Historical clue formulations

• He played an escaped convict in "We're No Angels" — 2017-03-18
• *Bygone Hollywood star known for tough-guy roles — 2011-11-15
• "The Naked and the Dead" star, 1958 — 2008-10-26
• Leading man in "The Marrying Kind," 1952 — 2005-03-05
• "The Naked and the Dead" star — 1999-11-21
• Tough guy of filmdom — 1995-12-31
• Tough guy of filmdom — 1994-07-27