Peter S. Davis, the colorful producer on the Christopher Lambert-starring 1986 film Highlander that launched a bevy of sequels, television offshoots and video games, has died. He was 79.
Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73. Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston
Coronation Street legend Johnny Briggs has sadly passed away today (February 28) aged 85. The cobbles favourite played lothario Mike Baldwin on the soap for 3 decades between 1976 and 2006, appearing in a staggering 2,349 episodes.
British satirist Tony Hendra, who starred in "This is Spinal Tap" as Ian Faith, has died. He was 79. Hendra, who also was a former editor of National Lampoon and Spy magazines
Duffy Jackson, a drummer whose swinging exuberance propelled him from child stardom in Little Rascals to a prolific career behind Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and many others, died on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. He was 67.
Roger Mudd, the longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS who once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president, has died. He was 93.
Frank Thorne, the legendary comic book artist perhaps best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Red Sonja, passed away the same day as his wife, Marilyn. He was 90 years old.
Horror director Norman J Warren died in the early hours of Thursday morning, following a year of ill health. He was 78. The English director is best known for 1970s horror films such as Satan's Slave, Prey and Terror, as well as the 1980s works Inseminoid and Bloody New Year.