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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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Charles Bennett

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Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the war's end. In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright, later turning one of his most famous plays, "Blackmail," into a screenplay for production under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock. The affiliation with "Hitch" continued into the early 1940s, by which time both Bennett and the director were working in Hollywood. He wrote for producers ranging from Cecil B. DeMille to Irwin Allen to the penny-pinching folks at AIP. "If I couldn't write, I wouldn't want to live," commented Bennett, who had projects (including a remake of "Blackmail") going right up to the time of his death.
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Ida Waterman

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ida Waterman was a stage and screen actress. Waterman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She appeared in some thirty or more Broadway productions between the late 1880s and early 1920s. She played Elise Claremont in the 1889 farce-comedy Our Flat and the following year Mrs. Kirke in Men and Women opposite Maude Adams. In 1899 she was Mrs. Crawley in Becky Sharp (later made into the 1934 film Becky Sharp) and in 1922 closed out her Broadway career playing Mrs. French in Lawful Larceny. Waterman was popular in numerous silent films in the teens and twenties as a supporting elderly actress much like Kate Lester. After decades of being a Victorian and Edwardian stage actress, Waterman moved into silent films in the 1910s. She died in 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Anna Maxwell Martin

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Anna Maxwell Martin (born May 1977), sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is a two-time BAFTA award-winning English actress who has won acclaim for her performances as Lyra in His Dark Materials at the Royal National Theatre, as Esther Summerson in the BBC's 2005 adaptation of Bleak House, and as N in Channel 4's 2008 adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Maxwell Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Mohamed Sobhi

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Mohamed Sobhy is an Egyptian actor, writer and director who was born in Cairo in 1948. At a young age he was known for his talent of imitating famous artists; “Youssef Wahby, “Abu-Lam’a” and “Ahmad al-Haddaad”, a talent that paved his way to join the famous radio entertainment program “Saa’a le-albak i.e. An hour for your heart”. His unique artistic talent first appeared during his final exam at the High Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1967 when he played Hamlet, graduated with honors and was appointed demonstrator. He later wrote, starred and directed in his own theatrical version of Hamlet. Thus, his name was added to the British Encyclopedia, the most famous international encyclopedia. He started his career playing minor roles in stage plays with famous stars like Salaah Mansour, Fou’aad al-Mohandess, Hassan Youssef, Muhammad ‘Awad, Muhammad Negm and others. Although he played small roles, yet his appearance attracted audience and gained the admiration of those whom he worked with for his undeniable talent. His first, small but significant, role in “Hello Shalaby (1970)” was one of his most known achievements at the time. His lead roles started with ” Entaha al-dars ya ghabi i.e. Lesson is over, stupid”. Then, followed his roles in “’Aly Beih Mazhar. i.e. Mr. Aly Mazhar”, “Hamlet”, “Al-jokar i.e. The Joker”, “Al-hamagy i.e. The barbarian”, “Weg-het nazar i.e. A point of view”, “Mama America”, “Le’bet al-sett i.e. A woman’s plaything”, “Carmen”, and other Naguib El Reehany plays that he produced in the late 90's and early 2000's. Among Sobhy’s popular TV series are: “Aly Beih Mazhar. i.e. Mr. Aly Mazhar”, “Kimo”, “Rehlet al-million i.e. The journey to be a millionaire”, “Sonbol baa’d el Million i.e. Sonbol..A millionaire”, “Yawmeyyat Wanees i.e. Wanees days” (seven seasons) and “Faares bela gawaad i.e. A knight without a horse”. On the silver screen, Sobhy was widely noticed in “Abnaa al-samt i.e. Sons of silence, and his critically acclaimed role as an activist student in the political drama “Al-Karnak.”
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Barry Shabaka Henley

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Barry Shabaka Henley (born Barry Joseph Henley; September 15, 1954) is an American character actor. Henley is a fixture in many films, most often the films of director Michael Mann, having worked with the director four times. Henley played Herbert Muhammad in Ali. In Collateral he made an impression as a sensitive jazz musician living on borrowed time. He also starred in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal. In Miami Vice, Henley succeeded Edward James Olmos as superior officer, Lt. Martin Castillo. He also appeared in the short-lived television series, Robbery Homicide Division and Barbershop. From 2009, he has played the recurring character of FBI Agent Vreede in FlashForward, an ABC television series. He also played Buddy in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. It was announced that Henley will have a role on Heroes as Detective Fuller. In 1999 Henley supplied the role of Pokerface in the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence film Life. As a stage actor, Henley's honors include the Drama Desk, Obie, and Olivier Awards. He was also a member of the West Coast Black Repertory Theatre and the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Shabaka Henley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Mae West

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mae West (born Mary Jane West; August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades. Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named West 15th among the greatest female stars of all time. One of the more controversial movie stars of her day, West encountered many problems including censorship. When her cinematic career ended, she continued to perform on stage, in Las Vegas, in the United Kingdom, on radio and television, and recorded rock and roll albums. She used the alias Jane Mast early in her career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mae West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Neil Dudgeon

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Neil Dudgeon was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 2 January 1961 and attended Danum Grammar School among others. He established himself as an actor in school plays and went on to study drama at university . He made his first screen appearance in 1987. The following year, he appeared as a World War II pilot in Piece of Cake, alongside Tim Woodward, Jeremy Northam and Nathaniel Parker. As well as occasional appearances in long-running series such as Casualty, London`s Burning and Lovejoy, he has appeared as George the Chauffeur in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (alongside Diana Rigg), in Inspector Morse (episode “The Way Through The Woods”), A Touch of Frost with David Jason, Between The Lines, Common As Muck (in 1994 & 1997) , Out of the Blue, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking and all four series of Messiah with Ken Stott. In 2007 Dudgeon appeared in the eponymous role of self-made millionaire Roman Pretty in the BBC2 sitcom Roman`s Empire. Since 2009 he has played Jim Riley in the BBC`s successful comedy Life of Riley. In 2010, Dudgeon appeared in an episode of the long-running ITV crime drama Midsomer Murders, called “The Sword of Guillaume”. He was introduced in the episode as the cousin of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, played by John Nettles, who has announced his retirement from the role. Neil, also cast as a senior detective, will take over as the lead character in Midsomer Murders after the last episodes featuring John Nettles are screened in 2011. Neil appeared for the first time in Midsomer Murders in the opening episode of the fourth series (“Garden of Death”), Neil is married to Radio Producer Mary Peate, they have two children.
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Tatiana Papamoschou

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tatiana Papamoschou (born 1964 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek actress who has starred in numerous Greek theatrical, film and television productions. She is best known for her role as the title character in the 1977 Oscar-nominated film Iphigenia (her first film role), for which she earned the Best Leading Actress Award at the 1977 Thessaloniki Film Festival. Tatiana was only 13 years old when she was cast as Iphigenia. In addition to Greek, she speaks fluent English and French. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tatiana Papamoschou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Daniel Southern

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Daniel Southern makes his motion picture debut in Touchstone Pictures' "The 13th Warrior." He also appeared in John McTiernan's film "The Thomas Crown Affair" Mischa Hausserman (who played Rethel the Archer) also appears in "The Thomas Crown Affair" as Crown's driver. Dan's telvisions appearances includes "Law & Order". The episode titled "Shield" aired in March of 1999 in the series' ninth season. He played Lieutenant Gilroy. Southern starred on Broadway in "The Loves of Anatol" at the Circle in the Square, and in the 890 Studios workshop production "Scandal!" Off-Broadway, he starred in the title role in "Macbeth, " and in the Roundabout Theater Company's production "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead." His extensive work in regional theater includes the Long Wharf Theater's "Arsenic and Old Lace, " the Guthrie Theater's "Duchess of Malfi" and "Measure for Measure, " four plays with The Shakespeare Theater, and productions with the Brandeis Repertory Company, Pioneer Theater, and the Pittsburgh Public Theater. He has also starred at the Whole Theater in Montclair, New Jersey in "Electra" and with Academy Award®-winner Olympia Dukakis in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." He has also performed with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company and with the Alwin Nikolais Dance Theater. Southern earned his bachelor of arts with honors in Dramatic Art at the University of California at Berkeley, and continued his studies as a scholarship student with the American Conservatory Theater. Dan recently guest-starred on "Law & Order" and will be seen in the re-make of "The Thomas Crown Affair" with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. In May he received his M.D. from Downstate Medical School.
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