The first addition for 2012 is western star Bill Williams! Most famous for his role as TV's Kit Carson, Williams acted in numerous films and TV shows from the 1940s through the 1980s. He's also known for being Barbara Hale's husband and the father of actor William Katt.
There's a new entry in the Cheesecake section for actress Dana Wynter! Wynter, who passed away earlier this year at age 79, starred in a variety of dramas throughout her long career, including The View from Pompey's Head and If He Hollers, Let Him Go!, but she is best remembered for her role in the 1956 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Western and horror fans will want to see the new Glenn Strange page! Strange got his start in show business as a trick rider in Hoot Gibson's Rodeo and moved into bit parts in Gibson's films in the early 1930s. Although primarily a western actor, in the 1940s Strange also acted in a number of horror films and took over the role of Frankenstein in Universal's final monster flicks in the 1940s.
The long-awaited Dave O'Brien page joins the westerns section at the Drive-In! Best known to audiences as Ralph, the pot-chain-smoking character in the campy cult classic Reefer Madness, O'Brien made many poverty row westerns in the 1930s and 1940s before moving on to a successful career as a comedy writer.
There is a new entry for the Cheesecake section in the form of the new Virginia Field page! Field starred in a number of B movies from the 1930s through the 1960s, including Dial 1119, The Veils of Bagdad, and The Earth Dies Screaming.
Another page for serial fans comes in the form of the new Jean Rogers page! Rogers was the queen of serials at Universal, where she starred as Dale Arden in Flash Gordon and Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars.
For serial fans, there is a new Ralph Byrd page! Byrd is best known for portraying comic hero Dick Tracy in four Republic serials, but Byrd also acted in many films and other serials, including S.O.S. Coast Guard, during his career.
The Superheroes page has been repurposed and now includes serial stars of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.
The beefcake section gets a new page for Kane Richmond! In the 1940s, Richmond was the king of the poverty row serials, acting in Spy Smasher, Jungle Raiders, and Brenda Starr, Reporter.
There is a new entry for the film noir and cheesecake sections in the form of the Helen Walker page! Walker starred in several comedies and a number of film noir thrillers in the 1940s and 1950s. Some of her best noir titles include The Big Combo, Call Northside 777, and Impact.
The newest entry for the beefcake section is for actor Christopher George! George was the star of the ABC series The Rat Patrol and also acted in a number of films from the 1960s to the 1980s. Later in his career, he appeared in a number of horror films, including Pieces, Mortuary, and Graduation Day.
There's a new addition to the horror and science fiction section: Robert Clarke! Clarke starred in numerous horror and science fiction flicks from the 1950s through the 1990s, including The Man from Planet X, The Hideous Sun Demon, The Astouding She-Monster, and The Incredible Petrified World.
The latest page at the Drive-In is for actress Sally Forrest! Forrest's film career lasted just a few years but produced several great film noir titles, such as Mystery Street and The Strip.
Another addition at Brian's Drive-In Theater is gorgeous Vera Miles! Best known for her role as Lila Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Miles acted in many A and B pictures during her lengthy career, and acted in countless hours of television programming and made-for-television films in the 1970s and 1980s.
Although these pages are among the oldest at the Drive-In, the Buster Crabbe, Ed Fury, and Gordon Scott pages have all had significant revisions.
The latest entry for the film noir and beefcake sections is for actor Ralph Meeker! Meeker starred in the film noir classics Kiss Me Deadly and Big House, U.S.A. and was a fixture on television in the 1960s and 1970s.
Yet another entry for the Cheesecake section is for British beauty Janet Munro! Munro starred in science fiction thrillers such as The Crawling Eye and The Day the Earth Caught Fire and several Disney movies, including Darby O'Gill and the Little People before her untimely death at age 38.
It has been a long time since a new page was added to the Westerns section, so here's the John Lupton page! Lupton starred in the ABC western series Broken Arrow in the late 1950s and appeared in such western films as Gun Fever, Drango, and Man with the Gun.
Another entry for the film noir section is for actor George Sanders! Sanders starred as The Saint and The Falcon in RKO's series of films and was a regular fixture in World War II-era war films and thrillers.
There is a brand-new addition to the beefcake section of the drive-in: Jean-Pierre Aumont! The second husband of Maria Montez, Aumont starred in numerous films from the 1930s through the 1990s, including Lili, Carnival of Crime, and Mahogany.
For January 2011, there are three new additions to the Cheesecake section; the latest is for actress Zsa Zsa Gabor! Gabor has starred in numerous B movies, including Queen of Outer Space and Picture Mommy Dead
Another entry for the cheesecake section is for actress Lois Maxwell! Maxwell starred in a number of American, Italian, and British films in the 1940s and 1950s before being cast as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond series of films.
And yet another cheesecake entry comes in the form of the new Joan Collins page! Collins has done it all, from starring in big-budget costume dramas, low-budget horror films, television series, and the stage.
Still more new pages are under development at the Drive-In! Check the Coming Soon page for an extensive listing of upcoming pages at the Drive-In.
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