Let's post names of obscure celebrities

Helen Twelvetrees

Yma Sumac

Joanna Shimkus.

Maria Tallchief

Pete Duel

Mrs. Charles Wollery

Mary Grace Canfield

Buster Crabbe

Season Hubley

Fritzi Burr

Meeno Peluce

Garrett Maggart

Imogen Poots.

Mrs. Alfred Steele

Trixie Schuba

Joyce Bulifant

Jane Frazee

Henry Polic II

Roman Bohnen

Capucine

Sabu

Sheree J. Wilson

John Ericson

Mark Arnold

Robert Burton

Snooky Lanson

Leif Ericson

This should have been "Let's post names of celebrities who used to be very well-known but have now fallen into utter obscurity"

Rula Lenska

^Well, why don’t you create that thread, dear?

I've enjoyed Googling some of these people and going, 'oh I know who that is.'

Maidie Norman

Helen Traubel

Connie Gilchrist

Maurice Gosfield

Marva Collins

Alicia Rhett

Reta Shaw

Zola Budd.

Mary Decker Slaney.

Ruta Lee

Kevin Sessums

Morganna, the Kissing Bandit.

John Wayne Bobbitt.

Bill Saluga.

Vivian Vance

Dixie Dunbar

The indubitable Mason Reese

Sara Rue

Helen O'Connell

Connee Boswell

Russ Columbo

Leonid Kinsky

Mala Powers

Betsy Blair

Sonny Tufts

Lily Pons

Maudie Prickett

Francis X. Bushman

Warren William

Tom Ewell

Pupi Campo

John Stockwell should have had Tom Cruise's career

George Macready

Peg Entwistle

Pamela Ludwig

John Cassisi

Kay Frances

Chris Makepeace

Dianne de Leeuw

Rachel Markle

Doris Packer

Oh dear, r52.

Rita Kuti-Kis

Skip Stephenson

Peter Billingsley

Dudley Manlove.

Nana Visitor

Paris Themmen

Salome Jems

Poncie Ponce

Salome Jens not Jems, sorry for the mistake

Corrine Bohrer

Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez

Gertrude Michael

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Lydia Cornell

Pola Negri

Jinx Falkenburg

Belita

Arnold the Pig

Maria Montez

[quote] Garrett Maggart

R12 And his father, Brandon Maggart, who played one of the brothers of gay character Cliff Waters on the pioneering show “Brothers” from 1984-1989 on Showtime. Cliff was played by Paul Regina, perhaps another obscure celebrity, who at the age of 28 had the nerve to play a gay man in a TV series in 1984.

Sue Ane Langdon. That name always showed up in the TV Guide crossword puzzles that I mother used to do, but I don't think we ever knew what she did.

In addition to being a go-to zany blonde on '60s TV, r75, she was a Broadway replacement in The Apple Tree.

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Tilly Losch

Peggy Rea

Peggy Webber

Virginia Gregg

Virginia Christine

Binnie Barnes

Alan Mowbray

Billy Barnes

R66 Anthony Zerbe has been married to Salome Jen’s sister Annette since 1962.

In 1973 Anthony and Salome played lovers in one of my favorite Gunsmoke episodes, Talbot.

That must have been just a bit awkward.

Dick Kallman

Doro Merande, Frank Aletter, Enid Markey (sitcom: Bringing Up Buddy)

Fred Clark

Ray Stricklyn

Dab Tobin

*DAN Tobin

Dabbs Greer

Noreen Corcoran

Sammee Tong

Gertrude Berg

Simone Simon

Norma Varden

Una Merkel

Evelyn Varden

Cunt flap

Olin Howland

Doodles Weaver

Obscurity is best understood by the obscure.

Congratulations on such choices as you have made, ladies.

^Get her!

[quote] In addition to being a go-to zany blonde on '60s TV, [R75], she was a Broadway replacement in The Apple Tree.

R76 I didn’t realize Sue Ane had the chops to sing the female lead(s) in The Apple Tree. Neither, for that matter, Darryl Hickman, who I got the hots for when I saw the original run of Cat Ballou in a movie theater with my family.

Bronson Pinchot

Sue Ane also briefly played Alice Kramden in some Homeymooners sketches on the Gleason show in the ‘60s.

Katina Paxinou

Melina Mercouri

R104 Oscar winner

Billy “Green” Bush

Deborah Adair

Zina Bethune

Greg Evigan

Alida Valli

Anna Sten

Cara Williams

Fab Morvan

Alan Vint

Lenore Aubert

Christopher Beeny

Anjanette Comer

Hope Emerson - she was a BIG girl and always played 'butch' women. I had an aunt who looked very much like her in appearance and demeanor - we got along famously!

Another obscure actor from the old days is Jodie Gilbert. Another BIG girl who became famous for her role as the sassy waitress in a W.C. Fields movie scene. She seems like a down home kinda girl.

Mary Beth Hughes.

Judy Canova.

Diana Canova.

John Enos III has always been hot as fuck and never made it to the big time. I wonder why?

Often seen but not often remembered is Madge Blake - the actor who played Larry Mondello's mother on LITB.

Barbara Drennan

Next, we have Mary Wickes - everyone's favorite next door busy body.

Ruth Buzzi

Last, but not least is Madge Blake - she played Larry Mondello's exasperated mother who was always scolding him and tell him 'Wait until your father gets home!' That's how that phrase became a lexicon of middle America!

Nick Scotti

[quote]John Enos III has always been hot as fuck and never made it to the big time. I wonder why?

There's something about him, as he's gotten older, that reminds me of DL Fav Clint Walker.

Can you imagine this from back when Mickey Roarke was good looking?

Greg Evigan isn’t obscure. He starred in 3 tv series - A Year at the Top, BJ and the Bear and My Two Dads. Plus, he did a lot of TV movies.

Mary Miles Minter.

Tony Charmoli

Alan Funt.

Alex McArthur, who was in Madonna's video "Papa Don't Preach" and a bunch of forgettable TV movies. Another hot actor who never made it big.

I thought Eric Thal would have had a bigger career.

Billy Wirth is another one. So gorgeous in The Lost Boys and had a few bit parts but that's it. Such a waste for a hot piece of ass. I weep.

R121 get a life …she’s the very opposite of obscure.

Senta Berger

Alan Funt is not obscure, either.

Lindsay Sidney Greenbush

Magdalena Montezuma

LOL R136

Ray Collins

[quote]Season Hubley

Former Mrs Kurt Russell

Tina Di Joseph

Gus Trikonis

Former Mr. Goldie Hawn

Monique van Vooren

Mandy Ingber

Sonny Tufts

Gene Raymond

Delilah-Judith

Googy Gress

Googie Withers

Gogi Grant

Elaine Joyce

Pamela Bellwood

Misty Rowe

Wayne Knight.

Maggie Wheeler.

Danny Woodburn.

Suzanne Vega

Maxine Nightengale

Michael McShane

her nibs Georgia Gibbs

This thread has lost the line of thought.

Burt Mustin

Shields and Yarnell

Carmelita Pope

Erin Murphy.

Toby Wing

Kay Kyser

Huntz Hall

Lupe Velez

Fay Bainter

MINDY COHN.

[quote]And his father, Brandon Maggart, who played one of the brothers of gay character Cliff Waters on the pioneering show “Brothers” from 1984-1989 on Showtime.

His other two children are Fiona Apple and cabaret performer Maude Maggart.

Korla Pandit

Candy Samples

Selma Diamond

Slim Summerville

Una Merkel

Piccola Pupa

Parley Baer

Monti Rock III

Skinnay Ellis

Andy Clyde

Virginia Gregg

June Dayton

Roger Perry

Linden Chiles

Vilma Banky

Bebe Daniels

Rolfe Sedan

Minta Durfee

Celia Weston

Vincent Spano. Did a couple of good movies and then faded into obscurity.

Crystal Bernard

Timi Yuro

Little Peggy March

Joni James

Vincent Spano was so very handsome, R174.

Yo Mama

Kim Sozzi

Bumper Robinson

Nana Visitor

Mrs. Patrick Campbell Trixie Friganza Criswell

Rebecca Balding

Largo Woodruff

Lisa Eilbacher

Lisa Gaye

Sian Barbara Allen

Susan Blanchard

Liberty/Louise Williams

Judy Graubart

Jamie Smith-Jackson

Laurette Spang

Jeb Adams

Clark Brandon

Moosie Drier

Mia Sara

Roxana Zal

Rachel Sweet

Nina Blanchard

Suki Goodwin

Glenn Close

Lucy Lee Flippin

Neely O'Hara

Blossom Rock

Here's a song filled with names, names, names, darling.

Rondo Hatton

Nedra Volz

Vivian Pickles

Rory King

Misty Malarky Ying Yang

Meredith MacRae.

Miss Bootsie Gumdrop

Over 200 posts and no one mentioned Miss Arlene Golonka?

or Summer Bartholomew?

Phylis Davis - "Sugar"

Ruby Begonia

You bitches are slipping 208 posts and no Rula Lenska!

Lisa Lucas

Joanna Going

Stella D’Oro

Doney Oatman

r208 You're the one that's slipping, bitch.

See r26.

Kathleen Freeman.

Myron Floren

Mitzi McCall for the bronze

Patti Deutsch for the silver

and EJ Peaker for the gold.

i'll see myself out

some more I learned more about through this place we slither about here...

Dori Previn Penelope Tree Jill Gibson Debralee Scott Judee Sill (getting a documentary finally!)

Louisa Moritz

Park Overall

Caprice Capron

Viviane Ventura

The Incomparable Hildegard

Brenda Frazier

Marie McDonald

Trini Alvarado Lynn Holly Johnson Stacy Q

Abbe Lane

Ron Palillo

Taina Elg

Linda Purl

Eddie Hodges

Emmaline Henry

Annabella (Power)

Kenny Bowers

Una O'Connor

r221 I forgot about her = found her on Facebook

Irene Ryan

: relatively unknown: such as a : REMOTE, SECLUDED an obscure village b : not prominent or famous an obscure poet

Lisa Rieffel

Euell Gibbons

Denny Terrio

I never miss a Jo Ann Pflug picture.

Bitty Schram

ZaSu Pitts

Kutee

KT Stevens

Walter Olkiewicz

Star-Shemah Bobatoon!

Heshimu

Ta-Tanisha

Louanne

Robin Ignico

Linda Day George

Tracy Reed

Darleen Carr

Anitra Ford

Linda "Nova" Harrison aka Augusta "Airport 1975" Summerland

Tudi Wiggins

Ida Mae McKenzie

Tilly Losch

Ethel Shutta

Bonita Granville

Mantan Moreland

Amanda Marshall

Florence Lawrence.

Felicia Farr

Francine York

Elaine Devry

Anna Held

Marie Windsor

Marjoe Gortner.

Huell Howser

Benay Venuta

William Gargan

Margalo Gillmore

Arthur Treacher

Bella Darvi

Vito Scotti

Cornell Borchers

William Tabbert

Marcia Van Dyke

Diane McBain

Pamelyn Ferdin

Joel Crothers

Yma Sumac is NOT obscure to a certain gay cohort.

r265 She's not obscure -- she just posted at R212. And she has a recent thread about her.

Millicent Martin

Faye Emerson

Don Francks

Joe Feeney

Patricia Breslin

Juano Hernandez

Senora Sumac is like everyone else named here in that she's not obscure to a certain gay cohort.

musical ones

Bemshi

Pearl Harbour

Willy DeVille

Betty Boo

Lee Ryan

Some more obscure that others but none obscure to each other. Why are they listed together?

Susan Johnson, Shani Wallis, Denise Darcel, Karen Morrow, Juliet Prowse

Patricia Morrow

Doretta Morrow

Sammi Davis

Barbara Lamarr

Diana, Sylvia, and Vicky Villegas

Sydney Fox

Betty Furness

Marie Prevost

Ina Claire

Shadoe Stevens

Marvin Miller

Frank Lovejoy

Ginny Sims

Laura La Plante

Louise Fazenda

Chester Morris

Kitty Kallen

Benita Hume

Blaze Starr

Donald Crisp

Grady Sutton

Margo

Dagmar

Hildegard

Sabrina

Odetta

Arletty

Totò

Mako

Sabu

Fernandel

Salome Jens

Clinton Sundberg

Phyllis Povah

Jaye P. Morgan

Clint Holmes

Jaye P. Morgan

Madame Spivy

Betty Bronson.

Tully Marshall

Adeline DeWalt eynolds

*Reynolds

293 replies and no Lisa Gerritsen? we're slipping

charlie brill

Jan Murray

Marty Allen

Coleen Gray

Cathy O'Donnell

Sidney Blackmer

Herb Vigran

Peggy Ann Garner

Sam Levene

Murvyn Vye

Sam Jaffe

Ann Tyrrell

Joan Shawlee

Yootha Joyce

Abbe Lane

Edna Purviance

Ella Logan

Gail Russell

Janice Rule

Richard Barthelmess

Indus Arthur

Dorothy Gish

Zohra Lampert

Belita

Jack and Virginia Lee, Sweet Southern Singers.

(aka Frank and Ethel Gumm.)

Joyce Van Patten

Stephen Shortridge

Molly Picon

Why was the blonde staring at the orange juice carton?

Because it said "concentrate."

Sorry ... wrong thread.

Lurene Tuttle

John Lund

Henry Brandon

Arthur Hunnicutt

Olive Thomas

Elinor Glyn

Dylan Geick

The Rochelle Hudson Tango.

Shadoe Stevens

Canadian Art Hindle

Jay C. Flippen

Whitman Mayo

Another Canadian - Lochlyn Munro

Florida Friebus

Pippa Scott

Hazel Scott

J. Scott Smart

Scott Brady

Grady Sutton

Mary Jo Buttafuoco

Sondra Prill

Jim Youngs. Was in The Wanderers and Footloose. Can't believe all these gorgeous men going to waste. If they would just present hole on the casting couch they could all be as big as Brad Pitt. He's no more talented than they are.

Mijanou Bardot

Ross Butler

Madlyn Rhue

Joan Copeland

Dennis Boutsikaris

Kent Smith

Lyle Talbot

Ray Fulmer

Mike Stokey

Doro Merande

Jack E. Leonard

Betty Walker

Ona Munson

Doro Merande has been mentioned at R86

John Laughlin (with Kevin Bacon)

Grace Moore

Eve Meyer

Buddy Clark

Bruce Yarnell

Dan Rowen

Dick Martin

Henry Gibson

Alan Sues

Rosetta LeNoire

Geena Davis

Ken Murray

George Gobel

George Murphy

Richard Dawson

Diana Dors

Boom Boom Brannigan

John Fink.

Shawn Stevns

Leigh Lassen aka Natalie Israel

Teresa Graves

Lucy Lee Flippin

Karen Valentine

Leigh Whipper

Joe Flaherty

Ronnie Robertson

Allan Melvin

Martha Vickers

Mary Treen

Frank Nelson

Moyna McGill

Ralph Morgan

Margo

Patti Davis (Reagan)

Heidi Bohay

Michael Spound

Anna Q. Nilsson

Charlie Schlatter

Ann Marie

Roberts Blossom

Blossom Rock

Blossom Dearie

r21 Sabu the Catamite or Sabu the Wrestler?

Rose Marie

Johnny Sheffield

Irish McCalla

Hermione Baddeley

r7 She was Ralph on Green Acres. Oh she's totally not a bulldyke. Haha.

R354 Yes, she played Ralph among other TV parts.

Carmel Myers

Jetta Goudal

Pola Negri

Ben Turpin

Ian Tracey. Delicious Canadian.

Dolores Gray

Donald May

Johnnie Ray

Turhan Bey

How was Rose Marie obscure?

r362 Supporting role on a tv series. She's not Mary Tyler Moore.

She had a much longer career than MTM.

Selena Royle

Pookie Quesnel

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Chiara Mastroianni

Jessie Royce Landis

Gloria Blondell

Bonita Granville

Lilyan Tashman

Paula Winslow

Gloria McMillan

R363 Cambridge Dictionary: OBSCURE meaning: 1. not known to many people:

r366 Few people under 40 know Rose Marie. Your average middle aged straight guy in the Mid West doesn't know her.

R367 are you aware of Dick Van Dyke reruns? Rose Marie is hardly obscure.

R367 There are a lot of people over 40.

Lois Chiles

Michael Alig

Per the Cambridge dictionary, R366, “Celebrity” is defined as “Someone who is famous, especially in show business.

Which word means more? It’s hard to be famous without being known to many people.

R372 How about we call 'em "forgotten celebrities?"

"Ohhh, I forgot about that person!"

Yeh, that works.

The thread has been going fine with the original name and intent for quite a while now.

A lot of people under 40 probably don't know who Ray Milland was, either, or Charles Laughton. That doesn't make them obscure.

"Obscure celebrities" is by definition an oxymoron.

It's hard to be both famous AND not well known.

Roslyn Kind

Lana Wood

Michael Callan

American singer Peter Lemongello

R74

Brandon Maggart is Fiona Apple’s dad.

[quote] "Obscure celebrities" is by definition an oxymoron.

r377 No it isn't. There are local celebrities who are unknown outside their region. There are genre celebrities. Hell if I know some of the most popular country singers. There are NASCAR celebrities who people who don't follow racing won't know.

Fiona Apple

Jimmy McNichol

Vince Van Patten

Jimmy Baio

Clark Brandon

Rick Ely

Rosemary DeCamp

Verna Felton

Barbara Ruick

Connie Hines

Edna Skinner

Mr. Ed

Vera Hruba Ralston Vera Ralston Vera Vague

Cicely Courtneidge. (Dame Ciciely Courtneidge) Australian actress and comedienne.

Isobel Elsom

Percy Marmont

Lew Cody

Catherine Mary Stewart

Betsy Russell

Kathleen Wilhoite

Deborah Foreman

Elizabeth Daily

Dorothy Collins

Pat Collins (hypnotist)

Monti Rock III

Jocelyn Brando

Luana Patten

Blyth Danner

So obscure I misspelled her name.

[quote]Brandon Maggart is Fiona Apple’s dad.

Really? Who knew?

Slim Whitman

Batshit crazy Tawny Kitaen

Nan Petersen

Margaret Smith

Viña Delmar

^^ Laurel Delmar’s grandmother?

Bover Mackus

Natasha Chymreva

Jim Genitals

Rex Reason

Slim Pickens

Slim Dusty

Slim Shady

Slim Whitman

Slim Hawks

Slim Aarons

[quote]Rex Reason

And his brother, Rhodes Reason.

The Blackburn Twins (here with Bladder Pad Queen June Allyson)

Ben Dover is famous for being the first guy to sign up on every list ever posted.