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Friday the 13th

1980

Horror

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

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Friday the 13th

2009

ThrillerHorror

A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

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Dorothy Kobs

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th

Dorothy Kobs is known for Friday the 13th (1980).

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Ron Millkie

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th

Best known for his memorable role as Officer Dorf in the original horror classic Friday the 13th (1980), Ron Millkie was born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 8, 1954. After completing a summer stock production of West Side Story in his local hometown, friends encouraged him to travel to the Big Apple to try his hand at acting. What followed was a relocation and his participation in a number of New York Off-Broadway plays, beginning with his debut in the legendary Living Theatre's production of "The Brig". He also engaged in daytime television, appearing on soap operas Ryan's Hope and Loving, and co-authored two books. His main niche in film has been within the realm of horror, where after gaining notoriety for his character on Friday the 13th (1980), he has managed to obtain a fair share of work. He continues to act in movies, coach other young actors and appear at horror conventions, much to the delight of fans within the genre. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ronnie Banerjee

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Chris Coppola

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th

Chris Coppola is an American actor. Coppola is best known for such films as Friday the 13th, Far Cry, Postal, Loveless in Los Angeles, The Polar Express and Beowulf. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Coppola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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David Kagen

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Kagen (born September 27, 1948) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Sheriff Michael Garris in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Kagen was born and raised in Somers Point, New Jersey. He is a Carnegie-Mellon graduate and runs his own acting school, David Kagen's School of Film Acting, situated in Studio City, California. Kagen also attended the Juilliard Preparatory School where he studied piano. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Kagen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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John Furey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Furey is an American actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1981 horror film Friday the 13th Part 2 as Paul Holt. His most recent film is the 2005 movie The Galindez File. Furey appeared on the soap opera All My Children as Lee Hawkins in 1998. Furey has made guest appearances on such TV shows as Eight Is Enough, CHiPs, Queer as Folk, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He is married to actress Denise Galik. John Furey's sister, Kathleen Furey, is an actress/casting director. She teaches teen acting courses in many places on Long Island, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Furey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Derek Mears

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Derek Mears (born April 29, 1972) is an American actor and stuntman, best known for his role as Jason Voorhees in the reboot of Friday the 13th.

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Ted White

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted White (January 25, 1926 - October 14, 2022) was an American stuntman and actor who was best known for playing Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. He was also notable for having doubled for John Wayne, Fess Parker, Clark Gable, and Richard Boone. White is considered by many to be the best actor to ever portray the character of Jason Voorhees alongside Kane Hodder who played the character in later installments of the franchise.

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Thom Mathews

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thom Mathews (born November 28, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is an actor who is perhaps best known for his appearance in the horror films Return of the Living Dead and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thom Mathews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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America Olivo

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th

America Athene Olivo is an American actress and singer best known as a member of the band Soluna, for her roles in the films Bitch Slap (2009), Friday the 13th (2009) and Maniac (2012), as well as starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Born in Van Nuys, California, she has dual citizenship to the United States and Canada. She is married to actor Christian Campbell.

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Barbara Howard

Barbara Howard is an American actress, who remains best known for her roles in the film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and in the television series Falcon Crest as Melissa Agretti's cousin Robin Agretti. She is currently working as a psychotherapist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Debra S. Hayes

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Debra S. Hayes is an actress, known for Friday the 13th (1980).

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Erich Anderson

Cast · Known for Unfaithful

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Erich Anderson is an actor, sometimes credited as E. Erich Anderson, who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his first film role in the 1984 horror film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as Rob Dyer. He also starred in the 1988 film Bat*21 and in the 2002 drama film Unfaithful. Anderson's television appearances have included the series Second Chances as Bruce Christianson, thirtysomething as Billy Sidel, and Felicity as Felicity's father. He also guest starred on Melrose Place as Courtney Thorne-Smith's psychiatrist. He has made guest appearances on such TV shows as Murder, She Wrote, CSI: Miami, Star Trek: The Next Generation in the Season 5 episode "Conundrum" as Commander Keiran MacDuff, and Boomtown as D.A. Ben Fisher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erich Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Anthony Barrile

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anthony Barrile is an actor, musician, writer, and native New Yorker who has starred in many film and stage productions. He is well known to New York audiences for his memorable performance as 'Cousin Kevin', the twisted lout in the original Broadway production of the Tony Award winning 'The Who's Tommy', and can be heard on its original cast recording. He also appeared in the acclaimed Off-Broadway production of "End of the World Party", among his other New York stage credits. He is well known to cinema audiences for his role as 'Vinnie' in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, and as 'Vincent 'Alphabet' Languilli', in the 1987 Vietnam War movie Hamburger Hill, as well as his favorite film appearance - 'Warren' in Kiss Me, Guido. Mr. Barrile has made numerous guest appearances on television, including turns on Miami Vice, Law & Order, and Falcone. He is currently continuing work on a screenplay about life, love and theatre, with co-screenwriter Geoffrey Nauffts. That work has been presented in several readings in both New York and Los Angeles, to wide acclaim. It is to be produced by Red Hour Films, in association with Ted Hope's This is That Productions (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, In the Bedroom, 21 Grams) Appeared in Paula Abdul's video Rush Rush He is close friends with Ben Stiller. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Barrile, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mark Nelson

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th

Mark Nelson (born September 26, 1955) is an American actor mostly known for playing Ned in Friday the 13th (1980). He has appeared in the Broadway productions of Angels in America (2018), Cabaret (2016), After the Fall, The Invention of Love, Three Sisters, Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Obie Award), A Few Good Men, Rumors, Broadway Bound, Biloxi Blues, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Amadeus. He teaches theater at Princeton University and HB Studio in New York, where he studied acting with Uta Hagen.

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Kevin Spirtas

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kevin Blair Spirtas (born July 29, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Craig Wesley on the soap opera Days of our Lives. Spirtas starred in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), started his career on Broadway with roles including Hugh Jackman's understudy in The Boy from Oz, and then became a stunt performer. He began using the name "Kevin Spirtas" professionally in 1995, having been previously credited as "Kevin Blair". Most recently, Spirtas appeared as role of Jonas Chamberlain on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live in 2008. Spirtas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Sandra, who is active in community politics, and Arnold Spirtas, who runs an environmental demolition company. He was raised in the Jewish religion, and is openly gay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Spirtas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Sean S. Cunningham

Director · Producer · Known for Friday the 13th

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 31, 1941, in New York City) is an American film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for creating the Friday the 13th series of horror films, which introduced the fictional killer Jason Voorhees. He also produced many horror films, such as Wes Craven's debut feature and House film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean S. Cunningham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Gloria Charles

Gloria Charles was born on March 3, 1955 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Brewster's Millions (1985) and National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985). She died on December 8, 2016 in Marina Del Ray, California, USA(undisclosed).

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John Stockwell

Cast · Known for Top Gun

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Stockwell (born March 25, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer, writer and former model. Stockwell was born John Stockwell Samuels IV in Galveston, Texas, the son of an attorney. His first feature film as an actor came in 1981's So Fine. His well known roles came in the 1983 comedy film Losin' It as Spider; later that year, he starred in the John Carpenter horror movie Christine as Dennis Guilder and the 1985 comedy film, My Science Project as Michael Harlan. In 1986 he appeared in Top Gun as Cougar. He made guest appearances on TV shows including The Young Riders and Friday the 13th: The Series. He began his career as international model, spending much of his time in Italy. During his time as a model, John became a friend of Andy Warhol and Stockwell was mentioned frequently in the artist's memoirs,The Warhol Diaries. Stockwell directed several films, including Cheaters (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Blue Crush (2002), Into the Blue (2005), Turistas (2006), and Heart (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Stockwell (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Kane Hodder

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955) is an American actor and stuntman. Standing 6 ft 2.5 in (189.2 cm), he is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in four films from the Friday the 13th film series (parts VII through X). He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in Hatchet. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kane Hodder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Amanda Righetti

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th, The Mentalist

Amanda Righetti (born April 4, 1983) is an American actress and former model. She is best known for her roles as Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist, Madeline Kenner in Colony, Whitney in Friday the 13th (2009), Isabel in Role Models (2008), Jenna Moretti on FOX's series Reunion, Tessa Lewis on FOX's primetime soap North Shore, Hailey Nichol on FOX's series The O.C. She also had a small role as a SHIELD Agent in Captain America: The First Avenger (2009). She began modeling at age 14, then later moved to Los Angeles at age 18 to start her acting career. After securing a role in the pilot for a proposed series by the name of No Place Like Home, she played a recurring character in the teen drama The O.C. In April 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the slasher film Friday the 13th (2009). That same year, she was signed to the CBS series The Mentalist, in the role of Grace Van Pelt. Her 2012 to 2013 pregnancy was not reflected in her character's storyline, during which she was filmed using selective angles and largely limited to desk duty. She married director and writer Jordan Alan on April 29, 2006, and they have a son, born in 2013. She filed for divorce in 2017.

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Marta Kober

Marta Kober was born on October 23, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Rad (1986) and Neon Maniacs (1986).

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Peter Brouwer

Cast · Known for Friday the 13th

Peter Brouwer was born on November 18, 1945 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor, known for Friday the 13th (1980), Arthur (2011) and One Life to Live (1968). He is married to Cindy K. Veazey. They have one child.