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Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). Later he took roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and came to be regarded as one of the ... ... ( read more! ) Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch December 9, 1916 February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director and author. He grew up as Izzy Demsky and legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the United States Navy during World War II.During his career, Douglas appeared in more than 90 movies and was known for his explosive a ... ... ( read more! ) Rhonda Fleming (born Marilyn Louis August 10, 1923 October 14, 2020) was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in more than 40 films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day, nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" because she photographed so well in that medium.Des ... ... ( read more! ) Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the ne ... ... ( read more! ) John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in All the Kings Men (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Academy Award nomination.Ireland was a supporting actor in several famous Western films such as My Da ... ... ( read more! ) Lyle S. Bettger (February 13, 1915 September 24, 2003) was a character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s, typically portraying villains. He is perhaps most recognisable as the wrathfully jealous elephant handler Klaus from the Oscar winning film The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lyle was th ... ... ( read more! ) Frank Faylen (born Francis Charles Ruf) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his movie performances as the cynical male nurse in The Lost Weekend (1945) and Ernie the taxi driver in Its a Wonderful Life (1946), as well as for his portrayal of long-suffering grocer Herbert T. Gillis on the 1950s television s ... ... ( read more! ) Henry Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 - November 25, 2024) was an American actor, animal rights activist and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a Golden Globe Award for the film The Rainmaker (1956) and portrayed Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police ... ... ( read more! ) Ted de Corsia (September 29, 1903 or 1905 April 11, 1973) was an American radio, film, and television actor best remembered for his role as a gangster who turned states evidence in the film The Enforcer (1951). ... ... ( read more! ) Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). During th ... ... ( read more! ) Whit Bissell (born Whitner Nutting Bissell) was an American character actor. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984. ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 June 11, 1999) was an American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.Kelley was delivered by his uncle at his parents home in Atlanta, the son of Clora (ne Casey) and Er ... ... ( read more! ) Martin Milner (19312015) was an American actor best known for his performances on Adam-12 and Route 66. ... ... ( read more! )