Television will never be the same.
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
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as Diana Christensen
AliveBorn: January 14, 1941
Age: 85
Bascom, Florida, USA
as Max Schumacher
DeceasedBorn: April 17, 1918
Died: November 12, 1981
Age at death: 63
as Howard Beale
DeceasedBorn: September 28, 1916
Died: January 14, 1977
Age at death: 60
as Frank Hackett
DeceasedBorn: January 5, 1931
Died: February 15, 2026
Age at death: 95
as Nelson Chaney
DeceasedBorn: August 4, 1913
Died: December 31, 1996
Age at death: 83
as Arthur Jensen
DeceasedBorn: July 6, 1937
Died: June 13, 2021
Age at death: 83
as Great Ahmed Kahn
AliveBorn: August 27, 1947
Age: 79
New York City, New York, USA
as TV Director
AliveBirth date not on record.
as George Bosch
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Harry Hunter
AliveBorn: April 1, 1937
Age: 89
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
as Mary Ann Gifford
AliveBorn: September 5, 1950
Age: 76
Washington, D.C., USA
as Joe Donnelly
DeceasedBorn: September 5, 1926
Died: March 11, 2013
Age at death: 86
as Walter C. Amundsen
DeceasedBorn: March 1, 1929
Died: August 27, 1998
Age at death: 69
as Barbara Schlesinger
DeceasedBorn: March 28, 1943
Died: October 12, 2020
Age at death: 77
as Milton K. Steinman
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Jack Snowden
DeceasedBorn: March 28, 1926
Died: August 24, 1997
Age at death: 71
as Caroline Schumacher
AliveBorn: October 15, 1958
Age: 67
United States
as Bill Herron
DeceasedBorn: July 28, 1931
Died: May 21, 2024
Age at death: 92
as Arthur Zangwill
DeceasedBorn: August 21, 1921
Died: March 11, 2014
Age at death: 92
as TV Stage Manager
DeceasedBorn: August 2, 1938
Died: July 1, 2013
Age at death: 74
as Merrill Grant
DeceasedBorn: July 15, 1935
Died: April 21, 2019
Age at death: 83
as Associate Producer
AliveBorn: September 4, 1941
Age: 85
Brooklyn, New York, USA
as TV Production Assistant
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Max's Secretary
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Audio Man
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Tommy Pellegrino
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Willie Stein
DeceasedBorn: August 8, 1934
Died: August 13, 2020
Age at death: 86
as Herb Thackeray
DeceasedBorn: March 24, 1932
Died: April 19, 2013
Age at death: 81
as TV Associate Director
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Lou
AliveBirth date not on record.
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