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Lincoln Kilpatrick was born on February 12, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was encouraged to pursue an acting career by legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Kilpatrick earned a degree in drama from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri and got his first big break acting alongside Sidney Poitier in the hit Broadway play "A Raisin in the Sun." Lincoln subsequently appeared in the stage plays "Blues for Mr. Charlie," "The Slave," "Hallelujah Baby!," "Take a Giant Step," and "The Black" (he acted with Cicely Tyson and Louis Gossett Jr. in this latter play). Kilpatrick made his film debut as the ill-fated Detective Dave Foster in the gritty 1958 crime drama thriller Cop Hater (1958). His most memorable movie roles include the bitter Zachary in the funky end-of-the-world science fiction gem The Omega Man (1971), burnt-out priest Father Paul in Soylent Green (1973), Olympic athlete Woody Russo in Chosen Survivors (1974), crazed transvestite homosexual psycho Billy Most in Together Brothers (1974), terrific as venerable old felon Cresus in the excellent supernatural horror chiller Prison (1987), and wise trustee inmate Abraham in Stuart Gordon's exciting futuristic science fiction prison winner Fortress (1992). Among the TV shows Kilpatrick did guest spots on are Naked City (1958), Then Came Bronson (1969), Medical Center (1969), Ironside (1967), McCloud (1970), Mannix (1967), Harry O (1973), Baretta (1975), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), The Jeffersons (1975), The Greatest American Hero (1981), Hill Street Blues (1981), Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Frasier (1993), Melrose Place (1992), NYPD Blue (1993), and ER (1994), along with dozens of others. Moreover, Lincoln co-founded the Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theatre Arts School in Hollywood, California in 1971 and holds the distinction of being the first black member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company. He was married to his wife Helen Ferguson for 47 years. Kilpatrick's sons Erik Kilpatrick and Lincoln Kilpatrick Jr. are both actors, while his daughter Dacarla Kilpatrick is an actress, director and editor. Lincoln Kilpatrick died at age 72 from lung cancer on May 18, 2004.

Serge Turgeon was born on 12 March 1946. He was an actor, known for Danger pour la société (1970), The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck (1975) and Les belles histoires des pays d'en haut (1956). He died on 18 May 2004 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Elvin Jones was born on 9 September 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The General's Daughter (1999), Zachariah (1971) and Charmed (1998). He was married to Keiko Jones and Shirley DeFranco. He died on 18 May 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

Conny Palme was born on 2 September 1919. He was an actor and writer, known for Wer will's noch mal - Ein musikalisches Kaleidoskop (1965), Lautlose Jagd (1965) and Tatort (1970). He died on 18 May 2004 in Hünfeld, Hesse, Germany.

Don Newsome was born on 31 January 1940 in the USA. He was an actor and executive, known for Lenny (1974), Coffy (1973) and Ice Station Zebra (1968). He died on 18 May 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Patricia Russell, daughter of the actress Elaine Spearing and race horse trainer Campbell Russell was born in Wigston a small village near Leicester in 1909. She is the younger sister of the actress Hilda Campbell-Russell. Patricia began her career on the stage, playing a fairy in 'Where the Rainbow Ends' in 1928. Patricia quickly made the transition from child actress to ingenue, enjoying a successful stage career. Her films roles were limited, although she did appear in a few Gracie Fields musicals during the early 1930s, including, _Look Up and Laugh (1934)_ and _Walk This Way (1935)_ In 1936, she travelled to the South of France where she worked as a cabaret singer. In 1939, she met and married the noted Harley Street surgeon George Exner, and retired from the industry. Together they had three daughters, Jane, Sally and Gilly. Widowed since the mid 1960s, Patricia lives in a small village in Hampshire, England. In 1999, she along with her sister recorded their life story for the documenatry, 'I Used to be in Pictures.'

Çetin Alp was born on 21 June 1947 in Malatya, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Bir ask yeter (1964), Anadolu soygunu (1969) and Eurovision laulukilpailu 2007 - Suomen Karsinta (2007). He died on 18 May 2004 in Turkey.

Francesco Caroli was born on 28 September 1922 in Italy. He was married to Odette. He died on 18 May 2004 in Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne, France.