Deaths: March 18
by bcampos862 | created - 19 Mar 2017 | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. Natasha Richardson
Actress | The Parent Trap
Natasha Jane Richardson was born in Marylebone, London, England, to director and producer Tony Richardson and actress Vanessa Redgrave. She was the sister of actress Joely Richardson, the niece of actors Corin Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave, and the granddaughter of actors Michael Redgrave and Rachel ...
2. Al Worden
Alfred Worden is an American astronaut and engineer who was the Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, he orbited it 74 times in the Command Module Endeavour. When the orbiting command module was at its greatest distance from ...
3. Allen Jaffe
Actor | Papillon
Allen Jaffe was born on April 9, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Papillon (1973), Circle of Fear (1972) and The Outer Limits (1963). He was married to Jeri K. Decker. He died on March 18, 1989 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
4. Amalia Britos
Actress | El barro humano
Amalia Britos was born on November 14, 1917 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for The Human Clay (1955), Graciela (1956) and Don Fulgencio (1950). She died on March 18, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
5. Anthony Minghella
Writer | The Talented Mr. Ripley
Anthony Minghella was the son of immigrants from Italy, who own an ice-cream factory on the Isle of Wight, where Anthony was born on January 6, 1954. He and his two siblings, Edana Minghella and Dominic Minghella, grew up there, a popular British holiday spot. After graduating from the University of...
6. Arnold Diamond
Actor | Fiddler on the Roof
Arnold Diamond was born on April 18, 1915 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Italian Job (1969) and The Saint (1962). He died on March 17, 1992 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK.
7. Barbara Bates
Actress | All About Eve
Born in Denver, Co, 6 August, 1925 and originally named Barbara Jane Bates, Barbara was the eldest of 3 daughters born to a postal clerk and RN.
Rather shy, her mother initially sent Barbara to study ballet. By her late teens, the young beauty began to model clothes as a teen out of high school.
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8. Bernie Wrightson
Art_department | Ghostbusters
A comic book stylist noted for his horror illustrations, Wrightson helped revamp the horror comic in the 1970s. He combined a modern sensibility with a distinctive drafting ability rare to the then-moribund industry, bridging the gap between the previous decade's giddy optimism and the explosion of...
9. Catherine Hamlin
Self | Nova
Dr. Hamlin is an Australian obstetrician and gynecologist who, with her husband, New Zealander Reginald Hamlin, co-founded the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, the world's only medical center dedicated exclusively to providing free obstetric fistula repair surgery to poor women suffering from ...
10. Cherylene Lee
Actress | Donovan's Reef
Adorable child actress Cherylene Lee is known for Bachelor Father (1962), Donovan's Reef (1963), Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock (1962), The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972), and M*A*S*H (1979). Later she became a writer and playwright. Among her plays were 'The Legacy Codes,' about the Wen Ho Lee...
11. Chester Barnes
Self | Superstars
12. Chuck Berry
Soundtrack | Men in Black
Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll ...
13. Denis Forest
Actor | The Mask
An accomplished actor, painter/sculptor and writer, Denis Forest attended Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Canada. He was an associate artist with the Necessary Angel Theatre Company from 1982-1987, where he collaborated on a number of award-winning plays under the direction of Richard Rose ("...
14. Elsa Peretti
Producer | Halston
Elsa Peretti was born on May 1, 1940 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She was a producer, known for Halston (2019), Scruples (1980) and Premis Nacionals de Cultura (2013). She died on March 18, 2021 in Sant Martí Vell, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
15. Emil Karewicz
Actor | Cien
Emil Karewicz was born on March 13, 1923 in Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]. He was an actor, known for Cien (1956), Lalka (1978) and Der ungebetene Gast (1981). He was married to Delfina, Ewa and Teresa. He died on March 18, 2020 in Poland.
16. Erik Howell
Actor | The Dark
Erik began his life in the South, moving with his mother to New York City where he became an actor at the age of three or so. Acting was the only paying work he ever did. As a boy, he tagged along with his mother, Karen, to the Copacabana nightclub where she mingled with the mighty and he ...
17. Fanny Navarro
Actress | Mujeres que bailan
Fanny Navarro was born on March 3, 1920 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Mujeres que bailan (1949), Deshonra (1952) and Sinfonía argentina (1942). She died on March 18, 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
18. Fess Parker
Actor | The Great Locomotive Chase
A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle (1952). He made only a handful of movies until he was signed by Walt Disney to star in the "Davy Crockett" series. When Walt was looking for an actor to play the part of ...
19. Gloria Dea
Actress | Plan 9 from Outer Space
Gloria Dea was born on August 25, 1922 in Oakland, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), King of the Congo (1952) and The Prodigal (1955). She was married to Sam J. Anzalone, Hal Borne, John F. Statham and Jack Shulem . She died on March 18, 2023 in Las ...
20. György Baló
Self | Ecseri tekercsek
György Baló was born on June 14, 1947 in Budapest, Hungary. He was married to Krisztina Morvai. He died on March 18, 2019 in Budapest, Hungary.
21. Henry Bromell
Producer | Homeland
Henry Bromell was born on September 19, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Homeland (2011), I'll Fly Away (1991) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). He was married to Caroline Thompson, Sarah and Trish Soodik. He died on March 18, 2013 in Santa Monica, ...
22. Javier Pérez
Director | El marginal
Javier Pérez was born in 1972 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director, known for El marginal (2016), Consentidos (2009) and Atracción x4 (2008). He died on March 18, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
23. Jean-Michel Sanejouand
Director | Quelques espaces
Jean-Michel Sanejouand was born on July 18, 1934 in Lyon, France. He was a director and writer, known for Quelques espaces (1973). He died on March 18, 2021 in Vaulandry, Maine-et-Loire, France.
24. Moon Ji-yoon
Actor | Iljimae
Moon Ji-yoon is known for Il Ji Mae (2008), Drama Special (2010) and Whatcha Wearin'? (2012).
26. Joe Lala
Actor | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Joe Lala was born on November 3, 1947 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Seinfeld (1989) and Out for Justice (1991). He was married to Ginny McSwain. He died on March 18, 2014 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
27. Joe Santos
Actor | The Rockford Files
A Brooklyn-born "working class" actor of Italian descent, character actor Joe Santos started out in life as Joseph John Minieri, Jr. on June 9, 1931. Sadly, his father died on the same day as Joe's birth. His mother Rose (née Sarno) Minieri, who later became a nightclub owner and singer in New York...
28. John Carl Buechler
Special_effects | Hatchet
When he ran the make-up effects department at New World Pictures, Roger Corman called John Carl Buechler "...the best in the business..." An actor, writer, producer, director, special effects artist, he was always in love with filmmaking, and was the first person in history to make his way into the...
29. John Phillips
Soundtrack | Cocktail
John Phillips was born on August 30, 1935 in Parris Island, South Carolina, USA. He was a composer and producer, known for Cocktail (1988), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) and The Rock (1996). He was married to Farnaz Arasteh, Geneviève Waïte, Michelle Phillips and Suzy Phillips-January. He died ...
30. John Tooley
John Tooley was born on June 1, 1924 in Rochester, Kent, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain (2018), The Margot Fonteyn Story (1989) and Operavox (1995). He was married to Jennifer-Anne Shannon, Patricia Janet Norah Bagshawe and Judith Craig Morris. He died on ...
31. Jorge Arvizu
Writer | El asesino del metro
Jorge Arvizu was born on July 23, 1932 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for El asesino del metro (1991), Zapata (1970) and Cuestión de honor (1993). He died on March 18, 2014 in Mexico City, Mexico.
32. Lance A. Lott
Stunts | Thor: Love and Thunder
Lance A. Lott was born on December 28, 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Lance A. is known for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), The Fabelmans (2022) and Metal Lords (2022). Lance A. died on March 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
33. Louise Erickson
Actress | Rosie the Riveter
Louise Erickson was born on February 28, 1928 in Oakland, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Rosie the Riveter (1944), Three Husbands (1950) and Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944). She was married to Ben Gazzara. She died on March 18, 2019.
34. Michael Attwell
Actor | Labyrinth
Michael Attwell was born on January 16, 1943 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Labyrinth (1986), Joseph (1995) and Scarlet and Black (1993). He died on March 18, 2006 in London, England, UK.
35. Narda Onyx
Actress | Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Born in 1931, Narda became friends with Robert I. McCarthy when she was an eleven-year-old laundress for McCarthy's anti-aircraft battalion in Bonn.
In 1944, she was a child actress in Estonia. To escape the Russians, she, her grandparents, her mother and 2-year-old brother took to the sea bound for...
36. Ned Miller
Soundtrack | Election
Ned Miller was born on April 12, 1925 in Raines, Utah, USA. He died on March 18, 2016 in Medford, Oregon, USA.
37. Niní Marshall
Actress | Madame Sans-Gêne
Niní Marshall was born on June 1, 1903 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. She was an actress and writer, known for Madame Sans-Gêne (1945), Cándida (1939) and Los celos de Cándida (1940). She was married to Edelemann, Felipe, Carmelo Santiago and Salcedo, Marcelo. She...
38. Osvaldo Canónico
Actor | Ritmo, amor y juventud
Osvaldo Canónico is known for Ritmo, amor y juventud (1966), Ritmo nuevo y vieja ola (1965) and Crimen en hotel alojamiento (1974).
39. Patrick Le Lay
Self | Lignes de mire
Patrick Le Lay was born on June 7, 1942 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France. He died on March 18, 2020 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
40. Peggy Wood
Actress | The Sound of Music
Above all else, singer/actress Peggy Wood has endeared herself to both TV and film audiences with one single role in each medium. She made warm, lasting impressions as the benevolent, strong-willed Scandinanvian matriarch Marta Hansen in the series drama Mama (1949), and as the knowing Mother ...
41. Pepper Martin
Actor | Superman II
Pepper Martin was born on September 20, 1936 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Superman II (1980), Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980) and General Hospital (1963). He died on March 18, 2022 in Glendale, California, USA.
42. Peter Musevski
Actor | Delo osvobaja
Peter Musevski was born on June 12, 1965 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia [now Ljubljana, Slovenia]. He was an actor, known for Delo osvobaja (2004), Bread and Milk (2001) and Spare Parts (2003). He died on March 18, 2020 in Slovenia.
44. Ravi Raaj
Actor | Achanak
Ravi Raaj was born in 1942 in Mangalore, British India. He was an actor, known for Achanak (1973), Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (1994) and Tuch Majhi Rani (1977). He died on March 18, 2020 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
45. Richard Gilliland
Actor | Airplane II: The Sequel
Richard Gilliland was born on January 23, 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Designing Women (1986) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987). He was married to Jean Smart and Lindsay Harrison. He died on March 18, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
46. Richard Marner
Actor | The Sum of All Fears
A Russian-born stage and screen actor who usually plays a military man in lots of spy thrillers and war films, Alexander Molchanoff was born in Petrograd in 1921. He was the eldest son of Colonel Paul Molchanoff, of the Semionovsky regiment. In 1924 his family left Russia via Finland and Germany ...
47. Robert Porter
Actor | The Jesus Trip
Robert came from a large Catholic family, raised in Los Angeles, and lived at Sycamore Farms, Malibu CA in about 1970, which he leased with his brother Peter Porter. This was an old horse stable that had been a Malibu landmark for decades, still located on Cross Creek Road today just off the Malibu...
48. Robin Harris
Actor | Do the Right Thing
Best remembered for his raunchy humor, Robin Harris became famous in supporting roles in movies such as Do The Right Thing as Sweet Dick Willie and House Party. He has left a legacy that fans and actors will truly miss due to his career which was cut by a massive heart attack at the age of 36. ...
49. Roger Kirby
Actor | WWWF Championship Wrestling
Roger Kirby was born on December 14, 1939 in Muncie, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972) and WWF Superstars (1986). He was married to Lila. He died on March 18, 2019 in the USA.
50. Tony Russel
Actor | La leggenda di Fra Diavolo
One of several handsome American actors who migrated to Europe in the early 60s when their careers in the States weren't progressing as well as they wanted, Antonio Pietro Russo, aka Tony Russel (or Tony Russell), was born on November 23, 1925 in Wisconsin, the son of Italian immigrants. Brought up...
51. Trisha Brown
Actress | The Man Who Envied Women
Trisha Brown was born on November 25, 1936 in Aberdeen, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Man Who Envied Women (1985), Linoleum (1966) and Water Motor (1978). She was married to Burt Barr. She died on March 18, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
52. Vilma Bánky
Actress | The Son of the Sheik
Vilma Bánky appeared in Hungarian, Austrian and French movies between 1920 and 1925, the year in which Samuel Goldwyn signed her, in Budapest, to a Hollywood contract. In Hollywood she was billed as the "The Hungarian Rhapsody". In the mid and late 1920s she was Goldwyn's biggest money maker, ...
53. Warren Christopher
Self | Iran and the West
Warren Christopher was born on October 27, 1925 in Scranton, North Dakota, USA. He was married to Marie Josephine Wyllis and Joan Southgate Workman. He died on March 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
54. Wray Downes
Actor | On the Road
Wray Downes was born on January 14, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for On the Road (2012), Trial by Jury (1994) and Q for Quest (1961). He died on March 18, 2020 in Montreal, Québec, Canada.
55. Zeev Aram
Self | The Genius of Design
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Design and Architecture. He is a furniture designer in London, England.
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