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Personen: Berühmte Personen aus dem Jahr 1940

Personen im zeitlichen Kontext: 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade. A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. ()

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James Cromwell(84)

Schauspieler | Los Angeles, California (US)

James Oliver Cromwell (born 27 January 1940) is an American film and television actor, probably best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. He has been nominated for an Oscar, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career.Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. He was adopted by actress Kay Johnson and actor, director and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied engineering. Like both his parents, he was drawn to the theater, doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays.He has long been an advocate of leftist causes. In an October 2008 interview, he strongly attacked the Republican Party and the George W. Bush administration, saying their controversial foreign policy would "either destroy us or the entire planet." He became a vegetarian in 1974 after seeing a stockyard in Texas and experiencing the "smell, terror and anxiety." He became an ethical vegan while playing the character of Farmer Hoggett in the movie Babe in 1995. He frequently speaks out on issues regarding animal cruelty for PETA, largely the treatment of pigs.Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 to 1986. They had three children. He married his second wife, Julie Cobb, on 29 May 1986.

Bekannt aus: L.A. Confidential, The Green Mile, Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals, Star Trek - Der erste Kontakt
* 27.01.1940

Al Pacino(83)

Schauspieler | New York City, New York (US)

Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (* 25. April 1940 in East Harlem, New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Filmregisseur und Filmproduzent. Seit den 1970er-Jahren ist er in zahlreichen Filmklassikern zu sehen; er gilt für viele Kritiker und Zuschauer als herausragender Charakterdarsteller des zeitgenössischen amerikanischen Films und Theaters. Im Laufe seiner Karriere wurde er unter anderem mit dem Oscar, dem Golden Globe Award, dem Tony Award und der National Medal of Arts ausgezeichnet. Seine bekanntesten Rollen sind die des Michael Corleone in der von Francis Ford Coppola inszenierten Der-Pate-Trilogie, der Gangster Tony Montana in Scarface, der blinde Oberstleutnant a. D. Frank Slade in Der Duft der Frauen und Lt. Vincent Hanna in Heat.

Bekannt aus: Serpico, Hundstage, Der Pate, Dick Tracy
* 25.04.1940

Patrick Stewart(83)

Schauspieler | Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England (GB)

An English film, television and stage actor. He has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century. He is most widely known for his television and film roles, as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. Stewart was born in Mirfield near Dewsbury in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of Gladys, a weaver and textile worker, and Alfred Stewart, a Regimental Sergeant Major in the British Army who served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and previously worked as a general labourer and as a postman. Stewart and his first wife, Sheila Falconer, have two children: Daniel Freedom and Sophie Alexandra. Stewart and Falconer divorced in 1990. In 1997, he became engaged to Wendy Neuss, one of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and they married on 25 August 2000, divorcing three years later. Four months prior to his divorce from Neuss, Stewart played opposite actress Lisa Dillon in a production of The Master Builder. The two dated for four years, but are no longer together. He is now seeing Sunny Ozell; at 31, she is younger than his daughter. "I just don't meet women of my age," he explains. Stewart has been a prolific actor in performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in over 60 productions.

Bekannt aus: Logan - The Wolverine, Star Trek - Der erste Kontakt, Star Trek - Der Aufstand, Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert
* 13.07.1940

Mariette Hartley(83)

Schauspielerin | Weston, Connecticut (US)

Mariette Hartley (* 21. Juni 1940 in Weston, Connecticut als Mary Loretta Hartley) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

Bekannt aus: Sacramento, Steinzeit Junior, Marnie, Der unglaubliche Hulk
* 21.06.1940

Katharine Ross(84)

Schauspielerin | Hollywood, California (US)

Katharine Juliet Ross (* 29. Januar 1940 in Los Angeles) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Kinderbuchautorin, die in den 1960er- und 1970er-Jahre einige große Filmerfolge verzeichnete. Die Rolle der Elaine Robinson in Die Reifeprüfung (1967) brachte ihr eine Oscar-Nominierung sowie einen Golden Globe Award ein. Ebenfalls preisgekrönt waren ihre Darstellungen in den Filmen Zwei Banditen (1969), Die Frauen von Stepford (1975) und Reise der Verdammten (1976).

Bekannt aus: Die Reifeprüfung, Zwei Banditen, Die Frauen von Stepford, Donnie Darko
* 29.01.1940

James Caan(† 82)

Schauspieler | The Bronx, New York City, New York (US)

James Edmund "Jimmy" Caan (* 26. März 1940 in der Bronx, New York City; † 6. Juli 2022 in Westwood, Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Für seine Darstellung des Sonny Corleone im Filmklassiker Der Pate (1972) war er für einen Oscar und einen Golden Globe nominiert. Später übernahm er zahlreiche Hauptrollen in Produktionen wie dem Actionfilm Rollerball (1975), dem Kriegsfilm Die Brücke von Arnheim (1977), dem Thriller Der Einzelgänger (1981), der Stephen-King-Adaption Misery (1990), der Komödie Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) oder dem Experimentalfilm Dogville (2003).

Bekannt aus: Der Einzelgänger, Rollerball, Der Pate, Misery
* 26.03.1940

Lance Henriksen(83)

Schauspieler | New York City, New York (US)

An American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as The Terminator, the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium. Henriksen is also a voice actor; he is noted for his deep, commanding voice.

Bekannt aus: Aliens - Die Rückkehr, Harte Ziele, Alien vs. Predator, Schneller als der Tod
* 05.05.1940

Martin Sheen(83)

Schauspieler | Dayton, Ohio (US)

Martin Sheen, bürgerlich Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (* 3. August 1940 in Dayton, Ohio), ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler. Der Durchbruch gelang ihm 1979 mit der Hauptrolle in Apocalypse Now. Seitdem ist er ein gefragter Darsteller für Fernseh- und Kinoproduktionen. Größere Beliebtheit erlang Sheen durch seine Darstellung des fiktiven US-Präsidenten Josiah Bartlet in der vielfach prämierten Fernsehserie The West Wing – Im Zentrum der Macht, für die er zwischen 1999 und 2006 mehrfach nominiert und ausgezeichnet wurde. Neben weiteren Auftritten in Spielfilmen wie Catch Me If You Can (2002) oder Departed – Unter Feinden (2006) engagierte sich Sheen in der Vergangenheit auch zu gesellschaftlichen Themen. So setzte er sich unter anderem gegen den Irakkrieg und für mehr Umweltschutz ein.

Bekannt aus: Departed - Unter Feinden, Badlands - Zerschossene Träume, Apocalypse Now, Dein Weg, The West Wing
* 03.08.1940

James Brolin(83)

Schauspieler | Los Angeles, California (US)

James Brolin (bornCraig Kenneth Bruderlin) is an American actor, producer and director, best known for his roles in soap operas, movies, sitcoms, and television. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin and husband of singer/actress Barbra Streisand.Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27, 1998.

Bekannt aus: Traffic - Macht des Kartells, Amityville Horror, Westworld, Unternehmen Capricorn
* 18.07.1940

René Auberjonois(† 79)

Schauspieler | New York City, New York (US)

René Murat Auberjonois (* 1. Juni 1940 in New York City; † 8. Dezember 2019 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler bei Film, Fernsehen und Theater sowie Synchronsprecher. Bekannt ist er unter anderem durch seine Rolle als Formwandler Odo in der Stammbesetzung der Fernsehserie Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Bekannt aus: M.A.S.H., Der Patriot, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Boston Legal
* 01.06.1940

Barry Corbin(83)

Schauspieler | Lamesa, Texas. USA

Barry Corbin is an American film and television actor. His most well-known role came in the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), for which he was consecutively nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Bekannt aus: No Country for Old Men, Tulsa King, Yellowstone, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Ranch
* 16.10.1940

Chuck Norris(84)

Schauspieler | Ryan, Oklahoma (US)

Chuck Norris (* 10. März 1940 in Ryan, Oklahoma; eigentlich Carlos Ray Norris Jr.) ist ein US-amerikanischer Kampfkünstler, Action-Schauspieler und Buchautor. Größere Berühmtheit erlangte er als Filmgegner von Bruce Lee in Die Todeskralle schlägt wieder zu (1972) sowie durch die dreiteilige Kinofilmreihe Missing in Action (1984–1988) und die Fernsehserie Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001), als deren ausführender Produzent er auch agierte. Nachdem er seit 2004 nicht mehr im Kino zu sehen war, feierte er 2012 im Film The Expendables 2 ein Comeback. Er ist als konservativer evangelikaler Christ bekannt und engagiert sich für diese Positionen und deren Vertreter in der Republikanischen Partei in den USA. Seit 2005 sind die Chuck Norris Facts als Internetmeme im Umlauf, die auf seine martialischen Filmrollen und seine Kampfkünste humoristisch anspielen.

Bekannt aus: The Expendables 2, Die Todeskralle schlägt wieder zu, Invasion U.S.A., Walker, Texas Ranger
* 10.03.1940

John Hurt(† 77)

Schauspieler | Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England (GB)

Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt's performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), notably included a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest, named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history.Hurt earned his third competitive BAFTA, along with his second Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as Joseph Merrick in David Lynch's biopic The Elephant Man (1980). Other significant roles during the 1980s included Bob Champion in biopic Champions (1984), Mr. Braddock in the Stephen Frears drama The Hit (1984), Winston Smith in Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Stephen Ward in the drama depicting the Profumo affair, Scandal (1989). Hurt was again BAFTA-nominated for his work in Irish drama The Field (1990) and played the primary villain, James Graham, in the epic adventure Rob Roy (1995). His later films include the Harry Potter film series (2001–11), the Hellboy films (2004 and 2008), supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key (2005), western The Proposition (2005), political thriller V for Vendetta (2005), action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), sci-fi action Outlander (2008) and the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Hurt reprised his role as Quentin Crisp in An Englishman in New York (2009), which brought his seventh BAFTA nomination. He portrayed the War Doctor in the BBC TV series Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", in 2013.Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors; director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in the world". He possessed what was described as the "most distinctive voice in Britain", likened by The Observer to "nicotine sieved through dirty, moonlit gravel". His voice acting career encompassed films such as Watership Down (1978), The Lord of the Rings (1978), The Plague Dogs (1982), The Black Cauldron (1985), Dogville (2003) and Planet Dinosaur (2011) as well as BBC TV series Merlin (2008–2012). In 2012, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement BAFTA Award, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to cinema". He was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama.

Bekannt aus: 1984, Alien - Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt, Der Elefantenmensch, 12 Uhr nachts - Midnight Express
* 22.01.1940

James Gammon(† 70)

Schauspieler | Newman, Illinois (US)
84. Geburtstag

James Richard Gammon(April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for his roles as team manager Lou Brown in the filmsMajor League and Major League II (fictionalized version of theCleveland Indians), and retired longshoreman Nick Bridges, Nash's father, on theCBS crime dramaNash Bridges.

Bekannt aus: Die Indianer von Cleveland, Unterwegs nach Cold Mountain, Werwolf von Tarker Mills, Der Gigant aus dem All
* 20.04.1940

Michael Gambon(† 82)

Schauspieler | Cabra, Dublin (IE)

Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-English actor. Regarded as one of Ireland and Britain's most distinguished actors, he is known for his work on stage and screen. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Over his six decade long career he's received three Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four BAFTA Awards. In 1999 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.Having begun his professional career in the theatre with Olivier at the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic, Gambon appeared in many productions of works by William Shakespeare such as Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth and Coriolanus. Gambon has been nominated for thirteen Olivier Awards winning three times for A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), A View from the Bridge (1987), and Man of the Moment (1990). In 1997 Gambon made his Broadway debut in David Hare's Skylight earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.Gambon made his film debut in Othello (1965). Other notable films include The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), The Wings of the Dove (1997), The Insider (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Amazing Grace (2006), The King's Speech (2010), Quartet (2012), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). Gambon has also appeared in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Gambon gained stardom for his role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series from 2004 to 2011, replacing the late Richard Harris.For his work on television he received four BAFTA Awards for The Singing Detective (1986), Wives and Daughters (1999), Longitude (2000), and Perfect Strangers (2001). He also received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Path to War (2002), and Emma (2009). Other notable projects include Cranford (2007), and The Casual Vacancy (2015). In 2017 he received the Irish Film & Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, he was listed at No. 28 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Bekannt aus: Gosford Park, Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz, Der Koch, der Dieb, seine Frau und ihr Liebhaber, The King’s Speech - Die Rede des Königs
* 19.10.1940

Austin Pendleton(84)

Schauspieler | Warren, Ohio (US)

Austin Campbell Pendleton (* 27. März 1940 in Warren, Ohio) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: Nummer 5 lebt!, Muppet Movie, Mein Vetter Winnie, Findet Nemo
* 27.03.1940

Elke Sommer(83)

Schauspielerin | Berlin (DE)

Elke Sommer (* 5. November 1940 in Berlin; eigentlich Elke Schletz) ist eine deutsche Schauspielerin, Sängerin und Malerin, die ab 1959 in knapp 100 Film- und Fernsehrollen zu sehen war. In den 1960er Jahren gelang ihr als Sexsymbol der Sprung nach Hollywood – ein Novum für eine deutsche Schauspielerin. Zu ihren bekanntesten Filmen zählt die Blake-Edwards-Komödie Ein Schuß im Dunkeln mit Peter Sellers von 1964, die zur Pink-Panther-Reihe gehört.

Bekannt aus: Ein Schuss im Dunkeln, Kein Lorbeer für den Mörder, ..denn keiner ist ohne Schuld, Rollkommando
* 05.11.1940

Sam Waterston(83)

Schauspieler | Cambridge, Massachusetts (US)

Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (* 15. November 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmschauspieler.

Bekannt aus: The Killing Fields - Schreiendes Land, Der große Gatsby, Serial Mom - Warum lässt Mama das Morden nicht?, Law & Order
* 15.11.1940

Raquel Welch(† 82)

Schauspielerin | Chicago, Illinois (US)

An American actress and beauty icon, the statuesque Raquel Welch (September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was one of the most popular celebrities of the 1960s and 1970s. Born Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, she began taking dancing lessons as a child and by her teens was already winning beauty contests. After working as a waitress and model, Welch relocated to Hollywood in 1963; within three days, she had already landed a manager, Patrick Curtis, and soon they formed a promotions company, Curtwell Enterprises. After appearing in Life magazine, she began working on the ABC series Hollywood Palace, and in 1964 made her feature debut with an unbilled appearance in the Elvis Presley vehicle Roustabout. In 1965, she scored her first lead role in the pop musical A Swingin' Summer, resulting in a contract with 20th Century Fox, which cast her in the sci-fi hit Fantastic Voyage before loaning her to the British horror studio Hammer. There she starred in a 1967 remake of One Million Years B.C. Despite the publicity, Fox was clearly wary of her talents, and did not ask her to return to Hollywood; instead she remained in Europe, starring with Edward G. Robinson and Vittorio de Sica in 1968's The Biggest Bundle of Them All and with Monica Vitti and Claudia Cardinale in Le Fate.After appearing as Lust in Stanley Donen's seven-deadly-sins comedy Bedazzled, Welch finally returned to the U.S. She had roles in pictures like Bandolero! and Lady in Cement. Following in 1969 was 100 Rifles, a controversial Western which paired Welch with Jim Brown, and a year later she earned her first real starring role in the disastrous Myra Breckenridge. Her situation was unusual; she was certainly a star and a household name, yet few people ever went to see her movies -- neither 1971's Hannie Caulder nor the following year's Fuzz did anything to alter the dilemma. While both 1973's The Three Musketeers and its sequel The Four Musketeers were well received, she earned little credit for their success, and when the 1976 black comedy Mother, Jugs and Speed did not do as well as expected, Welch ended her Hollywood career.Welch instead turned to nightclubs, concert stages, and television; she also continued making films in Europe, including 1977's The Prince and the Pauper and L' Animal, co-starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. In 1980, she was tapped to star in Cannery Row, but was fired a month into production; she filed suit against MGM for damages, and was awarded 11 million dollars. Welch spent the 1980s focusing primarily on television productions like 1982's The Legend of Walks Far Woman and 1987's Right to Die, in which she delivered one of her strongest performances as a woman suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. In 1994 Welch returned to cinema in the comedy The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult.Throughout the decade, she also made a number of infomercials and exercise videos, and in 1995 also starred in the nighttime soap opera CPW. In 1997, she took over for Julie Andrews in the Broadway musical Victor/Victoria.

Bekannt aus: Die drei Musketiere, Die Phantastische Reise, Myra Breckinridge, Feuerdrache
* 05.09.1940

Dan Hedaya(83)

Schauspieler | Brooklyn, New York (US)

Daniel G. "Dan" Hedaya (* 24. Juli 1940 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: Die üblichen Verdächtigen, Clueless - Was sonst!, Mulholland Drive - Straße der Finsternis, Das Phantom Kommando
* 24.07.1940

Michael Parks(† 77)

Schauspieler | Corona, California (US)

Michael Parks (* 24. April 1940 in Corona, Kalifornien als Harry Samuel Parks; † 9. Mai 2017 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Sänger, Filmregisseur und -produzent.

Bekannt aus: Red State, Tusk, Planet Terror, Kill Bill - Volume 2, Then Came Bronson
* 24.04.1940

Burt Young(† 83)

Schauspieler | New York City, New York (US)

Burt Young (* 30. April 1940 als Gerald Tommaso DeLouise in New York City, New York; † 8. Oktober 2023 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Seine bekannteste Rolle ist die von Rockys Schwager und bestem Freund Paulie in den Rocky-Filmen.

Bekannt aus: Rocky, Chinatown, Win Win
* 30.04.1940

Terry Gilliam(83)

Schauspieler | Minneapolis, Minnesota (US)

Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Subsequent to his early work with the Pythons, Gilliam became known for directing fantasy and sci-fi films, including "Time Bandits" (1981), "Brazil" (1985), "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988), "The Fisher King" (1991), "12 Monkeys" (1995), "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998) and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (2009). He is the only Python not born in Britain; he took British citizenship in 1968.

Bekannt aus: Brazil, Monty Python: Die Ritter der Kokosnuss, Das Kabinett des Doktor Parnassus, Time Bandits
* 22.11.1940

James L. Brooks(83)

Crew | North Bergen, New Jersey (US)

James Lawrence Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Growing up in North Bergen, New Jersey, Brooks endured a fractured family life and passed the time by reading and writing. After dropping out of New York University, he got a job as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts. He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to work on David L. Wolper's documentaries. After being laid off he met producer Allan Burns who secured him a job as a writer on the series My Mother the Car.Brooks wrote for several shows before being hired as a story editor on My Friend Tony and later creating the series Room 222. Grant Tinker hired Brooks and Burns at MTM Productions to create The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970. The show, one of the first to feature an independent working woman as its lead character, was critically acclaimed and won Brooks several Primetime Emmy Awards. Brooks and Burns then created two successful spin-offs from Mary Tyler Moore in the shape of Rhoda (a comedy) and Lou Grant (a drama). Brooks left MTM Productions in 1978 to co-create the sitcom Taxi which, despite winning multiple Emmys, suffered from low ratings and was canceled twice.He moved into feature film work when he wrote and co-produced the 1979 film Starting Over. His next project was the critically acclaimed film Terms of Endearment, which he produced, directed and wrote, winning an Academy Award for all three positions. Basing his next film, Broadcast News, on his journalistic experiences the film earned him a further two Academy Award nominations. Although his 1994 work I'll Do Anything was hampered by negative press attention due to the cutting of all of its recorded musical numbers, As Good as It Gets (co-written with Mark Andrus) earned further praise. It was seven years until his next film, which came in the shape of 2004's Spanglish. His sixth film, How Do You Know, was released in 2010. Brooks also produced and mentored Cameron Crowe on Say Anything... (1989) and Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson on Bottle Rocket (1996).Although he did not intend to do so, Brooks returned to television in 1987 as the producer of The Tracey Ullman Show. He hired cartoonist Matt Groening to create a series of shorts for the show, which eventually led to The Simpsons in 1989. The Simpsons won numerous awards and is still running after 20 years. Brooks also co-produced and co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, The Simpsons Movie. In total, Brooks has received 47 Emmy nominations, winning 20 of them.

Bekannt für: Nachrichtenfieber, Besser geht's nicht, Zeit der Zärtlichkeit, Spanglish, Mary Tyler Moore
* 09.05.1940

Donna Mills(83)

Schauspielerin | Chicago, Illinois (US)

Donna Mills (* 11. Dezember 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Ihre bekannteste Rolle verkörperte sie in der Fernsehserie Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens als intrigante Abby Fairgate Ewing, für die sie drei Mal als herausragender Bösewicht mit dem Soap Opera Digest Award ausgezeichnet wurde. Für ihre Gastrolle in General Hospital als Madeline Reeves wurde sie darüber hinaus 2015 mit dem Daytime Emmy Award ausgezeichnet. Mills war seit den späten 1960er Jahren hauptsächlich im Fernsehen zu sehen. Ihr Filmdebüt gab sie 1967 in dem Thriller Incident ... und sie kannten kein Erbarmen neben Martin Sheen und Beau Bridges. Zu ihren wenigen weiteren bekannten Kinorollen gehört Sadistico (1971) neben Clint Eastwood. 2015 kehrte sie in einer Nebenrolle auf die Leinwand zurück: In dem starbesetzten Kinofilm Joy – Alles außer gewöhnlich spielte sie unter anderem an der Seite von Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro und Bradley Cooper. Ende 2017 war sie im Theaterstück Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur auf der Bühne zu sehen.

Bekannt aus: Sadistico, Nope, Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens, General Hospital
* 11.12.1940

Dario Argento(83)

Crew | Roma, Lazio (IT)

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". Inspired by the movies, he later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his western collaborations, which included Cimitero senza croci (1969) and the Sergio Leone masterpiece C'era una volta il West (1968).He is known in italy as Master of Horror.

Bekannt für: Rosso - Die Farbe des Todes, Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Handschuhe, Tenebrae, Phenomena
* 07.09.1940

Larry Hankin(83)

Schauspieler | New York City, New York (US)

Larry Michael Hankin is an American character actor, performer, director, comedian and producer. He is known for his major film roles as Charley Butts in Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Ace in Running Scared (1986), and Carl Alphonse in Billy Madison (1995). He had smaller roles as Doobie in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Sergeant Balzak in Home Alone, Mr. Heckles in Friends, and Joe in Breaking Bad.

Bekannt aus: El Camino: Ein Breaking-Bad-Film, Barry, Breaking Bad
* 31.08.1940

Jack Thompson(83)

Schauspieler | Sydney, New South Wales (AU)

Jack Thompson (* 31. August 1940 in Manly, Sydney, als John Hadley Payne) ist ein australischer Schauspieler.

Bekannt aus: Der Fall des Lieutnant Morant, Mitternacht im Garten von Gut und Böse, Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger, The Assassination of Richard Nixon
* 31.08.1940

Peter Fonda(† 79)

Schauspieler | New York City, New York (US)

Peter Henry Fonda (* 23. Februar 1940 in New York City, New York; † 16. August 2019 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Filmregisseur. Weltweite Bekanntheit erreichte er durch den Film Easy Rider (1969), der ihn zu einer Ikone einer Gegenkultur machte.

Bekannt aus: Easy Rider, Todeszug nach Yuma, Ulee's Gold, Born to be Wild - Saumäßig unterwegs
* 23.02.1940

Lainie Kazan(83)

Schauspielerin | New York City, New York (US)

Lainie Kazan (* 15. Mai 1940 in New York City; gebürtig Lainie Levine) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin.

Bekannt aus: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Liebe mit Risiko - Gigli, Leg dich nicht mit Zohan an
* 15.05.1940
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