Stir Crazy 1980 premiere

1. Richard Pryor

Actor | Superman III

Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as ...

2. Gene Wilder

Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

When he was 11, he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Caesar. Then, when he was 15 and saw Lee J. Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman,' he decided he would be a comedy actor and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. He combined both talents with directing in The World's Greatest...

3. Sidney Poitier

Actor | In the Heat of the Night

Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney had little formal ...

4. Joanna Shimkus

Actress | The Virgin and the Gypsy

Joanna Shimkus was born on October 30, 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), Zita (1968) and The Uninvited (1969). She was previously married to Sidney Poitier.

5. Harry Belafonte

Actor | Bobby

Harold George Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927 in New York City. He was educated at the New York Dramatic Workshop. He grew up in Jamaica, British West Indies, and did folk-singing in nightclubs and theaters, and on television and records. His debut was at the Village Vanguard in New York. Also,...

6. Craig Dougherty

Self | Detroit Burning

7. Georg Stanford Brown

Actor | Stir Crazy

Georg Stanford Brown was born on June 24, 1943 in Havana, Cuba. He is an actor and director, known for Stir Crazy (1980), Roots (1977) and Bullitt (1968). He was previously married to Tyne Daly.

8. JoBeth Williams

Actress | Poltergeist

The product of a musical family, (Margaret) JoBeth Williams was born on December 6, 1948, in Houston, Texas, to Frances Faye (Adams), a dietitian, and Fredric Roger Williams, a wire/cable company manager and opera singer. Her father encouraged her early interest in theater during high school.

She ...

9. Miguel Ángel Suárez

Actor | Bananas

Miguel Ángel Suárez was born on July 5, 1939 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was an actor and director, known for Bananas (1971), Stir Crazy (1980) and Under Suspicion (2000). He was married to Amneris Morales. He died on April 1, 2009 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

10. Craig T. Nelson

Actor | Coach

Craig T. Nelson was born on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Coach (1989), The Incredibles (2004) and The Family Stone (2005). He has been married to Doria Cook-Nelson since 1987. He was previously married to Robin McCarthy.

11. Barry Corbin

Actor | Tulsa King

Barry's full given name is Leonard Barrie Corbin, and he was born on October 16, 1940 in Lamesa, Texas, to Kilmer Blain Corbin, an attorney & TX State Senator, and Alma Corbin, an elementary school teacher. Barry and his wife Jo share a ranch in Fort Worth, Texas. He says when he isn't working, he ...

12. Charles Weldon

Actor | Stir Crazy

Charles Weldon was born on June 1, 1940 in Wetumka, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Stir Crazy (1980), Malcolm X (1992) and New York Undercover (1994). He was married to Debbi Morgan and Barbara. He died on December 7, 2018 in New York, USA.

13. Nicolas Coster

Actor | Santa Barbara

Nicolas Coster, a veteran actor or "Actor's Actor', his training began back in his teens at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, RADA. Nicolas learned his craft doing theatre, studying with Strasberg and Milton Katselas(He was later picked by Milton to substitute for him). Nicolas Coster ...

14. Joel Brooks

Actor | Stir Crazy

Joel Brooks was born on December 17, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Stir Crazy (1980), Indecent Proposal (1993) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

15. Jonathan Banks

Actor | Mudbound

Versatile veteran character actor Jonathan Banks was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947. While growing up he always had an interest in acting and stage work, so decided to pursue a career in entertainment. To this day he is a very accomplished stage actor. While acting in film, he usually plays ...

16. Erland van Lidth

Actor | The Running Man

Born in the Netherlands, he came to the United States as a child in the late 1950s. Erland grew up in Orange, New Jersey; Ridgefield, Connecticut; and Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he distinguished himself as a member of the wrestling team ...

17. Franklyn Ajaye

Actor | The 'Burbs

Franklyn Ajaye was born on May 13, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The 'Burbs (1989), Stir Crazy (1980) and Bridesmaids (2011).

18. Cedrick Hardman

Actor | Stir Crazy

Cedrick Hardman was born on October 4, 1948 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Stir Crazy (1980), House Party (1990) and The Candidate (1972). He was married to Carolyn Richardson. He died on March 8, 2019 in San Clemente, California, USA.

19. Luis Avalos

Actor | The Ringer

Luis Avalos was born on September 2, 1946 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor and director, known for The Ringer (2005), Hollywood Homicide (2003) and Resurrection Blvd. (2000). He died on January 22, 2014 in Burbank, California, USA.

20. Grand L. Bush

Actor | Licence to Kill

Grand L. Bush was born on December 24, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Licence to Kill (1989), Die Hard (1988) and Street Fighter: The Movie (1995). He has been married to Sharon Dahlonega since December 7, 1994. They have four children. He was previously married to ...

21. Herbert Hirschman

Producer | Espionage

Herbert Hirschman was born on April 13, 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Espionage (1963), Playhouse 90 (1956) and Goodyear Playhouse (1951). He died on July 3, 1985 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

22. Mickey Jones

Actor | Total Recall

Mickey Jones was born on June 10, 1941 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Total Recall (1990), Starman (1984) and Sling Blade (1996). He was married to Phyllis Jean Starr and Sandra Joel Davis. He died on February 7, 2018 in Simi Valley, California, USA.

23. Billy Beck

Actor | Just Like Heaven

Character actor Billy Beck was born Frank Billerbeck on May 26, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Billy did drawings of clowns as a kid. Beck fought with the Allied Forces in France during World War II and returned in 1948 to Paris, France, where he began his show business career acting in French...

24. Lee Purcell

Actress | JL Ranch

Prime-Time Emmy-nominated actress Lee Purcell produces, directs and performs in Two Fat Dogs Entertainment's (co-owned by Lee and her producing partner) anthology series of classic radio plays starring today's Hollywood Radio Players in these innovative virtual shows, Radio You Can See.

Lee is the ...

25. Hannah Weinstein

Producer | Stir Crazy

Hannah Weinstein was born on June 23, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for Stir Crazy (1980), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) and Claudine (1974). She died on March 9, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.

26. Bruce Jay Friedman

Writer | Splash

Novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Bruce Jay Friedman was born in New York City on April 26, 1930, and raised in The Bronx by his parents, Irving and Molly (Liebowitz) Friedman. Determined to be a writer, Friedman attended the University of Missouri, where he...

27. Tom Scott

Music_department | Blade Runner

Tom Scott was born on May 19, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Blade Runner (1982), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and The Great Outdoors (1988).

28. Fred Schuler

Camera_department | Dog Day Afternoon

Fred Schuler was born on March 15, 1940 in Munich, Germany. Fred is a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The King of Comedy (1982) and Arthur (1981).

29. Harry Keller

Director | The Brass Bottle

Entering the film business as an editor in 1936, Harry Keller began directing in the late 1940s, and soon was at Republic, specializing in westerns. When that studio folded he went to Universal, directing westerns again, interspersed with some dramas, comedies and war pictures. In the late 1960s he...