The Black Cauldron 1985 premiere
by thatgalaredcarpeteventguy | created - 03 May 2021 | updated - 06 May 2021 | PublicThursday July 25th, Radio City Music Hall 1260 6th Ave, New York, NY 10020
1. Grant Bardsley
Actor | The Black Cauldron
Grant Bardsley is known for The Black Cauldron (1985), The Crezz (1976) and Wuthering Heights (1978).
2. Susan Sheridan
Actress | The Black Cauldron
Susan Sheridan was born on March 18, 1947 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), Moomin (1990) and Midsomer Murders (1997). She was married to Max Brittain and Michael Sheridan. She died on August 8, 2015 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.
3. Freddie Jones
Actor | Dune
British character actor Freddie Jones came to the acting profession after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant and acting in amateur theater on the side. To kick off his mid-life career change, Jones attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Kent, England, on a scholarship. He ...
4. Nigel Hawthorne
Actor | The Madness of King George
Widely regarded as one of the greatest stage and screen actors both in his native UK and internationally, the unparalleled Nigel Hawthorne was born in Coventry, England on 5 April 1929, raised in South Africa and returned to the UK in the 1950s with his extensive work as a great gentleman of acting...
5. Arthur Malet
Actor | Mary Poppins
Arthur Malet was born on September 24, 1927 in Lee-on-Solent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Mary Poppins (1964), Halloween (1978) and The Secret of NIMH (1982). He died on May 18, 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
6. John Byner
Actor | The Black Cauldron
The proud owner of tons of dialects and hundreds of uncanny impersonations, the short (5'7"), slight, deadpan, rubber-faced, fair-haired funnyman John Byner is the forerunner to such latter day gifted comic impressionists as Dana Carvey, Frank Caliendo and Jim Carrey. Byner's spot-on impressions ...
7. Phil Fondacaro
Actor | The Black Cauldron
Phil Fondacaro started his career in 1981 when a casting call went out for "little people" for the feature film Under the Rainbow (1981). This was the beginning of a career that is still going strong to this day. From that time he has worked in every genre. including drama, comedy, horror and ...
8. John Hurt
Actor | Nineteen Eighty-Four
One of stage, screen and TV's finest transatlantic talents, slight, gravel-voiced, pasty-looking John Vincent Hurt was born on January 22, 1940, in Shirebrook, a coal mining village, in Derbyshire, England. The youngest child of Phyllis (Massey), an engineer and one-time actress, and Reverend ...
9. Eda Reiss Merin
Actress | Ghostbusters
Eda Reiss Merin was born on July 31, 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991). She was married to Sam Merin. She died on March 31, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
10. Adele Malis-Morey
Actress | The Black Cauldron
Adele Malis-Morey was born on August 23, 1927. She was an actress, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), Doc Hollywood (1991) and Critters (1986). She was married to Morey. She died on March 16, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
11. Billie Hayes
Actress | The Black Cauldron
Billie Hayes was born August 5, 1924 in the small town of DuQuoin, Illinois. She started in show business at 9 years old as a tap dancer in local clubs. She was encouraged but not "pushed" by her parents after she expressed the desire to do so. By the time she was in her teens, Hayes had joined a ...
12. Peter Renaday
Actor | Assassin's Creed
Peter Renaday is an American voice actor from Louisiana who voiced in several animated projects and video games including Assassins Creed, Evil Con Carne, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Country Bear Jamboree, The Aristocats, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, The Princess and the Frog, Ninja ...
13. Wayne Allwine
Actor | Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Wayne Allwine was an American voice actor, sound editor and artist who was well-known for voicing Walt Disney's mascot Mickey Mouse from 1977 until his death from diabetes complications in 2009. He was succeeded by Bret Iwan. He was married to Minnie Mouse voice actress Russi Taylor and had four ...
14. James Almanzar
Actor | The Black Cauldron
James Almanzar was born on October 7, 1934 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA. He was an actor, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), The Spy in the Green Hat (1967) and Charro! (1969). He died on June 9, 2002 in Arcadia, California, USA.
15. Steve Hale
Actor | The Black Cauldron
Steve Hale is known for The Black Cauldron (1985), Mutant Species (1995) and Moses (1986).
16. Phil Nibbelink
Animation_department | The Black Cauldron
Phil Nibbelink was born on June 3, 1955 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), The Great Mouse Detective (1986) and Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2005). He has been married to Margit Friesacher since January 3, 1992. They have four children.
17. Jack Laing
Actor | The Black Cauldron
Jack Laing is known for The Black Cauldron (1985) and Concept (1964).
18. John Huston
Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English,...
19. Ted Berman
Writer | The Fox and the Hound
Ted Berman was born on December 17, 1919 in East Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He was married to Jacqueline. He died on July 15, 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
20. Richard Rich
Director | The Fox and the Hound
Richard Rich is known for The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Swan Princess (1994) and The Black Cauldron (1985).
21. Joe Hale
Visual_effects | The Black Hole
Joe Hale was born on June 4, 1925 in Newland Village, Indiana, USA. He is a writer, known for The Black Hole (1979), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Sleeping Beauty (1959).
22. Ron Miller
Producer | Disneyland
Ron Miller was born on April 17, 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), Tron (1982) and The Black Hole (1979). He was married to Diane Disney. He died on February 9, 2019 in Napa, California, USA.
23. Vance Gerry
Writer | The Great Mouse Detective
Vance Gerry was born on August 21, 1929 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Hercules (1997) and The AristoCats (1970). He was married to Mary. He died on March 5, 2005 in Pasadena, California, USA.
24. David Jonas
Art_department | Big Trouble in Little China
David Jonas is known for Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Back to the Future Part II (1989).
25. Roy Morita
Writer | The Black Cauldron
Roy Morita was born on March 30, 1928 in California, USA. He is known for The Black Cauldron (1985), Super Chicken (1967) and The Bullwinkle Show (1959). He died on November 14, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
26. Art Stevens
Director | The Fox and the Hound
Art Stevens was born on May 1, 1915 in Roy, Montana, USA. He was a director, known for The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Andromeda Strain (1971) and The Rescuers (1977). He was married to Penny Stevens. He died on May 22, 2007 in Studio City, California, USA.
27. Al Wilson
Animation_department | The Black Cauldron
Al Wilson was born on September 4, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), The Bullwinkle Show (1959) and Super Friends (1973). He died on August 5, 2007 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
28. Peter Young
Writer | The Great Mouse Detective
Peter Young was born on May 5, 1948. He was a writer, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Oliver & Company (1988) and The Black Cauldron (1985). He died on October 16, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
29. Ron Clements
Writer | Hercules
Ron Clements is an American animated film director who collaborates with John Musker. They directed various Disney animated films including The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog and Moana. The Little Mermaid and Aladdin are ...
30. John Musker
Writer | Hercules
John Musker is an American animated film director who collaborates with Ron Clements. They directed various Disney animated films including The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog and Moana. The Little Mermaid and Aladdin are ...
31. Elmer Bernstein
Composer | Far from Heaven
Elmer Bernstein was educated at the Walden School and New York University. He served in the US Army Air Corps in World War II, writing scores for the service radio unit. He also wrote and arranged musical numbers for Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band. A prolific and respected film music composer, ...
32. James Melton
Animation_department | Hercules
James Melton is known for Hercules (1997), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Aladdin (1992).
33. James Koford
Sound_department | Bad Lieutenant
James Koford is known for Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Swan Princess (1994) and The Lion King (1994).
34. Armetta Jackson-Hamlett
Editorial_department | The Iron Giant
Armetta Jackson-Hamlett is known for The Iron Giant (1999), The Little Mermaid (1989) and The Swan Princess (1994).
35. Jeffrey Katzenberg
Producer | Shrek
Jeffrey Katzenberg was born on December 21, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for Shrek (2001), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) and Just Like Heaven (2005). He has been married to Marilyn Katzenberg since 1975. They have two children.
36. Barnette Ricci
Director | Fantasmic!
Barnette Ricci was born on June 17, 1947 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She is a director and actress, known for Fantasmic! (1992), A Magic Kingdom Yuletide Special (1985) and Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987).
37. Charles Lisanby
Art_director | The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Charles Alvin Lisanby was born January 22, 1924 in Princeton, Kentucky. Primarily establishing himself in live television production in New York City as a Scenic Designer, a member of the New York Scenic and Designer's IATSE #829 Union. With television production moving West, Lisanby transferred to...
38. Ken Billington
Camera_department | Broadway! A Special Salute
Ken Billington was born on December 29, 1946 in White Plains, New York, USA. He is known for Broadway! A Special Salute (1982), American Playhouse (1980) and Heights (2005).
39. Jack Eskew
Music_department | Lock Up
Jack Eskew was born on June 29, 1940 in Waco, Texas, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Lock Up (1989), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) and Broadcast News (1987). He was married to Sally Stevens, Sharon V. Risch, Judy Treon Jinkins (re-married) and Judy Treon Jinkins. He died in 2016.
40. Peter Foy
Peter Foy was born on June 11, 1925 in London, England, UK. He is known for Fantastic Voyage (1966), Lights Out (1946) and The Wiz (1978). He was married to Barbara Foy. He died on February 17, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
41. Ken Kraft
Self | The Robert MacNeil Report
42. Howard Kolins
Production_manager | The 63rd Annual Tony Awards
Howard Kolins is known for The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (2009), The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway's Back! (2021) and The 68th Annual Tony Awards (2014).
43. Bo Ayars
Music_department | The Diahann Carroll Special
Bo Ayars is known for The Diahann Carroll Special (1971) and Look Me Over: Liberace (2021).
44. Dennis Despie
Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade
Dennis Despie is known for Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1983), Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, & Magic (2007) and Backstage Disney: The Main Street Electrical Parade (1986).
45. Kathryn Beaumont
Actress | Alice in Wonderland
Kathryn Beaumont was just ten years old when she was chosen for the voice of Alice, in Disney's animated version of the classic children's tale, Alice in Wonderland (1951). Walt Disney was so impressed with Kathryn's long curly blonde hair, sparkling eyes and acting ability, that he chose her as ...
46. Adriana Caselotti
Soundtrack | Documentary Now!
Adriana was born into an operatic family. Her father Guido, an immigrant from Italy, taught music in New York City. Her mother Maria, originally from Naples, sang at the Royal Opera. Her sister Louise was a noted opera singer & voice teacher. At 18, she was chosen by Walt Disney to voice Snow White...
47. Buddy Ebsen
Actor | The Beverly Hillbillies
Buddy Ebsen began his career as a dancer in the late 1920s in a Broadway chorus. He later formed a vaudeville act with his sister Vilma Ebsen, which also appeared on Broadway. In 1935 he and his sister went to Hollywood, where they were signed for the first of MGM's Eleanor Powell movies, Broadway ...
48. Eva Gabor
Actress | Green Acres
Eva Gabor was born on February 11, 1919 in Budapest, Hungary, to Jolie Gabor (née Janka Tilleman) and Vilmos Gabor (born Farkas Miklós Grün), a soldier. Her older siblings were Magda Gabor, an actress, and Zsa Zsa Gabor, an actress and socialite. Her parents were both from Jewish families. She went...
49. Phil Harris
Actor | Robin Hood
A bandleader of the 1940s and a radio, film, and TV actor who always seemed to imply allegiance to the former Confederate States of America. Was a principal of long standing among the comedian Jack Benny's radio retinue, parlaying his popularity into his own radio series, in which his wife, Alice ...
50. Sterling Holloway
Actor | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Popular American character actor of amusing appearance and voice whose long career led from dozens of highly enjoyable onscreen performances to world-wide familiarity as the voice of numerous Walt Disney animated films. Born in the American Deep South to grocer Sterling P. Holloway Sr. and Rebecca ...
51. Dickie Jones
Soundtrack | Avengers: Age of Ultron
American actor who achieved some success as a child and as a young adult, especially in B-Westerns and in television. The son of a Texas newspaper editor. Jones was a accomplished horseman from infancy. At the age of four he was billed as the World's Youngest Trick Rider and Roper. At the age of ...
52. Ward Kimball
Animation_department | Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Ward Kimball joined Disney Studios in 1934 as an animator. He eventually became involved in all aspects of animation production, most notably as the designer of Jiminy Cricket for the film "Pinocchio." He was also responsible for the redesign of Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney recognized Kimball's ...
53. Will Ryan
Actor | The Land Before Time
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Will Ryan began a career in music. He later became 'Willio' of the comedic singing group Willio & Phillio. The duo relocated to California where they got the opportunity to write and record wacky songs for Disneyland Records. Mr. Ryan also began providing voices for...
54. Hal Smith
Actor | The Great Race
Hal Smith was born on August 24, 1916 in Petoskey, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Great Race (1965), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and The Andy Griffith Show (1960). He was married to Vivian M. Angstadt. He died on January 28, 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los ...
55. Frank Thomas
Actor | The Iron Giant
Frank Thomas was born on September 5, 1912 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004) and The AristoCats (1970). He was married to Jeanette A. Thomas. He died on September 8, 2004 in La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA.
56. Paul Winchell
Actor | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Born Paul Wilchinsky on December 21, 1922, the son of Sol and Clara Wilchinsky, Paul Winchell grew up to be the most beloved ventriloquist of American children. Ironically, as famous as Paul was, his dummy, Jerry Mahoney, was probably more famous. Not since Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in the ...
57. Alan Young
Actor | The Time Machine
Alan Young was born in Northern England in 1919, but his Scots father moved the family to Edinburgh, Scotland, when Young was a toddler and then to Canada when Young was about 6 years old. As a boy, he suffered from severe asthma, which kept him bedridden for long periods of time but encouraged his...
58. John Forsythe
Actor | The Trouble with Harry
John Forysthe was born Jacob Lincoln Freund in Penns Grove, New Jersey, the son of Blanche Materson (Blohm) and Samuel Jeremiah Freund, a Wall Street businessman. He chose to pursue acting over the objections of his father. He did some work in radio soaps and on Broadway before signing a movie ...
59. Drew Barrymore
Producer | Charlie's Angels
Since melting audiences' hearts at the tender age of six - in Steven Spielberg's beloved sci-fi blockbuster, E.T. (1982) - Drew Barrymore has emerged as one of the most endearing and talented actresses of her generation. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew Barrymore and Jaid ...
60. Debbie Allen
Producer | Fame
Deborah Kaye Allen was born in Houston, Texas, to African-American parents, Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. As a child, Debbie, her older brother, Andrew (called Tex), and her older sister, actress Phylicia Rashad, lived in Mexico to ...
61. Julie Andrews
Actress | The Sound of Music
Julia Elizabeth Wells was born on October 1, 1935, in England. Her mother, Barbara Ward (Morris), and stepfather, both vaudeville performers, discovered her freakish but undeniably lovely four-octave singing voice and immediately got her a singing career. She performed in music halls throughout her...
62. Roy Clark
Soundtrack | Hee Haw
Roy Clark was born on April 15, 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Hee Haw (1969), Uphill All the Way (1986) and The Kallikaks (1977). He was married to Barbara Joyce Rupard. He died on November 15, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
63. David Hasselhoff
Actor | Baywatch
David Hasselhoff has become one of the most recognizable faces on television and throughout the world. Aside from starring in Knight Rider (1982) and Baywatch (1989), he is also an accomplished singer and popular recording artist.
David Michael Hasselhoff was born on July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, ...
64. Julian Lennon
Actor | Leaving Las Vegas
Julian Lennon was born on April 8, 1963 in Liverpool, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and Julian Lennon: Too Late for Goodbyes (1984).
65. Marie Osmond
Soundtrack | Donny and Marie
Marie Osmond has spent 5 iconic decades in the entertainment business performing as a successful singer, television performer and talk show host, dancer, actor, author, entrepreneur and public speaker. She has continued to maintain relevance, remaining an instantly recognizable figure across the ...
66. Harry Anderson
Actor | Night Court
Harry Anderson was born on October 14, 1952 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Night Court (1984), It (1990) and Tales from the Crypt (1989). He was married to Elizabeth Morgan and Leslie Pollack. He died on April 16, 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
67. Donna Summer
Soundtrack | Thank God It's Friday
Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world.
Maintaining...
68. Mindy Cohn
Actress | The Facts of Life
Mindy Cohn was born on May 20, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Facts of Life (1979), What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) and The Boy Who Could Fly (1986).
69. Kim Fields
Actress | The Facts of Life
Kim Fields was born on May 12, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Facts of Life (1979), Living Single (1993) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). She has been married to Christopher Morgan since July 23, 2007. They have two children. She ...
70. Annette Funicello
Actress | Muscle Beach Party
Annette Joanne Funicello achieved teenage popularity starting in October 1955 after she debuted as a Mouseketeer. Born on October 22, 1942 in Utica, New York, the family had moved to California when she was still young. Walt Disney himself saw her performing the lead role in "Swan Lake" at her ...
71. John Moschitta Jr.
Actor | The Transformers: The Movie
John Moschitta Jr. was born on August 6, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Transformers: The Movie (1986), Dick Tracy (1990) and Young Doctors in Love (1982).
72. Tina Yothers
Actress | Family Ties
Green-eyed Tina Yothers began doing commercials when she was just three years old. The daughter of TV film producer Robert Yothers, she was born on May 5, 1973 in Whittier, California. Her three brothers (Jeff, Randy Poindexter Yothers and Cory 'Bumper' Yothers) had all acted in commercials. She ...
73. Peter Allen
Soundtrack | Arthur
Peter Allen was born on February 10, 1944 in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Arthur (1981), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) and Muriel's Wedding (1994). He was married to Liza Minnelli. He died on June 18, 1992 in San Diego, California, USA.
74. Diego Barquinero
Actor | L.A. Noire
Diego Barquinero begun his show-business career performing in a sideshow at the age of eight. Later on he performed in the circus. Even though he was diagnosed as mentally retarded earlier in his life, he went on to prove the doctors wrong, thanks to a teacher who believed in him and helped him to ...
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