Chadwick Boseman - A Real Life Hero

I was watching Captain America: Civil War, the first appearance of Black Panther, when my best friend texted me: “Did you hear about Chadwick Boseman.” I just about had a heart attack and googled him immediately.

I’m not going to write too much here. Understand, it’s not because he doesn’t deserve beautiful tributes from all over the world, it’s because I’m heartbroken.

The shock I felt at hearing that he’d been struggling with colon cancer was extreme. In the past four years, Boseman went through the production process of several films – the majority of them action. I had no clue he was doing it while fighting through chemo and surgeries. I can’t imagine how physically difficult that much have been for him. Still, he did it.

Acting must have been something he loved very much.

He made his mark. He was only here for 43 years, but Boseman made himself a powerhouse in that time. Even if I ignore the rest of his films, his portrayal of Black Panther alone is something that will be shaping the cinematic landscape for years to come.

Some people turn up their noses at the superhero films, but I will always believe they’re wrong. Superheroes come to the forefront of pop culture when times are bad. When there’s excess violence and uncertainty in the world. When justice seems to be unattainable. We need our fictional heroes in order to inspire real ones.

And, where heroes are concerned, Black Panther (2018) was a thing of beauty. It was a blockbuster film that allowed black children to see themselves on screen. While there is so much racial tension in the world, that’s so incredibly important.

Here was this black-led, black-acted film that just exploded onto the screen. It was an amazing film that celebrated a culture behind the fiction. And there, standing as tall as any other protagonist in the MCU, was Chadwick Boseman. He brought a poise and a power to Black Panther that is impossible to forget. More importantly, he made it all impossible to ignore.

Chadwick Boseman is an icon. He fought all his life to do what he loved, and in the end his work helped allow others to dream.

In Memoriam, 2017: Part 2 (C-E)

By: Selina

C. O. Erickson

Age: 93

Date of Death: 28-Jun

Cause of Death: Heart Complications

Occupation: Production Manager, Producer, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 76

Most Well-Known Projects: "Groundhog Day" (1993), "Blade Runner" (1982), "Antitrust" (2001), "Kiss the Girls" (1997)

First IMDb Credit: "Rear Window" Production Manager" (1954)

Last IMDb Credit: "Marilyn Monroe Declassified" Himself (2016)

Caesar Giovannini

Age: 92

Date of Death: 23-Sep

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Music Department

Number of IMDb Credits: 24

Most Well-Known Projects: "Thriller" (1961), "House of Usher" (1960), "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (1967), "Soylent Green" (1973)

First IMDb Credit: "House of Usher" Music Department (1960)

Last IMDb Credit: "Raid on Entebbe" Music Department (1976)\

Cal Bellini

Age: 81

Date of Death: 9-Apr

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 38

Most Well-Known Projects: "Little Big Man" (1970), "Kate McShane" (1975), "Fuzz" (1972), "Diagnosis: Unknown" (1960)

First IMDb Credit: "Diagnosis: Unknown" Actor (1960)

Last IMDb Credit: "Riptide" Actor (1986)

Carles Santos

Age: 77

Date of Death: 4-Dec

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Composer, Writer, Director, Actor, Music Department, Sound Department, Soundtrack, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 114

Most Well-Known Projects: "Minimalet Minimalot" (1983), "The Silence Before Bach" (2007), "La-Re-Mi-La-Fa-Re-Mi-Do-Re-Fa-Do-Mi Fa-Re-Mi-Fa-Mi-La-Do-Mi-Fa-Mi-Re-Fa Mi-Fa-Mi-Re-La-Fa-Mi-Re-Do-Mi-Re-Mi Fa-Re-Mi-Fa-Mi-Do-Re-Mi-Re-Fa-Mi-La" (1980), "Miro sculpteur" (1973)

First IMDb Credit: "Nocturne 29" Composer (1968)

Last IMDb Credit: "¡Atención obras!" Himself (2017)

Charles Bradley

Age: 68

Date of Death: 23-Sep

Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer

Occupation: Soundtrack, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 34

Most Well-Known Projects: "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" (2017), "Stand Up Guys" (2012), "Dirty Grandpa" (2016), "Black or White" (2014)

First IMDb Credit: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Soundtrack (2011)

Last IMDb Credit: "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" Soundtrack (2017)

Charlie Murphy

Age: 57

Date of Death: 12-Apr

Cause of Death: Leukemia

Occupation: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 106

Most Well-Known Projects: "Norbit" (2007), "Night at the Museum" (2006), "Roll Bounce" (2005), "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987)

First IMDb Credit: "Saturday Night Live" Himself (1984)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Comedy Get Down" Actor, Himself, In Memory Of (2017)

Chelsea Brown

Age: 74

Date of Death: 27-Mar

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 39

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Thing with Two Heads" (1972), "Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door" (2015), "The Return of Captain Invincible" (1983), "Welcome to Woop Woop" (1997)

First IMDb Credit: "Head" Actor (1968)

Last IMDb Credit: "Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door" Actor (2015)

Chester Bennington

Age: 41

Date of Death: 20-Jul

Cause of Death: Suicide

Occupation: Soundtrack, Actor, Writer, Composer, Music Department, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 115

Most Well-Known Projects: "Transformers" (2007), "The One" (2001), "Underworld: Evolution" (2006), "Crank: High Voltage" (2009)

First IMDb Credit: "Batman Beyond" Soundtrack (1999)

Last IMDb Credit: "Family Guy" Soundtrack (2017)

Chinggoy Alonzo

Age: 67

Date of Death: 15-Oct

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 66

Most Well-Known Projects: "Ikaw naman ang iiyak" (1996), "Anna Karenina" (1996), "Etheria: Ang ikalimang kaharian ng Encantadia" (2005), "Tudong Twosome" (2001)

First IMDb Credit: "Buhay artista ngayon" Actor (1979)

Last IMDb Credit: "Hahamakin ang lahat" Actor (2016-2017)

Chiquito de la Calzada

Age: 85

Date of Death: 11-Nov

Cause of Death: Surgery Complications

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 103

Most Well-Known Projects: "Bracula. Condemor II" (1997), "Aqui llega Condemor, el pecador de la pradera" (1996), "Papa Piquillo" (1998), "Moscow Gold" (2003)

First IMDb Credit: "The Love Boat" Actor (1986)

Last IMDb Credit: "Amodio" Actor (2017)

Chris Bearde

Age: 80

Date of Death: 23-Apr

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Occupation: Writer, Producer, Music Department, Actor, Director, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 77

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971-1974), "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967-1969), "The Bobby Vinton Show" (1975-1978), "The Ray Stevens Show" (1970)

First IMDb Credit: "Small Time" Himself (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" Writer (2008)

Chris Cornell

Age: 52

Date of Death: 18-May

Cause of Death: Suicide

Occupation: Soundtrack, Composer, Actor, Writer, Director, Music Department, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 191

Most Well-Known Projects: "Casino Royale" (2006), "Machine Gun Preacher" (2011), "Man of Steel" (2013), "The Avengers" (2012)

First IMDb Credit: "Say Anything…" Soundtrack (1989)

Last IMDb Credit: "Molly's Game" Soundtrack (2017)

Chris Roberts

Age: 71

Date of Death: 2-Jun

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 51

Most Well-Known Projects: "Wenn die tollen Tanten kommen" (1970), "Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne" (1970), "Unsere Pauker gehen in die Luft" (1970), "Wenn jeder Tag ein Sonntag war" (1973)

First IMDb Credit: "Familie Musici" Actor (1968)

Last IMDb Credit: "A relaxter Sommer" Actor (2015)

Chris Wiggins

Age: 87

Date of Death: 19-Feb

Cause of Death: Alzheimer's Disease

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 149

Most Well-Known Projects: "Rock & Rule" (1983), "The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar" (1969), "Friday's Curse" (1987-1990), "Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation" (1986)

First IMDb Credit: "On Camera" Actor (1956)

Last IMDb Credit: "Babar and the Adventures of Badou" Actor (2010-2011)

Christine Kaufmann

Age: 72

Date of Death: 28-Mar

Cause of Death: Leukemia

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 148

Most Well-Known Projects: "Taras Bulba" (1962), "Town Without Pay" (1961), "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1959), "Constantine and the Cross" (1961)

First IMDb Credit: "Im Weissen Rossl" Actor (1952)

Last IMDb Credit: "Dancing Stars" Herself (2017)

Chris Boykin

Age: 45

Date of Death: 9-May

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Occupation: Writer, Actor, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 14

Most Well-Known Projects: "Rob & Big" (2006-2008), "Sk8 Life" (2006), "The DC Video" (2003), "Snack Off" (2014)

First IMDb Credit: "The DC Video" Actor (2003)

Last IMDb Credit: "Celebrity P.O.V." Himself (2015)

Christopher Morahan

Age: 87

Date of Death: 7-Apr

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Director, Producer, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 63

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984), "W. Somerset Maugham" (1969), "Screen One" (1990-1993), "ITV Sunday Night Theatre" (1969-1971)

First IMDb Credit: "ITV Play of the Week" Actor (1956)

Last IMDb Credit: "Arena" Himself (2002-2013)

Chuck Barris

Age: 87

Date of Death: 21-Mar

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Composer, Director, Actor, Consultant

Number of IMDb Credits: 67

Most Well-Known Projects: "X-Men: First Class" (2011), "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" (2016), "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002), "The Gong Show Movie" (1980)

First IMDb Credit: "Hollywood a Go Go" Soundtrack (1965)

Last IMDb Credit: "Extra" Himself (2017)

Chuck Berry

Age: 90

Date of Death: 18-Mar

Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest

Occupation: Soundtrack, Music Department, Actor, Composer, Producer, Promoter

Number of IMDb Credits: 384

Most Well-Known Projects: "Back to the Future" (1985), "Rush Hour" (1998), "Men in Black" (1997), "Pulp Fiction" (1994)

First IMDb Credit: "Rock Rock Rock!" Soundtrack, Himself (1956)

Last IMDb Credit: "Final Score" Soundtrack (2017)

Claude Rich

Age: 88

Date of Death: 20-Jul

Cause of Death: Illness

Occupation: Actor, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 181

Most Well-Known Projects: "Je t'aime, je t'aime" (1968), "Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra" (2002), "Le souper" (1992), "Revenge of the Musketeers" (1994)

First IMDb Credit: "The Grand Maneuver" Actor (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "Voyage a travers le cinema francais" Himself (2017)

Claudio Baez

Age: 69

Date of Death: 19-Nov

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 68

Most Well-Known Projects: "Contrato con la muerte" (1985), "Narco terror" (1985), "El diario intimo de una cabaretera" (1989), "Bulldog" (1993)

First IMDb Credit: "Cuando los hijos se van" Actor (1983)

Last IMDb Credit: "Waking Up with You" Actor (2016)

Clifford David

Age: 89

Date of Death: 30-Nov

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Director

Number of IMDb Credits: 64

Most Well-Known Projects: "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989), "Signs" (2002), "Kinsey" (2004), "The Last Mile" (1959)

First IMDb Credit: "Rheingold Theatre" Actor (1953)

Last IMDb Credit: "Legion" Actor (2016)

Clifton James

Age: 96

Date of Death: 15-Apr

Cause of Death: Diabetes

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 116

Most Well-Known Projects: "Live and Let Die" (1973), "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), "Superman II" (1980), "Cool Hand Luke" (1967)

First IMDb Credit: "The Secret Storm" Actor (1954)

Last IMDb Credit: "Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet" Actor (2015)

Conrad Brooks

Age: 86

Date of Death: 6-Dec

Cause of Death: Blood Poisoning

Occupation: Actor, Producer, Director, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 150

Most Well-Known Projects: "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959), "Jan-Gel, the Beast from the East" (1999), "Ed Wood" (1994), "Glen or Glenda" (1953)

First IMDb Credit: "Jalopy" Actor (1953)

Last IMDb Credit: "Abaddon" Actor (2018)

Cuba Gooding Sr.

Age: 72

Date of Death: 20-Apr

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 16

Most Well-Known Projects: "Thank God It's Friday" (1978), "The Regiment" (2016), "Children of the Struggle" (1999), "Gedo" (2000)

First IMDb Credit: "Save the Children" Himself (1973)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Sugar Shack" Himself (2018)

Curt Lowens

Age: 91

Date of Death: 8-May

Cause of Death: Fall Complications

Occupation: Actor, Misc.

Number of IMDb Credits: 138

Most Well-Known Projects: "Angels & Demons" (2009), "Flightplan" (2005), "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974-1977), "Miracle at St. Anna" (2008)

First IMDb Credit: "The DuPont Show of the Month" Actor (1959)

Last IMDb Credit: "Curt Lowens: A Life of Changes" Himself (2015)

Daliah Lavi

Age: 76

Date of Death: 3-May

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 82

Most Well-Known Projects: "Ten Little Indians" (1965), "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962), "Casino Royale" (1967), "The Silencers" (1966)

First IMDb Credit: "The People of Hemso" Actor (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "Tito's Glasses" Soundtrack (2014)

Daniel Licht

Age: 60

Date of Death: 2-Aug

Cause of Death: Sarcoma

Occupation: Composer, Soundtrack, Music Department, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 92

Most Well-Known Projects: "Dexter" (2006-2013), "Dishonored 2" (2016), "Guilt" (2016), "The Red Road" (2014-2015)

First IMDb Credit: "Atrapados" Composer (1981)

Last IMDb Credit: "Dishonored: Death of the Outsiders" Composer (2017)

Danielle Darrieux

Age: 100

Date of Death: 17-Oct

Cause of Death: Fall Complications

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 217

Most Well-Known Projects: "8 Women" (2002), "Persepolis" (2007), "Mayerling" (1936), "5 Fingers" (1952)

First IMDb Credit: "Le bal" Actor (1931)

Last IMDb Credit: "Voyage a travers le cinema francais" Herself (2017)

Danny Breen

Age: 67

Date of Death: 29-Dec

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor

Number of IMDb Credits: 52

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Wayne Brady Show" (2002-2004), "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003), "The Net" (1995), "Casual Sex?" (1988)

First IMDb Credit: "Avery Schreiber Live from the Second City" Actor (1980)

Last IMDb Credit: "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Producer (2014)

Danny Daniels

Age: 93

Date of Death: 7-Jul

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Choreographer, Actor, Director, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 37

Most Well-Known Projects: "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), "Zelig" (1983), "Tom Sawyer" (1973), "Stiletto" (1969)

First IMDb Credit: "The Star Maker" Actor (1939)

Last IMDb Credit: "Dance for All" Himself (2008)

Danuta Szaflarska

Age: 102

Date of Death: 19-Feb

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 51

Most Well-Known Projects: "Time to Die" (2007), "Diably, diably" (1991), "Pozegnanie z Maria" (1993), "Aftermath" (2012)

First IMDb Credit: "Dwie godziny" Actor (1946)

Last IMDb Credit: "Mom and Other Loonies in the Family" Actor (2015)

Dave Pell

Age: 92

Date of Death: 7-May

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Music Department, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 22

Most Well-Known Projects: "Touch of Evil" (1958), "Sharky's Machine" (1981), "Porgy and Bess" (1959), "Cannonball Run II" (1984)

First IMDb Credit: "Fixed Bayonets!" Music Department (1951)

Last IMDb Credit: "Swingtime in a Throwaway Society" Himself (2012)

David Axelrod

Age: 83

Date of Death: 5-Feb

Cause of Death: Flu

Occupation: Writer, Soundtrack, Editor, Producer, Director, Composer

Number of IMDb Credits: 80

Most Well-Known Projects: "Nova" (2002-2010), "Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979), "Cannonball!" (1976), "Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude" (1998)

First IMDb Credit: "Captain Kangaroo" Writer (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "Rough Night" Soundtrack (2017)

David Cassidy

Age: 67

Date of Death: 21-Nov

Cause of Death: Liver Failure

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department, Producer, Writer, Composer

Number of IMDb Credits: 182

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Partridge Family" (1970-1974), "Police Story" (1978), "David Cassidy - Man Undercover" (1978-1979), "The Flash" (1991)

First IMDb Credit: "The Survivors" Actor (1969)

Last IMDb Credit: "Dr. Phil" Himself (2017)

David Phillips

Age: 66

Date of Death: 4-Feb

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Director, Actor, Art Department, Editor, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 40

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Basketball Diaries" (1995), "To a Random" (1986), "Curse" (2011), "Beer League" (2006)

First IMDb Credit: "American Playhouse" Art Department (1984)

Last IMDb Credit: "Max's Kansas City" Cinematographer (2013)

David Shepard

Age: 77

Date of Death: 31-Jan

Cause of Death: Kidney Failure

Occupation: Consultant, Curator, Restoration, Producer, Director, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 108

Most Well-Known Projects: "The General" (1926), "Lone Survivor" (2013), "The Lost World" (1925), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923)

First IMDb Credit: Unknown - Issues with IMDb (credited for things in 1915 when he was born in 1940)

Last IMDb Credit: "Lost Sounds of the Silents" Himself (2018)

David Lewis Yewdall

Age: 66

Date of Death: 4-Jul

Cause of Death: Pancreatic Cancer

Occupation: Sound Department, Consultant

Number of IMDb Credits: 118

Most Well-Known Projects: "Starship Troopers" (1997), "The Fifth Element" (1997), "Escape from New York" (1981), "Chain Reaction" (1996)

First IMDb Credit: "Deathsport" Sound Department (1978)

Last IMDb Credit: "Sounds from the Cold" Himself (2016)

Deborah Watling

Age: 69

Date of Death: 21-Jul

Cause of Death: Lung Cancer

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 64

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Invisible Man" (1958-1959), "Doctor Who" (1967-1984), "The Wednesday Play" (1965-1966), "Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time" (1993)

First IMDb Credit: "William Tell" Actor (1959)

Last IMDb Credit: "Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion" Actor (2014)

Debra Chasnoff

Age: 60

Date of Death: 7-Nov

Cause of Death: Breast Cancer

Occupation: Director, Producer, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 22

Most Well-Known Projects: "It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School" (1996), "That's a Family" (2000), "Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons, and Our Environment" (1991), "Digital Divide" (1999)

First IMDb Credit: "Dear Diary: A Film About Female Puberty" Production Assistant (1981)

Last IMDb Credit: "Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up" Director, Producer (2009)

Della Reese

Age: 86

Date of Death: 19-Nov

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 208

Most Well-Known Projects: "Touched by an Angel" (1994-2003), "Dinosaur" (2000), "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (1996), "Harlem Nights" (1989)

First IMDb Credit: "Stage Show" Herself (1956)

Last IMDb Credit: "Bates Motel" Soundtrack (2017)

Denis McGrath

Age: 48

Date of Death: 23-Mar

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Writer, Producer, Editor, Actor, Director

Number of IMDb Credits: 55

Most Well-Known Projects: "X Company" (2015-2016), "Across the River to Motor City" (2007), "Aftermath" (2016), "Continuum" (2014)

First IMDb Credit: "Hanging' In" Actor (1983)

Last IMDb Credit: "Creeped Out" Writer (2017)

Dennis Banks

Age: 80

Date of Death: 29-Oct

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Occupation: Actor, Producer, Consultant

Number of IMDb Credits: 20

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992), "War Party" (1988), "Thunderheart" (1992), "Older Than America" (2008)

First IMDb Credit: "Plein Cadre" Himself (1976)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Longest Walk" Himself (2017)

Deon Stewardson

Age: 65

Date of Death: 27-Oct

Cause of Death: Suicide

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 33

Most Well-Known Projects: "Wild at Heart" (2006-2013), "Lethal Woman" (1988), "American Ninja 4: The Annihilation" (1990), "Cyborg Cop III" (1995)

First IMDb Credit: "Kill and Kill Again" Actor (1981)

Last IMDb Credit: "Wild at Heart" Actor (2006-2013)

Dick Contino

Age: 87

Date of Death: 19-Apr

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 25

Most Well-Known Projects: "Daddy-O" (1958), "Girls Town" (1959), "The Beat Generation" (1959), "The Big Night" (1960)

First IMDb Credit: "The Spike Jones Show" Actor (1954)

Last IMDb Credit: "Night Club" Himself (2011)

Dick Enberg

Age: 82

Date of Death: 21-Dec

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Occupation: Actor, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 115

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" (1988), "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), "Mr 3000" (2004), "Pitch" (2016)

First IMDb Credit: "Pitch" Actor (2016)

Last IMDb Credit: "Game of the Week" Himself (1966)

Dick Gautier

Age: 85

Date of Death: 13-Jan

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Occupation: Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 151

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Transformers" (1986-1987), "G.I. Joe" (1986), "Get Smart" (1966-1968), "G.I. Joe: The Movie" (1987)

First IMDb Credit: "The Ed Sullivan Show" Himself (1960)

Last IMDb Credit: "Nip/Tuck" Actor (2010)

Dick Gregory

Age: 84

Date of Death: 19-Aug

Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure

Occupation: Actor, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 139

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Hot Chick" (2002), "ABC Stage 67" (1967), "Reno 911!" (2004), "Wonder Showzen" (2005)

First IMDb Credit: "ABC Close-Up!" Himself (1962)

Last IMDb Credit: "Bowl of Dreams: The U Street Expanded Series" Himself (2018)

Diego Rafecas

Age: 46

Date of Death: 18-Apr

Cause of Death: Disease

Occupation: Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 34

Most Well-Known Projects: "A Buddha" (2005), "Rodney" (2009), "Cruzadas" (2011), "Paco" (2009)

First IMDb Credit: "El secuestro" Actor, Writer, Director (2001)

Last IMDb Credit: "First Law" Actor, Director, Producer, Writer (2017)

Dina Merrill

Age: 93

Date of Death: 22-May

Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure

Occupation: Actor, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 156

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Player" (1992), "Desk Set" (1957), "Operation Petticoat" (1959), "Butterfield 8" (1960)

First IMDb Credit: "Four Star Playhouse" Actor (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "The 2012 Annual Actors Fund Gala Awards" Herself (2012)

Dominic Frontiere

Age: 86

Date of Death: 21-Dec

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack, Producer, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 177

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Stunt Man" (1980), "Color of Night" (1994), "Watchmen" (2009), "Contact" (1997)

First IMDb Credit: "Niagara" Music Department (1953)

Last IMDb Credit: "Memories of a Maestro: Composer Dominic Frontiere" Himself (2012)

Dominique Nohain

Age: 91

Date of Death: 30-May

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 28

Most Well-Known Projects: "Trente-Six Chansons" (1956-1957), "It Happened on the 36 Candles" (1957), "Amours, delices et orgues" (1947), "Le theatre de Tristan Bernard" (1975)

First IMDb Credit: "Bifur 3" Actor (1945)

Last IMDb Credit: "La case de l'oncle Doc" Himself (2013)

Don Pedro Colley

Age: 79

Date of Death: 11-Oct

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Actor, Director, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 56

Most Well-Known Projects: "THX 1138" (1971), "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970), "Sugar Hill" (1974), "Midnight Massacre" (2016)

First IMDb Credit: "Daktari" Actor (1967)

Last IMDb Credit: "Midnight Massacre" Actor, Director, Producer (2016)

Don Gordon

Age: 90

Date of Death: 24-Apr

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 142

Most Well-Known Projects: "Bullitt" (1968), "The Towering Inferno" (1974), "Papillon" (1973), "Lethal Weapon #2" (1987)

First IMDb Credit: "Twelve O'Clock High" Actor (1949)

Last IMDb Credit: "Legion" Actor (2016)

Don Ohlmeyer

Age: 72

Date of Death: 10-Sep

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Producer, Director, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 61

Most Well-Known Projects: "NFL Monday Night Football" (1970), "Special Bulletin" (1983), "Stroh's Circle of Sports" (1985), "1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards" (1984)

First IMDb Credit: "Major League Baseball on NBC" Producer (1947)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Seventies" Himself (2015)

Don Rickles

Age: 90

Date of Death: 6-Apr

Cause of Death: Kidney Failure

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 315

Most Well-Known Projects: "Casino" (1995), "Toy Story" (1995), "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), "Toy Story 2" (1999)

First IMDb Credit: "Stage 7" Actor (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "Dinner with Don" Himself (2017)

Don Williams

Age: 78

Date of Death: 8-Sep

Cause of Death: Emphysema

Occupation: Soundtrack, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 31

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Wendell Baker Story" (2005), "W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings" (1975), "The Dukes of Hazard: Reunion! (1997), "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980)

First IMDb Credit: "The Porter Wagoner Show" Soundtrack (1974)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Wendell Baker Story" Soundtrack (2005)

Douglas Netter

Age: 95

Date of Death: 10-May

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Producer, Consultant, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 31

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Wild Geese" (1978), "Hypernauts" (1996), "The Ambushers" (1967), "The Wild West" (1993)

First IMDb Credit: "The Ambushers" Producer (1967)

Last IMDb Credit: "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales" Producer (2007)

Dragomir Stanojevic (aka Bata Kameni)

Age: 75

Date of Death: 24-May

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Stunts, Special Effects, Misc.

Number of IMDb Credits: 196

Most Well-Known Projects: "Strangler vs. Strangler" (1984), "The Marathon Family" (1982), "Gotcha!" (1985), "Avalanche Express" (1979)

First IMDb Credit: "Mars na Drinu" Actor (1964)

Last IMDb Credit: "Poslednji kaskader" Actor, Thanks (2012)

Drahomira Vihanova

Age: 87

Date of Death: 10-Dec

Cause of Death: Illness

Occupation: Director, Writer, Editor, Consultant

Number of IMDb Credits: 37

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Pilgrimage of Students Peter and Jacob" (2000), "Pevnost" (1994), "Zahrada plna plenek" (1983), "Squandered Sunday" (1969)

First IMDb Credit: "Fugue on the Black Keys" Director, Writer, Editor (1965)

Last IMDb Credit: "Man and Dog" Consultant, Thanks (2017)

Dudley Simpson

Age: 95

Date of Death: 4-Nov

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Music Department, Composer, Actor, Soundtrack, Sound Department

Number of IMDb Credits: 99

Most Well-Known Projects: "Doctor Who" (1964-1980), "Sally Ann" (1979), "Paul Temple" (1971), "Out of the Unknown" (1965-1966)

First IMDb Credit: "Jack's Horrible Luck" Composer (1961)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Great Curator" Music Department (2017)

Earle Hyman

Age: 91

Date of Death: 17-Nov

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 53

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Cosby Show" (1984-1992), "Long Day's Journey Into Night" (1982), "Thundercats - Ho! The Movie" (1985), "Thundercats" (1985-1989)

First IMDb Credit: "The Lost Weekend" Actor (1945)

Last IMDb Credit: "How Shakespeare Changed My Life" Himself (2016)

Edwin Sherin

Age: 87

Date of Death: 4-May

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Producer, Director, Consultant, Art Department, Actor, Writer

Number of IMDb Credits: 33

Most Well-Known Projects: "Law & Order" (1991-2005), "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1996-1999), "Valdez Is Coming" (1971), "Medium" (2006)

First IMDb Credit: "Omnibus" Actor (1958)

Last IMDb Credit: "The 71st Annual Tony Awards" Memoriam (2017)

Egil Monn-Iversen

Age: 89

Date of Death: 7-Jul

Cause of Death: Chronic Condition

Occupation: Composer, Producer, Music Department, Writer, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 124

Most Well-Known Projects: "Ungen" (1974), "Blindpassasjer" (1978), "Operasjon sjosproyt" (1964), "Boer Boerson Jr." (1974)

First IMDb Credit: "Sailors" Music Department, Soundtrack (1945)

Last IMDb Credit: "Norsk Rocks Historie" Himself (2004)

Egon Gunther

Age: 90

Date of Death: 31-Aug

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Consultant, Editor, Dramaturgist

Number of IMDb Credits: 71

Most Well-Known Projects: "Wenn du grob bist, lieber Adam" (1990), "Lotte in Weimar" (1975), "Morenga" (1985), "Lenz" (1992)

First IMDb Credit: "Das Stacheltier - Das Wiedersehen" Writer (1953)

Last IMDb Credit: "Deutsche Lebenslaufe" Director (2002)

Elena Verdugo

Age: 92

Date of Death: 30-May

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 89

Most Well-Known Projects: "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969-1976), "House of Frankenstein" (1944), "Cyrano de Bergarac" (1950), "The Moon and Sixpence" (1942)

First IMDb Credit: "Cavalier of the West" Actor (1931)

Last IMDb Credit: "Pioneers of Television" Herself (2014)

Elizabeth Kemp

Age: 65

Date of Death: 1-Sep

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Actor, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 32

Most Well-Known Projects: "He Knows You're Alone" (1980), "Emperor of the Free World" (2016), "The Clairvoyant" (1982), "Love of Life" (1951)

First IMDb Credit: "Love of Life" Actor (1951)

Last IMDb Credit: "Snapshots" Thanks (2018)

Elsa Daniel

Age: 80

Date of Death: 25-Jun

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 37

Most Well-Known Projects: "El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca" (1967), "El abuelo" (1954), "Cosquin, amor y folklore" (1965), "La mano en la trampa" (1961)

First IMDb Credit: "El abuelo" Actor (1954)

Last IMDb Credit: "Matrimonios y algo mas" Actor (1987)

Elsa Martinelli

Age: 82

Date of Death: 8-Jul

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 75

Most Well-Known Projects: "Hatari!" (1962), "Donatella" (1956), "Il mio corpo per un poker" (1968), "Candy" (1968)

First IMDb Credit: "Festival di Sanremo" Herself (1951)

Last IMDb Credit: "L'uomo col microfono" Herself (2005)

Emile Degelin

Age: 90

Date of Death: 20-May

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 62

Most Well-Known Projects: "Si le vent te fait peur" (1960), "Life and Death in Flanders" (1963), "Sirenes" (1961), "Palaver" (1969)

First IMDb Credit: "Nos marins congolais a Anvers" Director (1952)

Last IMDb Credit: "De ooggetuige" Director, Writer (1995)

Emmanuel H. Borlaza

Age: 81

Date of Death: 11-Oct

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Choreographer, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 242

Most Well-Known Projects: "Love Mama, I Love Papa" (1971), "Bakit ikaw pa rin?" (1990), "Psycho Maniac" (1968), "Kapag langit ang humatol" (1990)

First IMDb Credit: "Lantang bulaklak" Director (1932)

Last IMDb Credit: "Tinik" Writer (2013)

Emmanuelle Riva

Age: 89

Date of Death: 27-Jan

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 108

Most Well-Known Projects: "Amour" (2012), "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1959), "Therese" (1962), "Three Colors: Blue" (1993)

First IMDb Credit: "Enigmes de l'histoire" Actor (1957)

Last IMDb Credit: "Alma" Actor (2017)

Enrico Medioli

Age: 92

Date of Death: 21-Apr

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Occupation: Writer, Misc.

Number of IMDb Credits: 43

Most Well-Known Projects: "Rocco and His Brothers" (1960), "Conversation Piece" (1974), "The Damned" (1969), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984)

First IMDb Credit: "Graziella" Writer (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "Les Damnes" Writer (2016)

Eric Zumbrunnen

Age: 52

Date of Death: 1-Aug

Cause of Death: Cancer

Occupation: Editor, Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 37

Most Well-Known Projects: "Being John Malkovich" (1999), "Her" (2013), "Adaptation." (2002), "John Carter" (2012)

First IMDb Credit: "Captivated: The Video Collection '92" (1991)

Last IMDb Credit: "Mindhunter" Dedicated To (2017)

Erika Remberg

Age: 86

Date of Death: 10-Nov

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 49

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Saint" (1966), "Sehnsucht hat mich verfuhrt" (1958), "Schlagerrevenue 1962" (1961), "Mord in Rio" (1963)

First IMDb Credit: "Der Geigenmacher von Mittenwald" Actor (1950)

Last IMDb Credit: "Blue Blood" Actor (1990)

Erin Moran

Age: 56

Date of Death: 22-Apr

Cause of Death: Head and Neck Cancer

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 86

Most Well-Known Projects: "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982-1983), "Happy Days" (1974-1984), "Galaxy of Terror" (1981), "Diagnosis Murder" (1998)

First IMDb Credit: "Who's Minding the Mint?" Actor (1967)

Last IMDb Credit: "R Spasoff Comedian with Erin Moran Web Series 29" Herself (2017)

Eugenio Polgovsky

Age: 40

Date of Death: 11-Aug

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Cinematographer, Director, Actor, Writer, Editor, Producer, Sound Department

Number of IMDb Credits: 30

Most Well-Known Projects: "Tropico de cancer" (2004), "Los herederos" (2008), "Resurreccion" (2016), "Mexican Ritual" (2012)

First IMDb Credit: "El abuelo y yo" Actor (1992)

Last IMDb Credit: "Resurreccion" Cinematographer, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer (2016)

Eva Schubert

Age: 86

Date of Death: 11-Jul

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Makeup Department, Soundtrack

Number of IMDb Credits: 95

Most Well-Known Projects: "The Csardas Princess" (1971), "Kakuk Marci" (1973), "Story of My Foolishness" (1966), "Ketten haltak meg" (1966)

First IMDb Credit: "A Half Pint of Beer" Actor (1955)

Last IMDb Credit: "Csonka delibab" Actor (2015)

Eva Todor

Age: 98

Date of Death: 10-Dec

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Occupation: Actor

Number of IMDb Credits: 41

Most Well-Known Projects: "Pao, Amor e… Totobola" (1964), "My Name Ain't Johnny" (2008), "Os dois Ladroes" (1960), "India: A Love Story" (2009)

First IMDb Credit: "Grande Teatro Tupi" Actor (1953-1957)

Last IMDb Credit: "Brave Woman" Actor (2012-2013)

Evan Helmuth

Age: 40

Date of Death: 17-Jul

Cause of Death: Stroke

Occupation: Actor, Producer

Number of IMDb Credits: 42

Most Well-Known Projects: "Fever Pitch" (2005), "Jobs" (2013), "The Devil Inside" (2012), "Garfield" (2004)

First IMDb Credit: "Self Storage" Actor (1999)

Last IMDb Credit: "Jager" In Memory Of (2017)

Evangelina Elizondo

Age: 88

Date of Death: 2-Oct

Cause of Death: Unknown

Occupation: Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department

Number of IMDb Credits: 79

Most Well-Known Projects: "A Walk in the Clouds" (1995), "Nos traicionara el presidente?" (1988), "Un hombre en la trampa" (1965), "El superflaco" (1959)

First IMDb Credit: "The Insanities of Tin Tan" Actor (1952)

Last IMDb Credit: "Princesa, una historia verdadera" Actor (2016)

Evzen Kolar

Age: 67

Date of Death: 11-Jul

Cause of Death: Illness

Occupation: Producer, Director, Stunts, Actor, Production Manager

Number of IMDb Credits: 20

Most Well-Known Projects: "Masters of the Universe" (1987), "Double Impact" (1991), "Never Say Never Again" (1983), "Inferno" (1999)

First IMDb Credit: "Terror on Tour" First Assistant Director (1980)

Last IMDb Credit: "The Boys & Girl from County Clare" Producer (2003)