List of Famous people who died in 1988

Michel Auclair was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema.

Victoria Shaw was an Australian actress.

Gladys Elphick was an Australian Aboriginal woman of Kaurna and Ngadjuri descent, best known as the founding president of the Council of Aboriginal Women of South Australia, which became the Aboriginal Council of South Australia in 1973. She was known to the community as Auntie Glad.

George Frederick Joffre Hartree, known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician.

Varadarajan Mudaliar, also known as Vardhabhai and Vardha, was an Indian crime boss. His origin is North Arcot district of Tamil Nadu, from where his father migrated to Tuticorin to work in shipping business. He was born in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. From early 1960s to the 1980s; he was one of the most powerful mob bosses in Bombay, along with Haji Mastan and Karim Lala.

Brian Roy Spencer was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science-fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and Naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction. His published works, both fiction and non-fiction, express admiration for competence and emphasize the value of critical thinking. His work continues to have an influence on the science-fiction genre, and on modern culture more generally.

Angelina "Anne" Ramsey was an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in Throw Momma from the Train (1987), the latter of which earned her nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Jean Le Poulain was a French stage actor and stage director.

Xavier Saint-Macary was a French actor, brother of Hubert Saint-Macary.