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- Kathryn Janssen was born on 9 July 1923. She was an actress, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Barnaby Jones (1973) and Ladies of the Corridor (1975). She died on 23 April 2018 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Though best known to cult film fans for his roles in Italian B-movies, Donald O'Brien hailed from Pau, in the Pyrenees mountains of France. His Irish father was a former US Army Calvary officer who fought in the Spanish-American war, and his mother was an English governess. When World War II broke out and France came under Nazi occupation, the O'Briens fled back to Ireland, where Donald would spend his formative years. He studied acting under the Irish theatre legend Micheál MacLiammóir, and later moved back to France, where he worked several oddjobs including prizefighter and office worker.
In 1953, the 23-year-old O'Brien made his first appearance in a feature film, Anatole Litvak's war drama Act of Love (1953). A chance meeting with director John Frankenheimer saw him cast as a Nazi officer in The Train (1964), which so impressed the director that he cast him in a supporting role in Grand Prix (1966). In 1967, O'Brien was brought to Italy to star in Sergio Sollima's cult Spaghetti Western Run, Man, Run (1968). His portrayal of ex-American lawman turned soldier of fortune Nathaniel Cassidy led to future leading roles in the genre for a number of years, during which he changed his name from "Donal" to "Donald" due to contracts frequently misspelling it.
O'Brien quickly became a staple of Italian B-movies, appearing in everything from Spaghetti Westerns, to horror films, to Sexploitation pictures. In 1981, he starred in Zombie Holocaust (1980) (retitled 'Doctor Butcher, M.D.' for its US release), which earned him a strong cult following among horror and exploitation film fans for his portrayal of the eponymous mad scientist. However, that same year he sustained a brain injury that paralyzed half his body, and significantly reduced the number of roles he could play even after he recovered. He appeared in several films for the notorious Joe D'Amato, and had a supporting role as a Franciscan friar opposite Sean Connery in Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose (1986).
Following another accident in 1996, O'Brien all but retired from acting, settling in Paris with his family. - Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Arthur B. Rubinstein was born on 31 March 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Stakeout (1987), WarGames (1983) and Nick of Time (1995). He was married to Barbara Ferris. He died on 23 April 2018 in the USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Music Department
Bob Dorough was born on 12 December 1923 in Cherry Hill, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Schoolhouse Rock! (1973), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and The Iron Giant (1999). He was married to Sally Shanley, Ruth Corine Meinert and Jacqueline Wright. He died on 23 April 2018 in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Composer
Peter Kristúfek was born on 23 June 1973 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Viditelny svet (2011), Snapshots (2009) and Slovensko 2.0 (2014). He died on 23 April 2018 in Badín, Slovakia.- Pamela Sholto was born on 10 August 1922 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hellraiser (1987), Softly Softly (1966) and 1990 (1977). She was married to John Eyre. She died on 23 April 2018 in the UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Joe Sexton was born on 24 December 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Cabin (2008), Coup Poudre (2006) and Horror Dungeon (2009). He was married to Sheila Sexton. He died on 23 April 2018 in Zionsville, Indiana, USA.- Art Simmons was born on 5 February 1926 in Glenn White, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Two Men in Manhattan (1959), Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965) and Six-Five Special (1957). He died on 23 April 2018 in Beckley, West Virginia, USA.
- Director
- Writer
Yvon Trudel was a director and writer, known for Le temps d'une paix (1980), Graffiti (1992) and Les belles histoires des pays d'en haut (1956). Yvon was married to Denise Pérusse. Yvon died on 23 April 2018 in Melocheville, Beauharnois, Québec, Canada.- Åke Harnesk was born on 5 May 1926 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Den gula bilen (1963), Hej du glada sommar!!! (1965) and Kurragömma (1963). He died on 23 April 2018 in Kungsbacka, Hallands län, Sweden.
- Jerrod Meinwald was born on 16 January 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. Jerrod was married to Charlotte Greenspan and Yvonne Chu. Jerrod died on 23 April 2018 in Ithaca, New York, USA.
- Liisa Paatso was born on 2 November 1945 in Helsinki, Finland. She was an actress, known for Vaaksa vaaraa (1965), Päivän kakkaroita (1983) and Elämän rouva, rouva Glad (1990). She was married to Olli Ahvenlahti and Ilari Paatso. She died on 23 April 2018.
- Sachio Kinugasa was born on 18 January 1947 in Kyoto, Japan. He was married to Masako. He died on 23 April 2018 in Japan.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Erik Schuessler was born on 26 July 1972 in the USA. He was a director and writer, known for Poolside (2021), Everyday Monsters: Anonymity (2013) and The Bad (2014). He died on 23 April 2018 in Texas, USA.- Giovanni Galloni was born on 16 June 1927 in Paternò, Sicily, Italy. He died on 23 April 2018 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Editorial Department
- Editor
- Script and Continuity Department
Margita Tomásková was born on 5 July 1924 in Skalica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. Margita was an editor, known for The Boxer and Death (1963), Dom na rázcestí (1959) and V hodine dvanástej (1959). Margita died on 23 April 2018 in Velký Biel, Slovakia.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
- Director
Don Bustany was born on 10 August 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a director, known for The Bob Newhart Show (1972), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and The Don Rickles Show (1972). He died on 23 April 2018 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie Staheli was born on 25 June 1939 in Payson, Utah, USA. She was a costume designer and assistant director, known for The Boogens (1981), Dirty O'Neil (1974) and The House of the Dead (1978). She died on 23 April 2018 in the USA.