December 16

• 2011 – Nicol Williamson, appeared in “Spawn”, “The Exorcist III”, “Apt Pupil”, “Excalibur” and more. He was 75.
• 2008 – Sam Bottoms, had appeared in “The X-Files (TV Series)”, “Project Shadowchaser III”, “Dolly Dearest”, “The Witching of Ben Wagner”, “Up From the Depths” and “Apocalypse Now.” He passed away at the age of 53 from brain cancer.
• 1993 – Moses Gunn who appeared in the films “Firestarter,” “Amityville II: the Possession” and “Rollerball,” passed away at the age of 64. Gunn was set to play the part of “Judge Richard Farris” in the TV mini-series “The Stand,” but passed away before filming started.
• 1989 – Lee Van Cleef, who appeared in the films “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “It Conquered the World” and “Escape From New York,” passed away at the age of 64.
• 1962 – Lew Landers who directed the films “Return of the Vampire,” the 1935 version of “The Raven” with Karloff and Lugosi, and “The Mask of Diijon,” passed away at the age of 61.