Film Tv Deaths Date 2013 | History by KabAstro

Feb 17 Richard Briers, English actor, dies from emphysema at 79
Feb 18 Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, Scottish actress (4 Weddings & a Funeral, Solo, Tokyo), dies at 83
Feb 19 Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic, dies at 88
Feb 27 Dale Robertson, American actor (Death Valley Days, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Iron Horse), dies at 89
Mar 1 Bonnie Franklin, American actress, dies from pancreatic cancer at 69
Mar 13 Malachi Throne, American actor (It Takes a Thief), dies of ling cancer at 84
Mar 16 Frank Thornton, British actor (Are You Being Served?, Last of the Summer Wine), dies from natural causes at 92
Mar 19 Harry Reems, American actor, dies from pancreatic cancer at 65
Mar 26 Don Payne, American television and screenwriter, dies from bone cancer at 48
Mar 28 Richard Griffiths, British actor, dies from complications from heart surgery at 65
Apr 2 Jesús Franco, Spanish film director and writer, dies from complications from a stroke at 82
Apr 2 Milo O'Shea, Irish character actor (Barbarella, Staircase and Mass Appeal, Romeo & Juliet), dies at 86
Apr 3 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American novelist and screenwriter, dies from pulmonary failure at 85
Apr 4 Roger Ebert, American film critic (Pulitzer Prize 1975), dies of cancer at 70
Apr 7 Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker, dies at 77

Apr 8 Annette Funicello, American actress (Mickey Mouse Club; Beach Blanket Bingo), and singer ("Tall Paul"). dies from multiple sclerosis complications at 70
Apr 8 Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song; The Violet Seller), dies at 85

Jonathan Winters (1925-2013)

Apr 11 American comedian (The Jonathan Winters Show, Mork & Mindy), dies from natural causes at 87

Apr 12 Michael France, American screenwriter, dies from complications from diabetes at 51
Apr 13 Frank Bank, American actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 71
Apr 14 John S Ragin, American actor (Dr Astin-Quincy ME), dies at 83
Apr 15 Jo Roland [Rolando Bonardelli], Swiss pop singer and TV personality (Rendez-vous), known as the 'Swiss Perry Como', dies at 80
Apr 15 Richard LeParmentier, American actor (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), dies at 66
Apr 17 Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men & a Girl), dies at 91
Apr 19 Allan Arbus, American commercial photographer, and actor (M*A*S*H - "Dr. Sidney Freeman"; Greaser's Palace; Curb Your Enthusiasm), dies of congestive heart failure at 95
Apr 20 Nosher Powell, English actor and boxer, dies at 84
Apr 25 Virginia Gibson, American actress, dies at 88
Apr 26 Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (Jack & Mike, Another World), dies at 82
May 7 Ray Harryhausen, American movie special effect artist (Clash of Titans), dies at 92
May 8 Brian Forbes, English director and actor, dies at 86
May 8 Jeanne Cooper, American actress (Kay-The Young & Restless), dies at 84
May 9 Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor (The Crach, Sinatra), dies at 80
May 16 Paul Shane, English comedian and actor, dies at 72
May 17 Ken Venturi, American golfer, broadcaster (US Open 1964), dies from multiple infections at 82
May 18 Steve Forrest, American actor (SWAT), dies at 87
May 21 Frank Comstock, American big band and pop orchestral arranger (Les Brown; Doris Day; Warner Bros; Brian Setzer), film and television composer (Rocky and His Friends; Adam-12), and recording artist (Project: Comstock - Music from Outer Space), dies at 90
May 27 Bill Pertwee, British actor (Dad's Army), dies at 86
May 29 Françoise Blanchard, French actress, dies at 58
May 31 Jean Stapleton, American actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family), dies at 90
May 31 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress (La Divina Infiel; The Shadow of the Bat), and singer ("Es tarde ya" (It's Too Late Now)), dies at 85
Jun 6 Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), dies from natural causes at 91

James Gandolfini (1961-2013)

Jun 19 American actor (The Sopranos), dies from a heart attack at 51

Jun 21 Edgeworth Blair "Elliott" Reid, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies from heart failure at 93
Jun 23 Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter, dies at 87
Jun 27 Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish trumpeter, and avant garde and film score composer, dies at 73
Jun 28 Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler, dies at 55
Jul 7 Anna Wing, British stage and screen actress (EastEnders, 1985-88 - "Lou Beale"; Blithe Spirit), dies at 98
Jul 12 Alan Whicker, British journalist and TV broadcaster (Whicker's World), dies at 91
Jul 12 Pran Krishan Sikand, Indian actor often cast as the villain in Hindi cinema (Khandaan, Be-Imaan), dies of pneumonia at 93

Cory Monteith (1982-2013)

Jul 13 Canadian actor and singer (Glee; Monte Carlo), dies of heroin and alcohol overdose at 31

Jul 19 Mel Smith, English comedian and author, dies from a heart attack at 60
Jul 19 Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), dies from heart failure at 80
Jul 22 Dennis Farina, American actor, dies from a pulmonary embolism at 69
Jul 25 Bernadette Lafont, French actress (Perils of Gwendoline), dies from cardiac arrest at 74
Jul 28 Eileen Brennan, American actress (Laugh-In, Pvt Benjamin), dies from bladder cancer at 80
Jul 31 Michael Ansara, American actor (Broken Arrow, Centennial), dies at 91
Aug 3 John Palmer, American news anchor (NBC Weekend News), dies at 77
Aug 7 Kelly Garrett, American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous), dies of cancer at 69
Aug 8 Karen Black, American actress (5 Easy Pieces; Pyx), dies from ampullary cancer at 74
Aug 14 Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress, dies at 43
Aug 22 Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer and actress, dies at 62
Aug 24 Julie Harris, American actress (The Bell Jar: I Am A Camera; East of Eden), dies of, heart failure at 87

David Frost (1939-2013)

Aug 31 British broadcaster (That Was the Week That Was), dies from a heart attack at 74

Tommy Morrison (1969-2013)

Sep 1 American boxer (WBO heavyweight title, 1993) and actor (Rocky V), dies from sepsis, multi organ failure, and cardiac arrest at 44

Sep 2 David Jacobs, British broadcaster (Juke Box Jury), dies at 87
Sep 7 Fred Katz, American classical and jazz cellist (Chico Hamilton Quintet), and composer (Roger Corman films), dies at 84
Sep 18 Richard C. Sarafian, American director and actor (Foley Square), dies from complications from pneumonia at 83
Sep 19 Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (President of Nintendo, 1949-2003, owner of Seattle Mariners), dies at 85
Sep 21 Michel Brault, Canadian filmmaker (Direct Cinema - pioneered hand-held camera work), dies at 85 [1]
Sep 27 Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), dies at 83
Oct 7 Patrice Chéreau, French opera director and actor (Danton), dies from lung cancer at 68
Oct 10 Kumar Pallana, Indian character actor and vaudevillian (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore), dies at 94
Oct 11 Stu Gilliam, American actor and comedian (Roll Out, Harris & Company), dies at 80
Oct 12 Eduard Martsevich, Soviet-Russian actor and People's Artist of the RSFSR, dies at 76
Oct 13 Tommy Whittle, British jazz tenor saxophonist (Ted Heath; BBC Show Band), and bandleader, dies of pneumonia on his 87th birthday
Oct 16 Ed Lauter, American actor (The Artist, The Number 23), dies from mesothelioma at 74
Oct 18 Mary Carver [Carvellas], American actress (Simon & Simon, Star Trek: Enterprise), dies at 89
Oct 19 Noel Harrison, British singer and actor, dies of a heart attack at 79
Oct 25 Marcia Wallace, American actress (The Bob Newhart Show - "Carol"), dies from pneumonia at 70
Oct 25 Nigel Davenport, British actor (Without a Clue, Masada), dies at 85
Nov 11 George Reinholt, American actor (Steve-Another World, One Life to Live), dies at 73
Nov 13 Barbara Lawrence, American model, actress, and real estate agent (Oklahoma!, A Letter to Three Wives), dies of kidney failure at 83
Nov 13 Todd Christensen, American football tight end (Super Bowl XV, XVIII; First-team All-Pro 1983, 85, 86; 5 × Pro Bowl; Oakland/LA Raiders) and sportscaster (NBC Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports Network), dies from complications during liver transplant surgery at 57
Nov 21 Maurice Vachon, Canadian professional wrestler, dies at 84
Nov 25 Toshiaki Tsushima, Japanese film score composer, dies of pneumonia at 77
Nov 26 Tony Musante, American actor (David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide), dies from complications following surgery at 77
Nov 27 Lewis Collins, British actor, dies from cancer at 67
Nov 30 Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), dies from complications from a fall at 92

Paul Walker (1973-2013)

Nov 30 American actor (The Fast and the Furious), dies in a car accident at 40

Dec 1 Martin Sharp, Australian cartoonist, album cover artist songwriter (Cream), and filmmaker, dies of emphysema at 71
Dec 7 Édouard Molinaro, French film actor, director and screenwriter (La Cage aux Folles), dies a respiratory insufficiency at 85
Dec 8 Don Mitchell, American actor, dies at 70
Dec 9 Eleanor Parker, American actress (Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker), dies from pneumonia at 91
Dec 10 Rossana Podestà, Italian director and actress, (Helen of Troy), dies at 79
Dec 12 Audrey Totter, American actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up, The Unsuspected), dies from a stroke at 95
Dec 12 Tom Laughlin, American actor and director (Billy Jack), dies of complications from pneumonia at 82

Peter O'Toole (1932-2013)

Dec 14 Irish actor (Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 81

Joan Fontaine (1917-2013)

Dec 15 British-American actress (Gunga Din; Ivanhoe; Rebecca), dies of natural causes at 96

Dec 21 David Coleman, British sports commentator (BBC 1954-2000), dies at 87
Dec 24 Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter (The Man Who Planted Trees), dies at 89
Dec 29 Wojciech Kilar, Polish classical (Missa Pro Pace), and film score composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula; The Pianist), dies from cancer at 81
Dec 31 James Avery, American actor, dies from complications from surgery at 68
Dec 31 John Fortune [John C. Wood], English satirist and comedian (Bremner, Bird and Fortune), dies at 74