List of Famous people who died in 1985

Harald Cramér was a Swedish mathematician, actuary, and statistician, specializing in mathematical statistics and probabilistic number theory. John Kingman described him as "one of the giants of statistical theory".

Jules Salvador Moch was a French politician.

Alan A. Freeman was an English record producer, remembered for being Petula Clark's producer from 1949 until 1963, when his role was taken over by Tony Hatch. Freeman founded the independent Polygon label and worked for its successor labels, Pye Nixa and Pye. He also produced number 1 hits by Lonnie Donegan.

Zvee Scooler was a Russian-born American actor and radio commentator. He was born in Kamenets-Podolsky. He performed in both Yiddish and English, on the stage, television, and film. He is probably best known for his roles in Fiddler on the Roof, playing the innkeeper in the Broadway play and the rabbi in the film version. He appeared as Duddy's grandfather in the 1974 film "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz." Another of his more notable roles was that of Boris' father in Woody Allen's Love and Death.

Arthur Ernest Hagg was a British aircraft and boat designer.

Giovanna Scotto was an Italian stage and film actress. She also became a prominent voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market.

Pierre Kamel Medawar, SMSP was auxiliary bishop in the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch.

Richard Timothy Kinney was an American animator and comic book writer. His comic book work was mostly in Disney comics, writing stories featuring Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck. He was the writer who, along with artist Al Hubbard, created Fethry Duck and Hard Haid Moe. Kinney is the younger brother of fellow Disney animator Jack Kinney.