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John Michael Graham is an actor who appeared in Halloween (1978) and Halloween: The Inside Story (2010). He also worked as a background dancer in Grease (1978) and a performer at Walt Disney World.
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- Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie Strode) The film's young lead went on to become its most recognizable alumnus by a considerable margin. After her breakout success as Laurie Strode in Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis cemented her title of "scream queen" by continuing to work in horror films for a few years, including Prom Night (1980), Terror Train (1980), and John Carpenter's The Fog (1980), and also returned to Haddonfield for Halloween II (1981).
- Nick Castle (Michael Myers, a.k.a. the Shape) Many performers have worn the mask of Michael Myers over the years, but Nick Castle is the one who started it all.
- Nancy Kyes (Annie Brackett) Laurie's friend Annie was the second of three characters that Nancy Kyes (née Loomis) played for Carpenter — she first appeared in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) and later The Fog.
- P.J. Soles (Lynda Van Der Klok) The actress who plays Laurie's other friend Lynda has more than 60 screen credits to her name. Soles' first film was Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976), and, after Halloween, she appeared in a number of high-profile projects.
Oct 6, 2021 · Bob Simms in 1978’s Halloween is played by John Michael Graham, and the role is his only credited part. Fans will remember him as the boyfriend of P.J. Soles' Lynda Van Der Klok, who meets a...
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John Michael Graham is an American actor and writer. In the Halloween series, he is known for the role of Bob Simms in Halloween.
Graham got the role of Bob Simms after Dennis Quaid (P. J. Soles' real-life husband at the time) dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Soles helped casting Bob and picked John out of three actors that read for the part, saying he was handsome and they connected. According to Graham, Director John Carpenter wanted him to wear Ray-Ban glasses as B...
•Graham's one other film credit is as an extra in the 1978 classic musical Grease, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. He was a dancer in said film and actually broke his foot, however, this led to him getting his Screen Actors Guild card.
•According to Graham himself, he quit acting because he was not a fan of the long process of having to go on auditions. He eventually found himself working at Disney World in Florida at the suggestion of a friend who worked on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Graham much preferred performing at Disney World over acting on camera, as there was no such long audition process to get cast there.
•Graham appeared on commercials for Dr. Pepper.
•According to Graham, he was part of the Young Actors Company, which performed local plays, and this lead to him getting an agent.
1.Halloween panel with Nick Castle, P. J. Soles and John Michael Graham Sun 7-9-23 Crypticon Kansas City
•John Michael Graham on the Internet Movie Database
John Michael Graham played Lynda's boyfriend Bob. Bob with Lynda. Compass Internation Productions Advertisement. Thirty years after "Halloween," he made an appearance in a TV documentary about the ...
Oct 15, 2021 · Bob Odenkirk, known for his roles in Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, and The Post, portrays Bob Simms, a victim of Michael Myers in the original Halloween film. Learn how director David Gordon Green used Odenkirk's likeness and why he was the perfect choice for this role.
John Michael Graham played Bob, the boyfriend of Laurie Strode, in the 1978 horror classic Halloween. He almost lost the role to Dennis Quaid and still has the iconic glasses from the film.
