List of Famous people who died at 76

Martin Balsam

First Name Martin
Last Name Balsam
Born on November 4, 1919
Died on February 13, 1996 (aged 76)
Height 169 cm | 5'7

Martin Henry Balsam was an American actor who had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television.

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Anthony Burgess

John Anthony Burgess Wilson
First Name Anthony
Last Name Burgess
Born on February 25, 1917
Died on November 22, 1993 (aged 76)

John Anthony Burgess Wilson,, who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer.

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Majel Barrett

First Name Majel
Born on February 23, 1932
Died on December 18, 2008 (aged 76)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Majel Barrett-Roddenberry was an American actress and producer. She was best known for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series and Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series. She became the second wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.

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Jim Rodford

First Name Jim
Last Name Rodford
Born on July 7, 1941
Died on January 20, 2018 (aged 76)

James Walter Rodford was an English musician, who played bass guitar for several British rock bands. He was a founding member of Argent, which was led by his cousin Rod Argent, and performed with them from their formation in 1969 until they disbanded in 1976. He was the bass guitarist for the Kinks from 1978 until they disbanded in 1997. In 2004, he joined the reunited Zombies, whom he had been closely associated with since the early 1960s, and remained a member until his death in 2018. He was also a member of the Swinging Blue Jeans and the Kast Off Kinks.

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Jirō Sakagami

First Name Jirō
Born on April 16, 1934
Died on March 10, 2011 (aged 76)

Jirō Sakagami (坂上二郎) was a Japanese comedian, actor, and singer.

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San-yūtei Enraku V

First Name San-yūtei
Last Name V
Born on December 29, 1932
Died on October 29, 2009 (aged 76)

5th Sanyutei Enraku was a Japanese rakugo comedian best known for hosting the Shōten comedy show on Nippon TV. His comedic career spanned several decades.

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Hedwig Porschütz

First Name Hedwig
Last Name Porschütz
Died on March 26, 1977 (aged 7)
Born in Germany, Berlin

Hedwig Porschütz was active in the German resistance to Nazism. She was recognised posthumously as Righteous Among the Nations for aiding and rescuing Jews during the Holocaust.

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Rubin Carter

First Name Rubin
Last Name Carter
Born on May 6, 1937
Died on April 20, 2014 (aged 76)
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted of murder and later released following a petition of habeas corpus after serving almost 20 years in prison.

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Trevor Bannister

First Name Trevor
Last Name Bannister
Born on August 14, 1934
Died on April 14, 2011 (aged 76)

Trevor Gordon Bannister was an English actor best known for having played the womanising junior salesman Mr Lucas in the sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1979, and for his role as Toby Mulberry Smith in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, from 2003 until it ended its run in 2010.

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Ike Altgens

First Name Ike
Last Name Altgens
Born on April 28, 1919
Died on December 12, 1995 (aged 76)

James William "Ike" Altgens was an American photojournalist, photo editor, and field reporter for the Associated Press (AP) based in Dallas, Texas, who became known for his photographic work during the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Altgens was 19 when he began his AP career, which was interrupted by military service during World War II. When his service time ended, Altgens returned to Dallas and got married. He soon went back to work for the local AP bureau and eventually earned a position as a senior editor.

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