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- Heavyweight Hungarian-born character actor Oscar Beregi Jr.'s best performances were on the small screen, usually as Eastern European or Russian heavies. His stock-in-trade villainy was of a cultured or psychological, rather than physical nature, urbane and intellectual, yet inevitably sinister. His father, matinee idol Oscar Beregi Sr., had appeared on the Hungarian and German stage in Shakespearean roles, as well as acting in films, since 1919. Both Beregis left Hungary in 1939, the father settling in the United States, while the son ran a restaurant in Chile. It took several years for the younger Beregi to be granted a visa to enter the U.S., and then only through the intervention of then-U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson.
When Beregi finally arrived in America, he spoke little English and worked as a salesman for several years, learning the language, before re-entering the acting profession well into middle age. On the big screen, he was largely restricted to small supporting roles. However, Beregi made the most of the meatier roles offered him in television, such as mob boss Joe Kulak (a character possibly based on real-life mobster Jake Guzik) in eight episodes of The Untouchables (1959). He was also impressively commanding as the scientific criminal mastermind Farwell in Rod Serling's The Rip Van Winkle Caper (1961) and, in the same series, as former SS concentration camp commandant Guenther Lutze, driven to insanity by the ghosts of his former victims in Deaths-Head Revisited (1961). He was also effective in Middle Eastern intrigue (The Third Man (1959)) and in parodying his evil personae in I'm Only Human (1966), Tequila Mockingbird (1969), and Young Frankenstein (1974).
In his spare time, he was a successful breeder of Komondors, a breed of large, white Hungarian sheep dog, considered a living treasure in their native country. - Actress
Born in Georgia and exhibited in sideshows along with sister Jenny Lee Snow. They were billed as Pip and Flip, Pipo and Zipo or under similar such names. At one time they were managed by their brother, Cliff. They appeared at Coney Island in the late 20s and were still being exhibited as late as the early 40s.- Actor
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Hugh Miller was born on 22 May 1889 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Zhivago (1965), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Divine Spark (1935). He was married to Olga Katzin. He died on 1 November 1976 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.- Joseph Romantini was born on 27 August 1899 in Bastia, Corsica, France. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Hotel (1937), Adventures of the Falcon (1954) and The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956). He died on 1 November 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Oscar Egede-Nissen was born on 7 March 1903 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]. He was an actor, known for Fant (1937), Vildanden (1963) and Bra mennesker (1937). He was married to Unni Torkildsen. He died on 1 November 1976 in Norway.
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Jerry Högstedt was born on 4 November 1913 in Gävle, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He was a composer and actor, known for Lidelse (1945), Bröder emellan (1946) and Du är mitt äventyr (1958). He died on 1 November 1976 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.