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Acquanetta
Born: July 17, 1921
Died: August 16, 2004 (at the age of 83)
Acquentta would be best known for (1942) "Arabian Nights", (1943) "Captive Wild Woman",
(1944) "Jungle Woman" and (1946) "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman"
Created November 20, 2011 |
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Jane Adams
Born: August 7, 1921 (or 1918)
Died: May 21, 2014 (at the age of 95)
Her Professional career began in radio on "Lux Radio Theater' and 'The Whistler'. She is best
known for was that of 'Nina' the Hunchback Assistant in (1945) 'House of Dracula', (1946) 'The Brute'
and many Western films
Updated March 01, 2015 |
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Robert Adair
Born: January 03, 1900
Died: August 10, 1954 (at the age of 54)
Best known for (1931) 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', (1933) 'The Invisible Man', and
(1934) 'The Mystery of Mr. X'
Update March 01, 2015 |
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John Agar
Born: January 31, 1921
Died: April 7, 2002 (at the age of 81)
Best known for "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), "Tarantula" (1955), "The Brain from Planet
Arous" (1957), Burt I. Gordon's "Attack of the Puppet People" (1958).
Created March 13, 2016 |
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Luis Alberni
Born: October 4, 1886
Died: December 23, 1962 (at the age of 76)
Best known for his roles of excitable waiters, Shop owners, janitors, etc
Movies known for (1931) 'Svengali', (1931) 'The Mad Genius', (1933) 'The Sphinx',
and (1934) 'The Black Cat'
Created April 03, 2015 |
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Evelyn Ankers
Born: August 17, 1918
Died: August 29, 1985 (at the age of 67)
Best known for (1945) 'The Wolf Man', (1941) 'Hold That Ghost', (1942) 'The Ghost of Frankenstein',
(1943) 'Son of Dracula', (1942) 'The Voice of Terror', and (1944) 'The Pearl of Death')
Created July 22, 2009 |
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Robert Armstrong
Born: November 20, 1890
Died: April 20, 1973 (at the age of 82)
Best known for playing 'Hard Nosed' or 'Fast Talking' Cops or Managers
Movies known for (1933) 'King Kong' & 'Son of Kong'
Created April 03, 2015 |
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Lionel Atwill
Born: March 01 1885
Died: April 22, 1946 (at the age of 61)
Best known for (1935) 'Captain Blood', (1935) 'Son of Frankenstein', and (1939)
'The Hound of the Baskervilles'
Created October 24, 2009 |
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Mischa Auer
Born: November 17, 1905
Died: March 5, 1967 (at the age of 61)
Best known for (1932) 'The Monster Walks', (1934) 'Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back',
and (1941) 'Hold That Ghost'
Created April 20, 2012 |
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Lionel Belmore
Born: May 12, 1867
Died: January 30, 1953 (at the age of 85)
Best known as Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in the classic "Frankenstein" (1931)
Created February 20, 2016 |
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Conrad Brooks
Born: January 3, 1932
Died: December 6, 2017 (at the age of 86)
Best known for being one of Ed Wood's Stable of Actors (1959) 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'
Created July 04, 2009 |
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John Boles
Born: October 28, 1895
Died: February 27, 1969 (at the age of 73)
Best remembered for his role in "Frankenstein" (1931), "Stella Dallas" (1937) and "Curly Top" (1935).
Created February 20, 2016 |
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Born: February 05, 1906
Died: November 27, 1988 (at the age of 82)
Best known for (1944) 'The Mummy's Ghost', (1944) 'House of Frankenstein', (1945) 'House of Dracula'
Created March 01, 2015 |
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Lon Chaney Jr.
Born: February 10, 1906
Died: July 12, 1973 (at the age of 67)
Best known for (1939) Of Mice and Men, (1941) 'The Wolf Man', (1942) 'Ghost of Frankenstein'
(1943) 'Son of Dracula', (1948) 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein' (1948)
Created July 04, 2009 |
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Lon Chaney Sr.
Born: April 1, 1883
Died: August 26, 1930 (at the age of 47)
Best known for being the man of 1000 faces and the films (1923) 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame',
(1925) 'The Phantom of the Opera'and many other great silent films
Created July 04, 2009 |
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Mae Clarke
Born: August 16, 1910
Died: April 29, 1992 (at the age of 81)
Probably best known for playing Elizabeth in "Frankenstein" (1931) or
for getting a grapefruit smashed in her face by James Cagney in
"The Public Enemy" (1931).
Created June 30, 2018 |
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Colin Clive
Born: January 20, 1900
Died: June 25, 1937 (at the age of 37)
Best known for uttering the iconic line "It's Alive" in (1931) 'Frankenstein'
Update March 01, 2015 |
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E.E. Clive
Born: August 28, 1879 (Some reports are 1883)
Died: June 6, 1940 (at the age of 60)
Best known for many Character Actor parts, maybe best known for playing 'Tenny' the
Bulldog's manservant in the "Bulldog Drummond" series.
Update February 7, 2017 |
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Elisha Cook Jr
Born: December 26, 1903
Died: May 18, 1995 (at the age of 91)
Best known for many Character Actor parts, such as in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) and "House On Haunted Hill" (1959).
Created June 30, 2018 |
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Nina Foch
Bio - Not Available |
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Dwight Frye
Born: February 22, 1899
Died: November 7, 1943 (at the age of 44)
Best known for his role as Renfield in (1931) 'Dracula', Fritz in (1931) 'Frankenstein' amd
as Karl in (1935) 'The Bride of Frankenstein' not as Igor as most people think (he was never Igor)
Created July 22, 2009 |
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Marilyn Harris
Born: July 17, 1924
Died: December 1, 1999 (at the age of 75)
Best known for her role as "Little Maria" in the (1931) 'Frankenstein'.
Created April 03, 2015 |

| Rondo Hatton
Born: April 22, 1894
Died: February 2, 1946 (at the age of 51)
Best known for his large face and features and the films (1944) 'The Pearl of Death' as The Creeper,
and (1946) The Brute Man as the Creeper
Created July 04, 2009 |
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Valerie Hobson
Bio - Not Available |
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Zita Johann
Born: July 14, 1904
Died: September 20, 1993 (at the age of 89)
Best known for (1932) 'The Mummy'
Created May 30, 2015 |
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Tor Johnson
Born: October 19, 1903
Died: May 12, 1971 (at the age of 67)
Best known for being in Ed Wood films (1955) 'Bride of the Monster', and (1959) 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'
Created July 22, 2009 |
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Boris Karloff
Born: November 23, 1887
Died: February 2, 1969 (at the age of 89)
Best known for (1931) 'Frankenstein', playing many Mad Doctors in many films, the TV Series
'Thriller' and the Holiday Classic (1966) 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'
Created July 04, 2009 |
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Frederick Kerr
Born: October 11, 1858
Died: May 3, 1933 (at the age of 74)
Best known for playing Baron Frankenstein in (1931) 'Frankenstein'.
Created April 12, 2015 |
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Carla Laemmle
Born: October 20, 1909
Died: June 12, 2014 (at the age of 104)
Best known for "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925) and "Dracula" (1931).
Created March 13, 2016 |
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Elsa Lanchester
Bio - Not Available |
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Bela Lugosi
Born: October 20, 1882
Died: August 16, 1956 (at the age of 73)
Best known for The Ultimate Count Dracula in (1931) 'Dracula', (1934) 'The Black Cat',
many horror roles at Universal and many B Studios and (1959) 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'
Created July 04, 2009 |
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Una O'Connor
Born: October 23, 1880
Died: February 4, 1959 (at the age of 78)
Best known for (1933) 'The Invisible Man', (1935) 'The Bride of Frankenstein' and many character parts
Update August 22, 2011 |
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Maria Ouspenskaya
Born: July 29, 1876
Died: December 3, 1949 (at the age of 73)
Best known for her roll as Maleva in 'The Wolf Man' (1941) and 'Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man' (1943) and many character parts
Update August 24, 2016 |
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Vincent Price
Born: May 27, 1911
Died: October 25, 1993 (at the age of 82)
Best known for (1958) 'The Fly', (1958) 'House On Haunted Hill' many films for William Castle and Roger Corman
Created July 04, 2009
Update June 17,2017 |
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Ernest Thesiger
Born: January 15, 1879
Died: January 14, 1961 (at the age of 81)
Best known for "Old Dark House" (1932), "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and many other films
Created August 26, 2016 |
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Edward Van Slone
Born: November 1, 1882
Died: March 6, 1964 (at the age of 81)
Probably best known for playing Van Helsing in the film 'Dracula' (1931).
Created June 30, 2018 |
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Elena Verdego
Born: April 20, 1925
Died: May 30, 2017 (at the age of 92)
Best known for lonka in "House Of Frankenstein" (1944), "The Frozen Ghost" (1945) and
the television role Consuelo Lopez in "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969-1976).
Created February 29, 2016 - Updated June 30, 2018 |
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James Whales
Bio - Not Available |
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Fay Wray
Born: September 15, 1907
Died: August 08, 2004 (at the age of 96)
Regarded as the first "Scream Queen". She is also best known as the
Giant Monkey's Love Interest in "King Kong" (1933).
Created March 13, 2016 |
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George Zucco
Born: January 11, 1886
Died: May 28, 1960 (at the age of 74)
Best known for (1939) 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', (1942) 'The Mad Monster',
also for many B Movies and Universal Horror Films
Created October 24, 2009 |
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