In Memoriam 2012 - Movie & TV personalties that passed away this year

1. Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie began his theatrical career as a lad during the Blitz in World War II. After his footwork years during which he earned Bronze, Silver and Gold medals in dance for the stage, he performed in London, Holland, Ireland, and Scotland. He made his American stage debut in 1955 in a ...

2. Bob Anderson

Stunts | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Bob Anderson was born on September 15, 1922 in Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). He was married to Pearl ...

3. Luke Askew

Actor | Easy Rider

Tall and rangy, usually sporting long mangy hair, and frequently projecting a strong and intense on-screen presence, character actor Luke Askew made a potent and lasting impression playing a substantial volume of mean and fearsome villains in both motion pictures and television shows alike in a ...

4. William Asher

Director | Bewitched

William Asher was born on August 8, 1921 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Bewitched (1964), Fireball 500 (1966) and Beach Blanket Bingo (1965). He was married to Meredith Coffin, Joyce Bulifant, Elizabeth Montgomery and Danni Sue Nolan. He died ...

5. Norman Alden

Actor | Back to the Future

Born Norman Adelberg in 1924, he served in the Army during World War II. At the end of the conflict he had the opportunity to benefit from the GI Bill program meant to help returning soldiers to start or resume studying. That is how, while attending Texas Christian University, he discovered on the ...

6. R.G. Armstrong

Actor | Predator

A golden career was reflected in his name. Robert Golden Armstrong ("Bob" to his friends) was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 7, 1917. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there, he was frequently performing on stage with the Carolina Playmakers. After graduating,...

7. Neil Armstrong

Soundtrack | Forest 404

Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 - August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.

Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue University...

8. Gerry Anderson

Writer | Joe 90

Gerry Anderson was born on April 14, 1929 in West Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Joe 90 (1968), Invasion: UFO (1974) and UFO (1970). He was married to Mary Robins, Sylvia Anderson and Betty Wrightman. He died on December 26, 2012 in Henley-on-Thames, England...

9. Pete Ariel

Director | Peter Strohm

Pete Ariel was born on January 20, 1941 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Peter Strohm (1989), Tatort (1970) and Unendlich tief unten (1977). He died on August 7, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

10. Phillip R. Allen

Actor | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Phillip R. Allen was born on March 26, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), The Lady in Red (1979) and The Bad News Bears (1979). He was married to Joanie. He died on March 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

11. Fred Alexander

Soundtrack | The Secret Life of Pets 2

Fred Alexander was born on June 16, 1927 in Augsburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), The Liberation of Prague (1977) and Dny zrady (1973). He died on December 15, 2012 in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.

12. Dimitra Arliss

Actress | The Sting

Dimitra Arliss' acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, she first caught audience's eyes appearing in Arthur Kopit's Broadway play "Indians", she played a Native American character who spoke with an Italian accent. While she continued acting on stage, she began to appear in several ...

13. Vadim Glowna

Actor | Cross of Iron

Vadim Glowna was born on September 26, 1941 in Eutin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Cross of Iron (1977), Desperado City (1981) and Dies rigorose Leben (1983). He was married to Vera Tschechowa. He died on January 24, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

14. Towje Kleiner

Actor | Der Durchdreher

Towje Kleiner was born on April 4, 1948 in Föhrenwald, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Der Durchdreher (1979), The Odessa File (1974) and Familie Meier (1980). He died on January 9, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

15. Robert Hegyes

Actor | Welcome Back, Kotter

Robert Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to an Hungarian-American father, Stephen, and an Italian-American mother, Marie Dominica (Cocozza). He is the eldest of their children. The others are: Mark Hegyes, MD - Billings, Montana, Ms. Stephanie Hegyes - Princeton, New Jersey, and Ms. ...

16. Jenny Tomasin

Actress | Doctor Who

Jenny Tomasin shot to fame in the UK in the early 1970s when she joined the cast of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) playing the scullery maid Ruby. She stayed with the series right until the end, appearing in forty one episodes. When the series ended in 1975, plans were drawn up for a spin-off series ...

17. James Farentino

Actor | The Final Countdown

James Farentino was an American actor, with many appearances in film and television. He is better known for playing fisherman and apostle Simon Peter in the miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977), and revenge-seeking psychiatrist Dr. Nick Toscanni in the soap opera "Dynasty". He played the role of ...

18. Eiko Ishioka

Costume_designer | Bram Stoker's Dracula

Eiko Ishioka was born on July 12, 1938 in Tokyo, Japan. She was a costume designer and director, known for Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Cell (2000) and The Fall (2006). She was married to Nico Soultanakis. She died on January 21, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.

19. Zalman King

Producer | Nine 1/2 Weeks

Zalman King was born on May 23, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for 9½ Weeks (1986), Galaxy of Terror (1981) and In God's Hands (1998). He was married to Patricia Louisianna Knop. He died on February 3, 2012 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

20. Ben Gazzara

Actor | Road House

Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever before in ...

21. Edgar Bessen

Actor | Tratsch im Treppenhaus

Edgar Bessen was born on November 11, 1933 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Tratsch im Treppenhaus (1966), Blankenese (1994) and Tratsch im Treppenhaus (1962). He was married to Heidi Koehn. He died on February 2, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany.

22. Peter Breck

Actor | Shock Corridor

Breck was born Joseph Peter Breck, the son of a jazz musician also named Joseph (nicknamed "Jobie"). Over time, his father worked with such legendary greats as Fats Waller, Bix Beiderbecke, Paul Whiteman and Billie Holiday. Nicknamed "Buddy" while young, Peter's parents were on the road for much of...

23. S. William Hinzman

Actor | FleshEater

S. William Hinzman was born on October 24, 1936 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for FleshEater (1988), Night of the Living Dead (1968) and The Crazies (1973). He was married to Bonnie Hinzman. He died on February 5, 2012 in South Beaver Township, ...

24. Sam Coppola

Actor | Saturday Night Fever

Sam Coppola was born on July 31, 1935 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Jacob's Ladder (1990). He was married to Helen Elizabeth Shinnick. He died on February 5, 2012 in Leonia, New Jersey, USA.

25. Whitney Houston

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston (née Emily Lee Drinkard) and John Russell Houston, Jr., and cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick.

She began singing in the choir at her church, The New Hope ...

26. David Kelly

Actor | Waking Ned

Born Dublin, Ireland on July 11 1929. Educated at Synge Street Catholic boys school. Started acting aged 8 in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he has appeared in theatre, TV and film constantly since 1959. Awards include: Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding ...

27. Davy Jones

Actor | The Monkees

Davy Jones left home to become a jockey. While he was an apprentice, he was encouraged to go into acting and got a role in a production of "Peter Pan". From there, he played on Coronation Street (1960) and The Pickwick Papers (1952) before landing the role of "The Artful Dodger" in "Oliver!". This ...

28. Hazy Osterwald

Music_department | Mein ganzes Herz ist voll Musik

In his childhood he was trained on the piano. As a 16-year-old student, he played piano in the Black Clan school orchestra. Later he learned to play the trumpet. In 1940/41 he was trained in harmony and composition at the Bern Conservatory by Albert Moeschlinger. After graduating from high school, ...

29. Ralph McQuarrie

Art_department | Cocoon

Ralph McQuarrie was born on June 13, 1929 in Gary, Indiana, USA. He is known for Cocoon (1985), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He was married to Joan Benjamin. He died on March 3, 2012 in Berkeley, California, USA.

30. Philip Madoc

Actor | The Avengers

Philip Madoc was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and attended Twyn School. He became interested in acting when he was a teenager. He studied at the University of Vienna and pursued a theatrical career by attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. During the 1960s, he became a familiar face on ...

31. Doug Furnas

Actor | WCW Saturday Night

Doug Furnas was born on December 11, 1959 in Commerce, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for WCW Saturday Night (1985), WWE Raw (1993) and WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (1997). He was married to Martha D'Acri and Jody Thompson. He died on March 2, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

32. Robert B. Sherman

Soundtrack | The Jungle Book

Robert B. Sherman was born just before Christmas in 1925 in New York City. Parents, Rosa & Al Sherman didn't know how they would pay the doctor and delivery costs. Fortunately, upon their arrival home from the hospital, Al discovered a large royalty check in the mail. Ironically, it was Al's song, ...

33. Pierre Tornade

Actor | Nestor Burma

Pierre Tornade began his film career playing his first role in The Gangsters (1957). He then had supporting roles in many famous French films like The Gendarme in New York (1965) and What's Cooking in Paris (1966), both featuring Louis de Funès, I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything (1973) ...

34. Jerome Courtland

Producer | Pete's Dragon

Jerome Courtland was born on December 27, 1926 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Pete's Dragon (1977), Kiss and Tell (1945) and Make Believe Ballroom (1949). He was married to Marlene Juttner, Janet Rose Gumprecht and Polly Bergen. He died on March 1, 2012 in ...

35. Robert Fuest

Director | The Final Programme

Well regarded for his stylish genre work of the 1970s, Robert Fuest may not have a very extensive list of feature film credits, but the quality of his output is what matters, not the quantity.

He certainly came to the business with a real talent for art. Born in London in 1927, he would spend some ...

36. Ulu Grosbard

Director | Georgia

Born in Belgium, Ulu Grosbard was educated at the University of Chicago, then attended the Yale Drama School. Becoming a stage director in 1957, Grosbard directed many successful Broadway shows. In the early '60s Grosbard journeyed to Hollywood, where he was hired as an assistant director on several...

37. Tonino Guerra

Writer | Amarcord

Legendary Italian screenwriter was born Antonio Guerra on the 16th of March 1920 in Sant'Arcangelo, Italy, south of Ravenna. He wrote several short stories, poetry and novels and in 1956 his first screenplay "Man and Wolves" (co-written by Elio Petri) was directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Three years...

38. Warren Stevens

Actor | Forbidden Planet

Warren Stevens was born in Pennsylvania and joined the Navy at age 17. His interest in acting was piqued while he was attending Annapolis, and this resulted in 12 weeks of summer stock in Virginia. His friends, Gregory Peck and Kenneth Tobey, later arranged interviews for Stevens at the renowned ...

39. Leonardo Cimino

Actor | Dune

Veteran little old man Italian character actor Leonardo Anthony Cimino steadily worked in both movies and TV shows alike from the late 1950's up until 2007. Cimino was born on November 4, 1917 in New York City. He was the son of tailor Andrea Cimino and his wife Leonilda. Leonardo played violin as ...

40. Chief Jay Strongbow

Actor | WWWF Championship Wrestling

"Chief" Jay Strongbow was arguably the most famous, beloved Native American wrestler of all time, and a consistent box office draw. As both a main event and mid-card performer, Strongbow was one of the most reliable, professional wrestlers of his, or any, day. A man who truly loved the wrestling ...

41. Claude Miller

Writer | Garde à vue

Claude Miller was born on February 20, 1942 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for The Grilling (1981), L'effrontée (1985) and The Little Thief (1988). He was married to Annie Miller. He died on April 4, 2012 in Paris, France.

42. Paul Bogart

Director | CBS Playhouse

Paul Bogart was born on November 13, 1919 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for CBS Playhouse (1967), All in the Family (1971) and The Golden Girls (1985). He was married to Alma Jane Gitnick. He died on April 15, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North ...

43. Dick Clark

Actor | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Dick Clark was born and raised in Mount Vernon, New York on November 30, 1929, to Julia Fuller (Barnard) and Richard Augustus Clark. He had one older brother, Bradley, who was killed in World War II. At the age of 16, Clark got his first job in the mailroom of WRUN, a radio station in Utica, New ...

44. Jonathan Frid

Actor | House of Dark Shadows

Jonathan Frid's career in drama began when he first "offered his soul" to the theater as a young boy at a preparatory school in Ontario, Canada. Following his graduation from McMaster University, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in the UK and later earned a Master's Degree in ...

45. Greg Ham

Soundtrack | Valley Girl

Greg Ham was born on September 27, 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and composer, known for Valley Girl (2020), The Groomsmen (2006) and Age of Summer (2018). He died on April 19, 2012 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

46. Levon Helm

Actor | Shooter

Levon Helm was in the right place at the right time. He saw the birth of rock and roll and, though he was too much of a gentleman to say it, his role in helping to keep that rebellious child healthy was more than just instrumental.

On May 26, 1940, Mark Lavon Helm was the second of four children born...

47. Peter Carsten

Actor | A Study in Terror

Peter Carsten was born on April 30, 1928 in Weißenburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for A Study in Terror (1965), Dark of the Sun (1968) and 11 Uhr 20 (1970). He was married to Lilijana, ??? and Divna. He died on April 20, 2012 in Lucija, Slovenia.

48. Richard Carpenter

Writer | Stanley's Dragon

Carpenter began as an actor, having trained at the Old Vic Theatre School. Following repertory work he was first seen on screen playing character roles in television shows like Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as well as being regularly featured in Knight Errant Limited (1959) and The Citadel (1960). ...

49. Joel Goldsmith

Music_department | Star Trek: First Contact

One of six children of the legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith, and the oldest son, Joel Goldsmith's own career in film scoring began in 1978, when he collaborated with Richard Band on the score for Laserblast (1978). Joel Goldsmith next worked as sound mixer for another Band project, The Day Time ...

50. George Murdock

Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

George Murdock was born on June 25, 1930 in Salina, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Orange County (2002) and Breaker! Breaker! (1977). He was married to Catherine A. Miller. He died on April 30, 2012 in Burbank, California, USA.

51. Patricia Medina

Actress | Snow White and the Three Stooges

Patricia Paz Maria Medina was born on July 19, 1919 in Liverpool, England to a Spanish father and an English mother. She began acting as a teenager in the late 1930s and worked her way up to leading roles in the mid-1940s, then left for Hollywood. Medina teamed up with British actor Louis Hayward ...

52. George Lindsey

Actor | Robin Hood

George Lindsey quickly became an icon on television in the 1960's playing the part of 'Goober Pyle" on the The Andy Griffith Show (1960). He replaced Jim Nabors who portrayed "Gomer Pyle" who ran the "fillin station" on "The Andy Griffith Show." As Jim Nabors was tapped for his own show Gomer Pyle:...

53. Günther Kaufmann

Actor | Wickie und die starken Männer

Günther Kaufmann was born on June 16, 1947 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Wickie und die starken Männer (2009), Querelle (1982) and Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972). He was married to Patrizia, Alexandra von Herrendorf and Gabriele. He died on May 10, 2012 in ...

54. Donna Summer

Soundtrack | Thank God It's Friday

Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world.

Maintaining...

55. Kurt Felix

Writer | Mit Dampf und Volksmusik - Im Amor-Expreß rund um den Bodensee

After his parents divorced, Felix lived with foster parents from the age of eleven. His interest in radio plays developed as a child. Early on he became the author of several articles, some of which were also broadcast. After finishing school with a high school diploma, he studied to become a ...

56. Robin Gibb

Soundtrack | Saturday Night Fever

Robin Gibb was born in 1949 on the Isle of Man, about half an hour before his twin brother Maurice. His parents, Barbara and Hugh, were both musical. Barbara sang and Hugh was a drummer and bandleader. Robin had four siblings - an older sister and brother, Lesley and Barry, twin Maurice and younger...

57. Heinz Eckner

Actor | Rudi, benimm dich!

Heinz Eckner was born on May 4, 1925 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Rudi, benimm dich! (1971), Kompanie der Knallköppe (1971) and Ein Kaktus ist kein Lutschbonbon (1981). He was married to Maria and Renate. He died on May 30, 2012 in Achim, Lower Saxony, Germany.

58. Richard Dawson

Self | Family Feud

Richard Dawson was born Colin Lionel Emm on November 20, 1932 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. When he was 14, he joined the Merchant Navy and served for three years. During that time, he made money boxing. He had to lie about his age and remain tough so the older guys would not hassle him. In the ...

59. Ray Bradbury

Writer | The Ray Bradbury Theater

Ray Bradbury was an American science fiction writer whose works were translated in more than 40 languages and sold millions of copies around the world. Although he created a world of new technical and intellectual ideas, he never obtained a driver's license and had never driven an automobile.

He was...

60. Nolan Miller

Costume_designer | Dynasty

Nolan Miller was born on January 8, 1933 in Burkburnett, Texas, USA. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Dynasty (1981), Mr. Mom (1983) and Honey West (1965). He was married to Sandra Stream. He died on June 6, 2012 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

61. Richard Lynch

Actor | Halloween

Richard Hugh Lynch was born on February 12, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Irish immigrant parents. He was one of seven children. Before starting a career as an actor, he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1958. He served for four years where he made Corporal, and did a tour of the ...

62. George Leech

Stunts | On Her Majesty's Secret Service

George Leech was born on December 6, 1921 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976). He was married to Elizabeth Hopkins. He died on June 17, 2012 in England, UK.

63. Nora Ephron

Writer | Julie & Julia

Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters, such as anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood (Silkwood (1983), ...

64. Andy Griffith

Actor | The Andy Griffith Show

Andy Griffith is best known for his starring roles in two very popular television series, The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Matlock (1986). Griffith earned a degree in music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In the 1950s, he became a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) and ...

65. Ernest Borgnine

Actor | Marty

Ernest Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents were Anna (Boselli), who had emigrated from Carpi (MO), Italy, and Camillo Borgnino, who had emigrated from Ottiglio (AL), Italy. As an only child, Ernest enjoyed most sports, especially boxing, ...

66. Ruth Hausmeister

Actress | Die Brücke

Ruth Hausmeister was born on June 5, 1912 in Stuttgart, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Bridge (1959), Ein idealer Gatte (1958) and Sechs Personen suchen einen Autor (1964). She was married to Carl-Heinz Schroth. She died on February 1, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

67. Garry Walberg

Actor | Quincy M.E.

Garry Walberg was born on June 10, 1921 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Quincy M.E. (1976), King Kong (1976) and Johnny Staccato (1959). He was married to Florence M Apostol, Patsy Collett and Betty Jean Horner. He died on March 27, 2012 in Northridge, California, USA.

68. Silvana Gallardo

Actress | Death Wish II

Silvana Gallardo was born on January 13, 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Death Wish II (1982), Centennial (1978) and A Walk in the Clouds (1995). She was married to Billy Drago. She died on January 2, 2012 in Paris, Kentucky, USA.

69. Rainer Penkert

Actor | Morituri

Rainer Penkert was born on June 23, 1921 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Morituri (1965), The Winds of War (1983) and Paper Tiger (1975). He died on April 11, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

70. Walter Roderer

Actor | Ein Schweizer namens Nötzli

Walter Roderer was born on July 3, 1920 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for Ein Schweizer namens Nötzli (1988), Der 42. Himmel (1962) and Der Herr mit der schwarzen Melone (1960). He was married to Anina Stancu, Ruth Jecklin and Lenke Mekkey. He died on May 8, ...

71. Walo Lüönd

Actor | Tatort

Walo Lüönd was born on April 13, 1927 in Zug, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Tristan and Isolde (1981) and Auf Achse (1980). He was married to Eva-Maria Bendig. He died on June 17, 2012 in Locarno, Switzerland.

72. Richard D. Zanuck

Producer | Driving Miss Daisy

Richard D. Zanuck was born on December 13, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Cocoon (1985) and Deep Impact (1998). He was married to Lili Fini Zanuck, Linda Harrison and Lili Gentle. He died on July 13, 2012 in ...

73. Sage Stallone

Actor | Rocky V

Sage Stallone was an American actor and film director from Los Angeles. His best known role was Robert Balboa, Jr. (Rocky Balboa's son) in the sports drama film "Rocky V" (1990).

Stallone was the eldest son of actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-) and his first wife Sasha Czack. His parents married in ...

74. Celeste Holm

Actress | All About Eve

Celeste Holm was an only child, born into a home where her mother was a painter and her father worked in insurance. She would study acting at the University of Chicago and make her stage debut in 1936. Her Broadway debut came when she was 19 in 'The Time of Your Life'. She appeared in many ...

75. Norbert Berger

Actor | Schlagerrevue 1962

Norbert Berger was born on September 12, 1945 in Völklingen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Schlagerrevue 1962 (1961), Plattenküche (1976) and Baden-Badener Roulette (1968). He was married to Cindy Berger. He died on July 14, 2012 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

76. Birger Heymann

Composer | Linie 1

Birger Heymann was born on May 7, 1943 in Berlin, Germany. He was a composer, known for Linie 1 (1988), Bangkok Story (1989) and Tatort (1970). He died on July 18, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

77. Simon Ward

Actor | Young Winston

The son of a car dealer, the British actor Simon Ward was born in London, England, in 1941, and educated there at Alleyn's School, the home of the National Youth Theatre, which he joined at age 13 and stayed with for eight years. After attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he worked in ...

78. Angharad Rees

Actress | Under Milk Wood

Angharad Rees was born on July 16, 1944 in Edgware, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Under Milk Wood (1971), Poldark (1975) and Close to Home (1989). She was married to David McAlpine and Christopher Cazenove. She died on July 21, 2012 in Knightsbridge, London, England, UK.

79. Sherman Hemsley

Actor | The Jeffersons

Sherman Hemsley played characters known to be wise-cracking, "Weezy" loving, boisterous fools which America and the entire world laughed with kindheartedly. Sherman Alexander Hemsley, Air Force veteran and actor, was born on Feb. 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, William Hemsley, ...

80. Chad Everett

Actor | Mulholland Dr.

Both a leading and a supporting actor in movies and on television, name a role - lawyer, airline pilot, rig foreman, doctor, gunslinger, real-life person, good guy, bad guy - and Chad Everett has probably played it. He was born Raymon Lee Cramton on June 11, 1937 in South Bend, Indiana. In high ...

81. Susanne Lothar

Actress | Funny Games

Susanne Lothar was born on November 15, 1960 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Funny Games (1997), The White Ribbon (2009) and The Reader (2008). She was married to Ulrich Mühe. She died on July 21, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

82. Lupe Ontiveros

Actress | As Good as It Gets

Lupe Ontiveros was born on September 17, 1942 in El Paso, Texas, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for As Good as It Gets (1997), Selena (1997) and Chuck & Buck (2000). She was married to Elias P. Ontiveros. She died on July 26, 2012 in Whittier, California, USA.

83. Russ Mayberry

Director | Baa Baa Black Sheep

Russ Mayberry was born on December 22, 1925 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Black Sheep Squadron (1976), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and McCloud (1970). He was married to Mary Ellen "Sandy" Minor and Darleen Engle. He died on July 27, 2012 in Fort ...

84. John Finnegan

Actor | An American Tail

John Finnegan, or sometimes known as J.P. Finnegan, is an American film actor, mostly known for his roles on the American crime fiction series, Columbo (1971), which aired regularly from 1971 to 1978. Another role included voicing the character, "Warren T. Rat", who was the main villain in the 1986 ...

85. Silvia Seidel

Actress | Anna

Silvia Seidel was born on September 23, 1969 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Anna (1987), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993) and Storm of Love (2005). She died on July 31, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

86. Wilfried Blasberg

Actor | Tatort

Wilfried Blasberg was born in 1938. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), The Fan (1982) and Kreisbrandmeister Felix Martin (1982). He died in February 2012 in Germany.

87. Eric Sykes

Actor | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

'Eric Sykes' started as a radio scriptwriter but he soon found he could perform as well as write. The slight handicap of being very hard of hearing doesn't interfere with his wonderful comic timing. The spectacles he wears have no lenses but contain a bone conducting hearing aid.

88. Rolf Castell

Actor | Tatort

Rolf Castell was born on May 28, 1921 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), La Gondola (1955) and Alle meine Töchter (1995). He was married to Ingeborg. He died on August 3, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

89. Marvin Hamlisch

Composer | The Spy Who Loved Me

Musical talent ran in Marvin Hamlisch's family - his father was an accordionist, and at seven Hamlisch was the youngest student ever accepted by Manhattan's Julliard School of Music. Hamlich furthered his education by taking night classes at Queens College and working during the day as a rehearsal ...

90. Al Freeman Jr.

Actor | Malcolm X

Al Freeman, Jr. was an actor and director who was the first African American to win a Daytime Emmy Award for acting. His most famous role was that of Police Captain Ed Hall in the soap opera One Life to Live (1968), which brought him the Emmy in 1979. He was a regular on the soap from 1972 through ...

91. David Cameron

Actor | Robot Jox

David Cameron was born on January 21, 1933 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Robot Jox (1989), Mrs. Dally (1966) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). He was married to Gerlinde Bernhard, Dorothea 'Pumpi' Gräfin v. Lamberg, Hildegard Knef and Shirley Cameron. ...

92. Mel Stuart

Producer | Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135

Mel Stuart was born on September 2, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and The Making of the President 1960 (1963). He was married to Roberta Frances Silberman ...

93. Ron Palillo

Actor | Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI

At 14, Ron Palillo (born Ronald Gabriel Paolillo) started his own summer theater in Cheshire, Connecticut. His parents, Gabriel and Carmel Paolillo, were surprised when the summer theater actually made money. After graduating from high school, Ron went to the University of Connecticut at Storrs, ...

94. Tony Scott

Producer | Domino

Tony Scott was a British-born film director and producer. He was the youngest of three brothers, one of whom is fellow film director Ridley Scott. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England to parents Jean and Colonel Francis Percy Scott. As a result of his father's career in the British...

95. Phyllis Diller

Actress | A Bug's Life

Diller put out an autobiography in 2005 in her late 80s, and entitled it "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", which pretty much says it all when recalling the misfit life and career of the fabulous, one-of-a-kind Phyllis Diller. It may inspire all those bored, discouraged and/or directionless ...

96. William Windom

Actor | Escape from the Planet of the Apes

A man of all mediums, this veteran, Manhattan-born character actor was named after his great-grandfather, Lincolnesque Congressman William Windom. Born in 1923, the son of Paul Windom, an architect, and the former Isobel Wells Peckham, Bill attended Williams College and the University of Kentucky, ...

97. Phyllis Thaxter

Actress | Superman

This warm and winning, very non-theatrical brunette was born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter in Portland, Maine, on November 20, 1919. The daughter of Maine Supreme Court Justice Sidney Thaxter, her acting talent came from her mother's side, who was a one-time Shakespearean actress. Phyllis was educated ...

98. Jerry Nelson

Actor | The Muppet Show

Puppeteer, actor, musician, and master of voices, Jerry Nelson originally joined Henson & Company as a temporary replacement for Frank Oz, who had been drafted into the armed services in the 60's. He later re-joined the crew as a full-time performer in the 70's, and has since been heavily involved ...

99. Hans Jürgen Diedrich

Actor | Tausendundeine Nacht

Hans Jürgen Diedrich was born on April 30, 1923 in Stralsund, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Tausendundeine Nacht (1969), Was wissen Sie von Titipu? (1972) and Das Messer (1971). He died on August 29, 2012 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

100. Michael Clarke Duncan

Actor | The Green Mile

Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised on Chicago's South Side by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let ...