- Telma Hopkins
Telma Hopkins (born October 28, 1948) is an American singer and television actress. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She started her career as one of the members in the 1970s pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn. Hopkins segued into television in the 1980s, with parts on "Bosom Buddies" and "Gimme a Break!" In 1989, she was introduced to another generation as restaurant owner Rachel Crawford on the sitcom "Family Matters". - William Mapother
William Reibert Mapother, Jr. (born April 17, 1965) is an American actor and former teacher, perhaps best known for his role as Ethan Rom on the television series "Lost". - Leo Burmester
Leo Burmester was an American actor who often played police officers, such as in the TV series True Blue and rural types on TV and in films, but on stage performed as Osric in "Hamlet" (Kevin Kline in title role) for the New York Shakespeare Festival, as well as in such Broadway hits as "Big River", and as the heartless innkeeper, Thenardier, in the original Broadway cast of "Les Misérables". Burmester worked for director John Sayles several times, … - Stanley G. Weinbaum
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (April 4, 1902 - December 14, 1935) was an American science fiction author. His career in science fiction was short but influential. His first story, "A Martian Odyssey", was published to great (and enduring) acclaim in July 1934, but he would be dead from lung cancer within eighteen months. - Rags Ragland
"Rags Ragland" (b.John Lee Morgan Beauregard Ragland, August 23 1905, Louisville, Kentucky; d. August 20 1946, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedian and character actor. Ragland first made his reputation in burlesque, where he was one of the house comics for the famed Minsky burlesque shows. One of the Minsky striptease stars, Georgia Sothern, remembered him fondly in her 1971 memoir, … - Lee Reherman
Lee Reherman was born July 4, 1966 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a former football player for Cornell University in college and then played professional with the Miami Dolphins. After his pro football career ended, Lee received an MBA in Finance from UCLA as well as a Ph.D. in Economics. During the time he was attending college, some of his classmates dared him to audition on the American television program "American Gladiators". - Anthony Coldeway
Anthony W. Coldeway (August 1 1887-January 29 1963) was an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter who had an extensive career from 1910 through 1954. Although most of his work was on films, he did some writing for television and also was the director of a silent film, entitled "Her Great Dilemma", in 1917. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. - Hunt Stromberg
Hunt Stromberg (12 July 1894, Louisville, Kentucky - 23 August 1968, Santa Monica, California) was an Academy Award winning American film producer. He won an Oscar for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld. - Will Wolford
William Charles Wolford (born May 18, 1964, Louisville, Kentucky) is a former National Football League offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, and Pittsburgh Steelers. Wolford attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, and played in college at Vanderbilt University. He was the Bills' first-round pick in the 1986 NFL Draft, and played for them from 1986-92, including AFC championships (and Super Bowl losses) in his last three years in Buffalo. - Chad Broskey
Chad Broskey (born July 3, 1987 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American actor. He appeared as Gavin in an episode for "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody". He co-stars in "Read It and Weep" opposite Kay Panabaker as Marco Vega. And appeared in the Scrubs episode Their Story as The Todd's fantasy son Rod. Chad went to the Youth Performing Arts School part of DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, KY. He is 6'2". - Howard Schnellenberger
Howard Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is an American football coach at both the professional and college level. He is currently married to Mrs. Beverlee Schnellenberger and is head coach of Florida Atlantic University. He previously held head coaching positions with the University of Oklahoma, University of Louisville, University of Miami, and the Baltimore Colts. He has also worked extensively as an assistant coach at the college and pro levels, … - Gilmer McCormick
Gilmer McCormick (b. 1947) is an American actor and singer best known for her performance in the stage and film versions of "Godspell" in the early 1970s. She is also best known for her role in the 1984 horror film "Silent Night, Deadly Night". Born on March 14 in Louisville, Kentucky, she graduated from Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1965. She attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and soon became involved in "Godspell", … - George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides was born August 3, 1939 in Louisville, KY. He received an A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1960 and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (with J.D. Roberts) in 1964. He was a member of the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1963 to 1982. He joined the Department of Chemistry of Harvard University in 1982, and was Department Chairman 1986-89, and Mallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry from 1982-2004. - Julia May Carson
Julia M. Carson (born Julia May Porter on July 8, 1938) is Member of the United States House of Representatives for. She has been a member of the House since 1997. She is the first woman and first African American to represent the 7th District. - Bob Markwell
I love movies and film production so I guess you could call me a movie geek. Have no desire to write or direct, I just like working behind the scenes with usual crew stuff. - Tom London
A character actor and veteran of hundreds of Hollywood westerns, Tom London seemed to be born in the saddle. As a trick rider he performed riding specialties in a number of films. His career started in the teens and through the 1920s he alternated between good guy and bad. He made appearances in non-westerns such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and Platinum Blonde (1931), but westerns were his mainstay. When the "B" western disappeared in the mid-'50s, so did his career. He... - Jon Niccum
Co-founder and guitarist of the bands Bobby and the Chuxx, The Budinskis President of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle from 2003-2007. - Kendra Castleberry
- William Darnoc
Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997. Buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in the Lincoln Terrace Plot # 4448. He is surrounded by his fellow TV detectives at this cemetery who are either in the same section or within very close proximity. They include Telly Savalas and George Savalas from "Kojak" (1973) and William Talman, Wesley Lau, and Ray Collins of "Perry Mason" (1957) fame and "Dragnet" (1951)'s - William Gilbert
The son of singers in the Metropolitan Opera, Billy Gilbert began performing in vaudeville at age 12. He developed a drawn-out, explosive sneezing routine that became his trademark (he was the model for, and voice of, Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)). Gilbert's exquisite comic timing made him the perfect foil for such comedians as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, and he was especially memorable as the dim-witted process server Pettibone in His Girl Friday (1940). - Victor John Mature
American leading man. Born Victor John Mature (to a German-speaking Tyrolean father, Marcellus George Mature, a cutler, and a Swiss-American mother, Clara Mature) in Louisville, Kentucky, Victor Mature worked as a teenager with his father as a salesman for butcher supplies. Hoping to become an actor, he studied at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He auditioned for Gone with the Wind (1939) for the role ultimately played by his fellow Playhouse student, George Reeves. After achieving... - Ned Beatty
Stocky, genial looking supporting actor born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, who has continually displayed his versatility in cinema since first appearing alongside Burt Reynolds being brutalized in the back woods nightmare of Deliverance (1972). Beatty and Reynolds struck up a friendship together, and Ned has since been cast by Burt in several other films together including White Lightning (1973), W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975), and the abysmal Stroker Ace (1983). Ned's... - Henry Vaughan
Henry Hull, the actor who created the role of Jeter on Broadway in Tobacco Road (1941), was born in Louisville, Kentucky on October 13, 1890, the son of a drama critic. Originally intending to become an engineer, he became an actor and made his Broadway debut in the play "Green Stockings" less than two weeks before his 21st birthday, on October 2, 1911. Two years later, he appeared again on Broadway in support of John Barrymore in "Believe Me Xantippe." He then quit the stage to go... - Lillian Randolph
Sister of Amanda Randolph. Mother of Barbara Randolph. Famous for playing the role of Madam Queen on the Old Time Radio show, "Amos N Andy". Also played the role on the TV Series. Portrayed the family maid Birdie Lee Coggins on NBC Radio's "The Great Gildersleeve" (1941-1954). - Sean Young
A trained dancer, Sean Young studied at the school of American Ballet in New York and recently made her professional stage debut in the Los Angeles production of "Stardust". Son Quinn Lee Lujan born on 26 January 1998 in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, weighing 10 lbs, 3 ozs. Son Rio Kelly Lujan born on November 2, 1994. Was cast as Vicky Vale in Tim Burton's 1989 version of Batman (1989) but was replaced with Kim Basinger after an injury sustained riding a horse. Has played a female alter ego... - Tim Stutts
- David Heavener
Not only a martial artist but also a composer and performer of Christian music. - Gus Van Jr
Graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. Favorite director is Stanley Kubrick. Is a member of a band, Destroy All Blondes. Once worked as an assistant to Roger Corman Director of Hanson's music video "Weird" and recently asked Hanson to produce a song for his next movie. In 1992 received the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) of Oregon's Freedom of Expression Award, which recognizes courage or creative vision in upholding free expression, particularly in the arts, for his films that... - Mitchell Ryan
American character actor born in Cincinnati and raised in Louisville, Mitchell Ryan is a well known supporting actor in films and television. During his term in the Navy in 1951, he was assigned to the Special Services Entertainment and became hooked on acting. After his term in the Navy, he appeared in dozens of plays until he received notice as playing a regular in TV's "Dark Shadows" (1966) for three years. Beginning in the 70s, he received work in motion pictures including... - Jeffrey Spero
- John Patrick
He was found dead in his room with a plastic bag over his head. His death was ruled a suicide. In 1954, won two Tony Awards for "The Teahouse of the August Moon:" as Best Author (Dramatic) and as author of the Best Play winner. Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 360-366. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005. - Irene Dunne
Irene Marie Dunne was born on December 20, 1898, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Joseph Dunne, who inspected steamships, and Adelaide Henry, a musician who prompted Irene in the arts. Her first production was in Louisville when she appeared in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the age of five. Her "debut" set the tone for a fabulous career. Following the tragic death of her father when she was 12, she moved with her remaining family to the picturesque and historic town of... - Tracy Wemes
Began modeling at 13 after being discovered at a mall by Elite's head man John Casablancas. Measurements: 36B-25-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) - Taylor Nichols
Raised in East Lansing, Michigan. Graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Majored in business and theatre. Special skills: Irish & English accents, juggling, harmonica, snow skiing, skating, cycling, and horseback riding. Trained for acting with Terry Screiber and Bill Alderson. Studied tap with Bob Audy, Randy Skinner and Germaine Salsberg. Educated at the University of Michigan, BGS - Theatre. - Craig Miller
Was a Student OSCAR Finalist Won a 2003 Student EMMY Award - J Smith-Cameron
Gifted stage actress J. Smith-Cameron was born Jeanie Smith in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, the daughter of an architect. Known simply as J. Smith by us students of the Florida State University School of Theatre program in the mid-1970s; I was privileged to work with and witness firsthand the extent of J.'s talent early in the game. A very slender figure with tight, curly hair and intent, hooded eyes, she showed amazing potential back then. Despite her... - Conrad G Bachmann
Doubled and performed the stunt work for Bing Crosby in Stagecoach (1966). Served four years in the Air Force Special Services, where he toured with "Tops In Blue" throughout Korea and Japan as a featured tap dancer and singer. Governor of the Performers' Peer Group for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Serves on the committee of the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs Advisory Board Raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Attended Valley High School, graduated in 1951.... - Lionel Hampton
Jazz musician (drums, vibraphone) who at times led his own big band and guest-appeared in occasional films. He also performed frequently with the clarinetist-bandleader Benny Goodman. Suffered a stroke on March 31, 1995. Recipient of the National Medal of the Arts, January 1997. Served on the New York City Human Right Commission. Appointed "ambassador of music" to the United Nations in 1985. Helped fund low-income housing, music scholarships and departments. Inducted into the Big Band... - Madame Wan
Despite popular belief, she was not the grandmother of actress Dorothy Dandridge. - Martin Erskine
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Martin Erskine started studying music from the age of 9. Upon moving to New York in 1983, he immediately began working on Broadway with Alan Jay Lerner and Charles Strouse. Soon after He worked with John Kander and Fred Ebb on the musical "The Rink" starring Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, immediately followed by a stint as music researcher on the Tony Award winning play "The Real Thing", starring Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close and directed by Mike Nichols....
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