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John Hillerman, who most famously played the impeccably urbane Englishman Jonathan Quayle Higgins III (VC !) -- Tom Selleck's sophisticated majordomo in Magnum, P.I. (1980) --, was of French, German and Austrian descent, raised in a small Texas town and educated at a Catholic high school. He majored in journalism at the University of Texas, enlisted in the Air Force and spent the period from 1953 to 1957 stationed at Ft. Worth. There, he unexpectedly landed a choice role in a community theatre production of "Death of a Salesman" and discovered acting to be to his liking. Having a photographic memory benefited Hillerman greatly, as it enabled him to learn his lines quickly. He professed to be able to memorize a page of dialogue in the space of a minute. There remained the problem of his Texas accent, however. Following demobilization, he traveled to New York where it took him a year to lose his drawl, studying elocution under the tutelage of voice coach Fanny Bradshaw (who encouraged him to listen to recordings of Laurence Olivier reciting "Hamlet"). All the while, Hillerman lived the life of a typical struggling actor, having taken up residence in a lower East Side tenement and living on home-made turkey soup. After fifteen years of stage work and with a meager $700 to his name, he decided to try to change his luck by making the journey to Hollywood.
His first major break came when he was picked for a small part in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971)). From then on he was rarely out of work, although initially tasked with only smallish supporting roles. By the mid-70s, after memorable back-to-back turns in Blazing Saddles (1974) and Chinatown (1974), Hillerman had established his credentials. His first opportunity to shine in a recurring TV role was as pompous radio sleuth Simon Brimmer ("Policemen snoop, without a glimmer. To solve the case, call Simon Brimmer...") who persistently got it all very wrong in TV's Ellery Queen (1975). A self-declared Anglophile with a solid acting background in plays by Noël Coward, he fairly jumped at the chance to portray Selleck's genteel sidekick Higgins in "Magnum" which was to become his personal favorite and career-defining role.- Bill Cashmore was born on 17 April 1961 in Nottingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Play on One (1988), Fist of Fun (1995) and Screen One (1985). He was married to Sasha. He died on 9 November 2017 in the UK.
- Stunts
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Mark was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Graduated from a small parochial school Lutheran High North. He was inspired as a kid in the film business because his father would take him to the movies all the time. Mark was floored as a kid wathcing Superman with Christopher Reeve, and the tag line was "You will believe a man can fly", and when the movie was over everyone in the audience got up and cheered. He was floored that all these people were so moved by this performance, and he looked around the theatre and folks were smiling, crying and clapping. Then he knew he wanted to be an actor but was too shy. His first role was a martial arts student in They Still Call Me Bruce. From that moment on he wanted to be a stuntman in Hollywood. He pursued his passion and has fought some of Hollywoods leading men, Robert DeNiro, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, Billy Bob Thornton, Kevin Sorbo, Danny Trejo and many more. Ever since Mark was a child he wanted to be in the film business and find a cure for cancer, something very few people knew. He was mad because many of his heroes were dying of cancer, like Steve McQueen, John Wayne and so many more. After no serious cancer history in Mark's family, Mark was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer, the 2nd deadliest cancer out there. He had just finished Olympus Has Fallen and American Horror Story in 2013 when he got the bad news. He had just lost his best man, and good stunt buddy Bryon Weiss to the same cancer. Desperate for hope, there was none, the Dr's told his wife he had less than a 16% chance of beating it. He did it, in 9 months. Cancer would come back again and again and Mark would go on to beat cancer 3 x's in a row, w/ the odds decreasing each time to less than 8%, 4%. Now Mark is fighting it a fourth time and doing very well. All the while, during chemo, radiation, surgeries Mark is still able to perform stunts, and still double Cheech Marin. Mark says working on film "makes me forget everything cancer related, I can escape for a day or so". Mark truly believes Hollywood has saved his life, the stunt community, and overall film community from all over the world where Mark has worked, has helped Mark and his wife Alyssa Myer beat this cancer numerous times, which according to top oncologist across the USA, this has never happened. No one beats this type of cancer, and at this stage and his age 3 x's in a row, working on a fourth. Mark would fight cancer along side his father, who was diagnosed while Mark's cancer came back a 2nd time. Mark would lose his father, his hero in 6 months. Despite all, Mark continues to work and campaign for better treatment and medicine for cancer patients all over the world. He even consults with cancer patients all over the globe thru numerous atricles, interviews he has done. Mark continues his stunt career while working on his documentary, chronicling his extensive battle with stage 4 colorectal cancer, called "Way To Go FECO".- Actor
- Additional Crew
Patrick Béthune was born on 28 May 1956 in France. He was an actor, known for Ratatouille (2007), Man of Tomorrow (2016) and Watch Dogs (2014). He died on 9 November 2017 in France.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Fred Cole was born on 28 August 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Antibirth (2016), Hellion (2014) and Nightscape (2012). He was married to Kathleen "Toody" Conner. He died on 9 November 2017 in Clackamas, Oregon, USA.- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Chuck Mosley was born on 26 December 1959 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Bio-Dome (1996) and Dirty Jobs (2005). He died on 9 November 2017.- Cinematographer
- Actor
Priyan was a cinematographer and actor, known for Velayudham (2011), Udhaya (2004) and Singam (2010). He died on 9 November 2017 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.- Angeline Papadakis was born on 26 December 1925 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for You Bet Your Life (1950). She was married to Ernest "Tom" Papadakis. She died on 9 November 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bob Destocki was born on 17 August 1937 in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Heavy Metal (1981) and The Zoo Gang (1985). He was married to Barbara King Destocki. He died on 9 November 2017 in St. Charles, Illinois, USA.- Kostas Vergopoulos was born on 12 December 1942 in Athens, Greece. He died on 9 November 2017 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Producer
- Writer
- Executive
Barbara Dunn-Leonard was a producer and writer, known for Annabelle's Wish (1997). She died on 9 November 2017 in Riverside, California, USA.- Music Department
Hans Vermeulen was born on 18 September 1947 in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is known for De zoon van Louis Davids (1986). He was married to Jariya Chatsuwan and Diane Marchal. He died on 9 November 2017 in Ko Samui, Thailand.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Actor
Süha Kapki was born on 7 February 1957 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Three Giant Men (1973), Yalniz Adam (1974) and Tövbekar (1977). He died on 9 November 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.