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Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison) (May 26, 1907 June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades.Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He w ... ... ( read more! ) Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 July 11, 1973) was an American actor who often played hardened cops and ruthless villains.Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Timothy Ryan and his wife Mabel Bushnell Ryan. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932, having held the schools heavyweight boxing title all four years of his a ... ... ( read more! ) Richard Burton CBE (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr. 10 November 1925 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable performance of Hamlet in 1964. He was called "the natural successor to Olivier" by critic Kenneth Tynan ... ... ( read more! ) Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 May 26, 2005), known professionally as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid. Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing Edwards in the Brother ... ... ( read more! ) Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(Youre) Having My Baby". Anka also wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson one of Tom Jones biggest hits, "Shes a Lady" and ... ... ( read more! ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Arletty (15 May 1898 24 July 1992) was a French actress, singer, and fashion model.Description above from the Wikipedia article Arletty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) ... George Richard Beymer, Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor known for playing Tony in the 1961 film version of West Side Story and Ben Horne on the 1990 television series Twin Peaks.Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Beymer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Bourvil, born Andre Robert Raimbourg (27 July 1917, Pretot-Vicquemare, France 23 September 1970, Paris) was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funes in La Grande Vadrouille (1966).Description above from the Wikipedia article Bourvil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of co ... ... ( read more! ) ... Although Red Buttons is best known as a stand-up comic, he is also a successful songwriter, an Academy Award-winning actor (and has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards) and an accomplished singer. Born Aaron Chwatt on February 5, 1919 (Aquarius) in New York Citys Lower East Side, stood at a height of 5 6" (1.68 m). Buttons (who got his name ... ... ( read more! ) Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. ... ... ( read more! ) Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring ... ... ( read more! ) Ray Danton (born Raymond Caplan September 19, 1931 February 11, 1992), also known as Raymond Danton, was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous roles were in the screen biographies The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) and The George Raft Story (1962). ... ... ( read more! )