Guess the Name (English to German)

The following people have last names that serve as nouns or adjectives in the German language. Identify them from their English equivalents, given in caps.
For example: "Expatriate writer and art-collector whose Paris salon was the gathering place for the Lost Generation, _____ STONE" would be "Gertrude Stein," since stein is the German word for stone.
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"West Wing" actor _____ LION
Rob LOWE
Underwear designer _____ SMALL
Calvin KLEIN
Pioneering activist for the disabled _____ BASEMENT
Helen KELLER
Author of "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" _____ WEAVER
Max WEBER
"Elizabethtown" actress _____ HAZE
Kirsten DUNST
Austrian footballer _____ FOX
Christian FUCHS
Famously doomed expedition known as the "THUNDER Party"
DONNER Party
NY Mets 3rd base coach _____ DEVIL
Tim TEUFEL
Vertically-challenged comedian _____ HARD
Kevin HART
Eponymous protagonist of Saul Bellow's "DUKE"
HERZOG
Radio shock-jock _____ STAR
Howard STERN
National Public Radio reporter _____ READY
Beth FERTIG
"Will & Grace" actress _____ BRASS
Debra MESSING
Former American Poet Laureate _____ LUCK
Louise GLÜCK
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Baseball Hall-of-Famer notorious for "Pine Tar Incident" _____ BOARD
George BRETT
Saturday Night Live alum, last seen "makin' copies," _____ TAILOR
Rob SCHNEIDER
Late-night comedienne _____ MERCHANT
Chelsea HANDLER
"A People's History of The United States" author _____ TIN
Howard ZINN
American publishing house associated with Doubleday _____ BUTTON
Alfred A. KNOPF
Retired All-Star named in baseball's Mitchell Report _____ GARLIC
Chuck KNOBLAUCH
Conan's sidekick _____ JUDGE
Andy RICHTER
Fictional Governor in "All the King's Men" _____ STRONG
Willie STARK
"Law & Order" and "Oz" actress _____ HERITAGE
Kathryn ERBE
Radical defense attorney and civil rights activist _____ ARTIST
William KUNSTLER
"Person of Interest" actress _____ ARABLE FIELD
Amy ACKER
Virtuoso banjo player _____ STAIN/SPOT
Bela FLECK
Founder and namesake of a famous Acting Studio _____ EAGLE
Stella ADLER
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Level 85
May 1, 2016
I think Messing is brass, not tin. And there seems to be some inconsistency in whether the last name is sufficient.
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Level 64
May 1, 2016
Absolutely right! That was a typo. Thanks... Re: yr second point, I tried to give people a break on the more difficult ones, but perhaps I should have kept it consistent instead.