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A stocky, serious-looking character, Carl William Demarest started off in vaudeville in 1905 along with two older brothers. At one time he also performed in a stage act with his wife Estelle Collette (billed as 'Demarest and Collette') and then moved on to Broadway. He entered movies in 1926 and first appeared in Vitaphone one-reelers and in films for Warner Brothers, which included the first sound picture, The Jazz Singer (1927). In his later years, he became a household name on TV as retired sea captain Uncle Charley, replacing a seriously ill William Frawley in My Three Sons (1960). However, Demarest was truly at his best during the 1940s as a member of Preston Sturges's unofficial stock company of players, noted for his trademark deadpan or exasperated expressions. He made his reputation in eccentric comic supporting roles, invariably seen as pushy, wary or droll cops, business guys or wisecracking, jaundiced friends of the hero with names like Mugsy, Kockenlocker or Heffelfinger. The Great McGinty (1940), Sullivan's Travels (1941) and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943) are often cited as his best films. When movie offers began to diminish, Demarest segued into television work with many guest spots and a regular co-starring role as a ranch foreman in the western series Tales of Wells Fargo (1957). As a character actor, his quiet intensity and comic timing kept him in demand well into his eighties. Nominated just once for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in the biopic The Jolson Story (1946), he lost out to Harold Russell for his performance in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).- Actor
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Dennis Wilson was born in Hawthorne, California in 1944 to Audree and Murry Wilson. The middle of three brothers, Dennis was rebellious and argumentative; he often acknowledged that he was the Wilsons' "black sheep." He joined America's band, The Beach Boys, when his mother pushed his brothers to let him play with them, although at first he refused to take part in it that way. The Beach Boys fell into trouble in the 1970s, a direct result of Dennis' spiral into heavy drug and alcohol use. He accidentally drowned in December 1983, leaving a wide fan base and an even wider legacy.- Jimmy Demaret was born on 24 May 1910 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for All Star Golf (1957), The Lucy Show (1962) and I Love Lucy (1951). He died on 28 December 1983 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Carla Bartheel was born on 5 July 1902 in Swietochlowice, Slaskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1929), Todessturz im Zirkus Cesarelli (1927) and Die weiße Sonate (1928). She died on 28 December 1983 in Berlin, Germany.
- David Petillo was born on 20 March 1908 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 28 December 1983 in Málaga, Spain.
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Ladislav Kolda was born on 18 February 1903 in Brno, Morava, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a production manager and actor, known for Funebrák (1932), Anton Spelec, ostrostrelec (1932) and Red Lizard (1949). He died on 28 December 1983 in New York City, New York, USA.- Additional Crew
Everett D. Klaumann was born on 16 June 1905 in California, USA. Everett D. died on 28 December 1983 in Burleson, Texas, USA.- Eugène Chaboud was born on 12 April 1907 in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. He died on 28 December 1983 in Montfermeil, France.
- Mikhail Bolduman was a Russian actor of Moscow Art Theatre, known for his stage presence, powerful voice, and impeccable delivery, and regarded for high standard of his numerous stage and radio performances.
He was born Mikhail Panteleimonovich Bolduman on July 12, 1898, in Izrailovka, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus). His parents belonged to Ukrainean and Moldavian nobility. Young Bolduman grew up in a trilingual environment. During the WWI and the Russian Civil War, he spent several years outside of Russia. In 1921 he returned to Ukraine, and made his acting debut with Zhmerinka Theatre Company, then worked with Kiev Theatre of Russian Drama. In 1930 Bolduman moved to Moscow, there he worked at Korsh Theatre and took part in productions under director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
From 1933 - 1983 Mikhail Bolduman was a permanent member of the troupe at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There his stage partners were such renown Russian actors as Ivan Moskvin, Nikolay Khmelyov, Alla Tarasova, Anatoli Ktorov, Olga Androvskaya, Angelina Stepanova, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Mikhail Yanshin, Aleksey Gribov, Boris Livanov, Mikhail Kedrov, Viktor Stanitsyn, Vasili Toporkov, Mark Prudkin, Pavel Massalsky, and the next generation of MKhAT actors - Oleg Efremov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Tabakov, Kira Golovko, Nina Gulyaeva, Tatyana Lavrova, Iya Savvina, Olga Barnet, Irina Miroshnichenko, Anastasiya Voznesenskaya, Andrey Myagkov, Vladimir Kashpur, Vladlen Davydov, Viktor Sergachyov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Stanislav Lyubshin, Sergey Sazontev, Avangard Leontev, Igor Vasilev, and others. Bolduman gave acclaimed performances as Vershinin in Chekhov's 'The Three Sisters', and as Boris Godunov opposite Ivan Moskvin, among his other roles. Bolduman's acting career spanned over 60 years, and he was a member of the board at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT).
Mikhail Bolduman received the State Stalin's Prize three times: in 1946 (twice), and in 1950, and was designated People's Actor of the USSR. He was married to actress Natalya Durova, the daughter of the famous circus tamer Yuri Durov, and the couple had one son. Mikhail Bolduman died of a heart failure, on December 28, 1983, in Moscow, and was laid to rest in Vvedenskoe Cemetery in Moscow, Russia. - Frank McManus was born on 27 February 1905 in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was married to Clare Mulvany. He died on 28 December 1983 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.