Credits include: Psycho, The Fox and the Hound, Turner & Hooch, The Rescuers and The Asphalt Jungle

Credits include: The Fox and the Hound, The Rescuers, The Big Heat, The Horse Whisperer and Macbeth

He was a highly successful black actor/director in the 1950s and 1960s who - because of his light-skinned appearance - transcended race and ethnicity in his performances. In motion pictures, Frank Silvera was cast as black, Latino, Polynesian and "white"/racially indeterminate (due to black + white film stock's lack of discernment when rendering light-skinned African-Americans).

Credits include: The Descendants, Twin Peaks, Slap Shot, Pilot and Maid to Order

Credits include: Sabrina, Take the Money and Run, The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Murderers' Row and The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping

Credits include: To Kill a Mockingbird, Red River, Johnny Guitar, Zabriskie Point and El Dorado

Credits include: Bonanza, The Reivers, Born Innocent, Menace on the Mountain and Texas Detour

Credits include: Cactus Flower, Von Ryan's Express, Herbie Rides Again, Herbie Goes Bananas and Two Weeks in Another Town

A symbol of intelligence, leadership and moral strength in his various 60s and 70s roles, African-Canadian actor Percy Rodrigues rose in Hollywood stature during the late 60s following a couple of earlier Broadway appearances. The serenely handsome, distinguished-looking actor also became notable for helping to break racial barriers on TV and went on to become a voice of great distinction behind the camera.His distinctive, booming voice commanded early attention and he narrated a few Canadian

Credits include: The Brady Bunch, A Very Brady Christmas, The Brady Girls Get Married and The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou