Saturday, March 28, 2020

Ernie Hudson

Earnest Lee Hudson (born 17 December 1945 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA) is an American character actor. He has appeared in dozens of film and television roles throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters (1984) and its 1989 sequel, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in The Crow (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn in the HBO series Oz (1997–2003). Hudson has also acted in the films Leviathan (1989), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), Airheads (1994), The Basketball Diaries (1995), Congo (1995) and Miss Congeniality (2000). He had a cameo in the remake of Ghostbusters (2016) and will reprise his role as Winston in the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2020).

I met Ernie at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2008.

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Erika Eleniak

Erika Eleniak (born 29 September 1969 in Glendale, California, USA) is an American actress, Playboy Playmate and former model best known for her role in Baywatch (1989-92) as Shauni McClain. Her film debut was a small part in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She later starred in the films The Blob (1988), Under Siege (1992), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Chasers (1994) and Bordello of Blood (1996).

I purchased Erika's autograph from Monopoly Events after she had appeared at Comic Con Liverpool in March 2020.

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Paul Blake

Paul Blake (born 1949 in Birmingham, England) is an English actor who is best known for portraying the bounty hunter Greedo in Star Wars (1977). He also had minor roles in Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971) and Hennessy (1975), as well as some roles in television series such as Down to Earth (2001) and Crossroads (1964).

I met Paul at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2010.

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Paul Darrow

Paul Darrow (born Paul Valentine Birkby on 2 May 1941 in Chessington, Surrey, England; died 3 June 2019) was an English actor. He became best known for playing Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7 between 1978 and 1981. His many television roles included two appearances in another BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who, playing Captain Hawkins in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970) and Tekker in Timelash (1985).

I met Paul at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2010.

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Paul Darrow at the Entertainment Media Show in October 2012

Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie (born 23 March 1971 in East Kilbride, Scotland) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in television series, stage plays and films. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series Tinsel Town (2000–01) and Lysa Arryn in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-14). She appeared as Ford in Prometheus (2012), as Katherine in The Witch (2015) and as First Order Officer in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).

I have met Kate twice: at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2014 and at a Matchbox Cineclub screening of The Witch at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow in October 2018.

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Saturday, March 21, 2020

Andy Herd

Andrew Herd is an actor who has appeared in a number of high-profile fantasy films. He is known for his roles as an Ewok and a Jawa in Return of the Jedi (1983), a Goblin in Labyrinth (1986), a Nelwyn Villager in Willow (1988) and a Gringotts Goblin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

I met Andy at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2015.

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Rune Vindenes

Rune Vindenes is a Norwegian actor who played a Hoth Rebel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

I met Rune at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2015.


Photo credit: Bergens Tidende