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- A general utilitarian player on TV and film, Ross Elliott provided clean-cut, reliable support for over four decades. Born Elliott Blum on June 18, 1917 in New York City, Ross grew up in the Bronx and began appearing in plays while a teenage at both summer camps and in high school. He attended New York's City College upon graduation pursing both law and appearing in the college's dramatic productions. Acting won out in the long run after he received his degree in 1937.
Following variety show and summer stock work, Elliott became a member of Orson Welles Mercury Theatre and played minor parts on Broadway in "Julius Caesar" (modern version), "The Shoemaker's Holiday" and "Danton's Death." He also was a part of the notorious "War of the Worlds" broadcast on radio in 1938. He also stage toured with Welles in "Five Kings". His career was interrupted by a tour of duty in the Army. Appearing in several of their touring show, one of the better known was "This Is the Army". He would also appearing in the Warner Brothers' film version of This Is the Army (1943).
Elliott returned to professional acting following his honorable discharge and replaced Tom Ewell touring with Walter Huston in "Apple of His Eye". By 1947, he had relocated to Los Angeles and appeared in his first film The Burning Cross (1947) with a story involving the KKK. His four-decade career would include hundreds of movie and TV roles. His more visible clean-cut appearances occurred in the films Woman on the Run (1950), Hot Lead (1951), Woman in the Dark (1952), Problem Girls (1953), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Carolina Cannonball (1955), Indestructible Man (1956), Monster on the Campus (1958). Of the scores of parts he played on TV, from the dramas ("Perry Mason", "Death Valley Days", "The Adventures of Superman", "Lassie", "The Twilight Zone", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "Kung Fu", "The Mod Squad", "Dallas", "Little House on the Prairie", and "The A-Team") to the comedies ("The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Leave It to Beaver", "Hazel", "Here's Lucy", "The Doris Day Show", and "Phyllis"), Ross will be forever remembered as Lucy Ricardo's director in the classic Vitameatavegamin commercial episode of I Love Lucy (1951). In other "Lucy" episodes, he played Ricky Ricardo's publicity agent. He also played Virgil Earp in several episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955), appeared frequently as a straight man for Jack Benny on his long-running TV show, and played Sheriff Abbott in many segments of The Virginian (1962).
After several detours, his career waned in the 1970s and he turned to real estate. His last film was a small role in Scorpion (1986). He died of cancer at age 82 on August 12, 1999, and was cremated. - Joe Black was born on 6 May 1918 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shillingbury Tales (1980), Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977) and Red Letter Day (1976). He died on 12 August 1999 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Can Yücel was born on 21 August 1926 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is known for Bride of Istanbul (2017), Misafir (2021) and Herkese merhaba! Caddebostan Kültür Merkezi'nde Enver Aysever ve Çigdem Erken'le Aykiri Kumpanya'da sahnedeyiz! (2016). He was married to Güler Yücel. He died on 12 August 1999 in Izmir, Turkey.- Zygmunt Maciejewski was born on 21 December 1914 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for W pustyni i w puszczy (1973), Man on the Tracks (1957) and Epilog norymberski (1971). He died on 12 August 1999 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Animation Department
- Visual Effects
Archie Robin was born on 5 February 1910. He was married to Pennee. He died on 12 August 1999.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Pavel Arsenov was born on 5 January 1936 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR. He was a director and writer, known for Guest from the Future (1984), Lilac Ball (1988) and S lyubimymi ne rasstavaytes (1980). He died on 12 August 1999 in Moscow, Russia.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Tony Cervi was born on 11 October 1936 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Insight (1980), 3-2-1 (1978) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978). He died on 12 August 1999 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK.- John Hale was born on 17 September 1923 in Ashford, Kent, England, UK. He was married to Sheila MacIvor and Rosalind Williams. He died on 12 August 1999 in Twickenham, London, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
Ante Mladineo was a director and writer, known for Aluminij (1950) and Oceanografski institut (1951). He died on 12 August 1999 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Bob Pacquin was born on 26 June 1921. He died on 12 August 1999 in Monterey Park, California, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Anthony Isaacs was born on 16 May 1928 in London, England, UK. Anthony was a producer and director, known for The World About Us (1967), Horizon (1964) and This Week (1956). Anthony was married to Betty Cuttell. Anthony died on 12 August 1999 in London, England, UK.- Jean Drapeau was born on 18 February 1916 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He died on 12 August 1999 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.