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Aldo DaRe was born in the borough of Pen Argyl, in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on 25 September 1926. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, served as a US Navy frogman during WWII and saw action on Iwo Jima.
While constable of Crockett, California, he drove his brother Guido to an audition for the film Saturday's Hero (1951). Director David Miller hired him for a small role as a cynical football player. Ray's husky frame, thick neck and raspy voice made him perfect for playing tough sexy roles. He was the star of George Cukor's The Marrying Kind (1952) and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953). Ray was the none-too-bright boxer in Cukor's Pat and Mike (1952) and an escaped convict in 'Michael Curtiz''s We're No Angels (1955). His career started downhill in the 1970s, with him appearing in a string of low-budget films as a character actor. His last film was Shock 'Em Dead (1991).
Ray was married three times, with one daughter Claire born in 1951 to his first wife Shirley Green whom he married on on 20 June 1947. Ray was then briefly married to actress Jeff Donnell and then had two sons and a daughter with his third wife, Johanna Ray, one of whom is the actor Eric DaRe. Aldo Ray died of throat cancer on 27 March 1991.- The great, great nephew of the renowned French scientist Louis Pasteur developed into a strangely handsome dark haired, pale complexioned English actor. Ralph Bates was born in 1940 in Bristol, England and attended the University of Dublin and studied at the Yale Drama School. His dramatic talents first came to audiences attention playing the evil Emperor Caligula in the well received BBC TV series The Caesars (1968). However, the Hammer studios resurrection of the horror genre was then in full stride, and Bates was soon engulfed in the swirling cloak of Hammer's success as he appeared in several horror films in quick succession. Firstly in a support role as demonic Lord Courtley in Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), followed as the lead character Baron Frankenstein in The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), then as Giles Barton in the sexy Lust for a Vampire (1971) and as the well meaning Dr. Jekyll in an unusual spin on the Robert Louis Stevenson story in Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971), Bates brought a new zest to Hammer and with his stylish dialogue delivery and film acting methods, he quickly won himself quite a few fans in both critics and regular film goers!
Unfortunately, by the early 1970s there had been a downturn in Hammer studios fortunes, and Bates then found himself turning to more traditional character work in other production houses and he appeared in several films before snaring other superb villainous role as George Warleggan in the 18th century period piece Poldark (1975).
After Poldark, Bates himself kept busy in a few forgettable UK made TV shows and television film roles which did not really do justice to his remarkable talents. In the late 1980s his health rapidly deteriorated, and he passed away from cancer aged only 51 on 27th March 1991. - Ezio Marano was born on 6 August 1927 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Assassination of Matteotti (1973), Crime Busters (1977) and Love and Death in the Garden of the Gods (1972). He died on 27 March 1991 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Samuel Gallu was born on 21 March 1918 in Woodbine, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Navy Log (1955), The Blue Angels (1960) and Behind Closed Doors (1958). He died on 27 March 1991 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Alfredo Campoli was born on 20 October 1906 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Dreaming (1944), Doctor Who (1963) and Old Mother Riley Detective (1943). He was married to Joy Burbidge. He died on 27 March 1991 in London, England, UK.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean Prat was born on 25 February 1927 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for En votre âme et conscience (1955), Lectures pour tous (1953) and Antoine et Cléopâtre (1967). He died on 27 March 1991 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andreas Lippl was a director and assistant director, known for Unter unserem Himmel (1969), Münchner Monologe - Ein heiterer Bilderbogen (1961) and Der Glockenkrieg (1981). Andreas died on 27 March 1991 in Germany.- Nicolás Nesma was born on 21 June 1925 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La tigresa (1973), Tápame contigo (1970) and La disputa (1974). He was married to Teresa Medina Valencia. He died on 27 March 1991 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Paulina Azcoitia was born in 1917 in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. She was an actress, known for On a Sunday Afternoon (1938), Women of Today (1936) and El secreto de la monja (1940). She was married to Paco Astol. She died on 27 March 1991 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.