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Sandy-haired American actor Bo Hopkins was born William Mauldin Hopkins in Greenville, South Carolina, and was raised by his mother and grandmother after his father died when Bo was only nine years old. He joined the US Army at the age of 16. After serving his hitch he decided on acting as a career and gained experience in summer stock productions and guest spots in several TV episodes.
Hopkins broke into feature films as the ill-fated "Crazy Lee" in the Sam Peckinpah landmark western The Wild Bunch (1969), and was subsequently hired by Peckinpah for another none-too-bright role as a bank robber in The Getaway (1972) and then as a hired killer pairing up with CIA agent James Caan in The Killer Elite (1975). He was busy on television during the 1980s and 1990s, guest-starring on The Rockford Files (1974), Charlie's Angels (1976), The A-Team (1983), Hotel (1983) and Matt Houston (1982), and was featured on Dynasty (1981). In addition, he starred in dozens of feature films, such as Midnight Express (1978), American Graffiti (1973), The Bounty Hunter (1989), U Turn (1997) and Shade (2003). With his "good old boy" persona and Southern drawl, Hopkins often played lawmen, psychos, or oily villains.
He makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife Sian and son Matthew, and is a keen fisherman, fan of the Anaheim Angels baseball team, and enjoys raising koi fish.- Classically-trained English comedy actress Patricia Ann Brake was a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She began her acting career at the Salisbury Playhouse in 1960. Two years later, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon performing alongside future acting greats Ian Richardson, Diana Rigg, Judi Dench, James Booth and Ian Holm.
On television, Patricia Brake is best remembered as Ronnie Barker's on-screen daughter Ingrid in Porridge (1974) (and its sequel Going Straight (1978)). Her blonde, vivacious looks and a certain penchant for comedy (especially cockney roles) ensured that she was frequently cast in sitcoms: Vicki in Second Time Around (1974), Eth in The Glums (1978), Dolly Delights in Mann's Best Friends (1985) (tenant in a chaotic boarding house run by Porridge co-star Fulton Mackay) and Cherry in Troubles and Strife (1985). She also appeared as diverse characters in The Two Ronnies (1971) sketches. Brake's roles in classic literary adaptations have included Lorna Doone (1963) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977) (as Miss Madeline Bray, Nickleby's love interest and eventual spouse).
No stranger to soaps either, Brake delighted daytime audiences with recurring roles in Emmerdale Farm (1972),Eldorado (1992) (during the filming in Spain she met her future second husband), EastEnders (1985) and Coronation Street (1960).
She also guested in The Bill (1984), Midsomer Murders (1997) and the long-running hospital drama series Casualty (1986). Until 2002, she was active on stage at the London West End and at the Theatre Royal in her home town of Bath, Somerset.
During a 2017 interview, Brake admitted to being an avid theatre-goer herself and to greatly enjoy gardening in her spare time.
Brake died in May 2022, aged 79, after a long battle with cancer. - Marino Masé was born on March 21, 1939 in Trieste, Italy. Like many young actors, he started his career on stage before making his film debut opposite Roger Moore in the 1960 adventure-comedy Romulus and the Sabines (1961). His early film roles saw him working with many prominent European filmmakers of the time, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Dino Risi, Liliana Cavani, and Marco Bellocchio. In the 1970s, he became one of the many prolific supporting players of genre films, particularly ''poliziotteschi'' crime thrillers. He has also appeared in several international productions filmed in Italy, including King David (1985), The Belly of an Architect (1987), and The Godfather Part III (1990).
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- Additional Crew
Péter Haumann was born on 17 May 1941 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor and producer, known for Kalandorok (2008), Passion (1998) and Cat City (1986). He was married to Éva Vári. He died on 28 May 2022 in Hungary.- Marion van de Kamp was born on 24 October 1925 in Wuppertal, Germany. She was an actress, known for Kabale und Liebe (1959), Gaslicht (1962) and Gaslicht (1956). She died on 28 May 2022 in Germany.
- Tytyana Miller was born on 1 August 1996 in the USA. She was an actress, known for A Mother's Choice (2010). She died on 28 May 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Patrizia Lari was born on 27 August 1933 in Rome, Italy. She was an actress, known for Without Pity (1948), The Ship of Damned Women (1953) and The Queen of Babylon (1954). She died on 28 May 2022 in Italy.
- Vlastimil Canek was born on 7 March 1931 in Brno, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Assassination (1964), Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966) and Kdyby tisíc klarinetu (1965). He died on 28 May 2022 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Sergio Valastro was an actor, known for The Miracle (2018), Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi (2009) and Detective Montalbano (1999). He died on 28 May 2022 in Genova, Liguria, Italy.
- Royson Vellara was a producer, known for Konthayum Poonoolum (2014) and SIM: Sorry I'm Mad (2013). Royson was married to Finsy. Royson died on 28 May 2022 in Kavudu, India.
- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
Raúl Lecouna was born on 26 April 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a producer and writer, known for ¡Robot! (1970), Romeo y Julieta (2007) and Mujer comprada (1986). He was married to Celina Amadeo. He died on 28 May 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Peggy Murphy was a producer, known for Starting Over (2003), The View (1997) and SoapTalk (2002). She died on 28 May 2022 in Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.
- Native of New York; he lived in the Bronx till age 7, moved to the Dominican Republic for a year, then settled in Florida. Throughout childhood, he spent his weekends in movie theaters, and watched documentaries on filmmaking. In 2006,he studied film production at Miami International University of Art & Design, in addition to working on small productions. In 2008, he was diagnosed with bone cancer. Completed treatment in Manhattan, NY, returned to Florida, and struggled with bipolar disorder intermittently. In 2012, he resumed studying film production at Broward College, concentrating on producing.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Victor von Halem was an actor, known for Stop Train 349 (1963), Not Reconciled (1965) and Des Broadways liebstes Kind (1969). He died on 28 May 2022 in Germany.- Bob Hall died on 28 May 2022.
- Music Department
Idava Basheer was born in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Idava is known for Mukkuvane Snehicha Bhootham (1978) and Reghu Vamsam (1978). Idava died on 28 May 2022 in Alapuzza, India.- Laimonas Tapinas was born on 6 June 1944 in Palanga, Lithuania. Laimonas was a writer, known for J. Miltinis. Monologai (1988). Laimonas died on 28 May 2022 in Lithuania.
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Rifkat Ibragimov was born on 17 September 1950. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Volki (1986), Smerch (1989) and I Remember You (1985). He died on 28 May 2022 in Uzbekistan.