Notable Showbiz Deaths of 2024

1. Louis Gossett Jr.

Actor | An Officer and a Gentleman

Louis Gossett Jr. was one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television and is also an accomplished writer, producer and director. Off-screen, he was a social activist, educator, and author dedicated to enriching the lives of others. He was the first African-American to ...

2. Mickey Cottrell

Actor | My Own Private Idaho

Mickey Cottrell was born on November 4, 1944 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for My Own Private Idaho (1991), Volcano (1997) and Shortbus (2006). He died on January 1, 2024 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

3. David J. Skal

Writer | The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

American film historian and documentary writer-producer; frequent on-camera commentator and occasional bit-part actor. Author of the books 'Hollywood Gothic', the definitive chronicle of Bram Stoker's Dracula in its journey from page to stage to screen; 'The Monster Show: A Cultural History of ...

4. René Verzier

Cinematographer | Toby McTeague

René Verzier was born in 1934 in Casablanca, French Morocco [now Morocco]. He was a cinematographer, known for Toby McTeague (1985), The Morning Man (1986) and The Vindicator (1986). He died on January 1, 2024 in Granby, Quebec, Canada.

5. Peter Berkos

Sound_department | Slap Shot

Peter Berkos was born on August 15, 1922 in Cicero, Illinois, USA. He is known for Slap Shot (1977), Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Into the Night (1985). He was married to Sally Ann Berkos. He died on January 2, 2024 in Rancho Bernardo, California, USA.

6. Chris Karrer

Music_department | Wunden und Narben

Chris Karrer was born on January 20, 1947 in Kempten, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Wunden und Narben (1981), Anatahan, Anatahan (1969) and Beat-Club (1965). He died on January 2, 2024 in Bavaria, Germany.

7. Bridget Dobson

Writer | Santa Barbara

Bridget Dobson was born on September 1, 1938 in Thiensville, Wisconsin. She was a writer and producer, known for Santa Barbara (1984), Guiding Light (1952) and General Hospital (1963). She was married to Jerome Dobson. She died on January 3, 2024 in Georgia, USA.

8. Ayla Algan

Actress | O da Beni Seviyor

Ayla Algan was born on October 29, 1937 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress and assistant director, known for O da Beni Seviyor (2001), Harem Suare (1999) and Son Söz Benim (1970). She was married to Beklan Algan. She died on January 4, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.

9. Ernst Goldschmidt

Apocalypse Now

Ernst Goldschmidt was born on July 1, 1931 in Badenweiler, Baden, Germany. He was a producer, known for Apocalypse Now (1979), Of Love and Shadows (1994) and Kolya (1996). He died on December 2, 2023 in Badenweiler, Baden, Germany.

10. Georgina Hale

Actress | Mahler

Georgina Hale was an accomplished stage actress who has made many memorable forays in cinema, most notably in the films of Ken Russell, especially her performance as Alma Mahler, in a wonderful and visually rich biopic on composer Mahler (1974) which she won a BAFTA (British Academy Award) for. Two...

11. Glynis Johns

Actress | Mary Poppins

Glynis Johns was the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was always proud of her Welsh roots and took delight in playing the ...

12. Christian Oliver

Actor | Speed Racer

German actor Christian Oliver worked in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years, with, among others, Steven Soderbergh in The Good German; with Brian Singer and Tom Cruise in Valkyrie; and with the Wachowski sisters in Speed Racer. He also starred in Europe's Number One action series ...

13. David Soul

Actor | Starsky & Hutch

David Soul achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond-haired, blue-eyed Detective Kenneth Hutchinson on the cult "buddy cop" TV series Starsky and Hutch (1975), Soul also had a very successful singing career recording several albums, with worldwide number one hit singles including "Silver Lady" & ...

14. Tracy Tormé

Writer | Fire in the Sky

Tracy Tormé was born on April 12, 1959 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Fire in the Sky (1993), I Am Legend (2007) and Sliders (1995). He was married to Jennifer Marie Tormé and Robin Tormé. He died on January 4, 2024 in Escondido, California, USA.

15. Brian McConnachie

Actor | Caddyshack

Brian McConnachie was born on December 23, 1942 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Caddyshack (1980), Celebrity (1998) and Strange Brew (1983). He was married to Ann Crilly. He died on January 5, 2024 in Venice, Florida, USA.

16. Pat McNamara

Actor | Airplane II: The Sequel

Pat McNamara was born on July 22, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Instinct (1999). He died on January 5, 2024 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

17. Del Palmer

Actor | Kate Bush: Experiment IV

Del Palmer was born on November 3, 1952 in Greenwich, London, England. He was an actor, known for Kate Bush: Experiment IV (1986), Kate Bush Live at Hammersmith Odeon (1981) and Queens of British Pop (2009). He died on January 5, 2024 in the United Kingdom.

18. Tony Clarkin

Actor | Magnum: Just Like an Arrow

Tony Clarkin was born on November 24, 1946 in Birmingham, England. He was an actor, known for Magnum: Just Like an Arrow (1985), Magnum: When the World Comes Down (1986) and Magnum: Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping) (1986). He died on January 7, 2024.

19. Guy Bonnet

Composer | Les nuits chaudes de Justine

Guy Bonnet was born in 1945 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. He was a composer and executive. He died on January 8, 2024 in Montpellier, France.

20. Adan Canto

Actor | Designated Survivor

Adan Canto is a Mexican-American actor and director. He left home at the age of 16 to pursue a career as a musician. Canto wrote for and produced several songs for film and television while living in Mexico City. He began acting in a handful of commercials in Mexico City and was soon cast in a ...

21. Ventura Pons

Director | Anita no perd el tren

Ventura Pons was born on July 25, 1945 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and producer, known for Anita no perd el tren (2001), To Die (or Not) (2000) and What's It All About (1995). He died on January 8, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

22. Gianfranco Reverberi

Soundtrack | Kick-Ass

Gianfranco Reverberi was born on December 12, 1934 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was a composer, known for Kick-Ass (2010), Boyhood (2014) and The Big Short (2015). He died on January 8, 2024 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.

23. Rashid Khan

Music_department | My Name Is Khan

Rashid Khan was born on July 1, 1968 in Sahaswan, Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India. Rashid was a composer, known for My Name Is Khan (2010), Omkara (2006) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008). Rashid was married to Soma Khan. Rashid died on January 9, 2024 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

24. James Kottak

Actor | Kingdom Come: Do You Like It

James Kottak was born on December 26, 1962 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Kingdom Come: Do You Like It (1989), Warrant: Family Picnic (1995) and Kingdom Come: Get It On (1988). He was married to Athena Bass. He died on January 9, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky, ...

25. Sadao Miyamoto

Animation_department | Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman

Sadao Miyamoto was born on May 16, 1937. He is known for Gatchaman The Movie (1978), Gatchaman (1972) and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992). He died on January 9, 2024.

26. Karl Wesson

Make_up_department | Southland Tales

Karl Wesson was born on September 30, 1945 in Tempe, Arizona, USA. He was a casting director and actor, known for Southland Tales (2006), Van Helsing (2004) and Thelma & Louise (1991). He was married to Brenda. He died on January 9, 2024 in Salem, Utah, USA.

27. Jeanene Ambler

Editor | Quincy M.E.

Jeanene Ambler was born on February 15, 1935. She was an editor, known for Quincy M.E. (1976), The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990) and Cagney & Lacey (1981). She was married to Earle C. Ross. She died on January 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

28. Peter Crombie

Actor | Se7en

Peter Crombie was born on June 26, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Se7en (1995), My Dog Skip (2000) and Rising Sun (1993). He was married to Nadine Kijner. He died on January 10, 2024 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

29. Tisa Farrow

Actress | Manhattan

Attractive, willowy brunette Tisa Farrow was born Theresa Magdalena Farrow on July 22, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of writer/director John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan and the sister of Mia Farrow. Tisa made her film debut in the obscure hippie counterculture drama Homer ...

30. Janusz Majewski

Director | Mala matura 1947

Janusz Majewski was born on August 5, 1931 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Mala matura 1947 (2010), Sublokator (1966) and Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy (2015). He was married to Zofia Nasierowska. He died on January 10, 2024 in ...

31. Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunts | Dhoom:3

Conrad began his film career in 1970 as a stuntman. Since 1980, he has become one of the most sought after Second-Unit Directors, with scores of top films to his credit. Known to his friends and co-workers as Connie, he has endeavored to give back to the industry by serving as the President of the ...

32. Ruth Ashton

Ruth Ashton was married to Jack Elmer Taylor and Ed Conklin. She died on January 11, 2024 in San Rafael, California, USA.

33. Laurence Badie

Actress | A Flea in Her Ear

Laurence Badie was born on June 15, 1928 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for A Flea in Her Ear (1968), My American Uncle (1980) and Au théâtre ce soir (1966). She died on January 11, 2024 in Morlaix, Finistère, France.

34. April Ferry

Costume_designer | Maverick

April Ferry was born on October 31, 1932 in North Carolina, USA. She was a costume designer and actress, known for Maverick (1994), Elysium (2013) and Rome (2005). She was married to Stephen Robertson Ferry. She died on January 11, 2024.

35. Dana Ghia

Actress | Peccati di gioventù

Dana Ghia was born on July 13, 1932 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... (1975), Burn! (1969) and Smile Before Death (1972). She died on January 15, 2024 in Mori, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

36. Dyson Lovell

Actor | Romeo and Juliet

Dyson Lovell was born on August 28, 1936 in Rhodesia. He was a producer and actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1968), Merlin (1998) and Endless Love (1981). He died on January 11, 2024.

37. Lynne Marta

Actress | Footloose

Lynne Marta was born on October 30, 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Footloose (1984), Joe Kidd (1972) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). She was married to Brick Huston. She died on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

38. Anne Nightingale

Actress | The Life of Rock with Brian Pern

Anne Nightingale was born on April 1, 1940 in Osterley, west London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014), Late Night in Concert (1982) and Home Before Midnight (1979). She was married to Binky Baker and Gordon Thomas. She died on January 11,...

39. Yuriy Solomin

Actor | Dersu Uzala

Yuri Solomin is an acclaimed Russian stage and film actor and director, internationally best known for his work with director Akira Kurosawa in the leading role as Arseniev in Russian-Japanese film Dersu Uzala (1975).

He was born Yuri Mefodievich Solomin on June 18, 1935, in Chita, Siberian Russia, ...

40. Bill Hayes

Actor | Days of Our Lives

Throughout the 1970s and a good part of the 1980s, Bill Hayes and his second wife, Emmy-winning Susan Seaforth Hayes, reigned as the Lunt and Fontanne of daytime soaps. Prior to this he had become a noted singer/actor on the Broadway stage and in night clubs. Born William Foster Hayes III in Harvey...

41. Andrew Payne

Writer | Pie in the Sky

Playwright and screenwriter, born in Devon, England, to Dudley Payne and his wife Joan (née Landamore) and educated at Denstone College and the (now defunct) Hornsey College of Art in London. Following his graduation in 1972, Payne began as a screen printer before moving up the ladder to writing ...

42. Jana Hlavácová

Actress | Ucitel tance

Jana Hlavácová was born on March 26, 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Ucitel tance (1995), Konec básníku v Cechách (1993) and Veronika (1986). She was married to Ludek Munzar and Jirí Michný. She died on January 13, 2024 in ...

43. Tom Shales

Writer | ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun

Tom Shales was born on November 3, 1944 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun, The Larry Sanders Show (1992) and This Is MST3K (1992). He died on January 13, 2024 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

44. Jo-El Sonnier

Soundtrack | Steel Magnolias

Jo-El Sonnier was born on October 2, 1946 in Rayne, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Steel Magnolias (1989), Mask (1985) and True Detective (2014). He was married to Bobbye Weaver. He died on January 13, 2024 in Llano, Texas, USA.

45. Joyce Randolph

Actress | The Honeymooners

Lovely, sweet-natured Joyce Randolph will forever be etched in the minds of "Golden Age" television viewers as the Bowery-like fourth party of the classic husband/wife quartet on the enduring TV family comedy The Honeymooners (1955) starring Jackie Gleason as the irrepressible hothead bus driver ...

46. Mo Henry

Editorial_department | Starship Troopers

Mo Henry was born on April 19, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an editor and producer, known for Starship Troopers (1997), I Am Legend (2007) and Men in Black (1997). She died on January 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

47. Tom Johnson

Writer | The Daily Show

Tom Johnson, who has already spent a full year using Zoom (remotely) to supervise the comedy writing staff on a daily, live show - yep - 365 days in a row, is an Emmy winning writer/producer/creative showrunner best known for The Jeselnik Offensive, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Talkshow with ...

48. Martin McCallum

Producer | Putting It Together

Martin McCallum was a producer, known for Putting It Together (2010). Martin died on January 14, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.

49. Elisabeth Trissenaar

Actress | Die Ehe der Maria Braun

Elisabeth Trissenaar was born on April 13, 1944 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress and writer, known for The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979), Angry Harvest (1985) and Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980). She was married to Hans Neuenfels. She died on January 14, 2024 in Berlin, Berlin. Germany.

50. William O'Connell

Actor | Paint Your Wagon

William O'Connell was born on May 12, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Paint Your Wagon (1969), Every Which Way But Loose (1978) and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). He died on January 15, 2024 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

51. José Agustín

Writer | Amor a la vuelta de la esquina

José Agustín was born on August 19, 1944 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Amor a la vuelta de la esquina (1986), La viuda de Montiel (1979) and Ya sé quién eres (Te he estado observando) (1971). He died on January 16, 2024 in Cuautla, Morelos, ...

52. David Gail

Actor | Savannah

David Gail was born on February 27, 1965 in Tampa, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Savannah (1996), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and The Round Table (1992). He died on January 16, 2024 in the USA.

53. Laurie Johnson

Composer | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Prolific British composer who has written scores for over four hundred film and television series. Very much of the old school of film composers, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and his scores reflect this classical training in their complexity. The trademark Johnson sound is the...

54. José Lifante

Actor | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

José Lifante was born on June 3, 1943 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Tiempos duros para Drácula (1976) and Estudio 1 (1965). He was married to Elisenda Ribas. He died on January 16, 2024 in Madrid, Spain.

55. Peter Schickele

Composer | Silent Running

Peter Schickele is a renowned American composer. Inspired by the music of Spike Jones, as a young teenager, he also studied composition and music history at Juilliard. After graduating from Juilliard he asked himself what in the world he was going to do with a PhD in music history, and proceeded to...

56. Benedict Fitzgerald

Writer | The Passion of the Christ

Benedict Fitzgerald was born on March 9, 1949 in New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Passion of the Christ (2004), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and A Good Man Is Hard to Find. He was married to Krenz Mason. He died on January 17, 2024 in Marsala, Sicily, Italy.

57. Nancy Green-Keyes

Casting_director | The Notebook

Nancy Green-Keyes was born in Rhode Island, USA. She was a casting director and producer, known for The Notebook (2004), The Family Man (2000) and Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind (2014). She died on January 17, 2024 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

58. Toni Stern

Soundtrack | The Karate Kid

Toni Stern was born on November 4, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for The Karate Kid (1984), The Lake House (2006) and Invincible (2006). She was married to Jerry Rounds. She died on January 17, 2024 in Santa Ynez, California, USA.

59. Lee Doo-yong

Director | Cheongsongeuro ganeun kil

Lee Doo-yong was born on December 24, 1942 in Seoul, South Korea. He was a director and writer, known for Cheongsongeuro ganeun kil (1990), Ppong (1986) and The Hut (1981). He died on January 19, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.

60. Ewa Podles

Actress | Cendrillon

Ewa Podles was born on April 26, 1952 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Cendrillon (2011), Il Trittico (2009) and Sam na sam (1977). She was married to Jerzy Marchwinski. She died on January 19, 2024 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

61. Marlena Shaw

Soundtrack | The Italian Job

Marlena Shaw was born on September 22, 1939 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was a composer, known for The Italian Job (2003), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) and Forces of Nature (1999). She died on January 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

62. Mary Weiss

Actress | NYPD Blue

Mary Weiss was the lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Shangri-Las, four New York City Catholic schoolgirl friends that included her older sister Betty and a couple of classmates, twins Mary Ann and Margie Ganser. Mary was only 15 when the newly-formed group was discovered by Red Bird Records ...

63. Robert Whitman

Director | Robert Whitman Performances from the 1960s

Robert Whitman was born on May 23, 1935 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Robert Whitman Performances from the 1960s (2006), Prune. Flat. (1965) and Letter from New York (1990). He was married to Sylvia Palacios, Simone Forti and Mia Ellen Lahanas. He died on ...

64. David Emge

Actor | Dawn of the Dead

David Emge was born in 1946 in Evansville, Indiana. Emge studied drama at the University of Evansville and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While attending college David got drafted and served in the army during the Vietnam war. He began his acting career on stage at the Pittsburgh ...

65. Eleanor Fazan

Willow

Eleanor Fazan was born on May 29, 1929 in Nairobi, Kenya. She was an actress, known for Willow (1988), Hot Fuzz (2007) and Lassiter (1984). She was married to Stanley Myers. She died on January 20, 2024.

66. Norman Jewison

Director | Jesus Christ Superstar

Norman Jewison was an award-winning, internationally acclaimed filmmaker who produced and directed some of the world's most memorable, entertaining and socially important films, exploring controversial and complicated subjects and giving them a universal accessibility. Some of his most well-known ...

67. Gary Graham

Actor | Robot Jox

Gary Graham was born on June 6, 1950 in Long Beach, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Robot Jox (1989), Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) and The Jackal (1997). He was married to Becky Hopkins, Diane Patricia Vaughan, Caren Leslie Williams and Susan Lavelle. He died on January 22,...

68. Frank Farian

Soundtrack | The Railway Man

His father, a fine furrier, died as a soldier in the Second World War in Smolensk, Russia, the year he was born. Frank and his two older siblings, Hertha and Heinz, grew up with their mother in simple but sheltered circumstances. His mother Cilli, who worked as a teacher, noticed Frank's voice and ...

69. Melanie

Soundtrack | Boogie Nights

With her sweet, captivating voice, quirky yet insightful songwriting and bubbly, upbeat, free-spirited hippie persona, pop and folk singer/songwriter Melanie totally epitomized the whole "flower power" counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s.

She was born Melanie Anne Safka on February 3, 1947, in ...

70. Charles Osgood

Actor | Horton Hears a Who!

Charles Osgood was born on January 8, 1933 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Horton Hears a Who! (2008), CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979) and A Science Odyssey (1998). He was married to Jean Crafton and Theresa Audette. He died on January 23, 2024...

71. Margaret Riley

Producer | Love & Other Drugs

Margaret Riley was born on December 9, 1965 in California, USA. She was a producer, known for Love & Other Drugs (2010), Bombshell (2019) and An Invisible Army. She died on January 23, 2024 in Brentwood, California, USA.

72. Margo Smith

Soundtrack | Bloedbroeders

Margo Smith was born on April 9, 1939 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Bloedbroeders (2008), House Calls (1979) and Stuck in the Past (2007). She was married to Richard Cammeron and Ken Smith. She died on January 22, 2024 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.

73. Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Actor | Deliverance

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward was born on August 21, 1938 in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Deliverance (1972), Ghost Town: The Movie (2007) and Hillbilly Blood (2013). He was married to Dorothy Eileen Ledford. He died on January 24, 2024 in Haywood County, ...

74. Rod Holcomb

Director | ER

Rod Holcomb was born on May 28, 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for ER (1994), China Beach (1988) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974). He was married to Jane Lucille Brackman, Suellen Maclean and Sandra Lavonne Avakian. He died on January 24, 2024 in ...

75. Jesse Jane

Actress | Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge

A "military brat", Jesse Jane grew up on military bases and was somewhat of a tomboy. She combined her love of sports with her long training in dance and became a top cheerleader in high school. After graduation she began doing TV commercials, including one for the "Hooters" restaurant chain. She ...

76. Enrique Liporace

Actor | Bolivia

Enrique Liporace was born on June 10, 1941 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for Bolivia (1999), La cola (2012) and La señora Ana Luce sus Medallas (1967). He died on January 27, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

77. Sreela Majumdar

Actress | Akaler Sandhane

Sreela Majumdar was born in 1958 in India. She was an actress, known for In Search of Famine (1981), Target Kolkata (2013) and Mon Mayuree (1990). She was married to SNM Abdi. She died on January 27, 2024 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

78. Lillebjørn Nilsen

Composer | Blücher

Lillebjørn Nilsen was born on December 21, 1950 in Oslo, Norway. He was a composer and actor, known for Blücher (1988), Framing Mom (2016) and Himmel og helvete (1969). He was married to Mairead Imlach, Svendsen, Kari and Gerberg, Shari. He died on January 27, 2024 in Norway.

79. John Henry Kreitler

Music_department | Passions

John Henry Kreitler was born on February 6, 1948 in Tillamook, Oregon, USA. He was a composer, known for Passions (1999), Material Girls (2006) and Melrose Place (1992). He was married to Patsy Meyer. He died on January 28, 2024 in Covington, Kentucky, USA.

80. Jandira Martini

Actress | O Clone

Jandira Martini was born on July 10, 1945 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress and writer, known for The Clone (2001), Felicidade (1991) and Written in the Stars (2010). She died on January 29, 2024 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

81. Sandra Milo

Actress | 8½

During the 1950s and 1960s bosomy, scintillating, dark-haired Tunisian leading lady Sandra Milo played bored patricians, manipulative mistresses and other enticing ladies of questionable morals with typical sensuous flare in scores of Italian and French productions.

Born Elena Liliana Greco in Tunis...

82. Hinton Battle

Actor | Dreamgirls

Hinton Battle was born on November 29, 1956 in Neubrücke, Germany. He was an actor, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Quantum Leap (1989) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). He died on January 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

83. Chita Rivera

Actress | Chicago

An accomplished and versatile actress/singer/dancer, Chita Rivera has won two Tony Awards as Best Leading Actress in a Musical and received eight additional Tony nominations for an exceptional 10 Tony nominations. She recently starred in The Visit, the final John Kander/Fred Ebb/Terrence McNally ...

84. Mike Trcic

Special_effects | Jurassic Park

Mike Trcic was born on September 28, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Jurassic Park (1993), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and In the Mouth of Madness (1994). He died on January 30, 2024 in Clarksdale, Arizona, USA.

85. Annie Belle

Actress | La casa sperduta nel parco

Annie Belle was born Annie Brilland on December 10, 1956 in Paris, France. Belle comes from a family of engineers and first developed an interest in acting while attending the Rue Blanche acting school in Paris. Annie acted in her first film while still in her teens in 1974. Among the notable ...

86. Hank Cicalo

Music_department | Bio-Dome

Hank Cicalo is known for Bio-Dome (1996), All of Me (1984) and Seeing Other People (2004).

87. Joe Madison

Self | The One and Only Dick Gregory

Joe Madison was born on June 16, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was married to Sharon L. Moore. He died on January 31, 2024 in Washington, D.C., USA.

88. Mark Gustafson

Director | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Mark Gustafson was born on September 19, 1959 in Portland, Oregon. He was a writer and director, known for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), Claymation Easter (1992) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011). He died on February 1, 2024.

89. Pasha Kapinos

Cinematographer | Posledniy bogatyr. Koren zla

Pasha Kapinos was born on October 8, 1975. He was a cinematographer and production manager, known for The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (2021), Soulless 2 (2015) and Hardcore Henry (2015). He died on February 1, 2024.

90. Carl Weathers

Actor | Predator

Carl Weathers was born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A famous and successful football star at San Diego State, he played with the Oakland Raiders and retired from the sport in 1974, in order to give full attention to his goal: to be a real actor.

Weathers first played small parts ...

91. Wilhelmenia Fernandez

Soundtrack | Diva

Wilhelmenia Fernandez was born on January 5, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Diva (1981), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) and La Bohème (1980). She was married to Ormon Fernandez and Andrew William Smith . She died on February 2, 2024 in Lexington, ...

92. Wayne Kramer

Soundtrack | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Wayne Kramer is a songwriter, producer and composer whose reputation writing music for television and film risks supplanting his legend as one of music's stellar guitarists. Rolling Stone Magazine recognizes him as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time and highlights from recent composing and ...

93. Ian Lavender

Actor | Dad's Army

Ian Lavender attended Bournville Technical College in the West Midlands, and then studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He graduated in 1967. Acting on the stage at Canterbury followed, and his first television work was the ATV play "Flowers At My Feet" in 1968. He then became the youngest...

94. Sadhu Meher

Actor | Ankur

Sadhu Meher was born in 1939 in Orissa Province, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Ankur: The Seedling (1974), Abhilasha (1983) and Byomkesh Bakshi (1993). He died on February 2, 2024 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

95. Don Murray

Actor | Bus Stop

Don Murray is an American actor. He is best known for playing Governor Breck, the authoritarian ruler in the science fiction film "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972).

Murray was born in 1929 to Dennis Aloisius Murray and his wife Ethel Cook. Dennis worked as a dance director and stage ...

96. Aston Barrett

Soundtrack | Moonfall

Aston Barrett was born on November 22, 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for Moonfall (2022), Dark Summer (1994) and Marley (2012). He was married to Angela. He died on February 3, 2024 in Miami, Florida, USA.

97. Helena Rojo

Actress | El privilegio de amar

Born in Mexico City on the 18th of August, 1944, Helena Rojo has an extensive career in theater, film and television acting, in both domestic and international productions (notably collaborating with Werner Herzog in "Aguirre, the Wrath of God", as well as Arturo Ripstein in "Fox Trot").

She began ...

98. James Dixon

Actor | It's Alive

James Dixon was born on March 6, 1937 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for It's Alive (1974), Is There Sex After Death? (1971) and It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987). He was married to Margaret Mary Gibney. He died on February 5, 2024 in Santa Monica...

99. Mickey Gilbert

Stunts | The Last of the Mohicans

Mickey Gilbert was born on April 17, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an assistant director and actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Waterworld (1995) and The Blues Brothers (1980). He was married to Yvonne Yrigoyen. He died on February 5, 2024 in Camarillo, California, USA.

100. Michael Jayston

Actor | Nicholas and Alexandra

Michael was born in Nottingham where he was educated at Becket Roman Catholic Grammar School, West Bridgeford in Nottingham where he was known as Jimmy - his real name is Michael James - and where he was caned some 130 times. While that might have been a record, the one that went into the record ...