In memory of... 2012
In 2006 the Academy established an online area to acknowledge those committed and passionate individuals who worked in the film, television and video games industries who have passed away. We regret that, due to the volume of industry-related obituaries each year, we are unable to provide a definitive list of every person with industry credits who passes away. Obituaries written by Anwar Brett.
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Richard Adler
Composer
3 August 1921 - 21 June 2012 read more
Bob Anderson
Stuntman, Swordmaster
15 September 1922 - 1 January 2012 read more
Gerry Anderson
Director, Writer, Producer
14 April 1929 - 26 December 2012 read more
Theo Angelopoulos
Director
27 April 1935 - 24 January 2012 read more
Anthony Bate
Actor
31 August 1927 - 19 June 2012 read more
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
Composer
29 March 2936 - 24 December 2012 read more
Anita Bjork
Actress
25 April 1923 - 24 October 2012 read more
Ernest Borgnine
Actor
24 January 1917 - 8 July 2012 read more
Jeffery Boswall
Wildlife Filmmaker
20 March 1931 - 15 August 2012 read more
Ray Bradbury
Author
22 August 1920 - 6 June 2012 read more
Sir Alastair Burnet
Journalist and Broadcaster
12 July 1928 - 20 July 2012 read more
Max Bygraves
Singer, Entertainer
16 October 1922 - 31 August 2012 read more
Harry Carey Jr
Actor
16 May 1921 - 27 December 2012 read more
Janet Carroll
Actress
24 December 1940 - 22 May 2012 read more
Christopher Challis
Cinematographer
18 March 1919 - 31 May 2012 read more
Yash Chopra
Director
27 September 1932 - 21 October 2012 read more
Michael Clarke Duncan
Actor
10 December 1957 - 3 September 2012 read more
Jean Clarkson
Production Manager
10 July 1925 - 25 November 2012 read more
John Clive
Actor
6 January 1933 - 14 October 2012 read more
John Coates
Producer
7 November 1927 - 16 September 2012 read more
Brian Cobby
Actor
12 October 1929 - 31 October 2012 read more
Richard Collin
Documentary Filmmaker
8 June 1931 - 20 June 2012 read more
Hal David
Lyricist
25 May 1921 - 1 September 2012 read more
Richard Dawson
Actor
20 November 1932 - 2 June 2012 read more
Stanley Dent
Film Executive, Distributor
19 May 1917 - 24 July 2012 read more
Ted Dicks
Composer
5 May 1928 - 27 January 2012 read more
Phyllis Diller
Comedienne
17 July 1917 - 20 August 2012 read more
Clive Dunn
Actor
9 January 1920 - 6 November 2012 read more
Charles Durning
Actor
28 February 1923 - 24 December 2012 read more
Jake Eberts
Producer
10 July 1941 - 6 September 2012 read more
Nora Ephron
Screenwriter, Director
19 May 1941 - 26 June 2012 read more
John Fabian
Actor, Producer
19 May 1927 - 11 April 2012 read more
James Farentino
Actor
24 February 1938 - 24 January 2012 read more
Jon Finch
Actor
2 March 1942 - 28 December 2012 read more
Harry Fowler
Actor
10 December 1926 - 4 January 2012 read more
Ben Gazzara
Actor
28 August 1930 - 3 February 2012 read more
Frank Godwin
Producer
23 June 1917 - 6 September 2012 read more
Andy Griffith
Actor
1 June 1926 - 3 July 2012 read more
James Grout
Actor
22 October 1927 - 24 June 2012 read more
Larry Hagman
Actor
21 September 1931 - 23 November 2012 read more
Marvin Hamlisch
Composer
2 June 1944 - 6 August 2012 read more
Roger Hammond
Actor
21 March 1936 - 8 November 2012 read more
Brian Hibbard
Actor, Singer
0025 - 17 June 2012 read more
Celeste Holm
Actress
29 April 1917 - 15 July 2012 read more
Bob Holness
TV Presenter, Actor
12 November 1928 - 6 January 2012 read more
Mike Hopkins
Sound Editor
12 August 1959 - 30 December 2012 read more
Richard Hopkins
Producer
15 December 1964 - 7 January 2012 read more
Geoffrey Hughes
Actor
2 February 1944 - 27 July 2012 read more
Robert Hughes
Art Critic, Broadcaster
28 July 1938 - 6 August 2012 read more
Michael Hurll
Producer
7 October 1936 - 18 September 2012 read more
Derek Jameson
Broadcaster
29 November 1929 - 12 September 2012 read more
Eleanor Jeffery
Broadcast Journalist
8 January 1983 - 18 May 2012 read more
Vladimir Jiranek
Animator
6 June 1938 - 6 November 2012 read more
Davy Jones
Actor
30 December 1945 - 29 February 2012 read more
Alex Karras
Actor
15 July 1935 - 10 October 2012 read more
Jeff Keen
Filmmaker
26 November 1923 - 21 June 2012 read more
Bob Kellett
Director and Writer
25 December 1927 - 27 November 2012 read more
Kenneth Kendall
Broadcaster
7 August 1924 - 14 December 2012 read more
Rajesh Khanna
Actor
29 December 1942 - 18 July 2012 read more
Zalman King
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
23 May 1942 - 3 February 2012 read more
Jack Klugman
Actor
27 April 1922 - 24 December 2012 read more
Sylvia Kristel
Actress
28 September 1952 - 18 October 2012 read more
Herbert Lom
Actor
11 September 1917 - 27 September 2012 read more
Stanley Long
Cinematographer, Producer, Director
26 November 1933 - 10 September 2012 read more
Tracy Lorie
Marketing and Publicity Executive
1964 - 20 April 2012 read more
Susanne Lothar
Actress
15 November 1960 - 25 July 2012 read more
Cornel Lucas
Stills Photographer
12 September 1920 - 8 November 2012 read more
Richard Lynch
Actor
12 February 1936 - 19 June 2012 read more
Kurt Maetzig
Filmmaker
25 January 1911 - 8 August 2012 read more
Colin McIntyre
Executive
27 January 1927 - 17 May 2012 read more
Russell Means
Actor
10 November 1939 - 22 October 2012 read more
John Moffat
Actor
24 September 1922 - 10 September 2012 read more
Patrick Moore
Astronomer and TV Presenter
4 March 1923 - 9 December 2012 read more
Mike Morris
TV Presenter
26 June 1946 - 22 October 2012 read more
Ruth Mott
Presenter
5 February 1917 - 28 July 2012 read more
Ewart Needham
Executive
14 May 1941 - 13 July 2012 read more
Jerry Nelson
Puppeteer
10 July 1934 - 23 August 2012 read more
Terry Nutkins
Wildlife Presenter
12 August 1946 - 6 September 2012 read more
Lord Oaksey
Commentator
21 March 1929 - 5 September 2012 read more
Daphne Oxenford
Actress
31 October 1919 - 21 December 2012 read more
Frank Pierson
Director, Writer, Producer
12 May 1925 - 22 July 2012 read more
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects Expert
15 September 1925 - 10 August 2012 read more
Joyce Redman
Actress
9 December 1918 - 9 May 2012 read more
Angharad Rees
Actress
16 July 1949 - 21 July 2012 read more
William Rees-Mogg
Newspaper editor, Writer, Chairman of The Arts Council
14 July 1928 - 29 December 2012 read more
Richard Robbins
Composer
4 December 1940 - 7 November 2012 read more
Ann Rutherford
Actress
2 November 2012 - 11 June 2012 read more
Andrew Sarris
Critic and Author
31 October 1928 - 20 June 2012 read more
Harris Savides
Cinematographer
28 September 1957 - 9 October 2012 read more
Tony Scott
Director
21 June 1944 - 19 August 2012 read more
Dinah Sheridan
Actress
17 September 1920 - 25 November 2012 read more
Victor Spinetti
Actor
2 September 1929 - 18 June 2012 read more
Mel Stuart
Director, Producer
2 September 1928 - 9 August 2012 read more
Emma Style
Casting Director
15 May 1962 - 17 December 2012 read more
Eric Sykes
Actor, Writer
4 May 1923 - 4 July 2012 read more
Mary Tamm
Actress
22 September 1949 - 26 July 2012 read more
Bill Tarmey
Actor
4 April 1941 - 9 November 2012 read more
Ron Taylor
Filmmaker
8 March 1934 - 9 September 2012 read more
Frederick Treves
Actor
29 March 1925 - 30 January 2012 read more
Dai Vaughan
Editor/Writer
6 September 1933 - 6 June 2012 read more
Sid Waddell
Broadcaster
10 August 1940 - 11 August 2012 read more
Simon Ward
Actor
16 October 1941 - 20 July 2012 read more
David Whitaker
Composer, Arranger
6 January 1931 - 11 January 2012 read more
Andy Williams
Singer
3 September 1927 - 25 September 2012 read more
Richard D Zanuck
Producer, Studio Executive
13 December 1934 - 13 July 2012 read more