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Chad McQueen was born on 28 December 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and Firepower (1993). He was married to Jeanie Galbraith and Stacey Toten. He died on 11 September 2024 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

Kenneth Cope was a Liverpudlian actor, writer and restaurateur, the son of an engineer. On stage, he had a lengthy association with the Bristol Old Vic Company at the Theatre Royal, beginning in 1951. In 1953, Cope also debuted on television, and, for the first two decades played rank and file soldiers and professional men in episodic television and in occasional films. He appeared as himself (1962-1963) in the satirical series That Was the Week That Was (1962). As petty crook Jed Stone, Cope was a semi-regular resident of Coronation Street (1960) during the early and mid-sixties, later resurfacing in the role after an absence of 42 years. He had another recurring stint as the widower Ray Hilton during the latter stages of the soap Brookside (1982) (1999-2002).

His most popular role on television was that of the cynical ghost of murdered private eye Marty Hopkirk in ITC's My Partner the Ghost (1969). He is also well remembered for his two appearances in the Carry On series of films: as the lazy, socialist union rep Vic Spanner in Carry on at Your Convenience (1971); and in Carry on Matron (1972) as Cyril Carter, the son of a thief (played by the inimitable Sidney James). The zany plot has Cope's character emotionally blackmailed into posing as a female nurse in order to purloin a stock of contraceptive pills from a maternity hospital. Also for the big screen, Cope was incongruously cast as the Mongol general Subotai in the glossy international co-production Genghis Khan (1965), starring Omar Sharif.

Cope made repeat appearances as different personae in TV's The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), Z Cars (1962), Dixon of Dock Green (1955), Minder (1979) and The Bill (1984). He also wrote several episodes of That Was the Week that Was, the children's soccer series Striker (1975) (which he also created) and the sitcom The Squirrels (1974). As Percy James, he played the main lead in the short-lived TV sitcom Bootle Saddles (1984), about a group of Wild West aficionados who spend their leisure time dressing up and reenacting American frontier adventures. Cope's character was the prime mover in efforts save a failing theme park called 'Apache Wells', sited in the purlieus of Merseyside.

Outside of acting, Cope and his actress-wife Renny Lister were involved in the restaurant business. Their first venture, Martha' Kitchen (named after his daughter) opened in 1974 in the market town of Watlington, in Oxfordshire. In 1983, Cope and his wife bought a pub in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, and transformed it into a restaurant named 'Edward's' (after their second son Nicholas Edward). Prior to 2021, Cope was based in Southport, where he contributed a regular news column to the local paper, the Southport Visitor.

Kenneth Cope died on September 11 2024, aged 93.

Elaine DePrince was born on 6 August 1947 in the USA. She was a writer, known for Taking Flight and First Position (2011). She was married to Charles DePrince. She died on 11 September 2024 in New Jersey, USA.

Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto is a Peruvian statesman, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator, he remains a controversial figure in Peruvian politics; his government is credited with the creation of Fujimorism, defeating the Shining Path insurgency and restoring Peru's macroeconomic stability, though Fujimori ended his presidency by fleeing Peru for Japan amid a major scandal involving corruption and human rights abuses. Even amid his prosecution in 2008 for crimes against humanity relating to his presidency, two-thirds of Peruvians polled voiced approval for his leadership in that period.

Luca Giurato was born on 23 December 1939 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films (2011), Scommettiamo che...? (1991) and L'isola dei famosi (2003). He was married to Gianna Furio and Daniela Vergara. He died on 11 September 2024 in Santa Marinella, Italy.

Senaka Batagoda was born on 25 June 1958 in Sri Lanka. Senaka was a composer, known for CineMa (2022) and Yan (2019). Senaka died on 11 September 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Peter Klashorst was born on 11 February 1957 in Santpoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and actor, known for Bed & Breakfast (1997), Robert Mapplethorpe with Peter Van De Klashorst (1984) and Barend en Van Dorp (1990). He died on 11 September 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Joe Schmidt was born on 19 January 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Any Given Sunday (1999), Paper Lion (1968) and The NFL on CBS (1956). He was married to Marilynn Rotz. He died on 11 September 2024 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA.

Jean-Henri Meunier was born on 2 November 1949 in Oullins, Rhône, France. He was a director and writer, known for Ici Najac, à vous la terre (2006), Faut savoir se contenter de beaucoup (2015) and L'adieu nu (1977). He died on 11 September 2024 in Najac, Aveyron, France.

Didier Roustan was born on 10 October 1957 in Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa. He was an actor, known for The Black Bag, Le sac noir and Téléfoot (1977). He died on 11 September 2024 in Paris, France.

Nikolai Svanidze was born on 2 April 1955 in Moscow, USSR. He was an actor, known for Soulless 2 (2015), Istoricheskie khroniki (2005) and Zhena Stalina (2006). He was married to Marina Sergeevna Zhukova. He died on 11 September 2024 in Moscow, Russia.

Vesna Butorac was born on 11 September 1943 in Kingdom of Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Sedam plus sedam (1978) and Damin gambit (2012). She died on 11 September 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Peter Jakubeit was born on 3 November 1939 in Bernburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Forbidden Love (1990), In einem Atem (1988) and Fahrschule (1986). He died on 11 September 2024.

Khoren Indzhyan is a Soviet boxer, USSR heavyweight champion, bronze medalist of the European heavyweight championship. He began boxing at the age of 16 under the guidance of Levon Oganesyan. In 1976 he was the champion of the USSR and the European champion among youth (under 20 years old). He achieved the most significant successes in his sports career in 1979. In May of this year, he was included in the USSR national team at the European Championships in Cologne, where he reached the semi-finals and became a bronze medalist. In the summer, he won the USSR Championship and the gold medal at the VII Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR, within the framework of which it was held. In October, he took part in the first World Cup in New York and reached the finals of these competitions. In 1983 he ended his amateur boxing career. Since 1990 he lived in Los Angeles (USA). In 1995-1997 he performed in the professional ring.

Ibsen Martínez was born on 20 October 1951 in Caracas, Venezuela. He was a writer and actor, known for Por estas calles (1992), Señora (1988) and Ratón de ferretería (1985). He died on 11 September 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Michal Sobelman was born on 26 March 1953 in Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Television Theater (1953), Czytajac Sienkiewicza na pustyni Negev (2000) and W poszukiwaniu utraconych lat (2001). He died on 11 September 2024 in Warsaw, Poland.

Mitchell Barutha was born on 8 August 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Mitchell is known for I Am Number Four (2011), The Next Three Days (2010) and One for the Money (2012). Mitchell was married to Linda Addlespurger. Mitchell died on 11 September 2024 in Mt. Lebanon, Tennessee, USA.

Kostas Sidiropoulos was a cinematographer, known for Iniohos (1995), Psifiaki Ellada (2007) and Apofaseis (1993). He died on 11 September 2024 in Greece.

Anna Becker was born on 6 November 1977 in Hastings, Nebraska, USA. She was an editor and cinematographer, known for Fandom (2004), Last Full Show (2005) and Independent Lens (1999). She died on 11 September 2024 in Seattle, Washington, USA.