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  1. Adam Lenhardt

    General Discussion RIP Andre Braugher

    The acclaimed actor, acclaimed for his work on a diverse range of shows including "Homicide: Life on the Street", "Men of a Certain Age", and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" has passed away at 61 after a brief illness.
  2. Adam Lenhardt

    R.I.P. Ron Cephas Jones (1957-2023)

    https://people.com/ron-cephas-jones-emmy-winning-this-is-us-actor-dead-at-66-7693257 Jones got a relatively late start acting, after spending the early part of his working life as a bus driver. He started acting seriously in the mid-eighties, and was a fixture in the New York City theater scene...
  3. Adam Lenhardt

    General Discussion RIP Charles Kimbrough

    Charles Kimbrough has died at the age of 86. He is best known for playing dignified anchor Jim Dial on Murphy Brown for the sitcom’s original 10-season run between 1988 and 1998, a performance that earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 1990. He also reprised the role as a recurring guest star...
  4. Adam Lenhardt

    RIP Annie Wersching

    Annie Wersching, best known for playing Renee Walker in the seventh and eighth seasons of "24", has passed away from cancer at the age of 45. Her husband released the following statement: In addition to "24", she was a series regular on the first season of "Bosch", and recurred thereafter...
  5. Adam Lenhardt

    RIP Willard Scott

    The longtime Today show weatherman and television personality passed away Saturday at the age of 87. His successor at Today, Al Roker, posted a nice tribute:
  6. Adam Lenhardt

    Norman Lloyd Dead at 106

    Norman Lloyd, an actor/producer/director whose career spanned an astounding nine decades, was best known for his role as the fair and kind Dr. Auschlander on "St. Elsewhere". He was also known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock: as the titular antagonist in Saboteur and as one of the...
  7. Adam Lenhardt

    General Discussion RIP David Lander

    David L. Lander, who played Squiggy for eight seasons on "Laverne & Shirley", has passed away from complications of multiple sclerosis at age 73. Lander was also a writer on the show for its first two seasons. Since his MS diagnosis in 1984, he primarily worked as a voice actor. A couple...
  8. Adam Lenhardt

    RIP Wilford Brimley

    The iconic actor of the silver screen and those iconic Quaker Oats and Liberty Medical diabetes commercials has passed away at the age of 85. The cause was kidney disease. Film roles included Cocoon, The Thing, The Natural, The China Syndrome, The Firm, My Fellow Americans, Tender Mercies, 10...
  9. Wayne_j

    RIP - Kenny Rogers

    https://deadline.com/2020/03/kenny-rogers-dead-country-music-icon-was-81-1202889317/ Country music star Kenny Rogers died Friday night in Sandy Springs, Georgia. He was 81. According to a statement posted by his family on Twitter, the singer, songwriter, actor and producer passed away at...
  10. Adam Lenhardt

    Kellye Nakahara, Nurse Kellye on "M*A*S*H", has passed away at 72

    The cause was cancer. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kellye-nakahara-wallett-dead-actress-mash-dies-at-72-1279682
  11. Neil Brock

    CBS Home Video/MOD RIP

    Say bye bye. The department has been dissolved. It remains to be seen as to what will happen as far as any future releases go, but I wouldn't hold my breath for any. Gunsmoke will likely still be finished but as far as anything else goes (Bonanza, Our Miss Brooks, Ben Casey, etc.), I hate to say...
  12. JohnHopper

    Robert Walker, Jr. has passed at 79

    https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/star-trek-actor-robert-walker-jr-dies-79-1203427571/ Son of Golden Age actor Robert Walker, Robert Jr. has a similar career as Peter Fonda. I remembered him in Star Trek ("Charlie X") and The Invaders ("Panic") but also in The Big Valley ("My Son, My Son"), The...
  13. bmasters9

    RIP Leonard Goldberg...

    You probably don't know it by now, but legendary television producer Leonard Goldberg (who made shows like Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart, and T.J. Hooker alongside equally legendary Aaron Spelling) passed on recently at 85 from complications of a fall (obituary from the L.A. Times)...
  14. RobertR

    RIP Robert Walker Jr.

    Best known for playing Charlie in the Star Trek episode Charlie X, coincidentally written by DC Fontana.
  15. RobertR

    RIP DC Fontana

    She contributed greatly to the original Star Trek. https://www.startrek.com/news/dc-fontana-1939-2019
  16. Walter Kittel

    RIP - Ginger Baker

    Just read on CNN that Ginger Baker passed at the age of 80. For my money, one of the great Rock and Roll drummers; maybe my favorite. Always loved his work on Disraeli Gears, particularly on Tales of Brave Ulysses. - Walter.
  17. Garysb

    RIP Diahann Carroll

    She also landed an historic Tony Award, plus an Oscar nomination for her performance in 'Claudine.' Diahann Carroll, the captivating singer and actress who came from the Bronx to win a Tony Award, receive an Oscar nomination and make television history with her turns on Julia and Dynasty, died...
  18. Robert Crawford

    RIP Ric Ocasek of The Cars

    May he R.I.P. https://pagesix.com/2019/09/15/the-cars-frontman-ric-ocasek-found-dead-in-manhattan-townhouse/?_ga=2.108998274.1220318598.1568452154-1134204799.1550368035
  19. ChristopherG

    RIP - Eddie Money

    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/eddie-money-two-tickets-to-paradise-singer-dead-at-70
  20. Ronald Epstein

    RIP Arte Johnson

    https://deadline.com/2019/07/arte-johnson-dead-laugh-in-emmy-winner-lover-at-first-bite-1202641747/
  21. Sam Favate

    RIP Peter Allan Fields

    Veteran TV writer (and former lawyer) Peter Allan Fields passed away earlier this week. He had a long career writing for TV, starting with The Man From UNCLE, and going through Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. He wrote, among many others, TNG's much-loved The Inner Light...
  22. T

    RIP Filmaf.com (catalogue transfer options?)

    With FILMAF ceasing activities on June 10. Can anyone recommend another good DVD and Blu-ray collection database.
  23. Adam Lenhardt

    RIP Peggy Lipton

    Model-turned-actress Peggy Lipton has passed away at 72, after her colon cancer came back. Lipton started modeling at age 15 and moved to Los Angeles in 1964. She rose to fame with "The Mod Squad", Aaron Spelling's hit counterculture police drama that ran on ABC from 1968 to 1973. Her character...
  24. Darby67

    Larry Cohen RIP

    Sad news for fans of The Invaders, The Defenders, The Fugitive, Branded, etc.: https://variety.com/2019/film/obituaries-people-news/larry-cohen-dead-dies-cult-horror-writer-director-its-alive-1203170986/
  25. J

    RIP Andre Previn

    When Andre Previn composed film scores, they were extraordinary and memorable. "Bad Day at Black Rock", "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" , "One Two Three", "Two for the Seesaw", "Pepe", "Elmer Gantry", "Dead Ringer", "The Fortune Cookie", "Kiss Me Stupid" and my personal favorite " Inside...
  26. RICK BOND

    Peter Tork RIP

    Peter Tork of the Monkees has died at 77
  27. Adam Lenhardt

    RIP Scott Wilson

    The veteran actor has passed away at the age of 76 from complications of leukemia. He made his acting debut in 1967 with In the Heat of the Night, the Best Picture for 1967. He received a Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in 1980's The Ninth Configuration. He acted in over 50...
  28. T

    Audrey Wells RIP

    Died at age 58. One of my all time favorite films was UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN.
  29. Adam Lenhardt

    RIP Bill Daily (1927-2018)

    The actor and comedian, best known as the astronaut Roger Healey on "I Dream of Jeannie" and next-door neighbor Howard Borden on "The Bob Newhart Show", has passed away at 91. "Jeannie" star Barbara Eden tweeted the following in tribute: "Our favorite zany astronaut, Bill Daily has passed...
  30. Wayne_j

    RIP Aretha Franklin

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/entertainment/aretha-franklin-dead/index.html Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, died of cancer at the age of 76.
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