List of Famous people who died at 74

Wolfgang Schulhoff was a German politician. He was a member of the Bundestag, representing Düsseldorf. He was also a member of the CDU.

Renzo Rossellini was an Italian composer, best known for his film scores.

Fernando Sancho Les was a Spanish actor.

George Robert Groves was a film sound pioneer who played a significant role in developing the technology that brought sound to the silent screen. He is also credited as being Hollywood's first ‘sound man’; he was the recording engineer on the seminal Al Jolson picture, The Jazz Singer (1927), as well as many other early talkies. In a career with Warner Brothers that spanned 46 years, he rose to become their Director of Sound and won two Academy Awards.

Francesco Mimbelli was an Italian Naval officer who fought in World War II.

Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer.

Franco Castellano was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 94 films between 1958 and 1997. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1992. Most of the films he co-wrote and co-directed as a part of the Castellano & Pipolo duo. Their 1984 film Il ragazzo di campagna was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.