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Physically imposing, intense Yaphet Kotto was one of the few actors of his generation to succeed in breaking racial stereotypes in Hollywood. He was born in Harlem, New York, the son of Gladys, a nurse and army officer, and Abraham Kotto, a businessman-turned-construction worker. His father was a Cameroonian immigrant, of royal ancestry (his great-grandfather had been a king in pre-colonial days), and his mother's family was from Antigua and Panama. Yaphet, whose first name means "beautiful" in Hebrew, was raised in the Jewish faith. After his parents divorced, he was brought up by his grandparents in the tough Bronx district of New York. He also had an aunt in showbiz who ran a dance academy. Among her alumni were Marlon Brando and James Dean. In fact, it was Brando's performance in On the Waterfront (1954) which inspired Kotto to go into acting.
He began acting on stage in 1958 with little theatrical experience, making his debut in the title role of Othello, a role he eventually reprised on screen in 1980. He also appeared on Broadway as understudy to James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope. After joining the Actor's Studio, Kotto commenced his screen career and soon gathered critical recognition with several edgy performances across diverse genres. From playing a barkeeper in 5 Card Stud (1968) and a thief in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), he moved on to juicier supporting roles as the evil Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond thriller Live and Let Die (1973), Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the telemovie Raid on Entebbe (1976) and the ill-fated Nostromo engineer Parker in Alien (1979). Kotto also starred as a street-smart Detroit car worker in Blue Collar (1978) and had a recurring role as a senior detective on television's long-running crime series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) (in addition to penning several scripts for the show). He was even on a Paramount shortlist for the coveted role of Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), alongside Mitchell Ryan and Roy Thinnes). He apparently spurned the role for fear of being typecast, but came to rueing that decision in later years. For the same reason Kotto had also turned down the part of Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise (which went to Billy Dee Williams).
Kotto died on March 15 2021 in Manila, Phillipines at the age of 81.- Erik Michael Tristan was born on 3 December 1979 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Mystery Men (1999) and The Temptations (1998). He died on 15 March 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Seun Shote was born in 1974 in Stoke Newington, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Dune (2021), Welcome to the Punch (2013) and Black Mirror (2011). He died on 15 March 2021 in the UK.
- James Connor Dornan (5 February 1948 - 15 March 2021) was a Northern Irish obstetrician and gynecologist, ho was also a professor and frequently lectured both nationally and internationally, holding the Chair in Fetal Medicine at Queens University Belfast and that in Health & Life Sciences at the Ulster University. Dornan was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. His father, also Jim, was an accountant who served as the General Manager of the Northern Ireland Institute for the Disabled. His mother, Clare, was the first Occupational Therapist in Northern Ireland.
Dornan attended Bangor Grammar School and from there went on to study medicine at Queen's University Belfast where he was mentored by Harith Lamki, Buster Holland and Ken Houston.
Qualifying in 1973, he did his Houseman's year in the Belfast City Hospital before training in his chosen career. He once considered acting as a career. In 1976, he was seconded to Queens University in Kingston, Canada as a perinatal resident. On returning to Northern Ireland, he rotated around the province to complete his training and obtain an Honours MD from Queens in 1981 for his research into Fetal Breathing. In 1986, he was appointed a consultant Senior Lecturer and subsequently Reader, before he followed Professor Graham Harley at the Royal Maternity Hospital. Dornan continued his research interests while a full-time NHS consultant, a post he retained until his retirement from that service in 2012. He published widely in peer reviewed journals on the subject of assessment of fetal well being.
In 2004, Dornan was elected Senior Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London, having been on its Council as a Fellow for the previous five years. This was issued with the particular responsibility for developing Global health initiatives. Amongst them was the establishment of an emergency obstetrician that provides lifesaving skills for medics, midwives and nurses in under-resourced countries, while working closely with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Dornan embarked on a project of non-clinical writing with his book, An Everyday Miracle, which was published in September 2013 by Blackstaff Press.
He appeared in the third series of the ITV drama Marcella (2016), which stars Anna Friel. He also played a policeman in The Fall (2013), in which his son Jamie Dornan played a serial killer. - Animation Department
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In 1951 goes to Tokyo to start a career as a cartoonist, but begins to work in the Anti-drug Department Office of Kanto Koshinetsu. During these times he was very impressed by french and soviet animation films and finally enters in 1956 in an animation studio which later will be Toei Doga, the most important animation studio in Japan. He enters in a group of pioneers under the orders of legendary Akira Daikuhara, and soon will be speciallized in the animation of action secquences. After the short film "Dream Baby" (1958), the Daikuhara team collaborate in the first colour long feature films of this company, "The White Snake Enchantress" (1958) and "Young Sasuke Sarutobi" (1959). "Prince of the Sun: The Great Adventure of Horus" (1968) was the first official collaboration of the team Ôtsuka-Kotabe-Takahata-Miyazaki and Ôtsuka's debut as animation director. In 1969 he quits Toei Doga to enter in the little animation studio A Pro. [later called "Shin'Ei" (New A)] which worked as independent unit under the Tokyo Movie Studio. Ôtsuka is appointed chief animation director of the studio and worked in the failed pilot film of "Lupin III", the first animation movie of Monkey Punch's comic in 1971. Later he directed the animation of two of its sequels, "Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro" (1979) and "Lupin III: The Conspiracy of Fuma Family" (1987), which was his last and most personal film. From this year he undertakes the guidance of young animators.- Producer
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Bud Buschardt was born on 19 September 1941 in the USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Sump'n Else (1965), The Buddy Holly Story (1978) and Teen a Go Go: A Little Film About Rock and Roll History (2012). He died on 15 March 2021 in Dallas, Texas, USA.- Producer
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Nancy Bond was born on 10 July 1938. She was a producer and writer, known for In the Heat of the Night (1988), Trapper John, M.D. (1979) and Mann & Machine (1992). She died on 15 March 2021.- Dorsey was born on 12 March 2001. He was an actor, known for Dorsey x Don Dodda: Slide Again (2021) and Dorsey: VLone (2021). He died on 15 March 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
- Albert Rodriguez was born on 7 November 1962 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Criminal Xing (2007), The Kings of Salsa (2023) and The Neighborhood (2004). He died on 15 March 2021 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
- Ehrling Wahlgren was born on 27 October 1946 in Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden. He died on 15 March 2021 in Ystad, Skåne län, Sweden.
- Chester Porter was born on 15 March 1926 in Lindfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Marjorie Jean Featherstone. He died on 15 March 2021 in Mona Vale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Doug Parkinson is a big part of Australian music and theatrical heritage with past musical hits including 'Dear Prudence', 'I'll Be Around' and 'Unchained Melody', whilst more recent starring roles in musical productions like 'The Wizard Of Oz', 'Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical' and 'Grease - The Arena Spectacular' have all kept Doug at the forefront of his profession.- Producer
Ian Waddell was born on 11 November 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a producer, known for The Drop (2015), 2nd Annual Leo Awards (2000) and The Alex Salmond Show (2017). He died on 15 March 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Dragoljub Djuricic was born on 10 February 1953 in Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Drug Crni u NOB-u (2012), Emergency Center (2014) and Sindjelici (2013). He died on 15 March 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Glenn Athaide was an actor, known for Green Card (1990) and Identity Crisis (1989). He died on 15 March 2021 in the USA.- M. Xavier O'Connor was born on 1 May 1964 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Six Degrees (2006), Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) and Urchin (2007). He died on 15 March 2021.
- József Dinnyés was born on 4 August 1948 in Szeged, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Itt élned, halnod kell! (1985) and A fekete emberek (2018). He died on 15 March 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. was born on 10 May 1925 in Oakland, California, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Mead Hogan . He died on 15 March 2021 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Martin Hron was born on 17 September 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Secret of Steel City (1979), Hotel Pacific (1975) and Takze ahoj (1971). He died on 15 March 2021 in Klatovy, Czech Republic.
- Guru Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair was born on 26 June 1916 in Cheliya, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India. He was an actor, known for Mukham Mootikal Story (2014). He died on 15 March 2021 in Cheliya, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India.
- BandBand Zay was born on 17 April 1998. He was an actor, known for BandBand Zay & E-Roc: Trap Trap (2017), BandBand Zay: Never Stop Freestyle (2019) and BandBand Zay feat. Pooh Shiesty: Baby Gucci (2020). He died on 15 March 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
- Calvin Jackson was born on 28 October 1972 in Miami, Florida, USA. He died on 15 March 2021 in the USA.
- Masahiro Anzai was born on 26 November 1954 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Magical Angel Creamy Mami (1983), Chôriki sentai Ohranger Vs Kakuranger (1996) and Fist of the North Star (1984). He died on 15 March 2021 in Japan.