Deaths: May 27
by bcampos862 | created - 27 May 2017 | updated - 27 May 2020 | Public
1. Paul Gleason
Actor | The Breakfast Club
Character actor Paul Gleason was adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleazebags, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go (1965). He made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters. A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Gleason studied extensively at the Actor's Studio in New ...
2. Betty Glover
Actress | It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.
Betty Glover was born on April 30, 1928 in Wales, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007), Crisis Counselor (1982) and The Best of Times (1981). She was married to Bruce Glover. She died on May 27, 2016.
3. Bill Buckner
Actor | The Comebacks
Bill Buckner achieved baseball immortality and infamy among Boston Red Sox fans (collectively known as The Red Sox Nation) when as Red Sox first baseman, he let a ball weakly hit by Mookie Wilson scoot between his legs during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series (1986). The spectacular bone-headed play ...
4. Bill Pertwee
Actor | Dad's Army
Bill Pertwee was born on July 21, 1926 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dad's Army (1968), Dad's Army (1971) and Chance in a Million (1984). He was married to Marion Pertwee. He died on May 27, 2013 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK.
5. Celia Alcántara
Writer | Simplesmente Maria
Celia Alcántara was born on December 19, 1920 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a writer, known for Simplesmente Maria (1970), La mujer frente al amor (1978) and Simplemente María (1972). She was married to Enzo Bellomo. She died on May 27, 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
6. Chips Rafferty
Actor | Wake in Fright
Years before Jack Thompson arrived on the scene, Chips Rafferty was regarded by many as the personification of the stereotypically rugged, straightforward and laconic Aussie male. Tall and thin, though not particularly striking in appearance, Rafferty was a tailor-made star for the austere, ...
7. Connie Kurtz
Actress | Bow 'N' Arrow
Connie Kurtz was born on July 19, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Bow 'N' Arrow (2010), Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House (2002) and In the Life (1992). She was married to Ruth Berman and Bernard Kurtz. She died on May 27, 2018 in West Palm ...
8. Donald Peterson
Self | America's Astronauts: Mercury to Apollo to Today
Donald Peterson was born on October 22, 1933 in Winona, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Bonnie. He died on May 27, 2018 in El Lago, Texas, USA.
9. Edward Brophy
Actor | The Thin Man
Edward S. Brophy was born on February 27, 1895 in New York City and educated at the University of Virginia. He became a bit and small-part in the movies starting in 1919, but switched to behind-the-scenes work for job security, though he continued appearing in small parts. While serving as a ...
10. Florida Friebus
Actress | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Florida Friebus was born on October 10, 1909 in Auburndale, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), The Bob Newhart Show (1972) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). She was married to Richard Waring. She died on May 27, 1988 in Laguna ...
11. François Weyergans
Director | Couleur chair
François Weyergans was born on December 9, 1941 in Brussels, Belgium. He was a director and writer, known for Couleur chair (1978), Je t'aime, tu danses (1975) and Aline (1967). He died on May 27, 2019 in Paris, France.
12. Freddy Buache
Writer | Michel Mitrani: Une certaine idée de la télévision
Freddy Buache was born on December 29, 1924 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for Michel Mitrani: Une certaine idée de la télévision (2006), La nuit de l'éclusier (1989) and Liebeserklärung (1988). He was married to Marie-Magdeleine Brumagne...
13. Gabriel Diniz
Actor | SóTocaTop
Gabriel Diniz was born on October 18, 1990 in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. He was an actor, known for SóTocaTop (2018), Domingão do Faustão (1989) and Música Boa Ao Vivo (2014). He died on May 27, 2019 in Estância, Sergipe, Brazil.
14. Gamini Hettiarachchi
Actor | Bawathra
Gamini Hettiarachchi was an actor, known for Bawathra (2005), Sinhawalokanaya (2011) and Aswesuma (2001). He died on May 27, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
15. Gardner Dozois
Self | Prisoners of Gravity
Gardner Dozois was born on July 23, 1947 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. He died on May 27, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
16. George Zucco
Actor | Fog Island
At 22, George Zucco decided to begin his stage career in earnest in the Canadian provinces in 1908. In the course of the following decade, he also performed in an American vaudeville tour with his young wife, Frances, in a routine called "The Suffragette." As World War I grew in scale, Zucco ...
17. Gil Scott-Heron
Soundtrack | State of Play
Gil Scott-Heron was born on April 1, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for State of Play (2009), Dope (2015) and Undercover Brother (2002). He was married to Brenda Sykes. He died on May 27, 2011 in New York, New York, USA.
18. Gregg Allman
Soundtrack | Jack Reacher
Gregg LeNoir Allman was NOT primarily known for being an actor, he was a musician, songwriter and singer that formed the Allman Brothers Band with his brother Duane in 1969. His music appeared in the movie soundtracks of films such as Walking Tall (2004) and Jack Reacher (2012) and in the ...
19. Gretchen Wyler
Actress | Private Benjamin
Lovely, sparkling blonde musical actress and dancer Gretchen Wyler was born Gretchen Patricia Weinecke on February 16, 1932, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Louis Gustave Weinecke, a gasoline engineer, and Peggy (nee Highley) Weinecke. She graduated from her home town high school and ...
20. Jawaharlal Nehru
Writer | Bharat Ek Khoj
Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad, India. He was the son of Swaroop Rani and Motilal Nehru, a wealthy lawyer and a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement. The Nehru family belonged to the saraswat Brahmin caste. Nehru graduated from Trinity College, ...
21. Jeff Conaway
Actor | Grease
Jeff Conaway was born on October 5, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Grease (1978), Taxi (1978) and Jawbreaker (1999). He was married to Kerri Young and Rona Newton-John. He died on May 27, 2011 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.
22. Jeffrey Hunter
Actor | The Searchers
Jeffrey Hunter was born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr. on November 25, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana, an only child. His parents met at the University of Arkansas, and when he was almost four his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In his teens, he acted in productions of the North Shore Children's ...
23. Jocelyne Blouin
Actress | Bye-Bye
Jocelyne Blouin was born on October 17, 1950 in Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Bye-Bye (1968), L'incroyable histoire des machines à pluie (2007) and Almanach (1999). She died on May 27, 2019 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
24. Patience Cleveland
Actress | Donnie Darko
Patience Cleveland was born on May 23, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Donnie Darko (2001), Psycho III (1986) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). She was married to Peter Hobbs. She died on May 27, 2004 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
25. Ramon Bieri
Actor | Badlands
Imposing American character actor whose typical screen personae tended to be gruff westerners, irate cops, and hard-boiled gangsters. A decorated Korean War veteran, Bieri appeared on stage from 1954, both on ('Death of a Salesman', 1975) and off-Broadway. He latterly acted with the ensemble of San...
26. Roger O. Hirson
Writer | The Adams Chronicles
Roger O. Hirson was born on May 5, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. Roger O. was a writer, known for The Adams Chronicles (1976), The Bridge at Remagen (1969) and Pippin. Roger O. was married to Jean Tan de Bibiana and Alice Hirson. Roger O. died on May 27, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, ...
27. Russ Regan
Music_department | The Karate Kid
Russ Regan was born on October 15, 1928 in Sanger, California, USA. He was a producer, known for The Karate Kid (1984), Flashdance (1983) and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988). He was married to Sheryl. He died on May 27, 2018 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
28. Russell Nype
Actor | Love Story
Russell Nype was born on April 26, 1920 in Zion, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Love Story (1970), Murder, She Wrote (1984) and Fantasy Island (1977). He was married to Diantha Fitch Lawrence. He died on May 27, 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
29. Ruth McDevitt
Actress | The Birds
Delightfully daffy and quite an apple dumpling of a darling, this cheerfully wizened character actress was born Ruth Thane Shoecraft on September 13, 1895, in Michigan but raised in Ohio where her father served as a county sheriff. Ruth's parents, both musicians, encouraged her to perform. ...
30. Severn Darden
Actor | Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Severn Darden was born on November 9, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Real Genius (1985) and Saturday the 14th (1981). He was married to Heather I Bleackley and Cynthia Jane Williams. He died on May 27, 1995 in ...
31. Shelly Novack
Actor | Airport
Shelly Novack was a star athlete at Venice High School in California. He later played football at Santa Monica City College, Long Beach State, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 1965. He became an actor through football, much like some other athletes do. Shelly won the first Toyota Grand ...
32. Tony Horwitz
Writer | Untitled John Brown Project
Tony Horwitz was born on June 9, 1958 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a writer, known for Untitled John Brown Project, The Good Americans: One Revolution, Two Nations (2021) and American Experience (1987). He was married to Geraldine Brooks. He died on May 27, 2019 in Washington, ...
33. Tuqui
Actor | Luna salvaje
Tuqui was born on March 22, 1955 in Floresta, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Luna salvaje (2000). He died on May 27, 2019 in Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
34. Vince Deadrick Sr.
Actor | Broken Arrow
Vince Deadrick Sr. was born on August 8, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Broken Arrow (1996), Arlington Road (1999) and Beverly Hills Cop (1984). He was married to Susan Lenora Schuler and Celeste Anne Beaman. He died on May 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
35. Virginia Gumm
Actress | The Wedding of Jack and Jill
Virginia Susanne Gumm was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Dorothy Virginia Gumm. She was an accomplished talented performer, an actress, known for La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935), The Wedding of Jack and Jill (1930), and The Harvey Girls (1946). She was a member of the Gumm Sisters, along ...
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