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John Gavin (April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86) and the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73). He was best known for his performances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer Ross Hunter. Born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., Gavin was of Mexican, Chilean and Spanish descent, and was fluent in Spanish. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean origin, and his paternal ancestors, including Cayetano Apablasa, were early landowners in California under Spanish rule. Gavin's mother was Delia Diana Pablos. Gavin’s parents divorced when he was about two years old. Gavin’s mother married Herald Ray Golenor, who adopted Gavin and changed his name to John Anthony Golenor.

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Charlie Harrison
for Charlie Harrison in Getting Rid of Mr. Straker (1976)
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After MI5 Agent John Cossett (George Lazenby) goes missing while on a mission. His superior Jonathan Kingsley (David Niven) assigns up-and-coming agent Rod Straker (Roger Moore) to track down Cossett's whereabouts, despite Straker's fear of heights, clumsiness and not being able to shoot strait. When Straker finds Cossett's dead body in a cave near Italy, Kingsley decides to pass over John Cossett's mission to Straker instead, so Kingsley decides to train Straker in all that is needed to handle the mission, such as playing poker, getting into car chases, fighting henchmen, etc with the help of Kingsley's assistants, Kathy Martin (Jaclyn Smith) and Ellie Moore (Farrah Fawcett) . Straker then is assigned to investigate Cesare Magnesco (Orson Welles), who is suspected to be behind a global crime ring, and planning to sterilize the entire Earth, then personally repopulate the planet with beautiful women he has kidnapped and is holding in suspended animation. The only way for Straker to find more about Magnesco's plans is through his mistress, Alice Wood (Raquel Welch), who is unaware of Magnesco's ambitions.