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Versatile character actor Paul Ritter was born Simon Paul Adams in Gravesend, Kent on 20 December 1966. Whilst not from a show business family, he had strong thespian connections as his mother was a class-mate of comic actor Bernard Cribbins and his father attended the same school as the great comedian and writer Eric Sykes; whom Paul would portray in the TV drama 'Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This.' In the last decade of the twentieth century and beginning of the 2000s he built up an enviable roster of stage roles, working with the National Theatre in 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun', 'All My Sons', 'Coram Boy', 'The Hot-House', 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- time' and more recently as John Major in 'The Audience'. For the Royal Shakespeare company he took part in a host of classical plays including 'Troilus and Cressida' and 'The White Devil' and in 2009, along with co-stars Amanda Root, Jessica Hynes and Stephen Mangan, he was nominated for a Tony award when the Old Vic's revival of 'The Norman Conquests' played on Broadway. In the second decade of the twenty-first century he became one of television's most welcome ubiquitous actors in such varied parts as a Scots vicar in 'Mapp and Lucia', a mother-dominated gay spy in 'The Game', in police dramas 'Vera' and 'No Offence' and as Pistol in the BBC's adaptation of 'Henry IV', for which performance the Telegraph newspaper described him as 'an actor destined for greatness soon'. However, he was arguably best known for playing eccentric, usually shirtless Martin Goodman hosting his 'bambinos' for their 'Friday Night Dinner' in the Channel 4 sitcom of that name. Paul, succumbing to a brain tumour, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on 5th April 2021 at the age of 54.- Ever since this beauty was five years old she knew she wanted to act. It's the story of this adventurous pioneer girl who in a Frontier Pageant, at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City jumped off the stage, and into her Daddy's arms in front of a crowd of 10,000 people. When she was young her grandfather was a lawyer for MGM, and her mother had been offered a screen test. Her grandfather did not allow it. But when Mary Linda was bitten by the acting bug her family was quite supportive. Through prep school she won trophies for Drama, was in the glee club, and was elected president of the theatrical society. After getting a BA in theatre arts at the University of Kansas she moved on to do a theatrical tour all through Europe. She came back, and her picture was in a local talent agency's book in Kansas City her home town... Which was also where In Cold Blood (1967) was being shot. Richard Brooks saw her picture and said that this is the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She was cast in the role of Susan Kidwell. Richard Brooks, the director for this movie, did 40 takes for each scene he did, so originally Mary Linda was in more scenes than you can count. After this she was on a roll. She was a series regular in the ER of its day, "Medical Center", played Gregory Peck's daughter, in the Sci Fi film, Marooned (1969), had a guest-starring role on "Ironside", and played the infamous role of Irina, Pavel Chekhov's beautiful, tricky, space hippie girlfriend in the Star Trek episode, "The Way to Eden".
After a 7 year absence from film and TV, Mary Linda was back in the 1979 mini series, Blind Ambition (1979) playing Sen. Baker's wife. She was in CA filming that, when she met up with some ABC talent scouts. After meeting up with them, they wanted to give her the screen test for the role of Faith Kipling on the soap One Life to Live (1968). She nailed it, and was given the role. She left to go to As the World Turns (1956) and played the beautiful Maggie Crawford for 5 years. Unlike most stars, after those 5 years the spotlight didn't leave her, she left the spotlight. Now she is back, with that same determination to make it, just like that little girl all those years ago. - Graham Rigby was born on 5 January 1927 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961) and Thursday Theatre (1964). He was married to Mavis Broughton. He died on 5 April 2021 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK.
- Costume Designer
- Art Director
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert "Bob" Fletcher was a prolific costume designer for both stage and screen with more than six decades of experience in the field. He is best known for his work on the first four Star Trek films, and is considered the father of the classic Klingon and Vulcan, as we know them today. He passed peacefully in Kansas City on April 5th, 2021 at the age of 98.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Special Effects
Phil Eason was born on 5 May 1960 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Lost in Space (1998). He died on 5 April 2021.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
P. Balachandran was born on 2 February 1952 in Sasthamkotta, Kollam, India. He was an actor and writer, known for Ivan Megharoopan (2012), Kammatti Paadam (2016) and Minnal Murali (2021). He was married to Sreelatha. He died on 5 April 2021 in Vaikkom, Kerala, India.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Henry Stephen was born on 15 June 1941 in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela. He was an actor, known for Bad Hair (2013), La Encantada (1988) and Banda sonora (2007). He died on 5 April 2021 in Caracas, Venezuela.- Director
- Writer
- Composer
Vesna Ljubic was born on 25 May 1938 in Prnjavor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She was a director and writer, known for The Last Switchman of the Narrow Gauge Railway (1986), Prkosna delta (1980) and Putovanje (1973). She died on 5 April 2021 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Dragoslav Savic was born on 16 March 1960 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for TV teatar (1956), Sifra Despot (2018) and Emergency Center (2014). He died on 5 April 2021 in Nis, Serbia.
- Actor
- Producer
Tom Gibney was a fixture behind the news desk at CTV in Toronto beginning in the early 1970s. He stepped down as the anchor of CFTO News in April 2001, but continued to periodically appear as a substitute anchor on CTV's flagship station in Toronto until his retirement in November 2007.
Gibney's career spanned the modern era of local TV news -- from typewriters and film to computers, satellites and live trucks and into the cutting edge technology that brings viewers the news today. For nearly forty years, Gibney provided viewers with a calm, reassuring presence whenever major stories would break. Gibney's most notable foray into acting was a bit part as the announcer on "The Howard Beale Show," seen in Sidney Lumet's film Network (1976). The film was shot on location at CFTO-TV's Toronto headquarters.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Zsófia Tallér was born in 1970 in Dorog, Hungary. She was a composer, known for Kenau (2014), Johanna (2005) and This I Wish and Nothing More (2000). She died on 5 April 2021 in Hungary.- Roderick Sykes was born on 20 February 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was married to Jacqueline Alexander Sykes. He died on 5 April 2021 in St. Elmo Village, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Krzysztof Krawczyk was born on 8 September 1946 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Television Theater (1953), Taxing Love (2018) and Edi (2002). He was married to Ewa Trelko, Halina Zytkowiak and Grazyna Adamus. He died on 5 April 2021 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Philip Chapman was born on 4 March 1935 in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Maria Tseng and Pamela G. Gatenby. He died on 5 April 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
- Houda El Hamdaoui was born in 1930 in Casablanca, Morocco. She died on 5 April 2021 in Rabat, Morocco.
- Marcin Blazewicz was born on 28 February 1953 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. Marcin was a composer, known for Television Theater (1953). Marcin died on 5 April 2021.
- Fikret Mamedov was born on 1 January 1956 in Baku, USSR. He was an actor, known for Hökm (1994), Cin mikrorayonda (1985) and Elage (1989). He died on 5 April 2021.
- Sperie Perakos was born on 12 November 1915 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. Sperie was a producer, known for Antigone (1961). Sperie was married to Natalie Pappas. Sperie died on 5 April 2021 in Orange, Connecticut, USA.
- Keith Kindle was born on 25 February 1978 in Littlefield, Texas, USA. He died on 5 April 2021 in Lubbock, Texas, USA.