Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name give to his best-selling 1988 autobiography) of Russian-Jewish ancestry to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born in Amsterdam, New York, in 1916. Although growing up in a poor ghetto, Douglas was a fine student and a keen athlete and wrestled competitively during his time at St. Lawrence University. However, he soon identified

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE, best known as Anthony Hopkins, is a Welsh actor of film, stage and television. Considered to be one of the greatest living actors, Hopkins is perhaps best known for his portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor), its sequel Hannibal, and its prequel Red Dragon. Other prominent film credits include The Lion in Winter, Magic, The Elephant Man, ...(Wikipedia)

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob?, Poseidon and Mr. Holland's Opus.Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus...(Wikipedia)

From the age of six, Linda Blair had to get used to the spotlight, both as a model and in motion pictures, when out of 600 applicants she got picked for the role of Regan, the possessed child, in The Exorcist (1973). Linda seemed to be set to take the Academy Award for that role, but when it leaked how little of the possessed child she actually had been (dubbed voice by Mercedes McCambridge and liberal use of a dummy) that dream broke, and with that disappointment probably came the first blow to what should have been a sure road to stardom.

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 - October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). Later he took roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation. Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once -- for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960..(Wikipedia)

Severn Darden has 24 credits at Criticker, including: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Hopscotch and The Hired Hand

Theodore Bikel has 51 credits at Criticker, including: The African Queen, My Fair Lady, The Defiant Ones, The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming and Moulin Rouge

Austin Stoker has 12 credits at Criticker, including: Assault on Precinct 13, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Time Walker, Sheba, Baby and Abby

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932), also known as Liz Taylor, is an English/American actress. A former child star, she grew to be known for her acting talent and beauty, as well as her Hollywood lifestyle, including many marriages. Taylor is considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden age. The American Film Institute named Taylor seventh on its Female Legends list...(Wikipedia)

Helen Hayes has 24 credits at Criticker, including: Airport, A Farewell to Arms, Herbie Rides Again, Anastasia and Candleshoe

Julius Harris has 29 credits at Criticker, including: Live and Let Die, King Kong, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Super Fly and To Sleep with Anger

Helmut Berger has 37 credits at Criticker, including: The Godfather: Part III, The Damned, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Ludwig and Conversation Piece