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Yuma Ashihara was set to enjoy a test session of Actual Magic (AM)—the world's first fulldive VRMMO-RPG—together with his classmates Sawa Ashihara, Kenji Kondo, and Minagi Sano. The plan was simple: defeat the boss as a party of four, log out, and finish the test play safely — or at least, that's how it was supposed to go.

Chuck Hogan

Writer · Known for The Strain

Charles Patrick Hogan is an American novelist, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known as the author of Prince of Thieves and as the co-author of The Strain trilogy with Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro and Hogan created the television series The Strain (2014–2017), adapted from their trilogy of vampire novels. Hogan also wrote the crime novels The Standoff (1995), The Blood Artists (1998), The Killing Moon (2007), and The Devils In Exiles (2010). He wrote the screenplay for the war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016). Prince of Thieves (2004) won the 2005 Hammett Prize. Noted author Stephen King ranked it as one of the ten best novels of the year. It was adapted as The Town (2010), a film directed by and starring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, and Jon Hamm. It was nominated for an Academy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chuck Hogan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ken Russell

Director · Known for The Devils

Henry Kenneth Alfred 'Ken' Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director. He is known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his controversial style. He has been criticized as being over-obsessed with sexuality and the church. His subject matter is often about famous composers, or based on other works of art which he adapts loosely. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he did creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios. Among his best known works are the Oscar-winning romantic drama Women in Love (1969), the notoriously controversial psychological horror The Devils (1971), the rock musical Tommy (1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980). One noted admirer, British film critic Mark Kermode, attempting to sum up the director's achievement, called Russell; "somebody who proved that British cinema didn't have to be about kitchen-sink realism – it could be every bit as flamboyant as Fellini. He now makes very strange experimental films like Lion's Mouth and Revenge of the Elephant Man, and they are as edgy and out there as the work he made in the 1970s."

Cassian Bilton

Cast · Known for Foundation

Cassian Bilton made his film debut in 'The Devil's Harmony' which won the Short Film Jury Award at Sundance 2020. Cassian's most recent credits include the BAFTA-nominated 'Shoal' (2020) and 'The Battle of Waterloo' (2020) starring Jessie Buckley. In December 2019, Cassian joined the cast of 'Foundation' (2021) created by David S. Goyer, starring Jared Harris and Lee Pace.

Aline Brosh McKenna

Writer · Known for Cruella, The Devil Wears Prada, The Devil Wears Prada 2

Aline Brosh McKenna (born August 2, 1967) is an American filmmaker. Her credits include writing The Devil Wears Prada (2006), 27 Dresses (2008), Morning Glory (2010), We Bought a Zoo (2011) and co-creating The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aline Brosh McKenna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tom Hammock

Production Design · Known for Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Pearl

Tom Hammock is a production designer. Hammock was raised in Northern California, where his father researched venoms, insects, and other unusual creatures. This pursuit shaped many of the family's wilderness-focused vacations. His early life was marked by travel, including extended living abroad in Australia and England. After settling down for a time—a development greatly pleased his mother—Hammock pursued a degree in landscape architecture at UC Berkeley. His interest in visual storytelling led him to the American Film Institute, where he studied production design. Hammock has since built an extensive career designing films, with credits including You're Next, The Guest, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Blair Witch, and The Devil's Candy. In addition to film work, he occasionally teaches and reviews design at institutions such as the Directing Workshop for Women, AFI, and UC Berkeley. Now based in Hollywood, Hammock balances production design with writing graphic novels. His debut graphic novel, An Aurora Grimeon Story: Will O' the Wisp, illustrated by Megan Hutchison, marked his entry into publishing. Notable design credits include Blindspotting (which opened Sundance 2018), the Amazon Studios series Them, Godzilla vs Kong for director Adam Wingard, and X and Pearl for Ti West and A24.

Patricia Hodge

Patricia Ann Hodge OBE is an English actress. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Penny in Miranda (2009–2015) and Mrs Pumphrey in All Creatures Great and Small (2021–present). Hodge made her West End debut in 1972, and the next year, starred in the West End production of Pippin directed by Bob Fosse. Hodge has received two nominations for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and in 2000, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the play Money. Her other screen credits include the 1983 film Betrayal, the 1986 TV adaptation of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, and the TV film Hotel du Lac (1986). For her role in Hotel du Lac, Hodge received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.

Loren Bouchard

Executive Producer · Known for Bob's Burgers

Loren Bouchard is an American animator, writer, producer, television director, and composer. He is best known for being the creator of several animated TV shows such as Bob's Burgers and Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil. He is also the co-creator of Home Movies with Brendon Small.

Chad Villella

Executive Producer · Known for Ready or Not, Ready or Not: Here I Come, Scream

Chad Villella (born February 12, 1977) is an American producer, writer, director and actor. He is the co-creator of Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. His films include V/H/S, Devil's Due, Southbound, Ready or Not, Scream, Scream VI, and Abigail. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chad Villella, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Philip Martin

Philip Martin (3 July 1938 – 13 December 2020) was an English television screenwriter. He created the BBC television drama series Gangsters in the 1970s and later wrote two television serials for Doctor Who during Colin Baker's tenure as the Sixth Doctor in the 1980s. His early work included regular series such as Z-Cars in the late 1960s/early 1970s, but his most famous work is the postmodern television series Gangsters. This was an examination of race seen through an increasingly surreal vision of Birmingham's criminal underworld. Beginning as an acclaimed one-off edition of Play for Today in 1975, it was followed by two series of 6 episodes each in 1976 and 1978. Martin appeared in the series in several roles, including as himself. His later work includes Tandoori Nights (1985), Star Cops (1987), Virtual Murder (1992), several episodes of Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Luifel & Luifel (2001). He wrote the Doctor Who serials Vengeance on Varos (1985) and The Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp (1986). He also wrote a script called Mission to Magnus which featured the character Sil from his previous televised serials. That script was never filmed when the show was put on hiatus in 1985. A novelised version of the script written by Martin was released by Target Books in 1990, and a Big Finish audio drama based on the serial was released in December 2009. He also wrote a Doctor Who gamebook called Invasion of the Ormazoids (1986) as part of the Make Your Own Adventure with Doctor Who range. His last contributions to the series were The Creed of the Kromon (2004) and Antidote to Oblivion (2013), as Big Finish audio releases. He also revisited the character of Sil in the independent broadcast television series from Reeltime Pictures Ltd., "Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor" (2019).

Lee Won-tae

Director · Known for The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

Lee Won-tae is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for the 2019 action-thriller The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil. Before moving into film, he spent over a decade producing shows for the South Korean TV network MBC. He also co-founded the company Wontak, which focuses on creating "movels" — novels written specifically with future film adaptations in mind.

Melissa Bardin Galsky

Cast · Known for Bob's Burgers

Melissa Bardin Galsky, born in Harrison, New York, began her career in animation as an associate producer and talent coordinator for Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. She rose to prominence voicing Melissa Robbins in Home Movies (1999-2004), a cult classic animated sitcom created by Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard. Her work on the show extended to writing, producing, and serving as a creative consultant. Galsky's distinctive voice brought characters to life in several animated series, including Hey Monie! (2003) as Robin and O'Grady (2004-2006) as Abby Wilde. She also voiced the titular character in Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil (2005-2007) on Adult Swim. After a brief hiatus from voice acting in 2007, she returned in 2011 to voice multiple characters in Bob's Burgers, including Nora Samuels, Ms. Jacobson, and others. Beyond acting, Galsky has made significant contributions behind the scenes. She currently serves as the East Coast talent coordinator for Bob's Burgers, showcasing her multifaceted role in the animation industry. Galsky's work, particularly with Soup2Nuts and Loren Bouchard's projects, has left a lasting impact on animated sitcoms, blending humor and heart in her performances and production efforts.

John Erick Dowdle

Director · Known for Marshals

John Erick Dowdle (born December 9, 1972) is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for horror films. He usually works with his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and co-screenwriter. With his brother Drew Dowdle as a producer and/or co-screenwriter, John Erick Dowdle directed the horror films Quarantine, Devil, based on a storybook from M. Night Shyamalan, and As Above, So Below, as well as the 2015 thriller film No Escape. In 2017, Dowdle co-created the miniseries Waco with his brother, which aired on Paramount Network in 2018.

Dennis Fimple

He appeared in a variety of TV shows including Here Come the Brides, Petticoat Junction, Matt Houston, M*A*S*H, Centennial, Simon & Simon, Highway to Heaven, Sledge Hammer!, Knight Rider, Quantum Leap and ER. He also had roles in films such as Truck Stop Women (1974), The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), Mackintosh and T.J. (1975), Stay Hungry (1976), King Kong (1976), The Shadow of Chikara (1977), Goin' South (1978), The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982) and Maverick (1994), and shared the lead in Bootleggers (1974) and Creature from Black Lake (1976). His most popular role was that of the lovable but none-too-bright Devil's Hole Gang member, Kyle Murtry, on the ABC comedy/western series, Alias Smith and Jones, starring Pete Duel and Ben Murphy. Fimple appeared in seven episodes and remains a favorite of fans of the series. In 1993-1994, he appeared as Garral in seven episodes of the Beau Bridges/Lloyd Bridges comedy/western series Harts of the West on CBS. His last role was in the 2003 Rob Zombie horror film, House of 1000 Corpses, as the foul-mouthed Grandpa Hugo. Fimple was born in Taft, California, the son of Dolly and Elmer Fimple.[1] He graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958.[2] He died in Frazier Park, California in August 2002 from a car accident.

Don Megowan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Don Megowan (May 24, 1922 – June 26, 1981) was an American actor. He played the Gill-man on land in The Creature Walks Among Us, the final part of the Creature from the Black Lagoon trilogy. Don Megowan was born in Inglewood, California to Robert and Leila (née Dale) Megowan. His mother Leila worked as a negative cutter for Pathé. At 6'7" Megowan was very active in sports, playing baseball, football, and throwing discus. He went to the University of Southern California on a football scholarship before serving in the United States Army during World War II. Megowan starred in the science fiction films The Werewolf in the role of Sheriff Jack Haines, in The Creation of the Humanoids (1962) as a captain in the anti-robot Order of Flesh and Blood, who must stop the Humanoids, and in The Creature Walks Among Us as the Gill-man. Megowan also appeared in westerns: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955), The Great Locomotive Chase (1956), Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966), The Devil's Brigade (1968), and Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles (1974). In 1962, he starred with Cameron Mitchell in the television series, The Beachcomber. He guest starred in various programs, including the westerns: Gunsmoke, Wagon Train (twice), The Californians, The Tall Man, Maverick, Cimarron City, Have Gun–Will Travel, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Rifleman, Lawman, Cheyenne, Colt .45, Bonanza, The Americans, Rawhide, and Daniel Boone. He was also cast in episodes of such series as Angel, U.S. Marshal, Get Smart, and Fantasy Island. Megowan, a smoker from age 12 to 48, died of throat cancer at age 59. His weight had dwindled from nearly 300 pounds to barely 150. CLR Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Megowan,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Sam Levene

Sam Levene was a Broadway, film, radio and television actor who in a career spanning 5 decades created some of the most legendary comedic roles in American theatrical history. Levene appeared in a staggering list of 38 Broadway productions, 33 of which were the original Broadway productions, including Nathan Detroit, the craps-shooter extraordinaire, in the 1950 original Broadway production of "Guys and Dolls", Max Kane, the hapless agent, in the original 1932 Broadway production of "Dinner at Eight", Patsy, the comedic gambler, in the 1935 Broadway farce "Three Men on a Horse" , Gordon Miller, the shoestring producer, in the original 1937 Broadway production of "Room Service", Sidney Black, the theatrical producer, in " Light Up the Sky" , Horace Vandergelder, the crotchety merchant of Yonkers, in the 1954 premier UK production of Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker" and Al Lewis, the retired vaudevillian, in the original 1972 Broadway production of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys". Levene was a consistent presence on Broadway for 5 decades; Levene's first Broadway play was in 1927, the last in 1980. Throughout his career Levene effortlessly segued between starring roles in over 100 productions on stage, radio, television and film, appearing in a variety of roles, including policemen, servicemen, gamblers, gangsters, newspaper reporter, theatrical producer, actor's agent, dress manufacturer and even a psychiatrist and was equally adept in segueing from comedy to farce and drama. 9 years after making his Broadway debut, Levene was lured to Hollywood where he made his motion picture debut as Patsy in the 1936 film version of "Three Men on a Horse" earning $1,000 a week. Known as a dependable character actor, Levene appeared in 50 films, including 14 at MGM, which included two appearances as Police Lieutenant Abrams in the "Thin Man" series. During his five-decade Hollywood career, Levene established himself as one the great film noir stalwarts. Levene's film noir credits include his riveting performance as Samuels, the murdered GI, in "Crossfire" (1947), considered by many as one of RKO’s if not perhaps of any studio’s best film noirs. Other film noir credits include: William Holden's taxi-driving brother-in-law "Siggie" in "Golden Boy" (1939), "Action in the North Atlantic" (1943), a Doolittle Flyer and Japanese POW in "The Purple Heart" (1944), a police lieutenant in "The Killers" (1946), "Brute Force" (1947), "Boomerang" (1947), "Killer McCoy" (1947), "Dial 1119" (1950), "Sweet Smell of Success" (1957), "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" (1957). In 1961 Levene was nominated for the 1961 Tony Award for Best Actor in a play for his performance as Dr. Aldo Meyer in Dore Schary's "The Devil's Advocate". Levene never received a Tony; by the time the Tony's were established in 1947, Levene had already created roles in 16 original Broadway shows, including legendary performances in the original Broadway productions of "Dinner at Eight"(1932), "Three Men on a Horse" (1935), "Room Service" (1937) and "Margin For Error" (1939). In 1984, Levene was posthumously inducted in the American Theatre Hall of Fame and in 1998, Sam Levene along with the original Broadway cast of the 1950 "Guys and Dolls" Decca cast album posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Guillermo del Toro

Director · Producer · Writer · Known for Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth, The Book of Life

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, he created the Netflix anthology horror series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, featuring a collection of classical horror stories. With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels (2009–2011), which was later adapted into a comic book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, he created the animated franchise Tales of Arcadia, which includes the series Trollhunters (2016–18), 3Below (2018–19), and Wizards (2020) and the sequel film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema". He has received several awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Lion. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and he received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.

Jon Glaser

Cast · Known for Parks and Recreation

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jonathan Daniel "Jon" Glaser (born June 20, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and television writer based out of New York City. He is best known for his work as a writer and sketch performer for many years on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as for creating and starring in the Adult Swim series Delocated. He currently appears with the recurring role as Leslie Knope's rival, Councilman Jamm on the NBC series Parks and Recreation. Life and career Glaser was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 20, 1968, but was raised in Southfield, Michigan. Glaser is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he performed in the sketch comedy troupes Comedy Company and Just Kidding with Jon Hein, he is a five-time Emmy nominee with the writing staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has appeared in the movies Pootie Tang, School for Scoundrels, and Be Kind Rewind, and he has guest-starred on comedy programs such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Wonder Showzen, Bob's Burgers and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He was also a lead voice actor in several animated comedy programs such as Stroker and Hoop, Freak Show, and Lucy the Daughter of The Devil. In 2012, he began a recurring role as Leslie Knope's rival, Councilman Jeremy Jamm in the fifth and sixth seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. Glaser is the creator and star of the live-action Adult Swim series Delocated, about "Jon", a man in the witness protection program with his own reality show. The show aired its final episode on March 7, 2013. Glaser's Delocated character, "Jon" was also featured as a DJ on an Adult Swim-themed radio station in the video game Saints Row: The Third.[1] In February 2012, Glaser appeared as the spokesman in a series of Subway commercials playing his Delocated character. Glaser was a member of the mainstage cast of The Second City during the mid-1990s, performing alongside future Saturday Night Live head writer Adam McKay and cast member Rachel Dratch, as well as future Mr. Show and 30 Rock cast member Scott Adsit. In Second City's award-winning revue Pinata Full of Bees, which was directed by Tom Gianas, Glaser sang about the importance of not betraying a friendship by pretending not to have legs in order to play in a wheelchair basketball league. He also provided musical accompaniment for the show's climax by drumming in a demonic pig mask, and appeared onstage throughout the show to pass judgement on audience members for laughing at jokes he considered socially irresponsible. Glaser's first published book My Dead Dad Was in ZZ Top, was released on February 8, 2011.

Meryl Hathaway

Meryl Hathaway is an actress, writer, director and improviser from Rockville, Maryland. She got her start professionally in over 30 national commercials, later appearing in videos for Funny or Die, College Humor and UCB Comedy. Best known as playing Brittany, Eleanor's roommate, in Mike Schur's hit "The Good Place", and as Andie Tate in the return of HBO's iconic "The Comeback" opposite Lisa Kudrow. She has performed live improv and scripted comedy alongside Steve Carrell, Shaquille O'Neil, Eliza Dushku, Alan Tudyk, Rob Delaney, Michael Ian Black, Andy Buckley, Jamie Denbo, John Ross Bowie, Jordan Black and Mayim Bialik. She created several web series projects and produced her self-written SAG short film, "It's Your Call" opposite friend Tyler Labine (New Amsterdam, Reaper, Dirk Gently, Deadbeat) with an all-female camera department and female director, which played at both the Palm Springs International ShortFest and HollyShorts in 2019. Screwed for life on Google because of casting of "The Devil Wears Prada".

Nick Tate

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nicholas John Tate (born June 18, 1942) is an Australian actor best known for his role as Eagle pilot Alan Carter in both seasons of the 1970s science fiction television series Space: 1999. His parents were the actors John Tate and Neva Carr Glyn. His maternal grandparents were also actors, originally from Great Britain, who performed in Vaudeville. His father also had a connection to the works of Space:1999 creator Gerry Anderson, being a secondary voice actor in Thunderbirds. Tate's big break came with the Australian television series My Brother Jack, followed later by a production of the musical The Canterbury Tales where he played "Nicholas the Gallant" for eighteen months on stage and on tour throughout the country. This was followed by the TV series Dynasty (not related to the later American series of the same name), where he joined his father John Tate for the first time on camera; the two playing father and son roles. Following his work in Space: 1999, he broke through in film with an award-winning role in the movie The Devil's Playground. He continued to work in film and has continued to have many supporting roles in a number of important theatrical films, including The Year My Voice Broke, Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom, Return from the River Kwai, A Cry in the Dark, and Hook. Nick Tate has also made guest appearances on numerous hit TV series, such as The X-Files, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the sixth season episode "Honor Among Thieves"), Farscape and in the Lost episode "Tabula Rasa". Tate appeared in the TRIP (Tony Rudlin Ingrid Pitt Productions) production of Duty Free (Don't Bother To Dress), by Emmerdale writer, Neville Siggs, which ran in London's West End for 3 months after a successful National Tour. He is also well known for his voiceover work in theatrical trailers for such films as Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible, as well as work in commercials, including Guinness beer spots airing beginning in fall 2006. Tate and four other well known voice artists (Don LaFontaine, John Leader, Mark Elliot, and Al Chalk) parodied their unique voiceover styles en route to an awards show in a 1997 short film, 5 Men and a Limo. In 2000, he provided the voice for the Australian tycoonist Ozzie Mandrill in the game Escape from Monkey Island. Nick Tate returned to the musical stage, where he played the leading role of Captain E.J. Smith in the Australian premiere of the musical Titanic, which opened on October 25, 2006. A career interview with Tate was published in Talkin' Trek and Other Stories by Anthony Wynn. Nick Tate resides in both Australia and Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Tate, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Will Geer

Cast · Known for The Waltons

Will Geer (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor and social activist. His original name was William Aughe Ghere. He is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series, The Waltons.   Geer made his Broadway debut as Pistol in a 1928 production of Much Ado About Nothing, created the role of Mr. Mister in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, played Candy in John Steinbeck's theatrical adaptation of his novella Of Mice and Men, and appeared in numerous plays and revues throughout the 1940s. From 1948 to 1951, he appeared in more than a dozen movies, including Winchester '73 (as Wyatt Earp), Broken Arrow, Comanche Territory (all 1950) and Bright Victory (1951). Geer became a member of the Communist Party of the United States in 1934. Geer was also influential in introducing Harry Hay to organizing in the Communist Party. In 1934, Geer and Hay gave support to a labor strike of the port of San Francisco; the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike which lasted 83 days. Though marred by violence, it was an organizing triumph, one that became a model for future union strikes Geer became a reader of the West Coast Communist newspaper People's World. Geer became a dedicated activist, touring government work camps in the 1930s with folk singers like Burl Ives and Woody Guthrie (whom he introduced to the People's World and the Daily Worker; Guthrie would go on to write a column for the latter paper). In 1956, the duo released an album together on Folkways Records, titled Bound for Glory: Songs and Stories of Woody Guthrie. In his biography, fellow organizer and homosexual rights pioneer Harry Hay described Geer's activism and outlined their activities while organizing for the strike. Geer is credited with introducing Guthrie to Pete Seeger at the 'Grapes of Wrath' benefit Geer organized in 1940 for migrant farm workers. Geer acted with the Group Theatre (New York) studying under Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg. Geer also acted in radio, appearing as Mephistopheles (the Devil) in the 1938 and 1944 productions of Norman Corwin's The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. He also acted in the radio soap opera Bright Horizon. Geer was blacklisted in the early 1950s for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. As a result, Geer appeared in very few films over the next decade. Among them was Salt of the Earth (1954) which was produced, directed, written, and starring blacklisted Hollywood personnel and told the story of a miners' strike in New Mexico from a pro-union standpoint. The film was denounced as "subversive" and faced difficulties in its production and distribution as a consequence.

Julian Hilliard

Cast · Known for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Julian Hilliard (born 2011) is an American actor, best known for his roles in television and film, including The Haunting of Hill House (2018), WandaVision (2021), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), the latter two in which he portrayed Billy Maximoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Born in Dallas, Texas, Hilliard is the son of actress Arianne Martin and director/writer/producer Justin D. Hilliard. In 2018, Hilliard played Young Luke Crain in the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House, created by Mike Flanagan. His portrayal of the character earned him a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Streaming Series or Film: Young Actor in 2019. The cast was nominated for an OFTA Television Award for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series that same year. In 2021, Hilliard was part of the cast of the Marvel Studios miniseries WandaVision, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and which aired on Disney+. He played Billy Maximoff, son of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and the Vision (Paul Bettany), and twin brother of Tommy (Jett Klyne). He later reprised the role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, released in 2022. In 2021, Hilliard was part of the cast of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the third installment in The Conjuring franchise. He portrayed David Glatzel, a young boy who becomes the centre of a supernatural investigation led by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julian Hilliard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chris Harper

Chris Harper as Pastor Deacon Fred Smith An Educator, Sportsman and Man of God! Pastor Deacon Fred was saved at the age of 4. He assures us all that he lived more of a sinner's life in those four years than any other human being would ever dare. PDF serves as the head Pastor at Landover Baptist. Landover Baptist is really the largest church in the United States of America with over 162,354 tithing members. Our Godly Pastor is both an infallible Pastor and a perfect Deacon. That means he preaches and serves. He is an earthly representation of the manifestation of God's fullest potential for a human being created in Christ's image. Being a Pastor and a Deacon also allows PDF (as his closest circle of confidants call him, not to be confused with downloadable Adobe Acrobat files - which he could do as well, if he were so inclined) to be semi-omnipresent. We don't question it, it just happens. PDF is also the head of media relations at Landover Baptist Church, and the official spokesman to the unsaved world. "I travel in and out of the sewer," he jokes, "I don't do it because I want to, I do it because I was called to." PDF holds more degrees than any other Landover Baptist Pastor. He has a degree in Applied Presupositionalism from the University of Iowa. He holds four degrees in Theology from various home Bible study programs. He also has a degree in Angelology from Southern Baptist Biblical Academy for Real Christians, seven honorary Doctorates in Apologetics from assorted Creation Science Research Centers, A Masters Degree in Post Umbilicism from Alabama Levitical Bible Institute, and an Associates in Elementary School Education from Plimpton Community College in New Jersey. PDF is heard weekly on radio stations almost everywhere in the world and is an internationally recognized convention speaker. He is often fond of saying, "You can fry an egg on the devil's hiney, but it ain't never gonna come out sunny-side up, A-men? Pastor Deacon Fred makes his home in the eternally secure silver gated Christian community, "Leviticus Acres." He is a direct descendant of our founding Pastor, Enoch Smithe - one of the original Pilgrims who founded Landover Baptist Church in the mid 1600's. Pastor Deacon Fred is no stranger to Church members. He makes himself available for counseling and educating church members, and always finds time in his busy schedule for a round of golf or tennis with major donors and Platinum Tithers. Pastor Deacon is the head of the Deacon Director's Board, Chairman of Media Relations, and the official spokesman for Landover Baptist Ministries. His words of wisdom can be heard on radio stations across the country, and his best selling CD of his first volume of 60-Second Sermons is available for purchase through the Landover Baptist Store. Pastor Deacon Fred's hobbies include The Puppet Ministry, where he plays the role of Tinkle the Ex-Gay Grasshopper. "A Puppet won my soul when I was 4 years old," Deacon Fred recalls, "It was the squirrel puppet who delivered the salvation message to an Elf Puppet from what I recall. I know the date, and time of my salvation. The Elf Puppet got down on his knees at 10 am Oct. 3rd, 1934. I knelt down in the pew, and prayed right along with that sweet puppet." Pastor Deacon Fred is also a licensed pilot, an avid scuba diver, and has finished in the top 10, three years running on the Saved Senior's PGA golf tour.

M. Night Shyamalan

Cast · Director · Known for Split, Trap, The Sixth Sense

Manoj Nelliyattu "M. Night" Shyamalan, is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. His second movie was the comedy-drama film Wide Awake (1998). His most well-received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), and the science fiction thriller Signs (2002). Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the period-piece thriller The Village (2004), the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan's career was revived with the release of the found-footage horror film The Visit (2015), the psychological thriller Split (2016), and the superhero thriller Glass (2019). Glass is the third and final chapter of his Unbreakable film series, which commenced in 2000. In addition to his directorial work, Shyamalan was a story creator and a producer for the horror film Devil (2010). Shyamalan was also called in for an uncredited rewrite for the teen film She's All That (1999) and also served as a writer for the film Stuart Little (1999). Shyamalan is also known for filming and setting his films in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of his commercially successful films were co-produced and released by Walt Disney Studios' Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures and Universal imprints. In 2008, Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.