List of Famous people who died in 2003

Stanislav Ivanovich Pozhlakov was a Russian jazz musician, composer and performer. He was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Composers and received the title of Honored Art Worker of Russia.

Sydney Lassick was an American character actor perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Cheswick in the feature film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Lassick's first name was sometimes spelled Sidney.

Radhia Haddad was a Tunisian feminist activist, and former chairperson of the National Union of Women of Tunisia for fifteen years.

James Gregory was the censor officer and prison guard of Nelson Mandela for many years of his captivity. He later wrote the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend, on which the 2007 film Goodbye Bafana was based. The book, and later the film, are based on the idea that Gregory and Mandela had developed a friendship despite being prison guard and prisoner, respectively.

David Noel Redding was an English rock musician, best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.

Bertram Neville Brockhouse, was a Canadian physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for pioneering contributions to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter", in particular "for the development of neutron spectroscopy".

Buddy Hackett was an American actor and comedian. His best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968), and the voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989).

Beate Hasenau (1936–2003) was a German film and television actress. She also worked frequently as a voice actress.

Christiane Schmidtmer was a German actress, fashion model, nude model, and memoirist.

Antonio Barichievich, was a Croatian-Canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and eccentric, better known by his ring name The Great Antonio. He was a popular local figure in Montreal until his death.