A classic actor with a classic all media career, John Forsythe starred in three hit television series in a six decade long career. Best known as Blake Carrington on “Dallas,” Forsythe also was the voice of Charlie on the “Charlie’s Angels” series and subsequent films. All that came after a five year run on “Bachelor [...]
It took Robert Culp almost 15 years to break through, but he never gave up…working role after role, doing everything from kids shows to westerns to drama. Then came his great break, in the 60s series “I Spy,” a series that also launched Bill Cosby. The series only lasted three years, but Culp worked continuously [...]
In the 50s, 60s and 1970s Fess Parker defined the actor in the Western. Parker was a contract player at Warner and appeared in a series of small roles when he auditioned for the role of Davy Crockett at Disney. The three episode mini series made him a household name, and sent a generation of [...]
Peter Graves started his career in the 1940s doing what was then known as extra work – now background. He had worked continuously ever since. He was 83, and was found today at his home in Pacific Palisades. His publicist says Graves apparently suffered a heart attack.
Whether a nurse or, more typically, someone’s mom, over a fifty year plus career, gifted actress Nan Martin had a reputation truly bringing her characters to life. Famously, as the stuck up mother in “Goodbye Columbus,” even her daughter in the film, Ali MacGraw thought Martin just didn’t like her. In fact, MacGraw later wrote, [...]
Best known as Alice Horton on “Days of Our Lives,” Frances Reid’s career began in the infancy of acting unions. She didn’t just join, she joined in, and just as audiences nationwide enjoyed her performances, performers nationwide were the better for her union service. A statement just out from AFTRA says Reid was a member [...]
