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Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes and Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor.Heston was also known for his political activism. In the 1950s and 1960s he was one of a handful of Hollywood actors to speak ... ... ( read more! ) George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 October 10, 1985), best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowled ... ... ( read more! ) Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison July 6, 1927 October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Leigh appeared in ... ... ( read more! ) .Joseph Calleia (August 4, 1897 October 31, 1975), was a Maltese born American singer, composer, and actor, both on Broadway and in film. Calleia played opposite some Hollywood greats, including John Wayne, William Holden, Errol Flynn, Rita Hayworth, Mae West, Bette Davis, Jane Russell, Mario Lanza, Charlton Heston, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Or ... ... ( read more! ) .Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff (Russian: 29 October 1899 17 September 1972), Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia) was an Armenian actor. He won the first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was born of Armenian ethnicity, trained at the Moscow Art Theatre drama school. He arrived in the US in 1923 on a tour with a troupe of a ... ... ( read more! ) Joanna Moore (born Dorothy Joanne Cook, November 10, 1934 November 22, 1997) was an American film and television actress, best known for several guest roles on popular television shows of the 1960s, most notably as Sheriff Andy Taylors love interest, Peggy "Peg" McMillan in four episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show". ... ... ( read more! ) Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 July 11, 1965) was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in the developing field of radio drama.A friend and associate of Orson Welles for many years, Collins went to Hollywood wi ... ... ( read more! ) .William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 February 24, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel.Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikip ... ... ( read more! ) ... Mort Mills (born Mortimer Morris Kaplan January 11, 1919 June 6, 1993) was an American film and television actor who had roles in over 150 movies and television episodes. He was often the town lawman or the local bad guy in many popular westerns of the 1950s and 1960s.From 19571959 he had a recurring co-starring role as Marshal Frank Tallman in Ma ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... ... ... Joi Lansing (born Joy Rae Brown, April 6, 19293 August 7, 1972) was an American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer. She was noted for her pin-up photos and roles in B-movies, as well as a prominent role in the famous opening "tracking shot" in Orson Welles 1958 crime drama Touch of Evil. ... ... ( read more! )