Barbara Nichols
Gary Brumburgh’s entry: She was the archetypal brassy, bosomy, Brooklynesque bimbo with a highly distinctive scratchy voice. Barbara Nichols started life as Barbara Marie Nic
Leo G. Carroll
IMDB entry: One of the most indispensable of character actors, Leo G. Carroll was already involved in the business of acting as a schoolboy in Gilbert & Sullivan productions. A
Ronald Reagan
TCM overview: An affable Midwesterner, Ronald Reagan parlayed his athletic good looks and undeniable charisma into a middling career in the movies, but it was the smaller screen th
Tilly Losch
“Streetswing” article: Tilly Losch was an established dancer and actress, she was titled the ‘Countess of Carnarvon.’ Danced in many childre
Philips Holmes
IMDB entry: A future in movies for this fair-haired, fresh-faced young adult of the 1930s was by no means certain at the time of his untimely death in a mid-air plane collision. Hi
George Peppard
George Peppard David Shipman’s “Independent” obituary: George Peppard, actor, director, producer: born Detroit 1 October 1928; six times married (two sons, one da
May Whitty
TCM overview: Dame May Whitty was a delightful character actress of numerous first-class productions of the late 1930s and 1940s. Typically playing a distinguished aunt, mot
Gareth Thomas
Obituary in “The Telegraph” in 2016. Gareth Thomas, who has died aged 71, was a regular face on the television screens and a much respected stage actor, but he became best-know
Leonid Kinskey
Tom Vallance’s “Independent” obituary: ONE OF Hollywood’s most distinctive character actors, often known as “The Mad Russian”, Leonid Kinskey wa