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Ian Abercrombie began his theatrical career as a lad during the Blitz in World War II. After his footwork years during which he earned Bronze, Silver and Gold medals in dance for the stage, he performed in London, Holland, Ireland, and Scotland. He made his American stage debut in 1955 in a production of "Stalag 17" with Jason Robards and Jules Munshin. Many plays in summer stock, regional and off-Broadway followed in a variety of theatrical offerings, from revues to Shakespeare. During a particularly low period, he worked as a magician's assistant for $10 per performance.
In 1957, he was drafted into the Army and stationed in Germany. He was in Special Services, where he directed the Continental premiere of "Separate Tables" and toured with Olivia de Havilland in her show. Back in the USA, Ian went to California for a backers' audition. That fizzled but he began his long and successful film and television career. For four decades, his theatrical work highlights have included; "As You Like It", "Hamlet", "Misalliance", "The Good Doctor", "The Way Of The World", "Mary Stuart", "Crucifer Of Blood", "Journey's End", "The Wrong Box", "The Cocktail Party", "Bert & Maisy", "Other Places", "Bent", "Natural Causes", "The Vortex", "Rough Crossing", and "Lettice and Lovage".
He received acclaim for the one-man show "Jean Cocteau - A Mirror Image". Another highlight was playing Alfie Doolittle in "My Fair Lady". He received awards for his work in "Sweet Prince" with Keir Dullea, "Teeth N'smiles", "A Doll's House" (with Linda Purl), and "The Arcata Promise" (opposite Anthony Hopkins).- Actor
- Director
- Executive
Robert Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to an Hungarian-American father, Stephen, and an Italian-American mother, Marie Dominica (Cocozza). He is the eldest of their children. The others are: Mark Hegyes, MD - Billings, Montana, Ms. Stephanie Hegyes - Princeton, New Jersey, and Ms. Elizabeth Cocozza - Los Angeles, California.
Robert began studying acting in earnest at Metuchen High School under the direction of Dr. Barton Shepard, Ph.D, in the mid-1960s. He was accepted into the Theater Program at Rown University of New Jersey (formerly Glassboro State College) and, in the early 1970s, graduated with a BA in Theater & Secondary Education. Hegyes then ventured into New York City to practice his trade, immediately taking up with the "Greenwich Village Children's Repertory Companies", "Theater in a Trunk", and "The NYC Children's Puppet Ensemble". In short order Robert hooked up with his third Greenwhich Village troupe, "Jack LaRumpa's Flying Drum & Kazoo Band", performing improvisational anti-war comedy in Washington Square and the Provincetown Playhouse.
Within a year of graduating from Rowan, Hegyes was cast to co-star in the Manhattan Theater Club Emsmble's highly-acclaimed drama, "Naomi Court", which starred another young actor, Brad Davis (of Midnight Express (1978)). After completing that successful engagement Robert was tapped to co-star for Tony Award-winning actor/director Len Cariou, A Little Night Music (1977) & Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982), in the Broadway drama, "Don't Call Back", starring Arlene Francis at the Helen Hayes Theater. It was during the run of that Broadway drama that he was cast by producer James Komack to star in the award-winning comedy series, Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) and, at the age of twenty-five, became one of the show's directors.
Robert has guest-starred in over thirty episodic series, including Saturday Night Live (1975) with host Quentin Tarantino, Diagnosis Murder (1993) with Dick Van Dyke and The Drew Carey Show (1995). He has starred in the award-nominated "Passat" commercial, "The Chase", for director Kinka Usher and in the feature films, Honeymoon Hotel (2004) opposite Jane Kaczmarek, Underground Aces (1981) with Melanie Griffith, Bob Roberts (1992) for director Tim Robbins, Purpose (2002) starring Mia Farrow, and Bar Hopping (2000) alongside Kevin Nealon.
Hegyes made his Los Angeles stage debut to rave notices as Chico Marx in Arthur Marx's play, "An Evening with Groucho", and was shortly thereafter cast as a series regular starring in the award-winning drama, Cagney & Lacey (1981). Robert has been awarded a lifetime artist-in-residence status at his alma mater and has taught there and continues to guest lecture regularly. He is also a California Certified Secondary Education Teacher and teaches for the Los Angeles Unified School District at Venice High School.
As a long-time resident of Venice, California, Robert and partner Craig Titley, (Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)) developed the original Internet series, "The Venice Walk".- Actress
- Sound Department
Dimitra Arliss' acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, she first caught audience's eyes appearing in Arthur Kopit's Broadway play "Indians", she played a Native American character who spoke with an Italian accent. While she continued acting on stage, she began to appear in several television and film productions, such as The Sting (1973), Xanadu (1980), Firefox (1982) and It's My Party (1996). To horror film aficionados, Dimitra is best remembered as Dahnya in Bless the Child (2000); it would be her last film before dying from complications of a stroke, she died at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 79.- Colin Tarrant was born on 14 June 1952 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Rainbow (1988), The Bill: Target (1996) and The Bill (1984). He was married to Valerie Hays. He died on 26 January 2012 in Bristol, England, UK.
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- Director
- Writer
Luis Sanz was born in 1926 in Madrid, Spain. He was a producer and director, known for The Things of Love (1989), Yo soy ésa (1990) and Cristina Guzmán (1968). He died on 26 January 2012 in Marbella, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Clare Fischer was born on 22 October 1928 in Durand, Michigan, USA. He is known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Under the Cherry Moon (1986) and Girl 6 (1996). He was married to Donna Van Ringelesteyn and Zoe Ann Routsos. He died on 26 January 2012 in Burbank, California, USA.- Bruce Cornwell was born in 1923 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Shakespeare's Merchant (2003), Reptile 2001 (1999) and Gal Young Un (1979). He died on 26 January 2012 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Roberto Mieres was born on 3 December 1924 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He died on 26 January 2012 in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Josef Hanzlík was born on 19 February 1938 in Neratovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Poklad hrabete Chamaré (1984), The Ninth Heart (1979) and Modre z nebe (1983). He died on 26 January 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Toshie Tokieda was born on 12 September 1929 in Pusan, Korea. She was a director and writer, known for Tomodachi (1961), Kenchan tachi no ongaku shugyô -Yamaha ongaku kyôshitsu yon sai ji shoki no kiroku- (1965) and Bunkyô no ayumi o tazunete -Bunkyô no bunkazai- (1975). She died on 26 January 2012 in Saku, Nagano, Japan.- Kartar Singh Duggal was born on 1 March 1917 in Rawalpindi, British India. Kartar Singh was a writer, known for Dus Kahaniyaan (2007). Kartar Singh was married to Ayesha Jaffri. Kartar Singh died on 26 January 2012 in Punjab, India.
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- Producer
Judith Cobb was born on 25 February 1961 in Australia. She was a director and writer, known for Girl Talk (1998) and Tomboy (2004). She died on 26 January 2012 in Australia.- Robert Turner was born on 6 June 1920 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was married to Sara Scott. He died on 26 January 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- Todd Roney was born on 4 March 1944 in the USA. He died on 26 January 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Vladimir Mishanin was born on 31 October 1927. He was an actor, known for Twenty Days Without War (1977), Obyasneniye v lyubvi (1978) and Navazhdenie (1989). He died on 26 January 2012.
- Additional Crew
Mark Adams was born in 1983 in the USA. He is known for Nitro Circus (2009). He died on 26 January 2012 in Volusia County, Florida, USA.- Humberto Arenal was a Cuban writer, who made the first part of his career in the off Broadway circuit, in USA. According to the Cuban journalist Yoe Suárez Humberto Arenal was "a man who wrote and lived novels. As a reporter in New York, he returned to Havana in 1959 after the dream (later the nightmare) of the Revolution. He found the adventure, he befriended the rebels of his generation, he experienced upheavals, he witnessed the betrayal, he followed the fidelity". Suárez remembered that, as an author, "he gave us memorable works. There is Gentleman Charles, a story anthologized on more than one occasion. The also writer César López once commented that, in his opinion, Humberto was one of the great storytellers of the Generation of 50. From his time on the stage (which was rather a long walk) the first productions of the mythical Cold Air remained in history, and the foundation, among others, of the Musical Theater of Havana and the Lyric Comedy «Gonzalo Roig». It seems superficial to say that almost twenty titles under his signature were added to the bibliographic catalogs, if when we talk about his work perhaps the most important thing is to highlight his deep knowledge of man in dissimilar contexts. Thus he revived on the scene a "foul-spoken" Benny Moré as believably as the distinguished Alberto of his second novel, The Sacred Animals".
- Robert Turner was born on 6 June 1920 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Robert was a composer, known for The Pemberton Valley (1957), Q for Quest (1961) and Anthology (1959). Robert died on 26 January 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- Felicja Bylicka was born on 18 October 1915 in Strzelce, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Strzelce, Lódzkie, Poland]. She died on 26 January 2012.