Definite List of Deceased Actors from Ghostbusters Franchise
This is list of all main or significant cast members of Ghostbusters movie franchise who have past away in order of death date.
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- Ruth Oliver was born on 16 April 1910 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Trapper John, M.D. (1979) and Hollywood Backstage (1964). She was married to ? Oliver and George Gercke. She died on 3 October 1988 in Burbank, California, USA.Library Ghost. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died October 3, 1988. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- Pretty, demure-looking Janet Margolin was born in New York City in 1943 and educated at the New York High School of Performing Arts. The long-haired brunette was discovered for films by director Frank Perry as she was making great strides as a teen on Broadway. He saw her in the play "Daughter of Silence," for which she earned a Tony nomination, and took her immediately to Hollywood, casting her as the schizophrenic lass in David and Lisa (1962) opposite Keir Dullea. She bowled over the critics. The movie, which was praised for its handling of delicate, mature subject matter, should have paved the way to stardom for Janet but strangely didn't. She churned out uneventful second leads in such notable fare as Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), and Nevada Smith (1966). Though she had better luck with her ingenue roles in Enter Laughing (1967) and Woody Allen's Take the Money and Run (1969), the offers starting drying up by decade's end and she turned to TV work. Woody used her again, albeit briefly, in Annie Hall (1977). After a brief first marriage, Janet met and married actor Ted Wass of TV's Soap (1977) and Blossom (1990) fame. Janet was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died at age 50.The Prosecutor. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). She died December 17, 1993. Cause of death "ovarian cancer".
- Winston May was born on 3 February 1937 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), A Little Sex (1982) and Happy Hell Night (1991). He died on 29 April 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.Businessman in Cab. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died April 29, 1994. Cause of death "AIDS".
- Louise Troy was born on 9 November 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Ghostbusters II (1989), The Swimmer (1968) and The United States Steel Hour (1953). She was married to Douglas Seale and Werner Klemperer. She died on 5 May 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.Woman with Fur Coat. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). She died May 5, 1994. Cause of death "breast cancer".
- Roger Grimsby was born on 23 September 1928. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Bananas (1971) and Nothing But Trouble (1991). He died on 25 June 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.Roger Grimsby. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died June 25, 1995. Cause of death "lung cancer".
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- Soundtrack
Hardworking actor with a 64-year career on and off Broadway, in television and films. His characterization of Permes Lykos on "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" is considered to be a precursor to the Mr. Spock role as an alien on the later "Star Trek" television and film series.
He had no formal training but began acting in a Chicago high school in "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", achieving a foamy-mouthed transformation by slipping Alka-Seltzer tablets into his mouth. He was a very active member of Actors Equity and married his actress-girlfriend so they could share living quarters during a touring stage play with propriety. Though that play closed after two performances, the marriage lasted through 61 years.
His stage roles included "Three Sisters" with Katharine Cornell and Judith Anderson, "The Best Man" with Melvyn Douglas, "Macbeth", and as the Secretary of State in Larry Gelbart's 1989 staging of "Mastergate", and he was Captain Vere in the first staging of "Billy Budd".Archbishop. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died March 6, 1996. Cause of death "prostate cancer".- Actress
- Additional Crew
Frances E. Nealy was born on 14 October 1918 in San Diego, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), WarGames (1983) and Colors (1988). She died on 23 May 1997 in Hollywood, California, USA.Chambermaid. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died May 23, 1997. Cause of death "cancer".- Stanley Grover was born on 28 March 1926 in Woodstock, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Executive Decision (1996) and Being There (1979). He was married to Linda Glavey. He died on 24 August 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Reporter. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died August 24, 1997 . Cause of death "acute leukemia".
- Eda Reiss Merin was born on 31 July 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and The Black Cauldron (1985). She was married to Sam Merin. She died on 31 March 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Louis's Neighbor. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died March 31, 1998. Cause of death "undisclosed".
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- Soundtrack
The British classical actor/producer/director Douglas Seale enjoyed a 65-year transatlantic career that included stage, films and television. Born in 1913 the son of Robert Henry Seale and his wife Margaret Law Seale, he was educated at Rutlish, a boys' comprehensive school in West Wimbledon. He displayed an early penchant and skill for art but leaned toward the theatre after receiving encouragement by a teacher who saw his performance in a school play. He studied for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and took his first professional curtain bow at London's Embassy Theatre in a production of "The Drums Begin" in 1934. He then appeared in repertory until the outbreak of WWII. He served with the British Army in 1940 and was commissioned in the Royal Signals.
Following demobilization in 1946, Seale joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theater Company for two seasons at Stratford-on-Avon. He extended his noble talents to include stage producing, which included "Caesar and Cleopatra" at the Birmingham Repertory Theater; Shakespeare's "King John" at Stratford-on-Avon and Stratford, Ontario; "Henry V" in Stratford, Connecticut, and "King Lear" at the Old Vic. As a noted director, he helmed such plays as "King Lear" for the Marin Shakespeare Festival in San Francisco; "A Doll's House" and "Look Back in Anger" in Cleveland, and "The Winslow Boy" in New York.
In later years Seale focused again on performing. He made his Broadway acting debut at age 60 with "Emperor Henry IV" in 1973, followed by "Frankenstein," "The Dresser," and "The Madwoman of Chaillot." Among his other roles included Oliver Seaton in "A Family and a Fortune" and Reverend Shannon in "The Night of the Iguana. He is (arguably) best remembered for his 1983 Broadway performance as Selsdon Mowbray, the inebriated thespian who consistently misses his cues in the deft stage-within-a-stage comedy "Noises Off." His hilarious performance earned him a Tony Award nomination for "featured actor" in a play. Denholm Elliott played the role in the 1992 film. An occasional on-camera performer blessed with booming, mellifluous tones, Seale was had a featured role in the film Amadeus (1984) and provided the voice of the Sultan in Disney's animated feature Aladdin (1992). In addition, he offered "old man" appearances in such popular film fluff as Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) (as Santa Claus), Ghostbusters II (1989), Almost an Angel (1990), Mr. Destiny (1990), For Love or Money (1993), and, his last, Palookaville (1995). Over the years he occasionally played spry gents on such TV shows as "Cheers" and "The Golden Girls." One of his final stage roles was as aging vaudevillian Billy Rice in the 1996 revival of John Osborne's play "The Entertainer."
Seale was divorced from Elaine Wodson and Joan Geary, his third wife was stage actress and three-time Tony Award nominee Louise Troy, who died of breast cancer in 1994. A Manhattanite at the time of his death, he died at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City at age 85 and was survived by two sons, Jonathan and Timothy.Plaza Hotel Man. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died June 13, 1999. Cause of death "undisclosed".- Paddi Edwards was born on 8 March 1931 in Bristol, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hercules (1997), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982). She died on 18 October 1999 in Encino, California, USA.Gozer (voice). Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died October 18, 1999. Cause of death "respiratory failure".
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- Soundtrack
Tommy Hollis was born on 22 March 1954 in Jacksonville, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Malcolm X (1992), Ghostbusters (1984) and Léon: The Professional (1994). He died on 9 September 2001 in New York City, New York, USA.Mayor's Aide. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died September 9, 2001. Cause of death "heart attack".- Michael P. Moran was born on 8 February 1944 in Yuba City, California, USA. He was an actor, known for A Perfect Murder (1998), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Sleepers (1996). He died on 4 February 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.Frank the Doorman. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died February 4, 2004. Cause of death "Guillain-Barre syndrome".
- Wilhelm Von Homburg (A.K.A. Norbert Grupe) was born in Berlin, Germany. He started out his career as a wrestler during the fifties in Germany where he earned his fame. He also toured the States. Homburg's stage name was Prinz Wilhelm Von Homburg. In the early sixties, he shifted from wrestling to boxing. Between 1962 and 1970, he was in the light heavyweight and the heavyweight class.
In Hollywood, he made his debut on the popular television show "Gunsmoke", as "Otto". The director Andrew V. McLaglen, had writer John Meston write the episode inspired by Wilhelm's life as a boxer. The production flew Wilhelm in from Germany to the U.S. for a special appearance of the "Gunsmoke" episode "The Promoter". Later, Wilhelm had a recurring role on Television show "The Wild Wild West".
Wilhelm is best known for playing "Vigo the Carpathian" in the big hit movie "Ghostbusters ll". His other movies includes, to name a few, "Die Hard", "Diggstown", "The Package", "Eye of The Storm", "In The Mouth of Madness", "The Devil's Brigade", "The Wrecking Crew", and "Stroszek".
Wilhelm made headlines after his controversial appearance on German T.V. at the Z.D.F. Sport Studio, after the reporter Rainer Günzler had made some rude, snide remarks about his boxing career and his private life.
In 2000, German film-maker Gerd Kroske produced a prize-winning documentary on Wilhelm's life called Der Boxprinz (2002).
In his later years, Wilhelm lived in the beautiful Malibu/Santa Monica Mountains, together with his dog 'Kiss'. Wilhelm Von Homburg died of prostate cancer in March, 2004 on the Villa Estate of his close friend in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.Vigo. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died March 10, 2004. Cause of death "prostate cancer". - Ric Mancini was born on 16 April 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) and Ed Wood (1994). He was married to Marilyn Chris. He died on 26 May 2006 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.Policeman at Apartment. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died May 26, 2006. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- Walter Flanagan was born on 4 October 1928 in Ponta, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters II (1989), Shakedown (1988) and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). He died on 25 July 2007 in Houston, Texas, USA.Rudy the Museum Guard. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died July 25, 2007. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- Paul Trafas was born on 6 September 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984) and The Renegades (1983). He died on 2 December 2012.Ted Fleming. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died December 2, 2012. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- Writer
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Born on November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, Harold Allen Ramis got his start in comedy as Playboy magazine's joke editor and reviewer. In 1969, he joined Chicago's Second City's Improvisational Theatre Troupe before moving to New York to help write and perform in "The National Lampoon Show" with other Second City graduates including John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray. By 1976, he was head writer and a regular performer on the top Canadian comedy series SCTV (1976). His Hollywood debut came when he collaborated on the script for National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) which was produced by Ivan Reitman. After that, he worked as writer with Ivan as producer on Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) and acted in the latter three. Harold Ramis died on February 24, 2014 at age 69 from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis.Dr. Egon Spengler. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He died February 24, 2014. Cause of death "complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis".- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Born an entertainer, Casey reigns from Michigan, the same birthplace for fellow Shaggy voice actor Matthew Lillard (whom both Casey and Matthew do a very fine, smashing job voicing the iconic character). Debuted as a radio operator and legendary disc jockey in his early days, he was the greatest and most likely the best one seen in recent years. Having an iconic voice and a set of vocal cords, Casey pleased the audience through radio and voice. Casey hit the big time in the early 60's with voicing both major and minor roles in television series, until Hanna-Barbera released, then later debuted, the same role he characterized his career off of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, in which he had the pleasure of working with legendary voice actors Don Messick and Hal Smith. For over 3 decades, he co-founded and hosted American Top 40, which aired the top songs of the week. In his later years, he spent his time with his friends and family, in the way he could showcase with love, passion, and voicing. He died on June 15th, 2014. He was 82 years old. He will be forever missed in the hearts of fans around the world.Casey Kasem (voice). Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died June 15, 2014. Cause of death "complications from Lewy body dementia".- Actor
- Art Department
- Additional Crew
John Ring was born on 14 March 1932 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), The Hard Way (1991) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). He died on 29 August 2014 in New Jersey, USA.Fire Commissioner. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died August 29, 2014. Cause of death "undisclosed".- Mordecai Lawner was born on 9 June 1928. He was an actor, known for Annie Hall (1977), Raw Deal (1986) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He was married to Eugenia Thornton. He died on 27 November 2014 in New York City, New York, USA.Man with a Ticket. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died November 27, 2014. Cause of death "heart failure".
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Joe Franklin was born on 9 March 1926 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Broadway Danny Rose (1984) and The Boys Behind the Desk (2000). He was married to Lois Meridan. He died on 24 January 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.Joe Franklin. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died January 24, 2015. Cause of death "prostate cancer".- Danny began his career in entertainment by performing standup comedy at the Comedy Store in both Los Angeles and New York City locations; specializing in Archie Bunker and Rodney Dangerfield impersonations. He then was hired by the Miller Brewing Company for several years where he worked as a voice-over and impersonation for various commercials. A member of the Screen Actors Guild; Danny had made appearances in films such as Ghostbusters, Police Academy III, Like Mike and television shows such as Miami Vice.Coachman. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died April 24, 2015. Cause of death "sepsis".
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- Additional Crew
Mary Ellen Trainor was born in Chicago, Illinois. She appeared in many feature-films of the 1980s, notable characters include, Elaine, the kidnapped sister of Kathleen Turner and the catalyst for the entire plot in Romancing the Stone (1984), Dr. Stephanie Woods (LA Police Psychiatrist) in in all four Lethal Weapon (1987) films, Mrs. Walsh Mikey and Brand's (Sean Astinand Josh Brolin) mom in The Goonies (1985), news reporter Gail Wallens in Die Hard (1988) and Ricochet (1991).Brownstone Mother. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died May 20, 2015. Cause of death "complications from pancreatic cancer".- Murray Rubin was born on 6 June 1925 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Walk Like a Man (1987) and Remington Steele (1982). He died on 10 September 2015.Man at Elevator. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died September 10, 2015. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- He chatters a bit then looks at Robert De Niro and says "Bye killer", perhaps his most memorable cinematic quote while playing Charlie T in Taxi Driver (1976). But Matlock was a veteran with a distinguished career before and after the famous movie. Police commissioners, preachers, detectives and judges are among the characters he played through the years. Among the directors he worked with, there's impressive names like Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, John Landis, Spike Lee, Ivan Reitman and Daniel Petrie. One of the finest black actors of his generation, with a fine voice and incredible presence, Matlock appeared in different kinds of projects ranging from comedies such as The Blues Brothers (1980) and Ghostbusters (1984) to dramas like The Long Walk Home (1990) and Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) His association with Spike Lee provided back-to-back experiences in Crooklyn (1994) and Clockers (1995), which was produced by Scorsese, who directed him in Taxi Driver some years before. He died at the age 90 in 2015, leaving behind a limited but outstanding body of work.Police Commissioner. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died September 30, 2015. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- David Margulies was born on 19 February 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He was married to Carol Grant. He died on 11 January 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.The Mayor of NY. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He died January 11, 2016. Cause of death "long illness".
- Sam Moses was born on 19 March 1944 in Bangalore, India. He was an actor, known for Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Ghostbusters (1984) and 16 Blocks (2006). He died on 21 June 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Hot Dog Vendor. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died June 21, 2016. Cause of death "undisclosed".
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- Additional Crew
Ron Cummins was born on 15 May 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Tango & Cash (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989) and End of Days (1999). He died on 1 July 2016 in Canoga Park, California, USA.Police Lieutenant. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died July 1, 2016. Cause of death "myeloid leukemia".- Veteran character actress Alice Drummond was born May 21, 1928 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Sarah Irene (née Alker), a secretary, and Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic. She graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) in 1950. She is best remembered as the frightened librarian at the beginning of Ghostbusters (1984), Ray Finkle's eccentric mother in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and Clara the quiet local in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995).Librarian. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died November 30, 2016. Cause of death "complications from a fall".
- Actress
- Publicist
Patty Freedman was born on 9 May 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress and publicist, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Mr. Mom (1983) and Heavy Metal (1981). She was married to Andrew E. Freedman and David Jolliffe. She died on 17 February 2017 in New York, USA.Woman at Party. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died February 17, 2017. Cause of death "breast cancer".- Henry ( Hank) J. Deutschendorf was born in America on April 29, 1988. He and his twin brother William were nephews of folk singer John Denver, and became actors. He is remembered for Ghostbusters II (1989) and Clean Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2017). He and his twin "tag teamed" the role of baby Oscar in Ghostbusters II (1989). Tragically, he struggled with mental illness. Although a loved boyfriend, son, and brother, he committed suicide on June 14, 2017 in Escondido, California at age 29.Baby Oscar. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died June 14, 2017. Cause of death "suicide by hanging".
- Kathryn Janssen was born on 9 July 1923. She was an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Barnaby Jones (1973) and Ladies of the Corridor (1975). She died on 23 April 2018 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA.Mrs. Van Hoffman. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died April 23, 2018. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- Special Effects
- Actor
- Art Department
Tim Lawrence was born on 23 November 1958 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Howard the Duck (1986), Starman (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He died on 26 December 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.Scoleri Brother. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died December 26, 2019. Cause of death "undisclosed".- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Max von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow on April 10, 1929 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden, to a middle-class family. He was the son of Baroness Maria Margareta (Rappe), a teacher, and Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, an ethnologist and folklore professor. His surname traces back to his partial German ancestry.
When he was in high school, he and a few fellow students, including Yvonne Lombard, started a theatre club which encouraged his interest in acting. After conscription, he began to study at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1948-1951), together with Lars Ekborg, Margaretha Krook and Ingrid Thulin. His first role was as Nils the crofter in Alf Sjöberg's Only a Mother (1949). After graduation, he worked at the city theatres in Norrköping and Malmö.
His work in the movies by Ingmar Bergman (especially The Seventh Seal (1957), including the iconic scenes in which he plays chess with Death) made him well-known internationally, and he started to get offers from abroad. His career abroad began with him playing Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Hawaii (1966) and The Quiller Memorandum (1966). Since then, his career includes very different kind of characters, like Karl Oskar Nilsson in The Emigrants (1971); Father Lankester Merrin in The Exorcist (1973); Joubert the assassin in Three Days of the Condor (1975), Emperor Ming in Flash Gordon (1980); the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the Never Say Never Again (1983); Liet-Kynes in Dune (1984) the artist Frederick in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986); Lassefar in Pelle the Conqueror (1987), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination; Dr. Peter Ingham in Awakenings (1990); Lamar Burgess in Minority Report (2002) and The Renter in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), which earned him his second Academy Award nomination.
He became one of Sweden's most admired and professional actors, and is the only male Swedish actor to receive an Oscar nomination. He was nominated twice: for Pelle the Conqueror (1987) in 1988 and for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) in 2012. He received the Guldbagge Award for Best Director in his directing debut, the drama film Ved vejen (1988). In 2016, he joined the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011) as the Three-eyed Raven, which earned him his Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Max von Sydow died on March 8, 2020, in Provence, France, and was survived by his wife Catherine Brelet and four children. He was 90.Vigo (voice). Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died March 8, 2020. Cause of death "undisclosed".- Erik Holland was born on 18 May 1933 in Sandnes, Norway. He was an actor, known for Stargate (1994), Titanic (1997) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He was married to Marina Ghane and Victoria James. He died on 6 April 2020 in Studio City, California, USA.Fire Commissioner. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died April 6, 2020. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- Christopher Wynkoop was born on 7 December 1943 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Summer of Sam (1999) and Pootie Tang (2001). He died on 4 May 2020.TV Reporter. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died May 4, 2020. Cause of death "undisclosed".
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- Director
Larry King was born on 19 November 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Enemy of the State (1998) and Bee Movie (2007). He was married to Shawn Ora Engemann, Julie Alexander, Sharon Lepore, Alene Akins, Mickey Sutphin, Annette Kaye and Freda Miller. He died on 23 January 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Larry King. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). He died January 23, 2021. Cause of death "sepsis".- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Emmy-nominated actor and producer Michael Kenneth Williams was one of his generation's most respected and acclaimed talents. By bringing complicated and charismatic characters to life--often with surprising tenderness--Williams established himself as a gifted and versatile performer with a unique ability to mesmerize audiences with his stunning character portrayals.
Born in 1966 in Brooklyn, Williams was best known for his remarkable work on The Wire (2002). The wit and humor that Williams brought to Omar, the whistle-happy, profanity-averse, openly gay drug dealer-robbing stickup man, earned him high praise, and made Omar one of television's most memorable characters. Williams also co-starred in HBO's critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire (2010), in which he played Chalky White, a 1920s bootlegger and the impeccably suited, veritable mayor of Atlantic City's African American community. In 2012, "Boardwalk Empire" won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. He received his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie for HBO's Bessie (2015) and subsequently received his second nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of Freddy in HBO's The Night Of (2016).
In 2018, Vice (2013) returned for its sixth season with an extended special season premiere produced by and featuring Williams as he embarked on a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system. The episode "Raised in the System" offered a frank and unflinching look at those caught up the system, exploring why the country's mass incarceration problem cannot be fixed without first addressing the juvenile justice problem. Williams investigated the solutions that local communities were employing that resulted in drastic drops in both crime and incarceration. Michael garnered his first Emmy nomination as a producer for this incredible documentary and continues to host screenings across the country as a way to educate and raise awareness.
Giving back to the community played an important role in Williams' off-camera life. He launched Making Kids Win, a charitable organization, the primary objective of which is to build community centers in urban neighborhoods that are in need of safe spaces for children to learn and play. Williams served as the ACLU's Ambassador of Smart Justice.
Williams began his career as a performer by dancing professionally at age 22. After numerous appearances in music videos and as a background dancer on concert tours for Madonna and George Michael, Williams decided to pursue acting seriously. He participated in several productions of the La MaMA Experimental Theater, the prestigious National Black Theater Company. and the Theater for a New Generation, directed by Mel Williams.
Michael K. Williams was born, raised, and resided in Brooklyn, New York, until his death on September 6, 2021.Agent Hawkins. Appeared in Ghostbusters (2016). He died September 6, 2021. Cause of death "drug overdose".- Producer
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Canadian producer and director Ivan Reitman created many of American cinema's most successful and best loved feature film comedies and worked with Hollywood's acting elite. Reitman produced such hits as the ground-breaking sensation National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), which introduced John Belushi to American filmgoers, and the family features Beethoven (1992) and Beethoven's 2nd (1993). His directing credits include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984), films starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis; Dave (1993), which starred Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver, Junior (1994) which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson. Reitman also produced the HBO telefilm The Late Shift (1996), based on Bill Carter's non-fiction book about the late-night television wars which received seven Emmy nominations. Other producing endeavors include Commandments (1997), starring Aidan Quinn and Courteney Cox, Private Parts (1997), starring Howard Stern, as well as the animation/live action film Space Jam (1996), starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes characters. With Twins (1988), Reitman created an entirely new comedic persona for action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger -- and forged a personal and professional relationship that continued with Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Junior (1994). Acclaimed dramatic actors such as Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Sigourney Weaver, and Emma Thompson also revealed untapped comic talents under Reitman's direction. In 1984, Reitman was honored as Director of the Year by the National Association of Theater Owners and the next year received a Special Achievement Award at the Canadian Genie awards. In 1979 and again in 1989, for the films National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and Twins (1988), Reitman was honored with the People's Choice Award. In November of 1994, Reitman became the third director honored by Variety magazine in a special Billion Dollar Director issue.
Reitman was born in Czechoslovakia, to Jewish Holocaust survivors, and left with his family for Canada at the age of four. He attended Canada's McMaster University, where he produced and directed several television shorts. He followed with a live television show, Greed: The Series (1999), with Dan Aykroyd as its announcer. "Spellbound," which Reitman produced for the live stage, evolved into the Broadway hit "The Magic Show," starring Doug Henning. He continued producing for the stage with the Off-Broadway hit "The National Lampoon Show," and returned to Broadway to produce and direct the musical "Merlin," earning a Tony nomination for directing. Reitman headed The Montecito Picture Company, a film and television production company, with partner Tom Pollock. His television credits included the Emmy-nominated children's show The Real Ghostbusters (1986) and the Saturday morning animated series Beethoven (1994) for CBS. His last directing credited was Draft Day (2014), before his death in February 2022 in Montecito, California.Zuul/Slimer (voice)/Man Walking Outside Firehouse/Ghost Egon Spengler. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ghostbutsters: Afterlife (2021). He died February 12, 2022. Cause of death "natural causes".- Actor
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Philip Baker Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Berdene (McDonald) and William Alexander Hall, a factory worker who was originally from Montgomery, Alabama. He did not start acting until he was 30 years old. Known to film fans for his turn as Richard Nixon in Robert Altman's one-man show film Secret Honor (1984), he shot to cult fame when he turned in another electrifying performance, as Sydney, the veteran gambler, in Paul Thomas Anderson's debut feature, Hard Eight (1996). However, it was his work in the same director's star-studded Magnolia (1999) that really caught the mass film public's attention; his performance as the legendary quiz show presenter "Jimmy Gator" was highly acclaimed. These acclaimed smaller films led to Hall's casting in multiple blockbuster hits of the 1990s and 2000s, including The Sum of All Fears (2002) and Dogville (2003), directed by Lars von Trier.Police Commissioner. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died June 12, 2022. Cause of death "emphysema".- Gorgeous, busty, and slender blonde looker Kymberly Ellen Herrin was born on October 2, 1957, in Santa Barbara County, California. She was of mixed French, Swedish, and Filipino descent. Herrin graduated from Santa Barbara Senior High School in 1975. She was the Playmate of the Month in the March 1981 issue of "Playboy". She attended Santa Barbara City College from 1991 to 1994.
She graced the covers of both the September 1982 and September 1983 issues of "Playboy". Herrin posed for a handful of "Playboy" special editions and was featured in a couple of "Playboy" videos. In addition, she modeled for other clients such as Ralph Lauren and "FIT" magazine (she also did fitness and swimwear ads).
Herrin acted in a few movies: she played Angelina in the prologue of Romancing the Stone (1984) as a sensuous specter. Dan Aykroyd has an erotic dream about her in Ghostbusters (1984). She was appropriately cast as a Playboy Playmate in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). Even more memorably, she was the blonde woman in red in the music video for "Legs" by ZZ Top. She made a guest appearance on an episode of Matt Houston (1982).
Herrin died at age 65 on October 28, 2022, in Santa Barbara, California.Dream Ghost. Appeared in Ghostbusters (1984). She died October 28, 2022. Cause of death "undisclosed". - Producer
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He was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He got his nickname, as a child, from popping and ticking, when he couldn't sit still.
In 2000, he graduated from Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama. He went on to study Dance Performance at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, Alabama and Chapman University.
In 2003, he was a semifinalist on MTV's The Wade Robson Project (2003). He was also a runner-up on the television talent competition, Star Search (2003).
He has choreographed for South Korean pop/R&B singer, Se7en.
In December 2009, he debuted on the comedy collective, TheKommune.com, in several sketch-series videos.
He has taught dance classes and held workshops all over the world.
In season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance (2005), tWitch was beat out by Hokuto 'Hok' Konishi and didn't make the top 20. He returned the following season and not only made it into the top 20, but was a runner-up in the Finals. He went on to tour with the top 10 finalists, where he performed, with Katee Shean, the Emmy-nominated piece, "Mercy", choreographed by Mia Michaels. In 2010, he was chosen as one of the 10 All-Star dancers for SYTYCD's season 7.
He is a comic book fan, especially the Superman comics. He named his dog, a Jack Russel mix, "Krypto". His clothing line, tWitch Boss Clothing, first only offering t-shirts online, had the "T" within the Superman symbol on one of the t-shirts.
He was a member of the dance troupes, "Breed OCLA" and "Chill Factor Crew".
On December 13, 2022, Boss's wife, Allison Hokler, told the LAPD that he had left their home without his car. Some time later, the police received a call about a shooting in an L.A. hotel, where they found Boss dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Police Officer. Appeared in Ghostbusters (2016). He died December 13, 2022. Cause of death "suicide by gunshot".- Stunts
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George P. Wilbur was born on 6 March 1941 in Kent, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Escape from New York (1981) and Die Hard (1988). He died on 1 February 2023 in the USA.Bailiff. Appeared in Ghostbusters II (1989). He died February 1, 2023. Cause of death "undisclosed".