2021 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming.
Evaluation of the year
In his article highlighting the best movies of 2021, Richard Brody of The New Yorker said, "From an artistic perspective, 2021 has been an excellent cinematic vintage, yet the bounty is shadowed by an air of doom. The reopening of theatres has brought many great movies—some of which were postponed from last year—to the big screen, but fewer people to see them. The biggest successes, as usual, have been superhero and franchise films. The French Dispatch has done respectably in wide release, and Licorice Pizza is doing superbly on four screens in New York and Los Angeles, but few, if any, of the year's best films are likely to reach high on the box-office charts. The shift toward streaming was already under way when the pandemic struck, and as the trend has accelerated it's had a paradoxical effect on movies. On the one hand, a streaming release is a wide release, happily accessible to all (or to all subscribers). On the other, an online release usually registers as a nonevent, and many of the great movies hardly make a blip on the mediascape despite being more accessible than ever."
Highest-grossing films
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Sony | $1,921,426,073 |
| 2 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | Bona | $909,596,236 |
| 3 | Hi, Mom | Lian Ray | $841,674,419 |
| 4 | No Time to Die | MGM / Universal | $774,253,007 |
| 5 | F9 | Universal | $726,229,501 |
| 6 | Detective Chinatown 3 | Wanda | $686,257,563 |
| 7 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Sony | $506,863,592 |
| 8 | Godzilla vs. Kong | Warner Bros. / Toho | $470,116,094 |
| 9 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Disney | $432,243,292 |
| 10 | Sing 2 | Universal | $408,668,500 |
- Excludes grosses from subsequent re-releases.
2021 box office records
- Worldwide, the global box office ended the year at $21.4 billion, a figure 78% higher than 2020.
- China was the highest-grossing country of 2021 with $7.3 billion.
- In the United States and Canada, theaters earned an estimated $4.55 billion throughout 2021, a statistic 100% higher than 2020's $2.28 billion and 60% lower than 2019's $11.4 billion.
Film records
- The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) became the first film franchise to gross $23 billion, $24 billion, and $25 billion with the releases of Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.[citation needed] Additionally, the MCU became the first film franchise to have ten films gross over $1 billion with the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home became the 48th film to gross $1 billion worldwide (the first film to do so since 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker prior to the COVID-19 pandemic), surpassed Spider-Man: Far From Home as Sony's highest-grossing film of all time, and attained the distinction of being the highest-grossing film not to be released in China (one of the world's biggest box office markets).
- Also, it is the third film to surpass the $800 million mark in North America.
- In Latin America, No Way Home became the all-time highest-grossing film in Mexico ($75 million), and the second all-time highest in Brazil ($55 million), Central America ($12.6 million) and Ecuador ($7.9 million).
- The Battle at Lake Changjin became the highest-grossing non-English film of all time as well as highest-grossing Chinese film of all time.
- The Battle at Lake Changjin also became the second highest-grossing film in a single market, after Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) in the United States.
- Hi, Mom became the highest-grossing film by a solo female director, surpassing the record set by Wonder Woman (2017).
- Detective Chinatown 3 set the record for the biggest opening weekend in a single territory, surpassing the record set by Avengers: Endgame in 2019, and had the tenth highest-grossing opening weekend on release.
- Avatar became the highest-grossing film of all time again after a re-release in China increased its gross past $2.8 billion.
- The anime film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020) released in North America in April 2021, with its opening weekend gross of $19.5 million setting the record as the biggest opening for any foreign-language film released in North America.[dubious – discuss]
Events
Award ceremonies
| Date | Event | Host | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | 26th Forqué Awards | Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales | Madrid, Spain |
| February 28 | 78th Golden Globe Awards | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Beverly Hills, California, US Manhattan, New York, US |
| March 2 | 8th Feroz Awards | Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España | Madrid, Spain |
| March 6 | 35th Goya Awards | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences | Málaga, Spain |
| March 7 | 26th Critics' Choice Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Santa Monica, California, US |
| March 12 | 46th César Awards | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma | Paris, France |
| March 21 | 13th Gaudí Awards | Catalan Film Academy | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| March 21 | 73rd Writers Guild of America Awards | Writers Guild of America, East Writers Guild of America West | Ceremony held virtually |
| March 24 | 32nd Producers Guild of America Awards | Producers Guild of America | Ceremony held virtually |
| April 4 | 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards | SAG-AFTRA | Los Angeles, California, US |
| April 10 | 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards | Directors Guild of America | Ceremony held virtually |
| April 11 | 74th British Academy Film Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | London, England, UK |
| April 16 | 48th Annie Awards | ASIFA-Hollywood | Los Angeles, California, US |
| April 22 | 36th Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Awards | Santa Monica, California, US |
| April 24 | 41st Golden Raspberry Awards | Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation | Los Angeles, California, US |
| April 25 | 93rd Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Los Angeles, California, US |
| May 3 | 67th National Film Awards | Directorate of Film Festivals | New Delhi, India |
| May 11 | 66th David di Donatello | Accademia del Cinema Italiano | Rome, Italy |
| May 13 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Ilgan Sports | Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| September 18–19 | 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | Vibri Media Group | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| October 3 | 8th Platino Awards | Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales | Madrid, Spain |
| October 7 | 30th Buil Film Awards | Busan Ilbo | Busan, South Korea |
| October 8 | 15th Asian Film Awards | The Asian Film Awards Academy | Busan, South Korea |
| October 26 | 46th Saturn Awards | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | Los Angeles, California, US |
| November 14 | 20th Santosham Film Awards | Santosham Magazine | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| November 26 | 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Sports Chosun | Seoul |
| November 27 | 58th Golden Horse Awards | Motion Picture Development Foundation R.O.C. | Taipei, Taiwan |
| December 11 | 34th European Film Awards | European Film Academy | Berlin, Germany |
| December 11 | 27th Forqué Awards | Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales | Madrid, Spain |
Film festivals
List of some of the film festivals for 2021 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).
| Date | Event | Host | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 28 – February 3 | 2021 Sundance Film Festival | Sundance Film Festival | Park City, Utah, United States |
| March 1–5 | 71st Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin International Film Festival | Berlin, Germany |
| July 6–17 | 2021 Cannes Film Festival | Cannes Film Festival | Cannes, France |
| August 4–14 | 74th Locarno Film Festival | Locarno Film Festival | Locarno, Switzerland |
| September 1–11 | 78th Venice International Film Festival | Venice Film Festival | Venice, Italy |
| September 9–18 | 2021 Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto International Film Festival | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| September 17–25 | 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival | San Sebastián International Film Festival | San Sebastián, Spain |
| October 6–15 | 26th Busan International Film Festival | Busan International Film Festival | Busan, South Korea |
| November 20–28 | 52nd International Film Festival of India | Directorate of Film Festivals | Goa, India |
Awards
| Category/Organization | 79th Golden Globe Awards January 9, 2022 | Producers, Directors, Screen Actors and Writers Guild Awards February 27 – March 20, 2022 | 75th BAFTA Awards March 13, 2022 | 27th Critics' Choice Awards March 13, 2022 | 94th Academy Awards March 27, 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||||
| Best Picture | The Power of the Dog | West Side Story | CODA | The Power of the Dog | CODA | |
| Best Director | Jane Campion The Power of the Dog | |||||
| Best Actor | Will Smith King Richard | Andrew Garfield Tick, Tick... Boom! | Will Smith King Richard | |||
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman Being the Ricardos | Rachel Zegler West Side Story | Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Joanna Scanlan After Love | Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy Faye | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kodi Smit-McPhee The Power of the Dog | Troy Kotsur CODA | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ariana DeBose West Side Story | |||||
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Kenneth Branagh Belfast | Sian Heder CODA | Jane Campion The Power of the Dog | Sian Heder CODA | ||
| Best Screenplay, Original | Adam McKay & David Sirota Don't Look Up | Paul Thomas Anderson Licorice Pizza | Kenneth Branagh Belfast | |||
| Best Animated Film | Encanto | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Encanto | |||
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer Dune | N/a | Hans Zimmer Dune | |||
| Best Original Song | "No Time to Die" No Time to Die | N/a | N/a | "No Time to Die" No Time to Die | ||
| Best Foreign Language Film | Drive My Car | N/a | Drive My Car | |||
| Best Documentary | N/a | Summer of Soul | ||||
Palme d'Or (74th Cannes Film Festival):
- Titane, directed by Julia Ducournau, France
Golden Lion (78th Venice International Film Festival):
- Happening, directed by Audrey Diwan, France
Golden Bear (71st Berlin International Film Festival):
- Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc), directed by Radu Jude, Romania
People's Choice Award (46th Toronto International Film Festival):
- Belfast, directed by Kenneth Branagh, United Kingdom
2021 films
By country/region
- List of American films of 2021
- List of Australian films of 2021
- List of Bangladeshi films of 2021
- List of British films of 2021
- List of Canadian films of 2021
- List of Chinese films of 2021
- List of French films of 2021
- List of Hong Kong films of 2021
- List of Indian films of 2021
- List of Japanese films of 2021
- List of Nigerian films of 2021
- List of Philippine films of 2021
- List of Russian films of 2021
- List of South Korean films of 2021
- List of Spanish films of 2021
- List of Sri Lankan films of 2021
By genre/medium
- List of animated feature films of 2021
- List of horror films of 2021
- List of science fiction films of 2021
Deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | Barbara Shelley | 88 | UK | Actress |
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| 4 | Tanya Roberts | 71 | US | Actress |
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| 4 | Gregory Sierra | 83 | US | Actor |
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| 5 | James Greene | 89 | Ireland | Actor |
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| 5 | John Richardson | 86 | UK | Actor |
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| 6 | Antonio Sabàto Sr. | 77 | Italy | Actor |
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| 7 | Michael Apted | 79 | UK | Director |
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| 7 | Val Bettin | 97 | US | Voice Actor |
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| 7 | Marion Ramsey | 73 | US | Actress, Singer |
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| 8 | Steve Carver | 75 | US | Director |
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| 8 | Mike Henry | 84 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | John Reilly | 86 | US | Actor |
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| 11 | Tord Peterson | 94 | Sweden | Actor |
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| 11 | Stacy Title | 56 | US | Director |
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| 12 | Mona Malm | 85 | Sweden | Actress |
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| 14 | Peter Mark Richman | 93 | US | Actor |
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| 15 | Dale Baer | 70 | US | Animator |
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| 16 | Charlotte Cornwell | 71 | UK | Actress |
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| 18 | Jean-Pierre Bacri | 69 | France | Actor, Screenwriter |
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| 18 | Perry Botkin Jr. | 87 | US | Composer |
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| 18 | Juan Carlos Tabío | 77 | Cuba | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 20 | Ian Wilson | 81 | UK | Cinematographer |
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| 21 | Nathalie Delon | 79 | France | Actress |
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| 21 | Rémy Julienne | 90 | France | Stuntman |
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| 23 | Walter Bernstein | 101 | US | Screenwriter, Director |
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| 23 | Tony Ferrer | 86 | Philippines | Actor |
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| 23 | Alberto Grimaldi | 95 | Italy | Producer |
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| 23 | Hal Holbrook | 95 | US | Actor |
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| 23 | Trisha Noble | 76 | Australia | Actress, Singer |
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| 24 | Bruce Kirby | 95 | US | Actor |
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| 24 | Gunnel Lindblom | 89 | Sweden | Actress |
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| 27 | Cloris Leachman | 94 | US | Actress |
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| 28 | Vasily Lanovoy | 87 | Russia | Actor |
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| 28 | Cicely Tyson | 96 | US | Actress |
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| 30 | Allan Burns | 85 | US | Screenwriter |
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| February | 1 | Jonas Gricius | 92 | Lithuania | Cinematographer |
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| 1 | Robert C. Jones | 84 | US | Film Editor, Screenwriter |
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| 3 | Haya Harareet | 89 | Israel | Actress |
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| 5 | Christopher Plummer | 91 | Canada | Actor |
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| 7 | Giuseppe Rotunno | 97 | Italy | Cinematographer |
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| 7 | Moufida Tlatli | 73 | Tunisia | Director, Film Editor |
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| 8 | Jean-Claude Carrière | 89 | France | Screenwriter, Actor |
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| 9 | John Hora | 80 | US | Cinematographer |
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| 11 | Joan Weldon | 90 | US | Actress |
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| 12 | Antonio Giménez-Rico | 82 | Spain | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 12 | Christopher Pennock | 76 | US | Actor |
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| 12 | Lynn Stalmaster | 93 | US | Casting Director |
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| 15 | Lucía Guilmáin | 83 | Mexico | Actress |
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| 17 | Martha Stewart | 98 | US | Actress |
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| 18 | Andrey Myagkov | 82 | Russia | Actor |
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| 20 | David de Keyser | 93 | UK | Actor |
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| 22 | Giancarlo Santi | 81 | Italy | Director |
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| 24 | Alan Robert Murray | 66 | US | Sound Engineer |
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| 24 | Ronald Pickup | 80 | UK | Actor |
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| 27 | Ng Man-tat | 70 | Hong Kong | Actor |
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| March | 1 | Enrique San Francisco | 65 | Spain | Actor |
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| 2 | Gil Rogers | 87 | US | Actor |
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| 3 | Nicola Pagett | 75 | Egypt | Actress |
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| 4 | Tony Hendra | 79 | UK | Screenwriter |
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| 6 | David Bailie | 83 | South Africa | Actor |
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| 8 | Leon Gast | 85 | US | Documentarian |
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| 8 | Trevor Peacock | 89 | UK | Actor |
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| 9 | Biff McGuire | 94 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | Isela Vega | 81 | Mexico | Actress |
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| 11 | Isidore Mankofsky | 89 | US | Cinematographer |
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| 11 | Peter Patzak | 76 | Austria | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 11 | Norman J. Warren | 78 | UK | Director |
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| 14 | Henry Darrow | 87 | US | Actor |
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| 15 | Yaphet Kotto | 81 | US | Actor |
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| 17 | Antón García Abril | 87 | Spain | Composer |
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| 18 | Richard Gilliland | 71 | US | Actor |
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| 22 | Susana Canales | 87 | Spain | Actress |
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| 22 | Tatyana Lolova | 87 | Bulgaria | Actress |
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| 22 | May Wynn | 93 | US | Actress |
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| 23 | George Segal | 87 | US | Actor |
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| 24 | Craig Grant | 52 | US | Actor |
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| 24 | Kunie Tanaka | 88 | Japan | Actor |
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| 24 | Jessica Walter | 80 | US | Actress |
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| 25 | Larry McMurtry | 84 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 25 | Bertrand Tavernier | 79 | France | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 28 | Liu Kai-chi | 67 | Hong Kong | Actor |
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| April | 1 | Lee Aaker | 77 | US | Actor |
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| 3 | Lois de Banzie | 90 | US | Actress |
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| 3 | Gloria Henry | 98 | US | Actress |
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| 3 | John Paragon | 66 | US | Actor, Director |
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| 4 | Zygmunt Malanowicz | 83 | Poland | Actor |
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| 5 | Robert Fletcher | 98 | US | Costume Designer |
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| 5 | Paul Ritter | 54 | UK | Actor |
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| 6 | Walter Olkewicz | 72 | US | Actor |
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| 7 | James Hampton | 84 | US | Actor |
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| 8 | Richard Rush | 91 | US | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 9 | Earl "DMX" Simmons | 50 | US | Actor, Rapper |
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| 11 | Giannetto De Rossi | 78 | Italy | Makeup Artist |
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| 11 | Joseph Siravo | 66 | US | Actor |
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| 12 | André Maranne | 94 | France | Actor |
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| 16 | Helen McCrory | 52 | UK | Actress |
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| 16 | Anthony Powell | 85 | UK | Costume Designer |
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| 16 | Felix Silla | 84 | Italy | Stuntman, Actor |
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| 16 | Mari Törőcsik | 85 | Hungary | Actress |
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| 19 | Emília Došeková | 83 | Slovakia | Actress, Screenwriter, Singer |
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| 20 | Monte Hellman | 91 | US | Director, Film Editor |
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| 22 | Charles Fries | 92 | US | Producer, Executive |
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| 29 | Johnny Crawford | 75 | US | Actor, Singer |
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| 29 | Billie Hayes | 96 | US | Actress |
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| 29 | Frank McRae | 80 | US | Actor |
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| May | 1 | Olympia Dukakis | 89 | US | Actress |
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| 1 | Willy Kurant | 87 | Belgium | Cinematographer |
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| 2 | Jacques d'Amboise | 86 | US | Choreographer, Actor |
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| 4 | Chuck Hicks | 93 | US | Stuntman, Actor |
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| 7 | Tawny Kitaen | 59 | US | Actress |
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| 8 | Graeme Ferguson | 91 | Canada | Producer, Cinematographer |
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| 9 | Neil Connery | 83 | UK | Actor |
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| 11 | Norman Lloyd | 106 | US | Actor |
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| 11 | Buddy Van Horn | 92 | US | Stuntman, Director |
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| 15 | Roy Scammell | 88 | UK | Stuntman |
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| 18 | Charles Grodin | 86 | US | Actor |
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| 19 | Paul Mooney | 79 | US | Actor |
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| 24 | Desiree Gould | 76 | US | Actress |
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| 24 | Robert Green Hall | 47 | US | Makeup Artist |
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| 24 | Samuel E. Wright | 74 | US | Actor, Singer |
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| 26 | Jerome Hellman | 92 | US | Producer |
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| 26 | Paul Soles | 90 | Canada | Actor |
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| 27 | Lorina Kamburova | 29 | Bulgaria | Actress |
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| 27 | Shane Briant | 74 | UK | Actor |
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| 29 | Gavin MacLeod | 90 | US | Actor |
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| 31 | Peter Del Monte | 77 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 31 | Arlene Golonka | 85 | US | Actress |
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| June | 3 | Ernie Lively | 74 | US | Actor |
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| 4 | Clarence Williams III | 81 | US | Actor |
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| 5 | Paulo Thiago | 75 | Brazil | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 9 | Cynthia Hargrave | 64 | US | Producer |
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| 9 | Libuše Šafránková | 68 | Czech Republic | Actress |
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| 10 | Joyce MacKenzie | 95 | US | Actress |
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| 11 | John Gabriel | 90 | US | Actor |
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| 12 | Dennis Berry | 76 | US | Actor, Director |
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| 13 | Ned Beatty | 83 | US | Actor |
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| 13 | David Lightfoot | 61 | Australia | Producer |
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| 14 | Lisa Banes | 65 | US | Actress |
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| 16 | Frank Bonner | 79 | US | Actor |
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| 16 | Allen Midgette | 82 | US | Actor |
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| 19 | Leon Greene | 89 | UK | Actor |
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| 20 | Joanne Linville | 93 | US | Actress |
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| 21 | Nina Divíšková | 84 | Czech Republic | Actress |
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| 22 | Antonio Salines | 84 | Italy | Actor |
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| 23 | Clare Peploe | 79 | Tanzania | Screenwriter, Director |
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| 23 | Robert Sacchi | 89 | US | Actor |
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| 25 | Olga Barnet | 69 | Russia | Actress |
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| 25 | John Erman | 85 | US | Actor, Director |
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| 25 | June Kenney | 87 | US | Actress |
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| 27 | Alison Greenspan | 48 | US | Producer |
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| July | 4 | Luminița Gheorghiu | 71 | Romania | Actress |
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| 5 | Raffaella Carrà | 78 | Italy | Actress, Singer |
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| 5 | Richard Donner | 91 | US | Director, Producer |
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| 5 | Vladimir Menshov | 81 | Russia | Director, Actor |
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| 5 | William Smith | 88 | US | Actor |
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| 6 | Suzzanne Douglas | 64 | US | Actress |
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| 7 | Dilip Kumar | 98 | India | Actor |
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| 7 | Robert Downey Sr. | 85 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Actor |
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| 7 | Chick Vennera | 74 | US | Actor |
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| 11 | Charlie Robinson | 75 | US | Actor |
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| 15 | Libero De Rienzo | 44 | Italy | Actor |
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| 17 | Pilar Bardem | 82 | Spain | Actress |
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| 17 | Jacqueline Sassard | 81 | France | Actress |
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| 20 | Françoise Arnoul | 90 | France | Actress |
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| 23 | John Cornell | 80 | Australia | Screenwriter, Producer, Director |
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| 24 | Jackie Mason | 93 | US | Actor, Comedian |
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| 25 | Doug Falconer | 69 | Canada | Producer |
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| 26 | Rick Aiello | 65 | US | Actor |
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| 27 | Saginaw Grant | 85 | US | Actor |
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| 27 | Jean-François Stévenin | 77 | France | Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
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| 30 | Jack Couffer | 96 | US | Cinematographer |
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| 31 | Alvin Ing | 89 | US | Actor |
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| 31 | Mark Tarlov | 69 | US | Producer, Director |
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| August | 3 | Jean Hale | 82 | US | Actress |
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| 3 | Jørgen Langhelle | 55 | Norway | Actor |
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| 3 | Marcia Nasatir | 95 | US | Producer, Executive |
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| 7 | Brad Allan | 48 | Australia | Stuntman |
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| 7 | Markie Post | 70 | US | Actress |
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| 7 | Jane Withers | 95 | US | Actress |
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| 9 | Alex Cord | 88 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | Pat Hitchcock | 93 | UK | Actress |
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| 9 | Ken Hutchison | 72 | UK | Actor |
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| 12 | Una Stubbs | 84 | UK | Actress |
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| 14 | Piera Degli Esposti | 83 | Italy | Actress |
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| 15 | Gianfranco D'Angelo | 84 | Italy | Actor |
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| 17 | Rock Demers | 87 | Canada | Producer |
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| 19 | Sonny Chiba | 82 | Japan | Actor |
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| 19 | Li Hsing | 91 | Taiwan | Director |
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| 23 | Brick Bronsky | 57 | US | Actor |
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| 23 | Michael Nader | 76 | US | Actor |
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| 23 | Rosita Quintana | 96 | Argentina | Actress, Singer |
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| 25 | Zdenka Procházková | 95 | Czech Republic | Actress |
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| 29 | Ed Asner | 91 | US | Actor |
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| 29 | Peggy Farrell | 89 | US | Costume Designer |
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| 31 | Michael Constantine | 94 | US | Actor |
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| 31 | Ferhan Şensoy | 70 | Turkey | Actor |
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| September | 1 | George Martin | 83 | Spain | Actor |
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| 2 | Mikis Theodorakis | 96 | Greece | Composer |
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| 4 | Mort Ransen | 88 | Canada | Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
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| 5 | Ion Caramitru | 79 | Romania | Actor |
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| 6 | Jean-Paul Belmondo | 88 | France | Actor |
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| 6 | Nino Castelnuovo | 84 | Italy | Actor |
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| 6 | Anthony Johnson | 56 | US | Actor |
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| 6 | Michael K. Williams | 54 | US | Actor |
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| 7 | Eiichi Yamamoto | 80 | Japan | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 8 | Art Metrano | 84 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | Jon Gregory | 77 | UK | Film Editor |
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| 11 | Fran Bennett | 84 | US | Actress |
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| 11 | Gloria Warren | 95 | US | Actress, Singer |
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| 12 | Ben Best | 46 | US | Actor, Screenwriter |
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| 12 | Sondra James | 82 | US | Actress, Casting Director |
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| 13 | Don Collier | 92 | US | Actor |
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| 14 | Norm Macdonald | 61 | Canada | Actor |
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| 15 | Gavan O'Herlihy | 70 | US | Actor |
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| 16 | Jane Powell | 92 | US | Actress, Singer |
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| 17 | Basil Hoffman | 83 | US | Actor |
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| 18 | Mario Camus | 86 | Spain | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 21 | Willie Garson | 57 | US | Actor |
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| 21 | Melvin Van Peebles | 89 | US | Director, Actor, Screenwriter |
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| 22 | Roger Michell | 65 | UK | Director |
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| 23 | David H. DePatie | 91 | US | Producer |
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| 26 | Kjersti Holmen | 65 | Norway | Actress |
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| 27 | Heinz Lieven | 93 | Germany | Actor |
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| 28 | Tommy Kirk | 79 | US | Actor |
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| 29 | Ravil Isyanov | 59 | Russia | Actor |
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| October | 3 | Cynthia Harris | 87 | US | Actress |
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| 3 | Tomas Norström | 65 | Sweden | Actor |
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| 3 | Marc Pilcher | 53 | UK | Makeup Artist |
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| 8 | Chang Yung-hsiang | 91 | Taiwan | Screenwriter |
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| 10 | Bob Herron | 97 | US | Stuntman |
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| 10 | Luis de Pablo | 91 | Spain | Composer |
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| 10 | Ruthie Tompson | 111 | US | Animator |
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| 12 | Brian Goldner | 58 | US | Producer |
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| 14 | Diane Weyermann | 66 | US | Producer |
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| 15 | Dorothy Steel | 95 | US | Actress |
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| 16 | Felipe Cazals | 84 | Mexico | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 16 | Geoffrey Chater | 100 | UK | Actor |
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| 16 | Betty Lynn | 95 | US | Actress |
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| 18 | Val Bisoglio | 95 | US | Actor |
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| 18 | Ralph Carmichael | 94 | US | Composer |
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| 18 | Jo-Carroll Dennison | 97 | US | Actress |
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| 18 | William Lucking | 80 | US | Actor |
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| 19 | Leslie Bricusse | 90 | UK | Composer |
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| 19 | Jack Angel | 90 | US | Voice Actor |
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| 20 | Michael Laughlin | 82 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
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| 21 | George Butler | 78 | UK | Documentarian |
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| 21 | Halyna Hutchins | 42 | Ukraine | Cinematographer |
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| 22 | Peter Scolari | 66 | US | Actor |
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| 26 | Mort Sahl | 94 | US | Actor |
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| 28 | Camille Saviola | 71 | US | Actress |
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| 29 | Puneeth Rajkumar | 46 | India | Actor |
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| 31 | Dean Shek | 72 | Hong Kong | Actor, Producer |
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| November | 1 | Yuri Klepikov | 86 | Russia | Screenwriter |
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| 4 | Lionel Blair | 92 | UK | Actor |
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| 6 | Peter Aykroyd | 65 | Canada | Actor |
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| 6 | Clifford Rose | 92 | UK | Actor |
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| 7 | Dean Stockwell | 85 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | Jerry Douglas | 88 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | Roy Holder | 75 | UK | Actor |
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| 11 | Henry Woolf | 91 | UK | Actor |
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| 13 | Emi Wada | 84 | Japan | Costume Designer |
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| 14 | Bobby Clark | 77 | US | Actor |
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| 17 | Art LaFleur | 78 | US | Actor |
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| 17 | Igor Savochkin | 58 | Russia | Actor |
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| 19 | Will Ryan | 72 | US | Voice Actor |
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| 21 | Lou Cutell | 91 | US | Actor |
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| 22 | Marie Versini | 81 | France | Actress |
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| 24 | Yvonne Wilder | 84 | US | Actress |
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| 25 | Don Phillips | 80 | US | Casting Director, Producer |
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| 26 | Stephen Sondheim | 91 | US | Composer, Songwriter |
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| 27 | Eddie Mekka | 69 | US | Actor |
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| 29 | Arlene Dahl | 96 | US | Actress |
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| 29 | David Gulpilil | 68 | Australia | Actor |
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| December | 2 | Antony Sher | 72 | UK | Actor |
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| 3 | Denis O'Brien | 80 | US | Producer |
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| 4 | Martha De Laurentiis | 67 | US | Producer |
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| 5 | Mirelle Hernández | 46 | Mexico | Makeup artist |
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| 9 | Carmen Salinas | 82 | Mexico | Actress |
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| 9 | Larry Sellers | 72 | US | Actor |
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| 9 | Lina Wertmüller | 93 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 9 | Cara Williams | 96 | US | Actress |
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| 10 | Michael Nesmith | 78 | US | Singer, Actor, Producer |
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| 11 | Jack Hedley | 92 | UK | Actor |
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| 12 | Vicente Fernández | 81 | Mexico | Singer, Actor |
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| 13 | Verónica Forqué | 66 | Spain | Actress |
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| 13 | Sergei Solovyov | 77 | Russia | Director, Screenwriter |
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| 17 | Chen Sung-young | 80 | Taiwan | Actor |
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| 19 | Sally Ann Howes | 91 | UK | Actress, Singer |
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| 20 | Pierre Cassignard | 56 | France | Actor |
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| 21 | Jaime Comas | 85 | Spain | Screenwriter, Producer |
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| 22 | Richard Conway | 79 | US | Special Effects Artist |
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| 23 | Joan Didion | 87 | US | Screenwriter |
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| 24 | Harvey Evans | 83 | US | Actor, Dancer |
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| 25 | Jean-Marc Vallée | 58 | Canada | Director, Producer, Film Editor |
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| 30 | Stephen J. Lawrence | 82 | US | Composer |
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| 30 | Denis O'Dell | 98 | UK | Producer |
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| 30 | Renato Scarpa | 82 | Italy | Actor |
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| 31 | Betty White | 99 | US | Actress |
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Film debuts
- María Cerezuela − Maixabel
- Ángela Cervantes − Girlfriends
- Phoebe Dynevor – The Colour Room
- Myles Erlick – West Side Story
- Mark Eydelshteyn – First Snow
- Leung Chung-hang – Zero to Hero
- Jude Hill – Belfast
- Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza
- Anson Lo – Showbiz Spy
- Paul Mescal – The Lost Daughter
- Katy O'Brian – Sweet Girl
- Joshua Odjick – Wildhood
- Aaron Pierre – Old
- María Romanillos – The Consequences
- Mason Thames – The Black Phone
- Rachel Zegler – West Side Story