With Date of Death (Sorted by Name Ascending)
1. 'Amarillo Slim' Preston
Actor | California Split
'Amarillo Slim' Preston was born on December 31, 1928 in Johnson, Arkansas, USA as Thomas Austin Preston Jr. He was an actor, known for California Split (1974), 2009 World Series of Poker (2009) and All In: The Poker Movie (2009). He was married to Helen. He died on April 29, 2012 in Amarillo, ...
2. 'Babe' Agamenoni
'Babe' Agamenoni was born on April 2, 1911 in Virginia, Minnesota, USA as Alderico H. Agamenoni. He was an actor, known for The Bishop's Wife (1947). He died on November 20, 1977 in San Diego, California, USA.
3. 'Baby' Carmen De Rue
Actress | The Squaw Man
'Baby' Carmen De Rue was born on February 6, 1908 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for The Squaw Man (1914), Cheerful Givers (1917) and Brewster's Millions (1914). She was married to Fred Vincent Schrott. She died on September 28, 1986 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
4. 'Baby' Paul Cullen
Self | Dogtown and Z-Boys
'Baby' Paul Cullen was born in 1962 in Ireland as Paul Michael Cullen. He died on July 21, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
5. 'Big Bengt' Erlandsson
Self | Gäst hos Hagge
'Big Bengt' Erlandsson was born on October 10, 1922 in Kulltorps parish, Municipality of Gnosjö, Jönköping County, Sweden as Bengt Tage Erling Erlandsson. He died on March 21, 2016 in Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden.
6. 'Big Walter' Price
Actor | Sugar Hill
'Big Walter' Price was born on August 2, 1914 in Gonzales, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sugar Hill (1974). He died on March 7, 2012 in Houston, Texas.
7. 'Boley' Dancewicz
Actor | Triple Threat
'Boley' Dancewicz was born on October 3, 1924 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA as Francis Joseph Danciewicz. He was an actor, known for Triple Threat (1948). He died on June 26, 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts.
8. 'Brother' Frank Jares
Actor | No Holds Barred
Wrestler and weightlifter 'Brother' Frank Jares was born on October 6, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jares moved with his family to California as a teenager. His parents were killed in an automobile accident when Frank was fourteen and, after dropping out of high school, he started driving a ...
9. 'Bud' Schelling
Editor | Glen or Glenda
10. 'By' Dunham
Music Department | McLintock!
Songwriter ("Twinkle and Shine", "Dream Street", "Flipper"), scriptwiter, writer of special material, and author. He joined ASCAP in 1947, and his other popular-song compositions include "With You in My Arms", "Where Does It Get You in the End?", "Possum Song", "Ah, but It Happens", "If You're Ever...
11. 'Coots' Matthews
'Coots' Matthews was born on April 23, 1923 in Porter, Texas, USA as Edward Owen Matthews. He is known for his work on Hellfighters (1968) and Modern Marvels (1993). He died on March 31, 2010 in Humble, Texas.
12. 'Crip' Heard
Self | Boarding House Blues
Starting out as a tap dancer in his native Tennessee, Henry Heard 's career came to a halt after a 1946 automobile accident with a speeding freight train resulted in the loss of his right arm and leg. Nevertheless, he persevered, and was soon known through the world of Black entertainment as "Crip"...
13. 'Dirty Dan' McBride
Actor | David Hasselhoff Live & Forever
McBride was best known as a lead guitarist for Sha Na Na during their heyday on their own TV series of the same name. He also appeared in the film Grease in 1978 with Sha Na Na, enjoyed success with other bands and as a solo artist, appeared as an actor and voice-over performer, and is a published ...
14. 'Double Duty' Radcliffe
Self | Baseball
'Double Duty' Radcliffe was born on July 7, 1902 in Mobile, Alabama, USA as Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe. He died on August 11, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
15. 'Fireworks' Wilson
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 ...
16. 'Ginger' Lacey
James 'Ginger' Lacey was born in Wetherby, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the 1st of February 1917. After being educated at King James Grammar School in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, he worked as a dispenser before joining the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1937. He also worked as a flying...
17. 'Grizzly' Smith
Self | WCW Wrestle War
'Grizzly' Smith was born on August 6, 1932 in Whitesboro, Texas, USA as Aurelian Smith. He was married to Michelle Hyde and Marsha. He died on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas.
18. 'Happy Tex' Martin
Actor | Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
Marty Roberts born Martin Robert Schopp in Chenoa, Illinois, he graduated from high school in 1935. Marty got an early start in the radio business when he appeared on WDZ Illinois as a sophomore in high school.
During his long career, Roberts played in several bands and appeared on many radio ...
19. 'Hi Pockets' Busse
Actor | The Joey Bishop Show
'Hi Pockets' Busse was born on August 6, 1914 in Roseau, Minnesota, USA as Enright August Busse. He was an actor, known for The Joey Bishop Show (1961). He died on July 13, 1997 in Tome, New Mexico, USA.
20. 'Indian' Jack Jacobs
Actor | Triple Threat
'Indian' Jack Jacobs was born on August 7, 1919 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA as Jack Jacobs. He was an actor, known for Triple Threat (1948). He died on January 12, 1974 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
22. 'Karloff' Lagarde
Actor | La mano que aprieta
'Karloff' Lagarde was born in 1929 in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La mano que aprieta (1966), Los endemoniados del ring (1966) and El asesino invisible (1965). He died on September 1, 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico.
23. 'Killer' Joe Piro
Actor | Dance Hall Racket
'Killer' Joe Piro was born on March 2, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA as Frank Piro. He is known for his work on Dance Hall Racket (1953), Mad Monster Party? (1967) and To Tell the Truth (1956). He died on February 5, 1989 in New York City.
24. 'King Kong' Kashey
'King Kong' Kashey was born on November 28, 1903 in Homs, Syria as Abraham Kashey. He was an actor, known for Don't Go Near the Water (1957). He died on September 24, 1965 in Lynwood, California, USA.
25. 'Laddie' Lucas
Self | This Is Your Life
'Laddie' Lucas was born on September 2, 1915 in Sandwich, Kent, England as Percy Belgrave Lucas. He died on March 28, 1998.
26. 'Lefty' Weisman
'Lefty' Weisman was born in 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as Max Weisman. He was an actor, known for The Kid from Cleveland (1949). He died on November 4, 1949 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA.
27. 'Lighthorse' Harry Cooper
Actor | The Caddy
'Lighthorse' Harry Cooper was born on August 4, 1904 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. He is known for his work on The Caddy (1953). He died on October 17, 2000 in White Plains, New York, USA.
28. 'Little Billy' Rhodes
Actor | The Shadow of the Eagle
'Little Billy' Rhodes was born on February 1, 1895 in Illinois, USA as William H. Rhodes. He was an actor, known for The Shadow of the Eagle (1932), The Sideshow (1928) and They Never Come Back (1932). He died on July 24, 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA.
29. 'Little Pat' Bilon
'Little Pat' Bilon was born on August 29, 1947 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA as Michael Patrick Bilon. He is known for his work on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Under the Rainbow (1981). He died on January 27, 1983 in Youngstown.
30. 'Lonesome' Dave Peverett
Soundtrack | Nebraska
'Lonesome' Dave Peverett was born on April 16, 1943 in Dulwich, London, England. He died on February 7, 2000 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
31. 'Mad' Mike Hughes
Stunts | Homemade Astronauts
'Mad' Mike Hughes was born on February 9, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA as Michael Hughes. He is known for his work on Homemade Astronauts, Rocketman (2019) and Death Valley Girls: (One Less Thing) Before I Die (2018). He died on February 22, 2020 in Barstow, California, USA.
33. 'Paddy' Barthropp
Self | This Is Your Life
'Paddy' Barthropp was born on November 9, 1920 in Dublin, Ireland as Patrick Peter Colum Barthropp. He died on April 16, 2008 in London, England.
34. 'Panama' Francis
Music Department | Malcolm X
'Panama' Francis was born on December 21, 1918 in Miami, Florida, USA as David Albert Francis. He is known for his work on Malcolm X (1992). He was married to Alyce. He died on November 13, 2001 in Miami.
35. 'Pepper' Paire Davis
'Pepper' Paire Davis was born on May 29, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Lavone Agnes Paire. She is known for her work on A League of Their Own (1992), A League of Their Own (1987) and Pajama Party (2000). She was married to Robert Davis. She died on February 2, 2013 in Van Nuys, California.
36. 'Pug' Rentner
Self | Football Footwork
'Pug' Rentner was born on September 18, 1910 in Joliet, Illinois, USA as Ernest John Rentner. He died on August 24, 1978 in Glencoe, Illinois.
37. 'Red' Adair
'Red' Adair was born on June 18, 1915 in Houston, Texas, USA as Paul Neal Adair. He is known for his work on Hellfighters (1968), Carson's Comedy Classics (1983) and Bilder, die die Welt bewegten - Peter von Zahn berichtet (1980). He was married to Kemmie Lou Wheeler. He died on August 7, 2004 in ...
38. 'Rigger' Dan Beard
Camera Department | Spider-Man
'Rigger' Dan Beard was born on September 24, 1969 in Wurtsmith ASV Oscoda, Michigan, USA as Daniel Donaldson Beard. He is known for his work on Spider-Man (2002), Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games (2006) and Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (2004). He died on November 7, 2004 in Castaic...
39. 'Schoolboy' Rowe
'Schoolboy' Rowe was born on January 11, 1910 in Waco, Texas, USA as Lynwood Thomas Rowe. He died on January 8, 1961 in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA.
40. 'Senator' Ed Ford
Actor | Krazi-Inventions
'Senator' Ed Ford was born on June 13, 1887 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Krazi-Inventions (1936), Can You Top This (1950) and The Lamb's Gambol (1949). He died on January 27, 1970 in Greenport, New York.
41. 'Snub' Pollard
Actor | Rollin' Plains
In recalling silent movie comedian Harry "Snub" Pollard, his slight frame (5' 6"), bullet-shaped head and dark, droopy mustache are definitive identification badges. Born in Melbourne, Australia as Harold Fraser on November 9, 1889, he started off performing with the Pollard's Lilliputian Opera ...
42. 'Speed' Webb
'Speed' Webb was born on July 18, 1906 in Peru, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Sins of the Fathers (1928). He died on November 4, 1994.
43. 'Spud' Chandler
Self | 1947 World Series
'Spud' Chandler was born on September 12, 1907 in Commerce, Georgia, USA as Spurgeon Ferdinand Chandler. He died on January 9, 1990 in South Pasadena, Florida, USA.
45. 'Sweetwater' Clifton
Self | Go Man Go
'Sweetwater' Clifton was born on October 13, 1922 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA as Nathaniel Clifton. He died on August 31, 1990.
46. 'Tonnage' Martin Wolfkeil
Actor | The Poor Fish
'Tonnage' Martin Wolfkeil was born on March 21, 1900 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Poor Fish (1924), All Wet (1924) and Postage Due (1924). He died on September 10, 1962 in Butler, Ohio, USA.
47. 'Tough Tony' Borne
Self | In Your Face
'Tough Tony' Borne was born on July 13, 1926 in Columbus, Ohio, USA as Anthony Wayne Osborne . He died on August 27, 2010 in Milwaukie, Oregon, USA.
48. 'Whispering' Jack Smith
Actor | Happy Days
'Whispering' Jack Smith was born on May 30, 1896 in New York City, New York, USA as Jacob Schmidt. He was an actor, known for Happy Days (1929) and Cheer Up and Smile (1930). He died on May 13, 1950 in New York City.
49. 'Wild' Bill Mock
Stunts | Darkman
'Wild' Bill Mock was born on July 28, 1943 in Harris County, Texas, USA as Bill Odell Mock. He is known for his work on Darkman (1990), Universal Soldier (1992) and Army of Darkness (1992). He died on September 18, 2001 in Deer Park, Texas.
50. 'Yale' Felipe Navarro
Self | Tele-Madrid
'Yale' Felipe Navarro was born in 1930 in Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. He died on September 23, 1994 in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.