Deaths: July 12

1. Olga Guillot

Actress | Cita con la muerte

Olga Guillot was born on October 9, 1923 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. She was an actress, known for Cita con la muerte (1949), Cry of the Bewitched (1957) and Una estrella y dos estrellados (1960). She died on July 12, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

2. Amar Bose

Amar Bose was born on November 2, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Ursula and Prema Sarathy. He died on July 12, 2013 in Wayland, Massachusetts, USA.

3. Bill Owen

Actor | Last of the Summer Wine

This English actor was born of humble, working class beginnings and became well-known for playing the same kind of blokes on both film and TV. Born William Rowbotham, he was the son of a tram driver and laundress. He knew early on that entertaining was the life for him. He worked in odd jobs as a ...

4. Buddy Adler

Producer | From Here to Eternity

While known mostly for his activities as a film producer, Maurice Buddy Adler attended both Columbia and Pennsylvania universities and wrote fiction short stories for magazines prior to becoming involved in the film industry. In 1936 he joined MGM Pictures as a writer for the regular series of ...

5. Celia Juárez

Actress | Nueve reinas

Celia Juárez was an actress, known for Nine Queens (2000), El precio del poder (1992) and Los días que me diste (1975). She died on July 12, 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

6. Eberhard Kummer

Soundtrack | My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg

Eberhard Kummer was born on August 2, 1940 in Krems, Lower Austria, Austria. He was an actor, known for My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg (1992), Maria Theresia (1980) and Klingendes Österreich (1986). He was married to Elisabeth Guy-Kummer. He died on July 12, 2019 in Vienna, Austria.

7. Elaine Aiken

Actress | Caddyshack

Actress and drama teacher, born Elena Arizmendi in Córdoba, Spain. Arrived with her parents in the U.S. during the Spanish Civil War. In 1951, as Elaine Aiken, she became a protege of legendary method acting coach Lee Strasberg and three years later joined the Actor's Studio. Though she initially ...

8. Elsie de Wolfe

Actress | For Love of Mary Ellen

Elsie de Wolfe was born on December 20, 1865 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for For Love of Mary Ellen (1915), Democracy: The Vision Restored (1920) and The Soul of Man (1921). She was married to Sir Charles Mendl. She died on July 12, 1950 in Versailles, France.

9. Emily Hartridge

Actress | Sketch My Life

British YouTube Emily Hartridge's lifestyle, fitness and travel videos drew nearly 350,000 subscribers. She also worked on a British television series called, "Oh S**t, I'm 30." The 35-year-old was one of the first wave of social media stars, becoming famous seven years ago for her "Ten Reasons Why...

10. James Wong Howe

Cinematographer | The Thin Man

Master cinematographer James Wong Howe, whose career stretched from silent pictures through the mid-'70s, was born Wong Tung Jim in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, on August 28, 1899, the son of Wong How. His father emigrated to America the year James was born, settling in Pasco, Washington, where ...

11. Jeff Morris

Actor | The Blues Brothers

Laconic, "good ole boy" type Texan raised actor with appropriate drawl who has notched up several dozen film and TV appearances playing working class men from various backgrounds such as farmers, soldiers, bartenders etc. Best known as the country and western music fan, Bob....the owner of "Bob's ...

12. Joseph Rouleau

Soundtrack | Marathon Man

Joseph Rouleau was born on February 28, 1929 in Matane, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Marathon Man (1976), Folio (1955) and Au pays de Zom (1983). He was married to Renee. He died on July 12, 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

13. Joshua Logan

Writer | Fanny

Joshua Logan started directing plays while he was still at Princeton and among the first actors he directed were Henry Fonda and James Stewart. His graduation from Princeton was delayed to accompany a classmate to Russia to study with Konstantin Stanislavski, inventor of "method acting". ...

14. Kenneth More

Actor | The Longest Day

Kenneth Gilbert More C.B.E. (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was one of Britain's most successful and highest paid actors of his generation, with a multi award-winning career in theatre, film and television spanning over 4 decades.

At the height of his fame during the 1950's More appeared in some ...

15. Kurt Kreuger

Actor | The Enemy Below

Kreuger was born in Michenberg, Germany, but raised in St Moritz, Switzerland. His father disapproved of his son's wanderlust and interest in acting. Kreuger attended the University of London's School of Economics for a short time and then transferred to Columbia University in New York. When he ...

16. Laura Soveral

Actress | Tabu

Laura Soveral was born on March 23, 1933 in Benguela, Angola, Portugal [now Angola]. She was an actress, known for Tabu (2012), Angústia para o Jantar (1975) and Portugal S.A. (2004). She was married to Edmundo Gastão da Costa Ribeiro da Silva and José Maria de Barros Alves Caetano. She died...

17. Leandro Regúnaga

Actor | La furia

Leandro Regúnaga was born on September 8, 1957 in La Cruz, Corrientes, Argentina. He was an actor, known for La furia (1997), La bailanta (1988) and Monzon Case: Second Trial (1996). He died on July 12, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

18. Lloyd Berry

Actor | Jumanji

Lloyd Berry was born on November 11, 1926 in St. James, Manitoba, Canada. He was an actor, known for Jumanji (1995), Scary Movie (2000) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007). He was married to Kazumi Alice. He died on July 12, 2016 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

19. Lon Chaney Jr.

Actor | The Wolf Man

American character actor whose career was influenced (and often overshadowed) by that of his father, silent film star Lon Chaney. The younger Chaney was born while his parents were on a theatrical tour, and he joined them onstage for the first time at the age of six months. However, as a young man,...

20. Loredana Nusciak

Actress | Django

Loredana Nusciak was born on May 3, 1942 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Django (1966), No Way Out (1973) and Gladiators 7 (1962). She was married to Gianni Medici. She died on July 12, 2006 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

21. Mario Paolucci

Actor | Padre Coraje

Mario Paolucci was born on September 15, 1941 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Padre Coraje (2004), Caminata espacial (2000) and O Veneno da Madrugada (2005). He died on July 12, 2008 in Lomas de Zamora, Gran Buenos Aires, Argentina.

22. Minnie Riperton

Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Minnie Riperton was born November 8, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, to Thelma Inez (Matthews) and Daniel Webster Riperton, a Pullman porter. At a young age, Riperton, the youngest of eight children, began taking dancing and ballet. Once she reached high school, she began singing in the Hyde Park A ...

23. Paul Bhattacharjee

Actor | Casino Royale

Paul Bhattacharjee was born on May 4, 1960 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Casino Royale (2006), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and Dirty Pretty Things (2002). He died on July 12, 2013 in Splash Point Cliffs, Seaford, East Sussex, England, UK.

24. Pran Sikand

Actor | Zanjeer

Pran was one of the leading character actors of Indian cinema. He was born on 12 February,1920 at Delhi. Pran was educated at different places namely Kapurthala, Unnao, Meerut, Dehradun and Rampur as his father late Lala Kewal Krishnan Sikand was a Government Civil Contractor for the construction ...

25. Ray Phiri

Music_department | The Ghost and the Darkness

Ray Phiri was born on March 23, 1947 in Nelspruit, South Africa. He was a composer, known for The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), Catch a Fire (2006) and Fools (1997). He was married to Daphney. He died on July 12, 2017 in Mbombela, South Africa.

26. Robert Wolders

Actor | Beau Geste

Robert Wolders was born on September 28, 1936 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Beau Geste (1966), Laredo (1965) and Daniel Boone (1964). He was married to Merle Oberon. He died on July 12, 2018.

27. Roger Perry

Actor | Star Trek

Fresh-faced, blue-eyed all-American looking Roger Perry was discovered by Lucille Ball and signed as a Desilu contract player, beginning his screen career in anthology television. An early chance for stardom came his way as the junior half of a father-and-son lawyer firm (the other half of the duo ...

28. Rose Marie Mantell Thomas

Self | This Is Your Life

Rose Marie Mantell Thomas was born on March 6, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was married to Danny Thomas. She died on July 12, 2000 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

29. Sadie Roberts Joseph

Self | CNN Newsroom

Sadie Roberts-Joseph was a renowned advocate in the Baton Rouge area. She founded the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African American Museum in 2001, where she had been hosting the city's Juneteenth celebration for years. She also founded Community Against Drugs and Violence, a non-profit ...

30. Sailor Vincent

Actor | The Man I Love

Sailor Vincent was born on October 24, 1901 in Dracut, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man I Love (1929), Woman Trap (1929) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He died on July 12, 1966 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.

31. Seamon Glass

Actor | Deliverance

Seamon Glass was born on September 26, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Deliverance (1972), This Is Not a Test (1962) and Hawken's Breed (1988). He was married to Yan Zhang and Phyllis Diana Bleecker. He died on July 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

32. Sherwood Schwartz

Writer | Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz was born on November 14, 1916 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Gilligan's Island (1964), The Red Skelton Hour (1951) and The Running Man (1987). He was married to Mildred Schwartz. He died on July 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.