2022 NOTABLE DEATHS
by lbhiii@yahoo.com | created - 07 Jan 2022 | updated - 08 Jan 2022 | Public
1. Sidney Poitier
Actor | In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney had little formal ...
2. Max Julien
Writer | Cleopatra Jones
Julien began his career in New York's Off-Broadway circuit including Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park. Moving westward, he landed co-starring roles with Jack Nicholson in Psych-Out (1968) and Candice Bergen in Columbia's box-office hit, Getting Straight (1970).
In Uptight (1968), New York Times...
3. Barbara Chilcott
Actress | BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
Barbara Chilcott was born on September 10, 1922 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Stop Me Before I Kill! (1960) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). She was married to Harry Somers and Max Helpmann. She died on January 1, 2022 in Toronto, ...
4. Bob Halloran
Bob Halloran is known for The Fighter (2010), NewsCenter 5 (1977) and The Steve Katsos Show (2009).
5. Jay Wolpert
Writer | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Jay Wolpert was born on January 29, 1942 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). He was married to ...
6. Vladan Zivkovic
Actor | Balkanski spijun
Vladan Zivkovic was born on December 15, 1941 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Balkan Spy (1984), Covek u srebrnoj jakni (1987) and Beloved Love (1977). He died on January 3, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
7. Gina Cabrera
Actress | La mentira
Gina Cabrera was born on May 28, 1928 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for La mentira (1952), Estrella sin luz (1953) and La rosa blanca (1954). She was married to Helio Dutra and Roberto Garriga. She died on January 3, 2022 in Havana, Cuba.
8. Igor Bogdanoff
Writer | Steps to the Future
Igor Bogdanoff was born on August 29, 1949 in Saint-Lary, Gers, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Steps to the Future (2010), Robo Story (1985) and Chassé-croisé (1982). He was married to Amélie de Bourbon Parme and Ludmilla d'Oultremont. He died on January 3, 2022 in ...
9. Josh Gelman
Producer | Forty Eight Hours
Josh Gelman was a producer, known for 48 Hours (1988), Bravery and Hope: 7 Days on the Front Line (2020) and 48 Hours on ID (2010). He was married to Christina Leijonhufvud . He died on January 4, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
10. Joan Copeland
Actress | Brother Bear
Joan Copeland, the sister of famed playwright Arthur Miller, is a renowned actress in her own right. She made her name on Broadway, debuting there in 1945 to begin a career that lasted more than 60 years. She also had a long career on television, where she appeared in a number of that medium's most...
11. George Rossi
Actor | The Singing Detective
Despite being born and raised in Scotland, George's roots were from Italy. He was fluent in Italian. The heavy-set Scot made his acting debut in Comfort and Joy (1984) and continued to work throughout the 1980s, which included featuring in the TV pilot Max Headroom (1985) and in The Singing ...
12. Greg Robinson
Producer | Queer City
Greg Robinson is known for Queer City (2016) and Gay (2005).
13. Mohamed Hilmi Hanifa
Editor | Chances
Mohamed Hilmi Hanifa is known for Chances (2011) and Arwah Pak Mat, Lif & AJK (2021).
14. Michael Wilmington
Actor | Polly Perverse Strikes Again!
Michael Wilmington was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, on November 23, 1946. He was the son of Martin Wilmington, an economics professor at Pace College in New York City, and of Edna Tulane Wilmington, a cum laude masters degree graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and a painter, ...
15. Gloria Piedimonte
Actress | Insanlari Seveceksin
Gloria Piedimonte was born on May 27, 1955 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for Insanlari Seveceksin (1979), Baila guapa (1979) and Violence for Kicks (1976). She was married to Tony. She died on January 6, 2022 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.
16. Mariano Laurenti
Director | Popcorn e patatine
Mariano Laurenti was born on April 15, 1929 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and assistant director, known for Popcorn e patatine (1985), Fotoromanzo (1986) and Girls Will Be Girls (1980). He died on January 6, 2022 in Gubbio, Umbria, Italy.
17. Maria Klenskaja
Actress | Varastatud kohtumine
Maria Klenskaja was born on January 29, 1951 in Tartu, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]. She was an actress, known for Varastatud kohtumine (1989), Doktor Stockmann (1989) and Keskea rõõmud (1987). She was married to Aarne Üksküla. She died on January 6, 2022 in Estonia.
18. Peter Bogdanovich
Director | The Last Picture Show
Peter Bogdanovich was conceived in Europe but born in Kingston, New York. He is the son of immigrants fleeing the Nazis, Herma (Robinson) and Borislav Bogdanovich, a painter and pianist. His father was a Serbian Orthodox Christian, and his mother was from a wealthy Austrian Jewish family. Peter ...
19. Gerson Da Cunha
Actor | The Maharaja's Daughter
Gerson Da Cunha was born in June 1929 in British India. He was an actor, known for The Maharaja's Daughter (1994), Asoka (2001) and Rangoon (2017). He died on January 7, 2022 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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