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Pegi Young was born on 1 December 1952 in San Mateo, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003) and Solo Trans (1984). She was married to Neil Young. She died on 1 January 2019 in California, USA.Died of cancer in California.
1952-2019 (66 years old)
1 January- Ed Corney was born on 9 November 1933 in Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for The Comeback (1980), Pumping Iron (1977) and Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild (1988). He was married to Jessie J. Eldridge. He died on 1 January 2019 in the USA.Died of a brain aneurysm in Hughson, California.
1933-2019 (85 years old)
1 January - Actor
- Writer
Nils Utsi was born on 22 July 1943 in Tana, Finnmark, Norway. He was an actor and writer, known for The 12th Man (2017), Pathfinder (1987) and Svart hav (1980). He died on 1 January 2019 in Norway.Died in Norway.
1943-2019 (75 years old)
1 January- Ivo Gregurevic was born on 7 October 1952 in Orasje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002), Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer (1998) and The Reaper (2014). He was married to Dubravka Ostojic. He died on 1 January 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.Died in Zagreb, Croatia.
1952-2019 (66 years old)
1 January - Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Daryl Dragon was born on 27 August 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Payback (1990), Go for It (1976) and Sandstone (1975). He was married to Toni Tennille. He died on 2 January 2019 in Prescott, Arizona, USA.Died of renal failure in Prescott, Arizona.
1942-2018 (76 years old)
2 January- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Bob Einstein was born on 20 November 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Bizarre (1979), Super Dave (1987) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000). He was married to Roberta Marie Smith and Cathy Maureen Kilpatrick. He died on 2 January 2019 in Indian Wells, California, USA.Died of cancer in Indian Wells, California.
1942-2019 (76 years old)
2 January- Gene Okerlund was born on 19 December 1942 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for WrestleMania III (1987), WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) and WCW Monday Nitro (1995). He was married to Jeanne Ellen Zulawnik. He died on 2 January 2019 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.Died of a fall in Sarasota, Florida.
1942-2019 (76 years old)
2 January - Jerry Buchek was born on 9 May 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for 1964 World Series (1964). He died on 2 January 2019 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.Died in Springfield, Missouri.
1942-2019 (76 years old)
2 January - Marko Nikolic was born on 20 October 1946 in Kraljevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Srecni ljudi (1993), Vuk Karadzic (1987) and Brat Deyan (2015). He was married to Dubravka Nikolic. He died on 2 January 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.Died in Belgrade, Serbia.
1946-2019 (72 years old)
2 January - Aris Rozentals was born on 6 April 1938 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2019), Match sostoitsya v lyubuyu pogodu (1985) and The Man in the Orange Jacket (2014). He died on 3 January 2019 in Riga, Latvia.Died in Riga, Latvia.
1938-2019 (80 years old)
3 January - Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
John Falsey was born on 6 November 1951 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Northern Exposure (1990), I'll Fly Away (1991) and St. Elsewhere (1982). He was married to Julie and Kathy Suzanne Mynes. He died on 3 January 2019 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.Died of a fall in Iowa City, Iowa.
1951-2019 (67 years old)
3 January- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ivan Bortnik was born on 16 April 1939 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Antikiller (2002), Mama ne goryuy (1998) and Don't Cry Mommy 2 (2005). He was married to Tatiana Nikolaevna Borzykh. He died on 4 January 2019 in Moscow, Russia.Died in Moscow, Russia.
1939-2019 (79 years old)
4 January- Lovely, buxom, and vivacious blonde bombshell Louisa Moritz was born as Luisa Cira Castro Netto on September 25, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. Many members of Louisa's family which include her father Luis, sister Aurora, and her older brother Rafael all worked in the law profession. Moritz left Cuba and moved to New York City during the upheaval of the 1950s. Louisa was inspired to change her last name from Castro to Moritz after seeing the St. Moritz Hotel in New York City. She arrived in NYC in July 1960, aged 23.
She began her acting career in TV commercials in the late 1960s. She made her debut in a TV commercial for Ultra-Ban spray deodorant and won both a Clio Award and an Andy Award for her work as a student driver in a TV commercial for American Motors. Louisa made her film debut in the lead role of young prostitute Carmela in The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970). Perhaps best known to general audiences as the hooker Rose in the Oscar-winning classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), her most memorable roles included Sylvester Stallone's airhead navigator Myra in the cult science fiction black comedy Death Race 2000 (1975), cheery prostitute Flora in the delightful Sixpack Annie (1975), Officer Gloria Whitey in Up in Smoke (1978), hilarious as the aggressively lascivious Carmela in the uproariously raunchy teen comedy hoot The Last American Virgin (1982), and ditsy kleptomaniac Bubbles in the terrifically trashy babes-behind-bars treat Chained Heat (1983). Among the television programs Moritz appeared on are The Leslie Uggams Show (1969), The Joe Namath Show (1969), Love, American Style (1969), Ironside (1967), Happy Days (1974), M*A*S*H (1972), Chico and the Man (1974), The Rockford Files (1974), The Incredible Hulk (1978) and The Associates (1979).
Outside of acting, Moritz sold real estate, sung a song she specifically wrote about host Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show," and bought a hotel in Beverly Hills which she renamed the Beverly Hills St. Moritz. Although often cast as the generic dumb blonde in many films and TV shows (a part which she always played with great spirit and infectiously sweet good humor), Moritz in real life was the total radical opposite of this particular persona: She not only made the Deans List while studying for her law degree at the University of West Los Angeles, but won the American Jurisprudence Bancroft Whitney Prize for Contracts as well. She went on to become a lawyer in southern California, but was eventually disbarred for failing to provide certain quarterly reports. Louisa Moritz died at age 82 from cardiovascular disease on January 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Died of natural causes in Los Angeles, California.
1946-2019 (72 years old)
4 January - Suzanne Hevner was born on 15 September 1960 in Media, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Broken Flowers (2005), Meet Joe Black (1998) and Changing Lanes (2002). She died on 4 January 2019 in New Jersey, USA.Died of ovarian cancer in New Jersey.
1960-2019 (58 years old)
4 January - Harold Brown was born on 19 September 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Colene D. McDowell. He died on 4 January 2019 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA.Died of pancreatic cancer in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
1927-2019 (91 years old)
4 January - Mungau Dain was born in 1994 in Yakel, Vanuatu. He was an actor, known for Tanna (2015). He was married to Nancy. He died on 5 January 2019 in Port Vila, Vanuatu.Died of sepsis in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
1994-2019 (25 years old)
5 January - Bernice Sandler was born on 3 March 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Jerrold Sandler. She died on 5 January 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.Died of cancer in Washington DC.
1928-2019 (90 years old)
5 January - Alexi Smirnoff was born on 9 February 1947 in St. Lin, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Body Slam (1986), Bad Guys (1986) and Alligator II: The Mutation (1991). He was married to Julie. He died on 5 January 2019 in Marietta, Georgia, USA.Died of kidney failure in Marietta, Georgia.
1947-2019 (71 years old)
5 January - Valery Barda-Sklyarenko was born on 9 June 1947. He was an actor, known for Deja vu (1990). He died on 5 January 2019 in the USA.Died in USA.
1947-2019 (71 years old)
5 January - Iftekharul Alam was a producer, known for Alibaba (1967), Songsar (1968) and Anowara (1967). He died on 5 January 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Died of natural causes in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1927-2019 (91 years old)
5 January - William Sheppard was born and raised in London, England to an Anglo-Irish family. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He was an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company for 12 years. He appeared on Broadway in 1966 with "Marat-Sade" and later in 1975 with "Sherlock Holmes". He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for "The Homecoming" in 1995, at the Matrix Theatre. He voiced the narrator in the popular computer game Civilization 5.Died in Los Angeles, California.
1932-2019 (86 years old)
6 January - Annalise Braakensiek was born on 9 December 1972 in Sydney, Australia. She was an actress, known for Fat Pizza (2003), Pizza (2000) and Mr. Accident (2000). She was married to Danny Goldberg. She died on 6 January 2019 in Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Died in Sydney, Australia.
1972-2019 (46 years old)
6 January - Sound Department
Gregg Rudloff was born on 2 November 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Matrix (1999) and Green Lantern (2011). He was married to Sue. He died on 6 January 2019 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.Died of suicide in Los Angeles, California.
1955-2019 (63 years old)
6 January- Kwamie Lassiter was born on 3 December 1969 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He was married to Ericka Corbin. He died on 6 January 2019 in the USA.Died of a heart attack in USA.
1969-2019 (49 years old)
6 January - Director
- Writer
- Producer
She was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Her first job was hosting a pop music program on the national Lebanese radio station called "Marsipulami got blue eyes." Then she became a television newsreader. Once civil war broke out in Lebanon, Saab started working on documentary films. That led to a job as second unit director for "Circle of Deceit" directed by Volker Schlondorff in 1981, which happened to be about the Lebanese civil war. She continued to report and document on the war, but moved to Paris, France after having lost so much due to the war.
2005 - She splits her time between Paris and Cairo.Died of cancer in Paris, France.
1948-2019 (70 years old)
7 January- Actress
- Writer
- Music Department
Clydie King was born on 21 August 1943 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Long Goodbye (1973), A Star Is Born (1976) and The Split (1968). She was married to Tony Collins and Robin Hale. She died on 7 January 2019 in Monrovia, California, USA.Died in Monrovia, California.
1943-2019 (75 years old)
7 January- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jimmy Hannan was born on 25 August 1934 in Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Graham Kennedy Show (1972), The Ernie Sigley Show (1974) and The Sentimental Bloke (1976). He was married to Joanne Goode. He died on 7 January 2019 in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia.Died of cancer in Bellingen, Australia.
1934-2019 (84 years old)
7 January- Manuel Veiga was born on 16 August 1964 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for El complot dels anells (1988), Turismo (2008) and Dos billetes (2009). He died on 8 January 2019 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Died of cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
1964-2019 (55 years old)
8 January - Paolo Paoloni was born on 24 July 1929 in Bodio, Ticino, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Double Team (1997), Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and Fantozzi in Heaven (1993). He died on 9 January 2019 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.Died in Rome, Italy.
1929-2019 (89 years old)
9 January - Verna Bloom was born on 7 August 1938 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for High Plains Drifter (1973), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and After Hours (1985). She was married to Jay Cocks and Richard Collier. She died on 9 January 2019 in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.Died of dementia in Bar Harbor, Maine.
1938-2019 (80 years old)
9 January - Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Joseph Jarman was born on 14 September 1937 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Blood In, Blood Out (1993), American Playhouse (1980) and Sophie's Ways (1971). He was married to Thulani Davis. He died on 9 January 2019 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.1937-2019 (81 years old)
9 January- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Born in humble surroundings in Provatonas, a small village near the town of Alexandroupoli in northern Greece, on August 3, 1959, Stefanos Miltsakakis shot to fame fighting Jean-Claude Van Damme in five Hollywood movies. He was raised in an environment where children grew up fighting and wrestling. In 1973, he moved to the United States with his family, none of whom could speak English. They settled in a studio apartment, shared with another Greek family in Charlotte, North Carolina. He later described how as a teenager he was subject to ostracism due to his background and struggled to integrate himself with the local youth.
After getting into trouble, the high school free-fighting trainer encouraged him to join the school team. He won a scholarship for the State University of North Carolina and became a fighter for the All-Americans team. In 1984, at age 24, he was selected for the Greek team at the Olympics that year, but a knee injury just before the event forced him to abandon his Olympic dreams. This forced him to consider the idea of working in the world of cinema. In 1989 he got a small role in the film Cyborg (1989) by Albert Pyun, in which he had the chance to work with Jean-Claude Van Damme. He moved to Los Angeles and began a career of small character parts, especially in martial arts films, opposite van Damme in several movies.
But Miltsakakis was also a great fighter in real life, with his 220 lbs and 100kg. On September 27, 1999, he took part in the 9th Vale Tudo World Championship during which he won against Judoka Joe Charles in 8.38 minutes, recording a personal record. In 2002 he participated in the 14th Vale Tudo, where he won against Mariano Mendoza gaining a 2-0-0 record. He was also a world champion in Pagration, an ancient Greek sport combining wrestling with boxing. After his retirement in 2011 he set up a gym in Venice, California.
Miltsakakis died on January 10, 2019, aged 59, in his sleep in Santa Monica, California. He was interred in Greece next to his father.1959-2019 (59 years old)
9 January- Actor
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lean-faced, intense-looking, German-born, Canada-raised Paul Koslo was at his busiest during the 1970s, usually playing shifty, untrustworthy and often downright nasty characters. He first broke into films at age 22 in the low-budget Little White Crimes (1966), and then appeared in a rush of movies taking advantage of his youthful looks, including cult favorites Vanishing Point (1971) and The Omega Man (1971), and the western Joe Kidd (1972), martial arts blaxploitation flick Cleopatra Jones (1973) and crime thriller The Stone Killer (1973). After working alongside such stars as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Walter Matthau and Charles Bronson, Koslo's career drifted towards television, and in the 1980s he regularly guest-starred on such TV series as The Incredible Hulk (1978), The A-Team (1983), Matlock (1986), MacGyver (1985) and The Fall Guy (1981). Unfortunately, most of his film work in the 1990s and beyond was "straight-to-video" fare, such as Chained Heat 2 (1993) and Inferno (1999). Koslo is well remembered by many as smart-mouthed small-time hood Bobby Kopas, trying to shake down melon grower Charles Bronson in Mr. Majestyk (1974).Died of pancreatic cancer in Lake Hughes, California.
1944-2019 (74 years old)
9 January- Actress
- Additional Crew
Lucretia Love was born on 25 March 1941 in Borger, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Arena (1974), Love Angels (1974) and The Devil with Seven Faces (1971). She was married to Mauro Parenti and Luc, Jean-Baptiste. She died on 9 January 2019 in Seychelles.Died in the Seychelles.
1941-2019 (77 years old)
9 January- Dianne Oxberry was born on 13 August 1967 in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Grow Your Own (2007), Sunshine (2008) and No Limits (1985). She was married to Ian Hindle. She died on 10 January 2019 in Manchester, England, UK.Died of ovarian cancer in Manchester, England.
1967-2019 (51 years old)
10 January - Actor
- Writer
- Director
Fernando Luján was born on 23 August 1938 in Bogotá, Colombia. He was an actor and writer, known for Nora's Will (2008), The Last Call (2013) and En el país de no pasa nada (2000). He was married to Martha Mariana Castro. He died on 11 January 2019 in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico.Died of respiratory failure in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
1938-2019 (80 years old)
11 January- Producer
- Director
- Special Effects
Jo Andres was an American filmmaker, choreographer and artist.
Andres first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances, shown at The Performing Garage, La Mama E.T.C., P.S. 122, St. Marks Danspace, and the Collective for Living Cinema. As a filmmaker, Andres drew acclaim and awards for the 1996 film, Black Kites (1996), which aired on PBS and played several film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, London and Human Rights Watch Film Festivals. She directed music and art videos, as well as her own film performance works. Andres was a dance' consultant to the acclaimed Wooster Group. She was an artist in residence at leading universities, museums and art colonies, including Yaddo and The Rockefeller Study Center in Bellagio, Italy.
She created a series of cyanotype photographs, which can be seen on JoAndres.com.
She and her husband, actor Steve Buscemi, had one son, Lucian Buscemi.Died of peritoneal sclerosis in New York, New York.
1953-2019 (65 years old)
11 January- Kishore Pradhan was born on 1 November 1936 in Nagpur, India. He was an actor, known for Jab We Met (2007), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Star Bestsellers (1999). He died on 11 January 2019 in Mumbai, India.1932-2019 (86 years old)
12 January - Additional Crew
- Producer
- Actor
Mark Urman was born on 24 November 1952 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Monster's Ball (2001), Death and the Maiden (1994) and Affliction (1997). He was married to Deborah Davis. He died on 12 January 2019 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.Died of cancer.
1952-2019 (66 years old)
12 January- Composer
- Soundtrack
Whitey Shafer was born on 24 October 1934 in Whitney, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for Road House (1989), Power Rangers (2017) and Bumblebee (2018). He was married to Darlene, Tracy, ??? and Lyndia. He died on 12 January 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.1934-2019 (84 years old)
12 January- Mel Stottlemyre was born on 13 November 1941 in Hazleton, Missouri, USA. He was married to Jean Mitchell. He died on 13 January 2019 in Seattle, Washington, USA.Died of bone marrow cancer in Seattle, Washington.
1941-2019 (77 years old)
13 January - In her brief but noted screen career in the late 1950s, vivacious blonde Sally Fraser ran screaming from spiders, aliens, monsters and giants and straight into minor cult filmdom. While not handed many roles that would show off her true acting mettle, Sally, whose slight resemblance to Marjorie Lord was noticeable, nevertheless photographed beautifully and was captivating enough to leave her mark in 1950s films.
Born in Williston, North Dakota, on December 12, 1932, she moved to Southern California with her family (the youngest of five children) after spending a few years in Minneapolis. Her father subsequently bought and operated a feed store in the Canoga Park area of Los Angeles and worked there after school. As a young girl she expressed an interest in singing and joined her church choir while taking voice lessons. Spotted after singing on a local TV show, the pert beauty was encouraged to take drama courses and started to gain experience in local and summer stock plays, including "Bus Stop" with Marie Wilson, "Separate Tables" with Don Porter and Signe Hasso and "The Moon Is Blue".
Finding a theatrical agent Sally's move into television came as a result of her singing skills (in a way). It was a TV version of "A Christmas Carol" starring Fredric March as Scrooge and Basil Rathbone as Marley's Ghost. She played both Belle and The Ghost of Christmas Past but her singing voice would be dubbed by operatic diva Marilyn Horne. She went on to appear in a number of western shows such as The Gene Autry Show (1950), Annie Oakley (1954) and Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951). A vivacious presence in lighter fare, Sally made guest appearances on "December Bride," "Bachelor Father," "Mr. Lucky" and took her last job in the late 1960s in "Lassie".
As for films, following a bit role in her debut film All I Desire (1953), she nabbed the female lead opposite Edmund Gwenn and a canine in the sentimental fantasy It's a Dog's Life (1955). Sally quickly found herself pocketed in low-budget 50s sci-fiers. She played the wife of Peter Graves who becomes possessed by aliens in the Roger Corman quickie It Conquered the World (1956); the brave sister of the colossal man in War of the Colossal Beast (1958); and a mother protecting her baby in The Spider (1958). Others included Giant from the Unknown (1958), the racing car programmer Roadracers (1959), and Dangerous Charter (1962). Rare quality films also came her way such as Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) and the Burt Lancaster starrer Elmer Gantry (1960), but her roles would be minuscule.
Fraser continued to work on stage ("Jenny Kissed Me" with Rudy Vallee and "the musical "Of Thee I Sing" with George D. Wallace) and TV and well into the 60s until she decided to retire to raise her family.
Her husband, Allan Johnson, ran a manufacturing business for some time. They eventually moved to Harrison, Idaho in the 80s and lived on a cattle ranch. She died there on January 13, 2019, at age 86.Died of an illness in Harrison, Idaho.
1932-2019 (86 years old)
13 January - Barry Curtis was born on 10 September 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Champion (1955), One Desire (1955) and Captain Midnight (1954). He was married to Julie Ann Nielsen. He died on 13 January 2019 in Hilo, Hawaii, USA.Died in Hilo, Hawaii.
1943-2019 (75 years old)
13 January - Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wieslaw Zdort was born on 27 April 1931 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Pokuszenie (1995), Pajeczarki (1993) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). He was married to Barbara Sass. He died on 14 January 2019 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.Died in Warsaw, Poland.
1931-2019 (87 years old)
14 January- Giorgos Tzortzis was born on 30 July 1938 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor, known for Ta dyhtia tis dropis (1965), Giannis kai Maria (1982) and High Treason (1971). He was married to Tonia Kaziani. He died on 14 January 2019 in Athens, Greece.Died in Athens, Greece.
1938-2019 (80 years old)
14 January - Actress
- Soundtrack
Carol Channing was born January 31, 1921, at Seattle, Washington, the daughter of a prominent newspaper editor, who was very active in the Christian Science movement. She attended high school in San Francisco and later worked as a model in Los Angeles. She attended prestigious Bennington College in Vermont and majored in drama and dance and supplemented her work by taking parts in nearby Pocono Resort area. Carol initially made her mark on Broadway in "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" playing Lorelei Lee. In "Hello Dolly" she played Dolly Gallagher Levi, the witty, manipulative widow intent upon finding a wealthy husband. The musical won ten Tony awards in 1964, including Channing's for best actress in a comedy. Jacqueline Kennedy and her two children made their first public appearance after President John F. Kennedy's death by seeing her perform in "Hello Dolly" and later visited her backstage. She appeared in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her son Channing Carson is a Pulitizer Prize-nominated finalist cartoonist and she continued to practice her Christian Science religion.Died of natural causes in Rancho Mirage, California.
1921-2019 (97 years old)
15 January- Mónica Galán was born on 16 October 1950 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Last Days of the Victim (1982), Malparida (2010) and Little Miracles (1997). She died on 15 January 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Died in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1950-2019 (68 years old)
15 January - Thelma Tixou was born on 4 May 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Santa Sangre (1989), Las vías del amor (2002) and La muchacha del cuerpo de oro (1967). She died on 15 January 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico.1944-2019 (75 years old)
15 January - Manager
Bruce Tufeld was born on 28 July 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a manager. He was married to Emily Tufeld. He died on 15 January 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Died of liver cancer in Los Angeles, California.
1952-2019 (66 years old)
15 January- Lorna Doom was born on 4 January 1958 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Decline of Western Civilization (1981). She was married to Gary R Moss. She died on 16 January 2019 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.Died of cancer in Thousand Oaks, California.
1957-2019 (61 years old)
16 January - Writer
- Actress
Teddi Sherman was born on 1 April 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Four Faces West (1948), Ripcord (1961) and Sea Hunt (1958). She was married to Allan Brower Baylin. She died on 16 January 2019 in Malibu, California, USA.Died of natural causes in Los Angeles, California.
1921-2019 (97 years old)
16 January- Actor
- Soundtrack
Windsor did 2 years teacher training in Bangor then taught History and English in the Elephant and Castle in London where he met Lynne, his future wife, who was a nurse, in the Welsh Club. By the time he was 32 they had 2 children and were living in Leek, in Staffordshire. He had always been keen on amateur dramatics and Lynne persuaded him to try the theatre. The casting director of the Royal Court Theatre got him into Cheltenham Reportary at £10 a week which started his show business career.Died in the UK.
1930-2019 (88 years old)
17 January- Producer
- Director
- Music Department
Nick Redman was born on 15 April 1955 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers (1998), Becoming John Ford (2007) and Lucky Star (1929). He was married to Julie Kirgo. He died on 17 January 2019 in Santa Monica, California, USA.Died of cancer in Santa Monica, California.
1955-2019 (64 years old)
17 January- Make-Up Department
- Actor
- Writer
Daniel C. Striepeke was born on 8 October 1930 in Sonoma County, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). He was married to Sherry Sexton. He died in January 2019 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.Died of natural causes in Los Angeles, California.
1930-2019 (88 years old)
17 January- Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Actress
Barbara Claman was born on 28 June 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a casting director and actress, known for Days of Heaven (1978), The Changeling (1980) and Santa Barbara (1984). She died on 17 January 2019 in Winsted, Connecticut, USA.Died in Winsted, Connecticut.
1929-2019 (89 years old)
17 January- Pulat Saidkasymov was born on 8 October 1931 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Uzbekistan]. He was an actor, known for Dalyokie blizkie gody (1976), Beware, Snakes! (1979) and Chrezvychainyy komissar (1970). He died on 18 January 2019.1931-2019 (87 years old)
18 January - Sylvia Kay was born on 16 May 1936 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Wake in Fright (1971), Just Good Friends (1983) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). She was married to Christopher Douglas and Ted Kotcheff. She died on 18 January 2019 in London, England, UK.Died in London, England.
1936-2019 (82 years old)
18 January - Writer
- Additional Crew
Tony Mendez was born on 15 November 1940 in Eureka, Nevada, USA. He was a writer, known for Argo (2012), Our Man in Tehran (2013) and Argo: The CIA and Hollywood Connection (2013). He was married to Jonna Mendez and Karen. He died on 19 January 2019 in Frederick, Maryland, USA.Died of Parkinson's disease in Frederick, Maryland.
1940-2019 (78 years old)
19 January- Lovely, delicate-looking actress Muriel Pavlow belongs firmly to the British cinema of the 1950s and often provided a nice counterbalance to the hectic goings-on in many comedies. Born in 1921 in Leigh, Kent, England, she was a dominant stage actress despite her petite frame and made her theatrical debut at age 15 with a production of "The Old Maid" (1936). Other sprightly teen roles on stage followed including "Oedipus Rex" (1936), "Victoria Regina" (1937), "Dear Octopus" (1938), "Dear Brutus" (1940) and "Old Acquaintance" before she began to get a strong foothold in films.
Muriel started out with a bit role in a 1934 Gracie Fields musical comedy film, but wouldn't come into her own for nearly two decades. Perennially radiant and youthful, she often times played ingénue roles much younger than her actual age. She appeared in the film Quiet Wedding (1941) starring Margaret Lockwood and Derek Farr and was prominently seen in the war-time film Night Boat to Dublin (1946). While making a beguiling Ophelia on a live, early TV version of Hamlet Part 1 (1947), for the most part she tried to build up her theatrical credits.
A comely heroine in thrillers, light comedies and war-themed pictures she was usually cast as an altruistic bride, wife or girlfriend. In 1947 she married actor Farr and went on to appear with him in such British-made films as The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) and Doctor at Large (1957). Peaking in mid-50s films opposite such established British actors as Dirk Bogarde, Peter Finch, John Gregson, Kenneth More and Donald Sinden, Muriel also continued to perform theater roles, notably in Shakespeare pieces -- "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Othello", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Troilus and Cressida".
Her film career waned in the early 60s and she and her husband worked for the most part on stage and in television. The couple appeared together in such plays as "Wolf's Clothing" (1959) and "Mary, Mary" (1963). Following Farr's death in 1986, she resumed her career and was spotted in the late 80s and 90s in a number of matronly roles. Some of her last roles were in TV movies -- Daisies in December (1995), Heaven on Earth (1998) and Belonging (2004), the last in which she was in the company of such elites as Brenda Blethyn, Rosemary Harris and Anna Massey.
She made a brief appearance in her final movie, Glorious 39 (2009). She died in England, at age 97 on January 19, 2019.Died in the UK.
1921-2019 (97 years old)
19 January - Actor
- Soundtrack
François Perrot was born on 26 February 1924 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Clean Slate (1981), The Avignon Prophecy (2007) and Les fiancées de l'empire (1981). He died on 20 January 2019 in Livry-Gargan, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.Died of natural causes in Livry-Gargan, France.
1924-2019 (94 years old)
20 January- Producer
- Additional Crew
Andy Vajna was born in Budapest. In 1956 at the age of 12, he fled from Hungary and with the support of Red Cross he made his way alone to Canada. Vajna launched his career in the entertainment industry with his purchase of motion picture theaters in the Far East. He founded Panasia Films Limited in Hong Kong in 1976. Vajna met with Mario Kassar at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, then he and Kassar formed Carolco. In 1982, Vajna was a founder and then president of the American Film Marketing Association. During that same year, Vajna and Kassar made their film production debut. In December 1989, Vajna sold all his interest in Carolco and formed Cinergi Productions, Inc. to engage in the financing, development, production and distribution of major event motion pictures. As part of its business plan, Cinergi has formed an alliance with The Walt Disney Company for distribution of Cinergi motion pictures in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Vajna has never forgotten his Hungarian roots and always tried to help the Hungarian film industry. He also actively participated in the distribution of Motion Pictures in Hungary eventually having a 70% share of the Hungarian box office. In 1989 Vajna founded InterCom that has become a market leader and a distributor of many Hollywood studios, including 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Disney and MGM. In 2002 he founded Digic Pictures in Hungary which is a high-end animation studio. Since 2011 Andrew G. Vajna has been working as Government Commissioner in charge of the Hungarian film industry. In the same year he conceived Hungarian National Film Fund with the mission to contribute to the production of Hungarian films or co-productions that provide art and entertainment for moviegoers and bring significant success both domestically and on an international level. Under the Vajna era Hungarian movies financed by the Hungarian National Film Fund won altogether more than 130 international awards (including a Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film) while the number of foreign films produced in Hungary increased significantly.Died of a heart attack in Budapest, Hungary.
1944-2019 (74 years old)
20 January- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Van Brockmann (born Van Thanh Pham) was born in Fort Worth, Texas on April 10, 1988. He was adopted at the age of 8 1/2, and grew up in Maryland, the son of two Episcopal priests. Van grew a passion for acting at a young age and began his debut on stage by participating in Nativity Plays and Passion Plays at his parent's churches. Before becoming an actor Van was awarded 3 Blue Ribbons for his superior performance in playing the flute at State Solo and Ensemble Festivals. Van continued to explore acting while attending Cecil College while majoring in nursing after high school in addition to playing the flute. During college, Van worked as a 6 year lifeguard veteran, in which he contributed to saving many lives. After 6 years, he retired from being a lifeguard and wanted to put his full focus on the career of acting. In, just 3 years after retiring, Van performed a total of 31 films, televisions, commercials combined. He has starred in 8 films and have been featured in 10 films. He is an actor, known for Here Comes the Boom (2012), The Student Film (2013) an episode from the web-series "The Cold Read", American Hustle (2013). Additionally, he has performed in a film with Jennifer Finnigan, Jonathan Silverman, and Pamela Adlon in Opposite Sex(2014)Died of suicide in Scituate, Massachusetts.
1988-2019 (30 years old)
20 January- Rosemarie Bowe frequently turned heads with her flashing turquoise eyes, sultry mane of black hair and sparkling personality. Effortlessly diverting attention from the scenic location spots of her mid-'50s film adventures and dramas, her stroll before the cameras was short--it was over within a few years.
The Montana-born beauty was the daughter of a building contractor, Dennis Bowe, and his wife Ruby. She and her siblings (Clara and Sydney) were raised in Tacoma, Washington, where Rosemarie first developed an interest in the arts. Dancing and appearing in operetta-styled musicals at her high school in Tacoma, she graduated and attended Tacoma Community College for one semester before being drawn to modeling. Finding work as a photographer's model and fashion cover girl in the Seattle area, she was the winner of pageant titles, including "Miss Tacoma", and was an official entrant in the "Miss Washington" contest. Eventually she relocated to Los Angeles, where she ultimately made the cover of Life magazine, among others.
Rosemarie broke into films in the early 1950s, primarily as an extra (model, swimmer) in MGM musicals. Within a few years she had moved into TV episodic work and earned a co-starring role in the voodoo adventure The Golden Mistress (1954) which was written and directed by Abner Biberman under the pseudonym Joel Judge (he also had a supporting role as her father). The film, starring Shirley Temple's ex, John Agar, was obvious hokum but did take the time to emphasize its lovely newcomer. Rosemarie was quite stunning as a jungle captive and signed on to play a few other decorative, damsel-in-distress roles.
Nothing-special movies more or less came and went but did little to test her dramatic mettle; they were, however, providing the requisite building ground for her to move up the Hollywood ranks. The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954) had Rosemarie playing a slave girl in support of dashing young commoner John Derek and spirited princess Elaine Stewart. In the noirish The Big Bluff (1955), Rosemarie provided a harder edge as a married nightclub singer dallying on the side with lothario John Bromfield who, in turn, is making a play for the affections of wealthy but terminally ill widow Martha Vickers. The View from Pompey's Head (1955) focused more on star Dana Wynter, a scene-stealing Marjorie Rambeau and its Southern-bred racism theme than on Rosemarie's secondary role. Her last leading film assignment was in the preachy western The Peacemaker (1956) as a benevolent lady who tries to help gunfighter-turned-minister James Mitchell (who was then better known for his dancing skills in musicals) tame a corrupt town.
Rosemarie ended her career after marrying Robert Stack, 13 years her senior, on January 23, 1956. The couple eventually became the parents of a daughter (Elizabeth) and son (Charles). Sharing a love with her husband for the outdoors, especially sailing and horseback riding, Rosemarie enjoyed life as a Hollywood celebrity and socialite and expressed no regrets in ending her career. In October of 1969 she survived a serious automobile accident in Sacramento that killed her husband's cousin and left her with injuries requiring plastic surgery. Occasionally she came out of her self-imposed retirement to appear on TV, usually in vehicles starring her husband, such as the mini-movie Murder on Flight 502 (1975).
Her beloved husband, Robert Stack, died in 2003 after 47 years of marriage. Rosemarie passed away many years later on January 20, 2019, at age 86.Died in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
1932-2019 (86 years old)
20 January - William Swan was born on 6 February 1928 in Amherst, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Cavalcade of America (1952), Producers' Showcase (1954) and The Parallax View (1974). He died on 20 January 2019 in Lee, Massachussets.Died in Lee, Massachusetts.
1928-2019 (90 years old)
20 January - Marie Kyselková was born on 20 August 1935 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Touha (1958), The Princess with the Golden Star (1959) and Vetrná hora (1956). She was married to ??? and Petr Hanicinec. She died on 21 January 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.1935-2019 (83 years old)
21 January - Actress
- Soundtrack
Singing funny girl Kaye Ballard was born to perform...and perform she did, in a career spanning eight decades. With a strong comedy background and tunnel mouth to rival Martha Raye, the broad and bouncy trouper drew laughs on the musical stage, in night clubs, in recordings and on TV. As the archetypal over-emotive, knuckle-biting Italian wife and mama, the octogenarian tickled the funny bone with her earthy brand of comedy while alternately touching hearts in song.
She was born Catherine Gloria Balotta,in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Italian parents, Lena (Nacarato) and Vincenzo/Vincent James Balotta. A deep desire to perform already struck by the time she was five years old. A typical class clown during her high school years, she began to compile a number of star impressions for her act. In her teens, she performed in a Cleveland USO stage production of "Stage Door Canteen" (1941), and soon set out on her own.
Earning a job in 1943 touring with Spike Jones and His Orchestra for two years as his featured vocalist and flute/tuba player(!), Kaye eventually set up camp in New York and made her Broadway debut with the revue "Three to Make Ready" (1946). From there she showcased in the musicals "Once in a Lifetime," "Touch and Go" (in London), "Annie Get Your Gun" and the burlesque show "Top Banana". During this time, she built up a strong song-and-comedy reputation for herself on the nightclub circuit, eventually playing the country's best cabarets/niteries including The Bon Soir, Persian Room and Blue Angel in New York, The Hungry i in San Francisco, and Mr. Kelly's in Chicago.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Kaye graced nearly every talk/variety show there was including those for Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, Perry Como, Red Skelton, Carol Burnett, Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas. Two of her classic TV roles were her ugly stepsister Portia (the other sister being fellow scene-stealer Alice Ghostley) in the Julie Andrews version of Cinderella (1957), and as one of The Mothers-In-Law (1967) (the other being fellow veteran Eve Arden) in the popular but short-lived sitcom produced by Desi Arnaz. Both showcases catered perfectly to Kaye's brash comedy instincts. She also pitched in as a meddling second banana for Doris Day for one season of the star's '70s TV show.
On stage Kaye had Broadway audiences rolling in the aisles with her Helen of Troy in the 1954 musical "The Golden Apple," while introducing the classic song standard "Lazy Afternoon." Other raves came in the form of "Wonderful Town" (1958), "Carnival" (1961) and Cole Porter Revisited" (1965). On the flip side of the coin, she played a frumpy Lola Delaney in a badly misguided musical version of "Come Back, Little Sheba" (entitled "Sheba") in 1974, and also tried unsuccessfully to bring life to the beloved, indomitable Molly Goldberg radio/TV character in the Broadway musical "Molly" (1973); the show lasted a mere two months. Kaye was much more at home sinking her teeth into two of theater's most impregnable females: Mama Rose in "Gypsy" and Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly!"
With an out-stretched personality on par with Carol Channing and Ethel Merman, films never became a suitable medium. Although Kaye gave a standout debut performance in The Girl Most Likely (1957), starring Jane Powell, she was seldom seen after that. Her sprinkling of supporting roles included A House Is Not a Home (1964) with Shelley Winters, Which Way to the Front? (1970) starring Jerry Lewis, Freaky Friday (1976) with young Jodie Foster, and, perhaps more notably, in The Ritz (1976) starring Rita Moreno and Jerry Stiller.
In later years, Kaye dominated the stage with feisty work in "Nunsense", "The Pirates of Penzance" (a Broadway replacement), "High Spirits" (as Madame Arcati), "Funny Girl" (as Mrs. Brice), "The Full Monty", and the female version of "The Odd Couple". The Rancho Mirage, California resident performed with the Palm Spring Follies show, and was out-and-about doing her one-woman cabaret show belting out the good old songs and retracing her burlesque-styled comedy roots. A survivor of breast cancer, the never-married veteran showed no signs of slowing down. She died in her Rancho Mirage home on January 21, 2019, aged 93.Died of kidney cancer in Rancho Mirage, California.
1925-2019 (93 years old)
21 January- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pawel Kedzierski was born on 2 July 1946 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for The Ordinary People Uprising (2004), Cisza, ciemnosc (1999) and Dzien dziecka (1982). He died on 21 January 2019 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.1946-2019 (72 years old)
21 January- Merwin Goldsmith was born on 7 August 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hurricane (1999), Rounders (1998) and It Could Happen to You (1994). He was married to Barbara Parry. He died on 21 January 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.Died in New York, New York.
1937-2019 (81 years old)
21 January - Russell Baker was born on 14 August 1925 in Loudon County, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Masterpiece Contemporary (2008), Masterpiece (1971) and Howard K. Smith (1962). He was married to Miriam Emily "Mimi" Nash. He died on 21 January 2019 in Leesburg, Virginia, USA.Died of a fall in Leesburg, Virginia.
1925-2019 (93 years old)
21 January - Actor
- Additional Crew
Steve Bean was born on 27 April 1960 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Mousehunt (1997), Blast from the Past (1999) and Shakes the Clown (1991). He was married to Caroline Carrigan. He died on 21 January 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Died of cancer in Los Angeles, California.
1960-2019 (58 years old)
21 January- Emiliano Sala (born 31 October 1990) was an Argentine footballer who in 2012 made his professional debut with the Bourdeaux football team in France. Three years later, he signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 Nantes. It was not until 19 January 2019 that Sala then joined the Premier League side Cardiff City. Emiliano Sala was tragically killed in a plane that fell on the Channel Islands on 21 January 2019. He was 28 years old at the time of his death.Died in a plane crash in the English Channel.
1990-2019 (28 years old)
21 January - Harris Wofford was born on 9 April 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Matthew Charlton and Clare Lindgren. He died on 21 January 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.Died of a fall in Washington DC.
1926-2019 (92 years old)
21 January - Director
- Producer
- Actor
James Frawley was born on 29 September 1936 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Muppet Movie (1979), The Big Bus (1976) and The Monkees (1965). He was married to Cynthia Margaret. He died on 22 January 2019 in Indian Wells, California, USA.Died of a heart attack in Indian Wells, California.
1936-2019 (82 years old)
22 January- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Kevin Barnett was born on 7 August 1986 in Florida, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Top Five (2014), Unhitched (2008) and Rel (2018). He died on 22 January 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico.Died of pancreatitis in Tijuana, Mexico.
1986-2019 (32 years old)
22 January- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul is a renowned music composer in Bangladesh. He is known for composing many of the country's most patriotic songs along with creating songs and background scores for hundreds of movies. He has won many awards, including the Ekushe Padak in 2010.
Bulbul was a freedom fighter in the liberation war of 71 at the age of 15.Died of a heart attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1956-2019 (63 years old)
22 January- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Themos Anastasiadis was born on 6 January 1958. He was an actor and writer, known for To fili tis... Zois (2007), Ftystous (1993) and Mila mou vromika (2009). He was married to Vasiliki Panayotopoulos. He died on 22 January 2019 in Athens, Greece.Died of cancer in Athens, Greece.
1958-2019 (61 years old)
22 January- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Dean Copkov was born on 1 April 1966 in Canada. He was an actor, known for The Incredible Hulk (2008), Pacific Rim (2013) and RoboCop (2014). He died on 22 January 2019 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.Died in a homicide in Collingwood, Canada.
1966-2019 (52 years old)
22 January- Director
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Jonas Mekas, born December 24, 1922, Semeniskiai, Birzai, Lithuania, is a director, cinematographer, editor, writer, actor, poet, artist and publicist. More than 60 years of tireless work in film, arts and media has earned him the epithet "The Godfather of American Avant-Garde Cinema". In 1944 Jonas Mekas left Lithuania, with his brother Adolfas, because of the war. The both of them were imprisoned in a labor-camp in Elmshorn, Germany. After eight months they escaped to Denmark. By the end of 1949 the Mekas brothers emigrated to the U.S., settling in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Two weeks after his arrival, he borrowed the money to buy his first Bolex 16mm camera and began to record brief moments of his life. Soon he got deeply involved in the American Avant-Garde film movement. In 1954, together with his brother, he started Film Culture magazine, which soon became the most important film publication in the US. In 1958 Jonas Mekas began his legendary Movie Journal column in the Village Voice. In 1962 he founded the Film-Makers' Cooperative, and in 1964 the Film-Makers' Cinematheque, which eventually grew into Anthology Film Archives, one of the world's largest and most important repositories of avant-garde cinema, and a screening venue. Jonas Mekas film "The Brig" was awarded the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1963. Other films include "Walden" (1969), "Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania" (1972), "Lost Lost Lost" (1975), "Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol" (1990), "Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas" (1992), "As I was Moving Ahead I saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty" (2000), "Letter from Greenpoint" (2005), "Sleepless Nights Stories" (2011) and "Out-takes from the Life of a Happy Man" (2012). In 2007, he completed a series of 365 short films released on the internet -- one film every day -- and since then has continued to share new work on his website. He currently lives and works in New York City.Died in Brooklyn, New York.
1922-2019 (96 years old)
23 January- Aloysius Pang was born on 24 August 1990 in Singapore. He was an actor, known for C.L.I.F. (2011), Beijing to Moscow (2019) and C.L.I.F. 2 (2013). He died on 23 January 2019 in Hamilton, New Zealand.Died in an army training accident in Hamilton, New Zealand.
1990-2019 (28 years old)
23 January - Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi was born on 22 September 1952 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was an actor and composer, known for Zimbabwe - Respect for Africa (1994), My Lady (2014) and Neria (1991). He died on 23 January 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe.Died of diabetes in Harare, Zimbabwe.
1952-2019 (66 years old)
23 January- Caio Junqueira was born on 15 November 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Elite Squad (2007), Buena Sorte (1996) and Central Station (1998). He died on 23 January 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Died in a car crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1976-2019 (42 years old)
23 January - Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Special Effects
François Protat was born in 1945 in France. He was a cinematographer, known for Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Kabloonak (1994) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989). He died on 18 January 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.Died in Montreal, Canada.
?-2019 (age unknown)
23 January- Actress
- Writer
Aysen Gruda (born 22 August 1944 in Istanbul) is a Turkish actress and comedian. Aysen Gruda was born in Istanbul. Her sisters Ayben and Ayten would also go on to become actors. Aysen Gruda appeared in several musicals such as "Mum Söndü", "Deve Kusu Kabare", "Hababam Sinifi Müzikali", "Yedi Kocali Hürmüz". Her role in the sketch Her Domates Güzeli Nahide Serbet on television, gained her the nickname "Domates Güzeli". She appeared in over 100 films including classics such as Tosun Pasa (1976), Süt Kardesler (1976), Gülen Gözler, Saban, Son of Saban (1977), The Chaos Class Is on Vacation (1978), The Chaos Class: Bye Bye (1981) and Neseli Günler (1978).Died of pancreatic cancer in Istanbul, Turkey.
1944-2019 (74 years old)
23 January- Rod Pilloud was born on 30 July 1941 in Bottineau, North Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Legend of Billie Jean (1985), Northern Exposure (1990) and Getting Even (1986). He died on 23 January 2019 in Seattle, Washington, USA.Died in Seattle, Washington.
1941-2019 (77 years old)
23 January - Composer
- Writer
- Producer
Roberto Livi was born on 17 June 1942. He was a composer and writer, known for Amante Latino (1979), Miss Bala (2011) and La mujer de Judas (2002). He died in 2019 in Colorado, USA.Died in Colorado.
1942-2019 (76 years old)
c. 24 January- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Dusan Makavejev is the premier figure in Yugoslavian film history; his films are deeply rooted in his nation's painful postwar experiences and draw on important Yugoslavian cinematic and cultural models. Makavejev's work has violated many political and sexual taboos and invited censorship in dozens of nations. In the 1950s, after studying psychology at Belgrade University, Makavejev became involved in the activities of various film societies and festivals and studied direction at the Academy for Radio, Television and Film. As early as 1953, he began making short films and documentaries and would work in various capacities at both the Zagreb and Avala studios during the late 50s and early 60s. The documentary impulse remains powerful in Makavejev's work, as does the tendency to intercut undigested segments from other films into longer works.
Makavejev enjoyed great critical success with his first three features, Man Is Not a Bird (1965), "Love Affair" (1967) and Innocence Unprotected (1968). Highly allegorical and relying on techniques derived from Brecht and influenced by Godard, these films were sardonic and anarchistic views of Eastern European state socialist milieus.
Much of Makavejev's work has been uncompromisingly experimental as well as politically outrageous. WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971) is the best example of this combination and is the director's most influential work to date. Much of the film is composed of a documentary Makavejev researched in the late 1960s while in the US on a Ford Foundation grant and which was eventually financed by German TV. A witty, passionate, and often rambling account of pioneering psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich and his American disciples, the material is intercut with a fictitious political-sexual allegory set in contemporary Belgrade. The film was instantly banned in Yugoslavia and made Makavejev persona non grata in his native country until the late 1980s.
Sweet Movie (1974) was made in Canadian exile, with some production resources furnished by the National Film Board of Canada. Also a disjointed, two-part narrative, it again focuses on radical techniques in sexual psychotherapy, here played out rather than verbalized. Intertwined is yet another acidic, allegorical fable of the decay of Yugoslavia's socialist legacy. Extremely violent and sexually explicit, "Sweet Movie" was dismissed (and censored) as pornography in many countries, and added to Makavejev's reputation as a "filmmaker maudit."
Montenegro (1981) has been Makavejev's greatest financial success to date. Political commentary and formal experimentation are subordinated to narrative drive in this story of a housewife (Susan Anspach) who grapples with sexual liberation and fails.
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Makavejev's second major international co-production, was marred by on-set squabbles between actors, and the rejection of Makavejev's intriguing plan to use a long reel of multilingual Coca-Cola commercials as a narrative structuring device. What emerged was a genuinely erotic film which takes a quirky, satiric view both of its Australian setting and the international business world.
Makavejev's long exile from his homeland ended in 1988 with the release of Manifesto (1988), a Ruritanian political farce mostly shot in Yugoslavia. Although the film marks the most disciplined, traditional storytelling of Makavejev's career, it has seen only limited bookings in the US. Also little seen was his follow-up Gorilla Bathes at Noon (1993), a political comedy based on the adventures of a Russian soldier as he wanders around Berlin.
Profession(s): director, screenwriter, professor, essayist Sometimes Credited As: Sam Rotterdam
Family wife: Bojana Marijan (married in 1964; has worked with Makavejev)
Education Academy of Theater, Radio, Film and Television Belgrade, Yugoslavia Belgrade University Belgrade, Yugoslavia psychology 1955.Died in Belgrade, Serbia.
1932-2019 (86 years old)
25 January- Fatima Ali was born on 9 April 1989 in Lahore, Pakistan. She died on 25 January 2019 in San Marino, California, USA.Died of Ewing's sarcoma.
1989-2019 (29 years old)
25 January - Additional Crew
- Actor
Meshulam Riklis was born on 2 December 1923 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Fake-Out (1982), The Chosen (1981) and Butterfly (1981). He was married to Tali Sinai Riklis, Pia Zadora and Judith Stern. He died on 25 January 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.Died in Tel Aviv, Israel.
1923-2019 (95 years old)
25 January- Make-Up Department
- Special Effects
- Actor
Matt Rose was born on 22 October 1965 in South Laguna Beach, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hellboy (2004), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Predator (1987). He died on 25 January 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Died in Los Angeles, California.
1965-2019 (53 years old)
25 January- Steve Bell was born on 9 December 1935 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA. He was married to Joyce Dillavou. He died on 25 January 2019 in Muncie, Indiana, USA.Died in Muncie, Indiana.
1935-2019 (83 years old)
25 January - Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Michel Legrand is a three-time Academy Award-winning French composer, conductor and pianist who composed over 200 film and television scores as well as recorded over a hundred albums of jazz, popular and classical music.
He was born on February 24, 1932, in Becon-les-Bruyeres, in the Paris suburbs, France. His father, Raymond Legrand, was a French composer and actor. His mother, Marcelle der Mikaelian, was descended from the Armenian bourgeousie. From 1942 - 1949 young Legrand studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire. There his teachers were Nadia Boulanger and Henri Challan among other renown musicians. He received numerous awards for his skills in composition and piano and mastered a dozen other instruments. In 1947 he attended a concert by Dizzy Gillespie and caught a jazz bug. He started working as a pianist for major French singers. He eventually collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie on several albums and film scores.
In 1954 Legrand became an overnight star after his album "I Love Paris" became a hit, it went on selling over 8 million copies. He followed the success with such albums as "Holiday in Rome" (1955) and "Michel Legrand Plays Cole Porter" (1957). In 1958 he was invited to play at Moscow Festival of Students and Youth. There, in Moscow, he met his future wife, a young French model with who he went on to have three children.
In the late 1950s and 1960s Legrand was caught up in the French New Wave. He scored seven films for jean-Luc Godard, he also made ten films with Jacques Demy, and became responsible for creating the genre of musical in the French Cinema. In 1963 Legrand did The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), the first film musical that was entirely sung. For that film score he received three Oscar nominations. His beautiful, haunting melody, "I Will Wait For You", received nomination for Best Original Song.
In 1966 Legrand decided to take his chances in Hollywood, and moved to Los Angeles with his wife and three children. His friendship with Quincy Jones and Hank Mancini helped him a great deal, especially in meeting the lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. In 1969 Legrand won his first Oscar for Best Music, Original Song for "The Windmills of Your Mind" and was also nominated for Best Music, Original score for a Motion Picture for The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Eventually Legrand went on to become a star in the US, he received twelve nominations for Academy Awards, and won two more Oscars. He was also nominated for a Grammy 27 times and received 5 Grammys in the 1970s.
In the 1980s and 1990s Legrand continued giving live concerts with his own jazz trio. He also led his big band which he took on several international tours, accompanying such stars as Ray Charles , Diana Ross , Björk , and Stéphane Grappelli who celebrated his 85th birthday in 1992. He also recorded several classical albums, including an album with cross-genre hits entitled "Kiri Sings Michel Legrand" with the opera singer Kiri te Kanawa. During the 2000s Legrand has been working mainly in the studio, and also made several international tours.
In 2005 a compilation of Legrand's best known film soundtracks was released under the title "Le Cinema de Michel Legrand", featuring 90 songs composed in the course of his career.Died of sepsis in Paris, France.
1932-2019 (86 years old)
26 January- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ludek Munzar was born on 20 March 1933 in Nová Vcelnice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Paleta lásky (1976), Dobrodruzství kriminalistiky (1989) and The Assassination (1964). He was married to Jana Hlavácová and Nad'a Munzarová. He died on 26 January 2019 in Praha, Czech Republic.Died of Parkinson's disease in Prague, Czech Republic.
1933-2019 (85 years old)
26 January- Wagner Montes was born on 18 July 1954 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Runnin' After Love (1978), A Pantera Nua (1979) and Aqui Agora (1991). He was married to Sônia Lima and Catia Pedrosa. He died on 26 January 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Died of septic shock and abdominal sepsis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1954-2019 (64 years old)
26 January - William Esper was born on 2 August 1932 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Suzanne Esper. He died on 26 January 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.Died of Lewy body disease in New York, New York.
1932-2019 (87 years old)
26 January - Music Department
- Producer
- Writer
Ken Welch was born on 4 February 1926 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments (1973), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and The Carol Burnett Show (1967). He was married to Mitzie Welch. He died on 26 January 2019 in Encino, California, USA.Died in Encino, California.
1926-2019 (92 years old)
26 January- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Pepe Smith was born on 25 December 1947 in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. He was an actor and composer, known for Banal (2008), Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2005) and Singing in Graveyards (2016). He died on 28 January 2019 in the Philippines.Died of cardiac arrest in the Philippines.
1947-2019 (71 years old)
28 January- Diana Fairfax was born on 19 December 1927 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for Love in a Cold Climate (1980), Just William (1977) and How Do You Want Me? (1998). She was married to Derek Godfrey. She died on 28 January 2019 in London, England, UK.Died in London, England.
1927-2019 (91 years old)
28 January - Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
As a sophomore at the University of Akron, he left town to come to Los Angeles with his band, Revelation Funk. The band broke up shortly after arriving in L.A. Shortly afterward, Ingram started working with Ray Charles as a piano player.
After Quincy Jones heard James Ingram's voice on "Just Once," he invited Ingram to sing on his album. James originally didn't think his voice was good enough to be a lead vocal. He won a Grammy award for best R&B vocal performance for his work on Jones' album, "The Dude."
Won a Grammy with Michael McDonald in 1984 for Best R&B Performance for their duet, "Yah Mo B There"
His mom, Alistine Wilson Ingram, and dad, Henry Ingram Sr., died within a year of one another [2001-2002]
Married his childhood sweetheart, Debra Robinson
Played keyboards on the classic hit songs "PYT" by Michael Jackson and "Bad Mama Jama" by Carl Carlton.
Plays keyboards, guitar, and electric bass.Died of brain cancer in Los Angeles, California.
1952-2019 (66 years old)
29 January- Sanford Sylvan was born on 19 December 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Death of Klinghoffer (2003) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 29 January 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.Died in Manhattan, New York.
1953-2019 (65 years old)
29 January - Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Fernando Gaitán was born on 9 November 1960 in Bogotá, Colombia. He was a writer and actor, known for Until Money Do Us Part (2006), I Heart Betty La Fea (2008) and Ugly Betty Thailand (2015). He died on 29 January 2019 in Bogota, Colombia.Died of heart failure in Bogotá, Colombia.
1960-2019 (58 years old)
29 January