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Russell Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I swear that this man was the ONLY reason my sister and I watched "GIlligan's Island". He also did two time-traveling episodes on "Twilight Zone"~the first time trying to prevent Abraham Lincoln's assassination; the second, inventing a time machine that unfortunately rescued a killer about to be hanged~played by Albert Salmi.
Salmi, who had a distinctive, gravel voice, gave a remarkable performance on "TZ" in "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville", which is available on YouTube. His character is offered a Faustian deal by a beautiful Devil played by the stunning Julie Newmar.
Julie Newmar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unfortunately, most seem to remember her only as the first of two actresses who played Catwoman on the Sixties TV series "Batman". For the rest of us, she's Stupefying Jones in "Lil' Abner" and Rhoda the Robot in "My Living Doll", among other roles.
The other Catwoman was Eartha Kitt though, of course, Lee Meriwether played her in the feature film based on "Batman". Eartha might be more familiar to some as the elderly, witchy lady in "Ernest Scared Stupid". She provided the voice and sort-of image of another witchy lady in the hilarious "The Emperor's New Groove". She also was a terrific singer, one who set off a major controversy at the White House during the Vietnam War; it damaged her career for many years. Eartha Kitt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This beautiful lady showed up in many roles that focused on her singing skills: Joan O'Brien - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Astonishingly (to me at least), YouTube has none of her performances! She's especially memorable in "The Dick Van Dyke Show" as the opportunistic girl who uses Rob to get onto the show. In several episodes of Western series, she would sing in various styles, including pseudo-operatic as one of those Lily Langtree-like performers touring the Wild West.
EDIT: I found that "TDVDS" episode, but it won't show the link without asterisks! So, copy/paste this to see it: Dick van Dyke 046 The Foul Weather Girl
Speaking of Wild West... Two actors/singers who entertained us would have recurring roles on "Wild, Wild West": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dunn_(actor) ~ What an amazing performer! He was skilled at drama and comedy, had a fascinating voice and could steal the scene from everyone around him. How sad that he departed so soon. Dunn's real-life and on-screen singing partner was Phoebe Dorin - IMDb. While they were filming a scene for "Wild Wild West", her costume became entangled in the mechanism used to sink the boat they were in. Seeing that she had not reached the surface and knowing that she had difficulty swimming, he dived back under to rescue her. He actually had to tear her gown off in order to free her!
Peter Dinklage and Michael Dunn have been mentioned. Other small actors with major talent who should be noted are: Phil Fondacaro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My favorite scenes of his are from "Troll", which features a young hero named Harry Potter, Jr. (Maybe they should have sued the litigious HP author.) Since I first saw him, I thought he was so handsome.
Meredith Eaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ She, too, handles comedy and drama just as deftly, going from a murder suspect in "CSI: Las Vegas" to Kathy Bates' mischievous daughter-in-law and fellow crime investigator in "Unconditional Love". That's Rupert Everett with them, with Jonathan Pryce as the blue sequin-clad singer and Peter Sarsgaard as the Cross Bow Killer.
Warwick Davis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ~ What a career he's had in SF, fantasy and horror! Imagine: He's been in a number of film series: "Star Wars", "Harry Potter", and~uck!~"Leprechaun".
But, talk about a phenomenal career... Billy Barty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At 2:36, that's Billy as the baby in the buggy! He took part in several musical numbers in these films. He even has a bit part in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", a simply gorgeous version of the Shakespeare play:
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I too remember her from the Mike Douglas show.
