RIP thread for people involved in TV - Mod warning, see OP (21/08/25)

Hangdogroad

One interesting bit of trivia that I never previously knew about was that he was offered the part of Mike Brady in the Brady Bunch series but he turned it down on the advice of his agent.

He did a lot of tv guest roles as his career progressed in the 60s. One of the most interesting parts was in season 2 episode of Quinn Martin sci fi series the Invaders "the Spores", where he played one of the aliens passing as human. After 1968 he did next to no television and focused on movies.

brian_t

Gene Hackman stars in Bite the Bullet on TG4 tonight at 9.50pm.

sligeach

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123220014#Comment_123220014

If only I had seen this a little earlier. I guess I'll watch it on TG4+1. Though you know what, I'm 95% sure I've seen this before. So maybe I'll leave it. My memory is brutal these days.

Yep, I've seen the movie. That was the youngest I had seen Candice Bergen. I was used to to seeing her in Murphy Brown. She was quite a looker.

sligeach

The police in Santa Fe have said that both he and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning. And that he may have died on 17th February according to his pacemaker.

https://www.centralfm.co.uk/news/entertainment/information-from-gene-hackmans-pacemaker-suggests-he-died-on-17-february-police-say/

Hangdogroad

Joseph Wambaugh, former LAPD officer turned novelist. Creator of the NBC series Police Story which ran from 1973 to 77. Several of his novels were adapted for the big screen including the Onion Field, The New Centurions and the Choirboys.

Hangdogroad

Michael Preece 88, prolific director on television, particularly associated with Dallas and Walker, Texas Ranger.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/michael-preece-dead-dallas-walker-texas-ranger-director-1236149938/

Hangdogroad

Pat Ingoldsby has passed away at the age of 83, confirmed on social media account that posts his poetry. Childrens tv presenter on RTE in the 70s and 80s with Pats Hat, Pats Chat and Pats Pals. A scriptwriter on Wanderly Wagon and after his retirement from TV presenting became a well known figure on the streets of Dublin selling his poetry.

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https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0301/1499643-poet-writer-and-broadcaster-pat-ingoldsby-dies-aged-82/

corks finest

ahhh a harmless ol devil brought a lot of fun to a generation of Irish kids

Gremlinertia

Pat was someone I both loved and was curious about when I was a child, never fully forgot him but started paying attention again maybe 25 years ago. Is a big loss in a land where so many have a plastic persona or shadows in their history.

Thank you Pat for making mundane magic.

TheIrishGrover

Met him a few times in town (always bought a book). Last time was round about June a few years ago when Dublin was disappearing up its own ar$e over James Joyce. Posters and flags everywhere. Was thinking to myself "All those Norris twats stroking their.... Beards over Joyce while here we have a poet who entertained a generation of kids and never talked down to them and encouraged them and everyone to think differently and everyone just walks past". Was talking to him for about 15 or 20 mins or so. He then pulls out a poster, wrote a lovely dedication and hands it to me. Got it framed and put up. A true gent who's life was a sh1tshow. RIP and condolences to his family. We are a duller place without him. We need all the mad ba$tards we can finds these days (the GOOD mad ba$tards...)

Gremlinertia

Thank you for that post - glad to know others out there saw the man he was and will continue to be with his beautiful, thoughtful, obscure observations of of everything - a lot of people I know seem not to understand

Badly Drunk Boy

Pat had a lovely little poem about this moment, in his own perfect way.

TheIrishGrover

Exactly. All the people who passed by and tutted at him being there will all now be crying out about how he was a literary genius (he was) and how shocking it is that his poems are not taught in school (his decision -even wrote a poem about it but they wouldn't know). F#ck off. You walked past him on your way to trinners to pontificate on the "hilariousness" of Joyce at full volume.

RabbleRouser2k

I never met Pat Ingoldsby, but I watched him on television. As a child, I appreciated his eccentricities. Sadly, my brother doesn't have much memory of Ingoldsby, which is a shame, but Pat always stayed in the back of my mind.

It's a shame, because so many characters are 'disappearing', and Pat was definitely one of those characters.

Off topic, but growing up, my parents often brought in the eccentrics, the characters, the outlandish folks who others shunned, and my parents welcomed into the home. They were harmless, often unfiltered, and had no issues telling it like it is. They were hilarious, definitely informed my sense of humour. Many were highly educated, had been to university at a time when many others left school illiterate. But they suffered greatly with their mental health. (Pat spoke about his own mental health problems, but I think his writing saved him, honestly.) S

adly, they drank to forget their problems. I think that's why they enjoyed visiting my parents, so often. Kept them away from the drink, got them their meals, and they earned some money on the side too because my parents would need someone to help bring in turf, or fodder for cattle. (Growing up on a farm, there were times of the year that were very busy and relied enormously on the weather. These guys would be there at the drop of a hat to help out).

Sadly, many of them are gone to God now. We still talk about them, happy memories, Simpler times in many ways.

And that's how I like to remember Pat Ingoldsby. Happy memories, from simpler times, when things seemed better. Sad how much like actual treasure those memories feel now.

RabbleRouser2k

https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/03/dolly-parton-husband-carl-dean-dead/

Not really famous, he shied away from the spotlight, but he was Dolly's husband for almost 60 years.

ohnonotgmail

Kathryn Apanowicz, who appeared in Eastenders, Emmerdale and Angels (for those old enough to remember that show) has died at the age of 64. She was the widow of Countdown presenter Richard Whitely.

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/kathryn-apanowicz-eastenders-coronation-street-dead-newsupdate/

Hotblack Desiato

Only 64, and Whitely was only 61. No age.

RabbleRouser2k

https://deadline.com/2025/03/george-lowe-dead-space-ghost-voice-actor-1236310402/

George Lowe, voice of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, has died. He was 67.

RabbleRouser2k

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jerry-eisenberg-dead-animator-peter-potamus-wacky-races-fangface-1236137150/

Jerry Eisenberg, artist, animator and character designer on many shows we all watched as kids, died on the 12th February. He was 87.

His credits are extensive, from The Flintstones, to The Jetsons in the 60s and 70s, all the way up to Spider-man the Animated series, Johnny Bravo, Tom and Jerry Kids (to name a few) in the 90s, the film Horton Hears a Who in the 2000s, House of Mouse for Disney, as well as his last credit, Adventures in Wonder Park in 2024.

As other folks in the industry have noted, it's easier to list the projects he didn't work on than list the projects he did.

RIP.

Hangdogroad

Donald Pelmar, died aged 100 in January. Turned up in loads of British movies and TV, mainly in one off roles. Played Professor Rubeish in the (Jon Pertwee) Doctor Who story the Time Warrior.

corks finest

brilliant

dublinman1990

Pamela Bach, the ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, has died. She was 62.

She appeared on Baywatch & Knight Rider during her TV career. She was found dead at her home in the Hollywood Hills according to LA's Medical Examiners office. Her cause of death was recorded as suicide.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0d818r602o

Baywatch & Knight Rider were two of my favourite shows to watch on tele when I was a kid.

May she Rest in Peace.

Galwayguy35

What the hell was Hackman doing for a week with his wife dead in the house before he died himself.

This story just gets stranger by the day.

JP Liz V1

Peter Engel (Calfornia Dreams and Saved by the Bell)

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/peter-engel-dead-saved-by-the-bell-1236327276/

Baseball72

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243079#Comment_123243079

He had advanced alzheimer's - wouldnt have been aware…..

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243133#Comment_123243133

I wonder if he forgot to take heart medicine. It must have been a hellish last week.

Andy From Sligo

and the dog?

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243952#Comment_123243952

He easily forgot to feed the dog, hasn’t been mentioned, but Alzheimer’s patients aren’t good at feeding themselves.

Andy From Sligo

nobody looking in on them , relations or neighbours or friends? - i know his wife was his carer but still .

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123243952#Comment_123243952

the dog was in a crate.