RIP thread for people involved in film

Mickeroo

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

?? you seem to have got out of the wrong side of the bed

Not at all, just slightly confused is all Your post just seemed a bit random in the context of Peadar Lamb's death so I was wondering what i was missing. Maybe you were just trying to be informative and I got my wires crossed.

sentient_6

Mickeroo wrote: »

Not at all, your post just seemed a bit random in the context of Peadar Lamb's death so I was wondering what i was missing.

The fr ted piece of triva was was actually one of the first things that crossed my mind too after p to the e's post, (that graham linehan was the voice in the background of that scene).

Marje

Len Wein, co-creator of Wolverine has died

Legendary comic book writer and editor Len Wein has died.

He was 69.

Wein helped revive the “X-Men” franchise in 1975 with artist Dave Cockrum, creating characters including Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus and Thunderbird.

A year earlier, in “The Incredible Hulk” #180, he debuted Wolverine, who eventually joined the “X-Men” team in later years.

Agent Coulson

Frank Vincent has died aged 78 RIP.

He appeared in a number of Martin Scorsese films Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino but is probably best remembered in recent years as Phil in the Sopranos.

Kunkka

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Frank Vincent has died aged 78 RIP.

He appeared in a number of Martin Scorsese films Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino but is probably best remembered in recent years as Phil in the Sopranos.

Don't forget the PTSB ad during the Celtic Tiger!

Passenger

He's gone home to the big shinebox in the sky.

RIP

Snake Plisken

Amazing photo of Frank and Joe! Never knew they were in a group together
https://twitter.com/bobmehr/status/908071496991600640

MfMan

"Go home and get your f**kin shinebox!"

Marje

Harry Dean Stanton has died aged 91.

Harry Dean Stanton, the character actor with the world-weary face who carved out an exceptional career playing grizzled loners and colorful, offbeat characters in such films as Paris, Texas and Repo Man, has died. He was 91.

Stanton, who also was memorable in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979), John Carpenter’s Escape From New York (1981) and John Hughes’ Pretty in Pink (1986) — in fact, what wasn’t he memorable in? — died Friday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, his agent told The Hollywood Reporter.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harry-dean-stanton-dead-paris-texas-star-91-766020

Harry Palmr

Ah now. One of the great character actors. So many roles it's hard to highlight one but obviously Alien is the film most will know him for along with Paris Texas.

Slydice

At first seeing his face, I thought oh yeah: alien, cool hand luke and escape from new york

but then I checked his wiki page! wow, he was in so many films and tv shows:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Dean_Stanton#Filmography

also saw this tweet but can't find a source for it:
https://twitter.com/MrMichaelSpicer/status/908820022876884993

chalkitdown1

RIP to one of the true greats.

An absolute legend and one of the all time great character actors. He was always memorable no matter what the role was. He's been in so many of my favourite movies and TV shows.

As a fan of the Alien series and Big Love, losing him and Bill Paxton in the same year sucks big time.

johnny_ultimate

Watching Twin Peaks: The Return and there was no doubt you were looking at a man who could have retired decades ago. But he persisted, because he was Harry Dean ****ing Stanton, and his screen presence remained as compelling and distinctive as it ever had even if his nine decades showed.

A truly epic career - offering up all-time great performances in some of the greatest films of any era.

Tony EH

Marje wrote: »

Harry Dean Stanton has died aged 91.

Ah balls.

But, you know, I've been expecting that news this year.

One of the all time greats. Always a joy seeing him in stuff. Over 60 years of work from him.

peteeeed

Chuck low who played Morris ‘ morrie ‘ Kessler in goodfellas RIP

Mr Crispy

I thought he'd never shut the fuck up.

MfMan

Roy Dotrice, excellent British character actor of stage, TV and occasional big screen (Heroes of Telemark, Amadeus). Father of Michele (Some Mothers Do Have 'Em).

Excellent acceptance speech;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oen_d22yc4

Marje

John Dunsworth, 'Trailer Park Boys' Star, Dies at 71

The veteran Canadian actor played Sunnyvale trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the cult comedy and also starred in Syfy's 'Haven.'
John Dunsworth, who played Jim Lahey on The Trailer Park Boys sitcom, died Monday due to an unknown illness. He was 71.

Link

Mickeroo

Legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCS4qfl4iI

Liam McPoyle

Italian shockmeister Umberto Lenzi has passed away.

Most famous for the gore epic Cannibal Ferox he long ago cemented his place in horror cinema folklore.

Marje

Rosemary Leach, the award-winning stage and screen actor best known for the films A Room With a View and That’ll Be The Day, has died after a short illness.

Leach, who also played Grace in the TV sitcom My Family, which starred Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker, was 81.

Her agent Caroline de Wolfe said in a statement: “It is with great sadness I must report the news that Rosemary Leach died in hospital yesterday, Saturday 21 October, after a short illness.”

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Marje

Brent Briscoe, the busy character actor who appeared alongside Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade and A Simple Plan and played Det. Dave Macklay on the recently revived Twin Peaks, has died. He was 56.

Briscoe died Wednesday in Los Angeles, a friend announced on Facebook. No cause of death was immediately available.

Briscoe also had a recurring role as the diner owner J.J. on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and played Sheriff Cecil Coleman in Frank Darabont's The Majestic (2001).

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Marje

Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, best known as the title character in the TV sitcom “Benson,” died Tuesday. He was 89.

His wife Donna Brown Guillaume told the Associated Press he died at their Los Angeles home of complications of prostate cancer.

Guillaume often played acerbic, dry-witted, but ultimately lovable characters like the butler Benson Du Bois, which he created on the 1977 series “Soap,” before his character was spun off in 1979. Guillaume won Emmys both for “Soap” (as supporting actor) and “Benson” (as lead actor).

He was also known as the the voice of Rafiki in “The Lion King,” for which he also won a Grammy for a spoken word recording.

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Erik Shin

Aww, another link to my childhood gone...used to love how he'd wind up Krause so easily.

Marje

John Hillerman, the actor who made a career out of playing snooty types, including Tom Selleck's fastidious estate caretaker Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on Magnum, P.I., died Thursday. He was 84.

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Harry Palmr

The great thing about John Hillerman is that he was a Texan playing the perfect English accented old school stiff up lip.

MfMan

Also had a great cameo as Mr. Kaltenborn, hassled manager of the hotel in Whats Up Doc.

Mr Kaltenborn: Dr Bannister, I have a message for you from the staff of the hotel.
Howard: What is it?
Mr Kaltenborn: Goodbye.
Howard: That's the entire message?
Mr Kaltenborn: We would appreciate it if you would check out.
Howard: When?
Mr Kaltenborn: Yesterday.

Marje

Keith Barron

He's probably known more for his tv shows but he did an odd movie - The Land That Time Forgot (1974) was one.

UK actor Keith Barron, who starred in sitcom Duty Free, has died aged 83 after a short illness.
Barron, who was from South Yorkshire, rose to fame in the 1960s as Detective Sergeant Swift in The Odd Man.
He also appeared in Coronation Street, Doctor Who, Benidorm and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).
Barron is best-remembered for his role in Yorkshire Television sitcom, Duty Free, where he played David Pearce.
A statement from his agent said Barron enjoyed "a long and varied career, of which he was immensely proud.
"He is survived by his wife Mary to whom he was married for 58 years and his son, Jamie, also an actor."

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41998040

Della Reese RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuEjEZioD4I

peteeeed

Actor Rance Howard

father of ron and gentle ben star clint and had a role in a lot ron howards movies
Cool Hand Luke , Chinatown , Splash, Ed Wood, Apollo 13 , Independence Day , A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man , Frost/Nixon , Nebraska