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Possessing one of TV's more identifiable mugs, Jewish-American character actor Milton Selzer was here, there and everywhere in the 1960s and 1970s, playing a host of usually unsympathetic mobsters, gamblers, and crooks with a sad, almost pathetic quality in about every popular crime story offered, notably The Untouchables (1959), The Fugitive (1963), Hawaii Five-O (1968) and Mission: Impossible (1966). Always in demand with his trademark glum face, bulb nose and spoon-shaped ears, Selzer went on to enjoy a five-decade plus career.
Milton was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1918 but moved with his family while young to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Graduating from Portsmouth High School in 1936, he studied at the University of New Hampshire before serving in World War II. Moving to New York, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and The New School in the 1940s and received his first big break with minor roles in the Broadway classical plays "Richard III", "Julius Caesar" and "Arms and the Man". In the late 1950s, Selzer turned to film and (especially) to TV's "Golden Age", making an early mark in solid ethnic roles (German, Arab, etc.)
He finally made a definitive move to Los Angeles in 1960. Occasional movies included The Last Mile (1959), The Young Savages (1961), Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968), In Enemy Country (1968) and Lady Sings the Blues (1972), but it was the small screen that proved a sounder medium for him. With hundreds upon hundreds of guest parts to his credit, he also was called upon to play more upstanding gents including store-owners, judges and colonels on occasion, always offering a solid, authentic presence to every sound stage he set foot on.
In later years Selzer managed a few regular series roles including Needles and Pins (1973) and The Famous Teddy Z (1989). Broaching 80 years old, he officially retired in the late 1990s and passed away of pulmonary and stroke complications just shy of age 88 in Oxnard, California.- Actor
- Writer
Peter Barkworth was born on 14 January 1929 in Margate, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Where Eagles Dare (1968), Patton (1970) and The Price (1985). He died on 21 October 2006 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- Director
- Producer
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Daryl Duke was born on 8 March 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for The Silent Partner (1978), Payday (1973) and The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970). He was married to Anne-marie Dekker. He died on 21 October 2006 in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Drummer, singer, songwriter and guitarist Sandy West was born as Sandy Pesavento on July 10, 1959 in Long Beach, California and was raised in Huntington Beach. The most athletic of seven sisters, Sandy was an avid surfer and water skier. West began playing the violin as a kid, but soon switched to drums at age nine after her grandfather bought her a drum kit. She started performing in public at age thirteen as the sole female member of a local band. At age sixteen Sandy co-founded the seminal all-female rock group the Runaways in 1975. She was an important member of the band for four years and wrote all her own drum parts. While the Runaways failed to achieve much commercial success in America, they were a huge smash in Japan, where they performed in arenas to sold out crowds and released a live album that went gold. Alas, the Runaways broke up in 1979. West formed her own group the Sandy West Band and released the solo album "The Beat is Back." Unable to support herself as a musician, Sandy worked mainly in construction as well as a small amount of time as both a bartender and a veterinary assistant in order to keep herself afloat. However, she did continue to perform live in concert with former the Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie on several occasions throughout the years. Moreover, West was widely acknowledged as an exceptionally fine and proficient drummer who influenced many women rock musicians to start playing the drums. She's featured as an interview subject in the 2004 documentary "Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways." Sandy was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005. Sandy West died at the tragically young age of 47 on October 21, 2006.- Angel Confiado was born on 2 August 1913. He was an actor, known for Assignment Hongkong (1965), Mga bagong salta (sa Maynila) (1966) and Kalinga (1969). He died on 21 October 2006.
- Philip Kraus was born on 10 May 1949 in Springville, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for La Traviata (2006), The Equalizer (1985) and The Edge of Night (1956). He died on 21 October 2006 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.
- Sound Department
Robert Taylor is known for Yuva (2004), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Saathiya (2002). He died on 21 October 2006.- Mckenzie Porter was born on 21 October 1911 in Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Quest (1961) and 90 Minutes Live (1976). He died on 21 October 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Urien Wiliam was born on 7 November 1929 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Urien was a writer, known for Will Quack Quack (1984). Urien was married to Eiryth Davies. Urien died on 21 October 2006 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
- Nersi Korkia was an actor, known for Snake's Fang (1990), The Viper (1993) and Golnesa in Paris (1974). He died on 21 October 2006 in Tehran, Iran.
- Paul Biegel was born on 25 March 1925 in Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Paul was a writer, known for De vloek van Woestewolf (1974) and Anderland (2003). Paul died on 21 October 2006 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Bernard Abbene was born on 8 February 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Bernard was a writer, known for Insight (1960). Bernard died on 21 October 2006 in Valencia, California, USA.
- Elemér Auguszt was born on 30 November 1912 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for A sótartó felé (1979). He died on 21 October 2006 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Nikolai Dosenko was born on 3 December 1921. He was an actor, known for May Night (1952), Semya Kotsyubinskikh (1971) and Decay (1990). He died on 21 October 2006.
- Sétrak was born on 17 March 1931 in Istanbul, Turkey. He died on 21 October 2006 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.