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

EmmetSpiceland

Sh*t on it.

PCros

Penn wrote: »

The father from Friday Night Dinner, Paul Ritter, has died of a brain tumour.

Just discovered he was Dyatlov in Chernobyl too. Man, that was an incredible performance.

That's so sad.

Had me in stitches in Friday Night Dinner - some of his sayings were hilarious.

Wallet Inspector

Awful news! He was sublime in Chernobyl. Unforgettable performance.

JP Liz V1

PCros wrote: »

That's so sad.

Had me in stitches in Friday Night Dinner - some of his sayings were hilarious.

So natural with comedy

RIP

No Offence also good in

The Black Oil

Sarah Hughes who wrote for the Guardian has died from cancer.

This was some of her work.

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/apr/07/game-of-thrones-cancer-and-me-how-the-series-helped-me-cope

fryup

Penn wrote: »

Just discovered he was Dyatlov in Chernobyl too. Man, that was an incredible performance.

and the ironic thing is Anatoly Dyatlov lived a longer life by 10 years, he died age 64 and yet he was in the control room when it actually happened...strange world isn't it

RabbleRouser2k

Patrick McGuinness, Attorney who featured in the Oscar winning Documentary Murder on a Sunday Morning has died aged 70.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion/obituary.aspx?n=patrick-mcguinness&pid=198164864

If you haven't seen the documentary, it's worth watching. Came out in 2001, and shows you just how far the police will go to get a conviction-no matter if one is innocent or not.
Brenton Butler was a 15 year old teenager at the time of the arrest, and was coerced (in similar techniques to those used on prisoners in Guantanamo bay) in order to get him to give a false confession.

The documentary was filmed by a French documentary crew, and there was quite a massive fallout afterwards (McGuinness and his team were fired by the then newly elected Mayor in 2008. He came in with a 'support the police' mantra, and that documentary still stuck in his craw). McGuinness went into a private practice later.

Murder on a Sunday Morning's trailer. (McGuinness also coined the title).

Agent Coulson

Mark Elliott died aged 81 RIP.

He was the Iconic voice of trailers from the 1970's to the 00's

RabbleRouser2k

Walter Olkewicz, star of shows such as Twin Peaks, Seinfeld, Cheers, and Grace Under Fire has died. He was 72.

He had many roles in film as well, starring in Steven Spielberg's 1941, and in The Client where he played Jerome 'Romey' Clifford, the mafia lawyer who takes his own life.

Had quite a list of acting roles under his belt, but sadly had health issues in recent times, notably suffering with his knees in later years.
Knee surgeries proved to be a mixed success. One such surgery unfortunately led to infections, which left him unable to bend his knees and thus mostly bedridden.

His final television performance was in 2017, in the Twin Peaks revival. He performed the role from behind a bar counter, to hide the fact he couldn't stand.

RobbingBandit

Wow he was Carmine Falcone in Batman The Animated Series

RabbleRouser2k

Prince Phillip has died.

https://news.sky.com/story/the-duke-of-edinburgh-prince-philip-has-died-12270325

He was 99.

odyssey06

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Prince Phillip has died.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-duke-of-edinburgh-prince-philip-has-died-12270325
He was 99.

Am sure he was more like his portrayal in the Crown but his Spitting Image character is how many will remember him fondly

peteeeed

"How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test." Philip said this while speaking to a Scottish driving instructor.

RabbleRouser2k

peteeeed wrote: »

"How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test." Philip said this while speaking to a Scottish driving instructor.

Yeah, and that was the least racist/ xenophobic thing he ever said.

peteeeed

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Yeah, and that was the least racist/ xenophobic thing he ever said.

a long long list

Yet he WASN'T the racist about Harry's kid and was good to Meghan, weird folk

RabbleRouser2k

The Rapper DMX, has sadly died aged 50.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-white-plains-hip-hop-and-rap-music-dmx-a9151285bb3e6334154afe4773d8b74f?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

He was a talented, but troubled soul. Had a number of acting roles, probably most notable was his appearance in Romeo Must Die (alongside the late singer and actress Aaliyah) and Cradle 2 the Grave alongside Jet Li. He also had roles in tv shows such as South Park and Third Watch.

But his music appeared in pretty much everything-Television, video games, and films. X gon' Give it to ya, made an appearance in both Deadpool movies.

So raise a glass, and let this song play. RIP DMX.

RabbleRouser2k

James Hampton, Actor who starred in Teen Wolf, The Longest Yard, and F Troop has died. He was 84, and had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease for a number of years.

He was probably best known for playing Michael J. Fox's father, Harold Howard, in Teen Wolf. He later reprised this role for the 2 season TV animated adaptation of the film.

Had a pretty prolific career, appearing in everything from Gunsmoke, where he first worked with Burt Reynolds, to starring in the Oscar winning Slingblade.
He had a long working relationship with Burt Reynolds, even stepping behind the camera to direct him in Evening Shade.

AndrewJRenko

odyssey06 wrote: »

Am sure he was more like his portrayal in the Crown but his Spitting Image character is how many will remember him fondly

Remember him reading the "Athens News" newspaper at the breakfast table.

The Inbetween is mine

RTE reporting that Shay Healy has passed away.
Nighthawks was brilliant tv...always remember Eamon Dunphy and Giles píssed and he referring to Arnold O'Byrne as Ireland's greatest player

Sardonicat

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

RTE reporting that Shay Healy has passed away.
Nighthawks was brilliant tv...always remember Eamon Dunphy and Giles píssed and he referring to Arnold O'Byrne as Ireland's greatest player

Nighthawks was excellent! A bit surreal, a bit subversive and often very funny. It signposted the big social changes about to begin in Ireland. Do you remember "You bathtard, Charlie!"?
RIP Shay.

The Inbetween is mine

Sardonicat wrote: »

Nighthawks was excellent! A bit surreal, a bit subversive and often very funny. It signposted the big social changes about to begin in Ireland. Do you remember "You bathtard, Charlie!"?
RIP Shay.

I don't remember that... Haughy related?

RabbleRouser2k

RIP. Shay was an absolute legend.

My brother said it best- 'Shay is more a loss to the nation than any Royalty'.

Nighthawks was incredibly intelligent, subversive television. And Shay Healy was a true entertainer-he knew when to leave the audience wanting more. He ended Nighthawks before it grew tired.

But not before it became legendary for exposing Charlie Haughey, or the time Fr Michael Cleary excommunicated Morgan C. Jones from the church over a mere allegation. (A sketch parodying Cleary, was alleged to have implied...something (Cleary was projecting, a guilty conscience catching up with him). But since neither Cleary or anyone associated with him had watched it, nobody quite knew what was said.).

I was still a child when Nighthawks was on, but I remember being able to stay up late, watching it on TV. (My parents were working, they were fine with it, as long as we didn't stay up past midnight).
Even as a kid, I knew this was something special.

He hadn't been in the best of health, in recent times- Parkinson's had robbed him of so much. But his wit was ever present.

RIP

Sardonicat

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

I don't remember that... Haughy related?

Exactly that. On the eve of the first Gulf War they ran segments on last things to say to someone before Armageddon. This was just after Charlie had 'shafted' Brisn Lenihan senior following his 'mature recollection'. The pronounced lisp should give a clue as to who was supposed to be leaving the message to her dear leader. Brilliant stuff.

adaminho

https://twitter.com/LouisWalshXFact/status/1380929447105269776

Mr E

That's awful. Seems to be due to her struggle with anorexia, according to reports. RIP. A very funny lady (sometimes unintentionally)

Mr.Nice Guy

That's desperately sad. I remember watching the series she was on. Her 'Who is she?' line became one of the most memorable in the programme.

adaminho

https://twitter.com/sopranoscon/status/1381400972346396676

RobbingBandit

He was great in Scarface, oops Carlito's Way

ohnonotgmail

RobbingBandit wrote: »

He was great in Scarface

he wasn't in scarface. are you thinking of Carlitos Way?