Deaths: June 27

1. Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer, the popular Italian actor who starred in innumerable spaghetti Westerns and action-packed potboilers during the 1960s and 1970s, was born Carlo Pedersoli on October 31, 1929, in Naples. The first Italian to swim the 100-meter freestyle in less than a minute, Spencer competed as a ...

2. Aharon Ipalé

Actor | The Mummy

Aharon Ipalé was born on December 27, 1941 in Morocco. He was an actor, known for The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001) and Fiddler on the Roof (1971). He died on June 27, 2016 in Tel Hashomer, Israel.

3. Albert R. Broccoli

Producer | Moonraker

Albert Romolo Broccoli was born in Astoria, Queens (New York City) on April 5th, 1909. His mother and father, Cristina and Giovanni Broccoli, raised young Albert in New York on the family farm. The family was in the vegetable business, and Albert claimed one of his uncles brought the first broccoli...

4. Allan Jones

Actor | A Night at the Opera

Allan Jones was born Theodore Allen Jones in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. A coal miner's son, he worked in the mines until 1926. At that point in time, he received a scholarship from Syracuse University, but chose instead to study music at New York University with Claude Warford and then with Felix ...

5. Antuco Telesca

Actor | Chau, amor mío

Antuco Telesca was born in 1914 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Chau, amor mío (1979), Rolando Rivas, taxista (1972) and Mi hombre sin noche (1974). He died on June 27, 1995 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

6. Barbara Ford

Editor | Mask

Barbara Ford was born on December 16, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an editor, known for Mask (1985) and Scared to Death (1980). She was married to Ken Curtis and Robert Walker. She died on June 27, 1985 in Granada Hills, California, USA.

7. Barry Brown

Actor | Bad Company

Barry Brown was born on April 19, 1951 in San Jose, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Bad Company (1972), Piranha (1978) and Daisy Miller (1974). He died on June 27, 1978 in Silver Lake, California, USA.

8. Bobby Womack

Soundtrack | Dredd

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Bobby Womack was born into a musical family. Managed by their father, he and his brothers formed "The Womack Brothers", a gospel singing group that toured with several national gospel stars. "The Womack Brothers" caught the attention of the legendary Sam Cooke when ...

9. Bobs Watson

Actor | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Born in Los Angeles almost a year after the start of Great Depression. Bob (whose nickname 'Bobs' was given to him by his father, and for legal and professional reasons he adopted professionally) is from a family of 9 siblings; 6 boys and 3 girls. He made his first on-screen appearance as a (...

10. Chris Squire

Soundtrack | Apollo 18

Born in London on March 4, 1948, Chris Squire engaged in a highly musical childhood, including singing in St. Paul's distinguished youth choir. In 1968, he was introduced to aspiring tenor vocalist Jon Anderson in a London bar, "La Chasse". They soon found that they shared similar ideas of how music...

11. Corey Allen

Actor | Rebel Without a Cause

Corey Allen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UCLA in Theatre in 1954. While there, he received the department's Best Actor award and starred in the UCLA film, "A Time Out of War", which won the Academy Award & Cannes & Venice Film Festival for Best Short Film. Upon graduation, he appeared in ...

12. David Neal

Actor | Superman

David Neal was born on February 13, 1932 in Kettering, Northants, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Superman (1978), Flash Gordon (1980) and Hereward the Wake (1965). He died on June 27, 2000 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

13. Domino Harvey

Soundtrack | Domino

Domino Harvey was born on August 7, 1969 in Belgravia, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Domino (2005). She died on June 27, 2005 in West Hollywood, California, USA.

14. Don Grady

Music_department | My Three Sons

Born Don Agrati in San Diego, California, Don Grady became a Mousekeeter, along with 23 others, when that show debuted in 1955. In 1960, he joined My Three Sons (1960), which debuted in 1960 and ran for 12 years. As an enthusiast of music after "My Three Sons" ended, he continued in music as a ...

15. Elaine Stewart

Actress | The Bad and the Beautiful

Ravishing redhead Elaine Stewart came onto the film scene in the early 1950s and decorated a number of eastern and western films as well as crimers as a second-tier MGM star. Her striking, shapely beauty and "come hither" sensuality was on full display throughout the decade, often as a temptress or...

16. Elmo Lincoln

Actor | Tarzan of the Apes

He was the first Tarzan. A former Arkansas peace officer, Elmo Linkenhelt worked in D.W. Griffith's "The Battle of Elderbush Gulch" (1912). In a fight scene his shirt was partially torn off, displaying his powerful chest. Griffith noticed, called him over, and told him "That's quite a chest you ...

17. Gale Storm

Actress | Between Midnight and Dawn

The youngest of five children, and born with the drab, unlikely name of Josephine Cottle on April 5, 1922, this pleasantly appealing, Texas-born, auburn-haired beauty was only seventeen months old when her father, William, passed away. The family moved from Bloomington (her home town) to McDade (...

18. Geri Allen

Soundtrack | Drugstore Cowboy

Geri Allen was born on June 12, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. She was a composer and actress, known for Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Kansas City (1996) and Afterglow (1997). She was married to Wallace Roney. She died on June 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

19. Gualberto Castro

Actor | El misterio de los hongos alucinantes

Gualberto Castro was born on July 12, 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El misterio de los hongos alucinantes (1968), La carabina de Ambrosio (1978) and Cómo pescar marido (1967). He was married to Alexis Cordova, Maria Alejandra Walliser, Mariana Castro, Suzanna J. ...

20. Jack Buetel

Actor | The Outlaw

Jack Buetel was born on September 5, 1917 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Outlaw (1943), Jesse James' Women (1954) and Best of the Badmen (1951). He was married to Joann Jensen, Gloria Jean Bailey, Creatha Browning and Jill Meredith. He died on June 27, 1989 in Portland, ...

21. Jack Lemmon

Actor | The Apartment

Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Mildred Lankford Noel and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. His ancestry included Irish (from his paternal grandmother) and English. Jack attended Ward Elementary near his Newton, MA home. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers ...

22. Jack Mullaney

Actor | Little Big Man

Dark-haired, congenial-looking actor Jack Mullaney was one of those gangly and goofy nice guy types who pervaded innocuous 1950s and '60s film and TV comedy. Born on September 18, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he usually played the best buddy of the star who seldom got the pretty coed. Jack's ...

23. Joan Sims

Actress | Carry on Up the Khyber

Joan Sims, the "First Lady of Carry On", was born Irene Joan Marion Sims on 9 May 1930. The daughter of an Essex railway station master, Joan was interested in pursuing show-business, and soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions. In 1946, Joan first applied to RADA, ...

24. Joe Jackson

Producer | The Jacksons

Joseph Walter Jackson was born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, to Crystal Lee (King) and Samuel Jackson, a schoolteacher. Raised during the Depression in Oakland, California, Jackson learned the importance of work at an early age. In the 1950s, he formed and played guitar with his band with his brother...

25. John Entwistle

Soundtrack | Tommy

John Entwistle was born on October 9, 1944 in Chiswick, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Tommy (1975), Quadrophenia (1979) and Sister Midnight (1974). He was married to Maxene Harlow and Alison Wise. He died on June 27, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

26. José Marrone

Actor | El circo de Marrone

José Marrone was born on October 25, 1915 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for El circo de Marrone (1970), Alias Flequillo (1963) and El mago de las finanzas (1962). He was married to Juanita Martínez. He died on June 27, 1990 in Vicente López, Buenos Aires, ...

27. Justin Raimondo

Self | The Tom Woods Show

28. Kaj Pindal

Producer | Peep and the Big Wide World

Kaj Pindal was born on December 1, 1927 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a producer and director, known for Peep and the Big Wide World (2004), Peep and the Big Wide World (1988) and Caninabis (1979). He was married to Annie. He died on June 27, 2019 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

29. Mack Rice

Soundtrack | Road House

Mack Rice was born on November 10, 1933 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for Road House (1989), The Brave One (2007) and Miss Congeniality (2000). He was married to Laura. He died on June 27, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

30. John Czawlytko

Actor | World Wide Wrestling

Former pro wrestler known for his time in WCW. His original role was as "Diamond" Dallas Page's bodyguard. In mid-1996 he joined Kevin Sullivan's heel stable the Dungeon of Doom and lasted into early 1997. His only PPV match was in the 60-man three-ring battle royal at WCW World War 3 (1995). He ...

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31. Michael Bond

Writer | Paddington 2

Michael Bond was born on January 13, 1926 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Paddington 2 (2017), Paddington (2014) and The Herbs (1968). He was married to Sue Bond and Brenda Bond. He died on June 27, 2017 in Paddington, London, England, UK.

32. Michael Nyqvist

Actor | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Born Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist in Stockholm, Sweden, it wasn't until he was over a year old when he was finally adopted from the orphanage he had been given to. His father was a lawyer and his mother a writer. It wasn't until he had his first child that he decided to seek out his biological parents. ...

33. Paolo Limiti

Writer | Crociera di miele

Paolo Limiti was born on May 8, 1940 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Crociera di miele (1981), The Transparent Woman (2015) and The Stolen Children (1992). He was married to Justine Mattera. He died on June 27, 2017 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

34. Paul Guilfoyle

Actor | The Grapes of Wrath

American character actor. Upon his entry into films in 1930, he was typecast as a weakling or criminal type. He received great acclaim for his role as Garth Esdras, the haunted and hunted accessory to murder in Winterset (1936). Memorable as the weaselly convict who tries to kill James Cagney at ...

35. Peter Blythe

Actor | A Challenge for Robin Hood

Peter Blythe was born on September 14, 1934 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), Rumpole of the Bailey (1978) and Frankenstein Created Woman (1967). He died on June 27, 2004 in Dorset, England, UK.

36. Richard Hillman

Actor | Bring It On

Richard Hillman was born on December 13, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Bring It On (2000), Detroit Rock City (1999) and Boys and Girls (2000). He died on June 27, 2009 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

37. Ronald Falk

Actor | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Ronald Falk was born on August 23, 1935 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and production designer, known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Secret City (2016) and Jack Irish (2016). He died on June 27, 2016 in Australia.

38. Silvia Merlino

Actress | La mujer frente al amor

Silvia Merlino was born on June 8, 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for La mujer frente al amor (1978), Fiesta y bronca de ser joven (1992) and El pulpo negro (1985). She died on June 27, 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

39. Stephan Chase

Actor | The Tragedy of Macbeth

Classically-trained actor, born Stephan De Montaignac of Scottish and Cornish ancestry. Chase won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and subsequently became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1976, he toured India and (then) Ceylon in the title ...

40. Steven Hilliard Stern

Director | Lo B'Yom V'Lo B'Layla

Steven H. Stern received his degree from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. He began his career at the CBC, branching out into every aspect of the Canadian entertainment industry. In Los Angeles he started out working at MGM Studios directing commercials but quickly made the transition to ...

41. Valentin Pimstein

Producer | Obsesión

Valentin Pimstein was born on August 9, 1925 in Santiago, Chile. He was a producer and writer, known for Obsesión (1967), Un paso al abismo (1958) and La madrastra (1962). He was married to Victoria Ratinoff. He died on June 27, 2017 in Santiago, Chile.

42. Vijaya Nirmala

Actress | Kurukshetramu

Vijaya Nirmala was born on February 20, 1944 in Tamilnadu, British India. She was an actress and director, known for Kurukshetramu (1977), Bhookailas (1958) and Panduranga Mahatyam (1957). She was married to Krishna and Krishna Murthy. She died on June 27, 2019 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.