In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1943

Remembering 15 people from the world of film and television who died in 1943, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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William Irving

25 Dec 1943 · aged 50

Acting

Dwight Frye

7 Nov 1943 · aged 44

Acting

Charles West

10 Oct 1943 · aged 57

Acting

Kazimierz Junosza-Stepowski

5 Jul 1943 · aged 62

Acting

George Guhl

27 Jun 1943 · aged 67

Acting

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Leon De La Mothe

12 Jun 1943 · aged 62

Directing

Leslie Howard

1 Jun 1943 · aged 50

Acting

Montagu Love

17 May 1943 · aged 63

Acting

Edward McWade

17 May 1943 · aged 78

Acting

Wade Boteler

7 May 1943 · aged 54

Acting

Conrad Veidt

3 Apr 1943 · aged 50

Acting

Tully Marshall

10 Mar 1943 · aged 78

Acting

Spencer Charters

25 Jan 1943 · aged 67

Acting

Bayard Veiller

16 Jan 1943 · aged 74

Writing

Alphonse Ethier

4 Jan 1943 · aged 68

Acting