Deaths: June 22

1. Vinnie Paul

Vinnie Paul was born on March 11, 1964 in Abilene, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Triple Frontier (2019), Lethal Weapon (2016) and Heavy Metal 2000 (2000). He died on June 22, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

2. Alan Webb

Actor | The First Great Train Robbery

Alan Webb was born on July 2, 1906 in York, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Train Robbery (1978), King Lear (1970) and The Taming of The Shrew (1967). He died on June 22, 1982 in Sussex, England, UK.

3. Ann Landers

Actress | Listen to Your Heart

Ann Landers was born on July 4, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for Listen to Your Heart (1983), What's My Line? (1950) and The Joey Bishop Show (1967). She was married to Jules Lederer. She died on June 22, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

4. Cheh Chang

Director | Bao chou

Chang Cheh was the leading Martial Arts director in Hong Kong in the 1970s, now with close to 100 films to his name. His has influenced other directors such as John Woo and Liu Chiau Liang, and made famous such Hong Kong stars as Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Fu Sheng and Lung Ti. Chang has declared ...

5. Chuck Mitchell

Actor | Porky's

Chuck Mitchell was born on November 28, 1927, in Connecticut. A large, tubby and intimidating 6'3" hulk of a man with a deep voice and a scruffy demeanor, Mitchell was often cast as hostile and/or despicable characters. Mitchell was excellent as mean, sleazy and hateful brothel owner Porky in the ...

6. David O. Selznick

Producer | Gone with the Wind

David O. Selznick was a son of the silent movie producer Lewis J. Selznick. David studied at Columbia University until his father lost his fortune in the 1920s. David started work as an MGM script reader, shortly followed by becoming an assistant to Harry Rapf. He left MGM to work at Paramount then...

7. Deanna Lund

Actress | Elves

Deanna Lund is best known for her role as "Valerie Scott" in the two-season cult series of the 1960s: Land of the Giants (1968), produced by Irwin Allen.

Irwin Allen cast Lund in the series, when he saw her in a recently made motion picture. Lund started out as the bad girl of the series, getting ...

8. Dennis Day

Actor | Music in Manhattan

Always bright and beaming from ear to ear, Irish singer Dennis Day's name and career remains synonymous with that of Jack Benny's, working with the star comedian on radio and TV for the entire duration. It was Jack who gave him his break in 1939 and Jack who kept him employed as a singer and naive ...

9. Dick Leitsch

Self | Open End

Dick Leitsch was born on May 11, 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He died on June 22, 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

10. Dody Goodman

Actress | Grease

Her quivery, high-pitched, Southern-cracked tones were once described as sounding like "a Tweetie Pie cartoon bird strangling on peanut butter." Just the absurdity of that description fits comedienne Dody Goodman to a tee. One did not know what to make of her, but she could certainly induce ...

11. Don Henderson

Actor | Star Wars

As an amateur actor as a dare he auditioned for the RSC and was not only accepted, but he stayed for 6 years. Best known as Sgt Bulman in XYY Man (77) he then made several series of Strangers (79 -82). His films include Star Wars, Callan, The Prince and the Pauper and The Big Sleep.

12. Douglas M. Lackey

Music_department | Independence Day

Prolific composer of film and television scores, educated at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He has also composed the musical scorings for a number of industrial motion pictures. Joining the American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1963, his chief musical ...

13. Fofó

Actor | El gran circo de TVE

Fofó was born on February 8, 1923 in Madrid, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for El gran circo de TVE (1973), Turu, the Wacky Hen (2019) and Tres bárbaros en un jeep (1955). He died on June 22, 1976 in Madrid, Spain.

14. Fred Astaire

Actor | The Towering Inferno

Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz Austerlitz, a brewer. Fred entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. ...

15. Gary David Goldberg

Writer | Family Ties

Gary David Goldberg was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 25, 1944. After a prolonged and checkered collegiate career, which began at Brandeis University in 1962 and ended at San Diego State University in 1975 (with many other schools in between), he moved to Hollywood to try to make it as a ...

16. George Carlin

Actor | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

George Denis Patrick Carlin was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, to Mary (Bearey), a secretary, and Patrick John Carlin, an advertising manager for The Sun; they had met while working in marketing. His father was from Donegal, Ireland, and his mother was Irish-American. His parents ...

17. Gunter Gabriel

Soundtrack | Dirndljagd am Kilimandscharo

Gunter Gabriel was born on June 11, 1942 in Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Dirndljagd am Kilimandscharo (1983), Andi Ommsen ist der letzte Lude (2003) and Läster-Lexikon (1975). He was married to Carin Grundmann, ??? and Gabriele. He died on June 22, 2017 in...

18. Harry Rabinowitz

Music_department | Masters of the Universe

Harry Rabinowitz was born on March 26, 1916 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was a composer and actor, known for Masters of the Universe (1987), Time Bandits (1981) and Death and the Maiden (1994). He was married to Mary (Mitzi) Cooper Scott and Lorna Thurlow Anderson. He died on June 22, 2016 in ...

19. Hartmut Neugebauer

Writer | Brigade mondaine: Vaudou aux Caraïbes

Hartmut Neugebauer was born on September 2, 1942 in Zirke, West Prussia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Brigade mondaine: Vaudou aux Caraïbes (1980), Code Name: Wild Geese (1984) and Contamination (1980). He died on June 22, 2017 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

20. Holly Lewis

Actress | Oscar

Holly Lewis was born on December 26, 1965 in Grand Island, Nebraska. The daughter of Cortez and Rita Lewis, Holly grew up in Litchfield, Nebraska participating in such activities as speech, drama, and athletics. Lewis won the outstanding performer in a Nebraska State one-act play production in 1983...

21. Hope Summers

Actress | Rosemary's Baby

Hope Summers could portray a friendly neighbor or companion as she did for Frances Bavier's Aunt Bee character on many episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) or a seemingly amiable satanist in Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Born in Mattoon, Illinois, she developed an early interest in the theater. ...

22. James Horner

Music_department | Titanic

James Horner began studying piano at the age of five, and trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, before moving to California in the 1970s. After receiving a bachelor's degree in music at USC, he would go on to earn his master's degree at UCLA and teach music theory there. He ...

23. Jerry Carrigan

Self | A Poem Is a Naked Person

Jerry Carrigan was born on September 13, 1943 in Florence, Alabama, USA. He was married to Vickie. He died on June 22, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

24. Joseph Losey

Director | The Servant

Belonging to an important family clan in Wisconsin, Joseph Losey studied philosophy but was always interested in theater and thus worked together with Bertolt Brecht. After directing some shorts for MGM, he made his first important film, The Boy with Green Hair (1948), for RKO. While he was filming ...

25. Juan Luis Galiardo

Actor | El caballero Don Quijote

Juan Luis Galiardo was born on March 2, 1940 in San Roque, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for El caballero Don Quijote (2002), Familia (1996) and El vuelo de la paloma (1989). He was married to María Elías and Juana Prieto. He died on June 22, 2012 in Madrid, Madrid, ...

26. Judith Krantz

Writer | Till We Meet Again

Judith Krantz was born on January 9, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Till We Meet Again (1989), Mistral's Daughter (1984) and I'll Take Manhattan (1987). She was married to Steve Krantz. She died on June 22, 2019 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.

27. Judy Garland

Actress | The Wizard of Oz

One of the brightest, most tragic movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Era, Judy Garland was a much-loved character whose warmth and spirit, along with her rich and exuberant voice, kept theatre-goers entertained with an array of delightful musicals.

She was born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10 June 1922 in ...

28. Keith Loneker

Actor | Out of Sight

Despite growing up in a small town in New Jersey, Keith Loneker knew early in life that he had bigger things in store for him. You'd never know by his hulking body that this giant is an underdog. Loneker has overcome many personal obstacles to defy the odds his entire life. In high school he ...

29. Laura Antonelli

Actress | Passione d'amore

Laura Antonelli was born on November 28, 1941 in Pola, Istria, Italy [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]. She was an actress, known for Passion of Love (1981), Malicious (1973) and The Innocent (1976). She was married to Enrico Piacentini. She died on June 22, 2015 in Ladispoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

30. Lola Lane

Actress | The Big Fight

Lola Lane, born Dorothy Mullican, grew up Indianola, Iowa. Small-town life was not to her taste and she yearned to be in show business. She was also a bit of a rebel. At one time, in her teens, she 'scandalized' the townsfolk by dancing a particularly suggestive Charleston right in front of the ...

31. Mariano Sancha

Self | Antena 3 noticias

Mariano Sancha died on June 22, 2017 in Madrid, Spain.

32. Mary Valastro

Self | Cake Boss

Mary Valastro was born on April 17, 1948 in Altamura, Puglia, Italy. She was married to Bartolo 'Buddy' Valastro Sr. and Picinich, Sergio. She died on June 22, 2017 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.

33. Moose

Actor | My Dog Skip

Moose was the youngest of a litter of four, yet was also the biggest, hence his name. Hyper and destructive as a pup, he eventually found his way to Birds & Animals Unlimited, where he got his job playing Eddie on 'Frasier', before going on to act in the film My Dog Skip (2000), along with his son,...

34. Nigel Stock

Actor | The Great Escape

A veteran of stage, screen, radio and TV, character actor Nigel Stock was born in Malta in 1919, the son of Captain W.H. Stock, RE, and his wife Margaret Marion Munro. In British India from childhood, he and his sister Angela returned to the UK in his early teens for schooling. Nigel was educated ...

35. Pat Nixon

Self | Disneyland

Graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California, 1937, B.S. Merchandising, with a certificate to teach at the high school level, which USC regarded as equal to a Master's degree. A former professor noted that she "stood out from the empty-headed, overdressed little sorority girls of ...

36. Paul De Rolf

Actor | The Ten Commandments

Paul De Rolf was born on December 6, 1942 in Lena, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), 1941 (1979) and The Karate Kid Part II (1986). He died on June 22, 2017 in Australia.

37. Raúl Astor

Writer | El hombre de oro

Raúl Astor was born on January 10, 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and producer, known for El hombre de oro (1960), Maria Guadalupe (1960) and Pecado mortal (1960). He was married to Chela Castro. He died on June 22, 1995 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

38. Ross Ford

Actor | Air Hostess

Ross Ford was born on February 24, 1923 in Sterling, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Air Hostess (1949), Manhattan Angel (1948) and Project Moon Base (1953). He died on June 22, 1988 in Hollywood, California, USA.

39. Stepan Shakaryan

Composer | Spitak aper

Stepan Shakaryan was born on October 23, 1935 in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR. He was a composer, known for Spitak aper (1976), Morgani khnamin (1970) and Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967). He died on June 22, 2019 in Yerevan, Armenia.

40. Steve Rossi

Actor | The Mexican

Steve Rossi was born on May 25, 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Mexican (2001), The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966) and Allen and Rossi Meet Dracula and Frankenstein (1974). He was married to Karma Kennedy and Elaine Annette Gronski. He died on June 22, 2014 ...

41. Stuart Randall

Actor | Pony Soldier

Stuart's entertainment career began as a child in school, acting and singing in school plays, then in the late 1920's he began entertaining professionally as Larry Sothern. He was the lead singer in the Will Bradley Orchestra, as well as the John Phillip Souza Band, going on to have his own band, ...

42. Tracy Wright

Actress | Trigger

Tracy Wright was born on December 7, 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Trigger (2010), Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) and Blindness (2008). She was married to Don McKellar. She died on June 22, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

43. Victor Maddern

Actor | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Victor Maddern was born on March 16, 1928 in Seven Kings, Ilford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), Four Desperate Men (1959) and Exodus (1960). He was married to Joan Neuville. He died on June 22, 1993 in London, England, UK.