The Rocketeer 1991 (BRBN) premiere

1. Billy Campbell

Actor | The Rocketeer

In 2019 Billy Campbell won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role in the CTV/HULU television series "Cardinal" for the second year in a row, as well as being nominated for a 2018 International Emmy Award for Best Actor in a series. He is also known for his work as a co-lead in the ...

2. Jennifer Connelly

Actress | A Beautiful Mind

Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across ...

3. Timothy Dalton

Actor | The Living Daylights

At a consistently lean 6' 2", green-eyed Timothy Dalton may very well be one of the last of the dying breed of swashbuckling, classically trained Shakespearean actors who have forged simultaneous successful careers in theater, television and film. He has been comparison-shopped roundly for stepping...

4. Dave Stevens

Writer | The Rocketeer

Dave Stevens was born on July 29, 1955 in Lynwood, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Rocketeer (1991), The Rocketeer Animated: 20th anniversary FAN FILM (2011) and The Return of the Rocketeer. He was married to Brinke Stevens. He died on March 10, 2008 in Turlock, California, USA.

5. Alan Arkin

Actor | Argo

Alan Arkin was an Academy Award-winning American actor who was also an acclaimed director, producer, author, singer and composer.

He was born Alan Wolf Arkin on March 26, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York. His family were Jewish emigrants from Russia and Germany. In 1946, the Arkins moved from Brooklyn to...

6. Terry O'Quinn

Actor | Lost

Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004), the title role in The Stepfather (1987) and Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989), and Peter Watts in Millennium (1996), which ran for three ...

7. Ed Lauter

Actor | Not Another Teen Movie

Edward Matthew Lauter II was born on October 30, 1938 in Long Beach, New York. In a film career that extended for over four decades, Lauter starred in a plethora of film and television productions since making his big screen debut in the western Dirty Little Billy (1972). He portrayed an eclectic ...

8. James Handy

Actor | Jumanji

James Handy was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Jumanji (1995), Arachnophobia (1990) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022).

9. Paul Sorvino

Actor | Repo! The Genetic Opera

Tall, dark and imposing American actor Paul Sorvino made a solid career of portraying authority figures.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela (Renzi), was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a ...

10. Jon Polito

Actor | The Crow

A veteran of nearly 100 films, Jon Polito is most recognized for his work with The Coen brothers, as well as his many television appearances as a series regular and guest star. Notable motion picture roles include: Millers Crossing, Barton Fink, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Crow, Blankman, and The...

11. William Sanderson

Actor | Blade Runner

Prolific and versatile character actor William Sanderson was born on January 10, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee. His mother was an elementary school teacher and his father was a landscape designer. William served two years in the US Army. Following his military service he attended Southern Methodist ...

12. Margo Martindale

Actress | August: Osage County

Margo Martindale was born July 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Texas, to Margaret (Pruitt) and William Everett Martindale, a lumber company owner and dog handler. She is the youngest of three children, and the only daughter. Margo attended Lon Marris College, and later transferred to University of ...

13. John Lavachielli

Actor | Men at Work

John Lavachielli is known for Men at Work (1990), The Rocketeer (1991) and Bobby (2006).

14. Clint Howard

Actor | Apollo 13

From his acting debut at age two on "The Andy Griffith Show" to his first lead role in the TV series "Gentle Ben," including roles throughout so many blockbuster films, art-house films, ever-popular cult horror films, and valued comedies, with a rare voice adding life to multiple characters of ...

15. Melora Hardin

Actress | 17 Again

Melora Hardin is an American actress, singer and director from Houston, Texas who is known for playing Jan Levinson from The Office and Trudy Monk from Monk. She also acted in The Rocketeer, 24 Dresses, 17 Again, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Transparent, The Bold Type and The Hot Chick. She had two ...

16. Rick Overton

Actor | Willow

Raised in New Jersey and New York, Overton comes from a musical family. His father, Hal Overton, was Thelonious Monk's big band arranger as well as a music teacher at the Juilliard Institute. His mother, Nancy Overton aka Anne Swain Overton, sang in personal appearances as a member of The Chordettes...

17. Max Grodénchik

Actor | The Rocketeer

Max Grodénchik was born on November 12, 1952 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Rocketeer (1991), Rising Sun (1993) and Rumpelstiltskin (1995).

18. Tiny Ron

Actor | Last Man Standing

Tiny Ron was born on November 21, 1947 in Torrance, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Last Man Standing (1996), Road House (1989) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He died on November 28, 2019 in Santa Clarita, California, USA.

19. Eddie Jones

Actor | The Terminal

Jones found a job at a service station at the cross-streets of Laurel and Sunset in Los Angeles. The station is still there. He discovered acting when a friend invited him to an acting class, and was offered a job as an apprentice in summer stock. He was such a novice that he had only seen one play...

20. Don Pugsley

Actor | The Rocketeer

Don Pugsley was born in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He is known for The Rocketeer (1991), Child's Play 2 (1990) and Near Dark (1987).

21. Nada Despotovich

Actress | Moonstruck

Nada Despotovich was born on April 24, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Moonstruck (1987), Jerry Maguire (1996) and The Invention of Lying (2009).

22. America Martin

Actress | The Rocketeer

America Martin was born on July 7, 1980 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Rocketeer (1991), Police Story: Burnout (1988) and Astronomy (1988). She was previously married to Ross Richardson.

23. Michael Milhoan

Actor | Field of Dreams

Michael was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. He spent most of his youth studying jazz music and attended North Texas State University on a scholarship. He played lead trumpet with Stan Kenton's 1979 Tour and appeared with Woody Herman and his Thundering Heard. After a car accident left ...

24. Daniel O'Shea

Actor | Hamburger Hill

Daniel (Danny) O'Shea grew up in L.I.C. New York. He became interested in acting while attending Queensboro Community College, where he starred in several plays (Murray Schisgal's The Tiger, The Merchant by Plautus, Lovers and Other Strangers by Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna, The Brute by Chekhov ...

25. Joe D'Angerio

Actor | Million Dollar Baby

Joe D'Angerio was born on February 10, 1949 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Million Dollar Baby (2004), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) and 24 (2001).

26. Tommy J. Huff

Actor | The Warriors

Tommy J. Huff was born on January 29, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Warriors (1979), Armageddon (1998) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). He died on April 8, 2006 in Tehachapi, California, USA.

27. Pat Crawford Brown

Actress | The Rocketeer

Pat Crawford Brown was born on June 29, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Rocketeer (1991), Reality Bites (1994) and Norbit (2007). She was married to Calvin Burdell Brown. She died on July 2, 2019 in the USA.

28. Paul DeSouza

Actor | The Rocketeer

Paul DeSouza is known for The Rocketeer (1991), Matlock (1986) and Robot in the Family (1993).

29. Gene Daily

Actor | The Rocketeer

Gene Daily is known for The Rocketeer (1991) and Smoking No Smoking (2017).

30. Bob Leeman

Actor | The Rocketeer

Bob Leeman is known for The Rocketeer (1991) and Webster (1983).

31. Julian Barnes

Actor | The Rocketeer

Julian Barnes was born on November 8, 1949 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Rocketeer (1991), Pacific Rim (2013) and Shoot 'Em Up (2007).

32. Joe Johnston

Director | Captain America: The First Avenger

Joseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director from Texas who is known for directing the cult classic film The Rocketeer, Jumanji, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Wolfman, October Sky, The Pagemaster, Jurassic Park III and Captain America: The First Avenger. He was an art director for ...

33. Charles Gordon

Producer | Waterworld

Charles Gordon was a film and television producer that was born and the family went to Mississippi. He moved to Los Angeles when he started his entertainment career.

He worked as a talent agent, and then he was intern for brother Lawrence Gordon. He worked for screenwriting and television producing ...

34. Lawrence Gordon

Producer | Prey

Lawrence Gordon (Producer) has been one of the entertainment industry's most prolific and successful producers in a career spanning six decades. He has been behind such timeless films as the drama "Field of Dreams," for which Gordon received a Best Picture Oscar nomination; the landmark action film...

35. Lloyd Levin

Producer | United 93

Lloyd Levin is known for United 93 (2006), Da 5 Bloods (2020) and Boogie Nights (1997).

36. Danny Bilson

Writer | Da 5 Bloods

Danny Bilson was born into a show business family in Los Angeles, California, the son of Mona (Weichman) and Director Bruce Bilson (Bewitched, Get Smart, Hogan's Heroes).

He has three daughters; his eldest, Rachel Bilson (born on August 25, 1981) is an actress, notable for her role in The O.C. and ...

37. Paul De Meo

Writer | Da 5 Bloods

Paul De Meo was born on June 4, 1953. He was a writer and producer, known for Da 5 Bloods (2020), The Rocketeer (1991) and The Flash (1990). He was married to Lauren Glassman. He died on February 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

38. William Dear

Director | Harry and the Hendersons

William Dear was born on November 30, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Harry and the Hendersons (1987), The Rocketeer (1991) and Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982).

39. James Horner

Music_department | Titanic

James Horner began studying piano at the age of five, and trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, before moving to California in the 1970s. After receiving a bachelor's degree in music at USC, he would go on to earn his master's degree at UCLA and teach music theory there. He ...

40. Hiro Narita

Cinematographer | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Hiro Narita was born on June 26, 1941 in Seoul, Korea. He is a cinematographer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), The Rocketeer (1991) and The Time Machine (2002). He was previously married to Barbara Parker.

41. Michael A. Stevenson

Editorial_department | Murder by Death

Michael A. Stevenson, the son of a film editor, began his career at MGM, and eventually became an assistant editor. He has worked on a variety of feature films for The Walt Disney Company, including "Jungle 2 Jungle", "Three Men and a Baby", "Three Men and a Little Lady", "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"...

42. Arthur Schmidt

Editor | Forrest Gump

Arthur Robert "Artie" Schmidt began in films as assistant editor to Dede Allen and Jim Clark. His father, Arthur P. Schmidt, had also been a distinguished veteran in the field of film editing, acclaimed for his collaborations with Billy Wilder on masterpieces like Sunset Blvd. (1950) and Some Like ...

43. Michael Eisner

Producer | Glenn Martin DDS

For four decades, Michael Eisner has been a leader in the American entertainment industry. He began his career at ABC, overseeing shows including Happy Days, Barney Miller, and Roots. He became president of Paramount Pictures in 1976, turning out hit films including Raiders of the Lost Ark, ...

44. Wes Takahashi

Visual_effects | The Frighteners

Wes Takahashi was born on September 15, 1956. He is an actor, known for The Frighteners (1996), The Core (2003) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).

45. Bill Winberg

Self | Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

46. Ken Brock

Self | Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

47. John Hall

Self | Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air

48. Kinnie Gibson

Stunts | RoboCop 2

Flew hot air balloons in Houston Texas in the late 1970s. He also was a stuntman and traveled the world flying with the compressed air rocket jet pack, which he wore on his back. In those days he flew for Balloon Adventures owned by Don Wilder and help fly the Mickey Gilley Balloon and U-totem ...

49. Ken Ralston

Visual_effects | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Ken Ralston was born in 1954 in the USA. He is an assistant director, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Contact (1997) and Forrest Gump (1994).

50. Christopher Reeve

Actor | Superman

Christopher D'Olier Reeve was born September 25, 1952, in New York City, to journalist Barbara Johnson (née Barbara Pitney Lamb) and writer/professor F.D. Reeve (Franklin D'Olier Reeve). He came from an upper-class family; his paternal grandfather was CEO of Prudential Financial, and one of his ...