Deaths: March 5
by bcampos862 | created - 06 Mar 2017 | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. Gary Rossington
Soundtrack | Crimson Tide
Gary Rossington was born on December 4, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Crimson Tide (1995), Con Air (1997) and Forrest Gump (1994). He was married to Dale Krantz-Rossington and Martha Claire Millen. He died on March 5, 2023 in the USA.
2. Abraham Stavans
Actor | Original Sin
Abraham Stavans was born on January 1, 1933 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Original Sin (2001), Mi querida Isabel (1996) and Dear Enemy (2008). He died on March 5, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico.
3. Albert Maysles
Cinematographer | Grey Gardens
Albert Maysles was born on November 26, 1926 in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Grey Gardens (1975), Salesman (1969) and Gimme Shelter (1970). He was married to Gillian Walker. He died on March 5, 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, ...
4. Alberto Granado
Writer | Diarios de motocicleta
Alberto Granado was born on August 8, 1922 in Hernando, Córdoba Province, Argentina. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Un pedazo de mí (1989) and La huella del doctor Ernesto Guevara (2013). He was married to Delia Maria Duque Duque. He died on ...
5. Alberto Olmedo
Actor | Mi mujer no es mi señora
Alberto Olmedo was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, on August 24, 1933. He began to work from 6 years old (at a greengrocer's shop); he had a very hard childhood. Olmedo or "El negro" - this way his family and friends were saying to him, not have time to dream of being an actor. He had to ...
6. Alejandro Sieveking
Actor | El club
Alejandro Sieveking was born on September 5, 1934 in Rengo, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile. He was a writer and actor, known for The Club (2015), The Winter (2016) and Life Kills Me (2007). He was married to Bélgica Castro. He died on March 5, 2020 in Santiago, Chile.
7. André Chéret
Writer | Rahan
André Chéret was born on June 27, 1937 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Rahan (2009), Rahan - Fils des âges farouches (1987) and L'invité (2000). He died on March 5, 2020 in Paris, France.
8. André S. Labarthe
Actor | Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux
André S. Labarthe was born on December 18, 1931 in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. He was a writer and director, known for Vivre sa vie (1962), Vincent van Gogh à Paris: Repérages (1988) and Vive le cinéma! (1972). He died on March 5, 2018 in Paris, France.
9. Billy De Wolfe
Actor | Tea for Two
Most certainly egged on by the dandified antics of an Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore and/or Franklin Pangborn, burlesque clown Billy DeWolfe in turn gave obvious inspiration to such effeminate cutups as Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly. Billy's life was one hundred percent show business from...
10. Bob Goody
Bob Goody was born on April 16, 1951 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Flash Gordon (1980) and The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989). He was married to Gina Donovan. He died on March 5, 2023 in the United Kingdom.
11. Brenda de Banzie
Actress | The Man Who Knew Too Much
The daughter of a musical conductor, fair-haired, matronly Brenda de Banzie appeared in around 40 films. As the result of two outstanding performances she became an unexpected star when well into her middle age. Brenda first came to public notice as a sixteen year old chorus girl on the London ...
12. Brian Astbury
Writer | The Space - Theatre of Survival
Brian Astbury is known for The Space - Theatre of Survival (2019).
13. Charles B. Pierce
Director | Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues
Charles Bryant Pierce was an independent filmmaker from Arkansas whose movies have become cult classics. Films that he wrote, directed and/or produced were not only made in Arkansas with local actors but also drew their inspiration from Arkansas themes. He is believed to be the source of one of the...
14. Cyril Smith
Actor | The Frog
Cyril Smith was born on April 4, 1892 in Peterhead, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Frog (1937), The Good Companions (1933) and Panic in the Parlor (1956). He was married to Edith Avern and Anne L. Rendall. He died on March 5, 1963 in London, England, UK.
15. Darlene Lucht
Actress | Bikini Beach
Darlene Lucht was born on March 17, 1938 in Franklin, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Bikini Beach (1964), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) and Five Bloody Graves (1969). She was married to Robert Dix. She died on March 5, 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
16. David Bailie
Actor | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
David Bailie was born in 1937 in South Africa, going to boarding school in Swaziland and immigrating to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with his family in 1952. His first acting experience soon after school in 1955, was an amateur production of 'Doctor in the House' which persuaded him he wanted to be an ...
17. Dirk Shafer
Writer | Circuit
Born in Carbondale, Illinois, (but raised in Oklahoma), Dirk first came to public attention when he appeared at age 27, in a photo-spread in Playgirl Magazine's "Holiday 1990" issue. This handsome, hairy-chested blond proved unusually popular with readers and when given a chance to select 1992's "...
18. Donald Woods
Actor | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Donald Woods, a prolific cinema and television character actor whose career spanned 75 films and 150 TV programs over 40 years, was born Ralph L. Zink on December 2, 1906, in Brandon, Manitoba. (He legally changed his name to Donald Woods in 1945.) His family eventually departed Canada for ...
20. Fred Weintraub
Producer | Enter the Dragon
Fred Weintraub was born on April 27, 1928 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Enter the Dragon (1973), A Dirty Knight's Work (1976) and Hot Potato (1976). He was married to Jackie Weintraub. He died on March 5, 2017 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
21. Gary Merrill
Actor | All About Eve
Gary Merrill was born August 2, 1915, in Hartford, Connecticut. He began his career acting in summer stock plays. He married Barbara Leeds, an actress, and then served a brief stint in the army. After the army, he landed in New York, where he was chosen to join the already popular play "Born ...
22. Geoff Edwards
Actor | Drive
Geoff Edwards was born on February 13, 1931 in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Drive (1997), WUSA (1970) and Jackpot (1974). He was married to Michael Feffer and Suzanne Weaver Ford. He died on March 5, 2014 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
23. Gray Kunz
Self | After Hours with Daniel Boulud
Gray Kunz was born on February 24, 1955 in Singapore. He was married to Nicole. He died on March 5, 2020 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA.
24. Hank Rieger
Self | Archive of American Television
Hank Rieger was born on September 20, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was married to Deborah Hays. He died on March 5, 2014 in Oceanside, California, USA.
25. Hans Christian Blech
Actor | The Longest Day
Hans Christian Blech was born on February 20, 1915 in Darmstadt, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Longest Day (1962), Battle of the Bulge (1965) and Wer zu spät kommt - Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution (1990). He was married to Erni Wilhelmi. He died on March 5, 1993 in...
26. Herbert Mundin
Actor | The Adventures of Robin Hood
Herbert Mundin was born on August 21, 1898 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), David Copperfield (1935) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). He was married to Ann Shaw and Hilda Frances Hoyes. He died on March 5, 1939 in Van Nuys, ...
27. Hugo Chávez
Self | The War on Democracy
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (28 July 1954 - 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when ...
28. Jacques Loussier
Soundtrack | Inglourious Basterds
Jacques Loussier was born on October 26, 1934 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Dark of the Sun (1968) and The Informer (1962). He was married to Elizabeth Note and Sylvie de Tournemire. He died on March 5, 2019 in Blois, ...
29. James Douglas
Actor | Peyton Place
James Douglas was born on May 20, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Peyton Place (1964), G.I. Blues (1960) and Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985). He was married to Dawn Busby. He died on March 5, 2016 in Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA.
30. Jay Silverheels
Actor | The Lone Ranger
Jay Silverheels was born on Canada's Six Nation's Reserve and was one of 10 children. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films through the 1940s before gaining notice as the Osceola brother in a Humphrey Bogart film Key ...
31. Jean-Luc Seigle
Writer | Les convoyeurs attendent
Jean-Luc Seigle was born on April 26, 1955 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. He was a writer, known for Les convoyeurs attendent (1999), Chasse gardée (1992) and Joséphine, ange gardien (1997). He died on March 5, 2020 in Caen, Calvados, France.
32. John Belushi
Actor | Saturday Night Live
John Belushi was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on January 24, 1949, to Agnes Demetri (Samaras) and Adam Anastos Belushi, a restaurant owner. His father was an Albanian immigrant, from Qytezë, and his mother was also of Albanian descent. He grew up in Wheaton, where the family moved when he was ...
33. John Harkins
Actor | Absence of Malice
John Harkins was born on September 7, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Absence of Malice (1981), Being There (1979) and Birdy (1984). He died on March 5, 1999 in Portola Valley, California, USA.
34. Joseph Stalin
Self | One Inch from Victory
Joseph Stalin (a code name meaning "Man of Steel") was born Iosif (Joseph) Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in 1878 in Gori, Georgia, the Transcaucasian part of the Russian Empire. His father was a cobbler named Vissarion Dzhugashvili, a drunkard who beat him badly and frequently and left the family ...
Joseph Stalin
35. Juan Castro
Actor | Confianza ciega
Juan Castro was born on September 27, 1970 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Confianza ciega (2001), Kaos en la ciudad (2002) and Televisión registrada (1999). He died on March 5, 2004 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.
37. Kay Stewart
Actress | Front Row Center
Kay Stewart was born on April 17, 1919 in Cleburne, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Front Row Center (1955), The Best of the Post (1960) and Life with Henry (1940). She was married to William Russell Dickens, James Russell Halford and Langdon William Proctor. She died on March 5, 2002 in ...
38. Kjerstin Dellert
Actress | Nisse och Greta
Kjerstin Dellert was born on November 4, 1925 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Nisse och Greta (1975), Läderlappen (1958) and Möte med livet (1952). She was married to Nils Åke Häggbom and Carl-Olof Bergh. She died on March 5, 2018 in Solna, Stockholms län, Sweden.
39. Lolo Ferrari
Actress | Quasimodo d'El Paris
Lolo Ferrari, born Eve Valois, was famous for having undergone more plastic surgery than any other porn star. She had her face lifted, her eyes reshaped, her lips thickened and, most famously, a series of silicone injections ballooned her breasts out to 71 inches, and a record-setting (according to...
40. Luis Villoro
Writer | En el pais de Alicia
Luis Villoro was born on November 3, 1922 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for En el pais de Alicia (1985), Amor amor amor (1965) and La sunamita (1965). He died on March 5, 2014 in Mexico City, Mexico.
41. Lynda Baron
Actress | Scoop
Lilian Ridgway, known professionally as Lynda Baron, was an English actress, best known for playing Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the BBC comedy series Open All Hours (1976-1985) and its sequel, Still Open All Hours (2013-2016).
From 1993 to 1997, she played Auntie Mabel in BBC children's programme Come ...
42. Manuel Vilanova
Self | Libro aberto
Manuel Vilanova was born in 1944 in Barbantes, Punxín, Ourense, Galicia, Spain. He died on March 5, 2019 in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.
43. Maurice Jouvet
Actor | Destino para dos
Maurice Jouvet was born on February 3, 1923 in Hendaye, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. He was an actor, known for Destino para dos (1968), Nueve lunas (1994) and El tinglado de la risa (1970). He was married to Nelly Beltrán. He died on March 5, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
44. Michael Stanley
Soundtrack | My Friend Dahmer
Michael Stanley was born on March 25, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for My Friend Dahmer (2017), Hraefn (1992) and Masters of the Gridiron (1986). He was married to Denise, Ilsa Glanzberg, Ilsa and Denise Skinner. He died on March 5, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
45. Miroljub Leso
Actor | Unterwegs nach Atlantis
Miroljub Leso was born on July 27, 1946 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Unterwegs nach Atlantis (1977), Salas u Malom Ritu (1976) and Wintering in Jakobsfeld (1975). He was married to Giza Moldava. He died on March 5, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.
46. Mischa Auer
Actor | My Man Godfrey
Mischa Auer, the American screen's supreme exponent of the "Mad Russian" stereotype so dear to Yankee hearts before and after World War II, was born Mischa Ounskowsky on November 17, 1905, in St. Petersburg, Russia, the grandson of violinist Leopold Auer, whose surname he took when he became a ...
47. Patsy Cline
Soundtrack | Assassin's Creed
Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932 in Winchester, Virginia. Her brush with show business came at age four when she won a prize in an amateur tap dancing contest. By the time she entered grade school, her family was fully aware of her musical talent. On her eighth ...
48. Philip Madoc
Actor | The Avengers
Philip Madoc was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and attended Twyn School. He became interested in acting when he was a teenager. He studied at the University of Vienna and pursued a theatrical career by attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. During the 1960s, he became a familiar face on ...
49. Qavi Khan
Actor | Roshni
Qavi Khan was born on November 15, 1942 in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. He was an actor and director, known for Roshni (1975), Aangan (2018) and Kommissar X jagt die roten Tiger (1971). He died on March 5, 2023 in Canada.
50. Ranka Velimirovic
Script_department | Dervis i smrt
Ranka Velimirovic was born on June 20, 1940 in Podgorica, Montenegro, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. She was a writer, known for The Dervish and Death (1974), Battle for the Railway (1978) and Dorotej (1981). She was married to Zdravko Velimirovic. She died on March 5, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia.
51. Richard Kiley
Actor | Jurassic Park
Although Richard Kiley's rich baritone and strong vocal talent was much in evidence and received due respect with his award of a Tony for "Man of La Mancha", it was little used in his television and movie appearances. Won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1959 for "Redhead" and in 1966 ...
52. Richard Stapley
Actor | The Three Musketeers
Richard Stapley, aka Richard Wyler, not only enjoyed great success as an actor and writer on both sides of the Atlantic, but managed to do it under two names as well.
A descendant of Sir Richard Stapley, noted in history for signing the death warrant of King Charles I, Stapley was born in ...
53. Rip Oliver
Actor | Saturday Night's Main Event
Rip Oliver was born on October 6, 1952 in Homosassa, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night's Main Event (1985), World Class Championship Wrestling (1972) and Mid South Wrestling (1981). He died on March 5, 2020 in the USA.
54. Scott Kalvert
Director | The Basketball Diaries
Scott Kalvert was born on August 15, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Basketball Diaries (1995), DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: Parents Just Don't Understand (1988) and Deuces Wild (2002). He was married to Sonia Kalvert. He died on March 5,...
55. Sergei Prokofiev
Soundtrack | Children of Men
Prokofiev was a multi-talented man and an innovative composer. He learned piano from his mother and chess from his father. He always had a chess set on his piano, and was able to play against the chess champions of his time. He studied music with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, graduated with highest ...
56. Susan Harrison
Actress | Sweet Smell of Success
Susan Harrison was born on August 26, 1938 in Leesburg, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Key Witness (1960) and The Twilight Zone (1959). She was married to Cassius Marcus Conger and Joël Colin. She died on March 5, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
57. Susanna Majuri
Art_department | Joitain tapoja hävittää ruumis
Susanna Majuri was born on November 24, 1978 in Järvenpää, Finland. She is known for Joitain tapoja hävittää ruumis (2018). She died on March 5, 2020 in Finland.
58. Walt Gorney
Actor | Friday the 13th
Character actor Walt Gorney was born on April 12, 1912 in Vienna, Austria. He came to the United States when he was ten years old and lived with his family in Massachusetts. He had at least three younger sisters. In 1946, Gorney moved to an apartment in Greenwich Village in New York City. Walt ...
59. Whit Bissell
Actor | The Magnificent Seven
Whit Bissell came to Hollywood in the 1940s, and by the time he retired he had appeared in more than 200 movies and scores of TV series. He is best known for playing the evil scientist who turned Michael Landon into a half beast in the 1957 cult classic film I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957). Bissell...
60. William Moody
Actor | WWE SmackDown
William Moody went to Mobile's Catholic School, and later graduated from the McGill Institute. After enlisting in the U.S. Air Force and completing basic training, he received his honorable discharge and went straight into a Funeral Director service job.
Moody was a regular at Gulf Coast Wrestling ...
61. William Powell
Actor | The Thin Man
William Powell was on the New York stage by 1912, but it would be ten years before his film career would begin. In 1924 he went to Paramount Pictures, where he was employed for the next seven years. During that time, he played in a number of interesting films, but stardom was elusive. He did ...
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