Influential performers: Ricou Browning
Ricou Browning’s name is one you might not be familiar with, unless you’re really into old-timey Universal Monsters movies. He was not just an actor, but rather, a very skilled underwater stuntman. Ricou was born in Florida in 1930. He studied Physical Education at Florida State University. He started...
Influential performers: Bolaji Badejo
Mystery man Bolaji Bodejo was not a career actor. In fact, he was a graphic designer. Despite this, his one and only known role is one of the most important in cinema history. Bolaji was born in Lagos in 1953. Ridley Scott’s casting team would later discover him in...
Influential performers: Kevin Peter Hall
“Gentle giant” Kevin Hall is perhaps best known for being no fewer than 7 feet and 2 inches tall. Most people know that he was the Predator, but probably not what he actually looked like. Kevin was born in 1955 in Pennsylvania. He was apparently the tallest of six...
Influential performers: Takako Fuji
If you like horror, this lady probably needs little introduction. She crawled onto international screens in the 2000’s as furious ghost Kayako Saeki. Takako was born in 1972, in Tokyo. She attended Aoyama Gakuin University, where she studied acting, and joined the En Theatrical Company. Her early career included...
Influential performers: Rie Inō
Hello and welcome to a new blog series I’m doing, on performers who have been influential in my acting niche. Starting with the one and only, Rie Inō. Perhaps best known for her performance as Sadako Yamamura in Ringu. It’s not like it was the first time I ever...