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Tom Adams was born on 9 March 1938 in Poplar, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Escape (1963), The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965) and Fathom (1967). He died on 11 December 2014 in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK.

A stalwart, subtle presence of British stage and screen, Gerald Sim's work was both prolific and varied. Nonetheless, he will be best remembered by the majority of viewers as the wily rector of To the Manor Born (1979). The son of a Barings Bank employee, Gerald was born in Liverpool on June 4, 1925. His elder sister was the actress Sheila Sim. After schooling in Kent he was trained at RADA, apparently having become enamored with acting after listening to a 1943 radio broadcast of John Gielgud (entitled "The Great Ship"). Then followed extensive repertory experience, both in England, and in Durban, South Africa (1954, with the McNeale Company). Beginning with a small role in Fame Is the Spur (1947), Sim was to eventually become one of Britain's most reliable, yet ever-so-discreet screen character players, his profile firmly established in several films directed by Bryan Forbes, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), King Rat (1965) and The Wrong Box (1966).

He was most often featured as bumptious upper crusts (suitably convincing because of his clear voice and precise diction), obtuse vicars, police inspectors, barristers and very British stiff-upper-lip military types. He appeared in seven films directed by his brother-in-law Richard Attenborough: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Young Winston (1972), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Gandhi (1982), Cry Freedom (1987), Chaplin (1992) and Shadowlands (1993). After repeated guest roles in such prime time shows as Dixon of Dock Green (1955) and The Avengers (1961), Sim became firmly entrenched in the medium and never looked back. He briefly returned to the stage in 1979 and made one final TV appearance in 2007 in a 25th anniversary special of To the Manor Born (1979).

George Ardisson was born on 31 December 1931 in Rocca Canavese, Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was an actor, known for Hercules in the Haunted World (1961), Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (1965) and Chapaqua's Gold (1970). He died on 11 December 2014 in Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy.

Robert Taylor was born in 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer, known for TaleSpin (1990), The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974) and DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990). He died on 11 December 2014 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Sergio Fiorentini was born on 29 July 1934 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Nostalghia (1983), Treasure Planet (2002) and Il maresciallo Rocca (1996). He was married to Eliana Lupo. He died on 11 December 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Dawn Sears was born on 7 December 1961 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994), Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994) and Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994). She was married to Kenny Sears. She died on 11 December 2014 in Gallatin, Tennessee, USA.

Jack Dabdoub was born on 5 February 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Annie Get Your Gun (1967), Route 66 (1960) and As the World Turns (1956). He died on 11 December 2014.

Victor Ives was married to Carol Ives. He died on 11 December 2014 in the USA.

Charmian Brent was born on 17 May 1939 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England, UK. She was married to Ronald Biggs. She died on 11 December 2014 in Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Yuan-liang Lu was born in 1911 in Yangzhou, Suzhou, Republic of China. Yuan-liang was a production manager and producer, known for San xiao (1964), Long feng cheng xiang (1964) and Hong bian fu gong yu (1962). Yuan-liang died on 11 December 2014 in Hong Kong.

Arrate Garmendia was born in 1965 in Spain. Arrate is known for Wilde (1997), Sabor latino (1996) and El botones Sacarino (2000). Arrate died on 11 December 2014 in Madrid, Spain.

Robert Linxe was born on 17 September 1929 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. He died on 11 December 2014 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

László Varga was born on 13 December 1924 in Budapest, Hungary. He is known for Macerás ügyek (2001). He was married to Lillian Shadowitz. He died on 11 December 2014 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Laszlo Varga was born on 13 December 1924 in Budapest, Hungary. He died on 11 December 2014 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Michel DuCille was born on 24 January 1956 in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]. Michel is known for Unseen (2016). Michel was married to Nikki Khan. Michel died on 11 December 2014 in Suakoko, Liberia.

Houston Holbrook was born on 16 November 1984 in the USA. Houston is known for Lone (2011). Houston was married to Denise. Houston died on 11 December 2014 in Sandy, Utah, USA.

Vladimir Berelet was born in 1971. He was an actor, known for Ukrainskaya vendetta (1991). He died on 11 December 2014.

Yuriy Speranskiy was born on 20 June 1929 in Moscow, USSR. He was an actor, known for Yunost nashikh otsov (1958). He died on 11 December 2014.

Before serving in the military, he was a professional drummer in the sixties for various recording artists. Upon release from the Army, he began a career in writing and did some comedy writing for Joan Rivers in the 1980s, as well as doing short stories and magazine work. During the nineties he became a script consultant, recently having worked with George A. Johnson on his recent film Dreamer: The Movie (2004) as well as the Award-winning documentary Death Voice from producer Barbara Hammond.

A native of Iowa, he was recently listed as one of ninety famous Iowans to be included in the Iowa Walk of Fame, with his name and star in the sidewalk in Shenandoah, Iowa along with more illustrious Iowans such as John Wayne and Donna Reed.

Monique Maurène was born on 27 July 1930 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Soyez les bienvenus (1952). She was married to Guy Prot and Jacques Druon. She died on 11 December 2014 in Douarnenez, Finistère, France.