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John Carpenter's The Thing
The Thing is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Kurt Russell. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that assimilates other organisms and in turn imitates them. It infiltrates an...
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Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He started acting as a child in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has continued appearing in a wide variety of films since, including Follow Me, Boys!, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes...
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Keith David
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956), better known by the stage name Keith David, is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is perhaps most known for his live action roles as a military officer in such films as Crash, There's...
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Wilford Brimley
Allen Wilford Brimley (born September 27, 1934), better known as Wilford Brimley, is an American actor. He has appeared in such films as The China Syndrome and Cocoon. Brimley is also known for appearing in television commercials, including ads for...
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David Clennon
David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series Thirtysomething. He revived the role in the TV show Once and Again. One of his most recent roles was his portrayal of the...
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Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat (born December 26, 1930) is an English actor.
Moffat was born in Plymouth, Devon, the only child of Kathleen Mary (née Smith) and Walter George Moffat, who was an insurance agent. His parents kept a boarding house in Totnes. Completing...
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Thomas G. Waites
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Joel Polis
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Peter Maloney
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Charles Hallahan
Charles John Hallahan (July 29, 1943 – November 25, 1997) was an American actor.
Hallahan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from Rutgers University, then going on to Temple University to earn a Master's degree in fine arts. During...
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T. K. Carter
Thomas Kent Carter (born December 14, 1956), better known as T. K. Carter, is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Michael "Mike" Fulton, an elementary school teacher, on the NBC series Punky Brewster and Mylo Williams on the...
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Richard Dysart
Richard A. Dysart (born March 30, 1929) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Leland McKenzie on the NBC legal drama L.A. Law.
Dysart served for four years in the Air Force during the Korean War. In 1979, he starred in the film...
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Richard Masur
Richard D. Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American actor who has appeared in over 80 movies during his career. He served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1995 to 1999. Masur sits on the Corporate Board of the Motion...
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Joel Polis
Joel Polis (born October 3, 1951) is an American television, film and stage actor. He has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career.
Polis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the first born of a pair of...
