Anthony Michael Hall

Hall writes and sings for his band, Hall of Mirrors. After one experience during a gig there, the comedian Les Dawson refused to play the venue again. He also stars in The Dead Zone, a television series based on the Stephen King novel. Later it was rumoured that a ghost of Sid was in the dressing room he occupied on the night of his death. Hall continues to appear regularly in major films in a variety of roles such as nerd billionaire Bill Gates in Pirates of Silicon Valley and baseball player Whitey Ford in 61*. He suffered a heart attack on the opening night of The Mating Season at the Sunderland Empire and died on the way to hospital at the age of 62. Hall starred in Hail Caesar, a film about a would-be rock star who works in a pencil eraser factory, which Hall also directed. He later enjoyed success at the head of casts of TV situation comedies, notably George and the Dragon, Taxi and Bless This House.

After a string of bizarre behavior, a tour in rehabilitation for alcoholism, and late puberty, a far more athletic Hall appeared in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, this time playing the part of the villain. films all together. He appeared as a regular on Saturday Night Live at the age of 17, the youngest cast member ever. James ultimately made 19 Carry On.. After his success at playing a geek in Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, Hall avoided similar roles for fear of being typecast. star, but he had been dropped after just one film due to a complex contractual embarrassment (he was contracted to the ABC film studio who had never used him). Anthony Michael Hall (born April 14, 1968) is a US movie actor who became famous playing a nerd in several prominent Brat Pack films of the 1980s. It was intended that Ray would become a recurring Carry On..

61* (2001) (television) - Whitey Ford. When Hancock had Sid dropped from the show, Sid returned to films to become a leading member of the 'Carry On' team, originally to replace Ted Ray who had appeared in Carry On Teacher in 1959. Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (television) - Bill Gates. The show was one of the most popular comedy series in Britain on both television and radio. Hail Caesar (1994) - Julius Caesar McMurty. In the final series, the show was renamed simply Hancock and Sid was not included in the cast. Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Jim, Kim's Boyfriend. James was soon getting as many laughs as his partner.

Saturday Night Live (1985-1986) (television) - various. When this was turned into a television series his part was greatly increased to the extent that some viewers considered it to be a double act. Weird Science (1985) - Garry Wallace. In 1954 he began working with Tony Hancock in BBC radio's Hancock's Half Hour playing a character with his own name, who was a criminal who would usually manage to con Tony. The Breakfast Club (1985) - Brian Ralph Johnson. In 1956, he co-starred in the science-fiction film Quatermass 2. Sixteen Candles (1984) - The Geek (Farmer Ted). In the same year he also appeared in Lady Godiva Rides Again and The Galloping Major.

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - Russell 'Rusty' Griswold. His first major comedy was The Lavender Hill Mob: with Alfie Bass he made up the bullion robbery gang headed by Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway. Initially he worked in repertory before being spotted by the nascent British post-war film industry, making his first appearance in 1947 in the film Night Beat. He came to Britain in 1946 on the back of his service gratuity. During World War II, he was enlisted in an entertainment unit, and subsequently took up acting as a career.

Sid James (Sidney Joel Cohen) was born in Natal in South Africa. Sid James (May 8, 1913 - April 26, 1976) was a film and television actor.