colonial Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Nicholas Smith, who played Mr. Rumbold ("Old Jug Ears") on "Are You Being Served?" and "Grace and Favour" (known in the U.S. are "Are You Being Served Again?"), has died at age 81. He was the last surviving member of the original AYBS? cast. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35023713
cool arrow Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Nicholas Smith was on Doctor Who in 1964 and even at the age of 30 he already looked like Rumbold. The man went stone bald very young.
rainmakerrtv Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Martin E. Brooks, who played Dr. Rudy Wells on both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, has passed at the age of 90.
Travis Sheldon Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Nicholas Smith, who played Mr. Rumbold ("Old Jug Ears") on "Are You Being Served?" and "Grace and Favour" (known in the U.S. are "Are You Being Served Again?"), has died at age 81. He was the last surviving member of the original AYBS? cast. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35023713 One of these days I'm gonna pick up that DVD set, but I've seen them so many times on PBS I practically know them by heart after all these years. What a great cast. R.I.P. Mr Rumbold
colonial Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 A man named John Searing passed away Tuesday at age 65 in Easton, Pennsylvania. His claim to TV fame could be described as a PG-rated version of "The King of Comedy". While working as a salesman in New Jersey in the mid-80s, Searing wrote to "The Tonight Show", asking if he could deliver the famous "Here's Johnny" line. He received a Carson photo and a letter politely saying no. But Searing wouldn't accept no. He wrote to the show hundreds of times with that request, even sending cassettes of him during celebrity impressions. Finally, in 1986, he got a call from "Tonight". One thing led to another and, on June 26, 1986, he was in Burbank where, before hundreds in the audience, millions watching on TV and Mr. Carson nearby, Searing said "Here's Johnny". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJVYXdGa-WQ 1
cool arrow Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Rose Siggins, who played "Legless Suzi" in American Horror Story, died this morning. I've never watched the show (not my cup of tea at all) but I watched the video below, just out of curiosity, and now I'm very very sad. She was an amazing human being. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asvYF-KLs-k#t=213 An article about her from a few years ago: http://mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/ep/rosemarie-rose-siggins-the-woman-with-half-a-body/
Hoffman Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Brooke McCarter, who played Paul in The Lost Boys, died yesterday at the age of 52.
cool arrow Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 I never saw him shilling for reverse mortgages before. He looked good for a guy who was 80 at the time.
colonial Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 Character actor Jason Wingreen passed away on Christmas at age 95. Wingreen is arguably best known as the voice of Boba Fett in "The Empire Strikes Back" back in 1980, He went uncredited for that role, and his voice was replaced by another actor for a 2004 DVD release of the film. He's also known for playing bartender Harry Snowden on "All in the Family" and "Archie Bunker's Place" for seven years, and had a small role in the film "Airplane!" (he played the Mayo Clinic doctor conversing with Capt. Oveur about the young medical patient on the flight. All the while, a toy heart was bouncing up and around the doctor's desk).
odessasteps Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Vilmos Zsigmond, the Oscar-winning cinematographer whose work included "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "The Deer Hunter," "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" and "Deliverance," has died. He was 85.
Curt McGirt Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Vilmos Zsigmond, the Oscar-winning cinematographer whose work included "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "The Deer Hunter," "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" and "Deliverance," has died. He was 85. Not knowing who he was, this made my jaw drop a couple times http://dailygrindhouse.com/thewire/rip-vilmos-zsigmond-1930-2016/
colonial Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 Actor Pat Harrington Jr. has died at 86. Arguably best known as Schneider the building super on "One Day at a Time", Harrington was also a member of Steve Allen's comedy troupe (along with Tom Poston and Don Knotts), performing "Man on the Street" segments for Allen's shows. 1
odessasteps Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 He also did voice over work, including the Inspector in the Pink Panther cartoons.
sydneybrown Posted January 8, 2016 Posted January 8, 2016 Actor Pat Harrington Jr. has died at 86. Arguably best known as Schneider the building super on "One Day at a Time", Harrington was also a member of Steve Allen's comedy troupe (along with Tom Poston and Don Knotts), performing "Man on the Street" segments for Allen's shows. Yeah, I had a bad feeling seeing him on a clip of a random gossip show that he probably died. It's absolutely mind-boggling to see him on 50's panel game shows and then later as Schneider. Completely underrated talent. He took what was a one-dimensional joke character and made him one of the more memorable "neighbors" ever. (And won a well-deserved Emmy for it too.) 1
Curt McGirt Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 The beloved Rory Guy, AKA Angus Scrimm, star of the Tall Man in the Phantasm films, has passed away at the age of 89. Hey, Death. Give horror fans a break. Please.
J.T. Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 Damn. I just saw this and was about to post it in the Horror thread.
piranesi Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Richard Libertini, Fletch's boss and the General in the original THE IN-LAWS has died at 82. http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-richard-libertini-comedic-character-actor-230624 If only there was some sort of bowl one could transfer a soul into until a new body could be found... ...yes, he was also the guy from ALL OF ME. As always his "number of different characters played on Barney Miller" is dutifully reported below: 3
rainmakerrtv Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Damn, I always thought he was hilarious every time he showed up in a movie or on a TV show, which was a lot.
cool arrow Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Libertini was versatile. He could play Italians or Jews.
rainmakerrtv Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 Pardon if this is the wrong place to put this, but I remember Libertini making a bunch of appearances on a show that they used to have on Global on weekend afternoons in the early 80s. It was called something like Fairy Tale Theater but that wasn't the exact title (nothing to do with the Shelley Duvall produced series) ... they didn't do familiar fairy tales, they did more obscure folk tales that tended to have dark endings. Like I say, Libertini made a bunch of appearances in a fairly loose ensemble cast that at different times included Avery Schreiber, Peter Bonerz and even a couple of spots by Alan Alda. The opening theme song was a rearrangement of "Sing This All Together" by the Rolling Stones. I can find no trace at all of this in IMDB. Does anyone else know what I am talking about? Edit : Scratch that, found it ... the IMDB write up doesn't give away much, but I have fond memories of this show and Libertini was always great in it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303535/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_63
piranesi Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Hey, that had one of my all-time crushes Melinda Dillon in it. Melinda Dillon: For when you need hotter than Dianne Wiest but you can't afford Teri Garr. MELINDA DILLON!!!
Lacelle Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 David Margulies, appeared in Ghostbusters & Out On Limb & a bunch of others died on the 11th.
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