Robert Zemeckis Born: May 14, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Horror, Comedy Career Highlights: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future, Cast Away First Major Screen Credit: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
Richard Dreyfuss Born: Oct 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York Occupation: Actor, Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Career Highlights: Jaws, American Graffiti, Once Around First Major Screen Credit: Bewitched: Man's Best Friend (1966)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Born: May 31, 1945 in Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany
Died: Jun 10, 1982 in Munich, West Germany Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-'80s Major Genres: Drama Career Highlights: Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Effi Briest First Major Screen Credit: Gods of the Plague (1969)
Robert De Niro Born: Aug 17, 1943 in New York City, New York Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Career Highlights: GoodFellas, Brazil, Raging Bull First Major Screen Credit: Greetings (1968)
Richard Pryor Born: Dec 01, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois
Died: Dec 10, 2005 in Encino, California Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '70s-'80s Major Genres: Comedy Career Highlights: Blazing Saddles, : Live on the Sunset Strip, Lady Sings the Blues First Major Screen Credit: Dynamite Chicken (1970)
Ridley Scott Born: Nov 30, 1937 in South Shields, Northumberland, England, UK Occupation: Director, Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Crime Career Highlights: Thelma & Louise, Blade Runner, Legend First Major Screen Credit: Z Cars (1962)
Robert Redford Born: Aug 18, 1937 in Santa Monica, California Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama Career Highlights: All the President's Men, The Sting, Ordinary People First Major Screen Credit: War Hunt (1962)
Roman Polanski Born: Aug 18, 1933 in Paris, France Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '50s-'70s, '90s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller Career Highlights: Chinatown, Macbeth, Repulsion First Major Screen Credit: Morderstwo (1957)
Robert Duvall Born: Jan 05, 1931 in San Diego, California Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller Career Highlights: The Godfather Part II, The Godfather, To Kill a Mockingbird First Major Screen Credit: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Rock Hudson Born: Nov 17, 1925 in Winnetka, Illinois
Died: Oct 02, 1985 in Beverly Hills, California Occupation: Actor Active: '50s-'70s Major Genres: Drama, Mystery Career Highlights: Giant, Ice Station Zebra, Seconds First Major Screen Credit: Winchester '73 (1950)
Robert Altman Born: Feb 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri
Died: Nov 20, 2006 in Los Angeles, California Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Career Highlights: McCabe & Mrs. Miller, The Long Goodbye, Vincent and Theo First Major Screen Credit: Bodyguard (1949)
Richard Attenborough Born: Aug 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '40s-'70s, '90s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Career Highlights: A Matter of Life and Death, Elizabeth, Shadowlands First Major Screen Credit: The Hundred Pound Window (1943)
Ray Harryhausen Born: Jun 29, 1920 in Los Angeles, California Occupation: Writer, Active: '50s-'80s, 2000s Major Genres: Fantasy, Adventure Career Highlights: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, The 3 Worlds of Gulliver First Major Screen Credit: Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Rita Hayworth Born: Oct 17, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Died: May 14, 1987 Occupation: Actor, Active: '30s-'60s Major Genres: Drama, Crime Career Highlights: The Lady from Shanghai, Gilda, Separate Tables First Major Screen Credit: Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Robert Mitchum Born: Aug 06, 1917 in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died: Jul 01, 1997 Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '40s-'90s Major Genres: Drama, Western Career Highlights: The Night of the Hunter, Out of the Past, Dead Man First Major Screen Credit: Bar-20 (1943)
Rosalind Russell Born: Jun 04, 1907 in Waterbury, Connecticut
Died: Nov 28, 1976 in Beverly Hills, California Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '30s-'60s Major Genres: Comedy, Romance Career Highlights: Mourning Becomes Electra, The Women, Auntie Mame First Major Screen Credit: Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Roberto Rossellini Born: May 08, 1906 in Rome, Italy
Died: Jun 04, 1977 in Rome, Italy Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '40s-'70s Major Genres: Drama Career Highlights: Open City, Paisan, Il Messia First Major Screen Credit: La Nave Bianca (1941)
Robert Bresson Born: Sep 25, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Died: Dec 18, 1999 in Paris, France Occupation: Writer, Director, Actor, Active: '30s-'80s Major Genres: Drama Career Highlights: A Man Escaped, Pickpocket, The Diary of a Country Priest First Major Screen Credit: C'etait un Musicien (1933)
Rudolph Valentino Born: May 06, 1895 in Castellaneta, Italy
Died: Aug 23, 1926 in New York City, New York Occupation: Actor Active: teens-'20s Major Genres: Drama, Romance Career Highlights: The Conquering Power, The Sheik, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse First Major Screen Credit: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Ronald Colman Born: Feb 09, 1891 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Died: May 19, 1958 in Santa Barbara, California Occupation: Actor Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Romance Career Highlights: A Tale of Two Cities, Lost Horizon, The White Sister First Major Screen Credit: The Live Wire (1917)