2021 Deaths

by runefromnorway | created - 01 Jan 2021 | updated - 22 Apr 2022 | Public

The 2022 list: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls511173580 The 2020 list: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls093398488 The 2019 list: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls041507848

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1. Mark Eden

Actor | Doctor Zhivago

Mark Eden was born on February 14, 1928 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Pleasure Girls (1965) and London Belongs to Me (1977). He was married to Sue Nicholls, Diana Eden and Joan Le Mesurier. He died on January 1, 2021.

Died of Alzheimer's disease in England.

1928-2021 (92 years old)

1 January

2. Jean Panisse

Actor | Manon des sources

Jean Panisse was born on March 17, 1928 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Manon des sources (1952), L'ombre rouge (1981) and An Angel on Wheels (1959). He died on January 1, 2021 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Died of covid-19 in Marseille, France.

1928-2021 (92 years old)

1 January

3. Seizô Fukumoto

Actor | The Last Samurai

Seizô Fukumoto was born on February 3, 1943 in Kami, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Last Samurai (2003), Uzumasa Limelight (2014) and 13 Assassins (2010). He died on January 1, 2021 in Kyoto, Japan.

Died of lung cancer in Kyoto, Japan.

1943-2021 (77 years old)

1 January

4. George Gerdes

Actor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

George Gerdes was born on February 23, 1948 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Bats (1999) and Hidalgo (2004). He died on January 1, 2021 in Glendale, California, USA.

Died of brain aneurysm in Glendale, California.

1948-2021 (72 years old)

1 January

5. Floyd Little

Self | The NFL on NBC

Floyd Little was born on July 4, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Joyce and DeBorah. He died on January 1, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Died of cancer in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1942-2021 (78 years old)

1 January

6. Gerald F. Gough

Actor | Broadcast News

Gerald F. Gough was born on August 12, 1931 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Broadcast News (1987), Guarding Tess (1994) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). He died on January 1, 2021 in Roseville, California, USA.

Died in Roseville, California.

1931-2021 (89 years old)

1 January

7. Vladimir Korenev

Actor | Chelovek-amfibiya

Vladimir Korenev was born on June 20, 1940 in Sevastopol, Krymskaya ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Amphibian Man (1961), Ya - aktrisa (1980) and Much Ado About Nothing (1973). He was married to Aleftina Konstantinova. He died on January 2, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

Died of covid-19 in Moscow, Russia.

1940-2021 (80 years old)

2 January

8. Paul Westphal

Actor | Space Jam

Paul Westphal was born on November 30, 1950 in Torrance, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Space Jam (1996), Forget Paris (1995) and Four Square Miles to Glory. He was married to Cindy Lou Paden. He died on January 2, 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

Died of brain cancer in Scottsdale, Arizona.

1950-2021 (70 years old)

2 January

9. Gerry Marsden

Soundtrack | Zodiac

Gerry Marsden was born on September 24, 1942 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Zodiac (2007), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) and Beast (2017). He was married to Pauline Behan. He died on January 3, 2021 in Arrowe Park, Merseyside, England, UK.

Died of a blood infection in Arrowe Park, England

1942-2021 (78 years old)

3 January

10. AnnaRose King

Writer | Good Enough

AnnaRose King was born on September 12, 1985 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She was a writer and director, known for Good Enough (2016), American Viral (2014) and Spanish Rice (2013). She was married to Michael Telis. She died on January 3, 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Died of lung cancer in Manhattan, New York.

1985-2021 (35 years old)

3 January

11. Anil Panachooran

Music_department | Kammara Sambhavam

Anil Panachooran was born on November 20, 1965 in Kayamkulam, India. He was an actor and writer, known for Kammara Sambhavam (2018), Cocktail (2010) and Oru Mexican Aparatha (2017). He was married to Maya. He died on January 3, 2021 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Died of cardiac arrest in Thiruvananthapuram, India.

1966-2021 (55 years old)

3 January

12. Eric Dickey

Writer | One Night

Eric Dickey was born on July 7, 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for One Night, Cappuccino (1998) and Friends and Lovers (2005). He died on January 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Died of cancer in Los Angeles, California.

1961-2021 (59 years old)

3 January

13. Barbara Shelley

Actress | Quatermass and the Pit

The sexy Barbara Shelley was born Barbara Kowin on February 13, 1932 in London, England. With her beautiful looks and stature, she worked as a model during her salad days. Her film career began in Italy in the mid-1950s in such tempting fare as Luna nova (1955) and Nero's Mistress (1956), but when ...

Died of covid-19 in London, England.

1932-2021 (88 years old)

3 January

14. Kristine Crown

Actress | Criminal Minds

Kristine Crown was born on November 8, 1982 in Manila, Philippines. She was an actress and producer, known for Criminal Minds (2005), Shades (2013) and The Singing Surgeon (2007). She died on January 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Died of complications from surgery in Los Angeles, California.

1982-2021 (38 years old)

3 January

15. Heung-Kam Lee

Actress | Yu nu shen tou

Heung-Kam Lee was born on January 13, 1932 in Shunde District, Guangdong Province, China. She was an actress and producer, known for Yu nu shen tou (1967), Ni xi de ji (1976) and Pin fok chun kei (1984). She was married to Chung-Kwan Siu. She died on January 4, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.

Died of Alzheimer's disease in Hong Kong, China.

1932-2021 (88 years old)

4 January

16. Tanya Roberts

Actress | A View to a Kill

The second daughter of manufacturing executive Oscar Blum and his wife Dorothy, Tanya Roberts was born 1949 in Manhattan and grew up in the elite Westchester County suburbs Scarsdale and Greenburgh. Tanya reportedly dropped out of high school, got married and hitchhiked around the country until her...

Died of sepsis due to urinary tract infection in Los Angeles, California.

1949-2021 (71 years old)

4 January

17. Karl Heinz Vosgerau

Actor | Wie ein Blitz

Karl Heinz Vosgerau was born on August 16, 1927 in Kiel, Germany. He was an actor, known for Wie ein Blitz (1970), Die Wächter (1986) and M.E.T.R.O. - Ein Team auf Leben und Tod (2006). He was married to Sabine. He died on January 4, 2021 in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Died in Wolfenbüttel, Germany.

1928-2021 (92 years old)

4 January

18. Gregory Sierra

Actor | The Towering Inferno

Lanky, balding, intense American character actor of Puerto Rican ancestry, born in New York's Spanish Harlem. Deserted by his parents, Sierra was brought up by an aunt in a rough, predominantly Irish neighbourhood from the age of six. Though briefly tempted by gang life as a teenager, he took up ...

Died of stomach and liver cancer in Laguna Woods, California.

1937-2021 (83 years old)

4 January

19. James Greene

Actor | What a Girl Wants

James Greene was born on May 19, 1931 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for What a Girl Wants (2003), Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Johnny English (2003). He died on January 5, 2021 in the UK.

Died of an illness in the UK.

1931-2021 (89 years old)

5 January

20. John Richardson

Actor | One Million Years B.C.

Classically handsome John Richardson began his career with small roles in British movies at the end of the 1950s. His first role of note was opposite Barbara Steele in the gothic horror classic Black Sunday (1960), directed by Mario Bava. His massive success was Don Chaffey's One Million Years B.C....

Died of covid-19.

1934-2021 (86 years old)

5 January

21. Adrien Dorval

Actor | Shanghai Noon

Adrien Dorval was born on March 22, 1963 in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Shanghai Noon (2000), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). He was married to Angela Cruikshank. He died on January 5, 2021 in Vancouver, British ...

Died in Vancouver, Canada.

1963-2021 (57 years old)

5 January

22. David Saire

Actor | The Greengage Summer

English stage and screen actor, the son of J. Arthur Rank scriptwriter Sidney Derek Salamon and housewife Sarah Sotnick. David was schooled in Edinburgh, studied drama at the Sorbonne and began his acting career in the mid-50s on the Shakespearean stage (at the London Old Vic in Henry V, Julius ...

Died in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

1931-2021 (90 years old)

5 January

23. Phil Harvey

Actor | Touch of Evil

Phil Harvey was born on May 11, 1921 in Emporia, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Touch of Evil (1958), The Tarnished Angels (1957) and The Land Unknown (1957). He died on January 5, 2021 in Ojai, California, USA.

Died in Ojai, California.

1921-2021 (99 years old)

5 January

24. Antonio Sabato

Actor | Grand Prix

Rugged Sicilian-born actor who came to international notice after playing Ferrari racing ace Nino Barlini in John Frankenheimer's high octane blockbuster Grand Prix (1966). His charismatic performance saw Sabato nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Newcomer. During the 1970s, he ...

Died of covid-19 in Los Angeles, California.

1943-2021 (77 years old)

6 January

25. James Cross

Self | Les Rose

James Cross was born on September 29, 1921 in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. He died on January 6, 2021 in Seaford, England, UK.

Died of covid-19 in Seaford, England.

1921-2021 (99 years old)

6 January

26. Ashli Babbitt

Self | Day of Rage

Ashli Babbitt was born on October 10, 1985 in San Diego, California, USA. She was married to Aaron Raymond Babbitt and Timothy Vaughn McEntee. She died on January 6, 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Died of a gunshot in Washington DC.

1985-2021 (35 years old)

6 January

27. Valeri Khlevinsky

Actor | Molchaniye doktora Ivensa

Valeri Khlevinsky was born on November 14, 1943 in Vladimir, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Molchaniye doktora Ivensa (1974), Sobstvennoe mnenie (1977) and Oglasheniyu ne podlezhit (1987). He died on January 7, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

Died of covid-19 in Moscow, Russia.

1943-2021 (77 years old)

7 January

28. Marion Ramsey

Actress | Police Academy

Marion Ramsey was an American actress and singer from Philadelphia. She is primarily known for her role as the soft-spoken policewoman Laverne Hooks in the "Police Academy" film series (1984-1994). Hooks was depicted as a "diminutive, soft-spoken and unassertive woman" with a high-pitched voice. ...

Died in Los Angeles, California.

1947-2021 (73 years old)

7 January

29. Deezer D

Actor | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Deezer D was born in 1965 in Los Angeles, California. He is not only an actor but a popular performer in the Christian and underground hip hop communities. His latest release is titled "Unpredictable". He also briefly hosted a Christian Rap radio show in Los Angeles on station 96.3 KFSG.

Died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.

1965-2021 (55 years old)

7 January

30. Michael Apted

Director | Amazing Grace

Michael Apted was born on February 10, 1941 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Amazing Grace (2006), Gorillas in the Mist (1988) and Rome (2005). He was married to Paige Simpson, Dana Stevens and Jo Apted. He died on January 7, 2021 in Los Angeles,...

Died in Los Angeles, California.

1941-2021 (79 years old)

7 January

31. Dave Creek

Animation_department | Youth in Revolt

Dave Creek was born on June 19, 1978 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. Dave is known for Youth in Revolt (2009), The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) and Bob's Burgers (2011). Dave died on January 7, 2021 in California, USA.

1978-2021 (43 years old)

7 January

32. Neil Sheehan

Writer | A Bright Shining Lie

Neil Sheehan was born on October 27, 1936 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for A Bright Shining Lie (1998), Going Upriver (2004) and Dateline: Saigon (2016). He was married to Susan Sheehan. He died on January 7, 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Died of Parkinson's disease in Washington DC.

1936-2021 (84 years old)

7 January

33. Tommy Lasorda

Actor | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Tommy Lasorda was one of the best managers in baseball until his retirement in July 1996. He was involved with the Los Angeles Dodgers for over 50 years. He managed the team from 1976 to 1996. He retired due to a heart attack. He thought being a manager would be too stressful.

Died of cardiopulmonary arrest in Fullerton, California.

1927-2021 (93 years old)

7 January

34. Byron Clark

Actor | Knots Landing

Byron Clark was an actor, known for Knots Landing (1979), Six-Hundred & Sixty Six (1972) and Her Odd Tastes (1969). He died on January 7, 2021.

?-2021 (age unknown)

7 January

35. Val Bettin

Actor | The Great Mouse Detective

Val Bettin was born on July 8, 1923 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Shrek (2001) and Somewhere in Time (1980). He died on January 7, 2021 in Ventura, California, USA.

Died in Ventura, California.

1923-2021 (97 years old)

7 January

36. Ivo Niederle

Actor | xXx

Ivo Niederle was born on December 26, 1929 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for xXx (2002), Die Tigerin (1992) and Sanitka (1984). He was married to Vera Kríbková. He died on January 8, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Died in Prague, Czech Republic.

1929-2021 (91 years old)

8 January

37. Steve Carver

Director | Lone Wolf McQuade

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Steve Carver received his first camera when he was eight years old. At 13 he began his formal education in photography, attending the High School of Music & Arts in Manhattan where he received training in art and music. Fascinated by techniques of creating imagery, he ...

Died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.

1945-2021 (75 years old)

8 January

38. Diana Millay

Actress | Dark Shadows

Diana became involved in show business at a very early age, tap dancing at seven and winning a beauty contest three years later. This led to modeling sun suits for Sears Department Stores, and, eventually, to becoming a Conover model for the John Robert Powers Agency in New York. She also acquired ...

Died in New York, New York.

1935-2021 (85 years old)

8 January

39. Angie Jakusz

Actress | Lucinda's Spell

Angie Jakusz was born on March 27, 1980 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Lucinda's Spell (1998), Survivor (2000) and TV Guide Specials: Survivor - Palau Preview (2005). She was married to Steven Calandra. She died on January 8, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Died of cancer.

1980-2021 (40 years old)

8 January

40. Mike Henry

Actor | Smokey and the Bandit

Michael Dennis Henry was born August 15th, 1936. He was an athletic professional football player at the time he entered the movies. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1958-61) and the Los Angeles Rams (1962-64). During part of that time (1961-64) he was under contract with Warner Brothers and ...

Died of Parkinson's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy in Burbank, California.

1936-2021 (84 years old)

8 January

41. John Reilly

Actor | General Hospital

John Reilly was born on November 11, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), Iron Man (1994) and Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982). He was married to Lily Beth (Liz) Janred and Donna Reilly . He died on January 9, 2021 in the USA.

Died in the USA.

1934-2021 (86 years old)

9 January

42. David Stypka

Soundtrack | Pres prsty

David Stypka was born on July 21, 1979 in Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor and composer, known for Over Fingers (2019), David Stypka, Ewa Farná: Dobré ráno, milá (2017) and David Stypka & Bandjeez: Kríz (2018). He died on January 10, 2021.

Died of covid-19.

1980-2021 (41 years old)

9 January

43. Carmine Capobianco

Actor | Psychos in Love

Carmine Capobianco was born September 19, 1958 in Waterbury, Ct. He attended St. Mary's School (Alma Mater of Dylan McDermott), Sacred Heart High School and then graduated Western Connecticut State University with a degree in Photography, Film and Television. His film career began upon meeting ...

Died of cancer in USA.

1958-2021 (62 years old)

9 January

44. Owen Marsh

Camera_department | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Owen Marsh was born and raised in the Hollywood film industry. His father was Oliver T. Marsh, cinematographer and his mother a studio mood music violinist from the silent days. Aunts included Mildred and Mae Marsh, both actresses. Small acting roles as a child, the service (1950-52), 7 years (1952...

Died of natural causes in Portland, Oregon.

1930-2021 (90 years old)

10 January

45. Julie Strain

Actress | Beverly Hills Cop III

Julie Strain was born in Concord, California, as Julie Ann Strain. She was an actress, known for Sex Court, (1998), Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) and Double Impact (1991), and Battle Queen 2020. She grew up in Pleasant Hill California and graduated from Diablo Valley College, in that town. Appeared in ...

Died of dementia.

1962-2021 (58 years old)

10 January

46. Stacy Title

Director | Let the Devil Wear Black

Stacy Title was born on February 21, 1964 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She was a director and producer, known for Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), The Last Supper (1995) and The Bye Bye Man (2017). She was married to Jonathan Penner. She died on January 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, ...

Died of ALS in USA.

1964-2021 (56 years old)

11 January

47. Tord Peterson

Actor | Änglagård - Andra sommaren

Tord Peterson was born on April 21, 1926 in Danderyd, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Änglagård - Andra sommaren (1994), House of Angels (1992) and Änglagård - Tredje gången gillt (2010). He was married to Ulla Blomstrand. He died on January 11, 2021 ...

Died in Sweden.

1926-2021 (94 years old)

11 January

48. Sheldon Adelson

Self | IAC My Story

He grew up poor in Boston. Even as a young boy, he had to support his family financially, for which he worked as a newspaper seller. After military service, various fields of activity followed; Adelson worked as a mortgage dealer, investment advisor and financial expert. After gaining a lot of ...

Died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1933-2021 (87 years old)

11 January

49. Denis Karasyov

Actor | Katka i Shiz

Denis Karasyov was born on August 1, 1963 in Sillamäe, Estonian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Katka i Shiz (1992), Viktor (2014) and Russkaya ruletka (1990). He was married to Karina Goldova. He died on January 12, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

Died of heart failure in Moscow, Russia.

1963-2021 (57 years old)

12 January

50. Jennifer Butler

Costume_designer | Groundhog Day

Jennifer Butler was born on October 24, 1963 in Panorama City, California, USA. She was a costume designer, known for Groundhog Day (1993), Firestarter (1984) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992). She was married to Bill Murray. She died on January 12, 2021 in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, USA.

Died in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.

1963-2021 (57 years old)

12 January

51. Sylvain Sylvain

Soundtrack | Kick-Ass

Sylvain Sylvain was born on February 14, 1951 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and composer, known for Kick-Ass (2010), The Three Stooges (2012) and Up the Academy (1980). He was married to Wanda O'Kelley . He died on January 13, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Died of cancer in Nashville, Tennessee.

1953-2021 (68 years old)

13 January

52. Siegfried Fischbacher

Actor | Vegas Vacation

Siegfried Fischbacher was born on June 13, 1939 in Rosenheim, Germany. He was a producer and actor, known for Vegas Vacation (1997), Ocean's Eleven (2001) and Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box (1999). He died on January 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Died of pancreatic cancer in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1939-2021 (81 years old)

13 January

53. Dmitriy Gusev

Actor | Sem par nechistykh

Born on February 27, 1975. In 2001, he graduated from the acting department of the Yaroslavl State Theater Institute (course B.V. Trukhachev). Since 2001 - actor of the Moscow Theater in the South-West. He starred in such films as: Code of Honor (2002), Capercaillie (2008), Montecristo (2008), Hour...

1975-2021 (45 years old)

13 January

54. Astrida Kairisha

Actress | Liekam but

Astrida Kairisha was born on April 8, 1941 in Riga, USSR. She was an actress, known for Redundant (1976), Ezera Sonate (1977) and Vecherniy variant (1981). She was married to Karlis Auskaps. She died on January 13, 2021.

1941-2021 (79 years old)

13 January

55. Rock Mackenzie

Actor | The Only Way to Spy

Rock Mackenzie was born on February 14, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for The Only Way to Spy (1978), Boogeyman II (1983) and Flo (1980). He was married to Mary Beth McKenzie. He died on January 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Died of covid-19 in Los Angeles, California.

1947-2021 (73 years old)

13 January

56. Mona Malm

Actress | Fanny och Alexander

Mona Malm got her breakthrough at the Royal Dramatic Theater in 1957 as "Tintomara" in Almqvist's 'Drottningens juvelsmycke', directed by Alf Sjöberg. She played "Martha" in Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1985) and the title role in Hjalmar Bergman's 'Chefen fru Ingeborg' (1993)....

Died in Stockholm, Sweden.

1935-2021 (85 years old)

14 January

57. Peter Mark Richman

Actor | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

This durable, granite-faced actor with the matching steel-edged voice was one of the most interesting and recognisable leads in 1950s and 1960s television. He was born Marvin Jack Richman in South Philadelphia to paper and roofing contractor Benjamin Richman and his wife Yetta Dora (née Peck), the ...

Died of natural causes in Woodland Hills, California.

1927-2021 (93 years old)

14 January

58. Joanne Rogers

Self | Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Joanne Rogers was born on March 9, 1928 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019) and Speedy Delivery (2008). She was married to Fred Rogers. She died on January 14, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Died of a heart disease in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1928-2021 (92 years old)

14 January

59. Pauline Chamberlain

Prolific and ubiquitous British bit player and dancer Pauline Lesley Chamberlain was born on October 2, 1932 in West Ham, Essex, England. The daughter of a piano player father, Pauline attended a French convent school in Palmers Green as well as learned ballet and tap at a local dance school. ...

Died of covid-19.

1932-2021 (88 years old)

14 January

60. Luis Palomo

Director | La aparición

Luis Palomo was born on February 20, 1954 in Holguín, Cuba. He was a director and producer, known for La aparición (1985), For the Love of Film (1992) and Murder in Miami (2014). He died on January 14, 2021 in Miami, Florida, USA.

Died of covid-19 in Miami, Florida.

1954-2021 (66 years old)

14 January

61. Hatte Furuhagen

Director | Figures de la foi

Hatte Furuhagen was born on November 12, 1930 in Norrköping, Östergötlands län, Sweden. He was a director and actor, known for Figures de la foi (1990), Svenska bilder (1964) and Att angöra en brygga (1965). He died on January 15, 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Died in Stockholm, Sweden.

1930-2021 (90 years old)

15 January

62. Stanislaw Sliskowski

Cinematographer | Kontrapunkt

Stanislaw Sliskowski was born on July 3, 1935 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a cinematographer, known for Kontrapunkt (2015), Jutro premiera (1962) and Tarpany (1962). He died on January 15, 2021 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.

Died in Lodz, Poland.

1935-2021 (85 years old)

15 January

63. Paola Veneroni

Actress | Paese senza pace

Paola Veneroni was born on January 15, 1922 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Paese senza pace (1946), Vietato ai minorenni (1944) and Il ventesimo duca (1945). She was married to Giovanni Di Bernardo. She died on January 15, 2021.

1922-2021 (99 years old)

15 January

64. Phil Spector

Soundtrack | Top Gun

Phil Spector was born on December 26, 1939 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Top Gun (1986), Mean Streets (1973) and Dirty Dancing (1987). He was married to Rachelle Marie Short , Janis Lynn Zavala, Ronnie Spector and Annette Lee Merar. He died on January 16, 2021 ...

Died of covid-19 in San Quentin, California.

1939-2021 (81 years old)

16 January

65. Juan Carlos Copes

Chun gwong cha sit

Juan Carlos Copes was born on May 31, 1931 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Happy Together (1997), Tango (1998) and La sonrisa de mamá (1972). He was married to Myriam Albuernez and Maria Nieves. He died on January 16, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Died of covid-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1931-2021 (89 years old)

16 January

66. Maria Koterbska

Soundtrack | Ida

Maria Koterbska was born on July 13, 1924 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Ida (2013), Irena do domu! (1955) and The Man with the Magic Box (2017). She was married to Jan Frankl. She died on January 18, 2021 in Bielsko-Biala, Silesia, Poland.

Died in Bielsko-Biala, Poland.

1924-2021 (96 years old)

18 January

67. Jean-Pierre Bacri

Actor | Comme une image

Jean-Pierre Bacri was born on May 24, 1951 in Castiglione, Alger, France [now Bou Ismail, Algeria]. He was an actor and writer, known for Look at Me (2004), The Taste of Others (2000) and Family Resemblances (1996). He was married to Agnès Jaoui. He died on January 18, 2021 in Paris, France.

Died of cancer in Paris, France.

1951-2021 (69 years old)

18 January

68. Jimmie Rodgers

Soundtrack | The Devil All the Time

With over 40 top ten hits in the late '50s and '60s, smooth, folksy, honey-voiced singer Jimmie Rodgers was one of the early superstars of Rock & Roll. His biggest #1 hits include "Honeycomb", "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine", "It's Over", "Child of Clay", Oh Oh I'm Falling In Love Again" and "The Long ...

Died of a kidney disease in Palm Desert, California.

1933-2021 (87 years old)

18 January

69. Alberto Berco

La residencia

Alberto Berco was born on August 14, 1929 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for The House That Screamed (1969), ¿Es usted el asesino? (1967) and Historias para no dormir (1966). He was married to Mayra Gómez Kemp. He died on January 18, 2021 in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ...

Died of natural causes in Madrid, Spain.

1929-2021 (91 years old)

18 January

70. Simon Hawkins

Actor | Father'sDaze

Simon James Hawkins was born in Wordsley to, Stuart Hawkins and Tracey Colbourne on the 24th of March, 1989. He grew up in the Black Country, on an estate called the Priory in Dudley. Simon spent many of his formative years watching great films, that eventually inspired him to want to become an ...

Died in Dudley, England.

1989-2021 (31 years old)

18 January

71. Juan Carlos Tabío

Director | Guantanamera

Juan Carlos Tabío was born on September 3, 1943 in Havana, Cuba. He was a director and writer, known for Guantanamera (1995), El cuerno de la abundancia (2008) and Strawberry & Chocolate (1993). He died on January 18, 2021 in Havana, Cuba.

Died in Havana, Cuba.

1943-2021 (77 years old)

18 January

72. Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri

Actor | Chandramukhi

Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri was born in 1923. He was an actor, known for Chandramukhi (2005), Angane Oravadhikkalathu (1999) and Mazhavillinattam Vare (2012). He died on January 20, 2021 in Kannur, Kerala, India.

Died of covid-19 in Kannur, India.

1923-2021 (98 years old)

20 January

73. Mira Furlan

Actress | Babylon 5

A leading actress of theatre, film and TV in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan emigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Goran Gajic, in November 1991, due to the intolerable political circumstances in her homeland. Ms. Furlan starred in the Warner Brothers TV series Babylon 5 (1993) as "Ambassador ...

Died of West Nile virus in Los Angeles, California.

1955-2021 (65 years old)

20 January

74. Nathalie Delon

Actress | Le Samouraï

Nathalie Delon was born on August 1, 1941 in Oujda, French Protectorate Morocco [now Morocco]. She was an actress and writer, known for The Samurai (1967), They Call It an Accident (1982) and The French Dispatch (2021). She was married to Alain Delon and Guy Barthelemy. She died on January 21, 2021...

Died of cancer in Paris, France.

1941-2021 (79 years old)

21 January

75. Mick Norcross

Self | The Only Way Is Essex: All Back to Essex

Mick Norcross was born on May 11, 1963 in Brentwood, Essex, England, UK. He died on January 21, 2021 in Bulphan, Essex, England, UK.

Died of suicide by hanging in Bulphan, England.

1963-2021 (57 years old)

21 January

76. Oktay Yavuz

Actor | Karateci Kiz

Oktay Yavuz was born in 1943 in Kayseri, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Karate Girl (1973), Belanin Krali (1971) and Öldüren Darbe (1973). He died on January 21, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Died of cancer in Istanbul, Turkey.

1943-2021 (78 years old)

21 January

77. Marty Brill

Actor | The Soupy Sales Show

Marty Brill was born on May 6, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Soupy Sales Show (1976), One in a Million (1980) and What's Happening!! (1976). He died on January 23, 2021.

1932-2021 (88 years old)

21 January

78. Svetlana Nekipelova

Actress | Atlanty i kariatidy

Svetlana Nekipelova was born on February 1, 1944 in Buzuluk, Chkalov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Orenburg Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Atlanty i kariatidy (1980), Timur i komanda (2014) and Bolshoy tramplin (1974). She died on January 22, 2021.

1944-2021 (76 years old)

22 January

79. Hank Aaron

Actor | Summer Catch

Baseball's all-time home run king, Hank Aaron did more than hit home runs. Sure, Aaron led the National League (NL) four times, he also was a two-time batting champion and led the league in RBIs four times and runs scored three times. He won the NL's Most Valuable Player award in 1957 and has a ...

Died of natural causes in Atlanta, Georgia.

1934-2021 (86 years old)

22 January

80. Larry King

Actor | Ghostbusters

Larry King was born on November 19, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Shrek 2 (2004) and Enemy of the State (1998). He was married to Shawn Ora Engemann, Julie Alexander, Sharon Lepore, Alene Akins, Mickey Sutphin, Annette ...

Died of sepsis in Los Angeles, California.

1933-2021 (87 years old)

23 January

81. Hal Holbrook

Actor | Into the Wild

Hal Holbrook was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor who was one of the great craftsmen of stage and screen. He was best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations. Aside from the stage, Holbrook made his reputation primarily on...

Died in Beverly Hills, California.

1925-2021 (95 years old)

23 January

82. Trisha Noble

Actress | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Patricia Ann Ruth Noble was born on February 3, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales to a popular Australian theater family. Her father, Buster Noble, was a well-known comedian, singer and dancer, and her mother, Helen de Paul, was a noted choreographer and producer. At the age of six, Patsy Ann, as she...

Died of mesothelioma.

1944-2021 (76 years old)

23 January

83. Tony Ferrer

Actor | Sabotage

Tony Ferrer was born on June 12, 1934 in Macabebe, Pampanga, Philippines. He was an actor and producer, known for Sabotage (1966), Ang agila at ang falcon (1980) and Blackmail (1966). He was married to Imelda Ilanan. He died on January 23, 2021 in the Philippines.

Died of a heart illness in the Philippines.

1934-2021 (86 years old)

23 January

84. Walter Bernstein

Writer | The Front

Blacklisted writer in the 1950s, a victim of the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee), he still continued to write under pseudonyms as did many other blacklisted writers such as Ring Lardner Jr. and Dalton Trumbo, and his biggest contribution during that time was probably his writing work ...

Died of pneumonia in Manhattan, New York.

1919-2021 (101 years old)

23 January

85. Gunnel Lindblom

Actress | Jungfrukällan

After acting studies at the Gothenburg City Theatre from 1950-52, she made her breakthrough debut in Gustaf Molander's Kärlek (1952). When Ingmar Bergman became head of the Malmö City Theatre he asked her to join him there and with him as a director she played the role of Margareta in Goethe's...

Died in Brottby, Sweden.

1931-2021 (89 years old)

24 January

86. Bruce Kirby

Actor | The Muppet Movie

One of those hard-working supporting actors whose face you know but whose name might not ring any bells. Italian-American Bruce Kirby (real name Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu) was steadily employed--primarily on the small screen--to play a gallery of often likeable, mainly unimposing characters in a ...

Died of leukemia in Los Angeles, California.

1925-2021 (95 years old)

24 January

87. Jeanette Maus

Actress | Your Sister's Sister

Jeanette studied Theater at Cornish College of the arts and soon after dove into the Seattle film scene where she began booking shorts, commercials, voice-overs and independent films such as World Enough and Time, The Stranger and the horror cult-favorite, Frayed. She booked the indie film The ...

Died of colon cancer in Los Angeles, California.

1981-2021 (39 years old)

24 January

88. Margarita Papageorgiou

Actress | Haroumeno xekinima

Margarita Papageorgiou was born on January 1, 1935 in Greece. She was an actress, known for The Happy Beginning (1954), The Ogre of Athens (1956) and The Magic City (1954). She died on January 24, 2021 in Greece.

Died in Greece.

1935-2021 (86 years old)

24 January

89. Fernando Arribas

Cinematographer | Divinas palabras

Fernando Arribas was born in 1940 in Spain. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for Divinas palabras (1987), Tirano Banderas (1993) and Open Season (1974). He was married to Tania Helfgott. He died on January 24, 2021 in Madrid, Spain.

Died in Madrid, Spain.

1940-2021 (81 years old)

24 January

90. Tseng Chang

Actor | 2012

Tseng Chang was born on May 18, 1930 in Beijing, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for 2012 (2009), Shanghai Noon (2000) and Romeo Must Die (2000). He died on January 25, 2021.

1930-2021 (90 years old)

25 January

91. Szymon Pawlicki

Actor | Prom do Szwecji

Actor, activist of NSZZ "Solidarity". In the years 1965-66 he performed at the Teatr Ziemi Krakowskiej in Tarnów, in the years 1966-67 at the Teatr im. Mickiewicza in Czestochowa, in the years 1967-69 and 1970-73 at the Teatr im. Boguslawski in Kalisz, in 1969-70 at the Polish Theater in Bydgoszcz,...

Died in Konin, Poland.

1935-2021 (85 years old)

25 January

92. Irina Tokarchuk

Actress | 12 stulev

Irina Tokarchuk was born on July 20, 1959 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for 12 stulev (2004), Vozdushnye piraty (1992) and Zaveshchanie (1986). She died on January 25, 2021 in Odessa, Ukraine.

1959-2021 (61 years old)

25 January

93. Lars Norén

Writer | Teatr Polskiego Radia

Before his breakthrough as a playwright in the early 1980s, one of the most innovative and productive poets in Swedish letters. Debut book at 19: Syrener, snö ("Lilacs, snow", 1963). Norén was one of the first authors in Sweden to describe and portray drug addicts and the experience of tripping, or...

Died of covid-19 in Stockholm, Sweden.

1944-2021 (76 years old)

26 January

94. Hana Maciuchová

Actress | Nemocnice na kraji mesta - nove osudy

Hana Maciuchová was born on November 29, 1945 in Sternberk, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Hospital at the End of the City - The New Generation (2008), Hospital at the End of the City (1977) and The Three Musketeers (1983). She was married to Jirí Adamíra. She ...

Died of cancer in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

1945-2021 (75 years old)

26 January

95. Peter Vere-Jones

Actor | Braindead

Peter Vere-Jones was born on October 21, 1939 in Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Braindead (1992), Bad Taste (1987) and Meet the Feebles (1989). He died on January 26, 2021 in New Zealand.

Died in New Zealand.

1939-2021 (81 years old)

26 January

96. Cloris Leachman

Actress | The Last Picture Show

The legendary actress set a record when at age 82, she appeared on Dancing with the Stars (2005). Cloris Leachman was born on April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa to Berkeley Claiborne "Buck" Leachman and the former Cloris Wallace. Her father's family owned a lumber company, Leachman Lumber Co. She ...

Died of natural causes in Encinitas, California.

1926-2021 (94 years old)

27 January

97. Goddess Bunny

Actress | Hollywood Vice Squad

Goddess Bunny was born on January 13, 1960 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Hollywood Vice Squad (1986), The Three Trials (2006) and Scumbag (2017). She died on January 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Died of covid-19 in Los Angeles, California.

1960-2021 (61 years old)

27 January

98. Wendel Meldrum

Actress | Less Than Kind

Wendel Meldrum was born on July 21, 1954 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She was an actress and writer, known for Less Than Kind (2008), Cruel But Necessary (2005) and Blast from the Past (1999). She was married to Patric Caird and Mark Humphrey. She died on January 27, 2021.

1954-2021 (66 years old)

27 January

99. Marthe Fleurant

Actress | Bye-Bye

Marthe Fleurant was born on October 31, 1945 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Bye-Bye (1968) and Jeunesse oblige (1963). She died on January 27, 2021 in Québec Canada.

Died in Quebec, Canada.

1945-2021 (75 years old)

27 January

100. Ryszard Kotys

Actor | Wodzirej

Ryszard Kotys was born on March 20, 1932 in Mniów, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Wodzirej (1978), Bohater roku (1987) and O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985). He was married to Barbara Wojtkowska and Kamila Sammler. He died on January 28, 2021.

1932-2021 (88 years old)

28 January



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