Notable Showbiz Deaths of 2023

1. Tina Turner

With almost fifty years in the music business, Tina Turner became one of the most commercially successful international female rock stars. Her sultry, powerful voice, her incredible legs, her time-tested beauty and her unforgettable story all contributed to her legendary status.

Born to a ...

November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023

American-born, naturalized Swiss singer ("River Deep – Mountain High," "What's Love Got to Do with It," "Private Dancer," "The Best," "GoldenEye"), dancer, author, and actress ('Tommy,' 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'), domestic abuse survivor, and a true rock legend often hailed as "The Queen of Rock and Roll"; first Black artist and first woman to be featured on the cover of 'Rolling Stone' and one of the first Black performers to gain airtime on MTV; set a then-Guiness World Record in 1988 for largest paying audience for a single performer; an eight-time Grammy Award winner, and the only female artist to win a Grammy in the pop, rock and R&B fields; also a three-time Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipient and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, as well as a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a Kennedy Center Honors recipient, and one of the best-selling recording artists of all time

2. Gangsta Boo

Soundtrack | Zola

Gangsta Boo was born on August 7, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for Zola (2020), Gangsta Boo: Meet The Devil (2015) and Latto Feat. GloRilla & Gangsta Boo: FTCU (2022). She died on January 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

August 7, 1979 – January 1, 2023

American rapper (Three 6 Mafia)

3. J. Patrick McNamara

Actor | Close Encounters of the Third Kind

A New Orleans native, Patrick John McNamara became known on screen as 'J. Patrick' to avoid confusion with another Actor's Equity member of longer standing. McNamara initially started out performing in plays at the University of New Orleans in order to improve his public speaking, because (in his ...

1942 – January 2, 2023

American actor ('Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' '1941,' 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure')

4. James D. Brubaker

Producer | Cobra

James D. Brubaker was born on March 30, 1937 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Cobra (1986), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Dragonfly (2002). He was married to Marcy Kelly. He died on January 3, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

March 30, 1937 – January 3, 2023

American film producer ('The Right Stuff,' 'Bruce Almighty') and production manager ('Raging Bull')

Primetime Emmy Award nominee ('Gia')

5. Frank Galati

Writer | The Accidental Tourist

Frank Galati was born on November 29, 1943 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Accidental Tourist (1988), American Playhouse (1980) and The Party Animal (1984). He was married to Peter Amster . He died on January 2, 2023 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

November 29, 1943 – January 3, 2023

American Tony Award-winning theatre director and playwright ('The Grapes of Wrath') and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter ('The Accidental Tourist')

6. Joseph Koo

Composer | Meng long guo jiang

Joseph Koo was born on February 23, 1931 in Guangzhou, China. He was a composer and actor, known for The Way of the Dragon (1972), A Better Tomorrow (1986) and Fist of Fury (1972). He died on January 3, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

February 25, 1931 – January 3, 2023

Hong Kong composer ('The Way of the Dragon,' 'A Better Tomorrow,' 'King of Beggars')

Hong Kong Film Award winner for Best Original Film Score, 1990 ('A Terra-Cotta Warrior')

7. Alan Rankine

Composer | Winston Tong en studio

Alan Rankine was born on May 17, 1958 in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK. He was a composer, known for Winston Tong en studio (1984). He was married to Belinda Pearse. He died on January 3, 2023 in the United Kingdom.

May 17, 1958 – January 3, 2023

Scottish musician and record producer best known as the founding keyboardist and guitarist for The Associates

8. Arthur Duncan

Soundtrack | Tap

Arthur Duncan was drafted into a dance team with two friends while in school. He initially resisted, but they insisted he give it a try. He liked it, and began to take tap lessons.

For a few years Arthur worked in Australia, where he was a popular performer who was even offered his own TV show. ...

September 25, 1925 – January 4, 2023

American tap dancer ('The Betty White Show,' The Lawrence Welk Show') and the first regular Black performer on a variety series; inclusion on 'The Betty White Show' made him the target of objections from stations in the Jim Crow South, to which White famously responded by giving Duncan more airtime and telling the objectors to "live with it."

9. Miiko Taka

Actress | Sayonara

Miiko Taka came into the world as Betty Miiko Shikata in Seattle, Washington, a Nisei born of Japanese immigrant parentage. She spent much of her upbringing in Los Angeles. In 1942, Betty and her family were removed from their homes and interned in the Gila River War Relocation Centre in Arizona, a...

July 24, 1925 – c. January 4, 2023

American actress ('Sayonara,' 'The Art of Love,' 'Walk Don't Run')

10. Fay Weldon

Writer | She-Devil

Fay Weldon was born on September 22, 1931 in Worcester, England, UK. She was a writer, known for She-Devil (1989), Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball (2007) and Flood Warning (2020). She was married to Nicolas P Fox, Ronald Weldon and Ronald G. Bateman. She died on January 4, 2023 in Northampton, ...

September 22, 1931 – January 4, 2023

English author ('The Life and Loves of a She-Devil') and TV scriptwriter ('Upstairs, Downstairs,' 1980's 'Pride and Prejudice')

11. Earl Boen

Actor | Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Veteran character actor Earl Boen is probably best known for his role as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in the Terminator series. Other films which he appeared include Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), The Man with Two Brains (1983), Alien Nation (1988), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult ...

August 4, 1941 – January 5, 2023

American character actor ('Terminator' films) and voice actor ('Monkey Island' video game series, 'Warcraft' franchise)

12. Mike Hill

Editor | Rush

Mike Hill was born in 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for Rush (2013), Frost/Nixon (2008) and Apollo 13 (1995). He was married to LeAnne Hill. He died on January 5, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

1949 – January 5, 2023

American Academy Award- and BAFTA Award-winning film editor ('Apollo 13,' 'A Beautiful Mind,' 'Rush'); worked on all of Ron Howard's movies from 'Night Shift' (1982) to 'In the Heart of the Sea' (2015)

13. Michael Snow

Director | Wavelength

Central figure of the American avant-garde. An artist who made an isolated animated short, A to Z (1956), Snow concentrated on his painting career until moving to New York in 1963. After attending avant-garde film screenings organized by critic-filmmaker Jonas Mekas and turning out a second film, ...

December 10, 1928 – January 5, 2023

Canadian artist and experimental filmmaker ('Wavelength,' '<--->,' 'La région centrale')

14. Daniel Kaleikini Jr.

Actor | Hawaii Five-O

Daniel Kaleikini Jr. was born on October 10, 1937 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968), The Little People (1972) and Dolly (1987). He was married to Jacqueline Kaleikini. He died on January 6, 2023 in Nuuanu, Hawaii, USA.

October 10, 1937 – January 6, 2023

American entertainer in Hawaii known as "The Ambassador of Aloha"

15. Annette McCarthy

Actress | Twin Peaks

Annette McCarthy was born on April 12, 1958. She was an actress, known for Twin Peaks (1990), Baywatch (1989) and Riptide (1984). She was married to Mark A. Mangini. She died on January 6, 2023 in the USA.

April 12, 1958 – January 6, 2023

American actress ('Creature,' 'Twin Peaks,' 'Baywatch')

16. Owen Roizman

Cinematographer | The French Connection

Ace cinematographer Owen Roizman was born September 22, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York. His father Sol was a cinematographer for Fox Movietone News and his uncle Morrie Roizman was a film editor. Owen studied math and physics at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He began his career shooting TV ...

September 22, 1936 – January 6, 2023

American five-time Academy Award-nominated cinematographer ('The French Connection,' 'The Exorcist,' 'Network,' 'Tootsie,' 'Wyatt Earp'); also a Primetime Emmy nominee (for 'Liza with a Z') and recipient of an Honorary Academy Award (2018)

17. Adam Rich

Actor | Code Red

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Code Red (1981), Eight Is Enough (1977) and Dungeons & Dragons (1983). He died on January 8, 2023 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

October 12, 1968 – January 7, 2023

American actor ('Eight Is Enough,' 'The Devil and Max Devlin,' 'Code Red')

18. Dorothy Tristan

Actress | Klute

Dorothy Tristan was born on May 9, 1934 in Yorkville Heights, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Klute (1971), The Looking Glass (2015) and Scarecrow (1973). She was married to John D. Hancock and Aram Avakian. She died on January 7, 2023 in LaPorte, Indiana, USA.

May 9, 1934 – January 7, 2023

American actress ('Klute,' 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills') and screenwriter ('Weeds')

19. Melinda Dillon

Actress | Magnolia

Melinda Dillon came to prominence with the role of Jillian Guiler, a mother whose child is abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Dillon's performance in the film earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. A few years later, Dillon ...

October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023

American Academy Award-nominated actress ('Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' 'Absence of Malice,' 'A Christmas Story')

20. Jeff Beck

Soundtrack | Pirate Radio

Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn't approve of the guitar. When he was in his late teens, he joined "The Tridents" on lead guitar. ...

June 24, 1944 – January 10, 2023

English eight-time Grammy Award-winning Hall of Fame rock guitarist (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice)

21. Ping He

Director | Ri guang xia gu

Ping He was born in 1957 in Shanxi, China. He was a director and producer, known for Ri guang xia gu (1995), Mai tian (2009) and The Promised Land (2015). He died on January 10, 2023 in Beijing, China.

1957 – January 10, 2023

Chinese Golden Rooster Award-winning filmmaker ('Swordsmen in Double Flag Town,' 'Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker,' 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth')

22. Carole Cook

Actress | Sixteen Candles

Actress Carole Cook showed a knack for comic timing from early on, so much so that the legendary Lucille Ball took her on as a protégée. Cook would make many appearances on Ball's TV shows The Lucy Show (1962) and Here's Lucy (1968), as well as other shows like Magnum, P.I. (1980), Dynasty (1981), ...

January 14, 1924 – January 11, 2023

American actress ('The Lucy Show,' 'The Incredible Mr. Limpet,' 'Sixteen Candles')

23. Piers Haggard

Blow-Up

Piers Haggard was born on March 18, 1939 in London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Blow-Up (1966), Conquest (1998) and Pennies from Heaven (1978). He was married to Anna Sklovsky and Christiane Stokes. He died on January 11, 2023 in the UK.

March 18, 1939 – January 11, 2023

British director of television ('Pennies from Heaven,' 'Return to Treasure Island') and film ('The Blood on Satan's Claw,' 1981's 'Venom,' 'A Summer Story'); a 1979 BAFTA TV Award winner for 'Pennies from Heaven' and a 1991 Daytime Emmy Award nominee for the TV movie 'Back Home'

24. Charles Kimbrough

Actor | The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Charles Kimbrough was born on May 23, 1936 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Murphy Brown (1988) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002). He was married to Beth Howland and Mary Jane Wilson. He died on January 11, 2023 in Culver City, ...

May 23, 1936 – January 11, 2023

Primetime Emmy Award-nominated American actor ('Murphy Brown,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' 'The Wedding Planner')

25. Ben Masters

Actor | Passions

Ben Masters was born on May 6, 1947 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Passions (1999), All That Jazz (1979) and Mandingo (1975). He died on January 11, 2023 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

May 6, 1947 – January 11, 2023

American actor ('All That Jazz,' 'Making Mr. Right,' 'Passions')

26. Tatjana Patitz

Actress | Rising Sun

Tatjana Patitz was born on March 25, 1966 in Hamburg, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Rising Sun (1993), The Larry Sanders Show (1992) and Ready to Wear (1994). She was married to Jason Johnson. She died on January 11, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

March 25, 1966 – January 11, 2023

German supermodel ('Vogue,' ''Freedom! '90') and actress ('Rising Sun')

27. Lisa Marie Presley

Actress | Lisa Marie Presley: Idiot

Lisa Marie Presley was born on February 1, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for Lisa Marie Presley: Idiot (2005), Michael Jackson: You Are Not Alone (1995) and Lisa Marie Presley: Dirty Laundry (2005). She was married to Michael Lockwood, Nicolas Cage, ...

February 1, 1968 – January 12, 2023

American singer-songwriter ("Lights Out," "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"), humanitarian (Presley Charitable Foundation), and the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley

28. Ray Cordeiro

Actor | Mo deng bao biao

Ray Cordeiro was born on December 12, 1924 in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. He was an actor, known for Security Unlimited (1981), The Private Eyes (1976) and Games Gamblers Play (1974). He died on January 13, 2023 in Hong Kong.

December 12, 1924 – January 13, 2023

Hong Kong broadcaster and disc jockey a.k.a. Uncle Ray ('All the Way with Ray')

29. Inna Churikova

Actress | La delegazione

Inna Mikhailovna Churikova was born on October 5, 1943, in Belebey, near Ufa, Bashkiria Republic, Russia (at that time USSR). Her parents were from peasant families. Her father, Mikhail Kuzmich Churikov, was a veteran of the Second World War, he worked at Academy of Agriculture. Her mother, ...

October 5, 1943 – January 14, 2023

Three-time Nika Award-winning Soviet and Russian actress ('Jack Frost,' 'No Path Through Fire,' 'The Beginning,' 'The Theme,' 'Wartime Romance,' 'Shirli-myrli') and People's Artist of the Republic (1985) and of the USSR (1991)

30. Yukihiro Takahashi

Soundtrack | Tokyo!

Yukihiro Takahashi was born on June 6, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and composer, known for Tokyo! (2008), Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007) and Umi sora sango-no iitsutae (1991). He was married to Kiyomi Takahashi. He died on January 11, 2023 in Karuizawa, Japan.

June 6, 1952 – January 14, 2023

Japanese drummer and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, METAFIVE)

31. Brian Tufano

Cinematographer | Trainspotting

British cinematographer Brian Tufano began his career at the BBC, working with such directors as Stephen Frears and Alan Parker. In 1992 he was assigned to the series Mr. Wroe's Virgins (1993) and worked with director Danny Boyle. Boyle took him along on his feature debut, Shallow Grave (1994), and...

1939 – January 14, 2023

English cinematographer ('Quadrophenia,' 'Trainspotting,' 'Billy Elliot'); nominated for a BAFTA TV Award (for 'Middlemarch') and a BAFTA Film Award (for 'Billy Elliot')

32. Bruce Gowers

Director | American Idol: The Search for a Superstar

Top television director Bruce Gowers has been awarded Emmys, the DGA Award, a Grammy Award and many other shiny trophies for his stylish and groundbreaking work on high-profile productions. His resume includes directing nine seasons of American Idol (2002), earning him an Emmy Award and five ...

December 21, 1940 – January 15, 2023

British Emmy Award- and Grammy Award-winning director of music videos (Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," Michael Jackson's "Rock with You") and live or live-on-tape programs and events such, including comedy specials ('Eddie Murphy: Delirious,' 'Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met'), awards shows, multiple episodes of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?,' and much of the first nine seasons of 'American Idol'

33. Vakhtang Kikabidze

Actor | Mimino

Vakhtang Konstantinovich Kikabidze, an actor, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and producer, was born in Tbilisi, Soviet Georgia on July 19, 1938. He was also a politician who served in the Parliament of Georgia from 2020 until his death.

He was awarded the USSR State Prize, the Orders of King ...

July 19, 1938 – January 15, 2023

Soviet and Georgian singer ("Chito-Gvrito"), actor ('Mimino'), politician, and People's Artist of the Republic (1980) a.k.a. Buba

34. Simone Bär

Casting_department | Inglourious Basterds

Simone Bär was born in 1965 in Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg, Germany. She was a casting director and actress, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Babylon Berlin (2017) and Good Bye Lenin! (2003). She died on January 16, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

May 1, 1965 – January 16, 2023

German Grimme Award-winning and Primetime Emmy Award- and BAFTA Film Award-nominated casting director ('Good Bye Lenin!,' 'The Lives of Others,' 'Babylon Berlin,' 'Dark,' 'All Quiet on the Western Front')

35. Gina Lollobrigida

Actress | Notre-Dame de Paris

Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. Destined to be called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", Gina possibly had St. Brigid as part of her surname. She was the daughter of a furniture manufacturer, and grew up in the pictorial mountain village. The young Gina did some ...

July 4, 1927 – January 16, 2023

Italian actress ('Beat the Devil,' 'Trapeze,' 'Come September') and international sex symbol; a three-time winner of the David di Donatello Award for Best Actress ('Beautiful but Dangerous,' 'Imperial Venus,' 'Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell'); also a BAFTA Film Award nominee ('Bread, Love and Dreams'), a Golden Globe Henrietta Award winner (World Film Favorite - Female), and recipient of four honorary David di Donatello Awards

36. Van Conner

Soundtrack | The River Wild

Van Conner was born on March 17, 1967 in Apple Valley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The River Wild (1994), Singles (1992) and Supernatural (2005). He was married to Jill Danielson. He died on January 17, 2023.

March 17, 1967 – January 17, 2023

American bass guitarist (Screaming Trees)

37. Renée Geyer

Actress | Mary and Max.

Renée Geyer was born on September 11, 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress and composer, known for Mary and Max (2009), Mystic Pizza (1988) and Chopper (2000). She died on January 17, 2023 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

September 11, 1953 – January 17, 2023

Australian singer ("Heading in the Right Direction," "Stares and Whispers," "Say I Love You"); nominated for six ARIA Music Awards between 1987 and 2013 and inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2005

38. Edward R. Pressman

Producer | The Crow

With over 80 diverse motion pictures and more than 30 years of experience to his credit, native New Yorker and film producer Edward R. Pressman has forged a career of international renown, marked by originality and eclecticism. Throughout his maverick career, he has brought numerous emerging ...

April 11, 1943 – January 17, 2023

American film producer ('Badlands,' 'Conan the Barbarian,' 'Wall Street,' 'The Crow,' 'American Psycho')

39. Sandra Seacat

Actress | Crazy in Alabama

From the mid-1970s on, Sandra Seacat has been one of America's more sought-after and influential acting teachers/coaches. A method-based actor and teacher, closely associated with the Method's originator, her mentor Lee Strasberg, Seacat gradually became recognized as well for her groundbreaking ...

October 2, 1936 – January 17, 2023

American actress ('Country,' 'Crazy in Alabama'), director ('In the Spirit') and acting coach (Laura Dern, Jessica Lange)

40. Lupe Serrano

Actress | Omnibus

Lupe Serrano was born on December 7, 1930 in Santiago, Chile. She was an actress, known for Omnibus (1952), Camera Three (1955) and The Bell Telephone Hour (1959). She was married to Kenneth Schermerhorn. She died on January 16, 2023 in Syosset, New York, USA.

December 7, 1930 – January 17, 2023

Chilean-born ballet dancer and teacher; first Hispanic American principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre

41. Paul Vecchiali

Director | Once More

Paul Vecchiali was born on April 28, 1930 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He was a director and writer, known for Once More (1988), At the Top of the Stairs (1983) and Les sept déserteurs ou La guerre en vrac (2017). He died on January 18, 2023 in Gassin, Var, France.

April 28, 1930 – January 17, 2023

French filmmaker ('Rosa la rose, fille publique,' 'Once More,' 'Le Cancre'), actor ('Le Bonheur') and producer ('Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles')

42. Donn Cambern

Editor | Romancing the Stone

Donn Cambern was born on October 9, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an editor, known for Romancing the Stone (1984), The Bodyguard (1992) and Easy Rider (1969). He was married to Patricia Lee Cambern. He died on January 18, 2023 in the USA.

October 9, 1929 – January 18, 2023

American film editor ('Easy Rider,' 'Time After Time,' 'Twins'); 1968 Primetime Emmy Award nominee ('The Bob Hope Christmas Special') and 1984 Academy Award nominee ('Romancing the Stone')

43. David Crosby

Actor | Backdraft

David Crosby was born on August 14, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Backdraft (1991), Hook (1991) and The Limey (1999). He was married to Jan Dance. He died on January 18, 2023 in Santa Ynez, California, USA.

August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023

American Grammy Award-winning Hall of Fame singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash; also an occasional actor ('Hook,' 'The John Larroquette Show')

44. Sumitra Peries

Director | Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa

Sumitra Peries was born on March 24, 1934 in Avissawella, Sri Lanka. She was a director and editor, known for Sagara Jalaya Madi Handuwa Oba Handa (1988), Loku Duwa (1994) and The Girls (1978). She was married to Lester James Peries. She died on January 19, 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

March 24, 1934 – January 19, 2023

Sri Lankan film director ('Gehenu Lamai,' 'Ganga Addara,' 'Vaishnavee')

45. Yun Jeong-hie

Actress | Shi

Yun Jeong-hie was born in 1944 in Busan, Korea. She was an actress, known for Poetry (2010), Flower in the Snow (1992) and Two Flags (1994). She was married to Kun-woo Paik and Paik Kun-woo. She died on January 19, 2023 in Paris, France.

July 30, 1944 – January 19, 2023

South Korean actress ('Mist,' 'The Last Witness,' 'Poetry')

46. Jerry Blavat

Actor | Calendar Girl

Well-known Philadelphia radio and TV personality, called "The Geator with the Heater." He began as a dancer on American Bandstand (1952) in 1953, became a disc jockey in 1960 and had a nationally syndicated TV dance show, "The Discophonic Scene" (1960), and talk show, "Jerry' s Place" (1960), in ...

July 3, 1940 – January 20, 2023

American DJ and Philadelphia icon known as "The Geator with the Heater" and "The Big Boss with the Hot Sauce"

47. Hossein Shahabi

Director | The Bright Day

Hossein Shahabi was an Iranian film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was born in 1967 in Tabriz, Iran. After graduating, he studied classical music at Tehran University then spent a few years teaching music. In 1996, he made his first (short) film (Hundred Times Hundred), on the ...

November 28, 1967 – January 22, 2023

Iranian filmmaker ('Conditional Release,' 'The Sale,' 'The Bright Day')

48. Agustí Villaronga

Director | El niño de la luna

Agustí Villaronga was born on March 4, 1953 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Moon Child (1989), Black Bread (2010) and The Belly of the Sea (2021). He died on January 22, 2023 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

March 4, 1953 – January 22, 2023

Spanish Ariel and Goya Award-winning film director and screenwriter ('In a Glass Cage,' 'Moon Child,' 'Black Bread')

49. Thomas Hellberg

Actor | Mannen på taket

Thomas Hellberg was born on September 29, 1941 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Man on the Roof (1976), Råttornas vinter (1988) and The Man from Majorca (1984). He died on January 22, 2023 in Sweden.

September 29, 1941 – January 22, 2023

Swedish actor ('Man on the Roof,' 'The Man from Majorca,' 'Rederiet')

50. Eugenio Martín

Director | Pánico en el Transiberiano

Eugenio Martín was born on May 15, 1925 in Ceuta, Spain. He was a writer and director, known for Horror Express (1972), The Ugly Ones (1966) and Viaje romántico a Granada (1955). He was married to Lone Fleming. He died on January 23, 2023 in Spain.

May 15, 1925 – January 23, 2023

Spanish film director ('Horror Express'), screenwriter ('The Ugly Ones') and assistant director ('The 7th Voyage of Sinbad')

51. Lloyd Morrisett Jr.

Writer | Sesame Street

Lloyd Morrisett Jr. was born on November 2, 1929 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Sesame Street and The Electric Company (2006). He was married to Mary Pierre. He died on January 15, 2023 in San Diego, California, USA.

November 2, 1929 – January 23, 2023

American psychologist and educator who co-founded what is now Sesame Workshop, the organization that created 'Sesame Street'

52. Top Topham

Self | Eric Clapton: The 1960s Review

Top Topham died on January 23, 2023 in England, UK.

July 3, 1947 – c. January 23, 2023

English musician; original guitarist of The Yardbirds

53. Lance Kerwin

Actor | Outbreak

Lance Kerwin was born on November 6, 1960 in Newport Beach, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Outbreak (1995), Enemy Mine (1985) and Salem's Lot (1979). He was married to Yvonne Kerwin and Kristen Lansdale. He died on January 24, 2023 in San Clemente, California, USA.

November 6, 1960 – January 24, 2023

American actor ('James at 15,' 'Salem's Lot,' 'Enemy Mine')

54. Cindy Williams

Actress | Laverne & Shirley

Cindy Williams was born Cynthia Jane Williams in Van Nuys, California on August 22, 1947. The Leo was 5'4" and, during her first years on Laverne & Shirley (1976), weighed a dainty 105 lbs. The brown haired, blue-eyed female was born the daughter of Francesca Bellini and Beachard Williams. Her ...

August 22, 1947 – January 25, 2023

American BAFTA Film Award- and Golden Globe-nominated actress ('American Graffiti,' 'The Conversation,' 'Laverne & Shirley')

55. Dean Daughtry

Soundtrack | 21 Jump Street

Dean Daughtry was born on September 8, 1946 in Kinston, Alabama, USA. Dean was married to Donna Daughtry. Dean died on January 26, 2023 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

September 8, 1946 – January 26, 2023

American keyboard player (Classics IV, Atlanta Rhythm Section) and songwriter ("So Into You")

56. Robert Dalva

Camera_department | Star Wars

Robert Dalva was born on April 14, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Jurassic Park III (2001). He was married to Marcia Smith. He died on January 27, 2023 in ...

April 14, 1942 – January 27, 2023

American Academy Award-nominated film editor ('The Black Stallion,' 'Jumanji,' 'Captain America: The First Avenger'), cinematographer ('Nash Bridges'), and director ('The Black Stallion Returns')

57. Gregory Allen Howard

Writer | Harriet

Gregory Allen Howard was born on January 28, 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Harriet (2019), Remember the Titans (2000) and Ali (2001). He died on January 27, 2023 in Miami, Florida, USA.

January 28, 1952 – January 27, 2023

American screenwriter ('Remember the Titans,' 'Glory Road,' 'Harriet') and producer

58. Jamuna

Actress | Milan

Jamuna was born on August 30, 1936 in Hampi, Kingdom of Mysore, British India. She was an actress, known for Milan (1967), Kurukshetramu (1977) and Kurukshetra (1977). She was married to Juluri Ramana Rao. She died on January 27, 2023 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

August 30, 1936 – January 27, 2023

Indian actress ('Missamma,' 'Gundamma Katha') and Filmfare Award winner ('Milan')

59. Alfred Leslie

Director | The Cedar Bar

Alfred Leslie was born on October 29, 1927 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Cedar Bar (2002), Pull My Daisy (1959) and Alfred Leslie: Cool Man in a Golden Age (2009). He died on January 27, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

October 29, 1927 – January 27, 2023

American painter and filmmaker ('Pull My Daisy')

60. Sasa Petrovic

Actor | Tesko je biti fin

Sasa Petrovic was born on January 2, 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for It's Hard to Be Nice (2007), No Man's Land (2001) and Easy Money (2010). He died on January 27, 2023 in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

January 2, 1962 – January 27, 2023

Bosnian actor ('A Little Bit of Soul,' 'Fuse,' 'It's Hard to Be Nice')

61. David Rimmer

Director | Local Knowledge

David Rimmer was born in 1942 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was a director and editor, known for Local Knowledge (1992), Jack Wise: Language of the Brush (1998) and Shades of Red (1982). He died on January 27, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

January 20, 1942 – January 27, 2023

Canadian experimental filmmaker ('Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper ')

62. Sylvia Syms

Actress | The Queen

London-born Sylvia May Laura Syms hit major film appeal at a relatively young age. Born on January 6, 1934, she was educated at convent schools before receiving dramatic training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She made her stage debut in a production of "The Apple Cart" in 1954.

A repertory ...

January 6, 1934 – January 27, 2023

English actress ('Ice Cold in Alex,' 'The Queen') and three-time BAFTA Film Award nominee ('Woman in a Dressing Gown,' 'No Trees in the Street,' 'The Tamarind Seed')

63. Odd Børre

Soundtrack | Pyromanen

Odd Børre was born on August 9, 1939 in Harstad, Norway. He died on January 28, 2023 in Norway.

August 9, 1939 – January 28, 2023

Norwegian pop singer ("Stress")

64. Lisa Loring

Actress | The Addams Family

Lisa Loring was an American actress and former child model. She is primarily known for having played Wednesday Addams in the comedy-horror sitcom "The Addams Family" (1964-1966). The sitcom was the first screen adaptation of the comic strip "The Addams Family" (1938-1988) by Charles Addams, which ...

February 16, 1958 – January 28, 2023

American actress who played the screen's first Wednesday Addams in the '60s TV series 'The Addams Family'

65. Tom Verlaine

Soundtrack | The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Tom Verlaine was born on December 13, 1949 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer, known for The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), I'm Not There (2007) and Gold (2016). He died on January 28, 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

December 13, 1949 – January 28, 2023

American guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of the rock band Television

66. Heddy Lester

Actress | Groeten van Gerri

Heddy Lester was born on June 18, 1950 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Groeten van Gerri (2020), Zeg 'ns Aaa (1981) and De tranen van Maria Machita (1991). She died on January 29, 2023 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

June 18, 1950 – January 29, 2023

Dutch singer (1977 Eurovision Song Contest) and actress ('From Gerri with Love')

67. George R. Robertson

Actor | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

George R. Robertson was a Canadian actor best known as Chief Hurst in the first 6 Police Academy films. He was also featured in JFK, Murder At 1600 (Mack Falls), as Dick Cheney in The Path To 9/11 and, most recently as Chester Jones in Still Mine. He appeared as Barry Goldwater in The Reagans, as ...

April 20, 1933 – January 29, 2023

Canadian actor ('Police Academy' movies, 'E.N.G.,' 'Still Mine')

68. Barrett Strong

Soundtrack | Ready Player One

Soul music singer and songwriter Barrett Strong was born on February 5, 1941, in Westpoint, Mississippi. He moved to Detroit, Michigan, and was one of the first artists to sign with Berry Gordy's legendary Motown Records label in the early 1960s. In fact, his recording of "Money (That's What I Want...

February 5, 1941 – January 29, 2023

American singer ("Money (That's What I Want)") and Grammy Award-winning songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone")

69. Annie Wersching

Actress | The Last of Us

This talented actress was born Anne Marie Wersching and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She opted early on for a life in the entertainment industry, performing in community theatre and later as a dancer for some fourteen years with a troupe called the St. Louis Celtic Stepdancers. After moving to ...

March 28, 1977 – January 29, 2023

American television actress ('24,' 'Bosch,' 'Runaways') also known for playing Tess in the 2013 video game 'The Last of Us' and who began and ended her career with 'Star Trek'

70. Charlie Thomas

Self | Bang! The Bert Berns Story

Charlie Thomas was born on April 7, 1937 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. He was married to Rita Thomas. He died on January 31, 2023 in Bowie, Maryland, USA.

April 7, 1937 – January 31, 2023

American Hall of Fame singer (The Drifters)

71. Leonard Pietraszak

Actor | Królowa Bona

Leonard Pietraszak was born on November 6, 1936 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Królowa Bona (1980), Vabank (1981) and Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwillówny (1983). He was married to Wanda Majerówna. He died on February 1, 2023 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie...

November 6, 1936 – February 1, 2023

Polish actor ('Vabank,' 'King Size,' '39 i pół')

72. George P. Wilbur

Stunts | The Perfect Storm

George P. Wilbur was born on March 6, 1941 in Kent, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Escape from New York (1981) and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). He died on February 1, 2023 in the USA.

March 6, 1941 – February 1, 2023

American stuntman ('Planet of the Apes,' 'Escape from New York') and actor ('Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers')

73. K. Viswanath

Writer | Sagara Sangamam

K. Viswanath was born on February 19, 1930 in Peddapulivarru, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a writer and director, known for Sagara Sangamam (1983), Sutradhaarulu (1990) and Sruthilayalu (1987). He was married to Kasinadhuni Jayalakshmi. He died on February 2, 2023 in Hyderabad, ...

February 19, 1930 – February 2, 2023

Indian five-time National Film Award-winning filmmaker ('Sankarabharanam,' 'Sagara Sangamam,' 'Swathi Muthyam') and actor ('Kuruthipunal,' 'Uttama Villain')

74. Paco Rabanne

Costume_designer | Barbarella

Paco Rabanne was born on February 18, 1934 in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Pais Vasco, Spain. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Barbarella (1968), Two for the Road (1967) and The Last Adventure (1967). He died on February 3, 2023 in Portsall, Ploudalmézeau, Brittany, France.

February 18, 1934 – February 3, 2023

Spanish-French fashion designer and costume designer ('The Last Adventure,' 'Two for the Road,' 'Barbarella')

75. Jürgen Flimm

Director | Wer zu spät kommt - Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution

Jürgen Flimm was born on July 17, 1941 in Gießen, Hesse, German Reich [now: Germany]. He was an actor and director, known for Wer zu spät kommt - Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution (1990), Through Roses (1997) and Ein Herz und eine Seele (1973). He was married to Susanne ...

July 17, 1941 – February 4, 2023

German theater and opera director and theater manager (Thalia Theater)

76. Vani Jairam

Music_department | Pulimurugan

Vani Jairam was born on November 30, 1945 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. She was a music artist, known for Pulimurugan (2016), Meera (1979) and Ramanujan (2014). She was married to Jairam. She died on February 4, 2023 in Chennai, India.

November 30, 1945 – February 4, 2023

Indian three-time National Film Award-winning and Filmfare Award-winning playback singer ('Apoorva Raagangal,' 'Sankarabharanam,' 'Punnagai Mannan')

77. Arnold Schulman

Writer | Goodbye, Columbus

Arnold Schulman was born on August 11, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) and And the Band Played On (1993). He was married to Diana Solomon. He died on February 4, 2023 in Santa Monica, ...

August 11, 1925 – February 4, 2023

American playwright ('A Hole in the Head') and two-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter ('Love with the Proper Stranger,' 'Goodbye, Columbus'); also an Emmy Award nominee for his teleplay for 'And the Band Played On' (1993)

78. Eugene Lee

Production_designer | Saturday Night Live

Eugene Lee was born on March 9, 1939 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Man on the Moon (1999) and Schmigadoon! (2021). He was married to Brooke E. Lutz and Franne Lee. He died on February 6, 2023 in Providence, Rhode ...

March 9, 1939 – February 6, 2023

American three-time Tony Award-winning scenic designer ('Candide,' 'Sweeney Todd,' 'Wicked') and six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer ('Saturday Night Live,' 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon')

79. Burt Bacharach

Soundtrack | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Burt Bacharach was a well known and multi award winning singer and song writer.

Over 1,000 different artists have recorded Bacharach's songs. From 1961 to 1972, most of Bacharach and David's hits were written specifically for and performed by Dionne Warwick, but earlier associations (from 1957 to ...

May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023

American three-time Academy Award-winning and five-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," "That's What Friends Are For"), composer ('Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' 'Arthur'), arranger, conductor, record producer, singer, and musician; recipient of both a Grammy Trustees Award (1997) and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2008)

80. Cody Longo

Actor | The Catch

Cody Longo was an American actor and musician. The early stages of his career began onstage before eventually moving to Los Angeles to pursue film and television. He studied psychology and film at UCLA.

Cody had various film and television roles since he started his professional career in 2009. He ...

Cody Longo March 4, 1988 – February 8, 2023

American actor ('Hollywood Heights,' 'Wildflower') and musician ("She Said")

81. Branka Veselinovic

Actress | Muzej vostanih figura

Branka Veselinovic was born on September 16, 1918 in Becej, Austria-Hungary [now Serbia]. She was an actress, known for Muzej vostanih figura (1962), Pop Cira i pop Spira (1957) and Velika turneja (1961). She was married to Mladen 'Mladja' Veselinovic. She died on February 8, 2023 in Belgrade, ...

September 16, 1918 – February 8, 2023

Serbian actress ('A Child of the Community,' 'Priests Ćira and Spira,' 'The Master and Margaret')

82. Len Birman

Actor | Silver Streak

Len Birman was born on September 28, 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Silver Streak (1976), Captain America (1979) and Draw! (1984). He was married to Ruby Renaut and Harriet Jane Takefman. He died on February 10, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

September 28, 1932 – February 10, 2023

Canadian-American actor ('Lies My Father Told Me,' 'Silver Streak,' 1979's 'Captain America')

83. Hugh Hudson

Director | Chariots of Fire

The old Etonian, after National Service in the British Army, wanted to get into films but found the doors were closed to him, so he worked on commercials for about 20 years. David Putnam gave him a chance to direct Chariots of Fire which was a hit, and he never looked back.

He met his second wife, ...

August 25, 1936 – February 10, 2023

English Academy Award-, BAFTA Film Award- and César Award-nominated director ('Chariots of Fire,' 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes,' 'My Life So Far')

84. Carlos Saura

Writer | Carmen

Spanish director, writer, producer (2 films) and actor (2 films). His interest in cinema started when he was very young. His mother, who was a pianist, instilled in him the liking for music, and his brother, Antonio, who was a painter, the passion for art. When he was an teenager he started to ...

January 4, 1932 – February 10, 2023

Spanish Goya Award- and BAFTA Film Award-winning director and screenwriter ('Cría Cuervos,' 'Carmen,' '¡Ay, Carmela!')

85. James Flynn

Producer | Vikings

James Flynn was born on August 21, 1965 in Kilmacud, Ireland. He was a producer, known for Vikings (2013), Becoming Jane (2007) and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). He was married to Juanita Wilson. He died on February 11, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland.

August 21, 1965 – February 11, 2023

Irish Canadian Screen Award- and Gemina Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated film and television producer ('Ondine,' 'The Borgias,' 'Calvary,' 'Vikings,' 'The Banshees of Inisherin')

86. Austin Majors

Actor | Treasure Planet

Austin Majors was a scholar as well as an actor, skipping a grade, and getting high marks in all subjects. Majors graduated second in his high school class in 2013. He later studied at the University of Southern California in the School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in Film and Television Production,...

November 23, 1995 – February 11, 2023

American child actor ('NYPD Blue,' 'Treasure Planet,' 'An Accidental Christmas')

87. Vadim Abdrashitov

Director | Magnitnye buri

Vadim Abdrashitov, one of Russian cinema's most independent directors who was influenced by liberation of cultural life during the Khrushchev's "Thaw", is now an internationally renown filmmaker with awards from the Berlin and Venice Film Festivals.

He was born Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov on ...

January 19, 1945 – February 12, 2023

Russian Nika Award-winning film director ('The Turning Point,' 'Planet Parade,' 'The Servant') and People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1992)

88. Lualhati Bautista

Writer | Bulaklak sa City Jail

Lualhati Bautista was a writer, known for Bulaklak sa City Jail (1984), The Seventies (2002) and Bata bata paano ka ginawa? (1998). Lualhati died on February 12, 2023 in Manila, Philippines.

December 2, 1945 – February 12, 2023

Filipino novelist and screenwriter

89. Trugoy the Dove

Soundtrack | Ocean's Eleven

Trugoy the Dove was born on September 21, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Ocean's Eleven (2001), The Man (2005) and Spies in Disguise (2019). He died on February 12, 2023 in the USA.

real name: David Jude Jolicoeur; September 21, 1968 – February 12, 2023

American Grammy Award-winning rapper (De La Soul) and songwriter ("Me Myself and I", "Feel Good Inc.")

90. Alain Goraguer

Soundtrack | Les amours imaginaires

Alain Goraguer was born on August 20, 1931 in Rosny-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was a composer, known for Heartbeats (2010), Two Days in Paris (2007) and Fantastic Planet (1973). He died on February 13, 2023 in Paris, France.

August 20, 1931 – February 13, 2023

French jazz pianist, arranger and composer ('Fantastic Planet,' 'Ich heirate eine Familie')

91. Tom Luddy

Actor | Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Tom Luddy was born on June 4, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Secret Garden (1993) and Barfly (1987). He was married to Monique Montgomery. He died on February 13, 2023 in Berkeley, California, USA.

June 4, 1943 – February 13, 2023

American film producer ('Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters,' 'Barfly,' 'The Secret Garden') and co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival

92. Leiji Matsumoto

Writer | Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years

Leiji Matsumoto was born on January 25, 1938 in Fukuoka, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years (1985), Space Battleship Yamato (1974) and Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love (1978). He was married to Miyako Maki. He died ...

January 25, 1938 – February 13, 2023

Japanese manga artist and writer ('Galaxy Express 999') and anime creator and director ('Space Battleship Yamato,' 'Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX')

93. Zia Mohyeddin

Actor | Lawrence of Arabia

Anglo-Pakistani actor Zia Mohyeddin was born June 20, 1931 in Faisalabad, British India but lived his early life in Karachi, Pakistan. His father, Khadim Mohyeddin, was a mathematician and musicologist, and also a playwright and lyricist associated with various theatre groups.

Zia trained at the ...

June 20, 1931 – February 13, 2023

British-Pakistani actor ('Lawrence of Arabia,' 'Khartoum,' 'Ashanti')

94. Oliver Wood

Cinematographer | The Bourne Ultimatum

Oliver Wood was born on February 21, 1942 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Other Guys (2010) and Morbius (2022). He was married to Jane Forth and Sabine Groh. He died on February 13, 2023 in Hollywood, California, USA.

February 21, 1942 – February 13, 2023

British cinematographer (TV's 'Miami Vice,' 'Die Hard 2,' 'Face/Off,' 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,' the 'Bourne' trilogy)

95. Friedrich Cerha

Composer | Klangsäule

Friedrich Cerha was born on February 17, 1926 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for Klangsäule (1995), Lulu (1979) and Lulu (2010). He was married to Gertraud. He died on February 14, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

February 17, 1926 – February 14, 2023

Austrian composer and conductor

96. Shôzô Îzuka

Actor | Sennen joyû

Shôzô Îzuka was born on May 23, 1933 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. He was an actor, known for Millennium Actress (2001), Kamen Rider Black (1987) and Fist of the North Star (1984). He died on February 15, 2023.

May 23, 1933 – February 15, 2023

Japanese actor and voice actor

97. Raquel Welch

Actress | The Three Musketeers

A new reigning 1960s international sex symbol took to the cinematic throne as soon as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry prehistoric bikini. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right amazonian places, One Million Years B.C. (1966), if nothing else, ...

September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023

American Golden Globe-winning actress ('Fantastic Voyage,' 'One Million Years B.C.,' 1973's 'The Three Musketeers') and sex symbol

98. Michel Deville

Director | Le dossier 51

Michel Deville, a singular talent in French cinema. For, except during a short period where he made two or three standard commercial films (but that was to repay the debts of his own film company, due to the defection of a business partner), Deville made pictures which, without being too elitist, ...

April 13, 1931 – February 16, 2023

French César Award-winning film director and screenwriter ('Dossier 51,' 'Death in a French Garden,' 1988's 'The Reader')

99. Chuck Jackson

Soundtrack | Ready or Not

Chuck Jackson was born on July 22, 1937 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Ready or Not (2019), Taxi (2004) and Shazam! (2019). He was married to Helen Cash. He died on February 16, 2023 in Georgia, USA.

July 22, 1937 – February 16, 2023

American R&B singer ("I Don't Want to Cry," "Any Day Now," "I Keep Forgettin'")

100. Maon Kurosaki

Soundtrack | Gakuen mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD

Maon Kurosaki was born on January 13, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Highschool of the Dead (2010), Blood-Club Dolls 2 (2020) and Drifters (2016). She died on February 16, 2023 in Japan.

January 13, 1988 – February 16, 2023

Japanese singer (Altima, 'Highschool of the Dead' ending themes, "Memories Last") and songwriter