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Title: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on July 26, 2014, 01:33:52 PM
He's a character actor seen in films from the teens to the fifties, but like Chaney was hard to spot. He has worked for directors such as De Mille, John Ford and Frank Capra, to name few. Horror, Westerns and Adventure films were his forte. The more exotic the theme or location the better.

He is best known for his role in one particular block buster from the 30's. Huge kudos to anyone that can identify him.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on July 26, 2014, 01:40:53 PM
Noble Johnson
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on July 26, 2014, 01:48:28 PM
Noble Johnson
OMG! That was quick.
 
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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Lefty on July 27, 2014, 10:42:00 AM
I thought it was a cross between Mickey Simpson and Damien Sandow.   
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on July 27, 2014, 01:39:24 PM
I thought it was a cross between Mickey Simpson and Damien Sandow.
Who pray tell, are they?  :-[
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on July 27, 2014, 01:55:59 PM
OK Metal, et al.... Try this one on for size:

Character actor from the '30's known late in life by his association with a certain children's show in the '60's.
 
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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Lefty on July 28, 2014, 02:49:44 PM
Who pray tell, are they?  :-[

Mickey Simpson:  Rocky Duggan from "Gents in a Jam".

Damien Sandow:  WWE wrestler.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on July 28, 2014, 02:50:02 PM
The guy with the dog was Edward Everette Horton, probably best remembered as the narrator of "Fractured Fairy Tales" on Rocky & Bullwinkle.

It drove me half crazy when I came across this leggy brunette. So familiar but the hair threw me off. Circa 1960

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on July 29, 2014, 09:50:52 AM
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Jill St. John
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on July 31, 2014, 11:18:21 AM
In their time, these sisters would put the Kardashians to shame for un-earned celebrity. The little darling on the left is the lesser known.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: JazzBill on July 31, 2014, 07:06:22 PM
In their time, these sisters would put the Kardashians to shame for un-earned celebrity. The little darling on the left is the lesser known.

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I see you don't have the answer on this one, so this time I really will take a wild guess and say the Gabor sisters
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 01, 2014, 10:01:40 AM
I see you don't have the answer on this one, so this time I really will take a wild guess and say the Gabor sisters
That's Magda on the left, and little Ava on the right. Magdalina came to the USA before her sibs and actually made a few Movies and did some modeling. She and one of the others were both married to George Saunders. (I forget which)

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   Zsa Zsa was married nine times, most notably to Conrad Hilton, the founder of the Hilton Hotel chain, and great-grandfather to another socialite who is famous for being famous, Paris Hilton. While married to Conrad, Zsa Zsa fucked her step-son, Nicky Hilton, who later married Elizabeth Taylor. If you wondered how Paris Hilton came to be so fabulous, it looks like she learned a lot from her former step-great grandmother.
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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 19, 2014, 10:52:08 AM
This from the B movie classic Gorilla at large. I'm guessing that it's the same man in the same gorilla suit from several Stooge shorts, but who's the pretty bundle in his arms?

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on August 19, 2014, 11:25:50 AM
Just a wild guess ... Jean Stapleton? (Archie Bunker's Bride)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on August 19, 2014, 02:54:57 PM
It's the future "Mrs. Robinson" and real-life Mrs. Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 19, 2014, 03:26:56 PM
Just a wild guess ... Jean Stapleton? (Archie Bunker's Bride)
Interesting guess. But I don't think Stapleton, even as a young woman, was ever gorilla worthy.  :D

Spumoni's got it with Bancroft. An interesting blend of beauty and smarts. Mel Brooks was one lucky little Jew. (his words)

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on August 19, 2014, 09:04:28 PM
One good example of that blend of beauty and smarts is the 1957 film, "Nightfall," starring Aldo Ray, and - - as a villain - - costarring Brian Keith.

I read somewhere, years ago, that Mel Brook and Anne Bancroft were having a big argument.  He put his hand on shoulder, and she pulled away saying, "Don't touch me!  My body's an instrument!"
He said, "Really?  Can you play 'Begin the Beguine?'"  And that was the end of the argument because she started laughing.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 20, 2014, 01:43:35 PM
I'm going to add a twist as these ladies' real names are just too obscure. Identifying their characters name from the successful sixties TV show will be plenty! They both played the rarely seen wife of one of the characters.

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This is her in her salad days. How 'bout it Metal? Have any idea?

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For whatever reason I could not post the other actress, but it was a grainy little image and she was utterly obscure anyway.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on August 21, 2014, 11:25:30 AM
Svengarlic, despite repeated attempts, I cannot view the pictures for the latest mystery actor.  I've enjoyed these posts, by the way.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 21, 2014, 12:13:53 PM
Svengarlic, despite repeated attempts, I cannot view the pictures for the latest mystery actor.  I've enjoyed these posts, by the way.
I see. Odd, as they were there yesterday when I posted 'em. I'll try again.

Edit: I got her. Go back and look.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on August 21, 2014, 12:57:57 PM
Ah, that does it!  Thank you, Svengarlic; there are two of three now.  All I have to do is to cudgel my brain to figure out who they are. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 21, 2014, 02:41:28 PM
Ah, that does it!  Thank you, Svengarlic; there are two of three now.  All I have to do is to cudgel my brain to figure out who they are.
Not exactly Signor...both pics are of the same gal. The other didn't work. But it's not much of an issue as the other one was too obscure to recognize anyway. But the one pictured was in scads of movies. Even so I would not expect anyone to know her real name because she wasn't in the catagory of an Eve Arden or Joan Blondell, say.

It's the character she played in the TV show that I'm after. As I said, she was rarely seen but OFTEN mentioned by her flummaxed husband on the show.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on August 21, 2014, 03:30:55 PM
Joan Shawlee, a member of A&C's troupe in the 1st season of their TV show, and the 2nd actress to play 'Pickles Sorrel' on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.  (Also known as Joan Fulton, e.g., when she costarred with A&C in BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME.)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 21, 2014, 05:54:12 PM
Joan Shawlee, a member of A&C's troupe in the 1st season of their TV show, and the 2nd actress to play 'Pickles Sorrel' on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.  (Also known as Joan Fulton, e.g., when she costarred with A&C in BUCK PRIVATES COME HOME.)
Nice job.

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This must be the other one.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on August 22, 2014, 03:05:16 PM
I remember "Pickles" very well.  This was a good one!  I was baffled.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 23, 2014, 12:32:51 PM
I remember "Pickles" very well.  This was a good one!  I was baffled.
How about this one? A successfull leading lady, she is equally known for her work in a long running TV series. Hard to make her out with the baby fat face of youth and long hair.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 25, 2014, 12:49:12 PM
A couple of clues: she shared the big screen in two HUGE movies with a prominent  Our Gang player, and an actor best known for his portrayal of a comic book character.

In the later TV days, two characters on the show crossed over to music and had top 10 hits.  (that should ring Jazz Bill's bells)  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on August 25, 2014, 05:24:27 PM
Looks like Donna Reed to me.  Shelley Fabares had a hit with "Johnny Angel," while Paul Petersen's "Lollipops and Roses" may have been his hit, not sure.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 26, 2014, 11:25:50 AM
Looks like Donna Reed to me.  Shelley Fabares had a hit with "Johnny Angel," while Paul Petersen's "Lollipops and Roses" may have been his hit, not sure.
Looks more like Barbara Stanwyck to me! But dind ding ding! It's Donna. The others I referred to were Alfalfa in "It's a Wonderful Life" and George Reeves in "From Here to Eternity".

I can't remember if that was the Peterson song or not. But neither had another hit.

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If there were any scenes with Donna they were left on the cutting room floor. As revealed in the recent film "Hollywoodland", shooting SUPERMAN for TV made him too recognizable to preview audiences. They shredded his role and with it any hope of becoming a mainstream movie star. He should have grown a mustache and a G.I. crew cut for that role!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on August 26, 2014, 09:40:05 PM
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As revealed in the recent film "Hollywoodland", shooting SUPERMAN for TV made him too recognizable to preview audiences. They shredded his role and with it any hope of becoming a mainstream movie star.


A long-standing myth, bought into by the HOLLYWOODLAND writers, and not true.  None of Reeves' scenes were cut.

Although a prominent character in the novel, 'Sgt. Stark' was minimized in the original draft screenplay.  This was months before casting.  There were no changes to the 'Stark' scenes between the draft and final shooting script.

In a 1990s interview with actor/author/historian Jim Beaver, director Fred Zinneman himself debunked the Reeves myth, and proudly said that not one frame of his film was dropped between the preview screening and the final release print.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on August 27, 2014, 09:27:17 AM
I have no doubt that your source's are better than mine, BeA. There are SO many myths surrounding the George Reeves "suicide". That being the biggest...did he take his own life? 

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 02, 2014, 07:52:29 AM
This is a real toughie. She's a very recognizable actress of yesterday. Sorry, I can't provide any clues as she's only known for one role. DOH! That's a clue!

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 02, 2014, 03:00:23 PM
She reminds me of Phylicia Rashad, but I'm sure that's wrong.  I'll have to think about this one.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 02, 2014, 04:29:44 PM
She reminds me of Phylicia Rashad, but I'm sure that's wrong.  I'll have to think about this one.
LOL...yeah, but you can tell by the age of that photo that Mrs. Cosby may not have even been born then. Maybe the old Broad that played Cliff's mother? I kid, but a guess a clue is in order: Her bawdy persona pictured here is in sharp contrast to the image her characters projected in the 70's.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 02, 2014, 04:38:16 PM
I knew the age was wrong, but I was - - and am - - stumped.  It can't be Mary Tyler Moore because she was known for two roles.  And it certainly isn't Rose Marie or Morey Amsterdam!   :) 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 02, 2014, 04:50:51 PM
Just a note:  MTM played one character in the '60s and one in the 70s, plus two in the 50s, which is another reason it can't be she.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 02, 2014, 06:21:45 PM
Just a note:  MTM played one character in the '60s and one in the 70s, plus two in the 50s, which is another reason it can't be she.
Well Signor, I can see you are truly a man that doesn't see color! But you have zero'd in on her genre: TV. And like MTM she was on a big hit comedy. (but only one)

BTW, I know Mary played the legs on Richard Diamond, but what was the other role in the '50's?

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 02, 2014, 06:26:10 PM
MTM's other role in the 50s = Happy Hotpoint, the tiny elf who skated around advertising Hotpoint appliances.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 02, 2014, 07:59:52 PM
Jean Stapleton is my current guess.  I assumed the actress pictured had a nose job before becoming famous, but that may not be so.  It looks nothing like JS, but I'll keep pitching.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 03, 2014, 10:10:44 AM
I guess you really are colorblind, Signor. The woman pictured is Black. I guess the sepia shading is throwing you off. This chick was a Chittlin' Circuit performer in her youth, brought to the little screen by an old friend years later.

On MTM: I guess you could call the little Hot Point Elf a role. I actually remember those spots, and much later learned that Mary was the girl in 'em.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 03, 2014, 10:47:03 AM
I'm so darn sick right now I probably oughtn't to try identifying anyone, including myself.  My apologies for being so dense on this one, and my thanks to you for being patient with me.  Thanks, too, for the additional clues on this lady.  I don't know what I was thinking not to see that this lady is black.  Maybe I thought she was wearing heavy pancake/body makeup or something.  Duh.

Interestingly, considering your humorous comment on Cosby's mom (in reply to my earlier guess), Clarice Taylor was, in fact, on the Chitlin Circuit, too.  She played Cosby's mother on his 80s TV show.  So was Loretta "Moms Mabley" Aiken on the Chitlin Circuit, but even *I* can see this isn't she.   :) 

All right, so the eyebrows suggest Isabel Sanford, who moved from "All In the Family" to "The Jeffersons," playing the same character on both.

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 03, 2014, 12:30:39 PM
I'm so darn sick right now I probably oughtn't to try identifying anyone, including myself.  My apologies for being so dense on this one, and my thanks to you for being patient with me.  Thanks, too, for the additional clues on this lady.  I don't know what I was thinking not to see that this lady is black.  Maybe I thought she was wearing heavy pancake/body makeup or something.  Duh.

Interestingly, considering your humorous comment on Cosby's mom (in reply to my earlier guess), Clarice Taylor was, in fact, on the Chitlin Circuit, too.  She played Cosby's mother on his 80s TV show.  So was Loretta "Moms Mabley" Aiken on the Chitlin Circuit, but even *I* can see this isn't she.   :) 

All right, so the eyebrows suggest Isabel Sanford, who moved from "All In the Family" to "The Jeffersons," playing the same character on both.
Now THAT's a reasonable guess! And no, it definitely could not be Moms. She was a confirmed dyke and would never be seen in a get-up like that.

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That's her in the light colored suit.

No reason to string it along any further. THIS is the Mystery Actor.







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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 03, 2014, 12:50:38 PM
LaWanda Page!  This is good one.  Thank you, Svengarlic, and thank you for giving me a pleasant pastime while I'm sick.  You have brightened my mood considerably.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 03, 2014, 05:27:53 PM
LaWanda Page!  This is good one.  Thank you, Svengarlic, and thank you for giving me a pleasant pastime while I'm sick.  You have brightened my mood considerably.
Glad to help. What I'm wondering is how foxy gal like that could get so unrecognizably butt ugly in 30 years!?   :o
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 03, 2014, 08:48:48 PM
Poor Lawanda, the former "Bronze Goddess of Fire."  I suspect genetics are responsible for her loss of looks.    I say that from the perspective of someone who has hosted a number of class reunions.  We saw some big reversals of looks, both good and bad.

Lawanda Page's  younger sister, Lynn Hamilton, also played on "Sanford & Son."  She was Donna, Fred's longtime sweetheart.  Lynn Hamilton kept her looks, by the way.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 03, 2014, 09:01:30 PM
Poor Lawanda, the former "Bronze Goddess of Fire."  I suspect genetics are responsible for her loss of looks.    I say that from the perspective of someone who has hosted a number of class reunions.  We saw some big reversals of looks, both good and bad.

Lawanda Page's  younger sister, Lynn Hamilton, also played on "Sanford & Son."  She was Donna, Fred's longtime sweetheart.  Lynn Hamilton kept her looks, by the way.
Well I'll be damned! I love learning new stuff like that.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 04, 2014, 10:45:37 AM
I constructed this combo made up of three popular TV comedy cuties from the past, all still alive and kicking (I think) with Spumoni in mind to wrestle with while convalescing. The bottom 2 are the same gal, around age 10 and 20. She's one of the girls whose faces are not obscured. After they're identified I'm going to add a certain big screen bombshell that ties all four together for ONE production.  NO GOOGLE CROSS-REFERENCING! ;)

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 04, 2014, 03:01:50 PM
Svengarlic, what a  very nice thing for you to do!  It's been a rough day with the "creeping crud," or whatever it is, so it was especially nice to find this brain-buster waiting.  Thank you!

This ought to keep me busy.  I think I recognize the movie from which the clip was taken, but it's been even longer since I saw that than it was since I saw "Gorilla At Large."  Hmmmm...
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 04, 2014, 03:20:12 PM
We will all leave this one for Italian Ice Cream Man ... anyone deserves a break when convalescing.  :police:  [cool]  ::)  :D  ;D
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 04, 2014, 06:06:18 PM
Gosh, thank you, Giff Me Dat Fill-em!  I like the name, Italian Ice Cream Man.   :)  But be warned that I may come crying for help from everyone.   :) 


Let me assure you that I don't cross-reference.  Not only would it take away the fun, but I'm not Internet-savvy enough for that!  I use the low-tech method of enlarging the photos and staring at them.   :o  I ignore hair color (and, as you learned, apparently I also ignore skin color &/or race) and style, plus other extraneous features.  With Donna Reed, I used the two clues you gave from her show.  I haven't seen "From Here To Eternity" nor "It's a Wonderful Life," in fact, but I knew she was in them.


The photo on top left is Donna Douglas.  I was thinking the top right could be Yvonne DeCarlo, but she is not living, so I'll need to think some more.  The bottom photos show Valerie Harper.  Now tell me how wrong I am.   :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 04, 2014, 11:35:19 PM
Gosh, thank you, Giff Me Dat Fill-em!  I like the name, Italian Ice Cream Man.   :)  But be warned that I may come crying for help from everyone.   :) 


Let me assure you that I don't cross-reference.  Not only would it take away the fun, but I'm not Internet-savvy enough for that!  I use the low-tech method of enlarging the photos and staring at them.   :o  I ignore hair color (and, as you learned, apparently I also ignore skin color &/or race) and style, plus other extraneous features.  With Donna Reed, I used the two clues you gave from her show.  I haven't seen "From Here To Eternity" nor "It's a Wonderful Life," in fact, but I knew she was in them.


The photo on top left is Donna Douglas.  I was thinking the top right could be Yvonne DeCarlo, but she is not living, so I'll need to think some more.  The bottom photos show Valerie Harper.  Now tell me how wrong I am.   :)
Not bad. Donna is right, as is Rhoda. De Carlo is about 15 years older than the heavily made up fair skinned actress, not dark like Yvonne. Also, she is very tall.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 05, 2014, 09:12:47 AM
Not bad. Donna is right, as is Rhoda. De Carlo is about 15 years older than the heavily made up fair skinned actress, not dark like Yvonne. Also, she is very tall.

When you say very tall, the first woman who comes to my mind is Julie Newmar.  So....is it?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 05, 2014, 09:36:40 AM
When you say very tall, the first woman who comes to my mind is Julie Newmar.  So....is it?
Not Julie. But you're in the right height group. I only know four chicks from that era that were over 6 feet in heels: Newmar, the Prentiss sisters and Tina Louise.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 05, 2014, 09:47:12 AM
Clearly I've no clue; the heavy makeup and closed eyes make this tough for me.  So, I'll try Tina Louise.  But I'm only making rank guesses by now.  You've done very well on this one, Svengarlic.  What a challenge!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 05, 2014, 10:25:05 AM
I agree that the masque of make up makes Tina very hard to recognize at ANY age. BRB with the final piece to the puzzle.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 05, 2014, 10:46:27 AM
This is Stella Stevens from The Nutty Professor. She's the first in this group of actresses connected by a thread in a production that went from Broadway to the big screen. Tina Louise played the stage role, and Stella did the film.

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The other comedic actresses (plus Julie Newmar!) appeared in the film. What was this film?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 05, 2014, 11:52:16 AM
Wow!  I have no idea, off the top of my head, but will put my brain to work on it.  This is great, Svengarlic! 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 05, 2014, 12:32:02 PM
Wow!  I have no idea, off the top of my head, but will put my brain to work on it.  This is great, Svengarlic!
To further perplex you, this guy was also in the film version.  ;)

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For the members that are perhaps bigger movie geeks than I, this clue surely has the light bulb burning bright in their coconut. (Huh, Giff me dat fill-em?)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 05, 2014, 02:04:50 PM
It's time for a shot in the dark because I don't recognize the actor shown here.  It sounds like a movie (and a play) with a large cast, and with roles for a lot of beautiful women.  Well, dopey, dopey, doh, I guess I'm making an obvious statement.  Anyway, I suspect it was a musical, because those have big casts, typically.  It also sounds like something I've not seen.  And I admit I'm not familiar with the work of the folks involved, so I'll try the one show I can think of.

I know Tina Louise was in the theatrical version of "Li'l Abner," but I've no idea who was in the movie.  But it does have a big cast, and there are roles for many beautiful women.  I can picture Stella Stevens as Daisy Mae.  I would guess that the actor shown played Li'l Abner because he looks the part.

At first I thought it was "Serpent of the Nile," which featured Julie Newmar dancing in gold body paint and a two-piece swimsuit.  But I think that did not have a theatrical version, so I'll try "Li'l Abner."

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 05, 2014, 03:22:33 PM
Well done sick pup! "Abner" is correct, a musical for sure. The handsome young man is Jerry Lewis, but he was not Abner. "Apassionatta Von Climax" (what a name) Was originated on Broadway by Tina. Stella Stevens did the film. I'll let the pictures tell the rest.

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The tiny one in the middle is Edie Adams!

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Can you make out who's Mammy Yokum there? It's none other than the comic actress first seen by me as Sylvia Schnauwzer on Car 54 Where are You, Charlotte Rae. The movie Mammy was played by Billie Hayes, only 20 at the time.

Aussie knockout Leslie Parrish played Daisy Mae in the film. You may remember her for her role on the Star Trek episode Who Mourns for Adonis?

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Donna and Valerie were both chorus singer/dancers. Re-watching the film on TV in the eighties I spotted Rhoda, who's face was briefly, but prominately shown several times. Armed with my new VCR, running it back I also saw Elly Mae!



It will be easy to spot Valerie, but Donna is there too.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 06, 2014, 04:51:58 PM
I apologize for being so long in replying to this.  Thunderstorms moved in here Friday afternoon, so the computer was unplugged and stayed that way.

This is outstanding!  I mean, I'm pleased to have guessed correctly, but your presentation is what is outstanding.  I stared at ol' Jerry for the longest time, but all I could think was that I knew him.  I hadn't a clue who it was.  Do you know when the photo was taken?  I'm sure I'm wrong, but what he's wearing reminds me of a zoot suit.

The extra photos are wonderful, and so is your knowledge. 

Just imagine all the volunteers who must have wanted to help judge the women's casting calls and auditions for this movie! 

Thank you for helping me when I was so sick, and thank you for thinking up such a fun game.  I'm on the mend now.  In fact, as Curly said in "All the World's a Stooge," I feel better, but I still don't smell so good."
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 07, 2014, 08:49:01 AM
No thanks necessary piasan. On Jerry: I'm guessing here, but that crazy tie Jerry sport's was briefly in vogue because of Sinatra. Being from Jersey too, Lewis (real name Levitch) was probably a fan. You will note that he posed closed mouth. That makes the photo pre-Martin. Jerry had less than perfect teeth in his single act days.

Here's one that Metal will probably get in 2 seconds.


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This is a lesser known brother of the character actor pictured below. More famous in their day for his work on the stage, he was unfortunately stricken with the Spanish flu (a rampant epidemic in the 30's) after completing only 2 films.

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Born in the American South, THIS brother had a long film career supporting actors from Bogart to Brando, working for directors from Todd Browning to Hitchcock. His British accent got him a lot of work, and he's mistaken for a Brit even today.  ;)
 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 07, 2014, 11:50:28 AM
No thanks necessary piasan. On Jerry: I'm guessing here, but that crazy tie Jerry sport's was briefly in vogue because of Sinatra. Being from Jersey too, Lewis (real name Horovitz!) was probably a fan. You will note that he posed closed mouth. That makes the photo pre-Martin. Jerry had less than perfect teeth in his single act days.

I didn't know that about Jerry's teeth.  I read about his sock quirk, though.  I saw him perform around 1970.  What a showman!

I look forward to learning who are the two brothers shown.  I'm pretty sure the first one is my Uncle Paul, I just can't figure out how you got his picture (kidding, though the actor resembles him).
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 07, 2014, 12:38:22 PM
Sock quirk??? I noticed long ago that Jerry's bare feet were never seen in his movies. Is that the sock quirk?  ???
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 07, 2014, 12:59:57 PM
According to an interview I read, Jerry changes his socks every couple of hours or so.  He always puts on a brand-new pair.  The article said the "old" socks are laundered and donated to charity, but which I presume is meant Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc.  Although he was not quoted on this topic in the article, the reason for his quirk was his severely impoverished childhood, but no specifics were given.  I think the article said he wears white athletic socks.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 07, 2014, 01:12:23 PM
According to an interview I read, Jerry changes his socks every couple of hours or so.  He always puts on a brand-new pair.  The article said the "old" socks are laundered and donated to charity, but which I presume is meant Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc.  Although he was not quoted on this topic in the article, the reason for his quirk was his severely impoverished childhood, but no specifics were given.  I think the article said he wears white athletic socks.
He certainly did in the movies. Perhaps the scene in Who's Minding the Store was a send-up of his quirk. In the scene, Jill St. John peels off layer after layer of those white socks, never getting down to skin.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 07, 2014, 03:06:15 PM
I've not seen his movies since they came out, and I didn't remember that.  Pretty funny, and it does sound like an inside joke.

He was entertaining on "What's My Line."  He guessed one guest's occupation rather memorably.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 07, 2014, 08:50:27 PM
I've not seen his movies since they came out, and I didn't remember that.  Pretty funny, and it does sound like an inside joke.

He was entertaining on "What's My Line."  He guessed one guest's occupation rather memorably.
I remember it well. It was a fat lady hawking diet pills. "Don't you take them ever?!!"

LOL...no, my memory isn't THAT good. When the Game Show Channel first came out I watched every night for 2 years without fail. "Late Night Black and White" they called it. I've Got a Secret and What's MY Line back to back. I never get tired of that stuff, Signor.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 08, 2014, 09:18:04 AM
I remember it well. It was a fat lady hawking diet pills. "Don't you take them ever?!!"

LOL...no, my memory isn't THAT good. When the Game Show Channel first came out I watched every night for 2 years without fail. "Late Night Black and White" they called it. I've Got a Secret and What's MY Line back to back. I never get tired of that stuff, Signor.

Yep, that was it!  I was surprised, but well, it *was* Jerry Lewis.

When I work around the house, I pull up WML on youtube.  It makes tedious work go by pleasantly.  The person who posts the full episodes got them from the Game Show Network.  I'm quite the fan of WML.

 Do you remember a show called, "Masquerade Party?"
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 08, 2014, 11:11:04 AM
He certainly did in the movies. Perhaps the scene in Who's Minding the Store was a send-up of his quirk. In the scene, Jill St. John peels off layer after layer of those white socks, never getting down to skin.
I do remember the original show, but my memory of it is vague. My folks didn't watch it often. I know there was a revival of the show in the 70's, but like the new WML, I didn't care for the show. I was spoiled by the better, earlier version.

As for the GSN, when WML and IGAS left the station, so did I. Tell me Sig....have you seen the movie Game Show, about the fixing scandal in the 60's? It's right up your alley.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 08, 2014, 12:30:52 PM
I do remember the original show, but my memory of it is vague. My folks didn't watch it often. I know there was a revival of the show in the 70's, but like the new WML, I didn't care for the show. I was spoiled by the better, earlier version.

As for the GSN, when WML and IGAS left the station, so did I. Tell me Sig....have you seen the movie Game Show, about the fixing scandal in the 60's? It's right up your alley.  ;)

Your memory tallies exactly with mine regarding "Masquerade Party."  I know there's at least one episode on youtube, but I've not watched more than a minute or two so far.  And I agree with you on the 1070s revivals.  For that matter, who could possibly equal the WML panel today?  Although my imagination may be lacking, I find it hard to come up with elegant, intellectual or refined panelist candidates from today.

Have you read "Kilgallen?"  It's an old one, but good.

I've not see "Game Show," but it's on my list. 

Funny, but the broadcast rerun channels (Me-Tv, for one) don't broadcast any game shows.  Perhaps the Game Show Network owns all those rights.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I am completely stumped by the mystery actors shown.  I've been hoping for one of our members to jump in and solve this one.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 08, 2014, 01:09:55 PM
   For that matter, who could possibly equal the WML panel today?  Although my imagination may be lacking, I find it hard to come up with elegant, intellectual or refined panelist candidates from today.

Have you read "Kilgallen?"  It's an old one, but good.

I've not see "Game Show," but it's on my list. 

Funny, but the broadcast rerun channels (Me-Tv, for one) don't broadcast any game shows.  Perhaps the Game Show Network owns all those rights.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I am completely stumped by the mystery actors shown.  I've been hoping for one of our members to jump in and solve this one.
I haven't read Kilgallen, but I want to. I'm aware of the feud with Sinatra, her drunken appearances on the show and the controversy surrounding her death, but I would like to learn a lot more.

As to the mystery actor, not being a horror guy you're at a disadvantage on this one. He's not all that well known to casual moviegoers. I'll include one last photo, but he looks more like Norm Mc Donald here than himself. Answer tonight.


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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 09, 2014, 11:00:12 AM
Did you know about Dorothy Kilgallen's promised revelation of information about JFK's assassination which was supposed to be a blockbuster?  She died before she was to have revealed it.  Personally, I'm not so sure there's anything to that, but we'll never know.

I used to watch the classic horror movies, but that was some time ago.  This may be a case where the actors are new to me.  I'm no expert, but I enjoy this thread and classic or "vintage" movies - - and cartoons - - very much.  I am eager to find out who these two actors are.

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 09, 2014, 11:41:31 AM
Yes, Sig, I know about DK being the only columnist granted an interview with Jack Ruby, and the mystery surrounding her death. I'm sure you've seen the old E! Channel show Mysteries and Scandals. I learded this from that show. A lot of those shows are on You Tube, and I urge you to check it out.

On the unnamed character actor, take a look at this scene. He's the one not Yul Brenner or Charleton Heston.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 09, 2014, 02:04:04 PM
Yes, Sig, I know about DK being the only columnist granted an interview with Jack Ruby, and the mystery surrounding her death. I'm sure you've seen the old E! Channel show Mysteries and Scandals. I learded this from that show. A lot of those shows are on You Tube, and I urge you to check it out.

On the unnamed character actor, take a look at this scene. He's the one not Yul Brenner or Charleton Heston.  ;)


I haven't seen anything on E!, but it sounds intriguing.  I'll check it on youtube, as you suggest.

I'm sorry, but I don't see the scene you mention, the one with Brynner, Heston and the unnamed actor.  Was there meant to be a link?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 09, 2014, 02:08:08 PM

I haven't seen anything on E!, but it sounds intriguing.  I'll check it on youtube, as you suggest.

I'm sorry, but I don't see the scene you mention, the one with Brynner, Heston and the unnamed actor.  Was there meant to be a link?
LOL...yes, there was.  [pie]

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 09, 2014, 02:37:41 PM
Thank you for that clip.  Charlton Heston moved as if made of wood.  Sheesh.  And that hair just doesn't suit Yul.  I saw him in something else  where he had hair.  He definitely looked better bald.

I have seen the other actor in the clip for sure, but I just don't know his name.  I am stumped. 

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 09, 2014, 03:34:49 PM
This actor looks like Heston's favorite stunt double, Joe Canutt
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 09, 2014, 10:01:56 PM
This actor looks like Heston's favorite stunt double, Joe Canutt
I thought his first name was Yakima! But no, it's the actor being discussed in another thread.

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This is a still from the screen test he made trying out for the role of "Jeter" for Tobacco Road, the part he made famous on Broadway. But they went with  Dorothy's father from The Wizard of Oz!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 09, 2014, 10:24:56 PM
What, you mean to say this is "Werewolf of London's" Henry Hull?   :o
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 09, 2014, 10:39:41 PM
What, you mean to say this is "Werewolf of London's" Henry Hull?   :o
Ha ha! Si Signor!  :)

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Sheer coincidence that he came up in the Universal Horror thread....I guess.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 09, 2014, 11:13:22 PM
I thought his first name was Yakima! But no, it's the actor being discussed in another thread.

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This is a still from the screen test he made trying out for the role of "Jeter" for Tobacco Road, the part he made famous on Broadway. But they went with  Dorothy's father from The Wizard of Oz!

Yakima is Joe's Dad ...
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 09, 2014, 11:28:55 PM
Yakima is Joe's Dad ...
Ahh....I may have known that at one time, but this head can't hold all of the stuff I try to cram into it.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 10, 2014, 10:56:50 AM
Well, in keeping with the London portion of "Werewolf of London" let me say, "Cor blimey!"  And in keeping with the Stooge portion of this board let me say, "It's a coincidence!" that Henry Hull came up on both boards.  Well done again, Svengarlic!  I hope this thread goes on forever.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 10, 2014, 11:53:26 AM
Well, in keeping with the London portion of "Werewolf of London" let me say, "Cor blimey!"  And in keeping with the Stooge portion of this board let me say, "It's a coincidence!" that Henry Hull came up on both boards.  Well done again, Svengarlic!  I hope this thread goes on forever.
Hmmm.....sounds to me like you are going to do one for US! :) Give it a shot while I struggle to come up with my next one.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 10, 2014, 07:40:24 PM
Hmmm.....sounds to me like you are going to do one for US! :) Give it a shot while I struggle to come up with my next one.

Fair enough.  I'll enjoy the challenge.   :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 10, 2014, 07:51:20 PM
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I'm sure you film whizzes will get this immediately, so I'll just leave it clueless for now.

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: JazzBill on September 10, 2014, 08:03:04 PM
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I'm sure you film whizzes will get this immediately, so I'll just leave it clueless for now.
Just a wild guess, is it a young Martha Raye ?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 10, 2014, 08:07:42 PM
Just a wild guess, is it a young Martha Raye ?

A good guess, JazzBill, but I'm afraid it isn't Martha Raye.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 10, 2014, 10:04:46 PM
(I cheated and looked) ... So I'll be the first to give a clue -
The angle of the photo and what this lady is wearing and doing doesn't do anything in giving you a clue who she is
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 10, 2014, 10:10:13 PM
When I first glanced at her I was SURE that I recognized her. But the harder I thought and stared the further I got away from that initial recognition. Dark woman, high cheekbones, photo looks from the mid-thirties....it's the heavy eye makeup that's throwing me off.

Give me 'till 1PM Central time Thursday before you give a clue. I can DO this.  ;)

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 10, 2014, 10:14:46 PM
(I cheated and looked) ... So I'll be the first to give a clue -
The angle of the photo and what this lady is wearing and doing doesn't do anything in giving you a clue who she is
Amazingly this "clue" helps me little.  :o But I will get it before dinner time tomorrow!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 10, 2014, 10:44:54 PM
Our Italian Ice Cream Man found a very rare pic of this lady ... eh?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 10, 2014, 10:49:59 PM
I think I have one ... who be dis mysact?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 07:42:59 AM
I think I have one ... who be dis mysact?
I'm still working on the familiar looking giant scooter chick and you pile this dude on! I'm going to need a clue on him. A total blank.

EDIT: Is he British?

EDIT 2: Is the woman Lupe Valez?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 08:45:35 AM
I'm still working on the familiar looking giant scooter chick and you pile this dude on! I'm going to need a clue on him. A total blank.

EDIT: Is he British?

EDIT 2: Is the woman Lupe Valez?

No, it isn't Lupe.  Yes, I will honor your request to post no clue before 1pm CDT.

Wow, Giff me dat fill-em, that's a tough one!  I think I never saw that actor, but he does look British, as Svengarlic suggests.  By the way, every time I see your name, I am reminded of a grade school teacher I had who pronounced "film" the same way as Mr. Borcht.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 08:49:53 AM
No, it isn't Lupe.  Yes, I will honor your request to post no clue before 1pm CDT.

Wow, Giff me dat fill-em, that's a tough one!  I think I never saw that actor, but he does look British, as Svengarlic suggests.  By the way, every time I see your name, I am reminded of a grade school teacher I had who pronounced "film" the same way as Mr. Borcht.
I take back that 1PM thing, Sig. Give us a clue.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 09:03:58 AM
I take back that 1PM thing, Sig. Give us a clue.

Gladly.  She began her show business career as a dancer, then moved into acting.  Although she was a natural brunette, as per the photo, she achieved fame as a redhead.

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 09:12:45 AM
Gladly.  She began her show business career as a dancer, then moved into acting.  Although she was a natural brunette, as per the photo, she achieved fame as a redhead.
Oops! You gave WAY to much info there! I know who she is now.  ;) I'll add a hint: She's hard to recognize here because of her hairline. It was altered, pushed back off the forehead by studio plastic surgeons....and added a widow's peak.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 09:22:31 AM
I'm not as skilled as you are, Svengarlic, in parceling out the information.  :)  Perhaps I'll try again another time, if I can be as clever as you.

Giff me dat fill-em, throw us a clue, please!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 09:31:54 AM
I'm not as skilled as you are, Svengarlic, in parceling out the information.  :)
LOL.....but that was a good one. I don't know if I would have got her w/o a clue. I was just about to guess Loretta Young, in Europe to have Clark Gable's baby. I realize now that it's Mexico. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 12:30:19 PM
LOL.....but that was a good one. I don't know if I would have got her w/o a clue. I was just about to guess Loretta Young, in Europe to have Clark Gable's baby. I realize now that it's Mexico.

I believe the photo was taken on the Fox lot, not in Mexico, although  it looks like Mexico. 

You know the other star whose background also matches the two clues given for this actress, yes?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 01:00:14 PM
I believe the photo was taken on the Fox lot, not in Mexico, although  it looks like Mexico. 

You know the other star whose background also matches the two clues given for this actress, yes?
No one comes to mind...who? Wait...are you thinking of Lucille Le Sueur?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 01:45:57 PM
Your guess is half correct.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 11, 2014, 01:56:46 PM
I think I have one ... who be dis mysact?

This photo was taken near the end of this actor's life while he was battling lung cancer ... (he is definitely NOT British)
(Oh, okay ... a big hint: In his movies he was always going somewhere)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 02:07:38 PM
Thank you for the hints, Giff me dat fill-em; they are good ones.  I'll sit this one out because I think I don't know this actor at all. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 11, 2014, 02:19:21 PM
If you watched American TV in the '80s ... you most likely saw him on a commercial or two
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 02:21:32 PM
Your guess is half correct.
I thought of Lucy first, but have you ever seen her dance? So I figured it was Crawford you were thinking of.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 02:25:38 PM
If you watched American TV in the '80s ... you most likely saw him on a commercial or two
No hair and no teeth and 30 years older than when I would have known him makes this a toughie. But I saw every damn commercial made so I should STILL come up with him....maybe.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 11, 2014, 02:49:17 PM
He did some voice characterization work for Disney in the mid to late '90s ... he had a Saturday Morning kids show in the late '80s
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 02:55:00 PM
I thought of Lucy first, but have you ever seen her dance? So I figured it was Crawford you were thinking of.

Yes, it's Lucy.  She was one of the twenty original Goldwyn Girls when she began. 

I thought of Lucille LeSeur, too, but I guess that, to me, her hair looks auburn more than downright red.  It's a close call.  As an aside, I saw a clip of her dancing, and I wasn't impressed.  Good thing she and Lucy went on to other things.

Giff me dat fill-em, I may have seen your actor in the 80s, but the clues don't ring a bell, so I'm stumped.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 11, 2014, 03:28:42 PM
This actor died in the year 2000 and was therefore unable to voice the third movie for Disney, which all three movies were blockbuster successes
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 04:57:10 PM
I can't wait to find out who this is.  Thank you, Giff me dat fill-em.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 11, 2014, 05:15:27 PM
I'm gonna be cooking hotdogs and cheese nachos and popcorn for the next few hours (working at a football game concession stand), so I'll post a very big hint when I return home later tonight ...
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 11, 2014, 08:45:05 PM
I don't think I'm gonna get this one. The last Disney flick I saw was Hiawatha! The "travel" clue did not click either.  >:( I await the BIG clue.  :-\
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 11, 2014, 10:05:15 PM
Big Clue ... this actor portrayed a family member in the 1993 movie Beverly Hillbillies ...
(does he look familiar now?)

AND ... the character he played in ALL his TV commercials became several movies
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 11, 2014, 10:22:55 PM
Big Clue ... this actor portrayed a family member in the 1993 movie Beverly Hillbillies ...
(does he look familiar now?)

AND ... the character he played in ALL his TV commercials became several movies

Ohhhh!  I do know this fellow.  He was Jed in that Beverly Hillbillies movie, and he played Ernest in the commercials.  I heard Ernest made it into some movies, but I never saw them.  I never saw "The Beverly Hillbillies," either, come to think of it.  But what was that actor's name?   ???

Oh, and wasn't his catchphrase, "Know what I mean?"
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 11, 2014, 10:30:45 PM
Yes ... perhaps Svengarlic will remember his name
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 12, 2014, 09:11:20 AM
Yes ... perhaps Svengarlic will remember his name
I should be shot for not knowing it was Varney. I SAW photo's of the guy in his last days! Dammit!

Nice one.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 12, 2014, 11:30:23 AM
Varney, Jim Varney - - that was it!  Oh, how I racked my brain for this but failed.  I really don't know anything more about him than I wrote in an earlier post.  I recall reading that he was, in real life, a good-looking and highly intelligent man, utterly unlike "Ernest."  How sad that he died of lung cancer. 

Thank you, Giff me dat fill-em.  This was excellent. 

I have enjoyed learning more about all the mystery actors posted here.  Thanks, folks.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 13, 2014, 09:41:43 AM
 Here's three heavyweights of their time. The man in the middle is very recognizable, even without his rope. But who's the man on the left? He'll be a snap for some, but it's the man on the right that's the real enigma.

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Though completely full face, Mr. Right is shown smiling, and that's what's throwing you off.  [cool]

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 13, 2014, 10:19:51 AM
The man in the middle is Will Rogers. 

The man on the left reminds me never to pose near a laxative advertisement (look over his shoulder).
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 13, 2014, 10:27:00 AM
John Ford, Will Rogers, Walter Winchell (http://threestooges.net/cast/actor/3675/)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 13, 2014, 11:25:31 AM
The man in the middle is Will Rogers. 

The man on the left reminds me never to pose near a laxative advertisement (look over his shoulder).
Ford was more likely to be buying Bourbon from that drug store. Without his hat and cig, Winchell looks like a regular guy.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 13, 2014, 12:06:53 PM
Well done, BeAStooge!

Sven, I agree with you on both your statements.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 14, 2014, 08:19:58 PM
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You probably recognize him but can you name her?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 14, 2014, 09:31:56 PM
Broderick Crawford (http://threestooges.net/cast/actor/755/) and Jane Frazee (http://threestooges.net/cast/actor/2041/).

Broderick Crawford, START CHEERING
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Jane Frazee, BUCK PRIVATES
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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 15, 2014, 09:33:30 AM
Well done again, BeAStooge!  I like the pictures and links you included in your response.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 15, 2014, 11:48:05 AM
I would never have gotten the chick. Too obscure.  [cry]
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 15, 2014, 02:03:49 PM
Does it help jog your memory, Svengarlic, to know that Jane Frazee also costarred with Roy Rogers for a while when Dale Evans pursued other opportunities?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 15, 2014, 04:47:31 PM
Does it help jog your memory, Svengarlic, to know that Jane Frazee also costarred with Roy Rogers for a while when Dale Evans pursued other opportunities?


Ed Norton's favorite actress... "I'll tell ya Ralph, my Trixie's no Jane Frazee, but she's a sweet kid."
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 15, 2014, 10:46:09 PM
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What's your slant on this actress' identity?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 16, 2014, 08:28:25 AM
Does it help jog your memory, Svengarlic, to know that Jane Frazee also costarred with Roy Rogers for a while when Dale Evans pursued other opportunities?
Not at all. I don't know much about the Rogers, except that he was from Ohio and they adopted a bunch of kids and that he stuffed that golden palomino full of sawdust like Norman Bates.

As to the slanted chick...a view of her face would be nice!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 16, 2014, 10:17:12 AM
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Here's her face.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 16, 2014, 10:21:30 AM
I apologize for the first photo of this actress.  All I can say is that it looked all right last night, but I was up too late when I chose it.

That was a funny comment about the golden palomino's being stuffed with sawdust like Norman Bates.  :)  I've wondered what became of stuffed Trigger when the museum closed a couple of years ago.  He wasn't the kind of thing that a person could just set in the hallway or stairwell as a decoration.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 16, 2014, 12:08:00 PM
That's more like it Sig, I knew this chick immediately!  ;) But I'll sit on it in case someone else wants to wrestle with it. I never noticed how much she resembled another pretty Jewess, Connie Francis, but Connie didn't have a bod like that!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 16, 2014, 01:32:07 PM
Now, to me, this photo looks quite different to the actress' usual look.  The face differs enough that I wouldn't have known her had I not seen the caption.  Funny how that works, sometimes.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 17, 2014, 04:16:47 PM
I don't have much time these days, but here are a few clues:  this beauty pageant winner worked with some of the big screen's most famous tough guys such as John Wayne, Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin in her early years.  The first photo is from her "breakthrough" role.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 18, 2014, 10:35:52 AM
That film was planned as the first made for TV movie, and it looked like one. But it was judged to be just a tad too mean and violent for TV and went to theatrical release.  ;)

And yes, Sig, she was much cuter in the early '60s with dark hair and a fuller face of baby fat.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 18, 2014, 02:50:51 PM
That film was planned as the first made for TV movie, and it looked like one. But it was judged to be just a tad too mean and violent for TV and went to theatrical release.  ;)

And yes, Sig, she was much cuter in the early '60s with dark hair and a fuller face of baby fat.

I didn't know that about the movie, Sven.  Thanks.

A couple more big hints, then Svengarlic can tell the name tomorrow, seeing how this one is going.  She got her first starring feature role as a Eurasian although she was an all-American native of the Peace Garden State.  She was associated with the so-called Rat Pack, appearing in what could be called a Rat Pack movie.  She went blonde and stayed blonde in the 1960s.  She never answered directly the rumor that she was among JFK's love interests, preferring to dodge the question even as recently as the 1990s.  She starred in a TV drama in the 1970s.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 18, 2014, 04:12:54 PM
We may be thinking of two different roles and movies, Sig. We'll clear it up tomorrow.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 18, 2014, 06:43:53 PM
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Angie Dickinson
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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 19, 2014, 08:57:24 AM
That's right, BeAStooge, it's Angie Dickinson.  Thank you for posting a current photo, too.  I was thinking of doing that.  Angie turns 83 on the thirtieth of this month, by the way.
Who is the man with her?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 19, 2014, 12:45:16 PM
That's right, BeAStooge, it's Angie Dickinson.  Thank you for posting a current photo, too.  I was thinking of doing that.  Angie turns 83 on the thirtieth of this month, by the way.
Who is the man with her?
That man would Be...A Stooge.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 19, 2014, 04:14:17 PM
Is Svengarlic right - - is that you, BeAStooge? 

Sven:  The first movie in which Angie Dickinson had a featured lead (where she played the Eurasian) was "China Gate."  Her "breakthrough" role was as saloon girl, Feathers, in "Rio Bravo."  Her Rat Pack movie was "Ocean's 11."  And, of course, "Police Woman" was her 1970s TV show.  I think you and I were thinking of different movies or roles at some point or other; I hope this clears that up.

Who's up next with a new mystery actor?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 19, 2014, 11:27:12 PM
Is Svengarlic right - - is that you, BeAStooge? 

Sven:  The first movie in which Angie Dickinson had a featured lead (where she played the Eurasian) was "China Gate."  Her "breakthrough" role was as saloon girl, Feathers, in "Rio Bravo."  Her Rat Pack movie was "Ocean's 11."  And, of course, "Police Woman" was her 1970s TV show.  I think you and I were thinking of different movies or roles at some point or other; I hope this clears that up.

Who's up next with a new mystery actor?
I'll have one tomorrow.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 20, 2014, 05:48:10 PM
For a change of pace how about an actor at the peak of his popularity right now?
Obviously, without the beard and glasses you would know him immediately. He was the male lead in a remake of a classic movie briefly discussed in another thread not too long ago.  ;)

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 20, 2014, 08:15:31 PM
I'm out.  I know almost no contemporary actors.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 21, 2014, 05:00:40 AM
I'm out.  I know almost no contemporary actors.
I know what you mean. I have to work to remember the new wave of actors.  I've actually only seen this guy in 2 films. One of those flicks was a huge production, taking years to go from page to screen. It was a remake.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 22, 2014, 02:31:44 PM
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Adrian Brody as Jack Driscol. Best known for The Pianist and landed the role of Houdini in the TV movie. He's the guy that broke down Halle Berry like a shotgun at the Oscar podium with a big, slobbering kiss. He became my hero right then and there.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 22, 2014, 03:55:10 PM
My, I'm more out of touch than I knew:  I never heard of this actor.

Thanks, Sven; I learned about a new actor.  Even if I'd heard of this fellow, I don't think I'd have known him with the beard and sunglasses.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 22, 2014, 06:34:25 PM
Sig, you're worse than me! Tell me...what WAS the last film you went to see at the movies? Brody was also the lead in that movie about the George Reeves, previously discussed: Hollywoodland.

Here's that Oscar moment I mentioned.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 22, 2014, 07:30:51 PM
I have to chuckle at your comments, Sven.  To answer your question, the last movie I saw was "The Namesake."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433416/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433416/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

Thanks for the pictures of Adrian Brody and Halle Berry.  Your described the kiss well, looks like.

Am I out of touch?  Mmmmmm, could be.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 23, 2014, 12:34:31 PM
A Bollywood movie, Sig?!!  :o  I have you beat, but not by much. The last movies I paid to see were The Fantastic Four and King Kong back in 2008 or 2009. (I had a free pass for the J. Edgar Hoover film I mentioned in another thread)

I do enjoy the crowd experience, but I don't like the little screens they use nowadays, and I'm many miles from a real movie house. They're becoming as rare as Drive-Ins, I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 23, 2014, 03:36:07 PM
Yes, a Bollywood picture, a drama, not a musical.  I enjoyed it even though I hadn't read the novel first.

Yes, you have me beat.  I don't care for crowds, and I'd probably lose my mind in a texting, updating, chattering movie crowd of nowadays.  Like you, I don't care for small screens; I remember when a cinema near me (at the time) split its screens in order to multiply the number of movies it could show.  Ye gods!

Is there anything out now you would pay money to see?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 23, 2014, 04:55:39 PM
Yes, a Bollywood picture, a drama, not a musical.  I enjoyed it even though I hadn't read the novel first.

Yes, you have me beat.  I don't care for crowds, and I'd probably lose my mind in a texting, updating, chattering movie crowd of nowadays.  Like you, I don't care for small screens; I remember when a cinema near me (at the time) split its screens in order to multiply the number of movies it could show.  Ye gods!

Is there anything out now you would pay money to see?
I want to check out an IMax 3D movie, but I can't seem to get around to it. By the time I decide that there's one worth going to, it's moved on. Has anyone here ever seen one? If so, I'd like to hear about it.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 23, 2014, 05:19:04 PM
There was an Imax theatre in the past at the Fort Worth (Texas) Museum of Science and History, but my year ago trip there saw the entire place revamped ... I don't think there is one there now. I saw the launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia on Imax at the FWMuseum as a matter of fact way back in 19somethingorother. They still have the planetarium ... some things never change
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 23, 2014, 05:43:36 PM
There was an Imax theatre in the past at the Fort Worth (Texas) Museum of Science and History, but my year ago trip there saw the entire place revamped ... I don't think there is one there now. I saw the launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia on Imax at the FWMuseum as a matter of fact way back in 19somethingorother. They still have the planetarium ... some things never change

That must have been very impressive, Giff-me!  I think the planetarium is a good bet to remain there, but I guess cinemas come and go.

I recall seeing something in the 1970s, and it seems as if it were an Imax movie.  My memory is hazy, but I remember there were various things shown from the perspective of the passengers, things such as a rollercoaster, a race car (possibly Formula 1, but I'm unsure), etc.  I missed some of the movie because I was fascinated by watching the audience, 99.9% of whom moved as if they were in the rollercoaster, the car, etc. 

Due to motion sickness developed post-1970s, I'm unsure how I would like to see an Imax 3-D today even though I'm definitely intrigued.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 24, 2014, 03:06:12 PM
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Do you recognize Peggy?  That's her birth name but not the name she became famous with.  She was a canary in her day.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 24, 2014, 06:56:33 PM
Yikes! I'm gonna need a clue on this gal.  :o
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 24, 2014, 07:40:39 PM
First clue:  Peggy was a singer, as I said.  Her singing eventually led her to the field of entertainment for which she is known today. 

Another clue tonight or tomorrow, depending how late I stay up.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on September 24, 2014, 08:40:54 PM
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Do you recognize Peggy?  That's her birth name but not the name she became famous with.  She was a canary in her day.

I have no clue who she is, however.....

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDcTLaWJuo

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 24, 2014, 09:30:17 PM
I have no clue who she is, however.....

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDcTLaWJuo

Right you are, Metaldams.  Funny addition you made with the video.  :)

Her sultry look here is the opposite of the image she had once famous.  She made a professional partnership which led to a personal partnership which led to fame for them both.  She was a successful club singer in her younger years.  One of her offspring eclipsed that success with a singing career decades later.  But I fear I've said too much, now.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 25, 2014, 07:48:21 AM
"Legs" makes me want to say Betty Grable, but I see no Grable in this photo.  [cry]
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 25, 2014, 10:08:34 AM
"Legs" makes me want to say Betty Grable, but I see no Grable in this photo.  [cry]

It is not Betty Grable, but both Betty and this lovely lady married orchestra leaders.  This lady's marriage lasted a lifetime and was, by all reports, extremely happy.  She was known and loved by all in show business especially for her unaffectedness, her warmth, honesty, goodness and understanding, a case where a star's true personality matching her perceived personality.

CORRECTION:  I read a source which refutes a statement made here that this lady's birth name was Peggy.  It lists her as having the same first name she became known by, so I'll not use Peggy again.  I apologize for not knowing that sooner.

Another clue later today.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on September 25, 2014, 10:29:20 AM
Harriet Nelson
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 25, 2014, 11:23:17 AM
It is not Betty Grable, but both Betty and this lovely lady married orchestra leaders.  This lady's marriage lasted a lifetime and was, by all reports, extremely happy.  She was known and loved by all in show business especially for her unaffectedness, her warmth, honesty, goodness and understanding, a case where a star's true personality matching her perceived personality.

CORRECTION:  I read a source which refutes a statement made here that this lady's birth name was Peggy.  It lists her as having the same first name she became known by, so I'll not use Peggy again.  I apologize for not knowing that sooner.

Another clue later today.
Had I seen this clue before Metal, I'm pretty sure I would have gotten this one. The bandleader clue would have cinched it. Good one Sig.  ;)

Now try this one Boys:

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The man on the left in the leather jacket began as a TV actor in the '60s, and had success on the legitimate stage. His career exploded in the the '80s on the big screen. He has much in common with the actor pictured below in blue.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 25, 2014, 12:23:50 PM
Yep, it's Harriet.  Good for you, Metaldams.

This is a good one, Sven.  Could it be Ben Gazzara?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 25, 2014, 01:31:40 PM
Yep, it's Harriet.  Good for you, Metaldams.

This is a good one, Sven.  Could it be Ben Gazzara?
Not Ben. This guy is maybe 10 years younger and is not Sicilian. But like Ben, you will note the comb-over to conceal a prematurely receding hairline.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 25, 2014, 03:03:32 PM
My second guess is the other Ben, Ben Kingsley.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 25, 2014, 03:26:52 PM
My second guess is the other Ben, Ben Kingsley.
You got it. But can you get THIS one?

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A career character actor. Had a short lived TV series in the '60s and is VERY well known today.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 25, 2014, 04:00:17 PM
That was fun, Sven!

Wow, this fellow rings not a single bell!  I'll have to use my old trick of enlarging and staring.   :o
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 25, 2014, 04:43:52 PM
That was fun, Sven!

Wow, this fellow rings not a single bell!  I'll have to use my old trick of enlarging and staring.   :o
I never thought of that! I have an enlarging tool that I never use. Here's a hint on this guy: Perhaps his most memorable role was in a movie that has either been discussed or pictured in this sprawling 7 page thread.  ;) Here's another:

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He's the one with the coat over his arm. I'm sure you will recognize Paul Newman on the right and the film this still is from.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 25, 2014, 07:36:27 PM
I recognize this man, he was in Scarface, Prizzi's Honor, and (since I had just seen this one this week on DVD) ... Independence Day.
Robert Loggia
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 25, 2014, 07:40:36 PM
Here's a photo of a young man who will soon turn actor who had just received an Olympic Medal. (and that's your only clue)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 25, 2014, 08:16:01 PM
Here's a photo of a young man who will soon turn actor who had just received an Olympic Medal. (and that's your only clue)
This one is to easy for me. He's one of my heroes.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 25, 2014, 08:17:05 PM
I recognize this man, he was in Scarface, Prizzi's Honor, and (since I had just seen this one this week on DVD) ... Independence Day.
Robert Loggia
Of course. Don't forget Big, the Tom Hanks fantasy. I first became aware of Logia as a kid when he starred in T.H.C Cat on ABC on Friday nights. That lineup included Star Trek and The Wild,Wild West. My favorite night for TV back then.

But my favorite Logia role was in Innocent Blood (1992) That movie had to have been the inspiration for From Dusk 'Till Dawn, written by Quinton Tarentino, who combined gangsters with vampires.

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Logia, being bitten by the sexy French vampiress

The idea of a mob boss becoming a vampire was quite a hoot, and leave it to Director John Landis to exploit the idea. The movie made no splash at the box office, but it was highly entertaining for me, a horror and gangster film nut. Like An American Werewolf in London, there were laughs, but Blood delivered twice the black humor. I HIGHLY recommend it!

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The mob boss taking a bite outa' crime from his consiglieri, played by Don Rickles

I spotted several henchmen that went on to roles on the Soprano's. Always a kick for me. And the sexy vampire who preferred slaughtering bad guys to innocent's may have influenced the creators of Showtime's Dexter. Who knows?

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 26, 2014, 09:07:00 AM
Here's a photo of a young man who will soon turn actor who had just received an Olympic Medal. (and that's your only clue)
A bump in case Signor overlooked this one by Fill-em.

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQr-qvYzlTNZvxvxoF6qjttptThbEXdsaBrlT96c8V8DuE1TAnk9Q)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 26, 2014, 01:03:10 PM
I leave you guys alone for a few minutes, and what happens? - - lots!  :)

I see Robert Loggia was identified fast by you, GMDF.  Good job!  I always enjoy seeing him act.  He's among those I like because I enjoy watching true professionals and not just people who recite their lines and hit their marks.  I never heard of "Innocent Blood."  Looks unusual.  Now as for the movie still with RL and Paul Newman - - is that from "Exodus?"

Thank you for the bump of the second photo, Sven.  I'll just ask if anyone is feeling a little Crabbe-y today.

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 26, 2014, 02:46:42 PM
If you are implying, Italian Ice Cream Man, that this is a photo of Buster Crabbe, guess again.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 26, 2014, 02:49:23 PM
I leave you guys alone for a few minutes, and what happens? - - lots!  :)

I see Robert Loggia was identified fast by you, GMDF.  Good job!  I always enjoy seeing him act.  He's among those I like because I enjoy watching true professionals and not just people who recite their lines and hit their marks.  I never heard of "Innocent Blood."  Looks unusual.  Now as for the movie still with RL and Paul Newman - - is that from "Exodus?"

Thank you for the bump of the second photo, Sven.  I'll just ask if anyone is feeling a little Crabbe-y today.
Brother, you're in the ballpark with your Crabby guess, but it's not Busting! Give it a closer look.

The still is from Newman's bust out role in Somebody Up There Likes Me.

(https://twentyfourframes.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/newman-and-real-rocky_.jpg)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 26, 2014, 03:25:31 PM
While the Dago Dessert chews on the swimmer, have a look at this series of photos on a well known movie and TV star. By the time you get to the 4th image, you should have her.

ONE

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Was she beautiful or what?





TWO

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Three

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FOUR

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And FIVE, the reveal shot.


 

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Did anyone get her on THREE or better?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 26, 2014, 04:13:25 PM
I know who it is, and I got her in one.  It helped that I read her autobiography last winter, and it had lots of photos.  Did you know Mabel Albertson was her ex-mother-in-law?  And it's only a myth that one of her character's names meant glue.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 26, 2014, 04:14:52 PM
Thank you for telling me the movie was "Somebody Up There Likes Me."  I don't recall seeing that available on TV, at least not within recent memory. 

So, I busted up my guess on Mr. Crabbe, eh?  I'll have to try again.


It's later than when I posted above.  Well, after searching the extensive storehouse of show-biz knowledge contained in my genius brain, I have to say that the name of the Olympian who went into acting is...I have no idea.  I used the only name I knew which fit the description. I don't recognize the face after my usual staring and thinking, either.  So much for my genius brain.   :laugh:
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 26, 2014, 05:13:51 PM
A bump in case Signor overlooked this one by Fill-em.

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Johnny Weissmuller (http://threestooges.net/cast/actor/3057/) is listed in our Cast Database at ThreeStooges.net.  He appeared in two 1934 SCREEN SNAPSHOTS one-reelers with the Stooges, but did not share a scene with them.

But... There are three actors who are also known for playing 'Tarzan,' and did indeed work onscreen with the Three Stooges in the Columbia shorts. 

Anyone care to name those three Lords of the Jungle?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 26, 2014, 05:19:12 PM
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Did you know Mabel Albertson was her ex-mother-in-law?

Cloris and Mabel remained close, lifelong friends.  Although Cloris' prolific film/TV credits don't reflect, Ms. Leachman took a sabbatical from acting to assist/nurse Mabel at the end of her life as she suffered from Alzheimer's.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 26, 2014, 05:59:13 PM
Elmo Lincoln, the silent screen Tarzan, was one. 

That really is you with Angie Dickinson, and now with Cloris Leachman, BAS!  How neat!  You must go to all the meet & greets, or you work in the business.

Thanks to all who participate in this thread.  I have a lot of fun whether I know who it is or not.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 27, 2014, 02:06:18 PM
Elmo Lincoln, the silent screen Tarzan, was one. 

That really is you with Angie Dickinson, and now with Cloris Leachman, BAS!  How neat!  You must go to all the meet & greets, or you work in the business.

Thanks to all who participate in this thread.  I have a lot of fun whether I know who it is or not.  :)
This should stir your memory: "I'm ridin'!"
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 27, 2014, 02:07:54 PM
I know who it is, and I got her in one.  It helped that I read her autobiography last winter, and it had lots of photos.  Did you know Mabel Albertson was her ex-mother-in-law?  And it's only a myth that one of her character's names meant glue.
I don't know who she is.  :-\
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 27, 2014, 03:26:51 PM
This should stir your memory: "I'm ridin'!"

Oh, Jock O'Mahoney!  He's another Tarzan, then.  Excellent clue!

Mabel Albertson http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016781/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0016781/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm)
Depending on your age and viewing habits, you may remember her as the mothers of Howard Sprague ("The Andy Griffith Show"), Donald Hollinger ("That Girl") and Darrin Stephens ("Bewitched.")
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 27, 2014, 03:48:22 PM
Elmo Lincoln, the silent screen Tarzan, was one. 

Jock O'Mahoney!  He's another Tarzan, then. 


One left.  He appeared in 4 shorts; 5, if you count stock footage.  Of the 4, in one he had two roles.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 27, 2014, 06:38:36 PM

One left.  He appeared in 4 shorts; 5, if you count stock footage.  Of the 4, in one he had two roles.
I only saw one full length Stooge movie (that was enough) Maybe Lex Barker was in some of them?

Hey Signor! You would have saved me some rooting around time if you had put up a picture of this old broad that was in damn near everything in the seventies!  [pie]

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 27, 2014, 07:38:02 PM
Maybe Lex Barker was in some of them?


No
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 28, 2014, 09:44:33 AM
After much thought I remembered an awful old movie that I saw once mucho years back. The guy that played him had a crazy yell that sounded to me like "Oh Man-ya-niiii" I could never forget it, but no way could I remember his name.  A search revealed that actor to be another former Olympic medalist (decathlon) by the name of Glenn Morris.

Was he the final Tarzan?

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The chick is Eleanore Holm, also an Olympic medalist (swimming) that was very popular in 1938.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 28, 2014, 10:25:18 AM
another former Olympic medalist (decathlon) by the name of Glenn Morris.

Was he the final Tarzan?


No.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 28, 2014, 10:33:29 AM
The 3 supporting actors who played 'Tarzan' are...

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 28, 2014, 11:05:24 AM
The 3 supporting actors who played 'Tarzan' are...

  • Elmo Lincoln (http://threestooges.net/cast/actor/4068)
  • Jock Mahoney (http://threestooges.net/cast/actor/263)
  • Bruce Bennett (http://threestooges.net/cast/actor/318/), aka Herman Brix

I admit I'm glad I gave up trying to figure this one out; I never heard of Bruce Bennett, although I vaguely recall Herman Brix.  I sat up late trying to picture Stooges characters who looked likely to have played Tarzan.  Thank you, BAS.  This was great!

Sven, I saw that movie too, although I forgot all about it till you described that distinctive yell.  I remember thinking, "What did he say?" Do you know the name of that film?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 28, 2014, 11:23:05 AM
I admit I'm glad I gave up trying to figure this one out; I never heard of Bruce Bennett, although I vaguely recall Herman Brix.  I sat up late trying to picture Stooges characters who looked likely to have played Tarzan.  Thank you, BAS.  This was great!

Sven, I saw that movie too, although I forgot all about it till you described that distinctive yell.  I remember thinking, "What did he say?" Do you know the name of that film?

Yes, I do.

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Check out those fancy leopard shoes! I recognize that Character actor with the gun from the old Rin-Tin-Tin TV show, among maaaany other roles. I never new his name

I totally forgot about Bruce Bennet. I wonder which episode he was in?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 28, 2014, 11:35:05 AM
Sig,you certainly have seen Bruce Bennet in a few movies. I remember him best from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. He played the interloper that wanted to join the three prospectors but was killed by Senor "We don't need no stinking badges!" after they decided to kill him themselves.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 28, 2014, 12:49:03 PM
I wonder which episode he was in?


If you take a second or two to look at my reply, you will see that it has a link to Bennett's Stooge-filmography in this website's Cast Database.

And, he starred as 'Tarzan' in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (1935), an independent production done with the cooperation of the Burroughs Estate.  Unlike the MGM and RKO films, it was generally faithful to ERB's stories, depicting him as the well-educated 'Lord Greystoke.'
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 28, 2014, 10:02:42 PM

If you take a second or two to look at my reply, you will see that it has a link to Bennett's Stooge-filmography in this website's Cast Database.

And, he starred as 'Tarzan' in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN (1935), an independent production done with the cooperation of the Burroughs Estate.  Unlike the MGM and RKO films, it was generally faithful to ERB's stories, depicting him as the well-educated 'Lord Greystoke.'

While wondering about the final Tarzan ... I remembered Ron Ely playing the TV Tarzan and then ran across this youtube vid ... thought it was interesting
http://youtu.be/McX8zhipmko
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 29, 2014, 01:26:03 PM
Sig,you certainly have seen Bruce Bennet in a few movies. I remember him best from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. He played the interloper that wanted to join the three prospectors but was killed by Senor "We don't need no stinking badges!" after they decided to kill him themselves.

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Thanks, Sven.  You're right; I have seen Mr. Bennett in that very movie.  It's been a long time since I saw that one.

Thank you, GMDF, for the link to the interview.  It was good to see those actors, and it was interesting.  I'd been thinking about Ron Ely, too, because I said to myself he was too young to have been in any Stooges shorts unless he'd been just a little fellow at the time.  Seeing Fess Parker reminded me of the running joke on "The Golden Girls" about how Dorothy (Bea Arthur) looked like Fess Parker.  FP appeared in a short film which explained voir dire to potential jurors; I saw it in the '90s when I was summoned (but not chosen).  Anyway, thanks, GMDF.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 30, 2014, 04:05:32 PM
This mystery actor was an almost ubiquitous character actor, gravitas personified, most of the time.  In the photo, he appears at the right in the front row.



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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on September 30, 2014, 04:14:02 PM
Man! That's a tough one. You wouldn't try to slip Lon Chaney past us would you? That's just a wild guess as the kid has a horse-head, but the picture strikes me as British kids. So I guess I'll need another clue.  :-\
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on September 30, 2014, 04:19:16 PM
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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on September 30, 2014, 04:25:24 PM
All right, BAS, turn in your crystal ball!   :laugh: 

That was record time.  Did you know him instantly or have you seen this photo somewhere else?

Thanks for the Stooge-Deacon photo - - that's a neat touch.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 01, 2014, 12:43:36 PM
Cute kid.  Who is this?

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Paul Pain on October 01, 2014, 03:04:04 PM
I will not answer as I stood no chance without Google.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on October 01, 2014, 03:12:36 PM
This kid resembles Vivian Vance (can't be her, though, the hair color is wrong)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 01, 2014, 03:37:47 PM
This kid resembles Vivian Vance (can't be her, though, the hair color is wrong)

It's not Vivian Vance, GMDF.  Was VV a natural blonde?  I don't know.   :o

I do know that VV was somewhat older than this child.  This performer appeared in many shorts even performing the stunts required in the films.

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 01, 2014, 04:47:49 PM
Cute kid.  Who is this?

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This looks like either Baby Peggy or Rose Marie.  Both have vaudeville ties to the Stooges.  Rose Marie claims that Jerome Howard was dubbed "Curley," based on her stage name of Rose Marie Curley. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 01, 2014, 05:28:52 PM
Hello, Hiram Horwitz!  One of your ideas is correct.  And, yes, I, too, think the two girls you named resembled one another, at least in this pose.  I didn't know Baby Rose Marie ever used a surname, even a stage surname.

So...which one do you pick?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 02, 2014, 08:24:56 AM
Holy shit Sig! You gotta be a tad more generous with the clues if you're gonna put up baby pictures! With the bug eyes she resembles "Mary" from the old little Rascals, but since she never amounted to anything I know it's not her.  >:(
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 02, 2014, 10:13:31 AM
OK...I have to go with Peggy, since she looks nothing like Rose Marie, but I don't know who Baby Peggy was.  :-[
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 02, 2014, 10:40:17 AM
Right you are, Sven, it's Baby Peggy.  During the silent movie years, the first three child stars were Jackie Coogan, Baby Marie and Baby Peggy.  Sadly enough, all three ended up broke through no fault of their own.

Baby Peggy, nee` Peggy-Jean Montgomery, was only 1 1/2 years old when she was "discovered."  She made a multitude of shorts as well as a number of features, earning up to one million dollars a year, a huge fortune for the time.  Most of her films are no longer in existence.  Here's a clip from one of her movies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwri32dW5mM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwri32dW5mM)

You can read more about her here:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0045133/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0045133/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm)

As an adult, she took the name Diana Serra Cary.  She is a published author of film history books.  Baby Peggy will turn 96 on the 29th of this month.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 02, 2014, 10:49:57 AM
Holy shit! Moe stole Baby Peggy's haircut. Anyway, if I ever knew of her, I've forgotten. BTW, the dog stole the spotlight in that short. He hopped up into that high window like it was nothing. Is he still living too?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 02, 2014, 11:25:32 AM
On the child actor subject, I did a search to see who's still kicking from the Little Rascals. I'm not sure if it's accurate, but I found that Robert Blake (Micky) is the only boy. And Jean Darling (from the silents) the only girl.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 02, 2014, 11:26:35 AM
Holy shit! Moe stole Baby Peggy's haircut. Anyway, if I ever knew of her, I've forgotten. BTW, the dog stole the spotlight in that short. He hopped up into that high window like it was nothing. Is he still living too?

Moe and thousands of others had that "spittoon" haircut, as they called it in a Stooges short.   Yes, that dog is still alive at 693 years old - - of course, that's in dog years.   ;)

HiramHorwitz, you narrowed this photo down fast and well!  You also know Baby Rose Marie, not common knowledge.  I'm impressed.  Are you a silent movie buff, a Baby Peggy/Diana Serra Cary fan, a Vaudeville buff or all of those?  I thought we might find some silent movie mavens when I posted this.  Please tell us the Vaudeville connection between Baby Peggy and the Stooges.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 02, 2014, 11:28:00 AM
On the child actor subject, I did a search to see who's still kicking from the Little Rascals. I'm not sure if it's accurate, but I found that Robert Blake (Micky) is the only boy. And Jean Darling (from the silents) the only girl.

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That's interesting, Sven.  Thank you.  I wonder how old she is today.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on October 02, 2014, 12:08:35 PM
I did a search to see who's still kicking from the Little Rascals. I'm not sure if it's accurate, but I found that Robert Blake (Micky) is the only boy. And Jean Darling (from the silents) the only girl.


It is not accurate.  Over 30 of the Gang are still with us.

Of the major players from the Hal Roach Studios era (1922 - 1938) we have Lassie Lou Ahern, Jean Darling, Dickie Moore, Sidney 'Woim' Kibrick, Jerry Schatz (aka Jerry Tucker) and Mildred Kornman.  Plus Robert Blake from the reviled MGM years (1938 - 1944).

Minor players that may be familiar names are the Hickman brothers (Darryl and Dwayne), TV director/producer Gene Reynolds (M*A*S*H, ROOM 222, MY THREE SONS) and Margaret Kerry (THE NEW 3 STOOGES, THE RUGGLES, CLUTCH CARGO, Walt Disney's PETER PAN).
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 02, 2014, 12:39:46 PM
Moe and thousands of others had that "spittoon" haircut, as they called it in a Stooges short.   Yes, that dog is still alive at 693 years old - - of course, that's in dog years.   ;)

HiramHorwitz, you narrowed this photo down fast and well!  You also know Baby Rose Marie, not common knowledge.  I'm impressed.  Are you a silent movie buff, a Baby Peggy/Diana Serra Cary fan, a Vaudeville buff or all of those?  I thought we might find some silent movie mavens when I posted this.  Please tell us the Vaudeville connection between Baby Peggy and the Stooges.
Holy shit! You did the math! But...um...that would be in human years.  :) (just thought I would slip that in before BeA had a chance!)

I read that the Rascal girl was 92, but that may have been an old article.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 02, 2014, 04:57:30 PM
HiramHorwitz, you narrowed this photo down fast and well!  You also know Baby Rose Marie, not common knowledge.  I'm impressed.  Are you a silent movie buff, a Baby Peggy/Diana Serra Cary fan, a Vaudeville buff or all of those?  I thought we might find some silent movie mavens when I posted this.  Please tell us the Vaudeville connection between Baby Peggy and the Stooges.

I'm a fan of all of the above.  Baby Peggy shared the vaudeville stage with Ted Healy and His Stooges, circa 1928-1929.  In her words, that's when Ted's Stooges were Moe, Larry, and Shemp.  Baby Peggy was not a fan of the Stooges act, but she has positive memories of Healy.  She was a child at the time and found the Stooge's act to be "rude."  In later life, she encountered Larry Fine at the Motion Picture Home -- and he recognized her as the former Baby Peggy.  The details of Baby Peggy's encounter with the Stooges is chronicled on pages 36-41 of Stooges Among Us.  Rose Marie's story of the Stooges is chronicled in the same book, on pages 60-63.  To add insult to injury, my encounter with the Stooges is chronicled in the same book on pages 111-147.  Definitely required reading if you wish to pass my class.   
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 03, 2014, 06:55:50 AM
Are you the author, Hiram?

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 03, 2014, 07:49:09 AM
Are you the author, Hiram?

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The book contains seventeen formal chapters, each chapter written by a different individual.  I wrote the chapter extending from page 111 to page 147.  Other contributors include Lon Davis, Baby Peggy, Bob Bernet, Steve Stoliar, Rose Marie, Sandie Howard, Adam West, Rick Lertzman, Ed Busch, Mark Evanier, Joan Howard, John Cawley, Eric Lamond, Randy Skretvedt, Gary Owens, and Gary Lassin.  I'm guessing you may recognize some of these names.  Leonard Maltin wrote the Foreward.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 03, 2014, 08:10:44 AM
Kudos Hiram. Looks like your's was a major contribution. How about a brief teaser of your Stooge encounter while I search for the book? BTW, I only recognized six of those names.  :-\
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 03, 2014, 08:48:45 AM
Kudos Hiram. Looks like your's was a major contribution. How about a brief teaser of your Stooge encounter while I search for the book? BTW, I only recognized six of those names.  :-\

Here's my quick summary.  In the early 1970s, I wondered what ever happened to these guys.  Were they still alive and lucid?  If so, where did they live and what did they look like?  If not, when did they die and how?  (Realize this is before the internet, before Stroke of Luck, before Moe Howard & the Three Stooges, and before any of the other dozens of books that have been published since that time).  So I made it my mission to find the answers to my questions, and through happenstance and good luck.....I found the answers to my questions.....and ultimately had the good fortune to meet each of the remaining Stooges face to face.  That includes Moe, Larry, Joe, and Curly Joe. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 03, 2014, 09:02:39 AM
On the child actor subject, I did a search to see who's still kicking from the Little Rascals. I'm not sure if it's accurate, but I found that Robert Blake (Micky) is the only boy. And Jean Darling (from the silents) the only girl.

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Last I heard, Jean Darling is still living in Dublin, Ireland, at the same address where she's been for many years.  Up until 2010, she was making routine appearances at select Sons of the Desert conventions here in the states, and at the Laurel & Hardy Museum in Harlem, GA, near where I live.  (Harlem, GA is Oliver Hardy's birthplace).  In case you're interested, I've attached a couple of snapshots showing:  1) the front of Harlem's Laurel & Hardy Museum; 2) a picture of Jean from a 2006 Sons of the Desert convention held in Augusta, GA (this photo is on display at the L&H Museum); and 3) a 2002 painting of Oliver Hardy that Jean created (this, too, is on display at the L&H Museum). 

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 03, 2014, 11:57:10 AM
Here's my quick summary.  In the early 1970s, I wondered what ever happened to these guys.  Were they still alive and lucid?  If so, where did they live and what did they look like?  If not, when did they die and how?  (Realize this is before the internet, before Stroke of Luck, before Moe Howard & the Three Stooges, and before any of the other dozens of books that have been published since that time).  So I made it my mission to find the answers to my questions, and through happenstance and good luck.....I found the answers to my questions.....and ultimately had the good fortune to meet each of the remaining Stooges face to face.  That includes Moe, Larry, Joe, and Curly Joe.
You've GOT to tell me about your chat with Besser. What a showbiz life HE had!

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 03, 2014, 02:08:01 PM
HiramHorwitz, thank you for your wonderful posts!  I requested Stooges Among Us  from my library.  The cover is perfect for the title.  I can't wait to read the book.

You've had a fascinating life!  You ought to start your own thread - - or do you have a Website/blog which you care to tell us about?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 03, 2014, 02:10:48 PM
HiramHorwitz, thank you for your wonderful posts!  I requested Stooges Among Us  from my library.  The cover is perfect for the title.  I can't wait to read the book.

You've had a fascinating life!  You ought to start your own thread - - or do you have a Website/blog which you care to tell us about?
I'm guessing.....yes.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 03, 2014, 02:47:28 PM
You've GOT to tell me about your chat with Besser. What a showbiz life HE had!

Besser was great -- very down-to-earth and personal.  He spoke of his time with Olsen and Johnson, the Milton Berle radio show, the Jack Benny Show, supporting Abbott and Costello, and of course, his time with the Stooges.  He was certainly very happy to be remembered, but he lamented his difficulty in finding sufficient current day jobs to keep him busy.  Around that time, he was voicing a Saturday morning cartoon character.  Although he was happy to have the job, he clearly felt it paled in comparison to his previous work with the greats.   
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 03, 2014, 02:57:34 PM
HiramHorwitz, thank you for your wonderful posts!  I requested Stooges Among Us  from my library.  The cover is perfect for the title.  I can't wait to read the book.

You've had a fascinating life!  You ought to start your own thread - - or do you have a Website/blog which you care to tell us about?
Your compliment is appreciated and I'm happy to hear that you requested Stooges Among Us from your library.  Hope you like it!

I'm old-school and haven't quite caught up with the digital age.  I don't own a cell phone, I'm not on Facebook, and I certainly don't have a website or blog.  Don't get me wrong -- I appreciate your interest in my stories -- I just have no intention to reach a wider audience via new technology.  This website and Gary Lassin's Stooges YahooGroups are more than adequate for me!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 03, 2014, 04:08:03 PM
Your compliment is appreciated and I'm happy to hear that you requested Stooges Among Us from your library.  Hope you like it!

I'm old-school and haven't quite caught up with the digital age.  I don't own a cell phone, I'm not on Facebook, and I certainly don't have a website or blog.  Don't get me wrong -- I appreciate your interest in my stories -- I just have no intention to reach a wider audience via new technology.  This website and Gary Lassin's Stooges YahooGroups are more than adequate for me!

I'm sure I'll enjoy reading the book.  I'm embarrassed to admit I'm not buying the book, but I rarely buy any books. 

I'm glad to meet another person who has no cellphone, no Facebook page, etc.  I was beginning to feel like the only one of my kind.  :)  As a matter of fact, I use a friend's computer as I don't own one.  I'll look up the Gary Lassin Stooges Yahoo Groups; thanks.  Have you books on the silents or on Vaudeville?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 03, 2014, 06:37:01 PM
I'm sure I'll enjoy reading the book.  I'm embarrassed to admit I'm not buying the book, but I rarely buy any books. 

I'm glad to meet another person who has no cellphone, no Facebook page, etc.  I was beginning to feel like the only one of my kind.  :)  As a matter of fact, I use a friend's computer as I don't own one.  I'll look up the Gary Lassin Stooges Yahoo Groups; thanks.  Have you books on the silents or on Vaudeville?

Glad to hear you're one of the discerning few who thrive on the basics.  A diminishing club indeed -- but nothing wrong with that!

My hat's off to you for utilizing the library instead of personal ownership -- nothing wrong with that either.  I typically only purchase books that have special meaning, highly limited distribution, are personally inscribed by the author, or have high likelihood of becoming collectible.  For this very reason, I have very few books on silent films and vaudeville.  However, I've read quite a few of the applicable books on the subject -- usually ones lent to me by friends or ones that are available at the local community and university libraries. 

The last book I added to my collection was a couple of years ago.  That book was special as it was inscribed to me by the elderly author who was a silent film star 90 years ago.  You guessed it -- the autobiography of Baby Peggy!   
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 03, 2014, 08:13:32 PM
Glad to hear you're one of the discerning few who thrive on the basics.  A diminishing club indeed -- but nothing wrong with that!

My hat's off to you for utilizing the library instead of personal ownership -- nothing wrong with that either.  I typically only purchase books that have special meaning, highly limited distribution, are personally inscribed by the author, or have high likelihood of becoming collectible.  For this very reason, I have very few books on silent films and vaudeville.  However, I've read quite a few of the applicable books on the subject -- usually ones lent to me by friends or ones that are available at the local community and university libraries. 

The last book I added to my collection was a couple of years ago.  That book was special as it was inscribed to me by the elderly author who was a silent film star 90 years ago.  You guessed it -- the autobiography of Baby Peggy!




I like the elegant way you phrased your first two sentences.  Neatly done.  :)

I think it's neat that your most recent purchase was DSC's autobiography.  In fact, that's my next library request.  Your Stooges book will take awhile to come in, so I'll have time to read about Baby Peggy.  I hope you had a photo taken with DSC.  That would be great. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Giff me dat fill-em! on October 03, 2014, 10:20:25 PM
I'm a fan of all of the above.  Baby Peggy shared the vaudeville stage with Ted Healy and His Stooges, circa 1928-1929.  In her words, that's when Ted's Stooges were Moe, Larry, and Shemp.  Baby Peggy was not a fan of the Stooges act, but she has positive memories of Healy.  She was a child at the time and found the Stooge's act to be "rude."  In later life, she encountered Larry Fine at the Motion Picture Home -- and he recognized her as the former Baby Peggy.  The details of Baby Peggy's encounter with the Stooges is chronicled on pages 36-41 of Stooges Among Us.  Rose Marie's story of the Stooges is chronicled in the same book, on pages 60-63.  To add insult to injury, my encounter with the Stooges is chronicled in the same book on pages 111-147.  Definitely required reading if you wish to pass my class.

I've just learned I'm a larvae amongst fully grown butterflies in the Stooge Kingdom ... how wonderful for me! (thanks Stooge [and old film buffs] butterflies)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 03, 2014, 10:23:12 PM
I'm starting a silent film thread based on this conversation.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 03, 2014, 11:07:10 PM
I'm starting a silent film thread based on this conversation.

What a good idea, Metaldams!   :)

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 04, 2014, 03:44:16 AM
I think it's neat that your most recent purchase was DSC's autobiography.  In fact, that's my next library request.  Your Stooges book will take awhile to come in, so I'll have time to read about Baby Peggy.  I hope you had a photo taken with DSC.  That would be great.

I would love to have my photo taken with Ms. Cary, but as of yet, I have not met her face to face.  My signed copy of the book was obtained through a friend who worked with her at a speaking engagement.  As such, the inscription says:  "I'm sorry we did not get to meet -- perhaps this book will make up for a visit!" 

I probably should be posting this in the "new" silent film thread, but I was unable to find it.  Just goes to show my lack of tech savvy.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 04, 2014, 07:51:15 AM
I would love to have my photo taken with Ms. Cary, but as of yet, I have not met her face to face.  My signed copy of the book was obtained through a friend who worked with her at a speaking engagement.  As such, the inscription says:  "I'm sorry we did not get to meet -- perhaps this book will make up for a visit!" 

I probably should be posting this in the "new" silent film thread, but I was unable to find it.  Just goes to show my lack of tech savvy.

If you go to Moronika.com, you'll find the link to the silent film thread under "general discussion."  If that's too tech savvy for you, click below.

http://moronika.com/forums/index.php/topic,5346.0.html




Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 04, 2014, 09:06:35 AM
You 3 guys are kindred spirits when it comes to the silents. Unfortunately I won't be much of a contributor, having seen only a few, most of them Chaney films.

But I AM pleased to report that the 'Giff Me Dat Spumoni' club of old school has another member. But I must confess that I do own a cell phone that my daughter bought me, and it's in a drawer. I take it out once a week when it beeps at me for more juice. It's my little once a week alarm clock.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 04, 2014, 05:53:28 PM
You 3 guys are kindred spirits when it comes to the silents. Unfortunately I won't be much of a contributor, having seen only a few, most of them Chaney films.

But I AM pleased to report that the 'Giff Me Dat Spumoni' club of old school has another member. But I must confess that I do own a cell phone that my daughter bought me, and it's in a drawer. I take it out once a week when it beeps at me for more juice. It's my little once a week alarm clock.  ;)

I'd like to know what you thought about those Chaney movies.  I've wondered if they are horrific as they sound.  Which ones have you seen?  Some silents are available on youtube, by the way.  [We probably ought to move this part to the Silent Movie thread.]

Welcome to the club, Sven!  You may stay so long as you leave that phone in the drawer.  :)  Does it drive your daughter crazy that your phone never leaves home?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 04, 2014, 07:13:04 PM
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Identify the white-haired gent on the right. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on October 04, 2014, 09:55:34 PM
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Identify the white-haired gent on the right.


Desi Arnaz
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 04, 2014, 10:42:37 PM
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Identify the white-haired gent on the right.
Spencer Tracy? Looks like him.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 04, 2014, 11:01:26 PM
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Identify the white-haired gent on the right.
I don't think it's Arnez. He was a chain cig guy. But even tho' it's a young  Belushi, I think Tracy would look older.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 04, 2014, 11:29:07 PM
I'd like to know what you thought about those Chaney movies.  I've wondered if they are horrific as they sound.  Which ones have you seen?     

Welcome to the club, Sven!  You may stay so long as you leave that phone in the drawer.  :)  Does it drive your daughter crazy that your phone never leaves home?
I saw about five, maybe six Lon Chaney silents. The penalty was my favorite. In close shots he would dramatically over act, like a stage performer.
 Except he had no stage experience that I know of.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on October 05, 2014, 08:21:14 AM
Spencer Tracy? Looks like him.

I don't think it's Arnez. He was a chain cig guy. But even tho' it's a young  Belushi, I think Tracy would look older.


It is Desi Arnaz, rehearsing with Belushi on the set of SNL.  Desi was the host/musical guest on Feb. 21, 1976.

(Spencer Tracy died in 1967.)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 05, 2014, 11:36:34 AM
It is, indeed, Desi Arnaz.  Spencer Tracy was a good guess; I didn't notice the resemblance, but it's there.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 05, 2014, 11:38:09 AM
I saw about five, maybe six Lon Chaney silents. The penalty was my favorite. In close shots he would dramatically over act, like a stage performer.
 Except he had no stage experience that I know of.

I would like to see some of his movies, so I'll head over to youtube.  Maybe I'll see you there.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 05, 2014, 12:03:08 PM
   To answer the other part of your question Sig, there was an ongoing theme in the Chaney films: pathos. HIS pathos. He falls in love with the girl, the girl likes him, girl runs off with less creepy guy, he laments.

    I suppose 'horrendous' is a good word to describe his films at the time; not so much today. The creepiest for me was  The Unknown. The leading lady was my girl, Lucille La Seuer.

I'm going to finish this post over on the active SILENT MOVIE thread as the subject of Lon Chaney belongs there.

*END PART ONE*
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 05, 2014, 12:05:24 PM
I don't think it's Arnez. He was a chain cig guy. But even tho' it's a young  Belushi, I think Tracy would look older.

Arnaz's physician was quoted as saying that Desi's lung cancer was due to "smoking those Cuban cigars."

http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-03/news/mn-486_1_desi-arnaz
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 05, 2014, 12:08:21 PM
Arnaz's physician was quoted as saying that Desi's lung cancer was due to "smoking those Cuban cigars."

http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-03/news/mn-486_1_desi-arnaz
Yikes! Cigs AND Cubans. No wonder he's dead.   [cool]
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 05, 2014, 01:20:51 PM
Arnaz's physician was quoted as saying that Desi's lung cancer was due to "smoking those Cuban cigars."

http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-03/news/mn-486_1_desi-arnaz

I never heard that about Desi's MD.  Lucy had pneumonia a number of times, which her smoking (no, not cigars :)) likely made her more vulnerable to having.  HiramHorwitz, can you confirm or refute the story that Lucy preferred Chesterfields, so would put those inside the Philip Morris packets so as not to offend PM, the sponsor?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 05, 2014, 02:16:07 PM
I never heard that about Desi's MD.  Lucy had pneumonia a number of times, which her smoking (no, not cigars :)) likely made her more vulnerable to having.  HiramHorwitz, can you confirm or refute the story that Lucy preferred Chesterfield's, so would put those inside the Philip Morris packets so as not to offend PM, the sponsor?

I'm afraid I know nothing about Lucy's preferred brand of smokes.  I only know about Desi's Cuban cigars because I recalled reading his MD's statement in the obituary.  At the time, I wondered how the physician could differentiate between the effects of the cigars and the cigarettes.  Maybe it's just that Desi preferred cigars over cigarettes.  That sounds like a question to ask Desi Junior or sister Lucie.  Any takers?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 05, 2014, 02:55:21 PM
I'm afraid I know nothing about Lucy's preferred brand of smokes.  I only know about Desi's Cuban cigars because I recalled reading his MD's statement in the obituary.  At the time, I wondered how the physician could differentiate between the effects of the cigars and the cigarettes.  Maybe it's just that Desi preferred cigars over cigarettes.  That sounds like a question to ask Desi Junior or sister Lucie.  Any takers?
I can't confirm it, but it's very credible. On the subject I DO know that Phillip Morris wouldn't allow the word LUCKY to be spoken on the show.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 05, 2014, 03:51:56 PM
I'm afraid I know nothing about Lucy's preferred brand of smokes.  I only know about Desi's Cuban cigars because I recalled reading his MD's statement in the obituary.  At the time, I wondered how the physician could differentiate between the effects of the cigars and the cigarettes.  Maybe it's just that Desi preferred cigars over cigarettes.  That sounds like a question to ask Desi Junior or sister Lucie.  Any takers?

At first I, too, wondered how an MD could make that statement.  But I'm guessing he must have treated enough patients to have observed differences among cigarette smokers, cigar smokers and Cuban cigar smokers.  Cuban cigars must have different tobacco to American cigars, so maybe they affect smokers differently. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 05, 2014, 04:52:41 PM
At first I, too, wondered how an MD could make that statement.  But I'm guessing he must have treated enough patients to have observed differences among cigarette smokers, cigar smokers and Cuban cigar smokers.  Cuban cigars must have different tobacco to American cigars, so maybe they affect smokers differently.
I seriously doubt that! MD's didnt know dick about the real effects of tobacco use and lung cancer. But I would hope that they knew that the great majority of cigar and pipe smokers don't inhale. How could they tie that to the lungs in any way?

By the way: I once knew a guy that smoked cigs, cigars, pipes AND pot! He also used that shit they stick in their cheeks. Smoke was his life! I know what you're thinking....the guy has to be dead!













HE IS.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 10, 2014, 04:03:48 PM
I seriously doubt that! MD's didnt know dick about the real effects of tobacco use and lung cancer. But I would hope that they knew that the great majority of cigar and pipe smokers don't inhale. How could they tie that to the lungs in any way?

By the way: I once knew a guy that smoked cigs, cigars, pipes AND pot! He also used that shit they stick in their cheeks. Smoke was his life! I know what you're thinking....the guy has to be dead!

You may be right when you say MDs didn't know anything about the real effects of tobacco and lung cancer.  But cigarettes were known as coffin nails long, long ago, remember.  I wrote what I did because of my early school days when we were shown movies or film strips about the dangers of smoking.  I think the dangers were known to a degree, but certainly not publicized as they are now, and not understood as fully as they are now.

So, the fellow you knew who smoked cigarettes, cigars, pipes and pot, and who used snuff/chewing tobacco - - is/was that you?   :o
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 10, 2014, 06:44:22 PM
Sig, I'm afraid that the quote I screwed up on and (it's all in one box) made me misunderstand your question. Hell no that smoke fiend was not me!   :laugh: He was I guy I was stationed with years ago. Lost track of him.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 10, 2014, 07:11:17 PM
Well, I quoted my earlier reply accidentally, but I fixed it.  I apologize for the confusion.  Then I noticed that I didn't see the part of your post which read that the "smoke fiend" you knew is, in fact, dead.  I wouldn't have asked if it were you had I read that.  I'm sorry for my mistakes.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Paul Pain on October 15, 2014, 02:26:52 PM
HE IS.

See?  Coffin nails.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 16, 2014, 11:40:06 AM
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The woman was a prolific actress, and very popular in her day. She did a little TV in the late '50s. (Perry Mason, Hitchcock) but I don't think she ever received Oscar recognition. That, of course, eliminates Bette Davis. Later I'll put up a better picture of her, full faced, so don't scratch out all your hair just yet, Spumoni. :)

The boy in the High School pic won an Oscar early on, but in 50 more years that was not repeated. Due to a Garfield-esque quality he acted in a lot of cops and robbers productions. His TV career was equally notable.

The last man struck out on the big screen, but was a hit on the small one. Some may look at that face and immediately know. Others (like I) will be utterly confounded.

May I request that if you know one of these people right off, or was tempted to peek, add a subtle hint to keep the Signor in the hunt. Like I, he digs this stuff.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 16, 2014, 01:09:22 PM
Wow, a triple!  Thanks, Sven!  I'm happy I had the time to take a look today.  This ought to keep me off the streets for awhile.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 16, 2014, 01:59:26 PM
Wow, a triple!  Thanks, Sven!  I'm happy I had the time to take a look today.  This ought to keep me off the streets for awhile.  :)
OMG! Always happy to do what I can to curtail street crime.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 16, 2014, 04:09:16 PM
Good thing you said Bette Davis was out because she was my first thought.  Then I thought of your girl, Lucille Leseur, but you said this mystery actress had no Oscar recognition.  So I'm still thinking. 

The two men are tantalizingly familiar yet just out of recall.

Hmmmm...
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 16, 2014, 09:35:14 PM
Good thing you said Bette Davis was out because she was my first thought.  Then I thought of your girl, Lucille Leseur, but you said this mystery actress had no Oscar recognition.  So I'm still thinking. 

The two men are tantalizingly familiar yet just out of recall.

Hmmmm...
Here's that better look at the chick, probably from Perry Mason, with her natural hair color.

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As to the boy, he was a dramatic actor and later showed a flair for comedy, while the other man was a comedian, with a flair for nothing else. One is Sicilian, the other a Jew.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 17, 2014, 05:23:25 PM
A question about the man, the one whom you described as having a flair for comedy but nothing else.  Did he have a well-known TV show of his own?  Also, I think I'm barking up the wrong tree, but are the woman's initials C.B.?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 17, 2014, 06:02:54 PM
A question about the man, the one whom you described as having a flair for comedy but nothing else.  Did he have a well-known TV show of his own?  Also, I think I'm barking up the wrong tree, but are the woman's initials C.B.?
He did have a show. It was not a variety show like Milton Berle, for example. As to the woman, CB is not correct. F.W. however, IS.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 17, 2014, 07:43:16 PM
I'm a fan of all of the above.  Baby Peggy shared the vaudeville stage with Ted Healy and His Stooges, circa 1928-1929.  In her words, that's when Ted's Stooges were Moe, Larry, and Shemp.  Baby Peggy was not a fan of the Stooges act, but she has positive memories of Healy.  She was a child at the time and found the Stooge's act to be "rude."  In later life, she encountered Larry Fine at the Motion Picture Home -- and he recognized her as the former Baby Peggy.  The details of Baby Peggy's encounter with the Stooges is chronicled on pages 36-41 of Stooges Among Us.  Rose Marie's story of the Stooges is chronicled in the same book, on pages 60-63.  To add insult to injury, my encounter with the Stooges is chronicled in the same book on pages 111-147.  Definitely required reading if you wish to pass my class.

The book just arrived today.  I can't wait to read it (although I have to wait a little while till I'm free).  I looked for your chapter right away.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 17, 2014, 07:44:58 PM
He did have a show. It was not a variety show like Milton Berle, for example. As to the woman, CB is not correct. F.W. however, IS.  ;)

I was thinking of a comedy show, a famous one.

F.W.?  Must be Fay Wray!  She looks so different when she's not in the arms of a big gorilla.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 17, 2014, 07:45:25 PM
The book just arrived today.  I can't wait to read it (although I have to wait a little while till I'm free).  I looked for your chapter right away.  :)
Just curious...how much time did they give you?  ???
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 17, 2014, 07:50:06 PM
Sven, when you ask how much time did they give me - - are you asking how much time did the library give me to read the book?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 17, 2014, 07:53:10 PM
I was thinking of a comedy show, a famous one.

F.W.?  Must be Fay Wray!  She looks so different when she's not in the arms of a big gorilla.  :)
Yes...I thought that the "W" would throw you off, because the mind naturally thinks of the "R" sound in words like "Wright Bros". Well done.

 Now, the Italian one, in later life became associated with two other actors whose roots go back to that Island off of Italy. The Jewish one lacks an iconic feature (or two) that makes him look totally different from the face familiar to us.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 17, 2014, 07:55:15 PM
Sven, when you ask how much time did they give me - - are you asking how much time did the library give me to read the book?
Pick out two! *plink* No, Man. It was a going to jail joke!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 17, 2014, 07:57:26 PM
To borrow a reply, "Doh!"  Now I get it.   :laugh:
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 17, 2014, 08:04:14 PM
To borrow a reply, "Doh!"  Now I get it.   :laugh:
But...but...you didn't answer the question. Ignorant eh?  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 17, 2014, 08:10:01 PM
You know I'm not normal!   :o
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 18, 2014, 04:51:28 AM
The book just arrived today.  I can't wait to read it (although I have to wait a little while till I'm free).  I looked for your chapter right away.  :)

Wow -- that was quick -- only about two weeks.  My library takes six weeks to take hold of a new acquisition and place it into my hands.

Hope the book meets your expectations!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 18, 2014, 10:23:46 PM
Wow -- that was quick -- only about two weeks.  My library takes six weeks to take hold of a new acquisition and place it into my hands.

Hope the book meets your expectations!

You're right, this request arrived fast.  Ordinarily, an interlibrary loan/purchase request here takes about six weeks, as it does for you.  A few times my requests took so long to arrive that not only did I forget what I requested, I forgot that I requested any!  :)

I truly enjoyed your section of Stooges Among Us.  Fellow Stoogeaphiles, read this book!  I'm still reading, but so far each section details the search for Stooges in the 1970s, eventual location of them, the correspondence and eventual meeting.  Larry and Moe were unfailingly courteous to and interested in their fans.  Their appreciation of having fans is obvious.  It's heartwarming, too, to read about the interactions between Stooges and HH.

I like the way your father helped you, HiramHorwitz.  He sounds like a good egg.  I enjoyed seeing all your photos.  I like the way you found Joe Besser, Joe DeRita and Emil Sitka, too, It was interesting to read how Diana Serra Cary liked Ted Healy but not The Stooges.  I'm guessing TH was always sober when he talked with her.  Rose Marie had an interesting story about the name, Curly.  It was new to me.

It was very enjoyable and well-written, HH.  Thank you for telling us about the book.  I rate this book four out of four pies in the face.   [pie]

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 19, 2014, 11:26:56 AM
I truly enjoyed your section of Stooges Among Us.  Fellow Stoogeaphiles, read this book!  I'm still reading, but so far each section details the search for Stooges in the 1970s, eventual location of them, the correspondence and eventual meeting.  Larry and Moe were unfailingly courteous to and interested in their fans.  Their appreciation of having fans is obvious.  It's heartwarming, too, to read about the interactions between Stooges and HH.

I like the way your father helped you, HiramHorwitz.  He sounds like a good egg.  I enjoyed seeing all your photos.  I like the way you found Joe Besser, Joe DeRita and Emil Sitka, too, It was interesting to read how Diana Serra Cary liked Ted Healy but not The Stooges.  I'm guessing TH was always sober when he talked with her.  Rose Marie had an interesting story about the name, Curly.  It was new to me.

It was very enjoyable and well-written, HH.  Thank you for telling us about the book.  I rate this book four out of four pies in the face.   [pie]

SS:  Your kind words are much appreciated -- so glad you're enjoying the book!  My search for the Stooges was one of the few times in life when everything worked out perfectly -- and for that, I'm still thankful and amazed.

Yes, my dad is definitely a good egg.  I just visited him for his 92nd birthday -- I took him out for crabs and filet mignon -- and while there, we talked about our 1974 bus drive across the country to visit the Stooges.  In many ways, our bus ride seems like it occurred just yesterday.

My chapter in Stooges Among Us is the narrative portion of my multi-media presentation entitled Searching Out the Stooges.  I've given the presentation several times at the Stoogeum, various educational institutions, historical clubs, and miscellaneous local events.  On November 8th, I'll be giving the presentation at the St. Louis Three Stooges Convention.  As you might guess, the big difference between the narrative in Stooges Among Us and the multi-media presentation is the audio clips, video coverage, and large number of photographs that complement the oral presentation.  I only wish there were an effective way of integrating everything into the hard copy book.   

I can't agree with you more that Larry and Moe treated their fans with unflagging hospitality and generosity.  Obviously, that's what paved the way for so many fans (like myself) to step into their world and meet them face to face. 

Thank you for the four pies!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 19, 2014, 11:52:34 AM
That interesting Hiram: November 8th in St. Louis! I'm overdue to visit my brother, who still lives there. I've never been to a convention of any kind. Can you give me an idea of what it will be like?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 19, 2014, 12:26:17 PM
That interesting Hiram: November 8th in St. Louis! I'm overdue to visit my brother, who still lives there. I've never been to a convention of any kind. Can you give me an idea of what it will be like?

S'garlic:  I've got to admit, I don't know all the details of this convention -- but I'll tell you what I know.  I believe this is a "one time" convention -- it hasn't happened before and probably won't happen again.  From what I've been told, there will be films, a trivia contest, a couple of call-in guests (Stooge relatives and possibly, one of the later Stooge supporting players), and one or two special guests in attendance (one of the later supporting players and one Stooge relative).  I believe this is the first attempt of the organizers to hold such an event -- these are different organizers than those holding past Stooges conventions -- so I'm guessing that the program is still evolving as we speak and thus subject to change. 

The meeting place is the Columns Banquet Center in St. Charles, MO; the time is 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and the cost of admission is $15 for adults and $5 for children.  From what I've been told, my presentation will occur in the middle of the afternoon, probably at around 2:00 or 3:00.   
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 19, 2014, 09:19:03 PM
Sven, if you can give another subtle hint on each actor, I'd appreciate it.  It drives me crazy when I almost know an actor, but not quite.  But understand - - it's fun!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 19, 2014, 09:23:52 PM
HiramHorwitz, best wishes to you at the convention.  It sounds like it will be a smash!

Your dad is 92?  God bless him.  It sounds like he's doing well if he tucked in to crabs and filet.   :laugh:  How nice that you were reminiscing about that '74 bus trip. 

Thank you for telling us about Stooges Among Us and about your chapter in it.  I thoroughly enjoyed both.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 19, 2014, 10:05:18 PM
Sven, if you can give another subtle hint on each actor, I'd appreciate it.  It drives me crazy when I almost know an actor, but not quite.  But understand - - it's fun!
OK Siggy. You deserve a break today. The Sicilian in question co-starred as a gangster in a black and white movie of some note with the woman pictured below. An extremely iconic title went with this film that drew loosely on the  Infamous Gangster Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter. But Lepke's was a minor role. Our guy, tho' the second male lead fairly stole the picture.

To possibly further confound you, one of the regular panelist's from I've Got a Secret had a substantial part in the movie!
 

(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgc.allpostersimages.com%2Fimages%2FP-473-488-90%2F66%2F6634%2FNQVE100Z%2Fposters%2Fisaac-sutton-sammy-davis-jr-may-britt-1960.jpg&hash=a39f3166a0f8c75c70852a7b24ff968146039fe8)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 20, 2014, 08:42:49 PM
All right, I have it now:  your Sicilian is Peter Falk, a very young Peter Falk.  I'm embarrassed to admit that you handed that to me on a platter.  That's Mai Britt pictured with her erstwhile husband, Sammy Davis, Jr.  The movie, of course, is "Murder, Inc."  When you referred to the regular "I've Got A Secret" panelist the only one I could recall was Henry Morgan.  Then it hit me:  it was Henry Morgan! 

I confess to being baffled by the other man in the trio of mystery actors. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 20, 2014, 09:29:40 PM
Sven, here's one for you:  silent comedy star, very famous.  If anyone besides Sven knows who this is, you are welcome to contribute hints which will baffle him.   :laugh:

(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-_bIROtJEe0U%2FUGFvHI2q-bI%2FAAAAAAABwBI%2Fd6FzD8PUQn0%2Fs1600%2FCharlie%2BChaplin%2Bfrom%2B1914%25E2%2580%25B2s%2BA%2BBusy%2BDay.jpg&hash=30db51d034b6640ea4bf050fc645690531811100)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 20, 2014, 09:31:35 PM
Sven, here's one for you:  silent comedy star, very famous.  If anyone besides Sven knows who this is, you are welcome to contribute hints which will baffle him.   :laugh:

(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-_bIROtJEe0U%2FUGFvHI2q-bI%2FAAAAAAABwBI%2Fd6FzD8PUQn0%2Fs1600%2FCharlie%2BChaplin%2Bfrom%2B1914%25E2%2580%25B2s%2BA%2BBusy%2BDay.jpg&hash=30db51d034b6640ea4bf050fc645690531811100)

I know exactly who that is.  The first clue - British.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on October 20, 2014, 10:01:22 PM
I confess to being baffled by the other man in the trio of mystery actors.


(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn5.movieclips.com%2Fmgm%2Fi%2Fits-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-1963%2F0242037_5024_MC_Tx360.jpg&hash=d45f8525b7c2af3d9b9c4f5552ce2029e279d9e0)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 20, 2014, 10:18:02 PM
A-ha, it's Phil Silvers!  Wow, a Technicolor hint, BeAStooge!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 20, 2014, 10:42:27 PM
I know exactly who that is.  The first clue - British.
Aha! I thought it was a man, but the "British" clue clenched it! A second or fifth look and I noticed the ample jaw too.  ;)

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 20, 2014, 10:54:41 PM
You know, BeA, I asked that if anyone knew right off or peeked to add a subtle clue. I'll play by your rules if and when you start a thread.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 21, 2014, 10:39:47 AM
I added this one with Diesel and Metal in mind as this lady is horror related. Also because she's incredibly beautiful.  ;)


(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemagraphe.com%2F_imagery%2Fsimone-simon%2Fsimone-simon.jpg&hash=af736cc7037df5876e08d66e4d4a2bdb86eff9ee)


The actress below, who is known by everyone on the site illustrates how a wig can alter one's appearance.


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You surely recognize Barrymore here, but who's the raven haired fox? Once again it's a wig that's the rub.


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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 21, 2014, 02:43:39 PM
Sven, is the middle one MTM?  And the bottom one, is it Mary Pickford?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 21, 2014, 03:05:59 PM
Sven, is the middle one MTM?  And the bottom one, is it Mary Pickford?
Nope, not Mary, but now that you mention it there's a definate resemblance. And she would only be a couple of years younger than the woman pictured. (If she was still living ;))

The bottom is not a 'Mary' either. This gal's career was predominately talkie's.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 22, 2014, 06:55:25 AM
Sven, is the middle one MTM?  And the bottom one, is it Mary Pickford?
I'll have to modify my last answer as it just hit me that the third woman with JB is in fact a Mary. Here's a closer look at her as she was about 15 years before she landed the role that she's most remembered for. It was a Warner Bros. production, and a big money maker.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 22, 2014, 08:46:56 AM
The top one is definitely Simone Simon from CAT PEOPLE.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 22, 2014, 08:57:10 AM
The bottom is Mary Astor.  The movie the picture is from is DON JUAN, a film I've seen and the first Warner Bros. Feature to use a synchronized music score.  Honestly, Barrymore was the giveaway for me, and I connected the dots for Mary Astor, especially after the second clue.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 22, 2014, 10:29:52 AM
The bottom is Mary Astor.  The movie the picture is from is DON JUAN, a film I've seen and the first Warner Bros. Feature to use a synchronized music score.  Honestly, Barrymore was the giveaway for me, and I connected the dots for Mary Astor, especially after the second clue.
Both correct, of course. And you are right: you reminded me that it was Warner that pushed hardest for talkies. But how're you doing on Miss Middle?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 22, 2014, 10:52:56 AM
The middle?  Marilyn Monroe.  The sign in the back was a giveaway.  If you look closely, you can see director G Cukor and figure out the title is LET'S MAKE LOVE.  Further research confirmed it.  Joe Besser was in that one.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 22, 2014, 05:28:00 PM
The middle?  Marilyn Monroe.  The sign in the back was a giveaway.  If you look closely, you can see director G Cukor and figure out the title is LET'S MAKE LOVE.  Further research confirmed it.  Joe Besser was in that one.
Your eyes must be better than mine. I couldn't make it out.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 22, 2014, 09:01:59 PM
Your eyes must be better than mine. I couldn't make it out.

I magnified the picture on my iPad and did the detective work.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 22, 2014, 09:16:48 PM
(https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/hardy-infant.jpg)

Who's this apple cheeked boy?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: ThumpTheShoes on October 22, 2014, 10:27:50 PM
(https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/hardy-infant.jpg)

Who's this apple cheeked boy?

Pardon me for protruding, but that's got to be Oliver Hardy!

"Hard boiled eggs and nuts.. Mmmph!!"

Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 22, 2014, 10:47:02 PM
Pardon me for protruding, but that's got to be Oliver Hardy!

"Hard boiled eggs and nuts.. Mmmph!!"

Right you are!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 22, 2014, 11:20:42 PM
(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-52VPQBzHvGI%2FUhSQ2osDXuI%2FAAAAAAAALJg%2FnQ5W07-bwo8%2Fs1600%2Fmarilyn-as-theda-bara-by-avedon.jpg&hash=73c1de6103c8e8aa4eec000037406c838a79812a)
Do you recognize this exotic beauty?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 23, 2014, 01:12:46 PM
Odd....I saw this woman just a month ago on something and I remember thinking that's the same bra-thing that Princess Laya wore in that Star Wars sequel. But I don't remember the actress! I won't get this one, so I'll peek.  [pie]
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 23, 2014, 01:15:33 PM
Pardon me for protruding, but that's got to be Oliver Hardy!

"Hard boiled eggs and nuts.. Mmmph!!"
I too recognized the baby immediately. Except for the little mustache, Ollie didn't change much.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 23, 2014, 03:48:09 PM
(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-WCnRpNs9yVc%2FUXpx0AHT9YI%2FAAAAAAAAAK0%2FEyC0Z_OD2qw%2Fs1600%2Fmarilyn-monroe-closeup-high-school-portrait.jpg&hash=8a4d26dd0f3a4fc6196c8d9cc5ba11264232989e)

Surely you recognize the exotic lady here, in her high school picture.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 23, 2014, 03:50:10 PM
I too recognized the baby immediately. Except for the little mustache, Ollie didn't change much.  :)

How funny that Olly looked just the same as an infant as he did when grown!  All he needed was, as Sven said, a little moustache and, as I say, a derby.  This was good one.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 23, 2014, 04:17:53 PM
How funny that Olly looked just the same as an infant as he did when grown!  All he needed was, as Sven said, a little moustache and, as I say, a derby.  This was good one.
Sig, I'm afraid that pretty much everybody knows what Norma Jean looked like before the nose job and hair bleach.  :(
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 27, 2014, 09:06:03 AM
(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.pictures.zimbio.com%2Fimg%2F8a20%2FMemberAction%2F1160c.jpg&hash=ba104bb0dcfc73fcdb774a62c2a3f4893a517d12)

This photo is circa '72 when this actress/performer was around 20. Her heyday was in the '80s, but she's all but forgotten now.



Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 27, 2014, 05:50:56 PM
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This photo is circa '72 when this actress/performer was around 20. Her heyday was in the '80s, but she's all but forgotten now.


Is that Roseanne Barr/Arnold?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 27, 2014, 07:33:23 PM
Is that Roseanne Barr/Arnold?
Hard to believe she was ever that cute, eh?






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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 28, 2014, 12:05:47 AM
Sig, I'm afraid that pretty much everybody knows what Norma Jean looked like before the nose job and hair bleach.  :(

You're right, Sven, of course it was MM.  Some work for me came up, and I knew it would be a while before I would make it back here.
The picture I posted on 22.October was MM made up as silent star, Theda Bara.  It was part of a photo shoot in which she appeared as several other famous actresses of which these are two more:

Clara Bow:
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Marlene Dietrich:
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I planned to post these as further clues before I knew I would be too busy to post at all.  I didn't want to leave people hanging in case they asked for clues for the original picture, so I posted an easily identifiable picture of MM.  I decided to use a photo instead of just saying who the mystery actor was.


It also happens that I prefer her pictures from her early days, back when she was Norma Jean, like this:
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I'm sorry for a post which didn't turn out as I planned.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 28, 2014, 05:52:00 AM
Don't be silly Sig...it's all good.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 28, 2014, 02:54:46 PM
(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.liveauctiongroup.net%2Fi%2F11189%2F11537190_1.jpg%3Fv%3D8CE81942988E940&hash=bd51674dbf70bce1be1b5408648672625c938fce)

This actor tested for the role of Dr. Zaius in "Planet of the Apes."  Health concerns prevented him from taking the role.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 28, 2014, 04:20:29 PM
If he had a gun in his hand he would be more recognizable.  ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on October 28, 2014, 04:27:14 PM
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Edward G. Robinson
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 28, 2014, 05:20:12 PM
(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cvltnation.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F03%2F3.jpg&hash=ae6ed86dfbd8de1d83730c66850a545376c60420)

Hint, he's not from Nazareth.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 28, 2014, 05:29:25 PM
Sven and BeAStooge are right, it's Eddy G.!  Somewhere, some time or other I saw a picture of him when he was  baby.  I wish I'd had that one to use here.

Metaldams, I like your hint.   :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 28, 2014, 09:13:08 PM
How old is this photo, Metal? I'm thinking it's older than it looks. I have no one in mind at this point, BTW.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 28, 2014, 09:27:43 PM
How old is this photo, Metal? I'm thinking it's older than it looks. I have no one in mind at this point, BTW.

According to the Internet, 1909.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 28, 2014, 09:42:14 PM
According to the Internet, 1909.
OMG...I was thinking between the 20's and the 30's. Of course, this guy must be familiar to us. Hmmm.....is he from Europe?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 28, 2014, 09:43:17 PM
OMG...I was thinking between the 20's and the 30's. Of course, this guy must be familiar to us. Hmmm.....is he from Europe?

Yes, he's from Europe.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 28, 2014, 09:52:43 PM
Yes, he's from Europe.
OK. He reminds me of that actor that played the bad guy in Die Hard, so would this guy be German? I'm thinking that this guy may have become horror related when he moved to the states. (knowing your interest in the genre)

Am I getting warm?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 28, 2014, 10:10:19 PM
OK. He reminds me of that actor that played the bad guy in Die Hard, so would this guy be German? I'm thinking that this guy may have become horror related when he moved to the states. (knowing your interest in the genre)

Am I getting warm?

German, no.  Horror, yes.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 28, 2014, 10:14:31 PM
This couldn't possibly be Bela Lugosi, could it?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 28, 2014, 10:16:46 PM
This couldn't possibly be Bela Lugosi, could it?

Yes, it's Bela.  He played Jesus on stage in a passion play in Hungary.

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 28, 2014, 10:18:30 PM
 :o  WOW!  What a shocker.  You chose well, Metaldams.  You also chose a good picture.  The one with Jesus wearing the crown of thorns is much more easily recognizable than the one you picked.

Sven, you laid all the groundwork for my wild guess.  :)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 28, 2014, 10:22:49 PM
:o  WOW!  What a shocker.  You chose well, Metaldams.  You also chose a good picture.  The one with Jesus wearing the crown of thorns is much more easily recognizable than the one you picked.

Sven, you laid all the groundwork for my wild guess.  :)

Oh trust me, the crown of thorns picture, I thought the same thing.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 28, 2014, 10:27:31 PM
Bela looks narrower through the shoulders than I would have guessed. 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 29, 2014, 10:23:45 AM
Nice one, Signor. I don't think I would have got that one w/o a bunch more clues.  [cry]
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: hiramhorwitz on October 30, 2014, 04:22:34 PM
My chapter in Stooges Among Us is the narrative portion of my multi-media presentation entitled Searching Out the Stooges.  I've given the presentation several times at the Stoogeum, various educational institutions, historical clubs, and miscellaneous local events.  On November 8th, I'll be giving the presentation at the St. Louis Three Stooges Convention.  As you might guess, the big difference between the narrative in Stooges Among Us and the multi-media presentation is the audio clips, video coverage, and large number of photographs that complement the oral presentation.  I only wish there were an effective way of integrating everything into the hard copy book.   
Update:  I just received word of a family matter that will prevent me from attending the St Louis convention on November 8th.  Obviously, that means I won't be giving my presentation.  As such, if any of you attend the convention, would you please post a summary of the festivities?  Thanks! 
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 30, 2014, 06:55:38 PM
(https://threestooges.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frocknrollcocktail.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F05%2Fcreem_06.jpg&hash=8ae948727416fdb9255b3a5ef9ad4de381d3457c)

Not as hard as Bela Jesus, and easy if you're a fan, but give it a shot.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 30, 2014, 09:24:39 PM
Kiss.

I am not a fan.  In fact, I quit listening to pop music before the Kiss era, shall we say. Yet somehow they still look like themselves.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 30, 2014, 09:43:35 PM
Kiss.

I am not a fan.  In fact, I quit listening to pop music before the Kiss era, shall we say. Yet somehow they still look like themselves.

How soon before?  We talking pre rock 'n' roll?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 30, 2014, 10:24:27 PM
How soon before?  We talking pre rock 'n' roll?

No, I enjoy rock and roll.  Come to think of it, I don't remember/know when Kiss came on the musical scene.  I was aware of them to an extent, but - - for some reason - - I was under the impression they were like The Monkees, not real.  I was wrong, obviously.

For the record, what really did me in was...disco.  Had to turn off the radio around then.

So, you're a fan, tell me a little Kiss history.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on October 31, 2014, 06:40:05 AM
I would have gotten this one as I recognize the one with the star on his platforms as the guy that looked like a kitty. I guess I'm like the Signor as I couldn't name one Kiss song if my life depended on it. I did, however, know who Gene Simmons was, and liked him for hooking up with one of my fave Playboy Playmates whose name escapes me at the moment.

When he started a reality show I stopped paying attention to him, but can't help catching him on Letterman from time to time.

Edit: Shannon Tweed

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 31, 2014, 04:12:57 PM
No, I enjoy rock and roll.  Come to think of it, I don't remember/know when Kiss came on the musical scene.  I was aware of them to an extent, but - - for some reason - - I was under the impression they were like The Monkees, not real.  I was wrong, obviously.

For the record, what really did me in was...disco.  Had to turn off the radio around then.

So, you're a fan, tell me a little Kiss history.

A little history?  Well, first off, the proper terminology is KISSTORY.  ;D

That would be like asking me to sum up The Three Stooges.  You'd need a novel.  Let's just say they've been around for 40 years.  They wear make up, took it off in the mid 80's - mid 90's, have had two consistent main members with revolving lead guitarists and drummers, and they divide rocks fans.  Some people view them strictly as a marketing gimmick with awful music.  While nobody denies the former, the latter is up for debate.  I happen to like their music, I literally have every studio album and their classic live albums on CD, even THE ELDER!  That said, a ton of hard rock and metal bands claim them as an influence.

As for disco, their debut came out in 1974 just when disco was starting, but they're a rock band who had one big disco themed hit in 1979, "I Was Made For Loving You," the same way the Stones and Rod Stewart had their token disco hit.  Ironically, they were on Casablanca Records in the 70's, a rock band on a, wait for it......disco label.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 31, 2014, 06:51:22 PM
A little history?  Well, first off, the proper terminology is KISSTORY.  ;D

That would be like asking me to sum up The Three Stooges.  You'd need a novel.  Let's just say they've been around for 40 years.  They wear make up, took it off in the mid 80's - mid 90's, have had two consistent main members with revolving lead guitarists and drummers, and they divide rocks fans.  Some people view them strictly as a marketing gimmick with awful music.  While nobody denies the former, the latter is up for debate.  I happen to like their music, I literally have every studio album and their classic live albums on CD, even THE ELDER!  That said, a ton of hard rock and metal bands claim them as an influence.

As for disco, their debut came out in 1974 just when disco was starting, but they're a rock band who had one big disco themed hit in 1979, "I Was Made For Loving You," the same way the Stones and Rod Stewart had their token disco hit.  Ironically, they were on Casablanca Records in the 70's, a rock band on a, wait for it......disco label.

Thank you for the Kisstory!  I understand there's much more to this, but this puts things into order in a way I didn't know before now.  I knew of someone who was a tremendous Kiss fan, too.  He even had the dolls, or perhaps they're called collector's items.  That was in the late '90s, and I think that was when I had the first inkling that Kiss was a real band.  The person of whom I knew was a big headbanger.  He didn't seem the type to be a fan of a Monkees/Archies group.

You're right about the "token disco hits."  Even Ethel Merman had a disco record, among other unlikely performers.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Areo on October 31, 2014, 07:39:51 PM
Kiss was best in the 70's.  That's when I grew up on them.  I would put on some platform shoes, put on one of my older brother's Kiss albums, and play air guitar.  But when you're a little kid and Kiss is your older brother's favorite band, and you share a bedroom with him, he puts up Kiss posters on the wall.  And, it's hard to get to sleep when you're staring at those damn posters!  Creepy!   
[headbang]
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on October 31, 2014, 07:53:36 PM
Kiss was best in the 70's.  That's when I grew up on them.  I would put on some platform shoes, put on one of my older brother's Kiss albums, and play air guitar.  But when you're a little kid and Kiss is your older brother's favorite band, and you share a bedroom with him, he puts up Kiss posters on the wall.  And, it's hard to get to sleep when you're staring at those damn posters!  Creepy!   
[headbang]

...and to this day you have a fear of cats?  Or long tongues?  Or Samurai hair?   ;)
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Areo on October 31, 2014, 09:57:02 PM
...and to this day you have a fear of cats?  Or long tongues?  Or Samurai hair?   ;)

And Gene STILL creeps me out every time I watch Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park.   >:D
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on October 31, 2014, 10:17:34 PM
And Gene STILL creeps me out every time I watch Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park.   >:D

Ack!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on November 01, 2014, 10:18:07 AM
And Gene STILL creeps me out every time I watch Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park.   >:D

Is that a full-length feature movie, the kind which was released to cinemas?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on November 01, 2014, 11:39:47 AM
This Baby Boomer made it big on stage, screen and TV.




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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Areo on November 01, 2014, 02:26:32 PM
Is that a full-length feature movie, the kind which was released to cinemas?

I don't believe it was released in theaters. I think it was strictly a made-for-tv movie.


Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on November 01, 2014, 03:01:11 PM
Sven, I would say it's Butch Patrick, but I know only of his TV work.  So...one of the Corcoran children?

Areo, thank you for the link!
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on November 01, 2014, 03:15:17 PM
Sven, I would say it's Butch Patrick, but I know only of his TV work.  So...one of the Corcoran children?

Areo, thank you for the link!
Not Eddie Munster. I'm not familiar with the Corcorans, but this kid was an only child. That's part of the reason he became a performer....speaking in different voices with his little army men.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on November 01, 2014, 03:24:30 PM
I'm assuming he's a redhead, what with all those freckles.  And the longer hair suggests (to me) someone in his mid-/late-50s or so.  How about Danny Bonaduce?  Or was he also TV only?
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on November 01, 2014, 03:41:41 PM
I'm assuming he's a redhead, what with all those freckles.  And the longer hair suggests (to me) someone in his mid-/late-50s or so.  How about Danny Bonaduce?  Or was he also TV only?
That was a close guess. And as far as I know, Danny only made an impact in TV and local radio. On the red hair: this kid may have started out with red hair, but as an adult it became more brownish. Unlike your two guesses, this guy was a major player; Oscars and Emmy nominations up the ass! However, there lurked a dark side to his personality.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Areo on November 01, 2014, 03:50:33 PM
That's easy. It's Robin Williams.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on November 01, 2014, 04:03:23 PM
By golly, Areo, that sounds right.  The eyes look just like.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Svengarlic on November 01, 2014, 04:42:36 PM
That's easy. It's Robin Williams.
How did you figure that out?

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on November 01, 2014, 09:37:20 PM
How did you figure that out?

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I would've figured it out too if I was able to post earlier than now.  I was out with a friend today.

But how can someone figure it out?  The eyes.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: metaldams on November 01, 2014, 09:43:03 PM
The footage Areo posted of KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK rules!

Here is the barometer if you should see this film or not.  You like so bad they're good films in the Ed Wood sense?  See it.  You like KISS?  See it.  You're like me and fall into both camps?  It's beyond mandatory viewing.  You fall into neither category?  Do not cast your eyes upon this film.

You want to see Ace Frehley have a close up and utter the word "Ack" for no reason at all?  Welcome home.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on November 04, 2014, 05:36:35 PM
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Identify the girl who was pushed into the pool.  Her fame came in her early years and again in middle age.  Her multiple talents brightened radio, the movie screen and television.
Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: BeAStooge on November 04, 2014, 05:47:37 PM
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Identify the girl who was pushed into the pool.  Her fame came in her early years and again in middle age.  Her multiple talents brightened radio, the movie screen and television.


Jane Withers

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Title: Re: Who's the Mystery Actor?
Post by: Signor Spumoni on November 04, 2014, 06:03:52 PM
I hope you didn't push her into the pool again, BeAStooge. 
You are right, it is Jane Withers.