John Dierkes was born on February 10th 1905 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Later he attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, United States and after graduation worked as an economist for the United States Department of State. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Dierkes joined the […]
Some actors are known for just one film or one genre or one character, and Dick Miller isn’t one of them. Dick played those peripheral characters that play an integral part of a film but aren’t listed as a lead or even a supporting cast member. He’s been […]
Keye Luke was born in Guangzhou, China on June 18th 1904, to a father who owned an art shop. Luke grew up with four siblings (his younger brother Edwin Luke also became an actor in the Charlie Chan series) and the family later emigrated from China to California during […]
Robert Hudson Walker Jr. was born on April 15th 1940 in Queens, New York, the son of actors Robert Walker (Strangers on a Train) and Jennifer Jones (The Towering Inferno). He grew up going to The Lawrenceville School near Princeton before beginning his acting career. Robert made his […]
It is Cult Faction’s sad duty to report that acting legend Windsor Davies passed away on Thursday at the age of 88 years old. Davies had retired to France with his wife of 62 years, Eluned, who died in September. They had five children. His daughter Jane Davies said her […]
A veteran stage, screen and voice actor, W. Morgan Sheppard was an accomplished and RADA trained actor whose career spanned 55 years. Born William Morgan Sheppard in London on the 24th August 1932, Sheppard graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1958. He then spent 12 […]
Dame June Whitfield was, to me, the better half of Terry Medford on the TV but that role was just a drop in the ocean compared to the full amount of work that she had accomplished over the 70 years, yes 70 years, that spanned her illustrious career. […]
On 11th November, the Canadian actor Douglas Rain passed away at the age of 90. “What does that mean to me?” I hear you ask. Well apart from being primarily a stage actor, Douglas Rain is as important in cinematic history as Majel Barrett as they both share […]
If you asked most people to remark on Donald Moffat’s career, they’d most probably respond with “Who??”, but Moffat played three great roles in three iconic films. The station commander in the remake of The Thing (starring Kurt Russell) and then two presidents, one historic in the form […]
Born on 19th September 1945 in Sacramento, California, Randolph Mantooth (born Randy DeRoy Mantooth), was the oldest of four children. Growing up he attended San Marcos High School and then Santa Barbara City College. He then received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. […]
There isn’t a single person in the civilised World that hasn’t heard of, or influenced by, Stan Lee, or Stanley Martin Lieber as he was known at birth, he legally changed it to Stan Lee later on. Stan Lee, for those who have been off the planet for […]
There are times when the inspirational inspire from a distance, those tireless creators with massive imaginations and abundant ideas who give the actors and actresses their script, so they can portray those imaginative ideas, and Derrick Sherwin was no exception. If Derrick Sherwin can be thanked and remembered […]
James Karen was one of those actors that when you heard his name, you thought “Who?” but I guarantee that if you’re into your films then you’ve seen him in various films and television roles over the decades there in the background, usually in a supporting role but […]
Fenella Fielding’s ancestral background is quite a mixed affair, her father was Lithuanian Jewish and her mother was Romanian Jewish. Her brother ended up being Baron Fielding due to his government career. Fenella was best known by generations of Carry On fans as the vampish Valeria in Carry […]
To most children of the 80’s, 90’s, 00’s and the 10’s (if that can be such a term), John Cunliffe went unnoticed, but his most notable works are well known by said “children” because John Cunliffe, author and teacher, created Postman Pat, and Rosie and Jim. It is […]
“Up above the streets and houses, rainbow climbing high, Everyone can see it smiling over the sky. Paint the whole world with a rainbow.” I learnt these lyrics before I learnt the lyrics to Baggy Trousers by Madness, the instituion that is the children’s tv program, Rainbow, had […]
Dorian Harewood is a name you might not recognise but if you do not recognise his face then you will definitely recognise his voice. With a packed CV of forty plus years in entertainment the man has worked with nearly everyone across every genre. He is as hard […]
Whilst the movie version of James Dickey’s Deliverance, released in 1972, is most famous for its duelling banjos scene and notorious rape scene, it was also the first real big screen opportunity for one Burton Milo Reynolds. Burt had actually been acting for years before this and had […]
Marc Singer was born on January 29th 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. His parents both had a strong interest in music. His father Jacques Singer, was a symphony conductor whilst his mother Leslie was a concert pianist. Marc has two brothers, Claude and […]
It’s true, up until a couple of days ago, I didn’t know who Harlan Ellison was. I routinely check the “Recent Deaths” page on Wikipedia, not due to some morbid fascination but more to set a web surf going, something like “Oh that actor who was in that […]
