Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Jean Wagner (born 22 June 1949 in Los Angelese, California, USA) is an American film and television actress, model, author, singer, acting coach, and former adjunct professor. She is best known for her role of Jaime Sommers in the science-fiction television series The Six Million Dollar Man (1975-76) and The Bionic Woman (1976–78). I know her best for appearances in films such as Nighthawks (1981) and Ricochet (1991).

I sent the Nighthawks lobby card below to Ms Wagner in February 2015 and received it back, signed and dedicated, seven months later.

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Chris Casamassa

Chris Casamassa (born 17 January 1965 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American martial artist, actor and stuntman who is best known for his role as Scorpion in the movie Mortal Kombat (1995) and the related television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998). He was George Clooney's stunt double in Batman & Robin (1997).

Chris sent me the autographs below after I contact him through his website.

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Martin Sheen

Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born 3 August 1940 in Dayton, Ohia, USA), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He first became known for his roles in the films The Subject Was Roses (1968) and Badlands (1973), and later achieved wide recognition for his leading role as Captain Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979), as U.S. President Josiah Bartlet in the television series The West Wing (1999-2006), and as Robert Hanson in the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022).

I received Martin's autograph through the mail in April 2015. I had sent him a photo from Apocalypse Now to be signed, which he returned along with his own West Wing postcard.

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Loren Avedon

Loren Avedon (born 30 July 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor and martial artist. I know him for his roles of Scott Wylde in No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987), Will Alexander in No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990), and Jake Donahue in The King of the Kickboxers (1990).

I sent the Germany lobby cards of No Retreat, No Surrender 3 (confusingly called Kick-Boxer 2: Blood Brothers in Germany) to Loren through the mail in September 2015 and he kindly returned all three of them signed.

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Also signed by Keith Vitali

Prunella Scales

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England; died 27 October 2025 in London, England) was an English actress. She was best known for playing Basil Fawlty's wife Sybil in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers (1975-1979).

I received Ms Scales's autograph through the mail in August 2015. The photo was then signed by John Cleese as well in 2021.

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David Caruso

David Stephen Caruso (born 7 January 1956 in Forrest Hill, Queens, New York, USA) is a retired American actor and producer, best known for his roles as Detective John Kelly on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue (1993-94) and Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the CBS series CSI: Miami (2002-12). I know him best as Deputy Mitch in First Blood (1982) however. He also appeared in the films An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Twins (1988), Kiss of Death (1995) and Proof of Life (2000).

I purchased the autograph below on the Real Autograph Collectors Club (RACC) Facebook group in July 2021. It was originally obtained through the mail in March 2009.

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Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos (born 24 February 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in the television series Miami Vice (1984–1989), actor in and director of American Me (1992), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–09), teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), and Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982), and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). In 2018, he played the father of two members of an outlaw motorcycle club in the FX series Mayans MC.

Mr Olmos signed my Miami Vice 8x10 through the mail in February 2016. I finally got to meet him at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen in March 2026, where he signed my American Me DVD sleeve.

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Battlestar Galactica Q&A panel, also with Jamie Bamber

Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; 15 July 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) is an American media personality, actor, author, retired professional wrestler and former politician who served as the Mayor of Brooklyn Park from 1993 to 1995 and as the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. He was the first and only candidate of the Reform Party to win a major government position.

Ventura was a member of the U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team during the Vietnam War. After leaving the military, he embarked on a professional wrestling career from 1975 to 1986, taking the ring name Jesse 'The Body' Ventura. He had a long tenure in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a performer and color commentator and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004.

However, I know Ventura best for his acting career. He played the parts of Blain Cooper in Predator (1987) and Captain Freedom in The Running Man (1987). He also had supporting roles in films such as Ricochet (1991), Demolition Man (1993) and Batman & Robin (1997).

I obtained Jesse Ventura's autograph through the mail in August 2015.

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Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson (born 3 December 1955 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian social worker and public speaker specializing in the impact of addiction on families. She is a retired actress, whose most high-profile role was playing Dale Arden in the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon. She later starred in the 1986 film Firewalker with Chuck Norris.

I obtained Melody's autographs through the mail in March 2016.

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Leah Ayres

Leah Ayres (born 28 May 28 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Janice Kent in Jean-Claude Van Damme's breakthrough film Bloodsport (1988), as Michelle in the 1981 horror film The Burning and as Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night.

I obtained Leah's autograph through the mail.

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Gary Busey

William Gary Busey (born 29 June 1944 in Ghost Creek, Texas, USA) is an American actor. A prolific character actor, Busey has appeared in over 150 films, including Silver Bullet (1985), Lethal Weapon (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Point Break (1991), Under Siege (1992), The Firm (1993), Carried Away (1996), Black Sheep (1996), Lost Highway (1997), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Gingerdead Man (2005), Quigley (2003) and Piranha 3DD (2012). Gary also made guest appearances on television shows such as Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, Scrubs, Impractical Jokers, and Entourage.

For portraying Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Busey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.

I obtained Gary Busey's autograph through the mail.

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As FBI Agent Angelo Pappas in Point Break

Frank Langella

Frank A. Langella Jr. (born 1 January 1938 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards, two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performances as Richard Nixon in the play Frost/Nixon and as André in The Father and two for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in Edward Albee's Seascape and Ivan Turgenev's Fortune's Fool.

His notable film roles include George Prager in Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), Count Dracula in Dracula (1979), Skeletor in Masters of the Universe (1987), Bob Alexander in Dave (1993), William S. Paley in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) and Richard Nixon in the film production of Frost/Nixon (2008), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He had a recurring role as Gabriel, the KGB handler for the lead characters, in the FX series The Americans between 2013 and 2017.

I obtained Frank Langella's autograph through the mail in May 2016.

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Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins (born 13 November 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American character actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror and thriller film genres, having worked with writers and directors such as Shane Black, William Peter Blatty, John Carpenter, Fred Dekker, Richard Donner, Stephen King, and George A. Romero. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers and tough authority figures.

Atkins has starred in numerous films including The Fog (1980), The Ninth Configuration (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Night of the Creeps (1986), Lethal Weapon (1987), Maniac Cop (1988), Two Evil Eyes (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Striking Distance (1993), and Drive Angry (2011).

I obtained Tom Atkins's autograph through the mail in May 2016.

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Haskell V. Anderson III

Haskell Vaughn Anderson III (born 26 November 1943 in Queens, New York City, USA) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is probably best known for his prominent supporting role in the 1989 film Kickboxer, which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. Other roles include the 1978 film Brotherhood of Death, which was his first starring role on film and the 2007 Independent feature Boy and Dog.

I obtained Haskell's autograph after contacting him through his (now defunct) website in December 2015.

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Jim Belushi

James Adam Belushi (born 15 June 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and musician.

He is the younger brother of late comic actor John Belushi and the father of actor Robert Belushi. He played the role of Jim on the sitcom According to Jim (2001–2009). His other television roles include Saturday Night Live (1983–1985), Wild Palms (1993), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994–1997), Show Me a Hero (2015) and Twin Peaks (2017).

Jim has appeared in films such as Thief (1981), Trading Places (1983), About Last Night (1986), Salvador (1986), Red Heat (1988), K-9 (1989), Taking Care of Business (a.k.a. Filofax, 1990), Curly Sue (1991), Jingle All the Way (1996), Retroactive (1997), Underdog (2007) and The Ghost Writer (2010).

I obtained Jim's autographs trough the mail in April 2016.

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Sho Kosugi

Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ Shō Kosugi, born Shōichi Kosugi (小杉 正一 Kosugi Shōichi) on 17 June 1948 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and writer with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu.

A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninja. He starred as different characters in the Cannon produced Ninja trilogy: Enter the Ninja (1981), Revenge of the Ninja (1983) and Ninja III: The Dominiation (1984). Other favourites of mine include Pray for Death (1985), Rage of Honor (1986), Black Eagle (1988) and Blind Fury (1989). He was also the lead villain on the short-lived television series The Master (1984), a series that I loved as a kid and introduced me to the ninja concept.

I obtained Sho Kosugi's autograph after contacting him through his website in April 2015.

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Randy Couture

Randall Duane Couture (born 22 June 1963 in Everett, Washington, USA) is an American actor, former U.S. Army sergeant, retired mixed martial artist and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), he became a three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, two-time UFC Light heavyweight Champion, an interim UFC Light heavyweight Champion and the UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament winner. He is the first of six fighters to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions (along with B.J. Penn, Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre, Daniel Cormier, and Amanda Nunes).

I know him best as Toll Road in The Expendables film series (2012-16). I obtained Randy's autograph through the mail.

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Burt Young

Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (born 30 April 1940 in Queens, New York, USA; died 8 October 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA), better known by his stage name Burt Young, was an American actor, author and painter. He was best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series (1976-2006).

Other notable films include Chinatown (1974), Convoy (1978), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Back to School (1986), and Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990).

In March 2019 I met Burt at Comic Con Liverpool where he signed the Rocky IV poster. The autographs on the two Rocky Balboa photos were obtained through the mail in January 2015.

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Michael Talbott

Michael Talbott (born 2 February 1955 in Waverly, Iowa, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for his co-starring role as Det. Stanley Switek in the television series Miami Vice (1984-89). He also played a bully named Freddy in the Stephen King adaptation Carrie (1976) and Deputy Balford in First Blood (1982).

I obtained Michael's autograph through the mail.

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Brian Dennehy

Brian Manion Dennehy (born 9 July 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; died 15 April 2020 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA) was an American actor of film, stage, and television. One of his most memorable roles was probably that of Sheriff Will Teasle in First Blood (1982) starring Sylvester Stallone as Rambo. A few years prior he had appeared in another Stallone film, F.I.S.T. (1978).

Other films I know him from include Cocoon (1985) and Cocoon: The Return (1988), F/X (1986) and F/X2 (1991), Blue Heat (1990), Presumed Innocent (1990), the boxing drama Gladiator (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and the 2005 remake of Assault on Precinct 13. Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy Loman in the television film Death of a Salesman (2000).

I obtained Mr Dennehy's autograph through the mail.

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