In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1964

Remembering 84 people from the world of film and television who died in 1964, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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Gertrude Michael

31 Dec 1964 · aged 53

Acting

Cheerio Meredith

25 Dec 1964 · aged 74

Acting

William Bendix

14 Dec 1964 · aged 58

Acting

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Bert Stevens

14 Dec 1964 · aged 59

Acting

Ernesto Almirante

13 Dec 1964 · aged 87

Acting

Percy Kilbride

11 Dec 1964 · aged 76

Acting

Pina Pellicer

4 Dec 1964 · aged 30

Acting

Charles Meredith

28 Nov 1964 · aged 70

Acting

Clarence Kolb

25 Nov 1964 · aged 90

Acting

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William O'Dwyer

24 Nov 1964 · aged 74

Acting

John Emery

16 Nov 1964 · aged 59

Acting

Sam Newfield

10 Nov 1964 · aged 64

Directing

Sammee Tong

27 Oct 1964 · aged 63

Acting

Gage Clarke

23 Oct 1964 · aged 64

Acting

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Carl Johan Hviid

21 Oct 1964 · aged 65

Acting

Gladys Boot

16 Oct 1964 · aged 74

Acting

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Pat Frank

12 Oct 1964 · aged 57

Writing

Eddie Cantor

10 Oct 1964 · aged 72

Acting

Guru Dutt

10 Oct 1964 · aged 39

Directing

Ahmet Tarık Tekçe

4 Oct 1964 · aged 43

Acting

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Bernard Rebel

30 Sep 1964 · aged 62

Acting

Harpo Marx

28 Sep 1964 · aged 75

Acting

Ida Moore

26 Sep 1964 · aged 82

Acting

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John Dodsworth

11 Sep 1964 · aged 53

Acting

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Reizaburo Yamamoto

11 Sep 1964 · aged 61

Acting

Kōichi Katsuragi

6 Sep 1964 · aged 74

Acting

Morris Ankrum

2 Sep 1964 · aged 68

Acting

Lumsden Hare

28 Aug 1964 · aged 89

Acting

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Leonard Lee

24 Aug 1964 · aged 60

Writing

Charles Stevens

22 Aug 1964 · aged 71

Acting

Keiji Sada

17 Aug 1964 · aged 37

Acting

Jack Pennick

16 Aug 1964 · aged 68

Acting

Guy Decomble

14 Aug 1964 · aged 53

Acting

Ian Fleming

12 Aug 1964 · aged 56

Writing

Cedric Hardwicke

6 Aug 1964 · aged 71

Acting

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Reed Howes

6 Aug 1964 · aged 64

Acting

Charles Quigley

5 Aug 1964 · aged 58

Acting

Seymour Kneitel

30 Jul 1964 · aged 56

Directing

Harry Shannon

27 Jul 1964 · aged 74

Acting

William A. Seiter

26 Jul 1964 · aged 74

Directing

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Franz Fröhlich

26 Jul 1964 · aged 62

Acting

Linda Lin Dai

17 Jul 1964 · aged 29

Acting

Mikhail Nazvanov

13 Jul 1964 · aged 50

Acting

Gaby Morlay

4 Jul 1964 · aged 71

Acting

Beatrice Varley

4 Jul 1964 · aged 67

Acting

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Yo Shiomi

1 Jul 1964 · aged 68

Acting

King Calder

28 Jun 1964 · aged 67

Acting

Christopher Rhodes

22 Jun 1964 · aged 50

Acting

Diana Beaumont

21 Jun 1964 · aged 55

Acting

Hans Moser

19 Jun 1964 · aged 83

Acting

Paul Carpenter

12 Jun 1964 · aged 42

Acting

Tokuji Kobayashi

11 Jun 1964 · aged 63

Acting

Robert Warwick

6 Jun 1964 · aged 85

Acting

Ernst Waldow

5 Jun 1964 · aged 70

Acting

Jack Kenny

26 May 1964 · aged 77

Acting

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Klaus Kammer

9 May 1964 · aged 35

Acting

J.M. Kerrigan

29 Apr 1964 · aged 79

Acting

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Alan Le May

27 Apr 1964 · aged 65

Writing

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Mario Siletti

19 Apr 1964 · aged 60

Acting

Adolf Jahr

19 Apr 1964 · aged 70

Acting

Hal Price

15 Apr 1964 · aged 77

Acting

Earle Hodgins

14 Apr 1964 · aged 70

Acting

Frank Powell

10 Apr 1964 · aged 76

Acting

El Brendel

9 Apr 1964 · aged 74

Acting

Kitty McShane

24 Mar 1964 · aged 65

Acting

Peter Lorre

23 Mar 1964 · aged 59

Acting

Addison Richards

22 Mar 1964 · aged 61

Acting

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Herschel Graham

18 Mar 1964 · aged 60

Acting

Paul Cavanagh

15 Mar 1964 · aged 75

Acting

Wilbur Mack

14 Mar 1964 · aged 90

Acting

Robert Arnoux

13 Mar 1964 · aged 64

Acting

Edward Van Sloan

6 Mar 1964 · aged 81

Acting

Dennis Moore

1 Mar 1964 · aged 56

Acting

Kathryn Card

1 Mar 1964 · aged 71

Acting

Frank Albertson

29 Feb 1964 · aged 55

Acting

Vasiliy Makarov

29 Feb 1964 · aged 50

Acting

Edie Martin

22 Feb 1964 · aged 84

Acting

Edward Gargan

19 Feb 1964 · aged 61

Acting

Lupe Carriles

6 Feb 1964 · aged 50

Acting

Bud Osborne

2 Feb 1964 · aged 79

Acting

Alan Ladd

29 Jan 1964 · aged 50

Acting

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Bert Spencer

20 Jan 1964 · aged 52

Acting

Ralph Dumke

4 Jan 1964 · aged 64

Acting

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Stanko Buhanac

3 Jan 1964 · aged 49

Acting