R.I.P.2019

Ed Corney was born on 9 November 1933 in Hawaii, USA. He was an actor, known for The Comeback (1980), Pumping Iron (1977) and Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild (1988). He was married to Jessie J. Eldridge. He died on 1 January 2019 in the USA.

Ivo Gregurevic was born on 7 October 1952 in Orasje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002), Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer (1998) and The Reaper (2014). He was married to Dubravka Ostojic. He died on 1 January 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Nils Utsi was born on 22 July 1943 in Tana, Finnmark, Norway. He was an actor and writer, known for The 12th Man (2017), Pathfinder (1987) and Svart hav (1980). He died on 1 January 2019 in Norway.

Pegi Young was born on 1 December 1952 in San Mateo, California, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003) and The Bridge School Concerts - 25th Anniversary Edition (2011). She was married to Neil Young. She died on 1 January 2019 in California, USA.

Jerry Buchek was born on 9 May 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for 1964 World Series (1964). He died on 2 January 2019 in Springfield, Missouri, USA.

Daryl Dragon was born on 27 August 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Payback (1990), Go for It (1976) and Sandstone (1975). He was married to Toni Tennille. He died on 2 January 2019 in Prescott, Arizona, USA.

Bob Einstein was born on 20 November 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Bizarre (1979), Super Dave (1987) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000). He was married to Roberta Marie Smith and Cathy Maureen Kilpatrick. He died on 2 January 2019 in Indian Wells, California, USA.

Marko Nikolic was born on 20 October 1946 in Kraljevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Vuk Karadzic (1987), Srecni ljudi (1993) and Brat Deyan (2015). He was married to Dubravka Nikolic. He died on 2 January 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Gene Okerlund was born on 19 December 1942 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for WrestleMania III (1987), WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) and WCW Bash at the Beach (1996). He was married to Jeanne Ellen Zulawnik. He died on 2 January 2019 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

John Falsey was born on 6 November 1951 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Northern Exposure (1990), I'll Fly Away (1991) and St. Elsewhere (1982). He was married to Julie and Kathy Suzanne Mynes. He died on 3 January 2019 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Aris Rozentals was born on 6 April 1938 in Riga, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2019), Match sostoitsya v lyubuyu pogodu (1985) and Four White Shirts (1987). He died on 3 January 2019 in Riga, Latvia.

Ivan Bortnik was born on 16 April 1939 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Antikiller (2002), Mama ne goryuy (1998) and Don't Cry Mommy 2 (2005). He was married to Tatiana Nikolaevna Borzykh. He died on 4 January 2019 in Moscow, Russia.

Suzanne Hevner was born on 15 September 1960 in Media, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Broken Flowers (2005), Meet Joe Black (1998) and Changing Lanes (2002). She died on 4 January 2019 in New Jersey, USA.

Lovely, buxom, and vivacious blonde bombshell Louisa Moritz was born as Luisa Cira Castro Netto on September 25, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. Many members of Louisa's family which include her father Luis, sister Aurora, and her older brother Rafael all worked in the law profession. Moritz left Cuba and moved to New York City during the upheaval of the 1950s. Louisa was inspired to change her last name from Castro to Moritz after seeing the St. Moritz Hotel in New York City. She arrived in NYC in July 1960, aged 23.

She began her acting career in TV commercials in the late 1960s. She made her debut in a TV commercial for Ultra-Ban spray deodorant and won both a Clio Award and an Andy Award for her work as a student driver in a TV commercial for American Motors. Louisa made her film debut in the lead role of young prostitute Carmela in The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970). Perhaps best known to general audiences as the hooker Rose in the Oscar-winning classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), her most memorable roles included Sylvester Stallone's airhead navigator Myra in the cult science fiction black comedy Death Race 2000 (1975), cheery prostitute Flora in the delightful Sixpack Annie (1975), Officer Gloria Whitey in Up in Smoke (1978), hilarious as the aggressively lascivious Carmela in the uproariously raunchy teen comedy hoot The Last American Virgin (1982), and ditsy kleptomaniac Bubbles in the terrifically trashy babes-behind-bars treat Chained Heat (1983). Among the television programs Moritz appeared on are The Leslie Uggams Show (1969), The Joe Namath Show (1969), Love, American Style (1969), Ironside (1967), Happy Days (1974), M*A*S*H (1972), Chico and the Man (1974), The Rockford Files (1974), The Incredible Hulk (1977) and The Associates (1979).

Outside of acting, Moritz sold real estate, sung a song she specifically wrote about host Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show," and bought a hotel in Beverly Hills which she renamed the Beverly Hills St. Moritz. Although often cast as the generic dumb blonde in many films and TV shows (a part which she always played with great spirit and infectiously sweet good humor), Moritz in real life was the total radical opposite of this particular persona: She not only made the Deans List while studying for her law degree at the University of West Los Angeles, but won the American Jurisprudence Bancroft Whitney Prize for Contracts as well. She went on to become a lawyer in southern California, but was eventually disbarred for failing to provide certain quarterly reports. Louisa Moritz died at age 82 from cardiovascular disease on January 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Harold Brown was born on 19 September 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Colene D. McDowell. He died on 4 January 2019 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA.

Valery Barda-Sklyarenko was born on 9 June 1947. He was an actor, known for Deja vu (1990). He died on 5 January 2019 in the USA.

Alexi Smirnoff was born on 9 February 1947 in St. Lin, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Body Slam (1986), Bad Guys (1986) and Alligator II: The Mutation (1991). He was married to Julie. He died on 5 January 2019 in Marietta, Georgia, USA.

Bernice Sandler was born on 3 March 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Jerrold Sandler. She died on 5 January 2019 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Iftekharul Alam was a producer, known for Alibaba (1967), Anowara (1967) and Songsar (1968). He died on 5 January 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Mungau Dain was born in 1994 in Yakel, Vanuatu. He was an actor, known for Tanna (2015). He was married to Nancy. He died on 5 January 2019 in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Jo Andres was an American filmmaker, choreographer and artist.

Andres first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances, shown at The Performing Garage, La Mama E.T.C., P.S. 122, St. Marks Danspace, and the Collective for Living Cinema. As a filmmaker, Andres drew acclaim and awards for the 1996 film, Black Kites (1996), which aired on PBS and played several film festivals, including Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, London and Human Rights Watch Film Festivals. She directed music and art videos, as well as her own film performance works. Andres was a dance' consultant to the acclaimed Wooster Group. She was an artist in residence at leading universities, museums and art colonies, including Yaddo and The Rockefeller Study Center in Bellagio, Italy.

She created a series of cyanotype photographs, which can be seen on JoAndres.com.

She and her husband, actor Steve Buscemi, had one son, Lucian Buscemi.

Annalise Braakensiek was born on 9 December 1972 in Sydney, Australia. She was an actress, known for Fat Pizza (2003), Pizza (2000) and Mr. Accident (2000). She was married to Danny Goldberg. She died on 6 January 2019 in Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Gregg Rudloff was born on 2 November 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Matrix (1999) and Green Lantern (2011). He was married to Sue. He died on 6 January 2019 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

William Sheppard was born and raised in London, England to an Anglo-Irish family. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He was an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company for 12 years. He appeared on Broadway in 1966 with "Marat-Sade" and later in 1975 with "Sherlock Holmes". He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for "The Homecoming" in 1995, at the Matrix Theatre. He voiced the narrator in the popular computer game Civilization 5.

Kwamie Lassiter was born on 3 December 1969 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He was married to Ericka Corbin. He died on 6 January 2019 in the USA.