... VW's own
Richard Harland Smith, seen here paying his respects at the Edgar Wallace memorial plaque at Ludgate Circus in London, England in 2003. Well, that's the sort of bloke he is. Husband (his wife Barb is casting that shadow at the bottom of the frame), doting father of two (Vayda and Vic were but gleams in his eye at the time), screenwriter, samurai and friend, he also blogs brilliantly at TCM's
MovieMorlocks site. Click on the pic for a much more detailed look.