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Mike deGruy, 60 (2012)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60. His employer, National Geographic, said Sunday that deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight died Saturday. Their helicopter crashed soon after...
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Zalman King, 70 (1942 - 2012)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 ½ Weeks," has died. He was 70. King's son-in-law Allison Burnett says the filmmaker died Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., after a six-year battle with cancer. Born Zalman King Lefkovitz in 1941, King began...
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Ben Gazzara, 81 (1930 - 2012)
CRISTIAN SALAZAR, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway, film and television actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York City at age 81. His powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles including Brick Pollitt in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados says Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Gazzara was a proponent of method acting,...
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Dimitra Arliss, 79 (1932 - 2012)
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dimitra Arliss, who played a hired killer alongside Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the caper comedy "The Sting," has died in Los Angeles. She was 79.Jaime Larkin, a spokesperson for the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital, says Arliss died Jan. 26 at the Woodland Hills facility of complications from a stroke.The Ohio native began her acting...
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Theo Angelopoulos, 76 (1935 - 2012)
The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — He was known for his slow and dream-like directing style and had enough stamina at 76 to be working on his latest movie. But award-winning Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos was killed in a road accident Tuesday after being hit by a motorcycle while walking across a road close to a movie set near Athens' main port of Piraeus. The driver, who...
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Bingham Ray, 57 (2012)
The Associated PressPARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Filmmaking executive Bingham Ray has died while attending the Sundance Film Festival. He was 57.The San Francisco Film Society says Ray died Monday. He...
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Eiko Ishioka, 73 (1939 - 2012)
The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Eiko Ishioka, an Oscar-winning designer recently recognized for creating the costumes for Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has died.Her studio manager,...
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Bob Anderson, 89 (1922 - 2012)
JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Olympic fencer and movie sword master Bob Anderson appeared in some of film's most famous dueling scenes — though few viewers knew it. ...
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Nicol Williamson, 75 (1938 - 2011)
The Associated PressAMSTERDAM (AP) — Nicol Williamson, the British actor best known for his role as the wizard Merlin in the 1981 film "Excalibur," has died of esophageal cancer, his son said...
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Pedro Armendariz, Jr., 71 (1912 - 2011)
The Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican character actor Pedro Armendariz Jr. died Monday at the age of 71. There was no immediate confirmation of the cause of death.Armendariz was best known...
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Denise Darcel, 87 (1925 - 2011)
DERRIK J. LANG, The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Denise Darcel, the French-born actress known for vampy roles in such films as "Vera Cruz" and "Thunder in the Pines," has died. She was 87...
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Yoshimitsu Morita, 61 (1950 - 2011)
YURI KAGEYAMA, The Associated PressTOKYO (AP) — Director Yoshimitsu Morita, whose films depicted the absurdity and vulnerability of everyday life in conformist Japan, has died. He was 61.Morita,...
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Robert Easton, 81 (1930 - 2011)
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Character actor and Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton, whose successes include teaching Forest Whitaker to speak like Idi Amin in the 2006 movie "The Last...
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Bert Schneider, 78 (1933 - 2011)
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — "Five Easy Pieces" producer Bert Schneider, credited for inspiring a "New Hollywood" band of independent filmmakers, has died in Los Angeles at 78.With...
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Dev Anand, 88 (1923 - 2011)
KATY DAIGLE, The Associated PressNEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood star Dev Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, has died of a heart attack in London, his...
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Ken Russell (1927 - 2011)
JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Director Ken Russell got Oliver Reed and Alan Bates to wrestle naked, turned Vanessa Redgrave into a demonic nun and cast Ringo Starr as the pope...
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Judy Lewis, 76 (1935 - 2011)
PATRICK WALTERS, The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For decades, the identity of Judy Lewis' parents was one of the best-kept secrets in Hollywood. Not until Lewis acknowledged her...
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Karl Slover, 93 (1918 - 2011)
The Associated Press DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — Karl Slover, one of the last surviving actors who played Munchkins in the 1939 classic film, "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was 93. The 4-foot-5...
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Hal Kanter, 92 (1918 - 2011)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hal Kanter, an Emmy-winning comedy master who wrote for Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, directed Elvis Presley in "Loving You" and created Diahann Carroll's...
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Wyatt Knight, 56 (1955 - 2011)
The Associated PressKULA, Hawaii (AP) — Wyatt Knight, who starred in the 1980s "Porky's" films, has been found dead in Hawaii with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 56.A family statement...
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Leonard Stone, 87 (1923 - 2011)
The Associated PressENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — Leonard Stone, who played the father who accompanied chronic gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde on a tour through a far-out candy palace in "Willy Wonka and...
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Gilbert Cates, 77 (1934 - 2011)
SANDY COHEN, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anytime veteran Oscar producer Gilbert "Gil" Cates booked another superstar for the big show, he banged a giant golden gong outside his...
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Ray Aghayan, 83 (2011)
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ray Aghayan, an Emmy-winning costume designer who worked on more than a dozen Academy Award shows and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer...
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Diane Cilento, 78 (1933 - 2011)
The Associated PressSYDNEY (AP) — Oscar-nominated Australian actress Diane Cilento, who was once married to James Bond actor Sean Connery, has died in northern Australia, an official said Friday....
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Mo Rothman, 92 (2011)
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — The movie studio executive who helped revive interest in silent movie icon Charlie Chaplin and orchestrated the aging star's return to the U.S. 40 years ago...
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Frances Bay, 92 (1919 - 2011)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frances Bay, who tussled with Jerry Seinfeld over a loaf of marble rye and played Adam Sandler's grandmother in "Happy Gilmore" during a career that began...
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Otakar Vavra, 100 (1911 - 2011)
The Associated PressPRAGUE (AP) — Czech movie director Otakar Vavra, who made his movies through the turbulent times of the 20th century, has died. He was 100.The Czech public radio says Vavra died...
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John Calley (1930 - 2011)
CHRISTY LEMIRE, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Calley, who ran three Hollywood studios that made such hits as "The Exorcist" and "Spider-Man," died Tuesday. He was 81. Calley...
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Cliff Robertson, 88 (1923 - 2011)
KAREN ZRAICK, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President John F. Kennedy had just one critique when he saw photos of the actor set to play him in a World War II drama. The year was 1963...
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Raoul Ruiz, 70 (1941 - 2011)
CECILE BRISSON, The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Raoul Ruiz, the Chilean-born filmmaker who made more than 100 films in his teeming, international career, has died. He was 70. A favorite of...
