ACTORS/ACTRESSES WITH 10+ APPEARANCES IN FILMS MADE BY HAL ROACH/HAL ROACH STUDIOS |
This is an exclusive list of the elite few actors and actresses who gave 10 or more performances to the films produced by Hal Roach or the Hal Roach Studios between 1916-1948. Numbers on the left in the grey boxes are the position; numbers in yellow under each actor's name is number of films they appeared in for Hal Roach. Each actor has its link to their own page on the site (click the underlined name). Some of the actors on this list (in particular Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Charley Chase) appeared in foreign-language versions of films they had already made with the studio. As these films were released separately, with different titles, and often with exclusive footage which was shot for the foreign version it is fair that these films are counted as EXTRA credits. There are a few occasions where an actor or actress was borderline child/young adult (Sue O'Neil, Martha Sleeper are points in question); with these entries I have exercised personal discretion in categorising them accordingly with their color chart for the list. Where two or more actors share the same number of credits they are listed in alphabetical order according to surname. It should be noted that these figures are subject to change due to me constantly finding actors in films along the way (especially with the likes of Jack Hill, Clara Guiol, the Brandenburg brothers, Ham Kinsey, Jack O'Brien to name but a few who often pop up in the background in films). |
165 guys | 81 girls | 49 kids |
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SAMMY BROOKS 287 |
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HARRY 'SNUB' POLLARD 282 |
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MARIE MOSQUINI 209 |
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WILLIAM GILLESPIE 196 |
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CHARLIE HALL 183 |
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CHARLEY CHASE 178 |
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NOAH YOUNG 175 |
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HAROLD LLOYD 171 |
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STAN LAUREL 150 |
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CHARLES STEVENSON 149 |
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BEBE DANIELS 147 |
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JAMES PARROTT 144 |
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OLIVER HARDY 133 |
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WALLACE HOWE 133 |
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JAMES FINLAYSON 124 |
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GEORGE ROWE 120 |
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HELEN GILMORE 115 |
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JACK HILL 115 |
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BUD JAMISON 113 |
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ALLEN HOSKINS 110 |
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ERNEST MORRISON 106 |
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GUS LEONARD 104 |
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SAM LUFKIN 102 |
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HARRY BERNARD 100 |
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CHET BRANDENBURG 100 |
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LYLE TAYO 96 |
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JOE COBB 95 |
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BALDWIN COOKE 95 |
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BOB O'CONOR 87 |
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EDDIE BAKER 85 |
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DICK GILBERT 85 |
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FRED C. NEWMEYER 85 |
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JACKIE CONDON 83 |
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MICKEY DANIELS 81 |
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HAM KINSEY 80 |
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CHARLES LLOYD (CHARLEY YOUNG) 80 |
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DEE LAMPTON 79 |
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MARK JONES 78 |
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BILLY FAY 77 |
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DOROTHEA WOLBERT 76 |
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CHRIS LYNTON 72 |
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JACK O'BRIEN 71 |
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ESTELLE HARRISON 70 |
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MAX HAMBURGER 66 |
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MARY KORNMAN 65 |
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BOBBY HUTCHINS 64 |
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THELMA TODD 64 |
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BILLY GILBERT 60 |
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EARL MOHAN 60 |
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HAZEL POWELL 60 |
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GAYLORD LLOYD 59 |
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GEORGE McFARLAND 59 |
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OSCAR LARSON 58 |
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LEO WILLIS 58 |
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STANLEY 'TINY' SANDFORD 57 |
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BELLE MITCHELL 56 |
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CLARA GUIOL 55 |
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MARGARET JOSLIN 55 |
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MOLLY THOMPSON 54 |
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LEW HARVEY 53 |
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EDGAR KENNEDY 53 |
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KATHERINE GRANT 52 |
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EDDIE BOLAND 50 |
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HARRY BOWEN 50 |
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LIGE CONLEY 49 |
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MARTHA SLEEPER 49 |
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ED BRANDENBURG 48 |
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WILLIAM BLAISDELL 47 |
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JOBYNA RALSTON 47 |
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JAMES C. MORTON 46 |
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VERA WHITE 45 |
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CHESTER BACHMAN 44 |
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BILLY ENGLE 44 |
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JACK GAVIN 42 |
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MAY WALLACE 41 |
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BILLIE THOMAS 40 |
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MATTHEW BEARD 39 |
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EDDIE DUNN 39 |
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ANITA GARVIN 39 |
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MAYNARD LASWELL 39 |
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WILLIAM PETERSON 39 |
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CARL SWITZER 39 |
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HARRY WILDE 39 |
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JACK ACKROYD 38 |
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ETHEL BROADHURST 38 |
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JAY R. SMITH 38 |
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CY SLOCUM 37 |
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ROY BROOKS 36 |
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RUSSELL CUSTER 36 |
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MARY ANN JACKSON 35 |
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CHASE THORNE 35 |
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ELLINOR VANDERVEER 34 |
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EVELYN BURNS 33 |
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MAX DAVIDSON 33 |
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PATSY KELLY 33 |
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JEAN DARLING 32 |
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BOB MINFORD 32 |
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OTTO FRIES 31 |
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JERRY MANDY 31 |
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ROLFE SEDAN 31 |
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HARRY SPEAR 31 |
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HARRY TODD 31 |
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GLENN TRYON 31 |
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BILLY BLETCHER 30 |
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FRANK BUTLER 30 |
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ERNIE ALEXANDER 29 |
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EUGENE LEE 29 |
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LAURA ROESSING 29 |
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NINA SPEIGHT 29 |
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SIDNEY D'ALBROOK 28 |
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BETTY DANKO 28 |
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MILDRED DAVIS 28 |
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AL HALLETT 28 |
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JOHNNY DOWNS 27 |
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ERNEST MORRISON, SR. 27 |
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VIVIEN OAKLAND 27 |
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MARTIN WOLFKEIL 27 |
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CHARLES DORETY 26 |
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GORDON DOUGLAS 26 |
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DARLA HOOD 26 |
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BOBBY BURNS 25 |
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RICHARD DANIELS 25 |
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JAMES FITZGERALD 25 |
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E.J. RITTER 25 |
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JOHN COLLUM 24 |
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EDGAR DEARING 24 |
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DOROTHY DEBORBA 24 |
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PETE GORDON 24 |
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JEAN HOPE 24 |
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JANNIE HOSKINS 24 |
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MARVIN LOBACK 24 |
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BLANCHE MEHAFFEY 24 |
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JULES MENDEL 24 |
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DOROTHY GRANGER 23 |
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DELL HENDERSON 23 |
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PATSY O'BYRNE 23 |
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ANDY SAMUEL 23 |
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DAVID SHARPE 23 |
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W.L. ADAMS 22 |
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BETH DARLINGTON 22 |
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ESTELLE ETTERRE 22 |
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ENA GREGORY 22 |
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HOPE HARPER 22 |
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FAY HOLDERNESS 22 |
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MILDRED KORNMAN 22 |
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GRACE MADDEN 22 |
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M.J. McCARTY 22 |
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CHARLEY ROGERS 22 |
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HAROLD SWITZER 22 |
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SILAS D. WILCOX 22 |
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LILYMAE WILKINSON 22 |
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TOMMY BOND 21 |
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NORMAN CHANEY 21 |
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DOROTHY COBURN 21 |
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CLIFTON YOUNG 21 |
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JACK DAVIS 20 |
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CLARENCE MOREHOUSE 20 |
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ZASU PITTS 20 |
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GABE SAIENZ 20 |
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KAY DESLYS 19 |
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BOBBY DUNN 19 |
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MARVIN T. HATLEY 19 |
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JEROME LAPLANCHE 19 |
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HUGHIE MACK 19 |
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GENE MARSH 19 |
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WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN 19 |
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ART ROWLANDS 19 |
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GRACE WOODS 19 |
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TYLER BROOKE 18 |
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JACKIE COOPER 18 |
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DOLORES JOHNSON 18 |
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CHARLES McMURPHY 18 |
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GENE MORGAN 18 |
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JERRY TUCKER 18 |
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DAVID VOORHEES 18 |
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SCOTTY BECKETT 17 |
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JANE BLYLER 17 |
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SYMONA BONIFACE 17 |
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DAGMAR DAHLGREN 17 |
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SIDNEY KIBRICK 17 |
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EDNA MARION 17 |
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EVELYN PAGE 17 |
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HAYES ROBERTSON 17 |
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CATHERINE SURTEES 17 |
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GRADY SUTTON 17 |
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HARRY ARRAS 16 |
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GERTRUDE ASTOR 16 |
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DONALD HAINES 16 |
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FRED HOLMES 16 |
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SYDNEY JARVIS 16 |
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FRED KELSEY 16 |
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CARL M. LEVINESS 16 |
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CHARLES McAVOY 16 |
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ARMANDO NOVELLO (TOTO) 16 |
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EUGENE PALLETTE 16 |
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VIOLA RICHARD 16 |
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DOROTHY VERNON 16 |
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TINY WARD 16 |
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BUDD FINE 15 |
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BESS FLOWERS 15 |
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AL FORBES 15 |
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GEORGE B. FRENCH 15 |
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CARLTON GRIFFIN 15 |
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GALE HENRY 15 |
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ROSINA LAWRENCE 15 |
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BOBBY MALLON 15 |
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GERTRUDE MESSINGER 15 |
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DELLA MULLADY 15 |
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SPEC O'DONNELL 15 |
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DONALD PROFFITT 15 |
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HAROLD ADKINS 14 |
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HARRY BURNS 14 |
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MAE BUSCH 14 |
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NORA CECIL 14 |
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JACKIE HANES 14 |
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FRED JEFFERSON 14 |
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BOB KORTMAN 14 |
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HARRY LANGDON 14 |
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SCOOTER LOWRY 14 |
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WILFRED LUCAS 14 |
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WILL ROGERS 14 |
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WILL STANTON 14 |
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EMMYLOU WALLACE 14 |
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DON BARCLAY 13 |
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SIDNEY DE GRAY 13 |
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LESTER DORR 13 |
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JACK EGAN 13 |
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ELEANOR FREDERICKS 13 |
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EDNA HALL 13 |
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ARTHUR HOUSMAN 13 |
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LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD 13 |
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CHARLES MEAKIN 13 |
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LEE PHELPS 13 |
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GILBERT PRATT 13 |
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JACK RAYMOND 13 |
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CLARINE SEYMOUR 13 |
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LEO SULKY 13 |
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FRANK TERRY 13 |
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FAY WRAY 13 |
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OLIVE BORDEN 12 |
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TONY CAMPANARO 12 |
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BETTYMAE CRANE 12 |
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BEVERLY CRANE 12 |
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JEAN DeBRIAC 12 |
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MURIEL EVANS 12 |
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OWEN EVANS 12 |
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JAMES T. KELLEY 12 |
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CHARLOTTE MINEAU 12 |
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SUE O'NEIL 12 |
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ROBERT PAGE 12 |
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MARJORIE WHITEIS 12 |
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LASSIE LOU AHERN 11 |
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ELMO BILLINGS 11 |
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RALPH BROOKS 11 |
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FRANK BROWNLEE 11 |
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LORENA CARR 11 |
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CLYDE COOK 11 |
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HERBERT CRAWFORD 11 |
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JULIE LEONARD 11 |
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TOMMY McFARLAND 11 |
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NENA QUARTERO 11 |
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SANDY ROTH 11 |
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JOE SAWYER 11 |
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LINCOLN STEADMAN 11 |
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WILLIAM STROHBACH 11 |
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CHARLES SULLIVAN 11 |
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HARRY TENBROOK 11 |
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MARJORIE WOODWORTH 11 |
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ENRIQUE ACOSTA 10 |
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FRANK AUSTIN 10 |
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MABEL BALLARD 10 |
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POLLY CHASE 10 |
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LEW DAVIS 10 |
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DICKIE DeNEUT 10 |
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MILDRED FORBES 10 |
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BUD GEARY 10 |
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CHARLES GEMORA 10 |
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MARY GORDON 10 |
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PAT HARMON 10 |
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DARWOOD KAYE 10 |
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LEONARD KIBRICK 10 |
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LINDA LOREDO 10 |
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DON MAINES 10 |
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ROBERT McKENZIE 10 |
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BULL MONTANA 10 |
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BILLY NELSON 10 |
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WILLIAM H. O'BRIEN 10 |
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AL OCHS 10 |
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RETTA PALMER 10 |
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MARGARET ROACH 10 |
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HUGH SAXON 10 |
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SYD SAYLOR 10 |
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BEN TAGGART 10 |
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IRENE TYNER 10 |
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LEO WHITE 10 |