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- Big, brawny and burly, with a rough face, thick, dark curly hair, a furry mustache, a deep, growly voice, and a strong, stocky build, the redoubtable James Whitworth certainly made his aggressive and intimidating presence felt in several choice down'n'dirty 1970's drive-in exploitation pictures in which he often portrayed brutish, nasty and despicable bad guys. James was born on February 19, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York. Among Whitworth's more memorable roles are a vicious biker in "The Black Angels" (1970), a mean prison guard in the pleasingly sleazy "Sweet Sugar" (1973), one of the scuzzy low-life criminal inhabitants of "Terminal Island" (1973), and a hulking telephone repairman who's severely clobbered by a trio of desperate kidnappers in the terrific "The Candy Snatchers" (1973). Whitworth gave an especially wild go-for-broke frightening performance and thus achieved his greatest enduring popularity as Papa Jupiter, the ferocious father of the deranged desert-dwelling cannibal family in Wes Craven's outstanding "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977). Whitworth was likewise fine and impressive in a rare change-of-pace good guy lead as the tough and valiant take-charge hero of the hugely enjoyable low-budget science fiction outing "Planet of Dinosaurs" (1978). Besides his film credits, Whitworth also did guest spots on such TV shows as "Mission: Impossible," "The Rockford Files," "Fantasy Island," "Emergency!," "Quincy M.E.," and "B.J. and the Bear." He abruptly stopped acting in the early 1980's. James died of lung cancer on December 15, 1991.
- Ray Smith was also a political activist and a member of Plaid Cymru, the national party of Wales. In the 1950s he worked as the party's southern organizer. He lived in the village of Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and later at Abercwmboi, Mountain Ash in Rhondda Cynon Taff.
- Vasily Zaitsev was born on 23 March 1915 in Russia. He died on 15 December 1991 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Wayne Brathwaite was born on 14 August 1959 in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago. Wayne was a composer, known for EastEnders (1985), Kenny G: Hi, How Ya Doin'? (1983) and Billy Ocean: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (1985). Wayne died on 15 December 1991 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.- Actor
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Rex Arundel was born on 24 November 1901 in Barnes, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Crown Court (1972), Biggles (1960) and Over the Odds (1961). He was married to Veronica Howard. He died on 15 December 1991 in Manchester, England, UK.