Deaths: April 21

1. Jacques Perrin

Actor | Z

He started out as romantic hero full of beauty and talent in Girl with a Suitcase (1961) beside Claudia Cardinale. Director Valerio Zurlini engaged the talented young actor for his Family Diary (1962) as Marcello Mastroianni's brother. Jacques Perrin's longtime work with director Costa-Gavras ...

2. Alfredo Graciani

Self | Fútbol de Primera

Alfredo Graciani was born on January 6, 1965 in Argentina. He died on April 21, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

3. Amelia Vargas

Actress | La mano que aprieta

Amelia Vargas was born on January 16, 1928 in Havana, Cuba. She was an actress, known for La mano que aprieta (1953), Romeo y Julita (1953) and La secta del trébol (1948). She died on April 21, 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

4. Anthony Senecal

Self | Who Is Donald Trump?

Anthony Senecal was born on October 29, 1941 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. He died on April 21, 2020 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA.

5. Betsy von Furstenberg

Actress | As the World Turns

This elegant, ladylike baroness and 50s Broadway star was born with the lengthy name Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese Freiin von Furstenberg-Hedringen in Arnsberg, Germany on August 16, 1931, the daughter of Count Franz-Egon von Fürstenberg and his wife Elizabeth (Johnson). A lady ...

6. Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Actor | Wings

"America's Boyfriend" Buddy Rogers was born in Olathe Kansas and became a talented musician on several instruments. He began acting in Hollywood in the 1920's and is probably best remembered as Clara Bow's love interest in "Wings". He also made several appearances in the "Mexican Spitfire" series ...

7. Charles MacArthur

Writer | The Scoundrel

"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers out there are starving!" When Patrick Dennis's fictional Auntie Mame uttered this pithy observation, she could have been speaking of Charles MacArthur. Charlie never shied away from the feast, and he certainly never went hungry. Arriving in November 1895 in...

8. Christina Amphlett

Soundtrack | The Happytime Murders

Christina Amphlett was born on October 25, 1959 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress and composer, known for The Happytime Murders (2018), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Sixteen Candles (1984). She was married to Charlie Drayton. She died on April 21, 2013 in ...

9. Craig Hill

Actor | The Black Shield of Falworth

Craig Hill was born on March 5, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), All About Eve (1950) and Flight That Disappeared (1961). He was married to Teresa Gimpera. He died on April 21, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.

10. Desmond Saunders

Director | Joe 90

Desmond Saunders was known for his work on Prescription For Murder (1958), Floods of Fear (1958), So Evil So Young (1961), Thunderbirds (1964-1965), Stingray (1965), Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1966), Joe 90 (1968), The Secret Service (1969), Voyage of The Damned (1972), Invaders From The ...

11. Dimitri Diatchenko

Actor | Get Smart

A native of San Francisco, Dimitri Diatchenko attended Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts. After high school, he attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida where he was a scholarship music student, majoring in classical guitar. After completing the Bachelors program, he ...

12. Doreen Lang

Actress | The Birds

Doreen Lang was born on February 15, 1915 in Gisborne, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for The Birds (1963), The Wrong Man (1956) and Hawaii Five-O (1968). She was married to Arthur Franz and Richard B. Rudy. She died on April 21, 1999 in Malibu, California, USA.

13. Edmund Lowe

Actor | Chandu the Magician

Tall, athletic leading man, the son of a judge. Lowe was initially slated for the priesthood but switched career paths on several occasions, at one time studying law, then teaching English and elocution. The latter led to his involvement in the acting profession. After briefly appearing in ...

14. Eleonora Duse

Actress | Cenere

Eleonora Duse was born on October 3, 1858 in Vigevano, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for Cenere (1917). She was married to Tebaldo Marchetti. She died on April 21, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

15. Enrico Medioli

Writer | Il gattopardo

Enrico Medioli was born on March 17, 1925 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Leopard (1963), Rocco and His Brothers (1960) and The Damned (1969). He died on April 21, 2017 in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy.

16. Enrique Becker

Actor | Lazos de amor

Enrique Becker was born on March 13, 1949 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Lazos de amor (1995), La sombra del pecado (1966) and Marianela (1961). He died on April 21, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico.

17. Eric Chappell

Writer | Singles

Eric Chappell was born on September 25, 1933 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Singles (1988), Sjans (1992) and You Again? (1986). He was married to Muriel Taylor. He died on April 21, 2022 in Lincolnshire, England, UK.

18. Esteban Yáñez

Actor | Pratos combinados

Esteban Yáñez was born in 1984 in Ferrol, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Pratos combinados (1995), A xinecóloga (2008) and Xabarín Club TVG (1994). He died on April 21, 2020 in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

19. Florian Schneider-Esleben

Soundtrack | Swordfish

Florian Schneider-Esleben was born on April 7, 1947 in Öhningen-Kattenhorn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Swordfish (2001), 17 Again (2009) and Control (2007). He died on April 21, 2020 in Germany.

20. Francisco Álvarez

Actor | Un novio para Laura

Francisco Álvarez was born on July 26, 1892 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Un novio para Laura (1955), Al compás de tu mentira (1950) and La canción de los barrios (1941). He died on April 21, 1960 in Lanus, Argentina.

21. Giovanna Galletti

Actress | Ultimo tango a Parigi

Giovanna Galletti was born on June 27, 1916 in Bangkok, Thailand. She was an actress, known for Last Tango in Paris (1972), Rome, Open City (1945) and The Loves of Hercules (1960). She died on April 21, 1992 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

22. Gummo Marx

Self | America After Dark

Gummo Marx was born on October 23, 1892 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Helen von Tilzer. He died on April 21, 1977 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

23. Hannelore Elsner

Actress | Die Kommissarin

One of the pre-eminent divas of post-war German cinema, Hannelore Elsner (born 'Elstner') was the consummate actress: a gifted and versatile performer with a penchant for intense roles, often as emancipated, strong-willed women. A Bavarian engineer's daughter (her father died of tuberculosis when ...

24. I.A.L. Diamond

Writer | The Apartment

I.A.L. Diamond was born on June 27, 1920 in Ungheni, Romania [now Moldova]. He was a writer and producer, known for The Apartment (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). He was married to Barbara Diamond. He died on April 21, 1988 in Beverly Hills, California...

25. Irene Vernon

Actress | Bewitched

Irene Vernon was born on January 16, 1922 in Mishawaka, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Bewitched (1964), Fireside Theatre (1949) and The Sound of Fury (1950). She was married to Emmanuel Rosenberg. She died on April 21, 1998 in South Bend, Indiana, USA.

26. Jack Haley Jr.

Producer | Hollywood and the Stars

Jack Haley Jr. was born on October 25, 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Hollywood and the Stars (1963), Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front (1977) and Movin' with Nancy (1967). He was married to Liza Minnelli. He died on April 21, 2001 in ...

27. James Kirkwood Jr.

Writer | A Chorus Line

James Kirkwood Jr. was born on August 22, 1924 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for A Chorus Line (1985), Some Kind of Hero (1982) and P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002). He died on April 21, 1989 in New York City, New York, USA.

28. Jerry Bishop

Self | Judge Judy

Jerry Bishop was born on October 19, 1935 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Judge Judy (1996), A Man with Heart (1993) and Destination Truth (2007). He was married to Velma Joan Leventhal. He died on April 21, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

29. Joe Sawyer

Actor | The Petrified Forest

Joe Sawyer's familiar mug appeared everywhere during the 1930s and 1940s, particularly as a stock player for Warner Bros. in its more standard college musicals, comedies and crime yarns. He could play both sides of the fence, street cops and mob gunmen, with equal ease. He was born Joseph Sauers in...

30. Joel Rogosin

Producer | The Virginian

Joel Rogosin was born on October 30, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Virginian (1962), Ironside (1967) and The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969). He was married to Deborah. He died on April 21, 2020 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

31. John Welsh

Actor | Krull

John Welsh was born on November 7, 1914 in Wexford, Ireland. He was an actor and production manager, known for Krull (1983), To Serve Them All My Days (1980) and Tales from Soho (1956). He died on April 21, 1985 in Richmond, London, England, UK.

32. Jorge Mistral

Actor | La fiebre del deseo

He was a Spanish actor; his father was from Puerto Rico and his mother from Catalonia. His debut in theater was in 1943 and in cinema in 1944. At the end of the fifties he lived in South America. He committed suicide with a gunshot while living in Mexico City, Mexico.

33. José María Calleja

Self | El debate de hoy

José María Calleja was born on May 16, 1955 in León, Spain. He died on April 21, 2020 in Madrid, Spain.

34. Ken Kercheval

Actor | Dallas

Ken Kercheval was born on July 15, 1935 in Wolcottville, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Dallas (1978), Network (1976) and The Secret Storm (1954). He was married to Cheryl Paris, Ava Ruth Fox and Judith Peters Launt. He died on April 21, 2019 in Clinton, Indiana USA.

35. Kristine Jepson

Actress | Live from the Metropolitan Opera

Kristine Jepson was born on July 28, 1962 in Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Wonders Are Many (2007) and Independent Lens (1999). She died on April 21, 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.

36. Leslie Banks

Actor | The Most Dangerous Game

English actor Leslie Banks' film career would be negligible compared to his prestigious theatrical one if it were not for four exceptions. Hitchcock, for one, gave him the occasion to shine in two of his films, in a sympathetic role in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934) and in an outright ...

37. Lewis MacAdams

Self | Visiting... with Huell Howser

Lewis MacAdams was born on October 12, 1944 in San Angelo, Texas, USA. He died on April 21, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

38. Lonnie Mack

Soundtrack | 8 Million Ways to Die

Lonnie Mack was born on July 18, 1941 in Harrison, Indiana, USA. He is known for 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), Only You (1992) and Forever Lulu (2000). He died on April 21, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

39. Luigi Pistilli

Actor | Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

Luisi Pistilli's most notable stage successes were roles in "The Threepenny Opera", "St. Joan of the Stockyards" and a 1972 production, "Lulu". In 1991 he reprised his role in "Lulu" in the first professional collaboration with actress-singer Milva, his partner in previous plays as well as in a ...

40. Manuel Mujica Láinez

Writer | De la misteriosa Buenos Aires

Manuel Mujica Láinez was born on September 11, 1910 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and actor, known for De la misteriosa Buenos Aires (1981), El capitán Pérez (1946) and Bomarzo 2007 (2007). He was married to Ana de Alvear Ortiz Basualdo. He died on April 21, 1984 in Cruz...

41. María Zarattini

Writer | Alborada

María Zarattini was born in 1955 in Italy. She was a writer, known for Alborada (2005), Al rojo vivo (1980) and Pasión (2007). She died on April 21, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico.

42. Marjorie Eaton

Actress | Monstrosity

Marjorie Eaton was born on February 5, 1901 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Monstrosity (1963), Night Tide (1961) and That Forsyte Woman (1949). She died on April 21, 1986 in Hollywood, California, USA.

43. Merian C. Cooper

Writer | King Kong

In 1920, Merian C. Cooper was a member of volunteer of the American Kosciuszko Squadron that supported the Polish army in the war with Soviet Russia, where he met best friend and producing partner Ernest B. Schoedsack. On 26 July 1920, his plane was shot down, and he spent nearly nine months in the...

44. Michelle McNamara

Writer | I'll Be Gone in the Dark

Michelle McNamara was born on April 14, 1970 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020), 51 Paintings (2012) and What is Real? The Story of Jivamukti Yoga (2016). She was married to Patton Oswalt. She died on April 21, 2016 in Los Angeles, ...

45. Milt Sunde

Self | The NFL on NBC

Milt Sunde was born on February 1, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Barbara. He died on April 21, 2020 in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA.

46. Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Director | Memórias do Cárcere

Nelson Pereira dos Santos was born on October 22, 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Memórias do Cárcere (1984), O Amuleto de Ogum (1974) and Tenda dos Milagres (1977). He was married to Ivelise Ferreira. He died on April 21, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, ...

47. Nina Doroshina

Actress | Lyubov i golubi

Nina Doroshina was born on December 3, 1934 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Love and Doves (1985), Chelovek rodilsya (1956) and Bezumnyy den (1956). She was married to Vladimir Ishkov and Oleg Dal. She died on April 21, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

48. Nina Simone

Soundtrack | Point of No Return

Nina Simone was born on February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for Point of No Return (1993), Repo Men (2010) and Miami Vice (2006). She was married to Andrew Stroud and Donald Ross. She died on April 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, ...

49. Norm Nielsen

Actor | Bobby Deerfield

Norm Nielsen was born on February 17, 1934 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Bobby Deerfield (1977), The Dean Martin Show (1965) and Système 2 (1975). He died on April 21, 2020.

50. Pepe Fechoría

Actor | Las minas de Salomón Rey

Pepe Fechoría was born on March 20, 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Las minas de Salomón Rey (1986). He died on April 21, 2016 in Galicia, Spain.

51. Peter Lind Hayes

Actor | The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Actor, entertainer, songwriter and author, educated in high school and a vaudeville trouper with his mother, Grace Hayes. During World War II, he served with valor in the United States Army Air Corps. With his wife Mary Healy he appeared in films, night clubs, theaters, and on radio and television....

52. Polly Higgins

Self | The Code

Polly Higgins was born on July 4, 1968 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. She was married to Ian Lawrie. She died on April 21, 2019 in the UK.

53. Prince

Soundtrack | Under the Cherry Moon

Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mattie Shaw, a jazz singer and social worker, and John L. Nelson, a lyricist and pianist. His father's stage name was "Prince Rogers". His parents were both from African-American families from Louisiana. They separated during his youth, ...

54. Raúl Soldi

Production_designer | El último encuentro

Raúl Soldi was born on March 27, 1905 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a production designer and set decorator, known for The Last Meeting (1938), Carmen (1943) and Honeysuckle (1938). He died on April 21, 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

55. Sandy Gallin

Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Sandy Gallin was born on May 23, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), I.Q. (1994) and Father of the Bride (1991). He was married to Bryan Fox. He died on April 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

56. Skye Bassett

Actress | Dangerous Minds

Skye Bassett was born on June 10, 1973 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Dangerous Minds (1995), Sister Act (1992) and Law & Order (1990). She died on April 21, 1997 in New York City, New York, USA.

57. Steve Golin

Producer | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Steve Golin was the founder and CEO of "Anonymous Content", a multimedia development, production and talent management company based in Culver City, California. The company reunited Golin with such directors as David Fincher, Neil LaBute, David Kellogg, Gore Verbinski and Mark Romanek, all of whom ...

58. Teruyuki Okazaki

Self | Looking for Mr. Miyagi

Teruyuki Okazaki was born on June 22, 1931 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He died on April 21, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

59. Thomas Fritsch

Actor | Das schwarz-weiß-rote Himmelbett

He was a dashing romantic heartthrob of the 1960s, the scion of illustrious show business parents. Thomas was born in Dresden, the son of pre-war Ufa Film matinee idol Willy Fritsch and the actress and dancer Dinah Grace. He studied drama, ballet and singing in Hamburg and made his theatrical debut...

60. Tina Girouard

The Big Easy

Tina Girouard was born on May 26, 1946 in DeQuincy, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA. She is known for The Big Easy (1986). She was married to Dickie Landry. She died on April 21, 2020 in Cecilia, Louisiana, USA.

61. Ursula Jeans

Actress | The Weaker Sex

Fair-haired, blue-eyed British actress with a long career on the London stage. She was born Ursula Jean McMinn in India, schooled in London and trained for acting at RADA. Ursula made her theatrical debut at the Criterion Theatre in 1922. From the 1930's, she specialised in classical plays by ...

62. Verne Troyer

Actor | The Love Guru

With a decades-long career as an actor and stuntman, Verne Troyer was best known for playing "Mini-Me," Dr. Evil's smaller and more concentrated pure evil protégé, in the hit comedies Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and for his role in Harry ...

63. Walter Slezak

Actor | Lifeboat

Tall, portly Viennese character actor Walter Slezak simultaneously pursued two different careers after his arrival in America in 1930: one, as a star of musical comedy on the stage, and another, as a portrayer of villains, impish rogues or pompous buffoons on screen.

Walter was born in May 1902 in ...