Celebrity Deaths in 2021

1,724. Karim Ouellet

Karim Ouellet was born on December 8, 1984 in Dakar, Senegal. He was an actor, known for Karim Ouellet: Catastrophe (2012), Karim Ouellet: Le Monstre (2011) and Karim Ouellet: Karim et le loup (2016). He died on November 17, 2021 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

1,723. G.K. Pillai

Actor | August 1

G. K. Pillai is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He was born in 1924 to Perumpaattathil Govindapillai and Saraswathi Amma. Sneehaseema (1954) is his debut film. He has been acting for 65 years and has acted in more than 325 Malayalam films, known for revolutionising the role ...

1,722. Strong Kongô

Actor | Chôdenshi Baioman

Strong Kongô was born on December 25, 1940 in Oume, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Super Electronic Bioman (1984), Fainaru faito - Saigo no ichigeki (1989) and Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983).

1,721. Roger Bradfield

Self | The Mike Douglas Show

Roger Bradfield was born on September 22, 1924 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Joan Mary Jurgens. He died on December 31, 2021 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

1,720. Renato Scarpa

Actor | Don't Look Now

Renato Scarpa was born on September 14, 1939 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for Don't Look Now (1973), We Have a Pope (2011) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). He died on December 30, 2021 in Monteverde, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

1,719. Denis O'Dell

Producer | A Hard Day's Night

Denis O'Dell was born on May 2, 1923 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and assistant director, known for A Hard Day's Night (1964), Robin and Marian (1976) and Juggernaut (1974). He was married to Ruby Taylor and Donna Barnes. He died on December 30, 2021 in San José, Cabo de ...

1,718. Vladimir Gorikker

Director | Pod kryshami Monmartra

Vladimir Gorikker was born on November 2, 1925 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Pod kryshami Monmartra (1975), Zvezda ekrana (1974) and Serebryanoye revyu (1982). He was married to Galina Oleinichenko and Valentina Smelkova. He died on December 30, 2021 ...

1,717. Kaithapram Vishwanathan

Composer | Kannaki

Kaithapram Vishwanathan was born in 1963 in Kaithapram, Kannur, India. He was a composer, known for Kannaki (2001), Thilakkam (2003) and Bullet (2008). He was married to Gouri. He died on December 29, 2021 in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.

1,716. Alfonso Mejía

Actor | Los olvidados

Alfonso Mejía was born on November 16, 1934 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for The Young and the Damned (1950), El túnel 6 (1955) and Padre nuestro (1953). He was married to Carmelita. He died on December 29, 2021 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.

1,715. John Hartman

Actor | The Doobie Brothers: What a Fool Believes

John Hartman was born on March 18, 1950 in Falls Church, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Doobie Brothers: What a Fool Believes (1979), The Doobie Brothers: The Doctor (1989) and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (2020). He died on December 29, 2021 in the USA.

1,714. Grichka Bogdanoff

Writer | Steps to the Future

Grichka 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 died on December 28, 2021 in Paris, France.

1,713. Graham Skidmore

Actor | Man in the Middle

Graham Skidmore was born on September 22, 1931 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Winston Affair (1964), The Detective (1985) and Mogul (1965). He was married to Pauline Mickleburgh. He died on December 27, 2021 in Kent, England, UK.

1,712. April Ashley

Actress | Human

April Ashley was born in 1935. Her father was a sailor in the British Royal Navy during WWII with an affinity for drink who sired 10 children in quick succession. As a girl she was frail, refusing to eat most food or drink her school milk and ended up with malnutrition and a calcium deficiency. ...

1,711. E.O. Wilson

Overland

E.O. Wilson was born on June 10, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is known for Overland (2020), World at War and The Age of Humans. He was married to Irene Kelley . He died on December 26, 2021 in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.

1,710. Manicka Vinayagam

Music_department | Venky

Manicka Vinayagam was born in 1943 in India. He was an actor, known for Venky (2004), Sankham (2009) and Chellidaru Sampigeya (2009). He died on December 26, 2021 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

1,709. Henri Losch

Actor | De falschen hond

Henri Losch was born on July 16, 1931 in Diekirch, Luxemburg. He was an actor and writer, known for De falschen hond (1989), Mumm Sweet Mumm (1989) and Haute tension (1988). He was married to ???. He died on December 26, 2021 in Luxembourg.

1,708. Janice Long

Actress | Lift Off!

Janice Long was born on April 5, 1955 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Lift Off! (1984), Stopwatch (1978) and You Bet! (1988). She was married to Paul Berry and Trevor Long. She died on December 25, 2021 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.

1,707. Albert Likhanov

Writer | Karusel na bazarnoy ploshchadi

Albert Likhanov was born on September 13, 1935 in Kirov, U.S.S.R [now Russia]. He was a writer, known for Karusel na bazarnoy ploshchadi (1986), Blagie namereniya (1985) and Poslednie kholoda (1993). He was married to Liliya Likhanova (Zykina). He died on December 25, 2021 in Russia.

1,706. Harry Colomby

Producer | Breakdown

Harry Colomby was born on August 20, 1929 in Berlin, Germany. He was a producer and writer, known for Breakdown (1997), Mr. Mom (1983) and Johnny Dangerously (1984). He was married to Lee. He died on December 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1,705. Carmen Bourassa

Producer | Ayoye

Carmen Bourassa was born in 1942 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. Carmen was a producer and writer, known for Ayoye (2001), Pin-Pon (1996) and Pin-Pon: Le film (1999). Carmen died on December 25, 2021 in Québec, Canada.

1,704. Vladimir Tatosov

Actor | Serdtse Rossii

Vladimir Tatosov was born on May 10, 1926 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Serdtse Rossii (1971), Shestoe iyulya (1968) and Chyornye sukhari (1972). He died on December 24, 2021 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

1,703. K.S. Sethumadhavan

Director | Marupakkam

K.S. Sethumadhavan was born in 1931 in Palakkad, Kerala, India. He was a director and writer, known for The Other Side (1990), Chattakkari (1974) and Nammavar (1994). He was married to Valsala. He died on December 24, 2021 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

1,702. K.V. Raju

Writer | Police Lock Up

K.V. Raju was born in 1954 in India. He was a writer and director, known for Police Lock Up (1992), Rashtra Geet (2001) and Indrajeet (1991). He died on December 24, 2021 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

1,701. Anthony May

Actor | Maleficent

Anthony May Trained at R.A.D.A. from 1965 to 1967.

He played Wick in David Halliwell's Little Malcolm at the Royal Court Theatre for the National Youth Theatre. Then Zigger in Zigger Zagger, which transferred to the Strand Theatre, for which he was nominated for a Variety Award for most promising ...

1,700. Mona Latif Ghattas

La nuit, elles dansent

Mona Latif Ghattas was born on August 7, 1946 in Cairo , Egypt. She is known for At Night, They Dance (2011) and La nuit de la poésie 15 mars 1991 (1991). She was married to Émile Ghattas . She died in December 2021 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

1,699. J.D. Crowe

Self | Bluegrass Country Soul

J.D. Crowe was born on August 27, 1937 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Sheryl Moore . He died on December 24, 2021 in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA.

1,698. Sharyn Moffett

Actress | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

A child actress who showed heart-warming potential in the 1940s, child actress Sharyn Moffett (born Patricia Sharyn Moffett) was a cute presence in a number of sentimental tales. Closer to young Margaret O'Brien than Shirley Temple in type and demeanor, Sharyn was born on September 12, 1936 in ...

1,697. Robin Le Mesurier

Soundtrack | Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns

Robin Le Mesurier was born on March 22, 1953 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns (2011), The Badge (2002) and Inside the Goldmine (1994). He died on December 22, 2021.

1,696. Michael Kirchner

Actor | WWWF Championship Wrestling

Michael Kirchner was born on September 7, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), WWF Superstars (1986) and Saturday Night's Main Event (1985). He was married to Tina Duke. He died on December 22, 2021 in Siler City, North Carolina, USA.

1,695. Richard Conway

Visual_effects | Brazil

Richard Conway was born on January 15, 1942 in Essex, England, UK. He is known for Brazil (1985), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Sunshine (2007). He was married to Dawn Low. He died on December 22, 2021 in the USA.

1,694. Liv Thorsen

Actress | Mot i brøstet

Liv Thorsen was born on May 31, 1935 in Norway. She is an actress, known for Mot i brøstet (1993), Jakten på Mauritius (1995) and Tusenårsfesten (1999).

1,693. Jaime Comas Gil

Writer | Per un pugno di dollari

Jaime Comas Gil was born in 1936 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. He was a writer and producer, known for A Fistful of Dollars (1964), A Man Called Rage (1984) and Danger!! Death Ray (1967). He died on December 21, 2021 in Madrid, Spain.

1,692. Pierre Cassignard

Actor | Empreintes criminelles

Pierre Cassignard was born on December 19, 1965 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France. He was an actor, known for Empreintes criminelles (2010), Le sourire du clown (1999) and Russian Dolls (2005). He died on December 20, 2021 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

1,691. Elio Roca

Music_department | Carmiña

Elio Roca was born on August 3, 1943 in Roque Sáenz Peña, Chaco, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Carmiña (1972), Vamos a soñar por el amor (1971) and Peregrina (1973). He died on December 19, 2021 in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.

1,690. Gérard Poirier

Actor | Reste avec moi

Gérard Poirier was born on February 4, 1930 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Reste avec moi (2010), Le parc des braves (1984) and The Plouffe Family (1981). He was married to Xx and Monique Provencher. He died on December 19, 2021 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

1,689. Carlos Marín

Actor | La verbena de la Paloma

Carlos Marín was born on October 13, 1968 in Rüsselsheim, Hesse, Germany. He was an actor, known for La verbena de la Paloma (1996), Amazonas (2016) and Il Divo & Toni Braxton: The Time of Our Lives (2006). He was married to Geraldine Larrosa. He died on December 19, 2021 in Manchester, England...

1,688. Andrey Malyukov

Director | Spetsnaz

Andrey Malyukov was born on January 6, 1948 in Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR. He was a director and writer, known for Spetsnaz (2002), MosGaz (2012) and Pobeg (2010). He was married to Oksana Lukyanova and ???. He died on December 19, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

1,687. Drakeo the Ruler

Actor | Saweetie Feat. Drakeo the Ruler: Risky

Drakeo the Ruler was born on December 1, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Saweetie Feat. Drakeo the Ruler: Risky (2021), Drakeo the Ruler: Roll Bounce (2018) and Drakeo the Ruler feat. Ketchy the Great: Bedrolls or Bankrolls (2017). He died on December ...

1,686. Ron Anderson

Music_department | Dancer in the Dark

Ron Anderson, born on February 7, 1946, in Honolulu, was an opera singer and vocal coach. At the age of 15, he began cultivating his love for opera, taking a lead role in an opera production at Long Beach City College. Along with becoming a member of the Pacific Opera Theatre at age 16, he ...

1,685. Renée Martel

Soundtrack | Les amours imaginaires

Renée Martel was born on June 26, 1947 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Heartbeats (2010), Finalement... (1971) and Willie (2000). She died on December 18, 2021 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.

1,684. Kangol Kid

Actor | Should I Stay or Should I Go

Kangol Kid was born on August 10, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Should I Stay or Should I Go (2021), UTFO: Roxanne, Roxanne (1984) and UTFO: Leader of the Pack (1985). He died on December 18, 2021 in Manhasset, New York, USA.

1,683. Sayaka Kanda

Actress | Gekijôban saraba kamen raidâ Den'ô: Fainaru kauntodaun

Sayaka Kanda was born on October 1, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Gekijôban saraba kamen raidâ Den'ô: Fainaru kauntodaun (2008), Dragon Head (2003) and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017). She was married to Mitsu Murata. She died on December 18, 2021 in ...

1,682. Tawfik Bahri

Actor | Choufli Hal

Tawfik Bahri was born in 1952 in Tunisia. He was an actor, known for Choufli Hal (2005), Bastardo (2013) and Mor w'Sbar (2014). He died on December 18, 2021 in Tunisia.

1,681. Klaus Wagenbach

Self | Ulrike Marie Meinhof

Klaus Wagenbach was born on July 11, 1930 in Berlin-Tegel, Germany. He was married to Susanne Schüssler. He died on December 17, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.

1,680. Burt Prelutsky

Writer | M*A*S*H

Burt Prelutsky was born on January 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for M*A*S*H (1972), Hobson's Choice (1983) and McMillan & Wife (1971). He died on December 17, 2021 in North Hills, California, USA.

1,679. Frank Mula

Producer | The Simpsons

Frank Mula was born on January 20, 1950 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), Grand (1990) and Local Heroes (1995). He died on December 17, 2021 in Glendale, California, USA.

1,678. Raymond Guth

Actor | Silver Streak

Raymond Guth was born on May 29, 1924 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Silver Streak (1976), Emperor of the North (1973) and The Incredible Petrified World (1959). He was married to Martha and Nancy. He died on December 17, 2021 in La Verne, California, USA.

1,677. José Pablo Feinmann

Writer | Últimos días de la víctima

José Pablo Feinmann was born on March 29, 1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for Last Days of the Victim (1982), Eva Peron: The True Story (1996) and Angel, the Diva and I (1999). He was married to María Julia Bertotto. He died on December 17, 2021 in Buenos Aires, ...

1,676. Sung-Young Chen

Actor | Bei qing cheng shi

Sung-Young Chen was born on July 1, 1941 in Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for A City of Sadness (1989), Wu hu si hai (1992) and That Vital Organ (1991). He died on December 17, 2021 in Guishan District, Taiwan.

1,675. Rogério Samora

Actor | 98 Octanas

Rogério Samora was born on October 28, 1959 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was an actor, known for 98 Octanas (2006), Fascínios (2007) and Jura (2006). He died on December 15, 2021 in Amadora, Portugal.

1,674. Flow La Movie

Composer | Nio Garcia: AM

Flow La Movie was born on April 3, 1989 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Flow was a composer, known for Nio Garcia: AM (2021) and Nio Garcia: Dividimos (2021). Flow was married to Debbie Von Marie Jiménez Garcia. Flow died on December 15, 2021 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1,673. Sonny Rhodes

Soundtrack | Firefly

Blues guitarist Sonny Rhodes was born Clarence Smith in Smithville, TX, in 1940. He learned to play the guitar and bass as a young man. Joining the US Navy in 1957, he served one hitch and after his discharge he got work playing bass for such musicians as Freddie King and Albert Collins. In 1963 he...

1,672. Milogost Reczek

Actor | Wiedzmin

Milogost Reczek was born on February 10, 1961 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Witcher (2007), Na dobre i na zle (1999) and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015). He was married to Monika Szalaty. He died on December 14, 2021 in Poland.

1,671. Jethro

Producer | Mick Miller: In the Club

Jethro was born on March 8, 1948 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Mick Miller: In the Club (2005), Jethro: The Beast of Bodmin Moor (1997) and Let It Be All Right on the Night (1987). He died on December 14, 2021 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.

1,670. María Guðmundsdóttir

Actress | Død snø 2

María Guðmundsdóttir was an actress, known for Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014), The Night Shift (2007) and Heiðin (2008). She died on December 14, 2021 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

1,669. Sergey Solovyov

Writer | Sto dney posle detstva

Sergey Solovyov was born on August 25, 1944 in Kem, Karelo-Finnish SSR, USSR [now Republic of Karelia, Russia]. He was a writer and director, known for One Hundred Days After Childhood (1975), Spasatel (1980) and Chuzhaya belaya i ryaboy (1986). He was married to Tatyana Drubich, Marianna Kushnerova...

1,668. Joe Simon

Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Joe Simon was born on September 2, 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Black Mask (1996) and Cleopatra Jones (1973). He was married to Melinee. He died on December 13, 2021 in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA.

1,667. Verónica Forqué

Actress | ¿Qué he hecho YO para merecer esto!!

Verónica Forqué was born on December 1, 1955 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984), Kika (1993) and Eva y Adán, agencia matrimonial (1990). She was married to Manuel Iborra. She died on December 13, 2021 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

1,666. Kevin Billington

Director | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Kevin Billington was born on June 12, 1934 in England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970), Reflections (1984) and The Light at the Edge of the World (1971). He was married to Rachel Billington. He died on December 13, 2021 in Dorset, England, UK.

1,665. Margareta Ekström

Writer | Luftburen

Margareta Ekström was born in 1930. She was a writer, known for Luftburen (1973). She died on December 13, 2021.

1,664. Jalal Pishvaian

Actor | Farar az Taleh

Jalal Pishvaian was born on June 11, 1930 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor, known for Escape from the Trap (1971), Conquerors of the Desert (1971) and Dash Akol (1971). He died on December 11, 2021 in Germany.

1,663. Jack Hedley

Actor | Lo squartatore di New York

A robust, intense, arch British actor with pronounced military bearing, he began life as Jack Snowdon Hawkins. After leaving school, Jack attended the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, graduated and then served for eight years as a marine commando. He saw action in various theatres of conflict, ...

1,662. Sunil Soma Peiris

Writer | Jaya Pita Jaya

Sunil Soma Peiris was born in 1949 in Maharajama, Sri Lanka. He was a writer and director, known for Jaya Pita Jaya (2010), Yukthiyata Wada (1990) and Pissu Puso (2001). He was married to Malani Ayesha Perera . He died on December 10, 2021 in Maharagama, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

1,661. Les Emmerson

Soundtrack | Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Les Emmerson was a composer, known for Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), The Ernie Sigley Show (1974) and Fatboy Slim: Don't Let the Man Get You Down (2003). He was married to Monik. He died on December 10, 2021 in Ottawa, Canada.

1,660. Maryse Wolinski

Writer | Mission protection rapprochée

Maryse Wolinski was born on May 3, 1943 in Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]. She was a writer, known for Mission protection rapprochée (1997), La divine sieste de papa (1986) and Association de bienfaiteurs (1994). She was married to Georges Wolinski. She died on December 9, 2021 in ...

1,659. Gertraud Jesserer

Actress | Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung

The acclaimed Austrian stage and screen actress Gertraud Jesserer was born in Vienna on December 13 1943. After briefly attending the Max Reinhardt Seminar, she became an ensemble member of the Theater in der Josefstadt and made her debut in Ferenc Molnár's play Liliom in 1960. For the next ...

1,658. Don Asmussen

Art_department | Monkeybone

Don Asmussen is known for Monkeybone (2001). Don died on December 9, 2021 in San Francisco, California, USA.

1,657. Robbie Shakespeare

Soundtrack | Colors

Robbie Shakespeare was born on September 27, 1953 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for Colors (1988), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) and Boomerang (1992). He was married to Marian. He died on December 8, 2021 in Miami, Florida, USA.

1,656. Mitsutoshi Furuya

Writer | Dame Oyaji

Mitsutoshi Furuya is known for Dame Oyaji (1974), Dame Oyaji (1973) and Bar Remon hâto (2015).

1,655. Sylwester Checinski

Director | Kochaj albo rzuc

Sylwester Checinski was born on May 21, 1930 in Susiec, Lubelskie, Poland. He was a director and assistant director, known for Kochaj albo rzuc (1977), Nie ma mocnych (1974) and Katastrofa (1966). He died on December 8, 2021 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.

1,654. Greg Tate

Self | Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity

Greg Tate is an African-American writer, musician, and producer. The focus of his writing has been African-American music and culture. He is a founding member of the Black Rock Coalition and the leader of Burnt Sugar.

Tate was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. When he was 13 years old, his family ...

1,653. Steve Bronski

Soundtrack | Chappie

Steve Bronski was born on February 7, 1960 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Chappie (2015), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and Pride (2014). He died on December 7, 2021 in Soho, London, England, UK.

1,652. Skilyr Hicks

Self | America's Got Talent

Skilyr Hicks was born on August 14, 1998. She died on December 6, 2021 in Liberty, South Carolina, USA.

1,651. Bill Staines

Soundtrack | Off and Running

William Russell Staines (February 6, 1947 - December 5, 2021) was an American folk musician and singer-songwriter from New Hampshire who wrote and performed songs with a wide array of subjects. He also wrote and recorded children's songs. He performed about 200 times a year and appeared on "A ...

1,650. Toni Santagata

Self | Festival di Sanremo

Toni Santagata was born on December 9, 1935 in Sant'Agata di Puglia, Apulia, Italy. He died on December 5, 2021 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

1,649. Mark Rudinshtejn

Producer | Gambrinus

Mark Rudinshtejn was born on April 7, 1946 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He was an actor and producer, known for Gambrinus (1990), Moskovskiye krasavitsy (1991) and Anomaliya (1993). He died on December 5, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

1,648. John Miles

Soundtrack | The Two Ronnies

John Miles was born on April 23, 1949 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for The Two Ronnies (1971), So You Think You Can Dance (2005) and John Miles - Slow Down cover by Leah Harlow (2023). He was married to Eileen . He died on December 5, 2021 in Newcastle ...

1,647. Melinda Micco

Self | Reel Injun

Melinda Micco was born on December 21, 1947 in Richmond, California, USA. She died on December 5, 2021 in Oakland, California, USA.

1,646. Buddy Merrill

Soundtrack | The Dogwalker

Buddy Merrill was born on July 16, 1936 in Torrey, Utah, USA. He was married to Connie Albright, Ruth Graham and Faye Philpott. He died on December 5, 2021 in Shingle Springs, California, USA.

1,645. Peter Cundall

Self | Landline

Peter Cundall was born on April 1, 1927 in Manchester, England, UK. He died on December 5, 2021 in Tasmania, Australia.

1,644. Shivaram

Producer | Lucia

Shivaram was born on January 28, 1938 in India. He was an actor and producer, known for Lucia (2013), Kiladi Kittu (1978) and Shanti Kranti (1991). He was married to Padma. He died on December 4, 2021 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

1,643. Martha De Laurentiis

Producer | Firestarter

Martha De Laurentiis formed the Dino De Laurentiis Company (DDLC) in 1980 with her partner and husband, Dino De Laurentiis. Over the past 33 years, Martha produced, executive produced, and co-produced over 40 films and miniseries. Now known as the De Laurentiis Company, the enterprise has overseen ...

1,642. Sarath Chandrasiri

Actor | Gamani

Sarath Chandrasiri was born in 1964 in Sri Lanka. He was an actor, known for Gamani (2011), Malee (2011) and Reload (2019). He was married to Charika Jayamali. He died on December 4, 2021 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

1,641. Thoppil Anto

Music_department | Anubhavangale Nanni

Thoppil Anto was born in 1940 in India. He was a composer, known for Anubhavangale Nanni (1979), Ragging (1973) and Honey Bee 2: Celebrations (2017). He was married to Treesa Pynadath. He died on December 4, 2021 in Edappally, Kochi, Kerala, India.

1,640. Jôji Yanami

Actor | Kaze no tani no Naushika

Jôji Yanami was born on August 30, 1931 in Fushun, Manchuria, Republic of China [now China]. He was an actor, known for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) and Dragon Ball GT (1996). He died on December 3, 2021.

1,639. Nina Urgant

Actress | Ukrotitelnitsa tigrov

Nina Urgant was a Russian character actress known as Raya in Belorussky Station (1971) by director Andrey Smirnov.

She was born Nina Nikolayevna Urgant on 4 September 1929, in Luga, Leningrad province, Soviet Union (now Russia). Her father, Nikolai Urgant, was an officer in the Soviet Red Army who ...

1,638. Sampath Tennakoon

Actor | Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli

Sampath Tennakoon was born in 1959 in Sri Lanka. He was an actor, known for Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli (1998), Bomba Saha Rosa (2013) and Siri Raja Siri (2008). He was married to Ratna Lalani Jayakody. He died on December 3, 2021 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

1,637. Denis O'Brien

Producer | Time Bandits

Denis O'Brien was born on September 12, 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a producer, known for Time Bandits (1981), Life of Brian (1979) and Withnail & I (1987). He was married to Karen Lazarus and Phyllida Riddell. He died on December 3, 2021 in Swindon, England, UK.

1,636. Mirco Nontschew

Actor | RTL Samstag Nacht

Mirco Nontschew was born on October 29, 1969 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for RTL Samstag Nacht (1993), 7 Zwerge (2004) and 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006). He was married to Melanie. He died on December 3, 2021 in Lankwitz, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

1,635. Robert Holman

Writer | Making Noise Quietly

Robert Holman was born on August 25, 1952 in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Making Noise Quietly (2019), Second City Firsts (1973) and Play for Today (1970). He died on December 3, 2021 in the UK.

1,634. Man Arai

Composer | Daddy Became the Wind

Man Arai was a composer, known for Daddy Became the Wind (2012) and Midnight Journal (1990). He was married to Noriko Mitabe. He died on December 3, 2021 in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.

1,633. Antony Sher

Actor | Shakespeare in Love

Born in 1949, Antony Sher was raised in South Africa before going to London to study at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art between 1969 and 1971. After performing for the Gay Sweatshop theatrical group in "Thinking Straight" (1975), "The Fork" (1976), and "Stone" (1976), he joined the Royal...

1,632. Suzette Winter

Writer | Audrey Hepburn Remembered

Suzette Winter was born on January 19, 1931 in London, England, UK. She was a writer and producer, known for Audrey Hepburn Remembered (1993), Ingrid (1984) and Danny (1979). She was married to Gene Feldman and Leo Grimpel. She died on December 1, 2021 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA.

1,631. Keiko Nobumoto

Akira

Keiko Nobumoto was born on March 13, 1964 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. She was a writer and producer, known for Akira (1988), Tokyo Godfathers (2003) and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001). She died on December 1, 2021.

1,630. Alvin Lucier

Soundtrack | Enter the Void

Alvin Lucier was born on May 14, 1931 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Enter the Void (2009), Cry Dr. Chicago (1971) and Circles (1969). He was married to Mary Lucier and Wendy Stokes. He died on December 1, 2021 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA.

1,629. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

Music_department | RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)

Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry was a writer and actor, known for RRR (2022), Kanche (2015) and Sita Ramam (2022). He died on November 30, 2021 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

1,628. John Pett

Director | The World at War

John Pett was born on July 23, 1927 in Shebbear, Devon, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The World at War (1973), Treasures of the British Museum (1971) and Snacker (1976). He was married to Victoria Goss and Greta Whiteley. He died on November 30, 2021 in the UK.

1,627. Marcus Lamb

Producer | Supernatural Encounters

Marcus Lamb was born and raised in Georgia. He attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee and, at the age of 19, received a Bachelor of Arts in theology. A minister since his youth, he met his wife, Joni, while preaching at her church. The two were married in 1982 and have three children, ...

1,626. Janis Hansen

Actress | Airport

Janis Hansen was born on June 14, 1940 in Celoron, New York, USA. She was an actress and manager, known for Airport (1970), Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967) and The Odd Couple (1970). She was married to Andrew Michael Roemer and Joe Mikolas. She died on...

1,625. Marie-Claire Blais

Writer | La belle bête

Marie-Claire Blais was born on October 5, 1939 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. She was a writer, known for La belle bête (2006), Une saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel (1973) and Festival (1960). She died on November 30, 2021 in Key West, Florida, USA.