Australian-born radio, film, and TV actor Rod Taylor,right, made his
film debut in the Australian production of KING OF THE CORAL SEA
IN 1953.

 
                 Rod Taylor in The Time Machine, 1960

  
       Rod starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, 1963.

Character actor William Sanderson is seen here with Daryl Hannah in a
scene from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982). He holds both business
and law degrees from the University of  Memphis. Sanderson’s acting
career began with stage productions while attending college. He has
a long list of films to his credit.  

J.K. Simmons is best known for his portrayal as police psychiatrist
Dr. Emil Skoda in the NBC-TV series Law & Order. Simmons was a
Broadway actor and singer prior to his film and television career.

Simmons, right, with Marlon Wayans in a scene from Ladykillers,
a 2004 dark comedy from the Coen brothers.

J.K. Simmons in the role of J. Jonah Jameson from Spider-Man,2004.

A Beverly Hills High School photo of Nicolas Cage

Actor, producer and director Nicolas Cage has appeared
in over 60 films including Raising Arizona (1987), Face/Off
in 1995, and National Treasure (2004). At the age of 32,Cage 
became the fifth youngest actor to win the Academy Award 
for Best Actor for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). 

 
Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue from the film Leaving Los Vegas

Pete Postlethwaite died Sunday following a long
battle with cancer. He was a veteren of the Royal
Shakespeare Company along with other acting 
companies. Steven Spielberg once called Pete
”the best actor in the world” after working
with him on The Lost World: Jurassic Park 
(1997). Postlethwaite was nominated for an 
Oscar for his role in In The Name of the
Father (1993).

Pete Postlethwaite in The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

Postletheaite with Daniel Day Lewis in a scene from
In the Name of the Father.