Taps 1981 (NY) premiere
by nightopeningfan | created - 17 Dec 2019 | updated - 17 Dec 2019 | PublicMonday December 7th, Ziegfeld Ballroom 141 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
1. Timothy Hutton
Actor | Ordinary People
Timothy Hutton was born in Malibu, California, one of three children born to Maryline (Poole), a teacher, and actor Jim Hutton (Dana James Hutton). He burst onto the acting scene in the late 1970s. After only a few significant roles in TV movies, he bagged the part of Conrad in the Robert Redford-...
2. Elizabeth McGovern
Actress | Ordinary People
Daughter of a law professor at Northwestern University, she moved with her family to Los Angeles when he transferred to the University of California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.). She began acting in school plays at North Hollywood High, graduated from The Oakwood School and then continued her stage ...
3. Sherry Lansing
Producer | Indecent Proposal
Sherry was born in Chicago and pursued an acting career after graduating from Northwestern University. After appearing in two films, Loving (1970) and Rio Lobo (1970), Sherry decided to leave the acting field. In 1974, Sherry joined Talent Associates, as an executive in charge of development. In ...
4. Wayne Rogers
Actor | M*A*S*H
Tough around the edges and with a handsome durability, Alabama-bred Wayne Rogers was born in Birmingham on April 7, 1933. He graduated from Princeton with a history degree in 1954 and joined the Navy before giving acting a thought. During his military service, however, he became associated with ...
5. Phyllis George
Actress | Meet the Parents
Phyllis George was born on June 25, 1949 in Denton, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Meet the Parents (2000), My Wife Is Retarded (2007) and The $25,000 Pyramid (1974). She was married to John Y. Brown and Robert Evans. She died on May 14, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
6. Patty Davis
Patty Davis is known for Die Hard 2 (1990), The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) and Foxfire (1996).
7. Alex Ponti
Producer | Oscar
Alex Ponti was born on September 1, 1953 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Alex was a producer, known for Oscar (1991), Killer Fish (1979) and Qualcosa di biondo (1984). Alex was married to Priscilla Rattazzi and Sandra Monteleoni. Alex died on December 19, 2022 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
8. Robert Marx
Self | Blacks and Jews
Robert Marx was born on August 17, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He died on March 28, 2021 in Saugatuck, Michigan, USA.
9. George C. Scott
Actor | Patton
George C. Scott was an immensely talented actor, a star of the big screen, stage and television. He was born on October 18, 1927 in Wise, Virginia, to Helena Agnes (Slemp) and George Dewey Scott. At the age of eight, his mother died, and his father, an executive at Buick, raised him. In 1945, he ...
10. Ronny Cox
Actor | RoboCop
Ronny Cox is a superbly talented actor, singer-songwriter, and musician who has been consistently active in Hollywood for more than 40 years portraying a diverse range of characters. Born in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Cox received positive reviews for his first film role, his portrayal of ill-fated ...
11. Sean Penn
Actor | Mystic River
Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints.
Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the ...
12. Tom Cruise
Actor | Top Gun
In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. ...
13. Brendan Ward
Actor | South Bronx Heroes
Brendan Ward is known for South Bronx Heroes (1985), Picture Claire (2001) and Taps (1981).
14. Evan Handler
Actor | Ransom
Evan Handler was born on January 10, 1961 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Ransom (1996), Sex and the City (2008) and Californication (2007). He has been married to Elisa Atti since October 12, 2003. They have one child.
15. John P. Navin Jr.
Actor | National Lampoon's Vacation
John P. Navin Jr. was born on July 24, 1968. He is an actor, known for Vacation (1983), Jennifer Slept Here (1983) and Explorers (1985).
16. Billy Van Zandt
Actor | Jaws 2
Billy Van Zandt and his writing partner, the late Jane Milmore, are two of the most often produced playwrights in the world. Billy and Jane met at a high school acting competition in their home state of New Jersey. Together for 46 years, they wrote and starred in 25 plays together, including the ...
17. Giancarlo Esposito
Actor | Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. His parents, working in Europe at the time of his birth, settled in Manhattan by the time he was 6, and ...
18. Harold Becker
Director | Malice
American director Harold Becker was born on September 25, 1928 in New York City, New York. He began his career as a still photographer and later on moved to direct TV commercials and short films. His directorial debut conducting a feature film was with the drama The Ragman's Daughter (1972). His ...
19. Howard B. Jaffe
Producer | A Reflection of Fear
Howard B. Jaffe is known for A Reflection of Fear (1972), Man on a Swing (1974) and Taps (1981).
20. Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer | Kramer vs. Kramer
Stanley R. Jaffe was born on July 31, 1940 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Black Rain (1989). He has been married to Melinda Jill Marciano since September 27, 1986. They have two children. He was ...
21. Robert Mark Kamen
Writer | Le Cinquième Élément
Robert Mark Kamen was born on October 9, 1947 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Fifth Element (1997), The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and Taken 3 (2014). He is married to Evonne. They have three children.
23. Darryl Ponicsan
Writer | Last Flag Flying
Darryl Ponicsan was born on May 26, 1938 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Flag Flying (2017), School Ties (1992) and The Last Detail (1973).
24. Maurice Jarre
Composer | Lawrence of Arabia
Unlike many musicians who started to learn music while still in their childhood, Maurice Jarre was already late in his teens when he discovered music and decided to make a career in that field. Against his father's will, he enrolled at Conservatoire de Paris where he studied percussions, ...
25. Owen Roizman
Cinematographer | The French Connection
Ace cinematographer Owen Roizman was born September 22, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York. His father Sol was a cinematographer for Fox Movietone News and his uncle Morrie Roizman was a film editor. Owen studied math and physics at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He began his career shooting TV ...
26. Maury Winetrobe
Editor | Funny Girl
Maury Winetrobe was born on July 6, 1922 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA. He was an editor, known for Funny Girl (1968), The Professionals (1966) and Cactus Flower (1969). He was married to Cecelia. He died on April 1, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
27. John Y. Brown
Self | The Rivalry: Red v Blue
John Y. Brown was born on December 28, 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Jill Louise Horneys, Phyllis George and Eleanore Bennett Durall. He died on November 22, 2022 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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