Deaths: March 22

1. Rebecca Jones

Rebecca Jones was born on May 21, 1957 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for Cuna de lobos (1986), Días de combate (1994) and Amorosos fantasmas (1994). She was married to Alejandro Camacho. She died on March 22, 2023 in Mexico City, Distrito ...

2. Addison Richards

Actor | The Ten Commandments

Addison Richards was born on October 20, 1902 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) and Ball of Fire (1941). He was married to Patricia Anne Sarazln and Anna Vivian Eccles. He died on March 22, 1964 in Los Angeles, ...

3. Alberto Arbasino

Writer | La bella di Lodi

Alberto Arbasino was born on January 22, 1930 in Voghera, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for La bella di Lodi (1963), Conversazione italiana (1999) and Corto circuito (1996). He died on March 23, 2020 in Rome, Italy.

4. Arlen Ness

Self | The Great Ride

Arlen Ness was born on July 12, 1939 in Moorhead, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Beverly. He died on March 22, 2019 in the USA.

5. Bebo Valdés

Soundtrack | Chico & Rita

Bebo Valdés was born on October 9, 1918 in Quivican, Cuba. He was a composer and actor, known for Chico & Rita (2010), Capote (2005) and Before Night Falls (2000). He was married to Rose Marie Pehrson. He died on March 22, 2013 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

6. Ben Lyon

Actor | Hell's Angels

Ben Lyon was your average boyish, easy-going, highly appealing film personality of the Depression-era 1930s. Although he never rose above second-tier stardom, he would enjoy enduring success both in the United States and in the UK.

Born Ben Lyon, Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia, the future singer/actor was ...

7. Cachao

Soundtrack | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Cachao was born on September 14, 1918 in Havana, Cuba. He was an actor, known for Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), The Birdcage (1996) and The Lost City (2005). He was married to Ester Buenaventura. He died on March 22, 2008 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.

8. Carmen de Mairena

Actress | Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis

Carmen de Mairena was born on March 15, 1933 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011) and FBI: Frikis buscan incordiar (2004). She died on March 22, 2020 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

9. Charles Starrett

Actor | The Mask of Fu Manchu

While on the Darmouth College football team, Charles Starrett was hired to play a football extra in The Quarterback (1926). Impressed by the job, Starrett got the acting bug and next went into vaudeville, then regional stage work and finally to Broadway. Spotted by a Paramount talent scout, Starrett...

10. Dan Hartman

Soundtrack | Oliver & Company

Dan Hartman was born on December 8, 1950 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Oliver & Company (1988), Scrooged (1988) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995). He died on March 22, 1994 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.

11. David Langston Smyrl

Actor | ER

David Langston Smyrl was born on September 12, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for ER (1994), Sesame Street (1969) and Benson (1979). He was married to Cheryl Pajil. He died on March 22, 2016 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

12. David Strickland

Actor | Suddenly Susan

David Strickland was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, on October 14, 1969. Raised in Princeton, New Jersey, he never thought about an acting career until moving to the LA suburb of Pacific Palisades while in high school. Instead of going to college, he joined a theater company and began ...

13. Dean Borg

Self | Iowa Press

Dean Borg was born on April 21, 1938 in Forest City, Iowa, USA. He was married to Sheila. He died on March 22, 2020 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

14. Derek Farr

Actor | Quiet Wedding

Derek Farr was born on February 7, 1912 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Quiet Wedding (1941), The Circle (1957) and Wanted for Murder (1946). He was married to Muriel Pavlow and Carole Lynne. He died on March 21, 1986 in London, England, UK.

15. Eric Weissberg

Soundtrack | Deliverance

Eric Weissberg was born on August 16, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Deliverance (1972), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and American Playhouse (1980). He was married to Juliet Savage. He died on March 22, 2020 in New York, New York, USA.

16. Fergus Anckorn

Self | Television Club

Fergus Anckorn was born on December 10, 1918 in Kent, England, UK. He was married to Lucy "Lucille" Hose. He died in March 2018 in the UK.

17. Franklin Caicedo

Actor | Nada x perder

Franklin Caicedo was born on July 23, 1928 in Iquique, Iquique, I Región, Chile. He was an actor and writer, known for Nada x perder (2001), Barranquilleros, Herederos de una Tradición (2008) and The Power of Darkness (1979). He died on March 22, 2013 in Puente Alto, Santiago, RM, Chile.

18. Gabi Delgado-Lopez

Soundtrack | The Guest

Gabi Delgado-Lopez was born on April 18, 1958 in Cordoba, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Guest (2014), High-Rise (2015) and A Most Wanted Man (2014). He was married to Jane. He died on March 22, 2020 in Spain.

19. Gerardo Gandini

Composer | La nube

Gerardo Gandini was born on October 16, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer, known for Clouds (1998), Allá lejos y hace tiempo (1978) and Privates Lives (2001). He died on March 22, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

20. Gloria Holden

Actress | Dracula's Daughter

Hollywood leading lady in B-movies, and supporting actress in big budget films. Although remembered for her portrayal of "Mme. Zola" in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), she is most memorable for her chilling-yet-beauteous performance as Dracula's Daughter (1936). She had another memorable role in ...

21. Jade Goody

Actress | Bo Selecta: Proper Crimbo

Jade Goody was born on June 5, 1981 in Bermondsey, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Bo Selecta: Proper Crimbo (2003), Treasure (2015) and Stars in Their Eyes (1990). She was married to Jack Tweed. She died on March 22, 2009 in Upshire, Essex, England, UK.

22. Jaime Puga

Actor | El Pantera

Jaime Puga is known for El Pantera (2007), El prófugo (1992) and Marcado por el odio (1989).

23. Joan Shawlee

Actress | Some Like It Hot

Zany, extrovert, sometimes blonde, sometimes brunette, sometimes red-haired character comedienne Joan Shawlee began her performing career as a fourteen-year old Powers model. At sixteen, she sang in New York night spots and was proclaimed one of "the six most beautiful girls in Manhattan". ...

24. Julie Felix

Actress | Armchair Theatre

Julie Felix was born on June 14, 1938 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for Armchair Theatre (1956), Taxi to the Toilet (1980) and Fabian (1980). She was married to David John Evans. She died on March 22, 2020 in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

25. June Harding

Actress | The Trouble with Angels

June Harding was born on September 7, 1937 in Emporia, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for The Trouble with Angels (1966), Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) and The Fugitive (1963). She died on March 22, 2019 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA.

26. Kane Richmond

Actor | The Lost City

Kane Richmond was born on December 23, 1906 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lost City (1935), Spy Smasher (1942) and Brick Bradford (1947). He was married to Marion Burns. He died on March 22, 1973 in Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach, California, USA.

27. May Wynn

Actress | The Caine Mutiny

She was born Donna Lee Hickey, the daughter of a vaudevillian. At seventeen, she entered show biz as a dancer at the Copacabana and thereafter won several beauty contests, including "Miss American Legion," "Miss Miami Beach", and "Miss Fire Fighter". In January 1950, she was voted Queen of the New ...

28. Melissa Stribling

Actress | Dracula

Melissa Stribling was a Scottish actress from the seaside resort of Gourock. Her best known role was playing Mina Holmwood in "Dracula" (1958), based on the novel's Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray. Her version of Mina was depicted as a sexually frustrated housewife, who seems pleased with her encounters ...

29. Mike Longo

Actor | The Plot Against Harry

Mike Longo was born on March 19, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Plot Against Harry (1989) and Señorita Justice (2004). He was married to Dorothy. He died on March 22, 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.

30. Mike Todd

Producer | Around the World in Eighty Days

Film producer Michael Todd was one of the major contributors to technical innovation in the film industry in the 1950s. Having worked with Fred Waller and Cinerama, he got tired of the three-panel format, left the company and tried to find the process for making "Cinerama coming from one hole". He ...

31. Morgana King

Actress | The Godfather

Morgana King was born on June 4, 1930 in Pleasantville, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977). She was married to William Dennis DeBerardinis and Tony Fruscella. She died on March 22, 2018 in ...

32. Morten Piil

Hærværk

He is the grand old man of Danish film criticism, author of 8 books on the cinema. 5 of them are huge volumes published since 1998. One critic wrote about his last work: "The name Morten Piil on a film book corresponds to the name Rolls Royce on a car". Aged 19, he started writing for Berlingske ...

33. Olive Deering

Actress | The Ten Commandments

Olive Deering was born on October 11, 1918 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Samson and Delilah (1949) and Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958). She was married to Leo Penn. She died on March 22, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, New...

34. Patrice Wymore

Actress | Ocean's Eleven

When Kansas-born Patrice Wymore was only six years of age, she began touring with her family in tent shows and in vaudeville, her mother being a pianist and singer on the circuit. In contrast, her father was a trucking line exec. Trained in voice, the lovely, fair-haired teenager gambled on a try ...

35. Phife Dawg

Soundtrack | Falling Down

Phife Dawg was born on November 20, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Falling Down (1983), Taxi (2004) and Get Carter (2000). He died on March 22, 2016 in Oakley, California, USA.

36. Rafael Filippelli

Director | El ausente

Rafael Filippelli was born on November 24, 1938 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for El ausente (1996), There's Some Guys Downstairs (1985) and Esas cuatro notas (2004). He died on March 22, 2023 in Argentina.

37. René Houseman

Self | TVN Deportes

René Houseman was born on July 19, 1953 in La Banda, Santiago del Estero, Argentina. He died on March 22, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

38. Richard Bradford

Actor | The Untouchables

Richard Bradford was born on November 10, 1934 in Conroe, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Untouchables (1987), The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) and More American Graffiti (1979). He was married to Eileen Elliott. He died on March 22, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

39. Richard Marek

Actor | The Bourne Supremacy: The Bourne Mastermind (Part 2)

Richard Marek was born on June 14, 1933 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bourne Supremacy: The Bourne Mastermind (Part 2) (2004) and Page to Screen (2002). He was married to Dalma Heyn and Margot Lynn Ravage. He died on March 22, 2020 in Westport, ...

40. Rita Gam

Actress | The Thief

Rita Gam was born on April 2, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Thief (1952), King of Kings (1961) and Klute (1971). She was married to Thomas Henry Guinzburg and Sidney Lumet. She died on March 22, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

41. Scott Walker

Soundtrack | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Scott Walker was born on January 9, 1943 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Box (2009) and Pola X (1999). He was married to Mette Teglbjaerg and Beverley Foster. He died on March 22, 2019 in London, England, UK.

42. Serina Liu

Actress | Ban shou shao nu

Serina Liu was born on June 9, 1975 in Xindian, Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Girls Generation (2016), Ting jian xia yu de sheng yin (2013) and Who's the One (2011). She was married to Lung Shin. She died on March 22, 2020 in Taipei, Taiwan.

43. Susana Canales

Actress | Cielo Negro

Spanish leading lady of 1940s and 50s comedies, musicals and period dramas, the daughter of actor Ricardo Canales. Her family went into exile in Venezuela at the onset of the Spanish Civil War and eventually settled in Buenos Aires. It was there that Susana made her film debut as a nine year old. ...

44. Tad Devine

Actor | Canyon Passage

Tad Devine was born on November 26, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Canyon Passage (1946), Service in the Sun (1957) and This Is Your Life (1950). He was married to Donna Allis Starling. He died on March 22, 2023 in Newport Beach, California, USA.

45. Toby Wing

Actress | Murder at the Vanities

It's pretty unusual for a mostly unbilled chorus girl to rate a star on Hollywood Boulevard, but Toby Wing was unique. A genuine granddaughter of the Confederacy (on her mother's side at least; her father's family was pure Maine Yankee), she was born Martha Virginia Wing in Amelia Court House, ...

46. Tomas Milian

Actor | Traffic

Tomas Milian, an American actor born in Cuba; was trained at the Actors Studio. He appeared in a few plays on Broadway, as well as in a show by Jean Cocteau in Spoleto. Mauro Bolognini noticed him and that was the starting point of a rich cinematographic career in Italy, where he played in all ...

47. Victor Hochhauser

Masterworks

Victor Hochhauser was born on March 27, 1923 in Kosice, Slovakia. He is known for Masterworks (1966) and Music on 2 (1965). He was married to Lillian Shields and Lilian Shields. He died on March 22, 2019 in the UK.

48. Visu

Actor | Samsaram Athu Minsaram

Visu was born on July 1, 1945 in British India. He was an actor and writer, known for Samsaram Athu Minsaram (1986), Aadhade Adharam (1976) and Pudhu Kavithai (1982). He was married to Sundhari. He died on March 22, 2020 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

49. Walter Lantz

Producer | Jolly Little Elves

Walter Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and film director from New Rochelle, New York. He was the eponymous founder of the animation studio Walter Lantz Productions (1928-1972). The studio was initially famous for continuing the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series from ...

50. Wayne Huizenga

Wayne Huizenga was born on December 29, 1937 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. He was married to Martha Jean Goldsby and Joyce VanderWagon. He died on March 22, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

51. William Hanna

Producer | ABC Afterschool Specials

William Hanna was an animator, film director, and television producer. He was the co-founder of the company Hanna-Barbera, with his longtime partner Joseph Barbera.

Hanna was born in an Irish-American family, son of William John Hanna (1873-1949) and his wife Avice Joyce Denby. He was born in ...

52. Woody Widenhofer

Self | The NFL on NBC

Woody Widenhofer was born on January 20, 1943 in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.