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Was sad to hear of the recent passing of the actor Bernard Cribbins. So this is my small tribute to a fine actor who was the voice of "The Wombles" the annoying guest Mr Hutchinson in a Fawlty Towers episode and many other acting roles that a lot of us may remember from our childhood. But perhaps best remembered for playing Albert Perks the station porter in the 1970 all time great family film "The Railway Children" May he rest in peace.
Bernard Cribbins (1928- 2022)
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Robert Pattinson, the English actor who plays Cedric Diggory in the latest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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Printed on the back-
"Harry Potter E A Pedra Filosofal."
‘Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone, was the original UK. title.
It was changed to "Sorcerer's Stone."
Thanks to Missive Maven's info.
Aspiring actor and model. I've been stepping out of my comfort zone and doing more photo shoots lately. Watch out for Matthew, I believe he has it in him to do well in the business. Learn more about him here
City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana
Italian postcard. Ed. Vettori, Bologna. S.I.F.
Enzo Biliotti, born Lorenzo Biliotti (Livorno, June 28, 1887 - Bologna, November 19, 1976), was an Italian actor.
Son of Francesco Biliotti and soprano Ines De Frate, Biliotti began his theatrical career as a brilliant actor in the Carini-Gentili Company (1918-1921) to later join that of Gemma Bolognesi. He was also part of that of Virgilio Talli (1922-1924), then of the Piccola Canobbiana of Milan in the 1924-1925 season and then of that of the Teatro d'Arte in Rome in 1925-1926, to be one of Alda Borelli's companions in the 1926. Dina Galli wanted him with her for the entire 1927-1928 season, then he moved to the Dora Migliari-Menichell companyi in 1928-1929 and in a revue company directed by Paolo Reni (1929-1930). Guido Salvini hired him for a large-scale production, entrusting him with the character of Fouché in Campo di Maggio (1930) by Giovacchino Forzano, a character he resumed when Forzano himself made the film version of it in 1935. In 1931 he was part of the large cast of Za Bum n. 3 and in 1938 he was with Tumiati-Bagni-Scelzo, where he distinguished himself in a beautiful edition of Manzoni's Adelchi. Also in 1938 he played Federico in As you like it by William Shakespeare, directed by Jacques Copeau, with Massimo Pianforini, Sandro Ruffini, Guido Gatti, Fernando Farese, Nerio Bernardi, Umberto Melnati, Giuseppe Pierozzi, Franco Scandurra, Checco Rissone, Nella Bonora , Letizia Bonini and Zoe Incrocci at the Boboli Gardens in Florence. Finally in 1946 he was with the company of Lilia Silvi.
In the cinema he was always employed in character or secondary roles. After his debut in 1916 in Cura da baci by Emilio Graziani-Walter, he acted in three more silent films, all directed by Mario Bonnard. He impersonated e.g. Fra Cristoforo in Bonnard's 1922 adaptation of I promessi sposi. Bonnard would later on also directed him in La gerla di papà Martin (1940), while Biliotti would act again in another adaptation of I promessi sposi (Mario Camerini, 1941), now as Antonio Ferrer. His first sound film was Villafranca (Giovacchino Forzano, 1933), where he superbly interpreted Napoleon III, which he wittily re-proposed in La contessa Castiglione (1942) by Flavio Calzavara. Biliotti specialized in masterfully designing kings, emperors, nobles and fathers of high lineage. Among his tastiest characterizations is that of the Viceroy in Un'avventura di Salvator Rosa/ An Adventure by Salvator Rosa (1939) by Alessandro Blasetti (1939) and King Philip IV in Don Cesare di Bazan (1942) by Riccardo Freda, in addition to the aforementioned French emperor. Married to Lia Di Lorenzo, at the end of the fifties he retired to the Casa di Riposo Lyda Borelli for retired actors in Bologna.
Source: IMDB, Italian Wikipedia
It appears they wear grease paint, and I suspect they are actors having a drink on a break.Velox divided back American postcard
Austrian postcard by Iris Verlag, no. 638. Photo: Domofilm / Westfalia Film. Eugen Klöpfer in Elegantes Pack/The Elegant Bunch (Jaap Speyer, 1925).
Eugen Klöpfer (1886-1950) was a German star character actor. In the 1920s, he appeared in numerous silent films, often in leading or heroic roles. After 1933, he identified himself strongly with National Socialism and was cast in several Nazi propaganda films. This harmed his post-war career.
Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer was born in 1886 in the Talheim residential area of Rauher Stich, Heilbronn. He was the youngest of eleven children of the farmer and innkeeper Karl Klöpfer and his wife Karoline, née Hörsch. Eugen attended the Realschule (secondary school) in Heilbronn. He subsequently attended the Lateinschule (Latin School) in Lauffen and then the Karlsgymnasium in Heilbronn. Although he started an apprenticeship with a lumber business in Munich, Klöpfer soon discovered that his passion was the theatre. He joined the Theatre Association of Munich and performed at various provincial theatres. In 1905 he was cast in his first role in Landshut, afterwards playing in Ingolstadt and Biel. In 1909 he came to the Volkstheater München (Munich People's Theatre). From 1914 to 1918, he performed in Colmar, Erfurt, Bonn and Frankfurt am Main. After the First World War, Klöpfer relocated to Berlin. There he played from 1920 to 1923 at the Deutsches Theater, and soon belonged to the favourite actors of Max Reinhardt's ensemble. From 1925, he played on various stages in Vienna and Salzburg. Finally, he toured Europe and South America. He played the title role in Carl Zuckmayer's 1927 play 'Schinderhannes'. From 1919 he appeared in many silent films like Die Arche/The Arc (Richard Oswald, 1919) and Menschen (Martin Berger, 1920) with Bernhard Goetzke. He acted under the direction of F. W. Murnau in Der brennende Acker/The Burning Soil (Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 1922) with Werner Krauss and Lya de Putti. Klöpfer often acted in leading or heroic roles. These included Boris Godunow in Der falsche Dimitri/The False Dimitri (Hans Steinhoff, 1922) and the title role in Götz von Berlichingen zubenannt mit der eisernen Hand/Götz von Berlichingen and the Iron Hand (Hubert Moest, 1925), based on the historical play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, set in the Holy Roman Empire.
After the Nazi seizure of power, Eugen Klöpfer was promoted to the Presiding Board of the Reich Film Chamber, under Joseph Goebbels, and was also chairman of Goebbels' artist donation. He also appeared in the Propaganda film Flüchtlinge/Refugees (Gustav Ucicky, 1933) with Hans Albers and Käthe von Nagy. It detailed the plight of ethnic Germans, known as 'Volga Germans', in the Soviet province of Manchuria. In 1934, Klöpfer was designated as a Staatsschauspieler (actor of national importance). He was also appointed the director of the Volksbühne (People's Theatre) in Berlin. In 1935 he was appointed Vice President of the Ministry of Arts and joined the board of Ufa. In 1936 he was appointed general director of Berlin's Theater am Nollendorfplatz. In 1937, Klöpfer joined the Nazi Party. In 1940, he played the role of Landschaftskonsulenten Sturm in Veit Harlan's anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda film Jud Süß/Jew Süss (Veit Harlan, 1940). In August 1944, towards the end of the Second World War, Klöpfer was added by Adolf Hitler to the Gottbegnadeten-Liste, a list of important German artists, which exempted him from military service, including service on the home front. After 1945, Klöpfer was banned and spent two months in prison in 1948. After a denazification trial, he was exonerated from the charge of complicity in the death of Joachim Gottschalk. In 1949, he began performing again with his own ensemble in Cologne and Neustadt in der Pfalz, but he died in 1950 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, of pneumonia. His grave is located in the South Cemetery in Wiesbaden. he was 63. Klöpfer had a long-term relationship with the actress Flockina von Platen.
Sources: Wikipedia (English and German), and IMDb.
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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956). Wikipedia
A photo I took on a Munich street in 2018 he was known as a singer , songwriter and actor 06/22/36 - 09/28/24 R.I.P.
Mock advertisement with an image of myself as Darla Chandler, a 1960s British pop singer/secret agent from my "Absolutely Smashing" franchise.
These are three actors prior to a re-enactment of action during WW II in the South Pacific. A narrator gave us a lesson on the history of some to these battles for our education. He was very well versed.
This "Sailor" was showing the actresses shots he had taken with his camera; probably candids of the two of them earlier. The one in green "fatigues" is shading the screen while the Aviatrix is admiring the photos.
Most of the actors/actresses were volunteers at the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, TX. The show was outstanding and quite realistic of one of the battles. They actually demonstrated some weapons by firing a Thompson Machine Gun, a 12 guage shotgun, a 1903 Springfield rifle and an M1 rifle. During the "battle" they also fired a "flame thrower."
The battle was real enough to cause one to really think about the real thing.
A guest was introduced who sat near us who had been in the battle of Iwo Jima. He had to be in his 90's but, was very spry and animated waving to the crowd,
Vintage postcard.
German actor Raimund Harmstorf (1939-1998) became famous as the protagonist of the German TV mini series Der Seewolf/The Sea-Wolf (1971), based on Jack London's classic novel. Later on, he starred successfully in another German TV series Michael Strogoff: Der Kurier des Zaren/Michel Strogoff (1975), based on Jules Verne's adventure novel. Harmstorf was unforgettable as the handsome hero with a secret mission in an old Russia threatened by Kozaks and frozen rivers, wearing woolly hats and serious faces. Both series were sold to many countries. Harmstorf was also a star of the Eurowestern and his life ended as a tragedy. We will soon make another post on his interesting career and life.
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb. For more postcards of classic TV shows, check out our set Vintage TV Heroes.
"Actor"
I made this figure from very simple human base - 32 grid.
Improvisation - this is only way that i can make something.
Finished vith acrylic paint and varnish.
Height: 12 cm
Roman copy of Greek original from post 4th century BC. Made c100AD, Rome, Quirinal Hill. It shows an actor wearing the woollen costume of Silenus from an Attic satyr play of the classical period. Antikensammlung, Berlin.
Aspiring actor and model. I've been stepping out of my comfort zone and doing more photo shoots lately. Watch out for Matthew, I believe he has it in him to do well in the business. Learn more about him here
City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana
attends the 2009 World Football Challenge game Chelsea FC vs Inter Milan, at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, on July 21, 2009
Actor and Honorary OMB Board Member Zoë Wanamaker on the 103rd Floor of the Empire State Building to celebrate Only Make Believe's 12th Annual Gala, Make Believe on Broadway
Actress and fight coordinator Katie Warner
Sword by Rogue Steel
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British postcard in the Picturegoer series, London, no. 167.
Big, burly Scottish-born character actor Ernest Torrence (1878-1933) appeared in many Hollywood films form 1916 on. A towering figure, he frequently played cold-eyed and imposing heavies, but played most of his bad guys with tongue firmly in cheek. Torrence’s films include including Tol'able David (1921) opposite Richard Barthelmess, Mantrap (1926) with Clara Bow, and Sherlock Holmes (1932) in one of his last roles as Holmes’s nemesis Professor Moriarty.
Ernest Thayson Torrance-Thompson was born to Colonel Henry Torrence Thayson and Jessie (née Bryce) in 1878, in Edinburgh, Scotland. His younger brother was the actor David Torrence. As a child, Ernest was an exceptional pianist and operatic baritone and he graduated from the Stuttgart Conservatory, Edinburgh Academy before earning a scholarship at London's Royal Academy of Music. He toured with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in such productions as The Emerald Isle (1901) and The Talk of the Town (1905) before disarming vocal problems set in and he was forced to abandon this career path. Sometime prior to 1900, he changed the spelling of Torrance to Torrence and dropped the name Thomson. Both Ernest and his actor brother David Torrence went to America, in March 1911, directly from Scotland prior to the First World War. Focusing instead on a purely acting career, Ernest and his brother developed into experienced players on the Broadway New York stage. Ernest received significant acclaim with Modest Suzanne in 1912, and a prominent role in The Night Boat in 1920 brought him to the attention of the early Hollywood filmmakers.
Ernest Torrence played the moronic, twitch-eyed thief Luke Hatburn in Tol'able David (Henry King, 1921) opposite Richard Barthelmess and made his mark as a cinema villain. He settled into films for the rest of his career and life. He next played Colleen Moore’s abusive husband in Broken Chains (Alan Holubar, 1922). Torrence gave a sympathetic portrayal of a grizzled old codger in the acclaimed classic western The Covered Wagon (James Cruze, 1923) and gained attention from his roles in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Wallace Worsley, 1923) as Clopin, king of the beggars, opposite Lon Chaney, and in Peter Pan (Herbert Brenon, 1924) as an outrageous Captain Hook opposite Betty Bronson as Peter. Bob Eddwards: “Walt Disney used Torrance as the model for Hook in his own 1953 animated version of Peter Pan.” He played an Army General who escapes into the circus world and becomes a clown in The Side Show of Life (Herbert Brenon, 1924). In an offbeat bit of casting he paired up with Clara Bow in Mantrap (Victor Fleming, 1926), unusually as a gentle, bear-like backwoodsman in search of a wife. He appeared in other silent film classics such as the epic The King of Kings (Cecil B. DeMille 1927) as Peter, and Steamboat Bill Jr. (Charles Reisner, 1928) as Buster Keaton's steamboat captain father.
During the course of his twelve-year film career, Ernest Torrence made 49 films, both silent and sound films. Torrence made the transition into sound films very well, starring in the Western Fighting Caravans (Otto Brower, David Burton, 1931) with Gary Cooper and Lili Damita. He was able to play a notable nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, to Clive Brook's Sherlock in Sherlock Holmes (William K. Howard, 1932) in one of his last roles. Filming for I Cover the Waterfront (James Cruze, 1933), in which he starred as a smuggler opposite Ben Lyon and Claudette Colbert in New York, had just been completed when he died suddenly on 15 May 1933. He was only 54. While en route to Europe by ship, Torrence suffered an acute attack of gall stones and was rushed back to a New York hospital. He died of complications following surgery. Ernest Torrence was married to Elsie Reamer Bedbrook and he had one child, Ian Torrence. Gary Brumburgh at IMDb: “He was the man you loved to hiss. This towering (6' 4"), highly imposing character star with cold, hollow, beady eyes and a huge, protruding snout would go on to become one of the silent screen's finest arch villains.”
Sources: Gary Brumburgh (IMDb), Bobb Edwards (Find A Grave), Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Silent Hollywood.com, Wikipedia and IMDb.