In the film, Strangelove referred a study as having commissioned "by the Bland Corporation" to study the idea of a Doomsday Machine, but having rejected it "for reasons which at this moment are all too obvious."
"The Dick Van Dyke Show" came out of Carl Reiner's experiences as a writer for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows." Reiner portrayed the character of the tyrannical, egomanical boss "Alan Brady," who was based partly on Caesar.
I thought he was pretty good in "Kiss of Death," but was clearly overshadowed by Richard Widmark's work as Tommy Udo, one of the great crime film psychopaths.
James Best was also a familiar face on 60s TV series' such as "Andy Griffith," but is probably better known for his starring role in "The Killer Shrews," and as a supporting player in Sam Fuller's "Shock Corridor" among others.
Jerry Lewis to Stanley Kubrick: "You can't polish a turd."
Kubrick to Lewis (after a brief pause): "You can if you freeze it."