Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos, British Hollywood-starlet Patricia Medina and Irish actor David Kelly are among the iconic artists who passed away this year leaving a large body of cinema work 24 January 2012 Theo Angelopoulos, 76, an award-wining Greek film director known for his slow and dream-like style, died near Athens port of Piraeus after being hit by a motor cycle.. Below: Theo Angelopoulos, Trilogy The Weeping Meadow, trailer 3 February 2012 David Kelly, 82, an Irish actor who played Grandpa Joe in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and motorcycled naked in "Waking Ned Devine," died in his hometown of Dublin after a fifty-year career. The cause of death was never announced. Below: David Kelly Remembered, by RTE NEws, YouTube 3 February 2012 Ben Gazzara, 81, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," passed away in New York after battling with pancreatic cancer. Below: The entrance of Jackie Treehorn (Ben Gazzara) in The Big Lebowski 25 February 2012 Erland Josephson, 88, an award-winning Swedish actor who collaborated with legendary film director Ingmar Bergman in more than 40 films and plays, died in Stockholm from Parkinson's disease. Below: Liv Ullmann on the late Erland Josephson from an interview for "Scenes from a Marriage" 14 March 2012 Pierre Schoendoerffer, 83, an Oscar-winning French filmmaker who was held prisoner in Indochina and chronicled war on screen and on the page, died following surgery in a hospital outside Paris. Below: La 317e section, film by Pierre Schoendoerffe, 1964 (trailer) 28 April 2012 Patricia Medina 92, a British-born actress who became a leading lady in the Hollywood films of the 1950s, died in Los Angeles. Below: A video tribute, YouTube 27 September 2012 Herbert Lom, 95, the durable Czech-born actor, whose career spanned over six decades and was best known as Inspector Clouseau's long-suffering boss in the comic "Pink Panther" died in London of natural causes. 30 September 2012 Turhan Bey, 90, an actor whose exotic good looks earned him the nickname "Turkish Delight", acted in films with Errol Flynn and Katherine Hepburn before he left Hollywood for a quieter life in Vienna. He died from Parkinson's disease. Below: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (trailer) - Directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine, Kurt Katch. - YouTube 17 October 2012 Koji Wakamatsu, 76, a Japanese film director who ruthlessly challenged authority with the grotesque and sexual, died in Tokyo after being hit by a car earlier in the month. Below: Caterpillar, 2010 by Koji Wakamatsu (trailer) 20 October 2012 Yash Chopra, 80, a Bollywood movie mogul whose classic love tales made him the Indian film industry's "King of Romance," died in Mumbai. He had contracted dengue fever and had kidney ailments. Below: Tribute to Yash Chopra, YouTube 27 December 2012 Harry Carey Jr., 91, a character actor who starred in dozens of films over a 50-year-long career including such classics as "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "The Searchers," died in Santa Barbara, California of natural causes. Below: Tribute to Harry Carey, YouTube http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/61651.aspx
