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Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall was born in Herne Hill, London, to Winifriede Lucinda (Corcoran), an Irish-born aspiring actress, and Thomas Andrew McDowall, a merchant seaman of Scottish descent. Young Roddy was enrolled in elocution courses at age five. By age 10, he had appeared in his first film, Murder in the Family (1938), playing Peter Osborne, the younger brother of sisters played by Jessica Tandy and Glynis Johns.
His mother brought Roddy and his sister to the U.S. at the beginning of World War II, and he soon got the part of "Huw", the youngest child in a family of Welsh coal miners, in John Ford's How Green Was My Valley (1941), acting alongside Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara and Donald Crisp in the film that won that year's best film Oscar. He went on to many other child roles, in films like My Friend Flicka (1943) and Lassie Come Home (1943) until, at age eighteen, he moved to New York, where he played a long series of successful stage roles, both on Broadway and in such venues as Connecticut's Stratford Festival, where he did Shakespeare. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1949.
In addition to making many more movies (over 150), McDowall acted in television, developed an extensive collection of movies and Hollywood memorabilia, and published five acclaimed books of his own photography. He died at his Los Angeles home, aged 70, of cancer. He never married and had no children.- Stephen Beckett was born on 24 May 1967 in Herne Hill, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Robin Hood (2006), Coronation Street (1960) and The Knowledge (2019). He has been married to Anna Brecon since 2002. They have one child.
- Fabia Drake was born on 20 January 1904 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Room with a View (1985), Valmont (1989) and The Good Companions (1957). She was married to Maxwell Joseph Hall Turner. She died on 28 February 1990 in London, England, UK.
- Joachim Król was born on 17 June 1957 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Maybe... Maybe Not (1994), Tatort (1970) and Run Lola Run (1998).
- Rusty Goffe was born on 30 October 1948 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Flash Gordon (1980) and Fred Claus (2007). He is married to Sarah. They have two children.
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Michael Sharvell-Martin was born on 2 February 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Are You Being Served? (1972), Space: 1999 (1975) and Dave Allen at Large (1971). He was married to Linda Hind. He died on 28 October 2010 in Wincanton, Somerset, England, UK.- Marita Marschall was born on 8 April 1958 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Fußball ist unser Leben (2000), Effigy: Poison and the City (2019) and Réquiem por Granada (1991).
- English silent screen siren Lillian Rich was 19 when she arrived in New York, courtesy of her Canadian husband Lionel Edward Nicholson. The couple had met while "Leo" was on active duty as a fighter pilot with the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. He came from a well-to-do middle-class family and was both able and keen to bankroll Lillian's entry into Hollywood with a stake of $1000. Prior to entering films, the dimple-chinned, auburn-haired Londoner had briefly made a name in musical comedy on the stage. In 1919, she started out on the screen playing sultry leads in westerns opposite stalwart sagebrush heroes like Jack Hoxie and Harry Carey. By the end of 1922, Lillian had already amassed 19 feature film credits on her resume. Following a divorce from Leo, she took a year's sabbatical from the screen before resuming her career with renewed vigor in 1924. The next year she was cast by the ever-extravagant Cecil B. DeMille in her defining role, as an aristocratic social-climbing, impecunious vamp in Paramount's The Golden Bed (1925). Attired in sables and bedecked with diamond bracelets, Lillian added to the general opulence (and excess) of the proceedings. She then gave what is considered her other notable performance, opposite H.B. Warner in the western railroad drama Whispering Smith (1926). There was also a minor Christie comedy, Seven Days (1925), a crime thriller with Boris Karloff and a host of low-budget B-pictures for independent producers and Poverty Row outfits like Chesterfield and Tiffany.
Between 1928 and 1930, Lillian unsuccessfully attempted a comeback in sound pictures, filming in England at Beaconsfield and at Nettlefold Studios (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey). Alas, these low-budget "quota quickies" were made for the mass market and did nothing to reboot her career. Back in the States she found herself relegated to the bottom of the bill in "Our Gang" shorts. She saw out the rest of the 1930's in uncredited, no-name bits as "nurse", "nun", "telephone operator", and so on, before fading into relative obscurity. - Maja Beckmann was born in 1977 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Österreichische Methode (2006), Wie gut ist deine Beziehung? (2019) and Eine Insel namens Udo (2011).
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Adam Nielsen was born on 9 January 1974 in Herning, Denmark. He is an editor and writer, known for A Hijacking (2012), The Good Nurse (2022) and R (2010).- Actor
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- Composer
Willi Thomczyk was born on 14 October 1953 in Wanne-Eickel [now Herne], North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Die Camper (1997), Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) and Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002).- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Jürgen Marcus was born on 6 June 1948 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Die Insel der blutigen Plantage (1983), Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (1997) and Blau blüht der Enzian (1973). He died in May 2018 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Sound Department
Henning Zolon Mortensen was born on 6 August 1973 in Herning, Denmark. He is known for After the Wedding (2006), Langt fra Las Vegas (2001) and Klovn (2005).- Peter Nottmeier was born on 22 July 1958 in Wanne-Eickel [now Herne], North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Falk (2017), Darktown (2020) and Heldt (2013).
- Nico Stank was born on 2 August 1989 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Liebesdings (2022), Einfach mal was Schönes (2022) and Kalahari Gemsen (2016).
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- Soundtrack
George Robey was born on 20 September 1869 in Herne Hill, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Chu Chin Chow (1934), Don Quixote (1933) and The Temperance Fete (1932). He was married to Blanche Littler (manager) and Ethel Haydon (performer). He died on 29 November 1954 in Saltdean, Sussex, England, UK.- Additional Crew
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- Casting Department
Stefan Pellegrini is a Danish-Italian director, producer and film scholar. He grew up in the small town of Herning, where film and theater became a part of his life from an early age. After High School and military service Stefan moved to the city of Aarhus, where he studied at The Super8 Film Education and The University of Aarhus.- Actor
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Richard Lingscheidt was born on 7 June 1990 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany [now Germany]. He is an actor, known for Die Stadt der Millionen (1925), Blondi and Push Up 1-3 (2015).- Claus Pilgaard was born on 30 March 1965 in Herning, Denmark.
- Rudi Cerne was born on 26 September 1958 in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002), Ostfriesenblut (2018) and XY Sicherheits Check (2004). He has been married to Christiane since 1987. They have one child.
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B.S. Christiansen was born on 27 September 1952 in Herning, Denmark. He is an actor, known for In China They Eat Dogs (1999), Haletudsen (2004) and Strigler og børster (1999).- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Kevin Ayers was born on 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Something in the Air (2012), Better Things (2016) and Percusión (1983). He was married to Cyrille and Kristen. He died on 18 February 2013 in Montolieu, Aude, France.- Music Department
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- Composer
Kurt Edelhagen was born on 5 June 1920 in Herne, Westphalia, Prussia [now Northrhine-Westphalia], Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Beautiful Girls (1955), Münchhausen in Afrika (1958) and Wehe wenn sie losgelassen... (1958). He was married to Helga Folkenborn. He died on 8 February 1982 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Bjarne Riis was born on 3 April 1964 in Herning, Denmark. He is married to Anne Dorthe Tanderup. They have three children. He was previously married to Mette Riis.
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- Director
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Nicholas Bodeux was born on 16 November 1967 in Wanne-Eickel [now Herne], North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002) and Die Camper (1997).