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Gene Hackman is an American actor. He was born in 1931 at San Bernardino, California. The son of a pressman who moved his family east to Danville, Illinois, Hackman joined the Marines at 16, and in four years served in China, Japan, Hawaii, and Okinawa. After his discharge, he enrolled at the University of Illinois and then attended the School of Radio Technique in New York: Returning to California, he decided to pursue an acting career and joined the Pasadena Playhouse. Hackman began his professional career off-Broadway. He made his Broadway debut in Irwin Shaw's 'Children at Their Games', for which he won a Clarence Derwent Award. His first Broadway hit was Any Wednesday in 1964, the year he made his film debut in Robert Rossen's Lilith. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Arthur Penn's 1967 'Bonnie and Clyde', and again for Gilbert Cate's 1969 'I Never Sang for My Father'. He won an Oscar as best actor for his work in William Friedkin's 1971 'The French Connection', and also appeared in John
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Harry Hamlin is an American actor. He was born in 1951 at Pasadena, California.
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Jamey Sheridan (also known as James Sheridan) is an American actor. He was born in 1951 at Pasadena, California. He played 'Jack Shannon' in the 1990 television series Shannon's Deal.
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Marc Platt is an American actor. He was born in 1913 at Pasadena, California.
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Barbara Ruick was an American actress. She was born in 1930 at Pasadena, California and died in 1974 of a cerebral haemorrhage.
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Bunny Waters was an American actress and glamour model. She was born in 1916 at Pasadena, California and died in 1992 of leukemia.
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Cheryl Walker was an American actress. She was born in 1918 at South Pasadena, California and died in 1971 of cancer. She doubled for Veronica Lake in the 1941 film 'Sullivan's Travels'.
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Darlanne Fluegel is an American actress and model. She was born in 1958 at Pasadena, California.
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Kathleen Quinlan is an American actress. She was born in 1954 at Pasadena, California.
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Laurie Fortier is an American actress. She was born in 1977 at Pasadena, California.
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