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- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
London-born Michael Anderson began his career in films as an office boy at Elstree studios. By 1938, he had progressed up the ladder to become assistant director for distinguished film makers Noël Coward, David Lean and Anthony Asquith. Shortly after, during wartime with the Royal Signals Corps (Army Kinematograph Service), Anderson made the acquaintance of Peter Ustinov. Upon demobilisation, the 24-year old up-and-coming director secured the release from the military of his 'favourite corporal' and mentor to work as first assistant on Secret Flight (1946) and Vice Versa (1948). For Ustinov's third venture, Private Angelo (1949), Anderson both co-directed and co-wrote the screenplay, but the picture that first put him on the map was to be the patriotic wartime drama The Dam Busters (1955), based on true events. Britain's most successful film of 1955, in turn, led to Anderson being hired by Mike Todd to direct the all-star blockbuster Around the World in 80 Days (1956). A hugely popular box-office hit and winner of five Academy Awards, it elevated Anderson into the realm of more ambitious international productions.
His strong visual style -- in no small way complemented by a fruitful and long-standing collaboration with the cinematographer Erwin Hillier -- became ideally suited for suspenseful thrillers and action subjects like Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958), the sub-Hitchcockian psychological whodunnit The Naked Edge (1961) or the underrated maritime drama The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) (based on a novel by Hammond Innes and originally intended for Alfred Hitchcock who went on to do North by Northwest (1959) instead). Another little gem is the intricately plotted spy thriller The Quiller Memorandum (1966), tautly directed and noteworthy for supremely well captured Berlin exteriors (a familiarity which stemmed from Anderson having spent some of his early childhood in Berlin and Hillier having worked at Ufa in the 20s before collaborating on Fritz Lang's classic thriller M (1931)). According to Hillier, Anderson also had a reputation for being "superb at handling actors". This is reflected in his films which have often featured big name stars like Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier or Alec Guinness.
Moving into science fiction, Anderson made style triumph over content with his (for the time) expensively made dystopian thriller Logan's Run (1976). Though not a big success with critics, the picture won at the box office and helped MGM out of its financial doldrums. Also in this genre, but with less distinction, Anderson directed Millennium (1989) and a miniseries, The Martian Chronicles (1980). A foray into the world of comic strip heroes, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975), proved to be one of his rare failures. His more recent work of note has included the Gemini Award-winning TV movie Young Catherine (1991), based on the early life of Russia's Catherine the Great. Vanessa Redgrave, who played Empress Elizabeth, was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the Supporting Actress category.
In 1957, Anderson received the Silver Medallion for outstanding work from the Screen Director's Guild of America and was in 2012 also honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of Canada. A Canadian resident since the 1970s, Anderson passed away at his home on the Canadian Sunshine Coast in British Columbia on April 25 2018 at the age of 98.- Mike Lanier was born on 27 November 1969. He was an actor, known for It Follows (2014). He died on 25 April 2018 in Troy, Michigan, USA.
- Gregorio Casal was born on 13 July 1935 in San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (1970), Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro (1972) and Mercenarios de la muerte (1983). He died on 25 April 2018 in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
- Edith MacArthur was born on 8 March 1926 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Rob Roy (1977), Sunset Song (1971) and The Omega Factor (1979). She died on 25 April 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Abbas was born on 29 March 1944 in Khash, Iran. He died on 25 April 2018 in Paris, France.
- Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Jack Regas was born on 30 August 1925 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Bay City Rollers Show (1978), Magic Mongo (1977) and The Krofft Supershow (1976). He was married to Catheryne (Kit) Regas. He died on 25 April 2018 in Ventura, California, USA.- Writer
- Producer
- Script and Continuity Department
Larry Klein was born on 11 May 1923. He was a writer and producer, known for Flip (1970), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and Margie (1961). He died on 25 April 2018.- Donald W. Seldin was born on 24 October 1920 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Ellen Lee Taylor and Muriel Goldberg. He died on 25 April 2018 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Shukhrat Abbasov was born on 16 January 1931 in Kokand, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Uzbekistan]. He was a director and writer, known for Malenkiy chelovek v bolshoy voyne (1990), Drama lyubvi (1972) and Mahallada Duv-duv Gap (1960). He died on 25 April 2018.
- Oleg Trepovskiy was born on 28 October 1965 in Volgograd, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Golden Love (2016), Vladyka Andrey (2008) and Den rozhdeniya Burzhuya (2000). He died on 25 April 2018.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Sound Department
- Production Manager
Åke Brandhild was born on 9 March 1936 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a production manager. He died on 25 April 2018.- Steven Marcus was born on 13 December 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Gertrud Lenzer and Algene Ballif Marcus. He died on 25 April 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Camera and Electrical Department
John Muliler was born on 6 February 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is known for Iron Man 3 (2013), The Punisher (2004) and There's Something About Mary (1998). He died on 25 April 2018 in Osprey, Florida, USA.- Stunts
- Actor
Bogdan Michalak was born on 10 August 1952 in Poland. He was an actor, known for King Size (1988), Wirus (1996) and Blood of the Innocent (1994). He died on 25 April 2018 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.- Chick Post was born on 24 March 1932 in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for A Neverending Song (2016). He died on 25 April 2018 in Belton, Missouri, USA.
- Transportation Department
John 'Jack' Coupland is known for Diary of the Dead (2007), How She Move (2007) and Citizen Gangster (2011). John 'Jack' died on 25 April 2018 in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.- Madeeha Gauhar was married to Shahid Nadeem. She died on 25 April 2018 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Tibor Szervátiusz was born on 20 July 1930 in Kolozsvár (Cluj), Romania. He was a production designer, known for Guernica (1982) and Judgement (1970). He died on 25 April 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.- Sonya Djulgerova was born on 3 April 1956 in Bulgaria. She was an actress, known for Yo ho ho (1981), Kolkoto sinapeno zarno (1980) and Boris I (1985). She died on 25 April 2018.