January 23

• 2012 – Steve Adams, character actor who appeared in “Smallville (TV Series)”, “Supernatural (TV Series)”, “Dead Silence”, “Stephen King’s Dead Zone (TV Series)”, “The Hive”, “The Bone Collector” and more. He was 51.
• 2007 – Steve Mitchell, who appeared in several TV series including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Science Fiction Theatre” and “Boris Karloff’s Thriller.”
• 2006 – Joseph M. Newman, who produced the film “This Island Earth” and episodes of the TV series’ “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Twilight Zone,” passed away at the age of 96.
• 1999 – Director Joe D’Amato, whose films include “Buried Alive,” “The Grim Reaper” and “Troll 2,” passed away at the age of 62.