In the Golden Age of Hollywood, two men had it all; one was a top screenwriter, the other a film idol. But when the witch hunts of McCarthyism swept into Tinseltown, it drove one out of the country and the other to suicide.
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Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor, director, producer, radio host, and political activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Silver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Bochner was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Ruth (née Roher), a concert pianist, and actor Lloyd Bochner. Bochner appeared in such films as Islands in the Stream (1977), Breaking Away (1979), Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), Supergirl (1984) and Die Hard (1988). He portrayed a cold-blooded killer in Apartment Zero (1988) and also starred in Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000). Among the films he has directed are PCU and High School High. He also starred in a key role as Byron Henry in the 1988 ABC miniseries War and Remembrance. He is a board member of the Environmental Media Awards. He starred as Zach, boyfriend of Molly Kagan (Debra Messing), on USA Network's The Starter Wife. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hart Bochner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
The highly regarded actor Daniel J. Travanti was born Danielo Giovanni Travanty in the southeastern part of Wisconsin on March 7, 1940, but raised for a time in Iowa before returning to his native state. The youngest son of an American Motors auto worker, he showed both athletic and academic prowess in high school on both the football and debate teams. It was during the course of his studies at the University of Wisconsin that Dan first developed a strong, abiding interest in drama, appearing in many college plays while there. He, in fact, turned down top football scholarships in order to pursue his acting dream. Following training at the Yale School of Drama, he co-starred as Nick with Colleen Dewhurst in a touring company of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1965 and he was off and running.
Jonathan Hyde (born 21 May 1948) is an Australian-born English actor, well known for his roles as J. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line in Titanic, Egyptologist Allen Chamberlain in The Mummy and Sam Parrish/Van Pelt, the hunter in Jumanji. He is married to the Scottish soprano Isobel Buchanan. They have two daughters, one of which is the actress Georgia King. Hyde was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Among other roles, he played Ferdinand in a 1985 production of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is an Associate Member there. He was also an original cast member of Not the Nine O'Clock News, the first series of which was pulled from broadcast because of the General Election of 1979. Hyde has been in numerous films including The Contract, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, Land of the Blind, The Tailor of Panama, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking, Eisenstein, Anaconda and Richie Rich. He appeared in the 1989 BBC miniseries Shadow of the Noose in which he played the famous barrister Edward Marshall Hall. He has also appeared in several television mysteries, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett, and Midsomer Murders. In 2007, Hyde played Dr. Dorn in Chekhov's The Seagull and the Earl of Kent in King Lear for the RSC in a repertory company that included Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Romola Garai, William Gaunt and Sylvester McCoy. Both plays toured together internationally, before taking up residence in the New London Theatre. The final performance was on 12 January 2008. He reprised his role of Kent in the 2008 television film of King Lear. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Hyde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Doreen Mantle is a South African-born English actress who played Jean Warboys in One Foot in the Grave. She has appeared in many British television series since the 1960s, including The Duchess of Duke Street, The Wild House, Sam Saturday, Chalk, Casualty, The Bill, Doctors, Holby City and Jonathan Creek.
Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, DL (born 17 August 1949), known as Julian Fellowes, is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, as well as a Conservative peer.
Richard Wilson OBE (born Ian Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He played Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. A later role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Angel Coulby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
John Roger Hammond was an English character actor who appeared in many films and television series. He studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he initially read English and later appeared extensively in their drama programme, alongside actors such as Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in LOndon. In 1963, he joined the Arts Theatre Company.
David Patrick O'Hara (born 9 July 1965) is a Scottish stage and character actor. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, he is best known to audiences for his numerous supporting roles in high-profile films; including Irishman Stephen in Braveheart, dimwitted mobster Fitzy in The Departed, hitman Mr. X in Wanted, and Albert Runcorn in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. He portrayed Det. Danny 'Mac' McGregor on The District, and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey on The Tudors. Description above from the Wikipedia article David O'Hara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Angus MacInnes (27 October 1947 – 23 December 2024) was a Canadian actor. He is most famous for his role as Jon "Dutch" Vander (Gold Leader) in Star Wars, and as former hockey great Jean "Rosey" LaRose in the comedy Strange Brew. He also appeared in Witness as a corrupt policeman, as a gangster seeking stolen cocaine in Atlantic City, and he has appeared in BBC Scotland soap River City as Sonny. MacInnes died on 23 December 2024, at the age of 77. Description above from the Wikipedia article Angus MacInnes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Nicholas Jones (born 3 April 1946) is an English character actor who has appeared on stage, film and television.
Michael Stainton was born in 1935 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. He is an actor, known for Charters & Caldicott (1985), You Must Be the Husband (1987) and The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974).
Mac McDonald (born Terence McDonald, 18 June 1949, in Long Island, New York, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Captain Hollister on the BBC TV series Red Dwarf and frequently plays American characters in other British TV shows. He has also had many movie roles in films such as Aliens, Batman and The Fifth Element, all of which were filmed in England. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mac McDonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sarah Trigger was born on June 12, 1968 in London, England as Sarah Louise Trigger. She is known for her work on Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), Deadfall (1993) and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995). She is married to David Dickey. They have one child. She was previously married to Jon Cryer.
