Celebrity Deaths in 2024
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- Peter Magubane was born on 18 January 1932 in Vrededorp, Johannesburg, South Africa. He was married to Lenora Taitt. He died on 1 January 2024 in South Africa.
- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Producer
Mickey Cottrell was born on 4 November 1944 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for My Own Private Idaho (1991), Volcano (1997) and Ed Wood (1994). He died on 1 January 2024 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Cameron Dunkin was born in 1956 in the USA. Cameron died on 2 January 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Lillian Crombie was born in 1958 in Australia. She was an actress, known for Australia (2008), Lucky Miles (2007) and Double Trouble (2008). She died on 3 January 2024 in Australia.- Actor
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Pyotr Chernyaev was born on 2 September 1953. He was an actor and producer, known for Zmey (2002), Sezon tumanov (2009) and Vysshiy klass (1991). He died on 3 January 2024.- Sound Department
Peter Berkos was born on 15 August 1922 in Cicero, Illinois, USA. He is known for Slap Shot (1977), Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Into the Night (1985). He was married to Sally Ann Berkos. He died on 2 January 2024 in Rancho Bernardo, California, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Arévalo was born on 2 September 1947 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for Blown Away. Enchufados (2017), Ekipo Ja (2007) and El oro de Moscú (2003). He was married to Elena. He died on 3 January 2024 in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Additional Crew
- Actress
Germana Dominici was born on 1 December 1946 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. She was an actress, known for Black Sunday (1960), Mi vedrai tornare (1966) and Mondo pazzo... gente matta! (1966). She was married to Enrico Bomba. She died on 3 January 2024 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Ayla Algan was born on 29 October 1937 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress and assistant director, known for O da Beni Seviyor (2001), Harem Suare (1999) and Son Söz Benim (1970). She was married to Beklan Algan. She died on 4 January 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Glynis Johns was the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was always proud of her Welsh roots and took delight in playing the female lead (opposite Richard Burton) in the classic Under Milk Wood (1971). She was probably best known for her role as the suffragette mother in Mary Poppins (1964) although she is probably best loved for her fishy roles in Miranda (1948) and Mad About Men (1954). She had earlier showed she could take on the serious roles as well as in Frieda (1947). Most recently seen (at the time of writing) in Superstar (1999). Johns died in 2024, aged 100, having never received the damehood she had richly deserved for decades. Predeceased by her only son, she was survived by a grandson,Thomas Forwood, and three great-grandchildren.- Denise Assunção was born on 5 December 1956 in Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil. She was an actress, known for O Jeca e Seu Filho Preto (1978), Today Is Maria's Day (2005) and A Banda das Velhas Virgens (1979). She died on 3 January 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Konstantin Zheldin was born on 5 October 1933 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Liquidation (2007), Brat 2 (2000) and Isaev (2009). He died on 4 January 2024 in Moscow, Russia.
- Connie Madigan was born on 4 October 1934 in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Winterhawks (1997) and Kings of the Road: The Story of the Portland Buckaroos (2010). He died on 2 January 2024 in Canada.
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
David Soul achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond-haired, blue-eyed Detective Kenneth Hutchinson on the cult "buddy cop" TV series Starsky and Hutch (1975), Soul also had a very successful singing career recording several albums, with worldwide number one hit singles including "Silver Lady" & "Don't Give Up on Us Baby".
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, David Soul is the son of a minister who was at one time serving as the religious affairs advisor to the U.S. High Commission in Berlin. At 24 years of age, young Soul joined a North Dakota musical revue, was noticed by a keen-eyed talent scout, and signed to a studio contract. He went on to study acting with the Irene Daly School of The Actors Company, and with the Columbia Workshop in Hollywood. He first appeared on TV in small roles in shows including I Dream of Jeannie (1965), Flipper (1964) and All in the Family (1971). Regular TV work kept coming in for Soul including making masked appearances on The Merv Griffin Show (1962), as the popular singer known only as "The Covered Man."
In 1973, Soul was fortunate enough to be cast as one of the corrupt motorcycle cops in the Clint Eastwood thriller Magnum Force (1973), where his talents came to the attention of several TV execs who were looking for someone to play one of the lead roles in the upcoming Starsky and Hutch (1975) TV series. After four seasons, the show came to an end, yet Soul's talents were still in demand. He quickly went on to appear as the meek writer turned terrified vampire hunter Ben Mears in the chilling television mini-series Salem's Lot (1979), and then as Jake in the interesting television movie Homeward Bound (1980).
Several undemanding movies and TV series appearances followed for Soul. However in 1988 he scored rave reviews for his portrayal of real life, cold-blooded cop killer Michael Lee Platt in In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988). It was considered highly controversial for its intense level of violence in a made for TV production.
David Soul remained very busy throughout the 1990s and beyond, in both film and on stage productions. He has toured internationally in several theater productions, including playing the narrator in the critically-acclaimed production of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, plus a successful UK tour performing in Ira Levin's Deathtrap. Fans of the original TV series were glad to see Soul back with Paul Michael Glaser doing a cameo appearance in the big-budget movie version of Starsky & Hutch (2004).
Throughout his life, Soul has continually championed social causes often utilizing his own funds to raise awareness on issues including the impact of the Vietnam War, the shutdowns in the US steel industry, animal welfare, world hunger and HIV education. Soul has for several years made his home in the United Kingdom, where he has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, on several British TV shows and has become a keen soccer fan supporting English club, Arsenal FC.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
German actor Christian Oliver worked in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years, with, among others, Steven Soderbergh in The Good German; with Brian Singer and Tom Cruise in Valkyrie; and with the Wachowski sisters in Speed Racer. He also starred in Europe's Number One action series Alarm for Cobra 11 (RTL) for two years and had numerous other TV appearances in the US and Germany.- Actor
- Additional Crew
For well over thirty years, Harry Johnson's voice was heard in over 2,000 television episodes, especially all the Law & Order shows and Wolf Films' Chicago shows, along with dozens of feature films, commercials and video games, mostly uncredited. His voice work continued for years.
Harry's extensive career began as a contract player for Universal Studios, leading to a starring role in the sci-fi classic Time Warp, opposite Adam West, followed by guest star roles in over four decades of TV shows and feature films.
Harry wrote books under the name Harry Castle. His first novel was Fugitive Romance: The Fictional Memoir of a Hollywood Screenwriter. His second book was a short story collection called Miracles & Misfits.- Ana Afonso was born in 1976. She was an actress, known for 1ª Vez 16 mm (2008), Abstracto (1997) and Terra Mãe (1998). She was married to João Melo. She died on 4 January 2024.
- Joseph Lelyveld was born on 5 April 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was married to Carolyn Fox. He died on 5 January 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Antonino Solmer was born on 2 March 1950 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for The Donkey-Eared Prince (1980), O Beijo de Judas (1992) and Duarte & C.a (1985). He died on 5 January 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.- Composer
- Music Department
Amparo Rubín was born on 24 March 1955 in Puebla, Mexico. She was a composer, known for Kino (1993), Goitia, un dios para sí mismo (1989) and Playa azul (1992). She died on 6 January 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Del Palmer was born on 3 November 1952 in Greenwich, London, England. He was an actor, known for Kate Bush: Experiment IV (1986), Kate Bush Live at Hammersmith Odeon (1981) and Queens of British Pop (2009). He died on 5 January 2024 in the United Kingdom.- Sarah Rice was born on 5 March 1955 in Okinawa, Japan. She was an actress, known for Monsignor Renard (2000), Pure Wickedness (1999) and Casualty (1986). She was married to John Hiller. She died on 6 January 2024 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Joan Acocella was born on 13 April 1945 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was married to Nick Acocella. She died on 7 January 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Actress
- Music Department
Yüksel Uzel was born on 19 April 1950 in Rize, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Islak Sokak (1987) and Laf Lafi Açiyor (1991). She was married to Ihsan Börekçi and Kemal Uzel. She died on 7 January 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa.- Composer
- Executive
- Soundtrack
Guy Bonnet was born in 1945 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. He was a composer and executive. He died on 8 January 2024 in Montpellier, France.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Ventura Pons was born on 25 July 1945 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and producer, known for Anita no perd el tren (2001), To Die (or Not) (2000) and What's It All About (1995). He died on 8 January 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Phill Niblock was born on 2 October 1933 in Anderson, Indiana, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Sunsets (1970), The Magic Sun (1966) and China (1988). He died on 8 January 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Gianfranco Reverberi was born on 12 December 1934 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was a composer, known for Kick-Ass (2010), Boyhood (2014) and The Big Short (2015). He died on 8 January 2024 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.- Mark Kharitonov was born on 31 August 1937 in Zhytomyr, Kiev Oblast, Ukranian SSR, USSR. He was married to Galina Edelman. He died on 8 January 2024 in Moscow, Russia.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Larry Collins was born on 4 October 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Kiss My Grits (1982) and Any Which Way You Can (1980). He died on 5 January 2024 in Santa Clarita, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
Miklós Benedek was born on 28 September 1946 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor and writer, known for Cat City (1986), Soldaty svobody (1977) and Illatszertár (1987). He was married to Éva Hodgyai. He died on 9 January 2024 in Budapest, Hungary.- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
James Kottak was born on 26 December 1962 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Kingdom Come: Do You Like It (1989), Warrant: Family Picnic (1995) and Kingdom Come: Get It On (1988). He was married to Athena Bass. He died on 9 January 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Adan Canto is a Mexican-American actor and director. He left home at the age of 16 to pursue a career as a musician. Canto wrote for and produced several songs for film and television while living in Mexico City. He began acting in a handful of commercials in Mexico City and was soon cast in a television series called Estado de Gracia. Canto eventually turned to the stage after being cast as a lead for the adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother.
In 2013, Canto made his debut in American television, playing the role of Paul Torres on the Fox drama series, The Following. In 2015 Canto played real life politician Rodrigo Lara Bonia in Netflix drama series Narcos. In 2016, he was cast in the ABC political drama series, Designated Survivor, playing White House Chief of Staff Aaron Shore opposite Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone, and Maggie Q. Canto wrote and directed his first short film Before Tomorrow in 2014. His short film The Shot earned several festival awards for Best Narrative Short Film in 2020.- Iasos was born on 9 January 1947 in Greece. He died on 6 January 2024 in the USA.
- Writer
- Actor
Brian McConnachie was born on 23 December 1942 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Caddyshack (1980), Celebrity (1998) and Strange Brew (1983). He was married to Ann Crilly. He died on 5 January 2024 in Venice, Florida, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Janusz Majewski was born on 5 August 1931 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Mala matura 1947 (2010), Sublokator (1966) and Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy (2015). He was married to Zofia Nasierowska. He died on 10 January 2024 in Poland.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Tracy Tormé was born on 12 April 1959 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Fire in the Sky (1993), I Am Legend (2007) and Sliders (1995). He was married to Jennifer Marie Tormé and Robin Tormé. He died on 4 January 2024 in Escondido, California, USA.- Writer
- Actor
- Editor
Terry Bisson was born on 12 February 1942 in Madisonville, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Singing Biologist (2004), Robeson and Meat (2017). He was married to Judy Jensen, Deirdre Holst and Mary Corey. He died on 10 January 2024 in California, USA.- Additional Crew
- Art Department
- Writer
Jennell Jaquays was born on 14 October 1956 in Michigan, USA. She was a writer, known for Quake III: Arena (1999), Doom (1993) and Wolfenstein 3D (1992). She was married to Rebecca Ann Heineman. She died on 10 January 2024 in Dallas, Texas, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Laurence Badie was born on 15 June 1928 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for A Flea in Her Ear (1968), My American Uncle (1980) and Au théâtre ce soir (1966). She died on 11 January 2024 in Morlaix, Finistère, France.- Actor
- Director
Yuri Solomin is an acclaimed Russian stage and film actor and director, internationally best known for his work with director Akira Kurosawa in the leading role as Arseniev in Russian-Japanese film Dersu Uzala (1975).
He was born Yuri Mefodievich Solomin on June 18, 1935, in Chita, Siberian Russia, Soviet Union. His father, Mefodi Viktorovich, was a cellist and violinist, his mother, Zinaida Ananievna, was a mezzo-soprano; both parents taught classical music at the House of Pioneers in Chita. In 1953, after graduating from Chita high school, young Yuri Solomin moved to Moscow. There he attended Shchepkin Theatrical School, studied acting under Vera Pashennaya, graduating in 1957 as an actor. That same year he became permanent member of the troupe at the Academic Maly Theatre in Moscow. Since 1988, Solomin has been Artistic Director of the Maly Theatre. He also was Russian Minister of Culture from 1990 to 1992.
Yuri Solomin played over 50 roles in films and on television, and also played about 60 roles in stage productions. He was elected president of Association of Russian Theatres, was designated People's Actor of the USSR, and received numerous awards and decorations from both the Soviet and Russian governments. He is living in Moscow, Russia.- Director
- Writer
Oleg Ryabokon was born on 24 September 1939 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR. He was a director and writer, known for Streets of Broken Lights (1998), Fiziki (1989) and Prekrasnaya Elena (1986). He died on 6 January 2024 in Russia.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Georgina Hale was an accomplished stage actress who made many memorable forays in cinema, most notably in the films of Ken Russell, especially her performance as Alma Mahler, in a wonderful and visually rich biopic on composer Mahler (1974) which she won a BAFTA (British Academy Award) for. Two other standout performances were in Russell's notorious The Devils (1971) and the Twiggy musical "The Boyfriend" in which she played Fay, camping it up, in a backstage lesbian sub plot. She made in-joke cameos in two further Russell films: Lisztomania (1975) and Valentino (1977). Unfortunately, roles dwindled after her BAFTA win, for some reason, and she made some bad movie choices such as The World Is Full of Married Men (1979) (the film version of Jackie Collins's novel of the same name) and McVicar (1980), as well as the occasional stunner such as Butley (1974), written by playwright Simon Gray.
She appeared in many of Gray's stage plays (many were filmed for British television with her in starring roles) and she continued to work in British theatre. She made many guest appearances in UK television series including: Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), The Protectors (1972), Lady Killers (1980), Minder (1979), Boon (1986), One Foot in the Grave (1990), Murder Most Horrid (1991), The Vicar of Dibley (1994), three episodes of Doctor Who (1963) and many many others. She starred in two television series: Budgie (1971) (a successful series in the 1970s) and, in the early 1990s, a cult children's series based around a witch-like figure called "T. Bag".
Most recently, she had appeared in a comic role in Preaching to the Perverted (1997) in which her character pointed out that sometimes one has to debase one's self to further one's career. This film didn't much further her career (at age 55, she did a Sharon Stone under-table leg trick) but it added to her growing reputation as one of the UK's favorite cult actresses. She died in 2024, aged 80.- Khalid Saleem Butt was born in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. He was an actor, known for Motorcycle Girl (2018), Shah (2015) and Nishan e Haider: Captain Mohammad Sarwar Shaheed (1980). He died on 11 January 2024 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Attractive, willowy brunette Tisa Farrow was born Theresa Magdalena Farrow on July 22, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of writer/director John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan and the sister of Mia Farrow. Tisa made her film debut in the obscure hippie counterculture drama Homer (1970). She gave an especially charming performance as sweet innocent "Jennifer" in the marvelously offbeat Some Call It Loving (1973). Farrow was impressive as the timid "Mouse" in the fun made-for-TV Carrie (1976) clone The Initiation of Sarah (1978) and solid as the spaced-out "Carol" in James Toback's fabulously gritty Fingers (1978). Tisa had small parts in both Manhattan (1979) and Winter Kills (1979). She ended her acting career with starring roles in three entertainingly trashy Italian exploitation features: feisty heroine "Anne Bowles" in Lucio Fulci's excellent horror classic Zombie (1979), spunky photojournalist "Jane Foster" in Antonio Margheriti's Vietnam action / adventure The Last Hunter (1980) and a standard woman-in-peril part in The Grim Reaper (1980).
Tisa Farrow called it a day as an actress after 1980, and went on to a successful career as a nurse in Vermont. - Stunts
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Conrad began his film career in 1970 as a stuntman. Since 1980, he has become one of the most sought after Second-Unit Directors, with scores of top films to his credit. Known to his friends and co-workers as Connie, he has endeavored to give back to the industry by serving as the President of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures for four terms, serving on the Board of Directors of the Screen Actors Guild. During his five-year term was instrumental in forming the National Stunt and Safety Committee, which he chaired for several years. He was also among the first stunt coordinators invited into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. Additionally, Conrad serves on the Blue Ribbon Committee of the World Stunt Awards.- Vitalii Bilonozhko was born on 11 June 1953 in Sloboda, Burinsky district, Sumy region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. He died on 9 January 2024 in Ukraine.
- Additional Crew
Edward Jay Epstein was born on 6 December 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Screen Two (1985) and American Experience (1987). He died on 9 January 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Marek Litewka was born on 6 August 1948 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Camera Buff (1979), The Constant Factor (1980) and Milosc na wybiegu (2009). He died on 12 January 2024.
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Anne Nightingale was born on 1 April 1940 in Osterley, west London, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014), Late Night in Concert (1982) and Home Before Midnight (1979). She was married to Binky Baker and Gordon Thomas. She died on 11 January 2024 in London, England, UK.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actress
April Ferry was born on 31 October 1932 in North Carolina, USA. She was a costume designer and actress, known for Maverick (1994), Elysium (2013) and Rome (2005). She was married to Stephen Robertson Ferry. She died on 11 January 2024.- Ruth Ashton was married to Jack Elmer Taylor and Ed Conklin. She died on 11 January 2024 in San Rafael, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Crombie was born on 26 June 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Se7en (1995), My Dog Skip (2000) and The Blob (1988). He was married to Nadine Kijner. He died on 10 January 2024 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
René Verzier was born in 1934 in Casablanca, French Morocco [now Morocco]. He was a cinematographer, known for Toby McTeague (1985), The Morning Man (1986) and The Vindicator (1986). He died on 1 January 2024 in Granby, Quebec, Canada.- Actor
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Throughout the 1970s and a good part of the 1980s, Bill Hayes and his second wife, Emmy-winning Susan Seaforth Hayes, reigned as the Lunt and Fontanne of daytime soaps. Prior to this he had become a noted singer/actor on the Broadway stage and in night clubs. Born William Foster Hayes III in Harvey, Illinois, on June 5, 1925, and raised in the Midwest, his father was a bookseller (for 41 years). He got his talent from his dad who enjoyed singing and local community theater performing on the sly. Bill entered WWII as a naval airman, then studied at De Pauw University, where he met and married first wife Mary. They went on to have five children. He later received his master's degree at Northwestern. Blessed with a sturdy tenor, his interest in a professional career was piqued after happening upon a tour of "Carousel" in 1947. From singing telegrams to barbershop quartets to choir directing to jazz group vocals, Bill persevered musically until earning his first big break on TV. A lead singing/stooge role in Olsen & Johnson's zany burlesque revue "Funzapoppin'" in 1949 led to him joining the pair on their short-lived TV show and, ultimately, his resident crooning on Your Show of Shows (1950) starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. In the meantime he also performed in vaudeville and broke into films with a supporting role in Stop, You're Killing Me (1952). Despite a wife and family to support, he left the show on his own volition for the chance to star in a new Broadway musical. "Me and Juliet" opened with moderate success in 1953 and lasted over a year, touring with the show in its aftermath. Bill also happened to record "The Ballad of Davey Crockett," which became a surprise #1 Billboard hit and sold over three million copies. A nightclub and TV-variety fixture in the late 1950s, he later managed to flex his vocal chords in such musicals as "Bye Bye Birdie" (national tour), "Brigadoon," "The Pajama Game" and "George M!" The 1960s were a slow, difficult time for Bill professionally and personally, which culminated in the breakup of his marriage. Luck and talent played a part when he was hired to join the cast of Days of Our Lives (1965) playing the role of Doug Williams. The character was originally a louse and con artist, but grew more reputable after his character fell in love with feisty troublemaker Julie Olson, played by Susan Seaforth. Their seesaw romantic relationship became one of daytime's top story lines of the 1970s. Off-screen the couple also ignited sparks and, despite their major age difference (she is 18 years his junior), they married on October 12, 1974. In 1984, after 14 years and two daytime Emmy nominations, he and Susan left the show due to their dwindling status. While Susan went on to join the cast of The Young and the Restless (1973) the following year, Bill refocused on his singing by performing on the cabaret circuit and recording a few albums. The couple returned on and off to their soap opera alma mater over the years, but in 1999 they became part of the regular cast again with a stronger story line. Bill is still performing on stage, more recently playing Beauregard in "Mame" and with his wife in productions of "A Christmas Carol," "Love Letters" and "Same Time, Another Year," which is a sequel to "Same Time, Next Year."- Music Department
- Production Designer
- Soundtrack
Marie Nilsson-Lind was born on 13 December 1961 in Sweden. She was a production designer, known for Om Stig Petrés hemlighet (2004), ...och över alltihopa lyser Povel Ramel (1992) and Allsång på Skansen (1979). She died on 4 January 2024 in Sweden.- Juli Mira was born on 2 May 1949 in Alcoy, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor, known for Kepler Sexto B (2023), Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001) and A Love to Keep (2006). He died on 13 January 2024 in Alcoi, Alacant, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain.
- Tony Iglio was a composer, known for Napoli storia d'amore e di vendetta (1980), Attenti a quei due napoletani (1980) and Figlio mio, sono innocente! (1978). Tony died on 11 January 2024 in Italy.
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American film historian and documentary writer-producer; frequent on-camera commentator and occasional bit-part actor. Author of the books 'Hollywood Gothic', the definitive chronicle of Bram Stoker's Dracula in its journey from page to stage to screen; 'The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror'; 'Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture'; 'V Is for Vampire' and many others. With Elias Savada, co-author of 'Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning'. Documentary projects include The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999), a behind-the-scenes chronicle of the Academy Award-winning biopic 'Gods And Monsters', and 11 DVD documentaries for Universal Studio Home Video's classic horror and science fiction films. He resided in Los Angeles.- Tom Shales was born on 3 November 1944 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun, The Larry Sanders Show (1992) and This Is MST3K (1992). He died on 13 January 2024 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Enzo Moscato was born on 20 April 1948 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for I racconti di Vittoria (1995), Rasoi (1993) and Libera (1993). He died on 13 January 2024 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Actor
- Producer
Alec Musser joined the cast of All My Children (1970) in July 2005, playing the role of Del Henry. He won this role after emerging the winner of the second season of the SOAPnet original series I Wanna Be a Soap Star (2004).
Musser was born in New York City but grew up in New Jersey and other places. He graduated from the University of San Diego. Musser had a passion for sports and was an avid athlete. After college, he worked with the professional ski patrol at Mammoth Mountain, which is a ski resort in North America that is located in the eastern Sierra Mountains. When he was not working during the off-season, he worked as a lifeguard. During his third season, he was discovered by a modeling agent, which led to his first modeling job with Abercrombie and Fitch. He modeled for Gianfranco Ferre, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Speedo and Target.
While modeling, Musser started booking national commercials. It was at this time that he auditioned for I Wanna Be a Soap Star (2004), which landed him the role that brought him back to live in New York City.
Alec died 13 Jan 2024 of a self- inflicted gunshot wound.- András Csiky was born on 25 August 1930 in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania. He was an actor, known for The Carpathian Castle (1981), Forest of the Hanged (1965) and Érik a fény (1970). He died on 13 January 2024.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jana Hlavácová was born on 26 March 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Ucitel tance (1995), Konec básníku v Cechách (1993) and Veronika (1986). She was married to Ludek Munzar and Jirí Michný. She died on 13 January 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Lovely, sweet-natured Joyce Randolph will forever be etched in the minds of "Golden Age" television viewers as the Bowery-like fourth party of the classic husband/wife quartet on the enduring TV family comedy The Honeymooners (1955) starring Jackie Gleason as the irrepressible hothead bus driver Ralph Kramden. As Thelma ("Trixie") Norton, the dressed-down, beleaguered wife of sewer worker Ed Norton (played by the adorably goofy Art Carney) and best friend to equally stern realist Alice Kramden (played by equally lovely Audrey Meadows), Joyce participated in nearly 100 episodes of the beloved show before it left the air in 1957.
Randolph's real last name was Sirola, being of Finnish descent. As a teenager, her interest in acting grew and she eventually found her way to become a part of the Wayne University Workshop. After high school graduation, Joyce found employment in retail at a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Detroit. Auditioning for a Workshop tour of the play "Stage Door" in Detroit, she won the part and traveled with the company. She followed that tour with another tour, a revival of "Abie's Irish Rose" that ran for a year.
At age 18, Joyce moved to New York City during war-time (1943) to try her luck. She made her Broadway debut in 1945 in the short-lived comedy "A Goose for the Gander" starring Gloria Swanson and Conrad Nagel at the Playhouse Theatre. She returned to Broadway with "Ladies Night at a Turkish Bath" in 1950. She also appeared in summer stock and once performed in the musical "No, No, Nanette" with Ms. Meadows.
She began on TV as early as 1946 at General Electric's experimental laboratory in Schenectady, NY. Having now changed her stage name from her christened name to the more inviting "Joyce Randolph," the actress began appearing on TV in 1950, finding parts on such regular programs as "The Colgate Comedy Hour," "Rocky King, Detective," "Buck Rogers," "The Clock," "I Cover Times Square" and "Famous Jury Trials." By sheer luck, Joyce was spotted in a Clorets chewing gum commercial by Gleason himself the following year and was asked to appear in a skit on the "Cavalcade of Stars," Gleason's variety show on the DuMont Network. He liked her, he cast her then as Trixie, and the rest is TV history.
Taking over the role played originally, and only once, by Elaine Stritch, when the part of Trixie was thought of as a burlesque girl, the skit format was changed to series form with The Honeymooners (1955). Caught in a terrible typecasting, Joyce would find it extremely hard obtaining other roles after the demise of the show. Interestingly, when "The Honeymooners" sketches were revived on a revamped Gleason variety show in the 1960s, the roles of Alice and Trixie were taken over by Sheila MacRae and Jane Kean. Only Carney remained. Joyce would later say she did not revive her Trixie role due to "personal and geographic reasons." Gleason had moved his company to Miami, Florida.
Joyce maintained her career for awhile on the musical stage, in commercials, and with a few solo appearances on such shows as "The Jack Benny Show," and "The Doctors and the Nurses," but eventually retired from acting altogether. She married Richard Lincoln Charles, a wealthy entrepreneur and marketing executive, on October 2, 1955, the day after The Honeymooners premiered. He died at age 74 in 1997. Their son, Randolph Richard Charles, born in 1960, followed in his father's, not his mother's, footsteps after attending Yale University. He became a marketing executive before taking over his father's business. Joyce is also the grand aunt of former Major League Baseball pitcher Tim Redding. - Actor
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Jo-El Sonnier was born on 2 October 1946 in Rayne, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Steel Magnolias (1989), Mask (1985) and True Detective (2014). He was married to Bobbye Weaver. He died on 13 January 2024 in Llano, Texas, USA.- Mohamed Said was born in 1987 in Iraq. He was an actor, known for Fuerza de paz (2022), Ingen så fin som du (2017) and Ensam tillsammans (2014). He died on 11 January 2024 in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Dana Ghia was born on 13 July 1932 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... (1975), Burn! (1969) and Smile Before Death (1972). She died on 15 January 2024 in Mori, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
- Elisabeth Trissenaar was born on 13 April 1944 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress and writer, known for The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979), Angry Harvest (1985) and Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980). She was married to Hans Neuenfels. She died on 14 January 2024 in Berlin, Berlin. Germany.
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Howard Waldrop was born on 15 September 1946 in Houston, Mississippi, USA. Howard was a writer and producer, known for The Ugly Chickens, Mary Margaret Road Grader and Night of the Cooters (2022). Howard died on 14 January 2024 in Austin, Texas, USA.- José Lifante was born on 3 June 1943 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Tiempos duros para Drácula (1976) and Estudio 1 (1965). He was married to Elisenda Ribas. He died on 16 January 2024 in Madrid, Spain.
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Lahcen Zinoun was born on 14 September 1944 in Hay Mohammadi, Casablanca, French Morocco. He was a director and writer, known for The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Femme écrite (2011) and The Sheltering Sky (1990). He died on 16 January 2024 in Morocco.- Brian Barczyk was born on 6 September 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for pocket.watch EvanTubeHD Ultimate mishmash (2018), Herpers (2009) and Fear Not (2017). He was married to Lori Ann Barczyk. He died on 14 January 2024 in Utica, Michigan, USA.
- Torsten Wahlund was born on 10 February 1938 in Engelbrekt, Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Storstad (1990), Varuhuset (1987) and Slagskämpen (1984). He was married to Lena Madsén. He died on 16 January 2024 in Gustav Vasa, Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden.
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José Agustín was born on 19 August 1944 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. He was a writer and director, known for Amor a la vuelta de la esquina (1986), La viuda de Montiel (1979) and Ya sé quién eres (Te he estado observando) (1971). He died on 16 January 2024 in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico.- Esper Ito was an actor, known for Shiberia Chôtokkyû: yokubô ressha (2005), Train Man (2005) and FripSide: Level 5 - Judgelight (2010). He died on 16 January 2024 in Japan.
- Ulrich Voß was born on 8 June 1938 in Rostock, Germany. He was an actor, known for Archiv des Todes (1980), Front ohne Gnade (1984) and Nicht im Traum (2018). He died in January 2024 in Brandenburg, Germany.
- Aleksandr Vontov was born on 7 December 1950 in Leningrad, USSR. He was an actor, known for Salyut-7 (2017), Vsyo nachalos v Kharbine (2013) and Gibel imperii (2005). He died on 17 January 2024 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Lynne Marta was born on 30 October 1945 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Footloose (1984), Joe Kidd (1972) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). She was married to Brick Huston. She died on 11 January 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Sigi Rothemund was born on 14 March 1944 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Jack Holborn (1982), Strong Times (1988) and Piratensender Power Play (1982). He was married to Margit Geissler. He died on 13 January 2024 in Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.- Director
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Roy Battersby was born on 20 April 1936 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Red Mercury (2005), The Home Front (1983) and Winter Flight (1984). He was married to Judy Loe and Audrey Chaney. He died on 10 January 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Writer
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Bridget Dobson was born on 1 September 1938 in Thiensville, Wisconsin. She was a writer and producer, known for Santa Barbara (1984), Guiding Light (1952) and General Hospital (1963). She was married to Jerome Dobson. She died on 3 January 2024 in Georgia, USA.- David E. Hoffman was a writer, known for The Billion Dollar Spy, Frontline (1983) and The Eighties (2016). He died on 3 January 2024 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
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Norbert Lichý was born on 29 December 1964 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and composer, known for Circus Bukowsky (2013), The Adventurers (2017) and Kajínek (2010). He died on 16 January 2024 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.- Music Department
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Slim Pezin was born on 25 October 1945 in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was a composer and actor, known for The Fugitive (1993), Six Days Seven Nights (1998) and The Crimson Rivers (2000). He died on 18 January 2024 in Paris, France.- Actor
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Serge Laprade was born on 13 January 1941. He was an actor and writer, known for 100% bio (2003), Cul-de-$ac (2008) and Minuit, le soir (2005). He was married to Daniel Arseneault . He died on 17 January 2024 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada.- Jurij Soucek was born on 5 April 1929 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He was an actor, known for Tri zgodbe (1955), Life in Kajzar (1952) and Moments of Decision (1955). He died on 17 January 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Mo Henry was born on 19 April 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an editor and producer, known for I Am Legend (2007), Starship Troopers (1997) and The Matrix (1999). She died on 14 January 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Héctor Bidonde was born on 2 March 1937 in La Plata, Argentina. He was an actor, known for 1000 millones (2002), Gasoleros (1998) and You Don't Know Who You're Talking To (2016). He died on 19 January 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Lee Doo-yong was born on 24 December 1942 in Seoul, South Korea. He was a director and writer, known for Cheongsongeuro ganeun kil (1990), Ppong (1986) and The Hut (1981). He died on 19 January 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.- Composer
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The Soft Moon was born on 30 May 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for #JeSuis (2018), Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace (2016) and El club lento (2022). He died on 18 January 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Vincent McCauley was an actor, known for My Very Ghanaian Wedding (2017), Adams Apples (2011) and All or Nothing (2022). He died on 18 January 2024 in Ghana.
- Martin McCallum was a producer, known for Putting It Together (2010). Martin died on 14 January 2024 in Sydney, Australia.
- Nerene Virgin was born on 27 December 1946 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Murder in Space (1985), Today's Special (1981) and Night Heat (1985). She was married to Alan Smith,. She died on 15 January 2024 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- Yawe Davis is known for Uno scugnizzo a New York (1984).
- Mary Weiss was the lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Shangri-Las, four New York City Catholic schoolgirl friends that included her older sister Betty and a couple of classmates, twins Mary Ann and Margie Ganser. Mary was only 15 when the newly-formed group was discovered by Red Bird Records producer/songwriter George "Shadow" Morton in 1964. Although the Shangri-Las began the year being photographed in chiffon dresses and high heels, Morton soon cultivated a biker-chick/bad girl image for them, with the group usually appearing live clad in tight pants and black leather vests. Their songs featured melodramatic music and lyrics dealing with such themes as love lost, death, and general teenage angst, and often included sound effects, such as seagulls along the beach in 1964's "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", their first hit, and roaring motorcycles, as can be heard in their signature song from that same year, the biker epic "Leader of the Pack." Incidentally, both tracks featured a young session pianist by the name of Billy Joel.
The small Red Bird label eventually folded in late 1966 due to financial problems and the group signed with Mercury Records, but changing musical tastes and litigation over bad contracts led to the group's demise in 1968. Mary went on to work as a secretary for an architectural firm in midtown Manhattan and eventually became a successful commercial interior designer and furniture installer in New York City. She has maintained a very low profile, appearing only twice for group reunions in 1977 and 1989. Her first marriage ended in divorce after 11 years, but she is currently happily wed to a paralegal, although she has never had any children. She and her second husband now live in Babylon, Long Island.
After nearly 40 years out of the musical spotlight, Mary has contemplated retiring completely from her current career and made a step in that direction with the 2007 release of her first solo CD, "Dangerous Game", which she has supported with limited touring and an appearance on Conan O'Brien's late night show, both times backed by Reigning Sound, the band that she recorded the CD with as well. - Charmian Eyre was born on 22 February 1927 in Birmingham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Precious Bane (1957), Musical Playhouse (1959) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She died on 15 January 2024 in Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.
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Marlena Shaw was born on 22 September 1939 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was a composer, known for The Italian Job (2003), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) and Forces of Nature (1999). She died on 19 January 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- Actor
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Haris Kostopoulos was born on 16 March 1964 in Aridaia, Pella, Greece. He was an actor and composer, known for Ftasamee!... (2004), Dyo xenoi (1997) and Eleni Hatzidou: De tha se perimeno (2014). He died on 20 January 2024 in Piraeus, Greece.- Composer
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Peter Schickele is a renowned American composer. Inspired by the music of Spike Jones, as a young teenager, he also studied composition and music history at Juilliard. After graduating from Juilliard he asked himself what in the world he was going to do with a PhD in music history, and proceeded to rewrite it (history, that is) by discovering works by Johann Sebastian Bach's heretofore unknown 21st child, "last and by far the least", "a pimple on the face of music", P.D.Q. Bach. PDQ's music had its first public performance in 1965, and lectures by "Professor Schickele" (of the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople, or "U of SND at H" for short) have delighted audiences ever since. Although the first ten PDQ Bach albums on Vanguard hold his most inspired work, only his latest five albums (on Telarc) have earned him proper recognition, with four of the five winning Grammy Awards in comedy. In 1993 he stopped touring with PDQ Bach to devote himself more fully to 'real' composing (which he's done all along, in spite of the spectre of PDQ Bach which often resulted in even his most serious work eliciting laughter) and his radio show "Schickele Mix". His weekly show (of which there have been 168 episodes) features an eclectic mix of music from many cultures and centuries; he's perfectly happy to illustrate a musical point using a "suite" that combines music of seeming opposites: Bach and the Beatles; Heavy Metal bands and Classical string quartets. You can find him on the radio or in New York City every week after Christmas performing P.D.Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center.