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Peter Cushing

**Peter Wilton Cushing**, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor best known for his roles in the Hammer Productions horror films of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, as well as his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in *Star Wars* (1977). Spanning over six decades, his acting career included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his stage debut in 1935 and spent three years at a repertory theatre before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film career.

After making his motion picture debut in the 1939 film *The Man in the Iron Mask*, Cushing began to find modest success in American films before returning to England at the outbreak of the Second World War. Despite performing in a string of roles, including one as Osric in Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of *Hamlet* (1948), Cushing struggled greatly to find work during this period and began to consider himself a failure. His career was revitalized once he started to work in live television plays, and he soon became one of the most recognizable faces in British television. He earned particular acclaim for his lead performance in a 1954 adaptation of George Orwell's *Nineteen Eighty-Four*.

Cushing gained worldwide fame for his appearances in twenty-two horror films by the independent Hammer Productions, particularly for his role as Baron Frankenstein in six of their seven *Frankenstein* films, and Doctor Van Helsing in five *Dracula* films. Cushing often appeared alongside actor Christopher Lee, who became one of his closest friends, and occasionally with the American horror star Vincent Price.

Cushing appeared in several other Hammer films, including *The Abominable Snowman*, *The Mummy* and *The Hound of the Baskervilles*, the last of which marked the first of many times he portrayed the famous detective Sherlock Holmesthroughout his career. Cushing continued to perform a variety of roles, although he was often typecast as a horror film actor. He played Dr. Who in *Dr. Who and the Daleks* (1965) and *Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.* (1966) and gained the highest amount of visibility in his career in 1977, when he appeared as Grand Moff Tarkin in the first *Star Wars* film. Cushing continued acting into his later years, and wrote two autobiographies. He was married to Helen Cushing for 28 years before she died in 1971. Cushing died in 1994 of prostate cancer.
Robert Earl Jones

**Robert Earl Jones** (February 3, 1910 – September 7, 2006),[1] sometimes credited as **Earl Jones**, was an African American actor and prizefighter. One of the first prominent African-American film stars, Jones was a living link with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, having worked with Langston Hughes early in his career.

Jones was best known for his leading roles in films such as *Lying Lips* (1939) and later in his career for supporting roles in films such as *The Sting* (1973), *Trading Places* (1983), *The Cotton Club* (1984), and *Witness* (1985). He was the father of actor James Earl Jones.
Robert Redford

**Charles Robert Redford Jr.** (born August 18, 1936) is a retired American actor, director, producer, and businessman. He is the founder of the Sundance Film Festival.

Redford began acting on television in the late 1950s, including an appearance on *The Twilight Zone* in 1962. He earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *The Voice of Charlie Pont* (1962). His greatest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband of co-star Elizabeth Ashley's character in Neil Simon's *Barefoot in the Park* (1963).

Redford made his film debut in *War Hunt* (1962). His role in *Inside Daisy Clover* (1965) won him a Golden Globe for the best new star. He starred in *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid* (1969), which was a huge success and made him a major star. He had a critical and box office hit with *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972), and in 1973 he had the greatest hit of his career, the blockbuster crime caper *The Sting*, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. The popular and acclaimed *All the President's Men* (1976) was a landmark film for Redford. In 1973 Redford starred opposite Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were. In the 1980s, Redford began his career as a director with *Ordinary People* (1980), which was one of the most critically and publicly acclaimed films of the decade, winning four Oscars including Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Director for Redford. He continued acting and starred in *Brubaker* (1980), as well as playing the male lead in *Out of Africa* (1985), which was an enormous box office success and won seven Oscars including Best Picture. He released his third film as a director, *A River Runs Through It*, in 1992.

He went on to receive Best Director and Best Picture nominations in 1995 for *Quiz Show*. He received a second Academy Award—for Lifetime Achievement—in 2002. In 2010, he was made a chevalier of the *Légion d'Honneur*. He has won BAFTA, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards.

In April 2014, *Time* magazine included Redford in their annual *Time* 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World", declaring him the "Godfather of Indie Film".[1][2] In 2016, he was honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom. In August 2018, Redford announced his retirement from acting; his following performances were the main role in *The Old Man & the Gun*, which was released the following month, and a cameo appearance (filmed before completion of the former film) in 2019's *Avengers: Endgame*, in which he reprised his role from 2014's *Captain America: The Winter Soldier*. In July 2019, it was announced that Redford would come out of retirement to play President Robert Redford, a fictionalized version of himself, in the HBO drama series *Watchmen*.[3]
Mary Steenburgen

**Mary Nell Steenburgen**[2] (born February 8, 1953) is an American actress and singer. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's 1980 film *Melvin and Howard*.

Steenburgen, who studied at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, also received a Golden Globenomination for the 1981 film *Ragtime*, a BAFTA TV Award nomination for the 1985 miniseries *Tender Is the Night* and an Emmy Award nomination for the 1988 TV film *The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank*. Her other film appearances include *Cross Creek* (1983), *Parenthood* (1989), *Back to the Future Part III* (1990), *Philadelphia* (1993), *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), *Elf* (2003), *The Brave One* (2007), *Step Brothers* (2008), *The Proposal* (2009), and *The Help* (2011).
Patricia Heaton

**Patricia Helen Heaton** (born March 4, 1958[1]) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her starring role as Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom *Everybody Loves Raymond* (1996–2005) and as Frances "Frankie" Heck on the ABCsitcom *The Middle* (2009–2018).

Heaton is a three-time Emmy Award winner – twice winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for *Everybody Loves Raymond*, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program as host of *Patricia Heaton Parties* (2015–2016).[2]
Molly Shannon

**Molly Helen Shannon** (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian who was a cast member on *Saturday Night Live* from 1995 to 2001. In 2017 she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film *Other People*.

She has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, such as *A Night at the Roxbury* (1998), *Never Been Kissed*(1999), *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), *Osmosis Jones* (2001), *My Boss's Daughter* (2003), *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006), and *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015). Her voice can also be heard in *Igor* (2008) and the *Hotel Transylvania* film series (2012-2018).
Nikki Hahn

**Sofia Nicole Hahn**[1] (born November 13, 2002[2]) is an American child actress. Hahn began her career as a child model at the age of 3, and began working commercially at the age of 4.

Soon after, she began guest starring in television shows. In 2009, Hahn appeared in *CSI: Miami* as Maggie Rush, a little girl whose mother was trying to regain custody of her, and in *NCIS: Los Angeles* as Elly Johnson, a young girl whose uncle was a suspect in a murder investigation. In 2010, Hahn had a small roles in *iCarly* and *Criminal Minds*. She also was seen in *The Closer* as Cody Tatem, a girl whose mother, a drug addict, possibly committed suicide.

In 2011, Hahn was seen as Tom Hanks' daughter Sophie,[3] a young pageant girl that appears on the show *Toddlers & Tiaras* in a comedy skit for *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*,[4] as well as another comedy skit playing Topher Grace's childhood friend in a Pie Face commercial.[5] In the summer of 2011, Hahn played Maria Valseca opposite Teri Polo and Esai Morales in the Lifetime movie *We Have Your Husband*, which is based on the book *We Have Your Husband: One Woman's Terrifying Story of a Kidnapping in Mexico* by Jayne Garcia Valseca and Mark Ebner. Hahn also appeared in *The Secret Life of Dorks* as James Belushi's daughter, her first role in a feature film.

In January 2012, Hahn guest-starred in Disney's *Jessie* as Lindsay, and in the *Wizards of Waverly Place* television movie *The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex* as Bianca, Alex Russo's (Selena Gomez) Italian relative and young wizard in training. Hahn appeared in two Hallmark films, *Matchmaker Santa* alongside Lacey Chabert, and *Second Chances* with Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Stockham. During this year, Hahn appeared in a commercial for State Farm Insurance with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.[*citation needed*] She also guest-starred as "Jenny Reynolds", a mysterious little girl who is abandoned at the Briarcliff Asylum, in *American Horror Story: Asylum*. Hahn also appeared in the fourth season of ABC Family's *Pretty Little Liars*, and the first season of ABC Family's *The Fosters* as young Callie Jacob (Maia Mitchell).

In 2016 Hahn co-starred as Emily in the Disney Channel original movie, *Adventures In Babysitting* alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Carson.[6] She also appeared in the horror film *The Remains*.[7]
Richard Griffiths

**Richard Thomas Griffiths** OBE (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013)[1][2] was an English actor of film, television, and stage. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, all for his role in *The History Boys*. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

He also played Vernon Dursley in the *Harry Potter* film series, Uncle Monty in *Withnail and I* (1987), Dr. Albert Meinheimer in *The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear* (1991), Henry Crabbe in *Pie in the Sky* (1994–1997), Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz in *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* and King George II in Disney's *Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides* (2011). Earlier in his career, he had a supporting role as British journalist Collins in Richard Attenborough's Academy Award-winning film *Gandhi* (1982).
Michael Clarke Duncan

**Michael Clarke Duncan** (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in *The Green Mile* (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and various similar honors. He also appeared in motion pictures such as *Armageddon* (1998), *The Whole Nine Yards* (2000), *The Scorpion King* (2002), *Daredevil* (2003), and *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006). He also had voice roles in films such as *Brother Bear* (2003), *Kung Fu Panda* (2008) and *Green Lantern* (2011).
Rachel Griffiths

**Rachel Anne Griffiths** (born December 18, 1968)[b] is an Australian actress and director. Raised primarily in Melbourne, she began her acting career appearing on the Australian series *Secrets* before being cast in a supporting role in the comedy *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), which earned her an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 1997, she was the lead in Nadia Tass's drama Amy. She would garner further international recognition for her role opposite Julia Roberts in the American romantic comedy *My Best Friend's Wedding* (1997), followed by her role as Hilary du Pré in the biopic *Hilary and Jackie* (1998), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

From 2001 to 2005, Griffiths portrayed masseuse Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series *Six Feet Under*, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2002. She would subsequently appear on television as Sarah Walker Laurent on the ABC drama series *Brothers & Sisters* from 2006 to 2011, for which she was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards.

She has also had roles in the films *Blow* (2001), portraying the mother of George Jung; the historical drama *Ned Kelly*(2003); *Step Up* (2006), and the Julian Assange television biopic *Underground: The Julian Assange Story* (2012). In 2016, she appeared in a supporting role in Mel Gibson's biographical war drama *Hacksaw Ridge*, and in the docudrama miniseries *When We Rise*, written by Dustin Lance Black.

Onstage, Griffiths appeared in a Melbourne-based production of *Proof* in 2002, which earned her a Helpmann Award, and later made her Broadway debut in a 2011 critically acclaimed production of *Other Desert Cities*. In addition to acting, she made her directorial debut with the short film *Tulip* in 1998, and has directed several episodes of the Australian television series *Nowhere Boys* and the British drama series *Indian Summers* in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Richard Attenborough

**Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough**, CBE (/ˈætənbərə/; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art(RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner's position. He was the older brother of Sir David Attenborough, a naturalist, documenter, and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.

As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for *Gandhi* in 1983, receiving awards for Best Picture and Best Director. The BFI ranked *Gandhi* the 34th greatest British film of the 20th century. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in *Brighton Rock*, *The Great Escape*, *10 Rillington Place*, *The Sand Pebbles*, *Miracle on 34th Street* (1994) and *Jurassic Park*.
Rashida Jones

**Rashida Leah Jones** (/rəʃˈiːdə/;[1] born February 25, 1976)[2][3] is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is known for starring as Ann Perkins on the NBC comedy series *Parks and Recreation* (2009–2015), for which she received critical acclaim.

Jones appeared as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series *Boston Public* (2000–2002) and as Karen Filippelli on the acclaimed NBC comedy series *The Office* (2006–2011). From 2016 to 2019, Jones starred as the lead eponymous role in the TBS comedy series *Angie Tribeca*.

Jones is also known for her roles in such films as *I Love You, Man* (2009), *The Social Network* (2010), *Our Idiot Brother*(2011), *The Muppets* (2011), *Celeste and Jesse Forever* (2012), which she co-wrote, and *Tag* (2018). Jones also co-wrote the story of *Toy Story 4* (2019).

As a filmmaker, she directed the first episode of *Hot Girls Wanted*, a series that focused on the sex industry. She was also executive producer of the series. In 2018, her documentary *Quincy*, about her father, Quincy Jones, debuted on Netflix; it won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film in 2019.
Hilary Duff

**Hilary Erhard Duff** (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, businesswoman, singer, songwriter, producer, and writer. Duff began her acting career at a young age and quickly became labeled a teen idol as the title character of the hit television series *Lizzie McGuire* (2001–2004) and in the theatrical film based on the series, *The Lizzie McGuire Movie* (2003). Thereafter, Duff appeared in numerous films, with leading roles in *Agent Cody Banks* (2003), *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2003), *A Cinderella Story* (2004), and *Cheaper by the Dozen 2* (2005). After experiencing commercial and critical failure in *Material Girls* (2006), Duff began appearing in independent films such as *War, Inc.* (2008), *According to Greta* (2009), and *The Haunting of Sharon Tate* (2019). She was also an executive producer on the latter two films. Since 2015, she has starred as Kelsey Peters on the TV Land comedy-drama series *Younger*, for which she has received nominations for People's Choice Awards in 2016 and 2017.

Duff first came to prominence in music after releasing her Christmas-themed debut studio album, *Santa Claus Lane* (2002), through Walt Disney Records. She then enjoyed significant commercial success and platinum and gold certifications with her subsequent studio albums released through Hollywood Records, including *Metamorphosis* (2003), *Hilary Duff* (2004), *Most Wanted* (2005), and *Dignity* (2007). Following a hiatus from music, Duff signed with RCA Records for her fifth studio album, *Breathe In. Breathe Out.* (2015), which debuted in the top 5 positions in Duff's major markets: the US and Canada. In addition to music and acting, Duff has also co-authored a trilogy of novels, beginning with *Elixir* (2010), which became a *New York Times* best seller, and followed by the sequels *Devoted* (2011) and *True* (2013).

Her success in the entertainment industry led her to venture into business with fashion lines of her own such as Stuff by Hilary Duff, Femme for DKNY, and most recently the "Muse x Hilary Duff" collection, a collaborative effort with GlassesUSA. She has also invested in a number of businesses ranging from cosmetics to children's products. She has been the subject of media attention throughout her career, with interest focusing on her romantic relationships, friendships, and public image, especially her relationships with Aaron Carter and Joel Madden when she was a teenager. Duff has been married twice, firstly to former professional ice hockey player Mike Comrie from 2010 till 2016, and later to record producer and singer-songwriter Matthew Koma since 2019. Duff has also been hailed as an inspiration by subsequent Disney teen stars such as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bridgit Mendler, and Selena Gomez and has sold an estimated 15 million records since her debut in 2002.[1]
Melissa Gilbert

**Melissa Ellen Gilbert** (born May 8, 1964)[1][2] is an American actress and television director.

Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous commercials and guest starring roles on television. From 1974 to 1984, she starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder, the second oldest daughter of Charles Ingalls(played by Michael Landon) on the NBC series *Little House on the Prairie*. During the run of *Little House*, Gilbert appeared in several popular television films, including *The Diary of Anne Frank* and *The Miracle Worker*.

As an adult, she continued her career mainly in television films. Gilbert has also continued with guest starring roles on television and has done voice work for animation such as *Batman: The Animated Series* as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl. From 2009 to 2010, Gilbert appeared as Caroline "Ma" Ingalls in the touring production of *Little House on the Prairie, the Musical*. In 2012, she was a contestant on season fourteen of the popular reality dance competition show *Dancing with the Stars* on ABC.

Gilbert served as the President of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005.[3] In 2009, her autobiography *Prairie Tale: A Memoir*, was released. In 2014, she wrote a short story for children, called *Daisy and Josephine*[4] as well as *My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours*.[5]

In 2016, Gilbert ran for U.S. Congress as a Democrat in Michigan's 8th congressional district and she won the Democratic primary. She later dropped out because of head and neck injuries sustained in a 2012 accident.[6]
Peggy Lipton

**Margaret Ann "Peggy" Lipton** (August 30, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American actress, model, and singer. She made appearances in many of the most popular television shows of the 1960s before she landed her defining role as flower child Julie Barnes in the crime drama *The Mod Squad* (1968–1973), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1970.

After *The Mod Squad*, Lipton married producer Quincy Jones and began a 15-year hiatus from acting, in which she raised her two children, Kidada and Rashida Jones. She returned to acting in 1988, performing in many TV roles, including Norma Jennings in David Lynch's *Twin Peaks*.
Richard Kiley

**Richard Paul Kiley** (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor In A Musical.[1] Kiley created the role of Don Quixote in the original 1965 production of the Broadway musical *Man of La Mancha* and was the first to sing and record "The Impossible Dream", the hit song from the show. In the 1953 hit musical *Kismet*, he played the Caliph and was one of the quartet introducing the song "And This Is My Beloved". Additionally, he won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during his 50-year career[2] and his "sonorous baritone"[3] was also featured in the narration of a number of documentaries and other films. At the time of his death, Kiley was described as "one of theater's most distinguished and versatile actors" and as "an indispensable actor, the kind of performer who could be called on to play kings and commoners and a diversity of characters in between."[2]
Rita Moreno

**Rita Moreno** (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; among her notable acting work are supporting roles in the musical films *The King and I* and *West Side Story*, as well as a 1971–77 stint on the children's television series *The Electric Company*, and a supporting role on the 1997–2003 TV drama *Oz*.

Moreno is one of the few artists[1] to have won all four major annual American entertainment awards: an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony.[2] She is also one of 23 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting; she and Helen Hayes are the only two who have achieved both distinctions. She has won numerous other awards, including various lifetime achievement awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.
Rod Taylor

**Rodney Sturt Taylor** (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian-born actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including *The Time Machine* (1960), *The Birds* (1963), *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* (1961), *36 Hours*(1965), *Hotel* (1967), *Chuka* (1967), and *The Hell with Heroes* (1968).
Peter Boyle

**Peter Lawrence Boyle Jr.** (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the sitcom *Everybody Loves Raymond* and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof *Young Frankenstein* (1974). He also starred in *The Candidate*. Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama *The X-Files*, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film *Joe*.[1]
Michael Douglas

**Michael Kirk Douglas** (born September 25, 1944)[2] is an American actor and producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.[3]

The elder son of Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, Douglas received his Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His early acting roles included film, stage, and television productions. Douglas first achieved prominence for his performance in the ABC police procedural television series *The Streets of San Francisco*, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations. In 1975, Douglas produced *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*, having acquired the rights to the Ken Kesey novel from his father. The film received critical and popular acclaim, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, earning Douglas his first Oscar as one of the film's producers. After leaving *The Streets of San Francisco* in 1976, Douglas went on to produce films including *The China Syndrome* (1979) and *Romancing the Stone* (1984). He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for *Romancing the Stone*, in which he also starred, thus reintroducing himself to audiences as a capable leading man.

After reprising his *Romancing the Stone* role as Jack Colton in the 1985 sequel *The Jewel of the Nile*, which he also produced, and along with appearing in the musical *A Chorus Line* (1985) and the psychological thriller *Fatal Attraction*(1987), Douglas received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's *Wall Street* (1987), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in the sequel *Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps*(2010). His subsequent film roles included: *Black Rain* (1989); *The War of the Roses* (1989); *Basic Instinct* (1992); *Falling Down* (1993); *The American President* (1995); *The Game* (1997); *Traffic* and *Wonder Boys* (both 2000); *Solitary Man* (2009); *Ant-Man* (2015) and *Ant-Man and the Wasp* (2018). In 2013, for his portrayal of Liberace in the HBO film *Behind the Candelabra*, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Douglas currently stars as an aging acting coach in Chuck Lorre's comedy series *The Kominsky Method*, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

Apart from his acting career, Douglas has received notice for his humanitarian and political activism, as well as media attention for his marriage to Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Patrick Stewart

**Sir Patrick Stewart** OBE (born 13 July 1940)[1] is an English actor whose work has included roles on stage, television, and film in a career spanning almost six decades. He has been nominated for Olivier, Golden Globe, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Saturn Awards throughout his career.

Beginning his career with a long run with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stewart received the 1979 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in *Antony and Cleopatra* in the West End. Stewart's first major screen roles were in BBC-broadcast television productions during the mid-late 1970s, including *Hedda*, and the *I, Claudius* miniseries.

From the 1980s onward, Stewart began working in American television and film, with prominent leading roles such as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in *Star Trek: The Next Generation* and its subsequent films, as Professor Charles Xavier in the *X-Men* series of superhero films, the lead of the Starz TV series *Blunt Talk*, and voice roles such as CIA Deputy Director Avery Bullock in *American Dad!* and the narrator in *Ted*. Having remained with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in 2008 Stewart played King Claudius in *Hamlet* in the West End and won a second Olivier Award.

In 1993, *TV Guide* named Stewart the Best Dramatic Television Actor of the 1980s.[2] He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 16 December 1996. In 2010, Stewart was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.
Rene Russo

**Rene Marie Russo** (born February 17, 1954)[1][2] is an American actress, producer, and former model. Russo began her career as a fashion model in the 1970s, appearing on several magazine covers such as *Vogue* and *Cosmopolitan*. She made her film debut in the 1989 comedy *Major League*, and rose to international prominence in a number of thrillers and action films throughout the 1990s, including *Lethal Weapon 3* (1992), *In the Line of Fire* (1993), *Outbreak* (1995), *Get Shorty* (1995), *Ransom* (1996), *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), and *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1999).

After headlining the family comedy *Yours, Mine and Ours* (2005), Russo took a six-year break from acting. She returned to the screen as Frigga, the mother of the titular hero, in the superhero film *Thor* (2011), a role she reprised in *Thor: The Dark World* (2013) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019). In 2014, Russo starred in the acclaimed crime thriller *Nightcrawler*, for which she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[3] She has also appeared in *The Intern* (2015), *Just Getting Started* (2017) and *Velvet Buzzsaw* (2019).
Ronny Cox

**Daniel Ronald Cox** (born July 23, 1938) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. His best-known roles include Drew Ballinger in *Deliverance* (1972), George Apple in *Apple's Way* (1974–75), Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil in *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984) and *Beverly Hills Cop II* (1987), Richard "Dick" Jones in *RoboCop* (1987), and Vilos Cohaagen in *Total Recall* (1990). He plays over 100 shows at festivals and theaters each year[*when?*] with his band.
Powers Boothe

**Powers Allen Boothe** (June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017) was an American television, video game, and film actor and voice actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning portrayal of Jim Jones in *Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones* and his turns as TV detective Philip Marlowe in the 1980s, Cy Tolliver on *Deadwood*, "Curly Bill" Brocius in *Tombstone*, Vice President and subsequently President Noah Daniels on *24*, and Lamar Wyatt in *Nashville*.
Michelle Williams

**Michelle Ingrid Williams** (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress. She is particularly known for her work in small-scale independent productions with dark or tragic themes. The recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, Williams has been nominated for four Academy Awards and one Tony Award.

Born to the politician and trader Larry R. Williams, she was raised in Kalispell, Montana, and San Diego, California. She began her career at a young age with television guest appearances and made her feature film debut in the family film *Lassie* (1994). At 15, she gained emancipation from her parents, and soon achieved public recognition for her leading role in the television teen drama series *Dawson's Creek* (1998–2003). This was followed by low-profile films, before her breakthrough role in the romantic drama *Brokeback Mountain* (2005), in which her performance as the wife of a gay man earned Williams her first Academy Award nomination.

Williams went on to gain critical acclaim for playing emotionally troubled women coping with loss or loneliness in the independent dramas *Wendy and Lucy* (2008), *Blue Valentine* (2010), and *Manchester by the Sea* (2016). For her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in *My Week with Marilyn* (2011), she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Williams' highest-grossing releases came with the thriller *Shutter Island* (2010), the fantasy film *Oz the Great and Powerful* (2013), the musical *The Greatest Showman* (2017), and the superhero film *Venom* (2018). On Broadway, Williams has starred in revivals of the musical *Cabaret* in 2014 and the drama *Blackbird* in 2016. For playing a sexually abused woman in *Blackbird*, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Williams returned to television in 2019 to portray Gwen Verdon in the biographical miniseries *Fosse/Verdon*, receiving a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.

Despite significant media attention, Williams is reticent about her personal life. She has a daughter from her relationship with the late actor Heath Ledger, and she is separated from the musician Phil Elverum, whom she married in 2018.
Michael Gambon

**Sir Michael John Gambon** CBE (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British character actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He is also known as *The Great Gambon* as dubbed by actor Ralph Richardson. He was trained under Laurence Olivier and started his long work on stage in the National Theatre. He received a Tony Awardnomination for Best Actor in a Play for his work in David Hare’s *Skylight* on Broadway. Gambon retired from stage acting in 2015 due to memory loss.

Gambon is most famously known for portraying Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six *Harry Potter* films after the death of Richard Harris who had previously played the role. His other films include, *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), *The Wings of the Dove* (1997), *Amazing Grace* (2006), *The King's Speech* (2010), and *Quartet* (2012). Gambon has appeared in various television projects including, *The Singing Detective* (1986), *Wives and Daughters*(1999), *Path to War* (2002), *Cranford* (2007), *Emma* (2009), *The Casual Vacancy* (2015), *Churchill's Secret* (2016), *The Hollow Crown* (2016), and *Little Women* (2017).

He was Knighted in 1998 for services to drama, and has won four BAFTA TV Awards, three Olivier Awards and was awarded the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 for his contribution to Irish film.
Patty Duke

**Anna Marie** "**Patty**" **Duke** (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016) was an American actress, appearing on stage, film, and television. Her first big break came from her Academy Award winning performance at age 16 for portraying Helen Keller in *The Miracle Worker* (1962), a role that she had originated on Broadway.[2] The following year she was given her own show, *The Patty Duke Show*, in which she played the dual role of "identical cousins" Cathy and Patty Lane. She later progressed to more mature roles such as that of Neely O'Hara in the film *Valley of the Dolls* (1967).[2] Over the course of her career, she received ten Emmy Award nominations and three Emmy Awards as well as two Golden Globe Awards.[3][4] Duke also served as president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1985 to 1988.[2]

Duke was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982, after which she devoted much of her time to advocating for and educating the public on mental health.
Mia Wasikowska

**Mia Wasikowska** (/ˌvʌʃɪˈkɒfskə/ *VUSH-i-KOF-skə*;[3][4] born 25 October 1989)[1][2] is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama *All Saints* in 2004, followed by her feature film debut in *Suburban Mayhem* (2006). She first became known to a wider audience following her critically acclaimed work on the HBOtelevision series *In Treatment*. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for *That Evening Sun* (2009).

Wasikowska gained worldwide recognition in 2010 after starring as Alice in Tim Burton's *Alice in Wonderland* and appearing in the comedy-drama film *The Kids Are All Right*, a role for which she received the Hollywood Awards Breakthrough Actress Award. She starred in the film *Crimson Peak* (2015), directed by Guillermo del Toro. The following year, she reprised her role as Alice in the fantasy film *Alice Through the Looking Glass*, and has since appeared in a number of independent films.
Matt Frewer

**Matthew George Frewer** (born January 4, 1958) is a Canadian-American actor, singer, voice artist and comedian.[1]Acting since 1983, he is best known for portraying the 1980s icon Max Headroom[2] and Doctor Leekie in the Canadian science fiction drama *Orphan Black* (2013–2017).

Frewer's most recent performances include a portrayal of "General #2" in the Steven Spielberg picture *The BFG* (2016) and the character Carnage in the Netflix series *Altered Carbon* in 2018 and Logan in *Fear the Walking Dead* (2019).
Peter Weller

**Peter Frederick Weller** (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian.

Weller has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including *RoboCop* (1987) and its sequel *RoboCop 2*(1990), in which he played the title character, *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension* (1984) and *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013).[1] He has also appeared in such films as Woody Allen's *Mighty Aphrodite* (1995), the Oliver Stone-produced *The New Age* (1994), and David Cronenberg's adaptation of William Burroughs's novel *Naked Lunch* (1991).

Aside from a Saturn Award nomination for his *RoboCop* role, Weller received an Academy Award nomination for his 1993 short *Partners,* in which he also acted. In television, he hosted the program *Engineering an Empire* on the History Channel from 2005 to 2007. He also played Christopher Henderson in the fifth season of *24*, Stan Liddy in the fifth season of the Showtime original series *Dexter*, as well as Charles "Charlie" Barosky in 11 episodes in (Season 6) of Kurt Sutter 's long running *Sons of Anarchy*. Since 2012, Weller has been involved in the A&E (now Netflix) series *Longmire*both as a director and an actor. In 2017, Weller appeared on *The Last Ship* as Dr. Paul Vellek.
Michael Horton

**Michael Horton** (born September 5, 1952) is an American actor and voice over artist, whose best known and longest running role was as Jessica Fletcher's nephew, Grady Fletcher on *Murder, She Wrote*.

Horton appeared in such films and television series as *Star Trek: Voyager*, *ER*, *Dances with Wolves*, *Taxi*, *M\*A\*S\*H*, *21 Jump Street*, *Baywatch*, and *The Eddie Capra Mysteries*. He played the recurring role in *Star Trek: First Contact* (1996) and *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), credited as Security Officer in the former and Lieutenant Daniels in the latter.

His voice-over work in 1980s animation includes Rick Jones in *The Incredible Hulk*, Chip Chase in *The Transformers*, Hollywood stuntman Jeff Wright and Stormer's brother Craig Phillips on *Jem*, the younger brother Tommy Talltree ofAirborne in the *G.I. Joe* episode "Operation Mind Menace", and Arn in *The Legend of Prince Valiant*. Horton also voiced The Prince in the 1993 animated film, *Happily Ever After*. His last credited acting role was in an episode of *Judging Amy* as Principal Alvin Harvey in 2002.

Horton is also a producer, director, and editor. He is co-host of the podcast *Digital Production Buzz*, and a founder of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group.
Humphrey Bogart

**Humphrey DeForest Bogart** (/ˈboʊɡɑːrt/;[1] December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957)[2][3] was an American film and theater actor. His performances in numerous films from the Classical Hollywood era made him a cultural icon.[4][5][6] In 1999, the American Film Institute selected him as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.[7]

Bogart began acting in Broadway shows after World War I.[8] After the Wall Street Crash of 1929, he began his movie career in *Up the River*, a comedy directed by John Ford. The film also starred Spencer Tracy; Bogart played the romantic role in a part as large as Tracy's, despite Bogart's much lower billing. Bogart appeared in various supporting parts, struggling for several years, sometimes portraying gangsters due to his resemblance to John Dillinger. He was highly praised for his work in *The Petrified Forest* (1936), which was his big break into the Warner Bros. gangster pantheon. Bogart had originated the role of Duke Mantee in the 1935 Broadway production, but Warner Bros. wanted to cast the then much better-known actor Edward G. Robinson for the film adaptation—however Leslie Howard, who played the protagonist in both the play and the film, insisted on Bogart being given the part.

Bogart's breakthrough from supporting roles to A-list stardom came with his performances in *High Sierra* and *The Maltese Falcon* (both 1941). His first true romantic lead role came when he appeared alongside Ingrid Bergman in *Casablanca* (1942), finally ending his typecasting as a gangster. He and Lauren Bacall fell in love when they appeared together in *To Have and Have Not* (1944). After their marriage, she also played his love interest in *The Big Sleep* (1946), *Dark Passage* (1947), and *Key Largo* (1948). Bogart later starred in *The African Queen* (1951) with Katharine Hepburn, and several films released in 1954: *The Caine Mutiny* with Fred MacMurray, *Sabrina* with Audrey Hepburn, and *The Barefoot Contessa* with Ava Gardner. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for *Casablanca* and *The Caine Mutiny*, and won for *The African Queen*.
Nathan Lane

**Nathan Lane** (born **Joseph Lane**; February 3, 1956) is an American actor and writer. He has played the roles of Albert in *The Birdcage*, Max Bialystock in the musical *The Producers*, Ernie Smuntz in *MouseHunt*, Nathan Detroit in *Guys and Dolls*, and Pseudolus in *A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum*. His voice work includes *The Lion King* as Timon and *Stuart Little* as Snowbell, and he has played recurring roles on *Modern Family*, *The Good Wife*, and *The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story* as F. Lee Bailey.

He has received three Tony Awards: he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for *A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum* and *The Producers* and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for *Angels in America*, as well as six Drama Desk awards, six Outer Critics Circle awards, two Obies, the Lucille Lortel Award and the Laurence Olivier Award. He has also received two Golden Globe nominations, six Primetime Emmy nominations, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, and a People's Choice Award. In 2006, Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.[1][2]
Noah Wyle

**Noah Strausser Speer Wyle** (/ˈwaɪli/; born June 4, 1971) is an American film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. John Carter in *ER* and as Tom Mason in *Falling Skies*. He has also played Steve Jobs in the docudrama *Pirates of Silicon Valley* (1999), Dr. Kenneth Monnitoff in *Donnie Darko* (2001), and Flynn Carsen in the *The Librarian* franchise.
Richard Burgi

**Richard William Burgi** (/ˈbɜːrɡi/,[1] born July 30, 1958) is an American film and television actor best known for the roles of Det. Jim Ellison on *The Sentinel* and as Karl Mayer on *Desperate Housewives.* Burgi began his career in New York, which led to regular roles on the Manhattan-based daytime soap operas *One Life to Live*, *Another World* and *As the World Turns*. After moving to Los Angeles, he starred on another soap opera, *Days of Our Lives*. He later received a role on *Viper* after a string of guest appearances on television shows, including a television film debut in *Chameleons* in 1989. His first lead role was in the 1994 television series *One West Waikiki*.[2]

Burgi was cast as the lead in the series *The Sentinel*, which was cancelled after three seasons, leaving key plot issues unresolved; an intense fan campaign convinced the network to film an additional half-season worth of episodes to end the series properly. He later received recurring roles on *The District*, *24* and *Judging Amy* as well as bit parts in other television series and films, including *Matlock*.[2] In the 1998 made-for-TV remake of the movie *I Married a Monster*, Burgi starred as Nick Farrell (the monster).

Since 2004, Burgi has appeared on *Desperate Housewives* playing Karl Mayer, soon promoted to a regular cast member in season two. He also starred in the big-screen thriller *Cellular* in 2004 as well as a remake of *Fun with Dick and Jane* and chick flick *In Her Shoes* as Toni Collette's love interest in 2005. In 2007, Burgi was cast in the horror film *Hostel: Part II*. In 2009, he played the police officer in *Friday the 13th* and a stylish doctor in *Nip/Tuck*.

Burgi guest-starred as Thomas Wellington in CBS's *Harper's Island* (2009).

In 2010, Burgi guest-starred in an episode of *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*. In 2011, Burgi guest-starred on TV Land's *Hot in Cleveland*.[4] In 2011, it was announced that he would play Karl Parker in *My Family USA*, which premiered on September 26, 2011. In 2011, Burgi gained a new recurring role as CIA hitman Clyde Decker, who is part of a government conspiracy targeting the title character in *Chuck*. In 2011, Burgi appeared in season 9 of *One Tree Hill* as Brooke Davis's father. In 2012, he starred in cult classic "Christmas Twister" as TV Reporter 1, in which his character was killed trying to parry away a low flying shipping container. In 2013, Burgi guest-starred on Lifetime's *Devious Maids* as a brother, uncle, and love interest, Henri.
Sara Gilbert

**Sara Gilbert** (born **Sara Rebecca Abeles**; January 29, 1975)[1] is an American actress, best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom *Roseanne* (1988–1997; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Awardnominations.[2] She was also co-host and creator of the CBS daytime talk show *The Talk* and has had a recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS's *The Big Bang Theory*.
Parminder Nagra

**Parminder Kaur Nagra** (born 5 October 1975)[1] is an English film and television actress. She is known for playing Jess Bhamra in the 2002 film *Bend It Like Beckham*, and as Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the NBC medical drama series *ER* from 2003 to 2009. She has had several other major television roles, including a starring role as Meera Malik in the NBC crime drama series *The Blacklist* from 2013 to 2014 and a recurring role on the ABC/Marvel Television series *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* as Ellen Nadeer for its 4th season.
David Warner

**David Hattersley Warner** (born 29 July 1941) is an English actor who played romantic leads and villainous characters across a range of media, including stage, film, animation, television and video games. He has a worldwide following for his many appearances in the *Star Trek* TV and feature-film franchise.[1]

Warner appeared in such films as *Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment*, *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, *Tom Jones*, *The Ballad of Cable Hogue*, *Straw Dogs*, *Cross of Iron*, *The Omen*, *Holocaust*, *The 39 Steps*, *Time After Time*, *Portrait in Evil*, *Time Bandits*, *Tron*, *Titanic*, *Mary Poppins Returns* and various characters in the *Star Trek* franchise including *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier*, *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* and *Star Trek: The Next Generation*. In 1981, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for his portrayal of Pomponius Falco in the television miniseries *Masada*. Warner also played Bob Cratchit in Clive Donner's *A Christmas Carol* in 1984.