Deaths: January 23

1. Aloysius Pang

Actor | C.L.I.F.

Aloysius Pang was born on August 24, 1990 in Singapore. He was an actor, known for C.L.I.F. (2011), Beijing to Moscow (2019) and C.L.I.F. 2 (2013). He died on January 23, 2019 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

2. Alberto Grimaldi

Producer | Gangs of New York

Alberto Grimaldi is a fine example of a lawyer who become film producer. His first contacts with cinema were of a legal nature, but these slowly led to production. By the early 1960s he had created his company Produzioni Europee Associate (PEA), and was very successful when he distributed Joaquín ...

3. Amy Arnaz

Self | The 7th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards

Amy Arnaz was born on September 12, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to Desi Arnaz Jr. and Gary Frederick Charf. She died on January 23, 2015 in Boulder City, Nevada, USA.

4. Andrés Restrepo

Actor | Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso

Andrés Restrepo was an actor and editor, known for Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso (2016), Sin tetas no hay paraíso (2010) and Stolen Away (2020). He died on January 23, 2022 in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.

5. Anna Pavlova

Actress | The Dumb Girl of Portici

Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was born on February 12, 1881, in Ligovo, near St. Petersburg, Russia. She was an illegitimate daughter to parents of a Russian-Jewish background. Her real father was a wealthy businessman named Lazar Polyakov. Her mother, Lyubov Fedorovna Pavlova, was a poor peasant. Her ...

6. Barbara Krafftówna

Actress | Jak byc kochana

Barbara Krafftówna was born on December 5, 1928 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Jak byc kochana (1963), Ashes and Diamonds (1958) and Upal (1964). She was married to Michal Gazda and Arnold Seidner. She died on January 23, 2022 in Skolimów, Mazowieckie, Poland.

7. Barrie Ingham

Actor | The Great Mouse Detective

Barrie Ingham was born on February 10, 1932 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), The Day of the Jackal (1973) and Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965). He was married to Tarne Phillips. He died on January 23, 2015 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, ...

8. Bill Zuckert

Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Bill Zuckert was born on December 18, 1915 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Gladys Holland and Margaret Lottie Wallace. He died on January 23, 1997 in Woodland...

9. Bimba Bosé

Actress | Julieta

Bimba Bosé was born on October 1, 1975 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress, known for Julieta (2016), The Consul of Sodom (2009) and La que se avecina (2007). She was married to Diego Postigo. She died on January 23, 2017 in Madrid, Spain.

10. Robert Keeshan

Actor | Captain Kangaroo

Television producer and host Robert James Keeshan was born in Lynbrook, Long Island, New York. As a young man he served in the US Marine Corps Reserve. Starting as a page at the National Broadcasting Company, Keeshan later began his on-air career as the original "Clarabell, the Clown" for the NBC ...

11. Bobby Freeman

Soundtrack | American Graffiti

Bobby Freeman was born on June 13, 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is known for American Graffiti (1973), Bio-Dome (1996) and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004). He died on January 23, 2017 in Anson, Texas, USA.

12. Bobby Sherwood

Actor | Pal Joey

Bobby was born in Indiana and may have inherited his show business talent from his grandfather who played the alto horn and disappeared- never to be seen since-with a carnival that was passing thru Indiana. Bobby, who is multi-talented, recorded a song called "Yes Indeed", in which he plays ten ...

13. 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.

14. Diane Gibson

Self | I Love 1980's

Diane Gibson was born on January 11, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Joseph Gibson. She died on January 23, 2022 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA.

15. Earl Wild

Soundtrack | Greta

Earl Wild was born on November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Greta (2018), The United States Steel Hour (1953) and The Revlon Revue (1959). He was married to Rolland Davis. He died on January 23, 2010 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

16. Eugenio Martín

Director | Pánico en el Transiberiano

Eugenio Martín was born on May 15, 1925 in Ceuta, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Horror Express (1972), The Ugly Ones (1966) and Viaje romántico a Granada (1955). He was married to Lone Fleming. He died on January 23, 2023 in Spain.

17. Everett Quinton

Actor | Natural Born Killers

Everett Quinton was born on December 18, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Natural Born Killers (1994), Bros (2022) and Pollock (2000). He died on January 23, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

18. Ezra Swerdlow

Producer | Spaceballs

Ezra Swerdlow was born on March 2, 1953 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Spaceballs (1987), The Equalizer (2014) and 21 Jump Street (2012). He was married to Lindsey Hicks. He died on January 23, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

19. Frank Froehling

Self | Renée

20. Franz Mazura

Actor | Live from the Metropolitan Opera

Franz Mazura was born on April 12, 1924 in Salzburg, Austria. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Lulu (1979) and Der Ring des Nibelungen (1980). He was married to Elisabeth Friedmann. He died on January 23, 2020 in Mannheim, Germany.

21. Freddie Bartholomew

Actor | Captains Courageous

One of the most popular child actors in film history, Child superstar Freddie Bartholomew was born Frederick Cecil Bartholomew in Harlesden, London, the son of Lilian May (Clarke) and Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew. From age three, he grew up in the town of Warminster under the care of his father's ...

22. Gabriel Ruíz Díaz

Soundtrack | Encuentro en el Estudio

23. Georges Nasser

Director | Ila Ayn

Born in Tripoli in 1927, Georges Nasser studied cinema at UCLA in Hollywood and returned to his native country with the firm determination to make films in an environment where the industry was non-existent. In 1957 he directed Ila Ayn (Towards the Unknown), which became the first film to represent...

24. Gorden Kaye

Actor | 'Allo 'Allo!

Gorden Kaye was born on April 7, 1941 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 'Allo 'Allo! (1982), Brazil (1985) and Born and Bred (1978). He died on January 23, 2017 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, UK.

25. Gudrun Pausewang

Writer | Die Wolke

Gudrun Pausewang was born on March 3, 1928 in Mladkov, Czechoslovakia. She was a writer, known for Die Wolke (2006), Auf einem langen Weg (1984) and Plaza Fortuna (1973). She was married to Hermann Wilcke. She died on January 23, 2020 in Bamberg, Germany.

26. Hal Holbrook

Actor | Into the Wild

Hal Holbrook was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor who was one of the great craftsmen of stage and screen. He was best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations. Aside from the stage, Holbrook made his reputation primarily on...

27. Hank Harrison

Writer | LSD-25

Hank Harrison was born on June 17, 1941 in Monterey, California, USA. He was a writer, known for LSD-25 (1967), Kurt & Courtney (1998) and One Life (2003). He was married to Linda Risi. He died on January 23, 2022 in Galt, California, USA.

28. Hudson Madsen

Camera_department | Unbelievable!!!!!

Hudson Madsen was born on May 20, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Unbelievable!!!!! (2016) and Michael Madsen's Video Diary (Hell Ride) (2008). He died on January 23, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

29. Hugh Masekela

Soundtrack | The Jewel of the Nile

Hugh Masekela was born on April 4, 1939 in Wilbank, South Africa. He was a composer and producer, known for The Jewel of the Nile (1985), The Last King of Scotland (2006) and Blended (2014). He was married to Elinam Cofie, Jabu Mbatha, Chris Calloway and Miriam Makeba. He died on January 23, 2018 ...

30. Ian Wolfe

Actor | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Respected character actor whose on-screen work included everything from Shakespeare to Dick Tracy (1990) (his last film). After a long apprenticeship in the theatre, the 38-year-old Wolfe finally debuted in films in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), recreating his Broadway role. He then toiled...

31. Jack LaLanne

Actor | Peter Gunn

LaLanne was addicted to sugar as a child, causing him to commit acts of violence, including setting his parents' house on fire and attacking his brother with an axe. He was so weak his family physician recommended he be removed from school to rest and regain his strength. Around this time, he and ...

32. Jack Oakie

Actor | The Great Dictator

"America's Joyboy," beefy, plump-faced comedian Jack Oakie, was one of the funniest top and second banana jokesters of stage, radio and especially film's "Golden Age." He would accomplish so much despite the fact that he was "functionally deaf" throughout his career and performed primarily with the...

33. Jay Bowdy

Actor | Prepper

Frederick Jay Bowdy was born in San Antonio, Texas, the first of two children of Lisa (Felton), and Frederick Eugene Bowdy, and the fifth of nine biological and step siblings of Tanya (Calloway). He grew up in multiple areas, including south Arlington and mostly in South Fort Worth. Jay attended ...

34. Jean-Claude Mézières

Writer | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Jean-Claude Mézières was born on September 23, 1938 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), The Fifth Element (1997) and Hard to Be a God (1989). He was married to Linds. He died on January 23, 2022.

35. Jim Lehrer

Actor | Zoolander 2

Jim Lehrer was born on May 19, 1934 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), PBS NewsHour (1975) and Viva Max (1969). He was married to Kate Tom Staples. He died on January 23, 2020 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

36. Joe D'Amato

Director | Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)

Joe D'Amato was born Aristide Massaccesi on December 15, 1936, in Rome, Italy. At age 14 he began working for his father, a chief electrician and later the founder of the company A.C.M. By going to school in the daytime, Massaccesi worked afternoons part-time as a stagehand and stage cameraman ...

37. Johnny Carson

Soundtrack | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson, the legendary "King of Late Night TV" who dominated the medium's nether hours for three decades, was born in Corning, Iowa, but moved with his family to nearby Norfolk, Nebraska when he was eight years old. He was the son of Ruth E. (Hook) and Homer Lloyd "Kit" Carson, a manager of ...

38. 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 ...

39. Julieta Magaña

Actress | Andrea

Julieta Magaña was born on September 22, 1947 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Andrea (1973), Superagentes y titanes (1983) and Vendado y frío (1998). She died on January 23, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

40. Kelly Thordsen

Actor | The Parallax View

Kelly Thordsen was born on January 19, 1917 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Parallax View (1974), Texas Across the River (1966) and Yancy Derringer (1958). He was married to Lucille Ruby Baumgardner. He died on January 23, 1978 in Sun Valley, California, USA.

41. Lari White

Actress | Cast Away

Lari White was born on May 13, 1965 in Dunedin, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Cast Away (2000), No Regrets (2004) and Country Strong (2010). She was married to Chuck Cannon. She died on January 23, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

42. Larry King

Actor | Ghostbusters

Larry King was born on November 19, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Enemy of the State (1998) and Shrek 2 (2004). He was married to Shawn Ora Engemann, Julie Alexander, Sharon Lepore, Alene Akins, Mickey Sutphin, Annette ...

43. Lee O'Denat

Producer | Untitled World Star Hip Hop Project

Lee O'Denat was born on November 2, 1973 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Untitled World Star Hip Hop Project, The After Party (2018) and All That Matters (2015). He was married to Brianna Padilla. He died on January 23, 2017 in California, USA.

44. Lil Dagover

Actress | Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

A prominent German film actress born on 30 September 1887 at Madiven, Java, the daughter of a forest ranger in the service of the Dutch authorities. Sent at the age of ten to Baden-Baden to study, she later entered the cinema thanks to her marriage in 1917 to the actor Fritz Dagover who was 25 ...

45. Luis Corradi

Actor | Arsenio Lupin

Luis Corradi was born in Argentina. He was an actor, known for Arsenio Lupin (1961), Catita es una dama (1956) and Mujeres perdidas (1964). He died on January 23, 2003 in Argentina.

46. Marcelo Romo

Actor | Pecadores

Marcelo Romo was born on April 23, 1941 in Santiago de Chile, Chile. He was an actor, known for Pecadores (2003), Martín Rivas (1970) and Ya no basta con rezar (1972). He died on January 23, 2018 in Chile.

47. María Guerrero

Actress | Un solo corazón o Los muertos viven

María Guerrero was born on April 17, 1867 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Un solo corazón o Los muertos viven (1914) and El caballero Casarroja (1914). She was married to Fernando Díaz de Mendoza. She died on January 23, 1928 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

48. Marsha Kent

Producer | The Blockbuster Buster

Marsha Kent was born on August 26, 1981 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. She was a producer and actress, known for The Blockbuster Buster (2010). She was married to Eric Rodriguez. She died on January 23, 2022 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.

49. Marsha Kramer

Jumper

Marsha Kramer was born on June 19, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Jumper (2008), Red Riding Hood (2011) and Double Jeopardy (1999). She was married to Jim Keller. She died on January 23, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

50. Marty Brill

Actor | The Soupy Sales Show

Marty Brill was born on May 6, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Soupy Sales Show (1976), One in a Million (1980) and What's Happening!! (1976). He died on January 23, 2021.

51. Marvell Thomas

Actor | Mystery Train

Son of the late Rufus "Walking the Dog" Thomas and brother of soul great Carla Thomas, Marvell has been a mainstay in the Memphis music scene for most of his life. He is an outstanding keyboard artist and has appeared on a number of hit records, especially during the glory days of Stax Records. You...

52. Mary Webster

Actress | The Twilight Zone

Mary Webster was born on March 13, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Master of the World (1961) and Everglades! (1961). She died on January 23, 2017 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

53. Mitzi Rogers

Actress | The Avengers

Mitzi Rogers was born on November 28, 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) and The Woodlanders (1970). She was married to Judy Mackrell, John Davies and Keith Butt. She died on January 23, 2022.

54. Nell Carter

Actress | Gimme a Break!

Her trademark sass complemented by a distinctively adenoidal voice that could out-snarl Eartha Kitt and Fran Drescher put together, short (4'11"), round, and robust Nell Carter was one indomitable, in-your-face firecracker...and it made her a star. She was born Nell Ruth Hardy in 1948 in Birmingham...

55. Nell Shipman

Actress | The Grub Stake

Canadian-born actress, writer, producer and animal trainer Nell Shipman was best known for writing and acting in several James Oliver Curwood stories and for her portrayals of strong, adventurous women, with many of her productions being filmed in Canada. Her son, Barry Shipman, became a prolific ...

56. Nicanor Parra

Self | No me amenaces

Nicanor Parra was born on September 5, 1914 in San Fabián de Alicom, Chile. He was married to Inga Palmen and Ana Delia Troncoso. He died on January 23, 2018 in Santiago de Chile, Metropolitan Region, Chile.

57. Paul Robeson

Actor | Show Boat

This handsome, eloquent and highly charismatic actor became one of the foremost interpreters of Eugene O'Neill's plays and one of the most treasured names in song during the first half of the twentieth century. He also courted disdain and public controversy for most of his career as a staunch Cold ...

58. Peter J. Eaton

Director | Gravity

Peter began his feature film directing career in 2003 with the mob thriller "Gravity" which won Best Director award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. Subsequently, he helmed a romantic comedy titled "Sweet Good Fortune". After relocating to Los Angeles, he directed the Lionsgate-released ...

59. Polo Polo

Actor | Las ovejas descarriadas

Polo Polo was born on March 9, 1944 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Las ovejas descarriadas (1983), Duro y parejo en la casita de pecado (1987) and Solo para adúlteros (1989). He was married to Macaria. He died on January 23, 2023 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, ...

60. Richard Berry

Soundtrack | RocknRolla

Richard Berry was born on April 11, 1935 in Extension, Louisiana, USA. He died on January 23, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

61. Riz Ortolani

Composer | I giorni dell'ira

Riz Ortolani was born on March 25, 1926 in Pesaro, Marche, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Day of Anger (1967), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Festa di laurea (1985). He was married to Katina Ranieri. He died on January 23, 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

62. Robert Dowdell

Actor | Stoney Burke

Robert Dowdell was born on March 10, 1932 in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Stoney Burke (1962), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) and Assassination (1987). He was married to Sheila Connolly. He died on January 23, 2018 in Coldwater, Michigan, USA.

63. Robert Harper

Actor | Creepshow

Robert Harper was born on May 19, 1951 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Creepshow (1982), Once Upon a Time in America (1984) and The War of the Roses (1989). He was married to Sascha Noorthoorn van der Kruyff and Lisa Pelikan. He died on January 23, 2020 in Rotterdam, ...

64. Rolf Zehetbauer

Production_designer | Cabaret

Rolf Zehetbauer was born on February 13, 1929 in Munich, Germany. He was a production designer and art director, known for Cabaret (1972), The NeverEnding Story (1984) and Enemy Mine (1985). He died on January 23, 2022 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

65. Salvador Dalí

Art_department | Spellbound

Surrealist-turned-catholic painter Dalí worked on various movies as well. While a member of the French surrealist group, he co-wrote Un chien andalou (1929) and The Golden Age (1930) with Luis Buñuel. The latter may have marked the beginning of a long-lasting quarrel with the surrealists when Dalí ...

66. Samuel Barber

Soundtrack | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Composer ("Adagio for Strings", "Overture to 'The School for Scandal'"). He was educated at the Curtis Institute, and studied with Isabelle Vengerova, Emilio de Gogorza, Fritz Reiner, and Rosario Scalero. He was awarded an honorary music degree from Harvard University. He was a sergeant in the USAF...

67. Serge Korber

Actor | Cléo de 5 à 7

Serge Korber was born on February 1, 1936 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) and Hearth Fires (1972). He was married to Marie-Claire Korber. He died on January 23, 2022 in Paris, France.

68. Sherry Mathis

Actress | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

Sherry Ann Mathis began her career on the local stage in Memphis, Tennessee. She went to New York in 1971 and soon made her Broadway debut in Harold Prince's "A Little Night Music". She subsequently appeared as "Liza Sentell" on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow (1951) for seven years. She ...

69. Spencer Chapman

Production_designer | The Roads to Freedom

Spencer Chapman was born on January 14, 1938 in London, England, UK. He was a production designer, known for The Roads to Freedom (1970), The Forsyte Saga (1967) and Tales of the Unexpected (1979). He was married to Consuela Chapman. He died on January 23, 2022 in the UK.

70. Stanley Frazen

Editorial_department | The Amityville Horror

Stanley Frazen was born on August 15, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an editor and actor, known for The Amityville Horror (1979), Kojak (1973) and The Princess Diaries (2001). He was married to Diane Frazen. He died on January 23, 2011 in Studio City, California, USA.

71. Thierry Mugler

Costume_department | Acción mutante

Thierry Mugler was born on December 21, 1948 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was a costume designer and director, known for Mutant Action (1993), Z Chromozome (2012) and Ready to Wear (1994). He died on January 23, 2022 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France.

72. Thomas A. Dorsey

Soundtrack | Mississippi Burning

Thomas A. Dorsey was born on July 1, 1899 in Villa Rica, Georgia, USA. He was married to Nettie Harper. He died on January 23, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

73. Tony Ferrer

Actor | Sabotage

Tony Ferrer was born on June 12, 1934 in Macabebe, Pampanga, Philippines. He was an actor and producer, known for Sabotage (1966), Ang agila at ang falcon (1980) and Blackmail (1966). He was married to Imelda Ilanan. He died on January 23, 2021 in the Philippines.

74. Trisha Noble

Actress | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Patricia Ann Ruth Noble was born on February 3, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales to a popular Australian theater family. Her father, Buster Noble, was a well-known comedian, singer and dancer, and her mother, Helen de Paul, was a noted choreographer and producer. At the age of six, Patsy Ann, as she...

75. Vachik Mangassarian

Actor | The Stoning of Soraya M.

Vachik Mangassarian was born in May 1943 in Iran. He was an actor, known for The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008), Moving On (2022) and Remington Steele (1982). He died on January 23, 2022 in Burbank, California, USA.

76. Walter Bernstein

Writer | The Front

Blacklisted writer in the 1950s, a victim of the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee), he still continued to write under pseudonyms as did many other blacklisted writers such as Ring Lardner Jr. and Dalton Trumbo, and his biggest contribution during that time was probably his writing work ...

77. Wyatt Tee Walker

Actor | Malcolm X

Wyatt Tee Walker was born on August 16, 1929 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Malcolm X (1992), 4 Little Girls (1997) and Committee on UnAmerican Activities (1962). He was married to Theresa Ann Edwards. He died on January 23, 2018 in Chester, Virginia, USA.

78. Yoo-Jung Song

Actress | Sowoneul Malhaebwa

Yoo-Jung Song was born on June 8, 1994 in South Korea. She was an actress, known for Make a Wish (2014). She died on January 23, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea.