Michael Wilding (July 23, 1912 - July 8, 1979) was an English actor. Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, Wilding was a successful commercial artist when he joined the art department of a London movie studio in 1933. He soon embarked on an acting career. He appeared in numerous British motion pictures, often opposite Anna Neagle, but had a less productive career in Hollywood. Some of his most memorable screen performances are in "Sailors Three" (1940), …

Alastair Sim, CBE (October 9, 1900 - August 19, 1976) was a Scottish character actor, whose comic appearance ensured him success in a string of classic British films. He is best known for his role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film Scrooge. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, into a family of tailors, he was educated at George Heriot's School and went on to become an elocution lecturer at New College, Edinburgh University from 1925 until 1930, …

Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell (born July 7, 1928, London, UK) is a British-born American actress and producer. She is the only child of the film director Alfred Hitchcock and film editor Alma Reville. The family moved to Los Angeles, California, in March 1939. As a child, Hitchcock knew she wanted to be an actress. In the early 1940s, she began acting on the stage and doing summer stock.

Steve Box (born South Shields Tyne and Wear UK 9 February 1956) is an Oscar-winning animator and director who works for Aardman Animations. His early work in animation included the popular British claymation television series "The Trap Door" for Bristol-based animation studio CMTB Animation. Box joined Aardman Animations in 1990. He directed the video for the Spice Girls' "Viva Forever" in 1998.

Kay Walsh (August 27, 1911 - April 16, 2005) was an English actress and dancer. She was born Kathleen Walsh in London, England, and started out in show business dancing in West End music halls. She made her film debut playing Mary Vivien in "Get Your Man" (1934). Walsh first married film director David Lean, on November 23, 1940. They divorced in 1949. She later married Canadian psychologist Elliott Jaques, and they adopted a daughter, Gemma, …

Ballard Berkeley (born Ballard Blascheck; 6 August 1904 - 16 January 1988) was an English actor best remembered for his role in the British sitcom "Fawlty Towers", in which he played the character of Major Gowen. He was born in 1904 in Margate, Kent, England. Berkely served as a Special Constable with the Metropolitan Police during World War II, witnessing The Blitz at first hand

Wilkie Cooper (b. October 19, 1911 in London, England, d. December, 2001 in England) was a British cinematographer. He had a number of prestigious film credits until his retirement in 1972. His early career included "Green for Danger" (1946) and "London Belongs to Me" (1948) for producer-director team Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and "Stage Fright" (1950) for Alfred Hitchcock.

Virginia O'Brien (born April 18, 1919 in Los Angeles, died January 16, 2001), was an American singer and actress best known for playing supporting roles in MGM musicals in the 1940s, and for her unusual singing style. O'Brien's dark good looks belied the fact that she primarily performed comedy roles during the height of her career. This was in part due to her intentionally humorous singing style, …

Thomas Otway was an English dramatist of the Restoration period. He was born at Trotton, near Midhurst, the parish of which his father, Humphrey Otway, was at that time curate. Humphrey later became rector of Woolbeding, a neighbouring parish, where Thomas Otway was brought up. He was educated at Winchester College, and in 1669 entered Christ Church College, Oxford, as a commoner, but left the university without a degree in the autumn of 1672.

James "Jim" Alan Johnston is a music composer who has been working for World Wrestling Entertainment since the 1980s. Johnston is famous for writing many of the memorable entrance theme tunes for WWE including the theme tunes for The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Johnston has mentioned in past interviews that he suffers from stage fright and a fear of live audiences, and it was this fear that led to him seeking a more 'studio oriented' music career.

Michael Holliday (26 November 1924 - October 29, 1963) was a British singer (real name Norman Milne) popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s, who sang in a very similar style to Bing Crosby. Born in Liverpool, he had a string of chart hits in the pre-Beatles era in the UK, including two number one singles, "The Story of My Life" and "Starry Eyed". Holliday suffered from stage fright and had a nervous breakdown in 1961; he committed suicide two years later.

Sven Erik Kristiansen is a Norwegian musician. He is best known as the former vocalist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Maniac. He joined the band in 1986 after the departure of the bands original vocalist Messiah (Eirik Nordheim). He was in the band until his departure in 1988. He was replaced by Dead (Per Yngve Ohlin).

Guy Béart is a Lebanese-Egyptian, french based singer and songwriter. Born Guy Béhar in Cairo, Egypt, his father's work as an accountant and business consultant saw the family move frequently, leading to a childhood spent in France, Greece, and Mexico, in addition to Egypt. Between the ages of 10 and 17 his family settled in Lebanon where his interest in music developed to the point that he left for Paris to study at the "École nationale de musique".

Dave Mac was a guitarist in Iron Maiden briefly in 1979. The band was very impressed with his personality and musical skills, but when he first performed live with Iron Maiden, he apparently suffered from severe stage fright. He was fired after only a few shows.

Aaron Stainthorpe (born November 12, 1968) is doom metal band My Dying Bride's vocalist. He was born in England but moved to Germany when six months old, because his British army officer father was stationed in the country. He currently lives in Halifax, West Yorkshire. When on stage, Stainthorpe is known for avoiding eye-contact with the audience because of his stage fright.

Frederick Ahern (born December 31, 1907 in California; died September 28, 1982) was an American filmmaker. Fred Ahern began his career stacking lumber at Pathe Studios. Over the next 10 years he worked his way up to Assistant Production Manager at Trem Carr Productions, (later known as Monogram Pictures). His first job as Production Manager was in 1940, working for Sol Lesser on the movies "Tarzan" and "Stagedoor Canteen".