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Will Oldham was born on 24 December 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for This Must Be the Place (2011), A Ghost Story (2017) and Dead Man's Shoes (2004). He is married to Elsa Hansen.- Werner Erhard was born on 5 September 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was previously married to June Bryde and Patricia Fry.
- Famous and controversial scientist/psychotherapist who founded the science of orgonomy, the study of life essence. This school of study had a wide array of principles ranging from the belief that the human muscular structure was directly affected by negative emotional stimuli, to a concept that human life essence, if properley harnessed, could accomplish such tasks as manipulating the weather and curing disease. Reich desisgned several large, booth-shaped machines made from organic marerials and laced with various pipes and metallic objects to assist in this process. After several years of this study, he was finally convicted for practicing fraudulent medicine and was sentenced to prison in Pennsylvania, where he would eventually die of a heart attack in 1957.
Although contemporary science still largely does not accept Reich's basic theories as scientific fact, his studies have been the basis and inspiration for several fields of medicine and therapy today, and many conspiracy buffs believe that Dr. Reich's studies were more accurate then the U.S. government wishes us to believe. - Actor
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William Thomas Sadler was born on April 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, to Jane and William Sadler. He began his acting career in New York theaters, appearing in more than 75 productions over the course of 12 years. His roles included that of Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning play "Biloxi Blues". He is best remembered for his roles in Die Hard 2 (1990), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995). He is also a television star, appearing in such sitcoms as Roseanne (1988) and Murphy Brown (1988) and such movies-of-the weeks as Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981). Sadler also starred as Sheriff Jim Valenti on the WB science fiction television series Roswell (1999).- Actress
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Wendee Lee is an American voice actress, writer and ADR director from Los Angeles, California who voiced in dozens of animated films, animated series and video games including Akira, Robotech, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Sailor Moon Crystal, Rurouni Kenshin, Magic Knight Rayearth, Outlaw Star, Digimon Adventure and Cowboy Bebop.- Actor
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William Hill was born and raised in the North Ward of Newark, New Jersey. After doing Theatre in the NJ area, he trained as an actor with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. In addition to film and television projects he has appeared on Broadway and in theaters across the country.- Actor
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William C. Fox is known for Star Trek: Osiris (2008), Love Is a Thieves' Game (2011) and InZer0 (2006).- Director
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A controversial film maker, Wolfgang Petersen has at once been lauded for his professionalism and attention to detail and decried for turning out a string of standard commercial Hollywood blockbusters. The son of a naval officer, Petersen held a lifelong fascination with the sea and naval subjects. He was born in Emden and attended drama school in Hamburg. Having already made some 8 mm films while at school, he proceeded to direct as well as act at the Junges Theater in Hamburg (later renamed the Ernst-Deutsch-Theater). In 1966, he joined the newly formed Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB) where he made several short films while simultaneously directing plays in Hamburg. Having caught the eye of German television networks, Petersen went on to direct a string of TV movies which often dealt with such contentious issues as environmental pollution and underage sex. An early success and also his first cinematic release was the taut psychological thriller One or the Other (1974), which starred Jürgen Prochnow and Elke Sommer. This led to more regular assignments on the ever-popular detective series Tatort (1970) for which Petersen directed six episodes.
In 1980, Petersen was commissioned by Bavaria Studios to direct Das Boot (1981), based on a 1971 novel by Lothar G. Buchheim. Filmed on a budget of 32 million DM, it became the most realistic and harrowing portrayal of life aboard a submarine in wartime filmed to date, the action of 'Das Boot' being set during the battle of the North Atlantic and culminating in an abortive attempt to cross the British-controlled strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean. The film concluded with a bitterly ironic climax. 'Das Boot' (re-released as a miniseries in 1985) starred Petersen's long-standing collaborator Jürgen Prochnow (who became an international star as a result) and was nominated for six Academy Awards (including Best Director and Best Writing). In its wake, Petersen directed and co-wrote a children's fantasy --again filmed at the Bavaria facilities near Munich-- The NeverEnding Story (1984). Though successful at the box-office (especially in Germany), it did not attract universal critical appeal. By contrast, his second English-language film, the science fiction drama Enemy Mine (1985) was only a modest financial success but rated better in reviews over the years, the Los Angeles Times describing it as "surprisingly coherent, surprisingly enjoyable".
In 1987, Petersen moved to Santa Monica, California. For a while, he was part of an A-list of directors tasked with helming mega-budget blockbusters starring big name actors like Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Most were palpable box-office hits, especially In the Line of Fire (1993) (often cited as his best Hollywood enterprise), Air Force One (1997) and the historical epic Troy (2004), which grossed $497.4 million worldwide. Reviewer reception for Troy tended to be lukewarm to cool, even more so with the disaster movies Outbreak (1995) and The Perfect Storm (2000), the latter criticized as suffering from "a lack of any actual drama or characterization". Attracting even lower critical esteem was Petersen's remake of Irwin Allen 's original 1972 disaster movie, Poseidon (2006). It ended up both a box office and a critical flop in the U.S. with only the superior CGI special effects gaining plaudits. Poseidon was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Remake. Following this debacle, Petersen withdrew from Hollywood and had a decade-long hiatus before directing his final picture, the German heist drama Vier gegen die Bank (2016).
Petersen's second wife was the assistant director and script supervisor Maria-Antoinette Borgel with whom he had a son. Petersen died from pancreatic cancer on August 12 2022 in Brentwood, California.- Wilhelm Pietsch is known for Das Boot (1981) and Das Boot (1985).
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William Preston Robertson is known for Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Evil Dead II (1987).- Wendy Tremont King is known for Milk (2008), Bone: Out from Boneville (2005) and Theater Class (2009).
- William McElroy is known for Milk (2008).
- William M. Verducci is known for Milk (2008).
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Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the only child of Helen Lena (Fritsche) and Walter Leland Cronkite, a doctor. Throughout his early career, Cronkite worked with newspapers. During World War II, he served as a news reporter. In 1950, Cronkite became a journalist. He signed up with CBS News in 1962 and retired in 1981. Cronkite remained active throughout retirement. He died on July 17, 2009 in New York City. He was 92 years old.- Actor
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William H. Frey III is known for Stalemate (2014), Fish for Sleep (2024) and The Emperor's New Clothes (2015).- Actor
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- Wendy Moniz, of Portuguese and Irish descent, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. An American actress best known for her roles as Louisa Archer in The Guardian (2001-2004), Rachel McCabe in Nash Bridges (200-2001), and Dinah Marler in Guiding Light (1995-1999), she has been married to Frank Grillo, her former Guiding Light costar, since October 28, 2000. She has two boys Liam (b. August 2004) and Rio Grillo (b. January 2008) and a stepson Remy (b. January 1997) from Frank Grillo's first marriage. She was previously married to David Birsner. Moniz has worked regularly in television since her debut in 1995, appearing in 15 series and over 50 commercials.
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William L. ( Bill ) Thomas is an American Actor known for his work in recurring roles on VEEP ( smiling agent Martin Collins ), House of Cards ( reporter Greg ) and The Wire ( F.B.I. Agent Mason ) and as Clint Hill in Killing Kennedy and Surgeon General Barnes in Killing Lincoln. Film roles include: West Virginia Stories, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Syriana, Head of State & Hannibal.- Actor
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Wass Stevens was born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Public Morals (2015), House of Cards (2013) and The Wrestler (2008).- Actor
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William Hill was born and raised in the North Ward of Newark, New Jersey. After doing Theatre in the NJ area, he trained as an actor with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. In addition to film and television projects he has appeared on Broadway and in theaters across the country.- Actor
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Wolf Blitzer was born on 22 March 1948 in Augsburg, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Skyfall (2012), The Campaign (2012) and Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018). He has been married to Lynn Greenfield since 18 November 1973. They have one child.- Wesley Bocian is known for House of Cards (2013).
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Wonsup Chung is known for Jamesy Boy (2014), House of Cards (2013) and Game of Pawns: The Glenn Duffie Shriver Story (2014).- Actor
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A critically acclaimed actor and Academy Award nominated producer, Waleed Zuaiter has an impressive international profile with a career spanning across theatre, film and television.
Currently, you can watch Zuaiter on your screens headlining the all-star cast in Fremantle/Euston Films' and Channel 4 UK's Baghdad Central. The show premiered to rave reviews in the UK, the Middle East (a StarzPlay Arabia Original), in the US on Hulu, as it continues healthy sales worldwide. (May 2020)
Waleed produced and starred in OMAR, from writer/director Hany Abu-Assad. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2014 Academy Awards© and won the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival (2013), the Grand Prize, Best Feature at the Dubai International Film Festival (2013), Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2013), and many other accolades around the globe.
Waleed was inspired to build on the network of Omar's investors and the greater world cinema industry that embraced him and the film. It was an unbelievable dream come true. "Producing Omar taught me a lot of things, but what I found most gratifying was that I was doing something far bigger than myself. We created jobs for many others and a platform for much deserved and undiscovered talent." Building on the success of Omar, and in the spirit of doing something greater than oneself, Zuaiter and his partners founded FlipNarrative, a development and production company, and are sourcing a growing slate of content to inspire many more stories and talent from the region and far beyond. Their mission is aimed at amplifying underrepresented - and historically misrepresented voices - around the world.
In television and film, Waleed is well known for a variety of roles, such as 'Amin Al-Hafez' in Netflix's The Spy, 'Samir Abboud' in Netflix's Altered Carbon, 'Vincent' on USA's Colony. In film, 'Sami' in Here and Now, 'Charlie' in 20th Century Women, 'Kamran Barkawi' in London Has Fallen. On Broadway and off, George Packers Betrayed, David Greig's The American Pilot, Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul, David Hare's Stuff Happens (Drama Desk Award), and Eliam Kraiem's Sixteen Wounded. Waleed also performed alongside Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in Mother Courage at The Public Theatre.
Born in California, Waleed grew up in Kuwait and then returned to the United States to study philosophy and theatre at George Washington University. He now resides in Los Angeles with his wife, son and daughter.- Wil Bradford is known for House of Cards (2013) and Veep (2012).
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- A synchronized swimmer, Wendy Carter transferred her talents from the water to the stages of Va Tech, The Russian American Theatre Company in St. Petersburg Russia, and The DePaul Theatre School in Chicago. Eventually film called her to Los Angeles, where she played roles ranging from bimbos to geniuses to bipolar murdering psychopaths. She has been described as "The energetic, all-American, intellectual romantic...a Robin Wright, Lori Singer type, with a Laura Linney energy, and a Cameron Diaz likeability". Her credits include House of Cards, Brothers and Sisters, Jackass 2, and several SyFy movies, music videos, and commercials . Wendy works well with animals, can speak a little of several languages, is athletic, a dancer, a kickin' singer, is hopelessly goofy, and in her work she has saved the world no less than three times... a task she is always up for again.
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W. Keith Scott hails from Boston, Massachusetts by way of his birthplace of Kinston, North Carolina. During his childhood he was always drawn to the performing arts starting out with the recorder and chorus, later moving to the Base Guitar and Clarinet and then to the theater department. While living much of his adolescent life in Boston, he attended Madison Park High School where he excelled in the performing arts. Although his formal training stems from Fayetteville Tech, his other trainings come from local and self taught instruction. Alongside legendary music greats, New Edition, he formed his own musical group Nadiege, although the group had little success. After the disbanding of Nadiege, he and a relative decided to join the United States Army together under the "buddy system." During his 24 years of active duty service he has earned numerous awards accounting for his successfully achievements during his military career. The display of a Parachutist Badge and an Expert Marksmanship Badge indicates he will go the extra distance to get the job done. While moving up the ranks in the military his love of the arts continued to mature while participating with local theater groups and venues. Upon retirement from the U.S. Army, Sergeant Major (SGM) has achieved the highest enlisted rank as a Soldier. SGM (Ret.) Scott's dedication and drive to his projects aka mission can be seen through his military service, his loving marriage, his children and his devotions to his faith in God. Anticipating his retirement from the military and returning to his dream of acting, SGM (Ret.) Scott was able to obtain a role in 2006 in the locally acclaimed full length film Tricks. Such an opportunity sparked a rejuvenation of his passion for the performing arts as he began to pursue more versatile roles to include several on the nationally syndicated cable channel Investigative Discovery. Now, as a veteran, SGM (Ret.) Scott brings the experiences of leadership, determination, sacrifice and service to the roles he undertakes as an actor and the unique perspective he offers as a Military Technical Advisor to filmmakers, fellow actors, screenwriters, and producers. This talented actor has yet to have the opportunity to show us the wealth of knowledge he brings to the industry; he continues to pursue his dreams by approaching each project with the same fervor and enthusiasm he nurtured all his life.- Actor
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Wayne Shearer was raised in a rural area of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After high school he entered the Air Force and became fascinated with computers and technology. He spent much of his life in the computer field as a field engineer and system designer, traveling around the country and across the world.
While still holding a love for computers, the business of technology became boring and routine and Wayne left the computer field to become a teacher, teaching high school mathematics and computer technology. One summer, with no summer school to teach, he saw an article in the local newspaper about an independent film being shot in Lancaster County that needed extras. He contacted them on a lark.
That film started his third career and, this time, he found his passion. It was the first of several films and TV shows that Wayne worked on, first as an extra, then, as he gained experience, as a principal. Between films he writes songs, mostly country and rock, and is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). He still travels to Nashville several times a year to write and "recharge his batteries".
Wayne pursues his career in acting, and songwriting, from his home in Philadelphia, PA.- Actor
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William Kaffenberger, now a resident of Los Angeles, grew up in Northern Virginia. He first became interested in acting during his high school years but did not actively pursue the profession until 2005. Since that time, he has worked in a number of films and television shows, the most well-know being Spielberg's "Lincoln" and the "House of Cards" streaming series.. Besides his acting interests, he is also an accomplished musician/singer/songwriter with multiple CDs/Digital Download projects available. Additionally, he has co-authored (with Gary D. Rhodes) a number of books on classic horror cinema, including No Traveler Returns: The Lost Years of Bela Lugosi, Bela Lugosi in Person, Becoming Dracula: The Early Years of Bela Lugosi Volume One; and Becoming Dracula: The Early Years of Bela Lugosi Volume Two, all published by BearManor Media.- Actor
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William James Kelly is an actor, producer and director who grew up and went to school in North Philadelphia and now lives in Bucks County, PA. He is of Irish-Italian heritage, born to William George Kelly and Rose Marie Lima in Feb. 1947. He did not get into acting until his late 50's on the recommendation of a dear friend and actor, Richard Boccelli (aka Dick Richards) who is also the original drummer for Bill Haley's Comets. His cousin Joey D'Ambrosio (aka Joey Ambrose) is also the original sax player for Bill Haley's Comets of "Rock Around the Clock" fame. He is known for Invincible (2006), Cold Case (2007), Finders Keepers (2010), voice-over of IBD: A Living Hell (2012), Celebrity Talk (2012), Love Song Trilogy (2013), and Broken Hearted Heroes (2013). He has been married to Diane Gavin since August 1974. They have two children Brigette Colleen (Mattis) & Brian Patrick Kelly and 4 grandchildren Keegan & Colin Mattis and Brielle & Nolan Kelly. He also has a daughter from a previous marriage, Lisa Ann Pisasale with two more grandsons, Anthony & Steven Pisasale Jr. He is a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran (1966-'67 Chu Lai & DaNang). He promotes benefit concerts and raises funds for the PA Wounded Warriors, Inc and also provides some free entertainment for the disabled veteran's at the Delaware Valley Veteran's Home in N.E. Philly. He has created a non-profit - Entertainment for Veteran's Everywhere (EVE) to raise funds for the entertainment of the disabled vets.