Johnny Sorrow Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I was just about to post about how incredible Patton's new special was, as I just got done watching it. Man, that stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Tim Hedrick, longtime chief meteorologist of CBS affiliate WKRC in Cincinnati, OH passed away this morning, after battling a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by family and friends at the time of his passing. If you know anyone in the Cincy area, chances are they'd seen at least one of his broadcasts over the years. He was what you'd want in a weatherman, in that he was cheerful and informative, and that his forecasts were rather accurate the majority of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The prolific voice-over artist Peter Thomas died yesterday at 91. He narrated Nova, Forensic Files, and Nature, among other shows. He also was heard in Paul Hardcastle's 1985 song "19." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Australian TV producer Reg Grundy passed away this weekend at 92. Prolific producer responsible for such Aussie soaps as "Neighbours" and "Prisoner: Cell Block H". He also produced the U.S. game shows "Sale of the Century" (based on an Aussie show) and "Scrabble", and imported numerous U.S. and UK games to Australia, including "Match Game" (known in Australia as "Blankety Blanks"), "Family Feud" and "Wheel of Fortune". Grundy was infamous in the 1970s for the way he "imported" his game shows to Australia. He would fly to New York or Los Angeles and book a hotel room for a week. He'd spent most of his visit watching U.S. game shows and other series, writing down every facet of these shows (even the most minute such as, say, the color of the carpeting or the type of microphone the host used). He'd then fly back to Australia with his notes, then create Aussie versions that essentially copy-catted their U.S. equivalents. And due to then-loopholes in international copyright law, he could make these copycat shows without getting permission from the original creators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Veteran character actor William Schallert has passed at the age of 93. He appeared in tons of roles, including the father of the late Patty Duke on the Patty Duke show, but possibly his best known role was as Nils Barris, the asshole space station administrator on the classic Star Trek episode, "The Trouble With Tribbles". He was also the president of SAG for a spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Madeleine Lebeau, the last surviving cast member of Casablanca, has died at the age of 92. (She actually passed away on May 1 but word is just getting out now) Apparently she had a fall in which she broke her thigh bone and that lead to her passing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Morley Safer of 60 Minutes - less than a week after retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Alan Young, who played straight man to a talking horse on "Mr. Ed" for five seasons, has died at age 96. Fans also know him as the longtime voice of Scrooge McDuck. He also voiced Farmer Smurf on "The Smurfs" and Haggis McHaggis on "Ren and Stimpy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 And Black Beauty in the 70s cartoon that was all over 80s Nickelodeon. And 7-Zark-7 and Keyop (Jinpei in Gatchaman) in Battle of the Planets. Dude was all over my childhood and I didn't realize it til 20 years later. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Never knew he was Keyop. Heard him interviewed on Sirius XM's Radio Classics channel about six months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Burt Kwouk, who played Cato in the Pink Panther movies, has passed at the age of 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, rainmakerrtv said: Burt Kwouk, who played Cato in the Pink Panther movies, has passed at the age of 85. He probably sucker punched Peter Sellers as soon as he went into the light. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 6 minutes ago, J.T. said: He probably sucker punched Peter Sellers as soon as he went into the light. RIP. i somehow doubt they went to the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Beth Howland, Vera from the television show, Alice, passed away on December 31, 2015 after a long battle with lung cancer, but it was her request that her death not be announced until well after her memorial service and funeral so that her family could mourn her in private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 7 hours ago, J.T. said: Beth Howland, Vera from the television show, Alice, passed away on December 31, 2015 after a long battle with lung cancer, but it was her request that her death not be announced until well after her memorial service and funeral so that her family could mourn her in private. Howland was also married to "Murphy Brown" actor Charles Kimbrough at the time of her death. Previously, she was married to actor Michael J. Pollard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Martin Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Theresa Saldana, best known for her role on "The Commish" and survivor of an attack by a stalker has died at 61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I saw a clickbait article about celebrities you didn't know had died, with a big picture of Levar Burton on it. But he's fine and it was just clickbaiters being shit at internetting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 RIP Janet Waldo, age unknown. voice of Judy .jetson, Penelope Pitstop, Josie the Pussycat and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Wikipedia says she was 96. She was also the voice of Princess on Battle Of The Planets and Wilma's mother on the Flintstones. She was one of the go-to voice actors for Hannah-Barbera. RIP and cheers, Janet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 I was going by Evanier saying people were unsure of her actual age. his obit has the story of how she was replaced by Tiffany in the 90s Jetsons movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Michu Meszaros - who physically played Alf - passed away at the age of 76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I saw him at the circus ages ago when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Anton Yelchin, who played the role of Chekov in the recent Star Trek reboot series, has died in an automobile accident. He was 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 FUCK. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 16 hours ago, Gonzo said: Anton Yelchin, who played the role of Chekov in the recent Star Trek reboot series, has died in an automobile accident. He was 27. Jesus. The way it happened...man. Thoughts go out to Anton Yelchin's family and friends. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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