Graham McTavish

Graham James McTavish (born 4 January 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish film, television and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Dwalin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012-14), Dougal Mackenzie in the Starz series Outlander (2014-16) and the Saint of Killers in the AMC series Preacher (2016-present). I know him for his roles as Lewis in Rambo (2008) and Tommy Holiday in Creed (2015). Apart from Sylvester Stallone, he is therefore the only actor with speaking parts in both the Rambo and Rocky franchises.

I met Graham at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2013.

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Eric Roberts

Eric Anthony Roberts (born 18 April 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) is an American actor. According to IMDb he has more than 500 credits as an actor including The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) Runaway Train (1985), Best of the Best (1989) and its sequel Best of the Best II (1993), The Ambulance (1990), Final Analysis (1992), The Specialist (1994), The Nature of the Beast (known as Bad Company in Europe and Hatchet Man in the UK)(1995), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Expendables (2010).

I met Eric at Comic Con Liverpool in March 2019, where he signed the Specialist DVD sleeve for me. I used the Showmasters send-in service to get the Best of the Best press photo signed when he appeared at Collectormania Milton Keynes in May 2014.

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Carl Chase

Carl Chase is an English actor who played Frank in the 1992 film Alien³. Other notable films Chase has appeared in include Batman (1989), Cutthroat Island (1995), The Mummy (1999) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). Aside from his work in film, Chase has also had an extensive career in British television.

I met Carl at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2013.

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Steven Berkoff

Leslie Steven Berkoff (né Berks; born 3 August 1937 in Stepney, London, England) is an English character actor, author, playwright and theatre director. As a movie actor, he is best known for his performances in villainous roles, such as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Lt. Col Podovsky in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).

I met Mr Berkoff at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2012 where he signed the B&W Rambo press photo. The other three photos were signed at a private signing organised by All Star Autographs in July 2022

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As Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop

Brigitte Nielsen

Brigitte Nielsen (born Gitte Nielsen on 15 July 1963 in Rødovre, Denmark) is a Danish actress, model, singer and reality television personality who began her career modeling and later acted in the 1985 fantasy film Red Sonja alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone, with whom she starred in two films; she played Ludmilla Drago in Rocky IV (1985) and the title character's love interest Ingrid in Cobra (1986). She played Karla Fry in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). In 2018 she reprised the character of Ludmilla Drago in Creed II.

I purchased the signed photo from Brigitte's website in 2013. In December 2018 she was a guest at For the Love of Sci-Fi in Manchester and signed the Rocky IV poster through Monopoly Events' send-in service.

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Tony Burton

Anthony Mabron "Tony" Burton (born 23 March 1937 in Flint, Michigan, USA; died 25 February 2016 in Menifee, California, USA) was an American actor, boxer, and football player. I knew him for his role as Tony "Duke" Evers in the first six Rocky films (1976-2006).

He also had parts in a number of other notable films including John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980), Stir Crazy (1980), The Toy (1982), Armed and Dangerous (1986), House Party 2 (1991), Spielberg's Hook (1991) and the Stallone film Shade (2003).

Mr Burton passed away at the age of 78 from complications of pneumonia. Only one or two months prior I had purchased his autograph from The Philadelphia Connection Store.

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Burt Young

Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (born 30 April 1940 in Queens, New York, USA; died 8 October 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA), better known by his stage name Burt Young, was an American actor, author and painter. He was best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series (1976-2006).

Other notable films include Chinatown (1974), Convoy (1978), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Back to School (1986), and Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990).

In March 2019 I met Burt at Comic Con Liverpool where he signed the Rocky IV poster. The autographs on the two Rocky Balboa photos were obtained through the mail in January 2015.

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Michael Talbott

Michael Talbott (born 2 February 1955 in Waverly, Iowa, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for his co-starring role as Det. Stanley Switek in the television series Miami Vice (1984-89). He also played a bully named Freddy in the Stephen King adaptation Carrie (1976) and Deputy Balford in First Blood (1982).

I obtained Michael's autograph through the mail.

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Vernon Wells

Vernon George Wells (born 31 December 1945 in Rushworth, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actor. He is best known to international audiences for his role of Wez in the 1981 science fiction action film Mad Max 2 (1981) and Bennett in the action film Commando (1985) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, an 80s favourite of mine. Wells also appeared in the John Hughes directed fantasy comedy Weird Science (1985) and Joe Dante's science fiction comedy Innerspace (1987).

I met Vernon at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2016.

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Ricco Ross

Ricco Ross (born 16 April 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American actor who is probably best known for his role as Private Ricco Frost in the film Aliens (1986). He also appeared in the Cannon cult classic Death Wish 3 (1985). Other credits include Spies Like Us (1985), Gulliver's Travels (1996), Mission Impossible (1996), Fierce Creatures (1997), Nate and the Colonel (2003) and Hydra (2009).

I met Ricco at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2016.

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Brian Dennehy

Brian Manion Dennehy (born 9 July 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; died 15 April 2020 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA) was an American actor of film, stage, and television. One of his most memorable roles was probably that of Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982) starring Sylvester Stallone as Rambo. A few years prior he had appeared in another Stallone film, F.I.S.T. (1978).

Other films I know him from include Cocoon (1985) and Cocoon: The Return (1988), F/X (1986) and F/X2 (1991), Blue Heat (1990), Presumed Innocent (1990), the boxing drama Gladiator (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and the 2005 remake of Assault on Precinct 13. Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy Loman in the television film Death of a Salesman (2000).

I obtained Mr Dennehy's autograph through the mail.

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Edward Furlong

Edward Walter Furlong (born 2 August 1977 in Glendale, California, USA) is an American actor. He became famous after his performance as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the highest-grossing film of 1991. He also starred in Pet Sematary Two (1992) and alongside Edward Norton in American History X (1998).

I met Edward at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2011.

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Tony Danza

Tony Danza (born Antonio Salvatore Iadanza on 21 April 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actor and former professional boxer. I know him for starring in the television series Taxi (1978-83) as Tony Banta and Who's the Boss? (1984-92) as Tony Micelli. He also starred as the Tony Micelli-esque Tony Simpson in the film She's Out of Control (1989).

I obtained Tony's autograph through the mail.

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Martin Kove

Martin Kove (born 6 March 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actor best known for his role as the Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese in the Karate Kid film series (1984-1989) and the follow-up YouTube series Cobra Kai (2018-present). He is also known for his work in films such as Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Steele Justice (1987) and Wyatt Earp (1994). He also had a recurring role in the television series Cagney & Lacey (1982-1988) as Victor Isbecki.

I obtained Martin's autograph on the Karate Kid 8x10 photo through the Showmasters pre-order service when he attended London Film & Comic Con in June 2012. The Rambo photo was purchased from Showmasters in September 2020. The signed Karate Kid 11x17 poster was purchased from Cinema Utopia Private Signings in October 2020.

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Kurt McKinney

Kurt Robin McKinney (born 15 February 1962 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is an American actor. I know him as Jason Stillwell in the 1986 martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender, which also introduced audiences to Jean-Claude Van Damme. He also starred in Sworn to Justice (1996) with Cynthia Rothrock.

I obtained Kurt's autograph through the mail.

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Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin (born 27 February 1962 in Winnetka, Illinois, USA) is an American actor and voice actor. I know him best for his part as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). He also appeared in the television series Firefly and its continuation film Serenity as Jayne Cobb. He also appeared in Predator 2 (1990), Independence Day (1996) and The Patriot (2000).

I met Adam at Comic Con Liverpool in March 2019. He signed a Spanish DVD cover, which I had picked up on holiday last year for € 0.50. He seemed quite intrigued and took a picture of it with his phone.

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Julia Nickson

Julia Nickson (born 11 September 1958) is a Singapore-born American actress. She first came to the attention of international audiences as Sylvester Stallone's love interest Co Bao in the boxoffice hit Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). Other credits include playing Catherine Sakai in the first season of Babylon 5 and a recurring role as Dr Susan Lee on the television series Walker, Texas Ranger.

I received the autograph below after having supported a failed Kickstarter project in 2014.

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Bill Conti

William Conti (born 13 April 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA) is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores. These include Rocky (1976) and four of its sequels, the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981), the 1980s hit television series Dynasty, and The Right Stuff (1985). The latter earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Score. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only, which was sung by Sheena Easton. He was the musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times.

Conti composed the score of ten Sylvester Stallone films. In addition to five of the Rocky films the following productions have a Bill Conti score: F.I.S.T. (1978), Paradise Alley (1978), Victory (known as Escape to Victory in the UK and other territories) (1981), Lock Up (1989) and Avenging Angelo (2002).

Other favourites of mine include The Karate Kid (1984), the TV series North & South (1985), Masters of the Universe (1987) and Inferno (known as Desert Heat in Europe)(1999).

The signed press photo below was obtained through the mail. The signed Inferno CD booklet was purchased from Buysoundtrax.com.

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Teri Hatcher

Teri Lynn Hatcher (born 8 December 1964 in Palo Alto, California, USA) is an American actress, voice-actress, writer, singer and former NFL cheerleader. She is probably best known for portraying Lois Lane in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–97), as Paris Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and as Susan Mayer in the television series Desperate Housewives (2004–12). However I know her best as Stallone's character's sister Kiki in Tango & Cash (1989).

I met Teri at Comic Con Liverpool in March 2019.

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