Celebrities That Died in 2013
List activity
18K views
• 4 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
581 people
- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Patti Page was born Clara Ann Fowler in Oklahoma in 1927. She began her professional singing career at KTUL, a Tulsa radio station. Since the program was sponsored by Page Milk, she adopted the moniker Patti Page, and it stuck. Patti toured the US in the late 1940s with Jimmy Joy, and notably sang with the Benny Goodman band in Chicago. In 1950 she recorded "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming", her first platinum-selling record. In 1951 her rendition of "The Tennessee Waltz" became the biggest hit of her career. It was #1 on the Billboard charts and stayed there for 30 weeks; over the years it would sell 10 million copies. Patti was the best-selling female vocalist of the 1950s, and was wildly popular all through the 1960s. She got national exposure on TV shows, appearing on such top-rated television programs as The Dean Martin Show (1965). In 1968 she recorded what some consider her signature song, "Have a Little Faith and Love Will Come to You." Patti continued to thrill fans for decades. In 1999 she received a Grammy for her "Live at Carnegie Hall" album, a compilation from her 50th-anniversary concert. Patti has millions of fans, and we can live by the words of her famous song: "Beyond the clouds the sky is always blue / Have a little faith and love will come to you."January- Barbara Werle was born on 6 October 1928 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Battle of the Bulge (1965), Seconds (1966) and Charro! (1969). She was married to Jerry Max Waters, Paul Gerard Griesgraber and John Ralph Branca. She died on 1 January 2013 in Carlsbad, California, USA.
- Jim Boyd was born on 11 November 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Electric Company (1971), Law & Order (1990) and Space Force (1978). He was married to Kathleen Paris. He died on 2 January 2013 in Rye Brook, New York, USA.
- Council Cargle was born on 8 February 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Detroit 9000 (1973), Word of Honor (1981) and The Elevator (2001). He was married to Maggie Porter. He died on 2 January 2013 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- Writer
- Special Effects
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karel Cáslavský was born on 28 January 1937 in Lipnice nad Sázavou, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and assistant director, known for I Served the King of England (2006), Smrt si ríká Engelchen (1963) and All My Loved Ones (1999). He died on 2 January 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Producer
- Music Department
- Writer
Charles Chilton was born on 15 June 1917 in Bloomsbury, London, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Songs for the Times (1964) and Aces High (1976). He was married to Penelope Colbeck. He died on 2 January 2013 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Zaharira Harifai was born in December 1929 in Jaffa, Palestine [now Tel Aviv, Israel]. She was an actress, known for Jellyfish (2007), 5 and 5 (1980) and Sallah Shabati (1964). She was married to Shlomo Shva. She died on 2 January 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Géza Koroknai was born on 29 September 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Privát kopó (1993), Felelet (1975) and Zokogó majom (1978). He was married to Eszter Simon. He died on 2 January 2013 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Ned Wertimer was born on 27 October 1923 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) and Bad Company (1972). He was married to Skyne Uku. He died on 2 January 2013 in Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Sergiu Nicolaescu was born on the 13th of April 1930, in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, Romania. Nicolaescu, aka 'Steven Spielberg of the Romanian cinema', was a brilliant, self-taught technician and a master of popular entertainment who approached during his long career various genres with great success. In his childhood, he spent a lot of time and money at the cinema. He was inspired by the films and played "war" or "mystery" games with 30 fellow kids in the suburbs of his native town. His father was an engineer, who worked for former king Michael. Therefore, after the King's abdication in 1947, his father was arrested. After finishing high school, Nicolaescu was accepted by three colleges. He finally attended the Romanian Marine Corps. Nicolaescu entered the realm of cinema by chance. A friend offered him a job in the Bucharest Studios of that time. He didn't expect a career in directing, but his poetic short film The Memory of the Rose (1964) got a lot of attention at the 1962 Cannes International Film Festival. In 1967, his massive domestic success The Dacians (1966) became the first Romanian hit film in Western Europe. Subsequently, Nicolaescu was internationally appreciated as a film director of large scale period films. He had the privilege to work in France, Germany and other countries on several projects in the 1970s and 1980s. He directed Michael the Brave (1971) and Then I Sentenced Them All to Death (1972), two of the most successful and best Romanian epics. He also was responsible for such indigenous blockbusters as The Immortals (1974),Cu mâinile curate (1972),Noi, cei din linia întîi (1985) and Proud Heritage (1989). His only, but very popular, comedy Nea Marin miliardar (1979) sold a record 14.6 mill. tickets in Romania, more than any other film in communist Romania. After the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, Nicolaescu became a political figure, but continued to direct movies. Without the free assistance of the Romanian military, he couldn't produce epics as he did back in the Communist era. Oglinda (1994) and The Death Triangle (1999) were smaller in scale, but well-received at the box-office. While most of his epic films were only possible within the nationalist context of Communist Romania, they are still appreciated today by audiences as timeless, spectacular entertainments on a massive scale. One of his fans included director Steven Spielberg himself, who even included clips from a battle scene in "Mihai Viteazul" into E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).- Actress
- Additional Crew
Strikingly comely brunette Patty Shepard was born in 1945 in Greenville, South Carolina. The daughter of a U.S. Air Force official, Patty moved to Spain when she was only 18 years old. After becoming popular as a model in a series of TV commercials, the lovely Ms. Shepard embarked on an acting career, making her film debut in a small part in La ciudad no es para mí (1966) (aka "The City is Not for Me"). She initially acted in paella westerns and thrillers before appearing in a handful of horror movies which include Assignment Terror (1970) (aka "Dracula vs. Frankenstein"), The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971) (aka "The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman"), Crypt of the Living Dead (1973) (aka "Crypt of the Living Dead") and The Witches Mountain (1973) (aka "The Witches' Mountain") and Special Killers (1973) (aka "La Ragazza di Via Condotti"). Patty often acted alongside Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy in these films and projects a certain eerie otherworldly aura that's stunningly similar to Barbara Steele. Other films include the end-of-the-world science fiction feature Creation of the Damned (1974) (aka "Refuge of Fear") and the tongue-in-cheek spaghetti Western oddity The Stranger and the Gunfighter (1974) (aka "The Stranger and the Gunfighter"). After appearing in the horror movies Rest in Pieces (1987) (aka "Rest in Pieces") and Slugs (1988) (aka "Slugs"), Shepard retired from acting in the late 1980's. She died of a heart attack at her home in Madrid, Spain on January 3, 2013.- Paul K. Taff is known for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968).
- Bhanumati Devi was born on 15 May 1934 in Burma. She was an actress, known for Samaya (1975), Adina Megha (1970) and Mamata (1975). She was married to Harihara Panda. She died on 4 January 2013 in Puri, Orissa, India.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Singer/songwriter Sammy Johns was born February 7, 1946, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received his first guitar as a present from his father at age nine. He started his own band, called The Devilles, while still in his teens. The Devilles lasted from 1963 to 1973, performed at various local clubs and recorded a few singles on the Dixie label.
In 1973 Sammy secured a record deal with the General Recording Corporation, which released his debut album "Early Morning Love" in 1974. The titular track was a minor Billboard chart hit. He scored his biggest success with the single "Chevy Van." The extremely groovy and mellow tune peaked at #5 on the Billboard pop charts and sold over three million copies. The success of "Chevy Van" inspired the enjoyably low-brow Crown International teen exploitation comedy romp The Van (1977); Sammy co-composed the score for this movie and his signature number "Chevy Van" was prominently featured on the soundtrack ("Chevy Van" was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2004 film Starsky & Hutch (2004)). Alas, his follow-up single, "Rag Doll", was only a modest success. However, Johns went on to become a successful songwriter whose compositions were covered by several popular country singers. John Ellison Conlee had a gold record with his rendition of Sammy's "Common Man" and Conway Twitty scored his final gold record with "Desperado Love." Waylon Jennings sang Johns' "America" in a 1985 national television broadcast celebrating the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. The single for "America" subsequently went gold and was nominated in some country music circles for song of the year. In 1996 Sammy Kershaw did a cover of "Chevy Van" on his album "Politics, Religion, and Her." Johns recorded the comeback album "Honky-Tonk Moon" in 2000.
Johns died on January 4, 2013, at age 66 at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, North Carolina.- Tony Lip (born Frank Anthony Vallelonga) was raised in the Bronx, New York. He worked for twelve years at the world-famous Copacabana Nightclub in New York City. At the Copa, he played host to the most famous personalities of the era, including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Lip then went on to a career in acting. He got his first big break when he was cast in the hit film, The Godfather. He then appeared in several major motion pictures including Crazy Joe, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Year of the Dragon, Honor Thy Fathers, Goodfellas, and Donnie Brasco. He was most recently featured as the New York mob boss Carmine Lupertazzi on the hit HBO series, The Sopranos. He also added "author" to his credits. In his book "Shut Up and Eat!" Lip shares personal stories as well as his family's favorite Italian recipes. He gathered his favorite Italian-America actors and friends, including Danny Aiello, James Gandolfini, Chazz Palmintieri and Joe Mantegna to do the same. For the first time ever, these actors-stars of such hits as The Godfather, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Moonstruck, The Sopranos, and A Bronx Tale-shared their families' secret recipes. Plus told tell their own stories of growing up as Italian-Americans. This delightful cookbook, full of photos, personal stories, and favorite recipes, shows why preparing and sharing an Italian meal is a truly rich experience.
In 2018, a film depicting Tony's road trip and friendship with Don Shirley, Green Book (2018), was released, with Viggo Mortensen as Tony, in an Academy Award for Best Actor-nominated performance. - Sándor Szoboszlai was born on 22 March 1925 in Dömös, Hungary. He was an actor, known for III. Richárd (1973), Kötelék (1968) and Özvegy és leánya (1983). He died on 4 January 2013 in Veszprém, Hungary.
- Writer
- Producer
T.S. Cook was born on 25 August 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Nightbreaker (1989) and Airwolf (1984). He was married to Marie Monique de Varennes. He died on 5 January 2013 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Martha Greenhouse was born on 14 June 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for The Stepford Wives (1975), Bananas (1971) and Daniel (1983). She died on 5 January 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Joselo was born on 27 September 1936 in Barbacoas, Aragua, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Radio Rochela (1959), Un extraño en la casa (1968) and Operación carambola (1968). He was married to Mary Soliani. He died on 5 January 2013 in Caracas, Venezuela.
- Claude Préfontaine was born on 24 January 1933 in Quebec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Black Robe (1991), Aux frontières du possible (1971) and Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989). He died on 5 January 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- Bart Van den Bossche was an actor, known for Alfa Papa Tango (1990), Haha reclame! (2001) and Neveneffecten (2005). He was married to Ilse Glorie and Karin Oostens. He died on 6 January 2013 in Lint, Flanders, Belgium.
- Stunts
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
Began as an actor in Kurt Russell-Disney Films in 1974. Made the switch to the Stunt world following a successful career as a junior pro surfer. Born, bred, and resided in Malibu. Many, many stunts later, David made the promotion to Stunt Coordinator in 1978 on Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Coordinating TV and films all over the world brought him up to the position of 2nd Unit Director on Gorky Park (1983). "Action" movies proceeded to explode along with David's career. Befriending Harrison Ford, two of David's most notable 2nd units were Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994). As shown in Filmography, he worked back-to-back until the break from Disney, offering to 1st unit Direct the feature, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996). Directorial debut grossed over $100 Million. Completed two features for 1997, Desperate Measures (1998) & Sphere (1998) with Barry Levinson.- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Huell Howser was born on 18 October 1945 in Gallatin, Tennessee, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Winnie the Pooh (2011), California's Gold (1991) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He died on 7 January 2013 in Palm Springs, California, USA.- Actress
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Jirina Jirásková was born on 17 February 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Prague, Czech Republic]. She was an actress and writer, known for Oldies But Goldies (2012), On the Comet (1970) and Courage for Every Day (1964). She was married to Jirí Pleskot. She died on 7 January 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Tandyn Almer is known for The Departed (2006), Modern Romance (1981) and Bloodhound Gang: Along Comes Mary (1998). Tandyn died on 8 January 2013 in McLean, Virginia, USA.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Matthew Dickens is a Writer, Producer and Director.
He began training at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C as a Theatre major but was always cast in musicals. He took a handful of dance classes, studied a musical instrument and took vocal music classes. His innate ability to multi-task with his talent was apparent. After graduation he joined a theater company as a young actor at Karamu House in Cleveland, Ohio but his passion quickly drew him to New York where he started auditioning for Broadway shows. Learning fast how to hone his skills as a triple threat, he trained heavily in New York with voice lessons, acting classes and several dance classes daily. In a short amount of time he landed a guest dancer spot on Fame with Debbie Allen filmed at MGM Studios in Culver City. Spending time on this historical movie lot, he fell in love with dance, movies and the camera. He spent time with Allen wearing many hats on the Academy Awards, Disney's Polly, Quantum Leap and A Different World.
He continued auditioning in LA and landed a role in his first Broadway show, the international tour of Dreamgirls which returned to New York as the Broadway Revival company. Musicals kept him busy. He earned a series of back to back bookings in Stephen King's Carrie, Miss Saigon, Smokey Joe's Cafe and the original company Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close. He was later cast in the Dutch version of Miss Saigon and traveled to Amsterdam. While in Europe he was able to follow his passion to direct creating original productions with the Dutch Air Force Orchestra. His talent was quickly discovered in Holland and he was hired to Direct and Choreograph the opening ceremony of Gay Games Amsterdam, Euro 2000 and segments of The National Wedding Event of Prince Willem & Maxima for national television.
Throughout these years, his passion for movies grew stronger and he eventually moved back to Hollywood where he reunited with Debbie Allen as Associate Director and Choreographer for productions of Sammy, the Musical and A Very Mancini Christmas. He was cast as an Actor/Dancer in Brad Martin's Sledge starring stunt and fight choreographer David Leitch. This brought him back to the world of camera and dance. From there he began to seek out his passion for movies again. Music Supervisor Randall Poster brought him on board as choreographer on The Aviator directed by Martin Scorcese. He worked as a principal dancer in Their Eyes Were Watching God starring Halle Berry and was hired for seven months as skeleton crew and principal dancer in Rent with choreographer Keith Young and directed by Chris Columbus. The following year he was cast as a principal in Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon.
War Zone 3D is a passion project for Matthew that pulls on his vast years of professional experience across the board in the entertainment industry. The foundation of his career has fully prepared him for the task of taking on his first feature as writer, producer and director.- Producer
- Director
- Editor
Alasdair Milne worked at the BBC for 34 years and rose through the ranks to achieve the top job as Director-General.
He was educated at Winchester College and Oxford University. He joined the BBC as a general trainee and worked on the current affairs series Tonight (1957), the groundbreaking satire That Was the Week That Was (1962) and The Great War (1964). He later became Controller of BBC Scotland and in the 1970s he served as BBC Director of Programmes and Managing Director of BBC Television. During this period he banned the controversial Dennis Potter play Brimstone and Treacle (1976) and oversaw the acclaimed Shakespeare productions on BBC Two.
In 1982 he replaced Ian Trethowan as Director-General of the BBC. Milne's tenure lasted for five difficult years which saw the BBC under increasing pressure from Margaret Thatcher's government over programmes such as the Nationwide (1969) general election special with the prime minister in 1983, in which she was questioned by a member of the public over the sinking of the General Belgrano in the Falklands War, the libel action brought by Conservative MPs regarding the Panorama (1953) episode "Maggie's Militant Tendency", broadcast in 1984, the Real Lives interview with Martin McGuinness in 1985, the BBC's coverage of the United States' bombing of Libya and the Secret Society programme about the Zircon spy satellite. In January 1987, Milne was forced to resign by the BBC's Board of Governors, which brought an unhappy end to a long career at the BBC.- Actor
- Producer
- Cinematographer
Rex Trailer was born in Fort Worth, and raised just outside there. He spent summers at his grandfathers quarter horse ranch in Thurbur, Texas. While there, he owned his first horse. The hands on the ranch were rodeo riders, and taught him how to do trick roping, handle a bull whip, and play guitar. Trailer was also a square dance caller, and sang with a group called "The Rambling Rustlers". Eventually, he joined a rodeo, and while on tour, met movie star Gabby Hayes. He was hired to work at Hayes' summer ranch for kids in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Meeting Hayes changed Trailers life, and Hayes encouraged him into doing children's television as an on-air personality. In 1947, Trailer was working for the Dumont Television Network in New York City, first working as a scenery painter, but quickly rose to production coordinator, and then assistant director. He eventually became host of his own show, Oky Dokey Ranch. It featured Rex as a cowboy, and Oky Dokey was a cowboy puppet. Rex then went to Philadelphia when he heard they needed a host for a western style children's show. "Ridin' the Trail With Rex Trailer", which ran from 1950 to 1956. When the television station was sold to NBC, Rex still had two years remaining on his contract. He was offered to work for Westinghouse in either Cleveland or Boston. Rex chose Boston, and "Boomtown" was born. Rex got the name from the Clark Gable movie, and composed a theme song on the day he was hired. This proved to be his greatest success. The show ran from 1956 to 1974. Rex had a number of sidekicks during the run of the show. His first was "Pablo" played by Richard Kilbride. After Kilbride passed away in 1967, his next sidekick was "Cactus Pete", played by Terrance Currier, and finally "Sergeant Billy" played by Bill O'Brien. During this time, Rex made many appearances throughout the Boston area. He also teamed with a local travel agency in chaperoning children on trips to California theme parks called "Rex Trailer Goes West". He was also known as an advocate for children with disabilities.
After "Boomtown" ended, Rex hosted a syndicated science series called "Earth Lab" until 1979. Besides being a cowboy, Rex was a licensed pilot was well as a skydiver, scuba diver and a water skier. He was also an accomplished singer, making two recordings in 1950. "Cowboys Don't Cry" and "Hoofbeats". Hoofbeats was used on Boomtown to bridge the scene between the bunkhouse and the Boomtown set.
Trailer was married to Karoline "Cindy" Trailer from 1956 until her death in 2010. In 2012, Rex continued to appear in events in towns all over Massachusetts.He passed away at the age of 84 in Florida on January 9, 2013.- Christel Adelaar was born on 14 February 1935 in Semarang, Semarang, Dutch East Indies [now Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia]. She was an actress, known for Pipo de Clown (1958), Mik-Mak (1962) and Sextet (1965). She was married to Henk Fokkens. She died on 10 January 2013 in Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Michal Hofbauer was born on 6 January 1964 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Cekání na dést (1978), Ve stínu (2012) and Hele, on letí! (1984). He died on 10 January 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Luigi Kuveiller was born on 3 October 1927 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a cinematographer, known for L'Avventura (1960), Deep Red (1975) and A Quiet Place in the Country (1968). He died on 10 January 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Mariangela Melato was born on 19 September 1941 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Swept Away (1974) and Love & Anarchy (1973). She died on 11 January 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Kushi Murali is known for Gabbar Singh (2012), Maaro (2011) and Khushi (2001). Kushi died on 11 January 2013 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.- Writer
- Actor
Jimmy O'Neill was born on 8 January 1940 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Shindig! (1964), The Jimmy O'Neil Show (1962) and Shindig! Presents British Invasion Vol. 1 (1992). He was married to Renee O'Neill, Eve O'Neill and Sharon Sheeley. He died on 11 January 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Billy Varga was born on 10 January 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Raging Bull (1980), Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989) and Bodyhold (1949). He was married to Rosabelle. He died on 11 January 2013 in Burbank, California, USA.- Actress
- Director
Anna Lizaran was born on 31 August 1944 in Esparreguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress and director, known for Forasters (2008), What's It All About (1995) and The First Night of My Life (1998). She died on 11 January 2013 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
- Writer
A Drama graduate of the University of Queensland, Bille Brown is a well-known Shakespearean actor. He began with the Queensland Theatre Company and, later, was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Strathford and London. While with the RSC, he was one of its few commissioned writers.
Bille Brown AM has been recognised twice in the Australian Honours System. On 1 January 2001 he was granted the Centenary Medal "for distinguished service to the arts" and on 26 January 2011, Bille was named as a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to the performing arts as an actor and playwright, and to education". The latter honour is denoted by the post-nominal "AM" after his name.- Stanley Caine was born in 1935 in Southwark, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Italian Job (1969), Play Dirty (1969) and Billion Dollar Brain (1967). He died on 13 January 2013 in Ruislip, London, England, UK.
- Jack Recknitz was born on 25 May 1931 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sekret Enigmy (1979), Katastrofa w Gibraltarze (1984) and The White Raven (1998). He died on 13 January 2013 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Usually sized up as an erudite gent, advice-spouting father or uptight, pompous neighbor, the acting talents of Conrad Bain were best utilized on stage and on TV. Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, on February 4, 1923, Conrad Stafford Bain was a twin son (the other was named Bonar) born to Stafford Harrison Bain, a wholesaler, and Jean Agnes (née Young). He enjoyed Canadian sports growing up (ice hockey, speed skating), but picked up an interest in acting while in high school.
Electing to train at Alberta's Banff School of Fine Arts after graduating, he met Monica Marjorie Sloan, an artist, while there. His acting pursuit was interrupted by WWII when he subsequently joined the Canadian army. Picking up here he left off following his discharge, he studied at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He also married Ms. Sloan in 1945 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen the following year. The couple went on to have three children -- Jennifer, Mark and Kent.
Making his stage debut in a Connecticut production of "Dear Ruth" in 1947, Bain also appeared in "Jack and the Beanstalk" and a tour of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" before making his off-Broadway debut in a 1956 Circle-in-the-Square revival of Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh," a production that made a star out of Jason Robards. Following an inauspicious Broadway bow in "Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove", which closed after only one day, he joined the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival for their 1958 season, appearing in "A Winter's Tale," "Much Ado About Nothing" and "Henry IV, Part I."
Fair in complexion and exceedingly genial in demeanor, the wry and witty blond actor graduated into other Broadway work, particularly drama, with strong roles in "Candide," "Advise and Consent," "An Enemy of the People," "Twigs" and "Uncle Vanya." He also built up his regional and repertory credits during the early 1960s with parts in "King Lear," "The Firebugs," "Death of a Salesman" and "The Shadow of Heroes" at Seattle Rep. Later in the decade he began to focus more intently on TV, usually playing cerebral, white-collar types (district attorneys, stock brokers, doctors, politicos).
Bain eventually found an "in" with daytime drama, which included a recurring role on Dark Shadows (1966) (as an innkeeper), and a part on The Edge of Night (1956) in 1970. He broke completely away, however, from his trademark dramatics when the 49-year-old actor was "discovered" for prime-time TV by Norman Lear and offered a supporting role opposite Bea Arthur and Bill Macy in Norman Lear's landmark, liberally-sliced comedy series Maude (1972), a spin-off of Lear's equally landmark All in the Family (1971) sitcom. Conrad was cast as Rue McClanahan's stuffy, conservative doctor/husband, Arthur Harmon, who usually was at political odds with free-wheeling feminist Maude Finlay.
The role moved Bain into the prime TV comedy character ranks. Following the show's lengthy run (1972-1978), he was given the green light by Lear to move into his own comedy series with Diff'rent Strokes (1978) as the wealthy father of a girl and adoptive father of two African-American children. While young Gary Coleman, the compact, precocious, mouthy dynamo, may have stolen the show, the good-humored Bain remained a strong center and voice of reason until the show's demise in 1986. Three was not a charm when Bain went into a third new comedy series, Mr. President (1987), with Conrad as a loyal aide-de-camp to "President" George C. Scott. The show, created not by Lear but by Johnny Carson, lasted only 24 episodes.
During and after his lengthy 70s and 80s TV success, Conrad would continue to return to his first love, the stage, in such productions as "Uncle Vanya," "The Owl and the Pussycat," "On Golden Pond," "The Dining Room" and "On Borrowed Time", the last being a 1992 return to Broadway after nearly two decades. Films, on the other hand, were a non-issue at this point. Earlier minor turns included Clint Eastwood's Coogan's Bluff (1968), Gene Hackman's I Never Sang for My Father (1970), Woody Allen's Bananas (1971), Sean Connery's The Anderson Tapes (1971) and Barbra Streisand's Up the Sandbox (1972). His last stop in films was an engaging part as a befuddled grandpa opposite the perennially crusty Mary Wickes in Postcards from the Edge (1990) starring Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. One of Bain's last on-camera appearances was recreating his Phillip Drummond role from Diff'rent Strokes (1978) on a 1996 episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
Other than a stage role in "Ancestral Voices" in 2000, Conrad turned for a time to screen-writing but later comfortably retired to the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. Moving to a Livermore California retirement home in 2008, wife Monica died a year later. Bain passed away there quietly of natural causes on January 14, 2013, less than a month short of his 90th birthday. His twin brother Bonar died in 2005.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Daphne Anderson was born on 27 April 1922 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Beggar's Opera (1953), Gideon C.I.D. (1964) and Hobson's Choice (1954). She was married to Lionel William Carter. She died on 15 January 2013 in Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Nagisa Oshima's career extends from the initiation of the "Nuberu bagu" (New Wave) movement in Japanese cinema in the late 1950s and early 1960s, to the contemporary use of cinema and television to express paradoxes in modern society. After an early involvement with the student protest movement in Kyoto, Oshima rose rapidly in the Shochiku company from the status of apprentice, in 1954, to that of director. By 1960, he had grown disillusioned with the traditional studio production policies and broke away from Shochiku to form his own independent production company, Sozosha, in 1965. With other Japanese New Wave filmmakers, like Masahiro Shinoda, Shôhei Imamura and Yoshishige Yoshida, Oshima reacted against the humanistic style and subject matter of directors like Yasujirô Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi and Akira Kurosawa, as well as against established left-wing political movements. Oshima has been primarily concerned with depicting the contradictions and tensions of postwar Japanese society. His films tend to expose contemporary Japanese materialism, while also examining what it means to be Japanese in the face of rapid industrialization and Westernization. Many of Oshima's earlier films, such as A Town of Love and Hope (1959) and The Sun's Burial (1960), feature rebellious, underprivileged youths in anti-heroic roles. The film for which he is probably best-known in the West, In the Realm of the Senses (1976), centers on an obsessive sexual relationship. Like several other Oshima works, it gains additional power by being based on an actual incident. Other important Oshima films include Death by Hanging (1968), an examination of the prejudicial treatment of Koreans in Japan; Boy (1969), which deals with the cruel use of a child for extortion purposes, and with the child's subsequent escapist fantasies; The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970), about another ongoing concern of Oshima's, the art of filmmaking itself; and The Ceremony (1971), which presents a microcosmic view of Japanese postwar history through the lives of one wealthy family. In recent years, Oshima has repeatedly turned to sources outside Japan for the production of his films. This was the case with In the Realm of the Senses (1976) and Max My Love (1986). It is less well-known in the West that Oshima has also been a prolific documentarist, film theorist and television personality. He is the host of a long-running television talk show, "The School for Wives", in which female participants (kept anonymous by a distorting glass) present their personal problems, to which he responds from offscreen.- Actor
- Writer
- Production Manager
Clayton Silva was an actor and writer. He died on 15 January 2013 in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Perrette Pradier was born on 17 April 1938 in Hanoi, Vietnam. She was an actress, known for The Three Musketeers: Part I - The Queen's Diamonds (1961), Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961) and Au théâtre ce soir (1966). She died on 16 January 2013 in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Robert F. Chew was born on 28 December 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), The Wire (2002) and Jamesy Boy (2014). He died on 17 January 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Fernando Guillén was born on 22 November 1932 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Don Juan in Hell (1991) and La saga de los Rius (1976). He was married to Gemma Cuervo. He died on 17 January 2013 in Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.- 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 'Snip!' followed, but unfortunately the film did not succeed at the box office. Sophia has done some modeling also, and looks set to continue her small appearances in films.
- Director
- Editor
- Actor
Fred J. Lincoln was born Frederick Joseph Piantadosi in January 1936. He grew up in the Hell's Kitchen slum neighborhood of New York City. He is widely credited with helping to start the hardcore porn scene in his native New York in the early 1970s, His career spanned four decades in the adult entertainment business. He was usually listed as Fred J. Lincoln or F.J. Lincoln in his adult-film credits.
His career in adult films and video was prolific; his IMDb filmography credits him as director of 310 films, producer of 42, and actor in 64 (most of them non-sex roles). His credits in mainstream cinema are limited, although he did play the role of Weasel Podowski in Wes Craven's classic horror film The Last House on the Left (1972) and worked as a stunt man. In 1984 he won the Critics' Adult Film Award as Best Director for his film Go for It (1983). Lincoln was a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and was the owner of the famous New York City sex club Plato's Retreat during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was married twice, to porn actress/director Patti Rhodes-Lincoln and porn actress Tiffany Clark. He had two children, a daughter named Angelica and independent filmmaker, Charles D. Lincoln. At one point he lived in Ventura, California, in an apartment adjacent to porn actress Erica Boyer.
Fred J. Lincoln died on January 17, 2013, at age 76 from complications of emphysema and heart disease, just days before his 77th birthday.- Actor
- Producer
Walmor Chagas was born on 28 August 1930 in Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was an actor and producer, known for São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima (1965), Luz del Fuego (1982) and Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro (1980). He was married to Cacilda Becker. He died on 18 January 2013 in Guaratinguetá , Brazil.- Ismet Hürmüzlü was an actor, known for Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak (2006), Sila (2006) and Paramparça (2010). He died on 19 January 2013 in Ankara, Turkey.
- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
A. Rafiq was an actor and writer, known for Cantik (1980), Milikku (1979) and Intan Berduri (1972). He died on 19 January 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Winner was an only child, born in Hampstead, London, England, to Helen (née Zlota) and George Joseph Winner (1910-1975), a company director. His family was Jewish; his mother was Polish and his father of Russian extraction. Following his father's death, Winner's mother gambled recklessly and sold art and furniture worth around £10m at the time, bequeathed to her not only for her life but to Michael thereafter. She died aged 78 in 1984.
He was educated at St Christopher School, Letchworth, and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read law and economics. He also edited the university's student newspaper, Varsity (he was the youngest ever editor up to that time, both in age and in terms of his university career, being only in the second term of his second year). Winner had earlier written a newspaper column, 'Michael Winner's Showbiz Gossip,' in the Kensington Post from the age of 14. The first issue of Showgirl Glamour Revue in 1955 has him writing another film and showbusiness gossip column, "Winner's World". Such jobs allowed him to meet and interview several leading film personalities, including James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. He also wrote for the New Musical Express.
He began his screen career as an assistant director of BBC television programmes, cinema shorts, and full-length "B" productions, occasionally writing screenplays. In 1957 he directed his first travelogue, This is Belgium, shot largely on location in East Grinstead. His first on-screen credit was earned as a writer for the crime film Man with a Gun (1958) directed by Montgomery Tully. Winner's first credit on a cinema short was Associate Producer on the film Floating Fortress (1959) produced by Harold Baim. Winner's first project as a lead director involved another story he wrote, Shoot to Kill (1960). He would regularly edit his own movies, using the pseudonym "Arnold Crust". He graduated to first features with Play It Cool (1962), a pop musical starring Billy Fury.
Winner's first significant film was West 11 (1963), a sympathetic study of rootless drifters in the then seedy Notting Hill area of London. Filmed on location (always Winner's preference), with a script by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse, the film remains an interesting contribution to the working-class realism wave of the early 1960s. Following differences with his producer, Daniel Angel, Winner (who had wanted to cast Julie Christie in the main female role) resolved to produce as well as direct his films and set up his own company, Scimitar. The Girl-Getters (1964) and the hectic, dystopian I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) were paired pieces starring Oliver Reed that continued Winner's exploration of alienated youth adrift in a rising tide of affluence, dreaming of an alternative life they can never achieve. These films and the exuberant 'Swinging London' comedy The Jokers (1967), also starring Reed, were well-suited to Winner's restless, intrusive camera style and staccato editing. They were followed by Hannibal Brooks (1969), a witty Second World War comedy written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, which attracted attention in America and led to Winner pursuing a Hollywood career in the 1970s.
Winner now developed a new reputation as an efficient maker of violent action thrillers, often starring Charles Bronson. The most successful and controversial was Death Wish (1974), with Bronson cast as a liberal architect who embraces vengeance after the murder of his wife and daughter. An intelligent analysis of the deep roots of vigilantism in American society, Death Wish is restrained in its depiction of violence. With his obsessive need to work, Winner accepted many inferior projects, including two weak Death Wish sequels, though occasionally he tried to make more prestigious films, notably The Nightcomers (1971), a prequel to Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, made in Britain with Marlon Brando; and A Chorus of Disapproval (1989), a satisfying version of Alan Ayckbourn's bittersweet comedy.
By the 1990s Winner had become less prolific, and reaped no benefit from the Lottery-prompted rise in genre film-making, which favoured the young and inexperienced. Dirty Weekend (1993), a rape-revenge movie with a female vigilante, aroused considerable controversy, but hardly enhanced Winner's reputation; Parting Shots (1998), a comedy revenge thriller suffused with allusions to Death Wish and restaurant scenes invoking Winner's current incarnation as a food critic, is perhaps his swan song.
In an interview with The Times newspaper, Winner said liver specialists had told him in summer 2012 that he had between 18 months and two years to live. He said he had researched assisted suicide offered at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland, but found the bureaucracy of the process off-putting. Winner died at his home, Woodland House in Holland Park, on 21 January 2013, aged 77. Winner was buried following a traditional Jewish funeral at Willesden Jewish Cemetery.- Lídia Mattos was born on 10 October 1924 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Eu Não Conhecia Tururu (2000), Argila (1940) and The Next Victim (1995). She was married to Urbano Lóes. She died on 22 January 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Ted Talbert is known for The Adventure of the Action Hunters (1986).
- Lucyna Winnicka was born on 14 July 1928 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Night Train (1959), Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) and Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960). She was married to Jerzy Kawalerowicz. She died on 22 January 2013 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Tom Jankiewicz was born on 8 September 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Tom was a writer, known for Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and Powderpuff. Tom died on 23 January 2013 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
- Janice Knickrehm was born on 4 June 1925 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), SLC Punk! (1998) and Little Secrets (2001). She was married to Gus. She died on 23 January 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
As an actress, Susan Rubes has enjoyed a Broadway career where she won the Donaldson Award for best supporting actress in 1946. Breaking into American TV she played the character "Kathy" for 10 years on the daytime drama, Guiding Light (1952). Moving to Canada with her actor husband, Jan Rubes, she continued her acting career and also found time to return time to her profession by founding the Young Peoples Theatre in 1965. In 1979, she became head of Radio Drama for C.B.C. (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) Drama Canada. She was a Board member of the St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto and the Ontario Arts Council. She was awarded the Order of Canada in 1977 and was Woman of the Year of the Toronto B'nai Brith in 1979.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Zózimo Bulbul was born on 21 September 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and director, known for Alma no Olho (1973), Abolition (1988) and Pequena África (2002). He died on 24 January 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Gregory Carroll was born on 19 December 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Gregory died on 25 January 2013 in Creston, North Carolina, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Sound Department
Normand Corbeil was born on 6 April 1956 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a composer, known for The Art of War (2000), Screamers (1995) and Grande ourse (2003). He died on 25 January 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- Eirini Koumarianou was born in 1931 in Athens, Greece. She was an actress, known for In the Nick of Time (2005), Anastasia (1993) and Koritsia gia filima (1965). She died on 25 January 2013 in Athens, Greece.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Actor
Lloyd Phillips was born on 14 December 1949 in South Africa. He was a producer and production manager, known for Man of Steel (2013), Vertical Limit (2000) and 12 Monkeys (1995). He was married to Beau St. Clair. He died on 25 January 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Pepe Pimentel was born in 1930 in the Philippines. He was an actor, known for Carioca (1963), Ang tatay kong kalbo (1963) and D' Godson (1983). He died on 24 January 2013 in Barangay Laging Handa, Quezon City, Philippines.
- Lesley Fitz-Simons was born on 23 September 1961 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Camerons (1979), The Odd Job Man (1984) and Take the High Road (1980). She was married to Peter McIntyre and Calum Thompson. She died on 26 January 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
- Sukekiyo Kameyama was born on 9 November 1954 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Castle in the Sky (1986), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) and Rurouni Kenshin (1996). He died on 26 January 2013 in Saitama, Japan.
- Producer
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Patricia Lovell was born in 1929 in Artarmon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was a producer and actress, known for Gallipoli (1981), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and Break of Day (1976). She was married to Nigel Lovell. She died on 26 January 2013 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Sally Starr was born on 25 January 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Outlaws Is Coming (1964), The in Crowd (1988) and Saturday Night Dead (1984). She was married to Mark Gray and Jesse Rogers. She died on 27 January 2013 in Berlin, New Jersey, USA.
- He was educated at Rugby where he became interested in acting. He spent a year in Canada studying agriculture then returned to England and taught at a prep school in Surrey. In 1950 he joined the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and on completing the course joined and toured with Dundee Repertory Theatre.
- Actor
- Set Decorator
- Additional Crew
Garrett Lewis, four time Academy Award nominated set decorator, dancer and actor, died January 29, 2013 at the age of 77. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1935 and died at his home in Woodland Hills, California of natural causes.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Garrett Lewis had a long and storied career as a dancer, actor and set decorator. His career began while still in college when he was offered the dance lead for a season at the Kansas City Starlight Theatre. After that one season of summer stock, he went to New York and immediately landed his first Broadway show My Fair Lady. This was followed by numerous roles in Broadway productions including Hello Dolly, Vintage '60 and First Impressions.
Lewis played the role of Cornelius in Hello Dolly starring opposite five different leading ladies. First, he went on national tour with Carol Channing. Hello Dolly was the first stage show at the newly opened Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles in 1965. He reprised the role with Mary Martin in London. Hello Dolly made its premiere in the West End at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on December 2, 1965, with the Queen Mother in attendance. Lewis also performed this role opposite Carole Cook, Dora Bryan and Patrice Munsel in various productions of the show.
Lewis was a featured performer on The Red Skelton Show and The Julie Andrews Hour. Aside from his television work, which included many major network shows at the time on both coasts, he appeared extensively in clubs across the country, supporting such leading ladies as Anna Maria Alberghetti, Arlene Dahl, Dorothy Provine and others. He was a soloist in The Lido Show in Paris, and appeared as the male lead in Little Mary Sunshine in Paris. Garrett transitioned into film and appeared in both Star! with Julie Andrews and Funny Lady.
By the time Lewis finished Funny Lady in 1975, musicals were becoming rare. Lewis' friends, agent Sue Mengers and her husband Jean-Claude Tramont, purchased a home in Bel Air in 1975. They admired the way Lewis had decorated his own home, and asked him to redesign their new one. This lead Lewis to designing private homes for celebrities including Barbra Streisand, Herbert Ross, Barry Diller and many others. He effortlessly segued into a second career.
In the late seventies when Herbert Ross was directing The Turning Point he asked Lewis to decorate several sets. Later while filming California Suite, Ross called him in again to assist with the art direction. While his title was "Pictorial Consultant", his third career as a set decorator for films was launched.
Lewis worked on 39 films as a set decorator and as such was nominated for four Academy Awards for Art Direction - Beaches, Glory, Hook and Bram Stoker's Dracula. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his work on Gepetto. He created everything from Civil War tents for Glory to lavish Bugatti inspired furniture for Bram Stoker's Dracula, a particularly special film for him. His film credits include Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias, Backdraft, Hidalgo, Against All Odds, as well as countless others. His work as a set decorator took him to Morocco, Canada and all parts of the United States. A longtime member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, he served on the Executive Committee for the Art Director's branch.- Soundtrack
Ann Rabson was born on 12 April 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to George Newman. She died on 30 January 2013 in Hartwood, Virginia, USA.- Art Department
R. Gilbert Clayton was born on 15 October 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Armageddon (1998), Sphere (1998) and American Gigolo (1980). He was married to Ardith McCoy, Alice Birthrong, Sue Bailey and Angelina Magill. He died on 31 January 2013 in Aptos, California, USA.- 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 February 2013 due to heart failure.February
- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Cecil D. Womack was born on 25 September 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 1 February 2013 in South Africa.- Actor
- Soundtrack
His father Geoffrey Kerr (b. 25 Jan 1895, London; d. 1971) and mother June Walker (b. 14 June 1904, New York City; d. 1966) were successful Broadway and, occasionally, film actors. He went into theatre as soon as he graduated from Harvard. He had an important role in the stage play "Bernadine" in 1952, and achieved real recognition for the sensitive lead part of Tom Robinson Lee in the 1953 stage production of "Tea and Sympathy", a role he recreated in the 1956 film version. Audiences found him touching in the tragic-hero role of Lieutenant Joe Cable in the 1958 musical South Pacific (1958). He became a practicing attorney but also made rare film/TV appearances.- German-born Peter Gilmore came to the UK at the age of six, to be raised by relatives. He quit school at age 14, and pursuing his dream of becoming an actor, attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for a short time, before being expelled. A stint in the army led to the discovery that he had a talent for singing, and after his discharge from the army he joined a singing group, The George Mitchell Singers. He also appeared in a number of stage plays, but they didn't lead to the success he was looking for.
He soon gave up singing and concentrated on his acting career, and began achieving a degree of success in Europe and the U.S. in TV commercials. As a result of these, he started to receive roles in comedies, notably the "Carry On" series. In the early 1970s he finally achieved a great degree of success as star of the long-running British serial, The Onedin Line (1971). - Ichikawa Danjûrô was born on 6 August 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Genroku ryôran (1999), Ano sensô wa nandattano ka - Nichibei kaisen to Tôjô Hideki (2008) and Waga kokoro no kabukiza (2011). He died on 3 February 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Reg Presley was born on 12 June 1941 in Andover, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Love Actually (2003), Hot Fuzz (2007) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). He was married to Brenda. He died on 4 February 2013 in Andover, Hampshire, England, UK.- Make-Up Department
- Additional Crew
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stuart Freeborn was born on 5 September 1914 in Leytonstone, London, England, UK. He is known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Superman (1978). He was married to Kay Freeborn. He died on 5 February 2013 in London, England, UK.- Editor
- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Gerry Hambling was born on 14 June 1926 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an editor, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), Midnight Express (1978) and Evita (1996). He was married to Margaret Speakman. He died on 5 February 2013 in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Keith Marsh was born in 1926 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Love Thy Neighbour (1972), My Cousin Rachel (1983) and George and the Dragon (1966). He was married to Madeleine Newbury. He died in January 2013 in England, UK.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Krsto Papic was born on 7 December 1933 in Vucedol, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for Kad mrtvi zapjevaju (1998), The Rat Savior (1976) and Prica iz Hrvatske (1991). He was married to Dr. Jadranka Stefanac-Papic. He died on 7 February 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Peter Steen was born on 22 January 1936 in Randers, Denmark. He was an actor and director, known for Edderkoppen (2000), Lenin, din gavtyv! (1972) and The Inheritance (2003). He was married to Karen Nørregaard and Lisbet Lundquist. He died on 7 February 2013 in Bornholm, Denmark.- Elizabeth Alley was born on 31 January 1955 in Wyoming, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), V.I.P. (1998) and Frasier (1993). She died on 8 February 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Chris Brinker was born on 17 December 1970 in the USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Boondock Saints (1999), The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) and Bad Country (2014). He died on 8 February 2013 in Marina del Rey, California, USA.- György Kézdy was born on 14 February 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A névtelen vár (1981), Sunshine (1999) and The Witness (1969). He died on 8 February 2013 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Alan Sharp was born on 12 January 1934 in Alyth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Dean Spanley (2008), Rob Roy (1995) and Night Moves (1975). He was married to Elizabeth Thomas, Sarah (Sally) Travers, Margaret Inglis Donachie and Harriet Sharp. He died on 8 February 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Elvie Villasanta was an actress, known for Kings of Reality Shows (2019), Ang umaatikabong buhay ni Badong Aguirre (2010) and Mommy Elvie's Problematic Show (2006). She died on 8 February 2013 in the Philippines.
- Special Effects
- Additional Crew
Petro Vlahos was born on 20 August 1916 in Raton, New Mexico, USA. He is known for Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Movie Magic (1994) and The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995). He was married to Virginia. He died on 10 February 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Kevin Gray was born on 25 February 1958 in Westport, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Miami Vice (1984), The Equalizer (1985) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He died on 11 February 2013 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Tekin Akmansoy was born on 20 January 1924 in Denizli, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Kaynanalar (1974), Nöri Kantar Ailesi (1975) and Kaderin mahkumlari (1953). He died on 12 February 2013 in Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey.- Producer
- Director
John Ammonds was born on 21 May 1924 in Kennington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968), Comedy Playhouse (1961) and The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978). He was married to Winifred Laithwaite and Win Ammonds. He died on 13 February 2013 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.- Gerry Day was born on 27 January 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The Black Hole (1979), Court Martial (1965) and McCloud (1970). He died on 13 February 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Director
Stefan Wigger was born on 26 March 1932 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Three Penny Opera (1963), Ein Haus in der Toscana (1991) and Krankensaal 6 (1974). He was married to Uta Hallant, Renate Reiche and Katrin Kazubko. He died on 13 February 2013 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Richard J. Collins is known for X Factor (2000).
- Fashion Model. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, her father was employed as a horse trainer. After moving to Port Elizabeth, South Africa with her family, she attended Saint Dominic's Priory School and later enrolled at the University of Port Elizabeth (now part of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) where she studied law and graduated with a Bachelor of laws Degree in 2005. After receiving her degree, she did paralegal work and applied to the bar in 2011. At the age of 14 she started her modeling career and was a finalist in the Weekend Post Faces of the Future competition in 2004 and in The Herald Miss Port Elizabeth contest in 2005. Her career as a model and cover girl continued with an appearance in FHM magazine, modeling jewelry for Sivana Diamonds, and was the first face of Avon cosmetics in South Africa. Additionally, she appeared in television advertisements for a number of products, including Toyota Land Cruiser, Clover "The One," Redds, and Aldor Pin Pop. An avid horse rider, she broke her back in a fall in her early twenties and had to learn to walk again. In 2012 she was featured as a celebrity contestant on the BBC Lifestyle show "Baking Made Easy." In November 2012 she began dating Oscar Pistorius, the celebrated South African Olympic and Paralympic track and field athlete. Three months later she was shot and killed at Pistorius' home who, having admitted to accidentally shooting her (thinking she was an intruder), was arrested and formally charged with her premeditated murder. At the time of her death she had agreed to appear in the 5th season of the reality television program "Tropika Island of Treasure" and had filmed the series episodes on location in Jamaica. The screening of the series aired as scheduled on February 16, 2013, only two days after her death, and its first episode was dedicated to her with a video tribute to her that preceded it.
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Tim Dog is known for Ruffhouse/Columbia Presents Cypress Hill/Tim Dog (1992), Hardcore (1993) and Tim Dog: Step to Me (1991).- Actor
- Writer
Bulgarian stage and film actor, singer and showman. He graduated from "Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts" as an actor, just as many talented actors from Bulgaria did. Began his career in 1965, Kolev was best known for his roles in comedies like "Opasen Char", "Gospodin Za Edin Den" and "Dvoynikat" as well as for his songs and shows. His unique kind of acting won general approval in his country. In some ways, pretty much reminds Charlie Chaplin.
After the collapse of communism, he get involved in politics for a while and was a Member of Parliament.
Todor Kolev suffered from Lung Cancer for several years and died at the age of 73.- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ennio Girolami was born on 14 January 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Nights of Cabiria (1957), Tenebrae (1982) and Escape from the Bronx (1983). He died on 16 February 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.