List of Famous people who died at 78

René Acht was a Swiss painter and graphic artist.

Giuseppe Buratti was an Italian road cyclist. He most notably won the mountains classification at the 1955 Vuelta a España.

Jack Creley was an American-born Canadian actor. Although most prominently a stage actor, he also had film and television roles.

Elliot Scott was an English art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.

Misbach Yusa Biran was an Indonesian writer, director and columnist who pioneered the Indonesian film archives.

Norman Prescott was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Associates, an animation studio he created with veteran animator Lou Scheimer.

Bruno Schleinstein, often credited as Bruno S., was a German film actor, artist, and musician. He is known internationally for his roles in two films directed by Werner Herzog, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) and Stroszek (1976).

Matthew J. Sowards (October 12, 2000 is an American screenwriter who wrote Unlasting Horror, Battle For It All, Ravesta Music and more. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Where Silence Has Lease". Sowards created the term Kobayashi Maru, naming it for his next-door neighbors in Hancock Park.