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 […]
Margot Kidder, best known for her role as Superman’s squeeze, ‘Lois Lane’, the no-nonsense investigative reporter of Daily Planet fame, has died at 69. Canadian, Kidder who started working in low-budget films in the 60’s and shot to fame in the 70’s/80’s Superman blockbusters passed away in her […]
Standing at 6’6″ and weighing in at 340-pounds, Erland Van Lidth De Jeude cast an intimidating presence that made his appearances on the big screen unforgettable but there was a lot more to Erland than that. He was a multi-talented man who demonstrated excellence in whatever he applied himself too. […]
Born on 18th September 1944 in Yorkshire, England, Veronica Mary Glazer spent the majority of her childhood with her Military father who was stationed in Germany. In later years she attended High Wycombe College of Art and Technology where she studied art and participated in college amateur productions. […]
Hero of Cult Hiroshi Fujioka is to feature is the Japanese cut of Marvel’s Black Panther movie! The original Kamen Rider and Ghost Warrior leads a search for the rarest metal on earth, vibranium, and the legendary place that it originated – Wakanda!
Born in April 24, 1922 in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Alejandro Munoz Moreno was the fifth of twelve siblings in his family. His father was a local farmer, but at a very young age, Alejandro dropped out of school and relocated to the city of Monterrey. His uncle got […]
It is Cult Faction’s sad duty to report that Hero of Cult Mickey Jones has passed away at the age of 76 years old. The legendary character actor had been battling ill health for the last few years of his life. To read all about his astonishing career […]
A comedian, DJ, presenter and a singer with a top ten single. In the modern day this would be the supposed career of Big Brother housemate post leaving the house (or Chris Moyles). But for nearly three decades it was the career of one of Britain’s national treasures, […]
Gary Jones was born on 4th January 1958 in Swansea, Wales, U.K. He joined the improv group “Mission Improvable.” the in the mid-1980’s he joined Toronto’s Second City Improv Company. In 1986 with Second City he went to Vancouver for Expo 86, where they performed for six months at […]
Mysterious, monumental, meritorious, Ken Wahl burst onto the Cult Faction radar in 1979 as Richie the leader of The Wanderers! Wahl would go onto dominate the next decade through his unique roles and popularity with the ladies (at one time being voted Sexiest Man on TV by Us magazine). […]
Jason Bernard was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 17th 1938 and burst onto our screens in 1969 with roles in The Bold Ones: The New Doctors, Then Came Bronson, and Medical Center. Whilst these roles were small he was the kind of actor who still managed to make himself memorable to an […]
