Lee had numerous parts in film and television throughout the 1950s but didn't achieve stardom until his association with Hammer Film Productions, which started with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), all co-starring Peter Cushing...

Credits include: D.O.A., Pretty Poison, It Conquered the World, Twice-Told Tales and Where the Red Fern Grows

Credits include: Fahrenheit 451, A Sound of Thunder, Moby Dick, Something Wicked This Way Comes and It Came from Outer Space

Not only a director, but also writer, editor and composer for his films, John Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his 4 decade carreer, but he is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction. His biggest success is Halloween, the movie that made the serial killer Michael Myers a cult character for horror fans.

Credits include: The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Haunting