Nancy Allen

Nancy Anne Allen (born 24 June 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA) is a retired American actress. She came to prominence for her performances in several films directed by Brian De Palma (whom she was married to from 1979 to 1984) in the 1970s and early 1980s. 

Her first major role was in Brian De Palma's Stephen King adaptation of Carrie (1976). Allen was subsequently cast as the lead in the Robert Zemeckis-directed comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), followed by a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979). She then appeared in De Palma's Dressed to Kill (1980), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. Other films include film Blow Out (1981), Strange Invaders (1983) and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984).

I know her best as Anne Lewis in Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop (1987), a role she reprised for the two sequels that followed. The following year she appeared in Poltergeist III (1988).

I purchased Nancy's autograph from a Showmasters Facebook sale in December 2020.

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William Sadler

William Thomas Sadler (born 13 April 1950 in Buffalo, New York, USA) is an American stage, film and television actor.

I know him best for his roles in K-9 (1989), Hard to Kill (1990), Die Hard 2 (1990), the three Bill & Ted films (1991-2020), Trespass (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007) and Iron Man (2013). He has also had recurring parts in many TV series including Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996-97), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998-99), Homeland (2013), Hawaii Five-O (2010-14) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015-16).

I purchased William's autograph from a Showmasters Facebook sale in December 2020.

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Robert Rusler

Robert Rusler (born 20 September 1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) is an American film and television actor. I know him best for his roles as Max in the 1985 hit comedy Weird Science and as Grady in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge later that year. He also played Richard Lawson in the 1991 made-for-TV Stephen King adaptation Sometimes They Come Back.

I purchased Robert's autographs from two separate Showmasters Facebook sales in December 2020.

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Christina Hui

Christina Hui is an actress whose most prominent role was that of a 'Drax's Girl' in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker.

I met Christina at Autographica 20 in Heathrow in April 2014.

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John Amos

John Allen Amos Jr. (born 27 December 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, USA; died 21 August 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American actor known for his role as James Evans, Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times (1974-76) and for the 1977 miniseries Roots (1977). However, I knew him best for his supporting roles in movies such as The Beastmaster (1982), American Flyers (1985),  Coming to America (1988), Lock Up (1989), Two Evil Eyes (1990), Die Hard 2 (1990) and Ricochet (1991).

I purchased Mr Amos's autograph from one of the Showmasters Facebook sales in November 2020 (he appeared at Collectormania 20 in Milton Keynes in November 2013).

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Francesca Ciardi

Francesca Ciardi (born 26 July 1954 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian film actress. She is best known for her role as Faye in Ruggero Deodato's notorious horror film Cannibal Holocaust (1980).

Francesca signed the Blu-Ray sleeve for me when she appeared at London Film & Comic Con in July 2019 (I was not able to attend this event but used the Showmasters pre-order service). I purchased the signed photo from Showmasters during one of their Facebook sales in November 2020.

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Blu-Ray sleeve also signed by director Ruggero Deodato

Bruce McCandless II

Bruce McCandless II (born 8 June 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; died 21 December 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was a United States Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions (STS-41-B), he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit. His other mission was STS-31 in 1990.

I met Mr McCandless at Autographica 20 in Heathrow in April 2014.

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Alan Bean

Alan LaVern Bean (born 15 March 1932 in Wheeler, Texas, USA; died 26 May 2018 in Houston, Texas, USA) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3.

He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to land on the Moon, at age 37 in November 1969. He made his second and final flight into space on the Skylab 3 mission in 1973, the second crewed mission to the Skylab space station. After retiring from the United States Navy in 1975 and NASA in 1981, he pursued his interest in painting, depicting various space-related scenes and documenting his own experiences in space as well as those of his fellow Apollo program astronauts. He was the last living crew member of Apollo 12.

I met Mr Bean at Autographica 20 in Heathrow in March 2014.

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With Buzz Aldrin and Alan Bean

Jerome Blake

Jerome Blake (born 1956 in England) is an actor who had a number of roles in the three Star Wars prequels: The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005).

I met Jerome at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2014.

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Katie Purvis

Katie Purvis (born in 1966 or 1967) is an English actress who appeared in Return of the Jedi (1983), Labyrinth (1986), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011).

I met Katie at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2014

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Shirley Eaton

Shirley Eaton (born 12 January 1937 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is an English actress and model, celebrated in her heyday as a major sex symbol.

Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and gained her highest profile for her appearance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). Eaton also had roles in the early Carry On films. Preferring to devote herself to bringing up a family, Eaton retired from acting in 1969.

I obtained Ms. Eaton's autograph through a private signing organised by Our Disappearing Planet in October 2020.

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Me Me Lai

Me Me Lai (born 3 November 1951), sometimes billed as Me Me Lay, is a Burmese-British actress and television host who worked mainly in British and Italian films, most notably in the horror genre.

I know her best for her striking roles in a number of Italian cannibal-themed exploitation films: Umberto Lenzi's Man from Deep River (1972), Ruggero Deodato's Last Cannibal World (1977) and Lenzi's Eaten Alive! (1980).

I purchased Me Me's autograph from a Showmasters Facebook sale in September 2020. The photo, a copy of a German Eaten Alive! lobby card, was signed when Me Me made an appearance at London Film & Comic Con in July 2019.

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Ron Donachie

Ronald Eaglesham Porter (born 26 April 1956 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland), known professionally as Ron Donachie, is a Scottish actor. I know him for his supporting roles in films The Jungle Book (1994), Titanic (1997) and the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011-12). He is the father of fellow Game of Thrones actor Daniel Portman.

I met Ron at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2012.

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Frank Bruno

Franklin Roy Bruno, MBE (born 16 November 1961 in Wandsworth, London, England) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He had a highly publicised and eventful career, both in and out of the ring. The pinnacle of Bruno's boxing career was winning the WBC heavyweight title from Oliver McCall at a packed Wembley Stadium in 1995, in what was his fourth world championship challenge. Bruno faced multiple top-rated heavyweights throughout his career, including two fights against Mike Tyson in 1989 and 1996, and a domestic clash against Lennox Lewis in 1993.

I met Frank Bruno for the first time at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2012 for a photo shoot together with Mike Tyson. I met him again, this time for a signed photo, at Film & Comic Con Newcastle in March 2014.

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Jennifer Lien

Jennifer Anne Lien (born 24 August 1974 in Palos Heights, Illinois, USA) is an American actress, best known for playing the alien Kes in the television series Star Trek: Voyager (1995-1997; 2000) and Davina Vinyard in the 1998 film American History X.

I met Jennifer at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2011.

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Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo (born 16 August 1961 in Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and director. Internationally she is best known for her supporting role in the iconic action film Predator (1987).

I purchased Elpidia's autograph from Showmasters in August 2020.

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Richard Gant

Richard Gant (born 10 March 1944) is an American actor. I know him best for his roles as George Washington Duke in Rocky V (1990), as Cunningham in Stone Cold (1991) and as Phil the Coroner in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). Other films include CB4 (1993), City Hall (1996), The Glimmer Man (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), Godzilla (1998), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) and Norbit (2007).

I obtained Mr Gant's autograph through a private signing organised by Olympus Autographs in August 2020.

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Miltos Yerolemou

Miltos Yerolemou (born in London, England) is a British actor best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones (2011).

Yerolemou has also made appearances in films such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), The Danish Girl (2015) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017).

I met Miltos at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2013.

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Sean Patrick Flanery

Sean Patrick Flanery (born 11 October 1965 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA) is an American actor, author and martial artist. He is known for playing Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints (1999) and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), Greg Stillson in the USA Network television series The Dead Zone (2002-2007), Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder (1995), Indiana Jones in the ABC television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992-1996), as well as Bobby Dagen in Saw: The Final Chapter (2010).

I met Sean Patrick at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2011.

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Lance Henriksen

Lance James Henriksen (born 5th May 1940 in Manhattan, New York, USA) is an American actor, voice actor and artist. He is best known for his roles in science fiction, action and horror films.

Memorable films include Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Damien: Omen II (1978), The Right Stuff (1983), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), Near Dark (1987), Pumpkinhead (1988), The Horror Show (1989; also known as House III), Stone Cold (1991), Alien³ (1992), Hard Target (1993), The Nature of the Beast (1995; known as Hatchet Man in the UK and Bad Company in some other territories), Scream 3 (2000), Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005).

I met Mr Henriksen at Collectormania Glasgow in August 2013.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960 in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian actor and retired martial artist best known for his martial arts action films.

Some his most well known roles include No Retreat, No Surrender (1986), Bloodsport (1988), Cyborg (1989), Kickboxer (1989), Lionheart (1990; known as A.W.O.L. in the UK), Death Warrant (1990), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Nowhere to Run (1993), Hard Target (1993), Timecop (1994), Street Fighter (1994), Sudden Death (1995), The Quest (1996), Maximum Risk (1996), Double Team (1997), Knock Off (1998), Legionnaire (1998), Inferno (1999; known as Desert Heat in the UK), Universal Soldier: the Return (1999), JCVD (2008), The Expendables 2 (2012), the series Jean-Claude van Johnson (2016–2017 series) and The Bouncer (2018).

I purchased the signed Double Impact photo from a dealer at Film & Comic Con Glasgow in August 2018. I met Jean-Claude for a photo opportunity at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2019. The signed Bloodsport photo was obtained through a private signing organised by Monopoly Events in the summer of 2020.

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JCVD signing my photo

Armin Shimerman

Armin Shimerman (born 5 November 1949 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA) is an American actor and voice actor. He best is known for his roles as the Ferengi bartender Quark in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-99) and as Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2000). I also know him for his parts in The Hitcher (1986) and Death Warrant (1990).

I met Armin at the Entertainment Media Show in October 2011.

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Douglas Tait

Douglas Tait (born 17 December 1978 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor, stuntman and independent filmmaker. Tait has appeared in several films, including Freddy vs. Jason (2003), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Star Trek (2009), Thor (2011) and Hellboy (2019).

I met Douglas at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2011.

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Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher (born 26 April 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer and actress from Northern Ireland. I know her for her roles as Trudi in Pulp Fiction (1994) and as Captain Maoi Madakor in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).

I met Bronagh at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2011.

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Scarlett Byrne

Scarlett Hannah Hefner (née Byrne; born 6 October 1990 in Hammersmith, London, England) is an English actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), as Lexi in the TV series Falling Skies (2014-2015) and also as Nora Hildegard in the TV series The Vampire Diaries (2015-2016). Byrne also appeared in the Marvel television series Runaways (2019).

I met Scarlett at the Entertainment Media Show in London in October 2011.

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