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The pretty man from Pretty Woman is still one sexy guy. His last film, The Double, was released here on October 28, 2011. His next film, Arbitrage will be released sometime in 2012. Richard Gere is the voice of Henry in the animated film Henry & Me also coming out in 2012.
Bryan Cranston would be best known as Hal on Malcolm in the Middle and Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad. He won three consecutive Emmys as Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Walter White. Cranston also has several film credits including roles in Saving Pvt. Ryan, Seeing Other People, and Love Ranch. He recently completed the film Leave in which he had a co-starring role, and the starring role in Red Tails.
Van Williams played a “hip” private detective in Bourbon Street Beat and Surfside 6. In 1966 he teamed up with Bruce Lee for the series The Green Hornet. Lee played The Green Hornet’s sidekick Kato. By the time Williams starred in the Green Hornet he had already become financially successful by investing in several commercial ventures. A 1966 TV Guide profile titled the Banker with a Sting dubbed him “your friendly neighborhood tycoon. He retired from acting in 1982 and opened a communication systems company in Santa Monica, CA
Through the years, Ron Moss has made appearances in episodes of TV series’ such as Trapper John, M.D. and Six Feet Under as well as role in the films Hot Child in the City, The Alternate, and Christmas in Love. However, he has been a mainstay on the soap The Bold and the Beautiful since 1987. His role is Ridge Forrester.
Thought at the time to be headed for stardom, Roger Herren’s star burnt out very quickly. The handsome young man, oozing southern charm, had only one acting credit. He landed a role in the 1970 film Myra Breckenridge. The film was based on the controversial (for the 70s, anyway) novel by Gore Vidal, who in 1945 shocked and outraged the American public and critics when he wrote the novel The City and the Pillar. The outrage was caused by Vidal’s subject matter (homosexuality) and the way he handled it (unambiguously).
But, back to Roger Herren. He had a fairly major role in Myra Breckenridge but was never seen again. Curious. Unless, of course, his charm and good looks couldn’t outweigh a lack of acting ability.
Don’t know how many people are aware that Robert Downey, Sr. was a underground film maker who admits to giving his daughter, Allyson, and son Robert, drugs at a prepubescent age. Sure could explain Robert’s drug addiction and the long road he had to take to get clean. His frequent arrests made headlines and tended to make people forget that he was, and is, a good actor. He seems to have turned his life around. Being cast in the Iron Man films revived his career and garnered him rave reviews and several year end awards from film critics and film associations world wide. He starred as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the 2010 sequel and will, again, in Iron Man 3 which will be released sometime in 2013. Also, watch for Tony Stark/Iron man to appear in The Avengers, another superhero film with an all star cast.
It’s great to see a talented actor who hit a really low point in his career make a comeback the way Robert Downey, Jr. has!