In Memorian 2015 - TV & movie personalities who passed away this year.

1. Ninón Sevilla

Ninon Sevilla was a Mexican showgirl born in Cuba and raised by an aunt in the populous Centro Habana sector, Ninón Sevilla was graced with feline features, wonderful legs and exceptional vitality. She successfully danced her way through Havana night clubs and cabarets, and arrived in Mexico in ...

2. Donna Douglas

Actress | The Beverly Hillbillies

An honest-to-goodness Southern Belle, similar to her most famous character role, "Elly May Clampett" on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Donna Douglas grew up in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area, loving "critters". She got married soon after high school, had a son, divorced and won a couple of beauty...

3. René Vautier

Director | Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès

René Vautier was born on January 15, 1928 in Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère, France. He was a director and writer, known for Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès (1972), Les Anneaux d'or (1956) and Techniquement si simple (1971). He was married to Soazig Chappedelaine. He died on January 4, 2015 in ...

4. Khan Bonfils

Actor | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Khan Bonfils was born in 1972 in the UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) and Skyfall (2012). He died on January 7, 2015 in London, England, UK.

5. Rod Taylor

Actor | Inglourious Basterds

Suave and handsome Australian actor arrived in Hollywood in the 1950s, and built himself up from a supporting actor into taking the lead in several well-remembered movies. Arguably his most fondly remembered role was that as George (Herbert George Wells), the inventor, in George Pal's spectacular ...

6. Georg Einerdinger

Actor | Lindenstraße

Georg Einerdinger was born on April 26, 1941 in Übersee, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Lindenstraße (1985), Chiemgauer Volkstheater (1992) and Der Geisterwald oder Des Raben Rache (1988). He died on January 5, 2015 in Anger, Bavaria, Germany.

7. Lance Percival

Actor | Yellow Submarine

After being demobbed from the army having completed his national service he went to Canada where he got a job in advertising writing jingles for television commercials. At the same time he was the leader of a group of young musicians and singers called Lord Lance and his Calypsons doing night spots...

8. Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Producer | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and Mystic Pizza (1988). He was married to Patricia Strawn, Peggy Elliott and ...

9. Francesco Rosi

Writer | Cadaveri eccellenti

His father was a shipowner. After school, Rosi initially began studying law, which he soon dropped out to work as a broadcast journalist and book illustrator in Naples. From 1944 to 1945 he worked for "Radio Napoli". In the immediate post-war years, Rosi moved to Rome, where he came into contact ...

10. Taylor Negron

Actor | Alienated

Taylor Negron was born Brad Stephen Negron in Glendale, California, to Lucy (Rosario) and Conrad Negron, who was mayor of Indian Wells, CA. His parents were both of Puerto Rican descent. Negron attended UCLA, studied acting with Lee Strasberg, and studied comedy at a private seminar taught by ...

11. Anita Ekberg

Actress | La dolce vita

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg was born on September 29, 1931 in Malmo, Sweden. Growing up with seven brothers and sisters was not an adventure, but Anita's adventure began when she was elected Miss Sweden in 1950. She did not win the Miss Universe contest but she got a modeling contract in the ...

12. Ingeborg Wellmann

Actress | Meine 99 Bräute

Ingeborg Wellmann was born on May 5, 1924 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Meine 99 Bräute (1958), Heldinnen (1960) and Wie gut, daß es Maria gibt (1990). She was married to Heinz Giese. She died on January 6, 2015 in Berlin,...

13. Brian Clemens

Writer | The Avengers

Brian Clemens left school at the age of 14. After national service with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, he worked his way up from messenger boy to copywriter at an advertising agency, writing in his spare time. One of his scripts was accepted by the BBC in 1955. He joined a production company, ...

14. Wes Kenney

Producer | Days of Our Lives

Harry Wesley Kenney Jr. was born in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Carnegie Tech (Mellon) and was hired in the 1950s by Dumont TV Network in New York as a director in an era where everything was live and shot with multiple cameras. He directed all genres, including dramas, kids shows, game shows, ...

15. Fiona Cumming

Director | The Omega Factor

Fiona Cumming began her career as an actress. She started out at the Royal Scottish Academy and went on to a variety of theatre and television work, including a spell at Border Television in the dual role of announcer and features interviewer. Then, deciding that she would prefer production work, ...

16. Roger Kitter

Actor | Suzie Gold

Roger Kitter was born on October 20, 1949 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Suzie Gold (2004), 'Allo 'Allo! (1982) and Look and Read (1967). He was married to Karan David. He died on January 2, 2015 in London, England, UK.

17. Bill Hart

Stunts | Escape from New York

Bill Hart was born on July 28, 1934 in Red Oak, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Escape from New York (1981), The Wild Bunch (1969) and The Way of the Gun (2000). He was married to Rina Solowitz and Charlene Roberson. He died on January 2, 2015 in Northridge, California, USA.

18. Little Jimmy Dickens

Soundtrack | Northern Exposure

Little Jimmy Dickens was born on December 19, 1920 in Bolt, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Northern Exposure (1990), More American Graffiti (1979) and Last Night's Party (2014). He was married to Mona Evans, Anne Ernestine Jones and Dorothy (Connie) Chapman. He died on January 2, ...

19. János Zsombolyai

Director | Kihajolni veszélyes

János Zsombolyai was born on January 30, 1939 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Kihajolni veszélyes (1978), Tüzikovácsok (1975) and A halálraítélt (1990). He died on January 4, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary.

20. Upendra Trivedi

Actor | Zer To Pidhan Jani Jani

Upendra Trivedi was born on July 14, 1936 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He was an actor and director, known for Zer To Pidhan Jani Jani (1972), Nagmati Nagvalo (1984) and Khel Khilari Ka (1977). He died on January 4, 2015 in Mumbai, India.

21. Patsy Garrett

Actress | Benji

Patsy Garrett was born on May 4, 1921 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Benji (1974), Nanny and the Professor (1970) and The Parallax View (1974). She was married to Alexander Kokinacis. She died on January 8, 2015 in Indio, California, USA.

22. Trevor Davies

Actor | Bouton Rouge

Trevor Davies was born on November 27, 1944 in Enford, Wiltshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Bouton Rouge (1967), Rendezvous am Rhein (1964) and Musik aus Studio B (1961). He was married to Yvonne Skinner. He died on January 13, 2015 in Wiltshire, England, UK.

23. Georg Lohmeier

Writer | ... und die Tuba bläst der Huber

Georg Lohmeier was born on July 9, 1926 in Loh, Wasentegernbach, Erding, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for ... und die Tuba bläst der Huber (1980), Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (1969) and Blut am Boden (1962). He was married to Eleonore. He died on January 20,...

24. Darren Shahlavi

Actor | I Spy

Darren Shahlavi was seven years old when he started training in martial arts in an old drama theatre in Manchester, England. Inspired by Bruce Lees films and other action movies such as Star Wars, he dreamed of being a movie actor and would show up to his Judo class at the drama hall early to watch...

25. Guy Gallo

Writer | American Playhouse

Guy Gallo was born on February 16, 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer, known for American Playhouse (1980), Under the Volcano (1984) and Tales from the Darkside (1983). He was married to Jeannine Dominy and Terri Wagener. He died on January 13, 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.

26. Pauline Yates

Actress | Harriet's Back in Town

Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, Pauline Yates knew she wanted to be an actress from an early age. After leaving school, she went straight into Oldham Rep., making her stage debut at 17 as Grace Poole in Jane Eyre. In the late 1960s she landed her first TV role and became a familiar face on ...

27. Alan Marcus

Stunts | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Alan Marcus was an actor and writer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Rambo III (1988) and Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988). He died on January 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

28. Barrie Ingham

Actor | The Great Mouse Detective

Barrie Ingham was born on February 10, 1932 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), The Day of the Jackal (1973) and Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965). He was married to Tarne Phillips. He died on January 23, 2015 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, ...

29. Edgar Froese

Soundtrack | Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

The pioneering German collective Tangerine Dream has been delivering their distinctive style of ambient music for nearly three decades, laying down a foundation of sound textures and sonic imagery that has influenced many of today's electronic musicians. Founded in 1967 by fine art aficionado Edgar...

30. Demis Roussos

Soundtrack | Palm Springs

Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos was a Greek Egyptian then his family migrated to Greece and he became a Greek vocalist and performer who had an internationally acclaimed career, as a single recording artist and bandleader. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in the progressive ...

31. Colleen McCullough

Writer | Tim

Colleen McCullough was born on June 1, 1937 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. She was a writer and actress, known for Tim (1979), An Indecent Obsession (1985) and The Thorn Birds (1983). She was married to Cedric Newton (Ric) Ion-Robinson. She died on January 29, 2015 in Burnt Pine, ...

32. Geraldine McEwan

Actress | The Magdalene Sisters

Geraldine McEwan was born in Old Windsor, England and made her theatre debut at the age of 14 at the Theatre Royal in Windsor. By the age of 18 she was starring in London's West End in several long-running popular productions. During the 1950s she acted with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in ...

33. Ben Wettervogel

Actor | Tatort

Ben Wettervogel was born on December 18, 1961 in Klein-Reken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Das NRW Duell (2006) and Morgenmagazin (1992). He died on February 2, 2015 in Berlin-Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.

34. Udo Lattek

Self | Libero

Udo Lattek was born on January 16, 1935 in Bosemb, East Prussia, Germany [now Boze, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. He was married to Hildegard. He died on January 31, 2015 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

35. Lizabeth Scott

Actress | Too Late for Tears

Lizabeth Scott was born Emma Matzo on September 29, 1922 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children of Mary (Pennock) and John Matzo, who were Slovak immigrants. Scott attended Marywood Seminary and the Alvienne School of the Theatre in New York City, where she adopted the stage name of ...

36. Roger Hanin

Actor | Navarro

Roger Hanin was born on October 20, 1925 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He was an actor and writer, known for Navarro (1989), Hell Train (1985) and Le protecteur (1974). He was married to Christine Gouze-Rénal and Lisette Barucq. He died on February 11, 2015 in Paris, France.

37. Steve Strange

Soundtrack | Laurence Anyways

Steve Strange was born on May 28, 1959 in Porthcawl, South Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Laurence Anyways (2012), Urban Cowboy (1980) and Hittimittari (1984). He died on February 12, 2015 in Sharm El Sheikh International Hospital, Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt.

38. Gary Owens

Actor | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

Gary Owens was an American voice actor, radio announcer and narrator who was known for being the original voice actor of Hanna-Barbera's Space Ghost, Powdered Toast Man from The Ren & Stimpy Show and Blue Falcon from Dynomutt, Dog Wonder. George Lowe became Owens' successor as the voice of Space ...

39. Louis Jourdan

Actor | Gigi

Louis Jourdan was born Louis Robert Gendre in Marseille, France to Yvonne (née Jourdan) and hotel owner Henry Gendre. He was educated in France, Britain, and Turkey. He trained as an actor with René Simon at the École Dramatique. He debuted on screen in 1939, going on to play cultivated, polished, ...

40. Lorena Rojas

Actress | Corazones rotos

Lorena Rojas was born on February 10, 1971 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Corazones rotos (2001), El Cuerpo del Deseo (2005) and La quebradita (1994). She was married to Patrick Shaas. She died on February 16, 2015 in Miami, Florida, USA.

41. Pamela Cundell

Actress | Big Deal

Pamela Cundell was born on January 15, 1920 in Croydon, Surrey, England as Pamela Isabel Cundell. She was an actress, known for TwentyFourSeven (1997), Big Deal (1984) and Dad's Army (1968). She was married to Bill Fraser, Leslie Newport-Gwilt and Robert O'Connor. She died on February 14, 2015 in ...

42. Lesley Gore

Soundtrack | Suicide Squad

Lesley Gore was born Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York City, to Ronny and Leo Goldstein, a manufacturer of children's clothes and swimwear. Her family was Jewish. She grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey. Gore hit the music scene at 17 years of age in 1963 with the teen anthem "It's My Party". ...

43. June Fairchild

Actress | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

June Fairchild was born on September 3, 1946 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Up in Smoke (1978) and The Student Body (1976). She was married to Tommy Lee Mull. She died on February 17, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

44. Harris Wittels

Writer | Parks and Recreation

Harris Wittels was born on April 20, 1984 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Master of None (2015) and Eastbound & Down (2009). He died on February 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

45. Gérard Calvi

Composer | La Tulipe Noire

Gérard Calvi was born on July 26, 1922 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for The Black Tulip (1964), Jerk à Istambul (1967) and The Big Scare (1964). He was married to Françoise Couleau and Yvette Dolvia. He died on February 20, 2015 in Paris, France.

46. Konrad Toenz

Actor | Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst!

Konrad Toenz was born on May 23, 1939 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst! (1967), 5gegen5 (2005) and Markus Lanz (2008). He was married to Elsbeth. He died on February 22, 2015 in Zürich, Switzerland.

47. Paul Napier

Actor | Diplomatic Immunity

Paul Napier was born on March 10, 1930 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Diplomatic Immunity (1991), Knots Landing (1979) and Getting Even (1986). He was married to Marie Lois Bonady. He died on February 21, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

48. Terry Gill

Actor | Crocodile Dundee

Terry Gill was born on October 25, 1939 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Crocodile Dundee (1986), Blue Heelers (1994) and The Flying Doctors (1985). He was married to Carole-Ann Aylett. He died on February 25, 2015 in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

49. Maurice Hurley

Producer | Star Trek: The Next Generation

Maurice Hurley was born on August 16, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), The Equalizer (1985) and Baywatch Nights (1995). He was married to Geraldine Garret and Adrienne St.John Geer. He died on February 24, 2015 in the...

50. Leonard Nimoy

Actor | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Leonard Simon Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, who owned a barbershop. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Raised in a tenement and acting in community theaters since age eight, Nimoy did not make his Hollywood debut until he was 20, with a bit ...

51. Richard Bakalyan

Actor | Chinatown

Richard Bakalyan was born on January 29, 1931 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Chinatown (1974), The Fox and the Hound (1981) and Von Ryan's Express (1965). He was married to Elizabeth Lena (Betty Lee) Baumann. He died on February 27, 2015 in Elmira, New York,...

52. Daniel von Bargen

Actor | The Postman

A character actor who seems to pop up everywhere as the stereotypical cop, military officer and/or tough guy, von Bargen could turn in performances of stunning complexity when given the chance.

Daniel von Bargen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 5, 1950 to Juanita (Bustle) and Donald L. von ...

53. Harve Bennett

Producer | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Harve Bennett was born on August 17, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). He was married to Carole Patricia Oettinger and Jani. He died on ...

54. Lynn Borden

Actress | Black Mama White Mama

Most famous for her role in the 1972 low-budget shocker Frogs (1972) (a far cry from her role on Hazel (1961)), Lynn Borden rarely garnered large or leading roles. She was originally going to play the lead in 1964's Roustabout (1964) but this did not materialize. She had a memorable role in the ...

55. Sam Simon

Producer | The Simpsons

Sam Simon was born on June 6, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) and Shanghai Noon (2000). He was married to Jami Ferrell and Jennifer Tilly. He died on March 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

56. Karina Kraushaar

Actress | Hallo Robbie!

Karina Kraushaar was born on April 9, 1971 in Eilenburg, German Democratic Republic [now Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany]. She was an actress, known for Hallo Robbie! (2001), Our Charly (1995) and The Air Rescue Team (1997). She died on March 5, 2015 in Hamburg, Germany.

57. Windell Middlebrooks

Actor | Scrubs

Windell Middlebrooks was born on January 8, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Scrubs (2001), Body of Proof (2011) and The Suite Life on Deck (2008). He died on March 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

58. Terry Pratchett

Writer | Good Omens

Terry Pratchett was born on April 28, 1948 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Good Omens (2019), Untitled Discworld Project and The Wee Free Men. He was married to Lyn Marian Purves. He died on March 12, 2015 in Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, ...

59. Buddy Elias

Actor | Mit Leib und Seele

Buddy Elias was born 1925 in Frankfurt am Main. He took acting lessons at the conservatory in Basel and completed his training with Ernst Ginsberg in Zürich. At the beginning of his career he played at various stages in Switzerland. He was the star comedian in 'Holiday on Ice' from 1947 until 1961....

60. Walter Grauman

Director | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

Walter Grauman was born on March 17, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970), Blue Light (1966) and I Deal in Danger (1966). He was married to Margaret (Peggy) Buckley Parker, Joan Taylor and Suzanne Carla Greenstone. He died on...

61. Alberta Watson

Actress | Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Alberta Watson, well known to television audiences for her Gemini award-nominated role as Madeline on La Femme Nikita (1997), enjoys a long and diverse career in television and film.

A native of Toronto, Watson began performing with a local theater group as a teenager. She received a Genie ...

62. Gian Vittorio Baldi

Director | Fuoco!

Gian Vittorio Baldi was born on October 30, 1930 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Fuoco! (1968), Night of the Flowers (1972) and Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968). He was married to Macha Méril. He died on March 23, 2015 in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

63. John Litvack

Producer | Smallville

John Litvack was born in 1946 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Smallville (2001), Hill Street Blues (1981) and Fringe (2008). He was married to Murphy Litvack. He died on March 21, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

64. Karl Moik

Soundtrack | Superstau

Karl Moik was born on June 19, 1938 in Linz, Austria. He was an actor and writer, known for Superstau (1991), Tatort (1970) and Geschichten aus den Bergen (2010). He was married to Edith. He died on March 26, 2015 in Salzburg, Austria.

65. Ivo Garrani

Actor | Waterloo

Ivo Garrani was born on February 6, 1924 in Introdacqua, Abruzzo, Italy. He was an actor, known for Waterloo (1970), The Leopard (1963) and The Slave (1962). He was married to Lidia Gheducci. He died on March 25, 2015 in Rome, Italy.

66. Gene Saks

Actor | Deconstructing Harry

Gene Saks was born on November 8, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Deconstructing Harry (1997), The Odd Couple (1968) and I.Q. (1994). He was married to Keren Victoria Ettlinger and Bea Arthur. He died on March 28, 2015 in East Hampton, New York, USA.

67. Gerd Fitz

Actor | Löwengrube

Gerd Fitz was born on March 23, 1930 in Pähl, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Löwengrube (1989), Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (1969) and Der Bergdoktor (1992). He was married to ??? and Christel Schmitt. He died on March 24, 2015 in Heigenkam, Warngau, Upper Bavaria, ...

68. Miroslav Ondrícek

Cinematographer | Amadeus

Miroslav Ondrícek was born on November 4, 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a cinematographer, known for Amadeus (1984), A League of Their Own (1992) and Hair (1979). He was married to Eva. He died on March 28, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.

69. Rik Battaglia

Actor | Esther and the King

Rik Battaglia was born on February 18, 1927 in Corbola, Veneto, Italy. He was an actor, known for Esther and the King (1960), Orlando e i Paladini di Francia (1956) and Duck, You Sucker! (1971). He died on March 27, 2015 in Corbola, Veneto, Italy.

70. Helmut Dietl

Writer | Schtonk

Helmut Dietl was born on June 22, 1944 in Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Schtonk (1992), Rossini (1997) and Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz (1983). He was married to Tamara Dietl, Barbara Valentin and Karin Dietl-Wichmann. He died on March 30, 2015 in Munich,...

71. Robert Z'Dar

Actor | Tango & Cash

Robert Z'Dar was born Robert James Zdarsky on June 3, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. He caught the acting bug while attending Proviso West High School in Hillside. He received a BFA from Arizona State University. Prior to acting Z'Dar was a singer/keyboardist/guitar player for the Chicago-based rock ...

72. Gregory Walcott

Actor | Plan 9 from Outer Space

Gregory Walcott grew up in North Carolina and went into the Army just after the end of World War II. After leaving the service, he grew restless on the East Coast and, with $100 in his pocket, thumbed his way west to pursue an acting career. An agent who spotted him in a little theater play helped ...

73. Jenna McMahon

Writer | The Carol Burnett Show

Jenna McMahon was born on May 24, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for The Carol Burnett Show (1967), Soap (1977) and The Twilight Zone (1959). She was married to James Holden. She died on March 2, 2015 in Monterey, California, USA.

74. Emory Bass

Actor | 1776

Emory Bass was born on August 12, 1925 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for 1776 (1972), Dark Shadows (1966) and Kojak (1973). He died on March 4, 2015 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

75. Gordon Kent

Writer | Bonkers

Gordon Kent was born in 1954 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for Bonkers (1993), CBS Storybreak (1984) and Taz-Mania (1991). He died on March 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

76. Ralph Taeger

Actor | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The name may not be familiar but for one brief shining moment in the 1960s, this handsome, firm-jawed, sober-looking actor had his "15 minutes--plus" on TV and film.

Ralph Adolph Taeger was born of German-speaking parents on July 30, 1936 in Richmond Hill, New York. Very shy as a youngster, he took ...

77. Matt Landers

Actor | Die Hard

Matt Landers, a graduate of Notre Dame High School, worked his first professional season as an actor at the Surflight Summer Theater in Beach Haven, New Jersey, in 1969. He studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music and appeared as Jesus in "Godspell" in his first Equity performance at the Wilbur ...

78. Sally Forrest

Actress | While the City Sleeps

Sally's parents were both amateur ballroom dancers, so it was no surprise when Sally developed an interest in dancing. She entered dance classes by the first grade and was signed by MGM upon her graduation from high school. In 1945, she moved with her parents to Hollywood, where Sally worked on the...

79. J. Karen Thomas

Actress | Itty Bitty Titty Committee

J. Karen Thomas was born in 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007), The Tempest (2001) and Nashville (2012). She died on March 26, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

80. Robert H. Schuller

Self | Henry Ford's America

Robert H. Schuller was born on September 16, 1926 in Alton, Iowa, USA. He was married to Arvella DeHaan. He died on April 2, 2015 in Artesia, California, USA.

81. Mathias Gnädinger

Actor | Der Untergang

Mathias Gnädinger was born on March 25, 1941 in Ramsen, Kanton Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Der grosse Sommer (2015) and Ricordare Anna (2004). He was married to Ursula Zarotti. He died on April 3, 2015 in Zürich, Switzerland.

82. Tom Towles

Actor | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Tom Towles was a character player, often cast as scumbags or obnoxious men, who worked for more than a decade in Chicago theatre, before establishing himself in films and TV beginning in the late 80s - often in lower-budget fare. Towles drifted into acting after serving in the Marine Corps. ...

83. James Best

Actor | The Dukes of Hazzard

American character actor and teacher. Born Jewel Guy in Powderly, Kentucky, on July 26, 1926, he was orphaned at three and adopted by Armen and Essa Knowland Best, who renamed him James Knowland Best and raised him in Corydon, Indiana. Following high school he worked briefly as a metalworker before...

84. Geoffrey Lewis

Actor | The Way of the Gun

Talented and highly capable character actor Geoffrey Lewis, with rustic (sometimes sour-faced) looks, grew up in Rhode Island but was moved out to California at the age of ten. Lewis was very keen on the dramatic arts at high school, but often preferred to put on his own one-man shows rather than ...

85. Stan Freberg

Actor | Lady and the Tramp

Stan Freberg grew up in Los Angeles, California. From an early age he was a big fan of radio and sound. He was blessed with the double abilities of being an amazing mimic and possessing a razor-sharp satirical mind. In the early 1940s he began to do voice work for both the Warner Brothers' cartoons...

86. Richard Dysart

Actor | The Thing

Richard Dysart served for four years in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was a founding member of the American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco. He received the Drama Desk Award in 1972 and a Emmy Award in 1992. He was good friends with Diana Muldaur, who played Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law.

87. Judith Malina

Actress | The Addams Family

Judith Malina was born on June 4, 1926 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She was an actress and director, known for The Addams Family (1991), The Secret of My Success (1987) and When in Rome (2010). She was married to Hanon Reznikov and Julian Beck. She died on April 10, 2015 in Englewood, New ...

88. Nina Companeez

Writer | L'allée du roi

Nina Companeez was born on August 26, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was a writer and director, known for L'allée du roi (1996), Un pique-nique chez Osiris (2001) and Faustine et le bel été (1972). She died on April 9, 2015 in Paris, France.

89. Paul Almond

Director | Isabel

Paul Almond's television and movie productions have won numerous awards, including: 12 Canadian Film Awards (Genies), 3 Ohio State Awards and other international awards

In 2001, Paul Almond was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for having "demonstrated an outstanding level of talent and ...

90. Günter Grass

Writer | Die Blechtrommel

He grew up as the son of a merchant family. At the age of 15 he reported for military service in the Second World War. In 1944 he became a member of the Waffen-SS and was stationed in the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg. After the end of the war he was taken prisoner by the Americans until 1946....

91. Percy Sledge

Soundtrack | The Crying Game

Alabama-born Percy Sledge had a somewhat unusual introduction to the music business. Working as an orderly in a local hospital, he was touring with a local band called the Esquires Combo on weekends and working at the hospital during the week. A former patient at the hospital who knew both Sledge ...

92. Ben Powers

Actor | Mike Hammer

Ben Powers was born on July 5, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The New Mike Hammer (1984), Good Times (1974) and The Greatest American Hero (1981). He was married to Julia Harper. He died on April 6, 2015 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

93. Jonathan Crombie

Actor | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel

Jonathan Crombie was born on Wednesday, October 12th, 1966, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the baby of the family (he had two older sisters). His parents are David and Shirley Ann. Jonathan never intended on becoming an actor but he was spotted in a high school production of "The Wizard of Oz"...

94. Robert Rietty

Actor | The Omen

Born of Italian heritage Lucio Rietti was "discovered" at the tender age of 8 by his father Vittorio (Victor Rietti veteran actor of the stage and screen) who had noticed the boy had completely memorized a copy of a script he had given Lucio having wanted help from his son while rehearsing his ...

95. Werner Zimmer

Actor | Fußballtrainer Wulff

Werner Zimmer was born on October 19, 1936 in Schaffhausen, Saarlautern, Germany. He was an actor, known for Fußballtrainer Wulff (1972), Eins plus Eins gegen Zwei (1971) and Dalli Dalli (1971). He died on April 20, 2015 in Sankt Ingbert, Saarland, Germany.

96. Peter Howell

Actor | Scum

Peter Howell was an English actor born in London to Owen, a solicitor, and his wife Nora, née Mally, on 25 October 1919. He attended Winchester College and began studying Law at Christ Church, Oxford but left when he was called up for wartime service in 1939. Invalided out of the army in 1943 as a ...

97. Don Mankiewicz

Writer | Rosetti and Ryan

Donald Mankiewicz was born in Berlin into an illustrious creative family, his father being the screen-writer Herman Mankiewicz and his uncle film director Joseph Mankiewicz, whilst his brother Frank would also distinguish himself as a journalist. Brought up in Beverly Hills - where his parents' ...

98. Jayne Meadows

Actress | City Slickers

One of four children (two older brothers, one younger sister) born to American missionaries, Jayne Meadows (née Jane Cotter) was born September 27, 1919, in China. The family returned to the US in the early 1930s wherein Jayne was forced to learn the English language, speaking Chinese and other ...

99. Andrew Lesnie

Cinematographer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer who frequently worked with Peter Jackson. He did the photography for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He also did the photography for Babe, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend and The Lovely Bones. He passed away...

100. Verne Gagne

Producer | The Wrestler

An amateur and professional wrestling legend, Verne Gagne's career covers the entire period of wrestling from the "real" to "fake" to "entertainment" eras. Gagne won two NCAA wrestling championships while at the University of Minnesota, and was a member of the 1948 Olympic Wrestling team for the ...