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Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born December 31, 1937) is a Welsh actor, film director, and film producer. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award. He has also received an honorary Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Fel ... ... ( read more! ) Sir John Vincent Hurt (January 22, 1940 January 25, 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film ... ... ( read more! ) Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano September 17, 1931 June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of only 24 thespians to ... ... ( read more! ) Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (14 April 1904 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and ... ... ( read more! ) Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE (15 August 1912 14 May 2003) was an English actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Separate Tables (1958). ... ... ( read more! ) Freddie Jones was an English character actor.Jones was born in the town of Longton in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with a firm making ceramic products, when his hobby of acting took over. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College and became famous for his role as Cl ... ... ( read more! ) Michael John Elphick (19 September 1946 7 September 2002) was an English actor. Elphick was known in the UK for his trademark croaky voice and his work on British television, in particular his roles as the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series Boon and later Harry Slater in BBCs EastEnders.Elphick struggled with a highly publicised addi ... ... ( read more! ) Hannah Campbell Grant Gordon is a British actress who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television work, including My Wife Next Door, Upstairs, Downstairs, Telfords Change, Joint Account and an appearance in the final episode of One Foot in the Grave. ... ... ( read more! ) Helen Ryan (born June 16, 1938, in Liverpool, Lancashire) is a British actress, who is notable for playing several royal roles.The Liverpool native played Princess and then Queen Alexandra in the British television series Edward the Seventh, for which she received a BAFTA nomination in 1975. She also played Princess Alexandra in the 1980 movie The ... ... ( read more! ) .Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements.John Standing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia ... ... ( read more! ) Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English actor and director. He has appeared in Guy Ritchies Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the crime comedy Smoking Guns, as well as in television shows such as the comedy-drama Hotel Babylon, the HBO series Band of Brothers and, earlier in his career, the childrens show Press Gang. He was also ... ... ( read more! ) ... Phoebe Nicholls, born Sarah Phoebe Nicholls, is a British actress and writer. She has been married to director and writer Charles Sturridge since 1985. The couple has three children, Tom, Arthur, and Matilda Sturridge. ... ... ( read more! ) Pat Gorman was a British actor, who mostly played minor, often uncredited roles. His most notable work can be seen in Doctor Who, where he appeared in 73 different roles throughout the original 26 year run of the show. ... ... ( read more! ) Claire Davenport (24 April 1933 4 March 2002) was an English actress well known for her "junoesque" form and who was often cast in character roles which highlighted her large physique. ... ... ( read more! )