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This durable, granite-faced actor with the matching steel-edged voice was one of the most interesting and recognisable leads in 1950s and 1960s television. He was born Marvin Jack Richman in South Philadelphia to paper and roofing contractor Benjamin Richman and his wife Yetta Dora (née Peck), the youngest of five siblings. His childhood was -- by his own account -- 'horrendous'. The family was not well off and money was hard to come by. For two years he played football until sidelined by a knee injury. Richman also studied at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, from which he graduated in 1951 as a fully qualified pharmacist. He briefly worked in that field, though his interest had always been in the performing arts, spurred on by regular childhood visits to the nearby Alhambra Theater and performances in high school dramatics. Between 1952 and 1954, Richman trained at the Actor's Studio in New York under Lee Strasberg, having already made his stage debut in 1947. Until 1996, he acted on and off-Broadway and on the West Coast, as well as touring nationally in seminal plays like Mister Roberts, The Rainmaker and A Hatful of Rain. For most of his early career he was billed as 'Mark Richman' but in 1971 changed his moniker to Peter Mark Richman because of his abiding belief in Subud, an Eastern spiritualist philosophy.
An amazingly prolific screen actor, Richman was first brought to Hollywood by famed director William Wyler to appear in Friendly Persuasion (1956). There were a few subsequent big screen outings, but the lean, edgy and coldly handsome actor reserved his best for the small screen. By the early 60s, he starred in his own series at NBC, Cain's Hundred (1961). His character was a former syndicate lawyer, Nick Cain, who, after wanting to 'go straight' is targeted for a hit. When his fiancée gets killed in the crosshairs instead, Cain swears revenge and joins an FBI task force to bring down the top 100 mobsters by various legal means. While the series only ran to 30 episodes, it firmly established Richman in the medium. He was henceforth to alternate between nasty villains, stern authority figures and stoic heroes and become one of the most often killed guys on TV. His numerous roles have included appearances in The Twilight Zone (1959), The Fugitive (1963), The Virginian (1962), Mission: Impossible (1966), Longstreet (1971) (as James Franciscus' cynical boss, Duke Paige), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) (as a rather camp THRUSH operative) and -- having lost none of his edge -- in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Standouts have included The Probe (1965) in which Richman plays a scientist determined to explore another dimension at any cost, and the first of two guest spots on The Invaders (1967) as an ally of the chief protagonist David Vincent. Richman was almost clipped by a helicopter blade during this episode and lucky to survive the experience. He continued to perform on screen well until his late eighties.
In addition to his work on front of the camera, Richman was something of a Renaissance man: a noted humanitarian (for which he was awarded a Silver Medallion from The Motion Picture and Television Fund) and an accomplished painter from an early age, trained at the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Describing himself as a 'figurative expressionist', Richman has had at least seventeen successful one-man exhibitions on the West Coast and in New York (primarily portraits of oil on canvas). He has also written two novels and several stage plays, of which his solo show 4 Faces and the one act play A Medal for Murray were the most acclaimed. His wife of 67 years was the actress Helen Richman (née Landess).- Actress
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Prolific and ubiquitous British bit player and dancer Pauline Lesley Chamberlain was born on October 2, 1932 in West Ham, Essex, England. The daughter of a piano player father, Pauline attended a French convent school in Palmers Green as well as learned ballet and tap at a local dance school. Chamberlain went on to attend the Aida Foster Stage School. Pauline and her twin sister Pamela were both featured as chorus girls in a 1948 production of the pantomime "Robin Hood and His Merry Men." The Chamberlain sisters went on to appear together in the pantomime "Robinson Crusoe" and did a tour of Great Britain in "Folies Bergere" for Bernard Delfont. Moreover, Pauline and Pamela were both members of Margaret Kelly's dancing troupe Bluebell Girls, appeared in revues at the London Palladium, and even performed in cabaret together in Brussels, Italy, Scotland, and Great Britain at the Dorchester as The Chamberlain Twins - What a Pair. A pretty brunette with a warm smile and a chipper disposition, Chamberlain first began appearing in films in uncredited minor roles while still in her teens in the late 1940's. Pauline could usually be spotted in movies cutting it up on the dance floor, as a guest at a party, or performing on stage (she was often cast as a showgirl). Chamberlain was featured in scores of films and a bunch of television shows in a career that spanned several decades. Pauline died at age 88 from complications of COVID-19 on January 14, 2021.- Actress
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Joanne Rogers was born on 9 March 1928 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (2019) and Speedy Delivery (2008). She was married to Fred Rogers. She died on 14 January 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.- Rhonda Graam was born on 6 February 1944 in the USA. She died on 14 January 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Elijah Moshinsky was born on 8 January 1946 in Shanghai, China. He was a director and producer, known for Genghis Cohn (1993), Theatre Night (1985) and The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978). He was married to Ruth Dyttman. He died on 14 January 2021 in London, England, UK.- Drinda Lalumia was an actress, known for White Oleander (2002), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and What Planet Are You From? (2000). She died on 14 January 2021 in Esperance, New York, USA.
- Anne Sutherland was born on 23 January 1932. She was an actress, known for The Humpty Dumpty Man (1989), A Test of Love (1984) and Prisoner (1979). She died on 14 January 2021 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Lloyd Roseman was an actor, known for Workaholics (2011) and A Room Without Doors (1998). He died on 14 January 2021 in the USA.
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Cookie Carosella was born on 4 June 1965 in the USA. She was a producer and actress, known for The Negotiator (1998), Antitrust (2001) and Bringing Down the House (2003). She died on 14 January 2021.- Production Manager
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Boris Grachevskiy was born on March 18, 1949 in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region, in the rest house "Polushkino", in a creative family, at the age of 6 he went to the stage with his father, at 10 he staged the first dance, at 11 - a New Year matinee. He graduated from the Kaliningrad Mechanical College at the plant of SP Koroleva (Moscow region), where he received a specialty turner. He worked as a turner, then as a design engineer at the Korolev factory. In 1968 he served in the army. After serving in the army he got a job as a loader at the Gorky film studio. In 1969 he entered the correspondence department of the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography with a degree in film production organization, he graduated 23 years later. He worked as an administrator in the paintings of Alexander Row, Mark Donskoy, Vasily Shukshin. At the film studio was a senior administrator, deputy director of the crew. In 1975, in his own version, together with the playwright Alexander Khmelik, he founded the children's newsreel "Yeralash". The creator of documentary films, the author of the project "Social Advertising". In 2008-2009, he shot his first full-length feature film, The Roof, which appeared on screens in September 2009. Since 2009, he has repeatedly been the chairman of the jury of "Video Battles". In the same year he made his debut with the full-length directorial debut - the film "Roof". Since 2013 she has been participating in charity projects for children with disabilities of the International Art Center Margarita Mayskaya "Art-Iso-Center". In July 2014, Grachevsky, as a director, began the production of the dramatic film "Between Music, or Tantric Symphony" about the late love of a world-famous composer and a young girl from the provinces. The main roles were played by Andrei Ilyin and Yanina Melekhova. The author of the collection of humorous sayings "Idiocy". Since 2017 - member of the jury of children's KVN on the TV channel "Carousel".- Music Department
Yorgos Adamis was born on 17 April 1974 in Athens, Greece. Yorgos is known for The Hurt Locker (2008). Yorgos was married to Elizabeth Hoefner Adamis. Yorgos died on 14 January 2021 in Manhattan Beach, California, USA.- Actress
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Herdis Maddin was born on 9 November 1916 in Vestfold, Manitoba, Canada. She was an actress, known for Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988), Archangel (1990) and Cowards Bend the Knee (2003). She died on 14 January 2021 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.- Leonidas Pelekanakis was born on 2 November 1962 in Piraeus, Greece. He died on 14 January 2021 in Athens, Greece.
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Luis Palomo was born on 20 February 1954 in Holguín, Cuba. He was a director and producer, known for La aparición (1985), For the Love of Film (1992) and Murder in Miami (2014). He died on 14 January 2021 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Big-O was born in 1974 in Shizuoka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Aquarius feat. S-Word, Big-O & Dabo: Koko Tokyo (2003). He died on 14 January 2021 in Japan.
- Carolyn Torlay was born on 22 June 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Heart of Midnight (1988). She died on 14 January 2021 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
- Storm Constantine (12 Oct. 1956 - 14th January 2021) was a British science fiction and fantasy author, primarily known for her "Wraeththu" series, which began as one trilogy but has spawned many subsequent works. She was the author of over 30 published novels and non-fiction books, plus numerous other publications, including some about magical spells.
- Gimax was born on 1 January 1938 in Milan, Italy. He was married to Mirella. He died on 14 January 2021 in Italy.
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Duranice Pace was born on 13 May 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for L'effrontée (1985), The Crazy Story of the Three Musketeers (1983) and The Youngest Evangelist (2021). She died on 14 January 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.- Jordon was a graduate of Hazleton High School class of 1948. He went on to earn his A.B. degree from Cornell University and a master's degree from University of Iowa. Jordon was also awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for study at the University of Florence, Italy.
Jordon was commissioned an officer in the United States Navy, where his service took him on missions to Antarctica, the Mediterranean, the Far East and the South Pacific. Jordon was an officer-instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy; a Fellow of comparative literature at Princeton University; an assistant professor at the University of Iowa; a Fulbright lecturer at University d'Aix-Marseilles, France; assistant professor at Mount Holyoke College; associate professor at Trinity College, and professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. - Antún Castro was born on 28 February 1949. He was an actor, known for La ciudad grita (1971), La María (1972) and 3 Milagros (2011). He died on 14 January 2021 in Riosucio, Chocó, Colombia.
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Jerzy Wiktor was a production manager, known for Wrogowie ognia (1997) and Idac, spotykajac (1999). Jerzy died on 14 January 2021.- Actress
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Luz Huerta was born on 24 May 1924 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Las pobres ilegales (1982), El rayo de Jalisco (1962) and Dos corazones y un cielo (1959). She died on 14 January 2021 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.