Male Actors

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…

Luke Pasqualino (born Luca Giuseppe Pasqualino on February 19th 1989 in Peterborough, England) is a British actor, known for his portrayal of Freddie Mclair in the television series, Skins. Pasqualino was born in Peterborough, England. He attended Walton Community School, in Walton, Peterborough. He is of Sicillian heritage on his father's side and his mother is Neapolitan.He attended the drama classes held by Martin Tempest at Stamford Art Centre. He auditioned for the part of Tony Stonem in Series 1 but unluckly he did not get the part, instead Nick Holt beat him to it. Before landing a part in Skins he done numerous plays and modeling. Pasqualino also worked in his si…

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…

born 2 July 1961 He was born Saïd Naceri to an Algerian father and French mother in the 4th arrondissement of Paris and spent his childhood in the Parisian suburb of Montreuil.

James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American film actor. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles,he is best remembered for playing "tough guys." In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. In his first performing role, he danced dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 revue Every Sailor. He spent several years in vaudeville as a hoofer and comedian until his first major acting role in 1925. He secured several other roles, receiving good reviews before landing the lead in the 1929 play Penny Arcade. After rave reviews for his acting, Warners signed him…

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Bell was born Joseph Tobin[1] in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Eileen Bell Tobin, is a British-born actress.[2] Bell often plays the role of a villain and serial killer; he was cast as a hitman in Sydney Pollack's The Firm and as Unabomber Theodore John Kaczynski in the made-for-TV movie Unabomber: The True Story; and most recently has played the role of the nefarious "Jigsaw", a serial killer who wants others to appreciate the value of life via twisted "games" in the 2004 film Saw and its sequels, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and Saw V. Currently, Bell has signed on for five sequels in the Saw series, allowing for his appearance in Saw …

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…

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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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…

Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer. Mitchum is largely remembered for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. Early life and career Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His mother, Ann Harriet , was a Norwegian immigrant and sea captain's daughter, and his father, James Thomas Mitchum, was a shipyard and railroad worker. A sister, Annette, (known as Julie Mitchum during her acting career) was born in 1913. James Mitchum was crushed to death in a railyard accide…

Valentino was born on May 6, 1895 in Castellaneta, Italy. He is the most well known silent screen actor and was known as the Latin Lover. His death at 31 caused mass hysteria and propelled him to icon status around the world. After being unemployed in Italy and France, Valentino moved to New York City where he worked odd jobs. He eventually found work as a taxi dancer at Maxim's. He met a Chilean heiress there and after she shot her husband, Valentino feared he might end up in court and fled to California. In 1914 he made his screen debut as an extra in "My Official Wife". His first successful film was 1921's "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". That film was one …

Barrymore was born in the Philadelphia home of his maternal grandmother on Feb. 15, 1882. His parents were Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore. His maternal grandmother was Louisa Lane Drew (aka Mrs Drew), a prominent and well-respected 19th century actress and theater manager, who instilled in him and his siblings the ways of acting and theatre life. His uncles were John Drew, Jr. and Sidney Drew. Barrymore fondly remembered the summer of 1896 in his youth, spent on his father's rambling estate on Long Island. He and Lionel lived a Robinson Crusoe-like existence, attended by a black servant named Edward. John was expelled from Georgetown Preparatory School in 18…

Born on April 12, 1878 in Philadelphia. Lionel is best known for his role as Henry Potter in 1946's It's a Wonderful Life". He was the son of actors Georgiana Drew and Maurice Barrymore, elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore, uncle of John Drew Barrymore and great uncle of Drew Barrymore. He began his stage career in the mid 1890's. And in his early 20's he appeared on Broadway. He moved to Hollywood in 1911 and started acting in silent films.. Lionel had 2 daughters-Ethel and Mary, neither survived infancy. He bacame a father figure to Jean Harlow who was born around the same time as his daughters. When she passed away he was devestated and mourned her as his own d…

hi everybody, i wanted to indroduce you a really good and adorable russian actor - Aleksei Chadov! I think that he is soooo cute & special! Filming: "War", 2001 "Igry motylkov", 2003 "32 of December", 2004 "Second battle-front", 2004 "On the nameless high", 2004 "Night watch", 2004 (Kostya, the vampire) "American", 2005 "the kind we will not be", 2005 "9 company", 2005 (9 rota) "Posledniy poezd so stancii roppongi", 2005 "Serko" "Orangelove" "Count Monte-Negro" "Day watch" (Kostya, the vampire)

Born March 14, 1887 in Smith Center, Kansas. He was an illustrated song slide model, silent film actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He was one of the most popluar stars of the 1910's. Fatty was a mentor to Charlie Chaplin. He also discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. When Fatty was born he weighed 13 pounds. Since both of his parents were slender, his father did not believe that Fatty was his child. His father named him after a politician that he despised, a Republican Senator named roscoe Conkling. He had a wonderful singing voice. At 8 years old he started to sing a theater. He sang until his mothers death, when he was 12. Then his father refused to support…

Born on January 17, 1897 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a Danish born Swedish actor. Asther grew up in Sweden and attended that Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm. After returning to Copenhagen, he caught the attention of Mauritz Stiller and started appearing in European films. He left for Hollywood and made his first movie in the U.S. in 1927. He took voice lessons to ease his accent, but then he was forced to work in England after an alleged breach of contract which led to a studio based blacklist. He was allowed back in 1941 but his career was dwindling. He returned to Sweden where he acted in films and television until his death in Stockholm on October 13, 19…

He's not that famous right now, but I saw him on Scary Movie 3 and just HAD to find out who he was...so here you go: Pledge This! (2005) (filming) .... Victoria's boyfriend ... aka National Lampoon's Pledge This! (USA: complete title) The Karate Dog (2004) .... Det. Peter Fowler Scary Movie 3 (2003) .... George "What I Like About You" (2002) TV Series .... Jeff (2002-2003) Drum Solo (2001) .... Blondie Going Greek (2001) .... Thompson The Forsaken (2001) .... Pen ... aka The Forsaken: Desert Vampires (Australia: promotional title) Hot Sessions 11 (2000) (V) Hot Sessions 12 (2000) (V) Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V) …

Ramon was born in Durango, Mexico on Feb. 6, 1899. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1913 to escape the Mexican Revolution. He was a second cousin to Dolores Del Rio and Andrea Palmer. He started in films in 1917 playing bit parts and he also worked as a singing waiter. His first success was in the film "Scaramouche" in 1923. He was then promoted as a rival to Valentino. "Ben-Hur" in 1925 was his most successful film. His contract with MGM expired in 1935 and was not renewed. Novarro kept acting in films and then went to television a few years later. He also tried unsuccessfully to be on Broadway. Novarro invested some of his money in real estate so after his acti…

Birth name: Luke Timothy Grimes Date of birth: January 21, 1984 Place of birth: Dayton, Ohio Height: 6′ / 1.83 cm Luke is better known for starring in movies such as All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and Assassination Of A High School President, opposite Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis. He can currently be seen playing illegitimate son Ryan Lafferty on tv show Brothers & Sisters. lukegrimes.net

His father is Fernando Colunga and his mother Margarita Olivares. Fernando Colunga, from the time he was a little boy wanted to be an actor. Fernando graduated from the University of Mexico as civil engineer. But after advice from a friend, Fernando went to the studios of Televisa, the best studios for well-known and successful telenovelas. Fernando started his career as a stand-in. His first participation in the television was with the telenovela "María Mercedes" (1992) (qv. The role of Fernando in this telenovela was originally made for 10 episodes, but after the huge success that his role had, the producers made 80 more episodes with Fernando Colunga). From then onwar…

*Born Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone in Niagara Falls, New York on Feb. 27, 1905. *An American stage and screen actor as well as a producer and a director. *First major Broadway role was in 1929 in "The Age of Innocence" *His screen debut was in 1932 in "The Wiser Sex" *Was once married to actress Joan Crawford *He passed away on Sept. 18, 1968 of lung cancer in New York City

Birth Name Jorge Facundo Arana Tagle Date of Birth 31 March 1972, Buenos Aires, Argentina Height 6' 2½" (1.89 m)

I saw the movie Undertow (Contracorriente) at the Chicago Latino Film Festival tonight, and was lucky enough to see this actor in action. I thought if he didn't have a thread up here, then he needed to have one. Biography for Manolo Cardona More at IMDbPro » advertisement Date of Birth 25 April 1977, Popayan, Cauca, Colombia Birth Name Manuel Julián Cardona Molano Actor: * 2000s * 1990s 1. "Sin tetas no hay paraíso" .... Martín La Roca (15 episodes, 2009) - Expiación (2009) TV episode .... Martín La Roca - El corazón de las tinieblas (2009) TV episode .... Martín La Roca - Última noche en la tierra (2009) TV episode …