Kon Ichikawa, Japanese Film Director, Dies at 92
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Mr. Ichikawaâs versatility ranged beyond his well-known antiwar dramas like âThe Burmese Harpâ and âFires on the Plainâ to comedies, documentaries and literary adaptations.
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The undisputed king of Bollywood's baddies, Amrish Puri, died on Wednesday at the age of 72 after a long illness, a hospital spokesman said in India's film capital.
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Suharto, the U.S. Cold War ally who led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships over 32 years that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.
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Laszlo Kovacs, one of  Hollywood&#39;s most influential and respected directors of  photography, died Saturday night in his sleep. He was 74.
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Cinematographer Sven Nykvist, who often worked alongside director Ingmar Bergman, dies at 83.
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Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known but whose crotchety persona and roles in hundreds of films made him recognizable to generations of moviegoers, has died. He was 102.
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Deborah Kerr, star of The King And I and From Here To Eternity, dies at the age of 86.
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Law and Order and Dirty Dancing actor Jerry Orbach dies of prostate cancer at the age of 69.
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Alain Robbe-Grillet, the French  writer who pioneered the so-called new novel genre, dies at the age of 85.
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Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.
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Actor Jerry Orbach, who earned a  reputation as the quintessential New Yorker through his work in  films and as a longtime star of the "Law & Order" television  series, has died from prostate cancer. He was 69.
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Aaron Russo, who managed Bette Midler and went on to produce such films as "Trading Places," has died. He was 64.
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Rep. Robert T. Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.
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Japan&#39;s Takeshi Kitano pokes fun at  himself, fellow film-makers and the cinema industry in his  latest work, the surreal tale of a director on a quest to shoot  the ultimate movie that everyone will love.
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Actress Janet Leigh, best known for her role in classic thriller Psycho, dies at the age of 77.
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Director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with an irreverent style that critics hailed as "American Art Cinema" has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.
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Jerry Orbach, acclaimed as a quintessential New York actor for his work on Broadway, in films and as the star of television&#39;s &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; has died from cancer.