Deaths: August 2

1. Lilia Aragón

Actress | Cuna de lobos

Lilia Aragón was born on September 22, 1938 in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for Cuna de lobos (1986), La casa al final de la calle (1989) and Ángel de fuego (1992). She was married to Guillermo Mendizábal and Enrique Soto. She died on August 2, 2021 in ...

2. Al Adamson

Director | Blood of Ghastly Horror

Although it is very unlikely that his admittedly cheap-'n'-cheesy films will ever be acknowledged as true works of cinematic art, producer/director/screenwriter Al Adamson did, nonetheless, make a slew of entertainingly trashy low-budget exploitation features for the drive-in market throughout the ...

3. Al Rosen

Actor | Cheers

Al Rosen was born on May 9, 1910 in Maryland, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for Cheers (1982), Love of Life (1951) and L.A. Law (1986). He died on August 2, 1990 in Hollywood, California, USA.

4. Aleksandra Strelchenko

Music_department | Voyna i mir I: Andrey Bolkonskiy

Aleksandra Strelchenko was born on February 2, 1937 in Dnepropetrovskaya oblast, USSR. She is known for War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1965), War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov (1967) and War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova (1965). She was married to Vladimir Morozov and Vladimir...

5. Alexander Graham Bell

Self | Selig-Tribune, No. 24

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was married to Mabel Hubbard. He died on August 2, 1922 in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada.

6. Barbara Trentham

Actress | Rollerball

Barbara Trentham was born on August 27, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Rollerball (1975), Sky Riders (1976) and The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972). She was married to George Covington and John Cleese. She died on August 2, 2013 in ...

7. Bert Freed

Actor | Paths of Glory

During the '50s and '60s it seemed like every time you turned around, there was Bert Freed as a detective, gangster, sheriff or greedy small-town businessman, and sci-fi fans will remember him as the police chief taken over by the Martians in the classic Invaders from Mars (1953). He played a lot ...

8. Bill Wattenburg

Actor | True Crime

Although he grew up as the son of a logger in the Sierras, he attended U.C. Berkeley, and even studied under Edward Teller. He eventually became a professor at UCB, and since then has been involved in a great deal of government scientific research (some of which he can't talk about), including ...

9. Bob Holt

Actor | Wizards

Bob Holt started his career in front of the cameras with a film role in 1950, playing Octavius Caesar in Julius Caesar followed by another role in 1959 in The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery. He moved on to primarily voice acting in 1968 providing all of the voices for a film short called Johnny ...

10. Cathleen Nesbitt

Actress | An Affair to Remember

Genteel Cathleen Nesbitt was a grand dame of the theatre on both sides of the Atlantic in a career spanning seven decades. Among almost 300 roles on stage, she excelled at comic portrayals of sophisticated socialites and elegant mothers. Hollywood used her, whenever a gentler, sweeter version of ...

11. Daniel Licht

Composer | Dexter

Composer of the Emmy-winning show Dexter (2006) and hugely popular video games, Silent Hill and Dishonored, one of Daniel Licht's first experiences as a musician resulted in him hanging out with Miles Davis and playing jazz with Don Cherry in New York City. Licht continued to develop as a musician ...

12. Dave Carrizosa

Director | El Hombre de las gerberas

He studied visual arts at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL, in Spanish), Mexico, and received a Master's in Art specializing in audiovisual theory, practice and creation at the Film Academy of Miroslav Ondricek (FAMO, in Czech) in Písek, Czech Republic. His first feature film El hombre...

13. David Huddleston

Actor | The Big Lebowski

David Huddleston was born on September 17, 1930 in Vinton, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Big Lebowski (1998), Blazing Saddles (1974) and The Producers (2005). He was married to Sarah C. Koeppe and Carole Ann Swart. He died on August 2, 2016 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

14. Dawid Kostecki

Actor | Moja krew

Dawid Kostecki was born on June 27, 1981 in Rzeszów, Podkarpackie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Moja krew (2009) and Naznaczony (2009). He was married to Edyta Kostecka. He died on August 2, 2019 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

15. Delfo Cabrera

Self | XIV Olympiad: The Glory of Sport

16. Devadas Kanakala

Director | Chalicheemalu

Devadas Kanakala was born on July 30, 1945 in Yanam, Andra Pradesh, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Chalicheemalu (1978), Bharath Ane Nenu (2018) and Criminal (1994). He was married to Kanakala, Lakshmi. He died on August 2, 2019 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

17. Don Estelle

Actor | It Ain't Half Hot Mum

Don Estelle was born on May 22, 1933 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974), Not Now, Comrade (1976) and Dad's Army (1968). He was married to Elizabeth Amy Brent and Mary Heywood. He died on August 2, 2003 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK.

18. Eduardo Maicas

Self | Imaginadores

Eduardo Maicas was born on November 9, 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on August 2, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

19. Enrico Caruso

Soundtrack | Match Point

Enrico Caruso (b. Errico Caruso) was born on February 25, 1873, in Naples, Italy. He was the third of seven children to a poor alcoholic father. He received little primary education and briefly studied music with conductor Vicenzo Lombardini. His early income was from singing serenades.

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20. Floria Bloise

Actress | Inolvidable

Floria Bloise was born on February 27, 1929 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Inolvidable (1992), De corazón (1997) and Son de diez (1992). She died on August 2, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

21. Frank Faylen

Actor | It's a Wonderful Life

American character actor who specialized in average-guy parts and who could be equally effective in sympathetic or unlikeable roles. His parents, the vaudeville team of Ruf and Cusik, took him onstage with them when he was a baby, and Faylen grew up in the theatre. He attended St. Joseph's ...

22. Fred Pinkard

Actor | Rocky II

Fred Pinkard was born on January 25, 1920 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Rocky II (1979), NYPD Blue (1993) and Homefront (1991). He died on August 2, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

23. Fritz Lang

Actor | Le mépris

Fritz Lang was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1890. His father managed a construction company. His mother, Pauline Schlesinger, was Jewish but converted to Catholicism when Lang was ten. After high school, he enrolled briefly at the Technische Hochschule Wien and then started to train as a painter. ...

24. Herbert King

Actor | Nuevo rico, nuevo pobre

Herbert King was born on December 16, 1963 in Santa Marta, Colombia. He was an actor, known for Nuevo rico, nuevo pobre (2007), Juego limpio (2005) and Sin tetas no hay paraíso (2010). He died on August 2, 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia.

25. Howard Phillips

Actor | Fugitive in the Sky

Howard Phillips was born on February 6, 1899 in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]. He was an actor, known for Fugitive in the Sky (1936), The Last Mile (1932) and The Spider (1931). He was married to Florence Walton. He died on August 2, 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.

26. Hugo Soto

Actor | Hombre mirando al sudeste

Hugo Soto was born on January 15, 1953 in Corrientes, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Man Facing Southeast (1986), Lo que vendrá (1988) and The Loves of Kafka (1988). He died on August 2, 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

27. J. Farrell MacDonald

Actor | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

J. Farrell MacDonald was born on April 14, 1875 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sunrise (1927), My Darling Clementine (1946) and The Great Lie (1941). He was married to Edith Bostwick. He died on August 2, 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.

28. Jean-Pierre Melville

Writer | Le samouraï

The name "Melville" is not immediately associated with film. It conjures up images of white whales and crackbrained captains, of naysaying notaries and soup-spilling sailors. It is the countersign to a realm of men and their deeds, both heroic and villainous. It is the American novel, with its ...

29. Jim Marrs

Writer | JFK

Jim Marrs was born on December 5, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for JFK (1991), Ramming Speed (1997) and Alien Experiencers (2017). He was married to Carol Ann Worcester. He died on August 2, 2017 in Springtown, Texas, USA.

30. José Omar Pastoriza

Actor | Yo gané el prode, ¿y usted?

José Omar Pastoriza was born on May 23, 1942 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Yo gané el prode, ¿y usted? (1973), Fútbol de Primera (1985) and TVP Deportes (1980). He died on August 2, 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

31. Juan Carlos Mesa

Writer | Brigada en acción

Juan Carlos Mesa was born on May 15, 1930 in Cordoba, Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for Brigada en acción (1977), Mesa de noticias (1983) and Dr. Amor (2003). He was married to Edith. He died on August 2, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

32. Judith Jones

Self | Food(ography)

Judith Jones was born on March 10, 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Evan Jones. She died on August 2, 2017 in Walden, Vermont, USA.

33. Lesley Woods

Actress | Nurse Betty

Lesley Woods was born on August 22, 1910 in Berwick, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Nurse Betty (2000), Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Young Dr. Malone (1958). She was married to Richard McMurray. She died on August 2, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

34. Leslie Randall

Actor | Goal!

Leslie Randall was born on October 19, 1924 in South Shields, Durham, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Goal! The Dream Begins (2005), Joan and Leslie (1969) and Goal II: Living the Dream (2007). He was married to Brenda Hart and Joan Reynolds. He died on August 2, 2020.

35. Lillian Bronson

Actress | Spencer's Mountain

Lillian Bronson was born on October 21, 1902 in Lockport, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Spencer's Mountain (1963), In the Good Old Summertime (1949) and Front Row Center (1955). She was married to Henry Daniels Mygatt. She died on August 2, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

36. Lou Walker

Actor | My Cousin Vinny

Lou Walker was born on February 20, 1928 in Bessemer, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for My Cousin Vinny (1992), The Firm (1993) and Hiding Out (1987). He died on August 2, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

37. Marguerite Piazza

Actress | Musical Comedy Time

Marguerite Piazza was born on May 6, 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Musical Comedy Time (1950), Shower of Stars (1954) and Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950). She was married to Francis Harrison (Harry) Bergtholdt, William Condon, Karl Kritz and Graves McDonald. She ...

38. Michel Berger

Soundtrack | 8 femmes

Michel Berger was born on November 28, 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a composer and actor, known for 8 Women (2002), Young & Beautiful (2013) and Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999). He was married to France Gall. He died on August 2, 1992 in Saint-Tropez, Var, ...

39. Neil Argo

Music_department | P.J.

A film and Television composer, Neil Argo's dramatic and provocative scores have been heard around the world. From Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Melrose Place (1992) and Dynasty (1981), to the far reaches of South African National Geographic documentaries, he was attached to many noteworthy projects.

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40. Obdulio Varela

Self | V FIFA World Cup 1954

Obdulio Varela was born on September 20, 1917 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He died on August 2, 1996.

41. Oscar Viale

Writer | Plata dulce

Oscar Viale was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for Plata dulce (1982), Chúmbale (1968) and Convivencia (1994). He died on August 2, 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

42. Pérez Celis

Actor | Tiro de gracia

Pérez Celis was born on January 15, 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Tiro de gracia (1969), Fuerza América (1962) and Maru a la tarde (2001). He was married to Sara Fernandez, Iris Laconich and Tamara Toma. He died on August 2, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

43. Richard Pearson

Actor | Pirates

Richard Pearson was born on August 1, 1918 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Pirates (1986), Macbeth (1971) and Middlemarch (1968). He was married to Patricia Dickson. He died on August 2, 2011 in Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.

44. Roberto Bodegas

Director | Españolas en París

Roberto Bodegas was born on June 3, 1933 in Madrid, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Españolas en París (1971), Los nuevos españoles (1974) and Libertad provisional (1976). He died on August 2, 2019 in Madrid, Spain.

45. Schoschana Rabinovici

Self | Zeit.geschichte

46. Shari Lewis

Actress | Lamb Chop's Play-Along

Shari Lewis was born on January 17, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992), The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998) and Star Trek (1966). She was married to Jeremy Tarcher and Stanley Harry Lipschitz (Lewis). She died on August 2, ...

47. Terence Bayler

Actor | Life of Brian

Terence Bayler was born on January 24, 1930 in Wanganui, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Life of Brian (1979), Brazil (1985) and Time Bandits (1981). He was married to Bridget Armstrong and Valerie Cutko. He died on August 2, 2016 in England, UK.

48. Totie Fields

Actress | That's Life

Totie Fields was born on May 7, 1927 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for That's Life (1968), Medical Center (1969) and Laugh-In (1967). She was married to George William Johnston. She died on August 2, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

49. Vin Scully

Actor | For Love of the Game

Vin Scully was born on November 29, 1927 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for For Love of the Game (1999), Secret in Their Eyes (2015) and Fireball 500 (1966). He was married to Sandra Jean Hunt and Joan Louise Crawford. He died on August 2, 2022 in Hidden Hills, ...

50. William S. Burroughs

Actor | Drugstore Cowboy

William S. Burroughs, one of the three seminal writers of the Beat Generation (the other two being his friends Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg), was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 5, 1914, to the son of the founder of the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. He grew up in patrician surroundings ...

51. Winston Ntshona

Actor | Gandhi

Winston Ntshona was born on October 6, 1941 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was an actor and writer, known for Gandhi (1982), The Wild Geese (1978) and Blood Diamond (2006). He died on August 2, 2018 in New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa.