It was a challenge to be able to create a character without being able to use one's normal set of expressions. All the rubber and makeup attached to your face left you with only a modest range of facial movements.
Foreign Ministry guys don't become agents. Party officials, the Foreign Ministry nerds, tend not to volunteer to Western intelligence agencies.
Jim Backus, Actor (1913) |
Ed Balls, Politician (1967) |
Kimberly Caldwell, Musician (1982) |
Enrico Caruso, Musician (1873) |
Margaret Deland, Novelist (1857) |
Herb Elliott, Athlete (1938) |
Ric Flair, Celebrity (1949) |
Larry Gelbart, Writer (1928) |
Jim Gerlach, Politician (1955) |
Ricky Gervais, Writer (1961) |
Al Capone, Criminal (1947) |
Anna Harrison, First Lady (1864) |