Deaths in the 1980s

Bob Steele

1907–1988 (age 81)

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Bob Steele was an American actor known for his roles in Western films and television series.

Boris Sagal

1923–1981 (age 58)

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Boris Sagal was a Ukrainian-born film and television director known for his work in Hollywood during the mid-20th centur...

George Savalas

1924–1985 (age 61)

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George Savalas was an American actor and brother of Telly Savalas, appearing in numerous television and film productions...

Norman Krasna

1909–1984 (age 75)

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Norman Krasna was an American playwright and screenwriter who won an Academy Award for his original screenplay.

Philo McCullough

1893–1981 (age 88)

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Philo McCullough was an American actor who appeared in silent films and early sound pictures during Hollywood's golden a...

Richard Benedict

1920–1984 (age 64)

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Richard Benedict was an American actor and director who appeared in films and television shows throughout the mid-20th c...

Teru Shimada

1905–1988 (age 83)

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Teru Shimada was a Japanese-American actor known for his roles in films and television series, often portraying Asian ch...

Wanda Tuchock

1898–1985 (age 87)

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Wanda Tuchock was an American screenwriter and producer who worked in Hollywood during the early sound film era.

John Ball

1911–1988 (age 77)

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John Ball was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his crime fiction and the novel 'In the Heat of the N...

Bill Cody, Jr.

1925–1989 (age 64)

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Bill Cody, Jr. was an American actor and stuntman who appeared in Western films and television programs.

Dick Kallman

1933–1980 (age 47)

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Dick Kallman was an American actor and singer who appeared in television series and films during the 1960s and 1970s.

Frank Ronzio

1920–1989 (age 69)

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Frank Ronzio was an American actor who appeared in various film and television productions during his career.

Robert C. Rusack

1926–1986 (age 60)

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Robert C. Rusack was an American actor who appeared in television and film productions during the mid-20th century.

Catharine Wharton Wright

1899–1988 (age 89)

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Catharine Wharton Wright was an American socialite and philanthropist from Philadelphia's prominent Wharton family.

Heinz Kohut

1913–1981 (age 68)

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Heinz Kohut was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst who developed self psychology and made significant contributions to p...

Lynn Fontanne

1887–1983 (age 96)

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Lynn Fontanne was a British-American actress who was a legendary figure of the American theater and won a Tony Award for...

George Liberace

1911–1983 (age 72)

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George Liberace was an American musician and the older brother of pianist Liberace, born in Menasha, Wisconsin in 1911.

Harriet E. MacGibbon

1905–1987 (age 82)

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Harriet E. MacGibbon was an American actress known for her television and film roles, born in Chicago in 1905.

Jim Ferrier

1915–1986 (age 71)

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Jim Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer who won major championships in the 1940s, born in Sydney in 1915.

Kenneth Peach

1903–1988 (age 85)

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Kenneth Peach was an American born in El Reno, Oklahoma in 1903.

Kent Warner

1943–1984 (age 41)

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Kent Warner was an American born in 1943.

Larry Shay

1897–1988 (age 91)

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Larry Shay was an American songwriter and musician from Chicago, born in 1897.

Mickey Simpson

1913–1985 (age 72)

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Mickey Simpson was an American character actor born in Rochester in 1913.

Mildred Burke

1915–1989 (age 74)

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Mildred Burke was an American professional wrestler and women's wrestling pioneer, born in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1915.

Milton Frome

1909–1989 (age 80)

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Milton Frome was an American character actor born in Philadelphia in 1909.

Murray Cutter

1902–1983 (age 81)

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Murray Cutter was an American born in 1902.

Otto Ludwig

1903–1983 (age 80)

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Otto Ludwig was an American born in Sonoma County in 1903.

Pete King

1914–1982 (age 68)

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Pete King was an American born in Ohio in 1914.

Pinky Tomlin

1907–1987 (age 80)

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Pinky Tomlin was an American entertainer and musician born in Eros in 1907.

Robert Arthur

1909–1986 (age 77)

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Robert Arthur was an American actor and producer born in New York City in 1909.

Shug Fisher

1907–1984 (age 77)

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Shug Fisher was an American country musician and actor born in Tabler in 1907.

Spencer Gordon Bennet

1893–1987 (age 94)

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Spencer Gordon Bennet was an American film and television director known for his work on serials and action films from t...

Vicki Morgan

1952–1983 (age 31)

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Vicki Morgan was an American model and actress who became known for her relationship with a wealthy businessman.

Victoria Vinton

1912–1980 (age 68)

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Victoria Vinton was an American actress and dancer active in silent films during the early 20th century.

Wally Lemm

1919–1988 (age 69)

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Wally Lemm was an American football player and coach who had a long career in professional and college football.

David Lewis

1903–1987 (age 84)

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David Lewis was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and television productions throughout his car...

Ella Hall

1897–1981 (age 84)

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Ella Hall was an American silent film actress who appeared in numerous motion pictures during the early cinema era.

Emil Newman

1911–1984 (age 73)

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Emil Newman was an American composer and conductor who worked extensively in film scoring and orchestration.

Gene Raymond

1908–1988 (age 80)

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Gene Raymond was an American actor, singer, and dancer who appeared in films, television, and stage productions.

Fifi D'Orsay

1904–1983 (age 79)

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Fifi D'Orsay was a Canadian-American actress and singer known for her work in films and on stage during the early sound ...

Frank Nelson

1911–1986 (age 75)

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Frank Nelson was an American character actor known for his distinctive voice and comedic roles in radio, film, and telev...

George Chandler

1898–1985 (age 87)

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George Chandler was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout his caree...

Lawrence J. Friedman

1907–1986 (age 79)

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Lawrence J. Friedman was an American film producer and executive who worked in the entertainment industry.

Rouben Mamoulian

1897–1987 (age 90)

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Rouben Mamoulian was a Georgian-American film and theater director renowned for his innovative visual storytelling techn...

William Wyler

1902–1981 (age 79)

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William Wyler was a French-American film director and producer who became one of Hollywood's most acclaimed and awarded ...

Curtis Bernhardt

1899–1981 (age 82)

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Curtis Bernhardt was a German-American film director known for his work in melodramas and psychological thrillers.

Vincente Minnelli

1903–1986 (age 83)

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Vincente Minnelli was an acclaimed American film director and choreographer known for his innovative musicals and vibran...

George Cukor

1899–1983 (age 84)

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George Cukor was a legendary Hollywood director celebrated for his sophisticated comedies and his work with major actres...

Lilli Palmer

1914–1986 (age 72)

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Lilli Palmer was a German-British actress and author who had a successful career in film, theater, and television.

Norma Shearer

1902–1983 (age 81)

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Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress and one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's silent and early sound film er...