Deaths: October 15

1. Cacho Castaña

Cacho Castaña was born on June 11, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer and actor, known for Tango Bar (1987), El mundo que inventamos (1973) and La carpa del amor (1979). He was married to Marina Rosenthal, Andrea Sblano and Diana María. He died on October 15, 2019 in Buenos Aires, ...

2. Alfonso Pícaro

Actor | Pimienta

Alfonso Pícaro was born on December 4, 1928 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Pimienta (1966), La venganza (1999) and ¡Qué noche de casamiento! (1969). He died on October 15, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

3. Arto Paasilinna

Writer | Jäniksen vuosi

Arto Paasilinna was born on April 20, 1942 in Kittilä, Finland. He was a writer and actor, known for Jäniksen vuosi (1977), Natalia (1979) and Ulvova mylläri (1982). He was married to Terttu Annikki Kasper and Hilkka Onervan Nousu. He died on October 15, 2018 in Espoo, Finland.

4. Cicely Berry

Stealing Beauty

Cicely Berry was born on May 17, 1926 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Stealing Beauty (1996), The Last Emperor (1987) and Titus (1999). She was married to Harry Moore. She died on October 15, 2018 in Cornwall, England, UK.

5. Clara Kimball Young

Actress | The Common Law

Clara Kimball Young was born Clarisa Kimball on September 6, 1890, to Edward Kimball and the former Mrs. E.M. Kimball, traveling stock company actors with the Holden Co. Though she claimed Chicago as her birthplace, there are no records of her being born in Cook County--which includes Chicago--and ...

6. Cole Porter

Soundtrack | At Long Last Love

Cole Porter was born June 9, 1891, at Peru, Indiana, the son of pharmacist Samuel Fenwick Porter and Kate Cole. Cole was raised on a 750-acre fruit ranch. Kate Cole married Samuel Porter in 1884 and had two children, Louis and Rachel, who both died in infancy. Porter's grandfather, J.G. Cole, was a...

7. Dave Bry

Self | Dissertation: A KanYe West Story.

Dave Bry was born in 1970 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Emily Raimes. He died on October 15, 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.

8. Delphine Seyrig

Actress | The Day of the Jackal

Delphine was born in Beirut on the 10th April 1932 into an intellectual Protestant family. Her Alsatian father, Henri Seyrig, was the director of the Archaeological Institute and later France's cultural attaché in New York during World War Two. Her Swiss mother, Hermine De Saussure, was an adept of...

9. Dorothy Ford

Actress | 3 Godfathers

Dorothy Ford was born April 4, 1922 and raised in San Francisco and Santa Barbara, California, as well as in Tucson, Arizona. During school she appeared in several pageants, and after graduation went into modeling. Standing 6'2" and with measurements of 38-26-38-1/2, she was a natural for ...

10. Edie Adams

Actress | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

The scintillating, sultry-eyed blonde (formerly a redhead) star of screen, TV and award-winning stage went on to become best known, however, for her sensual delivery pitching cigars in taunting '60s ads and commercials with her Mae Westian come-on line "Why don't you pick one up and smoke it ...

11. Edythe Chapman

Actress | Bound in Morocco

Edythe Chapman was born in Rochester, New York on October 8, 1863. A stage actress who came upon movies late in life, she nonetheless made 97 motion pictures. She was 51 years old when she played in _Richelieu (1914)_. Edythe was one of the busier actresses in the early silent era appearing in as ...

12. Eugeniusz Kaminski

Actor | Kuchnia polska

Eugeniusz Kaminski was born on November 8, 1931 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Kuchnia polska (1993), Kuchnia polska (1991) and Krótkie zycie (1976). He died on October 15, 2018 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

13. Frank DeKova

Actor | The Ten Commandments

Frank DeKova parlayed a sinister scowl, piercing eyes and an all-around menacing attitude into a long career of playing cold-blooded trigger-men, rampaging Indian chiefs, brutal Mexican army officers and the like. So it would probably come as a shock to those who know his work to discover that, ...

14. Gary Vinson

Actor | The Roaring 20's

Gary Vinson was born on October 22, 1936 in El Segundo, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Roaring 20's (1960), Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966) and Battlestar Galactica (1978). He was married to Lavonne Rose Wuertzer and Paula Jeanne Hill. He died on October 15, 1984 in ...

15. Gloria Lynne

Soundtrack | Se7en

Gloria Lynne was born on November 23, 1929 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Se7en (1995), U Turn (1997) and Psychic Killer (1975). She was married to Harry Alleyne. She died on October 15, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

16. Hosein Dehlavi

Composer | Marjan

Hosein Dehlavi was born on September 30, 1927 in Tehran, Iran. He was a composer, known for Marjan (1956), The Female Vampire (1967) and The Lovers' Wind (1978). He died on October 15, 2019 in Tehran, Iran.

17. Igo Kantor

Music_department | Hang 'Em High

Igo Kantor was born in Vienna, Austria, and received a high school and music education in Lisbon, Portugal. He received a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and a Master's Degree in Political Science from UCLA. He speaks Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Hebrew fluently. He...

18. Jack Narz

Self | Dotto

Jack Narz's career in television spanned nearly 30 years. After the service and a short but productive stint in local radio, Narz started in television late in 1950 as announcer on early-TV classics like Space Patrol (1950) and Life with Elizabeth (1952). Moving on to host the trouble-prone Dotto (...

19. Janet Shaw

Actress | Shadow of a Doubt

Janet Shaw was born on January 23, 1919 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Night Monster (1942) and The Old Maid (1939). She was married to David Ashford Stuart and Willard Garcia Ilefeldt. She died on October 15, 2001 in Beatrice, Nebraska, USA.

20. John Hamilton

Actor | The Maltese Falcon

Burly, stentorian-voiced John Hamilton, worked on Broadway and in touring theatrical companies for many years prior to his 1930 film debut. He was in the original Broadway company of "Seventh Heaven" and would appear in the film remake (Seventh Heaven (1937)) in 1937. For Warner Bros, he starred ...

21. Johnny Sheffield

Actor | Tarzan's New York Adventure

His father was the actor Reginald Sheffield who began as a child star and later turned to character acting. Johnny appeared at age seven on Broadway in the original cast of "On Borrowed Time". When Maureen O'Sullivan wanted out of her Jane role in the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan series, it was ...

22. Lekh Tandon

Director | Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye

Lekh Tandon was born on February 13, 1929 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a director and actor, known for Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye (1977), Chennai Express (2013) and Swades (2004). He died on October 15, 2017 in Mumbai, India.

23. Leo Marini

Actor | Sueña, mi amor

Leo Marini was born on August 23, 1920 in Mendoza, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Sueña, mi amor (1946), Sussi (1988) and Our Lady of the Assassins (2000). He was married to Gloria Solanas and Esther Salandari. He died on October 15, 2000 in Mendoza, Argentina.

24. Leonardo Simons

Actor | Pimienta

Leonardo Simons was born on September 1, 1947 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Pimienta (1966), La muchacha del cuerpo de oro (1967) and Música en libertad (1970). He was married to Alicia Gorbato and Ruth Kysiel. He died on October 15, 1996 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

25. Marcelo Zlotogwiazda

Actor | Numeral 15

Marcelo Zlotogwiazda was born on October 6, 1958 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Numeral 15 (2005), Día D (1996) and Televisión registrada (1999). He died on October 15, 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

26. Marie Dubois

Actress | Jules et Jim

Marie Dubois was born on January 12, 1937 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Jules and Jim (1962), La Menace (1977) and Shoot the Piano Player (1960). She was married to Serge Rousseau. She died on October 15, 2014 in Lescar, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

27. Mario Buatta

Self | Angelo Donghia: Design Superstar

Mario Buatta was born on October 20, 1935 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He died on October 15, 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

28. Mata Hari

Born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle on August 7 1876, the only daughter of a Dutch hat-maker, she seemed unlikely to later become the Mata Hari, the most infamous double agent in spy history. She answered an advertisement in the local paper placed by Rudolph MacLeod, a career military man in need of a...

29. Maximira Figueiredo

Actress | Lá no Meu Sertão

Maximira Figueiredo was born on February 2, 1939 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Lá no Meu Sertão (1962), O Vendedor de Linguiça (1962) and Cavalo Amarelo (1980). She died on October 15, 2018 in Praia Grande, São Paulo, Brazil.

30. Mona Bruce

Actress | Within These Walls

Mona Bruce was born on December 3, 1924 in Birmingham, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Within These Walls (1974), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and BBC Play of the Month (1965). She was married to Robert James. She died on October 15, 2008 in Suffolk, England, UK.

31. Nathan Davis

Actor | Holes

Nathan Davis was born on May 22, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Holes (2003), Poltergeist III (1988) and Chain Reaction (1996). He was married to Metta Davis. He died on October 15, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

32. Pat O'Brien

Actor | Some Like It Hot

Although he came to be called "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence"--and, along with good friends James Cagney, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh and a few others were called "The Irish Mafia"--and he often played Irish immigrants, Pat O'Brien was US-born and -bred. As a young boy the devoutly Roman ...

33. Paul Allen

Producer | Hard Candy

Paul Allen was born on January 21, 1953 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Hard Candy (2005), Ocean Warriors (2016) and Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale (2016). He died on October 15, 2018 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

34. Rik Van Nutter

Actor | Thunderball

Rick Van Nutter was born in Pomona, California and entered film work as a location manager/assistant director while living in the Hawaian Islands. Later he traveled to Africa as a production manager and stopped off in Rome on his way home and decided to stay for awhile. The following year while ...

35. Robert J. Mauch

Actor | The Prince and the Pauper

Robert J. Mauch was born on July 6, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an editor and actor, known for The Prince and the Pauper (1937), Penrod's Double Trouble (1938) and Warner Brothers Presents (1955). He was married to Georgia "Gigi" Shattuck Culhane. He died on October 15, 2007 in Santa Rosa...

36. Sandra Villani

Actress | Muerte en Buenos Aires

Sandra Villani was born on February 4, 1965 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Death in Buenos Aires (2014), Refugiado (2014) and Only People (No More Nor Less) (1999). She died on October 15, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

37. Susana Fontana

Actress | La Torre en jaque

Susana Fontana was born on April 3, 1937 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress and producer, known for La Torre en jaque (1981), La gran ocasión (1982) and Teleshow (1996). She died on October 15, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

38. Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez

Actress | Toata lumea din familia noastra

Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez was a famous Romanian film and theater actress .She was born on August 10, 1929 in Tighina, Moldova. She graduated from Institute of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1952.In 1962, she plays first role in the movie Omul de lînga tine.Other notable roles in films :The ...