In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1951

Remembering 60 people from the world of film and television who died in 1951, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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Johnny Arthur

31 Dec 1951 · aged 68

Acting

David Torrence

26 Dec 1951 · aged 87

Acting

Barton Yarborough

19 Dec 1951 · aged 51

Acting

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Arthur Sinclair

14 Dec 1951 · aged 66

Acting

Don Zelaya

14 Dec 1951 · aged 58

Acting

J. Edward Bromberg

6 Dec 1951 · aged 47

Acting

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Jack Raymond

5 Dec 1951 · aged 49

Acting

Harry Allen

4 Dec 1951 · aged 74

Acting

Robert Elliott

15 Nov 1951 · aged 72

Acting

Ella Gombaszögi

12 Nov 1951 · aged 52

Acting

Artúr Somlay

10 Nov 1951 · aged 68

Acting

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Sigmund Romberg

9 Nov 1951 · aged 64

Sound

Mady Christians

29 Oct 1951 · aged 59

Acting

Pierre Juvenet

13 Oct 1951 · aged 70

Acting

Ivan F. Simpson

12 Oct 1951 · aged 76

Acting

Leon Errol

12 Oct 1951 · aged 70

Acting

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John Power

25 Sep 1951 · aged 77

Acting

Maria Montez

7 Sep 1951 · aged 39

Acting

Edmund MacDonald

2 Sep 1951 · aged 43

Acting

Robert Walker

28 Aug 1951 · aged 32

Acting

Arthur Margetson

13 Aug 1951 · aged 64

Acting

Luli Deste

7 Jul 1951 · aged 49

Acting

Horace Hodges

6 Jul 1951 · aged 85

Acting

Jacques Baumer

20 Jun 1951 · aged 66

Acting

Eduardo Arozamena

21 May 1951 · aged 73

Acting

Billie Bennett

19 May 1951 · aged 76

Acting

Frank McGlynn Sr.

18 May 1951 · aged 84

Acting

Weldon Heyburn

18 May 1951 · aged 47

Acting

Sammy Brooks

16 May 1951 · aged 59

Acting

Betty Linley

9 May 1951 · aged 61

Acting

Warner Baxter

7 May 1951 · aged 62

Acting

Nora Cecil

1 May 1951 · aged 72

Acting

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Jules Berry

23 Apr 1951 · aged 68

Acting

Stanley Ridges

22 Apr 1951 · aged 60

Acting

Joe King

11 Apr 1951 · aged 68

Acting

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Dobiesław Damięcki

10 Apr 1951 · aged 52

Acting

Edward Rigby

5 Apr 1951 · aged 72

Acting

Ivar Kåge

2 Apr 1951 · aged 69

Acting

Edward Metcalf

2 Apr 1951 · aged 84

Acting

Ralph Forbes

31 Mar 1951 · aged 46

Acting

Tex Cooper

29 Mar 1951 · aged 74

Acting

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Gusztáv Pártos

22 Mar 1951 · aged 55

Acting

Frank Melton

19 Mar 1951 · aged 43

Acting

Charles Coleman

8 Mar 1951 · aged 65

Acting

Ivor Novello

6 Mar 1951 · aged 58

Acting

Al Taylor

2 Mar 1951 · aged 63

Acting

Michael Visaroff

27 Feb 1951 · aged 61

Acting

Alfredo del Diestro

20 Feb 1951 · aged 65

Acting

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André Gide

19 Feb 1951 · aged 81

Writing

James Harcourt

18 Feb 1951 · aged 77

Acting

Larry Steers

15 Feb 1951 · aged 63

Acting

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Else Heller

12 Feb 1951 · aged 67

Acting

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Isabel O'Madigan

23 Jan 1951 · aged 79

Acting

Ernest Cossart

21 Jan 1951 · aged 74

Acting

Fyodor Kurikhin

19 Jan 1951 · aged 70

Acting

Jack Holt

18 Jan 1951 · aged 62

Acting

Arvi Tuomi

13 Jan 1951 · aged 57

Acting

Gustave Hamilton

5 Jan 1951 · aged 79

Acting

Richard Hart

2 Jan 1951 · aged 35

Acting

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Skippy

1 Jan 1951 · aged 20

Acting