As with every year, 2015 saw the loss of many notable people
in the public eye from the entertainment industry, sports and politics. I've
gathered a short list cross section of several of those we lost from the
entertainment industry listed here in chronological order according to date of
death.
January 1 Donna
Douglas, 81
Best known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies television
series.
January 7 Rod
Taylor, 84
Australian born actor who starred in numerous movies, most
notably the movie of H.G. Welles' novel The
Time Machine and Hitchcock's The
Birds. He also had many guest starring roles in various television series.
February 14 Louis Jourdan, 93
French actor who starred in such musicals as Gigi with Leslie Caron and Can Can with Frank Sinatra and Shirley
MacLaine. On the dramatic side, he played the James Bond villain in Octopussy. He also had numerous
television roles and was equally adept playing the good guy and the bad guy.
February 27 Leonard Nimoy, 83
Certainly best known as Spock, half-human and half-Vulcan
character from the original Star Trek
television series in the late 1960s followed by a series of highly successful Star Trek theatrical movies. In addition
to acting, he also directed and was a published author.
May 14 B. B. King, 89
Legendary blues musician
June 7 Christopher Lee, 93
British actor who was considered the master of the horror
genre and a renowned film villain.
June 25 Patrick Macnee, 93
British actor best known for his role as the suave,
sophisticated British secret agent John Steed with his trademark bowler hat and
umbrella in The Avengers television
series. He appeared in many films and guest starring roles in numerous American
television series.
July 10 Omar Sharif, 83
The Egyptian born actor is best known for his starring role
opposite Peter O'Toole in Lawrence Of
Arabia and his starring role in Dr.
Zhivago.
July 21 Theodore Bikel, 91
Stage and film actor who created the lead roles on Broadway
in The Sound Of Music and Fiddler On The Roof. He had many film
roles, including the Russian submarine captain in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, and numerous
guest starring roles in various television series.
August 30 Wes Craven, 76
Filmmaker who defined the horror genre with his movie
franchises of Nightmare On Elm Street
and Scream as well as other movies.
September 1 Dean Jones, 84
Starred in several Disney movies including The Love Bug as well as many television
roles.
September 6 Martin Milner, 83
Best known for his starring roles in Route 66 television
series as well as Adam-12. His career spanned half a century starting as a
young teenager and included both movies and guest starring roles on several
television series.
October 24 Maureen O'Hara, 95
Born in Ireland, she enjoyed a long career in American films.
Her most notable role was probably the original Miracle On 34th Street. She also co-starred with John Wayne in several
movies, her favorite being The Quiet Man
set in Ireland.
October 30 Al Molinaro, 96
The character actor is best known for his co-starring role
as the owner of 'Arnolds' for several seasons of the Happy Days television series.
November 28 Marjorie Lord, 97
A film actress probably best known for her starring role
opposite Danny Thomas in the television series, Make Room For Daddy.
December 4 Robert Loggia, 85
An actor best known for his character roles as tough guys,
gangsters, cops, in movies and on television but became 'famous' for his role with
Tom Hanks in Big with particular emphasis on the scene where the two of them
played the giant piano keys by dancing on them.
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