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George DiCenzo was an American character actor, voice actor, and acting teacher from New Haven, Connecticut. His acting career lasted for about 30 years, and he had previously served as an associate producer for the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971). His best-remembered live-action role was portraying Sam Baines (Marty McFly's maternal grandfather) in the time-travel-themed science fiction film "Back to the Future" (1985). As a voice actor, he is primarily remembered for portraying stranded astronaut John Blackstar in "Blackstar" (1981) and the tyrant Hordak in "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986).
DiCenzo received his acting training from Milton Katselas (1933- 2008), the acting instructor who founded the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He later served as an apprentice teacher under Katselas, before branching out on his own. He used both New York City and Philadelphia as his home-base at various points in his teaching career.
Towards the end of his career, DiCenzo voiced roles in a few video games. His better known role in the field was voicing crime lord Ennio Salieri in the crime-themed video game "Mafia" (2002). In the video game, Salieri eliminates a rival crime lord and becomes the de facto ruler of a fictional city in 1930s Illinois. He starts mistreating his own henchmen, until one of them turns against him and betrays Salieri to the authorities. The game had a number of sequels, but DiCenzo never had a chance to voice Salieri again.
DiCenzo had his final film role in the drama film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" (2006). The film was an adaptation of a memoir by film director Dito Montiel, concerning the troubling experiences which convinced him to abandon his family and few remaining friends in 1986. DiCenzo effectively retired afterwards, due to his declining health.
DiCenzo died in August 9, 2010 due to sepsis (blood poisoning). He was 70-years-old at the time of his death, and was living in Pennsylvania. He was buried in the North and Southampton Churchyard, located at Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. DiCenzo is fondly remembered for a number of memorable roles in his career, but he was better known for his voice rather than his face.- Actor
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Born in Los Angeles California on December 18, 1936, to Jeanie Dickson and Bill Gray, Gary would go on to work in such well-known films as Randolph Scott's Return of the Bad Men (1948), and the Loretta Young / William Holden / Robert Mitchum film, Rachel and the Stranger (1948). Bill Gray was a business manager for many celebrities in the film industry, and Gary''s career began as a result of two of his Dad's clients; Bert Wheeler (of Wheeler and Woolsey fame) and Jack Benny, who both recommended putting Gary in pictures, which Bill did. Gary Gray made his film debut in A Woman's Face (1941), with Joan Crawford. Following quickly with Sun Valley Serenade (1941), in which he portrayed a war orphan. His big break came when he landed the role of young Johnny in RKO's big-budget western, Return of the Bad Men (1948).
Before this hit was released, Gary beat out Bobby Driscoll for the part of young Davey, in the frontier epic, Rachel and the Stranger (1948).
In 1950, he played the son of Nancy Reagan and James Whitmore, in the classic, The Next Voice You Hear... (1950). His performance in that film led to a contract at MGM, where he starred with the original Lassie in the Technicolor The Painted Hills (1951).
After completing the latter, he spent more time attending school. Gary graduated from Van Nuys High, and went on to attended Valley College, where he majored in theater arts. Throughout the fifties, Gary continued to work, doing mainly television, guesting on many series.
Gary's fondness for the West, beginning with the film's he worked in, also gave him a love of horses, which he owned horses.
Gary returned to film, as a now young man, and appeared in the Universal-International western, Wild Heritage (1958). His last film was the cult western, Terror at Black Falls (1962), with House Peters Jr., and Peter Mamakos.
In 1960, Gary started a swimming pool maintenance and repair business. On January 28, of the following year, Gary married Jean Charlene Bean. They had 4 daughters and 19 grandchildren. For the last twenty-five years of his 38 years in the swimming pool industry, he worked for 2 of the major international manufacturers of equipment as territory, regional, and national sales manager.
Gary was a sought-after speaker, and educator for the National Spa and Pool Institute, as well as by the Independent Pool and Spa Service Association.
Gary retired in July,1999, and over the years, Gary had amassed many copies of his films and television appearances, as well as stills, posters, and lobby cards. Around this time, Garry had begun being guest at film festivals throughout the US. He enjoyed visiting with fans, and told many stories from his career.
In addition to spending time with his family, he enjoyed time on the golf course
Garry Gray died of cancer in 2006.- Actor
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Tex Harding was a 'western' character film actor for a few years in the 1940s. He mostly played bit or uncredited roles. His sister was also a film actress. Her name was Dorothy Dix. Tex Harding ended his work career as a meat cutter in a supermarket in Spokane County, Washington State.- Additional Crew
Göran Kropp was born on 12 November 1966 in Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden. He is known for Mt. Everest: The Fatal Climb (1999), Fångarna på fortet (1990) and Beyond Tingri (2022). He died on 30 September 2002 in Vantage, Kittitas County, Washington, USA.- Director
- Actor
- Producer
Grant Thompson -- the creator and star of the viral YouTube series "King of Random." Grant started his YouTube channel in 2010, documenting experiments, life hacks and random weekend projects. King of Random amassed more than 11 million subscribers and nearly 2.5 billion views total. His was the 321st most subscribed to channel on YouTube.
An avid explorer, Thompson developed a following of more than 11 million subscribers on his YouTube channel where he often documented his various "life hacks, experiments and random weekend projects." Millions of viewers tuned in regularly to his videos, in which Thompson would work on DIY projects like "How to Make Thunder Caps" and outdoorsy experiments including "Floating a Couch Down a River."- Dewayne Pomeroy was a street smart kid that lived in Seattle during the 1980s. His story was told in the documentary "Streetwise". He panhandled, or "spare changed" as he called it, to eat each day. With a mom who abandoned him, and a father in jail, Dewayne bounced around from abandoned house to sleeping on the streets during his time in Seattle. During filming of 'StreetWise", he committed suicide while in a juvenile jail, just before being released. The filmmakers stated they didn't think Dewayne could take being back on the streets. Only four people attended his funeral, including two people that were guards from the jail, there to watch his father. His father sat by his coffin and apologized to him before he was buried. Their stories were later made into the movie "American Heart", with Edward Furlong playing Dewayne's part.
- Jesus Mezquia died on 21 January 2021 in Pierce County, Washington, USA.
- Stuart Knowlton was born on 30 April 1931 in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, United States. He died on 31 October 2006 in Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota, United States.
- Nicole Laube was born on 10 April 1985 in Washington, Oregon, USA (some sources say Ohio). She died on 19 August 2014 in Washington County, Oregon, USA.
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Joe Towey, who hosted KIRO-TV's Saturday-night "Nightmare Theater" as "The Count" from 1965 to 1977, died Sunday at his Seattle home following an illness of more than a year. He was 55.
Towey, who was employed at Channel 7 for 30 years, directed "J.P. Patches," a popular children's program, for 22 years until the show was retired in 1981. He also designed the set for "Nightmare Theater." After the program was replaced on KIRO-TV's schedule, Towey continued to bring "The Count" back to life on special occasions, such as Halloween. He also donned a Santa Claus suit every Christmas for special events at the station.
Towey's son, Chris, is employed at Channel 7.- Actor
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Drew Roddy was born on 28 December 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Sergeant Madden (1939), The Great McGinty (1940) and Hi, Buddy (1943). He died on 20 May 2013 in Vaughn, Pierce County, Washington, USA.- Stunts
- Actor
Buster Wiles was born on 5 November 1910 in near Caruthersville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor. He died on 20 July 1990 in Washington County, Oregon, USA.- Tiger Warren was born on 21 August 1951 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was a producer, known for My Own Private Idaho (1991), Stark Raving Mad (1981) and Skateboard (1978). He died on 27 November 1999 in Columbia River, Skamania County, Washington, USA.
- Michael Morasca was born on 12 February 1949. He was married to Carla Morasca. He died on 6 May 2016 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Frederick Giermann was born on 3 June 1902 in Braunschweig, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943), Women in the Night (1948) and Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942). He died on 6 February 1985 in Longview County, Washington, USA.- Composer
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James "Son" Thomas, born 1926 in Eden, Mississippi , was an American Delta blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor. As a child, lacking proper toys, he used to make small Ford tractors of clay to play with, earning James Thomas the nickname "Thirty-seven Ford" in 1937, with became simply "Ford" and later dreaming of a music career, was turned into "Sonny Ford". It was his uncle Joe Cooper who taught him about molding clay, a hobby James Thomas turned into artistry. Filmmaker William R. Ferris made several documentaries with James "Son Thomas" which made him known to the blues crowd. In the 1970s, blues artist Eddie Cusic performed with Thomas at regular engagements, and together they recorded "Once I Had a Car". In later performances, he was accompanied by the Swiss harmonica player Walter Liniger, and his son Pat. James "Son" Thomas was recorded by several small record labels and is probably best known for his album "Gateway to the Delta", recorded by Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 1985, his sculptures was featured in the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where he was introduced to Nancy Reagan, then the First Lady. James "Son" Thomas died at the age of 66 in Greenville, Mississippi, from emphysema and a stroke on June 26, 1993. He is buried in Leland and memorialized by a headstone placed in 1996 by the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund and paid for by rock musician John Fogerty.- Jean Hubert was born on 7 January 1898 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Bye-Gones (1933), How've You Bean? (1933) and The Sunday Round-Up (1936). She died on 1 June 1990 in Pierce County, Washington, USA.
- Wendy Coffield was born on 17 April 1966 in Renton, Washington, USA. She died on 8 July 1982 in King County, Washington, USA.
- Debra Estes was born on 12 September 1967 in Washington, USA. She died on 20 September 1982 in King County, Washington, USA.
- Doris Oelze was born on 10 September 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for A Pleasant Journey (1923), Fish Hooky (1933) and Ten Years Old (1927). She was married to Elwin R. Cooper. She died on 3 November 2014 in Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA.
- Bob Paine was born on 13 April 1933 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Serengeti Rules (2018) and Nature (1982). He died on 13 June 2016 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA.
- Debra Bonner was born on 31 October 1958 in the USA. She died on 25 July 1982 in King County, Washington, USA.
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Ray Favata was born on 3 May 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. Ray is known for The Great Space Coaster (1981), Uncle Meat (1987) and Doug (1991). Ray died on 19 October 2018 in Washington County, New York, USA.- Pauline Devor was born on 10 March 1937 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA. She died on 14 June 2007 in Washington County, Arkansas, USA.
- Ken Yablonski was born on 13 February 1934 in the USA. He died on 8 September 2002 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Richard York was born on 2 September 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Brotherhood of Death (1976). He died on 21 April 2019 in Rohrersville, Washington County, Maryland, USA.
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Alfred Milotte was born on 24 November 1904 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The African Lion (1955), The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975) and Seal Island (1948). He was married to Elma Milotte. He died on 24 April 1989 in Pierce County, Washington, USA.- Sound Department
Denzil A. Cutler was born on 2 June 1902 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is known for His First Command (1929), Flying Devils (1933) and Behind the Headlines (1937). He died on 2 April 1970 in Snohomish County, Washington, USA.- Frank Filchock was born on 18 October 1916 in Crucible, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 20 June 1994 in Washington County, Oregon, USA.
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Elma Milotte was born on 1 July 1907 in Alaska, USA. She was a cinematographer, known for The African Lion (1955), The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975) and Seal Island (1948). She was married to Alfred Milotte. She died in April 1989 in Pierce County, Washington, USA.- Composer
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Emil Velazco was born on 20 October 1898 in Mexico. He was a composer, known for Die Göttin vom Rio Beni (1950), Love Island (1952) and Stallion Canyon (1949). He was married to Elizabeth Trachsel. He died on 28 July 1991 in Washington County, Florida, USA.- Elizabeth Murray was born on 6 September 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to Bob Holman. She died on 12 August 2007 in Washington County, New York, USA.
- Etta Murphy was born on 16 October 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was an actress, known for Shoestring Theatre (1959). She was married to Sherman Calvin Murphy. She died on 5 March 2001 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA.
- Kenneth Stanness was born on 7 June 1930 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Medico (1959). He was married to Kathleen ?. He died on 5 August 2012 in Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington, USA.