Deaths: January 16

1. Gina Lollobrigida

Actress | Notre-Dame de Paris

Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. Destined to be called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World", Gina possibly had St. Brigid as part of her surname. She was the daughter of a furniture manufacturer, and grew up in the pictorial mountain village. The young Gina did some ...

2. Abigail Van Buren

Producer | Alive Inside

Abigail Van Buren was born on July 4, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She was a producer, known for Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014), The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956) and Sammy and Company (1975). She was married to Morton Phillips. She died on January 16, 2013 in Minneapolis, ...

3. Alan Pattillo

Editor | Walkabout

Alan Pattillo was born on July 17, 1929 in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. He was a director and editor, known for Walkabout (1971), Thunderbirds (1965) and Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982). He died on January 16, 2020 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

4. Arturo Toscanini

Soundtrack | Awham Alhoub

Arturo Toscanini was the most celebrated conductor of his time, considered by many to be the greatest conductor of the twentieth century. He revolutionized musical interpretation by frequently insisting that his orchestras play the music exactly as written, a highly unusual practice in the ...

5. Ballard Berkeley

Actor | Fawlty Towers

Ballard Berkeley made his professional stage debut in 1928, and performed for many years in London's West End and in New York theatres. He is best remembered as Major Gowen in the British television series "Fawlty Towers" (1975).

6. Barry Tuckwell

Soundtrack | Sour Grapes

Barry Tuckwell was born on March 5, 1931 in Melbourne, Australia. He is known for Sour Grapes (1998), Coda (1987) and Music Now (1968). He was married to Jenny Darling, Sally Newton, Sue Levitan and Hilary Warburton. He died on January 16, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.

7. Bernard Lee

Actor | Diamonds Are Forever

Best remembered as 'M' in the James Bond films, Bernard Lee was a popular character player in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Born into a theatrical family, he made his stage debut at age six and later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He first appeared on the West End stage...

8. Betty Bonaduce

Writer | Temperatures Rising

Betty Bonaduce was born on October 5, 1924 in Media, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer, known for The New Temperatures Rising Show (1972), Arnie (1970) and The Bill Cosby Show (1969). She was married to Joseph Bonaduce. She died on January 16, 2022 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

9. Bradford Dillman

Actor | The Enforcer

Dark-haired, Ivy League-looking Bradford Dillman, whose white-collar career spanned nearly five decades, possessed charm and confident good looks that were slightly tainted by a bent smile, darting glance and edgy countenance that often provoked suspicion. Sure enough, the camera picked up on it ...

10. Carmela Corren

Actress | Tanze mit mir in den Morgen

Carmela Corren was born Carmela Bizman in Tel Aviv, Israel. Her ambition was to become a dancer, but an injury prompted her to opt for a career as a popular singer instead. After completing her mandatory military service in the Israeli Defense Forces, Carmela made her public debut on The Ed ...

11. Carole Lombard

Actress | My Man Godfrey

Carole Lombard was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 6, 1908. Her parents divorced in 1916 and her mother took the family on a trip out West. While there they decided to settle down in the Los Angeles area. After being spotted playing baseball in the street with the ...

12. Charlotte Cornwell

Actress | The Saint

Londoner Charlotte Elizabeth Cornwell was born on April 26 1949, the younger half-sister of novelist John le Carré -- whose real name was David Cornwell -- and his novel, 'The Little Drummer Girl', had a leading character based on her. Le Carré was disappointed that in the film version the star was...

13. Chris Cramer

Self | Killing the Messenger: The Deadly Cost of News

Chris Cramer was born on January 3, 1948 in Portsmouth, England, UK. He was married to Nina Human and Helen Sarkies. He died on January 16, 2021 in the UK.

14. Christopher Tolkien

Writer | The Fall of Gondolin

Christopher Tolkien is the third son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien, and the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work. He drew the original maps for his father's The Lord of the Rings, which he signed C. J. R. T.

After his father's death, Christopher Tolkien, whom his father had ...

15. Clara Ward

Actress | The DuPont Show of the Month

Clara Ward was born on April 21, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The DuPont Show of the Month (1957), A Time to Sing (1968) and Respect (2021). She died on January 16, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

16. Dave Holland

Actor | Judas Priest: Turbo Lover

Dave Holland was born on April 5, 1948 in Northampton, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Judas Priest: Turbo Lover (1986), Judas Priest: Parental Guidance (1986) and Judas Priest: Love Bites (1984). He died on January 16, 2018 in Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

17. Dave Madden

Actor | The Partridge Family

Dave Madden was born on December 17, 1931 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Partridge Family (1970), Charlotte's Web (1973) and Eat My Dust (1976). He was married to Sandra Martin and Alvena Louise (Nena) Arnold. He died on January 16, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

18. David Shaw-Smith

Director | Bees and Bee Skeps

David Shaw-Smith is known for Bees and Bee Skeps (1983), Belleek (1987) and Hands (1978).

19. Emil Sitka

Actor | Intruder

Orphaned at twelve, Sitka caught the acting bug while living with a priest in Pittsburgh. He road the rails as a hobo for years during the Depression before arriving in Hollywood in 1936. Theatre work, including directing, eventually brought him to the attention of a talent scout, who contracted ...

20. Ennis Cosby

Ennis Cosby was born on April 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Ennis died on January 16, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

21. Eugene Cernan

Writer | The Last Man on the Moon

Cernan was born on March 14, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a Czech-American mother, Rose (Cihlar), and a Slovak-American father, Andrew Cernan. He graduated from Proviso Township High School in Maywood, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue...

22. Farida Pasha

Actress | Misteri Gunung Merapi

Farida Pasha was born on August 21, 1952 in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia. She was an actress, known for Misteri Gunung Merapi (1998), Gundala Putra Petir (1981) and Revenge of the Ninja (1984). She died on January 16, 2021 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

23. Françoise Forton

Actress | O Clone

Françoise Forton was born on July 8, 1957 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. She was an actress and director, known for The Clone (2001), The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008) and Estúpido Cupido (1976). She was married to Eduardo Barata and Ênio Viotti. She died on January 16, 2022 in ...

24. Glenn Corbett

Actor | Chisum

An American lead actor and supporting actor, rugged and commanding Glenn Corbett's background didn't seem like it would lead to Hollywood stardom. The son of a garage mechanic, Corbett served a hitch in the navy and later met Judy, the woman who would become his wife, while she was working at a ...

25. Gregory Fleeman

Writer | F/X

Gregory Fleeman was born on December 26, 1949 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. He was a writer, known for F/X (1986), F/X2 (1991) and F/X: The Series (1996). He died on January 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas, USA.

26. Hai Yu

Actor | Man of Tai Chi

Hai Yu was born on July 18, 1942 in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China. He was an actor, known for Man of Tai Chi (2013), Tai Chi Master (1993) and Shaolin (2011). He died on January 16, 2023.

27. Ivan Rudakov

Actor | Medium

Ivan Rudakov was born on October 19, 1978 in Moscow, Russia, USSR. He was an actor, known for Medium (2021), Angel v serdtse (2012) and Aleshkina lyubov (2015). He died on January 16, 2022 in Moscow, Russia.

28. Javiera Muñoz

Soundtrack | Melodifestivalen 2000

Javiera Muñoz was born on May 28, 1977 in Motala, Sweden. She died on January 16, 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

29. Jerry Brandt

Production_manager | The Greek Tycoon

Jerry Brandt was born on January 29, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a production manager, known for The Greek Tycoon (1978), Jobriath A.D. (2012) and Telescope (1963). He was married to Agnetha Gavelius, Janet Margolin and Margie Wexler. He died on January 16, 2021 in Miami ...

30. Jibon Rahman

Director | Prem Juddho

Jibon Rahman was a director, known for Prem Juddho (1994). He died on January 16, 2020 in Mothkhola, Pakundia, Bengladesh.

31. Jim MacGeorge

Actor | Teenagers from Outer Space

Jim MacGeorge was born on October 9, 1928 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Teenagers from Outer Space (1959), Get Smart (1965) and Bionic Six (1987). He was married to Victoria Utica Loranger. He died on January 16, 2021 in the USA.

32. Joe Wandera

Actor | Coronation Street

Joe Wandera was born on February 1, 1994 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), His Dark Materials (2019) and Tin Star (2017). He died on January 16, 2022 in Costa Rica.

33. Jon Arnett

Actor | Hazel

Jon Arnett was born on April 20, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hazel (1961), The Donna Reed Show (1958) and The NFL on CBS (1956). He died on January 16, 2021 in Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA.

34. Jordan Cashmyer

Self | 16 and Pregnant

Jordan Cashmyer was born on May 1, 1995 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She died on January 16, 2022 in Maryland, USA.

35. Jorge Navarro

Actor | Sin miedo a la verdad

Jorge Navarro was an actor, known for Sin miedo a la verdad (2018), Lying Heart (2016) and Suertuda gloria (2003). He was married to Gabriela Barajas. He died on January 16, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico.

36. Joyce Jameson

Actress | The Outlaw Josey Wales

Well-endowed, attractive Joyce Jameson was typecast as "broads," "dames," and dizzy blondes -- somewhat in the vein of Barbara Nichols. In real life, she was said, like such other ditzy blondes as Judy Holliday and Jayne Mansfield, to have been the antithesis of her screen personae, a graduate in ...

37. Juan Carlos Copes

Chun gwong cha sit

Juan Carlos Copes was born on May 31, 1931 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Happy Together (1997), Tango (1998) and La sonrisa de mamá (1972). He was married to Myriam Albuernez and Maria Nieves. He died on January 16, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

38. Kermit Maynard

Actor | The Fighting Texan

Kermit Maynard was born on September 20, 1897 in Vevay, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Texan (1937), Valley of Terror (1937) and Phantom Patrol (1936). He was married to Edith Jessen. He died on January 16, 1971 in North Hollywood, California, USA.

39. Lorna Doom

Self | The Decline of Western Civilization

Lorna Doom was born on January 4, 1958 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Decline of Western Civilization (1981). She was married to Gary R Moss. She died on January 16, 2019 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.

40. Lucienne Moreau

Actress | Qui a tué Bambi?

Lucienne Moreau was born on February 17, 1933 in Renazé, Mayenne, France. She was an actress, known for Qui a tué Bambi? (2003), Hénaut président (2012) and Vol 69 (2018). She died on January 16, 2022 in Sarcelles, Val-d'Oise, France.

41. Madalena Iglésias

Actress | Uma Hora de Amor

Madalena Iglésias was born on October 24, 1939 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Uma Hora de Amor (1964), Diaper Trouble (1967) and Passagem de Nível (1965). She was married to Fernando Oliveira. She died on January 16, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.

42. Magda

Actress | Mn Oheb

Magda is an Egyptian actress. She started her career at the age of 15 using a pseudonym, so that her parents wouldn't know. Her breakthrough came in 1949 in the film "Al Naseh" (The Mentor), after which she went on to become one of the most popular female actresses in Egyptian cinema history. Her ...

43. Melchor Posse

Self | Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand

Melchor Posse was born on September 6, 1932 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. He died on January 16, 2004 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

44. Micki Varro

Actress | Reform School Girls

Micki Varro was born on June 19, 1942 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Reform School Girls (1986), The Champ (1979) and Erotic Images (1983). She was married to Johnny Varro. She died on January 16, 2018 in Palm Court, Florida, USA.

45. Mirjam Pressler

Writer | Brausepulver

Mirjam Pressler was born on June 18, 1940 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. She was a writer, known for Brausepulver (1989), Novemberkatzen (1986) and Die HonigKuckucksKinder (1992). She was married to ???. She died on January 16, 2019 in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany.

46. Moya O'Sullivan

Actress | Neighbours

Moya O'Sullivan was born on June 8, 1926 in Australia. She was an actress, known for Neighbours (1985), The Adventures of Skippy (1992) and Midnite Spares (1983). She died on January 16, 2018 in Bondi Junction, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

47. Muammer Sun

Composer | Kurtulus

Muammer Sun was born on October 15, 1932 in Ankara, Turkey. He was a composer, known for Kurtulus (1994), The Beginning (2013) and Cumhuriyet (1998). He was married to ??? and Meliha. He died on January 16, 2021 in Ankara, Turkey.

48. Paul Varelans

Actor | ECW Hardcore TV

Paul Varelans was born on September 17, 1969 in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. He was an actor, known for Eastern Championship Wrestling (1993), ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996 (1996) and U-Japan (1996). He died on January 16, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

49. Pave Maijanen

Soundtrack | Ajolähtö

Pave Maijanen was born on September 4, 1950 in Lappeenranta, Finland. He was a composer and actor, known for Ajolähtö (1982), They Have Escaped (2014) and The Woodcutter Story (2022). He was married to Liisa Maijasen. He died on January 16, 2021 in Helsinki, Finland.

50. Peter Butterworth

Actor | Carry on Screaming!

Peter Butterworth's promising career in the British Navy Fleet Air Arm ended when the plane which he was flying was shot down by the Germans in WW II and he was placed in a POW camp. There he became close friends with Talbot Rothwell (later a writer on the "Carry On" series, on which Butterworth ...

51. Peter Groeger

Actor | Polizeiruf 110

Peter Groeger was born on June 1, 1933 in Gröbzig, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Police Call 110 (1971), Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands (1999) and Das unsichtbare Visier (1973). He died on January 16, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.

52. Peter Ronson

Actor | Journey to the Center of the Earth

Born in Iceland, Peter began running track at a young age. He excelled in this sport and in his late teens was on the Icelandic National Team for the decathlon. He held several national records. While competing in Europe, he met a runner from the United States who was currently attending and ...

53. Phil Spector

Soundtrack | Top Gun

Phil Spector was born on December 26, 1939 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Top Gun (1986), Mean Streets (1973) and Dirty Dancing (1987). He was married to Rachelle Marie Short , Janis Lynn Zavala, Ronnie Spector and Annette Lee Merar. He died on January 16, 2021 ...

54. Rita Vidaurri

Self | Las Tesoros de San Antonio: A Westside Story

Rita Vidaurri was born on May 22, 1924 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. She was married to Hillman Edward Eden. She died on January 16, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

55. Ron Carey

Actor | History of the World: Part I

He was a notably short, Italian, nasal-toned and mischievous-looking fellow, a perfect type for the stand-up comedy circuit and for playing Brooklynesque characters in T.V. sitcoms and films...which is just what Ron Carey did. He was born Ronald Joseph Cicenia in Newark, New Jersey, on December ...

56. Ron Taylor

Actor | Trading Places

Ron Taylor was born on October 16, 1952 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Trading Places (1983), Matlock (1986) and Twin Peaks (1990). He was married to Deborah Sharpe-Taylor. He died on January 16, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

57. Ross Bagdasarian

Actor | Rear Window

Composer, prolific songwriter ("Come On-a My House", "Witch Doctor", "Chipmunk Song"), author, actor, producer, impressionist, educated at Coll. Writer, and has made many records. He joined ASCAP in 1951, and specialized in catchy, hummable melodies. Some of his other popular-song compositions ...

58. Rubén Osvaldo Díaz

Self | Sábado Bus

Rubén Osvaldo Díaz was born on January 8, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on January 16, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

59. Russell Johnson

Actor | Gilligan's Island

Long before he was known as "The Professor" in the cult comedy classic Gilligan's Island (1964), Russell Johnson was a well-known character actor, starring in several Westerns and Sci-Fi classics as This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953). Johnson grew up in Pennsylvania and ...

60. Ruth Duccini

Actress | Under the Rainbow

Ruth Duccini was born on July 23, 1918 in Rush City, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Under the Rainbow (1981), The Daily Show (1996) and The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013). She was married to Fred Duccini. She died on January 16, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

61. Sharon Begley

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Sharon Begley was born on June 14, 1956 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. She is known for Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Charlie Rose (1991) and Reset (2019). She was married to Ed Groth. She died on January 16, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

62. Simone Bär

Casting_department | Inglourious Basterds

Simone Bär was born in 1965 in Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg, Germany. She was a casting director and actress, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Babylon Berlin (2017) and Good Bye Lenin! (2003). She died on January 16, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

63. Sophiya Haque

Actress | Wanted

Sophia Haque rose to fame as a VJ/host on pop-music channels broadcast by India in the 1990s (via satellite). Her amiable personality and attractive appearance made her a favorite with many viewers, and led to her being offered bit parts in Indian films. A lead role in the low-budget comedy film '...

64. Steven Earl-Edwards

Actor | A Circle on the Cross

Steven Earl's professional experience spans more than thirty years as actor, director, and producer. As co-owner of the independent film company Ed-Man Productions in New York, he co-produced two Japanese music videos with partner Jim Manley, which received two Silver Awards at the Houston ...

65. Ted Cassidy

Actor | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Ted Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Philippi, West Virginia. He was a well respected actor who portrayed many different characters during his film and television career. His most notable role was Lurch, the faithful butler on the television series The Addams Family (1964)....

66. Teddi Sherman

Writer | Four Faces West

Teddi Sherman was born on April 1, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Four Faces West (1948), Sea Hunt (1958) and Ripcord (1961). She was married to Allan Brower Baylin. She died on January 16, 2019 in Malibu, California, USA.

67. Trey Wilson

Actor | Raising Arizona

Houston-born character actor Trey Wilson was at his best playing rural, authoritarian type roles, usually in comedic productions. He was really starting to hit his straps in feature films when he unfortunately succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage only days from his 41st birthday. Probably best ...

68. Vernon Duke

Soundtrack | Chinatown

Composer, songwriter ("April in Paris", "Autumn in New York", "I Can't Get Started"), author and pianist, educated at the Kiev Conservatory (which he entered at age thirteen) and a music student of Reinhold Gliere and Marian Dombrovsky. He had composed ballets for Diaghilev's Ballet Russe, but he ...

69. Virginia O'Brien

Actress | The Harvey Girls

Known to classic film fans by various nicknames--including Miss Deadpan, Frozen Face, and Miss Ice Glacier--this statuesque, dark-haired singer/actress carved a unique niche for herself on stage and screen by the hilarious Sphinx-like way she delivered a song. The daughter of the captain of ...

70. Zhongxiang Zhao

Self | Wo ai wo jia

Zhongxiang Zhao was born on January 16, 1942 in Hebei, Manchukuo. He was married to Zhang Meizhu. He died on January 16, 2020 in Beijing, China.