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Cast
Damian Lewis ~ Lt. Richard Winters
Richard Speight Jr ~ Warren "Skip" Muck
Frank John Hughes ~ Sgt. "Wild" Bill Guarnere
Ron Livingston ~ Lewis Nixon
David Schwimmer ~ Capt. Herbert Sobel
Donnie Wahlberg ~ Carwood Lipton
Scott Grimes ~ Don Malarkey
George Calil ~ James Alley
Peter McCabe ~ Don Hoobler
Rick Gomez ~ George Luz
Ross McCall ~ Joseph Leibgott
Phillip Barrantini ~ Wayne "Skinny" Sisk
James Madio ~ Frank Perconte
Ezra Godden ~ Robert Van Klinken
Matthew Settle ~ Ronald C. Spiers
Eion Bailey ~ David Kenyon Webster
Dexter Fletcher ~ John Martin
Mark Lawrence ~ Corp. William "Bill" Dukeman
Dale Dye ~ Colonel Robert F. Sink
Michael Edmiston ~ Jumpmaster & medical consultant to Roe
Stephen Graham ~ Myron "Mike" Ranney
Kirk Acevedo ~ Joe Toye
Adam James ~ Cleveland Petty
Ben Peyton ~ Andrew Hill
Nicholas Aaron ~ Robert "Popeye" Wynn
Matthew Leitch ~ Sgt. Floyd Talbert
Ben Caplan ~ Walter "Smokey" Gordon
Michael Fassbender ~ Burton "Pat" Christenson
Michael Cudlitz ~ Denver "Bull" Randleman
Robin Laing ~ Edward "Babe" Heffron
Rene Moreno ~ Joe Ramirez
Craig Heaney ~ Roy Cobb
James McAvoy ~ Miller
Mark Huberman ~ Les Hashey
Tom Hanks ~ British officer
Colin Hanks ~ Lieutenant Jones
Phil McKee ~ Robert Strayer
Luke Roberts ~ Lt. George C. Rice
Rick Warden ~ Lt. Harry Welsh
Douglas Spain ~ Tony Garcia
Peter Hills ~ Sgt. Shifty Powers
Tim Mathews ~ Alex Penkala
Jimmy Fallon ~ Lt. Rice
Peter O'Meara ~ Lt. Ronald Dyke
Shane Taylor ~ Medic Eugene Roe
Christian Black ~ "Hendrix"
Doug Cockle ~ Father John Maloney
Robert Campbell ~ Mohawk #2
Chris Bryant ~ Mohawk #3
Lee Colley ~ Soldier 28th Infantry
Bart Ruspoli ~ Seargent Ed Tipper
Matthew Fabers
Andrew Scott
Marc Warren ~ Albert Blithe
Simon Pegg ~ Sgt. William Evans
Nolan Hemmings
Tom Hardy ~ John Janovec
Andrew Howard ~ Capt. Hester
Corey Johnson ~ Major Kent
Neal McDonough ~ Lynn "Buck" Compton
Dave Power ~ Dietrich
Wil Rottgen ~ Rommell
William Tapley ~ Capt. Paige (British Tank Commander)
Alex Sabga ~ Francis J Mellet
Jason O'Mara - 1st Lt. Thomas Meehan
Writers
Stephen Ambrose (The Book)
Erik Jendresen Part 1, 5, & 10
John Orloff Part 2 & 9
E. Max Frye Part 3
Graham Yost Part 4 & 7
Erik Bork Part 8
Bruce C. McKenna Part 1, 4, 6 & 8
Directors
Phil Alden Robinson - Part 1
Richard Loncraine - Part 2
Mikael Saloman - Part 3
David Nutter - Part 4
Tom Hanks - Part 5
David Leland - Part 6
David Frankel - Part 7
Tony To - Part 8
David Frankel - Part 9
Mikael Saloman - Part 10
Music
Michael Kamen
Producers
(Executive) Tom Hanks
(Executive) Steven Spielberg
(Co Exec) Tony To
(Co Exec) Gary Goetzman
(Supervising ) Erik Bork
(Supervising ) Erik Jendresen
Directors of Photography
Blue Team - Remi Adefarasin BSC
Red Team - Joel Ransom ASC
Camera Unit
Camera Intern (Blue) - Mark Jury
Operator (Blue) - Martin Kenzie
Steadicam - Dion M. Casey
Steadicam (Red) - Paul Edwards
Loader - Iain Struthers
Loader (Red) - Tammo van Hoorn
Focus Puller (Red) - Alex Howe
Grips
John Arnold
Stuart Bunting
Grips Driver - Colin W. Russell
Other Crew
Production manager - Bernie Bellew
1st AD (Blue) - Richard Whellan
1st AD (Red) - Chris Newman
Storyboard Aritist - John Greaves
Stills photographer - David James
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Cast updated;
Episode 5 The Crossroads
Ricky Nixon ~ Young German Sentry
Jamie Harding ~ French Boy
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just a note to say that i was the first and the last person to have the mohawk in the band of brothers, i ended up haveing the mohawk for five months..........thank phil
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what happened to the rest of the crew names!!!
there were a lot of people working on this project who deserve there credits.
good luck with the series in the UK.
we will never see another series with so much to tell like this......
WAR IS HELL!
Airborne all the way!!!!!!
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Okay..i do realise that he doesn't star until the 8th episode...but what character does Jamie Bamber play? Can someone help me out here?
Email me if you know....please...i need to settle my mind!
-Twinkle
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The cast on the set at Hatfield.
Courtesty of Lana Luz Miller
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I realize this has very little to do with BOB other than the fact that it does provide work for three of the BOB actors. The Lost Battalion re-airs tonight on the History Channel, the times given are Pacific Standard time,
The Lost Battalion
Sunday , March 31 9:00 PM-11:00 PM
Movie. The true story of the "Lost Battalion" of U.S. soldiers--a group of Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Polish "gangsters" from New York who were trapped behind enemy lines in World War One and fought heroically against the odds. Rick Schroder stars as battalion leader Major Charles Whittlesey. (2001) TV 14-V Movies in Time
Keep your eyeballs peeled for
George Calil
in LB he's Private Lowell Hollingshead
in BOB he's Pvt. 1st Class James ‘Mo’ Alley
Adam James
in LB he's Capt.Nelson Holderman – He is confidante to Whittlesey [Rick Schroeder]
in BOB he's Cleveland Petty
Phil McKee
in LB he's Capt. George McMurtry
in BOB he's Lt. Col. Robert Strayer
Enjoy!
Jane
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Swindon actor aims high
Mark Lawrence as Bill Dukeman in Band of Brothers.
Swindon actor Mark Lawrence recently starred in BBC2’s epic wartime mini-series Band of Brothers.
He explains what led up to his role as real life soldier Bill Dukeman and his future ambitions.
Born and bred in Swindon, Mark, 31, attended Dorcan School and says becoming an actor had possibly always been his destiny.
It seemed, like many actors, he was an attention-seeker from an early age.
"I wasn’t very academic at school", he said, "I tended to be the class idiot! It was the only thing I was good at."
Early jobs included a stint at Swindon’s Rover car factory as well as a window-cleaning round before Mark decided to fulfil his ambition to tread the boards.
He saved all his money and headed for New York where after a successful audition he enrolled in the world-renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Strasberg is famous for developing the ‘Method’ style of acting in which an actor immerses themselves in the role to such a degree that they almost live the part.
Devotees of this technique include heavyweight thespians such as Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro who were previous students of Strasberg.
Unsurprisingly these actors were an early inspiration for Mark and he felt that the only way to pursue his dream was to follow in their footsteps at the Institute.
He emerged 18 months later and swiftly appeared in a number of student films at the New York University.
Possibly one of his most unusual roles around this time included playing a man who fell in love with a water melon! This culminated in a scene where had to simulate a love scene with the melon in Washington Square Park in broad daylight!
This led onto further parts in off-Broadway productions such as Eugene O’Neills’ Long Day’s Journey into Night.
On his return to the UK he secured an agent and began to pick up minor television roles in Channel 5 soap Family Affairs, The Bill and as a rapist in a Crimewatch reconstruction.
It was an unsuccessful audition for Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan that eventually led to Mark winning the role of William Dukeman in Band of Brothers.
This 10 part mini-series was based on Stephen Ambrose’s non fiction novel about the coming of age of a World War II US army unit, Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
It went on to become one of the most ambitious and expensive productions ever attempted for the small screen and was executive-produced by Steven Spielberg.
Two-time Academy Award winning actor Tom Hanks and the man dubbed ‘the most powerful actor in Hollywood’ was one of the directors on the series and was the man responsible for casting Mark in the series.
Mark said "finally meeting Tom was a bit nerve-wracking. I walked in and didn’t recognise him at first as he had been filming Castaway and still had a great big beard.
After I read for him he said ‘that’s great, just get out’, I didn’t know how to take that at first but he then went on to offer me the part".
Filming began in April 2000 at Hatfield Aerodrome in Hertfordshire.
The size of the production was somewhat overwhelming for Mark.
"It was the biggest production I’m ever likely to see in my life", he said.
The actors were required to prepare for their soldierly roles by attending a Boot Camp for 10 days which entailed sleeping in barracks, going on late-night manoeuvres and being ‘punished’ with rounds of press-ups!
"We got shouted at every day by real ex-marines but it was amazing. It created a real bond among the principle cast", Mark said.
Marks’ character Bill Dukeman was killed in September 1944 during Operation Market Garden in Holland.
This was an aborted attempt by the 101st Airborne Division to secure bridges across the Dutch rivers in Holland to enable the Allied army to advance into the lowlands of Germany.
Mark got the chance to meet Bill Dukeman’s family at the premiere of Band of Brothers which took place on the anniversary of D-Day on June 6th 2001 at the Utah Beach Memorial in Normandy.
He was heartened to receive their blessing and appreciation for his portrayal of the tragic soldier.
He said "they were happy that one of their relatives was shown in a heroic light".
Since the series finished a month ago, Mark has been pleasantly surprised to receive plaudits from members of the public who admired his work in the series.
He recently received his first letter requesting an autograph from a young fan from Swansea.
"That was really nice" he said.
As well as Band of Brothers, Mark has also been seen working alongside Julie Walters in the recent ITV drama My Beautiful Son.
Although he has many projects in the pipeline for 2002, Mark said that if he had the chance he would most like to work with Brit directors like Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, famed for their gritty ‘kitchen-sink’ suburban films. However, on the flipside he would love to appear in a big American western!
Regardless of what his future may hold Mark is philosophical about his Band of Brothers experience.
He said, "It was an amazing experience for me, in terms of the size of the production possibly something that I’ll never get the chance to repeat again. It’s going to be hard to top it."
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Actors for the series, such as Steven Walters, left, and Rick Warden, went through regulation military training to give their performance an edge.
HBO PHOTO
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James Madio (Perconte) and Rick Gomez (Luz)
Sent by Lana Luz Miller
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The group photo attached was taken by Richard during filming. Ross McCall (Liebgott), Richard Speight (Muck), Dexter Fletcher (Martin), Frank John Hughes (Guarnere), and Nolan Hemmings (Wynn).
Sent by Eileen O'Hara
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Chris,
This is a terrific addition to the site. I see this is 'Brecourt Manor-from the set'. May I ask who took this pic? If you'd rather not disclose this, i understand. The source did an exception job.
Jane
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On the set during episode 4.
Courtesy of Ian and Colin Dewey
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from HBO promo material
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Shining Star Committee Members with Special Guest Stars from HBO's Band of Brothers, Rick Gomez, Jimmy Madio, & Richard Speight, Jr.
Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center's 2002 Shining Star Benefit Luncheon.
http://www.sbrapecrisiscenter.org/SSLpics/lunch.html
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Ad from Hollywood Reporter
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Hollywood Reporter
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This may already be on the site somewhere, but if not:
http://www.dishmag.com/current/celebrity/cel72-p2.html
(Some of the actors are named incorrectly, but still a nice article)
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The cast in Band of Brothers was wonderfull. I miss them all, and wednesday-nights feels so empty without BoB!
I'm new here, and I'm from Finland so I can't speak english very well. Hope you understand
Iines
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Don't worry, Iines, you are not alone. I miss the series too, seeing the men of Easy Company. I am glad I taped the series & I can watch them whenever I need a fix!! lol
Melissa
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Welcome Iines.
Don't worry Melissa, you are not alone. Most of us taped the series and never get tired of watching them. ;)
Hey Iines, did you get to tape the series too? I hope you did. Enjoy the site.
gold
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Thanks
I have taped only five of them, because first episode I saw was episode 4. I have watched them all many times, and today I will watch "points"
At Christmas I will buy BoB DVD. I cant wait!!
Iines
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Which episodes were you able to tape? At least you have 5, bettet than nothing at all. ;)
gold
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I taped episodes 5-10. I'm happy I have them, especially "crossroads" and "points" are my favourites, others are good too, of course
But I cant wait to see first four episodes. Will you buy the DVD?
Iines
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Hi everyone. Tom Hanks is listed in the cast as "British Officer". Did anybody see him in any of the eps. I have watched it over and over (especially Currahee and Crossroads) but I can't seem to catch him.
Btw, this is my first time here and its a the best BoB site so far.
Cheers.
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Hi! I haven't seen Tom Hanks but it would be intresting
Iines
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I heard on one of the boards that he was in the episode "Crossroads" because that is the episode that he directed also. But I am not sure exactly where he is, maybe in the Operation Market Garden scene when Martin tells the driver of the "British" tank that the tiger tank is right around the corner & then they end up getting hit by it?? I know he is not the driver but maybe he is one of the soldiers on the ground following the tank??
Melissa
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It's like Where's Waldo? but in this case it's Where's Tom Hanks? lol
Melissa
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Tom Hanks has a cameo role, non-speaking. He's standing in the first tank coming into the square in Eindhoven in Replacements, Episode 4. He's wearing a leather skullcap as tankers do, but he's standing and gesturing to the crowd. No close-ups -- you'll have to look closely and you can see the body language. Babe Heffron is in the same scene there in the square. BK
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BK, so that is him? Oh my...i've been looking for him for months in the series but with no luck! Thanks for sharing that one BK, would surely check it out.
Richard, welcome!
LOL Melissa. Search is over this time, BK found Waldo, or Tom in our case ;)
gold
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No wonder I couldn't find Tom with my little tv I still can't tell which one is him! I'll have to wait til next weekend and watch it on my parents big screen. Thanks BK! Great find!
Kelly
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Thanks BK.
I'll pause that section and check it out.
That's the only thing that has stumped me for a while.
Cheers.
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Okay, i can see a guy on top of the tank but he wasn't standing. If i look closely though, he has a resemblance with Tom. I'm not sure though if i found the right guy. Thanks BK
gold
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Hello all!
I have been curious, have anybody here been in paratroops training?
And girls, have you been or will you go to army?
I'm just 15 so i can't surely say anything yet, but army really intrest me. Because of BoB of course
Iines
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I'm a scaredy cat...
So, even if i would like to join the army, i'll be too scared to go to war.
gold
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hey Iines and gold (and others of course).
yeah i would like to know the answer to Iines' question too. some time ago i looked into the possibilities of becoming an army doctor. but since i am no longer a med student....
irene
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I have to agree with Gold, I looked into joining the army but the chance of going to war, I was just too scared. That's why I have such great respect for the men of Easy Company & all the veterans who went to war. CURRAHEE!
Melissa
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Yes, well, I'm sure I couldn't go to war, too. But i think war isn't even possible in my lifetime here in Finland
Paratroops training must be really too hard for me, so it's better to me to forget it
Even though i would like to feel what it was like.
Iines
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Cobbs an .
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Re:Cobb
Michael, tell us something new!
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Lol! I hated his character. The guy did a good job playing him from what I read in the book.
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For new parts for Craig Heaney (Cobb), he is an a commercial over here in Britain for Smirnoff Ice (He has a girlfriend coming in 5 minutes, and his flat-mates haven't tidied up yet so he tells them to. He goes downstairs to greet her and when they come up, the three friends are stood with nothing but skirts on vacuumning pretending they're gay, giving the girl the mipression that he is too, fantastic!)Seriously though well acted. Also, a few years ago, he played MathsMan, a maths superhero who is on at around 11:30GMT on BBC2, helping Kids with maths questions. I had a day off and was flicking over the channels when I suddenly said "Roy Cobb!" and couldn't believe it! He flies around the world a la Superman saving children with Maths homework problems! As I'm British, its only right I mention Damian Lewis' new series on the life of disgraced MP Jeffrey Archer (Wednesday BBC1.)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/archer2.shtml I dont know whether this link has worked but is the official BBC page for the Jeffrey Archer drama contaning Damian Lewis.
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Thanks for the link, Lee! Everything about Damian Lewis is always veeery welcome
Iines
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Did any Brits see the Damian Lewis programme? I thought it was very good, not at all true of course, but very funny! Especially the bit where he has an affair with Margerat Thatcher! (aargh!)
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The following are upcoming parts for the British BoB stars:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/01_january/15/breezeblock.shtml - Craig Heaney (Roy Cobb)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/archer.shtml - Damian Lewis (Richard Winters)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/goingout/2002/10/01/jamie.shtml - Jamie Bamber (Jack Foley?)
Also, check out the BBC site for Band of Brothers, its brilliant, and full of interviews
www.bbc.co.uk/bandofbrothers/
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Iines,
To answer your question from October, when I was with the Canadian Military a few years back a bunch of us had a chance to take the Airborne jump course in Edmonton, Alberta. Let me tell you I've never had to do so much running and pushups in my entire life. But it was worth it because in our last week there we jumped, and boy was it great! The only thing that hurt was the landing, because the ground was frozen{middle of february} and also always remember try not to land when you are going with the wind, as one can pick up speed and end up doing a feet, knees, face landing, then be dragged for a bit!! Tends to bruise the ego!!LOL.
Anyways have a good one,
Steve L.
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Tom Hanks is in ep 9 "Why We Fight". When they are riding in the trucks they pass a house and a guy drags some Germans out of a house and shoots them. The guy shooting the Germans is Tom Hanks.
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Tom Hanks is a sneaky one.
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Steve,
Really, that's great! Yes, jumping sounds so interesting, i would really like to try it but...it must be relly frightening to see how high you are. I think i'd just stop right there and someone should push me to sky
Did you jump from plane? And how high did you do it? Was you frightened??
Iines
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I just want to thanx Tom and Steven and all staffs for such a great movie that now is a past of my life.I also want to thank cast directers who did a really really gerat job.I always wonder how they do that.All of the cast were very fantastic(and good looking as well,right?.and look! how similar between Mathew and real Captain Speairs).
At first,I just fell in love to Demian(well,who didn't?)
But now I can't help to like all of them.Thay are so charm and attractive(I mean "too" charm and attractive ^_^).
P.S.Does anyyou know if some of them has ever seen this (great) site and see how much we love them?
P.S.2 Please forgive my english.I know I poor at it.
Sincerly,
Kay
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Hey kay, welcome!!!
So true, they are all indeed charming and attractive!
Don't worry about your english, it may not be perfect but i can understand it
enjoy the site!
gold
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Am I going over the top? For Christmas, I got The BoB soundtrack (track 2 makes the hairs at the back of my neck stand on end!), I bought the DVD a month a go, the video with it, the book, in paperback and hardback, letter from Wild Bill Guarnere, all I need now is a poster, o any Brits know where I can get one not on the net?
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Hi lee, you are not going overboard. My opinion is that you can't have enough of a thing you love.
If this reassures here is a list of the things I've got. I have the book, paperback, in english, looking for the Dutch, a BoB calender, soundtrack, dvd, all episodes on video, scrabbook, mousepad, poster, second is on his way, and last, but not least, pictures of Bill and Babe in Eindhoven. You are only half way.
Greets, Anita.
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Lee, of course not! That only shows how much you really love BoB
gold
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Erin,
Does anyone know anything about Tim Matthews, who played Alex Penkala. I was very impressed by both him and his character, found myself wanting to know more.
Thanks
Erin
[http://bingham.sinfree.net]
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Erin, i tried to look up Tim at imdb but there are so many Tim Matthews over there and i couldn't find more. Guess that wasn't just my luck huh?
gold
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Hey,
Thanks Gold, yeah you can follow the link via Band Of Brothers at imdb.com, and that should get u to the right Tim Matthews *i gather anyway
*. It has some stuff he has been in, but no info on him.
Erin
http://bingham.sinfree.net
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One of the things I love about Band Of Brothers is that you don't need to watch the series over and over again to see the actors in the series (although that hasn't stopped most of us! lol.)
Despite the fact that most of the actors in the series are reletively unknowns they seem to be popping up everywhere I turn: on t.v shows, movies, awards ceremonies etc.
I guess that's another bonus of have a huge cast!!!