Who starred in House of a 1000 Corpses?
House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 American exploitation horror film written, co-scored and directed by Rob Zombie in his directorial debut. The film stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, and Karen Black as members of the Firefly family. Set on Halloween, the film sees the Firefly family torturing and mutilating a group of teenagers who are traveling across the country writing a book. The film explores a number of genres, and features elements of the supernatural. Zombie cited American horror films "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) and "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) as influences on "House of 1000 Corpses", as well as other films released during the 1970s.
Jessica Lange
In 1996, Lange made her London stage debut in another performance as Blanche DuBois, which received rave reviews. The following year, she starred opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in a film adaptation of Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "A Thousand Acres". Lange received her ninth Golden Globe Award nomination and won the Venice Film Festival's Schermi d'Amore award for her performance in the film. In 1998, she starred opposite Elisabeth Shue in a film adaptation of Balzac's "Cousin Bette", for which she received strong reviews. That same year, Lange also starred opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in the somewhat cult classic, "Hush", which generally received negative reviews. Roger Ebert, however, praised Lange's performance, commenting, "The film's most intriguing element is the performance by Jessica Lange, who by not going over the top provides Martha with a little pathos to leaven the psychopathology."
Antony Alda
Throughout his career, Alda played in seven films including the Oscar-winning "Melvin and Howard", "Homeboy", "Hot Child in the City", and two TV "shorts" including "Bungle Abbey". He was cast in several television series and appeared in more than 200 episodes including two on "Knots Landing" as Rick Elliot. Alda later played Johnny Corelli during two years (1990–1991) on NBC's "Days of Our Lives".
House of 1000 Corpses
Additionally, Chad Bannon and David Reynolds appear as amateur robbers Killer Karl and Richard Wick. Walter Phelan portrays Dr. Satan. Earl Firefly, referred to in the credits as "The Professor", is portrayed by Jake McKinnon.
Corey Stoll
Stoll starred as LAPD Detective on the NBC police drama "." He played Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's 2011 film "Midnight in Paris". Stoll, who is mostly bald, wore a custom wig for the role. In 2013, Stoll received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the Netflix series "House of Cards". After "House of Cards", he joined the FX horror television series "The Strain", which is based on a series of novels written by Chuck Hogan and film director Guillermo Del Toro.
In 2014, Stoll also played Austin Reilly, an NYPD police officer, in the action film "Non-Stop", and Paul Altman in the comedy-drama "This Is Where I Leave You". In 2015, Stoll played Ben Day in the film "Dark Places", based on the novel by Gillian Flynn, and had a major role as the villain in the superhero film "Ant-Man", playing Darren Cross, later reimagined as the supervillain Yellowjacket. The following year, he reunited with Woody Allen, playing gangster Ben Dorfman in his 2016 film "Café Society". Also in the summer of 2016, he played the wily Greek warrior Ulysses in the Public Theater production of "Troilus and Cressida" by William Shakespeare, in Central Park.
Son of a Gun (Homicide: Life on the Street)
Edie Falco made a guest appearance in "Son of a Gun" as Officer Thormann's wife Eva. Fontana cast Falco after watching her performance in "Laws of Gravity", a 1992 film also directed by Nick Gomez. Fontana said of her, "She's an actress who's unadorned by any embroidery. She does everything with such simplicity and honesty, it's breathtaking." Falco was a struggling actor at the time, and said her salary from one "Homicide" episode paid for one month's worth of rent. Fontana cast Falco as a regular in his HBO series "Oz" based on her work in the "Homicide" episodes.
Tom McCleister
Thomas "Tom" McCleister (born May 26, 1949, New York City) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Ike on "Married... with Children". McCleister also played the part of Kolos on the series "", appearing in the episode "Q-Less". He has made guest appearances on such shows as "NYPD Blue", "Roswell", "Angel", "Matlock", "Jake and the Fatman", "Diagnosis Murder", and "Providence". His motion picture credits include "Midnight Run" (1988), a supporting role in the box-office smash Arnold Schwarzenegger-Danny DeVito film "Twins" (1988), "Crazy in Alabama" (1999), and "Grand Theft Parsons" (2003). In 2004 he portrayed a lawyer in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning drama "Million Dollar Baby".
Diane Baker
In the decades after "Mirage", she appeared frequently on television and began producing films, including the drama film "Never Never Land" (1980) and the miniseries "A Woman of Substance" (1984), in which she played Laura. She reemerged on the big screen in "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) as Senator Ruth Martin ("Love your suit," Hannibal Lecter memorably said to her). Baker also appeared in the films "The Joy Luck Club", "The Cable Guy", "The Net" and "A Mighty Wind". She guest-starred in four episodes of "House" in 2005, 2008 and twice in 2012 as Blythe House, the mother of the title character.
Jennifer Jostyn
Jostyn attended Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts. She has appeared in many movies since the early 1990s, including "House of 1000 Corpses", "The Brothers McMullen", "Milo", "Omega Cop", "Focus", "Dr. Benny", "A Perfect Little Man", "Rancid" and "The Life Coach", a movie she also wrote and produced. Additionally Jostyn has had various guest starring roles on television, including "ER", "The Drew Carey Show", "Gilmore Girls", and "Come to Papa". Part of her career has entailed doing work in commercials, one of the most notable of which was her role of dancing in Madonna's 1989 "Like a Prayer" Pepsi commercial.
Valarie Pettiford
In the 1990s, Pettiford appeared on daytime soap operas, including "Another World" and "One Life to Live" (where she originated the role of Sheila Price). Her "Half & Half" role from 2002-6 as Big Dee Dee Thorne gained her three NAACP Image Award nominations. From 2008 to 2009, she played Sandra Lucas in the comedy-drama series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne". She also appeared in the HBO pilot "Anatomy of Hope", directed by JJ Abrams. And currently has a re-occurring role as the wife to Harold Cooper (Harry Lennix) Assistant Director of the FBI Counter-Terrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist.
House of 1000 Corpses (soundtrack)
House of 1000 Corpses is the soundtrack album for the movie "House of 1000 Corpses", directed by Rob Zombie. It includes artists such as Buck Owens, Helen Kane, The Ramones, Lionel Richie, Slim Whitman, Trina, Scott Humphrey and Zombie himself, along with numerous instrumentals and audio samples taken from the movie.Album - Billboard (North America)
Carole Landis
Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract-player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakthrough role was as the female lead in the 1940 film "One Million B.C.", with United Artists. Landis was known as "The Ping Girl" and "The Chest" because of her curvy figure.
Lisa Palfrey
Lisa Palfrey is a Welsh actress. Her first major role was in the film "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain". She has gone on to star in the cult film "House of America", and appeared as Insp Tracey McAndrew in "Line of Duty" (series 3) and "Casualty" (2002). She played the character of "Rhiannedd Frost" in the Welsh soap "Pobol y Cwm".
House of 1000 Corpses
The film's main cast consisted of the murderous Firefly family, the four teenagers and various police officers attempting to find the group, among others. Sid Haig was cast as Captain Spaulding, a man who dresses as a clown and owns a gas station and museum of curiosities. Haig claimed he had to "get in touch with [his] own insanity" for the role. His relation to the Firefly family is not revealed in the film, though he is working with them to some extent; however, the sequel establishes that he is the father of Baby. Bill Moseley starred as Otis B. Driftwood, who was adopted into the Firefly family. Sheri Moon Zombie portrayed Baby Firefly, who became known for her high pitched laugh and sexual nature. Karen Black was cast as Mother Firefly, the protective mother to the family. Matthew McGrory portrayed Tiny Firefly, a tall man who was left deformed after a house fire started by his father. Robert Allen Mukes portrayed Rufus "RJ" Firefly. Jr. Dennis Fimple was selected to play Grampa Hugo Firefly. He died following filming, and the finished product was dedicated to him.
House of 1000 Corpses
Among film critics, "House of 1000 Corpses" received a generally negative reaction following its release. The film was critically panned, with the film's various side-plots and main cast being criticized by multiple critics. The film earned over $3 million in its opening weekend, and would later go on to gross over $16 million worldwide. Despite its initial negative reception, the film went on to develop a cult following. Zombie later developed a haunted house attraction for Universal Studios Hollywood based on the film. Zombie later directed the film's sequel, "The Devil's Rejects" (2005), in which the Firefly family are on the run from the police. Additionally, Zombie is also set to be directing "3 from Hell", the sequel to "The Devil's Rejects". This would be the final film performance of Dennis Fimple before his death in August 2002. This film was dedicated to his memory.
Molly Parker
Molly Parker (born June 30, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in independent films, and for her roles in television as House Majority Whip Jacqueline Sharp on the Netflix original series "House of Cards", for which she earned an Emmy nomination, and as Alma Garret on the HBO series "Deadwood". She won a Genie Award in 1997 as Best Actress in a Leading Role for "Kissed", was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as best female lead in 2001 for her role in "The Center of the World", and has twice been nominated for a Genie Award as best supporting actress (she won in 2002 for "Last Wedding").
Barbara Harris (actress)
Barbara Densmoor Harris (July 25, 1935 – August 21, 2018) was an American actress. She appeared in such movies as "A Thousand Clowns", "Plaza Suite", "Nashville", "Family Plot", "Freaky Friday", "Peggy Sue Got Married", and "Grosse Pointe Blank". Harris won a Tony Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. She also received four Golden Globe Award nominations.
House of 1000 Corpses (song)
"House of 1000 Corpses" is the final track on Rob Zombie's second solo album "The Sinister Urge". The song was used in the 2003 horror movie of the same name, which was written and directed by Zombie.
Patricia Hardy
Hardy moved from New York to Los Angeles to pursue a film and television career. She was cast in several 1950s television episodes including two appearances on "Perry Mason": as defendant Claire Olger in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Haunted Husband," and as Jo Ann Blanchard in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Startled Stallion." She also appeared in the series' "State Trooper", "The Loretta Young Show", "Lassie" and Schlitz Playhouse, in which she co-starred in an episode with James Dean. Her film credits included "Girls in the Night" in 1953 and "Don't Knock the Rock" in 1957.
Raymond St. Jacques
During the 1960s, St. Jacques also guest starred on numerous television shows including "East Side/West Side", "Daktari", "The Virginian", and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.". In 1965, he was cast as "Simon Blake" in the Western series "Rawhide", the first African-American actor to ever be cast as a regular on a prime time Western series. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, St. Jacques continued with roles on stage, film and television. He became known as "The Man of a Thousand Faces" due to the varied parts he played throughout his career.
House of Bodies
House of Bodies is a 2013 American horror film directed by Alex Merkin and written by Eddie Harris. It stars Terrence Howard, Peter Fonda, George Katt, Alexz Johnson and Queen Latifah. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on April 19, 2013.
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress who appeared in some 80 movies and television series. An actress of notable versatility, she was called "Woman of a Thousand Faces" by Doug McClelland, author of a biography of Parker by the same title.
Barbara Harris (actress)
From 1961 through 1964, she appeared as a guest star on such popular television series as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Naked City", "Channing" and "The Defenders". In 1965, she made an auspicious feature film debut as social worker Sandra Markowitz in the screen version of "A Thousand Clowns". She co-starred opposite Jason Robards Jr., who played the freewheeling, eternally optimistic guardian of his teenage nephew, the custody of whom is threatened by authorities' dim view of his bohemian lifestyle. "The New York Times" critic wrote on December 9, 1965 that the movie "has the new and sensational Barbara Harris playing the appropriately light-headed girl". Harris and Robards won Golden Globe nominations.
Ben Gazzara
Biagio Anthony Gazzarra (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012), known as Ben Gazzara, was an American film, stage, and television actor and director. His best known films include "Anatomy of a Murder" (1959), "Voyage of the Damned" (1976), "Inchon" (1981), "Road House" (1989), "The Big Lebowski" (1998), "Buffalo '66" (1998), "Happiness" (1998), "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999), "Summer of Sam" (1999), "Dogville" (2003) and "Paris, je t'aime" (2006). He was a recurring collaborator with John Cassavetes, working with him on "Husbands" (1970), "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976) and "Opening Night" (1977).
A Thousand Acres (film)
A Thousand Acres is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards.
Janee Michelle
Michelle is best known for her role in the 1974 horror film "The House on Skull Mountain", which was once an obscure film but became better known when it was released on DVD. She portrays Lorena Christophe, who is summoned to the house of a recently-dead distant relative who was a voodoo queen. Christophe is the love interest of the main character, who is portrayed by Victor French. In the "Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television", Bob McCann writes that Michelle "is quite pretty and gives a charming performance in her undemanding role". A "Variety" reviewer provided a similar appraisal of Michelle's appearance, calling her attractive and her role chic. In 2014, she appeared in a health insurance television advertisement for AARP.
Lon Chaney
Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American stage and film actor, make-up artist, director and screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney was known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces".
Homicide: Life on the Street (season 1)
Lee Tergesen played Officer Chris Thormann, a patrolman who is shot in the head and blinded. His wife, Eva Thormann, was portrayed by Edie Falco, whom Fontana cast after watching her performance in "Laws of Gravity" (1992). Fontana was so impressed with Falco's work in "Homicide" that he later cast her in his HBO series "Oz". Film and theater actor Moses Gunn's final performance before his death was as Risley Tucker, a murder suspect questioned for 12 hours by Pembleton and Bayliss in "Three Men and Adena". Several other notable actors made guest appearances throughout the first season of "Homicide", including Gwen Verdon, Luis Guzmán, Paul Schulze, Walt MacPherson, Bai Ling, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Steve Harris, Alexander Chaplin, N'Bushe Wright, and Baltimore filmmaker John Waters. Larry Gilliard, Jr., who later starred as drug dealer D'Angelo Barksdale in "The Wire", made a brief appearance in the "Homicide" episode "A Dog and Pony Show". Mel Proctor, then the home team sports announcer for the Washington Bullets, made his first of five guest performances in "Son of a Gun" as recurring reporter character Grant Besser. Detective Tom Pellegrini, the basis for the Tim Bayliss character, made an on-screen cameo in "Ghost of a Chance" as the police officer who discovered Adena Watson's body.
The House of a Thousand Candles
At the hotel, Raquel decides to trust Tony and tell him who's behind this sinister plot when she is murdered. Sebastian attempts to make Tony's death look like a suicide due to gambling losses, but when that plan goes awry, Sebastian flees for his life, then plunges in a car off a cliff to his death."House of a Thousand Candles" had been previously filmed before in 1920 as an American silent film, as "Haunting Shadows". It was directed by Henry King and starred H. B. Warner, Edward Piel Jr., Charles Hill Mailes and Florence Oberle.
Lon Chaney filmography
Lon Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor during the age of silent films. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. Chaney is known for his starring roles in such silent horror films as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925). His ability to transform himself using makeup techniques he developed earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Faces."
Martin E. Brooks
Brooks reprised the role of Wells in three television movies: "The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" (1987), "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" (1989) and "Bionic Ever After?" (1994). His other television roles include in Mike Snow in "Hunter", Dr. Arthur Bradshaw in "General Hospital", "Car 54, Where Are You?", "Gunsmoke", "", "Night Gallery", "Love, American Style", "The Mod Squad", and Edgar Randolph in the soap opera "Dallas", in a story arc involving J.R. Ewing. Brooks also guest-starred in an episode of "The Silent Force" in 1970. He appeared in "Knots Landing" as Ted Burton in the 1990s.
Jonathan Frid
Frid is widely known for the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the original gothic cult television serial "Dark Shadows", which ran from 1966-71. He starred as Barnabas Collins in the 1970 movie "House of Dark Shadows". In 1967, Frid had made plans to move to the U.S. West Coast to pursue a career as an acting teacher when he won the role that ultimately made him a household name. As Frid explained on his Web site, he had barely entered his apartment as the phone call from his agent came informing him that he had won the role of Barnabas Collins. He agreed to accept it after being told it was a short-term one that would provide him with extra cash while he prepared to move. As the character's popularity soared, Frid scrapped those plans.
Sahndra Fon Dufe
Fon Dufe began the year 2013 by booking a national commercial for the American Cancer Society alongside Body of Proof actress Jeri Ryan. Soon after, Ghanaian producer Koby Maxwell hired her for One Night in Vegas starring Jimmy Jean Louis, Sarodj Bertin, Yvonne Nelson, John Dumelo, Van Vicker, and Michael Blackson. Fon Dufe portrayed Mildred, a cancer patient giving up the guardianship of her kids just before her death to her husband, played by Ghanaian celebrity Van Vicker. The movie was nominated nine times at the 2013 African Oscars and won five awards, including best picture. The movie was highly acclaimed by many critics. Awal Aziz, a film editor from Washington DC said: "Wow... Sahndra FON DUFE, your performance was outstanding... You nailed your role! Your facial expression and your eyes are becoming your signature, use it to your advantage. Van Vicker, you brought it home last night. I'm not your biggest fan but________ a standing ovation for you and Sahndra :-) I hope u guys win an award tonight. Good luck…." ~Awal Aziz/ Film Editor, Washington DC.
General Hospital's 50th anniversary
In addition to storylines on the show, ABC released limited-edition commemorative prints depicting various iconic scenes from the series including a group photo of present and past cast members as well as individual character prints. Only 1,963 prints of the cast photo have been made, signifying the year "General Hospital" premiered. Members of the cast, Valentini, and Carlivati, rung the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange on April 1 to celebrate the anniversary. Finola Hughes and Jason Thompson, who portray Anna Devane and Patrick Drake respectively, made an appearance on the April 1 and April 2 airings of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" where they performed a mock soap opera scene with host Meredith Vieira. Together they competed for money that would be donated to The Art of Elysium, a non-profit that encourages people in the entertainment industry to work with children suffering from serious illnesses, and managed to win $500,000.
Brian Dennehy
Brian Manion Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is an American actor of film, stage, and television. A winner of one Golden Globe, two Tony Awards and a recipient of six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, he gained initial recognition for his role as Sheriff Will Teasle in "First Blood" (1982). He has had roles in numerous films including "Gorky Park" (1983), "Silverado" (1985), "Cocoon" (1985), "F/X" (1986), "Presumed Innocent" (1990), "Romeo + Juliet" (1996), and "Knight of Cups" (2015). Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy Loman in the television film "Death of a Salesman" (2000).
Denholm Elliott
In the 1980s he won three consecutive British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards—Best Supporting Actor for "Trading Places" as Dan Aykroyd's kindly butler, "A Private Function", and "Defence of the Realm"—as well as an Academy Award nomination for "A Room with a View". He also became familiar to a wider audience as the well-meaning but addlepated Dr. Marcus Brody in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". A photograph of his character appears in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", and a reference is made to Brody's death. Also, a statue was dedicated to Marcus outside Marshall College, the school where Indy teaches. In 1988 Elliott was the Russian mole Povin, around whom the entire plot revolves, in the television miniseries "".
Andrew Repasky McElhinney
In 2000, McElhinney' sophomore feature was released. It was an 1807 period thriller "A Chronicle of Corpses" starring soap opera diva Marj Dusay. Jeremiah Kipp of Filmcritic.com gave "A Chronicle of Corpses" four stars and remarked: "What's most impressive about McElhinney's highbrow period film is its ability to satisfy snobbish cultural aesthetes while simultaneously fulfilling slasher film conventions. . . . Think of it as a caveat to those who secretly wished that Jack Nicholson (in wild-eyed mode from "The Shining)" had wandered into "The Remains of the Day" wielding a mallet. [A Chronicle of Corpses is] the art film from hell."
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born 6 March 1987) is an English actress. She made her film debut in the 1993 film "The House of the Spirits". She is best known for her role as Anne Frank in the TV miniseries "" for which she received both an Emmy and a Golden Globe nomination.
House of 1000 Corpses
Since its initial release, the film has gone on to gain a cult following. In his 2007 review of the Blu-ray release, Christopher Monfette of IGN called the film "fun as hell", writing ""House of 1000 Corpses" is a messy film—veering this way and that across the genre map with no discernible destination. But viewed less a movie and more as an experience, the film offers a certain degree of inspired insanity and a healthy dose of carnival-like madness". Zombie has acknowledged the film's cult status, stating "Now, a decade later, it's become a pretty loved movie among people. It's great that we have this big celebration. I love seeing Sid Haig and the other actors get such great attention from it. The funny thing is, ten years becomes a long time. I'll meet someone who's eighteen-years-old, and that's always been a film that they've loved. It's funny that the film's been around that long to be like that for some people." CinemaBlend also wrote of the film's cult status, stating "While his "Halloween" films were a mess, Zombie did bring something new with his original films "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects", developing a cult following for his movies on top of the one he earned for his music. Say what you will about him as a director, but there's no denying that he has a unique vision." Zombie has gone on to dismiss the film following its release, saying "The first film [I directed], which people seems to love, is just a calamitous mess. Well, when it came out it seemed like everyone hated it. Now everyone acts like it's beloved in some way. All I see is flaw, upon flaw, upon flaw... upon flaw." The success of the film led to a sequel, released in 2005, and later a seasonal haunted house attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Irving Thalberg
Thalberg was portrayed in the movie "Man of a Thousand Faces" (1957) by Robert Evans, who appropriately enough went on to become a studio head himself.
Chris Hardwick
Hardwick appeared in Rob Zombie's horror films "House of 1000 Corpses" and "Halloween II". He also made a small appearance in "". In 2010, he was featured in the film "The Mother of Invention". He made guest appearances on such shows as "", "Married... with Children", "Boy Meets World" and "Zoey 101", and was a guest commentator on VH1's "I Love the '90s", which aired in 2005. He appeared as a television host on hip hop group Little Brother's 2005 album, "The Minstrel Show".
Chris Meyer
Chris Meyer is an American film and television actor. Originally from northern New Jersey, Chris began studying acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York City. His first role was on the HBO acclaimed hit series, Sex and the City. More dramatic roles soon followed on NBC's iconic police-procedural "", and the CBS hit "". Chris got an opportunity for Comedy with his recurring role as Dave in the WB comedy series, "What I Like About You (TV series)". He has since acted in nearly 17 feature films, Chris appeared alongside Laura Linney and Topher Grace in the New York indie drama P.S, in Xan Cassavetes feature debut Kiss of the Damned with Milo Ventimiglia and Michael Rapaport, also Sundance Film Festival alum Bertha Bay-Sa Pan's Almost Perfect. Then, the Beacon Pictures crime thriller Grey Lady (film) filmed in Nantucket, with Eric Dane and Amy Madigan and directed by John Shea.
In 2015 Chris appeared as Jay Goldman, opposite Zachary Quinto in the NBC miniseries The Slap (TV series) alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Uma Thurman and Brian Cox. Following that with a turn on the Showtime Networks Golden Globe winning The Affair (TV series) later that year.
Glyn Houston
Other credits included "My Good Woman" (1973–1974), "A Horseman Riding By" (1978), "Inspector Morse", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum", "Minder" and "Doomwatch", as well as the recurring character "Det Supt Jones" in "Softly, Softly". He has also appeared twice as different characters in "Doctor Who" — as "Professor Owen Watson" in "The Hand of Fear" (1976) and as "Colonel Ben Wolsey" in "The Awakening" (1984). He also played Brother Cadfael in a 1979 BBC Radio 4 adaptation of "One Corpse Too Many". Houston has over two hundred television and film credits, dating back as early as 1950. Houston won a BAFTA Cymru special award in April 2008.
James Best
Best guest-starred more than 280 times in numerous television series. In 1954, he played the outlaw Dave Ridley, opposite Gloria Winters as the female bandit "Little Britches" in an episode of "Stories of the Century". In 1954, Best appeared twice on the syndicated "Annie Oakley" series, starring Gail Davis and Brad Johnson. He was cast in the religion anthology series "Crossroads", in its 1956 episode "The White Carnation." He was also cast on an episode of Jackie Cooper's early NBC sitcom "The People's Choice" and in the David Janssen crime drama "Richard Diamond, Private Detective".
Best made four appearances on the syndicated anthology series, "Death Valley Days". His first role was as miner "Tiny" Stoker in the 1955 episode, "Million Dollar Wedding". In the story line, Stoker, in a bet with two of his cohorts, proposes marriage to a presumably plain woman in their community, Aggie Filene (played by Virginia Lee, an actress who lived from 1924 to 2008). Soon, though the couple falls madly in love with each other and go on a world-wide honeymoon tour with proceeds from a gold strike that they had nearly forfeited. And Aggie returns to the mining camp as a beautiful woman.
Karen Black
In the 1990s, Black starred in a variety of arthouse and horror films, as well as writing her own screenplays before appearing in Rob Zombie's "House of 1000 Corpses" (2003), which cemented her status as a cult horror icon. Black continued to star in low-profile films throughout the early 2000s, as well as working as a playwright before being diagnosed with ampullary cancer in 2010. She died of the disease in Santa Monica in August 2013. Black's career spanned over 50 years, and includes nearly 200 film credits.
A Fractured House
In October 2014, Marvel revealed that main cast members Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, and Nick Blood would star as Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Grant Ward, Skye, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, and Lance Hunter, respectively. It was also revealed that the guest cast for the episode would include B.J. Britt, Adrianne Palicki, Henry Simmons, Adrian Pasdar, Tim DeKay, Falk Hentschel, Joe Marinelli, Liberte Chan, Parisa Fakhri, Michael Enright, Melanie Cruz, Brian Tee, Darrel Cherney, Brian Van Holt, and Chris Wolfe. Marinelli, Chan, Fakhri, Enright, Cruz, Cherney, and Wolfe are introduced in the episode as Adamo Dioli, international reporter, Senator’s aide, Julien Beckers, Agent Noelle Walters, tattoo artist, and news reporter, respectively. They all received co-starring credit in the episode.
Tim Phillipps
Tim Phillipps is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his roles in the soap opera "Neighbours", drama series "Bed of Roses" and the movie "Animal Kingdom". He has also appeared in the American television series "Once Upon a Time" and "The Secret Circle". He provided the voice and motion capture for Dante in the video game "".
Omar Epps
Also in 2004, Epps returned to television medical drama with his role as Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox television series "House". The role earned him a NAACP Image Award in 2007, 2008 and 2013 for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series". In 2014, Epps took on the role of agent J. Martin Bellamy in the ABC television series, "Resurrection". The series focuses on a number of individuals who return from the dead, and change the lives of their families and friends in Arcadia, Missouri.
List of Rob Zombie characters
Rob Zombie described Spaulding on the commentary for "House of 1000 Corpses" as a "lovable asshole" and wanted to make the character's motivations and connection to the Firefly family ambiguous. Because Spaulding never interacts or talks to any members of the murderous Firefly family, it is never fully explained in the movie at just how much Spaulding knows about the family; if he is in league with them, or if he is just a murderous vigilante unconnected to the Firefly clan (in the film's opening scene, he shoots and kills two burglars attempting to rob his store). Although, in one of the final scenes in the film, Spaulding is shown driving a car in which Otis Driftwood is hiding in the backseat ready to claim another victim. He is described in the script for "Corpses" as a "crusty looking old man in a filthy clown suit and smeared make-up". He has the words "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed on his knuckles, a reference to the character Reverend Harry Powell from "Night of the Hunter". Just as several characters from the series are named after characters from the Marx Brothers films, Spaulding is named for Groucho Marx's character from "Animal Crackers".
Barnabas Collins
The 1970 MGM film "House of Dark Shadows" centers on the release of Barnabas Collins from his coffin by Willie Loomis. Unlike Frid's television portrayal of Barnabas, the Barnabas featured in the film was truer to a typical evil vampire, who by the end of the film had killed half of the Collins family. Barnabas himself is killed by Jeff Clark, now depicted as Maggie's boyfriend, and a dying Willie Loomis, when Barnabas tries to make Maggie Evans his vampire bride. Barnabas does not appear in the sequel, "Night of Dark Shadows", which focuses on another relation, Quentin Collins.
Rod Masterson
Masterson made his screen debut in the NBC television film, "The Life and Assassination of the Kingfish", which aired on March 21, 1977. It is written and directed by Robert Lee Collins. Masterson was cast as Murphy Roden, one of several bodyguards of then U.S. Senator Huey Pierce Long, Jr. Roden fired at close range upon Carl Austin Weiss, the Baton Rouge physician and Long's presumed assassin, at the Louisiana State Capitol on the night of September 8, 1935. Ed Asner plays Long in the film; Diane Kagan, Rose McConnell Long; and Steven Ramay, the teenaged son, Russell B. Long.
In 1978, Masterson was cast as Oscar Weinberg in the episode "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead" on James Garner's NBC detective television series, "The Rockford Files". That same year he had minor parts on CBS's "Lou Grant", starring Ed Asner in the title role, and "", a ten-episode crime drama on NBC starring David Cassidy. In 1979, Masterson played an unnamed police officer in the film "Walk Proud", starring Robby Benson as a confused Chicano gang member. The script of the film was written by Evan Hunter who had penned Glenn Ford's "The Blackboard Jungle" twenty-five years earlier.
Masterson was cast as Patrolman Gallo in the 1984 film, "Tightrope", starring Clint Eastwood and Jennifer Beck, the story of attacks on prostitutes in New Orleans. In 1987, he played the character Couch in "A Gathering of Old Men", the story of a group of elderly African-Americans who rally to the defense of a fellow black charged with the murder of a white tenant farmer.
House of Bones
House of Bones is a 2009 SyFy horror film. The film was written by Anthony C. Ferrante and Jay Frasco and was directed by Jeffery Scott Lando. It stars Corin Nemec and Charisma Carpenter. The film was released on DVD January 25, 2011.
Phyllis Kirk
Kirk is best known for her many roles throughout the 1950s. She appeared with Vincent Price in the 3-D horror film "House of Wax" (1953). Her most notable television role was opposite Peter Lawford in "The Thin Man" (19571959), wherein they played Nick and Nora Charles. A newspaper columnist described what distinguished Kirk's role in the program: "[I]t's her brains that keep her flying high on 'The Thin Man' series."
Catherine Zeta-Jones
In 1990, Zeta-Jones made her film debut in the director Philippe de Broca's film "1001 Nights". An adaptation of the Persian fable "One Thousand and One Nights", the French-Italian production recounts the tale from the perspective of Scheherazade (Zeta-Jones), one of the brides of King Sharir (Thierry Lhermitte). The film was not well received at the box office, and according to de Broca's obituary in "The Daily Telegraph", the film "is best remembered for its enjoyable nude scenes". Greater success followed when she starred opposite David Jason and Pam Ferris in the British period comedy-drama television series "The Darling Buds of May" from 1991 to 1993. Adapted from H. E. Bates novel of the same name, Zeta-Jones played the role of the eldest daughter of a family living in the countryside in 1950s Britain. The series was the highest-rated television show in the country at the time, and Zeta-Jones gained wide public recognition for it; she said, "Literally, with one hour of television my life completely changed. I couldn't go anywhere".
Jon Abrahams
Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American film and television actor. His most notable roles are Bobby in "Scary Movie", Denny Byrnes in the Robert De Niro-Ben Stiller comedy "Meet the Parents", and Dalton Chapman in the horror movie "House of Wax".
House of 1000 Corpses
Erin Daniels portrayed Denise Willis. Chris Hardwick was cast as Jerry Goldsmith, a young man who was seen as "hyper" and "wise-cracking". The character Bill Hudley was portrayed by Rainn Wilson. "House of 1000 Corpses" served as one of Wilson's first films, though he would later go on to find mainstream success following the film's release. Mary Knowles, Bill's girlfriend, was played by Jennifer Jostyn. Mary was seen as the most confrontational of the group, often clashing with Baby due to her flirtatious relationship with Bill. Harrison Young was selected to play Don Willis, the father of Denise who later goes looking for her and her group of friends. Tom Towles and Walton Goggins portrayed Lieutenant George Wydell and Deputy Steve Naish, respectively; the pair work with Don to find the missing group.
Neil Roberts (actor)
Other television includes: “New Tricks”; "Doctors", series regular on Channel 5 soap opera "Family Affairs", playing Gavin Arnold. and "Holby" as the cardiothoracic specialist Philip Lawlor. As well as: "Privates" written by Steven Moffat; The BAFTA nominated "A Breed Of Heroes"; and his "Mesmerising" (Daily Mail) and "Brilliant" (The Mirror) portrayal of the mass murderer Jeremy Bamber in "The White House Farm Murders".
One in a Million (U.S. TV series)
The cast included several well-known character actors including Richard Paul as Mr. Grayson's nephew and Carl Ballantine as the owner of Shirley's favorite deli.1. "Chairman of the Board" 
First broadcast: 1/8/1980
Roger Smith (actor)
Smith served with the Naval Reserve and was stationed in Hawaii with the Fleet All-Weather Training Unit-Pacific, a flight training unit near Honolulu. After a chance meeting with actor James Cagney, he was encouraged to try a career in Hollywood. (Cagney had also encouraged other young actors, including Don Dubbins, for whom he found roles in two 1956 films.) He would later play Cagney's character's son in "Man of a Thousand Faces".
Smith signed with Columbia Pictures in 1957 and made several films, then moved to Warner Bros. in 1958. On April 16, 1958, Smith appeared with Charles Bickford in "The Daniel Barrister Story" on NBC's "Wagon Train". His greatest film exposure was the role of the adult Patrick Dennis in "Auntie Mame", with Rosalind Russell.
Robert Mukes
The 6' 10" actor is best known for his role as Rufus "R.J." Firefly, Jr. in "House of 1000 Corpses"— a role he did not reprise in the sequel "Devil's Rejects." Mukes is also known for his role as eskimo bounty hunter Abumchuck in the TV series "Weeds" and his recent work on HBO's TV series, "Westworld".
Martin Balsam
Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor. He is best known for a number of renowned film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960), Arnold Burns in "A Thousand Clowns" (1965) (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Juror #1 in "12 Angry Men" (1957), and Mr. Green in "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom "Archie Bunker's Place" (1979–1983).
Sheri Moon Zombie
Moon reprised her role as Baby Firefly in the 2005 sequel to "House of 1000 Corpses", titled "The Devil's Rejects". "The Devil's Rejects" was financially successful, recouping its roughly $7 million budget during its opening weekend, going on to earn over $16 million and better received by critics than its predecessor. Critic Roger Ebert gave the film three out of a possible four stars. Ebert wrote, "If you are a hardened horror-movie fan capable of appreciating skill and wit in the service of the deliberately disgusting, 'The Devil's Rejects' may exercise a certain strange charm." Moon was awarded Spike TV's Scream Awards award for "Most Vile Villain" alongside co-stars Haig, Moseley and Leslie Easterbrook for their portrayal of the Firefly family. Following that, she was awarded a Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Award for best duo with her co-star Moseley.
Susan Fleming
Susan Fleming (February 19, 1908 – December 22, 2002) was an American actress and the wife of comic actor Harpo Marx. Fleming was known as the "Girl with the Million Dollar Legs" for a role she played in the W. C. Fields film "Million Dollar Legs" (1932). Her big stage break, which led to her Hollywood career, was as a Ziegfeld girl, performing in "The Ziegfeld Follies".
Connie Mason
She was discovered by director Herschell Gordon Lewis in 1963; Connie was cast in the starring role to work in the horror movie "Blood Feast" (1963) directed by him the same year. This was followed by the leading part in the film "Two Thousand Maniacs!" (1964) also directed by Lewis. She met & married Shelly Kasten in N.Y. City, who was the entertainment director for all the Playboy Clubs along with Sam Distefano.
House of 1000 Corpses
"JoBlo.com" had a more positive view of the film, claiming it "slaps together just the right amount of creepy atmosphere, nervous laughter, cheap scares, fun rides and blood and guts to satisfy any major fan of the macabre." Horror Express gave the film a generally positive review, claiming "He has succeeded for the most part, but really this is only a film Rob Zombie could do. Beyond the harkening back to the old days, there are instances where Zombie's signature style comes through. It's a style he has honed over the years through his videos, animations and music. Grotesque imagery is shown through skewed camera angles as grinning faces watch on. A use of bright fluorescents almost creates a deceptive atmosphere of childlike innocence as the devils perfect their craft on screen." "Entertainment Weekly" gave it a C+, saying ""House of 1000 Corpses" "isn’t coherent, exactly, but what dripping-ghoul horror movie is these days? The new rule is, It’s not hip to make sense when you’re raising hell." Maitland McDonagh of "TV Guide" gave the film two out of four stars, stating " It is ugly—in the distinctively washed out, grainy, slightly burned manner of low-budget '70s films—gory and single-mindedly mean, none of which is a criticism since that's exactly what it wants to be." The project was well received by the "LA Times", who wrote "Let's give the devil his due. Zombie, who displays a natural flair for the cinematic, has a real appreciation and knowledge of horror pictures and a Diane Arbus-like affinity for sleazy, bizarre Americana and schlock culture. Throughout his fast-moving movie he inserts vintage clips in a witty, telling manner, and as to be expected, Zombie, with Scott Humphries, has come through with a rip-roaring score for his picture." The film has a 19% "rotten" rating on film review website Rotten Tomatoes, based on eighty reviews, saying "There's an abundance of gore in this derivative horror movie, but little sense or wit." It has a Metacritic score of 31, signifying "generally unfavorable reviews".
Roxane Berard
Roxane Berard (born January 21, 1933), is a Belgian-born actress who was the leading lady in various episodes of thirty-four different American television series between 1958 and 1967. One notable appearance was in 1964 when she played Ninette Rovel who murdered her husband Armand in the "Perry Mason" episode "The Case of the Fifty Millionth Frenchman." Berard had a gamine quality similar to fellow Belgian Audrey Hepburn's, with whom she was inevitably and continuously compared, especially since they resembled each other rather closely, and frequently worked with a French accent. The television series in which she was the focus of individual episodes included "Rawhide" (with Clint Eastwood), "Colt .45", "Maverick" (two appearances with James Garner and one apiece with Roger Moore and Jack Kelly, most notably "Game of Chance" with Garner, Kelly, and Marcel Dalio), "77 Sunset Strip", "Zorro", "The Deputy" (with Allen Case), "Have Gun - Will Travel" (three episodes with Richard Boone), "Bronco", "Bourbon Street Beat", "Surfside Six" and "Get Smart" (source: the Internet Movie Database). Berard is a San Diego-based mural painter.
Edward Roseman
Between 1913 and 1921, Roseman was a popular actor in silent films, appearing in about 50 motion pictures during that span. Following his success in the title role of the 1920 Fox Studios horror serial, "Fantômas," Roseman usually was featured in a heavy role as a villain. Cast in a part which required him to play multiple personalities, "Movie Weekly" magazine referred to Roseman as "The Master of Makeup." He was described as "The Man of a Thousand Faces" several years before Lon Chaney Sr. earned that moniker.
Michael J. Pollard
Pollard has continued to work in film and television into the 21st century, including his appearance as "Stucky" in the 2003 Rob Zombie-directed cult classic "House of 1000 Corpses.
Erin Daniels
In 2002, the St. Louis Film Festival awarded Daniels the Emerging Star Award. She appeared in "One Hour Photo", "Wheelmen", and "House of 1000 Corpses" before becoming a major cast member of Showtime's "The L Word". Her depiction of Dana Fairbanks on that show prompted an anonymous donation of a million dollars to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, an organization that promotes and funds breast cancer intraductal research.
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Bloodbath at the House of Death is a 1983 comedy horror film starring the British comedian Kenny Everett and featuring Vincent Price. It is an over-the-top spoof loosely inspired by "The Amityville Horror" and other horror films from the same period.
James Roday
James David Rodriguez (; born April 4, 1976), known professionally as James Roday, is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He starred on the USA Network series "Psych" as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer. He currently stars in "A Million Little Things"
House of 1000 Corpses
Initially filmed in 2000, "House of 1000 Corpses" was purchased by Universal Pictures, thus a large portion of it was filmed on the Universal Studios backlots. The film was made with a budget of $7 million. Zombie worked with Scott Humphrey on the score of the film. "House of 1000 Corpses" featured a graphic amount of blood and gore, and controversial scenes involving masturbation and necrophilia. The project was ultimately shelved by the company prior to its release due to fears of an NC-17 rating. Zombie later managed to re-purchase the rights to the work, eventually selling it to Lions Gate Entertainment. The film received a theatrical release on April 11, 2003, nearly three years after filming had concluded.
Rob Zombie
Zombie's first solo effort was a song titled "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" (1996) with Alice Cooper, which went on to receive a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. In 1997, he began working on his debut solo studio album, "Hellbilly Deluxe", which was released in August 1998. A month later, Zombie officially disbanded White Zombie. "Hellbilly Deluxe" went on to sell over three million copies worldwide and spawned three singles. He released a remix album, "American Made Music to Strip By", the following year that contained songs from "Hellbilly Deluxe". Zombie directed the horror film "House of 1000 Corpses" in 2000, though the controversial project was not released until 2003. His second studio album, "The Sinister Urge" (2001), became his second platinum album in the United States. In 2003, Zombie released the compilation album "Past, Present, & Future".
House (TV series)
At first, the producers were looking for a "quintessentially American person" to play the role of House. Bryan Singer in particular felt there was no way he was going to hire a non-American actor for the role. At the time of the casting session, actor Hugh Laurie was in Namibia filming the movie "Flight of the Phoenix". He assembled an audition tape in a hotel bathroom, the only place with enough light, and apologized for its appearance (which Singer compared to a "bin Laden video"). Laurie improvised, using an umbrella for a cane. Singer was very impressed by his performance and commented on how well the "American actor" was able to grasp the character. Singer was not aware that Laurie was English, due to his convincing American accent. Laurie credits the accent to "a misspent youth [watching] too much TV and too many movies". Although locally better-known actors such as Denis Leary, David Cross, Rob Morrow, and Patrick Dempsey were considered for the part, Shore, Jacobs, and Attanasio were as impressed as Singer and cast Laurie as House.
House of 1000 Corpses
Irwin Keyes was cast as Ravelli, the assistant to Captain Spaulding who helps run the tourist attraction. Michael J. Pollard portrayed Stucky, a friend of Captain Spaulding and Ravelli's. Chad Bannon and David Reynolds played Killer Karl and Richard "Little Dick" Wick, two men who try to rob Captain Spaulding's shop and are murdered. William H. Basset had a small role in the film as Sheriff Frank Huston. Joe Dobbs III played Gerry Ober, a man who works at the liquor store; he is later given the nickname "Goober" by Baby. Gregg Gibbs appeared as Dr. Wolfenstein during the "murder ride". Zombie made a cameo appearance as Dr. Wolfenstein's assistant. Despite initially planning to appear as Dr. Wolfenstein, Zombie opted to be his assistant instead, believing he would look "normal" in costume. Walter Phelan was cast as Dr. Satan, whose real name was S. Quintin Quale.
Windell Middlebrooks
Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (January 8, 1979 – March 9, 2015) was an American actor and singer. He was most well known for his role in "The Suite Life on Deck" as Kirby Morris, a security guard on the cruise ship. He also starred in "Body of Proof" and "Ace in the Hole".
Shalimar Seiuli
Due to Seiuli's rising celebrity status, she filmed an erotic movie and left prostitution to become the House Madame of the nightclub, 7969, in which she performed erotic routines as a dominatrix with live snakes. Actors Demi Moore and Charlie Sheen reportedly attended her shows.
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Taylor-Gordon has been acting since she was four. Her first acting role was on the British television series "Casualty". Her first film role was in the 1993 film "The House of the Spirits", where she played young Blanca Trueba. "The House of the Spirits" starred Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons and Antonio Banderas. She played small roles in the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein".
Richard Anderson
Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. Among his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in both "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman" television series between 1974 and 1978 and their subsequent television movies: "The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" (1987), "" (1989) and "Bionic Ever After?" (1994).
Lon Chaney
In 1957, Chaney was the subject of a biopic titled "Man of a Thousand Faces", in which he was portrayed by James Cagney. The film is a largely fictionalized account, as Chaney was notoriously private and hated the Hollywood lifestyle. He never revealed personal details, about himself or his family, once stating "Between pictures, there is no Lon Chaney."
Man of a Thousand Faces (film)
Man of a Thousand Faces is a 1957 film detailing the life of silent movie actor Lon Chaney, in which the title role is played by James Cagney.
Corey Stoll
Corey Daniel Stoll (born March 14, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on the American television horror/suspense series "The Strain" on the FX network, as well as Congressman Peter Russo in "House of Cards", for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013. He was a regular cast member on the NBC drama series "" (2010–2011), and portrayed the villain Darren Cross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Ant-Man" (2015). Other notable roles include a 2004 Off-Broadway performance of "Intimate Apparel", portraying Ernest Hemingway in the 2011 romantic comedy film "Midnight in Paris" and bulldog prosecutor Fred Wyshak in "Black Mass".
Frank Harts
Frank Harts is an American film, television, and theatre actor. He played George Murchison in the 2004 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of "A Raisin In The Sun" opposite Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan. Harts has played supporting roles in several films, including the film "Home" directed by Jono Oliver which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for best director in 2014. He played recurring character Deputy Dennis Luckey on the HBO series "The Leftovers" created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, directed by Peter Berg. He currently plays recurring character Dale Christo on the new Showtime series "Billions" Harts is a graduate of The Juilliard School.
Sid Haig
Sid Haig (born Sidney Eddy Mosesian, July 14, 1939) is an American actor. His roles have included acting in Jack Hill's blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as his role as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie's horror films "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects". He had a leading role on the television series "Jason of Star Command", as the villain Dragos. He has appeared in many television programs including "Batman", "", "", "Gunsmoke", "The Rockford Files", "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl", "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", "Get Smart", "Fantasy Island", "Sledge Hammer!", "The A-Team", "The Fall Guy", "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "MacGyver".
Traci Lords
During the spring of 1994, Lords began working on her debut album. The company arranged her to fly to London and meet with producer Tom Bailey. After finishing her recording with Bailey, Lords was introduced to producer Ben Watkins of Juno Reactor with whom she recorded more techno-influenced songs. She later met Mike Edwards, the main singer of the band Jesus Jones. Around the same time, Lords was cast in the television series "Roseanne", appearing in three episodes. During January 1995, Lords appeared in four episodes of the television series "Melrose Place", where she played the part of Rikki Abbott. Her debut studio album, "1000 Fires", was released on February 28, 1995. It received generally positive reviews and the lead single "Control" peaked at number two on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Songs. An instrumental version of "Control" was remixed and released on the soundtrack to "Mortal Kombat" (1995), which was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's second single, "Fallen Angel", was also successful in charts, peaking at number eleven on Hot Dance Club Songs. The Paul Oakenfold remix of the song was included on the soundtrack of the movie "Virtuosity" (1995), in which Lords had a cameo appearance. After the release of the album, Lords embarked on a small tour performing as a DJ, mostly in Miami nightclubs. On August 12, 1995, she was the opening act of the Lollapalooza after-party, Enit Festival, alongside Moby, Sven Väth, DJ Keoki and Single Cell Orchestra.
One Body Too Many
Pine and Thomas originally wanted Boris Karloff for the key horror role. Frank McDonald signed to direct in December 1943, when it was known as "Too Many Bodies". Eventually Bela Lugosi was signed.
The Corpse
The script was originally known as "The Velvet House" and was based on the film "Les Diaboliques". In the US it was released as Crucible of Horror. The money was raised from distributors London-Cannon Films. Walter Eastwood's son and daughter were played by actor Michael Gough's real life son and daughter-in-law. So husband and wife played brother and sister on screen. The film was featured in Season 2 Episode 13 of the late night TV show "Elvira's Movie Macabre".After it's brief theatrical runs in the UK and US, the film has had sporadic official US VHS releases and several bootleg DVD releases. The 1st VHS release came from Goodtimes in 1987, utilizing a battered and cut down 16mm print with the US "Crucible of Horror" title. This release was unlicensed, as it was presumed the title had fallen into public domain by that time. As MGM had assumed The Cannon Group catalog after Crédit Lyonnais took full control from Pathé Communications, MGM/UA Home Video put out an officially licensed release in 1993 and reissued in 1998, utilizing a transfer made from an original film element with the US title. Despite being in a cropped 1.33:1 ratio, this release was considered the best available version to date and was the source for DVD releases put out by Trinty Home Entertainment and bootleg outfit Mr. Fat W Video.
House of Wax (1953 film)
"House of Wax" revitalized the film career of Vincent Price, who had been playing secondary character parts and occasional sympathetic leads since the late 1930s. After this high-profile role, Price was in high demand to play fiendish villains, mad scientists and assorted other deranged characters in genre films such as "The Tingler", "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Abominable Dr. Phibes". Supporting player Carolyn Jones, whose career had barely begun when she appeared in "House of Wax", found her widest and most lasting fame eleven years later as Morticia Addams in the TV comedy horror spoof "The Addams Family".
Diane Bond
Diane Loretta Bond (born September 25, 1945, in Los Angeles) is an American former actress and feminist artist and writer, best known for her minor roles in movies during the 1960s. She appeared in films like "In Like Flint" (1967), "House of 1,000 Dolls" (1967), "A Swingin' Summer" (1965), "Pajama Party" (1964) and as a beach extra in the TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies". Bond also had several uncredited roles such as an air hostess in "Seconds" (1966) and a body double for Claudia Cardinale in "Blindfold" (1965). After relocating to Italy and studying art, she became an artist using mainly feminist issues to fuel her creativity.
Barry Bonds
In 1995, Bonds hit 33 homers and drove in 104 runs, hitting .294 but finished only 12th in MVP voting. In 1994, he appeared in a small role as himself in the television film "Jane's House", starring James Woods and Anne Archer.
Corps à corps
Corps à corps (Also released as "Corps du Corps" or "Body to Body") is a 2003 film, written by Arthur-Emmanuel Pierre and music by Sarry Long. Set in contemporary France, the film was produced by Carrère Groupe and Anne Regard and starred Emmanuelle Seigner and Philippe Torreton.
Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)
In the music video for "Never Gonna Stop," Zombie and others are dressed as Alex DeLarge and his droogs from the film of "A Clockwork Orange". In reference to two of the film's scenes, they appear in the Korova Milk Bar, and go on a wild ride in a stolen "Durango 95". The actor Tom Towles, who played Lieutenant George Wydell in Rob Zombie's film "House of 1000 Corpses", appears in the video.
Amy Madigan
In 1984, she portrayed McCoy in the cult film "Streets of Fire", and also had a supporting role as Viola Kelsey in "Places in the Heart", which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1985, she starred in the television film "The Laundromat" written by Marsha Norman, opposite Carol Burnett. She won a CableACE Award for her performance as Deedee Johnson. She then co-starred as Glory Scheer, alongside her husband Ed Harris, in "Alamo Bay", directed by Louis Malle. Also in 1985, she portrayed Sunny Mackenzie-Sobel in "Twice in a Lifetime", for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Madigan made her Off-Broadway debut in 1987, portraying Sue Jack Tiller in "The Lucky Spot" by Beth Henley, for which she won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. In 1988, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance in "The Prince of Pennsylvania". That same year, she performed in "A Lie of the Mind" at the Mark Taper Forum. In 1989, Madigan played the wife of Kevin Costner in "Field of Dreams", which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. That same year, she played Chanice Kobolowski, the girlfriend of John Candy's character, in the John Hughes film "Uncle Buck". Also in 1989, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her performance as Sarah Weddington in the television film "Roe vs. Wade".
List of Rob Zombie characters
Fimple died not long after "House Of 1000 Corpses" was completed. Zombie omitted his role from the sequel, "The Devil's Rejects", out of respect.
Rainn Wilson
Wilson made his feature film debut in "Galaxy Quest" (1999), followed by a minor supporting role in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" (2000). In 2002, he was cast in a lead role in Rob Zombie's horror film "House of 1000 Corpses" (2003). Beginning in 2003, Wilson played Arthur Martin, the intern at Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home in HBO's "Six Feet Under", earning a Screen Actors Guild award for best drama ensemble for the series. He also had minor roles in "America's Sweethearts" (2001), and the Melvin van Peebles biopic "Baadasssss!" (2003).
Scott Humphrey
Scott Humphrey is a Canadian record producer and mix engineer. He began his music career as a keyboard player and programmer. He is best known for his work with multiplatinum recording artist Rob Zombie and has co-written, co-produced and mixed all of his records up to 2007's "Zombie Live". He was also Rob Zombie's co-composer for the score to Zombie's film "House of 1000 Corpses". Much of the production work was done at Humphrey's studio, The Chop Shop.
Jeremiah Bitsui
Jeremiah Bitsui is a Native American actor, best known for his portrayal of Victor in the AMC series "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul". He started his career at the age of five as Mickey in the Japanese film "Mickey's House". Later in life, he appeared in the 1994 film "Natural Born Killers" and the 2005 film "A Thousand Roads", which was an official Sundance Film Festival selection.
Sheri Moon Zombie
Moon has appeared in eleven of Zombie's solo music videos and an additional four previous to that when he fronted White Zombie. She most famously starred in the "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"-themed music video "Living Dead Girl". Moon appeared on the cover of the single for "Living Dead Girl" (1998), Zombie's remix album "American Made Music to Strip By" (1999), and the cover of the single for "Demon Speeding". Aside from Zombie's work, she also appeared in Black Label Society's video for "Stillborn" and Prong's video for "Rude Awakening". In 2003, Moon co-starred in her husband's first feature film, "House of 1000 Corpses", as Vera-Ellen "Baby" Firefly, but previous to that, she claims that she had never had aspirations of becoming an actress. As Moon explains her character in that film, "Baby is the angelic-looking bait to get the victims." Moon starred alongside genre actors Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Karen Black. In 2004, she had a brief appearance in the Tobe Hooper film "Toolbox Murders" starring Angela Bettis, the only film she has been in not directed by Zombie.
House of 1000 Corpses
"House of 1000 Corpses" received a generally negative critical reception upon its release. Frank Scheck of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that the film "lives up to the spirit but not the quality of its inspirations" and is ultimately a "cheesy and ultragory exploitation horror flick" and "strangely devoid of thrills, shocks or horror." Clint Morris of "Film Threat" slammed the film as "an hour and a half of undecipherable plot" and found the film to be "sickening" overall. James Brundage of Filmcritic.com wrote that the film was simply "hick after hick, cheap scary image after cheap scary image, lots of southern accents and psychotic murders," and was "too highbrow to be a good cheap horror movie, too lowbrow to be satire, and too boring to bear the value of the ticket." "Slant Magazine" gave the film two out of four stars, stating "If not for the blink-and-miss sideshow attractions and stockpile of memorable quotes, "[House of] 1000 Corpses" would have been easier to shrug off. This vintage curio is proudly and humorously derivative but that familiar aftertaste is that of wasted opportunities." "The New York Times" also had a negative review of the film, writing "As much as film buffs might enjoy recognizing references to "Motel Hell" and other drive-in classics, Mr. Zombie's encyclopedic approach to the genre results in a crowded, frenzied film in which no single idea is developed to a satisfying payoff." The review also criticized the cutaway scenes and home footage used throughout the film, adding "Mr. Zombie is both too much of a stylist, always cutting away to oddball inserts, black-and-white flashbacks, negative images and much else, and too little: he is not in enough control of his means to let a mood grow and fester. And festering is what this kind of film is all about."
Bill Moseley
William Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including "House of 1000 Corpses", "Repo! The Genetic Opera" and "The Devil's Rejects". His first big role was in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" as Chop Top. On the HBO TV series "Carnivàle" Moseley had a recurring role as camp cook Possum. He has also released records with guitarist Buckethead in the band Cornbugs, as well as featuring on the guitarist's solo work.
House of 1000 Corpses
The film was shot on a twenty-five-day shooting schedule. Two weeks were spent filming on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlots — the house featured in the film is the same house used in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982), and can be seen on Universal Studios' tram tours. Zombie stated that filming on the lot was at times difficult, as the amusement park would often be open and would ruin takes. The remaining eleven days of the shoot were spent on a ranch in Valencia, California. The scene involving Bill being transformed into "Fishboy" was initially much longer, featuring gory details of the creation of the monster. Zombie stated the scene was created after Universal passed on the film. Scenes featuring Baby masturbating with a skeleton, along with other cutaway scenes, were filmed in Zombie's basement after initial filming for the project had concluded. Zombie later cited home recordings from the Manson family as inspiration for the Firefly family's "bizarre" rants. Zombie often filmed two versions of scenes, one of which would be less gory, in an attempt to please Universal.