RIP thread for people involved in TV

Mr E · 02-01-2019 10:01pm

Anyone who watched WWF wrestling as a kid (back when it was actually good) will remember Mean Gene Okerlund. He passed away today aged 76.

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1080488900890628101

JP Liz V1 · 02-01-2019 10:34pm

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1080536968499466240

Gutted to hear Bob Einstein aka 'Super Dave Osborne', who played Marty Funkhouser on Curb in recent years, has died aged 76. He'd been recently diagnosed with cancer.

Thought he was great on Curb too. Love the episode where Larry is baffled that Marty considers him his best friend. Very talented performer.

The brother of actor Albert Brooks

Agent Coulson · 08-01-2019 7:28pm

William Morgan Sheppard, passed away aged 86 on Sunday. RIP.

Father of Mark Sheppard.

Guest stared in everything from Babylon 5 to Doctor Who to Alias to Max Headroom.

Always favorite of mine to see on screen.

weadick · 08-01-2019 8:16pm

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Cripes I've seen zombie threads in my time but this one might just take the biscuit!

Edit:Rip Donall Farmer. It's kind of scary to think about how many of Glenroe's main cast are no longer with us. Dinny, Miley, Teasy, Stephen and now Fr Devereux.

I was watching Fr Ted recently and had the same thought. Apart from Dermot Morgan and Frank Kelly many of the original cast and some involved in creating the show are now deceased. Most recently, Rio Fanning who played Fr Frost passed away just last November. He had quite a career and was also in Dr Who and Eastenders among other things.

Tom Mann Centuria · 19-01-2019 1:00pm

Lovely boy Windsor Davies has died at the age of 88.

Star of It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Never the Twain.
RIP.

Harry Palmr · 01-02-2019 11:48am

Wasn't entirely sure where to post this but it had to go somewhere and he did TV work - comic Jeremy Hardy has died at just 57 from cancer. For those who don;t know him, he was very much a political (left wing) humourist but one that was actually amusing and talented so you didn't need to buy his beliefs to laugh.

He was a regular on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on BBC radio and was legendary for his singing voice.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/comedian-jeremy-hardy-dies-of-cancer-aged-57

serfboard · 01-02-2019 5:21pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Wasn't entirely sure where to post this but it had to go somewhere and he did TV work - comic Jeremy Hardy has died at just 57 from cancer. For those who don;t know him, he was very much a political (left wing) humourist but one that was actually amusing and talented so you didn't need to buy his beliefs to laugh.

He was a regular on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on BBC radio and was legendary for his singing voice.

Thanks for posting this - I hadn't heard, and I'm saddened to read it.

I loved him on The News Quiz, and was thinking that I hadn't heard him on it in a while.

Nerdlingr · 01-02-2019 6:03pm

Awww.. RIP Clive Swift....

Played Hyacinth Bucket's husband in 'Keeping up appearances"

"Richard !!!"

ohnonotgmail · 01-02-2019 6:06pm

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Awww.. RIP Clive Swift....

Played Hyacinth Bucket's husband in 'Keeping up appearances"

"Richard !!!"

No more candlelit suppers for him. He was still working up until a year or so ago. Not many actors work steadily for over 50 years.

PropJoe10 · 01-02-2019 6:10pm

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Awww.. RIP Clive Swift....

Played Hyacinth Bucket's husband in 'Keeping up appearances"

"Richard !!!"

Sad to hear that. Loved that show back in the day! He was perfect in that role.

odyssey06 · 01-02-2019 6:15pm

Just heard Clive Swift in a BBC radio play playing Hitchcock to Patrick Stewarts Raymond Chandler. What a voice.
And great that Keeping up Appearances brought him to popular attention.

Gael23 · 01-02-2019 10:02pm

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Awww.. RIP Clive Swift....

Played Hyacinth Bucket's husband in 'Keeping up appearances"

"Richard !!!"

2019 claims a comedy great. I hope it’s not a sign of another 2016 coming.

Harry Palmr · 02-02-2019 12:02am

odyssey06 wrote: »

Just heard Clive Swift in a BBC radio play playing Hitchcock to Patrick Stewarts Raymond Chandler. What a voice.
And great that Keeping up Appearances brought him to popular attention.

I'm pretty sure I heard that when it first went out. Very good.

https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/Strangers_on_a_Film_(BBC_Radio_4,_29/Sep/2011)

RMAOK · 02-02-2019 7:00pm

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Awww.. RIP Clive Swift....

Played Hyacinth Bucket's husband in 'Keeping up appearances"

"Richard !!!"

Ah no, loved him in keeping up appearances.

Made the Richard character a perfect foil for the hyacinth character.

RIP

JP Liz V1 · 04-02-2019 10:41pm

Kristoff St. John (The Young and the Restless) has died

Welsh Megaman · 08-02-2019 6:34pm

‘Mailbag’ presenter Arthur Murphy has died aged 90.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0208/1028393-rte-presenter-arthur-murphy-has-died-aged-90/

RIP

Harry Palmr · 08-02-2019 7:20pm

He read out a letter from me once! I'll be damned if I can remember what it was about.

Dtp1979 · 08-02-2019 7:52pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

‘Mailbag’ presenter Arthur Murphy has died aged 90.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0208/1028393-rte-presenter-arthur-murphy-has-died-aged-90/

RIP

Wasn’t it always a long running joke on e-mail bag that Arthur would never give away his age.

Marje · 11-02-2019 1:35am

Carmen Argenziano -- who's perhaps best known from "Stargate SG-1" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

The Pennsylvania-born actor has starred in tons of TV shows and movies over the course of his 5-decade career, including "The Rockford Files," "Lou Grant," "Heartbeat," "Booker," "L.A. Law," "Melrose Place," "Sisters," "CSI: NY," "The Young and the Restless" and, of course, 'SG-1' ... where he played Jacob Carter from 1998 to 2005

https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/10/stargate-sg1-actor-carmen-argenziano-dead-dies/

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RMAOK · 11-02-2019 1:38am

Marje wrote: »

Carmen Argenziano -- who's perhaps best known from "Stargate SG-1" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

The Pennsylvania-born actor has starred in tons of TV shows and movies over the course of his 5-decade career, including "The Rockford Files," "Lou Grant," "Heartbeat," "Booker," "L.A. Law," "Melrose Place," "Sisters," "CSI: NY," "The Young and the Restless" and, of course, 'SG-1' ... where he played Jacob Carter from 1998 to 2005

https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/10/stargate-sg1-actor-carmen-argenziano-dead-dies/

Ah no - he'll always be known as Jacob Carter/selmak. He played the character well until he was killed off in season 8.

RIP

JP Liz V1 · 01-03-2019 11:06pm

Katherine Helmond (Mona from Who's The Boss) has died

RIP

Harry Palmr · 01-03-2019 11:13pm

And loads more! Soap a parody sitcom which ran in the late 70s early 80s really made her name.

Tom Mann Centuria · 01-03-2019 11:15pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

And loads more! Soap a parody sitcom which ran in the late 70s early 80s really made her name.

And Everybody Loves Raymond as Deborah's Mum.

Dtp1979 · 01-03-2019 11:26pm

God, she was old in who’s the boss. Must’ve been close to 100

JP Liz V1 · 01-03-2019 11:31pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

And loads more! Soap a parody sitcom which ran in the late 70s early 80s really made her name.

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

And Everybody Loves Raymond as Deborah's Mum.

I remember her more from Who's The Boss

Dtp1979 wrote: »

God, she was old in who’s the boss. Must’ve been close to 100

She was 89

https://tvline.com/2019/03/01/katherine-helmond-dies-soap-whos-the-boss-dead/

JP Liz V1 · 04-03-2019 7:02pm

Luke Perry has died - RIP

lbc2019 · 04-03-2019 7:02pm

Luke Perry v sad

Agent Coulson · 04-03-2019 7:09pm

So sad RIP.

RMAOK · 04-03-2019 7:20pm

RIP

Zeek12 · 04-03-2019 7:30pm

Very sad news.
Such a young age.

Its a sad day for kids of the 90's with Keith from The Prodigy also passing today.

Beverly Hills was such a huge show back then.

RIP.

RIP thread for people involved in TV

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