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- Special Effects
The name 'Fireworks' Wilson is known to film buffs as D.W. Griffith's special effects supervisor on The Birth of a Nation. Almost no information survives about him, except for that which Karl Brown included in his book 'Adventures with D.W. Griffith.' Brown remembered him a as a short man with a colorful personality, a mefisto goatee and mustache, and a missing arm. He supervised special effects and explosions on several silent films, but Birth of a Nation is his only known credit.- A. Mike Forgette was born on 3 May 1985 in Dover, Delaware, USA. He is an actor, known for Banshee!!! (2008).
- A.B. Semple was born on 3 May 1912 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A.B. was married to Jean ?. A.B. died on 15 November 2013 in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Director
A.F. Erickson was born on 3 May 1897 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Under Suspicion (1930), This Sporting Age (1932) and Rough Romance (1930). He died on 15 January 1956 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Producer
- Director
- Actor
A.V. Brown was born on 3 May 1985 in St. Clair, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Turkey (2016), Viewer (2016) and The Blood Thing (2016).- Abby Rakic-Platt was born on 3 May 1993. She is an actress, known for Murder in Mind (2001), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001) and Casualty (1986).
- Actor
- Director
Abdul Majid was born on 3 May 1932 in Calcutta, West Bengal, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Chameli Memsaab (1975), Maram Trishna (1968) and Banahansa (1977). He died on 23 September 2017 in Guwahati, Assam, India.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Abigail Shelton was born on 3 May 1932 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) and Zig Zag (1970). She was married to William S. Baker, John T. Kelley, Brandon Carroll and Hubert Allen Clarke Jr.. She died on 11 December 2006 in Northridge, California, USA.- Abraham Celektar was born on 3 May 1945 in Bulgaria. He is an actor, known for On Any Saturday (2006), Ha-Yeladim Mi'Givat Napoleon (2001) and Shabatot VeHagim (2000).
- Actor
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Abraham Chowdhury was born on 3 May 1984 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), Labyrinth (2011) and Barir Naam Shahana (2023).- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Abraham Dawod is a Canadian-Egyptian filmmaker and assistant director based in Toronto. He grew up in Mississauga, Ontario where he began making films at age 17 and continues to write, direct and produce his own short films. He began working in film and television in 2019 and has since worked on over 70 productions including films, TV shows, music videos and commercials at the indie and studio level.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Achala Sachdev was born on 3 May 1920 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. She was an actress, known for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). She was married to Clifford Douglas Peters. She died on 30 April 2012 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Adam was born in Toronto, in 1969, to parents Gail and Zelik. The middle of 3 boys, from an early age it was apparent that he would run his life along a path less traveled. Spending much of his youth, canoe tripping rock climbing. He graduated from Claude Watson school for the performing arts and moved on to the prestigious NYU University to continue his career as an actor.- Make-Up Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Award winning makeup artist, Adam Brandy comes from a showbiz family. His father, Howard Brandy was one of Hollywood's top press agents and his mother was a Las Vegas showgirl. Makeup became the path for Brandy due to his childhood obsession with Universal's movie monsters and the artists who created them.
Knowing that makeup was more than monsters, Brandy attended the Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts, training under the direct tutelage of Marvin G. Westmore, where he excelled in salon, photo, fashion, film, period and character makeup. He then completed a yearlong apprenticeship at Makeup Effects Laboratory where he was schooled by Allan A. Apone in the art of special makeup effects before starting his career as a film and Television makeup artist in 1988.
During his career, Brandy has been nominated for a Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for his work on "Three Kings", and awarded an Emmy for his work on HBO's "Deadwood". He also has been a personal makeup artist to Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer, Kevin Spacey, David Keith and Eminem. He has contributed his no-limit artistry to numerous notable film and Television projects such as "The Other Guys", "The Sunset Limited", "Meeting Evil", "Savannah", "The Samaritan", "Shrink", "Seven Below", "ESPY Awards", "MTV Movie Awards", "Basic", "Man in the Chair", "C'mon Man", "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Dark Skies".- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Adam Sikora was born on 3 May 1960 in Mikolów, Slaskie, Poland. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Boze Cialo (2006), Essential Killing (2010) and Autsajder (2018).- Adele DeGarde was born on 3 May 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lights of New York (1916), Within the Law (1917) and And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (1909). She was married to Harris N. Jespersen. She died on 7 January 1966 in Valley Stream, New York, USA.
- Adriaan Van Hees was born on 3 May 1910 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Malle gevallen (1934), Het leven is niet zo kwaad (1935) and Zomerzotheid (1936). He died on 2 December 1976 in Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Adrian Reynolds was born on 3 May 1943 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Newcomers (1965), Take the High Road (1980) and Thirty Minutes Worth (1972). He died on 29 December 1997 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Writer
Adriana Vior was born on 3 May 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an assistant director and director, known for Focus (2015), Remen (2012) and Weathercocks (2001).- Adrienne Townes has been passionate about the acting profession from an early age. Her mother was a talented actress, and from a child she instilled in Adrienne the love of the theater and the art of self expression through acting and song. As a young adult, she acted in numerous plays at the Arena Playhouse in Baltimore, Maryland. Two of Adrienne's favorite performances included her roles as, "Millie" in William Ignes, " Picnic," and "Veronica," in the musical, "Goodbye-Blues." During her college years at Frostburg University, while obtaining her Bachelor Degree, she took numerous courses in Voice, Drama, and Theater and was crowned the first black Miss Frostburg State University. In addition to her film credits, Adrienne has had a principal role in a nationwide National Basketball Association commercial and has appeared in numerous industrial films and national commercials including Jiffy Lube, Car Max and the Social Security Administration. Further, Adrienne has been a model and dancer on Black Entertainment Television's Concert Series.
- Make-Up Department
Afonso Machado was born on 3 May 1954 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is known for As Cariocas (1966) and Minha Namorada (1970).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Afrim Spahiu was born in Diber, on May the 3rd 1951. He finished high school in his hometown and studied in the Academy for Theatre, Film and Television in the University of Zagreb, in the class of professor Nikola Tanhofer, in 1975. In 1975 -1976 he worked as cameraman in RTP (Radio Television of Prishtina), while from 1976 1990 he worked as director of photography in Kosova Film. From 1981-1983 he worked as an external associate in the Faculty of Arts, as lecturer of Photography in Design Department. In the period 1981-2008 he was a member and president of many professional juries in the field of film and visual arts. In the period of 1990-2002 he worked as designer and manager of many artistic and commercial projects of his field. During the period 2000-2002 he worked as lecturer of Photojournalism in "Faik Konica "High school. From 2002-2005 he worked as lecturer and manager of the Institute of Film and Photography, "Gjon Mili". From 2007 he worked as a lecturer on the matter's Analog - Digital Photography and Movie Photography in University AAB, State University of Tetova and University Evolution.- Composer
- Music Department
Agim Krajka was born on 3 May 1937 in Kavaja, Albania. He was a composer, known for The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Në pyjet me borë ka jetë (1978) and Zonja nga qyteti (1976). He died on 1 March 2021 in Albania.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Agnaldo Rayol was born on 3 May 1938 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an actor, known for A Herança (1970), As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1970) and Agnaldo, Perigo à Vista (1969).- Ahmed Rubel was born on 3 May 1968 in Chapainawabganj, East Pakistan [now in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh]. He was an actor, known for Bishaash (2010), Antorborti and The Last Thakur (2008). He was married to Tarana Halim. He died on 7 February 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Serdar is Istanbul-based filmmaker who received his undergraduate degree in filmmaking. He holds a Master's degree in Film and TV Production with Cinematography from the University of York where he was graduated with distinction. He works for TRT (The national public broadcaster of Turkey) as a cinematographer. He also appeared as an editor and actor in several shorts.- Aitor Fernández was born on 3 May 1991 in Arrasate, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Ajinkya Deo is a prominent figure in the Indian film industry. His parents, Marathi film actor Ramesh Deo and actress Seema Deo, provided a strong artistic lineage. With an elder brother, Abhinay Deo, also involved in the film industry, creativity ran deep in the family.
In 1986, Ajinkya tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Aarti Deo. Beyond his acting prowess, he took on the role of the executive director of Prabhat Entertainment TV channel, operational from 2000 to 2002.
Ajinkya's cinematic journey encompasses remarkable contributions to both Marathi and Hindi cinema. Making his acting debut in 1985 with the Marathi movie "Ardhangi," he quickly garnered acclaim. In 1987, just two years after his debut, he clinched the prestigious National Award for his exceptional performance in the movie "Sarja."
Ajinkya Deo's career reflects not only his talent as an actor but also his significant impact on the entertainment industry, making him a respected name in Indian cinema.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Aku Käyhkö was born on 3 May 1887 in Kesälahti, Finland. He was an actor, known for The Village Shoemakers (1923), Tukkipojan morsian (1931) and Ketunhäntä kainalossa (1940). He died on 4 December 1945 in Helsinki, Finland.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Al Frazier was born on 3 May 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Full Metal Jacket (1987). He died on 13 November 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Soundtrack
Al Nevins was born on 3 May 1915 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He died on 25 January 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
Al Zeidman was born on 3 May 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor. He died on 4 February 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Alan Hynd was born on 3 May 1903 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Betrayal from the East (1945) and TV Reader's Digest (1955). He died on 10 January 1974 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.
- Alan Page was born on 3 May 1922 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Love and Mr Lewisham (1959), Camera One (1956) and Festival of British Popular Songs (1956). He died on 5 July 1987 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK.
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Actor/writer/producer/musician Alan Powell is the co-founder and a principle of Monarch Media, a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. In his role at Monarch, he produced and co-wrote the screenplay for family musical "A Week Away," which Netflix will release in 2021. He is also producing the Chris Pratt comedy "The Black Belt," based on the Black List screenplay by Randall Green; an untitled country musical with award-winning duo Florida Georgia Line; military thriller "Havoc," hailing from South Korean filmmaker Byung-gil Jung; musical "The Road to Bethlehem," which is the directorial debut of Adam Anders ("The Prom"); and "Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?," based on the acclaimed biography of a British WWII solider and prisoner of war.
As an actor, Powell has worked in both feature films and television series. He was a series regular on the ABC military drama, "Quantico," and starred as an aspiring country singer in Samuel Goldwyn Films' "The Song."
The multihyphenate, whose background includes founding the band Anthem Lights and subsequently founding the band's own music label, also co-wrote the music for the Netflix musical "A Week Away."
He currently resides in Los Angeles, with his wife and five children.- Alan Wells was born on 3 May 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is married to Margot Wells.
- Albert Johannes was born on 3 May 1897 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Murderers Among Us (1946), Tatort (1970) and Kameraden (1941). He died on 20 May 1983 in Hamburg, West Germany.
- Alberto Fernández was born on 3 May 1928 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor, known for Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), Cristóbal Colón, de oficio... descubridor (1982) and Teatro de siempre (1966). He died in 2000.
- Music Department
Alceo Galliera was born on 3 May 1910 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Alceo is known for Rigoletto (1963). Alceo died on 21 April 1996 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.- In 1948, the Mexican masked wrestler Black Shadow formed a famous tag-team with another well-known masked luchador named The Blue Demon, and the two became known in the ring as Los Hermanos Shadow (the Shadow Brothers) over the next few years. In 1952, the famous wrestler SANTO beat and unmasked The Black Shadow in the ring, which triggered a legendary feud between The Blue Demon and Santo that culminated in Blue Demon beating Santo in a well-publicized series of matches, one in 1952 and the other in 1953. Although they appeared together years later in a series of Mexican horror films, Santo always remembered his defeat at the Blue Demon's hands. Although the Black Shadow never really became a super-star of Mexican cinema like Santo or Blue Demon, he did appear in a number of Mexican wrestling/ action films (usually as a minor background character), listed alternatively as the Black Shadow or as Alejandro Cruz. In two separate Blue Demon films, the Black Shadow played the role of an evil clone or duplicate of the Blue Demon, committing crimes while wearing the Blue Demon's trademarked mask in order to incriminate him in the eyes of the police. Alejandro Cruz's listing as "Blue Demon" in the credits of these 2 films led many years later to the mistaken impression some fans had that Alejandro Cruz and the Blue Demon were the same person! In "The Champions Of Justice" (a 1970 film in which Blue Demon led a squad of masked Mexican superheroes to combat evil), the Black Shadow played a major role as the villain's Number One henchman, and as a result he got a lot more screen time in this film. But in most of his other films, he usually played an anonymous thug, goon, henchman, zombie or a contestant in the various wrestling sequences that were used to pad out the films' running times.
- Alejandro Galán was born on 3 May 1985 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor, known for The Legend of Zorro (2005), Nido de cholos (2006) and Killing Cabos (2004).
- Aleksandr Gai was born on 3 May 1932. He is an actor, known for Poyezd v zavtrashniy den (1970), Serdtse Rossii (1971) and Poslanniki vechnosti (1971).
- Aleksandra Kharitonova was born on 3 May 1922. She was an actress, known for Office Romance (1977), Sibiryaki (1940) and O tebe (1985). She died on 18 July 2009.
- Aleksandra Tabakova was born on 3 May 1966 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Little Vera (1988), V gorode Sochi tyomnye nochi (1989) and Kreslo (1987).
- Cinematographer
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Aleksey Khoroshko was born on 3 May 1980 in the USSR. Aleksey is a cinematographer and writer, known for Shtolnya (2006), Pawnshop (2013) and Chubai. Hovoryty znovu (2023).- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Production Designer
Ales Najbrt was born on 3 May 1962 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an actor and production designer, known for Ice Mother (2017), Divided We Fall (2000) and Septej (1996).- Born Alexander Viespi, Jr. in Floral Park, New York in 1933, handsome, often mustachioed Alex Cord was stricken with polio at the age of 12. Confined to a hospital and iron lung for a long time, he overcame the illness after being sent to a Wyoming ranch for therapy. He soon regained his dream and determination of becoming a jockey or professional horseman.
A high school dropout at the age of sixteen, he grew up to be too tall to be a jockey so he joined the rodeo circuit and earned a living riding bulls and bareback horses. During another extended hospital stay, this time suffering major injuries after being thrown by a bull at a rodeo in New York City's Madison Square Garden, he reevaluated his life's direction and decided to finish his high school education by way of night school. A voracious reader during his long convalescence, he later studied and received his degree in literature at New York University.
Prodded by an interest in acting, Alex received dramatic training at the Actors Studio and began his professional career in summer stock (The Compass Players in St. Louis, Missouri) and at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut where he played "Laertes" in a production of "Hamlet". A British producer saw his promise and invited him to London where he co-starred in four plays ("Play With a Tiger", "The Rose Tattoo", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Umbrella"). He was nominated for the "Best Actor Award" by the London Critics' Circle for the first-mentioned play.
He sought a Hollywood "in" and found one via his equestrian skills in the early 1960s. Steady work came to him on such established western TV series as Laramie (1959) and Branded (1965) and that extended itself into acting roles on crime action series (Route 66 (1960) and Naked City (1958)). Gaining a foothold in feature films within a relatively short time, he starred or co-starred in more than 30 feature films, including Get Off My Back (1965), Stagecoach (1966), Stiletto (1969) and The Brotherhood (1968).
After his film career declined in the late 1970s he turned to action adventure overseas with the "spaghetti western" A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1967) [A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die] and the British war drama The Last Grenade (1970) with Stanley Baker and Richard Attenborough. Around that time as well, he played the murderer opposite Sam Jaffe's old man in Edgar Allan Poe's dramatic short, The Tell-Tale Heart (1971). It was TV, however, that provided more career stability. Cord has more than 300 credits, including roles in Hotel (1983), Fantasy Island (1977), Simon & Simon (1981), Jake and the Fatman (1987), Mission: Impossible (1966), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). He situated himself in a number of series, notably Airwolf (1984), in which he co-starred with Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine as the mysterious white-suited, eye-patched, cane-using "Michael Archangel".
Later commercial interest was drawn from his title role in Grayeagle (1977), a remake of the John Wayne film, The Searchers (1956), in which he played the Indian kidnapper of Ben Johnson's daughter. Lana Wood, sister of star Natalie Wood (who appeared in the original), also co-starred in this film. Alex can still be seen from time to time in low-budget films and the occasional television appearance, but other interests took up his time. His last film role was in the dismissible thriller Fire from Below (2009) in support of Kevin Sorbo.
Alex's love for horses extended itself into work for numerous charities and benefits. He was a regular competitor in the Ben Johnson Pro-Celebrity Rodeos that raised money for children's charities, and he is one of the founders of the Chukkers for Charity Celebrity Polo Team which has raised more than $3 million for worthy causes. He chairs "Ahead with Horses", an organization that provides therapeutic riding programs for the physically and emotionally challenged. Alex also turned to writing, thus far publishing several novels including A Feather in the Rain (2005), Days of the Harbinger (2013), The Man Who Would Be God (2014 and High Moon (2016). He has also sold three screenplays.
The actor's three marriages all ended in divorce. His second wife was British-born actress Joanna Pettet and third, Susannah, was a horse trainer. He had three children -- Toni Aluisa, Wayne and Damien Zachary. His son by Pettet, Damien, died tragically in 1995 of a heroin overdose at the age of 26. - Alex Moonen was born on 3 May 1983 in Heerlen, Netherlands.
- Cinematographer
Alexander Gerst was born on 3 May 1976 in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Commonwealth Games (1954), Alfons Zitterbacke (2019) and Landesschau (1957).- Executive
Alexander Scordino was born on 3 May 1987 in London, England, UK. Alexander is an executive.