DonLever Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/5/2/22416208/johnny-crawford-dead-actor-rifleman-mouseketeer-was-75-alzheimers-covid-19 Edited May 5, 2021 by DonLever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, DonLever said: https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/5/2/22416208/johnny-crawford-dead-actor-rifleman-mouseketeer-was-75-alzheimers-covid-19 Actor Johnny Crawford, known for his role as Mark McCain as a child actor on “The Rifleman,” has died. He was 75. According to the actor’s website, he died Thursday with his wife by his side after battling Alzheimer’s disease and contracting COVID-19. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of Johnny Crawford’s passing,” the website posted. ”We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from friends and fans around the world.” Crawford rose to stardom after being cast in the ABC series “The Rifleman,” which ran for five seasons. Crawford played the son of a western rancher Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors) who was also a union Civil War veteran. His role in “The Rifleman” led him to be Emmy-nominated for best supporting actor in a dramatic series. Before playing young McCain, Crawford was one of the first Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club. He also made appearances in many TV series aired in the 1950s, including “The Lone Ranger,” “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “The Loretta Young Show.” Edited May 5, 2021 by DonLever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 https://www.tmz.com/2021/05/08/tawny-kitaen-dead-dies/ ACTRESS TAWNY KITAENDEAD AT 59 Tawny's daughters, Wynter and Raine, tell TMZ ... "We are heartbroken and saddened to announce the death of our mom. We just want to say thank you for all of you, her fans and her friends, for always showing her such support and love. You gave her life everyday. We miss her and love her and we know her legacy will live on forever." Tawny Kitaen, the actress who starred in "Bachelor Party" and whose personal life was filled with radical ups and downs, has died ... TMZ has learned. Kitaen died in Newport Beach Friday. The coroner has yet to determine cause of death. Kitaen, whose credits include 'The Perils of Gwendoline' and "After Midnight," was a precocious child who got the showbiz bug at 14, when she saw Peter Frampton at Balboa Stadium in San Diego. She got a backstage pass and saw the All-Access VIP treatment Peter's GF, Penny, received, and that was it. She was hooked. Getty Tawny started out on a game show back in 1976 -- "To Tell the Truth." She migrated into movies and achieved some success with her roles, especially "Bachelor Party." And, Tawny famously was featured in some music videos, notably Whitesnake's "Is This Love," and "Here I Go Again." TMZ.com Kitaen dated Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby while she was still in high school and even followed his band to L.A. in the late '70s. She was featured on the album cover of the band's album "Out of the Cellar" and their debut EP "Ratt." Tawny's personal life was rocky. She married Whitesnake's lead singer, David Coverdale, back in 1989, but the marriage only lasted 2 years. She went on to marry baseball star Chuck Finley -- with whom she had 2 daughters -- and the end of that relationship proved disastrous. Finley claimed she repeatedly kicked him in the face with her high heels and she was charged with domestic violence. Those charges were later dismissed. He filed for divorce 3 days later. She also had substance abuse issues and was arrested for drug possession and DUI ... which was well-chronicled in the media. Tawny was 59. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Had some bits on Chappelle Show. https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2917232/paul-mooney-dead-sudden-heart-attack/ COMEDY LEGEND LOST Paul Mooney dead at 79 after comic suffers ‘sudden heart attack’ PAUL Mooney has died at the age of 79 after he suffered a sudden heart attack, a publicist for the comic confirmed to The Sun. The actor, known as the Godfather of Comedy, was at home in Oakland, California with his family when he passed away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Charles Grodin has passed, of bone cancer: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-grodin-died-actor-dead-age-86-cause-of-death-bone-marrow-cancer-2021-05-18/ Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in "The Heartbreak Kid" and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro's counterpart in the comic thriller "Midnight Run" to the bedeviled father in the "Beethoven" comedies, has died. He was 86. Grodin died Tuesday at him in Wilton, Connecticut, from bone marrow cancer, his son, Nicholas Grodin, said. Known for his dead-pan style and everyday looks, Grodin also appeared in "Dave," "The Woman in Red," "Rosemary's Baby" and "Heaven Can Wait." On Broadway, he starred with Ellen Burstyn in the long-running 1970s comedy "Same Time, Next Year," and he found many other outlets for his talents. Watch: Charles Grodin on "CBS This Morning" in 2013 In the 1990s, he made his mark as a liberal commentator on radio and TV. He also wrote plays and television scripts, winning an Emmy for his work on a 1997 Paul Simon special, and wrote several books humorously ruminating on his ups and downs in show business. Actors, he wrote, should "think not so much about getting ahead as becoming as good as you can be, so you're ready when you do get an opportunity. I did that, so I didn't suffer from the frustration of all the rejections. They just gave me more time." He spelled out that advice in his first book, "It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here," published in 1989. Grodin became a star in the 1970s, but might have broken through years earlier: He auditioned for the title role in Mike Nichols' "The Graduate," which came out in 1967. But the part for what became a classic went instead to Dustin Hoffman. Grodin did have a small role in "Rosemary's Baby" and was part of the large cast of Nichols' adaptation of "Catch-22″ before he gained wide notice in the 1972 Elaine May comedy "The Heartbreak Kid." He starred as a Jewish newlywed who abandons his comically neurotic bride to pursue a beautiful, wealthy blonde played by Cybill Shepherd. The movie was a hit and Grodin received high praise. He commented: "After seeing the movie, a lot of people would approach me with the idea of punching me in the nose." In the next few years, Grodin played in a lavish 1976 film remake of "King Kong" as the greedy showman who brings the big ape to New York. (The World Trade Center replaced the Empire State Building in the climax.) He was Warren Beatty's devious lawyer in "Heaven Can Wait," and Gene Wilder's friend in "The Woman in Red" (Less successfully, he appeared in May's 1987 adventure comedy "Ishtar," a notorious flop). In 1988′s "Midnight Run," Grodin was a bail-jumping accountant who took millions from a mobster and De Niro was the bounty hunter trying to bring him cross-country to Los Angeles. They're being chased by police, another bounty hunter and the Mob, and because Grodin is afraid of flying, they are forced to go by car, bus, even boxcar. "Beethoven" brought him success in the family-animal comedy genre in 1992. Asked why he took up such a role, he told The Associated Press he was happy to get the work. "I'm not that much in demand," Grodin replied. "It's not like I have this stack of wonderful offers. I'm just delighted they wanted me." Amid his film gigs, Grodin became a familiar face on late-night TV, perfecting a character who would confront Johnny Carson or others with a fake aggressiveness that made audiences cringe and laugh at the same time. "It's all a joke," he told The Los Angeles Times in 1995. "It's just a thing. It was a choice to do that." His biggest stage success, by far, was "Same Time, Next Year," which opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran nearly 3½ years. He and Burstyn were two people who — though each happily married — meet in the same hotel once a year for an extramarital fling. Beyond the humor, the play won praise for deftly tracing the changes in their lives, and in society, from the 1950s to the '70s. Critic Clive Barnes called Grodin's character "a monument to male insecurity, gorgeously inept." After 1994's "My Summer Story," Grodin largely abandoned acting. From 1995 to 1998, he hosted a talk show on CNBC cable network. He moved to MSNBC and then to CBS' "60 Minutes II." In his 2002 book, "I Like It Better When You're Funny," he said too many TV programmers' believe that viewers are best served "if we hear only from lifelong journalists." He argued that "people outside of Washington and in professions other than journalism" also deserved a soapbox. He returned to the big screen in 2006 as Zach Braff's know-it-all father-in-law in "The Ex." More recent credits include the films "An Imperfect Murder" and "The Comedian" and the TV series "Louie." Grodin was born Charles Grodinsky in Pittsburgh in 1935, son of a wholesale dry goods seller who died when Charles was 18. He played basketball and later described himself as "a rough kid, always getting kicked out of class." He studied at the University of Miami and the Pittsburgh Playhouse, worked in summer theater and then struggled in New York, working nights as a cab driver, postal clerk and watchman while studying acting during the day. In 1962 Grodin made his Broadway debut and received good notices in "Tchin Tchin," a three-character play starring Anthony Quinn. He followed with "Absence of a Cello" in 1964. He co-wrote and directed a short-lived 1966 off-Broadway show called "Hooray! It's a Glorious Day ... and all that." That same year, he made his movie debut in a low-budget flop called "Sex and the College Girl." In 1969, Grodin demonstrated his early interest in politics by helping write and direct "Songs of America," a TV special starring Simon and Garfunkel that incorporated civil rights and antiwar messages. But the original sponsor pulled out and Simon later called the little-noticed effort "a tragedy." Simon returned with a special in 1977 that spoofed show business and featured Grodin as the show's bumbling producer. Grodin and his co-writers won Emmys. Grodin and his first wife, Julia Ferguson, had a daughter, comedian Marion Grodin. The marriage ended in divorce. He and his second wife, Elissa Durwood, had a son, Nicholas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) Actor Norman Lloyd, who worked with Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles, dies aged 106 | Film | The Guardian Norman Lloyd, whose distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and other greats, has died. He was 106. Lloyd manager, Marion Rosenberg, said the actor died Tuesday at his home in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles. His credits stretch from the earliest known US TV drama, 1939’s On the Streets of New York on the nascent NBC network, to 21st-century projects including Modern Family and The Practice. He was also known for his role as kindly Dr Daniel Auschlander on TV’s St Elsewhere. His most notable film part was as the villain who plummets off the Statue of Liberty in 1942’s Saboteur, directed by Hitchcock, who also cast Lloyd in the classic 1945 thriller, Spellbound. His other movie credits include Jean Renoir’s The Southerner, Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight, Dead Poets Society with Robin Williams, In Her Shoes with Cameron Diaz, and Gangs of New York with Daniel Day-Lewis. On Broadway, Lloyd played the Fool opposite Louis Calhern’s King Lear in 1950, co-starred with Jessica Tandy in the comedy Madam, Will You Walk, and directed Jerry Stiller in The Taming of the Shrew in 1957. Edited May 26, 2021 by DonLever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromeslab Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) Hate all u want GO HABS!!!! Edited May 28, 2021 by Cromeslab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 https://www.tmz.com/2021/05/29/love-boat-star-gavin-macleod-dead-dies-mary-tyler-moore-show/ GAVIN MACLEOD'Love Boat,' 'MTM Show'... DEAD AT 90 REMEMBERING GAVIN MACLEODLAUNCH GALLERY Gavin MacLeod -- a veteran TV actor, famous for roles on "The Love Boat" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" -- has died ... TMZ has learned. MacLeod passed away overnight early Saturday morning at his home in Palm Desert, CA -- where he was surrounded by loved ones and caretakers ... this according to Gavin's nephew, Mark See. We're told he'd been in and out of the hospital these last few months with varying illnesses -- and it's unclear what exactly might've caused his death in the end. That said, See tells us it was not COVID-related. MacLeod's ex-wife, Joan Devore, confirmed all of those details, except for the location of his death. The guy is perhaps best known for playing Murray Slaughter on 'TMTS' -- in which he played the head writer of the fictional TV station that Mary worked at. He was a main character on the series ... appearing in all 168 episodes over seven years, opposite the lead actress. MacLeod is also just as famous for portraying Captain Merrill Stubing on "The Love Boat" for a decade ... appearing in 250 episodes, plus spin-off made-for-TV movies from the franchise. His TV career was pretty much second to none -- the guy had roles on hit shows like "Hawaii Five-O," "Hogan's Heroes," "Perry Mason," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "McHale's Navy," "The Untouchables," "Peter Gunn," "Cain's Hundred," "The Andy Griffith Show," "My Favorite Martian," "The Big Valley," "It Takes a Thief," "Charlie's Angels," "Scruples," "Murder, She Wrote," "Oz," "JAG," "That '70s Show," "Touched By An Angel" ... and dozens more over his 7-decade career. MacLeod was a familiar face on late night shows, talk shows, game shows, variety programs and TV specials in his heyday -- having made memorable appearances on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Merv Griffin Show," "Dinah!," "The Jim Stafford Show," "Tattletales," "Celebrity Sweepstakes," "Celebrity Bowling," "Hollywood Squares," "The Mike Douglas Show," "Donny and Marie," "All-Star Family Feud," "Late Show," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" ... and others. GML was also a devout Christian ... and appeared in several Christian-themed shows and movies over the years -- this on top of other activism he had partaken in throughout his life. MacLeod has over 100 acting credits to his name -- and is probably one of the most prolific actors from the 20th century. He's survived by his wife of several years, Patti, their four children and grandkids. He was 90 years old. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 The guy had a heck of a career, hope he also had a good life. Rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwen Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78. Thomas, who announced in March that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications of the disease Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas, his publicist Jeremy Westby said in a statement. A Hugo, Oklahoma-native who grew up in Houston, Billy Joe Thomas broke through in 1966 with a gospel-styled cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and went on to sell millions of records and have dozens of hits across genres. He reached No. 1 with pop, adult contemporary and country listeners in 1976 with ″(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.” The same year, his “Home Where I Belong” became one of the first gospel albums to be certified platinum for selling more than 1 million copies. More in the link.... https://apnews.com/article/music-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-58b888a1f4954ce6db86024be9c24a52?utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Edited May 30, 2021 by Cerridwen Spacing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song is one of Dad's favourites. He has it in his jukebox. Sorry to hear this news. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 RIP BJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Just found out about the death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler back in March on the 21st. He was part of the greatest era of middle weight boxing. Him,Tommy Hitman Hearns,Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard were all unbelievable fighters,all their fights were epic. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Ilunga said: Just found out about the death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler back in March on the 21st. He was part of the greatest era of middle weight boxing. Him,Tommy Hitman Hearns,Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard were all unbelievable fighters,all their fights were epic. Showtime is going to air a 4 part documentary about those 4 fighters and their era. Starting on the 6th. Just saw the trailer posted on Reddit the other day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, thedestroyerofworlds said: Showtime is going to air a 4 part documentary about those 4 fighters and their era. Starting on the 6th. Just saw the trailer posted on Reddit the other day. They were a part of my misspent youth. We would watch every fight. Still remember Tommy being ripped off with that draw against Sugar Ray. Was boxing and Karate training in order to umm, let's say hold my own with racist skinheads and patched bikers. The movie Romper Stomper gives a accurate portrayal of the racist skin heads we were punching on with. Russell Crowe had his breakthrough role in that movie. Edited June 2, 2021 by Ilunga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/robert-hogan-dead-peyton-place-the-wire-1234961610/ Robert Hogan, Actor on ‘Peyton Place,’ ‘The Wire’ and Tons More TV Shows, Dies at 87 The lead character in 'Hogan's Heroes' was named after him, and he received a shout-out in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.' Robert Hogan on 'Peyton Place' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 Celebrity Lawyer F. Lee Bailey has died at age 87. He was most famous for the OJ Simpson case but he also defended people like Patty Hearse and the Boston Strangler. https://www.cp24.com/entertainment-news/celebrity-attorney-f-lee-bailey-dead-at-87-1.5455230 WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a former colleague said Thursday. He was 87. Bailey died at a hospital in the Atlanta area, according to Kenneth Fishman, Bailey's former law partner who went on to become a Superior Court judge in Massachusetts. Fishman did not disclose the cause of death but said Bailey had moved to Georgia about a year ago to be closer to one of his sons and had been dealing with several medical issues for the past few months. “In many respects, he was the model of what a criminal defense attorney should be in terms of preparation and investigation,” said Fishman, whose legal association and friendship with Bailey dates to 1975. In a career that lasted more than four decades, Bailey was seen as arrogant, egocentric and contemptuous of authority. But he was also acknowledged as bold, brilliant, meticulous and tireless in the defense of his clients. “The legal profession is a business with a tremendous collection of egos,” Bailey said an in interview with U.S. News and World Report in September 1981. “Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it.” Some of Bailey's other high-profile clients included Dr. Samuel Sheppard - accused of killing his wife - and Capt. Ernest Medina, charged in connection with the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. Bailey, an avid pilot, best-selling author and television show host, was a member of the legal “dream team” that defended Simpson, the former star NFL running back and actor acquitted on charges that he killed his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in 1995. In a tweet Thursday, Simpson said, “I lost a great one. F Lee Bailey you will be missed.” Bailey was the most valuable member of the team, Simpson said in a 1996 story in The Boston Globe Magazine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLever Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ned-beatty-obit-1.6064539 Ned Beatty, the indelible character actor whose first film role in 1972's Deliverance launched him on a long, prolific and accomplished career, has died. He was 83. Beatty's manager, Deborah Miller, said Beatty died Sunday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by friends and loved ones. After years in regional theater, Beatty was cast in Deliverance as Bobby Trippe, the happy-go-lucky member of a male river-boating party terrorized by backwoods thugs. The scene in which Trippe is brutally sexually assaulted became the most memorable in the movie and established Beatty as an actor whose name moviegoers may not have known but whose face they always recognized. "For people like me, there's a lot of `I know you! I know you! What have I seen you in?"' Beatty remarked without rancour in 1992. Beatty received only one Oscar nomination, as supporting actor for his role as corporate executive Arthur Jensen in 1976's Network, but he contributed to some of the most popular movies of his time and worked constantly, his credits including more than 150 movies and TV shows. Beatty's appearance in Network, scripted by Paddy Chayefsky an directed by Sidney Lumet, was brief but titanic. His three-minute monologue ranks among the greatest in movies. Jensen summons anchorman Howard Beale —portrayed by Peter Finch — to a long, dimly lit boardroom for a come-to-Jesus about the elemental powers of media. "You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, Mr. Beale, and I won't have it!" Beatty shouts from across the boardroom before explaining that there is no America, no democracy. "There is only IBM and ITT and AT&T and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon. Those are the nations of the world today." He was equally memorable as Otis, the bungling henchman of Gene Hackman's villainous Lex Luthor in the first two Christopher Reeve Superman movies and as the racist sheriff in White Lightning. Other films included All The President's Men, The Front Page, Nashville and The Big Easy. Edited June 14, 2021 by DonLever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedestroyerofworlds Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 https://www.tmz.com/2021/06/17/frank-bonner-dead-dies-herb-tarlek-wkrp-in-cincinnati/ FRANK BONNER'WKRP' STAR DEAD AT 79 Getty Frank Bonner, famous for playing Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," has died ... TMZ has learned. Frank died Wednesday as a result of complications from Lewy body dementia ... according to his family. We're told his loved ones are heartbroken, and they were with him when he passed away peacefully. An actor and director, Frank was best known for his work on 'WKRP' in the late 1970s and early '80s ... playing Herb, the radio station sales manager who could never land the big account. Frank's character was also known for wearing loud, plaid suits on the show plus white shoes and a matching belt. He directed a handful of episodes on the OG 'WKRP' and reprised his role as Herb in the 1990s spinoff, "The New WKRP in Cincinnati" ... and also acted and directed in "Saved By The Bell: The New Class." Frank made headlines in October 1979 when he was hospitalized following a parachute accident. He was injured after falling about 20 feet when his ascendency chute collapsed in a freak wind while he was being towed by a four-wheel drive vehicle over a dry lake bed near Los Angeles. He was 79. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 A funny guy playing a borderline obnoxious character; loved that show. Rip Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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