In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1948

Remembering 12 people from the world of film and television who died in 1948, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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C. Aubrey Smith

20 Dec 1948 · aged 85

Acting

Edgar Kennedy

9 Nov 1948 · aged 58

Acting

Samuel S. Hinds

13 Oct 1948 · aged 73

Acting

Frank Cellier

27 Sep 1948 · aged 64

Acting

Warren William

24 Sep 1948 · aged 53

Acting

Paul Wegener

13 Sep 1948 · aged 73

Acting

Hay Petrie

30 Jul 1948 · aged 53

Acting

May Whitty

29 May 1948 · aged 82

Acting

Gideon Wahlberg

3 May 1948 · aged 57

Acting

Willard Robertson

5 Apr 1948 · aged 62

Acting

Béla Mihályffi

4 Apr 1948 · aged 57

Acting

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George Sorel

19 Jan 1948 · aged 46

Acting