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Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Air Force veteran and International athlete Cliff Simon's unique presence set him apart every time. A powerful veteran actor living in Los Angeles since 2000, he realized his dream of becoming a USA citizen. He was a published author of 'Paris Nights my year at the Moulin Rouge'.
At a very young age, Cliff aspired to be the first South African swimmer to win an Olympic Gold medal. His mother, being a swim teacher, had him in the pool before he could walk and instilled all the confidence he ever needed to follow that path. At the age of six, he showed talent as a gymnast. By age 15 Cliff had reached a national level in South Africa in both swimming and gymnastics, but to go further in either one, he needed to devote 100% of his time to just one, and he chose swimming.
At age 15, with turmoil in South Africa, his parents decided to immigrate to the United Kingdom. It was here that Cliff completed his schooling and was chosen to swim in the British International squad. He competed in Olympic trials and qualified for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He was offered scholarships to Houston University and Southern Methodist University in Texas, where he would train with the best United States swim team, the Mustangs. This would have culminated in him competing in the 1984 Olympic Games.
However, after scraping ice off his car windshield at 5am every morning for 3 years before heading off to swimming training and spending 61/2 hours a day in the pool, Cliff felt waterlogged, burnt out and that he was missing out on his social life as a young man. Halfway through a training session, Cliff climbed out of the pool, sat on the edge and told his coach that he was leaving and would be returning to sunny South Africa. Back in South Africa Cliff entered the Air Force where he continued his swimming and achieved the highest athletic award given in the Air Force, the Victor Ludorum. In 1982 after serving his two year term, Cliff took all he owned in one suitcase and headed down to the coast in an old Fiat convertible.
He landed a job teaching windsurfing and water-skiing at a resort hotel. As fate would have it, a stage show was in production at the resort and Cliff was informed by one of the performers that the choreographer was looking for a gymnast. Cliff somehow knew that this was going to be the first step towards a career on stage. To cut a long story short, Cliff performed all over the world in various stage productions as a dancer/acrobat, culminating in his dream role as a principle performer at the world famous and iconic Moulin Rouge Theater, Paris in 1989.
On his return to South Africa, Cliff pursued his stage career. Whilst studying drama, Cliff secured himself a modeling agent and enjoyed much success in ramp, print and television commercials. Cliff received major recognition as a model in South Africa and was asked to enter The Mr. South Africa talent and action man competition. On winning this competition in 1992, Cliff was offered an audition on a hugely successful television series, called Egoli - Place of Gold. After guest starring on the show for 3 months, he was offered a permanent contract as a regular cast member in a lead role and would go on to become a household name for his 6 year run. After being personally affected and sick and tired of the violent crime in Johannesburg, he decided it was now or never and he immigrated to the USA with his wife, with the hope of having a better quality of life. This also gave him the opportunity to realize a long time dream of further pursuing his acting career in America.
Cliff soon landed a guest star role with Don Johnson on the hit TV series, 'Nash Bridges'. A short time after that, he acquired the guest star recurring role of Ba'AL on 'Stargate SG1'. Cliff's combination of charming bad guy charisma and wicked sense of humor made him a viewer favorite antagonist, keeping his character recurring for 5 seasons.
In 2007, Cliff was brought back to play Ba'AL in the Stargate SG1 movie, 'Continuum', which was released in 2008. Cliff was nominated for Best Guest Star at Best of TV Awards Canada 2014 for his role in 'Castle'. Cliff has many upcoming projects and has guest starred in many network TV series and films. His short film 'The Long Dig' is due for release in Aug 2018. He also appeared in 'Almythea 2 Rise of the Astra' and 'Land of the Free'. His 'Project Eden Vol 1' (Best Vision Award at the Boston Film Festival) had a U.S. theatrical release in January 2018.
Into the Unknown (2020) was Cliff's new show which premiered on Travel Channel in 2020, and had already aired first season on History Channel in Europe under the name 'Uncharted Mysteries'. A paranormal, investigative adventure show which suited Cliff perfectly. He is the host and executive producer.
When Cliff was not working he raced dolphins on his kite board off the beaches of Malibu, or surfed a wave and led a quiet life.
Cliff died while kite boarding on March 9, 2021 in Topanga, California.- Actor
- Writer
William Joseph McGuire Jr. (he was nicknamed 'Biff' when playing football at high school) initially pursued studies in agricultural engineering at the University of Massachusetts. Deciding "that farming wasn't for me", he dropped out and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Stationed in Oxfordshire during the latter stages of World War II, he became interested in the performing arts while attending the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham. Put to work as a set painter, Biff appeared in a local stage production, at which time he was spotted by a drama critic who talked him into going to London to audition (as it turned out, successfully) for a part in William Saroyan 's play The Best Years of Our Lives. Upon his return to the U.S., he acted on Broadway in the original 1949 production of South Pacific. His many subsequent performances on the 'Great White Way' during the next half century included a leading turn in Fininan's Rainbow in 1960, which also co-starred his wife, the English actress Jeannie Carson. In the course of many years, the 'McGuires' made many successful stage appearances together in off-Broadway plays, including Mary, Mary, Camelot and Cactus Flower. Both were also long-standing members of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
The tall, lean-framed stage thesp eventually broke into TV acting during the early 50s. In addition, he penned several episodic screenplays as well as managing to sell an original drama entitled "Top of the World" to the BBC. Biff only made sporadic forays into motion pictures, notably as a character actor or second-string lead in The Phenix City Story (1955), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968). On the small screen, he starred in several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and was one of the three principal characters (Dr. Michael Malloy) in the nostalgic newspaper drama series Gibbsville (1976), alongside Gig Young and John Savage. Prior to his retirement from acting in 2013 he also had recurring appearances on the soaps Search for Tomorrow (1951) and Santa Barbara (1984).- Actress
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Isela Vega was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico on November 5, 1939. The young beauty was named Princess of the 1957 Carnaval in Hermosillo, and parlayed that into work as a model. She also had some success as a singer before turning to acting. (Her composition "Bennie's Song" was used in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), which features her singing.)
She made her film debut in the Pedro Armendáriz movie Verano violento (1960). From her beginning in small roles in Mexican films in the early 1960s, her career grew and Isela became very popular as a sex symbol in the late 1960s. (She would appear nude in a multi-page feature in Playboy Magazine's July 1974 issue.) In addition to her Mexican films, TV shows, and stage appearances, she also worked in a number of foreign films, most famously in Sam Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), for which she received a Best Actress Ariel Award nomination in 1975. (Previously, Vega had been nominated for a Best Actress Ariel for her turn in Las reglas del juego (1971) in 1972.) She had made her United States film debut the year previously in The Deadly Trackers (1973) (the U.S.-Mexico horror cheapie The Fear Chamber (1968) doesn't really count) and continued to appear occasionally in small parts in American films and TV until the late 1990s.
In addition to her work as an actress, Vega produced, wrote and directed Lovers of the Lord of the Night (1986), and has written and produced other films. She has a son whose father is Alberto Vázquez, and a daughter (Shaula, an actress) whose father is Jorge Luke.- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Stunts
- Actor
James M. George was born on 28 July 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Midnight Run (1988), Wyatt Earp (1994) and Private Benjamin (1980). He died on 9 March 2021 in Mississippi, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Jeffrey M. Hayes was born on 3 March 1953 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Time Trax (1993), The Happytime Murders (2018) and Mission: Impossible (1988). He died on 9 March 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
- Actor
Roger Mudd was born on 9 February 1928 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for CBS Reports (1959), Time Machine: True Stories of the NYPD (2000) and Empires of Industry (1997). He was married to Emma Jeanne Spears. He died on 9 March 2021 in McLean, Virginia, USA.- Music Department
- Additional Crew
- Director
James Levine was born on 23 June 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director, known for Fantasia 2000 (1999), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and A Classic Tale. Music for Our Children (2001). He died on 9 March 2021 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Actor
Freeman Love was an actor. He died on 9 March 2021.- Steven Spurrier was born on 5 October 1941 in Cambridge, England, UK. He was married to Bella . He died on 9 March 2021 in Litton Cheney, Dorset, England, UK.
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Music Department
Andrija Zafranovic was born on 15 August 1949 in Maslenica, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an editor, known for Arizona Dream (1993), Time of the Gypsies (1988) and Golden Five (2016). He died on 9 March 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Léo Rosa was born on 13 December 1983 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Opposite Lives (2006), King David (2012) and Soulbound (2011). He died on 9 March 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Erling Sven Lorentzen was born on 28 January 1923 in Kristiania, Norway. He was married to Prinsesse Ragnhild. He died on 9 March 2021 in Oslo, Norway.
- Len Skeat was born on 9 February 1937 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hazell (1978). He was married to Jill Gresty and Iris Fish. He died on 9 March 2021 in the UK.
- Additional Crew
Lewis Minkin was born on 25 June 1936 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Lewis is known for Play for Today (1970). Lewis was married to Liz (Hughes) St David Smith and Lillie Plews. Lewis died on 9 March 2021 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- Valery Grinkov was born in 1949. He was an actor, known for Mertvym povezlo (2017). He died on 9 March 2021 in Ufa, Russia.
- Marguerite Sowersby died on 9 March 2021 in Arizona, USA.
- Inge Schneider was born on 3 August 1947. Inge was an editor, known for Nach dem Fall (2000), Die Spielwütigen (2004) and Prinzessinnenbad (2007). Inge died on 9 March 2021.
- Vanik Berberian was born on 20 September 1955 in Paris, France. He died on 9 March 2021 in Châteauroux, Indre, France.
- Franca De Stratis was born on 23 April 1939. She was an actress, known for The Price of Death (1971), Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia (1973) and Diario di un giudice (1978). She died on 9 March 2021 in Rome, Italy.
- Director
- Writer
- Composer
Federico Fabregat Vidrio was a director and writer, known for El torturador (2011), Floppy (2008) and El último chichiluco (2009). He died on 9 March 2021 in Mexico.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
René Taesch was born on 12 February 1952 in Forbach, Moselle, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Le cahier (1998), Histoire clandestine de ma région (2001) and Journal intime des affaires en cours (1998). He died on 9 March 2021 in Metz, Moselle, France.- Producer
- Additional Crew
Richard Driehaus was born on 27 July 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer, known for Grey Lady (2017) and Raffle Tucker (2012). He was married to Inese Driehaus. He died on 9 March 2021 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Actor
- Art Department
Olivier Schwengler was born on 16 April 1961 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was an actor, known for Tout dépend des filles... (1980), Mocky story (1993) and Cinématon (1972). He died on 9 March 2021 in Ris-Orangis, Essonne, France.- Camera and Electrical Department
Jimmy Hall was born on 2 February 1946 in Granada Hills, California, USA. Jimmy is known for The Check Is in the Mail... (1986), Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (2009) and Unsung (2008). Jimmy died on 9 March 2021 in San Pedro, California, USA.- Joan Walsh Anglund was born on 3 January 1926 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She was married to Robert Anglund . She died on 9 March 2021 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.
- Agustín Balbuena was born on 1 September 1945 in Santa Fe, Argentína. He died on 9 March 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Gary Miyakawa was an actor, known for Inferno in Paradise (1974) and Hawaii Five-O (1968). He died on 9 March 2021.
- Nikolay Astapov was born on 5 January 1951. He was an actor, known for A Man from Boulevard des Capucines (1987), Zmeelov (1986) and The Detached Mission (1986). He died on 9 March 2021.
- Tommy Troelsen was born on 10 July 1940 in Nykøbing Mors, Denmark. He was an actor, known for A Perfectly Normal Family (2020), Sportslørdag (1978) and Fup eller fakta (1966). He died on 9 March 2021 in Denmark.
- Additional Crew
Walter LaFeber was born on 30 August 1933 in Walkerton, Indiana, USA. He is known for Seeing Red (1983), Panama Canal (2011) and American Experience (1987). He was married to Sandra Gould. He died on 9 March 2021 in Ithaca, New York, USA.