Hank Mann

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Last survivor of the original Keystone Kops. Taught Jerry Lewis how to do pratfalls Entered films in 1912. At a recent auction, the hairpiece and...

Robert Steele

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Started working with his father on stage when he was two. Later he toured in a comedy act for Fanchon and Marco. His first screen experience was at...

Jerry Lewis

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Claims he was thrown out of high school for punching out his principal who had offended him with an anti-Semitic remark. Then went directly into...

Lon Jr

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American character actor whose career was influenced (and often overshadowed) by that of his father, silent film star Lon Chaney. The younger...

William Scott Elam

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Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended...

Clarence Leroy Van Jr

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One of the great movie villains, Lee Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and subchasers during...

Douglas Spencer

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Although he appeared in numerous films, he was in real-life Ray Milland's stand-in. He was given small uncredited acting parts in Milland's films,...

Dean Martin

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Though best known for the 51 films he made, Dean Martin was a prizefighter, steel mill laborer, gas station attendant and card shark before seeing...