Career: He followed with roles in a string of well-received films: Used Cars (1980), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982) and Silkwood (1983). In 1983 he became reacquainted with Goldie Hawn (who appeared with him in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968). They worked together on Swing Shift and Overboard (1987). During the 1980s, Russell starred in a rash of disappointments: The Best of Times (1986), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Winter People (1989), but movies like Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991) and Tequila Sunrise were big hits. He gave a terrific performance in Tombstone as Wyatt Earp and Stargate. He played against type and had a major hit with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and remains a busy character actor.

Career: Almost 50 years after making his film debut in Tomahawk Trail, he has appeared in more than 150 projects, including Revolt at Fort Laramie, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Have Gun - Will Travel, Rawhide, The Fugitive and The Wild Wild West. He's also featured in cult films Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, The Godfather Part II, Alien, Escape From New York, Pretty in Pink, Paris, Texas, Repo Man and The Green Mile. Popped up in Ant and Dec vehicle Alien Autopsy and had a recurring role on US drama Big Love.

Career: After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a movie career, Borgnine made his film debut in Richer Than the Earth (1951). In 1953, he played Sgt `Fatso" Judson in From Here to Eternity, and he won an Academy Award for his performance as a sensitive butcher in Marty (1955). Other films included Wedding Breakfast (1956), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Emperor of the North Pole (1973). On the small screen, he starred in the popular TV series McHale's Navy, and the action series Airwolf. He earned an Emmy Award nomination at the age of 92 for his work on the series ER. He died on July 8, 2012, at the age of 95.