Male Actors

Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American film actor. He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, individualistic, emotionally restrained, but at times intense screen persona, which was particularly well suited to the many Westerns he made. His career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death, and comprised more than one hundred films. Cooper received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for Sergeant York and High Noon. He also received an Honorary Award in 1961 from the Academy. Decades later, the American Film Institute named Cooper among the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars, ranking 11…

Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930), nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema. He is best remembered for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with film makeup. Early life Lon Chaney was born Leonidas Frank Chaney in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Frank H. Chaney and Emma Alice Kennedy; his father had mostly English and some French ancestry, and his mother was of Irish descent.[2] Both of Chaney's parents were deaf, and as a child of deaf adults Chaney became skilled in p…

Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English stage and television actor. An aspiring youth footballer, Smith became an actor in 2003 after a back injury. His first performance was in Murder in the Cathedral as part of the National Youth Theatre. He also starred in Fresh Kills and alongside Christian Slater in the stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks. Smith's first television role came in 2006, as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Phillip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North. His first major role in television came in 2007, as Danny in the BBC series Party Animals, and his first West End theatre role came in the same year in Swi…

Vincent Paul Kartheiser[1] (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. Personal lifeKartheiser was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Janet Marie (née Gruyé) and James Ralph Kartheiser.[2] The youngest of six children, he has four sisters, Andrea, Colette, Elise and Theresa, and a brother, Nathan.[3] Kartheiser lives ascetically: he eschews car ownership, instead walking or taking mass transit; he currently lives in a bungalow he describes as a "wooden box" with no mirror or toilet; and he has been selling or giving away everything he owns.[4] Career Kartheiser made his screen debut with a bit role in the 1993 film Untamed Heart, opposite Marisa Tomei and Christian S…

Maxi Iglesias Full name: Maximiliano Teodoro Iglesias Born Date: February 6 of 1991 Madrid, Spain Spanish Actor

Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987)[1] was an American actor, singer and comedian. Early years Born David Daniel Kaminsky to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn named Jacob Kaminsky (father) and Clara Kaminsky (mother), Kaye became one of the world's best-known comedians. He spent his early youth attending Public School 149 in East New York, Brooklyn, before moving to Thomas Jefferson High School, but he never graduated. He learned his trade in his teenage years in the Catskills as a tummler in the Borscht Belt. Career Danny Kaye made his film debut in a 1935 comedy short titled Moon Over Manhattan. In 1937 he signed with New York–based Educational Pictures …

Yul Brynner (Russian: Юлий Борисович Бринер, Julij Borisovič Briner; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985)[1] was a Russian-born actor of stage and film, best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I on both stage and screen, as well as Rameses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film The Ten Commandments and Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven. Brynner was noted for his deep, rich voice and for his shaven head, which he maintained as a personal trademark after adopting it for his role in The King and I. He was also a photographer and the author of two books. Early lifeYul Brynner was born Yuliy Borisovich Bryner in …

Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. He has played a variety of roles, from light comic, such as the musician on the run from gangsters in Some Like It Hot, to serious dramatic roles, such as an escaped convict in The Defiant Ones, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Since 1949, he has appeared in more than 100 films and has made frequent television appearances. Early lifeCurtis was born Bernard Schwartz in the Bronx, New York, the son of Emanuel Schwartz and his wife Helen Klein.[1][2] His parents were Jewish immigrants from Mátészalka, Hungary; Hungarian was Curtis' only language until he was five o…

Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. (November 17, 1925 …quot; October 2, 1985) known professionally as Rock Hudson was an American film and television actor, recognized as a romantic leading man during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably in several romantic comedies with his most famous co-star, Doris Day. Hudson was voted "Star of the Year", "Favorite Leading Man", and similar titles by numerous movie magazines. The 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall actor was unquestionably one of the most popular and well-known movie stars of the time. He completed nearly 70 motion pictures and starred in several television productions during a career that spanned over four decades. Hudson was also one of the …

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 …quot; April 5, 2008)[1][2] was an American actor of film, theatre and television.[3] Heston is known for having played heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, El Cid in El Cid, and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak openly against racism and was an active supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Initially a moderate Democrat, he later supported conservative Republican policies and was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. Early years Heston w…

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 …quot; 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor and film director of the silent film era who became one of the best-known film stars in the world before the end of the First World War. Chaplin used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency from the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp, which he first played in the Keystone comedy Kid Auto Races at Venice in 1914.[2] From the April 1914 one-reeler Twenty Minutes of Love onwards he was writing and directing most of his films, by 1916 he was also…

Surprised he doesn't have a thread yet. From Wiki Name: Shahid Kapoor Nationality: Indian Birthdate: February 25, 1981 Parents: Neelima Azim and Pankaj Kapur (divorced), Stepmom is Supriya Pathak Schooling: Gyanbharati (Delhi) and Rajhans Vidyalaya (Mumbai) Residence: Raj Classic, Andheri, Mumbai Religion: Dad is Hindu, Mother is Muslim Birthplace: Delhi, India Pets: Dog (Kaizer) Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Dark Brown Weight: 70 kgs (170-175 lbs.) Height: 5'10" Closer To: His mother, with his father he's a bit restrained Passion: Acting, dancing, and playing cricket Favorite Actor/Actress: His dad (Pankaj Kapur) and Julia Roberts Dance Instructor At: …

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Date of Birth: 11 December 1962, Memphis, Tennessee, USA See more » Contact: View agent and manager contact info on IMDbPro. Mini Biography: Ben Browder was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Myers Park High... See more » Trivia: Graduate of Furman University in Greenville, SC See more » STARmeter: Up 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro. Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations See more » NewsDesk: (27 articles) Coming to The CW in 2010-2011: New Show Previews (From TVfanatic. 31 May 2010, 9:49 AM, PDT) The Hotcast: Ben Browder in a fedora (From doorQ.com. 12 May 2010, 8:38 AM, PDT) US TV Schedule: Wed. June 236:00 PMSYFY Stargate…

Samuel Stewart "Sam" Witwer (born October 20, 1977) is an American actor and musician. Early lifeWitwer grew up in Glenview, Illinois, a small suburb outside of Chicago. He attended Glenbrook South High School, during which time he was involved in drama and theater classes, as well as being the lead singer of a high school band called "Love Plummer". He attended the prestigious Juilliard School of Drama for a time before moving to Los Angeles. Acting Witwer claims that his first on-screen credit was that of a Chicago Bulls commercial. He soon found himself in speaking roles on hit television series such as "ER". Witwer's first major recurring role came in the form of port…

Overview Date of Birth: 19 August 1977, London, England, UK See more » Contact: View agent, manager and publicist contact info on IMDbPro. Mini Biography: Callum Blue, born in London, England, has enjoyed a steady career in film and TV... See more » Trivia: Ranked #16 in SFX Appeal - Top 20 Sexiest Men [November 2003]. See more » STARmeter: Down 5% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro. NewsDesk: (147 articles) "Smallville" Season 9 Kneels Before 'Zod' (From SneakPeek. 19 June 2010, 6:53 AM, PDT) Smallville Season 9 DVD Release Date Announced (+Blu-ray) (From BuzzFocus.com. 18 June 2010, 10:38 PM, PDT) US TV Schedule: Fri. June 258:00 P…

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was a popular American singer and actor whose career stretched over more than half a century from 1926 until his death. Crosby was the best-selling recording artist until well into the rock era, with over half a billion records in circulation.[3] One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses.[4] Widely recognized as one of the most popular musical acts in history, Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers of the era that followed him, including Perry Como,[5] Fran…

Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG (born Leslie Townes Hope; May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO tours entertaining American military personnel.[1] Throughout his career, he was honored for his humanitarian work. In 1996, the U.S. Congress honored Bob Hope by declaring him the "first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces." Bob Hope appeared in or hosted 199 known USO shows.[2] Early yearsHope was born in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons. His father, William Henry Hope, was a s…

Béla Lugosi (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956) was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen, well known for playing Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version. In the last years of his career he featured in several of Ed Wood's low budget films. Early lifeLugosi, the youngest of four children,[2] was born as Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó in Lugoj (at the time part of Austria–Hungary, now in Romania), to Paula de Vojnich and István Blasko, a banker.[3] He later based his last name on his hometown.[2] He and his sister Vilma were raised in a Roman Catholic family.[4] At the age of 12, Lugosi dropped out of school.[2] He began his acting career probably in 1901 …

Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s. He is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein, 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, and 1939 film Son of Frankenstein. His popularity following Frankenstein in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny". Early yearsKarloff was born William Henry Pratt at 36 Forest Hill Road, Peckham Rye, London, England, where a blue plaque can now be seen. His parents were Edward John Pratt, Jr. and Eliza Sarah Millard…

Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer. A major exponent of 20th century filmed dance, Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likeable characters that he played on screen. Although he is known today for his performance in Singin' in the Rain, he was a dominant force in Hollywood musical films from the mid 1940s until this art form fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical film, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially accepta…

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. His most prominent role in his later career was as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. Early yearsGuinness was born at 155 Lauderdale Mansions South, Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, London as Alec Guinness De Cuffe.[1] His mother's maiden name was Agnes Cuff. She was born 8 December 1890 to Edward Cuff and Mary Ann Cuff Benfield. On Guinness…

Christopher Eccleston (pronounced /ˈɛkəlstən/; born 16 February 1964) is an English stage, film and television actor. His films include Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Elizabeth, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2005, he became the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who. Early lifeBorn into a working class family in the Langworthy area of Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, Eccleston is the youngest of three boys. His brothers, Alan[1] and Keith, are twins eight years his senior, born in 1956.[2] The family lived in a small terraced house in Blodwell Street until the late 1960s, when they moved to nearb…

Dwayne Johnson[1] (born May 2, 1972)[2] is an American actor, philanthropist, collegiate national champion, former world champion professional wrestler and author. Johnson attended and played football for the University of Miami and helped his team win the National Championship in 1991. He graduated in 1995 with a degree in Criminology. Following in the footsteps of his Hall of Fame father, Rocky Johnson and grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, Johnson made his professional wrestling debut in 1996 for the WWF (now WWE). As The Rock, he achieved iconic status by becoming seven time world champion and one of the greatest global drawing attractions sports entertainment ha…