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The lean, rather emaciated-looking John Bennett studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. After years in repertory theatre, he made his feature debut in 1960, and, thereafter, appeared regularly on British screens. He was prone to perform in diverse ethnic guises, often adopting heavy make-up and using his penchant for accents and dialects. One of his first notable appearances was as the evil Injun Joe in the BBC children's series The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1960). He came to be much in demand for crime-time TV series, like The Avengers (1961), The Saint (1962) and Z Cars (1962), effortlessly switching from menacing roles to law enforcement.
In feature films, he was generally confined to background support, except for his titular lead in the little-seen drama The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963). He also provided an effective thread connecting the various vignettes of The House That Dripped Blood (1971), as the sceptical investigating Chief Inspector. Bennett also appeared as Joseph Goebbels in Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973), French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau in the excellent miniseries Fall of Eagles (1974), and as Greek historian and philosopher Xenophon in I, Claudius (1976). He twice guested in Doctor Who (1963), giving one of his most indelible performances as the Fu Manchu look-alike, Li H'sen Chang, an evil Chinese magician and hypnotist roaming Victorian-era London in search of victims to aid in his master's reincarnation, in "The Talons of Weng-Chiang". Bennett managed to avoid the pitfalls of caricature and gave a thoroughly convincing performance, managing to portray the arch villain with dignity and, ultimately, even a degree of sympathy.
In addition to his work on screen, Bennett remained an exceedingly busy stage performer, at once in classical roles at the National Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in West End revivals of noted musicals like "The King and I" (1979) and "The Sound of Music" (1981).- Margo Skinner was born on 3 January 1950 in Middletown, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Quick Change (1990), American Playhouse (1980) and ABC Afterschool Specials (1972). She died on 11 April 2005 in New York City, New York, USA.
- John Brosnan was born on 7 October 1947 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He was a writer, known for Proteus (1995), Carnosaur (1993) and Beyond Bedlam (1994). He died on 11 April 2005 in South Harrow, London, England, UK.
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
David Hughes was born on 27 July 1930 in Alton, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Loving Couples (1964), Night Games (1966) and Souvenir (1988). He was married to Mai Zetterling. He died on 11 April 2005 in London, England, UK.- Lucien Laurent was born on 10 December 1907 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France. He was an actor, known for Sauve-moi (2000), What's so Funny About Me? (1997) and Golden Boots (1998). He died on 11 April 2005 in Besançon, Doubs, France.
- Maria Pierenkaemper was born on 5 June 1910 in Bochum, Germany. She was an actress, known for Drei wunderschöne Tage (1939), Stella (1954) and Ankunft bei Nacht (1965). She was married to Rowohlt, Ernst and Max Rupp. She died on 11 April 2005.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Heleninha Costa was born on 18 January 1924 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Céu azul (1941), Pra Lá de Boa (1949) and Vamos com Calma (1956). She was married to Paulo Grazioli and Ismael Neto. She died on 11 April 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.- Actor
- Soundtrack
George Younce was born on 22 February 1930 in Patterson, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Gaither's Pond (1997), Precious Memories (1994) and Reunion: A Gospel Homecoming Celebration (1992). He was married to Clara. He died on 11 April 2005 in the USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Buddy Bowles was born on 10 October 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum Force (1973), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Grease 2 (1982). He died on 11 April 2005 in Magalia, California, USA.- Art Department
- Producer
Johnny Lattanzio was born on 11 September 1926 in the USA. Johnny was a producer, known for 48 Hrs. (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Johnny died on 11 April 2005.- Zuzana Talpová was born on 10 May 1932 in Martin, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970), Love Between the Raindrops (1980) and Svatba bez prstýnku (1972). She died on 11 April 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Lightnin' Chance was born on 21 December 1925 in Como, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for That Tennessee Beat (1966) and Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story (1983). He died on 11 April 2005 in Madison, Tennessee, USA.
- Enrique Blugerman was born on 27 April 1936 in Corrientes, Argentina. He was an actor, known for The Road (2000), Rodrigo, la película (2001) and Felicidades (2000). He died on 11 April 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actor
- Sound Department
- Soundtrack
Jerry Byrd was born on 9 March 1920 in Lima, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), The Drifter (1965) and Courageous (2011). He was married to Thelma McWiley and Kaleo Wood. He died on 11 April 2005 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
ALfons Heck was born in or around 1927 in the Mosel River region of the Rhineland. He was raised by his grandmother and various aunts and uncles with his parents and twin brother coming periodically to visit him. When he was six, in 1933, Hitler came to power and he started school with a teacher who was a full blown Nazi. He grew to admire them and even joined the Hitler Youth. When he was about 10 he went to a meeting in Nuremburg and heard Hitler speak. For the next five years all that he did was be in the Hitler Youth and attend school, periodically going to church to serve as an alter boy.
During the next few years he kept on getting promoted in the Hitler Youth, eventually holding a post similar to a general in the army. Alfons was in the Luftawaffe for a while while the war was looking bad, but then was transfered to the ground and to a wall all along the western boarder of Germany. There he actually met Adolf Hitler and spoke to him. Hitler seamed to be interested in him because they were raised close to each other. After the war, the Allied troups came into his town and because he could speak English and they could not speak much German they had him help get all the former Nazis out of hiding. They discoivered his background, put him in jail and he was almost executed, but was eventually released. After this he could not get the things that went on during the war out of his head so his twin brother told him to go watch the trials going on in Nuremburg. He went and they helped a lot. After this he went back to his hometown and several years later moved to Canada.
Later he moved to the United States and formed a friendship and working relationship with Helen Waterford a Holocaust surviver. They go around the country talking to students about the evil they both witnessed. They even wrote a book about their experiences called Parallel Journeys.- Gyula Oszvald was born on 25 October 1923 in Újpest, Hungary [now in Budapest, Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Bástyasétány hetvennégy (1974). He was married to Marika Halasi. He died on 11 April 2005 in Budapest, Hungary.