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Index to Featured Actors on this page



Pace, Diane

Films on Class Act:
Gypsy (1962)

Pack, Roger Lloyd

Films on Class Act:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Packer, Doris

Films on Class Act:
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)

Padden, Sarah

Films on Class Act:
Let Freedom Ring (1939)

Padilla, Manuel, Jr.

Films on Class Act:
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)

Padula, Marguerita

Films on Class Act:
Road to Singapore (1940)

Padula, Vincent

Films on Class Act:
Serenade (1956)

Page, Anita

Films on Class Act:
The Broadway Melody (1929)
Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

Page, Bradley

Films on Class Act:
The Big Store (1941)
Night After Night (1932)



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Geraldine Page  (1924 - 1987)

Born in Missouri. Wonderfully talented actress of stage and screen, often specializing in eccentric or neurotic character types. Most of her work was on stage, but she appeared in some great films. Considered by many to be one of the greatest American actresses of all time. Won eight Academy Award nominations.

Feature Films:

Riders to the Sea (1987)
Native Son (1986)
Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story (TV, 1986)
My Little Girl (1986)
The Trip to Bountiful (AA, 1985)
White Nights (1985)
Walls of Glass (1985)
The Bride (1985)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV, 1985)
The Pope of Greenwich Village (AAN, 1984)
The Dollmaker (TV, 1984)
The Parade (TV, 1984)
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
The Blue and the Gray (TV, 1982)
Harry's War (1981)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Interiors (AAN, 1978)
Nasty Habits (1977)
The Rescuers (1977)
Something for Joey (TV, 1977)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Live Again, Die Again (TV, 1974)
Happy as the Grass Was Green (1973)
Pete 'n' Tillie (AAN, 1972)
Look Homeward, Angel (TV, 1972)
J.W. Coop (1972)
The Beguiled (1971)
Montserrat (1971)
Trilogy (1969)
Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)
La Chica del Lunes (1967)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
The Thanksgiving Visitor (TV, 1967)
You're a Big Boy Now (AAN, 1966)
Barefoot in Athens (TV, 1966)
The Three Sisters (1966)
Dear Heart (1964)
Toys in the Attic (1963)
Sweet Bird of Youth (AAN, 1962)
Summer and Smoke (AAN, 1961)
Hondo (AAN, 1953)
Taxi (1953)





Page, Joy

Films on Class Act:
Kismet (1944)

Page, Keva

Films on Class Act:
Pajama Party (1964)

Page, Paul

Films on Class Act:
Palmy Days (1931)

Page, Rita

Films on Class Act:
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Page, Veronica

Films on Class Act:
Oliver! (1968)

Paget, Debra

Films on Class Act:
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
Love Me Tender (1956)

Pahernik, Albin

Films on Class Act:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Paige, Bob  (1910 - 1987)
Actor on film and television
Host of several TV shows, including "The Big Payoff" (1951)

Films on Class Act:
It Happened to Jane (1959)



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Janis Paige  (1922 - )

Given name: Donna Mae Tjaden; born in Tacoma, Washington. Actress / singer / comediene on stage, screen and television. I will always remember her singing and dancing "Stereophonic Sound" with Fred Astaire in Silk Stockings.

Selected Feature Films:

Follow the Boys (1963)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
Silk Stockings (1957)
Two Gals and a Guy (1951)
The House Across the Street (1949)
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Of Human Bondage (1946)
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Bathing Beauty (1944)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
(others)





Paige, Mabel

Films on Class Act:
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
Beat the Band (1947)

Paige, Raymond

Films on Class Act:
Hawaii Calls (1938)

Paige, Robert  (1910 - 1987)
(John Arthur Paige)

Films on Class Act:
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Follow the Boys (1944)
Can't Help Singing (1944)
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)

Robert Paige
Paige, Ronald

Films on Class Act:
Fisherman's Wharf (1939)

Paiva, Nestor  (1905 - 1966)

Paix, Alfred

Films on Class Act:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
An American in Paris (1951)

Palange, Inez  (1889 - 1962)

Films on Class Act:
The Firefly (1937)
You Can't Have Everything (1937)
A Night at the Opera (1935)

Paley Brothers, The
Rock music duo Andy Paley and his brother Jonathan Paley
formed ca. 1978

Films on Class Act:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

Pall, Gloria

Films on Class Act:
Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Pallais, Dorita

Films on Class Act:
Three Daring Daughters (1948)

Pallenberg Bears, The
Novelty act with real bears!

Films on Class Act:
Sensations of 1945 (1945)



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Eugene Pallette  (1889 - 1954)

Born in Winfield, Kansas. Loveable, jovial, rotund, gravelly-voiced actor / comedian of the 1930s and 1940s. Generally played second leads, and was very popular with audiences. Began on stage and worked in silent films, but wasn't really noticed until the sound era.

Selected Feature Films:

In Old Sacramento (1946)
Sensations of 1945 (1944)
Step Lively (1944)
Pin Up Girl (1944)
The Gang's All Here (1943)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
The Lady Eve (1941)
It's a Date (1940)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
First Love (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Topper (1937)
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
Stowaway (1936)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Bordertown (1934)
Shanghai Express (1932)
Fighting Caravans (1931)
The Slippery Pearls (aka The Stolen Jools) (1931)
Let's Go Native (1930)
The Love Parade (1929)
The Canary Murder Case (1929)
To the Last Man (1923)
The Three Musketeers (1921)
Intolerance (1916)
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
(many others)





Pallot, Albert

Films on Class Act:
Julia Misbehaves (1948)

Palmer, Betsy  (1926 - )
Actress on film and television
Panelist on several TV game shows, including "I've Got a Secret" (1957 - 1967)

Films on Class Act:
It Happened to Jane (1959)

Palmer, Byron

Films on Class Act:
Glory (1955)

Palmer, Gary

Films on Class Act:
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Palmer, Maria

Films on Class Act:
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Lady on a Train (1945)

Palmer, Peter

Films on Class Act:
Li'l Abner (1959)

Palmer, Robert  (1949 - 2003)
Singer / Songwriter

Films on Class Act:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

Palmer, Robert

Films on Class Act:
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)

Paltenghi, David

Films on Class Act:
Invitation to the Dance (1957)

Paluzzi, Luciana  (1937 - )
Born in Italy

Films on Class Act:
Muscle Beach Party (1964)

Pan, Hermes  (1909 - 1990)
(Hermes Panagiotopoulos)
Legendary dance director and choreographer
On-screen appearances:

Films on Class Act:
Pal Joey (1957)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Pin Up Girl (1944)
Moon Over Miami (1941)

Panchonettes, The
Showgirls

Films on JGDB:
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)

Pandor, Miriam

Films on Class Act:
Just for You (1952)

Pane, Bob

Films on Class Act:
Pajama Party (1964)



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Franklin Pangborn  (1893 - 1958)

Born in Newark, New Jersey. Stammering, nervous, hand-wringing character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Often seen as clerks, hotel managers and assistants of various sorts.

Selected Feature Films:

My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
His Butler's Sister (1943)
Now Voyager (1942)
The Bank Dick (1940)
Spring Parade (1940)
Christmas in July (1940)
Broadway Serenade (1939)
Just Around the Corner (1939)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
Mad About Music (1938)
Carefree (1938)
Stage Door (1937)
All Over Town (1937)
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
A Star Is Born (1937)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
A Fool's Advice (aka Meet the Mayor) (1932)
(many, many others)





Pansano, Rose

Films on Class Act:
Huckleberry Finn (1974)

Pantoliano, Joe

Films on Class Act:
La Bamba (1987)

Panzer, Paul

Films on Class Act:
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944)
Idiot's Delight (1939)

Pape, Lionel  (1877 - 1944)

Films on Class Act:
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

Papillon, Louise

Films on Class Act:
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

Pappich, Steve

Films on Class Act:
South Pacific (1958)

Paragon, John

Films on Class Act:
The Frog Prince (1988)

Paris, Jerry

Films on Class Act:
Monkey Business (1952)

Paris, Jonnie

Films on Class Act:
South Pacific (1958)

Paris, Manuel

Films on Class Act:
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Paris, William M.

Films on Class Act:
The Trouble with Girls (1969)



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Barnett Parker  (1890 - 1941)

Born in Yorkshire, England. Refined, prissy, often sardonic character actor. Generally played butlers and clerks.

Selected Feature Films:

Kisses for Breakfast (1941)
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
Hullabaloo (1940)
If I Had My Way (1940)
Babes in Arms (1939)
At the Circus (1939)
Listen, Darling (1938)
Love Is a Headache (1938)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
Wake Up and Live (1937)
Born to Dance (1936)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
(many others)





Parker, Brett

Films on Class Act:
The Trouble with Girls (1969)
Stay Away, Joe (1968)

Parker, Cecil

Films on Class Act:
The Court Jester (1956)



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Cecilia Parker  (1905 - 1993)

Born in Canada. Character actress, generally playing sweet and slightly naive young ladies. She is best remembered today as Andy Hardy's sister Marion, though she did play many other roles.

Selected Feature Films:

Seven Sweethearts (1942)
Grand Central Murder (1942)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Andy Hardy Series [Marian Hardy] (1937-1958)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
High School Girl (1935)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
The Lost Jungle (1934)
The Painted Veil (1934)
Riders of Destiny (1933)
Tombstone Canyon (1932)
Young as You Feel (1931)
(others)


Andy Hardy Series
Andy Hardy Series
Featured Films






Parker, Eddie

Films on Class Act:
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
One Touch of Venus (1948)



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Eleanor Parker  (1922 - )

Given name: Eleanor Jean Parker; born in Ohio. Attended the Rice Summer Theatre on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and Pasadena Playhouse in California. Superb actress, with a wide range of abilities. Though she appeared in dozens of films, she's best remembered today as Baroness Schraeder in The Sound of Music.

Feature Films:

Dead On the Money (TV, 1991)
Madame X (TV, 1981)
Once Upon a Spy (TV, 1980)
She's Dressed to Kill (TV, 1979)
Sunburn (1979)
The Bastard (1978)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (TV, 1975)
The Great American Beauty Contest (TV, 1973)
Home for the Holidays (TV, 1972)
Vanished (TV, 1971)
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (TV, 1971)
Hans Brinker (TV, 1969)
Eye of the Cat (1969)
The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967)
Warning Shot (1967)
An American Dream (1966)
The Oscar (1966)
The Sound of Music (as The Baroness, 1965)
Madison Avenue (1962)
Return to Peyton Place (1961)
The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio (TV, 1960)
Home from the Hill (1960)
A Hole in the Head (1959)
The Seventh Sin (1957)
Lizzie (1957)
The King and Four Queens (1956)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Interrupted Melody [AAN](1955)
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
Valley of the Kings (1954)
The Naked Jungle (1954)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Above and Beyond (1952)
Scaramouche (1952)
Detective Story [AAN] (1951)
No Room for the Groom (1951)
Valentino As I Knew Him (1951)
Three Secrets (1950)
Caged [AAN] (1950)
Chain Lightning (1950)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
The Woman in White (1948)
The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
Escape Me Never (1947)
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
Of Human Bondage (1946)
Pride of the Marines (1945)
The Very Thought of You (1944)
The Last Ride (1944)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Crime by Night (1944)
Atlantic City (1944)
Between Two Worlds (1944)
Destination Tokyo (voice only, 1943)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Busses Roar (1942)
Men of the Sky (1942)
The Big Shot (voice only, 1942)
Soldiers in White (1942)





Parker, Fess  (1925 - )
Best remembered for his role as Davy Crockett

Films on Class Act:
Alias Jesse James (Cameo as Davy Crockett, 1959)

Parker, Franklin

Films on Class Act:
On an Island with You (1948)
Follow the Boys (1944)

Parker, Jeff

Films on Class Act:
Gypsy (1962)

Parker, Linda

Films on Class Act:
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Student Tour (1934)

Parker, Mary

Films on Class Act:
Music for Millions (1945)

Parker, Raymond

Films on Class Act:
East Side of Heaven (1939)

Parker, Ross

Films on Class Act:
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Parker, Suzy
Professional model

Films on Class Act:
Funny Face (1957)

Parker, Trey

Films on Class Act:
Newsies (1992)

Parker, Velton

Films on Class Act:
South Pacific (1958)

Parker, Willard

Films on Class Act:
Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Parkes, Eddie

Films on Class Act:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)



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Larry Parks  (1914 - 1975)

Given name: Samuel Lawrence Parks; born in Olathe, Kansas. Actor; best remembered for his exceptional portrayal of Al Jolson in The Jolson Story and Jolson Sings Again. Married to actress Betty Garrett. Admitted to being associated with the Communist Party during the McCarthy hearings, which effectively ended his (and Garrett's) career in 1951.

Selected Feature Films:

Freud (1962)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
Down to Earth (1947)
The Jolson Story (AAN, 1946)
Stars on Parade (1944)
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Sing for Your Supper (1942)
Three Girls About Town (1942)
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
You Belong to Me (1941)
(many others)





Parks, Michael

Films on Class Act:
Rainbow (1978)

Parks, Nanette

Films on Class Act:
Variety Girl (1947)

Parkyakarkus  (1904 - 1958)
(Harry Parke)

Films on Class Act:
New Faces of 1937 (1937)
Strike Me Pink (1936)

Parnell, Emory  (1892 - 1979)

Parnell, James

Films on Class Act:
White Christmas (1954)



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Helen Parrish  (1922 - 1959)

Given name: Helen Parrish; born in Georgia. Began as a child actress on screen, and made the transition to adulthood fairly smoothly. Probably best remembered today as Deanna Durbin's nemesis in several films. Died of cancer at a young age.

Selected Feature Films:

Quick on the Trigger (1949)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Cinderella Swings It (1942)
In Old California (1942)
Too Many Blondes (1941)
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
First Love (1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Winter Carnival (1939)
Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)
Little Tough Guy (1938)
Mad About Music (1938)
Maytime (1937)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Too Late for Love (1934)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Words and Music (1929)
(others)





Parrish, John

Films on Class Act:
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Parrish, Julie

Films on Class Act:
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)

Parrish, Leslie

Films on Class Act:
Li'l Abner (1959)

Parrish, Pat

Films on Class Act:
One Touch of Venus (1948)

Parry, Harvey

Films on Class Act:
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
How the West Was Won (1963)

Parry, Paul

Films on Class Act:
Born to Sing (1942)

Parsons, Milton

Films on Class Act:
The Music Man (1962)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Hold That Ghost (1941)

Parsons, Nancy

Films on Class Act:
Pennies from Heaven (1981)

Parsons, Patsy Lee

Films on Class Act:
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Partridge, Helene

Films on Class Act:
South Pacific (1958)

Pasques, Genevieve

Films on Class Act:
Les Girls (1957)
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

Pastine, Bob

Films on Class Act:
Jamboree (1957)

Pate, Michael

Films on Class Act:
The Singing Nun (1966)
The Court Jester (1956)

Paterson, Pat
Actress

Films on Class Act:
Idiot's Delight (1939)

Patinkin, Mandy  (1952 - )
Singer / actor / all-around entertainer
Recently on TV series "Criminal Minds"

Films on Class Act:
Yentl (1983)

Paton, Tony

Films on Class Act:
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)

Patric, Gil

Films on Class Act:
Texas Carnival (1951)

Patrick, Dorothy

Films on Class Act:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
New Orleans (1947)
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Up in Arms (Goldwyn Girl, 1944)

Patrick, Gail

Films on Class Act:
Mad About Music (1938)
Artists & Models (1937)
Stage Door (1937)
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)

Patrick, Lee
Actress

Patrick, Lory
Patrick, Roy

Films on Class Act:
Road to Hong Kong (1962)

Patricola, Tom

Films on Class Act:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

Patten, Luana

Films on Class Act:
So Dear to My Heart (1949)
Melody Time (1948)
Song of the South (1946)

Patterson, Dick

Films on Class Act:
Grease (1978)

Patterson, Elizabeth  (1875 - 1966)

Patterson, Kenneth

Films on Class Act:
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
One Touch of Venus (1948)

Patterson, Neva

Films on Class Act:
Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)

Patterson, Patti

Films on Class Act:
Show Boat (1936)

Patterson, Ray

Films on Class Act:
Variety Girl (1947)

Patterson, Russell  (1894 - 1977)
Artist / Cartoonist
(and Russell Patterson's Personettos puppet act)

Films on Class Act:
Artists and Models (1937)

Patterson, Sarah

Films on Class Act:
Snow White (1987)

Patterson, Sue

Films on Class Act:
The Vagabond King (1930)

Patton, Bart

Films on Class Act:
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)

Patton, Mary

Films on Class Act:
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

Patton, Virginia

Films on Class Act:
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

Paul, Andrew

Films on Class Act:
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

Paul, Les  (1915 - )
(Lester William Polfuss)
(The Les Paul Three; The Les Paul Trio, Les Paul and Mary Ford, etc.)
Pioneer of electric guitar

Films on Class Act:
Sensations of 1945 (1944)

Paul, Madeline

Films on Class Act:
Stepping Out (1991)

Paul, Victor

Films on Class Act:
The Jazz Singer (1980)

Paull, Connie

Films on Class Act:
The Slipper and the Rose [Dancer] (1976)

Pavel, Paul

Films on Class Act:
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Pawley, Anthony

Films on Class Act:
The Firefly (1937)

Pawley, Edward

Films on Class Act:
Hold That Ghost (1941)

Pawley, William

Films on Class Act:
The Great American Broadcast (1941)

Paxton Sisters
Specialty dancers

Films on Class Act:
King of Burlesque (1936)

Payne, Bobby

Films on Class Act:
Beach Party (1963)

Payne, Hunter

Films on Class Act:
La Bamba (1987)



Payne, John top of page
John Payne  (1912 - 1989)

Born in Roanoke, Virgina. Actor / singer / director / producer in many 20th Century-Fox musicals of the 1940s. Payne was a professional singer before entering the acting profession in the mid-1930s. Later he worked mostly in Westerns.

NOTE: There is more than one John Payne.

Selected Feature Films:

The Savage Wild (1970)
The Risk (1961)
Hold Back the Night (1956)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Tripoli (1950)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Razor's Edge (1946)
Sentimental Journey (1946)
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Footlight Serenade (1942)
Iceland (1942)
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
Week-End in Havana (1941)
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
The Great American Broadcast (1941)
Maryland (1940)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
College Swing (1938)
Garden of the Moon (1938)
The Temporary Widow (1930)
(many others)





Payne, Shelby

Films on Class Act:
Two Girls and a Sailor (Cigarette Girl, 1944)
Show Business (Showgirl, 1944)
Kismet (1944)
Up in Arms (Goldwyn Girl, 1944)

Payne, Travis

Films on Class Act:
Newsies (1992)

Payton, Claude

Films on Class Act:
Say It with Songs (1929)

Paz, Joe

Films on Class Act:
South Pacific (1958)

Peach, Jane

Films on Class Act:
Oliver! (1968)

Peach, Mary

Films on Class Act:
Scrooge (1970)

Peaker, E. J.

Films on Class Act:
Hello, Dolly! (1969)



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Alice Pearce  (1913 - 1966)

Given name: Alicia Pearce; born in New York, NY. Actress / comediene on stage, screen and television.

Feature Films:

The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Dear Heart (1964)
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
My Six Loves (1963)
Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Lad: A Dog (1962)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
The Belle of New York (1952)
On the Town (1949)

Television Series (regular cast):

"Bewitched" (1965 - 1966)
"The Alice Pearce Show" (1949)





Pearl, Barry

Films on Class Act:
Grease (1978)

Pearl Twins, The
Dance specialty

Films on Class Act:
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)

Pearlman, Stephen

Films on Class Act:
Xanadu (1980)

Pearson, Eve

Films on Class Act:
Up in Central Park (1948)

Pearson, Ginger

Films on Class Act:
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Pearson, Jesse

Films on Class Act:
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

Pearson, John

Films on Class Act:
San Francisco (1936)

Peary, Hal

Films on Class Act:
Clambake (1967)

Pecarovich, M. J.

Films on Class Act:
Double or Nothing (1937)

Peck, Charles

Films on Class Act:
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
Mad About Music (1938)



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Gregory Peck  (1916 - 2003)

Given name: Eldred Gregory Peck; born in La Jolla, California. One of the giants of film! Dropped out of medical school to try his hand at acting. Worked on stage in New York, then signed by RKO. An outstanding actor - one of the all-time best. His best-known film is probably To Kill a Mokingbird (1963).

Selected Feature Films:

Old Gringo (1989)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
The Sea Wolves (1981)
The Boys from Brazil (1979)
Macarthur (1977)
I Walk the Line (1970)
The Chairman (1969)
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
The Stalking Moon (1968)
Arabesque (1966)
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
To Kill a Mockingbird (AA, 1963)
How the West Was Won (1963)
Cape Fear (1962)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
On the Beach (1959)
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Beloved Infidel (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Bravados (1958)
Designing Woman (1957)
Moby Dick (1956)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
The Purple Plain (1954)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Only the Valiant (1951)
David and Bathsheba (1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Twelve O'Clock High (AAN, 1949)
Yellow Sky (1948)
Gentleman's Agreement (AAN, 1947)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
The Yearling (AAN, 1946)
Spellbound (1945)
The Keys of the Kingdom (AAN, 1944)
(many others)





Peck, Steven

Films on Class Act:
Bells Are Ringing (1960)

Pederson, Hal James

Films on Class Act:
The Trouble with Girls (1969)

Pedi, Tom

Films on Class Act:
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
Up in Central Park (1948)

Pedrini, John

Films on Class Act:
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)

Pedrolas, The
Circus Performers

Films on Class Act:
Jumbo (1962)

Pedroza, Inez

Films on Class Act:
The Singing Nun (1966)
Tickle Me (1965)

Peel, Richard

Films on Class Act:
My Fair Lady (1964)



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Jan Peerce (1904 - 1984)

Given name: Jacob Pincus Perelmuth ; born in New York. Opera star at the New York Met.

Feature Films:

Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
Tonight We Sing (1953)
Of Men and Music (1951)
Something in the Wind (1947)
Carnegie Hall (1947)
Hymn of the Nations (1944)
Keep 'Em Rolling (1942)
Gals and Gallons (1939)

Television Series: (regular cast)

"Opera vs. Jazz" (1953)





Peers, Joan

Films on Class Act:
Applause (1929)

Peil, Edward, Sr.  (1882 - 1958)

Peil, Edward, Jr.  (1907 - 1962)

Films on Class Act:
Caught in the Draft (1941)

Pelish, Thelma

Films on Class Act:
The Pajama Game (1957)

Pelling, George

Films on Class Act:
My Fair Lady (1964)

Pemberton, Brock  (1885 - 1950)

Films on Class Act:
Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Pembroke, George

Films on Class Act:
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

Pena, Elizabeth

Films on Class Act:
La Bamba (1987)

Pence, Denise

Films on Class Act:
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

Pender, Helen

Films on Class Act:
Night and Day (1946)

Pendleton, Steve  (1908 - 1984)
(aka Gaylord Pendleton or Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton)

Films on Class Act:
Loving You (1957)
Road to Singapore (1940)

Pendleton, Nat  (1895 - 1967)

Films on Class Act:
Buck Privates (1941)
At the Circus (1939)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Reckless (1935)

Penman, Lea

Films on Class Act:
Fancy Pants (1950)

Penn, Leonard  (1907 - 1975)

Films on Class Act:
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
The Firefly (1937)

Pennachi

Films on Class Act:
Seven Hills of Rome (1958)

Pennell, Larry

Films on Class Act:
The Court Jester (1956)
The Vagabond King (1956)



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Joe Penner  (1904 - 1941)

Given name: J. Pinter; born in Hungary. Popular radio comedian. After RKO featured him in New Faces of 1937, the studio began starring him in musical comedies. His career was really blossoming when he died in his sleep of a heart attack on January 10, 1941.

see also Composers P: Penner, Joe

Feature Films:

The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
Millionaire Playboy (1940)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
I'm From the City (1938)
The Life of the Party (1937)
New Faces of 1937 (1937)
Collegiate (1936)
College Rhythm (1934)

Joe Penner




Penney, Ralph

Films on Class Act:
Road to Morocco (1942)

Pennick, Jack  (1895 - 1964)

Films on Class Act:
How the West Was Won (1963)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
Double or Nothing (1937)
Rose Marie (1936)

Pennington, Ann

Films on Class Act:
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)

Penny, Frank

Films on Class Act:
Kismet (1944)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
In the Navy (1941)

Peppard, George  (1928 - 1994)
Best known as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith on the TV series "The A Team" (1983 - 1987)
and as Paul 'Fred' Varjak in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Films on Class Act:
How the West Was Won (1963)



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Barbara Pepper  (1912 - 1969)

Given name: Marion Pepper; born in New York, New York. Actress; began her career as a Goldwyn Girl.

Selected Feature Films:

Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
My Fair Lady (1964)
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
The Music Man (1962)
The D.I. (1957)
Young at Heart (1954)
Inferno (1953)
My Blue Heaven (1950)
Terror Trail (1947)
Brewster's Millions (1945)
Cover Girl (1944)
Girls in Chains (1943)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
Sweethearts (1938)
Lady in the Morgue (1938)
Show Boat (1936)
Winterset (1936)
Our Daily Bread (1934)
Kid Millions (Goldwyn Girl, 1934)
Roman Scandals (1933)
Our Daily Bread (1933)
(many others)

Television Series (regular cast):

"Green Acres" (1965 - 1969)





Pepper, Buddy

Films on Class Act:
That Certain Age (1938)

Pepper, Cynthia

Films on Class Act:
Kissin' Cousins (1964)

Pepper, Jack

Films on Class Act:
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
Son of Paleface (1952)
Road to Singapore (1940)

Percheskly, Charles

Films on Class Act:
The Music Man (1962)

Percy, David

Films on Class Act:
Monte Carlo (1930)

Perez, Pepito

Films on Class Act:
Road to Rio (1947)

Perine, Mary

Films on Class Act:
Bathing Beauty (1944)

Perkins, Carl  (1932 - 1998)
Rock & Roll Singer

Films on Class Act:
Jamboree (1957)

Perkins, Gil  (1907 - 1999)
Born in Australia

Perkins, Millie

Films on Class Act:
Wild in the Country (1961)

Perkins, Osgood

Films on Class Act:
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

Perkins, Red

Films on Class Act:
How the West Was Won (1963)

Perkins, Voltaire

Films on Class Act:
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

Perlman, Yehonadav

Films on Class Act:
Puss in Boots (1988)