1887

	Birth : 20 November 1887, New York, New York, USA Death : 2 March 1946, Hollywood, California, USA Height: 175
Filmography: The American Way Half Breed The Black Secret Bound and Gagged Don Esteban Carnero

One of the industry's most versatile character actors, in his almost 30-year career Harry Semels appeared in hundreds of films. Adept at playing everything from Spanish waiters to German soldiers to Italian villagers--and even a haughty District Attorney from time to time--his stocky build and droopy mustache were a familiar sight to moviegoers, especially in the '30s and '40s, his peak years.

	Birth : 11 January 1887, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Death : 18 February 1963, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (heart attack) Birth Name: Gerard Montgomery Blue Height: 191
Filmography: The Absentee (uncredited) The Birth of a Nation Bit Role (uncredited) Ghosts Bohemian in Paris

Stalwart, durable Monte Blue, a romantic leading man of the silent days, was born January 11, 1887, as Gerard Monte Blue (some sources indicate 1890, but his mother's application for his admission to the Soldier's and Sailor's Orphan's Home lists his birth date as January 11, 1887).

	Birth : 25 December 1887, Oxford, Ohio, USA Death : 10 December 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA Birth Name: Earl A. Fox Height: 188
Filmography: The Print of the Nails The Amateur Detective Van Bibber All for a Girl Billy Joy, a Reporter (as Mr. Foxe)

Earle Foxe was born to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan. His half sister was Ethel May Fox, born to Charles Aldrich Fox and Katie Eldridge. Ethel was a music teacher and quite active in musical productions in Detroit, Michigan. Earle was always very private about his own early history; he claimed that Ohio was his early home.

	Birth : 23 November 1887, Camberwell, London, England, UK Death : 2 February 1969, Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK (emphysema) Birth Name: William Henry Pratt Nickname: Billy Height: 180
Filmography: Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood Himself, Tennis Fan Corridor Gossip clips from 'Corridors of Blood' (archive footage) Haunted Memories clips from 'The Haunted Strangler' (archive footage)

Along with fellow actors Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, Boris Karloff is recognized as one of the true icons of horror cinema, and the actor most closely identified with the general public's perception of the "monster" from the classic Mary Shelley book, "Frankens

	Birth : 11 November 1887, London, England, UK Death : 5 June 1953, New York, New York, USA (natural causes) Height: 168
Filmography: Camille Lord Kyne Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 Himself Sherlock Holmes Dr. Watson

This deceptively meek, balding, short-framed character actor defined his on-screen comedy persona beautifully with his obtuse title role in the delightful comedy of manners Topper (1937) and as the irrepressible, fanny-pinching Uncle Willy in the chic, screwball classic The Philadelphia Story (1940).

	Birth : 16 January 1887, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Death : 10 April 1937, London, England, UK (road accident) Birth Name: Ralph Waldo Ince
Filmography: Othello Soldier (uncredited) The Child Crusoes A Geranium

Youngest of three film-making brothers (see also John Ince and Ince, Thomas H.), his career mirrored that of his brother John: he went from acting in silents to directing; with the advent of sound he turned character actor. Unlike John, however, he would eventually resume directing and was successful in UK productions from 1934 until his death.