BansheeOne Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 British-Kenyan singer Roger Whittaker, at 87. He had a big following in Germany since his style fit well into the popular Schlager category, to the point he also sang in German though he didn't understand it. My parents had a record of a local concert, but with English texts; I still know some of them by heart 40 years later.
DKTanker Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 12:20 AM, Ivanhoe said: Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, 79.
DKTanker Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 RIP Ducky; Illya Kuryakin, Maximilian Nexor; "Dispersal", David McCallum. I really was starting to believe him immortal.
sunday Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, DKTanker said: RIP Ducky; Illya Kuryakin, Maximilian Nexor; "Dispersal", David McCallum. I really was starting to believe him immortal. Ah, that was the man with the recognizable face I met at the Royal Opera House. But I thought I had seen him in The Great Escape or in Colditz. Rest in Peace. Edited September 26, 2023 by sunday
TrustMe Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 David McCallum was in the Great Escape, one of the best WW2 movies ever made. He was also in Man From Uncle as well.
Stuart Galbraith Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 Also, one of the stars of one of the strangest TV shows to be made in the 1970's. It was nuts, but I loved it.
sunday Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 47 minutes ago, TrustMe said: David McCallum was in the Great Escape, one of the best WW2 movies ever made. He was also in Man From Uncle as well. I saw him in 2010, but I thought he looked too young to have starred in The Great Escape.
DKTanker Posted September 30, 2023 Posted September 30, 2023 A belated farewell to Michael Gambon. It is thought he will continue his campaign against Voldemort in the afterlife.
Rick Posted October 6, 2023 Posted October 6, 2023 Dick Butkus, middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears. His name says it all about defense in football.
Stuart Galbraith Posted October 10, 2023 Posted October 10, 2023 The inspiration for dozens of technothrillers in the 1980s.
sunday Posted October 12, 2023 Posted October 12, 2023 Patricia Janečková, Slovak soprano. Dead at 25 from breast cancer. One of her more famous performances:
sunday Posted October 12, 2023 Posted October 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Tim Sielbeck said: Too young. Indeed, indeed. She could have such a brilliant Opera career.
TrustMe Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Burt Young passes away. Rocky is one of my all time favourite movie franchises https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67155816
Tim Sielbeck Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 Richard Moll, a character actor who found lasting fame as an eccentric but gentle giant bailiff on the original "Night Court" sitcom, has died. He was 80. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596959/
TonyE Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 Matthew Perry at age 54, propably best known for playing Chandler in "Friends".
NickM Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 1 hour ago, TonyE said: Matthew Perry at age 54, propably best known for playing Chandler in "Friends". WHAT?!
17thfabn Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 I'd bet that it was alcohol or other drug related.
TrustMe Posted October 29, 2023 Posted October 29, 2023 24 minutes ago, 17thfabn said: I'd bet that it was alcohol or other drug related. I saw a media report years ago that he went to rehab for a prescription painkiller addiction.
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