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Born in China, Kim Chan fled China in 1928 with his father Lem and two older sisters. Settling first in Rhode Island, then in New York, Kim left his family after his father caught him lying about an afternoon spent at the cinema. Faced with an ultimatum, Kim left for years as a day laborer, occasionally homeless, frequently sleeping on vermin-infested ironing boards.
Yet when he was not laboring in laundries and restaurants, Kim Chan sought work as an actor in film, television, and the theater. Many roles were small, often reflecting racial stereotypes - casting as a Japanese soldier was common in the 1940s. Chan's big break came only in 1983 with his comedic turn as Jonno, the butler to the late night talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) in Martin Scorsese's _The King of Comedy (1983)_. Since then he has appeared in numerous roles, seemingly never wanting for work.- Actor
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Ken Ogata was born on 20 July 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Edo Porn (1981), Vengeance Is Mine (1979) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983). He died on 5 October 2008 in Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Hans Richter was born on 12 January 1919 in Nowawes, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Vatertag (1955), Hurra - die Firma hat ein Kind (1956) and The Punch Bowl (1944). He was married to Ingeborg Bieber. He died on 5 October 2008 in Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
After a decade of work as a film laboratory technician, Servando Gonzalez was invited to study color in Hollywood.After his return in the mid 1950s he became involved with the ruling PRI party in Mexico and made documentaries, which led to his being asked in 1969 to film the presidential campaign of Luis Echeveria.- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Lloyd Thaxton was born on 31 May 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Fight Back with David Horowitz (1991), Speak Up, America (1980) and America's Funniest People (1990). He was married to Barbara Snyder Whitman and Jacquelyn Claire Matthews. He died on 5 October 2008 in Studio City, California, USA.- Nikolas Lansky was born on 12 August 1939 in Gera, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Diese Drombuschs (1983), Il ritorno di Ribot (1991) and Ende der Unschuld (1991). He died on 5 October 2008 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
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Marion Scott was born on 24 July 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is known for Mysterium (1978), Initiation (1978) and Trans (1978). She died on 5 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Vinod Kumar was killed outside an farm house in Hosur Bande in Karnataka, by Kannada producer Govardhan, which filmed in this time, the Kannada Drama film Gulaama in Bangalore. The second actor Shanker Reddy, was injured during the shooting.
Vinod Kumar's first and only film, the Drama Gulaama was released only three weeks after his death. - Ralf-Günter Krolkiewicz was born on 19 November 1955 in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Besuch bei Van Gogh (1985), Kaskade rückwärts (1984) and Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe (1984). He died on 5 October 2008 in Phuket, Thailand.
- Rudi Hofstätter was born on 9 July 1916 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Dort in der Wachau (1957), Die Frauen des Herrn S. (1951) and Die gestohlene Hose (1956). He died on 5 October 2008 in Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria.
- Sean was born February 6th, 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents John and Sharon Contini. From an early age, Sean gravitated towards history and the arts. At a young age he could name every President of The United States in order and what years they served in office. He devoured every book he could get his hands on that dealt with Asian and Ancient History.
As a young boy, Sean began doing non-union theatre in St. Louis, Mo starting with a turn as an infant in The Women and continuing on in such shows as Shirley Jackson's The Lottery and Working!. Though he had dabbled in low budget films shot in the St. Louis area, Sean's first film role was in Pirate Pictures vampire film: Shadowland.
Sean was an adventurer and lived life to its fullest. He was a truly brilliant and artistic man. Sean passed away October 5th, 2008 at the age of 18 from injuries sustained in a hiking accident. He will be missed greatly but never forgotten.