Blue Thunder 1983 premiere
by nightopeningfan | created - 20 Dec 2019 | updated - 20 Dec 2019 | PublicWednesday April 13th, iPic Westwood 10840 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
1. Roy Scheider
Actor | Jaws
Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance. Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, ...
2. Matt Dillon
Actor | There's Something About Mary
Matt Dillon's successful film career has spanned over three decades and has showcased his wide range of dramatic and comedic talents. Dillon displayed his versatility with an arresting performance co-starring as a racist cop in the critically acclaimed Paul Haggis film Crash. This role earned him ...
3. Malcolm McDowell
Actor | A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943 in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Edna (McDowell), a hotelier, and Charles Taylor, a publican. His father was an alcoholic. Malcolm hated his parents' ways. His father was keen to send his son to private school to give him a good start in life...
4. Mary Steenburgen
Actress | Last Vegas
Mary Steenburgen is an Academy Award-winning American actress.
She was born in Newport, Arkansas, USA. Her mother, Nellie May (Wall) Steenburgen, was a school-board secretary, and her father, Maurice H. Steenburgen, was a freight-train conductor. Her surname comes from distant Dutch ancestry, and ...
5. 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 ...
6. 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 ...
7. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor | Terminator 2: Judgment Day
With an almost unpronounceable surname and a thick Austrian accent, who would have ever believed that a brash, quick talking bodybuilder from a small European village would become one of Hollywood's biggest stars, marry into the prestigious Kennedy family, amass a fortune via shrewd investments and...
8. Stuart Whitman
Actor | The Comancheros
American leading man Stuart Maxwell Whitman was known for his rugged roles. He was born in San Francisco, California, the elder of two sons of Cecilia (Gold) and Joseph Whitman, a realtor. His mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant, while his paternal grandparents were Polish Jews. His family moved ...
9. Daniel Stern
Actor | City Slickers
Daniel Stern was born in Bethesda, Maryland, to a social worker father and a day care manager mother. He has been acting professionally since the age of seventeen. Following his high school graduation, he auditioned for the Washington Shakespeare Festival seeking a job as a lighting engineer but ...
10. Candy Clark
Actress | American Graffiti
Candy Clark was born on June 20, 1947 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. She is an actress, known for American Graffiti (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and Blue Thunder (1983). She was previously married to Jeff Wald and Marjoe Gortner.
11. Joe Santos
Actor | The Rockford Files
A Brooklyn-born "working class" actor of Italian descent, character actor Joe Santos started out in life as Joseph John Minieri, Jr. on June 9, 1931. Sadly, his father died on the same day as Joe's birth. His mother Rose (née Sarno) Minieri, who later became a nightclub owner and singer in New York...
12. Paul Roebling
Actor | Blue Thunder
Paul Roebling was born on March 1, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Blue Thunder (1983), Prince of the City (1981) and Tomorrow (1972). He was married to Olga Bellin. He died on July 27, 1994 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, USA.
13. David Sheiner
Actor | The Odd Couple
David Sheiner, the television actor, was born on January 13, 1928 in New York City. He made his TV debut in 1952 on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950) and appeared sporadically on TV during the 1950s as he established himself. In 1955, Sheiner made his Broadway debut in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter...
14. Anthony James
Actor | Unforgiven
Character actor Anthony James was born on July 22, 1942 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Unusually tall (6' 6½) and lanky, with a rough, pockmarked face, a lean, stringy build, and an extremely intense screen presence, James was often cast in Westerns as scary, sleazy villains. He was especially ...
15. Ed Bernard
Actor | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Ed Bernard was born on July 4, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Blue Thunder (1983) and JAG (1995).
16. Jason Bernard
Actor | Liar Liar
Jason Bernard was born on May 17, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Liar Liar (1997), WarGames (1983) and While You Were Sleeping (1995). He was married to Carol Joy Pacanda and Debra Jean Wilson. He died on October 16, 1996 in Burbank, California, USA.
17. Mario Machado
Actor | RoboCop
Mario Machado has been a fixture of television, film, and radio for over thirty years, and as a news anchor, reporter, narrator, actor, commentator, and producer, he has worked in virtually all aspects of broadcasting. Born in Shanghai, China of both Chinese and Portuguese ancestry, Mario made ...
18. James Murtaugh
Actor | The Howling
James Murtaugh was born on October 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for The Howling (1981), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and Everybody's Fine (2009). He has been married to Alice Heid since May 15, 1971. They have two children.
19. Pat McNamara
Actor | Airplane II: The Sequel
Pat McNamara was born on July 22, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Instinct (1999). He died on January 5, 2024 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
20. Jack Murdock
Actor | Rain Man
Jack Murdock during the 1960's and 1970's played in commercials for "Grandpas" discount stores in the Midwest. He was well known and played a "Grandpa" type character complete with overalls, bald head, glasses and a country accent to complete his character. Very successful and well received by the ...
21. Clifford A. Pellow
Actor | Magnum Force
Clifford A. Pellow was born on November 13, 1928 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Magnum Force (1973), The Hustler (1961) and Submersion of Japan (1973). He died on May 2, 2019.
22. Robin Braxton
Actress | Blue Thunder
Robin Braxton is known for Blue Thunder (1983), Hunter (1984) and Lonely Boy (2013).
23. John Badham
Director | WarGames
English-born "Army brat" John Badham is the son of English actress Mary Hewitt and the stepson of an American Army general. Raised in Alabama and schooled at Yale, he cut his teeth producing and directing for TV before making his feature debut with The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor ...
24. Gordon Carroll
Producer | Alien Resurrection
Gordon Carroll was born on February 2, 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a producer, known for Alien: Resurrection (1997), Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens (1986). He was married to Lynne Forbes. He died on September 20, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
25. Phil Feldman
Producer | The Wild Bunch
Phil Feldman was born on January 22, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for The Wild Bunch (1969), The Godfather Part II (1974) and Blue Thunder (1983). He died on October 6, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
26. Andrew Fogelson
Producer | Blue Thunder
Andrew Fogelson is known for Blue Thunder (1983), Just One of the Guys (1985) and Wrong Is Right (1982).
27. Dan O'Bannon
Writer | Alien
Dan O'Bannon was inspired at an early age by EC Comics like Tales from the Crypt and old horror films that he saw in St. Louis. He even wrote a few stories for Heavy Metal magazine (which also showed up in the film).
O'Bannon got his start when he and John Carpenter collaborated on the cult sci-fi ...
28. Don Jakoby
Writer | Vampires
Don Jakoby is known for Vampires (1998), Arachnophobia (1990) and Lifeforce (1985).
29. Arthur B. Rubinstein
Composer | Stakeout
Arthur B. Rubinstein was born on March 31, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Stakeout (1987), WarGames (1983) and Nick of Time (1995). He was married to Barbara Ferris. He died on April 23, 2018 in the USA.
30. John A. Alonzo
Cinematographer | Chinatown
John A. Alonzo was born on June 12, 1934 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Chinatown (1974), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Star Trek: Generations (1994). He was married to Suzanne L. Heltzel and Jan Murray. He died on March 13, 2001 in Beverly Hills, California...
31. Edward M. Abroms
Editor | Columbo
Edward M. Abroms was born on May 6, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an editor and director, known for Columbo (1971), Street Fighter (1994) and The Jewel of the Nile (1985). He died on February 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
32. Frank Morriss
Editor | Romancing the Stone
Frank Morriss was born in 1927 in Texas. At a young age he and his mother and sisters moved to California. He attended the San Jose State University and played football for them. He began his editing career in the 1960s and 1970s in television. He took an Emmy for his work on 'The Execution of ...
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