Mr. Kaplan

But yes, of course, one of his most suave performances as Philip Van Damme.

Games, Mr. Kaplan, must we...

offer you the option

of surviving the evening.

He starred in the 1954 remake of A Star Is Born, the one with Judy Garland, as well as Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest in 1959.

Has anyone ever told you that you overplay your various roles rather severely, Mr. Kaplan? Seems to me you fellows could stand a little less training from the FBI and a little more from the actor's studio.

Mason was tall with a broad face, and he was known for his voice, a clipped English accent, low and smooth, easy to buy as Professor Humbert Humbert.

Here's Mason reflecting on the role years later.