Deaths: February 28

1. George Kennedy

Actor | Cool Hand Luke

George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born on February 18, 1925 in New York City, to Helen (Kieselbach), a ballet dancer, and George Harris Kennedy, an orchestra leader and musician. Following high school graduation, Kennedy enlisted in the United States Army in 1943 with the hope to become a fighter ...

2. Albert Mkrtchyan

Director | Mer mankutyan tangon

Albert Mkrtchyan was born on February 27, 1937 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR [now Gyumri, Armenia]. He was a director and writer, known for Tango of Our Childhood (1985), Hin oreri yerge (1982) and Dykhanie (1989). He died on February 28, 2018.

3. Aldo Cammarota

Writer | Tato por ciento

Aldo Cammarota was born in 1930 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for Tato por ciento (1981), La chacota (1962) and Dígale sí a Tato (1973). He died on February 28, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

4. Alejandro Holst

Actor | Tiro de gracia

Alejandro Holst was an actor, known for Tiro de gracia (1969). He died on February 28, 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

5. André Previn

Music_department | My Fair Lady

German-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor André George Previn (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin, in Berlin) was for eight decades a hugely influential and prolific figure in jazz, as well as classical and film music. Being Jewish, Previn's family was forced to leave Hitler's Germany in ...

6. Annie Girardot

Actress | La pianiste

Over the course of a five-decade career, she starred in nearly 150 films. She is a three-time César Award winner (1977, 1996, 2002), a two-time Molière Award winner, a BAFTA nominee, and a recipient of several international prizes including the Volpi Cup (Best actress) at the 1965 Venice Film ...

7. Anny Ondra

Actress | Blackmail

Anny Ondra was a Polish-Czech-Austrian-German-French singer and a film and stage actress. As a child she lived in Prague, where her father was a colonel in the Austro-Hungarian army. After graduating from convent school in Prague, she studied to be an actress with Professor Bor. She was already a ...

8. Aron Tager

Actor | X-Men

Aron Tager was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1934, where he went to school and became an artist and sculptor. He moved to Canada, where he appeared in various Canadian theatre productions. For a quarter century he took a hiatus from acting in favor of art, sculpting and poetry. In 1991, he and his ...

9. Barry Crimmins

Self | Call Me Lucky

Barry Crimmins was born on July 3, 1953 in Kingston, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Call Me Lucky (2015), The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987) and Lenny Clarke's Late Show (1980). He was married to Helen Lysen. He died on February 28, 2018 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

10. Bill Orcutt

Production_manager | Wizards

Bill Orcutt was born on October 12, 1925 in San Diego, California, USA. He was a production manager and actor, known for Wizards (1977), The Super 6 (1966) and The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974). He was married to Beverly. He died on February 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

11. Carmen Laforet

Writer | Nada

Carmen Laforet was born on September 6, 1921 in Barcelona, Spain. She was a writer, known for Nada, Nada (1947) and Graciela (1956). She was married to Manuel Gonzalez Cerezales. She died on February 28, 2004 in Madrid, Spain.

12. Cecil Kellaway

Actor | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Though a native of South Africa, Cecil Kellaway spent many years as an actor, author and director in Australian live theatre until he tried his luck in Hollywood in the 1930s. Finding he could get only gangster bit parts, he got discouraged and returned to Australia. Then William Wyler called and ...

13. Dermot Morgan

Actor | Father Ted

Dermot went to University College Dublin, where he studied English and Philosopy. In 1974 he took up a teaching post, but left 2 years later to persue the comedy career that he had started at university. In 1979 his first introduction to TV came with an appearance on "Live Mike" on RTE television ...

14. Dominique Paturel

Actor | La Môme

Dominique Paturel was born on April 3, 1931 in Havre, France. He was an actor, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Lagardère (1967) and Coplan prend des risques (1964). He was married to Nelly Benedetti and Marie-Claire Le Glatin. He died on February 28, 2022 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, ...

15. Dragan Banjac

Actor | Meso

Dragan Banjac was born on April 8, 1975 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Flesh (2018), Meso (2017) and Zene, ljudi i ostalo (1999). He died on February 28, 2022 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

16. Ed Bickert

Music_department | Nightcap

Ed Bickert was born on November 29, 1932 in Hochfeld, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for Nightcap (1963), Festival (1960) and Q for Quest (1961). He was married to Madeline Mulholland. He died on February 28, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

17. Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Actor | You Can't Take It with You

The son of a minstrel and circus tightrope walker, Eddie Anderson developed a gravel voice early in life which would become his trademark to fame. He joined his older brother Cornelius as members of "The Three Black Aces" during his vaudeville years, singing for pennies in the hotel lobby. He ...

18. Enrico Maria Salerno

Writer | Anonimo veneziano

Enrico Maria Salerno was born on September 18, 1926 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for The Anonymous Venetian (1970), Seasons of Our Love (1966) and It Happened in '43 (1960). He died on February 28, 1994 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

19. Fabia Drake

Actress | A Room with a View

Fabia Drake was born on January 20, 1904 in Herne Bay, Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for A Room with a View (1985), Valmont (1989) and The Good Companions (1957). She was married to Maxwell Joseph Hall Turner. She died on February 28, 1990 in London, England, UK.

20. Felicia Beardsley

Self | Ancient Aliens

Felicia Beardsley was born on December 12, 1957 in California, USA. She died on February 28, 2023 in California, USA.

21. Frank Kelly

Actor | Father Ted

Frank Kelly was born on December 28, 1938 in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Father Ted (1995), Evelyn (2002) and Rat (2000). He was married to Bairbre Neldon. He died on February 28, 2016 in the UK.

22. Freeman Dyson

Self | The Nuclear Expedition

Freeman Dyson was born on December 15, 1923 in Crowthorne, England, UK. He is known for The Nuclear Expedition, The Oakes and Citizen Kurchatov: Stalin's Bomb Maker (1999). He was married to Imme Jung and Verena Esther Huber. He died on February 28, 2020 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

23. Harvey Schmidt

Soundtrack | Captain America: Civil War

Harvey Schmidt was born on September 12, 1929 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Captain America: Civil War (2016), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and Gunpowder Milkshake (2021). He died on February 28, 2018 in Tomball, Texas, USA.

24. Henry James

Writer | What Maisie Knew

Henry James was born 15 April 1843, to a wealthy family. He was born in New York, New York USA. His parents were Henry James Sr. and Mary Robertson Walsh; He had one brother William James (January 11 1842-August 26 1910) and one sister Alice James. When Henry James was a young boy he would enjoy ...

25. Ishirô Honda

Director | Gojira

Influential Japanese film director born May 7th, 1911, often credited as being the father of Godzilla. His name is a combination of "I" (or Ino), meaning "boar", and "shirô," meaning fourth son in the family. Originally, the young Honda had aspirations of becoming an artist; however, as he entered ...

26. Jane Russell

Actress | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Her father was a United States Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe. Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service, the family took up residence in ...

27. Joan Greenwood

Actress | Kind Hearts and Coronets

Joan Greenwood, of the plummy feline voice, was born in the well-to-do London district of Chelsea, the daughter of renowned portrait painter Sydney Earnshaw Greenwood (1887-1949). Dancing from the age of eight, she took ballet lessons and later enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). ...

28. John Antonelli

Self | 1954 World Series

John Antonelli was born on April 12, 1930 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was married to Gail Harms and Rosemarie. He died on February 28, 2020 in Rochester, New York, USA.

29. John La Rose

Writer | The Mangrove Nine

John La Rose was born on December 27, 1927 in Arima, St. George, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. He was a writer and producer, known for The Mangrove Nine (1973), Full House (1972) and Viewpoint (1959). He was married to Irma Hilaire. He died on February 28, 2006 in Islington, London, England, UK.

30. Johnny Briggs

Actor | Coronation Street

Born in South London on Sept 5, 1935, to Ernest and Rose Briggs, Johnny had a younger sister, Barbara, who died in 1955 at age 15. As a boy, he sang soprano in a church choir and during World War II he was evacuated to the safety of the English countryside. Back in London he won a scholarship, at ...

31. Jonathan Hale

Actor | The Saint's Double Trouble

Canadian-born character actor Jonathan Hale had a long and distinguished film career, appearing in over 260 pictures and television programs.

He was a member of the diplomatic service prior to his film career, and his stately bearing stood him in good stead for the large variety of corporate ...

32. Joyce Carey

Actress | Brief Encounter

Genteel London-born actress Joyce Carey came from a distinguished theatrical family. Her own lengthy career on the stage began in 1916 when she played Princess Katherine in an all-female ensemble of "Henry V". She made her debut on the legitimate stage in a small part in the West End production of ...

33. Joyce Gordon

Actress | Law & Order

Joyce Gordon was born on March 25, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Law & Order (1990) and The Mickey Rooney Show (1954). She was married to Bernie Grant. She died on February 28, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

34. Juanita Hall

Actress | Flower Drum Song

Juanita Hall was an American actress from New Jersey. She is primarily remembered for her roles in two Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musicals ("South Pacific" and "Flower Drum Song") and in their respective film adaptations. In 1950, Hall became the first African American actress to win a Tony ...

35. Kirk Baily

Actor | Bumblebee

Kirk Baily was born on February 2, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bumblebee (2018), The Tomorrow War (2021) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). He was married to Peggy Ziegler. He died on February 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

36. Martin Benson

Actor | The Omen

Martin Benson was born on August 10, 1918 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Omen (1976), The King and I (1956) and Goldfinger (1964). He was married to Joan Hayward and Joy. He died on February 28, 2010 in Markyate, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

37. Mary Stuart

Actress | Search for Tomorrow

She reigned on Search for Tomorrow (1951) for nearly four decades and became one of TV's most popular daytime ladies. As the ever-noble Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur, Mary Stuart remained on board for its entire run, and when that four-times-married role was in the can, she was ready...

38. Milan Jelic

Director | Moj tata na odredjeno vreme

Milan Jelic was born on September 21, 1944 in Rekovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and director, known for Moj tata na odredjeno vreme (1982), Rad na odredjeno vreme (1980) and Strange Night (1990). He died on February 28, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.

39. Naomi Siegmann

Self | Escultura es cultura

40. Norihiro Inoue

Actor | Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch

Norihiro Inoue was born on March 7, 1958 in Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Code Geass (2006), Gunslinger Girl (2003) and Metropolis (2001). He died on February 28, 2022.

41. Osvaldo Pacheco

Actor | Obras maestras del terror

Osvaldo Pacheco was born on March 25, 1932 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and producer, known for Masterworks of Terror (1959), Masterworks of Terror (1960) and Viernes de Pacheco (1968). He died on February 28, 1984 in Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina.

42. Paul Kangas

Self | Nightly Business Report

Paul Kangas was born on April 14, 1937 in Houghton, Michigan, USA. He was married to Peni Angeloff. He died on February 28, 2017 in Miami, Florida, USA.

43. Pedro Bonifacio Palacios

44. Philip Ahn

Actor | Impact

Korean-American character actor Philip Ahn played hundreds of Chinese and Japanese characters during a long career. He was born in Los Angeles in 1905 (though 1911 is the year usually given, U.S. government records confirm that Ahn was born in 1905), the son of a Korean diplomat. He attended the ...

45. Priscilla Tolkien

Self | J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien

Priscilla Tolkien was born on June 18, 1929 in Headington, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She died on February 28, 2022 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

46. Ray Girardin

Actor | Hollywood Man

Ray Girardin was born on January 23, 1935 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hollywood Man (1976), Number One with a Bullet (1987) and Hill Street Blues (1981). He was married to Marlene Ray. He died on February 28, 2019 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

47. Ric Marlow

Actor | Magnum, P.I.

Ric Marlow was born on December 21, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), The Dish (2000) and The Collector (1997). He was married to Julia English, Irene S. Franken, Dorothy Juana Sophia Cobarrubias, Leslie Parrish and Katharine Mae Highfill. He died...

48. Rogelio Guerra

Actor | Mañana es para siempre

Rogelio Guerra was born on October 8, 1936 in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Mañana es para siempre (2008), Las pecadoras (1968) and Ha llegado una intrusa (1974). He was married to Maribel Robles and Otilia Larrañaga. He died on February 28, 2018 in ...

49. Ruby Keeler

Actress | 42nd Street

Ruby Keeler started as a dancer on Broadway. After her marriage to Al Jolson she moved to Hollywood and become a star in Warners musicals opposite Dick Powell. After her divorce from Jolson she retired for almost 30 years, until she appeared in "No No Nanette" on Broadway in 1971 under the ...

50. Stanley Price

Writer | Genghis Cohn

Stanley Price was born on August 12, 1931 in Stamford Hill, Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Genghis Cohn (1993), Arabesque (1966) and Screen Two (1985). He was married to Judy Fenton. He died on February 28, 2019 in the UK.

51. Tono Andreu

Actor | Quiere casarse conmigo...?!

Tono Andreu was born in 1915 in Entre Ríos, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Quiere casarse conmigo...?! (1967), Vamos a soñar por el amor (1971) and La mano que aprieta (1953). He died on February 28, 1981.

52. Virginia Huston

Actress | Out of the Past

Virginia Huston was born on April 24, 1925 in Wisner, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for Out of the Past (1947), Tarzan's Peril (1951) and Flamingo Road (1949). She was married to Manus Paul Clinton II. She died on February 28, 1981 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

53. William G. Schilling

Actor | Space Jam

William G. Schilling was born on August 30, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Space Jam (1996), Ruthless People (1986) and In the Line of Fire (1993). He died on February 28, 2019 in Riverside, California, USA.

54. Zara Cully

Actress | The Jeffersons

Zara Cully was born on January 26, 1892 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for The Jeffersons (1975), All in the Family (1971) and Sugar Hill (1974). She was married to James M. Brown. She died on February 28, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.