Deaths: June 26

1. Max Wright

Actor | ALF

Max Wright was born on August 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for ALF (1986), All That Jazz (1979) and The Shadow (1994). He was married to Linda Ybarrondo. He died on June 26, 2019 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

2. Aldo Giuffrè

Actor | Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

Aldo Giuffrè was born on April 10, 1924 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Ghosts, Italian Style (1967) and When Women Had Tails (1970). He was married to Liana Trouche and Elena Pranzo Zaccaria. He died on June 26, 2010 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

3. Aníbal Di Salvo

Director | El caso Matías

Aníbal Di Salvo was born on October 5, 1924 in Bella Vista, Pcia. Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a cinematographer and director, known for El caso Matías (1985), Condemned to Hell (1984) and Seguridad personal (1986). He died on June 26, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

4. Ben Barenholtz

Producer | Barton Fink

Director Ben Barenholtz has been a key presence in the independent film scene - as an exhibitor, distributor, and producer.

In 1968 he opened the Elgin Cinema. The theater became the world's most innovative specialty and revival house, relaunching the films of Buster Keaton among others and ...

5. Beth Chapman

Actress | Corner Gas

Beth Chapman was born on October 29, 1967 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was a producer and actress, known for Corner Gas (2004), Dog the Bounty Hunter (2003) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). She was married to Duane 'Dog' Chapman and Keith A. Barmore. She died on June 26, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

6. Bob Ross

Writer | The Andy Griffith Show

Bob Ross was born on June 26, 1908 in New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Andy Griffith Show (1960), The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951) and Mayberry R.F.D. (1968). He died on August 18, 1970 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

7. Daniel Pilon

Actor | Shoot 'Em Up

Daniel Pilon was born on November 13, 1940 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Shoot 'Em Up (2007), Left Behind: The Movie (2000) and Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996). He was married to Susan Molgora. He died on June 26, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

8. Dermot Walsh

Actor | Torment

Dublin-born stage actor, producer and writer Dermot Walsh was the son of a journalist and educated at Dublin's St. Mary's College and National University, initially focusing on law. He studied drama at the Abbey Theatre School of Acting and built up his reputation performing at the Gate Theatre in ...

9. Dolores Gray

Actress | The Opposite Sex

Dabbling in practically every facet of show business during her over six-decade career -- nightclubs, cabaret, radio, recordings, TV, film and Broadway -- sultry, opulent, larger-than-life singing star Dolores Gray, distinctive for her sharp, somewhat equine features, lived the high life for most ...

10. Don Megowan

Actor | The Creation of the Humanoids

Don Megowan was born on May 24, 1922 in Inglewood, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Creation of the Humanoids (1962), The Werewolf (1956) and Blazing Saddles (1974). He was married to Alva Megowan and Betty Eleanor Wright. He died on June 26, 1981 in Panorama City, California, USA.

11. Doris Singleton

Actress | Angel

Doris Singleton was born on September 29, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Angel (1960), The Red Skelton Hour (1951) and I Love Lucy (1951). She was married to Charles Isaacs. She died on June 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

12. Douglas Fielding

Actor | Z Cars

Douglas Fielding is a British actor of film and television, best known for playing the role of policeman Roy Quick in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1985 until 1986.

He had previously played another long-running role in another mainstream television show, appearing as Sergeant Quilley, ...

13. Edith Fellows

Actress | And So They Were Married

Edith Fellows was born on May 20, 1923, in Boston, Massachusetts. When she was a year old, she and her father and grandmother moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. As a toddler, Edith was pigeon-toed and had trouble walking, and one doctor suggested that dance lessons might cure this condition. At ...

14. Edith Scob

Actress | Holy Motors

Édith Scob was a French stage and screen actress. Though Édith Scob was a major figure in French theater for over half a century and appeared in over a hundred feature film and television productions, she will always be remembered first for her performance as Christiane in Georges Franju's "Les ...

15. Françoise Dorléac

Actress | L'homme de Rio

The radiant Françoise Dorléac is better remembered today as the elder, ill-fated sister of French film star Catherine Deneuve. The Paris-born actress, however, was actually the first to become a star and had quite a formidable career of her own in the 1960s until it was cut short. Born into a ...

16. Gerald McCann

Costume_designer | I Like Birds

Gerald McCann was born on November 11, 1931 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, UK. Gerald was a costume designer, known for Hot Girls for Men Only (1967). Gerald died on June 26, 2019 in Thornton, Lancashire, England, UK.

17. Gerónimo 'Momo' Venegas

Self | Los Leuco

Gerónimo 'Momo' Venegas died on June 26, 2017 in Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

18. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Soundtrack | Godzilla

All Hawaii mourned, and more than 10,000 people turned out for a state funeral in honor of Israel Ka'anoi "Brudda Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole. The son of Henry Kalei'aloha Naniwa and Evangeline Leinani Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel was surrounded by music growing up; his uncle was Moe Keale, a very well-known and ...

19. Jennifer Welles

Actress | Little Orphan Sammy

Jennifer Welles was born and raised in northern New Jersey, the youngest of two daughters of a German aircraft designer and his wife who had fled when the Nazi Party rose to power. Her father left the family for another woman when Welles was nine and she never saw him again. She was raised by her ...

20. Jimmy Chi

Soundtrack | Bran Nue Dae

Jimmy Chi was born in 1948 in Broome, Western Australia, Australia. He was a writer, known for Bran Nue Dae (2009), Mad Bastards (2010) and State of Shock (1989). He died on June 26, 2017 in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.

21. Jonathan Peck

Jonathan Peck was born on July 20, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on June 26, 1975 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

22. Leopoldo Marechal

Writer | Los grandes relatos

Leopoldo Marechal is known for Los grandes relatos (1971).

23. Lilyan Chauvin

Actress | Predator 2

French character actress Lilyan Chauvin may be one of those actors or actresses whose face you know without knowing their names. Chauvin was a long time veteran of the European stage, and was adept at playing strict, but sometimes loving characters. To horror fans, she might be best known as the ...

24. Liz Claiborne

Costume_department | Sally Jessy Raphael

Liz Claiborne was born on March 31, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She is known for Sally Jessy Raphael (1983). She was married to Arthur Ortenberg and Ben Schultz. She died on June 26, 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.

25. Logan Ramsey

Actor | Walking Tall

Logan Ramsey was born on March 21, 1921 in Long Beach, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Walking Tall (1973), Part 2: Walking Tall (1975) and Scrooged (1988). He was married to Anne Ramsey. He died on June 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

26. Loredana Simioli

Actress | Reality

Loredana Simioli was born on February 27, 1974 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She was an actress, known for Reality (2012), Perez. (2014) and Troppo napoletano (2016). She died on June 26, 2019 in Naples, Campania, Italy.

27. Luis Fernando Montoya

Actor | Operación Jaque

Luis Fernando Montoya was born on November 26, 1956 in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. He was an actor, known for Operation Checkmate (2010), Crónicas de una generación trágica (1993) and Cómplices (2008). He died on June 26, 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia.

28. Mario Socolinsky

Self | El show de la vida

Mario Socolinsky was born on February 12, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on June 26, 2007 in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina.

29. Nora Ephron

Writer | Julie & Julia

Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters, such as anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood (Silkwood (1983), ...

30. Phil Rubenstein

Actor | RoboCop 2

Phil Rubenstein was born on August 3, 1940 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for RoboCop 2 (1990), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Tango & Cash (1989). He was married to Joan Lee Herstik. He died on June 26, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

31. Reginald Beckwith

Actor | Thunderball

Reginald Beckwith was born on November 2, 1908 in York, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Thunderball (1965), Curse of the Demon (1957) and Sword of Lancelot (1963). He died on June 26, 1965 in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

32. Sergio Vega

Location_management | Jackass: The Movie

Sergio Vega was born on September 12, 1969 in Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. Sergio is known for Jackass: The Movie (2002). Sergio died on June 26, 2010 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.

33. Tadao Takashima

Actor | Kingu Kongu tai Gojira

Tadao Takashima was born on July 27, 1930 in Kobe, Japan. He was an actor, known for King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and Son of Godzilla (1967). He was married to Hanayo Sumi. He died on June 26, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

34. Tony Hall

Self | Rock You Sinners

Tony Hall was born on April 1, 1928 in Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Rock You Sinners (1958), Oh Boy! (1958) and Discwizz (1964). He died on June 26, 2019 in Brighton, England, UK.

35. William Bryant

Actor | King Dinosaur

William Bryant was born on January 31, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for King Dinosaur (1955), Hondo (1967) and Gable and Lombard (1976). He was married to Patricia. He died on June 26, 2001 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

36. Yuyú Da Silva

Self | Hechos y protagonistas

Yuyú Da Silva was born on January 5, 1930 in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She died on June 26, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.