In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1969

Remembering 101 people from the world of film and television who died in 1969, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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Carol Thurston

31 Dec 1969 · aged 49

Acting

Henry Oscar

28 Dec 1969 · aged 78

Acting

Ilse Steppat

21 Dec 1969 · aged 52

Acting

Sara Berner

19 Dec 1969 · aged 57

Acting

Sándor Tompa

18 Dec 1969 · aged 65

Acting

Spencer Williams

13 Dec 1969 · aged 76

Acting

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Palmer Thompson

12 Dec 1969 · aged 51

Writing

Sergey Stolyarov

9 Dec 1969 · aged 58

Acting

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Akira Nakamura

9 Dec 1969 · aged 53

Acting

Eric Portman

7 Dec 1969 · aged 68

Acting

Hugh Williams

7 Dec 1969 · aged 65

Acting

Mathias Wieman

3 Dec 1969 · aged 67

Acting

Ruth White

3 Dec 1969 · aged 55

Acting

Roy Barcroft

28 Nov 1969 · aged 67

Acting

Semyon Svashenko

23 Nov 1969 · aged 65

Acting

Josef von Sternberg

22 Nov 1969 · aged 75

Directing

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

18 Nov 1969 · aged 81

Production

Emmett Vogan

13 Nov 1969 · aged 76

Acting

Dave O'Brien

8 Nov 1969 · aged 57

Acting

Kam Tong

8 Nov 1969 · aged 62

Acting

Lloyd Corrigan

5 Nov 1969 · aged 69

Acting

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Sam Harris

22 Oct 1969 · aged 92

Acting

Jeon Ok

22 Oct 1969 · aged 58

Acting

Sonja Henie

12 Oct 1969 · aged 57

Acting

John English

11 Oct 1969 · aged 66

Directing

Eduardo Ciannelli

8 Oct 1969 · aged 80

Acting

Harry Millard

2 Oct 1969 · aged 41

Acting

Bruce Seton

27 Sep 1969 · aged 60

Acting

Rex Ingram

19 Sep 1969 · aged 73

Acting

James Anderson

14 Sep 1969 · aged 48

Acting

Bud Collyer

8 Sep 1969 · aged 61

Acting

Lev Sverdlin

29 Aug 1969 · aged 67

Acting

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Robert Sparr

28 Aug 1969 · aged 53

Directing

Forrest Stanley

27 Aug 1969 · aged 80

Acting

Martin Miller

26 Aug 1969 · aged 69

Acting

Mark Bernes

16 Aug 1969 · aged 57

Acting

Russ Bender

16 Aug 1969 · aged 59

Acting

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Dick Ryan

12 Aug 1969 · aged 72

Acting

Sharon Tate

9 Aug 1969 · aged 26

Acting

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Irving Mitchell

3 Aug 1969 · aged 78

Acting

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Vladimir Lebedev

1 Aug 1969 · aged 76

Acting

Raymond Walburn

26 Jul 1969 · aged 81

Acting

Andrés Soler

26 Jul 1969 · aged 70

Acting

A.E. Matthews

20 Jul 1969 · aged 99

Acting

Barbara Pepper

18 Jul 1969 · aged 54

Acting

Raizō Ichikawa

17 Jul 1969 · aged 37

Acting

Peter van Eyck

15 Jul 1969 · aged 57

Acting

R.D. Ismail

11 Jul 1969

Acting

Erskine Sanford

7 Jul 1969 · aged 83

Acting

Gladys Swarthout

7 Jul 1969 · aged 71

Acting

Lambert Hillyer

5 Jul 1969 · aged 79

Directing

Henri Decoin

4 Jul 1969 · aged 79

Directing

Ralph Habib

27 Jun 1969 · aged 56

Directing

Aleksandre Jorjoliani

25 Jun 1969 · aged 81

Acting

Oskar Sima

24 Jun 1969 · aged 72

Acting

Judy Garland

22 Jun 1969 · aged 47

Acting

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Lovyss Bradley

21 Jun 1969 · aged 63

Acting

Mitsuko Miura

14 Jun 1969 · aged 52

Acting

Martita Hunt

13 Jun 1969 · aged 69

Acting

Frank Lawton

11 Jun 1969 · aged 64

Acting

Robert Taylor

8 Jun 1969 · aged 57

Acting

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George Betton

4 Jun 1969 · aged 73

Acting

Leo Gorcey

2 Jun 1969 · aged 51

Acting

Rhys Williams

28 May 1969 · aged 71

Acting

Jeffrey Hunter

27 May 1969 · aged 42

Acting

Paul Birch

24 May 1969 · aged 57

Acting

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Willy Ley

24 May 1969 · aged 62

Writing

Richard Garland

24 May 1969 · aged 41

Acting

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Fred Sherman

20 May 1969 · aged 64

Acting

Doe Ching

16 May 1969 · aged 54

Directing

André Carnège

12 May 1969 · aged 78

Acting

Manuel Requena

9 May 1969 · aged 77

Acting

Kōichi Mizuhara

7 May 1969 · aged 60

Acting

Eddie Kane

30 Apr 1969 · aged 79

Acting

Stanley Andrews

23 Apr 1969 · aged 77

Acting

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Louis Vittes

21 Apr 1969 · aged 58

Writing

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro

15 Apr 1969 · aged 69

Acting

Alberto Bonucci

5 Apr 1969 · aged 50

Acting

Dwight D. Eisenhower

28 Mar 1969 · aged 78

Acting

Alan Mowbray

25 Mar 1969 · aged 72

Acting

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D.D. Beauchamp

20 Mar 1969 · aged 60

Writing

Barbara Bates

18 Mar 1969 · aged 43

Acting

Miles Malleson

15 Mar 1969 · aged 80

Acting

Richard Crane

9 Mar 1969 · aged 50

Acting

John Boles

27 Feb 1969 · aged 73

Acting

Madge Blake

19 Feb 1969 · aged 69

Acting

Roland Bartrop

13 Feb 1969 · aged 43

Acting

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Robert Presnell Sr.

12 Feb 1969 · aged 74

Writing

George 'Gabby' Hayes

9 Feb 1969 · aged 83

Acting

Thelma Ritter

5 Feb 1969 · aged 66

Acting

Boris Karloff

2 Feb 1969 · aged 81

Acting

Rush Williams

1 Feb 1969 · aged 71

Acting

Jean Ozenne

27 Jan 1969 · aged 70

Acting

Tamae Kiyokawa

21 Jan 1969 · aged 65

Acting

Wilton Graff

13 Jan 1969 · aged 65

Acting

Leslie Goodwins

8 Jan 1969 · aged 69

Directing

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Shinobu Araki

8 Jan 1969 · aged 77

Acting

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Susanne Cramer

7 Jan 1969 · aged 32

Acting

Howard McNear

3 Jan 1969 · aged 63

Acting

Barton MacLane

1 Jan 1969 · aged 66

Acting

Ian Fleming

1 Jan 1969 · aged 80

Acting