Deaths: July 25

1. Bernadette Lafont

Actress | Paulette

Bernadette Lafont was born at the Protestant Health Home of Nîmes in Gard, the only child of a pharmacist and a housewife from the Cévennes. Her mother always wanted a boy to name Bernard and, once she gave birth to a girl, she enjoyed to hold this against all the catholics she knew as the proof ...

2. Akihiko Hirata

Actor | Gojira

He had an unusual background for an actor: his formal education began in a kindergarten founded by the wartime-era Japanese Imperial Army, and continued in a military academy which was Tokyo's answer to West Point. Upon graduating from Tokyo University (Japan's most prestigious), Hirata confounded ...

3. Aldo Mayo

Actor | El hombre que volvió de la muerte

Aldo Mayo was born on December 11, 1933 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for El hombre que volvió de la muerte (1969), Invasion (1969) and Ciclo Myriam de Urquijo (1969). He died on July 25, 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

4. Alfred Drake

Actor | Trading Places

One of Broadway's most venerable, respected musical leading men, Alfred Drake created the male leads in "Oklahoma!" (1943), "Kiss Me Kate" (1949) and "Kismet" (1953). Sadly, he re-created none of these roles on screen. Very much a man of his beloved live theater, he never did go to Hollywood, ...

5. Barbara Sinatra

Self | Sinatra in Palm Springs

Barbara Sinatra was born on October 16, 1926 in Bosworth, Missouri, USA. She was married to Frank Sinatra, Zeppo Marx and Robert Harrison Oliver. She died on July 25, 2017 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.

6. Billy Joe Walker Jr.

Music_department | Rock-A-Doodle

Billy Joe Walker Jr. was born in 1953 in Midland, Texas, USA. He is known for Rock-A-Doodle (1991). He died on July 25, 2017 in Kerrville, Texas, USA.

7. Bruce Webster

Self | Sydney Tonight

8. Carolyn Jones

Actress | Nightbreed

Carolyn Jones was born on April 18, 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress, known for Nightbreed (1990), The Dance of Death (1969) and Great Expectations (1989). She was married to Jeremy Mason. She died on July 25, 2018.

9. Carter Mullally Jr.

Actor | The Twilight Zone

Carter Mullally Jr. was born on April 1, 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Dallas (1978) and How to Marry a Millionaire (1957). He was married to Martha Jane Palmer. He died on July 25, 1992 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.

10. Cecilia Parker

Actress | Ah, Wilderness!

Canadian-born Cecilia Parker, daughter of a British army officer, moved with her family to Hollywood when she was a child. After graduation from high school she got a job as an extra. She did extra work for about a year before she was noticed by Fox executives, who signed her to a contract in 1931....

11. Charlie Rich

Soundtrack | Wild

Charlie Rich was born on December 14, 1932 in Colt, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Wild (2014), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and The Firm (1993). He was married to Margaret Ann Rich. He died on July 25, 1995 in Hammond, Louisiana, USA.

12. Clara Sereni

Self | Un silenzio particolare

Clara Sereni was born on August 28, 1946 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was married to Stefano Rulli. She died on July 25, 2018 in Zürich, Switzerland.

13. Curt M. Faudon

Director | Central Park

Curt M. Faudon was born on May 10, 1949 in Austria. He is a director and writer, known for Central Park (2005), Magic Graz (1972) and Bridging the Gap (2013).

14. Dennis Hoey

Actor | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Dennis Hoey was born on March 30, 1893 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943), Terror by Night (1946) and The Spider Woman (1943). He was married to Josephine Marta Ricca and Sarah Pearl Lyons (known as Cissie). He died on July 25, 1960 in Palm Beach, ...

15. Duilio Marzio

Actor | Las manos

Duilio Marzio was born on November 27, 1923 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Las manos (2006), Tres pájaros (2001) and El amor nunca muere (1955). He died on July 25, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

16. Elisabeth Volkmann

Actress | Kein Pardon

Elisabeth Volkmann was born on March 16, 1936 in Essen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Kein Pardon (1993), Veronika Voss (1982) and Oh, diese Geister (1966). She was married to Eberhard Radisch and Walter Hass. She died on July 25, 2006 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

17. Ellie Soutter

Ellie Soutter was born on July 25, 2000 in Bromley, London, England, UK. She died on July 25, 2018 in Les Gets, Haute-Savoie, France.

18. Eric Pohlmann

Actor | The Return of the Pink Panther

Born in Vienna. Studied at Max Reinhardt School. Early years as entertainer at Reiss Bar in Vienna. Often appeared at still-existing Raimund-Theater. Met wife, Liselotte, on stage in Brno (now Czech Republic). She escaped to London in 1938, he in 1939, where they married that year. Frequent ...

19. Farouk Al-Fishawy

Actor | The Seventh Heaven

Farouk Al-Fishawy was born in February 1952 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for The Seventh Heaven (2007), Istighatha Min Al-Alam Il-Akhr (1985) and Zombie Goes Zombie. He was married to Somaya El Alfy, Nouran and Soheir Ramzy. He died on July 25, 2019.

20. Ford Rainey

Actor | Halloween II

American character actor of stage, films, and television. A native of Idaho, Rainey was the son of a colorful character who was, among many other things, a champion of local dance contests. As a boy, Rainey was painfully shy, but found an outlet in school plays. He pursued stage work in regional ...

21. Frank Clarke

Self | The NFL on CBS

Frank Clarke was born on February 7, 1934 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. He died on July 25, 2018 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

22. Gerardo Gallardo

Actor | Vecinos

Gerardo Gallardo was born on September 25, 1967. He was an actor, known for Vecinos (2005), Espiritus (1995) and Baila conmigo (1992). He died on July 25, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.

23. Giorgio Arlorio

Writer | Il padre di famiglia

Giorgio Arlorio was born on February 27, 1929 in Torino, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Il padre di famiglia (1967), Roma dodici novembre 1994 (1995) and Zorro (1975). He was married to Ludmila Arlorio Blat. He died on July 25, 2019 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

24. Glen Roven

Actor | Broadcast News

Glen Roven was born on July 13, 1958 in the USA. He was a composer and producer, known for Broadcast News (1987), The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986) and Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995). He was married to Robin Addison. He died on July 25, 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.

25. Gretel Bergmann

Self | Berlin '36

Gretel Bergmann was born on April 12, 1914 in Laupheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She was married to Bruno Lambert. She died on July 25, 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.

26. György Szepesi

Writer | Civil a pályán

György Szepesi was born on February 5, 1922 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor and writer, known for Civil a pályán (1952), Olympia Tatától Londonig (1949) and Füre lépni szabad (1960). He died on July 25, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.

27. Howard Vernon

Actor | Le silence de la mer

Swiss-born actor Howard Vernon (né Mario Lippert) would make his infamous claim to fame as a stock lead player for the lowgrade, campy horror features of notorious director Jesús Franco, starring as Dr. Orloff, Dracula, and other terrorizers, most of them produced in Spain or France. Born in 1914 ...

28. Hywel Bennett

Actor | Neverwhere

Hywel Bennett was born on April 8, 1944 in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Neverwhere (1996), Percy (1971) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979). He was married to Sandra Layne Fulford and Cathy McGowan. He died on July 25, 2017 in Deal, Kent, England, UK.

29. James Nederlander Sr.

The Will Rogers Follies

James Nederlander Sr. was born on March 31, 1922 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is known for The Will Rogers Follies (1991), The Children's Royal Variety Performance (1993) and Spotlight on Broadway (2013). He was married to Charlene Saunders and Barbara Smith. He died on July 25, 2016 in ...

30. Jesper Juul

Self | NDR Talk Show

Jesper Juul was born on April 18, 1948 in Vordingborg, Sjælland, Denmark.

31. John Ferriter

Soundtrack | Flytrap

John Ferriter was born on April 15, 1960 in California, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Flytrap (2015), It Gets Better (2012) and For Peete's Sake (2016). He died on July 25, 2019.

32. John Schlesinger

Director | Midnight Cowboy

Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, on February 16, 1926, was the eldest child in a solidly middle-class Jewish family. Berbard Schlesinger, his father, was a pediatrician, and his mother, Winifred, was a musician. He served in the Army in the Far East during World War ...

33. Jorma Kinnunen

Self | Finlandia-katsaus 699

Jorma Kinnunen was born on December 15, 1941 in Finland. He died on July 25, 2019 in Äänekoski, Finland.

34. Judith Barsi

Actress | The Land Before Time

The only child of Jozsef Barsi and Maria Benko, Judith Eva Barsi beat 10,000-to-1 odds when she was discovered at a San Fernando Valley skating rink at age 5 1/2 in 1983 and mistaken for a three-year-old. Her first commercial was for Donald Duck Orange Juice and she went on to appear in anywhere ...

35. León Ferrari

Actor | El artista

León Ferrari was born on September 3, 1920 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and producer, known for El artista (2008), La primera fundación de Buenos Aires (1959) and Civilización (2012). He was married to Alicia Barros Castro. He died on July 25, 2013 in Buenos Aires, ...

36. Michael Cacoyannis

Director | Alexis Zorbas

Michael Cacoyannis was born on June 11, 1922 in Limassol, Cyprus. He was a director and writer, known for Zorba the Greek (1964), Electra (1962) and Eroika (1960). He died on July 25, 2011 in Athens, Greece.

37. Mike Shipley

Music_department | Def Leppard: Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad

Mike Shipley was born in Sydney, Australia. He is known for Def Leppard: Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad (1992) and Pensado's Place (2011). He died on July 26, 2013.

38. Nan Grey

Actress | Three Smart Girls

Born as Eschal Loleet Grey Miller in 1918, Nan Grey was an actress who worked for Universal and other studios in the 1930s. She is probably best remembered for her work in the two Deanna Durbin movies, Three Smart Girls (1936) and Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939). Other than the Durbin vehicles, ...

39. Osvaldo Pugliese

Soundtrack | Okja

Osvaldo Pugliese was born on December 2, 1905 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor and composer, known for Okja (2017), Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985) and The Party (2017). He was married to Lydia Elman. He died on July 25, 1995 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, ...

40. Patrick Williams

Composer | Lou Grant

Patrick Williams is one of the most versatile composers in the music industry. Having composed well over 150 scores for theatrical features and television films, as well as records and concert works, Williams is a man of diverse talents. He has received twenty-one Emmy nominations, twelve Grammy ...

41. Pierre Péan

Writer | Olympe de nos amours

Pierre Péan was born on March 5, 1938 in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France. He was a writer, known for Olympe de nos amours (1989), La résistance (2008) and Jean Moulin (2002). He died on July 25, 2019 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France.

42. Robert Andersen

Actor | It Could Happen to You

Robert Andersen was born on June 12, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for It Could Happen to You (1937), Action in Arabia (1944) and The Adventures of a Rookie (1943). He died on July 25, 1998 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

43. Scott Rubenstein

Writer | Star Trek: The Next Generation

Scott Rubenstein was born on September 28, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Hunter (1984) and MacGyver (1985). He was married to Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein and Devorah Cutler. He died on July 25, 2019 in West Hollywood,...

44. Sergio Marchionne

Self | Welcome to Detroit

Sergio Marchionne was born on June 17, 1952 in Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. He was married to Orlandina. He died on July 25, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland.

45. Shelly Cohen

Music_department | NBC Follies

After joining NBC in the 1950s, Cohen worked on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from Oct. 1, 1962 - when Groucho Marx introduced the new late-night host from Studio 6B at Rockefeller Center in New York - until Carson's final appearance from Burbank Studios on May 22, 1992. When The Tonight ...

46. Toni Gerry

Actress | Lux Video Theatre

Toni Gerry was born on June 24, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was an actress, known for Lux Video Theatre (1950), Lust for Life (1956) and Hopalong Cassidy (1952). She was married to Harold Stiller and Alex Gerry. She died on July 25, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

47. Vincente Minnelli

Director | An American in Paris

Born Lester Anthony Minnelli in Chicago on February 28 1903, his father Vincent was a musical conductor of the Minnelli Brothers' Tent Theater. Wanting to pursue an artistic career, Minelli worked in the costume department of the Chicago Theater, then on Broadway during the depression as a set ...