In Memoriam 2023

1. Earl Boen

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

2. Jacques Sereys

Actor | Le feu follet

Jacques Sereys was born on June 2, 1928 in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France. He was an actor, known for The Fire Within (1963), On Guard (1997) and Les Thibault (1972). He was married to Philippine Pascal. He died on January 1, 2023 in Paris, France.

3. Frank Galati

Writer | The Accidental Tourist

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

4. James D. Brubaker

Producer | Cobra

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

5. Fay Weldon

Writer | She-Devil

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

6. Rosi Mittermaier

Self | Star Biathlon

Rosi Mittermaier was born on August 5, 1950 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was married to Christian Neureuther. She died on January 4, 2023 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.

7. Joachim Schweighöfer

Actor | Notarztwagen 7

Joachim Schweighöfer was born on November 28, 1936 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was an actor, known for Notarztwagen 7 (1976), Merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (1973) and Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus (1975). He died ...

8. Adam Rich

Actor | Code Red

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

9. Owen Roizman

Cinematographer | The French Connection

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

10. Mike Hill

Editor | Rush

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

11. Dorothy Tristan

Actress | Klute

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

12. Annette McCarthy

Actress | Twin Peaks

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

13. Lothar Blumhagen

Actor | Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein

Lothar Blumhagen was born on July 16, 1927 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein (1962), Nathan der Weise (1967) and Hexen (1954). He died on January 10, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

14. J. Patrick McNamara

Actor | Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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

15. Tatjana Patitz

Actress | Rising Sun

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

16. Ben Masters

Actor | Passions

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

17. Carole Cook

Actress | Sixteen Candles

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

18. Joseph Koo

Composer | Meng long guo jiang

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

19. Sam Schacht

Actor | Great Performances

Sam Schacht was born on April 19, 1936 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), The Equalizer (1985) and American Playhouse (1980). He was married to Sybil Blaufeld. He died on January 5, 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

20. Lisa Marie Presley

Actress | Lisa Marie Presley: Idiot

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

21. Russell Banks

Writer | The Sweet Hereafter

Russell Banks was born on March 28, 1940 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Affliction (1997) and American Darling. He was married to Chase Twichell, Kathy Walton, Mary Gunst and Darlene Bennett. He died on January 7, 2023 in Saratoga ...

22. Michael Levin

Actor | Ryan's Hope

Michael Levin was born on December 8, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Ryan's Hope (1975), As the World Turns (1956) and The Equalizer (1985). He was married to Elizabeth Levin and Loretta Chiljian. He died on January 6, 2023 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA.

23. Miiko Taka

Actress | Sayonara

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

24. Gina Lollobrigida

Actress | Notre-Dame de Paris

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

25. Edward R. Pressman

Producer | The Crow

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

26. Simone Bär

Casting_department | Inglourious Basterds

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

27. Wolfgang Penk

Production_manager | Wetten, dass..?

Wolfgang Penk was born on April 3, 1938 in Berlin, Prussia, Germany [now Berlin, Berlin, Germany]. He was a production manager and producer, known for Wetten, dass..? (1981), Na sowas! (1982) and Talentschuppen (1966). He died on January 18, 2023 in Bad Zwischenahn, Lower Saxony, Germany.

28. Andrew Jones

Writer | Jurassic Predator

Andrew Jones was a prolific independent film producer, screenwriter, director and editor.

Born on 6th October 1983 in Swansea, South Wales, Andrew was educated at Olchfa Comprehensive School and later attended the University of Glamorgan. At the age of 27, he founded UK production company North Bank...

29. Tim Barlow

Actor | Hot Fuzz

Tim Barlow was born on January 18, 1936 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Les Misérables (1998) and Automata (2014). He died on January 20, 2023 in the UK.

30. Donn Cambern

Editor | Romancing the Stone

Donn Cambern was born on October 9, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an editor, known for Romancing the Stone (1984), The Bodyguard (1992) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He was married to Patricia Lee Cambern. He died on January 18, 2023 in the USA.

31. Christina Drechsler

Actress | Die Unsichtbare

Christina Drechsler was born on October 11, 1978 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Cracks in the Shell (2011), 3 (2010) and Novemberkind (2008). She died on December 30, 2022 in Germany.

32. Piers Haggard

Blow-Up

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

33. David S. Howard

Actor | Crimes and Misdemeanors

David S. Howard was born on September 10, 1928 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Deconstructing Harry (1997) and Moonstruck (1987). He was married to Anne. He died on January 10, 2023 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

34. Sandra Seacat

Actress | Crazy in Alabama

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

35. Lloyd Morrisett Jr.

Writer | Sesame Street

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

36. Eugenio Martín

Director | Pánico en el Transiberiano

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

37. Jochen Schröder

Actor | Poliziotto solitudine e rabbia

Jochen Schröder was born on February 11, 1927 in Staßfurt, Germany. He was an actor, known for Poliziotto solitudine e rabbia (1980), Odysseus auf Ogygia (1968) and Wir Kellerkinder (1960). He died on January 9, 2023.

38. Wolfgang Draeger

Actor | Der Tanzstunden-Report

Extremely prolific German actor and voice actor of urbane manner and gentlemanly appearance, trained at the Conservatory for Music and the Performing Arts in Berlin under the auspices of Wilhelm Althaus. On stage from 1955, he began as an ensemble member of the famous cabaret troupe Die ...

39. Lance Kerwin

Actor | Outbreak

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

40. Yoshio Yoda

Actor | McHale's Navy

While best remembered as Ernest Borgnine's Japanese prisoner-of-war Fuji Kobiashi in the wartime sitcom McHale's Navy (1962), Yoshio Yoda came to acting reluctantly and purely by accident. Born in Tokyo, the only son of Honshu middle-class manufacturers, he initially studied law at the prestigious ...

41. Wally Campo

Actor | The Little Shop of Horrors

Wally Campo was born on April 23, 1923 in Alameda, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), Shock Corridor (1963) and Master of the World (1961). He was married to Geraldine Matthews. He died on January 14, 2023 in Studio City, Los Angeles, ...

42. Gregory Allen Howard

Writer | Harriet

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

43. Sylvia Syms

Actress | The Queen

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

A repertory ...

44. Annie Wersching

Actress | The Last of Us

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

45. Lisa Loring

Actress | The Addams Family

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

46. Cindy Williams

Actress | Laverne & Shirley

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

47. Adama Niane

Actor | Baise-moi

Adama Niane was born on August 23, 1966 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. He was an actor, known for Baise-moi (2000), Get In (2019) and Nicolas Le Floch (2008). He died on January 29, 2023 in Paris, France.

48. Kevin O'Neal

Actor | What's Up, Doc?

Kevin O'Neal was born on March 26, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for What's Up, Doc? (1972), Love Story (1970) and No Time for Sergeants (1964). He was married to Sheila Stubbs. He died on January 28, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.

49. Gérard Caillaud

Actor | Marie-Antoinette

Gérard Caillaud was born on April 10, 1946 in Poitiers, Vienne, France. He was an actor, known for Marie-Antoinette (1975), Au théâtre ce soir (1966) and Les dossiers de l'écran (1967). He died on January 27, 2023 in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

50. Piero Nuti

Actor | Bel Ami

Piero Nuti was born on May 1, 1928 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was an actor, known for Bel Ami (1979), The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971) and Edera (1992). He was married to Adriana Innocenti. He died on January 24, 2023 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

51. George R. Robertson

Actor | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

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

52. Lanny Poffo

Actor | WWWF Championship Wrestling

Lanny Poffo was born on December 28, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor and producer, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Summerslam (1989) and Saturday Night's Main Event (1985). He was married to Sally. He died on February 2, 2023 in the USA.

53. Sergio Solli

Actor | Il postino

Sergio Solli was born on November 19, 1944 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Postman (1994), To Rome with Love (2012) and Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012). He died on February 3, 2023 in Naples, Italy.

54. Melinda Dillon

Actress | Magnolia

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

55. Arnold Schulman

Writer | Goodbye, Columbus

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

56. Charles Kimbrough

Actor | The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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

57. Louis Velle

Writer | Corrida pour un espion

Louis Velle was born on May 29, 1926 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Code Name: Jaguar (1965), 1... 2... 3... Rideau! (1965) and The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955). He was married to Frédérique Hébrard. He died on February 3, 2023 in Morainvilliers, Yvelines, France.

58. Dieter Schaad

Actor | Die Denunziantin

Dieter Schaad was born on April 2, 1926 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Denunziantin (1993), Victor and the Secret of Crocodile Mansion (2012) and Club der roten Bänder (2015). He was married to Dagmar Hessenland. He died on February 4, 2023 in Wiesbaden, Hesse, ...

59. George P. Wilbur

Stunts | The Perfect Storm

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

60. Dennis Lotis

Actor | The City of the Dead

Handsome, pipe-smoking South-African born singer and actor who reached the peak of his popularity in Britain during the late 1950s and early '60s. Lotis began his career in the entertainment industry at the tender age of nine after winning a talent contest. He then made several stage appearances ...

61. Burt Bacharach

Soundtrack | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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

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

62. Hugh Hudson

Director | Chariots of Fire

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

He met his second wife, ...

63. Cody Longo

Actor | The Catch

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

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

64. James Flynn

Producer | Vikings

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

65. Austin Majors

Actor | Treasure Planet

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

66. Jeff Vlaming

Producer | Outcast

Jeff Vlaming was born on September 23, 1959 in Edina, Minnesota, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Outcast (2016), Hannibal (2013) and NCIS (2003). He died on January 30, 2023 in Pasadena, California, USA.

67. Raquel Welch

Actress | The Three Musketeers

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

68. Tony Marshall

Soundtrack | Derrick

He grew up here and attended school. His musical talent was recognized and encouraged early on, which led him to sing in the church boys' choir from 1945. Shortly afterwards he began singing training and learned to play the violin. After graduating from school with a high school diploma, he ...

69. Stella Stevens

Actress | The Poseidon Adventure

The early film career of Stella Stevens could be said to mirror that of Marilyn Monroe. She began by playing a succession of sensuous, blond glamour girls, from naïve virgins and funny coquettes to precocious or briny-tongued floozies. Her early maturity on screen may have reflected her own ...

70. Eugene Iglesias

Actor | Hiawatha

Iglesias was a prolific supporting actor found in many Hollywood westerns of the 50s and 60s. He was born Eugene Luis Francisco Iglesias Carrillo in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said to have come from a distinguished family with connections to José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín, the first elected governor of ...

71. Gerald Fried

Soundtrack | Star Trek Into Darkness

Composer, author and oboist, educated at Juilliard (BS). He was first oboist for the Dallas Symphony and the New York Little Orchestra between 1948 and 1956. Then he joined Revue Studios in California, lasting until 1960, thereafter working freelance. Joining ASCAP in 1956, his chief musical ...

72. George Miller

Director | The Man from Snowy River

George Miller was born on November 28, 1943 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Man from Snowy River (1982), Matlock Police (1971) and The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990). He died on February 17, 2023 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

73. Oliver Wood

Cinematographer | The Bourne Ultimatum

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

74. Tom Luddy

Actor | Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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

75. Richard Belzer

Actor | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

A social misfit, Belzer was kicked out of every school he ever attended, due to his uncontrollable wit. His mother (Frances) died of breast cancer when Richard was 18. Four years later, his father (Charles) committed suicide. A dedication is written to Charles Belzer in Richard Belzer's "UFOs, JFK,...

76. Jenny Clève

Actress | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis

Jenny Clève was born on April 3, 1930 in Roubaix, Nord, France. She was an actress, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992) and Temporale Rosy (1980). She was married to Claude Talpaert. She died on February 17, 2023 in Tourcoing, Nord, France.

77. Almut Eggert

Actress | Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei

She was born in Rostock into a cultivated, well-to-do family, the daughter of stage director Walter Eggert and actress/ author Agnes-Marie Grisebach (1913-2011). With her schooling completed in 1951, the family took her to Heidelberg where Almut proceeded to study for her diploma as a cosmetician. ...

78. Michel Deville

Director | Le dossier 51

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

79. Lee Whitlock

Actor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Lee Whitlock was born on April 17, 1968 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Cassandra's Dream (2007) and Jack the Giant Slayer (2013). He died on February 17, 2023.

80. Jansen Panettiere

Actor | Robots

Jansen Panettiere was born on September 25, 1994 in Palisades, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Robots (2005), The Fog (2005) and The Eye (2008). He died on February 19, 2023 in New York City, New York, USA.

81. Barbara Bosson

Actress | Hill Street Blues

Barbara Bosson, who earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance on Murder One (1995), was raised in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, a small coal-mining town about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. When she was a teenager, she and her family moved to Florida, where she attended Boca Ciega High ...

82. Nadja Tiller

Actress | Das Mädchen Rosemarie

Austrian leading lady Nadja Tiller reached the height of her popularity during the 1950s and 60s. She was the daughter of stage actor and director Anton Tiller and his wife, the opera singer Erika Körner (1902-1979). It seemed that Nadja's career had been marked out for her early on: she was to ...

83. Ginger Stanley

Self | Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man

Ginger Stanley was born on December 19, 1931 in Sandersville, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man (2014) and Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004). She died on January 19, 2023 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

84. Steven Felder

Producer | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Steven Felder is an experienced television and feature films producer who has brought his talents everywhere from LA to the streets of NYC, Europe, Canada, and from the jungles of Thailand all the way to the North Pole. Along the way, he has worked with several multilingual crews and has brought ...

85. Patti Love

Actress | The Long Good Friday

Patti Love was born on August 18, 1947 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Long Good Friday (1980), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) and An Awfully Big Adventure (1995). She died on February 17, 2023 in London, England, UK.

86. Jenny Clève

Actress | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis

Jenny Clève was born on April 3, 1930 in Roubaix, Nord, France. She was an actress, known for Welcome to the Sticks (2008), IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992) and Temporale Rosy (1980). She was married to Claude Talpaert. She died on February 17, 2023 in Tourcoing, Nord, France.

87. Walter Mirisch

Producer | In the Heat of the Night

Walter Mirisch and brothers Marvin Mirisch and Harold Mirisch were one of the most successful producing teams in Hollywood history. Their Mirisch Company produced such diverse hits as Some Like It Hot (1959), The Magnificent Seven (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Great Escape (1963), The Pink ...

88. Gordon Pinsent

Actor | Away from Her

Gordon Edward Pinsent was born on July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, to Florence (Cooper) and Stephen Arthur Pinsent. Gordon was known as "Porky" as a child, and dreamed of performing as early as he can remember. He served with the Royal Canadian Regiment from 1948-51....

89. Ricou Browning

Assistant_director | Thunderball

Born in Fort Pierce, Florida, Ricou Browning grew up in nearby Jensen Beach and went on to study physical education at Florida State university. He got a career start diving and springboard diving in local water shows. By the time he was in his early 20s, he was producing underwater shows at Weeki ...

90. Yvonne Constant

Actress | The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

Yvonne Constant was born on June 15, 1930 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991), Gigot (1962) and Maxime (1958). She was married to Nyron A. Lanin and Jean Pinguet. She died on February 28, 2023 in Larmor-Plage, Morbihan, France.

91. Len Birman

Actor | Silver Streak

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

92. Robert Crewdson

Actor | The Night Caller

Robert Crewdson was born on January 20, 1927 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Blood Beast from Outer Space (1965), Epitaph for a Spy (1963) and Escape (1957). He was married to Lucy Pearson, Pamela Strong and Kathleen Bidmead. He died on February 7, 2023 in Castle Douglas...

93. Ted Donaldson

Actor | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Ted Donaldson was born on August 20, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), The Return of Rusty (1946) and Rusty Saves a Life (1949). He died on March 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

94. Tom Sizemore

Actor | Saving Private Ryan

Tom Sizemore rose in prominence throughout the 1990s, establishing himself as a memorable tough-guy actor, sought by the most respected directors in the business.

Thomas Edward Sizemore, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Judith (Schannault), an ombudsman staff member, and Thomas Edward Sizemore, ...

95. Jay Weston

Producer | Night of the Juggler

Jay Weston was born on March 9, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Night of the Juggler (1980), Bell Book and Candle and Side Out (1990). He was married to Annabelle Weston. He died on February 28, 2023 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

96. Sara Lane

Actress | I Saw What You Did

Sara Lane's relatively brief fling with show biz began in 1966 when she was cast as the orphaned Wyoming frontier girl Elizabeth Grainger in the long-running NBC western series The Virginian (1962). Opposite her co-stars James Drury and Doug McClure, she went on to feature in some 105 episodes ...

97. Heinz Baumann

Actor | Adelheid und ihre Mörder

Heinz Baumann was born on February 12, 1928 in Oldenburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Adelheid und ihre Mörder (1993), Wehner - Die unerzählte Geschichte (1993) and Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen (1971). He was married to Gardy Brombacher. He died on March 4, 2023 in Munich, ...

98. Ed Fury

Actor | Ursus nella valle dei leoni

Ed Fury was born on June 6, 1928 in Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Valley of the Lions (1961), Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963) and Ursus (1961). He was married to Marceline Yvette Dubois. He died on February 24, 2023 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

99. Bert I. Gordon

Director | The Food of the Gods

Bert I. Gordon, affectionately nicknamed "Mr. B.I.G." by Forrest J. Ackerman, produced, directed, and wrote more than twenty-five Sci/Fi and Horror features, such as The Magic Sword (1962), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Village of the Giants (1965), The Cyclops (1957), in addition to comedies ...

100. Topol

Actor | Fiddler on the Roof

Topol was born on September 9, 1935 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor and producer, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Flash Gordon (1980) and For Your Eyes Only (1981). He was married to Galia Topol. He died on March 8, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel.