Date of Death between 2017-01-01 and 2017-12-31 (Sorted by Death Date Descending)
1. Anant Ojha
Writer | ACP Sagarika
2. Richard Havers
Writer | Blues Odyssey
3. Eric Leiser
Make Up Department | The Hellsworth Haunting
Eric Martin Leiser, an American photographer, cinematographer, and freelance visual artist; graduated Cleveland State University with a B.A. degree in Film and Digital Media in 2008. His work includes: commercial and fine art digital still photography, digital cinematography, short and ...
4. Maurice Peress
Soundtrack | Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
Maurice Peress was born on March 18, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Ellen Waldron and Gloria Vando. He died on December 31, 2017 in New York City.
5. Richard Cousins
Producer | Perfect Dark Zero
Richard Cousins was born on March 29, 1959 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England as Richard John Cousins. He is known for his work on Perfect Dark Zero (2005), Kinect Sports: Season Two (2011) and Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (2003). He was married to Caroline Thorpe. He died on December 31, 2017 in ...
6. Gale Sherwood
Actress | Blonde Savage
American actress and operatic singer (soprano), born Jacqueline Nutt, in Hamilton, Ontario. She began her career on Canadian radio at the age of five. Her family later moved to California where she was enrolled in Hollywood's Mar-Ken school, graduating in 1945. For more than fourteen years, Gale ...
7. Vinod Raj
Actor | Kanthaswamy
Vinod Raj was an actor, known for Kanthaswamy (2009), Gili Bete (1992) and Nanagu Hendthi Beku (1991). He died on December 31, 2017 in Chennai, India.
8. Doreen Keogh
Actress | Father Ted
Doreen Keogh was born on April 10, 1924 in Dublin, Ireland as Doreen Sheila Elsie Keogh. She was an actress, known for Father Ted (1995), The Royle Family (1998) and Coronation Street (1960). She was married to Jack Jenner and Frank Singuineau. She died on December 31, 2017 in Thomastown, County ...
9. Morten Hovland
Writer | Red Indian
10. Alan Bleviss
Alan Bleviss was a prolific voice actor who provided voiceovers for trailers for movies such as On Golden Pond, Dirty Dancing, and Scarface, as well as for television commercials for Enterprise rental cars, American Express, and Canada Dry. He graduated from the University of Alberta drama school ...
11. Erica Garner
Self | CNN Newsroom
Erica Garner died on December 30, 2017 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
12. Gavin Stamp
Self | Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Gavin Stamp was born on March 15, 1948 in Bromley, London, England as Gavin Mark Stamp. He was married to Rosemary Hill and Alexandra Artley. He died on December 30, 2017 in the UK.
13. Frank Knight
Actor | War of the Worlds
Frank Knight was born on June 13, 1935. He was an actor, known for War of the Worlds (1988), Oklahoma Smugglers (1987) and Motel (1998). He died on December 30, 2017.
14. Krystyna Szczesna
Production Manager | Kobiety pracujace
15. Thomas Leif
Self | Landesschau
Thomas Leif was born on March 13, 1959 in Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was a director, known for Landesschau (1957), 2+Leif (2009) and Quoten, Klicks & Kohle - Der Kampf um die Zuschauer (2008). He died on December 30, 2017.
16. András Cseh
Director | Vackor az elsö bében
17. Bernd Spier
Self | Musik aus Studio B
Bernd Spier was born on April 6, 1944 in Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Musik aus Studio B (1961), Treffpunkt Telebar (1961) and 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1966). He died on December 30, 2017 in Ostfriesland, Lower Saxony, Germany.
18. Tatiana Mayorova
Actress | Tumannost Andromedy
Tatiana Mayorova was born on March 27, 1941 in Chasov Yar, Ukrainian SSR, USSR as Tatiana Longinovna Mayorova. She was an actress, known for Tumannost Andromedy (1967), Otkrytaya kniga (1974) and Pasigailek musu (1979). She died on December 30, 2017 in Lithuania.
19. Ayse Selen
Actress | Leyla ile Mecnun
Ayse Selen was born in 1955 in Ankara, Turkey. She is known for her work on Leyla ile Mecnun (2011), Azap (2015) and Faize hücum (1982). She died on December 30, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.
20. Hanery Amman
Self | Abxang
Hanery Amman was born on November 2, 1952 in Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland as Hanspeter Ammann. He died on December 30, 2017 in Switzerland.
21. Margaret Killingbeck
Actress | Pixels
Margaret Killingbeck was born in 1933 in Canada. She was an actress, known for Pixels (2015), The Grand Seduction (2013) and Little Italy (2018). She died on December 30, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
22. Omar Khlifi
Director | El-Fajr
Omar Khlifi was born on March 16, 1934 in Soliman, Nabeul, Tunisia. He was a director and writer, known for El-Fajr (1966), Fellagas (1970) and Al moutamarred (1968). He died on December 30, 2017.
23. Valeriy Zelenskiy
Writer | Molody i schastlivy
24. Aleksandr Shavrin
Actor | Skazki starogo volshebnika
Aleksandr Shavrin was born on December 16, 1960 in the USSR as Aleksandr Valeryevich Shavrin. He was an actor, known for Skazki starogo volshebnika (1985), Svolochi (2006) and Voditel dlya Very (2004). He was married to Anna Ardova. He died on December 30, 2017 in Moscow, Russia.
25. Boris Petrushansky
Production Designer | Angely v rayu
26. Sean Mulcahy
Actor | The Whiteoaks of Jalna
Sean Mulcahy was born on September 5, 1926 in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Whiteoaks of Jalna (1972), The Unforeseen (1958) and A Quiet Day in Belfast (1974). He was married to Catherine Vaneri. He died on December 30, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
27. Sunanda Murali Manohar
Producer | Minnale
28. Bill Lishman
Writer | Fly Away Home
Bill Lishman was born on February 12, 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as William Lishman. He is known for his work on Fly Away Home (1996), The Ultra Geese (1998) and Beavers (1988). He was married to Paula Lishman. He died on December 30, 2017 in Port Perry, Ontario.
29. Sanshô Shinsui
Actor | Parasaito Ivu
Sanshô Shinsui was born on May 5, 1947 in Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto, Japan as Mitsuaki Fukami. He was an actor, known for Parasaito Ivu (1997), Trick (2000) and Narayama bushikô (1983). He was married to Midori Hagio. He died on December 30, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.
30. Dovie Beams
Actress | The Kentucky Fried Movie
Nashville-born Dovie Leona Osborne(b. August 5, 1932), was a piano teacher before her brief tenure in B and C grade movies. Dovie's greatest notoriety, however, would come following her 1968-1970 fling with Phillipines President Ferdinand Marcos. After allegedly audio-recording their sexual trysts ...
31. Myriam Warner-Vieyra
Self | DESTIN COMMUN, Hommage à 3 précurseurs du 7ème Art.
Myriam Warner-Vieyra was born as Myriam Warner. She was married to Paulin Vieyra. She died on December 29, 2017 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.
32. Larry Moran
Actor | The Magic Door
Larry Moran was born on March 2, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Laurence Harold Moran. He was an actor, known for The Magic Door (1962). He was married to Janet Gilleland. He died on December 29, 2017 in New Buffalo, Michigan, USA.
33. Rudy Tronto
Self | The 34th Annual Tony Awards
Rudy Tronto was born on July 14, 1928 in Peekskill, New York. He died on December 29, 2017 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
34. Sam Woodring
Costume Department | Ombis: Alien Invasion
Sam Woodring was born on May 18, 1972 in the United States. He is known for his work on Ombis: Alien Invasion (2013) and Alive: An Undead Survival Series (2014). He died on December 29, 2017 in the USA.
35. Jim Baikie
Self | Signals
Jim Baikie was born on June 28, 1940 in Scotland. He was married to Fiona. He died on December 29, 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
36. Carmen Franco
Self | Defenders of the Faith
Carmen Franco was born on September 14, 1926 in Oviedo, Spain as María del Carmen Franco Polo. She was married to Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú. She died on December 29, 2017 in Madrid, Spain.
37. Dan Talbot
Dan Talbot was born on July 21, 1926 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is known for his work on A Bedfull of Foreigners (1998), Point of Order! (1964) and The Rep (2012). He was married to Toby Tolpern. He died on December 29, 2017 in New York, New York.
38. Pedro Osinaga
Actor | Antología de la zarzuela
Pedro Osinaga was born on December 15, 1936 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain as Pedro Osinaga Escribano. He was an actor, known for Antología de la zarzuela (1979), Estudio 1 (1965) and Novela (1963). He was married to Tomasa Losa Fernández. He died on December 29, 2017 in Madrid, Spain.
39. Alan Naggar
Actor | Lovely & Amazing
Alan Naggar was born on May 18, 1963 in Manhattan, New York, USA as Alan Joseph Naggar. He was an actor and producer, known for Lovely & Amazing (2001), Universal Remote (2006) and The Plow. He died on December 29, 2017.
40. Bob Morrisey
Actor | The Terminal
Bob Morrisey was born on August 15, 1946 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Terminal (2004), Eagle Eye (2008) and The X Files (1993). He died on December 29, 2017.
41. José Louzeiro
Writer | Corpo Santo
José Louzeiro was born on September 19, 1932 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil as José de Jesus Louzeiro. He was a writer, known for Corpo Santo (1987), Estranhas Relações (1983) and O Caso Cláudia (1979). He died on December 29, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
42. Jackson Hunsicker
Writer | The Frog Prince
After a bout with breast cancer, Hunsicker created the 2006 book Turning Heads: Portraits of Grace, Inspiration, and Possibilities, which featured photos of women who were bald from chemotherapy doing what they loved. The portraits were taken by top photographers in the country.
43. Peggy Cummins
Actress | Gun Crazy
Peggy Cummins was an Irish actress, appearing in several films between 1940 and 1961. Her best known role was that of trigger-happy bank robber Annie Laurie Starr in the film "Gun Crazy".
In December, 1925, Cummins was born under the name in "Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller" in Prestatyn, Denbighshire...
44. Danny Breen
Producer | The Wayne Brady Show
Danny Breen was born on October 11, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA as Daniel Martin Breen. He was a producer and writer, known for The Wayne Brady Show (2002), Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) and The Net (1995). He was married to Nonie Newton-Riley. He died on December 29, 2017 in Los Angeles,...
45. Jean-François Hory
Self | L'heure de vérité
Jean-François Hory was born on May 15, 1949 in Neufchâteau, Vosges, France. He died on December 28, 2017 in Burgundy, France.
46. Recy Taylor
Self | The Rape of Recy Taylor
Recy Taylor was born on December 31, 1919 in Abbeville, Alabama, USA as Recy Corbitt. She was married to Willie Guy Taylor. She died on December 28, 2017 in Abbeville.
47. John McCool Bowers
Actor | Weeds
John McCool Bowers is a versatile character actor known for his appearances on film, TV and stage. His most recent appearances include the feature film The Enchanted Cottage (2016) and the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016). He returned to show business in 2009 after a 23 year hiatus during which ...
48. Francis Wyndham
Actor | Tigers are Better-Looking
Francis Wyndham was born on July 2, 1924 in London, England as Francis Guy Percy Wyndham. He was an actor, known for Tigers are Better-Looking (1979), Take It or Leave It (1964) and The Book Programme (1973). He died on December 28, 2017 in the UK.
49. Ali Ramez
Actor | Parviz
Ali Ramez was an actor, known for Parviz (2012), Molaghat (1987) and Zard-e Ghanari (1989). He died on December 28, 2017 in Tehran, Iran.
50. Ulrich K. Wegener
Self | One Day in September
Ulrich K. Wegener was born on August 22, 1929 in Jüterbog, Brandenburg, Germany. He was married to Regina. He died on December 28, 2017 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.