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- American character actor Joe Higgins was most prominent playing the character of a sheriff in commercials and public service announcements. An actor from the age of nine, he attended the University of Dayton (Ohio) and worked in radio while a student. He entered television and played recurring roles on such television series as The Rifleman (1958) and Arrest and Trial (1963). His 1969 automobile commercial as a gravel-voiced sheriff became enormously popular, and Higgins played the character in scores of commercials, print ads and public appearances, twice winning the CLIO award for commercial actors. In addition to his acting, he earned a Ph.D. in Aviation Education from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He died in 1998. Services were held at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills and his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off the channel Islands north of Los Angeles by his two children; Brian and Valerie.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jokkmokks-Jokke was born on 25 May 1914 in Djupbäcken, Porsi, Norrbottens län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Åsa-Nisse i raketform (1966), 30 pinnar muck (1966) and Åsa-Nisse i rekordform (1969). He died on 15 June 1998 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Sound Department
- Writer
Leon M. Leon is credited as the true inventor of the Clapboard. Originally a prop and gag man in silent films, he was a pioneer sound man when "talkies" began.
As he often explained, the clapboard was merely an accident. It's evolution began as a separate slate, along with two wood blocks that he clapped together for the sound synchronization. Holding the slate and two blocks were cumbersome, so he asked a crew member to hinge the two blocks together. However, when the camera couldn't clearly see the two blocks as they hit, he ran some tape diagonally around the closed blocks, and then slit them apart with a knife.
The final touch evolved when he got tired of holding a slate, then putting it under his arm while he clapped the blocks. As he put it, "One day I just told someone 'Nail those together, will you?'" The rest was history.
In the early 1990s Leon Leon was officially recognized for his many industry contributions (clapboard, fish pole mic, etc).- Otis Greene was born on 2 December 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), White Witch Doctor (1953) and Jungle Jim (1955). He died on 15 June 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Branko Petkovic was born on 21 September 1940 in Zemun, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Ambush (1969), The Tiger (1978) and Praznik (1967). He died on 15 June 1998 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Jason Holliday was born on 8 June 1924 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. He died on 15 June 1998 in Flushing, New York, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Paul West was born on 27 August 1911 in David City, Nebraska, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Father Knows Best (1954), Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965) and The Waltons (1972). He died on 15 June 1998 in San Anselmo, California, USA.- Edna Billotto was born on 8 February 1923. She was an actress, known for Jaws: The Revenge (1987). She died on 15 June 1998 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Peter Wyden was born on 2 October 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for Day One (1989), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). He died on 15 June 1998 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.- Ensio Niiranen was born on 1 October 1920 in Korpiselkä, Finland. He was an actor, known for Palveleva puhelin (1970), Mustapartainen mies (1990) and Kotikatu (1995). He died on 15 June 1998 in Helsinki, Finland.
- David Kelsey was born on 2 December 1939. He died on 15 June 1998.
- Anton Van Wilderode was born on 28 June 1918 in Moerbeke-Waas, Flanders, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Beatrijs (1960), De antikwaar (1959) and Vlaanderens trefpunkt 66 (1966). He died on 15 June 1998 in Sint-Niklaas, Flanders, Belgium.
- Erik Øksnes was born on 14 November 1930 in Namsos, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was an actor, known for Saken Ruth Vang (1981), Spyship (1983) and Dager fra 1000 år (1970). He died on 15 June 1998 in Norway.