在决定做导演之前，肯·罗素从事过多种职业：摄影师、舞蹈演员，甚至还去参军。但他最终发现电影才是他的兴趣所在。他开始制作一些短片，这些作品为他在六十年代制作的完美的电视电影做了良好的铺垫，他对视觉效果的细致把握和多样化的表现手法赢得了人们的赞赏。
理查德·德莱弗斯父亲是纽约的律师，9岁时他们全家迁居至洛杉矶，他大学只念了一年便到医院当职员，在60年代后期至70年代初到处流浪寻找各种演出机会。默默无闻的他早在1967年便出现在《毕业生》（The Graduate，1967）等片中，直至出演了1973年的《美国风情画》（American Graffiti，1973）才...
A true character actor in the best sense of the word, offbeat British thespian Peter Vaughan's hefty frame could appear intimidating or marshmallow benevolent; his beady, hollow eyes menacing or tender; his mere presence menacing or avuncular. Adept at playing both sides of the law, his characters usually possessed a strange, somewhat wary countenance that seemed to keep his audience slightly off balance. A homely sort with a bloated face, jutting chin, sliver lips and pronounced nose, this veteran has been a stalwart presence for nearly fifty years. Born Peter Ohm in 1923, he began on the stage and didn't enter films until 1959, well into his thirties.
美国男演员，曾出演《空战英豪》《西伯利亚理发师》《蝙蝠侠》等多部作品。
