Deaths: April 9

1. Richard Ng

Richard Ng was born on December 17, 1939 in Guangdong, China. He was an actor and writer, known for Winners & Sinners (1983), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) and Pom Pom (1984). He was married to Susan Ng. He died on April 9, 2023 in Hong Kong.

2. Albert Popwell

Actor | Sudden Impact

Handsome, leanly built African-American actor who notched up guest appearances in dozens of popular US TV shows, including Mannix (1967), McCloud (1970), Emergency! (1972) and Magnum, P.I. (1980). However, he's better known to cult films fans for his portrayal of character "Matthew Johnson" in the ...

3. Arthur Anderson

Actor | Midnight Cowboy

Arthur Anderson was born on August 29, 1922 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Midnight Cowboy (1969), Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999) and Cartoon Network Racing (2006). He was married to Alice Anderson. He died on April 9, 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

4. Arthur Cox

Actor | Sweeney 2

Arthur Cox was born on April 7, 1934 in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Sweeney 2 (1978), Poirot (1989) and A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987). He died on April 9, 2021 in the UK.

5. Barry Cahill

Actor | Hang 'Em High

Barry Cahill was born on May 28, 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Hang 'Em High (1968), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and Tick, Tick, Tick (1970). He was married to Rachel Ames. He died on April 9, 2012 in Ventura, California, USA.

6. Bob Wootton

Stunts | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Bob Wootton was born on March 4, 1942 in Paris, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986) and Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music (1969). He was married to Vicky Wootton and Anita Carter. He died on April 9, 2017...

7. Brook Benton

Soundtrack | Boogie Nights

Singer/songwriter Brook Benton was born Benjamin Franklin Peay on September 19, 1931, in Camden, South Carolina. He became a gospel singer at a young age and was a member of the Camden Jubilee Singers. Benton moved to New York City at age 17 in 1948 to try his luck as a songwriter. When he first ...

8. Charles Van Doren

Actor | Frontiers of Faith

Charles Lincoln Van Doren came from a family of intellectual achievers. His father was the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mark Van Doren (1894-1973). His mother, Dorothy Graffe Van Doren, was a novelist and writer, and his uncle, Carl Clinton Van Doren (1885-1950), was a noted historian and author. ...

9. Dewey Martin

Actor | The Thing from Another World

American juvenile leading man. A native of Texas, Martin entered the theatre in 1946 and within three years was tapped to play one of the young toughs in Knock on Any Door (1949). After minor roles in several minor films, he was given a larger role in The Thing from Another World (1951) by producer ...

10. Diana Hale

Producer | When the Train Stops

Diana Hale was born on December 31, 1929 in the USA. She was an actress and producer, known for When the Train Stops (2019), The Glove (1979) and Get Smart (1965). She was married to Michael Forest. She died on April 9, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

11. Dmitri Smirnov

Composer | Belaya noch, nezhnaya noch

Dmitri Smirnov was born on February 13, 1952. He was a composer, known for Belaya noch, nezhnaya noch (2008), Fartovyy (2006) and Ne nado pechalitsya (2010). He died on April 9, 2020 in London, England, UK.

12. DMX

Soundtrack | Exit Wounds

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), known by his stage name DMX ("Dark Man X"), was an American rapper and actor. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies...

13. Elena Shulman

Actress | Zeruda no densetsu: Buresu obu za wairudo

Elena Shulman was born on April 10, 1969 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017), How Not to Rescue a Princess (2010) and Three heroes and the King of the Sea (2017). She died on April 9, 2023 in St. Petersburg, ...

14. Emilio Pericoli

Soundtrack | Nurse Betty

Emilio Pericoli was an Italian pop singer, guitarist and pianist, popular in the early 1960's. In his youth, he was briefly engaged as a vocalist in a dance band. He also harboured aspirations to become a dramatic actor and appeared on stage with Isa Barzizza's company in the love story "Valentina"...

15. Ernst-Georg Schwill

Actor | Good Bye Lenin!

Ernst-Georg Schwill was born on March 30, 1939 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Good Bye Lenin! (2003), Tatort (1970) and Maibowle (1959). He was married to Anke. He died on April 9, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

16. Frank Lloyd Wright

Five

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of America's most famous architects who introduced his concept of "Organic architecture" and designed such landmarks as the Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum of Art.

He was born Frank Lincoln Wright on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA, into a family of...

17. Gern Nagler

Self | The NFL on CBS

18. Ida Schuster

Actress | La mort en direct

Ida Schuster was born on September 28, 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Death Watch (1980), The Revenue Men (1967) and Living Apart Together (1982). She was married to Allan Berkeley. She died on April 8, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

19. Jacques Calvet

Self | L'heure de vérité

Jacques Calvet was born on September 19, 1931 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was married to Françoise. He died on April 9, 2020 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.

20. James D. Hudnall

Writer | Harsh Realm

James D. Hudnall was born on April 10, 1957 in Santa Rosa, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Harsh Realm (1999), The Psycho and Age of Heroes. He died on April 9, 2019 in the USA.

21. Jeremy Young

Actor | Brat Farrar

This prolific character actor of Scottish ancestry was born in Liverpool as John H. Young. He made his theatrical debut in Hamlet at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1959 and in later years worked as a stage director at the Court Theatre Training Company and at the King's Head Theatre in London....

22. John Shearin

Actor | Hunter

John Shearin was born on September 27, 1944 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Hunter (1984), Eating Raoul (1982) and American Gothic (1995). He was married to Jennifer Wilson. He died on April 9, 2017 in Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

23. José Guardiola

Soundtrack | Cuéntame cómo pasó

José Guardiola was born on October 22, 1930 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Doomed Fort (1964) and El E.T.E. y el Oto (1983). He died on April 9, 2012 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

24. Juan Duarte

25. Julián Figueroa

Editor | Roaming Hungry

Julian Figueroa was born in 1995 in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised around the Western B.C. and is currently studying Film Production at the University of British Columbia. In 2012, at the age of 16, Julian started writing his first feature film, "Roaming Hungry", a comedy containing 3 interwoven ...

26. June Newton

Actress | ITV Play of the Week

June Newton was born on June 3, 1923 in Melbourne, Australia. She was an actress and director, known for ITV Play of the Week (1955), Hedda Gabler (1961) and Armchair Theatre (1956). She was married to Helmut Newton. She died on April 9, 2021 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

27. Kathleen Burke

Actress | The Last Outpost

Kathleen Burke was born on September 5, 1913 in Hammond, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for The Last Outpost (1935), Good Dame (1934) and The Lion Man (1936). She was married to Jose Fernandez, Glen Nelson Rardin and Forrest Lloyd Smith. She died on April 9, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

28. Kay Marvis

Actress | Copacabana

Kay Marvis was born on August 29, 1923 in New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Copacabana (1947), Kid Dynamite (1943) and Block Busters (1944). She was married to Groucho Marx and Leo Gorcey. She died on April 9, 2000 in Mendocino County, California, USA.

29. Kenneth McKellar

Soundtrack | Dear Frankie

Kenneth McKellar was born on June 23, 1927 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Dear Frankie (2004), The Beggar's Opera (1963) and The Great Waltz (1972). He was married to Hedy. He died on April 9, 2010 in Lake Tahoe, California, USA.

30. Leila Benitez

Actress | Wonder Women

Leila Benitez was born on October 5, 1930. She was an actress, known for Wonder Women (1973), Lab na lab kita (1962) and Dear Eddie (1963). She was married to Mervyn Simpson, Donald McCollum and Gerardo Roses. She died on April 9, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

31. Leopoldo Torres Ríos

Writer | Demasiado jóvenes

Leopoldo Torres Ríos was born on December 27, 1899 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and director, known for Demasiado jóvenes (1958), El hijo de la calle (1949) and What Happened at Reynoso (1955). He died on April 10, 1960 in Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

32. Lucie Dolène

Actress | Les petits creux de Loula

Lucie Dolène was born on June 17, 1931 in Damascus, Syria. She was an actress, known for Les petits creux de Loula (1984), Aladdin & The Magic Lamp (1970) and Seven Crystal Balls and the Prisoners of the Sun (1969). She was married to Jean Constantin. She died on April 9, 2020 in Noisy-le-Grand...

33. Malcolm Dixon

Actor | Time Bandits

Malcolm Dixon was born on September 1, 1934 in Auckland, County Durham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Time Bandits (1981), Flash Gordon (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). He was married to Anita B. Senior. He died on April 9, 2020 in the UK.

34. Marc Engels

Sound_department | Mandy

Marc Engels was a producer, known for Mandy (2018), The Odyssey (2016) and Love Me If You Dare (2003). He died on April 9, 2020.

35. Margarita Isabel

Actress | Como agua para chocolate

Margarita Isabel was born on July 25, 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Like Water for Chocolate (1992), Dos crímenes (1994) and Cronos (1992). She was married to Mario Iván Martínez Ortega. She died on April 9, 2017 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

36. Marilynn Smith

Self | The Founders

Marilynn Smith was born on April 13, 1929 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. She died on April 9, 2019 in Goodyear, Arizona, USA.

37. Meinhardt Raabe

Self | Little People

Raabe was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1915. In 1934, he was a member of the Midget City cast at the Chicago World's Fair. The money from his appearances at the fair and other places was how he paid for his bachelor's in accounting and master's in business administration.

His wife, Marie ...

38. Mort Drucker

Writer | The Mad Magazine TV Special

Mort Drucker was born on March 22, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Mad Magazine TV Special (1974), When We Went MAD! and Another Froggy Evening (1995). He was married to Barbara Hellerman. He died on April 9, 2020 in Woodbury, Long Island, New York, USA.

39. Nikki Grahame

Actress | Celebrity Juice

Nikki Grahame was born on April 28, 1982 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Celebrity Juice (2008), The Family Outing (2015) and Dream Team (1997). She died on April 9, 2021 in the UK.

40. Peter Hansen

Actor | General Hospital

Peter Hansen was born on December 5, 1921 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), The War of the Roses (1989) and When Worlds Collide (1951). He was married to Florence Elizabeth (Betty) Moe. He died on April 9, 2017 in Santa Clarita, California, USA.

41. Phyllis Lyon

Self | Last Call at Maud's

Phyllis Lyon was born on November 10, 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She was married to Del Martin. She died on April 9, 2020 in San Francisco, California, USA.

42. Prince Philip

The Good Life

Prince Phillip was born on 10 June 1921 as a Prince of Greece and Denmark. His family was deposed and he lived in France and finally went to boarding school in Gordonstoun in Scotland. Eventually he sent his boys there. When he was 18 he met 13 year old Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth, his third ...

43. Richard Teitelbaum

Music_department | Il seme dell'uomo

Richard Teitelbaum was born on May 19, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for The Seed of Man (1969), Angular Momentum (1973) and Asparagus (1979). He was married to Hiroko Sakurazawa. He died on April 9, 2020 in Kingston, New York, USA.

44. Saul Turteltaub

Producer | That Girl

Saul Turteltaub was born on May 15, 1932 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for That Girl (1966), One of the Boys (1982) and The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971). He was married to Shirley Steinberg. He died on April 9, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema, best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors -- and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York. He made over 40 movies, often complex and emotional, but seldom overly sentimental. Although ...

48. William Mims

Actor | The Day Mars Invaded Earth

William Mims was born on January 15, 1927 in Carthage, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1962), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) and Hot Rods to Hell (1966). He was married to Nancy Lou Irgang. He died on April 9, 1991 in Studio City, California, USA.