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Vishwanath Patekar (born on January 1, 1951 in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, India) is an actor, writer and filmmaker. He is known for his work on Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), Raajneeti (2010) and Parinda (1989). He made his acting debut in the early 70's and since then has been nominated for multiple awards. He won a National Film Award and a Filmfare award for his supporting role in Parinda (1989). He then won the Best Villain award for his role on Angaar (1992). He is a very controversial actor, know for his different acting style, dialogues and dialogue delivery. He is sometimes regarded as the Morgan Freeman of Bollywood. In 1995, he won the National Film Award as well as the Filmfare and the Screen awards for Best Actor for his role in Krantiveer (1994). He is also the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories. He was bestowed the highest privilege in acting in 2013 when he was awarded the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts.
Patekar is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai and in September 2015, He established an organization, Naam Foundation with fellow Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure, which works to provide aid to farmers to overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra, India. When he was awarded the Raj Kapoor award which carries a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000, he donated the entire amount towards drought relief activities in Maharashtra. Patekar was married to Neelkantee Patekar and they have a son Malhar Patekar but their marriage life did not go well and it resulted in a divorce.- Director
- Producer
- Writer
After a career spanning over three decades, Sturla Gunnarsson has come to be recognized by the Canadian film industry as one of its most accomplished film makers. Gunnarsson was born in Iceland, and raised in Vancouver, Canada. After studying at the University of British Columbia, he moved to Toronto where he began working for the National Film Board. His first movie, After The Axe in 1982, got him an Oscar nomination for best documentary short. In 1998, Such a Long Journey (1998) based on Rohinton Mistry's novel was his first fiction film to get international recognition. It received twelve genie nominations, including best picture. Gunnarsson has since made two other unique feature films; Rare Birds (2001), a quirky Newfoundland comedy, and Beowulf & Grendel (2005) the ancient Norse epic. Recent documentaries including Gerrie and Louise (1997), and Air India 182 (2008). Gunnarsson was elected president of the Directors Guild of Canada in 2008. He lives in Toronto, but continues to work everywhere else in the world.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Romy Haag was born on 1 January 1951 in Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Mascara (1987), House of Boys (2009) and Der Mord mit der Schere (1984).- Actor
- Production Manager
Yalçin Güzelce was born on 1 January 1951 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and production manager, known for Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007), Polizei (1988) and Back Streets (2006). He died on 31 August 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Nancy Pittman grew up in a wealthy household in Malibu, where her father was a successful engineer and her mother was a society matron. She and her two younger brothers wanted for nothing materially, and her childhood years were devoted to school and surfing. However, the wealth didn't bring her happiness. At 16, she befriended some slightly older girls who were lived with an older man whom they spoke of glowingly and the teen aged Pittman convinced them to introduce her to him. The man was Charles Manson. She was immediately taken with him and ran away from home at the age of 16 to be with him. She quickly became one of his most ardent backers and traveled with him to various parts of California. Ultimately, they settled upon a former film set which became known as Spahn Ranch. She stayed loyal to Manson after hearing about the murder of Gary Hinman and Manson's role in it. She was also present at the ranch when Manson sent Charles 'Tex' Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian to commit murders at a house formerly occupied by producer Terry Melcher and actress Candice Bergen. Manson had once done some business with Melcher, which had gone badly and which may have been a factor in the murders. She was with Manson when they returned to the ranch and told Manson of the events that night. It is widely believed that she, Manson, and a few others drove to the house later than night to tamper with the crime scene. After the arrest of Manson and his family for the Tate/LaBianca murders, she was one of his most conspicuous supporters, singing and handing out placards to passers by.
After the trial, she drifted into the Aryan Brotherhood and moved to a house in Stockton with a few other members. Two house-mates, James and Lauren Willet, were subsequently murdered by other members who lived there. Pittman ultimately was convicted of being an accessory after the fact to Lauren Willet's murder. She served some eighteen months in prison and wound up marrying one of the co-conspirators. They subsequently divorced and she moved to the Pacific Northwest with her children and changed her name. She has renounced Manson and keeps a low profile, striving to shield her children from any fallout from her past. - Hans Joachim Stuck was born on 1 January 1951 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He is an actor, known for V8 - Du willst der Beste sein (2013), Formula 1 (1950) and Adrenalin: The BMW Touring Car Story (2014).
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Luca Dal Fabbro was born on 1 January 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor, known for George Sand (1981), The Childhood Friend (1994) and Con gli occhi dell'occidente (1979).- Producer
- Writer
- Editor
Ennio Pontis was born on 1 January 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is a producer and writer, known for Sospese (2013), La casa delle donne (2003) and Empoli 1921; film in rosso e nero (1995).- Maud Elwinger was born on 1 January 1951 in Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Operation Leo (1981), Höjdhoppar'n (1981) and Tre kärlekar (1989).
- Nabil Nour El Deen was born on 1 January 1951 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor, known for People on the Top (1981), Secret Visit (1981) and Al Bouasa (1978).
- Karim was a veteran mountain porter whose mountaineering skills and determination gave the lie to his small stature as he reached some of the world's highest peaks. Having little access to schools in his valley as a child, Karim developed an early love for climbing the hills surrounding him from all sides. As a young man, Karim ascended to Skardu city in 1976, adamant that he would find work as a porter for the mountain climbing groups which had arrived in the region.
In 1978, renowned British mountaineer Chris Bonington had about 200 porters to choose from for his team to attempt to climb the K2. He would repeatedly tell Karim that he was "too little" to join the team. Karim refused to give up. He was determined to make the team. Undeterred, Karim slipped around Bonington, sneaked his head between the British mountaineer's legs and lifted the two-metre-tall Bonington on his shoulders. Then he ran across the empty field.
While other porters erupted in laughter, Bonington was quite impressed by Karim's audacity and granted his wish. Karim became a part of the expedition to K2. Eventually, the celebrated high-altitude porter from Skardu came to be widely known as Little Karim. Although he proved himself to many mountaineering crews, they always seemed hesitant to take him along, preferring better-built high-altitude porters instead. Nonetheless, he would always prove his critics wrong. Owing to his grit, Little Karim managed to scale a 7,000-metre peak on his first-ever trip with a climbing team.
French documentary filmmaker Laurent Chevallier directed a film called Little Karim in 1985. It received great acclaim in France and throughout Europe. Chevallier returned to film the porter for the second time in 1997 for a film titled Mister Karim, and then for the third time for an additional film on the same subject. Little Karim later became the president of the jury of a French film award - a great honour for Pakistan and for Gilgit-Baltistan.
Throughout the '70s and '80s, Little Karim served as a guide for Western tourists going on high-altitude expeditions, carrying up to 25kg of luggage on his back as he battled the freezing cold of the north. He holds a world record for climbing the 8,035m-high Gasherbrum 2 without supplemental oxygen in 1985.
The mountaineering team of Frenchman Jean-Marc Boivin had also arrived for Boivin's hang glide from the summit of Gasherbrum 2. When a French cameraman spotted Karim carrying the heavy glider on his shoulders, he recorded the episode. As he went back to France and televised the film, everyone in France was astounded by Little Karim's talent. While Karim had already established himself in the climbing circles in Europe, his success with the Boivin team launched him into spotlight.
Adding to his list of accolades are his countless rescue feats wherein he would frequently put himself in danger to save fellow mountaineers. Little Karim was nothing short of a superhero.
A climber, a young woman, once fell ill at Camp 3 on Broad Peak. Karim was dispatched with medication from the base camp. He climbed Broad Peak in less than three hours, saving her life. Another time in 1986, while descending Broad Peak, a Spanish climber gave up. At 7,700 metres, the climber ran out of energy and announced that he was unable to walk. He almost begged Little Karim to leave him behind and to go on regardless. Despite everyone leaving the Spaniard behind and descending 700 metres, Little Karim went back to rescue him. Following a successful rescue, Karim managed to bring the Spaniard back to life.
Karim was fortunate to survive many tough situations even though many women and men with whom he climbed have lost their lives to mountaineering accidents. Three times he fell into crevasses, his closest encounter with death. Karim also inspired his granddaughters to become climbers. They created a world record by climbing the 6,080-metre Manglesser peak in the Shimshal valley in 2018.
Having spent his entire life as a mountaineer, Little Karim, in his early '60s, ran a small store in Hushe, his hometown. In 1999-2000 while touring Canada to be part of a K-2 film, he contracted jaundice and was stopped from climbing peaks above 7,000 metres. Later, as a contribution to the village, Karim tried to build a school for local children, educate them and train them to become mountain hikers. The community offered little to no support.
Many tour operators in Skardu began using Little Karim's name and pictures to attract tourists and mountaineers. Karim was neither aware of this nor was paid any royalties. Karim was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016. His health deteriorated greatly at the end of January.
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan announced that the government would bear the medical treatment expenses and offer jobs to his sons who could not find work since the pandemic. The support was announced after the mountaineer's son tried to put a Cristiano Ronaldo-signed T-shirt on sale and social media users urged the government to act. The T-shirt had been gifted to Little Karim by the football star during a visit to Spain in 2018.
Alas, Karim is no more. His death came at the Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi after a long battle with liver cancer. The funeral prayers were offered at Sofia Masjid. He is survived by four sons, four daughters and a wife. The mountains will never forget the lionhearted Little Karim. - Vit Bednárik was born on 1 January 1951 in Zelenec, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He is an actor, known for Útek do Budína (2002), Visions of Europe (2004) and Krajinka (2000).
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Corrado Sfogli was born on 1 January 1951 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Another Time, Another Place (1983). He was married to Fausta Vetere. He died on 25 March 2020 in Caserta, Campania, Italy.- Actor
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Rakete was born on 1 January 1951 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor and cinematographer, known for Now (2020), Jedermanns Fest (2002) and Die von der Straße (1981).- Christine Simon was born on 1 January 1951 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Thierry la Fronde (1963), Vive la vie (1966) and Les risques du métier (1967).
- György Várkonyi was born on 1 January 1951 in Szombathely, Hungary. He is an actor, known for In memoriam Gyarmathy Tihamér (2016).
- Siegfried Zielinski was born on 1 January 1951 in Butzbach, Hesse, Germany.
- Writer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Andrzej Bart was born on 1 January 1951 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. Andrzej is a writer and director, known for The Reverse (2009), Television Theater (1953) and Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004).- Peter Kresánek was born on 1 January 1951 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- High school, A-levels. Studied "Applied Linguistics" at the University of Mainz and Ealing Technical College in London, graduated as a translator.
Member of the State Executive Committee of the FDP NRW, Deputy State Chairwoman of the Association of Liberal Local Politicians (VLK) NRW. Member of the Ruhr district executive committee.
Joined the FDP in 1975, district chairwoman in Oberhausen and Mülheim an der Ruhr, deputy state chairwoman of the FDP North Rhine-Westphalia 1995 to 2005, member of the federal executive 1997 until 2005.
Member of the Bundestag since 1998; Chairwoman of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment 2000 to 2005; Spokeswoman for Technology Policy of the FDP parliamentary group, Chairwoman of the FDP in the Budget Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Group on Aerospace. - Bill Hoff was born on 1 January 1951.
- Aleksandr Starostin was born on 1 January 1951 in Moscow, USSR. He was an actor, known for Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1971) and Obretesh v boyu (1975). He died on 21 November 2022.
- Zoya Kim was born on 1 January 1951 in Ushtobe, Kazakh SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Sputnik planety Uran (1990) and The Dream City (2009).
- Cesare Bonventre was born on 1 January 1951 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy. He died on 16 April 1984 in Garfield, New Jersey, USA.
- Soundtrack
Andy González is a New York City-based double bass player and prolific jazz, Latin-jazz and salsa musician, composer and arranger. A long-time musical collaborator with his brother Jerry González, they were the founding members of Conjunto Libre and Grupo Folklórico Y Experímental Nuevayorquíno, with whom he produced three LP recordings: Concepts in Unity (1975), Lo Dice Todo (1976) and Homenaje a Arsenio (2011).
He is of Puerto Rican ancestry.- Tissy Bruns was born on 1 January 1951 in Zeitz, German Democratic Republic. She died on 20 February 2013 in Berlin, Germany.
- Prospero Gallinari was born on 1 January 1951 in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He died on 14 January 2013 in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Director
- Writer
Kaldybai Abenov was born on 1 January 1951. Kaldybai was a director and writer, known for Allazhar (1996). Kaldybai died on 10 July 2020 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.- Gen'ichirô Takahashi was born on 1 January 1951 in Onomichi, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for The New Morning of Billy the Kid (1986), Tugumi (1990) and Quartet (2017).
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Francisco Lobatón was born on 1 January 1951 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He is a director and producer, known for Quién sabe dónde (1992), Hijos de Andalucia (2018) and María querida (2004).- A native of Fujian province, Ng Man Tat was a graduate of the class of 1974's TVB Television training program where he quickly showed his chops thereafter acting in the Hong Kong television variety show 'Enjoy Yourself Tonight' and onto long running serials in 'Chor Lau Heung' and 'Police Cadet 84'. It wasn't until 1990 that he elevated his stature on the big screen pairing his complementary comedic timing as sidekick to Stephen Chow in the Cantonese dialect HK blockbuster 'All for the Winner'.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Actor
Ronald Chammah was born on 2 January 1951 in Lebanon. He is an assistant director and producer, known for Milan noir (1988), Les cavaliers de l'orage (1984) and Navodneniye (1993).- Brigitte Borghese was born on 2 January 1951 in Mazagan, Maroc. She was an actress, known for Les petites saintes y touchent (1974), The Sidewalks of Bangkok (1984) and Operation Las Vegas (1990). She was married to Richard Berneron. She died on 6 February 2012 in Paris, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Location Management
Macka Foley was born on 2 January 1951 in Portland, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghost (1990), Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990) and The Adderall Diaries (2015). He died on 3 August 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Mustafa Selçuk Gürmeriç was born on 2 January 1951. He is an actor, known for The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali (2007), Eksi 18 (2006) and Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014).
- Giovanni Alamia was born on 2 January 1951 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for La scorta (1993), The Star Maker (1995) and Una storia semplice (1991). He died on 17 February 2000 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
- Idris Sanneh was born on 2 January 1951 in Brufut, Gambia Colony and Protectorate. He was an actor, known for Pazza famiglia (1995), Tifosi (1999) and Bianco e nero (1990). He died on 4 August 2023 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
- Piers Merchant was born on 2 January 1951. He was married to Helen Burrluck. He died on 21 September 2009.
- Waldir Peres was born on 2 January 1951 in Garça, São Paulo, Brazil. He died on 23 July 2017 in Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Jan Fischer was born on 2 January 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
- Bill Madlock was born on 2 January 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He has been married to Veronica Donoso Madlock since 29 November 2007.
- Actor
- Sound Department
Paul Christie was born on 3 January 1951 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Brother Bear (2003), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003).- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Carol lived in Washington, DC for three years, from 1973 -1976, while she attended The National Law Center at the George Washington University. Carol graduated and received her Juris Doctor Degree from GWU in May 1976. At law school, Carol was known as a very bright student, with a big smile and a friendly, upbeat personality. She was very well-regarded by her classmates and the faculty.- Luc Ferry was born on 3 January 1951 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor, known for The Creature from the Big Mountain (2019), Arroba (2008) and Ex Libris (1988).
- Harry Zimbler was born on 3 January 1951 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. Harry was a writer, known for All Night Strut! (1988). Harry died on 24 June 2021 in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Elisabeth Göransson was born on 3 January 1951 in Linköping, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Border (2018), Faro (2013) and Pure (2010).
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Ondrej Hejma was born on 3 January 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He is an actor and composer, known for The Invisibles (2014), Jana Kratochvílová: Copánky (1982) and Devadesátky (2022).- Producer
- Location Management
- Production Manager
Ladis Zanini was born on 3 January 1951 in Turin, Italy. He is a producer and production manager, known for Compulsion (2016), Cous-cous (1996) and Come si fa un Martini (2001).- Additional Crew
- Special Effects
Jack Shepherd was born on 3 January 1951 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), Phantom (2013) and The Last Ride (2004).- Composer
- Music Department
Roland Schoelinck was born on 3 January 1951 in Anderlues, Wallonia, Belgium. Roland is a composer, known for L'année de l'éveil (1991), Bang bang! (1998) and Magic café (1992).