Even some
horror fans are
hard-pressed to recognize
her name. She went by a
couple – Robin
Rochelle as well as Robin
Stille. That said, the
Philadelphia born actress
(11/24/61) came to
Hollywood like so many (More...)

Cheryl
“Rainbeaux”
Smith was sort of the
ultimate girl next door
who usually got mixed-up
in bad circumstances. She
played the role often in
films and sadly it was
one she would also play
in life. Early in
the (More...)

Alexander
Godunov was born on
Sakhalin Island on the
far eastern portion of
the former Soviet Union
on November 29th
1949. He began dancing at
age 9 and rose quickly
among the ballet ranks
– touring with The
Moscow Classical (More...)

Joe
Spinell was born Joseph
J. Spagnuolo on October
28th 1936 in
Manhattan. After
working in theater for a
bit and even having a
stint as a contracted
player at MGM he finally
came into his own. His
niche was as one of
Hollywood's (More...)
David
Huffman wasn't famous for
his horror films but
however fans knew him for
his lead role as Harry
Caulder in the cult flick
'Blood Beach'.
He plays the role of an
almost once married to a
woman named Catherine
Hutton (More...)
Will
Sampson is probably best
known for his role as
Chief Bromden, the Native
American who feigns being
mute in the Oscar winning
picture ‘One
Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest’.
Horror fans are probably
more (More...)

Jim Siedow
will be forever
remembered by horror fans
as the extremely creepy
cook Drayton Sawer in the
1974 groundbreaking
horror classic ‘The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
and for chewing (More...)

Mike Kellin
was born on April 26,
1922. Mike was the son of
an English immigrant
clothier and then he
decided that he wanted to
become an actor in the
second grade after
watching a school
production (More...)

Roger
Corman star Susan
Cabot’s life was
every bit as tragic and
sensational as her films.
She was born Harriet
Shapiro on July 9th
1927 in Boston. She grew
up shuffled between 8
foster homes. After (More...)

Born on
October 21st,
1932 little is known of
Barboura Morris aka
Barboura O’Neill aka
Barbara Crane, prior to
her graduation from UCLA.
(Hmmm…always food
for thought when a bio
opens that way.) (More...)

She was
born February 19th
1955 in Portland Oregon
and was named for the
famous Bordeaux vineyard
Chateau Margaux that
supposedly inspired her
conception. (Later in
life after suffering from
(More...)

Cult
actress/phenomenon Regina
Carrol was born Regina
Gelfan in Boston on May 2nd
1943. At the age f 15 her
stage mother died,
leaving Regina basically
on her own. She became a
dancer in Las Vegas
Because (More...)

Born in
Dublin Ireland on May 28th
1970, Glenn Quinn moved
along with his mother and
two sisters to Long Beach
California in 1988. He
was certainly proud of
his Irish heritage –
he had ‘Erin Go
Bragh (Ireland Forever)
tattooed (More...)

If
you’ve seen the
incredible Walter Hill
movie ‘Spider
Baby’
(1964) you will surely
recall Jill Banner as the
twisted title character,
Virginia Merrye.
17-year-old Banner had
never acted before when
she was cast in the
part. (More...)

The horror
world lost an icon when
Paul A Partain died on
January 27th
2005 at age 58 after
along and courageous bout
with cancer. Fans knew
him as the wheelchair
bound Franklin in the
original Tobe Hooper
classic (More...)

Researching
this guy was tough. Very
little is known (or
available) regarding
Simon Scuddamore other
than he committed suicide
promptly after completing
the film ‘Slaughter
High’ in
1986. (More...)

When
Candice Daly was found
dead in a rundown
apartment on December 14th,
2004 the cause of death
was listed as unknown.
There were allegations of
drugs. The Globe promptly
claimed that (More...)

Eric
Fleming is best known
today for his role on the
CBS western series ‘Rawhide’
with Clint Eastwood. For
5 seasons, from 1959-65,
he played trail boss Gil
Favor on the hit series.
When he left the show it
was under somewhat (More...)

Born Jack
Chowder in Miami on
November 15th
1939, Thalmus Rasulala
was a superb actor. He
holds a place forever in
my heart for his
portrayal of Dr. Gordon
Thomas in ‘Blacula’
(1972) that successfully
mixed the (More...)

ou
definitely know this guy.
Even if you are
unfamiliar with the name,
you’ve seen his face
countless times on
television shows. He was
the “recurring”
priest on ‘Friends’,
Milos the Janitor on
‘NewsRadio’,
and Barney (More...)

Boyish
tough guy actor
Christopher George was
born to Greek immigrants
in Royal Oak Michigan on
February 25th
1929. Young George quit
high school to join the
Marines and after his
tour of duty headed (More...)

She was
born Janet Neilson
Horsburgh in Blackpool,
Lancashire, England on
September 28th 1934
…the same day as
Brigitte Bardot came into
the world in France.
However, Janet
Munro’s screen (More...)

Dwight Frye
was born in Salina,
Kansas on February 22nd
1922. The youngster was
raised a Christian
Scientist. Early on he
received training in
voice and piano and was
originally moving towards
a goal in music. However
(More...)

She was
born Mary Eileen
“Mimi”
Chesterson in St. Paul,
Minnesota on December 20th,
1949 – though I have
seen sources name her
birthplace as Milwaukee
and as Evanston. As I
understand it, soon after
her (More...)

She began
as Britain’s answer
to Marilyn Monroe but
with a decided difference
-- -whereas Marilyn and
Jayne Mansfield were
unattainable and
basically goddesses
– Diana Dors was
undeniably common and
endearing. (More...)

James
Pickett was born on
December 17th
1949 in Kentucky and made
a name for himself in the
horror community for his
roles in three of William
Girdler’s Louisville
filmed flicks. He was an
actor in local theater
when he was first cast (More...)

Tough
voiced, thick necked, and
husky tough guy Aldo Ray
was born Aldo DaRe in Pen
Argyl, Pennsylvania on
September 25th 1926, to a
family of five brothers
and one sister. Aldo Ray
entered the Navy at the
age of 18. (More...)

He always
said he would die at 30.
It made sense. His
grandfather had died at
50 and his father passed
away at 40. The grim
prediction made perfect
sense. Maybe that’s
why he was so feverishly
determined to accomplish
(More...)

Angelique
Pettyjohn was never a big
star, but she certain had
all the qualities that
Hollywood craves. She was
gorgeous, blonde, and big
busted –
unfortunately it was
those very attributes
that made casting
directors blind (More...)

Angelique
Pettyjohn was never a big
star, but she certain had
all the qualities that
Hollywood craves. She was
gorgeous, blonde, and big
busted –
unfortunately it was
those very attributes
that made (More...)

She was a
gorgeous platinum blonde
in the tradition of
Monroe, Mansfield, and
Van Doren but she was
nowhere near as popular.
Joi Lansing was born
Joyce Wassmandorff to
Mormon parents in Salt
Lake City Utah on April
6, 1929.(More...)

The hulking
menace of low-grade 50s
horror flicks was born in
October 19th
1903 in Sweden. At
6’3” and
tipping the scales at
close to 300 lbs he took
the wrestling world by
storm. In 1928 he
traveled to the
California before (More...)

She was
born in Charleston, South
Carolina on February 1st
1906. Her well to do
parents bred racehorses
and then moved to New
York and got into the
jewelry business. Her
educated and artistic
parents wanted to pass
their (More...)

She was
sometimes referred to as
“The
Countess of Cleavage”
and was known more
through her tabloid
visibility and for
looking glamorous while
attending premieres and
parties than for her (More...)

Tall,
handsome, hulking
character British
supporting actor Francis
DeWolff was born in Essex
England on January 7,
1913. He was often
typecast playing
intimidating characters
throughout his career. He
started (More...)

Donald
Pleasance was born on
October 5, 1919 in
Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
England, UK as he started
acting on stage in 1939
and became one of the
busiest actors in the
entertainment field ever
since. (More...)

Corey
was a Canadian actor who was born on December 23, 1971 in Toronto,
Ontario he travelled to New Jersey to co-star in his first acting gig
which was a drama thriller about being caught in a 1984 family (More...)

Lilyan Chauvan to me I remembered well along with
many other horror fans playing the incredibly ruthless and cold blooded
Mother Superior in the 1984 cult classic slasher flick 'Silent Night Deadly Night'. The (More...)

If you don't know who Bela Lugosi is by now then you aren't into horror film history as he is starred in the very first 'Dracula' film
produced at Universal Studio's in 1931 but beforehand was in a Broadway
stage (More...)

Robert
was the father of the legendary James Earl Jones and although he wasn't
a name like his son he had many brief supporting roles in TV and film
including his role as one of the camp's cook's in the 1983 cult classic
slasher flick 'Sleepaway Camp'. (More...)

Lon
Chaney Jr. is a living legend and in many horror flicks that became
remakes or influenced future one's to have similar themes. His father
the late silent film star Lon Chaney portrayed horror characters
himself like the Phantom so his son followed in his footsteps (More...)

I
first met Bill in 2007 down in San Diego with Rick Roessler for a
little reunion with the two of them as well I did a phone interview
with Bill beforehand for my site on his work in horror films.
Him and I struck a friendship and I visited (More...)
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