Deaths: February 3

1. Anna May Wong

Actress | The Toll of the Sea

Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American movie star, was born Wong Liu Tsong on January 3, 1905, in Los Angeles, California, to laundryman Wong Sam Sing and his wife, Lee Gon Toy. A third-generation American, she managed to have a substantial acting career during a deeply racist time when the ...

2. Al Lewis

Actor | Super Scary Saturday

In the late 1920s, Lewis worked as a circus performer, but ultimately decided on college, earning a Ph.D. in child psychology from Columbia University. He taught school and wrote two children's books. In 1949, at the suggestion of a friend, Lewis turned to acting and joined the Paul Mann Actor's ...

3. Alba Solís

Actress | Estrellas de Buenos Aires

Alba Solís was born on October 18, 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956), Tres citas con el destino (1954) and Escándalo nocturno (1951). She died on February 3, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

4. Audrey Meadows

Actress | The Honeymooners

Audrey Meadows was born in New York City as Audrey Cotter, the youngest of four children. After she was born, her family returned to Wu'chang, China, where they worked as missionaries. Her family returned to the US and settled in New England when Audrey was age 6, and she and sister Jayne Meadows ...

5. Ben Gazzara

Actor | Road House

Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever before in ...

6. Bob 'Willard' Henke

Self | Rock Concert

One of four children - two boys and two girls - Bob 'Willard' Henke was born Robert Henke on 29 April 1951 in Pennsylvania, USA and moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1964. Up to the age of 13, in Pennsylvania, there was a Hammond organ in his family living room, which he learned to play. When the family...

7. Bob Proctor

Self | The Secret

Bob Proctor was born on July 5, 1934 in Canada. He was an actor, known for The Secret (2006), The Ravine (2021) and The Grand Self (2020). He died on February 3, 2022 in (undisclosed).

8. Buddy Holly

Soundtrack | Big Fish

Charles Hardin Holley, known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his siblings. His ...

9. 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 ...

10. David Kessler

Actor | Avant que j'oublie

David Kessler was born on February 24, 1959 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was an actor, known for Before I Forget (2007), J'aime la vie, je fais du vélo, je vais au cinéma (2005) and Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2006). He was married to Sophie Mesguich. He died on ...

11. Davy Kaye

Actor | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Davy Kaye was born on April 25, 1916 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), Sapphire & Steel (1979) and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972). He was married to Hazel Wilson. He died on February 3, 1998 in Paradise Island, Bahamas.

12. Dean Zayas

Director | Tanairi

Dean Zayas was born on October 17, 1937 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He was a director and writer, known for Tanairi (1985), El derecho de nacer (1959) and Yo compro esa mujer (1960). He died on February 3, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

13. Kirill Tolmatskiy

Soundtrack | 72 metra

Russian rap artist, songwriter, composer, actor and poet, known by the stage names Detsl, Le Truk and Dzhuzeppe Zhestko. Father - Aleksandr Yakovlevich Tolmatsky (born May 12, 1960), a disc jockey at the Hammer and Sickle Factory Culture House, since 1987 - producer, founder of Next (2005) radio, ...

14. Dieter Mann

Actor | Der Untergang

Dieter Mann was born on June 20, 1941 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Vergiss dein Ende (2011) and Karl May (1992). He died on February 3, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

15. Donny Gerrard

Soundtrack | Little Shop of Horrors

Donny Gerrard was born on March 19, 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Forrest Gump (1994) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). He was married to Myra. He died on February 3, 2022 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

16. Douglas Knapp

Cinematographer | Dark Star

Doug Knapp is a graduate of University Southern California school of Cinematic Arts (1972). Member of International Cinematograpers Guild, ICG Local 600 (1977 - 2011) as Camera Operator and Director of Photography on hundreds of television shows and feature films. Doug has been filming since the ...

17. Emily Levine

Writer | Love & War

Emily Levine was born on October 23, 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Love & War (1992), The Associates (1979) and Angie (1979). She died on February 3, 2019 in the USA.

18. Frances Reid

Actress | Days of Our Lives

Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and was raised in Berkeley, California, she attended/graduated at The Pasadena Community Playhouse where her major was acting, and she pursued her career immediately. The Emmy Award nominee who has played Alice Horton for the entire 37 years that Days of Our Lives has ...

19. Gene Reynolds

Producer | M*A*S*H

Gene Reynolds might have fulfilled a youthful ambition and become a baseball player. However, his father's business failed and the family relocated from their erstwhile home in Detroit to Los Angeles in 1934.

Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Maude Evelyn (Schwab), a...

20. George Steiner

Self | Nauwgezet en wanhopig

George Steiner was born on April 23, 1929 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Nauwgezet en wanhopig (1989), Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (1988) and Sunday Night (1965). He was married to Zara Alice Shakow. He died on February 3, 2020 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

21. Gustavo Tambascio

Director | La Partenope

Gustavo Tambascio was born on August 11, 1948 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and actor, known for La Partenope (2013), Amores locos (2009) and The Kaiser of Atlantis (2022). He died on February 3, 2018 in Madrid, Spain.

22. Gwen Guthrie

Soundtrack | Spenser Confidential

Gwen Guthrie was born on July 14, 1950 in Okemah, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Spenser Confidential (2020), Chasing Amy (1997) and Very Bad Things (1998). She was married to Donald Wakefield. She died on February 3, 1999 in Orange, New Jersey, USA.

23. Haya Harareet

Actress | Ben-Hur

Born in Palestine before the inception of the Israeli state in the city of Haifa, she first distinguished herself by winning one of the first beauty contests in the nascent Israel. Haya Harareet (also spelled Hararit) made her debut in Thorold Dickinson's film Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955) ("Hill ...

24. Ilse Petri

Actress | Der Raub der Sabinerinnen

Ilse Petri was born on March 20, 1918 in Göttingen, Province of Hanover, Prussia [now Lower Saxony], Germany. She was an actress, known for The Rape of the Sabines (1936), Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank - 1. Trimester: Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968) and Der eingebildete Kranke (1938). ...

25. Irfan Atasoy

Producer | Yedi Belalilar

Irfan Atasoy was born on February 3, 1937 in Adana, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Yedi Belalilar (1970), Casus Kiran: Yedi Canli Adam (1970) and Kendi Düsen Aglamaz (1969). He died on February 3, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.

26. Irv Brown

Self | 1982 Holiday Bowl

Irv Brown was born on March 30, 1935 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was married to Pat. He died on February 3, 2019 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

27. Jason Raize

Actor | Brother Bear

Jason Raize was born on July 20, 1975 in Oneonta, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Brother Bear (2003), The Lion King (1997) and Brother Bear (2003). He died on February 3, 2004 in Yass, New South Wales, Australia.

28. Jay C. Flippen

Actor | The Killing

Jay C. Flippen could probably be characterized these days as one of those craggy, distinctive faces you know but whose name escapes you while viewing scores of old 1950s and 1960s films and television series. Playing both sides of the law throughout his career, his huge cranium, distinctive bulldog...

29. Jean Byron

Actress | Invisible Invaders

A true sunny delight, actress Jean Byron will be fondly remembered for her three-season-long role as vivacious "Natalie Lane", the grounding mom of "identical cousin" Patty Duke on The Patty Duke Show (1963), the one who was always around to help teenage Patty regroup when "a hot dog made her lose ...

30. Joan Mondale

Joan Mondale was born on August 8, 1930 in Eugene, Oregon, USA. She was married to Walter Mondale. She died on February 3, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

31. Jody Gilbert

Actress | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Jody grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where she had her own musical show on local radio while she was still in high school. In her later teens, she toured the south in musical comedies, performed in summer stock across America and discovered that she would never get any good roles on the New York ...

32. Joe Alaskey

Actor | Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Joe Alaskey, among the most talented voice actors in the business, impeccably recreated many of the original characters which the late cartoon pioneer Mel Blanc invented. A natural mimic and gifted actor, his amazing "ear" for voices enabled him to imitate almost anything, including some of the ...

33. John Cassavetes

Actor | Rosemary's Baby

John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films.

Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983). ...

34. John Litel

Actor | They Died with Their Boots On

John Litel's tough, no-nonsense demeanor on screen was not entirely due to his skill as an actor--when World War I broke out he enlisted in the French army, not wanting to wait until the US entered, and was twice decorated for bravery. Returning to the US after the war, he enrolled in the American ...

35. José María Langlais

Actor | Alta comedia

José María Langlais was born in 1934 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Alta comedia (1965), The Phantom of the Opera (1960) and Caer en la tentación (1963). He died on February 3, 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

36. 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 '...

37. June Walker

Actress | War Nurse

June Walker was born on June 14, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for War Nurse (1930), The Unforgiven (1960) and Thriller (1960). She was married to Geoffrey Kerr. She died on February 3, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

38. 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 ...

39. Lana Clarkson

Actress | Fast Times at Ridgemont High

This beautiful, long-legged blonde actress was known to be a kind, intelligent and dependable actor with a comedic talent as well. She appeared in many American TV hits of the 1970s and 1980s, such as Three's Company (1976), The Jeffersons (1975), The New Mike Hammer (1984), Riptide (1984), Knight ...

40. Lauro António

Director | Manhã Submersa

Lauro António was born on August 18, 1942 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for Manhã Submersa (1980), A Bela e a Rosa (1983) and O Vestido Cor de Fogo (1985). He was married to Maria Eduarda Reis Colares. He died on February 3, 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.

41. Louan Gideon

Actress | The Secret World of Alex Mack

Louan Gideon was born on November 12, 1955 in Erath County, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), Suburban Commando (1991) and Treehouse Hostage (1999). She was married to Walt Borchers. She died on February 3, 2014 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

42. Louis Velle

Writer | Corrida pour un espion

Louis Velle was born on May 29, 1926 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Code Name: Jaguar (1965), 1... 2... 3... Rideau! (1965) and The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955). He was married to Frédérique Hébrard. He died on February 3, 2023 in Morainvilliers, Yvelines, France.

43. Madis Milling

Actor | Kirjad Inglile

Madis Milling was born on November 24, 1970 in Tallinn, Estonia. He was an actor, known for Letters to Angel (2011), Kelgukoerad (2006) and Vanad ja kobedad (2000). He died on February 3, 2022 in Lokuti, Saku Parish, Estonia.

44. Margreth Weivers

Actress | Lotta på Bråkmakargatan

Margreth Weivers was born on July 24, 1926 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Lotta på Bråkmakargatan (1995), Lotta på Bråkmakargatan (1992) and Chock (1997). She was married to Bertil Norström. She died on February 3, 2021 in Sweden.

45. Maria Schneider

Actress | Ultimo tango a Parigi

Maria Schneider was a French actress. At age 19 she became famous for Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris (1972), and The Passenger (1975).

As a teenager, she adored films, going to the cinema up to four times a week. She left home at 15 after an argument with her mother and went to Paris...

46. Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva

Self | The Edge of Democracy

Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva was born on April 7, 1950 in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. She was married to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. She died on February 3, 2017 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

47. Mary Healy

Actress | The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Mary Healy was born on April 14, 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953), Lookin' to Get Out (1982) and 20, 000 Men a Year (1939). She was married to Peter Lind Hayes. She died on February 3, 2015 in Calabasas, California, USA.

48. Maurice White

Soundtrack | The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Maurice was born in Memphis on December 19, 1941, but moved to Chicago as a teenager. His father, Verdine, was a doctor. For many years, they lived in the South Shore section on the South Side. He attended Crane Junior College and the Chicago Conservatory of Music. It was while he was at the ...

49. Nada Urbánková

Actress | Ostrzhe sledované vlaky

Nada Urbánková was born on June 30, 1939 in Nová Paka, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Closely Watched Trains (1966), Larks on a String (1969) and Kdyby tisíc klarinetu (1965). She was married to Josef Havlík, Karel Urbánek and Jan Nemejovský. She died on February 3, 2023 in ...

50. Nancy Kulp

Actress | The Beverly Hillbillies

Nancy Kulp wore many hats: Publicity person, actress, linguist, would-be politician, and teacher. Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Kulp attended college in Florida, then headed for Hollywood to work in publicity for the movies, not star in them. Soon after arriving in Hollywood, Kulp was ...

51. Ndugu Chancler

Soundtrack | Grosse Pointe Blank

Ndugu Chancler was born on July 1, 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), The First Purge (2018) and Hit and Run (2012). He was married to Brenda Curry. He died on February 3, 2018 in Los Angeles California, USA.

52. Oswaldo Loureiro

Director | Divinas & Maravilhosas

Oswaldo Loureiro was born on July 23, 1932 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Divinas & Maravilhosas (1973), Cuca Legal (1975) and O Bem-Amado (1980). He was married to Madalena Loureiro. He died on February 3, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

53. Paco Rabanne

Costume_designer | Barbarella

Paco Rabanne was born on February 18, 1934 in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Pais Vasco, Spain. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Barbarella (1968), Two for the Road (1967) and The Last Adventure (1967). He died on February 3, 2023 in Portsall, Ploudalmézeau, Brittany, France.

54. Pedro Knight

Self | Premios Casandra

Pedro Knight was born on September 30, 1921 in Matanzas, Cuba. He was married to Celia Cruz. He died on February 3, 2007 in Arcadia, California, USA.

55. Peter Gilmore

Actor | Carry on Up the Khyber

German-born Peter Gilmore came to the UK at the age of six, to be raised by relatives. He quit school at age 14, and pursuing his dream of becoming an actor, attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for a short time, before being expelled. A stint in the army led to the discovery that he had a ...

56. Philippe Adamov

Production_designer | Ulysse 31

Philippe Adamov was born on June 27, 1956 in London, England, UK. He was a production designer, known for Ulysse 31 (1981). He died on February 3, 2020 in France.

57. Pierre Watkin

Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Pierre Watkin was one of a stable of tall, distinguished-looking and sophisticated character actors (such as Russell Hicks, Jonathan Hale, Selmer Jackson and Samuel S. Hinds) whom Hollywood kept steadily employed playing political leaders, army officers, lawyers, wealthy businessmen and the like. ...

58. Raúl 'Chato' Padilla

Actor | Chespirito

Raúl 'Chato' Padilla was born on June 11, 1918 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Chespirito (1980), El Chavo del Ocho (1972) and Atormentada (1967). He was married to Lili Inclán. He died on February 3, 1994 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

59. Richard Bull

Actor | Little House on the Prairie

Richard Bull was born on June 26, 1924 in Zion, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Little House on the Prairie (1974), Sugar (2008) and The Andromeda Strain (1971). He was married to Barbara Collentine. He died on February 3, 2014 in Calabasas, California, USA.

60. Ritchie Valens

Soundtrack | La Bamba

Ritchie, the 'California Kid' was from a family of poverty stricken fruit pickers and was the first rock star to originate from the West Coast and one of the innovators of 'Latino rock. In an eight month career he scored three hits with 'Come On Let's Go', 'Donna' and 'La Bamba' before being killed...

61. Rolf Zacher

Actor | Endstation Freiheit

Rolf Zacher was born on March 28, 1941 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Slow Attack (1980), The Confessions of Felix Krull (1982) and Heidenlöcher (1986). He was married to Gisela Getty. He died on February 3, 2018 in Seniors Residence "Am Park", Büdelsdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, ...

62. The Big Bopper

Soundtrack | True Romance

The Big Bopper (real name: Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. ) was an American singer, songwriter, and disc jockey from Texas. His best known song compositions were" Chantilly Lace" (featuring a flirtatious phone conversation) and "White Lightning" (a rockabilly hit). Richardson was killed in an airplane ...

63. Walerian Borowczyk

Director | Docteur Jekyll et les femmes

Born in Kwilcz, Poland, Walerian Borowczyk trained as a painter and lithographer, winning Poland's National Prize in 1953. He began his film career as a film poster designer, then started making short animated films in the late 1950s. Moving to France in the early 1960s, he gained a reputation as a...

64. Willie Wood

Actor | Run to Daylight

Willie Wood was born on December 23, 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Run to Daylight (1964), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970). He was married to Sheila. He died on February 3, 2020 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

65. Woodrow Wilson

Self | The Adventures of a Boy Scout

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential ...

66. Zalman King

Producer | Nine 1/2 Weeks

Zalman King was born on May 23, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for 9½ Weeks (1986), Galaxy of Terror (1981) and In God's Hands (1998). He was married to Patricia Louisianna Knop. He died on February 3, 2012 in Santa Monica, California, USA.