Frank Langella

Frank A. Langella Jr. (born 1 January 1938 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards, two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performances as Richard Nixon in the play Frost/Nixon and as André in The Father and two for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in Edward Albee's Seascape and Ivan Turgenev's Fortune's Fool.

His notable film roles include George Prager in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Count Dracula in Dracula (1979), Skeletor in Masters of the Universe (1987), Bob Alexander in Dave (1993), William S. Paley in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) and Richard Nixon in the film production of Frost/Nixon (2008), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He had a recurring role as Gabriel, the KGB handler for the lead characters, in the FX series The Americans between 2013 and 2017.

I obtained Frank Langella's autograph through the mail in May 2016.

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John Saxon

John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; 5 August 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA; died 25 July 2020 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA) was an American actor and martial artist who worked on more than 200 projects during a span of 60 years. Saxon was known for his work in westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract player for Universal Pictures, appearing in such films as Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) and Portrait in Black (1961). In the 1970s and 1980s, he would establish himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law enforcement officials in horror films such as Black Christmas (1974), Dario Argento's Tenebrae (1982) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

In addition to his roles in horror films, Saxon co-starred with Bruce Lee in the martial arts film Enter the Dragon (1973) and has supporting roles in the westerns Death of a Gunfighter (1969) and Joe Kidd (1972), as well as the adventure thriller Raid on Entebbe (1977). In the 1990s, Saxon occasionally appeared in films, with small roles in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) and From Dusk till Dawn (1996).

I purchased John Saxon's autograph from his official website.

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Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins (born 13 November 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American character actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror and thriller film genres, having worked with writers and directors such as Shane Black, William Peter Blatty, John Carpenter, Fred Dekker, Richard Donner, Stephen King, and George A. Romero. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers and tough authority figures.

Atkins has starred in numerous films including The Fog (1980), The Ninth Configuration (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Night of the Creeps (1986), Lethal Weapon (1987), Maniac Cop (1988), Two Evil Eyes (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Striking Distance (1993), and Drive Angry (2011).

I obtained Tom Atkins's autograph through the mail in May 2016.

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Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. He is probably best known as Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel in Valkyrie (2008).

I met Kenneth at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2013.

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Haskell V. Anderson III

Haskell Vaughn Anderson III (born 26 November 1943 in Queens, New York City, USA) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is probably best known for his prominent supporting role in the 1989 film Kickboxer, which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. Other roles include the 1978 film Brotherhood of Death, which was his first starring role on film and the 2007 Independent feature Boy and Dog.

I obtained Haskell's autograph after contacting him through his (now defunct) website in December 2015.

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Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman (born 18 January 1943 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England) is an English actor who has appeared in theatre, television and film. I know him for playing Indiana Jones's rival archaeologist René Belloq in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and his parts in Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992) and Double Team (1997).

I met Paul at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2010.

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James Caan

James Edmund Caan (born 26 March 1940 in the Bronx, New York City, USA; died 6 July 2022 in Los Angeles County, California, USA) was an American actor. After early roles in The Glory Guys (1965), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, El Dorado (1967) and The Rain People (1969), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as Brian's Song (1971), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Gambler (1974), Freebie and the Bean (1974), Rollerball (1975), Funny Lady (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Chapter Two (1979). For his signature role in The Godfather (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, Caan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe.

Caan's subsequent notable performances include roles in Thief (1981), Misery (1990), For the Boys (1991), Eraser (1996), Bottle Rocket (1996) and Elf (2003), as well as the role of "Big Ed" Deline in the television series Las Vegas (2003–08). He also prominently lent his voice to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) as Tim Lockwood, father of Bill Hader's protagonist Flint Lockwood.

For his contributions to the film industry, Caan was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978 with a motion pictures star located at 6648 Hollywood Boulevard.

James Caan appeared a London Comic Con in July 2018. Through the Showmasters send-in service I managed to get my Rollerball blu-ray signed.

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