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Randall Batinkoff

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Randall Matthew Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films For Keeps, School Ties, Higher Learning, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Player, and As Good As It Gets. He made his television debut in a 1974 commercial, after an agent spotted him at a toy store. He appeared in several made-for-television films in the 1980s, such as The Stepford Children, before being cast opposite teen startlet Molly Ringwald in the 1988 comedy, For Keeps. He starred as Terrance Dean on the short-lived CBS series, Better Days which only lasted 5 weeks before being canceled. In the early 1990s, he had roles in several widely released films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Player, School Ties (all released 1992) and 1995's Higher Learning. From 1994 to 1995, he played Reverend David Grantland on the CBS series, Christy (he is Jewish in real life). He also appeared in the 1997 film As Good as It Gets where he shared an on-screen kiss with Helen Hunt. He has also appeared in a number of made-for-television movies including Skip Tracer, Who Gets the Dog?, and Black Widow, as well as the film The Last Lullaby. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, Connery died at the age of 90.
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Tony Staveacre

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Tony Staveacre is a writer/producer/musician whose specialities are popular culture, oral history, music and comedy. He is the author of four books: 'Al Bowlly' (with Sid Colin), 'The Songwriters', 'Slapstick! - the Illustrated Story of Knockabout Comedy': his biography of band-leader Lew Stone - 'A Modest Maestro' was published in 2011. His tv credits have included 'Irving Berlin - the Voice of the City' (winner of Ace Award, USA), 'Tango Nuevo' (BBC-2), 'Organ Imperial', 'Tangos & Rags'(Decca), 'Behind the Scenes' (BBC-2), 'Tango Maestro' (BBC Four), 'The Old Boys Band' (BBC-1). In the previous millenium, he was a regular producer/presenter of The Radio 2 Arts Programme: also for Radio 2 he devised and presented two series of 'The Tango Trail' and 'Hooked on Tango', and two series of comedy archive programmes featuring John Bird: 'That Mocking Bird'. For Radio 4, he wrote and presented 'Loose Gags, Songs and Sketches', 'Groucho Was My Father', also 'The Wodehouse Letters' and 'Noel Coward from His Diaries', 'Syncopation', and 'The Chocolate Kiddies'. In 1998 he wrote and produced an Afternoon Play for Radio 4: 'The Trouble You Bring Me (scenes from the marriage of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya)'. His recent Radio 4 productions include 'Tim's Comedy Links' (series), 'Ustinov at 80', 'The Last of the Humorous Casuals' (with Richard Briers and Miles Kington), 'The Wodehouse Notebooks' (with John Bird and Tim McInnerny), 'The Liberation of Daphne', 'Speaking from the Belly' (a history of ventriloquism, featuring Nina Conti), and 'Standing Up for Liverpool' (with Les Dennis and Ricky Tomlinson, 2007). In 2008 he compiled and presented 'Kington's Last Tapes' and also wrote an Afternoon Play for Radio 4: 'Wodehouse in Hollywood'. In 2011/12 he produced 'The Chaplin Legacy' for Radio 4 and two series for Radio 2: 'The Bands that Mattered' and 'Why Did She Fall for the Leader of the Band?', also an hour-long profile of 'Betty Driver - So Little Time'.
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Hasna Tamtaoui

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A Moroccan actress born in Casablanca, Morocco, on August 2, 1966. She developed an early interest in performing arts and later pursued professional training in acting at the High Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cultural Animation (ISADAC) in Rabat, one of Morocco’s leading institutions for theater and dramatic studies. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with several Moroccan directors and actors in projects spanning drama, social narratives, and contemporary television storytelling. Her filmography includes appearances in productions such as Adam (2019) and several television series including Kayna Dorouf, Joudia, Mal Al Donia, and Koulha W Teriqou, among others.
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Frank MacKay

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Frank Mackay is a mutli-talented producer, actor and celebrity talk show host. From managing not only icon Criss Angel but also his own newspaper Network, to producing and achieving recognition with such films as So Long To Run (1978), Tremor Team 12 (2014), Turning Point With Frank Mackay and 2024's Good Mourning. Frank is also the host of the daily talk show The Frank Mackay Show; interviewing celebrities such as Tracey Morgan, Mark Wahlberg, Billy Bob Thornton, Tim Robbins and Dennis Quaid .
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Nanako Mori

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Nanako Mori (森 なな子, Mori Nanako) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She is signed to the Mausu Promotion agency. In 2005, she joined the Takarazuka Revue under the stage name Chihaya Saeki (冴輝 ちはや, Saeki Chihaya) and played male roles (otokoyaku) in the Snow Troupe. She left the Takarazuka Revue in 2009 and worked as an office worker for two years. In 2012, she was finalist in the Miss Universe Japan competition, which she applied for at the recommendation of his boss. She started her voice acting activities in 2013 and joined Mausu Promotion in 2015. Not to be confused with AV actress of the same name Nanako Mori.
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Gohar Kheyrandish

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Gohar Kheyrandish is an actress of the cinema, theater, and television, who was born in 1954 in Shiraz, Iran. Gohar Kheyrandish played in theater and shows since she was young. After completing her studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts, the University of Tehran, she played a role in "Days of Waiting" as her first movie. She received an Honorary Diploma of the Best First Role Actress for "Low Heights" by Ibrahim Hatami Kia from 20th Fajr Film Festival. She has also been featured in Mohammad Hossein Latifi's "Neighbor's" TV series and "Mive-ye Mamnooe", directed by Hassan Fathi. Her other activities in the cinema are Kamal Tabrizi's "Sheida", "Donya" by Manouchehr Masiri, "Gol-e yakh" by Kioumars Pour Ahmad and "Tambourine" by Parisa Bakhtavar.
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John Brumpton

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Brumpton has performed in over 60 short films including the 2006 Tropfest finalist - Silencer. Last Ride and The Loved Ones screened in competition at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, where The Loved Ones won the Midnight Madness Audience Award. Brumpton portrays Eric Stone ("Daddy") in the Australian horror film The Loved Ones. Brumpton's second film in a leading role, Dance Me to My Song (1998) was screened in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. His third film in a leading role, Redball (1999) won the Grand Jury Prize, at the 1999 Chicago Independent Film Festival.
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Apasiri Nitibhon

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Apasiri Nitibhon, nicknamed Um, is a Thai supermodel and actress. She is the younger sister of Amarin Nitibhon, a Thai singer and actor. She entered the entertainment industry by becoming a model at the age of 18 after the 'Trend Setter' contest. Likewise, Apasiri then took photoshoots for magazines and became well known in the modeling industry in the 1990s with a unique face and 173 centimeters tall. She began her acting career at the age of 25 by taking part in the film 'Sunset at Chaopraya' in 1995, starring as 'Angsumalin'. Apasiri trained as a likay dancer in her youth. For the 2006 film, 'The Victim', she portrayed a beauty queen who performs a likay dance. For this role, she had to receive a refresher course in Thai classical dance.
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Ian MacDonald

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ian MacDonald (born Ulva W. Pippy, June 28, 1914 – April 11, 1978) was an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon (1952). Military service MacDonald served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13, 1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of captain. On June 17, 1967, in Santa Monica, California, MacDonald married Shirley Kannegaard, a nurse whom he met when he was a patient at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital. They remained wed until his death. On April 11, 1978, MacDonald died at his home in Bozeman, Montana, at age 63. CLR Selected filmography Stick to Your Guns (1941) - Henchman Elbows Secret of the Wastelands (1941) - Hollister They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Soldier (uncredited) Swamp Woman (1941) - Det. Lt. Rance The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) - 'Butch' Raglan North of the Rockies (1942) - Lazare The Strange Woman (1946) - Boat Captain (uncredited) Ramrod (1947) - Walt Shipley Pursued (1947) - A Callum (uncredited) Deep Valley (1947) - Blast Foreman (uncredited) Dark Passage (1947) - Cop in Bus Depot (uncredited) My Girl Tisa (1948) - Guard (uncredited) The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Paul Moreles Mr. Reckless (1948) - Jim Halsey Port Said (1948) - Jakoll Speed to Spare (1948) - Pusher Wilkes Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948) - Nick A Southern Yankee (1948) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited) The Man from Colorado (1948) - Jack Rawson (uncredited) Road House (1948) - Police Captain Song of India (1949) - Prince's Officer (uncredited) Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) - Mike Streets of San Francisco (1949) - Luke Fraser Come to the Stable (1949) - Mr. Matthews (uncredited) White Heat (1949) - Bo Creel (uncredited) Battleground (1949) - Army Colonel (uncredited) Malaya (1949) - Carlos Tassuma Montana (1950) - Slim Reeves Whirlpool (1950) - Hogan - Store Detective (uncredited) Comanche Territory (1950) - Walshy Colt .45 (1950) - Miller The Lawless (1950) - Al Peters Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) - Detective Casey (uncredited) The Desert Hawk (1950) - Yussef Thunder in God's Country (1951) - Smitty New Mexico (1951) - Pvt. Daniels The Texas Rangers (1951) - The Sundance Kid Show Boat (1951) - Drunken Sport (uncredited) Ten Tall Men (1951) - Lustig The Barefoot Mailman (1951) - Theron Henchman (uncredited) This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) - Joe Grossland, Private Eye Flaming Feather (1952) - Tombstone Jack High Noon[2] (1952) - Frank Miller The Brigand (1952) - Maj. Schrock The Savage (1952) - Chief Yellow Eagle Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) - Steve Girard Hiawatha (1952) - Chief Megissogwon The Silver Whip (1953) - Hank A Perilous Journey (1953) - Sprague Blowing Wild (1953) - Jackson Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) - Geronimo Johnny Guitar (1954) - Pete Apache (1954) - Clagg The Egyptian (1954) - Ship's Captain (uncredited) They Were So Young (1954) - General Rodriguez Garcia (uncredited) Timberjack (1955) - Pauquette Son of Sinbad (1955) - Murad The Lonesome Trail (1955) - Gonaga Two-Gun Lady (1955) - Jud Ivers Accused of Murder (1956) - Trumbull Stagecoach to Fury (1956) - Sheriff Ross Duel at Apache Wells (1957) - Marcus Wolf Money, Women and Guns (1958) - Nibbs
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