A child of a broken home, Gene Hackman left home at 16 for a 3-year hitch with the Marines. Moving to New York after being discharged, he worked in a number of menial jobs before studying journalism and television production on the G.I. Bill at the University of Illinois. Hackman would be over 30 years old when he finally decided to take his chance at acting by enrolling at the Pasadena Playhouse in California.

John Forsythe has 43 credits at Criticker, including: Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Scrooged, The Trouble with Harry and In Cold Blood

Nephew of director Norman Taurog and writer Jack Leonard. Until 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated for Best Actress in 2004, he was the only actor to earn a Best Actor/Actress nomination for an Academy Award before his/her 18th birthday. Seventeen other actors have earned Oscar nominations as children, but all except Keisha were in the supporting categories.

Janice Rule has 23 credits at Criticker, including: 3 Women, The Swimmer, The Chase, Bell Book and Candle and American Flyers

Carol Lynley has 49 credits at Criticker, including: The Poseidon Adventure, Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Night Stalker, The Last Sunset and The Cardinal

Myron Healey has 60 credits at Criticker, including: The Incredible Melting Man, The Unearthly, The Big Night, The Time of Their Lives and Cattle Queen of Montana

Marc Strange has 5 credits at Criticker, including: Isabel, Cold Sweat, Wolves, Shadow on the Land and The Hidden Dimension

Ken Swofford has 23 credits at Criticker, including: Thelma & Louise, Annie, The Andromeda Strain, S.O.B. and Murder, She Wrote

Bill Walker has 41 credits at Criticker, including: The Long, Hot Summer, A Kiss Before Dying, The Great White Hope, Ransom for a Dead Man and Raintree County