2024 Deaths
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1. 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.
Died in Woodland Hills, California.
1944-2024 (79 years old)
1 January
2. 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 ...
Died in a car accident in Los Angeles, California.
1952-2024 (71 years old)
1 January
3. Connie Madigan
Self | Winterhawks
Connie Madigan was born on October 4, 1934 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Winterhawks (1997) and Kings of the Road: The Story of the Portland Buckaroos (2010). He died on January 2, 2024 in Canada.
Died in Canada.
1934-2024 (89 years old)
2 January
4. Harry Johnson
Actor | Cold Case
For well over thirty years, Harry Johnson's voice was heard in over 2,000 television episodes, especially all the Law & Order shows and Wolf Films' Chicago shows, along with dozens of feature films, commercials and video games, mostly uncredited. His voice work continued for years.
Harry's extensive...
Died of an illness in Los Angeles, California.
1942-2024 (81 years old)
2 January
5. Arévalo
Actor | Enchufados
Arévalo was born on September 2, 1947 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for Blown Away. Enchufados (2017), Ekipo Ja (2007) and El oro de Moscú (2003). He was married to Elena. He died on January 3, 2024 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
Died of natural causes in Valencia, Spain.
1947-2024 (76 years old)
3 January
6. David E. Hoffman
Writer | The Billion Dollar Spy
David E. Hoffman was a writer, known for The Billion Dollar Spy, Frontline (1983) and The Eighties (2016). He died on January 3, 2024 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
Died in West Hollywood, California.
?-2024 (age unknown)
3 January
7. Konstantin Zheldin
Actor | Likvidatsiya
Konstantin Zheldin was born on October 5, 1933 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Liquidation (2007), Brat 2 (2000) and Isaev (2009). He died on January 4, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.
Died in Moscow, Russia.
1933-2024 (90 years old)
4 January
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.
Died of cerebral hemorrhage in Istanbul, Turkey.
1937-2024 (86 years old)
4 January
9. 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 ...
Died of natural causes in West Hollywood, California.
1923-2024 (100 years old)
4 January
10. 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" & ...
Died in London, England.
1943-2024 (80 years old)
4 January
11. 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 ...
Died in a plane crash outside Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
1972-2024 (51 years old)
4 January
12. 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...
Died in Luxor, Egypt.
1943-2024 (80 years old)
4 January
13. Charles Mattingly
Producer | Murder by Association
Charles Mattingly was a producer and actor, known for Murder by Association, The Wrestling Movie and Unnatural II: The Gates of Hell. He died on January 4, 2024 in Bardstown Kentucky, USA.
Died of pneumonia in Bardstown, Kentucky.
?-2024 (age unknown)
4 January
14. 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.
Died in Santa Monica, California.
1933-2024 (90 years old)
5 January
15. Mario Zagallo
Self | O Preço da Vitória
Mário Zagallo is a Brazilian former football player and manager, who played as a forward.
He holds the record for World Cup titles in general with 4 titles in total. He was the first person to win the FIFA World Cup as both a manager and as a player, winning the competition in 1958 and 1962 as a ...
Died of multiple organ failure in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1931-2024 (92 years old)
5 January
16. Anna Strasberg
Actress | extraña invasión
Anna Strasberg was born on April 16, 1939 in Caracas, Venezuela. She was an actress, known for Stay Tuned for Terror (1965), The Rat Patrol (1966) and Riot on Sunset Strip (1967). She was married to Lee Strasberg. She died on January 6, 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Died in Manhattan, New York.
1939-2024 (84 years old)
6 January
17. John Harris
John Harris was born on July 27, 1964 in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA [now Fort Moore, Georgia, USA]. John was a production designer, known for Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), Wrong Place (2022) and Black Water (2018). John was married to Alyce O'Sullivan. John died on January 6, 2024 in Huntsville, ...
Died in Huntsville, Alabama.
1964-2024 (59 years old)
6 January
18. Leander Marxer
Actor | Simplify Your Soul
Leander Marxer was an actor and producer, known for Simplify Your Soul (2014), Der Liechtenstein (2018) and Adam Meets Eve (2005). He died on January 6, 2024.
?-2024 (age unknown)
6 January
19. Richard Dubé
Writer | Indéfendable
Richard Dubé was a writer, known for Indéfendable (2022), L'indice Mc$ween (2017) and Tout le monde en parle (2004). He was married to Izabel Chevrier. He died on January 6, 2024 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Died in Montreal, Canada.
?-2024 (age unknown)
6 January
20. Franz Beckenbauer
Actor | Die Spaßvögel
Franz Beckenbauer is probably Germany's most popular soccer player, coach and manager ever, known as the "Kaiser". Born and bred in Munich, he joined Bayern Munich at the age of 14. In 1965, he debuted in the German Bundesliga and became famous in the role of the team's sweeper. The following years...
Died of an illness in Salzburg, Austria.
1945-2024 (78 years old)
7 January
21. 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.
1946-2024 (77 years old)
7 January
22. 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.
Died in Barcelona, Spain.
1945-2024 (78 years old)
8 January
23. 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 ...
Died of appendiceal cancer in Los Angeles, California.
1981-2024 (42 years old)
8 January
24. 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 ...
Died in Poland.
1931-2024 (92 years old)
10 January
25. 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 ...
Died in Rutland, Vermont.
1951-2024 (72 years old)
10 January
26. 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 ...
1948-2024 (75 years old)
10 January
27. 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.
Died of an illness in Palm Springs, California.
1952-2024 (71 years old)
10 January
28. 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, ...
Died in Moscow, Russia.
1935-2024 (88 years old)
11 January
29. 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.
Died in Morlaix, France.
1928-2024 (95 years old)
11 January
30. 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.
Died of cancer in Los Angeles, California.
1945-2024 (78 years old)
11 January
31. 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.
Died of cancer.
1936-2024 (87 years old)
11 January
32. 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.
1932-2024 (91 years old)
11 January
33. Marek Litewka
Actor | Amator
Marek Litewka was born on August 6, 1948 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Camera Buff (1979), The Constant Factor (1980) and Milosc na wybiegu (2009). He died on January 12, 2024.
1948-2024 (75 years old)
12 January
34. 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...
Died in Studio City, California.
1925-2024 (98 years old)
12 January
35. Alec Musser
Actor | Grown Ups
Alec Musser joined the cast of All My Children (1970) in July 2005, playing the role of Del Henry. He won this role after emerging the winner of the second season of the SOAPnet original series I Wanna Be a Soap Star (2004).
Musser was born in New York City but grew up in New Jersey and other places...
Died of suicide in Del Mar, California.
1973-2024 (50 years old)
12 January
36. 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 ...
1949-2024 (74 years old)
12 January
37. Gonzalo Lira
Director | Secuestro
Gonzalo Lira was born on February 29, 1968 in Burbank, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Secuestro (2005), Soldier of Fortune (2000) and The Ralph Retort Killstream Postmortem (2018). He died on January 12, 2024 in Ukraine.
Died in Ukraine.
1968-2024 (55 years old)
12 January
38. 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 ...
Died of Parkinson's disease in Prague, Czech Republic.
1938-2024 (85 years old)
13 January
39. 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 ...
Died of natural causes in Manhattan, New York.
1924-2024 (99 years old)
13 January
40. Elisa Briganti
Writer | Zombi 2
Elisa Briganti was a writer, known for Zombie (1979), Hands of Steel (1986) and I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 (1984). She was married to Dardano Sacchetti. She died on January 13, 2024 in Italy.
Died in Italy.
?-2024 (age unknown)
13 January
41. 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.
Died of covid-19 and renal failure in Alexandria, Virginia.
1944-2024 (79 years old)
13 January
42. 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.
Died in Berlin, Germany.
1944-2024 (79 years old)
14 January
43. 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 ...
Died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, California.
1968-2024 (55 years old)
14 January
44. Michelle LaFrance
Actress | Entourage
Michelle LaFrance was most known for her role as Misty on HBO's Entourage and a former Miss Connecticut USA. While growing up on the East Coast, Michelle realized her dreams to make a difference in this world through business, art, storytelling and service. When she won the prestigious title of ...
Died in Ave Maria, Florida.
1978-2024 (45 years old)
14 January
45. 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.
Died in Mori, Italy.
1932-2024 (91 years old)
15 January
46. 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.
Died in Sherman Oaks, California.
1929-2024 (94 years old)
15 January
47. Buzz Martin
Actor | Kraft Television Theatre
Buzz Martin was born on June 25, 1939 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Kraft Theatre (1947), The Twilight Zone (1959) and Bachelor Father (1957). He was married to Paula J. Mainwaring. He died on January 15, 2024 in Sonora, California, USA.
Died in Sonora, California.
1939-2024 (84 years old)
15 January
48. 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.
Died of thrombosis in Madrid, Spain.
1943-2024 (80 years old)
16 January
49. Torsten Wahlund
Actor | Storstad
Torsten Wahlund was born on February 10, 1938 in Engelbrekt, Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Storstad (1990), Varuhuset (1987) and Slagskämpen (1984). He was married to Lena Madsén. He died on January 16, 2024 in Gustav Vasa, Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden.
Died in Stockholm, Sweden.
1938-2024 (85 years old)
16 January
50. Norbert Lichý
Actor | Cirkus Bukowsky
Norbert Lichý was born on December 29, 1964 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and composer, known for Circus Bukowsky (2013), The Adventurers (2017) and Kajínek (2010). He died on January 16, 2024 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Died in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
1964-2024 (59 years old)
16 January
51. 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...
Died in the UK.
1927-2024 (96 years old)
16 January
52. 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...
Died in Bearsville, New York.
1935-2024 (88 years old)
16 January
53. Gastón Santos
Actor | Los diablos del terror
Gastón Santos was born on July 12, 1931 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Los diablos del terror (1959), El silencioso (1967) and La flecha envenenada (1957). He died on January 17, 2024 in La Jarilla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Died of colon cancer in La Jarilla, Mexico.
1931-2024 (92 years old)
17 January
54. Linda Keyworth
Linda Keyworth was born on November 23, 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was a production manager, known for Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), Queer as Folk (2000) and Creeped Out (2017). She died on January 17, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Died in Toronto, Canada.
1960-2024 (63 years old)
17 January
55. Romy Vitug
Cinematographer | Bakit may kahapon pa?
Romy Vitug was born on January 27, 1937 in Floridablanca, Pampanga. He was a cinematographer, known for Bakit may kahapon pa? (1996), The Captive Virgins (1977) and Second Chances (1995). He died on January 18, 2024 in the Philippines.
Died in the Philippines.
1937-2024 (86 years old)
18 January
56. Héctor Bidonde
Actor | 1000 millones
Héctor Bidonde was born on March 2, 1937 in La Plata, Argentina. He was an actor, known for 1000 millones (2002), Gasoleros (1998) and You Don't Know Who You're Talking To (2016). He died on January 19, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Died in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1937-2024 (86 years old)
19 January
57. Keith Agius
Actor | Wyrmwood
Keith, a distinguished alumnus of NIDA (class of 1986), left an indelible mark in the world of acting, directing, and producing, both in Australia and internationally. His exceptional talent was recognized when he was nominated for the Green Room Awards as the Outstanding Male Actor in 2014 for his...
1963-2024 (60 years old)
19 January
58. 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 ...
Died in Evansville, Indiana.
1946-2024 (77 years old)
20 January
59. 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 ...
Died in Malibu, California.
1926-2024 (97 years old)
20 January
60. Ian Bailey
Self | Sophie: A Murder in West Cork
Ian Bailey was born in 1956 in Manchester, North West England, England, UK. He died on January 21, 2024 in Bantry, Cork, Ireland.
Died of heart failure in Cork, Ireland.
1956-2024 (68 years old)
21 January
61. 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,...
Died of cardiac arrest in Spokane Valley, Washington.
1950-2024 (73 years old)
22 January
62. 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...
Died of dementia in Saddle River, New Jersey.
1933-2024 (91 years old)
23 January
63. 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 ...
1947-2024 (76 years old)
23 January
64. 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, ...
Died in a car accident in Haywood County, North Carolina.
1938-2024 (85 years old)
24 January
65. N. Scott Momaday
Writer | House Made of Dawn
N. Scott Momaday was born on February 27, 1934 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer, known for House Made of Dawn (1972), More Than Bows & Arrows (1978) and Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert (2005). He was married to Regina Heitzer and Gaye Mangold. He died on January 24, 2024 in ...
Died in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1934-2024 (89 years old)
24 January
66. 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 ...
Died in Moore, Oklahoma.
1980-2024 (43 years old)
25 January
67. Masuimi Max
Actress | Inland Empire
Masuimi Max was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Of Korean and German descent, she spent her early years living in Korea and the Philippines. Her father retired from the Air Force and moved to Las Vegas during her teenage years.
Masuimi was an international performer, top alternative/fetish model, ...
Died in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1978-2024 (45 years old)
25 January
68. Hikmet Tasdemir
Actor | Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam
Hikmet Tasdemir was born on February 2, 1942 in Erzurum, Turkey. He was an actor, known for The Man Who Saved the World (1982), Akrep Yuvasi (1977) and Birakin Yasayalim (1974). He died on January 25, 2024 in Tekirdag, Turkey.
Died in Tekirdag, Turkey.
1942-2024 (81 years old)
25 January
69. 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.
Died in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1941-2024 (82 years old)
27 January
70. Danny Kamin
Actor | The Rookie
He was born in the back of a Chevy station wagon being driven by this late father one starry night in September blazing across a desolate West Texas highway trying to find any town with a hospital for his mother to give birth to Danny. Unable to, his dad took command just as he'd done for four ...
Died in Houston, Texas.
1947-2024 (76 years old)
28 January
71. Mitchell Kezin
Director | Jingle Bell Rocks!
Mitchell Kezin was a director and writer, known for Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013), Dissonance (1999) and Celluloid Souls (1997). He died on January 28, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Died in Vancouver, Canada.
?-2024 (age unknown)
28 January
72. 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...
Died of lung cancer in Rome, Italy.
1933-2024 (90 years old)
29 January
73. Arne Hegerfors
Actor | Svensson Svensson ...i nöd & lust
Arne Hegerfors was born on July 4, 1942 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Svensson Svensson ...i nöd & lust (2011), Högklackat (2012) and Familjen Schedblad (1988). He was married to Kerstin Hägerfors. He died on January 29, 2024 in Stockholm, ...
Died of pancreatic cancer in Stockholm, Sweden.
1942-2024 (81 years old)
29 January
74. 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 ...
Died of an illness in New York.
1933-2024 (91 years old)
30 January
75. 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.
Died in Los Angeles, California.
1956-2024 (67 years old)
30 January
76. Anatoliy Drizhenko
Actor | Khleb detstva moyego
Anatoliy Drizhenko was born on March 12, 1941 in Former USSR. He was an actor, known for Khleb detstva moyego (1977), The Beach (2014) and Zolotoy telyonok (2006). He died on January 31, 2024 in Ukraine.
Died in Ukraine.
1941-2024 (82 years old)
31 January
77. Farida Muminova
Actress | La batalla de los Tres Reyes
Farida Muminova was born on November 23, 1957 in Lesnoy, Kirov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for La batalla de los Tres Reyes (1990), Ya ey nravlyus (1986) and Zharkoye leto v Kabule (1983). She died on January 31, 2024 in Russia.
Died of natural causes in Russia.
1957-2024 (66 years old)
31 January
78. 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 ...
Died in Italy.
1956-2024 (67 years old)
31 January
79. Ivan Ivanov
Actor | The Hunt for Red October
Ivan Georgiev Ivanov is born on December 16, 1951 in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria. He graduated "acting" in National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the class of Professor Dimitrina Gyurova . Ivan Ivanov has played on the stages of Youth Theatre and Bulgarian Army's Theater until 1983 ...
Died of a heart attack in Panagyurishte, Bulgaria.
1951-2024 (72 years old)
31 January
80. 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.
Died of prostate cancer in Washington D.C.
1949-2024 (74 years old)
31 January
81. Nikos Vandoros
Actor | Erotiki yperentasi
Nikos Vandoros was born on December 12, 1924 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor. He died on February 1, 2024 in Athens, Greece.
Died of natural causes in Athens, Greece.
1924-2024 (99 years old)
1 February
82. Harunur Rashid
Director | Megher Onek Rong
Harunur Rashid was born on March 15, 1940 in Kushtia, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Kushtia, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Megher Onek Rong (1976), Amra Tomader Bhulbona (1990) and Dhanban (1991). He died on February 1, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Died of a stroke in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1940-2024 (83 years old)
1 February
83. 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.
1975-2024 (48 years old)
1 February
84. 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.
Died of a heart attack.
1959-2024 (64 years old)
1 February
85. 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 ...
Died of an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Venice, California.
1948-2024 (76 years old)
1 February
86. Claudio Rissi
Actor | Aballay, el hombre sin miedo
Claudio Rissi was born in Monte Grande, Buenos Aires. Moved to Coghlan at 17, the proximity to River Plate took him to the club's theater school, where he became a "clandestine actor", hidden from his father, Rafael. Then he spent a year at the School of Dramatic Arts, but the most powerful master ...
Died of cancer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1956-2024 (68 years old)
2 February
87. 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 ...
Died in Goleta, California.
1929-2024 (94 years old)
2 February
88. 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...
1946-2024 (77 years old)
2 February
89. 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 ...
Died of liver cancer in Mexico City, Mexico.
1944-2024 (79 years old)
3 February
90. Won Namkung
Actor | Pimak
Won Namkung was born on August 1, 1934 in South Korea. He was an actor, known for The Hut (1981), Mojeongui bimil (1968) and Doknabi (1971). He died on February 5, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.
Died of lung cancer in Seoul, South Korea.
1934-2024 (89 years old)
5 February
91. 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 ...
Died of an illness.
1935-2024 (88 years old)
5 February
92. Toby Keith
Actor | Beer for My Horses
Born July 8, 1961, Toby Keith Covel was the second child of Joan and Hubert Keith ("H. K.") Covel. He was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, and grew up with his brother Tracy and sister Tonnie in Moore, Oklahoma. After graduating from Moore High School, he didn't go on to college, but went to work in the ...
Died of stomach cancer in Oklahoma.
1961-2024 (62 years old)
5 February
93. 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...
Died in Santa Monica, California.
1937-2024 (86 years old)
5 February
94. Tommy Karlsen
Actor | Døden på Oslo S
Tommy Karlsen was born on June 9, 1975 in Baerum, Norway. He was an actor, known for Death at Oslo Central (1990), Lilyhammer (2012) and De blå ulvene (1993). He was married to Birte Nordahl. He died on February 6, 2024 in Oslo, Norway.
Died of a blood clot in the lung in Oslo, Norway.
1975-2024 (48 years old)
6 February
95. Robert M. Young
Director | Alambrista!
Born in New York City. Made many award-winning documentaries including The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970) and a documentary about the civil war in Angola. In 1978 he won the Camera d'Or at Cannes and Best Feature at San Sebastian for Alambrista! (1977).
Died in Los Angeles, California.
1924-2024 (99 years old)
6 February
96. Ahmed Rubel
Actor | Bishaash
Ahmed Rubel was born on May 3, 1968 in Chapainawabganj, East Pakistan [now in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh]. He was an actor, known for Bishaash (2010), Antorborti and The Last Thakur (2008). He was married to Tarana Halim. He died on February 7, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Died of a heart attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1968-2024 (55 years old)
7 February
97. Franco Vaz
Music_department | Andhadhun
Franco Vaz was a composer and actor, known for Andhadhun (2018), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Dastak (1996). He died on February 7, 2024 in India.
Died in India.
?-2024 (age unknown)
7 February
98. Mojo Nixon
Actor | Super Mario Bros.
Mojo Nixon was born on August 2, 1957 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Super Mario Bros. (1993), Astro Loco (2021) and Stag (1997). He was married to Adaire McMillan. He died on February 7, 2024 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Died of cardiac arrest in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1957-2024 (66 years old)
7 February
99. Qristina Ribohn
Self | Fångarna på fortet
Qristina Ribohn was born on October 2, 1955 in Skånela, Stockholms län, Sweden. She died on February 7, 2024 in Karlshamn Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden.
Died in Karlshamn, Sweden.
1955-2024 (68 years old)
7 February
100. Iosif Jachvliani
Actor | Maita Nasosi
Iosif Jachvliani was born on June 5, 1958 in Mestia, Gruzinskaya SSR, USSR. He was an actor and director, known for Maita Nasosi (2010), Svani (2007) and Pesvebi (1987). He died on February 8, 2024 in Georgia.
Died in Georgia.
1958-2024 (65 years old)
8 February
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