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- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Sir Michael Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, to Mary (Hoare), a seamstress, and Edward Gambon, an engineer. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn. His career was catapulted in 1980 when he took the lead role in John Dexter's production of "Galileo". Since then, Gambon has regularly appeared at the Royal National Theatre and the RSC. Roles include, King Lear, Othello, Mark Anthony and Volpone. He was described by the late Sir Ralph Richardson as being "The Great Gambon" and he is now considered to be one of the British theatre's leading lights. He was made a CBE in 1992.- Director
- Actor
- Stunts
Award-winning director David Goodall began working in Theatre in 1981; almost concurrently he was acting, fight directing and composing. In 1982 he directed an acclaimed production of "The Caretaker" for Tryst Theatre, with whom he subsequently directed "Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are Dead" - of which the Guardian Review said "Quite, quite extraordinary" - both productions starred Cal Macanninch.
He spent quite some time in London, working as an assistant engineer at the Boundary Row Studios, and has worked on producing singles and albums for various groups and individuals; mixing the score for Paul Campion's "The Devil's Rock" and producing and engineering the 2010 Nigerian World Cup single - "One"
Since 2010 he has directed several award-winning films "Crush" and "Changed Days" won Best Director and Best International film in New York and Los Angeles, Keeping Mum, Goon and The Magical Beacon Stone have won awards throughout the world, including the Alan Parsons Award for Best Film Score
As an actor, David has worked with renowned directors Ken Loach, Cary Fukunaga and Douglas Mackinnon, appearing in Masters of the Air, The Angel's Share and Outlander
As a fight director, David has worked on such long-running, gritty shows as "Taggart" and "Rebus". He has choreographed the violence for "Red Road" with Tony Curran, "That Old One" with Kevin McKidd and Paddy Considine's acclaimed directorial debut "Dog Altogether" with Peter Mullan.
David began composing in the early eighties, writing for theatre, chamber ensembles and small choral groups. His composition work has taken him all over the world, and his experience ranges from writing and producing pop songs to composing choral and orchestral commissions. His music has been used in projects as diverse as the world premiere of Derek Walcott's adaptation of "The Odyssey", a choral piece for the funeral of Domenico Chiocchetti, (principal artist of the Italian Chapel in Orkney), and the Irn Bru Can Clan campaign. Feature Films include: "Fallen Angels", "In The Dark", "Hamlet" & "To Have and to Hold". TV: "Eikon", "Wild Harvest" & "Zig Zag"; he has worked on award-winning commercials and idents, and has won a Silver Rose for Best Sound Design as well as awards for Best Original Song and Best Score.
David was brought up between Italy, France and Scotland. and he speaks several languages, which he has used in voicing foreign language versions of numerous console games. His only training was as a chef, and he used to handle the catering on smaller shoots!- Animation Department
- Director
- Writer
Istvan Majoros was born on 26 March 1951 in the USA. He was a director and writer, known for Animália - Állatságok (1977), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and Gusztáv (1964). He died on 27 September 2023 in the USA.- Seda Fettahoglu was born on 26 September 1979 in Trabzon, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Koçum Benim (2002), Efsane (2002) and Almost Famous (2012). She died on 27 September 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Catherine Lachens was born on 2 September 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. She was an actress, known for Swann in Love (1984), The Prize of Peril (1983) and Cop or Hood (1979). She died on 27 September 2023 in Paris, France.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Soumendu Roy was born on 7 February 1933 in British India. He was a cinematographer, known for Pather Panchali (1955), Saranga (1961) and Chiriyakhana (1967). He died on 27 September 2023 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.- Bob Sheridan is an American boxing and MMA commentator.
Sheridan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, after his parents moved to the United States from Ireland as toddlers. His mother came from County Mayo and his father came from County Longford; both were born in 1905. Sheridan didn't come from a highly educated background. His grandfather worked as a sheet-metal worker and passed that trade onto Sheridan's father. Bob's knowledge of Irish culture was provided to him by Andrew Dougherty, his maternal grandfather.
Sheridan graduated from Lexington High School and continued on to college (University of Miami) on a baseball scholarship. After graduating from college in 1966, Sheridan found a spot on a Minor League team called the Miami Marlins. By his own account, Sheridan wasn't very good at baseball and had only been brought on the team to fill a spot until a younger player arrived.
Soon after college, Bob began his amateur career as an announcer. He hosted games for the University of Miami football team and the Miami Dolphins as well. Sheridan also spent time during early adulthood traveling between Ireland and Boston while managing a cattle farm in Ireland. At the same time, Sheridan managed his broadcasting career and a part-time job as a rodeo bull rider. In 1982 Sheridan left the cattle business, along with the rodeo bull-riding business, and moved back to the States to focus on his career as an announcer.
He went on to announce several of Muhammad Ali's title fights, including the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman and the Thrilla in Manila which saw Ali take on Joe Frazier. He anchored telecasts for Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield's bouts. He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2007 he succeeded Lon McEachern as the main play-by-play commentator for the bodog Fight mixed martial arts promotion, calling fights alongside Paul Lazenby, Jeff Osborne and Royce Gracie. - Additional Crew
- Producer
- Production Manager
Pam Jackson was a producer and production manager, known for Barb Wire (1996), Ally McBeal (1997) and Kindred: The Embraced (1996). She died on 27 September 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Amrollah Saberi was born in Iran. He was an actor, known for Train (1988), Yaran (1993) and 2001 Inventor (1991). He died on 27 September 2023 in Iran.
- Actor
- Art Department
- Additional Crew
Herman van Elteren was born on 1 May 1928 in Den Bosch, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Een midzomernachtsdroom (1963), De afstand (1981) and Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990). He died on 27 September 2023 in Monnickendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.- Edwin Fancher was born on 29 August 1923 in Middletown, New York, USA. He was married to Vivian Kramer. He died on 27 September 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Grigoriy Belenkiy was born on 9 January 1950 in Moscow, USSR. He was a cinematographer, known for Shans (1984), A Man from Boulevard des Capucines (1987) and Nezhdanno-negadanno (1983). He was married to Irina Rozanova. He died on 27 September 2023.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
- Director
Jean Streff was born on 26 January 1945 in Paris, France. He was an assistant director and writer, known for The Hitchhiker (1983), Cinéma 16 (1975) and Joë Caligula - Du suif chez les dabes (1969). He was married to Elizabeth Prouvost. He died on 27 September 2023 in France.- Janusz Ostrowski was born on 19 November 1938 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Dluga noc (1967), Weekendy (1963) and The Fatalist (1968). He died on 27 September 2023.
- Monika Strauch was born on 24 March 1941 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Dornwittchen und Schneeröschen (1970), Vor Jungfrauen wird gewarnt (1961) and Ein dreifach Hoch dem Sanitätsgefreiten Neumann (1969). She died on 27 September 2023.
- Aziz Pahad was born on 25 December 1940 in Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal, Union of South Africa. He was married to Sandra Black. He died on 27 September 2023 in Saxonwold, South Africa.
- Dom Famularo was born on 26 August 1953 in Long Island, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Drum Together (2021) and Your Journey, Your World with Dom Famularo (2007). He died on 27 September 2023 in the USA.