The Celebrity Death Thread - Minor, Major, Famous, Infamous

[jon_cybernet]

13 hours ago, Festoon said:

Darius had been married to Natasha Henstridge?

Whilst I’m fairly certain she had nothing to do with his death, I wouldn’t rule it out as I’ve heard that the female of the Species is more deadly than the male. 

[McFly]

On 27/07/2022 at 11:51, b00dles said:

Genuinely made me say "oh no" out loud

 

Absolute amazing writer, I'm probably half Alan grant stories due to all the 2000ad copies and annuals etc my brother has that I read as a kid.

 

RIP

I just saw this gutted, was just on big Dredd kick too cos of nephews. I even gave a Dredd rashguard for the gym

[grounded_dreams]

Leon Vitali has passed away aged 74. Best known as collaborator and actor for Stanley Kubrick.

 

[Mike S]

13 hours ago, grounded_dreams said:

Leon Vitali has passed away aged 74. Best known as collaborator and actor for Stanley Kubrick.

 

 

 

Filmworker, the documentary about Vitali and his work with Kubrick is very good and well worth a watch.

 

RIP.

[JohnC]

Gerald Potterton, who directed the animated Heavy Metal movie and contributed to Yellow Submarine

 

https://deadline.com/2022/08/gerald-potterton-dead-heavy-metal-director-yellow-submarine-1235099511/

[Nick R]

Ralph Eggleston has died aged 56 of pancreatic cancer. He was art director/production designer on several Pixar films, and director of the short "For the Birds" (which was the short shown before Monsters Inc).

 

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/ralph-eggleston-a-cornerstone-of-pixars-visual-style-dies-at-56-220781.html

 

[monkeydog]

4 hours ago, Nick R said:

and director of the short "For the Birds"

 

A still from that was my windows backdrop for the longest time. It's a brilliant short.

[davidcotton]

Former bbc news presenter Bill Turnbull dies aged 66. 

[Yobo Ahoy]

He was one of the good guys. Actually quite sad about that one! 

[SeanR]

Elizabeth II may have been our Queen, but Mrs McClusky was our Headmistress 

 

 

[JohnC]

Jack Ging, who played General Fulbright on The A-Team and had a role in Mannix.

 

https://deadline.com/2022/09/jack-ging-dies-actor-mannix-the-a-team-was-90-1235115737/

[JohnC]

Jean-Luc Godard, 91

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/13/jean-luc-godard-giant-of-the-french-new-wave-dies-at-91

[Plissken]

2 hours ago, JohnC said:

Jean-Luc Godard, 91

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/13/jean-luc-godard-giant-of-the-french-new-wave-dies-at-91

 

A Fin de Souffle

[Couch Corpse]

4 hours ago, JohnC said:

Jean-Luc Godard, 91

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/13/jean-luc-godard-giant-of-the-french-new-wave-dies-at-91

I take some shameful joy when these legends die, it means my other half will take an interest in watching their films. Can't wait until Van Damme dies.

 

 

[Haribokart]

You guys might not know this but the Queen died.

[Windowlicker]

9 minutes ago, Haribokart said:

You guys might not know this but the Queen died.

Who?

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, Haribokart said:

You guys might not know this but the Queen died.

RIP Latifah

[Captain Kelsten]

1 hour ago, Haribokart said:

You guys might not know this but the Queen died.

They’ve not been the same since they adopted Adam Lambert, but I wouldn’t say they’ve died. 

[JohnC]

Ken Starr died of complications from surgery. Led the Clinton Whitewater investigation which uncovered how he "did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky". In 2007, defended Jeffrey Epstein. Part of Trump's legal team in his impeachment trial.

[Goose]

Henry Silva - 95 - you might not know the name, but you'd know the face.

 

[Vimster]

RIP Henry, I saw you in countless Italian films and other assorted trash (in a good way), always put in a quality performance. Thanks for everything. 

[Couch Corpse]

I just watched Above the Law at the weekend. RIP Zagon.

[Captain Kelsten]

Very recognisable face. He's like a mix of Chevy Chase and one of the guys from the Dick Tracy movie. He's one of those guys that pops up in loads and you go 'oh, it's that guy!'. RIP.  

[Captain Kelsten]

22 minutes ago, DualSense said:

 There’s a good reason for that.

 

Hahaha so there is!  

[Plissken]

Took me a while, but I skimmed his filmography on IMDB and realised "Bad guy in Buck Rogers!"

[Monkeyboy]

9 hours ago, Vimster said:

RIP Henry, I saw you in countless Italian films and other assorted trash (in a good way), always put in a quality performance.

 

Same here! Guy had a face made for playing villains. I've actually got one of his Italian films on my watchlist, The Boss. It's on Arrow Player so might watch it this week.

[grounded_dreams]

Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, has passed away aged 70.

[JohnC]

Louise Fletcher died in her sleep age 88. Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Kai Winn in Deep Space Nine.

[Eighthours]

6 hours ago, JohnC said:

Louise Fletcher died in her sleep age 88. Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Kai Winn in Deep Space Nine.

With the Prophets now, etc. She was so menacing in DS9, despite never having lines or actions that showed it overtly. Great acting.

[glb]

12 hours ago, JohnC said:

Louise Fletcher died in her sleep age 88. Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Kai Winn in Deep Space Nine.

Sad to see this albeit in Nurse Ratched she leaves behind a legacy of having played one of the greatest villains in cinematic history. What a film that is.