Deaths: August 22

1. Nick Ashford

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Nick Ashford was born on May 4, 1941 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Bodyguard (1992), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Crazy Rich Asians (2018). He was married to Valerie Simpson. He died on August 22, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

2. Alain Berbérian

Director | Six-Pack

Alain Berbérian was born on July 2, 1953 in Beyrouth, Lebanon. He was a director and writer, known for Six-Pack (2000), Paparazzi (1998) and Dead Weight (2002). He died on August 22, 2017 in Paris, France.

3. Charles Stevens

Actor | The Three Musketeers

Charles Stevens was born on May 26, 1893 in Solomonsville, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Three Musketeers (1921), The Americano (1916) and Ebb Tide (1937). He was married to Lila Ethel Berry. He died on August 22, 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.

4. Christopher Ashford-Smith

Self | WCW Fall Brawl

Christopher Ashford-Smith was born on February 17, 1961 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He died on August 22, 2018 in Tampa, Florida, USA.

5. Colleen Dewhurst

Actress | Anne of Green Gables

Tall, luminous and leonine, the legendary Colleen Dewhurst must go down as one of the theater's finest contemporary tragediennes of the late 1900s. With trademark dusky tones and a majestically careworn appearance, she possessed an inimitable down-to-earth fierceness that not only earned her the ...

6. Daniel Petrie

Director | The Bay Boy

Daniel Petrie was born on November 26, 1920 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for The Bay Boy (1984), A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and The Assistant (1997). He was married to Dorothea G. Petrie. He died on August 22, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

7. Edward King

Soundtrack | Crimson Tide

Edward King was born on September 14, 1949 in Glendale, California, USA. He was married to Sharon Brock, Janet Lynn Hand and Patricia A Pettit. He died on August 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

8. Floyd Tillman

Soundtrack | Strictly in the Groove

Floyd Tillman was born on December 8, 1914 in Ryan, Oklahoma, USA. He was married to Margaret Hartis (remarried), Frances Woods and Margaret Hartis. He died on August 22, 2003 in Bacliff, Texas, USA.

9. Gerard O'Neill

Writer | Black Mass

Gerard O'Neill was born on September 1, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Black Mass (2015), Internalised (2011) and Former Irish Mobster Breaks Down 7 Irish Mob Scenes in Movies and TV (2021). He was married to Janet Reardon. He died on August 22, 2019 in ...

10. Glauber Rocha

Director | Terra em Transe

He studied Law. He also directed theatre pieces, wrote movie criticisms and took part in the creation and development of the 'cinema novo' movement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, becoming its theoretical leader and first embassador in Europe. After "Barravento (1962)", a trilogy of films and "Antonio ...

11. Imperio Argentina

Actress | Carmen (la de Triana)

Spanish actress. Parents: Antonio Nile (guitar player) and Rosario del Río. She was born during an artistic tournee of her parents in Argentina. She lived in Málaga till she the age of 12. There she studied dance. When she was 12 years old, she debuted in the comedy theatre of Buenos Aires with the...

12. Jeff MacKay

Actor | Magnum, P.I.

Jeff MacKay was born on October 20, 1948 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), All the President's Men (1976) and JAG (1995). He died on August 22, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

13. Jeffrey Stone

Writer | Strange Portrait

Jeffrey Stone spent 14 years in the film industry in Hollywood, Italy, and Spain. His career began as the model for "Prince Charming" in Disney's "Cinderella". He went on to play D'Artagnan in the The Three Musketeers (1956) (aka The Three Musketeers). He appeared in numerous movies and guest ...

14. Jeremy Geffen

Jeremy Geffen was born on December 29, 1972 in New York City, New York, USA. Jeremy was a manager. Jeremy died on August 22, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

15. Jerry Leiber

Soundtrack | Love and Monsters

Half of the songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber wrote many hit songs with his partner Mike Stoller, including many for Elvis Presley and The Coasters. Leiber was born on April 25, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Jerome Leiber. He was married to Gaby Rodgers. He died on August ...

16. John Abercrombie

Self | Open Land - Meeting John Abercrombie

John Abercrombie was born on December 16, 1944 in Port Chester, New York, USA. He was married to Lisa. He died on August 22, 2017 in Cortland, New York, USA.

17. John Howard Davies

Actor | Oliver Twist

John Howard Davies was born on March 9, 1939 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Oliver Twist (1948), Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) and Fawlty Towers (1975). He was married to Linda Patricia, Dale Mackenzie Tillotson and Leonie Taylor. He died on ...

18. Junior Agogo

Self | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

19. Keith Knight

Actor | My Bloody Valentine

Keith Knight was born on January 20, 1956 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and producer, known for My Bloody Valentine (1981), Meatballs (1979) and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987). He was married to Jennifer McCullough. He died on August 22, 2007 in Toronto, ...

20. Lazy Lester

Composer | Alchemy of the Oracles

Lazy Lester was born on June 20, 1933 in Torras, Louisiana, USA. He was a composer, known for Alchemy of the Oracles (2008), Family Meeting (2007) and Lightning in a Bottle (2004). He died on August 22, 2018 in Paradise, California, USA.

21. Louise Huff

Actress | Seventeen

Louise Huff was born on November 14, 1895 in Columbus, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Seventeen (1916), T'Other Dear Charmer (1918) and Heart of Gold (1919). She was married to Edwin A. Stillman. She died on August 22, 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.

22. Morton Tubor

Editor | Vigilante Force

Morton Tubor was born on April 29, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an editor, known for Vigilante Force (1976), Cannonball! (1976) and Daddy-O (1958). He died on August 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

23. Norman Frederick Charles III

Self | In Your Face

24. Sebastian Cabot

Actor | The Jungle Book

Sebastian Cabot was an English actor, often working as a voice actor in animation.

On 6 July, 1918, Cabot was born in London. He dropped out of school in 1932, to work in an automotive garage. He was eventually hired as both a chauffeur and a valet for actor Frank Pettingell (1891-1966). He learned ...

25. Toots Thielemans

Music_department | The Getaway

Toots Thielemans was born on April 29, 1922 in Brussels, Belgium. He was a composer and actor, known for The Getaway (1972), French Kiss (1995) and Midnight Cowboy (1969). He was married to Huguette Tuytschaever and Netty de Greef. He died on August 22, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.

26. Professor Toru Tanaka

Actor | Last Action Hero

Built like the proverbial Patton tank, Professor Toru Tanaka was arguably the successor to Harold Sakata as the archetypal Asian henchman who possessed incredible strength, and clobbered those foolish enough to tangle with him. Born Charles Kalani, he was a successful wrestler and served for over ...

27. Vitali Logvinovskiy

Actor | Voroshilovskiy strelok

Vitali Logvinovskiy was born on March 17, 1941 in Shevchenko Village, Poltava Oblast, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment (1999). He was married to Nadezhda Kosenovich. He died on August 22, 2019 in Kaluga, Russia.