Thursday, February 27, 2020

Alan Flyng

Alan Flyng (born 4 February 1955) is an English film costume designer, supervisor and consultant as well as an actor. He portrayed an Imperial Officer in Return of the Jedi (1983) having previously portrayed a Cold Assault Stormtrooper on Hoth and a Stormtrooper in the Carbon Freezing Chamber in Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He also has 43 IMDb Costume and Wardrobe Department credits.

I met Alan at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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John Morton

John Fass Morton (born 26 March 1947) is an American movie actor, stuntman and writer. He appeared in A Bridge Too Far (1977), in the 1980 film Superman II as an astronaut named Nate and also that year he appeared in Flash Gordon. He was featured in the BBC television series Oppenheimer (1980). He is probably best known for his role as Dak Ralter, Luke Skywalker's gunner during the Battle of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

I met John at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Finn Jones

Finn Jones (born Terence Jones in 24 March 1988 in London, England) is an English actor known for his roles as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2016) and as Danny Rand in the Netflix television shows Iron Fist (2017–2018), The Defenders (2017) and Luke Cage (2018), which are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

I met Finn at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell in Game of Thrones

Clive Russell

Clive Russell (born 7 December 1945 in Reeth, North Riding of Yorkshire) is a Scottish actor who was born in England but grew up in Fife. He is known for his roles as Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline in Ripper Street (2012-16), Angus O'Connor in Happiness (2001-03) and Brynden Tully in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2013-16).

He also appeared in the Scottish sitcoms Still Game and Rab C Nesbitt as Big Innes and in teen drama Hollyoaks as Jack Osborne's brother Billy Brodie. He also played the part of Krebs in the made-for-TV film Fatherland (1994), a favourite of mine.

I met Clive at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Chase Masterson

Chase Masterson (born Christianne Carafano on 26 February 1963 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) is an American actress, singer, and activist. I know her best for her role as Bajoran Dabo girl Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1995 to 1999.

I met Chase at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Kristian Nairn

Kristian Nairn (born 25 November 1975 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is an actor and DJ. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.

I met Kristian at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Mark Capri

Mark Capri (born 19 July 1951 in Washington, D.C., USA) is an American actor best known for a his role as Imperial Office M'Kae in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

I met Mark at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Mark Capri in The Empire Strikes Back

Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon (born 27 September 1939 in London, England) is a British-born Canadian actor on film, stage, television and radio. He is best known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars (1977). His many films include The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Batman (1989), Mission Impossibe (1996) and Spy Game (2001).

I met Garrick at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Jack Klaff

Jack Klaff (born 6 August 1951 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African actor, writer and academic. He has held professorships at Princeton University and Starlab. His most notable acting roles were as John D. (Red Four) in Star Wars (1977) and as henchman Apostis in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981).

I met Jack at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Angus MacInnes

Angus MacInnes (born 27 October 1947 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Jon "Dutch" Vander in Star Wars (1977) and as former hockey great Jean "Rosey" LaRose in the comedy Strange Brew (1983). He also appeared in Witness (1985) as a corrupt policeman, as Homicide Detective Bronson in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), as Judge Silver in the Sylvester Stallone comic book adaptation Judge Dredd (1995) and as Sergeant Whitman in Hellboy (2014) as well as many other high profile films.

I met Angust twice: at the Something Bl**dy Awesome convention in Edinburgh in April 2014 and at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.


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As Judge Silver in Judge Dredd

Angus signing for me at Collectormania Glasgow in 2014

Photo with Angus at Collectormania Glasgow

As Jon "Dutch" Vander in Star Wars

Angus signing the Star Wars photo for me at Something Bl**dy Awesome in 2014

Angus at Something Bl**dy Awesome

Burn Gorman

Burn Hugh Winchester Gorman (born 1 September 1974 in Hollywood, California, USA) is an English actor and musician. He is known for his roles as Owen Harper in the BBC series Torchwood (2006–08), Karl Tanner in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2013–14), Hermann Gottlieb in Pacific Rim (2013) and its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), and Major Edmund Hewlett in the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014). Gorman portrayed 'The Marshal' in the first season of the Amazon drama The Man in the High Castle.

I met Burn at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Chris Rankin

Christopher William "Chris" Rankin (born 8 November 1983 in Auckland, New Zealsn) is a New Zealand-born British actor who is best known for playing Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter film franchise.

He appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).

I met Chris at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Anna Schaffer

Anna Shaffer (born 15 March 1992 in London, England) is an English actress, known for her roles as Ruby Button in teen soap opera Hollyoaks and Romilda Vane in the Harry Potter film series. Shaffer was cast in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) as Romilda Vane, the fourth year student who tried to use a love potion on Harry. She would then reprise this role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). She also plays the role of Triss Merigold in the Netflix series The Witcher.

I met Anna at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014.

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Julian Glover

Julian Wyatt Glover CBE (born 27 March 1935 in Hampstead, London, England) is an English classical actor, with many stage, television and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Glover is known for portraying major characters in many popular movie and television franchises. His film roles have included General Maximilian Veers in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Aristotle Kristatos in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). He also voiced the giant spider Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

Glover has also appeared frequently on television, especially in the UK, including guest appearances on such series as The Avengers, The Saint, Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Remington Steele. From 2011-16, he played the recurring supporting role of Grand Maester Pycelle in HBO's Game of Thrones. In January 2013, he appeared as General Beauvilliers in the BBC drama Spies of Warsaw.

I met Mr Glover at the 2014 editions of Film & Comic Con Newcastle (March) and Collectormania Glasgow (August) and at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2022.

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As Grand Maester Pycelle in Game of Thrones

At Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2014

As Aris Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only

Signing at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2014

As Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Signing at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2022

Sheree J. Wilson

Sheree Julienne Wilson (born 12 December 1958 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA) is an American actress, producer, businesswoman, and model. She is best known for her roles as April Stevens Ewing on the American television series Dallas (1986–1991) and as Alex Cahill-Walker on the television series Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001) alongside Chuck Norris. She also shared a screen with Norris in Hellbound (1994).

I purchased Sheree's autograph from her official website.

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