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1. This actor moved to New York in 1964 and started to make his mark in small productions and then some excellent Shakespearian roles. His best known roles were Gomez Addams in the two "Addams Family" movies and General Bison in "Street Fighter"(1994).
2. This Canadian character actor is best remembered for "Uncle Buck", "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" and "Brewster's Millions".
3. This actor was Audrey Hepburn's love interest in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". He made several more blockbusters before making a 1970's TV series about a Polish-American detective which lasted just two seasons. He did go on to make another more successful 1980's TV series.
4. This actor had a famous role in which he played a bird-loving prisoner. He won an Oscar in 1961 for his role as a preacher in "Elmer Gantry".
5. This English born actress had a career spanning over 60 years. Her first husband was Jack Hawkins but that ended in divorce. She then married Hume Cronyn and that lasted over 50 years until her death. She won an Oscar for "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1990 at the age of eighty. She died on 11th September 1994.
6. This actor made a series of low-budget westerns in the 1940's as the Cisco Kid. He appeared in numerous musicals and romantic comedies and is remembered for playing one of Batman's arch enemies, The Joker, in the 1960's TV show.
7. This actor often played brutish characters in his early days such as in "The Dirty Dozen", and Blofeld in the movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
That changed in 1973 when he made a TV film and it was decided to make a series about that same character which lasted for five seasons.
8. This English born actor is best known for his work with Hammer Film Productions. Quite early on he took the roles of Dr. Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing and continued in those roles for many years. He also appeared in films for other production companies in the horror business. His best known appearance outside horror films was in "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977), where he played Grand Moff Tarkin.
9. This actor took over a well established role in a TV about a man with a wife who had a 'twitchy' nose after the original cast member had to leave on health grounds. Prior to that he had made a reasonable living with co-starring roles in the series "One Happy Family" and "Broadside" and roles in the successful films "Operation Petticoat" and "That Touch of Mink", both with Cary Grant.
10. This actor/director found fame relatively late in life. His career previously had involved playing a lot of 'heavies', which was appropriate because he was a large guy. He played a fat detective in a show which ran for five seasons. He was also a prolific director of TV shows and was the narrator of "The Fugitive" TV series.
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