Deaths: January 20

1. Tim Barlow

Tim Barlow was born on January 18, 1936 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Les Misérables (1998) and Automata (2014). He died on January 20, 2023 in the UK.

2. Alfredo Ripstein Jr.

Producer | La última noche

Alfredo Ripstein Jr. was born on December 10, 1916 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a producer and production manager, known for La última noche (1948), Las visitaciones del diablo (1968) and Manos arriba (1958). He was married to Freida. He died on January 20, 2007 in Mexico...

3. 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 ...

4. Arun Verma

Actor | Khakee

Arun Verma is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, Bhangra, Indi-pop and Bollywood music. He was born in Rajasthan, india. He is known predominantly for the songs "O Ladi Shanta", "Ram Chandro Ri", "Sahiba Ri Bibiye" and "Tu Hi Meri Saansein H". Arun Verma is ...

5. Audrey Hepburn

Actress | Breakfast at Tiffany's

Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch noblewoman, while her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was born in Úzice, Bohemia, to English and Austrian parents.

After her parents' divorce, ...

6. Bairbre Dowling

Actress | Zardoz

Bairbre Dowling was born on March 27, 1953 in Dublin, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Zardoz (1974), Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Changing Habits (1997). She was married to Colm Meaney. She died on January 20, 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

7. Barbara Stanwyck

Actress | Double Indemnity

Today Barbara Stanwyck is remembered primarily as the matriarch of the family known as the Barkleys on the TV western The Big Valley (1965), wherein she played Victoria, and from the hit drama The Colbys (1985). But she was known to millions of other fans for her movie career, which spanned the ...

8. Beatrice Lillie

Actress | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Dubbed "the funniest woman in the world", comedienne Beatrice Lillie was born the daughter of a Canadian government official and grew up in Toronto. She sang in a family trio act with her mother, Lucy, and her piano-playing older sister, Muriel. Times were hard and the ambitious mother eventually ...

9. Bill Kaiserman

Costume_department | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Bill Kaiserman is known for Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985).

10. Bob Smith

Writer | Side by Side by Susan Blackwell

Bob Smith was born on December 24, 1958 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Side by Side by Susan Blackwell (2009), Outlaugh! (2006) and CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2002). He died on January 20, 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.

11. Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson

Director | The Infant at Snakeville

American actor-director-writer-producer Gilbert M. Anderson, father of the movie cowboy and the first Western star, was born Maxwell Henry Aronson in Little Rock, Arkansas. His parents, Esther (Ash) and Henry Aronson, were from New York. His father was from a German Jewish family, and his mother ...

Broncho Billy Anderson

12. Bruce Gordon

Actor | Piranha

Bruce Gordon was born on February 1, 1916 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Piranha (1978), Tower of London (1962) and The Buccaneer (1958). He was married to Mary Jane Farrar Falvey and Marla Gordon. He died on January 20, 2011 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

13. Camillo Milli

Actor | Habemus Papam

Camillo Milli was born on August 1, 1929 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for We Have a Pope (2011), La locandiera (1980) and I banchieri di Dio (2002). He was married to Mariangela. He died on January 20, 2022 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.

14. Carrie Hamilton

Actress | Fame

Carrie Hamilton was born on December 5, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Fame (1982), Shag (1988) and Tokyo Pop (1988). She was married to Marc Templin. She died on January 20, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

15. Claudio Abbado

Soundtrack | Minority Report

His father was the renowned violinist and music teacher Michelangelo Abbado. He is the brother of the composer Marcello Abbado and therefore uncle of the conductor Roberto Abbado. After school, Abbado studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. From 1956 to 1968 he was married to Giovanna ...

16. Claudio Levrino

Actor | Un mundo de veinte asientos

Claudio Levrino was born in 1945. He was an actor, known for Un mundo de veinte asientos (1978), Los éxitos del amor (1979) and Un extraño en nuestras vidas (1972). He died on January 19, 1980 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

17. David Battley

Actor | Krull

David Battley (5 November 1935 - 20 January 2003) was a British actor specialising in laconic, lugubrious comedy roles. The elder son of John Battley, post-WW2 Labour MP, David was born in Battersea, London. Born with a hole in the heart, he was initially taught at home before attending a special ...

18. Elza Soares

Music_department | Desejos de Mulher

Elza Soares was born on June 23, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and composer, known for Desejos de Mulher (2002), Chega de Saudade (2007) and Second Call (2019). She was married to Garrincha and Lourdes Antônio Soares . She died on January 20, 2022 in Rio de ...

19. Enrique de Rosas

Director | Hermanos

Enrique de Rosas was born on July 14, 1888 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for Hermanos (1941), Nativa (1939) and Atorrante (1939). He died on January 20, 1948 in Ituzaingo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

20. Etta James

Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Etta James is an American singer who performed in various genres, including blues, R&B, soul, rock and roll, jazz, gospel. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a ...

21. 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 Les fiancées de l'empire (1981). He died on January 20, 2019 in Livry-Gargan, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

22. Garrincha

Actor | Exu-Piá, Coração de Macunaíma

Manuel Francisco dos Santos, nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha "little bird", was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and by some, the greatest dribbler ever. Garrincha played a ...

23. Gerry Mulligan

Soundtrack | L.A. Confidential

Born in New York, raised in Philadelphia, Mulligan was the foremost baritone sax player of his generation, as well as an acclaimed composer and arranger, and one of the founders of the post-WWII "West Coast" school of jazz. In addition to his three marriages, Mulligan was the long-term lover of ...

24. Gustav Winckler

Composer | Soldaterkammerater

Gustav Winckler was born on October 13, 1925 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor and composer, known for Soldaterkammerater (1958), That Time of Year (2018) and Speed Walking (2014). He was married to Inge Winckler. He died on January 20, 1979 in Viborg, Denmark.

25. Harry Selby

Camera_department | Africa Adventure

Harry Selby was born on July 22, 1925 in Frankfort, South Africa. He is known for Africa Adventure (1954). He was married to Maria Elizabeth Clulow. He died on January 20, 2018 in Maun, Botswana.

26. Hideo Onchi

Director | Warabi no kou

Hideo Onchi was born on January 23, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Warabi no kou (2003), Izu no odoriko (1967) and Shimanto-gawa (1991). He died on January 20, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.

27. Hiram Keller

Actor | Fellini - Satyricon

Hiram Keller was born on May 3, 1944 in Moody Field, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Fellini Satyricon (1969), Orestes (1997) and The Survivors of the Bounty (1974). He was married to Kristina St. Clair. He died on January 20, 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

28. Howard Lew Lewis

Actor | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Of Welsh ancestry through both his parents, Lewis was born in London in 1941. His grandmother was the noted opera singer Dame Ethel Gomer Lewis, and he was also related to the actor Rupert Davies who played Maigret.

Despite being somewhat typecast as an oafish character in many of his roles, Lewis ...

29. Humberto Serrano

Actor | Antonella

Humberto Serrano was born on May 21, 1942 in Spain. He was an actor, known for Antonella (1991), Inolvidable (1992) and El pulpo negro (1985). He died on January 20, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

30. Irwin Young

Producer | Nothing But a Man

Irwin Young was born on May 30, 1927 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Nothing But a Man (1964), Alambrista! (1977) and American Me (1992). He was married to Diane Nalven. He died on January 20, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

31. Jim Rodford

Music_department | Return to Waterloo

Jim Rodford was born on July 7, 1941 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Return to Waterloo (1984), The Kinks: You Really Got Me (1980) and The Kinks: Don't Forget to Dance (1983). He was married to Jean. He died on January 20, 2018 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, ...

32. John Coleman

Self | Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

John Coleman was born on October 15, 1934 in Alpine, Texas, USA. He was married to Linda Coleman and Alice Rae Casey. He died on January 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

33. Johnny Weissmuller

Actor | Tarzan the Ape Man

Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of ...

34. José de Thomas

Writer | El televisor

José de Thomas is known for El televisor (1962), Alta comedia (1965) and Days of Hate (1954).

35. Kit Hood

Writer | Degrassi Junior High

Kit Hood was born on March 24, 1943 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Degrassi High (1987), Dancing on the Moon (1997) and School's Out! (1992). He was married to Agnes Malouf . He died on January 20, 2020 in West Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada.

36. Meat Loaf

Actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas, to Wilma Artie (Hukel), a teacher and gospel singer, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a police officer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands. In 1970, he moved to New York and appeared in the Broadway musicals "Hair", "Rockabye Hamlet" ...

37. Mira Furlan

Actress | Babylon 5

A leading actress of theatre, film and TV in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan emigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Goran Gajic, in November 1991, due to the intolerable political circumstances in her homeland. Ms. Furlan starred in the Warner Brothers TV series Babylon 5 (1993) as "Ambassador ...

38. Mitzi McWhorter

Actress | Deadline

Mitzi McWhorter was born on April 23, 1935 in Skiatook, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Deadline (1959), The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956) and Michael Shayne (1960). She was married to Gerald Connors and Wayne Rogers. She died on January 20, 2021 in Bakersfield, California, USA.

39. Nedda Casei

Actress | Live from the Metropolitan Opera

Nedda Casei was born on September 9, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). She was married to Samuel Strasbourger and John A. Wiles Jr. . She died on January 20, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

40. Nedra Volz

Actress | Filthy Rich

An apple dumpling of a darling, character actress Nedra Volz had one of those slightly vacant, twinkly-eyed faces absolutely designed for light sitcoms and commercial work. Although she didn't come into her own until past retirement age, she enjoyed a solid two-decade ride delightfully amusing ...

41. Parveen Babi

Actress | Kaala Sona

born and raised in Junagad, Ms. Babi was spotted by renowned B.R. Ishara at Ahmedabad University, and he approached her to act in his forthcoming movie, Charitraheen, which was a sequel to Chetna. Her co-star in this movie was none other than renowned Indian cricketer Salim Durrani. Parveen Babi ...

42. Paul Bocuse

It's a Wonderful Life

Paul Bocuse was born on February 11, 1926 in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, Rhône, France. He was an actor. He was married to Raymonde Duvert. He died on January 20, 2018 in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

43. 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...

44. Terry Evans

Soundtrack | Crossroads

Terry Evans was born on August 14, 1937 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. He died on January 20, 2018 in the USA.

45. Tom Ricketts

Director | Life's Blind Alley

Born in London, England, in 1853, prolific actor/director (300+ credits) Tom Ricketts is mostly forgotten today, but his chief claim to fame is that he directed the first motion picture shot in Hollywood.

Ricketts began his show-business career as an actor on the London stage, and gained a ...

46. Victor Izay

Actor | Wild Hogs

Victor Izay was born on December 23, 1923 in Watertown, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Wild Hogs (2007), Young Guns (1988) and Employee of the Month (2006). He was married to Jo Roybal Izay and Connie Izay. He died on January 20, 2014 in Glendora, California, USA.