Jerome Bernard Orbach was an American actor best known for his starring role as Det. Lennie Briscoe in the "Law & Order" television series and for his musical theater roles.

Frank Gorshin (April 5, 1933 -) was an American actor and comedian from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was best known as an impressionist, with many notable guest appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show" and on "The Tonight Show" with host Steve Allen. His most famous role was The Riddler in the "Batman" live action television series.

Robert Hegyes (b. May 7, 1951) is an American born actor, best known for his portrayal of 'Epstein' in the 1970s television series "Welcome Back, Kotter".

Tall, bald and nearly always bearded, Sid Haig has provided hulking menace to many a low-budget exploitation film and high-priced action film. Sid Haig was born Sidney Eddie Mosesian in Fresno, California, on July 14, 1939, a screaming ball of hair. His career was somewhat of an accident. Sid was growing so fast that he had absolutely no coordination. It was decided that he would take dancing lessons, and that's when it all began. At the age of seven, he was dancing for pay in a...

James Bacon is a reporter and columnist specializing in the entertainment industry. He began as a writer for the Associated Press, then spent almost 20 years with the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Is the only actor to appear in all five films in the 'Planet of the Apes' series. He played an ape in all of them except for Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) in which he played a human, General Faulkner. It was also the only one of the films in which he was credited. Received star on...

Nicky Katt has been acting since the age of 7, when he appeared on the TV series "CHiPs" (1977) in 1977. He continued to work steadily through the 1980s on shows like "Quincy M.E." (1976), "Father Murphy" (1981), and "V" (1984) but did not fall into the trap of many child actors who became identified with one famous role because his child roles were as guest spots or, as in the case of "Herbie, the Love Bug" (1982), were canceled early on, or can't...

Skilled at making highly realistic sound effects with only his mouth. Winslow's Police Academy character of Larvelle Jones is the only character to appear in all the installments of Police Academy, including all seven movies, the cartoon, and the TV series. Won "The Gong Show" (1976)'s top honors twice. Retreated from show business for a time after the mother of his two children died of a drug overdose in 1993. His parents names are Robert, formerly in the Air Force, and Verdie....

Served aboard a destroyer in World War II. Was an avid treasure hunter and a former president of the Prospectors Club of Southern California.

He got custody of his sons in 1991.