One and Done

by MrMarcRobinson | created - 27 Oct 2021 | updated - 5 months ago | Public

Actors with only one major film role. (may have some bit parts or TV roles)

1. Larry Roberts

Actor | Lady and the Tramp

Larry Roberts was born Lawrence Saltzman on September 28, 1926. He was the only child of Robert E. and Mabel (Haber) Saltzman. Larry was a native of Cleveland, Ohio. After Larry's parents divorced, his father moved to Los Angeles. During World War II, Larry served with General Patton's Third Army ...

2. Peter Ostrum

Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Peter Ostrum was born on November 1, 1957 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Sicko (2007) and Remembering Gene Wilder (2023). He has been married to Loretta Lepkowski since 1987. They have two children.

3. Heather Ripley

Actress | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Heather Ripley was born on May 6, 1959 in Dundee, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) and MGM Sing-Alongs: Searching for Your Dreams (1997).

4. Bolaji Badejo

Actor | Alien

Bolaji Badejo was a graphic designer from Lagos. He is primarily remembered for his single acting role, playing the titular predatory alien in the science fiction-horror film Alien (1979).The film was a box-office hit, having earned a worldwide gross of US$143 million by 1992 estimates.

In 1953, ...

5. Carrie Henn

Actress | Aliens

Carrie Henn is a former American child actress, who rose to prominence at the age of ten (10) after co-starring with Sigourney Weaver in the movie "Aliens", the 1986 sequel to the 1979 hit, "Alien". She has been married to her husband Nathan Kutcher since July 2, 2005. They have one child together.

6. Ilene Woods

Actress | Cinderella

Ilene Woods was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the daughter of a backstage mom who was responsible for Ilene getting her show biz start on the stage at 2. At 14, she received an offer to top-line her own radio show once she became available at the end of that school year during a vacation in ...

7. Andy Lindberg

Actor | Stand by Me

Andy Lindberg is known for Stand by Me (1986), Happy Ending and God's Clowns (1998).

8. Hatty Jones

Actress | Madeline

Hatty Jones is an actor and a writer from London. Her first film was Madeline, which she made when she was 10. Producers picked her out of thousands of girls at an audition because of her height and irresistible charm and eagerness. Even though the original cartoon Madeline was a redhead, producers...

9. Danny Lloyd

Actor | The Shining

Danny Lloyd was selected for the role of Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) because of his ability to concentrate for extended periods of time. Because of his age (6) and the genre of The Shining (1980) Danny was closely guarded by Kubrick during filming and didn't know it was a...

10. Charlie Potter

Actor | The Witches

Charles Potter is a former British child actor whose only notable role to date came as Bruno Jenkins in The Witches, a 1990 film based on the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. He has not acted since and, formerly a barrister practicing commercial, public and administrative law at Blackstone ...

11. Billy Joel

Soundtrack | Oliver & Company

William Martin Joel is an American singer, pianist, composer and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his single and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 pop and rock studio albums from 1971...

12. Brandon Merrill

Actress | Shanghai Noon

Brandon Merrill was born in Colorado and raised on a ranch in Wyoming. She first gained national exposure when she was featured in an article about the Cheyenne Rodeo for "W" Magazine. She was subsequently signed by DNA Models and appeared in print ad campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and ...

13. Jeanne Gail

Actress | It's a Wonderful Life

Jeanne Gail was born on October 23, 1936 in the USA. She was an actress, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Woman Who Came Back (1945) and Arthur Takes Over (1948). She was married to Paul E. Gifford. She died on February 6, 1988 in Monterey, California, USA.

14. Cillian Byrne

Actor | The Secret of Roan Inish

Cillian Byrne is known for The Secret of Roan Inish (1994).

15. Paul Terry

Actor | James and the Giant Peach

Paul Terry was born on November 7, 1985 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for James and the Giant Peach (1996), Tears Before Bedtime (1995) and Lady Gaga: Marry the Night (2011).

16. Aubree Miller

Actress | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Aubree Miller was born on January 15, 1979 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985), The Ewok Adventure (1984) and The Message (2012).

17. Rishi Bhat

Actor | The Indian in the Cupboard

Rishi Bhat was born in 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Indian in the Cupboard (1995).

18. Mark Pillow

Actor | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Mark Pillow was born on April 14, 1959 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Wiseguy (1987) and Lara - Tödliche Eifersucht (2000). He has been married to Magdalena Barbara Plate since November 23, 1992. They have two children.

19. Chris Rebello

Actor | Jaws

Chris Rebello was born on August 8, 1963 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Jaws (1975). He was married to Lyn Wadsworth. He died on November 30, 2000 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

20. Jay Mello

Actor | Jaws

Jay Mello was born on June 16, 1968 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Jaws (1975) and The Shark Is Still Working (2007).

21. Jeffrey Voorhees

Actor | Jaws

Jeffrey Voorhees was born on August 22, 1962 in Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Jaws (1975), Santa Barbara (1984) and Operation EX-I-33 (2025).

22. Craig Kingsbury

Actor | Jaws

Craig Kingsbury was born on October 10, 1912 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Jaws (1975), E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Jaws: The 25th Anniversary Documentary (2015). He died on August 30, 2002 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA.

23. Anne Sellors

Anne Sellors was born in 1952, in Sheffield, UK. A clever and creative child, she excelled at school. Her love of theater and cinema led her to go on to study drama. Her love of children, her fun loving nature and her desire and willingness to encourage others' potential led her to take her drama ...

24. Sarah Pickering

Actress | Little Dorrit

Sarah Pickering is known for Little Dorrit (1987).

25. Jim Mulholland

Writer | Oscar

Jim Mulholland was born in Rockville Center, New York, USA. He is known for Oscar (1991), Bad Boys (1995) and Late Show with David Letterman (1993).

26. Lu Ann Haslam

Actress | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

LuAnn Haslam was born on March 28, 1953 in Los Angeles, California. She began working as a child model at the age of four, appearing in local fashion shows at Chaffey College and J.C.Penney's.

She was discovered by a talent agent, Pat Domigan, at age 11, after appearing in a local play. She worked ...

27. Layla Sarakalo

Layla Sarakalo was the woman who answers Uhura and Chekov when they are looking for the "nuclear vessels" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). She was an extra who was not supposed to speak. Layla Sarakalo had never acted before and was told to "act naturally". So when she was asked, she ...

28. Stacy Manning

Actress | The Apple Dumpling Gang

Stacy Manning is known for The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975).

29. Joey Gaydos Jr.

Actor | School of Rock

Joey was born on April 18, 1991. He started playing guitar at the age of 3, but did not get in touch with it until about 8 years old or so. In 2002, he attended a weeklong camp in Ann Arbor, Michigan called Dayjams. He had made a music video with his bandmates and after a representative viewed the ...

30. Kevin Alexander Clark

Actor | School of Rock

Kevin Alexander Clark was born on December 3, 1988 in Highland Park, Illinois. He played the drums since he was three years old but didn't take private lessons until the fifth grade. He was so skilled in his performances that each one demanded a standing ovation from the audience. Kevin was an ...

31. Robert Tsai

Actor | School of Rock

Robert Tsai was born in 1990 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for School of Rock (2003), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) and OCA Image TV (2009).

32. Maryam Hassan

Actress | School of Rock

Maryam Hassan now goes by the music artist name 'Mayhrenate' (pronounced like 'Mare-En-Nate'). She has been releasing music as a Singer/Songwriter/Vocal Arranger for herself and other artists. Her silky tone, angelic harmonies, and addictive melodies create an undeniable 'feel-good' vibe. Since The...

34. Delle Bolton

Actress | Jeremiah Johnson

Delle Bolton was born on November 13, 1947 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Jeremiah Johnson (1972) and Monk (2002). She was married to David Colloff. She died on June 19, 2022 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

35. Heidi Mollenhauer

Soundtrack | The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Before Heidi Mollenhauer performed the singing voice of Esmeralda in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), she was a singer at a local night-bar. Heidi was then approached by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, who were looking for someone to provide the singing voice for "Esmeralda." It was ...

36. Hemanth Rao

Actor | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Born in Hyderabad, India, Hemanth's family moved to Bombay in 1980. There he studied in school, taking part in dramatics at early age. Having excelled in Speech & Drama at the Trinity College of London examinations, his drama teacher soon cast him in the school productions ...



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