What American stage and film actor visited Risley Residential College?
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Risley Residential College Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Residential College, Risley Hall, or just Risley, is a program house (themed residence hall) at Cornell University. Unlike most other dormitories on campus, Risley is a residential college; house members, or "Risleyites," have some say in the administration of the residence hall, can continue to reside there as long as they are enrolled at Cornell, are encouraged to eat together at the in-house dining hall, and participate in educational activities such as guest lectures within the dormitory. The building houses 192 students, chosen by Risleyites from a number of applications, as well as one or two Artists-In-Residence ("AIRs"), who live in the building and organize regular programs in which the house members participate. Currently, Risley's Artist-In-Residence is Adam J. Boggs. Previous AIRs include Patrick Gray, Carolina Osorio-Gill, Natalie Tyler, Abraham Burickson, Gregory Halpern, and Brandon Bird. Many famous people have visited the house for intimate discussions with the Risleyites, such as Anthony Rapp, John Cleese, who hosted a question and answer session after the showing of his film "A Fish Called Wanda", and Samuel R. Delany who continues to collaborate with Risley alumnus Kenneth James. .
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Anthony Rapp Anthony Deane Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an American stage and film actor and singer best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of "Rent" in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the film version and the Broadway Tour of "Rent" in 2009. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and originated the role of Lucas in the musical "If/Then" in 2014.
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Russell Johnson Russell David Johnson (November 10, 1924 – January 16, 2014) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as "the Professor" on the CBS television sitcom "Gilligan's Island".
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Lester Cuneo Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he began acting in live theatre while still in his teens.
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Paul Schwegler Paul Anthony Schwegler, (May 22, 1907 – December 7, 1980) was born to immigrant parents from Germany and Russian Poland, and was an American football tackle. His college football experience helped to launch an acting career in Hollywood during the 1930s, first paying minor parts in football films and later in other genres, such as the drama film "365 Nights in Hollywood" (1934). A two-time All-American tackle, He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967.
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Vincent Coleman Vincent Coleman (February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film era of the late 1910s and early 1920s.
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Tefft Johnson William Tefft Johnson, Jr. (September 23, 1883 – October 15, 1956), better known as Tefft Johnson, was an American stage and film actor, and film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 131 films between 1909 and 1926.
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Carson Grant Carson Ferri-Grant (born December 17, 1950) is an American actor and artist. Grant has created characters and stories in visual mediums as drawings, paintings, in films and on stage.
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Bobby Clark (juvenile actor) Robert Dwain "Bobby" Clark (born November 19, 1944) is an American film, television, and stage actor.
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Jack Taylor (actor) Jack Taylor (born George Brown Randall; 21 October 1936) is an American actor.
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Bill Britten Bill Britten is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Bozo the Clown. He performed as a mimic and pantomimist for local parties in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before enrolling in college. He studied clown makeup at Temple University, later attending the University of Washington in Seattle. He performed as a tramp clown for a gas station franchise and trained with two puppet theaters (one funded by the University of Washington, the other by the Seattle Parks Department).
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Anslem Richardson Anslem Richardson is an American film, television and theater actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, and visual artist of Trinidadian descent. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is best known for his role as Mike in "The Locksmith" and Governor Khaled on "".
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Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe is a 2012 book written by Frederik L. Schodt, author of "" and "Manga! Manga!", and published by Stone Bridge Press. It traces the history of American acrobat and impresario "Professor" Risley (Richard Risley Carlisle) and his attempts in the 19th century at bringing the West its first glimpse of Japanese popular entertainment. The Risley act is also named after Professor Risley.
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Robert Ryan Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909July 11, 1973) was an American actor who most often portrayed hardened cops and ruthless villains.
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Claude Payton Claude Duval Payton (March 20, 1882 in Centerville, Iowa – March 1, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor.
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Leonard Parker (actor) Leonard Rudy Parker, Jr., (born July 22, 1932) is an American actor in theater, film and television. He is known for his performance in the film "Nothing But a Man".
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Nick Mennell Nick Mennell is an American actor known for his stage work as well as his roles in the horror/slasher remakes of "Halloween", and "Friday the 13th".
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Richard Libertini Richard Joseph Libertini (May 21, 1933 – January 7, 2016) was an American stage, film and television actor.
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Anthony Ross Anthony Ross (February 23, 1909 — October 26, 1955) was an American character actor whose career extended to Broadway stage, television and film.
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Lloyd Hughes Lloyd Hughes (October 21, 1897 – June 6, 1958) was an American actor of both the silent and sound film eras.
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Allyn Joslyn Allyn Joslyn (July 21, 1901 – January 21, 1981) was an American stage, radio, television and film actor, known for his roles playing aristocratic wealthy snobs
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Eldon Quick Eldon Quick (born April 4, 1937 in San Joaquin County, California) is an American character actor. He is an alumnus of the American Shakespeare Festival and has numerous stage, screen, and television roles to his credit.