Denis Arndt, the Tony Award-nominated actor whose many
onscreen roles included starring in "S.W.A.T."(2003) and
famously interrogating Sharon Stone in "Basic Instinct,"
(1992) has died.

According to an obituary published Wednesday, Arndt died
"peacefully in his bed" at his longtime cabin home in Ashland,
Oregon on Tuesday, March 25. 

Denis Arndt served in the Vietnam War as a United States
Army helicopter pilot, earning a Purple Heart and Medal of
Commendation

After the war, Arndt flew helicopters in Alaska for several
years before completing a degree at the University of
Washington.

He joined the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland,
Oregon where he completed 15 seasons and was a charter
member of Seattle‘s Intiman Theatre.

By the time James Cameron (above) took the stage to accept
his Academy Award for Best Director on the night of March 23,
1998, the Oscar dominance of his blockbuster film Titanic was
all but assured.

Titanic tied the record for most Oscar nominations with 14—
joining 1950’s _All About Eve—_and by night’s end would tie
with Ben Hur (1959) for most wins by sweeping 11 categories,
including the coveted Best Picture.

Oldman is known for his versatility and intense acting style,
he has received various accolades, including an Academy
Award, a Golden Globe Award, three British Academy Film
Awards, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making
im one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.

1991

Oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald.

Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017)
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

 
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton married each other
for the first time on March 15, 1964, in Montreal, Canada.

Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite) has
appeared in more than 160 films over a career that spanned
eight decades and is considered a British cultural icon.

He has received numerous awards including two Academy
Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and
a Screen Actors Guild Award.

As of 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have
grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Caine is one of only
five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award
for acting in five different decades. In 2000, he received
a BAFTA Fellowship and was knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II.

Caine as Batman’s butler Alfred.

2000