2023 - IN MEMORIAM - MOVIES & TV

[colonial]

Today I learned that, to keep the budget down, the Kroffts hired area high school and college basketball players to play the Sleestak on the original "Land of the Lost."

One of those Sleestak? Bill Laimbeer.

 

 

[odessasteps]

Of course he was a heel. 

[Zimbra]

Frances Sternhagen, who played Cliff's mom on Cheers and Carter's grandmother on ER in addition to a prolific theater career, has passed away at age 93.

[odessasteps]

It’s funny she was in at least 3 Stephen King projects, either film or Tv. 
 

I also remember her in Outland.

[AxB]

Dean Sullivan, most famously Jimmy Corkhill in UK Soap Brookside, died age 65. Fuck Cancer.

[dogwelder]

RIP Norman Lear at the age of 101

[Curt McGirt]

Man I saw him on TV just last night! He was a good man, did a lot of good (especially for a TV producer) for the nation as a community. 

RIP

[odessasteps]

RIP Ralph the Hairdresser.

[driver]

Damn. And only 58 at that. Fuck cancer.

[J.T.]

RIP David McKnight

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The acting world is in mourning once again, with beloved character actor David McKnight passing away on Sunday.

The actor passed at 87 years of age in Las Vegas after a battle with cancer, his publicist and friend Cynthia Busby confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

He was best known for his work in J.D.'s Revenge, Under Siege and movies from director Robert Townsend such as Hollywood Shuffle and The Five Heartbeats.

 

[Curt McGirt]

Man I've always meant to watch J.D.'s Revenge, it's supposed to be really good. And of course I love Under Siege.

RIP

[odessasteps]

RIP Ryan O Neal

 

[elizium]

Barry Lyndon rules. RIP

[AxB]

Rest in Peace to the greatest ever. Andre Braugher passes away aged 61.

 

Edited December 13, 2023 by AxB

[J.H.]

9 minutes ago, AxB said:

Rest in Peace to the greatest ever. Andre Braugher passes away aged 61.

 

I justcfinished a rewatch of Brooklyn 99 so I'm goddam devastated

Just damn...

James

[AxB]

He was better in Homicide: Life on the Street than he was in Brooklyn 99. And he was really, really good in Brooklyn 99. But in Homicide, he was godlike.

[The Natural]

1 hour ago, AxB said:

Rest in Peace to the greatest ever. Andre Braugher passes away aged 61.

 

Bobbed online as I couldn't sleep. Such shit news. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is one of my favourite shows and Captain Raymond Holt played by Andre Braugher was the best character. Fuck. Condolences to Andre Braugher's family and friends at this dad time.

[RIPPA]

 

[(BP)]

Holt and Peralta in witness protection was so goddam funny. 

 

[The Natural]

Brooklyn Nine-Nine YouTube Tribute:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ib8fl7KrUC4

Edited December 13, 2023 by The Natural

[Contentious C]

And yet I will probably remember most that he was in the WOAT contender A Better Way to Die, because I can't stop myself watching terrible movies.  Go figure.

(And no, sadly, he wasn't the best part; there were no best parts, that's why it's so bad.)

[JLSigman]

On 12/12/2023 at 8:46 PM, AxB said:

Rest in Peace to the greatest ever. Andre Braugher passes away aged 61.

 

Lung cancer  (pasting the link because the button won't let me insert it - https://apnews.com/article/andre-braugher-lung-cancer-6aa6f46c6cf4c20500a8a96bfa1831cb). Everyone chime in with me here...

 

FUCK. CANCER.

[odessasteps]

 

[Curt McGirt]

Them putting in Ray Stevenson's spinning shootout from Punisher: War Zone combined with the dancer on the curtain was really fucking cool of them. 

[Elsalvajeloco]

This is crushing. Apparent suicide believed to be brought on by the ongoing investigation into his connection with drugs. I knew it was bad, but damn, man.