Classic Horror Movie Players

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WILSON BENGE
Born 1875 in Greenwich, London. Educated at Royal Naval College. Died July 1st 1955 in Hollywood. Screen, stage actor and stage producer. Married to actress Sarah L. Benge (deceased 1954).
Made stage debut at 17 years of age in Trilby. Was persuaded to go to America to act with Douglas Fairbanks in ROBIN HOOD.
20's 1922 Robin Hood 1923 Ten Commandments 1925 Lady Windermere's Fan. Alias Mary Flynn. The Road To Yesterday 1926 A Trip To Chinatown. The Midnight Message 1927 King of Kings. Fast and Furious. The Lone Eagle 1928 Anybody Here Seen Kelly? A Gentleman Preferred. Freedom of the Press. That's My Daddy 1929 A Most Immoral Lady. Bulldog Drummond. Untamed. This Thing Called Love.
Top       30's 1930 Raffles. Her Wedding Night. Charley's Aunt. The Bat Whispers (as The Butler) 1931 The Men In Her Life. Platinum Blonde 1932 Cynara 1933 Song of Songs. Big Executive. The Death Kiss (as Doorman). The Avenger (as Butler). By Appointment Only 1934 The Ghost Walks (as Jarvis). Twin Husbands. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1935 A Feather in Her Hat. Cardinal Richlieu. False Pretenses 1936 Dancing Feet. Murder At Glen Athol 1937 The Shadow Strikes. Easy Living. Mr. Boggs Steps Out. Oh, Doctor! The Man Who Cried Wolf 1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood.
40's 1940 Green Hell 1941 The Lady Eve. The Man Who Lost Himself. Nothing But the Truth 1942 You're Telling Me. The Palm Beach Story. Miss Annie Rooney. The Pied Piper 1944 The Lodger. The White Cliffs of Dover. The Jungle Woman (as Court Stenographer). The Pearl of Death (as Steward). Mrs. Parkington. Gaslight 1945 Pursuit To Algiers (as Clergyman). Tonight and Every Night. The House of Fear (as Guy Davies) 1948 The Three Musketeers.
50's 1950 Emergency Wedding 1951 Kind Lady. Royal Wedding 1952 Million Dollar Mermaid 1955 The Scarlet Coat.
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SPENCER GORDON BENNET
Director born to anglo-French parents in Brooklyn, New York January 5th. 1893. Died 1987.
Acted with stock companies during his teens. He then worked as a stuntman and broke into the film industry with the Edison Company during the winter of 1911-1912. He appeared as a stuntman and an actor in THE PERILS OF PAULINE serial of 1914 under the apprenticeship of director George B. Seitz. Bennet became the second unit director on the follow-up serial THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE.
In 1925 Bennet began directing his own serials, continuing right up untill 1956, the last year of American serial production. Bennet's reputation for achieving "terrified" reactions from his players at the appropriate time was prtly explained by his habit of creeping up behind them, usually the leading lady, and firing blank rounds into the air to create the desired, wide-eyed horror.
At the end of his career, and working with colour, Bennet made two 90 minute features that reunited many of the famous action stars with who he had worked with throughout his career.
20's 1921 Behold the Man (co-dir) 1923 Plunder (serial. co-dir uncredited) 1925 Play Ball (serial). The Green Archer (serial) 1926 The Fighting Marine (serial). The House Without a Key (serial). Snowed In (serial) 1927 Melting Millions (serial). Hawk of the Hills (serial) 1928 The Man Without a Face (serial). The Yellow Cameo (serial). The Terrible People (serial). Marked Money (serial). The Tiger's Shadow (serial) 1929 The Black Book (serial. co-dir). The Fire Detective (serial). Queen of the Northwoods (serial). Hawk of the Hills.
30's 1930 Rouge of the Rio Grande. Nick Harris (serial) 1931 Nick Harris (serial continued). Mystery of Compartment C (short) 1932 The Last Frontier (serial) 1933 The Midnight Warning. Justice Takes a Holiday. Jaws of Justice 1934 The Ferocious Pal. Badge of Honor. The Fighting Rookie. The Oil Raider. Night Alarm. Young Eagles (serial) 1935 Calling All Cars. Rescue Squad. Get That Man. Heir to Trouble. Western Courage. Lawless Riders 1936 The Cattle Thief. Heroes of the Range. Avenging Waters. The Fugitive Sheriff. The Unknown Ranger. Rio Grande Ranger. Ranger Courage 1937 The Law of the Ranger. Reckless Ranger. The Ranger Steps In. The Mysterious Pilot (serial) 1938 Rio Grande 1939 Across the Plains. Riders of the Frontier.
40's 1940 Westbound Stage. The Cowboy From Sundown 1941 Arizona Bound. Ridin' the Cherokee Trail. Gunman From Bodie 1942 They Raid By Night. Valley of Vanishing Men (serial). The Secret Code (serial) 1943 Calling Wild Elliot. Canyon City. The Masked Marvel (serial). Secret Service in Darkest Africa (serial) 1944 Mojave Firebrand. Beneath Western Skies. California Joe. Tucson Raiders. Code of the Prairie. Zorro's Black Whip (serial). Haunted Harbor (serial. Co-dir). The Tiger Woman (serial. co-dir) 1945 Lone Texas Ranger. Manhunt on Mystery Island (serial. co-dir). Federal Operator 99 (serial. co-dir). The Purple Monster Strikes (serial. co-dir). The Phantom Rider (serial. co-dir). Daughter of Don Q (serial.co-dir). King of the Forest Rangers (serial. co-dir) 1947 Son of Zorro (serial.co-dir). Brick Bradford (serial) 1948 Superman (serial. co-dir). Congo Bill (serial. co-dir) 1949 The Adventures of Sir Galahad (serial). Bruce Gentry - Daredevil of the Skies (serial. co-dir). Batman and Robin (serial).
50's 1950 Cody of the Pony Express (serial). Atom Man Versus Superman (serial). Pirates of the High Seas (serial. co-dir) 1951 Captain Video (serial. co-dir). Roar of the Iron Horse (serial. co-dir). Mysterious Island (serial) 1952 Brave Warrior. Voodoo Tiger. Blackhawk (serial). Son of Geronimo (serial). King of the Congo (serial. co-dir) 1953 Savage Mutiny. Killer Ape. The Lost Planet (serial) 1954 Riding With Buffalo Bill (serial). Gunfighters of the Northwest (serial) 1955 Adventures of Captain Africa (serial). Devil Goddess 1956 Perils of the Wilderness (serial). Blazing the Overland Trail (serial) 1958 Submarine Seahawk 1959 The Atomic Submarine.
60's 1965 The Bounty Killer. Requiem For a Gunfighter.

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WILLIE BEST
Born Missouri May 27th 1916. Died Woodland Hills, California 27th February 1962, of cancer.
Initially billed as "Sleep 'n' Eat" until THE NITWITS in 1935. Busy in television after his film career until he became terminally ill with cancer that killed him at 45.
30's 1930 Feet First. Skyline. Up Pops the Devil 1932 The Monster Walks (as Exodus) 1934 Little Miss Marker. Kentucky Kernels. David Harum. West of the Pecos 1935 Murder on a Honeymoon. The Nitwits. Jalna. Annie Oakley. The Arizonian. The Littlest Rebel. Hot Tip 1936 The Green Pastures. Murder on a Bridal Path. The Bride Walks Out. Mummy's Boys. Racing Lady. Make Way For a Lady. Thank You, Jeeves. General Spanky. The Lady Consents. Down the Stretch. Two in Revolt 1937 Breezing Home. We Who Are About To Die. The Lady Fights Back. Super Sleuth. You Can't Buy Luck. Meet the Missus. Saturday's Heroes 1938 Merrily We Live. Prairie Papas. Youth Takes a Fling. Blondie. Gold is Where You Find It. Spring Madness. Everybody's Doing It. Goodbye Broadway. I'm From the City. Vivacious Lady 1939 Private Detective. A Miracle on Main Street. The Saint Strikes Back. Mr. Moto in Danger Island. Blackmail. Nancy Drew. Trouble Shooter. At the Circus. The Covered Trailer. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation.
Top       40's 1940 Blondie on a Budget. I Take This Woman. The Ghostbreakers. Slighty Honorable. Money and the Woman. Who Killed Aunt Maggie? 1941 West of the Rockies. Road Show. High Sierra. Kisses For Breakfast. The Lady From Cheyenne. Flight From Destiny. Scattergood Baines. The Body Disappears. Highway West. Nothing But the Truth. The Smiling Ghost 1942 Whispering Ghosts. Juke Girl. A-Haunting We Will Go. Buses Roar. Maisie Gets Her Man. The Hidden Hand (as Eustice). Scattergood Survives a Murder 1943 The Powers Girl. Cabin in the Sky. Dixie. The Kansan. Thank Your Lucky Stars. Cinderella Swings It 1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain. The Girl Who Dared. Home in Indiana. Music For Millions 1945 The Monster and the Ape (serial). Hold That Blonde. Pillow to Post. Red Dragon 1946 Dangerous Money. The Bride Wore Boots. She Wouldn't Say Yes. The Face of Marble 1947 Suddenly It's Spring. The Red Stallion 1948 Smart Woman. Half Past Midnight. The Shanghai Chest 1949 Jackpot Jitters. The Hidden Hand. (short).
50's 1950 High and Dizzy 1951 South of Caliente.

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BILLY BEVAN
Born William Bevan Harris in Orange, Australia 29th September 1887. Arrived in America in 1917. Died in Escondido, California 26th November 1957.
Sound films: 30's 1930 Scotch (short). Journey's End. For the Love O' Lil. Temptation. Peacock Alley. For the Defense. Monte Carlo 1931 Born To Love. Transatlantic. Ashore From the Steerage (short). Bungalow Troubles (short) 1932 Sky Devils. Me and My Gal. The Silent Witness. Payment Deferred. Vanity Fair. Honeymoon Beach. Spot on the Rug 1933 Looking Forward. The Big Squeal. Alice in Wonderland. Cavalcade. Luxury Liner. Uncle Jake. A Study in Scarlet (as Will Swallow). Midnight Club. Too Much Harmony. The Way To Love. Peg O' My Heart 1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back. The Lost Patrol. Shock. One More River. Caravan. Limehouse Blues 1935 Black Sheep. A Tale of Two Cities. The Last Outpost. Mystery Woman. Widow From Monte Carlo 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. The Song and Dance Man. Lloyds of London. Dracula's Daughter (as Albert). Piccadilly Jim. Private Number. God's Country and the Woman 1937 Slave Ship. Another Dawn. Personal Property. The Sheik Steps Out. The Wrong Road. Riding On Air 1938 Arrest Bulldog Drummond. The Girl of the Golden West. The Young In Heart. Mysterious Mr. Moto. Shadows Over Shanghai. Blonde Cheat. A Christmas Carol. Bringing Up Baby 1939 Pack Up Your Troubles. Captain Fury. We Are Not Alone. Let Freedom Ring. Grand Jury Secrets.
Top       40's 1940 The Invisible Man Returns (as a Warden). The Earl of Chicago. The Long Voyage Home. Tin Pan Alley 1941 One Night in Lisbon. Shining Victory. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Conform or Deny. Suspicion. Scotland Yard. Penny Serenade 1942 This Above All. I Married a Witch. Mrs. Miniver. The Man Who Wouldn't Die (as Phillips). Counter Espionage. London Blackout Murders 1943 Young and Willing. Holy Matrimony. Forever and a Day. The Return of the Vampire. Jane Eyre. Appointment in Berlin 1944 Once Upon a Time. The Pearl of Death (as Constable). The Lodger. National Velvet. The Invisible Man's Revenge (as Police Sargeant). South of Dixie. Tonight and Every Night 1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray. Hangover Square. The Woman in Green 1946 Devotion. Cluny Brown. Terror By Night (as Train Attendant) 1947 Moss Rose. The Swordsman. It Had To Be You. Love From a Stranger 1948 The Black Arrow. Let's Live a Little 1949 The Secret Garden. The Secret of St. Ives. Tell It To the Judge. That Forsythe Woman.
50's 1950 Rogues of Sherwood Forest. The Fortunes of Captain Blood.

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TURHAN BEY
Born Turhan Selahettin Schultavey in Vienna, Austria on 30th. March 1922. Turhan's father was a Turkish diplomat stationed in Vienna. At 17, Turhan became a test driver of European racing cars, but emigrated to America with his mother and grandmother shortly before Austria was annexed by Germany in 1938.
Turhan studied drama in the theatre before he landed a supporting role as a villain in the Warner Bros. drama FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK and was promptly awarded a contract with the studio under the condition that he changed his surname. Turhan soon built a reputation among audiences and fellow actors as an aristocratic and mysterious foreigner. He appeared in many colourful Arabian Nights fantasies and as a series of oily villains. In 1946 Turhan served in the army, regretting the negative effect that this had on his movie career.
Turhan lives in Vienna, but makes frequent trips to America.
40's 1941 Footsteps in the Dark. Raiders of the Desert. Burma Convoy. Shadows on the Stairs. The Gay Falcon 1942 Junior G-Men of the Air (serial). The Falcon Takes Over. A Yank on the Burma Road. Bombay Clipper. Drums of the Congo. Arabian Nights. Destination Unknown. The Unseen Enemy. The Mummy's Tomb (as Mehemet Bey) 1943 Danger in the Pacific. Adventures of Smilin' Jack (serial). White Savage. The Mad Ghoul (as Eric Iverson). Background to Danger (as Hassan) 1944 Follow the Boys. The Climax (as Franz Munzer). Dragon Seed. Bowery to Broadway. Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves 1945 Frisco Sal. Sudan 1946 A Night in Paradise (as Aesop) 1947 Out of the Blue 1948 The Amazing Mr. X. Adventures of Casanova 1949 Parole Inc. Song of India.
50's 1953 Stolen Identity (and Prod). Prisoners of the Casbah.

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TED BILLINGS
British character player in Hollywood. Often seen as flat-capped working-class characters.
Movies: 30's 1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue (as Man) 1933 The Invisible Man (as Villager) 1934 The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (as Newsboy). The Mystery of Mr. X (as Drinker). Smoking Guns 1935 Bride of Frankenstein (as Ludwig). Remember Last Night? (as Sailor).
40's 1946 Bedlam. Hangover Square ("Look! You can see the fire from 'ere!").

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John Brahm    

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JOHN BRAHM
Born Hans Brahm in Germany in 1893.
Worked in the theatre for nearly twenty years before turning his hand to film work. After his initial venture in Britain, Brahm went to Hollywood and worked effectively throughout the 1940's. During the 1950's, he devoted himself almost entirely to television, mainly on suspense-thriller material. Married German actress Dolly Haas, who appeared in his first film in Britain.
Movies: 30's 1935 Scrooge 1936 Broken Blossoms 1937 Counsel For Crime 1938 Girls' School. Penitentiary 1939 Let Us Live. Rio.
40's 1940 Submarine Zone (aka: Escape To Glory) 1941 Wild Geese Calling 1942 The Undying Monster 1943 Tonight We Raid Calais. Wintertime 1944 Guest in the House. The Lodger 1945 Hangover Square 1946 The Locket 1947 The Brasher Doubloon. Singapore.
50's 1950 The Thief of Venice 1952 Face to Face (co-dir). A Star Shall Rise. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima 1953 The Diamond Queen 1954 The Mad Magician 1955 Bengazi. Special Delivery. Die Goldene Pest. Laura (tv) 1957 Too Soon to Die (tv).
60's 1960 A Death of Princes (tv). The Hero (tv) 1967 Hot Rods To Hell.
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EGON BRECHER
Born in Czechoslovakia on February 16th 1880. Died August 12th 1946 in Hollywood from a heart attack.
Screen, stage actor and stage director.
Movies: 20's 1929 The Royal Box.

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      30's 1933 To the Last Man 1934 As the Earth Turns. No Greater Glory. Many Happy Returns. The Black Cat (as The Majordomo). Now and Forever 1935 Break of Hearts. The Black Room. The Werewolf of London (as Priest). Mark of the Vampire (as Coroner). Black Fury. The Florentine Dagger. Here's to Romance. Charlie Chan's Secret. (as Ulrich) 1936 One in a Million. Boulder Dam. Till We Meet Again (as Schultz). Sins of Man. Ladies in Love. The White Angel. Stolen Holiday. Alibi For Murder 1937 The Life of Emile Zola. The Black Legion. Heidi. I Met Him in Paris. Love Under Fire. Thin Ice 1938 Arsene Lupin Returns. I'll Give a Million. Suez. Cocoanut Grove. You and Me. Spawn of the North. The Spy Ring. Invisible Enemy 1939 WeAre Not Alone. Confessions of a Nazi Spy. While America Sleeps (short). Devil's Island. The Three Musketeers. Nurse Edith Cavell. Judge Hardy and Son. Juarez. Angels Wash Their Faces.
40's 1940 All This and Heaven Too. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet. A Dispatch From Reuters. Pound Foolish (short). Four Sons. The Man I Married. I Was an Adventuress 1941 Manhunt. Out of Darkness (short). Kings Row. They Dare Not Love. Underground. Manpower 1942 All Through the Night. Isle of Missing Men. For a Common Defense (short). Berlin Correspondent 1944 The Desert Hawk (serial). The Seventh Cross. The Hairy Ape. U-Boat Prisoner 1945 A Royal Scandal. White Pongo 1946 Temptation. Sister Kenny. The Wife of Monte Cristo. OSS. So Dark the Night (as Dr. Boncourt).
   


Tod Browning
   

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Tod Browning
   
TOD BROWNING
Born Charles Albert "Tod" Browning in Louisville, Kentucky July 12th 1880. Died October 6th 1962 in Santa Monica, California. Biography: "Dark Carnival".
As actor: 1913 Scenting a Terrible Crime. A Fallen Hero 1914 An Interrupted Seance. After Her Dough. Victims of Speed. The Fatal Dress Suit. Nearly a Burglar's Bride. Izzy and the Bandit. The Scene of His Crime. A Race For a Bride. The Man in the Couch. Nell's Eugenic Wedding. An Exciting Courtship. The Last Drink of Whiskey. Hubby to the Rescue. The Deceiver. The White Slave Catchers. Bill's Job. Wrong All Around. How Bill Squared It With His Boss. Leave It To Smiley. Bill Takes a Lady Out To Lunch. Ethel's Teacher. Bill Saves the Day. A Physical Culture Romance. Bill Organises a Union. The Mascot. In Business For Himself. Foiled Again. Bill Manages a Prizefighter. The Million Dollar Bide. Bill Spoils a Vacation. Dizzy Joe's Career. Bill Joins the W.W.W.'s. Casey's Vendetta. Ethel's Roof Party. Out Again - In Again. Ethel Has a Steady. A Corner in Hats. Mr. Hadley's Uncle. The Housebreakers. Bill and Ethel at the Ball. The Record Breaker 1915 Ethel's First Case. Love and Business. A Flyer in Spring Water. A Flurry in Art. Cupid and the Pest. Bill Turns Valet. Music Hath Charms. Ethel Gets Consent. A Costly Exchange.
As director, producer, scenarist: 1915 The Lucky Transfer. The Slave Girl. An Image of the Past. The Highbinders. The Story od a Story. The Spell of the Poppy. The Electric Alarm. The Living Death. The Burned Hand. The Woman From Warrens. Little Marie. The Queen of the Band 1916 Sunshine Dad. The Mystery of the Leaping Fish. Puppets. Intolerance. Everybody's Doing It. The Deadly Glass of Beer. Atta Boy's Last Race 1917 Jim Bludso. A Love Sublime. Hands Up! Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp. The Jury of Fate 1918 The Eyes of Mystery. The Legion of Death. Revenge. Which Woman. The Deciding Kiss. The Brazen Beauty. Set Free 1919 The Wicked Darling. The Exquisite Thief. The Unpainted Woman. The Petal on the Current. Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie. The Pointing Finger.

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      20's 1920 The Virgin of Stamboul. Outside the Law 1921 Society's Secrets. No Woman Knows 1922 The Wise Kid. The Man Undercover. Under Two Flags 1923 Drifting. The Day of Faith. White Tiger 1924 The Dangerous Flirt. Silk Stocking Sal 1925 The Unholy Three. Dollar Down. The Mystic 1926 The Blackbird. The Road To Mandalay 1927 The Show. The Unknown 1928 London After Midnight. The Big City. West of Zanzibar 1929 Where East is East. The Thirteenth Chair.
30's 1930 Outside the Law 1931 Dracula. The Iron Man 1932 Freaks 1933 Fast Workers 1935 Mark of the Vampire 1936 The Devil Doll 1939 Miracles For Sale.
40's 1946 Inside Job (based on a story by Tod Browning).

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NIGEL BRUCE
Born William Nigel Ernle Bruce February 4th 1895 in Mexico. Son of Sir William Waller Bruce. Married Violet Shelton (later: Campbell) and had two daughters. Hobbies include golf, cricket and shooting. Wounded and invalided out of the army in 1915.
Stage debut in 1920 in play 'Why Marry?'. Entered British films in 1929, Hollywood from 1934. Died 8th. Oct. 1953 from a heart attack. Interred at the 'Chapel of the Pines' Crematory, Los Angeles.
20's 1929 Red Aces.
30's 1930 The Squeaker. Escape. Birds of Prey 1931 The Calender 1932 The Midshipmaid. Lord Camber's Ladies 1933 I Was a Spy. Channel Crossing. The Lady Is Willing 1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel. Springtime For Henry. Stand Up and Cheer. Coming Out Party. Murder in Trinidad. Treasure Island 1935 Becky Sharp. Jalna. She. The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo 1936 Thunder in the City. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. The Charge of the Light Brigade. Under Two Flags. Florence Nightingale (short). The White Angel. Make Way For a Lady. Follow Your Heart. The Man I Marry 1937 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1938 The Baroness and the Butler. Kidnapped. Suez 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Rains Came.
40's 1940 Adventure in Diamonds. Rebecca. The Bluebird. Lillian Russell. Hudson's Bay. Susan and God. A Dispatch From Reuters 1941 Playgirl. The Chocolate Soldier. Free and Easy. This Woman is Mine. Suspicion 1942 Roxie Hart. Eagle Squadron. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror. This Above All. Journey For Margaret. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1943 Forever and a Day. Sherlock Holmes in Washington. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death. Crazy House. Lassie Come Home 1944 Follow the Boys. The Pearl of Death. Gypsy Wildcat. The Scarlet Claw. Frenchman's Creek. The Spider Woman. House of Fear 1945 The Corn is Green. Son of Lassie. The Woman in Green. Pursuit to Algiers 1946 Terror By Night. Dragonwyck. Dressed To Kill 1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls. The Exile 1948 Julia Misbehaves.
50's 1950 Vendetta 1951 Hong Kong 1952 Limelight. Othello 1953 Bwana Devil 1954 World For Ransoms.

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KATHLEEN BURKE
Born in Hammond, Indiana September 5th 1913. Died April 12th 1980 in Chicago of emphysema.
She first moved to Chicago where she worked as a radio actress and fashion model before she entered the Paramount Studios' nationwide contest to find the "Panther Woman" for their H.G. Wells' screen adaptation. Kathleen was picked from the eventual four finalists which had also included Verna Hillie, Gail Patrick and Lona Andre. After the film, she married Glen A. Rardin in February 1933, but they were seperated and later divorced the following year. In 1936 her contract with Paramount was terminated. She married dancer Jos Fernandez in March of 1936. After giving birth to a daughter Antonia in June 1938, they moved to New York where she appeared in a radio drama during 1940. She later married Forrest Smith, but little is known about her for the last forty years before her death.
30's 1932 Island of Lost Souls (as Lota) 1933 Murders in the Zoo (as Evelyn Gorman). Sunset Pass. The Mad Game 1934 Good Dame (as Zandrall). Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1935 Awakening of Jim Burke. Mutiny Ahead. Beauty's Daughter. Rocky Mountain Mystery. School For Girls. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. The Lasdt Outpost 1936 Nevada. Craig's Wife (as Adelaide Passmore). The Lion Man 1937 The Sheik Steps Out. Boy of the Streets 1938 Rascals.

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DONALD CALTHROP
Born April 11th 1888 in London. Nephew of Dion Boucicault. Made stage debut 1906 in 'A Wire Entanglement' at the Comedy Theatre. An alcohol problem limited his later film appearances. Died 1940 aged 52 from a heart attack. See "Quinlan's Film Character Actors".
Silent: 1916 Wanted a Widow. Altar Chains 1917 Maks and Faces. The Gay Lord Quex 1918 Goodbye. Nelson.
20's 1925 Stage Stars Off Stage (short) 1927 Shooting Stars 1928 The Flying Squad 1929 Clue of the New Pin. Blackmail (as Tracy). Up the Poll (short). Atlantic. Juno and the Paycock.

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      30's 1930 The Cockney Spirit in the War - 1/All Riot on the Western Front (short). The Cockney Spirit in the War - 2 (short). Song of Soho. The Night Porter. The Cockney Spirit in the War - 3 (short). Loose Ends. Two Worlds. Elstree Calling. Murder! (as Ion Stewart). Spanish Eyes. We Take Off Our Hats (short). Almost a Honeymoon. Star Impersonations (short). Cape Forlorn 1931 Potiphar's Wife. Uneasy Virtue. The Ghost Train (as Saul Hodgkin). The Bells. Many Waters. Money For Nothing 1932 Number Seventeen (as Brant). Fires of Fate. Rome Express 1933 F.P.1 Doesn't Answer. Orders Is Orders. Early To Bed. I Was A Spy. Sorrell and Son. The Night Watchman's Story. Friday the Thirteenth. This Acting Business 1934 Red Ensign. It's a Cop. Nine Forty-Five. The Phantom Light 1935 The Divine Spark. The Clairvoyant (as Suicide attempter). Scrooge (as Bob Cratchitt). Man of the Moment 1936 The Man Behind the Mask. Broken Blossoms (as Old Chinaman). The Man Who Changed His Mind. Love From a Stranger. Fire Over England. Cafe Colette 1937 Dreaming Lips. Cotton Queen 1938 Shadow of Death 1939 Band Waggon. Tommy Atkins No.2 (short). The Sound of Death (short).
40's 1940 Let George Do It. Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt 1941 Major Barbara.

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Arthur Edmund Carewe    

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ARTHUR EDMUND CAREWE
Born in Trebeizond, Armenia in 1894. Died in Santa Monica, California April 23rd 1937.
Screen and stage actor. Trained as a painter. Arrived in America as a child and appeared on stage for eight years. Began films in 1919 with Constance Talmadge. Shortly after finishing CHARLIE CHAN'S SECRET in 1936, he suffered a paralytic stroke and shot himself.
Silent: 19?? The Palace of Darkened Windows 1919 Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie (as Archibald Loveday).
20's 1920 Rio Grande 1921 Bar Nothin'. Her Mad Bargain. The Easy Road. Sham. The Mad Marriage 1922 The Ghost Breaker (as Duke d'Alva). His Wife's Husband. My Old Kentucky Home. The Prodigal Judge 1923 Trilby. Refuge. Daddy. 1924 The Song of Love. The Price of a Party 1925 Sandra. The Phantom of the Opera (as Ledoux). The Only Thing. The Boomerang. A Lover's Oath 1926 The Torrent. The Silent Lover. Diplomacy. Volcano 1927 Uncle Tom's Cabin. A Man's Past. The Cat and the Canary. The Claw.
30's 1930 The Matrimonial Bed. Sweet Kitty Bellairs. The Life of the Party 1931 God's Gift to Women. The Gay Diplomat 1932 Dr. X 1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum 1935 Thunder in the Night. Charlie Chan's Secret (as Professor Bowan).

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JOHN CARRADINE
Born Richmond Reed Carradine in New York City February 5th 1906. Died 1988 in California.
Original vocation was a painter and a marine artist. Married Ardanelle McCool Cosner, who gave birth to two sons Bruce and John Carradine. Divorced 1944, also married actress Sonia Sorel: three sons Robert, Christopher and Keith. Divorced 1955. Then married Doris Rich in 1957 (d.1971), and lastly Emily Cisneros in 1975.
Made stage bow at St. Charles Theater, New Orleans in 'Camille'. First entered films as a scenic designer for Cecile B. DeMille. Billed in first film as Peter Richmond, and later billed John Peter Richmond, but reverted to John Carradine in 1935. Also much work in Television. Featured heavily as Mr. Gateman in "The Munsters" television series.
30's 1930 Tol'able David 1931 Bright Lights. Heaven On Earth 1932 Forgotten Commandments. The Sign of the Cross 1933 This Day and Age. The Invisible Man. The Story of Temple Drake. To the Last Man 1934 The Black Cat. Cleopatra. The Meanest Gal in Town. Of Human Bondage 1935 The Man Who Broke the Bank in Monte Carlo. The Bride of Frankenstein (as Hunter). Les Miserables. She Gets Her Man. Clive of India. Transient Lady. Cardinal Richelieu. Alias Mary Dow. Bad Boy. The Crusades 1936 Anything Goes. Captain January. Winterset. The Garden of Allah. Daniel Boone. Ramona. Under Two Flags. Mary of Scotland. A Message to Garcia. White Fang. Half Angel. Laughing At Death. Dimples 1937 Nancy Steele is Missing. Ali Baba Goes To Town. Captain Courageous. The Last Gangster. The Hurricane. This Is My Affair. Love Under Fire. Danger - Love At Work. Thank You Mr. Moto 1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band. Of Human Hearts. International Settlement. Four Men and a Prayer. Kentucky Moonshine. Gateway. I'll Give a Million. Kidnapped. Submarine Patrol 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk. Frontier Marshal. Stagecoach. Jesse James. The Three Musketeers. Five Came Back. Mr. Moto's Last Warning. The Hound of the Baskervilles. Captain Fury.
40's 1940 Brigham Young - Frontiersman. The Return of Frank James. The Grapes of Wrath. Chad Hanna 1941 Western Union. Blood and Sand. Swamp Water. Man Hunt 1942 Northwest Rangers. Whispering Ghosts. Reunion in France. Son of Fury. The Black Swan 1943 Hitler's Madman. I Escaped From the Gestapo. The Isle of Forgotten Sins. Silver Spurs. Gangway For Tomorrow. Revenge of the Zombies. Captive Wild Woman 1944 Bluebeard. The Mummy's Ghost. Barbary Coast Gent. The Adventures of Mark Twain. Black Parachute. Waterfront. The Invisible Man's Revenge. Voodoo Man. Return of the Ape Man. House of Frankenstein 1945 Captain Kidd. House of Dracula. It's In The Bag 1946 Fallen Angel. The Face of Marble. Down Missouri Way 1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami 1949 C-Man.

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      50's 1954 Casanova's Big Night. Thunder Pass. The Egyptian. Johnny Guitar 1955 Desert Sands. The Kentuckian. Stranger on Horseback. Dark Venture. Half Human 1956 The Black Sleep. The Female Jungle. The Ten Commandments. Around the World In 80 Days. Hidden Guns. The Court Jester 1957 The True Story of Jesse James. The Unearthly. Shoes (tv). Hell Ship Mutiny. The Story of Mankind 1958 The Cosmic Man. The Proud Rebel. The Last Hurrah. Showdown At Boot Hill 1959 The Oregon Trail. Invisible Invaders. The Incredible Petrified World.
60's 1960 The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn. Tarzan the Magnificent. Sex Kittens Go To College 1962 Invasion of the Animal People (Aka: Rymdinvasion I Lappland).The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1964 Curse of the Stone Hand. The Patsy. Cheyenne Autumn. The Wizard of Mars 1965 Broken Sabre. House of the Black Death. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula. They Ran For Their Lives 1966 Munster Go Home! Night Train To Mundi Fine 1967 Blood of Dracula's Castle. The Helicopter Spies (tv). Hillbillys in a Haunted House. The Hostage. The Horror of the Blood Monsters. The Fiend With The Electronic Brain. Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors. Lonely Man. Autopsia de un Fantasma 1968 The Astro Zombies. La Senora Muerte. The Hostage. Genesis (Narration only). The Fakirs 1969 Smashing the Crime Syndicate. Blood of the Iron Maiden. Bigfoot. Daughter of the Mind (tv). The Good Guys and the Bad Guys. The Trouble With Girls. Cain's Way. The McMasters....Toughter Than the West Itself!
70's 1970 Crowhaven Farm (tv). Myra Beckinridge. Blood of Frankenstein. Five Bloody Graves 1971 Shinbone Alley (voice only). The Seven Minutes. Threshold. Decisions! Decisions! Legacy of Blood 1972 The Night Strangler (tv). Boxcar Bertha. House of the Seven Corpses. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex, But Were Too Afraid To Ask. Portnoy's Complaint. The Gatling Gun. Richard. Shadow House 1973 House of Dracula's Daughter. Superchick. 1,000,000 A.D. Bad Charleston Charlie. Hex. Terror in the Wax Museum. Silent Night, Bloody Night. The Cat Creature (tv) 1974 Moon Child. Stowaway To the Moon (tv) 1975 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood. Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary. The Killer Inside Me. Death Corps 1976 Crash. The Last Tycoon. Death At Love House (tv). The Shootist. The Sentinel 1977 Tail Gunner Joe (tv). The White Buffalo. Golden Rendevous. The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle (tv). Satan's Cheerleaders. Journey Into the Beyond (Narration only) 1978 Missile X. Nocturna. Sunset Cove. Vampire Hookers. The Bees. The Mandate of Heaven 1979 Monster. The Seekers (tv). Americathon. Teheran Incident. The Nesting.
80's 1980 Carradines in Concert. The Long Riders. The Monster Club. Phobia. The Howling. The Boogey Man 1981 Zorro, the Gay Blade. Frankenstein Island. The Scarecrow. Dark Eyes 1982 The Secret of Nimh (voice only). House of Long Shadows 1983 Boogeyman II. Evils of the Night. The Vals 1984 The Ice Pirates 1985 The Tomb. Reel Horror. Prison Ship 2005 1986 Monster in the Closet. Revenge. Peggy Sue Got Married 1987 Evil Spawn 1988 Buried Alive.

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Helen Chandler    
HELEN CHANDLER
Born in New York City February 1st 1906. The family moved briefly to Jacksonville, Florida and then to Charleston, South Carolina. Died April 30th 1965 in Hollywood, California following surgery. Divorced from actor Bramwell Fletcher and writer Cyril Hume.
Chandler performed in stock companies and later made her Broadway debut. In 1925 she reached virtual stardom with her critically acclaimed role in 'The Wild Duck'. iIn 1927, she marched into the Fox offices in New York City and director Allan Dwan cast her in a small part in his next film. After her final film in 1938, she entered a sanitarium for treatment of a nervous breakdown. She made her last stage performance in 1941's 'The Show Off'. In 1950 and remarried to a merchant seaman, she fell asleep while smoking and was seriously burned with second degree burns. Between 1954 and 1959 she spent time in the DeWitt State Hospital with an alcohol problem. When Helen Chandler died and her body was cremated, no-one claimed her ashes.
20's 1927 The Music Master. The Joy Girl 1929 Salute. Mother's Boy. The Sky Hawk.
30's 1930 Outward Bound (as Anne). Rough Romance. Mother's Cry 1931 Dracula (as Mina Seward). Fanny Foley Herself. Daybreak. Salvation Nell. The Last Flight 1932 A House Divided. **** of the Air. Vanity Street. Behind Jury Doors 1933 Goodbye Again. Alimony Madness. Dance Hall Hostess. The Worst Woman in Paris? Christopher Strong 1934 Long Lost Father. Lover Divine. Midnight Alibi. Unfinished Symphony 1935 Radio Parade of 1935. It's a Bet 1938 Mr. Boggs Steps Out.

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Lon Chaney

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LON CHANEY
Born Leonidas Chaney April 1st 1883 in Colorado Springs to deaf mute parents. Died August 26th 1930 from a hemorrhage of the throat due to cancer. Biography: "Thousand Faces".
Silent: 1913 Poor Jake's Demise (role unknown). The Sea Urchin (as Barnacle Bill). The Blood Red Tape of Charity (role unknown). Shon the Piper (role unknown). The Trap (role unknown). An Elephant on His Hands (as Eddie). Almost an Actress (as Cameraman). Back To Life (as The Rival). Red Margaret, Moonshiner (as Lon). Bloodhounds of the North (as a Mountie) 1914 The Lie (as Young MacGregor). The Honor of the Mounted (as Jacques Laqoux). Remember Mary Magdalen (as The Half-Wit). Discord and Harmony (as The Sculptor). The Menace To Carlotta (as Giovanni Bartholdi). The Embezzler (as J. Roger Dixon). The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf (as The Wolf). The End of the Field (as Wood Dawson). The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (as The Greaser). The Unlawful Trade (as The Cross Blood). The Forbidden Room (as John Morris). The Old Cobbler (as Wild Bill). A Ranch Romance (as Raphael Praz). Hopes of a Blind Alley (as Vendor). Her Grave Mistake (as Nunez). By the Sun's Rays (as Frank Lawler). The Oubliette (as Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne). A Miner's Romance (as John Burns). Her Bounty (as Fred Howard). The Higher Law (as Sir Stephen). Richlieu (as Baradas). The Pipes of Pan (as Arthur Farrell). Virtue Its Own Reward (as Duncan Bronson). Her Life's Story (as Don Valesquez). Small Town Girl (role unknown). Lights and Shadows (as Bentley). The Lion, the Lamb, the Man (as Fred). Night of Thrills (role unknown). Her Escape (as Pete) 1915 The Sin of Olga Brandt (as Stephen Leslie). Star of the Sea (as Tomasco). The Measure of a Man (as Mountie Lt. Stuart). Threads of Fate (as The Count). When the Gods Played a Badger Game (as The Property Man). Such is Life (as Tod Wilkes). Where the Forest Ends (as Paul Rouchelle). Outside the Gates (as Perez). All For Peggy (as The Stable Groom). The Desert Breed (as Fred). Maid of the Mist (as The Postmaster). The Girl of the Night (role unknown). The Stool Pigeon (directed). The Grind (as The Old Man). For Cash (directed). An Idyll of the Hills (as a Mountaineer). The Stronger Mind (as The Crooks' Pal). The Oyster Dredger (directed). Steady Company (as a Factory worker). The Violin Maker (as The Violin maker). The Trust (as the Burglar). Bound on the Wheel (role unknown). Mountain Justice (role unknown). Quits (as Frenchy). The Chimney's Secret (as Robber). The Pine's Revenge (as rival). The Fascination of the Fleur de Lys (as Duke of Safoulrug). Alas and Alack (as the Husband). A Mother's Atonement (as her Husband). Lon of Lone Mountain (role unknown). The Millionaire Paupers (role unknown). Father and the Boys (as Tuck Bartholomew). Under a Shadow (role unknown). Stronger Than Death (role unknown) 1916 Dolly's Scoop (as Don Fisher). The Grip of Jealousy (as Silas Lacey). Tangled Hearts (as John Hammond). The Gilded Spider (as Giovanni). Bobbie of the Ballet (as Hook Hoover). The Grasp of Greed (as Jimmie). Mark of Cain (as Dick Temple). If My Country Should Call (as Dr. George Ardrath). Place Beyond the Winds (as Jerry Jo). Felix on the Job (as Tod). Price of Silence (as Edmond Stafford) 1917 The Piper's Price (as Billy Kilmartin). Hell Morgan's Girl (as Sleter Noble). The Mask of Love (as Marino). The Girl in the Checkered Coat (as Hector Maitland). The Flashlight (as Henry Norton and Porter Brixton). A Doll's House (as Nils Krogstad). Fires of Rebellion (as Russell Hanlon). The Rescue (as Thomas Holland). Triumph (as Paul Neihoff). Pay Me (as Joe Lawson). The Empty Gun (role unknown). Bondage (as the Seducer). Anything Once (as Waught Mohr). The Scarlet Car (as Paul Revere Forbes) 1918 Broadway Love (as Elmer Watkins). The Grand Passion (as Paul Argos). The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (as Bethmann-Hollweg). Fast Company (as Dan McCarty). A Broadway Scandal (as Kink Colby). Riddle Gwane (as Hame Bozzam). That Devil, Bateese (as Louis Courteau). The Talk of the Town (as Jack Langhorne). Danger-Go Slow (as Bud) 1919 The Wicked Darling (as Stoop Connors) The Flase Faces (as Karl Ekstrom). A Man's Country (as Three Card Duncan). Paid in Advance (as Bateese Le Blanc). The Miracle Man (as The Frog). When Bearcat Went Dry (as Kindard Powers). Victory (as Ricardo). Daredevil Jack (serial, role unknown).

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      20's 1920 Treasure Island (as Pew). The Gift Supreme (as Merney Stagg). Nomads of the North (as Raoul Challoner). The Penalty (as Blizzard) 1921 Outside the Law (as Black Mike Sylva). For Those We Love (as Trix Ulner). Bits of Life (as Chin Gow). Ace of Hearts (as Farralone) 1922 The Trap (as Gaspard). Voices of the City (as O'Rourke). Flesh and Blood (as David Webster). The Light in the Dark (as Tony Pantelli). Shadows (as Yen Sin). Oliver Twist (as Fagin). Quincy Adams Sawyer (as Obadiah Strout). A Blind Bargain (as Dr. Lamb/The Ape Man) 1923 All the Brothers Were Valiant (as Mark Shore). While Paris Sleeps (as Henri Santodos). The Shock (as Wilse Dilling). The Hunchback of Notre Dame (as Quasimodo) 1924 The Next Corner (as Juan Serafin). He Who Gets Slapped (as He) 1925 The Monster (as Dr. Ziska). The Unholy Three (as Echo/Mrs. O'Grady). Phantom of the Opera (as Erik the Phantom). Tower of Lies (as Jan). 1926 The Blackbird (as The Blackbird/The Bishop). The Road To Mandalay (as Singapore Joe) 1927 Tell It To the Marines (as Sareant O'Hara). Mr. Wu (as Mr. Wu/Wu's Grandfather). The Unknown (as Alonzo the Armless). Mockery (as Sergei). London After Midnight (as Burke) 1928 The Big City (as Chuck Collins). Laugh Clown Laugh (as Tito). While the City Sleeps (as Dan). West of Zanzibar (as Phroso) 1929 Where East is East (as Tiger Haynes). Thunder (as Grumpy Anderson).
30's 1930 The Unholy Three (as Echo/Mrs. O'Grady).