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- Blustery, stocky, loud although often genial character actor who has created a niche for himself playing often frustrated and fast talking Southern characters... most noticeably as Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond adventures Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).
He may have perfected a Southern drawl, however Clifton James was actually born on May 29, 1921 in Spokane, Washington. A graduate of the Actors Studio, he regularly appeared in guest roles on television series, including Gunsmoke (1955), Bonanza (1959) and The Virginian (1962). He was also busy in the cinema with minor roles in classy productions, such as Cool Hand Luke (1967), Will Penny (1967) and The New Centurions (1972). After his 007 escapades, James remained busy putting in a great dramatic performance in The Deadly Tower (1975), played another loud-mouthed Sheriff in the action comedy Silver Streak (1976) and was superb as team owner Charles Comiskey in the dramatization of the 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal, Eight Men Out (1988).
His other roles include that of a wealthy Montana baron whose cattle are being rustled in Rancho Deluxe (1975), and as the source who tips off a newspaper reporter (Bruce Willis) to a potentially explosive story in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). He had been quieter in his later years, but showed he could still contribute an enjoyable performance in the wonderful John Sayles movie Sunshine State (2002). James died at age 96 from complications of diabetes at his home in Gladstone, Oregon on April 15, 2017. - Actor
- Music Department
Acclaimed jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth was born on 6 August 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He learned to play the guitar at the age of 17. In the 1970s he worked with progressive rock bands such as Tempest and Gong and also worked with Cream's bass legend Jack Bruce. In the late 1970s he started a solo career which has seen him release many of his own albums. The 1980s saw Holdsworth become one of the first musicians to use a Synthaxe and in 1991 he replaced the late Level 42 guitarist Alan Murphy for the band's album "Guaranteed". In July 2001, Holdsworth's achievements were recognized when Total Guitar Magazine's readers voted him Yorkshire and Humberside's third greatest ever guitarist, behind Steve Rothery and Mick Ronson.- Director
- Producer
Jie Yang was born on 7 April 1929 in China. She was a director and producer, known for Journey to the West (1986) and Journey to the West 2000 (2000). She was married to Wang Chongqiu. She died on 15 April 2017 in Beijing, China.- Aref Lorestani was born on 4 February 1972 in Kermanshah, Iran. He was an actor, known for Equation (2003), Bomb-e Khande (2008) and Baba Man Zan Begir Nistam (2007). He died on 15 April 2017 in Tehran, Iran.
- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Reed Johns was a production designer and art director, known for Seahorses (2014), Backlight (2010) and Blue Pig (2019). He died on 15 April 2017 in Pasadena, California, USA.- Graça Silva was born on 3 October 1967 in Maputo, Mozambique, Portugal [now Mozambique]. She was an actress, known for The Successor (1997), A Jóia de África (2002) and Bom Dia, África (2009). She died on 15 April 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Terry Merrill was a producer and director, known for The Psychedelic Priest (2001), Beach Boy Rebels (1969) and Campus Heat (1969). He died on 15 April 2017 in Venice, Florida, USA.- Composer
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Sylvia Moy was born on 15 September 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was a composer and writer, known for Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), I Spy (2002) and Bitter Moon (1992). She died on 15 April 2017 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA.- Kurt Zurfluh was born on 4 October 1949 in Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Meier Marilyn (2003), Sportpanorama (1977) and Donnschtig-Jass (1992). He died on 15 April 2017 in Cienfuegos, Cuba.
- Bato Tomasevic was married to Madge Tomasevic. He died on 15 April 2017 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK.
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Cheryl R. Stein was a producer, known for Finder of Lost Loves (1984), Malibu Shores (1996) and 7th Heaven (1996). Cheryl R. died on 15 April 2017.