In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

[Blergh]

The recently deceased Mr. Liotta was adopted as a baby and raised by Italian-American parents & always identified himself as having that heritage. However, he did locate (and meet) his bio mother about 20 years ago and learned from her that his biological lineage was mainly Scottish! 

[MissAlmond]

Actor Bo Hopkins who appeared in such films as The Wild Bunch and American Graffiti has died, age 80.

https://deadline.com/2022/05/bo-hopkins-dead-veteran-actor-wild-bunch-american-graffiti-was-80-obituary-1235035093/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bo-hopkins-dead-wild-bunch-american-graffiti-1235155857/

https://www.thewrap.com/bo-hopkins-american-graffiti-actor-dies-at-80/

Edited May 28, 2022 by MissAlmond

[willco]

I know Hannibal gets a lot of crap as an inferior extension of the Lecter  story , but I always thought it was a good movie-- yes, not as good as the original, but still. And Liotta plays a great kind of an ass and I always thought the ending, and what Hannibal does to him, was more funny than scary, and Ray does a great job in that scene. 

Does anyone ( besides me ) remember the CBS show he did called "Smith " ? He played a professional thief. I really liked the show, but CBS cancelled it after just a few episodes.

He had a lot of great roles, too bad he passed as the news said he was working quite a lot recently.

[Bastet]

19 minutes ago, MissAlmond said:

Actor Bo Hopkins who appeared in such films as The Wild Bunch and American Graffiti has died, age 80.

I didn't know him by name, but as soon as I saw his face I recognized him from a lot of '70s and '80s TV.  When I saw Hillbilly Elegy, it took me a while to figure out where I knew him from, as I hadn't seen him in a long time, but once the image of his younger self clicked it was one of those "oh yeah, that guy" moments.  He seemed to be everywhere for a while.

[ElleryAnne]

49 minutes ago, MissAlmond said:

Actor Bo Hopkins who appeared in such films as The Wild Bunch and American Graffiti has died, age 80.

https://deadline.com/2022/05/bo-hopkins-dead-veteran-actor-wild-bunch-american-graffiti-was-80-obituary-1235035093/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bo-hopkins-dead-wild-bunch-american-graffiti-1235155857/

https://www.thewrap.com/bo-hopkins-american-graffiti-actor-dies-at-80/

I remember him best as Matthew Blaisdel in the original Dynasty.

[Zella]

Bo Hopkins was fantastic in The Wild Bunch. He has a small part but is very memorably disturbing in a film full of memorably disturbing characters. I read a book about the making of the movie last year and learned that not only did he film his scenes despite being injured in the eyelid by a squib, but he also ended up staying up the night before his filming day with Dub Taylor learning the words to "Gather At The River" because he didn't know the lyrics he makes his captives sing. 

Edited May 28, 2022 by Zella

[Crashcourse]

I remember seeing Bo Hopkins in many movies and tv shows.  He had quite a good career.

R.I.P., Sir

[BetterButter]

Cross-border rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins dies at 87

[SmithW6079]

On 5/19/2022 at 1:43 PM, Domestic Assassin said:

RIP Vangelis

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/vangelis-dead-chariots-of-fire-blade-runner-1235272061/

Let's not forget he did the theme to the original Cosmos too, which still gives me chills.

[Writing Wrongs]

On 5/28/2022 at 3:47 PM, MissAlmond said:

Actor Bo Hopkins who appeared in such films as The Wild Bunch and American Graffiti has died, age 80.

On the ABC news ticker it had, "Bo Haskins" so I wasn't sure who they were talking about. I remember Bo from a couple of Charlie's Angels episodes including the pilot. And of course, Dynasty.

[MissAlmond]

1 hour ago, Writing Wrongs said:

Bo from a couple of Charlie's Angels episodes including the pilot. And of course, Dynasty.

[andromeda331]

On 5/26/2022 at 6:31 PM, Prairie Rose said:

I just caught Field of Dreams on AMC last week. Ray Liotta was perfect as Shoeless Joe Jackson. He was great in everything I saw him in, including more obscure films and TV shows like John Q with Denzel Washington and NBC's Shades of Blue with Jennifer Lopez. I even liked the Chantix commercials he did a few years back.

As others have mentioned, the role that first put him on the map was that of Joey Perrini on the long-defunct NBC soap opera Another World, which taped in NYC. He was on the show from 1978 to 1981, at which point he relocated to LA. What was really nice is that even after he became famous, he never lost touch with his soap roots. He divulged in an interview I read years back that he did a talk show spot in the CBS building in NYC to promote one of his movies. Once the spot was done, he went off in search of As the World Turns actress Kathleen Widdoes - who had played his mother on AW - to say hi. Unfortunately, she had the day off. Victoria Wyndham, who became the longest-running performer on AW, recalled to Soap Opera Digest that one day she heard someone calling her name on the streets of NYC. It turned out to be none other than Ray Liotta, in town visiting long after he had achieved movie fame. He wanted to catch up on all things AW with Ms. Wyndham. 

Here is Ray Liotta in his first big role:

I didn't know that. That's wonderful. I love when actors don't forget they started on soaps.  I loved him in Field of Dreams and Heartbreakers. 

[BetterButter]

Singer KK Dies After Concert In Kolkata

[MissAlmond]

Actor Charles Siebert who played Dr. Stanley Riverside II on Trapper John M.D. and Buzz MacGregor on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman has died, age 84.

https://deadline.com/2022/05/charles-siebert-dead-obituary-actor-trapper-john-m-d-was-84-1235036034/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/charles-siebert-dead-trapper-john-md-1235156654/

https://www.thewrap.com/charles-siebert-dead-at-84/

Edited May 31, 2022 by MissAlmond

[Blergh]

4 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

Actor Charles Siebert who played Dr. Stanley Riverside II on Trapper John M.D. and Buzz MacGregor on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman has died, age 84.

https://deadline.com/2022/05/charles-siebert-dead-obituary-actor-trapper-john-m-d-was-84-1235036034/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/charles-siebert-dead-trapper-john-md-1235156654/

https://www.thewrap.com/charles-siebert-dead-at-84/

I liked that Mr. Siebert as Dr. Stanley Riverside II actually grew from being a totally incompetent joke/foil for the other docs in Trapper John,M.D who ONLY had the hospital administration position due to being his  unseen big wig dad's hapless heir to actually becoming a likable person who became sincere about wanting the best care possible for the patients even if it meant defying his overwhelming   father  and finding genuine love and happiness somewhat late in life via his marriage to a dentist named E.J.! Oh, but he still maintained his goofiness.  I don't know how much of that was Mr. Siebert's actual personality being acknowledged by the writers or the writers expanding his character for their own purposes but I like how he wound up being the most interesting and likable of all the regulars by the time the series ended.

RIP, Mr. Siebert!

[bmasters9]

Billing credits on Trapper John, M.D...

[Yogisbooboo64]

I used to have such a crush on Mr. Siebert and my heart twinged upon reading about his passing....rest well, sir.

[MissAlmond]

Composer and performer Ingram Marshall has died, age 80.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102424368/composer-and-performer-ingram-marshall-dies-at-age-80

https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/composer-ingram-marshall-dies-80-2022-06-01

https://pitchfork.com/news/composer-ingram-marshall-dies-at-80/

Edited June 2, 2022 by MissAlmond

[Crashcourse]

R.I.P., Mr. Marshall

I miss the "sad" emoji.

[rubaco]

2 hours ago, Crashcourse said:

R.I.P., Mr. Marshall

I miss the "sad" emoji.

Both @shapeshifter and I asked about the sad emoji in the Bugs thread, and they replied that it will be returning. 

[MissAlmond]

Isidoro Raponi, Mechanical Effects Expert on E.T., King Kong, and Alien has died, age 76.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/isidoro-raponi-dead-mechancal-designere-t-king-kong-was-76-obituary-1235037694/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/isidoro-raponi-dead-et-king-kong-alien-1235158236/

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/isidoro-raponi-dead-dies-alien-et-effects-artist-1235283794/

[Spartan Girl]

Brad Johnson from Always and Melrose Place dies at 62

[Yogisbooboo64]

3 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

Brad Johnson from Always and Melrose Place dies at 62

Always is one of my three favorite romantic movies (next to When Harry Met Sally and The Goodbye Girl, with Richard Dreyfuss)….so sorry to hear this, RIP.

Edited June 3, 2022 by Yogisbooboo64

[MissAlmond]

Jazz trombonist Grachan Moncur III has died, age 85. 

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1103013844/grachan-moncur-iii-trailblazing-blue-note-trombonist-dies-at-85

Edited June 4, 2022 by MissAlmond

[MissAlmond]

Songwriter Paul Vance who co-wrote Catch a Falling Star and Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini  has died, age 92.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/paul-vance-dies-songwriter-on-itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie-yellow-polkadot-bikini-was-92-1235038364/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/06/03/songwriter-paul-vance-dies/

[Vermicious Knid]

Original Gerber baby Ann Turner Cook dies at 95.

It's not everyone who can say their face has been seen in practically every household in an entire country for almost a century.

[Hiyo]

Alec John Such, founding member of Bon Jovi, dies aged 70.

[LegalParrot81]

Will always love Seals & Croft.....especially in the summertime, takes me back to high school, riding around on a summer night with my friends, sitting on the beach..... RIP  😥

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jim-seals-seals-crofts-duo-164143449.html

Edited June 7, 2022 by LegalParrot81

[ebk57]

3 hours ago, LegalParrot81 said:

Will always love Seals & Croft.....especially in the summertime, takes me back to high school, riding around on a summer night with my friends, sitting on the beach..... RIP  😥

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jim-seals-seals-crofts-duo-164143449.html

"We May Never Pass This Way Again" was our high school senior prom theme (or maybe it was our graduation them - one of those...it was a loooong time ago).  RIP and thanks for the (vague) memories.

[SunnyBeBe]

It’s so sad to lose such a talent, regardless of the age.  Man….that sound …..it takes me back. The music is timeless, imo.  
 

[Vermicious Knid]

Another one of those songs I recognize from the first chord, but never remember the actual name of. Thank you, Mr. Seals.

[MissAlmond]

On 6/7/2022 at 3:27 PM, LegalParrot81 said:

Will always love Seals & Croft.....especially in the summertime, takes me back to high school, riding around on a summer night with my friends, sitting on the beach..... RIP  😥

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jim-seals-seals-crofts-duo-164143449.html

I listen to Seals & Crofts' Summer Breeze every - well - summer. It's such a mellow vibe with wonderful harmony, especially when they sing "mind". R.I.P. Jim Seals.  

Edited June 11, 2022 by MissAlmond

[Jaded]

[BetterButter]

Julee Cruise, singer and frequent David Lynch collaborator, dies aged 65

[MissAlmond]

Tony and Emmy award winning conductor and musical director Donald Pippin has died, age 95.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Donald-Pippin-Broadway-Music-Director-Conductor-Songwriter-Passes-Away-at-95-20220610

https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/rip-donald-pippin-pocket-opera-mourns-death-its-founder

https://deadline.com/2022/06/donald-pippin-dead-obituary-broadway-conductor-musical-director-tony-award-emmy-1235043150/

[BetterButter]

Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away at 35

[MissAlmond]

Tony Awards 2022 In Memoriam

2022 Tony Awards In Memoriam List (September 15, 2021 - May 15, 2022)

https://www.tonyawards.com/news/memoriam-2022/

[SuprSuprElevated]

Also Modern Family and many, many other roles.

philip-baker-hall-boogie-nights-and-seinfeld-star-dead-at-90

[Yogisbooboo64]

In one of my fave movies, Boogie Nights.

Rest well, Mr. Hall.

[Wiendish Fitch]

Philip Baker Hall was just a brilliant character actor. He was one of my all time favorite actors to play Richard Nixon, and while I've never been a Seinfeld fan, this moment of his is classic. RIP, Mr. Hall, you were always a star to me. 

[Ohiopirate02]

1 hour ago, Wiendish Fitch said:

Philip Baker Hall was just a brilliant character actor. He was one of my all time favorite actors to play Richard Nixon, and while I've never been a Seinfeld fan, this moment of his is classic. RIP, Mr. Hall, you were always a star to me. 

I don't think I have ever watched that episode after becoming a librarian.  I felt contractually obligated to watch it at work.  I was in a zoom meeting last week where I had to summarize this episode, but I forgot Bookman's whole spiel about the little boy sitting down to read a library book filled with extra illustrations.  I just remembered the character being in an episode and the book in question (that George stole) was Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer.  

RIP Bookman.  

[Cinnabon]

2 hours ago, Yogisbooboo64 said:

In one of my fave movies, Boogie Nights.

Rest well, Mr. Hall.

Mine too.

[MissAlmond]

The Cracker Factor author Joyce Rebeta-Burditt who created Diagnosis Murder and writer for television shows Matlock and Father Dowling Mysteries has died, age 83.
 

https://deadline.com/2022/06/joyce-rebeta-burditt-dies-diagnosis-murder-creator-1235045546/

[MissAlmond]

Children's author Jim Murphy best known for his carefully researched nonfiction books documenting dramatic events in history died May 1, age 74. 

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/Obituary/article/89358-obituary-jim-murphy.html

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/childrens-author-jim-murphy-is-dead-at-74/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/05/19/childrens-author-jim-murphy-dead/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/books/jim-murphy-dead.html

Sorry to have missed notice of Jim Murphy's death back in May. His children's historical books are outstanding. R.I.P. Mr. Murphy.

Edited June 15, 2022 by MissAlmond

[Hiyo]

Jean-Louis Trintignant, star of A Man and a Woman and Amour, dies aged 91.

[akiss]

14 hours ago, Hiyo said:

Jean-Louis Trintignant, star of A Man and a Woman and Amour, dies aged 91.

 And also And God Created Woman, Z and Three Colors: Red. He was quite yummy back in the day and a very good actor imo.

Edited June 18, 2022 by akiss

[Hiyo]

Tyler Sanders Dies: ‘Just Like Magic: Mystery City’ Star Who Guested On ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’, ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Was 18.

[MissAlmond]

Former PBS NewsHour commentator Mark Shields has died, age 85.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/18/1106054812/mark-shields-pbs-newshour-commentator-dies

https://deadline.com/2022/06/mark-shields-dead-pbs-newshour-commentator-1235048213/

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/mark-shields-dead-85-pbs-newshour-capital-gang-1235297859/

[Hiyo]

Two actors from Netflix show The Chosen One die in Mexico crash.

Raymundo Garduno and Juan Francisco Aguilar, as well as six other people who were injured, were in van that flipped in desert.

[MissAlmond]

Actor Maureen Arthur best known for playing Hedy La Rue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying has died, age 88.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/maureen-arthur-dead-actress-how-to-succeed-in-business-without-really-trying-1235049070/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/maureen-arthur-dead-how-to-succeed-in-business-without-really-trying-1235168909/

https://www.thewrap.com/maureen-arthur-how-to-succeed-in-business-dies-at-88/

Edited June 21, 2022 by MissAlmond