Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

Deadliest Catch star Mahlon Reyes has died at age 38, a spokesperson from the Discovery Channel confirmed to Yahoo Entertainment.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...ar-mahlon-reyes-dies-at-age-38-200828905.html

 

[me just saying]

country music disc jockey Bill Mack, whose “Blue” became a hit for LeAnn Rimes and won a 1996 Grammy Award for Country Music Song of the Year, died Friday at age 88,

https://apnews.com/43e7878ea2a9d24f0a2eb79aa0938360

 

[Laura Knotek]

Wilford Brimley, beloved entertainer and star of 'Cocoon,' is dead 85
https://mashable.com/article/wilford-brimley-died-dead-85/

 

[me just saying]

Guitarist Steve Holland, who rose to fame with Southern rockers Molly Hatchet, has reportedly died.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/stev...-hatchet-dies/

 

[me just saying]

Leon Fleisher, The Pianist Who Reinvented Himself, Dies At 92

https://www.npr.org/sections/decept...the-pianist-who-reinvented-himself-dies-at-92

 

[me just saying]

Alan Parker, heralded director of 'Fame,' 'Bugsy Malone' and 'Mississippi Burning,' dies aged 76

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/entertainment/alan-parker-obit-gbr-intl-scli/index.html

 

[me just saying]

Reni Santoni, the American film and TV actor who played Clint Eastwood’s young partner in Dirty Harry and recurred as the pizza maker Poppie on Seinfeld, has died after a long illness. He was 81

https://deadline.com/2020/08/reni-santoni-dies-seinfeld-dirty-harry-actor-81-1203003351/

 

[me just saying]

Brent Carver, the Broadway actor known for winning a Tony award in 1993 for his role in "The Kiss of the Spider Woman," died on Tuesday.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/country-singer-cady-groves-cause-of-death-revealed

 

[me just saying]

Raymond G. Allen, Sr., a character actor who played Uncle Woody in "Sanford and Son," has died.

https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/11/raymond-allen-sanford-and-son-dead-dies-91/

 

[me just saying]

“Kamala” Harris, the 1980s wrestling star dubbed the “Ugandan Giant,” has died at the age of 70.

https://nypost.com/2020/08/10/james-kamala-harris-the-wwes-ugandan-giant-dies-at-70/

 

[raycpl]

Trini Lopez, Singer and Actor in ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ Dies of COVID-19 at 83



https://variety.com/2020/music/news/trini-lopez-dead-dies-the-dirty-dozen-1234732017/

 

[fatclue_98]

Trini Lopez, Singer and Actor in ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ Dies of COVID-19 at 83



https://variety.com/2020/music/news/trini-lopez-dead-dies-the-dirty-dozen-1234732017/

Wow! He was one of many who covered "Gonna Get Along Without You Now". My favorite version was, of course, the disco version by the late great Viola Wills. RIP with your hammer Trini.

 

[Laura Knotek]

Julian Bream: Classical guitarist dies aged 87


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-53777949?__twitter_impression=true

 

[me just saying]

Linda Manz, known for her performances in films like Days of Heaven and Out of the Blue has died. She was 58.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/linda-manz-days-heaven-blue-160008112.html

 

[me just saying]

Duane L. Tatro, who composed for nearly two dozen TV series, including such long-running hits as “Dynasty,” “The Love Boat” and “Barnaby Jones,” died Sunday at his home in Bell Canyon, Calif. He was 93.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/duane-tatro-composer-dynasty-love-010018086.html

 

[me just saying]

Ben Cross, best known for his portrayal of British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in “Chariots of Fire” and Sarek in the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot, died on Aug. 18. He was 72.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ben-cross-chariots-fire-star-191552327.html

 

[me just saying]

Jesse Goins, a gold miner who was a familiar face on Discovery's "Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine," has died at age 60.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gold-rush-star-jesse-goins-dead

 

[fatclue_98]

Ben Cross, best known for his portrayal of British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in “Chariots of Fire” and Sarek in the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot, died on Aug. 18. He was 72.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ben-cross-chariots-fire-star-191552327.html

Barnabus the Vampire? Say it ain't so.

 

[me just saying]

Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has died at age 68 following a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The rock veteran, who also played with W.A.S.P., Faster Pussycat, Dokken, Billy Idol, Steppenwolf, and others

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...with-stage-4-pancreatic-cancer-212727615.html

 

[me just saying]

Todd Nance, Widespread Panic’s founding drummer, has died. He was 57.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/todd-nance-widespread-panic-founding-015501799.html