Deaths: April 8
by bcampos862 | created - 09 Apr 2017 | updated - 2 weeks ago | Public
1. Elizabeth Hubbard
Actress | As the World Turns
Elizabeth Hubbard was born on December 22, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for As the World Turns (1956), The Doctors (1963) and First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson (1976). She was married to David Bennett . She died on April 8, 2023 in Roxbury, Connecticut, USA.
2. Annette Funicello
Actress | Muscle Beach Party
Annette Joanne Funicello achieved teenage popularity starting in October 1955 after she debuted as a Mouseketeer. Born on October 22, 1942 in Utica, New York, the family had moved to California when she was still young. Walt Disney himself saw her performing the lead role in "Swan Lake" at her ...
3. Anzac Wallace
Actor | The Quiet Earth
After a childhood punctuated by petty theft Norman Rewiri made the mistake of trying to rob a betting shop at gun point; he was sent to prison where he finally began to educate himself. On release he took a new name, and started a new life as a union organizer & arbitrator. "Utu" director Geoff ...
4. Ben Johnson
Actor | The Last Picture Show
Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California. He decided to stick around (the pay was good), and for some years was a stunt man, horse wrangler, and double for such stars as John Wayne, Gary Cooper ...
5. Bing Russell
Actor | The Magnificent Seven
Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell was also well-known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the Class-A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before ...
6. Blase Bonpane
Self | Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle
Blase Bonpane was born on April 24, 1929 in Ohio, USA. He was married to Theresa. He died on April 8, 2019 in the USA.
7. Bob Heatlie
Soundtrack | Filth
Robert Raymond "Bob" Heatlie's father was a saxophone player, and Heatlie began learning to play from the age of seven. Aged 15, he took up the drums, and started doing gigs around town with his father and an accordion player, Tommy Cassidy.
He went on to learn keyboards and flute, and during the ...
8. Carl Dobkins Jr.
Self | The Dick Clark Show
Country/rockabilly singer Carl Dobkins Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1941 to a family of musicians who moved to Cincinnati from the Appalachians. His father gave him a ukulele when he was nine years old. He not only learned to play that instrument but afterwards took up the guitar, and by ...
9. Chuck McCann
Actor | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
A third-generation performer and the son of a singing band leader, Chuck McCann was already a show business veteran by age eleven. Born in Brooklyn, he began his career as a child actor on radio, and by the age of nineteen had appeared on The Steve Allen Show (1952). He performed on several ...
10. Chynna Rogers
Actress | Chynna: Glen Coco
Chynna Rogers was born on August 19, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Chynna: Glen Coco (2014). She died on April 8, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
11. Claire Trevor
Actress | Key Largo
Claire Trevor was born Claire Wemlinger in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fifth Avenue merchant-tailor Noel Wemlinger, an immigrant Frenchman from Paris who lost his business during the Depression, and his Belfast-born wife, Benjamina, known as "Betty". Young ...
12. David Swift
Actor | The Day of the Jackal
David Swift was born on April 3, 1931 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Day of the Jackal (1973), Vanity Fair (1987) and Casanova (1971). He was married to Paula Jacobs. He died on April 8, 2016 in London, England, UK.
13. Dorothy Sebastian
Actress | A Woman of Affairs
The daughter of a clergyman and a mother, who was an accomplished painter of portraits and landscapes, Stella Dorothy Sabiston spent her formative years in her home state of Alabama. She had three siblings, all of whom died relatively young. She attended the University of Alabama, but always ...
14. Edward L. Rissien
Actor | Swingers
Edward L. Rissien was born on October 20, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Swingers (1996), Castle Keep (1969) and Time Table (1956). He was married to Laurie Rissien and Joanne Gilbert. He died on April 8, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
15. Fishman
Actor | La verdad de la lucha
Fishman was born on January 6, 1951 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La verdad de la lucha (1990), Volver a empezar (1994) and World Class Championship Wrestling (1972). He was married to Lola Gonzales. He died on April 8, 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico.
16. Glenn Fredly
Soundtrack | Cahaya dari timur: Beta Maluku
Glenn Fredly was born on September 30, 1975 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was an actor and producer, known for We Are Moluccans (2014), Letters from Prague (2016) and Filosofi Kopi (2015). He was married to Mutia Ayu and Dewi Sandra. He died on April 8, 2020 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
17. Guy Lyon Playfair
Writer | The Enfield Haunting
Guy Lyon Playfair was born on April 5, 1935 in Quetta, India. He was a writer, known for The Enfield Haunting (2015), Ghostwatch (1992) and Nationwide (1969). He died on April 8, 2018 in London, England, UK.
18. Héctor del Mar
Self | WWE SmackDown
Héctor del Mar was born on November 22, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He was an actor, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), Lleno, por favor (1993) and Nadie es perfecto (1995). He died on April 8, 2019 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
19. Jack Hammer
Soundtrack | Top Gun
Jack Hammer was born on September 16, 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Top Gun (1986), Stand by Me (1986) and Easy A (2010). He died on April 8, 2016 in Oakland, California, USA.
20. Jane Bryan
Actress | The Case of the Black Cat
Warner was grooming Bryan for stardom in the late 1930s when she met and married the love of her life, Justin Dart, head of the Rexall Drug empire. An ardent Republican, he became one of Ronald Reagan's most trusted advisors.
22. Joel Kupperman
Actor | Chip Off the Old Block
During World War II and its aftermath, Joel Kupperman was one of the most famous children in the country, and also one of the most loathed.
From 6 to 16, Joel was a star on "The Quiz Kids," a popular radio program that later migrated to television. He captivated Marlene Dietrich and Orson Welles by ...
23. John Downing
Self | Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
John Downing was born on April 17, 1940 in West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He died on April 8, 2020 in England, UK.
24. John Hudson
Actor | The Screaming Skull
John Hudson was born on January 24, 1919 in Gilroy, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Screaming Skull (1958), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) and Return to Paradise (1953). He was married to Mary LaRoche. He died on April 8, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
25. Jose De Vega
Actor | West Side Story
Jose De Vega was born on January 4, 1934 in San Diego, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for West Side Story (1961), The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and Island of the Lost (1967). He died on April 8, 1990 in Westwood, California, USA.
26. Juraj Herz
Director | Habermann
Juraj Herz was born on September 4, 1934 in Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and actor, known for Habermann (2010), The Cremator (1969) and Beauty and the Beast (1978). He was married to Therese Herz. He died on April 8, 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.
27. Kathie Browne
Actress | Star Trek
Kathie Browne was born Jacqueline Sue Browne on September 19, 1930 in San Luis Obispo, California. She got her break in TV after appearing in a Los Angeles production of Tennessee Williams's play, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", making her TV debut in 1957 in The Gray Ghost (1957), The Sheriff of Cochise ...
28. Kim Plainfield
Music_department | The Irish in America: Long Journey Home
Kim Plainfield was born on March 24, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is known for The Irish in America: Long Journey Home (1998). He died on April 8, 2017 in Tomkins Cove, New York, USA.
29. Laura Nyro
Soundtrack | Final Destination
Laura Nyro was born on October 18, 1947 in The Bronx, New York, USA. She was a production manager, known for Final Destination (2000), My Girl (1991) and A Home at the End of the World (2004). She was married to David Bianchini. She died on April 8, 1997 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
30. Leila Abashidze
Actress | Tbilisi, Parizi, Tbilisi
Leila Abashidze was born on August 1, 1929 in Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Tbilisi, Georgia]. She was an actress and writer, known for Tbilisi, Parizi, Tbilisi (1980), Shekhvedra mtashi (1966) and Maia Tskneteli (1959). She died on April 8, 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
31. León Klimovsky
Director | La paz empieza nunca
León Klimovsky was born on October 16, 1906 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for La paz empieza nunca (1960), La pícara molinera (1955) and Salto a la gloria (1959). He was married to Inés de Tolosa. He died on April 8, 1996 in Madrid, Spain.
32. Linda Tripp
Self | Larry King Live
For a short time, Linda Tripp became a central figure in one of the biggest Presidential scandals in American history, and was cast as one of the villains in a spectacle that had no heroes. She had lived her life in anonymity and returned to it a short time later. Her parents were brought together ...
33. Lois Kelly-Miller
Actress | Meet Joe Black
Lois Kelly-Miller was born on October 15, 1917 in Crossroads, Saint Andrew, Jamaica. She was an actress, known for Meet Joe Black (1998). She died on April 8, 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica.
34. Madeleine Fischer
Actress | Le amiche
Madeleine Fischer was born on November 12, 1935 in Romanshorn, Thurgau, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for The Girlfriends (1955), L'ultima canzone (1960) and Lazzarella (1957). She died on April 8, 2020 in Gubbio, Umbria, Perugia, Italy.
35. Malcolm McLaren
Soundtrack | Suicide Squad
In the mid 1970s, as a young man not yet thirty, Malcolm McLaren owned and operated a London shop simply called "Sex" and dreamed of fame and fortune. He met a half formed group of teenage rock star hopefuls and fed them happy half truths about the great bands he had led to stardom. With his help ...
36. Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, England, the younger daughter of Alfred and Beatrice Roberts. Her father was a greengrocer and respected town leader, serving as lay-leader with their church, city-alderman and then as mayor. He taught Margaret never to do things because ...
37. María Félix
Actress | Enamorada
Doubtlessly the most famous Mexican movie star, María Félix created a larger-than-life character: herself. La Doña, as the star was known after the character of her 1943 movie Doña Bárbara, starred in 47 movies, most of them forgettable except for her presence in them. More a star than an actress, ...
38. Marian Anderson
Soundtrack | The Great Debaters
Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the first of three sisters in the family. Her father, named John Anderson, was a salesman at a railroad station. Her mother, named Anna Anderson, was a schoolteacher. From the age of six, Anderson sang in the ...
39. Michael Lerner
Actor | Barton Fink
Michael Lerner was an American actor from New York City, the older brother of actor Ken Lerner. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the domineering studio head Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink" (1991). Other well-known roles include crime boss Arnold ...
40. Nelson Olmsted
Actor | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Nelson Olmsted, born Leroy Nelson Olmsted Jr., was a veteran character actor on scores of radio, television, and motion pictures. His screen credits include over a dozen movies, including "Lover Come Back," "That Touch of Mink," "Fitzwilly," and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
The son of Leroy...
41. Onna White
Music_department | Oliver!
Onna White was born on March 24, 1922 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is known for Oliver! (1968), Pete's Dragon (1977) and The Music Man (1962). She was married to Larry Douglas. She died on April 8, 2005 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
42. Pablo Picasso
Art_department | Something's Gotta Give
Pablo Picasso, one of the most recognized figures of 20th century art, who co-created such styles as Cubism and Surrealism, was also among most innovative, influential, and prolific artists of all time.
He was born Pablo Ruiz Picasso on October 6, 1881, in Malaga, Spain. He was the first child of ...
43. Pauline Jameson
Actress | The Woman in White
Pauline Jameson was born on June 5, 1920 in Heacham, Norfolk, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Woman in White (1982), Celebrity Playhouse (1981) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She died on April 8, 2007 in England, UK.
44. Peter Ecklund
Music_department | Everyone Says I Love You
Peter Ecklund was born on September 27, 1945 in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Everyone Says I Love You (1996), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) and Eight Men Out (1988). He died on April 8, 2020 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
45. Rebecka Teper
Actress | Rederiet
Rebecka Teper was born on July 26, 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Rederiet (1992), Emil & Ida i Lönneberga (2013) and The Sandhamn Murders (2010). She died on April 8, 2023 in Sweden.
46. Rex Garrod
Special_effects | Brum
Rex Garrod was born on September 10, 1943 in Mickfield, Suffolk, England, UK. He is known for Brum (1991) and The Secret Life of Machines (1988). He was married to Sally. He died on April 8, 2019 in the UK.
47. Richard Brooker
Actor | Friday the 13th Part III
Discovered by a casting magazine "Dramalogue" for the role of mindless killer Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982), Richard Brooker also gained the supporting role of the warrior Oghris in "Deathstalker" (1983). It was the only acting experience of Brooker, who later started creating ...
48. Richard Rush
Director | The Stunt Man
Richard Rush was born on April 15, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Stunt Man (1980), Air America (1990) and Color of Night (1994). He was married to Claude Rush. He died on April 8, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
49. Rick May
Actor | Star Fox 64
Rick May was a Canadian-American voice actor, director, theatrical performer and teacher known for voicing the Soldier from Team Fortress 2, Dr. M from Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves and Peppy Hare and Andross from Star Fox 64. He also voiced in Freddi Fish 5 and Age of Empires II. He passed away at ...
50. Sara Montiel
Actress | La violetera
Sara Montiel was born in the village of Campo de Criptana, province of Ciudad Real, in the region of Castille-La Mancha, Spain. Her parents were Isidoro Abad, a peasant, and Maria Vicenta Fernández, a door-to-door beautician. The future star was christened Maria Antonia Alejandra Abad Fernández. ...
51. Stanley Kamel
Actor | Domino
Stanley Kamel was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on January 1, 1943 and was raised in South River, New Jersey. He attended high school at Rutgers Prepatory School (graduated 1961) in Somerset, New Jersey and received his college degree from the Boston University School of Fine Arts in 1965. ...
52. Suma Paz
Suma Paz was born on April 5, 1939 in Bombal, Santa Fe, Argentina. She died on April 8, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
53. Teddy Scholten
Actress | Secret File, U.S.A.
Teddy Scholten was born on May 11, 1926 in Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She was an actress, known for Secret File, U.S.A. (1955), Ontdek de ster (1955) and Congratulations: 50 Years Eurovision Song Contest (2005). She was married to Henk Scholten. She died on April 8, 2010 in The Hague, ...
54. Jim Hellwig
Actor | WrestleMania VI
Standing out than the rest, Ultimate Warrior became one of the most popular wrestlers in the WWE (back then in the WWF). During his run from the 1980s-90s, Warrior became known for high high energy when running down to the ring with his music hits, shaking the ropes during his entrance, his ...
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55. Tommy J. Huff
Actor | The Warriors
Tommy J. Huff was born on January 29, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Warriors (1979), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Armageddon (1998). He died on April 8, 2006 in Tehachapi, California, USA.
56. Vaslav Nijinsky
Writer | Nijinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most important male dancers of all time. He was born Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky on December 28, 1889, while his parents were on tour in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kiev, Ukraine). His father, Foma Lavrentevich Nijinsky, and his mother, Eleonora Bereda, were of ...
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