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Forrest J. Ackerman
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Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Additional Dialogue, Consultant/advisor Born: November 24, 1916 Death: December 4, 2008 Biography:If there is any actor in history who can claim the largest number of roles for the shortest total time onscreen, it's "Forrest J. Ackerman". "My film career has lasted over 50 years and my total time on film is probably less than an hour," he mused in an interview in 2002. Starting with a role as an extra in "Hey, Rookie" (1944), Forry Ackerman had bit parts in nearly a hundred films, never really playing anyone other than himself. He never really had to, because directors who liked him and respected his long campaigns to promote fantastic films and to save film props and memorabilia put him in their films as a mark of their respect. Directors slathered him with makeup and put him in small parts, and you knew you were watching a really low-budget horror movie when you recognized "Forrest J. Ackerman" beneath the zombie costume. Long before he got in front of a camera, Forry Ackerman was a fan of the... Full Biography
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