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Ray Smith

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Ray Smith (1 May 1936 – 15 December 1991) was a Welsh actor who played the tough-talking police chief, Detective Superintendent Gordon Spikings, in the television series Dempsey and Makepeace. He was the first actor to play Brother Cadfael for BBC radio, and played a memorable Dai Bando in the BBC's 1975 adaptation of How Green Was My Valley - a touching performance given that Smith;s own father was a miner killed in a pit accident when Smith was just three years old. His final role work was in the TV adaptation of Kingsley Amis' novel, The Old Devils. He died just before filming concluded at the age of 55 from a massive heart attack and won the posthumous BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor in 1992.
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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 who 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 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Connery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Ramesh Pisharody

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Ramesh Pisharody is a stand-up comedian, mimicry artist, television host and film actor in Malayalam. He appeared in the TV shows Cinemala and Comic Cola and gained huge popularity after his TV show Bluff Masters aside his creative partner and friend Dharmajan Bolgatty. He debuted as an actor in the film Positive (2008). Though he first acted in the film Positive, his first released movie was Nasrani. He has acted in several Malayalam films, mostly in supporting roles like To Noora with Love (2014), which include comedy as well as negative roles. He had a lead role in the film Kappal Muthalaali (2009).His other notable films are Celluloid, Left Right Left, and Immanuel. He is currently hosting the TV show Badai Bunglow (2014) which is inspired by Comedy Nights with Kapil. Pisharody was the youngest son in the family. He had his primary education from Kendriya Vidyalaya Newsprint Nagar, Karikkode Govt High School and pre degree from Devaswom Board College, Thalayolaparambu. He worked as a mimicry artist in Salim Kumar's mimicry troupe Cochin Stallions before entering movies. Ramesh is married to Soumya and the couple has a daughter. He has been a co-host of the Asianet Film Awards.
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Tara Holt

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Tara Ashley Holt was born and raised in Newport Beach, California, and began acting in drama classes and productions throughout elementary school and junior high. Her passion for acting soon got her accepted into one of the most prestigious art schools in the West: Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), concentrating her round-the-clock studies on acting and drama courses. After graduating high school, Tara moved to Los Angeles and promptly began booking steady film, television,commercial, and print jobs. Continued dedication to developing her career allowed Tara to graduate top of her class at the Sanford Meisner Studio, where she trained to perfect her craft with uncommon discipline. Miss Holt has continued to distinguish herself as a fresh face with range and talent far beyond her years. Tara can be seen on hit TV shows such as Nickelodeon's "Victorious" (2011), "Big Time Rush" (2011), Disney's "Sonny with a Chance (2009), and ABC Family's TV show "Greek" (2008). She can also be seen on NBC's new TV show, "Friends with Benefits" (2011), TV show "Love That Girl" (2011) and Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" (2009) (opposite Eliza Dushku), playing a kidnapped victim of a serial killer. Tara's upcoming films include Underground Comedy Movie (2011), playing the role of a triplet (opposite Adrien Brody), the role of Amber in Small Apartments (2011), and the role of Sara in feature film, The Algerian (2012). Some of Tara's past film experience include roles in Struck (2008), feature film The Wind (2009), and feature film Victim (2010), by Pierce Williams Entertainment, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Tara also completed a series of Public Service Announcements for "The Way to Happiness Foundation International" (2008) promoting positive morals for a modern world. From hit TV shows to chart-topping music videos to national commercials, Tara has extensive film and television experience to her credit.
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Nipsey Russell

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American comedian, best known today for his appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, especially Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth and Pyramid. His appearances were distinguished in part by the short, humorous poems he would recite during the broadcast. These lyrics became so closely associated with Russell that Dick Clark, Bill Cullen, Betty White, and others regularly referred to him as "the poet laureate of television." He also had a leading role in the film version of The Wiz. Russell was also a frequent guest on Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nipsey Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Leslie Easterbrook

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Easterbrook was born in Los Angeles. She was adopted when she was nine months old; her adoptive parents, Carl and Helen Easterbrook, raised her in Arcadia, Nebraska. She attended and graduated from Kearney High School and Stephens College. Her father was a music professor and her mother was an English teacher at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Easterbrook appeared in about a dozen feature films and over 300 television episodes. One of her earlier successes was in 1980 as Rhonda Lee beginning with season six of Laverne & Shirley. The role of Rhonda was part of the show's change of locale from Milwaukee to Hollywood. Easterbrook performed as Debbie Callahan in the Police Academy film series. Easterbrook told author Paul Stenning, "The funny thing is, that's not me at all. I'd never played tough. I'd played all kinds of things, but I'd never played someone who's intimidating or someone that was aggressive sexually. I was of a size that I never played the girl who got the guy. I wondered how I could do it. But I did. I went for the audition and I scared the producer and the director and then they backed up in their chairs and I went 'Oh no, now I really blew it. I scared them'. So I left the audition upset. I didn't get to read the script until I got the part. I thought it was outrageous and so funny." Easterbrook appeared in Murder, She Wrote, Diagnosis: Murder, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Baywatch, Matlock, Hunter, and The Dukes of Hazzard. In 2005, she replaced Karen Black as Mother Firefly in Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, the sequel to the 2003 horror film, House of 1000 Corpses. In 2007, she played security guard Patty Frost in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween. In 2008, she played as Betty in the thriller/horror film House. In 2010, she starred in The Afflicted. She also appeared on Ryan's Hope as Devlin Kowalski. Her voice work has been featured in several projects, including Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series. She sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XVII which landed her starring roles in musicals on Broadway and throughout the country; she recorded a song for the soundtrack of Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. Easterbrook made a video, Real Beginner's Guide to the Shotgun Sports, the first in a series designed to encourage and prepare nonshooters for their first shooting experience. Easterbrook serves on the board of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, and supports a number of children's charities. Easterbrook is a National Rifle Association member and has served on the board of directors of the California Rifle and Pistol Association. Easterbrook is married to M*A*S*H writer Dan Wilcox. She was previously married to fellow actor Victor Holchak.
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Alycia Delmore

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alycia Delmore is an American actress in films and theater. She is most famous for her role in Lynn Shelton's 2009 comedy film Humpday in the role of Anna, the wife of Ben (played by Mark Duplass). She also appears in Shelton's What the Funny in the role of Sarah. She plays Kyler Mallory, fictional London stock broker in Her Interactive Inc's video game, Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy. She also landed a role in Seattle Shakespeare Company's "Pericles" Description above from the Wikipedia article Alycia Delmore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Scott Mann

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Scott Mann started in front of the camera before getting behind the camera. From the late ‘80’s to the mid ‘90’s, Scott was a fashion model from Wickliffe, Ohio and worked in the Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Atlanta markets, and also across the Pacific in Honolulu and Tokyo. During his career, Scott has appeared in national ad campaigns for Miller Brewing Co., Matrix Hair Essentials, Fitness Quest, and has appeared in regional television spots for GNC, and The Art Institute. In 1993, Scott won the role of “Glenn Quentin” in the 7 time Academy Award nominated motion picture, “The Shawshank Redemption”. In 1995, Scott was voted to Cleveland Magazine's annual list of "Most Interesting People". While modeling in Cleveland and Chicago, Scott would also work as a photo assistant for local photographers. A developed interest to be behind the lens was now created. Scott has been shooting a variety of media over the years. One of his latest techniques is 'digitally painting' on his images, which has created some of his latest works. In October of 2010, Scott was awarded the job to create 21 original 'digital paintings' for the Great Hall entrance to the new Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Genevieve Morton

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Morton appeared on Esquire Online: Me in My Place,[4] where they visited her model apartment in New York. She appeared with the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island in a US GQ issue.[5] Morton was also selected to be on the cover of the South African GQ Soccer World Cup issue.[6] She also appeared on the cover of the July 2014 issue of GQ South Africa. She has appeared on the David Letterman show. Morton was named one of the top 50 swimsuit models of all time by Sports Illustrated in 2014. In 2012, she appeared in the music video for the song Sweeter by Gavin DeGraw.[7] Morton was one of the two cover stars for the December 2016/January 2017 Swimsuit Edition for Esquire Mexico.
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Richard Ginn

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Richard left the school of hard knocks with a brace of Arts related qualifications, but needing to eat and gain his independence went into graft with a Blue-Chip company in the City of London eventually working for one of the largest legal firms in Europe. On redundancy, he reactivated his interest in performing and formed a tribute act which appeared internationally to great acclaim for 10+ years. He now cares for his disabled partner and performs in Cabaret, Pantomime and has gained many supporting roles on TV in Docudramas of which his most recent credits are 'Wolf Hall' and the latest installment of 'The Tunnel - Debris'.
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