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A prolific character actor on British television for three decades, Ronald Lacey was born on June 18, 1935 in the suburbs of London. He began his career in 1961 after compulsory National Service. He attended The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His first notable performance was delivered on stage in 1962 at The Royal Court Theatre in "Chips With Everything". Lacey had an unusual pug look with beady eyes and cherub's cheeks which landed him repeatedly in bizarre roles on both stage and screen. However it was his unforgettable demonic smile and peculiar Peter Lorre mannerisms that would bring Lacey a short period of fame in Hollywood.
After performing on British television throughout the 1960's and 1970's, Lacey finally landed the role for which these characteristics could be used to full advantage. In 1981 he was cast as the villainous Nazi henchman in 'Steven Spielberg' 's widescreen blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) He followed this with a series of various villainous roles for the next five to six years: Firefox (1982) with 'Clint Eastwood', Sahara (1983) with Brooke Shields, and Red Sonja (1985) with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Lacey turned in two hilarious cinematic performances in full drag (Disney's Trenchcoat (1983) with Margot Kidder from 1982 and Invitation to the Wedding (1983) from 1985 - in which he played a husband/wife couple!).
Lacey died in London of liver failure on May 15, 1991. A tremendous talent with great depth and many facets, Ronald Lacey will probably be remembered best for his small but significant role as the dapper yet psychotic Nazi in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).- Actor
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Ihsan Yüce was born on 23 January 1930 in Elazig, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Kanal (1978), Iste Hayat (1975) and Derya Gülü (1979). He died on 15 May 1991 in Istanbul, Turkey.- American B-Western actress. Growing up in her native Reno, Nevada, she made her entree into films with small parts in films shooting on location in the Reno area. She travelled to Hollywood and got work as a trick rider and stuntwoman and eventually as a leading lady in low- budget Westerns for Monogram and Republic. She starred opposite Johnny Mack Brown in several films and married another cowboy star, Lash La Rue. She also had her own radio program in the 1940s, "Reno Rides the Range." She retired to her hometown of Reno and died there at the age of 70.
- May Cluskey was born on 18 May 1927 in Dublin, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Theatre 625 (1964), Tolka Row (1964) and On a Paving Stone Mounted (1978). She died on 15 May 1991 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Freddie Paris was an actor, known for The Odd Angry Shot (1979), Flirting (1991) and Bandstand (1958). He died on 15 May 1991.- Mara Rúbia was born on 3 February 1919 in Ilha de Marajó, Pará, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Fantasma Por Acaso (1946), É com Este Que Eu Vou (1948) and Loucos Por Música (1945). She died on 15 May 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Amadou Hampaté Ba was born in 1900 in Bandiagara, Mali. He was a writer, known for Les oiseaux blancs, les oiseaux noirs (2003), Koumen (1979) and Civilisations (1969). He died on 15 May 1991 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.