Not Very Famous...but should be

This blog is dedicated to the actor (living or dead) that either has or had the talent, but for one reason or another, never quite made it to the star level. The goal here is not to tell their story, but instead make audiences aware of their talents and to seek out their body of work so that their efforts can not only be shared and appreciated, but to live on.

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Charles Gilpin

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This is only the third time I've written about an actor based on just one film, but in the case of the performance of Charles Gilpin in ...
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Friday, February 17, 2023

Virginia Leith

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Fans of the 1962 mad scientist classic, The Brain that Wouldn't Die, are familiar with the wonderful performance of Virginia Leith. If ...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Gloria Foster

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Any scholar of Black Cinema is familiar with the ground breaking film, Nothing But A Man , which featured an ensemble of incredible performa...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Paul Harris

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Early in his Broadway career, Paul Harris secured roles in the National tour of Showboat , and a world tour of Porgy and Bess . So it's ...
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Friday, February 3, 2023

Royal Dano

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Royal Dano's face is probably more recognizable than his name. And even that is tough because he looked and acted differently in practic...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Lynn Hamilton

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Watching an old episode of Mannix late one night, I stumbled onto an actor's layered performance that had me glued to the screen. That ...
Friday, December 30, 2022

Elsie Ames

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One does not have to be a great actor in order to be famous. In the case of Elsie Ames, though, she wasn't even a good actor. Some may g...
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Mike is the author of three novels, The Day Harry Caray Died, Once Upon an Ending, and Abraham Lincoln's Traveling Medicine Show. All are available through Amazon, or by request at your local bookstore. You can email Mike at miketrippiedi@sbcglobal.net
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