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Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eig ... ... ( read more! ) Sandy-haired, tall and burly George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born in New York City, to Helen A. (Kieselbach), a ballet dancer, and George Harris Kennedy, an orchestra leader and musician. He had German, Irish, and English ancestry. A World War II veteran, Kennedy at one stage in his career cornered the market at playing tough, no-nonsense characters ... ... ( read more! ) Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What weve got here is...failure to communicate."Description above from the Wikipedia article Strother Martin, licensed und ... ... ( read more! ) ... . Lou Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American actor and TV director best known for performing in the films Cool Hand Luke and America, America. He also starred in two short-lived TV series, Dog and Cat, and Makin It. Antonios only recurring TV guest role character was on Here Come the Brides, but he made multiple appearances as different c ... ... ( read more! ) . Robert Drivas (November 21, 1938 June 29, 1986) was an American actor and theatre director.Drivas was born Robert Choromokos in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Hariklia (ne Cunningham-Wright) and James Peter Choromokos. Drivas studied at the University of Chicago and the University of Miami. After further training at the Greek Playhouse in Athens, ... ... ( read more! ) Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 30, 1914 June 10, 1996) was an American stage, film, and television actress. During her long career, which spanned over four decades, she often played characters much older than her actual age. Van Fleet won a Tony Award in 1954 for her performance in the Broadway production The Trip to Bountiful, and the ne ... ... ( read more! ) . Clifton James (born May 29, 1921) was an American actor. He is probably best known for his work with two of the six James Bond 007 actors in the past, Roger Moore in Live and Let Die (1973), The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) and Sean Connery in The Untouchables (1987).Description above from the Wikipedia article Clifton James, licensed under CC ... ... ( read more! ) . Morgan Woodward (born 16 September 1925 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actor.He is probably best known for his recurring role in Dallas as Marvin "Punk" Anderson. He also played the silent, sunglasses-wearing, "man with no eyes", Boss Godfrey (the Walking Boss) in Cool Hand Luke and holds the record for Most Guest Appearances on the long-ru ... ... ( read more! ) . Luke Askew (born 1932 in Macon, Georgia, U.S.) is an American actor best known for his role in the 1969 film Easy Rider.Askew was born in Macon, Georgia. He made his film debut in Otto Premingers Hurry Sundown (1967), but was first noticed as an actor for his role in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. He was one of the first actors daring to wear long ... ... ( read more! ) ... Richard Davalos (born November 5, 1935) was an American actor.Davalos starred in East of Eden (1955) as James Deans brother and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in Cool Hand Luke (1967). He won the Theatre World Award for his performance in the Arthur Miller play A Memory of Two Mondays in 1955.In the Civil War television series The Americans, broa ... ... ( read more! ) Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 June 8, 2006) was an American television and film actor. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). During th ... ... ( read more! )