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Glen Larsen
producer
He is most famous for creating great television in the 1980s: The Six Million Dollar Man (1973), Battlestar Galactica (1978), B.J. and the Bear (1978), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Magnum P.I. (1980), The Fall Guy (1981), and Knight Rider (1982)  

Internet Movie Database   Observations on the correlation between Battlestar Galactica and the LDS Church

 

Here is the Battlestar Galactica full episode "War of the Gods" At approximately the 43 minute point,  one of the angels says, "As you are now, we once were; as we are now, you may become." This is a rewording of a quote from former Mormon President Lorenzo Snow who said, "As man is, God once was; as God is, man may become"


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Kieth Merrill
Academy award-winning filmmaker
He won the Academy award in 1973 for his documentary feature titled The Great American Cowboy. He was nominated again in 1997 for his documentary short subject Amazon. He is voting member of the Academy and was once offered half a million dollars to deny his faith.
Click here to read more: Reject it or I'll Shoot by Kieth Merrill, Meridian Magazine, 27 Sep 2000
 
 

Behind the scenes with the director of Testaments (2000)

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Matthew Modine
actor
He was raised in a tight-knit Mormon family, which was forced to move every couple of years because his father worked as a drive-in movie operator. All of the children worked in the drive-ins. After seeing a documentary about the film Oliver!, Modine decided he wanted to become an actor.
Actor Matthew Modine Has Mormon Heritage by Lisa Russell and Sue Miller, People Weekly, Page 63, 21 Feb 2000.

Actor Matthew Modine Has Mormon Heritage by Lisa Russell and Sue Miller, People Weekly, Page 63, 21 Feb 2000.

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Gerald "Jerry" R. Molen
producer
He began his film career in 1957 in the transportation department of Republic Studios.  He worked as transportation coordinator on such critically acclaimed films as the Academy Award™ -winning Ordinary People.  He worked as unit production manager on 1985's The Color Purple, his first teaming with director Steven Spielberg.  His first producing role came just one year later on another Spielberg film, 1987's Batteries Not Included.  In 1988, he co-produced the Academy Award™ winning Rainman, and appeared as Raymond Babbit's guardian, Dr. Bruner.  He won his first Academy Award™ for producing Schindler's List (Best Picture, 1993).
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 Kelly Packard

actress

Kelly Chemane Packard was born in Glendale, California, and grew up in Arizona. She later moved to Canyon Country, California. Packard began her career in television commercials at the age of 8 before going on to win the title of Miss California Pre-Teen in 1988. She has been in The Wonder Years, Boy Meets World, Step by Step and Living Dolls.   TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! She was also in California Dreams as a main character and was cast in Baywatch IMDB
[Terry Moore ] [George Morgan] [Bruce Neibaur] [Moroni Olsen] [Pat Priest]

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Kevin Rahm
actor
Kevin is a  return missionary (France & Switzerland). "It was the two, best years of my life." Irene Ryan Award, best college actor. From 1999-2000, he appeared as Dr. Daniel Kozak on the TV series Jesse. Currently appearing as Kyle Mcarty on the TV Series Judging Amy (1999). He was also in an episode of Star Trek Deep Space 9 playing "Norvo Tigan" in episode: "Prodigal Daughter" (episode # 7.11)

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Aaron Ruell

actor

Aaron Ruell was born and raised in the San Joaquin Valley of California. He discovered still photography and filmmaking in high school, which led him to Brigham Young University's film school. Ruell is primarily a writer and director and his work includes several short films as well as a series of national television commercials. Napoleon Dynamite marks Aaron's acting debut.

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[Steven Ramirez] [Richard Rich] [Gary Rogers] [Pamela Roylance] [Sarah Schaub][Keri Russell]

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Ken Sansom  Very talented in the  commercial voice work and acted in some 20 movies. He was also the voice of "Rabbit" in the "Winnie the Pooh" cartoons. "Sansom and Then Some" was the name of a KSL radio program he did in the 1960s. IMDb Copyright © 2006 Deseret Book
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Rick Schroder
actor
“Schroder is ... a religious man; four years ago, he converted to Mormonism, joining his wife, who was already a member.”
Source: East Valley Tribune, 26 Sep 2004

Rick Schroeder joined the Church in Pacific Palisades Ward in the California Santa Monica Stake.

From child star to director by Craig Outhier, East Valley Tribune, Scottsdale, Arizona, 26 Sep 2004

 
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Will Swenson
actor
Swenson is the grandson of legendary theater founders Ruth Hale and Nathan Hale.  He served a two year LDS mission in Ecuador.  He provided the voice of Christ in the film The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000).  LDS audiences know him best from The Singles Ward (2002) and The R.M. (2003).
Source: Internet Movie Database.

Added 20 Oct 2004. Thanks to S. for her email 17 Sep 2004

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[Rockne Tarkington] [Samuel W. Taylor] [John Thocolich]

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Rick Thomas
magician
The truth is there is room for a little bit of everything on the strip, and no one knows that better than Thomas.  He's embarking on his seventh summer as an afternoon headliner, doing a family-friendly show that manages an innuendo or two but doesn't embarrass his Mormon upbringing.
from www.reviewjournal.com

Rick Thomas is a premier illusionist having completed two world tours covering over 30 countries. High honors include the coveted “Magician of the Year” by the Academy of Magical Arts and "Stage Magician of the Year" by the World Magic Awards.

Rick served his mission in Austria.

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Paul Walker
actor
"The guys I respect are the guys who manage it well. You hear about the scandal in the industry. I was raised Mormon, and I went to Christian high school, and I thought it would be impossible to have a family, so for that reason I was reluctant to be a part of it because I thought it meant sacrificing all that."
Source On the Wild Side by Kate Perchuk, Women.com

Paul was brought up in a Mormon-household, though in the last few years, Paul has said that he considers himself a non-denominational Christian

Paul Walker's Marriage Ambition, Contact Music.com 06 Jun 2003

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Ellen Wheeler

actor

 

Ellen Wheeler is a Mormon born in Hollywood but raised in Cedar City, Utah.  She’s been a member of the church all her life.  Currently living with her husband and children in New York. In 1986 she won the Daytime Award Emmy   for "Outstanding Ingénue in a Drama Series" for her work as Marley and Vicky Love on Another World. In 1988 she won another Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series", for her work as Cindy Parker Chandler on All My Children. Ellen's character was one of the first AIDS patients on daytime television.

In the 1990s, she started directing soap operas rather than starring in them. In 2004she was promoted to executive producer of Guiding Light  answers.com

Ellen Wheeler Named EP Of Guiding Light

 

 
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