RIP thread for people involved in film

JohnFalstaff · 04-01-2021 11:42pm

Cody montana wrote: »

Actress Tanya Roberts, whose husband said she died at an LA hospital, is not dead, her spokesman says - TMZ

Not to backseat mod but shouldn't this be in the 'Back from the Dead thread for less famous people involved in film'...?

johnny_ultimate · 04-01-2021 11:45pm

JohnFalstaff wrote: »

Not to backseat mod but shouldn't this be in the 'Back from the Dead thread for less famous people involved in film'...?

The OP started that thread back in ‘01 as a precaution, anxiously checking in every few days since thinking ‘maybe today...’.

JP Liz V1 · 04-01-2021 11:56pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

it was her publicist that announced her death

https://apnews.com/article/tanya-roberts-dies-at-65-4b48a6329ffb8eeec9ddfc5c1d225309#:~:text=She%20was%2065.,not%20due%20to%20COVID%2D19.

the same guy is walking it back. He got the info from her husband. all very odd.

https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/04/tanya-roberts-still-alive-rep-saying-shes-dead-70s-show-bond-girl/

So Not Death?

https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/04/tanya-roberts-still-alive-rep-saying-shes-dead-70s-show-bond-girl/

ohnonotgmail · 04-01-2021 11:58pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

So Not Death?

https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/04/tanya-roberts-still-alive-rep-saying-shes-dead-70s-show-bond-girl/

the same link as mine. Its all a bit Mark Twain.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 05-01-2021 12:02am

If this was a film I'd be guessing the husband switched off the life support machine and was on his way to Mexico when the hospital called with surprising news.....

StupidLikeAFox · 05-01-2021 1:38am

She's a better actor than the husband gave her credit for

05-01-2021 5:59am

I see RTÉ finally updated her status to 'critical' from dead.

Cazale · 05-01-2021 6:53am

Hammer horror star Barbara Shelley has died of covid 19.

05-01-2021 10:10am

Cody montana wrote: »

Actress Tanya Roberts, whose husband said she died at an LA hospital, is not dead, her spokesman says - TMZ

ohnonotgmail · 05-01-2021 10:19am

Her husband receives a phonecall saying she is alive in the middle of an interview. this whole thing stinks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OYd1iacvmo

Cazale · 05-01-2021 10:41am

ohnonotgmail wrote:

Her husband receives a phonecall saying she is alive in the middle of an interview. this whole thing stinks.

He's fairly punching there.

MfMan · 05-01-2021 11:13am

Cazale wrote: »

Hammer horror star Barbara Shelley has died of covid 19.

Aww shame. She was luminous in such as Quatermass and the Pit, The Gorgon etc. Fine looking woman in her day. Nearly made the 90 too.

05-01-2021 11:59am

Cazale wrote: »

He's fairly punching there.

Yeah, I'd like it confirmed from herself she is his girlfriend. And as for the Aha Aha crying. Give me a break.

New Home · 05-01-2021 2:15pm

Soooooooo fake. As if it wasn't bad enough for the families of those who have actually died!!! That's a disgusting publicity stunt, even if just on his part and the poor woman is actually critically ill.

Snake Plisken · 05-01-2021 4:22pm

She has now died
https://mol.im/a/9114919

Mr Crispy · 05-01-2021 4:37pm

Such a weird story. I pity the family who've had to go through this.

Eduard Khil · 05-01-2021 9:43pm

She was critical and in isolation so the premature death was just that, she has now died very sad situation and not at all a publicity stunt. Just stupid people representing her in a very bad way.

Tony EH · 05-01-2021 9:48pm

Eduard Khil wrote: »

She was critical and in isolation so the premature death was just that, she has now died very sad situation and not at all a publicity stunt. Just stupid people representing her in a very bad way.

I think this kind of stuff is almost inevitable when there's this bizarre rush to declare celebrity deaths.

Larbre34 · 05-01-2021 10:38pm

Whatever way this turns out, the publicist needs firing.

05-01-2021 11:20pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

Whatever way this turns out, the publicist needs firing.

Pretty sure the publicist is out of a job regardless. What with their client being dead.

El Gato De Negocios · 07-01-2021 9:54am

Barbara Shelley star of a number of Hammer horror movies incl Dracula Prince of Darkness has died after contracting c19, aged 88.

Skyknight · 07-01-2021 10:08pm

Marion Ramsey (Officer Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy movies) has died, aged 73

Agent Coulson · 08-01-2021 9:42pm

Michael Apted has died aged 79 RIP

Director of the fantastic 7up documentary series along with Coal Miner’s Daughter, The World Is Not Enough, Gorillas in the Mist and Gorky Park.

Declan A Walsh · 08-01-2021 9:51pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Michael Apted has died aged 79 RIP

Director of the fantastic 7up documentary series along with Coal Miner’s Daughter, The World Is Not Enough, Gorillas in the Mist and Gorky Park.

I'm genuinely sorry to hear that. His name became synonymous with the 7Up series which I loved. It will be hard to imagine someone else interviewing them if they do another one. It was only in the last year that I discovered he directed Gorillas in the Mist, a great film. I did not know he directed The World is Not Enough, one of the more banal James Bond films.

MfMan · 09-01-2021 12:02am

Passed away during last year, John Ericson. Played the impressionable kid Pete in Bad Day At Black Rock, and in a whole host of 70s TV series.

Agent Coulson · 10-01-2021 11:33pm

Antonio Sabato Sr has died aged 77 RIP

He starred in Grand Prix, One Dollar Too Many & Escape From The Bronx among others.

gigantic09 · 11-01-2021 11:22am

Skyknight wrote: »

Marion Ramsey (Officer Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy movies) has died, aged 73

Hard to believe she was 73.where does the time go.

ohnonotgmail · 11-01-2021 11:24am

gigantic09 wrote: »

Hard to believe she was 73.where does the time go.

the first police academy film was 37 years ago.

B.A._Baracus · 11-01-2021 11:25am

gigantic09 wrote: »

Hard to believe she was 73.where does the time go.

Time and tide as they say.
I rewatched Police Academy last night on Netflix. She was 37 when it was made and I swear you'd only take her for mid to late 20s looking at her.

Kind of sad how she ended up. As she never married or had kids. Only family was three brothers accordingly.

gigantic09 · 11-01-2021 1:19pm

Her voice gave her a childlike quality in those movies as well. I suppose not seeing someone in so long, you always picture them as they were. Nowadays is somebody famous is out of the spotlight for a few months we get a 'whatever happened to' story on one of those clickbait sites.

Harry Palmr · 11-01-2021 7:47pm

Director Steve Carver has died of heart attack at 75.

He was part of the huge Roger Corman alumni who's career took off in the 70s - best known for Big Bad Mama (Angie Dickinson giving it gangbusters in the roaring 20s) and two Chuck Norris films Eye for an Eye with Lee Van Cleef and Lone Wolf McQuaid with Barbara Carrera

Speaking of genre talent - Julie Strain star of any number of Cinemax type late night cable epics has died at just 58 from dementia, created due to a fall in her 20s.

Autobiography called - 6'1" and worth the climb.

ohnonotgmail · 11-01-2021 8:29pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Director Steve Carver has died of heart attack at 75.

He was part of the huge Roger Corman alumni who's career took off in the 70s - best known for Big Bad Mama (Angie Dickinson giving it gangbusters in the roaring 20s) and two Chuck Norris films Eye for an Eye with Lee Van Cleef and Lone Wolf McQuaid with Barbara Carrera

Speaking of genre talent - Julie Strain star of any number of Cinemax type late night cable epics has died at just 58 from dementia, created due to a fall in her 20s.

Autobiography called - 6'1" and worth the climb.

The only place I can see Julie Strains death mentioned is on wikipedia. I know there were reports of her death last year that proved false.

RurtBeynolds · 11-01-2021 9:00pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Kind of sad how she ended up. As she never married or had kids. Only family was three brothers accordingly.

Is there some detail you're leaving out? Not everyone wants to get married and have kids, doesn't mean she didn't lead a perfectly happy life.

B.A._Baracus · 12-01-2021 4:50pm

RurtBeynolds wrote: »

Is there some detail you're leaving out? Not everyone wants to get married and have kids, doesn't mean she didn't lead a perfectly happy life.

How do you want to go?
Be surrounded by a loving partner, kids and even grandkids as you leave this existence? Or be on your lonesome.

Sure, let's take what you said on board. Maybe she did enjoy not having a husband/kids. I never knew Miss Ramsey. But neither did you. People have regrets at the end.

All I made was a respectful comment of saying sad - that It's nice to hear when someone has loads of people around then when they go. Did that some how upset you that you had to question what I said? Did you get out of bed the wrong way?

RurtBeynolds · 12-01-2021 6:39pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

How do you want to go?
Be surrounded by a loving partner, kids and even grandkids as you leave this existence? Or be on your lonesome.

Sure, let's take what you said on board. Maybe she did enjoy not having a husband/kids. I never knew Miss Ramsey. But neither did you. People have regrets at the end.

All I made was a respectful comment of saying sad - that It's nice to hear when someone has loads of people around then when they go. Did that some how upset you that you had to question what I said? Did you get out of bed the wrong way?

I just found it to be a really odd statement. That's why I asked if you had some detail that you left out. But it seems you didn't, you just assumed she died unhappy and alone because she wasn't married with kids.

No, I didn't know her myself either, that's why I didn't make any assumptions.

B.A._Baracus · 12-01-2021 7:00pm

RurtBeynolds wrote: »

I just found it to be a really odd statement. That's why I asked if you had some detail that you left out. But it seems you didn't, you just assumed she died unhappy and alone because she wasn't married with kids.

No, I didn't know her myself either, that's why I didn't make any assumptions.

I noticed you did not say RIP or any words in relation to her passing. You got back to some chap who said sad how she ended. That was the only thing that interested you.
No "ah she was great in police academy" or anything to that effect even. No doubt you'll try and backtrack by saying some guff now.

Now, you say assumptions. Well from our limited interaction it is my assumption that you are not really a nice person.

So jog on mate. Get your kicks else where.

Sad Professor · 12-01-2021 7:03pm

Guys... take it elsewhere please. Thanks.

JP Liz V1 · 13-01-2021 7:55pm

Jessica Campbell has died aged 38, she was in Election

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 13-01-2021 9:31pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Jessica Campbell has died aged 38, she was in Election

Gutted about that.

She was Tammy Metzler in Election.

peteeeed · 17-01-2021 5:32pm

Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector dies at 81
his music was featured in all sorts of films , a few of martin scorsese's and the al pacino film about his court case

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0117/1190314-phil-spector-death/

Ash.J.Williams · 17-01-2021 5:49pm

peteeeed wrote: »

Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector dies at 81
his music was featured in all sorts of films , a few of martin scorsese's and the al pacino film about his court case

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0117/1190314-phil-spector-death/

End of the century:)

Skyknight · 22-01-2021 10:49pm

Croatian actress Mira Furlan (Lost and Babylon 5) passed away on the 20th January, of complications with West Nile Fever, aged 65.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55763658

22-01-2021 11:49pm

Skyknight wrote: »

Croatian actress Mira Furlan (Lost and Babylon 5) passed away on the 20th January, of complications with West Nile Fever, aged 65.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55763658

Ah **** that

Cazale · 23-01-2021 8:38pm

The legendary stunt driver Remy Julienne died the other day of Covid. Most famous for the stunts on The Italian Job, Ronin and a load of James Bond films. I remember watching a documentary on his work when I was a kid and being in awe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcMhm7X7BBA

ohnonotgmail · 24-01-2021 12:18am

The car chase in Ronin is very hard to beat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxH0lZSYgU

Tony EH · 24-01-2021 11:51am

^
They kinda ruined it though, by having another one shortly after, IIRC.

Harry Palmr · 24-01-2021 12:15pm

Analogue values!

One of Remy Julienne's teams greatest moments was a series of adverts for Isuzu when they launched the Gemini.

10 minutes of ads not all stunt driving some nifty stuff around Paris, you can see why no one does this sort of thing now. One it's not PC to be so celebratory about cars but mainly no one would believe it - "that's all done with CGI I bet"

p to the e · 25-01-2021 3:46pm

Cazale wrote: »

The legendary stunt driver Remy Julienne died the other day of Covid. Most famous for the stunts on The Italian Job, Ronin and a load of James Bond films. I remember watching a documentary on his work when I was a kid and being in awe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcMhm7X7BBA

Amazing scene. Makes me wonder how eerily silent a car chase with electric vehicles would be.

Was just reading there that Remy said the hardest stunt he had to do was make the truck do a wheelie for "Licence to Kill". Also interestingly he was convicted of negligence, later overturned, when a cameraman died on set.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55765555

p to the e · 27-01-2021 1:13pm

Recognisable character actor Bruce Kirby has died aged 95. He could be seen in a whole host of TV and film credits from "Columbo", "Murder She Wrote", "Stand By Me", "The Sopranos", "Crash" and many more. He was also the father of the late Bruno Kirby a fellow character actor that died too young.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Kirby_(actor)

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bruce-kirby-columbo-crash-actor-184534654.html

JP Liz V1 · 27-01-2021 11:47pm

https://tvline.com/2021/01/27/cloris-leachman-dead-mary-tyler-moore-show-phyllis-dies-obituary/

RIP Cloris Leachman, died at 94 of natural cases, more of a tv comedy actress, granny from Bad Santa

RIP thread for people involved in film

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