The Graph Collector: 2022

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Michael Ironside

Frederick Reginald Ironside (born 12 February 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), known as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. I know him best for his roles in Scanners (1981), Top Gun (1986), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Total Recall (1990), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), and Starship Troopers (1997).

Michael Ironside appeared at London Comic Con Winter in November 2022 where he signed a Top Gun 8x10 and my Top Gun Soundtrack record sleeve (also signed by James Tolkan in Edinburgh in October). I had pre-ordered the signed photo months ago through the Showmasters send-in service since he was originally scheduled to appear at LFFC in July 2022. The record sleeve I had sent to Woody's Memorabilia to be signed at the winter event since I do not really trust the Showmasters service anymore when it comes to sending in my own items.

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Record sleeve also signed by James Tolkan

Michael signing my record sleeve

Friday, November 11, 2022

Susan George

Susan Melody George (born 26 July 1950 in Surbiton, Surrey, England) is an English film and television actress. She is best known for starring in films such as Twinky (1969), Straw Dogs (1971), Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974), Mandingo (1975), and Enter the Ninja (1981).

Susan appeared at the London Film Fair on 6 November 2022. I ordered the Enter the Ninja photo below through the Showmasters send-in service.

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Susan George signing (not my photo) at the London Film Fair

Saturday, October 15, 2022

Tami Stronach

Tami Stronach (born 31 July 1972 in Tahran, Persia) is an actor, dancer, and professor. As an actress she is best known for her role as The Childlike Empress in the NeverEnding Story (1984).

I met Tami at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2022.

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Official website

Blu-ray sleeve also signed by Noah Hathaway

Noah Hathaway

Noah Leslie Hathaway (born 13 November 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Atreyu in the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story and for portraying Boxey on the original television series Battlestar Galactica (1978-79).

I met Noah at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2022.

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Blu-ray sleeve also signed by Tami Stronach

Q&A panel at Comic Con Scotland

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone (born 4 October 1976 in San Francisco, California, USA) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller The Crush (1993) and gained further prominence at the age of 16 as a teen idol when she appeared in the music video for Aerosmith's "Cryin'". Alicia went on to star as Cher Horowitz in the teen comedy film Clueless (1995), which earned her a multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Pictures. In 1997, she starred in the big-budget superhero film Batman & Robin, playing Batgirl.

I met Alicia at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2022.

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Q&A panel at Comic Con Scotland

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Michael B. Jordan

Michael Bakari Jordan (born 9 February 1987 in Santa Ana, California, USA) is an American actor and director. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Donnie Creed in Creed (2015), and Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), all three of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Jordan reprised the role of Creed in Creed II (2018), and Killmonger in What If...? (2021), and is set to star and make his directorial debut in Creed III (2023).

I purchased the signed photo below from Big Screen Autographs at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2022.

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Saturday, September 17, 2022

Billy Dee Williams

William December Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor. He appeared as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, first in the early 1980s for The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), and thirty-six years later in The Rise of Skywalker (2019), marking one of the longest intervals between onscreen portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history.

He first came to my attention as Detective Matthew Fox in Nighthawks (1981), one of my all-time favourite Stallone films. He also starred as Detective Hazeltine in Number One with a Bullet (1986) and played Harvey Dent in Batman (1989).

Mr Williams signed my Nighthawks lobby card when he appeared at London Film & Comic Con Spring in February 2016. I did not attend this convention but used the Showmasters pre-order service instead.

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Madeline Smith

Madeline Smith (born 2 August 1949 in Hartfield, Wealden, East Sussex, England) is an English actress. After working as a model in the late 1960s, she went on to appear in many television series, stage productions and films in the 1970s and 1980s.

I know her best for her role as Miss Caruso in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973). However, she also had larger roles in the Hammer horror films The Vampire Lovers (1970), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Tam-Lin (1970), Theatre of Blood (1973) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) and comedy films including Up Pompeii (1971), Up the Front (1972) and Carry On Matron (1972) amongst others. She also appeared in the films The Killing of Sister George (1968), Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970), The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) and the musical film Take Me High (1973) with Cliff Richard.

The photo below was signed at a private signing organised by Bondstars.com in February 2022.

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Chris Casamassa

Chris Casamassa (born 17 January 1965 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American martial artist, actor and stuntman who is best known for his role as Scorpion in the movie Mortal Kombat (1995) and the related television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998). He was George Clooney's stunt double in Batman & Robin (1997).

Chris sent me the autographs below after I contact him through his website.

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Official website

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Jordt Robinson (born 14 February 1942 in New York City, USA) is an American actor works works predominantly in supporting roles on television and in low-budget films. I know him best for his portrayals of the serial killer Scorpio in Dirty Harry (1971), Detective Monte in Cobra (1986), Larry Cotton in Hellraiser (1987), Sergeant Botnick in Child's Play 3 (1991), and Elim Garak in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99).

Andrew signed my Hellraiser DVD sleeve when he appeared at Destination Star Trek in Birmingham in October 2018. I did not attend this convention but used the Showmasters pre-order service. I used the same service to purchase the Dirty Harry 8x10 photo when Andrew appeared at London Comic Con in November 2021.

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As Scorpio in Dirty Harry

DVD sleeve previously signed by
Nicholas Vince and Simon Bamford

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny (born 18 September 1956 in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England) is an English actor, k known for his many roles on stage and television. I know him best for his roles as Lord Percy Percy and Captain Darling in the British comedy series Blackadder (1983-89). He also appeared as Robett Glover in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2016-17).

I purchased Tim's autograph from Only Authentics in November 2021. Unfortunately the character name is slightly smudged.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Brian Baumgartner

Brian Baumgartner (born 29 November 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Malone in the NBC comedy series The Office (2005–2013).

I purchased Brian's autograph from Only Authentics in November 2021.

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Monday, September 12, 2022

Tony O’Dell

Tony O’Dell (born 30 January 1960 in Pasadena, California, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cobra Kai member Jimmy in The Karate Kid (1984),The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and one epidode of Cobra Kai (2019), and as preppy Alan Pinkard in the comedy series Head of the Class (1986–91).

Tony signed the Karate Kid poster below at a private signing organised by Zombie Bite Promotions in June 2021.

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Tony' O'Dell with my poster
in the background

Ron Thomas

Ron Thomas (born 15 November 1961 in Reno, Nevada, USA) is an American actor, best known for his role as Bobby Brown in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and two episodes of Cobra Kai (2019-21).

Ron signed the Karate Kid poster below at a private signing organised by Zombie Bite Promotions in Februari 2021.

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Official website

Ron Thomas signing for Zombie Bite
(not my poster)

Monday, August 29, 2022

Corey Feldman

Corey Scott Feldman (born 16 July 1971 in Reseda, California, USA) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Gremlins (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), The Goonies (1985), Stand by Me (1986), The Lost Boys (1987), License to Drive (1988), The Burbs (1989), and Dream a Little Dream (1989).

Corey signed the poster below at a private signing organised by Zombie Bite Promotions together with East Coast Collector's Service in February 2022. I finally received it back in August 2022.

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Official website

Also signed by Jonathan Ke Quan, Jeff Cohen,
and Sean Astin

Friday, August 26, 2022

Martin Sheen

Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born 3 August 1940 in Dayton, Ohia, USA), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films The Subject Was Roses (1968) and Badlands (1973), and later achieved wide recognition for his leading role as Captain Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979), as U.S. President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999-2006), and as Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022).

I received Martin's autograph through the mail in April 2015. I had sent him a photo from Apocalypse Now to be signed, which he returned along with his own West Wing postcard.

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis (born 29 March 1955 in London, England) is a British-American actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four Star Trek feature films: Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). I also know her for her role as Maria Rodriguez in Death Wish 3 (1985).

I first saw Maria at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2008. I attended her Q&A panel but did not meet her. Not long after I 'won' a signed photo at one of the Collectormania's in Glasgow, probably around 2010. In August 2022 I had a picture with her taken at Film & Comic Con Glasgow.

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Q&A panel in Glasgow in 2022...

...and in the same venue in 2008

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Jonathan Watson

Jonathan Watson (born 1957-58 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor best known for his BBC Scotland comedy sketch show Only an Excuse? (1995-2018), which parodied people and events from the world of Scottish football and for his role as Colin in the BBC comedy series Two Doors Down (2013-present).

I met Jonathan at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2022.

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Natalia Tena

Natalia Gastiain Tena (born 1 November 1984 in London, England) is an English-Spanish actress and musician. She is best know for portraying Nymphadora Tonks in four Harry Potter films (2007-11), and the wildling Osha in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-13, 2016).

I met Natalia at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2022.

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Jack Gleeson

Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish actor who is best known for his portrayal of Joffrey Baratheon in the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–14). Following this role, Gleeson took a hiatus from acting, but has since taken part in independent theatre and the 2020 BBC miniseries Out of Her Mind.

I met Jack at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2022.

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Francesca Gonshaw

Francesca Gonshaw (born c. 1960) is an English former actress who appeared in television, theatre and cinema productions in the 1980s. She as best know for portraying Maria Recamier in the BBC television comedy series 'Allo 'Allo! (1984-87).

I met Francesca at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2022.

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With Vicki Michelle (left) and Francesca Gonshaw

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