Deaths: January 6

1. Owen Roizman

Ace cinematographer Owen Roizman was born September 22, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York. His father Sol was a cinematographer for Fox Movietone News and his uncle Morrie Roizman was a film editor. Owen studied math and physics at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He began his career shooting TV ...

2. Alex Colon

Actor | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Supporting actor Alex Colon launched his film career in the early 1970s appearing in dramas ranging from religious tract The Cross and the Switchblade (1970), to the gentle comedy Harry and Tonto (1974), to the fact-based made-for-TV action movie Raid on Entebbe (1976). Colon made his final film ...

3. Annalise Braakensiek

Actress | Fat Pizza

Annalise Braakensiek was born on December 9, 1972 in Sydney, Australia. She was an actress, known for Fat Pizza (2003), Pizza (2000) and Mr. Accident (2000). She was married to Danny Goldberg. She died on January 6, 2019 in Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

4. Annette McCarthy

Actress | Twin Peaks

Annette McCarthy was born on April 12, 1958. She was an actress, known for Twin Peaks (1990), Baywatch (1989) and The Fall Guy (1981). She was married to Mark A. Mangini. She died on January 6, 2023 in the USA.

5. Antonio Sabato

Actor | Grand Prix

Rugged Sicilian-born actor who came to international notice after playing Ferrari racing ace Nino Barlini in John Frankenheimer's high octane blockbuster Grand Prix (1966). His charismatic performance saw Sabato nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer. During the 1970s, he ...

6. Antonio Valdés

Actor | El aviso inoportuno

Antonio Valdés was born on January 4, 1930 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El aviso inoportuno (1969), Maldita ciudad (un drama cómico) (1954) and Bikinis y rock (1972). He died on January 6, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico.

7. Apple Brook

Actress | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Apple Brook was born on January 20, 1931 in Leeds, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Andor (2022) and Half a Sixpence (1967). She died on January 6, 2023.

8. Aron Kincaid

Actor | The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini

Beach stud movie and TV actor Aron Kincaid started life out as Norman Neale Williams III on June 15, 1940, in Hollywood, California. While still a toddler, his father, serving as a Second Lieutenant with the Army Air Force, died at age 27 after his plane was shot down by the Nazis during the last ...

9. Ashli Babbitt

Self | Day of Rage

Ashli Babbitt was born on October 10, 1985 in San Diego, California, USA. She was married to Aaron Raymond Babbitt and Timothy Vaughn McEntee. She died on January 6, 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

10. Bobby Few

Actor | L'écume des jours

Bobby Few was born on October 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Mood Indigo (2013), Le dernier des immobiles (2003) and Life and Nothing But (1989). He died on January 6, 2021 in Paris, France.

11. Burt Wilson

Self | The War

Burt Wilson was born on January 24, 1933 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was married to Ilse. He died on January 6, 2021 in Binghampton, New York, USA.

12. Calvin Simon

Self | Independent Lens

Calvin Simon was born on May 22, 1942 in Beckley, West Virginia, USA. He died on January 6, 2022 in the USA.

13. Catherine Scorsese

Actress | Goodfellas

Catherine Scorsese was an American actress of Italian descent, often typecast as the typical Italian mother in films. Her best-known role was that of Mrs. DeVito in "Goodfellas" (1990).

Scorsese was born under the name "Catherine Cappa" in 1912. She was a native of Little Italy, Manhattan, New York ...

14. Chany Mallo

Actress | María de nadie

Chany Mallo was born in 1923 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for María de nadie (1985), Naranja y media (1997) and Máximo Corazón (2002). She died on January 6, 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

15. Cheryl Holdridge

Actress | Leave It to Beaver

Cheryl Holdridge was born on June 20, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Leave It to Beaver (1957), The Donna Reed Show (1958) and Life with Archie (1962). She was married to Manning J. Post, Albert James Skarda and Lance Reventlow. She died on January 6, 2009 in ...

16. Cinamon Hadley

Costume_department | We Love You, Sally Carmichael!

Cinamon Hadley was born on November 6, 1969 in Barstow, California, USA. She is known for We Love You, Sally Carmichael! (2017). She died on January 6, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

17. David Toschi

Zodiac

David Toschi was born on July 11, 1931 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is known for Zodiac (2007), Zodiac Deciphered (2008) and This Is Zodiac (2007). He was married to Carol Jean Bacigalupi. He died on January 6, 2018 in San Francisco, California, USA.

18. Dizzy Gillespie

Soundtrack | The Talented Mr. Ripley

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Be-Bop in the American jazz tradition. He was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children. He began playing piano at the age of four and received a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute ...

19. Filip Trifonov

Actor | Momcheto si otiva

The Bulgarian actor Filip Trifonov was born on May 4, 1947. From 1969 to 1973 he studied acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Apostol Karamitev. Even before he finished his education in 1971 Filip Trifonov made his cinema debut in the film "The ...

20. Francine York

Actress | The Family Man

Francine York was born in the small mining town of Aurora, Minnesota to her parents, Frank and Sophie Yerich. When Francine was five, her family (including her younger sister, Deanne) moved to Cleveland, where she began to write short stories and take an interest in acting. At age nine, Francine ...

21. Gerald Hiken

Actor | Crossings

Gerald Hiken was born on May 23, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Crossings (1986), The Three Sisters (1966) and Play of the Week (1959). He was married to Barbara Hiken. He died on January 6, 2021 in San Francisco, California, USA.

22. Gloria Piedimonte

Actress | Insanlari Seveceksin

Gloria Piedimonte was born on May 27, 1955 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Insanlari Seveceksin (1979), Baila guapa (1979) and Violence for Kicks (1976). She was married to Tony. She died on January 6, 2022 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.

23. 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.

24. Greta Thyssen

Actress | Shadows

The enticing, voluptuous European beauty Greta Thyssen filled out the pages of movie magazines everywhere during the 1950s. Born on March 30, 1927, she was a freshly-scrubbed brunette when she was crowned Miss Denmark in 1952. The subsequent attention had her packing her bags for Hollywood. At that...

25. Hans Jaray

Actor | Lydia

Hans Jaray was a writer, singer, film and stage actor. After finishing school, he went to the Academy for Music and Art, in Vienna. His stage debut was in 1923, in Wiener Volkstheater and from 1930 to 1938, he played at the Theater in der Josefstadt. The first play he wrote was "Boulevard-Komödien"...

26. Horace Ashenfelter

Self | To Tell the Truth

Horace Ashenfelter was born on January 23, 1923 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Lilian Wright. He died on January 6, 2018 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA.

27. Ian Charleson

Actor | Chariots of Fire

Being born and raised in Edinburgh, Charleson attended the Royal High School and then went on to attend Edinburgh University. He initially studied architecture but switched to an MA degree after cultivating an interest in acting. He won a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after ...

28. Jack Mower

Actor | The Radio Detective

Jack Mower was born on September 5, 1890 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Radio Detective (1926), The Son of Sontag (1925) and The Shock (1923). He was married to Diana Woods Smith and Anna Stachia Houlihan. He died on January 6, 1965 in Hollywood, California, ...

29. James Cross

Self | Les Rose

James Cross was born on September 29, 1921 in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. He died on January 6, 2021 in Seaford, England, UK.

30. Jo Andres

Director | Black Kites

Jo Andres was an American filmmaker, choreographer and artist.

Andres first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances, shown at The Performing Garage, La Mama E.T.C., P.S. 122, St. Marks Danspace, and the Collective for Living ...

31. Kwamie Lassiter

Self | The NFL on CBS

Kwamie Lassiter was born on December 3, 1969 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He was married to Ericka Corbin. He died on January 6, 2019 in the USA.

32. Lance Percival

Actor | Yellow Submarine

After being demobbed from the army having completed his national service he went to Canada where he got a job in advertising writing jingles for television commercials. At the same time he was the leader of a group of young musicians and singers called Lord Lance and his Calypsons doing night spots...

33. Larry D. Mann

Actor | The Sting

Larry D. Mann was born on December 18, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Sting (1973), In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). He was married to Gloria Kochberg. He died on January 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

34. Les Lazarowitz

Sound_department | Tootsie

Les Lazarowitz was born on October 2, 1941 in the USA. He is known for Tootsie (1982), Raging Bull (1980) and Saturday Night Fever (1977). He died on January 6, 2017 in Florida, USA.

35. Lisa Golm

Actress | Anna Lucasta

Lisa Golm was born Luise Schmertzler and married Ernst (Ernest) Golm who would later become a character actor with her in Hollywood, but had his first career as a dentist catering to some of the movie stars in Berlin in the late 1920s and 30s. Lisa studied theater as a hobby with Conrad Veidt. When...

36. Lou Rawls

Soundtrack | Payback

Rawls was born on 1st December 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. His father abandoned his family and Lou was raised by his grandmother. His first meeting with music was when he was seven years old, in a Baptist church choir. He was mostly influenced by the Chicago Regal theatre where he had the ...

37. Maha Abou Ouf

Actress | Al Hafla

Maha Abou Ouf was born on November 28, 1959 in Cairo, Egypt. She was an actress, known for Al Hafla (2013), Zayy el-Nahardah (2008) and The Blue Elephant 2 (2019). She was married to Omar Khorshed. She died on January 6, 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.

38. Maria Klenskaja

Actress | Varastatud kohtumine

Maria Klenskaja was born on January 29, 1951 in Tartu, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]. She was an actress, known for Varastatud kohtumine (1989), Doktor Stockmann (1989) and Keskea rõõmud (1987). She was married to Aarne Üksküla. She died on January 6, 2022 in Estonia.

39. Mariano Laurenti

Director | Popcorn e patatine

Mariano Laurenti was born on April 15, 1929 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and assistant director, known for Popcorn e patatine (1985), Fotoromanzo (1986) and Girls Will Be Girls (1980). He died on January 6, 2022 in Gubbio, Umbria, Italy.

40. Michael Levin

Actor | Ryan's Hope

Michael Levin was born on December 8, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Ryan's Hope (1975), As the World Turns (1956) and The Equalizer (1985). He was married to Elizabeth Levin and Loretta Chiljian. He died on January 6, 2023 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA.

41. Michael Wilmington

Actor | Polly Perverse Strikes Again!

Michael Wilmington was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, on November 23, 1946. He was the son of Martin Wilmington, an economics professor at Pace College in New York City, and of Edna Tulane Wilmington, a cum laude masters degree graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and a painter, ...

42. Meenati Das

Actress | Suryamukhi

Meenati Das was born in 1929 in Cuttack, Odisha, British India. She was an actress, known for Suryamukhi (1963), Bhai Bhauja (1967) and Jeevan Sathi (1963). She was married to Nityananda Mishra. She died on January 6, 2020 in Switzerland.

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43. Miriam Byrd-Nethery

Actress | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

Miriam Byrd-Nethery was born on May 17, 1929 in Lewisville, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and From a Whisper to a Scream (1987). She was married to Clu Gulager. She died on January 6, 2003 in Los Angeles,...

44. Mónica Spear

Actress | La mujer perfecta

Miss Spear was crowned Miss Venezuela in 2004 and was 4th runner-up in the 2005 Miss Universe Pageant. Prior to competing in beauty pageants, Miss Spear bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Central Florida. Miss Spear went on to become one of the most popular and successful soap ...

45. Niall MacGinnis

Actor | Jason and the Argonauts

Niall MacGinnis is not as well known outside of Europe, but he was a wonderful character actor whose variety of roles matched his great gift for characterization and the look beyond just makeup that he projected. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and Trinity College, Dublin. He obtained a basic...

46. Om Puri

Actor | The Hundred-Foot Journey

Om Puri was an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.

Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana. His father worked on the railways and served in the Indian Army. Puri ...

47. Pat Harrington Jr.

Actor | One Day at a Time

Pat Harrington Jr. was born on August 13, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for One Day at a Time (1975), The President's Analyst (1967) and Move Over, Darling (1963). He was married to Sally Cleaver and Marjorie Ann Gortner. He died on January 6, 2016 in Los ...

48. Peter Bogdanovich

Director | The Last Picture Show

Peter Bogdanovich was conceived in Europe but born in Kingston, New York. He is the son of immigrants fleeing the Nazis, Herma (Robinson) and Borislav Bogdanovich, a painter and pianist. His father was a Serbian Orthodox Christian, and his mother was from a wealthy Austrian Jewish family. Peter ...

49. Ray Boyle

Production_designer | A Boy and His Dog

Raymond Cornelius Boyle, frequently credited as Dirk London, was an American small part character actor of the 1950s. Predominantly active on the small screen, he became best known for playing Morgan Earp (1851-1882) in fifteen episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955), starring Hugh ...

50. Ria Irawan

Actress | Biola Tak Berdawai

Ria Irawan was born on July 24, 1969 in Jakarta, Indonesia. She was an actress and director, known for The Stringless Violin (2003), Mecca I'm Coming (2019) and Bulan di Atas Kuburan (2015). She was married to Mayky Wongkar and Yuma Wiranatakusumah. She died on January 6, 2020 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

51. Ricardo Piglia

Writer | El astillero

Ricardo Piglia was born on November 24, 1941 in Adrogué, Almirante Brown, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer, known for El astillero (2000), Foolish Heart (1998) and Cops (1997). He died on January 6, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

52. Rudolf Nureyev

Actor | Valentino

He was an ethnic Tatar. He was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with Kirov Ballet. His first film was a USSR short Le Corsaire (1958). While performing in Paris in 1961 he defected to the West. He then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The English/...

53. Russell Lees

Writer | Assassin's Creed III

Russell Lees was born on May 8, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was a writer, known for Assassin's Creed III (2012), Assassin's Creed: Unity (2014) and Far Cry New Dawn (2019). He was married to Lisa. He died on January 6, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

54. Scott Marlowe

Actor | The Subterraneans

Scott Marlowe was an American film, stage and television actor.

His first feature film role was in the 1954 production of Attila. Two years later, he starred as John Goodwin in an episode "In Summer Promise" on General Electric Theater. In 1957 he appeared as Private Meredith in the war movie Men in...

55. Sidney Poitier

Actor | In the Heat of the Night

Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney had little formal ...

56. Slim Summerville

Actor | All Quiet on the Western Front

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1892, rustic-looking George "Slim" Summerville possessed one of those malleable mugs that made you laugh even before he opened his mouth. Young Slim ran away from home as a youth and lived a rather wanderlust life until a chance meeting with Mack Sennett through ...

57. Theodore Roosevelt

Writer | Simple Gifts

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as ...

58. Victor Fleming

Director | Gone with the Wind

Victor Fleming entered the film business as a stuntman in 1910, mainly doing stunt driving - which came easy to him, as he had been a mechanic and professional race-car driver. He became interested in working on the other side of the camera, and eventually got a job as a cameraman on many of the ...

59. Walter Barnes

Actor | High Plains Drifter

An American character actor described to some as a 'rugged outdoor western/war type', proved to be Walter Barnes status in motion pictures for nearly thirty years. A pro football player, Barnes made a mark into playing roles in pictures with his performance in the 1959 film "Westbound". Although, ...

60. 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 "...