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Fernando Becerril was born in 1944. He was an actor, known for The Mask of Zorro (1998), Ravenous (1999) and Get the Gringo (2012). He died on 7 February 2023 in Mexico.

Solen Roy-Pagenault was born on 1 June 1970 in Rennes, Brittany, France. Solen was a writer and producer, known for Candice Renoir (2013), Vasnetsova (2023) and Le repaire de la vouivre (2011). Solen was married to Christophe Roy. Solen died on 7 February 2023 in Paris, France.

Lanny Rees was born on 14 December 1933 in Veradale, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Life of Riley (1948), The Life of Riley (1949) and The Time of Your Life (1948). He was married to Natalie Monte. He died on 7 February 2023 in Tacoma, Washington, USA.

Robert Crewdson was born on 20 January 1927 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Blood Beast from Outer Space (1965), Epitaph for a Spy (1963) and Escape (1957). He was married to Lucy Pearson, Pamela Strong and Kathleen Bidmead. He died on 7 February 2023 in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

Gaëlle Royer was born on 29 June 1954 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France. She was a director and writer, known for Faits divers, l'Histoire à la une (2016), Sweet Dream (2009) and Charles Pathé et Léon Gaumont, premiers géants du cinéma (2016). She was married to Antoine de Caunes. She died on 7 February 2023 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

She was born in Rostock into a cultivated, well-to-do family, the daughter of stage director Walter Eggert and actress/ author Agnes-Marie Grisebach (1913-2011). With her schooling completed in 1951, the family took her to Heidelberg where Almut proceeded to study for her diploma as a cosmetician. It is unclear whether she worked for very long in that profession, since, by 1956, she had moved to Berlin to take acting classes at a drama school. Graduating in 1959, she married the actor Wolfgang Spier and became known as Almut Eggert-Spier. They had two daughters (one adopted), both of whom later also followed the acting path. The union with Spier ended in divorce in 1965.

Almut began her performing career in 1958 on stage at the Vaganten Bühne, located in the most fashionable part of Berlin Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, near the zoological gardens and the Kurfürstendamm. For the next fifteen years, she was cast in leading roles at various theatres in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart. From 1972 to 1973, she plied her trade as an ensemble member of the famous Berlin cabaret Die Stachelschweine.

Following her screen debut in 1958, Almut appeared in a number of films made for television, primarily as a supporting actress but with occasional leads in comedies and romances like Wiedersehen auf Raten (1963), Die Liebenden von Florenz (1966) and Klein Erna auf dem Jungfernstieg (1969). Guest spots in TV shows have included Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) and Tatort (1970). She also had a recurring role as a highway police chief inspector in Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), an expensively produced action series filled with car chases, fight scenes and spectacular explosions.

Almut Eggert's most voluminous body of work was in the area of voice dubbing. Truly prolific, she was the German synchronizing voice for stars like Candice Bergen, Lee Remick, Madeline Kahn,Raquel Welch, Gena Rowlands, Ursula Andress and Stella Stevens, among numerous others. She became well known in Germany for her work on horror movies, including the Dracula and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises. She was also the German voice of Lorraine Gary (as Ellen Brody) in Jaws (1975) and that of Adrienne Barbeau (as Stevie Wayne) in John Carpenter's The Fog (1980). Additionally, she took on adapting scripts of Murder, She Wrote (1984) for German consumption.

Almut's active performing career waned in the late 1990s, though she continued her dubbing work well into the next decade.

Tonya Knight was born on 24 March 1966 in Peculiar, Cass County, Missouri, USA. She was married to John Poteat. She died on 7 February 2023 in the USA.

Louis van Niekerk was born on 27 June 1935 in South Africa. He was an actor, known for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013), The Fourth Reich (1990) and Egoli: Place of Gold (1991). He died on 7 February 2023 in South Africa.

Steve Lawson was born on 13 June 1949 in Rye, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for St. Elsewhere (1982), Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992) and American Masters (1985). He died on 7 February 2023 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.

18LeakG was born on 28 September 2000. He was an actor, known for 18LeakG: G-Lock (2021), 18LeakG: Mailman (2021) and 18LeakG: Blocc Shit (2021). He died on 7 February 2023 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, USA.

Stephen Poliachik was born on 1 January 1945 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Natural (1984). He was married to Clair M. Saia. He died on 7 February 2023 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

Jasna Mihaljinec was an actress, known for Poslijepodne jednog fazana (1972), U sukobu (1963) and Sumorna jesen (1969). She died on 7 February 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Mati Põldre was born on 23 October 1936 in Tallinn, Estonia. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Need vanad armastuskirjad (1992), Meie Artur (1969) and Georg (2007). He was married to Ela Tomson. He died on 7 February 2023 in Estonia.

Sergei Stolyarov was born on 2 July 1962 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Zavtra byla voyna (1987), Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1971) and Tsyganskoe schaste (1981). He died on 7 February 2023 in Russia.

Ulf Lindqvist was born on 12 January 1934. He was an actor, known for Jazzgossen (1958), Sjutton år (1957) and Sista ringen (1955). He died on 7 February 2023 in Sweden.

Slavko Milanovic was born on 29 September 1951 in Ulog near Kalinovik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. Slavko was a director and writer, known for Goli zivot (1994), Zajedno (1981) and Budite isti za 20 godina (1985). Slavko died on 7 February 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Gerhard Wolf was born on 16 October 1928 in Bad Frankenhausen, Thuringia, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for The Divided Heaven (1964), Der nackte Mann auf dem Sportplatz (1974) and Fräulein Schmetterling (1966). He was married to Christa Wolf. He died on 7 February 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

Aleksandr Alekseyev was born on 17 October 1952. He was an actor, known for Posledniy gaiduk (1973), Ya vinovat (1993) and Putina (1972). He died on 7 February 2023.

Friedel Lutz died on 7 February 2023 in Germany.

Janusz Jarecki was born on 4 December 1952. He was an actor, known for Television Theater (1953) and Nigdy tu juz nie powróce (1990). He died on 7 February 2023 in Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Mendelson Joe was born on 30 July 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show (1984), Max Glick (1990) and Canada After Dark (1978). He was married to Karen Robinson. He died on 7 February 2023 in Emsdale, Ontario, Canada.

Berke Dönbak was a writer, known for The Change in Me (2021). Berke died on 7 February 2023 in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.

Daniel Defert was born on 10 September 1937 in Avallon, Yonne, France. He died on 7 February 2023 in Paris, France.

Pio d'Emilia was born on 18 July 1954 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Nu Guo: In the Name of the Mother (2014), Yi Dai Yi Lu - One Belt One Road (2019) and Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2015). He died on 7 February 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.