Deaths: May 13

1. Teresa Berganza

Teresa Berganza was born on March 16, 1933 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Don Giovanni (1979), ¡Buen viaje, excelencia! (2003) and Carmen (1980). She was married to José Rifá and Felix Lavilla. She died on May 13, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

2. Anthony Bailey

Self | Stolen

Anthony Bailey was born on January 5, 1933 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He was married to Margot. He died on May 13, 2020 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK.

3. Baadur Tsuladze

Actor | Krosvordis amokhsnis mokvarultatvsis

Baadur Tsuladze was born on March 5, 1935 in Batumi, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor and director, known for Krosvordis amokhsnis mokvarultatvsis (1981), Myach, perchatka i kapitan (1970) and Sami simgera (1962). He died on May 13, 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

4. Beth Chatto

Self | Gardeners' World

Beth Chatto was born on June 27, 1923 in Good Easter, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. She was married to Andrew Chatto. She died on May 13, 2018 in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.

5. Bozidar 'Bota' Nikolic

Cinematographer | Balkanski spijun

Bozidar 'Bota' Nikolic was born on January 1, 1942 in Niksic, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Balkan Spy (1984), Life Is Beautiful (1985) and Beasts (1977). He died on May 13, 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.

6. Charlotte Keane

Actress | Suspense

Charlotte Keane was born on March 8, 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Suspense (1949), Hands of Mystery (1949) and Famous Jury Trials (1949). She was married to Ted Pearson. She died on May 13, 2017 in New York, USA.

7. Chet Baker

Soundtrack | The Sixth Sense

Chet Baker started his career in the late forties. He became famous with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet in 1952. His solo in "My funny valentine" is a classic of the west coast jazz in the fifties. When Mulligan was arrested in 1953, Chet led the group until 1955, when he went to Europe. He also sang ...

8. Chuck Panama

Chuck Panama was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Chuck was married to Gerry Panama. Chuck died on May 13, 2018 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

9. Clive Limpkin

McCullin

Clive Limpkin was born on September 4, 1937 in the UK. He is known for McCullin (2012) and Man Alive (1965). He was married to Alex. He died on May 13, 2020 in London, England, UK.

10. Dan Blocker

Actor | Bonanza

Dan Blocker is one of the true television immortals, having played Hoss Cartwright -- the heart and soul of Bonanza (1959) -- for 13 seasons, before his untimely death in 1972 at the age of 43. "Bonanza" was the most popular TV series of the 1960s, ranked #1 for three straight seasons (1964-65 ...

11. David Nichols

Art_department | Mean Streets

David Nichols was born on November 24, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for Mean Streets (1973), Rocky (1976) and Groundhog Day (1993). He died on May 13, 2020 in Taos, New Mexico, USA.

12. Diana Wynyard

Actress | Cavalcade

One of the outstanding stage actresses of her time, Diana Wynyard will always be remembered for her unforgettable performance in the British version of the thriller Gaslight (1940) (re-made in Hollywood in 1944 with Ingrid Bergman). Starring opposite the great Anton Walbrook, she played the part of...

13. Donald Dunn

Actor | The Blues Brothers

Donald Dunn was born on November 24, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) and Rush Hour (1998). He was married to June. He died on May 13, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.

14. Doris Day

Soundtrack | Love Me or Leave Me

One of America's most loved actresses was born Doris Mary Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Her grandparents were all German immigrants. She had two brothers, Richard, who died ...

15. Evelyn Foster

Actress | NET Playhouse

Evelyn Foster was born on September 21, 1928 in The Bronx, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for NET Playhouse (1964). She was married to Lucius Foster and Raymond Francis Mazur. She died on May 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

16. Frank Aletter

Actor | Tora! Tora! Tora!

For someone who goes only to movie theaters, Frank Aletter is a total stranger. It is true that the actor appeared in no more than a handful of theatrical films (Gerhart in Mister Roberts (1955), a commanding officer in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Leigh Jensen in Private School (1983)...). But for a ...

17. Frank McGrath

Actor | The Reluctant Astronaut

Frank McGrath was born on February 2, 1903 in Mound City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), Wagon Train (1957) and Tammy and the Millionaire (1967). He was married to Libby Quay Buschlen. He died on May 13, 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA.

18. Gabriel Bacquier

Actor | Manon des sources

Gabriel Bacquier was born on May 17, 1924 in Béziers, Hérault, France. He was an actor, known for Manon of the Spring (1986), Falstaff (1979) and The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). He was married to Sylvie Oussenko. He died on May 13, 2020 in Lestre, Normandy, France.

19. Gary Cooper

Actor | High Noon

Born to Alice Cooper and Charles Cooper. Gary attended school at Dunstable school England, Helena Montana and Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa (then called Iowa College). His first stage experience was during high school and college. Afterwards, he worked as an extra for one year before getting a ...

20. Gill Dennis

Writer | Walk the Line

Gill Dennis was born on January 25, 1941 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Walk the Line (2005), Return to Oz (1985) and Without Evidence (1995). He was married to Kristen Peckinpah and Elizabeth Hartman. He died on May 13, 2015 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

21. Glenn Branca

Music_department | The Mothman Prophecies

Glenn Branca was born on October 6, 1948 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for The Mothman Prophecies (2002), The Belly of an Architect (1987) and Rock My Religion (1984). He was married to Reg Bloor. He died on May 13, 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.

22. Gregory Tyree Boyce

Actor | Twilight

Gregory Tyree Boyce was born on December 5, 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Twilight (2008), True to the Game 2 (2020) and Team Kaylie (2019). He died on May 13, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

23. Isaac Kappy

Actor | Thor

Isaac Kappy was an American actor and musician from Albuquerque, New Mexico who was known for acting in the hit feature length films Thor, Terminator Salvation and Fanboys. He also acted in the hit series Breaking Bad and was a member of the band Monster Paws. He passed away in May 13th, 2019.

24. Jason Miller

Actor | The Exorcist

Character actor and playwright Jason Miller had a variety of jobs before he started a writing career and wrote his own play, "That Championship Season", for which he received the Pulitzer Prize Award. Miller gave up his professional writing career in the early seventies to start acting. In 1973, he...

25. Jerome Callet

Composer | Le Japon, l'empereur et l'armée

Jerome Callet was born on April 24, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for The Emperor and the Army (2009). He was married to Yumiko Morimoto and Eleanor Wolfe. He died on May 13, 2019 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA.

26. Jill Adams

Actress | The Green Man

Jill Adams (nee Siggins), was discovered while working as a model, having been asked to step in at the department store where she was an artist, when a model failed to show up. She was the daughter of Irish-American silent film actress Molly Adair, and New-Zealand writer, Arthur James Siggins (...

27. Jimmy Copley

Music_department | Magnum: On a Storyteller's Night

Jimmy Copley was born in 1953 in London, England, UK. He is known for Magnum: On a Storyteller's Night (1985) and M3: Rough An' Ready (2006). He died on May 13, 2017 in the UK.

28. Jinqing Hu

Director | Yu bang xiang zheng

Jinqing Hu was born in March 1936 in Changzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China. He was a director and writer, known for Yu bang xiang zheng (1984), The Brave Little Toaster (1987) and The Stronger Get Hooked (1988). He died on May 13, 2019 in Shanghai, China.

29. Joel Dean

Producer | Summer Lovers

Joel Dean was born on February 20, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Summer Lovers (1982), Turn Back the Clock (1989) and The Cartier Affair (1984). He died on May 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

30. John Cygan

Actor | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

John Cygan was born on April 27, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001), Iron Man (2008) and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003). He was married to Cathy Merriman. He died on May 13, 2017 in Woodland Hills, ...

31. John Phillip Law

Actor | Barbarella

John Phillip Law was born on September 7, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Barbarella (1968), Space Mutiny (1988) and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973). He was married to Shawn Ryan. He died on May 13, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

32. Joyce Brothers

Actress | Loaded Weapon 1

Joyce Brothers was born on October 20, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), The King of Comedy (1982) and Spy Hard (1996). She was married to Milton Brothers. She died on May 13, 2013 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.

33. Kenner G. Kemp

Actor | The Invaders

Furiously prolific and ubiquitous extra Kenner G. Kemp was born on January 3, 1908 in Concho, Arizona. Kemp first started appearing in films in uncredited minor roles in the early 1930's and began popping up in numerous TV shows in the early 1950's. Moreover, Kenner not only also worked as both a ...

34. Lalo Malcolm

Actor | Arsenio Lupin

Lalo Malcolm was born on July 13, 1903 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Arsenio Lupin (1961), Buenos Aires a la vista (1950) and El grito de la juventud (1939). He died on May 13, 1970 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

35. Leatrice Joy

Actress | The Ace of Hearts

Making her film debut as an extra in 1917, Leatrice Joy soon graduated to playing opposite comics Billy West and Oliver Hardy. Director Cecil B. DeMille took her under his wing and starred her in several of his films. Often playing career girls dressed in mannish suits, or sophisticated society ...

36. Lil Keed

Soundtrack | Atlanta

Lil Keed was born on March 16, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Atlanta (2016), Lil Keed feat. Lil Gotit: Dead Doc (2020) and Lil Keed: Wop (2018). He died on May 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

37. Malik Bendjelloul

Director | Searching for Sugar Man

Malik Bendjelloul, born in Sweden, performed in Swedish TV-series "Ebba och Didrik" as a child in the nineties and later in life studied Journalism and media-production at the Linnaeus University of Kalmar. He has produced several musical documentaries for Swedish Television (SVT) where he also ...

38. Manuel Pradal

Director | Marie Baie des Anges

Manuel Pradal was born on March 22, 1964 in Aubenas, Ardèche, France. He was a director and writer, known for Marie Baie des Anges (1997), Ginostra (2002) and La petite inconnue (2016). He died on May 13, 2017 in Paris, France.

39. Marcos Zucker

Actor | El verso

Marcos Zucker was born on February 15, 1921 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for The Cheat (1996), De corazón (1997) and Compromiso (1983). He died on May 13, 2003 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

40. Margot Kidder

Actress | Superman

Margot Kidder was born Margaret Ruth Kidder in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, to Jocelyn Mary "Jill" (Wilson), a history teacher from British Columbia, and Kendall Kidder, a New Mexico-born mining engineer and explosives expert. Margot was a delightful child who took pride in ...

41. Maria João Abreu

Actress | A Mãe é que Sabe

Maria João Abreu was born on April 14, 1964 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress and writer, known for A Mãe é que Sabe (2016), Golpe de Sorte (2019) and Submissão (2020). She was married to João Soares and José Raposo. She died on May 13, 2021 in Almada, Portugal.

42. Michael Madhu

Actor | Om

Michael Madhu was an actor, known for Om (1995), AK 47 (1999) and Shiva Sainya (1996). He died on May 13, 2020 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

43. Paul Bartel

Actor | Eating Raoul

Paul Bartel was born in Brooklyn in 1938. He decided he wanted to direct animated movies when he was 11 and by 13 had spent a summer working at New York's UPA animation studio. He majored in theater arts at UCLA, and received a Fulbright scholarship to study film direction in Rome, producing a ...

44. Paul Genge

Actor | Bullitt

Character actor Paul Morgan Genge was born on March 29, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. Genge began his acting career on the East Coast in Broadway stage productions of such plays as "Panic," "Hamlet," "Journey to Jerusalem," and "Romeo and Juliet." Paul first started acting in various films and ...

45. Riad Ismat

Director | The Artist and Love

Riad Ismat, a Syrian playwright, short-story writer, literary & arts critic, stage director and instructor of acting. He directed 15 theatre productions and wrote over 7 television serials, broadcast from many Arab satellite stations. He has 35 books to his credit, two of them are on world cinema, ...

46. Robert Burks

Cinematographer | Vertigo

The favorite cinematographer of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock began working at Warner Bros. when he was 19 years old. He climbed his way up from camera operator to assistant camera man and eventually took over the Special Photographic Effects unit at Warners on Stage 5 in 1944. He became an ...

47. Rogelio Blain

Actor | El hombre de Maisinicú

Rogelio Blain was born on August 24, 1944 in Cuba. He was an actor, known for The Man from Maisinicu (1973), The Stevensons (2006) and Las huérfanas de la Obra Pía (2000). He died on May 13, 2018 in Havana, Cuba.

48. Rolf Hochhuth

Writer | Berliner Antigone

Rolf Hochhuth was born on April 1, 1931 in Eschwege/Werra, Hesse, Germany. He was a writer, known for Berliner Antigone (1968), Amen. (2002) and A Love in Germany (1983). He was married to Johanna Binger, Danica Pavic, Marianne Heinemann and Ursula Euler. He died on May 13, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

49. Selma Diamond

Actress | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Most familiar to TV audiences as the diminutive but feisty court bailiff on Night Court (1984), Selma Diamond's entrance into acting was not through the usual venue of vaudeville, stage work or modeling - she was a writer for TV shows, once having been nominated for an Emmy for Caesar's Hour (1954)...

50. Steve Parker

Producer | My Geisha

Steve Parker was born on February 6, 1922. He was a producer and production manager, known for My Geisha (1962), John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) and The Lords of the New Church: Holy War (1992). He was married to Miki Hasegawa and Shirley MacLaine. He died on May 13, 2001 in Honolulu, ...

51. Unita Blackwell

Self | Eyes on the Prize

Unita Blackwell was born on March 18, 1933 in Lula, Mississipi, USA. She was married to Willie Wright, Jeremiah Blackwell Sr. and N. She died on May 13, 2019 in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.

52. Yoshio

Actor | Hora marcada

Yoshio was born on October 15, 1949 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Hora marcada (1988), El pecado de Oyuki (1988) and Malacopa (2018). He was married to Marcela Hernández. He died on May 13, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico.