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Cha In-ha was born on 15 July 1992 in South Korea. He was an actor, known for Clean with Passion for Now (2018), Wok of Love (2018) and Love with Flaws (2019). He died on 3 December 2019 in Seoul, South Korea.

William Porter was born on 19 January 1947 in the USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Back to School (1986), Stealing Home (1988) and Avenging Angelo (2002). He was married to Miriam Flynn. He died on 3 December 2019 in the USA.

Tom Lillard was born on 10 March 1938. He was an actor, known for Escape from New York (1981), Dream Lover (1993) and Eye for an Eye (1996). He died on 3 December 2019.

Nosratollah Karimi was born on 22 December 1924 in Isfahan, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for The Interim Husband (1971), The Triple Bed (1972) and The Carriage Driver (1971). He was married to Parvin Teymouri. He died on 3 December 2019 in Tehran, Iran.

Josie Rubio was born on 12 October 1977 in Brownsville, Texas, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for SpEd Hearts (2010). She died on 3 December 2019 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

Shirley Cytron was born on 25 August 1920 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and editor, known for Peter Gunn (1958), Terror in the Midnight Sun (1959) and Target: The Corruptors (1961). She was married to Henry Corden and Sam Cytron. She died on 3 December 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Andrew Weiner was born on 17 June 1949 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for Tales from the Darkside (1983) and Prisoners of Gravity (1989). He was married to Barbara Moses. He died on 3 December 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Donald Tosh was born on 16 March 1935 in Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), Sherlock Holmes (1964) and Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (2009). He died on 3 December 2019.

Rifqi Assaf is a Jordanian/Palestinian Filmmaker, writer and poet, born in Amman-Jordan, on 31st of July 1978, with origins that come from Arraba - Jenin in Palestine, as the elder son of late Adnan Rifqi Assaf (1949-1998) and Nawal Yousef Abu Na'ameh, with 2 sisters and one brother.

Suffering from a physical problem called Congenital Scoliosis, which caused him deforms in the spine and Short stature, secured him an inspirational childhood and teenage, which sharpened the creative side he already had. Winning many awards as a child for drawing, and praised for his acting skills in a school play.

He started writing in the age of 12, with short stories, articles and poems, later he started publishing his writings in many publications. With the internet revolution, forums and blogs became the new publishing medium for his writing. He started his filmmaking career by attending filmmaking workshops with Amman Filmmakers Cooperative to follow his childhood and teenage wildest dream...

That was in 2005, at the age of 27, this time as a writer/director, he made many short films as a director, before making a step back to writing with his award-winning short film "The View" (2008) as a co-writer/co-director with Hazim Bitar, winning many awards including 2 screenwriting awards. He then wrote and directed his first feature length film as a Writer/Director "The Curve" (2015), winning script grants from Jordan Film Fund, AFAC and shortlisted as a finalist for Shasha script grant. The completed film made it to many film festivals around the world winning some awards and still touring.

Rifqi wrote short films for other directors, such as "ABC" for Mohammad Salameh, "A Cold Morning in November" by Robert Abboud (winner of Jury and Audience awards at the Jordan Short Film competition at the Franco Arab Film Festival) and "The Parrot" (winner of Robert Bosch grant) as a co-writer with Darin Sallam and Amjad Rasheed.

He also worked as a head writer/creative director/executive producer for the first Jordanian sitcom to be ever made; "Asfoureyyeh". He also wrote 3 episodes of the Saudi episodic first of its kind interactive series "Asaab Qarar". Besides working as a script doctor and consultant for many projects (both credited and uncredited), he also started coaching "screenwriting" as a contractor with Royal Film Commission of Jordan, in September 2018 he started a part time job with Royal Film Commission of Jordan as a contracted film advisor, He is now working on his second feature length script and some other TV projects, such as Jordan Film Fund TV Development Finalist "AlMarsoud".

Arthur Baysting was born on 17 April 1947 in Blenheim, Marlberough, New zealand. He was a writer and actor, known for Sleeping Dogs (1977), No Contest (1995) and Meet the Feebles (1989). He died on 3 December 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Robert M. Angell was born on 3 December 1921 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. Robert M. was a producer and director, known for Bandbox Holiday (1963), Vintage '28 (1953) and Ouch! (1967). Robert M. was married to Jean Phyllis Ware. Robert M. died on 3 December 2019.

Giuseppe Bevilacqua was born on 22 September 1926 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy. He was an actor, known for Once Upon a Time the City of Fools (2010) and Baden-Badener Disput (1989). He died on 3 December 2019 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

McLean Smith was born on 23 September 1979. He was an actor, known for Finley (2011), Taco! Taco! Taco! (2009) and Vicious Cycle (2011). He died on 3 December 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Ragnar Ulstein was born on 19 April 1920 in Ulstein, Sunnmøre, Norway. He is known for Les combattants de l'ombre - Des résistants européens contre le nazisme (2011), Flykten över Kölen (1979) and Vi bygger i åkeren (1974). He was married to Jenny Hermine Akselsen. He died on 3 December 2019 in Norway.

Michal Koblic was born on 1 October 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Králíci ve vysoké tráve (1962), Strevícky (1962) and Lidé jako ty (1960). He died on 3 December 2019 in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada.

Carlos Amaral Dias was born on 26 August 1946 in Coimbra, Portugal. He died on 3 December 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal.

André Daguin was born on 20 September 1935 in Auch, Gers, France. He was married to Jocelyne Grass. He died on 3 December 2019 in Auch, Gers, France.