All Entries Tagged With: "Uta Hagen"
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?) [...]
Brad Olson
Date of Birth: 2 April 1926 Birth Name: Clarence Joseph Bolleter Height: 6′ 5″ (1.96 m) Mini Biography: Brad Olson was a professional actor–SAG, AFTRA, EQUITY–with 35 years of professional experience, beginning in the Theatre Arts Department of Texas University. Extensive theater background: leading and principal roles in approximately 400 plays, ranging from classical theater [...]
Julie Matthews
Birth Name: Juliet Marie Harb Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m) Mini Biography: Julie Matthews has worked successfully as a character actress, on-camera talent, vocalist and model, for over 20 years. In the past 12 years, she has become quite proficient behind the camera as well. She has worked as an agent, casting director, talent scout, [...]
Jimmy Lydon
Date of Birth: 30 May 1923 Mini Biography: Born to a large Irish Catholic family (the fifth of nine children) and raised in New York City, Lydon overcame a birth defect and alcoholic father to begin a Broadway career in 1937, acting opposite Van Heflin, Sidney Lumet and Uta Hagen in separate productions. After a [...]
Calvin Lockhart
Date of Birth: 18 October 1934 Birth Name: Bert Cooper Mini Biography: A strong, confident, smoothly handsome presence, Bahamian-born Calvin Lockhart first caught moviegoers’ attention in the supercharged urban films Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) and Halls of Anger (1970) before becoming a fairly steady fixture in the “blaxploitation” movies of the early-to-mid 1970s.Born Bert [...]
Mike Kirkland
Date of Birth: 5 February 1974 Nickname: Mike Fatty Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Mini Biography: Michael J. Kirkland was born in Watertown, New York. His parents, Robert and Maria, named him after the Archangel Michael or maybe the Patron Saint St. Michael. It all sounds like a typical press release but that’s the way [...]
Kristen Holden-Ried
Height: 6′ 3¼” (1.91 m) Mini Biography: Born in Pickering, Ontario, Kristen Holden-Reid was studying at Montreal’s Concordia University School of Business when he went to his first audition and landed the leading role in 12th century drama, Young Ivanhoe. It helped that he was a champion competitor in riding and fencing. A former member [...]
Arthur Hill
Date of Birth: 1 August 1922 Birth Name: Arthur Edward Spence Hill Mini Biography: Canadian-born actor Arthur Hill was raised in the Saskatchewan town of Melfort. The son of a lawyer, he served with the Royal Candian Air Force during WWII before receiving his college education at the University of British Columbia. Intending on following [...]