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Frank Bank

He played Wally Cleaver and Eddie Haskell‘s somewhat goofy “third wheel” in Leave It To Beaver. His character’s name was Clarence “Lumpy” Rutherford. Frank was born 4-12-1942 in a hospital corridor during an air raid drill.  

Anson Williams

Anson Williams shot to fame as the dimwitted, somewhat nerdy—except to Joanie Cunningham in one episode—Potsie on the 70s sitcom Happy Days. During that show’s long run, Williams showed off his smooth singing voice which fit in well with the show’s 50s setting as his singing talent ran to the bland sort of teenybopper stylings [...]

Dave Coulier

Dave Coulier played Uncle Joey on the feel good family sitcom Full House, which ran for 8 seasons, from 1987-1995. Born in Detroit, MI on Sept 21, 1959, he started out doing voice-over work at Hanna-Barera studios. He worked on the syndicated version of The Jetsons and moved on to Jim Henson Studios, providing voices [...]

Pat Harrington

A character actor who was so convincing playing a the foreign-born Guido Panzini on The Jack Paar Show that the Immigration Service once inquired of NBC requesting his paperwork from the port of entry, Harrington is most fondly remembered for playing Schneider, the wacky building super in the 70s sitcom One Day at a Time. [...]

Gabe Kaplan

Drawing on his own experience as a teacher, Gabe Kaplan, a stand-up comedian and writer created and starred in the hit comedy sitcom Welcome Back Kotter which ran from 1975 to 1979.  

Ann B. Davis

A 1948 graduate of the University of Michigan. Ann co-starred in many TV shows of the 1950s & 1960s (most notably as Schultzy on the Bob Cummings Show) before achieving her position as a cultural icon as the uniformed maid Alice on the long running (and forever recurring “family that will not go away”)series The [...]

Max Baer

Played the lovable goof Jethro Bodeen on the Beverly Hillbillies from 1962 till 1971. Memorable episodes were when he aspired to be a “double-naught” spy and his ongoing desire to be a brain surgeon. He also played his “sister” in cameos as Jethreen.  

Pam Dawber

Played Mindy McConnell on the ABC TV show Mork and Mindy from 1978-1982.  

Jenilee Harrison

A former Miss Young America and L.A. Rams cheerleader, Jenilee Harrison played Cindy Snow on the Three’s Company sitcom in 1980.

Dixie Carter

Actress Dixie Carter is best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker on the popular late eighties, early nineties sitcom Designing Women. Carter was born in McLemoresville, Tennessee and was valedictorian of her high school. She also is a graduate of the University of Memphis and went on to pursue a theatrical career. She performed [...]