<p><!- . The ACTORS Table -> <!- The actors are arranged alphabetically by last stagename. -> <|- There is one entry for each actor, but not all actors listed in CAST are documented. -> <!- There are also comment entries for each letter of the alphabet.<BR></p><p><!ELEMENT actor (stagename, alias?, dowstrt?, dowend?, familyname?, givenname?, gender?, dob?, dod?, type?, origin, background?, picref?, rels, awards?, notes?, error?) > <!ELEMENT stagename > <!- Comment: Name used by the actor in movies. This is nearly the key of the table. There are a few actors with identical names. Then the birthyear (dob) becomes important. -> <!ELEMENT alias > <!- Alternate stagename, the last one used is preferred. -> <!ELEMENT dowstart > <!- Comment: Beginning of the "dates of work" interval: year of first movie . --> <!ELEMENT dowend > <!- Comment: End of "dates of work" interval. . --> <!ELEMENT familyname > <!- Comment: Original last name. . --> <!ELEMENT givenname > <!- Comment: Original first name. Nick-names or other assumed names in (). . --> <!ELEMENT gender > <!- Coded as M,F, and X for unknown, or G for group, and A for Animal. --> <!ELEMENT dob > <!- Comment: Date of Birth. If not found in [ref]. If found, but date unknown *. . --> <!ELEMENT dod > <!- Comment: Date of Death, if unknown or alive coded as \UN. Year+ indicates also still alive in that year, mainly used for oldies. . --> <!ELEMENT roletype > <!- Comment: The type of roles typically played by the actor; coded as rolecode. --> <!ELEMENT roles > <!- Comment: Description of roles typically played by the actor; e.g., leading man, hero. . --> <!ELEMENT origin > <!- Comment: Country of origin using COUNTRY-CODES . --> <!ELEMENT picref > <!- Comment: Photos in reference books may be cited as [book.page(-s)] . --> <!ELEMENT rels (relship*) > <!ELEMENT relship (reltype, towhom*) > <!ELEMENT reltype > <!- Coded as relcode, for instance, Marriages(Mt), Lived-with(Lw), Parent (Pa), Child (ch), Worked-with(Ww), InfluencedBy (Inb), groupmember (Mem) -->. <!ELEMENT towhom (relname, rel_attr?) > <!- subject person of relationship --> <!ELEMENT relname > <!- subject name in relationship, maybe in actors or people file. --> <!ELEMENT relattr > <!- Comment: attributes of subject person --> <!ELEMENT studio > <!- Comment: Used for studio for actors working on contracts. --> <!ELEMENT awards(award+, awardattr) > <!- Comment: Used for Awards . --> <!ELEMENT award(awardtype, awardyear?, awardattr?><!- Comment: specific award . --> <!ELEMENT awardtype > <!- Comment: specific award type. Coded per awardsfile. --> <!ELEMENT awardyear > <!- Comment: attributes of ward, as year . --> <!ELEMENT awardattr > <!- Comment: attributes of ward, as year . --> <!ELEMENT notes > <!- Comment: Used mainly for Also, Mainly, Debut, Studio --> <!ELEMENT error > <!- Comment: A code Cit(n) indicates how frequently the actor is cited in CASTS.html. This field is used for maintenance, as a weight of importance for completion of the data. . --> </p>