The Graph Collector

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Patrick Kilpatrick

Patrick Donald Kilpatrick Jr. (born 20 August 1949 in Orange, Virginia, USA) is an American actor, film journalist and educator. He has appeared in over 200 films and television series.

Often portraying a villian, his film appearances include Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), The Presidio (1988), Class of 1999 (1990), Death Warrant (1990), Best of the Best II (1993), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), The Replacement Killers (1998), Minority Report (2002), Eraser (1996), Last Man Standing (1996), and Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997). His many television appearances include guest-starring roles in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Initiations" (1995) and "Drive" (2000) and in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558" (1998).

I met Patrick at Weird Worcester in July 2026, where he signed a Germany Death Warrant lobby card for me. He also took part in a photo shoot along with two other 'Van Damme villains', Abel and Mohammed Qissi.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Andrew Bryniarski

Andrew Bryniarski (born 13 February 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American actor and former bodybuilder, who I know best for portraying Leatherface in the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Patrick 'Madman' Kelly in Any Given Sunday (1999), Zangief in Street Fighter (1994), and Butterfinger in Hudson Hawk (1991).

I met Andrew at the Weird Worcester convention in July 2026. He signed a German Street Fighter lobby card for me and he posed for a photo in a Leatherface costume.

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Q&A panel in Worcester

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

William Shatner

William Shatner (born 22 March 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actor. From 1966 to 1994, he starred as Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series (1966-69) to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations (1994).

I also know him for his role as Sergeant Thomas Jefferson "T. J." Hooker in the television series T.J. Hooker (1982-86) and as the host of the docudrama series Rescue 911 (1989-96).

I met Mr Shatner at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh on 25 October 2026, where he signed the cover of my Star Trek IV The Voyage Home: The Official Movie Magazine for me (The Voyage Home is my favourite of the Star Trek films and he seemed surprisingly impressed by the magazine). I also had a picture taken with him.

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Q&A panel in Edinburgh

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Fabio Testi

Fabio Testi (born 2 August 1941 in Peschiera del Garda, Italy) is an Italian actor. After growing up witnessing film work done around Lake Garda, Testi entered the sets of the film and began work as a stuntman and a double on set, where he worked as a stuntman on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Testi continued stunt work and getting roles in low budget genre films until he was cast in Vittorio De Sica's historical war drama The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970). Following this film, Testi became a star in Italy, appearing in some artistic films by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Claude Chabrol. Testi also continued to work in poliziotteschi genre films as well as gialli, including What Have You Done to Solange? (1972), Gang War in Naples (1972), Revolver (1973), Stateline Motel (1973), Four of the Apocalypse (1975), Go Gorilla Go (1975), The Big Racket (1976), The Heroin Busters (1980), and Contraband (1980).

I met Fabio at Weird Worcester 2 on 18 July 2026. He signed the sleeve of my copy of Stateline Motel. Unfortunately he signed the back of the Blu-ray cover but it was great to meet such a legend of Italian cinema.

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IMDB
Wikipedia

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Casper Van Dien

Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. (born 18 December 1968 in Milton, Florida, USA) is an American actor, best known for his lead role as Johnny Rico in the science-fiction action film Starship Troopers (1997). Other credits include Tarzan and the Lost City (1998), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Sanctimony (2000), The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006), Watch Over Me (2006–2007), Born to Ride (2011), Shiver (2012), Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2013), Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine (2017), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), and Mad Heidi (2022).

I met Casper at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen in March 2026.

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Startship Troopers Q&A panel

Ricky Tomlinson

Eric Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in the soap opera Brookside (1982–88), DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker (1993–2006) and Jim Royle in The Royle Family (1998–2012). He also played the titular character in the 2001 football mockumentary Mike Bassett: England Manager.

I met Ricky at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2025

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Q&A with Ricky Tomlinson and Will Mellor

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Jsu Garcia

Jesus "Jsu" Garcia, also credited as Nick Corri (born 6 October 1963 in New York City, New York, USA), is an American film and television actor and producer.

I know him for his roles in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Gotcha! (1985), Predator 2 (1990), Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), Candyman: Day of the Dead (2000), Traffic (2000), Collateral Damage (2002), and We Were Soldiers (2002).

I purchased the signed photo below from Woody's Memorabilia in April 2025.

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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Andreas Wisniewski

Andreas Wisniewski (born 3 July 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany) is a German actor and former dancer. He is best known for his portrayals of Necros in the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987), Max's companion in Mission: Impossible (1996), and as one of Hans Gruber's henchmen, Tony, in Die Hard (1988).

Andreas signed two 8x10s for me at a private signing organised by Bondstars in September 2025.

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As Tony in Die Hard

As Necros in The Living Daylights

Friday, October 31, 2025

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew Thomas McCarthy (born 29 November 1962 in Westfield, New Jersey, USA) is an American actor, travel writer, and television director. He is best known as a member of the Brat Pack, with roles in 1980s films such as St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), Mannequin (1987), Less than Zero (1987), and Weekend at Bernie's (1989).

I met Andrew at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2025.

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Weekend at Bernie's Q&A panel with
Jonathan Silverman

Michael Winslow

Michael Leslie Winslow (born 6 September 1958 in Spokane, Washington, USA) is an American actor, comedian, and beatboxer billed as 'The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects' for his ability to make realistic sounds using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven Police Academy films (984-94) as Larvell Jones. I also know him for his part in the Mel Brooks comedy Spaceballs (1987).

I met Michael at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2025, where he signed my Police Academy 4 soundtrack album.

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Q&A panel

Xolo Maridueña

Ramario Xolo Ramirez (born 9 June 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA), known professionally as Xolo Maridueña, is an American actor. He began his career as a child, starring as Victor Graham in the NBC drama Parenthood (2012-15), and rose to prominence for playing Miguel Diaz in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2018–25) and Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle in the DC Comics superhero film Blue Beetle (2023).

I met Xolo at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2025.

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Cobra Kai Q&A panel with Patrick Luwis

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Patrick Luwis

Patrick Luwis (born 19 December 1994 in Washington, D.C., USA) is an American actor known for his roles as Axel Kovačević in the Netflix series Cobra Kai (2024-25) and as Ivar in Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon franchise (2023-24). He has appeared in several prominent television series and films since beginning his acting career in 2017.

I met Patrick at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2025.

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Cobra Kai Q&A panel with Xolo Maridueña

C. Thomas Howell

Christopher Thomas Howell (born 7 December 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor and director. He made his film debut with a supporting role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), however he had his breakout with a lead role as Ponyboy Curtis in the coming-of-age film The Outsiders (1983).

Following his breakout, he had starring roles in the films Tank (1984), Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), Red Dawn (1984), Secret Admirer (1985), The Hitcher (1986), and Soul Man (1986).

I met Thomas at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2025. He signed my Red Dawn soundtrack album, which had previously been signed by Lea Thompson.

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Q&A panel

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Carl Gabriele Yorke

Carl Gabriel Yorke (born 23 November 1952 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Alan Yates in Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust (1980).

I met Carl at the Weird Worcester convention in June 2025, where he signed a Blu-ray sleeve and a DVD cover for me.

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