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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Robert Hirschfeld was born on 8 June 1942 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Escape from Alcatraz (1979), The Island (1980) and Hill Street Blues (1981). He was married to Nancy White. He died on 4 December 2009 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.- Bryan O'Byrne was born on 6 February 1931 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Spaceballs (1987), The Car (1977) and Get Smart (1965). He died on 4 December 2009 in Pacifica, California, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Vyacheslav Tikhonov was one of Russian cinema's best known faces, he survived hardship during the Second World War, and became renown for his portrayal of Russian aristocrats and intellectuals in several award-winning films, such as War and Peace (1965) and White Bim Black Ear (1977).
He was born Vyacheslav Vasilevich Tikhonov on February 8, 1928, in a small town of Pavlovsky Posad near Moscow, USSR (now Moscow, Russia). His father, Vasili Romanovich Tikhonov, was a technician at a local garment factory. His mother, Valentina Vyacheslavovna, was a kindergarten teacher. Tikhonov's first profession was that of a metal-worker during the Second World War. The war later became the main theme in some of his most notable film works. Young Tikhonov was obsessed with movies, his favorite actors were Nikolay Cherkasov as Aleksandr Nevsky, and Boris Babochkin as Chapaev. From 1945-1950 Tikhonov studied at the State Institute of Cinema (VGIK). He made his film debut in The Young Guard (1948) by director Sergey Gerasimov. During the filming of Molodaya Gvardiya Tikhonov met his first wife, Nonna Mordyukova. Their son, Vladimir Tikhonov, also became an actor, however, he suffered from a drug dependency and died. Vyacheslav Tikhonov met his second wife during the filming of We'll Live Till Monday (1968).
In the course of his career Tikhonov worked with some of the best Russian directors. He worked with director Stanislav Rostotskiy in five films, starting in Delo bylo v Penkove (1957). Their collaboration was especially fruitful in Dozhivem do ponedelnika (1969) and White Bim Black Ear (1977), which received an Academy Award-nomination. Before that, Tikhonov appeared in the leading role as Prince Bolkonsky in War and Peace (1965), an eight-hour epic film by actor-director Sergey Bondarchuk. In 1969 the film won the Academy Award as the best foreign-language film.
Tikhonov's most notable role on television was as Russian spy Stirlitz (Col. Maxim Isayev) in Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973), a popular TV series about a Russian intelligence agent operating in Berlin during WWII. The dual identity of Tikhonov's character is well played, and the film has won him millions of loyal fans. Tikhonov's consistent popularity made his character, Stirlitz, a hero in hundreds of jokes. After the role as Stirlitz, Tikhonov became typecast as a Soviet military character, and played heroic KGB officers and generals in several Soviet films during the 70s and 80s. In 2002 Vyacheslav Tikhonov suffered a heart attack. However, he soon recovered and returned to acting. In 2004 he played a role in a film produced by his daughter Anna Tikhonova. His last film-work was in Andersen. Zhizn bez lyubvi (2006) by director Eldar Ryazanov.
Vyacheslav Tikhonov was awarded the State Prize of the USSR and the State Prize of Russian Federation. He received numerous government awards and decorations and was designated People's Actor of the USSR (1974). Vyacheslav Tikhonov was residing in his country house in the prestigious village of Nikolina Gora, a suburb of Moscow. He died of a heart failure on the 4th of December, 2009, and was laid to rest in Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia.- Born on March 28th, 1973, Eddie Fatu, more widely known as WWE Wrestling Superstar "Umaga" came from a long line of Samoans wrestlers with a rich history.
Also known as "The Samoan Bulldozer," the 6' 4", 350-lb. wrestler earned a reputation for executing moves with more ease than one might expect from someone his size, facing off in high-profile bouts with WWE celebrities such as Triple H and Ric Flair.
Fatu worked on and off for the WWE several years before the organization terminated his contract in June for violating the WWE's Wellness Program and refusing to enter rehab, the WWE said on its site, without providing specifics.
Fatu, 36, died Friday, December 4th, 2009, of a heart attack in a hospital in Houston, Texas. - Kelly Piper was born on 1 September 1950 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Rawhead Rex (1986), Maniac (1980) and Vice Squad (1982). She was married to Kenneth A. Locker and Samuel M'Cheyne Glasser. She died on 4 December 2009.
- Leticia Palma was born on 23 December 1920 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Vagabunda (1950), In the Palm of Your Hand (1951) and Four Against the World (1950). She was married to Emilio Tello Peña. She died on 4 December 2009 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
- Stephen Toulmin was born on 25 March 1922 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Examined Life (1998) and A Glorious Accident (1993). He was married to June Goodfield and Donna Toulmin. He died on 4 December 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rebecca Koster was born on 12 June 1985 in Stony Brook, New York, USA. She died on 4 December 2009 in North Stonington, Connecticut, USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Liam Clancy was born on 2 September 1935 in Carrick on Suir, Tipperary, Ireland. He was an actor and director, known for The Guard (2011), Camera Dances: Volume 5 and Camera Dances: Volume 3 (2011). He was married to Kim Clancy. He died on 4 December 2009 in Cork, Ireland.- Sophie de Vilmorin was born on 22 January 1931 in Paris, France. She died on 4 December 2009 in Paris, France.
- Don Mayo was born on 4 October 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Man of La Mancha (2003), Outtakes (1987) and Dragon Flyz (1996). He died on 4 December 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Ted Durante was born on 5 March 1926 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Just Like a Woman (1967), Bel Ami (1971) and Life with Cooper (1966). He was married to Hilda Durante. He died on 4 December 2009 in Caterham, Surrey, England, UK.
- Maurice Bell was born on 17 February 1925 in Golden, Mississippi, USA. He died on 4 December 2009 in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
- Paul Bryant was born on 22 September 1933 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Jazz Scene USA (1962). He died on 4 December 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Fred Jones was born on 29 July 1953 in Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for TRON Solar Sailer (1983). He was married to Laurel Cash-Jones. He died on 4 December 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Raoul Hoffnung was born on 8 June 1942 in New York, New York, USA. He died on 4 December 2009 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.
- Fernand Kindt was born on 16 November 1920 in Lambersart, Nord, France. He was an actor, known for Love Me If You Dare (2003), Germinal (1993) and Au plaisir de Dieu (1977). He died on 4 December 2009 in Lille, Nord, France.
- Beryl Ross was born on 25 January 1917 in Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA. She died on 4 December 2009 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
- Actor
Jack Grant Jr. was born on 2 September 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Million Dollar Haul (1935). He died on 4 December 2009 in Lihue, Hawaii, USA.- Writer
- Producer
Tim Costello was born on 13 June 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Tim was a writer and producer, known for Global Village or Global Pillage (2000). Tim was married to Susanne Rasmussen. Tim died on 4 December 2009 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.- Paula Fickes Hawkins was born on 24 January 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. She was married to Walter Eugene Hawkins. She died on 4 December 2009 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Ribas was a composer, known for Los extraterrestres (1983), Las aventuras de Tremendo (1986) and Como dos gotas de agua (1964). He died on 4 December 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.- Jordi Solé Tura was born on 23 May 1930 in Mollet del Vallés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for La ciutat cremada (1976), El debate de hoy (1995) and Fantàstic (1992). He died on 4 December 2009 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.