Frank Vincent

Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (born 15 April 1937 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA; died 13 September 2017 in Nutly, New Jersey, USA) was an American actor. During a five-decade career, Vincent often portrayed mobsters. He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, appearing as Salvy in Raging Bull (1980), Billy 'Batts' in Goodfellas (1990), and Frank Marino in Casino (1995). He played Phil Leotardo in the fifth and sixth seasons of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2004–2007). Other acting credits include the films Do the Right Thing (1989), Mortal Thoughts (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), and Cop Land (1997).

I purchased the signed photographs from Frank's official website in July 2015.

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As Billy 'Batts' in Goodfellas

As Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos

Robert Pine

Robert Pine (born Granville Whitelaw Pine, 10 July 1941 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actor who is best known as Sgt. Joseph Getraer in the television series CHiPs (1977–83).

I ordered the signed photo below in November 2014 but I only received it in April 2016, a wait of 17 months. I opened a PayPal dispute after two and a half months, closed it again after receiving a promise it would be sent within 2 weeks, and after that sent many more emails. I had given up on ever receiving the autograph I had paid for until it landed on my doormat out of the blue. Although I am very happy with the signed photo with dedication I cannot recommend ordering from the official website because of all the hassle I had to go through to receive it.

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Larry Wilcox

Larry Dee Wilcox (born 8 August 1947 in San Diego, California, USA) is an American actor best known for his role as California Highway Patrol officer (later captain) Jonathan "Jon" Baker in the television series CHiPs (1977-83). CHiPs was the first American series I started watching as a child and has a special place in my heart.

I purchase a CHiPs 8x10 photo on Larry's website in February 2015, which I received signed and personalised only seven days later, along with an additional CHiPs '99 signed photo.

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David Spear

David Spear (born 23 November 1953 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is a composer and conductor. He began his career orchestrating many film scores for Elmer Bernstein including Animal House (1978), Airplane! (1980), Heavy Metal (1981), An American Werewolf in London (1981), and Ghostbusters (1984). He composed the score for films including Exterminator 2 (1984), No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987), and Pentathlon (1994).

The soundtrack to No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder was released on CD as a limited edition of 500 units in December 2021. The first 50 copies ordered from Buysoundtrax.com were signed by David. I received my signed copy in February 2022.

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Sven-Ole Thorsen

Sven-Ole Thorsen (born 24 September 1944) is a Danish actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983.

Sven-Ole has appeared in many Arnold Schwarzenegger movies (in credited and uncredited roles): Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984), Red Sonja (1985), Raw Deal (1986), Predator (1987), The Running Man (1987), Red Heat (1988), Twins (1988), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), Eraser (1996), End of Days (1999), and Collateral Damage (2002). He also did stunts in Red Sonja (1985), Raw Deal (1986), Eraser (1996), Jingle All The Way (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), and End of Days (1999).

Other credits (acting and stunts) include Ghostbuster II (1989), Lethal Weapon (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Nowhere to Run (1993), Hard Target (1993), On Deadly Ground (1994), Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998), The 13th Warrior (1999), Gladiator (2000), and The Sum of All Fears (2002).

I pre-ordered Sven's autograph from Evolve Events Private Signings in May 2021. I received the signed Running Man photos below many months later in 2022. Apparently one autograph got lost in the mail and I received two as a replacement.

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Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow (born 10 June 1941 in Berlin, Germany) is a German film, stage, and television actor. His international breakthrough was his portrayal of the good-hearted and sympathetic U-boat Captain "Der Alte" ("Old Man") in the 1981 war film Das Boot. He is also known for his roles in The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), Dune (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Judge Dredd (1995), The English Patient (1996), Air Force One (1997), and The Da Vinci Code (2006).

I purchased Jürgen's autograph from RACC Trusted Seller #108 Ilya Zeta in November 2021.

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Jürgen Prochnow as Judge Griffin in Judge Dredd

Gus Rethwisch

Gus Rethwisch (born 3 February 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) is an American actor. I know him best for his role as 'stalker' Buzzsaw in The Running Man (1987). He also appeared in House II: The Second Story (1987), Twins (1988), and The Scorpion King (2002).

I pre-ordered Gus' autograph from Evolve Events Private Signings in May 2021. I received the signed photo below around ten months later.

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