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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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Shin Saburi

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Shin Saburi (佐分利 信, Saburi Shin; February 12, 1909 in Hokkaidō, Japan – September 22, 1982) was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujiro Ozu including Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941), Tea Over Rice (1952), Equinox Flower (1958) and Late Autumn (1960). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shin Saburi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Betsy Russell

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Elizabeth "Betsy" Russell (born September 6, 1963) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in Private School (1983), Tomboy (1985), and as Jill Tuck, one of the primary characters of the Saw film series from 2006 to 2010. Russell was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Constance (née Lerner) and Richard Lion Russell, a stock analyst, and the granddaughter of journalist and educator Max Lerner. Her father and maternal grandfather were Jewish. Russell wanted to be an actress since the age of eight and started acting in school plays. She appeared in a Pepsi commercial that was taped locally while in high school. After graduating from Mission Bay High School in 1981, she moved to Los Angeles and began taking acting classes before landing her first role. She did a masters program in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica and is a certified hypnotist and life coach, also from the University of Santa Monica. Russell's first role was in the 1982 film Let's Do It! That same year, she landed roles on T. J. Hooker, Family Ties, and The Powers of Matthew Star. In 1983, Russell's breakout role came as Jordan Leigh-Jensen in the sex comedy Private School. While shooting the action film Avenging Angel, she was offered to audition for the 1985 film Silverado but turned it down. She said in an interview, "Everything happens for a reason. I always believe my career would have been different had I done that part. I can't say if it would have been better or worse. I’ve had a great run." She went on to star in a series of B movies in the 1980s, including the comedy Tomboy and the slasher film Cheerleader Camp. Russell also appeared on TV series such as The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, 1st & Ten, and an episode of Superboy, which was a reunion with her Tomboy co-star Gerard Christopher. Russell resides in Malibu, California. In August 1988, Russell was engaged to actor Vincent Van Patten, son of Dick Van Patten. They were married nine months later on May 27, 1989, in North Hollywood. Their wedding reception was at Van Patten's father's Sherman Oaks home which was attended by numerous A-list celebrities. They divorced in 2001 and have two sons: Richard Van Patten (March 1993) and Vincent Van Patten, Jr. (September 3, 1995) Russell was previously engaged to film producer Mark Burg. After a brief retirement from acting, Russell appeared in a small role in Saw III playing John Kramer's ex-wife, Jill Tuck. She went on to star in the sequels, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, and Saw 3D. She played a role in the 2010 film Chain Letter, the SyFy film Mandrake, and My Trip Back to the Dark Side. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betsy Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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James Robinson

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James Robinson is a Scottish actor/producer born in Glasgow. Debuted as the young William Wallace in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, he has gone on to appear in Danny Boyle’s highly acclaimed "Babylon" and Neil Jordan’s historical epic "The Borgias" with Jeremy Irons and Gina McKee. He has guest-starred on BBC’s "Doctors" and "Casualty", and as Greg Edgars in Sony/Starz’s "Outlander". Most recently he has wrapped in filming "Washington" for the History Channel US and Icon Films, starring as Alexander Hamilton.
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Zachary Green

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Zachary Green is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the NXT brand, performing as Nash Carter. He has appeared in many promotions including Rockstar Pro Wrestling where he is a former one-time Rockstar Pro Champion and former one-time Rockstar Pro Tag Team Champion, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he became a former one-time CZW Wired Champion and Impact Wrestling. Wentz is widely known for his strong-style, high-flying wrestling style as well for his extensive work in tag team competition, alongside his long-time tag partner Dezmond Xavier under the team name The Rascalz. Wentz and Xavier have gained recent notice for their work in promotions including Impact Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where they are the current PWG World Tag Team Champions in their first reign. While in CZW, Wentz and Xavier became two-time CZW Tag Team Champions.
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Helmut Griem

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helmut Griem (born April 6, 1932 in Hamburg – November 19, 2004 in Munich) was a German actor. Griem was primarily a German-speaking stage actor, appearing at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Staatliches Schauspielbühnen in Berlin, in the Munich Kammerspiele, and finally in the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, also in Munich. Among his many film and TV appearances (a quite memorable one being NBC's mini-series Peter the Great, portraying the formidable Tsar's lifelong friend and "right hand" Alexander Menshikov, alongside Maximilian Schell), the Oscar-winning film Cabaret (1972), in which he played the rich "Baron Maximilian von Heune" is probably the best-known; other internationally-known performances include his work in The Damned, The McKenzie Break, and Ludwig. Griem starred in the television mini-series "The Devil's Lieutenant" directed by John Goldschmidt, adapted by Jack Rosenthal and based on the novel by M Fagyas, for Channel 4 and ZDF. Despite his success in film, the theatre remained at the heart of Griem's work, and he performed in many classic roles from both the German and English-language repertoire. Later in his career Griem turned to theatre direction, including Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill. Before his death, Griem had planned to direct the Botho Strauss play Die eine and die andere (This One and The Other). Griem twice won the Bambi Award: in 1961 and in 1976. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helmut Griem, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Kevin R. Wright

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Kevin R. Wright is a creative producer of production and development at Marvel Studios located on the Disney Lot in Burbank, California, where, alongside his colleagues in the feature film division, he is responsible for the creative oversight of projects on the studio’s slate. Kevin co-produced Disney+'s Emmy-nominated Loki. He was also an associate producer on Ant-Man and The Wasp and previously served as the senior manager of production and development on Doctor Strange, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War.
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Werner Peters

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Werner Peters (7 July 1918 – 30 March 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971. Peters was born in Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony, and died of a heart attack on a promotion tour for his latest film in Wiesbaden, Germany. His film career started with the lead in Wolfgang Staudte's Der Untertan, produced in the young German Democratic Republic. Peters then worked in West-Germany, appearing mostly in supporting roles in popular movies. He also established himself in the European and international film industry by frequently playing sinister German or Nazi characters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Werner Peters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Olivia d'Abo

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Olivia Jane d'Abo (born 22 January 1969) is an English actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Princess Jehnna in Conan the Destroyer (1984), Karen Arnold on The Wonder Years, Mara Simons in Beyond the Stars (1989), Angela in Point of No Return (1993), Betty Jo in Wayne's World 2 (1993), Molly Richardson in Greedy (1994), Marie Blake on the NBC sitcom The Single Guy, Anna Montgomery in The Big Green (1995), Tracey Meltempi in It Had to Be You (2000), and Nicole Wallace on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She has voiced the characters of Jane Porter in the Disney Channel animated series The Legend of Tarzan and the movie Tarzan & Jane, Rox in the 'Matriculated' segment of The Animatrix, Natalia Romanoff / Black Widow in the animated movies Ultimate Avengers 1 & 2 , Luminara Unduli in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and in the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. She was engaged to singer Julian Lennon, which ended in 1992. Her son, Oliver William d'Abo, was born in 1995. In 1998, she became engaged to actor Thomas Jane after working with him on several projects, but the couple called it off in 2001. She was married to songwriter and music producer Patrick Leonard from 2002 to 2012. She dated professional skateboarder James Quakenbush from 2019 to 2022. Her father is singer-songwriter Mike d'Abo, lead vocalist of the group Manfred Mann. Some information ​is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Lubor Tokoš

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​Lubor tokoš byl český divadelní, filmový a televizní herec, spolupracoval také s rozhlasem. Věnoval se i malířství a psaní knih. Do podvědomí diváků se dostává zejména díky svému charakteristickému hlasu. V mládí vytvořil nezapomenutelnou hlavní roli Simona Harta ve filmu VYNÁLEZ ZKÁZY režiséra Karla Zemana. Než přešel k divadlu, studoval vojenské gymnázium. Nejprve však v divadle pracoval jako nápověda. Během svého života prošel divadly v Hodoníně, Brně, Uherském Hradišti, Ostravě, Praze, Olomouci a Zlíně. Divadlo definitivně opustil roku 1985. V rozhlase natočil více než tisíc programů a čítával pro nevidomé v pražském studiu Karla Emanuela Macana. Ve filmu vytvořil desítky rolí. Za zmínku z filmů stojí např. SMRT KRÁSNÝCH SRNCŮ (1986), O PRINCEZNĚ JASNĚNCE A LÉTAJÍCÍM ŠEVCI (1987) či GOLET V ÚDOLÍ (1995). Roku 2002 obdržel cenu Thálie za celoživotní dílo.
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