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• 1937-01-28

• 1932-03-27

• 1945-07-26

Dame Helen Lydia Mirren DBE (née Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She received an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for h

• 1947-04-26

Warren Clarke (April 26, 1947 - November 12, 2014) was an English actor. He was known for his appearances in many films, including a significant early role as Dim in Stanley Kubricks A Clockwork Orange, and for numerous television appearances, including lead roles in the TV series Dalziel and Pascoe

• 1929-01-08

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSaeed Jaffrey OBE (1929 - 2015) was an Indian-born British actor, who made numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits included The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982), A

• 1946-10-31

An Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in a number of high profile films, both Irish and international, such as V for Vendetta, Michael Collins, Interview with the Vampire and Breakfast on Pluto. Rea was nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance as Fergus in the 1992 film The

• 1937-02-17

• 1941-04-13

Marjorie Yates is a British actress best known for her role as Carol Fisher in the Channel 4 drama Shameless.

• 1947-04-04

British actor James Hazeldine was a well-known face both on British Television and on Stage. Best known for his role as Mike Bayleaf Wilson in the ITV drama, Londons Burning (1988), many real-life firefighters thought Bayleaf was the character who closely and accurately portrayed your average real-l

• 1929-09-18

Elizabeth Jean Spriggs -Manson (née Williams) was an English character actress.Her roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company included Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Gertrude in Hamlet and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. In 1978, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for�

• 1937-08-01

Newcastle born Ian Hogg is an actor of British stage, screen and television. He is perhaps best known for his role as the tenacious and tetchy detective Rockcliffe in the BBC TV series Rockliffes Babies and its subsequent, short-lived spin-off Rockliffes Folly.

• 1925-10-19

Bernard Hepton (born 19 October 1925 - 27th July, 2018) was a British actor of stage, film and television.Hepton was known as a particularly versatile character actor. He trained at Bradford Civic Theatre school under Esme Church along with actors such as Robert Stephens. He had extensive stage expe

• 1925-10-29

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Paul Daneman (29 October 1925 - 28 April 2001) was an English film, television, theatre and voice actor.Paul Frederick Daneman was born in Islington, London. He attended the Haberdashers Askes School and Sir William Borlases Grammar School in Marlow and studied

• 1927-06-13

Brian Wilde was an English actor, best known for his roles in television comedy, including Mr Barrowclough in Porridge and Foggy Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine.

• 1934-04-07

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Ian William Richardson CBE (7 April 1934 – 9 February 2007) was a Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBCs House of Cards trilogy. He was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor.Description

• 1918-06-19

• 1945-10-16

David Dave Hill is a British actor. He was born in Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire. He attended Ermysteds Grammar School for boys in Skipton and started his career with the Ken Campbell Roadshow alongside the likes of Bob Hoskins and Jane Wood, who he subsequently married. He has appeared in The F

• 1944-04-08

Hywel Bennett (1944-2017) was a Welsh film and television actor best known for the trio of films he made in the 60s and 70s with Hayley Mills, and for his starring role in ITVs long running sitcom Shelley.

• 1948-08-10

Nick Stringer (born 10 August 1948 in Torquay, Devon) is an English actor.In a thirty year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Coronation Street, Family Affairs, Minder, Johnny

• 1949-10-20

George William Harris (born 20 October 1949) is a British actor of film, stage, television, radio and musical theatre. His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Clive King in popular medical drama

• 1915-04-18

• 1918-05-29

• 1913-05-12

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Thorley Swinstead Walters (born 12 May 1913, Teigngrace, Devon – 6 July 1991, London) was an English character actor.He is probably best remembered for his comedy film roles such as in Two-Way Stretch and Carlton-Browne of the FO. He also appeared in the accla

• 1911-05-28

Dame Thora Hird, DBE was an English actress and comedian of stage and screen, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

• 1947-06-29

Michael Carter (born 29 June 1947) is a Scottish actor of film, stage and television, known for portraying Gerald Bringsley in An American Werewolf in London, Bib Fortuna in Star Wars Return of the Jedi, and Von Thurnburg in The Illusionist.

• 1931-01-19

• 1944-07-16

Angharad Rees was a London-born Welsh actress and, later, jewellery designer, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume drama Poldark.Her father was a prominent Welsh psychiatrist Linford Rees (William Linfo

• 1912-08-15

Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE (15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was an English actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Separate Tables (1958).

• 1935-04-20

• 1906-08-05

Joan Bogle Hickson, OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christies Miss Marple in the television series Miss Marple. As well as portraying Miss Marple on television, Hickson also narrated a number of Miss

• 1942-06-16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSuzan Farmer (born 16 June 1942, Kent, England) is an English actress, mainly on television.She first appeared in an episode of the Patrick McGoohan series Danger Man entitled No Marks for Servility and went on to feature in many other ITC series in the 1960s and

• 1928-02-29

Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in White Mischief (1987).Description a

• 1953-10-27

​Peter Firth is a British film and television actor best known for the films Tess, Equus and The Hunt for Red October, and for playing spymaster Harry Pearce in the BBC TV series Spooks and its movie spin-off Spooks The Greater Good.

• 1944-07-30

Frances de la Tour is an English television, stage and film actress, known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom Rising Damp from 1974 until 1978; Madame Olympe Maxime in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Mrs.

• 1945-08-23

Robert Peck was an English stage, television and film actor who was best known for his roles as Ronald Craven in the television serial Edge of Darkness and as gamekeeper Robert Muldoon in the film Jurassic Park.

• 1907-04-16

• 1951-11-06

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1951) is an English actor. He is probably best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film Chariots of Fire, and for his role as Dr. Tom Latimer in the British TV comedy series Dont

• 1925-03-07

Richard Vernon was a distinguished British actor known for his contributions to film, television, and theater. He had a prolific career spanning several decades. Vernon appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing his versatility and talent. While perhaps best known for his role as

• 1929-04-05

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime

• 1940-10-29

Jack Shepherd is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, saxophone player and jazz pianist, who made his film debut in 1969 with All Neat in Black Stockings and The Virgin Soldiers. He is perhaps best known for his television roles, most notably the title role in detective drama Wycliffe. Hi

• 1942-08-23

Welsh character actor of stage and screen. Since 1995, Elwyn has been the partner of the actress Alison Steadman.

• 1910-05-28

• 1935-09-28

Ronald Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30 year period and is perhaps best remembered for his villainous roles in Hollywood films, most famously Major Arnold Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark.Description above from

• 1930-04-18

Angus Wilson Lennie (18 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was a Scottish film and theatre character actor with a 50-year career span. His numerous credits include the character of Flying Officer Archibald Ives in The Great Escape, and Shughie McFee in the television soap opera Crossroads.

• 1919-10-05

William Henry Mettam Robin Bailey (5 October 1919 – 14 January 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.Although often chosen for upper class and tradition-bound roles such as Mr Justice Graves in Thames Televisions Rumpole of the Bailey, Bailey is perhaps most fondly r

• 1955-06-02

Hull born Garry Cooper is an actor who came to fame playing Peter, the flash boyfriend of Leslie Ash and rival to Phil Daniels wannabe mod in cult 1979 hit Quadrophenia. Other film credits include Michael Radfords big screen adaptation of George Orwells 1984, My Beautiful Launderette, Prick Up Your

• 1934-01-08

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was an English character actor.Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Kinnear, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

• 1936-07-09

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 Wikipedi

• 1946-08-26

Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh (her husband 1973-2001) film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise a

• 1949-12-12

William Francis Nighy (born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liver

• 1921-12-11

Betty Gleadle (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English character actress, known for her roles in BBC sitcoms, including as Annie Brandon in I Didnt Know You Cared (1975–1979), the sisters Bette and Belle in 2point4 Children (1991–1999), Letitia C

• 1902-12-19

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, also appeared in several classic films.Richardson first becam

• 1942-10-26

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRobert William Bob Hoskins, Jr. (born October 26, 1942 – April 29, 2014) was an English actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, in films such as The Long Good Friday (1980), and Mona Lisa (1986), and lighter roles in Who Fra

• 1937-05-19

Proud and passionate Angle, Pat Roach, was born and raised in Birmingham, England and grew to be a mountain of a man standing at six feet, five inches tall, with doorway-wide shoulders and a barrel chest.Pat wrestled competitively under the name of Bomber Roach, and at one time held both the British

• 1924-03-01

John Comer (died 1984) was a British comic actor. He starred in the television series I Didnt Know You Cared, Last of the Summer Wine and All Our Saturdays.Born and brought up in Stretford, Lancashire, Comer gained an engineering apprenticeship at Metropolitan-Vickers, Trafford Park.Comer began his

• 1938-02-23

Alan Ford (born 23 February 1938) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in Guy Ritchie gangster movies Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and from appearing as separate characters in eight different episodes of The Bill.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• 1929-10-29

Colin Jeavons is a respected British actor known for his versatile performances across film, television, and theater. With a career spanning several decades, Jeavons showcased his talent in various roles, demonstrating a wide range of characters and genres. While not directly associated with The Hit

• 1904-02-07

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Alison Leggatt (7 February 1904 - 15 July 1990) was an English character actress.Description above from the Wikipedia article Alison Leggatt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

• 1944-12-26

• 1942-11-24

A Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of th

• 1921-10-16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career.He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriots School in Edinburgh and made his stage

• 1924-01-08

Ron Moody was born on 8 January 1924 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor and author, known for Oliver! (1968), Twelve Chairs (1970) and The little ones also want to move up (1963). He was married to Therese Blackbourn. He died on 11 June 2015 in London, England, UK.

• 1947-12-16

Ben Cross (16 December 1947 - 18 August 2020) was a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot film Star Trek.Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Cro

• 1940-10-19

Sir Michael John Gambon (October 19, 1940 – September 27, 2023) was an Irish-English actor. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Over his six-decade-long career, he received three Olivier Awards and four BAFTA TV Award

• 1958-01-04

Julian Sands, a renowned British actor, was born on January 4, 1958, in Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He had a successful career in film, television, and stage, gaining recognition for his roles in various British films during the 1980s. Sands breakthrough came with his captivating perfo

• 1937-08-08

Liverpudlian actor Tom Georgeson is best known for his roles in several groundbreaking TV dramas including Between the Lines and Boys from the Blackstuff, Scully and G.B.H. - the last three all penned by Alan Bleasdale. For film fans he is perhaps best remembered for his role as crook George Thomaso

• 1936-11-22

• 1960-09-07

Christopher Francis Villiers (born 7 September 1960) is an English actor, screenwriter and producer.

• 1942-01-01

Mary Veronica Healey is an actress, known for Chaplin (1992), Line of Duty (2012) and Doctor Who (1963). She is married to Morgan Deare.

• 1918-08-14

Patsy Smart (14 August 1918 – 6 February 1996) was an English actress who is best remembered for her performance as Miss Roberts in the 1970s ITV television drama Upstairs, Downstairs.She also appeared in Danger Man, Only When I Laugh, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Prisoner, The Avengers, The S

• 1959-12-02

Gwyneth Strong (born 2 December 1959) is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses as Cassandra, the love interest and, later, wife of Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst).Strongs first acting appearance was in the Royal Court Theatres production Live Like Pig

• 1954-07-25

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLynne Maria Frederick (25 July 1954 – 27 April 1994) was an English film actress. In a career spanning ten years she made about thirty films or television drama appearances, but she is best remembered as the last wife of Peter Sellers. She was married twice aft

• 1939-07-29

Hildegarde Neil (born 29 July 1939), also credited as Hildegard Neil, is an English actress.Born in London, and raised in South Africa, she first appeared on television in a BBC schools television production of Julius Caesar in 1963 and after that appeared mostly as a guest artiste in a variety of T

• 1942-04-17

David Bradley is an English character actor. He is most widely known for portraying Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series The Strain. He was awarded a Olivier Award in 1991 for his supporting

• 1953-05-16

Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (16 May 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist who holds Irish and American citizenship.After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting

• 1931-04-16

• 1925-05-26

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Alexander Duncan McCowen, CBE (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.Description above from the Wikipedia article Alec McCowen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contribu

• 1944-11-25

Paul is a long established and much respected British actor and voiceover artist.Born in Denby Dale, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 25th November 1944 he grew up beside a dairy farm. His father, Harold, was involved with local amateur dramatic productions, as were the rest of his family. He went to Pe

• 1950-03-30

Anthony Robert McMillan (March 30, 1950 - October 14, 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenE

• 1920-03-16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaReginald Leo McKern, AO (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an Australian-born English actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and movies, and more than 200 stage roles.Description above from the Wikipedia article leo McKern,

• 1931-05-19

Trevor Edward Peacock was an English actor, screenwriter, and songwriter, best known for playing Jim Trott in the BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley.

• 1944-05-07

Richard OSullivan (born 7 May 1944) is a British actor, who has appeared in film and television since he was a child.

• 1944-12-17

Bernard Hill (17 December 1944 – 5 May 2024) was an English actor. He was known as a character actor of film, stage and television, having acted in nearly 130 projects. He is best known to British television viewers for playing Yosser Hughes in the groundbreaking 1982 TV series Boys from the Black

• 1941-08-04

Martin Jarvis OBE is one of Britains most versatile leading actors. His distinguished career continues to encompass just about every aspect of the entertainment industry film, television, theatre, radio and audio recording. He is also the author of two bestselling books a hilarious autobiography Act

• 1904-04-14

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937.

• 1938-01-08

• 1926-10-21

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor known for his roles as Rupert Rigsby, in the British comedy television series Rising Damp (1974–78), and Reginald Iolanthe Perrin, in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79).

• 1944-02-02

Geoffrey Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine, and rose to fame for portraying much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in 1987.

• 1927-09-10

Gwen Watford (10 September 1927 — 6 February 1994) was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952. Born in London, Watford trained at the Embassy Theatre and the Old Vic. She made her film debut playing Lady Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (1949)

• 1946-04-19

Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He is known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television, most often portraying villainous characters. Curry rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

• 1945-02-04

Tony Haygarth was born on February 4, 1945 in Liverpool, England. He was an actor, known for Chicken Run (2000), Where the Heart Is (1997) and Rosie (1977). He died on October 3rd, 2017 and is survived by his wife Carol Haygarth and their two children.

• 1957-02-27

Timothy Leonard Spall (born February 27, 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.Spall performed in Secrets & Lies (1996), and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for

• 1959-11-14

Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features hi

• 1926-07-21

Queenie Watts was an English actress of film and television, as well as an occasional singer. A resident Londoner til the day she died, Watts starred in many films and TV programmes and ran pubs  (including the Iron Bridge Tavern, East India Dock Road, London and the Rose and Crown, Pennyfields,

• 1958-05-13

Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays Camille (1985), and Uncle Vanya (1997). Her film appearances include three collaborations with Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), We Think the World of You (

• 1935-12-14

Barbara Leigh-Hunt was an actress on stage and screen. She appeared in Alfred Hitchcocks Frenzy.

• 1933-02-24

Rita Davies (February 24, 1933 - January 19, 2016) was a British actress.

• 1946-02-07

Pete Postlethwaite (February 7, 1946 - January 2, 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaites first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr. Kobayash

• 1946-09-19

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMichael John Elphick (19 September 1946 – 7 September 2002) was an English actor. Elphick was known in the UK for his trademark croaky voice and his work on British television, in particular his roles as the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series Boon

• 1947-05-09

Anthony Higgins (born 9 May 1947) is an English stage, film and television actor.

• 1943-01-18

Paul Freeman is a British film and television actor.

• 1945-06-03

Bill Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish stage, film and television actor.

• 1920-03-25

Patrick George Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor. He was classically trained for the stage but became most widely known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction and horror films, and playing the second inca

• 1929-07-11

David Kelly (July 11, 1929 – February 12, 2012) was an Irish actor who had regular roles in several film and television works from the 1950s onwards. One of the most recognisable voices and faces of Irish stage and screen, Kelly was known for his roles as Rashers Tierney in Strumpet City, Cousin E

• 1949-07-03

• 1925-09-03

Anne Jackson was born on September 3, 1925 in Millvale, Pennsylvania. She was an actress and producer from the 1940s to the 2000s. She was married to actor Eli Wallach for 66 years, one of the longest and most successful Hollywood marriages ever! She died on April 12, 2016 in Manhattan, New York Cit

• 1948-02-09

David Hayman (born 9 February 1948) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor and director. He appeared in Hope and Glory, Rob Roy, Sid and Nancy, Vertical Limit, and The Tailor of Panama. On television, he is known for playing Mike Walker in ITV drama Trial & Retribution, Jonas Franks in BBC p

• 1943-08-04

Georgina Hale was a British film, television and stage actress, known for her role in the ITV series Budgie.

• 1943-05-07

Donal McCann (7 May 1943 – 17 July 1999) was an Irish stage, film, and television actor best known for his roles in the works of Brian Friel and for his lead role in John Hustons last film, The Dead.Description above from the Wikipedia article Donal McCann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of co

• 1950-06-14

Jeremy Mahony Sinden (14 June 1950 – 29 May 1996) was an English actor who specialised in playing eccentric military men and overgrown schoolboys.

• 1925-02-04

• 1938-02-26

Congenial character actor, Tony Selby was the epitome of the down-to earth, friendly Londoner of stage and screen. He starred in films such as Alfie, Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall, Villain and even Superman, but it is the small screen that was his more natural home; he headlined Get Some In

• 1906-07-02

Alan Webb (2 July 1906 - 22 June 1982) was an English stage and film actor.Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Webb (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

• 1954-11-26

• 1907-01-16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAlexander Knox (January 16, 1907 – April 25, 1995) was a Canadian actor and author of adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century.Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Knox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contrib

• 1940-12-02

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Constance Connie Booth (born 2 December 1940) is an American writer and actress, known for appearances on British television and particularly for her portrayal of Polly Sherman in the popular 1970s television show Fawlty Towers, which she co-wrote with her then

• 1937-09-02

• 1935-01-19

Bryan Pringle was an English character actor who appeared for several decades in television, film and theatre productions.

• 1948-10-31

Michael Kitchen (born 31 October 1948 in Leicester) is an English actor and television producer, best known for his starring role as DCS Foyle in the British TV series Foyles War.Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kitchen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikip

• 1943-11-30

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Bonsile John Kani (born 1943) is a South African actor, director and playwright. He was born in New Brighton, South Africa. Kani joined The Serpent Players (a group of actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) i

• 1936-03-30

• 1946-10-16

Tariq Yunus (16 October 1946 – 26 August 1994) was an Indian actor known for his role as chef Alaudin in television sitcom Tandoori Nights.

• 1942-12-04

Jennifer Gemma Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen. Her film appearances include Sense and Sensibility (1995), Bridget Joness Diary (2001), the Harry Potter series (2002–11), and Woody Allens You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). For her role

• 1943-10-04

John Biffo Bindon was a British actor and bodyguard (most notoriously for Led Zeppelin on their 1977 US tour, which he was subsequently sacked from for violent behaviour) with close links to the London underworld and a celebrated party trick; Id hang five half-pint beer glasses on me manhood. Everyo

• 1938-05-12

• 1961-01-01

Mark Christopher Wingett (born 1 January 1961) is an English actor.He is best known for his roles as PC/DC Jim Carver in The Bill and EastEnders as Mike Swann, Hollyoaks as Frank Symons and Heartbeat as Terry Molloy. His first screen role was in the 1967 film To Sir, with Love as a school pupil.From

• 1920-01-04

Rosalie Sylvia Crutchley (4 January 1920 – 28 July 1997) was a British actress. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music, Crutchley was perhaps best known for her television performances, but had a long and successful career in theatre and films, making her stage debut as early as 1932, and her scree

• 1951-06-16

John Salthouse is a British actor and producer. His best-known screen roles are those of Tony in Mike Leighs Abigails Party and DI Roy Galloway in The Bill from 1984 to 1987. He is married to the actress Heather Tobias and had previously been a professional footballer until injury had forced him to

• 1930-06-01

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English stage and screen actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Woodward began his career on stage, and throughout his career he appeared in productions in both the West End in Lond

• 1949-05-24

Jim Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford

• 1946-06-01

Brian Denis Cox CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for leading performances on stage and television, as well as supporting roles in film. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden

• 1937-01-02

Terence Christopher Gerald Rigby was an English RADA trained actor with a number of film credits including Get Carter, Tomorrow Never Dies, Essex Boys and Watership Down. On television, he memorably played police dog-handler PC Snow in the long-running 1970s Z Cars spin-off series Softly, Softly Tas

• 1922-03-31

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPatrick Magee (31 March 1922 – 14 August 1982) was a Northern Irish actor best known for his collaborations with Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter, as well as his appearances in horror films and in Stanley Kubricks films A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon.De

• 1940-07-13

An English film, television and stage actor. He has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century. He is most widely known for his television and film roles, as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film