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Michael Vale is a Actor born on 28 june 1922

Michael Vale

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Birth 28 june 1922
Death 24 december 2005 (at 83 years)

Michael Vale (June 28, 1922 – December 24, 2005) was an American commercial actor famous for being the longtime sleepy-eyed mascot "Fred the Baker" for donut chain Dunkin' Donuts, with his famous catchphrase "Time to make the donuts." He was featured for 15 years until he retired in 1997, having done more than 1,300 television commercials. Vale also reprised the role for commercials for the short-lived Dunkin' Donuts Cereal. He died of complications from diabetes at age 83 in Manhattan, New York City at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He was cremated.

Biography

Vale was born in Brooklyn, New York, and studied acting at the Dramatic Workshop in New York City with classmates Tony Curtis, Ben Gazzara, and Rod Steiger.

Growing up in Brooklyn, Vale was dubbed "the actor" by his childhood friends because of his ability to imitate ballplayers and celebrities. After serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in Europe during World War II, he studied at the Dramatic Workshop at The New School in New York.

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Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
(1 films)
Carl Foreman
Carl Foreman
(1 films)
Michael Small
Michael Small
(1 films)
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Filmography of Michael Vale (3 films)

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Marathon Man, 2h5
Directed by John Schlesinger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Marthe Keller, Richard Bright
Roles Jewelry Salesman
Rating73% 3.698543.698543.698543.698543.69854
Thomas "Babe" Levy (Dustin Hoffman) is a history Ph.D. candidate and avid runner. Levy is researching the same field as his father, who committed suicide after the Communist witch hunts of the Joseph McCarthy era ruined his reputation. Babe's brother Henry (Roy Scheider), known as "Doc", presents himself as an oil company executive but is really a government agent, involved in an elaborate network of couriers who transport diamonds stolen during World War II from wealthy Jews seeking to flee Germany, which are then sold on world markets for the secret benefit of fugitive Nazi war criminal Dr. Christian Szell (Laurence Olivier). Szell, a dentist who tortured Jews in a concentration camp, escaped capture and is now living off the diamond sales as a fugitive in South America (echoing real life Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele).
A Hatful of Rain, 1h49
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Don Murray, Eva Marie Saint, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan, Henry Silva, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Roles Cab Driver
Rating71% 3.592093.592093.592093.592093.59209
The setting is a housing project apartment in New York City near the Brooklyn Bridge. Johnny Pope (Don Murray) is a soldier who returns from the Korean War, where a stay in a military hospital has left him secretly addicted to morphine. His emotional distance (and his tendency to stay out all night) alienates him from the apartment's other residents: Johnny's pregnant wife Celia (Eva Marie Saint) and his brother Polo (Anthony Franciosa). Celia is convinced that Johnny is having an affair, but of course the truth is something quite different. Johnny and Polo's father, John Sr. (Lloyd Nolan), arrives in town and stays with them in the small apartment, further complicating a tense situation and leading to a dynamic and dramatic climax.
Guerrilla Girl, 1h22
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Actors Helmut Dantine, Michael Vale
Roles Pavel Danov
Rating48% 2.4004352.4004352.4004352.4004352.400435
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