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Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins is 82 years old today.

Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins is best known for his portrayal of the
ingenious serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs 
(1991), a role that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He
has also played roles in The Mask of Zorro (1998) and Nixon (1995).  

Hopkins turned to TV in 2016 upon landing a starring role on HBO’s
series Westworld.  He was encouraged by actor Richard Burton to
pursue acting at age 15.

Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019)

(FoxNews) – Actor and musician Danny Aiello, known for his roles in
"Do The Right Thing" (1989) and "The Godfather Part II," (1974) has
died.

The actor’s family said he died at a medical facility in New Jersey
Thursday night where he was being treated for a sudden illness. He
was dealing with an infection related to an injection site and died
shortly after his family left following a visit.

Danny Aiello in Do “The Right Thing”.

Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch) 

The retired actor, producer, director and author is one of the last surviving
stars of the film industry’s Golden Age.

1960

Ronald Leibman (October 11, 1937 – December 6, 2019)

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theater
and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony award
for Tony Kushner’s iconic play ”Ängels in America," died Friday after an 
illness. A friend, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the cause was
complications of pneumonia.

Ron Leibman as Dr. Leonard Green in the NBC sitcom Friends.

Robert Hudson Walker Jr. (April 15, 1940 – December 5, 2019)

(FoxNews) – Robert Walker Jr., best known for a classic early Star Trek
episode and as the son of Hollywood stars Robert Walker and Jennifer
Jones, died Thursday in Malibu, according to family members.

The New York native portrayed the twitchy, callow title character in
“Charlie X,” the second episode of Star Trek’s pioneering first season
in 1966, and also handled the title role of the notable 1960s feature
films Ensign Pulver and Young Billy Young.