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Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series. He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.

Roland Amstutz was born on 12 January 1942 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Every Man for Himself (1980), Dobermann (1997) and Alberto Express (1990). He died on 20 May 1997 in Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Alfred Zinovyev was born on 29 September 1923. He was an actor, known for Tretiy taym (1963), Skvernyy anekdot (1966) and Malchishku zvali kapitanom (1974). He died on 20 May 1997.

Billy Gratton was born on 10 December 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 20 May 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Shamil Makhmudbekov was born on 5 December 1924. He was a director and actor, known for Qaraca Qiz (1967), Dörd bazar günü (1974) and Romeo, moy sosed (1964). He died on 20 May 1997 in Baku, Azerbaijan.