The Graph Collector

As Tony in Die Hard

As Necros in The Living Daylights

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Madeline Smith

Madeline Smith (born 2 August 1949 in Hartfield, Wealden, East Sussex, England) is an English actress. After working as a model in the late 1960s, she went on to appear in many television series, stage productions and films in the 1970s and 1980s.

I know her best for her role as Miss Caruso in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973). However, she also had larger roles in the Hammer horror films The Vampire Lovers (1970), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Tam-Lin (1970), Theatre of Blood (1973) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) and comedy films including Up Pompeii (1971), Up the Front (1972) and Carry On Matron (1972) amongst others. She also appeared in the films The Killing of Sister George (1968), Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970), The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) and the musical film Take Me High (1973) with Cliff Richard.

I had a photo signed at a private signing organised by Bondstars.com in February 2022. I later met Madeline at Film & Comic Con Glasgow on 24th August 2024.

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Corey Feldman

Corey Scott Feldman (born 16 July 1971 in Reseda, California, USA) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Gremlins (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), The Goonies (1985), Stand by Me (1986), The Lost Boys (1987), License to Drive (1988), The Burbs (1989), and Dream a Little Dream (1989).

Corey signed the poster below at a private signing organised by Zombie Bite Promotions together with East Coast Collector's Service in February 2022. I finally received it back in August 2022.

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Also signed by Jonathan Ke Quan, Jeff Cohen,
and Sean Astin

Monday, July 25, 2022

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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IMDb

Wikipedia

Monday, February 21, 2022

Limahl

Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England), known professionally as Limahl (an anagram of Hamill), is an English pop singer. He was the lead singer of the pop group Kajagoogoo beginning in 1981, before embarking on a brief solo career, garnering the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme song for the film of the same name.

Limahl appeared at the 80s vs 90s Indoor Festival in Manchester on 29th January 2022. Monopoly Events, who were the organisers of this concert, also arranged private signings with all perfomers and this is when Limahl signed my The NeverEnding Story soundtrack CD cover.

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Limahl holding my CD cover

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Neve Campbell

Neve Adrianne Campbell (born 3 October 1973 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress, who starred in The Craft (1996), Scream parts 1 to 5 (1996-2022) and Wild Things (1998).

Neve signed the Wild Things 8x10 below in July 2021 during a private signing organised by Monopoly Events.

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Friday, January 28, 2022

Jeff Cohen

Jeffrey Bertan Cohen (born Jeffrey Bertan McMahon; 25 June 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American attorney (and founding partner of Cohen & Gardner, LLP) and former child actor known as Jeff McMahon, best remembered for appearing as Chunk in the 1985 Steven Spielberg production The Goonies.

Jeff Cohen signed the poster below at a private signing organised by Zombie Bite Promotions together with East Coast Collector's Service in August 2021. I finally received it back, after it was signed by Corey Feldman as well, in August 2022.

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Also signed by Jonathan Ke Quan, Sean Astin,
and Corey Feldman

Jeff Cohen signing my poster

Friday, January 21, 2022

Maria Conchita Alonso

María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born 29 June 1957 in Cienfuegos, Cuba), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a singer, actress and former beauty queen.

I know Maria best for her acting career. She made her Hollywood film debut in Moscow on the Hudson (1984) with Robin Williams, and also starred in Touch and Go (1986) Extreme Prejudice (1987), The Running Man (1987), Colors (1988), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and The House of the Spirits (1993).

Maria does not do many signings so I was excited when Evolve Private Signings announced they had organised a signing in April 2021. It was not an entirely positive experience. After some delays I eventually received my autographs in December 2021. Unfortunately my name was misspelt on the Running Man photo and it looks like she 'fixed' the spelling on the other two. The character name on the Colors photo is also smudged. Nevertheless I am happy I have been able to add Maria to my collection.

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Predator 2

The Running Man

Colors

Friday, November 19, 2021

Ralph Macchio

Ralph George Macchio Jr. (born 4 November 1961 in Huntington, New York, USA) is an American actor. He played Daniel LaRusso in three Karate Kid films (1984-89) and Cobra Kai (2018-present), a sequel television series. Other movie roles include Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983), Eddie Pilikian in Teachers (1984), Eugene Martone in Crossroads (1986), and Bill Gambini in My Cousin Vinny (1992). Television roles include Jeremy Andretti in Eight Is Enough (1980-81), Archie Rodriguez in Ugly Betty (2008-09), and a recurring role as Officer Haddix in The Deuce (2017-19).

I received Ralph Macchio's autograph through a private signing organised by East Coast Collector's Service in October 2020. I had a photo taken with Ralph (along with Martin Kove and William Zabka) taken at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2026.

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Ralph signing my poster

Monday, November 15, 2021

Chuck Norris

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born 10 March 1940 in Ryan, Oklahoma, USA; died 19 March 2026 in Kauai, Hawaii, USA) was an American martial artist, actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in Way of the Dragon (1972). Norris then had starring roles in film such as Breaker! Breaker! (1977), Good Guys Wear Black (1978), A Force of One (1979), The Octagon (1980), An Eye for an Eye (1981), Silent Rage (1982), Forced Vengeance (1982), Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), Missing in Action (1984), Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985), Code of Silence (1985), Invasion U.S.A (1985), The Delta Force (1986), Firewalker (1986), Hero and the Terror (1988), Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988), Delta Force 2 (1990), The Hitman (1991), Sidekicks (1992), Forest Warrior (1996), and The President's Man (2000) and its sequel (2002). Norris made his last film appearance to date in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 2 (2012).

In the 1990s, he played the title role in the long running television series Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001).

Mr Norris signed my Missing in Action Blu-ray sleeve in November 2020 at a private signing organised by CPA Authentics. The Expendables 2 photo was signed by Mr Norris during a Monopoly Events private signing in June 2021. I finally got to meet him at London Film & Comic Con on 9 July 2023.

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Official Website

Chuck Norris in Expendables 2

Mr Norris signing for Monopoly Events (not my item) in June 2020

Mr Norris signing my Missing in Action Blu-ray sleeve
for CPA Authentics in November 2020

Mr Norris and I at LFFC 2023 where he signed the photo as well

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Tony Bellew

Anthony Lewis Bellew (born 30 November 1982 in Liverpool, England) is an English former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2018. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2016 to 2017 and challenged for the undisputed cruiserweight championship in his final fight. At regional level, Bellew held the British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles between 2010 and 2014, the European cruiserweight title from 2015 to 2016, and is a three-time ABA heavyweight champion as an amateur. He portrayed antagonist boxer 'Pretty' Ricky Conlan in the 2015 Rocky film Creed.

Tony signed the Creed photo below as part of a private signing organised by Montage Moments in September 2021.

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BoxRec

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Kathleen Turner

Mary Kathleen Turner (born 19 June 1954 in Springfield. Missouri, USA) is an American actress who rose to fame during the 1980s, after roles in Body Heat (1981), The Man with Two Brains (1983), Crimes of Passion (1984), Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi's Honor (1985), the last two earning her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She also had roles in Jewel of the Nile (1985), Switching Channels (1988), The Accidental Tourist (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), V.I. Warshawski (1991), Serial Mom (1994) and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her voice roles include Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

I bought Ms Turner's autograph from OC Celebrity Marketing in June 2021. They organised a private signing with her in November 2020.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Brian Thompson

Brian Earl Thompson (born 28 August 1959 in Ellensburg, Washington, USA) is an American actor. His career began with a small role as a punk in the 1984 film The Terminator. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 Stallone vehicle Cobra. Thompson has played several characters in the Star Trek franchise and the Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files. He appeared alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1990 film Lionheart (known as A.W.O.L. in the UK, and Wrong Bet in other countries, including the Netherlands and Australia).

I received Bian Thompson's autograph through a private signing organised by Full Empire Promotions in March 2021.

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Friday, May 28, 2021

John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta (born 18 February 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA) is an American actor and singer. He rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter (1975–79) and starring in the box office successes Carrie (1976), Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978). His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, although he had commercial success with Staying Alive (1983) and Look Who's Talking (1989). He enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in Pulp Fiction (1994) and has since starred in such films as Get Shorty (1995), White Man's Burden (1995), Broken Arrow (1996), Phenomenon (1996), Face/Off (1997), Swordfish (2001), Domestic Disturbance (2001), The Punisher (2004), Hairspray (2007), Bolt (2008) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009).

I got John's autograph through a private signing organised by The Hollywood Show in February 2021.

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Friday, April 2, 2021

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Joseph Cribbins, OBE (born 29 December 1928 in Oldham, Lancashire, England; died 28 July 2022) was an English actor, comedian, and singer whose career spanned over 70 years. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records including "The Hole in the Ground" and "Right Said Fred", and made appearances in comedy films including Two-Way Stretch (1960) and the Carry On series. He appeared as Albert Perks in The Railway Children (1970), as barman Felix Forsythe in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972) and as pretentious hotel guest Mr. Hutchinson in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Hotel Inspectors" (1975). He narrated the BBC children's television programme The Wombles (1973–1975) and was a regular and prolific reader for the BBC series Jackanory from 1966 to 1991.

Our Disappearing Planet organised a private signing with Mr Cribbins and I ordered a personalised Fawlty Towers photo back in August 2020. Unfortunately Mr Cribbins signed and personalised a Dr Who photo for me instead of the one I had requested. As I had already waited five or six months for it, I agreed with Our Disappearing Planet to just sent me the personalised Dr Who photo and one of the Fawlty Towers ones they had in stock.

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Monday, January 11, 2021

Rocky Krakoff

Rocky Krakoff was born as Angelo Bruno Krakoff. I know him best for his role as Rocky Jr. in Rocky IV (1985). I obtained the signed photo through a private signing organised by Official Pix in December 2020.

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IMDb

Saturday, October 24, 2020

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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Friday, September 11, 2020

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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