Deaths: February 1

1. George P. Wilbur

George P. Wilbur was born on March 6, 1941 in Kent, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Escape from New York (1981) and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). He died on February 1, 2023 in the USA.

2. Alice Dye

Self | 60 Minutes Sports

Alice Dye was born on February 19, 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She was married to Pete Dye. She died on February 1, 2019 in Gulf Stream, Florida, USA.

3. Andrew McGahan

Writer | Praise

Andrew McGahan was born in 1966 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. He was a writer and producer, known for Praise (1998), Blood on the Cutting Room Floor (2008) and Wednesday (2018). He died on February 1, 2019 in Australia.

4. Andy Gill

Soundtrack | The Covenant

Andy Gill was born on January 1, 1956 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Covenant (2006), The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and A Most Wanted Man (2014). He was married to Catherine Mayer. He died on February 1, 2020 in London, England, UK.

5. Buster Keaton

Actor | The General

Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, ever-changing variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine ...

6. Cecil D. Womack

Soundtrack | Pineapple Express

Cecil D. Womack was born on September 25, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Pineapple Express (2008), Tag (2018) and Alfie (2004). He was married to Linda M. Womack and Mary Wells. He died on February 1, 2013 in South Africa.

7. Charles Wood

Writer | Iris

Charles Wood was born on August 6, 1932 in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Iris (2001), The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) and The Bed Sitting Room (1969). He was married to Valerie Newman. He died on February 1, 2020 in England, UK.

8. Clive Swift

Actor | Excalibur

Clive Swift was born on February 9, 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). He was married to Margaret Drabble. He died on February 1, 2019 in London, England, UK.

9. Dennis Edwards

Soundtrack | Bringing Down the House

Dennis Edwards is an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations, on Motown Records.

Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang with the group from 1968 to 1976, 1980 to 1984 and 1987 to 1989. In the mid-1980s, he attempted a solo ...

10. Dina Eaton

Music_department | Godzilla

Dina Eaton was born on June 2, 1951. She is known for Godzilla (1998), Hot Fuzz (2007) and Casino Royale (2006). She was married to Michael Tuchner. She died on February 1, 2022 in Kingston, England, UK.

11. Don Cornelius

Soundtrack | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Don Cornelius was born on September 27, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Soul Train (1971) and Jackie's Back! (1999). He was married to Viktoria Chapman and Delores Harrison. He died on February 1, 2012 in Sherman Oaks, ...

12. Dustin Diamond

Actor | Saved by the Bell

Attended Zion Lutheran School in Anaheim, California. While in fifth grade, he portrayed 8th-grader Samuel "Screech" Powers in the television series Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987), which evolved into Saved by the Bell (1989) and its various television movies and spin-offs. Also appeared in the ...

13. Ed Koch

Actor | We Own the Night

Ed Koch was born on December 12, 1924 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for We Own the Night (2007), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and The First Wives Club (1996). He died on February 1, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

14. Ed Tipper

Self | Dick Winters: Hang Tough

Ed Tipper was born on August 3, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is known for Dick Winters: Hang Tough (2012), Day of Days: June 6, 1944 (2014) and We Stand Alone Together (2001). He died on February 1, 2017 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA.

15. Ellen Tiedtke

Actress | Ohne Paß in fremden Betten

Ellen Tiedtke was born on March 16, 1930 in Bischofsburg, East Prussia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Ohne Paß in fremden Betten (1965), Die Verlobte (1980) and Maibowle (1959). She was married to Hans Rascher. She died on February 1, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

16. Fernanda Villeli

Writer | Renuncia por motivos de salud

Fernanda Villeli was born in 1921 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a writer, known for Renuncia por motivos de salud (1976), El maleficio (2023) and Un nuevo amanecer (1988). He died on February 1, 2009 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

17. Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart

Self | Fidel Up Close

Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart was born on September 1, 1949 in Havana, Cuba. He was married to María Victoria Barreiro and Natasha Smirnova. He died on February 1, 2018 in Cuba.

18. George Blondheim

Music_department | Nine 1/2 Weeks

George Blondheim was born on April 10, 1956 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a composer and actor, known for 9½ Weeks (1986), Da Vinci's Inquest (1998) and The War Between Us (1995). He was married to Joanne. He died on February 1, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

19. Gian Carlo Menotti

Writer | The Medium

Gian Carlo Menotti was born on July 7, 1911 in Cadegliano-Viconago, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and composer, known for The Medium (1951), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) and Great Performances (1971). He was married to Samuel Barber. He died on February 1, 2007 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

20. Glenn Wheatley

Producer | The Main Event

Just how did the hunky heart-throb bassist from the legendary Australian band of the 1960s, The Masters Apprentices, go on to be one of the most powerful, recognizable music figures in Australia in the 80s, 90s and, of course, today? Glenn Wheatley's tale begins in 1948, born the elder of two boys ...

21. Heather O'Rourke

Actress | Poltergeist

Heather Michele O'Rourke was born on December 27, 1975 in Santee, San Diego, California, to Kathleen, a seamstress, and Michael O'Rourke, a construction worker. She had German, Danish, English, and Irish ancestry.

Heather entered American cinematic pop-culture before first grade. She was sitting ...

22. Hedda Hopper

Actress | Sunset Boulevard

Her father was a butcher. In 1913 she met and married matinée idol DeWolf Hopper Sr. and in 1915 they moved to Hollywood, where both began active film careers. He became a star with Triangle Company, she began in vamp parts and turned to supporting roles. After her divorce she appeared in dozens of...

23. Hildegard Knef

Actress | Jeder stirbt für sich allein

Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was born on December 28, 1925 in Ulm, Germany. In 1940, she began to study acting. Even before the fall of the Third Reich, she appeared in several films, but most of them were only released after the war. To avoid being raped by Soviet soldiers, she dressed like a ...

24. Irish McCalla

Actress | She Demons

Irish McCalla was born on December 25, 1928 in Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for She Demons (1958), Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955) and The Beat Generation (1959). She was married to Patrick Horgan and Patrick H. McIntyre. She died on February 1, 2002 in Tucson, Arizona, ...

25. Isaac Bardavid

Writer | El Carrer del Mar

Isaac Bardavid was born on February 13, 1931 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and writer, known for El Carrer del Mar (2009), King David (2012) and Irmãos Coragem (1970). He died on February 1, 2022 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

26. Jamie Tarses

Producer | The Mysterious Benedict Society

Jamie Tarses was born on March 16, 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a producer and casting director, known for The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021), Primeval (2007) and My Boys (2006). She was married to Dan McDermott. She died on February 1, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

27. Jean Ricard

Actor | Les Plouffe

Jean Ricard was born on August 16, 1940 in Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Plouffe Family (1981), Sonatine (1984) and Le négociateur (2005). He was married to Kelly Ricard. He died on February 1, 2022 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

28. Jeremy Hardy

Actor | How to Be

Jeremy Hardy was born on July 17, 1961 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for How to Be (2008), Hello Mum (1986) and Spitting Image (1984). He was married to Kit Hollerbach and Katie Barlow. He died on February 1, 2019 in Sydenham, London, England, UK.

29. John Vernon

Actor | National Lampoon's Animal House

John Vernon was a prolific stage-trained Canadian character player who made a career out of convincingly playing crafty villains, morally-bankrupt officials and heartless authority figures in American films and television since the 1960s. Vernon was directed by some stellar filmmakers, including ...

30. Johnny Silver

Actor | Guys and Dolls

Johnny Silver was born on April 16, 1918 in Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Guys and Dolls (1955), Spaceballs (1987) and A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). He was married to Gloria Manos. He died on February 1, 2003 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

31. Jon Zazula

Soilwork: Live in the Heart of Helsinki

Jon Zazula was born on March 16, 1952 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Soilwork: Live in the Heart of Helsinki (2015), Anvil (2008) and Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal (2006). He was married to Marsha Zazula. He died on February 1, 2022 in Clermont, Florida, USA.

32. Jorge Cafrune

Soundtrack | La mujer sin cabeza

Jorge Cafrune was born on August 8, 1937 in Perico del Carmen, Jujuy, Argentina. He was an actor, known for The Headless Woman (2008), El cantor enamorado (1969) and Cosquín, amor y folklore (1965). He died on February 1, 1978 in Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

33. Justin Mentell

Actor | G-Force

Justin Mentell was born on December 16, 1982 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for G-Force (2009), Boston Legal (2004) and 5-25-77 (2008). He died on February 1, 2010 in Blanchardville, Wisconsin, USA.

34. Kinryû Arimoto

Actor | Kidô senshi Gundam Seed

Kinryû Arimoto was born on February 11, 1940 in Tottori, Japan. He was an actor, known for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (2002), Spriggan (1998) and Kite (1998). He died on February 1, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

35. Kit Hesketh-Harvey

Writer | Maurice

Kit Hesketh-Harvey was born on April 30, 1957 in Malawi, Central Africa. He was a writer, known for Maurice (1987), A God and His Gifts and The Vicar of Dibley (1994). He was married to Catherine Rabett. He died on February 1, 2023.

36. Leonard Pietraszak

Actor | Królowa Bona

Leonard Pietraszak was born on November 6, 1936 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Królowa Bona (1980), Vabank (1981) and Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwillówny (1983). He was married to Wanda Majerówna. He died on February 1, 2023 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie...

37. Leons Briedis

Music_department | Aiz stikla durvim

Leons Briedis was born on December 16, 1949 in Madona, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union. He is known for Aiz stikla durvim (1978). He was married to Maria Briede-Macovei. He died on February 1, 2020 in Riga, Latvia.

38. Les Thornton

Actor | WWF Superstars of Wrestling

Les Thornton was born on April 9, 1934 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for WWF Superstars (1986) and WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985). He was married to Terry. He died on February 1, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

39. Lila Garrett

Writer | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

Lila Garrett was born on November 21, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as Lila F Glass. She was a writer and producer, known for The ABC Afternoon Playbreak , Get Smart (1965) and The Other Woman (1983). She was married to Don Garrett and David Rayfiel. She died on February 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, ...

40. Lisa Seagram

Actress | The Beverly Hillbillies

Lisa Seagram was born on July 7, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress and director, known for The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Paradise Pictures (1997) and Caprice (1967). She was married to Marc Fiorini and Ira Hershman. She died on February 1, 2019 in Burbank, California, USA.

41. Luciano Ricceri

Production_designer | Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa

Luciano Ricceri was born on April 26, 1940 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a production designer and art director, known for The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), 8½ (1963) and The Family (1987). He died on February 1, 2020 in Orte, Viterbo, Italy.

42. Luis Aragonés

Self | LaLiga

Luis Aragonés was born on July 28, 1938 in Hortaleza [now in Madrid], Madrid, Spain. He died on February 1, 2014 in Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

43. Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Actress | Maid of Salem

Madame Sul-Te-Wan was born on March 7, 1873 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. She was an actress, known for Maid of Salem (1937), In Old Chicago (1938) and Safari (1940). She was married to Robert Reed Conley. She died on February 1, 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA.

44. Marjorie Reynolds

Actress | The Time of Their Lives

Bright, vivacious Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed) was born in Idaho on August 12, 1917 to a homemaker and a doctor and raised in Los Angeles. She made her film debut at age 6, then "retired" after only a few years to pursue a regular education.

She returned in the mid-1930s as a teenager and began...

45. Mary Shelley

Writer | Young Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 - 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel "Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus" (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her...

46. Maximilian Schell

Actor | Judgment at Nuremberg

Maximilian Schell was the most successful German-speaking actor in English-language films since Emil Jannings, the winner of the first Best Actor Academy Award. Like Jannings, Schell won the Oscar, but unlike him, he was a dedicated anti-Nazi. Indeed, with the exception of Maurice Chevalier and ...

47. Miguel Ligero

Actor | Apartment Zero

Miguel Ligero was born in 1911 in Rosario, Sante Fe, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Apartment Zero (1988), Frutilla (1980) and El tinglado de la risa (1970). He was married to Di Prinio, Norma. He died on February 1, 1989 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

48. Mitchell McGuire

Actor | The Game People Play

Mitchell McGuire was born on December 26, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Game People Play (1967), Oh! Calcutta! (1972) and Law & Order (1990). He was married to Cathryn Williams. He died on February 1, 2022 in Saugerties, New York, USA.

49. Nicholas von Hoffman

Writer | Citizen Cohn

Nicholas von Hoffman was born on October 16, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Citizen Cohn (1992), The Great American Dream Machine (1971) and 90 Minutes Live (1976). He was married to Ann C. Byrne and Patricia Bennett. He died on February 1, 2018 in Rockport, Maine,...

50. Olan Soule

Actor | Captain Midnight

Olan Soule was born in La Harpe, Illinois and began his acting career in 1926 on radio, performing for 11 years in the daytime soap opera "Bachelor's Children". A versatile actor with a "chameleon-like" voice, Soule played the male lead characters in plays presented on the evening radio show "First...

51. Orlando Marconi

Actor | La superdotada

Orlando Marconi is known for La superdotada (1984), Don Carmelo il capo (1976) and Alta comedia (1965).

52. Paolo Graziosi

Actor | La Cina è vicina

Paolo Graziosi was born on January 25, 1940 in Montescudo [now Montescudo-Montecolombo], Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for China Is Near (1967), Il Divo (2008) and A Big Love (2016). He was married to Elisabetta Arosio. He died on February 1, 2022 in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.

53. Pepita Muñoz

Actress | Mercado de abasto

Pepita Muñoz was born on August 17, 1899 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Mercado de abasto (1955), The Law They Forgot (1938) and Joven, viuda y estanciera (1941). She died on February 1, 1984 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

54. Péter Andorai

Actor | Simon mágus

Péter Andorai was born on April 25, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Simon, the Magician (1999), My Twentieth Century (1989) and A három növér (1991). He was married to Edit Ábrahám. He died on February 1, 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.

55. Peter Serkin

Music_department | Nanook of the North

Peter Serkin was born on July 24, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Nanook of the North (1922), Great Performances (1971) and C'è musica & musica (1972). He was married to Wendy Spinner and Regina Touhey. He died on February 1, 2020 in Red Hook, New York, USA.

56. Richard Wattis

Actor | Hobson's Choice

A balding, bespectacled, bird-like British comic actor, Richard Wattis was an invaluable asset to any UK comedy film or TV programme for nearly thirty years. Much associated with the Eric Sykes TV series for the latter part of his career. He was often seen in officious roles, such as snooty shop ...

57. Roberto Quiroga

Producer | Fair Sisters

Roberto Quiroga is known for Fair Sisters (1981), El cantor del pueblo (1950) and Otra cosa es con guitarra (1949).

58. Robin Nedwell

Actor | The Lovers

Born in Birmingham on the 27th of September, 1946, but raised in Cardiff, Wales, Robin began exhibiting his natural ability to act both on screen and on stage from a young age. Some of his early years saw him take the stage of Cardiff High School, following onto the County College, in amateur ...

59. Robin Sachs

Actor | Galaxy Quest

Robin Sachs was a British actor from London who is known for playing Ethan Rayne from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also voiced Zaeed Massani from Mass Effect, Sergeant Sam Roderick from SpongeBob SquarePants, and Admiral Saul Karath from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. He passed away in ...

60. Roy Alon

Stunts | Die Another Day

Roy Alon was born on April 24, 1942 in Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Die Another Day (2002), Children of Men (2006) and Lifeforce (1985). He died on February 1, 2006 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

61. Rustica Carpio

Actress | Lola

Rustica Carpio was born on August 9, 1930 in Paombong, Bulacan, Philippines. She was an actress, known for Lola (2009), Ano ang kulay ng mga nakalimutang pangarap? (2013) and Menor de edad (1979). She died on February 1, 2022 in Imus, Cavite, Philippines.

62. Shintarô Ishihara

Writer | L'amour à vingt ans

Shintarô Ishihara was born on September 30, 1932 in Kobe, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for Love at Twenty (1962), The Young Beast (1958) and I Am Waiting (1957). He was married to Noriko Ishida. He died on February 1, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.

63. Steve C. Porter

Stunts | Metro

Steve C. Porter was born on January 28, 1965 in Pleasant Hill, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Metro (1997), Nine Months (1995) and Jade (1995). He died on February 1, 2022 in Pleasant Hill, California, USA.

64. Tony Giorgio

Actor | The Godfather

Tony Giorgio was born in Herkimer, NY on September 27, 1923. He grew up in Schenectady, NY during The Great Depression and began his career in show business as a professional "amateur", performing magic in talent shows for pay. At the age of twelve, he ran away from home to join a circus and ...

65. Ursula Karusseit

Actress | In aller Freundschaft

Ursula Karusseit was born on August 2, 1939 in Elbing, East Prussia, Germany [now Elblag, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for In aller Freundschaft (1998), Refuge (1997) and Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1988). She was married to Johannes Wegner and Benno Besson. She died ...

66. Wade Wilson

Self | The NFL on CBS

Wade Wilson was born on February 1, 1959 in Greenville, Texas, USA. He died on February 1, 2019 in Coppell, Texas, USA.

67. Wanda Hendrix

Actress | Song of Surrender

Born Dixie Wanda Hendrix in Jacksonville, Florida to a logging camp boss (Max Sylvester Hendrix) and his wife (Mary Bailley), wholesome, green-eyed, dark-haired Wanda Hendrix was involved in her hometown's little theater group when she was "discovered" by a passing talent agent and signed up by ...

68. William Ruzicka

Art_department | Invincible

William Ruzicka was born on October 14, 1977. He was a director, known for Invincible (2021), Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022) and High Guardian Spice (2021). He died on February 1, 2023.

69. William Whitehead

Writer | Canada Remembers - Part Two: The Liberators

William Whitehead was born on August 16, 1931 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer, known for Canada Remembers - Part Two: The Liberators (1995), A Choice of Futures (1967) and The Magical Eye (1989). He died on February 1, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

70. Willie Leacox

Music_department | America Live in Central Park

Willie Leacox was born on March 31, 1947 in Shenandoah, Iowa, USA. He is known for America Live in Central Park (1981). He died on February 1, 2022 in Stockton, California, USA.