Actors

Born: Sep 27, 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky Died: Feb 11, 1994 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '40s-'80s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: The Return of Frank Cannon, The Ride Back!, Body and Soul
First Major Screen Credit: Body and Soul (1947)

Born: Feb 27, 1892 in St. Paul, Minnesota Died: Dec 28, 1983 in Palm Springs, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '20s-'50s Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
Career Highlights: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Palm Beach Story, The Jolson Story
First Major Screen Credit: The Jazz Singer (1927)

Born: Jul 04, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts Died: Jun 06, 1952 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor, Active: teens, '30s-'40s Major Genres: Western, Drama
Career Highlights: The Spoilers, A Connecticut Yankee, The Painted Desert
First Major Screen Credit: Scuttlers (1920)

Born: Feb 26, 1887 in Burlington, Iowa Died: Mar 03, 1966
Occupation: Actor Active: '30s-'50s Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
Career Highlights: The Lemon Drop Kid, The Babe Ruth Story, Alibi Ike
First Major Screen Credit: Bolero (1934)

Born: Aug 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois
Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Thriller, Drama
Career Highlights: The Exorcist, The French Connection, To Live and Die in L.A.
First Major Screen Credit: The People vs. Paul Crump (1962)

Born: Aug 12, 1931 in Highland Park, Illinois
Occupation: Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Thriller, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Princess Bride, The Right Stuff, All the President's Men
First Major Screen Credit: Soldier in the Rain (1963)

Born: Mar 13, 1950 in Miami, Florida
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Boogie Nights, Fargo, Magnolia
First Major Screen Credit: Lip Service (1988)

Born: Jan 01, 1900 in Staunton, Virginia Died: Dec 26, 1973 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor, Active: '20s-'30s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: Show People, Wallingford, Spring Fever
First Major Screen Credit: Gaiety Girl (1924)

Born: Jul 14, 1910 in Melrose, New Mexico Died: Mar 22, 2001 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '40s-'60s, '80s Major Genres: Children's/Family
Career Highlights: Charlotte's Web, The Flintstones, Cyrano
First Major Screen Credit: To Spring (1936)

Born: Mar 20, 1950 in Washington, District Of Columbia
Occupation: Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: The Accidental Tourist, The Big Chill, Altered States
First Major Screen Credit: Altered States (1980)

Born: Feb 16, 1883 in Elgin, Illinois Died: 1958 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
Career Highlights: It's a Gift, Orchestra Wives, I'm No Angel
First Major Screen Credit: Nobody's Money (1923)

Born: Dec 06, 1870 in Newburgh, New York Died: Jun 24, 1946 in Newhall, California
Occupation: Director, Actor, Writer, Active: teens-'20s Major Genres: Western
Career Highlights: Tom Mix and Bill Hart, Billy the Kid, Tumbleweeds
First Major Screen Credit: The Bargain (1914)

Born: Jul 06, 1922 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '50s-'80s Major Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
Career Highlights: Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' In Brooklyn Heights, The Man from Planet X
First Major Screen Credit: The Man from Planet X (1951)

Born: Feb 04, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan Died: Aug 30, 1968 in Encino CA
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '50s-'60s Major Genres: Mystery, Crime
Career Highlights: Armored Car Robbery, The Hitch-Hiker, Hell on Devil's Island
First Major Screen Credit: Armored Car Robbery (1950)

Born: Feb 19, 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts Died: Dec 09, 1975 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '20s-'50s Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
Career Highlights: The Ox-Bow Incident, A Star Is Born, The Light That Failed
First Major Screen Credit: Twins of Suffering Creek (1920)

Will Geer Born: Mar 09, 1902 in Frankfort, Indiana Died: 1978
Occupation: Actor Active: '50s, '70s-'80s Major Genres: Drama, Western
Career Highlights: Honky Tonk
First Major Screen Credit: Honky Tonk (1974)

Born: Aug 14, 1945 in Dusseldorf, West Germany
Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Film, TV & Radio
Career Highlights: The American Friend, Kings of the Road, Falsche Bewegung
First Major Screen Credit: Klappenfilm (1968)

Born: Oct 29, 1971 in Winona, Minnesota
Occupation: Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Little Women, Heathers, Lucas
First Major Screen Credit: Lucas (1986)

Born: Mar 14, 1941 in Emden, Germany
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Thriller, Drama
Career Highlights: Das Boot, The Neverending Story, Die Konsequenz
First Major Screen Credit: Ich Nicht (1969)

Born: 1958 in Shanghai, China
Occupation: Writer, Director, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Romance
Career Highlights: Chungking Express, In The Mood For Love, Days of Being Wild
First Major Screen Credit: Once Upon a Rainbow (1982)