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Deaths In November 1999
The following is a list of notable deaths in November 1999. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. November 1999 1 *Minoru Chiaki, 82, Japanese actor. * Jean Coutu, 74, Canadian actor. *Edmund Dell, 78, British politician and businessman. *Bhekimpi Dlamini, 74, Southern African politician, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1983–1986). *Theodore Hall, 74, American physicist and spy for the Soviet Union, renal cancer. *Thomas H. Jukes, 93, British-American biologist. *Walter Payton, 45, American gridiron football player, cholangiocarcinoma. *Héctor Pellegrini, 68, Argentine film actor. *Franca Scagnetti, 75, Italian film actress. * John Sears, 63, American NASCAR racing driver. * William Sheldon, 92, Irish politician and farmer. 2 *Milan An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Chiaki
was a Japanese actor who appeared in eleven of Akira Kurosawa's films, including ''Rashomon'', ''Seven Samurai'', ''Throne of Blood'', and ''The Hidden Fortress''. He was also one of Kon Ichikawa's favorite actors. He attended, but did not graduate from, Chuo University. Later in his career, he appeared as a secondary actor in many Toei films. In 1986, he was given the Best Actor prize at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performance in Toei's ''Gray Sunset'' (1985). He died of cardiac and pulmonary failure at age 82. His son Katsuhiko Sasaki is also an actor. Filmography Film *''Stray Dog'' (1949) - Girlie Show director *'' Rashōmon'' (1950) - Priest *''Nanairo no hana'' (1950) - Tahei Izumi *''Koi no Oranda-zaka'' (1951) - Suekichi *''The Idiot'' (1951) - Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary *''Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji'' (1952) *''Mōjū tsukai no shōjo'' (1952) *''Bijo to touzoku'' (1952) - Takeichi no Takamaru *''Kyô wa kaisha no gekkyûbi'' (1952) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |