Mammoth-sized US character actor, often in sinister or sulking roles - sometimes of men twice his real age. He died young, of complications from a crash campaign to lose weight. (See also Marie Prevost.) By: Bill Takacs Seemingly suave, cultivated actor by nature, definitely huge in both talent and girth, and capable of playing much older than he was, Hollywood tragically lost Laird Cregar of early 40s films before it could fully comprehend on how to best utilize his obvious gifts. ...[Read Story]