of The Gunfighter (1967) as Frank Boone

Little Jungle Boy (1971) as The Sultan

Mad Dog Morgan (1976) as Superintendent Winch

Duet For Four (1982) as Al Geisman

The Return Of Captain Invincible (1983) as President

The Wild Duck (1984) as Wardle

Death Of A Soldier (1986) as Maj. Gen. Sutherland

The Marsupials :The Howling 3 (1987) as President

Sands Of The Bedouin (1988) as Chief Ibrahaim

A Dangerous Life ( 1988-TV Miniseries) as Ambassador Bosworth

Official Denial (1993-TV) as Wisdom Keeper

Michael Pate was active on television appearing in such programs as Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, Four Star Playhouse, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Zane Grey Theater, Hawaiian Eye, Maverick, The Tall Man, Lawman, Laramie, Have Gun Will Travel, 77 Sunset Strip, The Rifleman,Rawhide, Cheyenne, Perry Mason, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Gunsmoke, Lassie, Wagon Train, Honey West, Burke's Law, Daniel Boone, Batman, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, The Virginian, Mission Impossible, Rat Patrol, The Wild Wild West, Death Valley Days, Get Smart, Route 66 and Peter Gunn as well as many more.

Mr. Pate moved back to Australia in 1972 where he was active on stage, television and films as well as being involved with writing, producing and directing.

He was married to Feilippa Roch and they had one son named Christopher.

Michael Pate passed away on September 1, 2008 from pneumonia and a chest infection.

Another one of my favorites, I enjoyed Mr. Pate in the films The Strange Door, The Black Castle, McLintock!, Hondo, A Lawless Street, Curse Of The Undead, Major Dundee, The Great Sioux Massacre, Tower Of London and The Maze.

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Leading Men Matt Le Blanc

Friends (TV)/ Joey Tribbiani
Charlie's Angels/ Jason Gibbons
Lost In Space/ Major Don West
All The Queen's Men/ O'Rourke

Matt Le Blanc is an American actor best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the TV sitcom Friends and then a spin off series entitled Joey.

He was born at Newton, MA in 1967. His father was a mechanic of French Canadian ancestry and his mother was an office manager who was of Italian heritage.

After graduating from high school he spent time being a photo model wherafter he moved to New York and began taking acting lessons.

He first appeared in a Heinz Tomato Ketchup commercial. In 1988 he starred in the television drama TV 101 for one season. After that, he starred again on television in a spin off series based on Married.... With Children entitled Top Of The Heap which lasted only seven episodes.

Le Blanc found success in the role of Joey Tribbiani on Friends and went on to play his character for twelve years - 10 seasons on Friends and two seasons in Joey.

He formed a production company which produced the made for TV movie The Prince in 2006.

Le Blanc also starred in such films as Lost In Space and Charlie's Angels.

Some of Matt Le Blanc's film rolers were:

Anything To Survive (1990-TV) as Billy Barton

Grey Knight (1993) as Terhune

Lookin' Italian (1994) as Anthony Manetti

Reform School Girl (1994-TV) as Vince

Ed (1996) as Jack "Deude" Cooper

Lost In Space (1998) as Major Don West

Charlie's Angels (2000) as Jason Gibbons

All The Queens Men (2001) as O'Rourke

Charlies Angels: Full Throttle (2003) as Jason Gibbons

Friends: The One Before The Last One (2004 -TV) as Joey Tribbiani

Lovesick (2014) as Charlie Darby

Matt Le Blanc starred in the following TV series:

TV 101 (1988 - 1989) as Chuck Bender

Top Of The Heap (1991) as Vinnie Verducci

Married With hildren (1991) as Vinnie Verducci

Friends (1994-2004) as Joey Tribbiani

Joey (2004-2006) as Joey Tribbiani

Episodes (2011-2016) as Matt LeBlanc

Le Blanc won The Golden Globe Award in 2012 for Best Actor in a TV Series Comedy (Episodes).

He appeared on television in other programs such as Just The Ten Of Us, Monsters, Vinnie & Bobby, Red Shoes Diaries, Class of '96, Rebel Highway and Web Therapy.

He was married to Missy McKnight from 2003 to 2006. The marriage ended in divorce and produced one child.

I enjoyed Matt Le Blanc in the TV series Friends as well as the films Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle, Lost In Space, Ed and All The Queen's Men.

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Ladies Of Character            Character Actresses

Barbara Billingsley

                                            Leave It To Beaver (TV)/ June Cleaver
                                            Airplane/ Jive Lady
                                            The Bad & The Beautiful/ Evelyn Lucien
                                            Woman In The Dark/ Evelyn Courtney

Barbara Billingsley was an American actress who was best known as June Cleaver in the Leave It To Beaver TV series.

She was born Barbara Lillian Combes at Los Angeles, CA in 1915.

Barbara Billingsley fell in love with drama in the second grade and she performed in all of the school productions while she was at George Washington High School in Los Angeles. She graduated from there in 1934.

After attending Los Angeles Junior College for one year she left and went to New York for Broadway to appear in a revue called Straw Hat. After the show closed she worked as a model and at one time was a magician's assistant.

Ms. Billingsley landed a contract with M G M in 1945 which led to the year of her film debut. Many of her earlier roles were non credited ones in major motion pictures.

Some of the film roles of Barbara Billingsley were:

Adventure (1952) as Dame #2

Up Goes Maisie (1946) as Barb's Friend

Faithful In My Fashion (1945) as Mary, Department Store Clerk

Three Wise Fools (1946) as Sister Mary Leonard

The Secret Heart (1946) as saleswoman

The Sea Of Grass (1947) as Bridesmaid

Living In A Big Way (1947) as Bill's Wife

The Romance Of Rosy Ridge (1947) as Wife

The Unfinished Dance (1947) as Miss Morgan

The Argyle Secrets (1948) as Elizabeth Court

The Saxon Charm (1949) as Mrs. Maddox

The Valiant Hombre (1948) as Linda Mason

The Sun Comes Up (1949) as Nurse

I Cheated The Law (1949) as Ruth Campbell

Any Number Can Play (1949) as Gambler

Air Hostess (1949) as Madeline Moore

Prejudice (1949) as Doris Green

A Kiss For Corliss (1949) as Harry's Secretary

Shadow On The Wall (1950) as Olga

Trial Without Jury (1950) as Rheta Mulford

Pretty Baby (1950) as Edna The Receptionist

Dial 1119 (1950) as Dorothy

Three Guys Named Mike (1951) as Ann White

Inside Straight (1951) as Miss Meadson

Oh! Susanna (1951) as Mrs. Lark

The Tall Target (1951) as Young Mother

Angels In The Outfield (1951) as Hat Check Girl In Restaurant

Two Dollar Bettor (1951) as Miss Pierson

Invitation (1952) as Miss Alvy

Young Man With Ideas (1952) as Aggie

Woman In The Dark (1952) as Evelyn Courtney

The Bad And The Beautiful (1952) as Evelyn Lucien, Costume Designer

The Lady Wants Mink (1953) as Phyllis

Invaders From Mars (1953) as Prof. Kelston's Secretary

Day Of Triumph (1954) as Claudia

The Careless Years (1957) as Helen Meredith

Airplane! (1980) as The Jive Lady

Still The Beaver (1982- TV) as June Cleaver

Back To The Beach (1987) as Announcer

Bay Coven (1987-TV) as Beatrice Gower

Leave It To Beaver (1997) as Aunt Martha

Secret Santa (2003-TV) as Miss Ruthie

Barbara Billingsley starred as June Cleaver, the mom of the Beaver in the TV series Leave It To Beaver from 1957 to 1963.

Other TV series that Ms. Billingsley appeared on were Rebound, The Abbott And Costello Show, Crown Theater With Gloria Swanson, The Pepsi Cola Playhouse, City Detective, The Pride Of The Family, The Lone Wolf, Fireside Theater, Four Star Playhouse, The Star And The Story, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, The Ford Television Theater, Matinee Theater, Make Room For Daddy, Panic, Mr. Adams and Eve, Studio 57, The FBI, Movie Macabre, The New Mike Hammer, The Love Boat, The New Leave It To Beaver, Monsters, Muppet Babies, Empty Nest, Murphy Brown, The Mommies and Mysterious Ways among others.

She was married three times. Her first marriage ended in divorce and for her last two she became a widow.

Barbara Billingsley passed away in October, 2010 at the age of 94 from polymyalgia.

I will always remember her as the Beaver's mom in the Leave It To Beaver TV series, a great sitcom as well as in the films Airplane, Invaders From Mars, Woman In The Dark and The Bad And The Beautiful.

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Men Of Character              Character Actors

Woody Strode

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/ Pompey
   Kingdom Of The Spiders/ Walter Colby
   Pork Chop Hill/ Pvt Franklin
   Spartacus/ Draba

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Strapping ( 6' 5") muscular, often shaven headed black American actor with granite carved features. A former professional footballer and all around athlete.....

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode was born in 1914 at Los Angeles, CA.

Strode was an all around decathalete and football star at U C L A. He also played football professionally for the Los Angeles Rams. In additional to football he also wrestled professionally as well.

Strode became part of Hollywood and the film industry after meeting director John Ford and becoming part of the Ford "Family".

His first film was in an uncredited part in the 1939 film Stagecoach.

Some of the film roles of Woody Strode were:

Stagecoach (1939) as Man In Saloon

Sundown (1941) as Tribal Policeman

No Time For Love (1943) as A Sandhog

The Lion Hunters (951) as Walu

Bride Of The Gorilla (1951) as Nedo Native Policeman

African Treasure (1952) as Mailman

Caribbean (1952) as Essau

Androcles And The Lion (1952) as The Lion

City Beneath The Sea (1953) as Djion

The Royal African Rifles (1953) as Soldier

Jungle Man Eaters (1954) as Native Escort

Demetrius And The Gladiators (1954) as A Gladiator

The Gambler From Natchez (1954) as Josh

Jungle Gents (1954) as Malaka

The Silver Chalice (1954) as A Moor

Mandrake The Magician (1954-TV) as Lothar

Son Of Sinbad (1955) as Guard

Baruuba (1955) as Native Chief

The Ten Commandments (1956) as King Of Ethiopia

Tarzan's Fight For Life (1958) as Ramo

The Buccaneer ( 1958) as Toro

Pork Chop Hill (1958) as Pvt. Franklin

The Last Voyage (1960) as Hank Lawson

Sergeant Rutledge (1960) as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

Spartacus (1960) as Draba

The Sins Of Rachel Cade (1961) as Muwango

Two Rode Together (1961) as Stone Calf

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Pompey

Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) as Khan/ Dying Leader

Genghis Khan (1965) as Sengal

7 Women (1966) as Lean Warrior

The Professionals (1966) as Jake

Black Jesus (1968) as Maurice Lalubi

Shalako (1968) as Chato

Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) as Stony

Che! (1969) as Guillermo

Boot Hill (1969) as Thomas

The Unholy Four (1970) as Woody

Breakout (1970-TV) as Skip Manion

The Deserter (1971) as Jackson

The Gatling Gun (1971) as Runner The Scout

Scripto The African (1971) as Massinissa

The Last Rebel (1971) as Duncan

The Ravengers (1972) as Job

The Italian Connection (1972) as Frank

Key West (1973-TV) as Candy Rhodes

Winterhawk (1975) as Big Rude

Keoma (1975) as George

The Quest-The Longest Drive (1976-TV) as Tucker

How The West Was Won (1977-TV Miniseries) as Arapaho Chief

Martinelli, Outside Man (1977-TV) as Shaker Thompson

Kingdom Of The Spiders (1977) as Walter Colby

Ravagers (1979) as Brown

Jaguar Lives! (1979) as Sensei

Cuba Crossing (1980) as Titi

Scream (1981) as Charlie Winters

Angkor: Cambodia Express (1982) as Woody

Invaders Of The Lost Gold (1982) as Cal

Vigilante (1983) as Rake

The Black Stallion Returns (1983) as Mestar

The Violent Breed (1983) as Polo

The Final Executioner (1984) as Sam

Jungle Warriors (1984) as Luther

The Cotton Club (1984) as Holmes

Lust In The Dust (1985) as Blackman, Hard Case Gang

On Fire (1987-TV) as Woody

A Gathering Of Old Men (1987-TV) as Yank

Storyville (1992) as Charlie Sumpter

Posse (1993) as Storyteller

The Quick And The Dead (1995) as Charlie Moonlight.

Reportedly, Woody Strode's favorite film was that of The Trial Of Sgt. Rutledge.

Mr. Strode was very active on television appearing in such programs as Dangerous Assignment, Ramar Of The Jungle, Soldiers Of Fortune, Jungle Jim, Private Secretary, Rawhide, The Lieutenant, The Farmer's Daughter, Daniel Boone, Batman, Tarzan, The Quest, Buck Rogers In The 25th Century, The Dukes Of Hazzard and Fantasy Island among others.

Strode was married twice.

His first wife Luana died in 1980 and the couple had two children.

He remarried for the second time to his wife Tina and they remained together until his death.

Woody Strode passed away in 1994 from lung cancer.

Another of my favorite actors, I enjoyed Woody Strode in the films Spartacus, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Last Voyage, The Kingdom Of The Spiders, Boot Hill, Mandrake The Magician,, The Two Rode Together, Tarzan's Fight For Life, Bride Of The Gorilla and Caribbean.

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Men Of Character Character Actors

Woodrow Parfrey

The Outlaw Josey Wales/ The Carpetbagger
Planet Of The Apes/ Dr. Maximus
Papillon/ Chusiot
So Loverly, So Deadly/ Bill Emerson

American character actor Woodrow Parfrey was born at New York City in 1922. but was orphaned as a teenager.

He fought in World War Two at The Battle Of The Bulge. He was wounded during the war and was captured by the Germans.

Parfrey was of the most interesting character actors to develope in the late 1950's and 1960's.. He brought a quirky charisma to all of his roles.

He could be a nasty villian, a meek bank clerk or a conniving salesman.

The role that set the stage for his type of characterizations was that of the unbalanced informer in the Broadway play Advise And Consent.

Parfrey acted almost entirely on Broadway or regional stage in the late 1940's and 1950's.. He turned to television and film mainly in the 1960's.

Some of the film roles of Woodrow Parfrey were:

So Lovely, So Deadly (1957) as Bill Emerson

Johnny Gunman (1957) as Sidney Wells

Cattle King (1963) as Stafford

The War Lord (1965) as Piet

The King's Pirate (1967) as Gow

The Flim Flam Man (1967) as Super Market Manager

How To Save A Marriage And Ruin You're Life (1968) as Eddie Rankin

Planet Of The Apes (1968) as Maximus

Madigan (1968) as Marvin

The Sunshine Patriot (1968-TV) as Bearnis

Sam Whisky (1969) as Thurston Bromley

Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969-TV) as Dr. Hyatt

Hastings Corner (1970-TV) as Ta Ta Honker

The Movie Murderer (1970-TV) as Linderman

The Andersonville Trial (1970-TV) as Louis Schade

Crowhaven Farm (1970-TV) as Sam Wardwell

Who Killed The Mysterious Mr. Forster? (1971) as Doc Waters

Cold Turkey (1971) as Tobacco Executive

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971-TV) as Ike Godsey

Dirty Harry (1971) as Mr. Jaffe

A Very Missing Person (1972-TV) as Eberhardt

Wheeler And Murdoch (1972-TV) as Weston

No Place To Run (1972-TV) as Hotel Manager

Hunter (1973-TV) as Tyson

Oklahoma Crude (1973) as Lawyer

Charley Varrick (1973) as Harold Young

The Alpha Caper (1973) as Minister

Papillon (1973) as Clusiot

Planet Of The Apes (1974-TV Miniseries) as Veska

This Is The West That Was (1974) as Mel Castlewaite

The Family That Nobody Wanted (1975-TV) Elmer Franklin

The Big Rip Off (1975-TV) as Peabody

Hearts Of The West (1975) as Mr. Gates - Producer

Stay Hungry (1976) as Uncle Albert

The Return Of The World's Greatest Detective (1976-TV) as Himmel

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) as Carpetbagger

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (1976-TV Miniseries) as Mr. Tottenhoe

When Every Day Was The Fourth Of July (1978-TV) as Dr. Moss

The Seniors (1978) as First Attorney

The New Maverick (1978) as Leveque

The Incredible Journey Of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979-TV) as Messerschmidt

Backstairs At The White House (1979-TV Miniseries) as Louis Howe

The Tenth Month (1979) as Tad Jones

Carny (1980) as W C Hannon

Bronco Billy (1980) as Dr. Canterbury

Used Cars (1980) as Mr. Ghertner

The Seduction (1982) as Store Salesman

Jinxed! (1982) as Insurance Agent

Frances (1982) as Dr. Doyle

The Sting II (1983) as Georgie

Mr. Parfrey was very active on television appearing in such programs as Danger, Man Against Crime, Studio One In Hollywood, Kraft Theater, Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Robert Montgomery Presents, Play Of The Week, The DuPont Show Of The Month, Armstrong Circle Theater, Naked City, The Defenders, Sam Benedict, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, The Untouchables, Empire, The Dakotas, Temple Houston, Perry Mason, Breaking Point, Combat, My Three Sons, Suspense, The Richard Boone Show, Hazel, The Rogues, No Time For Sergeants, The Munsters, Laredo, The Farmers Daughter, The Fugitive, My Favorite Martian, Honey West, A Man Called Shenandoah, Death Valley Days, Family Affair, Batman, The Man From UNCLE, Get Smart, Hogan's Heroes, Lost In Space, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Iron Horse, The Flying Nun, Felony Squad, The Virginian, Bewitched, Judd For The Defense, I Dream Of Jeannie, Daniel Boone, Love American Style, Mayberry RFD, The Doris Day Show, The Name Of The Game, That Girl, The FBI, Adam-12, Alias Smith And Jones, The Waltons, Mission Impossible, Bonanza, Room 222, Mod Squad, Hunter, Kung Fu, The New Perry Mason, Maude, Ironside, Good Times, The Street Of San Francisco, Movin' On, The Rookies, Mannix, McCloud, Lucas Tanner, The Blue Knight, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Ellery Queen, Police Story, Kojak, Charlie's Angels, Little House On The Prairie, Police Woman, Baretta, B J And The Bear, Dallas, Barnaby Jones, $Vegas, Flo, CBS Afternoon Playhouse, The Fall Guy, Quincy ME, Remington Steele and The Yellow Rose among many others.

Mr. Parfrey was married from 1950 until his death to Rose Ellovitch. The couple had four children. Mr Parfrey was known to be quite a family man.

Woodrow Parfrey passed away in 1984 from a heart attack.

I always though that this actor was outstanding in his part. I enjoyed him in his many TV guest appearances as well as in the films Planet Of The Apes, Madigan, Crowhaven Farm, Dirty Harry, Charley Varrick, Papillion, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Backstairs At The White House ,The Sting II and The War Lord.

Louie The Movie Buff

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