Deaths: December 1
by bcampos862 | created - 01 Dec 2016 | updated - 01 Dec 2020 | Public
1. Shelley Morrison
Actress | Will & Grace
Despite remaining on the periphery of character stardom for a number of years, New York-born character actress Shelley Morrison, who enjoyed a long and varied career on film, TV and the stage for decades, finally became a household favorite as the argumentative, razor-tongued maid Rosario Salazar ...
2. Alan Sues
Actor | The Americanization of Emily
Alan Sues was born on March 7, 1926 in Ross, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Americanization of Emily (1964), Laugh-In (1967) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He was married to Phyllis Gehrig. He died on December 1, 2011 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
3. Alejandro Urdapilleta
Actor | Tumberos
Alejandro Urdapilleta was born on March 10, 1954 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor and writer, known for Tumberos (2002), Adiós querida luna (2004) and Sleepwalker (1998). He died on December 1, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4. Anton Rodgers
Actor | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Anton Rodgers was born on January 10, 1933 in Ealing, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), The Merchant of Venice (2004) and The Fourth Protocol (1987). He was married to Elizabeth Garvie and Morna Watson. He died on December 1, 2007 in Reading, Berkshire,...
5. Bill McKinney
Actor | First Blood
Bill McKinney, the movie and television character actor who was one of the great on-screen villains, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on September 12, 1931. He had an unsettled life as a child, moving 12 times before joining the Navy at the age of 19 during the Korean War. Once, when his family ...
6. Calvin Newborn
Soundtrack | Hustle & Flow
Calvin Newborn died on December 1, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
7. Dave Mantel
Actor | Goede tijden, slechte tijden
Dave Mantel was a Dutch actor, born 15th of September 1981 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At the age of 8 he started at the Amsterdam youth drama school, along his regular education, where he played in 3 productions between the age of 14 and 18. In that same period, together with friends, they also ...
8. David Ben-Gurion
Self | Hamilchama al hashalom
At the age of 20, he emigrated to Palestine, where Ben-Gurion worked on farms and joined the Zionist movement. From 1910 he called himself David Ben-Gurion. He subsequently also studied law at the universities of Constantinople and Salonika. Because of his Zionist views, Ben-Gurion was then ...
9. Don Calfa
Actor | The Return of the Living Dead
Don is probably best remembered for his role as "Ernie Kaltenbrunner" in the 1985 comedy horror The Return of the Living Dead (1985). Don's career spans over 40 years in both film and TV. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Ozone Park Queens, and later West Hempstead, Long Island, Don Calfa ...
10. Ennio Fantastichini
Actor | Mine vaganti
Ennio Fantastichini was born on February 20, 1955 in Gallese, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Loose Cannons (2010), Open Doors (1990) and Napoléon (2002). He died on December 1, 2018 in Napoli, Campania, Italy.
11. Fernando Di Leo
Writer | Milano calibro 9
Fernando Di Leo was born on January 11, 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Puglia, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Caliber 9 (1972), Killer contro killers (1985) and Shoot First, Die Later (1974). He was married to Maria Pia Conte. He died on December 1, 2003 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
12. Freddie Young
Cinematographer | Lawrence of Arabia
Freddie Young was a British cinematographer. He is best known for his work on David Lean's films Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970), all three of which won him Academy Awards for Best Cinematography.
Young was an cinematographer on 130 films, including ...
13. Hillard Elkins
Producer | A New Leaf
Hillard Elkins, a producer who broke down sexual barriers and created one of the biggest hits in Broadway history when he brought the erotic revue "Oh! Calcutta!" to the stage which ran for 20 years. Hilly as his friends called him started out in the mail room at William Morris in New York and ...
14. Jack Colvin
Actor | Jeremiah Johnson
Jack Colvin was born on October 13, 1932 in Lyndon, Kansas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Incredible Hulk (1978) and Child's Play (1988). He died on December 1, 2005 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
15. James Baldwin
Writer | I Am Not Your Negro
James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for I Am Not Your Negro (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and American Playhouse (1980). He died on December 1, 1987 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
16. Jeanette Terrazas
Actress | El precio de nuestra sangre
Jeanette Terrazas is known for El precio de nuestra sangre (2000), Ladies' Night (2003) and Los simuladores (2008).
17. John Stearns
Producer | Make Me Laugh
John Stearns was born on October 13, 1916 in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Make Me Laugh (1958), Mary Kay and Johnny (1947) and The Tonight Show (1953). He was married to Mary Kay Stearns. He died on December 1, 2001 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
18. Judy McBurney
Actress | Prisoner
Judy began a professional career as a model before becoming an actress. She was elevated to star status with her ongoing role as Tania Livingston in the smash hit 1970s TV hospital soap "The Young Doctors". Judy remained with the show until its end in 1982, the character of Tania maturing from a ...
19. Ken Berry
Actor | Mama's Family
Dancing and the military were a large part of Ken Berry's life. When he was 13 he attended a carnival at his grade school; the dancers impressed him so much that he decided that's what he wanted to do with his life. His parents were supportive, and his dad even booked Ken into variety type shows. ...
20. Lee Dorsey
Soundtrack | Casino
New Orleans-born Lee Dorsey was a former boxer who turned rock singer. He had a minor hit for a local New Orleans record company that resulted in a contract with Fury Records, a nationally distributed label. In 1961 he recorded the catchy "Ya Ya", which went to the #1 spot on the US charts. A ...
21. Lil Bub
Actress | Cooke Concrete
Lil Bub is a celebrity cat who was born on June 21, 2011. The runt of her litter, she was born with several genetic mutations, including having a shorter lower jaw (causing her tongue to always hang out), no teeth, and dwarfism. She also suffers from the bone disorder osteopetrosis and is ...
22. Maria Pacôme
Actress | La crise
Maria Pacôme was born on July 18, 1923 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for La crise (1992), Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960) and Si Perrault m'était conté (1966). She was married to Maurice Ronet. She died on December 1, 2018 in Ballainvilliers, ...
23. Mario Abramovich
Self | Gracias por venir, gracias por estar
Mario Abramovich was born on October 31, 1926 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on December 1, 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
24. Onofre Lovero
Actor | Las esclavas
Onofre Lovero was born on March 14, 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Las esclavas (1987), Frutilla (1980) and Rosaura a las 10 (1958). He died on December 1, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
25. Pat Sullivan
Self | ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
Pat Sullivan was born on January 18, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was married to Jean Hicks. He died on December 1, 2019 in the USA.
26. Paul Benedict
Actor | This Is Spinal Tap
Genial, pleasant-voiced character actor Paul Benedict was born in New Mexico on September 17, 1938, and made hosts of stage, film and TV appearances in a career lasting five decades. The son of a doctor, he was diagnosed with acromegaly by an endocrinologist who happened to catch the nascent actor ...
27. Paula Tilbrook
Actress | Emmerdale Farm
Paula Tilbrook was born on January 16, 1930 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Wetherby (1985) and Andy Capp (1988). She was married to Leslie Hall. She died on December 1, 2019 in England, UK.
28. Robert V. Barron
Actor | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Tall, gaunt, rawboned character actor with deep voice, reminiscent of John Carradine. Formal education at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia and as Theater Arts major at UCLA. Professional training at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and at Max Reinhardt Workshop ...
29. Sergio Corbucci
Writer | Django
Sergio Corbucci was born on December 6, 1926, in Rome, Italy. He entered grade school with thoughts of becoming a businessman, but after earning a college degree in economics he took an abrupt detour into the world of cinema. Corbucci began his career as a film critic, first for the Italian film ...
30. Shan Goshorn
Writer | Shan Goshorn: Reclaiming Our Power (and More)
Shan Goshorn was born on July 3, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for Shan Goshorn: Reclaiming Our Power (and More) (2019) and I Said I Would Never Paint This Way Again (2013). He was married to Tom Pendergraft. He died on December 1, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
31. Siu-Tin Lai
Composer | Yim ji kau
Siu-Tin Lai was born on November 8, 1946 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He was an actor and composer, known for Rouge (1987), Police Story (1985) and Armour of God (1986). He was married to Susanna Kwan. He died on December 1, 2019 in Hong Kong, China.
32. Stefanie Tücking
Actress | Tatort
Stefanie Tücking was born on April 1, 1962 in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Tatort (1970), Der Clown (1998) and Formel Eins (1983). She died on December 1, 2018 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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