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Michael Norell was born in Wallace, Idaho but his family moved around as his father was a career Army man who reached the rank of Brigadier General. He spent a good deal of his youth in Arlington, Virginia, then the family went overseas to Tokyo, Japan while his father was stationed in Korea during the war there. Returning to the States he attended his junior year of high school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, then finished up at Falls Church High School (Falls Church, Virginia), where he acted in several school plays.

After attending Washington and Lee University, where he studied Journalism and acted in several school plays, he entered the Army where he spent the next five years and reached the rank of Captain. After the Army he became a reporter and worked for the Richmond Times Dispatch in Richmond, Virginia. He eventually found his way to New York to work as an actor full time. After several years on the New York stage he ventured to Hollywood and after only six months there he won the role of Captain Hank Stanley on the hit action series, Emergency! (1972).

After Emergency! (1972), Norell turned to television writing (having written four episodes of Emergency! (1972)) and wrote for such shows as The Love Boat (1977), Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998), Nash Bridges (1996), and The Magnificent Seven (1998), among others. He contributed to such made-for-TV movies as Doomsday Rock (1997), The Diamond Fleece (1992) Three on a Date (1978), The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989), Pals (1987), Barnum (1986), and The Incident (1990) (for which he was nominated for an Emmy). He also created and executive produced the short-lived series Aloha Paradise (1981).

Paul Playdon was born on 14 January 1943 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), The Magician (1973) and Banacek (1972). He died on 12 May 2023 in Silicon Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Superb multi-instrumentist (he masters keyboards and guitars), he has played in two of the most renowned British bands in the 70s, 'Curved Air' and 'Sky'. Also a famous session musician, he appears in lots of albums. After leaving 'Sky' he started his solo career, having recorded a couple of albums, "Dweller on the threshold", and "21st Century Blues" He also appears as a performer in several famous movie soundtracks, such as 'Empire strikes back, The', 'Raiders of the lost ark', 'Superman II', or some James Bond movies.

François Guy was born on 1 January 1947. He was a composer and actor, known for Moi, j'me fais mon cinéma (1999), Vive Québec (1988) and C'est comme ça que je t'aime (2020). He was married to Isabelle Lajeunesse. He died on 12 May 2023 in Babelle, Laurentides Québec, Canada.

Edwin Stalter was born on 31 October 1963 in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Broken Arrow (1996), Hard Target (1993) and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). He died on 12 May 2023 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Vladimir Kuznetsov was born on 3 October 1943 in Troitsk, Chelyabinskaya oblast, USSR. He was an actor and producer, known for Anekdoty (1990), V polose priboya (1990) and Valeriy Kharlamov. Dopolnitelnoe vremya (2008). He died on 12 May 2023 in Moscow, Russia.

Dave Hanson was born on 25 January 1947. He was a writer, known for Alexa's Had It (2020), Go for the Green (2008) and Weekly World News (1996). He died on 12 May 2023.

Killian Venman was born on 28 February 1995 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. Killian was a composer, known for Five Elizabeths (2020). Killian died on 12 May 2023 in Southampton, Massachusetts, USA.

Diana Buckland was born on 20 January 1922 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Scales of Justice (1962). She was married to Donald Tandy. She died on 12 May 2023 in Surrey, England, UK.

Christian Wirsén was born on 6 September 1943 in Örebro, Sweden. Christian is known for Fanny and Alexander (1982). Christian died on 12 May 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sokrat Abdukadyrov was born on 10 August 1947 in Tajikistan. He was an actor, known for Pervaya lyubov Nasreddina (1978), Zvezda i smert Khoakina Murety (1983) and Rasstavaniya (1983). He died on 12 May 2023 in Paris, France.

Don Denkinger was born on 28 August 1936 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA. He was married to Gayle Lee Price. He died on 12 May 2023 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA.

Muriel Flett was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was raised in Island Lake, Manitoba. Island lake is 300 kilometers north east of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She attended high School in Winnipeg and lived there ever since. It wasn't till after high school that she wanted to be come an actor. After high school, she attended University of Winnipeg for Psychology and Intro to theatre. In 2006, Muriel took Intro to Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Manitoba. She has more experience in backstage than onstage.

Got her professional training from The Academy of Acting, a division of the Academy of Broadcasting Corporation. She explored the film industry in the Aboriginal Crew Development Program at Film Training Manitoba. Muriel was a Production Assistant on Black Field a Gothic film by Danishka Esterhazy.

Muriel worked as an actress on APTN's Cashing In (season 2) and an independent film, Sunday by Jeremy Rafuse.

Gordon Basichis was born on 23 August 1947. He was a writer, known for Breach of Trust (1995), The Streets of San Francisco (1972) and Last Looks (2020). He died on 12 May 2023.

Ralph Lee was an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Adieu, Babylone! (1993) and Puppetry: Worlds of Imagination (2001). He was married to Casey Compton. He died on 12 May 2023 in New York, New York, USA.

Doc Todd was born on 16 February 1985 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Doc Todd feat. Abe Rivers: PTSD (2017), Doc Todd feat. Bingx: Not Alone (2017) and Doc Todd x Zahkari: Invincible (2018). He died on 12 May 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.