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1. Sigourney Weaver

Actress | Alien Resurrection

Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable characters, both dramatic and comic, ranging from Ripley in Alien to Dian Fossey in Gorillas in the Mist to Gwen/Tawny in Galaxy Quest and most recently, 14-year-old Kiri in Avatar: The Way of Water. With a career spanning over 50 years, Weaver has ...

2. Diandra Luker

Producer | Broken Lines

Diandra Luker was born on November 30, 1955 in the USA. She is a producer, known for Broken Lines (2008), Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) and American Masters (1985).

3. Oscar de la Renta

Costume_department | Ugly Betty

Oscar de la Renta was born on July 22, 1932 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was a costume designer and executive, known for Ugly Betty (2006), Great Performances: Dance in America (1976) and Beautopia (1998). He was married to Annette Reed and Françoise de Langlade. He died on October 20, ...

4. Michael Douglas

Actor | Wall Street

A legendary actor with 50 celebrated years of film, television and producing experience, Michael Douglas is known for his era-defining roles and enduring cultural impact.

In addition to his career accomplishments, Douglas has remained a steadfast public servant, activist and philanthropist dedicated...

5. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Producer | The Real Anthony Fauci

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was born on January 17, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Real Anthony Fauci (2022), JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021) and Infertility: A Diabolical Agenda (2022). He has been married to Cheryl Hines since ...

6. Diane Sawyer

Self | ABC Evening News

Diane Sawyer was born on December 22, 1945 in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953), 20/20 (1978) and Primetime (1989). She was previously married to Mike Nichols.

7. Mike Nichols

Director | The Graduate

He, along with the other members of the "Compass Players" including Elaine May, Paul Sills, Byrne Piven, Joyce Hiller Piven and Edward Asner helped start the famed "Second City Improv" company. They used the games taught to them by fellow cast mate, Paul Sills 's mother, Viola Spolin. He later ...

8. Bryan Brown

Actor | Cocktail

Bryan Brown was born on June 23, 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Cocktail (1988), Breaker Morant (1980) and Two Hands (1999). He has been married to Rachel Ward since April 16, 1983. They have three children.

9. Cheryl Tiegs

Actress | The Brown Bunny

Cheryl Tiegs was born on September 25, 1947 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress, known for The Brown Bunny (2003), Moonlighting (1985) and Just Shoot Me! (1997). She was previously married to Rod Stryker, Tony Peck, Peter Beard and Stan Dragoti.

10. Eva Gabor

Actress | Green Acres

Eva Gabor was born on February 11, 1919 in Budapest, Hungary, to Jolie Gabor (née Janka Tilleman) and Vilmos Gabor (born Farkas Miklós Grün), a soldier. Her older siblings were Magda Gabor, an actress, and Zsa Zsa Gabor, an actress and socialite. Her parents were both from Jewish families. She went...

11. Merv Griffin

Producer | Jeopardy!

Merv Griffin was a singer and band leader, movie actor, television personality and media mogul who in his time hosting The Merv Griffin Show (1962) was second in fame and influence as a talk show host only to Johnny Carson. Griffin was best known for creating the two most popular game shows in ...

12. Julie Harris

Actress | The Haunting

One of the finest classical and contemporary leading ladies ever to grace the 20th century American stage, five-time Tony Award winner Julie Harris was rather remote and reserved on camera, finding her true glow in front of the theatre lights. The freckled, red-haired actress not only was nominated...

13. John Omirah Miluwi

Actor | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

John Omirah Miluwi is known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988).

14. Iain Cuthbertson

Actor | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Iain Cuthbertson was born on January 4, 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Doctor Who (1963) and Scotch on the Rocks (1973). He was married to Janet Mary Smith and Anne Kristen. He died on September 4, 2009 in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

15. Aleksandrov Konstantin

Actor | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Aleksandrov Konstantin is known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) and The Big Blue (1988).

16. Waigwa Wachira

Actor | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Waigwa Wachira is known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Oral History (1982) and Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001).

17. Iain Glen

Actor | Game of Thrones

Iain Glen is a Scottish actor, born June 24, 1961, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the University of Aberdeen. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was the winner of the ...

18. David Lansbury

Actor | Michael Clayton

David Lansbury was born on February 25, 1961 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Michael Clayton (2007), Oz (1997) and Scent of a Woman (1992). He has been married to Kristina Mikkelsen since June 6, 2013. They have one child. He was previously married to Ally Sheedy.

19. Maggie O'Neill

Actress | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Maggie O'Neill was born on November 15, 1962 in Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Friday on My Mind (1992) and Mystery!: Cadfael (1994).

20. Konga Mbandu

Actor | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Konga Mbandu is known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988), The Constant Gardener (2005) and Mississippi Masala (1991).

21. Michael J. Reynolds

Actor | The Descent: Part 2

Michael J. Reynolds was born on August 15, 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Descent: Part 2 (2009), Leap Year (2010) and Blown Away (1994). He was married to Katherine Reynolds. He died on March 22, 2018 in Milverton, Somerset, England, UK.

22. Gordon Masten

Actor | The Day After Tomorrow

Gordon Masten was born on August 30, 1950 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Santa Clause (1994) and The Quest (1996). He died on July 26, 2020 in Lacolle, Québec, Canada.

23. Peter Nduati

Actor | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Peter Nduati is known for Gorillas in the Mist (1988).

24. Helen Fraser

Actress | Repulsion

Helen Fraser (born Helen Margaret Stronach; Oldham, Lancashire 15 June 1942) is an English actress, who has appeared in many television series since the early 1960s. For international audiences, she may be best known her roles in Billy Liar (1963) and Repulsion (1965). She is also well known for ...

25. John Alexander

Actor | Men in Black II

Born in Scotland and having spent time in Malta -- where his father, an officer in the British Royal Navy, was stationed -- John Alexander has made a career out of playing highly specialized and physical character roles in sophisticated adventure films. A favorite of special effects gurus Rick ...

26. Peter Elliott

Actor | Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Peter Elliott is the film industry's primary primate. He works both as a performer, in films like Missing Link (1988) and The The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), and as a choreographer of other performers, as in Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Congo (1995). He also teaches animal study at London's ...

27. Denise Cheshire

Actress | Men in Black II

Denise Cheshire was born on December 17, 1958 in Burbank, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Men in Black II (2002), Mighty Joe Young (1998) and Cocoon (1985). She is married to Ron Pearlman.

28. Antonio Hoyos

Actor | Spaceballs

Antonio Hoyos is known for Spaceballs (1987), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Monsters (1988).

29. Jody St. Michael

George of the Jungle

Jody St. Michael is known for George of the Jungle (1997), Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) and Gorillas in the Mist (1988).

30. David Maddock

Self | Good Morning Britain

31. Michael Apted

Director | Amazing Grace

Michael Apted was born on February 10, 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Amazing Grace (2006), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Rome (2005). He was married to Paige Simpson, Dana Stevens and Jo Apted. He died on January 7, 2021 in Los Angeles,...

32. Arne Glimcher

Producer | Just Cause

Art dealer who made some adventures in Hollywood by becoming a film producer and then film director. In the 1960's he founded his first gallery in Boston and a couple of years later he moved it to New York. The gallery in question was Pace Gallery which represents countless artists such as David ...

33. Terence A. Clegg

Production_manager | The Jackal

Terence A. Clegg was born on December 2, 1937 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an assistant director and production manager, known for The Jackal (1997), Out of Africa (1985) and A Clockwork Orange (1971).

34. Anna Hamilton Phelan

Writer | Mask

Anna Hamilton Phelan is known for Mask (1985), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Girl, Interrupted (1999).

35. Tab Murphy

Writer | The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Tab Murphy was raised in Olympia, Washington. He attended Washington State University, where he studied forestry and wildlife biology before having an existential crisis and transferring to the USC Film School, where he studied directing and screenwriting. His major breakthrough as a screenwriter ...

36. Maurice Jarre

Composer | Lawrence of Arabia

Unlike many musicians who started to learn music while still in their childhood, Maurice Jarre was already late in his teens when he discovered music and decided to make a career in that field. Against his father's will, he enrolled at Conservatoire de Paris where he studied percussions, ...

37. John Seale

Cinematographer | Mad Max: Fury Road

John Seale was born on October 5, 1942 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The English Patient (1996) and Witness (1985). He has been married to Louise Seale since September 23, 1967. They have two children.

38. Stuart Baird

Editor | Skyfall

Stuart Baird was born on January 14, 1947 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Casino Royale (2006) and Superman (1978).