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- Actor
- Additional Crew
Paul Greco was born on 21 October 1955 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Warriors (1979), The Cable Guy (1996) and Broadway Danny Rose (1984). He died on 17 December 2008 in Red Hook, New York, USA.- Football-player-turned-actor "Slinging" Sammy Baugh was born in Texas in 1914 to a father who worked for the Santa Fe Railroad, which meant that the family moved around a lot. Sammy attended Texas Christian University on a baseball scholarship, but he also played football and basketball at the college (although he is most famous for his football prowess, his nickname, "Slinging Sammy", was bestowed upon him at TCU because of his baseball skills). Upon graduation in 1937 Sammy signed up with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. He played minor-league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals farm team the next year, but stayed with the Redskins.
It was inevitable that a big, strong, good-looking athlete would attract attention in Hollywood, and in 1941 Republic Pictures approached him about starring in a serial for them. He liked the idea and signed up for King of the Texas Rangers (1941), directed by ace serial specialists John English and William Witney, with a cast that included such serial veterans as Roy Barcroft, Duncan Renaldo, Stanley Blystone and Bud Geary and backed by Republic's top-notch team of stuntmen, such as Tom Steele and David Sharpe. The serial is considered by many western and serial aficionados to be one of the best ever made by Republic.
The picture was a rousing success and Republic wanted Sammy to make more of them, but although he said that he had fun doing it, acting was not something he was particularly interested in and he turned down the offer. He wanted to go back to playing football.
In 1952 he retired from professional football after 16 seasons with the Redskins. He was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Although he didn't play football again, he did coach college and pro teams before retiring from the sport in 1968. - Héctor Malamud was born on 9 August 1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), Rebelde Way (2002) and Historias Breves 2 (1997). He died on 17 December 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Actor
- Composer
Nasir P. Ramlee was born on 23 November 1953 in Singapore. He was an actor and composer, known for Pagar-Pagar Cinta (1986), Manis-Manis Sayang (1983) and Anak Bapak (1968). He died on 17 December 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.- Francisco Casavella was born on 15 October 1963 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El idioma imposible (2010), Volverás (2002) and Antarctica (1995). He died on 17 December 2008 in Barcelona, Spain.
- Janko Cadez was born in 1921 in Trzic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia (now Trzic, Slovenia). Janko is known for The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway (1974). Janko died on 17 December 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Additional Crew
Robert John Keating is known for Shower of Blood (2004). Robert John died on 17 December 2008 in Palos Park, Illinois, USA.- Robert Jonquet was born on 3 May 1925 in Paris, France. He died on 17 December 2008.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Raymond Trouard was born on 9 August 1916 in Etampes, Essonne, France. He was an actor, known for Le dossier noir (1955), Winter in Mallorca (1970) and La valse de l'adieu (1928). He was married to Monique Balle. He died on 17 December 2008 in Paris, France.- Dave Smith was born on 21 January 1955 in Richmond, California, USA. He died on 17 December 2008 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Justin Levens was born on 18 April 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 17 December 2008 in Laguna Niguel, California, USA.
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Willoughby Sharp was born on 23 January 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Joseph Beuys' Public Dialogue (1974), Willoughby Sharp Videoviews Vito Acconci (1973) and Willoughby Sharp Videoviews Chris Burden (1975). He died on 17 December 2008 in New York City, New York, USA.- Miek Frankhouser was born on 19 December 1967 in Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Alice in Wonderland (1983). He was married to Brett Fankhauser-Daniels. He died on 17 December 2008 in the USA.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Freddy Breck was born on 21 January 1942 in Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Van Oekel blikt terug (1974), Freddy Breck Ballet (2010) and Plattenküche (1976). He was married to Astrid. He died on 17 December 2008 in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany.