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). |
154 guys | 78 girls | 48 kids |
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HARRY 'SNUB' POLLARD 283 |
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SAMMY BROOKS 270 |
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MARIE MOSQUINI 209 |
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WILLIAM GILLESPIE 195 |
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CHARLIE HALL 179 |
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CHARLEY CHASE 177 |
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NOAH YOUNG 176 |
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HAROLD LLOYD 171 |
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STAN LAUREL 150 |
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CHARLES STEVENSON 148 |
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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 131 |
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JAMES FINLAYSON 124 |
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GEORGE ROWE 119 |
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HELEN GILMORE 113 |
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BUD JAMISON 113 |
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JACK HILL 111 |
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ALLEN HOSKINS 110 |
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ERNEST MORRISON 105 |
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GUS LEONARD 103 |
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HARRY BERNARD 99 |
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SAM LUFKIN 97 |
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JOE COBB 95 |
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CHET BRANDENBURG 93 |
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BALDWIN COOKE 93 |
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LYLE TAYO 93 |
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FRED C. NEWMEYER 85 |
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EDDIE BAKER 83 |
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JACKIE CONDON 83 |
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BOB O'CONOR 83 |
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MICKEY DANIELS 81 |
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DICK GILBERT 81 |
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DEE LAMPTON 79 |
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BILLY FAY 77 |
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MARK JONES 76 |
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DOROTHEA WOLBERT 75 |
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CHARLES LLOYD (CHARLEY YOUNG) 73 |
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ESTELLE HARRISON 70 |
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HAM KINSEY 69 |
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CHRIS LYNTON 68 |
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MAX HAMBURGER 66 |
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JACK O'BRIEN 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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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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EARL MOHAN 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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MARGARET JOSLIN 55 |
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LEW HARVEY 53 |
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EDGAR KENNEDY 53 |
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CLARA GUIOL 52 |
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MOLLY THOMPSON 51 |
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EDDIE BOLAND 50 |
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HARRY BOWEN 50 |
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KATHERINE GRANT 50 |
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LIGE CONLEY 49 |
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MARTHA SLEEPER 49 |
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JOBYNA RALSTON 47 |
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WILLIAM BLAISDELL 46 |
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JAMES C. MORTON 46 |
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VERA WHITE 45 |
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ED BRANDENBURG 44 |
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BILLY ENGLE 44 |
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CHESTER BACHMAN 42 |
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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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ETHEL BROADHURST 38 |
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JAY R. SMITH 38 |
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JACK ACKROYD 37 |
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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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ROY BROOKS 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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OTTO FRIES 31 |
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JERRY MANDY 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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EVELYN BURNS 30 |
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FRANK BUTLER 30 |
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EUGENE LEE 29 |
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LAURA ROESSING 29 |
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ROLFE SEDAN 29 |
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NINA SPEIGHT 29 |
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SIDNEY D'ALBROOK 28 |
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MILDRED DAVIS 28 |
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JOHNNY DOWNS 27 |
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AL HALLETT 27 |
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VIVIEN OAKLAND 27 |
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MARTIN WOLFKEIL 27 |
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ERNIE ALEXANDER 26 |
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CHARLES DORETY 26 |
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DARLA HOOD 26 |
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JULES MENDEL 26 |
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BOB MINFORD 26 |
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ERNEST MORRISON, SR. 26 |
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RICHARD DANIELS 25 |
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GORDON DOUGLAS 25 |
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JAMES FITZGERALD 25 |
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E.J. RITTER 25 |
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BOBBY BURNS 24 |
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JOHN COLLUM 24 |
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DOROTHY DEBORBA 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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GENE MORGAN 24 |
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CY SLOCUM 24 |
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EDGAR DEARING 23 |
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DOROTHY GRANGER 23 |
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DELL HENDERSON 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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ENA GREGORY 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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ANDY SAMUEL 22 |
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HAROLD SWITZER 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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MILDRED KORNMAN 21 |
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PATSY O'BYRNE 21 |
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CLIFTON YOUNG 21 |
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BETTY DANKO 20 |
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ESTELLE ETTERRE 20 |
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MARVIN T. HATLEY 20 |
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FAY HOLDERNESS 20 |
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ZASU PITTS 20 |
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GABE SAIENZ 20 |
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SILAS D. WILCOX 20 |
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JACK DAVIS 19 |
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KAY DESLYS 19 |
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JEROME LAPLANCHE 19 |
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GENE MARSH 19 |
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CLARENCE MOREHOUSE 19 |
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TYLER BROOKE 18 |
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JACKIE COOPER 18 |
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BOBBY DUNN 18 |
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DOLORES JOHNSON 18 |
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HUGHIE MACK 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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DAGMAR DAHLGREN 17 |
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PETE GORDON 17 |
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SIDNEY KIBRICK 17 |
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EDNA MARION 17 |
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WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN 17 |
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EVELYN PAGE 17 |
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CATHERINE SURTEES 17 |
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GRADY SUTTON 17 |
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GERTRUDE ASTOR 16 |
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CARLTON GRIFFIN 16 |
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DONALD HAINES 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 McMURPHY 16 |
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ARMANDO NOVELLO (TOTO) 16 |
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VIOLA RICHARD 16 |
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HAYES ROBERTSON 16 |
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ART ROWLANDS 16 |
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DOROTHY VERNON 16 |
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TINY WARD 16 |
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SYMONA BONIFACE 15 |
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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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GALE HENRY 15 |
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ROSINA LAWRENCE 15 |
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CHARLES McAVOY 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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EUGENE PALLETTE 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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BOBBY MALLON 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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GRACE WOODS 14 |
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DON BARCLAY 13 |
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JACK EGAN 13 |
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FRED HOLMES 13 |
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ARTHUR HOUSMAN 13 |
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LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD 13 |
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GILBERT PRATT 13 |
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CLARINE SEYMOUR 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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BETTYMAE CRANE 12 |
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BEVERLY CRANE 12 |
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SIDNEY DE GRAY 12 |
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MURIEL EVANS 12 |
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JAMES T. KELLEY 12 |
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CHARLES MEAKIN 12 |
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CHARLOTTE MINEAU 12 |
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SUE O'NEIL 12 |
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LEE PHELPS 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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TONY CAMPANARO 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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LESTER DORR 11 |
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OWEN EVANS 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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JACK RAYMOND 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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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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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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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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SYD SAYLOR 10 |
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CHARLES SULLIVAN 10 |
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HARRY TENBROOK 10 |
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IRENE TYNER 10 |