Celebrities that Died in 2016

1. Vilmos Zsigmond

Cinematographer | Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Along with László Kovács, a fellow student who fled Hungary in 1956, Zsigmond rose to prominence in the 1970s. He is known for his use of natural light and vivid use of color on features such as The Long Goodbye (1973) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

2. Robert Stigwood

Producer | Evita

Robert Stigwood was born on April 16, 1934 in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia. He was a producer, known for Evita (1996), Gallipoli (1981) and Grease 2 (1982). He died on January 4, 2016 in London, England, UK.

3. Michel Galabru

Actor | Subway

Michel Galabru was born on October 27, 1922 in Safi, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Morocco]. He was an actor and writer, known for Subway (1985), La Cage aux Folles (1978) and Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999). He was married to Claude Etevenon and Annette Jacquot. He died on January 4, ...

4. Robert Balser

Animation_department | Heavy Metal

Robert Balser was born on March 25, 1927 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Yellow Submarine (1968) and The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972). He was married to Cima Balser. He died on January 4, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

5. Yves Vincent

Actor | Claude et Greta

Tall and handsome,both athletic and aristocratic-looking, brown-haired (later in life silver-haired), Yves Vincent had everything to charm dames. And charm them he did, in real life, on the stage, on the big and little screen, for nearly fifty years. Born in France in 1921, he was raised and spent ...

6. Silvana Pampanini

Actress | La presidentessa

Silvana Pampanini was born on September 25, 1925 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress and director, known for Mademoiselle Gobete (1952), Koenigsmark (1953) and Be Seeing You, Father (1948). She died on January 6, 2016 in Rome, Italy.

7. Pat Harrington Jr.

Actor | One Day at a Time

Pat Harrington Jr. was born on August 13, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for One Day at a Time (1975), The President's Analyst (1967) and Move Over, Darling (1963). He was married to Sally Cleaver and Marjorie Ann Gortner. He died on January 6, 2016 in Los ...

8. Anna Synodinou

Actress | The 300 Spartans

Anna Synodinou was born on November 21, 1927 in Loutraki, Greece. She was an actress, known for The 300 Spartans (1962), Ilektra (1962) and Dollars and Dreams (1956). She was married to George Marinakis. She died on January 7, 2016 in Athens, Greece.

9. German Moreno

Actor | Paupahan

German Moreno was born on October 4, 1933 in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. He was an actor and writer, known for Paupahan (2008), Young Love (1970) and Guy and Pip (1971). He died on January 8, 2016 in Quezon City, Philippines.

10. Elizabeth Swados

Writer | My Depression

Elizabeth Swados was born on February 5, 1951 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She was a composer and writer, known for My Depression (2014), American Playhouse (1980) and Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card (1988). She was married to Rosalind Lichter. She died on January 5, 2016 in Manhattan, New York City...

11. Kitty Kallen

Soundtrack | The Devil All the Time

Kitty Kallen was born on May 25, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Devil All the Time (2020), The Second Greatest Sex (1955) and Circle of Friends (1995). She was married to Budd Granoff and Clint Garvin. She died on January 7, 2016 in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

12. Nicholas Caldwell

Soundtrack | Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Nicholas Caldwell was born on April 5, 1944 in Loma Linda, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), The Whispers: A Song for Donny (1979) and The Whispers: Can't Do Without Love (1979). He was married to Alberta. He died on January 5, 2016 in Stockton, ...

13. Brad Fuller

Sound_department | ThunderJaws

Brad Fuller was born on November 5, 1953 in the USA. He was a composer, known for ThunderJaws (1990), S.T.U.N. Runner (1989) and RoadBlasters (1987). He died on January 2, 2016 in the USA.

14. Frank Armitage

Animation_department | Sleeping Beauty

Frank Armitage was born on August 5, 1924 in Geelong, Australia. He was a production designer, known for Sleeping Beauty (1959), The Jungle Book (1967) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He was married to Karen Connolly Armitage. He died on January 4, 2016 in Paso Robles, California, USA.

15. Antônio Pompêo

Actor | O Rei do Gado

Antônio Pompêo was born on February 23, 1953 in São José do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for The King of the Cattle (1996), Capital Sin (1998) and Xica (1976). He died on January 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

16. Pierre Boulez

Soundtrack | Heat

Pierre Boulez was born on March 26, 1925 in Montbrison, Loire, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Heat (1995), Natural Born Killers (1994) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017). He died on January 5, 2016 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

17. Syan Blake

Actress | EastEnders

Syan Blake was born in September 1972 in England, UK. She was an actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Skins (2007) and Doctors (2000). She died on December 14, 2015 in Erith, Kent, England, UK.

18. Gert Winkler

Actor | Coconuts

Gert Winkler was born on September 5, 1942 in Linz, Austria. He was an actor and writer, known for Coconuts (1985), The Mindscape of Alan Moore (2003) and Wladimir Nixon (1971). He died on January 6, 2016 in Austria.

19. Richard Libertini

Actor | Popeye

Richard Libertini was born in E. Cambridge, Massachusetts, to parents who had come to America from southern Italy. Having grown up in a household where both Italian and English were spoken, he developed an ear for foreign accents. A facility he would later use to advantage on stage and in films.

He ...

20. Red Simpson

Soundtrack | Me, Myself & Irene

Red Simpson was born on March 6, 1934 in Higley, Arizona, USA. He is known for Me, Myself & Irene (2000), The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Truck Stop Women (1974). He was married to Joyce. He died on January 8, 2016 in Bakersfield, California, USA.

21. Royal Parker

Self | Pinbusters

Royal Parker was born on April 8, 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was married to Phyllis Gordon. He died on January 8, 2016 in Pikesville, Maryland, USA.

22. Otis Clay

Soundtrack | The Gateway

Otis Clay was born on February 11, 1942 in Waxhaw, Mississippi, USA. He died on January 8, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

23. Angus Scrimm

Actor | Phantasm

The evil screen villain Angus Scrimm, most famous as "The Tall Man" in Don Coscarelli's Phantasm (1979) and its sequels, grew up in Kansas City, but in his teens moved to California and studied drama at USC under William C. de Mille (brother of Cecil B. DeMille). His film debut came as another "...

24. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

25. Michael Galeota

Actor | Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.

Michael Galeota was born on August 28, 1984 in Smithtown, Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. (1996), The Jersey (1999) and Clubhouse Detectives (1997). He died on January 10, 2016 in Glendale, California, USA.

26. Monte Irvin

Actor | It's My Turn

Monte Irvin was born on February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for It's My Turn (1980), 1954 World Series (1954) and Collecting America (1990). He was married to Dorinda (Dee). He died on January 11, 2016 in Houston, Texas, USA.

27. David Margulies

Actor | Ghostbusters

David Margulies was born on February 19, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He was married to Carol Grant. He died on January 11, 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.

28. Robert Naegele

Actor | Der Idiot

Robert Naegele was born on June 23, 1925 in Nattenhausen, Krumbach, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Idiot (1968), The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) and Tatort (1970). He died on January 9, 2016 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

29. Ruth Leuwerik

Actress | Die Trapp-Familie in Amerika

Often called the First Lady of German cinema, Ruth Leuwerik was at the peak of her popularity during the 1950's when partnered on screen by the leading male stars of the post-war era: Dieter Borsche, Hannes Messemer, Curd Jürgens and O.W. Fischer. She proved her range by alternating between ...

30. William Needles

Actor | Spasms

William Needles was born on January 2, 1919 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Spasms (1983), Folio (1955) and The Taming of the Shrew (1988). He was married to Dorothy. He died on January 12, 2016 in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.

31. Conrad Phillips

Actor | The Dark Angel

Conrad Phillips was born on 13th April 1925 and, after serving in the Royal Navy (having forged the birth date on his ration book to make himself appear older and thus eligible to enlist) during the Second World War, turned to acting as a career. He 'trod the boards', appearing in films (TV and ...

32. Giorgio Gomelsky

Composer | La collectionneuse

Giorgio Gomelsky was born on February 28, 1934 in at sea between Odessa, Ukraine and Genoea, Italy. He was an actor and composer, known for The Collector (1967), Downtown 81 (2000) and Johnny Hallyday: Noir c'est noir (1966). He was married to ???. He died on January 13, 2016 in New York City, New ...

33. Brian Bedford

Actor | Nixon

Brian Bedford was born on February 16, 1935 in Morley, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Nixon (1995), Robin Hood (1973) and Grand Prix (1966). He was married to Tim MacDonald. He died on January 13, 2016 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

34. Dan Haggerty

Actor | Big Stan

Dan Haggerty was born on November 19, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Big Stan (2007), Elves (1989) and Abducted (1986). He was married to Samantha Hilton and Diane Rooker. He died on January 15, 2016 in Burbank, California, USA.

35. Robert Banks Stewart

Writer | Shoestring

Robert Banks Stewart had an incredible career in British television drama, becoming one of its greatest ever writers, story editors and producers. He started writing in primary school, winning a Burns essay prize and contributing stories to local newspapers. At age 15, he left school to become an ...

36. Alan Rickman

Actor | Die Hard

Alan Rickman was born on a council estate in Acton, West London, to Margaret Doreen Rose (Bartlett), of English and Welsh descent, and Bernard Rickman, of Irish descent, who worked at a factory. Alan Rickman had an older brother (David), a younger brother (Michael), and a younger sister (Sheila). ...

37. Franco Citti

Actor | The Godfather

Franco Citti was born on April 23, 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part III (1990) and Accattone (1961). He died on January 14, 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

38. Anil Ganguly

Director | Tapasya

Anil Ganguly was born on January 26, 1933 in British India. He was a director and writer, known for Tapasya (1976), Kora Kagaz (1974) and Dil Ki Baazi (1993). He died on January 15, 2016 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

39. D. Harlan Cutshall

Actor | Tomorrowland

D. Harlan Cutshall was born on March 4, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Tomorrowland (2015), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) and First Wave (1998). He died on January 9, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

40. Glenn Frey

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Glenn Frey was born on November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Thunder Force (2021) and In America (2002). He was married to Cindy Frey and Janie Beggs. He died on January 18, 2016 in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New...

41. Andrzej Kotkowski

Director | Obywatel Piszczyk

Andrzej Kotkowski was born on February 17, 1940 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Obywatel Piszczyk (1988), Olimpiada 40 (1980) and Spokojne lata (1982). He was married to Halina Golanko. He died on January 15, 2016 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

42. Noreen Corcoran

Actress | I Love Melvin

Noreen Corcoran was born on October 20, 1943 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for I Love Melvin (1953), General Electric Theater (1953) and The Girls on the Beach (1965). She died on January 15, 2016 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA.

43. Barbara Allyne Bennet

Actress | Mac and Me

Barbara Allyne Bennet was born on September 7, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Mac and Me (1988), Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985) and Flying High (1978). She died on January 9, 2016 in Duarte, California, USA.

44. Umberto Raho

Actor | Double Team

Umberto Raho was born on June 4, 1922 in Bari, Puglia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Double Team (1997), The Last Man on Earth (1964) and Seven Seas to Calais (1962). He died on January 9, 2016 in Anzio, Lazio, Italy.

45. Geethapriya

Music_department | Manninamaga

Geethapriya was born on June 15, 1932 in British India. He was a writer and director, known for Manninamaga (1968), Kalyani (1971) and Bhoopathiranga (1970). He died on January 17, 2016 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

46. Sheila Attenborough

Self | Sixty Minutes

47. Ettore Scola

Writer | Una giornata particolare

Ettore Scola was born on May 10, 1931 in Trevico, Campania, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for A Special Day (1977), The Family (1987) and Passion of Love (1981). He was married to Gigliola. He died on January 19, 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

48. Clarence Reid

Soundtrack | The Midnight Meat Train

Singer, songwriter, and music producer Clarence Henry Reid began his career in the music industry doing acceptable and respectable mainstream commercial R&B fare in the 1960's and 1970's, but it was his outrageously raunchy and profane alter ego of no-holds-barred parodist Blowfly whereby Reid made...

49. Abe Vigoda

Actor | The Godfather

Tall, dour-faced and slouch-shouldered character actor Abe Vigoda proved himself in both gritty dramatic roles and as an actor with wonderful comedic timing.

Vigoda was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lena (Moses) and Samuel Vigoda, a tailor -- both Russian Jewish immigrants. His father was a tailor ...

50. Lois Ramsey

Actress | Grass Roots

Lois Ramsey was born on June 18, 1922 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She was an actress, known for Grass Roots (2000), The Box (1974) and The Box (1975). She was married to Cuthbert Ward Ramsey. She died on January 21, 2016 in Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

51. Jimmy Bain

Soundtrack | Bad Teacher

James Stewart 'Jimmy' Bain (born 19 December 1947) is a Scottish bassist most famous for playing in the bands Rainbow and Dio with Ronnie James Dio.[1] He has worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums.

Bain was born in Newtonmore, Highland, in Scotland. Jimmy Bain ...

52. Monty Brinson

Actor | Escape

Monty Brinson was born on November 21, 1957 in High Point, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Escape (1990) and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010). He was married to Terri Lynn Doss and Kim Richards. He died on January 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

53. Micole Mercurio

Actress | While You Were Sleeping

Micole Diana Mercurio was born in Chicago to Mary and Michael Mercurio on March 10, 1938. The first born of her generation and a beautiful child, she flourished under the attention of her extended Italian-American family. Her father had been a captain in the Italian Army and became a private in the...

54. Justin Chrzanowski

Actor | Cedar Sequoia International

Justin Chrzanowski was born on April 17, 1987. He was an actor and writer, known for Cedar Sequoia International (2013), Further Instructions (2015) and Madeline (2013). He died on January 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

55. Paul Kantner

Soundtrack | Forrest Gump

Paul Kantner was born on March 17, 1941 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and A Serious Man (2009). He died on January 28, 2016 in San Francisco, California, USA.

56. Signe Anderson

Self | Behind the Music

Signe Anderson was born on September 15, 1941 in Seattle, Washington, USA. She was married to Michael Alois Ettlin and Jerry Anderson. She died on January 28, 2016 in Beaverton, Oregon, USA.

57. Barney Hall

Actor | Aliens?

Barney Hall was born on June 24, 1932 in Elkin, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Aliens? (2016), The 10 (2011) and NASCAR: The IMAX Experience (2004). He died on January 26, 2016.

58. Jacques Rivette

Director | La Belle Noiseuse

Although François Truffaut has written that the New Wave began "thanks to Rivette," the films of this masterful French director are not well known. Rivette, like his "Cahiers du Cinéma" colleagues Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol and Éric Rohmer, did graduate to filmmaking but, like Rohmer...

59. Frank Finlay

Actor | Lifeforce

One of Britain's finest products of the stage, film and TV, actor Frank Finlay, he with the dark and handsomely serious-to-mordant looks, was born on August 6, 1926, in Farnworth, England, the son of Josiah, a butcher, and Margaret Finlay. Of English, Irish and Scottish descent, Frank attended St. ...

60. Terry Wogan

Actor | Screen One

Terry Wogan was a television and radio broadcaster who was most associated with his work for the BBC. He was known for his own long-running primetime chat show, Wogan (1982), as well as being a regular presenter of [error] and commentator of The Eurovision Song Contest. Among his other works for ...

61. Bob Elliott

Actor | Quick Change

Bob Elliott was born on March 26, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Quick Change (1990), Cabin Boy (1994) and Get a Life (1990). He was married to Virginia Lee Peppers and Jane Frances Underwood. He died on February 2, 2016 in Cundy's Harbor, Maine, USA.

62. Alba Solís

Actress | Estrellas de Buenos Aires

Alba Solís was born on October 18, 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956), Tres citas con el destino (1954) and Escándalo nocturno (1951). She died on February 3, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

63. Maurice White

Soundtrack | The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Maurice was born in Memphis on December 19, 1941, but moved to Chicago as a teenager. His father, Verdine, was a doctor. For many years, they lived in the South Shore section on the South Side. He attended Crane Junior College and the Chicago Conservatory of Music. It was while he was at the ...

64. Joe Alaskey

Actor | Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Joe Alaskey, among the most talented voice actors in the business, impeccably recreated many of the original characters which the late cartoon pioneer Mel Blanc invented. A natural mimic and gifted actor, his amazing "ear" for voices enabled him to imitate almost anything, including some of the ...

65. Dave Mirra

Actor | George Lopez

Dave Mirra was born on April 4, 1974 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for George Lopez (2002), Las Vegas (2003) and Nitro Circus (2009). He was married to Lauren Blackwell. He died on February 4, 2016 in Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

66. Kristine Miller

Actress | I Walk Alone

Kristine Miller was born Jacqueline Olivia Eskesen, the daughter of Johannes Eskesen, vice-president of Standard Oil of Argentina, headquartered in Buenos Aires, where Miller was born. Miller's mother, Myrtle Bennett Witham, was an Orpheum Circuit singer from Fresno, California. After a decade in ...

67. Ray Colcord

Soundtrack | The General's Daughter

Ray Colcord is a film and TV composer living in Los Angeles, a past President of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and a governor of the Television Academy. He's written the music for more than 700 television shows, feature films, miniseries and specials, garnering Emmy nominations, ASCAP ...

68. Sam Spence

Composer | Queen of Diamonds

Sam Spence was born on March 29, 1927 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Queen of Diamonds (1976), Pumpkin (2002) and The Sweeney (1975). He died on February 6, 2016 in Lewisville, Texas, USA.

69. Daniel Gerson

Writer | Monsters, Inc.

Daniel Gerson, best known for co-writing Disney's "Big Hero 6" and Pixar's two "Monsters" films died February 6th, 2016 at his home in Los Angeles after battling brain cancer. He was 49 years old. A New York State native, Gerson grew up immersed in the arts and starring in musical theater ...

70. Amelia Bence

Actress | A sangre fría

Amelia Bence was born on November 13, 1914 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for A sangre fría (1947), La danza del fuego (1949) and Lauracha (1946). She was married to Alberto Closas and Charlie Ortiz Basualdo. She died on February 8, 2016 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

71. Tommy Kelly

Actor | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tommy Kelly was born on April 6, 1925 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) and Irene (1940). He was married to Susie Burch. He died on January 26, 2016 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

72. Norman Hudis

Writer | Marcus Welby, M.D.

Born in London in 1922, Norman Hudis is now a dual citizen of Britain and the U.S. He began his working life at 16, as a junior reporter, and volunteered for the Royal Air Force in 1940. Rejected for flying duties on medical grounds, he served almost 6 years in WWII, the last two of which on the ...

73. André van den Heuvel

Actor | De weg

André van den Heuvel was born on June 4, 1927 in Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands. He was an actor and director, known for De weg (1983), Merijntje Gijzens jeugd (1974) and De verlossing (1975). He was married to Kitty Janssen. He died on February 9, 2016 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

74. Alethea McGrath

Actress | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Alethea McGrath was born on June 1, 1920 in Melbourne, Australia. She was an actress, known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Knowing (2009) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). She died on February 9, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

75. Johnny Duncan

Actor | Batman and Robin

Johnny Duncan lived well into his 90's, with his wife Susan, enjoying life not far from where it began.

He started out on a small farm near Kansas City in 1923. As a child growing up during the Great Depression, Johnny danced up a storm in local towns, and with the money he saved he was able to pay ...

76. Bayard Johnson

Writer | Man in a Cage

Bayard Johnson studied philosophy and writing at the University of Puget Sound. He has written and produced feature films for Warner Brothers, Disney, Sony Pictures, MGM/UA, and 20th Century Fox. Johnson has made two feature films in Africa, and has written movies based on both the classic Tarzan ...

77. Sossen Krohg

Actress | Min kone er uskyldig

Sossen Krohg was born on December 18, 1923 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress and director, known for Min kone er uskyldig (1950), Death Is a Caress (1949) and Fortuna (1993). She was married to Guy Krohg and Thorleif Schjelderup. She died on February 12, 2016 in Norway.

78. Sadie

Actress | Man in the Chair

Sadie was born in October 2001 in California, USA. She was an actress, known for Man in the Chair (2007), Fold (2008) and 24 Hours on Craigslist (2005). She died on February 11, 2016 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

79. Vanity

Actress | Action Jackson

Vanity was a glamorous Canadian model and lead singer of the all-girl group "Vanity 6." She specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law.

Vanity was born Denise Katherine Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews...

80. Anandakuttan

Camera_department | Manichitrathazhu

Anandakuttan was born in 1955 in India. He was a cinematographer, known for Manichithrathazhu (1993), Killer (1992) and News (1989). He was married to Geetha. He died on February 14, 2016 in Kochi, Kerala, India.

81. Rajamani

Composer | News

Rajamani was born in 1956. He was a composer, known for News (1989), Sound of Boot (2008) and Nariman (2001). He was married to Beena. He died on February 14, 2016 in Chennai, India.

82. Alexa McAllister

Self | The Bachelor

Alexa McAllister was born on June 25, 1984 in Galloway, Ohio, USA. She is known for The Bachelor (2002). She died on February 16, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

83. Kevin Randleman

Stunts | Men in Black³

Kevin Randleman was born on August 10, 1971 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Men in Black³ (2012), Pit Fight (2004) and EA Sports MMA (2010). He was married to Elizabeth Randleman and Barbara. He died on February 11, 2016 in San Diego, California, USA.

84. George Gaynes

Actor | Tootsie

George Gaynes was born in Helsinki in May, 1917, which was then the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Grand Duchy was part of the Russian Empire, which was in a state of collapse at the time of Gaynes' birth. The Emperor Nicholas II of Russia had abdicated the throne on March 15, two ...

85. Angela Raiola

Actress | Scary Movie 5

Angela Raiola was born on June 30, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Scary Movie V (2013), Mob Wives (2011) and Big Ang (2012). She was married to Neil Murphy. She died on February 18, 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.

86. Jesús Barrero

Sound_department | Jeepers Creepers 2

Jesús Barrero was born on July 26, 1958 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Harry Potter for Kinect (2012) and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006). He was married to Mónica Sierra. He died on February 17, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico.

87. Joze Pogacnik

Director | Tri etide za Cathy i Milosa

Joze Pogacnik was born on April 22, 1932 in Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for Tri etide za Cathy i Milosa (1971), Nas clovek (1985) and Motonauma 70 (1971). He died on February 16, 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

88. Harper Lee

Writer | To Kill a Mockingbird

Nelle Harper Lee grew up in Monroeville, Alabama in the 1920s. It was a time of hostility between whites and blacks in the United States, especially in Alabama. Her father, a lawyer, also ran a local newspaper. Her mother suffered from mental illness and oftentimes stayed inside from others; she ...

89. Aleksandr Gutman

Director | 17 avgusta

Aleksandr Gutman was born on January 29, 1945. He was a director and writer, known for 17 avgusta (2009), In Search of Happiness (2006) and Frescos (2003). He died on February 17, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

90. Andrzej Zulawski

Writer | Possession

Born in Lvov, Ukraine; then he moved with his father Miroslaw Zulawski to Czechoslovakia and later to Poland. In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. In the 1960s, he was an assistant of the famous Polish film director Andrzej Wajda. His feature debut The Third Part of the Night (1971) was ...

91. Thérèse Clerc

Self | Les vies de Thérèse

Thérèse Clerc was born on December 9, 1927 in France. She was an actress, known for The Lives of Thérèse (2016), La kiné (1998) and Thérèse's et Simone's (2014). She died on February 16, 2016 in France.

92. Brock Little

Stunts | Transformers: Dark of the Moon

In addition to his stunt work in motion pictures, Brock Little was a renowned big wave surfer, taking off on 30' waves and larger at Waimea Bay in Hawaii and Mavericks in California. He was a legendary big wave pioneer, among the first to challenge the "unridden realm" of waves over 30' tall, at a ...

93. Douglas Slocombe

Cinematographer | Rollerball

London-born Douglas Slocombe has long been regarded as one of the film industry's premiere cinematographers, but he began his career as a photojournalist for Life magazine and the Paris-Match newspaper before World War II. During the war he became a newsreel cameraman, and at war's end he went to ...

94. Archie Lang

Actor | Blow Out

Archie Lang was born on July 14, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Blow Out (1981), Highway to Heaven (1984) and The Waltons (1972). He died on February 17, 2016 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA.

95. Jon Rollason

Actor | Doctor Who

Jon Rollason was born on April 9, 1931 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), Special Project Air (1969) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Shirley and Janet. He died on February 20, 2016 in Llandudno, Wales, UK.

96. Don Owen

Director | High Steel

Don Owen was born on September 19, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for High Steel (1965), Unfinished Business (1984) and The Ernie Game (1967). He died on February 21, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

97. María Luisa Alcalá

Actress | La Alacrana

María Luisa Alcalá was born on March 26, 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was an actress and director, known for La Alacrana (1986), Violación (1989) and El privilegio de amar (1998). She was married to Héctor Espinosa. She died on February 21, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico.

98. Johnny Murphy

Actor | The Commitments

Johnny Murphy was born on October 2, 1943 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Commitments (1991), Waiting for Godot (2001) and Remington Steele (1982). He died on February 22, 2016 in Dublin, Ireland.

99. François Dupeyron

Writer | C'est quoi la vie?

François Dupeyron was born on August 14, 1950 in Tartas, Landes, France. He was a writer and director, known for C'est quoi la vie? (1999), Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera (2008) and Lamento (1988). He was married to Dominique Faysse. He died on February 25, 2016 in Paris, France.

100. Tony Burton

Actor | Assault on Precinct 13

Tony Burton, who is famous for playing the corner man in six "Rocky" movies, was himself, in real life, a professional heavyweight boxer. Boxing in such avenues as Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and Hollywood, California, the 6 feet 200 pound Burton knocked-out among others, Bob Smith and Denny Chaney....