In Remembrance

John Phillip Law- (May 14) The actor who starred in the pair of 1968s psychedelic cult classics Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik, has passed away at age 70.

Julie Ege- (April 29) The Norwegian beauty queen and Bond girl who found herself typecast in numerous 1970s British sex farces has passed away at age 64.  

Bebe Barron- (April 20) One half of the composing team who created the electronic music for the 1956 science-fiction classic Forbidden Planet has passed away at age 81.

Joy Page- (April 18) The actress who got her start playing the young Bulgarian newlywed who turns to Humphrey Bogart for help in Casablanca, has passed away at age 83.

Kate Phillips- (April 18) The actress who appeared billed as Kay Linaker throughout most of her Hollywood career and who wrote the classic 1958 film The Blob has passed away at age 94.

Charlton Heston- (April 5) The Academy Award-winning actor who has passed away at age 83.

Jules Dassin- (March 31) The director of the noir classic The Naked City has passed away at age 96.

Abby Mann- (March 25) The Academy Award-winning screenwriter of 1961’s Judgment At Nuremberg has passed away at age 80.

Anthony Minghella- (March 18)  The Academy Award winning director of The English Patient has passed away at age 54.

Malvin Wald- (March 6) The screenwriter whose script for The Naked City created the police procedural genre has passed away at age 90.

Leonard Rosenman- (March 4) The two time Academy Award winning composer has passed away at age 83.

Max Raab- (February 21) The clothing merchant who would become a producer on A Clockwork Orange has passed away at age 82.

Ben Chapman- (February 21) The actor who played the Gill-man in the 1954 Universal classic The Creature From The Black Lagoon has passed away at age 79.

David Watkin- (February 19) The cinematographer who won an Academy Award for his work on Out Of Africa has passed away at age 82.

Lydia Shum- (February 19) The Hong Kong actress who had remained a popular public figure for nearly five decades has passed away at age 60.

Perry Lopez- (February 14) The character actor who appeared in Chinatown as the tough-as-nails police lieutenant Lou Escobar has passed away at age 78.

Kon Ichikawa- (February 13) The Japanese director of the powerful anti-war films Fires On The Plains and The Burmese Harp has passed away at age 92.

Robert DoQui- (February 9) The actor best known to genre fans as the gruff Sgt. Reed in the three Robocop films has passed away at age 74.

Heath Ledger- (January 22) The Academy Award-nominated actor has passed away at age 28.

Suzanne Pleshette- (January 19) The husky-voiced comic actress has passed away at age 70.

Reverend Lynn Lemon- (January 15) One of a group of Baptist investors in Ed Wood Jr.’s Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) whoalso had a small role in the film has passed away at age 90.

George MacDonald Fraser- (January 2) The novelist turned screenwriter  has passed away at age 82.

2007

Jeanne Bates- (November 28) The actress who portrayed the mother in David Lynch’s surreal debut feature film Eraserhead has passed away at age 89.

Reg Park- (November 22) The three-time Mr. Universe contest winner who starred in five Italian sword-and-sandal movies in the 1960s has passed away at age 79.

Michael Blodgett- (November 14) The Actor whose brief career was highlighted by a role in the cult classic Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls has passed away oat age 68.

Delbert Mann- (November 11) The director who transformed live television productions into the films Marty and The Bachelor Party has passed away at age 87.

Joey Bishop- (October 17) The nightclub comic who who parlayed his success into film and a position in Frank Sinatra’s fabled Rat Pack has passed away at age 89.

Deborah Kerr- (October 16) The actress who shared a famous steamy kiss in From Here To Eternity has passed away at age 86.

Lois Maxwell- (September 29) The British actress who played Miss Moneypenny for almost two-and-a-half decades in the James Bond franchise has passed away at age 80.

Jane Wyman- (September 10) The actress who won an Academy Award for her turn as a deaf/mute rape victim in 1948’s Johnny Belinda has passed away at age 90.

Miyoshi Umeki-  (August 28) The first performer of Asian descent to win an Academy Award has passed away at age 78.

Keith Knight- (August 22) The Canadian actor who appeared as a camp counselor in the hit 1979 comedy Meatballs has passed away at age 51.

William “Bill” Tuttle- (July 30) The pioneering Hollywood makeup artist has passed away at age 95.

Ingmar Bergman- (July 30) The Swedish director whose existential films earned him the reputation as one of the greatest film directors of all time has passed away at age 89.

David Shaw- (July 25) The writer who penned the screenplay for the comedy If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium has passed away at age 90.

Laszlo Kovacs- (July 21) The Hungarian born cinematographer who shot Easy Rider and other classic films has passed away at age 74.

Jerry Ito- (July 7) The Japanese-American actor who appeared as the human villain in the 1961 monster classic Mothra has passed away at age 79.

Steven Gregory Tyler- (July 6) The Florida-based actor who appeared in the 1994 western Wyatt Earp has passed away.

Kerwin Mathews- (July 5) The square-jawed hero of the fantasy The 7^th Voyage Of Sinbad has passed away at age 81.

Mala Powers- (June 10) The actress who played Roxanne to Jose Ferrer’s Cyrano de Bergerac in the 1950 classic film of the same name has passed away at age 75.

Charles Evans- (June 2) The co-founder of the fashion house Evan-Picone who then turned executive produced the comedy Tootsie has passed away at age 81.

Jean-Claude Brialy- (May 30) The French actor who worked with numerous directors closely identified with the New Wave film movement has passed away on May 30, 2007 at age 74.

Art Stevens- (May 22) The Disney animator who co-directed The Rescuers and The Fox And The Hound has passed away at age 92.

Carl Wright- (May 19) The comic actor best known for his roles in the two Barbershop comedies has passed away at age 75.

Bernard Gordon- (May 11) One the last of the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriters has passed away at age 88.

Nicholas Worth- (May 7) The imposing character actor who had a three-and-a-half decade career playing cinematic heavies, has passed away at age 69.

Gordon Scott- (April 30) The Las Vegas lifeguard turned cinematic Tarzan has passed away at age 80.

Bob Clark- (April 4) The director of the 1983 holiday season classic A Christmas Story has passed away at age 67.

Lynn Merrick- (March 25) The actress who appeared in numerous Republic Pictures westerns has passed away at age 85.

Freddie Francis- (March 17) The two-time Academy Award winning cinematographer has passed away at age 89.

Eiji Funakoshi- (March 17) The Japanese actor who career spanned three decades has passed away at age 84.

Stuart Rosenberg- (March 15) The director of the classics Cool Hand Luke and The Amityville Horror has passed away at age 79.

Herman Stein- (March 15) The Universal staff composer who worked on many of the studio’s classic science-fiction and horror films of the 1950s has passed away at age 91.

Vilma Ebsen- (March 12) The Broadway dancer who came to Hollywood with her brother and dance partner Buddy Ebsen has passed away at age 96.

Betty Hutton- (March 11) The blonde knockout who sang her way through many musicals in the 1949s and early 1950s has passed away at age 86.

Richard Jeni- (March 10) The standup comic who appeared in The Mask has passed away at age 49.

Janet Blair- (February 19) The actress who appeared in numerous 1940s comedies and musicals has passed away at age 85.

Leonard Gaines- (February 15) The comedy writer who turned his career towards acting in the 70s and 80s has passed away at age 84.

Pal Erdoss- (February 14) The Hungarian film director whose first feature film won the 1983 Cannes Film Festival Golden Camera Award has passed away at age 60.

Peter Ellenshaw- (February 12) The special effects artists whose work expanded the visual vistas of such films as Spartacus and Mary Poppins has passed away at age 93.

Frankie Laine- (February 6) The cowboy singer who sang many memorable theme songs for film and television has passed away at age 93.

Gerardo Vallejo- (February 6) The socially conscious Argentinean writer/director has passed away at age 65.

Barbara McNair- (February 4) The nightclub singer who helped pioneer substantial roles for black women in films has passed away at age 72.

Donfeld- (February 2) The costume designer who was nominated for four Academy Awards has passed away at age 72.

Sidney Sheldon- (January 30) The Oscar-winning screenwriter who went on to become a successful novelist has passed away at age 89.

Liz Renay- (January 22) The model turned actress who gained more notoriety for her off-screen life than on-screen roles has passed away at age 80.

Ron Carey- (January 16) The comic actor who appeared in a handful of comedies directed by Mel Brooks has passed away at age 71.

Vassilis Fotopoulos- (January 14) The Academy Award winning art director of Zorba The Greek has passed away at age 72.

Solveig Donmartin- (January 11) The actress who starred as the earthly object of desire of an angel in Wings Of Desire has passed away at age 45.

Carlo Ponti- (January 9) The Italian movie producer who discovered Sophia Loren has passed away at age 94.

Bong Soo Han- (January 8) The Korean martial arts master who helped to revolutionize how martial arts were portrayed in Hollywood films has passed away at age 73.

Yvonne De Carlo- (January 8) The 1940s bombshell actress who experienced a career resurgence in the 1960s on television's The Munsters has passed away at age 84.

A. I. Bezzerides- (January 1) The screenwriter of such noir classics as Kiss Me Deadly and On Dangerous Ground has passed away at age 98.

2006

James Brown- (December 25) Singer, 73.

Peter Boyle- (December 12) Actor, 71.

Sid Raymond- (December 1) Character actor, 97.

Claude Jade- (December 1) French actress, 58.

Shirley Walker- (November 29) Composer, 61.

Kunio Miyauchi- (November 27) Japanese composer, 74.

Phyllis Cerf Wagner- (November 24) Actress, 90.

Philippe Noiret- (November 23) French actor, 76.

Betty Comden- (November 23) Screenwriter, 89.

Robert Altman- (November 20) Director, 81.

Kevin McClory- (November 20) Screenwriter/ producer, 80.

Gary Graver- (November 16) Cinematographer, 68.

Jack Palance- (November 10) Character actor, 87.

Marian Marsh- (November 9) Actress, 93.

Basil Poledouris- (November 8) Composer, 61.

Leonard Schrader- (November 2) Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, 62.

Adrienne Shelly- (November 2) Actress, 40.

Daniel Garcia- (October 31) Actor, 80.

Nigel Kneale- (October 29) British writer, 84.

Nelson de la Rosa- (October 22) Actor, 38.

Arthur Hill- (October 22) Actor, 84.

Jane Wyatt- (October 20) Actress, 96.

Phyllis Kirk- (October 19) Actress, 79.

Gillo Pontecorvo- (October 12) Italian filmmaker, 86.

Jerry Belson- (October 10) Comedy writer, 68.

Tamara Dobson- (October 9) Model-turned-actress, 59.

Sally Gray- (September 24) British film actress, 90.

Tetsuro Tamba- (September 24) Japanese actor, 84.

Mary Orr- (September 22) Actress and writer, 94.

Kwan Hoi-Shan-  (September 11) Hong Kong character actor, 82.

Pat Corley- (September 11) Character actor, 76.

Robert Earl Jones- (September 7) Actor, 102.

Remy Belvaux- (September 4) Director, 38.

Glenn Ford- (August 30) Actor, 90.

Joseph Stefano- (August 25) Screenwriter, 84.

Roger Donoghue- (August 20) Former boxer who trained actor Marlon Brando, 75.

Sig Shore- (August 17) Independent film producer, 87.

Alan Vint- (August 16) Supporting actor, 61.

Bruno Kirby- (August 14) Actor, 57.

Tony Jay- (August 13) Character actor, 73.

Nicholas Webster- (August 12) Director, 94.

John Alderson- (August 4) Character actor, 90.

Johnny Weissmuller Jr.- (July 27) Actor, 65.

Mako- (July 21) Academy Award-nominated actor, 72.

Jack Warden- (July 19) Academy Award-nominated character actor, 85.

Mickey Spillane- (July 17) Writer, 88.

Barnard Hughes- (July 11) Actor, 90.

Kasey Rogers- (July 10) Actress, 80.

June Allyson- (July 10) Actress, 88.

Hubert Cornfield- (June 18) B-film director, 77.

Richard Stahl- (June 18) Character actor, 74.

Vincent Sherman- (June 18) Director, 99.

Arthur Franz- (June 17) Character actor, 86.

Arthur Widmer- (June 17) Special effects technician, 92.

Ingo Preminger- (June 7) Film producer, 95.

Bill Kovacs- (May 30) Computer animator, 56.

Shohei Imamura- (May 30) Japanese director, 79.

Paul Gleason- (May 28) Actor, 67.

Cy Feuer- (May 17) Former head of Republic Studios’ music department, 95.

Ted Berkman- (May 12) Screenwriter, 92.

Frankie Thomas- (May 11) Actor, 85.

Val Guest- (May 10) British screenwriter turned director, 94.

Steven C. Marshall- (May 6) Sound engineer, 56.

Jay Presson Allen- (May 1) Screenwriter, 84.

Harvey Bullock- (April 23) Screenwriter, 84.

Alida Valli- (April 22) Italian actress, 84.

Raj Kumar- (April 12) Indian actor, 77.

Vilgot Sjoman- (April 9) Swedish director, 81.

Amanda Duff Dunne- (April 6) Supporting actress, 92.

Gary Gray- (April 4) Actor, 69.

Polly Burson- (April 4) One of Hollywood’s first stuntwomen, 86.

Candice Rialson- (March 31) Actress, 54.

Gretchen Rau- (March 29) Academy Award winning set designer, 66.

Richard Fleischer- (March 25) Director, 89.

Oleg Cassini- (March 17) Fashion designer, 92.

Maureen Stapleton- (March 13) Actress, 80.

Gordon Parks- (March 7) Director, 93.

Jack Wild- (March 1) Actor, 53.

Darren McGavin- (February 25) Actor, 83.

Don Knotts- (February 24) Comic actor, 81.

Bill Tung Piu- (February 22) Hong Kong supporting actor, 73.

Andreas Katsulas- (February 13) Character actor, 59.

Phil Brown- (February 9) Character actor, 89.

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez- (February 6) Character actor, 80.

Myron Waldman- (February 4) Animator, 97.

Denne Bart Petitclerc- (February 3) Screenwriter, 76.

Akira Ifukube- (February 1) Japanese film composer, 91.

Otto Lang- (January 30) Academy Award-nominated film producer, 98.

Moss Mabry- (January 25) Academy Award-nominated costume designer, 87.

Fayard Nicholas- (January 24) Dancer, 91.

Chris Penn- (January 24) Character actor, 43.

Robert “Buzz” Knudson- (January 21) Oscar winning sound-mixer, 80.

Anthony Franciosa- (January 19) Actor, 77.

Norm McCabe- (January 18) Cartoon director, 94.

Shelley Winters- (January 14) Actress, 85.

Leonard J. South- (January 6) Cinematographer, 92.

2005

Jack Wiener- (December 26) Producer, 79.

Vincent Schiavelli- (December 26) Character actor, 57.

Marjorie Kellogg- (December 19) Novelist/ Screenwriter, 83.

Belita Jepson-Turner- (December 18) Actress, 82.

Robert Newmyer- (December 12) Producer, 49.

Richard Pryor- (December 10) Comic/Actor, 65.

Gregg Hoffman- (December 4) Producer, 42.

Wendie Jo Sperber- (November 29) Actress, 47.

Pat Morita- (November 24) Actor, 73.

Beverly Tyler- (November 23) Actor, 78.

Maurice Zimring- (November 17) Screenwriter, 96.

Keith Andes- (November 11) Actor, 85.

Harold J. Stone- (November 12) Actor, 92.

Moustapha Akkad- (November 10) Producer, 75.

Sheree North- (November 4) Actress, 72.

Lloyd Bochner- (October 29) Actor, 81.

William Hootkins- (October 23) Actor, 58.

Tony Adams- (October 22) Producer, 52.

Gordon Lee- (October 16) Actor, 71.

Charles Rocket- (October 7) Actor, 56.

Devery Freeman- (October 7) Writer, 92.

Raju Patel- (October 9) Producer, 45.

Louis A. Garfinkle- (October 3) Writer, 77.

Thomas Bond- (September 24) Actor, 79.

Sadamasa Arikawa- (September 22) Special effects director, 80.

Joel Hirschhorn- (September 18) Songwriter, 67.

Constance Moore- (September 16) Actress, 84.

Sid Luft- (September 15) Producer, 89.

Guy Green- (September 15) Cinematographer/ director, 91.

Robert Wise- (September 14) Director, 91.

Brock Peters- (August 23) Actor, 78.

Mel Welles- (August 19) Character actor, 81.

Tonino Delli Colli- (August 17) Italian cinematographer, 83.

Joe Ranft- (August 16) Writer/Animator, 45.

Armand Deutsch- (August 13) Producer, 92.

James Booth- (August 11) Character actor, 77.

Dorris Bowden- (August 9) Actress, 90.

Matthew McGrory- (August 9) Actor, 32.

Barbara Bel Geddes- (August 8) Actress, 82.

Alexander Golitzen- (July 26) Art director/Production designer, 97.

Alois F. Dettlaff, Sr- Film collector, 84.

George D. Wallace- (July 22) Actor, 88.

James Doohan- (July 20) Character actor, 85.

Michael Gibson- (July 15) Film score arranger, 60.

Frances Langford- (July 11) Actress, 92.

Evan Hunter- (July 6) Screenwriter, 78.

June Haver- (July 4) Actress, 79.

Alberto Lattuada- (July 3) Italian film director, 90.

Ernest Lehman- (July 2) Screenwriter, 89.

Christopher Fry- (June 30) Playwright and screenwriter, 97.

Bruce Malmuth- (June 28) Director, 71.

John Fiedler- (June 25) Character actor, 80.

Paul Winchell- (June 24) Voice actor, 82.

Edward “Eddie” Smith- (June 24) Co-founder of the Black Stuntmen’s Association, 81.

Suzanne Flon- (June 15) Actress, 87.

Lon McCallister- (June 11) Actor, 82.

Robert I. Clarke- (June 11) Character actor, 85.

Dana Elcar- (June 6) Actor, 77.

Anne Bancroft- (June 6) Actress, 73.

Leon Askin- (June 3) Actor, 97.

Eddie Albert- (May 26) Actor, 99.

Thurl Ravenscroft- (May 22) Voice artist, 91.

Joe Grant- (May 11) Walt Disney Studios artist and writer, 96.

Lane Nakano- (April 28) Japanese/American actor, 80.

Charles A. Pratt- (April 27) Producer, 81.

Maria Schell- (April26) Actress, 79.

Sir John Mills- (April 23) British character actor, 97.

Robert Farnon- (April 23) Composer, 87.

George P. Cosmatos- (April 19) Director, 64.

Kay Walsh- (April 16) British character actress, 94.

John Bennett- (April 11) British character actor, 75.

Onna White- (April 8) Choreographer, 83.

Yoshitaro Nomura- (April 8) Japanese director, 85.

John Box- (April 7) Production designer, 85.

Julian “Bud” Lesser- (March 22) Film producer, 90.

Jason Evers- (March 13) Actor, 83.

Gordon Kay- (March 8) Producer, 88.

John Box- (March 7) Production designer, 85.

Debra Hill- (March 7) Producer, 54.

Teresa Wright- (March 6) Actor, 86.

Vance Gerry- (March 5) Layout artist/writer, 75.

Brigitte Mira- (March 5) German actress, 94.

Morris Engel- (March 5) Director, 86.

Simone Simon- (February 22) Actress, 93.

John Raitt- (February 20) Actor, 88.

Sandra Dee- (February 20) Actress, 62.

Dan O'Herlihy- (February 18) Character actor, 85.

Otto Plaschkes- (February 14) Producer, 75.

Arthur Miller- (February 10) Playwright, 89.

Ossie Davis- (February 4) Actor/director, 87.

John Vernon- (February 2) Character actor, 77.

Coley Wallace- (January 30) Boxer/actor, 77.

Patsy Rowlands- (January 22) Comedic actress, 71.

Virginia Mayo- (January 18) Actress, 84.

Dan Lee- (January 15) Pixar animator/character designer, 35.

Ruth Warrick- (January 15) Actress, 89.

Amrish Puri- (January 12) Bollywood actor, 72.

Thelma White- (January 11) Actress, 94.

2004

Artie Shaw- (December 30) Big band leader, 94.

Jerry Orbach- (December 28) Actor, 69.

John Drew Barrymore- (November 29) Actor, 72.

Michele Colombier- (November 14) Composer, 65.

Norman Rose- (November 12) Actor, 87.

Edward S. Waters (November 9) Screenwriter, 74.

Howard Keel- (November 7) Singer/actor, 85.

Peggy Ryan- (October 30) Dancer/actress. 80.

Charles F. Wheeler-  (October 28) Cinematographer, 88.

Julius Harris- (October 17) Actor, 81.

Christopher Reeve- (October 11) Actor, 52.

Rodney Dangerfield- (October 5) Comic actor, 82.

Janet Leigh- (October 3) Actress, 77.

Russ Meyer- (September 17) Director, 82.

Frank Thomas- (September 8) Animator, 92.

Robert Lewin- (August 28) Screenwriter, 84.

David Myers- (August 26) Cinematographer, 90.

Daniel Petrie- (August 22) Director, 83.

Marie A. Pons- (August 20) Actress, 82.

Elmer Bernstein- (August 18) Composer, 82.

Aquanetta- (August 16) Actress, 83.

Neal Fredericks- (August 14) Cinematographer, 35.

David Raksin- (August 9) Composer, 92.

Paul "Mousie" Garner- (August 8) Comic actor, 95.

Fay Wray- (August 8) Actress, 96.

Geraldine Peroni- (August 3) Film editor, 51.

Vivian Grow- (August 1) Actress, 84.

Virginia Grey- (July 31) Actress, 87.

Jackson Beck- (July 28) Voice actor, 92.

Jerry Goldsmith- (July 21) Composer, 75.

Irvin Yeaworth, Jr.- (July 19) Director, 78.

Pat Roach- (July 17) Stuntman/Actor, 67.

Plato Skouras- (July 4) Director, 72.

Marlon Brando- (July 1) Actor, 80.

Doris Dowling- (June 18) Actress, 81.

Robert Lees- (June 13) Screenwriter, 91.

Ray Charles- (June 9) Musician, 73.

Ronald Reagan- (June 5) Actor, 93.

Irene Manning- (May 28) Singer/actress, 91.

Tony Randall- (May 17) Character actor, 84.

Anna Lee- (May 14) Actress, 91.

Dorothy Van Engle- (May 10) Actress, 87.

Jose Giovanni- (April 26) French writer/ director, 80.

David Clarke- (April 18) Character actor, 95.

Frances Rafferty- (April 18) Actress, 81.

Soundarya- (April 17) Indian actress, 32.

Carrie Snodgress- (April 1) Actress, 57.

Peter Ustinov- (March 28) Actor, 82.

Jan Sterling- (March 26) Actress, 82.

Robert Pastorelli- (March 8) Actor, 49.

Paul Winfield- (March 7) Actor, 62.

Frances Dee- (March 6) Actress, 96.  

Mercedes McCambridge- (March 2) Actress, 85.

John Randolph- (February 24) Character actor, 88.

Martin Jurow-(February 7) Producer, 92.

John Hench- (February 5) Artist/designer, 95.

Ann Miller- (January 22) Dancer/actress, 81.

Bernard Punsly- (January 20) Actor, 80.

Ray Stark- (January 17) Producer, 88.

Noble Willingham- (January 17) Character actor, 72.

Ron O’Neal- (January 14) Actor, 66.

Ingrid Thulin- (January 7) Swedish actress, 77.

Etta Moten- (January 2) Singer/actress, 102.

2003

Anita Mui- (December 30) Hong Kong pop singer/actress, 40.

Patricia Roc- (December 30) Actress, 88.

Earl Hindman- (December 29) Actor, 61.

Alan Bates- (December 27) Actor, 69.

Wah Ming Chan- (December 22) Animator/designer, 86.

Les Tremayne- (December 19) Actor, 90.

Hope Lange- (December 19) Actress, 72.

Jeanne Crain- (December 15) Actress, 78.

Sean McClory- (December 10) Character actor, 79.

Ellen Drew- (December 3) Actress, 89.

David Hemmings- (December 3) Actor, 62.

Michael Kamen- (November 18) Film composer, 55.

Robert Brown- (November 14) British actor, 85.

Gene Anthony Ray- (November 14) Actor/dancer, 41.

Jonathan Brandis- (November 12) Actor, 27.

Penny Singleton- (November 12) Comic actress, 95.

Jack Elam- (October 20) Character actor, 86.

Elia Kazan- (September 27) Director, 94.

Donald O'Connor- (September 27) Actor/dancer, 78.

John Ritter- (September 11) Actor, 54.

Leni Riefenstahl- (September 8) German silent film actress/director, 101.

Charles Bronson- (August 30) Actor, 81.

Gregory Hines- (August 9) Actor/dancer, 57.

Buddy Ebsen- (July 6) Character actor, 95.

N!xau- (July 5) Actor.

Katharine Hepburn- (June 29) Actress, 96.

George Axelrod (June 21) Screenwriter, 81.

Hume Cronyn (June 15) Character actor, 91.

Gregory Peck (June 12) Actor, 87.

William Marshall (June 11) Actor, 78.

Richard Cusack (June 2) Actor/screenwriter, 77.

Martha Scott- (May 28) Actress, 90.

Maurice Rapf (April 15) Screenwriter, 88.

Leslie Cheung (April 1) Hong Kong pop star/ actor, 46.

Anne Gwynne (March 31) Actress, 84.

Michael Jeter (March 30) Character actor, 50.

Lynne Thigpen (March 16) Character actor, 54.

Horst Bucholtz (March 3) Actor, 69.

Alberto Sordi (February 25) Italian actor, 82.

Jack Brodsky (February 18) Producer,  69.

Vera Ralston (February 9) Actress, 81.

Richard Crenna (January 20) Character actor, 76.

Kinji Fukasaku (January 12) Japanese director, 72.

2002

Mary Brian (December 30) Silent film actress, 96.

Conrad L Hall (December 26) Cinematographer, 76.

Kenneth Tobey (December 22) Character actor, 83.

George Roy Hill (December 20) Director, 81.