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1. This Irish actor played a school headmaster in a couple of films towards the end of his career but is also known for "The Guns of Navarone" (1961) and "A Man Called Horse" (1970).
2. This American actor came to attention in "On the Waterfront" (1954). His best known role, and one which got him an Oscar, was as Sherrif Gillespie in "In the Heat of the Night" (1967).
3. This actor appeared in a number of minor westerns before hitting the big-time in "The Magnificent Seven" (1960). Following "The Great Escape" (1963), he was in constant demand for films. In the mid sixties he appeared as Derek Flint in a couple of wonderful spy spoof films loosely based on James Bond.
4. This English comedian first found success in a satirical stage review called "Beyond The Fringe" in the early 1960s. Then came a British TV series called "Not Only .... But Also", which he made with Peter Cook. He was a classically trained pianist though he loved to play jazz. He got the lead role in the movie "10" in 1979 which was a smash hit and an then even bigger hit with "Arthur" (1981) for which he was Oscar nominated.
5. This son of Russian-Jewish émigrés was initially a stage actor but it was in TV that he made his name. He played a dastardly, conniving, individual who always fouled the efforts of the family he was living with to return to earth. When the series finished, he found himself typecast and spent the rest of his career doing voice-over work in commercials and animated films.
6. This actress is probably the most famous porn star of all time. She is best known for "Deep Throat" (1972). She became an anti-porn advocate, testifying before the Meese Commission on the dangers of pornography.
7. This American singer/actress initially worked as a duo with her sister Betty but went solo in 1949. Her biggest film role was in "White Christmas" (1954), co-starring opposite Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Her hits include "Hey There", "Tenderly", "This Ole House" and "Half as Much".
8. This screenwriter wrote scripts for many films in Germany until Adolf Hitler came to power. As he had Jewish ancestry, he made his way to the USA. He spoke no English but learnt it quickly. His friend Peter Lorre helped him break into American films. He was a successful screenwriter and also found success as a director. He won 6 Oscars in total for "The Lost Weekend" (1945) (Best Screenplay/Best Director), "Sunset Blvd" (1950) (Best Screenplay) and "The Apartment" (1960) (Best Screenplay/Best Director/Best Picture). He had 15 other Oscar nominations.
9. This English actor first found fame in the 1970s UK TV series "The Sweeney", a violent and hard-hitting show which changed the way British police were portrayed on TV. In 1987 he starred in another police series, "Inspector Morse", set in the university town of Oxford. It turned him into the most bankable actor on British TV.
10. This American jazz and popular music singer had a career spanning six decades. She started as a singer with Benny Goodman's big band in 1941. She provided singing and speaking voices and the lyrics for Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" (1955) and is remembered for her songs "Fever" (1958), "Is That All There Is?" (1969) and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill". In 1991 she sued Disney for royalties from the sale of video cassettes of "Lady and the Tramp", winning $2.3 million.
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