Typical of busy character actors, Fiedler made his face (and voice) recognizable to millions. Fiedler knew he wanted to be an actor from his childhood days, when he had a full head of reddish-yellow hair. He made his first professional appearances onstage, branched out into live TV in New York and, then, during the 20 years he lived in Hollywood (1960-80), he turned up in many movies and an ever greater number of popular TV shows.

Credits include: Last Action Hero, The Star Wars Holiday Special, Firestarter, Harry and Tonto and The Late Show

Credits include: The Magnificent Seven, Cobra, The Amityville Horror, Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke and Faces

Credits include: Jennifer and The Night of the Meek

Credits include: The Hideous Sun Demon, Walking Distance, The Night of the Meek, The Whole Truth and Louisiana Hussy

Credits include: Marnie, The Flight That Disappeared, The Night of the Meek, The Menagerie: Part II and Beauty and the Beast

Burt Mustin was a salesman most of his life, but got his first taste of show business as the host of a weekly radio variety show on KDKA Pittsburgh in 1921. He appeared onstage in "Detective Story" at Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix Arizona, and played the janitor in the movie version, (Detective Story (1951)), after moving to Hollywood. Hundreds of screen appearances later, he announced his retirement while filming an episode of Phyllis (1975). In the episode, his character married Mother Dexter,

Credits include: The Night of the Meek, Dangerous Heart, Going, Going, Gone and The Stone Cutter

Credits include: The Harder They Fall, Viva Las Vegas, The Prowler, Woman on the Run and Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Credits include: The Night of the Meek, Dust, The Night God Screamed, No Time for Pity and No Trumpets, No Drums

Credits include: The Night of the Meek, Foolish Hearts, A Hit with a Miss, Off Again, on Again and What a Life

Credits include: The Night of the Meek and Twelve Hours to Live