Notable Showbiz Deaths of 2019

1. Pegi Young

Pegi Young was born on December 1, 1952 in San Mateo, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003) and Solo Trans (1984). She was married to Neil Young. She died on January 1, 2019 in California, USA.

December 1, 1952 – January 1, 2019

Musician, singer, songwriter, activist and philanthropist who from the 1980s to the 2000s was a backing vocalist for then-husband Neil Young and released three albums of her own between 2007 and 2011; best known for co-founding the Bridge School, an educational program for children with severe speech and physical impairments

2. Ivo Gregurevic

Actor | Ne dao Bog veceg zla

Ivo Gregurevic was born on October 7, 1952 in Orasje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002), Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer (1998) and The Reaper (2014). He was married to Dubravka Ostojic. He died on January 1, 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.

October 7, 1952 – January 1, 2019

Award-winning Croatian actor who starred in such acclaimed films as 'Sokol Did Not Love Him' (1988), 'My Uncle's Legacy' (1988), 'Charuga' (1991), 'Story from Croatia' (1991), 'The Three Men of Melita Žganjer' (1998), 'When the Dead Start Singing' (1998), 'Madonna' (1999), 'Marshal Tito's Spirit' (1999), 'God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen' (2002), 'What Iva Recorded' (2005), 'Metastases' (2009), 'Sonja and the Bull' (2012), 'The Reaper' (2014) and 'Men Don't Cry' (2017) and in the popular comedy 'Odmori se, zaslužio si' ('Take a Break, You Deserve It')

3. Pio Corradi

Cinematographer | Der schöne Augenblick

Pio Corradi was born on May 19, 1940 in Läufelfingen, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Der schöne Augenblick (1986), Köhlernächte (2017) and Giovanni Segantini - Magic of Light (2015). He died on January 1, 2019 in Switzerland.

May 19, 1940 – January 1, 2019

Renowned Swiss cinematographer of both narrative and documentary features, including the award winners 'Alpine Fire' (1985), 'Candy Mountain' (1987), 'Donusta' (1992), 'Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian Diary' (1994), 'The Saltmen of Tibet' (1997), 'Full Moon' (1998), 'Ässhäk - Tales from the Sahara' (2003), 'Vitus' (2006), 'Echoes of Home' (2007), 'In the Garden of Sound' (2009) and 'The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD' (2011)

4. Daryl Dragon

Composer | Payback

Daryl Dragon was born on August 27, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Payback (1990), Go for It (1976) and Sandstone (1975). He was married to Toni Tennille. He died on January 2, 2019 in Prescott, Arizona, USA.

August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019

Musician and songwriter who was "Captain" in the pop duo Captain & Tennille alongside then-wife Toni Tennille

5. Bob Einstein

Writer | Super Dave

Bob Einstein was born on November 20, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Super Dave (1987), Bizarre (1979) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000). He was married to Roberta Marie Smith and Cathy Maureen Kilpatrick. He died on January 2, 2019 in Indian Wells, ...

November 20, 1942 – January 2, 2019

Actor and comedy writer known for creating and playing the satirical stuntman character Super Dave Osborne and for his TV roles as Marty Funkhouser on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and Larry Middleman on 'Arrested Development'; two-time Emmy winner for his work as a writer on 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' and as a producer on 'Van Dyke and Company' and also earned two Emmy nominations each for his writing on 'The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour' and 'Van Dyke and Company'; older brother of fellow actor-comedian Albert Brooks

6. Marko Nikolic

Actor | Srecni ljudi

Marko Nikolic was born on October 20, 1946 in Kraljevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Srecni ljudi (1993), Vuk Karadzic (1987) and Brat Deyan (2015). He was married to Dubravka Nikolic. He died on January 2, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.

October 20, 1946 – January 2, 2019

Serbian actor best known for starring in the Yugoslav series 'Bolji život' ('A Better Life') and whose film credits include award winners 'Early Works' (1969), 'Guns of War' (1969), 'Petria's Wreath' (1980), 'Silent Gunpowder' (1990), 'The Cordon' (2002), 'Montevideo: Taste of a Dream' (2010) and 'The Parade' (2013)

7. Gene Okerlund

Actor | WrestleMania III

Gene Okerlund was born on December 19, 1942 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for WrestleMania III (1987), WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) and WCW Monday Nitro (1995). He was married to Jeanne Ellen Zulawnik. He died on January 2, 2019 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

December 19, 1942 – January 2, 2019

Iconic pro-wrestling interviewer, announcer and WWE Hall of Famer known as "Mean" Gene Okerland

8. John Falsey

Writer | Northern Exposure

John Falsey was born on November 6, 1951 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Northern Exposure (1990), I'll Fly Away (1991) and St. Elsewhere (1982). He was married to Julie and Kathy Suzanne Mynes. He died on January 3, 2019 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

November 6, 1951 – January 3, 2019

Emmy-winning writer and producer who co-created acclaimed TV series such as 'St. Elsewhere,' 'Northern Exposure' and 'I'll Fly Away'

9. Ivan Bortnik

Actor | [Anti]killer

Ivan Bortnik was born on April 16, 1939 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Antikiller (2002), Mama ne goryuy (1998) and Don't Cry Mommy 2 (2005). He was married to Tatiana Nikolaevna Borzykh. He died on January 4, 2019 in Moscow, Russia.

April 16, 1939 – January 4, 2019

Actor and People's Artist of Russia known for his roles in the massively popular 1979 five-part Soviet miniseries 'The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed' and in films such as 'Family Relations' (1982), 'Mirror for a Hero' (1988), 'Mama Don't Cry' (1998) and the 'Antikiller' trilogy (2002-2009)

10. Diana Decker

Actress | Lolita

Diana Decker was born on January 9, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lolita (1962), The Barefoot Contessa (1954) and Theatre Night (1957). She was married to Eden Landeryou. She died on January 4, 2019 in London, England, UK.

January 9, 1925 – January 4, 2019

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11. Louisa Moritz

Actress | Death Race 2000

Lovely, buxom, and vivacious blonde bombshell Louisa Moritz was born as Luisa Cira Castro Netto on September 25, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. Many members of Louisa's family which include her father Luis, sister Aurora, and her older brother Rafael all worked in the law profession. Moritz left Cuba and ...

September 25, 1946 – January 4, 2019

12. Eric Haydock

Self | Ready, Steady, Go!

Eric Haydock was born on February 3, 1943 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He died on January 5, 2019 in the UK.

February 3, 1943 – January 5, 2019

Musician best known as the original bass guitarist for British pop/rock group The Hollies

13. Gregg Rudloff

Sound_department | Mad Max: Fury Road

Gregg Rudloff was born on November 2, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Matrix (1999) and Green Lantern (2011). He was married to Sue. He died on January 6, 2019 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

November 2, 1955 – January 6, 2019

Veteran sound mixer who won Oscars for Edward Zwick's GLORY (1989), the Wachowskis' THE MATRIX (1999) and George Miller's MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) and received Oscar nominations for Wolfgang Petersen's THE PERFECT STORM (2000), Ben Affleck's ARGO (2012) and Clint Eastwood's FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2016) and AMERICAN SNIPER (2013); also won a BAFTA for THE MATRIX and an Emmy for John Erman's groundbreaking AIDS-themed telefilm AN EARLY FROST (1985); previously worked with Petersen on SHATTERED (1991) and OUTBREAK (1995) and subsequently on TROY (2004) and POSEIDON (2006), while his collaboration with Eastwood encompassed eleven other films, including ABSOLUTE POWER (1997), GRAN TORINO (2008) and JERSEY BOYS (2014); also reteamed with the Wachowskis on THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (both 2003) and SPEED RACER (2008); worked on Rob Reiner's classic '80s films THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984), THE SURE THING (1985), STAND BY ME (1986) and THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) and with Joe Johnston on beloved Disney family adventures HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS (1989) and THE ROCKETEER (1991); collaborated with director Jon Avnet on the TV movie BETWEEN TWO WOMEN (1986) and the '90s theatrical features FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (1991), THE WAR (1994), UP CLOSE & PERSONAL (1996) and RED CORNER (1997), and with Steve Miner on the films HOUSE (1985), SOUL MAN (1986), WARLOCK (1989), WILD HEARTS CAN'T BE BROKEN (1991) and MY FATHER THE HERO (1994); also worked on RISKY BUSINESS (1983) and MEN DON'T LEAVE (1990) for Paul Brickman, FOOTLOOSE (1984), PROTOCOL (1984) and DANCERS (1987) for Herbert Ross, THE LAST INNOCENT MAN (1987), SHOOT TO KILL (1988) and AIR AMERICA (1990) for Roger Spottiswoode, PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES (1987) and CURLY SUE (1991) for John Hughes, WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP (1992) and TIN CUP (1996) for Ron Shelton, BORN YESTERDAY (1993), WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (1994), MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (1999) and ANGEL EYES (2001) for Luis Mandoki, ASSASSINS (1995), CONSPIRACY THEORY (1997) and LETHAL WEAPON 3 (1998) for Richard Donner, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997) and PROOF OF LIFE (2000) for Taylor Hackford, ROMEO MUST DIE (2000) and EXIT WOUNDS (2001) for Andrzej Bartkowiak, THIR13EN GHOSTS (2001) and GHOST SHIP (2002) for Steve Beck, SWORDFISH (2001) and WHITEOUT (2009) for Dominic Sena, THE INVASION (2007) and NINJA ASSASSIN for James McTeigue, and EDGE OF DARKNESS (2010), GREEN LANTERN (2011) and THE FOREIGNER (2017) for Martin Campbell; other notable credits include W.D. Richter's THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984), Neal Israel's BACHELOR PARTY (1984), John Huston's PRIZZI'S HONOR (1985), Martha Coolidge's REAL GENIUS (1985), Jerry Rees's THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER (1987), Glenn Gordon Caron's CLEAN AND SOBER (1988), Marek Kanievska's LESS THAN ZERO (1987), Roland Joffé's FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY (1989), Stephen Herek's THE MIGHTY DUCKS (1992), Brian Gibson's WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993), Stuart Baird's EXECUTIVE DECISION (1996), Albert Brooks's MOTHER (1996), Joe Pytka's SPACE JAM (1996), Phillip Noyce's THE BONE COLLECTOR (1999), Renny Harlin's DEEP BLUE SEA (1999), Mimi Leder's PAY IT FORWARD (2000), Rod Lurie's THE LAST CASTLE (2001), Francis Lawrence's CONSTANTINE (2005), John Singleton's FOUR BROTHERS (2005), Doug Liman's MR. & MRS. SMITH (2005), Neil Burger's THE ILLUSIONIST (2006), Bryan Singer's SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006), Ed Harris's APPALOOSA (2008), Peter Segal's GET SMART (2008), Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM (2013), Denis Villeneuve's PRISONERS (2013), Phil Lord & Christopher Miller's THE LEGO MOVIE (2014), Sam Mendes's James Bond outing SPECTRE (2015), Denzel Washington's FENCES (2015), Tate Taylor's THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (2016), and Aaron Sorkin's MOLLY'S GAME (2017)

14. William Morgan Sheppard

Actor | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

William Sheppard was born and raised in London, England to an Anglo-Irish family. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He was an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company for 12 years. He appeared on Broadway in 1966 with "Marat-Sade" and later in 1975 with "...

August 24, 1932 – January 6, 2019

Veteran actor perhaps best known for playing various characters in the 'Star Trek' film and TV franchise -- including the Klingon commandant of Rura Penthe in 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country' (1991) -- and for his roles as "Blank" Reg on the cult '80s TV series 'Max Headroom,' Great-Uncle Vincent Talbot opposite Elvira in the cult horror-comedy 'Elvira: Mistress of the Dark' (1988) and Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble in Ron Maxwell's Civil War epics 'Gettysburg' (1993) and 'Gods and Generals' (2003); had roles in in over 40 other theatrical films, including Peter Brook's 'Marat/Sade' (1967), Ridley Scott's 'The Duellists' (1977), David Lynch's 'The Elephant Man' (1980) and 'Wild at Heart' (1990), Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (1983), Richard Attenborough's 'Cry Freedom' (1987), Christopher Nolan's 'The Prestige' (2006) and Michael Bay's 'Transformers' (2007); also remembered for his recurring role as The Professor on 'SeaQuest DSV' and for voicing Lawrence Limburger on 'Biker Mice from Mars' and various characters in Disney's 'Gargoyles'

15. Clydie King

Soundtrack | The Long Goodbye

Clydie King was born on August 21, 1943 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Long Goodbye (1973), A Star Is Born (1976) and The Split (1968). She was married to Tony Collins and Robin Hale. She died on January 7, 2019 in Monrovia, California, USA.

August 21, 1943 – January 7, 2019

16. Jocelyne Saab

Director | Dunia

She was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Her first job was hosting a pop music program on the national Lebanese radio station called "Marsipulami got blue eyes." Then she became a television newsreader. Once civil war broke out in Lebanon, Saab started working on documentary films. That led to a...

April 30, 1948 – January 7, 2019

17. Franco Freda

Make_up_department | Divorzio all'italiana

Franco Freda was born on January 6, 1925 in Foligno, Perugia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Divorce Italian Style (1961), Avanti! (1972) and A Bay of Blood (1971). He died on January 8, 2019 in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy.

c. 1925 – January 8, 2019

18. Verna Bloom

Actress | National Lampoon's Animal House

Verna Bloom was born on August 7, 1938 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), High Plains Drifter (1973) and After Hours (1985). She was married to Jay Cocks and Richard Collier. She died on January 9, 2019 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.

August 7, 1938 – January 9, 2019

Actress known for her film debut as the female lead in Haskell Wexler's landmark MEDIUM COOL, starring opposite Clint Eastwood in HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER, playing Dean Wormer's cheating wife in ANIMAL HOUSE, and her roles in Martin Scorsese's films AFTER HOURS and THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST

19. Paul Koslo

Actor | The Omega Man

Lean-faced, intense-looking, German-born, Canada-raised Paul Koslo was at his busiest during the 1970s, usually playing shifty, untrustworthy and often downright nasty characters. He first broke into films at age 22 in the low-budget Little White Crimes (1966), and then appeared in a rush of movies ...

June 27, 1944 – January 9, 2019

20. Paolo Paoloni

Actor | Double Team

Paolo Paoloni was born on July 24, 1929 in Bodio, Ticino, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Double Team (1997), Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and Fantozzi in Heaven (1993). He died on January 9, 2019 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

July 24, 1929 – January 9, 2019

21. Don Reynolds

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Don Reynolds was born on May 29, 1937 in Odell, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). He died on January 9, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

May 29, 1937 – January 9, 2019

22. Theo Adam

Actor | Fidelio

Theo Adam was born on August 1, 1926 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Fidelio (1968), Fidelio (1979) and Gala unter den Linden (1977). He was married to Eleonore. He died on January 10, 2019 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.

August 1, 1926 – January 10, 2019

23. Stefanos Miltsakakis

Actor | Cyborg

Born in humble surroundings in Provatonas, a small village near the town of Alexandroupoli in northern Greece, on August 3, 1959, Stefanos Miltsakakis shot to fame fighting Jean-Claude Van Damme in five Hollywood movies. He was raised in an environment where children grew up fighting and wrestling....

March 8, 1959 – January 10, 2019

24. Fernando Luján

Actor | Cinco días sin Nora

Fernando Luján was born on August 23, 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia. He was an actor and writer, known for Nora's Will (2008), The Last Call (2013) and En el país de no pasa nada (2000). He was married to Martha Mariana Castro. He died on January 11, 2019 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico.

August 23, 1938 – January 11, 2019

25. Etsuko Ichihara

Actress | Kimi no na wa.

Etsuko Ichihara died in the early hours of 13.01.2019 at age 82 in Tokyo, Japan due to heart failure. She had outlived her husband and had no children. She had been ill and hospitalized, but discharged on the 30th of December allowing her to spend New Year's at home. She returned to another ...

January 24, 1936 – January 12, 2019

26. Mark Urman

Producer | Monster's Ball

Mark Urman was born on November 24, 1952 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Monster's Ball (2001), Death and the Maiden (1994) and Affliction (1997). He was married to Deborah Davis. He died on January 12, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

November 24, 1952 – January 12, 2019

27. Sally Fraser

Actress | War of the Colossal Beast

In her brief but noted screen career in the late 1950s, vivacious blonde Sally Fraser ran screaming from spiders, aliens, monsters and giants and straight into minor cult filmdom. While not handed many roles that would show off her true acting mettle, Sally, whose slight resemblance to Marjorie Lord...

December 12, 1932 – January 13, 2019

28. Wieslaw Zdort

Cinematographer | Pokuszenie

Wieslaw Zdort was born on April 27, 1931 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Pokuszenie (1995), Pajeczarki (1993) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). He was married to Barbara Sass. He died on January 14, 2019 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

April 27, 1931 – January 14, 2019

29. Bill Anagnos

Stunts | The Bourne Ultimatum

Bill Anagnos was born on August 19, 1958 in Rhinebeck, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Warriors (1979) and Godzilla (1998). He died on January 15, 2019 in Red Hook, New York, USA.

August 19, 1958 – January 15, 2019

30. Bradley Bolke

Actor | The Year Without a Santa Claus

Bradley Bolke was born on October 1, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963) and Hail (1972). He was married to Katherine (Kitty) Castro. He died on January 15, 2019 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.

October 1, 1925 – January 15, 2019

31. Carol Channing

Actress | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Carol Channing was born January 31, 1921, at Seattle, Washington, the daughter of a prominent newspaper editor, who was very active in the Christian Science movement. She attended high school in San Francisco and later worked as a model in Los Angeles. She attended prestigious Bennington College in...

January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019

Beaming, wide-eyed, raspy-voiced actress, singer and Broadway legend who originated the roles of gold digger Lorelei Lee in GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES and matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in HELLO, DOLLY!; won a Tony for her performance as Dolly in 1964 and revived the role several times throughout her career, most recently in 1995; also received Tony nominations for her work in THE VAMP in 1956 and SHOW GIRL in 1961 and a Tony for Lifetime Achievement in 1995; had only a handful of film roles to her credit, most notably as wealthy, eccentric widow Muzzy Van Hossmere in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, for which she was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe; other film credits include THE FIRST TRAVELING SALESLADY opposite Ginger Rogers, Otto Preminger's infamous SKIDOO! with Jackie Gleason, and voice-over roles in the '90s animated features HAPPILY EVER AFTER, THUMBELINA and THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER GOES TO MARS; made several appearances on THE LOVE BOAT as cruise director Julie McCoy's Aunt Sylvia, was a frequent guest performer on ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, and voiced canine star Canina La Fur in the final two episodes of CHIP 'N DALE RESCUE RANGERS; more recently made a vocal cameo as herself in the "Patriot Games" episode of FAMILY GUY, in which she took on Mike Tyson in the boxing ring—and won

32. Mónica Galán

Actress | Últimos días de la víctima

Mónica Galán was born on October 16, 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Last Days of the Victim (1982), Malparida (2010) and Little Miracles (1997). She died on January 15, 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

October 16, 1950 – January 15, 2019

33. Miodrag Radovanovic

Actor | Salas u Malom Ritu

Miodrag Radovanovic was born on August 20, 1929 in Cacak, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Salas u Malom Ritu (1976), TV teatar (1956) and Odlazak ratnika, povratak marsala (1985). He was married to Radmila Velicky-Radovanovic. He died on January 14, 2019 in ...

August 20, 1929 – January 15, 2019

34. Sam Christensen

Casting_director | Clash of the Titans

Sam Christensen was born on August 11, 1948 in Colorado, USA. He was a casting director and director, known for Clash of the Titans (1981), Coma (1978) and Deirdre's Party (1998). He died on January 16, 2019 in North Hollywood, California, USA.

August 11, 1948 – January 16, 2019

35. Lorna Doom

Self | The Decline of Western Civilization

Lorna Doom was born on January 4, 1958 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Decline of Western Civilization (1981). She was married to Gary R Moss. She died on January 16, 2019 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.

January 4, 1958 – January 16, 2019

36. Barbara Claman

Casting_department | Days of Heaven

Barbara Claman was born on June 28, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a casting director and actress, known for Days of Heaven (1978), The Changeling (1980) and Santa Barbara (1984). She died on January 17, 2019 in Winsted, Connecticut, USA.

June 28, 1929 – January 17, 2019

37. Windsor Davies

Actor | It Ain't Half Hot Mum

Windsor did 2 years teacher training in Bangor then taught History and English in the Elephant and Castle in London where he met Lynne, his future wife, who was a nurse, in the Welsh Club. By the time he was 32 they had 2 children and were living in Leek, in Staffordshire. He had always been keen ...

August 28, 1930 – January 17, 2019

38. Nick Redman

Producer | A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers

Nick Redman was born on April 15, 1955 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers (1998), Becoming John Ford (2007) and Lucky Star (1929). He was married to Julie Kirgo. He died on January 17, 2019 in ...

1955 – January 17, 2019

39. Daniel C. Striepeke

Make_up_department | Forrest Gump

Daniel C. Striepeke was born on October 8, 1930 in Sonoma County, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). He was married to Sherry Sexton. He died in January 2019 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.

October 8, 1930 – January 17, 2019

40. Sylvia Kay

Actress | Wake in Fright

Sylvia Kay was born on May 16, 1936 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Wake in Fright (1971), Just Good Friends (1983) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). She was married to Christopher Douglas and Ted Kotcheff. She died on January 18, 2019 in London, England, ...

May 16, 1936 – January 18, 2019

41. François Protat

Cinematographer | Johnny Mnemonic

François Protat was born in 1945 in France. He was a cinematographer, known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Kabloonak (1994) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989). He died on January 18, 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

d. January 18, 2019

42. Muriel Pavlow

Actress | Simon and Laura

Lovely, delicate-looking actress Muriel Pavlow belongs firmly to the British cinema of the 1950s and often provided a nice counterbalance to the hectic goings-on in many comedies. Born in 1921 in Leigh, Kent, England, she was a dominant stage actress despite her petite frame and made her theatrical...

June 27, 1921 – January 19, 2019

43. François Perrot

Actor | Coup de torchon

François Perrot was born on February 26, 1924 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Clean Slate (1981), The Avignon Prophecy (2007) and What Every Frenchwoman Wants (1986). He died on January 20, 2019 in Livry-Gargan, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

February 26, 1924 – January 20, 2019

44. Rosemarie Stack

Actress | The Big Bluff

Rosemarie Bowe frequently turned heads with her flashing turquoise eyes, sultry mane of black hair and sparkling personality. Effortlessly diverting attention from the scenic location spots of her mid-'50s film adventures and dramas, her stroll before the cameras was short--it was over within a few...

September 17, 1932 – January 20, 2019

45. Andrew G. Vajna

Producer | Evita

Andy Vajna was born in Budapest. In 1956 at the age of 12, he fled from Hungary and with the support of Red Cross he made his way alone to Canada. Vajna launched his career in the entertainment industry with his purchase of motion picture theaters in the Far East. He founded Panasia Films Limited ...

August 1, 1944 – January 20, 2019

Hungarian-born producer behind the first three RAMBO movies and hit '90s films such as TOTAL RECALL, TOMBSTONE, DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE and EVITA

46. Russell Baker

Actor | Masterpiece Contemporary

Russell Baker was born on August 14, 1925 in Loudon County, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Masterpiece Contemporary (2008), Masterpiece (1971) and Howard K. Smith (1962). He was married to Miriam Emily "Mimi" Nash. He died on January 21, 2019 in Leesburg, Virginia, USA.

August 14, 1925 – January 21, 2019

47. Maxine Brown

Soundtrack | Dolly

Maxine Brown was born on April 27, 1931 in Louisiana, USA. She was married to Tommy H. Russell. She died on January 21, 2019 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

April 27, 1931 – January 21, 2019

Country music singer and Hall of Famer who was the last surviving member of The Browns

48. Merwin Goldsmith

Actor | The Hurricane

Merwin Goldsmith was born on August 7, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hurricane (1999), It Could Happen to You (1994) and Rounders (1998). He was married to Barbara Parry. He died on January 21, 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.

August 7, 1937 – January 21, 2019

49. Kaye Ballard

Actress | Baby Geniuses

Singing funny girl Kaye Ballard was born to perform...and perform she did, in a career spanning eight decades. With a strong comedy background and tunnel mouth to rival Martha Raye, the broad and bouncy trouper drew laughs on the musical stage, in night clubs, in recordings and on TV. As the ...

November 20, 1925 – January 22, 2019

50. Kevin Barnett

Actor | Top Five

Kevin Barnett was born on August 7, 1986 in Florida, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Top Five (2014), Unhitched (2008) and Rel (2018). He died on January 22, 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico.

August 7, 1986 – January 22, 2019

51. James Frawley

Director | The Muppet Movie

James Frawley was born on September 29, 1936 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Muppet Movie (1979), The Big Bus (1976) and The Monkees (1965). He was married to Cynthia Margaret. He died on January 22, 2019 in Indian Wells, California, USA.

September 29, 1936 – January 22, 2019

Emmy-winning principal director of THE MONKEES who went on to helm THE MUPPET MOVIE, the pilots for ALLY McBEAL and ED, and multiple episodes of such shows as COLUMBO, CAGNEY & LACEY and GREY'S ANATOMY

52. Andrew McCullough

Director | Family Ties

Andrew McCullough was born in Flushing, NY, to Frank and Hazeltine McCullough. His parents briefly moved the family to Boston before moving to Great Neck, Long Island. He entered Harvard at age 16, interrupted his studies to serve in World War II (on a crash crew in Italy and then as an Armed ...

September 7, 1924 – January 22, 2019

53. Aysen Gruda

Actress | Kagit

Aysen Gruda (born 22 August 1944 in Istanbul) is a Turkish actress and comedian. Aysen Gruda was born in Istanbul. Her sisters Ayben and Ayten would also go on to become actors. Aysen Gruda appeared in several musicals such as "Mum Söndü", "Deve Kusu Kabare", "Hababam Sinifi Müzikali", "Yedi Kocali...

August 22, 1944 – January 23, 2019

54. Caio Junqueira

Actor | Tropa de Elite

Caio Junqueira was born on November 15, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Elite Squad (2007), Buena Sorte (1996) and Central Station (1998). He died on January 23, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

November 15, 1976 – January 23, 2019

55. Jonas Mekas

Director | The Brig

Jonas Mekas, born December 24, 1922, Semeniskiai, Birzai, Lithuania, is a director, cinematographer, editor, writer, actor, poet, artist and publicist. More than 60 years of tireless work in film, arts and media has earned him the epithet "The Godfather of American Avant-Garde Cinema". In 1944 ...

December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019

56. Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi

Composer | Zimbabwe - Respect for Africa

Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi was born on September 22, 1952 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was an actor and composer, known for Zimbabwe - Respect for Africa (1994), My Lady (2014) and Neria (1991). He died on January 23, 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

September 22, 1952 – January 23, 2019

57. Dusan Makavejev

Director | W.R. - Misterije organizma

Dusan Makavejev is the premier figure in Yugoslavian film history; his films are deeply rooted in his nation's painful postwar experiences and draw on important Yugoslavian cinematic and cultural models. Makavejev's work has violated many political and sexual taboos and invited censorship in dozens...

October 13, 1932 – January 25, 2019

Avant-garde Serbian filmmaker and Yugoslav Black Wave leader behind challenging, provocative, absurdist works such as WR: MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM, SWEET MOVIE and MONTENEGRO

58. Matt Rose

Make_up_department | Hellboy

Matt Rose was born on October 22, 1965 in South Laguna Beach, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hellboy (2004), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Predator (1987). He died on January 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

October 22, 1965 – January 25, 2019

59. Jean Guillou

Composer | Mycènes, celui qui vient du futur

Jean Guillou was born on April 18, 1930 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Mycènes, celui qui vient du futur (1972), The Days When I Do Not Exist (2002) and L'invité du dimanche (1968). He was married to Suzanne Guillou and Suzanne Varga-Guillou....

April 18, 1930 – January 26, 2019

60. Michel Legrand

Composer | The Thomas Crown Affair

Michel Legrand is a three-time Academy Award-winning French composer, conductor and pianist who composed over 200 film and television scores as well as recorded over a hundred albums of jazz, popular and classical music.

He was born on February 24, 1932, in Becon-les-Bruyeres, in the Paris suburbs, ...

February 24, 1932 – January 26, 2019

three-time Oscar-winning composer behind the classic scores and songs for such films as THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, SUMMER OF '42 and YENTL; earned 13 total Oscar nominations, winning for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind" from THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, his score for SUMMER OF '42, and his music for YENTL; first three Oscar nominations were for THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG -- two for the groundbreaking score and one for the classic song "I Will Wait for You"; also earned Oscar nominations for scoring THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT and THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (in the same year) and for songs he wrote for THE HAPPY ENDING, PIECES OF DREAMS, BEST FRIENDS and YENTL; scored many other classic films, including A WOMAN IS A WOMAN, VIVRE SA VIE and BAND OF OUTSIDERS for Jean-Luc Godard, CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 for Agnès Varda, EVA and THE GO-BETWEEN for Joseph Losey, F FOR FAKE for Orson Welles, and ATLANTIC CITY for Louis Malle

61. Erica Yohn

Actress | An American Tail

Erica Yohn was born on October 1, 1928 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for An American Tail (1986), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and Corrina, Corrina (1994). She was married to Tom Rosqui and Lars Speyer. She died on January 27, 2019 in California, USA.

October 1, 1928 – January 27, 2019

62. Fernando Gaitán

Writer | Hasta que la plata nos separe

Fernando Gaitán was born on November 9, 1960 in Bogotá, Colombia. He was a writer and actor, known for Until Money Do Us Part (2006), I Heart Betty La Fea (2008) and Ugly Betty Thailand (2015). He died on January 29, 2019 in Bogota, Colombia.

November 9, 1960 – January 29, 2019

63. James Ingram

Soundtrack | Junior

As a sophomore at the University of Akron, he left town to come to Los Angeles with his band, Revelation Funk. The band broke up shortly after arriving in L.A. Shortly afterward, Ingram started working with Ray Charles as a piano player.

After Quincy Jones heard James Ingram's voice on "Just Once," ...

February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019

Two-time Grammy-winning R&B artist whose hits included the duets "Baby, Come With Me" (with Patti Austen) and "Somewhere Out There" (with Linda Ronstadt) and his solo tune "I Don't Have the Heart"; earned Grammys for his and Quincy Jones's 1981 track "One Hundred Ways" and his 1983 duet with Michael McDonald, "Yah Mo B There," both of which were Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; was nominated for Grammys on 12 other occasions between 1981, when he was up for Best New Artist and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his and Jones's track "Just Once," and 1995, when he and Anita Baker were up for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for their duet "When You Love Someone" from the film FORGET PARIS; garnered three Grammy nominations in 1983 for his and Patti Austen's duet "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (from the film BEST FRIENDS), for his solo single "Party Animal," and for co-writing Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"; was also Grammy-nominated for his debut album 'It's Your Night' and its single "Yah Mo Be There," his and Linda Ronstadt's "Somewhere Out There" from the film AN AMERICAN TAIL, his aforementioned hit "I Don't Have the Heart," his performance on Quincy Jones's single "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)," and "The Day I Fall in Love," his duet with Dolly Parton from the film BEETHOVEN'S 2ND that also earned him an Oscar nomination; received a second Oscar nomination for "Look What Love Has Done," a duet with Patty Smyth featured in the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy JUNIOR

64. Dick Miller

Actor | The Terminator

Born in the Bronx, New York to Russian Jewish immigrant parents (Isidor "Ira" and Rita Blucher Miller), Richard Miller served in the U.S. Navy for a few years and earned a prize title as a middleweight boxer. He settled in Los Angeles in the mid-1950s, where he was noticed by producer/director ...

December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019

Dick Miller, the prolific "that guy" character actor seen in numerous Roger Corman films (including the lead role in A BUCKET OF BLOOD), nearly all of Joe Dante's films (most notably GREMLINS), Martin Scorsese's NEW YORK, NEW YORK and AFTER HOURS, James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR, and several dozen other films

65. Jeremy Hardy

Actor | How to Be

Jeremy Hardy was born on July 17, 1961 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for How to Be (2008), Hello Mum (1986) and Spitting Image (1984). He was married to Kit Hollerbach and Katie Barlow. He died on February 1, 2019 in Sydenham, London, England, UK.

July 17, 1961 – February 1, 2019

66. Clive Swift

Actor | Excalibur

Clive Swift was born on February 9, 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). He was married to Margaret Drabble. He died on February 1, 2019 in London, England, UK.

February 9, 1936 – February 1, 2019

67. Ron Hutchinson

Music_department | The Irish in America: Long Journey Home

Ron Hutchinson was born on August 30, 1951 in East Orange, New Jersey. He is known for The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998), Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002) and Secrets of New York (2005). He was married to Judy Morton. He died on February 2, 2019 in Piscataway, New ...

August 30, 1951 – February 2, 2019

68. Sheila Paterson

Actress | The Crush

Sheila Paterson was born on September 18, 1926 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Crush (1993), Prozac Nation (2001) and The X-Files (1993). She died on February 2, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

September 18, 1926 – February 2, 2019

69. Julie Adams

Actress | Creature from the Black Lagoon

Betty May Adams was the daughter of a travelling Iowa cotton buyer with a penchant for alcohol. Growing up in Arkansas, Betty expressed an early interest in acting and made her performing debut in a third grade play of "Hansel and Gretel." Beautiful, talented and determined, the freshly minted '...

October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019

Actress who was a leading lady at Universal Pictures in the 1950s, with her best known role being that of "damsel in distress" Kay Lawrence in the studio's horror classic CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

70. Carmen Duncan

Actress | Another World

Carmen Duncan was born in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. Carmen was a NIDA graduate and was an actress who was best known for her works in The Spoiler (1972), Number 96 (1972), Skyways (1979), A Country Practice (1981) and many more. Carmen would make appearances in many American TV series ...

July 7, 1942 – February 3, 2019

71. Kristoff St. John

Actor | The Young and the Restless

Kristoff made his television debut at age 8 in the sit-com series "That's My Mama." Now, 39 years later, he is one of the stars on CBS's "Young and The Restless," the number one rated drama for the past 25 years on daytime television, playing the popular character of Neil Winters. Is it just a ...

July 15, 1966 – February 3, 2019

Actor who had been playing Neil Winters on the CBS soap opera THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS since 1991 and won two Daytime Emmy Awards for the role

72. Václav Vorlícek

Director | Kdo chce zabít Jessii?

Václav Vorlícek, director and scenarist, was born in Prague on June 3, 1930. He studied directing at the Prague Film Schol in 1951-56. His dissertation was the short film "Directive". He took a post at the Barrandov Film Studios, where he worked as assistant director with several directors. He ...

June 3, 1930 – February 5, 2019

73. Albert Finney

Actor | Murder on the Orient Express

The son of a Lancashire bookmaker, Albert Finney came to motion pictures via the theatre. In 1956, he won a scholarship to RADA where his fellow alumni included Peter O'Toole and Alan Bates. He joined the Birmingham Repertory where he excelled in plays by William Shakespeare. A member of the Royal ...

May 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019

Distinguished, chameleon-like, five-time Oscar-nominated British actor widely acclaimed for his inspired performances in such films as SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING (1960), TOM JONES (1963), MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974), THE DRESSER (1983), MILLER'S CROSSING (1990), ERIN BROCKOVICH (2000) and BIG FISH (2003); was a stage actor before making his film debut in Tony Richardson's THE ENTERTAINER in 1960 and breaking out later that year as one of cinema's original "angry young men" in Karel Reisz's landmark "kitchen-sink" drama SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING; rose to international stardom playing the titular hero in Tony Richardson's bawdy 1963 classic TOM JONES, a critical and commercial success in both the UK and the US that won that year's Oscar for Best Picture and garnered Finney his first Oscar nomination; reteamed with director Karel Reisz for the 1964 thriller NIGHT MUST FALL, starred with Audrey Hepburn in Stanley Donen's 1967 rom-com TWO FOR THE ROAD, and made his one and only feature directorial effort with 1968's CHARLIE BUBBLES, in which he also starred; appeared twice on the Broadway stage, first in 1963 as Martin Luther in John Osborne's 'Luther' and again in 1968 in Peter Nichols' A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, both of which earned him a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Play; also began his increased clout—and money—to support rising filmmakers as an uncredited producer. He most notably backed Lindsay Anderson's IF.... (1968) and O LUCKY MAN! (1973) and the 1971 feature debuts of Mike Leigh (BLEAK MOMENTS) and Tony Scott (LOVING MEMORY); chewed the scenery in the title role of SCROOGE (1970), a musical retelling of A CHRISTMAS STORY directed by Ronald Neame, and then starred in and produced Stephen Frears' feature directorial debut, the quirky crime comedy GUMSHOE (1971); arned his second Oscar nomination for a memorable turn as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in Sidney Lumet's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, which was followed by a small role in Ridley Scott's debut feature, THE DUELLISTS (1977), for which he was reportedly paid with a case of champagne; in 1982 was seen starring opposite Diane Keaton in Alan Parker's SHOOT THE MOON and playing Daddy Warbucks in John Huston's ANNIE, after which received consecutive Oscar nominations for his towering performances in Peter Yates' THE DRESSER and Huston's UNDER THE VOLCANO (1984); memorably played Irish-American crime boss Leo O'Bannon in the Coen brothers' 1990 neo-noir masterpiece MILLER'S CROSSING and over the next decade starred in such films as Gillies MacKinnon's THE PLAYBOYS (1992), Mike Figgis' THE BROWNING VERSION (1994) and Agnieszka Holland's WASHINGTON SQUARE (1997); received his fifth and final Oscar nomination as attorney Ed Masry opposite Julia Roberts in Steven Soderbergh's 2000 biographical legal drama ERIN BROCKOVICH and also appeared in Soderbergh's TRAFFIC that same year; won an Emmy for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Richard Loncraine's TV movie THE GATHERING STORM (2002) and then won hearts with his performance as a dying eccentric who spun larger-than-life tales in Tim Burton's BIG FISH; more recently co-starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke in Sidney Lumet's final film, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (2007), and made brief appearances as the unethical Dr. Albert Hirsch in THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (2007) and THE BOURNE LEGACY (2012); made his final film appearance in the acclaimed James Bond outing SKYFALL (2012), in which he played Kincade, the gamekeeper of the titular estate and a surrogate father to Daniel Craig's Bond

74. Sergey Yurskiy

Actor | Zolotoy telyonok

Sergey Yurskiy was born on March 16, 1935 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for The Golden Calf (1968), The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979) and Love and Doves (1985). He was married to Zinaida Sharko and Natalya Tenyakova. He died on ...

March 16, 1935 – February 8, 2019

75. Ron Miller

Producer | Disneyland

Ron Miller was born on April 17, 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and assistant director, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954), Tron (1982) and The Black Hole (1979). He was married to Diane Disney. He died on February 9, 2019 in Napa, California, USA.

April 17, 1933 – February 9, 2019

76. Carmen Argenziano

Actor | Identity

Carmen Argenziano was born on October 27, 1943 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. He was an actor. known for his work on hundreds of films and TV series throughout his fifty year career. He was in The Accused (1988), Stand and Deliver (1988), The Godfather Part II (1974), Identity (2003), and many more,...

October 27, 1943 – February 10, 2019

77. Joseph Sirola

Actor | Hang 'Em High

Joe Sirola has starred in numerous TV shows - everything from his own series such as "The Montefuscos," and "Wolf," to "Get Smart, " "Man from U.N.C.L.E.," and "The Magician"; and films - with Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida in "Strange Bedfellows"; with Clint Eastwood in "Hang 'Em High" and in ...

October 7, 1929 – February 10, 2019

78. Jan-Michael Vincent

Actor | Bite the Bullet

Virile, handsome and square-jawed youthful star of the 1970s and 1980s who showed early potential at super-stardom, Jan-Michael Vincent originally made a name for himself portraying rebellious young men bucking the system, as in Tribes (1970), White Line Fever (1975) and Baby Blue Marine (1976) or ...

July 15, 1945 – February 10, 2019

79. Pedro Morales

Actor | WWF Superstars of Wrestling

Pedro Morales was born on October 22, 1942 in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for WWF Superstars (1986), Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) and WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985). He was married to Karen Johnson. He died on February 11, 2019 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA.

October 22, 1942 – February 12, 2019

80. Bibi Ferreira

Actress | Marquesa de Santos

Actress, singer, director, producer, musician and writer, Bibi Ferreira was considered the Grand Dame of Brazilian stage. She sang, acted, directed and produced during her 72 year career. Born Abigail Izquierdo Ferreira on June 1, 1922, in Rio de Janeiro, her father was actor Procópio Ferreira and ...

June 1, 1922 – February 13, 2019

81. Christopher Knopf

Writer | The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Christopher Knopf was born on December 20, 1927 in New York, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959), CBS Summer Playhouse (1987) and Scott Joplin (1977). He was married to Lorraine Davies Knopf and Bettie McKeehan. He died on February 13, ...

December 20, 1927 – February 13, 2019

82. Marisa Solinas

Actress | Killer, adios

Marisa Solinas was born on May 30, 1939 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. She was an actress, known for Killer Goodbye (1968), La città dell'ultima paura (1975) and Boccaccio '70 (1962). She was married to Panone, Italo. She died on February 12, 2019 in Rome, Italy.

May 30, 1939 – February 13, 2019

83. Bruno Ganz

Actor | Der Untergang

Bruno Ganz was an acclaimed Swiss actor who was a prominent figure in German language film and television for over fifty years. He is internationally renowned for portraying Adolf Hitler in the Academy Award-nominated film Downfall (2004).

Ganz was born in Zürich, to a Swiss mechanic father and a ...

March 22, 1941 – February 16, 2019

Internationally renowned Swiss actor best known for starring in Wim Wenders' poetic masterpiece 'Wings of Desire' (1987) and for his portrayal of Hitler in Oliver Hirschbiegel's Oscar-nominated 'Downfall' (2004); acted in over 100 features and made-for-TV movies over a span of nearly 60 years, from a small role as a bellhop in Karl Suter's 1960 German comedy 'The Man in the Black Derby' to a serial killer's initially unseen companion and interlocutor in Lars von Trier's divisive 2018 psychological horror-thriller 'The House That Jack Built'; broke out in the late 1970s with his German Film Award-winning role as the Russian Count in Éric Rohmer's costume drama 'The Marquise of O' (1976) and his role as a mild-mannered, terminally-ill German picture framer opposite Dennis Hopper as a disreputable American dealer of forged art in Wenders' neo-noir classic 'The American Friend' (1977); subsequently appeared as cloning expert Professor Bruckner in Franklin J. Schaffner's 'The Boys from Brazil' (1978), played Jonathan Harker in Wener Herzog's 'Nosferatu the Vampyre' (1979) and starred in such films as Volker Schlöndorff's 'Circle of Deceit' (1981), Mauro Bolognini's 'The Lady of the Camellias' (1981) and Alain Tanner's 'In the White City' (1983) before reteaming with Wenders to play the angel Damiel in 'Wings of Desire,' a role he reprised in Wenders' sequel, 'Faraway, So Close!' (1993); starred or co-starred in films from many different countries over the last 30 years, including Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Icelandic drama 'Children of Nature' (1991), Gillian Armstrong's Australian drama 'The Last Days of Chez Nous' (1992), Theo Angelopoulos's Greek Palme d'Or winner 'Eternity and a Day' (1998), Silvio Soldini's Italian romantic comedy 'Bread and Tulips' (2000), Fredi M. Murer's Swiss music drama 'Vitus' (2006), Francis Ford Coppola's multi-national co-production 'Youth Without Youth' (2007), Uli Edel's Oscar-nominated German drama 'The Baader Meinhof Complex' (2008), Stephen Daldry's Oscar-winning German-American co-production 'The Reader' (2008), Jaume Collet-Serra's internationally co-produced action-thriller 'Unknown' (2011), Bille August's German-Swiss-Portuguese drama 'Night Train to Lisbon' (2013), Ridley Scott's British-American crime thriller 'The Counselor' (2013), Hans Petter Moland's Norwegian black comedy 'In Order of Disappearance' (2014), Atom Egoyan's German-Canadian drama thriller 'Remember' (2015), and Sally Potter's British black comedy 'The Party' (2017); achieved pop-culture notoriety with his performance in 'Downfall', which not only earned him substantial praise and numerous accolades but also spawned a spate of parody internet memes

84. Serge Merlin

Actor | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Serge Merlin was born on December 29, 1932 in Sainte-Barbe-du-Tlélat (now Oued Tlelat), French Algeria. He was an actor, known for Amélie (2001), The City of Lost Children (1995) and Danton (1983). He died on February 16, 2019 in Paris, France.

1933 – February 16, 2019

85. Toni Myers

Editor | A Beautiful Planet

Toni Myers was born on September 29, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an editor and writer, known for A Beautiful Planet (2016), Hubble 3D (2010) and Space Station 3D (2002). She was married to Michael Myers. She died on February 18, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

September 29, 1943 – February 18, 2019

86. O'Neal Compton

Actor | Deep Impact

O'Neal Compton was born on February 5, 1951 in Sumter, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Deep Impact (1998), Nixon (1995) and Big Eden (2000). He died on February 18, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

February 5, 1951 – February 18, 2019

87. Giulio Brogi

Actor | Strategia del ragno

Giulio Brogi was born on May 13, 1931 in Verona, Veneto, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Spider's Stratagem (1970), St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972) and The Seagull (1977). He died on February 19, 2019 in Negrar, Veneto, Italy.

May 13, 1935 – February 19, 2019

88. Karl Lagerfeld

Actor | La doublure

Karl Lagerfeld was born on September 10, 1933 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a costume designer and actor, known for The Valet (2006), Reincarnation (2014) and The Tale of a Fairy (2011). He died on February 19, 2019 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

September 10, 1933 – February 19, 2019

89. Chelo Alonso

Actress | Maciste nella valle dei Re

If you remember those sword and sandal spectacles that became the rage of Italian cinema during the late 1950s and early 1960s, then you will certainly recall this torrid brunet bombshell. Invariably cast as the ambitiously evil queen or undulating dancer/temptress whose soul mission was to ...

April 10, 1933 – February 20, 2019

90. Claude Goretta

Director | L'invitation

Claude Goretta was born on June 23, 1929 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Invitation (1973), The Lacemaker (1977) and La provinciale (1980). He died on February 20, 2019 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.

June 23, 1929 – February 20, 2019

91. Vinny Vella

Actor | Casino

Vinny Vella was born on January 11, 1947 in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Casino (1995), In the Cut (2003) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999). He was married to Margaret Ann Hernandez. He died on February 20, 2019 in New York City, New York, ...

January 11, 1947 – February 20, 2019

92. Sue Casey

Actress | Paint Your Wagon

While other actresses would have long given up a stalled career out of pure frustration after decades of mostly uncredited extra/bit parts and little reward, perennial starlet Sue Casey somehow found the stamina to maintain ... for six decades! In films from 1946, the voluptuous brunette, at most, ...

April 8, 1926 – February 21, 2019

93. Stanley Donen

Director | Charade

Inspired by Fred Astaire's dancing in Flying Down to Rio (1933), Stanley Donen (pronounced 'Dawn-en') attended dance classes from the age of ten. He later recalled that the only thing he wanted to be was a tap dancer.

He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, to Helen Pauline (Cohen) and Mordecai ...

April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019

94. Beverley Owen

Actress | Bullet for a Badman

Beverley Owen was born Beverley Ogg in Ottumwa, Iowa, on Thursday, May 13th, 1937. In high school and college, she was always doing television, theatre, and radio programs. She then moved to New York to pursue an acting career after graduating from the University of Michigan. She was fired many a ...

May 13, 1937 – February 21, 2019

95. Antonia Rey

Actress | Hair

Antonia Rey was born on October 12, 1926 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Hair (1979), Klute (1971) and Jacob's Ladder (1990). She was married to Andres Castro. She died on February 21, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

October 12, 1927 – February 21, 2019

96. Peter Tork

Actor | The Monkees

Performed as a folk musician in Greenwich Village and Los Angeles before being selected for the Monkees TV show. Made 58 TV episodes 6 albums, a TV special, and a movie before leaving the Monkees in 1969 Released a solo single in 1982. Rejoined the Monkees for tours and an from 1986 to 1989. ...

February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019

Musician and actor best known as the bassist and keyboardist for The Monkees

97. Kodi Ramakrishna

Director | Arundhati

Kodi Ramakrishna was born on July 23, 1949 in Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a director and writer, known for Arundhati (2009), Gudachari No.1 (1983) and Devi Putrudu (2001). He died on February 22, 2019 in Hyderabad, India.

July 23, 1949 – February 22, 2019

98. Brody Stevens

Actor | The Hangover

Brody Stevens was born on May 22, 1970 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Hangover (2009), Due Date (2010) and The Hangover Part II (2011). He died on February 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

May 22, 1970 – February 22, 2019

99. Morgan Woodward

Actor | Cool Hand Luke

Craggy-faced, athletic veteran character actor who played hard-bitten or menacing types in numerous westerns and crime dramas. One of five brothers, Woodward grew up in Arlington, Texas. He had a keen interest in aviation early on and took flying lessons from 1941, getting his pilot's license and ...

September 16, 1925 – February 22, 2019

100. Katherine Helmond

Actress | Overboard

Katherine Marie Helmond was born on July 5, 1929, in Galveston, Texas. After her parents divorced, she was raised by her mother, Thelma (nee Malone) Helmond, and her maternal grandmother, both of Irish Catholic descent. She attended Catholic school, and appeared in numerous school plays and ...

July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019