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Character actor Anthony James was born on July 22, 1942 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Unusually tall (6' 6½) and lanky, with a rough, pockmarked face, a lean, stringy build, and an extremely intense screen presence, James was often cast in Westerns as scary, sleazy villains. He was especially memorable as the racist diner counterman in the outstanding In the Heat of the Night (1967). Other noteworthy parts include a gay hitchhiker in the cult classic Vanishing Point (1971), a priest in The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972), an outlaw in High Plains Drifter (1973), a deranged psycho in The Teacher (1974), the chauffeur from hell in the chiller Burnt Offerings (1976), and the vicious leader of a gang of ferocious barbarians in the science fiction film Ravagers (1979).
James was hilarious in a rare change-of-pace good guy role as a heroic cannibal (!) in the post-nuke sci-fi romp World Gone Wild (1987), and also parodying his evil persona in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991). Among the many television shows in which he appeared in guest roles were Married... with Children (1987), Beauty and the Beast (1987), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Simon & Simon (1981), The A-Team (1983), Riptide (1984), The Fall Guy (1981), Hunter (1984), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Quincy, M.E. (1976), Charlie's Angels (1976), Vega$ (1978), Starsky and Hutch (1975), S.W.A.T. (1975), Ironside (1967), Hawaii Five-O (1968), Bonanza (1959), Gunsmoke (1955) and The Big Valley (1965).
James's last film appearance to date was as the owner of a seedy bordello in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992). After quitting acting in the early 1990s, he pursued a successful career as an artist. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in such major cities as New York, Boston and Miami.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Utilitarian character actor Richard Herd was one of those stern familiar faces you saw countless times on film and TV but couldn't quite place the name. The stage-trained actor, who shared a striking resemblance to actor Karl Malden, never found the one role that would make him a household name, but did make up for it with a number of rich and rewarding stage, film and TV assignments bolstered by his trademark authoritarian look and stance.
Born on September 26, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of Katherine (Lydon) and Richard Herd, a railroad engineer and WWII vet, who died when the boy was quite young. The younger Herd suffered from bone marrow cancer which affected the growth of his legs as a child. As a result, he was educated at the Industrial School for Crippled Children during his formative years. Luckily, loving care and several operations saved his legs from deformity.
It was his mother Katherine's love of music that ignited Richard's initial desire to perform. Trained on the drums, he received early acting training on radio and in summer stock (Liberty Mutual Theatre in Boston) during his high school years and, in the late 1940s, studied Shakespeare under veteran Claude Rains at one point. Other plays such as "Our Town" and "Sing Out Sweet Land," and the children's theatre productions of "Penrod" and "Robin Hood" helped to beef up his early resume.
Richard enlisted in the Army during the Korean War but injured a knee in basic training, which led to an honorable discharge within 90 days of his enlistment. He did, however, go on to work for the Army Signal Corps in a host of training films.
Richard continued to gather experience in such classical plays as "The Miser" and "A Month in the Country". With several summer stock runs, Shakespearean bus-and-truck tours and industrial films under his belt, he finally made his New York debut in the minor role of an usher in The Dress Circle" at Carnegie Hall. He also became a member of the Player's Club.
Making a highly inauspicious film debut in the minor role of a coach in the film, Hercules in New York (1970), which was the showcase debut for the massively-muscled Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard didn't settle in Hollywood, until the mid 1970s, after replacing actor Richard Long (who died before filming began) in the role of Watergate figure James McCord in All the President's Men (1976). Although Richard made a handful of other movies throughout the rest of the decade (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), F.I.S.T. (1978), The China Syndrome (1979), The Onion Field (1979)), he appeared with much more frequency on TV, playing stern, authoritarian types on episodes of Kojak (1973), The Rockford Files (1974), The Streets of San Francisco (1972) (starring the similar-looking Karl Malden), Rafferty (1977), Eight Is Enough (1977) and Starsky and Hutch (1975), as well as in the TV movies Pueblo (1973), Captains and the Kings (1976), The Hunted Lady (1977), Dr. Scorpion (1978), Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978), Terror Out of the Sky (1978), Marciano (1979) and, most notably, Ike: The War Years (1979), in which he portrayed General Omar Bradley.
Never finding the one support role that might have made him a character star, Richard nevertheless was featured impressively on all three mediums for over four decades. On stage, he appeared in a pre-Broadway tryout of "On the Waterfront" and played, to great applause, in productions of "Other People's Money" and "The Big Knife". His finest hour on stage, however, would come with his portrayal of the epic film producer in the one-man show "Cecil B. DeMille Presents", which he has toured throughout the country. On TV, Richard has guested on most of the popular TV programs of late, including Desperate Housewives (2004) and CSI: Miami (2002) and is probably best remembered for his recurring roles as "Admiral Noyce" on SeaQuest 2032 (1993), as Jason Alexander's boss "Wilhelm" in the sitcom classic, Seinfeld (1989), and as "Admiral Owen Paris" in Star Trek: Voyager (1995). A few of his lightweight cinematic crowd-pleasers include Private Benjamin (1980), Deal of the Century (1983), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) and Sgt. Bilko (1996). More recently, he also had a memorable bit in the Oscar-winning horror film Get Out (2017).
On occasion, Richard moved into the director/producer/writer's chair. He directed the play, "Idle Wheels", for the Road Theatre Company in North Hollywood, was a producer of the N.Y. play, "Agamemnon", and co-producer (and performer) of the play, "The Couch with the Six Insides", and, as a playwright, had a presentation of his play, "Prisoner of the Crown", produced at Dublin's Abbey Theatre.
Married briefly at the age of 19, Richard remarried and had two children (Richard Jr. and Erica) by his second wife. That marriage also ended in divorce, but his third (in 1980), to actress Patricia Herd (Patricia Crowder Ruskin), lasted. Patricia has a daughter from an earlier marriage. Making his final film appearances in the Clint Eastwood vehicle The Mule (2018) and the baseball biopic The Silent Natural (2019), Richard was diagnosed with cancer and died on May 26, 2020, at age 87.- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Scannell was born on 14 August 1945 in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Waking the Dead (2000) and Evil Never Dies (2014). He was married to Melanie Self. He died on 26 May 2020.- Cindy Butler was born on 15 October 1955 in Texarkana, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1983) and Grayeagle (1977). She was married to Robert Floyd Stevens. She died on 26 May 2020 in Texarkana, Texas, USA.
- Actress
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
Irm Hermann was born on 4 October 1942 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress and assistant director, known for Five Last Days (1982), The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) and The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972). She was married to Dietmar Roberg. She died on 26 May 2020 in Berlin, Germany.- Kit-wah Leung was born on 4 August 1960 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony. She was an actress, known for Young Cops (1985), Chasing Girls (1981) and The Perfect Wife (1983). She was married to Felix Wong. She died on 26 May 2020 in Hong Kong.
- Yves Létourneau was born on 27 April 1928. He was an actor, known for Aux frontières du possible (1971), Souris, tu m'inquiètes (1973) and Le coup de grâce (1965). He was married to Paulette Deguise. He died on 26 May 2020 in Brossard, Québec, Canada.
- Actress
Preksha Mehta was an actress, known for Sakha (2021) and Crime Patrol (2003). She died on 26 May 2020 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.- Stanley Ho was born on 25 November 1921 in Hong Kong, British Overseas Territory (now Hong Kong, China). He was married to Clementina Angela Leitão, Leong On-kei, Lucina Azul Jean Ying and Ina Chan. He died on 26 May 2020 in Hong Kong.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Director
David L. Butler was born on 3 April 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Blues Brothers (1980) and The Final Countdown (1980). He was married to Mundey Lynde Armon and Mundey Butler. He died on 26 May 2020 in Virginia City, Montana, USA.- Stunts
- Actor
Matthew Blake Shadden, born in Decatur Alabama. Matt became hooked to martial arts as a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Power Rangers. His parents signed him up at Brian Veal's Martial Arts. By the age of 13, he was a Black Belt and a national competitor in (NASKA). Between the ages of 14 and 20, Matt forged himself into being more than just a martial arts, he struck out on his own to study the movement's of gymnastics, ice skaters, and various of other sports and started to create his own brand of style. After reaching his goals in competition he set his eyes on something bigger, but 1st he wanted to do the one thing his mother asked him to do, go to college. After receiving his BA in Telecommunication and Film from the University of Alabama, he sold his two business and set off on a great journey.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Jonathan Whitehead is an award winning music composer, originally from Lancashire, who is most noted for writing music for television comedies such as The Day Today, Brass Eye, Black Books, Green Wing and Nathan Barley. He studied music at the University of Bristol and now lives in London. He sometimes writes under the name "Trellis".
His music to Green Wing was nominated for a BAFTA and won the prestigious RTS Award for Best Original Music. A selection of music from the series was recently released on CD under Jonathan's artistic nom de plume, TRELLIS.
Serious documentary and drama scores composed by Jonathan include War In Europe and The Clinton's Marriage of Power for MBC, Metropolis (with James Purefoy), three series of Medics for Granada and Kay Mellor's latest drama series Strictly Confidential for ITV.- Cynthia Etherington was born in 1926 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Moonstone (1972), Late Night Horror (1968) and Reluctant Bandit (1965). She died on 26 May 2020 in the UK.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Samvel Gasparov was born on 7 June 1938 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and actor, known for Stervyatniki na dorogakh (1990), Kapkan dlya killera (2009) and Shestoy (1982). He was married to Natalya Vavilova. He died on 26 May 2020 in Moscow, Russia.- Maurice Orozco was an actor, known for Transamerica (2005), The Getaway (1994) and South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000). He died on 26 May 2020 in the USA.
- Ilgonis Svika was born on 12 January 1952. He was an actor, known for Mans draugs - nenopietns cilveks (1976), Vecherniy variant (1981) and Pavasara celazime (1979). He died on 26 May 2020.
- Animation Department
- Visual Effects
Patricia Blackburn is known for The Swan Princess (1994), Thundarr the Barbarian (1980) and BraveStarr: The Legend (1988). She died on 26 May 2020.- Margot Antonetty was born on 23 December 1961 in Germany. She died on 26 May 2020 in California, USA.
- Peter Hodges died on 26 May 2020.
- Gevork Dododzhan was an actor, known for Au79 (2022) and Three of Us (1988). He died on 26 May 2020 in Armenia.
- Art Department
John Boyce Wynne was born on 5 November 1945 in the USA. John Boyce is known for The New World (2005), Fields of Freedom (2006) and John Adams (2008). John Boyce died on 26 May 2020 in Smithfield, Virginia, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Houdini was born on 23 July 1998 in Canada. He was an actor, known for Insecure (2016), Houdini: Backseat (2019) and Empz 2 After Death (2020). He died on 26 May 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Art Department
Peter Alexander was born on 27 February 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for I Knew Andy Warhol (2018). He was married to Claudia Parducci and Clytie Alexander. He died on 26 May 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Art Department
- Set Decorator
Martin Cardona was born in 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Martin was a set decorator, known for Hatter (2006). Martin died on 26 May 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.- Mauricio Hanuch was born on 16 November 1976 in Ciudad Evita, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died on 26 May 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.