All Entries Tagged With: "Herbert Berghof"
Martin Udvarnoky
Date of Birth: 23 May 1961 Birth Name: Charles Martin Udvarnoky Nickname: Udvug Mini Biography: Marty and his twin brother, Chris, were chosen for the roles of Niles and Holland Perry after a nationwide talent search. They were studying and appearing in plays at the HB (Herbert Berghof) Studio in NYC. Berghof (was it coincidence?) [...]
Robert Lewis
Date of Birth: 16 March 1909 Mini Biography: Robert Lewis was one of the original members of the Group Theatre in the 1930s and co-founder of the Actors Studio in 1947. He was active as a character actor in Hollywood for only a brief period, under contract first to Fox Studios and then MGM. Though [...]
Geoffrey Holder
Date of Birth: 1 August 1930 Height: 6′ 6″ (1.98 m) Mini Biography: Dancer, choreographer, and actor Geoffrey Holder was born on August 20, 1930 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, into a middle-class family of four children. He was taught painting and dancing by his older brother Boscoe Holder, whose dance troupe, the Holder Dance Company, the [...]
Leslie Hoffman
Date of Birth: 21 January 19?? Height: 5′ 4″ (1.63 m) Mini Biography: Leslie grew up in the beautiful Adirondack hamlet of Saranac Lake (population 5000) in Upstate New York. The Town is famous for being the original site of the Will Roger’s Memorial Hospital. As a child, she used to play at the William [...]
Grainger Hines
Mini Biography: Grainger made his New York stage debut in “Valentine Day”, written and directed by one of America’s great writers, Horton Foote, also “Mannerhouse”, directed by Herbert Berghof. Other productions in New York includes “Fool For Love”, “One Last Ride” and “Dance With Me”. On the stage in Los Angeles, Grainger starred with Lynn [...]
William Hickey
Date of Birth: 19 September 1927 Mini Biography: Son of Edward & Nora Hickey. Best known as the ancient Mafia don in Prizzi’s Honor (1985), Hickey had a long, distinguished career in film, television, and the stage. Began career as a child actor on the variety stage. Made Broadway debut as walk-in in Bernard Shaw’s [...]
Jerry Haynes
Date of Birth: 31 January 1927 Birth Name: Jerome Martin Haynes Mini Biography: Jerry was born in Dallas. His parents were Fred and Louise Schimelpfenig Haynes. Jerry was the fourth of five children. He graduated from high school in 1944 and attended SMU, studying drama along with Aaron Spelling and James Noble. Jerry then studied [...]
Uta Hagen
Date of Birth: 12 June 1919 Mini Biography: Noted stage actress who has also done limited work in TV and film. Born in Germany and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Her Broadway debut was in “The Seagull” in 1938. She won her first Tony (and [...]