WILLIAM
T. MARSHALL (Producer: Bill Marshall [as
he was generally billed] was a producer of Canadian films, but, most
importantly, was the co-founder of the Toronto International Film
Festival [TIFF] back in 1976 and continued to run it until his death.
His films as a Producer or 
Executive
Producer included: DR. FRANKENSTEIN ON CAMPUS - 1970 [also Writer; a
film still waiting for a proper Home Video Release]; OUTRAGEOUS! -
1977; FELICITY - 1978; WILD HORSE HANK - 1979; MR. PATMAN - 1980;
HANK WILLIAMS: THE SHOW HE NEVER GAVE - 1980; CIRCLE OF TWO - 1981;
THE NAKED COUNTRY - 1985 [Also Legal Consultant; A very good film
made in Australia]; THE WAR BOY - 1985; KANGAROO - 1987; WARM NIGHTS
ON A SLOW MOVING TRAIN - 1988; ISLAND - 1989; GOLDEN BRAID - 1990;
SLEEP WHEN YOU ARE DEAD - 1990 [Legal Consultant only]; A WOMAN'S
TALE - 1991; THE NUN AND THE BANDIT - 1992; SECRETS - 1992; SEEING
RED - 1992; VAUDEVILLE - 1992 [TV Movie; Legal Services only]; THE
SILVER STALLION: KING OF THE WILD BRUMBIES - 1993; EXILE - 1994; LUST
AND REVENGE - 1996; PEARLS BEFORE SWINE - 1999; INNOCENCE - 2000;
BEWARE OF GREEKS BEARING GUNS - 2000 [Legal Services only]; NIJINSKY:
THE DIARIES OF VASLAV NIJINSKY - 2001 [Also Legal Advisor]; FOUR
JACKS - 2001 [Legal Advisor only]; GANGSTER EXCHANGE - 2010 [His last on-screen
credit]. He also produced live theater productions such as the
Toronto production of “Hair” and he helped establish the
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, The Toronto Film and
Television Office, and he was past president of the Canadian
Association of Motion Picture Producers. William T. Marshall
died of cardiac arrest while at the hospital and was 77 years-old.) - 01/01/17
GEORGE
KOSANA (Actor: Mr. Kosana is best known
for portraying "Sheriff McClelland" in the original NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD - 1968 and was one of ten investors in the making
of the film [He and nine other people chipped in $600 a piece]. He
used that notoriety to appear in a handfull of films, sometimes in
his Sheriff McClelland role. His film credits included: NIGHT OF THE
LIVING DEAD - 1968 [also Production Manager]; THERE'S ALWAYS VANILLA
- 1971 [another
George Romero film]; WILLIE STARGELL: WHAT IF I DIDN'T PLAY BASEBALL?
- 1974 [TV Documentary; Grip only]; THE BOOBY HATCH - 1976; INCEST
DEATH SQUAD - 2009; LIVING DEAD - 2012; PSYCHOTIC STATE - 2014; MY
UNCLE JOHN IS A ZOMBIE - 2016 [in Post-Production at the time of his
death; His final acting role]. His Sheriff McClelland image was used
as archive footage in a few films and documentaries, including:
HORRIBLE HORROR - 1986; NIGHT OF THE DAY OF THE DAWN OF THE SON OF
THE BRIDE OF THE RETURN OF THE TERROR - 1991; NIGHT OF THE LIVING
DEAD: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - 1999 [A complete re-edited botch job
of the original 1968 film, with added footage of people who couldn't
act their way out of a paper bag. John Russo should be ashamed of
himself. Mr. Kosana was Production Manager of the archive footage];
THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE - 2000; MIDNIGHT MOVIES: FROM THE MARGINS TO
THE MAINSTREAM - 2005; ONE FOR THE FIRE: THE LEGACY OF 'NIGHT OF THE
LIVING DEAD - 2008 [Documentary where Mr. Kosana appears as himself
and contains archive footage of him in the original film]; NIGHT OF
THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED - 2009 [The original film is made to look
animated. Another disaster with new animated footage.]; THE DEAD OF
NIGHT - 2010; CELLULOID BLOODBATH: MORE PREVUES FROM HELL - 2012
[Trailer Compilation; Appears as himself and archive footage]; NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD 2: DEADLOCK - 2017 [Low-Budget junk which uses
much of the footage of the original film, only colorized]. George
Kosana suffered from long battles with various illnesses and was 81
years-old.) 01/02/17
FRANCINE
YORK (Actress:
Beautiful actress who did plenty of TV and Theatrical Films during
the 60's & 70's [the high point of her career], including the
movie THE DOLL SQUAD - 1973, directed by the late Ted V. Mikels,
which many [including myself], think is where the TV Series CHARLIE'S
ANGELS stole their premise from. She also appeared in a few TV Series
and Movies that fans of this site will fondly remember. Her credits
included [TV Series unless Marked with a TF for 
Theatrical
Film]: RESCUE 8 - 1959; BRINGING UP BUDDY - 1961; ROUTE 66 - 1961;
SHIRLEY TEMPLE'S STORYBOOK - 1961; THE RIGHT APPROACH - 1961 [TF];
LOCK UP - 1960-1961; THE SERGEANT WAS A LADY - 1961 [TF]; SURFSIDE 6
- 1962; SHANNON - 1962; THE INTERNS - 1962 [TF]; IT'S ONLY MONEY -
1962 [TF]; I'M DICKENS, HE'S FENSTER - 1962; WILD ONES ON WHEELS -
1962 [TF]; SECRET FILE: HOLLYWOOD - 1962 [TF]; 77 SUNSET STRIP -
1963; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1963; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1963; THE
GALLANT MEN - 1963; THE NUTTY PROFESSOR - 1963 [TF]; A NEW KIND OF
LOVE - 1963 [TF]; DR. KILDARE - 1963; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH -
1964; BEDTIME STORY - 1964 [TF]; MY FAVORITE MARTIAN - 1964;
SLATTERY'S PEOPLE - 1964; BOB HOPE PRESENTS CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1964
[3 episodes]; HAZEL - 1964; THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY - 1964 [TF]; SPACE
PROBE TAURUS - [a.k.a. SPACE MONSTER - 1965; TF]; MUTINY IN OUTER
SPACE - 1965 [TF]; BURKE'S LAW - 1964-1965 [5 episodes]; TICKLE ME -
1965 [TF; with Elvis Presley]; THE FAMILY JEWELS - 1965 [TF];
VACATION PLAYHOUSE - 1965; MY BROTHER, THE ANGEL - 1965; DEATH VALLEY
DAYS - 1964-1965; PERRY MASON - 1965-1966; BATMAN - 1966 [Portrayed
"Lydia Limpet", henchwoman of The Bookworm {Roddy McDowall}
in two episodes]; GOMER PYLE: USMC - 1966; CURSE OF THE SWAMP
CREATURE - 1966 [One of Larry Buchannan's cheap horror films made
expressly for TV]; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1967; LOST IN SPACE - 1967;
RIDE TO HANGMAN'S TREE - 1967 [TF]; IT TAKES A THIEF - 1968 [3
episodes]; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1968; THE OUTSIDER - 1968; THE NAME OF
THE GAME - 1968; GREEN ACRES - 1968; THE WILD WILD WEST - 1968; THE
CITY BENEATH THE SEA - 1969 [TV Movie]; ANY SECOND NOW - 1969 [TV
Movie]; THE F.B.I. - 1969; IRONSIDE - 1968-1969; PIONEER SPIRIT -
1969 [TV Movie]; I DREAM OF JEANNIE - 1969; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S
FATHER - 1969; LAND OF THE GIANTS - 1970; FAMILY AFFAIR - 1970; TO
ROME WITH LOVE - 1970; CANNON FOR CORDOBA - 1970 [TF]; THE ODD COUPLE
- 1971; MANNIX - 1971; BEWITCHED - 1971; LONGSTREET - 1971; THE
CHICAGO TEDDY BEARS - 1971; WELCOME HOME, SOLDIER BOYS - 1971 [TF;
Very underrated because it is hardly seen today]; O'HARA, U.S.
TREASURY - 1972; ADAM-12 - 1971-1972; EMERGENCY! - 1972; MISSION:
IMPOSSIBLE - 1972; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1969-1972 [3 episodes]; HEC
RAMSEY - 1973; I LOVE A MYSTERY - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE DOLL SQUAD -
1973 [TF]; POLICE STORY - 1973; DIRTY SALLY - 1974; THE CENTERFOLD
GIRLS - 1974 [TF; Horror film with a good performance by Andrew
Prine]; KOJAK - 1974; ADVENTURES OF THE QUEEN - 1975 [TV Movie]; THEY
ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT - 1975 [TV Movie]; HALF A HOUSE - 1975 [TF];
COLUMBO - 1975; BARBARY COAST - 1975; PETROCELLI - 1975-1976; BERT D'ANGELO/SUPERSTAR
- 1976; TIME TRAVELERS - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE QUEST - 1976; FLOOD -
1976 [TV Movie]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1974-1977 [3
episodes]; FUTURE COP - 1977; DAYS OF OUR LIVES - 1978 [26 episodes];
ZERO TO SIXTY - 1978 [TF]; JASON OF STAR COMMAND - 1979 [3 episodes];
GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1982; THE NIGHT THE BRIDGE FELL DOWN - 1983 [TV
Movie]; CRACKING UP - 1983 [TF]; MASQUERADE - 1984; BERRENGERS -
1985; RIPTIDE - 1985; BROTHERS - 1986; MAMA'S FAMILY - 1987; THE UNDER
ACHIEVERS - 1987 [TF; Director Jackie Kong's last feature at the time
of this writing]; MR. BELVEDERE - 1989; MATLOCK - 1991; MARILYN ALIVE
AND BEHIND BARS - 1993 [TF; Ms. York portrays Marilyn Monroe in what
is one of the weirdest film of all time. To read more about it, click HERE];
LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - 1993; BEVERLY
HILLS, 90210 - 1993; PRIVATE OBSESSION - 1994 [MFHV; Director Lee
Frost's final film]; BURKE'S LAW - 1995; COUNTER MEASURES - 1998
[MFHV]; THE BIG TEASE - 1999 [TF]; THE FAMILY MAN - 2000 [TF]; DUMPED
- 2000 [MFHV]; EVEN STEVENS - 2001; SEXUAL PREDATOR - 2001 [MFHV];
THE KING OF QUEENS - 2003-2004; HERCULES IN HOLLYWOOD - 2005 [TF];
LAS VEGAS - 2005; MIRACLE AT SAGE CREEK - 2005 [TF]; ASTRO ZOMBIES:
M3-CLONED - 2010 [MFHV; Another one of the late Ted V. Mikel's films,
this one shot on video and terrible]; BUCKET AND SKINNER'S EPIC
ADVENTURES - 2012; HOT IN CLEVELAND - 2012; ACTOR'S DAY IN L.A. -
2012; THE MINDY PROJECT - 2015; STAR TREK: PROGENY - 2016; WHERE THE
BEARS ARE - 2016; TEN VIOLENT WOMEN: PART TWO - 2017 [MFHV; Ted V.
Mikels final directorial effort and Ms. York's final film. In
Post-Production at the time of both deaths]. Jerry Lewis cast
her as a sexpot in his film IT'S ONLY MONEY - 1962 and liked her
performance so much, he used her in five of his other films. She also
acted on stage and was working on her autobiography at the time of
her death. Francine York passed away from cancer [When is a cure
going to be found?] and was 78 years-old.) - 01/06/17
TONY
ROSATO (Actor: Italy-born and
Canada-transplanted Tony Rosato was mainly a secondary actor
[although he did stand out in some roles] and is better known for
writing comedy & acting gags for SCTV - 1980--1981 and SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE - 1981-1982. His credits as an actor included [TV Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE SILENT PARTNER -
1978 [TF]; RUNNING - 1979 [TF]; THE LITTLEST HOBO - 1980; KING OF
KENSINGTON - 1980; NOTHING PERSONAL - 1980 [TF]; HOG WILD - 1980
[TF]; ROLLER REVOLUTION - 1980 [TV Movie]; SCTV - 1977-1981 [36
episodes]; IMPROPER CHANNELS - 1981 [TF]; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -
1981-1982 [21 episodes]; AMANDA'S (1983 [TV Series Regular; 13
episodes]; UTILITIES - 1983 
[TF];
SHELLGAME - 1985 [TV Movie]; SEEING THINGS - 1986; SEPERATE
VACATIONS - 1986 [TF]; BUSTED UP - 1986 [TF]; POPEYE DOYLE - 1986 [TV
Movie]; COURAGE - 1986 [TV Movie]; HOT SHOTS - 1986; PERRY MASON: THE
CASE OF THE SHOOTING STAR - 1986 [TV Movie]; ONE POLICE PLAZA - 1986
[TV Movie]; HANGIN' IN - 1986-1987; THE DAY THEY CAME TO ARREST THE
BOOK - 1987 [Afternoon TV Movie]; HANDS OF A STRANGER - 1987 [TV
Movie]; NIGHTSTICK - 1987 [TV Movie]; SADIE AND SON - 1987 [TV
Movie]; HEARTS OF FIRE - 1987 [TF]; CITY OF SHADOWS - 1987 [TF];
SWITCHING CHANNELS - 1988 [TF]; BALONEY - 1988; NIGHT HEAT -
1985-1989 [TV Series Regular; 54 episodes; Nominated for a Gemini
Award® in 1989 for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor];
DIAMONDS - 1987-1989; BROWN BREAD SANDWICHES - 1989 [TF; Voice only];
FRIENDS, LOVERS & LUNATICS - 1989 [TF]; WISEGUY - 1990; IN
DEFENSE OF A MARRIED MAN - 1990 [TV Movie]; MANIAC MANSION - 1990;
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPER MARIO BROS. 3 - 1990 [Voiced Luigi for 26
episodes]; MYSTERY DATE - 1991 [TF]; SWEATING BULLETS - 1991; THE NEW
SUPER MARIO WORLD - 1991 [Voiced Luigi for 13 episodes]; L.A. LAW -
1992; THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE GOOD FIGHT -
1992 [TV Movie]; SECRET SERVICE - 1993; LONESOME DOVE: THE SERIES -
1994; ROBOCOP - 1994; THE GREAT DEFENDER - 1995; HIGHLANDER - 1995;
RENT-A-KID - 1995 [TV Movie]; CONSPIRACY OF FEAR - 1995 [MFHV];
SUGARTIME - 1995 [TV Movie]; KISSINGER AND NIXON - 1995 [TV Movie;
portrayed Charles Colson, Special Council to President Nixon]; THE
HAUNTING OF LISA - 1996 [TV Movie]; DUE SOUTH - 1996; F/X: THE SERIES
- 1996; THE BUSY WORLD OF RICHARD SCARRY - 1993-1997 [Voice only; 35
episodes]; FAMILY PLAN - 1997 [TF]; THE ADVENTURES OF SAM & MAX:
FREELANCE POLICE - 1997-1998 [Series Regular; 19 episodes]; STICKIN'
AROUND - 1996-1998 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 14 episodes]; EERIE,
INDIANA: THE OTHER DIMENSION - 1998; SEEDS OF DOUBT - 1998 [TF]; IN
THE DOGHOUSE - 1998 [TV Movie]; GEORGE AND MARTHA - 1999 [Voice
only]; COMING UNGLUED - 1999 [TV Movie]; MYTHIC WARRIORS: GUARDIANS
OF THE LEGEND - 1998-1999 [Voice only; 4 episodes]; BLASTER'S
UNIVERSE - 1999-2000 [TV Series Regular; 10 episodes]; RELIC HUNTER -
1999-2000 [3 episodes]; HOLLYWOOD OFF-RAMP - 2000; MENTORS - 2000;
THE ACCUSER - 2000; THE 2ND ANNUAL CANADIAN COMEDY AWARDS - 2001; YOU
BELONG TO ME - 2002 [TV Movie]; THE RIPPING FRIENDS - 2002 [Voice
only]; PELSWICK 2000-2002 [TV Series Regular; Voice Only; 26
episodes]; MONSTER BY MISTAKE - 2003; ODD JOB JACK - 2003; MAFIA
DOCTOR - 2003 [TV Movie]; LUCKY - 2003; DA BOOM CREW - 2004 [Voice
only; 13 episodes]; DOC - 2001-2004; REAL GANGSTERS - 2013 [TF];
SCAREDY SQUIRREL - 2011-2013 [Voice only; 9 episodes]; IT WAS YOU
CHARLIE - 2013 [TF]; WE ARE NOT HERE - 2013 [Short]; THE CHRISTMAS
SWITCH - 2014 [TV Movie]; ODD SQUAD - 2014; THE BIG FAT STONE - 2014
[TF]; NO DEPOSIT - 2015 [TF]; LA TRATTORIA SITCOM - 2015 [TV Movie];
SICILIAN VAMPIRE - 2015 [TF]; BORN DEAD - 2016 [TF]; IDIOT PARADE -
2016 [TV Movie; His last acting credit]. Mr. Rosato also wrote the
Screenplay to director Jackie Kong's last film [at the time of this
writing] THE UNDER ACHIEVERS - 1987. He was also the Announcer of THE
RON JAMES SHOW - 2009-2012 [29 episodes]. Tony Rosato died of
undisclosed causes and was 62 years-old.) - 01/09/17
WILLIAM
PETER BLATTY
(Novelist/Screenwriter/Director/Producer: Well, 2017 is looking to
start out just as bad as 2016. William Peter Blatty is probably best
known for writing the Screenplay to THE EXORCIST - 1973, based on his
own novel, but he started out writing comedy films for director Blake
Edwards and had also directed two of my favorite films [look in
filmography section], one best known for a fantastic bar fight and
the other a jolting jump scare that gets to me every time. His
credits as a Screenwriter included [All Theatrical films unless
otherwise noted]: NO PLACE TO LAND - 1958 [Actor only]; THE MAN FROM
THE DINER'S CLUB - 1963; A SHOT IN THE DARK - 1964 [One of the
funniest Inspector Clouseau/Pink Panther films, especially the nudist
colony sequence]; JOHN GOLDFARB, PLEASE COME HOME! - 1965 [also
Uncredited Actor]; PROMISE HER ANYTHING - 1966; WHAT DID YOU DO IN
THE WAR, DADDY? - 1966; GUNN - 1967; THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY - 1969;
DARLING LILI - 1970; THE OMEGA MAN - 1971; [Uncredited Screenplay
work]; THE EXORCIST - 1972 [also Producer & Actor; Academy
Award® winner for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from
Another Medium; Also nominated for Best Picture; Golden Globe®
winner for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture; Saturn Award® winner
for Best Writing]; INSIGHT - 1968-1975 [TV Series; 2 teleplays]; THE
NINTH CONFIGURATION - 1980 [Also Director, Producer & Actor;
Based on his Novel "Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane" {also an
alternate title of the film}; one of the best bar fights in film
history; Golden Globe® winner for Best Screenplay; Saturn
Award® winner for Best Writing]; THE EXORCIST III - 1990 [also
Director; It took Blatty ten years to write his next film and direct,
but this film has one of the best jump scares in film history. Even
though you know it is coming, it will always make you jump. Forget
about the tacked-on exorcism scene {the Producers demanded that
Blatty put one in to appease audiences} and enjoy the rest of the
film. George C. Scott and Ed Flanders register as a detective and his
priest friend. Their dialogue is natural and none of it seems fake;
Saturn Award® winner for Best Writing]; EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING -
2004 [Based on Blatty's ideas from THE EXORCIST; Director Paul
Schrader shot a film named DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST, but the
studio didn't like it and hired director Renny Harlin to reshoot the
film with more exploitable moments. Blatty preferred DOMINION,
calling it "a handsome, classy, elegant piece of work".];
LEGION - 2016 [also Director; The original Director's Cut of THE
EXORCIST III was discovered and released as LEGION, which was the
name of Blatty's novel which this film was based on. It is superior
to THE EXORCIST III in so many ways, even though I love both
versions.]; THE EXORCIST - 2016 [TV Series; "Inspired" from
Blatty's novel; 10 episodes; His final film credit]. According to
IMDb: "Years before he became famous
for writing "The Exorcist", Blatty appeared on Groucho
Marx's quiz show, YOU BET YOUR LIFE in 1961, posing as an Arab sheik
with so many wives that he could not recall how many he had. Groucho
was completely taken in. When Blatty revealed that it was a hoax
after a couple of minutes, he told Groucho that he did it because
George Fenneman had said that Groucho was an expert at spotting
phonies. Groucho replied, "That is incorrect, because I've had
Fenneman in my employ now for 14 years." Blatty won $10,000 on
the show, and when Groucho asked what he intended to do with the
money, Blatty replied that he was going to take a year off from his
job and write a novel. That novel was 'The Exorcist'."
William Peter Blatty passed away of undisclosed causes and was 89
years-old.) - 01/12/17
DICK
GAUTIER (Stand-Up
Comedian/Singer/Composer/Dancer/Actor: Dick Gautier [sometimes billed
as "Richard Gautier"] will always be Hymie the Robot on GET
SMART from 1966 to 1968 to me, but he had many other TV Series and
Theatrical Films he starred in and then became a much sought-after
voice actor. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF
for Theatrical Film]: STANLEY - 1956 [A failed sitcom for Buddy
Hackett that took place at a lobby of a hotel. Even though a young
and somewhat inexperienced Carol Burnett played Hackett's wife and
episodes of the series were written by Neil Simon and Woody Allen,
Hackett made an enemy out of nearly everyone, including Dick {he
played a secondary character on the show}, who said of Hackett:
"Buddy Hackett was mean from the ground up." Carol Burnett
did not once have Hackett as a guest star on her hugely popular and
long-running variety show. That should tell you something about
Hackett.]; THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - 1960; BUTTERBALL BROWN - 1962
[Unsold and unaired Pilot]; THE LIVELY ONES - 1963; THE ELEVENTH HOUR
- 1963; 
ENSIGN
PULVER - 1964 [TF]; THE BAILEYS OF BALBOA - 1964; GIDGET - 1965; THE
PATTY DUKE SHOW - 1966 [Dick said this about the late William
Schallert, who played the twins' Uncle Martin Lane: "There
isn't a nicer guy around. A very sweet guy."]; BEWITCHED - 1966;
LOVE ON A ROOFTOP - 1967; MR. TERRIFIC - 1967 [Series Regular; 17
episodes: According to Dick: "That was a piece of crap!"];
DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE - 1967 [TF]; MARYJANE - 1968 [TF; also
Writer]; GET SMART - 1966-1968 [6 episodes]; THE FLYING NUN - 1969;
THE MINNIE PEARL SHOW - 1969 [Unsold and unaired Pilot]; THE DEBBIE
REYNOLDS SHOW - 1969; THE DORIS DAY SHOW - 1971; HOLLYWOOD SUITE -
1972; WILD IN THE SKY - 1972 [TF; a.k.a. BLACK JACK; also Writer &
Producer]; HERE WE GO AGAIN - 1973 [Series Regular; 13 episodes];
LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1971-1973 [6 episodes; also Writer of 2
episodes]; MARY TYLER MOORE - 1973; BANACEK - 1973; THE MANCHU EAGLE
MURDER CAPER MYSTERY - 1973 [TF]; DIANA - 1974; HAWKINS - 1974;
THURSDAY'S GAME - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE NEW TEMPERATURES RISING SHOW -
1974; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1974; KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER -
["The Werewolf" - 1974]; WHEN THINGS WERE ROTTEN - 1975
[Series Regular as Robin Hood; 13 episodes]; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. -
1976; GOOD HEAVENS - 1976; BENNY AND BARNEY: LAS VEGAS UNDERCOVER -
1977 [TV Movie]; FUN WITH DICK AND JANE - 1977 [TF]; SWITCH - 1977;
THE HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW MYSTERIES - 1977; BILLY JACK GOES TO
WASHINGTON - 1977 [TF]; KINGSTON: CONFIDENTIAL - 1977; SEX AND THE
MARRIED WOMAN - 1977 [TV Movie]; INSIGHT - 1977; MULLIGAN'S STEW -
1977; WONDER WOMAN - 1978; MAN FROM ATLANTIS - 1978; THE EDDIE CAPRA
MYSTERIES - 1978; FLYING HIGH - 1978; $WEEPSTAKE$ - 1979; STOCKARD
CHANNING IN JUST FRIENDS - 1979; EISCHEID - 1979; MRS. COLUMBO -
1979; THE LOVE BOAT - 1978-1979; MARATHON - 1980 [TV Movie];
CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1980; HAPPY DAYS - 1981; TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT -
1981; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1981; QUINCY M.E. - 1983; ZORRO AND SON -
1983; MASQUERADE - 1983; COPPER MOUNTAIN - 1983 [TV Movie];
GOODNIGHT, BEANTOWN - 1984; FANTASY ISLAND - 1980 - 1984 [3
episodes]; KNIGHT RIDER - 1984; ALICE - 1983-1985; THIS WIFE FOR HIRE
- 1985 [TV Movie]; CHALLENGE OF THE GOBOTS - 1985 [Voice only];
GALTAR AND THE GOLDEN LANCE - 1985 [Voice only; 21 episodes]; YOGI'S
TREASURE HUNT - 1986 [Voice only]; NEW LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1986;
GOBOTS: BATTLE OF THE ROCK LORDS - 1986 [TF; Voice only]; JONNY QUEST
- 1986 [Voice only]; DANIEL AND THE LION'S DEN - 1986 [Video Short;
Voice only]; TRANSFORMERS: FIVE FACES OF DARKNESS - 1986 [MFHV; Voice
only]; G.I. JOE: ARISE, SERPENTOR, ARISE! - 1986 [TV Movie; Voice
only]; WILDFIRE - 1986; LIFE WITH LUCY - 1986; G.I. JOE - 1986 [Voice
only; 19 episodes; Voiced Serpentor in all the G.I. Joe animated TV
Series, Video Movies and TV Movies]; INHUMANOIDS - 1986 [Voice only;
8 episodes]; INHUMANOIDS: THE MOVIE - 1986 [MFHV; Voice only]; SKY
COMMANDOS - 1987 [Voice only]; G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE - 1987 [MFHV;
Voice only]; MATLOCK - 1987; THE TRANSFORMERS - 1986-1987 [Voice
only; 28 episodes]; FOOFUR - 1986-1987 [Voice only; 16 episodes];
DUCKTALES - 1987 [Voice only]; SHE'S THE SHERIFF - 1987-1988; WE GOT
IT MADE - 1988; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1984-1988; A PUP NAMED SCOOBY-DOO
- 1988 [Voice only]; THE NEW YOGI BEAR SHOW - 1988 [Voice only; 4
episodes]; GLITCH! - 1988 [TF]; GET SMART, AGAIN! - 1989 [TV Movie;
played Hymie one last time]; THE
SMURFS - 1985-1989 [Voice only; 3 episodes]; FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES -
1989; CHARLES IN CHARGE - 1988-1989; WAKE, RATTLE & ROLL - 1990
[Voice only]; MIDNIGHT PATROL: ADVENTURES IN THE DREAM ZONE - 1990
[Voice only; 13 episodes]; THE MUNSTERS TODAY - 1991; BATMAN: THE
ANIMATED SERIES - 1992 [Voice only]; THE NAKED TRUTH - 1992 [TF];
GARFIELD AND FRIENDS - 1992 [Voice only]; SILK STALKINGS - 1992; TOM
& JERRY KIDS SHOW - 1990-1993 [Voice only; 6 episodes]; THE
GOLDEN PALACE - 1993; THE PIRATES OF DARK WATER - 1991-1993 [Voice
only; 18 episodes]; THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1992-1993 [Voice only; 21
episodes]; CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS - 1995 [Voice only]; COW
AND CHICKEN - 1997-1999 [Voice only; 3 episodes]; YOU ANIMAL - 2004
[Short; Voice only]; BROADWAY: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL - 2004 [TV mini-series
Documentary]; NEVER SLEEP AGAIN: THE ELM STREET LEGACY - 2010 [Video
Documentary]; NIP/TUCK - 2010 [His final acting role]. Mr. Gautier
was also a panelist on many, many game shows [THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES -
1967; PASSWORD ALL-STARS - 1973; TATTLETALES - 1975-1976 {an amazing
49 episodes}; MATCH GAME 73 - 1973-1977; SUPER PASSWORD - 1984-1986;
and many more]; and a guest on many morning and afternoon talk shows
during the 60's & 70's. When he got out of the Navy, he decided
to become a stand-up comedian [he and Mort Sahl became close
friends]. He played clubs all over the country, and for a time toured
with the folk act The Kingston Trio. He was also a successful song
composer, creating such songs as "Like Our Love",
"Lonely River" and "Quiet Place". Mr.
Gautier was nominated for Broadway's 1961 Tony Award® as Best
Supporting or Featured Actor [Musical; as "Conrad Birdie"]
for "Bye, Bye Birdie" [where Gautier sang the semi-hit
song "Honestly Sincere" on Columbia Records in 1960]
and was a reknown artist and author of books on how to draw. If you
want to really laugh, go to his biography section on IMDb and read
about his thoughts on comics Professor Irwin Corey and Ronnie Schell.
I was laughing so hard, I nearly peed my pants. Dick Gautier suffered
from a long illness and passed away at 85 years-old. Another one of
my childhood idols bites the dust.) - 01/13/17
WILLIAM
"BILL" MARGOLD (X-Rated
Actor/Director/Writer: Bill Margold was active in the porno industry
from the early-70's until just a few years ago [Some of his
pseudonyms were: William Bear, Mr. Drea, Lem Lary, Dee Lyons, Bill
Magold, William Maragold, Billy Margold, Bill Margold, Mr. William
Margold, W. Margold, Uncle Mo, Bearson Stubbs and Mr. Stubbs]. He is
best known as an actor, appearing in over 170 adult films, but he
also directed and wrote a few porno films, too. His credits included
[as an actor in all Films or Made for Videos, unless otherwise
noted]: THE GODDAUGHTER - 1972; THE CALIFORNIA CONNECTION - 1973;
PANORAMA BLUE - 1974; THE PLAYMATES IN DEEP VISION 3D - 1974; FLESH
GORDON - 1974; BLACK LOLITA - 
1975
[Not a Porn Film]; MARILYN AND THE SENATOR - 1975 [also Assistant To
The Director]; HOLLYWOOD SHE-WOLVES - 1976; SPECIAL DELIVERY - 1976;
WORLD OF SEXUAL FANTASY - 1976; HI SCHOOL HONIES - 1976; HARD CANDY -
1976; A LITTLE MORE THAN LOVE - 1977; CLOSET CASANOVA - 1977; YOUNG,
HOT 'N' NASTY TEENAGE CRUISERS - 1977; FANTASM COMES AGAIN - 1977
[also uncredited Casting Consultant]; THE DISCO DOLLS IN HOT SKIN -
1978; DRACULA SUCKS - 1978 [Also Writer of Additional Material; Still
one of my favorite adult films]; THE PSYCHIATRIST - 1978; LUST FLIGHT
2000 - 1978 [also Writer]; CARNAL ENCOUNTERS OF THE BAREST KIND -
1978 [also Writer]; AUDITIONS - 1978; A TASTE OF SUGAR - 1978 [Voice
only]; PINK CHAMPAGNE - 1979; ONE PAGE OF LOVE - 1979; THE PRODUCER'S
WIFE - 1979; SUPERWARE PARTY - 1979; FOOTBALL WIDOW - 1979; CARNAL'S
CUTIES - 1979 [also Director, Producer & Writer]; HARDCORE - 1979
[Technical Consultant only; Not a porn film]; WEEKEND FANTASIES -
1980; TINSELTOWN - 1980; PLATO'S: THE MOVIE - 1980; NIGHT FLIGHT -
1980 [also Writer]; LOVE STORY - 1980 [Short]; THE LITTLE FRENCH MAID
- 1981; LOVE GODDESSES - 1981; ANYTIME ANYPLACE - 1981; OLYMPIC FEVER
- 1981; RING OF DESIRE - 1981; THE MASTER AND MS. JOHNSON - 1981;
REPORT CARD - 1981; INSIDE HOLLYWOOD - 1981; FAST CARS FAST WOMEN -
1981; WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER SAY? [Porno Documentary; Director only];
LUST INFERNO - 1982; INTIMATE LESSONS - 1982; THE GIRL FROM S.E.X. -
1982; DESIRE - 1982; PLEASURE DOME - 1982; CASANOVA II - 1982; THE
YOUNG LIKE IT HOT - 1983; SWEET ALICE - 1983; LITTLE GIRL LOST... -
1983; FEELS LIKE SILK - 1983; FLESH AND LACES - 1983; FLESH AND
LACES: PART II - 1983; CALIFORNIA VALLEY GIRLS - 1983 [Second Unit
Director only]; MARATHON - 1983; LAS VEGAS GIRLS - 1983; LACY AFFAIR
- 1983; FLESH POND - 1983; FANTASY FOLLIES - 1983 [also Writer];
EROTIC RADIO WSEX - 1983; EIGHTH EROTIC FILM FESTIVAL - 1983; BODIES
IN HEAT - 1983; 'A BIT' TOO MUCH TOO SOON - 1983; STIFF COMPETITION -
1984 [One of the most expensive adult films of the time]; FANTASY
FOLLIES II - 1984 [also Writer]; TOO YOUNG TO KNOW - 1984; THE OTHER
SIDE OF LIANNA - 1984; THE EYES OF EDDIE MARS - 1984 [also Creative
Consultant]; PASSIONATE LEE - 1984 [also Writer & Second Unit
Director]; LITTLE GIRLS...DIRTY DESIRES - 1984 [Creative Consultant
only]; FANTASY WEEKEND - 1984; EROTIC AEROBICS - 1984; DIAL 'F' FOR
FANTASY - 1984; BENT OVER THE RENT - 1984; TWICE A VIRGIN - 1984
[Writer only]; SPACE VIRGINS - 1984 [Writer & Second Unit
Director only]; HOT CHOCOLATE - 1984 [Writer only]; CORRECTION OF
JULIE - 1985; CORPORATE ASSETS - 1985; BLUE ICE - 1985; THE GOOD TIME
GIRLS - 1985; SWEET SURRENDER - 1985; DR. STRANGE SEX - 1985; CUNNING
COEDS - 1985; LITTLE GIRLS TALKING DIRTY - 1985 [Writer only]; LITTLE
AMERICAN MAID - 1986 [also Assistant To The Producer]; NUDES AT
ELEVEN - 1986; CHASTITY AND THE STARLETS - 1986; SANTANIA - 1986;
DOUBLE STANDARDS - 1986 [Voice only]; CLASS OF '86 - 1986; TIGHT FIT
- 1987; THE CHOCOLATE FUDGE FACTORY - 1987; THE CAT CLUB - 1987; SEX
CLUB 2020 - 1987; SCHOOL DAYZE - 1987; LET'S TALK DIRTY - 1987;
LEATHER AND LACE - 1987; JACK HAMMER - 1987; FUTURE SODOM - 1987;
DON'T GET THEM WET!!!! - 1987 [alsp Producer]; DIVORCE COURT EXPOSE 2
- 1987 [also Producer]; DEVILED X - 1987; DEBBIE DOES THE DEVIL IN
DALLAS - 1987; OLDER WOMEN WITH YOUNG BOYS - 1987 [Writer only];
DREAM JEANS - 1987 [Writer only]; BORN TO BURN - 1987; BORN TO BE
WILD - 1987; BORN TO BE MAID - 1987 [also Producer]; MAXINE - 1988;
LEAVE IT TO CLEAVAGE - 1988; HYAPATIA LEE'S ARCADE SERIES 2 - 1988;
BROADCAST NUDES - 1988; DETROIT DAMES - 1989; WHEN LOVE CAME TO TOWN
- 1989 [also Director]; VOODOO LUST: THE POSSESSION - 1989; SPOILED
RICH - 1989; SHEER HAVEN - 1989; ORIENTIAL TREATMENT II: THE PEARL
DIVERS - 1989 [also Creative Consultant]; MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN LOTUS
- 1989; LOVE FROM THE BACKSIDE - 1989; IMMORALS 1: BROKEN HEARTS -
1989 [also Director]; BUTTS MOTEL 3 - 1989; FRAT BRATS - 1989
[Director only] THE NIGHT TEMPTRESS - 1990 [Voice only]; MIDNIGHT
ZONE - 1990; MIDNIGHT FIRE - 1990; INNER BLUES - 1990; IMMORALS 2:
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BANGED - 1990 [also Director]; ETERNAL
BLISS - 1990 [also Director]; AUSSIE EXCHANGE GIRLS - 1990; THE ANUS
FAMILY - 1991; THE TASTING - 1991; IMMORALS 3: STROKED - 1991 [also
Director]; IMMORALS 4: CHOICE CUTS - 1991 [also Director]; DANCES
WITH FOXES - 1991 [Production Manager only]; SEYMORE BUTTS RIDES
AGAIN - 1992; PUBLIC EYE - 1992; FOXXXY LADY - 1992; BLUE MOON -
1992; BLACK MEN CAN HUMP - 1992; BACK IN THE PEN - 1992; NYMPHO
ZOMBIE COEDS - 1993; STAR STRUCK - 1993; POSITIVELY PAGAN 4 - 1993;
MAIN COURSE: IT GOES FROM SOUP TO NUTZ - 1993 [also Director &
Producer]; BUTT WATCH - 1993; WINTER HEAT - 1994; BUTT WATCH 3 -
1994; DIRTY WESTERN II: SMOKIN GUNS - 1994 [Creative Assistant only];
STIFF COMPETITION 2 - 1994 [Extras Casting only]; TALKING BLUE - 1995 [X-Rated
TV Series]; THE DEVIL IN MISS JONES 5: THE INFERNO - 1995 [Extras
Casting only]; A POOL PARTY AT SEYMORE'S - 1995; THE ULTIMATE FANTASY
- 1996; SHANE'S WORLD 2: CABIN FEVER - 1996; PUNK ASS - 1996; DESIRE
KILLS - 1996 [Director only]; DEEP THROAT THE QUEST 2: JAIL
BREAK/PUSSY AUCTION - 1997; PHILMORE BUTTS TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS -
1997; NET DREAMS - 1997; DEBBIE DOES DALLAS: THE NEXT GENERATION -
1997 [Extras Casting only]; DIRTY BOB'S XCELLENT ADVENTURES 35 -
1997; SINFUL DESIRES 2 - 1998; BEST OF SHANE 1 - 1998; ANAL BALL -
1999; EYE CANDY REFOCUSED - 1999; THE SOPORNOS 2 - 2000; LAS VEGAS
REVUE 2000 - 2000; THE SOPORNOS 4 - 2002; FLOSS - 2002; TOO MANY
BLONDE MOMENTS - 2002; THE SOPORNOS 5 - 2003; THE SOPORNOS 6 - 2003;
PERFECT POUTS - 2003; ETERNAL VIRGINS - 2003; CHEERLEADER PINK -
2003; CHARM SCHOOL BRATS - 2003; ACES IN THE HOLES - 2003; SORORITY
SEX KITTENS 6 - 2003; CHEERLEADER SCHOOL - 2003; UP IN THE CLUB: L.A.
- 2004; THE SOPORNOS 7 - 2004; THE SOPORNOS 8 - 2004; HIGH DESERT
PIRATES - 2004; ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE - 2004; UNTIL THE NIGHT - 2004;
DARKSIDE - 2005; MAD COWGIRL - 2006; THE MAKEUP - 2007; NOT QUITE
HOLLYWOOD: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF OZPLOITATION! - 2008 [Non-Porn
Documentary; Love this doc.]; REWIND THIS! - 2013 [Documentary about
VHS. A must-see how adult films made VHS a viable way to distribute
films of all genres]; HACKIN' JACK VS. THE CHAINSAW CHICK 3D - 2014
[Not an Adult Film, but a horror film]; AFTER PORN ENDS 2 - 2017
[Adult Documentary; Consulting Producer only; his last screen
credit]. Margold also did about two dozen documentaries, both for
theaters and TV, about the Adult Film business [he was considered an
historian on the subject] and many of his performances were turned
into loops and compiled as films. He was also the person to give Ron
Jeremy his nickname "The Hedgehog". He also founded or
co-founded a handful of groups which protected porn actors and
actresses. William Margold died of a heart attack while hosting
a live radio show. He was 73 years-old.) - 01/17/17
MIGUEL
FERRER (Actor:
To say Mr. Ferrer was the consummate character actor is not doing him
justice. This SAG Award® winning actor could do anything, from
comedy to drama, but his best roles were as an "is he or isn't
he" villian. His face was just so expressive, he didn't have to
say a word for what would take two pages of dialogue for most other
actors to convey. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with
a TF for Theatrical Film]: MAGNUM, P.I. - 1981; TRUCKIN' BUDDY MCCALL
- 1982 [TF]; AND THEY'RE OFF - 1982 [TF]; CHiPS - 1983; HEARTBREAKER
- 1983 [TF]; THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE - 1983 [TF]; CAGNEY & LACEY
- 1984; STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK - 1984 [TF]; FLASHPOINT -
1984 [TF]; LOVELINES - 1984 [TF]; HILL STREET BLUES - 1984; T.J.
HOOKER - 1985; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1982-1985 [3 episodes]; HOUSTON 
KNIGHTS
- 1987; HOTEL - 1987; KUNG FU: THE NEXT GENERATION - 1987 [TV
Movie]; ROBOCOP - 1987 [TF; a terrific bad guy]; OHARA - 1987;
DOWNPAYMENT ON MURDER - 1987 [TV Movie]; HOOPERMAN - 1988; C.A.T.
SQUAD: PYTHON WOLF - 1988 [TV Movie]; BADLANDS 2005 - 1988 [TV
Movie]; DEEPSTAR SIX - 1989 [TF; I loved him in this flick!]; MIAMI
VICE - 1987-1989; GUTS AND GLORY: THE RISE AND FALL OF OLIVER NORTH -
1989 [TV Movie]; SHANNON'S DEAL - 1989 [TV Pilot Movie]; VALENTINO -
1989 [TF]; DRUG WARS: THE CAMARENA STORY - 1990 [TV mini-series];
REVENGE - 1990 [TF]; THE GUARDIAN - 1990 [TF]; TWIN PEAKS -
1990-1991 [8 episodes]; SHANNON'S DEAL - 1990-1991 [Series
Semi-Regular; 9 episodes]; MURDER IN HIGH PLACES - 1991 [TV Movie];
BROKEN BADGES - 1990-1991 [Series semi-Regular; 7 episodes]; ON THE
AIR - 1992 [7 episodes]; IN THE SHADOW OF A KILLER - 1992 [TV Movie];
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME - 1992 [TF]; CRUEL DOUBTS - 1992 [TV
mini-series]; THE HARVEST - 1992 [TF; A Film you must see to
understand Mr. Ferrer's talent]; POINT OF NO RETURN - 1993 [TF]; HOT
SHOTS: PART DEUX - 1993 [TF]; SCAM - 1993 [TV Movie]; ANOTHER
STAKEOUT - 1993 [TF]; IT'S ALL TRUE - 1993 [Video Documentary;
Narrator]; BLANK CHECK - 1994 [TF]; ROYCE - 1994 [TV Movie]; BRUCE
LEE: THE IMMORTAL DRAGON - 1994 [TV Documentary; Narrator; He was
good friends with Brandon Lee]; THE STAND - 1994 [TV mini-series];
INCIDENT AT DECEPTION RIDGE - 1994 [TV Movie]; ER - 1994; JACK REED:
A SEARCH FOR JUSTICE - 1994 [TV Movie]; A PROMISE KEPT: THE OKSANA
BAIUL STORY - 1994 [TV Movie]; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - 1990-1994 [3
episodes]; THE RETURN OF HUNTER: EVERYONE WALKS IN L.A. - 1995 [TV
Movie]; IN THE LINE OF DUTY: HUNT FOR JUSTICE - 1995 [TV Movie];
FALLEN ANGELS - 1995 [Prologue Narrator of 6 episodes; Actor on 1
episode]; PROJECT: ALF - 1996 [TV Movie]; DEATH IN GRANADA - 1996
[TF]; JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA - 1997 [TV Movie; Portrayed Dr. Eno,
The Weather Man]; THE SHINING - 1997 [TV mini-series]; THE NIGHT
FLIER - 1997 [TF; another must-see!]; MR. MAGOO - 1997 [TF]; BRAVE
NEW WORLD - 1998 [TV Movie]; MEN IN BLACK: THE SERIES - 1998 [Voice
only]; MULAN - 1998 [TF; Voice only]; WHERE'S MARLOWE? - 1998 [TF];
HERCULES - 1998 [Voice only]; LATELINE - 1998-1999 [Series Regular;
17 episodes]; WILL & GRACE - 1999; SUPERMAN - 1997-1999 [Voice
only; 3 episodes]; 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN - 2000; TRAFFIC - 2000 [TF;
SAG Award® winner for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a
Theatrical Motion Picture]; BOOGEYMEN: THE KILLER COMPILATION - 2001
[Video Compilation]; SUNSHINE STATE - 2002 [TF]; SHADOW REALM - 2002
[TV Movie]; NIGHT VISIONS - 2002; SIGHTINGS: HEARTLAND GHOST - 2002
[TV Movie]; BRILLIANT BUT CANCELLED - 2002 [TV Documentary]; L.A.
COUNTY 187 - 2003; JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES - 2003-2004 [Voice only; 8
episodes]; THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - 2004 [TF]; SILVER CITY - 2004
[TF]; THE MAN - 2005 [TF]; ROBOT CHICKEN - 2006 [Voice only];
AMERICAN DAD! - 2007 [Voice only]; CROSSING JORDAN - 2001-2007
[Series Regular; 117 episodes; Directed 4 episodes]; BIONIC WOMAN -
2007 [9 episodes including the Unaired Pilot]; THE BATMAN - 2007
[Voice only]; JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER - 2008 [MFHV; Voice
only]; MEDIUM - 2008; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT - 2008; CSI:
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2009; THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN - 2009
[Voice only]; KINGS - 2009; WRONG TURN AT TAHOE - 2009 [TF]; LIE TO
ME - 2009; PSYCH - 2010; HARD RIDE TO HELL - 2010 [MFHV; Ferrer was a
mean ass in this one]; EDGAR FLOATS - 2010 [TV Movie]; THIS IS NOT A
MOVIE - 2011 [TF]; BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 - 2011 [MFHV; Voice
only]; BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN - 2011 [Voice only]; THUNDERCATS - 2011
[Voice only]; THE PROTECTOR - 2011 [Series Regular; 13 episodes];
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - 2011 [5 episodes]; APPLEBAUM - 2012 [TV
Movie]; NOAH - 2012 [TF; Voice only]; THE COURIER - 2012 [TF];
BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 3: VIVA LA FIESTA! - 2012 [MFHV; Voice only];
YOUNG JUSTICE - 2010-2013 [11 episodes]; IRON MAN 3 - 2013 [TF]; FOUR
ASSASSINS - 2013 [TF]; RIO 2 - 2014 [TF; Voice only]; ADVENTURE TIME
- 2011-2014 [Voice only; 4 episodes]; TWIN PEAKS: THE MISSING PIECES
- 2014 [TF]; NCIS: LOS ANGELES - 2012-2017 [105 episodes; a few of
them not shown until after his death; You could visually see how his
real-life illness was making him look like a skeleton]; TWIN PEAKS -
2017 [Ferrer never saw it premiere on Showtime]; TEEN TITANS: THE
JUDAS CONTRACT - 2017 [MFHV; Voice only; his last acting role].
Here's Miguel Ferrer's recollections on making ROBOCOP: "ROBOCOP
was maybe the best summer of my entire life. It was the summer of
1986, and it was the best part I'd been asked to do at the time, and
working with an amazing director, Paul Verhoeven. The writer Edward
Neumeier and I
became great friends, and he gave me just so much to work with. I
woke up every day and when I was looking at myself in the mirror
shaving, I just couldn't believe my good fortune. I was the happiest
guy probably in the state during that time. To tell you the truth,
while we were doing it, I had no idea that it wouldn't be silly. I
had no idea if it was going to be a good movie or a bad movie, or
what it was going to be. I knew that it was great fun to make, but
while you're in the middle of these things, you just don't know how
it's going to turn out. It has to pass through so many hands-editing,
the music, the sound design, how it's marketed, and all the rest of
it. You just don't know. And sometimes the RoboCop suit itself looked
absolutely laughable. And they struggled to find angles in which it
didn't look silly, so to tell you the truth, at the time, many of us,
myself especially, had no idea if it was going to be any good. Then I
saw a screening of the finished product before it came out and I knew
it was a really wonderful, different kind of picture, with
sophisticated humor and yet good action and compelling characters and
something that was really special. I remember the first time sitting
in the movie theater and watching a trailer, and the audience
absolutely laughed at it in the worst way possible. Which was, to say
the least, disheartening. Then, I remember the first night the movie
came out and I think I drove around to every theater in Los Angeles
in which it was playing and kind of stood in the back and watched the
reaction, and that was one of the great thrills of my life."
Mr. Ferrer formerly played drums and sang in the Los Angeles band
"The Jenerators" with actor [LOST IN SPACE -
1965-1968] and co-founder Bill Mumy [Ferrer's musical credits
including playing drums on Keith Moon's 1975 album "Two Sides of
the Moon"] and was the oldest of five children of José
Ferrer [ZOLTAN: HOUND OF DRACULA - 1977] and singer/actress Rosemary
Clooney. George Clooney was his cousin and they were very close.
Miguel Ferrer passed away of throat cancer and was just 61 years-old.
NOTE: On March 5, 2017, NCIS: LOS ANGELES gave Ferrer a fitting
tribute [using The Jenerators' version of Bob Dylan's
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door", sung by Ferrer himself] just
before the end credits and in the storyline.) - 01/19/17
MARY
WEBSTER (Actress: Ms. Webster was a TV
and Film actress for about ten years [before that, she appeared on
the Stage], from the early 1950's to the early 1960's [her last role
was in a TWILIGHT ZONE episode]. She made a few theatrical films, the
most memorable one being MASTER OF THE WORLD - 1961, opposite Vincent
Price. Her credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical film]: CAMEO THEATRE - 1955; FATHER KNOWS BEST - 1955; BIG
TOWN - 1955; LUX VIDEO THEATRE -
1955; ENGAGEMENT PARTY - 1956 [Short]; CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE - 1956;
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE - 1956; THE CHARLES FARRELL SHOW - 1956; THE
GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW - 1956; MATINEE THEATRE - 1956 [3
episodes]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1957; PANIC! - 1957; THE DELICANT
DELINQUENT - 1957 [TF; Jerry Lewis' first film without Dean Martin];
BACHELOR FATHER - 1957; THE TIN STAR - 1957 [TF]; EIGHTEEN AND
ANXIOUS - 1957 [TF]; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1958; MIKE HAMMER -
1958; M SQUAD - 1958; BUCKSKIN - 1959; THE RESTLESS GUN - 1959;
TOMBSTONE TERRITORY - 1959; FRONTIER DOCTOR - 1959; COLT .45 - 1959;
BLACK SADDLE - 1959; MEN INTO SPACE - 1959; DEATH VALLEY DAYS -
1959-1960; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1960; SHOTGUN SLADE - 1960; THE TEXAN -
1959-1960; PERRY MASON - 1960; THE TALL MAN - 1961; ROUTE 66 - 1961;
ASSIGNMENT: UNDERWATER - 1961; MASTER OF THE WORLD - 1961 [TF]; THE
LAWLESS YEARS - 1961; THE CLOWN AND THE KID - 1961 [TF]; DR. KILDARE
- 1963; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1963; TWILIGHT ZONE - ["A
Passage For Trumpet" - 1960; "Death Ship" - 1963; Her
last acting credit]. She was also a contestant on the 1991 Seniors
Tournament Final on the game show JEOPARDY! Mary Webster passed away
of undetermined causes and was 81 years-old.) - 01/23/17
GORDEN
KAYE (Actor: British actor best known for
his role of "René Artois" in the long-running
British sitcom 'ALLO 'ALLO - 1982-1992. His credits included [TV
Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: CHAMPION HOUSE -
1968; INSIDE GEORGE WEBLEY - 1968; CORONATION STREET - 1969-1970 [12
episodes]; SCENE - 1972; VILLIANS - 1972; THE GORDON PETERS SHOW -
1973; THE FLAXTON BOYS - 1971-1973 [4 episodes]; HEY BRIAN! - 1973;
FOLLYFOOT - 1973; 
EMMERDALE
- 1973 [5 episodes]; SEZ LEZ - 1973; TILL DEATH US DO PART - 1974;
MY OLD MAN - 1974; SOUTH RIDING - 1974 [TV mini-series]; THE GROWING
PAINS OF PC PENROSE - 1975; THE LITTLEST HORSE THIEVES - 1976 [TF];
WELL ANYWAY - 1976; SYKES - 1976; JABBERWOCKY - 1977 [TF]; MR. BIG -
1977; IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM - 1977; BACKS TO THE LAND - 1977; THE
FOUNDATION - 1978; COME BACK MRS. NOAH - 1977-1978 [6 episodes]; ALL
CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL - 1978; THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF ADELAIDE
HARRIS - 1979; DOING TIME - 1979 [TF]; SHOESTRING - 1979; CITIZEN
SMITH - 1979; GOD'S WONDERFUL RAILWAY - 1980; JUST LIZ - 1980 [3
episodes]; OH HAPPY BAND - 1980; BORN AND BRED - 1978-1980 [11
episodes]; KELLY MONTEITH - 1980; ARE YOU BEING SERVED? - 1978-1981
[3 episodes]; CODENAME-ICARUS - 1981 [5 episodes]; FAME IS THE SPUR -
1982 [TV mini-series]; DEAD ON TIME - 1983 [Short]; LET THERE BE LOVE
- 1982-1983; DON'T ROCK THE BOAT - 1983; MANSFIELD PARK - 1983 [TV
mini-series]; MINDER - 1984; PLAY FOR TODAY - 1984; THE GENTLE TOUCH
- 1984; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING JOHN - 1984 [TV Movie]; MUCH ADO
ABOUT NOTHING - 1984 [TV Movie]; BRAZIL - 1985 [TF]; SCREEN TWO -
1985; WOGAN - 1986; THE NOEL EDMONDS SATURDAY ROADSHOW - 1988; THE
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - 1990; THE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON -
1990 [TV Movie]; 'ALLO 'ALLO - 1982-1992 [Series Regular; 85
episodes; also Singer on 7 episodes]; SCREEN ONE - 1993; THE BEST OF
'ALLO 'ALLO! - 1994 [TV Movie]; AN AUDIENCE WITH RONNIE CORBETT -
1997 [TV Special]; REVOLVER - 2001-2004 [4 episodes; His final acting
role]. He also interviewed The Beatles for Huddersfield local radio,
in February 1963, the day they performed in the town. Archive footage
of his "René Artois" character were also used in a
dozen British Documentaries and he appeared on specials like COMEDY
RELIEF - 1988 and some Game Shows as a panelist. He had a dent in his
forehead that was caused when a plank of wood went through his car
window during an exceptionally severe gale in January 1990. He
recovered after the accident, but he still cannot remember anything
about it. Gorden Kaye (the unusual spelling of his first name was a
hospital mistake when he was born) died of undisclosed causes and was
75 years-old.) - 01/23/17
MARY
TYLER MOORE
(Actress: Talk about comedy icons. Mary Tyler Moore was a multiple
Emmy Award® and Golden Globe® winner for being every man's
idea of a perfect wife on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1961-1966 and
every husband's worst nightmare for a wife on THE MARY TYLER MOORE
SHOW - 1970 - 1977. She did equally well in drama, winning a Golden
Globe® and nominated for an Academy Award® for her amazing
performance in director Robert Redford's ORDINARY PEOPLE - 1980.
Nearly everyone loved Mary Tyler Moore, not just as an actress, but
as an activist for a diabetes cure, of which she was a diabetic [It
finally killed her]. She was also a strong animal rights activist and
spent much free time educating
people on why animals are important to our lives [adoption is
important from no-kill shelters, something I strongly agree with] and
our ecology. Any person who feels like that [She and old pal Betty
White worked for the same cause when it came to animals] is a good
person with a strong soul. Her credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE &
HARRIET - 1952; THE EDDIE FISHER SHOW - 1957; ONCE UPON A HORSE -
1958 [TF]; THE GEORGE BURNS SHOW - 1959; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1959;
STEVE CANYON - 1959; RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE - 1959 [6
episodes; only heard her voice and showed her legs in all the
episodes]; BRONCO - 1959; BOURBON STREET BEAT - 1959; JOHNNY STACATTO
- 1960; OVERLAND TRAIL - 1960; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1959-1960 [3
episodes]; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1960; THE TAB HUNTER SHOW - 1960;
CHECKMATE - 1960; WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE - 1960; RIVERBOAT -
1959-1960; BACHELOR FATHER - 1960; THE DEPUTY - 1960; THE AQUANAUTS -
1961; SURFSIDE 6 - 1961; STAGECOACH WEST - 1961; LOCK UP - 1961;
HAWAIIAN EYE - 1959-1961 [4 episodes]; X-15 - 1961 [TF]; STRAIGHTAWAY
- 1961; THRILLER - ["The Fatal Impulse" - 1960; "Man
Of Mystery" - 1962]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1961-1966 [TV
Series Regular; 158 episodes; Emmy Award® winner in 1964 &
1966 for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series; GOLDEN GLOBE®
winner in 1965 for Best TV Star - Female; She once told David
Letterman that Dick Van Dyke's nickname on the set was "Penis
Von Lesbian"!]; THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - 1967 [TF]; DON'T JUST
STAND THERE - 1968 [TF]; WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT FEELING GOOD? - 1968
[TF]; CHANGE OF HABIT - 1969 [TF; with Elvis Presley]; RUN A CROOKED
MILE - 1969 [TV Movie]; THE AMERICAN PARADE - 1974 [TV mini-series;
Narrator]; MARY'S INCREDIBLE DREAM - 1976 [TV Movie]; PHYLLIS - 1976;
COUSINS - 1976 [TV Movie; Executive Producer only]; RHODA - 1974-1977
[6 episodes]; THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW - 1970-1977 [TV Series
Regular; 168 episodes; Directed one episode in 1971; Won the Emmy
Award® in 1973, 1974 & 1976 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Comedy Series; Golden Globe® winner in 1971 for Best TV Actress -
Comedy or Musical {she was nominated every year by the Golden
Globes®, but only won in 1971}; "A little song, a little
dance, a little seltzer down your pants."]; MARY - 1978 [Failed
TV Series]; FIRST, YOU CRY - 1978 [TV Movie; Nominated for an Emmy
Award®]; THE MARY TYLER MOORE HOUR - 1979 [Failed TV Series; 11
episodes]; ORDINARY PEOPLE - 1980 [TF; Golden Globe® Winner for
Best Actress in a Motion Picture; Academy Award® nominee for Best
Actress in a Leading Role; She based her role on her contentuous
family life when she was a child]; MAKING M*A*S*H - 1981 [TV Movie
Documentary; Narrator]; SIX WEEKS - 1982 [TF]; HEARTSOUNDS - 1984 [TV
Movie; Nominated for an Emmy Award®]; FINNEGAN BEGIN AGAIN - 1985
[TV Movie]; JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS - 1986 [TF]; MARY - 1985-1986
[Failed TV Series; 13 episodes]; SHALOM SESAME - 1987; LINCOLN - 1988
[TV mini-series; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special {she portrayed Mary Todd
Lincoln}]; ANNIE MCGUIRE - 1988-1989 [Failed TV Series; 10 episodes];
MURPHY BROWN - 1989; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1989 [Host]; THE LAST BEST
YEAR - 1990 [TV Movie]; THANKSGIVING DAY - 1990 [TV Movie]; STOLEN
BABIES - 1993 [TV Movie; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special]; FRASIER - 1994; NEW
YORK NEWS - 1995 [Failed TV Series; 13 episodes]; STOLEN MEMORIES:
SECRETS FROM THE ROSE GARDEN - 1996 [TV Movie]; FLIRTING WITH
DISASTER - 1996 [TF]; HOW THE TOYS SAVED CHRISTMAS - 1996 [TF; Voice
only]; PAYBACK - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE NAKED TRUTH - 1997 [4
episodes]; KEYS TO TULSA - 1997 [TF]; KIDS ARE PUNNY - 1998 [Voice
only]; KING OF THE HILL - 1999 [Voice only]; MARY AND RHODA - 2000
[TV Movie; Also Executive Producer; It's bizarre how Ms. Moore died
before Valerie Harper, since Harper was given a death sentence due to
inoperable brain cancer three years ago and is still alive at the
time of this writing]; LABOR PAINS - 2000 [TF]; GOOD AS GOLD [TV
Movie]; LIKE MOTHER LIKE SON: THE STRANGE STORY OF SANTE AND KENNY
KIMES - 2001 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; THE ELLEN SHOW -
2001; CHEATS - 2002 [TF]; MISS LETTIE AND ME - 2002 [TV Movie]; THE
GIN GAME - 2003 [TV Movie; also Co-Executive Producer; Reunited with
her old friend Penis Von Lesbian]; 
BLESSINGS
- 2003 [TV Movie]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW REVISITED - 2004 [TV
Movie]; SNOW WONDER - 2005 [TV Movie]; THAT 70'S SHOW - 2006 [3
episodes]; LIPSTICK JUNGLE - 2008; AGAINST THE CURRENT - 2009 [TF];
HOT IN CLEVELAND - 2011-2013 [Her last acting credits]. She also
appeared on nearly all the daytime and nighttime Talk Shows, took
part in dozens of documentaries [one about herself in 2015] and
appeared on more award shows than I can count. She was once married
to Grant Tinker [They founded MTM Enterprises together in 1969 and
sold it in 1990], who passed away in November 2016. She won Tony
Awards® in 1980 and in 1985. She won in 1980 after taking over
the lead in the play "Whose Life Is It Anyway?". She was so
good that she was given a special Tony because she was not eligible
for a traditional nomination due to being a replacement performer.
She won in 1985 when her company, MTM, backed the revival of the play
"Joe Egg". She received the Screen Actors Guild Life
Achievement Award on January 29, 2012 in Los Angeles and received a
Star on The Walk Of Fame On September 8, 1992 at 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
She has also had some personal tragedies [her son dying by gunshot by
a pistol known for having a hair trigger {it was pulled from the
market} and her entering rehab in the mid-80's for alcoholism], but
she was one of the most talented, funny comediennes and actresses in
the business. I, for one, will miss her. Mary Tyler Moore passed away
due to complications of diabetes and was 80 years-old.) - 01/25/17
MIKE
CONNORS (Actor:
Jesus Christ Almighty, 2017 is turning out to be worse than 2016 when
it comes to celebrity deaths, especially actors I loved. Mike Connors
[Who began acting using the names "Touch Connors" {called
that during his school basketball days} and "Michael
Connors". His real name was Krekor llevado Ohanian!] was a man's
man, a rough and tumble actor who appeared in some of Roger Corman's
early 1950's films as well as being the star of the great,
long-running TV Series MANNIX - 1967-1975 and some memorable TV
movies during the 70's. His credits included [TV Series unless marked
with a TF for Theatrical
Film]: SUDDEN FEAR - 1952 [TF]; THE 49TH MAN - 1953 [TF]; SKY
COMMANDO - 1953 [TF]; ISLAND IN THE SKY - 1953]; THE FORD TELEVISION
THEATRE - 1954; MR. & MRS. SMITH - 1954; DAY OF TRIUMPH - 1954
[TF]; CITY DETECTIVE - 1955; FIVE GUNS WEST - 1955 [TF]; THE LINEUP -
1955; FRONTIER - 1955; THE TWINKLE IN GOD'S EYE - 1955 [TF]; SCHLITZ
PLAYHOUSE - 1955; THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT EARP - 1955; DAY THE
WORLD ENDED - 1955 [TF; One of Roger Corman's films that would play
continuously on TV in the 60's & 70's]; HAVE CAMERA WILL TRAVEL -
1956 [TV Movie]; DR. HUDSON'S SECRET JOURNAL - 1956; JAGUAR - 1956
[TF]; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1956; SWAMP WOMEN - 1956 [TF; Another Corman
film that played endlessly on TV]; THE OKLAHOMA WOMAN - 1956 [TF];
FLESH AND THE SPUR - 1956 [TF; also Executive Producer]; THE LORETTA
YOUNG SHOW - 1956; THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - 1956 [TF]; THE ADVENTURES
OF JIM BOWIE - 1956; SHAKE, RATTLE & ROCK! - 1956 [TF]; GUNSMOKE
- 1956; THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE - 1956; HEY, JEANNIE! - 1957; VOODOO
WOMAN - 1957 [TF; another Corman TV Staple]; THE SHERIFF OF COCHISE -
1957; CODE 3 - 1957; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1957; THE SILENT SERVICE -
1957; THOSE WHITING GIRLS - 1957; M SQUAD - 1957; HAVE GUN-WILL
TRAVEL - 1957; THE GALE STORM SHOW: OH! SUSANNA - 1957; MAVERICK -
1957; THE WALTER WINCHELL FILE - 1957; WAGON TRAIN - 1958; SUICIDE
BATTALION - 1958 [TF]; TELEPHONE TIME - 1958; OFFICIAL DETECTIVE -
1958; STUDIO 57 - 1958; LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG - 1958 [TF]; CHEYENNE -
1958; TARGET - 1958; THE TEXAN - 1958; CIMARRON CITY - 1958; RESCUE 8
- 1958; JEFFERSON DRUM - 1958; LAWMAN - 1958; THE ROUGH RIDERS -
1959; BRONCO - 1959; ONE STEP BEYOND - ["The Aerialist" -
1959]; THE CALIFORNIANS - 1959; MIKE HAMMER - 1959; STATE TROOPER -
1956-1959; WHIRLYBIRDS - 1957-1959; TIGHTROPE - 1959-1960 [TV Series
Star; 37 episodes]; THE DALTON THAT GOT AWAY - 1960 [TF]; THE
UNTOUCHABLES - 1962; THE EXPENDABLES - 1962 [TV Movie]; REDIGO -
1963; PANIC BUTTON - 1964 [TF]; GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM - 1964 [TF]; WHERE
LOVE HAS GONE - 1964 [TF]; PERRY MASON - 1965; HARLOW - 1965 [TF];
SITUATION HOPELESS...BUT NOT SERIOUS - 1965 [TF]; STAGECOAST - 1966
[TF]; KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM DIE - 1966 [TF; I always loved
this spy film, brought on by the success of the James Bond films];
THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1968-1970; PAT PAULSEN'S HALF A COMEDY HOUR -
1970; HERE'S LUCY - 1971 [Portrayed Joe Mannix]; ROWAN & MARTIN'S
LAUGH-IN - 1972; THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW - 1970-1973 [7 episodes]; BEG,
BORROW OR STEAL - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE WACKY WORLD OF JONATHAN
WINTERS - 1974; MANNIX - 1967-1975 [TV Series Star; 194 episodes; Won
a Golden Globe Award® in 1970 for Best TV Actor - Drama;
Nominated five more times and also nominated 4 times by the Emmy
Awards®; It was Desilu Productions last series]; THE KILLER WHO
WOULDN'T DIE - 1976 [TV Movie]; REVENGE FOR A RAPE - 1976 [Very
mature TV Movie, especially for the 70's]; JOYS - 1976 [TV Special];
POLICE STORY - 1977; LONG JOURNEY BACK - 1978 [TV Movie]; AVALANCHE
EXPRESS - 1979 [TF]; THE DEATH OF OCEAN VIEW PARK - 1979 [TV Movie];
HIGH MIDNIGHT - 1979 [TV Movie]; CASINO - 1980 [TV Movie]; NIGHTKILL
- 1980 [TF]; TODAY'S F.B.I. - 1981-1982 [Failed TV Series; 18
episodes]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1981-1982 [4 episodes]; EARTHLINGS - 1984
[TV Movie]; THE FUNNIEST JOKE I EVER HEARD - 1984 [TV Special];
GLITTER - 1984; THE FALL GUY - 1984; TOO SCARED TO SCREAM - 1985 [TF;
also Producer; Underrated horror film]; FIST FIGHTER - 1989 [TF];
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1989; WAR AND REMEMBRANCE - 1988-1989 [TV
mini-series; 4 episodes]; ARMEN AND BULLIK - 
1993
[TV Movie]; THE COMMISH - 1993; HART TO HART RETURNS - 1993 [TV
Movie]; PUBLIC ENEMY #2 - 1993 [TF]; BURKE'S LAW - 1994; WILLIAM
SAROYAN: THE MAN, THE WRITER - 1994 [TF; Documentary; Narrator only];
DOWNTOWN HEAT - 1994 [TF]; WILD BILL: HOLLYWOOD MAVERICK - 1995 [TF;
Documentary]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1989-1995 [3 episodes]; DIAGNOSIS
MURDER - 1997 [Portrayed Joe Mannix]; JAMES DEAN: LIVE FAST, DIE
YOUNG - 1997 [TF]; WALKER, TEXAS RANGER - 1998; GIDEON - 1998 [TF];
HERCULES - 1998-1999 [Voice only; 10 episodes]; THE EXTREME
ADVENTURES OF SUPER DAVE - 2000 [MFHV]; NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING! - 2003
[TF; Portrayed Joe Mannix]; THE DESILU STORY - 2003 [TV Movie
Documentary]; TWO AND A HALF MEN - 2007, THE RIVER RAN RED - 2008
[Video Documentary; Voices only; His final acting credit]. Mr.
Connors also did the usual round of daytime and nighttime talk &
variety shows, was a panelist on several game shows [especially
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES in its various incarnations] and appeared as
himself in many documentaries. He was married to the same woman,
Marylou Connors [nee Mary Lou Riley], from 1949 until his death [an
unbelievable 77 years!]. Mike Connors was a very private man and
valued his family life more than anything. Mike Connors passed away
due to complications of leukemia [he was only diagnosed having it a
week earlier!] and was 91 years-old. Another one of my Baby Boomer
heroes now gone.) - 01/26/17
BARBARA
HALE (Actress:
Best known as portraying "Della Street" on the long-running
TV Series PERRY MASON - 1957-1966 and the mother of actor William
Katt. She also returned to her Della Street role in the series of
Perry Mason TV Movies during the 1980's & 1990's. But she was an
actress long before becoming Della Street and her credits included
[TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]:
GILDERSLEEVE'S BAD DAY - 1943 [TF]; MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT
- 1943 [TF]; THE SEVENTH VICTIM - 1943 [TF]; THE IRON MAJOR - 1943
[TF]; GILDERSLEEVE ON BROADWAY - 1943 [TF]; GOVERNMENT GIRL - 1943
[TF]; AROUND
THE WORLD - 1943 [TF]; HIGHER AND HIGHER - 1943 [TF]; THE FALCON OUT
WEST - 1944 [TF]; GOIN' TO TOWN - 1944 [TF]; HEAVENLY DAYS - 1944
[TF]; THE FALCON IN HOLLYWOOD - 1944 [TF]; WEST OF THE PECOS - 1945
[TF]; FIRST YANK INTO TOKYO - 1945 [TF]; LADY LUCK - 1946 [TF]; A
LIKELY STORY - 1947 [TF]; THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR - 1948 [TF]; THE
WINDOW - 1949 [TF]; THE CLAY PIGEON - 1949 [TF]; JOLSON SINGS AGAIN -
1949 [TF]; AND BABY MAKES THREE - 1949 [TF]; THE JACKPOT - 1950 [TF];
EMERGENCY WEDDING - 1950 [TF]; LORNA DOONE - 1951 [TF]; THE FIRST
TIME - 1952 [TF]; CASTLE IN THE AIR - 1952 [TF]; THE SABRE AND THE
ARROW - 1953 [TF]; SEMINOLE - 1953 [TF]; THE LONE HAND - 1953 [TF];
FOOTLIGHTS THEATER - 1953; A LION IN THE STREETS - 1953 [TF];
UNCHAINED - 1955 [TF]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1953-1955; THE FAR
HORIZONS - 1955 [TF]; STUDIO 57 - 1955; SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE -
1955; SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE - 1955; CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE - 1955;
CLIMAX! - 1955; THE LORETTA YOUNG SHOW - 1956; DAMON RUNYON THEATER -
1956; THE HOUSTON STORY - 1956 [TF]; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE -
1952-1956 [3 episodes]; STAR STAGE - 1956; CROSSROADS - 1956; THE
MILLIONAIRE - 1956; 7TH CAVALRY - 1956 [TF]; PLAYHOUSE 90 -
1956-1957; THE OKLAHOMAN - 1957 [TF]; SLIM CARTER - 1957 [TF]; DESERT
HELL - 1958 [TF]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATRE - 1955-1959; PERRY MASON -
1957-1966 [263 episodes; Emmy Award® winner in 1959 for Best
Supporting Actress {Continuing Character} in a Dramatic Series {also
nominated in 1961}; She only missed appearing in 8 episodes]; CUSTER
- 1967; BUCKSKIN - 1968 [TF]; INSIGHT - 1969; LASSIE - 1969; AIRPORT
- 1970 [TF]; THE RED, WHITE AND BLACK - 1970 [TF]; THE MOST DEADLY
GAME - 1970; IRONSIDE - 1971; ADAM-12 - 1971; THE DORIS DAY SHOW -
1972; CHESTER, YESTERDAY'S HORSE - 1973 [TV Movie]; MARCUS WELBY,
M.D. - 1974; THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION - 1975 [TF; Beware of the
Volkswagen-Beetle dressed up as a giant Spider!; A cult classic for
all the wrong reasons]; THE FLIGHT OF THE GRAY WOLF - 1976 [TV
Movie]; BIG WEDNESDAY - 1978 [TF; Co-starred with her son, William
Katt, for the first time]; THE YOUNG RUNAWAYS - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE
GREATEST AMERICAN HERO - 1982 [Once again, guest-starred with series
regular William Katt]; PERRY MASON RETURNS - 1985 [TV Movie; She and
Raymond Burr would return to play Perry Mason and Della Street in a
long string of TV films until Burr passed away. She would then
continue as Della Street on a few more TV movies with other actors,
such as Hal Holbrook, portraying lawyers, but not Perry Mason.
William Katt appeared as Mason's chief detective researcher in many
of these TV films]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE NOTORIOUS NUN - 1986
[TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE SHOOTING STAR - 1986 [TV
Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE LOST LOVE - 1987 [TV Movie];
PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE SINISTER SPIRIT - 1987 [TV Movie]; PERRY
MASON: THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MADAM - 1987 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON:
THE CASE OF THE SCANDALOUS SCOUNDREL - 1987 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON:
THE CASE OF THE AVENGING ACE - 1988 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE
OF THE LADY IN THE LAKE - 1988 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF
THE LETHAL LESSON - 1989 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
MUSICAL MURDER - 1989 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
ALL-STAR ASSASSIN - 1989 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
POISONED PEN - 1990 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
DANGEROUS DECEPTION - 1990 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
SILENCED SINGER - 1990 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
DEFIANT DAUGHTER - 1990 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
RUTHLESS REPORTER - 1991 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
MALIGNED MOBSTER - 1991 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE
GLASS COFFIN - 1991; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE FATAL FASHION -
1991 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE FATAL FRAMING - 1992
[TV 
Movie];
PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE RECKLESS ROMEO - 1992 [TV Movie]; PERRY
MASON: THE CASE OF THE HEARTBROKEN BRIDE - 1992 [TV Movie]; PERRY
MASON: THE CASE OF THE SKIN-DEEP SCANDAL - 1993 [TV Movie]; PERRY
MASON: THE CASE OF THE TELLTALE TALK SHOW HOST - 1993 [TV Movie];
PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE KILLER KISS - 1993 [TV Movie; Raymond
Burr's last performance as Perry Mason; He passed away on September
12, 1993]; A PERRY MASON MYSTERY: THE CASE OF THE WICKED WIVES - 1993
[TV Movie; Paul Sorvino took over as the defense lawyer]; A PERRY
MASON MYSTERY: THE CASE OF THE LETHAL LIFESTYLE - 1994 [TV Movie; Hal
Holbrook took over as the defense lawyer]; A PERRY MASON MYSTERY: THE
CASE OF THE GRIMACING GOVERNOR - 1994 [TV Movie; Hal Holbrook again];
A PERRY MASON MYSTERY: THE CASE OF THE JEALOUS JOKESTER - 1995 [TV
Movie; Hal Holbrook for the final time in the last TV Perry Mason
Movie; Barbara Hale's final acting role]. During her time on PERRY
MASON - 1957-1966, Ms. Hale was known industry-wide for her screams.
"She has the best shriek in Hollywood", Raymond Burr once
said. She married actor Bill Williams in 1946 and stayed married to
him until his death in September 1992 {She once said: "It took
me two years to talk him into marrying me."]. Besides William
Katt, they had two other female children together [both not
actresses], William being the middle child. She won a Star on The
Walk Of Fame on February 8, 1960 at 1628 Vine Street. Barbara Hale
died of natural causes and was 94 years-old.) - 01/26/17
SIR
JOHN HURT (Actor:
February can't come soon enough with all these great actors dying in
January. John Hurt was an actor's actor, nominated or winning
countless awards and appearing in blockbuster films so he could act
in low-budget, more personal, films that meant a lot to him. His
gravelly voice, and skull-like face made him a great villain, but he
was equally comfortable portraying caring, subtle people [Many people
assumed Mr. Hurt was gay, but he was married four times and had two
children] in some excellent independent films. His one-of-a-kind
voice was also in demand for a lot of animated films, too. In other
words, John Hurt was
the shit, an actor who could do anything, including reading the phone
book, and keep you in your seat the entire time. I am sure people who
knew him will print much more personal obituaries, but John Hurt
meant a lot to me, even though I never met him. He gave me days of
enjoyment [and some iconic moments] from the films I watch in which
he was in. Goodbye, John, the World loved you! His Credits included
[Theatrical Films unless marked with a TV for Television Series]: Z
CARS [TV]; PROBATION OFFICER - 1961-1962 [TV]; YOUNG AND WILLING -
1962; ONCE ABOARD THE LUGGER... - 1963 [TV]; DRAMA 61-67 - 1961-1963
[TV]; THE CONTACT - 1963; FIRST NIGHT - 1963-1964 [TV]; THIS IS MY
STREET - 1964; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1964 [TV]; LOVE STORY - 1964 [TV];
GIDEON C.I.D. - 1964 [TV]; THURSDAY THEATRE - 1964 [TV]; ITV PLAY OF
THE WEEK - 1963-1965 [3 episodes]; A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS - 1966; THE
SAILOR FROM GIBRALTOR - 1967; ITV PLAYHOUSE - 1967 [TV]; SINFUL DAVEY
- 1969; BEFORE WINTER COMES - 1969; IN SEARCH OF GREGORY - 1969; 10
RILLINGTON PLACE - 1971 [One of the best British Thrillers of the
70's; BAFTA Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor]; ITV
SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE - 1971 [TV]; CRY OF THE PENGUINS - 1971; THE
PIED PIPER - 1972; WESSEX TALES - 1973 [TV mini-series]; THE PLAYBOY
OF THE WESTERN WORLD - 1974 [TV Movie]; LITTLE MALCOLM AND HIS
STRUGGLE AGAINST THE EUNUCHS - 1974; THE GHOUL - 1975; TEN FROM THE
TWENTIES - 1975 [TV]; THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT - 1975 [TV Movie;
groundbreaking film about homosexuality; BAFTA TV Award® nominee
for Best Actor]; SHADES OF GREENE - 1976 [TV]; PLAY FOR TODAY - 1976
[TV]; STREAM LINE - 1976; THE SWEENEY - 1976 [TV]; I, CLAUDIUS - 1976
[TV mini-series [TV mini-series; I remember watching this on TV and
was mesmerized by Hurt's performance as Caligula, even though the
mini-series was censored in the United States]; SPECTRE - 1977 [TV
Movie]; THE DISAPPEARANCE - 1977; THE SUNDAY DRAMA - 1977 [TV]; THREE
DANGEROUS LADIES - 1977; PAPERBACK - 1977; EAST OF ELEPHANT ROCK -
1978; THE ISLAND - 1978 [TV Movie]; MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - 1978 [Golden
Globe® and BAFTA Award® winner for Best Actor in a Supporting
Role - Motion Picture; Academy Award® nominee for the same
category]; THE SHOUT - 1978 [Very unusual film about a man who can
make a sound that can kill people, but this is not a horror film];
WATERSHIP DOWN - 1978 [Voice only]; THE LORD OF THE RINGS - 1978
[Voice only}; ALIEN - 1979 [One of filmdom's most iconic moments: The
baby alien bursting out of Hurt's chest while everyone is eating. If
he will be remembered for anything, it will be for this scene; BAFTA
Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor]; CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT - 1979 [TV mini-series]; THE ELEPHANT MAN - 1980 [One of
my favorite Hurt performances, considering he was directed by David
Lynch; Both Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominee and
BAFTA Award® winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role; When he
yells out, "I am not an animal. I am a human being!", you
get the emotional message]; HEAVEN'S GATE - 1980 [Watch the full
version, not the abridged theatrical version]; HISTORY OF THE WORLD:
PART 1 - 1981 [Mel Brooks comedy]; NIGHT CROSSING - 1982 [Very tense
film that should be seen by all]; PARTNERS - 1982 [Bad police comedy
that plays on Hurt's homosexuality]; PAUL MCCARTNEY: TAKE IT AWAY -
1982; THE PLAGUE DOGS - 1982 [Voice only]; KING LEAR - 1983 [TV
Movie]; THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND - 1983 [an unfairly maligned Sam
Peckinpah film; Hurt's Take on the film: "The
script was pretty difficult. So was Sam [Peckinpah]. It wasn't until
I made him laugh that I thought, "Thank God." There's a
scene in the film where I have to imitate a weatherman, and that had
Sam rolling in the aisles. Before that, he would say things like,
"Why do you move so fast?" He wasn't exactly encouraging of
confidence. But afterwards, I couldn't put a foot wrong. We were
terrific, and I saw him until the day that he died."];
CHAMPIONS - 1984; SUCCESS IS THE BEST REVENGE - 1984; THE HIT - 1984
[Love this film and Hurt's performance is amazing]; NINETEEN
EIGHTY-FOUR [1984] - 1984 [More relevant today than the year it was
made; He also appeared in a Music Video by The Eurythmics, who did
the s
ountrack
to the film and released it as their fourth album]; AFTER DARKNESS -
1985; THE BLACK CAULDRON - 1985 [Voice only]; JAKE SPEED - 1986;
ROCINATE - 1986; WHITE MISCHIEF - 1987; FROM THE HIP - 1987; ARIA -
1987; SPACEBALLS - 1987 [Another Mel Brooks film; Hurt lampoons his
iconic scene in ALIEN]; VINCENT - 1987 [Voice only]; THE HUNTING OF
THE SNARK - 1987 [Narrator only]; DAVID MACAULEY: PYRAMID - 1988 [TV
Movie]; THE STORYTELLER - 1987-1988 [TV; Played the titled character;
9 episodes]; A DINNER OF HERBS - 1988 [TV Movie]; THE BENGALI NIGHT -
1988; DEADLINE - 1988 [TV Movie]; SCANDAL - 1989; LITTLE SWEETHEART -
1989; WINDPRINTS - 1989; WHO BOMBED BIRMINGHAM? - 1990 [TV Movie];
ROMEO.JULIET - 1990; THE FIELD - 1990 [BAFTA Award® nomination
for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]; FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND - 1990
[Roger Corman's final {so far} directorial effort; Hurt's take on
Roger Corman: "Everybody's got to work
with Roger Corman. You can't leave out that experience. I was amazed
when I met him, because I was expecting to see this rather freaky
character with hair all over the place-a complete crazy man. But he
wasn't. He was dressed in a tie and a suit, with very neat hair. At
first, I thought he was a solicitor."];
KING RALPH - 1991; LAPSE OF MEMORY - 1991; SCREENPLAY - 1991 [TV];
RED FOX - 1991 [TV mini-series]; DARK AT NOON - 1992; PERFORMANCE -
1992 [TV]; LIVING ON BORROWED TIME - 1993; MONOLITH - 1993; EVEN
COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES - 1993 [Beware of female hitch-hikers with
enormous thumbs!]; RABBIT EARS: ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP - 1994
[MFHV; Voice only]; THUMBELINA - 1994 [Voice only]; GREAT MOMENTS IN
AVIATION - 1994; SECOND BEST - 1994; PICTURE WINDOWS - 1995 [TV]; ROB
ROY - 1995; DEAD MAN - 1995; WILD BILL - 1995; SCREEN TWO - 1995
[TV]; LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND - 1997 [Why he wasn't nominated
for a Golden Globe® or Academy Award® for his excellent and
humane performance is one of the world's great mysteries]; CONTACT -
1997; THE CLIMB - 1997; BANDYTA - 1997; TENDER LOVING CARE - 1997
[MFHV]; THE COMMISSIONER - 1988; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1998 [TV];
NIGHT TRAIN - 1998; ALL THE LITTLE ANIMALS - 1998; A MONKEY'S TALE -
1999 [Voice only]; IF...DOG...RABBIT - 1999; YOU'RE DEAD... - 1999;
THE TIGGER MOVIE - 2000 [Voice only]; NEW BLOOD - 2000 [Very good
action film that makes yourself ask questions long after it is over];
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE - 2000 [TV Movie]; WATERSHIP DOWN - 1999-2000 [TV;
7 episodes]; LOST SOULS - 2000; TABLOID - 2001; CAPTAIN CORELLI'S
MANDOLIN - 2001; HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE - 2001;
SHAOLIN: WHEEL OF LIFE - 2001 [TV Movie; Voice only]; MIRANDA - 2002;
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT - 2002; BAIT - 2002 [TV Movie]; OWNING MAHOWNY -
2003; DRACULA'S BRAM STOKER - 2003 [Documentary; Voice only as
Narrator]; DOGVILLE - 2003 [Voice only]; HELLBOY - 2004 [Hurt puts a
lot of his emotion in this comedy/horror film]; PRIDE - 2004 [TV
Movie]; SHORT ORDER - 2005; VALIANT - 2005 [Voice only]; MANDERLAY -
2005 [Voice only]; THE SKELETON KEY - 2005; BEYOND THE GATES - 2005;
THE PROPOSITION - 2005 [A wonderful and violent true story about the
Australian West in the 19th Century]; V FOR VENDETTA - 2005 [Another
film that is more relevant today than the year it was made]; THE ALAN
CLARK DIARIES - 2004-2006 [TV; 6 episodes]; PERFUME: THE STORY OF A
MURDERER - 2006 [Voice only as Narrator; basically an overlooked film
about a true incident; very well made]; BOXES - 2007; HELLBOY
ANIMATED: BLOOD AND IRON - 2007 [Voice only]; MASTERS OF SCIENCE
FICTION - 2007 [TV]; THE OXFORD MURDERS - 2008; INDIANA JONES AND THE
KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL - 2008; RECOUNT - 2008 [TV Movie];
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY - 2008; OUTLANDER - 2008; LECTURE 21 -
2008; NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU - 2008; AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK - 2009
[Portrayed Quentin Crisp; BAFTA TV Award® nomination for Best
Actor; At the Berlin International Film Festival he won a
"Special Teddy"® for his outstanding acting
performance.]; THE LIMITS OF CONTROL - 2009; 44 INCH CHEST - 2009;
THE GRUFFALO - 2009 [TV Movie; Voice only]; LOU - 2010; A TURTLE'S
TALE: SAMMY'S ADVENTURES - 2010 [Voice only]; BRIGHTON ROCK - 2010;
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 - 2010; ULTRAMARINES, A
WARHAMMER 40,000 MOVIE - 2010 [Voice only]; WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO
YOU - 2010 [TV Movie; A spine chilling version based on M.R. James'
book]; REGRET NOT SPEAKING - 2011; THE CONFESSION - 2011 [TV Series
Star; 10 episodes]; MELACHOLIA - 2011; HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY
HALLOWS: PART 2 - 2011; TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - 2011; IMMORTALS -
2011; THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD - 2011 [TV Movie; Voice only]; THE
CONFESSION - 2011; JAYNE MANSFIELD'S CAR - 2012; IN LOVE WITH ALMA
COGAN - 2012; SIGHTSEERS - 2012 [Voice only]; PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS -
2012 [TV]; THE HOLLOW CROWN - 2012 [TV]; PLANET DINOSAUR: ULTIMATE
KILLERS - 2012 [Voice only]; LABYRINTH - 2012 [TV mini-series];
MERLIN - 2008-
2012
[TV; Voice only; 65 episodes]; CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN - 2013 [Voice only
as Narrator]; ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE - 2013 [Unusual film that mixes
vampirism, horror and romance. The final scene will chill you to the
bone.]; SWAN LAKE 3D-LIVE FROM THE MARIINSKY THEATRE - 2013;
SNOWPIERCER - 2013 [A modern-day sci-fi classic about how we are all
put into a caste system]; DOCTOR WHO - 2013 [TV; 3 episodes];
HERCULES - 2014; A.K.A. NADIA - 2015; THOMAS & FRIENDS: SODOR'S
LEGEND OF THE LOST TREASURE - 2015 [Voice only]; THE LAST PANTHERS -
2015 [TV; 6 episodes]; CHICKLIT - 2016; THE JOURNEY - 2016; JACKIE -
2016; BACK TO UTOPIA - 2016 [Voice only]; THE PITY OF WAR: THE LOVES
AND LIVES OF WAR POETS - 2016 [TV Movie]; THAT GOOD NIGHT - 2017;
DAMASCUS COVER - 2017 [In Post-Production at the time of his death];
MY NAME IS LENNY - 2017 [In Post-Production at the time of his
death]; DARKEST HOUR - 2017 [Filming at the time of his death. Status
of the film is unknown at the time of this writing.]. John Hurt also
appeared in about a dozen short films for filmmakers who were just
starting out in the business. He also appears in dozens of
documentaries and narrates dozens more. He was awarded the CBE
[Commander of the Order of the British Empire] in the 2004 Queen's
Birthday Honours List for his services to Drama and he was awarded
the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015
Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama as an actor.
In 2012, John Hurt received a BAFTA Award® for his Outstanding
British Contribution to Cinema [and he deserved it]. There is so much
more to John Hurt's life, but I'll leave that up to a biographer to
detail. John Hurt passed away of pancreatic cancer and was 77
years-old.) - 01/27/17
RICHARD
PORTMAN (Sound Recorder/Mixer/Dubber:
Richard Portman [who sometimes used the names "Dick Portman"
and "Dr. Zero"] was a highly regarded sound mixer,
recordist and dubber, nominated for 11 Academy Awards® and
winning one for THE DEER HUNTER - 1978; Mr. Portman has worked as a
sound recordist/mixer/dubber on nearly 200 films and worked with some
of the most prestigious directors. He also had a hand in sound
recording or mixing many films that would please readers of this
site. His movie credits included [He worked very little 
on
TV series, although he did a handful of TV Movies]: IT'S A MAD MAD
MAD MAD WORLD - 1963; THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR - 1968; THE LANDLORD -
1970; THE HAWAIIANS - 1970; WHERE'S POPPA? - 1970; WUSA - 1970;
LITTLE FAUSS AND BIG HALSEY - 1970; LITTLE BIG MAN - 1970; MAN AND
BOY - 1971; WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - 1971; CARNAL
KNOWLEDGE - 1971; THE HIRED HAND - 1971; KOTCH - 1971 [Academy
Award® nomination for Best Sound]; THE ORGANIZATION - 1971;
HOWARD AND MAUDE - 1971; THE COWBOYS - 1972; SILENT RUNNING - 1972;
THE GODFATHER - 1972 [Academy Award® nomination for Best Sound];
BUCK AND THE PREACHER - 1972; HAMMERSMITH IS OUT - 1972; THE HONKERS
- 1972; THE CANDIDATE - 1972 [Academy Award® nomination for Best
Sound]; JUNIOR BONNER - 1972; THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN -
1972; MAN OF LAMANCHA - 1972; THE GETAWAY - 1972; UP THE SANDBOX -
1972; COUNTRY BLUE - 1973; WATTSTAX - 1973; PAPER MOON - 1973
[Academy Award® nomination for Best Sound]; OKLAHOMA CRUDE -
1973; A NAME FOR EVIL - 1973; HIT! - 1973; THE WAY WE WERE - 1973;
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL - 1973; THE LAST DETAIL - 1973; PAPILLON
- 1973; THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN - 1973 [Academy Award® nomination
for Best Sound]; THE MORNING AFTER - 1974 [TV Movie]; THUNDERBOLT AND
LIGHTFOOT - 1974; DAISEY MILLER - 1974; CHOSEN SURVIVORS - 1974; THE
NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT - 1974; MR. MAJESTYK - 1974; TOGETHER
BROTHERS - 1974; CALIFORNIA SPLIT - 1974; THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE - 1974;
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - 1974 [Academy Award® nomination for Best
Sound]; QUEEN OF THE STARDUST BALLROOM - 1975; FUNNY LADY - 1975
[Academy Award® nomination for Best Sound]; POSSE - 1975;
NASHVILLE - 1975 [BAFTA Award® winner for Best Sound Track];
MURPH THE SURF - 1975; SMILE - 1975; FAREWELL, MY LOVELY - 1975; THE
MASTER GUNFIGHTER - 1975; MAHOGANY - 1975; THE KILLER ELITE - 1975;
LIPSTICK - 1976; THE RIVER NIGER - 1976; STAY HUNGRY - 1976; ODE TO
BILLIE JOE - 1976; SILENT MOVIE - 1976; BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS,
OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON - 1976; WELCOME TO L.A. - 1976; THE
TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN - 1976 [One of my favorite movies of all
time]; THE LATE SHOW - 1977; MR. BILLION - 1977; ELEANOR AND
FRANKLIN: THE WHITE HOUSE YEARS - 1977 [TV Movie; Emmy Award®
nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing]; THE
DOMINO KILLINGS - 1977; 3 WOMEN - 1977; STAR WARS - 1977 [BAFTA
Award® winner for Best Sound]; NEW YORK, NEW YORK - 1977 [BAFTA
Award® nomination for Best Sound Track]; OUTLAW BLUES - 1977;
MARCH OR DIE - 1977; LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR - 1977; HIGH ANXIETY -
1977; REMEMBER MY NAME - 1978; STRAIGHT TIME - 1978; THE END - 1978;
A WEDDING - 1978; THE CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ - 1978; THE DEER HUNTER -
1978 [Academy Award® winner for Best Sound; BAFTA Award®
nomination for Best Sound Track]; QUINTET - 1979; A PERFECT COUPLE -
1979; RICH KIDS - 1979; THE LAST WORD - 1979; STARTING OVER - 1979;
THE LAST MARRIED COUPLE IN AMERICA - 1980; COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER -
1980 [Academy Award® & BAFTA Award® nomination for Best
Sound]; HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - 1980; MR. PATMAN - 1980; RESURRECTION -
1980; HEALTH - 1980; HEAVEN'S GATE - 1980; DELUSION - 1981; AMERICAN
POP - 1981; BODY HEAT - 1981; ON GOLDEN POND - 1981 [Academy
Award® nomination for Best Sound]; TIMERIDER: THE ADVENTURE OF
LYLE SWANN - 1982; TRENCHCOAT - 1983; SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
- 1983; EL NORTE - 1983; MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL - 1983 [Short];
SUMMERSPELL - 1983; SPLASH - 1984; FLESHBURN - 1984; CHOOSE ME -
1984; COUNTRY - 1984; FRANKENWEENIE - 1984 [Short]; THE RIVER - 1984
[Academy Award® nomination for Best Sound]; BABY: SECRET OF THE
LOST LEGEND - 1985; READY OR NOT, HERE I COME - 1985; FLETCH - 1985;
THE BLACK CAULDRON - 1985; THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN - 1985; TROUBLE
IN MIND - 1986; MURPHY'S LAW - 1986; THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE -
1986; GOOD TO GO - 1986; THE WRAITH - 1986; HYPER SAPIENS: PEOPLE
FROM ANOTHER STAR - 1986; WISDOM - 1987; PALS - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE
MONSTER SQUAD - 1987; MADE IN HEAVEN - 1987; PRISON - 1987; THE
MODERNS - 1988; PERMANENT RECORD - 1988; KANSAS - 1988; FAR NORTH -
1988; PAINT IT BLACK - 1989; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1989 [TV
Series]; SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL - 1989; SHE'S BACK - 1989; NIGHT
GAME - 1989; THE HEIST - 1989 [TV Movie]; GHOSTS CAN'T DO IT - 1989;
TRENCHCOAT IN PARADISE - 1989 [TV Movie]; PERFECT WITNESS - 1989 [TV
Movie]; DOWNTOWN - 1990; DARK ANGEL - 1990; BAD INFLUENCE - 1990;
TALES FROM THE CRYPT - 1990 [Pay Cable TV Series; "Three's A
Crowd" - 1990; "The Thing From The Grave" - 1990];
PRESUMED INNOCENT - 1990; RUN - 1991; L.A. STORY - 1991; THE SUMMER
MY FATHER GREW UP - 1991 [TV Movie]; DOC HOLLYWOOD - 1991; CAST A
DEADLY SPELL - 1991 [Pay Cable Movie]; MARRIED TO IT - 1991; HARD
PROMISES - 1991; OFF AND RUNNING - 1991; THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE
CRADLE - 1992; ARTICLE 99 - 1992; THE BABE - 1992; AFTERBURN
- 1992 [Pay Cable Movie]; CITIZEN COHN - 1992 [Pay Cable Movie; Emmy
Award® nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama
Miniseries or a Special]; CONSENTING ADULTS - 1992; BLOOD IN, BLOOD
OUT - 1993; ARMY OF ONE - 1993; GUILTY AS SIN - 1993; FATAL INSTINCT
- 1993; THE PELICAN BRIEF - 1993; THE AIR UP THERE - 1994; BRAINSCAN
- 1994; WOLF - 1994; THE SCOUT - 1994; THE FANTASTICKS - 1995;
DOLORES CLAIRBORNE - 1995; FORGET PARIS - 1995; NIGHT FALLS ON
MANHATTAN - 1996; CRITICAL CARE - 1997; GLORIA - 1999; FIGHTING EDDIE
- 2000 [Short; Actor only]; ON SIX-MILE POND - 2003 [Documentary
Short]; FOXHOLE - 2003 [Documentary Short]; MEANS TO AN END - 2003
[Short]; CONFESSIONS OF A FLORIST - 2003; VOLARE - 2004 [Short; His
final credit]. That is some body of work, isn't it? Mr. Portman took
time off from his career, teaching his craft at the Florida State
University in Tallahassee, Florida and was the first person to ever
sound mix a feature by himself due to his creating an entirely new
approach to re-recording sound and post-production. According to an
1998 interview with editor/sound editor Walter Murch at the Cinema
Audio Society Annual Awards, Portman was the person who inspired the
R2-D2 robot name for all the future Star Wars films. While working on
AMERICAN GRAFITTI - 1973, Murch was using Portman's shorthand and
said out-loud "R2-D2". A sleepy George Lucas woke up and
asked what was said and Murch replied again. Lucas took notes that
were later used a few years later on the first STAR WARS film.
Richard Portman died from complications due to a broken hip from a
fall and was 82 years-old.) - 01/28/17
STANLEY
KALLIS (Producer/Writer: Stanley Kallis
was a very famous Producer of TV Series and TV Movies that many Baby
Boomers remember. He very seldom ventured out into Theatrical Films
except for the beginning of his career. His credits as an Associate
Producer, Producer or Executive Producer included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE HOT ANGELS - 1958 [TF;
also Writer]; ROADRACERS - 1959 [TF; also Writer]; OPERATION DAMES -
1959 [TF; also Original Story]; WAGON TRAIN - 1959 [Writer of one
episode]; THE DUPONT SHOW WITH JUNE ALLYSON - 1961; THE LAW AND MR.
JONES - 1960-1961 [32 episodes]; TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS - 1962; THE
DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1962-1963 [17 episodes]; DELLA - 1964 [TF]; WHO
GOES THERE? - 1965 [TV Movie; it was a pilot for an unsold sitcom
series where Pat Hingle and Ben Blue play two troublesome ghosts who
haunt an otherwise normal California home. Jack Arnold directed the
failed pilot movie.]; THE DANNY THOMAS HOUR - 1968 [Writer of one
episode only]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1968-1970 [32 episodes]; HAWAII
FIVE-O - 1970-1971 [24 episodes; He helped develop the concept of
this series in 1967 with Writer Leonard Freeman, moved on to MISSION:
IMPOSSIBLE and then came back to this series as Executive Producer
for one season]; THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES - 1972 [TV Movie];
ADVENTURES OF NICK CARTER - 1972 [TV Movie]; JIGSAW - 1972 [TV Movie;
Pilot for the TV Series]; JIGSAW - 1972 [Failed TV Series]; BEG,
BORROW, OR STEAL - 1973 [TV Movie]; FARADAY AND COMPANY - 1973
[Failed TV Series]; COP ON THE BEAT - 1975 [TV Movie]; POLICE STORY -
1973-1976 [63 episodes; Won an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Drama
Series in 1976; Nominated two more times previously in 1974 &
1975; The show, based on a Joseph Wambaugh novel, was so adult for
its time because Kallis and the writers went on many ride-alongs with
the police and learned that officers carry themselves differently
than the normal citizen because of their job. This was not a bad
thing, but just the way things were and still are.]; KISS ME, KILL ME
- 1976 [TV Movie]; IN THE GLITTER PALACE - 1977 [TV Movie];
WASHINGTON: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - 1977 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes;
Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Limited Series];
HUNTERS OF THE REEF - 1978 [TV Movie]; SEX AND THE SINGLE PARENT -
1979 [TV Movie]; AMBER WAVES - 1980 [TV Movie; Nominated for an Emmy
Award® for Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special]; ENOLA GAY: THE
MEN, THE MISSION, THE ATOMIC BOMB - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE MANIONS OF
AMERICA - 1981 [TV mini-series]; DREAM HOUSE - 1981 [TV Movie]; TWO
OF A KIND - 1982 [TV Movie]; RITA HAYWORTH: THE LOVE GODDESS - 1983
[TV Movie]; THE MISSISSIPPI - 1983; TWO MARRIAGES - 1983-1984 [Failed
TV Series; 10 episodes]; JESSIE - 1984; THE GLITTER DOME - 1984 [TV
Movie; Writer only; Won the Edgar Allan Poe Award® for Best
Television Feature or Miniseries]; THE NEW MIKE HAMMER - 1984 [6
episodes]; KANE & ABEL - 1985 [TV mini-series]; VITAL SIGNS -
1986 [TV Movie]; I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN - 1987 [TV mini-series]; IN THE
HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1988 [3 episodes]; COLUMBO - 1989 [5 episodes];
BREWSTER PLACE - 1990 [Uncredited Executive Producer for the failed
Oprah Winfrey series, which was based on the terrific mini-series THE
WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE - 1989]; THE EXILE - 1991; THE INSIDE PITCH -
2004 [TV Movie; his last screen credit]. He was married to the same
woman [Lucetta Kallis] for 66 years. Stanley Kallis passed away of
undisclosed causes and was 88 years-old.) - 01/28/17
FRANK
PELLEGRINO (Actor/Restaurateur: Mr.
Pellegrino is best known for portraying "Bureau Chief Frank
Cubitoso" on THE SOPRANOS - 1999-2004, who was always looking to
catch Tony Soprano [the late James Gandolfini] doing something
illegal, but never did, but he was also a familiar face in some
well-known movies [many of them where he played gangsters, because he
had the face for it] and also the owner [with his son, Frank Jr.] of
"Rao's" Restaurants located in New York City [I ate there
once and the food was terrific!], at Caesar's Palace in 
Las
Vegas and in Los Angeles. He was known to be a tough man on screen,
but many people who knew him personally said he was a pussycat,
except when he was in his restaurants [Business first, pleasantries
later.]. His credits included [Theatrical films unless marked with a
TV for TV Series]: TRUE BLUE - 1989 [TV]; KOJAK: NONE SO BLIND - 1990
[TV Movie]; GOODFELLAS - 1990 [portrayed "Johnny Dio"];
LOVE, HONOR & OBEY: THE LAST MAFIA MARRIAGE - 1993 [TV Movie];
MANHATTAN MURDER MUSTERY - 1993; MR. WONDERFUL - 1993; ANGIE - 1994;
IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU - 1994; TARANTELLA - 1995; NEW YORK UNDERCOVER
- 1994-1995 [TV Series Regular; 16 episodes]; THE CITY - 1995 [TV];
ON SEVENTH AVENUE - 1996 [TV Movie]; SWIFT JUSTICE - 1996 [TV; 4
episodes]; GOTTI - 1996 [TV Movie]; COP LAND - 1997; F/X: THE SERIES
- 1997 [TV]; DELLAVENTURA - 1997 [TV]; SILENT PREDATOR - 1997;
CELEBRITY - 1998; REAR WINDOW - 1998 [TV Movie]; LAW & ORDER -
1995-1999 [TV]; SCOUT'S HONOR - 1999 [Short]; MICKEY BLUE EYES -
1999; 18 SHADES OF DUST - 2001]; BIG APPLE - 2001 [Failed TV Series
Regular; 5 episodes]; FRIENDS AND FAMILY - 2001; KNOCKAROUND GUYS -
2001; THIRD WATCH - 2001 [TV]; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT -
2002 [TV]; HAPPY END - 2003; THE SOPRANOS - 1999-2004 [Pay Cable
Series Semi-Regular; 11 episodes]; SEARCHING FOR BOBBY D - 2005;
BROOKLYN LOBSTER - 2005; CARLITO'S WAY: RISE TO POWER - 2005 [MFHV];
GOD'S GIFT - 2006 [Short]; BEER LEAGUE - 2006; WHAT ABOUT SAL? - 2008
[Short]; DELIVERING THE GOODS - 2012; ENQUIRING MINDS: THE UNTOLD
STORY OF THE MAN BEHIND THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER - 2014 [Documentary;
Executive Producer only]; ODD MOM OUT - 2015 [TV; His last acting
role]. He also appeared as himself on about a half dozen cooking
shows on TV, sometimes with his daughter-in-law [and expert chef]
Carla Pellegrino. Mr. Pellegrino was also Editor of "Rao's
Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking" - 1998
and sings on two albums: "An Evening at Rao's" - 1998 and
"Christmas at Rao's" - 2001. Frank Pellegrino died of lung
cancer and was 72 years-old.) - 01/31/17
JOHN
GAY (Screenwriter: John Gay was a
well-known writer of Films and TV Series since the 1950's. Gay
started out in live television starring with his wife Barbara [who he
was still married to up till his death] in MR. AND MRS. MYSTERY -
1949 and went on to write for numerous live TV dramas. His credits as
a Writer included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical
Film]: APARTMENT 3-C - 1949 [also Actor]; THE KEN MURRAY SHOW - 1952;
SHADOW OF THE CLOAK - 1951-1952; HOLLYWOOD OPENING NIGHT - 1953; LUX
VIDEO THEATRE - 1952-1953; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1953; ARMSTRONG
CIRCLE THEATRE - 1953; THE STRANGER - 1954 [4 episodes]; CENTER STAGE
- 1954; GOODYEAR PLAYHOUSE - 1956; KRAFT THEATRE - 1956;
TELEDRAMA - 1956; RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP - 1958 [TF]; THE DEVIL AS A
ROARING LION - 1958 [TV Movie]; SEPARATE TABLES - 1958 [TF; Nominated
for an Academy Award® for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on
Material from Another Medium and winner of many other awards];
ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1959; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1959-1960 [3 episodes]; THE
AMERICANS - 1961; THE HAPPY THIEVES - 1961 [TF]; THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF
THE APOCALYPSE - 1962 [TF]; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1962; HOW THE
WEST WAS WON - 1962 [TF; Uncredited Writer]; MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY -
1962 [TF; Uncredited Writer]; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER - 1963
[TF]; THE FIFTH PASSENGER - 1963 [TV Movie]; ESPIONAGE - 1963; THE
TRAVELS OF JAIME MCPHEETERS - 1963-1964 [3 episodes; also Executive
Story Consultant for 14 episodes]; THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL - 1965 [TF];
TEXAS ACROSS THE RIVER - 1966 [TF]; DIE BETTLEROPER - 1967 [German TV
Movie]; THE LAST SAFARI - 1967 [TF]; THE POWER - 1968 [TF; One of the
first films to make me jump out of my seat in a theater; if you have
seen the film, you know what scene I am talking about]; NO WAY TO
TREAT A LADY - 1968 [TF; My favorite of Gay's screenplays and a
tour-de-force performance by Rod Steiger]; SOLDIER BLUE - 1970 [TF;
this film caused quite a stir when released]; SOMETIMES A GREAT
NOTION - 1970 [TF; once you see the log drowning, you never forget
it]; POCKKET MONEY - 1972 [TF]; ALL MY DARLING DAUGHTERS - 1972 [TV
Movie]; MY DARLING DAUGHTERS' ANNIVERSARY - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE
CHADWICK FAMILY - 1974 [TV Series]; THINGS IN THEIR SEASON - 1974 [TV
Movie]; THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE - 1974 [TV Movie]; ADVENTURES OF THE
QUEEN - 1975 [TV Movie]; HENNESSEY - 1975 [TF]; A MATTER OF TIME -
1976 [TF]; THE AMAZING HOWARD HUGHES - 1977 [TV Movie]; KILL ME IF
YOU CAN - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG
CUSTER - 1977 [TV Movie]; GOLDEN RENDEZVOUS - 1977 [TF]; CAPTAINS
COURAGEOUS - 1977 [TV Movie]; LES MISERABLES - 1978 [TV Movie];
TRANSPLANT - 1979 [TV Movie]; A PRIVATE BATTLE - 1980 [TF]; A TALE OF
TWO CITIES - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE BUNKER - 1981 [TV Movie]; BERLIN
TUNNEL 21 - 1981 [TV Movie]; DIAL M FOR MURDER - 1981 [TV Movie];
STAND BY YOUR MAN - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE LONG SUMMER OF GEORGE ADAMS
- 1982 [TV Movie]; A PIANO FOR MRS. CIMINO - 1982 [TV Movie]; THE
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - 1982 [TV Movie]; IVANHOE - 1982 [TV Movie];
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION - 1982 [TV Movie]; FATAL VISION - 1984
[TV mini-series; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding
Writing in a Limited Series or a Special]; SAMSON AND DELILAH - 1984
[TV Movie]; DOUBLETAKE - 1985 [TV Movie]; MANHUNT FOR CLAUDE DALLAS -
1986 [TV Movie]; SIX AGAINST THE ROCK - 1987 [TV Movie]; UNCLE TOM'S
CABIN - 1987 [TV Movie]; WINDMILLS OF THE GODS - 1988 [TV
mini-series]; INHERIT THE WIND - 1988 [TV Movie]; AROUND THE WORLD IN
80 DAYS - 1989 [TV mini-
series];
FINAL NOTICE - 1989 [TV Movie]; BLIND FAITH - 1990 [TV mini-series];
SHADOW OF A DOUBT - 1991 [TV Movie]; THE BURDEN OF PROOF - 1992 [TV
Movie]; TRIAL: THE PRICE OF PASSION - 1992 [TV Movie]; CRUEL DOUBT -
1992 [TV mini-series]; TRICK OF THE EYE - 1994 [TV Movie]; SUMMER OF
FEAR - 1996 [TV Movie]; AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - 1999 [MFHV; His
last screen credit]. John Gay also served as a Member of the Board of
the Writers Guild of America {WGA] from 1971 to 1975 and from 1977 to
1979 and was Vice President of the Guild from 1985 to 1987. He
received the Writers Guild’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award®
for Television Writing Achievement, the WGAW’s Morgan Cox
Award® in 1992 for Guild service, and the WGAW’s Edmund H.
North Award®, presented to a Guild member “whose courageous
leadership, strength of purpose and continuing selfless activity on
behalf of the Guild through the years, as well as professional
achievement of the highest order, have served to establish the
Writers Guild of America as a pillar of strength and security for
writers throughout the world.” Mr. Gay also co-wrote a 2008
autobiography "Any Way I Can – 50 Years in Show
Business". John Gay died of undisclosed causes and was 92
years-old.) - 02/04/17
PROFESSOR
IRWIN COREY (Stand-Up Comedian/Actor:
Corey, who was a famous stand-up comedian [his signature look was a
tux with tails, a la Groucho Marx, with sneakers and his nickname was
"The World's Foremost Authority"] from the 40's through the
90's, was not very well-liked by very many other comedians of his
time [especially the ones he had to share a stage with], but he did
manage to appear in a few TV Series and Movies. His credits included
[Theatrical Films unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: CAVALCADE
OF STARS - 1950 [TV]; THE STEVE ALLEN PLYMOUTH SHOW - 1957-1958 [TV];
OMNIBUS - 1958 [TV]; THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW - 1959 [TV]; JACKIE
GLEASON: AMERICAN SCENE MAGAZINE - 1964-1965 [TV; 3 episodes];
ROMP!!! - 1968 [TV Special]; WHERE THE GIRLS ARE - 1968 [TV Movie];
HOW TO
COMMIT MARRIAGE - 1969; FOREPLAY - 1975; DOC - 1975-1976 [TV; 3
episodes]; CAR WASH - 1976 [Probably his most watched movie]; THIEVES
- 1977; CHATTERBOX! - 1977 [Yes, the film with the talking vagina!];
FAIRY TALES - 1978; THE EDGE OF NIGHT - 1981 [TV]; STUCK ON YOU! -
1982; THE COMEBACK TRAIL - 1982 [Writer of Additional Material only];
CRACKERS - 1984; THE PERILS OF P.K. - 1986; THAT'S ADEQUATE - 1989;
THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR - 1989 [TV]; A TRIBUTE TO THE BOYS:
LAUREL & HARDY - 1992 [TV Documentary]; BASIC VALUES: SEX, SHOCK
& CENSORSHIP IN THE 90'S - 1993 [Pay Cable Movie]; JACK - 1996;
I'M NOT RAPPAPORT - 1996; THE BOYS BEHIND THE DESK - 2000; THE CURSE
OF THE JADE SCORPION - 2001 [his last acting role]. Corey also
appeared in the documentary IRWIN & FRAN - 2013, which was filmed
when he was 99 years-old and entailed his marriage to Fran Corey for
over 71 years [she passed away in 2011]. He also did many of the
daytime and nighttime talk/variety shows and was a favorite of Mike
Douglas and Johnny Carson. He also appeared in many documentaries and
appeared as a panelist on some game shows. He also acted on Stage
[since the 1930's], appeared in Run-DMC's "Rock Box" Music
Video and released two comedy albums, "The World's Foremost
Authority" and "Prof. Irwin Corey, the World's Foremost
Authority, Entertains at Le Ruban Bleu". Irwin Corey rarely had
a good word to say about anyone in the business, and was known to put
down such people as Ed Sullivan [whose show he appeared on!], Jerry
Lewis, Jackie Mason, Milton Berle and Woody Allen. Professor Irwin
Corey passed away from natural causes and was an amazing 102 years-old.)
- 02/07/17
RICHARD
HATCH
(Actor/Director/Producer: Richard Hatch will forever be known as
"Captain Apollo" on the STAR WARS TV knock-off BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA - 1978-1979, but he did a lot of television before then and
plenty of TV and Films after that. His credits included: [TV Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: ALL MY CHILDREN - 
1971;
ALIAS SMITH AND JONES - 1971; YOUNG DR. KILDARE - 1972; ROOM 222 -
1972; THE SIXTH SENSE - 1972; KUNG FU - 1973; CRIME CLUB - 1973 [TV
Movie]; BARNABY JONES - 1973; THE NEW PERRY MASON - 1973; F. SCOTT
FITZGERALD AND 'THE LAST OF THE BELLES' - 1974 [TV Movie]; NAKIA -
1974; MEDICAL CENTER - 1974; THE HATFIELDS AND THE MCCOYS - 1975 [TV
Movie]; THE ROOKIES - 1973-1975; BEST FRIENDS - 1975 [TF]; HAWAII
FIVE-O - 1973-1975 [3 episodes]; THE WALTONS - 1974-1975; CANNON -
1972-1975; MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN - 1976; ADDIE AND THE KING OF
HEARTS - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1976-1977
[Series Regular {when Michael Douglas left} on the Last Season; 24
episodes]; FOREVER FERNWOOD - 1977; DEADMAN'S CURVE - 1978 [TV
Movie]; WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF '65? - 1978; BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA - 1978 [TF; Started out as a theatrical film, one of the
final films to use Sensurround, and then was used as the TV pilot
film for the TV Series]; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - 1978-1979 [Series
Regular; 21 episodes; Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in
a Television Series - Drama]; CHiPS - 1979; THE HUSTLER OF MUSCLE
BEACH - 1980 [TV Movie]; LIVING LEGEND: THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL -
1980 [TF]; CHARLIE CHAN AND THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON QUEEN - 1981
[TF]; PRISONERS OF THE LOST UNIVERSE - 1983 [TF]; FANTASY ISLAND -
1983; MASQUERADE - 1983; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1984; FINDER OF LOST
LIVES - 1984; COVER UP - 1985; T.J. HOOKER - 1985; DYNASTY -
1984-1985 [5 episodes]; MACGRUDER AND LOUD - 1985; HEATED VENGEANCE -
1985 [TF; my favorite film of his]; RIPTIDE - 1985; THE LOVE BOAT -
1982-1985 [3 episodes]; BLACKE'S MAGIC - 1986; MACGYVER - 1986; HOTEL
- 1983-1987 [3 episodes]; THROB - 1987; LAST PLATOON - 1988 [TF];
PARTY LINE - 1988 [TF]; DARK BAR - 1988 [TF]; GHETTO BLASTER - 1989
[TF]; LEATHERNECKS - 1989 [TF]; THE HITCH-HIKERS - 1989 [TF]; SANTA
BARBARA - 1990 [TV Soap Opera; 12 episodes]; BEYOND KILIMANJARO,
ACROSS THE RIVER OF BLOOD - 1990 [TF]; DELTA FORCE COMMANDO II:
PRIORITY RED ONE - 1990 [TF]; JAKE AND THE FATMAN - 1990; RENAISSANCE
- 1994 [TF]; BAYWATCH - 1995; SECOND CHANCE - 1996 [MFHV]; IRON
THUNDER - 1998 [TF; my second favorite movie of his]; BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA: THE SECOND COMING - 1999 [Short; appeared as Captain
Apollo; also Director, Executive Producer & Writer; most of the
surviving cast of the original series also appeared]; THE GHOST -
2001 [TF]; UNSEEN EVIL - 2001 [TF]; BIG SHOTS - 2001 [TF]; GALACTICON
- 2003 [MFHV Documentary; also Director & Executive Producer];
THE RAIN MAKER - 2005 [TF]; THE GREAT WAR OF MAGELLAN - 2005 [Short;
also Director, Producer & Writer]; SKILLS FOR ACTORS: WEAPON
HANDLING SKILLS - 2008 [MFHV; he hosted at least 4 of these SKILLS
FOR ACTORS videos]; INALIENABLE - 2008 [TF]; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA -
2004-2009 [Played "Tom Zarek" on 22 episodes of the reboot
series; It was the cable series that got around the word
"fuck" by saying "frak" instead]; WAR OF HEAVEN -
2010 [Short]; THE HUNTED - 2010; B-SIDES - 2011; THE LITTLE MATCH
MAKERS - 2011 [TF]; WHO THE FRAK - 2011 [5 episodes; also Producer of
3 episodes]; THE GUILD - 2011; D.N.E. DO NOT ERASE
- 2012 {Short]; SEASON OF DARKNESS - 2012 [TF]; MINDBENDER: TALE OF A
DARK XMAS - 2012 [Short]; DEAD BY FRIDAY - 2012 [TF; also Executive
Producer]; THE SILICON ASSASSIN PROJECT - 2012-2013 [7 episodes; also
Director of one episode, "Problem Child"]; DEAD RECKONING -
2013 [Short]; SNITCH - 2014 [Short]; PAIRINGS - 2014; PRELUDE TO
AXANAR - 2014 [Short]; LOADOUT: GOING IN HOT - 2014 [Short]; ALIEN
HUNGER - 2014 [TF; a.k.a. THE POD]; COWBOYS & ENGINES - 2015
[Short]; CHATTER - 2015 [TF]; STARSHIP II: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMSES -
2016 [TF]; THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE - 2016 [TF]; DEAD BY FRIDAY - 2016
[TF; Remake of previous 2012 film]; WHITE WINGS - 2016 [Short;
Director only]; BLADE OF HONOR - 2017; ASYLUM OF DARKNESS - 2017
[TF]; PERSONAL SPACE - 2017; DIMINUENDO - 2017 [TF; his last acting
role]. He was also involved with at least 12 documentaries about
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [the original series], which is amazing since
the series only lasted one season. He tried for years to get a new
series going, even appearing as Captain Apollo and directing a short
devoted to the new series and he was paid back by given a
semi-regular role on the SyFy reboot series, which became extremely
popular for a few seasons [at least by SyFy standings]. Richard Hatch
was never embarassed by his Captain Apollo role and attended many
conventions devoted to the show. Rather, he embraced it [he wrote
books based on the original series] and much of the credit to the
reboot's success is due to Hatch's perseverence. Richard Hatch died
of Pancreatic Cancer and was 71 years-old.) - 02/07/17
BRUCE
LANSBURY (TV Producer/Writer: Mr.
Lansbury was a famous producer of some of the best TV series and TV
Movies. His output may be low in the amount of titles he was involved
in, but most of his series lasted a lot longer than most TV series.
His credits as Producer include [TV Series unless otherwise noted]:
THE WILD WILD WEST - 1966-1969 [69 episodes]; THE SILENT GUN - 1969
[TV Movie]; ASSAULT ON THE WAYNE - 1971 [TV Movie]; ESCAPE - 1971 [TV
Movie]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1969-1972 [43 episodes]; THE BRADY
BUNCH - 1972-1974 [Vice 
President:
Creative Affairs of 45 episodes only]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE -
1972-1974 [Vice President of 38 episodes only]; HAPPY DAYS - 1975
[Vice President: Creative Affairs for 5 episodes only]; NIGHT
GAMES - 1974 [TV Movie; Vice President of Creative Affairs only];
PARAMOUNT PRESENTS - 1974 [TV Special; Vice President of Creative
Affairs only]; THE UNDERGROUND MAN - 1974 [TV Movie; Vice President:
Creative Affairs only]; THE MAGICIAN - 1973-1974 [Creator of 21
episodes; Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs for 19 episodes];
PETROCELLI - 1974-1975 [Senior Vice President: Creative Affairs of 19
episodes only]; THE LAST DAY - 1975 [TV Movie; Senior Vice President:
Creative Affairs only]; BANJO HACKETT: ROAMIN' FREE - 1976 [TV
Movie]; BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE - 1976 [TV Movie]; ROGER & HARRY:
THE MITERA TARGET - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE FANTASTIC JOURNEY - 1977 [4
episodes; even though the series didn't last very long, it is still
loked upon with fondness]; WONDER WOMAN - 1977-1979 [38 episodes;
interjected more sci-fi stories into the series, which made it better
and last longer]; BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY - 1978-1980 [20
episodes; also Wrote one episode in 1980]; WORLD WAR III - 1982 [TV
Movie]; THE POWERS OF MATTHEW STAR - 1983 [also wrote 3 episodes];
SUMMER GIRL - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE
INITIATION - 1983 [Theatrical Film; Lansbury's only Theatrical
Film]; STREET HAWK - 1985 [12 episodes; also Creator of 12 episodes];
KNIGHT RIDER - 1985-1986 [21 episodes; also Wrote one episode in
1985]; A STRANGER WAITS - 1987 [TV Movie; also Writer]; THE RETURN OF
THE SIX-MILLION-DOLLAR MAN AND THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1987 [TV Movie;
also Writer]; I'M DANGEROUS TONIGHT - 1990 [TV Movie; also Writer];
ZORRO - 1990-1991 [Writer of 6 episodes only]; SWAMP THING - 1992
[Writer of one episode only]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1992-1996 [88
episodes; also Wrote 15 episodes; He was the younger brother of
series actress Angela Lansbury]; MURDER, SHE WROTE: THE CELTIC RIDDLE
[TV Movie; Writer only; His final credit]. Mr. Lansbury was also an
uncredited young actor in the 1953 film THE STORY OF THREE LOVES.
Bruce lansbury was a huge fan of science fiction and tried to
interject some type of it into every series or TV movie he made,
beginning with THE WILD WILD WEST. Bruce Lansbury died of
complications from Alzheimer's disease and was 87 years-old.] - 02/13/17
GERALD
HIRSCHFELD (Cinematographer: Mr.
Hirschfeld was a famous award-winning Director of Photography, who
would photograph such "A" Films as YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN -
1974 and some lesser genre films such as THE CAR - 1977 [a personal
favorite of mine]. Mr. Hirschfeld's credits included [Theatrical
Films unless otherwise noted]: SHADES OF GRAY - 1949 [Short]; 'C'-MAN
- 1949; GUILTY BYSTANDER - 1950; WITH THESE HANDS - 1950; MISTER
UNIVERSE - 1951; TWO GALS AND A GUY - 1951; JOHNNY JUPITER - 1953 [TV
Series]; MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN - 1954 [TV Movie]; FAIL-SAFE - 1964;
THE INCIDENT - 1967; DAYS IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE - 1968; GOODBYE,
COLUMBUS - 1969; LAST SUMMER - 1969; SOME KIND OF NUT - 1969; COTTON
COMES TO HARLEM - 1970; DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE - 1970; 'DOC' -
1971; T.R. BASKIN - 1971; CHILD'S PLAY - 1972; SUMMER WISHES, WINTER
DREAMS - 1973; TWO PEOPLE - 1973 [Cinematographer of New York
Scenes]; THE AFFAIR - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE GRAVY TRAIN - 1974 [a.k.a.
THE DION BROTHERS]; W - 1974; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - 1974; SHELL GAME -
1975 [TV Movie]; THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR - 1975; MASTERMIND - 1976;
DRAGONFLY - 1976; TWO-MINUTE WARNING - 1976; THE CAR - 1977; THE
WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER - 1977; COMA - 1978 [Photographer of Jefferson
Institute sequence]; KING - 1978 [TV mini-series; Additional
photographer on 3 episodes]; SLOW DANCING IN THE BIG CITY - 1978
[Director of Photography in the ballet sequence in Lincoln Center];
THE BELL JAR - 1979; AMERICATHON - 1980; VOLKSWAGEN 25TH ANNIVERSARY
- 1980 [Short]; WHY WOULD I LIE? - 1980; SUNDAY LOVERS - 1980;
NEIGHBORS - 1981; MY FAVORITE YEAR - 1982; COUNTRY GOLD - 1982 [TV
Movie]; TO BE OR NOT TO BE - 1983; MR. SMITH - 1983 [TV Series;
Director of 6 episodes only]; THE HOUSE OF GOD - 1984; LOVE LIVES ON
- 1985 [TV Movie]; HEAD OFFICE - 1985; MALONE - 1987; CHILD OF THE
NIGHT - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE NEON EMPIRE - 1991 [TV Movie]; SECRET
SINS OF THE FATHER - 1994 [TV Movie; His last Cinematographer
credit]. Mr. Hirschfeld was also Director of Photography on a failed
tv pilot during the 1950's called THE GILLMEN. No one is sure what
year in the 50's it was filmed because it is considered lost. He also
wrote the Cinematographer's handbook "Image Control--Motion
Picture and Video Camera Filters and Lab Techniques". In 2007,
he won the President's Award® from American Society of
Cinematographers. Gerald Hirschfeld died of natural causes and was 95
years-old.) - 02/13/17
SEIJUN
SUZUKI (Director: Well-liked Japanese
Director who made films since the mid - 1950's. Many were in the
thriller or crime categories, many dealing with the Yakuza; His
credits as a Director included: HARBOUR TOAST: VICTORY IS IN OUR
GRASP - 1956; PURE EMOTIONS OF THE SEA - 1956; SATAN'S TOWN - 1956;
INN OF THE FLOATING WEEDS - 1957; EIGHT HOURS OF FEAR - 1957; THE
NAKED WOMAN AND THE GUN - 1957; UNDERWORLD BEAUTY - 1958; THE BOY WHO
CAME BACK - 1958; YOUNG BREASTS - 1958; VOICE WITHOUT A SHADOW -
1958; LOVE LETTER - 1959 [Short]; PASSPORT TO 
DARKNESS
- 1959; AGE OF NUDITY - 1959; TAKE AIM AT THE POLICE VAN - 1960; THE
SLEEPING BEAST WITHIN - 1960; SMASHING THE O-LINE - 1960; EVERYTHING
GOES WRONG - 1960; FIGHTING DELINQUENTS - 1960; TOKYO NIGHT - 1961; A
HELL OF A GUY - 1961; THE MAN WITH THE HOLLOW-TIP BULLETS - 1961; THE
WIND-OF-YOUTH GROUP CROSSES THE MOUNTAIN PASS - 1961; BLOOD-RED WATER
ON THE CHANNEL - 1961; MILLION DOLLAR SMASH-AND-GRAB - 1961;
HIGH-TEEN YAKUZA - 1962; THE GUYS WHO PUT MONEY ON ME - 1962;
DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL BASTARDS - 1963; YOUTH OF THE BEAST
- 1963; THE BASTARD - 1963; KANTO WANDERER - 1963; THE FLOWERS AND
THE ANGRY WAVES - 1964; GATE OF FLESH - 1964; THE CALL OF BLOOD -
1964; STORY OF A PROSTITUTE - 1965; STORY OF BASTARDS: BORN UNDER A
BAD STAR - 1965; TATTOOED LIFE - 1965; CARMEN FROM KAWACHI - 1966;
TOKYO DRIFTER - 1966 [One of his most acclaimed films, and rightfully
so]; FIGHTING ELEGY - 1966; BRANDED TO KILL - 1967 [For the next 10
years, he worked mainly in television because of a conflict with Hori
Kyusaku, who was the president of Nikkatsu Studios; many of those TV
Series were never shown in the U.S. or subtitled or dubbed into
English]; GOOD EVENING DEAR HUSBAND: A DUEL - 1968 [TV Movie];
THERE'S A BIRD INSIDE A MAN - 1969; A TALE OF SORROW AND SADNESS -
1977; THE FANG IN THE HOLE - 1979; ZIGEUNERWEISEN - 1980 [Surreal
Horror Thriller that won awards in many countries]; HEAT-HAZE THEATRE
- 1981; KAZOKU NO SENTAKU - 1983 [TV Movie]; CAPONE CRIES A LOT -
1985; LUPIN III: THE GOLD OF BABYLON - 1985; YUMENJI - 1991; KEKKON -
1993; PISTOL OPERA - 2001; PRINCESS RACCOON - 2005 [also Executive
Producer; His final film as a Director]. He also acted in bit parts
in about 20 films until 2011, but none of the films he directed.
Seijun Suzuki passed away from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
and was 93 years-old.) - 02/13/17
GEORGE
"THE ANIMAL" STEELE
(Wrestler/Actor: George "The Animal" Steele [Real name:
William James Myers] was one of those wrestlers that you never forgot
after the first time you saw him. Most younger people will recognize
him as playing Swedish wrestler and actor Tor Johnson in Tim Burton's
ED WOOD - 1994, but during the 60's, 70's & 80's he was a force
to be reckoned with. A giant bald man of very few words [he hardly
spoke because of a football accident when he was a child where he
nearly bit off his tongue; he talked with a natural lisp, so he would
only say a word or two when in the ring] with more hair on his back
then ten 
normal
people have on their entire bodies. His trademarks of ripping apart
turnbuckles [sometimes with his teeth; this trademark came around in
the late 60's when a match with Chief Jay Strongbow wasn't going too
well, so Steele improvised] and rubbing the stuffing across his
opponent's face and his green tongue [the result of eating green
Clorettes candy before his matches] were really scary for a young
child and really entertaining for a young adult [and let's not forget
his doll he called "Mine" that he would bring into the ring
during the end of his career]. He was a wrestler for the Worldwide
Wrestling Federation [now the WWE] for over two decades and his
fights were always memorable. He was a bad man in the ring for a very
long time, but when he was almost ready to leave wrestling for good,
he turned into a good guy and the fans loved him. He was forced to
quit wrestling in 1989 due to suffering from Crohn's Disease, but he
stayed in wrestling as a Road Agent and sometimes wrestled, but not
often. He is in this obituary section not because of his wrestling
career [and the many WWE TV shows, VHS tapes and DVDs which featured
his matches], but because when he left wrestling, he turned into a
part-time actor and appeared in the following [Theatrical Films
unless otherwise noted]: RUTHLESS PEOPLE - 1988; MR. NANNY - 1993; ED
WOOD - 1994 [He studied with a voice coach for three weeks to get Tor
Johnson's Swedish accent]; SQUEEGEE - 1996 [Short]; USED CARS - 1997
[Short]; BLOWFISH - 1997; SMALL TOWN CONSPIRACY - 2003; PSYCHOPATHIC:
THE VIDEOS - 2007 [MFHV]; SOUTH OF HEAVEN - 2008; BOSTON GIRLS -
2010; CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE - 2010 [Documentary]; KAYE.FABE - 2011
[Short; His last acting role]. Steele was inducted into the
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005, was good friends with
Jack Nicholson and was a published author [proving that he wasn't the
"Animal" he played in the ring]. He was married to the same
woman, Patricia Randolph, from 1955 until the time of his death and
is also survived by three children. Thanks for all the memories,
George. Everyone knows wrestling is fake, but you were one of the
first to make it feel real. George "The Animal" Steele
passed away from kidney failure and was 79 years-old. Other Wrestlers
to die so far in 2017 include: Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
[01/15/17]; Chavo Guerrero Sr. [02/11/17]; Nicole Bass [02/16/17];
and Ivan "The Russian Bear" Koloff [02/18/17].) - 02/17/17
WARREN
FROST (Actor: Best known as "Dr.
Will Hayward" [the coroner who refused to perform Laura
Palmer’s autopsy] on TV's TWIN PEAKS from 1990 to 1991, Mr.
Frost was a recognizable face on many TV Series, but did very little
Theatrical Films. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with
a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE GRAY GHOST - 1957; GOODYEAR PLAYHOUSE
- 1957; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1957; NAVY LOG - 1958; THE SILENT SERVICE
- 1958; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1958; SUSPICION - 1958; WAR OF THE
COLODSSAL BEAST - 1958 [TF]; THE
GALE STORM SHOW: OH! SUSANNA - 1958; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1958;
PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1958-1959; THE MATING GAME - 1959 [TF]; IT STARTED
WITH A KISS - 1959 [TF]; PERRY MASON - 1960; SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE -
1972 [TF]; SATAN'S TOUCH - 1984 [TF]; TATTINGERS - 1988; QUANTUM LEAP
- 1989; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - 1989; SO PROUDLY WE HAIL - 1990 [TV
Movie]; PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING - 1990 [TV Movie]; L.A. LAW - 1990;
AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN - 1991 [TV mini-series]; TWIN PEAKS -
1990-1991 [30 episodes]; FALSE ARREST - 1991 [TV Movie]; GET A LIFE -
1991; CIVIL WARS - 1991; TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME - 1992 [TF;
Scenes Deleted]; INTRUDERS - 1992; FUGITIVE NIGHTS: DANGER IN THE
DESERT - 1993 [TV Movie]; SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT - 1993
[TF]; THE BYRDS OF PARADISE - 1994 [5 episodes]; THE STAND - 1994 [TV
mini-series]; THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW - 1994; GRACE UNDER FIRE - 1995;
MATLOCK - 1991-1995 [Series semi-regular; 18 episodes]; MURDER ONE -
1995; THE JOHN LARROQUETTE SHOW - 1996; SEINFELD - 1992-1998 [ Played
"Mr. Ross" in 5 episodes as the father of George Costanza's
fiancee Susan Ross, whose character had an affair with the author
John Cheever; his house was burned down by Kramer's Cuban cigar; and
his daughter was poisoned to death with bad glue on her wedding
invitation envelopes]; TWIN PEAKS: THE MISSING PIECES - 2014 [TF;
Re-edited version of TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME that restores
Frost's part that was cut out of the original]; TWIN PEAKS - 2017
[Pay TV Series {billed by David Lynch as Season 3} that was in
Post-Production at the time of Frost's death. His final acting
credit]. He is the father of Mark Frost, who co-created TWIN PEAKS
and many other TV Series [HILL STREET BLUES; THE EQUALIZER; ON THE
AIR, etc.]. Warren Frost is also published playwright with four plays
to his credit and has writen a novel. He was married to the same
woman, Mary Virginia Calhoun, from 1949 till the time of his death.
Warren Frost passed away after a long illness and was 91 years-old.]
- 02/17/17
PATTY
DWORKIN (Actress: Patty Dworkin
originally performed on stage in Ohio with the Kenley Players before
moving onto Broadway, where she worked on “See Saw,”
“Shenandoah” and “Sly 
Fox.”
After working with Jackie Gleason on "Sly Fox", he
convinced her changed her name to "Patty Freedman" and she
became an actress on both TV Series and Theatrical films [She was put
under contract by ABC]. Her credits included [TV Series unless marked
with a TF for Theatrical Film]: FANTASY ISLAND - 1979; HAPPY DAYS -
1979; DELTA HOUSE - 1979; SHIRLEY - 1980; ONE DAY AT A TIME - 1981;
HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. - 1981; EIGHT IS ENOUGH - 1981; HEAVY METAL -
1981 [TF; Voice only]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1979-1982; AIRPLANE II: THE
SEQUEL - 1982 [TF]; MR. MOM - 1983 [TF]; SUNSET LIMOUSINE - 1983 [TV
Movie]; EMERALD POINT N.A.S. - 1983; THE SEDUCTION OF GINA - 1984 [TV
Movie]; THREE'S COMPANY - 1984; SIMON & SIMON - 1984;
GHOSTBUSTERS - 1984 [TF]; DYNASTY - 1984; NIGHT COURT - 1986;
MOONLIGHTING - 1986; MARVIN: BABY OF THE YEAR - 1989 [TV Short; Voice
only]; LAW & ORDER - 1996 [Her final film credit]. After she quit
acting, Ms. Dworkin became a very successful publicist. Patty Dworkin
died of breast cancer and was 64 years-old.) - 02/17/17
RICHARD
SCHICKEL (Film
Critic/Author/Director/Producer/Screenwriter: Mr. Shickel was the
consummate film critic and author, first writing film reviews for
Life Magazine and then switching in 1972 to Time Magazine [where he
remained until his death]. He has written many books [37 of them] on
films and film personalities and then became a filmmaker himself of
Documentaries starting in the early 70's. His credits as a
Documentary Director included: THE MOVIE CRAZY YEARS - 1971 [Writer
Only]; THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES: WILLIAM A. WELLMAN - 1973 [TV
Documentary]; THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES: VINCENT MINNELLI - 1973
[TV Documentary; also Writer]; THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES: RAOUL
WALSH - 1973 [TV Documentary; also Writer]; THE MEN WHO MADE THE
MOVIES: KING VIDOR - 1973 [TV Documentary; also Writer]; THE MEN WHO
MADE THE MOVIES: HOWARD HAWKS - 1973 [also Writer & Producer]; ;
THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES: GEORGE CUKOR - 1973 [TV Documentary;
also Writer]; THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES: 
FRANK
CAPRA - 1973 [TV Documentary]; THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES: ALFRED
HITCHCOCK - 1973 [TV Documentary; also Writer & Producer]; LIFE
GOES TO THE MOVIES - 1976; [TV Documentary; Writer & Producer
only; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Special Classification of
Outstanding Program Achievement]; THE CORAL JUNGLE - 1976 [TV Series;
Writer only]; MAKING STAR WARS - 1977 [TV Documentary; Writer only];
THE WORLD OF WILLA CATHER - 1977 [also Writer & Producer]; FUNNY
BUSINESS - 1978 [TV Documentary; also Writer & Producer]; THE
HORROR SHOW - 1979 [TV Documentary; also Writer & Producer];
SPFX: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - 1980 [TV Documentary; Writer &
Producer only]; JAMES CAGNEY: THAT YANKEE DOODLE DANDY - 1981; FROM
'STAR WARS' TO 'JEDI': THE MAKING OF A SAGA - 1983 [TV Documentary;
Writer & Producer only]; HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 007; 25 YEARS OF JAMES
BOND - 1987 [Writer only]; MINNELLI ON MINNELLI: LIZA REMEMBERS
VINCENTE - 1987 [TV Documentary; Also Writer & Producer.
Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Individual
Achievement - Informational Programming - Directing]; GARY COOPER:
AMERICAN LIFE, AMERICAN LEGEND - 1989 [also Writer & Producer];
BARBARA STANWYCK: FIRE AND DESIRE - 1991 [TV Documentary; also Writer
& Producer]; MYRNA LOY: SO NICE TO COME HOME TO - 1991 [TV
Documentary; also Writer & Producer]; CLINT EASTWOOD ON WESTERNS
- 1992 [TV Documentary; Producer only]; ELIA KAZAN: A DIRECTOR'S
JOURNEY - 1995 [also Writer]; ARTHUR PENN - 1995 [also Writer];
EASTWOOD ON EASTWOOD - 1997 [TV Documentary; also Writer &
Producer]; THE HARRYHAUSEN CHRONICLES - 1998 [TV Documentary; also
Writer & Producer]; AFI'S 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES: THE WILDER
SHORES OF LOVE - 1998 [TV Documentary; Co-Executive Producer only];
AFI'S 100 YEARS...100 MOVIES: AGAINST THE GRAIN - 1998 [TV
Documentary; Co-Executive Producer only]; AFI'S 100 YEARS...100
MOVIES: IN SEARCH OF - 1998 [TV Documentary; Co-Executive Producer
only]; AFI'S 100 YEARS...100 STARS: AMERICA'S GREATEST LEGENDS - 1999
[TV Documentary; Writer only]; AFI'S 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS:
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST MOVIES - 2000 [TV Documentary; Writer only
SHOOTING WAR - 2000 [TV Documentary; also Writer]; WOODY ALLEN: A
LIFE IN FILM - 2002 [TV Documentary; also Writer & Producer]; THE
MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES: SAMUEL FULLER - 2003 [TV Documentary; also
Writer & Producer]; CHARLIE: THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES CHAPLIN
- 2003 [also Writer & Producer]; THE BIG RED ONE - 2004 [Restorer
of the 1980 film; Special Citations from Los Angeles Film Critics
Association Awards® and the Seattle Film Critics Awards®];
SCORSESE ON SCORSESE - 2004 [TV Documentary; also Writer &
Producer]; WATCH THE SKIES!: SCIENCE FICTION, THE 1950S AND US - 2005
[TV Documentary; also Writer & Producer; essential viewing for
fans of science fiction films of the 50's; Nominated by The Rondo
Hatton Classic Horror Awards® for Best TV Presentation];
SPIELBERG ON SPIELBERG - 2007 [TV Documentary; also Writer &
Producer]; YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS: THE WARNER BROS. STORY - 2008 [TV
Documentary; also Writer & Producer]; RON HOWARD: 50 YEARS IN
FILM - 2008 [TV Documentary; also Writer & Producer]; THE
EASTWOOD FACTOR - 2010 [Video Documentary; also Writer &
Producer]; EASTWOOD DIRECTS: MTHE UNTOLD STORY - 2013 [also Writer
& Producer; his last film credit]. Since Schickel was a virtual
walking encyclopedia on film and actors, he also appeared in dozens
of other documentaries as himself. Schickel was not the most liked
film critic because he was brutally honest [at least to himself]
about film personalities that we deem classic stars of the silver
screen, but we lost a valuable resource of many untold stories about
Hollywood and the secrets it holds. Richard Schickel died from a
series of strokes and was 84 years-old.) - 02/18/17
PASQUALE
SQUITIERI (Director/Writer: Mr. Squitieri
[also known under the pseudonym "William Redford"] was
mainly a director of Italian films that dealt with police corruption,
crime organizations and Italy's crooked justice system. His credits
as Director included [All are Theatrical Films unless otherwise
noted]: IO E DIO - 1969 [also Writer]; DJANGO DEFIES SARTANA - 1970
[Spaghetti Western; also Writer & Uncredited Actor]; DEATH'S
DEALER - 1971 [another Spaghetti Western; also Writer]; GANG WAR IN
NAPLES - 1972 [also Writer]; VIAGGIA, RAGAZZA, VIAGGIA, HI LA MUSICA
NELLE VENE - 1973; BLOOD BROTHERS - 1974 [also Writer]; THE CLIMBER -
1975 [also Writer]; I AM THE LAW - 1977 [also Writer]; SNIPER - 1978
[also Writer]; CORLEONE - 1978 [also Writer]; SAVAGE BREED - 1980
[also Writer]; CLARETTA - 1984 [also Writer]; THE REPENTER - 1985
[also Writer]; HIT MAN - 1986 [TV mini-series]; THE THIRD SOLUTION -
1988 [also Writer]; VAMPIRE IN VENICE - 1988 [Uncredited Writer
only]; GLI INVISIBILI - 1988 [also Writer; Won New Cinema Award®
at the Venice Film Festival]; IL COLORE DELL'ODIO - 1989 [also
Writer]; ACT OF SORROW - 1990 [also Writer]; CORSICA - 1991 [also
Writer]; THE RED COLIBRI - 1995 [Writer only]; STUPOR MUNDI - 1997
[also Editor]; BRIGANDS - 1999 [also Editor]; COUNSELOR DE GREGORIO -
2003 [also Writer]; HOTEL MEINA - 2007 [Writer only]; IL GIORNO DELLA
SHOAH - 2010 [TV Movie; also Writer]; FATHER - 2011 [also Writer];
ALTER EGO - 2014 [His last screen credit]. He was a longtime
companion of Claudia Cardinale [They did many films together] and
have a daughter named Claudia. Pasquale Squitieri died of undisclosed
causes and was 78 years-old.) - 02/18/17
NEIL
FINGELTON (Actor: Mr. Fingleton was the
U.K.'s tallest person at 7' 7 1/2" tall and comes from a family
of tall people. His siblings are all very tall people. Neil Fingleton
won a basketball scholarship to the United States first playing at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later at the
College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. This gave him
the ability to be an actor in some of the world's most popular
superhero and TV Series: His credits included [Theatrical Films
unless otherwise noted]: SUPERHUMAN: GIANTS - 2007 [TV Documentary];
HOLE IN THE WALL - 2008 [TV Series]; X MEN: FIRST CLASS - 2011; 47
RONIN - 2013; POINTLESS CELEBRITIES - 2013 [TV Series]; GAME OF
THRONES - 2014 [Pay Cable Series; played "Mag the Mighty'];
JUPITER ASCENDING - 2015; AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON - 2015 [Motion
Capture performer of Ultron & Stunts only]; DOCTOR WHO - 2015 [TV
Series; his final acting appearance]. Neil Fingleton passed away of
heart failure and was just 36 years-old.) - 02/25/17
SCOTT
LEW (Director/Producer/Writer: Mr. Lew
was a jack-of-all-trades in the filmmaking business until the affects
of ALS [Lew Gehrig's Disease] took him at an early age. His credits
included: ABERRATION - 1997
[Writer & Co-Producer]; WELCOME SINNERS! THE VELVET HAMMER STORY
- 2001 [Documentary Short; Director/Producer & Additional
Photography); LET'S GO TO PRISON - 2006 [Associate Producer]; BICKMER
SHMECKLER'S COOL IDEAS - 2006 [Director & Writer]; THE DEAD ZONE
- 2007 [TV Series; Writer of the episode "Switch"]; LIVING
WITH LEW - 2007 [Documentary; Appeared as himself]; RENO 911! - 2008
[TV Series; Actor]; JUJITSUING REALITY - 2011 [Documentary Short;
Appeared as himself]; SEXY EVIL GENIUS - 2013 [DTV; Writer; His final
credit]. Scott Lew passed away from ALS and was just 48 years-old.) - 02/25/17
BILL
PAXTON
(Actor/Director/Producer/Musician: So far, this is the shock of 2017
for me. Who didn't love Bill Paxton, who started working in various
capacities for Roger Corman, became a star recognized by all
["Game over, man!"] thanks to James Cameron and even
directed and appeared in weird music videos with friend Billy Mumy of
Barnes & Barnes and co-wrote good songs as the singer of the
alt-rock group Martini Ranch
[with partner Andrew Todd]. Bill Paxton was a true jack-of-all trades
and he did everything, no matter how small it was, like a true
expert. His credits as an actor included [Theatrical films unless
otherwise noted]: BIG BAD MAMA - 1974 [Set Dresser only]; CRAZY MAMA
- 
1975;
BEACH BLANKET BANGO - 1975 [Art Director only]; EAT MY DUST - 1976
[Set Decorator only]; CARRIE - 1976 [Location Manager only]; DEATH
GAME - 1977 [Assistant Set Dresser only]; THE EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, AN
UNFOLDING FANTASY - 1977 [Short; also Co-Producer]; FISH HEADS - 1980
[Music Video Short; also Director, Producer, Editor & Co-Writer
with Bill Mumy as friend of Barnes & Barnes; Paxton got
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE to show it as a short]; THE SIX O'CLOCK FOLLIES -
1980 [TV Series]; STRIPES - 1981; GALAXY OF TERROR - 1981 [Uncredited
Set Decorator only]; BARNES & BARNES: LOVE TAP - 1981 [Music
Video Short; also Co-Writer]; MCCLAIN'S LAW - 1982 [TV Series]; PAT
BENATAR: SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - 1982 [Music Video Short; Paxton
learned German for his part in this video]; NIGHT WARNING - 1982 [One
of my favorite horror films]; GREAT DAY - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE LORDS
OF DISCIPLINE - 1983; DEADLY LESSONS - 1983 [TV Movie]; MORTUARY -
1983 [The first film to make me stand up and notice Paxton]; TAKING
TIGER MOUNTAIN - 1982 [also Production Designer]; STREETS OF FIRE -
1984; IMPULSE - 1984; THE TERMINATOR - 1984; THE ATLANTA CHILD
MURDERS - 1985 [TV mini-series]; WEIRD SCIENCE - 1985; COMMANDO -
1985; AN EARLY FROST - 1985 [TV Movie]; ALIENS - 1986 [The film that
made him a star; Won the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy &
Horror Films Saturn Award® for Best Supporting Actor]; FRESNO -
1986 [TV mini-series]; MIAMI VICE - 1986 [TV Series]; FLICKS - 1987
[Assistant Set Dresser only]; DEADLY NIGHTMARES - 1987 [TV Series];
NEAR DARK - 1987 [another great performance]; MARTINI RANCH: REACH -
1988 [Music Video Short; Also Producer; Directed by James Cameron and
features Kathryn Bigelow, Lance Henriksen and Jenette Goldstein];
PASS THE AMMO - 1988; RIDING FAST - 1988; THE ROOMMATE - 1989
[Short]; SLIPSTREAM - 1989; BACK TO BACK - 1989; NEXT OF KIN - 1989;
BRAIN DEAD - 1990 [Underrated horror film]; THE LAST OF THE FINEST -
1990; NAVY SEALS - 1990; PREDATOR 2 - 1990; THE DARK BACKWORDS -
1991; ONE FALSE MOVE - 1992 [One of his finest acting roles]; THE
VAGRANT - 1992; TRESPASS - 1992; BOXING HELENA - 1993; INDIAN SUMMER
- 1993; MONOLITH - 1993; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - ["People Who
Live In Brass Hearses" - 1993]; TOMBSTONE - 1993; FUTURE SHOCK -
1994; TRUE LIES - 1994 [Wonderfully comic role]; APOLLO 13 - 1995 [A
Screen Actor Guild Awards® winner for Outstanding Performance by
a Cast]; THE LAST SUPPER - 1995; FRANK & JESSE - 1995; TWISTER -
1996; THE EVENING STAR - 1996; TRAVELLER - 1997 [also Producer];
TITANIC - 1997; A BRIGHT SHINING LIE - 1998 [Pay TV Movie; Nominated
for a Golden Globe® for Best Performance by an Actor in a
Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]; TRAP - 1998 [Unit
Manager only]; A SIMPLE PLAN - 1998 [another superb performance];
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG - 1998; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1999 [TV Series;
Host]; U-571 - 2000; VERTICAL LIMIT - 2000; FRAILTY - 2001 [Also
Director; a wonderfully twisted thriller; In 2003 he was awarded The
Filmmaker's Showcase Award® from the Academy of Science Fiction,
Fantasy & Horror Films for his "keen sense of style and a
powerful grasp of storytelling"]; SPY KIDS 2: ISLAND OF LOST
DREAMS - 2002; LIMP BIZKIT: EAT YOU ALIVE - 2003 [Music Video Short];
FRASIER - 2003 [TV Series]; RESISTENCE - 2003; SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME
OVER - 2003; CLUB DREAD - 2004 [also Singer;
Funny take-off on slasher films & Jimmy Buffett]; THUNDERBIRDS -
2004; HAVEN - 2004; THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED - 2005 [Director
only]; THE GOOD LIFE - 2007 [also Producer & Singer]; BIG LOVE -
2006-2011 [Pay Cable Series; 55 episodes. Nominated in 2007, 2008
& 2010 for a Golden Globe® for Best Performance by an Actor
in a Television Series - Drama]; HAYWIRE - 2011; TATTOO - 2011
[Short; Director & Story only]; SHANGHAI CALLING - 2012; SKY
SOLDIER - 2012 [TV Movie; Narrator]; HATFIELDS & MCCOYS - 2012
[TV mini-series; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]; THE COLONY - 2013; 2 GUNS -
2013; RED WINGS - 2013; PARKLAND - 2013 [Producer only]; JFK: THE
FINAL HOURS - 2013 [Documentary; Narrator]; MILLION DOLLAR ARM -
2014; AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2014 [TV Series; 6 episodes]; EDGE OF
TOMORROW - 2014; NIGHTCRAWLER - 2014; PIXIES - 2015 [Voice only];
TEXAS RISING - 2015 [TV mini-series]; THE GAMECHANGERS - 2015 [TV
Movie]; TERM LIFE - 2016; MEAN DREAMS - 2016; TRAINING DAY - 2017 [TV
Series; Paxton was one of the stars of this series and he has six
episodes filmed and in the can. No comment by CBS of the future of
the series]; THE CIRCLE - 2017 [In Post-Production; His final acting
role]. Mr. Paxton always did the round of daytime and nighttime talk
shows whenever he had a new movie coming out and people that worked
with him said he was a huge practical jokester. Bill Paxton died from
complications of heart surgery [the coroner's report said Paxton had
a heart attack while he was being operated on] and was just 61
years-old.) - 02/26/17
MIRIAM
COLON (Actress: A prolific Puerto Rican
actress, Miriam Colon will be best remembered by readers of this site
as the mother of Al Pacino in SCARFACE - 1983 [Even though she was
only four years older than Pacino in real life]. She was just as
comfortable in films and on TV Series and has been acting since the
late 1940's. Her credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF
for Theatrical Film]: LOS PELOTEROS - 1951 [TF]; DANGER - 1955; STAR
TONIGHT - 1955; CROWDED PARADISE - 1956 [TF; also Technical Advisor];
THE BIG STORY - 1957; DECOY - 1958; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1958; STUDIO ONE
IN HOLLYWOOD - 1956-1958; GOODYEAR THEATRE - 1959; LUX PLAYHOUSE -
1959; STAYE TROOPER - 1959; MARKHAM - 1959; MIKE HAMMER - 1959; PETER
GUNN - 1959; TALES OF WELLS FARGO - 1959; JOHNNY STACCATO - 1959;
CAPTAIN DAVID GRIEF - 1959; WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE - 1959; ONE STEP 
BEYOND
- ["The Hand" - 1959]; JOHNNY MIDNIGHT - 1960; BRONCO -
1960; THE DEPUTY - 1960; OVERLAND TRAIL - 1960; ASSIGNMENT:
UNDERWATER - 1960; THE LAW AND MRS. JONES - 1960; SHIRLEY
TEMPLE'S STORYBOOK - 1958-1961; ONE-EYED JACKS - 1961 [TF];
ADVENTURES IN PARADISE - 1961; BATTLE AT BLOODY BEACH - 1961 [TF];
THE OUTSIDER - 1961 [TF]; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1962; THE TALL
MAN - 1962; TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS - 1962; THE NEW BREED - 1962; THE
DUPONT SHOW OF THE WEEK - 1962; DR. KILDARE - 1962; THE DEFENDERS -
1962; HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVEL - 1963; LARAMIE - 1963; DEATH VALLEY DAYS
- 1963; HARBOR LIGHTS - 1963 [TF]; BEN CASEY - 1963; THUNDER ISLAND -
1963 [TF]; THE GREAT ADVENTURE - 1963; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1963;
THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES - 1964; SLATTERY'S PEOPLE - 1964; THE
LEGEND OF JESSE JAMES - 1966; THE APPALOOSA - 1966 [TF]; N.Y.P.D. -
1967; THE FUGITIVE - 1967; THE VIRGINIAN - 1967; CHRISTMAS IN THE
MARKETPLACE - 1967 [TV Movie]; THE HIGH CHAPARRAL - 1968; BONANZA -
1969; THE DESPERATE MISSION - 1969 [TV Movie]; THEY CALL IT MURDER -
1971 [TV Movie]; THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY - 1972 [TF; Fantastic
horror movie]; GUNSMOKE - 1962-1974 [8 episodes]; DR. MAX - 1974 [TV
Movie]; SANFORD AND SON - 1974; THE HEMINGWAY PLAY - 1976 [TV Movie];
THE MEANEST MEN IN THE WEST - 1978 [TV Movie; Her parts were edited
in from her appearance on THE VIRGINIAN]; A LIFE OF SIN - 1979 [TF];
THE EDGE OF NIGHT - 1980 [7 episodes]; BACKROADS - 1981 [TF];
STARSTRUCK - 1981 [TV Movie]; SCARFACE - 1983 [TF]; BEST KEPT SECRETS
- 1984 [TV Movie]; LADY BLUE - 1985; KAY O'BRIEN - 1986; HIGHWAY TO
HEAVEN - 1987; DEADLINE: MADRID - 1988 [TV Movie]; L.A. LAW - 1991;
LAW & ORDER - 1991; LIGHTNING FIELD - 1991 [TV Movie]; CITY OF
HOPE - 1991 [TF]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1992; THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS
- 1993 [TF]; THE COSBY MYSTERIES - 1994; NYPD BLUE - 1994; SABRINA -
1995 [TF]; ALL MY CHILDREN - 1995; OEDIPUS MAYOR - 1996 [TF]; LONE
STAR - 1996 [TF]; MISTRIAL - 1996 [TV Movie]; COSBY - 1996; ONE LIFE
TO LIVE - 1996-1997 [unknown amount of episodes]; GLORIA - 1999 [TF];
STREET OF LAREDO - 1999 [TV mini-series]; FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY:
THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY - 2000 [TV Movie]; ALL THE PRETTY HORSES -
2000 [TF]; THIRD WATCH - 2001; THE BLUE DINER - 2001 [TF]; GUIDING
LIGHT - 2001-2002 [portrayed a handicapped person who had to use a
wheelchair; Nominated in 2001 & 2002 for an ALMA Award® for
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama]; ALMOST A WOMAN - 2002 [TV
Movie]; VISIONES: LATINO ART AND CULTURE - 2004 [TV Documentary
mini-series]; JONNY ZERO - 2005; GOAL! THE DREAM BEGINS - 2005 [TF];
GOAL II: LIVING THE DREAM - 2007 [TF]; THE CRY - 2007 [TF]; LAW &
ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2009; GOAL! III - 2009 [MFHV]; GUN HILL
ROAD - 2011 [TF]; THE BAY - 2011; HAWTHORNE - 2011; HOW TO MAKE IT IN
AMERICA - 2010-2011 [6 episodes]; FOREVERLAND - 2011 [TF]; BLESS ME,
ULTIMA - 2013 [TF; Won an Imagen Award® for Best
Actress/Supporting Actress - Feature Film]; TOP FIVE - 2014 [TF];
BETTER CALL SAUL - 2015; THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE - 2015 [TF]; THE
SOUTHSIDE - 2015 [TF; Her final acting role]. Ms. Colon was also an
accomplished Stage actress and was awarded the 1994 Drama Logue Award
for Outstanding Performance for "Floating Islands" at the
Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. She appeared in
two films with Jack Nicholson and appeared in two of the U.S.'s
longest running nighttime TV series. Guess which one they were.
Miriam Colon passed away from a pulmonary infection and was 80
years-old.) - 03/03/17
ROBERT
OSBORNE
(Actor/Film Historian: My first recollection of award-winning Mr.
Osborne was as a film historian on Turner Classic Movies [TCM] since
its inception in 1994 [Before the launch of TCM, Osborne hosted films
on the Movie Channel from 1986-1993.], who would introduce movies
with a touch of humor and trivia you never knew about the film being
shown [He was the official historian of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences]. Then, he would interview classic stars from the
Golden Age of film, and he would ask them scholary questions, not the
same old clap-trap that other reviewers would ask. He would also act
as master of ceremonies on yearly cruises, where people like you and
I could watch these classic films on the big screen and rub elbows
with the stars of those films, many of them no longer with us. In
other words, he was a walking film encyclopedia [who authored many
books on cinema and
important actors of the time], who would introduce films no matter
what their pedigree. He would introduce 50's giant monster films just
the same way he would THE MALTESE FALCON or CITIZEN KANE, with a
whole lot of behind-the-scenes information and a touch of humor. I
have missed Osborne for the past few months on TCM and wondered where
he was. The guy who would eventually share duties with him [Ben
Mankiewicz] was now alone and now I know why. He was not
feeling himself. So imagine my surprise when I was doing research on
Robert Osborne that I found out he began his career as a bit actor,
appearing in very small role in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's
PSYCHO - 1960 and end up writing some classic documentaries. TCM was
a channel meant for Robert Osborne and Robert Osborne was the man
meant for TCM. Without either of them, the channel loses some of its
power, but fans of 30's, 40's & 50's classic [and not-so-classic]
still have one outlet to see these films uncut and commercial-free.
And I am one of them. I will miss Mr. Osborne's face introducing
Herschell Gordon Lewis' BLOOD FEAST as I will him recollecting NORTH
BY NORTHWEST. To Robert Osborne, film was an important part of world
history and I couldn't agree more. People loved him and now he is
gone. I just hope TCM shows his pre-recorded prologues and epilogues
for the films they are about to show. Learning some little-known
information is partly what makes these films so interesting. Osborne
was a storyteller. I am going to miss that. His credits as an actor
included [Theatrical film unless otherwise noted]: DEATH VALLEY DAYS
- 1954 [TV Series]; THE CALIFORNIANS - 1958 [TV Series]; CHAIN OF
COMMAND - 1959 [TV Movie]; WHIRLYBIRDS - 1959 [TV Series]; ONE STEP
BEYOND - ["Brainwaves" - 1959]; PSYCHO - 1960; SPARTACUS -
1960; TWENTY PLUS TWO - 1961; THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - 1962 [TV
Series]; THE MAN WITH BOGART'S FACE - 1980; HARVEY BIRDMAN, ATTORNEY
AT LAW - 2001 [TV Series; Voice only]; COMING ATTRACTIONS: THE
HISTORY OF THE MOVIE TRAILER - 2009 [Documentary; Narrator];
UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT - 2015 [TV Series; His final acting role].
He also Wrote the following Documentaries: LANA TURNER TODAY - 1982
[Also Producer & Interviewer]; BECOMING ATTRACTIONS: THE TRAILERS
OF LANA TURNER - 1996 [TCM Documemtary; also Host]; BECOMING
ATTRACTIONS: THE TRAILERS OF JUDY GARLAND - 1996 [TCM Documentary;
also Host]; BECOMING ATTRACTIONS: THE TRAILERS OF HUMPHREY BOGART -
2000 [TCM Documentary; also Host]. Other Documentaries Robert Osborne
appeared in [but didn't Host; some are extras on DVDs] were: WELCOME
TO SHERWOOD! THE STORY OF 'THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD' - 2003; HOLD
YOUR BREATH AND CROSS YOUR FINGERS: THE STORY OF 'DARK PASSAGE' -
2003; LET FREEDOM SING! THE STORY OF 'YANKEE DOODLE DANDY' - 2003;
DISCOVERING TREASURE: THE STORY OF THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE -
2003; DIVIDED HIGHWAY: THE STORY OF 'THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT' - 2003;
CURTAINS FOR ROY EARLE: THE STORY OF 'HIGH SIERRA' - 2003; A LOVE
STORY: THE STORY OF 'TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT' - 2003; REMARKS ON MARX: A
NIGHT AT THE OPERA - 2004; TARZAN: SILVER SCREEN KING OF THE JUNGLE -
2004; PERSONAL HISTORY: FOREIGN HITCHCOCK - 2004; HITCHCOCK AND DIAL
M - 2004; BEFORE THE FACT: SUSPICIOUS HITCHCOCK - 2004; 3D: A BRIEF
HISTORY - 2004; THE SEA HAWK: FLYNN IN ACTION - 2005; DODGE CITY: GO
WEST, ERROL FLYNN - 2005; DIVE BOMBER: KEEP 'EM IN THE AIR - 2005;
CAPTAIN BLOOD: A SWASHBUCKLER IS BORN - 2005; 'THEY DIED WITH THEIR
BOOTS ON': TO HELL OR GLORY - 2005; BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT: THE
MAKING OF '12 ANGRY MEN' - 2008; A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE
SUSPENSEFUL WORLD OF THRILLERS - 2009; A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE
GIGANTIC WORLDS OF EPICS - 2009; TCM: TWENTY CLASSIC MOMENTS - 2014.
MR. OSBORNE also hosted the TCM Documentary Series PRIVATE SCREENINGS
from 1996 to 2014, where he interviewed the stars that were hardly
interviewed on normal nighttime talk shows. Some of his 
interviewees
were Robert Mitchum, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Leslie Caron,
Mickey Rooney, Rod Steiger; James Garner; Anthony Quinn, Ernest
Borgnine and many more [most no longer alive] for 28 episodes. All
episodes of the series is like a mini-history of film and I
particularly enjoyed his episode on Child Stars. He also hosted THE
ESSENTIALS from 2006 until his death on TCM, where Osborne and a
famous star would watch the star's favorite films. There were
definitely some classics in that bunch of films [Alec Baldwin, a very
good friend of Osborne's and frequent celebrity guest, will take over
hosting duties on THE ESSENTIALS, starting May 6, 2017. Don't worry,
Baldwin is also a walking film encyclopedia.]. But my favorite Robert
Osborne moment came in 2002, when he hosted a pasted-together
representation of the 1927 lost film LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT. It was
one of the most fascinating looks at a film which no one seems to
have a full print of anymore [never say never], but Osborne made you
feel that you have seen the movie in your mind. Mr. Osborne received
a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street in
Hollywood, California on February 1, 2006. In conclusion, the world
will be a less-informed planet without Robert Osborne in it. Robert
Osborne died of undisclosed causes and was 84 years-old.) - 03/06/17
LAWRENCE
MONTAIGNE (Actor: Mr. Montaigne was one
of those actors that should have made it big, but it just wasn't in
the cards. He is more recognizable to STAR TREK fans, because of his
roles of Romulans and Vulcans in the original series and was a
frequent guest star on TV Series from the 60's to the 80's, but he
never gained the popularity he should have. He started his career as
a bit actor in theatrical films before making TV his medium of
choice. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical Film]: THE BAND WAGON - 1953 [TF]; PILLAR OF FIRE - 1959
[TF; Israeli Film]; RAPINA AL QUARTIERE OVEST - 1960 [TF; Italian
Film]; MOBBY JACKSON - 1960 [TF]; THE MONGOLS - 1961 [TF]; SEDUCTION
OF THE SOUTH - 1961 [TF]; DAMON AND PYTHIAS - 1962 [TF]; CAPTAIN
SINBAD - 1963 [TF; One of his best film roles]; THE GREAT ESCAPE -
1963 [TF]; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - 1964; THE OUTER LIMITS - 
["Cold
Hands, Warm Hearts" - 1964]; COMBAT! - 1964; THE ROGUES -
1963-1964 [3 episodes]; THE SATAN BUG - 1965 [TF]; A TIME FOR KILLING
- 1965 [TV Movie]; SYNANON - 1965 [TF]; BURKE'S LAW - 1965; THE
FUGITIVE - 1965; PERRY MASON - 1965; HOGAN'S HEROES - 1965; DAKTARI -
1966; LASSIE - 1966; DR. KILDARE - 1966; BLUE LIGHT - 1966; I SPY -
1966; JERICHO - 1966; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1966; 12 O'CLOCK HIGH -
1966; THE FELONY SQUAD - 1967; THE TIME TUNNEL - 1966-1967; LAREDO -
1967; TOBRUK - 1967 [TF]; DANIEL BOONE - 1966-1967; BATMAN - 1967
[Played robot "Mr. Glee", an adversary of The Joker]; STAR
TREK - 1966-1967 [Played Vulcan "Stonn" and
"Decius", the very first Romulan seen on the show]; HONDO -
1967; IRON HORSE - 1967; THE INVADERS - 1967; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
- 1965-1967; VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA - 1968; THE POWER - 1968
[TF; Very underrated film]; IT TAKES A THIEF - 1968; CITY BENEATH THE
SEA - 1969 [TV Short]; THE FLYING NUN - 1969; HERE COME THE BRIDES -
1969; THE PSYCHO LOVER - 1970 [TF]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1966-1971;
BEARCATS! - 1971; BONANZA - 1972; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO -
1972; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1973; BARNABY JONES - 1974; THE F.B.I. -
1965-1974 [8 episodes]; CHOPPER ONE - 1974; THE UNDERGROUND MAN -
1974 [TV Movie]; CANNON - 1974; ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN - 1975 [TF];
MCCLOUD - 1975; FRAMED - 1975 [TF]; YOUNG LADY CHATTERLY - 1977 [TF];
THE FEATHER AND FATHER GANG - 1977; THE MILLION DOLLAR DIXIE
DELIVERANCE - 1978 [TV Movie; Writer only]; THE ORDEAL OF DR. MUDD -
1980 [TV Movie]; EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME - 1980 [TF; Italian Sci-Fi
Film starring the late Bud Spencer and little Cary Guffey of CLOSE
ENCOUNTERS fame]; DEADLY BLESSING - 1981 [TF; I believe it is one of
late director Wes Craven's best films]; DALLAS - 1982; LICENSE TO
KILL - 1984 [TV Movie]; DAKOTA - 1988 [TF]; He retired in the late
80's, but came back in the New Millennium to do two projects: SCI FI
VISIONARIES - 2004 [Video Short]; STAR TREK: OF GODS AND MEN - 2007
[DTV; Portrays Stonn, the Vulcan character he played on the original
STAR TREK TV Series; His final acting role]. Mr. Montaigne wrote his
autobiography and titled it "A Vulcan Odyssey". It is also
rumored that if Leonard Nimoy left to do MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE in 1966,
Lawrence Montaigne would have been Mr. Spock because they were
similar in appearance. Lawrence Montaigne passed away of natural
causes and was 86 years-old.) - 03/17/17
JIMMY
BRESLIN (Journalist/Columnist/Actor: My
favortite memory of Jimmy Breslin, who was a Pulitzer Prize®
winner and reporter for the New York Daily News, was his closing
statement as himself at the end of Spike Lee's SUMMER OF SAM - 1999,
which was about as perfect as an ending to a film could be. Breslin
didn't have many acting credits, but he took part in dozens of
Documentaries [one on Donald Trump in 1991], especially about his
hometown of Queens, New
York [he never did try to hide that distinctive Queens accent]. Many
of his stories for the newspaper were essential reading, because he
always told it like he saw it and never backed down. He was a
reporter who could never be accused of writing "fake news",
because he had a network of sources that would only trust him because
they knew he would rather spend his life in prison for life than give
up their names. But the reason he is on this list is not because of
his reporter duties, but because of his acting talents. The list is
small and consists mainly of TV Series [Theatrical Films are marked
with a TF]: IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN - 1978 [TF]; I GO POGO - 1980
[TF; Voice only]; JIMMY BRESLIN'S PEOPLE - 1986 [Host]; CBS SUMMER
PLAYHOUSE - 1989 [also Consultant]; NUCLEAR FAMILY - 1989 [TV Movie;
also Writing Consultant & Co-Producer]; THE CRITIC - 1994-1995
[Voice only]; INK - 1997 [his last credit as an actor]. Mr. Breslin
was also responsible for the novel the film THE GANG THAT COULDN'T
SHOOT STRAIGHT - 1971 was based on; wrote the Storyline for the 1982
TV Movie THE NEIGHBORHOOD and sang "Nowhere Man" on
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 1986. He was also a regular on all the
nightime talk shows and appeared on Johnny Carson's THE TONIGHT SHOW
15 times from 1963 to 1975. He leaves a big hole in the reporting
world, a hole that will probably never be filled. Jimmy Breslin died
in his Manhattan home of complications from pneumonia and was 88
years-old.) - 03/19/17
BERNIE
"BERNI" WRIGHTSON (Comic Book
Artist/Illustrator/Writer/Art Department: Beloved comic book
illustrator and writer, his main creation being the Swamp Thing and
writing and illustration on some of the best horror comics for Warren
Publications. He changed his name to "Berni" so as not
confuse people with the-then famous Olympic diver that shared his
name. His artwork is legendary and instantly recognizable and he had
a more mature look at comic books during a period when even the most
dark superhero was taking it rather lightly. He was 
involved
in films in many ways, so I'll tell you what he did in each entry of
his credits list [TF = Theatrical Film; TV = TV Series]: HEAVY METAL
- 1981 [TF; a segment of the film based on his story "Captain
Sternn"; also Original Art]; CREEPSHOW - 1982 [TF; Miscellaneous
Art of the bumpers between segments]; SWAMP THING - 1982 [TF; Wes
Craven's version of Wrightson's comic book]; GHOSTBUSTERS - 1984 [TF;
Creature Design Consultant]; THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING - 1989 [Jim
Wynorski's more comical take on Wrightson's comic]; SWAMP THING -
1990-1991 [TV; Based on Bernie's comic book and listed as
"Creator " for 5 episodes, until the series went off on its
own direction]; SPACE TRUCKERS - 1996 [TF; Conceptual Artist]; GALAXY
QUEST - 1999 [TF; Conceptual Artist/Creature Designs]; DITA IN
DISTRESS - 1999 [TF; Actor only]; WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK! - 2001 [Short;
Actor only]; THIR13EN GHOSTS - 2001 [TF; Special Makeup Effects Crew;
Conceptual Designer]; SPIDER-MAN - 2002 [TF; Uncredited Character
Designer]; RIDING THE BULLET - 2004 [TF; Grim Reaper Designer;
Original Artwork]; LAND OF THE DEAD - 2005 [TF; Makeup Effects
Designer/Illustrator]; BIKER MICE FROM MARS - 2006 [TV; Character
Design]; MIRACLES AND MYSTERIES: CREATING "THE GREEN MILE"
- 2006 [Video Documentary; Artwork]; THE MIST - 2007 [TF; Creature Designer/Artist];
DARK COUNTRY - 2009 [TF; Visual Consultant]; SECRET ORIGIN: THE
STORY OF DC COMICS - 2010 [Video Documentary; Art Contributor];
JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION - 2016 [TV; Character Created By Credit for
Swamp Thing, who appeared in 2 episodes]; JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK - 2017
[DTV; Character Created By Credit for Destiny, who appeared in the
animated movie for home video release. His last on-screen credit]. He
also appeared as himself in several Documentaries and on Short
Documentaries made as extras for DVDs of films he worked on. He was
also working on Pre-Production as Concept Artist and Producer on a
film called DOWN, SATAN!, but nothing is known about whether the film
will be made or not. Bernie Wrightson died due to complications of
brain cancer and was 68 years-old.) - 03/19/17
CHUCK
BARRIS (Game Show Producer/Host/Actor:
Who can forget Barris as the host of THE GONG SHOW 1976-1980? As the
show progressed, you could plainly see Barris let cocaine take over
his life. There were times on the show when you thought Barris was
going to kill someone. It got so bad, that the show was forceably
cancelled [along with three other long-running Barris-produced game
show, including THE DATING GAME and THE NEWLYWED GAME] and Barris
directed and starred in the legendary THE GONG SHOW MOVIE - 1980,
which made very little sense, but Barris was a revelation. It also
help explain, in its own way, why the game show was cancelled. Barris
was on a death spiral and kicking the show off the air saved his
life. He wrote a book called CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND, which
became a movie of
the same name in 2002, where Sam Rockwell (in a knockout performance)
plays Barris and implies that Barris was an agent/hitman for the CIA
while he was a host of THE GONG SHOW! Barris' other credits as
a Producer of Game Shows included: THE DATING GAME - 1965; THE
NEWLYWED GAME - 1966; THE DREAM GIRL OF 1967 - 1966-1967 [270
episodes]; OPERATION: ENTERTAINMENT - 1968; THE GAME GAME - 1969; COP
OUT! - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE NEW TREASURE HUNT - 1973; THE ALL-STAR
GONG SHOW SPECIAL - 1977 [TV Special]; THE CHUCK BARRIS RAH-RAH SHOW
- 1977-1978 [Host of 8 episodes]; THE $1.98 BEAUTY SHOW - 1978; 3'S A
CROWD - 1979; THE NEWLYWED GAME - 1977-1980; THE GONG SHOW -
1976-1980 [amount of hosted episodes unknown; Won a Daytime Emmy
Award® in 1977 for Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series];
THE GONG SHOW MOVIE - 1980 [Theatrical Film; Actor/Writer/Director
only]; TREASURE HUNT - 1981; THE NEW NEWLYWED GAME - 1984; ANYTHING
FOR LAUGHS - 1985 [TV Special]; BAMBOOZLE - 1986 [TV Movie]; THE ALL
NEW DATING GAME - 1986 [His last credit as Producer]. He also acted
in the Theatrical Film HUGO POOL - 1997; was a Consultant and
appeared as himself in present day on CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND
- 2002; and wrote the music to nearly every Game Show theme (and
others); and, as a songwriter, he co-composed the song "Palisades
Park", a number three hit in the US for singer Freddy "Boom
Boom" Cannon in 1962, which was used in films such as TEENAGE
COVER GIRLS - 1977 and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS - 2011. Mr. Barris led a
very interesting life and wrote another book in 2007 titled "The
Big Question: A Novel of Reality Television by the Author of
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind". What is truth and what was in
his dangerous mind are things you have to decide for yourself. Chuck
Barris died of natural causes and was 87 years-old.) - 03/21/17
TOMAS
MILIAN (Actor:
A lot of people think Tomas Milian, the star of many excellent
Spaghetti Westerns in the 60's, action and thrillers [especially the
eleven police actioners where he portrays "Detective Nico
Giraldi" {1976 - 1984}, where the films started seriously, but
as the films progressed, they became action comedies] of the 70's and
beyond was an Italian. He was actually an American that was born in
Cuba who found most of his 
acting
fame in Italy [His father was an army general under a Cuban
dictatorship. In 1933 the dictatorship was overthrown and his father
arrested. He committed suicide in 1945 in his home, with Tomas as an
eyewitness. He may have gotten his filmic intensity from that
incident.]. He was always dependable and made everything he appeared
in better than it had any right to be. I loved his 70's output, but
he appeared in some great films from all over the world up until the
day he passed away. I would go as far to say that he was considered
the Clint Eastwood of Italy. He was that popular, but he made many
more films than Eastwood. His credits included [Theatrical Films
unless otherwise specified]: DECOY - 1958 [TV Series]; THE
MILLIONAIRE - 1959 [TV Series]; THE BIG NIGHT - 1959; BELL' ANTONIO -
1960; SILVER SPOON SET - 1960; UNEXPECTED - 1961; LAURA NUDA - 1961;
A DAY FOR LIONHEARTS - 1961; DAY BY DAY, DESPERATELY - 1961;
BOCCACCIO '70 - 1962; DISORDER - 1962; THE SHORTEST DAY - 1963;
RO.GO.PA.G. - 1963; THE ATTIC - 1963; CRAZY SEA - 1963; LA BANDA
CASAROLI - 1963; L'UOMO - 1964 [TV Movie; Considered lost]; TIME OF
INDIFFERENCE - 1964; I KILL, YOU KILL - 1965; THE CAMP FOLLOWERS -
1965; THE AGONY AND THE ECSTACY - 1965; I SOLDI - 1965; TO ARMS WITH
LOVE - 1966; THE UGLY ONES - 1966; THE BIG GUNDOWN - 1966; DJANGO
KILL...IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT! - 1967; FACE TO FACE - 1967; DJANGO: DEATH
SENTENCE - 1968; NIGHT OF HATE - 1968; THE VIOLENT FOUR - 1968; RUN,
MAN, RUN - 1968; A FINE PAIR - 1968; TEPEPA - 1969; WHERE ARE YOU
GOING ALL NAKED? - 1969; THE CONSPIRACY OF TORTURE - 1969; THE YEAR
OF THE CANNIBALS - 1970; THE MAGNIFICENT BANDITS - 1970 [One of
Milian's best Westerns]; L'AMORE CONIUGALE - 1970; COMPANEROS - 1970;
THE DESIGNATED VICTIM - 1971; THE LAST MOVIE - 1971; RIPPED-OFF -
1972; SONNY AND JED - 1972; DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING - 1972 [Milian's
first giallo and it was directed by Lucio Fulci!]; LIFE IS TOUGH, EH
PROVIDENCE? - 1972; COUNSELOR AT CRIME - 1973; HERE WE GO AGAIN, EH
PROVIDENCE? - 1973; EMERGENCY SQUAD - 1974; ALMOST
HUMAN - 1974 [One of his best roles ever]; SHOOT FIRST...ASK
QUESTIONS LATER - 1975; SILENT ACTION - 1975; THE FOUR OF THE
APOCALYPSE... - 1975; SYNDICATE SADISTS - 1975; MAD ENOUGH TO KILL -
1975; SEX WITH A SMILE - 1976; THE TOUGH ONES - 1976; THE COP IN BLUE
JEANS - 1976; THE TWIST - 1976; TOUGH COP - 1976; HIT SQUAD - 1976;
YOUNG, VIOLENT, DANGEROUS - 1976; THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST -
1977 [Another great action film]; DESTRUCTION FORCE - 1977 [also
Dialogue Writer]; MESSALINA, MESSALINA - 1977; SWINDLE - 1977; THE
SON OF THE SHEIK - 1977; BROTHERS TILL WE DIE - 1978 [also
Co-Writer]; LITTLE ITALY - 1978; THE GANG THAT SOLD AMERICA - 1979;
WINTER KILLS - 1979; LUNA - 1979; ASSASSINATION ON THE TIBER - 1979;
IL LUPO E L'AGNELLO - 1980; CRIME AT PORTA ROMANA - 1980; MANOLESTA -
1981; UNO CONTRO L'ALTRO, PRATICAMENTE AMICI - 1981; CRIME AT A
CHINESE RESTAURANT - 1981; IDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN - 1982; CRIME ON
THE HIGHWAY - 1982; MONSIGNOR - 1982; CAT AND DOG - 1983; IL DIAVOLO
E L'ACQUASANTA - 1983; CRIME IN FORMULA ONE - 1984; COP IN DRAG -
1984; KING DAVID - 1985; MIAMI VICE - 1985 [TV Series]; SALOME -
1986; THE EQUALIZER - 1985-1987 [TV Series]; DISTANT LIGHTS - 1988;
UNA CASA A ROMA - 1988 [TV
Movie]; CAT CHASER - 1989; MASSACRE PLAY - 1989; DRUG WARS: THE
CAMARENA STORY - 1990 [TV mini-series]; REVENGE - 1990; HAVANA -
1990; VOGLIA DI VIVERE - 1990 [TV Movie]; L.A. LAW - 1991 [TV
Series]; MONEY - 1991; JFK - 1991; FRANNIE'S TURN - 1992 [TV Series;
6 episodes]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1992 [TV Series]; SCREENPLAY - 1992
[TV Series]; NAILS - 1992 [TV Movie]; LOVE, HONOR & OBEY: THE
LAST MAFIA MARRIAGE - 1993 [TV Movie]; MARILYN & BOBBY: HER FINAL
AFFAIR - 1993 [TV Movie]; THE COWBOY WAY - 1995; THE BURNING SEASON:
THE CHICO MENDES STORY - 1995 [TV Movie]; FOOLS RUSH IN - 1997; OZ -
1997 [Cable TV Series]; AMISTAD - 1997; THE YARDS - 2000; LAW &
ORDER - 2000 [TV Series; His role as Chilean Colonel Emilio Pantoya
in the episode titled "Vaya Con Dios" was one of the best
episodes of the series]; FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL
STORY - 2000 [TV Movie]; TRAFFIC - 2000; AMBUSH - 2001 [Short]; UC:
UNDERCOVER - 2001 [TV Series]; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS - 2002; THE LOST
CITY - 2005; THE FEAST OF THE GOAT - 2005; FUGLY! - 2014 [His final
acting role]. Tomas Milian also did many documentaries on the Italian
film industry and short documentaries that were included as extras on
DVDs and Blu-Rays. A Documentary called THE JOURNEY OF TOMAS MILIAN
was being made in 2017 when he passed away. I cannot tell you how
many hours Tomas kept me entertained. When he started getting older,
he returned to the United States and got many jobs as an actor on TV
and films. Personally, I will miss him dearly. Tomas Milian died of a
stroke in Miami, Florida and was 84 years-old.) - 03/23/17
LOLA
ALBRIGHT (Actress: Strikingly beautiful,
Ms. Albright may not of had the same chances as Betty Grable or
Lauren Bacall, but she made her mark in Theatrical Films and TV
Series, especially as "Edie Hart" on PETER GUNN -
1958-1961. And unlike those other starlets, she was not bashful about
appearing in 50's Horror and Sci-Fi films. Ms. Albright's credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE
UNFINISHED DANCE - 1947 [TF]; THE 
PIRATE
- 1948 [TF]; EASTER PARADE - 1948 [TF]; JULIA MISBEHAVES - 1948
[TF]; CHAMPION - 1949 [TF]; TULSA - 1949 [TF]; THE GIRL FROM JONES
BEACH - 1949 [TF]; BODYHOLD - 1949 [TF]; THE GOOD HUMOR MAN - 1950
[TF]; BEAUTY ON PARADE - 1950 [TF]; WHEN YOU'RE SMILING - 1950 [TF];
HE'S A COCKEYED WONDER - 1950 [TF]; THE KILLER THAT STALKED NEW YORK
- 1950 [TF]; SIERRA PASSAGE - 1950 [TF]; ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE -
1951; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1951; ALL STAR REVUE - 1952; TALES OF
TOMORROW - 1952; ARTIC FLIGHT - 1952 [TF]; RACKET SQUAD - 1953; THE
SILVER WHIP - 1953 [TF]; FIRESIDE THEATRE - 1954; THE PEPSI-COLA
PLAYHOUSE - 1954; DUFFY'S TAVERN - 1954; ADVENTURES OF THE FALCON -
1954; TREASURE OF RUBY HILLS - 1955 [TF]; THE MAGNIFICENT MATADOR -
1955 [TF]; SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE - 1955; IT's A GREAT LIFE -
1955; THE TENDER TRAP - 1955 [TF]; GUNSMOKE - 1955; FOUR STAR
PLAYHOUSE - 1956; THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE - 1956; CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE -
1956; THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW - 1955-1957 [7 episodes]; PAWNEE - 1957
[TF]; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1956-1957 [3 episodes]; THE MONOLITH
MONSTERS - 1957 [TF]; CODE 3 - 1957; OREGON PASSAGE - 1957 [TF};
SEVEN GUNS TO MESA - 1958 [TF]; THE THIN MAN - 1958; PANIC! - 1958;
TARGET - 1958; MICHAEL SHAYNE - 1960; A COLD WIND IN AUGUST - 1961
[TF]; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1961; KING OF DIAMONDS - 1961;
PETER GUNN - 1957-1961 [84 episodes; Sang in 38 episodes; Her
sultry-voiced nightclub singer "Edie Hart" inspired two
music albums, "Lola Wants You" - 1957 and
"Dreamsville" - 1959. Nominated for an Emmy Award® for
Best Supporting Actress {Continuing Character} in a Dramatic Series];
GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1961; ADVENTURES IN PARADISE - 1961; THE
DETECTIVES - 1961; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1962; KID GALAHAD -
1962 [TF]; SAINTS AND SINNERS - 1962; MY THREE SONS - 1962; THE
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - 1963; THE THIRD MAN - 1963; THE ELEVENTH HOUR -
1963; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1964; DR. KILDARE - 1964; JOY HOUSE -
1964 [TF]; WAGON TRAIN - 1964; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1962-1964;
MR. BROADWAY - 1965; BURKE'S LAW - 1963-1965 [5 episodes]; RAWHIDE -
1964-1965; WILL BANNER - 1965 [TV Movie]; PEYTON PLACE - 1965-1966
[14 episodes; She played Constance McKenzie after Dorothy Malone
became sick and could no longer play the role.]; LAREDO - 1966; LORD
LOVE A DUCK - 1966 [TF; very misunderstood film; Won a Silver Berlin
Bear Award® at the Berlin International Film Festival for Best
Actress.]; BRANDED - 1965-1966
[3 episodes]; RUNAWAY BOY - 1966 [TV Movie]; HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER
VACATION - 1967 [TV Movie]; BONANZA - 1965-1967; TO SLEEP, PER CHANCE
TO SCREAM - 1967 [TV Movie]; THE WAY WEST - 1967 [TF]; THE MAN FROM
U.N.C.L.E. - 1967; READY AND WILLING - 1967 [TV Movie]; CIMARRON
STRIP - 1967; THE MONEY JUNGLE - 1967 [TF]; WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE
LIGHTS WENT OUT? - 1968 [TF]; THE HELICOPTER SPIES - 1968 [TF; Edited
from two episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. featuring Ms. Albright
with some newly-shot footage]; THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS - 1968 [TF]; MY
SECRET MOTHER - 1973 [Afternoon TV Movie]; KOJAK - 1973; MEDICAL
CENTER - 1972-1974; THE NURSE KILLER - 1975 [TV Movie]; POLICE STORY
- 1975; MCMILLAN & WIFE - 1976; STARSKY AND HUTCH - 1976; COLUMBO
- 1976; DELTA COUNTY, U.S.A. - 1977 [TV Movie]; TERRACES - 1977 [TV
Movie]; SWITCH - 1978; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1981; QUINCY M.E. -
1983; AIRWOLF - 1984 [Her final acting role; Retired from acting and
resided in Toluca Lake, California.]. Ms. Albright appeared on a few
Game Shows as a panelist and some Variety Shows as a singer. Lola
Albright died of natural causes and was 92 years-old.) - 03/23/17
DARLENE
CATES (Actress: Ms. Cates will always be
remembered as the extremely obese mother of Johnny Depp and Leonardo
DiCaprio in the one-of-a-kind film WHAT'S EATING 
GILBERT
GRAPE - 1993, her first acting assignment in what would be a short
career [DiCaprio said: “Darlene was
the best acting mom I ever had the privilege of working alongside.
Her endearing personality and incredible talent will live on in the
memories of those who knew her, and those who loved her work.”].
Author and screenwriter Peter Hedges saw a tape of Darlene on a
segment of SALLY JESSE RAPHAEL [1985] entitled, "Too Heavy to
Leave Their House." On the show she spoke of her self-imposed
imprisonment. Hedges, writer of WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE [1993]
offered her the role of the morbidly obese mother in the film, which
she accepted. Her other credits included: PICKET FENCES - 1994 [TV
Series]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1996 [TV Series]; WOLF GIRL - 2001 [TV
Movie' a.k.a. BLOOD MOON]; MOTHER - 2014 [Short]; BILLBOARD - 2017
[Theatrical Film; In Post-Production at the time of her death]. Ms.
Cates lost 244 pounds in 2012 bringing her weight from 575 pounds to
331 pounds. She passed away peacefully in her sleep and was 69 years-old.)
- 03/27/17
PHILLIP
KO (Hong Kong
Actor/Director: I knew Phillip Ko [born "Phillip Ko Fei"]
for the pastiche [cut and paste] films he Directed and Starred in for
Producer Joseph Lai and his IFC Production outfit in the 80's &
early-90's. You will find many of his films on this site. Before he
started doing those films, he was a frequent actor in so many Hong
Kong martial arts films that I could hardly keep up with them [Which
is why I am only listing the ones given English titles. Multiply that
by four and you have his amazing output.]. He was also very well
known and loved in his home country. As soon as I heard the name, I
was pleading inside that it wasn't the Phillip Ko I loved so much,
but it turned out not to be the case. His credits as an actor
included [all are Theatrical Films or VHS Tapes that were released in
the U.S.]: THE ANONYMOUS HEROES - 1971; THE DEADLY DUO - 1971;
THE WATER MARGIN - 1972; THE RENDEVOUS OF WARRIORS - 1973; ENTER THE
DRAGON - 1973 [What Hong Kong martial artist wasn't in this film?];
BLOOD REVENGE - 1974; DRAGON SQUAD - 1974; DYNAMITE BROTHERS - 1974;
SHAOLIN VENGEANCE - 1974; THE BLACK DRAGON REVENGES THE DEATH OF
BRUCE LEE - 1975; SUPER DRAGON - 1976; 7 MAN ARMY - 1976; THE KILLER
METEORS - 1976; THE BEST OF SHAOLIN KUNG FU - 1976; FIGHTING OF
SHAOLIN MONKS - 1976; BROKEN HOUSE - 1976; THE CRIMINAL - 1977;
SHAOLIN BROTHERS - 1977; EIGHT MASTERS - 1977; SECRET RIVALS 2 -
1977; THE INVINCIBLE WARRIORS - 1977; FIST OF FURY II - 1977; THE
FOUR SHAOLIN CHALLENGERS - 1977; RETURN OF THE CHINESE BOXER - 1977;
BANDITS, PROSTITUTES AND SILVER - 1977; FIVE KUNG FU DAREDEVIL HEROES
- 1977; ALONG COMES A TIGER - 1977; MANHUNT - 1978; FLYING MASTERS OF
KUNG FU - 1978; DRAGON ON FIRE - 1978; FURY OF THE SHAOLIN MASTER -
1978; THE SOULS OF THE SWORD - 1978; DRAGON OF THE SWORDS MAN - 1978;
THE LAWMAN - 1979; THE DRAGON, THE HERO - 1979; NINJA MASSACRE -
1979; DEATH DUEL OF KUNG FU - 1979; 2 WONDROUS TIGERS - 1979; THE
INCREDIBLE KUNG FU MASTER - 1979; IRON DRAGON STRIKES BACK - 1979;
DUEL OF THE SEVEN TIGER - 1979; THE CHALLENGER - 1979; SHAOLIN TOUGH
KID - 1979; GOOSE BOXER - 1979; RIVALS OF THE SILVER FOX - 1979; THE
FISTS, THE KICKS AND THE EVIL - 1979; FURY OF THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE -
1979; TIGER OVER WALL - 1980; MASTER KILLERS - 1980; ANY WHICH WAY
YOU PUNCH - 1980; TWO FOR THE ROAD - 1980; DREADNAUGHT - 1981;
SHAOLIN HERO - 1982; DRAGON BLOOD - 1982; CLAN FEUDS - 1982; BROTHERS
FROM THE WALLED CITY - 1982; STUDENT AND BAR GIRL - 1982; THE
FEARLESS JACKAL - 1982; MISSION THUNDERBOLT - 1983 [One of those
cut-and-paste films you have to see to believe]; SHAOLIN INTRUDERS -
1983; THE PIER - 1983 [also Director]; THE EIGHT DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER
- 1984 [Unbelievable martial arts action film]; LIGHTNING FISTS OF
SHAOLIN - 1984; POLICE POOL OF BLOOD - 1984; SEX BEYOND THE GRAVE -
1984 [also Sound Effects Editor]; RETURN OF THE BASTARD SWORDSMAN -
1984; YELLOW SKIN - 1985; CITY NINJA - 1985; THE MASTER STRIKES BACK
- 1985; THIS MAN IS DANGEROUS - 1985; MAGNUM THUNDERBOLT - 1985;
HEART OF A DRAGON - 1985; NINJA
TERMINATOR - 1985; NINJA HOLOCAUST - 1985; MY MIND, YOUR BODY -
1985; MAJESTIC THUNDERBOLT - 1985; PROJECT NINJA DAREDEVILS - 1986;
SHANGHAI EXPRESS - 1986; MAGIC CRYSTAL - 1986; TOUGH NINJA THE SHADOW
WARRIOR - 1986; HIGH SKY MISSION - 1987 [also Director]; EASTERN
CONDORS - 1987; RED HEAT CONSPIRACY - 1988 [also Director]; DRAGONS
FOREVER - 1988; TIGER ON BEAT - 1988; IN THE BLOOD - 1988; ON THE RUN
- 1988; BLOODY BROTHERHOOD - 1989; MAGNIFICENT 7 KUNG-FU KIDS - 1989;
JUST HEROES - 1989; FATAL TERMINATION - 1990 [also Executive
Producer]; BORN TO FIGHT - 1990; A KILLER'S ROMANCE - 
1990
[also Director & Writer]; EASTERN HEROES - 1991 [also Director
& Producer]; SON OF THE DRAGON - 1992; KILLER FLOWER - 1992;
BATTLE IN HELL - 1992; LETHAL PANTHER 3 - 1993; ULTIMATE REVENGE -
1995; THE VENGEANCE - 1995; ANGEL ON FIRE - 1995 [also Director &
Writer]; THE ADVENTURERS - 1995; THE SUSPECT - 1998; LETHAL COMBAT -
1999 [also Director, Writer & Producer]; HITMAN'S CALL - 1999
[also Director]; INTERNET MIRAGE - 1999 [also Director]; BLOOD ON THE
BULLET - 2000; THE STORY OF FREEMAN - 2001; PAYMENT IN BLOOD - 2001
[also Director & Writer]; SHADOW MASK - 2001 [also Producer]; THE
NUGGET - 2002; EXODUS: TALES FRON THE ENCHANTED KINGDON - 2005 [also
Director]; ANG PANDAY - 2009 [also Director; His final acting and
directing credits.]. Phillip Ko also directed the following films:
THE BRAVE PLATOON - 1987; ANGEL'S BLOOD MISSION - 1987; THE EXTREME
PROJECT - 1988; PLATOON WARRIORS - 1988 [one of his best films]; L.A.
CONNECTION - 1988; AMERICAN FORCE 2: THE UNTOUCHABLE GLORY - 1988;
HUNTING EXPRESS - 1988; LETHAL PANTHER 2 - 1992 [also Editor]; BAD
BLOOD - 1996 [TV Movie]; DESPERATE HOURS - 1997 [TV Movie]; NIGHTMARE
HONEYMOON - 1997 [TV Movie]; XTREME WARRIORS - 2001; HUO XIAN SHENG
SI LIAN - 2002; SUPER NOYPI - 2006. He was also Stunt
Coordinator/Fight Director on over 25 films [mainly the films he
appeared in]; Produced THE MASK OF VENGEANCE - 1980 and NINJA KUNG FU
EMPEROR - 1981; and was Action Sequence Designer on CHALLENGE OF THE
NINJA - 1986; THE ULTIMATE NINJA - 1986; NINJA DESTROYER - 1986; and
DIAMOND NINJA FORCE - 1988, which were all cut-and-paste films for
Joseph Lai. Phillip Ko died of undisclosed causes and was just 67
years-old.) - 03/30/17
RADLEY
METZGER (Director/Producer/Screenwriter:
Radly Metzger was an expert director of erotic [sometimes
pornographic] films from the 1960's to the 1980's. He was a master
with camera setups, getting many of his unknown actors to act like
you or I would in the same situation and, of course, show plenty of
nudity. He used the pseudonyms "Henry Paris" and "Jake
Barnes" on some of his films and his adult films in the 70's
were considered some of the best of the decade. A lot of critics and
viewers alike considered his output art films because he was not as
prolific as most porn directors and usually only made one film a
year, putting plenty of care into his films. His credits as a
Director included [all are theatrical films]: GUERILLA GIRL - 1953
[Production Assistant only]; ...AND GOD CREATED WOMEN - 1956
[Dubbing Synchronization Editor only]; THE TWILIGHT GIRLS - 1957
[Director of New Footage for 1959 American Release]; MADEMOISELLE
STRIP-TEASE - 1957 [Director of English Version]; GANGSTER STORY -
1959 [Editor only]; SOFT SKIN ON BLACK SILK - 1959 [Director of New
Footage for 1963 American Release]; THE WARPED ONES - 1960 [Presenter
only]; DARK ODYSSEY - 1961 [also Producer, Writer & Editor]; THE
FOURTH SEX - 1962 [Director of New Footage for 1963 American
Release]; THE EROTIC TOUCH OF HOT SKIN - 1964 [Directed the adult
inserts only]; DICTIONARY OF SEX - 1964; THE FLESH EATERS - 1964
[Editor & Sound Recordist only; Still one of my favorite horror
films of all time.]; SEXUS - 1965 [Director of New Footage for 1965
American Release]; THE DIRTY GIRLS - 1965 [also Producer &
Editor]; THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER - 1965 [Editor only; simply
awful horror film directed by actor Jon Hall]; THE ALLEY CATS - 1966
[also Producer]; CARMEN, BABY - 1967 [also Producer]; THERESE AND
ISABELLE - 1968 [also Producer]; CAMILLE 2000 - 1969 [also Producer];
THE LICKERISH QUARTET - 1970 [also Producer & Writer]; MOTHER -
1973 [also Actor]; SCORE - 1974; THE PRIVATE AFTERNOONS OF PAMELA
MANN - 1974 [also Writer]; NAKED CAME THE STRANGER - 1975 [also
Writer]; THE IMAGE - 1975 [also Writer]; THE OPENING OF MISTY
BEETHOVEN - 1976 [also Writer & Editor; Winner of three awards
from The Adult Film Association of America® for Best Director,
Best Screenplay and Best Editing]; BARBARA BROADCAST - 1977 [also
Writer]; MARASCHINO CHERRY - 1978 [also Writer]; THE CAT AND THE
CANARY - 1978 [also Writer; His only non-erotic film as a director.
It was Rated PG in the United States.]; THE TALE OF TIFFANY LUST -
1979 [also Producer & Writer]; WORLD OF HENRY PARIS - 1981; THE
PRINCESS AND THE CALL GIRL - 1984 [also Writer; His last directorial
effort]; THE FANTASIES OF MISS JONES - 1986 [Writer only]; DRIVE-IN
FOLLIES - 1989 [Producer & Narrator only]; BARBARA BROADCAST TOO!
- 2003 [MFHV; Based on characters created by Metzger only]; MISTY
BEETHOVEN THE MUSICAL! - 2004 [MFHV; Based on characters created by
Metzger only]. Radley Metzger made a name for himself by importing
foreign erotic films, like I, A WOMAN [1965], which gave him the
impetus to start directing bolder erotic films than he was making up
till then and people began to notice that these weren't the usual
nudie cutie quickies. These were real films [made in Europe] that
looked expensive without spending a lot of money. Metzger co founded
Audubon Films with Ava Leighton because, in his own words: "Ordinarily
a producer sees possibly 10% of what his pictures bring in, because
the income has to be cut into so many small pieces. In my case I
didn't have to realize as much on my pictures because I saw 100% of
what was coming in, and I didn't have an enormous bureaucratic
structure to support." Radley Metzger
passed away from unknown causes and was 88 years-old.) - 03/31/17
BOBBY
HARWELL (Actor: Fairly obscure actor [my
favorite kind], who started out doing bit parts on both TV Shows and
Theatrical Films. His roles began to get bigger, but most of what he
did was not in the mainstream [except for a few films and TV Series]
and he was actually good. His credits included [Theatrical Films
unless otherwise noted]: MIAMI 
VICE
- 1984 [TV Series]; THE MEAN SEASON - 1985; CALENDAR GIRL, COP,
KILLER? THE BAMBI BEMBENEK STORY - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE SCOUT - 1994;
PICKET FENCES - 1994 [TV Series]; EAST MEETS WEST - 1995; SQUANDERERS
- 1996; PROFILER - 1997 [TV Series]; PORT CHARLES - 1997 [TV Series];
BROKEN VESSELS - 1998; WINCHELL - 1998 [TV Movie]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER -
2000 [TV Series]; JUST SHOOT ME! - 2001 [TV Series]; HUMAN NATURE -
2001; A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - 2001; THE GREATEST INTERGALACTIC
HERO - 2001 [Short]; MY SISTER'S KEEPER - 2002 [TV Movie]; HIP! EDGY!
QUIRKY! - 2002; STEALING HARVARD - 2002; WHILE SUPPLIES LAST - 2002;
LEHI'S WIFE - 2002 [SHORT]; THE
WICKSBORO INCIDENT - 2003 [MFHV; also Executive Producer; One of
my favorite "Found Footage" films and readers of this site
know how much I despise these kinds of films. Everyone should see
this film at least once, if just to see how Found Footage films can
be done right.]; CARTER'S WISH - 2003 [Short]; THE LOOKING GLASS -
2003 [also Executive Producer; made by the same team that made
WICKSBORO]; EXTREME DATING - 2005 [His final acting role];
DESTINATION MARS - 2006 [MFHV; Made in 2002, but not released until
2006]. At the age of 78 he wrote "Flawed", his first novel,
which describes the frivolity of Hollywood commingled with incest,
murder and betrayal. Bobby Harwell died of undisclosed causes and was
85 years-old.] - 04/01/17
DON
RICKLES
(Actor/Comedian: Let me start this obituary off the right way. Don
Rickles, "Mr. Warmth", was a legend, not just in his own
mind, you hockey puck, but to millions of other people who enjoyed
his special brand of insult comedy. Without Don Rickles, there would
be no Andrew Dice Clay, Eddie Murphy, Louis C.K. or any other
comedians who used insults to get laughs. But Don never used foul
language, especially in early evening concerts because of the
children that would be present. He was a class act who was also a
humanitarian. Not only was he an original comic with his own special
brand of comedy, he was also a wonderful actor, who had his own TV
series and appeared in movies that people who read this site know and
love [And I'm not talking about all those A.I.P beach movies he was
in. His death in INNOCENT BLOOD - 1992 was one for the books!].
Rickles was a man who refused
to retire and did comedy concerts in Las Vegas and all over the
world, as well as appearing on late night talk shows. Whenever I
heard he was going to be a guest, I would make sure to stay up and
watch it, because you never knew what he was going to say and after
his time was up, you needed a tissue to wipe away the tears of
laughter. Even in his older years, he still had it [even if he did
walk a little slower] and he would always make me laugh until I
cried. His death is a big loss to the entertainment community. You
knew he would pass away at any moment because he needed a kidney
transplant, but was considered too old for consideration, even though
he was a special person you wished would live forever. His credits as
an actor included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical
Film]: STAGE 7 - 1955; CAVALCADE OF AMERICA - 1955-1956; FOUR STAR
PLAYHOUSE - 1956; CHEVRON HALL OF STARS - 1956 [3 episodes]; M SQUAD
- 1957; RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP - 1958 [TF; his film debut]; THE THIN
MAN - 1959; THE RABBIT TRAP - 1959 [TF]; THE RAT RACE - 1960 [TF];
THE DUPONT SHOW WITH JUNE ALLYSON - 1959-1960 [4 episodes]; THE
TWILIGHT ZONE - ["Mr. Dingle, The Strong" - 1961]; WAGON
TRAIN - 1961; HENNESSEY - 1961; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1962;
CAIN'S HUNDRED - 1962; X-THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES - 1963 [TF; The
first time I noticed Rickles was a good dramatic actor. I was only 7
years-old, but I already knew him as a comedian. Seeing him act
dramatically was a fabulous moment for me.]; MUSCLE BEACH PARTY -
1964 [TF]; BIKINI BEACH - 1964 [TF]; THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1964; THE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1964; PAJAMA PARTY - 1964 [TF]; BURKE'S LAW -
1963-1965 [3 episodes]; THE MUNSTERS - 1965; THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
- 1965; GOMER PYLE: USMC - 1965; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1965; BEACH
BLANKET BINGO - 1965 [TF]; KIBBEE HATES FITCH - 1965 [TV Movie];
RUSSIAN ROULETTE - 1965 [TV Movie]; F TROOP - 1965; THE WILD WILD
WEST - 1966; MURDER AT N.B.C. - 1966 [TV Movie]; GILLIGAN'S ISLAND -
1966; THE LUCY SHOW - 1967; ENTER LAUGHING - 1967 [TF]; I SPY - 1967;
I DREAM OF JEANNIE - 1967; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1966-1967; THE MONEY
JUNGLE - 1967 [TF]; GET SMART - 1968-1969 [3 episodes]; THE
MOTHERS-IN-LAW - 1969; WHERE IT'S AT - 1969 [TF]; PAT PAULSEN's HALF
A COMEDY HOUR - 1970; KELLY'S HEROES - 1970 [TF; another film he was
excellent in]; THE LOVE MACHINE - 1971 [TF; Uncredited Announcer];
THE DON RICKLES SHOW - 1972 [Rickles' first unsuccessful TV Series];
THE NEW BILL COSBY SHOW - 1972; ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN -
1969-1973 [4 episodes]; THE BOB HOPE SHOW - 1973; SANFORD AND SON -
1974 [A lot of people thought he hated black people because of some
of his insult comedy, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
Many of his comedian and regular friends were black. Redd Foxx was
one of them.]; THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT - 1974 [TF; Uncredited];
RICKLES - 1975 [TV Movie; Plays himself]; DON ADAMS' SCREEN TEST -
1975; MEDICAL CENTER - 1976; CPO SHARKEY - 1976-1978 [Rickles' only
successful sitcom with 37 episodes. The funniest bit happened
off-stage though. The day before, Rickles was guest hosting THE
TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY CARSON and he accidentally broke Johnny's
favorite cigarette box. The next day, live and on-air, Carson found
out what Rickles had done an he and a camera crew walked next door to
the stage where CPO SHARKEY was being filmed. The look on Rickles
face was priceless. It was a classic bit of 70's TV as Carson made
Rickles promise to fix the cigarette box. It was the first time I
ever saw Rickles speechless.]; FOR THE LOVE OF IT - 1982 [TV Movie];
ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE - 1982; GIMME A BREAK! - 1983; SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE - 1984 [Host]; GEORGE BURNS COMEDY WEEK - 1985; NEWHART - 1989;
KEATON'S COP - 1990 [TF]; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - ["The
Ventriloquist's Dummy" - 1990]; HUNTER - 1991; INNOCENT BLOOD -
1992 [TF; One of the most original vampire films ever made. Equal
parts funny and scary, with the late Robert Loggia acting up a storm
as a vampire gangster and Rickles as his lawyer, who he turns into a
vampire, but ends up in a hospital, where he meets his grisly fate.
Directed by John Landis and never given the attention it deserved;
Nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award® for Best Supporting
Actor]; DADDY DEAREST - 1993 [Another failed TV Series; 13 episodes];
CASINO - 1995 [TF]; TOY STORY - 1995 [TF; Rickles broke into
entertaining children by voicing Mr. Potato Head in the series of TOY
STORY films and shorts]; THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW - 1997; THE SINGLE
GUY - 1997; REDUX RIDING HOOD - 1997 [Short; Voice only]; MURPHY
BROWN - 1998; THE MAGIC SWORD: QUEST FOR CAMELOT - 1998 [TF; Voice
only]; DIRTY WORK - 1998 [TF]; DENNIS THE MENACE STRIKES AGAIN - 1998
[MFHV]; TOY STORY 2 - 1999 [TF; Voice only]; THE BERNIE MAC SHOW -
2002; THE WOOL CAP - 2004 [TV Movie]; THE ARISTOCRATS - 2005
[Documentary about the world's most disgusting joke; Funny as hell.];
THE CATCH - 2005 [TV Movie]; MR. WARMTH: THE DON RICKLES PROJECT -
2007 [Documentary; Essential viewing if you are a Don Rickles fan;
Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Individual Performance in a
Variety or Music Program]; THE UNIT - 2007; TOY STORY MIDWAY MANIA! -
2008 [Short; Voice only]; TOY STORY 3 - 2010 [TF; Voice only. This
sequel was a real tear-jerker.]; TOY STORY TOONS: HAWAIIAN VACATION -
2011 [Short; Voice only]; TOY STORY TOONS: SMALL FRY - 2011 [Short;
Voice only]; ZOOKEEPER - 2011 [TF; Voice only]; HOT IN CLEVELAND -
2011; TOY STORY TOONS: PARTYSAURUS REX - 2012 [Short; Voice only];
TOY STORY OF TERROR - 2013 [TV Short; Voice only]; TOY STORY THAT
TIME FORGOT - 2014 [TV Short; Voice only.]; GRANDFATHERED - 2015;
TONY BENNETT CELEBRATES 90: THE BEST IS YET TO COME - 2016
[Documentary; His last acting credit.]. He 
was
just about to work on TOY STORY 4, to be released in 2019, when he
passed away. I hope they retire the character of Mr. Potato Head,
because there is only one Don Rickles and I will picket Pixar if they
replace him. Mr. Rickles also provided the voice of Mr. Potato Head
on all the TOY STORY Video Games because he thought the children
should hear the same voice they heard in the movies and the shorts.
He also did most of the DEAN MARTIN ROASTS... specials and appeared
in nearly every daytime and nighttime talk and variety show there was
[Johnny Carson just loved him, appearing 79 times as a guest or a
guest host; David Letterman had him on for over 30 times and he and
Jimmy Kimmel were good friends. Kimmel devoted his whole 13-minute
opening monologue that night telling hilarious Rickles stories and
then getting emotional. You could see Kimmel was emotionally upset
through the entire 13 minutes.]; he even had his own variety show,
THE DON RICKLES SHOW from 1968 to 1969. Like I said in the beginning
of this obituary, Don Rickles was a legend and had many famous
friends, including Frank Sinatra. His favorite thing to say about
Sinatra was: "When you enter a room,
you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket."
Here's my favorite Don Rickles/Frank Sinatra story: One night
Rickles/Sinatra and a few other people were seated at an expensive
restaurant with pure white decor, including the walls. It was
apparent Sinatra was not in a good mood and when the waiter put a
bottle of ketchup on the table, Sinatra picks it up and throws it
against the wall, the bottle shattering and splattering ketchup all
over all the white decor. Rickles says, "Hey Frank, can you pass
the ketchup?" and everyone, including Sinatra, laughed their
asses off. That was the kind of man Don Rickles was. Those who have
been insulted by Rickles never took it personally because it was
always taken with a huge dose of humor [and they wore it as a huge
badge of honor]. He obtained a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on
October 17, 2000 at 6834 Hollywood Blvd. This is a sad day for
comedy. Hell, it is just a sad day. Rest in Peace Mr. Rickles and
don't forget to give God a few good zingers. Don Rickles passed away
due to kidney failure with his dear wife Barbara next to him and was
90 years-old. I miss him already. Somebody ought to write a book
about Rickles' hilarious comebacks to situations he was involved in.
I would even pay good money for a DVD full of Rickles' talk show
appearances.) - 04/06/17
TIM
PIGOTT-SMITH (Actor: Tim Pigott-Smith was
just as comfortable doing American TV and Theatrical Films, as he was
doing the same thing in his home country of the United Kingdom. He
was one of those actors whose face you instantly recognized, but
could never remember his name. Unfortunately, that is not the case
now. Mr. Pigott-Smith's credits included [TV Series unless marked
with a TF for Theatrical Film]: BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON - 1971 [TV
Movie]; THE REGIMENT - 1972; ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA - 1974 [TV Movie];
NORTH & SOUTH - 1975 [TV mini-series]; THE GLITTERING PRIZES -
1976 [TV mini-series]; ACES HIGH - 1976 [TF]
;
DOCTOR WHO - 1971-1976 [6 episodes]; JOSEPH ANDREWS - 1977 [TF];
WINGS - 1977; A CHOICE OF EVILS - 1977 [TV Movie]; EUSTACE AND HILDA
- 1977; THE LOST BOYS - 1978 [TV mini-series]; MEASURE FOR MEASURE -
1978 [TV Movie]; DANGER UXB - 1979; NO, MAMA, NO - 1979 [TV Movie];
HENRY IV, PART 1 - 1979 [TV Movie]; BBC2 PLAYHOUSE - 1979-1980; THE
DAY CHRIST DIED - 1980 [TV Movie]; SWEET WILLIAM - 1980 [TF]; 'TIS A
PITY SHE'S A WHORE - 1980 [TV Movie]; HANNAH - 1980 [4 episodes];
RICHARD'S THINGS - 1980 [TF]; CLASH OF THE TITANS - 1981 [TF];
VICTORY - 1980 [TF]; WINSTON CHURCHILL: THE WILDERNESS YEARS - 1981
[TV mini-series; 8 episodes]; THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - 1982 [TV
Movie]; FAME IS THE SPUR - 1982 [TV mini-series; 8 episodes]; I
REMEMBER NELSON - 1982 [4 episodes]; STORYBOARD - 1983; STRUGGLE -
1983-1984 [6 episodes]; THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN - 1984 [TV
mini-series; 13 episodes; BAFTA Award® winner for Best Actor];
DEAD MAN'S FOLLY - 1986 [TV Movie]; A STATE OF EMERGENCY - 1986 [TF];
THE CHALLENGE - 1986 [TV mini-series]; BEHIND THE BLEEP - 1987 [TV
Movie]; THE RACE FOR THE DOUBLE HELIX - 1987 [TV Movie]; FORTY
MINUTES - 1987 [TV Series Documentary, Played a Reporter in the
episode titled "The Case Of Sherlock Holmes"]; DAVID
MACAULAY: PYRAMID - 1989 [TV Movie; Voice only]; THE CHIEF -
1990-1993 [14 episodes]; SCREEN ONE - 1993; THE REMAINS OF THE DAY -
1993 [TF; The film was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best
Picture.]; GHOSTS - 1995; 1914 - 1918 - 1996 [TV mini-series; 4
episodes]; THE MAJOR YEARS - 1999; KAVANAGH QC - 2001; DR. TERRIBLE'S
HOUSE OF HORRIBLE - 2001; CHRISTINE KEELER SEX BOMB - 2001 [TV
Documentary; Narrator only]; SAFE CONDUCT - 2002 [TF]; BLOODY SUNDAY
- 2002 [Fantasporto Directors' Week Award® winner for Best
Actor];; HANRATTY THE WHOLE TRUTH - 2002 [TV Documentary; Narrator
only]; THE INSPECTOR LYNLEY MYSTERIES - 2002; INNOCENTS - 2002 [TV
Movie]; MI-5 - 2002; THE FOUR FEATHERS - 2002 [TF]; GANGS OF NEW YORK
- 2002 [TF; The film was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best
Picture.]; JOHNNY ENGLISH - 3003 [TF]; THE DAY BRITAIN STOPPED - 2003
[TV Movie; Voice only]; THE VICE - 2001-2003 [8 episodes]; EROICA -
2003 [TV Movie]; POMPEII: THE LAST DAY - 2003 [TV Movie]; THE PRIVATE
LIFE OF SAMUEL PEPYS - 2003 [TV Movie]; ALEXANDER - 2004 [TF]; NORTH
& SOUTH - 2004 [TV mini-series; A continuation of the 1975
mini-series where Pigott-Smith plays the father of the character he
portrayed in the original mini-series; 4 episodes]; CONFLICT - 2005
[Short]; V FOR VENDETTA - 2005 [TF]; AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT - 2006;
NORMAL FOR NORFOLK - 2006 [Short]; FLYBOYS - 2006 [TF]; THE LAST
FLIGHT TO KUWAIT - 2007 [TV Movie]; HOLBY BLUE - 2007 [TV Series
Regular; 8 episodes]; MIDSOMER MURDERS - 2008; QUANTUM OF SOLACE -
2008 [TF]; SERIAL KILLERS - 2006-2009 [Narrator only; 15 episodes];
TOP OF THE COPS - 2009; ON EXPENSES - 2010 [TV Movie]; ALICE IN
WONDERLAND - 2010 [TF]; FOYLE'S WAR - 2010; MONEY - 2010 [TV
mini-series]; THE LITTLE HOUSE - 2010; MY PIECE OF THE PIE - 2011;
THE SUSPICION OF MR. WHICHER: THE MURDER AT ROAD HILL HOUSE - 2011
[TV Movie]; THE HOUR - 2011 [4 episodes]; THE FALL OF SINGAPORE: THE
GREAT BETRAYAL - 2012 [TV Documentary; 
Narrator
only]; HOLLOW CROWNS - 2012 [TV Movie]; STRIKE BACK - 2012 [Cable TV
Series]; DOWNTOWN ABBEY - 2012; DOOMSDAY - 2013 [TV Documentary
mini-series; Narrator only for 3 episodes]; MIRANDA - 2013; SILENT
WITNESS - 2013; WODEHOUSE IN EXILE - 2013 [TV Movie]; THE SUSPICIONS
OF MR. WHICHER: THE MURDER IN ANGEL LANE - 2013 [TV Movie]; RED 2 -
2013 [TF]; THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY - 2013 [TV mini-series]; THE
BETCHLEY CIRCLE - 2014; 37 DAYS - 2014 [TV miniseries; 3 episodes];
HOUDINI - 2014 [TV mini-series]; THE SUSPICIONS OF MR. WHICHER:
BEYOND THE PALE - 2014 [TV Movie]; JUPITER ASCENDING - 2015 [TF];
RORY BREMNER'S ELECTION REPORT - 2015 [TV Movie]; INSPECTOR LEWIS -
2015; WHISKY GALORE - 2016 [TF]; DECLINE AND FALL - 2017 [TV
mini-series]; KING CHARLES III - 2017 [TV Movie]; VICTORIA AND ABDUL
- 2017 [TF]; THE LITTLE VAMPIRE 3D - 2017 [TF; Voice only]; 6 DAYS -
???? [In Post-Production at the time of his death. Release date not
known]. Tim Pigott-Smith also did dozens of documentaries because of
his distinctive voice and was a well-regarded Stage actor [He was
nominated for a Tony Award® for his lead performance in "King
Charles III", which was turned into a TV Movie just before his
death] . He was awarded the OBE [Officer of the Order of the British
Empire] in the 2017 Queen's New Years Honours List [just a month
before his death] for his services to Drama. Tim Pigott-Smith passed
away of undisclosed causes and was 70 years-old.) - 04/07/17
PETER
HANSEN (Actor: Best known to most people
as lawyer "Lee Baldwin" on the soap opera GENERAL HOSPITAL,
Mr. Hansen [born Peter Franklin Hansen] had a wide and varied acting
career since the 1950's, appearing in some 50's sci-fi and horror
films and doing a large amount of TV Series. Mr. Hansen's credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]:
BRANDED - 1950 [TF; his first film was with Alan Ladd!]; THE
GOLDBERGS - 1950 [TF]; THE LAST OUTPOST - 1951 [TF]; PASSAGE WEST -
1951 [TF]; DARLING HOW COULD
YOU! - 1951 [TF]; WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE - 1951 [TF; a sci-fi film that
still holds up today]; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - 1952 [TF];
SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR - 1952 [TF]; THE SAVAGE - 1952 [TF]; CAVALCADE
OF STARS - 1954; THE LONE WOLF - 1954; PRISONER OF WAR - 1954 [TF];
SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1954; BRIGADOON - 1954 [TF]; THE LORETTA YOUNG
SHOW - 1954; YOUR FAVORITE STORY - 1954; LADY IN THE WINGS - 1954 [TV
Movie]; SPACE PATROL - 1954; DRUM BEAT - 1954 [TF]; THE VIOLENT MEN -
1955; PUBLIC DEFENDER - 1954-1955 [3 episodes]; A BULLET FOR JOEY -
1955 [TF]; TOP OF THE WORLD - 1955 [TF]; STAGE 7 - 1955; THE LONE
RANGER - 1954-1955 [5 episodes]; THE KING'S THIEF - 1955 [TF]; LUX
VIDEO THEATRE - 1955; HELL ON FRISCO BAY - 1955 [TF]; DIANE - 1956
[TF]; CLIMAX! - 1956 [Nearly every actor in the 50's has done this
series]; THE PROUD AND THE PROFANE - 1956 [TF]; TELEPHONE TIME -
1956; A CRY IN THE NIGHT - 1956 [TF]; THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - 1956
[TF]; 5 STEPS TO DANGER - 1956 [TF]; THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE - 1956
[TF]; THE GRAY GHOST - 1957; DR. CHRISTIAN - 1957; SCIENCE FICTION
THEATRE - 1955-1957 [6 episodes]; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1957; NAVY LOG
- 1957; BROKEN ARROW - 1956-1957 [3 episodes]; FLIGHT - 1958; THE
DEEP SIX - 1958 [TF]; RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE - 1957-1958;
THE ADVENTURES OF JIM BOWIE - 1956-1958 [6 episodes]; THE RESTLESS
GUN - 1958; PERRY MASON - 1958; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1956-1958; HOW TO
MARRY A MILLIONAIRE - 1958; TOMBSTONE TERRITORY - 1958; MATINEE
THEATRE - 1956-1958 [6 episodes]; MIKE HAMMER - 1958; SUSPICION -
1958; MAN WITHOUT A GUN - 1958; THE SILENT SERVICE - 1957-1958 [3
episodes]; SEA HUNT - 1958 [3 episodes]; PANIC! - 1958; FRONTIER
DOCTOR - 1958; BAT MASTERSON - 1959; GOODYEAR THEATRE - 1959; MEN
INTO SPACE - 1959; MAVERICK - 1961; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1961;
POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES - 1961 [TF]; FOLLOW THE SUN - 1962; MCKEEVER
& THE COLONEL - 1962; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1963; THE NEW LORETTA
YOUNG SHOW - 1963; BEN JERROD - 1963; THE LIEUTENANT - 1964; DR.
KILDARE - 1964; PETTICOAT JUNCTION - 1964; GOMER PYLE: USMC - 1964 [4
episodes]; APACHE RIFLES - 1964 [TF]; THE OUTER LIMITS - ["The
Brain Of Colonel Barham" - 1965]; LASSIE - 1965; THE MAN FROM
U.N.C.L.E. - 1965; MR. NOVAK - 1965; HARLOW - 1965 [TF]; THIS IS THE
LIFE - 1967; ALEXANDER THE GREAT - 1968 [TV Movie]; THE F.B.I. - 1965-1968;
POLICE WOMAN - 1976; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1965-1976 [Unknown amount of
episodes; he would return the following year and be on the soap opera
to 1986; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Supporting
Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1974]; HOW THE WEST WAS WON -
1976-1978 [7 episodes]; THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE - 1983 [TF]; A CUT
ABOVE - 1985 [TF]; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1985; MAGNUM, P.I. - 1985;
GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1977-1986 [Unknown amount of episodes; he would 
return
to the soap opera in 1990; Emmy Award® winner in 1979 for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series]; CAGNEY &
LACEY - 1986; STARMAN - 1987; CHEERS - 1988; L.A. LAW - 1988; SIMON
& SIMON - 1985-1988 [3 episodes]; CROWING PAINS - 1989; THE WAR
OF THE ROSES - 1989 [TF]; IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD - 1990
[TV Movie]; BAR GIRLS - 1990 [TV Movie]; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1990
[Unknown amount of episodes; he would return in 1992 and spend the
next 12 years playing Lee Baldwin]; MATLOCK - 1991; DADDY - 1991 [TV
Movie]; COACH - 1992; DRAGON FLY - 2002 [TF]; ONE OF THE OLDEST CON
GAMES - 2004 [Short]; PORT CHARLES - 1997-2004 [a GENERAL HOSPITAL
spinoff, where Hansen would play Lee Baldwin from time to time];
GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1992-2004 [Hansen's final trip of playing Lee
Baldwin. He retired from acting in 2004; Although he retired from
acting, he did appear at the off-screen GENERAL HOSPITAL 50th
Anniversary party in 2013 along with former on-screen wife Susan
Brown.]. Hansen also served as spokesman for Plymouth automobiles on
variety shows hosted by Lawrence Welk, Steve Allen and Garry Moore
and was a news anchor at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles in 1961. Peter Hansen
died of natural causes and was 95 years-old.) - 04/09/17
MICHAEL
BALLHAUS (Cinematographer: The
German-born Ballhaus will always be praised by me for photographing
one film: BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA - 1992, directed by Francis Ford
Coppola. The use of shadows and movement in this film was something I
never experienced before and even though the film itself was kind of
boring [it was one of his very few movies not to get nominated for
some type of reward], the photography was the real star here. He was
cinematographer on dozens of German films and TV Movies [even
Directing Acting and writing some of them] before he became famous in
the United States, where he worked with some of the bigs. I am
leaving his German credits out, but his American or British
credits as a cinematographer included [Theatrical Films unless
otherwise stated]: RUBY'S DREAM - 1982; BABY IT'S YOU - 1983;
RECKLESS - 1984; OLD ENOUGH - 1984; HEARTBREAKERS - 1984; DEATH OF A
SALESMAN - 1985 [TV Movie]; AFTER HOURS - 1985; UNDER THE CHERRY MOON
- 1986 [It is unsubstantiated that he also directed this uncredited];
THE COLOR OF MONEY - 1986; THE GLASS MANAGERIE - 1987; BROADCAST NEWS
- 1987 [Academy Award® nomination for Best Cinematography]; THE
HOUSE ON CARROLL STREET - 1988; THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - 1988;
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS - 1988; WORKING GIRL - 1989; THE FABULOUS
BAKER BOYS - 1989 [Academy Award® nomination for Best
Cinematography]; GOODFELLAS - 1990; POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE - 1990;
GUILTY BY SUSPICION - 1991; WHAT ABOUT BOB? - 1991; THE MAMBO KINGS -
1992; BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA - 1992; THE AGE OF INNOCENCE - 1993; I'LL
DO ANYTHING - 1994; QUIZ SHOW - 1994; OUTBREAK - 1995; SLEEPERS -
1996; AIR FORCE ONE - 1997; PRIMARY COLORS - 1998; WILD WILD WEST -
1999; THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR - 1999 [Executive Producer only]; WHAT
PLANET ARE YOU FROM? - 2000; THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE - 2000; GONE
UNDERGROUND - 2001 [Short]; GANGS OF NEW YORK - 2002 [Academy
Award® nomination for Best Cinematography]; UPTOWN GIRLS - 2003;
SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE - 2003; THE DEPARTED - 2005; 3096 DAYS - 2013
[His last credit as a Cinematographer]. Ballhaus also shot Madonna's
music videos for her songs "Papa Don't Preach" and
"True Blue". Ballhaus continued working in Germany while he
was working in the United States and was a well-regarded director of
photography in both countries and was a favorite of Rainer Werner
Fassbinder. He once told Variety this about Fassbinder: "It
helped a lot because he was not an easy director. He was very hard
on me and he was very pushy. He always cracked the whip to be fast
and not to spend too much time. So I learned to be fast and still
tried to be good. That was a big help later when I started shooting
in the States. It was also a big help because he was so temperamental
that from then on I knew I could handle every director in the world."
Michael Ballhaus passed away of undisclosed causes and was 81 years-old.)
- 04/12/17
CHARLIE
MURPHY (Comedian/Actor: Charlie was not
only the older brother of Eddie Murphy [They were both tight and
Eddie insisted that Charlie have some bits parts on SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE when Eddie was a regular], he was a natural funny guy in his own
right. Some of his skits on CHAPPELLE'S SHOW almost made me piss my
pants from laughing so hard. He was so young and so talented. It is
hard to believe he is gone and I am having a hard time accepting it,
but he is gone, leaving a legacy of side-splitting work behind him.
His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical Film]: BEVERLY HILLS COP II - 1987 [TF; Assistant To The
Producers only]; SONNY SPOON - 1988; HARLEM NIGHTS - 1989 [TF]; MO'
BETTER BLUES - 1990 [TF]; THE KID WHO LOVED CHRISTMAS - 1990 [TV
Movie]; JUNGLE FEVER - 1991 [TF]; CB4 - 1993 [TF]; MARTIN - 1995;
VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN - 1995 [TF; Screenwriter only]; MURDER 
WAS
THE CASE: THE MOVIE - 1995 [Video Short]; THE POMPATUS OF LOVE -
1995 [TF]; THE PLAYERS CLUB - 1998 [TF]; UNCONDITIONAL LOVE - 1999
[TF]; PAPER SOLDIERS - 2002 [TF; also Screenwriter]; DEATH OF A
DYNASTY - 2003 [TF]; CHAPPELLE'S SHOW - 2003-2004 [Charlie would have
had many more funny skits if Dave Chappelle didn't walk away from
this hit series {His fake feud with Rick James was a thing of genius
and can't be told properly with words. You have to see it. YouTube
may carry it.} and head off to Africa, without telling studio
executives; also Uncredited Writer; When Charlie sang the song
"Fuck It", I nearly laughed until I had a heart attack.
Charlie acted as Host of the series from 2004 to 2006 just in case
Chappelle returned. He didn't.]; ONE ON ONE - 2004; LOVESICK - 2005
[TF]; KING'S RANSOM - 2005 [TF]; ROLL BOUNCE - 2005 [TF; This is my
favorite Charlie Murphy film performance]; THUGABOO: SNEAKER MADNESS
- 2006 [TV Movie; Voice only]; NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM - 2006 [TF];
THUGABOO: A MIRACLE ON D-ROC's STREET - 2006 [TV Movie; Voice only];
THREE DAYS TO VEGAS - 2007 [TF]; NATURAL BORN KOMICS - 2007 [DTV];
MATTIE FRESNO AND THE HOLOFLUX UNIVERSE - 2007 [TF]; NORBIT - 2007
[TF; Acted with brother Eddie as the Voice of Floyd The Dog; Also
Screenplay & Story]; UNIVERSAL REMOTE - 2007 [TF]; UNEARTHED -
2007 [TF; His only pure horror film]; THE PERFECT HOLIDAY - 2007
[TF]; TWISTED FORTUNE - 2007 [TF]; BAR STARZ - 2008 [TF]; THE HUSTLE
- 2008 [TF]; FRANKENHOOD - 2009 [TF; Comedy Horror film with one of
Charlie's biggest film roles]; NITE TALES: THE SERIES - 2009 [One of
the worst horror anthology TV Series ever made]; 1000 WAYS TO DIE -
2010 [TV Comical Documentary Series]; FREAKNIK: THE MUSICAL - 2010
[TV Movie; Voice only]; OUR FAMILY WEDDING - 2010 [TF]; LOTTERY
TICKET - 2010 [TF]; THE BOONDOCKS - 2005-2010 [10 episodes; Voice
only]; CHARLIE MURPHY: I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE - 2010 [Video
Documentary; also Screenwriter]; ARE WE THERE YET? - 2010-2011 [5
episodes]; THE COOKOUT 2 - 2011 [TV Movie] MOVING DAY - 2012 [TF];
HAWAII FIVE-O - 2013; THE RICKEY SMILEY SHOW - 2013; A SATURDAY IS A
TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE - 2013 [Short]; CHARLIE MURPHY'S LAW - 2014;
BLACK DYNAMITE - 2012-2014 [Voice only]; LOVE THAT GIRL! - 2014;
BLACK JESUS - 2014-2015 [TV Series Star; 21 episodes]; TEENAGE MUTANT
NINJA TURTLES - 2016 [Voice only]; MEET THE BLACKS - 2016 [TF]; THE
COMEDY GET DOWN - 2017; POWER - 2017 [Pay Cable TV Series; 4
episodes; His final acting role]. Charlie appeared in many
Documentaries and comedy skit shows, as well as voice a few Video
Games. In 1986 he wrote a screenplay titled "The Peddler"
and sold it to Paramount for $150,000. As of today, the film remains
unmade. Here's Charlie's story on the Rick James sketch: "I
knew it was something [special] when we took it over to my baby
brother [Eddie Murphy's] house. I was like, "Check out this Rick
James sketch." And we watched it and he was silent throughout
the whole sketch, so I thought it was horrible. Soon as it stopped
playing, he just said one word: "Genius." And then busted
out laughing like, "Play that shit again!""
The day Charlie died, he sent all his fans a final Tweet that would
make the strongest man cry. Charlie Murphy passed away from
complications of Leukemia and was just 57 years-old.) - 04/12/17
TOSHIO
MATSUMOTO (Japanese Underground Director:
Even though the majority or Mr. Matsumoto's films were Shorts, the
subject of them were always controversial. He started his career
doing documentary shorts and graduated to fictional avant-garde
shorts and feature films. Many consider him a minor genius. His
directorial credits included [all are Shorts unless otherwise
stated]: BICYCLE IN DREAM - 1955 [Documentary Short; also Writer];
300 TON TRAILER - 1959 [Documentary Short]; HARU O YOBUKORA - 1959
[Documentary Short]; THE CATCH - 1961
[Theatrical Film; Writer only]; WATASHI WA NYLON - 1962 [Documentary
Short]; THE WEAVERS OF NISHIJIN - 1962 [Documentary Short]; THE SONG
OF STONE - 1963 [Documentary Short]; MOTHERS - 1967 [Documentary
Short]; SUHADA BI NO TAME NO 12 SHO - 1967; FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES -
1969 [Theatrical Film; also Writer; notorious at the time for its
visuals of homesexual life]; FOR MY CRUSHED RIGHT EYE - 1969;
ECSTASIS - 1969 [Also Producer, Editor & Cinematographer];
METASTASIS - 1971 [also Editor]; DEMONS - 1971 [Theatrical Film; His
first feature-length horror film; also Writer]; EXPANSION-KAKUCHOU -
1972; MONA LISA - 1973; THE WAR OF THE 16 YEAR OLDS - 1973
[Theatrical Film; also Writer]; ANDY WARHOL: RE-REPRODUCTION - 1974;
FLY - 1974; EVERYTHING VISIBLE IS EMPTY - 1975; ATMAN - 1975 [also
Editor]; ENIGMA-NAZO - 1978; WHITE HOLE - 1979; KI=BREATHING - 1980;
CONNECTION - 1981; SHIFT - 1982; RELATION - 1982; WAVE - 1984; SWAY:
YURAGI - 1985 [Also Cinematographer]; ENGRAM - 1987 [also Actor];
DOGRA MAGRA - 1988 [Theatrical Film; A horror film that is his most
accessible as a Director, but also his last film; Also Writer]. A
Documentary was made about him, UNDER THE SKIN, in 2002. Matsumoto
had published several photo and art books and was a a professor and
dean of the Faculty of Arts at the Kyoto University of Art and
Design. Matsumoto was also President of the Japan Society of Image
Arts and Sciences. Toshio Matsumoto died of undisclosed causes and
was 85 years-old.) - 04/12/17
CLIFTON
JAMES (Actor: Clifton James claimed
immortality as "Sheriff J.W. Pepper" in two James Bond
films with Roger Moore. Some (including myself), think he stole the
first movie, which is why they brought him back for the second film
[and gave him more to do]. Clifton was the ultimate character actor,
with a body and face born to play redneck Southern sheriffs,
detectives, officers of the law, crooked businessmen and corrupt
politicians, but he also did very many other roles in TV and 
in
Theatrical films. Frankly, I thought he passed away a long time ago,
but he was very much alive: His credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Films]: THE STRANGE ONE - 1957 [TF];
THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW - 1957; KRAFT THEATRE - 1958; DECOY - 1958;
ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1958; THE LAST MILE - 1959 [TF]; NAKED CITY -
1959-1960 [3 episodes]; BRENNER - 1961; CAIN'S HUNDRED - 1961;
SOMETHING WILD - 1961 [TF]; EXPERIMENT IN TERROR - 1962 [TF]; DAVID
AND LISA - 1962 [TF]; ROUTE 66 - 1963; THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES -
1963; EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE - 1963; BLACK LIKE ME - 1964 [TF];
INVITATION TO A GUNFIGHTER - 1964 [TF]; SLATTERY'S PEOPLE - 1965; THE
CHASE - 1966 [TF]; THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE - 1966; MOGUL- 1966; THE
VIRGINIAN - 1966; THE HAPPENING - 1967 [TF]; THE CAPER OF THE GOLDEN
BULLS - 1967 [TF]; COOL HAND LUKE - 1967 [TF; The first time Mr.
James got my attention]; CIMARRON STRIP - 1967; WILL PENNY - 1967
[TF; One great Western]; MANNIX - 1968; IRONSIDE - 1969; THE REIVERS
- 1969 [TF]; ...tick...tick...tick... - 1970 [TF]; WUSA - 1970 [TF];
GUNSMOKE - 1958-1970 [5 episodes]; BONANZA - 1968-1971; THE BISCUIT
EATER - 1972 [TF]; PARTICULAR MEN - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE NEW
CENTURIONS - 1972 [TF; Great ensemble piece]; KID BLUE - 1973 [TF];
LIVE AND LET DIE - 1973 [TF; Roger Moore's first outing as James Bond
and many think Clifton James as Sheriff J.W. Pepper stole the show];
THE WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON - 1973 [TF]; THE ICEMAN COMETH - 1973
[TF]; THE LAST DETAIL - 1973 [TF]; THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN - 1973
[TF]; BANK SHOT - 1074 [TF]; BUSTER AND BILLIE - 1974 [TF];
JUGGERNAUGHT - 1974 [TF]; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1974; THE MAN
WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - 1974 [TF; James returns as Sheriff J.W. Pepper,
and actually helps James Bond in this film]; RANCHO DELUXE - 1975
[TF]; RUNAWAY BARGE - 1975 [TV Movie]; FRIENDLY PERSUASION - 1975 [TV
Movie]; THE DEADLY TOWER - 1975 [TV Movie; one of the most tense TV
Movies of the 70's]; FROM HONG KONG WITH LOVE - 1975 [TF]; CITY OF
ANGELS - 1976; CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS - 1976 [TV mini-series]; SILVER
STREAK - 1976 [TF]; THE NOVEMBER PLAN - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE BAD NEWS
BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING - 1977; SUPERTRAIN - 1979; HART TO HART -
1979; UNDERCOVER WITH THE KKK - 1979 [TV Movie]; YOUNG MAVERICK -
1979; CABO BLANCO - 1980 [TF]; THE DUKES OF HAZZARD - 1980; THE
CONTENDER - 1980 [TV mini-series]; GUYANA TRAGEDY: THE STORY OF JIM
JONES - 1980 [TV Movie; A two-part movie that was better than most
Theatrical Films]; QUINCY M.E. - 1980; SUPERMAN II - 1980 [TF];
ANOTHER WORLD - 1980 [Daytime soap opera; unknown amount of
episodes]; TEXAS - 1981 [Daytime soap opera spun off from ANOTHER
WORLD to compete with the then extremely popular nighttime drama
DALLAS, which James would eventually appear on. Mr. James appeared in
38 episodes in 1981. The series lasted from 1980 to 1982.]; LEWIS
& CLARKE - 1981-1982 [TV Series Regular; 13 episodes]; THE FALL
GUY - 1982
;
TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1979-1982; THE A-TEAM - 1983; TALK TO ME - 1984
[TF]; KIDCO - 1984 [TF]; HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN - 1984; STIFFS - 1985
[TF]; WHERE OF THE CHILDREN? - 1986 [TF]; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1987
[TF]; WHOOPS APOCALYPSE - 1988 [TF]; EIGHT MEN OUT - 1988 [TF];
MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1988; WALTER & CARLO IN AMERICA - 1989 [TF];
SHE-DEVIL - 1989]; DALLAS - 1990 [4 episodes]; NIGHT COURT - 1990;
THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES - 1990 [TF]; MONSTERS - 1991; GABRIEL'S
FIRE - 1991; CAROLINA SKELETONS - 1991 [TV Movie]; THE VERNON JOHNS
STORY - 1994 [TV Movie]; LONE STAR - 1996 [TF]; ALL MY CHILDREN -
1996 [Daytime soap opera; played "Kris Kringle" for one
episode]; THE SUMMER OF BEN TYLER - 1996 [TV Movie]; INTERSTATE 84 -
2000 [TF]; SUNSHINE STATE - 2002 [TF]; THE HOWLIN' WOLF STORY - 2003
[Documentary]; SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER CUT - 2006 [TF;
Alternate version of the 1982 film which was assembled and released
in 2006. I believe it is the better of the two versions.]; RAISING
FLAGG - 2006 [TF; his last acting role]. A film he was supposed to
star in, OLD SOLDIERS, was in the Pre-Production stage in 2017. Mr.
James also appeared on the Daytime Soap Opera THE SECRET STORM
between 1955 and 1975, but the year[s] and amount of episodes are not
known. All we know is he played a character named "Wes
Glenway". He fought for five years on the front lines of the
South Pacific, earning two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star for his
service during World War II. Before he became a TV and Movie actor,
he appeared on stage in “The Time of Your Life” and would
go on to perform in several Broadway shows, including the Pulitzer
Prize-winning drama “All The Way Home.” Clifton James
passed away due to complications of Diabetes and was 95 years-old.) - 04/15/17
J.C.
SPINK (Producer: Spink was a Producer of
some popular Theatrical Movies and TV Series for a relatively short
period of time before passing away at a young age. His Producing
credits 
included
[Theatrical Films produced with partner Chris Bender unless
otherwise noted]: BLACK PEOPLE HATE ME AND THEY HATE MY GLASSES -
2000 [Short]; CATS & DOGS - 2001; OUTSIDE - 2002; THE RING -
2002; CHEATS - 2002; THE DUFF CHALLENGE - 2003 [TV Movie]; BLIND
HORIZON - 2003; THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT - 2004; GLENN TILBROOK: ONE FOR
THE ROAD - 2004 [Documentary]; THE RING TWO - 2005; CON - 2005 [TV
Series]; MONSTER-IN-LAW - 2005; A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE - 2005; RED EYE
- 2005; JUST FRIENDS - 2005; THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2 - 2006; FULL OF
IT - 2007; INSANITARIUM - 2008 [DTV]; PRIVATE VALENTINE: BLONDE AND
DANGEROUS - 2008; KILL THEORY - 2009; THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 3:
REVELATIONS - 2009; KYLE XY - 2006-2009 [TV Series; 42 episodes]; THE
HANGOVER - 2009; THE HOLE - 2009; LEAP YEAR - 2010; I AM NUMBER FOUR
- 2011; ARTHUR - 2011; THE HANGOVER PART II - 2011; THE INCREDIBLE
BURT WONDERSTONE - 2013; THE HANGOVER PART III - 2013; WE'RE THE
MILLERS - 2013; ZOMBEAVERS - 2014; THE GOLDBERGS - 2014-2015 [TV
Series; Actor only]; CURVE - 2015; RIDE ALONG 2 - 2016; SAVE ME FROM
THE SOUND OF THE SIREN - 2016 [Short]; CRIMINAL - 2016; RINGS - 2017
[His last Producing credit]. J.C. Spink died of an accidental drug
overdose due to “multiple drug intoxication” [it's on the
coroner's report] and was just 44 years-old.) - 04/18/17
DICK
CONTINO (Actor/Musician: Dick Contino was
a hip-swiveling accordionist who was a regular on THE ED SULLIVAN
SHOW and appeared in a handful of films and TV Series. His success
was interrupted when Contino was drafted during the Korean War.
Contino, at the time earning a reported $4,000 per week, fled from
pre-induction barracks at Fort Ord, due to extreme and unpublicized
phobias and neuroses. He was labeled a "draft dodger" and
jailed for
several months before serving in the United States armed forces and
being honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant and receiving a
Presidential Pardon. The resultant scandal dealt Contino's career a
serious blow, but he continued performing, including acting. His
credits included [Theatrical Film unless otherwise noted]: THE SPIKE
JONES SHOW - 1954 [TV Series]; THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR - 1954 [TV
Series]; THE EASTER SEALS TELEPARADE OF STARS - 1955 [TV Special];
TEXACO STAR THEATRE - 1950-1955 [TV Series]; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1956
[TV Series]; DADDY-'O' - 1958 [Probably his best-known film; the
first film to be scored by John Williams]; THE BEAT GENERATION -
1959; GIRLS TOWN - 1959; THE BIG NIGHT - 1960; THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW -
1950-1967 [TV Series; 48 episodes]; I WAS A TEENAGE BEATNICK - 2005;
BEHIND THE BELLOWS: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE ACCORDION - 2009
[Documentary]; NIGHT CLUB - 2011 [His final acting role]. He also
appeared as a guest on some variety shows like THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY
SHOW - 1956; THE TONY BENNETT SHOW - 1956; THE RAY ANTHONY SHOW -
1957; THE JACK PAAR SHOW - 1958-1959 [6 episodes]; THE MIKE DOUGLAS
SHOW - 1962; THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW - 1967; and THE WOODY WOODBURY SHOW
- 1968, to play his accordion. He was considered the hippest
accordianist of his generation, the Elvis Presley of the accordion.
He also released several dozen accordion-based albums. Dick Contino
passed away of natural causes and was 87 years-old.) - 04/19/17
ERIN
MORAN (Actress: It comes as quite a shock
when the youngest member of HAPPY DAYS [portraying Joanie Cunningham]
passes away before I did. A lot of people think Ms. Moran'a acting
debut came on that show, but she had been acting since the
mid-1960's, first doing TV commercials and then getting bit parts in
films and making guest appearances on TV Series. She was also one of
the stars of one of Producer Roger Corman's most memorable sci-fi
films of the 1980's. Why someone this young dies before her time is a
question I quit asking myself, but at least we have her body of work
to remember her by. Ms. Moran's credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: WHO'S MINDING THE MINT? - 1967
[TF]; HOW 
SWEET
IT IS! - 1968 [TF]; STANLEY VS. THE SYSTEM - 1968 [TV Movie];
DAKTARI - 1968-1969 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 15 episodes]; DEATH
VALLEY DAYS - 1969; 80 STEPS TO JONAH - 1969 [TF]; THE HAPPY ENDING -
1969 [TF]; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER - 1970; MY THREE SONS -
1970; WATERMELON MAN - 1970 [TF]; FAMILY AFFAIR - 1970-1971 [3
episodes]; O'HARA, U.S. TREASURY - 1971; THE SMITH FAMILY - 1971;
BEARCATS! - 1971; GUNSMOKE - 1971; THE DON RICKLES SHOW - 1972; THE
F.B.I. - 1970-1973 [3 episodes]; LISA, BRIGHT AND DARK - 1973 [TV
Movie]; THE WALTONS - 1975; THE MAGIC PONY - 1977 [TF; Voice only];
GREATEST HEROES OF THE BIBLE - 1979; GALAXY OF TERROR - 1981 [TF; One
of the best films Producer Roger Corman ever made]; TWIRL - 1981 [TV
Movie]; JOANIE LOVES CHACHI - 1982-1983 [A failed spin-off of HAPPY
DAYS; Some successful spinoffs included LAVERNE & SHIRLEY and
MORK AND MINDY; 17 episodes; Even though the series was a flop, she
still won a Young Artist Award® for Best Young Actress in a New
Television Series]; HOTEL - 1983; HAPPY DAYS - 1974-1984 [239
episodes]; GLITTER - 1984; THE LOVE BOAT - 1980-1985 [6 episodes];
MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1986; DEAR GOD - 1996 [TF]; DESPERATION BOULEVARD
- 1998 [TF]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1998; GOOD VS. EVIL - 1999; DICKIE
ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR - 2003 [TF]; HAPPY DAYS: 30TH ANNIVERSARY
REUNION - 2005 [TV Movie Documentary]; THE SINGING BEE - 2007; BROKEN
PROMISE - 2008 [TF]; MOTHER GOOSE PARADE - 2008 [TV Movie
Documentary]; THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - 2009; NOT ANOTHER B MOVIE
- 2010 [TF; her final acting role]. Like many people [especially
former child stars], Erin Moran fell on hard times and in 2010 her
house was foreclosed upon and she was evicted. As you can see by her
credits, her acting roles pretty much dried up once HAPPY DAYS ended.
A shameful thing that happens to many young stars. Erin Moran passed
away due to unknown causes [Henry Winkler's Tweet made it sound like
a suicide and various other sources say it was a heroin overdose in
her Indiana trailer park home, but I'll wait for the coroner's
report. The Coroner's Report stated that Erin Moran died of Stage 4
Cancer and she probably didn't know she had it.] and was just 56
years-old.) - 04/22/17
DON
GORDON (Actor:
One of the best character actors [Real Name: Donald Walter Guadagno]
of our generation has passed away. Any Baby Boomer would instantly
recognize him for all the movies and TV Series he had done in the
60's, 70's & 80's. He was also good friends with Steve McQueen,
who made sure he was cast for roles in his films if there were any.
He was the kind of actor who automatically improved anything he
appeared in. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF
for Theatrical Film]: TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH - 1949 [TF]; HALLS OF
MONTEZUMA -
1951 [TF]; LET'S GO NAVY! - 1951 [TF]; FORCE OF ARMS - 1951 [TF];
IT'S A BIG COUNTRY: AN AMERICAM ANTHOLOGY - 1951; SPACE PATROL -
1951; GIRLS IN THE NIGHT - 1953 [TF]; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE -
1953; LAW AND ORDER - 1953 [TF]; THE PHILCO-GOODYEAR TELEVISION
PLAYHOUSE - 1953; THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS - 1953 [TF]; MISTER
PEEPERS - 1953; THE BEST OF BROADWAY - 1955; REVOLT AT FORT LARAMIE -
1956 [TF]; THE BENNY GOODMAN STORY - 1956 [TF]; ROBERT MONTGOMERY
PRESENTS - 1956; FRONTIER - 1956; THE KAISER ALUMINUM HOUR - 1956;
STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1956-1957; CLIMAX! - 1957 [Every star alive
during the 50's has had a role on this TV Series]; NAVY LOG - 1957;
THE WALTER WINCHELL FILE - 1958; MAN WITHOUT A GUN - 1958; SUGARFOOT
- 1958; TRACKDOWN - 1958; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1959; THE ROUGH RIDERS -
1959; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1959; COLT .45 - 1959; CRY TOUGH - 1959 [TF];
BORDER PATROL - 1959; JOHNNY STACCATO - 1959; U.S. MARSHAL - 1959;
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1959; MR. LUCKY - 1959; MAN WITH A CAMERA
- 1960; WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE - 1959-1960 [The TV Series in which
Gordon and Steve McQueen became friends]; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1959-1960;
PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1958-1960; THE DEPUTY - 1960; THE BLUE ANGELS -
1960-1961 [TV Series Regular; 33 episodes]; TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS -
1961; THE DEFENDERS - 1962 [Emmy Award® nomination for
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role]; THE
UNTOUCHABLES - 1961-1963 [4 episodes]; EMPIRE - 1963; THE ELEVENTH
HOUR - 1963; THE LLOYD BRIDGES SHOW - 1963; THE DOCTORS AND THE
NURSES - 1963; CHANNING - 1963; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["The Four
Of Us Are Dying" - 1960; "The Self-Improvement Of Salvadore
Ross" - 1964]; THE OUTER LIMITS - ["The Invisibles" -
1964; "Second Chance" - 1964]; THE GAME WITH GLASS PIECES -
1964 [TV Movie]; THE FUGITIVE - 1964; INSIGHT - 1960-1965 [3
episodes]; MEMORANDUM FOR A SPY - 1965 [TV Movie]; KRAFT SUSPENSE
THEATRE - 1965; COMBAT! - 1965; THE LOLLIPOP COVER - 1965 [TF; also
Writer]; PEYTON PLACE - 1966 [5 episodes]; SHANE - 1966; VOYAGE TO
THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA - 1966; 12 O'CLOCK HIGH - 1966; THE WILD WILD
WEST - 1967; THE INVADERS - 1967; READY AND WILLING - 1967 [TV
Movie]; OF MICE AND MEN - 1968 [TV Movie]; THE FELONY SQUAD - 1968;
THE NAME OF THE GAME - 1968; BULLITT - 1968 [TF]; THE GAMBLERS - 1970
[TF]; WUSA - 1970 [TF]; CANNON FOR CORDOBA - 1970 [TF]; THE LAST
MOVIE - 1971 [TF]; MONTE NASH - 1971; Z.P.G. ZERO POPULATION GROWTH -
1972 [TF]; FUZZ - 1972 [TF]; SLAUGHTER - 1972 [TF]; SEARCH - 1973;
THE MACK - 1973 [TF]; THE RETURN OF CHARLIE CHAN - 1973 [TF]; TOMA -
1973; PAPILLON - 1973 [TF]; BANACEK - 1974; THE ROOKIES - 1974; THE
F.B.I. - 1967-1974 [6 episodes]; THE MAGICIAN - 1974; MANNIX - 1974;
THE EDUCATION OF SONNY CARSON - 1974 [TF]; COLUMBO - 1974; THE
TOWERING INFERNO - 1974 [TF]; CANNON - 1971-1975; MATT HELM - 1975;
THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1976; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1975-1976;
STREET KILLING - 1976 [TV Movie]; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1976; DELVECCHIO
- 1976; SWITCH - 1975-1976; BARNABY JONES - 1976; SPENCER'S PILOTS -
1976; STARSKY AND HUTCH - 1977; LUCAN - 1977-1978 [Failed TV Series
Regular; 10 episodes]; SPARROW - 1978 [TV Movie]; VEGA$ - 1979; PARIS
- 1980; THE CONTENDER - 1980 [TV mini-series]; OUT OF THE BLUE - 1980
[TF]; HART TO HART - 1980; THE FINAL CONFLICT - 1981 [TF; 
The
final chapter in THE OMEN trilogy. Gordon portrays Damien's right
hand man whose wife is made to kill their own baby with a hot iron];
STRIKE FORCE - 1982; THE BEAST WITHIN - 1982 [TF; one of the 80's
most unusual horror films]; MATT HOUSTON - 1982; THE POWERS OF
MATTHEW STAR - 1983; CONFESSIONS OF A MARRIED MAN - 1983 [TV Movie];
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD - 1983; THE LOVE BOAT - 1983; AUTOMAN - 1983;
T.J. HOOKER - 1983-1984; SIMON & SIMON - 1982-1984; COVER UP -
1984; KNIGHT RIDER - 1982-1985; AIRWOLF - 1986; REMINGTON STEELE -
1985-1986 [3 episodes]; MACGYVER - 1987; LETHAL WEAPON - 1987; OHARA
- 1987; CODE NAME VENGEANCE - 1987 [TF]; SKIN DEEP - 1989 [TF]; THE
EXORCIST III - 1990 [TF; one of the scariest one-second jump scare in
the history of films; it will stay with you forever once you have
seen it]; THE BORROWER - 1991 [TF; A damn weird horror film about an
alien who has to use human heads to stay alive]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER -
1993; LEGION - 2016 [TF; his final acting role]. When legends like
Don Gordon passes away, it make you appreciate that they left behind
a huge body of work to enjoy. It also make you think harder and
deeper about your own mortality. Don Gordon passed away of natural
causes and was 90 years-old.) - 04/24/17
JONATHAN
DEMME
(Director/Producer/Writer: My God, make it stop! We are losing too
many good people in 2017. I know death is the final part of life, but
many of these people are leaving us much to soon. Jonathan Demme was
one of those people; an Academy Award® winning director for
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - 1991, who got his start being a jack-of-all-trades
for Roger Corman in the early 1970's [when Demme became famous, he
always put cameos of Corman into his films]. Corman finally gave him
a chance to direct and he never looked back. His films were popular
and three of the stars of his many films won Academy Awards® for
their performances [including Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster].
Jonathan Demme's credits as a
director included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: SUDDEN
TERROR - 1970 [Music Coordinator only]; ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME -
1971 [Producer & Writer only]; VON RICHTHOFEN AND BROWN - 1971
[Publicist only]; RIO TIGRE - 1972 [Story & Screenplay only]; THE
HOT BOX - 1972 [Writer, Producer & Second Unit Director only];
FLY ME - 1973 [Second Unit Director only]; NAUGHTY WIVES - 1973
[Director of opening Sequence only]; BLACK MAMA WHITE MAMA - 1973
[Story only]; CAGED HEAT - 1974 [also Writer]; CRAZY MAMA - 1975;
FIGHTING MAD - 1976 [also Wrier]; HANDLE WITH CARE - 1977; THE
INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN - 1977 [Actor only]; COLUMBO - 1978 [TV
Series]; ROGER CORMAN: HOLLYWOOD'S WILD ANGEL - 1978 [Documentary;
Appears as himself]; LAST EMBRACE - 1979 [also Bit Actor];; MELVIN
AND HOWARD - 1980 [I simply love this off-the-wall film; Academy
Award® to Mary Steenburgen for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
and Bo Goldman for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the
Screen]; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1980 [TV Series; Director & Writer
of segment "Gidgette Goes to Hell" only]; WHO AM I THIS
TIME? - 1982 [TV Movie]; ALIVE FROM OFF CENTER - 1984 [TV Series];
SWING SHIFT - 1984 [Christine Lahti was nominated for an Academy
Award® for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]; STOP MAKING SENSE
- 1984 [A Talking Heads Semi-Documentary; also Writer &
Re-Recording Mixer]; INTO THE NIGHT - 1985 [Bit Actor only]; SURVIVAL
GUIDE - 1985 [TV Movie]; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1985-1986 [ Director
of short films "Say No: Part 1" - 1985 and "Say No:
Part 2" - 1986]; SOMETHING WILD - 1986 [also Producer; A great
piece of filmmaking]; SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA - 1987; TRYING TIMES -
1987 [TV Series]; HAITI DREAMS OF DEMOCRACY - 1987 [TV Documentary;
also Producer & Writer]; MARRIED TO THE MOB - 1988 [another great
film; Dean Stockwell was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best
Actor in a Supporting Role]; FAMOUS ALL OVER TOWN - 1988; RED HOT AND
BLUE - 1990 [Pay TV Movie]; MIAMI BLUES - 1990 [Producer only]; WOMEN
AND MEN 2: IN LOVE THERE ARE NO RULES - 1991 [Pay TV Movie; Producer
only] THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - 1991 [A game changer when mixing
thrillers with horror themes; one of the first time that the Academy
paid attention to horror. Won five Academy Awards: Jonathan Demme for
Best Director; Anthony Hopkins for Best Actor; Jodie Foster for Best
Actress; Ted Tally for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously
Produced or Published and for Best Picture]; COUSIN BOBBY - 1992
[Documentary]; AMOS & ANDREW - 1993 [Executive Producer only];
HOUSEHOLD SAINTS - 1993 [Executive Producer & Presenter only];
PHILADELPHIA - 1993 [Academy Award® for Tom Hanks as Best Actor
and Bruce Springsteen for Best Original Song {"The Streets Of
Philadelphia"}]; ROY COHN/JACK SMITH - 1994 [Producer only];
MURDER INCORPORATED - 1995 [MFHV]; DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS - 1995
[Executive Producer only]; COURAGE AND PAIN - 1996 [Documentary;
Producer only]; THAT THING YOU DO! - 1996 [Producer & Bit Actor
only]; MANDELA - 1996 [Documentary; Producer only]; INTO THE ROPES -
1996 [Producer only]; SUBWAYSTORIES: TALES FROM THE UNDERGROUND -
1997 [Pay TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; ULEE'S GOLD - 1997
[Presenter only]; STOREFRONT HITCHCOCK - 1998 [Documentary]; BELOVED
- 1998 [also Producer]; THE UTTMOST - 1998 [Documentary; Producer
only]; SHADRACH - 1998 [Executive Producer only]; OZ - 2000 [Pay TV
Series; Bit Actor only]; THE OPPORTUNISTS - 2000 [Executive Producer
only]; MAANGAMIZI: THE ANCIENT ONE - 2001 [Executive Producer only];
ADAPTATION - 2002 [Producer only]; THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE - 2002
[also Writer]; THE AGRONOMIST - 2003 [Documentary; also Producer &
Cinematographer]; BEAH: A BLACK WOMAN SPEAKS - 2003 [Documentary;
Producer only]; THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - 2004 [also Producer]; THE
GOODBYE KISS - 2006 [Presenter only]; GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND
FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM - 2006 [Documentary; Appears as himself];
NEIL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD - 2006 [Documentary; also Producer &
Camera Operator]; JIMMY CARTER MAN FROM PLAINS - 2007 [Documentary;
also Producer, Camera Operator & Writer]; RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
- 2008 [also Producer; Anne Hathaway was nominated for an Academy
Award® for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role];
CRUDE INDEPENDENCE - 2009 [Documentary; Executive Producer only];
NEIL YOUNG TRUNK SHOW - 2009 [Documentary; also Producer]; I'M
CAROLYN PARKER - 2011 [Documentary; also Producer &
Cinematographer]; NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS - 2011 [Documentary; also
Producer]; ENLIGHTENED - 2011 [Pay TV Series]; CORMAN'S WORLD:
EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL - 2011 [Documentary; Appears as
himself. A must for Roger Corman fans]; PABLO - 2012 [Actor only]; A
GIFTED MAN - 
2011-2012
[TV Series; Directed the Pilot & Executive Produced 6 episodes];
KENNY CHESNEY: UNSTAGED - 2012 [Documentary]; GIMME THE LOOT - 2012
[Presenter only]; ENZO AVITABILE MISIC LIFE - 2012 [Documentary; also
Producer]; I'M CAROLYN PARKER: THE GOOD, THE MAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL -
2012 [TV Documentary; also Producer]; A MASTER BUILDER - 2013;
EVERETT RUESS WILDERNESS SONG - 2013 [Documentary; Producer
only]; LINE OF SIGHT - 2014 [TV Movie; also Executive
Producer]; THE KILLING - 2013-2014 [TV Series]; SONG ONE - 2014
[Producer only]; BROTHERS OF THE BLACK LIST - 2014 [Documentary;
Presenter only]; ANOTHER TELEPATHIC THING - 2015; RICKI AND THE FLASH
- 2015; DEEP TIME - 2015 [Documentary; Executive Producer only]; THE
CENTER - 2015 [Executive Producer only]; THE NEW YORKER PRESENTS -
2016 [TV Series Documentary; Directed the Pilot]; JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE +
THE TENNESSEE KIDS - 2016 [Documentary]; SHOTS FIRED - 2017 [TV
Series; his last credit, He died on the day his episode was to be
shown so the creators put an “In Memoriam” card on the
episode.]. Jonathan Demme also directed Music Videos for such singers
and bands as; The Talking Heads ["Once In A Lifetime";
"Stop Making Sense"]; UB40 & Chrissie Hynde ["I
Got You Babe"]; New Order ["The Perfect Kiss"; a lot
of Demme's films contain New Order songs]; Bruce Springsteen
["Streets Of Philadelphia"; "Murder Incorporated";
"If I Should Fall Behind"]; Artists Against Apartheid
["Sun City"]; and too many Neil Young songs to list. He was
the Uncle of late director Ted Demme [BLOW - 2001] and put late
character actor Charles Napier, as well as Ted Levine and Tracey
Walter, in nearly all his non-documentaries. As you can see by his
filmography, he loved making documentaries just as much as he loved
making fictional films. Jonathan Demme died of esophageal cancer and
complications from heart disease and was 73 years-old.) - 04/26/17
DALIAH
LAVI (Actress: This beautiful Palestine
born actress [Real Name: Daliah Lewinbuk; "Lavi" means
"lioness" in Hebrew] appeared in many foreign films before
finally catching the eye of Hollywood and appearing in several
well-known films.
Her credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise stated]: THE
PEOPLE OF HEMSO - 1955; BLAZING SAND - 1960; CANDIDE - 1960; VIOLENT
SUMMER - 1961; NO TIME FOR ECSTACY - 1961; THE RETURN OF DR. MABUSE -
1961; THREE FACES OF SIN - 1961; THE GAME OF TRUTH - 1961; TWO WEEKS
IN ANOTHER TOWN - 1962 [Nominated for a Golden Globe® for Most
Promising Newcomer - Female]; BLACK-WHITE-RED FOUR POSTER - 1962; THE
DEMON - 1963; THE WHIP AND THE BODY - 1963 [Directed by Mario Bava];
AND SO TO BED - 1963; OLD SHATTERHAND - 1964; CYRANO AGAINST
D'ARTAGNAN - 1964; THEY'RE TOO MUCH - 1965; LORD JIM - 1965; LA
CELESTINA P... R... - 1965; SHOTS IN 3/4 TIME - 1965; TEN LITTLE
INDIANS - 1965; THE SILENCERS - 1966; THE SPY WITH A COLD NOSE -
1966; CASINO ROYALE - 1967; THOSE FANTASTIC FLYING FOOLS - 1967;
NOBODY RUNS FOREVER - 1968; SOME GIRLS DO - 1969; SCHWARZER PETER -
1970 [TV Series]; CATLOW - 1971; SEZ LES - 1972; HALLO PETER - 1975
[TV Series]. Ms. Lavi abandoned films and TV during the 70's for a
singing career [She was extremely popular in Germany in the 70's] and
then did TV in Germany in the 90's: MRS. HOWARD UND DER
HEIRATSSCHWINDLER - 1991 [TV Movie]; MUSIK LIEGT IN DER LUFT - 1995
[TV Series]; MOUTH TO MOUTH - 1995 [Archive footage of her in CASINO
ROYALE]; DUELL ZU DRITT - 1997 [TV Series; Her final acting role].
After several years of singing and appearing on German television,
she retired to Asheville, North Carolina, with her fourth husband,
businessman Charles Gans. Daliah Lavi passed away of undisclosed
causes and was 74 years-old.) - 05/04/17
EDWIN
SHERIN (Director/Producer: Edwin Sherin
was an vital heartbeat for LAW & ORDER, Executive Producing 163
episodes and directing and directing 36 episodes of the original, as
well as episodes of the spinoffs. But he started out much sooner than
that. Edwin Sherin Directing credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical films]: VALDEZ IS COMING - 1971 [TF]; MY
OLD MAN'S PLACE - 1971 [TF; very underrated. Pick up the Code
Red DVD.]; KING LEAR - 1974 [TV Movie]; HILL STREET BLUES - 1986;
MOONLIGHTING - 1986; LENA: MY 100 CHILDREN - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE
FATHER CLEMENTS STORY - 1987 [TV Movie]; TOUR OF DUTY - 1989 [3
episodes]; SETTLE THE SCORE - 1989 [TV Movie] DAUGHTER OF THE STREET
- 1990 [TV Movie]; DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. - 1990; L.A. LAW - 1990 [3
episodes]; A MARRIAGE: 
GEORGIA
O'KEEFFE AND ALFRED STIEGLITZ - 1991 [TV Movie]; SOUTH BEACH - 1993;
HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET - 1996-1999 [3 episodes]; LAW &
ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2000; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT
- 2002; LAW & ORDER - 1991-2005 36 episodes; Executive Producer
for 163 episodes between 1993 to 2000; Emmy Award® winner in 1997
for Outstanding Drama Series {7 other nominations between 1993 to
2000}; Also won a PGA Award® in 1997 for Outstanding Producer of
Episodic Television]; MEDIUM - 2006; THE BLACK DONNELLYS - 2007 [His
last directorial effort]. He was also Creative Consultant and Graphic
Designer for the TV series ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -
2001-2009; Wrote the Theatrical Film ACROSS THE RIVER - 1965; and
Acted in OMNIBUS - 1957; BRENNER - 1959; THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES -
1963; EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE - 1963 and portrayed a Chief Justice in a
2000 episode of LAW & ORDER titled "Vaya Con Dios". He
won the Directors Guild Of America's [DGA] Robert B. Aldrich
Achievement Award® in 2002 and the DGA Honorary Life Member
Award® in 2012 [Both are highly prestigious awards]. Mr. Sherin
was also a well-regarded Stage director and he was nominated for
Broadway's 1974 Tony Award® as Best Director [Dramatic] for
"Find Your Way Home." He also served three terms as
national vice president of the Director's Guild of America, from
1997-2003. His curreent wife was the excellent actress Jane Alexander
[BRUBAKER - 1980], with whom he was married March 29, 1975 until the
time of his death. Her appearances on a cross-episode arc of LAW &
ORDER and LAW & ORDER: SVU [2000] were some of the most brutally
honest episodes of the shows, where she played a matriarch, named
"Regina Mulroney", of a clan like the Kennedy's. Edwin
Sherin passed away of undisclosed causes and was 87 yers-old.) - 05/04/17
QUINN
O'HARA (Actress: Scottish-born bombshell
(Real Name: Alice Jones), who made a splash in the 1960's with her
beautiful looks [She was named the first Miss Scotland] and better-than-average
acting. Her credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical Films and she did some that will be forever sketched in
our mind]: DRAGNET - 1956; THE ERRAND BOY - 1961 [TF; She did a few
bit parts in Jerry Lewis Films]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1962; I'M
DICKENS, HE'S FENSTER - 1962; THE REAL MCCOYS - 1962-1963; THE
CARETAKERS - 1963 [TF]; THE LIVELY ONES - 1963 [3 episodes]; ARREST
AND TRIAL - 1963; WHO'S MINDING THE STORE - 1963 [TF]; CHANNING -
1964; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1964; THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - 1964;
THE PATSY - 1964 [TF]; GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM - 1964 [TF]
;
KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1964; THE ROGUES - 1964; THE TYCOONS -
1965; BURKE'S LAW - 1964-1965 [4 episodes]; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1965;
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1965; MY THREE SONS - 1964-1965; A SWINGIN'
SUMMER - 1965 [TF]; PISTOLS 'N' PETTICOATS - 1966; BOB HOPE PRESENTS
CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1964-1966; THE GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI -
1966 [TF; Probably her best film]; THE SAINT - 1966; IN THE YEAR 2889
- 1966 [TV Movie; One of director Larry Buchannan's ultra cheap
knock-offs of American International Pictures]; THE FAR OUT WEST -
1967 [TF; Uses archive footage of Ms. O'Hara from PISTOLS 'N'
PETTICOATS]; DRAGNET 1967 - 1968; PRELUDE - 1968 [Short]; CRY OF THE
BANSHEE - 1970 [TF; Does not get the attention it deserves]; RUBIA'S
JUNGLE - 1970 [TF]; THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN - 1970 [TV Movie]; TO ROME
WITH LOVE - 1971; DAN AUGUST - 1971; THE SMITH FAMILY - 1971;
IRONSIDE - 1971; UFO - 1971; FOURSOME - 1971 [TF]; THE TEACHER - 1974
[TF]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1975; ONE DAY AT A TIME -
1977-1978; CHiPS - 1979; FANTASY ISLAND - 1980; QUINCY M.E. - 1981;
VEGA$ - 1981; THE FALL GUY - 1985; T.J. HOOKER - 1986; TRAPPER JOHN,
M.D. - 1978-1986 [7 episodes]; B.L. STRYKER - 1989; DALLAS -
1986-1991 [7 episodes]; MATLOCK - 1989-1993; ACAPULCO H.E.A.T. -
1994; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1996; BAYWATCH - 1989-1996; NYPD BLUE -
1998; LAS VEGAS - 2005 [Her final acting role]. During her career,
she dated singer Fabian, actors Lee Majors and Dennis Cole and Los
Angeles Dodgers pitching ace Sandy Koufax. After one disasterous
marriage, she finally found love with a man named Bill Kirk and
married him in 1986 and stayed married to him until her passing.
After Quinn O'Hara retired from acting, she was a nurse working with
senior citizens and became an American Citizen in 1992. Quinn O'Hara
passed away from "multiple medical issues" and was 76 years
old.) - 05/05/17
CURT
LOWENS (Actor: Allenstein, East Prussia,
Germany-born Curt Lowens (Real Name: Kurt Löwenstein) escaped
the Holocaust [and rescued about 150 Jewish children in the process]
to eventually become a well-known actor, especially to women who
watched afternoon soap operas, since he was a regular on GENERAL
HOSPITAL in the late-80's to the early-90's as "Claude 
Donnet".
But he was so much more than a soap opera actor [not that it isn't a
tough job], as he had appeared in TV Series and Theatrical Films
since the end of the 1950's [in an unusual twist, some of his roles
were that of WW II German military personnel and KGB agents]. His
credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical
Film]; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH - 1959; TWO WOMEN - 1961 [TF];
FRANCIS OF ASSISI - 1961 [TF]; WEREWOLF IN A GIRL'S DORMITORY - 1961
[TF; A horror film that played endlessly on TV in the 60's &
70's]; BARABBAS - 1961 [TF]; THE FOUR DAYS OF NAPLES - 1962 [TF];
IMPERIAL VENUS - 1962 [TF]; THE VERONA TRIAL - 1963 [TF]; COMBAT! -
1966; BLUE LIGHT - 1966; TORN CURTAIN - 1966 [TF; worked with Alfred
Hitchcock!]; JERICHO - 1966; 12 O'CLOCK HIGH - 1966 [3 episodes]; I
SPY - 1966; TARZAN - 1966; HOGAN'S HEROES - 1967; TOBRUK - 1967 [TF];
T.H.E. CAT - 1967; COUNTERPOINT - 1967 [TF]; GARRISON'S GORILLAS -
1967-1968 [3 episodes]; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1968; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
- 1966-1969 [3 episodes]; THE F.B.I. - 1966-1969 [4 episodes]; THE
SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA - 1969 [TF]; IT TAKES A THIEF - 1969; THE
AQUARIANS - 1970 [TV Movie]; THE YOUNG LAWYERS - 1970; THE MEPHISTO
WALTZ - 1971 [TF; terribly underrated]; MEDICAL CENTER - 1971-1972;
FIREBALL FORWARD - 1972 [TV Movie]; MANNIX - 1973; TRADER HORN - 1973
[TF]; MURDER AND THE COMPUTER - 1973 [TV Movie]; HAWKINS - 1973;
INCIDENT AT VICHY - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE MAGICIAN - 1974; M*A*S*H -
1974; BRONK - 1975; MATT HELM - 1975; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1975;
CANNON - 1973-1975; THE HINDENBURG - 1975 [TF]; THE SWISS CONSPIRACY
- 1976 [TF]; FRANCIS GARY POWERS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE U-2 SPY
INCIDENT - 1976 [TV Movie]; SERPICO - 1976; MAN FROM ATLANTIS - 1977;
THE CABOT CONNECTION - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT -
1977 [TF]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1974-1977; THE SIX MILLION
DOLLAR MAN - 1974-1977 [4 episodes]; WONDER WOMAN - 1976-1977 [3
episodes]; THE FRENCH ATLANTIC AFFAIR - 1979 [TV mini-series];
BARNABY JONES - 1975-1979; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - 1979; MISSILE X:
THE NEUTRON BOMB INCIDENT - 1979 [TF]; THE NIGHT RIDER - 1979 [TV
Movie]; A MAN CALLED SLOANE - 1979; GALACTICA 1980 - 1980; THE SECRET
WAR OF JACKIE'S GIRLS - 1980 [TV Movie]; EVITA PERON - 1981 [TV
Movie]; VEGA$ - 1981; HELP WANTED: MALE - 1982 [TV Movie]; HART TO
HART - 1982; THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO - 1982; FIREFOX - 1982 [TF];
ROMANCE THEATRE - 1982 [5 episodes]; THE ENTITY - 1982 [TF; His
biggest role in one of the most unusual paranormal films]; THE DEVLIN
CONNECTION - 1982 [TV Movie]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1982; BRING 'EM BACK
ALIVE - 1982; THURSDAY's CHILD - 1983 [TV Movie]; WHO WILL LOVE MY
CHILD? - 1983 [TV Movie]; TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY - 1983; V - 1983;
TO BE OR NOT TO BE - 1983 [TF; worked with Mel Brooks!]; HARDCASTLE
AND MCCORMICK - 1984; SCARECROW AND MRS. KING - 1984; DYNASTY -
1981-1985; KNIGHT RIDER - 1985;
WALLENBERG: A HERO'S STORY - 1985 [TV Movie]; THE A-TEAM - 1986; ST.
ELSEWHERE - 1986; DAS BLINDE GLUCK - 1986 [German TV Movie]; NEWHART
- 1986; SHELL GAME - 1987; MACGYVER - 1987; PRIVATE WAR - 1988 [TF];
DEADLY INTENT - 1988 [MFHV]; NIGHT CHILDREN - 1989 [TF]; ALIEN NATION
- 1989; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1989; MONSTERS - 1989; NIGHT COURT -
1989; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1989-? [Unknown amount of episodes]; RESCUE
FORCE - 1990 [MFHV]; THE FATHER DOWLING MYSTERIES - 1990; MATLOCK -
1991; THE LAST TO GO - 1991 [TV Movie]; PAID TO KILL - 1991 [TF]; A
MIDNIGHT CLEAR - 1992 [TF; profoundly emotional]; MANDROID - 1993
[MFHV]; NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD - 1993 [TF]; INVISIBLE: THE
CHRONICLES OF BENJAMIN KNIGHT - 1993 [MFHV; sequel to MANDROID];
BABYLON 5 - 1994; AURORA: OPERATION INTERCEPT - 1995 [TF]; THE
EMISSARY: A BIBLICAL EPIC - 1997 [TF; played Judas]; RIVER MADE TO
DROWN IN - 1997 [TF]; SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, INC. - 1998; HOUDINI - 1998
[TV Movie]; RESCUE 77 - 1999; CRUSADE - 1999; ER - 2004; COLD CASE -
2004; THE CUTTER - 2005 [TF; appears alongside Chuck Norris!]; RAY OF
SUNSHINE - 2006 [TF]; HELLSING ULTIMATE - 2006 [Voice only]; MIRACLE
AT ST. ANNA - 2008 [TF]; ANGELS & DEMONS - 2009 [TF];
FLASHFORWARD - 2009; SUPER NINJAS - 2011; SHE WANTS ME - 2012 [TF];
LEGIT - 2013 [His last acting role]. He also did voices for the MEDAL
OF HONOR video games. Curt Lowens passed away of undisclosed causes
and was 91 years-old.) - 05/08/17
MICHAEL
PARKS (Actor:
I swear my heart stopped when I heard the news. Michael Parks [Real
Name: Harry Samuel Parks] is no longer with us. Mr. Parks has been
one of my Top 10 actors ever since I was young and went to the
movies. He has done much TV, many Hollywood A-Films and many
Independent Z-Films and in each role he always gave his all, making
every title he was in so much better, sometimes better than it should
be. He was one of the premiere actors of any generation and now I
have to accept that he is no longer with us. One can understand why
Quentin Tarantino used him in a lot of his films [and frequently
called 
him
"The world's greatest living actor."]. It is with a very
sad heart that I list his credits [TV Series unless marked with a TF
for Theatrical Film and, believe me, he had some memorable roles]:
ZANE GREY THEATER - 1960-1961; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1961; THE ASPHALT
JUNGLE - 1961; THE LAW AND MR. JONES - 1961; THE DETECTIVES - 1961 [3
episodes]; STRAIGHTAWAY - 1961; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1961-1962;
THE REAL MCCOYS - 1962; BUS STOP - 1962; GUN SMOKE - 1962; TARGET:
THE CORRUPTORS - 1962; STONEY BURKE - 1962; SAM BENEDICT - 1962; THE
GALLANT MEN - 1962; PERRY MASON - 1963; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1963; BEN
CASEY - 1963; THE ELEVENTH HOUR - 1963; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH -
1963; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1963; ARREST AND TRIAL - 1963;
WAGON TRAIN - 1963-1964; CHANNING - 1963-1964; ROUTE 66 - 1964; BUS
RILEY'S BACK IN TOWN - 1965 [TF; Played the titled character]; A TIME
FOR KILLING - 1965 [TV Movie]; WILD SEED - 1965 [TF]; THE IDOL - 1966
[TF]; THE BIBLE: IN THE BEGINNING - 1966 [TF; Portrayed Adam]; THE
HAPPENING - 1967 [TF]; STRANGER ON THE RUN - 1967 [TV Movie]; A
HATFUL OF RAIN - 1968 [TV Movie]; THE YOUNG LAWYERS - 1969; THEN CAME
BRONSON - 1969-1970 [TV Series Regular; TV Series definitely
influenced by EASY RIDER {1969} and Parks' own life story, where
Michael Parks played Jim Bronson, a motorcycle-riding stranger who
tries to right wrongs while facing prejudices. The theme song
"Long Lonesome Highway" was sung by Parks and became a Top
40 hit in 1970. This series broke Michael Park's career wide open,
even though it only lasted a season and he wanted to take a couple of
years off.]; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELLOR AT LAW - 1973; MEDICAL CENTER
- 1973; BETWEEN FRIENDS - 1973 [TF]; CAN ELLEN BE SAVED? - 1974 [TV
Movie]; IRONSIDE - 1974; THE STORY OF PRETTY BOY FLOYD - 1974 [TV
Movie]; MOVIN' ON - 1974; MCCLOUD - 1974; GET CHRISTIE LOVE! - 1975;
POLICE STORY - 1975; BARETTA - 1975; BRONK - 1975; THE ROOKIES -
1975; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1975; THE WEREWOLF OF WOODSTOCK
- 1975 [Late Night TV Movie; One of the worst shot-on-video films of
the 70's]; DISTANT EARLY WARNING - 1975 [Late Night TV Movie]; ELLERY
QUEEN - 1976; THE LAST HARD MAN - 1976 [TF; very violent Western];
ROYCE - 1976 [TV Movie]; PERILOUS VOYAGE - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE
SAVAGE BEES - 1976 [TV Movie]; MURDER AT THE WORLD SERIES - 1977 [TV
Movie]; SIDEWINDER 1 - 1977 [TF]; LOVE AND THE MIDNIGHT AUTO SUPPLY -
1977 [TF]; ESCAPE FROM BOGEN COUNTY - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE PRIVATE
FILES OF J. EDGAR HOOVER - 1977 [TF; portrayed Robert F. Kennedy; a
very good film with Broderick Crawford as J. Edgar.]; NIGHT CRIES -
1978 [TV Movie]; POLICE WOMAN - 1975-1978; HUNTERS OF THE REEF - 1978
[TV Movie]; FLYING HIGH - 1978; RAINBOW - 1978 [TV Movie];
BREAKTHROUGH - 1979 [TF]; FAST FRIENDS - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE
EVICTORS - 1979 [TF; a favorite mystery film]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1979;
SHIRLEY - 1979; ffolkes - 1980 [TF]; REWARD - 1980 [TV Movie];
TURNOVER SMITH - 1980 [TV Movie]; HARD COUNTRY - 1981 [TF]; DIAL M
FOR MURDER - 1981 [TV Movie]; SAVANNAH SMILES - 1982 [TF]; THE
RIVERMAN - 1983 [TV mini-series]; CHASE - 1985 [TV Movie]; FRENCH
QUARTER UNDERCOVER - 1985 [TF; A film with quite a troubled
history, To read my review of it, click on the title.]; CLUB LIFE -
1986 [TF]; SPIKER - 1986 [TF]; THE RETURN OF JOSEY WALES - 1986 [TF;
Parkes subbed for Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales and he also Directed
the film]; THE COLBYS - 1987 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 12 episodes];
STAMP OF A KILLER - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE EQUALIZER - 1986-1988;
ARIZONA HEAT - 1988 [TF]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1989; WAR OF THE WORLDS
- 1989; BILLY THE KID - 1989 [TV Movie]; NIGHTMARE BEACH - 1989 [TF;
Horror film also known as WELCOME TO SPRING BREAK]; PRIME SUSPECT -
1989 [TF]; THE CHINA LAKE MURDERS - 1990 [TV Movie; One of Mr. Parks
finest TV Movies]; CAGED FURY - 1990 [also Associate Producer]; TWIN
PEAKS - 1990-1991 [5 episodes; Passed away 11 days before David
Lynch's reboot of the series on Showtime]; SHADES OF L.A. - 1991; THE
HITMAN - 1991 [TF; Unfairly panned by the critics, this is one of
Chuck Norris' best actioners [Charles Bronson was set to star, but
Cannon Films had a better relationship with Norris], but Parks has
some of the best lines here opposite Norris as his crooked cop partner "Ronny
'Del' Delaney". Examples: "It so cold right now, my dick
looks like a stack of buttons" or "I'm so goddamn horny I
could fuck mud."; The last film to be distributed theatrically
by The Cannon Group.]; STORYVILLE - 1992 [TF]; OVER THE LINE - 1992
[TF]; SEAQUEST 2032 - 1993; DEATH WISH V: THE FACE OF DEATH - 1994
[TF; Parks finally works with Charles Bronson]; STRANGER BY NIGHT -
1994 [MFHV]; SORCERESS - 1995 [TF]; HART TO HART: SECRETS OF
THE HART - 1995 [TV Movie]; FROM DUSK TILL DAWN - 1996 [TF; An
instant classic]; NIAGARA, NIAGARA - 1997 [TF]; DECEIVER - 1997 [TF];
JULIAN PO - 1997 [TF]; THE PLAYER - 1997 [TV Movie]; WICKED - 1998
[TF]; WALKER, TEXAS RANGER - 1996-1999; FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 3: THE
HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER - 1999 [MFHV; Played real-life Ambrose Bierce
{Google Him}]; BULLFIGHTER - 2000 [TF]; BIG BAD LOVE - 2002 [TF]; 13
MOONS - 2002 [TF]; KILL BILL: VOL 1 - 2003 [TF]; THE LIBRARIANS -
2003 [TF]; KILL BILL: VOL. 2 - 2004 [TF]; MIRACLE AT SAGE CREEK -
2005 [TF]; THE LISTENING - 2006 [TF]; ONE NIGHT WITH YOU - 2006 [TF];
THE DEAD ONE - 2007 [TF]; PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF - 2007 [TFs;
Both films played as part of the
theatrical double feature GRINDHOUSE or as extended versions alone on
Home Video. PLANET TERROR, which gets my vote of the better film over
Tarantino's DEATH PROOF, had a marvelous performance between Parks
and Michael Biehn. He played the same character in FROM DUSK TILL
DAWN and both films in KILL BILL: VOL 1 & 2.]; FIGHTING WORDS -
2007 [TF]; THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
- 2007 [TF]; THREE PRIESTS - 2008 [TF]; MAIDENHEAD - 2008 [TF]; NOBLE
THINGS - 2008 [TF]; SATISFACTION - 2009 [Short]; SMOKIN' ACES 2:
ASSASSINS' BALL - 2010 [DTV]; STREET POET - 2010 [TF]; RED STATE -
2011 [TF; Parks' role as a gay-hating priest sends chills down your
spine. First horror film by Kevin Smith; Sitges - Catalonian
International Film Festival Award® winner for Best Actor;
Fangoria Chainsaw Award® winner for Best Supporting Actor]; KILL
BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR - 2011 [TF; inserts parts that were cut
from both films and the long black & white fight scene is now in
color. One can see how the MPAA would have given the film an NC-17
Rating if the fight scene was in color]; ARGO - 2012 [TF; Hollywood
Film Award® winner for Ensemble Of The Year that he shared with
19 other actors]; DJANGO UNCHAINED - 2012; WE ARE WHAT WE ARE - 2013
[TF; unbelievably good horror film]; TUSK - 2014 [TF; Kevin Smith's
second horror film that would take more than a couple of sentences to
describe. Just see it!; Fright Meter Award® winner for Best
Supporting Actor]; TO NO END: TWISTED KNIVES - 2015 [Short]; BLOOD
FATHER - 2016 [TF; Mel Gibson's return to the big screen]; GREATER -
2016; OTHER FISH - 2016 [Short]; THE QUEEN OF HOLLYWOOD BLVD. - 2017
[In Post-Production at the time of his death. His final acting
role.]. Michael Parks also recorded a half-dozen country/blues/jazz
albums in the late '60s and early '70s. Michael Parks passed away of
undisclosed causes and was 77 years-old.) - 05/10/17
POWERS
BOOTHE (Actor:
Just what in the HELL is going on here?!?! Powers Boothe was a
favorite of mine since seeing him in the two-part TV Movie GUYANA
TRAGEDY: THE STORY OF JIM JONES - 1980, where he gave an
ultra-believable Emmy Award® winning portrayal of the Reverand
Jim Jones. He sent shivers down my spine. Now he is gone, too? At a
much too young age? I 
am
speechless that the man who gave all the teen ratpack lessons in RED
DAWN - 1984 on how to act believably is gone, but the sad fact is
that he is. His credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise
noted]; THE GOODBYE GIRL - 1977; CRUISING - 1980; SKAG - 1980 [TV
Series; 6 episodes]; THE PLUTONIUM INCIDENT - 1980 [TV Movie; GUYANA
TRAGEDY: THE STORY OF JIM JONES - 1980 [TV Movie and one of the best
ever made; deservedly won an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Lead
Actor in a Limited Series or a Special; During the 1980 actor's
boycott, he was one of the few nominees to attend the Emmy Awards
ceremony, and the only winner to accept his award in person.]; A CRY
FOR LOVE - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE COLD EYE [MY DARLING, BE CAREFUL] -
1980; SOUTHERN COMFORT - 1981 [A gripping thriller set in the
Louisiana Bayou]; A BREED APART - 1984; RED DAWN - 1984; THE EMERALD
FOREST - 1985; PHILIP MARLOWE, PRIVATE EYE - 1983-1986 [Pay TV
Series; 11 episodes; Boothe played the titled character]; EXTREME
PREJUDICE - 1987 [a modern-day THE WILD BUNCH and incredibly
violent]; INTO THE HOMELAND - 1987 [TV Movie]; SAPPHIRE MAN - 1988
[Short]; VOYAGER: THE GRAND TOUR - 1990 [Short]; A FAMILY OF SPIES -
1990 [TV mini-series]; STALINGRAD - 1990; BY DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT -
1990 [Pay TV Movie]; RAPID FIRE - 1992 [His chemistry with the late
Brandon Lee was highly apparent; a great action film]; WILD CARD -
1992 [TV Movie]; ANGELS OF DEATH - 1993; MARKED FOR MURDER - 1993 [TV
Movie]; TOMBSTONE - 1993; WEB OF DECEPTION - 1994 [TV Movie]; BLUE
SKY - 1994; MUTANT SPECIES - 1994 [Boothe has gone on record as
saying his role in this sci-fi/horror film was his favorite]; SUDDEN
DEATH - 1995 [Boothe was a perfect foil for Jean-Claude Van Damme];
NIXON - 1995; DALVA - 1996 [TV Movie]; TRUE WOMEN - 1997 [TV Movie];
CON AIR - 1997 [unconfirmed]; U TURN - 1997; THE SPREE - 1998 [TV
Movie]; JOAN OF ARC - 1999 [TV mini-series]; A CRIME OF PASSION -
1999 [TV Movie]; MEN OF HONOR - 2000; ATTILA - 2001 [TV mini-series];
FRAILTY - 2001 [What a wonderful film, directed by the late Bill
Paxton]; SECOND NATURE - 2003 [TV Movie]; JUSTICE LEAGUE - 2002-2003
[TV Series; Voice only; 4 episodes]; SIN CITY - 2005 [First film of
it's kind to use CGI in all the backgrounds]; JUSTICE LEAGUE
UNLIMITED - 2005-2006 [TV Series; Voice only; 5 episodes]; SUPERMAN:
BRANIAC ATTACKS - 2006 [DTV; Voice of Lex Luthor]; DEADWOOD -
2004-2006 [Pay TV Series; 34 episodes; It makes me sad that Boothe
will no longer be part of the DEADWOOD movie that clears up all the
loose ends]; 24 - 2007 [TV
Series; 14 episodes]; THE FINAL SEASON - 2007 [TV Movie]; MOUTH OF
CADDO - 2008 [Short; Narrator]; EDISON & LEO - 2008 [Voice only];
24: REDEMPTION - 2008 [TV Movie]; BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE - 2009 [TV
Series; Voice only]; MACGRUBER - 2010 [I don't care what anyone
thinks, I laughed a lot during this film]; BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN -
2011 [TV Series; Voice only]; TATTOO - 2011 [Short]; SCOOBY-DOO!
MYSTERY INCORPORATED - 2011 [TV Series; Voice only]; THE LOONEY TUNES
SHOW - 2011 [TV Series; Voice only]; THE AVENGERS - 2012; HATFIELDS
& MCCOYS - 2012 [TV mini-series; simply great mini-series]; GUNS,
GIRLS AND GAMBLING - 2012; STRAIGHT A'S - 2013; NASHVILLE - 2012-2014
[TV Series; 26 episodes]; SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR - 2014
[Reprises the role he played in SIN CITY]; TO APPOMATTOX - 2015 [TV
mini-series]; MOONBEAM CITY - 2015 [TV Series; Voice only]; AGENTS OF
S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2015-2016 [TV Series; 11 episodes; His final acting
role]. Powers Boothe also supplied voices for video games such as:
AREA 51 - 2005; TUROK - 2008; BEN 10 ULTIMATE ALIEN: COSMIC
DESTRUCTION - 2010; and HITMAN: ABSOLUTION - 2012. He also did some
nighttime talk shows and appeared in mini-documentaries as extras on
DVDs and Blu-Rays of the films he appeared in. He was inducted into
the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas in March 2009. Boothe
started his acting career in the theater, starring in various
Shakespearean productions including “Henry IV.” He made his
Broadway debut in the late 1970s in “Lone Star & Pvt.
Wars”. Powers Boothe died in his sleep of natural causes
and was only 68 years-old. How can you die of natural causes at such
a young age?) - 05/14/17
BRAD
GREY (Producer: During the early-80's and
beyond, it was hard to watch a TV Series and many theatrical films
without seeing "Brillstein-Grey Productions". His partner
was Bernie 
Brillstein
and they produced and were nominated for so many awards (he won two
Emmy Awards® when Brillstein was no longer too well to remain
partners) for their work on TV and Film. They were known for the
quality of their work and gave us hundreds of hours of great TV to
watch, not to mention many films worth seeing more than once. Brad
Grey's credits as Producer or Executive Producer included [TV Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: GARRY SHANDLING: ALONE
IN LAS VEGAS - 1984 [Pay TV Special]; THE GARRY SHANDLING SHOW: 25TH
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - 1986 [Pay TV Special]; MR. MILLER GOES TO
WASHINGTON STARRING DENNIS MILLER - 1988 [Pay TV Special]; THE BOYS -
1988; THE 13TH ANNUAL YOUNG COMEDIANS SPECIAL - 1989 [Pay TV
Special]; BOB SAGET: IN THE DREAM STATE - 1990 [Pay TV Special];
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS - 1990 [TF]; NORMAL LIFE - 1990; IT'S GARRY
SHANDLING'S SHOW - 1986-1990 [71 episodes]; DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME! -
1990 [TV Movie]; DENNIS MILLER: BLACK AND WHITE - 1990 [Pay TV
Special]; GOOD SPORTS - 1991; THE 15TH ANNUAL YOUNG COMEDIANS SPECIAL
- 1992 [Pay TV Special]; THE PLEASE WATCH THE JON LOVITZ SPECIAL -
1992 [Pay TV Special]; THE CELLULOID CLOSET - 1995 [TF; Documentary];
DANA CARVEY: CRITICS' CHOICE - 1995 [Pay TV Special]; MR. SHOW WITH
BOB AND DAVID: FANTASTIC NEWNESS - 1996 [Pay TV Special]; HAPPY
GILMORE - 1996 [TF]; THE DANA CARVEY SHOW - 1996; THE CABLE GUY -
1996 [TF]; BULLETPROOF - 1996 [TF; If I were forced at gunpoint to
say what my favorite Adam Sandler film is, this would be the one.];
FOR HOPE - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE JEFF FOXWORTHY SHOW - 1995-1997 [17
episodes]; C-16: FBI - 1997 [3 episodes]; THE NAKED TRUTH - 1995-1997
[7 episodes]; MR. SHOW WITH BOB AND DAVID - 1995-1997 [16 episodes];
MR. SHOW AND THE INCREDIBLE, FANTASTICAL NEWS REPORT - 1998 [Pay TV
Special]; THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS - 1998 [TF]; THE WEDDING SINGER -
1998 [TF]; ALRIGHT ALREADY - 1997-1998 [21 episodes]; THE LARRY
SANDERS SHOW - 1992-1998 [89 episodes]; DIRTY WORK - 1998 [TF];
APPLEWOOD 911 - 1998 [TV Movie]; NEWSRADIO - 1995-1999 [97 episodes];
WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? - 2000 [TF]; SCREWED - 2000 [TF]; SCARY
MOVIE - 2000 [TF]; SAMMY - 2000; THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW - 1996-2002
[122 episodes]; IN MEMORIAM: NEW YORK CITY - 2002 [TV Movie
Documentary]; POLITICALLY INCORRECT - 1996-2002 [79 episodes];
PASADENA - 2001-2002 [13 episodes]; CITY BY THE SEA - 2002 [TF];
FATHER LEFTY - 2002 [TV Movie]; TITLETOWN - 2003 [TV Movie]; MY BIG
FAT GREEK LIFE - 2003; VIEW FROM THE TOP - 2003 [TF]; THE LYON'S DEN
- 2003; MARRIED TO THE KELLYS - 2003; JUST SHOOT ME! - 1997-2003 [142
episodes]; THREE SISTERS: SEARCHING FOR A CURE - 2004 [TV Movie
Documentary]; EAST OF NORMAL, WEST OF WEIRD - 2005 [TV Movie]; JAKE
IN PROGRESS - 2005; CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - 2005 [TF];
CRACKING UP - 2004-2006; THE DEPARTED - 2006 [TF; Winner of 4 Academy
Awards®]; RUNNING WITH SCISSORS - 2006 [TF]; THE SOPRANOS -
1999-2007 [Pay TV Series and one of the best ever made; 86 episodes;
Grey and the rest of the Production Team {Bernie Brillstein was not
involved; he passed away in 2008 of chronic heart disease} won Emmy
Awards® in 2004 & 2007 for Outstanding Drama Series and were
nominated in the same
category in 1999 to 2003 and 2005 & 2006. If you could only have
your name on one series, this is the one I would pick. Here is Grey's
take on THE SOPRANOS: "Whether it was
on the HBO side, or the talent side, or the representatives, like
everything else, there were negotiations full of testosterone.
Because were were talking about The Mob, people started to actually
believe they were in the Mob."];
SHOOTOUT - 2007; THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD
ROBERT FORD - 2007 [TF]; JAMES GANDOLFINI: TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND - 2013
[TV Special Documentary]; REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER - 2006-2017 [Pay
TV Series; 54 episodes; Nominated 11 times for an Emmy Award® for
Outstanding Variety Talk Series; Brad Grey's last credit]. Mr Grey
was also co-responsible for the story that would eventually become
the extreme horror film THE BURNING - 1981 and was also the film's
Production Consultant. He was a co-founder of the production company,
"Plan B Entertainment" with partners Jennifer Aniston and
Brad Pitt. Grey was also Chairman and Chief Executive at Paramount
Pictures until a couple of months before passing away, replacing
Sherry Lansing in 2005. Brad Grey died of complications due to cancer
and was just 59 years-old.) - 05/14/17
OLEG
VIDOV (Actor: Russian-American actor who
has appeared in some blockbuster American films [He defected to the
U.S. in 1985], lots of Russian films which have rarely been seen in
the U.S. and some American TV Series as well. His Credits included
[Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: MY FRIEND, KOLKA! - 1961;
END OF DAYS - 1962; ESLI TY PRAV - 1963; WALKING THE STREETS OF
MOSCOW - 1964; AN EASY LIFE - 1964; AN ORDINARY MIRACLE - 1964; I AM
TWENTY - 1965; THE BLIZZARD - 1965; THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN - 1967;
HAGBARD AND SIGNE - 1967; DO NOT 
MENTION
THE CAUSE OF DEATH - 1968; IMA LJUBAVI, NEMA LJUBAVA - 1968; THE
BATTLE ON THE RIVER NERVETA - 1969; MISSION IN KABUL - 1970; WATERLOO
- 1970; GENTLEMEN OF FORTUNE - 1971; THE LION'S GRAVE - 1971; THE
HEADLESS RIDER - 1972; TECUMSEH - 1972; LUTZOWER - 1972; THE TRAIN
STOPS FOR 2 MINUTES - 1972 [TV Movie]; ADVENTURES OF MOWGLI - 1973
[Voice only]; RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING - 1973; MOSCOW, MY LOVE -
1974; MISERY - 1975; RUDIN - 1976; TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS - 1977 [TV
Movie]; ARTYOM - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE BAT - 1979 [TV Movie]; MARTA
THE PIOUS WOMAN - 1980 [TV Movie]; OPERATION SILBERFUCHS - 1983; KRIK
TISHINY - 1983; DEMIDOVS - 1984; U ZATVORU - 1985; THE SECRET OF THE
BLACK DRAGON - 1985 [TV mini-series]; ORKESTAR JEDNA MLADOSTI - 1985;
CRVENA BARAKA - 1985 [TV Movie]; VUK KARADZIC - 1987 [TV Series]; RED
HEAT - 1988 [His first American Film was with Arnold
Schwarzenegger!]; WILD ORCHID - 1989 [Very underrated film]; THE
LEGEND OF THE EMERALD FOREST - 1989 [Short; also Director]; THREE
DAYS IN AUGUST - 1992; PRISONER OF TIME - 1994; LOVE AFFAIR - 1995;
THE IMMORTALS - 1995 [I just love this film!]; POLICE STORY 4: FIRST
STRIKE - 1996; 2090 - 1996; STORIES FROM MY CHILDHOOD - 1981-1998 [TV
Series; Voice only for 3 episodes; Director of one episode in 1998;
Executive Producer of 9 episodes]; WISHMASTER 2: EVIL NEVER DIES -
1999 [MFHV]; A CHRISTMAS TREE AND A WEDDING - 2000; THIRTEEN DAYS -
2000; MONKEY LOVE - 2002; THE WEST WING - 2005 [TV Series]; ALIAS - 2005-2006
[TV Series]; SAY IT IN RUSSIAN - 2007; PLAYER 5150 - 2008; CRIMINAL
MINDS - 2011 [TV Series]; DER FISCH - 2011 [Short]; HOLLYWOOD SEAGULL
- 2013; 6 DAYS DARK - 2014; TANGO CHANGES EVERYTHING - 2014 [Short;
His last acting role]. Mr. Vidov also Produced the animated short
POSLEDNIY LEPESTOK - 1977; ANIMATED CLASSIC SHOWCASE - 1993; ANIMATED
SOVIET PROPAGANDA - 1997 [Video Documentary; also Narrator]; THE
ADVENTURES OF CHEBURASHKA AND FRIENDS - 2007; and TARKOVSKY: TIME
WITHIN TIME - 2015 [Documentary; also appeared as himself]. He was
also President of Films By Jove, worldwide distributors of the
Soyuzmultfilm animation library. In 2007 he and his wife sold the
library to a Russian oligarch. Oleg appeared in 50 films since 1961,
mostly in starring roles. He was a sex symbol of his generation in
Russia [He was known as "The Robert Redford Of Soviet
Cinema".], and many of his films are still played on Russian
television today. Oleg Vidov passed away of cancer in California and
was 73 years-old.) - 05/15/17
DINA
MERRILL
(Actress: Dina Merrill never had to act because her worth was nearly
$5 billion, since she was the daughter of financier E.F. Hutton, the
founder of the Wall Street firm, and heiress Marjorie Merriweather
Post of the Post cereal fortune. But she wanted to act and turned
into a damn fine actress [She was also a huge philanthropist who
helped many causes]. 
Most
of her roles weren't that far from her real real life, playing
heiresses, rich widows and sophisticated ladies, but she was damn
good at it. Her credits included [Theatrical Films unless marked with
a TS for TV Series]: FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE - 1955 [TS]; PLAYWRIGHTS '56
- 1956 [TS]; THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW - 1956 [TS]; DESK SET - 1957;
CLIMAX! - 1958 [TS]; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1958 [TS]; A NICE LITTLE BANK
THAT SHOULD BE ROBBED - 1958; DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP - 1959; SUNDAY
SHOWCASE - 1959 [TS]; OPERATION PETTICOAT - 1959; CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
- 1959; WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE - 1960 [TS]; THE DUPONT SHOW OF
THE MONTH - 1959-1960 [TS]; BUtterfield 8 - 1960 [Correctly Spelled];
THE SUNDOWNERS - 1960; HONG KONG - 1961 [TS]; THE YOUNG SAVAGES -
1961; TWENTY PLUS TWO - 1961; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1961
[TS]; THE DISPOSSESSED - 1961 [TV Movie]; THE INVESTIGATORS - 1961
[TS]; CHECKMATE - 1962 [TS]; DR. KILDARE - 1962 [TS]; THE NEW BREED -
1962 [TS]; KRAFT MYSTERY THEATER - 1962 [TS]; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE
- 1962 [TS]; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1962 [TS]; THE EXPENDABLES -
1962 [TV Movie]; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER - 1963 [TS]; THE
ELEVENTH HOUR - 1963 [TS]; BURKE'S LAW - 1963 [TS]; RAWHIDE - 1964
[TS]; MICKEY - 1964 [TS]; KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1964 [TS]; THE
ROGUES - 1964-1965 [TS]; I'LL TAKE SWEDEN - 1965; BOB HOPE PRESENTS
THE CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1963-1965 [TS]; DANIEL BOONE - 1965 [TS]; 12
O'CLOCK HIGH - 1966 [TS]; DAKTARI - 1966 [TS]; BONANZA - 1966 [TS];
THE TRAP OF SOLID GOLD - 1967 [TV Movie]; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1967
[TS]; BATMAN - 1968 [TS; played "Calamity Jan" along with
then-husband Cliff Robertson]; THE SUNSHINE PATRIOT - 1968 [TV
Movie]; SEVEN IN DARKNESS - 1969 [TV Movie]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -
1969 [TS]; THE LONELY PROFESSION - 1969 [TV Movie]; THE WALKING MAJOR
- 1970; THE NAME OF THE GAME - 1969-1970 [TS]; THE VIRGINIAN - 1971
[TS]; MEDICAL CENTER - 1971 [TS]; THE BOLD ONES: THE NEW DOCTORS -
1971 [TS]; MR. AND MRS. BO JO JONES - 1971 [TV Movie]; THE F.B.I. -
1965-1972 [TS]; FAMILY FLIGHT - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE LETTERS - 1973
[TV Movie]; NIGHT GALLERY - ["Hatred Unto Death" - 1973];
RUNNING WILD - 1973; CANNON - 1973 [TS]; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1973
[TS]; THE ODD COUPLE - 1974 [TS]; THROW OUT THE ANCHOR! - 1974; THE
MEAL - 1975; ELLERY QUEEN - 1975 [TS]; SWITCH - 1975 [TS]; KINGSTON:
CONFIDENTIAL - 1976 [TS]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1976 [TS]; QUINCY M.E. -
1976 [TS]; THE HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW MYSTERIES - 1977 [TS]; THE
GREATEST - 1977; A WEDDING - 1978; ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATIONS - 1979
[TV mini-series]; THE TENTH MONTH - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT -
1979 [TS]; JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT - 1980; MATT AND JENNY - 1980
[TS]; THE BRASS RING - 1983 [TV Movie]; ANNA TO THE INFINITE POWER -
1983; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1984 [TS]; HOT PURSUIT - 1984 [TS
Regular; 12 episodes]; THE ALAN KING SHOW - 1986 [TV Special]; HOTEL
- 1984-1986 [TS; 3 episodes]; TWISTED - 1986; CADDYSHACK II - 1988;
TURN BACK THE CLOCK - 1989 [TV Movie]; FEAR - 1990; TRUE COLORS -
1991; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990-1992 [TS]; THE PLAYER - 1992; NOT IN
MY FAMILY - 1993 [TV Movie]; SUTURE - 1993 (Overlooked thriller];
OPEN SEASON - 1995; THE NANNY - 1995 [TS]; THE POINT OF BETRAYAL -
1995; MILK & MONEY - 1996 [also Executive Producer]; ROSEANNE -
1996 [TS]; SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE - 1997 [TV Movie];
VENGEANCE UNLIMITED - 1998 [TS]; A CHANCE OF SNOW - 1998 [TV Movie]; MIGHTY
JOE YOUNG - 1998; THE OTHER SISTER - 1999; MEETING GENEVIEVE - 2000
[Short]; 100 CENTRE STREET - 2001 [TS]; THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS -
2002 [TV Movie]; THE GLOW - 2002 [TV Movie]; SHADE - 2003; TANNER ON
TANNER - 2004 [Pay TS]; BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT - 2009 [Her final
acting role]. Ms. Merrill also was a panelist on a lot of game shows
and did many morning and late night talk shows. Ms. Merrill spent her
winters growing up at Mar-A-Lago, the largest and most elaborate
estate in Palm Beach, Florida. As of this writing, Mar-a-Lago is
owned by Donald J. Trump, who runs the estate as a private club and
residence. Trump rescued the estate from condemnation in 1985 and
painstakingly restored it to its former glory. He charges a $200,000
yearly fee to become a member. When one of her children was diagnosed
with diabetes, she became one of the founders of the Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation, which is dedicated to diabetic research. She was
also a director of Project Orbis, a flying ophthalmological hospital
which teaches advanced eye care and performs surgical techniques
around the world. In April of 2005, she received a lifetime
achievement award from the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts®. Dina Merrill died from Lewy body dementia and was 93
years-old.) - 05/22/17
SIR
ROGER MOORE
(Actor: OK, that does it. This is the worst month of May since the
day I was born. A lot of people know Roger Moore as the third James
Bond [not counting all the ones in CASINO ROYALE - 1967] and the most
humorous Bond [he was quite the jokester in real life], but he was a
long-standing actor way before James Bond films even started. His
good looks, smooth, velvety English voice and excellent acting had
him achieve many things in his life in films and on TV. His credits
included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: VACATION FROM
MARRIAGE - 1945; CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA - 1945; SHOWTIME - 1946;
PICCADILLY INCIDENT - 1946; THE GOVERNESS - 1949 [TV Movie]; A HOUSE
IN THE SQUARE - 1949 [TV Movie]; PAPER ORCHID - 1949; THE GAY LADY -
1949; THE INTERRUPTED JOURNEY - 1949; DRAWING-ROOM DETECTIVE - 1950
[TV Movie]; ONE WILD OAT - 1951; HONEYMOON DEFERRED - 1951; JULIUS
CAESAR - 1953 [TV Movie]; BLACK CHIFFON - 1953 [TV Movie]; ROBERT
MONTGOMERY PRESENTS - 1953 [TV Series]; THE CLAY OF KINGS - 1953 [TV
Movie]; THE MOTOROLA TELEVISION HOUR - 1954 [TV Series]; THE LAST
TIME I SAW PARIS - 1954; INTERRUPTED MELODY - 1955; THE KING'S THIEF
- 1955; DIANE - 1956; FORD STAR JUBILEE - 1956 [TV Series]; GOODYEAR
PLAYHOUSE - 1956 [TV Series]; ASSIGNMENT FOREIGN LEGION - 1957 [TV
Series]; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1957 [TV Series]; MATINEE THEATRE - 1957
[TV Series; 3 episodes]; IVANHOE - 1958-1959 [TV Series Regular; 39
episodes]; THE THIRD MAN - 1959 [TV Series]; ALFRED HITCHCOCK
PRESENTS - 1959 [TV Series]; THE MIRACLE - 1959; THE ALASKANS -
1959-1960 [TV Series Regular; 37 episodes]; THE SINS OF RACHAEL CADE
- 1961; GOLD OF THE SEVEN SAINTS - 1961; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1959-1961
[TV Series]; MAVERICK - 1959-1961 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 16
episodes]; THE ROARING 20'S - 1961 [TV Series]; ROMULUS AND THE
SABINES - 1961; NO MAN'S LAND - 1962; THE TRIALS OF O'BRIEN - 1965
[TV Series]; THE FICTION-MAKERS - 1968 [Theatrical Film of
stitched-together SAINT episodes; also uncredited Co-Producer];
VENDETTA FOR THE SAINT - 1969 [Theatrical Film of stitched-together
SAINT episodes]; THE SAINT - 1962-1969 [TV Series Regular; 118
episodes; the role that got him the James Bond films; also Director
of 9 episodes and Co-Producer of one episode in 1969]; CROSSPLOT -
1969 [also uncredited Co-Producer]; THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF -
1970 [Intellectual and literate supernatural thriller]; THE
PERSUADERS! - 1971-1972 [TV Series Regular; 24 episodes; Director of
2 episodes and Co-Producer of one episode in 1971]; LIVE AND LET DIE
- 1973 [His first film as James Bond]; A TOUCH OF CLASS - 1973
[Executive Producer only]; NIGHT WATCH - 1973 [Executive Producer
only]; GOLD - 1974 [exciting actioner]; MISSION: MONTE CARLO - 1974
[Movie of stitched-together episodes of THE PERSUADERS!]; LONDON
CONSPIRACY - 1974 [Movie of stitched-together episodes of THE
PERSUADERS!]; THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - 1974 [His second film as
James Bond; Stars with the late Sir Christopher Lee]; BACHARACH 74 -
1974 [TV Movie]; THAT LUCKY TOUCH - 1975; THE SWITCH - 1976 [Movie of
stitched-together episodes of THE PERSUADERS!]; HUGO THE HIPPO - 1975
[Executive Producer only]; STREET PEOPLE - 1976 [a very good
thriller]; SHOUT AT THE DEVIL - 1976 [another great action film];
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEW YORK - 1976 [TV Movie; portrayed Sherlock
Holmes]; THE SPY WHO LOVED ME - 1977 [His third turn as James Bond];
RETURN OF THE SAINT - 1978 [TV Series; Producer only]; THE WILD GEESE
- 1978 [one of the best actioners of the 70's]; ESCAPE TO ATHENA -
1979; MOONRAKER - 1979 [Moore's fourth film as James Bond]; THE SAINT
AND THE BRAVE GOOSE - 1979 [Producer only]; ffolkes - 1980 [Moore as
a cat-loving, woman-hating master agent was the exact opposite of
James Bond and this film does it perfectly. The scene where he thinks
he is rubbing down a soaking wet man in his clothes to warm him up,
only to find out he was rubbing down a woman, is a classic.]; THE SEA
WOLVES - 1980; SUNDAY LOVERS - 1980; THE CANNONBALL RUN - 1981; FOR
YOUR EYES ONLY - 1981 [Moore's fifth time as James Bond]; OCTOPUSSY -
1983 [His sixth turn as James Bond]; CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER -
1983; THE NAKED FACE - 1984; A VIEW TO A KILL - 1985 [Moore's
seventh, and final, turn as James Bond]; THE MAGIC SNOWMAN - 1987
[voice only]; THE SAINT IN MANHATTAN - 1987 [TV Movie; uncredited
Co-Producer only]; FIRE, ICE & DYNAMITE - 1990; BULLSEYE! - 1990;
BED AND BREAKFAST - 1991 [also uncredited Producer]; THE MAN WHO
WOULDN'T DIE - 1994 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; THE QUEST -
1996 [The first film directed by Jean Claude Van Damme; Moore is the
best thing about the film as a flim-flam man]; THE SAINT - 1997
[Voice only]; TOP GEAR - 1997 [TV Series; played Simon Templar in the
episode]; SPICE WORLD - 1997 [Razzie Award® nominee]; THE DREAM
TEAM - 1999 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; THE ENEMY - 2001; ALIAS - 2002
[TV Series]; ON OUR OWN VESNA - 2002 [Played a distorted version of
himself]; TATORT - 2002 [TV Series]; BOAT TRIP - 2002; THE 
FLY
WHO LOVED ME - 2004 [Animated Short; Voice only]; HERE COMES PETER
COTTONTAIL: THE MOVIE - 2005 [DTV; Voice only]; BAN THE SADIST
VIDEOS! - 2005 [Documentary]; FOLEY AND MCCOLL: THIS WAY UP - 2005
[TV Short]; AGENT CRUSH - 2008 [Voice only]; THE WILD SWANS - 2009
[Voice only]; CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE - 2010
[Voice only]; THE LIGHTER - 2011 [Short; Voice only]; A PRINCESS FOR
CHRISTMAS - 2011 [TV Movie]; INCOMPATIBLES - 2013; THE CARER - 2016;
THE SAINT - 2016 [TV Movie; does not play Simon Templar; also
Co-Producer]; TROLL HUNTERS - 2018 [Voice only; his last acting
role]. Mr. Moore also did dozens of Documentaries on James Bond and
other subjects, especially a heartfelt one on Desmond Llewelyn, who
played "Q" on many James Bond Films. Roger Moore was always
open to making fun at himself and his acting, especially as James
Bond or The Saint, Simon Templar. He appeared on many English TV
shows as either character and would just go full tilt crazy. Roger
Moore was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on
December 31, 1998 in the New Years Honors for services to UNICEF, and
was promoted to Knight Commander of the same order on June 14, 2003
in the Queen's Birthday Honors for services to the charities UNICEF
and Kiwanis International. Moore also won a Star on the Hollywood
Walk Of Fame on October 11, 2007 at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard. Much
more can be written about his astounding life, but I'll leave that
for other sites. I will remember him for the hours and hours he has
entertained me, both on the TV and in the Theaters. Roger Moore was
the epitome of class and we lost a great man on this day. Roger Moore
passed away due to complications to cancer and was 89 years-old.) - 05/23/17
JARED
MARTIN (Actor:
Mr. Martin was one of those faces you noticed immediately, but never
remembered his name. Jared Martin was a good, not great, actor, who
had a long and varied career in both TV and in Films, many times in
the sci-fi/horror field. His credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical film]: MURDER A LA MOD - 1968 [TF];
THE WEDDING PARTY - 1969 [TF]; THE YOUNG LAWYERS - 1970; THE
PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1970; THE SILENT FORCE - 1970; DAN AUGUST - 1971;
MISSISSIPPI SUMMER - 1971 [TF]; THE BOLD ONES: THE LAWYERS -
1970-1971; NIGHT GALLERY - ["Tell David..." - 1971];
MEDICAL CENTER - 1972; LAPIN 360 - 1972 [TF]; CANNON - 1972; COLUMBO
- 1973; WESTWORLD - 1973 [TF]; GRIFF - 1973; TOMA - 1973; SHAFT -
1973; MEN OF THE DRAGON - 1974 [TV Movie; a TV version of ENTER THE
DRAGON - 1973]; THE SECOND COMING OF
SUZANNE - 1974 [TF]; GET CHRISTIE LOVE! - 1974; NAKIA - 1974; THE
ROOKIES - 1972-1975 [4 episodes]; SWITCH - 1975; THE FANTASTIC
JOURNEY - 1977 [Failed TV Series Regular, but it got him noticed to
do bigger roles; 10 episodes]; LOGAN'S RUN - 1977; THE SIX MILLION
DOLLAR MAN - 1978; THE AMERICAN GIRLS - 1978; PROJECT U.F.O. - 1978;
THE WALTONS - 1978; HOW THE WEST WAS WON - 1978-1979 [5 episodes];
WONDER WOMAN - 1979; BIG SHAMUS, LITTLE SHAMUS - 1979; CHiPS - 1979;
THE KIDS WHO KNEW TOO MUCH - 1980 [TV Movie]; M STATION: HAWAII -
1980 [TV Movie]; WILLOW B: WOMEN IN PRISON - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE
INCREDIBLE HULK - 1980; ALOHA PARADISE - 1981; HART TO HART - 1981;
TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY - 1982; FANTASY ISLAND - 1983; THE LONELY
LADY - 1983 [TF]; A ROSE FOR EMILY - 1983 [Short]; THE NEW GLADIATORS
- 1984 [TF; My favorite Jared Martin film. An Italian post-apocalypse
film.]; SCARECROW AND MRS. KING - 1984; KNIGHT RIDER - 1984; THE SEA
SERPENT - 1984 [TF]; AIRWOLF - 1985; FINDER OF LOST LOVES - 1985; THE
LOVE BOAT - 1982-1985; QUIET COOL - 1986 [TF; Another good Martin
film. Very good actioner]; MAGNUM P.I. - 1986; MURDER, SHE WROTE -
1984-1986; HOTEL - 1985-1986; THE NEW MIKE HAMMER - 1987; HUNTER -
1987; KARATE WARRIOR -
1987 [TF]; AENIGMA - 1987 [TF; A Lucio Fulci film!]; WAR OF THE
WORLDS - 1988-1990 [TV Series Regular; 43 episodes]; DALLAS -
1979-1991 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 34 episodes]; SILK STALKINGS -
1993; L.A. LAW - 1993; TWIN SITTERS - 1994 [TF]; THE SUN IS ONE FOOT
WIDE - 2003 [Short; Voice only; His last acting role]. He retired
from acting and worked as a painter and photographer until he made
THE CONGRESSMAN - 2016 [TF; Director & Producer only]; His
artwork is highly collectable, as well as highly priced. His roommate
at Columbia University in 1965 was future director Brian De Palma. He
also directed about a dozen short films on his current wife [whom he
married in 2000], Chinese classical dancer Yu Wei [my condolances],
and directed several underground films on dancing, including the
dance film series "INTERVALS". He has also produced two
photo journal art books based on his travels in China.
"Dazhengzhao - a 1000 Year Old Village" 2012 and
"Letter From Zibo" 2010. Jared Martin died from pancreatic
cancer and was 75 years-old.) - 05/24/17
GREGG
ALLMAN (Musician/Actor: After Chris
Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave passing away on May 17, 2017
[of suicide by hanging, but his family may be right that an overdose
of psych medications may have led to the incident], we have another
musical legend also leaving this mortal coil. Everyone knows Gregg
Allman as frontman and co-founder of the Allman Brothers 
Band
and a trailblazer of Southern Rock, but few know that he actually
acted in some films and TV Series. His music can be heard on the
soundtrack of dozens of films and TV Series, but I want to
concentrate on his acting career, even though he acted only a few
times. His acting credits included: RUSH
WEEK - 1989 [A horror movie you can read my review of by
clicking on the title. Allman plays a drugged-out Professor at a
killer college]; SUPERBOY - 1990 [TV Series]; RUSH - 1991 [Theatrical
Film in which Allman is billed fifth. It is one of the most honest
portrayals of drug runners, drug dealers and drug takers [sometimes
one person is all three]. Gregg Allman, who has very few lines, is
still spellbinding as a local crime kingpin. Definitely
recommended.]; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - ["On A Deadman's
Chest" - 1992; Allman was drawn to roles that were macabre and
horrorific and we should all thank him for that]; FAMILY GUY - 2000
[TV Series; Voice only]; LOVE FOR LEVON: A BENEFIT TO SAVE THE BARN -
2012 [TV Movie; I was one of the lucky ones to be at this concert
honoring the amazing Levon Helms at the Izod Center in East
Rutherford, New Jersey and it contained musicians, including Gregg
Allman, playing with other musical legends in a once in a lifetime
collaboration.]; THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND: 40TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE AT
THE BEACON THEATRE - 2014 [DTV; a great document of a time we shall
never see again]; I'LL TAKE YOU THERE: CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF MAVIS
STAPLES - 2015 [TV Movie; If you don't know who Mavis Staples is,
take a music refresher course]. Gregg Allman also did dozens of
documentaries and played on all the late night talk shows. Gregg
Allman was married 6 times and one of his wives was Cher, in which
the marriage lasted for nearly four years from 1975 to 1979 [they had
one son together, Elijah Blue Allman, who is also a musician
{Remember "Deadsy"?}]. The Allman Brothers Band were
inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995 and were voted
the 52nd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone.
Gregg considered playing solo or with his band for the fans
"essential medicine for his soul". Mr. Allman had various
drug and health problems for over half his life and passed away
peacefully at his home in Savannah, Georgia. Gregg Allman was 69
years-old.) - 05/27/17
MOLLY
PETERS (Actress: Ms.
Peters small claim to fame was playing "Patricia"
alongside Sean Connery's James Bond in THUNDERBALL - 1965. She was
just 23 years-old. She had a few other
credits during the mid-60's and then quit acting. Her credits
included [Theatrical Film unless otherwise noted]: PETER STUDIES FORM
- 1964 [Short]; THUNDERBALL - 1965; TARGET FOR KILLING - 1966; THE
EXPERIMENT - 1966 [TV Movie]; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1967 [TV Series];
BAKER'S HALF-DOZEN - 1967 [TV Series]; THE DREAM WORLD OF HARRISON
MARKS - 1967; DON'T RAISE THE BRIDGE, LOWER THE RIVER - 1968 [Her
final acting role after she had a falling-out with her agent]. Ms.
Peters started out as a model; among the men's magazines she graced
the covers of and/or posed in pictorials for are "Playboy,"
"Modern Man," "Calvalcade," "Beau,"
"Ace," "Parade," "Best for Men,"
"Dapper," and "Escapade." Kim Basinger recreated
her massage scene in the 1983 THUNDERBALL [1965] remake, NEVER SAY
NEVER AGAIN [1983], which many James Bond fans [including myself]
consider the red-headed bastard stepchild in the Bond Series. Molly
Peter died of undisclosed causes and was 75 years-old.) - 05/30/17
ROBERT
MICHAEL MORRIS (Actor: Best known as Lisa
Kudrow's friend "Mickey" in HBO's THE COMEBACK, which
premiered in 2005, was cancelled and then was renewed for a season in
2014, Morris [who started acting in 2005] made a lot of appearances
on TV Series and even 
made
a movie or two. His credits as an actor included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: WILL & GRACE - 2006;
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - 2006; THE CLASS - 2006; COMMUNITY SERVICE -
2006 [TV Movie]; BROTHERS & SISTERS - 2007; SMILEY FACE - 2007
[TF]; HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - 2006-2007 [3 episodes]; LEZ BE FRIENDS
- 2007 [TF]; WARREN THE APE - 2010; RUNNING WILD - 2010-2011 [TV
Series Regular; 13 episodes]; 2 BROKE GIRLS - 2012; HAPPILY DIVORCED
- 2012; PAIR OF KINGS - 2013; BROKEN BLOOD - 2013 [TF]; THE COMEBACK
- 2005 & 2014 [Pay TV Series Regular; 21 episodes]; SAD STUDS -
2015 [Short]; THE MIDDLE - 2016 [His final acting role]. To stay
alive, he worked as a party decorator in NYC, file clerk at Radio
City Music Hall, stage manager of Broadway's 'Cloud Nine,' and as a
secretary to the brilliant producer Sydney Glazier. During all this
time, he was writing plays; he had completed more than 91 scripts,
some of which have even had productions and won awards. There are now
more than 90 plays, 14 of which can be found in 'Anthology 1: Plays
from the Mind of Robert Michael Morris,' published by Incarnate Word
Press; three more anthologies will be published, along with his
memoir 'I Had Breakfast with Yakima Canute.' Robert Michael Morris'
cause of death has not been reported and he was 77 years-old.) - 05/30/17
ELENA
VERDUGO (Actress: Ms. Verdugo is known to
Baby Boomers as assistant "Consuelo Lopez" to Robert
Young's general practitioner MARCUS WELBY, M.D. from 1969 to 1976.
But she had been acting in Movies and TV since the 1940s [Actually,
her first uncredited role was in 1931. She sang briefly with Xavier
Cugat's band in the early 40s and recorded the song
"Tico-Tico".].
Her credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical Film]: CAVALIER OF THE WEST - 1931 [TF]; DOWN ARGENTINE
WAY - 1940 [TF]; BLOOD AND SAND - 1941 [TF]; THE HARD-BOILED CANARY -
1941 [TF]; BELLE STARR - 1941 [TF]; TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI - 1942
[TF]; THE MOON AND SIXPENCE - 1942 [TF]; RAINBOW ISLAND - 1944 [TF];
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN - 1944 [TF; one of the better Universal
Pictures 1940s horror films]; THE FROZEN GHOST - 1945 [TF]; LITTLE
GIANT - 1946 [TF] STRANGE VOYAGE - 1946 [TF]; SONG OF SCHEHERAZADE -
1947 [TF]; SHED NO TEARS - 1948 [TF]; EL DORADO PASS - 1948 [TF]; THE
BIG SOMBRERO - 1949 [TF]; TUNA CLIPPER - 1949 [TF]; THE LOST TRIBE -
1949 [TF]; THE SKY DRAGON - 1949 [TF]; THE LOST VOLCANO - 1950 [TF];
SNOW DOG - 1950 [TF]; CYRANO DE BERGERAC - 1950 [TF]; GENE AUTRY AND
THE MOUNTIES - 1951 [TF]; DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT - 1952 [3 episodes];
THIEF OF DAMASCUS - 1952 [TF]; JET JOB - 1952 [TF]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE
- 1952; THE PATHFINDER - 1952 [TF]; BIG TOWN - 1952; CAVALCADE OF
AMERICA - 1953; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1953; THE MARKSMAN - 1953
[TF]; MEET MILLIE - 1952-1955 [TV Series Star Of The Title; 78
episodes]; PANAMA SAL - 1957 [TF]; STEVE CANYON - 1959; THE GALE
STORM SHOW: OH! SUSANNA - 1959; THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW - 1958-1959;
LAW OF THE PLAINSMAN - 1959; RAWHIDE - 1959; THE RED SKELTON HOUR -
1956-1960 [4 episodes]; ROUTE 66 - 1962; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1963;
REDIGO - 1963 [Failed TV Series; 10 episodes]; THE NEW PHIL SILVERS
SHOW - 1964 [8 episodes]; PETTICOAT JUNCTION - 1964; MANY HAPPY
RETURNS - 1964-1965 [7 episodes]; DAY OF THE NIGHTMARE - 1965 [TF;
one of her strangest films]; MONICA MCCLUSKEY - 1965-1966 [TV Series
Regular; 26 episodes]; IRON HORSE - 1967; MANNIX - 1967; HOW SWEET IT
IS! - 1968 [TF]; IRONSIDE - 1968; DANIEL BOONE - 1969; ANGEL IN MY
POCKET - 1969 [TF]; THE FLIM-
FLAM
MAN - 1969 [TV Movie]; THE ALPHA CAPER - 1973 [TV Movie]; LOVE,
AMERICAN STYLE - 1969-1973; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1971-1974;
MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1969-1976 [169 episodes; Twice nominated for an
Emmy Award® in 1971 & 1972 for Outstanding Performance by an
Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama; Nominated for a Golden
Globe® in 1973 for Best Supporting Actress - Television; Image
Award® winner in 1971 for Best Performance by an Actress in a
Dramatic Series or Miniseries or Television Movie]; THE BOSS' SON -
1978 [TF]; THE HORROR SHOW - 1979 [TV Movie Documentary]; EMERALD
POINT N.A.S. - 1984; THE RETURN OF MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1984 [TV
Movie]; SCARECROW AND MRS. KING - 1984; SUBURBAN BEAT - 1985 [TV
Movie; Her last acting role.]. Universal Pictures wanted to put Ms.
Verdugo under contract in the 1940's, but she refused because they
wanted her to lose weight. She still worked with Universal Pictures,
just not as a contract player. She was also a frequent panelist on
several TV Game shows and guest on many morning and afternoon talk
shows. Elena Verdugo won a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on
February 8, 1960 at 1709 Vine Street. In 1999, she suffered the loss
of her only child to a heart attack. He was only 50. Elena Verdugo
passed away of natural causes and was 92 years-old.) - 05/30/17
WENDELL
BURTON (Actor: Burton started off roaring
playing opposite to Liza Minelli in THE STERILE CUCKOO - 1969, and he
got some great reviews, but fame just wasn't in the cards for Mr.
Burton, who would go on making a few movies [It just shows how fickle
Hollywood really is.], but appearing as a guest star in many TV
Series. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical film]: THE STERILE CUCKOO - 1969 [TF]; FORTUNE AND MEN'S
EYES - 1971 [TF]; MURDER ONCE REMOVED - 1971 [TV Movie]; YOUNG DR.
KILDARE - 1971; MEDICAL CENTER - 1970-1972; LONGSTREET - 1972; ROOM
222 - 1973; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1973; GO ASK ALICE - 1973 [TV
Movie]; YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - 1973 [TV
Movie]; KUNG FU - 1973; THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1973; GOODNIGHT
JACKIE - 1974 [TF]; THE ROOKIES - 1974; INSIGHT - 1974; THE RED BADGE
OF COURAGE - 1974 [TV Movie]; JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS - 1975 [TV
Movie]; MEDICAL STORY - 1975 [TV Movie]; PETER AND THE MAGIC SEEDS -
1981 [Short; Voice only]; EAST OF EDEN - 1981 [TV mini-series]; HEAT
- 1986 [TF]; MATHNET - 1988; SQUARE ONE TELEVISION - 1988 [His final
acting role]. He quit acting when he questioned the direction of his
life and, after much travel and study, fully immersed himself in the
Christian religion in 1978. That same year he married and became the
father of a daughter, Haven, who is now an actress in New York, and
son, Adam, a San Francisco-based musician. Reminiscent of the
perennially boyish and now balding Ron Howard in both mild-mannered
looks and open, easy-going temperament, his career began to subside
after a time due to the lack of quality acting opportunities offered,
the importance of turning down roles he deemed morally objectionable,
and ever-growing family responsibilities over the uncertainties of
gainful TV/movie employment. Wendell eventually taught acting for a
time in Hollywood. In 1988, he decided to pursue the business side of
television and found work in ad sales, eventually becoming the West
Coast Director of Sales for the Family Channel [now Freeform, but
back then a religious channel]. In 1997 he and his family moved back
to his home state of Texas in order to help launch a local
independent TV station in Houston. The family eventually settled
there. Wendell serves, and has since found great spiritual
fulfillment, as Director of Creative Ministries for a Houston church.
He oversees drama, dance and videography services for the various
ministries and also pastors adult singles. Yep, religion destroys
another acting career. Wendell Burton passed away after battling a 3
1/2 year battle with brain cancer and was 69 years-old.) - 05/30/17
FRED
J. KOENEKAMP (Cinematographer: Considered
one of the best Director Of Photographers of the 1960s & 1970,
Mr. Koenekamp really did live up to that reputation as his Academy
Award® win in 1974 proves [He was also nominated for an Academy
Award two more times]. He did both major and minor films and even TV.
His credits included [Theatrical Film unless otherwise 
noted]:
DANGEROUS WHEN WET - 1953 [Underwater Assistant Camera only];
UNDERWATER! - 1955 [Underwater Assistant Camera only]; KISMET - 1955
[Assistant Camera only]; RAINTREE COUNTY - 1957 [Assistant Camera
only]; WATUSI - 1959 [Camera Operator only]; BELLS ARE RINGING - 1960
[Camera Operator only]; THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE - 1962
[Camera Operator only]; THE HOOK - 1963 [Camera Operator only];
GUNSMOKE - 1963 [TV Series; 35 episodes as Camera Operator only]; THE
LIEUTENANT - 1963-1964 [TV Series; 28 episodes]; THE OUTER LIMITS -
["The Probe" - 1965; Camera Operator on 17 episodes between
1964 - 1965]; THE SPY WITH MY FACE - 1965 [Two episodes of THE MAN
FROM U.N.C.L.E. made for theatrical release]; ONE SPY TOO MANY - 1966
[Two episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. made for theatrical
release]; ONE OF OUR SPIES IS MISSING - 1966 [Two episodes of THE MAN
FROM U.N.C.L.E. made for theatrical release]; JERICHO - 1966 [TV
Series]; THE SPY IN THE GREEN HAT - 1967 [Two episodes of THE MAN
FROM U.N.C.L.E. made for theatrical release]; THE KARATE KILLERS -
1967 [Two episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. made for theatrical
release]; DOCTOR, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! - 1967; THE MAN FROM
U.N.C.L.E. - 1964-1967 [TV Series; 90 episodes; Nominated for two
Emmy Awards® for Individual Achievements in Cinematography -
Cinematographer in 1965 & 1966]; THE HELICOPTER SPIES - 1968 [Two
episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. made for theatrical release]; SOL
MADRID - 1968; STAY AWAY, JOE - 1968; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1968 [TV
Series]; LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE - 1968; SHADOW ON THE LAND -
1968 [TV Movie]; HEAVEN WITH A GUN - 1969; THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY -
1969; PATTON - 1970 [Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best
Cinematography]; BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS - 1970; NIGHT CHASE -
1970 [TV Movie]; FLAP - 1970; IN SEARCH OF AMERICA - 1971 [TV Movie];
BILLY JACK - 1971; SKIN GAME - 1971; THE DEADLY HUNT - 1971 [TV
Movie]; CROSSCURRENT - 1971 [TV Movie]; HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE -
1971; STAND UP AND BE COUNTED - 1972; THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE! -
1972; KANSAS CITY BOMBER - 1972; RAGE - 1972 [One of my favorite 70's
films]; KUNG FU - 1972-1973 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; HARRY IN YOUR
POCKET - 1973; HAWKINS - 1973 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; PAPILLON -
1973; UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT - 1974; THE TOWERING INFERNO - 1974
[Academy Award® winner for Best Cinematography]; THE RUNAWAY
BARGE - 1975 [TV Movie]; THE WILD MCCULLOCHS - 1975; DOC SAVAGE, MAN
OF BRONZE - 1975; POSSE - 1975; WHITE LINE FEVER - 1975; CONSPIRACY
OF TERROR - 1975 [TV Movie]; EMBRYO - 1976; FUN WITH DICK AND JANE -
1977; ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - 1977 [Nominated for an Academy
Award® for Best Cinematography]; THE DOMINO KILLINGS - 1977; THE
OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT - 1977; THE BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING
TRAINING - 1977; THE SWARM - 1978; SALVAGE 1 - 1979 [TV Series]; LOVE
AND BULLETS - 1979; THE CHAMP - 1979; THE AMITYVILLE HORROR - 1979;
DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER - 1979 [TV Movie]; WHEN TIME RAN OUT... -
1980; THE HUNTER - 1980 [Steve McQueen's last film]; FIRST FAMILY -
1980; CARBON COPY - 1981; FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER - 1981; WRONG IS
RIGHT - 1982; TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY - 1982 [TV Series]; YES,
GIORGIO - 1982; MONEY ON THE SIDE - 1982 [TV Movie]; IT CAME FROM
HOLLYWOOD - 1982 [Documentary; Koenekamp shot the new footage]; THE
RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE FIFTEEN YEARS LATER AFFAIR -
1983 [TV Movie];
SUMMER GIRL - 1983 [TV Movie]; WHIZ KIDS - 1983 [TV Series]; TWO OF A
KIND - 1983; FLIGHT 90: DISASTER ON THE POTOMAC - 1984 [TV Movie];
SUMMER FANTASY - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI
ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION - 1984; OBSESSIVE LOVE - 1984 [TV Movie];
CITY KILLER - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE VEGAS STRIP WAR - 1984 [TV Movie];
A TOUCH OF SCANDAL - 1984 [TV Movie]; NOT MY KID - 1985 [TV Movie];
THE OTHER LOVER - 1985 [TV Movie]; AMOS - 1985 [TV Movie]; ALICE IN
WONDERLAND - 1985 [TV Movie]; STICK - 1985 [Additional Photography
only]; PLEASURES - 1986 [TV Movie]; NEWS AT ELEVEN - 1986 [TV Movie];
STEWARDESS SCHOOL - 1986; THE B.R.A.T. PATROL - 1986 [TV Movie]; THE
THANKSGIVING PROMISE - 1986 [TV Movie]; DOUBLE SWITCH - 1987 [TV
Movie]; DOUBLE AGENT - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE RETURN OF THE SHAGGY DOG
- 1987 [TV Movie]; STUDENT EXCHANGE - 1987 [TV Movie]; 14 GOING ON 30
- 1988 [TV Movie]; SPLASH, TOO - 1988 [TV Movie]; HARD TIME ON PLANET
EARTH - 1989 [TV Series]; LISTEN TO ME - 1989; WELCOME HOME - 1989;
FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER - 1991 [His last credit as Director of
Photography]. In 2005, Fred J. Koenekamp won the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the American Society of Cinematographers®. He worked
many times on the films of director Franklin J. Schaffner. Fred J.
Koenekamp died of natural causes and was 94 years-old.) - 05/31/17
PETER
SALLIS (Actor:
Peter Sallis was the voice of Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit
clay-animated shorts and movies, but he has acting credits going back
for several decades and was one of the stars for one of the longest
British TV Series LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - 1973-2010. His credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: A
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - 1947 [TV Movie]; SCENES FROM TWELFTH NIGHT
AND MACBETH - 
1948
[TV Movie] SCENES FROM TWELFTH NIGHT AND MACBETH II - 1948 [TV
Movie]; THE MARCH OF THE PEASANTS - 1952; THE HEIR OF SKIPTON - 1953
[TV mini-series]; KING IN MOTLEY - 1953 [TV Short]; THE NEW SHILLING
- 1953 [TV Movie]; IMMEDIATE DISASTER - 1954 [TF]; CHILD'S PLAY -
1954 [TF]; STRANGE EXPERIENCES - 1956 [3 episodes]; KITTY CLIVE -
1956 [TV Movie]; ANASTASIA - 1956 [TF]; THE BLACK ARROW - 1958 [3
episodes]; THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS - 1958 [TV mini-series]; THE
LOST KING - 1958; THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA - 1958 [TF]; CINDERELLA - 1958
[TV Movie]; H.G. WELL'S INVISIBLE MAN - 1959; THE WIDOW OF BATH -
1959 [6 episodes]; THE SCAPEGOAT - 1959 [TF]; WORLD THEATRE - 1959;
BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT THEATRE - 1957-1959 [3 episodes]; DAVID AND BROCCOLI
- 1960 [TV Movie]; INTERNATIONAL DETECTIVE - 1960; DOCTOR IN LOVE -
1960 [TF]; THE POET - 1960 [TV Short]; SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING - 1960 [TF]; THE ADVENTURES OF ALICE - 1960 [TV Movie]; ITV
TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE - 1955-1961 [3 episodes]; NO LOVE FOR JOHNNIE -
1961 [TF]; JANGO - 1961; DEAR CHARLES - 1961 [TV Movie]; THE CURSE OF
THE WEREWOLF - 1961 [TF; a unique take on the werewolf legend with
Oliver Reed as the star]; DANGER MAN - 1961; AMELIA - 1961 [7
erisodes]; A CHANCE OF THUNDER - 1961 [3 episodes]; CANDIDA - 1961
[TV Movie]; THE LARGEST THEATRE IN THE WORLD: HEART TO HEART - 1962
[TV Movie]; MAIGRET - 1962; CRYING DOWN THE LANE - 1962 [TV
mini-series]; I THANK A FOOL - 1962 [TV Movie]; THE CHEM. LAB.
MYSTERY - 1963 [6 episodes]; IT HAPPENED LIKE THIS - 1963; THE
V.I.P.S - 1963 [TF]; THE MOUSE ON THE MOON - 1963 [TF]; BBC
SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1960-1963 [7 episodes]; DRAMA 61-67 - 1963; ZERO
ONE - 1963; ITV PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1957-1963 [3 episodes]; THE
AVENGERS - 1964; THE THIRD SECRET - 1964 [TF]; FESTIVAL - 1963-1964;
ESCAPE BY NIGHT - 1964 [TF]; SERGEANT CORK - 1964; Z CARS -
1963-1964; THE SULLAVAN BROTHERS - 1964; THE RAPTURE - 1965 [TF];
KNOCK ON ANY DOOR - 1966; BLACKMAIL - 1966; CHARLIE BUBBLES - 1967
[TF]; DOCTOR WHO - ["The Ice Warriors" - 1967; 6 episodes];
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY - 1968; INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE - 1968 [TF]; PLAYS
OF TODAY - 1969; THE RECKONING - 1970 [TF]; SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN -
1970 [TF; Wonderful little horror film starring Vincent Price];
MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION - 1970; CATWEAZLE - 1970; PARKIN'S PATCH -
1970; TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA - 1970 [TF; Sallis got to work with
most of the horror stars of the day. This one was Christopher Lee];
MY LOVER MY SON - 1970 [TF]; THE CULTURE VULTURES - 1970 [3
episodes]; MOGUL - 1970; MENACE - 1970; WUTHERING HEIGHTS - 1970
[TF]; THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE - 1971; THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - 1971;
BUDGIE - 1971; THE ROAD BUILDER - 1971 [TF]; BEL AMI - 1971 [3
episodes]; PAUL TEMPLE - 1971; PUBLIC EYE - 1965-1971; TRIAL - 1971;
JUSTICE - 1971; THE PERSUADERS! - 1971; SPYDER'S WEB - 1972; THE
MOONSTONE - 1972 [3 episodes]; CALLAN - 1972; THE REPRIEVE - 1972
[Short]; KATE - 1972; COMEDY PLAYHOUSE - 1973; THE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK
HOLMES - 1973; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1960-1973 [5 episodes];
FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY - 1973 [TV Movie]; BARLOW - 1974; WHO
KILLED LAMB? - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE PALLISERS - 1974 [TV
mini-series]; ARMCHAIR CINEMA - 1974; THE CAPONE INVESTMENT - 1974 [6
episodes]; LATE NIGHT DRAMA - 1974; PROMETHEUS: THE LIFE OF BALZAC -
1975 [TV mini-series]; THE SECRET AGENT - 1975 [TV Movie]; HADLEIGH -
1971-1976; BBC2 PLAYHOUSE - 1976; THE INCREDIBLE SARAH - 1976 [TF];
SOFTLY SOFTLY: TASK FORCE - 1971-1976 [3 episodes]; THE WINTER
WARRIOR - 1976 [TV Movie]; RAFFLES - 1977; CROWN COURT - 1974-1977;
MURDER MOST ENGLISH: A FLAXBOROUGH CHRONICLE - 1977; THE HAUNTING OF
JULIA - 1977 [TF; one of the best supernatural films of the 70's];
YANKS GO HOME - 1977 [4 episodes]; PREMIERE - 1977 [TV mini-series];
SHE LOVES ME - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE GHOSTS OF MOTLEY HALL - 1976-1978
[15 episodes]; ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM - 1978 [TV Movie]; WHO IS
KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? - 1978; THE CLIFTON HOUSE MYSTERY
- 1978 [3 episodes]; ITV PLAYHOUSE - 1979; LEAVE IT TO CHARLIE -
1978-1980 [26 episodes]; LADYKILLERS - 1980; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED
- 1980; PLAY FOR TODAY - 1973-1981; WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION -
1982 [TV Movie]; ROCKY HOLLOW - 1983 [Voice only]; STRANGERS AND
BROTHERS - 1984 [3 episodes]; A DANGEROUS KIND OF LOVE - 1986 [TV
Movie]; THE NEW STATESMAN - 1987; THE BRETTS - 1987; THE WIND IN THE
WILLOWS - 1984-1988 [Voice only; 47 episodes]; FIRST OF THE SUMMER
WINE - 1988-1989 [13 episodes]; A GRAND DAY OUT - 1989 [Short; Voice
only; His first time voicing Wallace]; OH! MR. TOAD - 1989-1990
[Voice only; 14 episodes]; COME HOME CHARLIE AND FACE THEM - 1990 [TV
mini-series]; RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY - 1992; THE WRONG TROUSERS - 1993
[Short; Voice only]; A CLOSE SHAVE - 1995 [Short; Voice only]; HOTEL!
- 2001;
HOLBY CITY - 2001; THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF WALLACE & GROMIT
- 2001 [MFHV; Voice only]; WALLACE & GROMIT'S CRACKING
CONTRAPTIONS {TV Series Short; Voice Only]; DOCTORS - 2004; BELONGING
- 2004 [TV Movie]; ROOM 101 - 1997-2005 [Voice only as Wallace; 3
episodes]; COLOR ME KUBRICK - 2005 [TF]; THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
- 2005 [TF; Voice only; The first Wallace & Gromit Theatrical
Film; Won an Annie Award® for Best Voice Acting in an Animated
Feature Production]; WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION -
2008 [TV mini-series; Voice and Director only]; A MATTER OF LOAF AND
DEATH - 2008 [Short; Voice only]; ORSON WELLES OVER EUROPE - 2009
[Documentary; Portrayed himself]; KINGDOM - 2009; LAST OF THE SUMMER
WINE - 1973-2010 [295 episodes; He is the only actor to appear in all
295 episodes]; WALLACE AND GROMIT'S WORLD OF INVENTION - 2010 [TV
Series Documentary; Voice only]; A GRAND NIGHT IN: THE STORY OF
AARDMAN - 2015 [TV Movie Documentary; Portrayed himself and Voiced
Wallace for the last time; His last on-screen or voice role]. He did
some dubbing work on the English soundtrack of Orson Welles's 1962
movie THE TRIAL - 1962 and was awarded the O.B.E. [Officer of the
Order of the British Empire] in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth's Birthday
Honors List for his services to drama. Peter Sallis died in a London
nursing home of natural causes and was 96 years-old.) - 06/02/17
ROGER
SMITH (Actor: Roger Smith may have been
better known as the husband of Ann-Margret [whom he stayed married to
for 50 years until his death, from 1967 until his passing away], but
he is known to some people as the star of 77 SUNSET STRIP -
1958-1963, which he had to leave when doctors discovered a blood clot
in his brain. He quit acting in 1965 when he was diagnosed with
myasthenia gravis, a muscle disorder, which forced him to retire from
performing. But he had some interesting acting credits which I will
show you now [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]:
DAMON RUNYON THEATER - 1956; OVER-EXPOSED 
-
1956 [TF]; CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE - 1956; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE -
1956 [3 episodes]; THE SHERIFF OF COCHISE - 1957; WEST POINT - 1957;
NO TIME TO BE YOUNG - 1957 [TF]; MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES - 1957 [TF];
THE GEORGE SANDERS MYSTERY THEATER - 1957; OPERATION MAD BALL - 1957
[TF]; FATHER KNOWS BEST - 1956-1958; WAGON TRAIN - 1958; CRASH
LANDING - 1958 [TF]; AUNTIE MAME - 1958 [TF]; SUGARFOOT - 1958; NEVER
STEAL ANYTHING SMALL - 1959 [TF]; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1960-1961 [Portrayed
the same character he did in 77 SUNSET STRIP]; SURFSIDE 6 - 1962
[Portrayed the same character he did in 77 SUNSET STRIP; also Writer
of one episode]; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1958-1963 [TV Series Regular; 136
episodes; also Writer of 7 episodes; He also wrote the song "Kona
Wind" for the series; The Series would last one more season
without him]; KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1964; THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER -
1964; FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG - 1964 [TF]; MISTER ROBERTS -
1965-1966 [TV Series Regular; 30 episodes; also Writer of one
episode]; CRIMINAL FACTOR - 1968 [TF]; ROGUE'S GALLERY - 1968 [TF;
His last acting role]. He also wrote the Screenplay and Produced THE
FIRST TIME [TF] - 1969; and Wrote and Produced the Joe Namath film
C.C. & COMPANY - 1970, which also starred Ann-Margret. He
Produced about a half dozen Ann-Margret TV Specials in the 1970s. His
last credit was as Co-Producer of the TV Movie NOBODY'S CHILDREN -
1994, which also starred his wife. In Steven Spielberg's film A
BRIDGE OF SPIES - 2015, footage of Roger Smith as Jeff Spencer on 77
SUNSET STRIP can be seen playing on a TV. During the 1960s &
early-1970s, Roger Smith was a regular on TV Talk Shows and a
panelist on many Game Shows. He also participated in a few
documentaries about the history of television and one about his good
friend Joe Namath. Before he married Ann-Margret, he was married to
actress Victoria Shaw for nine years [He was talked into asking her
to marry him by Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher] and had three
children together. James Cagney, of all people, convinced Roger Smith
to give acting a try. When he could act no more, he was instrumental
in giving Ann-Margret her comeback in Las Vegas and produced all her
concerts and shows. Roger Smith died of undisclosed causes and was 84
years-old.) - 06/04/17
BILL
BUTLER (Editor: Bill Butler was an
excellent Academy Award® nominated Editor who edited such films
as A CLOCKWORK ORANGE - 1971 and PRAY FOR DEATH - 1985 and a lot of
exploitation films. He also ventured out every now and then editing
TV Series, but movies were his bread and butter. His credits included
[Theatrical Film unless otherwise noted]: THE MIND BENDERS - 1963
[Sound Editor only]; BITTER HARVEST - 1963 [Sound Editor only];
MOZAMBIQUE - 1964 [Sound Editor only]; RETURN FROM THE ASHES - 1965
[Sound Editor only]; THE LEGEND 
OF
YOUNG DICK TURPIN - 1966 [TV Movie; Sound Editor only]; A FUNNY
THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM - 1966 [Sound Editor only];
GOAL! THE WORLD CUP - 1966 [Documentary]; MAN IN A SUITCASE -
1967-1968 [TV Series; 10 episodes]; BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL - 1968;
ONE MORE TIME - 1970; A CLOCKWORK ORANGE - 1971 [Nominated for an
Academy Award® for Best Film Editing]; A TOUCH OF CLASS - 1973;
OLD DRACULA - 1974; GREAT EXPECTATIONS - 1974 [TV Movie];
FER-DE-LANCE - 1974 [TV Movie; Editorial Supervisor only]; THE
PEOPLE'S LAWYER - 1975 [TV Movie]; FRIDAY NIGHT BURN - 1976 [TV
Movie]; THE DIAMOND MERCENARIES - 1976 [a.k.a. KILLER FORCE]; THE
DUCHESS AND THE DIRTWATER FOX - 1976; CHILD ABUSE - 1976 [TV Movie];
BITTERSWEET LOVE - 1976; SUPERVAN - 1977; JOYRIDE - 1977; OUR WINNING
SEASON - 1978; LOST AND FOUND - 1979; GORP - 1980; HOW TO BEAT THE
HIGH CO$T OF LIVING - 1980; ST. HELENS - 1981 [Additional Editor
only]; ON THE RIGHT TRACK - 1981; A LITTLE SEX - 1982; ST. ELSEWHERE
- 1982-1983 [TV Series; 7 episodes]; UP THE CREEK - 1984; PRAY FOR
DEATH - 1985; HELLHOLE - 1985 [Editorial Consultant only]; THE MEN'S
CLUB - 1986; WALK LIKE A MAN - 1987 [Considered one of the worst
films of the 1980s]; SEVEN HOURS TO JUDGMENT - 1988; CUTTING CLASS -
1989 [Horror film with Brad Pitt in a small role]; LEONARDO'S DREAM -
1989 [Short]; FATAL CHARM - 1990 [MFHV]; THE MAGIC BALLOON - 1990
[Short]; JOURNEY OF HONOR - 1991; A FAR OFF PLACE - 1993 [Additional
Editor only]; SECRET SINS OF THE FATHER - 1994 [TV Movie]; OF LOVE
AND SHADOWS - 1994; DEADLY GAMES - 1995 [TV Series]; GANG IN BLUE -
1996 [TV Movie]; NOT IN THIS TOWN - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE HUNTED -
1998 [TV Movie]; CHAMELEON - 1998 [TV Movie]; WHAT MATTERS MOST -
2001; SHATTERED LIES - 2002; THE AURA - 2003 [Short]; FISH BURGLARS -
2004 [Short]; WAITING FOR WOODY ALLEN - 2004 [Short]; DIAMOND ZERO -
2005; STRATAGEM - 2005 [Short]; LOVE AND DEBATE - 2006 [Additional
Editor only]; CHLOE - 2006 [Short]; NEVER SAY MACBETH - 2007; MAGIC
MAN - 2010; L.A. HARMONY - 2010 [Short; His final Editing
assignment]. Bill Butler died of unknown causes at a hospital in
Sherman Oaks and was 83 years-old.) - 06/04/17
GLENNE
HEADLY (Actress: Extremely good actress
who died way too young. Most people will remember her as Tess
Trueheart in Warren Beatty's DICK TRACY - 1990 or the wife of Captain
Leland Stottlemeyer [Ted Levine] on TV's MONK - 2002-2009. She was
one of those rare actresses who only took roles when her son was on
vacation from school. She believed that family was more important
than acting, which is why her credits list is smaller than the usual
actress. She has said "No" to many roles to homeschool her
son or not leave town to be away from her family. Her credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]:
BOWERY DAWN - 1972 [Short], FOUR FRIENDS - 1981 [TF]; SAY GOODNIGHT,
GRACIE - 1983 [TV Movie]; DOCTOR DETROIT - 1983 [TF]; FANDANGO - 1985
[TF]; THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO - 1985 [TF]; ELENI - 1985 [TF]; SEIZE
THE DAY - 1986 [TF]; MAKING MR. RIGHT - 1987 [TF]; NADINE - 1987
[TF]; SANTABEAR'S HIGH FLYING ADVENTURE - 1987 [TV Short; Voice
only]; STARS AND BARS - 1988 [TF]; PAPERHOUSE - 1988 [TF; My favorite
film she was in]; DIRTY ROTTEN
SCOUNDRELS - 1988 [TF; Very funny; Won a Chicago Film Critics
Association Award® for most Promising Actress]; LONESOME DOVE -
1989 [TV mini-series; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special]; DICK
TRACY - 1990 [TF]; MORTAL THOUGHTS - 1991 [TF; A very good mystery
thriller Nominated for a Chicago Film Critics Association Award®
for Best Supporting Actress]; GRAND ISLE - 1991 [TF]; HOTEL ROOM -
1993 [TV mini-series]; ORDINARY MAGIC - 1993 [TF]; AND THE BAND
PLAYED ON - 1993 [Pay Cable TV Movie]; GETTING EVEN WITH DAD - 1994
[TF]; FRASIER - 1995; MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS - 1995 [TF]; SGT. BILKO -
1996 [TF]; BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA - 1996 [Pay Cable Movie;
Directorial debut of Anjelica Huston; Nominated for an Emmy Award®
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special]; 2
DAYS IN THE VALLEY - 1996 [TF; Good comedy thriller]; ER - 1996-1997
[9 episodes]; PRONTO - 1997 [TV Movie]; MY OWN COUNTRY - 1998 [TV
Movie]; RECESS - 1998; THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE - 1998 [TF];
WINCHELL - 1998 [TV Movie]; BABE: PIG IN THE CITY - 1998 [TF; Voice
only]; ENCORE! ENCORE! - 1998-1999 [12 episodes]; BREAKFAST OF
CHAMPIONS - 1999 [TF]; THE DARKEST DAY - 1999 [TV Movie]; TIMECODE -
2000 [TF]; THE SANDY BOTTOM ORCHESTRA - 2000 [TV Movie]; THE FUGITIVE
- 2001; A GIRL THING - 2001 [TV Movie]; BARTLEBY - 2001 [TF]; ON
GOLDEN POND - 2001 [TV Movie filmed Live]; WHAT'S THE WORSE THAT
COULD HAPPEN? - 2001 [TF]; RUGRATS - 2002 [Voice only]; WOMEN VS. MEN
- 2002 [TV Movie]; THE BURBS - 2002 [TV Movie]; THE GUARDIAN - 2004;
CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN - 2004 [TF]; EULOGY - 2004 [TF];
AROUND THE BEND - 2004 [TF]; THE AMATEURS - 2005 [TF]; LAW &
ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2005; MONK - 2003-2006 [4 episodes];
COMEBACK SEASON - 2006 [TF]; THE NAMESAKE - 2006 [TF]; RAISING FLAGG
- 2006 [TF]; GREY'S ANATOMY - 2008; KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL -
2008 [TF]; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2008; THE JONESES - 2009
[TF]; LIVING WITH ED - 2009; PSYCH - 2012; POUND PUPPIES - 2012
[Voice only]; PARKS AND RECREATION - 2012; DON JON - 2013 [TF]; THE
LEAGUE - 2013; DIAL A PRAYER - 2015 [TF]; MERRY XMAS - 2015 [Short];
THE NIGHT OF - 2016 [Pay TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; STRANGE WEATHER
- 2016 [TF]; THE CIRCLE - 2017; VILLA CAPRI - 2017 [TF]; FUTURE MAN -
2017 [Hulu Streaming Series; Glenne Headly passed away after filming
5 of the 10 episodes. Hulu made a statement that they will film the
back 5 episodes without her. Her final acting role.]. Ms. Headly was
also heavily involved in Stage work and was nominated for many awards
during the 80's for her acting in a variety of plays. She was also
once married to John Malkovich [1982-1988] and was a member of MENSA.
Glenne Headly passed away of undisclosed causes and was just 62
years-old.) - 06/08/17
ADAM
WEST (Actor:
Anyone who doesn't know who Adam West is [I don't care what age you
are] should be drawn and quartered. He was the consummate TV BATMAN - 1966-1968
and even though the show was campy beyond belief, West always played
it straight. The role basically typecast him and he never became the
huge star he should have been, but I
remember him doing conventions [up until the day he died] and there
would be a line to get his autograph or photo with him that would run
out of the hotel. He always treated every fan like gold and was never
afraid to make fun of himself. He knew the hand he was dealt and went
along with the cards he had, even playing the majorly retarded mayor
on TV's FAMILY GUY. You can hear his voice on 111 episodes of that
show and every sentence that came out of his mouth was pure goofy
manna from Heaven. I will miss Adam West. He was a kind gentleman
with something always witty to say, when he could have been some old
fogey blaming BATMAN for his career plunge [He was known to say, "Unless
the thinking of the major producers has become senile, they can
perceive that I'm not Batman."]. Adam
wasn't that way and the world was better off with him in it. R.I.P.
Adam. You have millions of fans, including myself, who will miss you
dearly, but never forget you. Adam West's credits included [TV Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE PHILCO-GOODYEAR
TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE - 1954-1955 [3 episodes]; VOODOO ISLAND - 1957
[TF]; GRAND JURY - 1959; THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS - 1959 [TF]; LAWMAN
- 1959; SUGARFOOT - 1959; CHEYENNE - 1959; THE FBI STORY - 1959 [TF;
Voice only]; BRONCO - 1959; COLT .45 - 1959 [3 episodes]; 77 SUNSET
STRIP - 1958-1959; MAVERICK - 1959 [3 episodes]; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1959;
BOURBON STREET BEAT - 1959; JOHNNY MIDNIGHT - 1960; OVERLAND TRAIL -
1960; GOODYEAR THEATRE - 1960, WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE - 1960;
TALES OF WELLS FARGO - 1961; BONANZA - 1961; MICHAEL SHAYNE - 1961;
THE RIFLEMAN - 1961; GUESTWARD HO! - 1961; THE BEACHCOMBER - 1962;
GERONIMO - 1962 [TF]; THE DETECTIVES - 1961-1962 [TV Series Regular
for one season; 30 episodes]; KRAFT MYSTERY THEATER - 1962; PERRY
MASON - 1961-1962; THE REAL MCCOYS - 1963; LARAMIE - 1961-1963;
GUNSMOKE - 1963; TAMMY AND THE DOCTOR - 1963 [TF]; SOLDIER IN THE
RAIN - 1963 [TF]; ALEXANDER THE GREAT - 1963 [TV Movie]; PETTICOAT
JUNCTION - 1964; ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS - 1964 [TF; Really good
film]; THE OUTER LIMITS - ["The Invisible Enemy" - 1964];
BEWITCHED - 1964; THE OUTLAWS IS COMING - 1965 [TF]; THE VIRGINIAN -
1965; MARA OF THE WILDERNESS - 1965 [TF]; THE RELENTLESS FOUR - 1965
[TF]; BATMAN: THE MOVIE - 1966 [TF; This film gets funnier and
funnier as the years go by. The bomb and shark sequences are
hilarious]; THE MILTON BERLE SHOW - 1966 [Played Batman]; BATGIRL -
1967 [Failed pilot to be a companion show with BATMAN]; OFF TO SEE
THE WIZARD - 1968; BATMAN - 1966-1968 [120 episodes; The TV Show that
made Adam West a star and also destroyed his career once it was
over]; THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH - 1968 [TF]; THE MARRIAGE OF A
YOUNG STOCKBROKER - 1971 [TF]; NIGHT GALLERY - ["With Apologies
To Mr. Hyde" - 1971]; AND THEN THEY FORGOT GOD - 1971 [TV
Movie]; PRIMUS - 1972; ALIAS SMITH AND JONES - 1972; THE EYES OF
CHARLES SAND - 1972 [TV Movie]; THIS IS THE LIFE - 1972; MANNIX -
1972; CURSE OF THE MOON CHILD - 1972 [TF; Considered a
"lost" film]; POOR DEVIL - 1973 [TV Movie]; 
PARTIZANI
- 1974 [TV mini-series]; TACTICAL GUERILLA - 1974 [TF]; EMERGENCY! -
1974; THE SPECIALIST - 1975 [TF]; NEVADA SMITH - 1975 [TV Movie];
SHAZAM! - 1976; ALICE - 1976; THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BATMAN - 1977
[Voice only; 16 episodes]; POLICE WOMAN - 1977; OPERATION PETTICOAT -
1978; HOOPER - 1978 [TF]; TARZAN AND THE SUPER 7 - 1978 [Voice only];
THE AMERICAN GIRLS - 1978; LEGEND OF THE SUPERHEROES - 1979; BIG
SHAMUS, LITTLE SHAMUS - 1979; THE HAPPY HOOKER GOES HOLLYWOOD - 1980
[TF]; FOR THE LOVE OF IT - 1980 [TV Movie]; WARP SPEED - 1981 [TV
Movie]; TIME WARP - 1981 [TV Movie] ONE
DARK NIGHT - 1982 [TF]; LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - 1982; I TAKE
THESE MEN - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1983; ACE DIAMOND
PRIVATE EYE - 1983 [TV Movie]; HART TO HART - 1983; FANTASY ISLAND -
1980-1984; HELL RIDERS -
1984 [TF]; SUPERFRIENDS: THE LEGENDARY SUPER POWERS SHOW - 1984
[Voice only; 8 episodes]; GOING UNDERCOVER - 1985 [TF]; THE SUPER
POWERS TEAM: GALACTIC GUARDIANS - 1985 [Voice only; 8 episodes];
YOUNG LADY CHATTERLEY II - 1985 [TF]; THE LAST PRECINCT - 1986
[Failed TV Series; 8 episodes]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1987; ZOMBIE
NIGHTMARE - 1987 [TF]; DOIN' TIME ON PLANET EARTH - 1988 [TF];
RETURN FIRE - 1988 [TF]; NIGHT OF THE KICKFIGHTERS - 1988 [TF]; MAD
ABOUT YOU - 1989 [TF]; OMEGA COP - 1990 [TF]; ZORRO - 1990; THE FLASH
- 1990; MAXIM XUL - 1991
[TF]; LOOKWELL - 1991 [TV Movie; I wish some cable station would show
this hilarious TV Movie again!]; 1775 - 1992 [TV Short]; THE BEN
STILLER SHOW - 1992; BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - 1992 [Voive only;
Did NOT voice the role of Batman, like in all the previous animated
shows I have listed above]; RUGRATS - 1992 [Voice only]; DANGER
THEATRE - 1993 [This was a hilarious anthology series that did not
get a chance to catch on before FOX canceled it. West was super funny
as "Capt. Mike Morgan"]; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - ["As
Ye Sow" - 1993]; THE GOOD LIFE - 1994 [Voice only]; THE CRITIC -
1994 [Voice only]; NURSES - 1994; THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE - 1994
[TF]; THE NEW AGE - 1994 [TF]; SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST -
1994; NOT THIS PART OF THE WORLD - 1994 [TF]; THE ADVENTURES OF PETE
& PETE - 1995; MUSCLE - 1995; HOPE & GLORIA - 1995; LOIS &
CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - 1995; BURKE'S LAW - 1995;
THE CLINIC - 1995; RUN FOR COVER - 1995 [TF]; GOOSEBUMPS - 1996;
WEIRD SCIENCE - 1996; THE SIZE OF WATERMELONS - 1996 [TF]; AN
AMERICAN VAMPIRE STORY - 1997 [TF]; PAULY - 1997; THE WAYAN BROS. -
1997; MURPHY BROWN - 1997; JOHNNY BRAVO - 1997 [Voice only]; REDUX
RIDING HOOD - 1998 [Short; Voice only]; ANIMANIACS - 1997 [Voice
only]; JOYRIDE - 1997 [TF]; JENNY - 1998; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1998;
HISTERIA! - 1998; NEWSRADIO - 1998; THE SECRET FILES OF SPYDOGS -
1998-1999 [Voice only; 22 episodes]; PACIFIC BLUE - 1999; DROP DEAD
GORGEOUS - 1999 [TF]; BLACK SCORPION - 2001 [5 episodes as bad
villain "Breathtaker"]; THE DREW CAREY SHOW - 2001; SEANCE
- 2001 [TF]; THE SIMPSONS - 2002 [Voice only as Batman]; FROM HEAVEN
TO HELL - 2002 [TF]; BAADASSSSS! - 2003 [TF]; KIM POSSIBLE - 2003;
RETURN TO THE BATCAVE: THE MISADVENTURES OF ADAM AND BURT - 2003 [TV
Movie]; THE BRONX BUNNY SHOW - 2003; MONSTER ISLAND - 2004 [TV
Movie]; THE MULLETS - 2004; TALES FROM BEYOND - 2004 [TF]; BATMAN:
NEW TIMES - 2005 [Video Short; Voice only as Batman]; ALOHA,
SCOOBY-DOO - 2005 [DTV; Voice only]; STEWIE GRIFFIN: THE UNTOLD STORY
- 2005 [DTV; Voice only]; BUCKAROO: THE MOVIE - 2005 [TF]; THE KING
OF QUEENS - 2005; CHICKEN LITTLE - 2005 [TF]; THE BOONDOCKS - 2005
[Voice only]; ANGELS WITH ANGLES - 2005 [TF]; THE BATMAN - 2004-2006
[Voice only as "Mayor Grange"; 7 episodes]; GEORGE LOPEZ -
2007; MEET THE ROBINSONS - 2007 [TF; Voice only]; SEXINA - 2007 [TF];
THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS - 2003-2008 [Voice only; 6 episodes]; RATKO:
THE DICTATOR'S SON - 2009 [TF]; SUPER CAPERS: THE ORIGINS OF ED AND
THE MISSING BULLION - 2009 [TF]; 30 ROCK - 2009; SPONGEBOB
SQUAREPANTS - 2010 [Voice only]; EYEHOLE PAINTINGS - 2010 [Video
Short]; BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD - 2010 [Voice only]; THE SUPER
HERO SQUAD SHOW - 2010 [Voice only]; PIZZA MAN - 2011 [TF]; FUNNY OR
DIE PRESENTS... - 2011 [HBO Series; 3 episodes]; JAKE AND THE NEVER
LAND PIRATES - 2011-2012 [Voice only]; FUTURAMA - 2013 [Voice only];
STARRING ADAM WEST - 2013 [Documentary; an excellent
documentary about Adam West's career. I could watch this one over and
over and never grow tired of it]; FANADDICTS! - 2013 [Narrator; 8
episodes]; SCOOBY-DOO AND THE BEACH BEASTIE - 2015 [Video Short;
Voice only]; PENN ZERO: PART-TIME HERO - 2015 [Voice only; 3
episodes]; ROBOT CHICKEN DC COMICS SPECIAL 3: MAGICAL FRIENDSHIP -
2015 [TV Movie; Voice only]; MOONBEAM CITY - 2015 [Voice only]; THE
BIG BANG THEORY - 2016; BATMAN: RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS - 2016
[TF]; POWERLESS - 2017 [The series was canceled before West's episode
was shown, but out of respect it was aired on the DC All Access
channel on Friday June 16, 2017. It’s
also available in its entirety on DC Entertainment’s YouTube
channel.]; FAMILY GUY - 2000-2017 [Voice only; 111 episodes; He
recorded enough dialogue for five episodes in the 2017-2018 TV
Season.]; BATMAN VS. TWO FACE - 2017 [DTV; ; The last time West
voiced Batman; His last role]. Adam West also did dozens of
Documentaries, was a guest on many Talk Shows and a panelist on a lot
of Game Shows. He was also very politically minded and would end up
as a commentator on many political Talk Shows. Adam West was a
childhood hero of mine. Even at the age of nine, I could tell that
BATMAN was pure camp, yet whenever he and Burt Ward would climb a
building on the Batrope and celebrities would open their windows and
say something, Batman would always have something funny to say or a
warning to all the good boys and girls. As Robin would say: "Holy
Cow, Adam West, we are going to miss you!" He and West remained
good friends after BATMAN was over and remained so until West passed
away. Adam West left this mortal coil due to complications of
leukemia and was 88 years-old.) - 06/09/17
ANITA
PALLENBERG (Actress/Model: Ms.
Pallenberg's personal life was considered more entertaining than her
professional life. While working as a model in 1965, she gained
romantic intentions from 3 members of The Rolling Stones. In 1965,
she began dating Brian Jones. In 1967, she left him to be with Keith
Richards [she had three children with him, one who died of SIDS
{Sudden Infant Death Syndrome} shortly after he was born] In July
1979, Scott Cantrell [a 
teenager
of just 17] committed suicide in Keith Richards's New York apartment
while supposedly playing Russian Roulette with Pallenberg in the room
[her son was downstairs and did not see it], which ended her personal
relationship with Richards. She had a brief fling with Mick Jagger
while they were both appearing in director Donald Cammell's
PERFORMANCE - 1970, but Pallenberg said Jagger was a chauvinist. The
Stones' songs "Angie" and "You Got The Silver"
are about her. She managed to turn her notoriety into a career of
infrequent films, mostly Art Films. Her credits included [Theatrical
Films unless otherwise noted]: DEGREE OF MURDER - 1967; WONDERWALL -
1968; SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL - 1968 [Documentary; Back-up Singer];
BARBARELLA - 1968; CANDY - 1968; HEADS - 1969 [Short]; DILLINGER IS
DEAD - 1969; MAN ON HORSEBACK - 1969; PERFORMANCE - 1970 [Co-wrote
the screenplay for the film with Donald Cammell. She had no intention
of playing in the movie. She ended up replacing the original actress
at the last minute due to a medical emergency.]; LE BERCEAU DE
CRISTAL - 1976; MADONNA: DROWNED WORLD/SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE - 1998
[Music Video]; LOVE IS THE DEVIL: STUDY FOR A PORTRAIT OF FRANCIS
BACON - 1998; ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS - 2001 [TV Series; Played the
Devil]; HIDEOUS MAN - 2002 [Short]; MISTER LONELY - 2007; GO GO TALES
- 2007; CHERI - 2009; NAPOLI, NAPOLI, NAPOLI - 2009; 4:44 LAST DAY ON
EARTH - 2011 [Her last acting role]. The movie PRIVILEGE - 1967 was
based on how Pallenberg "kidnapped" Brian Jones because he
was emotional and "too complicated" for his own good. After
recovering from heroin addiction, she studied fashion design as a
mature student at Central Saint Martins in London, England and
graduated in 1994. Anita Pallenberg died of undisclosed causes
and was 73 years-old.) - 06/13/17
BILL
DANA (Actor/Writer/Comedian: Most people
born after 1975 probably have no idea who Bill Dana [Real name:
William Szathmary, who came from Hungarian ancestry] was. But Baby
Boomers had fond memories of his two-season TV show and his comedy
routine, where he used to portray a fictional character named Jose
Jimenez ["My name is Jose Jimenez." was his tag line and he
would probably be protested today for portraying a Latino as a comedy
object and not being politically correct.]. He was an extremely funny
man and did a lot of TV and some Film work, but when he did a comedy
routine on such variety shows as THE ED SULLIVAN
SHOW, he used to bring the house down. His credits as an Actor
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE
STEVE ALLEN PLYMOUTH SHOW - 1960 [also Writer from 1955 to 1960;
Nominated for an Emmy Award® in 1959 for Best Writing of a Single
Musical or Variety Program]; SWINGING SPIKETACULARS - 1960 [also
Producer; 3 episodes]; THE SPIKE JONES SHOW - 1961-1962 [also Writer
and Producer for 5 episodes; 10 episodes]; THE NEW STEVE ALLEN SHOW -
1961 [also Writer; 4 episodes]; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1961-1963 [8
episodes]; THE BILL DANA SHOW - 1963-1965 [also Writer; 42 episodes];
THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1965; I WANT MY MUMMY - 1966 [Short; Voice as
Jose Jimenez only; also Story]; ALICE IN WONDERLAND OR WHAT'S A NICE
KID LIKE YOU DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS? - 1966 [TV Movie; also
Writer; The first time on TV he didn't portray Jose Jimenez]; MURDER
AT N.B.C. - 1966 [TV Movie]; BATMAN - 1966 [as Jose Jimenez]; THE MAN
FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1967; THE BUSY BODY - 1967 [TF]; AN ITALIAN IN
AMERICA - 1967 [TF]; THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE - 1965-1968 [6 episodes];
ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1968; JOSE JIMENEZ DISCOVERS AMERICA
- 1968 [Documentary; also Writer & Executive Producer]; THAT'S
LIFE - 1968; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER - 1969; GET SMART -
1967-1969; THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - 1962-1970 [17 episodes]; LOVE,
AMERICAN STYLE - 1970; THE SNOOP SISTERS - 1972; YHE BOB HOPE SHOW -
1973; HARRAD SUMMER - 1974 [TF]; POLICE WOMAN - 1975; MCMILLAN &
WIFE - 1975; I WONDER WHO'S KILLING HER NOW? - 1975 [TF]; ELLERY
QUEEN - 1976; SWITCH - 1976; THE PRACTICE - 1976; ROSETTI AND RYAN -
1977; WINDOWS, DOORS AND KEYHOLES - 1978 [TV Movie; also Writer]; A
GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED WOMAN - 1978 [TV Movie]; VEGA$ - 1978; FLYING
HIGH - 1978; $WEEPSTAKE$ - 1979; THE NUDE BOMB - 1980 [TF; a.k.a. THE
RETURN OF MAXWELL SMART; also Screenwriter]; MURDER IN TEXAS - 1981
[TV Movie]; HERE'S BOOMER - 1981; FANTASY ISLAND - 1981; TOO CLOSE
FOR COMFORT - 1981-1982; NO SOAP, RADIO - 1972 [Failed TV Series
Regular; 5 episodes]; I'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE - 1982 [TV Movie]; ZORRO
AND SON - 1983 [5 episodes]; THE FACTS OF LIFE - 1981-1985; SLEDGE
HAMMER! - 1987; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1986-1988 [3 episodes]; THE SMOTHERS
BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR - 1988-1989 [Reprised his Jose Jimenez character
one last time after retiring him for nearly 20 years; also Writer; 5
episodes]; LENNY - 1991; LENA'S HOLIDAY - 1991 [TF]; THE GOLDEN GIRLS
- 1988-1992 
[5
episodes]; BLOSSOM - 1992; EMPTY NEST - 1994 [His final acting
role]. Mr. Dana also wrote for the following TV Shows: THE IMOGENE
COCO SHOW - 1954; SALUTE TO BASEBALL - 1956 [TV Special]; THE STEVE
LAWRENCE-EYDIE GORME SHOW - 1958; LAS VEGAS - 1967; DON KNOTTS' NICE
CLEAN, DECENT, WHOLESOME HOUR - 1970 [TV Special]; ALL IN THE FAMILY
- 1972 [Wrote the classic "Sammy's Visit" where Sammy Davis
Jr. plants a kiss on Archie Bunkers cheek. I never laughed so hard in
my life]; BRIDGET LOVES BERNIE - 1973; CHICO AND THE MAN - 1974; THE
SECOND ANNUAL COMEDY AWARDS - 1976 [TV Special]; DONNIE AND MARIE -
1975-1978 [19 episodes]; MATLOCK - 1989; THE JOHN KERWIN SHOW - 2008
[His final Writing credit]. He was also Production Assistant for 7
episodes of THE MARTHA RAYE SHOW - 1954-1955 and Producer of 5
episodes of THE MILTON BERLE SHOW - 1966, and the FIRST ANNUAL
ALL-STAR CELEBRITY SOFTBALL GAME - 1967 [TV Special]. Bill Dana also
appeared on nearly every network variety show during the 60s & early-70's
[He guest-hosted or appeared on THE JOHNNY CARSON TONIGHT SHOW 18
times from 1963 to 1973] and was a panelist on many game shows. Later
in his life, he did Documentaries about the Golden Age of Television,
Baseball [his favorite sport] and other TV-related subjects. In the
50s & 60s, he also appeared in night clubs and on records.
Joining ASCAP in 1958, his popular-song compositions include "My
Name Jose Jimenez", "All About Love" and "Big
Bells and Bongo Drummers". Bill Dana retired to Nashville,
Tennessee and passed away of undisclosed causes. He was 92
years-old.) - 06/15/17
STEPHEN
FURST
(Actor/Director: Jesus, June is becoming just as bad as May.
Stephen Furst [Real name: Stephen Fuerstein] will always be
remembered as "Flounder" in the hit movie ANIMAL HOUSE,
"Dr. Elliot Axelrod" on the hit TV Series ST ELSEWHERE -
1983-1988 or "Vir Cotto" on BABYLON 5 - 1994-1998, but I
will always remember him as the monstrous baby "Junior"
Keller kept in the cellar [The product of an incestual relationship]
in THE UNSEEN - 1980. When Furst dropped a lot of weight because of
being diagnosed with diabetes [in 1996, he dropped over 100 pounds],
he acted less [he did
a lot of voice work] and took up directing and producing. His acting
credits included [Theatrical Film unless otherwise noted]: MOVIN' ON
- 1975 [TV Series]; AMERICAN RASPBERRY - 1977; THE BASTARD - 1978 [TV
Movie]; ANIMAL HOUSE - 1978 [TF; His breakout film]; FAMILY - 1978
[TV Series]; JOEY AND THE REDHAWK: PARTS 1-5 [TV Series; 5 episodes];
TAKE DOWN - 1979; DELTA HOUSE - 1979 [Short-lived TV Series where
Furst played Flounder from ANIMAL HOUSE; 13 episodes]; SWIM TEAM -
1979; SCAVENGER HUNT - 1979; MIDNIGHT MADNESS - 1980; THE
UNSEEN - 1980 [Once you see Furst as Junior, you will never
forget him]; GETTING WASTED - 1980; REVENGE OF THE GRAY GANG - 1981
[TV Movie]; TWO REELERS - 1981 [TV Movie]; SILENT RAGE - 1982 [Furst
got the chance to be Chuck Norris' deputy in this mixture of action
and sci-fi]; CLASS REUNION - 1982; NEWHART - 1983 [TV Series]; CHiPS
- 1983 [TV Movie]; FOR MEMBERS ONLY - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE DAY AFTER
- 1983 [TV Movie; Really affecting movie about a world-wide nuclear
attack]; TWISTED SISTER: I WANNA ROCK - 1984 [Music Video]; THE
JEFFERSONS - 1984 [TV Series] LOTTERY! - 1984 [TV Series]; UP THE
CREEK - 1984; PIGS VS. FREAKS - 1984 [TV Movie]; FAERIE TALE THEATRE
- 1985 [TV Series]; THROB - 1987 [TV Series]; ALF LOVES A MYSTERY -
1987 [TV Movie]; IF IT'S TUESDAY, IT STILL MUST BE BELGIUM - 1987 [TV
Movie]; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1983-1988 [TV Season; 97 episodes; Did not
appear in the First Season in 1982]; THE DREAM TEAM - 1989; MACGYVER
- 1989 [TV Series]; HAVE FAITH - 1989 [Failed TV Series Regular; 7
episodes]; DOCTOR DOCTOR - 1990 [TV Series]; SYDNEY - 1990 [TV
Series]; NIGHT COURT - 1990 [TV Series]; BOBBY'S WORLD - 1990 [TV
Series; Voice only]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990 [TV Series]; GABRIEL'S
FIRE - 1991 [TV Series]; DREAM ON - 1991 [Pay TV Series]; HOWIE AND
ROSE - 1991 [TV Series]; NURSES - 1992 [TV Series]; DAVIS RULES -
1992 [TV Series]; PAYBACK - 1992 [TV Movie]; GOOD ADVICE - 1993 [TV
Series]; JACK'S PLACE - 1993 [TV Series]; MAGIC KID - 1993 [MFHV;
also Additional Dialogue]; MAGIC KID II - 1994 [MFHV; also Director
& Screenplay]; MELROSE PLACE - 1994 [TV Series; SHAKE, RATTLE AND
ROCK! - 1994 [Pay TV Movie; Part of the Showtime "Rebel
Highway" series]; HOWIE MANDEL'S SUNNY SKIES - 1995 [TV Series];
MISERY LOVES COMPANY - 1995 [Failed TV Series Regular; 8 episodes];
CHICAGO HOPE - 1995 [TV Series]; GOLDILOCK AND THE THREE BEARS -
1995; COPS N ROBERTS - 1995; FREAKAZOID! - 1995-1996 [TV Series; 4
episodes; Voice only]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1996 [TV Series]; BACK TO
BACK - 1996 [TV Movie]; ROAD ROVERS - 1996 [TV Series; Voice only];
TIMON & PUMBAA - 1996 [TV Series; Voice only]; JUNGLE CUBS -
1997-1998 [TV Series; 8 episodes; Voice only]; LITTLE BIGFOOT 2: THE
JOURNEY HOME - 1998; BABYLON 5: THIRDSPACE - 1998 [TV Movie]; BABYLON
5 - 1994-1998 [TV Series; 110 episodes; also Directed 3 episodes in
1997-1998; Since he lost 100 lbs. in 1996 {partially due to a kidney
transplant}, all his costumes didn't fit any more, so new ones had to
be made]; DEADLY DELUSIONS - 1999; THE LITTLE MERMAID 2: RETURN TO
THE SEA - 2000 [MFHV; Voice only; also sang the song "Tip &
Dash"]; BUZZ LIGHTYEAR OF STAR COMMAND: THE ADVENTURE BEGIN -
2000 [MFHV; Voice only]; BUZZ LIGHTYEAR OF STAR COMMAND - 2000-2001
[TV Series; 61 episodes; Voice only]; TITLE TO MURDER - 2001 [Also
Director]; GOING GREEK - 2001; ECHOES OF ENLIGHTENMENT - 2001;
SORORITY BOYS - 2002; SCRUBS - 2002 [TV Series]; SHE SPIES - 2002 [TV
Series]; SEARCHING FOR HEIZMANN - 2003; LIVING IN WALTER'S WORLD -
2003 [Short]; AUTOPSY ROOM FOUR - 2003 [Short]; CHRISTMAS VACATION 2:
COUSIN EDDIE'S ISLAND ADVENTURE - 2003 [TV Movie]; WILD ROOMIES -
2004; PATH OF DESTRUCTION - 2005 [TV Movie; Also Directed as
"Louie Myman"]; EVERYTHING'S JAKE - 2006; SEVEN DAYS OF
GRACE - 2006; 
AGAINST
TYPE - 2006; BASILISK: THE SERPENT KING - 2006 [TV Movie; also
directed as "Louie Myman"; His final Acting & Directing
roles]. Stephen Furst also Directed: BABY HUEY'S GREAT EASTER
ADVENTURE - 1999 [MFHV]; STAGEGHOST - 2000 [a strange mixture of the
supernatural and Western genres; probably his best Directing effort];
D-4-G - 2001 [MFHV; also Producer& Screenplay]; DRAGON STORM -
2004 [TV Movie]; and GAME DAY - 2006. Stephen Furst also Produced or
Executive Produced the following Films: WARBIRDS - 2008 [TV Movie];
THE TENTH CIRCLE - 2008 [TV Movie]; MY SISTER'S KEEPER - 2009 [TV
Movie]; COLD MOON - 2016; ATOMIC SHARK - 2016 [TV Movie]; CHRISTMAS
IN HOMESTEAD - 2016 [TV Movie]; RIVER RUNS RED - 2017 [In
Post-Production at the time of Furst's death. His last on-screen
credit]. Mr. Furst also did a few Documentaries and was a panelist on
several Game Shows. Furst was married to the same woman, Lorraine
Furst [nee Lorraine Wright], from 1976 until his death. She appeared
as the cashier in the famous "Food Fight!' sequence in ANIMAL
HOUSE and catered some of the films he directed. He was the father of
Director/Actor Griff Furst [I AM OMEGA - 2008; TRAILER PARK SHARK -
2017] and composer Nathan Furst [LAKE PLACID 2 - 2007; MASK MAKER -
2011]. Stephen Furst publicly credited J. Michael Straczynski's show
BABYLON 5 with saving his life, because he was a longtime diabetic
whose kidneys failed midway through the show. A fan who loved his
portrayal of "Vir" heard of his health problems and donated
a kidney to save him from dialysis and a likely early demise [There
are fans and then there are FANS!]. Furst also became a spokesperson
for the American Diabetes Association. Stephen Furst's death was diabetes-related
and he was just 62 years-old.) - 06/16/17
JOHN
G. AVILDSEN
(Director: Director John G. Avildsen was really a jack-of-all-trades,
but he is best known as the Academy Award® winning Director of
ROCKY - 1976 and being nominated for three Razzie Awards® for
three different films. He directed some very good, but unusual films
that I love up until this day. His Directorial credits included
[Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: GREENWICH VILLAGE STORY -
1963 [Assistant Director, Production Assistant & Actor only];
BLACK LIKE ME - 1964 [Assistant to the Director only]; LIGHT SOUND
DIFFUSED - 1965 [Documentary Short; Also Producer, Cinematographer
& Editor]; MICKEY ONE - 1965 [Executive Producer only]; HURRY
SUNDOWN - 1967 [Assistant Director only]; OUT OF IT - 1969 [Associate
Producer & Cinematographer only]; TURN ON TO LOVE - 1969 [also
Editor & Cinematographer]; GUESS WHAT WE LEARNED IN SCHOOL TODAY?
- 1970 [also Editor,
Cinematographer & Story]; JOE - 1970 [One of my favorite of
Avildsen's films with an ending you won't soon forget; a
counterculture classic; also Cinematographer]; CRY UNCLE - 1971
[Semi-Pornographic detective tale that tickles your funnybone; also
Editor, Cinematographer & Additional Dialogue]; OKAY BILL - 1971
[also Editor, Cinematographer & Screenplay]; THE STOOLIE - 1972
[Co-Director; A rare dramatic turn by Jewish comedian Jackie Mason;
also Camera Operator & Cinematographer; A film that is very
rarely seen today]; SAVE THE TIGER - 1973 [Jack Lemmon won an Academy
Award® for Best Actor in a Leading Role]; FOREPLAY - 1975 [also
Camera Operator]; W.W. AND THE DIXIE DANCEKINGS - 1975 [One of Burt
Reynold's little-known films]; ROCKY - 1976 [The film that made both
Sylvester Stallone {who also wrote the Screenplay} and Avildsen
bankable celebrities; Academy Award®, Directors Guild of
America® & BAFTA Award® winner for Best Director]; SLOW
DANCING IN THE BIG CITY - 1978 [also Editor, Camera Operator &
Producer]; THE FORMULA - 1980 [Nominated for a Razzie Award® for
Worst Director]; MURDER INK - 1980 [TV Series]; NEIGHBORS - 1981
[This film is loved by me because I use to have a neighbor just like
the one in the movie; also Supervising Editor]; TRAVELING HOPEFULLY -
1982 [Documentary]; A NIGHT IN HEAVEN - 1983 [also Editor]; THE
KARATE KID - 1984 [One of the best American-made films about martial
arts tournaments; Also Editor]; THE KARATE KID PART II - 1986 [No
comment; also Editor]; HAPPY NEW YEAR - 1987; FOR KEEPS? - 1988 [also
Editor]; LEAN ON ME - 1989 [also Editor & Executive Producer];
THE KARATE KID PART III - 1989 [Double no comment; also Editor;
Nominated for a Razzie Award® for Worst Director]; ROCKY V - 1990
[Triple no comment; Avildsen was offered the chance to direct ROCKY
II, but he turned it down for some reason; also Editor; Nominated for
a Razzie Award® for Worst Director]; THE POWER OF ONE - 1992
[also Editor]; 8 SECONDS - 1994; A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE - 1998;
INFERNO - 1999 [Listed as "Danny Mulroon" on the Director's
Cut]; DANCING INTO THE FUTURE - 2007 [Video Documentary; Producer
only]; LET LOVE LAST - 2014 [Short; His last directorial effort]; 40
YEARS OF ROCKY: THE BIRTH OF A CLASSIC - 2017 [Documentary]; AMERICAN
SATAN - 2017 [Executive Producer & Actor only]; REFUGE - 2017
[Technical Advisor only]; THE MARGARITA MAN - 2018 [Shooting at the
time of his death; Executive Producer only; His final credit].
Avildsen learned a lot about making movies by working with Lloyd
Kaufman and Troma films in the early-70s. You will see Kaufman's name
in the credits of most of Avildsen's early-to-mid-70s movies. He was
set to direct both SERPICO - 1973 and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - 1977,
but pulled out or was replaced. John G. Avildsen died of pancreatic
cancer and was 81 years-old.) - 06/17/17
SKIP
HOMEIER (Actor: Skip Homeier [born George
Vincent Homeier] was an instant sensation when he starred [as
"Skippy" Homeier] as a Nazi teenager whose Uncle brought
him to the U.S. to teach him the American way of life was better in
TOMORROW, THE WORLD! - 1944. He remained a popular actor from his
teenage years until his adult years in both films [most of his 1950's
films were Westerns] and TV Series until he retired from acting in
1982 and never looked back, not even attending conventions for his
STAR TREK TV Series appearances. His credits 
included
[TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: TOMORROW<
THE WORLD - 1944 [TF]; BOY'S RANCH - 1946 [TF]; ARTHUR TAKES OVER -
1948 [TF]; MICKEY - 1948 [TF]; THE BIG CAT - 1949 [TF]; THE SILVER
THEATRE - 1950; THE GUNFIGHTER - 1950 [TF]; HALLS OF MONTEZUMA - 1951
[TF]; SEALED CARGO - 1951 [TF]; FIXED BAYONETS! - 1951 [TF]; SAILOR
BEWARE - 1952 [TF]; SUSPENSE - 1952; HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY GAL - 1952
[TF]; THE LAST POSSE - 1953 [TF]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATRE - 1953;
WATERFRONT - 1954; BEACHHEAD - 1954 [TF]; THE LONE GUN - 1954 [TF];
PUBLIC DEFENDER - 1954; DAWN AT SOCORRO - 1954 [TF]; JUSTICE - 1954;
ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE - 1951-1954; BLACK WIDOW - 1954 [TF]; CRY
VENGEANCE - 1954 [TF]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1952-1955 [6 episodes];
TEN WANTED MEN - 1955 [TF]; TREASURY MEN IN ACTION - 1954-1955; THE
ROAD TO DENVER - 1955 [TF]; ROBERT MONTGOMERY PRESENTS - 1951-1955 [4
episodes]; AT GUNPOINT - 1955 [TF]; STRANGER AT MY DOOR - 1956 [TF];
DAKOTA INCIDENT - 1956 [TF]; THUNDER OVER ARIZONA - 1956 [TF];
SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE - 1955-1956 [3 episodes]; THE BURNING HILLS -
1956 [TF]; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1951-1956 [5 episodes]; BETWEEN HEAVEN
AND HELL - 1956 [TF]; STUDIO 57 - 1956; CAVALCADE OF AMERICA - 1956;
NO ROAD BACK - 1957 [TF]; MATINEE THEATRE - 1957; THE TALL T - 1957
[TF]; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1957; THE ALCOA HOUR - 1957; CLIMAX! -
1955-1958 [4 episodes; I am anxious to get my hands on the entire run
of this series, because everyone who was acting in the 50's seems to
have appeared on this series. Homeier seems to have appeared in this
series more than anyone else.]; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1958; ALFRED HITCHCOCK
PRESENTS - 1956-1958; DAY OF THE BADMAN - 1958 [TF]; KRAFT THEATRE - 1957-1958;
STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1952-1958 [7 episodes]; THE MILLIONAIRE -
1958; TARGET - 1958; JEFFERSON DRUM - 1958; WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE -
1958; WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE - 1959; ONE STEP BEYOND -
["The Bride Possessed" - 1959]; PLUNDERERS OF PAINTED FLATS
- 1959 [TF]; LAWMAN - 1959; THE DEPUTY - 1959; WICHITA TOWN - 1959;
THE LORETTA YOUNG SHOW - 1960; COMANCHE STATION - 1960 [TF]; THE
RIFLEMAN - 1960; OUTLAWS - 1960; DAN RAVEN - 1960 [Portrayed the
title character; 13 episodes]; THE ASPHALT JUNGLE - 1961; ADVENTURES
IN PARADISE - 1961; FOLLOW THE SUN - 1961; FRONTIER CIRCUS - 1962;
STARK FEAR - 1962 [TF; a really under-rated film; Homeier did some
uncredited Directing on the film]; KING OF DIAMONDS - 1963 [Director
of 3 episodes only]; JOHNNY SHILOH - 1963; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE
WEEK - 1963; SHOWDOWN - 1963 [TF]; INSIGHT - 1961-1964; WAGON TRAIN -
1964; THE GREAT ADVENTURE - 1964; THE DEFENDERS - 1964; SUSPENSE -
1964; BULLET FOT A BADMAN - 1964 [TF]; THE OUTER LIMITS -
["Expanding Human" - 1964]; THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1964;
BRANDED - 1965; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1964-1965; PERRY MASON -
1961-1965; RAWHIDE - 1959-1965 [3 episodes]; BURKE'S LAW - 1966; THE
GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN - 1966 [TF]; THE LONER - 1966; BONANZA - 1966;
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1966; SHANE - 1966; IRON HORSE - 1966; COMBAT! -
1963-1967 [3 episodes]; GARRISON'S GORILLAS - 1968; VOYAGE TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE SEA - 1965-1968 [3 episodes]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -
1968; FELONY SQUAD - 1968; THE VIRGINIAN - 1963-1969 [4 episodes];
STAR TREK - 1968-1969; MY FRIEND TONY - 1969; IRONSIDE - 1969; MANNIX
- 1969; TIGER BY THE TAIL - 1970 [TF]; THEN CAME BRONSON - 1970; THE
CHALLENGE - 1970 [TV Movie; quite effective TV Movie]; LASSIE -
1966-1970 [5 episodes]; NANCY - 1970; THE INTERNS - 1970-1971 [TV
Series Regular; 16
episodes]; THE STRANGE MONSTER OF STRAWBERRY COVE - 1971 [TV Movie];
OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1971; LONGSTREET - 1971; SARGE -
1972; TWO FOR THE MONEY - 1972 [TV Movie]; CIRCLE OF FEAR - 1972;
VOYAGE OF THE YES - 1973 [TV Movie]; STARBIRD AND SWEET WILLIAM -
1973 [TF]; POLICE WOMAN - 1974; MOVIN' ON - 1974; THE BLUE KNIGHT -
1976; HELTER SKELTER - 1976 [TV Movie; Still the best version about
the murders and the trial of Charles Manson and his followers]; THE
STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1977; THE GREATEST - 1977 [TF];
WASHINGTON: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - 1977 [TV mini-series]; THE SIX
MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1977; PROJECT U.F.O. - 1978; THE BIONIC WOMAN -
1976-1978; OVERBOARD - 1978 [TV Movie]; HOW THE WEST WAS WON - 1979;
THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1979; THE WILD WILD WEST REVISITED - 1979 [TV
Movie]; BARNABY JONES - 1977-1979; VEGA$ - 1978-1980; FANTASY ISLAND
- 1979-1980; QUINCY M.E. - 1979-1982; QUELL AND CO. - 1982 [TF; His
final acting role]. Skip Homeier died of natural causes and was 86
years-old.) - 06/25/17
PAUL
DE ROLF (Actor/Choreographer: Mr. De Wolf
didn't have a huge resumé, but he did have a career with
choreographing dance scenes for Movies and TV Series. As an actor,
his roles were very small, almost bit parts, but he is fondly
remembered for his dance scenes in films & TV. His credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE
SEVEN LITTLE FOYS - 1955 [TF; Actor only as "Richard Foy"];
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - 1956 [TF; his biggest theatrical role as
"Eleazar"]; THE BUSTER KEATON STORY - 1957 [TF; Uncredited
Actor only]; JEANNE EAGELS - 1957 [TF; Uncredited Actor only];
BACHELOR FATHER - 1959 [Actor only]; PETTICOAT JUNCTION - 1963-1966
[Choreographer & Actor; Created the "Hooterville Hop";
Acted in 9 episodes]; THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - 1965 - 1969
[Choreographer & Actor; Acted in 6 episodes]; 1941 - 1979 [TF;
Choreographer only]; END OF THE RAINBOW - 1983 [Short; Choreographer
only]; THE KARATE KID - 1986 [TF; Choreographer only; His last film
credit]. Paul De Rolf passed away of Alzheimer's disease in Australia
and was just 74 years-old.) - 06/22/17
MICHAEL
NYQVIST (Actor: Michael Nyqvist [born
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist] is best known for starring in the
original Swedish author Stieg Larsson's "Millenium Trilogy",
beginning with THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO films - 2008-2009. He
not only starred or appeared in Swedish films and TV Series, he also
spoke perfect English [At the age of 17, Nyqvist went to Omaha, 
Nebraska
in America as an exchange student for a year. This is where his
passion for acting first sparked. He took his first acting classes
and played amongst other roles, a part in a school version of the
drama Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.] and appeared in many
International and American films. His credits included [Theatrical
Films unless marked otherwise]: KAMRATERNA - 1982 [TV Movie]; JIM AND
THE PIRATES - 1987; PASS - 1990 [TV Movie]; KVALLSPRESSEN - 1992 [TV
Series]; DODA DANSKAR RAKNAS INTE - 1994 [TV mini-series]; ANMALD
FORSVUNNEN - 1995 [TV Series; Swedish version of the American TV
Series MISSING PERSONS - 1993-1995]; THE ZONE - 1996 [TV
mini-series]; JERUSALEM - 1996; SUCH IS LIFE - 1996; EMMA AKLAGARE -
1997 [TV Series]; TIC TAC - 1997; NIGHTWALK - 1998 [Short]; BECK -
1997-1998 [TV Series; 7 episodes]; WAITING FOR THE TENOR - 1998; OP7
- 1998 [TV Series]; ST. MIKEAL: TRAUMAENHETEN - 1998 [TV Series];
PERSONKRETS 3:1 - 1998 [TV Movie; Imagine TRAINSPOTTING if it took
place in Sweden]; BREAKING OUT - 1999; PA SISTA VERSEN - 1999 [TV
Movie]; EN DAG I TAGET - 1999 [TV Series]; 10:10 - 2000 [Short];
JUDITH - 2000 [TV mini-series]; TOGETHER - 2000; BROTTSVAG - 2000 [TV
Series]; HJARTA AV STEN - 2000; HR. BO & CO'S ANXIETY - 2001
[Short]; BEKANNELSEN - 2001 [TV mini-series; effective thriller about
an expecting couple moving into a strange town]; SKUGGPOJKARNA - 2001
[TV Movie; surprisingly graphic depiction of prison life in Sweden];
MAKING BABIES - 2001; HOME SWEET HOME - 2001; REUTER & SKOOG -
2001 [TV Series]; THE FIFTH WOMAN - 2002 [TV mini-series; the basis
for the TV Series WALLANDER - 2005]; OLIVIA TWIST - 2002 [TV
Mini-series]; THE GUY IN THE GRAVE NEXT DOOR - 2002; WE CAN BE
HEROES! - 2002; CLASSMATES - 2003 [Short]; SLIM SUSIE - 2003; DETAILS
- 2003; THE BET - 2003 [TV mini-series]; LONDON VOODOO - 2004
[Nyqvist's first International Movie]; ABBA: OUR LAST VIDEO EVER -
2004 [TV Short]; DAY AND NIGHT - 2004; AS IT IS IN HEAVEN - 2004; OM
STIG PETRES HEMLIGHET - 2004 [TV mini-series]; SKUGGVARLD - 2005
[Short]; NEXT DOOR - 2005; MOTHER OF MINE - 2005; SKATTEJAKTEN - 2005
[TV Series]; BANG BANG ORANGUTANG - 2005; WALLANDER - 2005 [TV
Series]; SEARCH - 2006; SUDDENLY - 2006; NATTSOSTEREN - 2007 [TV
mini-series]; ELIAS AND THE ROYAL YACHT - 2007 [Voice for Swedish
Version]; THE BLACK PIMPERNEL - 2007; ARN: THE NIGHT TEMPLAR - 2007;
THE KAUTOKEINO REBELLION - 2008; DOWNLOADING NANCY - 2008 [His second
International Film]; ISKARIOT - 2008; THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
- 2008 [In my opinion, much better than the 2011 version directed by
David Fincher]; THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE - 2009; THE GIRL WHO
KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST - 2009; THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - 2009; THE
WOMAN WHO DREAMED OF A MAN - 2010; AMONG US - 2010; KENNEDY'S BRAIN -
2010 [TV Movie]; ARN: THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR - 2010 [TV mini-series;
based on the 2007 movie]; MILLENNIUM - 2010 [TV mini-series]; THE MAN
FROM BEIJING - 2011 [TV Movie]; ABDUCTION - 2011 [His first American
Film]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-GHOST PROTOCOL - 2011 [His fight with Tom
Cruise in this film is quite
exciting]; DISCONNECT - 2012; EUROPA REPORT - 2013; ZERO HOUR - 2013
[TV Series Regular; 13 episodes]; THE GIRL FROM NAGASAKI - 2013; DAYS
AND NIGHTS - 2014 [Inspired by Anton Chekhov's "The
Seagull"]; PARIS FOLLIES - 2014; MY SO-CALLED FATHER - 2014;
JOHN WICK - 2014 [My favorite American Film he was in; His role as
Viggo, the Russian crime boss, who is always cleaning up his son's
messes, resonates with evil and his fight with Keanu Reeves in the
finale is a keeper. A very underrated film which did get a sequel,
but Nyqvist was not in it for obvious reasons]; 100 CODE - 2015 [TV
Series Regular; 12 episodes; also Executive Producer of 3 episodes];
THE GIRL KING - 2015; THE COLONY - 2015; THE GIRL IN THE BOOK - 2015;
FRANK & LOLA - 2016; A SERIOUS GAME - 2016; I.T. - 2016; MADIBA -
2017 [TV mini-series]; RADEGUND - 2017 [In Post-Production at the
time of his death; Directed by Terrence Malick]; HUNTER KILLER - 2017
[in Post-Production at the time of his death]; KURSK - 2018 [Filming
at the time of his death; no word if they will replace his
performance or rewrite the script to explain his absence. His final
credit]. In Michael Nyqvist's own words: "Where
I come from, it's a little bit like England. We start from the
theater, and we do films a bit on our free time. The history of
making films in Scandinavia is so old, it's like the oldest. The
Nordic film industry started before Hollywood in Stockholm in
Copenhagen." Michael Nyqvist passed
away due to lung cancer and was just 56 years-old.) - 06/27/17
C.O.
'DOC' ERICKSON (Production
Manager/Producer: C.O. Erickson got his start being a Unit Production
Manager on five of Alfred Hitchcock's 1950's films [not a bad way to
start out] and then went on to be a Production Manager and Producer
on many famous films. His credits as a Production Manager included
[Theatrical Film unless marked otherwise]: REAR WINDOW - 1954; TO
CATCH A THIEF - 1955; THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY - 1955; THE MAN WHO KNEW
TOO MUCH - 1956; VERTIGO - 1958; AS YOUNG AS WE ARE - 1958; THAT KIND
OF WOMAN - 1959; THE 
MISFITS
- 1961; FREUD - 1962; 55 DAYS AT PEKING - 1963; CLEOPATRA - 1963;
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE - 1964; CIRCUS WORLD - 1964; A CAROL FOR
ANOTHER CHRISTMAS - 1964 [TV Movie; also Associate Producer]; IS
PARIS BURNING? - 1966 [also Bit Actor]; CHINATOWN - 1974 [also
Associate Producer & Bit Actor]; MAGIC - 1978 [also Executive
Producer]; PLAYERS - 1979 [also Production Executive]; URBAN COWBOY -
1980 [also Executive Producer]; BLADE RUNNER - 1982; FAST TIMES AT
RIDGEMONT HIGH - 1982 [also Executive Producer]; THE LONELY GUY -
1984 [also Co-Executive Producer]; CLOAK & DAGGER - 1984 [also
Executive Producer]; THE WILD LIFE - 1984 [also Executive Producer];
SECRET ADMIRER - 1985 [also Executive Producer]; IRONWEED - 1987
[also Co-Producer]; MOBSTERS - 1991 [also Executive Producer];
GROUNDHOG DAY - 1993 [also Executive Producer & Bit Actor];
BLANKMAN - 1994 [also Producer]; STUART SAVES HIS FAMILY - 1995 [also
Executive Producer]; BLACK SHEEP - 1996 [also Executive Producer];
KISS THE GIRLS - 1997 [also Executive Producer]; RETURN TO ME - 2000
[also Executive Producer]; ANTITRUST - 2001; [also Executive
Producer; His last credit as Unit Production Manager]. Other 'Doc'
Erickson's credits as a Producer [Associate, Executive or Regular
Producer] included: REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE - 1967; BUONA SERA,
MRS. CAMPBELL - 1968; THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN... - 1970; MAN IN THE
WILDERNESS - 1971; WHIFFS - 1975; I WILL...I WILL...FOR NOW - 1976;
POPEYE - 1980; ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE - 1981; PROJECT X - 1987 [Wanna
cry? Watch this film.]; ARRIVE ALIVE - 1990; DISTURBING BEHAVIOR -
1998; WINDTALKERS - 2000 [His last credit as a Producer]. His last
credt was as himself in the Documentary MARILYN MONROE DECLASSIFIED -
2016. During the 1970s, he also spent three years supervising film
production for Brut Productions. C.O. 'Doc' Erickson passed away from
heart complications and was 93 years-old.) - 06/28/17
JI-TU
CUMBUKA (Actor: Ji-Tu Cumbuka was a
telented black actor whose main claim to fame was as
"Cicero" in MANDINGO - 1975 and acted in many
blaxploitation movies and TV Series from the 1970's-on. He was quite
a large man who you wouldn't want to tussle with, but everyone who
appeared with him in films and on TV said he was a gentle giant
[Ji-Tu means "Giant" in Swahili]. His credits included
[Theatrical Film unless marked with TV for TV Series]: UPTIGHT -
1968; IT TAKES A THIEF - 1968 [TV]; CHANGE OF HABIT - 1969; DANIEL
BOONE - 1970 [TV]; THE BOLD ONES: THE SENATOR - 1971 [TV]; BRIAN'S
SONG - 1971 [TV Movie]; TOP OF THE HEAP - 1972; BLACULA
- 1972 [as "Skillet"]; NIGHT GALLERY - [TV; "The Ring
With The Red Velvet Ropes" - 1972]; UP THE SANDBOX - 1972;
TRADER HORN - 1973; MAURIE - 1973; THE
SNOOP SISTERS - 1974 [TV]; CHASE - 1974 [TV]; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR
MAN - 1974 [TV]; TOMA - 1974 [TV]; LOST IN THE STARS - 1974; IRONSIDE
- 1974 [TV]; GET CHRISTIE LOVE! - 1974 [TV]; KOJAK - 1973-1974 [TV];
THE DREAM MAKERS - 1975 [TV Movie]; KUNG FU - 1975 [TV]; CARIBE -
1975 [TV]; SUNSHINE - 1975 [TV]; LUCAS TANNER - 1975 [TV]; MANDINGO -
1975 [A film that could never be made today]; THE BLUE KNIGHT - 1975
[TV]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1975 [TV]; DR.
BLACK MR. HYDE - 1976; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1976 [TV]; S.W.A.T.
- 1976 [TV]; POLICE STORY - 1976 [TV]; BOUND FOR GLORY - 1976; ROOTS
- 1977 [TV mini-series]; FUN WITH DICK AND JANE - 1977; SANFORD AND
SON - 1977 [TV]; YOUNG DAN'L BOONE - 1977 [TV; 4 episodes]; ANGELA -
1977; LAST OF THE GOOD GUYS - 1978 [TV Movie]; MANDRAKE - 1979 [TV
Movie]; THE JERICHO MILE - 1979 [TV Movie]; WALK PROUD - 1979; EBONY,
IVORY AND JADE - 1979 [TV Movie]; FLESH & BLOOD - 1979 [TV
Movie]; A MAN CALLED SLOANE - 1979 [TV Series Regular; 12 episodes];
DEATH RAY 2000 - 1981 [TV Movie]; FAERIE TALE THEATRE - 1983 [Pay TV
Series]; HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1983 [TV]; BACHELOR PARTY - 1984;
FALCON CREST - 1984 [TV]; RIPTIDE - 1985 [TV]; THE DUKES OF HAZZARD -
1985 [TV]; THE CRACKER BROTHERS - 1985 [TV Movie]; KNIGHT RIDER -
1985 [TV]; DOIN' TIME - 1985; BREWSTER'S MILLIONS - 1985; COVENANT -
1985 [TV Movie]; VOLUNTEERS - 1985 [portrayed a man called
"Cicero"; sound familiar?]; THE A-TEAM - 1985 [TV]; OUT OF
BOUNDS - 1986; AMEN - 1986 [TV]; MACGYVER - 1986 [TV]; SISTER
MARGARET AND THE SATURDAY NIGHT LADIES - 1987 [TV Movie]; OUTRAGEOUS
FORTUNE - 1987; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1987 [TV]; HUNTER - 1986-1987 [TV];
KINGPINS - 1987 [TV Movie]; 227 - 1987 [TV]; THE BRONX ZOO - 1987
[TV]; CRIME STORY - 1988 [TV]; MOVING - 1988; GLITCH! - 1988; ALIEN
NATION - 1989 [TV]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1989 [TV]; HARLEM NIGHTS -
1989; MATLOCK - 1989; KNOTS LANDING - 1990 [TV]; CAGED IN PARADISO -
1990; MIDNIGHT EDITION - 1993; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1994 [TV];
WALKER, TEXAS RANGER - 1994 [TV]; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -
2004 [TV; His final acting role]. Ji-Tu was discouraged by his
parents and industry people from becoming an actor, but he beat the
odds. He continued his education, earning a Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre and a Masters Degree in Cinematography. Ji-Tu Cumbuka died of
undisclosed causes and was 75 years-old.) - 07/04/17
DAVID
LEWIS YEWDALL (Sound Designer/Sound
Editor: Mr. Yewdall started out doing sound editing for many
late-70's & early-80's films for Roger Corman and then as his
directors became famous, he became a sound editor/designer on their
films. By the time Mr. Yewdall hit his stride [John Carpenter also
used him a lot], he was doing sound editing/sound designing on some
pretty impressive B-Films, with a big-budget studio film every now
and then. His credits 
included
[Theatrical Film unless otherwise stated]; DEATHSPORT - 1978;
PIRANHA - 1978; THEY WENT THAT-A-WAY & THAT-A-WAY - 1978; THE
HITTER - 1979; FYRE - 1978; HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP - 1980; BATTLE
BEYOND THE STARS - 1980; THE GEORGIA PEACHES - 1980; LOVELY
BUT DEADLY - 1981; ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - 1981; SMOKEY BITES THE
DUST - 1981; GALAXY OF TERROR - 1981; HALLOWEEN II - 1981; SAFARI
3000 - 1982; THE THING - 1982; HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH -
1982; LONE WOLF MCQUADE - 1983; TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE - 1983;
WAVELENGTH - 1983; THE DEAD ZONE - 1983; CHRISTINE - 1983; AMAZONS -
1984 [TV Movie]; MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON - 1984; THE PHILADELPHIA
EXPERIMENT - 1984; DREAMSCAPE [One of the first films released with a
PG-13 Rating]; GIMME AN 'F' - 1984; THE AVIATOR - 1985; CRIMEWAVE -
1985; TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 - 1985; UPHILL ALL THE WAY - 1986; BLACK
MOON RISING - 1986; GETTING EVEN - 1986; SALVADOR - 1986; APRIL
FOOL'S DAY - 1986; SORORITY
HOUSE MASSACRE - 1986; QUIET COOL - 1986; FLICKS - 1987; WANTED:
DEAD OR ALIVE - 1987; HOUR OF THE ASSASSIN - 1987; A NIGHTMARE ON ELM
STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS - 1987; MUNCHIES - 1987; EVIL DEAD II -
1987; CAMPUS MAN - 1987; HOT PURSUIT - 1987; SLAM DANCE - 1987; NEAR
DARK - 1987; SISTER, SISTER - 1987; DEADLY ILLUSION - 1987; FLOWERS
IN THE ATTIC - 1987; THE TAKING OF FLIGHT 847: THE ULI DERICKSON
STORY - 1988 [TV Movie; Emmy Award® nomination for Outstanding
Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special]; THE UNHOLY - 1988; THE
PERFECT MATCH - 1988; OUT OF THE DARK - 1988; ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE
DARK - 1988; PURPLE PEOPLE EATER - 1988; THE PUNISHER - 1989;
HALLOWEEN 5 - 1989; THE WINTER WAR - 1989; LIONHEART - 1990; PREDATOR
2 - 1990; KILJUSEN HERRASVAEN UUDET SEIKKAILUT - 1990; ARMY OF THE
ZOMBIES - 1991; JOURNEY OF HONOR - 1991; SHAKES THE CLOWN - 1991 [One
of the most raw, and funniest, films about clowns. Definitely not for
the kiddies.]; DECEMBER - 1991; ONE FALSE MOVE - 1992 [Excellent
crime thriller]; ARTICLE 99 - 1992; NEMESIS - 1992 [Yewdell's first
film with director Albert Pyun]; BRAIN SMASHER...A LOVE STORY - 1993;
DAYBREAK [Pay Cable TV Movie]; RETURN
OF THE LIVING DEAD III - 1993; ONCE UPON A FOREST - 1993;
SHOWDOWN - 1993; PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT II - 1993; KICKBOXER 4: THE
AGGRESSOR - 1994; LOVE AND A .45 - 1994; HONG KONG 97 - 1994;
HOMAGE - 1996; SPITFIRE -
1995; TOP DOG - 1995; EVOLVER - 1995; FRANK & JESSE - 1995; CHAIN
REACTION - 1996; EXTREME MEASURES - 1996; JINGLE ALL THE WAY - 1996;
DANTE'S PEAK - 1997; THE FIFTH ELEMENT - 1997; POOH'S GRAND
ADVENTURE: THE SEARCH FOR CHRISTOPHER ROBIN - 1997; STARSHIP TROOPERS
- 1997; JACKIE BROWN - 1997; PHANTOMS - 1998; ALL OF IT - 1998; THE
LION KING: SIMBA'S PRIDE - 1998 [MFHV]; RINGMASTER - 1998; DIPLOMATIC
SIEGE - 1999; REINDEER GAMES - 2000; FORTRESS 2 - 2000; ALI: AN
AMERICAN HERO - 2000 [TV Movie]; TERROR TRACT - 2000; DIVORCE: THE
MUSICAL - 2001; PRISONER OF WAR - 2001; OUT OF THE WILDERNESS - 2001
[Special Production Consultant only]; HATRED OF A MINUTE - 2002;
CHICKS 101 - 2004; BUDDY: THE MUSICAL - 2005 [Video Short]; SOUTH OF
HELL - 2005; SASQUATCH MOUNTAIN - 2006; THE HAMMER - 2007; DOG DAYS
OF SUMMER - 2007; NOBODY LOVES ALICE - 2008 [MFHV]; DOG DOWN! - 2013
[Documentary; Yewdall's last film credit.]. He also wrote the sound
man/woman's bible "Practical Art Of Motion Picture Sound"
that still is referenced every day by novices and experts alike.
David Lewis Yewdall passed away of pancreatic cancer and was just 66
years-old.). - 07/04/17
NELSAN
ELLIS (Actor: Man, this one was a shock.
I was a big fan of TRUE BLOOD - 2008-2014 and one of the reasons I
loved it was Nelsan Ellis' portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds, the gay
cook at Sam Merlotte's [Sam Trammell] bar/restaurant "Merlotte's
Bar & Grill" [In the series of books, Lafayette was killed
off, but Ellis was so popular on the series, they decided to keep him
alive]. Being gay wasn't the reason I liked him so much, though. His
dialogue and comebacks were words that would make you laugh out loud.
I can't believe such a young man is no longer with us. His credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]:
LOST - 2002 [Short]; WARM SPRINGS - 2005 [TV Movie]; TRESPASS - 2005
[Short; also Writer, Producer & Executive Producer]; THE INSIDE -
2005-2006 [TV Series Regular; 13 episodes]; FLOWER SHOP - 2006
[Short; Executive Producer only]; VERONICA 
MARS
- 2007; WITHOUT A TRACE - 2007; ORNAMENTS - 2008 [Short; Production
Assistant only]; THE EXPRESS - 2008 [TF]; THE SOLOIST - 2009 [TF];
TALENT - 2009 [Short]; PAGE 36 - 2010 [Short; Director, Writer &
Executive Producer only]; SECRETARIAT - 2010 [TF]; THE END OF THORNS
- 2011 [Short; Executive Producer only]; THE HELP - 2011 [TF; Gold
Derby Award® winner for Best Ensemble Cast]; THE RELUCTANT
FUNDAMENTALIST - 2012 [TF]; NAKED EYE - 2012 [Short]; LEE DANIEL'S
THE BUTLER - 2013 [TF]; #NAUSEA...FOR MILLENNIALS - 2013 [Short];
TRAIN(ED) - 2013 [Short; Executive Producer only]; DAMN WONDERFUL -
2013 [Documentary; Director & Executive Producer only]; GODS
BEHAVING BADLY - 2013 [TF]; HANDS TO THE SKY, CATCH THEM &
THEY'RE YOURS - 2014 [Short; Executive Producer only]; GET ON UP -
2014 [TF]; TRUE BLOOD - 2008-2014 [81 episodes; Won a Satellite
Award® and nominated for a Screen Actor Guild Award® for
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]; THE
STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT - 2015 [TF; The best film I have seen on
the 70's experiment where an even amount of college students would
play prisoners, while the other half play the guards for a month. The
experiment failed after only two weeks when the "guards"
started beating the "prisoners" and debasing them in some
extraordinary ways. This film shows how power, even power in name
only, can change a person's psyche. That this was based on a true
story makes it all the more telling about human nature.]; SEND ME: AN
ORIGINAL WEB SERIES - 2016; LITTLE BOXES - 2016 [TF]; ELEMENTARY -
2016-2017 [Played "Shinwell Johnson" in 11 episodes]; TRUE
TO THE GAME - 2017 [TF; His last acting role]. Ellis also wrote Wrote
Play "Ugly" about the devastating effects of domestic
abuse, after his sister Alice was shot by her husband in 2002. Nelsan
staged the play while a student at Julliard. He received the Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts' Martin E. Segal Award for his
efforts. Nelsan Ellis passed away due to heart failure related
to complications from alcohol withdrawal and was only 39 years-old.)
- 07/08/17
ELSA
MARTINELLI (Actress: Beautiful and exotic
female actress, born in the central Tuscan city of Grosseto, Italy,
became an international star after starring in THE INDIAN FIGHTER -
1955, with Kirk Douglas [She was discovered in 1953 by designer
Roberto Capucci, while working as a barmaid. She then became a model
before she became an actress.]. She starred in films of many genres,
but did very little TV work until the film roles dried up. Her
credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: SE
VINCESSI CENTO MILIONI - 1953; THE RED AND THE BLACK - 1954; THE
INDIAN FIGHTER - 1955 [Her breakthrough film; recommended for the
role by Kirk Douglas' wife!]; THE BOB HOPE SHOW - 1956 [TV Series;
Hope never gave up a chance to show a beautiful woman]; RICE GIRL -
1956; DONATELLA - 1956 [Berlin International Film Festival's Silver
Berlin Bear Award® for Best Actress]; FOUR GIRLS IN TOWN - 1957;
STOWAWAY GIRL - 1957; THE MINE - 1958; PRISONER OF THE VOLGA - 1959;
CIAO, CIAO BAMBINA! - 1959; TUNIS TOP SECRET - 1959; WILD CATS ON THE
BEACH - 1959; THE BIG NIGHT - 1959; CALL GIRLS OF ROME - 1960; BLOOD
AND ROSES - 1960 [Horror film directed by
Roger Vadim]; IL CARRO ARMATO DELL'8 SEPTTEMBRE - 1960; CAPTAIN BLOOD
- 1960; LOVE IN ROME - 1960; THE MENACE - 1961; HATARI! - 1962 [Elsa
appears with John Wayne!]; THE PIGEON THAT TOOK ROME - 1962; SCORCHED
SKIN - 1962; THE TRIAL - 1962 [Existential film directed by Orson
Welles based on a book by Franz Kafka]; THE V.I.P.S - 1963; RAMPAGE -
1963 [Elsa and Robert Mitchum together!]; THE ROGUES - 1964 [TV
Series; one of her very few forays into TV]; ALL ABOUT LOVING - 1964;
MARCO THE MAGNIFICENT - 1965; HAIL, MAFIA - 1965 [Co-Starring with
Henry Silva and Jack Klugman as Mafia hitmen]; DIAMONDS ARE BRITTLE -
1965; L'OR DU DUC - 1965; THE 10TH VICTIM - 1965 [One of the great
1960's cult films]; LOVE PARADE - 1966; MAROC 7 - 1967; THE OLDEST
PROFESSION - 1967; WOMAN TIMES SEVEN - 1967; EVERY MAN IS MY ENEMY -
1967 [Screenplay co-written by Dario Argento]; MANON 70 - 1968; THE
BELLE STARR STORY - 1968 [also Singer]; MADIGAN'S MILLIONS - 1968
[Dustin Hoffman's first starring role]; CANDY - 1968 [another great
1960's cult film]; IF IT'S TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE BELGIUM - 1969;
MISDEAL - 1969; ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER - 1969; THE PLEASURE PIT -
1969; L'AMICA - 1969; OSS 117 TAKES A VACATION - 1970; THE CONQUEST
OF CHILE - 1971; THE LION'S SHARE - 1971; THE RED CARNATION - 1976;
RETURN OF THE SAINT - 1979 [TV Series]; ASTUZIA PER ASTUZIA - 1979
[TV mini-series]; I AM ESP - 1985; ATELIER - 1986-1987 [TV
mini-series; 8 episodes]; PYGMALION - 1988; ARRIVEDERCI ROMA - 1990
[Short]; ONCE UPON A CRIME... - 1992; WINNER TAKES ALL - 1994 [TV
Series]; THE BARON - 1995 [TV mini-series]; CABIRIA, PRISCILLA E LE
ALTRE - 1999 [Short]; ORGOGLIO - 2005 [TV Series; Her final acting
role]. When not acting, Elsa Martinelli was a very successful
Interior Designer in Rome. Some say she enjoyed that profession
better than acting [as you can see by the many years missing in her
filmography]. Elsa liked working with first-time directors and she
had said: “I’ve made movies with
directors who never did direct before, at least five or six films
with novice directors,...I like to take risks. ...Because if it’s
a special story, I sense that somebody special might be behind it.”
Elsa Martinelli died of undisclosed causes and was 82 years-old.) - 07/08/17
EVZEN
KOLAR (Producer/Assistant Director: Born
in the Czech Republic, Kolar began his film and television career as
a child actor [none of the titles available at the moment]. Mr. Kolar
didn't have many U.S. credits, but many of the movies he worked on
should be of interest to readers of this site. His credits included 
[Theatrical
Films unless otherwise noted]: TO ALL A GOODNIGHT - 1980 [Production
Manager]; TERROR ON TOUR - 1980 [First Assistant Director]; HOME
SWEET HOME - 1980 [Second Assistant Director]; NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
- 1983 [Second Unit Manager]; OCTAVIA - 1984 [Assistant Director];
CRAWLSPACE - 1986 [Production Assistant]; STREET SMART - 1987
[Associate Producer]; MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - 1987 [Associate
Producer]; BAT*21 - 1988 [Line Producer]; DOUBLE IMPACT - 1991 [Line
Producer]; STORYVILLE - 1992 [Co-Producer]; SURF NINJAS - 1993
[Producer & Stunt Player]; DELTA OF VENUS - 1985 [Producer]; CITY
OF INDUSTRY - 1987 [Producer & Actor]; INFERNO - 1999 [a.k.a.
DESERT HEAT; Producer & Stunts]; BRIDE OF THE WIND - 2001
[Producer]; THE BOY & GIRL FROM COUNTY CLARE - 2003 [Producer;
His last film credit]. Evzen Kolar died after suffering a brief
illness and was 67 years-old.) - 07/11/17
MARTIN
LANDAU (Actor:
Obituary to come) - 07/15/17
GEORGE
A. ROMERO
(Director/Producer/Screenwriter: Obituary to come.) - 07/16/17
HARVEY
ATKIN (Actor:
Wonderful character actor best remembered as "Sgt. Ronald
Coleman" from CAGNEY & LACEY - 1981-1988 and as
"Morty" in the funny camp comedy MEATBALLS (1979). There
was really nothing Mr. Atkins couldn't play on films and TV and he
also did his fair share of horror films and much voice work for TV
animated shows [He even voiced a few home video games]. His credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE
NEON PALACE - 1971 [TF]; POLICE SURGEON - 1975; DOWN HOME COUNTRY -
1975; SILVER STREAK - 1976 [TF]; THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES - 1977 [TV
Movie]; MARY AND MICHAEL -
1977; THE NEW AVENGERS - 1977; HIGH BALLIN' - 1978 [TF]; POWER PLAY -
1978 [TF]; MEATBALLS - 1979 [Nominated for a Genie Award® for
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]; KING OF
KENSINGTON - 1977-1980 [4 episodes]; ATLANTIC CITY - 1980 [TF]; FUNERAL
HOME - 1980 [TF]; RUBBERFACE - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE LAST CHASE -
1981 [TF]; IMPROPER CHANNELS - 1981 [TF]; TICKET TO HEAVEN - 1981
[TF; Underrated thriller about a brainwashing religious cult]; HEAVY
METAL - 1981 [TF; Voice only]; IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR - 1982
[TF]; THE INCUBUS - 1982
[TF]; VISITING HOURS -
1982 [TF]; HANGIN' IN - 1982; IN ALL GOOD TASTE - 1983 [TF]; FINDERS
KEEPERS - 1984 [TF]; THE GUARDIAN - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE LITTLEST
HOBO - 1980-1984 [6 episodes]; JOSHUA THEN AND NOW - 1985 [TF]; NIGHT
HEAT - 1985; CARRIED AWAY - 1985 [Short; Voice only]; CHECK IT OUT -
1986; SEPARATE VACATIONS - 1986 [TF]; DANGER BAY - 1986; PET PEEVES -
1986; EVERY DOG'S GUIDE TO COMPLETE HOME SAFETY - 1987 [Short; Voice
only]; SEEING THINGS - 1987; STREET LEGAL - 1987; MR. NICE GUY - 1987
[TF]; ALF TALES - 1988 [Voice only]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1981-1988
[95 episodes]; A.L.F. - 1988-1989 [Voices only; 13 episodes]; ALFRED
HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1989; HEARTBEAT - 1989; CANNONBALL FEVER - 1989
[TF]; MY SECRET IDENTITY - 1989; EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS II: EDDIE
LIVES! - 1989 [TF]; SNAKE EATER II: DRUG BUSTER - 1989 [TF]; SORRY,
WRONG NUMBER - 1989 [TV Movie]; MINDFIELD - 1989 [TF]; THE SUPER
MARIO BROS. SUPER SHOW - 1989 [Voice only; 65 episodes]; E.N.G. -
1990; AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE ADVENTURES
OF SUPER MARIO BROS. 3 - 1990 [Voice only; 26 episodes]; PIGGSBURG
PIGS! - 1990 [Voice only]; BACK TO THE BEANSTALK - 1990 [TV Movie];
SWEATING BULLETS - 1991; SWAMP THING - 1991 [5 episodes]; BEETLEJUICE
- 1991 [Voice only]; LITTLE SHOP - 1991 [Voice only; 13 episodes];
WISH KIDS - 1991 [Voice only; 13 episodes]; THE NEW SUPER MARIO WORLD
- 1991 [Voice only; 12 episodes]; EVERY DOG'S GUIDE TO THE PLAYGROUND
- 1991 [Short; Voice only]; TERROR ON TRACK 9 - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE
ADVENTURES OF TINTIN - 1992 [Voice only; 13 episodes]; STUNT DAWGS -
1992 [Voice only]; TOP COPS - 1993; GUILTY AS SIN - 1993 [TF]; THE
LUMP - 1993 [Short; Voice only]; X-MEN - 1993 [Voice only]; THE
MIGHTY JUNGLE - 1994; ROBOCOP - 1994; SEASONS OF THE HEART - 1994 [TV
Movie]; DUE SOUTH - 1994; TALES FROM THE CRYPTKEEPER - 1994 [Voice
only]; JANEK: THE SILENT BETRAYAL - 1994 [TV Movie]; THE NEVERENDING
STORY - 1995 [Voice only]; BETWEEN LOVE AND HONOR - 1995 [TV Movie];
THE GREAT DEFENDER - 1995; HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS - 1991-1995 [Voice
only]; SAILOR MOON - 1995 [Voice only]; FAMILY OF COPS - 1995 [TV
Movie]; LONG ISLAND FEVER - 1995 [TV Movie]; MAXWELL SAVES THE DAY -
1996 [Video Short; Voice only]; HARRISON: CRY OF THE CITY - 1996 [TV
Movie]; RADIANT CITY - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE STUPIDS - 1996 [TF];
GOOSEBUMPS - 1996; JOE'S WEDDING - 1996 [TF]; 
REBOUND:
THE LEGEND OF EARL 'THE GOAT' MANIGAULT - 1996 [TV Movie]; LOVE AND
DEATH ON LONG ISLAND - 1997 [TF]; CRITICAL CARE - 1997 [TF]; THE
ADVENTURES OF SAM AND MAX: FREELANCE POLICE - 1997-1998 [24
Episodes]; BAD DOG - 1998 [Voice only]; ONE TOUGH COP - 1998 [TF];
THE FAMOUS JETT JACKSON - 1999; SOMETHING FROM NOTHING - 1999 [TV
Short; Voice only]; LAW & ORDER - 1998-2000; OUT OF SYNC - 2000
[TV Movie]; BIG WOLF ON CAMPUS - 2000; CLUB LAND - 2001 [TV Movie];
ED - 2000-2001; DOC - 2002; THE RIPPING FRIENDS - 2001-2002 [Voice
only; 5 episodes]; JACOB TWO-TWO - 2003-2004 [Voice only; 5
episodes]; KEVIN HILL - 2004; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT -
2002-2005; TIME WARP TRIO - 2005; G-SPOT - 2006; WHY I WORE LIPSTICK
TO MY MASECTOMY - 2006 [TV Movie]; RUBY GLOOM - 2006 [Voice only];
SONS OF BUTCHER - 2006 [Voice only]; 6TEEN - 2007-2008; 18 TO LIFE -
2010; BARNEY'S VERSION - 2010 [TF]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS
UNIT - 2000-2011 [18 episodes; Played Judges on all 3 LAW & ORDER
series, the same "Judge Alan Ridenour" on this series and
CRIMINAL INTENT]; THE BALCONY AFFAIR - 2011 [Short]; BEING ERICA -
2011; THE SEDER - 2011 [Short]; KING - 2012; SUITS - 2011-2013;
SCAREDY SQUIRREL - 2010-2013 [7 episodes]; LET'S RAP - 2013 [Short];
BASTARDS - 2014 [Short]; A CHANGE OF HEART - 2017 [TF]; PROGRESS [AND
UNRELATED THINGS] - 2017 [TF; His final acting role]. Harvey Atkin
passed away due to cancer and was 74 years-old.) - 07/17/17
RED
WEST (Actor: Red West [Full name: Robert
"Red" Gene West] was a character actor that was part of
Elvis Presley's "The Memphis Mafia" and is also known as
"Sheriff Tanner" in the first two WALKING TALL films and as
"Red Webster" in ROAD HOUSE - 1989, the guy who collects
all the shotguns at the end of the film when he and a group of fed-up
citizens kill heavy Ben Gazzara. His credits included [TV Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER
OF THE EARTH - 1959 [TF]; ICE PALACE - 1960 [TF]; BONANZA - 1960;
MAVERICK - 1960; PETER GUNN - 1960; THE REBEL - 1960; FLAMING STAR -
1960 [TF]; SPARTACUS - 1960 [TF; Stunts only]; WILD IN THE COUNTRY -
1961 [TF]; BLUE HAWAII - 1961 [TF]; FOLLOW THAT DREAM - 1962 [TF];
KID GALAHAD - 1962 [TF]; TWO FOR THE SEESAW - 1962 [TF]; GIRLS!
GIRLS! GIRLS! - 1962 [TF]; IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR - 1963
[TF]; PALM SPRINGS WEEKEND - 1963 [TF]; FUN IN ACAPULCO - 1963 [TF];
VIVA LAS VEGAS - 1964 [TF; also Singer]; SHOCK TREATMENT - 1964 [TF];
THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY - 1964 [TF]; ROUSTABOUT - 1964 [TF];
JOHN GOLDFARB, PLEASE COME HOME! - 1965 [TF]; GIRL HAPPY - 1965 [TF];
TICKLE ME - 1965 [TF; also Stunts]; HARUM SCARUM - 1965 [TF; also
Stunts]; PARADISE, HAWAIIAN STYLE - 1966 [TF]; THE NAVY VS. THE NIGHT
MONSTERS - 1966 [TF]; SPINOUT - 1966 [TF]; GET SMART - 1967; DOUBLE
TROUBLE - 1967 [TF; Stunts only]; CLAMBAKE - 1967 [TF]; HONDO - 1967;
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1968; LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE - 1968 [TF;
also Stunts]; SOMETHING FOR A LONELY MAN - 1968 [TV Movie]; THE WILD
WILD WEST - 1967-1969 [35 episodes; played mainly henchmen or
bartenders with no names; also Stunts on 34 episodes; also Singer in
1 episode in 1969; He was best friends with Robert Conrad, the star
of the series]; ELVIS ON TOUR - 1972 [Documentary; Assistant to Elvis
Presley only]; WALKING TALL - 1973 [TF]; MANNIX - 1968-1975 [5
episodes]; WALKING TALL PART II - 1975 [TF]; FRAMED - 1975 [TF]; THE
ROOKIES - 1976; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1975-1976; BLACK SHEEP
SQUADRON - 1977-1978 [19 episodes; another Series with best friend
Robert Conrad]; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - 1978; THE DUKE - 1979; THE
WILD WILD WEST REVISITED - 1979 [TV Movie]; CONCRETE COWBOYS - 1979
[TV Movie]; THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1980; TENSPEED AND
BROWN SHOE - 1980; ANGEL CITY - 1980 [TV Movie]; COACH OF THE YEAR -
1980 [TV Movie]; QUINCY M.E. - 1979-1981; WILL: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
G. GORDON LIDDY - 1982 [TV Movie]; KNIGHT RIDER - 1982; THE GREATEST
AMERICAN HERO - 1981-1983 [3 episodes]; BLOOD FEUD - 1983 [TV Movie];
HARD KNOX - 1984 [TV Movie]; HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1984; MAGNUM,
P.I. - 1981-1985; THE FALL GUY - 1982-1986 [4 episodes]; CHARLEY
HANNAH - 1986 [TV Movie]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["The Once And
Future King" - 1986]; THE A-TEAM - 1983-1986 [4 episodes]; THE
ALAMO: THIRTEEN DAYS TO GLORY - 1987 [TV Movie]; SIMON & SIMON -
1981-1987; PROUD MEN - 1987 [TV Movie]; HOUSTON KNIGHTS - 1987; ONCE
UPON A TEXAS TRAIN - 1988 [TV Movie]; BILLY THE KID - 1989 [TV
Movie]; ROAD HOUSE - 1989 [TF]; TRAPPER
COUNTY WAR - 1989 [TF]; THE LEGEND OF GRIZZLY ADAMS - 1990 [TF];
HUNTER - 1991; RAW NERVE - 1991 [TF]; PREY OF THE CHAMELEON - 1992
[TF]; THE GUN IN BETTY LOU'S HANDBAG - 1992 [TF]; A JURY OF ONE -
1992 [TV Movie]; QUANTUM LEAP - 1993 [Technical Advisor only];
NATURAL BORN 
KILLERS
- 1994 [TF]; FELONY - 1994 [TF]; THE EXPERT - 1995 [TF]; HER HIDDEN
TRUTH - 1995 [TV Movie]; THE P.A.C.K. - 1997 [TF]; THE RAINMAKER -
1997 [TF]; I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER - 1998 [TF];
COOKIE'S FORTUNE - 1999 [TF]; ABOVE SUSPICION - 2000 [TF]; WOMAN'S
STORY - 2000 [TF]; A PAINTED HOUSE - 2003 [TV Movie]; VAMPIRES
ANONYMOUS - 2003 [TF]; ALMOST MADE - 2004 [TF]; FORTY SHADES OF BLUE
- 2005 [TF; also Singer]; GLORY ROAD - 2006 [TF]; THE RICHES - 2007
[3 episodes]; GOODBYE SOLO - 2008 [TF]; FATHER OF INVENTION - 2010
[TF]; MEMPHIS BEAT - 2011; THE BLACK DOVE - 2012 [TF]; AT ANY PRICE -
2012 [TF]; SAFE HAVEN - 2013 [TF]; RECTIFY - 2014; THE LAST
GENERATION TO DIE - 2015 [Short]; NASHVILLE - 2015 [His last acting
role]. Red West also appeared as himself in many Elvis Presley
Documentaries; was a Writer of songs for The King and others ["If
You Don't Think I Need You"; "If Every Day Was Like
Christmas"; "I'm A Fool" {a hit for Dino Desi &
Billy}; "Separate Ways"; and many others] and co-wrote the
best seller "Elvis: What Happened?" with the Memphis Mafia
after they were fired by Vernon Presley, Elvis' father, which was
published just two weeks before Elvis' death. Red West passed away of
an aortic aneurysm and was 81 years-old.) - 07/18/17
DEBORAH
WATLING (Actress: Ms. Watling was best
known for playing DOCTOR WHO Patrick Troughton's assistant
"Victoria Waterfield" during the 1967-1968 Season and she
was also a regular on a few more British TV Series, as well as the
occasional Theatrical Film. Her credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical film]: WILLIAM TELL - 1959; H.G.
WELLS' THE INVISIBLE MAN - 1958-1959 [TV Series semi-regular; 11
episodes]; A LIFE OF BLISS - 1960 [6 episodes]; THE WEDNESDAY PLAY -
1965-1966; THE POWER GAME - 1966; THIS MAN CRAIG - 1966; OUT OF THE
UNKNOWN - 1966; HORIZON - 1966; MR. MISFIT - 1967 [TV Movie]; NO
HIDING PLACE - 1967; DOCTOR WHO - 1967-1968 [40 episodes; 80% of
these episodes will never be seen again thanks to BBC's wiping
policy.]; THE NEWCOMERS - 1969 [TV Series Regular; 26 episodes];
CRIME OF PASSION - 1971; ITV SUNDAY NIGHT DRAMA - 1972; DOCTOR IN
CHARGE - 1972; LATE NIGHT THEATRE - 1973; ARTHUR OF THE BRITONS -
1973; THAT'LL BE THE DAY - 1973 [TF]; TAKE ME HIGH - 1973 [TF; also
Singer]; ELECTRIC CINEMA - 1975 [TV Movie]; WHERE TIME BEGAN - 1977
[TF; Voice of Glauben]; A ROOF OVER MY HEAD - 1977; RISING DAMP -
1978; LILLIE - 1978 [TV mini-series]; ACCIDENT - 1979; DANGER UXB -
1979 [7 episodes]; THE JIM DAVIDSON SHOW - 1981 [5 episodes]; DOCTOR
WHO: DIMENSIONS IN TIME - 1993 [TV Short; reprises her Victoria
Waterfield character]; DOWNTIME - 1995 [MFHV; reprises her Victoria
Waterfield character]; THE FIVE[ISH] DOCTORS REBOOT - 2013 [TV Movie;
Her last acting role]. She was also involved in countless Doctor Who
Documentaries and her Victoria Waterfield character has been seen
plenty of times as archive footage in many DOCTOR WHO episodes made
after 1968. She was also heavily involved in Stage work. Deborah
Watling was diagnosed with lung cancer and six weeks later she died.
She was 69 years-old.) - 07/21/17
JOHN
HEARD (Actor:
Just when you think the month of July couldn't get any worse, along
comes the report of excellent actor John Heard's passing. Mr. Heard
is well known as father "Peter McCallister" in the Macaulay
Culkin HOME ALONE Films - 1990-1992, but anyone who loves Movies and
TV of every kind have seen him perform at least a dozen times. His
output is quite impressive and his credits included [Theatrical Films
unless marked with a 
TV
for TV Series]: VALLEY FORGE - 1975 [TV Movie]; BETWEEN THE LINES -
1977; FIRST LOVE - 1977; RUSH IT - 1978; ON THE YARD - 1978 [One of
the best prison films ever made]; THE SCARLET LETTER - 1979 [TV
mini-series]; CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER - 1979; HEART BEAT - 1980;
CUTTER'S WAY - 1981 [a.k.a. CUTTER AND BONE; Totally underrated
film]; CAT PEOPLE - 1982 [Recommended horror/love film with some
extreme bits of gore and incest]; WILL THERE REALLY BE A MORNING? -
1983 [TV Movie]; LEGS - 1983 [TV Movie]; KATE & ALLIE - 1984
[TV]; C.H.U.D. - 1984 [Cult horror film that is really a lot of fun];
BEST REVENGE - 1984; VIOLATED - 1984; TOO SCARED TO SCREAM - 1985;
HEAVEN HELP US - 1985; AFTER HOURS - 1985; TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE -
1985 [TV]; TENDER IS THE NIGHT - 1985 [Cable TV mini-series;
Nominated for a CableACE Award® for Best Actor in a Movie or
Miniseries]; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1985 [TV]; THE TRIP TO
BOUNTIFUL - 1985; MIAMI VICE - 1986 [TV]; OUT ON A LIMB - 1987 [TV
mini-series]; DEAR AMERICA: LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM - 1987 [TV
Documentary; Voice only]; THE EQUALIZER - 1987 [TV]; THE TELEPHONE -
1988; THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR - 1988; THE SEVENTH SIGN - 1988 [I
love this Biblical supernatural film]; NECESSITY - 1988 [TV Movie];
BIG - 1988 [One of the biggest blockbuster movies of Heard's career];
BETRAYED - 1988; BEACHES - 1988; SCREEN TWO - 1989 [TV]; THE PACKAGE
- 1989; CROSS OF FIRE - 1989 [TV Movie]; MINDWALK - 1990; THE END OF
INNOCENCE - 1990; HOME ALONE - 1990; AWAKENINGS - 1990; BLOWN AWAY -
1990 [TV Movie]; RAMBLING ROSE - 1991; DECEIVED - 1991 [also sang
"Earth Angel"]; RADIO FLYER - 1992 [Wonderful fantasy about
child abuse and escape from it]; GLADIATOR - 1992; WATERLAND - 1992;
HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK - 1992; DEAD AHEAD: THE EXXON VALDEZ
DISASTER - 1992 [TV Movie]; THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY - 1993 [TV Movie];
IN THE LINE OF FIRE - 1993; ME AND VERONICA - 1993; THE PELICAN BRIEF
- 1993; IN SPITE OF LOVE - 1994 [TV Movie]; BECAUSE MOMMY WORKS -
1994 [TV Movie]; EDGAR ALLAN POE: TERROR OF THE SOUL - 1995 [TV
Movie; "The Cask of Amontillado" Segment]; THE OUTER LIMITS
- ["Dark Matters" - 1995]; BEFORE AND AFTER - 1996; THE
CLIENT - 1995-1996 [TV Series Regular; 21 episodes]; MY FELLOW
AMERICANS - 1996; ONE EIGHT SEVEN - 1997; EXECUTIVE POWER - 1997
[MFHV]; MEN - 1997; SILENT CRADLE - 1997; SNAKE EYES - 1998; DESERT
BLUE - 1998; THE WITNESS - 1999; FREAK WEATHER - 1999; LAW &
ORDER - 1994-1999 [TV]; JAZZ NIGHT - 1999 [Short]; ANIMAL FACTORY -
2000; PERFECT MURDER, PERFECT TOWN: JONBENET AND THE CITY OF BOULDER
- 2000 [TV Movie]; THE PHOTOGRAPHER - 2000; THE WEDNESDAY WOMAN -
2000 [TV Movie]; POLLOCK - 2000; THE BOYS OF SUNSET RIDGE - 2001; O -
2001 [Wonderful modern take on Othello]; THE BIG HEIST - 2001 [TV
Movie]; THR SECRET PACT - 2001; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT -
2001 [TV]; DYING ON THE EDGE - 2001; MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM - 2002 [TV
Movie]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 2002 [TV]; THE PILOT'S WIFE - 2002 [TV
Movie]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2002; FAIR PLAY -
2002 [Short]; HACK - 2002 [TV]; RESEARCHING RAYMOND BURKE - 2002
[Short]; WORD OF HONOR - 2003 [TV Movie]; MIND THE GAP - 2004; THE
SOPRANOS - 1999-2004 [5 episodes; also Sang "Three Times a
Lady" in a 2004 episode; Nominated in 1999 for an Emmy Award®
for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]; WHITE CHICKS - 2004;
MY TINY UNIVERSE - 2004; UNDER THE CITY - 2004; THE CHUMSCRUBBER -
2005; EDISON FORCE - 2005; LOCUSTS - 2005 [TV Movie]; CSI: MIAMI -
2003-2005 [TV; Portrayed Callie's alcoholic lawyer father in 4
episodes]; JACK & BOBBIE - 2004-2005 [TV; 5 episodes]; THE DEAL -
2005; TRACKS - 2005; SWEET LAND - 2005; NUMB3RS - 2005 [TV]; STEEL
CITY - 2006 [also Associate Producer]; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - 2006
[TV]; GAMERS - 2006; THE GUARDIAN - 2006; PRISON BREAK: RESURRECTION
- 2005-2006 [TV; 10 episodes]; TWENTY QUESTIONS - 2006 [TV Movie];
THE LINE-UP - 2006 [TV Movie]; DEAD LENNY - 2006 [DTV]; BROTHERS
THREE: AN AMERICAN GOTHIC - 2007; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: RAZOR - 2007
[TV Movie]; CAVEMEN - 2007 [TV]; THE GREAT DEBATERS - 2007; THE
LINE-UP - 2007 [TV Movie; Sequel to the 2006 film with the same
name]; SKIP TRACER - 2008 [TV Movie]; P.J. - 2008; JUSTICE LEAGUE:
THE NEW FRONTIER - 2008 [DTV; Voice only]; THE LUCKY ONES - 2008;
GENERATION GAP - 2008 [TV Movie]; MY OWN WORST ENEMY - 2008 [TV]; THE
BEAST - 2009 [TV]; SOUTHLAND - 2009 [TV]; THE DECONSTRUCTOR - 2009
[TV]; FORMOSA BETRAYED - 2009; LITTLE HERCULES IN 3-D - 2009; RED
STATE BLUES - 2009 [Short]; THE TRUTH - 2010; GRAVITY - 2010 {Pay TV
Series; 3 episodes]; ENTOURAGE - 2007- 2010 [Pay TV Series]; IVAN'S
HOUSE - 2010 [Short]; THE QUICKENING - 2010 [TV Movie]; WHISPER ME A
LULLABY - 2011; TOO BIG TO FAIL - 2011 [Pay TV Movie]; THE CHICAGO
CODE - 2011 [TV]; THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH - 2012; A PERFECT ENDING -
2012; STEALING ROSES - 2012 [also Associate Producer]; WOULD YOU
RATHER - 2012 [Very interesting horror film; Heard is the first to
die.]; THE INSOMNIAC - 2013; SHARKNADO - 2013
[TV Movie that started a Twitter craze]; ASSAULT ON WALL STREET -
2013 [One of director Uwe Boll's best films]; PERCEPTION - 2013 [TV];
SNAKE & MONGOOSE - 2013; RUNNER RUNNER - 2013; TORN - 2013; TIM
AND ERIC'S BEDTIME STORIES - 2013 [TV]; ADAM DEVINE'S HOUSE PARTY -
2013 [TV]; BUOYANCY - 2013 [Short]; WITCHES BLOOD - 2014; WARREN -
2014; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2014; MODERN FAMILY - 2014
[TV]; ANIMALS - 2014; BOYS OF ABU GHRAIB - 2014; PERSON OF INTEREST -
2014 [TV]; SISTER - 2014; MISTRESSES - 2014 [TV]; ONE MORE DAY - 2014
[Short]; NCIS: LOS ANGELES - 2014 [TV; 3 episodes]; THE NURSE - 2014
[Very gory horror film]; THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES - 2015 [TV
mini-series]; THE MURDER PACT - 2015; BOILING POT - 2015; COUNTING
FOR THUNDER - 2015; ELEMENTARY - 2016 [TV]; IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR
POCKET? - 2016; AFTER THE REALITY - 2016; JIMMY VESTVOOD: AMERIKAN
HERO - 2016; SO B. IT - 2016; MACGYVER - 2016 [TV]; GRAFFITI - 2016
[Short]; APB - 2017 [TV]; SEARCHING FOR FORTUNE - 2017; OUTSIDERS -
2017 [TV]; LAST RAMPAGE - 2017; LIVING AMONG US - 2017; THE TALE -
2017; IMPRISONED - 2017; BROOME STREET BOYS - 2017 [Filming at the
time of his death; His last acting role]. John Heard was married to
actress Margot Kidder for only six days and he had a son with
ex-girlfriend, actress Melissa Leo. John Heard was a top-notch actor
who always improved everything he appeared in and he passed away of
unknown causes at the age of 72 years-old.) - 07/21/17
HYWEL
BENNETT (Actor: Mr. Bennett was a very
good British actor who did movies and TV Series that readers of this
site will very well remember. British readers will best remember him
from the TV series SHELLEY - 1979-1984 and the sequel series THE
RETURN OF SHELLEY - 1988-1992, We here in the States best remember
him for his roles in the films TWISTED NERVE - 1968 and the excellent
thriller ENDLESS NIGHT - 1972. His credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: DOCTOR WHO - 1965; JURY ROOM -
1965; REDCAP - 1965; 
THE
IDIOT - 1966 [TV mini-series]; THEATRE 625 - 1965-1966; THIRTEEN
AGAINST FATE - 1966; THE TRAVELLER - 1966 [TV Movie]; THE FAMILY WAY
- 1966; THE WEDNESDAY PLAY - 1966-1967; DROP DEAD, MY LOVE - 1968
[TF]; TWISTED NERVE
- 1968 [TF]; THE VIRGIN SOLDIERS - 1969 [TF]; LOOT - 1970 [TF]; THE
BUTTERCUP CHAIN - 1970 [TF]; PERCY - 1971 [TF; Comedy about a penis
transplant]; ENDLESS NIGHT - 1972 [TF; Bennett was also Godfather of
co-star Hayley Mills's firstborn son, Crispian Mills]; ALICE'S
ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND - 1972 [TF]; ANYONE FOR SEX? - 1973 [TF];
THE SWEENEY - 1976; PENNIES FROM HEAVEN - 1978 [TV mini-series; also
uncredited Singer of "Better Think Twice", "So Do
I" and "Indian Love Call"]; STRANGERS - 1978;
MYSTERY!: MALICE AFORETHOUGHT - 1979 [4 episodes]; PLAY FOR TODAY -
1973-1979; TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - 1979 [TV mini-series]; TOWARDS
THE MORNING - 1981 [Short]; ARTEMIS 81 - 1981 [TV Movie]; BBC PLAY OF
THE MONTH - 1967-1982; THE CONSULTANT - 1983 [4 episodes]; SHELLEY -
1979-1984 [39 episodes as Star of the Series]; THEATRE NIGHT - 1985;
MURDER ELITE - 1985 [TF]; SCREEN TWO - 1986; THE TWILIGHT ZONE -
["Devil's Alphabet" - 1986]; ROBIN HOOD - 1986; TICKETS FOR
THE TITANIC - 1987; WITNESS IN THE WAR ZONE - 1987 [TF]; TEN GREAT
WRITERS OF THE MODERN WORLD - 1988 [TV Documentary]; BOON - 1988; AGE
UNKNOWN - 1991 [TV Mini-series]; A MIND TO KILL - 1991 [TF]; THE
OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE - 1992 [TV Movie]; VIRTUAL MURDER - 1992; THE
RETURN OF SHELLEY - 1988-1992 [32 episodes as the Star of the
Series]; SCREEN ONE - 1992; CASUALTY - 1993; FRANK STUBBS - 1993;
MURDER MOST HORRID - 1994; DEADLY ADVICE - 1994 [TF]; KARAOKE - 1996
[TV mini-series]; COLD LAZARUS - 1996 [TV mini-series]; FRONTIERS -
1996 [6 episodes]; NEVERWHERE - 1996 [TV mini-series]; HOSPITAL! -
1997 [TV Movie]; HARPUR AND ISLES - 1997 [TV Movie]; MISERY HARBOUR -
1999 [TF]; NASTY NEIGHBOURS - 1999 [TF]; MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS - 1999
[TV Movie]; VATEL - 2000 [TF]; MARRIED 2 MALCOLM - 2000 [TF]; LOCK,
STOCK... - 2000; RANDALL AND HOPKIRK [DECEASED] - 2001; LAST OF THE
SUMMER WINE - 2002; TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE - 2002; THE QUEST - 2002
[TV MOVIE]; LLOYD & HILL - 2003 [TV Movie]; EASTENDERS - 2003 [11
episodes]; THE SECOND QUEST - 2004 [TV Movie]; THE FINAL QUEST - 2004
[TV Movie]; THE BILL - 2000-2005 [11 episodes]; CASUALTY @ HOLBY CITY
- 2005; HIGH HOPES - 2005; CLATTERFORD - 2006; AGATHA CHRISTIE: A
WOMAN OF MYSTERY - 2007 [Video Documentary; uses Archive Footage of
Bennett in ENDLESS NIGHT]; THE LAST DETECTIVE - 2007 [His last acting
role]. He retired from acting in 2007 after being diagnosed with a
congenital heart defect [amidst rumours of being 'difficult' due to a
prodigious alcohol intake]. Hywel Bennett passed away of unknown
causes and was 73 years-old.) - 07/25/17
JUNE
FORAY (Voice Actress: Instead of doing my
regular filmography credits list [she has voiced over 300 separate
animated shorts, movies or TV Shows], I would rather tell you a
little about her. She is the Godmother of animated female [and
sometimes male] voices [Her nickname was "The Cartoon
Queen"], starting out doing voices for animated shorts that were
shown between double features in theaters. She also worked steadily
in radio from the 1930s into the 1950s. Her early fame came as the
voice of "Granny" on the Tweetie Bird and Sylvester shorts,
but her real fame came when she voiced Rocket J. Squirrel
["Rocky"] and Natasha Fatale on the extremely popular ROCKY
AND HIS FRIENDS [1959 - 1961] TV Series. But my favorite memory of
her was her voicing the creepy Talking Tina doll in the 1963 episode
of THE 
TWILIGHT
ZONE titled "Living Doll". Man, that episode creeped me
out as a kid and still does. Ms. Foray continued to do voices up
until a couple of years ago, voicing characters on such classics like
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! [1966; voicing the role of Cindy Lou
Who]; Dorothy in the OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD TV Series [1967 - 1968; 25
episodes]; Plenty of different voices in the underrated live
action/animated movie THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH [1970]; Granny in THE
LOONEY, LOONEY BUGS BUNNY MOVIE [1981; nearly 40 years after creating
the role]; Aunt May Parker in the animated TV Series SPIDER-MAN AND
HIS AMAZING FRIENDS [1981-1983; 10 episodes]; Grandma in the TEEN
WOLF animated series [1986 - 1987; 21 episodes]; Jokey Smurf on the
long-running animated series THE SMURFS [1981 - 1989; an amazing 172
episodes]; Grammi Gummi on the animated series ADVENTURES OF THE
GUMMI BEARS [1985 - 1991; 63 episodes]; Granny again on THE LOONEY
TUNES SHOW [2011 - 2013; 11 episodes]; and ended her career voicing
Rocky in the short ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE [2014]. In between, she did
hundreds of voices in hundreds of movies, shorts and TV Series, many
for Walt Disney. She also won a 1968 Grammy Award® for Best
Recording for Children for the album HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!;
a Daytime Emmy Award® for voicing "Mrs. Cauldron" in
GARFIELD AND FRIENDS [2008]; four Annie Awards® [one award was
created in her name] for various animated TV series; a Primetime Emmy
Governor's Award® in 2013 for her body of voice work; and a Star
on The Walk Of Fame on July 7, 2000 at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. As a
matter of fact, you couldn't watch a Saturday morning cartoon show
from the 1960's until the beginning of the New Millennium without
hearing June Foray's voice. She was definitely the most talented
female voice artist the world has ever seen. She was the last living
member of "The Great Ones", the voice actors of animation's
Golden Era. June Foray passed away of natural causes and was an
amazing 99 years-old.) - 07/26/17
PATTI
DEUTSCH (Actress: Ms. Deutsch was best
known as being a regular on the 6th Season of ROWAN & MARTIN'S
LAUGH-IN - 1972-1973 and her role as a panelist on some long-running
Game Shows, but Millennials best remember her for her voice work on
animated TV Series and Films. She started out as being a regular
performer in the comedy group The ACE Trucking Company and then went
on to a career as an actress and solo comedienne. Her Credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]:
THIS IS TOM JONES - 1969-
1971
[19 episodes as part of The ACE Trucking Company]; DYNAMITE CHICKEN
- 1971 [TF; appeared as part of The ACE Trucking Company]; THE JOHN
BYNER COMEDY HOUR - 1972; ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1972-1973
[24 episodes]; BIG DADDY - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE GIRL WITH SOMETHING
EXTRA - 1973; SLITHER - 1974 [TV Movie]; GRANDPA GOES TO WASHINGTON -
1978-1979 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 10 episodes]; A CRY FOR LOVE -
1980 [TV Movie]; NEW FRIENDS - 1981 [Short; Voice only]; MR. MOM -
1983 [TF]; THE SMURFS - 1984-1986 [Voice only; 3 episodes]; BUSTIN'
LOOSE - 1987; SHE'S THE SHERIFF - 1987; MOONLIGHTING - 1989; JETSONS:
THE MOVIE - 1990 [TF; Voice only]; DARKWING DUCK - 1991 [Voice only];
THE MOMMIES - 1994; CAPITOL CRITTERS - 1992-1995 [Voice only; 13
episodes]; LIFE WITH LOUIE - 1995 [Voice only]; THE SPOOKTACULAR NEW
ADVENTURES OF CASPER - 1997 [Voice only]; TARZAN - 1999 [TF; Voice
only]; THE WILD THORNBERRYS - 1999 [Voice only]; THE ANGRY BEAVERS -
1998-2000 [Voice only; 3 episodes]; THE LAND BEFORE TIME VII: THE
STONE OF COLD FIRE - 2000 [MFHV; Voice only]; THE EMPEROR'S NEW
GROOVE - 2000 [TF; Voice only]; THE WILD THORNBERRYS: THE ORIGIN OF
DONNIE - 2001 [TV Movie; Voice only]; MONSTERS, INC. - 2001 [TF;
Voice only]; TIME SQUAD - 2002 [Voice only]; AS TOLD BY GINGER - 2004
[4 episodes]; KRONK'S NEW GROOVE - 2005 [TF; Voice only]; HAPPILY
N'EVER AFTER - 2006 [TF; Voice only]; THE EMPEROR'S NEW SCHOOL -
2007-2008 [Voice only; 5 episodes]; IMMIGRANTS [L.A. DOLCE VITA] -
2008 [TF; Voice only in English Version]; DON'T TRUST THE B - - - -
IN APARTMENT 23 [Her final acting role]. Her game show appearances
included: TATTLETALES - 1974-1976 [37 episodes]; MATCH GAME 73 -
1973-1976 [137 episodes]; MATCH GAME PM - 1975-1978 [18 episodes].
Ms. Deutsch also made 7 appearances on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY
CARSON between 1972 and 1973. Patti Deutsch died due to complications
from cancer and was 71 years-old.) - 07/26/17
SAM
SHEPARD
(Actor/Writer: Sam Shepard was one of the most prominent playwrights,
screenwriters and actors of our generation. His death comes as a
great shock, especially during the most awful July for celebrity
deaths that I can remember. As an actor, his face is instantly
recognizable and he improves everything he appears in, but he is also
an 
excellent
example of a writer that can go deep into the psyche with prose that
would make Ernest Hemingway or Tennessee Williams proud. His credits
as an actor, unless otherwise specified, included [Theatrical Films
unless noted otherwise]: ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1968 [TV
Series; Guest Performer as "The Holy Modal Rounders", a
rock group where he played drums from 1968 to 1971]; ME AND MY
BROTHER - 1969 [Writer only]; ZABRISKIE POINT - 1970 [Writer only];
BRAND X - 1970; OH! CALCUTTA! - 1972 [Contributing Writer only];
GEOGRAPHY OF A HORSE DREAMER - 1974 [TV Movie; Writer only]; RENALDO
AND CLARA - 1978 [also Writer]; DAYS OF HEAVEN - 1978; RESURRECTION -
1980; RAGGEDY MAN - 1981; SAVAGE/LOVE - 1981 [Short; Writer only];
FRANCES - 1982; TONGUES - 1982 [Short; Writer only]; THE RIGHT STUFF
- 1983 [Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Actor in a
Supporting Role; TRUE WEST - 1984 [TV Movie; Writer only]; PARIS,
TEXAS - 1984 [also Writer; Nominated for a BAFTA Award® for Best
Screenplay - Adapted]; COUNTRY - 1984; FOOL FOR LOVE - 1985 [also
Writer, based on his play]; CRIMES OF THE HEART - 1986; DEN SULTENDE
KLASSES FORBANNELSE - 1986 [TV Movie; Writer only, based on his
play]; BABY BOOM - 1987; FAR NORTH - 1988 [Director & Writer
only]; STEEL MAGNOLIAS - 1989; BRIGHT ANGEL - 1990; AUTENTIC OEST -
1991 [TV Movie; Based on his play only]; LOUCOS POR AMOR - 1991 [TV
Movie; Based on his play only]; VOYAGER - 1991; DEFENSELESS - 1991;
THUNDERHEART - 1992 [a favorite of mine]; THE PELICAN BRIEF - 1993;
SILENT TONGUE - 1993 [Director & Writer only]; SAFE PASSAGE -
1994; CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS - 1994 [Based on his play only];
THE GOOD OLD BOYS - 1995 [TV Movie]; STREETS OF LAREDO - 1995 [TV
mini-series]; O VERDADIERO OESTE - 1995 [TV Movie; Based on his play
only]; LILY DALE - 1996 [TV Movie]; PAZZO D'AMORE - 1996 [TV
Movie; Based on his play only]; THE ONLY THRILL - 1997; IT ALL CAME
TRUE - 1998; PURGATOTY - 1999 [TV Movie; one of the strangest
Westerns ever made]; DASH AND LILLY - 1999 [TV Movie; Played
"Dashiell Hammett" Nominated for a Golden Globe®
for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture
Made for Television; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]; SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS -
1999; SIMPATICO - 1999 [Original Play only]; HAMLET - 2000; ONE KILL
- 2000 [TV Movie]; KUROSAWA - 2000 [TV Movie; Voice only as
Narrator]; ALL THE PRETTY HORSES - 2000; THE PLEDGE - 2001; AFTER THE
HARVEST - 2001 [TV Movie]; SWORDFISH - 2001; SHOT IN THE HEART - 2001
[TV Movie]; BLACK HAWK DOWN - 2001; LEO - 2002; TRUE WEST - 2002 [TV
Movie; Based on his play only]; BLIND HORIZON - 2003; THE NOTEBOOK -
2004; SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS - 2004 [TV Movie; from Stories in
Shepard's Cruising Paradise and Motel Chronicles only]; DON'T COME
KNOCKING - 2005 [also Writer & Writer of the song "God's in
the Kitchen"]; STEALTH - 2005; BANDIDAS - 2006; WALKER PAYNE -
2006; THE RETURN - 2006; CHARLOTTE'S WEB - 2006 [Voice only as
Narrator]; RUFFIAN - 2007 [TV Movie]; THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE
JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD - 2007; FOOL FOR LOVE - 2007 [Short;
Writer only]; THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND - 2008; FELON - 2008; BROTHERS -
2009; FAIR GAME - 2010; INHALE - 2010; TOUGH TRADE - 2010 [TV Movie];
BLACKTHORNE - 2011 [ Writer of the song "Take Your Burden to the
Lord" and Singer of the songs "Ain't No Grave",
"Sam Hall", "Take Your Burden to the Lord", and
"Wayfaring Stranger"; THE PACKAGE MAN - 2011 [Short; Writer
only]; DARLING COMPANION - 2012; SAFE HOUSE - 2012; KILLING THEM
SOFTLY - 2012; MUD - 2012; SAVANNAH - 2013; AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY -
2013; OUT OF THE FURNACE - 2013; COLD IN JULY - 2014
[My favorite thriller of that year. Watch it if you already haven't
done so!]; KLONDIKE - 2014 [TV mini-series]; ITHACA - 2014; MIDNIGHT
SPECIAL - 2015 [A wonderfully acted and directed film that will
surprise you. From the same director that made MUD - 2012, which is
also excellent]; FOOL FOR LOVE - 2015 [Short; Writer only]; IN
DUBIOUS BATTLE - 2016; BURIED CHILD - 2016 [Writer only]; BLOODLINE -
2015-2017 [Streaming Series; 7 episodes]; NEVER HERE - 2017 [His
final acting role]. He also Won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for
the play "Buried Child" and was nominated for the 1983
Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "True West" and the
1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Fool for Love".
By the time he was 30, he had already written 30 produced plays in
New York. Shepard also collaborated with Bob Dylan in writing the
song "Brownsville Girl," which appeared on Dylan's 1986
album "Knocked Out Loaded." The eleven-minute song is
considered by many to be a bright spot in what was otherwise a
creative drought for Dylan from the late seventies to the early
nineties. He lived with Jessica Lange from 1982 to 2009. Sam Shepard
passed away from complications due to ALS [Lou Gehrig's disease] and
was 73 years-old.) - 07/27/17
JEANNE
MOREAU
(Actress: Excellent French actress [who also had a beautiful singing
voice] which many people mistakenly think director Louis Malle
discovered, but the truth is she was acting in films long before she
made a film with him [Her nickname was "The French Bette
Davis"]. Her talent eventually led her to star in international
films and she worked with some of the best directors of her time. Her
credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: 
LAST
LOVE - 1949; THREE SINNERS - 1950; THE MAN IN MY LIFE - 1952; DR.
SCHWEITZER - 1952; INSIDE A GIRLS' DORMITORY - 1953; JULIETTA - 1953;
THE SCHEMING WOMAN - 1954; THE BED - 1954; A WOMAN OF EVIL - 1954;
THE DOCTORS - 1955; Hi-JACK HIGHWAY - 1955; RHE WAGES OF SIN - 1956
[Everyone should view this film at least once]; UNTIL THE LAST ONE -
1957; DEMONIAC - 1957; THREE DAYS TO LIVE - 1957; NOT DELIVERED -
1958; ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS - 1958; BACK TO THE WALL - 1958; THE
LOVERS - 1958; 400 BLOWS - 1959; DANGEROUS LOVE AFFAIRS - 1959; 5
BRANDED WOMEN - 1960; SEVEN DAYS...SEVEN NIGHTS - 1960; THE
CARMELITES - 1961; THE NIGHT - 1961; JULES AND JIM - 1962 [also
Singer; One of the films which started the "French New
Wave"; nominated for a BAFTA Award® for Best Foreign
Actress]; EVA - 1962; THE TRIAL - 1962; BAY OF ANGELS - 1963; THE
FIRE WITHIN - 1963; BANANA PEEL - 1963; THE VICTORS - 1963; DIARY OF
A CHAMBERMAID - 1964; THE TRAIN - 1964; THE YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE -
1964; MATA HARI, AGENT H21 - 1964; VIVA MARIA! - 1965 [also Singer;
won a BAFTA Award® for Best Foreign Actress]; CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
- 1965; MADEMOISELLE - 1966; THE OLDEST PROFESSION - 1967; THE SAILOR
FROM GIBRALTAR - 1967; THE BRIDE WORE BLACK - 1968 [a must-see]; THE
IMMORTAL STORY - 1968 [TV Movie]; GREAT CATHERINE - 1968; DIANE'S
BODY - 1969; MONTE WALSH - 1970; THE LITTLE THEATRE OF JEAN RENOIR -
1970 [TV Movie; also Singer]; THE DEEP - 1970; ALEX IN WONDERLAND -
1970 [Singer only]; COUNTDOWN - 1971; VAGABOND HUMOR - 1972; LOUISE -
1972; NATHALIE GRANGER - 1972; REPEATED ABSENCES - 1972 [Voice &
Singer only]; JOANNA FRANCESA - 1973; I LOVE YOU - 1974; GOING PLACES
- 1974; CREEZY - 1974; THE GARDEN THAT TILTS - 1975 [also Singer];
FRENCH PROVINCIAL - 1975; HU-MAN - 1975; ARENA - 1976 [TV Series
Documentary]; LUMIERE - 1976 [also Director, Producer & Writer];
MR. KLEIN - 1976; THE LAST TYCOON - 1976; THE ADOLESCENT - 1979
[Director, Writer & Singer only]; HEAT OF DESIRE - 1981; YOUR
TICKET IS NO LONGER VALID - 1981; A THOUSAND BILLION DOLLARS - 1982;
QUERELLE - 1982 [also Singer; nominated for a Razzie Award® for
Worst Original Song {"Young and Joyful Bandit"}]; THE TROUT
- 1982; PARADISE OF STARS - 1983 [TV Movie]; LILLIAN GISH - 1983
[Documentary; Director & Producer only]; VICIOUS CIRCLE - 1985
[TV Movie]; THE NONENTITY - 1986; SHADES OF DARKNESS - 1986 [TV
Series]; A QUIET DEATH - 1986 [Singer only]; THE SECRET DRAWER -
1986-1987 [TV mini-series]; LA FEMME NIKITA - 1990 [Why watch the
American remake when you can watch the better French original?];
ALBERTO EXPRESS - 1990; ANNA KARAMAZOFF - 1991; THE OLD LADY WHO
WALKED IN THE SEA - 1991; UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD - 1991; THE
SUSPENDED STEP OF THE STORK - 1991; THE LOVER - 1992 [Voice only as
Narrator in the French and English Versions]; MAP OF THE HUMAN HEART
- 1992; THE ABSENCE - 1992; SEE YOU TOMORROW - 1992; SCREEN TWO -
1993 [TV Series]; MY NAME IS VICTOR - 1993; SCREEN ONE - 1993 [TV
Series]; BELLE EPOQUE - 1995 [TV mini-series; Voice only as
Narrator]; ONE HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS - 1995; BEYOND THE CLOUDS -
1995; CATHERINE THE GREAT - 1996 [TV Movie]; I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU
NOT - 1996; THE PROPRIETOR - 1996; AMOUR & CONFUSIONS - 1997;
WITCH WAY LOVE - 1997; EVER AFTER: A CINDERELLA STORY - 1998; BALZAC:
A PASSIONATE LIFE - 1999 [TV Movie]; THE PRINCE'S MANUSCRIPT - 2000;
LES MISERABLES - 2000 [TV mini-series]; LISA - 2001 [also Singer];
ZAIDE - 2001; DURAS - 2001; HOT HOUSE - 2003 [TV Movie]; THE
BIRCH-TREE MEADOW - 2003 [Writer only]; AKOIBON - 2005; TIME TO LEAVE
- 2005; GO WEST - 2005 [also Associate Producer]; A CURSED MONARCHY -
2005 [TV mini-series]; ROMEO AND JULIETTE - 2006; TO EACH HIS OWN
CINEMA - 2007; DISENGAGEMENT - 2007; ONE DAY YOU'LL UNDERSTAND -
2008; COLLECTION FRED VARGAS - 2008 [TV Series]; EVERYWHERE AT ONCE -
2008; CASTLE IN SWEDEN - 2008 [TV Movie]; GENERATION DUO - 2008 [TV
Movie]; BEFORE THE FALL - 2008 [Singer only]; CARMEL - 2009 [Voice
only]; FACE - 2009; ELEANOR'S SECRET - 2009 [Voice only]; FINAL
FLOURISHES - 2011 [TV Movie]; A BAD ENCOUNTER - 2011 [TV Movie];
SKYLAB - 2011 [Singer only]; FINAL CUT: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - 2011
[Archive footage only]; A LADY IN PARIS - 2012; GEBO AND THE SHADOW -
2012; VIOLETTE - 2013 [Singer only]; LE TALENT DE MES AMIS - 2015
[Her final acting role]. There are over 20 French films [not listed
above] that were never released in the U.S. and she did dozens of
documentaries about the directors she has worked with [Orson Welles,
John G. Avildsen, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Tony
Richardson and many others]. She has won many honorary awards from
around the world [nearly 20] for her career in films and rightfully
so. Ms. Moreau was also married to director William Friedkin [THE
FRENCH CONNECTION - 1971; THE EXORCIST - 1973] from 1977 to 1979,
romantically involved with Lee Marvin [while working together on
MONTE WALSH - 1970] and had an affair with married director Tony
Richardson [Hey, nobody's perfect!]. She was also an actress on the
Stage. Her Stage hits include Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the
Country", Jean Cocteau's "La machine infernale" [as
the Sphinx], Anna Bonacci's "L'heure éblouissante",
George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" [as Eliza Doolittle],
Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" [as Maggie] and
"The Night of the Iguana" [as Hannah Jelkes], Frank
Wedekind's "Loulou" [title role] and Hermann Broch's
"Le récit de la servante Zerline" [title role]. She
was one of the very few multi-talented French Queens of the silver
screen and she will be missed by film lovers all around the world.
Jeanne Moreau passed away of natural causes and was 89 years-old.) - 07/31/17
DANIEL
LICHT (Music Composer: Mr. Licht was a
Music Composer for many Films and TV Series, best known for his work
on all eight seasons of DEXTER - 2006-2013 and many horror movies
from the 1990's up until his death. His credits as a Composer
included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]:
TRAPPED - 1981; MONSTERS - 1988 [TV; also composer of the theme music
for the episode titled "My Zombie Lover"]; CHILDREN OF THE
NIGHT - 1991; CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACRIFICE -
1992; AMITYVILLE: IT'S ABOUT TIME - 1992 [MFHV]; INSIDE OUT II - 1992
[MFHV]; SEVERED TIES - 1992; INSIDE OUT III - 1992 [MFHV]; INSIDE OUT
IV - 1992 [MFHV]; FINAL EMBRACE - 1992; ACTING ON IMPULSE - 1993 [TV
Movie]; TICKS - 1993; NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD - 1993 [Writer
of the song "Because The Dawn" only]; WHERE ARE WE? OUR
TRIP THROUGH AMERICA - 1993 [Documentary]; AMITYVILLE: A NEW
GENERATION - 1993 [MFHV]; A GIRL'S GUIDE TO SEX - 1993 [TV Movie];
THE HARD TRUTH - 1994; ANGEL 4:
UNDERCOVER - 1994 [Writer of the songs "Love In The Corn"
& "Children of the Children" only]; CHILDREN OF THE
CORN III: URBAN HARVEST - 1995; SPECIES - 1995 [Synthesizer
Programmer only]; VIRTUOSITY - 1995 [Synthesizer Supervisor only];
ZOO MAN - 1995 [TV Movie]; A WOMAN UNDONE - 1996 [TV Movie];
HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE - 1996 [Clive Barker handpicked Licht to
score this film]; THE WINNER - 1996 [Director Alex Cox requested
Licht to score his film]; THINNER - 1996 [One of my favorite Stephen
King films]; BAD MOON - 1996 [a wonderful little werewolf film]; THE
PATRON SAINT OF LIARS - 1998 [TV Movie]; BRAVE NEW WORLD - 1998 [TV
Movie]; LEGION OF FIRE: KILLER ANTS! - 1998 [TV Movie; a.k.a.
MARABUNTA]; PERMANENT MIDNIGHT - 1998; THIRST - 1998 [TV Movie];
SPLENDOR - 1999; DON'T LOOK UNDER THE BED - 1999 [TV Movie];
EXECUTION OF JUSTICE - 1999 [TV Movie]; CABIN BY THE LAKE - 2000 [TV
Movie]; HENDRIX - 2000 [TV Movie; Won the Motion Picture Sound Editor
Awards® "Golden Reel Award"®]; ANATOMY OF A HATE
CRIME - 2001 [TV Movie]; COWBOY UP - 2001 [Oscar®-winner Xavier
Koller asked Licht to score his film]; SOUL SURVIVORS - 2001; OFF
SEASON - 2001 [TV Movie]; VIDEO VOYEUR: THE SUSAN WILSON STORY - 2002
[TV Movie]; OLIVER BEENE - 2003 [TV]; KING SOLOMON'S MINES - 2004 [TV mini-series];
ABC'S OF NEWBORN BABY CARE - 2004 [MFHV]; ICON - 2005 [TV Movie];
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL - 2005-2006 [TV; 13 episodes]; JAKE IN PROGRESS
- 2005-2006 [TV; 12 episodes]; CASHMERE MAFIA - 2008 [TV; 4 episodes;
also Composer of the Theme Music for 7 episodes]; THE MEMORY KEEPER'S
DAUGHTER - 2008 [TV Movie]; GYM TEACHER: THE MOVIE - 2008 [TV Movie];
MANEATER - 2009 [TV mini-series]; MODERN FAMILY - 2009 [TV];
DUMBSTRUCK - 2010 [Documentary]; BENEATH THE DARK - 2010;
ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED - 2010 [TV]; BODY OF PROOF - 2011-2012 [TV;
24 episodes; Won the BFI TV Music Award® in 2011 & 2012];
DECEPTION - 2013 [TV; 6 episodes]; DEXTER - 2006-2013 [Pay Cable
Series; 89 episodes, also Uncredited Performer & Writer of the
opening theme "Blood Theme" for 93 episodes; also
Uncredited Actor in 1 episode in 2008; Won the BFI TV Music Award®
in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012]; HALF WAY HOME - 2013 [Short];
THE BLACKLIST - 2013-2014 [Additional Music only; 18 episodes]; THE
RED ROAD - 2014-2015 [TV; 12 episodes; also the Uncredited Writer of
the songs "The Red Road Opening Theme" & "The Red
Road End Credits Theme"]; GUILT - 2016 [TV; 10 episodes];
GHOSTMATES - 2016; TINY HOUSE OF TERROR - 2017 [TV Movie; His last
credit]. He also wrote and composed the music scores for the Video
Games SILENT HILL: DOWNPOUR - 2011; SILENT HILL: BOOK OF MEMORIES -
2012; DISHONORED - 2012; and DISHONORED 2 - 2016. Seven albums of
DEXTER music, all featuring Licht's scores [employing unusual sounds
using bones, knives, scissors, duct tape, wine glasses, didgeridoo,
Irish harp and other instruments], were released. Licht himself
played many of the percussion instruments in a 10-minute orchestral
suite of DEXTER music performed live at Poland’s Krakow Film
Music Festival in 2015. Daniel Licht passed away due to cancer and
was 60 years-old.) - 08/02/17
ROBERT
HARDY (Actor: Mr. Hardy was considered
one of Great Britain's national treasures, a very capable character
actor best remember for his role as "Cornelius Fudge" in
four Harry Potter films as well as his many uncanny turns as Winston
Churchill [five times], both on TV and in Movies and also played
Churchill's friend and WW II ally, U.S. President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, two times. He was also the King of the British TV
Mini-Series. His credits included [Theatrical Film unless 
marked
with a TV for TV Series]: MICHELE AND RENE - 1951 [TV]; OTHELLO -
1955 [TV Movie]; DAVID COPPERFIELD - 1955 [TV; 9 episodes]; THE
AVENTURES OF SIR LANCELOT - 1957 [TV]; THE BUCCANEERS - 1957 [TV];
BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT THEATRE - 1955-1957 [TV; 3 episodes]; THE VEIL -
1958 [TV]; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1958 [TV]; TORPEDO RUN - 1958;
THE VEIL - 1958 [TV Movie containing 3 episodes of the TV Series,
including the one Hardy was in]; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - 1959 [TV
Movie]; BUCKSKIN - 1959 [TV]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1959 [TV];
AN AGE OF KINGS - 1960 [TV; 6 episodes]; RASHOMON - 1961 [TV Movie];
THE DARK ISLAND - 1962 [TV; 6 episodes]; A QUESTION OF FACT - 1962
[TV Movie]; SOMERSET MAUGHAM HOUR - 1962 [TV]; IT HAPPENED LIKE THIS
- 1962 [TV]; THE SPREAD OF THE EAGLE - 1963 [TV mini-series]; DRAMA
61-67 - 1961-1965; THURSDAY THEATRE - 1965 [TV]; THE SPY WHO CAME IN
FROM THE COLD - 1965; THE BARON - 1966 [TV]; THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT
MARINER - 1965 [Short; Voice as Narrator only]; MYSTERY AND
IMAGINATION - 1965 [TV]; HOW I WON THE WAR - 1967; BERSERK - 1967 [I
remember the spike in the head from the first time I saw it]; THEATRE
625 - 1968 [TV]; ITV PLAYHOUSE - 1968 [TV]; THE SAINT - 1968 [TV];
THE WEDNESDAY PLAY - 1968-1969 [TV]; STRANGE REPORT - 1970 [TV]; THE
DOCTORS - 1970 [TV]; DANIEL DERONDA - 1970 [TV mini-series]; MANHUNT
- 1970 [TV; 10 episodes]; MOGUL - 1966-1970 [TV Series Semi-Regular;
49 episodes]; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1965-1970 [TV]; BIG BROTHER - 1970
[TV]; 10 RILLINGTON PLACE - 1971 [One of the best British thrillers
of the 70's]; ELIZABETH R - 1971 [TV mini-series]; THIRTY-MINUTE
THEATRE - 1971 [TV]; THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER - 1971 [TV Movie]; ITV
SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE - 1970-1971; YOUNG WINSTON - 1972; THE
INCREDIBLE ROBERT BALDICK: NEVER COME NIGHT - 1972 [TV Movie]; DEMONS
OF THE MIND - 1972 [One of Hammer Films most under-appreciated horror
films. I find it fascinating.]; DARK PLACES - 1973; THE DEATH
WHEELERS - 1973 [a.k.a. PSYCHOMANIA; one of the most-seen horror
films of the 70's, thanks to its public domain status]; ESCAPE TO
NOWHERE - 1973; BETWEEN THE WARS - 1973 [TV Movie]; GAWAIN AND THE
GREEN KNIGHT - 1973; YELLOW DOG - 1973; LOVE STORY - 1974 [TV];
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER - 1974 [TV mini-series]; THE SLAP - 1974; THE
GATHERING STORM - 1974 [TV Movie]; CHURCHILL'S PEOPLE - 1975 [TV];
EDWARD THE KING - 1975 [TV; 4 episodes]; CAESAR AND CLARETTA - 1975
[TV Movie]; UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS - 1975 [TV]; THE SECRET AGENT - 1975
[TV Movie]; BILL BRAND - 1976 [TV mini-series]; VICTORIAN SCANDALS -
1976 [TV]; THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET - 1976 [TV]; MEETINGS, BLOODY
MEETINGS - 1976 [Short]; THE VELVET GLOVE - 1977 [TV]; RAFFLES - 1977
[TV]; SUPERNATURAL - 1977 [TV mini-series]; OWNER OCCUPIED - 1977 [TV
Movie]; BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY - 1979 [TV]; MRS. COLUMBO -
1979 [TV]; TWELFTH NIGHT - 1980 [TV Movie]; BETWEEN THE COVERS - 1980
[TV Movie]; THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN - 1981 [TV Short]; BBC2
PLAYHOUSE - 1979-1981 [TV]; WINSTON CHURCHILL: THE WILDERNESS YEARS -
1981 [TV mini-series; Nominated for a BAFTA Award® for Best
Actor; Won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award® for Best Actor]; THE
CLEOPATRAS - 1983 [TV mini-series]; THE FAR PAVILLIONS - 1984 [TV
mini-series]; THE ZANY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD - 1984 [TV Movie];
THE SHOOTING PARTY - 1985; JENNY'S WAR - 1985 [TV; 4 episodes];
SHADES OF DARKNESS - 1986 [TV]; SCREENPLAY - 1986 [TV]; SCREEN TWO -
1987 [TV]; THE DEATH OF THE HEART - 1987 [TV Movie]; THEATRE NIGHT -
1987 [TV]; BULMAN - 1987 [TV]; SUNDAY PREMIERE - 1987 [TV]; THE WOMAN
HE LOVED - 1988 [TV Movie]; PARIS BY NIGHT - 1988; MARCUS WELBY,
M.D.: A HOLIDAY AFFAIR - 1988 [TV Movie]; BOMBER HARRIS - 1989 [TV
Movie]; HOT METAL - 1986-1989 [TV; 13 episodes]; WAR AND REMEMBRANCE
- 1988-1989 [TV mini-series]; A ROYAL GALA - 1989 [TV Movie]; ALL
CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL - 1978-1990 [TV; 90 episodes; Nominated for
a BAFTA Award® in 1978 for Best Actor]; THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK
HOLMES - 1992 [TV mini-series]; INSPECTOR MORSE - 1993 [TV];
MIDDLEMARCH - 1994 [TV mini-series]; A FEAST AT MIDNIGHT - 1994; MARY
SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN - 1994; LOOK AT THE STATE WE'RE IN! - 1995 [TV
mini-series]; BRAMWELL - 1995 [TV mini-series]; SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
- 1995; GULLIVER'S TRAVELS - 1996 [TV mini-series]; TESTAMENT: THE
BIBLE IN ANIMATION - 1996 [TV; Voice only]; CASTLE GHOSTS OF ENGLAND,
IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES - 1995-1997 [Four Movies where Hardy
acted as Host]; MRS. DALLOWAY - 1997; THE TICHBORNE CLAIMANT - 1998;
THE BARBER OF SIBERIA - 1998; NANCHERROW - 1999 [TV]; THE IDEAL
HUSBAND - 1999; THE PEOPLE'S PASSION - 1999 [TV Movie]; MIDSOMER
MURDERS - 1999 [TV]; JUSTICE IN WONDERLAND - 2000 [TV Movie]; THE
10TH KINGDOM - 2000 [TV mini-series]; THE LOST WORLD - 2001 [TV
Movie; SHACKLETON - 2002 [TV mini-series]; BERTIE AND ELIZABETH -
2002 [TV Movie]; THE FALKLANDS PLAY - 2002 [TV Movie]; THUNDERPANTS -
2002; FOYLE'S WAR - 2002 [TV]; HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF
SECRETS - 2002; THE GATHERING - 2002; LUCKY JIM - 2003 [TV Movie];
MI-5 - 2003 [TV]; DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS - 2002 [TV mini-series]; HARRY
POTTER AND THE PRISONER
OF AZKABAN - 2004; MAKING WAVES - 2004; HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET
OF FIRE - 2005; LASSIE - 2005; AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MARPLE - 2006 [TV];
DE GAULLE - 2006 [TV]; GOODBYE MR. SNUGGLES - 2006 [Short]; HARRY
POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX - 2007; FRAMED - 2008; LITTLE
DORRIT - 2008 [TV mini-series]; MARGARET - 2009 [TV Movie]; OLD HARRY
- 2009 [Short]; HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE - 2009
[uncredited voice-over {"He's Back!"}]; INSPECTOR LEWIS -
2010 [TV]; CHURCHILL: 100 DAYS THAT SAVED BRITAIN - 2015 [TV Series];
JOSEPH'S REEL - 2015 [Short; His last acting role]. Robert Hardy was
not well-known in the United States for most of his acting career
[which is why most of his filmography is British films, TV Series
& Mini-Series and TV films], but he finally got worldwide
recognition after acting in the Harry Potter films. Here's Robert
Hardy's take on acting in the Harry Potter films: "I
was kicked out in the end because I was just too expensive. It was
great fun while it lasted, the boys and girls were all absolutely
splendid. I had a ball fooling around with old friends like Maggie
Smith. Thanks to those films I get the most extraordinary amount of
fan mail from all over the world, even China."
His co-star from ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL [1978-1990], Peter
Davison, quite simply described Hardy as an "extraordinary"
actor who would "never do the same thing twice" when he was
acting with him. He was also awarded the CBE for services to acting.
Robert Hardy died of natural causes and was 91 years-old.) - 08/03/17
HARUO
NAKAJIMA (Actor: Mr. Nakajima's claim to
fame is that he has played Godzilla [12 times] and other Kaiju
[giant monsters] more than any other actor. To me and many other
people that is quite an accomplishment. He also acted in regular
Japanese movies, too. His credits included [All are Theatrical Films
unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: STRAY DOG - 1949; SWORD FOR
HIRE - 1952; EAGLE OF THE PACIFIC - 1953; FAREWELL RABAUL - 1954;
SEVEN SAMURAI - 1954; GODZILLA - 1954 [also Stunt Coordinator];
INVISIBLE AVENGER - 1954; GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN - 1955 [also Stunt
Coordinator]; HALF HUMAN - 1955; THE UNDERWORLD - 1956; GODZILLA,
KING OF THE MONSTERS - 1956 [American Edited Version of 
GODZILLA
RAIDS AGAIN]; REBELS OF THE HIGH SEAS - 1956; RODAN - 1956; THE
MYSTERIANS - 1957 [also Stunt Coordinator]; THE H-MAN - 1958; VARAN
THE UNBELIEVABLE - 1958 [also Stunt Coordinator]; THE HAPPY
PILGRIMAGE - 1958; THE HIDDEN FORTRESS - 1958; SUBMARINE I-57 WILL
NOT SURRENDER - 1959; THE SAGA OF THE VAGABONDS - 1959; THE SECRET OF
THE TELEGIAN - 1960; STORM OVER THE PACIFIC - 1960; THE HUMAN VAPOR -
1960; DAREDEVIL IN THE CASTLE - 1961; YOJIMBO - 1961; MOTHRA - 1961;
GORATH - 1962 [also Stunt Coordinator]; KING KONG VS. GODZILLA - 1962
[also Stunt Coordinator]; ATTACK SQUADRON! - 1963; MATANGO: ATTACK OF
THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE - 1963; MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA - 1964 [a.k.a.
GODZILLA VS. THE THING; also Stunt Coordinator]; THE SANDAL KEEPER -
1964; GHIDORAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER - 1964 [also Stunt
Coordinator]; SCHOOL FOR SEX - 1965; FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD
- 1965 [a.k.a. FRANKENSTEIN VS. BARAGON; also Stunt Coordinator];
INVASION OF THE ASTRO-MONSTER - 1965 [a.k.a. GODZILLA VS. MONSTER
ZERO; also Stunt Coordinator]; ULTRA Q - 1965 [TV]; THE WAR OF THE
GARGANTUAS - 1966 [also Stunt Coordinator]; GODZILLA VS. THE SEA
MONSTER - 1966 [also Stunt Coordinator]; THE IZU DANCER - 1967;
ULTRAMAN - 1966-1967 [TV; at least 6 episodes; also Stunt
Coordinator]; KING KONG ESCAPES - 1967 [also Stunt Coordinator]; SON
OF GODZILLA - 1967 [also Stunt Coordinator]; ULTRA SEVEN - 1968 [TV];
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS - 1968 [also Stunt Coordinator]; BLACK COMEDY -
1969; LATITUDE ZERO - 1969 [a.k.a. ATRAGON II; also Stunt
Coordinator]; ALL MONSTERS ATTACK - 1969 [a.k.a. GODZILLA'S REVENGE;
also Stunt Coordinator]; YOG: MONSTER FROM SPACE - 1970 [a.k.a. SPACE
AMOEBA]; GODZILLA VS. HEDORA - 1971 [a.k.a. GODZILLA VS. THE SMOG
MONSTER; also Stunt Coordinator]; GODZILLA VS. GIGAN - 1972 [a.k.a.
GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND; also Stunt Coordinator]; GODZILLA VS.
MEGALON - 1973; TIDAL WAVE - 1973 [His final acting role]; RHAPSODY
IN AUGUST - 1991 [Transportation only]; HIGH SCHOOL GHOSTBUSTERS -
1995 [MFHV; Vehicles only]. Mr. Nakajima also did documentaries about
men in monster suits and actor Toshiro Mifune. He was also awarded
the "Mangled Skyscraper Award" by the Godzilla Society of
North America at the G-FEST XV convention in July 2008 in Chicago.
Haruo Nakajima died from complications from pneumonia and was 88
years-old.) 08/07/17
GLEN
CAMPBELL (Singer/Songwriter/Actor:
Everyone knew this was eventually going to happen, We just wished it
didn't happen so soon. Glen Campbell was an excellent Singer/Songwriter
who had many Top 10 songs during his life ["Wichita
Lineman"; "Galveston"; "Rhinestone Cowboy";
"Gentle on my Mind"; "By the Time I Get to
Phoenix"; "Southern Nights" 
and
others] and he has sold 40 million records and has received 12 gold
albums. Before he became famous in the late 1960s, he was one of the
top studio guitarists [part of the famous studio musicians known as
"The Wrecking Crew" ] on the West Coast for more than a
decade, performing guitar for such artists as Frank Sinatra [Played
rhythm guitar on Sinatra's classic "Strangers in the
Night"]., Elvis Presley [Played guitar on the soundtrack of VIVA
LAS VEGAS {1964}], The Beach Boys [He was a touring member, filling
in for an ailing Brian Wilson in 1964 and 1965. He played guitar on
the group's "Pet Sounds" album, among other recordings. On
tour, he played bass and sang high harmony.], Nat 'King' Cole,
Frankie Laine, Ricky Nelson, Jan Berry and Dean Torrence [a.k.a. Jan
and Dean], Judy Garland, Dean Martin, The Kingston Trio [contributing
a fourth voice on their 1963 hit "Desert Pete" and you can
definitely hear his distinctive voice], The Crickets, The Limeliters,
The Monkees [He was also a musician on an episode of their TV Series
in 1966] The Hondells [Not even a real band; Campbell played lead
guitar, Hal Blaine played drums and studio musicians played the rest
of the instruments and sang the hit "Little Honda". The
song was so popular that a fake group called "The Hondells"
were created for touring purposes.] and Shelley Fabares [Played
rhythm guitar on her #1 hit "Johnny Angel" that peaked in
April 1962. For a period of time, he was an infrequent actor and his
credits included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV
Series]: BABY THE RAIN MUST FALL - 1965; THE F.B.I. - 1967 [TV]; THE
COOL ONES - 1967; TRUE GRIT - 1969 [John Wayne hand-picked him to
star in the movie with him; Nominated for a Golden Globe® for
Most Promising Newcomer - Male; also sang the Title Tune]; NORWOOD -
1970; STRANGE HOMECOMING - 1974 [TV Movie]; CHRISTMAS IN DISNEYLAND -
1976 [TV Movie]; ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN - 1980 [Also sang the Title
Tune]; UPHILL ALL THE WAY - 1986; ROCK-A-DOODLE - 1991 [Voice only];
PLAYERS - 1997 [TV; His final acting role]. His music appeared in
dozens of Movies and TV Series. A sampling of them included: IN THE
HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1967; THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW - 1969-1970 [TV; 3
episodes]; THE END - 1978; CONVOY - 1978; BRUBAKER - 1980 [My
all-time favorite prison movie]; THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN
GEORGIA - 1981; THE GOLDEN SEAL - 1983; THE WONDER YEARS - 1988 [TV];
THE SIMPSONS - 1991 [TV]; LOVE SERENADE - 1996; AMERICAN STRAYS -
1996; HIGH SCHOOL HIGH - 1996; NO LOOKING BACK - 1998; SLC PUNK! -
1998; DEEP BLUE SEA - 1999; COMMITTED - 2000; CRIMINAL MINDS - 2005
[TV]; HEIST - 2006 [TV]; TRUE BLOOD - 2008 [Pay TV Series]; THE
WRECKING CREW! - 2008 [Documentary; a must for anyone who wanted to
learn what it was like being a
studio musician]; BANDSLAM - 2009; Glen Campbell: I'LL BE ME - 2014
[Concert Documentary; Nominated for an Academy Award® and
Satellite Award® for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion
Pictures for the song "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"; The song
also won a Grammy Award® for Best Country Song]; CATCH ME DADDY -
2014; THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST - 2015 [Pay Cable
Documentary Series]; WAR ON EVERYONE - 2016; RED OAKS - 2016
[Streaming Series]; GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 - 2017, There will
be many more TV Shows and Movies that will use his music in the
future since 40 of his albums charted. He also did nearly every
variety and talk show from the mid 60's-on, including 22 episodes of
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON from 1968 to 1979 and even
had his own popular TV Series, THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME HOUR, from
1969 to 1972. In 2005, he won the Commemorative Medallion® from
The Country Music Hall Of Fame®. He was awarded a Star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard.
Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2010 and it
took seven years for him to pass away from it. TRIVIA: Glen Campbell
used to play golf with Alice Cooper every day when Glen lived in
Phoenix. Glen Campbell was 81 years-old.) - 08/08/17
JOSEPH
BOLOGNA
(Actor/Playwright/Screenwriter: Joe Bologna was a great Character
Actor who got his start in movies and TV Series in the 1970's. He
could be quite funny, quite evil and everything in between. He was
always a delight to watch. Joseph 
Bologna's
acting career included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical Film]: LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS - 1970 [TF; Screenplay
based on his play only; Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best
Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium; Nominated
for a Writers Guild Of America Award® for Best Comedy Adapted
from Another Medium]; MADE FOR EACH OTHER - 1973 [TF; also
Screenplay; Nominated for a Writers Guild Of America Award® for
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen]; HONOR THY FATHER - 1974
[TV Movie; one of the better GODFATHER-inspired TV Movies]; ACTS OF
LOVE AND OTHER COMEDIES - 1973 [TV Movie; also Teleplay; Emmy
Award® winner for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy,
Variety or Music]; COPS AND ROBBERS - 1974 [TF; funny and based on a
true story]; CALUCCI'S DEPARTMENT - 1974 [Writer of two episodes
only]; PARADISE - 1974 [TV Movie; also Teleplay; Nominated for an
Emmy Award® for Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or
Music]; MIXED COMPANY - 1974 [TF]; THREE FOR TWO [TV Movie;
Uncredited Teleplay only]; WHAT NOW, CATHERINE CURTIS? - 1976 [TV
Movie]; THE BIG BUS - 1976 [TF; also Uncredited Singer of "99
Bottles of Beer on the Wall"; a precursor to the kitchen sink
comedies like AIRPLANE - 1980]; WOMAN OF THE YEAR - 1976 [TV Movie;
also Teleplay]; GOOD PENNY - 1977 [TV Movie; Director, Producer &
Writer only]; TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - 1979 [TV Movie]; CHAPTER TWO
- 1979 [TF]; A CRY FOR LOVE - 1980 [TV Movie; Teleplay only]; LOVERS
AND OTHER STRANGERS - 1982 [Producer & Writer of Pilot episode
only]; MY FAVORITE YEAR - 1982 [TF; one of the best comedy films made
in the 80's]; ONE COOKS, THE OTHER DOESN'T - 1983 [TV Movie];
BEDROOMS - 1984 [TV Movie; Also Director & Writer]; BLAME IT ON
RIO - 1984 [TF]; THE JOE PISCOPO SPECIAL - 1984; THE WOMAN IN RED -
1984 [TF]; TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 - 1985 [TF; actually, funnier than you
would think]; COPACABANA - 1985 [TV Movie]; A TIME TO TRIUMPH - 1986
[TV Movie]; SINS - 1986 [TV mini-series]; NOT QUITE HUMAN - 1987 [TV
Movie]; RAGS TO RICHES - 1987-1988 [Regular; 20 episodes; also Singer
of "Tutti Frutti" and "Dream Lover" in pilot
episode]; PRIME TARGET - 1989 [TV Movie]; IT HAD TO BE YOU - 1989
[TF; also Director]; COUPE DE VILLE - 1990 [TF]; THANKSGIVING DAY -
1990 [TV Movie]; AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN - 1991 [TV mini-series];
ALLIGATOR II: THE MUTATION - 1991 [TF; although as not as good as the
first film, this one has some positive points]; MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
- 1991; TOP OF THE HEAP - 1991 [7 episodes; A failed spin-off of
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN starring Bologna and a young Matt LeBlanc];
JERSEY GIRL - 1992 [TF]; CITIZEN COHN - 1992 [Excellent Pay TV
Movie]; THE DANGER OF LOVE: THE CAROLYN WARMUS STORY - 1992 [TV
Movie]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1992; DADDY DEAREST - 1993; DEADLY RIVALS
- 1993 [TF]; L.A. LAW - 1994; REVENGE OF THE NERDS IV: NERDS IN LOVE
- 1994 [TV Movie]; NIGHT OF THE ARCHER - 1994 [TF; a favorite 90's
thriller of mine]; BURKE'S LAW - 1995; CAROLINE IN THE CITY - 1996;
LOVE IS ALL THERE IS - 1996 [TF; also Director & Writer]; RINGER
- 1996 [TF]; NEW PASSAGES - 1996 [TV Movie]; TEMPORARILY YOURS -
1997; THE DON'S ANALYIST - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE BATMAN SUPERMAN
MOVIE: WORLD'S FINEST - 1997 [TV Movie; Voice only]; COSBY - 1997;
HEAVEN BEFORE I DIE - 1997 [TF]; SUPERMAN - 1997-1998 [12 episodes;
Voice only]; JENNY - 1998; THE SIMPLE LIFE - 1998; ASTORIA - 1998 [TV
Movie]; BABY HUEY'S GREAT EASTER ADVENTURE - 1999 [MFHV]; THE NANNY -
1994-1999; BIG DADDY - 1999 [TF]; BLINK OF
AN EYE - 1999 [TF]; MARTIAL LAW - 1999; CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL -
2000; SQUINT - 2001 [Short]; DYING ON THE EDGE - 2001 [TF]; RETURNING
MICKEY STERN - 2002 [TF; also Producer]; THE CHRIS ISAAC SHOW - 2002
[Pay TV Series]; ARLI$$ - 2002 [Pay TV Series]; NATIONAL LAMPOON'S
GOLD DIGGERS - 2003 [TF; Creative Consultant only]; RED ZONE - 2003
[TF]; JANE DOE: TIL DEATH DO US PART - 2005 [TV Movie]; FATHERS AND
SONS - 2005 [TV Movie]; EVERWOOD - 2005; BOYNTON BEACH CLUB - 2005
[TF]; ACCORDING TO JIM - 2006; ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN - 2006 [TF;
Voice only]; DANCIN' ON THE EDGE - 2007 [Short]; CSI: CRIME SCENE
INVESTIGATION - 2010; DRIVING ME CRAZY - 2012 [TF]; CELEBRITY GHOST
STORIES - 2013; ATTACHMENTS - 2017 [Screenwriter only]; TANGO SHALOM
- 2017 [TF; also Producer & Screenplay; His final acting role].
Joseph Bologna wrote almost everything [and also appeared with] with
his wife and actress Renée Taylor [Best known as "Sylvia
Fine" on 94 episodes of THE NANNY - 1993-1999]. They married in
1965 and stayed together until Bologna passed away [just two days
after their 52nd wedding anniversary]. Bologna would spend his time
alternating between doing TV and Film work with Stage work, which was
his real joy. Joseph Bologna passed away of pancreatic cancer and was
82 years-old.) - 08/13/17
SONNY
LANDHAM
(Actor/Stuntman: Mr. Landham was one of the premiere muscle-bound
"second man" in a lot of very entertaining films. Most
people will recognize him as the muscular Native American tracker
"Billy" in PREDATOR- 1987 [He is a descendant of the
Cherokee and Seminole Nations.], but I remember him for so much more,
including some porn films [where he sometimes used the pseudonym
"Tex Miller"] he appeared in [and was never ashamed to talk
about] and some other action films, where he appeared opposite Chuck
Norris, Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and
many other stars, most of the time as the bad guy. His credits
included [Theatrical Films unless marked with TV for TV Series]: THE
LOST MAN - 1969; B.S. I LOVE YOU - 1971; THE NO MERCY MAN - [a.k.a.
TRAINED TO KILL U.S.A. - 1973] SPECIAL ORDER - 1974; COME FLY WITH US
- 1974; 
HAPPY
DAYS - 1974; THE LOVE BUS - 1974; THE SWITCH OR HOW TO ALTER
YOUR EGO - 1974; CHEESE - 1974; THE PRIVATE AFTERNOONS OF PAMELA MANN
- 1974 [Landham's most popular porn film]; THE DEFIANCE OF GOOD -
1975; THE BIG CON - 1975; THE PASSIONS OF CAROL - 1975; BIG ABNER -
1975; ILLUSION OF LOVE - 1975; ABIGAIL LESLEY IS BACK IN TOWN - 1975;
BLOOD BATH - 1976 [Directed by Joel M. Reed]; VIRGIN SNOW - 1976;
SLIPPERY WHEN WET - 1976; THE HONEY CUP - 1976; THE TROUBLE WITH
YOUNG STUFF - 1977; BIG THUMBS - 1977; SYLVIA - 1977; THE GANJA
EXPRESS - 1978;
MISBEHAVIN' - 1978; KING OF THE GYPSIES - 1978 [Stunts only]; STEAM
HEAT - 1979 [Archive Footage only]; THE WARRIORS - 1979 [Portrayed
the leader of the "Police gang", along with the late Irwin
Keyes]; LOVE AT FIRST BITE - 1979 [Stunts only]; GLORIA
- 1980 [also Stunt Driver]; RYAN'S HOPE - 1980 [TV; Stunt
Coordinator on 3 episodes only]; B.J. AND THE BEAR - 1981 [TV];
SOUTHERN COMFORT - 1981; HONKY TONK FREEWAY - 1981 [Stunts only];
POLTERGEIST - 1982; 48 HRS. - 1982 [His role as "Billy Bear left
an impression on many peoples' minds]; FLESHBURN
- 1983; THE A-TEAM - 1984 [TV]; THE DIRTY DOZEN: THE NEXT MISSION -
1985 [TV Movie]; GRACE QUIGLEY - 1984 [Stunt Driver only]; CALL TO
GLORY - 1984-1985 [TV]; HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1985 [TV]; FORTUNE
DANE - 1986 [TV]; THE FALL GUY - 1986 [TV]; NORTHSTAR - 1986 [TV
Movie]; FIREWALKER - 1986; MIAMI VICE - 1987 [TV]; PREDATOR - 1987;
ACTION JACKSON - 1988 [A personal favorite of mine]; LOCK UP -
1989; MAXIMUM FORCE - 1992; THREE DAYS TO A KILL - 1992; BEST OF THE
BEST II - 1993; MADAME - 1993; EXTRALARGE: CONDOR MISSION - 1993 [TV
Movie]; TAXI DANCERS - 1994; SAVAGE LAND - 1994; NIGHT REALM - 1995;
GUNS AND LIPSTICK - 1995; FATAL CHOICE - 1995; 2090 - 1996; CARNIVAL
OF WOLVES - 1996; BILLY LONE BEAR - 1996 [also Director &
Producer]; DISINTEGRATION - 2007; MENTAL SCARS - 2009 [DTV; his final
acting role]. TRIVIA: During
the filming of PREDATOR [1987] a bodyguard was hired, not for his
personal protection, but because the film's insurance company worried
for the safety of the cast with him around [Landham was loud and
outspoken]. Sonny Landham ran for Governor of Kentucky in 2003 [He
withdrew from his campaign due to his opponent revealing that he
appeared in porn films.] and in 2016, he unfortunately lost both legs
in a car crash and was homeless. No actor should end up this way,
especially one as memorable as Landham. Sonny Landham died from
congestive heart failure and was 76 years-old.) - 08/17/17
BRUCE
FORSYTH (Actor/Writer: Well-known
long-faced British entertainer who did very little Theatrical film or
TV Series work [except for his many game show appearances, where he
was known as "Tke King Of U.K. Game Shows"]. He was
regarded as one of the last great variety entertainers, as he could
act, sing, play piano, ukulele and accordion, dance and tell jokes.
His credits included {Theatrical Film unless marked with TV for TV
Series]: SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM - 1958-1964 [TV; Host
of 77 episodes] MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION - 1969 [TV]; STAR! - 1968
[also Musical Performer of one song]; CAN HEIRONYMUS MERKIN EVER
FORGET MERCY HUMPPE AND FIND TRUE HAPPINESS? - 1969 [also Musical
Performer of two songs]; RED PEPPERS - 1969 [TV Movie];
BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS - 1971; THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN DEADLY SINS -
1971; THE BRUCE FORSYTH SHOW - 1965-1973 [TV; 20 episodes]; THE
MATING SEASON - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE MUPPET SHOW - 1976 [also Writer
and Musical Performer on 1 episode in 1976]; DE MIKE
BURNSTYN SHOW - 1981 [TV; Musical Performer on 1 episode];
CANNON AND BALL _ 1982 [TV; Musical Performer on 1 episode];
PAVLOVA: A WOMAN FOR ALL TIME - 1983 [TV]; FORSYTH'S FOLLIES - 1983
[also Writer]; HOLLYWOOD OR BUST - 1984 [TV Game show host; Unknown
amount of episodes]; MAGNUM, P.I. - 1986 [TV]; BRUCE FORSYTH'S HOT
STREAK - 1986 [TV Game Show Host; 65 episodes] SLINGER'S DAY -
1986-1987 [TV; 12 episodes];YOU BET! - 1988-1990 [Game Show Host; 26
episodes]; FIDDLEY FOODLE BIRD - 1991 [TV; Voice only as Narrator];
TAKEOVER BID - 1990-1991 [TV Show Game Host; Unknown amount of
episodes]; THE GENERATION GAME - 1971-1977 & 1990-1994 [TV
Game show Host: writer on one episode in 1974 & Musical Performer
on 2 episodes in 1973; also Program Consultant on 1 episode in 1994;
Host of 15 episodes]; HOUSE! - 2000; TONIGHT AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM
- 200 [TV; Unknown amount of episodes]; THE PRICE IS RIGHT -
1995-2001 [TV Game Show Host; unknown amount of episodes]; PLAY YOUR
CARDS RIGHT - 1980-2003 [TV Game Show Host; 32 episodes]; DIDN'T THEY
DO WELL! - 2004 [TV Game show Host; 10 episodes]; BRUCE FORSYTH'S
COMEDY HEROES - 2005 [TV Documentary; also Writer]; WHEN MIRANDA MET
BRUCE - 2013 [TV Documentary; also Executive producer STRICTLY COME
DANCING - 2008-2014 [TV; also Writer of 118 episodes; also Musical
Performer on two episodes] PERSPECTIVES - 2014 [TV Series
Documentary; also Associate Producer; BRUCE'S HALL OF FAME - 2014 [TV
Special; his last on-screen credit]. Mr Forsyth also did many
documentaries, including THE BRUCE FORSYTHE STORY - 2017, which
contained archive footage of himself. He was also the Master of
Ceremonies on many game shows (where he was known to say, "Nice
to see you, To see you Nice", "Give Us a Twirl",
"Good Game, Good Game" and "Didn't They Do Well?".
Mr Forsyth was awarded the OBE [Officer of the Order of the British
Empire] in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to
entertainment, where he was then known as Sir Bruce Forsyth. He was
also awarded the CBE [Commander of the Order of the British Empire]
in the 2006 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to
entertainment. n 2011, Forsyth released a collection of songs on CD
called "These Are My Favourites". He chose the songs
for their personal and musical importance, including a duet with his
granddaughter, Sophie Purdie. These Are My Favourites also
includes a recording of "Paper Moon" with Nat King
Cole. Bruce Forsyth passed away of natural causes and was 89
years-old.) - 08/18/17
JERRY
LEWIS
(Actor/Comedian: OK, I'm going to be blunt here. When I first heard
about the death of this comedy genius [real name: Jerome Joseph
Levitch], the first thing that crossed my mind was this: "Maybe
now we will all get to see THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED - 1972 and 
learn
the real reason on why he was ousted as host of the Muscular
Dystrophy Association [MDA] Labor Day Telethon, something he was
devoted to for over 60 years." Now tell me you weren't thinking
the same thing? Jerry Lewis was first noticed as the improvisational
comic sidekick of the late Dean Martin in 1946. Martin was the
good-looking straight man who could sing like an angel and Lewis was
the skinny, goofy-looking comedy sidekick. They became so big a draw,
their next steps could only be to star in a series of films, some
great, some awful, until Martin & Lewis split up in 1956 over
reasons still not verified. Both went on to popular careers by
themselves: Martin in Matt Helm films and a very popular TV Series
and Roasts and Lewis as a perfectionist director/actor of films, some
of them damn near hilarious, yet so close to the truth [such as THE
NUTTY PROFESSOR - 1963; you knew that people like the Professor's
alter ego "Buddy Love" really existed]. Many of Lewis'
films made without Martin were extremely popular and were money
makers for the studio [Usually Paramount Pictures], so they kept
asking for more, but Lewis' directing style was sometimes compared to
Stanley Kubrick's: A perfectionist and setting up scenes to make
himself the center of attention, even though he didn't get credit as
director, as those were usually credited to Frank Tashlin, Norman
Taurog or George Marshall. When Lewis' career began to wane, he
decided to take on more controversial topics, which brings us to THE
DAY THE CLOWN CRIED in which Lewis Directed, Wrote, Produced, and
Acted in. Long thought unfinished, some reliable people have said
that Lewis showed them the only remaining print of the film; the
story about a clown (Lewis) entertaining children in Auschwitz during
World War II. Lewis decided the film was unreleasable due to the
emotional pressure starring in it put on him [Jerry Lewis said there
was no gap between comedy and tragedy and had the only copy of the
film locked in a private vault where he previously vowed to keep it
from ever being viewed again. However, according to an edition of the
L.A. Times on August 6, 2015, he allowed this film, along with some
of his other movies, to be preserved at the Library of Congress. Upon
this deal, Lewis advised the Library to not screen the film until the
year 2025.] We all know that the French appreciated his talent more
than any other country [He was presented the French Legion of Honor
in 1984 and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for his
50 years raising money to fight muscular dystrophy.] and I am sure
they are mourning his death at this very moment. But we all should.
Sure, some of his comedy seems out of place and somewhat racist
[especially when he would put on those big fake buck teeth and large
round glasses and talked like a exaggerated Chinese man, one of his
favorite bits I saw him do many times on TV Talk shows], but he
really was a funny man. He was also excellent at drama, which he
proved later in his life in films like THE KING OF COMEDY - 1982 and
on TV Series, especially as John Munch's [Richard Belzer] Uncle
Andrew in a memorable episode of LAW & ORDER: SVU titled
"Uncle" - 2006. Why he didn't do more dramatic roles is a
question we may never be able to answer, but he certainly had the
chops for it. Jerry Lewis' credits included [Theatrical Film unless
marked with TV for TV Series]: MY FRIEND IRMA - 1949 [The first
Martin/Lewis movie]; HOW TO SMUGGLE A HERNIA ACROSS THE BORDER - 1949
[Short; Lewis' first time at Directing and Writing]; MY FRIEND IRMA
GOES WEST - 1950; THE
MILKMAN - 1950 [uncredited Acting role]; AT WAR WITH THE ARMY - 1950;
THAT'S MY BOY - 1951; THE STOOGE - 1951; SAILOR BEWARE - 1952;
JUMPING JACKS - 1952; ROAD TO BALI - 1952 [Uncredited acting cameo];
SCARED STIFF - 1953 [Their best film and outright funny]; THE CADDY -
1953; MONEY FROM HOME - 1953; LIVING IT UP - 1954; 3 RING CIRCUS -
1954; YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG - 1955; ARTISTS AND MODELS - 1955;
PARDNERS - 1956; HOLLYWOOD OR BUST - 1956 [The last Martin &
Lewis film. Jerry Lewis has gone on record saying that he never
watched the film]; THE DELICATE DELINQUENT - 1957 [also Producer;
Lewis' first film going solo and it was a qualified hit]; THE SAD
SACK - 1957; ROCK-A-BYE BABY - 1958 [also Producer]; THE GEISHA BOY -
1958 [also Producer]; THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW - 1958 [TV Special; also
Director]; DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP - 1959; STARTIME - 1959 [TV]; Li'L
ABNER - 1959 [Uncredited acting cameo]; VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET -
1960; THE BELLBOY - 1960 [also Director/Producer & Writer];
CINDERFELLA - 1960 [also Uncredited Story & Producer]; THE LADIES
MAN - 1961 [also Director/Producer & Writer]; THE ERRAND BOY -
1961 [also Director & Writer]; IT'S ONLY MONEY - 1962; THE NUTTY
PROFESSOR - 1963 [also Director & Writer; Lewis' crowning
achievement]; IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD - 1963 [Uncredited Cameo];
THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW [TV; 9 episodes; also writer of 6 episodes];
WHO'S MINDING THE STORE? - 1964; THE PATSY - 1964 [also Director &
Writer]; THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY - 1964 [also Executive Producer];
BEN CASEY - 1965 [TV; also Director]; THE FAMILY JEWELS - 1965 [also Director/Producer
& Writer; Lewis played seven different characters]; RED LINE
7000 - 1965 [Uncredited Cameo]; BOEING, BOEING - 1965; THREE ON A
COUCH - 1966 [also Director & Producer]; BATMAN - 1966 [TV;
Uncredited Cameo]; WAY... WAY OUT - 1966; THE BIG MOUTH - 1967 [also
Director/Producer & Writer; a personal favorite since I first saw
it on TV]; SHERIFF WHO - 1967 [TV Movie]; THE DANNY THOMAS HOUR -
1967 [Unbilled cameo]; DON'T RAISE THE BRIDGE, LOWER THE RIVER -
1968; THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW - 1967-1969 [TV; 52 episodes; also Writer
of 5 episodes]; HOOK, LINE AND SINKER - 1969 [also Producer;
The entire movie rested on the final shot in the film]; WHICH WAY TO
THE FRONT? - 1970 [also Producer]; ONE MORE TIME - 1970 [Director
& Voice only]; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1970 [TV]; THE BOLD ONES:
THE NEW DOCTORS _ 1970 [TV; Director only]; WILL THE REAL JERRY LEWIS
PLEASE SIT DOWN? - 1970 [TV; Jerry's stab at Saturday morning
cartoons; David L. Lander {"Squiggy" on LAVERNE &
SHIRLEY} voiced Jerry Lewis; Writer of one episode]; THE DAY THE
CLOWN CRIED - 1972 [also Director/Producer & Writer; the year
2025 can't come soon enough!]; THAT'S LIFE - 1979 [Director only];
HARDLY WORKING - 1980 [also Director & Writer]; SLAPSTICK [OF
ANOTHER KIND] - 1982 [This film, which earned Lewis a Razzie
Award® nomination for Worst Actor, was released directly to VHS
in a lot of territories]; THE KING OF COMEDY - 1982 [Directed by
Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro as "Rupert
Pupkin". Even though Lewis got praises for his performance, he
brushed them aside and said he was just playing himself.]; CRACKING
UP - 1983 [also Director & Writer]; TO CATCH A COP - 1984; JERRY
LEWIS LIVE [Concert Film; also Writer] HOW DID YOU GET IN? WE DIDN'T
SEE YOU LEAVE - 1984; BROTHERS - 1985 [Pay TV Series; Director only];
FIGHT FOR LIFE - 1987 [TV Movie; also Technical Consultant]; WISEGUY
- 1988-1989 [TV; 5 episodes]; COOKIE - 1989; SUPER FORCE - 1990 [TV;
Director only]; GOOD GRIEF - 1991 [TV; Director only]; HOW ARE THE
KIDS? - 1992 [Documentary; Director & Writer only]; MR. SATURDAY
NIGHT - 1992; ARIZONA DREAM - 1993; MAD ABOUT YOU - 1993 [TV]; FUNNY
BONES - 1995 [Another film where Lewis received excellent reviews];
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR - 1996 [Eddie Murphy remake which Lewis
gets a "Characters Created By" and Executive Producer
credit]; NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE KLUMPS - 2000 [Sequel to the Eddie
Murphy film in which Lewis gets another "Characters Created
By" and Executive Producer credit]; THE SIMPSONS _ 2003 [TV;
Voice only; Perfect casting as the voice of the father of Professor
Frink, a character based on Jerry Lewis' Professor Kelp]; MISS
CASTAWAY AND THE ISLAND GIRLS - 2004 [TV Movie]; LAW & ORDER:
SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2006 [My favorite Lewis performance of all 
time;
His range of acting in this episode deserved an Emmy Award®, but
he wasn't even nominated.]; THE NUTTY PROFESSOR - 2008 [DTV; Voice
only; also Producer; animated DTV film where Lewis plays the grandson
of the original film's Professor Kelp and gets to Voice Buddy Love
all over again]; CURIOUS GEORGE 2: FOLLOW THAT MONKEY! - 2009 [Voice
only]; JERRY LEWIS MDA LABOR DAY TELETHON - 1966 - 2010 [Host only;
his dismissal from the telethon is a mystery that may never be told];
METHOD TO THE MADNESS OF JERRY LEWIS - 2011 [TV Documentary; also
Producer; I saw this Documentary recently and was not only
entertained, but also got to see the angry Jerry Lewis. This is a
warts-and-all Documentary.]; MAX ROSE - 2013; TILL LUCK DO US PART 2
- 2013; THE TRUST - 2016 [his final credit]. Jerry Lewis had
literally appeared in hundreds of documentaries, his son Gary was
part of the pop group Gary Lewis & The Playboys, where they had a
few hits, including "This Diamond Ring" and whether you
liked him or not, there was no denying he was an American legend. I
could go on for pages with stories relating to Jerry Lewis and his
special way to make films [he was the first to use video to see how a
scene would look on film, shooting both simultaneously] and his
"makeup" with Dean Martin on the MDA Telethon, as well as
his chain of movie theaters, but I'll just end this simply. To many
kids, including myself, you were one of the funniest men alive. When
I became an adult, I also saw the brilliance of your direction even
if the film was so-so. He also made headlines on Broadway as the
highest paid actor for his portrayal of the Devil in DAMN YANKEES in
1995 and won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award® from the
Academy Awards® in 2009 for his work in films. Jerry Lewis died
of natural causes [his heart gave out] and was 91 years-old.) - 08/20/17
BERNIE
STYLES (Casting Director/Actor: Bernie
Styles started out casting extras for films and then graduated to
being a Casting Director on films and a bit actor. His credits
included [Theatrical Films unless marked with a TV for TV Series]:
STAGE STRUCK - 1958 [Bit Actor only]; THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE -
1962; A MAN CALLED ADAM - 1966; YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW - 1966; THE
NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S - 1969; LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS - 1972
[Bit Actor only]; UP THE SANDBOX - 1972; BADGE 373 - 1973; ONCE IS
NOT ENOUGH - 1975 [Assistant to the Producer only]; ANNIE HALL - 1977
[Bit Actor only]; THE IDOLMAKER - 1980 [Production Supervisor in New
York City only]; HONKY TONK FREEWAY - 1981; BODY HEAT - 1981
[Production Assistant only]; ROLLOVER - 1981; I, THE JURY - 1982;
REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS - 1985; WITNESS _ 1985 [Bit actor
only]; OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE - 1987; DECEIVED - 1991; SLIVER - 1993 [His
final credit]. Working out of New York City, Styles owned the Central
Casting Talent Agency and for a time lived above the now-defunct
Stage Deli on Seventh Avenue near Carnegie Hall (the restaurant had a
prominent place in the 1984 Woody Allen movie BROADWAY DANNY ROSE).
Bernie Styles died of natural causes and was 99 years-old.) - 08/23/17
JAY
THOMAS (Actor:
Best known as Carla's husband "Eddie LeBec" on CHEERS -
1987-1989; Jay Thomas was a radio DJ [He was the Morning man at New
York City radio station WXRK, just prior to Howard Stern] turned
Actor and his caustic humor and delivery made him very popular as a
guest on TV series during the 80's & 90's. His credits included [TV
Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE LOVE BOAT -
1981; MORK & MINDY - 1979-1981 [TV Series Regular as "Remo
DaVinci"; 46 episodes]; MASTER OF THE GAME - 1984 [TV
mini-series]; C.H.U.D. - 1985 [TF]; THE PARK IS MINE - 1985 [Pay TV
Movie]; SPENSER: FOR HIRE - 1985; THE GIG - 1985 [TF]; LEGAL EAGLES -
1986 [TF]; FAMILY TIES - 1987; A YEAR IN THE LIFE - 1987; JUSTIN CASE
- 1988 [TV Movie]; ALMOST GROWN - 1989; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1989;
CHEERS - 1987-1989 [9 episodes]; FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES - 1989; MIRACLE
LANDING - 1990 [TV Movie]; OPEN HOUSE - 1990; ...WHERE'S RODNEY? -
1990 [TV Movie]; THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE PRESENTS: TV OR NOT TV?
- 1990 [TV Special]; LITTLE VEGAS - 1990 [TF]; MARRIED PEOPLE -
1990-1991 [TV Series Regular; 18 episodes]; STRAIGHT TALK - 1992
[TF]; BOBBY'S WORLD - 1992 [Voice only]; BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES
- 1992 [Voice only]; GOOF TROOP - 1992 [Voice only]; LOVE & WAR -
1992-1995 [TV Series Regular; 67 episodes]; CYBILL - 1995; BLESS THIS
HOUSE - 1995; MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS - 1995 [TF]; A HUSBAND, A WIFE AND A
LOVER - 1996 [TV Movie]; ENCINO WOMAN - 1996 [TV Movie]; DUCKMAN:
PRIVATE DICK/FAMILY MAN - 1996 [Voice only]; DIRTY LAUNDRY - 1996
[TF]; KILLING MR. GRIFFIN - 1997 [TV Movie; Played Mr. Griffin]; INK
- 1996 - 1997 [3 episodes]; DESERT'S EDGE - 1997 [TV Short]; A SMILE
LIKE YOURS - 1997; AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS - 1997 [Voice only];
WORKING - 1997; MURPHY BROWN - 1989 - 1998 [TV Series Semi-Regular as
"Jerry Gold"; 9 episodes; Won two Emmy Awards® in 1990
and 1991 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]; MY DATE
WITH THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER - 1998 [TV Movie]; THE SIMPLE LIFE -
1998; HERCULES: ZERO TO HERO - 1998 [MFHV; Voice only]; THE
ADVENTURES OF RAGTIME - 1998 [TV Movie]; MONKEY BUSINESS - 1998 [TF];
LAST CHANCE - 1999 [TF]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1999; HERCULES - 1998-1999
[Voice only; 11 episodes]; DEAD MAN'S GUN - 1999; TOTAL STRANGER -
1999 [TF]; KATIE JOPLIN - 1999 [7 episodes]; GET REAL - 1999;
THE BIG TEASE - 1999 [TF]; THE WILD THORNBERRYS - 1999 [Voice only];
AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER - 1999 [TV Movie]; TWO HETEROSEXUAL MEN GET
READY TO GO OUT - 2000 [Short]; SURFACING: AKA A LETTER FROM MY
FATHER - 2001 [TF}; ED - 2002; MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM - 2002 [TV Movie];
DRAGONFLY - 2002 [TF]; THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD - 2001-2002 [3
episodes]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2002; THE SANTA
CLAUSE 2 - 2002 [TF; Portrayed the Easter Bunny]; WHY I HATE PARTIES
[BUT PRETEND TO LOVE THEM] - 2003 [Short]; RUN OF THE HOUSE - 2003;
TEACHER'S PET - 2004 [TF]; JOAN OF ARCADIA - 2004; COPSHOP - 2004 [TV
Movie]; THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE - 2006 [TF; Repeated
his role as the Easter Bunny]; BOSTON LEGAL - 2008; THE POOL BOYS -
2009 [TF]; LABOR PAINS - 2009 [TF]; THE SPIRIT OF '76 - 2009 [DTV;
Portrayed Benjamin Franklin]; COLD CASE - 2010; SEX TAX: BASED 
ON
A TRUE STORY - 2010 [TF]; AMERICAN DAD! - 2007-2010 [Voice only];
RETIRED AT 35- 2011; A KISS FOR JED - 2011 [TF]; THE ROAD TO
INDEPENDENCE: THE MOVIE - 2011 [DTV; sequel to THE SPIRIT OF '76;
Thomas portrayed Benjamin Franklin once again]; TALKER - 2011
[Short]; HUNG - 2011; SNATCHED - 2011 [TF]; HORRORWEEN - 2011 [TF];
SHAKE IT UP! - 2012; LIFE TRACKER - 2013 [TF]; UNDERDOGS - 2013 [TF];
THE TRIALS OF CATE MCCALL - 2013 [TF]; NEWSREADERS - 2014; RAY
DONOVAN - 2013-2015 [4 episodes]; NCIS: NEW ORLEANS - 2015; BONES -
2015; ESCORT SERVICE - 2018 [TF; In Pre-Production at the time of his
death; His last credit]. Every holiday season since 1998, he was
asked by David Letterman [when he had his late night talk show] to
knock off the meatball atop the LATE SHOW Christmas tree with a
football. The tradition began when quarterback Vinny Testaverde had
trouble doing it, and Thomas said he could do it, instead [and he
did]. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio
at 6161 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on June 1, 1989.
Jay Thomas Passed away due to cancer and was 69 years-old.) - 08/24/17
TOBE
HOOPER
(Director/Writer/Producer: Holy Jesus. 2017 is proving to be the
worst year yet for genre celebrity deaths! Everyone knows who Tobe
Hooper was. And everyone had an opinion of him. Personally, I loved
his work, while others have said he was past his prime. Hooper was
known world-wide as the maker of the phenomenal THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW
MASSACRE - 1974 (Yes, it is spelled right), a film based upon the
real-life killings of Ed Gein that caught everyone by surprise and
became one of the early-70's films that every
horror film was compared to, much in the same way that the late Wes
Craven's LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
- 1972, and the late George Romero's NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD - 1968 were. Now all those classic horror
film directors are no longer with us, which makes me very sad. I
believe they all had another classic film in them before their lives
were cut short. There were countless "homages" of TCM made
over the years and still going on today, yet none of them can compare
to the original. Many people thought Hooper shot his wad with TCM,
because they believe he never made another film to compare to it. I
strongly disagree. Hooper had his own signature style when he made
films, which made me believe that Steven Spielberg actually directed
POLTERGEIST - 1982, even though Hooper is listed as the director
[Spielberg has gone on record saying that he directed
"parts" of the film] and it has been the subject of debates
ever since it was released [I was involved with one forum debate
where my life was threatened!]. . It contained a lot of "family
value" scenes, a Spielberg trademark and very little of Hooper's
signature touches. Lots has been said about this film over the years
and even Hooper said he directed it without Spielberg's help [He was
too involved in prepping E.T.-THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL], but it just
doesn't wash with me. With that being said, let me list Hooper's
Directorial credits [Theatrical Films unless mark with a TV for TV
Series]: THE HEISTERS - 1964 [Short; also Editor, Writer &
Producer]; EGGSHELLS - 1969 [Also
Editor, Cinematographer, Writer & Producer]; THE WINDSPLITTER -
1971 [Actor only]; THE
TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE - 1974 [also Writer {with Kim Henkel},
Producer & Music Score]; EATEN ALIVE
- 1976 [I enjoyed this film just as much as TCM. The schizophrenic
soundtrack {by Hooper} and Neville Brand's performance always kept
you near the edge of sanity and the set decoration was above
reproach. I would go as far as to say this is my favorite Tobe Hooper
film, although many others would disagree]; THE
DARK - 1979 [Fired by the Producer after three days and replaced
with John 'Bud' Cardos. The film makes very little sense.]; SALEM'S
LOT - 1979 [TV movie; One of the great TV movies with an
outstanding makeup job on Reggie Nalder]; THE
FUNHOUSE - 1981 [Another winner from Hooper, which makes me
wonder why people always put his work down. This film has many
ususual scenes, Including a sex-crazed monster in a Frankenstein
Mask, Kevin Conway's full performance, which was flawless and a bunch
of teens that weren't stereotypes.]; POLTERGEIST
- 1982 {I think I have said all that needs to be said about this
film, which sprung two sequels and a reboot that sucked worse than
any Hooper film]; BILLY IDOL: DANCING WITH MYSELF [Music Video; the
perfect song for Hooper to direct a Music Video for. Tightly edited,
frenetic and watchable; all Hooper traits]; LIFEFORCE
- 1985 [Another film that was lambasted when originally released,
even though the female space vampire {Mathilda May} was totally naked
through all of the film. It was only when it was released in the full
Directors Cut on Home Video, did it get any respect. This is my
second favorite Hooper film, but only the full version. The
theatrical version was a hack job. It has become a cult item today.
Here's Hooper's take on the film: "It
was more like career murder. But I'm really proud of LIFEFORCE
because no-one will ever be brave enough to do a movie like that
again. Even now, people watch that film - with its massive budget -
and think "what the hell?" But I knew that in time it'd be
considered cool. Quentin Tarantino told me he went to see it many
times when it first came out. It's one of his favorites. I'm kinda
happy he understood how cool it was, even back then."];
INVADERS FROM MARS - 1986
[Fun remake of William Cameron Menzies' 1953 original with some
really unusual Martian monsters and you get to see a
Martian-controlled Louise Fletcher 
swallow
a frog whole. Lots of great one-liners made this theatrical flop a
cult classic when it was released on Home Video.]; THE
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 - 1986 [Also Writer, Co-Producer &
Bit Actor; Even though Hooper didn't get the money or the screenplay
he wanted, he still turned in a memorable horror/comedy. One of the
greatest jump scares happens when we are first introduced to
Leatherface and the late Dennis Hopper gets the chance to go bonkers.
What more could you ask for? Oh yes, in the unrated version {not
shown in theaters}, there is plenty of gore and the late Jim Siedow
as Drayton Sawyer has one of the best lines when he gets chainsawed
in the ass by Hopper. This is a fun film.]; AMAZING
STORIES - 1987 [TV]; THE
EQUALIZER - 1988 [TV]; FREDDY'S
NIGHTMARES - 1988 [TV; Directed the pilot episode "No More
Mr. Nice Guy"]; SPONTANEOUS
COMBUSTION - 1990 [also Writer& Bit Actor; One of the few
Hooper films I was never able to get into. It does have some
effective scenes, but the story makes little sense.]; I'M
DANGEROUS TONIGHT - 1991 [TV Movie; horror film about an ancient
Aztec Priest's cloak which is cursed. Anyone who wears it becomes
what the title suggests. This was one of those original movies shown
every week on the USA Network]; HAUNTED LIVES: TRUE GHOST STORIES -
1991 {TV Series Documentary]; TALES
FROM THE CRYPT - [Pay TV Series; "Dead Wait" - 1991]; SLEEPWALKERS
- 1992 [Bit Actor only]; NIGHT TERRORS
- 1993 [One of Hooper's worst films]; BODY
BAGS - 1993 [Pay TV Movie; also Bit Actor; Hooper directed the
'Eye" segment of this anthology where John Carpenter played the
decomposing host of the film. Carpenter is one of our only seminal
70's directors still alive.]; THE MANGLER
- 1995 [also Writer; Very different film about a cursed laundry
folding machine that likes to fold people. Very atmospheric with an
unusual performance by Robert Englund.]; NOWHERE
MAN - 1995 - [TV; Directed two episodes]; DARK
SKIES - 1996 [TV]; PERVERSIONS
OF SCIENCE - 1997 [HBO TV Series]; PREY - 1998 [TV; Directed the
unaired pilot; The late Larry Drake was one of the stars of this
failed series which lasted 13 episodes]; THE
APARTMENT COMPLEX - 1999 [TV Movie]; THE
OTHERS - 2000 [TV; I loved this series, which didn't last too
long.]; CROCODILE - 2000 [MFHV; many
people hate this film but, besides one aggravating character {who
turns out to upset the giant crocodile's stomach}, it is a pretty
intense film about a giant crocodile looking to retrieve one of her
stolen eggs. Let me put it this way: It makes any SyFy Original Film
look like a turdfest.]; SHADOW REALM - 2002 [TV Anthology Film based
on two unaired episodes of the TV Series NIGHT VISIONS. Hooper
directed the segment "The Maze"]; NIGHT
VISIONS - 2001-2002 [TV; Besides "The Maze", Hooper
also directed an episode titled "Cargo".]; TAKEN
- 2002 [TV mini-series; Hooper directed one episode of this Steven
Spielberg-Executive Produced mini-series. It was very popular when it
aired.]; TOOLBOX MURDERS
- 2003 [I liked this film more than most people. It has very little
to do with the 1978 cult classic, except for the fact that the killer
uses power tools to commit murders. Followed by a sequel in 2013, not
directed by Hooper.]; MORTUARY - 2005
[Another one of Hooper's films I like better than most people.
Extremely weird story about a family that purchases a run-down
Funeral Home to live in and run. Some black fungus begins to seep
through the walls and whomever touches it changes them into
psychopathic murderers or mindless zombies {The fungus is never
explained} while there is a monster called "Bobby Fowler"
living inside the mortuary's tunnels. Very atmospheric and also very
confusing, but it seems to work.]; MASTERS
OF HORROR - 2005-2006 [Pay TV Series; Hooper directed two
episodes; the unfairly maligned "Dance Of the Dead' {Reuniting
him with Robert Englund] and "The Damned Thing" which was
average]; DESTINY EXPRESS REDUX
- 2009 [also Writer; Honestly, this is the first time I heard of this
film]; DJINN - 2013 [This film was
finally given a DVD release in the U.S. in 2015. The less said about
it, the better. Hooper final Directing assignment.]. Hooper also got
"Characters Ceated By" Credits for the films LEATHERFACE:
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III - 1990; TEXAS
CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION - 1994 [A really
confusing film. Will someone please explain to me what the French guy
at the end of the film represents? Basically best known as the film
that starred Matthew McConaughey {who goes completely gonzo} and
Renée Zellweger before they became famous. It's not as bad as
you think it is because there are a few good scenes {one concerning
remote controls}]; THE
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - 2003 [also Co-Producer; Modern-day
remake which is only notable for R. Lee Ermey's scary performance and
the great scene of the camera pulling away, revealing it was being
seen through a hole in a suicidal girl's head. Otherwise is is
nothing but a bloody slasher/torture film that somehow got away with
an R-Rating]; TEXAS
CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING - 2006 [also Producer; Really
worthless film because we all know who survives and who doesn't]; TEXAS
CHAINSAW 3D - 2013 [also Executive Producer; Where they turn
Leatherface into a compassionate character!] and LEATHERFACE
- 2017 [also Executive Producer; his last screen credit]. Hooper was
fired ten days into shooting VENOM
- 1981 and replaced by Piers Haggard. Hooper would then shortly go on
to make POLTERGEIST when Steven Spielberg offered him to direct E.T.
- THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL and turned it down [imagine the
possibilities!]. Tobe Hooper died of unknown causes and was 74
years-old.) - 08/26/17
RICHARD
ANDERSON
(Actor: Mr. Anderson is probably best known as "Oscar
Goldman", the handler of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1974-1978
and THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1976-1978 [he also appeared in a string of TV
films related to both series in the 80's & early 90's]. He did
guest spots on many TV series, and also many Theatrical movies [He
was under contract with MGM, but most of his roles during the 1950's
were bit parts. Here are Anderson's views of his stint at MGM: 
"When
people ask me where I received my education, I tell them it was at
MGM-U. The biggest lessons I learned is that acting is a talent. You
can't teach it. And even if you have the talent you have to get a part.{Even
though he studied at the Actors Laboratory in Los Angeles, which
later became the Actors Studio in New York.] His credits included [TV
Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical film.]: THE PEARL -
1947 [TF:]; TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH - 1949 [TF; he would later guest star
on the TV Series with the same name.]; LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! -
1950; THE VANISHING WESTERNER - 1950 [TF]; MAMA ROSA - 1950; A LIFE
OF HER OWN - 1950 [TF]; THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE - 1950 [TF]; GROUNDS
FOR MARRIAGE - 1951 [TF]; STORM WARNING - 1951 [TF]; PAYMENT ON
DEMAND - 1951 [TF]; CAUSE FOR ALARM! - 1951 [TF]; GO FOR BROKE! -
1951 [TF]; NO QUESTIONS ASKED - 1951 [TF]; RICH, YOUNG AND PRETTY -
1951 [TF]; THE PEOPLE AGAINST O'HARA - 1951 [TF]; ACROSS THE WIDE
MISSOURI - 1951 [TF]; THE UNKNOWN MAN - 1951 [TF]; JUST THIS ONCE -
1952 [TF]; SCARAMOUCHE - 1952 [TF]; HOLIDAY FOR SINNERS - 1952;
FEARLESS FAGAN - 1952 [TF]; THE STORY OF THREE LOVES - 1953 [TF]; I
LOVE MELVIN - 1953 [TF]; DREAM WIFE - 1953 [TF]; GIVE A GIRL A BREAK
- 1953; ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO - 1953 [TF]; THE STUDENT PRINCE - 1954
[TF]; BETRAYED - 1954 [TF]; CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT - 1954; HIT THE DECK -
1955 [TF]; IT'S A DOG'S LIFE - 1955 [TF]; CHEVRON HALL OF STARS -
1956; FORBIDDEN PLANET [TF; Anderson's first big role came in this
Sci-fi classic based on William Shakespeare's "The
Tempest"]; A CRY IN THE DARK - 1956 [TF]; THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY
MURPHY - 1956; THREE BRAVE MEN - 1956 [TF]; THE BUSTER KEATON STORY -
1957 [TF]; PATHS OF GLORY - 1957 [TF; Directed by Stanley Kubrick];
THE MILLIONAIRE - 1958; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1958; THE COURT OF LAST RESORT
- 1958; MATINEE THEATRE - 1958; MERRY ANDREW - 1958 [TF]; THE LONG,
HOT SUMMER - 1958 [TF]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1957-1958; CURSE OF THE
FACELESS MAN - 1958 [TF; Anderson got top billing in this horror film
directed by Edward L. Cahn]; STEVE CANYON - 1958; ZANE GREY THEATER -
1957-1958; FRONTIER JUSTICE - 1958 ZORRO - 1958-1959 [4 episodes];
WAGON TRAIN - 1959; COMPULSION - 1959 [TF]; THE GUNFIGHT AT DODGE
CITY - 1959 [TF]; LAW OF THE PLAINSMAN - 1960; THE UNTOUCHABLES -
1960; THRILLER - ["The Purple Room" - 1960]; CHECKMATE -
1960; THE WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY - 1960 [TF]; WANTED: DEAD OR
ALIVE - 1960-1961; HONG KONG - 1961; MONTE CARLO - 1961 [TV Movie];
BUS STOP - 1961-1962 {TV Series Regular; 26 episodes]; TARGET: THE
CORRUPTORS - 1962; KRAFT MYSTERY THEATER - 1961-1962; THE RIFLEMAN -
1959-1963 [6 episodes]; THE VIRGINIAN - 1963; A GATHERING OF EAGLES -
1963 [TF]; DR> KILDARE - 1963 ; JOHNNY COOL - 1963 [TF: a terribly
under-rated movie]; REDIGO - 1963; THE ELEVENTH HOUR - 1964; SEVEN
DAYS IN MAY - 1964 [TF; Directed by John Frankenheimer]; THE
LIEUTENANT - 1963-1964 [4 episodes]; COMBAT! - 1964; THE ALFRED
HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1964; KITTEN WITH A WHIP - 1964 [TF; This movie went
on to be a cult item]; KAREN - 1964; SLATTERY'S PEOPLE - 1965; KRAFT
SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1965; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1965 SECONDS - 1966 [TF;
Unusual cult film also Directed by John Frankenheimer. Nominated for
an Academy Award® for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White];
PERRY MASON - 1964 -1966 [TV Regular for 2 Seasons, including the
serie's final episode, where he interrogates witnesses to a murder in
a TV studio--the witnesses being played by the Perry Mason crew.; 26
episodes]; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1964-1966; I SPY - 1966; 12
O'CLOCK HIGH - 1966 [4 episodes]; T.H.E. CAT - 1967; RUN FOR YOUR
LIFE - 1967; THE GREEN HORNET - 1967; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1967;
RIDE TO HANGMAN'S TREE - 1967 [TF]; THE FUGITIVE - 1964-1967 [6
episodes , including the ratings-breaker finale]; THE HARDY BOYS: THE
MYSTERY OF THE CHINESE JUNK - 1967 [TF]; GHOSTBREAKERS - 1967 [TV
Movie]; CIMARRON STRIP - 1967; THE INVADERS - 1967; BONANZA - 1967;
THE WILD WILD WEST - 1968; MANNIX - 1968; THE FELONY SQUAD -
1966-1969 [4 episodes]; JUDD FOR THE DEFENSE - 1967-1969; THE BIG
VALLEY - 1966-1969 [5 episodes]; DANIEL BOONE - 1969; MY FRIEND TONY
- 1969 [3 episodes]; LAND OF THE GIANTS - 1969; MOD SQUAD - 1969;
BRACKEN'S WORLD - 1969; ALONG CAME A SPIDER - 1970 [TV Movie]; MENACE
ON THE MOUNTAIN - 1970 [TV Movie]; MACHO CALLAHAN - 1970 [TF]; TORA!
TORA! TORA! - 1970 [TF]; DOCTOR'S WIVES - 1971 [TF]; DAN AUGUST -
1970-1971 [TV Series Regular; 26 episodes]; ALIAS SMITH AND JONES -
1971; O'HARA, U.S. TREASURY - 1971; COLUMBO - 1971; DEAD MEN TELL NO
TALES - 1971 [TV Movie]; THE ASTRONAUT - 1972; LONGSTREET - 1972; THE
HONKERS - 1972 [TF]; THE LONGEST NIGHT - 1972 [TV Movie]; SAY
GOODBYE, MAGGIE COLE - 1972 [TV Movie]; PLAY IT AS IT LAYS - 1972
[TF]; THE BOLD ONES: THE NEW DOCTORS - 1972; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1973;
THE DELPHI BUREAU - 1973; THE NIGHT STRANGLER - 1973 [TV Movie;
Sequel to THE NIGHT STALKER, which led to the series KOLCHAK, THE
NIGHT STALKER]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1973; JIGSAW - 1973;
JARRETT - 1973 [TV Movie]; PARTNERS IN CRIME - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE
F.B.I. - 1966-1973 [7 episodes]; THE NEW PERRY MASON - 1973; THE SIX
MILLION DOLLAR MAN: WINE< WOMEN AND WAR - 1973 [TV Movie; his
first time portraying Oscar Goldman]; CANNON - 1971-1973; THE SIX
MILLION DOLLAR MAN: THE SOLID GOLD KIDNAPPING - 1973 [TV Movie];
BARNABY JONES - 1973; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1974; THIS IS
THE LIFE - 1974; BLACK EYE - 1974 [TF]; GUNSMOKE - 1964-1974 [4
episodes]; IRONSIDE - 1967-1975 [5 episodes]; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR
MAN - 1974-1978 [99 episodes; Each episode opened with Anderson
speaking these now-famous words: “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.
We have the technology. We have the capability to make the
world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better
than he was before. Better &ldots; stronger &ldots; faster.”];
THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1976-1978 [58 episodes; When THE BIONIC WOMAN
moved from ABC to NBC for the 1977-78 season, Anderson became the
first actor to play the same role on two shows running on separate
networks.]; NEVER GIVE UP - 1978 [TF]; PEARL - 1978 [TV miniseries];
THE IMMIGRANTS - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE FRENCH ATLANTIC AFFAIR - 1979
[TV mini-series]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1979; MURDER BY NATURAL CAUSES -
1979 [TV Movie]; DAN AUGUST: THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN - 1980 [TV
Movie]; DAN AUGUST: THE JEALOUSY FACTOR - 1980 [TV Movie]; DAN
AUGUST: ONCE IS NEVER ENOUGH - 1980 [TV Movie]; DAN AUGUST: MURDER,
MY FRIEND - 1980 [TV Movie]; CONDOMINIUM - 1980 [TV mini-series]; THE
MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1980; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1981; NERO
WOLFE - 1981; DARKROOM - 1981; KNIGHT RIDER - 1982; BRING 'EM BACK
ALIVE - 1983; WHIZ KIDS - 1983 ; THE FALL GUY - 1983 [Reunited with Lee
Majors]; AUTOMAN - 1984; FANTASY ISLAND - 1981-1984 [3 episodes];
MATT HOUSTON - 1983-1985; COVER UP - 1984-1985 [TV Series
Regular on this failed series; 13 episodes]; KANE & ABEL - 1985
[TV mini-series]; PERRY MASON RETURNS - 1985 [TV Movie]; THE
A-TEAM - 1985; HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1986; HOOVER VS THE
KENNEDYS: THE SECOND CIVIL WAR [Failed TV Series that only lasted 2
episodes Anderson portrayed LBJ]; SIMON & SIMON - 1983-1987 [3
episodes]; THE STEPFORD CHILDREN - 1987 [TV Movie]; DYNASTY _
1986-1987 [Semi-Regular; 9 episodes]; THE RETURN OF THE SIX MILLION
DOLLAR MAN AND THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1987 [TV Movie; Oscar Goldman
returns!]; STRANGER ON MY LAND - 1988 [TV Movie]; DANGER BAY - 1988;
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1988; BIONIC SHOWDOWN: THE SIX MILLION
DOLLAR MAN AND THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1989 [TV Movie; also Co-Producer];
MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1989; LUCKY CHANCES - 1990 [TV mini-series]; THE
PLAYER - 1992 [TF] GETTYSBURG - 1993 [TF]; THE GLASS SHIELD - 1994
[TF]; BIONIC EVER AFTER? - 1994 [TV Movie; also CO-Executive
Producer]; IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS - 1996 [TV Movie]; KUNG FU: THE
LEGEND CONTINUES - 1993-1997 [TV Series Regular; Narrator of 83
episodes]; EXTREME GHOSTBUSTERS - 1997 [Voice only]; BREAKOUT - 1998
[MFHV]; WHEN THE WORLD BREAKS - 2010 [Documentary]; THE BLOOD TRAIL -
2015 [TF; His final screen credit]. Richard Anderson died of
undisclosed causes and was 91 years-old.) - 08/31/17
SHELLEY
BERMAN (Comic/Actor: Shelley Berman
should be instantly recognizable as Larry David's father, Nat David,
for his Emmy nominated Performance. Berman got his start acting on
live TV in the 1950's and has appeared in many TV series and films
during his career. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with
a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE PHILCO-GOODYEAR TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE -
1954; GOODYEAR PLAYHOUSE - 1955; DEMENTIA - 1955 [TF; a.k.a. DAUGHTER
OF HORROR. A Horror film with no dialogue, just narration; Ed McMahon
did the narration in the re-release version; This is the movie
playing in the theatre in the original version of THE BLOB - 1958.];
THE STEVE ALLEN PLYMOUTH SHOW - 1956 [Sketch Writer only]; PETER GUNN
- 1959; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["The Mind and the Matter" -
1961]; 
GENERAL
ELECTRIC THEATER - 1961; CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? - 1961; THE DUPONT
SHOW OF THE WEEK - 1961; RAWHIDE - 1962; BREAKING POINT - 1963; THE
BEST MAN - 1964 [TF]; BURKE'S LAW - 1964; BEWITCHED - 1964; MISTER
ROBERTS - 1966; HOLLYWOOD TALENT SCOUTS - 1966; THE MAN FROM
U.N.C.L.E. - 1966; THE HERO - 1966; THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1967;
DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE - 1967 [TF]; GET SMART - 1967; ROWAN &
MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1968 [3 episodes]; THAT'S LIFE - 1968-1969 [3
episodes]; EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE - 1970 [TF]; MARY TYLER MOORE -
1970; ADAM-12 - 1971; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1970-1971 [3 episodes];
BEWARE! THE BLOB - 1972 [TF; a.k.a. SON OF BLOB; BEWARE OF THE BLOB;
Directed by Larry Hagman]; EMERGENCY! - 1974; POLICE WOMAN - 1975;
FOREVER FERNWOOD - 1977; VEGA$ - 1978; FLYING HIGH - 1978; BRENDA
STARR, REPORTER - 1979 [TV Movie]; EISCHIED - 1979; CHiPS -
1978-1981; MATT HOUSTON - 1983; BROTHERS - 1984 [Pay TV Series];
HOTEL - 1985; KNIGHT RIDER - 1985; MORE LAUGHING ROOM ONLY [MFHV];
ST. ELSEWHERE - 1987; THE NEW MIKE HAMMER - 1987 MABEL AND MAX - 1987
[TV Movie]; THE KID WHO WOULDN'T QUIT: THE BRAD SILVERMAN STORY -
1987 [Afternoon TV Movie]; NIGHT COURT - 1988; RENTED LIPS - 1988
[TF]; WHAT'S ALAN WATCHING? - 1989 [TV Special]; TEEN WITCH - 1989
[TF]; THE MUNSTERS TODAY - 1989; ELLIOT FAUMAN Ph.D. - 1990 [TF];
WHAT A DUMMY - 1990; MONSTERS - ["Werewolf of Hollywood" -
1991]; WALTER & EMILY - 1991; MOTORAMA - 1991 [TF; Really
underrated and quite weird and enjoyable]; MACGYVER - 1991; CAROL
LEIFER: GAUDY, BAWDY AND BLUE - 1992 [Pay TV Special]; CIVIL WARS -
1992; L.A. LAW - 1992-1993 [6 episodes]; GARFIELD AND FRIENDS - 1994
[Voice only]; LIVING SINGLE - 1995; THE BLUES BROTHERS ANIMATED
SERIES - 1997 [8 episodes; Voice only];; FRIENDS - 1996-1997; CHICAGO
SONS - 1997; ARLI$$ - 1998 [Pay TV Series]; L.A. DOCTORS - 1999; IN
GOD WE TRUST - 2000 [Short]; PROVIDENCE - 2000; THE LAST PRODUCER -
2000 [TF]; WALKER, TEXAS RANGER - 2000; THAT'S MY BUSH! - 2001; THE
BERNIE MAC SHOW - 2001; LIZZIE MCGUIRE _ 2002; THE KING OF QUEENS -
2003; DEAD LIKE ME - 2004; MEET THE FLOCKERS - 2004 [TF]; GREY'S
ANATOMY - 2005; THE ARISTOCRATS - 2005 [Pee your pants funny!]; THE
HOLIDAY - 2006 [TF]; ENTOURAGE - 2007 [PAY TV SERIES]; STATE OF MIND
- 2007; BOSTON LEGAL - 2006-2008 [11 episodes]; YOU DON'T MESS WITH
THE ZOHAN - 2008 [TF; played Adam Sandler's father; The only Sandler
film I can tolerate]; HANNAH MONTANA - 2008; PUSHING DAISIES - 2008;
CSI: NY - 2009; THE UNUSUALS - 2009; RAISING THE BAR - 2009; CURB
YOUR ENTHUSIASM - 2002-2009 [Pay TV Series; 13 episodes; nominated in
2006 for a Screen Actors Guild {SAG} Awards for Outstanding
Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; nominated for an Emmy
Award® in 2008 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series];
THE LEGEND OF SECRET PASS - 2010 [TF; Voice only]; HAWAII FIVE-O -
2012 [His final screen credit]. Shelly Berman also Directed the
counter culture comedy KEEP OFF MY GRASS! starring Mickey Dolenz {who
considers this his best performance} and Marcus J. Grapes which
actually got great reviews. HE also produced two episodes of the TV
series COMEDY TONIGHT - 1970 and wrote the 1965 TV Movie BARNEY, as
well as THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW - 1964. Berman was the first stand-up
comic to perform at Carnegie Hall. He starred on Broadway in A
Family Affair and continued with stage work in The Odd Couple,
Damn Yankees, Where's Charley?, Fiddler on the Roof,
Two by Two, I'm Not Rappaport, La Cage aux Folles,
Prisoner of Second Avenue and Guys & Dolls. Mr.
Berman would record a total of six comedy albums for Verve [for which
he was under contract], including "Inside Shelly Berman"
[Which won a Grammy Award®, the first non-musical album to do
so], "Outside Shelley Berman" and "The Edge of Shelley
Berman", all of which went gold. Shelley Berman was also an avid
knife collector. He was also a part of the Second City comedy troupe
when it was known as The Compass Players. He appeared as a panelist
on THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES [sometimes as the center square], Appeared
on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW 17 times between 1958 to 1969. [His comedy
routine was talking into a fake phone] and performed regularly on
nearly every late night and Prime Time Entertainment and variety
series. Shelly Berman died of Alzheimer's disease and was 92
years-old] - 09/01/17|
WALTER
BECKER (Musician/Music Composer/Music
Producer: Walter Becker was a member of the band STEELY DAN, which
was founded in 1971 [At first, he played bass guitar for Steely Dan
{as well as being the co-founder/co-songwriter with Donald Fagen}
but, then, after a few years, he played regular guitar {providing the
solos on several tracks} along with studio musicians such as Larry
Carlton, Jeff Baxter {a.k.a. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter) and Rick
Derringer. Fagen and Becker knew each other much longer than 1972 [A
series of demos from 1968 to 1971 are available in bootleg form.].
"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and "Dirty Work"
are still my
favorite Steely Dan tracks. "Reeling in the Years" was my
least favorite. He also Produced many records throughout the '80s and
'90s for artists such as China Crisis, Bob Sheppard, Warren Bernhardt
and Rickie Lee Jones. Steely Dan's & Becker's music can be heard
in the following [Theatrical Films unless marked with a TV for TV
series]: YOU'VE GOT TO WALK IT LIKE YOU TALK IT OR YOU'LL LOSE THAT
BEAT - 1970 [an early film starring Zalman King and featuring Richard
Pryor]; MOB JOB - 1974; LITTLE GIRL BLUE - 1974; DAY DREAMER - 1975;
PAULINE'S QUIRKES - 1975 [TV]; FM - 1978 [One of the most under-appreciated
films about the music industry]; PHOBIA - 1980; WKRP IN CINCINNATI -
1980 [TV]; KNIGHT RIDER - 1082 [TV]; MASK - 1975; SAY ANYTHING... -
1989; AIR AMERICA - 1990; REASONABLE DOUBTS - 1991 [TV]; SJANS - 1992
[Dutch TV Series]; BAYWATCH - 1992 [TV]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1995 [TV];
EDDIE - 1996; JERRY MAGUIRE - 1996; FRESH POP - 1997 [TV Shorts]; ALL
SAINTS: THE VIDEO - 1998 [MFTV]; OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE - 1999; ME,
MYSELF & IRENE - 2000; ALMOST FAMOUS - 2000; THE SOPRANOS - 2001
[Pay TV Series]; THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE - 2002 [Documentary];
ED - 2002 [TV]; LAUREL CANYON - 2002; THE DEAD ZONE - 2002 [TV];
COMEDIAN - 2002 [Documentary]; THE ONE - 2003 [TV Movie]; SIX FEET
UNDER - 2003 [Pay TV Series]; NIP/TUCK - 2004 [TV]; IN GOOD COMPANY -
2004; MAX & PADDY'S ROAD TO NOWHERE - 2004 [TV]; THE DEVIL'S
REJECTS - 2005; FOOTY LEGENDS - 2005; INVINCIBLE - 2006; RABBIT FEVER
- 2006; ZODIAC - 2007; TWO FACES - 2007 [TV]; THE WOMEN - 2008; COLD
CASE - 2008 [TV]; LIFE ON MARS - 2008 [TV]; UGLY BETTY - 2009 [TV];
DANCING WITH THE STARS - 2009 [TV]; THE A-TEAM - 2010; 20 TO 1 - 2010
[TV Series Documentary]; ALL GOOD THINGS - 2010; ONE NIGHT STAND -
2010 [TV Series Shorts]; PARENTHOOD - 2011 [TV]; THE FOOTY SHOW -
2011 [TV]; THE DUKES OF SEPTEMBER LIVE AT LINCOLN CENTER - [Pay TV
Concert Documentary]; R.I.P.D. - 2013; AMERICAN HUSTLE - 2013; TRUE
BLOOD - 2014 [Pay TV Series]; ROYAL PAINS - 2014 [TV]; THE SIMPSONS -
2016 [TV]; TRANSFERENCE: BOOK OF LIARS - 2018 [The last use of
Becker's music at the time of this writing. I am sure there will be
many more in the future.]. Becker also released two solo albums,
1994's 11 Tracks of Whack and 2008's Circus Money.
Steely Dan won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2001 for
their excellent album Two Against Nature [their first studio
album in two decades], beating such musicians as Paul Simon, Eminem,
Beck and Radiohead. Becker also Directed/Produced/ Wrote and Edited
the Spanish language film A DOS TINTAS ["In Two Colors"]
- 2006. Walter Becker died of undisclosed causes and was 67
years-old.) - 09/03/17
BLAKE
HERON(Actor: Blake Heron was best known
as a teenage actor and for winning the Young Artist Award® for
Best Performance in a Feature Film for his role in SHILOH - 1996 at
the age of 12. He continued acting in films and tv until his untimely
death. His credits included {TV 
Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: PICKET FENCES - 1995;
REALITY CHECK - 1995; CYBILL - 1995; TOM AND HUCK - 1995 [TF];
ANDERSONVILLE - 1995 [TV Movie]; DON'T LOOK BACK - 1996 [TV Movie];
TRILOGY OF TERROR II - 1996 [TV Movie]; SHILOH - 1996 [TF]; JOURNEY
OF THE HEART - 1997 [TV Movie]; NICK FRENO: LICENSED TEACHER -
1997-1998 [TV Series Regular; 21 episodes]; RESCUE 77 - 1999; GOOD
VS. EVIL - 1999-2000 [6 episodes]; BLAST - 2000 [TF]; EARLY EDITION -
2000; CHEATERS - 2000 [TV Movie; nominzsted for a YoungStar Award®
for Best Young Actor/Performance in a Miniseries/Made-For-TV Film]
WIND RIVER - 2000 [TF]; ER - 2000; BOSTON PUBLIC - 2000; WE WERE
SOLDIERS - 2002 [TF]; THE GUARDIAN - 2002; FAMILY LAW - 2002; 11:14 -
2003 [TF]; THE PRACTICE - 2004; DANDELION - 2004 [TF]; WANTED - 2005;
JUSTIFIED - 2012; ESCAPE FROM POLYGAMY - 2013 [TV Movie]; NCIS: NEW
ORLEANS - 2015; CRIMINAL MINDS - 2015; BENJAMIN TROUBLES - 2015 [TF];
SLAYER: YOU AGAINST YOU - 2016 [Music Video]; NO SOLICITORS _ 2017
[TF]; DIVE - 2017 [TV Movie]; JC THA BARBER - 2017 [Assistant Camera
only]; A THOUSAND JUNKIES - 2017 [TF]; GRAFFITI - 2017 [Short]; DIRT
- 2017 [TF; His last acting role]. Heron was previously open about
dealing with drug abuse, recently having been in rehab. While
promoting the documentary A THOUSAND JUNKIES earlier in 2017, Heron
said: “I started doing drugs when I
was about 12, typical smoking weed at first and drinking and what not.”
Heron was found unresponsive at his home and medics pronounced him
dead at the scene. He was just 35 years-old.) - 09/08/17
MIKE
HODGE (Actor: Best Known for playing
Judges and lawyers on the TV Series LAW & ORDER - 1990-2010 and
LAW & ORDER: SVU - 1999-2010, Mike Hodge was a good utility actor
on a lot of TV Series, TV Movies and Theatrical Films, usually also
playing law officials and judges. His credits included [TV Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: LOVING - 1983; GEORGE
WASHINGTON - 1984 [TV mini-series]; FOREVER, LULU - 1987 [TF]; MAGIC
STICKS - 1987 [TF]; THE SHAMAN
- 1988 [TF; terrible doesn't even come close to describing this
horror film]; BLUE STEEL - 1987 [TF; a terrific thriller from Academy
Award® winning director Kathryn Bigelow]; PERFECT WITNESS - 1989 
[TV
Movie]; WORKING IT OUT - 1990; THE BONFIRES OF THE VANITIES - 1990
[TF]; MATHNET - 1992; MALCOLM X - 1992 [TF]; EMMA AND ELVIS - 1993
[TF]; STRIKING DISTANCE - 1993 [TF; one of my favorite Bruce Willis
films, but I am definitely in the minority]; GHOSTWRITER - 1992-1993
[6 episodes]; NYPD BLUE - 1993-1994; THE ADVENTURES OF PETE &
PETE - 1994; NY UNDERCOVER - 1994; DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE - 1995
[TF]; TO WONG FU THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR - 1996 [TF]; DUE
SOUTH - 1996; THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES - 1996 [TF]; RANSOM - 1996
[TF]; COSBY - 1997; ADDICTED TO LOVE - 1997; OFFICE KILLER - 1997
[TF; underrated comedy/horror film with the usual bonkers Carol
Kane]; FIONA - 1998 [TF]; AMERICAN CUISINE - 1998 [TF]; SPIN CITY -
1998; THE CONFESSION - 1999 [TF]; MAMBO CAFE - 2000 [TF]; D.C. -
2000; SOUL FOOD - 2000; FOLLOW ME OUTSIDE - 2000 [TF]; OUR LIPS ARE
SEALED - 2000 [TF]; BROOKLYN SONNET - 2000 [TF]; BOYCOTT - 2001 [TV
Movie]; ED - 2000-2001 [7 episodes]; THIRD WATCH - 2001; LAW &
ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT - 2002 [He actually appeared on all three
major L&O Series]; THE OTHER BROTHER - 21002 [TF]; HEAD OF STATE
- 2003 [TF]; UNDERMIND - 2003 [TF]; THE KINGS OF BROOKLYN - 2004
[TF]; THE JURY - 2004; BEACON HILL - 2004 [TF]; TILL PROVEN INNOCENT
- 2004 [TF]; FAT CATS - 2005 [TF]; LAW & ORDER - 1991-2006 [6
episodesw]; AS THE WORLD TURNS - 2005-2006 [5 episodes]; COLLEGE ROAD
TRIP - 2008 [TF]; CADILLAC RECORDS - 2008 [TF}; ADAM - 2009 [TF];
WHITE COLLAR - 2009; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 1999-2010
[3 episodes]; RINGER - 2011; NYC 22 - 2012; BLUE BLOODS - 2015;
BLINDSPOT - 2016; HUMOR ME - 2017 [TF; His last acting role]. Mike
Hodge was also was the president of SAG-AFTRA’s New York
chapter. MIke Hodge passed away of undisclosed causes and was 70 years-old.)
- 09/10/17
LEN
WEIN (Writer/creator: Len Wein was the
creator or Co-Creator of such comic book characters as Wolverine,
Deadpool, Lucius Fox [on TV's GOTHAM - 2015-2017], Swamp Thing,
Mongul, Cottonmouth, Cheetah, Amanda Waller, Colossus, Storm,
Bulldozer, Piledriver, The Human Target, NIghtcrawler, and many more
super heroes and villians, both for Marvel and DC Comics. His credits
as creator of characters/writer included [TV Series unless marked
with TF for Theatrical film]: SWAMP THING - 1982 [TF]; SPIDER-MAN AND
HIS AMAZING FRIENDS - 1982-1983; THE TRANSFORMERS - 1986; THE RETURN
OF SWAMP THING - 1989 [TF]; THE LAUGHING DEAD - 1989 [Actor only];
SWAMP THING - 1990-1991 [5 episodes]; HUMAN TARGET - 1992 [created
and wrote the unaired Pilot]; EXOSQUAD - 1994 [3 episodes]; CONAN AND
THE YOUNG 
WARRIORS
- 1994; BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - 1992-1994 [11 episodes];
PHANTOM 2040 - 1994-1995; IRON MAN - 1995; HYPERNAUTS - 1996; THE
INCREDIBLE HULK - 1996; STREET FIGHTER: THE ANIMATED SERIES - 1996 [3
episodes]; X-MEN - 1992-1997 [31 episodes]; REBOOT - 1997; MUMMIES
ALIVE! - 1997; SPIDER-MAN - 1995-1997 [5 episodes]; BEAST WARS:
TRANSFORMERS - 1997; POCKET DRAGON ADVENTURES - 1998 [4 episodes];
WAR PLANETS - 1998; THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES - 1997-1998 [4
episodes]; GODZILLA: THE SERIES - 1998; ROBOCOP: ALPHA COMMANDO -
1998-1999 [40 episodes]; BEAST MACHINES: TRANSFORMERS - 1999;
AVENGERS: UNITED THEY STAND - 1999; X-MEN - 2000 [TF]; ACTION MAN -
2001; X-MEN: EVOLUTION - 2000-2001 [5 episodes]; JUSTICE LEAGUE -
2001-2003 [7 episodes]; KONG: THE ANIMATED SERIES - 2005; BATMAN
BEGINS - 2005 [TF]; KAPPA MIKEY - 2006; TEEN TITANS - 2005-2006 [5
episodes]; JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED - 2004-2006 [11 episodes]; THE
DARK KNIGHT - 2008 [TF]; NEXT AVENGERS: HEROES OF TOMORROW - 2009
[MFHV]; THE HUNTED - 2009 [Actor only]; SPIDER-WOMAN: AGENT OF
S.W.O.R.D. - 2009 [Animated TV mini-series]; BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE
2009-2010; SMALLVILLE - 2010; BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN - 2010; THE
SUPER HERO SQUAD SHOW - 2011; THE HUMAN TARGET - 2010-2011 [25
episodes]; WOLVERINE - 2011 [12 episodes]; X-MEN: FIRST CLASS - 2011
[TF]; JUSTICE LEAGUE: DOOM - 2012 [DTV]; THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - 2012
[TF]; BATMAN REVEALED - 2012; YOUNG JUSTICE - 2011-2013 [7 episodes];
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN - 2012-2013 [5 episodes]; BEWARE THE BATMAN -
2014; CAPER - 2014 [Actor only]; X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - 2014
[TF; also Actor]; BATMAN: ASSAULT ON ARKHAM - 2014 [DTV]; BEN 10:
OMNIVERSE - 2012-2014 [4 episodes]; SAVAGELAND - 2015 [TF; Actor
only]; JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MONSTERS - 2015 [DTV]; LEGO DC SUPER
HEROES: JUSTICE LEAGUE-ATTACK OF THE LEGION OF DOOM! - 2015 [DTV];
BATMAN: BAD BLOOD - 2016 [DTV]; DEADPOOL - 2016 [TF]; DC SUPER HERO
GIRLS: SUPER HERO HIGH - 2016 [Animated TV Movie]; JUSTICE LEAGUE VS.
TEEN TITANS - 2016 [DTV]; SUICIDE SQUAD - 2016 [TF]; DC SUPER HERO
GIRLS: HERO OF THE YEAR - 2016 [DTV]; LUKE CAGE - 2016 [Netflix
Streaming Series [6 episodes]; JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION - 2016-2017 [5
episodes]; JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK - 2017 [DTV]; LOGAN - 2017 [TF]; DC
SUPER HERO GIRLS: INTERGALATIC GAMES - 2017 [DTV]; GOTHAM - 2015-2017
[18 episodes]; BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN - 2017 [DTV]; LEGO SUPER HERO
GIRLS: BRAIN DRAIN - 2017 [TF; His last on-screen credit, but it
won't be his last]. Len Wein's characters have also been the subject
of dozens of video games. Wein also appeared in many documentaries
about the characters he created. Len Wein passed away due to heart
problems and was 69 years-old.) - 09/10/17
FRANK
VINCENT
(Actor: To me, Frank Vincent was the ideal person that looked
like he was Mobbed-up, which was why he was so good on THE SOPRANOS -
2004-2007 and in many Theatrical Films like GOODFELLAS - 1990 and
CASINO - 1995, which is why Martin 
Scorsese
put him in so many of his films [so did Spike Lee]. He was the
consummate bad guy (with a heart, mostly). His credits included
[Theatrical Film unless marked with TV for TV Series]: THE DEATH
COLLECTOR - 1976 [the film starred Joe Pesci, a pal who helped get
him the role]; RAGING BULL - 1980 His first film with Martin Scorsese
for which Vincent said; "Working
with Martin Scorsese is probably the biggest career boost any actor
could have."];
DEAR MR. WONDERFUL - 1982; BABY IT'S YOU - 1983; EASY MONEY - 1983;
THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE - 1984; STIFFS - 1985; WISE GUYS -
1986; MADE IN ARGENTINA - 1987; LOU, PAT & JOE D - 1988; DO THE
RIGHT THING - 1989 [One of my favorite Vincent performances and this
film is still as relevant today as the year it was made.]; LAST EXIT
TO BROOKLYN - 1989; THE PARADISE CLUB - 1989 [TV]; THE AFTERLIFE OF
GRANDPA - 1989 [Short]; GOODFELLAS - 1989 [A Martin Scorsese classic;
played the real-life Gambino gangster Billy Batts; "Now go home
and get your fuckin' shinebox."]; STREET HUNTER - 1990; MORTAL
THOUGHTS - 1991; JUNGLE FEVER - 1991; DEAD AND ALIVE: THE RACE FOR
GUS FARACE - 1991 [TV Movie]; CIVIL WARS - 1992 [TV]; THE YOUNG
INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES - 1993 [TV]; MEN LIE - 1994; FEDERAL HILL -
1994; WALKER, TEXAS RANGER - 1994 [TV]; HAND GUN - 1994; TEN BENNY -
1995; CASINO - 1995 {Another Martin Scorsese classic]; ANIMAL ROOM -
1995; ON SEVENTH AVENUE - 1996 [TV Movie]; SWIFT JUSTICE - 1996 [TV];
SHE'S THE ONE - 1996; GOTTI - 1996 [Pay TV Movie]; NIGHT FALLS ON
MANHATAN - 1996; WEST NEW YORK - 1996; COSBY - 1997 [TV]; NEW YORK
UNDERCOVER - 1996-1997 [TV]; GRIND - 1997; COP LAND - 1997; THE NORTH
END - 1997; THE DELI - 1997; THE GOOD LIFE - 1997; MADE MEN - 1997;
WITNESS TO THE MOB - 1998 [TV Movie]; UNDERCURRENT - 1998; BELLY-
1998 [Vincent served as the official acting coach to rappers DMX, Nas
and Method Man on the film.]; VIG - 1998 [TV Movie]; NETFORCE - 1999
[TV]; LAW & ORDER - 1991-1999 [TV; If you were an actor in the
Tri-State area, it was a must to appear on an episode of L&O and
its offspring]; ENTROPY - 1999; PENANCE - 1999 [Short]; ISN'T SHE
GREAT - 2000; GUN SHY- 2000; IF YOU ONLY KNEW - 2000; ROPEWALK -
2000; NYPD BLUE - 2000 [TV]; THE CREW - 2000 [Vincent makes fun of
his bad guy image with star Burt Reynolds]; UNDER HELLGATE BRIDGE -
2000 [This film should have been more popular than it was. Watch it
sometime.]; SMOKIN' STOGIES - 2001; SNIPES - 2001; HAMLET IN THE
HAMPTONS - 2002; HYPE WILLIAMS: THE VIDEOS, VOLUME 1 - 2002 {MFHV;
Music Video for Nas' "Street Dreams"]; RUBOUT - 2003 [TV
Movie]; A TALE OF TWO PIZZAS - 2003; THIS THING OF OURS - 2003 
[Another
under-rated movie]; REMEMBERING MARIO - 2003; SHARK TALE - 2004
[Voice only]; COALITION - 2004; REMEDY - 2005; VAN VORST PARK - 2005;
THE LAST REQUEST - 2006; LUCKY MAN - 2007 [Video Short]; CITY TEACHER
- 2007; THE SOPRANOS - 2004-2007 [Pay TV Series; In 2008, he won a
Screen Actors Guild Award® for Outstanding Performance by an
Ensemble in a Drama Series; 31 episodes]; STARGATE: ATLANTIS - 2008
[TV]; CHICAGO OVERCOAT - 2009 STIFFS - 2010; THE TESTED - 2010; EXIT
102 - 2010 [Short]; SPY - 2011 [appeared with his frequent co-star
[and SOPRANOS actor] Vincent Pastore]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL
VICTIMS UNIT - 2016 [TV]; MR. PICKLES - 2014-2016 [TV; Voice only;
His last on screen credit, although he had three films in
Pre-production]. Frank Vincent was raised in Jersey City, N.J. and
became a drummer, performing with the likes of Paul Anka, Del
Shannon, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme and Trini Lopez and the
Belmonts. In 2005 he won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Garden
State Film Festival®. In 2006, Vincent co-wrote the book A
Guy’s Guide to Being a Man’s Man. Vincent also voiced
many of the Grand Theft Auto Video Games. He also appeared in the
music Video "All Good?" by rap group 'De La
Soul'. Mr. Vincent lived very close to me and to see him in person ,
you felt like he commanded respect, but he was a nice guy with a
great sense of humor. Frank Vincent passed away due to complications
from heart surgery and was 78 years-old.) - 09/13/17
HARRY
DEAN STANTON
(Actor: One of the great actors of our generation, Harry Dean Stanton
always put in a good performance, even if it was a Steven Seagal film
[He was a favorite of David Lynch]. His talents were much in demand,
in Movies and on TV. Stanton was one of those actors that looked like
he was born old, much like Wilford Brimley. But there was no denying
he had talent. He was also an accomplished musician and fronted a
band called "The Harry Dean Stanton Band" [originally
called "Harry Dean Stanton and the Repo Men"] which
regularly performed in the Los Angeles area. Stanton has said:
"I've always been a singer; it's not new to me. I've been
singing since I was a child. I've always had a guitar and a harmonica
and I played drums in high school -- in a marching band, anyway. I
like different kinds of music and I'm exploring them: ballads, blues,
blues-rock, country rock, whatever. I'm just focusing on singing a
lot so I can get good at it. But don't say I play "country
music." It's just another label, like "character actor."
One of my favorite songs is titled "Harry Dean Stanton"
by Pop Will Eat Itself [PWEI] on the album THE
LOOKS OR THE LIFESTYLE. Stanton's credits included
{Theatrical Film unless marked with TV for TV Series]: INNER SANCTUM
- 1954
[TV]; REVOLT AT FORT LARAMIE - 1956; THE WRONG MAN - 1956; TOMAHAWK
TRAIL - 1957; SUSPICION - 1957 [TV]; THE WALTER WINCHELL FILE - 1957
{TV]; THE COURT OF LAST RESORT - 1958 [TV]; PANIC! - 1958 [TV]; THE
PROUD REBEL - 1958; DECISION - 1958 [TV]; VOICE IN THE MIRROR - 1958;
THE ADVENTURES OF RIN TIN TIN - 1958 [TV]; MAN WITH A CAMERA - 1958
[TV]; U.S. MARSHAL - 1959 [TV]; THE GRISWOLD MURDER - 1959 [TV
Movie]; BAT MASTERSON - 1959 [TV]; THE D.A.'S MAN - 1959 [TV]; PORK
CHOP HILL - 1959; ADVENTURE SHOWCASE - 1959 [TV]; THE TEXAN -
1958-1959 [TV]; THE JAYHAWKERS! - 1959; THE RIFLEMAN - 1959 [TV]; THE
LINEUP - 1959 [TV]; RESCUE 8 - 1958-1959 [TV]; LOCK UP - 1959 [TV];
WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE - 1959; A DOG'S BEST FRIEND - 1059; THE
MAN FROM BLACKHAWK - 1960 [TV]; JOHNNY RINGO - 1960 [TV]; THE
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN - 1960; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS -
1960; GUNSLINGER - 1961 [TV]; THE ROARING 20'S - 1961 [TV]; THE LAW
AND MR. JONES - 1961 [TV]; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1958-1961 [TV; 4
episodes]; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1960-1961 [TV; 3 episodes]; THE LAWLESS
YEARS - 1959-1961 [TV; 4 episodes]; CAIN'S HUNDRED - 1962 [TV]; HAVE
GUN-WILL TRAVEL - 1959-1962 [TV]; CHECKMATE - 1962 [TV]; HERO'S
ISLAND - 1962; STONEY BURKE - 1962 [TV]; HOW THE WQEST WAS WON -
1962; COMBAT! - 1962 [TV]; LARAMIE - 1959-1963 [TV; 4 episodes];
BONANZA - 1961-1963 [TV]; EMPIRE - 1963 [TV]; THE MAN FROM DINERS
CLUB - 1963; POSTMARK: JIM FLETCHER - 1963 [TV Movie]; RAWHIDE -
1959-1965 [TV; 4 episodes]; THE FUGITIVE - 1965 [TV]; A MAN CALLED
SHENANDOAH - 1965 [TV]; THE BIG VALLEY - 1966 [TV]; VACATION
PLAYHOUSE - 1966 [TV]; RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND - 1966 [Stanton's
thoughts on the film: "Early on the
whole point of acting was mostly getting a job and then the
experience of doing it. But when I did RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND with
Jack Nicholson in 1965 I discovered there was more to it than that.
It was a key film for me because of that. Jack told me not to do
anything, just let the wardrobe do the acting. It was a great
revelation that became an acting principle. To be rather than to do.
You have to behave on screen as much as you do in real life. You
don't kill anyone in life, but you understand the anger that may
bring it about."]; THE DANGEROUS DAYS
OF KIOWA JONES - 1966 [TV Movie]; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1967; A
TIME FOR KILLING - 1967; THE WILD WILD WEST - 1967 [TV]; THE HOSTAGE
- 1967; THE GUNS OF WILL SONNETT - 1967 [TV]; COOL HAND LUKE - 1967
[also performer of the songs "Just a Closer Walk With Thee",
"Cotton Fields", "Midnight Special" and
"There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down"]; CIMARRON
STRIP - 1967 [TV]; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1967 [TV]; THE HIGH
CHAPARRAL - 1968 [TV]; DAY OF THE EVIL GUN - 1968; THE MINI-SKIRT MOB
- 1968; THE VIRGINIAN - 1968 [TV]; MANNIX - 1968 [TV]; THE NAME OF
THE GAME - 1968 [TV]; GUNSMOKE - 1958-1968 [TV; 8 episodes]; DANIEL
BOONE - 1964-1969 [TV]; ADAM-12 - 1969 [TV]; PETTICOAT JUNCTION -
1969 [TV]; LANTON MILLS - 1969 [Short]; THE REBEL ROUSERS - 1970;
KELLY'S HEROES - 1970; THE INTRUDERS - 1970 [TV Movie]; TWO-LANE
BLACKTOP - 1971; CISCO PIKE - 1972; CRY FOR ME, BILLY - 1972; PAT
GARRETT & BILLY THE KID - 1973; DILLINGER - 1973; WHERE THE
LILIES BLOOM - 1974; ZANDY'S BRIDE - 1974; COCKFIGHTER - 1974; WIN,
PLACE OR STEAL - 1974; THE GODFATHER PART II - 1974; RAFFERTY AND THE
GOLD DUST TWINS - 1975; RANCHO DELUXE - 1975; THE LEGENDARY CURSE OF
THE HOPE DIAMOND - 1975 [TV Movie]; THE FORTUNE - 1975;
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY - 1975; 92 IN THE SHADE - 1975; THE MISSOURI
BREAKS - 1976; MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN - 1976-1977 [TV; 5
episodes]; THE GODFATHER SAGA - 1977 [TV mini-series]; RENALDO AND
CLARA - 1978; STRAIGHT TIME - 1978 [also performed "Hand Me Down
My Walkin' Cane"]; UP IN SMOKE - 1978 [scenes cut]; FLATBED
ANNIE AND SWEETIEPIE: LADY TRUCKERS - 1979 [TV Movie]; WISEBLOOD
- 1979; ALIEN - 1979 [The movie that
made Stanton famous; Won a DVDX Award® for Best Audio Commentary
{New for DVD} as part of the Alien Quadrilogy DVD set.]; THE ROSE -
1979; YOUNG MAVERICK - 1979-1980 [TV]; DEATH WATCH - 1980; THE BLACK
MARBLE - 1980; THE OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE - 1980 [TV Movie]; PRIVATE
BENJAMIN - 1980; ESCAPE FROM
NEW YORK - 1981; ONE FROM THE HEART - 1981; LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
- 1982 [TV]; YOUNG DOCTORS IN LOVE - 1982; I WANT TO LIVE - 1982 [TV
Movie]; CHRISTINE - 1983 [His second film for John Carpenter]; REPO
MAN - 1984 [A True cult classic; "I'd rather die on my feet
than live on my knees."; "Look at those assholes, ordinary
fucking people. I hate 'em."]; PARIS, TEXAS - 1984; THE BEAR -
1984; RED DAWN - 1984; UFORIA - 1985;
ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS - 1985; FOOL FOR LOVE - 1985; PRETTY IN PINK -
1986 [also performed "O Sole Mio"]; FAERIE TALE THEATRE -
1987 [TV]; SLAM DANCE - 1987; THE FRENCH AS SEEN BY... - 1988 [TV
mini-series]; STARS AND BARS - 1988; MR. NORTH - 1988; THE LAST
TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - 1988; DREAM A LITTLE DREAM - 1989; TWISTER -
1989; THE JIM HENSON HOUR - 1989 [TV]; THE FOURTH WAR - 1990; WILD AT
HEART - 1990; BEYOND THE GROOVE - 1990 [TV}; STRANGER IN THE HOUSE -
1990; PAYOFF - 1991 [TV Movie; also performed "Billy Don't Be a
Hero"]; TWIN
PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME - 1992; MAN TROUBLE - 1992; THE
GODFATHER TRILOGY: 1901-1980 - 1992 [MFHV]; HOSTAGES - 1992 [TV
Movie]; CRUISE CONTROL - 1992 [Short]; HOTEL ROOM - 1993 [TV
mini-series]; GENTLEMAN WHO FELL - 1993 [Short]; AGAINST THE WALL -
1994 [Pay TV movie]; BLUE TIGER - 1994; ONE HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS -
1995; NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS - 1995; NOTHING TO BELIEVE IN - 1996
[Short]; PLLAYBACK - 1996; DOWN PERISCOPE - 1996; DEAD MAN'S WALK -
1996 [TV mini-series]; MIDNIGHT BLUE - 1997; SHE'S SO LOVELY - 1997; FIRE
DOWN BELOW - 1997 [also performed "Kentucky Waltz"];
THE MIGHTY - 1998; FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS - 1998; SIN CITY
SPECTACULAR - 1998 [TV]; A CIVIL ACTION - 1998; BALLAD OF THE
NIGHTINGALE - 1999; THE STRAIGHT STORY - 
1999;
THE GREEN MILE - 1999; THE MAN WHO CRIED - 2000; SAND - 2000; THE
PLEDGE - 2001 [I think this is Jack Nicholson's best acting gig in 30
years]; THE ANIMAL - 2001; SONNY - 2002; GINOSTRA - 2002; ANGER
MANAGEMENT - 2003; CHRYSTAL - 2004; THE BIG BOUNCE - 2004; TWO AND A
HALF MEN - 2004 [TV]; THE WENDELL BAKER STORY - 2005; ALPHA DOG -
2006; ALIEN AUTOPSY - 2006; YOU, ME AND DUPREE - 2006; INLAND EMPIRE
- 2006; THE GOOD LIFE - 2007; ALICE - 2009 [Short]; THE OPEN ROAD -
2009; ALICE - 2009 [TV mini-series]; BIG LOVE - 2006-2010 [Pay TV
Series Regular; 39 episodes; One of his most favorite roles; He was
nothing short of a bastard in this series.]; ATHENA - 2010 [Short];
CHUCK - 2010 [TV]; MONGO WRESTLING ALLIANCE - 2011 [TV]; RANGO - 2011
[Voice only]; THIS MUST BE THE PLACE - 2011; THE AVENGERS - 2012;
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS - 2012 [Won a Boston Society of Film Critics
Award® for Best Ensemble Cast.]; THE LAST STAND - 2013; 9 FULL
MOONS - 2013; CARLOS SPILLS THE BEANS - 2013; THE PIMP AND THE ROSE -
2014 [Short]; GETTING ON - 2013-2015 [TV; 3 episodes]; HUX - 2016
[Short]; SICK OF IT ALL - 2017; LUCKY - 2017; TWIN PEAKS - 2017 [Pay
Cable Series; 5 episodes; also sang "Red River Valley" in
one episode; one of 5 actors to die since this series was filmed];
FRANK AND AVA - 2017 [His last acting role]. According to many
people, Harry Dean Stanton was a unique person with the mind of a
genius. Here's his thoughts on religion: "When
you're deep asleep and not dreaming, where the fuck are you? There's
total blackness, it's nothing, right? So I'm hoping that's what death
is, that it's all gonna go. I don't want to deal with any
consciousness afterward."And his
thoughts on aging: "You get older. In
the end, you end up accepting everything in your life -- suffering,
horror, love, loss, hate -- all of it. It's all a movie anyway, the
whole phantasmagoria -- it's all meaningless. There is no answer to
any of it ultimately. It's just what is. There is only the moment. Be
still and see what happens. All of this unfolds perfectly. You've got
to get beyond consciousness." Harry
Dean Stanton died of natural causes and was 91 years-old. "When
I die," Harry Dean Stanton told Rolling Stone's Peter Travers,
"people are going to say, 'I thought he was dead already.'"
Not by a long shot Harry. Not by a long shot.) - 09/15/17
JAKE
LAMOTTA (Boxer/Actor: Jake La Motta was
one of the best boxers in history. He fought some of the best
middleweight fighters of his time He was knocked off his feet only
one time in 14 years and 110 fights. La Motta [he was nicknamed
"The Raging Bull" and Robert De Niro would portray him in
the Martin Scorsese movie of the same name. De Niro would win the
Academy Award® for Best Actor] turned pro in 1941 and was the
first person to knock out Sugar Ray Robinson who was 40-0. But
LaMotta wasn't perfect. He was accused of taking a dive against boxer
"Blackjack" Billy Fox who had a record of 49-1, with 49
knockouts [He admitted to the FBI that it was true and he did it as a
favor for the Mafia]. He then became Middleweight champion when he
defeated Frenchman Marcel Cerdan and made two successful
title defenses [ He was World middleweight boxing champion from 1949
to 1951] until he was knocked down by light-heavyweight Danny
Nardico. LaMotta also served a short prison term for introducing men
to an underage girl at a club [Called "Jake La Motta's"] he
owned in Miami. He was convicted and served 6-months on a chain gang.
He then took up acting, at first taking small parts in films an TV
Series, including THE HUSTLER [1961] with Paul Newman and Jackie
Gleason, in which he had a cameo role as a bartender. His credits
included [Theatrical film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]:
PABST BLUE RIBBON BOUTS - 1951-1952 [televised 5 of LaMotta's fights,
back when boxing didn't cost people $99 to see a bout today on
Pay-Per-View]; ALL STAR REVUE - 1953 [TV]; REBELLION IN CUBA - 1961;
THE HUSTLER - 1961; CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? - 1962-1963 [TV; 5
episodes]; THE DOCTOR AND THE PLAYGIRL - 1963; THE RUNAWAYS - 1965;
THE TRIALS OF O'BRIEN - 1965 [TV]; LA VIOLENZA DEI DANNATI - 1965;
CONFESSIONS OF A PSYCHO CAT - 1968; CAULIFLOWER CUPIDS - 1970; WHO
KILLED MARY WHATS'ERNAME? - 1971 [a.k.a. DEATH
OF A HOOKER]; FIREPOWER - 1979; RAGING BULL - 1980 [Consultant
{he taught DeNiro how to fight} & Based on his Book of only]; TOM
WAITS: DOWNTOWN TRAIN - 1985 [Music Video]; HANGMEN - 1987; MANIAC
COP - 1988; MOB WAR - 1989; NEW JACK CITY - 1991; THE HAPPY
MOOSE - 1995 [Animated Short; Voice only]; QUESTION D'HONNEUR - 1997
[Short; His final acting role]; THE BRONX BULL - 2016 [Consultant
& Based on his book "Raging Bull: My Story "
only. William Forsythe played LaMotta]. After the success of RAGING
BULL, LaMotta appeared on nearly all the late-night entertainment
shows. In February 1998, LaMotta's elder son, Jake LaMotta, Jr., died
of liver cancer. In September 1998, his younger son, Joseph LaMotta,
died in the crash of Swissair Flight 111. One of his nephews is
William Lustig, is a well-known director and producer of horror films
[he gave Jake a role as a detective in Lustig's MANIAC COP] and the
president of Blue Underground, Inc a DVD & Blu-Ray company. He
was a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and was ranked
52nd on Ring Magazine's List of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80
Years. The magazine ranked him as one of the 10 greatest
middleweights of all time. LaMotta appeared in a 50-minute New York
stage production, Lady and the Champ, in July 2012. The
production focused on LaMotta's boxing career, and was criticized by
The New York Times as poorly executed and a "bizarre
debacle." Jake LaMotta passed away due to complications of
pneumonia and was 96 years-old. Most boxers don't live this long.) - 09/19/17
BERNIE
CASEY (Actor:
Bernie Casey was one of the most talented black actors to come from a
pro football background (like Jim Brown) . Mr. Casey played with the
San Francisco 49ers [1961-1966] and Los Angeles Rams [1967-1968]
before retiring and acting in his first movie in 1969. This led to
other roles, some in the Blaxploitation genre, some on TV 
and
he also starred as the head gargoyle in one of my favorite TV Movies
GARGOYLES - 1972. His death comes as a shock because the last time I
saw him, it was in a terrible movie directed by Fred Williamson.
Bernie Casey's credits included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a
TV for TV Series]: GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - 1969;
tick...tick...tick - 1970; BLACK CHARIOT - 1971; BRIAN'S SONG - 1971
[TV Movie; one of the first TV movies to make the strongest of men
cry tears of sadness]; CADE'S COUNTY - 1972 [TV]; LONGSTREET - 1972
[TV]; BOXCAR BERTHA - 1972
[Directed by Martin Scorsese]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1972
[TV]; GARGOYLES - 1972 [TV Movie;
one of the best '70s TV Movies with fantastic photography by Earl
Rath, makeup effects by Stan Winston and Bernie as the head
Gargoyle]; HIT MAN - 1972; BLACK
GUNN - 1972 [with fellow footballer Jim Brown]; CLEOPATRA
JONES - 1973; MAURIE - 1973; THE SNOOP SISTERS - 1974 [TV]; PANIC
ON THE 5:22 - 1974 [TV Movie]; CORNBREAD, EARL AND ME - 1975; DR.
BLACK, MR. HYDE - 1976; JOE FORRESTER - 1976 [TV]; THE
MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH - 1976 [A classic sci-fi film directed by
Nicolas Roeg and starring the late David Bowie as an alien who grows
much too dependent on the American way of life and all its vices.];
POLICE WOMAN - 1977 [TV]; POLICE STORY - 1975-1977 [TV]; BROTHERS -
1977; MARY JANE HARPER CRIED LAST NIGHT - 1977 [TV Movie]; ANTS!
- 1977 [TV Movie; a.k.a. IT HAPPENED AT LAKEWOOD MANOR; If the sight
of millions of ants bother you DO NOT watch this film!]; RING OF
PASSION - 1978 [TV Movie]; LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH - 1978 [TV Movie];
ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATIONS - 1979 [TV mini-series]; HARRIS AND
COMPANY [Star of this failed TV Series; 4 episodes]; THE MARTIAN
CHRONICLES - 1980 [TV mini-series]; THE SOPHISTICATED GENTS [TV; 3
episodes]; SHARKY'S MACHINE -
1981 [My favorite Burt Reynolds Movie; Henry Silva's role as a
coke-addled hit man is nothing short of remarkable]; A HOUSE DIVIDED:
DENMARK VESSEY'S REBELLION - 1982 [TV Movie]; THE
BEST OF SEX AND VIOLENCE - 1982 [Archive footage of Bernie's
films]; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1982 [TV]; HEAR NO EVIL - 1982 [TV
Movie]; BAY CITY BLUES - 1983 [TV; 8 episodes]; NEVER
SAY NEVER AGAIN - 1983 [The first black actor to play Felix
Leiter in a James Bond film]; THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF D.C. COLLINS -
1984 [TV Movie]; REVENGE OF THE NERDS - 1984; ALFRED HITCHCOCK
PRESENTS - 1985 [TV]; SPIES LIKE US - 1985; PROS & CONS - 1986
[TV Movie]; STEELE JUSTICE - 1987; FIRST OFFENDER - 1987 [TV Movie];
AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON - 1987 ["The Unknown Soldier"
segment]; RENT-A-COP - 1987; BACKFIRE - 1988; I"M GONNA GIT YOU
SUCKA - 1988 [Bernie makes fun of his tough guy image]; L.A LAW -
1989 [TV]; BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE - 1989; MURDER, SHE
WROTE - 1989 [TV]; MOTHER'S DAY
- 1989 [TV Movie]; HUNTER - 1989 [TV]; ANOTHER 48 HRS. - 1990;
HAMMER, SLAMMER AND SLADE - 1990 [TV Movie; Bernie was Slade]; CHAINS
OF GOLD - 1991; REVENGE OF THE NERDS III: THE NEXT GENERATION - 1992
[TV Movie]; UNDER SIEGE - 1992;
SEXUAL CONSIDERATIONS - 1992 [Afternoon TV Movie]; THE CEMETERY CLUB
- 1993; TIME TRAX - 1993 [TV]; STREET KNIGHT - 1993; STAR TREK: DEEP
SPACE NINE - 1994 [TV]; REVENGE OF THE NERDS IV: NERDS IN LOVE - 1994
[TV Movie]; THE GLASS SHIELD - 1994; IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS - 1994;
ONCE UPON A TIME...WHEN WE WERE COLORED - 1995; SEAQUEST 2032 - 1995
[TV]; BABYLON 5 - 1995 [TV]; THE DINNER - 1997 [also
Director/Producer & Writer]; THE SIMPLE LIFE OF NOAH DEARBORN -
1999 [TV Movie]; BATMAN BEYOND - 1999 [TV; Voice only]; JUST SHOOT
ME! - 2000 [TV]; FOR YOUR LOVE - 2000 [TV]; TOMCATS - 2001; THE
LAST BRICKMAKER IN AMERICA - 2001 [TV Movie]; ON THE EDGE - 2002;
GIRLFRIENDS - 2005 [TV]; WHEN I FIND THE OCEAN - 2006; VEGAS
VAMPIRES - 2007 [Terrible horror film directed by fellow
Blaxploitation vet Fred Williamson; Casey's last acting role.]. I
have fond memories of Bernie Casey and going to theaters in the 70's
to watch his Blaxploitation films [usually at the Fabian Theater in
Paterson NJ]. He was talented, strong and tender. Bernie Casey died
after a short illness and was 78 years-old.) - 09/19/17
JAN
TRISKA (Actor: Triska was a Prague-born
actor best known for his bad-guy roles. He accidentally died when he
fell off a bridge in Prague during a walk. His many credits included
[Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: THE HESITANT
MARKSMAN - 1957; FIVE OUT OF A MILLION - 1959; THE CIRCLE - 1959;
PEOPLE LIVE HERE TOO - 1960; 
AUGUST
SUNDAY - 1961; TWO MEN FROM ANOTHER WORLD - 1962; THE DEATH OF
TARZAN - 1963; THE GOLDEN FERN - 1963; A FRESH START - 1964; THE
HOUSE IN KARP LANE - 1965; FIVE MILLION WITNESSES - 1965; FOUR IN A
CIRCLE - 1968; MYSTERY OF THE CONUNDRUM - 1969 [TV Series Regular; 9
episodes]; LUCIE AND THE MIRACLES - 1970; THE VOYAGE OF SINBAD _ 1971
[Short; Voice only as Narrator]; QUITE GOOD, CHAPS - 1972; THE SECOND
VOYAGE OF SINBAD - 1972 [Short; Voice only as Narrator]; MISS GOLEM -
1972; GOLDEN HAIR - 1973 [TV Movie]; LUCIE AND THE MIRACLES -
[Afternoon TV Movie]; THE THIRD VOYAGE OF SINBAD - 1973 [Short; Voice
only as Narrator]; THE FOURTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD - 1973 [Short; Voice
only as Narrator]; THE FIFTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD - 1973 [Short; Voice
only as Narrator]; A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS - 1974 [Voice only as
Narrator]; THE SIXTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD - 1974 [Short; Voice only as
Narrator]; THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD - 1974 [Short; Voice only as
Narrator]; TATTOOED BY TIME - 1976; SECLUDED, NEAR WOODS - 1976;
MAIDEN'S WAR - 1977; A TERRIFIC SCENT OF FRESH HAY - 1977; LEAVE ME
ALONE - 1978; RAGTIME - 1981; REDS - 1981; THE
AMATEUR - 1981; FALCON CREST - 1981 [TV]; THE RETURN OF THE MAN
FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE 15 YEARS LATER AFFAIR - 1983 [TV Movie]; FANTASY
ISLAND - 1983 [TV]; THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND - 1983; UNCOMMON VALOR -
1983; UNFAITHFULLY YOURS _ 1984; THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF D.C. COLLINS
- 1984 [TV Movie]; NOTHING LASTS FOREVER - 1984; 2010 - 1984;
EVERGREEN - 1985 [TV mini-series]; AIRWOLF - 1985 [TV]; MALICE IN
WONDERLAND - 1985 [TV Movie]; HOTEL - 1985 [TV]; THE ALAMO: THIRTEEN
DAYS TO GLORY - 1987 [TV Movie]; CRIME STORY - 1987 [TV]; BLACK
EAGLE - 1988; THE KARATE KID PART III - 1989; LOOSE
CANNONS - 1990; QUANTUM LEAP - 1990 [TV]; HUNTER - 1990 [TV];
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - 1991; UNDERCOVER BLUES - 1993; HEART OF
DARKNESS - 1993 [TV Movie]; WORLD WAR II: WHEN LIONS ROARED - 1994
[TV Movie]; BECAUSE MOMMY WORKS - 1994 [TV Movie]; RAD - 1994; MY
ANTONIA - 1995 [TV Movie]; DRAWN FROM MEMORY - 1995 [Voice only];
ANDERSONVILLE - 1996 [TV Movie]; DEADLY WEB - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE
PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT [Played the assassin who shot Flynt];
HIGHLANDER - 1997 [TV]; APT PUPIL -
1998; RONIN - 1998; HIGHLANDER: THE RAVEN - 1999 [TV]; LOVING JEZEBEL
- 1999; THE OMEGA CODE - 1999; SECRET AGENT MAN - 2000 [TV]; LOST
SOULS - 2000; CAHOOTS - 2001; THE MAN FROM ELYSIAN FIELDS - 2001;
YEAR OF THE DEVIL - 2002; BLIZZARD - 2003; ONE HAND CAN'T CLAP -
2003; UP AND DOWN - 2004; LUNACY - 2005; LEAVING - 2010 [TV Movie];
ZERO HOUR - 2013 [TV]; BAREFOOT - 2017 [His final acting role];
Triska also did dozens of European films that never were released in
the United States. Triska moved to the U.S. after being banned by the
Czechoslovak Communist regime [Triska moved to the United States in
1977 after he signed a human rights manifesto against
Czechoslovakia’s then-Communist government] and instantly found
work in films and on TV. Jan Triska died a day after his fall off the
bridge, which remains a mystery and was 80 years-old.) - 09/23/17
HUGH
M. HEFNER
(Actor/Connoisseur of women: As a young boy, who didn't want to
be Hugh Hefner? All those beautiful Playmates [many of which went on
to their own movie careers] and naked women were the things that made
a male child's libido rocket off into the universe. Remember that
time you found your father's stash of Playboy and spent hour upon
hour looking at all the beautiful young naked girls as well as the
centerfold? Hef was the 
man
who made it all happen, keeping a mansion full of buxom young girls
as he threw
celebrity parties nearly every week [He smoked a pipe and often
attended press conferences dressed in a smoking jacket.] I never
heard one person say a bad thing about Hef, except he had strict
rules for his Bunnies to follow. Those rules kept everyone honest.
Hugh Hefner was one of the first honest "promoter" of women
to use VHS in a way to show off his playmates and he produced
thousands of tapes about different women. Practically every woman
interviewed have said that they felt safe when Hef was on the set
because he was like a bulldog when people tried to exploit his girls
[Some would say he was the Exploiter-In-Chief, but I read Playboy for
the articles, some of which have won many awards.] Playboy [The first
issue of Playboy magazine, featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover, was
created by Hugh Hefner on the kitchen table of his South Side Chicago
apartment. Financed with $600 of Hefner's money and less than $8,000
of raised capital, the magazine appeared on newsstands in December
1953 and sold more than 51,000 copies. Current estimates of Hefner's
net worth range from $50 million to $110 million.] was the premiere
magazine to make you wish you had a woman like the one in the
Centerfold [airbrushing be damned!] and believe it or not, it was an
intelligent magazine Heffner said: "My
magazine wasn't just about naked women. It was about breaking down
barriers, starting a cultural conversation about sexuality, and
standing up for social justice".].
You would think important people would avoid the magazine because it
may hurt their career, but Hef was able to get many famous people
interviewed in his magazine. The articles very often trumped the
photos of naked women and Hef's daughter, Christie Hefner [Who took
over Playboy], once decried that Playboy would no longer have nude
women in it. It turned out to be a major failure because, unlike me,
many men did not read Playboy for the articles. They wanted
their nekkid women. Besides the thousands of VHS tapes and DVDs, Hugh
Hefner was in demand as an actor and appeared in many films and on TV
Series. His credits included [Theatrical Films unless marked with a
TV for TV Series]: BURKE'S LAW - 1965 [TV]; GET SMART - 1969 [TV];
PLAYBOY AFTER DARK - 1969-1970 [Hosted 49 episodes. The show was
fairly innocent , but had some memorable musical moments]; MACBETH _
1971 [Executive Producer only]; THE NAKED APE - 1973 [Executive
Producer only]; THE THIRD GIRL FROM THE LEFT - 1973 [TV Movie;
Executive Producer only]; A SUMMER WITHOUT BOYS - 1973 [TV Movie;
Uncredited Producer only]; THE CRAZY WORLD OF JULIUS VROODER - 1974
[Executive Producer only]; HEE HAW - 1974 [TV]; THE ODD COUPLE - 1974
[TV]; A SHADOW IN THE STREETS - 1975 [TV Movie; Executive Producer
only]; SAINT JACK - 1979 [Executive Producer only]; THE FIENDISH PLOT
OF DR. FU MAN CHU - 1980 [Executive Producer only]; A WHALE FOR THE
KILLING - 1981 [TV Movie; Executive Producer only]; HISTORY OF THE
WORLD: PART 1 - 1981; LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - 1982 [TV]; BEVERLY
HILLS COP II - 1987; THE TOMMY CHONG ROAST - 1989 [TV Special;
Executive Producer only]; THE SIMPSONS - 1993 [TV; Voice only]; THE
LARRY SANDERS SHOW - 1993 [TV]; BLOSSOM - 1993 [TV]; 100 YEARS OF
HORROR - 1996 [TV Documentary]; ROSEANNE - 1996; BUDDY FARO - 1998
[TV]; [TV]; V.I.P. - 1999 [TV]; CLARA BOW: DISCOVERING THE IT
GIRL - 1999 [Documentary; Executive Producer only]; SEX IN THE CITY -
2000 {Pay TV Series]; CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV - 2000;
JUST SHOOT ME! - 2001 [TV]; WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? - 2002 {TV]; LAS
VEGAS - 2003 [TV]; RITA - 2003 [TV Movie Documentary; Executive
Producer only]; COMIC BOOK: THE MOVIE - 2004 [MFHV]; THE BERNIE
MAC SHOW - 2004 [TV]; ENTOURAGE - 2005 [Pay TV Series]; CURB YOUR
ENTHUSIASM - 2005 [Pay TV Series]; THE WOMAN WITH THE HUNGRY EYES -
2006 [Documentary; Executive Producer only]; FAMILY GUY - 2007 [TV;
Voice only]; THE HOUSE BUNNY - 2008; SHARK - 2008 [TV]; MISS MARCH -
2009 [Nominated for a Razzie Award® for Worst Supporting Actor];
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND - 2011 [Documentary; Excutive Producer only];
HOP - 2011 [Voice only. His last acting role]. Hugh Hefner appeared
on nearly all the afternoon, prime time and late night entertainment
shows and won a Star on The Walk of Fame on April 9, 1980 [his
birthday] at 6126 Hollywood Blvd. for his work in television.
Of all the "skin mags" on the market, Playboy [it was
originally going to
be titled "Stag Party"] always was the most decent one. It
actually had things to say about the times and and politics of the
decade and most of the time tried to keep pubic hair out of their
photos. Hef started a series of skin mags from other publishers
that could never compete with Playboy no matter how raunchy they were
and the truth of the matter was, Hef loved and worshipped women and
he loved to be around them. There was never any sexual assault
charges or sex crime accusations against him. He retained his
"puritan" image up until his death and advanced the careers
of many women who appeared in Playboy, some names of which would
surprise you. Hugh M. Hefner lived with the beautiful Barbi
Benton from 1969-1976 and was a longtime gay rights activist [Hefner
personally agreed to have Playboy publish "The Crooked Man",
a science fiction story by Charles Beaumont, in which a heterosexual
man is persecuted in a world populated by homosexuals. When critics
attacked him for publishing such a story, Hefner replied "If it
is wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the
reverse is wrong, too."] In an atmosphere where it would be easy
to become a complete womanizer, Heffner was one of the few men that
made it seem acceptable. Heffner's favorite quote was: "Playboy
exploits sex the way Sports Illustrated exploits sports."
Hugh M. Heffner died of natural causes and was 91 years old. We all
should be so lucky. His death affects every kid who had a secret
stash of Playboy, both past and present.) - 09/27/17
MONTY
HALL (Producer/Actor: Many Baby Boomers,
like myself, remember Monty Hall [real name: Maurice Halperin] as the
Host of LET'S MAKE A DEAL - 1963-1975, 1980-1981 & 1990-1991
["I'll give you $300 if you have a paper clip in your
pocketbook"] while people dressed in the dorkiest costumes
[every day there was Halloween] tried to pick what was behind Curtian
#1, #2 or #3. Sometimes it would be a car and other times it would be
a jackass pulling a cart. He eventually became a Producer of Game
shows, TV Movies and TV Series. His credits as a TV Producer
[Executive Producer & Regular Producer] were: YOUR FIRST
IMPRESSION - 1962; CHAIN LETTER - 1966 [7 episodes]; TALKING PICTURES
- 1968 [TV Movie]; SPLIT SECOND - 1972; 
MASQUERADE
PARTY - 1974; THE MACLEAN STEVENSON SHOW - 1976-1977; IT'S ANYBODY'S
GUESS - 1977; LET"S MAKE A DEAL - 1980-1981; SPLIT SECOND -
1986; LET'S MAKE A DEAL - 2003. Monty Hall also acted in a few TV
Series and TV Movies. They were: THE LITTLE REVUE - 1953; FLOOR SHOW
- 1953; MATINEE PARTY - 1953; THAT GIRL - 1969; LI'L ABNER - 1971 [TV
Movie]; THE WACKY WORLD OF JONATHAN WINTERS - 1972; LOVE, AMERICAN
STYLE - 1973; ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1973; THE LOVE BOAT -
1978; THE COURAGE AND THE PASSION - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE CANADIAN
CONSPIRACY - 1985 {TV Movie]; THE WONDER YEARS - 1992 THE NANNY -
1996; SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH - 1999; PROVIDENCE - 2001; THAT '70S
SHOW - 2001; THE SURREAL LIFE - 2003; THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR - 2005. hE
also directed an episode of the Spanish game show TRATO HECHO in
2005, a Spanish version of LET'S MAKE A DEAL. in 2013 he won a
Lifetime Achievement Award from The Daytime Emmy Awards® and he
won a Star on The Walk Of Fame on August 24, 1973 at 6801
Hollywood Blvd. Monty Hall was the host/performer and narrator of two
television film shows for kids: "Cowboy Theater", which was
seen on Saturday afternoons on WRCA TV Ch. 4 in New York City from
Saturday September 15, 1956 to Saturday March 2, 1957; and "Fun
In the Morning", seen on Saturday mornings on WNEW TV Ch. 5 in
New York City from Saturday May 16, 1959 to Saturday September 25,
1959. Mr. Hall also hosted a kids game show: "Video Village
Junior" [Kids version of The Weekday morning adults game show:
"Video Village"]. Hall hosted "Video Village
Junior" with actress/singer and model, Eileen Barton, and
announcer, Kenny Williams [Ms. Barton and Mr. Williams also served as
comedy relief on the show] Saturday mornings on the CBS TV Network
from Saturday September 30, 1961 to Saturday June 16, 1962. He was
also father-in-law to actor Chris Sarandon [FRIGHT NIGHT - 1985].
Hall also appeared on countless TV Game shows as a panelist and as
himself on many tv Specials afternoon, prime time and Late naight
entertainment series. Monty Hall Passed away of heart failure and was
96 years-old.) - 09/30/17
TOM
PETTY
(Singer/Songwriter: Will someone please tell the Grim Reaper to stop
taking away my musical inspirations before their time? Tom Petty [And
The Heartbreakers] certainly knew how to deliver a song, whether it
be "I Won't Back Down" [a 9-11 anthem], "American
Girl", "Don't Come Around Here No More", "Breakdown",
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", "Runnin'
Down a Dream", "Here Comes My Girl", "Learning
To Fly" and many, many more, including my favorite "Free
Fallin''".
Petty also joined the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys playing Bass
guitar [and not his trademark Rickenbacker 660/12 Guitar] because
there were too many guitarists in the group, including Bob Dylan,
George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison.They had a hit in 1988
with the song "Handle With Care". Tom Petty was so
influential with his record label that he once had them lower the
price of one of his albums from $9.99 to $8.99 because he thought it
was "too much" [Here is his take on illegal downloading of
songs off the Internet: "It's funny
how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way
things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people
steal the music? Because they can't afford the music."]
Petty's songs were used in many films and TV series and they
included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: FM
- 1978 [also appeared as himself]; TAPS - 1981; WKRP IN CINCINNATI -
1982 [TV]; FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH - 1982; KNIGHT RIDER -
1983-1984 [TV]; STREETS OF FIRE - 1984; MIAMI VICE - 1986 [TV]; BAND
OF THE HAND - 1986; DOLLY - 1987 [TV]; MADE IN HEAVEN - 1987 [Actor
only]; IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW - 1987 [TV]; LETHAL WEAPON 2 -
1989; THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - 1991 [Iconic use of "American
Girl"]; MELROSE PLACE - 1992 [TV]; HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN
NEW YORK - 1992; JUDGMENT NIGHT - 1993; BOYS ON THE SIDE - 1995; MAD
LOVE - 1995; PARTY OF FIVE - 1992 [TV]; SHE'S THE ONE - 1996; JINGLE
ALL THE WAY - 1996; JERRY MACGUIRE - 1996; TROJAN WAR - 1997; THE
POSTMAN - 1997 [Actor only]; THE SIMPSONS - 1997 [TV]; GYPSY MAGIC -
1997; THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW - 1998 [TV; Actor only]; STARS IN THEIR
EYES - 2000 [TV]; SUGAR & SPICE - 2001; CHERISH - 2002; TRUE
DREAMS - 2002; MR. DEEDS - 2002; CHASING LIBERTY - 2004; LADDER 49 -
2004; THE O.C. - 2005 [TV]; SLEEPING DOGS LIE - 2006; THE SOPRANOS -
2000-2006 [Pay TV Series]; WHAT ABOUT BRIAN - 2006 [TV]; 7TH HEAVEN -
1996-2006 [TV; 3 episodes]; BARNYARD - 2006; THE EIGHT - 2006 [TV];
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS - 2007 [TV]; SAVING GRACE - 2007 [TV]; THE WIRE -
2008 [Pay TV Series]; RECOUNT - 2008 [Pay TV Movie]; APPALOOSA -
2008; MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL - 2008; UGLY BETTY - 2008 [TV]; FOUR
CHRISTMASES - 2008; STARGATE: ATLANTIS - 2008 [TV]; COLD CASE -
2004-2009 [TV; 5 episodes]; CRIMINAL MINDS - 2009 [TV]; KING OF THE
HILL - 2004-2009 [TV; Voiced the role of "Lucky" for 29
episodes]; MARIE BRAND-THE NIGHT OF RETRIBUTION - 2009 [TV Movie];
IT'S COMPLICATED - 2009; THE LAST COP - 2010 [TV]; COACH TRIP - 2010
[TV]; ONE TREE HILL - 2010 [TV]; LARRY CROWNE - 2011; WE BOUGHT A ZOO
- 2011; THAT'S MY BOY - 2012; WON'T BACK DOWN - 2012; RAGE - 2012
[TV]; CALIFORNICATION - 2008-2013 [Pay TV Series]; THE OFFICE - 2013
[TV]; THE NEWSROOM - 2013 [Pay TV Series]; THE GOLDBERGS - 
2013
[TV]; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1979-2014 [TV; 7 episodes]; FAMILY GUY -
2014 [TV]; PARKS AND RECREATION - 2011-2015 [TV; 4 episodes]; COUGAR
TOWN - 2011-2015 [TV; 4 episodes]; HOT PURSUIT - 2015; ENTOURAGE -
2015; RICKI AND THE FLASH - 2015; NERVE - 2016; WAYWARD PINES - 2016
[TV]; CORONATION STREET - 2016 [TV]; ROADIES - 2016 [Pay TV Series];
SING - 2016; CRASHING - 2017 [TV]; BILLIONS - 2017 [Pay TV Series];
CARS 3 - 2017; BEAT SHAZAM - 2017 [TV; 3 episodes; the last Petty
credits while he was still alive. Believe me, there will be many more
in the future.]. Petty's music was used on countless singing
competition Reality Series and he had many music videos [remember
them?] and Concert footage available on Home Video. Tom Petty And The
Heartbreakers won a Grammy Award® for Best Long Form Music Video
for "Runnin' Down a Dream" and won a Star on
The Walk Of Fame Awarded on April 28, 1999 at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. He
was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [as a member of
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers] in 2002. Tom Petty passed away due
to cardiac arrest and was just 66 years-old.). - 10/02/17
ANNE
WIAZEMSKY (Actress: Ms. Wiazemsky was one
of the French actresses [Born: Anna Ivanovna Vyazemskaya] who became
popular due to French New Wave Films and European Art Films and her
marriage to famous French film Director Jean-Luc Godard [married 1967
- 1979]. She also directed a few popular documentaries. Her credits
included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]:
BALTHAZAR - 1966; LA CHINOISE - 1967 [Her first film with Godard];
LAMIEL - 1967; WEEKEND - 1967 [Considered Godard's Masterpiece];
THEOREM - 1968; BONNOT'S GANG -
1968; THE SEED OF MAN - 1969; LES VIELLES LUNES - 1969; LES GAULOISES
BLEUES - 1969; PIGPEN - 1969; CAPRICCI - 1969; L'EXAMEN DU PETIT
[Short]; WIND FROM THE EAST - 1970; L'INCHIESTA - 1971 [TV Movie];
STRUGGLE IN ITALY - 1971; RAPHAEL OR THE DEBAUCHED ONE - 1971;
VLADIMIR AND ROSA - 1971; TOUT VA BIEN - 1972; THE BIG DEPARTURE -
1972; GEORGE WHO? - 1973; LE RETOUR D'AFRIQUE - 1973; THE LAST TRAIN
- 1973; LA VERITE SUR L'IMAGINAIRE PASSION D'UN INCONNU - 1974; LE
PAIN NOIR - 1974-1975 [TV mini-series]; THE EXTRADITION - 1975; LE
MYSTERE FRONTENAC - 1975 [TV Movie]; LA SEMAINE SANGLANTE - 1976;
PAINT MY HEART RED - 1976; CIVIL WARS IN FRANCE - 1978; LA PASSION -
1978 [TV Movie]; FLESH COLOR - 1978; DON JUAN - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE
SECRET SON - 1979; LE GRAND INQUISITEUR - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE
IMPRINTS OF GIANTS - 1980; MEME LES MOMES ONT DU VAGUE A L'AME -
1980; L'HOPITAL DE LENINGRAD - 1983 [TV Movie]; LE MECENE - 1983
[Short]; GRENOUILLES - 1983; RENDEZ-VOUS - 1985; SHE SPENT SO MANY
HOURS UNDER THE SUN LAMPS - 1985; QUI TROP EMBRASSE... - 1986; LE
TESTAMENT D'UN POETE JUIF ASSASSINE - 1988; FOREIGN CITY - 1988 [her
final acting role.]. Later in life, she wrote several books,
including a novel, "Canines", which received the
Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award. Another
novel, "Une poignée de gens" ["A Handful of People"],
received the grand prize of the French Academy. She also wrote two
books about her life with Godard. Anne Wiazemsky passed away from
breast cancer and was 70 years-old.) - 10/05/17
RALPHIE
MAY (Comedian:
Ralphie May, was the stand-up comedian who turned a second-place
finish on LAST COMIC STANDING - 2003-2004 into a successful career in
comedy. He performed a series of gut-busting comedy concerts during
his short life that will live on thanks to home video. He also acted
on a few comedy TV Series including: FOR DA LOVE OF MONEY - 2002; SPY
TV - 2002; WHOOPI - 2003; LAST COMIC STANDING - 2003-2004; GAS - 2004
[Theatrical Film]; BAGGIN' - 2005 [TV Movie]; CUBED - 2010; THE BEST
AND THE BRIGHTEST - 2010 [Theatrical film]; SQUIDBILLIES [2013; Voice
only]; INSIDE AMY SCHUMER - 2016; PENN & TELLER: FOOL US - 2107
[his last acting role]. Ralphie May was 450 pounds and died of
cardiac arrest following a brief battle with pneumonia. He was 45
years-old.) - 10/06/17
DON
PEDRO COLLEY (Actor: Colley's name may
not be familiar, but he appeared in many blaxploitation films during
the 1970's, some of them horror films. He was also a regular guest on
many TV Series, including THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, playing "Sheriff
Little". He basically retired from acting in 1998, but made a
comeback in 2016, appearing in two films. His credits included
[Theatrical film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: DAKTARI -
1967 [TV]; IRON HORSE - 1967 [TV]; THE VIRGINIAN - 1968 [TV];
CIMARRON STRIP - 1968 [TV]; HERE COME THE BRIDES - 1968 [TV]; THE
WILD WILD WEST - 1968 [TV]; DANIEL BOONE - 1968-1969 [TV; 4
episodes]; THE BILL COSBY SHOW - 1970; BENEATH
THE PLANET OF THE APES - 1970 [Colley is named
"Ongaro". but was listed as "Negro" in the
closing credits, which pissed-off Colley]; VANISHED - 1971 [TV
Movie]; THX 1138 - 1971 [George
Lucas' first film]; ADAM-12 - 1971 [TV];
NICHOLS - 1971 [TV]; NIGHT GALLERY - [TV; "Dr. Stringfellow's
Rejuvenator" - 1971]; CROSSCURRENT - 1971 [TV Movie]; THE
LEGEND OF NIGGER CHARLEY - 1972; LAPIN 360 - 1972; BANACEK -
1972 [TV]; IRONSIDE - 1972 [TV]; THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE - 1972; BLACK
CAESAR - 1973 [Played "Crawdaddy"]; SEARCH - 1973
[TV]; THIS IS A HIJACK -
1973; SUGAR HILL - 1974 [played the
unforgettable "Baron Samedi"]; HERBIE RIDES AGAIN - 1974;
TOMA - 1974 [TV]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1974 [TV]; INSIGHT -
1975 [TV]; DEATH SCREAM - 1975
[TV Movie]; HARRY O - 1975 [TV]; LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - 1977
[TV]; STARSKY AND HUTCH - 1977 [TV]; THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1977 [TV];
SPACE ACADEMY - 1977 [TV]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1978 [TV]; TENSPEED AND
BROWN SHOE - 1980 [TV]; CASINO - 1980 [TV Movie]; BRING 'EM BACK
ALIVE - 1982 [TV]; CASABLANCA - 1983 [TV]; THE PAPER CHASE - 1984
[TV]; THE A-TEAM - 1984 [TV]; THE DUKES OF HAZZARD - 1981-1984 [TV;
10 episodes]; WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW! - 1987 [TV]; THE BLUE IGUANA -
1988; JOURNEY OF HONOR - 1991 [Narrator only]; QUEST OF THE DELTA
KNIGHTS - 1993 [MFHV]; CAGNEY & LACEY: THE RETURN - 1994 [TV
Movie]; PIRANHA - 1995 [Roger Corman's
remake of the Joe Dante classic, which was made under the banner
"Roger Corman Presents" for Showtime Pay Cable]; A HOLLOW
PLACE - 1998 [Short]; MIDNIGHT MASSACRE - 2016 [also Co-Director &
Executive Producer]; DEAD END - 2016 [His last acting role]. Colley
appeared in many DUKES OF HAZZARD Conventions [the show is still
quite popular], his last major appearance was during "Cooter's
Last Stand 2017" in Luray, VA, July 29 & 30th, where he
joined remaining cast members for the last Official Dukesfest event.
Don Pedro Colley passed away peacefully in his sleep after a year
long battle with cancer at the Skyland Medical Center. He was 79
years-old.) - 10/11/17
MAX
FAIRCHILD (Actor: Fairchild was one of
the few actors to appear both in MAD MAX - 1979 and THE ROAD WARRIOR
- 1981. This Australian actor also appeared in three films by fellow
University High School in Melbourne, Australia alumni director
Philippe Mora. He also worked with such famous Australian directors
as Bruce Beresford, John Duigan and even Werner Herzog.
His credits included [Theatrical films unless marked with a TV for
TV series]: THE LONG ARM - 1970 [TV]; HOMICIDE - 1970-1973 [TV]; RYAN
- 1973 [TV]; MATLOCK POLICE - 1972-1975 [TV; 5 episodes]; DICK DOWN
UNDER - 1975; DIVISION 4 - 1970-1975 [TV; 9 episodes]; THE LAST OF
THE AUSTRALIANS - 1975 [TV]; TANDARRA - 1976 [TV]; MAD DOG MORGAN -
1976 [Directed by Philippe Mora. I love this film.]; THE GETTING OF
WISDOM - 1977; SUMMERFIELD - 1977; BLUEY - 1977 [TV]; BOBBY DAZZLER -
1977 [TV]; MONEY MOVERS - 1978; MAD MAX
- 1979; DIMBOOLA - 1979; HOLIDAY ISLAND - 1981 [TV]; THE
ROAD WARRIOR - 1981; WHERE THE GREEN ANTS DREAM - 1984; WINNERS
- 1985 [TV]; DEATH OF A SOLDIER - 1986 [Directed by Philippe Mora]; THE
MARSUPIALS: THE HOWLING III - 1987 [Directed by Philippe Mora];
WILLIAM TELL - 1988 [TV]; THE
BLOOD OF HEROES - 1989 [a.k.a. NIGHT OF THE JUGGER; really
underrated film, especially in its uncut form]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -
1989 [TV]; YELLOWTHREAD STREET - 1990 [TV]; POLICE CROP: THE
WINCHESTER CONSPIRACY - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE FLYING DOCTORS - 1991;
THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT - 1992; GARBO - 1992; JANUS - 1994 [TV]; STATE
CORONER - 1997 [TV]; BLUE HEELERS - 1994-1997 [TV]; THE ADVENTURES OF
LANO & WOODLEY - 1997 [TV]; OTHERZONE - 1998 [Short]; DEAD END -
1999; AUSTRALIAN RULES - 2002; THE ROUSEABOUT - 2003 [Short]; THE
NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY - 2003; KILLING TIME - 2011 [TV; 8
episodes]; PHILIPPE MORA'S THE GROWLING - 2017 [Filming at the time
of his passing]. Max Fairchild was battling cancer for three years
and was approximately 70 years-old.) - 10/13/17
ROY
DOTRICE (Actor: Dotrice was an acclaimed
stage & film actor, winning a Tony in 2000 for a revival of
Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten. He entered the
Guinness Book of World Records for greatest number of solo
performances by giving 1782 performances of the one-man show Brief Lives.
He was also popular on TV, especially for his short stint as Hallyne
on GAME OF THRONES. His credits included [TV Series unless marked
with a TF for Theatrical
Film]: THE ADVENTURE - 1957 [TV Short]; HUNTINGTOWER - 1957; ESCAPE -
1957 [3 episodes]; TREASURE ISLAND - 1957 [5 episodes]; ONION BOYS -
1957-1958; TELEVISION WORLD THEATRE - 1958; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
- 1959 [TV Movie]; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1960; CONCRETE JUNGLE -
1960 [TF]; THEATRE NIGHT - 1961; THE CHERRY ORCHARD - 1962 [TV
Movie]; BOYD Q.C. - 1963; FABULOUS GOSSIPS - 1965; THE HEROES OF
TELEMARK - 1965 [TF]; THE WAR OF THE ROSES - 1965-1966 [TV
mini-series]; THE LIARS - 1966; THE CRETAN PLAYS OF ACTION - 1966 [TV
Movie]; PUBLIC EYE - 1966; LOVE STORY - 1966; FOUR PEOPLE - 1966 [TV
mini-series]; ITV PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1966 [3 episodes]; THEATRE 625 -
1966; BLACKMAIL - 1966; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1965-1967; THE WEDNESDAY
PLAY - 1967; LATE NIGHT HORROR - 1968; A TWIST OF SAND - 1968 [TF];
THE JAZZ AGE - 1968; IMPERIAL PALACE - 1969 [4 episodes]; LOCK UP
YOUR DAUGHTERS! - 1969 [TF]; THE GOLD ROBBERS - 1969 [TV
mini-series]; OMNIBUS - 1969 [TV]; SOLO - 1970; TOMORROW - 1970 [TF];
THE BUTTERCUP CHAIN - 1970 [TF]; TALES OF UNEASE - 1970; ONE OF THOSE
THINGS - 1971 [TF]; JACKANORY - 1971 [5 episodes]; MISLEADING CASES -
1967-1971 [19 episodes; BAFTA TV Award® for Best Actor]; THE
RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - 1971; NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA - 1971 [TF]; TALES
FROM THE CRYPT - 1972 [TF]; CLOCHEMERLE - 1972 [8 episodes]; ITV
SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE - 1972; HIDE AND SEEK - 1972 [TF]; SPACE: 1999 -
1975; HINDLE WAKES - 1976 [TV Movie]; DICKENS OF LONDON - 1976 [TV
mini-series; portrayed Charles Dickens for 13 episodes]; SYKES -
1976; ALIEN ATTACK - 1976 [TV Movie]; BBC2 PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1978;
SATURN 3 - 1980 [TF; Dubbed the voice of Harvey Keitel]; MISTER
LINCOLN - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE LAST OF LINDA CLEER - 1981 [Short];
FAMILY REUNION - 1981 [TV Movie]; MAGNUM, P.I. - 1981; TALES OF THE
GOLD MONKEY - 1983; REMINGTON STEELE - 1984; HART TO HART - 1984;
CHEECH & CHONG'S THE CORSICAN BROTHERS - 1984 [TF]; AMADEUS -
1984 [TF; Portrayed Mozart]; THE CORSICAN BROTHERS - 1985 [TV Movie];
STEPHEN KING'S GOLDEN TALES - 1985 [MFHV]; ELIMINATORS
- 1986 [TF]; THE A-TEAM - 1986; THE WIZARD - 1986 [3 episodes]; TALES
FROM THE DARKSIDE - 1987; YOUNG HARRY HOUDINI - 1987 [TV Movie];
ROOMIES - 1987; FAERIE TALE THEATRE - 1987; THE EQUALIZER - 1989;
SHAKA ZULU - 1986-1989 [10 episodes]; NIGHTMARE CLASSICS - 1989; THE
LADY FORGETS - 1989 [TV Movie]; HUNTER - 1990; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST -
1987-1990 [portrayed "Jacob 'Father' Wells" in 55
episodes]; THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER - 1990 [Short; Voice only]; FOR
THE GREATER GOOD - 1991; DOWN HOME - 1991; SUBURBAN COMMANDO - 1991
[TF]; THE GOOD POLICEMAN - 1991 [TF]; THE CUTTING EDGE - 1992 [TF];
THE LOUNGE PEOPLE - 1992 [TF]; GOING TO EXTREMES - 1992-1993 [17
episodes]; WINGS - 1994; L.A. LAW - 1994; CHILDREN OF THE DARK - 1994
[TV Movie]; SWIMMING WITH SHARKS - 1994 [TF]; EARTH 2 - 1995; MURDER,
SHE WROTE - 1990-1995 [3 episodes]; BABYLON 5 - 1995; BATMAN: THE
ANIMATED SERIES - 1995 [Voice only]; THE SCARLET LETTER - 1995 [TF];
STRANGE LUCK - 1995-1996; PICKET FENCES - 1993-1996 [15 episodes];
TALES FROM THE CRYPT - ["Escape" - 1996]; MR. & MRS.
SMITH - 1996-1997 [12 episodes]; SPIDER-MAN - 1997 [Voice only; 4
episodes]; HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS - 1998 [3 episodes;
played Hercules' father, Zeus]; LIKE FATHER, LIKE SANTA - 1998 [TV
Movie]; THE COLOUR OF FUNNY - 1999 [TF]; MADIGAN MEN - 2000 [12
episodes]; SLIDERS - 1999-2000; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 2001; ALIEN
HUNTER - 2003 [TF]; JUST SHOOT ME! - 2003; DOCTORS - 2003; ANGEL -
2003; THE LADY MUSKETEER - 2004 [TV mini-series]; 448 BC: OLYMPIAD OF
ANCIENT HELLAS - 2004 [TF]; CASUALTY - 2005; THESE FOOLISH THINGS -
2005 [TF]; THE AFTERNOON PLAY - 2006; PLAYED - 2006 [TF]; LIFE BEGINS
- 2005-2006 [8 episodes]; HEARTBEAT - 2006; GO GO TALES - 2007 [TF];
FROM ARISTOTLE TO HAWKING - 2007 
[Documentary];
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
- 2008 [TF]; GAME OF THRONES - 2012 [Pay Cable Series; his final
acting role]. Roy Dotrice also won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken
Word Album for Children For the album "Pooh's Heffalump".
Roy Dotrice joined the Royal Air Force at age 16 and was trained as
a wireless operator and air gunner. In 1942 his plane was shot down
and he was captured where he served out the remainder of WWII (over
three years) as a prisoner of war in Germany. He was introduced to
the idea of performing when he took part in various makeshift
concerts in order to raise the spirits of his fellow captives. He was
once the Father-in-Law to actors Alex Hyde-White and Edward Woodward.
He performed 224 voices in the audiobook version of A GAME OF
THRONES, which put him in the Guiness Book Of Records. He was also
listed in the Guiness Book Of Records for playing for over 1,700
performances over a period of nearly a decade for his one-man show "Brief
Lives" on Stage. He considers his greatest achievement as
introducing American baseball to the cricket playing Royal
Shakespeare Company. Paul Robeson played first base; Sam Wanamaker
played Second Base; Laurence Olivier played Third Base; Peter O'Toole
played Short Stop; Albert Finney as Catcher and Charles Laughton as
Home Plate Umpire. Oh, to see just one of those games!!! Roy Dotrice
died of undisclosed causes and was 94 years-old.) - 10/16/17
JOHN
DUNSWORTH (Actor; Best known on Canadian
TV as "Jim Lahey" on THE TRAILER PARK BOYS TV Series and
movies, John Dunsworth turned that role into a lifetime occupation.
But he did do his share of other TV shows and films and his credits
both in front and behind the 
camera,
which included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV
Series]: SO LONG TO RUN - 1997 [Short]; DEEP SEA CONSPIRACY - 1987;
THE JIM HENSON HOUR - 1989 [TV]; THE LITTLE KIDNAPPERS - 1990 [TV
Movie]; DEADLY BETRAYAL: THE BRUCE CURTIS STORY - 1991 [TV Movie;
Casting Director only]; THE SECRET - 1992 [TV Movie; Casting only];
BURIED ON SUNDAY - 1992; LIFE WITH BILLY - 1993 [TV Movie; also
Casting Director]; MARY SILLIMAN'S WAR - 1994 [TV Movie; also
Casting]; DOLORES CLAIRBORNE - 1995 [Extras Casting only]; TWO IF BY
SEA - 1996 [TV Movie; Extras Casting only]; SWEET ANGEL MINE -
1996 [also Casting];; CALM AT SUNSET - 1996 [Casting Only]; GIGA
SHADOW - 1997 [a LEXX TV Movie]; PIT PONY - 1997 [TV Movie; also
Casting Director]; TITANIC - 1997 [Extras Casting only]; THE HANGING
GARDEN - 1997 [Casting Director only] LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND -
1997 [Additional Casting only]; EB & FLO - 1998 [Short; Casting
Director only]; ONE LAST SHOT - 1998 [Short; his first time
portraying Jim Lahey]; THE REAL HOWARD SPITZ - 1998 [Also Additional
Casting]; RECIPE FOR REVENGE [TV Movie; Casting only]; ONE HEART
BROKEN INTO SONG - 1999 [Casting Director only]; BLUE MOON - 1999 [TV
Movie; Casting only]; LOVING EVANGELINE - 1999 [TV Movie; Casting
only]; NEW WATERFORD GIRL - 1999; PIT PONY - 1999-2000 [TV; 11
episodes]; DEEPLY - 2000 [Voice & Casting only]; A GLIMPSE OF
HELL - 2001 [TV Movie]; THE WAITING GAME - 2001 [TV Movie; Casting
only]; THREE DAYS - 2001 [TV Movie]; THE SHIPPING NEWS - 2001; THIS
BOY - 2002 [Short]; VIRGINIA'S RUN - 2002; TRUDEAU - 2002; LEXX -
1997-2002 [TV; Voice {of "His Shadow"} & Bit Actor; 12
episodes; Casting Director for 18 episodes]; THE MAGIC OF MARCIANO -
2000 [Casting Director & Set Decorator only]; TOO YOUNG TO BE A
DAD - 2002 [TV Movie]; LIFT-OFF - 2002 [Short]; THE CHRISTMAS SHOES -
2002 [TV Movie]; SHATTERED CITY: THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION - 2003 [TV];
BLESSINGS - 2003 [TV Movie]; A HOLE IN ONE - 2004; REVERSIBLE ERRORS
- 2004 [TV Movie]; SLEEP MURDER - 2004 [TV Movie]; THE RIVERMAN -
2004 [TV Movie]; THE TRAILER PARK BOYS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - 2004 [TV
Movie]; FUNPAK - 2005 [TV; Voice only]; SUZANNE'S DIARY FOR NICHOLAS
- 2005 [TV Movie]; JESSE STONE: STONE COLD - 2005 [TV Movie]; SERIOUS
MIRACLES - 2005 [Short]; AMBULANCE GIRL - 2005 [TV Movie]; THE
HUNT FOR THE BTK KILLER - 2005 [TV Movie]; TRUDEAU II: MAVERICK IN
THE MAKING - 2005 [TV Movie]; A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED - 2006; TRAILER
PARK BOYS: THE MOVIE - 2006; THE CONCLAVE - 2006; STUCK - 2007;
COFFEE MISHAP - 2007 [Short; Voice only]; TREEVENGE - 2008 [Short;
Voice only]; SAY GOODNIGHT TO BAD GUYS - 2008 [TV Movie]; TRAILER
PARK BOYS: COUNTDOWN TO LIQUOR DAY - 2009; TWO MEN, TWO COWS, TWO
GUNS - 2009 [Short]; GUESS WHO'S KNOCKING - 2009 [Short; also
Writer]; THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE BLUES - 2010 [TV Movie];
BACKBENCHER - 2010 [TV]; THE DRUNK AND ON DRUGS HAPPY FUNTIME HOUR -
2011 [TV]; TAKE THIS WALTZ - 2011;
CLOUDBURST - 2011; BEAT DOWN - 2012; THIS IS JIM CLEVELAND - 2012
[Documentary Short; Director/Cinematographer & Producer only];
TITANIC: THE AFTERMATH - 2012 [TV Movie]; CALL ME FITZ - 2012 [TV];
LIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AX - 2014 [TV Movie]; TRAILER PARK BOYS: DON'T
LEGALIZE IT - 2014; SWEARNET: THE MOVIE - 2014; LURE - 2014; SWEARNET
LIVE - 2014; TRAILER PARK BOYS: LIVE AT THE NORTH POLE - 2014 [TV
Movie]; HAVEN - 2010-2015 [TV; 52 episodes]; THE SURF GODS - 2015
[Short; Executive Producer only]; TRAILER PARK BOYS: DRUNK, HIGH &
UNEMPLOYED - 2015 [TV Movie]; FORGIVE ME - 2013-2015 [TV; 22
episodes; Won a ACTRA Maritimes Award® in 2013 for Outstanding
Performance - Male]; GARAGE TALKS - 2016 [TV]; WEIRDOS - 2016; SIR
JOHN A. AND THE SEARCH FOR THE SEMI-QUENCHED - 2016; TRAILER PARK
BOYS - 2001-2018 [TV; 99 episodes; Won a Gemini Award® in 2005
for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series;
Directed one episode in 2014; His final acting role;]. John Dunsworth
had a voice that made him perfect as a narrator for documentaries, of
which he did a dozen or so. John Dunsworth died of undisclosed causes
and was 71 years-old.) - 10/16/17
HARRY
STRADLING JR. (Cinematographer: Director
of photography and Cinematographer of many famous movies and TV
Series. His credits included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a 
TV
for TV Series]: SYNANON - 1965; WELCOME TO HARD TIMES - 1967;
GUNSMOKE - 1964-1967 [TV; 86 episodes]; CIMARRON STRIP - 1967-1968
[TV; 21 episodes]; WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL - 1968; SUPPORT YOUR
LOCAL SHERIFF! - 1969; THE MAD ROOM - 1969; YOUNG BILLY YOUNG - 1969;
THE GOOD GUYS AND THE BAD GUYS - 1969; THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN -
1970; DIRTY DINGUS MCGEE - 1970; LITTLE BIG MAN - 1970; SUPPORT YOUR
LOCAL GUNFIGHTER - 1971; FOOL'S PARADE - 1971; THE LATE LIZ - 1971;
SOMETHING BIG - 1971; [Never available on Home Video]; SKYJACKED
- 1972; THUMB TRIPPING - 1972; 1776 - 1972 [Nominated for an Academy
Award® for Best Cinematography]; THE MAN WHO LOVED CAT DANCING -
1973; THE WAY WE WERE - 1973 [Nominated for an Academy Award® for
Best Cinematography]; MCQ - 1974 [one of
John Wayne's few non-Westerns during the latter part of his career]; NIGHTMARE
HONEYMOON - 1974; BANK SHOT - 1974; BITE THE BULLET - 1975; MITCHELL
- 1975; ROOSTER COGBURN - 1975; MIDWAY - 1976; THE BIG BUS - 1976;
SPECIAL DELIVERY - 1976; THE GREATEST - 1977; DAMNATION
ALLEY - 1977; CONVOY - 1978; GO
TELL THE SPARTANS - 1978; BORN AGAIN - 1978; PROPHECY
- 1979 [one of the most laughed about films made, yet it is highly
enjoyable to watch and goes way beyond its PG Rating]; CARNY - 1980;
UP THE ACADEMY - 1980 [Mad Magazine took their name off this film and
star Ron Leibman had his name removed from the credits]; S.O.B. -
1981; THE PURSUIT OF D.B. COOPER - 1981; BUDDY BUDDY - 1981; O'HARA'S
WIFE - 1982; GEORGE WASHINGTON - 1984 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes;
Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Cinematography for a
Limited Series or a Special]; MICKI + MAUDE - 1984; A FINE MESS -
1986; BLIND DATE - 1987; CADDYSHACK II - 1988 [His final film as a
cinematographer. Not a good way to end your career]. Harry Stradling
Jr. died at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills and was 92
years-old.) - 10/17/17
BRENT
BRISCOE (Actor: Busy character actor ,
especially if you watched the recent revival of TWIN PEAKS - 2017,
where he portrayed Detective Dave Macklay. He was comfortable both on
TV an in Theatrical Films and his credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: KNOTS LANDING - 1991; EVENING
SHADE - 1991-1992 [4 episodes; also Wrote 2 episodes]; HEARTS AFIRE -
1992; GREY KNIGHT - 1993 [TF]; SOME FOLKS CALL IT A SLING BLADE -
1994 [Short]; SLING BLADE - 1996 [TF]; THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT {TV
movie; Writer only]; U TURN - 1997 [TF]; TRACEY TAKES ON... - 1998;
MODERN VAMPIRES - 1998 [TV Movie]; ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE - 1998
[TF]; BREAK UP - 1998 [TF]; A SIMPLE PLAN - 1998 [TF]; MAXIMUM BOB -
1998; LEGALISE - 1998 [TV Movie]; MULHOLLAND DR. - 1999 [TV Movie];
THE MINUS MAN - 1999 [TF]; ER - 1999]; THE JACK BULL - 1999 [TV
Movie]; THE THIRTEENTH YEAR - 1999 TV Movie]; CRAZY IN ALABAMA - 1999
[TF]; CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL - 1999; THE
GREEN MILE - 1999 [TF]; MAN ON THE MOON - 1999 [TF]; BEAUTIFUL -
2000 [TF]; DOUBLE
TAKE - 2001 [TF]; MADISON - 2001 [TF]; DRIVEN - 2001 [TF]; SAY IT
ISN'T SO - 2001 [TF]; GIDEON'S CROSSING - 2001; MULHOLLAND DRIVE -
2001 [TF]; THE MAJESTIC - 2001; IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU - 2002 [TF];
WAKING UP IN RENO - 2002 [TF; also Writer]; JOURNEY OF REDEMPTION -
2002 [TF]; THE BIG EMPTY - 2003; THE HANDLER - 2003-2004 [3
episodes]; DEADWOOD - 2004 [Pay TV Series]; SPIDER-MAN 2 - 2004 [TF];
24 - 2005; JAG - 2005; NUMB3RS - 2005; HOUSE M.D. - 2005; GREY'S
ANATOMY - 2005; GOOD COP, BAD COP - 2006 [TF]; BONES - 2006]; THIEF -
2006 [TV mini-series]; VEGAS, BABY - 2006 [DTV]; FIST IN THE EYE -
2006 [TF]; THE MESSENGERS - 2007 [TF]; IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH - 2007
[TF]; MR. WOODCOCK - 2007 [TF]; HOME OF THE GIANTS - 2007 [TF]; RANDY
AND THE MOB - 2007 [TF]; NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS - 2007
[TF]; CRAZY - 2008 [TF]; BLACK CRESCENT MOON - 2008 [TF]; YES MAN -
2008 [TF]; THE SMELL OF SUCCESS - 2009 [TF]; THE GRIND - 2009 [TF];
MEDIUM - 2009; THE KILLER INSIDE ME - 2010 [TF]; DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
- 2010; BLOODWORTH - 2010 [TF]; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION -
2004-2010; SMALL TOWN SATURDAY NIGHT - 2010 [TF]; DIRTY GIRL - 2010
[TF]; THE DEFENDERS - 2010; FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS - 2011; HAIL MARY -
2011 [TV Movie]; JAYNE MANSFIELD'S CAR - 2012 [TF]; NCIS: LOS ANGELES
- 2012; THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - 2012 [TF[; BORN WILD - 2012 [TF];
AMBUSH AT DARK CANYON - 2012 [TF]; BENEATH - 2013 [TF]; SACADAL -
2014; ZOMBEAVERS - 2014 [TF]; SQUATTERS - 2014 [DTV]; PERCEPTION -
2014; HELL ON WHEELS - 2013-2014; ATLAS SHRUGGED: WHO IS JOHN GALT? -
2014 [TF]; HELLO, MY NAME IS FRANK - 2014 [TF]; PARKS AND RECREATION
- 2011-2015 [5 episodes]; JUSTIFIED - 2015; TERM
LIFE - 2016 [TF]; GOLIATH - 2016; NCIS - 2017; BROOKLYN
NINE-NINE - 2017; TWIN PEAKS - 2017 [Pay Cable Series; 7 episodes];
5TH OF JULY - 2017 [TF; his last acting role]. Briscoe began his
career as an apprentice at The Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre in 1985
and became Staff Writer for the Burt Reynolds TV comedy EVENING SHADE
in 1994. He was also good friends with Billy Bob Thornton. They
appeared in a few movies together. Brent Briscoe died of undetermined
causes and was just 56 years-old.) - 10/18/17
UMBERTO
LENZI
(Director/Writer: Umberto Lenzi was one of the leading Italian
Directors [who used many pseudonyms, the major one being
"Humphrey Humbert"] who gave audiences what they wanted:
Action, violence, blood and gore. He directed many genres of 
films,
but is best remembered for his Sword & Sandal, Spaghetti
Westerns, gaillo, horror, cannibal and "Poliziotteschi"
(tough cop) films. Many of his films are fondly remembered for their
grindhouse appeal, where is just where they belonged (That is not a
negative remark). His credits as Director included [Theatrical Films
unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: AN ITALIAN IN GREECE - 1958
[also Writer & Editor]; LOVE AND CHATTER - 1958 [Actor only]; THE
DAM ON THE YELLOW RIVER - 1960 [Assistant Director only]; CONSTANTINE
AND THE CROSS - 1961 [Assistant Director only]; GUNS OF THE BLACK
WITCH - 1961 [Assistant Director only]; QUEEN OF THE SEAS - 1961;
DUEL OF FIRE - 1962; THE TRIUMPH OF ROBIN HOOD - 1962; CATHERINE OF
RUSSIA - 1963 [also Writer]; INVINCIBLE MASKED RIDER - 1963 [also
Writer]; SAMSON AND THE SLAVE QUEEN - 1963 [also Writer]; SANDOKAN
THE GREAT - 1963 [also Writer]; TEMPLE OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT - 1964
[also Writer]; MESSALINA VS. THE SON OF HERCULES - 1964; SANDOKAN:
PIRATE OF MALAYSIA - 1964; THREE SERGEANTS OF BENGAL - 1964 [also
Writer]; TEMPLE OF A
THOUSAND LIGHTS - 1965; 008: OPERATION TERMINATE - 1965 [also
Writer]; SUPERSEVEN CALLING CAIRO - 1965 [also Writer]; THE SPY WHO
LOVED FLOWERS - 1966 [also Writer]; LAST MAN TO KILL - 1966 [also
Writer]; KRIMINAL - 1966 [also Writer]; DESERT
COMMANDOS - 1967 [also Writer]; GO FOR BROKE - 1968; PISTOL FOR
A HUNDRED COFFINS - 1968; PARANOIA
- 1969 [also Writer]; BATTLE OF THE COMMANDOS - 1969; TARZAN IN THE
GOLDEN GROTTO - 1969 [Writer only]; SO
SWEET...SO PERVERSE - 1969; A
QUIET PLACE TO KILL - 1970; AN
IDEAL PLACE TO KILL - 1971 [also Writer]; SEVEN
BLOOD-STAINED ORCHIDS - 1971 [also Writer]; MAN
FROM DEEP RIVER - 1972 [Some say this is the film that started
the Italian Cannibal genre]; KNIFE
OF ICE - 1972 [also Writer]; GANG
WAR IN MILAN - 1973 [also Writer]; SPASMO
- 1974; ALMOST HUMAN - 1974 [My
favorite of Lenzi's films]; EYEBALL
- 1975 [also Writer]; THE
KILLER MUST KILL AGAIN - 1975 [Producer only]; THE
MANHUNT - 1975 [also Writer]; SYNDICATE
SADISTS - 1975; VIOLENT NAPLES
- 1976; TOUGH COP - 1976 [also Writer]; DEATH
RAGE - 1976 [Producer only]; ROME:
ARMED TO THE TEETH - 1976 [a.k.a BRUTAL
JUSTICE; THE TOUGH ONES; ASSAULT
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON [using phony credits]; also Writer]; THE
CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST - 1977 [also Writer]; THE
BIGGEST BATTLE - 1978; BROTHERS
TILL WE DIE - 1978 [also Writer]; FROM HELL TO VICTORY - 1979
[also Writer]; FROM
CORLEONE TO BROOKLYN - 1979 [also Writer]; PARDON!...ARE YOU
NORMAL - 1979 [also Writer]; EMERALD
JUNGLE - 1980; [a.k.a. EATEN
ALIVE!; also Writer]; CITY
OF THE WALKING DEAD - 1980 [a.k.a. NIGHTMARE
CITY, I saw this film at least a dozen times at midnight
showings; the first film to use fast-moving zombies; also bit Actor
& Associate Producer]; MAKE
THEM DIE SLOWLY - 1981 [a.k.a. CANNIBAL
FEROX; also Writer]; DAUGHTER OF THE JUNGLE - 1982; FATTY GIRL
GOES TO NEW YORK - 1982; IRONMASTER
- 1983 [also Writer]; WILD TEAM
- 1985; BRIDGE TO HELL - 1986
[Writer only]; WARTIME - 1987 [also
Writer]; GHOSTHOUSE -
1987 [also Writer]; STRIKER - 1988
[Writer only]; THE
HOUSE OF WITCHCRAFT - 1989 [TV Movie; also Writer]; THE
HELL'S GATE -
1989 [also Writer]; HITCHER
IN THE DARK - 1989 [also Writer]; HOUSE
OF LOST SOULS - 1989 [TV Movie; also Writer]; WELCOME
TO SPRING BREAK - 1989 [a.k.a. NIGHTMARE BEACH; also writer]; COP
TARGET - 1990 [also bit actor]; BLACK
DEMONS - 1991 [also Writer & Camera Operator]; DETECTIVE
MALONE - 1991; HUNT FOR
THE GOLDEN SCORPION - 1991 [also Writer]; MEAN
TRICKS - 1992 [His last directorial effort]; CRAVING DESIRE -
1993 [Uncredited Writer only]. The Italian Film industry imploded in
the mid-90's, leaving many of our most beloved Italian directors
[except for Bruno Mattei, who continued churning out cheap cannibal
and zombie films until his death in 2007] with nothing to do but work
in Italian TV or porn. Lenzi was married to screenwriter Olga Pehar
from 1963 until her death in 2015. Lenzi later embarked on a career
as a novelist, writing a series of murder mysteries set in the 1930s
and '40s Cinecitta, involving real-life characters of the Italian
film industry. Umberto Lenzi's films almost always got a U.S.
theatrical release, usually retitled. I spent countless hours at the
nearest grindhouse watching and enjoying the hell out of them.
Goodbye Umberto and thanks for the memories. Umberto Lenzi passed
away after being admitted to a hospital in the Ostia district of Rome
and was 86 years-old.) - 10/19/17
WALTER
LASSALLY (Cinematographer: Academy
Award®winning director of photography for ZORBA THE GREEK - 1964
and cinematographer for many other famous films. His credits included
[Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: SMITH, OUR
FRIEND - 1946 [Short; also Director & Producer]; FORWARD A
CENTURY - 1951 [Documentary Short]; SUNDAY
BY THE SEA - 1951 [Documentary Short]; EVERY FIVE MINUTES - 1951
[Short]; THREE INSTALLATIONS - 1952 [Short]; HOUSE OF BLACKMAIL -
1953 [Assistant Editor only]; IS THIS HONEYMOON REALLY NECESSARY? -
1953 [ASSISTANT EDITOR ONLY]; POWER SIGNAL LINEMAN - 1953
[Documentary Short]; THE PLEASURE GARDEN - 1953 [Short]; THURSDAY'S
CHILDREN - 1954 [Documentary Short]; BOW BELLS - 1954 [Documentary
Short]; PASSING STRANGER - 1954; SIMON - 1954 [Short]; ANOTHER SKY -
1954; FRIEND OF THE FAMILY - 1955 [Documentary Short]; THE CHILDREN
UPSTAIRS - 1955 [Documentary Short]; HENRY - 1955 [Short]; GREEN AND
PLEASANT LAND - 1955 [Short]; FOOT AND MOUTH - 1955 [Short]; A
HUNDRED THOUSAND CHILDREN - 1955 [Short]; A GIRL IN BLACK - 1956;
MOMMA DONT ALLOW - 1956 [Documentary Short]; WAKEFIELD EXPRESS - 1957
[Documentary Short]; EVERY DAY EXCEPT CHRISTMAS - 1957 [Documentary
Short]; A MATTER OF DIGNITY - 1958; BRITISH ARTS AND ARTISTS - 1958
[TV Documentary]; BRITAIN'S WEALTH FROM COAL - 1959 [Documentary
Short]; A SONG FOR PRINCE CHARLIE - 1959 [Short]; WE ARE THE LAMBETH
BOYS - 1959 [Documentary]; REFUGE ENGLAND - 1959 [Short]; THE DAY
SHALL DAWN - 1959; DARK AS NIGHT - 1959 [TV Series as part of
PLAYHOUSE 90]; OUR LAST SPRING - 1960; WILD FOR KICKS - 1960;
MADALENA - 1960; LET MY PEOPLE GO - 1961 [Documentary Short]; ALICE
IN THE NAVY - 1961; A TASTE OF HONEY - 1961; ELECTRA - 1962; THE
LONLINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER - 1962 [Should be seen by
everyone]; TOM JONES - 1963; PSYCHE 59 - 1964; ZORBA THE GREEK - 1964
[Academy Awared® winner for Best Cinematography,
Black-and-White]; THE PEACHES - 1965 [Short]; DAN - 1965 [TV Movie;
also Director]; THE DAY THE FISH CAME OUT - 1967; THE GREEKS - 1967
[TV Short Documentary; also Co-Director]; OPEN LETTER - 1967;
ASSIGNMENT SKYBOLT - 1968; OEDIPUS THE KING - 1968; JOANNA - 1968;
ABOUT THE WHITE BUS - 1968 [Documentary]; THREE INTO TWO WON'T GO -
1969; THE ADDING MACHINE - 1969 [Weird, but worthwhile]; LOLA - 1970;
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE - 1970; CAN HORSES SING? - 1971 [Documentary
Short]; ADVENTURES OF A BROWN MAN IN SEARCH OF CIVILIZATION - 1972
[TV Movie Documentary]; SAVAGES - 1972; TO
KILL A CLOWN - 1972; VISIONS OF EIGHT - 1973 [Documentary]; HAPPY
MOTHER'S DAY, LOVE GEORGE - 1973 [Horror film directed by Darren
McGavin, written by Robert Clouse and starring Ron Howard]; MALACHI'S
COVE - 1973; THE WILD PARTY - 1975; AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PRINCESS -
1975; CARVED IN IVORY - 1976 [Short]; THE CLOWN - 1976; PLEASANTVILLE
- 1976; ATTEMPTED FLIGHT - 1976; HULLABALOO OVER GEORGIE AND BONNIE'S
PICTURES - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE WOMAN ACROSS THE WAY - 1978; THE
GREAT BANK HOAX - 1978; TOO FAR TO GO - 1979 [TV Movie]; SOMETHING
SHORT OF PARADISE - 1979; IN THE LABYRINTH - 1979 [Short]; THE
COMMANDING SEA - 1980 [TV Series Documentary]; GAUGUIN THE SAVAGE -
1980 [TV Movie]; THE BLOOD OF HUSSAIN - 1980; LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
- 1980 [TV Series as part of GREAT PERFORMANCES]; THE PILOT - 1980;
THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF A CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED - 1981 [TV Movie];
ANGELS OF IRON - 1981; MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR - 1981; MYSTERY AT FIRE
ISLAND - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER - 1982 [TV Movie];
TUXEDO WARRIOR - 1982; HEAT AND DUST - 1983; PRIVATE SCHOOL - 1983
[Probably his most exploitable film]; THE
BOSTONIANS - 1984; CHILDREN IN THE CROSSFIRE - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE
BENGAL LANCERS! - 1984; PUDD'NHEAD WILSON - 1984 [TV Movie]; STONE
PILLOW - 1985 [TV Movie]; ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN PART 1 -
1986 [TV Movie]; MRS. DELAFIELD WANTS TO MARRY - 1986 [TV Movie]; THE
WEB - 1987; INDIAN SUMMER - 1987; THE PERFECT MURDER - 1988; THE
DECEIVERS - 1988; FRAGMENTS OF ISABELLA - 1989; DIARY OF A MADMAN -
1990; THE BALLAD OF SAD CAFE - 1991 [I personally love this film!];
THE MAN UPSTAIRS - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE LITTLE DOLPHINS - 1993;
NATURE PERFECTED: THE STORY OF THE GARDEN - 1995 [TV mini-series;
also Director]; SILENT FILM - 1997 [Short]; CRESCENT HEART - 2001
[His last turn at cinematography]; THE WORLD AT NIGHT - 2009 [Short;
Technical Advisor only]; BEFORE MIDNIGHT - 2013 [Actor only]; AFTER
BEFORE - 2016 [Short; Actor only]. Walter Lassally won The American
Society of Cinematographers International Award® in 2008 and was
a Member of the British Society of Cinematographers [BSC]. He was
favored by such directors as Tony Richardson and James Ivory. He
followed in his father's footsteps, who was an industrial and
documentary filmmaker, working in Britain from 1939 after fleeing
from Nazi Germany. Walter Lassally died following complications from
surgery on the Greek island of Crete and was 90 years-old.) - 10/23/17
ROBERT
GUILLAUME (Actor: Award-winning actor
Guillaume [born Robert Peter Williams] is probably best known for
playing the wise-mouthed butler "Benson DuBois" on the TV
sitcom BENSON - 1979-1986, but the role originated on the
groundbreaking TV Sitcom SOAP - 1977-1980 [Billy Crystal played the
first openly gay character on TV]. Mr. Guillaume was also a film 
actor
and did many guest star appearances on TV. His credits included [TV
Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: PORGY IN WIEN -
1966 [TV Movie]; JULIA - 1969; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1970; SUPER FLY
T.N.T. - 1973 [TF]; SANFORD AND SON - 1975; ALL IN THE FAMILY - 1975;
THE JEFFERSONS - 1975; GOOD TIMES - 1977; THE KID FROM LEFT FIELD -
1979 [TV Movie]; BOB HOPE IN THE STARMAKERS - 1980 [TV Movie]; SOAP -
1977-1980 [50 episodes Won an Emmy Award® in 1979 for Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series];
SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES - 1980 [TF]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1980-1981 [3
episodes]; PURLIE - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE KID WITH THE BROKEN HALO -
1982 [TV Movie]; THE KID WITH THE 200 I.Q. - 1983 [TV Movie; also
Executive Producer]; THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF D.C. COLLINS - 1984 [TV
Movie; Executive Producer only]; PRINCE JACK - 1984 [TF]; NORTH AND
SOUTH - 1985 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes]; BENSON - 1979-1986 [159
episodes; Nominated for 3 golden Globes® for Best Performance by
an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical in 1983, 1984
& 1985. Won an Emmy Award® in 1985 for Outstanding Lead Actor
in a Comedy Series]; JOHN GRIN'S CHRISTMAS - 1986 [TV Movie; also
Director & Executive Producer]; WANTED:
DEAD OR ALIVE - 1987 [TF]; THEY STILL CALL ME BRUCE - 1987 [TF];
PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE SCANDALOUS SCOUNDREL - 1987 [TV Movie];
WILLIAM TELL - 1987; LEAN ON ME - 1989 [TF]; THE PENTHOUSE - 1989 [TV
Movie]; THE ROBERT GUILLAUME SHOW - 1989 [Failed TV Series; 12
episodes]; FIRE AND RAIN - 1989 [TV Movie]; DEATH
WARRANT - 1990 [TF]; PACIFIC STATION - 1991-1992 [TV Series
Regular; 13 episodes]; FISH POLICE - 1992; [Voice only; 6 episodes];
MURDER WITHOUT MOTIVE: THE EDMUND PERRY STORY - 1992 [TV Movie]; L.A.
LAW - 1992; JACK'S PLACE - 1992; DRIVING MISS DAISY - 1992 [TV
Movie]; A DIFFERENT WORLD - 1991-1992 [3 episodes]; MASTERGATE - 1992
[TV Movie] YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE METEOR MAN -
1993 [TF]; THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1993 [Voice only]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER -
1993; SAVED BY THE BELL: THE COLLEGE YEARS - 1993; BURKE'S LAW -
1994; CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS - 1994 [Voice only]; THE
FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR - 1994; THE LION KING - 1994 [TF; Voice
only]; GREYHOUNDS _ 1994 [TV Movie]; COSMIC SLOP - 1994 [Pay TV
Movie]; CHILDREN OF THE DUST - 1995 [TV mini-series]; LAMB CHOP'S
CHANUKAH AND PASSOVER SURPRISE - 1995 [TV Movie]; SPY HARD - 1996
[TF]; RUN FOR THE DREAM: THE GAIL DEVERS STORY - 1996 [TV Movie];
FIRST KID - 1996 [TF]; PANIC IN THE SKIES! - 1996 [TV Movie];
PANDORA'S CLOCK - 1996 [TV mini-series]; SPARKS - 1996; PROMISED LAND
- 1996; CRYSTAL CAVE - 1996 [TV Movie]; ALCHEMY - 1996 [TV Movie];
GOODE BEHAVIOR - 1997; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1997; MERRY CHRISTMAS,
GEORGE BAILEY - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE EASTER STORY KEEPERS - 1998
[MFHV; Singing Voice only]; THE OUTER LIMITS - 1998; HIS BODYGUARD -
1998 [TV Movie]; THE LION KING 2: SIMBA'S PRIDE - 1998 [MFHV; Voice
only]; TIMON & PUMBAA - 1995-1999 [Voice only; 12 episodes];
SILICON TOWERS - 1999 [TF]; SPORTS NIGHT - 1998-2000 [45 episodes; He
suffered a mild stroke on the set of this television series on
January 14, 1999 which was written into the series]; HAPPILY EVER
AFTER: FAIRY TALES FOR EVERY CHILD - 1995-2000 [Voice only; 36
episodes]; MOESHA - 2000; THE LAND BEFORE TIME VIII: THE BIG FREEZE -
2001 [MFHV; Voice only]; THE ADVENTURES OF TOM THUMB AND THUMBELINA -
2002 [MFHV; Voice only]; 13TH CHILD - 2002 [TF]; THE PROUD FAMILY -
2002 [Voice only]; 8 SIMPLE RULES - 2003; BIG FISH - 2003 [TF]; THE
LION KING 1 1/2 - 2004 [MFHV; Voice only]; CENTURY CITY - 2004;
STORYLINE ONLINE - 2008; THE SECRETS OF JONATHAN SPERRY - 2008 [TF];
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2008; SATIN - 2011 [TF]; COLUMBUS
CIRCLE - 2012 [TF]; WANDA SYKES PRESENTS HERLARIOUS - 2013 [Pay
TV Special]; OFF THE BEACH - 2013 [Short; His last acting role]. MR.
Guillaume also did much voice work for many video games, the majority
of them for
THE LION KING universe. He also voiced HALF LIFE 2 [For which he won
an Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Award® for
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male]. Robert
Guillaume also won a Star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame On November
28 1984 at 6675 Hollywood Blvd. He replaced Michael Crawford in the
first touring company of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "The
Phantom of the Opera". Some tickets were returned to protest his
selection as lead actor even before his first performance. His run
was nonetheless popular with audiences and critics [He sang on many
of the TV series he appeared in]. He is the first African-American
actor to win the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy
Series and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. As of 2016, he
is the only African-American performer to win both of them, and he
was the only African-American to win any of the two awards until 2017
(when Donald Glover won Lead Actor in a Comedy Series). He still
remains the only African-American to win an Emmy for Best Supporting
Actor in a Comedy Series as of 2017. Robert Guillaume passed away due
to complications from prostate cancer and was 89 years-old.) - 10/24/17
JOHN
MOLLO (Costume Designer: Double Academy
Award®winning John Mollo gave STAR WARS - 1977 [He created Darth
Vader's image as a result of his expertise in World War I trench
armour and Nazi helmets.] it's distinctive look and science fiction
films changed forever. He also did costume designs for some other
very distinctive films. His credits included [Theatrical 
Films
unless marked with a TV for TV Series]; THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT
BRIGADE - 1968 [Historical Research only]; THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD -
1970 [Technical Advisor only]; NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA - 1971 [Uniform
and MIlitary ADvisor only]; BARRY LYNDON - 1975 [Historical Advisor
only]; ZULU DAWN - 1979 [Historical Advisor only]; WAGNER - 1981 [TV;
Military Advisor only]; STAR WARS - 1977 [Academy Award®
winner for Best Costume Design]; ALIEN
- 1979; THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - 1980; OUTLAND - 1981; GHANDI - 1982
[Academy Award® winner for Best Costume Design]; PRIVATES ON
PARADE - 1983 [Technical Advisor only]; THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE -
1983; GREYSTROKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES - 1984; THE
JEWEL IN THE CROWN - 1984 [TV mini-series; Advisor: Military Costumes
only]; KING DAVID - 1985; REVOLUTION - 1985; CRY FREEDOM - 1987;
HANNA'S WAR - 1988; WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART - 1990; AIR AMERICA -
1990; CHAPLIN - 1992; SHARPE'S RIFLES - 1993 [TV MOVIE]; SHARPE'S
EAGLES - 1993 [TV Movie]; THE THREE MUSKETEERS - 1993; THE JUNGLE
BOOK - 1994; EVENT HORIZON -
1997 [A personal favorite of mine]; HORATIO HORNBLOWER: THE DUEL -
1998 [TV Movie]; HORATIO HORNBLOWER: THE FIRE SHIP - 1998 [TV Movie];
HORATIO HORNBLOWER: THE DUCHESS AND THE DEVIL - 1999 [TV Movie];
HORATIO HORNBLOWER: THE WRONG WAR - 1999 [TV Movie]; HORNBLOWER:
MUTINY - 2001 [TV Movie]; HORATIO HORNBLOWER: RETRIBUTION - 2001 [TV
Movie]; HORATIO HORNBLOWER 3 - 2003 [TV Movie]; HORNBLOWER: DUTY -
2003 [TV Movie; His last credit]. From early on, John Mollo had a
long-standing interest in European and American military uniforms and
wrote several books on the subject. John Mollo died of undisclosed
causes and was 86 years-old.) - 10/27/17
BRADLEY
JOSEPH (Actor: Young Actor [sometimes
billed as "Brad Bufanda"] who acted in his first film when
he was 14 years-old. He also had a recurring role on VERONICA MARS ,
which may make him seem familiar to younger audiences. His credits
included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE SECRET OF LIZARD
WOMAN - 1995 [TV Afternoon Movie]; ROSEANNE - 1995; LITTLE LOST SEA
SERPENT - 1995 [MFHV]; THE BLACKBERRY INN - 1996; POCKET NINJAS -
1997 [TF]; EMERIL - 2001; EVEN STEVENS - 2002; DISMISSED - 2002;
BIRDS OF PREY - 2002; MIRACLES - 2003; DAYS OF OUR LIVES - 2002-2003
[5 episodes]; CSI: MIAMI - 2003; DUETS - 2003; BOSTON PUBLIC- 2003; A
CINDERELLA STORY - 2004 [TF]; DEBATING ROBERT LEE - 2004 [TF];
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE - 2003-2005; VERONICA MARS - 2004-2006 [Played
recurring character "Felix Toombs" in 10 episodes];
STONE & ED - 2008 [TF]; CO-ED CONFIDENTIAL - 2008-2010 [39
episodes]; BIRD DOG - 2011 [TV Movie]; DARK TOURIST - 2012 [TF];
GARLIC & GUNPOWDER - 2017 [TF]; STAN THE MAN - 2018; [TF; His
last acting role]. Bradley Joseph committed suicide by jumping off a
building to his death and was 34 years-old.] - 11/01/17
WILLIAM
FRYE (Producer:
Not much is known about Mr. Frye, but he has an impressive credits
list of producing TV Series and Theatrical Films. While researching
his life, I was quite surprised to find out some amazing information.
His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for
Theatrical Film]: FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE - 1954; THE HALLS OF IVY -
1954-1966 [38 episodes]; STAR STAGE - 1956 - [3 episodes]; SUSPICION
- 1957-1958 [3 episodes]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1957-1959 [3 episodes];
JOHNNY STACCATO - 1959-1960 [23 episodes; an early role for John
Cassavetes in the titled role as a jazz pianist and private
detective]; STARTIME - 1959-1960; THE SLOWEST GUN IN THE WEST - 1960
[TV Movie]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1955-1960 [80 episodes; Hosted
by Ronald Reagan for 226 episodes]; THE DEPUTY - 1959-1960 [76
episodes; Henry Fonda's only TV Western series, his only other TV
series was THE SMITH FAMILY, a family-oriented series in 1971 to
1972, where Fonda played a police detective for 39 episodes];
THRILLER - 1960-1962 [49 episodes; all hosted {and some featuring}
Boris Karloff, including these episodes that must be seen: "The
Hungry Glass", "Well Of Doom", "Yours
Truly, Jack The Ripper", "The Grim Reaper", "The
Last Of The Sommervilles", "The Terror In Teakwood",
"Pigeons From Hell", "Dialogues With Death",
"Waxworks" and "The Incredible Doktor Markesan";
Fye's work producing the series led to Bette Davis to star in WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO BABY JANE - 1962, which was instrumental in getting
her back into the Hollywood system, since she basically disappeared
from acting in the mid-50's and early 60's.]; A LOOK AT MONACO - 1963
[TV Movie Documentary with Princess Grace Kelly it was also CBS's
only color broadcast of the 1962-1963 television season.];
THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS - 1966 [TF; Frye wanted Bette Davis to star
in the Role of Mother Superior, but she turned it down and Rosalind
Russell was cast instead]; WHERE ANGELS GO TROUBLES FOLLOW - 1968
[TF; Sequel to the previous film with Rosalind Russell repeating her
role as Mother Superior]; THE SURVIVORS - 1969; THE OTHER MAN - 1970
[TV Movie]; THE SCREAMING WOMAN - 1972 [TV Movie starring Olivia De
Havilland from HUSH...HUSH,
SWEET CHARLOTTE - 1964, with Bette Davis]; THE LONGEST NIGHT -
1972 [TV Movie]; THE VICTIM - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE BOLD ONES: THE NEW
DOCTORS - 1973; AMANDA FALLON - 1973 [TV Movie]; SHE CRIED MURDER -
1973 [TV Movie]; LINDA - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE ELEVATOR - 1974 [TV
Movie; parts of this 90-minute film were edited into the theatrical
film EARTHQUAKE - 1974]; AIRPORT
1975 -1974 [TF]; AIRPORT '77 -
1977 [TF]; SUPERDOME - 1978 [TV Movie]; RAISE THE TITANIC - 1980 [TF;
Nominated for a Razzie Award® for Worst Picture; His last
Producing credit]. Mr. Frye worked with and became dear friends with
the likes of Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, Ronald Reagan, Irene Dunn,
Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Loretta Young, Rosalind Russell,
Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart. The producer also was close for more than
a decade with the elusive Greta Garbo - she "was famous for
canceling at the last minute, although she never did it to me,"
he wrote in an entertaining piece titled "The Garbo Next Door"
for Vanity Fair in 2000. In another essay for Vanity Fair, "The
Devil in Miss Davis," Frye wrote about discovering Henry
Farrell's 1960 book What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and
approaching Davis to star in a film adaptation. She wound up with an
Oscar nomination for best actress, and he accompanied her to the 1963
Academy Awards. That night, not only did Davis not win, she saw her
bitter rival and co-star Joan Crawford — who wasn't nominated
for Baby Jane — come to the stage to accept the Oscar trophy on
behalf of the winner, Anne Bancroft for THE MIRACLE WORKER. [The
scene was immortalized in Ryan Murphy's recent FX miniseries FEUD:
BETTE AND JOAN.] In Davis' kitchen hours later, Frye wrote, the
temperamental actress put a knife to his chest after he "made
the most inappropriate comment I've ever made in my life" —
about how Crawford looked "like the movie star of all time."
To read Frye's full article about the temperamental Bette Davis [And
how she was the one who gave the Academy Awards the nickname
"Oscar"], click here: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2010/04/devil-in-ms-davis-200104.
I would advise reading it because it is very informative and
scathingly hilarious. This man led one adventurous life and was an
agent for some of Hollywood's most famous Golden Age stars. William
Frye died of natural causes and was 96 years-old.) - 11/03/17
KARIN
DOR (Actress:
Karin Dor [born Kätherose Derr] is best remembered as
"Number Eleven" in the James Bond film YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
[1967]. She was once married to famous Austrian director Harald
Reinl, who is best known to American audiences for his 60's Edgar
Wallace mysteries and Lex Barker WINNETOU Westerns [and one of my
favorites, THE TORTURE 
CHAMBER
OF DR. SADISM - 1967, also starring Dor]. Dor was a ballerina and
bit actor when she met Reinl. They married in 1954 [and divorced in
1968] and he put her in the majority of his films which were seen by
many American audiences on TV during the 1960's. She was a thin,
beautiful woman with pouty lips, who was noticed by Alfred Hitchcock
and other famous directors. Since she could speak English, she
dabbled in American TV series. Her credits included [Theatrical film
unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: THE LAST WALTZ - 1953;
ROSE-GIRL RESLI - 1954; THE SILENT HAIL MARY - 1954 [sequel to
ROSE-GIRL RESLI]; THE BIG TEST - 1954; AS LONG AS YOU LIVE - 1955;
SANTA LUCIA - 1956; LITTLE MAN ON TOP - 1957; SIN BEGAN WITH EVE -
1958; FALSE SHAME - 1958; SCANDAL IN DODO - 1959; THE BLUE SEA AND
YOU - 1959; A SUMMER YOU WILL NEVER FORGET - 1959; THAT'S NO WAY TO
LAND A MAN - 1959; THE
TERRIBLE PEOPLE - 1960; THE WHITE HORSE INN - 1960; THE
GREEN ARCHER - 1961; PICHLER'S BOOKS ARE NOT IN ORDER - 1961; THE
FORGER OF LONDON - 1961; AMORE - 1961; THE BELLBOY AND THE
PLAYGIRLS - 1962; THE INVISIBLE DR. MABUSE - 1962; THE
CARPET OF HORROR - 1962; THE TREASURE OF THE SILVER LAKE - 1962;
THE WHITE SPIDER - 1963; THE
STRANGLER OF BLACKMOOR CASTLE - 1963; THE SECRET OF THE BLACK
WIDOW - 1963; ROOM 13
- 1964; WINNETOU: THE RED GENTLEMAN - 1964; THE LAST TOMAHAWK - 1965;
WINNETOU: THE LAST SHOT - 1965; I KNEW HER WELL - 1965; THE FACE OF
FU MANCHU - 1965; THE
SINISTER MONK - 1965; THE SPY WITH TEN FACES - 1966; KILLER'S
CARNIVAL - 1966; TARGET FOR KILLING - 1966; SIEGFRIED - 1966 [a.k.a.
WHOM THE GODS WISH TO DESTROY; Reinl's remake of director Fritz
Lang's silent "Die Nibelungen:Siegfried"
{1924} film-Part 1]; WHOM THE GODS WISH TO DESTROY 2 - 1967 [Remake
of Lang's "Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache"
{1924} film- Part 2]; YOU
ONLY LIVE TWICE - 1967 [The first German "Bond Girl"]; THE
TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM - 1967 [a TV staple during the
60's & 70's; Really Atmospheric, especially the carriage ride
down a forest road with human body parts littered in trees]; DEAR
CAROLINE - 1968; THE VALLEY OF DEATH - 1968; IT TAKES A THIEF - 1969
[TV]; TOPAZ - 1969 [Directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Here's Dor's
opinion of Hitchcock: "Of all the
directors I have
worked with, Hitchcock was my favorite. I adored and loved him as a
director. At the end of every filming day, he would come to my
trailer with his secretary and they would bring me German recipes
because he knew that I liked to cook. We had a marvelous, immediate,
simpatico relationship. It was one of my best experiences in movie making."];
ASSIGNMENT TERROR
- 1969 [a.k.a. DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN
with Michael Rennie and Paul Naschy]; IRONSIDE - 1970 [TV]; THE
F.B.I. - 1970 [TV]; ONLY THE WIND KNOWS THE ANSWER - 1974; WARHEAD -
1977; WOMEN IN HOSPITAL - 1977; FOUR AGAINST THE DESERT - 1977 [TV
Movie]; DARK ECHOES - 1977; JOHANN STRAUSS: THE KING WITHOUT A CROWN
- 1987; MY FRIEND, THE LIPIZZANER - 1994 [TV Movie]; SOKO 5113 - 2001
[TV]; INGA LINDSTROM - 2004 [TV]; I AM THE OTHER WOMAN - 2006; THE
LOVEBOAT - 2010 [TV]; ROSAMUNDE PILCHER - 1998-2011 [TV Series; 3
episodes]; THE MISPLACED WORLD - 2015 [Her last acting role. Ms. Dor
literally made dozens of German Films, TV Movies and TV Series that
were never shown in the United States. Karin Dor was also a respected
Stage actress, playing the leading role in the play "Der
Neurosenkavalier" more than 500 times. Karin Dor passed away in
a nursing home in Munich, Germany of unknown causes and was 79 years-old.)
- 11/06/17
JOHN
HILLERMAN
(Actor: Jesus Christ, I just mentioned Hillerman when I heard CBS was
reviving MAGNUM, P.I. with Tom Selleck starring, and said John
Hillerman could reprise his role as "Higgins" but he was
probably too old. I hate when I write something and it 
comes
true. A lot of people thought Higgins was English [He developed his
British accent by watching and listening to the performances of
Laurence Olivier], but Hillerman was born in Denison, Texas. He was
best known as Higgins, but Hillerman did a lot of TV and great movies
before he played that character for 8 years. His credits included [TV
Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THEY CALL ME
MISTER TIBBS! - 1970 [TF]; LAWMAN - 1971 [TF]; THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
- 1971 [TF]; SWEET, SWEET RACHEL
- 1971 [TV Movie]; HONKY - 1971 [TF]; WHAT'S UP, DOC? - 1972 [TF];
THE CAREY TREATMENT - 1972 [TF]; THE GREAT MAN'S WHISKERS - 1972 [TV
Movie]; SKYJACKED - 1972 [TF]; THE SIXTH SENSE - 1972; THE F.B.I. -
1972; THE OUTSIDE MAN - 1972 [TF]; THE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER -
1973 [TF]; HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER
- 1973 [TF]; PAPER MOON - 1973 [TF]; THE NAKED APE - 1973 [TF]; MAUDE
- 1974; BLAZING SADDLES - 1974 [TF]; THE LAST ANGRY MAN - 1974 [TV
Movie]; THE NICKEL RIDE - 1974
[TF]; KOJAK - 1974; CHINATOWN - 1974 [TF]; THE LAW - 1974 [TV Movie];
AT LONG LAST LOVE - 1975 [TF]; MANNIX - 1972-1975 [3 episodes]; THE
DAY OF THE LOCUST - 1975 [TF]; THE BOB CRANE SHOW - 1975; LUCKY LADY
- 1975 [TF]; ELLERY QUEEN - 1975-1976 [8 episodes]; THE INVASION OF
JOHNSON COUNTY - 1976 [TV Movie]; SERPICO - 1976; WONDER WOMAN -
1976; DELVECCHIO - 1977; AUDREY ROSE
- 1977 [TF]; RELENTLESS - 1977 [TV Movie]; KILL ME IF YOU CAN - 1977
[TV Movie]; THE BETTY WHITE SHOW - 1977-1978 [14 episodes]; HAWAII
FIVE-O - 1976-1978; A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED WOMAN - 1978 [TV Movie];
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - 1978; BETRAYAL - 1978 [TV Movie];
FLYING HIGH - 1978-1979; INSTITUTE FOR REVENGE - 1979 [TV Movie;
Voice only]; BEANE'S OF BOSTON - 1979 [TV Movie]; SUNBURN - 1979
[TF]; SOAP - 1980; YOUNG MAVERICK - 1980; MARATHON - 1980 [TV Movie];
BATTLES: THE MURDER THAT WOULDN'T DIE - 1980 [TV Movie]; HART TO HART
- 1980; TENSPEED AND BROWN SHOE - 1980; NOBODY'S PERFECT - 1980; LOU
GRANT - 1980; ONE DAY AT A TIME - 1976-1980 [6 episodes]; HISTORY OF
THE WORLD: PART 1 - 1981 [TF]; TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY - 1982; SIMON
& SIMON - 1982 [Appeared as Higgins]; LITTLE GLORIA...HAPPY AT
LAST - 1982
[TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1979-1983 [3 episodes]; UP THE CREEK -
1984 [TF]; ASSAULT AND MATRIMONY - 1987 [TV Movie]; MAGNUM, P.I. -
1980-1988 [158 episodes; Emmy Award® winner in 1987 for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series{Nominated 3 more
times}; Golden Globe® winner in 1982 for Best Supporting Actor in
a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television {Nominated
4 more times}]; STREET OF DREAMS - 1988 [TV Movie]; AROUND THE WORLD
IN 80 DAYS - 1989 [TV mini-series]; REAL MEN DON'T EAT GUMMI BEARS -
1989 [TF]; QUANTUM LEAP - 1990; HANDS
OF A MURDERER - 1990 [TV Movie]; VALERIE - 1990-1991 [13
episodes]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1986-1992 [Appeared as Higgins in the
1986 episode]; BERLIN BREAK - 1993; A VERY BRADY SEQUEL - 1996 [TF;
His last acting role]. Hillerman left Texas for Washington D.C. to
become a stage actor and found much success, but producer Peter
Bogdanovich saw his performance and liked it so much that he cast him
in the movie THE LAST PICTURE SHOW - 1971, which was shot in...Texas!
John Hillerman passed away at his home in Houston, Texas of
undisclosed causes and was 84 years-old.) - 11/09/17
JACK
BLESSING (Actor: Sturdy, dependable
character actor [real name: John Michael Blessing] on both TV and in
feature films. He is another one of those actors that you know his
face, but don't know his name. His credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE DEFECTION OF SIMAS 
KURDIKA
- 1978 [TV Movie]; WOMEN AT WEST POINT - 1979 [TV Movie]; GOODTIME
GIRLS - 1980; HEAVEN'S GATE - 1980 [TF]; MIRACLE ON ICE - 1981 [TV
Movie]; GALAXY OF TERROR -
1981 [TF]; QUINCY M.E. - 1981; M*A*S*H - 1981; SMALL & FRYE -
1983 [6 episodes]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1983; FAMILY TIES - 1985; AMOS
- 1985 [TV Movie]; GEORGE BURNS COMEDY WEEK - 1985; HAMBURGER: THE
MOTION PICTURE - 1986 [TF]; BLIND JUSTICE - 1986 [TV Movie]; CHILDREN
OF A LESSER GOD - 1986 [TF; Voice only]; STINGRAY - 1987; LBJ: THE
EARLY YEARS - 1987 [TV Movie]; TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT - 1987 [TV Movie];
SUMMER SCHOOL - 1987 [TF]; MR. PRESIDENT - 1987; CBS SUMMER PLAYHOUSE
- 1987; STRANGE VOICES - 1987 [TV Movie]; THIRTYSOMETHING - 1987;
AMEN - 1988; DAY BY DAY - 1988-1989; CHINA BEACH - 1989; MOONLIGHTING
- 1986-1989 [Semi-Recurring role as "MacGillicudy"; 17
episodes]; UNCLE BUCK - 1989 [Voice only]; MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS AND
LOVERS - 1989 [TV Movie]; MANCUSO, FBI - 1989; LIVING DOLLS - 1989;
EMPTY NEST - 1990; JOSHUA'S HEART - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE
SPIRIT OF '76 - 1990 [TF; Voice only]; BABES - 1990; WORKING
TRA$H - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE MARLA HANSON STORY - 1991 [TV Movie];
THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1991; ROSEANNE - 1991; SAMANTHA - 1991 [TF]; DO
NOT BRING THAT PYTHON IN THE HOUSE - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE LAST OF HIS
TRIBE - 1992 [HBO Movie]; CIVIL WARS - 1992; DREAM ON - 1992; MISS
AMERICA: BEHIND THE CROWN - 1992 [TV Movie]; SEAQUEST 2032 - 1994;
THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW - 1994; THE NEW AGE - 1994 [TF; Voice only];
DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1994; CYBILL - 1995; NORTHERN EXPOSURE - 1995;
LIFE WITH LOUIE - 1995; THE NAKED TRUTH - 1995-1996 [Series Regular;
20 episodes]; STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 1996; DANGEROUS MINDS -
1996; MURDER ONE: DIARY OF A SERIAL KILLER - 1997 [TV mini-series];
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND - 1997; ER - 1997; MURDER ONE - 1996-1997 [4
episodes]; HOME IMPROVEMENT - 1997; CRACKER: MIND OVER MURDER - 1997;
C-16: FBI - 1997; SMART GUY -
1997; PENSACOLA: WINGS OF GOLD - 1997; THE PRACTICE - 1997; PROFILER
- 1997; BROOKLYN SOUTH - 1997-1998; MAXIMUM BOB - 1998; MURDER AT 75
BIRCH - 1998 [TV Movie]; NYPD BLUE - 1998; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL -
1999; IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW - 1999; GROUND ZERO - 2000 [TF]; ABOVE
SUSPICION - 2000 [TF]; THIRTEEN DAYS - 2000 [TF]; CITY OF ANGELS -
2000; ANY DAY NOW - 2000-2001; THAT'S LIFE - 2001; JUDGING AMY -
2001-2002; THE X-FILES - 2002; TALLEDEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY
BOBBY - 2006 [TF]; OPEN SEASON - 2006 [TF; Voice only]; GEORGE LOPEZ
- 2002-2007 [Series Semi-Regular as "Jack Powers"; 20
episodes]; THE CLOSER - 2009; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2009;
MEGAMIND - 2010 [TF; Voice only]; PARANORMAN - 2012 [TF; Voice only];
MIKE & MOLLY - 2012; LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY'S RETURN - 2013 [TF;
Voice only; his final acting role]. Jack Blessing was also in demand
to loop voices for many theatrical films. His last film as a Loop
Group voice artist was HELL OR HIGH WATER - 2016. Jack Blessing
passed away due to pancreatic cancer and was 66 years-old.) - 11/14/17
ANN
WEDGEWORTH (Actress: Talented
award-winning actress whose claim to fame is having the shortest
regular series role on THREE'S COMPANY during the 1979-1980 season
and playing "Merleen Elldridge" on EVENING SHADE from 1990
to 1994. She is better known for the movies she has appeared in. Her
credits included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV
Series]: KRAFT THEATRE - 1957 [TV]; STARTIME - 1959 [TV]; THE
DEFENDERS - 1964 [TV]; ANDY - 1965; HAWK - 1966 [TV]; THE EDGE OF
NIGHT - 1966-1967 {TV Soap Opera; Unknown episodes]; ANOTHER WORLD -
1967-1970 {TV Soap Opera; Unknown episodes]; SOMERSET - 
1970
[TV]; SCARECROW - 1973; BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY - 1973; THE CATAMOUNT
KILLING - 1974; LAW AND DISORDER - 1974; BRONK - 1975 [TV]; DRAGONFLY
- 1976; BIRCH INTERVAL - 1976; THIEVES - 1977; THE WAR BETWEEN THE
TATES - 1977 [TV Movie]; CITIZENS BAND - 1977 [A National Society Of
Film Critics Award® winner for Best Supporting Actress]; THREE'S
COMPANY - 1979-1980 [TV Series Regular for 13 episodes; She was
promptly written out of the series mid-season with no explanation
given in the story.]; BOGIE - 1980 [TV Movie]; WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS
- 1980 [TV]; ELVIS AND THE BEAUTY QUEEN - 1981 [TV Movie]; SOGGY
BOTTOM U.S.A. - 1981; KILLJOY - 1981 [TV Movie]; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. -
1982 [TV]; FILTHY RICH - 1982-1983 [TV Series Regular; 15 episodes];
NO SMALL AFFAIR - 1984; RIGHT TO KILL? - 1985 [TV Movie]; MY SCIENCE
PROJECT - 1985; SWEET DREAMS - 1985 [Nominated for a National Society
Of Film Critics Award® for Best Supporting Actress]; ONE LIFE TO
LIVE - 1985 [TV Soap Opera; Unknown episodes]; SYLVAN IN PARADISE -
1986 [TV Movie]; THE MENS CLUB - 1986; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["The
After Hours" - 1986]; A STRANGER WAITS - 1987 [TV Movie]; A
TIGER'S TALE - 1987; MADE IN HEAVEN - 1987; THE EQUALIZER - 1987
[TV]; FAR NORTH - 1988; MISS FIRECRACKER - 1989; STEEL MAGNOLIAS -
1989; ROSEANNE - 1989 [TV]; GREEN CARD - 1990; HARD PROMISES - 1991;
COOPERSTOWN - 1993 [TV Movie]; HARLAN & MERLEEN - 1993 [TV Movie;
an unsold hour long pilot for a spin-off to CBS' EVENING SHADE];
EVENING SHADE - 1990 - 1994 [TV Series Regular; 98 episodes]; LOVE
AND A .45 - 1994; A BURNING PASSION: THE MARGARET MITCHELL STORY -
1994 [TV Movie]; FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: THE NANCY CONN STORY - 1995 [TV
Movie]; THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD - 1996; THE HUNTER'S MOON - 1999 [MFHV];
THE HAWK IS DYING - 2006 [Her final acting role]. She was married to
actor Rip Torn [He appeared in the film BIRCH INTERVAL with her, 16
years after they were divorced] from 1955 to 1961 and was childhood
friends with actress Jayne Mansfield [they went to high school
together]. Wedgewood won Broadway's 1978 Tony Award® as Best
Featured Actress [Featured Role - Play] for "Chapter Two"
and a Drama Desk Award® for her role in "A Lie of the Mind"
[1986]. Ann Wedgeworth passed away from a long illness and was 83
years-old.) - 11/16/17
PETER
BALDWIN
(Director: Emmy Award® winning director of TV series [mainly
sitcoms] and TV Movies [he rarely stepped into theatrical films] who
had his hand in directing many episodes of TV series from the 1960's
to the New Millennium. He started out as an Actor before turning
Director. His credits as Director included [TV series unless marked
with a TF for theatrical film]: SOME SORT OF CAGE - [Short; also
Writer & Producer]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1964; 
PLEASE
DON'T EAT THE DAISIES - 1965-1966 [6 episodes]; GOMER PYLE: USMC -
1965-1967 [13 episodes]; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1965-1968 [7
episodes]; A PLACE FOR LOVERS _ 1968 [TF; First Assistant Director
only]; THE DORIS DAY SHOW - 1971; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1970-1971 [4
episodes]; FUNNY FACE - 1971; THE LIVING END - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE
SANDY DUNCAN SHOW - 1972; MARY TYLER MOORE - 1970-1973 [10 episodes;
Nominated for an Emmy Award® in 1972 for Outstanding Directorial
Achievement in Comedy]; THE CORNER BAR - 1973; NEEDLES AND PINS -
1973; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE -1971-1974 [3 episodes]; THE BRADY BUNCH -
1970-1974 [7 episodes]; SANFORD AND SON - 1972-1974 [21 episodes];
THE BOB NEWHART SHOW - 1972-1974 [12 episodes]; THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE
SHOW - 1972-1974 [3 episodes]; HAPPY DAYS - 1974]; THE MICHELE LEE
SHOW - 1974; CHICO AND THE MAN - 1974-1975 [16 episodes]; JOE AND
SONS - 1975; CPO SHARKEY - 1976-1977 [15 episodes]; GREAT DAY - 1977
[TV Movie]; HOLLYWOOD HIGH - 1977 [Producer only]; THE LOVE BOAT -
1977; SPACE FORCE - 1978 [TV Movie]; CARTER COUNTRY - 1977-1979 [42
episodes]; 13 QUEENS BOULEVARD - 1979; THE LOVE BIRDS - 1979 [TV
Movie]; OUT OF THE BLUE - 1979 [TV Movie]; BENSON - 1979 [4
episodes]; ONE IN A MILLION - 1980 [11 episodes]; THE BRADY GIRLS GET
MARRIED - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE BRADY BRIDES - 1981 [4 episodes] THE
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS ON GILLIGAN'S ISLAND - 1981 [TV Movie; one of
the worst TV movies ever made]; ONE OF THE BOYS - 1982 [4 episodes];
TEACHERS ONLY - 1982 [8 episodes]; GOODNIGHT BEANTOWN - 1983; ZORRO
AND SON - 1983; NINE TO FIVE - 1983 [5 episodes]; THE DUCK FACTORY -
1984; THE HOBOKEN CHICKEN EMERGENCY - 1984 [TV Movie]; LOTS OF LUCK -
1985 [TV Movie]; THE LUCIE ARNAZ SHOW - 1985; LIFE WITH LUCY - 1986
[5 episodes]; MARY - 1986; FOLEY SQUARE - 1986; FATHERS AND SONS -
1986; YOU AGAIN? - 1986; AS SUMMERS DIE - 1986 [HBO Movie;
Co-Producer only]; TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT - 1985-1986 [12 episodes]
EASY STREET - 1986; HEAD OF THE CLASS - 1986; KAREN'S SONG - 1987;
FAMILY TIES - 1986-1987 [3 episodes]; WEBSTER - 1985-1987; SMALL
WONDER - 1985-1987 [15 episodes]; ALF - 1987; DUET - 1987; AMERICAN
FILM INSTITUTE COMEDY SPECIAL - 1987 [TV Special]; THE SLAP MAXWELL
STORY - 1987; MY TWO DADS - 1987 [6 episodes]; MY SISTER SAM - 1988;
EISENHOWER & LUTZ - 1988 [5 episodes]; DR. PARADISE - 1988 [TV
Movie]; A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS - 1988 [TV Movie]; FULL HOUSE -
1987-1989 [7 episodes]; SHIVERS - 1989 [TV Movie]; FAMILY MATTERS -
1989; NEWHART - 1985-1990 [23 episodes]; VALERIE - 1986-1990 [20
episodes]; YOU TAKE THE KIDS - 1991; GET A LIFE - 1990-1991 [5
episodes]; SUNDAY DINNER - 1991; CHARLIE HOOVER - 1991; REVENGE OF
THE NERDS - 1991 [TV Movie]; SALUTE YOUR SHORTS - 1991; THE NEW WKRP
IN CINCINNATI - 1991; SESSIONS - 1991 [HBO mini-series starring
Elliott Gould and Written/Produced by Billy Crystal]; MURPHY BROWN -
1991-1992 [6 episodes]; BILLY - 1992; MCGEE AND ME! - 1992; ROOM FOR
TWO - 1992; LIKELY SUSPECTS - 1992; THE WONDER YEARS - 1988-1993 [10
episodes; Won an Emmy Award® in 1989 for Outstanding Directing in
a Comedy Series; also nominated in 1991 for both an Emmy Award®
and DGA Award® in the same category]; THE EDGE - 1993; BLACK TIE
AFFAIR - 1993; FAMILY ALBUM - 1993; SECRET ADVENTURES: SMASH - 1994
[Video Short]; DREAM ON - 1991-1994 [HBO Series; 6 episodes]; BLOSSOM
- 1994 [8 episodes]; HARDBALL - 1994; SISTER, SISTER - 1995;
NEWSRADIO - 1995 HOPE & GLORIA - [3 episodes]; GRACE UNDER FIRE -
1996; BAILEY KIPPER'S P.O.V. - 1996; IN THE HOUSE - 1996 [4
episodes]; CYBILL - 1996; OUT OF THE BLUE - 1996; MEET WALLY SPARKS -
1997 [TF; Baldwin's only Theatrical Film; starring Rodney
Dangerfield]; ARLI$$ - 1996-1997 [3 episodes]; GEORGE & LEO -
1998; SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH - 1996-1998 [11 episodes]; THE LOVE
BOAT: THE NEXT WAVE - 1998; KING'S PAWN - 1999 [TV Movie]; DRIVING ME
CRAZY - 2000 [TV Movie]; EVEN STEVENS - 2000-2002 [6 episodes;
Baldwin's final credit as a Director]. Peter Baldwin's credits as an
Actor included: THE TURNING POINT - 1952 [TF]; THE GIRLS OF PLEASURE
ISLAND - 1953 [TF]; STALAG 17 [1953]; HOUDINI - 1953 [TF]; LITTLE BOY
LOST - 1953 {TF} THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - 1956 [TF]; WIRE SERVICE -
1956; WEST POINT - 1957 [3 episodes]; SHORT CUT TO HELL - 1957 [TF];
THE TIN STAR - 1957 [TF]; TEACHER'S PET - 1958 [TF]; THE
SPACE CHILDREN - 1958 [TF]; THE WALTER WINCHELL FILE - 1958; I
MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE - 1958 [TF; an awful title
for a good film]; THE TRAP - 1959 [TF]; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1959; MEN
INTO SPACE - 1960; ESCAPE BY NIGHT - 1960 [TF]; LOVE IN
ROME - 1960 [TF]; MICHAEL SHAYNE - 1961; FOLLOW THE SUN - 1961; PERRY
MASON - 1962; DESERT WAR - 1962 [TF]; I SOLITI RAPINATORI A MILANO -
1963 {Italian Theatrical Film not released in the U.S.]; BEN CASEY -
1963; THE GHOST - 1963 [TF]; THE OUTER LIMITS - ["Specimen:
Unknown" - 1964]; THE POSSESSED - 1965 [TF]; WEEKEND
MURDERS - 1970 [TF]; ROMA BENE - 1971 [Another Italian
Theatrical Film not released in the U.S.]; THE MATTEI AFFAIR - 1972
[TF; Baldwin's final acting role]. Peter Baldwin kept a low profile
when not directing. He was born in Winnetka, Ill., where he was
discovered by a Hollywood talent scout in his senior year at
Stanford. He became one of Paramount’s “Golden Circle of
Newcomers” and appeared in some of their biggest films in the
1950's. Baldwin moved to Italy, where he appeared in films by Robert
Rossellini, Dino Risi and Francesco Rosi. There he started working on
the other side of the camera, serving as assistant director on
Vittorio De Sica’s WOMEN TIMES SEVEN [also personal Assistant to
Vittorio De Sica] and A PLACE FOR LOVERS [1968]. In 1964, he won
first prize at the Venice Film Festival for SOME SORT OF CAGE, a
docudrama about Synanon House, which he wrote, produced and directed.
He returned to the U.S. and was hired by THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
producer Sheldon Leonard and the rest is history. Peter Balwin passed
away from natural causes and was 86 years-old.) - 11/19/17
DELLA
REESE (Actress/Singer: Della Reese [real
name: Delloreese Patricia Early] is best known for her role as
"Tess" on the TV Series TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL and, at the age
of 18, she formed the Meditation Singers and became the first
performer to take gospel music to the casinos of Las Vegas. She also
appeared in many movies. Her credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: MOD SQUAD - 1968; THE BOLD
ONES: THE NEW
DOCTORS - 1970; GETTING TOGETHER - 1971; A CITY OF THE KING - 1971
[TV Movie]; VOYAGE OF THE YES - 1973 [TV Movie]; DADDY'S GIRL - 1973
[TV Movie]; TWICE IN A LIFETIME - 1974 [TV Movie]; PSYCHIC
KILLER - 1975 [TF]; POLICE WOMAN - 1974; PETROCELLI - 1975;
POLICE STORY - 1975; JOE FORRESTER - 1975; COP ON THE BEAT - 1974 [TV
Movie]; THE ROOKIES - 1975; McCLOUD - 1975-1976; MEDICAL CENTER -
1976; FLO'S PLACE - 1976 [TV Movie]; NIGHTMARE
IN BADHAM COUNTY - 1976 [TV Movie; released on VHS in an Uncut
R-Rated Version by Vidmark
Entertainment]; CHICO AND THE MAN - 1975-1978 [27 episodes];
ELCOME BACK, KOTTER - 1979; INSIGHT - 1980; THE LOVE BOAT - 1982; IT
TAKES TWO - 1982-1983 [6 episodes]; THE A-TEAM - 1985 [Portrayed Mr.
T's mother]; CRAZY LIKE A FOX - 1985-1986 [3 episodes]; CHARLIE &
CO> - 1986 [4 episodes]; The Gift Of Amazing Grace - 1986
[Afternoon TV Movie Special]; A PUP NAMED SCOOBY-DOO - 1988 [Voice
only]; NIGHT COURT - 1989; HARLEM NIGHTS - 1989 [TF; probabley her
best role]; 227 - 1987-1990; THE YOUNG RIDERS - 1990; THE KID WHO
LOVED CHRISTMAS - 1990 [TV Movie]; MARRIED PEOPLE - 1991; MACGYVER -
1990-1991; THE ROYAL FAMILY - 1991-1992 [TV Series Regular; 15
episodes]; DREAM ON - 1992[ Pay Cable Series]; THE DISTINGUISHED
GENTLEMAN - 1992 [TF]; YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS - 1992 [TV Movie];
DESIGNING WOMEN - 1993; L.A. LAW -1993; PICKET FENCES - 1993; A THIN
LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE - 1996 [TF]; HAPPILY EVER AFTER: FAIRY
TALES FOR EVERY CHILD - 1997 [Voice only]; A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN -
1997 [TV Movie]; MIRACLE IN THE WOODS - 1997 [TV Movie]; PROMISED
LAND - 1996-1998 [A spin-off of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL; 6 episodes];
EMMA'S WISH - 1998 [TV Movie]; MAMA FLORA'S FAMILY - 1998 [TV mini-series];
THE SECRET PATH - 1999 [TV Movie]; HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY
SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS - 1999 [TV Movie]; ANYA'S BELL - 1990 [TV
Movie]; DINOSAUR - 2000 [TF; Voice only]; THE MOVING OF SOPHIA MYLES
- 2000 [TV Movie]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1994-2003 [211 episodes;
Also Writer of one episode; won 7 Image Awards® for Outstanding
Actress in a Drama Series ]; BEAUTY SHOP - 2005 [TF]; THAT'S SO RAVEN
- 2006; IF 
I
HAD KNOWN I WAS A GENIUS - 2007 [TF]; THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS -
2009 [TV Soap Opera]; A VERY MARY CHRISTMAS - 2010 [TF]; DETROIT
1-8-7 - 2010; HALLELUJAH - 2011 [TV Movie]; CHRISTMAS ANGEL - 2012
[TV Movie]; CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES - 2012; MEANT TO BE - 2012 [TF];
ME AGAIN - 2012 [TF]; DEAR SECRET SANTA - 2013 [TV Movie]; MIRACLE AT
GATE 213 - 2013 [TV Movie]; SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED - 2014; WHOA
WITH LAINE LAWSON CRAFT - 2017 [TF; her final acting role]. Ms. Reese
made more than 33 appearances on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY CARSON
from 1962 to 1981, sometimes as a Guest Hostess. [She suffered a
stroke on a 1980 appearance]. She was very religious and was an
ordained minister who officiated longtime friend Roma Downey's
wedding. She had so many famous friends, both in showbiz and the
religious community that it would take a week to type tham all down.
She was loved by everyone who worked with her. She won a Star on The
WALK OF FAME on July 12, 1994 at 7060 Hollywood Blvd. Della Reese
died of natural causes and was 86 years-old.) - 11/19/17
DAVID
CASSIDY
(Actor/Singer: David Cassidy became a teenage superstar when he
appeared on THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY [1970 - 1974] and after the series
was over, continued to act, as well as singing in concerts and clubs.
His good looks and refreshing sense of humor still made him a draw up
till the day he died. He learned how to adjust to his teenage idol
image long after it was over and continued to sing quite well.
Cassidy's credits included [TV Series unless marked
with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE SURVIVORS - 1969; IRONSIDE -
1969; THE F.B.I. - 1970; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1970; ADAM-12 - 1970;
BONANZA - 1970; MEDICAL CENTER - 1970; MOD SQUAD - 1970; THE
PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1970-1974 [96 episodes]; ROSEBUD - 1975 [TF];
POLICE STORY - 1978 [Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding
Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series;]
DAVID CASSIDY-MAN UNDERCOVER - 1978-1979 [Failed TV Series; also
Theme Music Composer; 10 episodes]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1980; THE NIGHT
THE CITY SCREAMED - 1980 [TV Movie]; MATT HOUSTON - 1982; FANTASY
ISLAND - 1980-1983; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1983; PARADE OF STARS -
1983 [TV Movie]; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1989; INSTANT KARMA -
1990 [TF]; THE SPIRIT OF '76 -
1990 [TF; Fun little time travel story where Cassidy is the
star]; THE FLASH - 1991; BLOSSOM - 1991; THE BEN STILLER SHOW -
1993; LAKESIDE HOTEL - 1993 [German comedy series which contained
many American stars, such as Telly Savalas, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray
and Cassidy]; CROOKLYN - 1994 [TF; Uncredited appearance on a TV
set]; THE JOHN LARROQUETTE SHOW - 1995; THE DAVID CASSIDY STORY -
2000 [TV Movie Biography; Executive Producer only; David Cassidy is
portrayed by Andrew Kavovit, but he makes an uncredited cameo]; GLAM
ROCK: THE DVD - 2003 [DTV]; THE AGENCY - 2003; MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
- 2003; KIM POSSIBLE - 2004; LESS THAN PERFECT - 2005; POPSTAR - 2005
[TF]; BIOGRAPHY - 2006; I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN - 2008 [TF;
Archive footage] 70's FEVER - 2008 [TV Movie Documentary; Narrator
only]; ALEXA VEGA: YOU ARE WHERE I LIVE - 2009 [Short]; RUBY &
THE ROCKITS - 2009 [Failed TV Series; 10 episodes; Partridge Family
mom Shirley Jones {his actual stepmother} was a guest star and David
said: "We paid her a lot of money. She
is a wonderful actress. People forget she won an Academy Award®.
When I was young, she taught me a lot how to deal with the pressure
and the fame, because she became a star when she was 18. I was 19."];
THE APPRENTICE - 2011 [12 episodes]; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
- 2013; FORGIVEN THIS GUN 4 HIRE - 2018 [TF; his last acting role].
He made many appearances on most of the Daytime, afternoon and late
night Entertainment shows and Game shows. He was married three times,
once to actress Kay Lenz from 1977 to 1983. His father was the
popular actor Jack Cassidy who passed away in 1976 and abandoned his
family when David was just 3 1/2 years old. This is what David had to
say about his father: "My father had a
tremendous influence on me, and I think many children who come from
broken homes, esp. when they're very early. My dad left when I was 3
1/2, and he left my mom and I. It was something in order to empower
myself. I think all children, psychologically need to empower
themselves, because they can't put their arms around, what it is. I
made it my fault, there's something wrong with me, and it was
spending time on the couch [During the
80's, David was seeing a psychiatrist 3 times a week],
and spending the time going 
through
the process that I'm now the happiest ever been in my life, the most
successful I've ever been in my life."
That could explain why he had been treated for alcoholism in rehab
three times. He cites "Doesn't Somebody Want to be Wanted"
as the song he was always most proud of [I always preferred "I
Think I Love You"], and that it has a lot of the
characteristics that make good, "soft folk rock.". [I
agree.] His best friend was PARTRIDGE FAMILY co-star Danny Bonaduce
and was a close friend of John Lennon, whom he greatly admired. When
14 year-old fan Bernadette Whelan died of heart failure on 30 May
1974, from injuries sustained while attending a May 26 Cassidy show
at London's White City Stadium. 650 fans were injured in a crush.
Cassidy was so affected that he quit both touring and THE PARTRIDGE
FAMILY. His half-brother, Shaun Cassidy, became a successful
singer and then a great producer/creator of TV Series, such as
the under-appreciated series AMERICAN
GOTHIC [1995 - 1996]. In 2003, David won a TV Land Award®
for being the Hippest Fashion Plate - Male, for his Partridge Family
wardrobe. David Cassidy died of Organ failure [possibly because of
his alcoholism. He also said he had Dementia] and was 67 years-old.)
- 11/21/17
PETER
BERLING
(Actor: Peter Berling was a husky German character actor best known
for his many collaborations with Werner Herzog, who also appeared in
Hollywood films such as GANGS OF NEW YORK [2002] and THE NAME OF THE
ROSE [1986]. He also appeared in many Italian Spaghetti Westerns and
crime films during the 1970's, usually in minor roles. His credits
included [Theatrical films unless marked with a TV for TV Series]:
THE VIKINGS - 1958 [Sound Assistant & Uncredited Translator
only]; THE BLUE ANGEL - 1959 [Uncredited Second
Assistant Director only] DUELL - 1966 [Short; Writer & Producer
only]; ALASTAIR - 1966 [Short; Writer & Producer only] THE LETTER
- 1966; JOHN ICKS, THE SINGING ASTRONAUT - 1967 [TV Short]; MY BED IS
NOT FOR SLEEPING - 1968 [Production Manager only]; DETECTIVE - 1969;
LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH - 1969; UXMAL - 1969; A BIG GREY-BLUE BIRD
- 1970 [ also Production Organizer]; RED SUN
- 1970 [with Charles Bronson]; THE NIKLASHAUSEN JOURNEY - 1970 [TV
Movie]; THE LONG,
SWIFT SWORD OF SIEGFRIED - 1971; WHITY - 1971 [also Executive
Producer & Production Manager]; BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE - 1971
[also Executive Producer]; HOT PANTS - 1971; SERGEANT KLEMS - 1971;
TERROR DESIRE - 1971; WHEN WOMEN WERE CALLED VIRGINS - 1972; RETURN
OF HALLELUJAH - 1972; MANHUNT -
1972 [a.k.a. THE ITALIAN CONNECTION];
AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD - 1972 [I believe this is director Werner
Herzog's best film]; DIRTY WEEKEND - 1973; BLOOD
IN THE STREETS - 1973; THE
THREE MUSKETEERS OF THE WEST - 1974 [also Writer]; BANG, AND THE
ANGELS SING - 1973 [also Writer & Executive Producer]; MARTHA -
1974 [TV Movie]; JULIA - 1974; IDOLE - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE AND
TIMES OF SCARAMOUCHE - 1976; VICTORY MARCH - 1976; BLACK AND WHITE IN
COLOR - 1976; MEET HIM AND DIE
- 1976 [also Writer]; MR. SCARFACE - 1976 [a.k.a. RULERS
OF THE CITY; starring Jack Palance; also Writer]; YOUNG,
VIOLENT, DANGEROUS - 1976; PLAYING WITH LOVE - 1977 [Writer
only]; GOOD-FOR-NOTHING - 1978; RED
RINGS OF FEAR - 1978 [a.k.a. RINGS OF FEAR; VIRGIN KILLER;
TRAUMA; also Writer]; THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES - 1978 [Executive
Producer only]; THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN - 1979; TRAFFIC JAM -
1979 [Co-Screenplay only for the German Version] ERNESTO [Co-Writer
only]; THEO AGAINST THE REST OF THE WORLD - 1980; RENDEZ-VOUS HIER -
1981 [Short]; L'USURA - 1981 [TV Movie]; VERONIKA VOSS - 1982;
FITZCARRALDO - 1982; AN IDEAL ADVENTURE - 1982; PETOMANIAC - 1983;
DAGGER EYES - 1983; PROGETTO ATLANTIDE - 1984 [TV Movie]; FINALMENTE
MORTA - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE TWO LIVES OF MATTIA PASCAL - 1985; TEX
AND THE LORD OF THE DEEP - 1985; THE
MINES OF KILIMANJARO - 1986; KIR ROYAL - 1986 [TV]; THE
NAME OF THE ROSE - 1986; 
HIT
MAN - 1986 [TV mini-series]; GAMBIT - 1987 [TV Movie]; COBRA VERDE -
1987; THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - 1988; HAUNTED SUMMER - 1988;
LIEBE IST STARKER ALS DER TOD - 1988 [TV Movie]; FRANCESCO - 1989;
DAS MILLARDENSPIEL - 1989 [TV mini-series]; PRIVATE SCREENING - 1989;
VOYAGER - 1991; TEXAS-DOC SNYDER HALT DIE WELT IN ATEM - 1993;
SATANTANGO - 1994; DER SALZBARON - 1994 [TV mini-series];
WESTMORELAND NAPLES - 1995 [Short]; TOKYO MOON - 1996; PRAXIS DR.
HASENBEIN - 1997; ANGEL OF DEATH - 2002; GANGS OF NEW YORK - 2002;
THE GENTLE MAKEUP OF LIGHT - 2007 [Short]; HALF BROTHERS - 2015; TEN
TO ELEVEN - 2016 [TV; His last acting role]. Berling appeared as
himself in documentaries about Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, who he
acted with in Herzog's films. Peter Berling died in Rome, Italy of
undisclosed causes and was 83 years-old.) - 11/21/17
MONA
FONG (Producer:
Mona Wong was the widow of Sir
Run Run Shaw [Who died at the age of 106 in 2014] and produced
many of the Shaw Brothers films using the name "Mona Shaw"
until the studio closed shop in 1985. I review many of the films Mona
Fong produced and some of them are classics of the absurd. She later
rose to the position of chairwoman of TVB, Hong Kong's titan
television network as well as chief executive for Shaw's remaining
motion picture
subsidiary Cosmopolitan Film Company. Since
Shaw Brothers released hundreds of films, I will concentrate on the
ones released to American theaters and on disc. Ms. Wong's credits as
Producer or Executive Producer included [All Theatrical Films]: DIRTY
HO - 1976 [Production Manager only]; JADE TIGER - 1977 [Production
Manager only]; ASSAULT: THE CRIMINALS, PART IV - 1977; THE
CHINATOWN KID - 1977; DEATH DUEL - 1977 [Production Manager
only]; THE BRAVE ARCHER - 1977 [Production Manager only]; JUDGEMENT
OF AN ASSASSIN - 1977 [Production Manager only]; PURSUIT OF VENGEANCE
- 1977 [Production Manager only]; THE SENTIMENTAL SWORDSMAN - 1977;
THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER - 1977; PALACE CARNAGE - 1978
[Production Manager only]; CLAN OF THE AMAZONS - 1978 [Production
Manager only]; THE PROUD YOUTH - 1978 [Production Manager only]; LIFE
GAMBLE - 1978 [Production Manager only]; THE
BRAVE ARCHER PART II - 1978 [Production Manager only]; SHAOLIN
HAND LOCK - 1978 [Production Manager only]; LEGEND
OF THE BAT - 1978 [Production Manager only]; SWORDSMAN AND
ENCHANTRESS - 1978 [Production Manager only]; FIVE
DEADLY VENOMS - 1978 [Production Manager only; one of my
favorite martial arts films]; INVINCIBLE
SHAOLIN - 1978 [Production Manager only]; BANK BUSTERS - 1978
[Production Manager only]; CRIPPLED
AVENGERS - 1978 [Production Manager only];
THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN - 1978 [a.k.a. MASTER
KILLER; a huge influence on the rap group The Wu-Tang Clan,
especially its member The RZA]; SOUL OF THE SWORD - 1978; THE
AVENGING EAGLE - 1978; SHAOLIN CHALLENGES NINJA - 1978 [also
Production Manager]; THE SCANDALOUS WARLORD - 1979; THE PROUD TWINS -
1979; THE TIGRESS OF SHAOLIN - 1979; INVINCIBLE
ENFORCER - 1979; FIGHTING FOOL - 1979 [Production Manager only]; FULL
MOON SCIMITAR - 1979 [Production Manager only]; SPIRITUAL BOXER
II - 1979 [Production Manager only]; THE GHOST STORY - 1979
[Production Manager only]; THE RECKLESS CRICKET - 1979 [Production
Manager only]; THE DEADLY BREAKING SWORD - 1979 [Production Manager
only]; THE BROTHERS - 1979 [Production Manager only]; STROKE OF DEATH
- 1979 [Production Manager only]; THE KUNG FU INSTRUCTOR - 1979
[Production Manager only]; THE KID WITH THE GOLDEN ARM - 1979
[Production Manager only]; AVENGING WARRIORS OF SHAOLIN - 1979; MAD
MONKEY KUNG FU - 1979; TO KILL A MASTERMIND - 1979; THE PROUD
TWINS - 1979; THE TIGRESS OF SHAOLIN - 1979; IRON CHAIN FIGHTER -
1980 [Production Manager only]; COWARD BASTARD - 1980 [Production
Manager only]; THE BOXER FROM THE TEMPLE - 1980; FISTS
OF THE WHITE LOTUS - 1980; SHAOLIN
HELLGATE - 1980 [a.k.a HEAVEN
AND HELL]; KILLER CONSTABLE - 1980 [also Production Manager];
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF - 1980; TWO
CHAMPIONS OF DEATH - 1980; HEX
- 1980 [Production Manager only; Weirdness x 2!] THE MASTER - 1980
[also Production Manager]; SWIFT SWORD - 1980 [Production Manager
only]; THE REBEL INTRUDERS - 1980 [Production Manager only]; LEGEND
OF THE FOX - 1980 [Production Manager only]; RETURN
TO THE 36TH CHAMBER - 1980; ONE SON TOO MANY - 1980; RENDEZVOUS
WITH DEATH - 1980; HEX VS. WITCHCRAFT
- 1980; HEROES SHED NO TEARS - 1980 [Production Manager only]; BAT
WITHOUT WINGS - 1980 [a truly bizarre piece of cinema; the set
design is fantastic]; A DEADLY SECRET - 1980; CHALLENGE OF THE
GAMESTERS - 1981; MURDERER PURSUES
- 1981; THE EMPEROR AND HIS BROTHER - 1981; AMBITIOUS KUNG FU GIRL -
1981 REVENGE OF THE CORPSE
- 1981 [Production Manager only]; RETURN OF THE SENTIMENTAL SWORDSMAN
- 1981 [Production Manager only]; GAMBLER'S DELIGHT - 1981
[Production Manager only]; WHAT PRICE HONESTY? - 1981; BEWITCHED
- 1981 [Another Shaw Brothers oddity]; MY YOUNG AUNTIE - 1981; ROAR
OF THE LION - 1981; THE TIGER AND THE WIDOW - 1981; THE MASKED
AVENGERS - 1981; CORPSE MANIA -
1981 [Must be seen to be believed]; MASTER OF DISASTER - 1981; ONE
WAY ONLY - 1981; MARTIAL CLUB - 1981; NOTORIOUS
EIGHT - 1981; FAMILY OF LUST - 1981; BLOODY
PARROT - 1981 [Totally weird in a good way]; THE BATTLE FOR THE
REPUBLIC OF CHINA - 1981; DUEL OF THE CENTURY - 1981; MOBFIX PATROL -
1981; THE BRAVE ARCHER PART III
- 1981; MAHJONG HEROES - 1981; CURSE
OF EVIL - 1982; THE 82 TENANTS - 1982; GANG MASTER - 1982; KID
FROM KWANG TUNG - 1982; BUDDHA'S PALM
- 1982; CAT VS. RAT - 1982; MERCENARIES
FROM HONG KONG - 1982; HOUSE
OF TRAPS - 1982; LEGENDARY
WEAPONS OF CHINA - 1982; CLAN FEUDS - 1982; THE FAKE GHOST
CATCHERS - 1982; BRAVE ARCHER 4
- 1982; TEENAGE DREAMERS - 1982; ROLLS,
ROLLS, I LOVE YOU - 1982; FIVE ELEMENT NINJAS - 1982; PASSING
FLICKERS - 1982; PERILS OF THE SENTIMENTAL SWORDSMAN - 1982; HELL HAS
NO BOUNDARY - 1982; THE SPIRIT OF THE SWORD - 1982; HEX
AFTER HEX - 1982 [The final sequel to HEX - 1980; A real
oddity]; HUMAN LANTERNS -
1982 [You have to see it to believe it!]; THE EMPEROR AND THE
MINISTER - 1982; BROTHERS FROM THE WALLED CITY - 1982; GODFATHER OF
CANTON - 1982; MY REBELLIOUS SON - 1982; ODE TO GALLANTRY - 1982; GHOSTS
GALORE - 1983; THE LADY ASSASSIN - 1983; THE LADY IS THE BOSS -
1983; HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD - 1983; DESCENDANT OF THE SUN -
1983; HIDDEN POWER OF DRAGON SABRE - 1983; FAST FINGERS - 1983;
LITTLE DRAGON MAIDEN - 1983; SEEDING
OF A GHOST - 1983 [Weird beyond belief!]; THE ENCHANTRESS -
1983; THE BOXER'S OMEN - 1983
[You'll be watching this horror film in disbelief!]; THE
WEIRD MAN - 1983; FAST FINGERS - 1983; THE ROVING SWORDSMAN -
1983; TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR - 1983; PORTRAIT IN CRYSTAL - 1983;
ON THE WRONG TRACK - 1983; TIGER KILLER - 1983; DEMON OF THE LUTE -
1983; BASTARD SWORDSMAN - 1983; MAD MAD 83 - 1983; SHAOLIN INTRUDERS
- 1983; NEW TALES OF THE FLYING FOX - 1984; THE SUPREME SWORDSMAN -
1984; LONG ROAD TO GALLANTRY - 1984; THE
8 DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER - 1984; RETURN OF THE BASTARD SWORDSMAN -
1984; LIGHTNING FISTS OF SHAOLIN - 1984; POLICE POOL OF 
BLOOD
- 1984; LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY - 1984; SEX
BEYOND THE GRAVE - 1984; THREE STOOGES GO UNDERCOVER - 1984; THE
CUTE LITTLE FELLOW - 1984; THUNDERCLAP - 1984; THE YOUNG VAGABOND -
1985; JOURNEY OF THE DOOMED - 1985; DANGER HAS TWO FACES - 1985;
CRAZY SHAOLIN DISCIPLES - 1985; THE MASTER STRIKES BACK - 1985; THIS
MAN IS DANGEROUS - 1985; THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT - 1985; DISCIPLES
OF THE 36TH CHAMBER - 1985; PURSUIT OF A KILLER - 1985; LAW OR
JUSTICE - 1988; TWISTED LOVE - 1988; HONG KONG GODFATHER - 1985;
PAINTED FACES - 1988; JUSTICE, MY FOOT! - 1992; THE BARE-FOOTED KID -
1993; THE MAD MONK - 1993; LOVE ON DELIVERY - 1994; LOVING YOU -
1995; OUT OF THE DARK - 1995; THE KING OF MASKS - 1996; HERO - 1997;
LIFELINE - 1997; DRUNKEN MONKEY - 2003 [Her final Producing Credit].
Mona Fong was a popular Hong Kong singer and actress before she
became a Producer. As an Actress, her credits included [All
Theatrical Films and she sang in most of her roles]: MAMBO GIRL -
1957; THE LARK - 1965; SING HIGH, SING LOW - 1967; WHEN THE CLOUDS
ROLL BY - 1968; DIARY OF A LADY KILLER - 1969; FAREWELL, MY LOVE -
1969 [Her last acting role]. In 1997, when Hong Kong was handed
over to Mainland China, Mona and Run Run Shaw flew to Las Vegas to
get married. Run Run Shaw was getting close to his 96th birthday! In
2000, She was ranked as one of Hong Kong's top 10 richest women. TVB
announced that Mona Fong died peacefully at Hong Kong Sanatorium and
Hospital, in Happy Valley, surrounded by her family. No cause of
death was given. Her age was anywhere between 83 to 86 years-old.) - 11/22/17
RANCE
HOWARD (Actor:
Man, I loved this guy. Rance was the father of Ron and Clint Howard
and he appeared in most of Ron's directed Films. Rance could do
anything, from Drama to Comedy, from Horror to Westerns. There was
nothing this man couldn't do. This is a great loss to the Film and TV
industries. His credits included [Theatrical Films unless marked
with a TV for TV Series]: FRONTIER WOMAN - 1956; KRAFT THEATRE -
1956-1957 [TV; 3 episodes]; HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE - 1958 [TV];
FLIGHT - 1958 {TV]; BAT MASTERSON - 1959 [TV]; ZANE GREY THEATER -
1959 [TV]; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1960 [TV]; DEATH VALLEY DAYS -
1960-1961 [TV]; THE MUSIC MAN - 1962; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER
- 1963; VACATION PLAYHOUSE - 1963 [TV]; COMBAT! - 1963 [TV]; THE
FUGITIVE - 1963 [TV]; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1961-1964 [TV; 4
episodes; The first time he appeared along his young son Ron's side]; VILLAGE
OF THE GIANTS - 1965 [Director Bert I. Gordon's Sci-Fi Tale,
starring a young Ron Howard]; THE DESERT RAVEN - 1965; THE VIRGINIAN
- 1966 [TV]; AN EYE FOR AN EYE - 1966; THE JEAN ARTHUR SHOW - 1966
[TV]; THAT GIRL - 1965-1966 [TV]; THE MONROES - 1967 [TV]; GENTLE
GIANT - 1967 {The film that spun-off the series GENTLE BEN, both
starring his son Clint Howard]; ; COOL HAND LUKE - 1967; OLD PAINT -
1969 [Short]; DEED OF DARING-DO - 1969 {Short]; GENTLE BEN -
1967-1969 [TV; 30 episodes]; THEN CAME BRONSON - 1970 {TV]; HERE
COMES THE BRIDES - 1970 [TV]; DAN AUGUST - 1970 [TV]; THE WILD
COUNTRY - 1970; NIGHT GALLERY - [TV; 'The Boy Who Predicted
Earthquakes" - 1971]; BONANZA - 1971-1972 [TV]; NICHOLS - 1972
[TV]; BLOODY TRAIL - 1972; THE F.B.I. - 1973 [TV]; THE RED PONY -
1973 [TV Movie]; SALTY - 1973; KUNG FU - 1973 [TV]; WHERE THE LILLIES
BLOOM - 1974; CHINATOWN - 1974; LOCUSTS
- 1974 [TV Movie]; GUNSMOKE - 1970-1974 [TV]; THE SKATING RINK - 1975
[Afternoon TV Movie]; THE ROOKIES - 1975 [TV]; HUCKLEBERRY FINN -
1975 [TV Movie]; SWITCH - 1975 [TV]; THE WALTONS - 1973-1975 [TV; 5
episodes]; EAT MY DUST - 1976
[Starring Ron Howard for Roger Corman; Ron agreed to star in this
filn only if Corman would give him the chance to direct another one.
That film was GRAND THEFT AUTO]; THE NEW DAUGHTERS OF JOSHUA CABE -
1976 [TV Movie]; LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - 1977 [TV]; THE LEGEND
OF FRANK WOODS - 1977; GRAND
THEFT AUTO - 1977 [Directed by Ron Howard for the first time;
Rance also co-wrote the Screenplay with Ron]; ANOTHER MAN, ANOTHER
CHANCE - 1977; COTTON CANDY -
1978 [TV Movie Directed by Ron Howard and featuring brother Clint; a
real family affair!]; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - 1978 [TV]; MR.
NO LEGS - 1979 [an action film about a legless man who works for
the mob. He has shotguns stored in the arms of his wheerlchair and
leaves his chair by walking with is arms and performing martial
arts!. So weird, you can't take your eyes off the screen]; LAVERNE
& SHIRLEY - 1979 [TV]; FLATBED
ANNIE AND SWEETIEPIE: LADY TRUCKERS - 1979 [TV Movie]; HAPPY
DAYS - 1976-1979 [TV; 3 episodes starring son Ron]; SCOUT'S HONOR -
1980 [TV Movie]; SKYWARD - 1980 [TV Movie]; ENOS - 1981 [TV]; MORK
& MINDY - 1981 [TV]; SMOKEY
BITES THE DUST - 1981; HERE'S BOOMER - 1980-1981; THE MIRACLE OF
KATHY MILLER - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE KID WITH THE BROKEN HALO - 1982
[TV Movie]; THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG
- 1982 [TV Movie]; THE KID WITH THE 200 I.Q. - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE
THORN BIRDS - 1983 [TV mini-series]; LOVE LETTERS - 1983; FOREVER AND
BEYOND - 1983; RITA HAYWORD: THE LOVE GODDESS - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE
LONELY GUY - 1984; THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF D.C. COLLINS - 1984 [TV
Movie]; SPLASH - 1984; DYNASTY - 1984 [TV]; FINDER OF LOST LOVES -
1984 [TV]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1984 [TV]; SCANDAL SHEET - 1985 [TV
Movie]; PLAYING WITH FIRE - 1985 [TV Movie]; DALLAS - 1985 [TV]; A
DEATH IN CALIFORNIA - 1985 [TV mini-series]; COCOON
- 1985; CREATOR - 1985; THE LONG, HOT SUMMER - 1985 [TV Movie];
HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1985 [TV]; WORDS BY HEART - 1985 [TV
Movie]; TWO SOLDIERS - 1985 [Short]; GUNG HO - 1986; RETURN TO
MAYBERRY - 1986 [TV Movie]; THE DRUG KNOT - 1986 [Afternoon TV
Movie]; A SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS - 1986 [TV Movie]; INNERSPACE -
1987; WISEGUY - 1988 [TV]; DARK 
BEFORE
DAWN - 1988; B.O.R.N. - 1988 [ a.k.a. MERCHANTS OF DEATH];
TRUST ME - 1989; THE 'BURBS - 1989;
LISTEN TO ME - 1989; SUPERBOY - 1989 [TV]; PARENTHOOD - 1989; LIMIT
UP - 1989; B.L. STRYKER - 1989 [TV]; EQUAL JUSTICE - 1990 [TV]; 9 1/2
NINJAS! - 1991; LUCY AND DESI: BEFORE THE LAUGHTER - 1991 [TV Movie];
SWITCHED AT BIRTH - 1991 [TV Movie]; QUANTUM LEAP - 1991 [TV]; THE
LETTERS FROM MOAB - 1991 [TV Short]; BORIS AND NATASHA - 1992 [TV
Movie]; I DON'T BUY KISSES ANYMORE - 1992; BAYWATCH - 1989-1992 [TV];
FAR AND AWAY - 1992; UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
- 1992; WISHMAN - 1992; TICKS - 1993
[with son Clint Howard]; FEARLESS - 1993; ED
AND HIS DEAD MOTHER - 1993; SNAPDRAGON
- 1993; COACH - 1993 [TV]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1994 [TV]; FORCED TO
KILL - 1994; THE PAPER - 1994; THE COWBOY WAY - 1994; RUNAWAY
DAUGHTERS - 1994 [Pay Cable Movie]; TERMINAL VELOCITY - 1994; ED
WOOD - 1994; LITTLE GIANTS - 1994; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - [HBO
Series; 'Surprise Party" - 1994]; BIGFOOT: THE UNFORGETTABLE
ENCOUNTER - 1994; CHILDREN
OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST - 1995; SAVATE
- 1995 [a.k.a. THE FIGHTER]; PROBLEM CHILD 3: JUNIOR IN LOVE - 1995
[TV Movie]; APOLLO 13 - 1995; THE COLONY - 1995 [TV Movie]; LAND'S
END - 1995 [TV]; SGT. BILKO - 1996; TIGER HEART - 1996; SEINFELD -
1993-1996 [TV]; MELROSE PLACE - 1996 [TV]; WHERE TRUTH LIES - 1996;
INDEPENDENCE DAY - 1996; INK - 1996 [TV]; MARS
ATTACKS! - 1996; GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI - 1996; BUSTED - 1997
[MFHV]; TRAVELLER - 1997; THE SECOND CIVIL WAR - 1997 [TV Movie];
BAYWATCH NIGHTS - 1997 [TV]; MARRIED WITH CHILDREN - 1996-1997 [TV];
BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION? - 1997 [TV]; MONEY TALKS - 1997; THE
LAY OF THE LAND - 1997; BABYLON 5 - 1996-1997 [TV; 3 episodes];
MURDER, SHE WROTE: SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST - 1997 [TV Movie]; HOLIDAY IN
YOUR HEART - 1997 [TV Movie]; SPARKLE AND CHARM - 1997; THE SENDER -
1998; CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - 1998; LAND OF THE FREE - 1998; SMALL
SOLDIERS - 1998; THE NIGHT CALLER - 1998; EVASIVE ACTION - 1998;
CLUELESS - 1998 [TV]; TWO OF A KIND - 1998; PSYCHO - 1998; HAPPY,
TEXAS - 1999; MALEVOLENCE - 1999; SHADOWS OF THE PAST - 1999; JUST
SHOOT ME! - 1999 [TV]; LOVE AND SEX - 2000; PING! - 2000; BIG WIND ON
CAMPUS - 2000; 7TH HEAVEN - 2000 [TV]; HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
- 2000; DRIVING ME CRAZY - 2000 [TV Movie]; LEGEND
OF THE PHANTOM RIDER - 2000; A BEAUTIFUL MIND - 2001 [ Academy
Award® winner for best Director {Ron Howard} and Best Picture];
THE HUNTRESS - 2001 [TV]; JOE DIRT - 2001; A
CRACK IN THE FLOOR - 2001 [His short scene with Gary Busey made
me tear up because it was so funny, but this is a horror film]; RAT
RACE - 2001; ANGEL - 2001 [TV]; EYE
SEE YOU - 2002 [a.k.a. D-TOX; Made in 1999, but released to DTV
in 2002]; THAT 80'S SHOW - 2002 [TV]; SON OF THE BEACH - 2002 [TV];
JUMPING FOR JOY - 2002; LEAVING THE LAND - 2002; THE LONG RIDE HOME -
2003; GHOST ROCK - 2003 [a.k.a. THE RECKONING]; THE MISSING - 2003; TOOLBOX
MURDERS - 2003; I AM STAMOS - 2004 [Short]; DEATH AND TEXAS -
2004; THE ALAMO - 2004; EULOGY - 2004; BACK BY MIDNIGHT - 2004; COLD
CASE - 2004 [TV]; THAT'S SO RAVEN - 2004 [TV]; CINDERELLA MAN - 2005;
KILLING CUPID - 2005; GHOST WHISPERER - 2005 [TV]; MIRACLE AT SAGE
CREEK - 2005; TWENTY GOOD YEARS - 2006 [TV]; AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON -
2006; CSI: NY - 2006 [TV]; HARRISON BERGERON - 2006 [Short]; SASQUATCH
MOUNTAIN - 2006; GEORGIA RULE - 2007; BE MY BABY - 2007; GHOST
TOWN: THE MOVIE - 2007; WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY - 2007; SKIP
TRACER - 2008 [TV Movie]; GRIZZLY PARK
- 2008; DRILLBIT TAYLOR - 2008; KEITH - 2008; AUDIE & THE WOLF -
2008; FROST/NIXON - 2008; LIE TO ME - 2009 [TV]; ER - 2009 [TV]; PLAY
THE GAME - 2009; ANGELS & DEMONS - 2009; WITHIN - 2009; BOPPIN'
AT THE GLUE FACTORY - 2009; SHADOWHEART - 2009 [DTV]; PLAY DEAD -
2009 [DTV]; VALENTINE'S DAY - 2010; BLOODWORTH - 2010; THE CHILD
WANDERERS - 2010; ONCE FALLEN - 2010; JONAH HEX - 2010; THE GENESIS
CODE - 2010; THE TRIAL - 2010;
ELF SPARKLE AND THE SPECIAL RED DRESS - 2010 [TV Movie; Voice
only]; THE DILEMMA - 2011; BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 - 2011
[DTV]; NIGHT CLUB - 2011; INSIGHT - 2011; WORKAHOLICS - 2011 [TV];
SPOOKY BUDDIES - 2011 [DTV}; WHERE'S MY SANDWICH? - 2011 [Short]; ROSEWOOD
LANE - 2011; REDEMPTION: FOR ROBBING THE DEAD - 2011; LET GO -
2011; HARLEY'S HILL - 2011 [DTV]; EASY RIDER 2: THE RIDE HOME - 2012;
GREY'S ANATOMY - 2012 [TV]; SECOND CHANCES - 2013 [TV Movie]; CHEZ
UPSHAW - 2013; HUFF - 2013; NCIS: LOS ANGELES - 2013 [TV]; NEBRASKA -
2013; MAX ROSE - 2013; THE LONE RANGER - 2013; RICHARD ROSSI 5TH
ANNIVERSARY OF SISTER AIMEE - 2013; THE TROUBLE MAN - 2013 [Short];
GONE DARK - 2013; KROLL SHOW - 2014 [TV]; REVIEW - 2014 [TV]; BONES -
2014 [TV]; JUNCTION - 2015; SOLEMATES - 2015 [Short]; THE X-FILES -
2015 [TV]; 40 NIGHTS - 2016; TALK RADIO - 2016 [Short]; KALEBEGIAK -
2016 [Spanish Episodic Movie; 15 Spanish Directors filmed each
segment]; HOME ON THE RANGE - 2016 [TV Movie]; ENLIGHTENED - 2016
[Short]; CHASING THE STAR - 2017; RICK'S PARKING - 2017 [TV Movie];
DRIVING TEST- 2017 [TV]; BROKEN MEMORIES - 2017; THE CHRIST
SLAYER - 2018; APPLE SEED - 2018 [His final acting role]. Quite a
resumé, isn't it? He was also the grandfather of actress Bryce
Dallas Howard and Paige Howard. He appeared in 15 of Director Ron
Howard's films. He appeared in six films that were nominated for Best
Picture Oscars®. I have always enjoyed seeing Rance Howard on the
screen. He improved every film he was in. My condolences go out to
the entire Howard family. Rance Howard died of Natural Causes and was
89 years-old.) - 11/25/17
JULIO
OSCAR MECHOSO (Actor: This has been a bad
year for the deaths of great character actors. Mechoso was a
character actor who frequently portrayed tough guys, appeared on such
TV series as SEINFELD and COACH and collaborated often with close
friend Andy Garcia and Robert Rodriguez. You may not know the name,
but you know the face. He usually played 
Detectives,
doctors, priests or bad guys. His credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical film]: QUE PASA U.S.A.? - 1979;
GUAGUASI - 1983 [TF]; FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR - 1985 [TF]; POLICE
ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH - 1988 [TF]; MIAMI VICE -
1984-1988 [8 episodes]; CLINTON AND NADINE - 1988 [Pay TV Movie];
INTERNAL AFFAIRS - 1990 [TF]; THE TAKE - 1990 TV Movie] NASTY BOYS -
1990; MIDNIGHT CALLER - 1990; JAKE AND THE FATMAN - 1990; KNOTS
LANDING - 1991; QUANTUM LEAP - 1991; STAT - 1991 [3 episodes]; LIVE!
FROM DEATH ROW - 1992 [TV Movie]; DEEP COVER - 1992 [TF]; TOYS - 1992
[TF]; MATLOCK - 1990-1993; MURPHY BROWN - 1993; MURDER, SHE WROTE -
1993; THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW - 1993; BIRDLAND - 1994; DAY OF
RECKONING - 1994 [TV Movie]; DEAD CONNECTION - 1994 [TF]; A PERRY
MASON MYSTERY: THE CASE OF THE LETHAL LIFESTYLE - 1994 [TV Movie]; A
MILLION TO JUAN - 1994 [TF]; MENENDEZ: A KILLING IN BEVERLY HILLS -
1994 [TV Movie]; THE GLASS SHIELD - 1994 [TF]; SEINFFELD - 1995;
ZOOMAN - 1995 {TV Movie]; BAD BOYS - 1995 [TF]; A PYROMANIAC'S LOVE
STORY - 1995 [TF]; HAPPILY EVER AFTER: FAIRY TALES FOR EVERY CHILD -
1995; COACH - 1994-1996 [10 episodes]; WHITE SQUALL - 1996 [TF]; HIGH
INCIDENT - 1996 [10 episodes]; VEGAS VACATION - 1997 [TF]; GUN -
1997; 'TIL THERE WAS YOU - 1997 [TF]; MAD CITY - 1997 [TF];
SWITCHBACK - 1997 [TF]; KRIPPENDORF'S TRIBE - 1998 [TF]; DAMON - 1998
[7 episodes]; RUDE AWAKENING - 1998; INDISCREET - 1998 [TV Movie]; VIRUS
- 1998 [TF]; BOY MEETS WORLD - 1999; MOLLY - 1999 [TF]; BLUE STREAK -
1999; CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL - 1999; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 2000;
MISSING PIECES - 2000 [TV Movie]; GOOD VS. EVIL - 2000; YES, DEAR -
2000; FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY: THE ARTURO SANDOVAL STORY - 2000 [TV
Movie]; ALL THE PRETTY HORSES - 2000 [TF]; DHARMA & GREG - 2001;
HEARTBREAKERS - 2001 [TF]; TORTILLA SOUP - 2001 [TF]; JURASSIC
PARK III - 2001 [TF]; NYPD BLUE - 2001; PUMPKIN - 2002 [TF];
WATCHING ELLIE - 2002; KEN PARK - 2002 [TF]; PHONE
BOOTH - 2002 [TF]; RESURRECTION BLVD. - 2002; ASSASSINATION
TANGO - 2002 [TF]; BOOKIES - 2003 [TF]; KINGPIN - 2003 [TV
mini-series]; GREETINGS FROM TUCSON - 2002-2003 [TV Series Regular;
22 episodes]; ONCE UPON A
TIME IN MEXICO - 2003 [TF]; LUIS - 2003; THE HANDLER - 2003; A
SIMPLE CHOICE - 2003 [Short]; KAREN SISCO - 2004; BACK WHEN WE WERE
GROWNUPS - 2004 [TV Movie]; WHEELMEN - 2005 [TF]; LORDS OF DOGTOWN -
2005 [TF]; THE LOST CITY - 2005 [TF]; THE LEGEND OF ZORRO - 2005
[TF]; GHOST WHISPERER - 2005; LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - 2006 [TF];
GREY'S ANATOMY - 2006; THE VIRGIN OF JUAREZ - 2006 [TF]; GOOD COP;
BAD COP - 2006
[TF]; INVASION - 2006 [3 episodes]; THE GO-GETTER - 2007 [TF]; HER
BEST MOVE - 2007 [TF]; RISE:
BLOOD HUNTER - 2007 [TF] PLANET TERROR
- 2007 [TF]; THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z - 2007 [TF]; WITHOUT A
TRACE - 2007; CANE - 2007 [6 episodes]; COLD CASE - 2008; FRAGMENTS -
2008 [TF]; MY OWN WORST ENEMY - 2008; THE STATION - 2009 [TV Movie];
THE CLEANER - 2009; THE JANKY PROMOTERS - 2009 [TF]; NIP/TUCK - 2009;
FLASHFORWARD - 2009; THE BIG BANG THEORY - 2010; CASTLE - 2010; MIAMI
MEDICAL - 2010; BABY - 2010 [Short]; EL DORADO - 2010 [TV
mini-series]; LAW & ORDER: LA - 2010; MAGIC CITY MEMOIRS - 2011
[TF]; BEYOND THE BLACKBOARD - 2011 [TF]; JUSTICE FOR NATALEE HOLLOWAY
- 2011 [TV Movie]; HOUSE OF LIES - 2012; THE BAYTOWN OUTLAWS - 2012
[TF]; A DARK TRUTH - 2012 [TF]; NIKITA - 2013; BURN NOTICE - 2013; MACHETE
KILLS - 2013 [TF]; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2014; LAST
WEEKEND - 2014 [TF]; CAKE - 2014 [TF]; THE FORGER - 2014 [TF];
MATADOR - 2014 [7 episodes]; FROM
DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES - 2015; THREE WEST - 2016 [TF];
SWEDISH DICKS - 2016; RULES DON'T APPLY - 2016 [TF]; LIFE IN PIECES -
2016; MADAME SECRETARY - 2017; INHERITANCE
- 2017 [TF; His final acting role]. Julio Oscar Mechoso passed away
due to a heart attack and was just 62 years-old.) - 11/25/17
JIM
NABORS (Actor/Singer: Nabors shot to fame
as the "gawwwleee" Gomer Pyle, First on THE ANDY GRIFFITH
SHOW and then on the popular GOMER PLYE: USMC. But what was most
surprising was his soothing baritone singing voice, which belied his
goofy looks. He "came out" 
in
2013 at the age of 82 by marrying his partner of 38 years, Stan
Cadwallader, who was nearly 20 years his junior. To most people it
wasn't a surprise at all. Most people, including best friends Carol
Burnett [Who considered Nabors her good luck charm, as he apperared
on the fist episode of each season of her series for 12 years in a
row] and Burt Reynolds, knew he was gay long before his coming-out
and appeared in his theatre debut as "Harold Hill" in
"The Music Man" at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre with
Florence Henderson as his "Marian the Librarian" and then
appeared in three of Reynold's early-80's films. It was no
"surprise, surprise, surprise!" to most people in the
industry and Nabors suffered for it in his career after GOMER PYLE
ended its five season run. Nabors credits included [TV Series unless
marked with a TF for Theatrical film]: I'M DICKENS, HE'S FENSTER -
1963; MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON - 1963; THE GREAT ADVENTURE -
1963; TAKE HER, SHE'S MINE - 1963 [TF]; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW -
1962-1964 [Appeared as Gomer Pyle in 23 episodes]; THE DANNY KAYE
SHOW - 1964-1965; THE ANDY GRIFFITH, DON KNOTTS, JIM NABORS SHOW -
1965; VALENTINE'S DAY - 1964-1965 [Series Regular; 11 episodes]; THE
LUCY SHOW -1966; OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD - 1967; GOMER PYLE: USMC -
1964-1969 [150 episodes]; THE DON RICKLES SHOW - 1969; MONDO TRASHO -
1969 [TF; John Waters' first feature; Jim Nabors can be heard singing
"Holy, Holy, Holy" on the soundtrack]; THE JIM NABORS HOUR
- 1969-1971 [51 episodes; Nominated for a Golden Globe Award® for
Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical]; SESAME STREET - 1971; THE JULIE
ANDREWS HOUR - 1972; THE ADDAMS FAMILY FUN HOUSE - 1973 [TV Movie];
NBC FOLLIES - 1973; THE ROOKIES - 1973; THE LOST SAUCER - 1975 [16
episodes]; THE KROFFT SUPERSHOW - 1976; THE MUPPET SHOW - 1976; THE
SONNY AND CHER SHOW - 1976-1977 [6 episodes]; THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
- 1967-1977 [13 episodes]; THE JIM NABORS SHOW - 1978 [Daytime
variety show that lasted for 50 episodes; Nominated for a Daytime
Emmy Award® for Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or
Variety Series]; ALOHA PARADISE - 1981; THE LOVE BOAT - 1977-1981 [3
episodes]; THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS - 1982 [TF]; STROKER
ACE - 1983 [TF; Won a Razzie Award® for Worst Supporting Actor];
KNIGHT RIDER - 1983; CANNONBALL RUN II - 1984; RETURN TO MAYBERRY -
1986 [TV Movie; Nabors played Gomer Pyle]; SYLVAN IN PARADISE - 1986
[a failed TV pilot that was never picked up]; HI HONEY, I'M HOME -
1991 [Played Gomer Pyle for the last time]; THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW -
1991 [Unsuccessful return to TV for Burnett. Nabors appeared on the
first show since he was her good luck charm, but the series only
lasted for two episodes. His final acting role]. Jim Nabors won a
Star on the Walk of fame on January 31, 1991 at 6435 Hollywood Blvd.
He also sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" for 42 years
during opening ceremonies of the "Indianapolis 500" ,
located in Speedway, In., from 1972 to 2014 when ill health forced
him to retire. In his entire career he has put out 46 albums. He was
also a good businessman, as he was one of the owners of GOMER PYLE:
USMC, which made him a small fortune in residuals when the show went
into syndication [Nabors said that it has always been difficult for
him to watch the opening of the show because many of the Marines that
he is seen marching with were killed in Vietnam]. Jim Nabors died of
immune system deficiencies at his working macadamia nut farm in
Honolulu, Hawaii and was 87 years-old.) - 11/30/17
SHASHI
KAPOOR (Actor: Prolific Indian actor who
appeared in over 160 films. Since he had command of the English
language, he also appeared in British and American films, many for
James Ivory and Ismail Merchant. He was married to an English woman,
Jennifer Kendal, from 1959 until her death in 1984. His sorrow over
losing her made him put on much weight and he 
found
himself in supporting roles, rather than the star. He was a favorite
Indian actor from the early 1960's to 1999. A small samplings
of his films included [All are theatrical films unless otherwise
noted]: THE FIANCEE - 1953; THE HOUSEHOLDER - 1963; HOLIDAY IN BOMBAY
- 1963; SHAKESPEARE-WALLAH - 1965; A MATTER OF INNOCENCE - 1967;
BOMBAY TALKIE - 1970; MY LOVE - 1970; SIDDHARTHA
- 1972 [I remember as a young teen watching this film in a theater. I
didn't understand a damned thing, but I was fascinated with the
subject. I recently watched it again and consider it a minor
classic]; COME, EMBRACE ME - 1973; MR. ROMEO - 1974; 5 RIFLES - 1974;
LOVE SUBLIME - 1978; TRISNA - 1978; BLACK WATER - 1980; HEAT AND DUST
- 1983; CHAKMA - 1984; BHAVANI JUNCTION - 1985; WOMAN - 1986; NEW
DELHI TIMES - 1986; SAMMI AND ROSIE GET LAID - 1987; COMMANDO - 1988; THE
DECEIVERS - 1988 [Kapoor stars with Pierce Brosnan in this
period thriller; The only Ismail Merchant film not directed by James
Ivory]; CLERK - 1989; OUR HOUSE - 1989; IN CUSTODY - 1994; GULLIVER'S
TRAVELS - 1996 [TV mini-series with Ted Danson]; SIDE STREETS - 1998;
DIRTY BRITISH BOYS - 1999 [His final acting role, although he was
considering a comeback.]. The vast amount of Kapoor's films never
played in the United States [or played in limited Indian Theaters
throughout America] and if you want to know more about the man, his
biography on IMDb is much more detailed than most actors found on the
website. Shashi Kapoor died of a chest infection and was 79
years-old.) - 12/04/17
JOHNNY
HALLYDAY (Singer/Actor: Hallyday [Real
name: Jean-Philippe Léo Smet] was considered "The French
Elvis Presley" selling over 100 million records in France alone
and having 33 number 1 hit singles from the 1960's to the New
Millennium. Like Elvis, he was also
an actor, appearing in French films and International productions.
His credits as an actor included [Theatrical Films unless marked with
a TV for TV series]: DIABOLIQUE - 1955 [uncredited]; TALES OF PARIS -
1962 [also Musical Performer]; WHERE ARE YOU FROM, JOHNNY? - 1963
[also Musical Performer]; FIND THE IDOL - 1964 [also Musical
Performer]; THE PONIES - 1967 [also Musical Performer]; THE GREAT
CHASE - 1968 [also Musical Performer]; SPECIALISTS - 1969; FALLING
POINT - 1970; MALPERTUIS: THE LEGEND OF
DOOM HOUSE - 1971 [Director Harry Kümel's extremely weird
film. Fans of strange films should search this one out]; MONEY MONEY
MONEY - 1972 [also Musical Performer]; ANIMAL - 1977; DETECTIVE -
1985; FAMILY COUNCIL - 1986; TERMINUS - 1987; THE IRON TRIANGLE -
1989; DAVID LANSKY - 1989 [TV Series Star; 4 episodes]; LA GAMINE -
1992; WHY NOT ME? - 1999; LOVE ME - 2000; MAN ON THE TRAIN - 2003;
CRIME SPREE - 2003 [also Musical Performer]; CRIMSON RIVERS 2: ANGELS
OF THE APOCALYPSE - 2004; QUARTIER V.I.P. - 2005; COMMISSAIRE MOULIN
- 2005 [TV]; JEAN-PHILIPPE - 2006; THE PINK PANTHER 2 - 2009;
VENGEANCE - 2009 [Hallyday was great as a French Chef that had to
find the killer of his daughter's family in this Hong Kong actioner];
WE LOVE YOU, YOU BASTARD - 2014; ROCK 'N ROLL - 2017; EVERYONE'S LIFE
- 2017 [also Musical Performer; his last acting role]. Hallyday's
music can be heard in many films and TV Series. A small sampling
include: SWEET ECSTASY - 1962; THE AERONAUTS - 1967 [TV]; DOUBLE
GENTLEMEN - 1986; APOSTROPHES - 1986 [TV]; GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT: THE
LEGACY OF SUN RECORDS - 2001 [TV Movie Documentary]; 
WOMEN
OR CHILDREN FIRST - 2002; THE GOOD THIEF - 2002; BREAK OF DAWN -
2002; THE DIVORCE - 2003; THE YEAR OF THE TICK - 2004; A GOOD YEAR -
2006; LOVE ME NO MORE - 2008; WE'LL NEVER HAVE PARIS - 2014; THE WALK
- 2015; iZOMBIE - 2016 [TV] and many more in the future. Hallyday was
married five times, his first marriage was to popular French
songstress and actress Sylvie Vartan [He was the Uncle of actor
Michael Vartan]. His son, David Hallyday, is also a singer/actor and
his songs have appeared in such films as LADY BEWARE - 1987 and EDDIE
AND THE CRUISERS II: EDDIE LIVES! - 1989. Johnny Halliday played his first-ever
British concert at the Royal Albert Hall at age 69 in 2012. The
British Music Invasion in the 1960's nearly destroyed his career and
he once unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide, turning his
experience into a hit song ["Noir, C'est Noir"]. Johnny
Hallyday passed away from throat cancer and was 74 years-old.) - 12/06/17
STEVE
REEVIS (Actor: Reevis was a Native
American Actor [He was born and raised on the Blackfeet Reservation
in Browning, Montana.] who appeared in several high-profile movies.
You may not know his name but you know the face. His credits included
[Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: TWINS -
1988; GRIM PRAIRIE TALES -
1990; DANCES WITH
WOLVES - 1990; THE DOORS - 1991; MIRACLE IN THE WILDERNESS - 1991 [TV
Movie]; LAKOTA MOON - 1992 [TV Movie]; POSSE - 1993; GERONIMO: AN
AMERICAN LEGEND - 1993; LAST OF THE DOGMEN - 1995; WILD BILL - 1995;
FOLLOW ME HOME - 1996; FARGO - 1996 [Won
a First Americans in the Arts Awards {FAITA} Award® for
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]; CRAZY
HORSE - 1996 [TV Movie]; PROMISED LAND - 1997 [TV]; GOODE BEHAVIOR -
1997 [TV]; JAG - 1998 [TV]; THE OUTFITTERS - 1999; WALKER, TEXAS
RANGER - 1997-1999 [TV]; HORSE SENSE - 1999 [TV Movie]; WILD GRIZZLY
- 2000 [TV Movie]; HIGHWAY 395 - 2000; MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE - 2002
[TV]; THE MISSING - 2003; LINE OF FIRE - 2004 [TV]; LAX - 2004 [TV]; THE
LONGEST YARD - 2005; INTO THE WEST - 2005 [TV mini-series];
BONES - 2005 [TV]; COMANCHE MOON - 2008 [TV mini-series]; SUNDAY ARTS
NEWS - 2008 [TV]; MONSTERWOLF -
2010 [TV Movie]; CHANGES - 2010 [Video Short]; THE CHEROKEE WORD FOR
WATER - 2013; ROAD TO PALOMA - 2014; THE JINGLE DRESS - 2014; FISHING
NAKED - 2016 [his final acting role]. Steve Reevis died of
undisclosed causes and was 55 years-old.) - 12/07/17
BRUCE
GRAY (Actor: Instantly recognizable
character actor who is known by Canadians for his role in the series
TRADERS [1996-2000], for which he won a Gemini Award® for Best
Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. He has
also made appearances on over a hundred television series and
appeared in some theatrical and TV 
movies
that will be remembered by readers of this site. His Credits
included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]:
ADULTEROUS AFFAIR - 1966 [TF]; STRANGE PARADISE - 1969 [14 episodes];
TIGER ON A CHAIN - 1973 [TV Movie]; SOMERSET - 1974; ALL MY CHILDREN
- 1975 [unknown amount of episodes]; BREAKING UP - 1978 [TV Movie];
HIGH HOPES - 1978; THE EDGE OF NIGHT - 1979-1980 [89 episodes];
QUINCY, M.E. - 1980; THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1981; NERO
WOLFE - 1981; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1981; LOU GRANT - 1981; FLAMINGO
ROAD - 1981; MCCLAIN'S LAW - 1982; DROP-OUT FATHER - 1982 [TV Movie];
KNIGHT RIDER - 1982; THE PAPER CHASE - 1983; FOR LOVE AND HONOR -
1983 [Pilot Movie for the short-lived TV series]; FOR LOVE AND HONOR
- 1983; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1983; EMERALD POINT N.A.S. - 1983; HAPPY DAYS
- 1984; INVITATION TO HELL
- 1984 [TV Movie directed by the late Wes Craven]; BOONE - 1984;
DYNASTY - 1984; SIMON & SIMON - 1984; KNOTS LANDING - 1982-1984
[3 episodes]; CALL TO GLORY - 1984; THREE'S A CROWD - 1985; A DEATH
IN CALIFORNIA - 1985 [TV mini-series]; ODD BIRDS - 1985 [TF]; AIRWOLF
- 1986; THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - 1986 [4 episodes]; SILVER SPOONS
- 1986; LET'S GET HARRY - 1986 [TF]; THE COLBYS - 1987; LBJ: THE
EARLY YEARS - 1987 [TV Movie]; DRAGNET - 1987 [TF]; THE OLDEST ROOKIE
- 1987; DROP-OUT MOTHER - 1988 [TV Movie]; HEAD OF THE CLASS - 1988;
CAPTAIN POWER AND THE SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE - 1987-1988 [11 episodes];
NIGHT COURT - 1988; TOUR OF DUTY - 1988 [4 episodes]; STREET LEGAL -
1988; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1986-1989; GENERATIONS - 1989;
FALCON CREST - 1989; NIGHTINGALES - 1989; DOOGIE HOWSER M.D. - 1989;
CAPTAIN POWER: THE BEGINNING - 1989 [TV MOVIE]; THE CAMPBELLS -
19900; DEA - 1990; SANTA BARBARA - 187-1990; DALLAS 1981-1991 [6
episodes]; L.A. LAW - 191; SISTERS - 1991; THE HIDDEN ROOM - 1991;
EYE OF THE STORM - 1991 [TF]; MATLOCK - 1988-1991 [3 episodes]; FOR
THE BOYS - 1991 [TF]; SINATRA - 1992 {TV mini-series]; MURPHY BROWN -
1992; A MURDEROUS AFFAIR: THE CAROLYN WARMUS STORY - 1991 [TV Movie];
DEAD AHEAD: THE EXXON VALDEZ DISASTER - 1992 [TV Movie]; JFK:
RECKLESS YOUTH - 1993 [TV mini-series]; RAPTURE - 1993 [TV Movie];
TRAVELER'S REST - 1993 [TV Short]; GETTING BY - 1993; STAR TREK: DEEP
SPACE NINE - 1993; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - 1993; PICKET
FENCES - 1993; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1984-1994 [5 episodes]; DIAGNOSIS
MURDER - 1994; A PERRY MASON MYSTERY: THE CASE OF THE LETHAL
LIFESTYLE - 1994 [TV Movie]; THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR. -
1994; ROSWELL - 1994 [TV Movie]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1994; SILK
STALKINGS - 1994; ROBOCOP - 1994; MY FAMILY - 1995 [TF]; WINGS -
1995; LEGEND - 1995; LEGACY OF SIN: THE WILLIAM COIT STORY - 1995 [TV
Movie]; TRACEY TAKES ON... - 1996; UP CLOSE & PERSONAL - 1996
[TF]; NOWHERE MAN - 1996; SPY HARD - 1996 [TF]; BEVERLY HILLS 90210 -
1990-1997; MELROSE PLACE - 1997; THE PEACEMAKER - 1997 [TF]; BABYLON
5 - 1997; STARSHIP TROOPERS
- 1997 [TF]; THANKS OF A GRATEFUL NATION - 1998 [TV Movie]; LIFE OF
THE PARTY: THE PAMELA HARRIMAN STORY - 1998 [TV Movie]; HAPPY FACE
MURDERS - 1999 [TV Movie]; DEMENTIA - 1999 [TF]; DANGEROUS EVIDENCE:
THE LORI JACKSON STORY - 1999 [TV Movie]; THE INDUSTRY - 1999; BECKER
- 2000; TRADERS - 1996 - 2000 [83 episodes]; EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT -
2000; WHEN ANDREW CAME HOME - 2000 [TV Movie]; THE LAST DEBATE - 2000
[TV Movie]; COLD SQUAD - 2000; A GLIMPSE OF HELL - 2001 [TV Movie];
THE OUTER LIMITS - 2001; TWO FOR ONE - 2001 [TV Movie]; A KILLING
SPRING - 2002 [TV Movie]; JAG - 2002; THE RED SNEAKERS - 2002 [TV
Movie]; THE DIVISION - 2002; MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING - 2002 [TF];
TORSO: THE EVELYN DICK STORY - 2002 [TV Movie]; QUEER AS FOLK - 2002
[5 episodes]; CUBE 2: HYPERCUBE
- 2002 [TF]; WALL OF SECRETS - 2003 [TV Movie]; S.W.A.T. - 2003 [TF];
PLAYMAKERS - 2003 [11 episodes]; DARK WATERS - 2003 [DTV]; N.C.I.S. -
2004; CHASING FREEDOM - 2004 [TV Movie]; MARRIED TO THE KELLYS -
2004; COLD CASE - 2004; ER - 1994-2004; LAS VEGAS - 2004; THE WEST
WING - 2004; STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE - 2004; JUDGING AMY - 2005;
CHARMED - 2005; WITHOUT A TRACE - 2005; LAX - 2005; MONSTER IN-LAW -
2005 [TF]; STARGATE SG-1 - 2005; CAKE - 2005 [TF];
PASSIONS - 2005; LIVE ONCE, DIE TWICE - 2006 [TV Movie]; THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL - 2006; CRIMINAL MINDS - 2006; GIRLFRIENDS - 2007; BIG
LOVE - 2007; EVAN ALMIGHTY - 2007 [TF]; BOSTON LEGAL - 2008; RECOUNT
- 2008 [Pay Cable Movie]; ANATOMY OF HOPE - 2009 [TV Movie]; IS IT
ME? - 2010 [TF]; MEDIUM - 2005-2010 [11 episodes]; WATER FOR
ELEPHANTS - 2011 [TF]; FALLING SKIES - 2011 [8 episodes]; CRAZY EYES
- 2012 [TF]; CASTLE - 2012; THE FIRM - 2012; SONS OF ANARCHY - 2012;
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - 2011-2012 [4 episodes]; ALL THAT REMAINS -
2013 [Short]; TENTACLE 8 - 2014 [TF]; THE LISTENER - 2014; DIG -
2015; CRIMSON PEAK - 2015 [TF]; CHARMING CHRISTMAS - 2015 [TV Movie];
MARRIED WITHOUT KIDS - 2015; HARD CORPS - 2016 [Short]; MY BIG FAT
GREEK WEDDING 2 - 2016 [TF]; RULES DON'T APPLY - 2016 [TF]; TIMELESS
-2017; CHATEAU LAURIER - 2017 [Short]; DON'T TALK TO IRENE - 2017
[TF]; GOOD WITCH - 2017 [his final acting role]. As you can see by
his credits, Mr. Gray was the king of TV Movies with a colon [:] in
the title. Bruce Gray passed away due to cancer and was 81
years-old.) - 12/13/17
DARLANNE
FLUEGEL (Actress: Most readers of this
site will remember Darlanne Fluegel as Nanelia in BATTLE BEYOND THE
STARS [1980], but she also had roles in major motion pictures,
including ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA [1984{ and TO LIVE AND DIE IN
L.A. [1985]. When this formel model's star didn't shine so bright,
she started appearing in B-movies [many of them
released directly to video] and in guest roles on Television. Her
credits included [Theatrical Films unless marked with a TV for TV
Series]: EYES OF LAURA MARS - 1978; BATTLE
BEYOND THE STARS - 1980; THE LAST FIGHT - 1983; ONCE UPON A TIME
IN AMERICA - 1984; CONCRETE BEAT - 1984 [TV Movie]; MACGYVER - 1985
[TV]; TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. - 1985; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - 1986 [TV];
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1986 [TV]; RUNNING SCARED - 1986; TOUGH
GUYS - 1986; CRIME STORY - 1986-1987 [TV; 11 episodes]; BULLETPROOF
- 1987; DEADLY STRANGER - 1988
[a.k.a. BORDER HEAT]; FREEWAY - 1989; LOCK
UP - 1989; WISEGUY - 1990 [TV; 5 episodes]; FATAL SKY - 1990;
HUNTER - 1990-1991 [TV; 14 episodes]; PET
SEMATARY II - 1992; SLAUGHTER
OF THE INNOCENTS - 1993; SCANNER COP
- 1994; BREAKING POINT - 1994;
COME DIE WITH ME: A MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER MYSTERY - 1994 [TV
Movie]; RELATIVE FEAR - 1994; DARKMAN III: DIE, DARKMAN DIE -
1996; NO WORRIES - 2008 [Short; her last acting role]; JAMES - 2009
[Short; Casting Director only]; LAND OF THE RISING FASTBALL - 2010
[Documentary; Producer only]. Darlanne Fluegel died from
complications of Alzheimer's Disease and was 64 years-old.) - 12/15/17
GERALD
B. GREENBERG (Film Editor:
Oscar®-winning and nominated Film Editor, who cut many famous
films. He also used the name "Jerry Greenberg". His films
as an editor included: A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS - 1964 [TV
Movie; Sound Effects Editor]; THE STEPS - 1966; BONNIE
AND CLYDE - 1967 [Assistant Editor]; BYE, BYE BRAVERMAN - 1968;
THE SUBJECT WAS 
ROSES
- 1968; ALICE'S RESTAURANT [Associate Film Editor]; THE BOYS IN THE
BAND - 1970; THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - 1971; THE FRENCH CONNECTION -
1971 [Academy Award® winner for Best Film Editing. His editing
for the famous car chase was studied by many future film editors.]; COME
BACK CHARLESTON BLUE - 1972; THE STOOLIE - 1972; THE SEVEN-UPS -
1973 [Supervising Editor & Associate Producer]; ELECTRA
GLIDE IN BLUE - 1973 [known for the famous end scene, a
continuous take that runs over 4 minutes]; THE
TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE - 1974; THE HAPPY HOOKER - 1975;
THE MISSOURI BREAKS - 1976; THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AIMEE - 1976 [TV
Movie]; APOCALYPSE NOW - 1979
[Academy Award® Nominee for Best Film Editing]; KRAMER VS.
KRAMER - 1979 [Academy Award® Nominee for Best Film Editing]; DRESSED
TO KILL - 1980; HEAVEN'S GATE - 1980; REDS - 1981 [Additional
Film Editor]; STILL OF THE NIGHT - 1982; SCARFACE
- 1983; BODY DOUBLE - 1984; SAVAGE DAWN
- 1985; WISE GUYS - 1986; NO MERCY - 1986; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1987;
THE ACCUSED - 1988; BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: VIDEO ANTHOLOGY 1978 - 1988
[Video Documentary]; COLLISION COURSE - 1989; NATIONAL LAMPOON'S
CHRISTMAS VACATION - 1989; AWAKENINGS - 1990; FOR THE BOYS - 1991;
SCHOOL TIES - 1992; GUNSHY - 1998 [Additional Editor]; REACH THE ROCK
- 1998; AMERICAN HISTORY X
- 1998; INSPECTOR GADGET - 1999; DUETS - 2000; GET
CARTER - 2000; ANGEL EYES - 2001; TRAPPED - 2002; BRINGING DOWN
THE HOUSE - 2003; HAVOC - 2005; INVINCIBLE - 2006; THE ANSWER MAN -
2009; PRIVILEGED - 2010 [DTV]; POINT BREAK
- 2015 [His final editing credit]. Gerald B. Greenberg passed away
after a long illness and was 81 years-old.) - 12/22/17
THOMAS
STANFORD (Editor: Academy Award®
winning film editor [for WEST SIDE STORY - 1961], the second
Oscar-winng editor to pass away in as many days. Just like Gerald B.
Greenberg [see above], Stanford edited some very popular films and TV
movies. His credits 
included
[Theatrical films unless marked with a TV for TV Series]: MOZART'S
DON GIOVANNI - 1955 [Assistant Editor]; SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER - 1959;
ROUTE 66 - 1960 [TV]; WEST SIDE STORY - 1961; IN THE COOL OF THE DAY
- 1963; EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES - 1964; THE TRUTH ABOUT SPRING -
1965; THE SLENDER THREAD - 1965; BURKE'S LAW - 1966 [TV]; DON'T MAKE
WAVES - 1967; THE FOX - 1967; HELL IN THE PACIFIC - 1968; THE REIVERS
- 1969; THE STEAGLE - 1971; JERIMIAH JOHNSON - 1972; HEC RAMSEY -
1972-1973 [TV]; THE YANKS ARE COMING - 1974 [TV MOVIE]; THE
YAKUZA - 1974; MAD BULL - 1977 [TV Movie]; SERGEANT MATLOVICH
VS. THE U.S. AIR FORCE - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE ONION FIELD - 1979;
BEFORE AND AFTER - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER -
1981; SAVING GRACE - 1986 [Additional Editor]; BORN TO RACE - 1988;
SPLIT DECISIONS - 1988 [his last credit as an editor]. Thomas
Stanford died of natural causes and was 93 years-old.) - 12/23/17
HEATHER
MENZIES-URICH (Actress: Best known as
Louisa Von Trapp in THE SOUND OF MUSIC [1965] and the wife of late
actor Robert Urich [TV's SPENSER: FOR HIRE], Heather Menzies [the
name she used as an actress] also did a few films and TV Series that
would interest readers of this site. Her credits included [TV Series
unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: MY THREE SONS - 1964;
THE SOUND OF MUSIC - 1965 [TF]; THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER - 1964-1965 [3
episodes]; HAWAII - 1966 [TF]; HOW SWEET IT IS! - 1968 [TF]; DRAGNET
1967 - 1967-1969 [5
episodes]; ROOM 222 - 1969; HAIL, HERO! - 1969 [TF]; MARCUS WELBY,
M.D. - 1969; THE HIGH CHAPARREL - 1969; THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS
SHOES - 1969 [TF]; TO ROME WITH LOVE - 1970; BONANZA - 1970; THE
SMITH FAMILY - 1971; ALIAS SMITH AND JONES - 1971; LOVE, AMERICAN
STYLE - 1971; MAN IN THE MIDDLE - 1972 [TV Movie]; OUTSIDE IN - 1972
[TF]; THE BOB NEWHART SHOW - 1973; SSSSSSS
- 1973 [TF]; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1974; DOCTOR DAN -
1974 [TV Movie]; S.W.A.T - 1975 [where Heather met Robert Urich, who
was a regular on the series. She married him in 1975 and stayed with
him until his death in 2002]; JAMES DEAN - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE
KEEGANS - 1976 [TV Movie]; BARNABY JONES - 1976; THE SIX MILLION
DOLLAR MAN - 1977; TAIL GUNNER JOE - 1977 [TV Movie]; LOGAN'S RUN -
1977-1978 [Series Regular; 14 episodes]; PIRANHA
- 1978 [TF]; CAPTAIN
AMERICA - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1978-1979; VEGA$ -
1979-1981 [3 episodes]; ENDANGERED
SPECIES - 1982 [TF; one of Robert Urich's rare starring roles in
a Theatrical Film]; GAVILAN - 1982 [a short-lived series starring
Robert Urich]; T.J. HOOKER - 1984; SPENSER: FOR HIRE - 1987; AMERICAN
DREAMER - 1990 [Her final acting Credit]. She also wrote the short
film TRUANT [2005]. Heather was an ovarian cancer survivor who had
three children with Robert. Heather Menzies-Urich died from
complications of brain cancer and was 69 years-old.) - 12/24/17
ROSE
MARIE (Actress:
Rose Marie [real name: Rose Marie Mazetta] is best known to
television viewers for portraying the ascerbic 'Sally Rogers" on
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW [1961-1966]. I honestly thought she passed
away a long time ago because I haven't seen her in anything recent.
My childhood came rushing back to me when, on that show, she would
toss off zingers 
to
"Buddy Sorel", played by Morey Amsterdam, with her
gravelly voice. To me, she was the first liberated woman on TV. She
held a job and was just as important as the men on the show. I never
forgot that. She started out as a child actress/singer [as "Baby
Rose Marie"; she changed it to just "Rose Marie" when
she was 15] in a handful of musical shorts in the late 1920's &
1930's. Rose Marie's credits included [TV Series unless marked with a
TF for Theatrical Film]: BABY ROSE MARIE THE CHILD WONDER - 1929
[Short; also singer]; RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO SHOW #3 - 1933
[Short; also singer]; SING, BABIES, SING! - 1933 [Short; also
singer]; INTERNATIONAL HOUSE - 1933 [TF]; RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO SHOW
#3 - 1934 [Short; also Singer]; FLIPPEN'S FROLICS - 1936 [Short; also
Singer]; SEA SORE - 1934 [Short]; SALLY SWING - 1938 [Short];
SURPRISING SUZIE - 1953 [Short; also Singer]; TOP BANANA - 1954 [TF];
THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1955; JUST OFF BROADWAY - 1955 [TV Movie];
GUNSMOKE - 1957; THE ADVENTURES OF JIM BOWIE - 1958; THE BIG BEAT -
1958 [TF]; M SQUAD - 1958; THE D.A.'S MAN - 1959; THE BOB CUMMINGS
SHOW - 1958-1959 [10 episodes]; THE DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW - 1959;
THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS - 1960; MY SISTER EILEEN - 1960-1961
[Series Regular; 24 episodes]; VALENTINE'S DAY - 1965; DON'T WORRY,
WE'LL THINK OF A TITLE - 1966 [TF]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW -
1961-1966 [Series Regular; 158 episodes; She could be seen singing on
10 episodes; Nominated for an Emmy Award® in 1964, 1964 &
1966 for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress];
DEAD HEAT ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND - 1966 [TF]; WALTER OF THE JUNGLE -
1967 [TV Short]; OCCASIONAL WIFE - 1967; THE MONKEES - 1966-1967; HEY
LANDLORD! - 1967; THE VIRGINIAN - 1967; THE DANNY THOMAS HOUR - 1968;
MY THREE SONS - 1968; MY FRIEND TONY - 1969; DICK VAN DYKE AND THE
OTHER WOMEN - 1969 [TV Special] THE DORIS DAY SHOW - 1969-1971
[Series Regular for Two Seasons; 50 episodes]; HONEYMOON SUITE -
1972; ADAM-12 - 1972-1973; YOGI'S GANG - 1973 [Voice only; 3
episodes]; MEMORY OF US - 1974 [TF]; PETROCELLI - 1974; THE MAN FROM
CLOVER GROVE - 1974 [TF]; KOJAK - 1975; GET CHRISTIE LOVE! - 1975;
S.W.A.T. - 1975 [5 episodes]; CHICO AND THE MAN - 1976; FLYING HIGH -
1979; CHEAPER TO KEEP HER - 1980 [TF]; LUNCH WAGON - 1981 [TF]; THE
LOVE BOAT - 1978-1984 [4 episodes]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1985; HAIL
TO THE CHIEF - 1985; BROTHERS - 1985; TERROR
AT LONDON BRIDGE - 1985 [TV Movie]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1986; WITCHBOARD
- 1986; DUET - 1988; ON THE TELEVISION - 1989; MR. BELVEDERE - 1990;
THE JACKIE BISON SHOW - 1990 [Voice only]; THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS -
1990 [Voice only]; MURPHY BROWN - 1990-1991; THE MAN IN THE FAMILY -
1991; SCORCH - 1992; SANDMAN - 1993 [TF]; ULTRAMAN: THE ULTIMATE HERO
- 1994; HARDBALL - 1994 [9 episodes]; CAGNEY & LACEY: TOGETHER
AGAIN - 1995 [TV Movie]; FREAKAZOID! - 1995 [Voice only]; FRIENDS -
1996; THE BLUES BROTHERS ANIMATED SERIES - 1997 [Voice only];
CAROLINE IN THE CITY - 1996-1997; WINGS - 1997; SUDDENLY SUSAN -
1997; AMERICAN MASTERS [Rose sang in this TV Documentary Series in an
episode titled "Vaudeville" ]; PSYCHO
- 1998 [TF; the uncredited voice of Norma Bates]; HEY ARNOLD! - 1998
[Voice only]; LOST & FOUND - 1999 [TF]; SHRIEK
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH - 2000 [MFHV];
THE HUGHLEYS - 2001; ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE - 2003; THE
ALAN BRADY SHOW - 2003 [Voice only]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW REVISITED
- 2004 [TV Movie]; LUKE AND JOE GET LOST - 2006 [Voice only];
UNSCRIPTED - 2011; THE GARFIELD SHOW - 2008-2013 [Voice only; Her
last acting credit]. Rose Marie's final TV appearasnce was on a 2016
episode of ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT and she appeared in many
documentaries on the early musical films. Rose Marie was awarded a
Star on the Walk Of Fame at 7083 Hollywood Blvd. on October 3, 2001.
Her career is more interesting than I previously thought. She
entertained Presidents at the White House with her singing voice,
appeared in the first short "talkie" musical which
played before Al Jolson's THE JAZZ SINGER [1927; she remembers Jolson
as a very mean man that nobody liked], was coached by Jimmy Durante
(who would become a lifelong friend) on how to compose herself on
stage when she sang [he also taught her how to play piano like him]
and was one of the original headliners to open the Flamingo
Hotel in Las Vegas, the first of the modern hotel/casinos. She had a
full life. Rose Marie passed away from natural causes and was 94
years-old.) - 12/28/17
SUE
GRAFTON (Author/Writer: Best known for
her "Kinsey Millhone" series of detective novels with their
alphabetical titles (e.g., "A Is for Alibi"; "B
is for Burglar"; "D is for Deadbeat" ),
Sue 
Grafton
was also a screenwriter of some movies, TV Series and TV Movies. Her
credits as a writer included: LOLLY-MADONNA XXX - 1973 [Theatrical
film]; RHODA - 1975 [TV]; WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE - 1979 [TV Movie];
SEX AND THE SINGLE PARENT - 1979 [TV Movie]; NURSE - 1980 [TV Movie];
MARK, I LOVE YOU - 1980 [TV Movie]; NURSE - 1981-1982 [TV Series
Creator; 25 episodes]; SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS - 1982 [TV; 3
episodes]; A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY - 1983 [TV Movie]; A KILLER IN THE
FAMILY - 1983 [TV Movie]; SPARKLING CYANIDE - 1983 [TV Movie]; LOVE
ON THE RUN - 1985 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; TONIGHT'S THE
NIGHT - 1987 [TV Movie]; LIKELY SUSPECTS - 1992 [TV; Technical
Consultant]. Ms. Grafton’s alphabetical series had reached “Y
Is for Yesterday” [it was released in August 2017]. She
always said that the series would end with "Z is for Zero",
but she never made it that far. Sue Grafton passed away from cancer
and was 77 years-old.) - 12/28/17
PEGGY
CUMMINS (Actress: Peggy Cummins [real
name: Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller] is probably best known for her
role as "Annie Laurie Starr" in the excellent film noir GUN
CRAZY - 1950 and as "Joanna Harrington" in NIGHT [CURSE] OF
THE DEMON - 1957. She retired as an actress in 1965. Her credits
included [Theatrical Film unless marked with a TV for TV Series]:
DR. O'Dowd - 1940; SATUTE JOHN CITIZEN - 1942; OLD MOTHER RILEY
DETECTIVE - 1943; WELCOME, MR. WASHINGTON - 1944; HER MAN GILBEY -
1944; THE LATE GEORGE APLEY - 1947; MOSS ROSE - 1947; ESCAPE - 1948;
GREEN GRASS OF WYOMING - 1948; IF THIS BE SIN - 1949; GUN CRAZY -
1950; OPERATION X - 1950; THE PASSIONATE SENTRY - 1952; BOTH SIDES OF
THE LAW - 1953; ALWAYS A BRIDE - 1953; MEET MR. LUCIFER - 1953; THE
LOVE LOTTERY - 1954; CASH ON DELIVERY - 1954; THE MARCH HARE - 1956;
THE SHIP WAS LOADED - 1957; HELL DRIVERS - 1957; CURSE
OF THE DEMON - 1957 [a.k.a. NIGHT OF THE DEMON]; THE CAPTAIN'S
TABLE - 1959; YOUR MONEY OR YOUR WIFE - 1960; DENTIST IN THE CHAIR -
1960; IN THE DOGHOUSE - 1962; THE HUMAN JUNGLE - 1964 [TV]; SUMMER
COMEDY HOUR - 1965 [TV; her final acting role]. Peggy Cummins never
watched herself in CURSE OF THE DEMON until a special screening in
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK in 2006, where she was a guest of
honor. She was cast as the lead female role in FOREVER AMBER [1947]
and when most of the film was shot, production closed down and she
was replaced by actress Linda Darnell because the producers thought
she was not as well-known as Darnell. Peggy Cummins passed away after
suffering a stroke and was 92 years-old.) - 12/29/17
AND BECAME CRAZY MIXED-UP ZOMBIES?!! - 1964 [Camera Operator]; WHAT'S UP FRONT! - 1964; THE TIME TRAVELERS - 1964; THE NASTY RABBIT - 1964; DEADWOOD '76 - 1965; TALES OF A SALESMAN - 1965; SUMMER CHILDREN - 1965; RAT FINK A BOO BOO - 1965; PSYCHO A GO-GO - 1965 & 1967; MONDO MOD - 1967; THE ROAD TO NASHVILLE - 1967; THE NAME OF THE GAME IS KILL! - 1968; SATAN'S SADISTS - 1969; THE BOLD ONES: THE PROTECTORS - 1969 [TV Series]; THE MONITORS - 1969; FIVE BLOODY GRAVES - 1969; FUTZ - 1969; BAHA MARIMBA BAND - 1069 [TV Movie]; HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS - 1970; RED SKY AT MORNING - 1971; DUSTY AND SWEETS MCGEE - 1971 [Additional Photography]; MCCABE & MRS. MILLER - 1971 [First stab at an A-Film. He was very successful]; THE HIRED HAND - 1971; THE SKI BUM - 1971; IMAGES - 1972; DELIVERANCE - 1972 [His beginning of greatness]; COUNTRY MUSIC - 1972; THE LONG GOODBYE - 1973 [National Society of Film Critics Awards® for Best Cinematography]; SCARECROW - 1973; CINDERELLA LIBERTY - 1973; THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS - [1974; Beginning of his fruitful relationship with Stephen Spielberg]; THE GIRL FROM PETROVKA - 1974; MOHAGONY - 1975 [Additional Photography]; SWEET REVENGE - 1976; OBSESSION - 1976; CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND - 1977 [Academy Award® winner for Best Cinematography]; THE DEER HUNTER - 1978 [Probably the best film on the Vietnam War and Zsigmond's photography had a lot to do with it; BAFTA Award® winner for Best Cinematography]; WINTER KILLS - 1979; FLESH & BLOOD - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE ROSE - 1979; HEAVEN'S GATE - 1980 [It may have been considered a major bomb, but there is no denying the the cinematography was great]; BLOW OUT - 1981; THE BORDER - 1982 [Additional Photography]; JINXED! - 1982; TABLE FOR FIVE - 1983; NO SMALL AFFAIR - 1984; THE RIVER - 1984; REAL GENIUS - 1985; THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK - 1987; JOURNEY TO SPIRIT ISLAND - 1988; FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY - 1989; THE TWO JAKES - 1990; CHINA BEACH - 1989-1990 [TV Series; Special Interview Footage; 2 episodes]; THE BONFIRES OF THE VANITIES - 1990;
STALIN - 1992 [TV Movie; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special; and the American Society of Cinematographers Award® for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots]; THE LONG SHADOW - 1992 [Director only]; SLIVER - 1993; INTERSECTION - 1994; MAVERICK - 1994 [also Actor]; THE CROSSING GUARD - 1995; ASSASSINS - 1995; THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS - 1996 [one of my favorites]; PLAYING BY HEART - 1998; ILLEGAL MUSIC - 1998; THE BODY - 2001; THE MISTS OF AVALON - 2001 [TV mini-series]; LIFE AS A HOUSE - 2001; BAD BANK - 2002; TIMELINE - 2003; JERSEY GIRL - 2004; MELINDA AND MELINDA - 2004; SURRENDER, DOROTHY - 2006 [TV Movie]; THE BLACK DAHLIA - 2006; CASSANDRA'S DREAM - 2007; YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER - 2010; LOUIS - 2010 [also Actor]; THE SUMMER CHILDREN - 2011; THE MAIDEN DANCED TO DEATH - 2011; COMPULSION - 2013; THE MINDY PROJECT - 2012-2014 [TV Series; 24 episodes]; SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS - 2014 [his last credit]. Mr. Zsigmond also photographed dozens of documentaries and shorts. He also won the American Society of Cinematographers Award® in 1999 for his Lifetime Achievement in films. He was also nominated for awards dozens of times for his work on films. His films had a distinctive look, even in the early years, which made him wanted by many directors. Vilmos Zsigmond was 85 years-old.) - 01/01/16
1977 and GREASE - 1978 to the screen. He also launched the RSO Records label, where he released albums by Eric Clapton and the FAME and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK soundtrack albums. His films as a Producer included: TRAITOR'S GATE - 1962 [TV Movie]; CUCUMBER CASTLE - 1970; JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - 1973; VIRGINIA HILL - 1974 [TV Movie]; TOMMY - 1975 [also Presenter]; BUGSY MALONE - 1976; SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - 1977; GREASE - 1978; SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 1978; MOMENT BY MOMENT - 1978 [One of the world's worst films]; THE MUSIC FOR UNICEF CONCERT: A GIFT OF SONG - 1979 [TV Special]; THE BEE GEES SPECIAL - 1979 [TV Special]; TIMES SQUARE - 1980; THE FAN - 1981; GALLIPOLI - 1981 [also Presenter]; GREASE 2 - 1982; STAYING ALIVE - 1983; YOUNG LUST - 1984; EVITA - 1996 [his last film]. He also Presented the true-life cannibal film SURVIVE!- 1976. He also was a well-known stage play producer, which allowed him to bring many of the films listed above to film. Robert Stigwood passed away from a heart attack and was 81 years-old.) - 01/04/16
IL CAPATAZ - 1951; ANTHONY OF PADUA - 1951; MIRACOLO A VIGGIU - 1951; LA PAURA FA 90 - 1951; O.K. NERO - 1951; INA BRUNA INDAVOLARA! - 1951; TIZIO, CAIO, SEMPRONO - 1951; HA FATTO 13 - 1951; DON JUAN'S NIGHT OF LOVE - 1952; THE CITY STANDS TRIAL - 1952; THE WOMAN WHO INVENTED LOVE - 1952; FRUSTRATIONS - 1952; MADAMOISELLE GOBETE - 1952; BUFERE - 1953; KOENIGSMARK - 1953; L'INCANTEVOLE NEMICA - 1953; A HUSBAND FOR ANNA - 1953; A CAVALCADE OF SONG - 1953; VORTICE - 1953; NOI CANNIBALI - 1953; A DAY IN COURT - 1954; MID-CENTURY LOVES - 1954; MARRIAGE - 1954; THE SLAVE OF SIN - 1954; HALF A CENTURY OF SONG - 1954; ISLAND SINNER - 1954; THE CHEERFUL SQUADRON - 1954; ORIENT EXPRESS - 1954; ISLAND PRINCESS - 1954; TOWER OF LUST - 1955; THE BELLE OF ROME - 1955; ROMAN TALES - 1955; CANZONI DI TUTTA ITALIA - 1955; EXPERTS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD - 1956; LAW OF THE STREETS - 1956; SARANNO UOMINI - 1957; THE YEAR LONG ROAD - 1958; THIRST FOR LOVE - 1959; GUNS OF THE BLACK WITCH - 1961; LOVE AND FAITH - 1961; MARTI A CONGRESSO - 1961; THE GAUCHO - 1964; NAPOLEONCITO - 1964; MONDO PAZZO...GENTE MATTA! - 1966; TRES MIL KILOMDETROS DE AMOR - 1967; MAZZABUBU...QUANTE CORNA STANNO QUAGGIU? - 1971; TRE STELLE - 1999 [TV Movie; Her final film]. She was never married and was one of the most popular actress of the 50s and the 60s in Italy, France and, strangely enough, Japan. She never went to do a Hollywood film because of her poor command of English, although she got many offers to do them. She worked more in TV when looking after her elderly parents. This way, she could pay the bills and live a good life. She worked in TV as late as 2002, but none of the shows were ever dubbed or subbed into English. Silvana Pampanini was 90 years-old.) - 01/06/16
PRESENTS - 1960; THE STEVE ALLEN PLYMOUTH SHOW - 1959-1960 [3 episodes]; THE JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW - 1960; THE NEW STEVE ALLEN SHOW - 1961; A.P.O. 923 - 1962 [TV Movie]; THE WHEELER DEALERS - 1963 [Theatrical Film]; MOVE OVER, DARLING - 1963 [Theatrical Film]; GRINDL - 1964; KENTUCKY JONES - 1964; THE LITTLEST HOBO - 1964; THE YELLOWBIRD - 1964 [TV Movie]; THE BING CROSBY SHOW - 1965; MR. NOVAK - 1965; THE LUCY SHOW - 1965; THE MUNSTERS - 1964-1965; HANK - 1966; MCHALE'S NAVY - 1966; F TROOP - 1966; THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - 1966; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1965-1967; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1967; EASY COME, EASY GO - 1967 [Theatrical Film]; CAPTAIN NICE - 1967; THE SUPERMAN/AQUAMAN HOUR OF ADVENTURE - 1967 [voice only]; JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH - 1967 [voice only]; THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST - 1967 [Theatrical Film]; GOOD MORNING, WORLD - 1968; 2000 YEARS LATER - 1969 [Theatrical Film]; THE OUTSIDER - 1968-1969; MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN - 1969; AQUAMAN - 1968-1969 [3 episodes; voice only]; THE PINK PANTHER SHOW - 1969; THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES - 1969 [Theatrical Film]; HERE COMES THE BRIDES - 1970; THE FLYING NUN - 1970; THE MOST DEADLY GAME - 1970; THE NEW ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1971; THE INTERNS - 1970-1971; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1971; THE BOLD ONES: THE LAWYERS - 1971; CADE'S COUNTY - 1971; NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR - 1971; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER - 1972; WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT - 1972 [TV Movie]; EVERY LITTLE CROOK AND NANNY - 1972 [Theatrical Film]; THE CANDIDATE - 1972 [Theatrical Film]; TABITHA AND ADAM AND THE CLOWN FAMILY - 1972 [voice only]; THE NEW SCOOBY-DOO MOVIES - 1972 [4 episodes; voice only]; THE NEW TEMPERATURES RISING SHOW - 1972; CIRCLE OF FEAR - 1973; SAVAGE - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1973 [voice only]; THE ROOKIES - 1973; THE GIRL WITH SOMETHING EXTRA - 1973; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1970-1973 [3 episodes]; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1970-1973; THE NEW PERRY MASON - 1973; THE AFFAIR - 1973 [TV Movie]; WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME - 1972-1973 [voice only; 8 episodes]; FARADAY AND COMPANY - 1973; CHASE - 1974; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1971-1974 [11 episodes]; THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1974; BANACEK - 1974; THE HEALERS - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE NINE LIVES OF FRITZ THE CAT - 1974 [Theatrical Film; voice only]; COLUMBO - 1974; LET'S SWITCH! - 1975 [TV Movie]; KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER - 1975 ["Primal Scream"]; POLICE STORY - 1975; POLICE WOMAN - 1975; FAY - 1975; MCMILLAN & WIFE - 1974-1975; ELLERY QUEEN - 1975; THE INVISIBLE MAN - 1975; INSIGHT - 1966-1976; GOOD HEAVENS - 1976; BENNY AND BARNEY: LAS VEGAS UNDERCOVER - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE CRITICAL LIST - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE LAST
CONVERTIBLE - 1979 [TV mini-series]; CAPTAIN CAVEMAN AND THE TEEN ANGELS - 1977-1980 [40 episodes; voice only]; BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS - 1982 [TV Movie]; ONE DAY AT A TIME - 1975-1984 [199 episodes; also wrote 12 episodes]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1977-1984 [5 episodes]; GLITTER - 1984; WHO'S THE BOSS? - 1985; COMEDY FACTORY - 1985; CRAZY LIKE A FOX - 1985; HOTEL - 1986; A GARFIELD CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - 1987 [voice only]; DUET - 1989; THE RAY BRADBURY THEATRE - 1989; SYDNEY - 1990; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1985-1991 [4 episodes]; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1991; YO YOGI! - 1991 [voice only]; THE TRIALS OF ROSIE O'NEILL - 1992; ROUND TRIP TO HEAVEN - 1992 [Theatrical Film]; STREET JUSTICE - 1992; CIVIL WARS - 1992; I YABBA-DABBA DO! - 1993 [TV Movie; voice only]; DUCKMAN: PRIVATE DICK/FAMILY MAN - 1994 [voice only]; SILK STALKINGS - 1994; ROSEANNE - 1995; THE GEORGE CARLIN SHOW - 1995; EMPTY NEST - 1995; BURKE'S LAW - 1995; SPRING FLING! - 1995 [TV Movie]; KIRK - 1995; THE WAYAN BROS. - 1996; AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS - 1994-1997 [voice only]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1999; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1999; AS TOLD BY GINGER - 2000; THESE OLD BROADS - 2001 [TV Movie]; ABLAZE - 2001 [Theatrical Film]; LAS VEGAS - 2003; YES, DEAR - 2004; CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM - 2005; THE KING OF QUEENS - 2006; HOT IN CLEVELAND - 2012 [his final acting role]. Harrington also voiced THE INSPECTOR, a series of theatrical cartoons [an off-shoot of THE PINK PANTHER shorts] that use to play between double features in the 1960's. He was also a panelist on several game shows and various talk shows. Pat Harrington Jr. passed away due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease and was 86 years-old.) - 01/06/16
used to do some showcase theater off campus, but William C. de Mille didn't like his students at USC to do that. Young Lawrence then created the pseudonym "Angus Scrimm" to cover his tracks. Many years later, he revived it to play The Tall Man in PHANTASM.] was the consummate professional, who could do comedy [Watch him in his cameo in JOHN DIES AT THE END - 2012. When he mentions his brother, I always lose it!], as well as anything else that was asked of him, was a one-of-a-kind actor. Once you saw his face, you never forgot it. And he used his unusual looks to get some small and big roles, usually in small genre films. Once I saw PHANTASM at a theater, it changed my life. I felt something watching that film that I never felt before. Every Halloween, I play that film for my viewing pleasure. Back a few years ago, when kids came to my apartment complex for some candy on my favorite day of the year, they would see it playing on my TV and some of them didn't want to leave. I can't say I blame them, because it still has the same effect on me. Mr. Scrimm's credits included [Theatrical Films unless noted]; SWEET KILL - 1972 [a.k.a. THE AROUSERS]; SCREAM BLOODY MURDER - 1973; JIM, THE WORLD'S GREATEST - 1976; A PIECE OF THE ACTION - 1977; QUINCY M.E. - 1978 [TV Series]; PROJECT U.F.O. - 1978 [TV Series]; SECRETS OF THREE HUNGRY WIVES - 1978 [TV Movie]; PHANTASM - 1979; SALVAGE 1 - 1979 [TV Series]; WITCHES' BREW - 1980; WALT DISNEY: ONE MAN'S DREAM - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE LOST EMPIRE - 1984; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1984 [TV Series]; SANTA BARBARA - 1984 [TV Series; played a funeral director]; FIRST STRIKE - 1985; CHOPPING MALL - 1986 [a.k.a. KILLBOTS]; PHANTASM II - 1988; TRANSYLVANIA TWIST - 1989; THE NUTT HOUSE - 1989 [TV Series]; SUBSPECIES - 1991; MUNCHIE - 1992; MINDWARP - 1992; DEADFALL - 1993; PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD - 1994; MUNCHIE STRIKES BACK - 1994; FATAL FRAMES - 1996; VAMPIRELLA - 1996 [MFHV]; WISHMASTER - 1997 [Narrator; voice only]; PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION - 1998; BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION - 1998-1999 [TV Series]; BEL AIR - 2000; BOOGEYMEN: THE KILLER COMPILATION - 2001 [archive footage of Scrimm as "The Tall Man" in PHANTASM]; FREAKYLINKS - 2001 [TV Series]; THE NIGHTMARE ROOM - 2001 [TV Series]; LEGEND OF THE PHANTOM RIDER - 2002; NEW JERSEY - 2003 [TV Series]; COUPLING - 2003 [TV Series]; THE OFF SEASON - 2004; ALIAS - 2001-2006 [TV Series; 6 episodes]; INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD - 2005 [Don Coscarelli's episode of Showtime's MASTERS OF HORROR]; SATANIC - 2005; ROBERT AND THERESA - 2006 [Short]; AUTOMATON - 2006; RED 71 - 2008; I SELL THE DEAD - 2008; SPACEMAN ON EARTH - 2009 [Short]; SATAN HATES YOU - 2010; FEMME FATALES - 2011 [Cable TV Series]; JOHN DIES AT THE END - 2012 [His part was small as a priest, but he made you laugh with his
line about his brother]; THE TRICK IS THE TREAT - 2011 [Short]; DISCIPLES - 2014; ALWAYS WATCHING: A MARBLE HORNETS STORY - 2013; PHANTASM: RAVAGER - 2016 [Fittingly, his last acting role]. He also got a "special thanks" in Ti West's THE INNKEEPER - 2011 and a "thanks" in HOUSE OF GOOD AND EVIL - 2013. Mr. Scrimm did not limit his career efforts to simply acting, however. As a journalist he has written and edited for "TV Guide", "Cinema Magazine", the now-defunct "Los Angeles Herald-Examiner" and other publications. He has also written liner notes for thousands of LPs and CDs, for just about every genre from classical music to jazz, from Frank Sinatra and The Beatles to Artur Rubinstein and Itzhak Perlman. He worked for Capitol Records for nine years, writing album notes for the singers the label had under contract, such as Nat 'King' Cole, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. He won a Grammy Award® for best album liner notes [he won for his notes on "Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold" in 1974]. What a sad way to begin 2016. I met Scrimm at a few conventions in my life and, besides his towering appearance, he was a helluva nice guy. All fans of genre films are going to miss him. I can't wait to see his last film. Angus Scrimm passed away of natural causes in his sleep and was 89 years-old.) - 01/09/16
Coordinator]; BILLY: PORTRAIT OF A STREET KID - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER OVER THE SEPTIC TANK - 1978 [TV Movie]; FLYING HIGH - 1978 [also Production Coordinator - 1978-1979; 15 episodes]; THE ROSE - 1979 [Theatrical Film; Production Coordinator only]; EVITA PERON - 1981 [TV Movie]; A KILLER IN THE FAMILY - 1983 [TV Movie; Casting Coordinator only]; DYNASTY - 1984; ROBERT KENNEDY AND HIS TIMES - 1985 [TV mini-series]; NORTH BEACH AND RAWHIDE - 1985 [TV Movie]; DIVORCE COURT - 1986; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1986; THE MALIBU BIKINI SHOP - 1986 [Theatrical Film; Assistant to R.J. Louis only]; MATHNET - 1987; SANTA BARBARA - 1987; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - 1987; MAC AND ME - 1988 [Theatrical Film]; SUPERIOR COUTY - 1989; SNOOPS - 1989; ANGEL TOWN - 1990 [Theatrical Film]; WORKING TRA$H - 1990 [TV Movie]; DAUGHTERS OF PRIVILEGE - 1991 [TV Movie]; MURDER 101 - 1991 [TV Movie]; BLACK TIE AFFAIR - 1993; PARTY OF FIVE - 1994; NYPD BLUE - 1995; BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 - 1995-1997; FELICITY - 1998; THE PRACTICE - 2000; CHICAGO HOPE - 2000; THE WEST WING - 2000; GO FISH - 2001; LOVE & SUPPORT - 2001 [Theatrical Film]; HEART OF THE BEHOLDER - 2005 [Theatrical Film]; INSIDE - 2006 [Theatrical Film]; BROTHERS & SISTERS - 2008; THE OFFICE - 2011; SHAMELESS - 2014; THE NURSE - 2014 [Theatrical Film]; COUNTING FOR THUNDER - 2015 [Theatrical Film; her last credit]. Bennet also was active in the Screen Actors Guild. She served on the SAG Board from 2005-07, chaired the SAG Casting Committee and served on the SAG Commercial Performers Committee from 2005-06. She also served on the SAG-AFTRA Film Society Executive Committee for several years. She worked on the Western Council of The Actors Fund, fundraising and producing the annual Tony party [she was very involved with the Stage]. Barbara Allyne Bennet was 76 years-old.) - 01/09/16
and never did another acting job on TV or movies again. His death is still a mystery. His other credits included: THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB - 1990 [TV Series]; WOMEN & MEN 2: IN LOVE THERE ARE NO RULES - 1991 [TV Movie]; SECRET SANTA - 1994 [Short]; BUSHWACKED - 1995 [Theatrical Film]; ER - 1995 [TV Series]; BAILEY KIPPER'S P.O.V. - 1996 [TV Series Regular; played titled character; 13 episodes]; RATTLED - 1996 [TV Movie]; CLUBHOUSE DETECTIVES - 1996 [Theatrical film]; PROFILER - 1997 [TV Series]; ALLY MCBEAL - 1997 [TV Series]; MAGIC JERSEY - 1998 {TV Movie]; CAN'T BE HEAVEN - 2000 [Theatrical Film]; THE NIGHTMARE ROOM - 2001 [TV Series]; MISSING BRENDAN - 2003 [Theatrical Film]; THE JERSEY - 1999-2004 [TV Series; his last acting role]. Michael Galeota was 31 years-old.] - 01/10/16
changes his mind when consumerism takes him over and he becomes an alcoholic], THE HUNGER - 1983 [as a vampire of a different kind] and THE PRESTIGE - 2006 [where he portrayed Nikola Tesla, who invents a contraption that just blew all our collective minds, who tells Robert Angier {Hugh Jackman} to destroy it and never use it, but he doesn't and we see the consequences in one of the best surprises since THE SIXTH SENSE - 1999; read director Christopher Nolan's recollections about working with Bowie HERE] and you could see he had plenty of range. Bowie always had a collections of musicians, including Brian Eno, Niles Rogers and Robert Fripp [a very dapper man], who were always on his wavelength, as he was constantly changing his style and creating some amazing music [and clothing] to go along with his lyrics. His Ziggy Stardust character brought him into worldwide attention, but it only lasted 18 months. Then came his Thin White Duke period which, in my opinion, he made his best music. From 1988 to 1992, Bowie was part of a band called "Tin Machine" with Reeves Gabrels, Tony & Hunt Sales [the sons of comic Soupy Sales], producing three albums which were not well received. When listened to today, you can basically hear the beginnings of Grunge Music before Nirvana and Pearl Jam made it popular just a couple of years later. Tin Machine was just slightly ahead of the curve. Bowie continued to be professionally-active right up until his death, with his latest album BLACKSTAR [his 25th album] released Friday, January 8, 2016 - on his 69th birthday. It is set to be honored at a concert at Carnegie Hall on March 31, 2016 featuring the Roots, Cyndi Lauper and the Mountain Goats. The multi-talented artist also has a musical, LAZARUS running Off Broadway, which features his musical catalog and stars DEXTER actor Michael C. Hall. His film credits included: THE IMAGE - 1967 [Short]; THEATRE 625 - 1968 [TV Series]; THE VIRGIN SOLDIERS - 1969; PIERROT IN TURQUOISE OR THE LOOKING GLASS MURDERS - 1970 [Short; also Writer]; THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH - 1976 [What a great film; awarded a Golden Scroll® by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Actor]; JUST A GIGOLO - 1978; BAAL - 1982 [TV Movie]; THE SNOWMAN - 1982 [Short]; THE HUNGER - 1983; MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE - 1983 [a vastly underrated film]; YELLOWBEARD - 1983; JAZZIN' FOR BLUE JEAN - 1984 [Video Short; also Writer]; INTO THE NIGHT - 1985; ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS - 1986; LABYRINTH - 1986 [Scared the shit out of me and I was closing in on 30!]; THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST - 1988 [played Pontius Pilate]; DREAM ON - 1991 [Pay Cable TV Series]; THE LINGUINI INCIDENT - 1991; TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME - 1993 [Essential]; FULL STRETCH - 1993 [TV Series]; BASQUIAT - 1996 [played Andy Warhol]; GUNSLINGER'S REVENGE - 1998; B.U.S.T.E.D. - 1999; MR. RICE'S SECRET - 2000; THE HUNGER - 1999-2000 [Pay Cable TV Series based on the movie; 20 episodes]; EMPTY - 2000 [Short]; ZOOLANDER - 2001; NATHAN BARLEY - 2005 [TV Series]; EXTRAS - 2006 [Pay Cable TV Series; He was absolutely hilarious in his cameo]; THE PRESTIGE - 2006 [palyed Nikola Tesla with an anger that very few people could express; we must remember that Thomas Edison stole many of Tesla's ideas and patented them]; ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES - 2006 [Voice only]; SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - 2007 [TV Series; Voice only]; AUGUST - 2008; BANDSLAM - 2009 [although he made a few more shorts playing himself, this was his last acting gig]. Mr. Bowie contributed songs to so many films and TV shows, it would take me all day to type them up, so I'll just mention the ones that were memorable to me: BING CROSBY'S MERRIE OLDE CHRISTMAS - 1977 [TV Special; Bowie went uncredited because his mother loved Crosby and Bowie wanted to "normalize his career"; The song they sang together was released as a single and is usually played on the radio every Christmas; Crosby died shortly after this TV special was filmed]; CHRISTIANE F. - 1981; CAT PEOPLE - 1982 ["Putting Out The Fire" is one of the most memorable songs in any movie; Quentin Tarantino reused it in his INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - 2009 in one of his iconic scenes; Nominated for a Golden Globe® for Best Original Song - Motion Picture]; THE HUNGER - 1983; SIXTEEN CANDLES - 1984; THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN - 1985; LABYRINTH - 1986; WHEN THE WIND BLOWS - 1986 [Animated film that should be seen by everyone]; SOMETHING WILD - 1986; ALIEN NATION - 1988; HELLRAISER
III: HELL ON EARTH - 1992; DR. GIGGLES - 1992; AMONGST FRIENDS - 1993; CLUELESS - 1995; SHOWGIRLS - 1995; SE7EN - 1995; LOST HIGHWAY - 1997; GROSSE POINT BLANK - 1997; STARSHIP TROOPERS - 1997; GODZILLA - 1998; DETROIT ROCK CITY - 1999; STIGMATA - 1999; AMERICAN PSYCHO - 2000; 15 MINUTES - 2001; TRAINING DAY - 2001; LONG TIME DEAD - 2002; THE GIRL NEXT DOOR - 2004; RAISING HELEN - 2004; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS - 2005 [Pay Cable Movie]; COLD CASE - 2005 [TV Series]; C.R.A.Z.Y. - 2005; LORD OF WAR - 2005; ALPHA DOG - 2006; TORCHWOOD - 2006 [TV Series]; JUNO - 2007; JCVD - 2008 [Marie Mazziotti's recording of Bowie's "Modern Love" was simple, yet effective]; WORLD'S GREATEST DAD - 2009; SUCK - 2009; NINJA ASSASSIN - 2009; HOT TUB TIME MACHINE - 2010; THE GREEN HORNET - 2011; EVA - 2011; PERSON OF INTEREST - 2012 [TV Series]; JACK REACHER - 2012; TRANCE - 2013; AMERICAN HUSTLE - 2013; NEIGHBORS - 2014; FOXCATCHER - 2014; STRANGE MAGIC - 2015; and hundreds of others [Nearly every filmmaker wanted a Bowie song on their soundtrack]. David Bowie also performed on many Music Videos, TV Specials and Talk Shows [he was especially humorous on Conan]. His musical output was simply staggering. He was married to model Iman [my sincerest condolences to her] since 1992 and suffered ill health throughout most of his adult life, culminating in a heart attack in 2004. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on February 12, 1997 at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. and in 1999, he was awarded France's Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. David Bowie passed away due to complications of battling cancer for 18 months and was 69 years-old. R.I.P. Ziggy Stardust. And remember: "We can be heroes, just for one day.") - 01/11/16
book fanatics know him better as "Severus Snape" in the HARRY POTTER series of films. My God, he passed away much too young and had so much talent. His credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]; ROMEO & JULIET - 1978 [TV Movie]; THERESE RAQUIN - 1980 [TV mini-series]; SHELLEY - 1980 [TV Series]; SMILEY'S PEOPLE - 1982 [TV mini-series]; THE BARCHESTER CHRONICLES - 1982 [TV mini-series]; BUSTED - 1983 [TV Movie]; SUMMER SEASON - 1985 [TV Series]; GIRLS ON TOP - 1985 [TV Series]; DIE HARD - 1988 [The film that made him a household name. He was simply wonderful as a bad guy without a conscience, even till the end.]; THE JANUARY MAN - 1989; THEATRE NIGHT - 1989 [TV Series]; SCREENPLAY - 1989 [TV Series]; QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER - 1990 [another memorable bad guy]; TRULY MADLY DEEPLY - 1990; CLOSET LAND - 1991; ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES - 1991 [another memorable villain with some great comic lines]; CLOSE MY EYES - 1991; BOB ROBERTS - 1992; FALLEN ANGELS - 1993 [TV Series]; MESMER - 1994; AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE - 1995; SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - 1995; RASPUTIN - 1996 [TV Movie; played the titled character; won an Emmy®, a Screen Actors Guild Award® and a Golden Globe® for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV]; MICHAEL COLLINS - 1996; THE WINTER GUEST - 1997 [also Director & Writer]; JUDAS KISS - 1998; DARK HARBOR - 1998; DOGMA - 1999; GALAXY QUEST - 1999; A FISH TALE - 2000 [voice only]; BLOW DRY - 2001; WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE - 1991 [TV Movie]; HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE - 2001; THE SEARCH FOR JOHN GISSING - 2001; KING OF THE HILL - 2002 [TV Series; voice only]; HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - 2002; LOVE ACTUALLY - 2003; SOMETHING THE LORD MADE [HBO TV Movie; extremely absorbing film; one of my favorites; one of the most nominated TV Movies ever made and winner of several awards for different categories; Unbelievably, Rickman won nothing]; HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN - 2004; THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - 2005 [voice only]; HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE - 2005; SNOW CAKE - 2006; PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER - 2006 [terribly underrated film]; NOBLE SON - 2007; HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX - 2007; SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET [Rickman gets to sing and he was good!]; BOTTLE SHOCK - 2008; HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE - 2009; HAROLD PINTER: A CELEBRATION - 2010 [TV Documentary]; ALICE IN WONDERLAND - 2010 [voice only]; BACK AT THE BARNYARD - 2010 [TV Series]; FOR LOVE OF LIBERTY: THE STORY OF AMERICA'S BLACK PATRIOTS - 2010 [TV Documentary; voice only]; THE SONG OF LUNCH - 2010 [TV Movie]; HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 - 2010; PORTRAITS IN DRAMATIC TIME - 2011; HARRY
POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 - 2011 [the final Harry Potter film]; GAMBIT - 2012; LEE DANIEL'S THE BUTLER - 2013; A PROMISE - 2013; CBGB - 2013; A LITTLE CHAOS - 2014 [also Director & Writer]; EYE IN THE SKY - 2015; ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - 2016 [voice only; his final role]. Rickman was also heavily involved in Stage work. Rickman first came to the attention of American audiences as "Vicomte de Valmont" in LES LIAISON DANGEREUSES [DANGEROOUS LIAISONS] on Broadway in 1987 [he was nominated for a Tony Award® for his performance in the role and would receive another Tony® nomination in 2002 for his work in PRIVATE LIVES.]. When he was denied the chance to portray the character in the film version of DANGEROUS LIAISONS, he chose DIE HARD instead and the rest is history. Harry Potter fans honored the late Alan Rickman on Thursday, January 14, 2016, by turning London's Platform 9 3/4 shop into a touching memorial. Visitors of King's Cross station used scarves, flowers, and notes to decorate the site and pay their respects to the man who played the saga's menacing potions professor. "So much love for our Snape," tweeted one user. "Potterhead solidarity." The beloved movie and theater actor's death was announced early Thursday morning, eliciting near-immediate responses from J.K. Rowling and Co. The author said she was "shocked and devastated," noting the world had "lost a great talent. This is a major loss to Film and Theater [Daniel Radcliffe said that Rickman turned up at all his stage plays and movie sets to give him moral support after the Harry Potter films ended. Radcliffe went on to say that Rickman was there to help him on the first Harry Potter film because he was so young and inexperienced. Alan Rickman was not only a major talent, but he was also a friend for life]. Alan Rickman passed away of cancer and was 69 years-old.) - 01/14/16
was right or wrong. And I did. And he would send me another humorous email telling me whether I was right or wrong, but to keep doing it. He loved the way I put him down. He had a unique sense of humor that made me look forward to reading his emails when I saw his name on the header. I treasure those emails and have always kept them personal, because it was like one friend talking to another. We lost touch a few years ago and I never knew Dan had cancer. If I did, I would have encouraged him since I am a cancer survivor. Unfortunately, the disease got the better of him and the barrel-chested actor passed away. I learned yesterday that he passed away and I had to stop what I was doing and I cried for a couple of hours. Most of his films may have stunk, but Dan the person was one of the nicest guys I ever dealt with. It was like losing a brother that I didn't keep in touch with, but realized too late that I should have. Goodbye, dear friend. May the angels lift you up to the stars. Dan's credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: THE FILES OF JEFFREY JONES - 1953 [TV Series]; MUSCLE BEACH PARTY - 1964 [Dan was a real-life Mucle Beach bodybuilder]; GIRL HAPPY - 1965; SAIL TO GLORY - 1967; EASY RIDER - 1969 [Also Motorcycle Builder]; THE WILD COUNTRY - 1970 [Wild Animal Trainer only]; ANGELS DIE HARD - 1970; THE TENDER WARRIOR - 1971; CHROME AND HOT LEATHER - 1971; BURY ME AN ANGEL - 1972 [his first really big part]; PINK ANGELS - 1972; SLEAZY RIDER - 1973; SUPERCHICK - 1973; HEX - 1973; GENTLE SAVAGE - 1973 [Set Decorator only]; WHEN THE NORTH WIND BLOWS - 1974; THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS - 1974 [The role he is most associated with]; THE ADVENTURES OF FRONTIER FREMONT - 1976; DESPERATE WOMEN - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS - 1977-1978 [TV Series; 37 episodes; Won a People's Choice Award® for Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program in 1977]; ONCE UPON A STARRY NIGHT - 1978 [TV Movie; A Grizzly Adams TV Movie]; TERROR OUT OF THE SKY - 1978 [TV Movie]; CHiPS - 1979 [TV Movie]; CONDOMINIUM - 1980 [TV Movie]; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1981 [TV Series]; AMERICANA - 1981 [Also Animal Handler and Set Dresser]; KING OF THE MOUNTAIN - 1981; LEGEND OF THE WILD - 1981 [A Grizzy Adams Theatrical Film]; THE CAPTURE OF GRIZZLY ADAMS - 1982 [TV Movie; his Grizzly Adams character refused to die]; LADIES NIGHT - 1983; THE LOVE BOAT - 1983 [TV Series]; ABDUCTED - 1986 [Probably his best film]; TERROR NIGHT - 1987 [a.k.a. BLOODY MOVIE]; NIGHT WARS - 1988; ELVES - 1989 [Also Associate Producer; Probably Dan's worst and most watchable film]; THE CHILLING - 1989; MIND TRAP - 1989; ICE PAWN - 1989; CHANCE - 1990 [Also Associate Producer]; THE INHERITOR - 1990; THE CHANNELER - 1990; REPO JAKE - 1990; ONE MAN WAR - 1990; DEADLY DIAMONDS - 1991 [MFHV]; THAT'S ACTION - 1991 [Video Documentary containing scenes from Dan's films]; SPIRIT OF THE EAGLE - 1991; SOLDIER'S FORTUNE - 1991; THE MAGIC VOYAGE - 1992 [voice only]; LOVE AND DYNAMITE - 1992; CHEYENNE WARRIOR - 1994 [TV Movie]; ABDUCTED II: THE REUNION - 1995 [Failed to catch the spark of the original film]; THE LITTLE PATRIOT - 1995; FATHER FROST - 1996; GRIZZLY MOUNTAIN - 1997 [Not a Grizzly Adams film]; BORN CHAMPION - 1998; PUSS IN BOOTS - 1999; ESCAPE TO GRIZZLY MOUNTAIN - 2000; AN ORDINARY KILLER - 2003; MOTOCROSS KIDS - 2004; BIG STAN - 2007; THE BOOK OF RUTH: JOUURNEY OF FAITH -
2009 [MFHV]; AXE GIANT: THE WRATH OF PAUL BUNYAN - 2012 [Dan's death was very memorable]; CASA DE MI PADRE - 2012 [Funny gag featuring Haggerty at the end of the film]; DEAD IN 5 HEARTBEATS - 2013; 40 NIGHTS - 2016; THE UNTOLD STORY - 2016 [his final film]. Dan's last appearance was on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT on January 15, 2016 and he also appeared as himself on dozens of TV talk shows, game shows and BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS [two times]. He also received a Star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame on February 1 1994 at 7070 Hollywood Blvd. [He is the only person to have his star REMOVED from the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was actually meant to honor another actor, the late Don Haggerty, and the committee made an error in spelling. Eventually Dan received a legitimate star, now located in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.]. There's was a lot more to Dan's life, not all of it good [one legal entanglement got him blackballed from Hollywood for years], but I would rather remember him as a very personable guy who could dish it out as good as he got it. And do it in a way that was never threatening. Besides, anyone who loved animals the way Dan did is OK in my book. Goodbye, Dan. You were one of a kind. Dan Haggerty passed away of cancer and was 74 years-old.) - 01/15/16
filmed]; JERRY MAGUIRE - 1996; NASH BRIDGES - 1997 [TV Series]; ARLI$$ - 2002 [Pay Cable TV Series; his last acting role]. Films and TV series that featured The Eagles or Frey's solo work included: FM - 1978; WKRP IN CINCINNATI - 1979 [TV Series]; URBAN COWBOY - 1980; THE BEST LITTLE GIRL IN THE WORLD - 1981 [TV Movie]; FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH - 1982; KNIGHT RIDER - 1982 [TV Series]; BEVERLY HILLS COP - 1984; SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL - 1984; STREET HAWK - 1985 [TV Series]; THE SURE THING - 1985; GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - 1985; DESPERADO - 1987 [TV Movie; Features the title tune, my second favorite Eagles song, recorded way back in 1973]; MARRIED WITH CHILDREN - 1988 [TV Series]; MIAMI VICE - 1985-1988 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; SEASON OF FEAR - 1989; GHOSTBUSTERS II - 1989; THELMA & LOUISE - 1991; REASONABLE DOUBTS - 1993 [TV Series]; BAYWATCH - 1993 [TV Series]; THE X-FILES - 1994 [TV Series; The song "Hotel California" was used in one of the finest hours of TV in an episode titled "Beyond The Sea"]; SGT. BILKO - 1996; SEINFELD - 1996 [TV Series]; MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 - 1993-1997 [TV Series]; THE BIG LEBOWSKI - 1998; OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE - 1999; SPACE COWBOYS - 2000; VERTICAL LIMIT - 2000; THE SOPRANOS - 2000-2001 [Pay Cable TV Series]; IN AMERICA - 2002; WINTER PASSING - 2005; THE SIMPSONS - 2005 [TV Series]; MIDNIGHT HEAT - 2007; THE LEAGUE - 2013 [TV Series]; HELLO LADIES - 2013 [Pay Cable TV Series]; SOUTH PARK - 2013 [TV Series]; THE BLOCK - 2014 [TV Series]; JOY - 2015 [The last soundtrack credit at the time of his death]. Frey also appeared in dozens of music videos and documentaries featuring The Eagles. He also appeared on many talk shows as a solo act. Frey was one of only two members of The Eagles to have been with the band since its creation. The other is Don Henley. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame® in 2000. Here's what Glenn Frey said about Phil Collins and his song "In The Air Tonight" and how he became part of MIAMI VICE: "I don't know that I've ever heard a single record that had more atmosphere than this Phil Collins track. It's so cinematic and it's another one of those records that starts out and it sort of hooks you, and you can't stop listening and then once he's got you drawn in then he starts adding things. I love the tension in that record. There's something sort of unpredictable about it. You don't quite know what's going to happen next and of course when the drum fills come in it's absolutely mind blowing. I always liked the song and then I remember seeing it on an episode of MIAMI VICE. Don Johnson and his partner driving in one of their cool cars and it's night time and it's Miami and they're headed some place where some bad stuff is gonna go down. And here's this song playing while they're cruising through the night streets of Miami. Totally cool. Love Phil Collins." Glenn Frey passed away due to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia and was 67 years-old.) - 01/18/16
stuck with me because of the grace Vigoda handled the scene, even though he knew he was going to die. His final words, "Tell Don Corleone it was nothing personal, just business." was the epitome of Mob life [Vigoda was an unknown at the time and Francis Ford Coppola picked him out of 500 auditions for the role of Salvatore "Sal" Tessio for the first GODFATHER film]. I've respected Abe Vigoda over the years and enjoyed the hell out of him, but I swear he never seemed to change in appearance, even after watching him for over 40 years. To hear he has died was really a shock to me. He was one guy I thought would live forever. But he has had a terrific career in some great movies and TV series and gave pleasure to everyone who watched him act. Abe Vigoda was like some mythical creature to me. You never knew why he always looked old, but you were glad he was around. Mr. Vigoda's many credits included [TV Series unless marked with a "TF" for Theatrical Film]: SUSPENSE - 1949; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1949; BUCK ROGERS - 1950; ALL STAR REVUE - 1951; THREE ROOMS IN MANHATTAN - 1965 [TF]; DARK SHADOWS - 1969-1970; THE GODFATHER - 1972 [TF]; THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER - 1973 [TV Movie]; MANNIX - 1973; THE DON IS DEAD - 1973 [TF]; THE CONVERSATION - 1973 [TF]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1973; THE ROOKIES - 1974; TOMA - 1973-1974; THE STORY OF PRETTY BOY FLOYD - 1974 [TV Movie]; NEWMAN'S LAW - 1974 [TF]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1974 [The Series' 150th episode]; KOJAK - 1974; THE GODFATHER PART II - 1974 [TF]; THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CAPT. BARNEY MILLER - 1974 [The first pilot for BARNEY MILLER, which was shown in August of 1974. Another revised pilot was shot and aired in January 1975 and the rest was history]; CANNON - 1975; HAVING BABIES - 1976 [TV Movie]; COS - 1976; THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1976; THE GODFATHER: A NOVEL FOR TELEVISION - 1977 [TV mini-series; a highly edited version of the first two GODFATHER films that cuts out most of Sonny's death and Michael shooting the two guys in the restaurant {also all nudity and some funny replacements for foul language}; It was done better in 1981 for theatrical showings]; FINAL WARNING - 1977 [TV Movie]; FISH - 1977-1978 [35 episodes; an unsuccessful spin-off of his character on BARNEY MILLER. When the series failed, partly due to lawsuits between Vigoda and 4D Productions {Vigoda said he only wanted a raise because the theme of the show was changed from the pilot "FISH AND BERNICE" and 4D sued, saying that Vigoda wouldn't show up for rehearsals}, he went back to MILLER, where he appeared occasionally until the show was cancelled in 1982 {his only appearance in 1982 was clips from past episodes in the final episode}]; THE CHEAP DETECTIVE - 1978 [TF]; THE COMEDY COMPANY - 1978 [TV Movie]; VEGA$ - 1978; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1974-1978; HOW TO PICK UP GIRLS! - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1979; $WEEPSTAKE$ - 1979; SUPERTRAIN - 1979; EIGHT IS ENOUGH - 1979; FANTASY ISLAND - 1979; DEATH CAR ON THE FREEWAY - 1979 [TV Movie]; B.J. AND THE BEAR - 1979; DANCE FEVER - 1979; THE LITTLEST HOBO - 1980; GRIDLOCK - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE GODFATHER SAGA - 1981 [TF; The first two Godfather films were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added. Not edited for violence or nudity like the 1977 TV mini-series; runs over 7 hours without a break!]; THE BIG STUFFED DOG - 1981 [TV Movie]; BARNEY MILLER - 1974-1981 [61 episodes; nominated in 1976, 1977 & 1978 for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series, but never won]; HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. - 1981; CANNONBALL RUN II - 1984 [TF]; THE NEW MIKE HAMMER - 1984; THE STUFF - 1985 [TF]; AS THE WORLD TURNS - 1985; TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE - 1986; VASECTOMY: A DELICATE MATTER - 1986 [TF]; PLAIN CLOTHES - 1987 [TF]; SUPERBOY - 1988; B.L. STRYKER - 1989; SANTA BARBARA - 1989 [7 episodes]; LOOK WHO'S TALKING - 1989 [TF]; PRANCER - 1989; KEATON'S COP - 1990 [TF]; JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO - 1990 [TF]; MONSTERS - 1990; MACGYVER - 1990; THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE BLACK STALLION - 1990; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1991; THE GODFATHER TRILOGY: 1901-1980 - 1992 [MFHV; Strings all three GODFATHER films in chronological order with additional footage not seen in theaters]; LUCKY LUKE - 1992; FIST OF HONOR - 1993 [TF]; SUGAR HILL - 1993 [TF]; ME AND THE KID - 1993 [TF]; BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM - 1993 [TF; voice only]; NORTH - 1994 [TF]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1994; HOME OF ANGELS - 1994 [TF]; JURY DUTY - 1995 [TF]; THE MISERY BROTHERS - 1995 [TF]; LAW & ORDER - 1996; WEIRD SCIENCE - 1996; LOVE IS ALL THERE IS - 1996 [TF]; UNDERWORLD - 1996 [TF]; THE DANA CARVEY SHOW - 1996; WINGS - 1996; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1996; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1997 [TF]; GOOD BURGER - 1997 [TF]; FARTICUS - 1997 [TF]; A BROOKLYN STATE OF MIND - 1998 [TF]; WITNESS TO THE MOB - 1998 [TV Movie]; REEL TO REEL - 1998 [TV Movie]; PROMISED LAND - 1998; MAD ABOUT YOU - 1999; JUST THE TICKET -
1999 [TF]; NORM - 1999; MANHATTAN, AZ - 2000 [3 episodes]; CHUMP CHANGE - 2000 [TF]; TEA CAKES OR CANNOLI - 2000 [TF]; DEADLINE - 2001; FAMILY GUY - 2001 [voice only]; CRIME SPREE - 2003 [TF]; LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN: 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - 2003; FARCE OF THE PENGUINS - 2006 [TF; voice only]; FRANKIE THE SQUIRREL - 2007 [Short]; THE UNKNOWN TRILOGY - 2008 [MFHV]; HIGH SCHOOL USA! - 2013 [voice only]; SWEET DESTINY - 2014 [TF; his last acting credit]. Mr. Vigoda spent most of the 1950's & 1960's doing stage work. From 1994 to 2009, Abe Vigoda would turn up unexpectedly in comedy bits on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN which were usually funny as hell [Conan liked to make fun of Vigoda's life-long old man look]. He was also a semi-regular on the DEAN MARTIN ROASTS specials during the late 1970's. He was also a guest panelist on a few game shows during the 70's, including TATTLETALES, THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES and BREAK THE BANK. He also got a "Special Thanks" on the 2014 documentary THAT GUY DICK MILLER. During the 80's, many filmmakers mistakenly thought Abe Vigoda was dead and would ask casting agents for an "Abe Vigoda Type", not realizing that Vigoda was very much alive. One reason I really loved Abe Vigoda was because he lived in the same small town in New Jersey as I do and would see him every once in a while in grocery or department stores. I would always say hello and he would flash that famous grin and say "How the hell are you doin'?" I would always call him "Mr. Vigoda", but he insisted that I call him Abe. He was a true gentleman. An old-school kind of guy. Always graceful and accommodating. I will miss him. Abe Vigoda died of natural causes in his sleep on January 26, 2016 in Woodland Park, New Jersey. He was 94 years-old.) - 01/26/16
ONION BOYS - 1958; BIG GUNS - 1958; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT THEATRE - 1959; TARGET LUNA - 1960 [6 episodes]; ITV PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1959-1960 [3 episodes]; DOCTOR KNOCK - 1961; THE CHARLIE DRAKE SHOW - 1961; SOLDIER, SOLDIER - 1961 [TV Movie]; ONE WAY PENDULUM - 1961 [TV Movie]; THE YOUNGER GENERATION - 1961; THE COMPARTMENT - 1961 [TV Movie]; YOU CAN'T WIN - 1961; UNDER WESTERN EYES - 1962 [TV Movie]; STUDIO 4 - 1962; Z CARS - 1962; WALK IN THE SHADOW - 1962 [TF]; THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER - 1962 [TF]; THE LONGEST DAY - 1962 [TF]; PRIVATE POTTER - 1962 [TF]; DOCTOR IN DISTRESS - 1963 [TF]; DRAMA 61-67 - 1963; UNDERWORLD INFORMERS - 1963 [TF]; THE WILD AFFAIR - 1963 [TF]; AGENT 8 3/4 - 1964 [TF]; THE COMEDY MAN - 1964 [TF]; A STUDY IN TERROR - 1965 [TF]; OTHELLO - 1965 [TF; Academy Award® & Golden Globe® nomineee for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Won as Best Actor at the San Sebastián International Film Festival®]; THE SANDWICH MAN - 1966 [TF]; THIRTEEN AGAINST FATE - 1966; THE DEADLY BEES - 1966 [TF]; MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - 1967 [TV Movie]; THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE - 1967; THE JOKERS - 1967 [TF]; ROBBERY - 1967 [TF; fantastic movie]; THEATRE 625 - 1967; I'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT'S'ISNAME - 1967 [TF]; LES MISERABLES - 1967 [TV mini-series]; INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU - 1968 [TF]; THE SHOES OF A FISHERMAN - 1968 [TF]; TWISTED NERVE - 1968 - [TF; the movie which made me take notice of Finlay]; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1962-1969 [4 episodes]; THE WEDNESDAY PLAY - 1969; THIS HAPPY BREED - 1969 [TV Movie]; THE MOLLY MCQUIRES - 1970 [TF]; CROMWELL - 1970 [TF]; IN THE DEVIL'S GARDEN - 1971 [TF; another film I saw several times on different double bills under various titles]; GUMSHOE - 1971 [TF]; CASANOVA - 1971 [TV mini-series]; SITTING TARGET - 1972 [TF]; DANNY JONES - 1972 [TF]; THE EXORCISM OF HUGH - 1972 [TF; a.k.a. NEITHER THE SEA NOR THE SAND]; ITV SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE - 1969-1973; BBC PLAY OF THE MONTH - 1969-1973 [4 episodes]; SHAFT IN AFRICA - 1973 [TF]; THE THREE MUSKETEERS - 1973 [TF]; THE FOUR MUSKETEERS: MILADY'S REVENGE - 1974 [TF]; BOUQUET OF BARBED WIRE - 1976 [6 episodes]; ANOTHER BOUQUET - 1977 [TV mini-series]; COUNT DRACULA - 1977 [TV Movie; played Van Helsing]; SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY - 1968 [TV Movie]; THE WILD GEESE - 1978 [TF; still one of my favorites]; THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD - 1978 [TV Movie]; MURDER BY DECREE - 1979 [TF]; RING OF DARKNESS - 1979 [TF]; BETZI - 1980 [TV Movie]; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1981; TALES FROM A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS - 1981 [TV Movie]; PLAY FOR TODAY - 1970-1981 [3 episodes]; THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER - 1982 [TF]; ENIGMA - 1982 [TF]; THE PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH - 1983 [TF]; THE BLACK ADDER - 1983; THE KEY - 1983 [TF]; SAKHAROV - 1984 [TV Movie]; A CHRISTMAS CAROL - 1984 [TV Movie]; ARCH OF TRIUMPH - 1984 [TV Movie]; NINE DAYS IN MAY - 1984 [TV Movie]; NINETEEN NINETEEN - 1985 [TF; voice only]; SCREEN TWO - 1985; LIFEFORCE - 1985 [TF; a real guilty pleasure]; CASANOVA - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE TWO RONNIES - 1987; CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE TWO RONNIES - 1987 [TV Movie]; EREBUS: THE AFTERMATH - 1988 [TV mini-series]; THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS - 1989 [TF]; KING OF THE WIND - 1990 [TF]; BURNING SHORE - 1991 [TV Movie]; CTHULHU MANSION - 1992 [TF]; THE OTHER SIDE - 1992 [TV Movie]; STALIN - 1992 [TV Movie]; AN EXCHANGE OF FIRE - 1993; SPARROW - 1993 [TF]; CHARLEMAGNE - 1994 [TV mini-series]; THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - 1994; LOVEJOY - 1994; HEARTBEAT - 1994; A MIND TO MURDER - 1995 [TV Movie]; GOSPA - 1995 [TF]; LIMITED EDITION - 1996 [TF]; PUT K SLAVE - 1997 [TF]; COMMON AS MUCK - 1997 [3 episodes]; FOR MY BABY - 1997 [TF]; SO
THIS IS ROMANCE? - 1997 [TF]; THE GRAND - 1998; STIFF UPPER LIPS - 1998 [TF]; DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES - 1999 [TF]; THE MAGICAL LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS - 1999 [TV Movie]; HOW DO YOU WANT ME? - 1998-1999 [10 episodes]; LONGITUDE - 2000 [TV Movie]; WHERE THE HEART IS - 2000; BRAND SPANKING NEW SHOW - 2000; IN THE BEGINNING - 2000 [TV Movie]; THE SINS - 2000 [TV mini-series]; STATION JIM - 2001 [TV Movie]; THE MARTINS - 2001 [TF]; THE PIANIST - 2002 [TF]; SILENT CRY - 2002 [TF]; THE LOST PRINCE - 2003 [TV Movie]; EROICA - 2003 [TV Movie]; PRIME SUSPECT 6: THE LAST WITNESS - 2003 [TV mini-series]; THE STATEMENT - 2003 [TF]; LIGHTHOUSE HILL- 2004 [TF]; JOHNNY AND THE BOMB - 2006 [TV mini-series]; LIFE BEGINS - 2004-2006 [16 episodes]; PRIME SUSPECT 7: THE FINAL ACT - 2006 [TV mini-series]; THE WAITING ROOM - 2007 [TF]; MERLIN - 2008; FOUR SEASONS - 2008-2009 [TV mini-series; his final acting role]. Mr. Finlay was awarded the CBE [Commander of the Order of the British Empire] in the 1984 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama and was presented with his award by Queen Elizabeth II in February 1984 investiture ceremony. He played Inspector Lestrade in two unrelated films which featured Sherlock Holmes attempting to solve the Jack the Ripper murders: A STUDY IN TERROR [1965] and MURDER BY DECREE [1979]. Both films featured Anthony Quayle in a supporting role. He also portrayed Holmes' creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in THE OTHER SIDE [1992]. To me, if he only appeared in LIFEFORCE [the uncut version], he would still be one of my favorite actors. Frank Finlay passed away due to heart failure and was 89 years-old.) - 01/30/16
and in films, but he starred in one of my favorite late-70's thrillers, SCREAM FOR VENGEANCE [1979], where he portrayed a burglar/murderer/rapist without a conscience, a real departure from his normal demeanor. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a "TF' for Theatrical films]: BOB AND RAY - 1951-1953; NOTHING BUT THE BEST - 1953; THE NAME'S THE SAME - 1955; THE NBC COMEDY HOUR - 1956; TEST DIVE BUDDIES - 1959 [Animated Short; voice only]; KID GLOVES - 1960 [Animated Short; voice only]; THE REVLON REVUE - 1960; THE JONATHAN WINTERS SPECIALS - 1965; COLD TURKEY - 1971 [TF]; BETWEEN TIME AND TIMBUKTU - 1972 [PBS TV Movie; very bizarre and adult it its approach]; THE DAVID STEINBERG SHOW - 1976; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1978; BOB & RAY, JANE, LARAINE & GILDA - 1979 [TV Special; also Writer]; HAPPY DAYS - 1979; SCREAM FOR VENGEANCE - 1979 [TF; a.k.a. VENGEANCE]; FROM CLEVELAND - 1980 [Failed TV Pilot featuring members from SCTV; also Writer]; THE STEVE ALLEN COMEDY HOUR - 1981; B.C.: A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS - 1981 (TV Animated Special; voice only]; AUTHOR! AUTHOR! - 1982 [TF]; KIDCO - 1984 [TF]; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1985; THE BOB MONKHOUSE SHOW - 1986; ACTION FAMILY - 1986 [TV Movie]; FDR: A ONE-MAN SHOW - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE GNOME'S GREAT ADVENTURE - 1987 [TF; Voice only]; COMING OF AGE - 1988; NEWHART - 1988; QUICK CHANGE - 1990 [TF]; GET A LIFE - 1990-1992 [34 episodes; starred with his real-life son Chris]; CABIN BOY - 1994 [TF]; LATELINE - 1999; BOB MONKHOUSE'S COMEDY HEROES - 2004 [TV Special]; KING OF THE HILL - 2008 [Voice only; his last acting role]. Bob and Ray were a very funny comedy team and appeared 11 times on THE JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW - 1960-1962; 4 times on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - 1957-1963; and 7 times on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON - 1969-1972. Bob Elliott passed away of lung cancer and was 92 years-old.) - 02/02/16
acting, which she quit doing. Her credits included: KLONDIKE FEVER - 1980; TERROR TRAIN - 1980; TANYA'S ISLAND - 1980 [Her most unusual film, thanks to director Alfred Sole]; THE LAST DRAGON - 1985 [this film has become a cult item]; NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE - 1986 [fun teenage secret agent flick]; 52 PICK-UP - 1986 [the antithesis of NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE, this is a hardcore thriller flick about the drug trade]; MIAMI VICE - 1987 [TV Series]; THE NEW MIKE HAMMER - 1987 [TV Series]; DEADLY ILLUSION - 1987; ACTION JACKSON - 1988 [Her best known film as the singer with a heroin habit]; T AND T - 1988 [TV Series]; FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES - 1989 [TV Series]; BOOKER - 1989 [TV Series]; MEMORIES OF MURDER - 1990 [TV Movie]; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - 1991 [TV Series]; SWEATING BULLETS - 1991 [TV Series]; NEON CITY - 1991 [Underrated post-apocalypse film that should be on everyone's must-see list]; SILK STALKINGS - 1992 [TV Series]; LADY BOSS - 1992 [TV Movie]; HIGHLANDER - 1992 [TV Series]; COUNTERSTRIKE - 1993 [TV Series]; DA VINCI'S WAR - 1993; SOUTH BEACH - 1993; KISS OF DEATH - 1997 [Her last acting role]. She also has songs on such films as PRIVATE SCHOOL - 1983 and BEVERLY HILLS COP - 1983 [her song "Nasty Girl" was very popular]. She was also in the video compilations THE BEST OF SEX AND VIOLENCE - 1981 and FAMOUS T & A - 1982, both showing her early nude scenes [which she quit doing after TANYA'S ISLAND]. Here's what she said when she was Born Again: "When I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, I threw out about 1,000 tapes of mine--every interview, every tape, every video. Everything." To me, that is just overkill and biting the hand that fed her during the 80's & 90's. This is exactly the reason I am an Athiest. You own your former life, you don't throw it away like it was trash. Vanity died of kidney failure [from years of crack cocaine abuse, which she kicked] and was only 57 years-old.) - 02/15/16
FENDERS - 1962; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1962; CHEYENNE - 1962; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1962; EMPIRE - 1963; THE GALLANT MEN - 1963; PT 109 - 1963 [Theatrical Film]; EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE - 1963; JOY HOUSE - 1964 [Theatrical Film]; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW - 1965; NEW YORK TELEVISION THEATRE - 1966; THE GROUP - 1966 [Theatrical Film]; BONANZA - 1968; MANNIX - 1968; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1968; MAROONED - 1969 [Theatrical Film]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1970; HOGAN'S HEROES - 1971; DOCTORS' WIVES - 1971; SEARCH FOR TOMORROW - 1971-1972; SEARCH - 1972; THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF - 1973 [Theatrical Film]; SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIP-OFF - 1973 [Theatrical Film]; COLUMBO - 1972-1973; THE WAY WE WERE - 1973 [Theatrical Film]; THE SIX MILLION DILLAR MAN - 1974; CANNON - 1974; MCMILLAN & WIFE - 1974; TRILOGY OF TERROR - 1975 [TV Movie; one of the best of the 70's anthologies]; SONG OF THE SUCCUBUS - 1975 [TV Movie]; MCCLOUD - 1975; CITY OF ANGELS - 1976; HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK - 1976 [Theatrical Film]; WOMAN OF THE YEAR - 1976 [TV Movie]; BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON - 1976; CAPTAINS AND KINGS - 1976 [TV mini-series]; THE QUEST - 1976; DELVECCHIO - 1976; NICKELODEON - 1976 [Theatrical Film]; RICH MAN, POOR MAN-BOOK 2 - 1976-1977 [TV mini-series]; WASHINGTON: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - 1977 [TV mini-series]; THE GIRL IN THE EMPTY GRAVE - 1977 [TV Movie]; CARTER COUNTRY - 1977; STOCKARD CHANNING IN JUST FRIENDS - 1979 [TV Special]; BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - 1979 [TV Movie]; WKRP IN CINCINNATI - 1979 [Also Directed an episode in 1982]; SCRUPLES - 1980 [TV mini-series]; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1980; ALTERED STATES - 1980; EVITA PERON - 1981 [TV Movie]; QUINCY M.E. - 1979-1982; DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID - 1982 [Theatrical Film]; TOOTSIE - 1982 [Theatrical Film; extremely funny in his role as a man in love with Tootsie {Dustin Hoffman}, whom he doesn't know is a male. Should have won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor.]; TO BE OR NOT TO BE - 1983 [Theatrical Film]; CHEERS - 1983; I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS - 1983 [Theatrical Film]; BLUE THUNDER - 1984; POLICE ACADEMY - 1984 [Theatrical Film]; MOM'S ON STRIKE - 1984 [TV Special]; IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR - 1984 [TV Movie]; MICKI + MAUDE - 1984
[Theatrical Film]; POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT - 1985 [Theatrical Film]; PUNKY BREWSTER - 1985 [Animated TV Series; voice only]; HOTEL - 1986; POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING - 1986 [Theatrical Film]; THE NUMBERS GAME - 1987 [Theatrical Film]; POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL - 1987 [Theatrical Film]; MATLOCK - 1987; POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH - 1988 [Theatrical Film]; PUNKY BREWSTER - 1984-1988 [86 episodes]; POLICE ACADEMY 6: CITY UNDER SIEGE - 1989 [Theatrical Film]; THE NEW LASSIE - 1989; THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF MOLLY DODD - 1989-1991 [17 episodes]; DINOSAURS - 1992; A TAXI DRIVER IN NEW YORK - 1992 [Theatrical Film]; STEPMONSTER - 1993 [MFHV]; HEARTS AFIRE - 1992-1993 [23 episodes]; POLICE ACADEMY 7: MISSION TO MOSCOW - 1994 [Theatrical Film]; VANYA ON 42ND STREET - 1994 [Theatrical Film]; THE FANTASTIC FOUR - 1994 [Theatrical Film; A Roger Corman Production which he stopped from being released. It is available on various boots on the internet; It's actually quite entertaining in a Roger Corman-budget way]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1996 [3 episodes]; THE CRUCIBLE - 1996 [Theatrical Film]; WAG THE DOG - 1997 [Theatrical Film]; POLICE ACADEMY: THE SERIES - 1998 [Only made one appearance on the show]; SLIDERS - 1999; JUST MARRIED - 2003 [Theatrical Film; his last acting role; He retired after making this film]. Mr Gaines was married to the same woman [Allyn Ann McLeriem, who played his love interest on PUNKY BREWSTER] from 1953 until his death. George Haynes passed away of natural causes and was 98 years-old.) - 02/15/16
1981; NIGHTHAWKS - 1981; HIGH RISK - 1981; THEY ALL LAUGHED - 1981; FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN - 1981 [TV Movie]; CHILD BRIDE OF SHORT CREEK - 1981 [TV Movie]; ISABEL'S CHOICE - 1981 [TV Movie]; VICE SQUAD - 1982; THE SEDUCTION - 1982; A LITTLE SEX - 1982; SATAN'S MISTRESS - 1982; STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN - 1982; THE BEASTMASTER - 1982; THE CONCRETE JUNGLE - 1982; THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG - 1982 [TV Movie]; TRIUMPHS OF A MAN CALLED HORSE - 1983; CUJO - 1983; CITY GIRL - 1984; WHERE THE BOYS ARE - 1984; STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK - 1984; WINDY CITY - 1985; MASK - 1985; FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING - 1985; RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD - 1985 [If he only worked on this film, he would get a mention on this list]; TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 - 1985; HAMBURGER: THE MOTION PICTURE - 1986; BLACK MOON RISING - 1986; THE NAKED CAGE - 1986; CRAWLSPACE - 1986 [It must have been difficult remixing Klaus Kinski!]; APOLOGY - 1986 [Pay Cable Movie]; SORORITY HOUSE MASSACRE - 1986; WIRED TO KILL - 1986; UNNATURAL CAUSES - 1986 [TV mini-series; Emmy® winner for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special]; ALAN QUATERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD - 1986; THE KINDRED - 1987; BLOOD VOWS: THE STORY OF A MAFIA WIFE - 1987 [TV Movie]; EVIL DEAD II - 1987; LBJ: THE EARLY YEARS - 1987 [TV mini-series]; OUT ON A LIMB - 1987 [TV mini-series]; NICE GIRLS DON'T EXPLODE - 1987; NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET - 1987; PRETTY SMART - 1987; PROGRAMMED TO KILL - 1987; IN THE MOOD - 1987; BLUFFING IT - 1987 [TV Movie]; RIGHT TO DIE - 1987 [TV Movie]; MIAMI VICE - 1987 [TV Series]; FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC - 1987; EARTH STAR VOYAGER - 1988 [TV Movie]; LADY IN WHITE - 1988; SUNSET - 1988; SPLIT DECISIONS - 1988; LADYKILLERS - 1988 [TV Movie]; NOT SINCE CASANOVA - 1988; THE WONDER YEARS - 1988 [TV Series]; THE SLEEPING CAR - 1990; 83 HOURS 'TIL DAWN - 1990 [TV Movie]; N.Y.P.D. MOUNTED - 1991 [TV Movie]; ADVENTURES IN DINOSAUR CITY - 1991; THE RAPE OF DR. WILLIS - 1991 [TV Movie]; INTO THE SUN - 1992; MINDWARP - 1992; THE X-FILES - 1993 [TV Series]; SNIPER - 1993 [his last credit]. Ray West co-owned West Productions, which remixed sound on many more TV Shows and Movies than are shown on this credits list. No one knows which ones he personally worked on or which ones his employees worked on. But no matter how you look at it, he personally worked on many films that us genre film fans loved. Ray West passed away of natural causes and was 90 years-old.) - 02/17/16
arty, but they were always watchable. His films got him into so much trouble in Poland [most of them contained nudity and brutal violence, sometimes in the same scene], that he moved to France, where ratings and political climates were looser. His credits as Director/Writer in film included: THE STORY OF TRIUMPHANT LOVE - 1969 [TV Short]; PAVONCELLO - 1969 [TV Short]; THE THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT - 1971; THE DEVIL - 1972 [Banned in Poland]; THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: LOVE - 1975; POSSESSION - 1981; THE PUBLIC WOMAN - 1984; MAD LOVE - 1985; MALADY OF LOVE - 1987 [Story only]; ON THE SILVER GLOBE - 1988 [He returned to Poland to make this, but the communist Polish Ministry of Culture were so brutal [they tried to burn the negative}, it took him two years to finish it. He was able to salvage most of the film negative {thanks to liberalists that were beginning to take over the country}, reshoot the missing pieces that did make it into the fire and went back to France, never to return to Poland as a filmmaker again.]; MY NIGHTS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN YOUR DAYS - 1989; BORIS GODOUNOV - 1989; BLUE NOTE - 1991; SHE-SHAMAN - 1996 [a.k.a. SZAMANKA; Another mind-bending film with horror overtones]; FIDELITY - 2000; COSMOS - 2015 [his last film]. Mr. Zulawski was also Assistant Director or Second Unit Director on the following films: SAMSON - 1961 [also bit actor]; LOVE AT TWENTY - 1962; THE ASHES - 1965; and THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS - 1967. He was also a major actor in the French softcore porn film SADNESS AND BEAUTY - 1985 and the French TV mini-series DANGEROUS LIAISONS - 2003. Andrzej Zulawski passed away due to complications of cancer and was 75 years-old.) - 02/17/16
Black in America, especially down South through the eyes of a white child. Growing up with a racist father during those times was extremely hard, because he forbade me from playing with the Black kids, but I did so anyway [And it should come as no surprise that some towns in Texas totally banned the book, even today!]. I grew up colorblind when it came to skin color thanks to that book, especially during all the belt whippings my father would give me for playing with the Black kids. All the whippings in the world didn't stop me, thanks to the words of Harper Lee and that is why I think she deserves a place on every obituary list. She did more with one book before Martin Lurther King came around when it came to civil rights. That Lee was a white woman is simply extraordinary. She was born and raised in Alabama with a lawyer father [Atticus Finch is loosely based on him], but swears that the novel is not autobiographical [She was a recluse and never made public appearances until much later in her life]; she said that it was taken from bits and pieces of trials that she watched her defense attorney father participate in [She also swore she was not Scout Finch]. She grew frail during her later years and released another book named GO SET A WATCHMAN in July 2015 [Which I read, but refuse to read again. Read it and you will know why.], but it was actually written before MOCKINGBIRD. I still read TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD often, because the words just roll off the tongue like a fine aged wine. Harper Lee may have only one major accomplishment in her life, but what an accomplishment it was. It still resonates around the world. My ass may have been sore during most of my childhood, but I wore it like a badge of honor. Harper Lee was 89 years-old, but her words will endure forever. And isn't it unusual that she passed away during Black History Month?) - 02/19/16
in my life, I had a chance to meet Mr. Eco in Italy and he was an immense help. But Umberto Eco was much, much more than that. He was a very educated man who knew everything from religious Saints to comic book heroes and villains [and the roles they played in religion], so there was no subject he couldn't talk about. He was a professor of semiotics, the study of communication through signs and symbols, at the University of Bologna. Also a philiosopher, a historian, literary critic, and an aesthetician. He is an avid book collector and owns more than 30,000 volumes. The subjects of his scholarly investigations range from St. Thomas Aquinas, to James Joyce, to Superman. It's not very often that you get a chance to meet a person like this, but I did on a trip to Italy in the early 90's. Even though his English was broken [Hey, he lived in Italy! I should have learned Italian!], we had lunch and I laughed so hard I cried. There was no subject he didn't know about and that included movies. Just sitting outside listening to him talk in the language of love [I was there with my ex-wife, who just got over a major operation and this was something we did to get her mind off it. Eco was aware and made her feel right at home, talking about her interests, too.] made the whole trip worthwhile. I think being a novelist is one of the noblest of professions because it teaches the reader things they never learned before. Umberto Eco was the book and I was the reader listening to him. Farewell, my friend. I will never forget our long lunch together in Milan. Mr. Eco also authored several more books, some of them fiction, and appeared on many Italian TV talk shows as himself. Oh, and I forgot one thing: He thought I was brave telling him I was an Athiest in a country known for their religion. But he never put me down in any way. We even talked religion for a little while. Umberto Eco passed away due to complications of cancer and was 84 years-old. This one hurt.) - 02/19/16
THE WHITE SUIT - 1951; HIS EXCELLENCY - 1952; CRASH OF SILENCE - 1952; THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT - 1953; THE LOVE LOTTERY - 1954; LEASE OF LIFE - 1955; TOUCH AND GO - 1956; PANIC IN THE PARLOR - 1956; DECISION AGAINST TIME - 1957; HEAVEN AND EARTH - 1957 [TV Movie]; BIG TIME OPERATORS - 1957; AT THE SEA - 1957; DAVY - 1958; TREAD SOFTLY STRANGER - 1958; CIRCUS OF HORRORS - 1960 [Director Sidney Hayers' first film]; THE BOY WHO STOLE A MILLION - 1960; SCREAM OF FEAR - 1961; THE MARK - 1961; WONDERFUL TO BE YOUNG! - 1961; THE L-SHAPED ROOM - 1962; FREUD - 1962; THE SERVANT - 1963 [A must-see for film lovers; BAFTA Award® for Best Cinematography; British Society of Cinematographers Award® for Best Cinematography]; THE THIRD SECRET - 1964; GUNS AT BATASI - 1964; A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA - 1965; PROMISE HER ANYTHING - 1965; THE BLUE MAX - 1966; FATHOM - 1967; ROBBERY - 1967; THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS - 1967 [Essential]; BOOM! - 1968; THE LION IN WINTER - 1968 [British Society of Cinematographers Award® for Best Cinematography]; THE ITALIAN JOB - 1969; THE BUTTERCUP CHAIN - 1970; THE MUSIC LOVERS - 1970; MURPHY'S WAR - 1971; TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT - 1972 [Academy Award® nominee for Best Cinematography]; JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - 1973 [British Society of Cinematographers Award® for Best Cinematography]; THE GREAT GATSBY - 1974 [BAFTA Award® for Best Cinematography; British Society of Cinematographers Award® for Best Cinematography]; THE DESTRUCTORS - 1974; LOVE AMONG THE RUINS - 1975 [TV Movie]; THE MAIDS - 1975; ROLLERBALL - 1975; THAT LUCKY TOUCH - 1975; HEDDA - 1975; THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA - 1976; THE BAWDY ADVENTURES OF TOM JONES - 1976; NASTY HABITS - 1977; JULIA - 1977 [Academy Award® nominee for Best Cinematography; BAFTA Award® for Best Cinematography; British Society of Cinematographers Award® for Best Cinematography]; CARAVANS - 1978; THE LADY VANISHES - 1979; LOST AND FOUND - 1979; NIJINSKY - 1980; RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - 1980 [Slocombe found a new friend with Spielberg; Academy Award® nominee for Best Cinematography]; THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE - 1983; NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN - 1983; INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM - 1984; WATER - 1985; LADY JANE - 1986; INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE - 1989 [his final cinematographer credit]. He was also Director of Photography of the India scenes in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND - 1977 and was a British reporter photographer of WWII shorts that would show before and between films at theaters. He was also Second Unit Photogtapher on the films CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE - 1944; WHISKY GALORE - 1949; and THE SHIRALEE - 1957. He was also famous for never using a light meter on the set of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and was awarded the O.B.E. [Officer of the Order of the British Empire] in the 2008 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to the film industry. Douglas Slocombe passed away from natural causes and was 103 years-old. We all should be so lucky.) - 02/22/16
many films and TV Series that we loved. In real life, he was a professional boxer who had a 16-3 professional boxing record and held the Light-Heavyweight Championship of Arizona. His credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: THE BLACK GODFATHER - 1974; KOJAK - 1974 [TV Series]; THE INVISIBLE MAN - 1975 [TV Series]; BARETTA - 1975 [TV Series]; HARRY O - 1976 [TV Series]; THE RIVER NIGER - 1976; TRACKDOWN - 1976 [a personal favorite]; THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS - 1976; DELVECCHIO - 1976 [TV Series]; GOOD TIMES - 1976 [TV Series]; GEMINI MAN - 1976 [TV Series]; ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 - 1976 [my absolute favorite]; ROCKY - 1976; THE MONEYCHANGERS - 1976 [TV mini-series]; GIBBSVILLE - 1976 [TV Series; 1976 was a very good year for Mr. Burton]; SWITCH - 1977 [TV Series]; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1977 [TV Series]; SANFORD AND SON - 1977 [TV Series]; RANSOM FOR ALICE! - 1977 [TV Movie]; KILL ME IF YOU CAN - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1977 [TV Series]; HEROES - 1977; BEYOND REASON - 1977 [another good year for Burton; Telly Savalas directed this very weird film]; THE HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW MYSTERIES - 1978 [TV Series]; CPO SHARKEY - 1978 [TV Series]; BLACKJACK - 1978; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1979 [TV Series]; ROCKY II - 1979; SKAG - 1980 [TV Series]; TENSPEED AND BROWN SHOE - 1980 [TV Series]; WHITE MAMA - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE SHINING - 1980 [He played Chess with Stanley Kubrick on the set]; THE HUNTER - 1980 [Steve McQueen's final film]; SCARED STRAIGHT! ANOTHER STORY - 1980 [TV Movie]; STIR CRAZY - 1980; INSIDE MOVES - 1980 [vastly underrated film]; FITZ AND BONES - 1981 [TV Series]; THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO - 1981 [TV Series]; CHiPS - 1981 [TV Series]; QUINCY M.E. - 1981 [TV Series]; BRET MAVERICK - 1982 [TV Series]; ROCKY III - 1982; T.J. HOOKER - 1982; THE TOY - 1982; HAPPY - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE A-TEAM - 1984 [TV Series]; MOONLIGHTING - 1985 [TV Series]; HEART OF A CHAMPION: THE RAY MANCINI STORY - 1985 [TV Movie]; ROCKY IV - 1985; AIRWOLF - 1986 [TV Series]; THE FALL GUY - 1982-1986 [TV Series]; THE PAPER CHASE - 1986 [TV Series]; ARMED AND
DANGEROUS - 1986; OCEANS OF FIRE - 1986 [TV Movie]; ON FIRE - 1987 [TV Movie]; YOU RUINED MY LIFE - 1987 [TV Movie]; FRANK'S PLACE - 1987-1988 [TV Series Regular; 22 episodes]; POLICE STORY: COP KILLER - 1988 [TV Movie]; AMEN - 1989 [TV Series]; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1990 [TV Series]; A DIFFERENT WORLD - 1990 [TV Series]; SIDE OUT - 1990; EQUAL JUSTICE - 1990 [TV Series]; OVER MY DEAD BODY - 1990 [TV Series]; ROCKY V - 1990; TWIN PEAKS - 1991 [TV Series]; HOUSE PARTY 2 - 1991; LIFE GOES ON - 1991 [TV Series]; HOOK - 1991; MISSION OF JUSTICE - 1992; RENEGADE - 1993 [TV Series]; PRIVATE OBSESSION - 1995 [MFHV; Director Lee Frost's last film]; CYBER-TRACKER 2 - 1995 [MFHV]; FATAL CHOICE - 1995; NYPD BLUE - 1996 [TV Series]; BLACK ROSE OF HARLEM - 1996; POLTERGEIST: THE LEGACY - 1996 [TV Series]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1996 [TV Series]; FLIPPING - 1997; FARTICUS - 1997; THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - 1998 [TV Series]; KNOCKOUT - 2000; THE LOT - 2001 [TV Series]; SHADE - 2003; EXORCISM - 2003; ROCKY BALBOA - 2006; HACK! - 2007 [pretty decent horror film; his final acting role]. Tony Burton had one of those instantly recognizable faces, even if you didn't know his name. Tony Burton was 78 years-old.) - 02/25/16
SILVERS SHOW - 1956-1959 [TV Series; 14 episodes; also Technical Advisor on 52 episodes]; COLT .45 - 1959 [TV Series]; CHEYENNE - 1959 [TV Series]; THE DEPUTY - 1959 [TV Series]; SHOTGUN SLADE - 1960 [TV Series]; LAWMAN - 1960 [TV Series]; LARAMIE - 1960 [TV Series]; SUGARFOOT - 1959-1960 [TV Series]; PETER GUNN - 1960 [TV Series]; MAVERICK - 1960 [TV Series]; SPARTACUS - 1960; ROUTE 66 - 1960 [TV Series]; RIVERBOAT - 1960 [TV Series]; GUNFIGHT AT BLACK HORSE CANYON - 1961 [TV Movie; episodes of TALES OF WELLS FARGO edited together]; THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS ROBIN - 1961 [TV Series]; SURFSIDE SIX - 1961 [TV Series]; KLONDIKE - 1961 [TV Series]; GUNSLINGER - 1961 [TV Series]; THE AMERICANS - 1961 [TV Series]; THE ASPHALT JUNGLE - 1961 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; BAT MASTERSON - 1961 [TV Series]; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1961 [TV Series]; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1961 [TV Series]; THE LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME - 1961; RAWHIDE - 1962 [TV Series]; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1962 [TV Series]; TALES OF WELLS FARGO - 1962 [TV Series]; THE TALL MAN - 1961-1962 [TV Series]; OUTLAWS - 1962 [TV Series]; THRILLER - 1962 [TV Series; "The Innocent Bystanders" episode]; LONELY ARE THE BRAVE - 1962; THE SILENT WITNESS - 1962; GOING MY WAY - 1962 [TV Series]; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1963 [TV Series]; HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVEL - 1960-1963 [TV Series; 8 episodes]; ALCOA PREMIERE - 1962-1963 [TV Series]; THE MAN FROM DINER'S CLUB - 1963; PERRY MASON - 1963 [TV Series]; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1963 [TV Series]; KRAFT MYSTERY THEATRE - 1962-1963 [TV Series]; GRINDL - 1963 [TV Series]; ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH - 1963 [TV Movie]; THE TRAVELS OF JAMIE MCPHEETERS - 1963 [TV Series]; CHARADE - 1963 [Great as the bad guy. Gave moviegoers a good look at what a great actor Kennedy was]; THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER - 1963 [TV Series]; STRAIT-JACKET - 1964 [Damn good thriller]; THE GREAT ADVENTURE - 1964 [TV Series]; MCHALE'S NAVY - 1963-1964 [TV Series]; MCHALE'S NAVY - 1964 [Theatrical Film of the TV Series; all new material]; ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS - 1964; SEE HOW THEY RUN - 1964 [TV Movie]; BONANZA - 1961-1964 [TV Series]; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1964 [TV Series]; THE ROGUES - 1964 [TV Series]; HUSH...HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE - 1964 [Another great thriller with horror undertones]; IN HARM'S WAY - 1965; MIRAGE - 1965 [another great performance]; SHENANDOAH - 1965; THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER - 1965 [one of my favorite Westerns]; DANIEL BOONE - 1965 [TV Series]; A MAN CALLED SHENANDOAH - 1965 [TV Series]; THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX - 1965 [a great desert-based thriller]; LAREDO - 1965 [TV Series]; THE LEGEND OF JESSE JAMES - 1966 [TV Series]; THE BIG VALLEY - 1966 [TV Series]; GUNSMOKE - 1960-1966 [TV Series; 7 episodes]; DR. KILDARE - 1963-1966 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; THE VIRGINIAN - 1964-1966 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; THE BALLAD OF JODIE - 1966; HURRY SUNDOWN - 1966; THE DIRTY DOZEN - 1966 [essential viewing]; TARZAN - 1967 [TV Series]; COOL HAND LUKE - 1967 [Academy Award® winner for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; the film still holds up today]; GOMER PYLE: USMC - 1968 [TV Series]; BANDELERO! - 1968; THE PINK JUNGLE - 1968; THE LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE - 1968; THE BOSTON STRANGLER - 1968; GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - 1969; THE GOOD GUYS AND THE BAD GUYS - 1969; GAILY, GAILY - 1969; ...tick...tick...tick - 1970; AIRPORT - 1970 [gave Kennedy his first franchise role in films]; ZIG ZAG - 1970; DIRTY DINGUS MAGEE - 1970; FOOL'S PARADE - 1971; IRONSIDE - 1971 [TV Series]; SARGE - 1971-1972 [TV Series Star; 15 episodes]; A GREAT AMERICAN TRAGEDY - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE BULL OF THE WEST - 1972 [TV Movie; 2 episodes of THE VIRGINIAN edited together]; LOST HORIZONS - 1973 [villified upon original release, this musical of the 30's film has become a cult item]; CAHILL U.S. MARSHALL - 1973 [another film with John Wayne]; DELIVER US FROM EVIL - 1973 [TV Movie]; A CRY IN THE WILDERNESS - 1974 [TV Movie]; THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT - 1974; AIRPORT 1975 - 1974; EARTHQUAKE - 1974 [started the disaster film genre that was prevalent during the 70's]; THE EIGER SANCTION - 1975 [his second film with Clint Eastwood]; THE 'HUMAN' FACTOR - 1975 [overlooked thriller in which Kennedy is the star out for revenge]; THE BLUE KNIGHT - 1975-1976 [TV Series; 25 episodes; the most adult police series during its time]; AIRPORT 1977 - 1977; PROOF OF THE MAN - 1977 [Japanese-made cop thriller]; MEAN DOG BLUES - 1978 [Kennedy is great in this prison film]; DEATH ON THE NILE - 1978; BRASS TARGET - 1988; SEARCH AND DESTROY - 1979; BACKSTAIRS AT THE WHITE HOUSE - 1979 [TV mini-series]; THE DOUBLE MCGUFFIN - 1979 [use to play all the time on HBO and then just disappeared]; NEVER SAY NEVER - 1979 [TV Movie]; STEEL - 1979 [another underrated film]; THE CONCORDE...AIRPORT '79 - 1979; DEATHSHIP - 1980 [my favorite haunted ship movie]; DAY OF RESURRECTION - 1980; HOTWIRE - 1980; THE ARCHER: FUGITIVE FROM THE EMPIRE - 1981 [TV Movie]; JUST BEFORE DAWN - 1980 [my favorite "terror in the woods" film]; WACKO - 1982 [the first film where Kennedy shows his comedy chops]; THE JUPITER MENACE - 1982; FANTASY ISLAND - 1983 [TV Series]; CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO - 1984; RARE BREED - 1984; THE JESSE OWENS STORY - 1984 [TV Movie]; BOLERO - 1984 [Razzie Award® nominee for Worst Supporting Actor]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1984 [TV Series]; HALF NELSON - 1985 [TV Movie]; INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 1985 [TV Movie]; RADIOACTIVE DREAMS - 1985; SAVAGE DAWN - 1985; THE DELTA FORCE - 1986 [another favorite of mine; a hummable theme song that you won't get out of your head for weeks]; RIGGED - 1986; LIBERTY - 1986 [TV Movie]; BENSON - 1986 [TV Series]; CREEPSHOW 2 - 1987 [unfairly maligned anthology film; not a fan of anthologies, but I love this one]; THE GUNFIGHTERS - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE GAMBLER, PART III: THE LEGEND CONTINUES - 1987 [TV Movie]; PRIVATE ROAD: NO TRESPASSING - 1987; WHAT PRICE VICTORY - 1988 [TV Movie]; BORN TO RACE - 1988; COUNTERFORCE - 1988; DEMONWARP - 1988 [the weirdest horror film ever made; must be seen to be believed]; NIGHTMARE AT NOON - 1988; TOP LINE - 1988; UNINVITED - 1988 [MFHV]; THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD! - 1988 [Another franchise for Kennedy, where he proves to be very funny]; THE TERROR WITHIN - 1989; MINISTRY OF VENGEANCE - 1989; ESMERELDA BAY - 1989 [his only film with director Jess Franco]; BRAIN DEAD - 1990; HIRED TO KILL - 1990; MAYUMI: VIRGIN TERRORIST - 1990
[Korean-made thriller]; GOOD COPS, BAD COPS - 1990 [TV Movie]; HANGFIRE - 1991; DALLAS - 1988-1991 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 74 episodes]; DRIVING ME CRAZY - 1991; THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR - 1991; INTENSIVE CARE - 1991; FINAL SHOT: THE HANK GATHERS STORY - 1992 [TV Movie]; DISTANT JUSTICE - 1994; LONESOME DOVE - 1994 [TV Series]; NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT - 1994; RIVER OF STONE - 1994; SANTO BUGITO - 1995 [TV Series; voice only]; THE COMMISH - 1995 [TV Series]; DUCKMAN: PRIVATE DICK/FAMILY MAN - 1995 [TV Series; voice only]; DALLAS: J.R. RETURNS - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE REAL ADVENTURES OF JONNY QUEST - 1996 [TV Series; voice only]; CATS DON'T DANCE - 1997 [voice only]; AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS - 1997 [TV Series; voice only]; BAYOU GHOST - 1997; DALLAS: WAR OF THE EWINGS - 1998 [TV Movie]; SMALL SOLDIERS - 1998 [voice only]; DENNIS THE MENACE STRIKES AGAIN - 1998 [MFHV]; MEN IN WHITE - 1998 [TV Movie]; VIEW FROM THE TOP - 2003; MONSTER MAKERS - 2003 [TV Movie]; THREE BAD MEN - 2005; TRUCE - 2005; DON'T COME KNOCKING - 2005; SANDS OF OBLIVION - 2007 [TV Movie made for SyFy]; THE MAN WHO CAME BACK - 2008; SIX DAYS IN PARADISE - 2010; MAD MAD WAGON PARTY - 2010 [a really bad movie]; THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - 2003-2010 [TV Soap Opera; 4 episodes]; ANOTHER HAPPY DAY - 2011; THE GAMBLER - 2014 [his final acting role]. Kennedy also did the usual nighttime talk shows and was a member of many game shows. Due to his tall, enormously broad frame, Kennedy was frequently cast in the 1960s and 1970s as bullies and thugs, and had the distinction of brutalizing stars like Cary Grant, Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood on screen while gaining a reputation off-screen as one of the nicest actors around. By his 60s he finally got the chance to play friendlier characters, such as his lovable Capt. Ed Hocken in the NAKED GUN films. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 3, 1991 at 6356 Hollywood Blvd. George Kennedy passed away of natural causes and was 91 years-old.) - 02/28/16
TRIAL - 1962; CHARADE - 1963 [featuring George Kennedy, who passed away a day earlier]; THE PUMPKIN EATER - 1964; DARLING - 1965; FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD - 1967; X, Y AND ZEE - 1972; VISIONS OF EIGHT - 1973 [Documentary]; THE DAY OF THE LOCUST - 1975; THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLME'S SMARTER BROTHER - 1975; THE MARATHON MAN - 1976 ["Is it safe?"]; THE LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE - 1977; AGATHA - 1979; YANKS - 1979; HONKY TONK FREEWAY - 1981 [also Second Unit Director]; PRIVATES ON PARADE - 1983; THE KILLING FIELDS - 1984 [Academy Award® and BAFTA Award® winner for Best Film Editing]; THE FROG PRINCE - 1985; THE MISSION - 1986 [Academy Award® nominee for Best Film Editing; BAFTA Award® winner for Best Editing]; YOUNG TOSCANINI - 1988; MEMPHIS BELLE - 1990; MEETING VENUS - 1991; SPIES, INC. - 1992; THIS BOY'S LIFE - 1993; RADIO INSIDE - 1994; A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA - 1994; NELL - 1994; COPYCAT - 1995; MARVIN'S ROOM - 1996; THE JACKAL - 1997 [also voice on TV]; THE TRENCH - 1999; ONEGIN - 1999; THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH - 1999; KISS KISS BANG BANG - 2001; THE GATHERING STORM - 2002 [TV Movie]; CITY BY THE SEA - 2002; VERA DRAKE - 2004; OPAL DREAM - 2006; VIRGIN TERRITORY - 2007; HAPPY-GO-LUCKY - 2008 [his last editing job]. Jim Clark's other Directing credits included: SOLDIER '67 - 1966 [Short]; THE CHRISTMAS TREE - 1966; SENGHENYDD: PORTRAIT OF A MINING TOWN - 1966 [Documentary Short; also Producer]; SPEAKING OF BRITAIN - 1967 [Documentary Short]; DAY OF REST - 1970 [Short]; and EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE - 1970. He was Consulting Editor or Second Assistant Editor on THE LOVE LOTTERY - 1954; THE LADYKILLERS - 1955; and WAR OF THE BUTTONS - 1994. He lent his voice to the following films: LUPIN III: THE FUMA CONSPIRACY - 1987; CRUSHER JOE THE OVAS - 1989 [TV mini-series]; YOU'RE UNDER ARREST - 1994; and ROBINSON CRUSOE - 1997. He was also Assistant Sound Editor on THE CRUEL SEA - 1953 and Creative Consultant on MIDNIGHT COWBOY - 1969. In 2005, Jim Clark won a Career Achievement Award from American Cinema Editors®. In 2011, Clark published the memoir "Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing". Jim Clark passed away due to a long illness and was 85 years-old.) - 02/29/16
episodes]; BUDDIES - 1996; CHAMPIONS - 1998 [TF]; CROSSFIRE - 1998 [TF]; HARD TIME - 1998 [TV Movie]; HEAVEN & THE SUICIDE KING - 1998 [TF]; ROLLERJAM - 2000; THE NET - 1999; CAROLINE IN THE CITY - 1999; SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, INC. - 1999; GLADIATORS - 1993-2000 [19 episodes]; ANGEL - 2001; GILMORE GIRLS - 2001; THE X-FILES - 2001-2002 ["Vienen" - 2001; "The Truth: Parts 1 & 2" - 2002]; THE SHIELD - 2003; NCIS - 2003; EVE - 2004; DEATH AND TEXAS - 2004 [TF]; THAT'S SO RAVEN - 2004; GIRLS BEHAVING BADLY - 2002-2004; THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY - 2005; DETECTIVE - 2005 [TV Movie]; MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE - 2005; PLAN B - 2005 [TV Movie]; THAT YIN YANG THING - 2005; CHARMED - 2006; THE CHELSEA HANDLER SHOW - 2006; IN CASE OF EMERGENCY - 2007; BRATZ - 2007 [TF]; THE CLOSER - 2007; FINAL APPROACH - 2007 [TV Movie]; SHARPSHOOTER - 2007 [TV Movie]; STRESS TEST - 2007; CORY IN THE HOUSE - 2008; LEVERAGE - 2008; NOT EASILY BROKEN - 2008 [TF]; STAR-VING - 2009 [4 episodes]; RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN - 2009 [TF]; WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE - 2009; PRISON BREAK - 2009; HANNAH MONTANA - 2010; FATHER VS. SON - 2010 [TF]; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 2010 [TV Soap Opera; 5 episodes]; 90210 - 2010; TERRIERS - 2010; LOOK - 2010 [TV Series Regular; 11 episodes]; FRED & VINNIE - 2011 [TF]; MEDIUM - 2011; REGULAR SHOW - 2011; WORKAHOLICS - 2011; COMING & GOING - 2011 [TF]; CHUCK - 2011; BLACKOUT - 2012 [3 episodes]; THE GREAT ESCAPE - 2012 [9 episodes]; MR. BOX OFFICE - 2013; STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - 2013 [TF]; HOLT KILLS RANDY - 2014 [TF; also Co-Producer]; SAM & CAT - 2014; MIGHTY MIA - 2014 [TV Movie]; THE FIRST FAMILY - 2012-2015 [TV Series Regular; 29 episodes]; COOPER BARRETT'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE - 2016; K.C. UNDERCOVER - 2015-2016 [3 episodes]; JANE THE VIRGIN - 2016 [His final acting role]. Reherman also lent his voice to the video games GHOST RECON ADVANCED WARFIGHTER - 2005 and DEAD RISING 3 - 2013. He was also Producer of AMERICAN VETERAN AWARDS from 1999 to 2004; and FORZA MOTORSPORTS SHOWDOWN - 2007 [also the Host]; and Co-Producer or Associate Producer of ARENA - 2004-2005 [also the Host]; BATTLE OF THE SUPERCARS - 2010 [also the Host]; and OFF-ROAD OVERHAUL - 2011-2012 [also the Host]. Reherman was also the Host of TRAPPED IN TV GUIDE - 2006; I DARE YOU - 2000-2007; GAME CHANGERS - 2013; and HOT ROD TV - 2008-2013 [94 episodes]. Reherman was found dead on March 1, 2016 in his house in Manhattan Beach, California. Lee Reherman was just 49 years-old.) - 02/29/16
is excellent]; THE GREAT SANTINI - 1979 [Based on his book of the same name; Very emotional without much emotion {besides screaming} being shown on screen; "Santini" is based on Conroy's father]; THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE - 1983 [Based in his novel of the same name; an unflinching look at military school, based partly on Conroy's experiences; still stands up today]; UNCONQUERED - 1989 [TV Movie; Conroy wrote the original Teleplay and some people think this TV Movie about racial inequality is one of the finest TV Movies ever made]; THE PRINCE OF TIDES - 1991 [Conroy co-wrote the screenplay based on his novel of the same name. The only one of Conroy's movies I don't like. It is probably due to Barbra Streisand starring in it. Can't stand her; Academy Award® nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published]; THE WATER IS WIDE - 2006 [TV Movie; Based on Conroy's novel of the same name. Jeff Hephner portrays Pat Conroy as a teacher in 1969 who tries to teach a class of black kids to the best of his abilities while fighting a female Superintendent who is racist and doesn't agree with Conroy's techniqies. This true story has Conroy teaching for one year and then asked not to come back, which led to marriage and him becoming an author. There are some surprises in this TV Movie that you won't see coming. This is a slightly altered version of CONRACK. The film was nominated for two Emmy Awards®]. His other books included “My Losing Season”, “Beach Music”, “South of Broad” and the biography of his father "The Death Of Santini". Pat Conroy passed away due to complications of pancreatic cancer and was 70 years-old.] - 03/04/16
PHILCO-GOODYEAR TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE - 1949 [TV Series]; THE DOCTOR AND THE GIRL - 1949; EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE - 1949; SHADOW ON THE WALL - 1950; THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR... - 1950 [This film use to play all the time during the 60's & 70's and then just disappeared]; NIGHT INTO MORNING - 1950; IT'S A BIG COUNTRY: AN AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY - 1951; TALK ABOUT A STRANGER - 1952; SHADOW IN THE SKY - 1952; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE - 1953 [TV Series]; DONOVAN'S BRAIN - 1953 [a 50's classic]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1953-1954 [TV Series]; CLIMAX! - 1955 [TV Series; it's amazing how many actors from the period did this television show]; THE DARK WAVE - 1956; HELLCATS OF THE NAVY - 1957; CRASH LANDING - 1958; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1961 [TV Series]; THE TALL MAN - 1961 [TV Series]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1956-1961 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1962; 87TH PRECINCT - 1962 [TV Series]; WAGON TRAIN - 1962 [TV Series; her final acting role]. On the following credits list, she appeared as herself. All are TV Series unless otherwise specified. They included: THE EZIO PINZA SHOW - 1952; THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW - 1968; THE DAVID FROST SHOW - 1970; THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW - 1973; DIFF'RENT STROKES - 1983; THE CHEMICAL PEOPLE - 1983 [TV Movie]; JAMES STEWART: A WONDERFUL LIFE - 1987 [TV Documentary hosted by Johnny Carson]; AMERICA'S TRIBUTE TO BOB HOPE - 1988 [TV Special]; THE FLINTSTONE KIDS' JUST SAY NO SPECIAL - 1988 [Animated TV Movie]; WILD BILL: HOLLYWOOD MAVERICK - 1995 [Theatrical Documentary]; INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE - 1995 [TV Documentary]; KILLER SUN - 1999 [TV Documentary]; AMERICAN HARDCORE - 2006 [Documentary]; A/K/A TOMMY CHONG - 2006 [Documentary]; PENN & TELLER: BULLSHIT! - 2004; BALLS OF FURY - 2007 [Theatrical Film]; LE CIRCUE: A TABLE IN HEAVEN - 2007 [Theatrical Documentary]; OUTRAGE - 2009 [Documentary]; RONALD REAGAN: THE LIFE AND LEGACY - 2014 [MFHV Documentary]; THE MAKING OF TRUMP - 2015 [Documentary]. She appeared in many more documentaries, about acting, her husband, politics and her anti-drug stance ["Just Say No!" was attributed to her] and made many appearances on daytime and nighttime talk shows, even after her husband passed away of Alzheimers in 2004. I'm not going to talk about Nancy Reagan's politics, because this is not the time. As a genre film fan, she did a few movies that will always be remembered by me watching them on TV as a child and teenager. Nancy Reagan passed away due to complications of congestive heart failure and was 94 years-old.). - 03/06/16
Award® nominee for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show]; WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - 1969 [TV Movie]; PULP - 1972 [his greatest film achievement in my opinion]; LIVE AND LET DIE - 1973 [Grammy Award® nominee for Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]; THE OPTIMISTS OF NINE ELMS - 1973; SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - 1968 [Dozens of Martin's songs can also be heard on the soundtrack]; HONKY TONK FREEWAY - 1981 [Also two songs on the soundtrack]; GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET - 1984 [also Actor]; THE PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA - 1988 [TV Special]; IMAGINE - 2006 {TV Series; Grammy Award® winner for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for the episode titled " The Beatles in 'Love' "] Martin's songs can be heard in the following films: SMILEY - 1956; I LIKE MONEY - 1961; V.D. - 1961; ALFIE - 1965; THE BOBO - 1967; THE SOUTHERN STAR - 1969; MR. JERICO - 1970 [TV Movie]; GOODBYE BRUCE LEE: HIS LAST GAME OF DEATH - 1975; RINGO - 1978 [TV Special]; ROADIE - 1980; THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY - 1995 [TV Documentary mini-series]; THE RHYTHM OF LIFE - 1997 [TV Series]; THE ALCHEMISTS OF SOUND - 2003 [TV Documentary]; ACROSS THE UNIVERSE - 2007; FROST/NIXON - 2008; ALOHA - 2015; THE WALKING DEAD: MICHONNE - 2016 [Video Game]. George Martin also Produced MUSIC FOR MONTSERRAT - 1997 and SPIKE MILLIGAN: I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL...A LIVE TRIBUTE - 2002; Acted in PAUL MCCARTNEY: TAKE IT AWAY - 1982 [TV Special] and appeared in over 80 documentaries about The Beatles, The 60's English Music Invasion and Pop Music, as well as appear on many British and American talk and interview shows, where his sense of humor and jovial manner actually made him one of the nicest guys in the music business. In 2002, he won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards®. He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® (under the category Non-Performer, which is bullshit) in 1999. George Martin was actually the "Fifth Beatle", as he played keyboards on many of their songs [Every member of the band bought a piano and Martin bought a guitar, ao they all could learn each other's instruments. Martin would publicly say that the band would learn keyboards much better than he learned guitar.]. Martin also managed many other singers and bands, but he will be forever associated with The Beatles, even if he thought the best musician overall was Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. One of the last of the music producer legends [Phil Spector could have learned a thing or two from him], who thought that putting orchestras into pop music would help the sound and it did. His life story would make a great book and movie. George Martin died of natural causes and was 90 years-old.) - 03/08/16
CHASE - 1955 [TF]; KRAFT THEATRE - 1955; I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES - 1955 [TF]; STAR TONIGHT - 1956; MATINEE THEATRE - 1956; WEST POINT - 1957; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1957; ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE - 1958; DECOY - 1959; ALL THE YOUNG MEN - 1960 [TF]; ONE STEP BEYOND - ["The Return" - 1960]; R.C.M.P.- 1960; BONANZA - 1960; THE AMERICANS - 1961 [TV Series Regular; 11 episodes]; LARAMIE - 1961; ALCOA PREMIERE - 1962; THE CABINET OF CALIGARI - 1962 [TF; his first horror film]; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1961-1962; DR. KILDARE - 1962; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1963; THE LITTLEST HOBO - 1963; PERRY MASON - 1962-1964; RAWHIDE - 1965; BLUE LIGHT - 1966; COOL HAND LUKE - 1967 [TF; his role as "Blind Dick" is memorable]; THE RAT PATROL - 1968; JUDD FOR THE DEFENSE - 1968; PIT STOP - 1969 [TF; recently made available on Blu-Ray. It's an essential watch]; MANNIX - 1970; KELLY'S HEROES - 1971 [TF; got to co-star with Clint Eastwood]; BROTHER, CRY FOR ME - 1971 [TF]; THE F.B.I. - 1971; WILL TO DIE - 1971 [TF]; SNATCHED - 1973 [TV Movie; pilot movie for series in which he did not appear]; TOMA - 1973; PETROCELLI - 1975; S.W.A.T. - 1975; BRONK - 1975; THE BLUE KNIGHT - 1975; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1976; THE QUEST: THE LONGEST DRIVE - 1976 [TV Movie; Two episodes of the series stitched together]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1977; HOW THE WEST WAS WON - 1979 [TV mini-series]; HOT STUFF - 1979 [TF; I just love the craziness of this film]; B.J. AND THE BEAR - 1979; THE JEFFERSONS - 1980; BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS - 1980; HART TO HART - 1981; DEATH HUNT - 1981 [TF; got to appear with both Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin]; THE FALL GUY - 1983; SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES - 1983 [TF; not given the proper respect it deserves]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990; BETWEEN THE SHEETS - 2003 [TF]; NINJA CHEERLEADERS - 2008 [TF; his last acting role]. His face also appears on the album cover of The Smiths' "Strangeways, Here we Come." Also appears on the sleeve covers of The Smiths' "Best ...I" and "Best ...II". He was also the grandfather of Alexa Cavalos, who appeared in such movies and TV series as THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK - 2004; THE MIST - 2007; CLASH OF THE TITANS - 2010; and is a series regular on THE MAN FROM HIGH CASTLE - 2015-2016. Richard Davalos was 85 years-old.) - 03/08/16
Arranger & Musician]; NIGHTHAWKS - 1981 [probably my favorite of his soundtracks; also Music Producer, uncredited Keyboard Player and the song "I'm A Man" playing on the soundtrack]; MURDER-ROCK: DANCING DEATH [for director Lucio Fulci; The music is like catching an earworm. It will take weeks to get it all out of your head. All of his songs playing on the soundtrack were originals made just for the film]; BEST REVENGE - 1984 [also Orchestral Arranger and performed 4 songs on the soundtrack]; THE CHURCH - 1989 [for director Michele Soavi]; IRON MAN - 1994 [Animated TV Series; also Music Producer]; THE WHITE ROOM - 2001 [Short]; GODZILLA: FINAL WARS - 2004 [is listed as "Kîsu Emâson" in the credits; played "Godzilla's Theme"]; EMERSON: PICTURES OF AN EXIBITIONIST - 2016/2017 [Documentary; also Executive Producer & Camera Operator; his final film in Post-Production at the time of his death]. Emerson's credits as a Musician or Music Director/Arranger included: RED SUN - 1970 [played with The Nice]; ARMAGEDDON: THE GREAT BATTLE OF GENMA - 1983 [Japanese Anime Movie]; UP THE ELEPHANT AND ROUND THE CASTLE - 1983-1985 [TV Series; Music Composer {including theme song} for 22 episodes]. Emerson's single songs or his band's songs can be heard on the following: DOCTOR WHO - 1971 [TV Series]; PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION - 1973 [Theatrical Documentary]; RAPE VICTIMS - 1975 [I worked on this film when I was in college and told the director {who is wrongly listed on the IMDb} to use ELP songs as temporary tracks while we were shooting. Imagine my surprise when I found they were in the finished film! ELP never complained, though.]; MY MASTER, MY LOVE - 1975; BIZARRE MOODS - 1976; TEENAGE DEVIATES - 1976; DARIO ARGENTO'S WORLD OF HORROR - 1985 [Documentary]; ROCK FAMILY TREES - 1998 [TV Series Documentary]; THAT 70'S SHOW - 1999 [TV Series]; FREAKS AND GEEKS - 2000 [TV Series]; TOP TEN - 2001 [TV Series Documentary]; HEROES - 2010 [TV Series]; MACGRUBER - 2010. He appeared as himself in: EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER ON TOUR - 1974 [Concert Documentary]; EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER IN CONCERT - 1981 [Concert Documentary]; DARIO ARGENTO: AN EYE FOR HORROR - 2000 [TV Documentary]; MOOG - 2004 [Documentary; his sound owes a great deal to that man]; EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER: 40TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION CONCERT - 2011 [Concert Documentary]; HOW THE BRITS ROCKED AMERICA - 2012 [TV mini-series Documentary]; HEARING IS BELIEVING - 2016 [Documentary]. He also got a "Thanks" on the 2010 Documentary LEMMY [who also passed away at the very end of last year]. So far, 2016 has been a bad year for musicians who have worked on genre films and I hope it stops, but suicide is never the answer unless you are dying from an incurable disease [no word of why Emerson took his life]. Still, Keith Emerson will always be a keyboard master to me [Jesus, the sounds he could make come out of those electric keyboards!] and he was only 71 years-old.) - 03/10/16
CHRISTIAN - 1956; CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE - 1956 [5 episodes]; MAMA - 1956; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1956 [5 episodes]; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE - 1956 [3 episodes]; WEST POINT - 1956-1957 [13 episodes]; THE COURT OF LAST RESORT - 1957; RICHARD DIAMOND: PRIVATE DETECTINE - 1958; HARBOR COMMAND - 1957-1958 [3 episodes]; GOODYEAR THEATRE - 1959; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1957-1959 [9 episodes]; BLACK SADDLE - 1959; WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE - 1959; LAW OF THE PLAINSMAN - 1959; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1957-1960 [44 episodes]; THE DONNA REED SHOW - 1960; PERRY MASON - 1960; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1957-1961 [4 episodes]; ANGEL - 1961; TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS - 1961; MARGIE - 1962; 87TH PRECINCT - 1962 [4 episodes]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["The Whole Truth" {one of the few that was shot on videotape to save money}; "A Penny For Your Thoughts";'Long Distant Call" {simply chilling}; " It's A Good Life" {one of the scariest half hours on TV}; "Still Valley" - all 1961; "I Sing The Body Electric" - 1962]; THE BRAZEN BELL - 1962 [Theatrical Film; Edited from episodes of TV's THE VIRGINIAN with some original footage]; ALCOA PREMIERE - 1962 [4 episodes]; THE DEVIL'S CHILDREN - 1962 [Theatrical Film; Edited from episodes of TV's THE VIRGINIAN with some original footage]; GOING MY WAY - 1963; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1963; WAGON TRAIN - 1963; NAKED CITY - 1962-1963 [6 episodes]; ROUTE 66 - 1961-1963 [10 episodes]; ESPIONAGE - 1963; THE DEFENDERS - 1963; THE DOCTOR AND THE NURSES - 1964; BRENNER - 1964; THE BING CROSBY SHOW - 1964-1965 [27 episodes]; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW - 1965 [3 episodes]; GUNSMOKE - 1957-1965; THE TRIAL OF O'BRIEN - 1965; MY MOTHER THE CAR - 1965; O.K. CRACKERBY! - 1965; BATMAN - 1966; FAMILY AFFAIR - 1966; THE FUGITIVE - 1963-1967 [7 episodes]; WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR - 1966-1967 [7 episodes]; MY THREE SONS - 1967 [8 episodes]; PETTICOAT JUNGLE - 1967; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1967; FELONY SQUAD - 1967; IRONSIDE - 1967-1968 [3 episodes]; JULIA - 1968; THAT GIRL - 1967-1969 [7 episodes]; FROM ROME WITH LOVE - 1969; GIDGET GROWS UP - 1969 [TV Movie]; THE VIRGINIAN - 1962-1970 [8 episodes]; MY WORLD AND WELCOME TO IT - 1969-1970 [3 episodes]; LONGSTREET - 1971; ANNA AND THE KING - 1972; BRIDGET LOVES BERNIE - 1973 [3 episodes]; ROOM 222 - 1971-1973 [8 episodes]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1972-1973 [8 episodes]; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1973-1974 [3 episodes]; DOC ELLIOT - 1974; APPLE'S WAY - 1974; PETROCELLI - 1974 [3 episodes]; ELLERY QUEEN - 1975; SANFORD AND SON - 1975-1976 [6 episodes]; INSIGHT - 1971-1976 [3 episodes]; GOOD HEAVENS - 1976; MONSTER SQUAD - 1976; MCDUFF, THE TALKING DOG - 1976; MR. T. AND TINA - 1976; ALICE -
1976; RICH MAN, POOR MAN-BOOK II - 1976-1977; MCMILLAN & WIFE - 1974-1977 [4 episodes]; SWITCH - 1978; FAMILY - 1978; WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF '65? - 1978; WITH THIS RING - 1978 [TV Movie]; M*A*S*H - 1972-1979; FLYING HIGH - 1979; FRIENDS - 1979; THE LOVE BOAT - 1977-1979 [5 episodes]; THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1979-1980 [5 episodes]; THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE CONTENDER - 1980 [TV mini-series]; KNOTS LANDING - 1980; 240-ROBERT - 1981; THE WALTONS - 1981; NURSE - 1981 [3 episodes]; CODE RED - 1981-1982; MCCLAIN'S LAW - 1981-1982; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1982; THE DUKES OF HAZZARD - 1982 [4 episodes]; SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS - 1982-1983 [3 episodes]; SMALL & FRYE - 1983; WHIZ KIDS - 1983; LOTTERY! - 1983-1984 [4 episodes]; NO EARTHLY REASON - 1984 [TV Movie]; JESSIE - 1984; PARTNERS IN CRIME - 1984; THE EQUALIZER - 1985; SLEDGE HAMMER! - 1986 [His last director assignment]. In addition to directing, he discovered several actors and actresses and gave them early breaks in their careers, notably James Dean and Tony Randall. He also wrote the autobiography "Before I Forget: Directing Television 1948 - 1988". It is estimated that he directed nearly 1,200 episodes of TV [Beating James Burrows who, at the time of this obit, just passed the 1,000 episode mark]. James Sheldon died of complications of cancer and was 95 years-old.) - 03/12/16
Supervisor for 36 episodes; also Producer]; THE DES O'CONNOR SHOW - 1966 [Voice Actress only]; THUNDERBIRDS - 1965-1966 [8 episodes; also Script Supervisor for 31 episodes]; THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO - 1966 [TF; also Producer]; CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS - 1967-1968 [32 episodes]; THUNDERBIRD 6 - 1968 [TF; also Producer]; JOE 90 - 1968-1969 [Writer & Creator only]; JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN - 1969 [TF; Writer only; also Producer]; THE SECRET SERVICE - 1969 [Writer & Creator only]; THE PROTECTORS - 1973 [Writer Only]; UFO - 1970-1973 [Writer only; 26 episodes; Producer of one 1970 episode]; THE INVESTIGATOR - 1973 [TF; Writer & Voice Actress only]; JOURNEY THROUGH THE BLACK SUN - 1976 [TV Movie; Creator only; Also Producer]; ALIEN ATTACK - 1976 [TV Movie; Creator only; Also Executive Producer]; SPACE: 1999 - 1975-1977 [Creator only; 48 episodes; Producer of 26 episodes during the 1975-1976 Season]; DESTINATION MOONBASE-ALPHA - 1978 [Creator only]; THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE OF STINGRAY - 1980 [MFHV; Writer only]; CAPTAIN SCARLET VS. THE MYSTERONS - 1980 [TV Movie; Creator only]; REVENGE OF THE MYSTERONS FROM MARS - 1981 [TV Movie; Creator only]; INVADERS FROM THE DEEP - 1981 [TF; Writer only; Also Producer]; COSMIC PRINCESS - 1982 [Creator only]; ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS - 1994 [Voice Actress only]; THUNDERBIRDS - 2004 [Writer only]; THUNDERBIRDS 1965 - 2015 [3 episodes]; THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO - 2015-2016 [Creator only; 26 episodes; Also Voice Actress on one episode; her last credit]. She was also Continuity Supervisor for 3 episodes of FOUR FEATHERS FALLS - 1960 and the Theatrical Film CROSSROADS TO CRIME - 1960. She was also the UK Programming Chief for HBO. Silvia Anderson passed away after a brief illness and was 88 years-old.) - 03/16/16
IN PARIS BALL - 1962 [TV Movie]; SAM BENEDICT - 1963; SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU - 1964 [TV Movie]; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW - 1965; A MAN CALLED ADAM - 1966 [TF]; FRANK SINATRA JR. WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS - 1969 [TV Special; also Writer]; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1970; ONE SOLDIER'S GAMBLE - 1970 [TF]; THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW - 1970-1971; ALIAS SMITH AND JONES - 1972; WACKY TAXI - 1972 [TF]; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1973; ADAM-12 - 1972-1974 [3 episodes]; GET CHRISTIE LOVE! - 1974; THE LOVE BOAT - 1979; DO IT IN THE DIRT - 1979 [TF]; POLICE STORY: CONFESSIONS OF A LADY COP - 1980 [TV Movie]; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1982; CODE NAME: ZEBRA - 1987 [TF]; COOL WORLD - 1992 [TF]; ...AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING - 1999 [TF]; THE SOPRANOS - 2000; SON OF THE BEACH - 2002; HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE - 2003 [TF]; EVERYTHING OR NOTHING - 2007 [TF]; FAMILY GUY - 2006-2008 [Voice only]; SINATRA: ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL - 2015 [Two-Part Pay TV Documentary]. He also appeared as a panelist on many TV Game Shows and was a guest on daytime and nighttime talk & entertainment shows dating back from the 60's till his death; was Composer and wrote a song ["Dance Baby Dance"] on the movie THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER - 1965; and his last credit was as a singer in the movie ENTERTAINER [2015]. He was kidnapped on December 9, 1963 and released 2 days later after a $240,000.00 ransom was paid by his family. Frank Sinatra Jr. passed away of cardiac arrest and was 72 years-old.) - 03/16/16
BRAWL - 1980; DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW - 1981 (TV Movie; Drake was excellent]; THE WHITE LIONS - 1981; THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH - 1983 [TV Movie]; HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1983 [TV Series]; THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - 1983 [MFHV]; THE KARATE KID - 1984; THE LADIES CLUB - 1986; CODE OF VENGEANCE - 1986 [TV Series]; HUNTER - 1987 [TV Series]; FOR KEEPS? - 1988; WEREWOLF - 1988 [TV Series]; TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE - 1988 [TV Movie]; OH, HENRY! - 1989 [TV Movie]; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - 1989-1990 [TV Series]; DARKMAN - 1990 [Drake was perfect as the villain]; MURDER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE PAMELA WOJAS SMART STORY - 1991 [TV Movie]; DARKMAN - 1992 [TV Movie; Failed Pilot]; DR. GIGGLES - 1992 [High praise from me!]; BLIND GERONIMO AND HIS BROTHER - 1992; THE LEGEND OF PRINCE VALIANT - 1991-1993 [TV Series]; ONE MORE MOUNTAIN - 1994 [TV Movie]; L.A. LAW - 1987-1994 [TV Series; 144 episodes; Two Emmy Awards® in 1988 and 1989 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; Three Golden Globe Award® nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]; DARKMAN II: THE RETURN OF DURANT - 1995 [MFHV]; THE OUTER LIMITS - 1995 [TV Series]; THE JOURNEY OF AUGUST KING - 1995; THE NAKED TRUTH - 1995 [TV Series]; THE BEAST - 1996 [TV Movie]; ROAD ROVERS - 1996 [TV Series; Voice only]; SUPERMAN - 1996 [TV Series; Voice only]; WOLF PACK - 1996 [TV Movie]; BEAN - 1997; DEAD MAN'S GUN - 1997 [TV Series]; SPY GAME - 1998 [TV Series]; PREY - 1998 [TV Series Regular; 14 episodes]; OVERNIGHT DELIVERY - 1998; PARANOIA - 1998 [Pretty good thriller]; THE TREAT - 1998; FANTASY ISLAND - 1998 [TV Series]; BATMAN BEYOND: THE MOVIE - 1999 [Voice only]; BATMAN BEYOND - 1999 [TV Series; Voice only]; DESERT HEAT - 1999; DURANGO KIDS - 1999; RUNAWAY VIRUS - 2000 [TV Movie]; TIME OF HER TIME - 2000; THE FEARING MIND - 2000 [TV Series]; STAR TREK: VOYAGER - 2000 [TV Series]; TIMEQUEST - 2000; AMERICAN PIE 2 - 2001; STARGATE SG-1 - 2001 [TV Series]; DARK ASYLUM - 2001 [Lousy horror film, but Drake is a hoot]; THIEVES - 2001 [TV Series]; AS TOLD TO GINGER - 2002 [TV Series]; L.A. LAW: THE MOVIE - 2002 [TV Movie; Drake reprises his Benny character]; SPUN - 2002; SIX FEET UNDER - 2002 [Pay Cable TV Series]; A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY - 2002 [TV Series]; FIREFLY - 2002 [TV Series]; CROSSING JORDAN - 2003 [TV Series]; JUSTICE LEAGUE - 2003 [TV Series; Voice only]; WHAT'S NEW, SCOOBY DOO? - 2004 [TV Series; Voice only]; JOHNNY BRAVO - 1999-2004 [TV Series; Voice only; 27 episodes]; I WILL AVENGE YOU, IAGO! - 2005; OFFICER DOWN - 2005 [TV Movie]; MRS. HARRIS - 2005 [TV Movie]; LIVING THE DREAM - 2006; LOVE HOLLYWOOD STYLE - 2006; 7TH HEAVEN - 2006 [TV Series]; DORM DAZE 2 - 2006 [MFHV]; ATTACK OF THE GRYPHON - 2007; PATHOLOGY - 2008; BOSTON LEGAL - 2008 [TV Series]; GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT - 2009 [MFHV; Voice only]; DEAD AIR - 2009 [His last acting role]. Here is what Larry Drake said about playing villains: "Evil characters are usually more memorable to audiences because you don't see them every day. What you do see are people trying to get by and be socially acceptable and follow most rules. I mean, nobody slows down on the freeway when things are going well. They slow down when there's an accident, to see if they can see some blood. Nobody reports good stuff on the news, they report bad stuff. The bad news is more distinctive, it shocks us." Drake was a personal favorite of mine and he died way too soon. He passed away of undetermined causes [his friend found him dead in his home] and he was just 66 years-old.) - 03/17/16
[TF]; ZANDY'S BRIDE - 1974 [TF]; KUNG FU - 1975; BARETTA - 1975; A MATTER OF WIFE...AND DEATH - 1975 [TV Movie]; JOE FORRESTER - 1976; THE SELLING OF VINCE D'ANGELO - 1976 [TV Movie]; LOU GRANT - 1977; POLICE STORY - 1974-1978 [8 episodes]; BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON - 1978; DAVID CASSIDY-MAN UNDERCOVER - 1978; EISCHEID - 1979; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1974-1980 [112 episodes; Emmy® nominated in 1979 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]; POWER - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE HUSTLER OF MUSCLE BEACH - 1980 [TV Movie]; ME AND MAXX - 1980 [TV Series Regular; 11 episodes]; WENDY HOOPER, U.S. ARMY - 1981 [TV Movie]; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1982; LIKELY STORIES, VOL. 2 - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO - 1983; BLUE THUNDER - 1983 [TF]; JESSIE - 1984; A.K.A. PABLO - 1984 [TV Series Regular; 6 episodes]; HILL STREET BLUES - 1984 [3 episodes]; FEAR CITY - 1984 [TF]; COVER UP - 1984; THE A-TEAM - 1984; THE RATINGS GAME - 1984 [TV Movie]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1984; T.J. HOOKER - 1985; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - 1986; HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1985-1986 [8 episodes]; THE EDUCATION OF ALLISON TATE - 1986 [TF]; SUPERIOR COURT - 1986; ADDERLY - 1987; MACGYVER - 1986-1987; MAGNUM P.I. - 1986-1988 [5 episodes]; DEADLINE: MADRID - 1988 [TV Movie]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1987-1988; MIAMI VICE - 1988; QUANTUM LEAP - 1989; BEVERLY HILLS BRATS - 1989 [TF]; REVENGE - 1990 [TF]; SANTA BARBARA - 1990 [5 episodes]; THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA - 1990 [TV Movie]; HUNTER - 1984-1990; GOOD COPS, BAD COPS - 1990 [TV Movie]; DEADLY DESIRE - 1991 [TV Movie]; THE LAST BOY SCOUT - 1991 [TF]; MO' MONEY - 1992 [TF]; SINATRA - 1992 [TV Movie]; BAKERSFIRLD P.D. - 1993; NYPD BLUE - 1993; TRIAL BY JURY - 1994 [TF]; ART DECO DETECTIVE - 1994 [TF]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: I STILL LOVE L.A. - 1994 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE - 1995 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: IF THE FRAME FITS... - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: GODFATHER KNOWS BEST - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: FRIENDS AND FOUL PLAY - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: PUNISHMENT AND CRIME - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: SHOOT-OUT AT THE GOLDEN PAGODA - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE POSTMAN - 1997 [TF]; THE RIGHT WAY - 1998 [TF]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: IF IT BLEEDS...IT LEADS - 1999 [TV Movie]; AUGGIE ROSE - 2000 [TF]; HAMMERLOCK - 2000 [TF]; PROXIMITY - 2001 [TF]; THE MAN FROM ELYSIAN FIELDS - 2001 [TF]; THE SOPRANOS - 2008 [8 episodes]; CHRONIC - 2015 [TF; his last acting role]. He was also the cousin of Exploitation Director Joseph W. Sarno. Joe Santos died from a heart attack and was 84 years-old.) - 03/18/16
TV in the 70's and feature films in the early 90's. His credits included: DIAMONDS IN THE NIGHT - 1964; PEARLS OF THE DEEP - 1966; A REPORT ON THE PARTY AND THE GUESTS - 1966; MARTYRS OF LOVE - 1967; RETURN - 1968; DAS RUCKENDEKOLLETE - 1975; METAMORPHOSiS - 1975 [TV Movie; one of the best movies based on a Franz Kafka novel]; TRUE STORIES: PEACE IN OUR TIME? - 1988 [TV Movie Documentary]; THE POET REMEMBERS - 1989 [TV Movie]; STRAHOVSKA DEMONSTRACE - 1990; IN THE LIGHT OF THE KING'S LOVE - 1991; CODE NAME: RUBY - 1997 [Want your mind blown? Watch this film, but it is very hard to find.]; LATE NIGHT TALKS WITH MOTHER - 2001 [Documentary; also Cinematographer & Music Composer]; LANDSCAPE OF MY HEART - 2004 [also Cinematographer & Music Composer]; TOYEN - 2005 [also Producer; one of his most celebrated films]; THE FERRARI DINO GIRL - 2009; THE WOLF FROM ROYAL VINEYARD STREET - 2016 [Shooting at the time of his death. No word on whether it was near finished]. He also won or was nominated for many awards for his short films (I counted 7) and his feature films. Mr. Nemec also acted in other people's films, including: NO ENTRANCE - 1960; THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING - 1988; '68 - 1988; and CORPUS DELICTI - 1991. He was also the Music Composer for CODE NAME: WILD GEESE - 1984. Jan Nemec passed away from an unknown illness and was 79 years-old.) - 03/18/16
[TF]; VIOLENT ROAD - 1958 [TF]; NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS - 1958 [TF; voice only]; ONIONHEAD - 1958 [TF; scenes deleted]; WESTBOUND - 1959 [TF; voice only]; THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS - 1959 [TF]; SUGARFOOT - 1958-1959; MAVERICK - 1957-1960 [3 episodes]; MERRILL'S MARAUDERS - 1962 [TF; his first film where his character has a name]; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1962; LAWMAN - 1958-1962 [TV Series Regular; 156 episodes]; CHEYENNE - 1957-1962 [4 episodes]; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1962; THE GALLANT MEN - 1963; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1963; SUMMER MAGIC - 1963 [TF]; REDIGO - 1963; A TIGER WALKS - 1964 [TF]; RIDE THE WILD SURF - 1964 [TF]; KITTEN WITH A WHIP - 1964 [TF]; WAGON TRAIN - 1963-1964 [3 episodes]; KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1964; LAREDO - 1965-1967 [TV Series Regular; 56 episodes]; THE DANNY THOMAS HOUR - 1967; THE VIRGINIAN - 1964-1967 [3 episodes]; THREE GUNS FOR TEXAS - 1968 [TF]; THE BEST YEARS - 1969 [TV Movie]; MOD SQUAD - 1969; BACKTRACK! - 1969 [TF; an unusual mixture of previous footage from episodes of LAREDO and THE VIRGINIAN that actually works]; HUNTERS ARE FOR KILLING - 1970 [TV Movie]; ATTACK AT DAWN - 1970 [TF]; THE MOST DEADLY GAME - 1970; TEENAGE TEASE - 1971 [TF]; MY THREE SONS - 1971; DAN AUGUST - 1971; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1971; CHROME AND HOT LEATHER - 1971 [TF]; O'HARA, U.S. TREASURY - 1971; MEDICAL CENTER - 1972; THE BOB NEWHART SHOW - 1972; PIRANHA, PIRANHA - 1972 [TF; a TV staple throughout the 70's]; THE MAGICIAN - 1973; FOXY BROWN - 1974 [TF; his death was great!]; MEMORY OF US - 1974 [TF]; ACT OF VENGEANCE - 1974 [TF; a.k.a. RAPE SQUAD; Brown played the perverted rapist in an orange jumpsuit and hockey mask who hummed Christmas songs while raping women!]; POLICE STORY - 1974; SLASHED DREAMS - 1975 [TF; truly awful film]; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1975; MATT HELM - 1975; POLICE WOMAN - 1975; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1977; QUINCY M.E. - 1977; DAYS OF OUR LIVES - 1972-1978 [10 episodes]; WONDER WOMAN - 1978; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1978; VEGA$ - 1978; THE EDDIE CAPRA MYSTERIES - 1978; FLYING HIGH - 1978; SALVAGE 1 - 1979; PROJECT U.F.O. - 1979; CALIFORNIA FEVER - 1979; THE DUKES OF HAZZARD - 1980; TOP OF THE HILL - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE GIRL, THE GOLD WATCH & EVERYTHING - 1980 [TV Movie]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1981; THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1981; DALLAS - 1982; THE CONCRETE JUNGLE - 1982 [TF; good WIP film]; MAGNUM, P.I. - 1982; HART TO HART - 1983; LOVING - 1983; T.J. HOOKER - 1983; MANIMAL - 1983; WHIZ KIDS - 1984; COVER UP - 1984; THE FALL GUY - 1984; RIPTIDE - 1984; CRAZY LIKE A FOX - 1985; KNIGHT RIDER - 1985; SIMON & SIMON - 1984-1986; AIRWOLF - 1986; THE AURORA ENCOUNTER - 1986 [TF]; THE A-TEAM - 1986; THE MESSENGER - 1986 [TF; Brown starred with Fred Williamson]; OHARA - 1988; AARON'S WAY - 1988; 1ST & TEN: THE CHAMPIONSHIP - 1988; HUNTER - 1989; GENERATIONS - 1989 [3 episodes]; DEMONSTONE - 1990 [TF]; BAYWATCH - 1990; THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - 1989-1991 [6 episodes]; THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - 1991-1992 [6 episodes]; WINGS - 1992; ONE WEST WAIKIKI - 1994; FISTS OF IRON - 1995 [TF]; ASYLUM - 1997 [TF]; BABYLON 5 - 1997; WASTELAND JUSTICE - 1999 [TF]; JAG - 2000; THE PENNING TAPE - 2000 [MFHV Documentary; Producer and Narrator]; THE WEDDING PLANNER - 2001 [TF]; HOLLYWOOD, IT'S A DOG'S LIFE - 2004 [TF]; Y.M.I. - 2004 [TF]; LAND OF THE FREE? - 2004 [TF]; THREE BAD MEN - 2005 [TF]; HELL TO PAY - 2005 [TF; his last acting role]. He was also Executive Producer on the films GENTLE SAVAGE - 1973 [He and William
Smith were good friends and made a few movies and TV series together] and SPARKLE - 1976; and got a "Special Thanks" on the 1984 TV Movie CALENDAR GIRL MURDERS. According to the IMDb: "In the early 1960s when TV-western mania reached its peak, an American magazine sponsored a contest for the actors who portrayed western heroes and villains. Since the climactic moment of so many shows was the classic quick-draw shoot-out, the actors had to acquire that skill to play their scenes. The magazine held a competiton among some of the stars of the shows, firing blanks, aiming not at each other but downrange, and using an electronic timer. Quite a number of cowboy stars showed up to "slap leather." Peter Brown beat them all and won the title of the fastest gun in Hollywood." He was also married five times. I'll end Peter Brown's obituary with the following quote he made about his life as an actor: "Every actor likes to work. But there are different qualities of work. I've gone to the Philippines to make war movies in the jungles and swamps with leeches and I've ridden horses playing cowboys and Indians. I've lots of different kinds of work and I am grateful for all of it." Peter Brown died of unknown causes and was 80 years-old.) - 03/21/16
Globe® for Most Promising Newcomer - Female]; THE ADVENTURES OF FU MANCHU: THE ZAYAT KISS - 1952 [TV Movie]; SAADIA - 1953 [TF; Played the title role]; NIGHT PEOPLE - 1954 [TF]; THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW - 1954; YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS - 1954; THE MOTOROLA TELEVISION HOUR - 1954; SIGN OF THE PAGAN - 1954 [TF]; THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM - 1954; THE FORD TELVISION THEATRE - 1955; MAGIC FIRE - 1955 [TF]; KRAFT THEATRE - 1955; FRONT ROW CENTER - 1956; SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE - 1956; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1956; MOHAWK - 1956 [TF]; THE STEVE ALLEN PLYMOUTH SHOW - 1957; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH - 1958; SIERRA BARON - 1958 [TF]; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1958; COSTA AZZURRA - 1959 [TF]; HANNIBAL - 1959 [TF]; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1960; KING OF KINGS - 1961 [TF]; SINNERS GO TO HELL - 1962 [TF; a.k.a NO EXIT; Won the Silver Berlin Bear® as Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival]; FESTIVAL - 1964; VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA - 1964; THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW - 1966; FAMILY AFFAIR - 1966; HIDDEN FACES - 1968; KLUTE - 1971 [TF]; SHOOT OUT - 1971 [TF]; SUCH GOOD FRIENDS - 1971 [TF]; MCMILLAN & WIFE - 1973; MANNIX - 1974; THE GARDENER - 1974 [TF; a.k.a. SEEDS OF EVIL]; LAW AND DISORDER - 1974 [TF]; MATT HELM - 1975; HARRY O - 1976; HEROES OF THE BIBLE - 1978; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1979; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1981; ROMANCE THEATRE - 1983 [5 episodes]; TUCKER'S WITCH - 1983; DISTORTIONS - 1987 [TF]; GRACE KELLY: THE AMERICAN PRINCESS - 1987 [Video Documentary]; MIDNIGHT - 1989 [TF]; ROWING THROUGH - 1996 [TF]; MONACO - 1997 [Short; Voice only; her last acting role]. She Was a bridesmaid at Grace Kelly's wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco and was married to director Sidney Lumet from 1949 to 1955. Rita Gam passed away of respiratory failure and was 86 years-old.) - 03/22/16
BONANZA - 1972 [portrayed Mark Twain]; 1776 - 1972 [TF; played Thomas Jefferson]; MEDICAL CENTER - 1973; ADAM'S RIB - 1973 [Star of failed TV Series; 13 episodes]; MANHUNTER - 1974 [TV Movie; Pilot for TV Series]; THE MANHUNTER - 1974-1975 [Star of TV Series; 23 episodes]; THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER - 1977 [TV Movie]; SUPERDOME - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE CRITICAL LIST - 1978 [TV Movie]; A REAL AMERICAN HERO - 1978 [TV Movie; Brian Dennehy played Buford Pusser]; FATHER DAMIEN: THE LEPER PRIEST - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE BODY HUMAN: FACTS FOR BOYS - 1980 [Daytime Emmy® winner for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming - Performers]; THE WHITE SHADOW - 1978-1981 [54 episodes; as a high-school basketball star in Manhasset, Long Island, New York, in 1961, Howard was actually nicknamed "The White Shadow" because he was the only Caucasion starter on the varsity basketball team!]; VICTIMS - 1982 [TV Movie]; THE COUNTRY GIRL - 1982 [TV Movie]; IT'S NOT EASY - 1983 [Failed TV Series; 10 episodes]; SECOND THOUGHTS - 1983 [TF]; RAGE OF ANGELS - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE THORN BIRDS - 1983 [TV mini-series]; GLITTER - 1984; HE'S NOT YOUR SON - 1984 [TV Movie]; HOTEL - 1984-1985; DRUG FREE KIDS: A PARENTS GUIDE - 1986 [MFHV]; DYNASTY - 1985-1986 [13 episodes]; THE COLBYS - 1985-1986 [19 episodes; played same character as on DYNASTY]; RAGE OF ANGELS: THE STORY CONTINUES - 1986 [TV Movie]; DREAM GIRL, U.S.A. - 1986; AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE - 1984-1988 [Portrayed Mark Twain in an 1984 adaption of "Pudd'nhead Wilson", his second time playing Twain on TV; in 1988, he was part of an adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude"]; THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT - 1989 [TV Movie]; DEADLY NIGHTMARES - 1991; OSCAR - 1991 [TF]; P.S.I. LUV U - 1991; MURDER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: THE PAMELA WOJAS SMART STORY - 1991 [TV Movie]; MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT - 1991 [TV Movie]; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1992; MASTERGATE - 1992 [TV Movie]; BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - 1993 [Voice only]; HART TO HART RETURNS - 1993 [TV Movie]; ULTERIOR MOTIVES - 1993 [TF]; MOMENT OF TRUTH: TO WALK AGAIN - 1994 [TV Movie]; CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER - 1994 [TF]; ONE WEST WAIKIKI - 1994; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1985-1994 [6 episodes]; CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS - 1994 [Voice only]; NYPD BLUE - 1994; OP CENTER - 1995 [TV Movie]; THE NET - 1995 [TF]; HER HIDDEN TRUTH - 1995 [TV Movie]; THE CLIENT - 1996; SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE - 1997 [TV Movie]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1996-1997; TACTICAL ASSAULT - 1998 [MFHV]; MELROSE PLACE - 1994-1998 [5 episodes]; AT FIRST SIGHT - 1999 [TF]; THE WEST WING - 1999; A VOW TO CHERISH - 1999 [TV Movie]; THE PRACTICE - 1997-2000; PERFECT MURDER, PERFECT TOWN: JONBENET AND THE CITY OF BOULDER - 2000 [TV Movie]; CHASING THE SUN - 2001 [TV Series Documentary; Narrator for 4 episodes]; FAMILY LAW - 2001; ARLI$$ - 1996-2001; CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM - 2004; A BOYFRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS - 2004 [TV Movie]; CROSSING JORDAN - 2001-2005 [Series Semi-Regular; 49 episodes]; DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY - 2005 [TF]; IN HER SHOES - 2005 [TF]; THE OFFICE - 2006; GEORGE LOPEZ - 2006; GHOST WHISPERER - 2006; HUFF - 2006; CONVICTION - 2006; ARC - 2006 [TF]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2006; WHERE'S MARTY? - 2006 [MFHV]; THE CLUBHOUSE - 2007; SACRIFICES OF THE HEART - 2007 [TV Movie]; THE NINE - 2007; MICHAEL CLAYTON - 2007 [TF]; CANE - 2007 [Failed TV Series; 10 episodes]; SMOTHER - 2007 [TF]; RAMBO - 2008 [TF; my favorite of his later roles]; UNDER STILL WATERS - 2008 [TF]; BROTHERS & SISTERS - 2008; ELI STONE - 2008; BOSTON LEGAL - 2008; DIRTY SEXY MONEY - 2008; COLD CASE - 2009; GREY GARDENS - 2009 [Pay Cable Movie; Emmy® winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]; 2:13 - 2009 [TF]; THE BEACON - 2009 [TF]; A NUMBERS GAME - 2010 [TF]; UNSCRIPTED - 2011; THE COUNCIL OF DADS - 2011 [TV Movie]; FAIRLY LEGAL - 2011; THE CLOSER - 2011; J. EDGAR - 2011 [TF]; THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - 2012 [3 episodes]; COUNTER CULTURE - 2012 [TV Movie]; BLUE BLOODS - [2012];
JUST AN AMERICAN - 2012 [TF]; 30 ROCK - 2011-2013 [9 episodes]; A.C.O.D. - 2013 [TF]; BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY - 2014 [TF]; TEENS WANNA KNOW - 2014; THE JUDGE - 2014 [TF]; THE WEDDING RINGER - 2015 [TF]; JOY - 2015 [TF; his last acting role]. He appeared on the 22nd SAG Awards® in January 2016. Howard was the author of the 2003 book "Act Natural: How to Speak to Any Audience", based on the drama courses he had taught at Harvard University. His voice can be heard on dozens of best-selling books on tape and disc. He also had a kidney transplant in 2000, the kidney donated by longtime friend, stunt-woman Jeannie Epper [his wife was also former stunt-woman Linda Fetters]. Howard worked endlessly on programs to donate organs and on finding cures for Alzheimer's disease. He and his wife were also involved in various charities for finding homeless animals homes [which makes him and his wife heroes in my book]. According to the IMDb: "In 1968, two years into the three-year program at the Yale School of Drama, he accepted a small role on Broadway in Neil Simon's "Promises, Promises". He originated the role of Thomas Jefferson in the Tony-winning musical 1776 [1972], directed by Peter H. Hunt, receiving a Theatre World Award®. Howard earned his Tony Award® for his work as a young gym coach at a Catholic Boys' school in "Child's Play" [1970]. He has starred on Broadway in "Seesaw", "The Norman Conquests", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" and the national tour of "Equus". In 2008, Howard starred in the one-man play, "According to Tip". His award-winning performance as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill was critically acclaimed." Ken Howard's cause of death was not known at the time of this obituary [he was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in 2007 and was recently hospitalized with shingles] and was 71 years-old. He passed away five days before his 72nd birthday.) - 03/23/16
1962 [Writer only]; SPENCER'S MOUNTAIN - 1963 [TF; Based on his Novel]; PALM SPRINGS WEEKEND - 1963 [TF; Writer only]; TWILIGHT ZONE - [Writer only; "The Hunt"; "A Piano In The House" - 1962; "Jess-Belle"; "Ring-A-Ding Girl" - 1963;"You Drive"; "Black Leather Jackets"; "Stopover In A Quiet Town"; "The Bewitchin' Pool" - 1964]; THE LONG, HOT SUMMER - 1965 [Writer only]; WAGON TRAIN - 1965 [Writer Only]; ABC STAGE 67 - 1966 [Writer only]; THE INVADERS - 1967 [Writer only]; HEIDI - 1968 [TV Movie; There a great story about this film being shown before a football game ended and millions of people missed the greatest comeback of the season]; GENTLE BEN - 1967-1969 [Writer of 8 episodes]; TIGER, TIGER - 1969 [TV Movie; Writer only]; CBS PLAYHOUSE - 1969 [Writer only]; NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR - 1970 [Writer of 4 episodes]; AESOP'S FABLES - 1971 [TV Movie; Writer only]; THE HOMECOMING: A CHRISTMAS STORY - 1971 [TV Movie based on Hamner's novel "The Homecoming"; a WALTONS pilot film with only Richard Thomas returning as "John-Boy Walton" and Ellen Corby as "Esther Walton" to the series; Writer only; also a Voice Narrator]; THE LAST GENERATION - 1971 [TF; Writer Only]; CHARLOTTE'S WEB - 1973 [TF; Story credit only]; A DREAM FOR CHRISTMAS - 1973 [TV Movie; Uncredited Story credit only]; POMROY'S PEOPLE - 1973 [TV Movie; Creator and Co-Producer only]; WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM - 1974 [TF; Writer only]; APPLE"S WAY - 1974-1975 [Creator and Executive Producer only for 28 episodes; Executive Story Consultant for 10 episodes]; LASSIE: A NEW BEGINNING - 1978 [TV Movie; Writer only]; THE WALTONS: A DECADE OF THE WALTONS - 1980 [TV Special; Creator and Executive Producer only]; JOSHUA'S WORLD - 1980 [TV Movie; Writer only]; THE WALTONS - 1972-1982 [Writer of 9 episodes; Creator of 213 episodes; Executive Producer of 123 episodes; also Narrator of 211 episodes; Executive Story Consultant for 137 episodes from 1972 to 1978; Nominated 4 times for an Emmy Award®, but never won]; A WEDDING ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN - 1982 [TV Movie; Executive Producer only; also the Narrator]; A DAY FOR THANKS ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN - 1982 [TV Movie; Creator and Executive Producer only; also Narrator]; MOTHERS DAY ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN - 1982 [TV Movie; Executive Producer and Creator only]; THE GIFT OF LOVE: A CHRISTMAS STORY - 1983 [TV Movie; Co-Executive Producer and Writer only]; MORNINGSTAR/EVENINGSTAR - 1984 [Executive Producer and Creator; Writer of 8 episodes];
FALCON CREST - 1981-1986 [Creator of 228 episodes; Executive Producer of 128 episodes; Writer of 2 episodes; Creative Consultant on on 28 episodes during the 1986-1987 season]; CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH - 1993 [TV Movie; Writer only]; A WALTON THANKSGIVING REUNION - 1993 [Creator and Executive Producer only]; SNOWY RIVER: THE MACGREGOR SAGA - 1993 [Executive Producer of 1 episode only]; A WALTON WEDDING - 1995 [TV Movie; Creator and Executive Producer only]; A MOTHER'S GIFT - 1995 [TV Movie; Writer only]; A WALTON EASTER - 1997 [Creator and Executive Producer only]; THE EDUCATION OF LITTLE TREE - 1997 [TV Movie; Writer only]; THE WILD THORNBERRIES - 2000 [Writer of one episode only]; NIGHT VISIONS - 2001 [Writer of one episode only]; THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: A MOUSE TALE - 2002 [TV Movie; Writer only]; CHARLOTTE'S WEB - 2006 [TF; Story credit only; his last credit]. Hamner based the grandparents in his popular television series THE WALTONS on his own maternal Italian-American grandparents Ora Lee and A. Gianniny, an Anglicized version of the Italian name Giannini. Hamner saw the documentary EARL HAMNER: STORYTELLER - 2015 and was proud of the production, according to his daughter. He also became the honored recipient of the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum Humanitarian Award®, and accepted Media Heritage Founder’s Award® just before he died. He was married to the same woman [Jane Martin] since 1954. Earl Hamner Jr. passed away due to complications of cancer [he was diagnosed in 2014] and was 92 years-old.) - 03/24/16
HOMBRE - 1967 [TF; with Paul Newman]; WATERHOLE #3 - 1967 [TF; with James Coburn and Carroll O'Connor, two actors she would work again with in the future]; DIAMONDS FOR BREAKFAST - 1968 [TF]; THE ITALIAN JOB - 1969 [TF; her best known role; with Michael Caine and Benny Hill]; THE SPORTING CLUB - 1971 [TF]; EVERY LITTLE CROOK AND NANNY - 1972 [TF; with Victor Mature, Lynn Redgrave and Dom DeLuise]; ASH WEDNESDAY - 1973 [TF; with Elizabeth Taylor and Henry Fonda]; MY DAD LIVES IN A DOWNTOWN HOTEL - 1973 [Afternoon TV Movie]; MELVIN PURVIS, G-MAN - 1974 [TV Movie]; KODIAK - 1974; HARD TIMES - 1975 [TF; my favorite of her roles {she played the memorable "Gayleen Schoonover"} as she acts opposite Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, James Coburn and Strother Martin; this was Walter Hill's first film as a director and it is still one of my favorite of his films]; HARRY O - 1975; MAYDAY AT 40,000 FEET! - 1976 [TV Movie]; FINAL CHAPTER: WALKING TALL - 1977 [TF]; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1979; UNDERCOVER WITH THE KKK - 1979 [TV Movie]; LITTLE DARLINGS - 1980 [TF]; HART TO HART - 1981; GOLDEN GATE - 1981 [TV Movie]; LIAR'S MOON - 1982 [TF; had two official endings: a feel good one and a sad one. The Vestron VHS had both the endings {the sad one was shown first} and the DVD has only the feel good one; Pay Cable use to alternate the endings during the 80's]; THE ENTITY - 1982 [TF; also a great role for her; once you see Barbara Hershey's breasts being fondled by an invisible spirit, you will never forget it; Frank De Felitta, who wrote this film, passed away on March 31 of this year, a mere week after Ms. Lyle]; KIDCO - 1984 [TF]; MISCHIEF - 1985 [TF]; LOVE LIVES ON - 1985 [TV Movie]; LBJ: THE EARLY YEARS - 1987 [TV Movie]; HOUSTON KNIGHTS - 1987; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1988 [4 episodes]; HUNTER - 1990; SILHOULETTE - 1990 [TV Movie]; PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE - 1992; LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - 1993; CUPID - 1997 [TF; underrated thriller]; JOURNEY OF THE HEART - 1997 [TV Movie]; GLAM - 1997 [TF]; SOFT TOILET SEATS - 1998 [TF]; THE PROPHET'S GAME - 2000 [TF; with the late Dennis Hopper]; LAST GOODBYE - 2004 [TF; with Faye Dunaway and the late David Carradine]; THE GINGERDEAD MAN - 2005 [MFHV; a new low for her; it would be a new low for any established actress]; MEET THE SANTAS - 2005 [TV Movie]; MAN IN THE CHAIR - 2007 [TF]; MEET MY MOM - 2010 [TV Movie; a.k.a. SOLDIER LOVE STORY; her last acting credit]. Margaret Blye passed away due to complications of cancer and was 76 years-old.) - 03/24/16
Performer & Writer; also Producer]; MICHAEL NESMITH IN TELEVISION PARTS - 1985 [TV Special; Actor only]; DOCTOR DUCK'S SECRET ALL-PURPOSE SAUCE - 1986 [MFHV; Writer only]; THE GARRY SHANDLING SHOW: 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - 1986 [TV Special; Performer & Writer; also Executive Producer]; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1987 [Host]; MOTHER GOOSE ROCK 'N' RHYME - 1990 [Actor only]; IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW - 1986-1990 [Actor & Writer; 71 episodes; Executive Producer for 55 episodes from 1987 to 1990]; GARRY SHANDLING: STAND UP - 1991 [TV Special; Writer & Performer; also Executive Producer]; THE BEN STILLER SHOW - 1992 [Actor Only]; THE NIGHT WE NEVER MET - 1993 [TF; Uncredited Actor]; BOB HOPE: THE FIRST 90 YEARS - 1993 [TV Documentary; Interviewee only]; LOVE AFFAIR - 1994 [TF; Actor only]; MIXED NUTS - 1994 [TF; Actor only]; DR. KATZ, PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST - 1996 [Writer & Voice actor]; THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW - 1992-1998 [Actor & Writer; 89 episodes; Also Executive Producer; Directed 3 episodes in 1998; Emmy Award® winner in 1992 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]; DR. DOLITTLE - 1998 [TF; Voice only]; WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? - 2000 [TF; Actor, Producer & Writer]; THE X-FILES - 2000 [Played Fox Mulder in a faux TV Series in the episode "Hollywood A.D."; Very funny episode; Tea Leoni, David Duchovny's wife at the time, played Dana Scully]; TOWN & COUNTRY - 2001 [TF; Actor only]; ZOOLANDER - 2001 [TF; Actor only]; RUN RONNIE RUN - 2002 [TF; Actor only]; THE RUTLES 2: CAN'T BUY ME LUNCH - 2004 [TV Special; Actor only]; TRUST THE MAN - 2005 [TF; Actor only]; OVER THE HEDGE - 2006 [TF; Voice Actor only]; TOM GOES TO THE MAYOR - 2006 [Voice Actor only]; KEVIN NEALON: NOW HEAR ME OUT! - 2009 [Performer only]; IRON MAN 2 - 2010 [TF; Actor only]; THE DICTATOR - 2012 [TF; Uncredited Actor]; CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER - 2014 [TF; Actor only; Played the same character he did in IRON MAN 2. His final role]. He also got a "Thanks" on HOUSE OF D - 2004 [TF; Starring David Duchovny]; FUNNY PEOPLE - 2009 [TF]; and LOUIS C.K.: LIVE AT THE COMEDY STORE - 2015 [TV Special]. He also did standup routines on over 100 daytime and nighttime Entertainment and Talk shows and about a dozen comedy documentaries, as well as appearances on many Award shows. He was a big influence on comics today and when he died, the outpouring of love for Shandling started coming out, even by non-comedian George Clooney, who tells a story about Shandling [who never met the pre-popular Clooney before] putting Clooney's bike in the trunk of his car and driving him to an audition so he would make it on time. That's the kind of person he was. Garry Shandling died of a heart attack and was 66 years-old. As Jeffrey Tambor [who also wrote a touching obituary] would say: "Hey now!") - 03/24/16
marked with a "TF" for theatrical film]: RENDEZVOUS - 1958; THE BRIGHTER DAY - 1958-1959; KITTY FOYLE - 1958; COUNTRY MUSIC HOLIDAY - 1958 [TF]; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH - 1957-1958; THE GODDESS - 1958 [TF]; KRAFT THEATRE - 1957-1958 [4 episodes]; SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON - 1958 [TV Movie], MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - 1959 [TV Movie]; ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE - 1956-1959 [6 episodes]; 4D MAN - 1959 [TF; Her first foray into Horror]; HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - 1959 [TF]; ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS TIME - 1959 [TV Movie]; THE POWER AND THE GLORY - 1961 [TV Movie]; THE MIRACLE WORKER - 1962 [TF; played Helen Keller; won an Academy Award® for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and deservedly so; also Golden Globe® winner for Most Promising Newcomer - Female]; BEN CASEY - 1962; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1958-1962 [6 episodes]; WIDE COUNTRY - 1963; BILLIE - 1965 [TF]; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW - 1963-1966 [105 episodes]; THE DAYDREAMER - 1966 [TF; Voice only]; THE VIRGINIAN - 1967; VALLEY OF THE DOLLS - 1967 [TF; if she was only known for this film, I would be satisfied]; JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN - 1969 [TV Movie]; ME, NATALIE - 1969 [TF; Golden Globe® winner for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical]; THE CLIFF - 1970 [TV Movie]; MY SWEET CHARLIE - 1970 [TV Movie; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role]; MATT LINCOLN - 1970; TWO ON A BENCH - 1971 [TV Movie]; NIGHT GALLERY - ["The Diary" - 1971]; IF TOMORROW COMES - 1971 [TV Movie]; SHE WAITS - 1972 [TV Movie; spooky movie, especially for TV]; DEADLY HARVEST - 1972 [TV Movie]; YOU'LL LIKE MY MOTHER - 1972 [TF; intense horror thriller]; THE SIXTH SENSE - 1972; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1972; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1973; CIRCLE OF FEAR - 1973; NIGHTMARE - 1974 [TV Movie]; HARD DAY AT BLUE NOSE - 1974 [TV Movie]; MISS KLINE, WE LOVE YOU - 1974 [Afternoon TV Movie]; POLICE STORY - 1975; POLICE WOMAN - 1975; DON ADAMS' SCREEN TEST - 1975; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1975; PHILLIP AND BARBARA - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1976; LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ROSEMARY'S BABY - 1976 [TV Movie]; CAPTAINS AND KINGS - 1976 [TV mini-series; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series]; FIRE! - 1977 [TV Movie]; ROSETTI AND RYAN - 1977; CURSE OF THE BLACK WIDOW - 1977 [TV Movie]; KILLER ON BOARD - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE STORYTELLER - 1977 [TV Movie]; HAVING BABIES III - 1978 [TV Movie]; A FAMILY UPSIDE DOWN - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE SWARM - 1978 [TF]; WOMEN IN WHITE - 1979 [TV Movie]; HANGING BY A THREAD - 1979 [TV Movie]; BEFORE AND AFTER - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE MIRACLE WORKER - 1979 [TV Movie; did not portray Helen Keller; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special as "Annie Sullivan"]; THE WOMEN'S ROOM - 1980 [TV Movie]; MOM, THE WOLFMAN AND ME - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE BABYSITTER - 1980 [TV Movie; wonderful Thriller]; THE GIRL ON THE EDGE OF TOWN - 1981 [TV Movie]; BY DESIGN - 1981 [TF]; THE VIOLATION OF SARAH MCDAVID - 1981 [TV Movie]; PLEASE DON'T HIT ME, MOM - 1981 [TV Movie]; SOMETHING SO RIGHT - 1982 [TV Movie]; IT TAKES TWO - 1982-1983 [TV Series Regular; 22 episodes]; SEPTEMBER GUN - 1983 [TV Movie]; INSIGHT - 1974-1983 [6 episodes]; BEST KEPT SECRETS - 1984 [TV Movie]; GEORGE WASHINGTON - 1984 [TV mini-series]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1977-1984 [3 episodes]; GIFTS OF GREATNESS - 1985 [MFHV]; HOTEL - 1985; HAIL TO THE CHIEF - 1985 [7 episodes]; A TIME TO TRIUMPH - 1986 [TV Movie]; GEORGE WASHINGTON II: THE FORGING OF A NATION - 1986 [TV Movie]; WILLY/MILLY - 1986 [TF]; KAREN'S SONG - 1987 [Failed TV Series; 13 episodes]; IT'S A LIVING - 1987; FIGHT FOR LIFE - 1987 [TV Movie]; J.J. STARBUCK - 1987; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE AVENGING ACE - 1988 [TV Movie]; FATAL JUDGEMENT - 1988 [TV Movie]; AMITYVILLE: THE EVIL ESCAPES - 1989 [TV Movie; Released in an R-Rated version on VHS, the same version shown in theaters overseas]; EVERYBODY'S BABY: THE RESCUE OF JESSICA MCCLURE - 1989 [TV Movie]; THE HITCH-HIKERS - 1989 [TF]; CALL ME ANNA - 1990 [TV Movie; also Co-Producer and based on her book of the same name]; ALWAYS REMEMBER I LOVE YOU - 1990 [TV Movie]; ABSOLUTE STRANGERS - 1991 [TV Movie]; THE TORKELSONS - 1991; LAST WISH - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE LEGEND OF PRINCE VALIANT - 1991-1992 [3 episodes]; GRAVE SECRETS: THE LEGACY OF HILLTOP DRIVE - 1992 [TV Movie; excellent supernatural film which could have played in theaters]; PRELUDE TO A KISS - 1992 [TF]; A KILLER AMONG FRIENDS - 1992 [TV Movie]; FAMILY OF STRANGERS - 1993 [TV Movie]; NO CHILD OF MINE - 1993 [TV Movie]; A MATTER OF JUSTICE - 1993 [TV Movie]; ONE WOMAN'S COURAGE - 1994 [TV Movie]; CRIES FROM THE HEART - 1994 [TV Movie]; AMAZING GRACE - 1995 [5 episodes]; ANGELS, OUR MYSTERIOUS MESSENGERS - 1995 [TV Movie Documentary]; WHEN THE VOWS BREAK - 1995 [TV Movie]; RACE AGAINST TIME: THE SEARCH FOR SARAH - 1996 [TV Movie]; HARVEST OF FIRE - 1996 [TV Movie]; TO FACE HER PAST - 1996 [TV Movie]; FRASIER - 1997; A CHRISTMAS MEMORY - 1997 [TV Movie]; WHEN HE DIDN'T COME HOME - 1998 [TV Movie]; REEL TO REEL - 1998 [TV Movie]; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW: STILL ROCKIN' IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS - 1999 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; KIMBERLY - 1999 [TF]; THE MARTIN SHORT SHOW - 1999; A SEASON OF MIRACLES - 1999 [TV Movie]; MIRACLE ON THE MOUNTAIN: THE KINCAID FAMILY STORY - 2000 [TV Movie]; LOVE LESSONS - 2000 [TV Movie]; FAMILY LAW - 2001; FIRST YEARS - 2001; LITTLE JOHN - 2002 [TV Movie]; SEX AT 24 FRAMES PER SECOND - 2003 [Video Documentary]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1998-2003 [3 episodes]; JUDGING AMY - 2005; MURDER WITHOUT CONVICTION - 2004 [TV Movie]; BIGGER THAN THE SKY - 2005 [TF]; FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE GIRL NEXT DOOR - 2006 [TV Movie]; THE FOUR CHILDREN OF TANDER WELCH - 2008 [TF]; LOVE FINDS A HOME - 2009 [TV Movie]; PRECIOUS - 2009 [TF; blink and you'll miss her on TV]; THROWING STONES - 2009 [TV Movie]; UNANSWERED PRAYERS - 2010 [TV Movie]; THE PROTECTOR - 2011; HAWAII FIVE-O - 2011 [One of the few actresses to
appear on both versions of the series]; DROP DEAD DIVA - 2012; AMAZING LOVE - 2012 [TF]; GLEE - 2013; LIV AND MADDIE - 2015; POWER OF THE AIR - 2017 [TF; in Post-Production at the time of her death; Her final role]. She was also a panelist on many game shows during the 60's to the 80's; appeared on many morning and late night talk and entertainment shows; and appeared as a presenter on many award shows. She was in demand right up until her death, which attests to her acting ability. Even though she was very religious, she also had a fascination with the supernatural, which can be seen in her many movie, TV Series and TV Movie credits. She had an open mind about it all, which made her a very rare religious person. She also got a Star on the Walk Of Fame On August 17, 2004 at 7000 Hollywood Blvd. She was also diagnosed as having Manic-Depression [which could explain her being married four times, including to actor John Astin, which produced actor son Sean Astin; her marriage to Michael Tell only lasted 13 days!], but everyone has their troubles and we should not look at her any differently [She co-authored a book about the disorder, "A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness"]. She was also the President of the Screen Actors Guild [SAG] from 1985 to 1988. She was also a singer and had a gold record, "Please, Just Don't Stand There" - 1965. Patty Duke had her bad days thanks to her condition [which she finally got under control with the proper medication], but there is no denying that she was a wonderful actress. Patty Duke passed away of sepsis [the result of a ruptured intestine] and it is hard to believe that she was only 69 years-old.) - 03/29/16
[Writer only]; WITCHCRAFT - 1961 [TV Movie; Writer only]; ASSIGNMENT: UNDERWATER - 1961 [Director & Writer; also Executive Producer for 38 episodes]; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE WEEK - 1962 [Director & Writer; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs for the episode "Emergency Ward"]; THE STATELY GHOSTS OF ENGLAND - 1965 [TV Movie; Director & Writer; also Producer]; ANZIO - 1968 [TF; Writer only]; Z.P.G. - 1972 [TF; Writer only; also Executive Producer]; TRAPPED - 1973 [TV Movie; Director & Writer; one of the first killer dog movies]; THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE - 1974 [TF; Writer only]; AUDREY ROSE - 1977 [TF; Writer only; based on his novel; also Producer]; THE TWO WORLDS OF JENNIE LOGAN - 1979 [TV Movie; Director & Writer]; DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW - 1981 [TV Movie; Director only; a real scary TV movie starring the late Larry Drake, who passed away two weeks earlier]; THE ENTITY - 1982 [TF; Writer only; a great supernatural film; the Barbara Hershey invisible breast fondling scene will never be forgotten once seen]; KILLER IN THE MIRROR - 1986 [TV Movie; Director only]; THE PENTHOUSE - 1989 [TV Movie; Writer only]; SCISSORS - 1991 [TF; Director & Writer; his last film, which starred Sharon Stone; not a bad way to exit the business!]. He also had a bit part as an actor in RICH AND FAMOUS - 1981 [TF]; Wrote the song "Lonely For You" in 1960, which was used in the film TWO FAMILY HOUSE - 2000; and appeared as himself in the documentaries HOLLYWOOD GHOST STORIES - 1986 [TF; Documentary] and CALIFORNIA'S MOST HAUNTED - 2003 [TV Documentary]. Frank De Felitta passed away of natural causes and was 94 years-old.) - 03/31/16
LINEUP - 1960; OPERATION EICHMANN - 1961 [TF]; OUTLAWS - 1961; ALCOA PREMIERE - 1963; BREAKING POINT - 1963; CHANNING - 1963; NIGHTMARE IN CHICAGO - 1964 [TV Movie]; KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1965; BEN CASEY - 1962-1965; THE VIRGINIAN - 1966; LA VUELTA SEL MEXICANO - 1967 [TF; Mexican]; THE DESPERATE MISSION - 1969 [TV Movie]; SOLDIER BLUE - 1970 [TF; Uncredited]; EN BUSCA DE UN MURO - 1974 [TF; Mexican; her last acting role]. Ms. Turner's writing credentials included: DEATHWATCH - 1966 [TF; Directed by Vic Morrow]; PETULIA - 1968 [TF; Directed by Richard Lester]; THE AFFAIR - 1973 [TV Movie]; WIDOW - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE DARK SIDE OF INNOCENCE - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE WAR BETWEEN THE TATES - 1977 [TV Movie; Emmy Award® nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Adaptation]; FREEDOM - 1981 [TV Movie]; SESSIONS - 1983 [TV Movie; also Supervising Producer]; EYE OF THE SPARROW - 1987 [TV Movie; also Producer]; OUT OF THE DARKNESS - 1994 [TV Movie]; GEORGIA - 1995 [TF; also Producer; starred her daughter]; POLLOCK - 2000 [TF; Directed by Ed Harris]; THE COMPANY - 2003 [TF; Directed by Robert Altman]; HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN - 2012 [HBO Pay-TV Movie; also Executive Producer; Emmy Award® nomination for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie]; KNOCK WOOD: CHARLIE MCCARTHY PROJECT - [Date unknown, it was in the Pre-Production stage when she passed away]. She was also Script Consultant on THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY - 2001; and got a "Special Thanks" on THE SQUID AND THE WHALE - 2005; MARGOT AT THE WEDDING - 2007; and GREENBERG - 2010. Barbara Turner was 79 years-old.) - 04/06/16
LOOKING IN - 2016 [Filming at the time of his death]. Mr. Haggard's songs can be heard in the following theatrical films [I'm keeping TV Series out of the list because it will take all day to type them]: CANNONBALL - 1958; MONDO TRASHO - 1969; CHISUM - 1970; COCKSUCKER BLUES - 1972; YOUNG AND ABUSED - 1975; DRIVE-IN - 1976; PONY EXPRESS RIDER - 1976; CONVOY - 1978; SAINT JACK - 1979; BRONCO BILLY - 1980; HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - 1980; SIX PACK - 1982; CHINA LAKE - 1983; HEARTBURN - 1986; PLATOON - 1986; FOR ALL MANKIND - 1989 [Theatrical Documentary]; BIG BAD JOHN - 1990; THE TURNING - 1992; FARGO - 1996; FATHERS' DAY - 1997; NIAGRA, NIAGRA - 1997; FULL TILT BOOGIE - 1997; COUNTRY KILBURN - 2000; THE SLAUGHTER RULE - 1992; KEN PARK - 2002; CRASH - 2004; BE HERE TO LOVE ME: A FILM ABOUT TOWNES VAN ZANDT - 2004 [Theatrical Documentary]; THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF GUY TERRIFICO - 2005; RAIL KINGS - 2005 [MFHV]; THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADAS ESTRADA - 2005; BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - 2005; COME EARLY MORNING - 2006; THE STRANGERS - 2008; CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY - 2009 [Theatrical Documentary]; LEGION - 2010; COUNTRY STRONG - 2010; THE PLAYERS - 2012; THE SAPPHIRES - 2012; THE FACTORY - 2012; JACK REACHER - 2012; THE JUDGE - 2014; FINDERS KEEPERS; 2015 [Theatrical Documentary; his last film music credit]. He was also the Host of TV's DEATH VALLEY DAYS in 1975; appeared in dozens of daytime and nighttime entertainment and talk shows [usually performing songs]; was in many documentaries about Country Music or his very good friend Johnny Cash [As a former inmate of San Quentin, Merle Haggard saw Johnny Cash play at the prison. Haggard was later granted a pardon by Ronald Reagan when the former actor was Governor of California.]; and has scored 38 No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles charts between 1967 to 1988. Merle Haggard was inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and rightfully so. In the 60's & 70's, a lot of people thought Haggard bore an uncanny resemblence to actor Warren Beatty. Merle Haggard died of double pneumonia on his birthday and just turned 79 years-old.) - 04/06/16
AND LIVE - 1954; 'WAY OUT - 1961; SOMETHING WILD - 1961 [TF]; FEN CASEY - 1963; NAKED CITY - 1962-1963; THE DEFENFERS - 1962-1964; THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES - 1964-1965; BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - 1967 [TF]; DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE - 1967 [TF]; NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY - 1968 [TF]; A LOVELY WAY TO DIE - 1968 [TF]; CBS PLAYHOUSE - 1969; THE HONEYMOON KILLERS - 1969 [TF]; LITTLE MURDERS - 1971 [TF]; A NEW LEAF - 1971 [TF]; SUCH GOOD FRIENDS - 1971 [TF]; LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE HEARTBREAK KID - 1972 [TF]; THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE - 1974 [TF]; MARY TYLER MOORE - 1975; HESTER STREET - 1975 [TF]; THE LILY TOMLIN SPECIAL - 1975; FAY - 1975; JOE AND SONS - 1975; MEDICAL CENTER - 1975; BARETTA - 1975; MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN - 1976 [3 episodes]; ALL IN THE FAMILY - 1976; VIVA VALDEZ - 1976; YOUR PLACE OR MINE? - 1976 [TV Movie]; 33 HOURS IN THE LIFE OF GOD - 1976 [TV Movie]; BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE - 1976 [TV Movie]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1976; FAMILY - 1976; RHODA - 1976; BLOOD BATH - 1976 [TF]; BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES - 1977; THE STORYTELLER - 1977 [TV Movie]; IT HAPPENED ONE CHRISTMAS - 1977 [TV Movie]; RUBY AND OSWALD - 1978 [TV Movie]; RABBIT TEST - 1978 [TF]; SOAP - 1978 [4 episodes]; JENNIFER: A WOMAN'S STORY - 1979 [TV Movie]; GOOD LUCK, MISS WYCKOFF - 1979 [TF]; THE ROSE - 1979 [TF]; ANGIE - 1979-1980 [Series Regular; 36 episodes]; HERE'S MOOMER - 1980; THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - 1980 [TV Movie]; BARNEY MILLER - 1977-1980 [5 episodes]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1979-1981; MAGGIE - 1981-1982 [8 episodes]; ALICE - 1981-1982; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1982 [Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]; ROMANCE THEATRE - 1983 [5 episodes]; ANOTHER WOMAN'S CHILD - 1983 [TV Movie]; ME & MRS. C. - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1980-1984 [3 episodes]; FAERIE TALE THEATRE - 1985; CALIFORNIA GIRLS - 1985 [TV Movie]; A LETTER TO THREE WIVES - 1985 [TV Movie]; ALVIN GOES BACK TO SCHOOL - 1986 [TV Movie]; MR. BELVEDERE - 1986; ORDINARY HEROES - 1986 [TF]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1983-1987 [Series Regular, many Baby Boomers like myself remember her as the tart "Mildred Krebs"; 72 episodes]; NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET - 1987 [TF]; YOU ARE THE JURY - 1987; IF IT'S TUESDAY, IT MUST BE BELGIUM - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE FIG TREE - 1987 [TV Movie]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1983-1988; PERFECT STRANGERS - 1989; FULL HOUSE - 1989; NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION - 1989 [TF]; SIMPLE JUSTICE - 1989 [TF]; HONEYMOON ACADEMY - 1989 [MFTV]; BLIND FAITH - 1990 [TV Movie]; LADIES ON SWEET STREET - 1990 [TF]; A MOM FOR CHRISTMAS - 1990 [TV Movie]; EMPTY NEST - 1991; THE SUNSET GANG - 1991 [TV Movie]; SUNDAY DINNER - 1991; THE FAMILY MAN - 1991; USED PEOPLE - 1992 [TF]; THE BOYS - 1993 [6 episodes]; THE NIGHT WE NEVER MET - 1993 [TF]; THE JOHN LARROQUETTE SHOW - 1993; A TIME TO HEAL - 1994 [TV Movie]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990-1994; STEP BY STEP - 1994; TAFFY - 1994 [TF]; WALKER: TEXAS RANGER - 1995; BURKE'S LAW - 1995; THE GRASS HARP - 1995 [TF]; DREAM ON - 1993-1995 [6 episodes]; HIGH SOCIETY - 1996; AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS - 1997 [voice only]; A THOUSAND MEN AND A BABY - 1997 [TV Movie]; MY GIANT - 1998 [TF]; THE KING OF QUEENS - 1999 [ played Marie Barone]; A FISH IN THE BATHTUB - 1999 [TF]; THE WILD THORNBERRYS - 2000 [voice only]; ONE TRUE LOVE - 2000 [TV Movie]; FULL CIRCLE - 2001 [TF]; ALL OVER THE GUY - 2001 [TF]; THE SONS OF MISTLETOE - 2001 [TV Movie]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 2002; LIZZY MCGUIRE - 2002; DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR - 2003 [TF]; A TIME TO REMEMBER - 2003 [TV Movie]; RAISING WAYLON - 2004 [TV Special]; EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND - 1996-2005 [210 episodes; Four Emmy Awards® for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, in 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2005; shared an SAG Award® in 2003 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]; GRANDMA'S BOY - 2006 [TF; I just love this crazy, dirty comedy, even though nearly every critic hated it!]; I-SEE-YOU.COM - 2006 [TF]; OUR HOUSE - 2006 [TV Movie]; KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS - 2006 [TF]; ME, ELOISE - 2006; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT - 2007; PLAY THE GAME - 2009 [TF]; ALIENS IN THE ATTIC - 2009 [TF]; MRS. MIRACLE - 2009 [TV Movie]; ANOTHER HARVEST MOON - 2010 [TF]; MIRACLE IN MANHATTAN - 2010 [TV Movie]; SPECIAL AGENT OSO - 2011 [voice only]; GREY'S ANATOMY - 2011; THE MIDDLE - 2010-2011 [3 episodes]; HOT IN CLEVELAND - 2011; MARGARINE WARS - 2012 [TF]; DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - 2012; COUNTER CULTURE - 2012 [TV Movie]; MADEA'S WITNESS PROTECTION - 2012 [TF]; THE 4 TO 9ERS - 2012 [TV Movie]; MAJOR CRIMES - 2013; TOUCHED - 2014 [TV Movie]; THE LITTLE RASCALS SAVE THE DAY - 2014 [MFHV]; THE 4 TO 9ERS: THE DAY CREW - 2014 [TV mini-series]; MELISSA AND JOEY - 2013-2014 [3 episodes]; THE BIRTHDAY BOYS - 2014; NO DEPOSIT - 2015 [TF]; LA TRATTORIA SITCOM - 2015; MERRY KISSMAS - 2015 [TV Movie]; JOB'S DAUGHTER - 2016 [TF]; ADAM ASTRA CASTING - 2016 [TV Movie]; THE RED MAPLE LEAF - 2016 [TF; her last acting credit]. She also directed an episode of the TV Series ANGIE in 1980. She also received a Star on the Walk Of Fame on February 10, 2003 at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Ms. Roberts was also heavily involved in stage work and originally turned down the iconic role on RAYMOND because of it, but was thankfully talked into it. Doris Roberts was 90 years-old.) - 04/17/16
only]; BORDELLO OF BLOOD - 1996 [Theatrical Film; Co-Producer only]; PERVERSIONS OF SCIENCE - 1997 [Co-Producer of 10 episodes; Writer of 1 episode]; TREKKIES - 1997 [Documentary; Co-Producer only]; THE OUTER LIMITS - 1999-2000 [Writer of 5 episodes only]; X-MEN - 2000 [Theatrical Film; Co-Producer only]; SPECIAL UNIT 2 - 2001-2002 [Writer of 2 episodes only]; CREEPTALES - 2004 [MFHV; Co-Producer only]; TIL DEATH DO US PART - 2007 [Writer of two episodes only]; STARGATE: ATLANTIS - 2007 [Writer of 1 episode only]; PUSHING DAISIES - 2007 - 2009 [Producer of 29 episodes; Writer of 2 episodes; This series deserved a much longer life than it got; Nominated for a WGA Award® for Best New Series]; THE GATES - 2010 [Producer of 13 episodes; Writer of 2 episodes]; POSSESSING PIPER ROSE - 2011 [TV Movie; Writer only]; RINGER - 2012 [Supervising Producer of 6 episodes; Writer of 2 episodes]; TRON: UPRISING - 2013 [Writer of 3 episodes only]; HANNIBAL - 2013-2014 [Co-Executive Producer of 13 episodes; Writer of 7 episodes; one of the best network TV Series of the New Millennium]; ONCE UPON A TIME - 2014-2016 [Co-Executive Producer of 32 episodes; Writer of 3 episodes; his last credits]. He was also a Production Assistant on PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES - 1987; Video Coordinator on SCROOGED - 1988; and Story Supervisor on the animated TALES FROM THE CRYPTKEEPER - 1993-1994. As you can see, Mr. Nimerfro loved working on horror, sci-fi and fantasy productions and he will be missed. Scott Nimerfro passed away of angiosarcoma and was just 55 years old.) - 04/18/16
noted]: PACIFIC BLUE - 2000 [TV Series]; ALIEN FURY: COUNTDOWN TO INVASION - 2000 [TV Movie]; 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN - 2000 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH - 2001 [TV Series; voice only]; ON THE LINE - 2001; RELIC HUNTER - 2002 [TV Series]; THE NICK CANNON SHOW - 2002 [TV Series]; MATT MCKLUSKY, C.I. - 2002; SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH - 2002 [TV Series]; TRACKER - 2001-2002 [TV Series]; HUNTER: BACK IN FORCE - 2003 [TV Movie]; ALIEN TRACKER - 2003 [MFHV]; JUST ANOTHER ROMANTIC WRESTLING COMEDY - 2006; ILLEGAL ALIENS - 2007; COUGAR CLUB - 2007; LOSING CONTROL - 2011; SACRIFICE - 2011 [TV Movie]; BACKDOOR TO CHYNA - 2011 [Porn]; A NIGHT AT THE SILENT MOVIE THEATER - 2012; AVENGERS XXX: A PORN PARODY - 2012 [Porn]; SHE-HULK XXX: AN AXEL BRAUN PARODY - 2012 [Porn]; WHITE T - 2013 [her last acting role]. She also appeared on many talk shows and game shows under her real name before she made porn and appeared on CELEBRITY REHAB - 2007. She had a really messed-up childhood, which continued into adulthood. For a sad laugh, read her over-hyped biography on IMDb which was probably written by herself. Chyna’s brain will be donated to science for the study of CTE [Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy]. The cause of her death is unknown [although many think it was suicide by drug overdose] and was 45 years-old.) - 04/20/16
some not so great, but his music will live on forever because there was no one else like him. I saw him live at a concert and couldn't believe the sounds he made come out of his guitars without any computerized equipment. It was a concert I will never forget. And he was still so young when he passed away. His films as an actor included: PURPLE RAIN - 1984 [He won an Academy Award® for Best Music, Original Song Score], UNDER THE CHERRY MOON - 1986 [Also Director]; GRAFFITI BRIDGE - 1990 [Also Director & Writer; won a ASCAP Award® for Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures]; THE SACRIFICE OF VICTOR [MFHV; Also Producer]. He also appeared in many music videos and compilations. The films that Prince songs appeared in were [I am purposely leaving out TV shows, otherwise the list will never end!]: SUMMER LOVERS - 1982; STILL SMOKIN - 1983; RISKY BUSINESS - 1983; HOT DOG...THE MOVIE - 1984; THE WILD LIFE - 1984; THE SLUGGER'S WIFE - 1985; KRUSH GROOVE - 1985; THE BAND OF THE HAND - 1986; FIRE WITH FIRE - 1986; CRASH COURSE - 1988 [TV Movie]; BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY - 1988; MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN - 1988; BATMAN - 1989; PRETTY WOMAN - 1990; WITHOUT YOU I'M NOTHING - 1990; DELIRIOUS - 1991; THE LAST BOY SCOUT - 1991; INNOCENT BLOOD - 1992; POETIC JUSTICE - 1993; PCU - 1994; BLANKMAN - 1994; SHOWGIRLS - 1995; VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN - 1995; WAITING TO EXHALE - 1995; GIRL 6 - 1996; KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY - 1996; STRIPTEASE - 1996; ROMEO + JULIET - 1996; SCREAM 2 - 1997; DOWN IN THE DELTA - 1998; BAMBOOZLED - 2000; JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK - 2001; HEAD OF STATE - 2003; ARE WE THERE YET? - 2005; GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' - 2005; HAPPY FEET - 2006 [Golden Globe® winner for Best Original Song - Motion Picture for the song "The Song Of The Heart"]; HER BEST MOVE - 2007; LICENSE TO WED - 2007; RUSH HOUR 3 - 2007; DAN IN REAL LIFE - 2007; P.S. I LOVE YOU - 2007; FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL - 2008; GULLIVER'S TRAVELS - 2010; THE EQUALIZER - 2014; and I am sure many more films in the future. He was also the halftime show during the rainy SuperBowl 41 in 2007 and many critics believe it was the best ever. Everyone knows he changed his name to a symbol and was known as "The Artist Formally Known As Prince" because of his contract with Warner Brothers was considered by him as "oppressive". He was finally released from that contract in 2000 [he ended up resigning with them a couple of years before his death with a much more lucrative contract]. In November 2005, he was told by his doctors that he would need a hip replacement following years of energetic dancing on stage. Prince was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child, and had seizures through his early childhood. However, it wasn't until 2009 in an interview with PBS's Travis Smiley that Prince openly talked about this, one of very few
celebrities to go public about their experience as someone living with epilepsy. He also credited epilepsy with motivating him to become a performer. A a few weeks ago, his private jet had to make an emergency landing in Moline Ill., when he fell ill and had to cancel some concerts. He was found in his Paisley Park compound in Minneapolis already dead. There will only ever be one Prince and I am happy that I got to see him perform live. He may have been short in stature, but he was a giant when it came to talent and advanced the careers of many musicians and bands. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band paid their respects to Prince by opening their Saturday-night May 23, 2016 NYC show at the Barclays Center with a cover of "Purple Rain". Bruce even wore a purple scarf while singing the song. Prince may be gone forever but his former band, The Revolution, may soon be back on the road. The rock band, which was formed in Minneapolis in 1979 by Prince and disbanded 1986, announced that they plan to do a reunion tour in honor the “Little Red Corvette” singer. Many cable news outlets canceled their usual programming to look at the life of Prince, the musician, the man. Now those are some of the best compliments a musician can get. Many rag zines, celebrity internet sites and TV shows keep on mentioning Prince's past drug abuse and imply that he may have died of a drug overdose/suicide [{including that douchebag Gene Simmons} which the coroner's office has already stated was untrue, although he was addicted to Percocet and the National Enquirer said he died of AIDS, but the final coroner's report stated that he passed away from self-administered fentanyl and weighed just 112 pounds.], but leave the man alone. He is gone. The police in Minneapolis have grown tired of all the stupid questions, so they have classified this as a "criminal" investigation [in name only, but now they are looking at the doctor who prescribed Percocet to him], so no idiotic questions could be asked or answered. Prince was only 57 years-old) - 04/21/16
OF AQUARIUS - 1970 [Producer only]; PRIMUS - 1971 [TV Series]; SOMETIMES AUNT MARTHA DOES DREADFUL THINGS - 1971 [a trash classic]; GOD'S BLOODY ACRE - 1975 [also Writer & Producer]; DEADBEAT - 1977 [a.k.a. TOMCATS and AVENGED; also Writer & Producer]; CHEERING SECTION - 1977 [also Writer, Producer & Second Unit Director]; THE GUY FROM HARLEM - 1977; BARRACUDA - 1978 [also Director of Underwater Scenes & Producer]; VALLEY GIRL - 1983 [also Writer & Producer]; TRIAL BY TERROR - 1983 [also Writer]; NIGHT OF THE COMET - 1984 [Producer and Writer of the song "Whole World Is Celebratin" only]; HILL STREET BLUES - 1985 [TV Series]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1985 [TV Series]; 3:15 MOMENT OF TRUTH - 1986; JAKE SPEED - 1986 [fun little action film with a RAIDERS influence; also Writer & Producer]; QUIET THUNDER - 1988 [MFHV]; HEAD HUNTER - 1988; WHITE GHOST - 1988; THE EVIL BELOW - 1989 [also Uncredited Co-Director]; MORTAL PASSIONS - 1989 [Executive Producer only]; RISING STORM - 1989; PEACEMAKER - 1990 [Producer only]; CRIME LORDS - 1991 [MFHV; Also Director]; DIARY OF A HITMAN - 1991; SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT - 1991 [Executive Producer only]; OKAVANGO: THE WILD FRONTIER - 1993 [TV Series Star; 8 episodes; also Director of 3 episodes and Creator & Executive Producer of 8 episodes]; STICKFIGHTER - 1994; TRADE-OFF - 1995 [Executive Producer only]; AMERICAN COP - 1995 [a.k.a. AMERICANSKI BLUES; also Director]; U'BEJANI - 1996 [also Director & Writer]; MICHAEL HAYES - 1997 [TV Series]; L.A.P.D.: TO PROTECT AND SERVE - 2001; SNAKE ISLAND - 2002 [also Director, Producer & Writer]; THE COMPANY YOU KEEP - 2003; ROCK & ROLL EULOGY - 2004 [Voice only]; SOUTH OF HELL - 2005 [a horror film where he plays himself and host of a student film production; also Producer] FORGET ABOUT IT - 2006; DOG DAYS OF SUMMER - 2007; AMERICAN HEART - 2009 [TV Series; 5 episodes]; ROCKTOWN: FROM THE SMALL FARM TO THE BIG BOX - 2009 [Documentary]; LOST COLONY - 2015 [his last acting role]. Mr. Crawford also directed ON THE LOOSE IN WILDEST AFRICA - 1996 [TV Series and Host] and got a "Special Thanks" on the film FARTZILLA - 2014. He was also a chair of the directing faculty of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts for more than 12 years. Whenever I saw Wayne Crawford's name on a film, I knew I was in for something different. Not always good, but different. I can't believe he is gone. Wayne Crawford passed away due to cancer and was 69 years-old.) - 04/30/16
HEARTS BANDITS - 1950 [TF]; BELLE LE GRAND - 1951 [TF]; M - 1951 [TF]; THE MAN FROM PLANET X - 1951 [TF]; THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE - 1951 [TF]; FAMILY THEATRE - 1951; THE PEOPLE AGAINST O'HARA - 1951 [TF]; BANNERLINE - 1951 [TF]; ANNE OF THE INDIES - 1951 [TF]; FIRESIDE THEATRE - 1951 [3 apisodes]; SPACE PATROL - 1951-1952; ROSE OF CIMMARON - 1952 [TF]; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - 1952 [TF]; HOODLUM EMPIRE - 1952 [TF]; PAULA - 1952 [TF]; REBOUND - 1952; STORM OVER TIBET - 1952 [TF]; SALLY AND SAINT ANNE - 1952 [TF]; HOLIDAY FROR SINNERS - 1952 [TF]; CAPTIVE WOMEN - 1952 [TF]; FLAT TOP - 1952 [TF]; INVASION U.S.A. - 1952 [TF]; TORPEDO ALLEY - 1952 [TF]; THE JAZZ SINGER - 1952 [TF]; MR. & MRS. NORTH - 1953; SWORD OF VENUS - 1953 [TF]; THE GIRLS OF PLEASURE ISLAND - 1953 [TF]; PORT SINISTER - 1953 [TF]; RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11 - 1954 [TF]; CAPTAIN KIDD AND THE SLAVE GIRLS - 1954 [TF]; THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY - 1954 [TF]; GOG - 1954 [TF]; THEM! - 1954 [TF]; THE RAID - 1954 [TF]; SHIELD FOR MURDER - 1954 [TF]; TOBOR THE GREAT - 1954 [TF}; DOWN THREE DARK STREETS - 1954 [TF]; THE WHISTLER - 1954; BLACK TUESDAY - 1954 [TF]; WATERFRONT - 1955; SMOKE SIGNAL - 1955 [TF]; THE MAN BEHIND THE BADGE - 1955; THE MAN WHO TORE DOWN THE WALL - 1955 [TV Movie]; TOP OF THE WORLD - 1955 [TF]; FRONT ROW CENTER - 1955; COMMANDER CODY: SKY MARSHAL OF THE UNIVERSE - 1955 [3 episodes]; SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE - 1955; FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE - 1953-1955 [3 episodes]; BOBBY WARE IS MISSING - 1955 [TF]; STUDIO 57 - 1955; HELL'S HORIZON - 1955 [TF]; TV READER'S DIGEST - 1955 [3 episodes]; CAVALCADE OF AMERICA - 1956; GLORY - 1956 [TF]; CHEVRON HALL OF STARS - 1956; FORD STAR JUBILEE - 1956; THE LONE RANGER - 1956 [TF]; MATINEE THEATRE - 1955-1956; RAW EDGE - 1956 [TF]; IT'S A GREAT LIFE - 1955-1956; YOU ARE THERE - 1956; CROSSROADS - 1956; GUNSLINGER - 1956 [TF]; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1955-1956 [5 episodes]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1956; SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE - 1955-1956; COMBAT SERGEANT - 1956; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE - 1956; FRIENDLY PERSUASION - 1956 [TF]; WRITTEN IN THE WIND - 1956 [TF]; MASSACRE AT SAND CREEK - 1956 [TV Movie]; THE GRAY GHOST - 1957; THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN - 1957; THE TATTERED DRESS - 1957 [TF]; THE O. HENRY PLAYHOUSE - 1957; THE GIRL IN THE KREMLIN - 1957 [TF]; MAN IN THE SHADOW - 1957 [TF]; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1956-1957 [3 episodes]; BLONDIE - 1957; TELEPHONE TIME - 1957; WHIRLYBIRDS - 1957; BAND OF ANGELS - 1957 [TF]; MAN ON FIRE - 1957 [TF]; CODE 3 - 1957; THE STORY OF MANKIND - 1957 [TF]; THE TARNISHED ANGELS - 1957 [TF]; GOODYEAR THEATRE - 1957; THE MONOLITH MONSTERS - 1957 [TF]; ZORRO - 1957; LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - 1957; HEY, JEANNIE! - 1958 [4 episodes]; SUGARFOOT - 1958; THE ADVENTURES OF MCGRAW - 1958; JUVENILE JUNGLE - 1958 [TF]; THE LORETTA YOUNG SHOW - 1958; CRY TERROR! - 1958 [TF]; THE ADVENTURES OF JIM BOWIE - 1957-1958 [8 eposides]; THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW - 1955-1958 [4 episodes]; CLIMAX! - 1954-1958 [ 3 episodes]; JEFFERSON DRUM - 1958; U.S. MARSHAL - 1958; THE TEXAN - 1958; TORPEDO RUN - 1958 [TF]; FATHER KNOWS BEST - 1958; THE SILENT SERVICE - 1958; SOME CAME RUNNING - 1958 [TF]; SHOTGUN SLADE - 1959; SPECIAL AGENT 7 - 1959; MAVERICK - 1959; PETER GUNN - 1959; STEVE CANYON - 1958-1959 [3 episodes]; LUX PLAYHOUSE - 1959; DAY OF THE OUTLAW - 1959 [TF]; THE BEAT GENERATION - 1959 [TF]; BLUE DENIM - 1959 [TF]; PILLOW TALK - 1959 [TF]; RICHARD DIAMOND, PRIVATE DETECTIVE - 1959; FIVE FINGERS - 1959; WICHITA TOWN - 1959; THE DONNA REED SHOW - 1959; BLACK SADDLE - 1959; WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE - 1958-1959 [4 episodes]; JOHNNY MIDNIGHT - 1960; MEN INTO SPACE - 1960; PHILIP MARLOW - 1959-1960 [5 episodes]; LAWMAN - 1960; THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM - 1960; WAGON TRAIN - 1960; THE GAMBLER, THE NUN AND THE RADIO - 1960 [TV Movie]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["Mr. Bevis" - 1960]; JOHNNY RINGO - 1959-1960; THE GALLANT HOURS - 1960 [TF]; SEAHUNT - 1960; ONE STEP BEYOND - 1959-1960; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1960; THE DETECTIVES - 1960; MICHAEL SHAYNE - 1960; STAGECOAST WEST - 1960; DANTE - 1960; LOCK UP - 1960; BAT MASTERSON - 1960; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1961; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1961; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1958-1961 [4 episodes];CHECKMATE - 1961; THE RIFLEMAN - 1959-1961 [3 episodes]; THE LAW AND MR. JONES - 1961; CORONADO 9 - 1961; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1961; GUNSLINGER - 1961; THE REBEL - 1961; 87TH PRECINCT - 1961; SURFSIDE 6 - 1961; THRILLER - 1961; FOLLOW THE SUN - 1961; LIFE WITH ARCHIE - 1962 [TV Movie]; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1962; HENNESEY - 1961-1962; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1962; BONANZA - 1962; PERRY MASON - 1957-1962 [3 episodes]; DR. KILDARE - 1962; TALES OF WELLS FARGO - 1962; THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS - 1959-1963 [Series Semi-regular; 24 episodes]; LASSIE - 1962; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1960-1962; THE NEW BREED - 1962; LONELY ARE THE BRAVE - 1962 [TF]; PARADISE ALLEY - 1962 [TF]; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1955-1962 [8 episodes]; STONEY BURKE - 1962; SAM BENEDICT - 1963; HAZEL - 1963; HAVE GUN-
WILL TRAVEL - 1957-1963 [4 episodes]; MCKEEVER & THE COLONEL - 1962-1963; ENSIGN O'TOOLE - 1963; EMPIRE - 1963; ALCOA PREMIERE - 1963; RAWHIDE - 1959-1963 [3 episodes]; THE LUCY SHOW - 1963; SHOTGUN WEDDING - 1963 [TF]; ARCHIE - 1964 [TV Movie]; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW - 1963-1966 [Series Regular; 104 episodes]; COMBAT! - 1966; THE VIRGINIAN - 1966; PISTOLS 'N' PETTICOATS - 1967; THE RAT PATROL - 1967; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1967; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1967 [TF]; HOUR OF THE GUN - 1967 [TF]; JUDD FOR THE DEFENSE - 1967; WILL PENNY - 1967 [TF]; STAR TREK - ["The Trouble With Tribbles" - 1967]; THE GUNS OF WILL SONNETT - 1968; SPEEDWAY - 1968 [TF]; CBS PLAYHOUSE - 1968; THE WILD WILD WEST - 1967-1969 [4 episodes]; MOD SQUAD - 1969; SAM WHISKEY - 1969 [TF]; HERE COMES THE BRIDES - 1968-1969; THE DEBBIE REYNOLDS SHOW - 1969; BEWITCHED - 1969; THAT GIRL - 1969; ROOM 222 - 1969; LAND OF THE GIANTS - 1969; THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES - 1969 [TF]; GET SMART - 1967-1970 [5 episodes]; COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT - 1970 [TF; way ahead of its time]; TWO BOYS - 1970 [TV Movie]; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1970; BRACKEN'S WORLD - 1970; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1969-1970 [3 episodes]; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1971; ESCAPE - 1971 [TV Movie]; FUNNY FACE - 1971; THE MAN AND THE CITY - 1971 [3 episodes]; THE D.A. - 1971; MAN ON A STRING - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE F.B.I. - 1969-1972; THE TRIAL OF THE CATONSVILLE NINE - 1972 [TF]; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1971-1972; THE DELPHI BUREAU - 1972; BANACEK - 1973; KUNG FU - 1973; PARTNERS IN CRIME - 1973 [TV Movie]; IRONSIDE - 1967-1973; CHARLEY VARRICK - 1973 [TF]; GUNSMOKE - 1957-1973 [7 episodes]; HIJACK! - 1973 [TV Movie]; LOVE STORY - 1973; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1973; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1974; REMEMBER WHEN - 1974 [TV Movie]; BARNABY JONES - 1974; THE MANHUNTER - 1974; DEATH SENTENCE - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD - 1975 [TF]; POLICE STORY - 1975; PROMISE HIM ANYTHING - 1975 [TV Movie]; ELLERY QUEEN - 1976; THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1976; TUNNEL VISION - 1976 [TF]; BERT D'ANGELO/SUPERSTAR - 1976; DAWN: PORTRAIT OF A TEENAGE RUNAWAY - 1976 [TV Movie]; SWITCH - 1976; ALL'S FAIR - 1976; MAUDE - 1976; THE NANCY WALKER SHOW - 1976-1977 [Series Regular; 13 episodes]; TAIL GUNNER JOE - 1977 [TV Movie]; INSIGHT - 1963-1977 [3 episodes]; THIS IS THE LIFE - 1978; DINKY DOG - 1978 [Voice only; 18 episodes]; APPLE PIE - 1978; THE HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW MYSTERIES - 1977-1978 [Semi-Regular; 11 episodes]; ONE DAY AT A TIME - 1978; LITTLE WOMEN - 1978 [TV mini-series]; GRANDPA GOES TO WASHINGTON - 1978 [TV Movie]; LEGENDS OF THE SUPERHEROES - 1979; IKE: THE WAR YEARS - 1979 [TV mini-series]; BLIND AMBITION - 1979 [TV mini-series]; ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE - 1979; LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - 1976-1979; THE JERK - 1979 [TF]; CHiPS - 1979; DOOMSDAY CHRONICLES - 1979 [Documentary; Host]; HANGAR 18 - 1980 [TF]; THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1980 [4 episodes]; ENOS - 1981; THE WALTONS - 1980-1981 [4 episodes]; LOU GRANT - 1979-1982; MAGNUM, P.I. - 1983; GRACE KELLY - 1983 [TV Movie]; TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE - 1983 [TF]; THROUGH NAKED EYES - 1983 [TV Movie]; MATT HOUSTON - 1984; AMAZONS - 1984 [TV Movie]; GREMLINS - 1984 [TF]; THE DUCK FACTORY - 1984; TEACHERS - 1984 [TF]; GIDGET'S SUMMER REUNION - 1985 [TV Movie]; THE PAPER CHASE - 1985; SCARECROW AND MRS. KING - 1986; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["Shadow Play" - 1986]; NORTH AND SOUTH, BOOK II - 1986 [TV mini-series]; HOTEL - 1986; WILDFIRE - 1986; UNDER THE INFLUENCE - 1986 [TV Movie]; HOUSTON: THE LEGEND OF TEXAS - 1986 [TV Movie]; SIMON & SIMON - 1987; INNERSPACE - 1987 [TF]; HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN - 1987; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1986-1987 [3 episodes]; MATLOCK - 1987; THE NEW GIDGET - 1986-1988 [Series Regular; 44 episodes]; A YEAR IN THE LIFE - 1988; BRING ME THE HEAD OF DOBIE GILLIS - 1988 [TV Movie]; THE NEW LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - 1985-1988 [3 episodes]; MIDNIGHT CALLER - 1989; WAR AND REMEMBRANCE - 1988-1989 [TV mini-series]; CROSS OF FIRE - 1989 [TV Movie]; QUANTUM LEAP - 1989; MURPHY BROWN - 1990; THE INCIDENT - 1990 [TV Movie]; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1990; SANTA BARBARA - 1990 [3 episodes]; HELD HOSTAGE: THE SIS AND JERRY LEVIN STORY - 1991 [TV Movie]; MRS. LAMBERT REMEMBERS LOVE - 1991 [TV Movie]; HOUSE PARTY 2 - 1991 [TF]; FISH POLICE - 1992 [Voice only]; DINOSAURS - 1992 [Voice only]; THE TORKELSONS - 1991-1992 [Series Regular; 22 episodes]; PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE - 1993;
MATINEE - 1993 [TF]; STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 1993; BEETHOVEN'S 2ND - 1993 [TF]; COACH - 1994; THE GOOD LIFE - 1994; SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROCK! - 1994 [TV Movie]; MELROSE PLACE - 1994; SWEET JUSTICE - 1994; LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - 1994; ROSEANNE - 1995; HARVEY - 1996 [TV Movie]; 100 YEARS OF HORROR - 1996 [TV Documentary Series; 4 episodes]; 100 YEARS OF HORROR: THE MONSTER MAKERS - 1996 [MFHV Documentary]; DREAM ON - 1994-1996 [4 episodes]; ER - 1996; TO DANCE WITH OLIVIA - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE SECOND CIVIL WAR - 1997 [TV Movie]; PACIFIC BLUE - 1999; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW: STILL ROCKIN' IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS - 1999 [TV Movie]; FAMILY LAW - 1999; SON OF THE BEACH - 2001; THE ZETA PROJECT - 2002; WHAT'S NEW SCOOBY DOO? - 2003-2005 [Voice only]; CLOSE TO HOME - 2006; MY NAME IS EARL - 2006; HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - 2007; SWEETZER - 2007 [TF]; THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY - 2008; RECOUNT - 2008 [TV Movie]; DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - 2009; ACCORDING TO JIM - 2009; GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT - 2009 [MFHV; Voice only]; THE DEEP END - 2010; MEDIUM - 2010; TRUE BLOOD - 2008-2011 [3 episodes]; BAG OF BONES - 2011 [TV mini-series]; 2 BROKE GIRLS - 2014 [His last acting role]. William Schallert was also President of the Screen Actors Guild [SAG] from 1979 to 1981. He swore never to retire from acting, which he did and was married to the same woman, Leah Waggner, since 1949. A true legend on TV and in films. People always recognize him for his role in the STAR TREK episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", but he always took it with good humor. William Schallert was 93 years-old.) - 05/08/16
1983 [Documentary]; GROWING UP STONED - 1984 [Documentary]; NADIA - 1984 [TV Movie]; MISSING PERSONS: FOUR TRUE STORIES - 1984 [Documentary]; DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE - 1985 [TV Movie; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special]; MISSING...HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PERSON? - 1985 [Documentary; Emmy Award® nomination for Outstanding Informational Special]; DYING FOR LOVE: A LIFETIME SPECIAL OF THE IMPACT OF AIDS ON WOMEN - 1987 [Documentary]; ONCE UPON HER TIME - 1988 [Documentary]; MISSING: REWARD - 1989 [TV Series]; THE LONG WALK HOME - 1990 [Theatrical Film]; A KILLER AMONG US - 1990 [TV Movie]; ASYLUM - 1992 [Documentary]; FAMILY SECRETS - 1993 [TV Series]; AMERICA UNDERCOVER - 1992-1993 [Documentary Series]; DEEP RED - 1994 [TV Movie]; THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS - 1995 [TV Special]; LAPD - 1995 [TV Series]; THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS III - 1996 [TV Special; also Director]; NIGHT VISITORS - 1996 [TV Movie]; RUN FOR COVER - 1999 [TV Movie]; JUST A DREAM - 2002 [Theatrical Film, his last credit]. Dave Bell passed away from cancer and was 84 years-old.) - 05/13/16
1949 [TF]; AARON SLICK FROM PUNKIN CRICK - 1952 [TF]; ANDROCLES AND THE LION - 1952 [TF]; THE ALAN YOUNG SHOW - 1950-1952 [also Writer; Winner of an Emmy Award® for Best Actor]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1954; GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES - 1955 [TF]; SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE - 1955; STAR STAGE - 1955; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1955-1956; MATINEE THEATRE - 1956; CHEVRON HALL OF STARS - 1956; STUDIO 57 - 1956; THE STEVE ALLEN PLYMOUTH SHOW - 1957; ALAN YOUNG - 1958 [3 episodes]; TOM THUMB - 1958 [TF]; FIVE FINGERS - 1959; ENCOUNTER - 1959-1960; STAR TIME - 1960; THE TIME MACHINE - 1960 [TF]; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1962; MR. TERRIFIC - 1966; MR. ED - 1958-1966 [144 episodes; Directed 4 episodes in 1965]; GIBBSVILLE - 1976; BAKER'S HAWK - 1976 [TF]; THE CAT FROM OUTER SPACE - 1978 [TF]; BLACK BEAUTY - 1978 [TV Movie]; SCOOBY-DOO AND SCRAPPY-DOO - 1979 [Voice only]; BATTLE OF THE PLANETS - 1978-1980 [Voice only; 85 episodes]; SPIDER-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS - 1981 [Voice only]; THIS IS THE LIFE - 1983; RUBIK, THE AMAZING CUBE - 1983 [Voice only]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1978-1983; SITCOM - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1982-1983 [Voice only; 13 episodes]; THE DUKES - 1983 [Voice only; 7 episodes]; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - 1983 [TV Movie; Voice only]; THE NEW SCOOBY AND SCRAPPY-DOO SHOW - 1983 [Voice only]; DOWN TO EARTH - 1984; ABC WEEKEND SPECIALS - 1980-1984 [Voice only; 4 episodes]; ROBO FORCE: THE REVENGE OF NAZGAR - 1984 [TV Movie; Voice Only]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1986; THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE - 1986 [TF; Voice only]; THE BLINKINS - 1986 [TV Movie; Voice only]; ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS - 1983-1987 [Voice only; 42 episodes]; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1987; DUCKTALES: THE TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN SUNS - 1987 [TV Movie; Voice only]; ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - 1987 [TV Movie; Voice only]; COMING OF AGE - 1988-1989 [Series Regular; 15 episodes]; THE SMURFS - 1983-1989 [Voice Only; 119 episodes]; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1990; CITY - 1990; DUCKTALES THE MOVIE: TREASURE OF THE LOST LAMP - 1990 [TV Movie; Voice only]; TALESPIN - 1990 [Voice Only]; DUCKTALES - 1987-1990 [Voice only; 98 episodes]; EARTH ANGEL - 1991 [TV Movie]; RAW
TOONAGE - 1992 [Voice only]; DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. - 1993; COACH - 1993; A FLINTSTONES FAMILY CHRISTMAS - 1993 [TV Movie; Voice only]; KING B: A LIFE IN THE MOVIES - 1993 [TF]; HART TO HART: HOME IS WHERE THE HART IS - 1994 [TV Movie]; BEVERLY HILLS COP III - 1994 [TF; His most memorable role in his older years]; PARTY OF FIVE - 1994; BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - 1994 [Voice only]; DUCKMAN: PRIVATE DICK/FAMILY MAN - 1995 [Voice only]; MAYBE THIS TIME - 1995; THE WAYAN BROS. - 1995; THE REN & STIMPY SHOW - 1994-1995 [Voice only; 4 episodes]; SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH - 1997; BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION - 1997; USA HIGH - 1997 [Voice only]; KELLY KELLY - 1998; THE TONY DANZA SHOW - 1998; MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS - 1999 [MFHV; Voice only]; RUDE AWAKENING - 2000; HANG TIME - 2000; ER - 2000; FREAKYLINKS - 2001; GOD, THE DEVIL AND BOB - 2001 [Voice only]; MAYBE IT'S ME - 2001; THE TIME MACHINE - 2002 [TF; appeared in both the remake and the original as the same character]; HOUSE OF MOUSE - 2002 [Voice only]; STATIC SHOCK - 2004; EM & ME - 2004 [TF]; MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS - 2004 [MFHV; Voice only]; MEGAS XLR - 2004 [Voice only]; MICKEY'S AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - 2005 [MFHV; Voice only]; THE TIME MACHINE ALAN YOUNG - 2016 [Documentary; Narrator; his final screen appearance]. He was also a panelist on many game shows, appeared on daytime and nighttime talk shows and appeared in many documentaries. He started a broadcast division for the Christian Science Church in Boston shortly after finishing MR ED, which explains his absence from acting for ten years. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Alan Young was 96 years-old.) - 05/19/16
III: THE LAST TEMPTATION OF TOXIE - 1989; SGT. KABUKIMAN N.Y.P.D. - 1990; THE TROMA SYSTEM - 1993 [Short]; TROMEO AND JULIET - 1996; THE TROMAVILLE CAFE - 1997 [TV Series]; TERROR FIRMER - 1999 [I love this film]; CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV - 2000; TROMA'S EDGE TV - 2000 [TV Series]; CAPTAIN BILL AND THE ROCKIN' BUCCANEERS - 2001 [Short]; PARTS OF THE FAMILY - 2003 [MFTV]; ZOMBIEGEDDON - 2003 [MFHV; Voice only]; UNCONVENTIONAL - 2004 [Video Documentary]; TALES FROM THE CRAPPER - 2004 [MFHV]; MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE! - 2005 [MFHV Documentary]; POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD - 2006; TROMA VISUAL STUDIOS: A LESSON IN BROWNRAYS - 2010 [Video Short]; I SPILL YOUR GUTS - 2012 [One of the worst horror movies I have ever seen]; TRASHTASTIC - 2013; RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH VOLUME 2 - 2016 [his last acting role]. He also frequently appeared on THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. Joe Fleishaker suffered a heart attack due to his hefty weight and congestive heart failure. He was 62 years-old.) - 05/23/16
THAN ROBBERY - 1958 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; YESTERDAY'S ENEMY - 1958 [TV Movie]; THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS - 1958; UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS - 1959; EXPRESSO BONGO - 1959; INTERNATIONAL DETECTIVE - 1960 [TV Series]; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1960 [TV mini-series]; THE TERROR OF THE TONGS - 1961; PASSPORT TO CHINA - 1961; DANGER MAN - 1961 [TV Series]; THE SINISTER MAN - 1961; SATAN NEVER SLEEPS - 1962; THE WAR LOVER - 1962; MAN OF THE WORLD - 1962 [TV Series]; THE RIVER FLOWS EAST - 1962 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; THE COOL MIKADO - 1963; SISPENSE - 1963 [TV Series]; 55 DAYS AT PEKING - 1963; THE SENTIMENTAL AGENT - 1963 [TV Series Regular; 13 episodes]; A SHOT IN THE DARK - 1964; GOLDFINGER - 1964; THURSDAY THEATRE - 1965 [TV Series]; CURSE OF THE FLY - 1965; THE AVENGERS - 1961-1965 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; OUT OF THE UNKNOWN - 1965 [TV Series]; BANG! BANG! YOU'RE DEAD! - 1966; LOST COMMAND - 1966; THE DEVIL'S EGGSHELL - 1966 [TV Movie]; THE SANDWICH MAN - 1966; THE BRIDES OF FU MANCHU - 1966; SECRET AGENT - 1965-1967 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; CASINO ROYALE - 1967; YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - 1967; NOBODY RUNS FOREVER - 1968; THE CHAMPIONS - 1968 [TV Series]; THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN - 1968; THE SAINT - 1965-1968 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; KOROSHI - 1968 [TV Movie]; MOGUL - 1966-1969 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; CALLAN - 1967-1969 [TV Series]; THE CHAIRMAN - 1969; THE MISFIT - 1970 [TV Series]; DEEP END - 1970; ITV PLAYHOUSE - 1971 [TV Series]; SHIRLEY'S WORLD - 1971 [TV Series]; MADAM SIN - 1972 [TV Movie]; JASON KING - 1972 [TV Series]; THE ADVENTURER - 1972-1973 [TV Series]; THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER - 1975; ROLLERBALL - 1975; WHODUNNIT? - 1975 [TV Series]; YES, HONESTLY - 1976 [TV Series]; HUNTER'S WALK - 1976 [TV Series]; THE MELTING POT - 1975-1976 [TV Series]; LUCKY FELLER - 1976 [TV Series]; THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN - 1976; WARSHIP - 1977 [TV Series]; THE VELVET GLOVE - 1977 [TV Series]; THE LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE - 1977; THE STRANGE CASE OF THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT - 1977; THE WATER MARGIN - 1977 [TV mini-series]; THE TOMORROW PEOPLE - 1978 [TV Series]; REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER - 1978; RETURN OF THE SAINT - 1978 [TV Series]; IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM - 1977-1978 [TV Series]; THE LONDON CONNECTION - 1979; ROBIN'S NEST - 1979 [TV Series]; THE FIENDISH PLOT OF DR. FU MANCHU - 1980; KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY - 1980 [TV Series]; MINDER - 1980 [TV Series]; SHOESTRING - 1980 [TV Series]; SPEARHEAD - 1981 [TV Series]; DOCTOR WHO - 1982 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; Q.E.D. - 1982 [TV Series]; THERE'S A LOT OF IT ABOUT - 1982 [TV Series]; THE MAGNIFICENT ONE - 1982 [TV Movie]; TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER - 1982; CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER - 1983; HART TO HART - 1983 [TV Series]; THE KENNY EVERETT TELEVISION SHOW - 1983-1984 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; THE BRIEF - 1984 [TV Series]; MARK OF THE DEVIL - 1984 [TV Movie]; TENKO - 1981-1984 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 19 episodes]; PLENTY - 1985; TICKLE ON THE TUM - 1986-1987 [TV Series]; T-BAG BOUNCES BACK - 1987 [TV Series]; HOWARD'S WAY - 1987 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; EMPIRE OF THE SUN - 1987; NOBLE HOUSE - 1988 [TV mini-series]; THIN AIR - 1988 [TV mini-series]; BOON - 1989 [TV Series]; RACE
FOR GLORY - 1989; I BOUGHT A VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE - 1990; AIR AMERICA - 1990; MEDICS - 1990 [TV Series]; THE HOUSE OF ELIOTT - 1991 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; LEON THE PIG FARMER - 1992; CARRY ON COLUMBUS - 1992; SHOOTING ELIZABETH - 1992; SON OF THE PINK PANTHER - 1993; LOVEJOY - 1992-1993 [TV Series]; UNDER THE HAMMER - 1994 [TV Series]; SPACE PRECINCT - 1994 [TV Series]; THE WANDERER - 1994 [TV Series]; BULLET TO BEIJING - 1995 [TV Movie]; SHE GOOD FIGHTER - 1995; PEGGY SU! - 1997; FROM CHINA WITH LOVE - 1998; ARABIAN NIGHTS - 2000 [TV mini-series]; MOBY DICK - 2000 [TV Movie; Voice only]; BANZAI - 2001 [TV Series; Voice only]; THE MONKEY KING - 2001 [TV Movie]; QUEEN OF SWORDS - 2001 [TV Series]; KISS OF THE DRAGON - 2001 [one of his better later day roles]; THE WONDERLAND EXPERIENCE - 2002; BEYOND BORDERS - 2003; GATE TO HEAVEN - 2003; STRATOSPHERE GIRL - 2004; THE GREAT CHALLENGE - 2004; FAT SLAGS - 2004; WAKE OF DEATH - 2004; PLANET SKETCH - 2005 [TV Series]; JUDGE JOHN DEED - 2005 [TV Series]; THE BILL - 2003-2005 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; SILENT WITNESS - 2006 [TV Series]; LOW WINTER SUN - 2006 [TV Movie]; DOCTORS - 2006 [TV Series]; HERE COMES THE QUEEN - 2008 [TV Series]; HONEST - 2008 [TV Series; 5 episodes]; THE WRONG DOOR - 2008 [TV Series]; SPIRIT WARRIORS - 2010 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - 2002-2010 [TV Series Regular; 78 episodes]; PAUL O'GRADY LIVE - 2010 [TV Series; his last acting role]. Mr. Kwouk was awarded the OBE [Officer of the Order of the British Empire] in the 2011 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama. Burt Kwouk was 85 years-old.) - 05/24/16
WADE - 1989 [TV Movie]; MANHUNT: SEARCH FOR THE NIGHT STALKER - 1989 [TV Movie]; DOCTOR DOCTOR - 1990; EQUAL JUSTICE - 1990; FLATLINERS - 1990 [TF]; LIFESTORIES - 1990; WELCOME HOME, ROXY CARMICHAEL - 1990 [TF]; FATHER DOWLING MYSTERIES - 1991; LOVE, LIES AND MURDER - 1991 [TV Movie]; QUANTUM LEAP - 1991; MY LIFE AND TIMES - 1991; CRAZY FROM THE HEART - 1991 [TV Movie]; LIES OF THE TWINS - 1991 [TV Movie]; WINGS - 1991; L.A. LAW - 1991; THE LAST OF HIS TRIBE - 1992 [TV Movie]; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR - 1992 [TV Movie]; MURPHY BROWN - 1992; KEEP THE CHANGE - 1992 [TV Movie]; DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. - 1992; NURSES - 1991-1992; GROUNDHOG DAY - 1993 [TF]; SIRENS - 1993; AND THE BAND PLAYED ON - 1993 [TV Movie]; LOVE & WAR - 1993; CLEAN SLATE - 1994 [TF]; BLUE SKY - 1994 [TF]; WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN? - 1994 [TV Movie]; DAVE'S WORLD - 1994; TRAPPED IN PARADISE - 1994 [TF]; STAR TREK: VOYAGER - 1995; SOMETHING WILDER - 1995; NYPD BLUE - 1995; PICKET FENCES - 1995; THE CLIENT - 1995; HOME IMPROVEMENT - 1994-1995; HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - 1995 [TF]; ER - 1995; SEDUCED BY MADNESS: THE DIANE BORCHARDT STORY - 1995 [TV mini-series]; EYE FOR AN EYE - 1996 [TF]; CYBILL - 1996; THE HOME COURT - 1996; CAROLINE IN THE CITY - 1996; HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD - 1996 [TF]; INK - 1997; THE TOM SHOW - 1997; LOLITA - 1997 [TF]; CRACKER: MIND OVER MURDER - 1997; THE WEDDING SINGER - 1998 [TF]; THE CON - 1998 [TV Movie]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1998; PLAYERS - 1998; DHARMA & GREG - 1998; JESSE - 1998; L.A. DOCTORS - 1999; SLIDERS - 1999; THE JOYRIDERS - 1999 [TF]; BOSTON PUBLIC - 2001; THE KENNEDYS - 2001 [TV Movie]; EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - 2001 [TF]; JOE DIRT - 2001 [TF]; THAT'S LIFE - 2001; THE X-FILES - 2001; FIRST MONDAY - 2002; BECKER - 2002; THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND - 2003 [TF]; DIE! MOMMY, DIE! - 2003 [TF]; JAG - 2003; AMERICAN WEDDING - 2003 [TF]; NUMB3RS - 2005; RED EYE - 2005 [TF]; CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM - 2005; FOUR KINGS - 2006; THE VALLEY OF LIGHT - 2007 [TV Movie]; THE FINAL SEASON - 2007 [TF]; MY NAME IS EARL - 2008; SONS OF TUCSON - 2010; MEDIUM - 2010; GREY'S ANATOMY - 2011; I AM I - 2013 [TF]; I DIDN'T DO IT - 2014; LAST WISHES - 2014 [Short; her last acting role]. She was married to the same man, actor Robert Goldsby, since 1952. Angela Paton suffered a recent heart attack and was 86 years-old.) - 05/27/16
inside the ring. He would come up with clever poems and sayings [earning him the nickname "The Louisville Lip"], once saying that he was so fast an athlete that he could turn off the lights in his bedroom and be in his bed asleep before the lights went out. And it was close to the truth [Ali's punches produced approximately 1,000 pounds of force]. I love this bit of wisdom from him: "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." His back-and-forths with sharp-tongued late sportcaster Howard Cosell were the stuff that legends were made of [They were actually friends when the cameras weren't on]. To see him slowly be incapacitated by Parkinsons was pure torture. I grew up during the prime period of his life, when he would beat champions left and right [pun intended] and even lose some of those fights. He also stepped out into acting for a short period and, even though his credits are small, he was always memorable. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT - 1962 [TF]; THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW - 1963; DELLA - 1969; THE SUPER FIGHT - 1970 [TF]; FIGHT OF THE CENTURY - 1971 [TV Movie]; BLACK RODEO - 1972 [TF; Documentary]; TRAVELS WITH FLIP - 1975 [TV Movie]; LOLA! - 1975; COS - 1976; THE SONNY AND CHER SHOW - 1979; THE GREATEST - 1977 [TF; also Writer; Ali portrayed himself in a slightly fictionalized version of his life story, including his refusal to join the armed forces for the war in Vietnam, which he was totally against and changing his name when he converted to Islam]; DIFF'RENT STROKES - 1979; FREEDOM ROAD - 1979 [TV Movie; his only true acting role where he didn't play himself]; VEGA$ - 1979; BODY AND SOUL - 1982 [TF]; DOIN' TIME - 1985 [TF]; WHEN WE WERE KINGS - 1996 [Documentary; Academy Award® winner for Best Documentary]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1999; THE HURRICANE - 1999 [TF]; LOVE AT TIMES SQUARE - 2003 [TF]; KILL THE IRISHMAN - 2011 [TF]; THE THREE HIKERS - 2015 [Documentary; his last screen appearance]. Ali also did countless Documentaries, TV Talk Shows, Sport Specials and Game Shows throughout his career. He was also one of the pioneers of Pay-Per-View, as many of his fights during the 70's could only be viewed that way. I remember watching "The Rumble In The Jungle" that way in a movie theater back in 1974. He was also involved in the WWF Wrestling [now WWE] from the mid-1980's to the 1990's and was inducted into their Hall Of Fame in 2014. In 2002, Ali was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. His star is the only one to be mounted on a vertical surface, out of deference to his request that his name not be walked upon. He simply was the greatest athelete in the world and was the biggest Sports Royalty there ever was [even beating Michael Jordan, in my opinion], who was adored by Hollywood stars, politicians and regular people like myself. Muhammad Ali passed away due to respiratory ailments and septic shock from Parkinsons and was 74 years-old. "Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee." That will now be the mantra in Heaven.) - 06/03/16
performance]; THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW - 1964 [6 episodes]; THE PATSY - 1964 [also Actor as the Piano Player]; THE FAMILY JEWELS - 1965; THREE ON A COUCH - 1966 [Actor only]; THE BIG MOUTH - 1967 [a personal favorite]; I DREAM OF JEANNIE - 1967; THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW - 1967-1968 [8 episodes]; HOOK, LINE AND SINKER - 1969 [Actor only]; THE KELLY MONTEITH SHOW - 1976; ALL IN THE FAMILY - 1976; CPO SHARKEY - 1977; WHAT'S HAPPENING!! - 1976-1977; PEEPING TIMES - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW - 1973-1978 [120 episodes; Three Emmy Awards® in 1974, 1975 & 1978 for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series]; WELCOME BACK, KOTTER - 1978-1979 [5 episodes; also Producer of 23 episodes]; THREE'S COMPANY - 1979-1980 [2 episodes; also Producer of 15 episodes]; JOHN RITTER: BEING OF SOUND MIND AND BODY - 1980 [TV Special]; THE TIM CONWAY SHOW - 1980 [also Producer]; NO SOAP, RADIO - 1982; THAT'S TV - 1982 [TV Movie]; WIZARDS AND WARRIORS - 1983; CRACKING UP - 1983 [also Actor]; DOUBLE TROUBLE - 1984-1985 [3 episodes; also Producer of 1 episode]; CHARLIE & CO. - 1985-1986 [4 episodes; also Producer of 1 episode]; HEARTLAND - 1989; LENNY - 1990-1991; SCORCH - 1992; THE JOHN LARROQUETTE SHOW - 1993; BLOSSOM - 1991-1993 [5 episodes; also Supervising Producer of 5 episodes]; THE NUTTY PROFESSOR - 1996 [Inferior remake using Lewis and Richmond's script as a starting point]; ACTION - 1999 [Actor only]; WRECKREATION NATION WITH DAVE MORDAL - 2009 [Producer only; his final credit]. Bill Richmond died of natural causes and was 94 years-old.) - 06/04/16
HOOKER - 1983; AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE - 1983; VICTIMS FOR VICTIMS: THE THERESA SALDANA STORY - 1984 [TV Movie; portrayed herself]; THE EVIL THAT MEN DO - 1984 [TF; my second favorite role of hers]; ROCCO'S STAR - 1985 [TV Movie]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["Dead Woman's Shoes" - 1985]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1985; SIMON & SIMON - 1986; MATLOCK - 1986; TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE - 1986; HUNTER - 1987; SANTA BARBARA - 1987; JUVI - 1987 [Afternoon TV Movie]; THE HIGHWAYMAN - 1987 [TV Movie]; WEREWOLF - 1987; BUCK JAMES - 1988; FALCON CREST - 1988; THE NIGHT BEFORE - 1988 [TF]; DOUBLE REVENGE - 1988 [TF]; OF MEN AND ANGELS - 1989 [TF]; NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - 1990 [Voice only; 15 episodes]; MACGYVER - 1990; ANGEL TOWN - 1990 [TF]; SHAMEFUL SECRETS - 1993 [TV Movie]; CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS - 1994 [Voice only]; LAW & ORDER - 1995; JONNY QUEST VERSUS THE CYBER INSECTS - 1995 [TV Movie; Voice only]; THE COMMISH - 1991-1996 [92 episodes; Golden Globe® nominee in 1994 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series]; SHE WOKE UP PREGNANT - 1996 [TV Movie]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1997; THE REAL ADVENTURES OF JONNY QUEST - 1996-1997 [Voice only]; NOTHING SACRED - 1997; ALL MY CHILDREN - 1997; MARTIAL LAW - 1998; THRILL SEEKERS - 1999 [TV Movie]; CARLO'S WAKE - 1999 [TF]; READY TO RUN - 2000 [TV Movie]; BATMAN BEYOND - 2001 [Voice only]; THE BERNIE MAC SHOW - 2003; GANG WARZ - 2004 [TF]; ILLUSION INFINITY - 2004 [TF; her last acting role]. Shortly after her appearance in RAGING BULL, a lunatic religious fanatic, who claimed to have been ordered by higher powers, attacked and attempted to murder Ms. Saldana [she was stabbed several times outside her West Hollywood home]. After a long, hard recovery, Ms. Saldana has devoted her life to helping other women who have had similar traumatic experiences. She lost a major role in TOOTSIE - 1982 because she was still recovering from the attack [Geena Davis replaced her]. Her appearance on the TV Show HUNTER in 1987 was a thinly veiled account of her attack. A bottled water deliveryman, who was passing by, saved Ms. Saldana from being killed and he eventually became a Deputy Sheriff of Los Angeles County after telling the Press that he always wanted to be a police officer. He took all the exams, thanks to the Sheriff fast-tracking his desires, and passed every one with flying colors. No cause of death was given at the time of this writing, but Theresa Saldana was in the hospital and was 61 years-old.) - 06/06/16
ROME - 1957; WHITE NIGHTS - 1957; MARISA - 1957; HERCULES - 1958; HERCULES UNCHAINED - 1959; SHEBA AND THE GLADIATOR - 1959; THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII - 1959; GASTONE - 1960; GOLIATH AGAINST THE GIANTS - 1961; THE COLOSSUS OF ROME - 1961; HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMAN - 1961; THE TROJAN HORSE - 1961; COLOSSUS AND THE HUNS - 1962; SODOM AND GOMORRAH - 1962; SLAVE GIRLS OF SHEBA - 1963; GOLIATH AND THE SINS OF BABYLON - 1963; GOLIATH AND THE REBEL SLAVE - 1963; HERCULES AND THE MASKED RIDER - 1963; THE TEN GLADIATORS - 1963; SANDOKAN THE GREAT - 1963; TEMPLE OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT - 1964; HERCULES AGAINST ROME - 1964; THE TWO GLADIATORS - 1964; SANDOKAN: PIRATE OF MALAYSIA - 1964; BULLETS DON'T ARGUE - 1964; 3 AVENGERS - 1964; THREE SWORDS FOR ROME - 1964; KINDAR THE INVUNERABLE - 1965; ADVENTURES OF A SECRET AGENT - 1965; FOR ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY - 1966; TWO SONS OF RINGO - 1966; THE INCREDIBLE PARIS INCIDENT - 1967; LEFT HANDED JOHNNY WEST - 1967; THE STRANGER - 1967; THE HANDSOME, THE UGLY AND THE STUPID - 1967; POKER WITH PISTOLS - 1967; AND THEN A TIME FOR KILLING - 1968; VENGEANCE IS MY FORGIVENESS - 1968; A LONG RIDE FROM HELL - 1968; PSYCHOPATH - 1968; EXECUTION - 1968; TRUSTING IS GOOD...KILLING IS BETTER - 1968; BLACK JACK - 1968; ISABELLA, DUCHESS OF THE DEVILS - 1969; THE RANGERS - 1970; THE CROOK - 1970; THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE - 1971; GUNMAN OF ONE HUNDRED CROSSES - 1971; AND HIS NAME WAS HOLY GHOST - 1971; PANHANDLE 38 - 1972; THE ARENA - 1974; CHAINS - 1974; VIOLENT CITY - 1975; THAT MALICIOUS AGE - 1975; HOLIDAY HOOKERS - 1976; CONVOY BUSTERS - 1978; SICILIAN CONNECTION - 1987; 28° MINUTO - 1991; UN INVERNO FREDDO FREDDO - 1996 [his last acting role]. He had many other films and TV Series appearances that were not subtitled or dubbed into English. In 1967 Mr. Palmara founded SINC Cinematografica, an Italian dubbing company. Mimmo Palmara was 87 years-old.) - 06/10/16
Movie]; THE GHOST OF FLIGHT 401 - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1978; THE JEFFERSONS - 1978-1979; SKINFLINT: A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1981; CREEPSHOW 2 - 1987 [Theatrical Film; Animation Voice only]; LINCOLN - 1992 [TV Movie]; LAW & ORDER - 1998; SEX AND THE CITY - 2001 [his last film acting role]. Mr. Connell also was also involved in Stage work, making his Broadway debut in "Subways Are For Sleeping" in 1961. Additional stage credits include "Hello, Dolly!," "Big River," "The Human Comedy," and "Lysistrata" (the latter being the only time he and his wife Jane Connell ever appeared together on Broadway). He met wife Jane Connell when he played piano for a college melodrama. They wed in 1948 [and stayed married until her death on 2013] and gained early experience on radio and toured in stock. When their "Straw Hat Revue" did well at summer theaters in the Northeast, they eventually relocated to New York. They developed a following performing together in such San Francisco night clubs as The Purple Onion and The Hungry I. Also a musician, Connell composed songs for cabaret artists and musical theatre. Gordon Connell was 92 years-old.) - 06/12/16
SWEET IT IS! - 1968 [TF]; ADAM-12 - 1968; I DREAM OF JEANNIE - 1969; ROOM 222 - 1969; VIVA MAX - 1969 [TF]; DRAGNET 1967 - 1967-1970; D.A.: CONSPIRACY TO KILL - 1971 [TV Movie]; THE NEW ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1971 [10 episodes]; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1971; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1970-1971; SECOND CHANCE - 1972 [TV Movie]; CHASE - 1973 [TV Movie]; EMERGENCY! - 1972-1974 [3 episodes]; THE RANGERS - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE GHOST BUSTERS - 1975; ON THE ROCKS - 1975; MAUDE - 1976; AMELIA EARHART - 1976 [TV Movie]; BARNEY MILLER - 1981; CHEERS - 1989; NEWHART - 1989; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990; THE FANELLI BOYS - 1990-1991 [Series Regular; 19 episodes]; BLOSSOM - 1991; HOME IMPROVEMENT - 1993; ROOM FOR TWO - 1993; HERMAN'S HEAD - 1993; EMPTY NEST - 1991-1993; PICKET FENCES - 1992-1994 [5 episodes]; GRUMPIER OLD MEN - 1995 [TF]; SEINFELD - 1991-1996; SOUR GRAPES - 1998 [TF]; THE NANNY - 1993-1999 [56 episodes]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW REVISITED - 2004 [TV Movie]; CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM - 2005; STATE OF MIND - 2007; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2007; PLEASE GIVE - 2010 [TF]; HAPPILY DIVORCED - 2012; MODERN FAMILY - 2013; THE WINKLERS - 2014 [TV Movie]; GREY'S ANATOMY - 2015; GETTING ON - 2013-2015 [Series Regular; 15 episodes]; LIFE IN PIECES - 2016 [Her last acting role]. Ms. Guilbert was also actively involved in Stage work, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway including "The Immigrant: A Hamilton County Album", where she created the role of Alma, for which she won the 1988 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production, at Washington, DC's Arena Stage. Ann Morgan Guilbert passed away due to cancer and was 87 years-old.) - 06/14/16
SECRET OF THE TELEGIAN - 1960; EVENING STREAM - 1960; MAN AGAINST MAN - 1960; SAZAE AND GRANNY APRON - 1960; ROMANCE EXPRESS - 1961; CHALLENGE TO LIVE - 1961; THE SCARLET MAN - 1961; THE LAST WAR - 1961; AUTUMN FOR THE KOBAYAKAWA FAMILY - 1961; THE END OF SUMMER - 1961; DIFFERENT SONS - 1961; GORATH - 1962; 47 SAMURAI - 1962; WALLEYED NIPPON - 1963; YEARNING - 1964; TRAP OF SUICIDE KILOMETER - 1964; THE ADVENTURES OF TAKLA MAKAN - 1966; FAMILY GAME - 1983 [TV Series]; FAMILY GAME II - 1984 [TV Series]; FAMILY GAME: SPECIAL - 1985 [TV Movie]; DADDY SURVIVAL - 1995 [TV Series]; GTO: GREAT TEACHER ONIZUKA - 1998 [TV Series; 5 episodes]; THE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR LIE - 1999 [TV Movie]; FORBIDDEN LOVE - 1999 [TV Series]; DIAMOND GIRL - 2003 [TV Series]; DIGNITY OF SPECIAL TEMPORARY STAFF - 2005 [TV mini-series]; THE SECOND MOVEMENT - 2013 [TV mini-series]; DOCTOR X - 2013 [TV mini-series]; BLACK PRESIDENT - 2014 [TV mini-series; her last acting role]. Ms. Shirakawa has at least 50 more Theatrical Films, TV Series and TV Movie credits, but they have yet [at the time of this writing] to be dubbed or subtitled into English. She was a popular actress of directors Ishiro Honda and Yasujiro Ozu, who put her in many of their films. Yumi Shirakawa died of heart failure and was 79 years-old) - 06/15/16
[TF]; THE AMERICAN PARADE - 1974 [TV mini-series]; PAPER MOON - 1974; THIS IS THE WEST THAT WAS - 1974 [TV Movie]; FUTURE COP - 1976; WHEN EVERY DAY WAS THE FOURTH OF JULY - 1978 [TV Movie]; FIVE DAYS FROM HOME - 1978 [TF]; GETTING WASTED - 1980 [TF}; THE WALTONS - 1975-1981 [107 episodes]; A WEDDING ON WALTONS MOUNTAIN - 1982 [TV Movie]; MOTHERS DAY ON WALTONS MOUNTAIN - 1982 [TV Movie]; A DAY FOR THANKS ON WALTONS MOUNTAIN - 1982 [TV Movie]; BOONE - 1983-1984 [Series Regular; 13 episodes]; DALLAS - 1984; FALCON CREST - 1985; SARA - 1985 [Series Regular; 13 episodes]; PERFECT - 1985 [TF]; CRAZY LIKE A FOX - 1985; DYNASTY - 1985; NOBODY'S FOOL - 1986 [TF]; JUST IN TIME - 1988 [6 episodes]; THE DEAD POOL - 1988 [TF]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1988; DESIGNING WOMEN - 1987-1989; SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH - 1989 [TV Movie]; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1990; GUESS WHO'S COMING FOR CHRISTMAS? - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE TORKELSONS - 1991 [3 episodes]; A WALTON THANKSGIVING REUNION - 1993 [TV Movie]; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - 1994; 8 SECONDS - 1994 [TF]; A WALTON WEDDING - 1995 [TV Movie]; A WALTON EASTER - 1997 [TV Movie]; INHERIT THE WIND - 1999 [TV Movie]; SORDID LIVES - 2000 [TF]; SWEET POTATO QUEENS - 2003 [TV Movie]; 12 MILES OF BAD ROAD - 2007 [Her final acting role]. Ronnie Claire Edwards died of natural causes and was 83 years-old.) - 06/14/16
pounds. Those operations may have led to his death. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: GOOD BURGER - 1997 [TF]; VARSITY BLUES - 1999 [TF]; DILL SCALLION - 1999 [TF]; COUSIN SKEETER - 1999; FREAKS AND GEEKS - 1999-2000 [3 episodes]; POPULAR - 1999-2001 [43 episodes]; SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH - 2001; NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE - 2001 [TF]; DRUM SOLO - 2001 [Short]; THE GREENSKEEPER - 2002 [TF; his only horror project]; THE KARATE DOG - 2005 [TV Movie]; CSI: NY - 2005; WHAT HOLLYWOOD TAUGHT US ABOUT SEX - 2005 [TV Movie Documentary]; THE FAT BOY CHRONICLES - 2010 [TF; also Co-Executive Producer]; I THINK MY MOM'S TRYING TO KILL ME - 2013 [Short; also Associate Producer]; RACING LEGACY - 2015 [TF: also Director, Writer & Executive Producer]; BOMB CITY - 2017 [TF; filming at the time of his death]. Here is what he said about his obesity and his operations: "Am I alive? Yes. Am I happy? No. Did I throw away my career to be skinny? Yes. I wouldn't do [the surgery] again. I would much rather have died happy, rich, and kept my status and gone out on top." Ron Lester passed away due to heart and liver failure. He was just 45 years-old.) - 06/17/16
otherwise noted]: ER - 2000 [TV Series]; GEPPETTO - 2000 [TV Movie]; A MAN IS MOSTLY WATER - 2000; DELIVERING MILO - 2001 [portrayed the titled character]; 15 MINUTES - 2001; ALONG CAME A SPIDER - 2001; HEARTS IN ATLANTIS - 2001 [Just watched this again recently and he was very good, enough to win a Young Artist Award® for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor]; JUDGING AMY - 2002 [TV Series]; A TIME FOR DANCING - 2002; ROOFTOP KISSES - 2002 [Short]; TAKEN - 2002 [TV mini-series]; THE PRACTICE - 2002 [TV Series]; WITHOUT A TRACE - 2003 [TV Series]; CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM - 2004; JACK - 2004 [TV Movie]; NYPD BLUE - 2004 [TV Series]; HOUSE OF D - 2004; FIERCE PEOPLE - 2005; ALPHA DOG - 2006 [the first time I noticed that he was extremely talented]; HUFF - 2004-2006 [TV Series Regular; 26 episodes]; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT - 2006 [TV Series]; CRIMINAL MINDS - 2006 [TV Series]; CHARLIE BARTLETT - 2007 [played the titled character]; NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU - 2008; MIDDLE OF NOWHERE - 2008; STAR TREK - 2009 [the first time he portrayed Chekov]; TERMINATOR SALVATION - 2009; MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC - 2010; LIKE CRAZY - 2011; YOU AND I - 2011; THE BEAVER - 2011; FROM UP ON POPPY HILL - 2011 [Voice only]; THE SMURFS - 2011 [Voiced "Clumsy Smurf" in two movies and a series of shorts]; FRIGHT NIGHT - 2011; THE SMURFS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL - 2011 [Short; Voice only]; THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM - 2011 [HBO Animated Series; Voice only]; THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS - 2012 [Voice only]; ODD THOMAS - 2013 [portrayed the titled character]; STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS - 2013; ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE - 2013; THE SMURFS: THE LEGEND OF SMURFY HOLLOW - 2013 [Short; Voice Only]; THE SMURFS 2 - 2013 [Voice only]; BROKEN BELLS AFTER THE DISCO - 2013 [Short]; RUDDERLESS - 2014; 5 TO 7 - 2014; THE APPRENTICE - 2014 [Short]; CYMBELINE - 2014; BURYING THE EX - 2014; DYING OF THE LIGHT - 2014; COURT OF CONSCIENCE - 2015 [Short]; EXPERIMENTER - 2015; KISS KISS FINGERBANG - 2015 [Short]; BROKEN HORSES - 2015; THE DRIFTLESS AREA - 2015; UNITY - 2015 [Documentary; Narrator]; GREEN ROOM - 2015 [Effective little horror film]; SUPERMANSION - 2015 [TV Series; Voice only]; RISE - 2016 [Short; will be developed into a feature films sometime in 2017 or 2018]; STAR TREK BEYOND - 2016 [Yelchin never got to see it premiere in theaters]; PORTO - 2016; WE DON'T BELONG HERE - 2016; REMEMORY - 2016; THOROUGHBRED - 2017; TROLLHUNTERS - 2016 [Netflix Animated Series; Voice Only; his voice work was not completed for the series before he died, but he did enough voice work for there to be a Season 2, which there will be.]. Mr. Yelchin also voiced his roles for STAR TREK and THE SMURFS in video games and appeared on many late night talk shows. He was also a musician and songwriter. Here is what he had to say about why he went into acting: "I was a horrible athlete. My parents are athletes; they tried me to get me to do that [professional figure skating], but I just couldn't. I sucked. First I wanted to be a scientist, and I set our bathroom on fire. Then I wanted to be a basketball player and I'm a not-very-tall white, Russian Jewish kid. So that didn't work out either." It's a shame that he died in such a freak accident because he had a long acting career ahead of him. Anton Yelchin was only 27 years-old.) - 06/19/16
1972 [Directed by Ulli Lommel]; HAMBURG TRANSIT - 1973 [TV Series]; DER KOMMISSAR - 1970-1973 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; DEATH IS MY TRADE - 1977; DERRICK - 1978 [TV Series]; THE OLD FOX - 1978-1979 [TV Series]; DANTON'S DEAD - 1981; OUT OF ORDER - 1984; SCENE OF THE CRIME: A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH - 1985 [as "Horst Schimanski"; THE CRACK CONNECTION - 1987 [as "Horst Schimanski"]; THE CAT - 1988; THE BREAK - 1989; BLUE-EYED - 1989; BUKOW AND KONIG - 1990 [TV Series; as "Horst Schimanski"]; TATORT - 1971-1991 [TV Series; played "Horst Schimanski' for 32 episodes]; SCHTONK - 1992; ME AND CHRISTINE - 1993; SCHULZ & SCHULZ - 1989-1993 [TV Series; 5 episodes]; THE SWINE - 1995 [TV mini-series]; THE SANDMAN - 1995 [TV Movie]; THE DEATHMAKER - 1995 [probably George's most chilling performance as "Fritz 'The Butcher of Hanover' Haarmann", real-life serial killer of 27 boys]; DIE STURZFLIEGER - 1995 [Sci-Fi Comedy]; MORLOCK - 1993-1996 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; ROSSINI - 1997; THE TRIO - 1998; THE BUBI SCHOLZ STORY - 1998 [TV Movie]; SOLO FOR CLARINET - 1998; AFTER THE TRUTH - 1999; VIKTOR VOGEL-COMMERCIAL MAN - 2001; COMING HOME - 2003; GOD IS DEAD - 2003; MYSTERIOUS FRIENDS - 2003 [TV Movie]; MARIA AN CALLAS - 2006; THE NOVEMBERMAN - 2007 [TV Movie]; MEIN KAMPF - 2009; CIVIL COURAGE - 2010 [TV Movie]; ZETTL - 2012; DECKNAME LUNA - 2012 [TV Series]; GEORGE - 2013 [TV Movie]; SCHIMANSKI - 1997-2013 [TV Series; 17 episodes; George's last time portraying "Horst Schimanski"]; BOSE WETTER - 2016 [his last acting role]. Gotz George has literally over 50 more Films, TV Series and TV Movies which have not been dubbed or subtitled in English. He has won over 28 German and Eupopean Awards as Best Actor and was nominated 11 more times [Winning more than losing is quite the accomplishment]. Mr. George was also very involved in Stage work, making his first appearance in 1950 and continuing to do it throughout his career. If we were to compare his popularity to an American actor, he would most probably be described as a German version of Burt Reynolds, but with much more Stage experience. Like Reynolds, he performed all the stunts in his movies and TV Series himself, which took a toll on his body. Gotz George passed away after a short illness and was 77 years-old.) - 06/19/16
TWIN DETECTIVES - 1976 [TV Movie]; VIVA VALDEZ - 1976 [TV Series Regular; 12 episodes]; MIXED NUTS - 1977 [TV Short]; ROLLING THUNDER - 1977 [Theatrical Film; One of the best political actioners of the 70's]; POLICE STORY - 1978; THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - 1978; THE WHITE SHADOW - 1979; BOULEVARD NIGHTS - 1979 [Theatrical Film]; THE STREETS OF L.A. - 1979 [TV Movie]; DEFIANCE - 1980 [Theatrical Film]; BORDERLINE - 1980 [Theatrical Film]; LOU GRANT - 1981; FALCON CREST - 1981-1982 [3 episodes]; DESIRE, THE VAMPIRE - 1982 [TV Movie]; LOSIN' IT - 1983 [Theatrical Film]; CONDO - 1983 [TV Series Regular; 13 episodes]; A.K.A. PABLO - 1984; HUNTER - 1984; THE A-TEAM - 1985; SECOND SERVE - 1986 [TV Movie]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1987; I MARRIED DORA - 1987; ANGELICA, MI VIDA - 1988; THE TELEPHONE - 1988 [Theatrical Film; Voice only]; STAND AND DELIVER - 1988 [Theatrical Film]; ZORRO - 1990-1993 [TV Series Regular; 88 episodes]; GUNFIGHTER'S MOON - 1995 [Theatrical Film]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1996; STREETS OF LAREDO - 1999 [TV mini-series]; RAY OF SUNSHINE - 2006 [Theatrical Film]; ADVENTURES IN APPLETOWN - 2008 [MFHV]; CASA DE MI PADRE - 2012 [Theatrical Film; Will Ferrell's take-off of Mexican Western films of the 60's & early 70's. The language spoken was Spanish and subtitled in English.]; BLESS ME, ULTIMA - 2013 [Theatrical Film; his last acting role]. Mr. Victor was also the Assistant Director on the Theatrical Film FACES - 1968 and was a lifelong friend of John Cassavetes [who passed away in 1989] who Victor affectionally called "Godfather". James Victor passed away due to heart disease and was 76 years-old.) - 06/20/16
F.B.I. - 1965; A MAN CALLED SHENANDOAH - 1965; THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER - 1965; MY MOTHER THE CAR - 1965; BARNEY - 1965 [TV Movie]; LAREDO - 1966; DR. KILDARE - 1961-1966 [5 episodes]; FOR PETE'S SAKE - 1966 [TF]; GOMER PYLE: USMC - 1966; THAT GIRL - 1966; THE ROAD WEST - 1966; THE GREEN HORNET; THE FUGITIVE - 1965-1967 [3 episodes]; HOT RODS TO HELL - 1967 [TF]; OCCASIONAL WIFE - 1967; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1964-1967 [5 episodes]; MY THREE SONS - 1967; RIDE TO HANGMAN'S TREE - 1967 [TF]; BEWITCHED - 1964-1967; THE INVADERS - 1967; IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - 1967 [TF]; GAMES - 1967 [TF]; JUDD FOR THE DEFENSE - 1967; THE FELONY SQUAD - 1967; DUNDEE AND THE CULHANE - 1967; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1967; THE MONKEES - 1967; IRON HORSE - 1967 [1967 was a banner year for Nisbet]; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1967-1968; YOURS, MINE AND OURS - 1968 [TF]; THE SHAKIEST GUN IN THE WEST - 1968 [TF]; BLONDIE - 1968; THE OUTCASTS - 1968; THE WILD WILD WEST - 1968; MAYBERRY R.F.D. - 1968; THE OUTSIDERS - 1968; HOGAN'S HEROES - 1968; TO DIE IN PARIS - 1968 [TV Movie; another banner year for Nisbet]; GET SMART - 1966-1969 [3 episodes]; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1965-1969; ANGEL IN MY POCKET - 1969 [TF]; THE BOLD ONES: THE LAWYERS - 1969; LOVE IS A FUNNY THING - 1969 [TF]; THEN CAME BRONSON - 1969; THE SILENT GUN - 1969 [TV Movie]; MY WORLD AND WELCOME TO IT - 1969 [3 episodes]; THE BILL COSBY SHOW - 1970; THE BOLD ONES: THE PROTECTORS - 1970; THE VIRGINIAN - 1962-1970 [19 episodes]; DRAGNET 1967 - 1967-1970 [8 episodes]; THE HIGH CHAPARRAL - 1970; THE INTRUDERS - 1970 [TV Movie]; THE YOUNG LAWYERS - 1970; THE NAME OF THE GAME - 1968-1971 [4 episodes]; HOW TO FRAME A FIGG - 1971 [TF]; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1971; THE BOLD ONES: THE SENATOR - 1971; MARRIAGE: YEAR ONE - 1971 [TV Movie]; IRONSIDE - 1967-1971 [3 episodes]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1971-1972; BONANZA - 1961-1972 [9 episodes]; THE LONERS - 1972 [TF]; BANACEK - 1972; NIGHT GALLERY - ["Spectre In Tap Shoes" - 1972; "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Milliken" - 1972]; THE JUDGE AND JAKE WYLER - 1972 [TV Movie]; MANNIX - 1968-1973 [5 episodes]; CANNON - 1973; BRIDGET LOVES BERNIE - 1973; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1969-1973 [3 episodes]; COLUMBO - 1972-1973; SLITHER - 1973 [TF]; THE MAD BOMBER - 1973 [TF]; YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP - 1973 [TF]; OUTRAGE - 1973 [TV Movie]; HEC RAMSEY - 1973; ADAM-12 - 1972-1974; TOMA - 1974; HEATWAVE! - 1974 [TV Movie]; LOTSA LUCK - 1974; IT'S GOOD TO BE ALIVE - 1974 [TV Movie]; HAPPY DAYS - 1974; DOC ELLIOTT - 1974; THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT - 1974 [TF]; KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER ["The Vampire" - 1974]; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1974; THE LAW - 1974 [TV Movie]; MOVIN' ON - 1974; POLICE STORY - 1974; EARTHQUAKE - 1974 [TF; Voice only]; THE MISSLES OF OCTOBER - 1974 [TV Movie]; EMERGENCY! - 1974; THE MISSING ARE DEADLY - 1975 [TV Movie]; THE MANHUNTER - 1975; MCCLOUD - 1975; LUCAS TANNER - 1975; MEDICAL STORY - 1975 [TV Movie]; ELLERY QUEEN - 1975; HEARTS OF THE WEST - 1975 [TF]; F. SCOTT FITZGERALD IN HOLLYWOOD - 1975 [TV Movie]; MOBILE ONE - 1975; COLLISION COURSE: TRUMAN VS. MACARTHUR - 1976 [TV Movie]; RICH MAN, POOR MAN - 1976 [TV mini-series]; BRINKS: THE GREAT ROBBERY - 1976 [TV Movie]; GOOD HEAVENS - 1976; MCMILLAN & WIFE - 1973-1977 [3 episodes]; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1974-1977 [3 episodes]; MOST WANTED - 1977, OH, GOD - 1977 [TF]; BLACK MARKET BABY - 1977 [TV Movie]; THREE'S COMPANY - 1977; PROJECT - U.F.O. - 1978; FANTASY
ISLAND - 1978; MR. TOO LITTLE - 1978 [TF]; THE DUKES OF HAZZARD - 1979; THE NIGHT RIDER - 1979 [TV Movie]; BEGGERMAN, THIEF - 1979 [TV Movie]; BARNABY JONES - 1973-1980 [8 episodes]; LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - 1980; QUINCY M.E. - 1980-1981; BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY - 1981; TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT - 1981; FATHER MURPHY - 1982; MADAME'S PALACE - 1982; HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK - 1983; T.J. HOOKER - 1986; HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN - 1984-1988; TO HEAL A NATION - 1988 [TV Movie]; LADY MOBSTER - 1988 [TV Movie]; DESIGNING WOMEN - 1988; L.A. LAW - 1989; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1989; MAMA'S FAMILY - 1989; THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS - 1989 [TF]; EMPTY NEST - 1989; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1990; FALL FROM GRACE - 1990 [TV Movie]; THEY CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - 1990; GROWING PAINS - 1990; MURDEROUS VISION - 1991 [TV Movie]; THE WOMAN WHO SINNED - 1991 [TV Movie]; BAYWATCH - 1991; HOMEFRONT - 1992; CRIES UNHEARD: THE DONNA YAKLICH STORY - 1994 [TV Movie]; POLICE ACADEMY: MISSION TO MOSCOW - 1994 [TF]; MURDER IN THE FIRST - 1995 [TF]; CASINO - 1995 [TF]; THE CLIENT - 1996; HIGH INCIDENT - 1996; NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY - 1996 [Short]; DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN - 1997; THE TONY DANZA SHOW - 1997; WINCHELL - 1998 [TV Movie]; THE PRACTICE - 2001 [His last acting role]. As you can see, he was a prolific actor and no role was too small for him, which made him popular in the filmmaking community. He was a dependable actor whose career spanned nearly six decades. Stuart Nisbet died of unknown causes and was 82 years-old.) - 06/23/16
MYSTERIES OF ROME - 1963 [Documentary]; IL SASSO IN BOCCA - 1969 [also Writer & Editor]; UNA CITTA MALATA - 1973 [Documentary]; C.I.A. SECRET STORY - 1975 [also Screenplay]; PANAGULIS VIVE - 1980 [TV mini-series; also Writer]; CENTRO GIORNO A POLERMO - 1984 [also Screenplay]; THE MORO AFFAIR - 1986 [also Screenplay & Actor; Probably his most famous film about the Red Brigade kidnapping the Chief of the Christian Democraty, whose body was found 55 days later in the trunk of a red Renault. This film displayed that the Italian political and judicial system was just as crooked as the Red Brigade.]; CONTRA-DICTION: IL CASO NICARAGUA - 1988; NARCOS - 1992 [also Screenwriter]; GIOVANNI FALCONE - 1993 [also Screenplay]; STATE SECRET - 1995; DONNE DI MAFIA - 2001 [TV Movie; also Writer]; THE BANKERS OF GOD: THE CALVI AFFAIR - 2003 [also Screenplay]; GUIDO CHE SFIDO LE BRIGATE ROSSE - 2007 [also Screenplay]; ALL HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL - 2008 [also Actor]; ROMA NUDA - 2013 [His final directorial effort]. Mr. Ferrara also co-wrote the Screenplay to LA POSTA IN GIOCO - 1988; and acted in the films A POCKETFUL OF CHESTNUTS - 1970; SON TORNATE A FIORIRE LE ROSE - 1975 and L'ISPETTORE SARTE-UN POLIZIOTTO, UNA CITTA - 1992 [TV Series]. Giuseppe Ferrara died of cardiopulmonary arrest and was 83 years-old.) - 06/25/16
and was instantly regognizable as the giant strong man, even if people didn't know his name. This is another real blow to me in a year full of tragic deaths. I have loved Spencer ever since I first saw him in a movie theater back in the early-70's and searched out every thing he did after that. His credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise specified]: QUEL FANTASMA FI MIO MARITO - 1950; QUO VADIS - 1951; HUMAN TORPEDOS - 1954; A HERO OF OUR TIMES - 1957; A FAREWELL TO ARMS - 1957; MAMA'S BOY - 1957; HANNIBAL - 1959 [Spencer's first film with Terence Hill, both acting under their real names]; GOD FORGIVES...I DON'T! - 1967; TODAY WE KILL, TOMORROW WE DIE! - 1968; BEYOND THE LAW - 1968; ACE HIGH - 1968; THE FIVE MAN ARMY - 1969; BOOT HILL - 1969; THE FIFTH DAY OF PEACE - 1970; THEY CALL ME TRINITY - 1970 [The film that made him a world-wide name as "Bambino", along with Terence Hill as Trinity]; BLACKIE THE PIRATE - 1971; TRINITY IS STILL MY NAME! - 1971; FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET - 1971 [Spencer works with Dario Argento!]; IT CAN BE DONE, AMIGO - 1972; BLACK TURIN - 1972; ALL THE WAY BOYS - 1972 [also composer of the song "Flying Through the Air"]; A REASON TO LIVE, A REASON TO DIE - 1972; EVEN ANGELS EAT BEANS - 1973 [also composer of the song "Angel and Beans"]; THE KNOCK OUT COP - 1973 [his first time portraying "Inspector 'Flatfoot' Rizzo]; WATCH OUT, WE'RE MAD - 1974; TURN THE OTHER CHEEK - 1974; FLATFOOT IN HONG KONG - 1975; SOLDIER OF FORTUNE - 1976; CHARLESTON - 1977; CRIME BUSTERS - 1977 [also composer of the song "Angel and Beans"]; FLATFOOT IN AFRICA - 1978; UPPERCUT - 1978; TRINITY: GAMBLING FOR HIGH STAKES - 1978; THE SHERIFF AND THE SATELLITE KID - 1979 [Sci-Fi Western inspired by CLOSE ENCOUNTERS]; I'M FOR THE HIPPOPOTAMUS - 1979 [Spencer teamed with Terence Hill in a non-TRINITY film]; FLATFOOT ON THE NILE - 1980; EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME - 1980 [Sci-Fi Western]; BUDDY GOES WEST - 1981; WHO FINDS A FRIEND FINDS A TREASURE - 1981; BANANA JOE - 1982 [also Story credit]; BOMBER - 1982; CAT AND DOG - 1983; GO FOR IT - 1983; DOUBLE TROUBLE - 1984 [with Terence Hill]; TRINITY: GOOD GUYS AND BAD GUYS - 1985; ALADDIN - 1986; BIG MAN-AN UNUSUAL INSURANCE - 1988 [The first of a series of TV Movies starring Spencer as "Jack Clementi". Spencer also wrote the Screenplays to all the films.]; BIG MAN-THE FALSE ETRUSCAN - 1988 [TV Movie]; BIG MAN-THE DIVA - 1988 [TV Movie]; BIG MAN-BOOMERANG - 1988 [TV Movie]; BIG MAN-$395 AN OUNCE - 1988 [TV Movie]; BIG MAN-A POLICY FOR HELL - 1988 [TV Movie]; SPEAKING OF THE DEVIL - 1991; EXTRALARGE: BLACK AND WHITE - 1991 [A series of TV Movies {an extension of the BIG MAN series of TV Movies} very popular throughout the world, except for the United States, where Spencer portrayed the title character "Jack 'Extralarge' Climenti", first with ex-MIAMI VICE sidekick Philip Michael Thomas and then with ex-POLICE ACADEMY sound effects jokester Michael Winslow]; EXTRALARGE: MIAMI KILLER - 1991 [TV Movie]; EXTRALARGE: MOVING TARGET - 1992 [TV Movie]; DETECTIVE EXTRALARGE: YO-YO - 1992 [TV Movie]; EXTRALARGE: CANNONBALL - 1992 [TV Movie]; EXTRALARGE: BLACK MAGIC - 1992 [TV Movie]; EXTRALARGE: LORD OF THE SUN - 1993 [TV Movie]; EXTRALARGE: INDIANS - 1993 [TV Movie]; EXTRALARGE: NINJA SHADOW - 1993 [TV Movie; also Screenplay & Producer]; EXTRALARGE: GONZALES' REVENGE - 1993 [TV Movie]; EXTRALARGE: DIAMONDS - 1993 [TV Movie; also Screenplay & Producer]; EXTRALARGE: CONDOR MISSION - 1993 [TV Movie; also Producer]; THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS - 1994; WE ARE ANGELS - 1997 [TV Series; 6 episodes]; FIREWORKS - 1997; TO THE LIMIT - 1997; THREE FOREVER - 1998; HIJOS DEL VIENTO - 2000; SINGING BEHIND SCREENS - 2003; FATHER HOPE - 2005 [TV Movie]; KILLING IS MY BUSINESS, HONEY - 2009; RECIPE FOR CRIME - 2010 [TV Series Regular; 10 episodes]; NINJA MISSION FORCE - 2013 [TV
Series]; ZOE - 2016 [Short; his last acting role]. Bud Spencer was especially big [pun intended] in Germany, where he made many appearance on German TV talk shows, game shows and documentaries were made about him. He was also an inventer [He holds a Juris Doctor degree] who has several patents registered in his name. He was also a helicopter and plane pilot and owned an air transport business thanks to his role in ALL THE WAYS BOYS. He won many foreign film awards during his career, including a Bambi Award® [shared with Terence Hill] in 1975; two Jupiter Awards® for "Best International Actor" in 1978 & 1979; two German Bravo Otto Awards® in 1978 & 1979 for "Best Actor"; a David di Donatello Award® in 2010 for his career in films; an Italian Online Movie Award® in 2012 for "Lifetime Achievement"; and many others. In 2005 Spencer entered politics, standing as regional councillor in Lazio for the center-right Forza Italia party. He became a politician specifically at the bequest of then-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. According to Spencer: "In my life, I've done everything. There are only three things I haven't been - a ballet dancer, a jockey and a politician. Given that the first two jobs are out of the question, I'll throw myself into politics." Unfortunately, he lost and Berlusconi was defeated in office in 2006. Bud Spencer was a man of many talents, but his acting was especially piognant to me. He could be mean, gentle, funny and downright scary and I, personally, will miss him. A very important actor from my childhood until today. He is one of the main reasons I love Spaghetti Westerns and always will. Goodbye gentle giant. The world will not be the same without you. Bud Spencer died of natural causes and was 86 years-old. It makes sense that he was born on Halloween in 1929.) - 06/27/16
- 1977 [TF]; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1977; THE FEATHER AND FATHER GANG - 1977; THE HOSTAGE HEART - 1977 [TV Movie]; KOJAK - 1977; POLICE WOMAN - 1978; WONDER WOMAN - 1978; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1978; THE IMMIGRANTS - 1978 [TV Movie]; ONE DAY AT A TIME - 1978; TAXI - 1979; VEGA$ - 1979; SALVAGE 1 - 1979, THE CONCORDE...AIRPORT '79 - 1979 [TF]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1979; HAGEN - 1980; THE HAPPY HOOKER GOES HOLLYWOOD - 1980 [TF]; XANADU - 1980 [TF]; IT'S A LIVING - 1981; THE FINAL OPTION - 1982 [TF]; ROMANCE THEATRE - 1982 [5 episodes]; SADAT - 1983; RITA HAYWORTH: THE LOVE GODDESS - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE NEW MIKE HAMMER - 1984; DYNASTY - 1984; ON A NARROW BRIDGE - 1985 [TF]; THE FALL GUY - 1985; CODE NAME: FOXFIRE - 1985; THE SHOOTING PARTY - 1985 [TF]; BEVERLY HILLS COWGIRL BLUES - 1985 [TV Movie]; SEARCH FOR TOMORROW - 1986 [unknown amount of episodes]; KNIGHT RIDER - 1986; THE EQUALIZER - 1986; ISHTAR - 1987 [TF]; WISEGUY - 1987; MACGYVER - 1987; VIBES - 1988 [TF]; MIAMI VICE - 1988; B.L. STRYKER - 1989; ONE MAN OUT - 1989 [TF]; 1ST & TEN: THE CHAMPIONSHIP - 1989; TOP OF THE HILL - 1989 [TV Movie]; DRUG WARS: THE CAMARENA STORY - 1990 [TV mini-series]; A GHOST IN MONTE CARLO - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE TRAGEDY OF FLIGHT 103: THE INSIDE STORY - 1990 [TV Movie]; WIOU - 1991; FATHER DOWLING MYSTERIES - 1991; THE GREAT PRETENDER - 1991 [TV Movie]; EYE OF THE WIDOW - 1991 [TF]; SWEATING BULLETS - 1992; TARZAN - 1993; AMERICAN NINJA 5 - 1993 [TF]; SON OF THE PINK PANTHER - 1993 [TF]; INVISIBLE: THE CHRONICLES OF BENJAMIN KNIGHT - 1993 [TF]; DOOMSDAY GUN - 1994 [TV Movie]; FORTUNE HUNTER - 1994; GUARDIAN ANGEL - 1994 [MFHV]; THE ROCKFORD FILES: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE - 1995 [TV Movie]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990-1995; A KID IN ALADDIN'S PALACE - 1997 [MFHV]; LAW & ORDER - 1997; SUPPLY & DEMAND - 1998 [TV mini-series]; SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, INC - 1998; THE MUMMY - 1999 [TF]; THE PRINCESS AND THE BARRIO BOY - 2000 [TV Movie]; THE MUMMY RETURNS - 2001 [TF]; ALIAS - 2001-2002 [4 episodes]; HIDDEN HILLS - 2002; THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: THE MUSICAL - 2006 [TF]; SLEEPER CELL - 2006; THE UNIT - 2007; CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR - 2007 [TF]; THE BIBLE - 2013 [TV Movie]; I'LL BE HOME SOON - 2014 [Short]; THE BRINK - 2015; RAY DONOVAN - 2015 [his last acting role]. Aharon Ipalé died in his home in Israel of unknown causes and was 74 years-old.) - 06/28/16
started out in the United States and Canada in the 1960's making commercials and educational films. Even though he doesn't have many theatrical credits, he was also a well-known author and novelist. His credits included: THE WICKER MAN - 1973 [Director & uncredited Actor only]; SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER - 1978 [TV Series; Actor only]; THE FANTASIST - 1986 [Director & Writer; a very good film I love more than THE WICKER MAN]; FORBIDDEN SUN - 1989 [Writer & Executive Producer only]; THE WICKER TREE - 2011 [Director & Writer; sequel to THE WICKER MAN, where Hardy is also credited with writing two songs on the soundtrack; his final credit]. Mr. Hardy was also mentioned in the credits of the surreal remake of THE WICKER MAN - 2006, which I still think is a purposeful comedy and not an unintentional one as proclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Mr. Hardy wanted to make a third WICKER MAN film as a tribute to his friend, Sir Christopher Lee, but he passed away of unknown causes before he could make it. Robin Hardy was 86 years-old.) - 07/01/16
Actress & Writer]; IT'S A MAD WORLD, WORLD, WORLD, WORLD - 1993 [TV Movie; Actress]; COMIC TIMING - 1993 [Actress & Writer of one episode]; THE WORLD OF LEE EVANS - 1995 [Actress]; THE SMELL OF REEVES AND MORTIMER - 1995 [Actress]; AUNTIE'S ALL-TIME GREATS - 1996 [TV Movie; Actress]; THE MRS. MERTON SHOW - 1995-1998 [Actress and Writer of 29 episodes; BAFTA TV Award® winner in 1997 for Best Talk Show]; MRS. MERTON AND MALCOLM - 1999 [Actress, Producer & Writer of 6 episodes]; DOSSA AND JOE - 2002 [Director, Producer & Writer of 6 episodes]; SUNSHINE - 2008 [Actress]; THE FATTEST MAN IN BRITAIN - 2008 [TV Movie; Writer]; THE FAST SHOW FASTER - 2011 [Actress]; THE ROYALE FAMILY - 1998-2012 [Actress & Writer of 25 episodes; Director of 11 episodes; Producer of 8 episodes; BAFTA TV Award® winner in 2000 & 2007 for Best Situation Comedy; also nominated in 1999 & 2001]; THE SECURITY MEN - 2013 [TV Movie; Writer, Executive Producer and Creator]; THE FAST SHOW - 1994-2014 [Actress of 23 episodes; Writer of 10 episodes]; STRANGE HILL HIGH - 2013-2014 [Actress of 26 episodes]; AFTER HOURS - 2015 [Actress]; POUND SHOP WARS - 2012-2015 [Narrator of 10 episodes]; GOGGLEBOX - 2013-2016 [Narrator of 60 episodes; Her final credits]. Ms. Aherne was also a popular British TV talk show guest and won several other British TV awards for her work. She also had an IQ of 177. Caroline Aherne passed away due to cancer and was just 52 years-old.) - 07/02/16
[Screenplay only]; MAGNUM FORCE - 1973 [Screenplay only]; THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT - 1974 [Director & Screenplay]; THE DEER HUNTER - 1978 [Director,Producer & Screenplay; Won five Academy Awards®, including two for Cimino for Best Director and Best Film Of The Year; Won a DGA Award® for Best Director; The Russian Roulette scene would be copied countless times in films and on TV.]; THE ROSE - 1979 [Uncredited Screenplay rewrites]; HEAVEN'S GATE - 1980 [The film that nearly ruined Cimino's career due to cost overruns and the final long-running final print {over 300 minutes, which he cut down to 219 minutes} he turned in {which would have meant theaters could only show the film two or three times a day}. The studio cut it down to a more acceptable length of 149 minutes, but the film made no sense. I watched Cimino's Director's cut of the film a few years ago and found it flawed, but mesmerizing. It probably would have won awards if United Artists released Cimino's version.]; 250.000 MUCKEN IM PAPPKARTEN - 1985 [Screenplay only; German film not released in the United States]; YEAR OF THE DRAGON - 1985 [Director & Screenwriter {with Oliver Stone}; one of the better action films of the 80's even though it was nominated for several Razzie Awards®]; THE SICILIAN - 1987 [Director & Producer]; DESPERATE HOURS - 1990 [Director & Producer]; THE SUNCHASER - 1996 [Director & Producer]; TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA - 2007 [Director only]; Il PIANTO DELLA STATUA - 2007 [Screenplay only; his final credit]. Mr. Cimino was also a published author, writing the novel "Big Jane" - 2001, among others. He was big in France because his views on film, a mixture of fatalistic beauty, mixed with stylized and realistic violence, struck a chord with the French people, whose films of the 1930's also had those elements. In 2001, the French Minister of Culture decorated him Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and the Prix Littéraire Deauville 2001, an award that previously went to Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal. There are also rumors that he contributed rewrites to the films THE DOGS OF WAR - 1980 and THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE - 1984, but his involvement with those films remains unsubstantiated. He was also set to direct FOOTLOOSE - 1984, but Producer Daniel Melnick fired him when he asked to make screenplay changes. He was also hired to direct THE KING OF COMEDY - 1982, but his preoccupation with HEAVEN'S GATE got him fired and replaced by Martin Scorsese. Michael Cimino certainly lived an interesting life, with more films unmade than made because of HEAVEN'S GATE fiasco and the stigma that was attached to him because of it, but he endured and will always be remembered. Michael Cimino died in France of undisclosed causes and was 77 years-old.) - 07/02/16
- 1963; THAT MAN FROM RIO - 1964; CHANCE AT LOVE - 1964; CODE NAME: TIGER - 1964; AN ORCHID FOR THE TIGER - 1965; LINE OF DEMARCATION - 1966; DEAR CAROLINE - 1968; BIG BANK ROLL - 1969; BRUNO: SUNDAY'S CHILD - 1969; RAGING FISTS - 1975; THE AY-RAB - 1975; THE PHONEY - 1975; DEAR INSPECTOR - 1977; THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO - 1979 [TV mini-series]; CINEMA 16 - 1976-1983 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; THE OUTSIDER - 1983; FORT SAGANNE - 1984; THE PUBLIC WOMAN - 1984; LOVE ON THE QUIET - 1985; FOLLOW MY GAZE - 1986; THE DEBUTANTE - 1986; MASKS - 1987; TOP MANAGERS - 1987; THE ENIGMATIC MISTER S. - 1987 [TV Movie]; CHOUANS! - 1988; THE SANDWICH YEARS - 1988; BUNKER PALACE HOTEL - 1989; THE RETURN OF LEMMY CAUTION - 1989 [TV Movie]; LAURA AND LUIS - 1989 [TV mini-series]; MACARONI - 1991 [TV Movie]; A TALE OF WINTER - 1992; LOULOU GRAFFITI - 1992; PETAIN - 1993; NAVARRO - 1989-1993 [TV Series]; A NEW LIFE - 1993; NEW WORLD - 1995; TYKHO MOON - 1996; SOLEIL - 1997; MAIGRET - 1997 [TV Series]; THE CORRIDORS OF TIME: THE VISITORS II - 1998; THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO - 1998 [TV mini-series; his second mini-series of the same novel]; LES DESTINEES - 2000; LES MISERABLES - 2000 [TV mini-series]; INCH'ALLAH SUNDAY - 2001; THE THIBAULTS - 2003 [TV mini-series]; VENUS AND APOLLO - 2005 [TV Series]; INTERNAL AFFAIRS - 2005 [TV Series]; COMEDY OF POWER - 2006; LE GRAND MEAULNES - 2006; HUNTING AND GATHERING - 2007; I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A GANGSTER - 2007; CA$H - 2008; THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE - 2008; BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOUR - 2009; THE CONCERT - 2009; MOM LOST IT! - 2009 [TV Movie]; DUMAS - 2010; BEHIND THE WALLS 3D - 2010 [The first French live action movie shot in 3D and it was a horror film]; ZAFARA - 2012 [Voice only]; THE LANZAC CLAN - 2013 [TV Movie]; FIRST GROWTH - 2015 [his last acting role]. Mr. Dumas also had literally dozens of Films, TV Series and TV Movies that were never dubbed or subtitled into English. He also released a music/comedy album, "Pieces Of Mind" in 2008. Roger Dumas was 84 years-old.) - 07/03/16
really am. I remember coming home from school during the 60's and watching the series religiously when it was in syndication. Ms. Neill's credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: MAD YOUTH - 1940; HENRY ALDRICH FOR PRESIDENT - 1941; MISS POLLY - 1941; THE REMARKABLE ANDREW - 1942; SHE'S IN THE ARMY - 1942; MISS ANNIE ROONEY - 1942; HENRY AND DIZZIE - 1942; SALUTE FOR THREE - 1943; PRAIRIE CHICKENS - 1943; LADY OF BURLESQUE - 1943; YOUNG IDEAS - 1943; LET'S FACE IT - 1943; STANDING ROOM ONLY - 1944; HENRY ALDRICH'S LITTLE SECRET - 1944; ARE THESE OUR PARENTS? - 1944; OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY - 1944; RAINBOW ISLAND - 1944; HERE COME THE WAVES - 1944; BRING ON THE GIRLS - 1945; DUFFY'S TAVERN - 1945; THE STORK CLUB - 1945; TARS AND SPARS - 1946; THE BLUE DAHLIA - 1946; THE WELL-GROOMED BRIDE - 1946; JUNIOR PROM - 1946; FREDDIE STEPS OUT - 1946; HIGH SCHOOL HERO - 1946; VACATION DAYS - 1947; OVER THE SANTA FE TRAIL - 1947; SMASH-UP: THE STORY OF A WOMAN - 1947; SARGE GOES TO COLLEGE - 1947; THE HAL ROACH COMEDY CARNIVAL - 1947; THE FABULOUS JOE - 1947; BRICK BRADFORD - 1947; SMART POLITICS - 1948; GLAMOUR GIRLS - 1948; THE BIG CLOCK - 1948; ARE YOU WITH IT? - 1948; CAMPUS SLEUTH - 1948; SUPERMAN - 1948 [The first time she played Lois Lane; Kirk Alyn portrays Superman]; BEYOND GLORY - 1948; MUSIC MAN - 1948; ADVENTURES OF FRANK AND JESSE JAMES - 1948; WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME - 1948; GUN RUNNER - 1949; SON OF A BADMAN - 1949; THE SKY DRAGON - 1949; FORGOTTEN WOMEN - 1949; THE JAMES BROTHERS OF MISSOURI - 1949; RED, HOT AND BLUE - 1949; ATOM MAN VS. SUPERMAN - 1950 [Alyn again portrays Superman and Neill is Lois Lane]; THE CISCO KID - 1950 [TV Series]; THE LONE RANGER - 1951 [TV Series]; ABILENE TRAIL - 1951; AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - 1951; WHISTLING HILLS - 1951; SUBMARINE COMMAND - 1951; FIRESIDE THEATRE - 1951 [TV Series]; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - 1952; RACKET SQUAD - 1952 [TV Series]; MONTANA INCIDENT - 1952; INVASION U.S.A. - 1952; GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES - 1953; STAMP DAY FOR SUPERMAN - 1954
[Short]; PUBLIC DEFENDER - 1954; THE LAWLESS RIDER - 1954; ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - 1953-1958 [TV Series; 78 episodes; She replaced Phyllis Coates in the part on the TV series when Coates was offered a leading part in another TV series and left the show in 1952.] Noel Neill takes a 20 year absence from acting. SUPERMAN - 1978 [Neill makes a cameo on a train as Lois Lane's {Margot Kidder} mother, while original screen Superman Kirk Alyn portrays Lois' father]; SUPERMAN 50TH ANNIVERSARY - 1988 [TV Movie Documentary]; SUPERBOY - 1991 [TV Series]; HINDSIGHT IS 20/20 - 2004 [Short]; SURGE OF POWER - 2004; SUPERMAN RETURNS - 2006 [The first time Neill didn't portray Lois Lane or a relative of hers in a Superman film or TV series; Jack Larson also had a cameo as a bartender.]; SURGE OF POWER: REVENGE OF THE SEQUEL - 2017 [In post-production at the time of her death. Her final acting role]. In her teens Noel Neill was a popular photographic model. While Betty Grable's pin-up was #1 among GIs during World War II, Neill ranked next. She worked as a professional singer and dancer, under contract to Bing Crosby. Noel Neill suffered from a long illness and passed away at the age of 95 years-old.) - 07/03/16
1961-1963 [unknown amount of episodes]; EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE - 1964 [3 episodes]; THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES - 1964; MR. BROADWAY - 1964; A THOUSAND CLOWNS - 1965 [Theatrical Film]; WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT FEELING GOOD? - 1968 [Theatrical Film]; PREMIERE - 1968; SWEET CHARITY - 1969 [Theatrical Film; Reprised the role he played on Broadway]; JUDD FOR THE DEFENSE - 1969; MEDICAL CENTER - 1969; INSIGHT - 1970; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1970; RITUAL OF EVIL - 1970 [TV Movie; it has rightfully become a cult item]; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1970; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1971; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1971; GOD BLESS MR. FERGUSON - 1971 [TV Movie]; THE BOB NEWHART SHOW - 1973; HARRY O - 1974; CANNON - 1975; FEAR ON TRIAL - 1975 [TV Movie]; PHYLLIS - 1975-1976; ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN - 1976 [Theatrical Film]; FAY - 1976; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1976; THE FATAL WEAKNESS - 1976 [TV Movie]; MARY TYLER MOORE - 1976; THIEVES - 1977 [Theatrical Film]; THE DEFECTION OF SIMAS KUDIRKA - 1978 [TV Movie]; DEAR DETECTIVE - 1979; BUTTERFLIES - 1979 [TV Movie]; BRUBAKER - 1980 [Theatrical Film; one of my favorite prison movies]; THE GREATEST MAN IN THE WORLD - 1980 [TV Movie]; HART TO HART - 1981; BLOW OUT - 1981 [Theatrical Film]; GREAT PERFORMANCES - 1975-1981; PENNIES FROM HEAVEN - 1981 [Theatrical Film; Mr. McMartin got to sing and dance, using his natural abilities]; THE LAST NINJA - 1983 [TV Movie]; AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE - 1982-1984; DREAM LOVER - 1986 [Theatrical Film]; MURROW - 1986 [TV Movie]; FALCON CREST - 1985-1986 [8 episodes]; LEGAL EAGLES - 1986 [Theatrical Film]; KAY O'BRIEN - 1986; MAGNUM P.I. - 1984-1986; NATIVE SON - 1986 [Theatrical Film]; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1987; WHO'S THAT GIRL? - 1987 [Theatrical Film; the big bomb of 1987; vanity production for Madonna; film is forever, but her acting was abysmal]; LINCOLN - 1988 [TV mini-series]; ROOTS: THE GIFT - 1988 [TV Movie]; TATTINGER'S - 1989; DAY ONE - 1989 [TV Movie]; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - 1987-1989 [4 episodes]; CHEERS - 1989; LITTLE SWEETHEART - 1989
[Theatrical Film]; A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM - 1990 [Theatrical Film; an underrated comic thriller with one hell of an ending]; SEPARATE BUT EQUAL - 1991 [TV Movie]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1987-1991 [4 episodes]; EMPTY NEST - 1992; CITIZEN COHN - 1992 [Pay TV Movie]; SISTERS - 1992; COACH - 1990-1992; BOB - 1993; FRASIER - 1994; THREE BUSINESSMEN - 1998 [Theatrical Film]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1997-1998; SPIN CITY - 1999; OZ - 2000; THE DISH - 2000 [Theatrical Film]; H.U.D. - 2000 [TV Movie]; FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY - 2001 [3 episodes]; KINSEY - 2004 [Theatrical Film]; NO RESERVATIONS - 2007 [Theatrical Film]; LAW & ORDER - 1992-2009 [5 episodes; if you were an actor in New York City, making an appearance on this show was a prerequisite]; UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT - 2015 [his last acting role on film]. As unbelievable as it sounds, Mr. McMartin never won a Tony® or Emmy Award® for his extremely long body of work. He was nominated for a Tony Award® five times [the last one being Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role in "Into the Woods" in May 2002], but he never won. What I really find unbelievable is that he wasn't even nominated for an Emmy Award®, considering all the amazing TV Movies and mini-series he acted in. John McMartin passed away from cancer and was 86 years-old.) - 07/06/16
DENNIS O'KEEFE SHOW - 1959; LOVE AND MARRIAGE - 1959; BACHELOR FATHER - 1959-1960 [3 episodes]; DENNIS THE MENACE - 1960; FATHER KNOWS BEST - 1954-1960 [unknown amount of episodes] ICHABOD AND ME - 1961-1962 [4 episodes]; LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - 1960-1962 [43 episodes]; MCKEEVER & THE COLONEL - 1962-1963; I'M DICKENS, HE'S FENSTER - 1962-1963 [16 episodes]; MCHALES NAVY - 1963-1964; THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM - 1961-1965 [38 episodes; also Producer of 22 episodes; Emmy Award® winner for Best Director in 1965]; KAREN - 1965; THE MUNSTERS - 1964-1966 [12 episodes, including the unaired pilot]; THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS? - 1966 [Theatrical Film starring the comedy team of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi; also Story credit]; GET SMART - 1967 [4 episodes]; BLONDIE - 1968; JACK BENNY'S NEW LOOK - 1969 [TV Special; also Producer]; ROOM 222 - 1970; THE BRADY BUNCH - 1970; THE DON KNOTTS SHOW - 1970-1971 [13 episodes]; NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR - 1970-1971 [3 episodes]; ONCE UPON A TOUR - 1972 [TV Movie]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1972-1973 [5 episodes]; ADAM-12 - 1974; THAT'S MY MAMA - 1975; WHEN THINGS WERE ROTTEN - 1975; THE GHOST BUSTERS - 1975 [8 episodes]; SANFORD AND SON - 1974-1976 [11 episodes]; OPERATION PETTICOAT - 1976 [4 episodes]; FISH - 1977; FATHER KNOWS BEST: HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - 1977 [TV Movie]; DANNY AND THE MERMAID - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE BAD NEWS BEARS - 1979; WELCOME BACK, KOTTER - 1978-1979 [23 episodes]; WORKING STIFFS - 1979; CALIFORNIA FEVER - 1979; ANGIE - 1979; ALICE - 1976-1980 [6 episodes]; NOBODY'S PERFECT - 1980 [3 episodes]; A LOVE LETTER TO JACK BENNY - 1981 [TV Movie Documentary]; SPRING FLING OF GLAMOUR AND COMEDY - 1981 [TV Special]; THE NEW LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - 1984-1986 [3 episodes]; CHARLES IN CHARGE - 1989; THE MUNSTERS TODAY - 1988-1989 [his final directorial credits]. Norman Abbott was also a stand-in for his Uncle Bud in the films RIO RITA - 1942 [also Uncredited Actor]; WHO DONE IT? - 1943 [also Uncredited Actor]; HIT THE ICE - 1943; and THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES - 1946 [my favorite film of the comedy duo]. Mr. Abbott also acted in the film KEEP 'EM SLUGGING - 1943 and the TV Series THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR - 1954. He was also Dialogue Director on the Abbott & Costello films THE WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP - 1947; ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN - 1948 [still one of the best horror comedies of all time]; and AFRICA SCREAMS - 1949. He also was Stage Manager for I LOVE LUCY - 1951-1954; and appeared on screen and supplied photos for an episode of TV's BIOGRAPHY titled "The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright" - 2003. Norman Abbott was 93 years-old.) - 07/09/16
[TV]; HAMLET 2 - 2008; A BEAUTIFUL LIFE - 2008; EASY MONEY - 2008 [TV]; CRASH - 2009 [TV]; OBSERVE AND REPORT - 2009; CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE - 2009; TERMINATOR SALVATION - 2009; SAINT JOHN OF LAS VEGAS - 2009; THE CLOSER - 2009 [TV]; GAMER - 2009; THE KEEPER - 2009; THE TERROR EXPERIMENTS - 2010; INHALE - 2010; MACHETE - 2010 [Danny Trejo's stunt double]; TERRIERS - 2010 [TV]; IN PLAIN SIGHT - 2010-2011 [TV]; METRO - 2011 [TV Movie]; THE FINDER - 2012 [TV]; ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE [RECYCLING AT THE END OF DAYS] - 2012 [Short; also played a zombie]; VEGAS - 2012 [TV]; SONS OF ANARCHY - 2012 [TV]; THE SIXTH GUN - 2013 [TV Movie]; LONGMIRE - 2013 [TV; also bit Actor]; 2 GUNS - 2013; WE'RE THE MILLERS - 2013; FORCE OF EXECUTION - 2013 [also bit Actor]; 50 TO ONE - 2014; SPARE PARTS - 2015; SICARIO - 2015; THE SCORCH TRIALS - 2015; THE CONDEMNED 2 - 2015; FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES - 2016 [TV]; THE LOST PUEBLO - 2016; WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT - 2016; THE NIGHT SHIFT - 2015-2016 [TV; 3 episodes]; GOLD - 2016; THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - 2016; SHOT CALLER - 2016; FALSE MEMORY SYNDROME - 2016 [his last credit]. He was also an accomplished martial artist, a strength and conditioning coach, a surfing instructor, and a horse trainer and wrangler [Working with horses was his favorite pasttime]. Jay Torrez was only 35 years-old.) - 07/10/16
memorable sitcoms from the 60's to the 90's [and I watched almost all of them religiously] and was also a director of some funny theatrical films, most of them romantic comedies. He was a jack of all trades and loved by the filmmaking community and audiences alike. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical film]: THE JACK PAAR SHOW - 1960 [Writer of 3 episodes]; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1963-1964 [Writer of 5 episodes]; THE BILL DANA SHOW - 1964 [Writer of 2 episodes]; BOB HOPE PRESENTS CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1964 [Writer only]; GOMER PYLE U.S.M.C. - 1964 [Writer of 2 episodes]; THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW - 1962-1965 [Writer of 11 episodes; Script Consultant on 15 episodes]; HANK - 1965 [Writer only]; I SPY - 1965 [Writer only]; THE LUCY SHOW - 1964-1966 [Writer of 11 episodes]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1964-1966 [Writer of 18 episodes; Actor in 2 episodes]; HEY, LANDLORD! - 1966-1967 [Creator & Producer of 31 episodes; Directed & Acted in 1 episode]; SHERIFF WHO - 1967 [TV Movie; Writer & Producer only]; THE DANNY THOMAS HOUR - 1967 [Writer only]; DICK VAN DYKE - 1968 [TV Special; Writer only]; HOW SWEET IT IS! - 1968 [TF; Writer/Producer/ Uncredited Actor Only]; THE GRASSHOPPER - 1970 [TF; Writer & Producer only]; THE MURDOCKS AND THE MCCLAYS - 1970 [TV Movie; Writer only]; BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - 1970 [Writer only]; EVIL ROY SLADE - 1972 [TV Movie; Writer only]; ME AND THE CHIMP - 1972 [Creator of 13 episodes; Executive Producer and Director of 1 episode]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1970-1973 [Writer of 19 episodes]; WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT - 1973 [TV Movie; Writer only]; DOMINIC'S DREAMS - 1974 [TV Movie; Director/Writer/Executive Producer]; THE BRIAN KEITH SHOW - 1972-1974 [Creator of 47 episodes]; THE ODD COUPLE - 1970-1975 [Creator & Executive Producer of 114 episodes; Writer of 7 episodes; Director of 6 episodes; Actor in 5 episodes; Nominated four times for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Comedy Series]; WIVES - 1975 [TV Movie; Writer & Producer]; BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES - 1977 [Creator of 13 episodes; Executive Producer of 2 episodes; Director of 1 episode]; WALKIN' WALTER - 1977 [Executive Producer of 1 episode]; WHO'S WATCHING THE KIDS - 1978-1979 [Executive Producer of 10 episodes]; BEANE'S OF BOSTON - 1979 [TV Movie; Executive Producer only]; ANGIE - 1979-1980 [Creator & Producer of 36 episodes]; MEAN JEANS - 1981 [Executive Producer & Director of 1 episode]; MORK & MINDY - 1978-1982 [Creator & Executive Producer of 94 episodes; Director of 1 episode; Nominated in 1979 for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Comedy Series]; YOUNG DOCTORS IN LOVE - 1982 [TF; Director & Executive Producer only]; LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - 1976-1983 [Creator & Executive Producer of 178 episodes; Director of 2 episodes; Actor in 2 episodes]; JOANIE LOVES CHACHI - 1982-1983 [Creator of 17 episodes; Executive Producer of 3 episodes]; THE NEW ODD COUPLE - 1982-1983 [Creator of 18 episodes]; HERNDON - 1983 [TV Movie; Director & Executive Producer only]; HAPPY DAYS - 1974-1984 Creator & Executive Producer of an amazing 255 episodes; Writer of 2 episodes; Director of 1 episode in 1974; Actor on 2 episodes]; THE FLAMINGO KID - 1984 [TF; Director & Writer only]; FOUR STARS - 1986 [TV Movie; Executive Producer only]; NOTHING IN COMMON - 1986 [TF; Director only]; NOTHING IN COMMON - 1987
[TV Series based on his previous year's film; Producer of 1 episode]; OVERBOARD - 1987 [TF; Director & Uncredited Actor only]; BEACHES - 1988 [TF; Director & Uncredited Actor only; probably the most watched chick flick ever]; THE LOTTERY - 1989 [Short; Director only]; PRETTY WOMAN - 1990 [TF; Director & Uncredited Actor only; Another famous chick flick where Julia Roberts was nominated for an Academy Award®. Mr. Marshall would years later say how she just popped off the theatrical screen and he loved watching her grow up.]; FRANKIE AND JOHNNY - 1991 [TF; Director & Producer only]; EXIT TO EDEN - 1994 [TF; Director/Producer/Phone Voice only; One of the most unintentionally funny films ever made {even though it was meant to be a comedy}; It almost ruined Marshall's career]; DEAR GOD - 1996 [TF; Director & Actor only]; TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS - 1996 [TF; Executive Producer & Actor only]; THE OTHER SISTER - 1999 [TF; Director & Writer only]; RUNAWAY BRIDE - 1999 [TF; Director & Uncredited Actor only]; THE PRINCESS DIARIES - 2001 [TF; Director only]; RAISING HELEN - 2004 [TF; Director only]; THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT - 2004 [TF; Director only]; GEORGIA RULE - 2007 [TF; Director only]; VALENTINE'S DAY - 2010 [TF; Director & Uncredited Actor only]; NEW YEAR'S EVE - 2011 [TF; Director & Producer only; Razzie Award® nominee for Worst Director]; WENDY - 2013 [Director of 23 episodes]; SEE DAD RUN - 2014 [Writer & Actor of 1 episode]; THE ODD COUPLE - 2015-2016 [Executive Consultant on 16 episodes; Actor on 1 episode]; GRANDFATHERED - 2015-2016 [Executive Consultant on 5 episodes]; MOTHER'S DAY - 2016 [TF; Director & Story only; his final credit.]. Besides his acting credits already noted, Garry Marshall also acted in: THE PHONY AMERICAN - 1961 [TF]; GOLDFINGER - 1964 [TF]; GOOD MORNING, WORLD - 1967; MARYJANE - 1968 [TF about marijuana!]; PSYCH-OUT - 1968 [TF; another drug film, this time about LSD]; GRAND THEFT AUTO - 1977 [Marshall gets to act beside Ron Howard in a Roger Corman film!]; VEGA$ - 1980; LOST IN AMERICA - 1985 [TF]; JUMPIN' JACK FLASH - 1986 [TF]; SECRET AGENT 00 SOUL - 1990 [TF]; SOAPDISH - 1991 [TF]; A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN - 1992 [TF; Directed by his sister Penny]; A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN - 1993 [Marshall acted in 2 episodes of the failed TV Series of Penny Marshall's film]; HOCUS POCUS - 1993 [TF; played the Devil]; NIGHT STAND - 1995; LIVE NUDE GIRLS - 1995 [TF]; PINKY AND THE BRAIN - 1997 [Voice only]; MURPHY BROWN - 1994-1997 [portrayed "Stan Lansing" in 24 episodes]; CITY GUYS - 1997; MARY JANE'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE - 1998 [TF]; WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... - 1998 [TF]; CHiPS '99 - 1998 [TV Movie]; NEVER BEEN KISSED - 1999 [TF]; THIS SPACE BETWEEN US - 1999 [TF]; NORM - 1999; CAN'T BE HEAVEN - 2000 [TF]; MADtv - 2000; TOMCATS - 2001 [TF]; THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN - 2001 [TF]; THE MAJESTIC - 2001 [TF; Voice only]; ORANGE COUNTY - 2002 [TF]; THREE SISTERS - 2001-2002; MOTHER GHOST - 2002 [TF]; MONK - 2002; RUGRATS - 2002 [Voice only]; SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH - 2002; THE LONG RIDE HOME - 2003 [TF]; THEY CALL HIM SASQUATCH - 2003 [TF]; DEVIL'S NIGHT - 2003 [TF]; LISTEN UP - 2004; FATHER OF THE PRIDE - 2004 [5 episodes; Voice only]; CHICKEN LITTLE - 2005 [TF; Voice only]; KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS - 2006 [TF]; BROTHERS & SISTERS - 2007; THE L WORD - 2007; CHRONIC TOWN - 2008 [TF]; THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM - 2008; ER - 2009; RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN - 2009 [TF]; ACCORDING TO JIM - 2009; THE SIMPSONS - 1999-2011; LOUIE - 2012; THE LOONEY TUNES SHOW - 2011-2013 [9 episodes; Voice only]; LIFE AFTER BETH - 2014 [TF; loved him as the grandfather in this horror/comedy]; TWO AND A HALF MEN - 2014; LIV AND MADDIE - 2014; BROOKLYN NINE-NINE - 2015; HOT IN CLEVELAND - 2015;
BOJACK HORSEMAN - 2015 [Voice only]; SCOOBY-DOO AND KISS: ROCK AND ROLL MYSTERY - 2015 [MFHV; Voice only]; PENN ZERO: PART-TIME HERO - 2015 [Voice only]. Mr. Marshall also made appearances on dozens of morning and nighttime talk shows, not only to talk about comedy, but also about politics. He was also a regular presence on many game shows, especially all the versions of THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES. A documentary about his career was being made at the time of his death and he appeared in many other documentaries about TV sitcoms and one about directing failed sitcom pilots, which he had nore than his share of. But it is his hit series and movies we will remember him for, giving Henry Winkler, the late Robin Williams and many other stars their first taste of celebrity. A lot of people owe him favors that they can never repay, but Garry Marshall knew talent when he saw it and that was enough payment for him. We have lost another legend, especially to Baby Boomers like myself. Thankfully, most of his hit sitcoms are available on home video and streaming. And women love him for his series of hit chick flicks [some of which even I like!]. Unlike HAPPY DAYS, Garry Marshall never "jumped the shark". In his immortal words: "In the education of the American people, I am Recess." You were much more to me than that, Mr. Marshall. Much, much more. He won a PGA [Producers Guild of America] Award® in 1998 for Lifetime Achievement in Television and received a Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on November 23, 1983 at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. Garry Marshall died due to complications of pneumonia and was 81 years-old.) - 07/19/16
; THE CHIEH BOXING MASTER - 1982; HERO AT THE BORDER REGION - 1982; MY REBELLIOUS SON - 1982; G-MEN '75 - 1975-1982 [Japanese TV Series]; IN THE CLAWS OF THE CIA - 1982; BLOW UP - 1982 [Date approximate]; MISSION THUNDERBOLT - 1983; MISSION TO KILL - 1983; AVENGING DRAGON - 1983; DOUBLE TROUBLE - 1984; NINJA THUNDERBOLT - 1984; CODE NAME: WILD GEESE - 1984; CITY NINJA - 1985; NINE DEATHS OF THE NINJA - 1985; THE PROTECTOR - 1985 [with Jackie Chan]; MAGNUM THUNDERBOLT - 1985; NINJA HOLOCAUST - 1985; MAJESTIC THUNDERBOLT - 1985; CHASE A FORTUNE - 1985; NINJA THE PROTECTOR - 1986; NINJA THE FINAL DUEL - 1986; ARMOUR OF GOD - 1986; SAKURA KILLERS - 1987; DOG TAGS - 1987; DIAMOND NINJA FORCE - 1988; HEROES THREE - 1988; CITY WAR - 1988; DEATH CAGE - 1988; LONG ARM OF THE LAW: PART 3 - 1989; THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS II - 1989; BURNING AMBITION - 1989; KICKBOXER - 1989; BLOODFIGHT - 1989; UNDER POLICE PROTECTION - 1989; CITY COPS - 1989; DADDA CONNECTION - 1990; SPY GAMES - 1990; AIR AMERICA - 1990; THE CYPRUS TIGERS - 1990; IN THE LINE OF DUTY 5: MIDDLE MAN - 1990; SUDDEN THUNDER - 1990 [also Action Director]; OPERATION CONDOR: ARMOUR OF GOD II - 1991; OPS BELANTARA - 1992 [also Writer]; SHAOLIN DOLEMITE - 1999 [MFHV]; PHANTOM OF SNAKE - 2000; THE WESLEY'S MYSTERIOUS FILE - 2002; ALEXANDER - 2004 [Stunts only]; THE PROTECTOR - 2005 [with Tony Jaa]; GARUDA 7 - 2016 [also Producer; filming at the time of his death]. John Ladalski passed away on the same day as his idol, Bruce Lee, and was 66 years-old.) - 07/20/16
year of my birth, 1957]. showing some of the worst, yet popular, horror films of the time [before horror films, he hosted Wrestling and Dance Studio programs], all airing from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on Channel 11 [He retired from Channel 11 in 1996]. He was also an original part of the local chapter of the annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and did it up until the year before he passed away, making over $15 million for children with MD. His acting career was short and usually associated with zombie films [and small parts], but when you are part of a groundbreaking horror film, you are generally fondly remembered, especially on the convention circuit. He did many conventions, even some just focused on collecting the cast and crew of the original NIGHT together [sadly, a lot of them have since passed on] and he was always pleasant to his fans, especially when they mentioned Chiller Theater. His credits included [Theatrical Film unless otherwise noted]: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - 1968; THE DOCTORS - 1970 [TV Series]; DAY OF THE DEAD - 1985; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - 1990; THE ASSASSINATION FILE - 1996 [TV Movie]; LIVING DEAD - 2012; MEET YOUR MAKER - 2013 [Short]; MILKMAN - 2015 [Short; his last acting role]. Mr. Cardille also did a many more documentaries and films where his former footage was archived into films then he did actual films, appearing in such documentaries & films as: HORRIBLE HORROR - 1986 [archive footage
only]; NIGHT OF THE DAY OF THE DAWN OF THE SON OF THE BRIDE OF THE RETURN OF TERROR - 1991 [archive footage only]; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - 1999 [archive footage only and a terrible film]; THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE - 2000 [archive footage only]; MIDNIGHT MOVIES: FROM MONSTERS TO THE MAINSTREAM - 2005 [archive footage only]; AMERICAN SCARY - 2006; ONE FOR THE FIRE: THE LEGACY OF 'NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD' - 2008; AUTOPSY OF THE DEAD - 2009; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED - 2009 [archive footage only; another horrible film]; LIGHTWEIGHT - 2011 [Short Documentary]; THAT $#!% WILL ROT YOUR BRAIN: HOW THE MONSTER KIDS TRANSFORMED POPULAR CULTURE - 2014; and SMOKE AND MIRRORS: THE STORY OF TOM SAVINI - 2015. Bill Cardille was married to the same woman [Louise Maras] since 1953 and his daughter Lori Cardille was Sarah in DAY OF THE DEAD - 1985. Bill Cardille won many awards for his work on TV and radio and was one of those people who knew how to do anything and make it seem easy when, in fact, it was very hard. Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille passed away due to cancer and was 87 years-old.) - 07/21/16
of high notes for Marilyn Monroe]; DEMENTIA a.k.a. DAUGHTER OF HORROR [Featured Singing Voice]; THE KING AND I - 1956 [Uncredited Actress & Singer]; BOY ON A DOLPHIN - 1957 [Uncredited Singer]; AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - 1957 [Actress & Uncredited Singer]; NEW YORK PHILHARMONICS YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS - 1961 [TV Series; Singer]; WEST SIDE STORY - 1961 [Uncredited Singer; Grammy Award® nominee for Album Of The Year; Natalie Wood thought she could sing and was horrified to discover Nixon had dubbed her singing voice. Turns out Ms. Wood was not a good singer and a one-sided feud started. Ms. Nixon was only doing what she was paid for and when she walked into the orchestration room to dub Wood's voice, the entire orchestra stood up and applauded. For years people thought that was Wood's voice because Nixon went uncredited. Many years later, Time Magazine called her the "ghostess with the mostess" and truer words were never spoken {or sung}. Both Deborah Kerr and Audrey Hepburn loved her.]; THE DANNY KAYE SHOW - 1963 [TV Series; Singer]; MARY POPPINS - 1964 [Uncredited Singer]; MY FAIR LADY - 1964 [Uncredited Singer]; BONANZA - 1965 [TV Series; Uncredited Singer]; THE SOUND OF MUSIC - 1965 [Actress & Uncredited Singer; she bore a remarkable resemblance to Julie Andrews, which is why she was usually in the background]; THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE - 1966 [TV Series; Singer]; JACK AND THE BEANSTALK - 1967 [TV Movie; Singer]; THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW - 1968 [TV Series; Singer]; THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW - 1969 [TV Series; Actress]; WATERSHIP DOWN - 1978 [Uncredited Additional Voices]; BOOMERANG - 1979-1984 [Hostess of local Seattle TV Series; won 4 local Emmy Awards®]; TAKING MY TURN - 1984 [TV Movie; Actress]; HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, WARNER BROS. - 1991 [TV Documentary; Uncredited Singer]; SEINFELD - 1994 [TV Series; Singer]; I THINK I DO - 1997 [Actress]; MULAN - 1998 [Singer]; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: THE BEST OF PHIL HARTMAN - 1998 [TV Special; Uncredited Singer]; SPACED - 1999 [TV Series; Singer]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2001 [TV Series; Actress]; THE KING OF QUEENS - 2002 [TV Series; Uncredited Singer]; HOLLYWOOD SINGING AND DANCING: A MUSICAL TREASURE - 2008 [TV Documentary; Uncredited Singer]; 20 TO 1 - 2010 [TV Documentary; Uncredited Singer]; GLEE - 2011 [TV Series; Uncredited Singer; her final credit]. She also appeared as herself in over a dozen documentaries on Hollywood musicals. Ms. Nixon was a sought after voice teacher, Stravinsky’s favorite singer, a concert favorite conducted by Leonard Bernstein and Andre Previn, and a beloved Broadway actress. She also wrote an autobiography of her life called “I Could Have Sung All Night”. Marni Nixon passed away due to breast cancer and was 86 years-old.) - 07/24/16
DEVIOUS BEINGS - 2002 [TF]; LOST TREASURE - 2003 [TF]; THE LONG RIDE HOME - 2003 [TF]; JAG - 2003; NYPD BLUE - 2004; OPEN HOUSE - 2004 [TF; also performed three songs]; REPUBLIC OF DOYLE - 2010 [His last on-screen credit, although he was in Pre-Production for a film titled THE CIRCUIT, for release in 2016.]. Mr. Doyle worked for ten years as a stockbroker on Wall Street before going to Hollywood and ran in 2000 as the Republican candidate for California's 24th Congressional District [he lost]. He launched the news platform EpicTimes with his long-time BABYLON 5 friend J. Michael Straczynski [Creator of the sci-fi series] in 2013 and in Straczynski's own words about Doyle: “He was funny, and dangerous, and loyal, and a prankster, and a pain in the ass; he was gentle and cynical and hardened and insightful and sometimes as dense as a picket fence &ldots; and his passing is a profound loss to everyone who knew him, especially those of us who fought beside him in the trenches of BABYLON 5.'” Straczynski continued: “It is another loss in a string of losses that I cannot understand. Of the main cast, we have lost Richard Biggs, Michael O’Hare, Andreas Katsulas, Jeff Conaway and now Jerry Doyle, and I’m goddamned tired of it.” Straczynski concluded: “So dear sweet universe, if you are paying attention in the vastness of interstellar space, take a moment from plotting the trajectory of comets and designing new DNA in farflung cosmos, and spare a thought for those who you have plucked so untimely from our ranks &ldots; and knock it off for a while. Because this isn’t fair. And Jerry Doyle would be the first person to tell you that. Right before he put a fist in your face. Which is what I imagine he’s doing right now, on the other side of the veil.” When the acting assignments dried up, he became a nationally syndicated talk show host on The Jerry Doyle Show. It was a popular radio program where Doyle could just speak his mind and a lot of people didn't like what he had to say, but those that knew him, yet disagreed with his views, still loved him as a person. Jerry Doyle died of undetermined causes [no foul play is expected] and was 60 years-old.) - 07/27/16
GOD - 1940 [TF]; KEEPING COMPANY - 1940 [TF]; THE PENALTY - 1941 [TF]; TWO-FACED WOMAN - 1941 [TF]; BEST FOOT FORWARD - 1943 [TF]; THOUSANDS CHEER - 1943 [TF]; BROADWAY RHYTHM - 1944 [TF]; TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR - 1944 [TF]; STEP LIVELY - 1944 [TF; She gave Frank Sinatra his first on-screen kiss]; BETWEEN TWO WOMEN - 1945 [TF]; THE THIN MAN GOES HOME - 1945 [TF]; SUMMER HOLIDAY - 1948 [TF]; SCENE OF THE CRIME - 1949 [TF]; YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY - 1949 [TF]; THE DOCTOR AND THE GIRL - 1949 [TF]; THE YELLOW CAB MAN - 1950 [TF]; THREE LITTLE WORDS - 1950 [TF]; SUMMER STOCK - 1950 [TF]; I'LL GET BY - 1950 [TF]; TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY - 1951 [TF]; THE ALAN YOUNG SHOW - 1951; DOWN AMONG THE SHELTERING PALMS - 1953 [TF]; SO THIS IS PARIS - 1954 [TF]; APPOINTMENT WITH ADVENTURE - 1955; THE GIRL RUSH - 1955 [TF]; ROBERT MONTGOMERY PRESENTS - 1956; PRODUCERS' SHOWCASE - 1957; MR. BROADWAY - 1957 [TV Movie]; THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ELLERY QUEEN - 1959; THE RIFLEMAN - 1959; JOHNNY RINGO - 1959; WAGON TRAIN - 1960; ADVENTURES IN PARADISE - 1961; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1961; THE DEFENDERS - 1961; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1962; THE LLOYD BRIDGES SHOW - 1963; BURKE'S LAW - 1964; AS THE WORLD TURNS - 1966; FLIPPER - 1967; MANNIX - 1967; CALL HER MOM - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE JIMMY STEWART SHOW - 1972; WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT - 1972 [TV Movie]; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1973; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1973; GUNSMOKE - 1974; NAKIA - 1974 [Series Regular; 13 episodes]; MOVIN' ON - 1975; WHO IS THE BLACK DAHLIA? - 1975 [TV Movie]; BANJO HACKETT: ROAMIN' FREE - 1976 [TV Movie]; WON TON TON: THE DOG WHO SAVED HOLLYWOOD - 1976 [TF]; MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN - 1976-1977 [Series Regular; 30 episodes]; QUINCY M.E. - 1977; THE CABOT
CONNECTION - 1977 [TV Movie]; SHARON: PORTRAIT OF A MISTRESS - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE TED KNIGHT SHOW - 1978; POLICE STORY - 1978; EVENING IN BYZANTIUM - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE EDDIE CAPRA MYSTERIES - 1978; DELTA HOUSE - 1979; BOG - 1979 [TF; her only pure horror film; she played two parts]; THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1979; B.J. AND THE BEAR - 1980; HELLO, LARRY - 1980; DARKROOM - 1981; FANTASY ISLAND - 1978-1982; HART TO HART - 1982; FALCON CREST - 1983; MAMA'S FAMILY - 1983; PIGS VS. FREAKS - 1984 [TV Movie]; RYAN'S HOPE - 1983-1985 [13 episodes]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1983-1986; HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN - 1987; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1987-1989 [3 episodes]; LADIES ON SWEET STREET - 1990 [TF]; ALL MY CHILDREN - 1993; OUTLAWS: THE LEGEND OF O.B. TAGGART - 1994 [TF]; OUT TO SEA - 1997 [TF]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 2000 [her last acting role]. Ms. DeHaven was also a panelist on many game shows; a frequent guest on daytime and nighttime talk shows [dating back to THE ED WYNN SHOW in 1950]; and an established singer and dancer who would use her beautiful voice and fancy footwork on films, on TV and on Stage in plays. She was also host of the morning movie series "Prize Movie" on WABC-TV (Channel 7) in New York for a few years starting in 1969. Gloria DeHaven passed away of natural causes and was 91 years-old.) - 07/30/16
LOVELY WAY TO DIE - 1968 [TF]; SLAVES - 1969 [TF]; ADAM-12 - 1969; THEN CAME BRONSON - 1969; SOUTHERN FRIED - 1970 [TV Movie]; WUSA - 1970 [TF]; NORWOOD - 1970 [TF]; THE NAME OF THE GAME - 1970; RIO LOBO - 1970 [TF; his first film with John Wayne]; ROOM 222 - 1971; SARGE - 1971; BEWITCHED - 1970-1971 [3 episodes]; FOOL'S PARADE - 1971 [TF]; MCMILLAN & WIFE - 1971; CANNON - 1971; THE PARTNERS - 1971; SUDDENLY SINGLE - 1971 [TV Movie]; SOMETHING BIG - 1971 [TF; a totally underrated film. The log drowning scene is still fresh in my mind 35 years after seeing it in a theater]; BRIAN'S SONG - 1971 [TV Movie; one of the best male tear-jerkers of all time]; THE HOMECOMING: A CHRISTMAS STORY - 1971 [TV Movie]; LONGSTREET - 1971; MEDICAL CENTER - 1972; THE NEW TEMPERATURES RISING SHOW - 1972; BAD COMPANY - 1972 [TF; Huddleston co-starred with a young Jeff Bridges. They would later appear together again in THE BIG LEBOWSKI]; THE SIXTH SENSE - 1972; BONANZA - 1971-1972; THE WALTONS - 1971-1972; COUNTRY BLUE - 1973 [TF]; BROCK'S LAST CASE - 1973 [TV Movie]; HAWKINS - 1973; THE NEW PERRY MASON - 1973; TENAFLY - 1973; THE NEW DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1973; McQ - 1974 [TF; one of John Wayne's few modern-day films]; HEATWAVE! - 1974 [TV Movie]; BLAZING SADDLES - 1974 [TF; many people remember Huddleston from this film]; IRONSIDE - 1971-1974; BILLY TWO HATS - 1974 [TF]; THE SNOOP SISTERS - 1974; THE GUN AND THE PULPIT - 1974 [TV Movie]; DIRTY SALLY - 1974; NIGHTMARE HONEYMOON - 1974 [TF; great little thriller in which Huddleston's murder sets off a series of deadly events]; PAPER MOON - 1974; NAKIA - 1974; THE KLANSMAN - 1974 [TF; Huddleston was the mayor of a town full of KKK members which O.J. Simpson starts to kill!]; MARY TYLER MOORE - 1974; GUNSMOKE - 1971-1974 [4 episodes]; THE ROOKIES - 1972-1974; KUNG FU - 1973-1975; EMERGENCY! - 1975; KAREN - 1975; POLICE WOMAN - 1975; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1975; BREAKHEART PASS - 1975 [TF; With Charles Bronson!]; THE OREGON TRAIL - 1976; BRONK - 1976; PETROCELLI - 1974-1976 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 9 episodes]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1976; SHARK KILL - 1976 [TV Movie; one of the first TV Movies to cash-in on the popularity of JAWS]; GOOD HEAVENS - 1976; SANFORD AND SON - 1976; SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEW YORK - 1976 [TV Movie]; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1976; SPENCER'S PILOTS - 1976; ONCE AN EAGLE - 1976 [TV mini-series]; THE PRACTICE - 1976; BARNABY JONES - 1977; HOW THE WEST WAS WON - 1976-1977 [TV mini-series]; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1977; CRIME BUSTERS - 1977 [TF; His first of two films with Terrence Hill and the late Bud Spencer, who passed away a little over a month earlier]; BLANSKY'S BEAUTIES - 1977; HEE HAW - 1977; THE GREATEST - 1977 [TF; Huddleston co-stars with Muhammed Ali, who died earlier in the year]; THE KALLIKATS - 1977 [Star of failed TV Series; 5 episodes]; THE WALTONS - 1977 [Archive Footage only]; CAPRICORN ONE - 1977 [TF]; THE WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER - 1977 [TF]; WINNER TAKE ALL - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE YOUNG PIONEERS - 1978; KATE BLISS AND THE TICKER TAPE KID - 1978 [TV Movie]; ZERO TO SIXTY - 1978 [TF]; KAZ - 1979; SUPERTRAIN - 1979; HIZZONNER - 1979 [Star of failed TV Series; 7 episodes; also Executive Producer of all 7 episodes]; VEGA$ - 1979; BENSON - 1980; GORP - 1980 [TF]; SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT II - 1980 [TF]; THE OKLAHOMA CITY DOLLS - 1981 [TV Movie]; COMPUTERCIDE - 1981 [TV Movie]; FAMILY REUNION - 1981 [TV Movie]; EMILY & THE ANGEL - 1982 [Afternoon TV Movie]; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1982; THE FALL GUY - 1983; M.A.D.D.: MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVERS - 1983 [TV Movie]; GO FOR IT - 1983 [TF; With Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer]; THE ACT - 1984 [TF]; FINNEGAN BEGIN AGAIN - 1985 [TV Movie]; MAGNUM, P.I. - 1985; SANTA CLAUS - 1985 [TF; played Santa]; BLACKE'S MAGIC - 1986; SPOT MARKS THE X - 1986 [TV Movie]; WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS - 1986 [TV Movie]; OUR
HOUSE - 1986-1987 [also Directed 1 episode in 1988]; J.J. STARBUCK - 1987; FRANTIC - 1988 [TF; Directed by Roman Polanski]; THE TRACKER - 1988 [TV Movie]; MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE - 1989 [TV Movie]; THE NUTT HOUSE - 1989; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990; COLUMBO - 1990; IN A CHILD'S NAME - 1991 [TV Movie]; COCONUT DOWNS - 1991 [TV Movie]; THE WONDER YEARS 1990-1992 [3 episodes]; LUCKY LUKE - 1992 [TV Series with Terrence Hill]; LIFE WITH MIKEY - 1993 [TF]; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - 1994; WALKER: TEXAS RANGER - 1994; CULTIVATING CHARLIE - 1994 [TF]; SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT - 1995 [TF]; JOE'S APARTMENT - 1996 [TF]; THE NAKED TRUTH - 1997; LIVING SINGLE - 1997; THE MAN NEXT DOOR - 1997 [TF; his only pure horror film]; THE BIG LEBOWSKI - 1998 [TF; The film he will probably be remembered for, but he has been better in other films and TV Series]; L.A. DOCTORS - 1999; THE PRACTICE - 1999; JUDGING AMY - 2000; G-MEN FROM HELL - 2000 [TF]; GILMORE GIRLS - 2000-2001; THE WEST WING - 2000-2002; REVEILLE - 2004 [Short]; THE WILD THORNBERRIES - 1998-2004 [Voice only]; THE PRODUCERS - 2005 [TF]; ANDY BARKER, P.I. - 2007; POSTAL - 2007 [TF; Bad-taste comedy Directed by Uwe Boll. It made me laugh out loud a few times.]; OLD GLORY - 2008 [Video Short]; JERICHO - 2007-2008; SAVING GRACE B. JONES - 2009 [TF; Voice only]; INNOCENT'S WAY: THE SHORT - 2009 [Short]; IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA - 2009; THE BENEVOLENT BYZANTINE ORDER OF THE NOBLES OF THE EGNIMATIC ORACLE - 2010 [Short]; LOCKER 13 - 2014 [TF; his last film credit]. Mr Huddleston was also heavily involved in Stage work and considered his "crowning achievement" [of all his performances across all media] to be that of Benjamin Franklin in the 1998 & 2003 Stage revivals of "1776". To read a lengthy interview with David Huddleston, I recommend you purchase Issue Number 46 of Steven Puchalski's excellent long-running zine SHOCK CINEMA by clicking HERE. David Huddleston passed away due to kidney and lung disease and was 85 years old.) - 08/02/16
SPECIAL - 1978 [TV Special]; WOMBLING FREE - 1978; THE MUPPET SHOW - 1980 [TV Series]; THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - 1980; FLASH GORDON - 1980; THE ELEPHANT MAN - 1980; TIME BANDITS - 1981 [He was great in this film; also sang "Me And My Shadow"]; THE GOODIES - 1980-1981 [TV Series]; THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - 1982 [TV Movie]; RETURN OF THE JEDI - 1983; THE ADVENTURE GAME - 1984 [TV Series]; AMADEUS - 1984; DER ROSENKAVALIER - 1985 [German TV Movie]; MONA LISA - 1986; LABYRINTH - 1986; 3-2-1 - 1987 [TV Music series; Performed "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" with a group of dwarf singers known as "The Mini Tones", a satrical musical group he was with since the 70's. It was George Lucas who saw him performing in the group to decide to make him R2D2 in the original STAR WARS. And the rest is history.]; SLEEPING BEAUTY - 1987; WILLOW - 1988; PRINCE CASPIAN AND THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER - 1989 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; THE MAN FROM AUNTIE - 1990 [TV Series]; U.F.O. - 1993; THE KING AND I - 1999 [Voice only]; STAR WARS: EPISODE I-THE PHANTOM MENACE - 1999; BOOBS IN THE WOODS - 1999 [MFHV]; 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE - 2002; STAR WARS: EPISODE II-ATTACK OF THE CLONES - 2002; THE CAGE - 2002 [Short]; SWISS TONI - 2003 [TV Series]; STAR WARS: EPISODE III-REVENGE OF THE SITH - 2005; THE BATTERSEA RIPPER - 2006; CASUALTY - 1992-2007 [TV Series]; ONE NIGHT AS THE ARISTO - 2013 [Short; Voice only]; WHEN THE DEVIL RIDES OUT - 2016 [In Post-Production at the time of his death]. Mr. Baker also appeared in about a dozen documentaries about STAR WARS or science fiction films. He also appeared as the Jester in the music video of "Safety Dance" by "Men Without Hats". Kenny Baker died of undetermined causes [he had bad lung disease for the past few years] and was 81 years-old.) - 08/13/16
Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: MONTICELLO, HERE WE COME - 1950 [TF]; KOJAK - 1977; EVERGREEN - 1985 [TV mini-series]; OFF BEAT - 1986 [TF]; SEIZE THE DAY - 1986 [TF]; BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - 1986 [TF]; Q&A - 1990 [TF]; MOBSTERS - 1991 [TF]; THE PICKLE - 1993 [TF]; FOR LOVE OR MONEY - 1993 [TF]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1995; AARON'S MAGIC VILLAGE - 1995 [TF; Voice only]; AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS - 1995 [Voice only]; NIXON - 1995 [TF]; MIXED NUTS - 1996 [TV Movie]; PICKET FENCES - 1992-1996 [86 episodes]; RUGRATS - 1996 [Voice only]; THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER GOES TO MARS - 1998 [MFHV; Voice only]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1998-1999 [Regular of failed TV Series; 13 episodes]; EARLY EDITION - 1996-1999; THE CREW - 2000 [TF]; BOSTON PUBLIC - 2000-2004 [66 episodes]; THE WEDDING BELLS - 2007; THE URN - 2008 [TF; my favorite performance of his]; A SERIOUS MAN - 2009 [TF]; HARRY'S LAW - 2011; BLUE BLOODS - 2013; THE OTHER MEN IN BLACK - 2013 [TF]; GAME DAY - 2016 [TF; in Post-Production at the time of his death]. He was also a huge actor on Stage, performing in a touring company of "Fiddler On The Roof" for 12 years, first as the inkeeper Mordcha and working his way to the starring role, Tevye the Milkman. In 2007, the 85-year-old character actor appeared in David Ives' play, "New Jerusalem". Other Stage plays include "Little Shop Of Horrors" [I saw him perform in that musical Off-Broadway show in the early-80's, portraying "Gravis Mushnick" the florist store owner. At the end of the show, plants & vines would fall down from the ceiling, scaring the hell out of some of the theater audience {it was a very small, personal theater}.] and he won an Obie Award® for his role in Shakespeare's "Cafe Crown". I love Fyvush's take on acting: "I love people. I keep telling performers, 'Not only do you owe them a good performance, you also owe them love. If you love them, they love you 10 times more. It is not the producers that pay your wages; they do. If they don't like you, you're not going to get work. But if they love you, they'll put you in comfort.' " Fyvush Finkel passed away of heart problems and was 93 years-old.) - 08/14/16
PLAYHOUSE - 1958 [TV]; WAGON TRAIN - 1959 [TV]; THE THIRD MAN - 1959 [TV; 7 episodes]; GOODYEAR THEATRE - 1958-1959 [TV; 4 episodes]; HOTEL DE PAREE - 1960 [TV]; PERRY MASON - 1958-1960 [TV; 4 episodes]; THE BARBARA STANWYCK SHOW - 1960 [TV]; THRILLER - ["The Twisted Image" - 1960; "Child's Play" - 1960; "Rose's Last Summer" - 1960]; GUNSMOKE - 1959-1960 [TV; 9 episodes]; THE RIFLEMAN - 1958-1960 [TV; 4 episodes]; THE DUPONT SHOW WITH JUNE ALLYSON - 1960 [TV; 3 episodes]; SHIRLEY TEMPLE'S STORYBOOK - 1960 [TV]; HONG KONG - 1961 [TV]; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1958-1961 [TV; 17 episodes]; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1961 [TV]; NAKED CITY - 1961 [TV; 5 episodes]; BUS STOP - 1961 [TV]; THE DETECTIVES - 1959-1962 [TV; 5 episodes]; ROUTE 66 - 1960 - 1962 [TV; 12 episodes]; BEN CASEY - 1962 [TV]; TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS - 1962 [TV]; INSIDE DANNY BAKER - 1963 [TV Movie; Unsold Pilot.]; I'M DICKENS, HE'S FENSTER - 1962-1963 [TV; 4 episodes]; MIRACLE OF THE WHITE STALLIONS - 1963; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - 1963 [TV]; THE WHEELER DEALERS - 1963; EMPIRE - 1962-1963 [TV]; THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1964 [TV]; THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY - 1964; STARR, FIRST BASEMAN - 1965 [TV Movie]; PROMISE HER ANYTHING - 1965; PENELOPE - 1966; TOBRUK - 1967; THE TIGER MAKES OUT - 1967; POPI - 1969; THE OUT OF TOWNERS - 1970; LOVE STORY - 1970 [Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Director; Won the Golden Globe® for the same category]; PLAZA SUITE - 1971; THE HOSPITAL - 1971 [One of the most subversive films of the 70's, on par with NETWORK]; MAN OF LA MANCHA - 1972 [also Producer]; INSIGHT - 1964-1974 [TV; 3 episodes]; THE CRAZY WORLD OF JULIUS VROODER - 1974 [also Producer]; THE MAN IN THE GLASS BOOTH - 1975; W.C. FIELDS AND ME - 1976; SILVER STREAK - 1976 [The film that made Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder a popular comedy team]; THE IN-LAWS - 1979 [also Producer; Still one of my favorite comedies. "Serpentine! Serpentine!"]; NIGHTWING - 1979 [Hiller's only pure horror film]; MAKING LOVE - 1982; AUTHOR! AUTHOR! - 1982; ROMANTIC COMEDY - 1983; THE LONELY GUY - 1984 [also Producer]; TEACHERS - 1984; OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE - 1987; SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL - 1989; TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS - 1990; MARRIED TO IT - 1991; THE BABE - 1992; CARPOOL - 1996; AN ALAN SMITHEE FILM: BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN - 1997 [Hiller purposely went out to make a bad film to see if anyone would get the joke, but the Razzie Awards® still nominated him as worst director, along with the non-existent Alan Smithee, who was Hiller himself!]; PUCKED - 2006 [His last credit as a director]. Mr. Hiller also acted in the following films: HOLLYWOOD BEAT - 1993 [TV]; BEVERLY HILLS COP III - 1994; ROSEWELL - 1994 [TV Movie]; MERCHANTS OF VENUS - 1998; LAND OF THE FREE - 1998; LOST IN THE PERSHING POINT HOTEL - 2000; SPEAKEASY - 2002; and A-LIST - 2006. He was also Producer on two episodes of ON CAMERA - 1954 [TV] and Technical Advisor on THE THIRD MAN - 1959 [TV]. Mr. Hiller won the Academy Award's® "Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award" in 2002 and won or was nominated for many other awards for his extremely large body of work. He was also president of the Director's Guild of America [DGA] from 1989-1993 and then President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [AMPAS] from 1993 to 1997. Arthur Hiller died of natural causes and was 92 years-old.) - 08/17/16
MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1968; BRACKEN'S WORLD - 1970; PAT PAULSEN'S HALF A COMEDY HOUR - 1970; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1970; CATCH-22 - 1970 [TF]; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1970; HOGAN'S HEROES - 1969-1970 [3 episodes]; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1970-1971 [4 episodes]; MCCABE & MRS. MILLER - 1971 [TF]; THE GOOD LIFE - 1971; THE TODD KILLINGS - 1971 [TF]; GETTING TOGETHER - 1972; M*A*S*H - 1972; MARY TYLER MOORE - 1971-1972 [3 episodes]; THE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER - 1973 [TF]; THE LONG GOODBYE - 1973 [TF; also performed the film's title tune]; CANNON - 1973; THE ADDAMS FAMILY FUN HOUSE - 1973 [TV Movie; also Writer; played Gomez Addams, a little-known fact]; COLUMBO - 1973; THE GIRL WITH SOMETHING EXTRA - 1973; KUNG FU - 1974; THE SNOOP SISTERS - 1974; HAPPY DAYS - 1974; BANK SHOT - 1974 [TF]; CALIFORNIA SPLIT - 1974 [TF]; POLICE WOMAN - 1974; CAN I SAVE MY CHILDREN? - 1974 [Afternoon TV Movie]; BARNABY JONES - 1975; HARRY O - 1975; SILENT MOVIE - 1976 [TF]; ALICE - 1976; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1977; BUMPERS - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER - 1977 [TF]; HIGH ANXIETY - 1977 [TF]; THE BOB NEWHART SHOW - 1972-1978 [TV Series Semi Regular; 49 episodes]; ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES! - 1978 [TF]; JOE & VALERIE - 1979; BARNEY MILLER - 1976-1979; THE FACTS OF LIFE - 1979; MOTHER AND ME, M.D. - 1979 [TV Movie]; BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY YEARS - 1979 [TF]; THE HALLOWEEN THAT ALMOST WASN'T - 1979 [TV Special; played the Werewolf]; MARRIAGE IS ALIVE AND WELL - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE WILD WACKY WONDERFUL WORLD OF WINTER - 1980 [TV Special]; THE TIM CONWAY SHOW - 1980; TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT - 1980; HART TO HART - 1980; EIGHT IS ENOUGH - 1981; LADIES MAN - 1981; HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART 1 - 1981 [TF]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1981; SIMON & SIMON - 1982; LOVE, SIDNEY - 1982; THE RULES OF MARRIAGE - 1982 [TV Movie]; ALL NIGHT RADIO - 1982 [TV Movie]; FRANCES - 1982 [TF]; FAMILY TIES - 1982; ROMANCE THEATRE - 1983 [5 episodes]; NINE TO FIVE - 1983; CONDO - 1983; WHEN YOUR LOVER LEAVES - 1983 [TV Movie]; TO BE OR NOT TO BE - 1983 [TF]; DOMESTIC LIFE - 1984; ONE DAY AT A TIME - 1983-1984; FINDERS KEEPERS - 1984 [TF]; FAERIE TALE THEATRE - 1984; DOWN TO EARTH - 1984; THE LOVE BOAT - 1984; NIGHT PATROL - 1984 [TF]; RIPTIDE - 1985; LOTS OF LUCK - 1985 [TV Movie]; FIRST THE EGG - 1985 [Afternoon TV Movie]; DIFF'RENT STROKES - 1978-1985 [4 episodes]; SILVER SPOONS - 1985; BROTHERS-IN-LAW - 1985 [TV Movie]; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1985; THE HISTORY OF WHITE PEOPLE IN AMERICA - 1985 [TV Movie]; GIMME A BREAK! - 1986; BLACKE'S MAGIC - 1986; THE HISTORY OF WHITE PEOPLE IN AMERICA VOLUME II - 1986 [TV Movie]; ROXIE - 1987 [Failed TV Series; 6 episodes]; WHAT A COUNTRY - 1987; ALF - 1987; SPACEBALLS - 1987 [TF]; THROB - 1987; THIS IS YOUR LIFE - 1987 [Riley was the subject]; PUNKY BREWSTER - 1988; CHARLES IN CHARGE - 1988; RENTED LIPS - 1988 [TF]; MATHNET - 1988; SQUARE ONE TELEVISION - 1988; NEWHART - 1988 [Riley did a take-off cameo of the role he portrayed over a decade earlier on Bob Newhart's previous show]; PORTRAIT OF A WHITE MARRIAGE - 1988 [TF]; A FINE ROMANCE - 1989; GLEAMING THE CUBE - 1989 [TF]; DUET - 1989; HARD TIME ON PLANET EARTH - 1989; C.H.U.D. 2: BUD THE CHUD - 1989 [TF]; MY TWO DADS - 1990; PAYBACK - 1990 [TF]; GARFIELD AND FRIENDS - 1990 [Voice only]; NIGHT COURT - 1984-1991 [7 episodes]; BABES - 1991; HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS - 1991; CIVIL WARS - 1992; THE PLAYER - 1992 [TF]; FAMILY MATTERS - 1993; HANGIN' WITH MR. COOPER - 1993; A DANGEROUS WOMAN - 1993 [TF]; MARRIED WITH CHILDREN - 1994; DAVE'S WORLD - 1994; NEW YORK DAZE - 1995; THE BOYS ARE BACK - 1995;
FRIENDS - 1995; HUDSON STREET - 1995; THEODORE REX - 1995 [TF; words cannot express how bad this film is]; COACH - 1996; THE DREW CAREY SHOW - 1996; SEINFELD - 1997; BOOGIE NIGHTS - 1997 [TF]; THE SECRET LIFE OF ALEX MACK - 1997; GEORGE & LEO - 1997; BAYWATCH - 1997; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1997; VENUS ENVY - 1997 [TF]; A RUGRATS VACATION - 1997 [MFHV; Voice Only]; CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - 1998 [TF]; MIKE HAMMER, PRIVATE EYE - 1998; WORKING - 1998; THE RUGRATS MOVIE - 1998 [TF; Voice only; also performed the song "Dull-A-Bye"]; OH, GROW UP - 1999; RUGRATS IN PARIS: THE MOVIE - 2000 [TF; Voice only]; RUGRATS: ACORN NUTS AND DIAPEY BUTTS - 2000 [TV Movie; Voice only]; RECESS: SCHOOL'S OUT - 2001 [TF; Voice only]; THE RUGRATS: ALL GROWED UP - 2001 [TV Movie; Voice only]; SON OF THE BEACH - 2000-2002 [Series Semi-Regular; 10 episodes]; RUGRATS GO WILD - 2003 [TF; Voice only]; LUCKY - 2003; BURL'S - 2003 [Short]; THAT 70'S SHOW - 2004; YES, DEAR - 2005; MCBRIDE: THE DOCTOR IS OUT...REALLY OUT - 2005 [TV Movie]; RUGRATS - 1991-2005 [Riley's first time voicing "Stu Pickles", for 143 episodes]; THE ARISTOCRATS - 2005 [TF; Scenes Edited out]; ROOM 6 - 2006 [TF]; PAPA'S BAG - 2007 [Short]; AVENGING ANGEL - 2007 [TV Movie]; ALL GROWN UP - 2003-2007 [Riley continued to voice "Stu Pickles" for 18 episodes]; EASY TO ASSEMBLE - 2009; NORA FALLS - 2009 [Short; his last acting role]. Jack Riley also performed some out-of-nowhere comedy bits on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO - 1992; voiced Stu Pickles on several RUGRATS Video Games; was a panelist on many Game Shows; appeared in several documentaries; and wrote the TV Special THE MANY SIDES OF DON RICKLES - 1970. Jack Riley passed away due to pneumonia and was 80 years-old.) - 08/19/16
years. Steven Hill was a talented actor who did plenty of TV Series and Movies since the 1940's. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: ACTOR'S STUDIO - 1949 [4 episodes]; ROMANCE THEATRE - 1949; SUSPENSE - 1949-1950; STARLIGHT THEATRE - 1950; A LADY WIHOUT PASSPORT - 1950 [TF]; MAGNAVOX THEATRE - 1950; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1952; DANGER - 1951-1952; LIGHTS OUT - 1952; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1952; THE MASK - 1954; THE MOTOROLA TELEVISION HOUR - 1954; GOODYEAR PLAYHOUSE - 1953-1954 [3 episodes]; THE PHILCO-GOODYEAR TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE - 1954; STORM FEAR - 1955 [TF; Directed by actor Cornel Wilde and written by Hill's good friend Horton Foote]; PLAYWRIGHTS '56 - 1955-1956; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1957; THE SEVEN LIVELY ARTS - 1957; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1957; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH - 1958; THE GODDESS - 1958 [TF; written by Paddy Chayefsky]; PURSUIT - 1958; THE LINEUP - 1959; KISS HER GOODBYE - 1959 [TF]; DILLINGER - 1960 [TV Movie; portrayed Melvin Purvis]; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1959-1960 [3 episodes]; SUNDAY SHOWCASE - 1960 [3 episodes]; ADVENTURES IN PARADISE - 1961; ROUTE 66 - 1962; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1960-1962 [Portrayed Jack "Legs" Diamond in 2 episodes]; THE ELEVENTH HOUR - 1962; DR. KILDARE - 1962; BEN CASEY - 1962-1963; A CHILD IS WAITING - 1963 [TF]; NAKED CITY - 1963; BOB HOPE PRESENTS CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1963; ESPIONAGE - 1963; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - 1964; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1964-1965; KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1965; RAWHIDE - 1965; THE SLENDER THREAD - 1965 [TF]; THE FUGITIVE - 1966; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1966-1967 [28 episodes; Hill was fired after 1 season {as an Orthodox Jew, he had to work on Saturdays, which was against his religious beliefs} and was replaced on the series by Peter Graves. After his firing, he went on a sabbatical from acting to focus on selling homes in real estate, hence he moved to New York.]; THE ANDROS TARGETS - 1977; KING - 1978 [TV mini-series]; IT'S MY TURN - 1980 [TF]; EYEWITNESS - 1981 [TF]; RICH AND FAMOUS - 1981 [TF]; YENTL - 1983 [TF]; TEACHERS - 1984 [TF]; GARBO TALKS - 1984 [TF]; ONE LIFE TO LIVE - 1984; BETWEEN TWO WOMEN - 1986 [TV Movie]; ON VALENTINE'S DAY - 1986 [TF]; RAW DEAL - 1986 [TF]; LEGAL EAGLES - 1986 [TF]; HEARTBURN - 1986 [TF]; BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - 1986 [TF]; COURTSHIP - 1987 [TF]; THIRTYSOMETHING - 1988; RUNNING ON EMPTY - 1988 [TF]; THE BOOST - 1988 [TF]; COLUMBO - 1989; EQUAL JUSTICE - 1990; WHITE PALACE - 1990 [TF]; BILLY BATHGATE - 1991 [TF]; THE FIRM - 1993 [TF]; WHERE'S THE MONEY, NOREEN? - 1995 [TV Movie]; THE CITY OF GREATER NEW YORK: THE STORY OF CONSOLIDATION - 1998 [TV Documentary; Voice only]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2000; LAW & ORDER - 1990-2000 [229 episodes; Nominated for Emmy Awards® in 1998 & 1999 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; Seven Screen Actor Guild Award® nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series; His final acting role, which came as a total surprise to the cast and crew, who celebrated his achievements on LARRY KING LIVE shortly after learning of his departure.]. One of my fondest and most memorable moments on LAW & ORDER is when the camera stayed close on Schiff's face while a doctor pulled the plug on his terminally ill wife. He said more with one little wimper-like noise
then ten pages of dialogue could convey, as we hear the EKG machine go flat. The look on his face always brought a tear to my eye. It was a moment of pure acting, rare on a procedural show and even rarer coming from Adam Schiff. Dianne Wiest [2000-2002], the late Fred Dalton Thomson [2002-2007] and then Jack McCoy himself, Sam Waterston [2007-2010], took over Schiff's position before the series went off the air in 2010. For 20 years, this was my weekly go-to show and Steven Hill was a very important part of it. Reruns of the show are still part of my TV life. Before becoming an actor on TV and in film, he was a Stage actor, appearing in plays alongside Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda and many other famous actors and directors, including Elia Kazan. During television's early years, Hill mainly did live or Kinescope [filming live television on a monitor using ancient forms of videotape] plays and it earned him the Sylvania Television Award for dramatic actor of the year in 1954. When a rabbi convinced him to adhere to Orthodox Judiasm, it basically ended his Stage career because he could not appear in Friday night and Saturday matinee performances. That religious ryder was a part of all his movie and TV contracts which makes the creators of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE the cretins here. They just didn't understand how devoted Hill was towards his religion and basically made his life hell during the filming of the last few episodes of the first season [They thought they could break Hill of his religious convictions] and then fired him when he refused to pick the show over his religion. It made Hill so mad, he took a sabbatical from acting for over 10 years. If it is one thing I like, even though I am an Atheist, is a man of convictions and Hill was one of those rare peiple. Steven Hill passed away of natural causes and was 94 years-old.) - 08/23/16
REDHEAD - 1950 [TF]; HOLLYWOOD THEATRE TIME - 1950; I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE - 1951 [TF]; THE FAT MAN - 1951 [TF]; CRIMINAL LAWYER - 1951 [TF]; BEHAVE YOURSELF! - 1951 [TF]; ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD - 1951 [TF]; THE FABULOUS SENORITA - 1952 [TF]; STARS IN THE EYE - 1952 [TV Special]; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE - 1953; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATRE - 1953; SHOWER OF STARS - 1954; MEET MILLIE - 1952-1955 [Series Regular; 78 episodes]; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1958; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1954-1958 [3 episodes]; THE LUX SHOW - 1958; ALCOA THEATRE - 1959; WAKE ME WHEN IT'S OVER - 1960 [TF]; M SQUAD - 1960; TOM, DICK AND HARRY - 1960 [TV Movie]; ACAPULCO - 1961; THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS - 1961; THE DETECTIVES - 1961; TOP CAT - 1961-1962 [30 episodes; Voice of "Choo Choo"]; THE NUTTY PROFESSOR - 1963 [TF]; MAGGIE BROWN - 1963 [TV Movie]; A NEW KIND OF LOVE - 1963 [TF]; IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD - 1963 [TF]; BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1964; VACATION PLAYHOUSE - 1963-1964; THE BAILEYS OF BALBOA - 1964; VALENTINE'S DAY - 1964-1965 [3 episodes]; MCHALE'S NAVY - 1965; THE GREAT RACE - 1965 [TF; one of my favorite comedies]; HANK - 1965; HONEY WEST - 1966; GIDGET - 1966; GOMER PYLE: USMC - 1968; MY THREE SONS - 1968; PREMIERE - 1968; MY WORLD AND WELCOME TO IT - 1969; PETTICOAT JUNCTION - 1969; MOD SQUAD - 1969; I DREAM OF JEANNIE - 1970; JULIA - 1971; THE CHICAGO TEDDY BEARS - 1971 [4 episodes]; WAIT TILL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME - 1972; THE SEVERED ARM - 1973 [TF; Kaplan's death was a doozie]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1972-1973; CHOPPER ONE - 1974; KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER - ["Bad Medicine" - 1974]; SNAKES [a.k.a. FANGS; HOLY WEDNESDAY] - 1974 [TF]; THE LOST SAUCER - 1975; FREAKY FRIDAY - 1976 [TF]; C B BEARS - 1977; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1977; WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER - 1977; CHiPS - 1978; FLYING HIGH - 1979; MIDNIGHT MADNESS - 1980 [TF]; SATURDAY SUPERCADE - 1983 [3 episodes; Voice only]; DECK THE HALLS WITH WACKY WALLS - 1983 [Animated TV Movie; Voice only]; DON'T ASK ME, ASK GOD - 1984 [TV Movie]; ABC WEEKEND SPECIALS - 1981-1984; ALICE - 1978-1985 [Series Semi-Regular; 82 episodes]; HOLLYWOOD VICE SQUAD - 1986 [TF]; MACGYVER - 1986; THE FALL GUY - 1986; THE SMURFS -1986 [Voice only]; TOP CAT AND THE BEVERLY HILLS CATS - 1987 [Animated TV Movie; Reprised his "Choo Choo' voice from the 1961-1962 series]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1988; 1ST & TEN: THE CHAMPIONSHIP - 1988; THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SUPERTED - 1989 [Voice only]; MY TWO DADS - 1989; DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE - 1989 [TV Movie]; WILD AT HEART - 1990 [TF; David Lynch's surreal takeoff on the WIZARD OF OZ]; WAKE, RATTLE & ROLL - 1990 [Voice Only];
MONSTERS - 1990; THEY CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - 1991; DELIRIOUS - 1991 [TF]; GARFIELD AND FRIENDS - 1991 [Voice only]; ON THE AIR - 1992 [7 episodes]; MONSTER IN MY POCKET: THE BIG SCREAM - 1992 [TV Short; Voice only]; WITCHBOARD 2 - 1993 [TF]; THE BIG GIG - 1993 [Short]; REVENGE OF THE NERDS IV: NERDS IN LOVE - 1994 [TV Movie]; THE CARTOON CARTOON SHOW - 1995 [Voice only]; AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS - 1996 [Voice only]; JOHNNY BRAVO - 1997 [Voice only]; ER - 1999; EVEN STEVENS - 2002; BECKER - 1998-2004 [4 episodes]; MCBRIDE: THE CHAMELEON MURDER - 2005 [TV Movie]; DARK AND STORMY NIGHT - 2009 [TF]; TROUPERS - 2011 [Documentary]; AUTISM AND CAKE - 2012 [Short]; LOOKIN' UP - 2016 [TF; also Writer & Executive Producer; In Post-Production at the time of his death. His final acting role.]. Marvin Kaplan also wrote episodes of THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1965; THE BILL COSBY SHOW - 1969; MOD SQUAD - 1971; MAUDE - 1972; and the film WATCH OUT FOR SLICK [also Executive Producer] - 2010. He was also a longtime member of Theatre West, a California-based Stage company, where he performed in countless plays. Mr Kaplan also served as AFTRA Los Angeles local president for eight years. Marvin Kaplan passed away in his sleep and was 89 years-old.) - 08/25/16
brilliant mind who lost most of it to Alzheimer's. That is God's final joke on a comedian I love. He always has to have the final word. Mr. Wilder's credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]; PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1961 [TV Series]; ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE - 1962 [TV Series]; THE DEFENDERS - 1962; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE WEEK - 1962-1963 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; DEATH OF A SALESMAN - 1966 [TV Movie]; BONNIE AND CLYDE - 1967 [He was absolutely hilarious in his role as an undertaker, not an easy thing to do in such a serious film]; THE PRODUCERS - 1967 [Wilder's first time working with Mel Brooks. The film is considered a classic now; Academy Award® nomination as Best Supporting Actor]; START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME - 1970; QUACKSER FORTUNE HAS A COUSIN IN THE BRONX - 1970; WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - 1971 [I could write a dissertation on how subversive this film is, but most people love it for the songs, the "Oompa Loompas", the colorful set design and Wilder's performance. A film better for adults than children. Once seen through adult eyes, you may never let your children watch it again. But I am willing to bet you will; Nominated for a Golden Globe® for Best Actor in a Motion Picture; Wilder hated the idea of Tim Burton's remake of the film in 2005 after seeing a trailer on TV of what Johnny Depp was doing with the Wonka character. He never saw the film.]; THE SCARECROW - 1972 [TV Movie]; EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK - 1972 [One of director Woody Allen's funniest films. The giant boob scene is worth the price of admission alone]; ACTS OF LOVE AND OTHER COMEDIES - 1973 [TV Movie]; RHINOCEROUS - 1974 [One of Wilder's most obscure films. He stars with Zero Mostel again, just like he did in THE PRODUCERS]; BLAZING SADDLES - 1974 [Do I need to say more? One thing: Richard Pryor co-wrote the screenplay, but lost the role he wanted to Cleavon Little.]; THURSDAY'S GAME - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE LITTLE PRINCE - 1974; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - 1974 [Also Screenplay; Academy Award® nomination for his first-time screen-writing effort, along with Mel Brooks; My favorite Brooks/Wilder colaboration. Not only is it extremely funny, it also pays respect to the 30's Universal horror films.]; THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' SMARTER BROTHER - 1975 [also Director & Screenplay]; SILVER STREAK - 1976 [The first teaming of Wilder and Richard Pryor. It was apparent from the second they were on the screen together that they had chemistry; Nominated for a Golden Globe® for Best Actor in a Motion Picture.]; THE WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER - 1977 [also Director, Producer & Screenplay]; THE FRISCO KID - 1979 [Wilder turns in another funny performance, even with the funky Jewish accent]; SUNDAY LOVERS - 1980 [also Director & Screenplay]; STIR CRAZY - 1980 [With Pryor]; HANKY PANKY - 1982 [Wilder's co-star was ex-SLNer Gilda Radner, whom Wilder married two years later; When she passed away from cancer in 1989, Gene Wilder was never the same. Directed by Sidney Poitier.] THE WOMAN IN RED - 1984 [also Director & Screenplay; After a few less than money-making films, this one returned Wilder back into the limelight, partly thanks to the hit song "The Woman In Red" sung by Stevie Wonder]; HAUNTED HONEYMOON - 1986 [also Director & Screenplay; One of these days, this will become a cult film]; SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL - 1989 [also Screenplay; with Pryor]; FUNNY ABOUT LOVE - 1990; ANOTHER YOU - 1991 [with Pryor]; ELIGIBLE DENTIST - 1993 [TV Movie]; SOMETHING WILDER - 1994-1995 [TV Series; His only starring TV role. Unfortunately, the series was a bust and only lasted 15 episodes]; MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN - 1999 [TV Movie; also Teleplay; first of two TV Movies where Wilder stars as "Cash" Carter", which he hoped would return in a series of TV Movies, It never happened.]; ALICE IN WONDERLAND - 1999 [TV Movie; Emmy Award® nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries]; THE LADY IN
QUESTION - 1999 [TV Movie; also Teleplay. Played "Cash" Carter the last time.]; WILL & GRACE - 2002-2003 [TV Series; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]; THE YO GABBA GABBA! MOVIE 2 - 2015 [TV Movie; Voice only; his last acting credit.]. Gene Wilder also loved to sing in many of his films. Who can ever forget "Pure Imagination" from WILLY WONKA? It is one of the best songs in any film in the last 50 years because it tells you that having a vivid imagination is a good thing, not a bad thing like most parents think. Wishes can come true and Wilder's performance of that song and in the film in general deserved an Academy Award® [He did receive a Golden Globe® nomination]. He received a tribute from Coldplay on Monday night, August 29, 2016. Chris Martin and his bandmates remembered the actor with a cover of “Pure Imagination,” from Wilder’s classic 1971 film WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. The band performed at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Monday, after news broke of Wilder’s death the earlier in the day in Connecticut. After his wife Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer in 1989, Gene co-founded Gilda's Club, a support group to raise awareness of the disease. It is still going strong today, even though he remarried a few years after her death. Wilder himself In 1999 was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and underwent chemotherapy and also treated his cancer with an adult stem-cell treatment. He made a full recovery from cancer in 2000. Gene Wilder passed away due to complications from Alzheimer's disease and was 83 years-old.) - 08/29/16
- 1984 [TV Movie]; C.H.U.D. - 1984; THE PRINCESS AND THE CALL GIRL - 1984; DEATH OF A SALESMAN - 1985 [TV Movie]; COMPROMISING POSITIONS - 1985; REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS - 1985; HIGHLANDER - 1985; DREAM LOVER - 1985; A DEADLY BUSINESS - 1986 [TV Movie]; FIRE WITH FIRE - 1986; CRITICAL CONDITION - 1987 [I will never forgive Richard Pryor for stealing the name of my 1982 zine. Just kidding!]; OHARA - 1987 [Regular on failed TV Series; 11 episodes]; ALONE IN THE NEON JUNGLE - 1988 [Pay TV Movie]; WISEGUY - 1988 [TV Series]; CRIME STORY - 1986-1988 [TV Series semi-regular; 16 episodes; One of my favorite 80's series]; MEMORIES OF MANON - 1988 [TV Movie]; HOMEBOY - 1988; MIAMI VICE - 1988 [TV Series]; THE EQUALIZER - 1986-1989 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; LIVIN' LARGE - 1989 [TV Movie]; TRYING TIMES - 1989 [TV Series]; THE FRESHMAN - 1990 [Polito has nothing but nice things to say about Marlon Brando; He also tells a story about the power that Brando wielded.]; MILLER'S CROSSING - 1990 [One of his best performances; Polito believed this one role had led to his heavy workload ever since.]; BARTON FINK - 1991 [Another great performance that he almost didn't take, but Frances McDormand convinced him to take it.]; THE ROCKETEER - 1991 [He proved in this movie he could be a comedic gangster and loved that most of the planes you see in this film are real and not CGI]; TALES FROM THE CRYPT - 1991 [TV Series]; EMPTY NEST - 1991 [TV Series]; HEARTS ARE WILD - 1992 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; LEATHER JACKETS - 1992; FLODDER IN AMERIKA! - 1992; DINOSAURS - 1993 [TV Series; Voice only]; FALLEN ANGELS - 1993 [TV Series]; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1993 [TV Series]; THE CONTENDERS - 1993; THE HUDSUCKER PROXY - 1994; VIPER - 1994 [TV Pilot Movie]; VIPER - 1994 [TV Series; Pilot episode]; HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS - 1993-1994 [The best TV he has ever done; 13 episodes; He was not rehired for the second season because the network wanted to add a female cast member. Many people, including myself, believe that was a huge mistake.]; THE CROW - 1994 [One of the actors on set to see Brandon Lee get killed by a blank bullet; Polito thought the entire shoot was cursed because the cherry picker driver was electrocuted at the beginning of the film and was was badly burned. There were also unexplained fires and other injuries. He warned Brandon Lee not to end up like Vic Morrow when he crashed through the glass of Polito's character's pawn shop window and cut himself badly.]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1992-1994 [TV Series]; GIRLS IN PRISON - 1994 [Pay TV Movie]; BLANKMAN - 1994; THE SHAGGY DOG - 1994 [TV Movie]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1995 [TV Series]; MAD ABOUT YOU - 1995 [TV Series]; FLUKE - 1995; BURKE'S LAW - 1995 [TV Series]; BUSHWHACKED - 1995; NYPD BLUE - 1995 [TV Series]; THE INVADERS - 1995 [TV Series]; HIGH SOCIETY - 1995 [TV Series]; DREAM ON - 1995-1996 [Pay TV Series; 4 episodes]; HOMEWARD BOUND II: LOST IN SAN FRANCISCO - 1996 [Voice only]; SWIFT JUSTICE - 1996 [TV Series]; ROSEANNE - 1996 [TV Series]; JUST YOUR LUCK - 1997 [MFHV]; INVASION - 1997 [TV Series]; FIRED UP - 1997 [TV Series]; THE CORPORATE LADDER - 1997; OVER THE TOP - 1997 [TV Series]; LIFE WITH LOUIE - 1997 [TV Series]; NIGHTMAN - 1997; PLAYERS - 1998 [TV Series]; JENNY - 1998 [TV Series]; SEINFELD - 1998 [TV Series]; NEW YORK UNDERCOVER - 1996-1998 [TV Series]; THE DEFENDERS: CHOICE OF EVILS - 1998 [TV Movie]; THE BIG LEBOWSKI - 1998 [The role he is most recognized for because it has become a cult clasic]; TALES OF THE MUMMY - 1998; MUSIC FROM ANOTHER ROOM - 1998; MONEY PLAY$ - 1998 [TV Movie]; WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... - 1998; HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS: THE TV SHOW - 1998 [TV Series]; VERONICA'S CLOSET - 1998 [TV Series]; MILLENNIUM - 1998 [Polito shone in the episode titled "Omerta']; ANGELS DANCE - 1999; ROAD KILL - 1999; NASH BRIDGES - 1999 [TV Series]; GOOD VS. EVIL - 1999 [TV Series]; THE APARTMENT COMPLEX - 1999 [TV Movie]; STUART LITTLE - 1999; CARLO'S WAKE - 1999; OH, YEAH! CARTOONS - 2000 [TV Series; Voice only]; THE PRETENDER - 1996-2000 [TV Series]; HOMICIDE: THE MOVIE - 2000 [TV Movie]; EARLY EDITION - 1997-2000 [TV Series]; AFTER SEX - 2000; NOWHERE MAN - 2000; POPULAR - 2000 [TV Series]; THE INVISIBLE MAN - 2000 [TV Series]; THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE - 2000; THE TANGERINE BEAR: HOME IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! - 2000 [MFHV; Voice only]; BOYS LIFE 3 - 2000; BATMAN BEYOND - 2000 [TV Series; Voice only]; FLIES ON CUPID - 2001; THE TAILOR OF PANAMA - 2001; THE SHRINK IS IN - 2001; THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE - 2001; GIDEON'S CROSSING - 2001 [TV Series]; THE CHRIS ISAAC SHOW - 2001 [TV Series]; MIMIC 2 - 2001; THE DREW CAREY SHOW - 2001-2002 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; THE CHRONICLE - 2001-2002 [TV Series Regular; 22 episodes]; BECKER - 2002 [TV Series]; 29 PALMS - 2002; WOMEN VS. MEN - 2002 [TV Movie]; PUSH, NEVADA - 2002 [TV Series]; SHE SPIES - 2002 [TV Series]; BLACK MASK 2: CITY OF MASKS - 2002 [Probably his most unusual movie]; THE SINGING DETECTIVE - 2003; DRAGNET - 2003 [TV Series]; CROSSING JORDAN - 2003 [TV Series]; VIEW FROM THE TOP - 2003; GILMORE GIRLS - 2002-2003 [TV Series]; THE BOX - 2003 [One of the most misunderstood films of the year; Bound to become a cult item]; THE LYON'S DEN - 2003 [TV Series]; LIFE ON PAROLE - 2003 [TV Movie]; 10-8: OFFICERS ON DUTY - 2004 [TV Series]; IT'S ALL RELATIVE - 2004 [TV Series]; THE MENTALIST - 2004 [TV Movie; has nothing to do with the future CBS Series that Polito also appeared in.]; JUDGING AMY - 2004 [TV Series]; OLIVER BEENE - 2003-2004 [TV Series]; THE JURY - 2004 [TV Series]; CHARLIE THE OX - 2004; THE LAST SHOT - 2004; SCRUBS - 2004 [TV Series]; MY WIFE AND KIDS - 2004 [TV Series]; FAMILY PLAN - 2005 [TV Movie]; DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - 2005 [TV Series]; SHORT ORDER - 2005; WITHOUT A TRACE - 2005 [TV Series]; GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - 2005 [TV Movie]; THE HONEYMOONERS - 2005; THRESHOLD - 2005 [TV Series]; AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER - 2005 [TV Series; 5 episodes; Voice only]; THE BUZZ ON MAGGIE - 2005 {TV Series; Voice Only]; LIES AND ALIBIS - 2006; MASTERS OF HORROR - ["Haeckel's Tale" - 2006]; CUTTING ROOM - 2006; GRILLED - 2006; HANDY MANNY - 2006 [TV Series; Voice only]; FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS - 2006; BIG NOTHING - 2006; HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER - 2006 [Voice
only]; MEDIUM - 2007 [TV Series]; COUGAR CLUB - 2007; AMERICAN GANGSTER - 2007; THE GHOST WHISPERER - 2005-2008 [TV Series]; LAS VEGAS - 2008 [TV Series]; THE MARCONI BROS. - 2008; ROCK MONSTER - 2008 [Comedic SyFy Original horror film]; CHOWDER - 2008 [TV Series]; BART GOT A ROOM - 2008; DO NOT DISTURB - 2008 [TV Series]; CHOCOLATE NEWS - 2008 [TV Series]; TWO AND A HALF MEN - 2008 [TV Series]; MONK - 2009 [TV Series]; SUPER CAPERS: THE ORIGIN OF ED AND THE MISSING BULLION - 2009; RAISING THE BAR - 2008-2009 [TV Series regular for a failed series; 10 episodes]; CITIZEN JANE - 2009 [TV Series]; STIFFS - 2010; THE MENTALIST - 2010 [TV Series]; BURNING PALMS - 2010; THE GRIND - 2010; GLENN MARTIN DDS - 2009-2010 [TV Series; Voice only]; VENUS & VEGAS - 2010; THE LAST GODFATHER - 2010; FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS... - 2011 [Pay TV Series]; SON OF MORNING - 2011; ATLAS SHRUGGED: PART 1 - 2011; FROM THE HEAD - 2011; BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN - 2011 [TV Series; Voice only]; BATMAN: YEAR ONE - 2011 [MFHV; Voice only]; IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA - 2011 [TV Series]; THUNDERCATS - 2011 [TV Series; Voice only]; FRANKLIN & BASH - 2012 [TV Series]; ROBOT AND MONSTER - 2012 [TV Series; Voice only]; MIKE & MOLLY - 2012 [TV Series]; GANGSTER SQUAD - 2013; BUNHEADS - 2012-2013 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; SAINT FRANCIS - 2014 [TV Movie]; LOCKER 13 - 2014; CASTLE - 2014 [TV Series] MURDER IN THE FIRST - 2014 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; 39 TO GO - 2014 [TV Series]; BIG EYES - 2014; BROKER - 2015 [TV Movie]; AMERICAN DAD! - 2016 [TV Series; Voice Only]; MODERN FAMILY - 2014-2016 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; COMEDY BANG! BANG! - 2016 [TV Series]; MAJOR CRIMES - 2016 [TV Series; His final acting role.]. Mr. Polito also voiced a lot of Video Games and appeared in a handful of award-winning Shorts. Heres a quote by Polito in which he tells the brutal truth about his career: "I've accepted everything that was offered to me in my life. I'm a total whore. I have no standards. I do everything." All I have to say is thank the Lord that he did. He was an amazing person to watch, no matter what he did. Jon Polito passed away from complications of melanoma and was only 65 years old.) - 09/01/16
DEATH IN CALIFORNIA - 1985 [TV mini-series]; HILL STREET BLUES - 1985; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1985; G.I. JOE - 1985 [16 episodes; Voice only]; MOONLIGHTIMG - 1985; A WINNER NEVER QUITS - 1986 [TV Movie]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1986; SECOND SERVE - 1986 [TV Movie]; CASTLE IN THE SKY - 1986 [TF; Voice only]; HUNTER - 1985-1986; HEARTBREAK RIDGE - 1986 [TF]; THE LEFTOVERS - 1986 [TV Movie]; REPAIRS - 1987 [Short]; THE BETTY FORD STORY - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE TRANSFORMERS - 1986-1987 [11 episodes; Voice only]; THE STEPFORD CHILDREN - 1987 [TV Movie]; G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE - 1987 [MFHV; Voice only]; BEVERLY HILLS COP II - 1987 [TF]; ARIA - 1987 [TF]; NO WAY OUT - 1987 [TF]; FAMILY TIES - 1984-1987; DALLAS - 1983-1987; NEWHART - 1987; LEONARD PART 6 - 1987 [TF]; FRANK'S PLACE - 1988; ROCK 'N' ROLL MOM - 1988 [TV Movie]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1988; FALCON CREST - 1988; COACH - 1989; QUANTUM LEAP - 1989; KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE - 1989 [TF; Voice only]; AN EIGHT IS ENOUGH WEDDING - 1989 [TV Movie]; L.A. LAW - 1989; MATLOCK - 1987-1990 [3 episodes]; EQUAL JUSTICE - 1990; JAKE AND THE FATMAN - 1990; THE FATHER DOWLING MYSTERIES - 1990; THE FLASH - 1991; WHO'S THE BOSS - 1988-1991; TOP OF THE HEAP - 1991; MACGYVER - 1991; KNOT'S LANDING - 1985-1991; THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS - 1991 [TF; More relevant today than when the late Wes Craven directed it]; BABY OF THE BRIDE - 1991 [TV Movie]; FROGS! - 1991 [TV Movie]; CLASS ACT - 1992 [TF]; FBI: THE UNTOLD STORIES - 1993; WILDER NAPALM - 1993 [TF]; NYPD BLUE - 1993; TEKKAMAN BLADE II - 1994 [TV mini-series; Voice only]; FINAL FANTASY - 1994 [MFHV; Voice only]; EVERY BREATH - 1994 [TF]; ROSWELL - 1994 [TV Movie]; LOVE AFFAIR -1994 [TF]; THE SECRETARY - 1995 [TV Movie]; BIO HUNTER - 1995 [MFHV; Voice only]; OUR SON, THE MATCHMAKER - 1996 [TV Movie]; BLACK MASK - 1996 [TF; Voice only]; SUDDENLY SUSAN - 1997; PRINCESS MONONOKE - 1997 [TF; Voice only]; SPICY CITY - 1997; TWILIGHT OF THE DARK MASTER - 1997 [TF; Voice only]; MURPHY BROWN - 1988-1997 [TV Series Semi-Regular; 65 episodes]; BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION - 1998; ER - 1998; FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON - 1998 [TV nini-series]; JAG - 1998; STAR TREK: INSURRECTION - 1998 [TF]; GOLGO 13: QUEEN BEE - 1998 [MFHV; Voice only]; WASTELAND - 1999; SPAWN - 1997-1999 [6 episodes; Voice only]; 7TH HEAVEN - 2000; TIME SHARE - 2000 [TF]; VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST - 2000 [TF; Voice only]; ARLI$$ - 2000 [Pay Cable sitcom]; GEN 13 - 2000 [MFHV; Voice only]; MURDER, SHE WROTE: THE LAST FREE MAN - 2001 [TV Movie]; SHEENA - 2002; KERMIT'S SWAMP YEARS - 2002 [MFHV]; THE HAWK IS DYING - 2006 [TF; His last acting role]. Mr. Hostetter also wrote the lyrics and music for the song "The Hero Always Gets The Girl" from FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS - 1990 and added voices to a few Japanese Anime Video Games to the American versions of VAMPIRE HUNTER D - 1999 and others. John Hostetter died of cancer and was 69 years-old.) - 09/02/16
episodes]; THE ATOMIC KID - 1954 [TF; a good old-fashioned comedy thriller with Mickey Rooney based on our fears of nuclear war at the time]; TV READER'S DIGEST - 1955; THE MICKEY ROONEY SHOW: HEY MULLIGAN - 1954-1955 [24 episodes]; TOPPER - 1955; DAMON RUNYON THEATER - 1955 [4 episodes]; CRUSADER - 1955; CROSSROADS - 1955; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1955-1956 [6 episodes]; HOT ROD GIRL - 1956 [TF; One of the better "Juvenile Delinquent" films of the period]; BIG-FOOT WALLACE - 1957 [TV Movie]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1957; CAPTAIN GALLANT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION - 1957; TALES OF WELLS FARGO - 1957; CONFLICT - 1957 [4 episodes]; HOT ROD RUMBLE - 1957 [TF]; SUGARFOOT - 1957-1959 [8 episodes]; COLT .45 - 1958-1959 [6 episodes]; THE ALASKANS - 1960; BOURBON STREET BEAT - 1959-1960 [8 episodes]; SURFSIDE 6 - 1960; CHEYENNE - 1956-1960 [13 episodes]; MAVERICK - 1957-1961 [18 episodes]; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1959-1961 [4 episodes]; LAWMAN - 1958-1961 [12 episodes]; ROOM FOR ONE MORE - 1962 [5 episodes]; BRONCO - 1958-1962; THE ROARING 20'S - 1960-1962 [6 episodes]; LAD: A DOG - 1962 [TF; a childhood classic]; BLACK GOLD - 1962 [TF]; FBI CODE 98 - 1963 [TV Movie]; THE GALLANT MEN - 1963; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1958-1963 [9 episodes]; PT 109 - 1963 [TF; about JFK's Naval years]; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - 1963; TEMPLE HOUSTON - 1963-1964 [6 episodes]; FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG - 1964 [TF]; KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE - 1964; NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS - 1964-1965 [16 episodes]; THE DOUBLE LIFE OF HENRY PHYFE - 1966; RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - 1965-1966 [10 episodes]; BATMAN - 1966; MR. ROBERTS - 1966 [4 episodes]; BATMAN: THE MOVIE - 1966 [TF; Very popular today because it doesn't take itself seriously like most modern superhero films; Batman: "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.", in one of the film's funniest sequences.]; THE GREEN HORNET - 1966; FATHOM - 1967 [TF; Raquel Welsh in a bikini. Who cares about plot?]; THE OUTCASTS - 1969; THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER - 1969; THE CHALLENGERS - 1970 [TV Movie] THE IMMORTAL - 1970 [3 episodes]; THE BOLD ONES: THE NEW DOCTORS - 1971; ALIAS SMITH AND JONES - 1971; MRS. POLIFAX-SPY - 1971 [TF]; THE CHICAGO TEDDY BEARS - 1971; LONGSTREET - 1971; HOW TO STEAL AN AIRPLANE - 1971 [TV Movie]; IRONSIDE - 1971 [3 episodes]; CIRCLE OF FEAR - 1972; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1971-1973 [9 episodes]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1970-1973 [12 episodes]; THE RETURN OF CHARLIE CHAN - 1973 [TV Movie; Uncredited Director]; DUSTY'S TRAIL - 1973; THE BRADY BUNCH - 1970-1973 [6 episodes]; ROOM - 222 - 1972-1973 [4 episodes]; ...AND MILLIONS DIE! - 1973 [TV Movie]; MANNIX - 1969-1974 [9 episodes]; THE MANHUNTER - 1974; THE MAGICIAN - 1973-1974; CANNON - 1974; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN - 1974-1975 [3 episodes]; SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON - 1975; THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1976; ESCAPE FROM ANGOLA - 1976 [TF]; MOST WANTED - 1977; CODE R - 1977; CRUISE MISSLE - 1977 [TF]; BARNABY JONES - 1974-1977 [9 episodes]; RESCUE FROM GILLIGAN'S ISLAND - 1978 [TV Movie]; WONDER WOMAN - 1978-1979 [5 episodes]; BIGFOOT AND WILDBOY - 1979; BIG SHAMUS, LITTLE SHAMUS - 1979; BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY - 1979; YOUNG MAVERICK - 1979; DALLAS - 1979-1980 [4 episodes]; THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERIFF LOBO - 1980; EIGHT IS ENOUGH - 1979-1980 [3 episodes]; QUINCY M.E. - 1980; HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. - 1982; THE KID WITH THE BROKEN HALO - 1982
[TV Movie]; CHiPS - 1981-1982 [11 episodes]; PRIVATE BENJAMIN - 1982; THE KID WITH THE 200 I.Q. - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE POWERS OF MATTHEW STAR - 1983; SMALL & FRYE - 1983; MANIMAL - 1983; FANTASY ISLAND - 1981-1983 [5 episodes]; THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF D.C. COLLINS - 1984 [TV Movie]; DIFF'RENT STROKES - 1984; AIRWOLF - 1984; SMALL WONDER - 1985-1989 [26 episodes; his last directorial credits]. Mr. Martinson was also Script Supervisor on the films THE YEARLING - 1946; FIESTA - 1947; SUMMER HOLIDAY - 1948; THE PIRATE - 1948; EASTER PARADE - 1948; COMMAND DECISION - 1948; TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME - 1949 [also Assistant Director]; THE STRATTON STORY - 1949; THAT MIDNIGHT KISS - 1949; AMBUSH - 1950; THE ASPHALT JUNGLE - 1950; SUMMER STOCK - 1950 [also Assistant Director]; GO FOR BROKE! - 1951 [also Assistant Director]; THE TALL TARGET - 1951; SPLIT SECOND - 1953; and VICE SQUAD - 1953. He was also an Uncredited Writer for the film SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL - 1964 and Executive Producer to the TV Series CONNIE MARTINSON TALKS BOOKS - 1980 [Connie Martinson was his real-life wife and remained so until the day he passed away]. NOTE: This is one of the few times when the IMDb has absolutely no background information on someone with this many credits. I had to do a Yahoo search and piece together his life. Almost every internet headline mentions his Batman Movie credit, but as you can see, he was responsible for so much more. He won the Western Film prestigious Golden Boot Award® in 2006. Leslie H. Martinson passed away from natural causes and was an amazing 101 years-old.) - 09/03/16
OBOLER COMEDY THEATRE - 1949; NEVER FEAR - 1949 [TF]; D.O.A. - 1950 [TF]; ROCKETSHIP X-M - 1950 [TF]; BEYOND THE PURPLE HILLS - 1950 [TF]; THE RETURN OF JESSE JAMES - 1950 [TF]; VENGEANCE VALLEY - 1951 [TF]; FIRESIDE THEATRE - 1950-1951 [4 episodes]; BUCKAROO SHERIFF OF TEXAS - 1951 [TF]; FIGHTING COAST GUARD - 1951 [TF]; LITTLE BIG HORN - 1951 [TF]; ON THE LOOSE - 1951 [TF]; CAVE OF OUTLAWS - 1951 [TF]; THE CIMARRON KID - 1952 [TF]; THE BATTLE AT APACHE PASS - 1952 [TF]; RED BALL EXPRESS - 1952 [TF]; SALLY AND SAINT ANNE - 1952 [TF]; SON OF ALI BABA - 1952 [TF]; YANKEE BUCCANEER - 1952 [TF; Off-Screen Narrator only]; THE RAIDERS - 1952 [TF]; MEET ME AT THE FAIR - 1953 [TF]; THE LAWLESS BREED - 1953 [TF]; SEMINOLE - 1953 [TF]; THE MAN FROM THE ALAMO - 1953 [TF; Won a Golden Globe Award® for Most Promising Newcomer - Male]; THE STAND AT APACHE RIVER - 1953 [TF]; BACK TO GOD'S COUNTRY - 1953; TAZA, SON OF COCHISE - 1954 [TF; Voice only]; O'ROURKE OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED - 1954 [TF]; FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD - 1954 [TF]; MOBY DICK - 1954 [TV Movie]; DRUMS ACROSS THE RIVER - 1954 [TF]; BROKEN LANCE - 1954 [TF]; THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - 1954 [TF]; WHITE FEATHER - 1955 [TF]; STUDIO 57 - 1954-1955; THE LORETTA YOUNG SHOW - 1954-1955 [4 episodes]; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1955; STAGE 7 - 1955; DAMON RUNYON THEATER - 1955; THE TWINKLE IN GOD'S EYE - 1955 [TF]; CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE - 1955; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1956; THE STAR AND THE STORY - 1956; MATINEE THEATRE - 1956; THE BRASS LEGEND - 1956 [TF]; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE - 1957; THE CHRISTOPHERS - 1957; DATE WITH THE ANGELS - 1957; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1957-1958; THE FIEND WHO WALKED THE WEST - 1958 [TF]; ALIAS JESSE JAMES - 1959 [TF; Uncredited appearance as Wyatt Earp]; WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE - 1959-1960; THE SECRET WORLD OF EDDIE HODGES - 1960 [TV Movie]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1960; SUNDAY SHOWCASE - 1961; PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1961; THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT EARP - 1955-1961 [227 episodes]; FEATHERTOP - 1961 [TV Movie]; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1961; THEATRE '62 - 1962; ALCOA PREMIERE - 1962; THE VIRGINIAN - 1962; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1962; PERRY MASON - 1963; COME FLY WITH ME - 1963 [TF]; KRAFT MYSTERY THEATER - 1962-1963; THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - 1963; VACATION PLAYHOUSE - 1964; KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATER - 1965; BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1964-1965; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1965; LOVE HAS MANY FACES - 1965 [TF]; IN HARM'S WAY - 1965 [TF]; ASSASSINATION IN ROME - 1965 [TF]; TEN LITTLE INDIANS - 1965 [TF; My favorite take on Agatha Christie's novel]; AMBUSH BAY - 1966 [TF]; PREVIEW TONIGHT - 1966; AFRICA: TEXAS STYLE - 1967 [TF]; DIAL M FOR MURDER - 1967 [TV Movie]; A PUNT, A PASS AND A PRAYER - 1968 [TV Movie]; THE BEAUTIFUL PHYLLIS DILLER SHOW - 1968; STRATEGY OF TERROR - 1969 [TF]; WILD WOMEN - 1970 [TV Movie]; SWING OUT, SWEET LAND - 1970 [TV Movie]; HARPY - 1971 [TV Movie]; THE WACKY WORLD OF JONATHAN WINTERS - 1972; ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1972; PROBE - 1972 [TV Movie Pilot for the TV Series SEARCH]; SEARCH - 1972-1973 [TV Series Regular; 23 episodes]; HALF THE GEORGE KIRBY COMEDY HOUR - 1973; MURDER ON FLIGHT 502 - 1975 [TV Movie]; THE DIAMOND MERCENARIES - 1976 [TF]; GOOD HEAVENS - 1976; THE SHOOTIST - 1976 [TF; John Wayne's final film; O'Brian was the last man the Duke killed on-screen]; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 1976; BENNY AND BARNEY: LAS VEGAS UNDERCOVER - 1977 [TV Movie]; POLICE STORY - 1973-1977 [3 episodes]; MURDER AT THE WORLD SERIES - 1977 [TV Movie]; CRUISE INTO TERROR - 1978 [TV Movie]; GAME OF DEATH - 1978 [TF]; GREATEST HEROES OF THE BIBLE - 1978; THE SEEKERS - 1979 [TV mini-series]; BUSH DOCTOR - 1982 [TV Movie]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1977-1982 [5 episodes, including the Pilot]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1982; MATT HOUSTON - 1982; TWINS - 1988 [TF]; DOIN' TIME ON PLANET EARTH - 1988 [TF]; GUNS OF PARADISE - 1989 [Portrayed Wyatt Earp on two episodes]; GUNSMOKE: THE LAST APACHE - 1990 [TV Movie]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1990; THE GAMBLER RETURNS: THE LUCK OF THE DRAW - 1991 [TV Movie; portrayed Wyatt Earp]; L.A. LAW - 1993; WYATT EARP: RETURN TO TOMBSTONE - 1994 [TV Movie; last time portraying Wyatt Earp]; CALL OF THE WILD - 2000 [His final acting role, although he was supposed to appear in a movie called OLD SOLDIERS in 2016, but it was only in the pre-production stage]. Hugh O'Brian was also a regular panelist on a lot of game shows during the 60's & 70's and also a regular on daytime and
nighttime Talk Shows. Mr. O'Brian also had a star on the Walk Of Fame installed on February 8, 1960 at 6613 Hollywood Blvd., was nominated for an Emmy Award® in 1957 for Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series for THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT EARP and received the Western Golden Boot Award® in 1991. According to IMDb: His proudest achievement was the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY), which he founded in 1958 after spending considerable time with Dr. Albert Schweitzer and his clinic in Africa. Struck by the impassioned work being done by Schweitzer, O'Brian set up his own program to help develop young people into future leaders. O'Brian was awarded honorary degrees by several prestigious institutions of higher learning. The perennial bachelor finally "settled down" and tied the knot at age 81 with long-time companion of 18 years Virginia Barber in 2008, who was close to three decades his junior [She was 54; he was 83]. They lived in his Benedict Canyon home. He was also a singer and Stage actor, too, but he was proudest of his volunteer work with the military [he was the youngest drill instructor at 17 years of age in Marine Corp. history and was one of the first celebrities to frontline tours of Vietnam at the request of the State Department] and created The Hugh O'Brian Acting Awards Competition, which was developed in 1964 at UCLA with cash awards going to acting talents. He was a good man who passed on his good fortune to those who needed it the most. Hugh O'Brian passed away of natural causes and was 91 years-old.) - 09/05/16
1992; MIRACLE BEACH - 1992; THE WORD - 1993 [TV Series]; GREY KNIGHT - 1993; GRIEF - 1993; JACK BE NIMBLE - 1993 [One of the most underrated horror films of the 90's]; THREESOME - 1994; LIES OF THE HEART: THE STORY OF LAURIE KELLOGG - 1994 [TV Movie]; PULP FICTION - 1994; DON'T DO IT - 1994; DEATH WEEKEND - 1995 [TV Movie]; FRISK - 1995; WHITE MAN'S BURDEN - 1995; ROSEANNE - 1995 [TV Series]; PARADISE FRAMED - 1995; FRANK & JESSE - 1995; DAYS OF THE PENTECOST - 1995; THINGS I NEVER TOLD YOU - 1996 [an absolute gem of a movie]; SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK...AGAIN - 1996 [Arquette was the best thing about this horror movie sequel]; NEVER MET PICASSO - 1996; SCREAM, TEEN, SCREAM - 1996 [Short]; INSIDE OUT - 1997 [Short]; GOODBYE AMERICA - 1997; I THINK I DO - 1997; CLOSE TO - 1997 [Short]; KISS & TELL - 1997; THE WEDDING SINGER - 1998 [Arquette was absolutely hilarious as a Boy George-wannabe in a wedding band. Small role, big laughs]; CLEOPATRA'S SECOND HUSBAND - 1998; LOVE KILLS - 1998; CHILDREN OF THE CORN V: FIELDS OF TERROR - 1998; BRIDE OF CHUCKY - 1998 [Arquette again was his usual weird, but unusually-dressed, self as a victim of Jennifer Tilly]; FOOL'S GOLD - 1998; SHE'S ALL THAT - 1999; CLUBLAND - 1999; BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS - 1999 [TV Series; played both a man and a women in his episode]; OUT IN FIFTY - 1999; THE STRIP - 1999 [TV Series; 3 episodes]; PICCADILLY PICKUPS - 2000; FELICITY - 2000 [TV Series]; THE PRICE OF AIR - 2000; BOYS LIFE 3 - 2000; PERFECT LOVER - 2001; XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS - 2001 [TV Series]; SONS OF THE BEACH - 2001 [TV Series]; AUDIT - 2000 [Short]; FRIENDS - 2000-2001 [TV Series; He was the Brother-In-Law of Courtney Cox because she was married to David Arquette at the time]; TOMORROW BY MIDNIGHT - 2001; THE TRIP - 2002; SPUN - 2002; KILLER DRAG QUEENS ON DOPE - 2003 [also Producer]; THE MOVIE HERO - 2003; WASABI TUNA - 2003; LORDS OF DOGTOWN - 2005; WANTED - 2005 [TV Series]; THE SURREAL LIFE - 2003-2006 [TV Series; 12 episodes]; CALIFORNICATION - 2008 [Pay Cable Series]; HERE & NOW - 2010; HARD BREAKERS - 2010; GETTING BACK TO ZERO - 2013; FIRE ISLAND '79 - 2013 [Short; Voice only]; BLENDED - 2014; THE PRETENDER - 2016 [Short]; CITIZENS - 2017; in Post-Production at the time of his death; His final acting role]. He was also the Storyboard Artist for the film MOTOROLA - 1991; and appeared in many documentaries about transvestites [Whether he was a man or a woman on any given day depended in how he felt that particular day]. He was cast as the "Young Boy" in The Tubes' "She's a Beauty" video because he/she happened to be on the set that day and was also an L.A. area underground cartoonist, his/her most famous strip was called "Nico's Mobile Mole" and was about his/her friend, actress Nico Petrakis. Alexis Arquette died of unknown causes and was 47 years-old.) - 09/11/16
1962; HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVEL - 1962; CHEYENNE - 1962; THE DONNA REED SHOW - 1962 [3 episodes]; CELEBRITY PARTY - 1963 [TV Special]; SUMMER MAGIC - 1963 [TF]; HAZEL - 1963; THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET - 1956-1964 [30 episodes]; WINTER A GO-GO - 1965 [TF]; MR. ROBERTS - 1965; A SWINGIN' SUMMER - 1965 [TF]; PERRY MASON - 1964-1966; AND BABY MAKES THREE - 1966 [TV Movie]; THE MONROES - 1966; COMBAT! - 1966; THE SHERIFF - 1966 [TV Movie]; INSIGHT - 1967; PREMIERE - 1968; CIMARRON STRIP - 1968; FLAREUP - 1969 [TF]; LANCER - 1968-1970 [Series Star; 51 episodes]; MEN AT LAW - 1970; PAPER MAN - 1971 [TV Movie]; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1972; HEAT OF ANGER - 1972 [TV Movie]; MEDICAL CENTER - 1972; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1972; MARCUS WELBY, M.D. - 1972; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1972; GUNSMOKE - 1964-1973 [5 episodes]; ORDEAL - 1973 [TV Movie]; POSSE - 1975 [TF; his first acting role since the accident, with a role written specifically for him]; JUST A LITTLE INCONVENIENCE - 1977 [TV Movie; Emmy nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special]; MY KIDNAPPER, MY LOVE - 1980 [TV Movie; also Producer]; DOUBLE EXPOSURE - 1982 [TF]; SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES - 1983 [TF]; HOTEL - 1985; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1986 [Emmy nominated for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series]; HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN - 1987; WISEGUY - 1990 [5 episodes]; MATTERS OF THE HEART - 1990 [TV Movie]; F/X 2 - 1991 [TF]; THE NEW WKRP ON CINCINNATI - 1992 [retired from acting after this role]. James Stacy was married to Connie Stevens [1963 - 1966] and Kim Darby [1968 - 1969]. He never married again. In a turn of events in which I have no sympathy for Stacy, in 1995, Stacy was arrested in California on charges of child molestation. Fleeing to Honolulu, Stacy attempted suicide [he drank a bottle of whiskey and jumped off a 1000 foot cliff, but a ledge 45 feet below broke his fall]. The following year, he was convicted of molesting an 11-year old girl. He served his six-year sentence at the California Institution for Men, at Chino. He was listed on National and California state sex offender registries. James Stacy possibly died of an allergic reaction after being admitted to the hospital and was 79 years-old.) - 09/15/15
[also the film's Producer] was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Screenplay adapted from Albee's writings [and also Best Picture]. Also nominated were director Mike Nichols, actors Richard Burton and George Segal and three more Oscar® nominations. Many of his plays were performed all over the world and also turned into movies. The play with the most movie adaptations is Albee's first play THE ZOO STORY. He won Pulitzer Prizes for "A Delicate Balance" [1967]; "Seascape" [1975]; and "Three Tall Women" [1994]. He was nominiated for two more. Besides winning a Tony Award for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? in 1963, he also won another one nearly 40 years later in 2002 with "Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?" and was nominated for five others. Other Albee plays included "The Ballad Of Sad Cafe" [1964]; "Tiny Alice" [1965]; "The Sandbox" [1990]; "The Play About The Baby" [2001] and others, nearly all of them nominated for major awards and winning many local awards. Edward Albee was a legend for our generation and certainly had a way with words. Even though his work has nothing to do with this website, I would advise that you educate yourself and see one of his plays or watch one of the movies based on his plays to see how powerful words can be. Sometimes they hurt worse than getting shot in the heart. Albee was a true national treasure. Edward Albee suffered from a short illness and was 88 years-old) - 09/16/16
a.k.a. THE AROUSERS; A KISS FROM EDDIE]; EVIL TOWN - 1977 [Co-Directed this piecemeal film under the pseudonym "Edward Collins"]; THE SILENT PARTNER - 1978 [Associate Producer & Screenplay only]; THE LITTLE DRAGONS - 1979 [also Producer]; WHITE DOG - 1982 [Screenplay only. Totally underrated film]; LOSIN' IT - 1983; NEVER CRY WOLF - 1983 [Screenplay only]; THE CHILDREN OF TIMES SQUARE - 1986 [TV Movie; also Teleplay]; THE BEDROOM WINDOW - 1987 [also Screenplay]; BAD INFLUENCE - 1990; THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE - 1992; THE RIVER WILD - 1994; L.A. CONFIDENTIAL - 1997 (also Producer & Screenplay; Won the Academy Award® for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published; Co-star Kim Basinger also won an Academy Award® for Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Nominated for seven more Academy Awards® {including Hanson for Best Director}; This is one of those films I can watch over and over without growing tired of. Never forget "Rollo Tamasi".]; WONDER BOYS - 2000 [also Producer]; ADAPTATION - 2002 [Actor only]; GREG THE BUNNY - 2002 [TV Series]; 8 MILE - 2002 [also Producer; Proved that Eminem could act]; IN HER SHOES - 2005 [also Producer]; LUCKY YOU - 2007 [also Producer & Screenplay]; THREE RIVERS - 2010 [TV Series; Executive Producer only for one episode]; TOO BIG TO FAIL - 2011 [Pay Cable Movie; also Executive Producer; Two Emmy Award® nominations for Hanson]; THE BIG YEAR - 2011 [Producer only]; HOKE - 2012 [TV Movie; Executive Producer only]; CHASING MAVERICKS - 2012 [also Producer; his last directorial effort]. Hanson also appeared in about a dozen documentaries, some about Alfred Hitchcock, his film hero. In total, Hanson has won 49 different awards for his films [mainly for L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, but others, too]. Curtis Hanson passed away of natural causes and was 71 years-old.) - 09/20/16
1977; THE BERMUDA DEPTHS - 1978 [TV Movie]; INTERIORS - 1978; OLIVER'S STORY - 1978; MANHATTAN - 1979; ALL THAT JAZZ - 1979; STARDUST MEMORIES - 1980; NIGHTHAWKS - 1981; ARTHUR - 1981; REDS - 1981; SOUP FOR ONE - 1982; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY - 1982; LOVESICK - 1983; ZELIG - 1983 [BAFTA Film Award® nominee for Best Make Up Artist]; BROADWAY DANNY ROSE - 1984; THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN - 1984; FIRSTBORN - 1984; THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO - 1985; HANNAH AND HER SISTERS - 1986; SWEET LIBERTY - 1986; CRITICAL CONDITION - 1987; RADIO DAYS - 1987; KOJAK: THE PRICE OF JUSTICE - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE SECRET OF MY SUCCE$S - 1987; THE DEAD - 1987; WALL STREET - 1987; SEPTEMBER - 1987; MR. NORTH - 1988; ANOTHER WOMAN - 1988; COUSINS - 1989; NEW YORK STORIES - 1989; SEE YOU IN THE MORNING - 1989; PARENTHOOD - 1989; CRIME AND MISDEMEANORS - 1989; PRESUMED INNOCENT - 1990; EDWARD SCISSORHANDS - 1990; ALICE - 1990; SCENES FROM A MALL - 1991; ONE GOOD COP - 1991; WHAT ABOUT BOB? - 1991; THE ADDAMS FAMILY - 1991 [BAFTA Film Award® nominee for Best Make Up Artist]; FRIED GREEN TOMATOES - 1991; SINGLE WHITE FEMALE - 1992; HUSBANDS AND WIVES - 1992; CONSENTING ADULTS - 1992; MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY - 1993; ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES - 1993 [BAFTA Film Award® nominee for Best Make Up Artist]; THE PAPER - 1994; THE WAR - 1994; BOYS ON THE SIDE - 1995; MAD LOVE - 1995; MIGHTY APHRODITE - 1995; UP CLOSE & PERSONNAL - 1996 [Also Bit Actor]; C.P.W. - 1996 [TV Series; 5 episodes]; EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU - 1996; THE PROSECUTORS - 1996 [TV Movie]; PICTURE PERFECT - 1997; RED CORNER - 1997; THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO - 1998; PHOENIX - 1998; SNAKE EYES - 1998 [Her final credit]. Fern Buchner passed away from natural causes and was 87 years-old.) - 09/23/16
thing, or a white thing. It's a death thing. Death don't give a shit about color!".]; REGARDING HENRY - 1991; WHITE LIE - 1991 [TV Movie]; SISTER ACT - 1992; LOADED WEAPON 1 - 1993; BAKERSFIELD P.D. - 1993 [TV Series]; BLOOD BROTHERS - 1993; THE LAST SEDUCTION - 1994; DANGEROUS HEART - 1994 [TV Movie]; SAVE ME - 1994; TRAPS - 1994 [TV Series]; SILENT WITNESS: WHAT A CHILD SAW - 1994 [TV Movie]; CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH - 1995; THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD - 1995; CANADIAN BACON - 1995; TRUE CRIME - 1995 [MFHV]; CHICAGO HOPE - 1995 [TV Series]; THE AFFAIR - 1995 [TV Movie]; MONEY TRAIN - 1995; LOCAL HEROES - 1995 [Failed TV Series]; FALLEN ANGELS - 1995 [TV Series]; NEW YORK UNDERCOVER - 1995 [TV Series]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 1996 [TV Series]; MR. AND MRS. LOVING - 1996 [TV Movie]; BULLETPROOF - 1996; EXTREME MEASURES - 1996; QUICKSILVER HIGHWAY - 1997 [TV Movie]; MILLENNIUM - 1997 [TV Series]; KISS THE GIRLS - 1997; MAD CITY - 1997; ELLEN FOSTER - 1997 [TV Movie]; EARLY EDITION - 1998 [TV Series]; ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED - 1998 [TV Movie]; HE GOT GAME - 1998; AMBUSHED - 1998; CARRIERS - 1998 [TV Movie]; THE LEGEND OF 1900 - 1998; THE TIC CODE - 1999; PASSING GLORY - 1999 [TV Movie]; FOOLISH - 1999; THE PRICE OF A BROKEN HEART - 1999 [TV Movie]; THE HUNGRY BACHELORS CLUB - 1999; STOLEN FROM THE HEART - 2000 [TV Movie]; LOCKDOWN - 2000; THE SUBSTITUTE: FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION - 2001 [MFHV]; THE JOB - 2001-2002 [TV Series Regular; 19 episodes]; SPIDER-MAN - 2002; PEOPLE I KNOW - 2002; THE KUDZU CHRISTMAS - 2002 [MFHV; also Associate Producer]; RUNAWAY JURY - 2003; THE DISTRICT - 2003 [TV Series]; SPIDER-MAN 2 - 2004; OUT THERE - 2006; IDLEWILD - 2006; OCTOBER ROAD - 2007 [TV Series]; FIREHOUSE DOG - 2007; SPIDER-MAN 3 - 2007; RANDY AND THE MOB - 2007; A RAISIN IN THE SUN - 2008 [TV Movie]; LITTLE BEAR AND THE MASTER - 2008; HELP ME, HELP YOU - 2009; WON'T BACK DOWN - 2012; SIRENS - 2014-2015 [TV Series Regular; 22 episodes; His last acting role]. Mr. Nunn also did plenty of Stage work and his father had worked for over 40 years as a scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers and he has 5 Super Bowl rings. He uncovered many players from traditionally black colleges, including Hall of Famers John Stallworth and Mel Blount. Bill Nunn's cause of death was not reported at the time of this obituary and he was just 62 years-old.) - 09/24/16
out into other genres, but took the blood and gore with him. Lewis' films were very low budget and most of the gore scenes unconvincing today, but to audiences in the 60's, they were unlike anything they have ever seen. He also directed using the pseudonyms "Armand Parys", "Mark Hansen", "Sheldon Seymour" and "R.L. Smith". And he became a legend once VHS was available in every home. Herschell Gordon Lewis' directorial credits [unless otherwise noted] included: THE NAKED EYE - 1956 [Associate Producer only]; THE PRIME TIME - 1960 [Producer & Additional Dialogue only]; LIVING VENUS - 1961 [also Producer & Screenplay]; THE ADVENTURES OF LUCKY PIERRE - 1961 [also Screenplay & Song Composer]; DAUGHTER OF THE SUN - 1962 [also Screenplay]; NATURE'S PLAYMATES - 1962; BOIN-N-G - 1963 [also Screenplay & Song Composer]; BLOOD FEAST - 1963 [also Producer, Song Composer & Screenplay; The film that changed horror films forever]; GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BARES - 1963; BELL, BARE AND BEAUTIFUL - 1963; SCUM OF THE EARTH - 1963 [also Screenplay]; TWO THOUSAND MANIACS! - 1964 [also Screenplay and composed most of the film's unforgettable songs; My favorite Lewis film; Part Two of the "Gore Trilogy"]; MOONSHINE MOUNTAIN - 1964 [also Producer & Song Composer]; MONSTER A GO-GO - 1965 [Uncredited Director; also Producer, Production Designer & Additional Dialogue; He took an unreleasable film by director Bill Rebane, shot some additional footage and it got a theatrical release]; COLOR ME BLOOD RED - 1965 [also Screenplay; Part 3 of the "Gore Trilogy"]; SIN, SUFFER AND REPENT - 1965 [Documentary]; JIMMY, THE BOY WONDER - 1966; SOMETHING WEIRD - 1967; A TASTE OF BLOOD - 1967 [also Producer]; THE GRUESOME TWOSOME - 1967 [also Producer]; THE GIRL, THE BODY AND THE PILL - 1967 [also Producer & Song Composer]; BLAST-OFF GIRLS - 1967 [also Producer & Screenplay]; THE MAGIC LAND OF MOTHER GOOSE - 1967; SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS - 1968 [also Producer & Song Composer]; SUBURBAN ROULETTE - 1968 [also Producer, Song Composer & Screenplay]; THE ALLEY TRAMP - 1968 [also Producer]; JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT - 1968 [also Producer & Song Composer]; HOW TO MAKE A DOLL - 1968 [also Producer & Screenplay]; THE PSYCHIC - 1968 [Screenplay only]; THE ECSTASIES OF A WOMAN - 1969 [also Screenplay]; LINDA AND ABILENE - 1969; MISS NYMPHET'S ZAP-IN - 1970 [also Producer & Screenplay]; THE WIZARD OF GORE - 1970 [also Producer]; BLACK LOVE - 1971 [also Producer]; THIS STUFF'LL KILL YA! - 1971 [also Producer, Song Composer & Screenplay]; THE YEAR OF THE YAHOO! - 1972 [also Producer & Song Composer]; THE GORE GORE GIRLS - 1972 [also Producer & Song Composer; Unbelievable effects, especially a black girls nipples, in which one gives milk and the other gives chocolate milk!]; Herschell Gordon Lewis disappeared into relative obscurity [besides writing a couple of teleplays for two mid-70's TV Movies: BRIDGER - 1976 {also Sound Editor} and WANTED: THE SUNDANCE WOMAN - 1976 and Sound Recorder for one theatrical film, THE SHADOW OF CHIKARA - 1977], becoming a popular writer of advertising
and mailings for marketers worldwide, even being inducted into the Direct Marketing Association's Hall of Fame [He wrote 32 books on the subject, some which are still being used today]. Doing this made him a hell of a lot more money than making films and for more than twenty years, he taught graduate-level courses in mass communications, and lectured at professional seminars worldwide. Then VHS came into prominence and his films were getting released, mainly by a few companies, including the late Mike Vraney's Something Weird Video [named after a Lewis film]. Herschell Gordon Lewis became a horror maven's star and he appeared at conventions and even directed a few more films, including BLOOD FEAST 2: ALL U CAN EAT - 2002; THE UH-OH SHOW - 2009 and his last directorial effort, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS' BLOODMANIA - 2016, an anthology film which is now available for release. He was also Executive Producer on 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS - 2010 [also Song Composer] and the video series THE CHAINSAW SALLY SHOW - 2010; Song Composer for 2001 MANIACS - 2005; and was given "based upon the motion picture" credit on the remake of THE WIZARD OF GORE - 2007. He also acted in many of his films, usually as a radio voice or narrator, but also had roles in films such as BOOK OF LORE - 2007 [Voice only]; RETARDEAD - 2008 [Opening narration only]; SMASH CUT - 2009; 7 DEADLY SINS: INSIDE THE ECOMM CULT - 2009; THE GAINESVILLE RIPPER - 2010; TONIGHT YOU DIE - 2011; and the remake of BLOOD FEAST - 2016. Herschell Gordon Lewis was a legend in the film business and proved that you didn't need unlimited finances to make good gory films. Herschell Gordon Lewis passed away of unknown causes and was 87 years-old.) - 09/26/16
Additional Dialogue only]; MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS - 1993 [Writer only; 4 episodes]; SUPERHUMAN SAMURAI SYBER-SQUAD - 1994 [Writer only]; DUCKMAM: PRIVATE DICK/FAMILY MAN - 1995 [Writer only]; SWIFT JUSTICE - 1996 [Writer only]; L.A. FIREFIGHTERS - 1996 [Writer only]; VIPER - 1997 [Writer only]; RECESS - 1997 [Writer only]; GHOST STORIES - 1997-1998 [Writer only]; L.A. DOCTORS - 1998 [Writer only]; MERCY POINT - 1998 [Writer only]; GOOD VS. EVIL - 1999 [Writer only]; COVER ME - 2000 [Writer only]; THE $TREET - 2000 [Writer & Executive Story Editor only]; CROSSING JORDAN - 2001-2004 [Produced 51 episodes; Wrote 8 episodes]; THE EVIDENCE - 2006 [Produced 2 episodes; Wrote 1 episode]; LAWS OF CHANCE - 2006 [Executive Producer only]; BONES - 2006-2007 [Co-Executive Producer of 24 episodes; Wrote 2 episodes]; SHARK - 2007-2008 [Co-Executive Producer 16 episodes; Wrote 1 episode]; YOU ASK, THEY TELL - 2008 [TV mini-series; Executive Producer]; THE MENTALIST - 2008-2009 [Co-Executive Producer 23 episodes; Wrote 3 episodes]; NCIS: NEW ORLEANS - 2014-2016 [Executive Producer 49 episodes; Creator of 54 episodes]; NCIS - 2010-2016 [Executive Producer 169 episodes; Wrote 29 episodes; his last credits]. He was given a proper tribute at the end of the third episode on the 12th Season of NCIS on October 3, 2016. Gary Glasberg was found dead in his sleep and was only 50 years-old.) - 09/28/16
1987 [Creature Sound Effects only]; TERROR NIGHT - 1987 [Uncredited Cinematographer & Editor only]; WEREWOLF - 1987-1988 [TV Series; 8 episodes]; FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2 - 1988; COCOON: THE RETURN - 1988; NIGHTMARE SISTERS - 1988 [Succubus Vocal Effects only]; DR. ALIEN - 1989; LINNEA QUIGLEY'S HORROR WORKOUT - 1990 [MFHV]; TWO EVIL EYES - 1990; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - 1990; SPIRITS - 1990; THE SLEEPING CAR - 1990 [Laboratory Technician only]; THE DARK HALF - 1993; NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD - 1993; THE FANTASTIC FOUR - 1994; MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE - 1995; CASTLE FREAK - 1995; DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT - 1995; HYPERNAUTS - 1996 [TV Series; 3 episodes; Directed 1 episode]; THE DREW CAREY SHOW - 1997 [TV Series]; CHARMED - 1998 [TV Series]; BABYLON 5: IN THE BEGINNING - 1998 [TV Movie]; BABYLON 5: THIRDSPACE - 1998 [TV Movie]; BABYLON 5: THE RIVER OF SOULS - 1998 [TV Movie]; SUSAN'S PLAN - 1998; CHARMED - 1998 [TV Series; 4 episodes]; BABYLON 5 - 1994-1998 [TV Series; 110 episodes; also Creator of 24 episodes in 1994]; BABYLON 5: A CALL TO ARMS - 1999 [TV Movie]; CRUSADE - 1999 [TV Series]; BEING JOHN MALKOVICH - 1999; THE X-FILES - 1998-2001 [TV Series; 30 episodes]; ANGEL - 2000-2001 [TV Series; 22 episodes]; BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - 1997-2002 [TV Series; 105 episodes]; KING OF THE ANTS - 2003; RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD: RAVE TO THE GRAVE - 2003 [also Associate Producer]; RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD: NECROPOLIS - 2003 [also Associate Producer]; MADHOUSE - 2004 [also Associate Producer]; THE PRESTIGE - 2006; FURNACE - 2007 [Associate Producer only] STAR TREK NEW VOYAGES: PHASE II - 2007 [TV Series; his last makeup credit]; GINGERDEAD MAN 2: PASSION OF THE CRUST - 2008 [Co-Producer, Voice of the Gingerdead Man & Acted as "Makeup Effects Guy #4" only]; WAFFLE HUT - 2012 [TV Movie; Line Producer only]; GOING VERTICAL - 2017 [Associate Producer only. Filming at the time of his death]. John Vulich died in his sleep and was only 55 years-old. He passed away just two days after his birthday.) - 10/12/16
ACT - 1992 [TF]; NIGHT AND THE CITY - 1992 [TF]; LIVING SINGLE - 1993; MR. JONES - 1993 [TF]; THE KANGAROO - 1995 [TF]; AGAINST THE LAW - 1997 [TF]; MARTIN - 1992-1997 [132 episodes]; NEW YORK UNDERCOVER - 1998-1999 [Series Regular; 13 episodes]; THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW - 1999; THE PRETENDER - 2000; HIS WOMAN, HIS WIFE - 2000 [MFHV]; THE PARKERS - 1999-2001 [7 episodes]; JUDGING AMY - 2001; THE PROUD FAMILY - 2002-2004 [Voice only]; HITCHED - 2005 [TV Movie]; CITY TEACHERS - 2007 [TF]; HOUSE - 2007; WHO'S GOT THE JOKES? - 2006-2008 [5 episodes]; LOVE AIN'T SUPPOSED TO HURT 2: THE WEDDING - 2009 [MFHV]; BABY MAMA'S CLUB - 2010 [TF]; TEMPLETON PRIDE - 2011; LET'S STAY TOGETHER - 2011; SUGAR MAMAS - 2012 [TV Movie]; SWITCHIN' THE SCRIPT - 2012 [TF]; THE FATE OF LOVE - 2012 [TF]; TO LOVE AND CHERISH - 2012 [TV Movie]; NO MORE GAMES - 2012 [TF]; HIGHWAY - 2012 [TF]; THE GOOD OLE DAYS - 2012 [TF]; WHO DID I MARRY? - 2013 [TF]; BASKETBALL WIFE - 2013 [4 episodes]; DREAMS - 2013 [TF]; IN THE MEANTIME - 2013 [TV Movie]; DOUGLASS U - 2013 [TF]; AT MAMU'S FEET - 2013 [TF; also Executive Producer]; IN GOD'S HANDS - 2014 [TV Movie]; BIG LOSERS - 2014 [TF]; 4PLAY - 2014 [TF]; FOR LOVE OR MONEY - 2014 [TF]; WHERE'S THE LOVE? - 2014 [TV Movie]; UNSPOKEN WORDS - 2014 [TF]; COULD THIS BE LOVE - 2014 [TF]; FIRST IMPRESSION - 2014 [TF]; BREEZE - 2014 [TF; also Executive Producer]; CONFLICT OF INTEREST - 2014 [TF; also Director, Executive Producer & Story]; BLAQ GOLD - 2015 [TV Movie]; EVERY FAMILY HAS PROBLEMS - 2015 [TF]; ZOE EVER AFTER - 2016; LOVE DIFFERENT - 2016 [TF]; ADDICTION BY SUBTRACTION - 2016 [MFHV]; BLUES FOR LIFE - 2016 [TF]; BEAT STREET RESURRECTION - 2016 [MFHV; also Co-Director & Producer]; THE BALLERINA - 2016 [TF]; FADE AWAY - 2016 [TF]; THE LAST TIME - 2016 [TF; also Producer]; HE WATCHES OVER ME - Date Unknown [In Post Production at the time of his death]; PANTHERLESS - ? [Also Producer; Filming at the time of his death. No information on whether his role would be recast or whether the film would be shelved]. Mr. Ford was also Director and Executive Producer of the TV Series BOULEVARD WEST - 2012; and Directed the film SWITCHING LANES, which is finished, but has no release date yet. He has been involved in numerous legitimate theater productions for which he has received tremendous critical acclaim for his producing, directing and acting efforts. Among those productions are "Jonin", "South of Where We Live", [Drama Logue Award, Image Award nominations], "Monsoon Christmas" [Drama Logue & Image Award], "Living Room" [Image Award nomination] and "Distant Fires" [Drama Logue & Image Award nomination] among a host of others. Thomas Mikal Ford died from an aneurysm and was just 54 years-old.) - 10/12/16
who would star in his films [he later fell on hard times and was penniless]. He was always willing to help new filmmakers with their projects [he was an excellent cinematographer] and generally considered a nice guy, even by the women in his castle, whom he never took advantage of (that does not mean he did not have sex with a few of them). Mr. Mikels film credits as director included: STRIKE ME DEADLY - 1963 [also Producer, Editor, Cinematographer & Writer]; DR. SEX - 1964 [also Producer & Writer]; GENESIS - 1964 [Editor & Cinematographer only]; ONE SHOCKING MOMENT - 1965 [also Producer, Editor & Writer]; DAY OF THE NIGHTMARE - 1965 [Cinematographer only]; THE BLACK KLANSMAN - 1966 [also Producer & Editor]; ORGY OF THE DEAD - 1965 [Uncredited Assistant Director Only]; AGENT FOR H.A.R.M. - 1966 [Uncredited Cinematographer only]; THE HOSTAGE - 1967 [Cinematographer only]; THE CATALINA CAPER - 1967 [Cinematographer only]; GIRL IN GOLD BOOTS - 1968 [also Producer]; THE ASTRO ZOMBIES - 1968 [also Producer, Editor & Writer; The film he is most famous for]; THE CORPSE GRINDERS - 1971 [also Producer, Editor & Writer; My favorite of his films]; CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS - 1972 [Executive Producer only]; BLOOD ORGY OF THE SHE DEVILS - 1973 [also Producer, Editor & Writer]; THE DOLL SQUAD - 1973 [also Producer, Editor & Writer; CHARLIE'S ANGELS definitely ripped this off]; ALEX JOSEPH AND HIS WIVES - 1977 [also Producer, Editor & Writer]; THE WORM EATERS - 1977 [Producer only]; MISSILE X: THE NEUTRON BOMB INCIDENT - 1979 [Producer & Writer only of U.S. Version]; THE AFTERMATH - 1982 [Uncredited Co-Producer only]; TEN VIOLENT WOMEN - 1982 [also Producer, Editor & Writer]; ANGEL OF VENGEANCE - 1987 [also Line Producer, Editor & Writer]; KNEE DANCING - 1988 [Cinematographer only]; MISSION: KILLFAST - 1991 [also Producer]; APARTHEID SLAVE-WOMEN'S JUSTICE - 1997 [also Producer, Editor, Cinematographer & Writer]; DIMENSION IN FEAR - 1998 [also Writer & Editor]; ADDICTED TO MURDER: TAINTED BLOOD - 1998 [Actor only]; THE CORPSE GRINDERS 2 - 2000 [also Executive Producer & Writer; Simply awful]; CAULDRON: BAPTISM IN BLOOD - 2004 [also Producer, Editor, Cinematographer & Writer]; MALEVOLENCE - 2004 [Actor only]; MARK OF THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES - 2004 [also Producer & Writer]; PLANETFALL - 2005 [Actor only]; HEART OF A BOY - 2006 [also
Producer, Cinematographer & Writer]; THE WILD WORLD OF TED V. MIKELS - 2008 [Documentary; Executive Producer only]; DEAD COUNTRY - 2008 [Actor only]; DEMON HAUNT - 2009 [also Producer, Cinematographer & Co-Writer]; KILLER BIKER CHICKS - 2009 [Actor only]; DEADER COUNTRY - 2009 [Actor only]; 7 DEADLY SINS: INSIDE THE ECOMM CULT - 2009 [Actor only]; ASTRO ZOMBIES: M3-CLONED - 2010 [also Producer, Editor, Cinematographer & Writer]; ASTRO ZOMBIES: M4-INVADERS FROM CYBERSPACE - 2012 [also Producer, Editor, Cinematographer & Writer]; CORPSE GRINDERS 3 - 2012 [Executive Producer only]; OUR FOREVER FRIENDS - 2013 [Documentary; Associate Producer only] PARANORMAL EXTREMES: TEXT MESSAGES FROM THE DEAD - 2015 [also Producer, Editor, Cinematographer & Writer; His final directorial effort] THE CORPSE GRINDERS - 2016 [Executive Producer, Second Unit Director & Actor only; filming at the time of his death. Directed by Timo Rose.]. Ted V. Mikels was a legend in independent filmmaking who worked on hundreds of films uncredited [he also acted in nearly all his films uncredited] and led a very interesting life. He always seemed to be in great shape for his age, which is amazing to me to learn of his death. He was an avid body builder and refused to join the Directors Guild of America [DGA] because he refused to be told what he could or couldn't do. Good for him. Ted was one of the last independents and was an amazing 87 years-old. He didn't look a day over 50.) - 10/16/16
loaded with a live round. Mr. Massee's other credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: MY FATHER IS COMING - 1991 [TF]; THE CROW - 1994 [TF]; HOME OF ANGELS - 1994 [TF]; THE MARSHAL - 1995; SAHARA - 1995 [TV Movie]; TALES FROM THE HOOD - 1995 [TF]; SE7EN - 1995 [TF]; THE LOW LIFE - 1995 [TF]; BURNZY'S LAST CALL - 1995 [TF]; PICKET FENCES - 1996; AN UNFINISHED AFFAIR - 1996 [TV Movie]; GUY - 1996 [TF]; MOJAVE MOON - 1996 [TF]; THE X-FILES - ["The Field Where I Died" - 1996]; MURDER ONE - 1996; ONE FINE DAY - 1996 [TF]; LOST HIGHWAY - 1997 [TF]; THE END OF VIOLENCE - 1997 [TF]; THE BIG EASY - 1997; THE GAME - 1997 [TF]; PLAYING GOD - 1997 [TF]; AMISTAD - 1997 [TF]; THE LAST DON - 1997; JAMAICA BEAT - 1997 [TF]; MILLENNIUM - 1998; L.A. DOCTORS - 1999; THE FLORENTINE - 1999 [TF]; BAD CITY BLUES - 1999 [TF]; THE WHITE RIVER KID - 1999 [TF]; THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS - 2001 [TF]; NASH BRIDGES - 1997-2001; CORKY ROMANO - 2001 [TF]; 24 - 2001-2001 [Series Semi-Regular; 12 episodes]; THE PRACTICE - 2002; MOMENTUM - 2003 [TV Movie]; THREAT MATRIX - 2003; DRAGNET - 2003; CATWOMAN - 2004 [TF]; NYPD 2069 - 2004 [TV Movie]; CARNIVALE - 2003-2005 [Pay TV Series; 5 episodes]; REVELATIONS - 2005 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes]; THE BATMAN - 2005 [Voice only]; CRIMINAL MINDS - 2006; ULTIMATE AVENGERS - 2006 [MFHV; Voice only]; ALIAS - 2005-2006; ULTIMATE AVENGERS II - 2006 [MFHV; Voice only]; PANDEMIC - 2007 [TV Movie]; COLD CASE - 2007; UNDERDOG - 2007 [TF; Voice only]; SUPERNATURAL - 2007; SHARK - 2008; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT - 2008 [My favorite performance of his as rocker "Jordie Black" on an episode titled "Reunion"]; CSI:NY - 2009; FLASHFORWARD - 2009-2010 [TV Series Semi-Regular;
8 episodes]; LAW & ORDER: LA - 2010; HUMAN TARGET - 2011; THE RESIDENT - 2011 [TF]; HOUSE - 2011; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2011; FRINGE - 2012; THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - 2012 [TF]; DAKOTA - 2012; RIZZOLI & ISLES - 2010-2013 [4 episodes]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2013; CBGB - 2013 [TF]; IRONSIDE - 2013; AT THE DEVIL'S DOOR - 2014 [TF]; THE LAST SURVIVORS - 2014 [TF]; THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 - 2014 [TF]; INTERVENTIONS - 2014 [6 episodes]; THE WOLVES OF SAVIN HILLS - 2015 [TF]; THE BLACKLIST - 2015; EVERLASTING - 2016 [TF]; LAST MAN CLUB - 2016 [TF; His last acting role]. Although he was no way at fault, here is what he had to say about killing Brandon Lee: "It absolutely wasn't supposed to happen. I wasn't even supposed to be handling the gun until we started shooting the scene and the director changed it. I just took a year off and I went back to New York and didn't do anything. I didn't work. What happened to Brandon Lee was a tragic accident and I don't think you ever get over something like that." Michael Massee passed away due to cancer and was just 61 years-old.) - 10/20/16
TF for Theatrical Film]: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1986; BIG - 1988 [TF]; LIMITED PARTNERS - 1988 [TV Special]; PRIME TIME PETS - 1990 [Host of the pilot only]; UNCLE BUCK - 1990-1999- [Played the titled character based on the John Candy movie; 18 episodes]; THE JACKIE THOMAS SHOW - 1993; THE DAY MY PARENTS RAN AWAY - 1993 [TV Movie]; GARFIELD AND FRIENDS - 1994 [Voice only; 5 episodes]; SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST - 1994; DUCKMAN: PRIVATE DICK/FAMILY MAN - 1994-1995 [Voice only]; NED AND STACEY - 1995; ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE - 1996 [Voice only]; DR. KATZ, PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST - 1995-1996 [Voice only; Also Writer of Additional Dialogue]; BROTHERLY LOVE - 1997; PLUMP FICTION - 1997 [TF]; THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER TO THE RESCUE - 1997 [MFHV; Voice only]; THE TOM SHOW - 1997; BEYOND BELIEF: FACT OR FICTION - 1998; SIN CITY SPECTACULAR - 1998; MAD JACK THE PIRATE - 1998 [Series Regular; 13 episodes]; LATE FRIDAY - 2001 [Host]; THE NIGHTMARE ROOM - 2002; SHUT UP AND KISS ME! - 2004 [TF]; 30 ROCK - 2010; HETEROSEXUALS - 2010 [TF]; TOADALEES - 2014; ARE YOU JOKING? - 2014 [TF]; HEY MONSTER, HANDS OFF MY CITY - 2014 [TF]; BLOOD RANSOM - 2014 [TF]; 2 BROKE GIRLS - 2015; CALL ME LUCKY - 2015 [Documentary]; HIDDEN AMERICA WITH JONAH RAY - 2016 [His last acting role]. Mr. Meaney was also a guest on many daytime and nighttime talk shows; a panelist on many game shows and a stand-up comedian on many specials, including ONE NIGHT STAND - 1989 on HBO. Kevin Meaney was found dead in his home in Forestburgh, N.Y. of unknown causes and was only 60 years-old.) - 10/21/16
Movie; also Associate Producer]; CADE'S COUNTY - 1972; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN: WINE, WOMEN AND WAR - 1973 [TV Movie; Producer only]; THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN: THE SOLID GOLD KIDNAPPING - 1973 [TV Movie; Producer only]; LOVE IS NOT FOREVER - 1974 [TV Movie; Producer only]; FOOLS, FEMALES AND FUN - 1974 [TV Movie; also Producer]; MCCLOUD - 1972-1974 [4 episodes; also Producer of 11 episodes; Nominated for two Emmy Awards® in 1974 & 1975 for Outstanding Limited Series; Nominated for two WGA Awards® in 1973 & 1975 for Episodic Drama Teleplays]; SONS AND DAUGHTERS - 1974 [Producer only; 9 episodes]; FORCE FIVE - 1975 [TV Movie; also Producer]; YESTERDAY'S CHILD - 1977 [TV Movie]; RICH MAN, POOR MAN-BOOK II - 1977 [5 episodes; Executive Producer of 21 episodes]; THE OREGON TRAIL - 1976-1977 [also Executive Producer of 4 episodes]; A DOUBLE LIFE - 1978 [TV Movie]; FAST CHARLIE...THE MOONBEAM RIDER - 1979 [TF]; SWORD OF JUSTICE - 1978-1979 [Creator; 10 episodes]; THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST - 1980 [TV Movie]; REMINGTON STEELE - 1982-1987 [Creator & Executive Producer of 94 episodes; Writer of 15 episodes]; CARLY'S WEB - 1987 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; MURPHY'S LAW - 1988-1989 [also Executive Producer of 7 episodes]; SPORTING CHANCE - 1990 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; REWRITE FOR EVIL - 1991 [TV Movie]; MACSHAYNE: WINNER TAKES ALL - 1994 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; MACSHAYNE: THE FINAL ROLL OF THE DICE - 1994 [TV Movie; Executive Producer only]; THE SHAMROCK CONSPIRACY - 1995 [TV Movie; also Executive Producer]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1994-1995 [3 episodes; also Executive Producer of 22 episodes]; HARRISON: CRY OF THE CITY - 1996 [TV Movie]; LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - 1996; MR. & MRS. SMITH - 1997; THE BURNING ZONE - 1997; POLICE ACADEMY: THE SERIES - 1997-1998 [4 episodes; also Creative Consultant on 26 episodes]; NASH BRIDGES - 1999; NIGHTMAN - 1999; MARTIAL LAW - 2000; CHARMED - 2000-2002; SHE SPIES - 2003; WILD CARD - 2004; MY SILENT PARTNER - 2006 [TV Movie]; MURDER 101: COLLEGE CAN BE MURDER - 2007 [TV Movie; his final Writing credit]. Mr. Gleason also published a crime novel, "Working Dirty", in 2013. Michael Gleason died of unknown causes and was 78 years-old.) - 10/21/16
to Philadelphia, joining a local repertory theater company. In 1954, he appeared as an actor at WCAU-TV in the western ACTION IN THE AFTERNOON, playing several roles [including an undertaker]. It was produced by the station and aired in the New York City market. Three years later, he was hired as the host of WCAU's SHOCK THEATER, which debuted on October 7, 1957. As the host, Zacherle appeared as the character Roland [pronounced Ro-LAND], wearing a long black undertaker's coat and who lived with his wife [known as "My Dear"] and his lab assistant, Igor. It involved numerous stylized horror-comedy gags that have since become a standard to countless horror film hosts. In the opening sequence, Zacherle would descend a long staircase to the crypt. The producers erred on the side of goriness, showing fake severed heads with chocolate syrup blood. The show sometimes featured live "cut-ins" during the movie, in which the soundtrack continued to play on the air, while the visual feed switched briefly to a shot of Zacherle in the middle of a humorous stunt, such as riding a tombstone. The show ran for 92 broadcasts until 1958. He was a close colleague of AMERICAN BANDSTAND host Dick Clark, and he sometimes filled in on road touring shows of "Bandstand" in the 1960s. Dick reportedly gave Zacherle the nickname of "The Cool Ghoul," and in 1958, partly with the assistance of Clark, he recorded "Dinner with Drac" for Cameo Records, backed by Dave Appell. At first, it was thought that the recording was too gory to play on "Bandstand," and Zacherle returned to the studio to cut a second, tamer version. Eventually, both versions was released simultaneously as backsides of the same 45rpm record, and it broke the top ten nationally. Zacherle later released several LPs mixing horror sound effects with novelty songs. In 1958, CBS purchased WCAU-TV, which prompted Zacherle to leave Philadelphia for WABC-TV in New York. He continued in the same format as SHOCK THEATER, but the studio added a "y" to the end of his name (to help with pronunciation), and in March 1958, they changed the title to ZACHERLEY AT LARGE. His Roland character became Zacherley and "My Dear" became Isobel. He also began appearing in motion pictures, including "Key to Murder" [1958], alongside several of his "Action in the Afternoon" colleagues. In 1960, Zacherley moved to WOR-TV, and in a promotional gimmick, he staged a presidential campaign. His "plaform" recording can be found on the album "Spook Along with Zacherley" [1960], which originally included a "Zacherley for President" book and poster set, which is highly collectible today. He's the only horror host to appear on the cover of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" twice. In 1963, he was the first host/performer of WPIX-TV, Channel 11, New York City, hosting CHILLER THEATRE, THE MIGHTY HERCULES CARTOON SHOW [seen weekday evenings from September to November, 1963], and THE THREE STOOGES SHOW until January of 1964. He then moved to WNJU-TV in Newark and hosted a teenage dance show called DISC-O-TEEN, appearing in full costume and
using the teenage participants in his skits, attracting bands like The Lovin' Spoonful, The Young Rascals and The Doors [Zacherle recalls, "Jim Morrison looked at our weird set and mumbled, 'This is the damnedest TV show I've ever seen.'"] He was a morning radio host for WNEW-FM in 1967, and two years later he became the station night broadcaster [10pm-2am] with a progressive rock format. The success of the show led to the use of the same format in Philadelphia. As "Zacherley," he hosted several rock concerts in New York City's Central Park in the 60's and 70's. On February 14, 1970, he appeared at Fillmore East music hall in New York to introduce The Grateful Dead, and his introduction of the band can be heard on their album "Dick's Picks - Volume 4." In 1971, he switched his show to WPLJ-FM in New York, where he stayed for ten years. In the early 1980's, he played a wizard on CAPTAIN KANGAROO, appearing without his costume and makeup. He continued to perform in character at Halloween broadcasts in the New York and Philadelphia areas throughout the 80's and 90's, and once narrated Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" which was backed up by the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1986, he hosted a direct-to-video program called HORRIBLE HORROR", where he performed monologues between clips from public domain sci-fi and horror films. In 1988, he struck up a friendship with B-movie horror director Frank Henenlotter, and voiced one of the lead characters in his horror comedy BRAIN DAMAGE, playing Aylmar, a slug-like, drug-dealing, brain-eating parasite. He also a cameo in Henelotter's FRANKENHOOKER, appropriately playing a TV weatherman who specializes in forecasts for mad scientists. In late 1992, Zacherley joined the staff of "K-Rock," WXRK-FM, at a time when the roster included other free-form luminaries as Vin Scelsa [with whom he'd worked at WPLJ] and Meg Griffin. However, in January of 1996, the station switched to an alternative rock format and hired all new disc jockeys. He was inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame in 2011, and has lived in a one-bedroom, rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan for the past 50 years." That was a great biography about a milti-talented man, but I have a few more things to add about the man. Zacherle did many conventions in his well-known full makeup and clothing costume and was always a pleasant man with that distinctive, infectious laugh who would talk to you for hours
while signing autographs and taking photos with fans. He just wasn't a horror host; he loved music most of all and, even at his advanced age, appreciated all types of music. One of my favorite TV memories happened in 2008, when John Zacherle put on his get-up and hosted the film TARANTULA [1958] on WPIX TV Channel 11's CHILLER THEATRE for one last time. Years of nostalgia came rushing over me, back to when I was a child and watched the original CHILLER THEATRE. I recorded it and it will remain one of my most treasured DVD-Rs. Other Zacherle credits included: UNCLE HARRY - 1960 [TV Special; Part of PLAY OF THE WEEK]; WHAT'S MY LINE? - 1960 [TV Game Show; Contestant]; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1982 [TV Series]; GEEK MAGGOT BINGO OR THE FREAK FROM SUCKWEASEL MOUNTAIN - 1983 [Famous Underground Film]; HOORAY FOR HORRORWOOD - 1991 [Documentary]; THE FAMOUS MONSTERS 1993 WORLD CONVENTION SOUVENIR VIDEO - 1993 [Video Documentary]; I AM LEGEND - 1994 [Video Documentary]; NIAGARAVATION - 1995 [Theatrical Film]; THE ZACHERLEY ARCHIVES - 1998 [MFHV; also Producer]; MONSTERAMA: A TRIBUTE TO HORROR HOSTS - 2004 [Documentary]; THAT'S INDEPENDENT! - 2004 [Documentary]; UNCONVENTIONAL - 2004 [Documentary]; DR. HORROR'S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS - 2004 [MFHV]; THE PERFECT WOMAN - 2004 [Short]; THE DRUNKEN DEAD GUY - 2005 [MFHV]; AMERICAN SCARY - 2006 [Documentary]; THE WITCH'S DUNGEON: 40 YEARS OF CHILLS - 2006 [Documentary]; VAMPIRA: THE MOVIE - 2006 [Video Documentary; Clips Provider only]; BYGONE BEHEMOTH - 2010 [Short; his final acting role]; THE AURORA MONSTERS: THE MODEL CRAZE THAT GRIPPED THE WORLD - 2010 [Documentary]; CELLULOID BLOODBATH: MORE PREVUES FROM HELL - 2012 [Movie Trailer Documentary]; ONE HIT WONDERLAND - 2012 [Documentary]. John Zacherle(y) passed away from natural causes and was 98 years-old.) - 10/27/16
THE LIEUTENANT - 1964; RAWHIDE - 1964; SHOCK TREATMENT - 1964 [TF]; THE ROGUES - 1965; THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - 1963-1965 [3 episodes]; BEN CASEY - 1965; BOB HOPE PRESENTS CHRYSLER THEATRE - 1964-1965 [3 episodes]; DAKTARI - 1966 [3 episodes]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1966; 12 O'CLOCK HIGH - 1966; STAR TREK - 1967; MR. TERRIFIC - 1967; TARZAN - 1967; IRONSIDE - 1967; PREMIERE - 1968; DRAGNET 1967 - 1967-1968; SERGEANT RYKER - 1968 [TF]; THE DONALD O'CONNOR SHOW - 1969; JULIA - 1968-1970 [4 episodes]; LAND OF THE GIANTS - 1968-1970 [Series Regular; 51 episodes]; BEWITCHED - 1970; THE RELUCTANT HEROES - 1971 [TV Movie]; THE THING WITH TWO HEADS - 1972 [TF]; TERMINAL ISLAND - 1973 [TF]; UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT - 1974 [TF]; POLICE STORY - 1974-1975; HUGO THE HIPPO - 1975 [TF; Voice only]; GOOD TIMES - 1976; THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1976; RICH MAN, POOR MAN-BOOK II - 1976; BENNY AND BARNEY: LAS VEGAS UNDERCOVER - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW MYSTERIES - 1977; RESCUE FROM GILLIGAN'S ISLAND - 1978 [TV Movie]; BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY - 1979; THE SUICIDE'S WIFE - 1979 [TV Movie]; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1978-1980 [3 episodes]; LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE - 1981; CAPITOL - 1982; FINDER OF LOST LOVES - 1984; HIGHWAY HEARTBREAKER - 1992 [TV Movie; His final acting role]; THE FANTASY WORLDS OF IRWIN ALLEN - 1995 [TV Movie Documentary]; FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES - 2012 [TV Movie Documentary]. Don Marshall passed away from an unknown illness and was 80 years-old.) - 10/30/16
ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1958-1959 [3 episodes]; BBC SUNDAY_NIGHT THEATRE - 1959; PORTRAIT OF A MAN - 1960 [TV Movie]; SATURDAY PLAYHOUSE - 1960; FORMULA FOR DANGER - 1960 [3 episodes]; THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD - 1959-1960; THE PURSUERS - 1961; MASK OF A CLOWN - 1961; SEVEN KEYS - 1961 [TF}; THE SECRET OF THE NUBIAN TOMB - 1961; YOU CAN'T WIN - 1961; LOCKER 69 - 1962 [TF]; THE CHEATERS - 1961-1962; OLIVER TWIST - 1962 [TV mini-series; 9 episodes]; OUT OF THIS WORLD - 1962; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1962 [4 episodes]; GUNS OF DARKNESS - 1962 [TF]; MAN OF THE WORLD - 1962; THE BACCHAE - 1962; THE SET UP - 1963 [TF]; MASTER SPY - 1963 [TF]; ACCIDENTAL DEATH - 1963 [TF]; SUSPENSE - 1962-1963 [3 episodes]; GHOST SQUAD - 1961-1963; MAUPASSANT - 1963; FIRST NIGHT - 1963; MAIGRET - 1962-1963; SMOKESCREEN - 1964 [TF]; ACT OF MURDER - 1964 [TF]; IT'S DARK OUTSIDE - 1964 [7 episodes]; FESTIVAL - 1964; THE PROTECTORS - 1964; STORY PARADE - 1964; THE EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERY THEATRE - 1962-1964 [4 episodes]; THE OLD WIVE'S TABLE - 1964 [TV Movie]; THE WEDNESDAY PLAY - 1964; CRANE - 1964; ABOUT RELIGION - 1965; FRONT PAGE STORY - 1965; ZERO ONE - 1965; BLACKMAIL - 1965; THE AVENGERS - 1963-1965 [3 episodes]; HEREWARD THE WAKE - 1965 [9 episodes]; THE MAN IN THE LOOKING GLASS - 1965 [TV Movie]; BLOOD BEAST FROM OUTER SPACE - 1965 [TF; a 70's TV perennial]; THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES - 1966 [TF]; THE LIARS - 1966; COURT MAQRTIAL - 1966; THE BARON - 1966; PUBLIC EYE - 1965-1966; ADAM ADAMANT LIVES! - 1966; ITV PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1966; THE SAINT - 1962-1967 [4 episodes]; GIRL IN A BLACK BIKINI - 1967; NO HIDING PLACE - 1967; CONFLICT - 1967; THE INFORMER - 1967; MAN IN A SUITCASE - 1967; THE EXPERT - 1968; THUNDERBIRD 6 - 1968 [TF; Voice only]; THE CHAMPIONS - 1969; THE DETECTIVE - 1968-1969; DOMBEY AND SON - 1969 [TV mini-series; 13 episodes]; DEPARTMENT S - 1970; THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF - 1970 [TF; Very underrated]; WICKED WOMEN - 1970; TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA - 1970 {TF]; THE MURDOCKS AND THE MCCLAYS - 1970 [TV Movie]; THE SINNERS - 1970 [TV mini-series]; MENACE - 1970; HAPPILY EVER AFTER - 1970; RULES, RULES, RULES - 1971; PAUL TEMPLE - 1971; OUT OF THE UNKNOWN - 1971; TAKE THREE GIRLS - 1971; THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE - 1967-1971; MALE BAIT - 1971 [TF]; MOGUL - 1966-1972 [15 episodes]; LOVE STORY - 1972; ITV SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE - 1971-1972; NO EXIT - 1972; EMMA - 1972 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes]; ARMCHAIR 30 - 1973; POSSESSION - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE ADVENTURES OF BLACK BEAUTY - 1973-1974; SPECIAL BRANCH - 1974; CAPTAIN KRONOS-VAMPIRE HUNTER - 1974 [TF; One of my favorites]; PLAY FOR TODAY - 1970-1974; COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE COLLABORATORS - 1974; NIGHTINGALE'S BOYS - 1975; AFFAIRS OF THE HEART - 1975; ,SUTHERLAND'S LAW - 1975; SHADES OF GREENE - 1975; BBC PLAY OF THE MONTH - 1976; DIXON OF DOCK GREEN - 1976; KILLERS - 1976; VICTORIAN SCANDALS - 1976; THE NEW AVENGERS - 1976; THE MACKINNONS - 1977; RAFFLES - 1977; JUBILEE - 1977; MURDER MOST ENGLISH: A FLAXBOROUGH CHRONICLE - 1977; CENTRE PLAY - 1977; SECRET ARMY - 1977; THE CHILDREN OF NEW FOREST - 1977 [5 episodes]; 1990 - 1978; SEND IN THE GIRLS - 1978; THE FAMOUS FIVE - 1978; THE PROFESSIONALS - 1978; KIDNAPPED - 1978 [TV mini-series; 8 episodes]; SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON - 1979; TELFORD'S CHANGE - 1979; AFTER JULIUS - 1979; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1980; THE ENIGMA FILES - 1980; GUARDIAN OF THE ABYSS - 1980 [TV Movie]; OPPENHEIMER - 1980 [TV mini-series; 7 episodes]; BBC2 PLAYHOUSE - 1981; SUNDAY NIGHT THRILLER - 1981; CRIBB - 1981; KING's ROYAL - 1982; FROST IN MAY - 1982 [TV mini-series; 4 episodes]; SQUADRON - 1982; DOCTOR WHO - 1983 [4 episodes]; STRANGERS AND BROTHERS -
1984; SKATING ON THIN UYS - 1985 [TF]; CITY OF BLOOD - 1987 [TF]; SURVIVOR - 1987 [TF]; TENTH OF A SECOND - 1987 [TF]; AN AFRICAN DREAM - 1987 [TF]; DIAMONDS HIGH - 1988 [TF]; SHAKA ZULU - 1986-1989 [5 episodes]; THE LAST WARRIOR - 1989 [TF]; SCREEN ONE - 1989; SCHWEITZWER - 1990 [TF]; THE SHELTERING DESERT - 1991 [TF]; THE LAST HERO - 1991 [TF]; MY DAUGHTER'S KEEPER - 1991 [TF]; DEATH IN THE FAMILY - 1993 [TV mini-series]; WOMAN OF DESIRE - 1994 [TF]; THE VISUAL BIBLE: ACTS - 1994 [MFHV]; RHODES - 1996 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; MANDELA AND de KLERK - 1997 [TV Movie]; MAIGRET - 1997; OPERATION DELTA FORCE 2: MAYDAY - 1997 [TF]; BLACK VELVET BAND - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE ADVENTURES OF SINBAD - 1998; OPERATION DELTA FORCE 3: CLEAR TARGET - 1998 [TF]; CI5: THE NEW PROFESSIONALS - 1999; I DREAMED OF AFRICA - 2000 [TF]; AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT - 1989-2005; THE DEAL - 2008 [TF]; DOOMSDAY - 2008 [TF; one of my favorite of his latter roles]; DOCTORS - 2011; SILENT WITNESS - 2012; MIDSOMER MURDERS - 2013; AMICUS VAULT OF HORROR - 2015 [Video Documentary; his final acting role]. as you can see, he certainly was prolific on TV and in Theatrical Films, but most remember him from the few films and television shows he did with Hammer Films. A lot of people ,said he sounded exactly like James Mason and if you ever saw him act, you would agree. John Carson passed away in Cape Town, South Africa and was 89 years-old.) - 11/05/16
BATMAN - 1966 [3 episodes]; I DREAM OF JEANNIE - 1966; IRON HORSE - 1967; BEWITCHED - 1966-1967; HELL OF BORNEO - 1967 [TF]; THE FLYING NUN - 1968; MOD SQUAD - 1969; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1969-1970; THE VIRGINIAN - 1970; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1969-1970; MATT LINCOLN - 1970; GUNSMOKE - 1971; THE BOLD ONES: THE LAWYERS - 1971; SARGE - 1971; THE GODFATHER - 1972 [TF]; BANYON - 1972 [Series Regular; 7 episodes]; MAN OF LA MANCHA - 1972 [TF]; CANNON - 1972-1973; MANNIX - 1970-1973 [3 episodes]; THE F.B.I. - 1974; KOJAK - 1974; KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER - ["The Devil's Platform" - 1974]; THE GODFATHER PART II - 1974 [TF]; IRONSIDE - 1975; MOBILE TWO - 1975 [TV Movie; Pilot for the short-lived MOBILE ONE TV Series]; MOBILE ONE - 1975-1976 [Series Regular; 13 episodes]; BARETTA - 1976; THE GODFATHER: A NOVEL FOR TELEVISION [TV mini-series; Both GODFATHER films were edited so the story was in chronological order, with material not seen in either film and shown over four days in one three-hour segment and three two-hour segments. Since this was for TV, most of the foul language was dubbed and a lot of violence was missing, especially most of Sonny's death. Ms. Gregg was only in three parts since the first part was way before Sonny was an adult. Director Francis Ford Coppola agreed to re-edit THE GODFATHER and THE GODFATHER PART II into one, in order to raise money for his beleaguered production APOCALYPSE NOW - 1979.]; THE WILDS OF TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1978; THE EDDIE CAPRA MYSTERIES - 1978; THE SEEKERS - 1979 [TV mini-series]; SKINFLINT: A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL - 1979 [TV Movie]; B.J. AND THE BEAR - 1979-1981 [3 episodes]; NURSE - 1981; FALCON CREST - 1985; BROTHERS - 1987; THE KILL REFLEX - 1989 [TF]; TRHE GODFATHER TRILOGY: 1901 - 1980 - 1992 [TF: One of the best re-edited trilogies ever made. I watched it on HBO recently and it was over 7 hours long!]; DEAD ON - 1994 [TF; her last film acting role]; Ms, Gregg was also heavily involved in Stage work and sas nominated for Broadway's 1968 Tony Award® as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for "The Happy Time". She also acted and sang the role of Julie LaVerne in a 1981 touring production of "Show Boat". Her acting mentor was Jackie Cooper, who had her cast in the failed TV Series MOBILE ONE - 1975-1976, in which Cooper was the star. Julie Gregg passed away from cancer and was 72 years-old.) - 11/07/16
movies his songs were on. Do yourself a favor if you never heard a Cohen song: Buy one of his albums, any one really, and sit spellbound throughout the entire run. He was one of the best and beats Bob Dylan in my opinion because his songs were the real, raw deal. The films Leonard Cohen's songs can be heard on are [Documentary filmmakers loved to use his music and for good reason]: THE ERNIE GAME - 1967 [also Actor]; THE THORN - 1971; DYNAMITE CHICKEN - 1971; MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN - 1971; MCCABE & MRS. MILLER - 1971; BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE - 1971; THE SECOND COMING OF SUZANNE - 1974; FOX AND HIS FRIENDS - 1975; LIKE A BIRD ON A WIRE - 1975 [TV Movie]; FEAR OF FEAR - 1975 [TV Movie]; A WEDDING - 1978; THE CAT - 1988; LOVE AT LARGE - 1990; BANNED FROM HEAVEN - 1990; BIRD ON A WIRE - 1990; PUMP UP THE VOLUME - 1990; EXOTICA - 1994; COLD WATER - 1994; NATURAL BORN KILLERS - 1994; WHEN NIGHT IS FALLING - 1995; STRANGE DAYS - 1995; BREAKING THE WAVES - 1996; A PERFECT CANDIDATE - 1996; RIVER STREET - 1996; BASQUIAT - 1996; LOST AND FOUND - 1996; LOVE, ETC. - 1996; TRUE LOVE AND CHAOS - 1997; MR. JEALOUSY - 1997; PLATINUM - 1997 [TV Movie]; HEAVEN BEFORE I DIE - 1997; KISS THE SKY - 1998; WONDER BOYS - 2000; ONE HUNDRED STEPS - 2000; DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA - 2000; SHREK - 2001; SECRETARY - 2002; YELLOWKNIFE - 2002; THE EMBALMER - 2002; THE GOOD THIEF - 2002; THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE - 2003; THE GIN GAME - 2003 [TV Movie]; NATHALIE - 2003; Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION - 2004; THE EDUKATORS - 2004; A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD - 2004; LAND OF PLENTY - 2004; SAINT RALPH - 2004; WOLF - 2004; THE LAST TRAPPER - 2004; KISSED BY WINTER - 2005; DUCK - 2005; BAREFOOT - 2005; LORD OF WAR - 2005; FOUR CORNERS OF SUBURBIA - 2006; FAILURE TO LAUNCH - 2006; SALVADOR - 2006; DELIVER US FROM EVIL - 2006; THE BACKWOODS - 2006; BANISHED - 2007; THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS - 2007; LUCKY YOU - 2007; UNFINISHED SKY - 2007; FEAST OF LOVE - 2007; THE ESCAPIST - 2008; SUGAR - 2008; ELEGY - 2008; THE LAST DEADLY MISSION - 2008; CURE FOR LOVE - 2008; THE TENDER HOOK - 2008; BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL - 2008; WATCHMEN - 2009; PIRATE RADIO - 2009; PASSENGER SIDE - 2009; BUSTIN' DOWN THE DOOR - 2009; BARNEY'S VERSION - 2010; LIFE AS WE KNOW IT - 2010; THE PUTT PUTT SYNDROME - 2010; TAKE THIS WALTZ - 2011; RAMPART - 2011; THE FIRST TIME - 2012; DARK TOURIST - 2012; THE CONGRESS - 2013; SUZANNE - 2013; LAST LOVE - 2013; ISMAEL - 2013; LIFE ITSELF - 2014; TAMMY - 2014; ALTMAN - 2014; WILD - 2014; ROSEWATER - 2014; CAROLS BY KINDLELIGHT - 2014; MIA MADRE - 2015; THE PROGRAM - 2015; THE BRIDE - 2015; THE WALK -
2015; HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE - 2016; IRREPLACEABLE - 2016; THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CARING - 2016; THE INFILTRATOR - 2016; PETE'S DRAGON - 2016; WAR DOGS - 2016; SING - 2016 [his last film while still alive, but there will be many more in the future]. Mr. Cohen also composed the entire scores of the following: ANGEL - 1967 [Short]; SATELLITE - 1968; WHO'S HE ANYWAY - 1983 [Short]; OTHER TONGUES - 1984; NIGHT MAGIC - 1985 [also Screenwriter]; BOTH SIDES OF THE WIRE - 1993; KINDRED: THE EMBRACED - 1996 [TV Series]; LEONARD COHEN: I'M YOUR MAN - 2005; and HALLELUJAH - 2016 [Short]. His music can be heard on hundreds of TV series and he even had a big acting part on a 1986 episode of MIAMI VICE. He has done plenty of filmed concerts, which are mesmerizing to watch because he was a fascinating musical genius. Some interesting tidbits about Leonard Cohen: He was engaged to Rebecca De Mornay. He spent part of the late 1990s living in a Buddhist monastery in California, became a monk and was the student of Zen Master, Sasaki Roshi. His Zen name was Jikan, which means "Silent One". His "Greatest Hits" collection was voted the most depressing album ever, the vote made by a British magazine [I guess they miss the point of his music]. He was awarded the O.C. [Officer of the Order of Canada] on April 19, 1991 and the C.C. [Companion of the Order of Canada] on October 10, 2002 for his services to music. He was 32 years old when he released his first album. As you can see, he was no ordinary person by any stretch of the imagination and his music reflected that. He was a living legend as far as I'm concerned and now he is no longer with us. Leonard Cohen died from undisclosed causes [it turns out he fell out of his bed in his sleep and never woke up, dying peacefully] and was 82 years-old) - 11/10/16
1955; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1955; YOU ARE THERE - 1956; BIG TOWN - 1956; SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE - 1956; FRONTIER - 1956; THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - 1956 [TF; Uncredited]; WEST POINT - 1956; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1956; FATHER KNOWS BEST - 1956; TELEPHONE TIME - 1957; HELL'S CROSSROADS - 1957 [TF]; NO TIME TO BE YOUNG - 1957 [TF]; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1956-1957; GUNSMOKE - 1956-1957; DRAGNET - 1958; PANIC! - 1958; TEENAGE CAVE MAN - 1958 [TF; Vaughn's first horror film]; THE WALTER WINCHELL FILE - 1958; MIKE HAMMER - 1958; WHIRLY BIRDS - 1958; JEFFERSON DRUM - 1958; UNWED MOTHER - 1958 [TF]; THE RIFLEMAN - 1958; GOOD DAY FOR A HANGING - 1959 [TF]; ZORRO- 1959; BRONCO - 1959; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1957-1959; FRONTIER DOCTOR - 1959; THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS - 1959 [TF; Nominated for an Academy Award® as Best Actor in a Supporting Role]; SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE - 1959; STATE TROOPER - 1959; RIVERBOAT - 1959; THE LINEUP - 1959; ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - 1959; WICHITA TOWN - 1959; LAW OF THE PLAINSMAN - 1959; ALCOA THEATRE - 1960; THE REBEL - 1960; MEN INTO SPACE - 1960; THE MAN FROM BLACKHAWK - 1960; CHECKMATE - 1960; LARAMIE - 1960; THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - 1960 [TF]; THE DUPONT SHOW WITH JUNE ALLYSON - 1960; WAGON TRAIN - 1958-1960; STAGECOACH WEST - 1961; THRILLER - 1961; THE BIG SHOW - 1961 [TF]; THE AQUANAUTS - 1961; THE ASPHALT JUNGLE - 1961; TALES OF WELLS FARGO - 1957-1961; TARGET: THE CORRUPTORS - 1961; FOLLOW THE SUN - 1961; 87TH PRECINCT - 1961; CAIN'S HUNDRED - 1962; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1962; KRAFT MYSTERY THEATER - 1962; BONANZA - 1962; G.E. TRUE - 1963; EMPIRE - 1963; THE VIRGINIAN - 1963; BOSTON TERRIER - 1963 [TV Movie]; THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1963; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1963; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1963; THE CARETAKERS - 1963 [TF]; THE ELEVENTH HOUR - 1962-1963; THE LIEUTENANT - 1963-1964 [Series Regular; 16 episodes]; TO TRAP A SPY - 1964 [TF; Uncredited appearance as Napolean Solo]; THE SPY WITH MY FACE - 1965 [TF; Uncredited appearance as Napolean Solo]; PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES - 1966; ONE SPY TOO MANY - 1966 [TF; Episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. stitched together]; THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT - 1966 [TF; Uncredited appearance as Napolean Solo]; ONE OF OUR SPIES IS MISSING - 1966 [TF; Episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. stitched together]; THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1966; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1965-1966; THE VENETIAN AFFAIR - 1966 [TF]; THE KARATE KILLERS - 1967 [TF; Uncredited appearance as Napolean Solo]; THE SPY IN THE GREEN HAT - 1967 [TF; Episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. stitched together]; THE HELICOPTER SPIES - 1968 [TF; Episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. stitched together]; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1964-1968 [Series Regular; 105 episodes]; HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD - 1968 [TF; Episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. stitched together]; BULLITT - 1968 [TF; Great as a corrupt politician]; IF IT'S TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE BELGIUM -
1969 [TF]; THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN - 1969 [TF]; JULIUS CAESAR - 1970 [TF]; THE MIND OF MR. SOAMES - 1970 [TF; Memorable supernatural thriller]; THE STATUE - 1971 [TF]; CLAY PIGEON - 1971 [TF]; THE WOMAN HUNTER - 1972 [TV Movie]; WITNESS TO YESTERDAY - 1974; THE MAN FROM INDEPENDENCE - 1974 [TF]; THE PROTECTORS - 1972-1974 [Series Regular; 52 episodes; Also Directed one episode]; THE TOWERING INFERNO - 1974 [TF]; SCAR TISSUE - 1975 [TF]; POLICE WOMAN - 1975-1976 [Also Directed one episode]; COLUMBO - 1975-1976; KISS ME, KILL ME - 1976 [TV Movie]; CAPTAINS AND KINGS - 1976 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes]; 3-WAY SPLIT - 1976 [TF]; DEMON SEED - 1977 [TF; Voice of the baby-making computer, Proteus IV]; THE FEATHER AND FATHER GANG - 1977; WASHINGTON: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - 1977 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes; Emmy Award® winner for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]; STARSHIP INVASION - 1977 [TF: Simply awful]; THE LUCIFER COMPLEX - 1978 [TF; Even more awful than the previous film]; THE EDDIE CAPRA MYSTERIES - 1978; THE ISLANDER - 1978 [TV Movie]; GREATEST HEROES OF THE BIBLE - 1978; BRASS TARGET - 1978 [TF]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1979; BACKSTAIRS AT THE WHITE HOUSE - 1979 [TV mini-series]; CENTENNIAL - 1978-1979 [TV mini-series; 10 episodes]; GOOD LUCK, MISS WYCOFF - 1979 [TF; Very underrated]; THE REBELS - 1979 [TV Movie]; MIRROR, MIRROR - 1979 [TV Movie]; CUBA CROSSING - 1980 [TF. This film hads more alternate titles than Jess Franco has pseudonyms]; DOCTOR FRANKEN - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST - 1980 [TV Movie]; CITY IN FEAR - 1980 [TV Movie]; DAY OF RESURRECTION - 1980 [TF]; HANGAR 18 - 1980 [TF; I love this film for a reason I can yet explain]; BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS - 1980 [TF; One of Roger Corman's STAR WARS rip-offs and one of his best]; TRAPPER JOHN, M.D. - 1980; S.O.B. - 1981 [TF]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1981; FANTASIES - 1982 [TV Movie]; THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST - 1982 [TV Movie]; A QUESTION OF HONOR - 1982 [TV Movie]; INSIDE THE THIRD REICH - 1982 [TV Movie]; THE BLUE AND THE GRAY - 1982 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; F.D.R.: THE MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE - 1983 [TV Movie; portrayed F.D.R., one of many real-life politicians and Military Men he has played in his career]; SILENT REACH - 1983 [TV mini-series; 2 episodes]; INTIMATE AGONY - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE FIFTEEN YEARS LATER AFFAIR - 1983 [TV Movie]; SUPERMAN III - 1983 [TF; The less said, the better]; HEROES - 1983 [TF]; HOTEL - 1983; THE LAST BASTION - 1984 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; EMERALD POINT N.A.S. - 1983-1984 [Series regular; 13 episodes]; DEADLY NIGHTMARES - 1984; EVERGREEN - 1985 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; PRIVATE SESSIONS - 1985 [TV Movie]; INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 1985 [TV Movie]; BLACK MOON RISING - 1986 [TF]; MURROW - 1986 [TV Movie; Portrayed F.D.R. again]; PRINCE OF BEL AIR - 1986 [TV Movie]; THE DELTA FORCE - 1986 [TF; One of my favorite 80's actioners]; STINGRAY - 1986; YOU ARE THE JURY - 1986; HOUR OF THE ASSASSIN - 1987 [TF]; THE A-TEAM - 1986-1987 [Series Regular during the last season; 13 episodes]; DESPERADO - 1987 [TV Movie]; NIGHTSTICK - 1987 [TV Movie]; THE CALL ME RENEGADE - 1987 [TF]; REACHING FOR THE SKIES - 1987; KILLING BIRDS - 1987 [TF; Italian horror film]; THE RAY BRADBURY THEATER - 1988; SKELETON COAST - 1988 [TF]; THE EMISSARY - 1988 [TF]; CAPTIVE RAGE - 1988 [TF]; THAT'S ADEQUATE - 1989 [TF; Very funny comedy where Vaughn appears as Adolf Hitler]; HUNTER - 1989 [3 episodes]; C.H.U.D. II: BUD THE CHUD - 1989 [TF]; RIVER OF DEATH - 1989 [TF]; BRUTAL GLORY - 1989 [MFHV]; TRANSYLVANIA TWIST - 1989 [TF; Kitchen sink comedy that is very funny at times]; BURIED ALIVE - 1990 [TF]; NOBODY'S PERFECT - 1990 [TF]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE DEFIANT DAUGHTER - 1990 [TV Movie]; DARK AVENGER - 1990 [TV Movie]; GOING UNDER - 1990 [TF]; LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - 1991; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1985-1992 [3 episodes]; TATORT - 1992; BLIND VISION - 1992 [TF]; LINCOLN - 1992 [TV Movie; Voice only]; DANGER THEATRE - 1993 [TV Series Host; 7 episodes]; TRACKS OF GLORY - 1994 [TV mini-series; 2 episodes]; SIRENS - 1994; KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES - 1993-1994; WSH: THE MYTH OF THE URBAN MYTH - 1994 [TV Movie]; DUST TO DUST - 1994 [TF]; ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN - 1995 [TV Movie]; BURKE'S LAW - 1995; DANCING IN THE DARK - 1995 [TV Movie]; WITCH ACADEMY - 1995 [TF]; JOE'S APARTMENT - 1996 [TF]; WALKER, TEXAS RANGER - 1996; MILK & MONEY - 1996 [TF]; MENNO'S MIND - 1997 [TF]; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1996-1997; MOTEL BLUE - 1997 [TF]; VULCAN - 1997
[TF]; AN AMERICAN AFFAIR - 1997 [TF]; THE COMPANY MAN - 1998 [MFHV]; VISIONS - 1998 [TF]; HOST - 1998 [TV Movie]; MCCINSEY'S ISLAND - 1998 [TF]; THE NANNY - 1996-1998; THE SENDER - 1998 [TF]; LAW & ORDER - 1997-1998 [3 episodes. Extremely effective as a man of power who is losing his mental capacities]; BASEKETBALL - 1998 [TF]; RECESS - 1999; THE SENTINEL - 1999; THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - 1998-2000 [6 episodes]; POOTIE TANG - 2001 [TF; another underrated comedy]; COTTONMOUTH - 2002 [TF]; HAPPY HOUR - 2003 [TF]; HOODLUM & SON - 2003 [TF]; SCENE STEALERS - 2004 [TF]; 2BPERFECTLYHONEST - 2004 [TF]; GANG WARZ - 2004 [TF]; THE WARRIOR CLASS - 2007 [MFHV]; FAMILY OF THE YEAR - 2007; THE VERDICT - 2008 [TV Movie]; LITTLE BRITAIN USA - 2008; PATRIMONY - 2011 [Short]; HUSTLE - 2004-2012 [48 episodes]; CORONATION STREET - 2012 [13 episodes]; EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING - 2012 [TF]; THE MAGNIFICENT ELEVEN - 2012 [TF]; A CRY FROM WITHIN - 2014 [TF]; PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS - 2014; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2006-2015; THE AMERICAN SIDE - 2016 [TF]; GOLD STAR - 2016 [TF; His final acting role]. Mr. Vaughn also was a panelist on many game shows, was a good friend of Steve McQueen [ever since they made THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN together, the theme of which Vaughn used as the ringtone on his cell phone] and appeared in many Documentaries. He had a star installed on The Walk Of Fame on July 27, 1998 at 6633 Hollywood Blvd. Robert Vaughn was one great actor and was widely in demand as you can see by his credits list. He could also play comedy just as well as drama and enjoyed the chance to do so when the chance came up. Robert Vaughn died of acute leukemia and was 83 years-old.) - 11/11/16
They feel it is better acted and they are probably right. I found the English version very static.]. Many films during the 1930's shot both English and Spanish language versions of films, using different actors and directors. She may have been the last surviving member of both versions of DRACULA. She started out doing silent films and her other film credits included: THE VEILED WOMAN - 1929; JOY STREET - 1929; THE BLACK WATCH - 1929; THE COCK-EYED WORLD - 1929; THE CAT AND THE CANARY - 1930 [Spanish version; Filmed in two versions just like DRACULA]; PARISIAN GAITIES - 1931 [Short; Spanish Version]; DRACULA - 1931 [Spanish Version]; TEN CENTS A DANCE - 1931 [Spanish Version]; YANKEE DON - 1931; ARABIAN NIGHTS - 1931 [Spanish Version]; EAST OF BORNEO - 1931; BORDER LAW - 1931; SANTA - 1932 [Mexico's first all-talking film]; BROKEN LIVES - 1935; STORM OVER THE ANDES - 1935; THE INVADER - 1936; MARIHUANA - 1936; CAPTAIN CALAMITY - 1936 [Spanish Version]; BLOCKADE - 1938; EL ROSARIO DE AMOZOC - 1938; MARIA - 1938; THE FIGHTING GRINGO - 1939; TROPIC FURY - 1939; SOUTH OF THE BORDER - 1939; GREEN HELL - 1940; THE WESTERNER - 1940; TWO GUN SHERIFF - 1941; RESURRECTION - 1943; GUN TO GUN - 1944 [Short]; MIGUEL STROGOFF - 1944; THE CRIME DOCTOR'S COURAGE - 1945; INVITATION PLAYHOUSE: MIND OVER MURDER - 1952 [TV Series; Her last acting role]. Ms. Tovar quit acting to raise a family with her husband, film Producer Paul Kohner [They were married from 1932 until her husband's death in 1988]. Her son is film Producer Pancho Kohner who produced most of Charles Bronson's films from the mid-70's to throughout the 80's. Lupita Tovar passed away of natural causes and was an amazing 106 years-old. She died on the day after her daughter Susan Kohner's 80th birthday. Susan Kohner is an Academy Award® nominated actress for IMITATION OF LIFE - 1959.) - 11/12/16
away. Ms. Masters credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: CLOSE UP - 1996 [TF]; BURN - 1998 [TF]; THE SIEGE - 1998 [TF]; ONE DAY - 2002 [Short]; HOPE & FAITH - 2004; THE STEPFORD WIVES - 2004 [TF]; LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT - 2005; UGLY BETTY - 2008; THE CLIQUE - 2008 [MFHV]; IT'S COMPLICATED - 2009 [TF]; BEACH LANE - 2010 [TV Movie]; GOSSIP GIRL - 2011; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2012; ROYAL PAINS - 2012; BLUMENTHAL - 2013 [TF]; UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT - 2015; NASHVILLE - 2015; THE GIRL IN THE BOOK - 2015 [TF]; FISHBOWL - 2015 [TF; Her final acting role]. Ms. Masters was also Art Director for the film BENEATH THE MISSISSIPPI - 2008. She has also appeared in over 30 TV Commercials, She also appeared in Off-Broadway plays. Lisa Masters was vacationing and was found dead in a hotel room in Lima, Peru. Lisa Masters Masters had been struggling with depression, and officials found antidepressants in her hotel room. She apparently hanged herself and was 52 years-old.) - 11/15/16
1938; GATEWAY - 1938; TWO SISTERS - 1938; MR. MOTO'S LAST WARNING - 1939; TOWER OF LONDON - 1939; A CHILD IS BORN - 1939; BARRICADE - 1939; LADDIE - 1940; PRIMROSE PATH - 1940; ANNE OF WINDY POPLARS - 1940; OBLIGING YOUNG LADY - 1942; PETTICOAT LARCENY - 1943; MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS - 1944 [Her best-known film; she co-starred with Judy Garland]; TOMORROW, THE WORLD - 1945; THE CLOCK - 1945; THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S - 1945 [Also one of her popular films, in which she co-starred with Bing Crosby, and her last as a child actress at the age of 13. She basically retired from Show Business, except for a few other credits {which you will see below}]. In 1969, she appeared in the West German musical mini-series DES BROADWAYS LIEBSTES KIND, her only appearance as an adult actress. She also appeared as herself on the TV series THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR - 1951 and CAVALCADE OF STARS - 1951 and some WW II propaganda documentary shorts during the early-1940's. Ms. Carroll was married to the same man [James Krack] for 65 years, since 1951, and was also an accomplished ice skater and piano player. Joan Carroll died of undisclosed causes and was 84 years-old.) - 11/16/16
NEST - 1975; MIKEY AND NICKY - 1976; HEAVEN CAN WAIT - 1978 [Academy Award® winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration]; HARDCORE - 1979; LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER - 1979 [TV Special]; KRAMER VS. KRAMER - 1979; RESURRECTION - 1980; BLOW OUT - 1981; WOLFEN - 1981; WITHOUT A TRACE - 1983; GORKY PARK - 1983; THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE - 1984; FIRSTBORN - 1984; THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN - 1985; ISHTAR - 1987; NADINE - 1987; THE PICK-UP OFFICE - 1987; BILOXI BLUES - 1988; FRESH HORSES - 1988; CAREER OPPORTUNITIES - 1991; RUSH - 1991; THE PRINCE OF TIDES - 1991 [Academy Award® nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration]; SLIVER - 1993; MILK MONEY - 1994; FREE WILLY 2: THE ADVENTURE HOME - 1991; THE GRASS HARP - 1995; ROSEWOOD - 1997; CONSPIRACY THEORY - 1997; TO END ALL WARS - 2001; A TRIP TO SWADADES - 2008 (His last on-screen credit. Mr. Sylbert also Directed 1 episode of MR. BROADWAY - 1964; 2 episodes of THE DEFENDERS - 1964; 1 episode of THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES - 1964; 1 episode of THE REPORTER - 1964; and the films INSTANT LOVE - 1965 [considered "Lost"] and the great little film THE STEAGLE - 1971 [also Screenwriter]. He was also responsible for the story on which the Sylvester Stallone-Rutger Hauer film NIGHTHAWKS [1981] was based. He was also the twin brother of late two-time Academy Award® winning Production Designer Richard Sylbert [who passed away in 2002] and in 2009 won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild®. Peter Sylbert died in a hospital of undisclosed causes and was 88 years-old.) - 11/19/16
1971-1973 [TV Series Regular; 41 episodes]; CERTAIN WOMEN - 1973; ...AND MILLIONS WILL DIE - 1973 [TV Movie]; HUMAN TARGET - 1974 [TV Movie]; A TOUCH OF REVERENCE - 1974; THE EVIL TOUCH - 1973-1974 [3 episodes]; MATLOCK POLICE - 1974; HOMICIDE - 1974; SILENT NUMBER - 1974; THE SPIRAL BUREAU - 1974 [TV Movie]; DIVISION 4 - 1975; THE LOST ISLANDS - 1976; MCMANUS - 1976 [TV Movie]; LUKE'S ISLAND - 1976; STAR WARS - 1977 [TF]; BLUEY - 1977; GLENVIEW HIGH - 1978; THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH - 1978 [TF; Very underrated film]; CATSPAW - 1978; THE KING OF TWO DAY WONDER - 1978 [TF]; SKYWAYS - 1979; MIDDLE AGE SPREAD - 1979 [TF]; YOUNG RAMSAY - 1980; PLAYERS IN THE GALLERY - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE DEPARTMENT - 1980 [TV Movie]; TRIAL BY MARRIAGE - 1980; RUN REBECCA, RUN! - 1981 [TF]; THE SURVIVOR - 1981 [TF; A great little horror film, like an extended episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE]; TICKLED PINK - 1978-1981; COP SHOP - 1977-1983 [4 episodes]; THE DISMISSAL - 1983 [TV mini-series]; BUSH CHRISTMAS - 1983 [TF]; SPECIAL SQUAD - 1984; THE SECRET DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA - 1984 [TV Movie]; FIVE MILE CREEK - 1984; ARMY WIVES - 1986 [TV Movie]; SHARK'S PARADISE - 1987 [TV Movie]; HOT ICE - 1987 [TV Movie]; ALL THE WAY - 1988 [TV mini-series]; THE FLYING DOCTORS - 1987-1989; NEIGHBOURS - 1990 [Long-Running TV Series; 16 episodes]; HAMPTON COURT - 1991; CLUEDO - 1992 [Series Regular; 21 episodes]; SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA - 1992 [TV Movie]; A COUNTRY PRACTICE - 1984-1992 [6 episodes]; SEEING RED - 1992 [TF]; G.P. - 1989-1995 [4 episodes]; HEARTBREAK HIGH - 1997 [Series Semi-Regular; 37 episodes]; SPELLBINDER - 1995-1997 [5 episodes]; MOBY DICK - 1998 [TV mini-series]; MURDER CALL - 1998; THE DARK REDEMPTION - 1999 [Short; Played "Lt. Pol Treidum" in this STAR WARS Fan Film]; HOME AND AWAY - 2000; WATER RATS - 1998-2001; OUTRIDERS - 2001 [4 episodes]; JEOPARDY - 2002; BLUE HEELERS - 2002; SNOBS - 2003; JESSICA - 2004 [TV Movie]; ALL SAINTS - 1999-2008; EKTOPOS - 2011 [TF]; RYDER COUNTRY - 2012 [TF]; RAKE - 2014; THE QUARANTINE HAUNTINGS - 2015 [TF; His last acting role]. Peter Sumner was battling a long illness and was 74 years-old.) - 11/22/16
marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: HUE AND CRY - 1947 [TF]; THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY - 1947 [TF]; DIAL 999 - 1959; MAKE MINE A DOUBLE - 1959 [TF]; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT THEATRE - 1958-1959 [3 episodes]; BRIAN RIXA PRESENTS: BOOBS IN THE WOODS - 1960 [TV Movie]; NOTHING BARRED - 1961 [TF]; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1961; THE SIX PROUD WALKERS - 1962 [TV Series Regular; 12 episodes]; THE SAINT - 1962; DIAL RIX - 1962; MR TOBY'S CHRISTMAS - 1962 [TV mini-series; Portrayed Mr. Toby]; ESPIONAGE - 1963; LEGEND OF DEATH - 1965; INTRIGUE - 1966; ASTERIX THE GAUL - 1967 [TF; Voice for English language version]; HUGH AND I SPY - 1968; NEAREST AND DEAREST - 1968; FRAUD SQUAD - 1969; ITV PLAYHOUSE - 1968-1969 [3 episodes]; MY PARTNER THE GHOST - 1970; CALLAN - 1970; CODENAME - 1970; HITLER: THE LAST TEN DAYS - 1973 [TF]; COVER UP - 1974 [TF]; ROBIN HOOD JUNIOR - 1975 [TF]; THE CONFESSIONAL - 1975 [TF; One of Director Pete Walker's great horror films]; ARE YOU BEING SERVED? - 1977 [TF]; TOOK AND CO. - 1977 [also Writer]; THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER - 1977; THE BASIL BRUSH SHOW - 1976-1977; SEND IN THE GIRLS - 1978; CROWN COURT - 1978; RISING DAMP - 1978; WHAT'S UP NURSE! - 1978 [TF]; REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER - 1978 [TF; Portrayed "Hercule Poirot"]; STRANGERS - 1979; LOVELY COUPLE - 1979; FAWLTY TOWERS - 1975-1979 [12 episodes; played "Manuel" on the first and last seasons only]; THE TEMPEST - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY - 1980 [TV mini-series; 5 episodes]; MONKEY - 1978-1980 [52 episodes; Voice only for English language version]; HISTORY OF THE WORLD-PART 1 - 1981 [TF]; DEAD ERNEST - 1982[ TV Series Regular; Played Ernest for 7 episodes]; IT'LL ALL BE OVER IN HALF AN HOUR - 1983 [3 episodes]; BIG DEAL - 1984; THE GALACTIC GARDEN - 1985 [TV Movie; also Writer]; THERE COMES A TIME - 1985 [TV Series Regular; 7 episodes]; ARTISTS AND MODELS - 1986; ASSERT YOURSELF - 1987 [TV mini-series]; CONSUMING PASSIONS - 1988 [TF]; ASTERIX AND THE BIG FIGHT - 1988 [TF; Voice for the English language version]; BERGERAC - 1989; WOOF! - 1992; THE GINGERBREAD MAN - 1992; THE MUSHROOM PICKER - 1993 [TV mini-series]; THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - 1993 [TF]; EVERY SILVER LINING - 1993 [6 episodes]; TAXANDRIA - 1994 [TF]; MINDER - 1994; LESSON FAUST - 1994 [TF; Voice for English language version]; PIRATES - 1994; WILLIAM'S WISH WELLINGTONS - 1994-1995 [11 episodes; Voice only]; HORIZON - 1996 [TV Documentary; portrayed Albert Einstein]; THE FORGOTTON TOYS - 1997 [Voice only]; THE LEGEND OF THE LOST KEYS - 1998; BIG BAG - 1996-1998 [29 episodes; Voice only]; NORMAN ORMAL: A VERY POLITICAL TURTLE - 1998 [TV Movie; Voice only]; STARHILL PONIES - 1998; PARKING WARS - 1999; JACK OF HEARTS - 1999; LITTLE GREY RABBIT - 2000; THAT PETER KAY THING - 2000 [6
episodes; Voice only]; ATTACHMENTS - 2000; SILENT WITNESS - 2000; NOWHERE IN AFRICA - 2001 [TF]; SINGLE VOICES - 2002; COMEDY LAB - 2002; BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE - 2003 [TV Movie]; DOCTORS - 2003; DOCTOR WHO: SHADA - 2003 [6 episodes]; CHEEKY - 2003 [TF]; LOOKING FOR VICTORIA - 2003 [TV Movie]; SPEER UN ER - 2005 [German TV mini-series]; HOLBY CITY - 2005; EGYPT - 2005 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; TIMEWATCH - 1994-2005 [TV Documentary; Narrator]; THE BILL - 2006; MR. LOVEDAY'S LITTLE OUTING - 2006 [TV Movie]; CORONATION STREET - 2009 [27 episodes]; GOING POSTAL - 2010 [TV mini-series]; CASUALTY - 2008-2011 [3 episodes]; RUN FOR YOUR WIFE - 2012 [TF]; QUARTET - 2012 [TF]; SPIES OF WARSAW - 2013 [TV mini-series]; BREAKING THE BANK - 2014 [TF]; EASTENDERS - 2015; ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - 2016 [TF; His last credited role]. Mr. Sachs also did many documentaries [usually as the Narrator], British comedy variety shows and game shows. He recorded children's books on tape and classics like Charles Dickens, Evelyn Waugh, George Eliot, etc. He was up to take over as DOCTOR WHO but didn't get the part. Sylvester McCoy got the part. There is a wax figure of him as "Manuel", from FAWLTY TOWERS, in Madam Tussaud's in London. Andrew Sach passed away from dementia and was 86 years-old.) - 11/23/16
kids and the ones she adopted by marrying Robert Reed [who was gay in real life], always did the right things. Not many moms are like that today. Ms. Henderson was also a much-in-demand actress and singer on both TV and in films and the following is her Filmography [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: A SALUTE TO RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN - 1954; I SPY - 1955; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1957-1958; LITTLE WOMEN - 1958; SING ALONG - 1958; THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE - 1968; THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW - 1968; SONG OF NORWAY - 1970 [TF]; THE BRADY BUNCH - 1969-1974 [117 episodes]; MEDICAL CENTER - 1975; THE SMOTHER BROTHERS SHOW - 1975; GOOD HEAVENS - 1976; THE LOVE BOAT - 1976 [Pilot TV Movie for the long-running series]; DINAH! - 1976; DONNY AND MARIE - 1976; THE MUPPET SHOW - 1976; THE PAUL LYNDE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - 1976 [Considered to be the weirdest one hour TV Special ever. Pal Lynde's look at rock band KISS is priceless]; 3 GIRLS 3 - 1977; THE BRADY BUNCH VARIETY HOUR - 1976-1977 [Series Regular; 9 episodes]; THE MUPPETS GO HOLLYWOOD - 1979 [TV Special]; THE BRADY GIRLS GET MARRIED - 1981 [TV Movie]; THE BRADY BRIDES - 1981 [Regular for failed TV Series; 5 episodes]; HART TO HART - 1981; POLICE SQUAD! - 1982; ALICE - 1983; FANTASY ISLAND - 1979 - 1983 [3 episodes]; GLITTER - 1984; FINDER OF LOST LOVES - 1984; COVER UP - 1985; THE LOVE BOAT - 1977-1987 [10 episodes]; IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW - 1987; JUST A REGULAR KID: AN AIDS STORY - 1987 [Afternoon TV Movie]; A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS - 1988 [TV Movie]; THERE REALLY IS A SANTA CLAUS - 1989 [TV Movie]; DAY BY DAY - 1989; FREE SPIRIT - 1989; THE BRADYS - 1990 [Regular in failed TV Series; 5 episodes]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1986-1990 [3 episodes]; OUT OF THIS WORLD - 1991; SHAKES THE CLOWN - 1991 [TF; One of my favorite films of all time]; FOR GOODNESS SAKE - 1993 [Short]; ROSEANNE - 1994; NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT - 1994 [TF]; THE MOMMIES - 1994; NIGHT STAND - 1995; CAROLINE IN THE CITY - 1995; FUDGE - 1995; THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE - 1995 [TF; played "Grandma"); BRADY BUNCH HOME MOVIES - 1995 [TV Special]; DAVE'S WORLD - 1993-1995 [4 episodes]; BAD HAIR DAY: THE VIDEO - 1996 [Video Short]; FOR GOODNESS SAKE II - 1996 [Short]; NEW PASSAGES - 1996 [TV Movie]; ELLEN - 1997; HERCULES - 1998; ALLY MCBEAL - 2000; THE KING OF QUEENS - 2000; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1983-2000; LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE - 2001 [TV Movie; Voice only]; MOM'S ON STRIKE - 2002 [TV Movie]; WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY - 2002; I LOVE MUPPETS - 2002 [TV Special]; DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR - 2003 [TF]; 'WEIRD AL' YANKOVIC: THE ULTIMATE VIDEO COLLECTION - 2003 [MFHV; Appeared in "Amish Paradise" Music Video]; THE SURREAL LIFE - 2003-2006; LOONATICS UNLEASHED - 2006 [Voice only; 3 episodes]; THE BRADY BUNCH CAST BACK IN HAWAII - 2006 [TV Movie]; MY FAIR BRADY - 2006-2007 [15 episodes]; THE JUNIOR DEFENDERS - 2007 [MFHV]; FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE - 2008 [TF]; LADIES OF THE HOUSE - 2008 [TV Movie]; SAMANTHA WHO? - 2009; THE FLORENCE HENDERSON SHOW - 2007-2009 [TV Interview Show; 52 episodes]; VENUS & VEGAS - 2010 [TF]; THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO - 2010 [Portrayed "Traffic School Instructor" in one of Jay's comedy bits]; THE CHRISTMAS BUNNY - 2010 [TF]; SCOOBY-DOO!: MYSTERY INCORPORATED - 2011 [Voice only]; SHATNER'S RAW NERVE - 2011; THE CLEVELAND SHOW - 2012 [Voice only]; HANDY MANNY - 2012 [Voice only]; MATCHMAKER SANTA - 2012 [TV Movie]; HAPPILY DIVORCED - 2012; 30 ROCK - 2012; VANITY FAIR: DECADES - 2013 [TV Special]; WHO'S COOKING WITH FLORENCE HENDERSON - 2013 [Reality Series Regular; 12 episodes; also Co-Executive Producer]; WE HAVE
A DREAM - 2013 [MFHV]; TROPHY WIFE - 2014; INSTANT MOM - 2014; FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK - 2016 [TF]; SOFIA THE FIRST - 2016; K.C. UNDERCOVER - 2016; THE ELEVENTH - 2016; GRANDMOTHERS MURDER CLUB - 2017 [TF; In Post-Production at the time of her death. Her final acting role]. Florence Henderson was also a frequent quest on many daytime and nighttime talk & variety shows [she first appeared on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW in 1954], a frequent panelist on many game shows [especially THE MATCH GAME - 1963-1967 {68 episodes} and the many incarnations of HOLLYWOOD SQUARES] and dozens of documentaries about the 60's, 70's and THE BRADY BUNCH. In 1996 she got a Star on The Walk of Fame at At 7060 Hollywood Blvd. In 2007, she and the rest of THE BRADY BUNCH cast & crew won TV Land Awards® Pop Culture Award. Her husband, Dr. John Kappas [who passed away in 2002], was a hypnotherapist, and he and Florence met when he helped her battle depression during the mid-1980s. In a 2006 TV Guide/Bravo poll, her Carol Brady character was named the TV mom that most shaped viewers perceptions of a housewife with 45% of the vote. She topped both June Cleaver and Shirley Partridge for the honor. Ms. Henderson was also heavily involved in Stage work and claimed to have performed the role of "Maria" in the Rodger & Hammerstein musical, "The Sound of Music", more than any other actress. Another Baby Boomer idol is now no more. Florence Henderson died of undisclosed circumstances at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Day [Just the Monday before her death, she appeared on DANCING WITH THE STARS, cheering on her Brady daughter Maureen McCormick and Florence herself was in competition on the show in 2010] and was 82 years-old.) - 11/24/16
Writer]; HERO'S REWARD - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer & Writer]; SNUFFY'S SONG - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer]; THE HAT - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer]; THE METHOD AND MAW - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer]; A TREE IS A TREE IS A TREE? - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer & Writer]; TAKE ME TO YOUR GEN'RUL - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer]; KEEPING UP WITH KRAZY - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer]; ET TU OTTO - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer]; MOUSE BLANCHE - 1962 [Short; Executive Producer]; KRAZY KAT - 1963 [Executive Producer for 48 episodes]; BEETLE BAILEY - 1963 [Executive Producer for 45 episodes]; SNUFFY SMITH AND BARNEY GOOGLE - 1963-1964 [Executive Producer for 45 episodes]; THE NEW CASPER CARTOON SHOW - 1963-1964 [Executive producer for 13 episodes]; HELLO DERE - 1965 [Executive Producer & Producer]; COOL MCCOOL - 1966 [Executive Producer, Lyrics Writer & Creator]; THE BEATLES - 1965-1967 [Executive Producer & Creator of 39 episodes]; YELLOW SUBMARINE - 1968 [Theatrical Film; Producer and Screenplay; Uncredited Director of live sequences]; BLONDIE - 1968-1969 [Executive Producer & Theme Music Composer for 13 episodes; This was a live action show, not Animation]; BETWEEN TIME AND TIMBUKTU - 1972 [TV Movie; Supervisor]; MAKE A WISH - 1970-1975 [AnimationSupervisor]; ANIMALS, ANIMALS, ANIMALS - 1975-1980 [Animation Supervisor]; SUNSHINE PORCUPINE - 1980 [TV Movie; Producer & Writer; his last screen credit]. He worked as a Hollywood consultant to Marvel Comics in the 1980s. In 2004 Brodax released a memoir, "Up Periscope Yellow: The Making of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine". From 1950 to 1960, Brodax worked in program development for the William Morris Agency, where he helped develop YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS; PULITZER PRIZE PLAYHOUSE; and OMNUBUS. Al Brodax died of undisclosed causes and was 90 years-old.) - 11/24/16
series SERENITY - 2005 [Which I hoped would turn into a franchise, but it did not happen]. He was always playing a different character and was a regular on many series, making him one of the memorable actors of our generations. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: ALL IN THE FAMILY - 1973; BEG, BORROW OR STEAL - 1973 [TV Movie]; SHIRTS/SKINS - 1973 [TV Movie]; MAUDE - 1973; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1973; THE BOB NEWHART SHOW - 1973; GRIFF - 1973; THE NEW PERRY MASON - 1974; CHANGE AT 125TH STREET - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE CRAZY WORLD OF JULIUS VROODER - 1974 [TF]; GOOD TIMES - 1974; SANFORD AND SON - 1972-1974; LET'S SWITCH! - 1975 [TV Movie]; INSIGHT - 1973-1975; FOSTER AND LAURIE - 1975 [TV Movie]; WHEN THINGS WERE ROTTEN - 1975; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1974-1976 [3 episodes]; CRASH - 1978 [TV Movie]; HART TO HART - 1980; BARNEY MILLER - 1975-1982 [164 episodes; Nominated for an Emmy Award® in 1982 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series]; THE NEW ODD COUPLE - 1982-1982 [Short-lived black version of the classic TV series; He played "Felix Unger" for 18 episodes]; GUS BROWN AND MIDNIGHT BREWSTER - 1985 [TV Movie]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - 1985 [Played the Devil in the episode "I Of Newton"]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE SHOOTING STAR - 1986 [TV Movie]; 227 - 1987; DEEP SPACE - 1988 [TF]; SONNY SPOON - 1988; FAMILY MATTERS - 1989; THE NEW ADAM-12 - 1991; AMEN - 1989-1991 [4 episodes]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1992; THE ROYAL FAMILY - 1992; RHYTHM & BLUES - 1992-1993 [Regular of short-lived TV Series; 13 episodes]; DESIGNING WOMEN - 1993; ALADDIN - 1994 [Voice only]; HOUSEGUEST - 1995 [TF]; IT'S MY PARTY - 1996 [TF]; MR. RHODES - 1996-1997 [Regular on short-lived TV Series; 17 episodes]; BACK IN BUSINESS - 1997 [TF]; SUPERMAN - 1997 [Voice only]; THE PRACTICE - 1997; TEEN ANGEL - 1997-1998 [Regular on short-lived TV Series; 17 episodes]; INCOGNITO - 1999 [TV Movie]; TWICE IN A LIFETIME - 1999; FRIENDS - 1999; UNBOWED - 1999 [TF]; DEAL OF A LIFETIME - 1999 [TF]; JACK & JILL - 2000; ZOE, DUNCAN, JACK & JANE - 2000; STAR TREK: VOYAGER - 2000; RUDE AWAKENING - 2001; RECESS: SCHOOL'S OUT - 2001 [TF;
Voice only]; YES, DEAR - 2001; RUGRATS - 1993-2001 [Voice only; 5 episodes]; THE EDUCATION OF MAX BICKFORD - 2001; THE PROUD FAMILY - 2001; A RUGRATS KWANZAA SPECIAL - 2001 [TV Movie; Voice only]; FIREFLY - 2002-2003 [Unfairly cancelled TV Series; 14 episodes]; THE DIVISION - 2004; SERENITY - 2005 [TF; a continuation of FIREFLY and a damn good movie]; SECRET HISTORY OF RELIGION: KNIGHTS TEMPLAR - 2006 [TV Movie; Reenactor]; SECRET HISTORY OF RELIGION: DOOMSDAY-BOOK OF REVELATION - 2006 [TV Movie; Reenactor]; SHARK - 2006-2007 [3 episodes]; ALL GROWN UP - 2003-2008 [Voice only; 12 episodes]; LAKEVIEW TERRACE - 2008 [TF]; DIRTY SEXY MONEY - 2008; DEATH AT A FUNERAL - 2010 [TF]; CSI:NY - 2011; STRANGE FRAME: LOVE & SAX - 2012 [TF; Voice only]; MAJOR CRIMES - 2013; AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. - 2013-2014; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2014; THE CALAMITIES OF JANE - 2016 [His final acting role]. Mr. Glass also directed one episode of the TV Series STAT in 1991. Ron Glass also did his fair share of Documentaries and Game Shows as well as voicing several Video Games, yet he hardly did any appearances on daytime or nighttime Talk Shows. Ron Glass [who was a Buddhist] passed away of respiratory failure and was 71 years-old.) - 11/26/16
REPERTOIRE WORKSHOP - 1960; FESTIVAL - 1960; PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1961; THE DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH - 1957-1961 [3 episodes]; WAY OUT - 1961; JANE EYRE - 1961 [TV Movie]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["Third From The Sun" - 1960; "The Obsolete Man" - 1961]; THE ASPHALT JUNGLE - 1961; THE NEW BREED - 1961; THE POWER AND THE GLORY - 1961 [TV Movie]; CAIN'S HUNDRED - 1962; THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR - 1956-1962 [4 episodes]; DR. KILDARE - 1963; THE DEFENDERS - 1961-1963; THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES - 1962-1964; ESPIONAGE - 1964; World War one - 1964 [TV Documentary; was the voice of Woodrow Wilson]; THE GREAT ADVENTURE - 1964; FAIL-SAFE - 1964 [TF; One of the best Cold War thrillers of the 60's]; TO TRAP A SPY - 1964 [TF; Two episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. edited together with unseen footage added]; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1964 [He was the first THRUSH villain]; THE ROGUES - 1964; 12 O'CLOCK HIGH - 1964; RAWHIDE - 1964; THE FUGITIVE - 1966; COMBAT! - 1966; GUNSMOKE - 1967; THE BORGIA STICK - 1967 [TV Movie]; NBC EXPERIMENT IN TELEVISION - 1967; THE CRUCIBLE - 1967 [TV Movie]; THE INVADERS - 1967; PREMIERE - 1968; GENTLE BEN - 1968; N.Y.P.D. - 1968; CBS PLAYHOUSE - 1968; THE OUTCASTS - 1968; THE NAME OF THE GAME - 1969; FELONY SQUAD - 1969; THE BIG VALLET - 1967-1969; THE MALTESE BIPPY - 1969 [TF; Stars Rowan & Martin of LAUGH-IN]; IRONSIDE - 1970; A WALK IN THE SPRING RAIN - 1970 [TF]; BERLIN AFFAIR - 1970 [TV Movie]; DAN AUGUST - 1971; MEN AT LAW - 1971; THE F.B.I. - 1966-1971 [4 episodes]; COMPANY OF KILLERS - 1971 [TV Movie]; NIGHT GALLERY - ["A Question Of Fear" - 1971]; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1961-1971 [4 episodes]; MEDICAL CERNER - 1972; ROOM 222 - 1972; OWEN MARSHALL, COUNSELOR AT LAW - 1972; HEAT OF ANGER - 1972 [TV Movie]; BANYON - 1972; MOD SQUAD - 1972; THE SNOOP SISTERS - 1972; HUNTER - 1973; MANNIX - 1968-1973; THE DELPHI BUREAU - 1973; RX FOR THE DEFENSE - 1973 [TV Movie]; DAY OF THE DOLPHIN - 1973 [TF]; KUNG FU - 1974; THE BOOK OF MURDER - 1974 [TV Movie]; A TOUCH OF THE POET - 1974 [TV Movie]; BARNABY JONES - 1973-1974; PETROCELLI - 1974; MOVIN' ON - 1974; GIVE ME LIBERTY - 1974 [TV Movie]; THE LEGEND OF LIZZY BORDEN - 1975 [TV Movie; one of the most grisly TV Movies of the 70's]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1975; CANNON - 1971-1975 [3 episodes]; MARATHON MAN - 1976 [TF; "Is it safe yet?"]; BLACK SUNDAY - 1977 [TF; one of my favorite of Weaver's roles]; DEMON SEED - 1977 [TF; a movie way ahead of its time]; WONDER WOMAN - 1977; CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS - 1977 [TV Movie]; HOLOCAUST - 1978 [TV mini-series; 4 episodes; Nominated for an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series]; THE BIG FIX - 1978 [TF]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 1979; DAN AUGUST: ONCE IS NEVER ENOUGH - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES - 1980 [TV mini-series]; CHILDREN OF DIVORCE - 1980 [TV Movie]; MAGNUM, P.I. - 1980; NIGHTKILL - 1980 [TF; highly underrated thriller]; SEE CHINA AND DIE - 1981 [TV Movie]; QUINCY M.E. - 1981; JAWS OF SATAN - 1981 [TF; simply awful horror film]; FALCON CREST - 1982; CREEPSHOW - 1982 [TF; one of his better film roles]; MAID IN AMERICA - 1982 [TV Movie]; GREAT PERFORMANCES - {"Antigone" - 1973; "Alice In Wonderland" - 1983]; DON'T EAT THE PICTURES: SESAME STREET AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - 1983 [TV Movie]; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1984; HOT PURSUIT - 1984; THE LOVE BOAT - 1984; HAWAIIAN HEAT - 1984; THE HEARST AND DAVIES AFFAIR - 1985 [TV Movie]; A DEATH IN CALIFORNIA - 1985 [TV mini-series]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["The Star" - 1985]; TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE - ["Inside The Closet" - 1984; "Comet Watch" - 1986]; POWER - 1986 [TF]; UNDER SIEGE - 1986 [TV Movie]; DREAM WEST -
1986 [TV mini-series]; D.C. COPS - 1986 [TV Movie]; I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN - 1987 [TV mini-series]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1985-1987; MY NAME IS BILL W. - 1989 [TV Movie]; FRIDAY'S CURSE - 1989 [a.k.a. FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES]; MONSTERS - 1989; MATLOCK - 1989; AMERICAN MASTERS - 1990 [TV Documentary; Narrator]; AGAINST THE LAW - 1990; IRONCLADS - 1991 [TV Movie]; CITIZEN COHN - 1992 [Pay Cable Movie; an excellent piece of filmmaking]; BLIND SPOT - 1993 [TV Movie]; CLASS OF '96 - 1993; POINTMAN - 1994 [TV Movie]; L.A. LAW - 1994; STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - 1994; SPRING AWAKENING - 1994 [TV Movie]; BROKEN TRUST - 1995 [TV Movie]; FLOATING PALACES - 1996 [TV Movie]; THE X-FILES - ["Tunguska" - 1996; "Terma" - 1996]; RESCUERS: STORIES OF COURAGE: TWO WOMEN - 1997 [TV Movie]; ALL MY CHILDREN - 1992 & 1998; PROMISED LAND - 1998; FRASIER - 1998; THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR - 1999 [TF]; LAW & ORDER - 1991-2005 [3 episodes]; THIS MUST BE THE PLACE - 2011 [Voice only]; MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT - 2013 [TF]; WE'LL NEVER HAVE PARIS - 2014 [TF]; THE COBBLER - 2014 [TF]; THE CONGRESSMAN - 2016 [TF; His final acting role]. Mr. Weaver's deep voice made him a perfect narrator for dozens of Documentaries [Since 1995, Weaver was known as the narrator of programs on the History Channel.]. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award® in 2001 [with many other actors] for the album "The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets". He was also heavily involved in stage work and he won a Tony Award® in 1970 for his role in Robert Marasco’s drama “Child’s Play,” about the malevolent environment at an exclusive Roman Catholic school for boys [It was made into a movie in 1972, but Weaver was not invited to play the role that won him a Tony Award®]. Fritz Weaver passed away of unknown causes and was 90 years-old.) - 11/26/16
[TV Series Regular; 69 episodes]; CHEYENNE - 1962; RED NIGHTMARE - 1962 [Short; one of many propaganda shorts made during the Cold War to warn us of the dangers of Communism]; 77 SUNSET STRIP - 1961-1963; THE GALLANT MEN - 1963; HAWAIIAN EYE - 1963; THE CARETAKERS - 1963 [TF]; TEMPLE HOUSTON - 1964; THE TYCOON - 1964-1965 [TV Series Regular; 32 episodes]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1965; THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - 1965; BATMAN: THE MOVIE - 1966 [TF; Voice of President LBJ only]; PREVIEW TONIGHT - 1966; THE MILTON BERLE SHOW - 1966; THE GREEN HORNET - 1966-1967 [TV Series Regular; 26 episodes]; BATMAN - 1966-1967 [3 episodes]; THE BIG VALLEY - 1968; MANNIX - 1970; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1970; NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR - 1970; IRONSIDE - 1971; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - 1972; APPLE'S WAY - 1974; GUNSMOKE - 1974; THE GREEN HORNET - 1974 [TF; Upon the suggestion of his 10 year old son Marco, producer Laurence Joachim licensed the rights to turn THE GREEN HORNET {1966-1967} into two feature length movies, making this first one the fifth biggest grossing Bruce Lee film ever. Larry and Marco took the best from the TV show, and edited them together with added fight scenes.]; WESTWIND - 1975 [Regular on Failed TV Series; 13 episodes]; THE MANHUNTER - 1975; THE RUNAWAYS - 1975 [TV Movie]; BERT D'ANGELO/SUPERSTAR - 1976; FURY OF THE DRAGON - 1976 [TF; The second theatrical film made from episodes of THE GREEN HORNET {1966-1967} with added fight scenes]; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1976; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1977; BARNABY JONES - 1977; THE RED HAND GANG - 1977 [4 episodes]; YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE - 1977 [TV Movie]; HOW THE WEST WAS WON - 1976-1978 [4 episodes]; COLORADO C.I. - 1978 [TV Movie]; CENTENNIAL - 1979 [TV mini-series]; THE NIGHT RIDER - 1979 [TV Movie]; MRS. COLUMBO - 1979; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1979; HAUNTED LIVES: TRUE GHOST STORIES - 1991; DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY - 1992 [TF; Portrayed the Green Hornet Director; His last film credit]. Mr. Williams quit acting to become a successful businessman. Bruce Lee was his friend and martial arts instructor and when they starred together on THE GREEN HORNET, he lobbied for Lee to have more screen time, but was turned down because they didn't want the show to focus on a non-white actor [Williams did appear in a few documentaries about his friend Lee, though]. In 1976, Van Williams appeared on Stage in "27 Wagons Full of Cotton", with Tony Musante and Meryl Streep. Van Williams was the last surviving member of THE GREEN HORNET and passed away from renal failure. He was 82 years-old.) - 11/28/16
TEXAS - 1999 [TF]; HAWAII - 2004; BENCH WARMERS - 2005 [Short]; FALLING FOR GRACE - 2006 [TF]; NA KAMALEI: MEN OF HULA - 2006 [Documentary; Co-Producer Only]; JUST - 2007 [Short]; LAUNDROMAT - 2008 [Short]; WATER FALLS - 2008 [Short]; HE LIKES GUYS - 2009 [TF]; IF I WAS LIKE YOU - 2009 [SHORT]; SWORD VS. SHIELD - 2010 [Short]; LUNCHTIME - 2010 [Short; Director & Producer only]; 6B: AN ANTHOLOGY OF HAWAII FILMS - 2011 [TF]; ACT OF VALOR - 2012 [TF; also Stunts]; THE PEOPLE I'VE SLEPT WITH - 2012 [TF]; THE WRITER'S BLOCK - 2012 [Short]; THE HAUMANA - 2013 [also Director/Producer/Writer]; THE LEES OF LOS ANGELES - 2014 [Director & Executive Producer only]; GODZILLA - 2014 [TF]; HAWAII FIVE-O - 2011-2015 [6 episodes]; SONG ON CANVAS - 2015 [Short; Director only]; 5TH PASSENGER - 2017 [In Post-Production at the time of his death]. He was a member of the vocal group Brownskin who shared concert stages with Christina Aguilera, Ginuwine and Mya. Mr. Woolford was also a member of the Hobo House On The Hill Records team that was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album ["Island Warriors"] in 2002. He also loved working on stage replacing Jason Scott Lee as the lead role in the West End production of 'The King and I' at the London Palladium. Performing from 2000 to 2002, it became the longest-running revival of a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in history at the time. Keo Woolford died from complications from a stroke and was 49 years-old.) - 11/28/16
1977; RHODA - 1974-1978; THE BOB NEWHART SHOW - 1972-1978; WKRP IN CINCINNATI - 1978-1982; HILL STREET BLUES - 1981-1987; and ST. ELSEWHERE - 1982-1988. Mr. Tinker worked at NBC three different times in three different positions: NBC Radio executive, 1949-1950 [He was also one of NBC TV's first interns]; Vice President of Programming, West Coast, 1961-1967 [where he worked on THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW - 1953-1965 and THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1961-1966]; Chairman of NBC, 1981-1986. As Chairman of last-place NBC, he turned it around to first place by approving such series as THE COSBY SHOW - 1984-1992; CHEERS - 1982-1993; FAMILY TIES - 1982-1989; NIGHT COURT - 1984-1993; and THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1985-1992, among others [His motto was, “First be best, then be first.”]. Tinker left NBC in 1986 when parent company RCA was bought out by General Electric, but he left behind a legacy of shows that are still popular today in syndication. In 1976, he won the Publicists Guild of America® Showmanship Award in Television. In 1985, he won the Television Critics Association Awards® Career Achievement Award. In 1987, he won the Emmy Awards® Governor's Award. In 1991, the PGA Awards® gave him the Lifetime Achievement Award in Television. In 1997, he was inducted into The Television Hall Of Fame®. In 2005, he was awarded the "Personal Award" from the Peabody Awards®. In 2007, the Gold Derby Awards® nominated him for a Life Achievement Award. As you can see, Grant Tinker was a very important person behind the scenes in television. He appeared in many Documentaries about his time with MTM Enterprises [with its iconic meowing cat as its logo, a takeoff of MGM's roaring lion] and NBC, but the only time he was seen in something otherwise than Documentaries and Award Shows were as a guest on LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN in 1982 and as a guest of a TV Special of THIS IS YOUR LIFE in 1987. His son, Mark Tinker, was and is an Executive Producer of ST. ELSEWHERE; L.A. LAW; the entire run of ABC's NYPD BLUE [1995-2005]; PRIVATE PRACTICE and now NBC's CHICAGO P.D.. Grant Tinker passed away of unknown causes and was 91 years-old.) - 11/29/16
SWING - 1974 [TF; very underrated]; THIEVES - 1977 [TF]; THE BEST OF FAMILIES - 1977 [TV mini-series]; RYAN'S HOPE - 1978 [3 episodes]; KING OF THE GYPSIES - 1979 [TF]; SANCTUARY OF FEAR - 1979 [TV Movie]; HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT - 1980 [TF]; EYEWITNESS - 1981 [TF]; PARK PLACE - 1981 [4 episodes]; LOVE, SIDNEY - 1981; THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS - 1982; AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE - 1984; GHOSTBUSTERS - 1984; GREAT PERFORMANCES - 1977-1984; THE EQUALIZER - 1986; NIGHT COURT - 1984-1987; KATE & ALLIE - 1988; THE HOUSE ON CARROLL STREET - 1988 [TV Movie]; THE SUICIDE CLUB - 1988 [TF]; FUNNY FARM - 1988 [TF]; RUNNING ON EMPTY - 1988 [TF]; THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF MOLLY DODD - 1989; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR - 1989 [TF]; MONEY, POWER, MURDER - 1989 [TV Movie]; NIKKI AND ALEXANDER - 1989 [TV Movie]; TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE - 1990 [TF]; AWAKENINGS - 1990 [TF]; LENNY - 1990-1991 [TV Series Regular; 16 episodes]; FRANNIE'S TURN - 1992 [6 episodes]; DAYBREAK - 1993 [PAY TV Movie]; MONEY FOR NOTHING - 1993 [TF]; GRACE UNDER FIRE - 1994; ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE - 1994 [TF]; LAW & ORDER - 1994; NOBODY'S FOOL - 1994 [TF]; I.Q. - 1994 [TF]; JEFFREY - 1995 [TF]; TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR - 1995 [TF]; NEW YORK NEWS - 1995; WALKING AND TALKING - 1996 [TF]; COSBY - 1996; COMMANDMENTS - 1997 [TF]; 'TIL THERE WAS YOU - 1997 [TF]; OFFICE KILLER - 1997 [TF]; IN & OUT - 1997 [TF]; TRINITY - 1998; JUST THE TICKET - 1999 [TF]; EARTHLY POSSESSIONS - 1999 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE LETTER - 1999 [TF]; I'LL TAKE YOU THERE - 1999 [TF]; ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR - 1999 [TF]; JOE GOULD'S SECRET - 2000 [TF]; SPIN CITY - 2000; THE RISING PLACE - 2001 [TF]; ED - 2002; PIECES OF APRIL - 2003 [TF]; HOUSE OF D - 2004 [TF]; THE JURY - 2004; THE HONEYMOONERS - 2005 [TF]; BOSTON LEGAL - 2005; MITCH ALBOM'S FOR ONE MORE DAY - 2007 [TV Movie]; CHRONIC TOWN - 2008 [TF]; SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK - 2008 [TF]; DOUBT - 2008 [TF]; MOTHERHOOD - 2008 [TF]; AFTER.LIFE - 2009 [TF]; FURRY VENGEANCE - 2010 [TF]; OPEN HOUSE - 2011 [Short; her final credit]. Ms Drummond was also very active on Stage. She acted in Tennessee Williams's play, "Sweet Bird of Youth," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Lauren Bacall, James Grout, Frances Cuka, Simon Rouse, Geraldine Alexander, Colin Reese, and Michael Beck in the cast. Harold Pinter was director. She was nominated for a 1970 Tony Award® as Best Supporting or Featured Actress [Dramatic] for "The Chinese and Dr. Fish". Alice Drummond died from complication due to a fall and was 88 years-old.) - 11/30/16
out in the Sun, we could always count on Calfa to raise it a notch. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: NO MORE EXCUSES - 1968 [TF]; UTTERLY WITHOUT REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE - 1969 [TF]; POUND - 1972 [TF]; GREASER'S PALACE - 1972 [TF]; GOODNIGHT, MY LOVE - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE DELPHI BUREAU - 1972; THE RAINBOW BOYS - 1973 [TF]; THE BLUE KNIGHT - 1973 [TV Movie]; CINDERELLA LIBERTY - 1973 [TF]; RHINOCEROUS - 1974 [TF]; BANK SHOT - 1974 [TF]; SHANKS - 1974 [William Castle's final directorial effort and the film was mostly silent]; THE LAW - 1974 [TV Movie]; KOJAK - 1974-1975; PEEPER - 1976 [TF]; MOST WANTED - 1976; BARETTA - 1976; DELVECCHIO - 1976; NICKELODEON - 1976 [TF]; TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - 1977; THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO - 1974-1977 [3 episodes]; NEW YORK, NEW YORK - 1977 [TF]; RIDING HIGH - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE BIONIC WOMAN - 1978; STEEL COWBOY - 1978 [TV Movie]; FOUL PLAY - 1978 [TF]; THE COMEDY COMPANY - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE RUNAWAYS - 1979; 10 - 1979 [TF]; THE ROSE - 1979 [TF]; 1941 - 1979 [One of Steven Spielberg's rare misses]; NOBODY'S PERFECT - 1980; THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE - 1981 [TF]; PARK PLACE - 1981 [4 episodes]; BENSON - 1981; BARNEY MILLER - 1977-1981 [7 episodes]; THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST - 1982 [TV Movie]; SHOOTING STARS - 1983 [TV Movie]; THE STAR CHAMBER - 1983 [TF]; THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE - 1983 [TF]; ALLISON SYDNEY HARRISON - 1983 [TV Movie]; LEGMAN - 1984; NIGHT COURT - 1984; E. NICK: A LEGEND IN HIS OWN MIND - 1984 [TF; polays the totle character]; SIMON & SIMON - 1985; THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD - 1985; [TF; considered a classic and rightfully so]; HELL TOWN - 1985; OUR FAMILY HONOR - 1985; AMAZING STORIES - 1985; BLACKE'S MAGIC - 1986; RUNNING SCARED - 1986 [TF]; THROB - 1986; HILL STREET BLUES - 1984-1986; NINE TO FIVE - 1987; TALKING WALLS - 1987 [TF]; PRIVATE EYE - 1987;
TREASURE OF THE MOON GODDESS - 1987 [TF]; HOUSTON KNIGHTS - 1988; [ALIEN] PRIVATE EYE [TV Movie; Directed by Mark Tinker as a failed pilot. Tinker is the son of the late Grant Tinker, who passed away on November 29, 2016 {see directly above Calfa's obituary}]; THE PRESIDEO - 1988 [TF]; THE NEW HOMEOWNER'S GUIDE TO HAPPINESS - 1988 [MFHV]; BLUE MOVIES - 1988 [TF]; WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S - 1989 [TF; played Paulie, the hit man who killed Bernie with a lethal injection in this funny comedy hit]; CHOPPER CHICKS IN ZOMBIETOWN - 1989 [TF]; MANCUSO, FBI - 1989; MATLOCK - 1990; TWIN PEAKS - 1991; BUGSY - 1991 [TF]; ME MYSELF AND I - 1992 [TF]; STAY TUNED - 1992 [TF]; DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. - 1990-1993 [3 episodes]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1988-1993; NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD - 1993 [TF]; BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 - 1993-1994 [3 episodes]; BOY MEETS WORLD - 1994; TERRIFIED - 1995 [TF]; COLUMBO - 1990-1995; COPS N ROBERTS - 1995 [TF]; PROGENY - 1998 [TF]; DOCTOR DOOLITTLE - 1998 [TF]; DONWARD ANGEL - 2001 [TF]; THE 4TH TENOR - 2002 [TF]; LESS THAN PERFECT - 2003; NIGHT CREEP - 2003 [MFHV]; CORPSES ARE FOREVER - 2004 [MFHV; also Associate Producer]; SHARKSKIN - 2015 [TF]; LEWISBERG - 2017 [TF; his last acting credit]. Mr. Calfa was sharing an apartment with the late Richard Lynch in 1967 at the time of Lynch's LSD-fueled accident [He set himself on fire, burning most of his upper body, including his face. His looks gave him a career in films as a bad guy.]. Don Calfa died of undisclosed causes and was 76 years-old. He died two days before his next birthday.) - 12/01/16
THEATRE - 1952; AFFAIR WITH A STRANGER - 1953 [TF]; THE KID FROM LEFT FIELD - 1953 {TF; another very enjoyable film]; TOPPER - 1953; DRAGNET - 1953-1954 [3 episodes]; THE LORETTA YOUNG SHOW - 1954; TOBOR THE GREAT - 1954 [TF; another TV staple from the 60's & 70's that hardly is seen anymore]; WATERFRONT - 1954 [3 episodes]; NAKED ALIBI - 1954 [TF]; THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - 1954 [TF]; STAGE 7 - 1955; A MAN CALLED PETER - 1955 [TF]; VIOLENT SATURDAY - 1955 [TF]; THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER - 1955 [TF; still considered a classic of suspense up till this day]; CELEBRITY PLAYHOUSE - 1955; CHEYENNE - 1955; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1955; THE MILLIONAIRE - 1955; MY FRIEND FLICKA - 1955; FORD STAR JUBILEE - 1955; TV READER'S DIGEST - 1956; CLIMAX! - 1956 [It seems everyone who did TV in the 50's did at least one episode of this show]; TENSION AT TABLE ROCK - 1956 [TF]; CROSSROADS - 1956; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE - 1957; ZANE GREY THEATER - 1957; PANIC! - 1957; LUX VIDEO THEATRE - 1954-1957 [3 episodes]; THE ADVENTURES OF MCGRAW - 1958; THE CALIFORNIANS - 1958; LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - 1959; FRONTIER JUSTICE - 1959; FURY - 1956-1959 [His last screen credit]. He was on stage already as a toddler and made his theatrical debut properly in the 1951 play "Three Wishes for Jamie" on Broadway. For this performance he won the N.Y. Drama Critics Award® as the most promising young actor of the year. Like most other child actors, he was afflicted by alcohol and drug problems while in his twenties and thirties. His sister, Lauren Chapin, was also a child star who appeared in the sitcom FATHER KNOWS BEST - 1954-1960 [She did very little acting after the series ran its course]. His brother, Michael Chapin, was also an actor who appeared in many Western movies and TV shows and also quit acting in 1959. Billy Chapin passed away due to a long illness and was 72 years-old.) - 12/02/16
1986; 9 1/2 WEEKS - 1986; THE SECRET OF MY SUCCE$S - 1987; THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON - 1987 [Appeared as her character in THE SECRET OF MY SUCCE$S]; BABY BOOM - 1987; TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE - 1987 [TV Series]; IRONWEED - 1987; CAT & MOUSSE - 1987 [Short]; SPENSER: FOR HIRE - 1986-1988 [TV Series]; A FINE ROMANCE - 1989 [TV Series Regular; 13 episodes]; MAJOR LEAGUE - 1989; LITTLE MONSTERS - 1989; KOJAK: NONE SO BLIND - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE SUMMER MY FATHER GREW UP - 1991 [TV Movie]; GOOD & EVIL - 1991 [TV Series; 6 episodes]; BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY...THEY GET EVEN - 1992; CUTTERS - 1993 [TV Series; 5 episodes]; THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE - 1993; MAJOR LEAGUE II - 1994; MENENDEZ: A KILLING IN BEVERLY HILLS - 1994 [TV Movie]; TRIAL BY JURY - 1994 [Her final film acting role]. She also received a "Special Thanks" in the Documentary GASLAND - 2010, which everyone in favor of fracking should seek out and watch. It is guaranteed to change your mind. After giving up on acting in films and TV, she appeared on Broadway in "And the Apple Doesn't Fall..." [1995] and the original, award-winning musical "Marlene" [1999], the story of legendary Marlene Dietrich that starred Siân Phillips. She had also made a name for herself as a theater director. Her directing credits included Marina Carr's "Portia Coughlin" [1996] and "By the Bog of Cats" [1998], and The Public Theater's production of "Dirty Tricks" [2004], starring Judith Ivey as Martha Mitchell. Margaret was the President of independent film producer Tashtego Films, and had Directed and Produced her first feature film, A BIRD IN THE AIR - 2011, starring Rachel Nichols and Jackson Hurst. Margaret Whitton passed away due to cancer and was just 66 years-old.) - 12/04/16
1960 [TF]; DEADLINE MIDNIGHT - 1960 [4 episodes]; BOYD Q.C. - 1958-1960; TWO LIVING, ONE DEAD - 1961 [TF]; THREE LIVE WIRES - 1961; TOP SECRET - 1961; THE COURT MARTIAL OF MAJOR KELLER - 1961 [TF]; A BOOK WITH CHAPTERS IN IT - 1961 [TV Movie]; A CHANCE OF THUNDER [6 episodes]; THE CHEATERS - 1962; OLIVER TWIST - 1962 [TV mini-series; 10 episodes]; I THANK A FOOL - 1962 [TF]; THE DEVIL'S AGENT - 1962 [TF]; RICHARD THE LIONHEART - 1962; NO HIDING PLACE - 1960-1962 [4 episodes]; HANCOCK - 1963; DIMENSIONS OF FEAR - 1963; STILL LIFE - 1963 [TV Movie]; THE PUNCH AND JUDY MAN - 1963 [TF]; BBC SUNDAY-NIGHT PLAY - 1963; MAUPASSANT - 1963; THE HORSE WITHOUT A HEAD - 1963 [TV Movie]; THE VICTORS - 1963 [TF]; FESTIVAL - 1963; SMOKE SCREEN - 1964 [TF]; CRANE - 1964; FIRST NIGHT - 1963-1964; ESPIONAGE - 1964; ARMCHAIR MYSTERY THEATRE - 1964; THE SAINT - 1964; DIE! DIE! MY DARLING - 1965; ROTTEN TO THE CORE - 1965; KNOCK ON ANY DOOR - 1965; DIXON OF DOCK GREEN - 1966; CORONATION STREET - 1966; ITV PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1959-1966 [4 episodes]; QUICK BEFORE THEY CATCH US - 1966 [4 episodes]; OUR MAN AT ST. MARK'S - 1966; PUBLIC EYE - 1966; ADAM ADAMANT LIVES! - 1966; THE INFORMER - 1966; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1956-1967 [4 episodes]; GREAT EXPECTATIONS - 1967 [7 episodes]; THIS WAY FOR MURDER - 1967 [TV mini-series]; THEATRE 625 - 1967; THE NAKED RUNNER - 1967 [TF]; THE MAN OUTSIDE - 1967 [TF]; HAUNTED - 1967; MAN IN A SUITCASE - 1967; THE BOFORS GUN - 1968 [TF]; HAMMERHEAD - 1968 [TF; Played the titled character in an underrated film]; OMNIBUS - 1968; THE EXPERT - 1968; THE AVENGERS - 1968; A TWIST OF SAND - 1968 [TF]; TREASURE ISLAND - 1968; Played "Long John Silver" in 9 episodes]; ALFRED THE GREAT - 1969 [TF]; THE GOLD ROBBERS - 1969 [TV mini-series; 13 episodes]; MY PARTNER THE GHOST - 1969; TASTE OF EXCITEMENT - 1969 [TF]; STRANGE REPORT - 1969; THE WEDNESDAY PLAY - 1968-1970 [3 episodes]; SUDDEN TERROR - 1970 [TF; one of my favorite 70's Thrillers]; BIG BROTHER - 1970 [TV mini-series]; THE PERSUADERS! - 1971; THE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - 1971; STRAW DOGS - 1971 [TF; Portrays the leader of the gang that attacks Dustin Hoffman's house]; ITV SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE - 1971; THE PIED PIPER - 1972 [TF]; SAVAGE MESSIAH - 1972 [TF]; NO EXIT - 1972; A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS - 1972 [TV Movie]; A MAN WITHOUT FRIENDS - 1972 [TV Movie]; THE ADVENTURER - 1973; MADIGAN - 1973; FULL HOUSE - 1973; THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE - 1973; THE BLOCKHOUSE - 1973 [TF]; THE EYES HAVE IT - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE MACKINTOSH MAN - 1973 [TF]; BLACK AND BLUE - 1973; THE PROTECTORS - 1973; MALACHI'S COVE - 1973 [TF]; MASSACRE IN ROME - 1973 [TF]; ZODIAC - 1974; SYMPTOMS - 1974 [TF; a remarkable horror film]; FALL OF EAGLES - 1974 [TV mini-series]; THE PALLISERS - 1974 [TV mini-series]; 11 HARROWHOUSE - 1974 [TF]; INTIMATE REFLECTIONS - 1974 [TF]; HARTE 10 - 1974-1975 [TV miniseries; 3 episodes]; THE SQUIRRELS - 1975; AGAINST THE CROWD - 1975; THE SWEENEY - 1975; LIFE AND DEATH OF PENELOPE - 1976; PORRIDGE - 1975-1977 [3 episodes]; PHILBY, BURGESS AND MACLEAN - 1977 [TV Movie]; VALENTINO - 1977 [TF]; THE DOOMBOLT CASE - 1978 [8 episodes]; ITV PLAYHOUSE - 1978; PREMIERE - 1978 [TV mini-series]; FREEDOM OF THE DIG - 1978 [TV Movie]; CROWN COURT - 1979; HENRY VIII - 1979 [TV Movie]; ZULU DAWN - 1979 [TF]; THE DANEDYKE MYSTERY - 1979 [5 episodes]; DOING TIME - 1979 [TF; a.k.a. PORRIDGE, a film sequel to the mid-70's TV Series. British audiences always seem to remember him for his role of "Harry Grout" in both the TV Series and this movie]; CITIZEN SMITH - 1977-1979 [14 episodes]; FOX - 1980 [7 episodes]; THE MORECAMBE & WISE SHOW - 1980; THE CRUCIBLE - 1980 [TV Movie]; SHELLEY - 1981; BBC2 PLAYHOUSE - 1981; TIME BANDITS - 1981 [TF]; THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN - 1981 [TF]; WINSTON CHURCHILL: THE WILDERNESS YEARS - 1981 [TV mini-series]; COMING OUT OF THE ICE - 1982 [TV Movie]; JAMAICAN INN - 1983 [TV Movie]; PLAY FOR TODAY - 1984; CZECH MATE - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE RAZOR'S EDGE - 1984 [TF]; FORBIDDEN - 1984 [TF]; BRAZIL - 1985 [TF; one of the strangest film of the 80's, thanks to director Terry Gilliam]; BLEAK HOUSE - 1985 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes]; C.A.T.S. EYES - 1985; MONTE CARLO - 1986; SINS - 1986 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; HAUNTED HONEYMOON - 1986 [TF]; SEASON'S GREETINGS - 1986 [TV Movie]; SCREEN TWO - 1987; WHEN WE ARE MARRIED - 1987 [TV Movie]; OUR GEOFF - 1987 [TV Movie]; HARRY'S KINGDOM - 1987 [TV Movie]; CODENAME: KYRIL - 1988 [TV mini-series; 4 episodes]; THE BOURNE IDENTITY - 1988 [TV mini-series]; THEATRE NIGHT - 1988; GAME, SET AND MATCH - 1988; WAR AND REMEMBERANCE - 1988 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; COUNTDOWN TO WAR - 1989 [TV Movie]; MOUNTAINS ON THE MOON - 1990 [TF]; KING OF THE WIND - 1990 [TF]; THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - 1991; CHANCER - 1990-1991 [TV Series Regular - 13 episodes]; PRISONER OF HONOR - 1991 [TV Movie]; BOON - 1991; MISTRESS OF SUSPENSE - 1992; LOVEJOY - 1992; NIGHTINGALES - 1993; HEART OF DARKNESS - 1993 [TV Movie]; CIRCLE OF DECEIT - 1993 [TV Movie}; THE REMAINS OF THE DAY - 1993 [TF]; ARENA - 1993; DANDELION DEAD - 1994 [TV mini-series; 4 episodes]; MURDER MOST HORRID - 1994; RAB C. NESBITT - 1994; FATHERLAND - 1994 [TV Movie]; BIRDS OF A FEATHER - 1994; HILDEGARD OF BINGEN - 1994 [TV Documentart]; THE CHOIR - 1995 [TV
mini-series; 5 episodes]; OLIVER'S TRAVELS - 1995 [TV mini-series]; OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH - 1996 [TV mini-series; 8 episodes; Nominated for a BAFTA Award® and a Royal Television Award® for Best Actor]; THE SECRET AGENT - 1996 [TF]; THE CRUCIBLE - 1996 [TF]; FACE - 1997 [TF]; MOONSTONE - 1997 [TV Movie]; OUR MUTUAL FRIEND - 1998 [TV mini-series; 4 episodes]; LES MISERABLES - 1998 [TF]; THE LEGEND OF 1900 - 1998 [TF]; HORATIO HORNBLOWER: THE WRONG WAR - 1999 [TV Movie]; AN IDEAL HUSBAND - 1999 [TF]; LONGITUDE - 2000 [TV Movie]; THE INVERSE CANON - 2000 [TF]; THE 10TH KINGDOM - 2000 [TV mini-series; 4 episodes]; HOTEL SPLENDIDE - 2000 [TF]; THE THING ABOUT VINCE - 2000 [TV mini-series; 3 episodes]; LORNA DOONE - 2000 [TV Movie]; SECOND SIGHT: KINGDOM OF THE BLIND - 2000 [TV Movie]; KISS KISS BANG BANG - 2001 [TF]; IN DEEP - 2002; THE JURY - 2002 [TV mini-series; 6 episodes]; CASUALTY - 2003; THURSDAY THE 12TH - 2003 [TV Movie]; THE MOTHER - 2003 [TF]; MARGERY AND GLADYS - 2003 [TV Movie]; SWEET MEDICINE - 2003; LIFE BEYOND THE BOX: NORMAN STANLEY FLETCHER - 2003 [TV Movie; fake documentary based on the main character in PORRIDGE. Vaughan returns once again as "Harry Grout".]; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS - 2004 [TF]; BEAUTY - 2004 [TV Movie]; THE QUEEN OF SHEBA'S PEARLS - 2004 [TF]; MALICE AFTERTHOUGHT - 2005 [TV Movie]; HEARTBEAT - 2002-2005; DEATH AT A FUNERAL - 2007 [TF]; MOBILE - 2007 [TV mini-series]; CHRISTMAS AT THE RIVIERA - 2007 [TV Movie]; LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD - 2008; HOLBY BLUE - 2008; IS ANYBODY THERE? - 2008 [TF]; THE ANTIQUES ROGUE SHOW - 2009 [TV Movie]; SILK - 2011; ALBATROSS - 2011 [TF]; DOC ROBIN - 2011; GAME OF THRONES - 2011-2015 [11 episodes; His final acting credit]. He was once married to THE OMEN [1976] actress Billie Whitelaw. Peter Vaughan died of undisclosed causes and was 93 years-old.) - 12/06/16
RESOLUTION OF MOSSIE WAX - 1973 [TV Movie]; WHERE THE HEART IS - 1973; HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, LOVE GEORGE - 1973 [TF]; THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR - 1973 [TF]; ALL IN THE FAMILY - 1974; DOMINIC'S DREAM - 1974 [TV Movie]; BARETTA - 1975; NBC SPECIAL TREAT - 1976; BRONK - 1975-1976 [TV Series Regular; 25 episodes]; KOJAK - 1976; MONSTER SQUAD - 1976; MIGHTY MOOSE AND THE QUARTERBACK KID - 1976 [Afternoon TV Movie]; SWITCH - 1977; STONESTREET: WHO KILLED THE CENTERFOLD MODEL? - 1977 [TV Movie]; THE ROCKFORD FILES - 1977; JAWS 2 - 1978 [TF; his biggest movie role]; THE EDDIE CAPRA MYSTERIES - 1978; LOU GRANT - 1978; THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1979; THE GANGSTER CHRONICLES - 1981 [TV mini-series; 13 episodes]; GANGSTER WARS - 1981 [TF; Edited theatrical film compromised of footage from THE GANGSTER CHRONICLES]; SHARKY'S MACHINE - 1981 [TF]; SHANNON - 1982; YES, GIORGIO - 1982 [TF]; HEART TO HART - 1984; ERNIE KOVACS: BETWEEN THE LAUGHTER - 1984 [TV Movie]; COMEDY FACTORY - 1985; BROTHERS - 1985; CRAZY LIKE A FOX - 1985; SANTA BARBARA - 1985 [12 episodes]; HAVE YOU TRIED TALKING TO PATTY? - 1986 [Afternoon TV Movie]; HILL STREET BLUES - 1986; JOE BASH - 1986; HEAT - 1986 [TF]; HUNTER - 1987; IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW - 1987; RAGS TO RICHES - 1987; THE EQUALIZER - 1988; THE TRIAL OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1989 [TV Movie]; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1989 [6 episodes]; DAYS OF OUR LIVES' 35TH ANNIVERSARY - 2000 [TV Movie]; THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - 2001-2006 [475 episodes]; DAYS OF OUR LIVES - 1982-2016 [an amazing 1,623 episodes; his last acting role; Won three Soap Opera Digest awards® in 1984, 1985 & 1997 as Outstanding Villain in a Daytime Serial. According to Soap Opera Digest, had an open-ended contract on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, which allowed him to play villainous Stefano DiMera whenever he felt like resuming the role {and whenever the writers came up with a good story line}. This allowed the character to be "killed off" more times than anyone can count, coming back -- in one memorable sequence -- through a bargain with Satan himself.]. Mr. Mascolo played the clarinet, and he played with the Metropolitan Opera in N.Y.C for two years. Joseph Mascolo died from complications of Alzheimer's Disease and was 87 years-old.) - 12/08/16
Writer]; THE POINT - 1971 [Animated TV Movie; Voice only as Narrator for the third telecast]; JACK: A FLASH FANTASY - 1974 [TV Movie]; AMERICA 2-NIGHT - 1978 [Also Writer & Producer of 65 episodes]; COPPER MOUNTAIN - 1983 [TV Movie]; CALENDAR GIRL MURDERS - 1984 [TV Movie]; MASQUERADE - 1985; SCENE OF THE CRIME - 1985; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE SHOOTING STAR - 1986 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1984-1987 [3 episodes]; NOT QUITE HUMAN - 1987 [TV Movie]; 14 GOING ON 30 - 1988 [TV Movie]; HITTING HOME - 1988 [TV Movie]; DANCE 'TIL DAWN - 1988 [TV Movie]; NOT QUITE HUMAN II - 1989 [TV Movie]; THE GREAT AMERICAN SEX SCANDAL - 1990 [TV Movie]; DEADLY NIGHTMARES - 1991; AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR PARENTS WERE WEIRD - 1991 [TF]; GROWING PAINS - 1985-1992 [167 episodes]; STILL NOT QUITE HUMAN - 1992 [TV Movie]; TRAVELQUEST - 1992; THE TRIAL OF RED RIDING HOOD - 1992 [TV Movie]; STEPMONSTER - 1993 [MFHV]; BETRAYAL OF THE DOVE - 1993 [TF]; RUBDOWN - 1993 [TV Movie]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1993; BURKE'S LAW - 1994; ROBIN'S HOODS - 1994; LAMB CHOP AND THE HAUNTED STUDIO - 1994 [TV Movie]; OPEN SEASON - 1995 [TF]; MINOR ADJUSTMENTS - 1995; LAMB CHOP'S SPECIAL CHANUKAH - 1995 [TV Movie]; LAMB CHOP'S CHANUKAH AND PASSOVER SURPRISE - 1996 [TV Movie]; HOPE & GLORIA - 1995-1996 [TV Series Regular; 35 episodes]; THE SECRET SHE CARRIED - 1996 [TV Movie]; DEMOLITION HIGH - 1996 [MFHV]; MARRIED WITH CHILDREN - 1996-1997 [3 episodes]; ANY PLACE BUT HOME - 1997 [TV Movie]; THE OUTER LIMITS - 1997; SHADOW OF THE BEAR - 1997 [TV Movie]; WINDSOR PROTOCOL - 1997 [TV Movie]; ANARCHY TV - 1998 [TF]; THUNDER POINT - 1998 [TV Movie]; CASPER MEETS WENDY - 1998 [MFHV]; TWO OF HEARTS - 1999 [TV Movie]; ARLI$$ - 1999; ICE ANGEL - 2000 [TV Movie]; BEAR WITH ME - 2000 [TF]; THE GROWING PAINS MOVIE - 2000 [TV Movie; also Producer]; BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS - 2000; 7TH HEAVEN - 2001; X-ROADS - 2001 [TF]; TEDDY BEARS PICNIC - 2002 [TF]; JUST SHOOT ME! - 2002; SON OF THE BEACH - 2000-2002 [3 episodes]; EGG, THE ARTS SHOW - 2003; TRAPS! THE MUSICAL - 2003 [TV Movie; Completed but never released]; CAROLINA - 2003 [TF]; HOLLYWOOD NORTH - 2003 [TF]; RAISING HELEN - 2004 [TF]; CHILDSTAR - 2004 [TF]; MY WIFE AND KIDS - 2004; GROWING PAINS: RETURN OF THE SEAVERS - 2004 [TV Movie]; YES, DEAR - 2005; HALF & HALF - 2005; JOEY - 2005; SEX, LOVE & SECRETS - 2005; THE SURFER KING - 2006 [TF]; NOBODY'S WATCHING - 2006 [TV Movie]; ALPHA DOG - 2006 [TF]; NED'S DECLASSIFIED SCHOOL SURVIVAL
GUIDE - 2007; ABOUT A GIRL - 2008; JPOD - 2008 [TV Series Regular; 13 episodes]; 'TIL DEATH - 2008; TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB! - 2009; STAR-VING - 2009; THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD - 2009 [TF]; THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - 2006-2009 [7 episodes]; ROBODOC - 2009 [TF]; MAKING A SCENE - 2010 [TV Movie]; I'M IN THE BAND - 2011 [5 episodes]; THAT'S MY BOY - 2012 [TF]; THE L.A. COMPLEX - 2012 [4 episodes]; HEMINGWAY - 2012 [TF]; NOTES FROM DAD - 2013 [TV Movie]; BANK$TAS - 2013 [TF]; HOT PACKAGE - 2013; FUGGET ABOUT IT - 2012-2013 [3 episodes]; LET IT SNOW - 2013 [TV Movie]; HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - 2008-2013 [5 episodes]; BAD MANAGEMENT - 2013 [TV Movie]; CAMP SUNSHINE - 2013 [TV Movie]; AMERICAN DAD! - 2014 [Voice Only]; TOM GREEN LIVE - 2014; A COOKIE CUTTER CHRISTMAS - 2014 [TV Movie]; THE STANLEY DYNAMIC - 2014; TINY PLASTIC MEN - 2015; SCREAM QUEENS - 2015; WISH UPON A CHRISTMAS - 2015 [TV Movie]; IT'S NOT MY FAULT AND I DON'T CARE ANYWAY - 2015 [TF]; GRANDFATHERED - 2016; MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES - 2016 [Voice only]; STOP THE WEDDING - 2016 [TV Movie]; THIS IS US - 2016 [Probably 2016's best reviewed new Network TV Series]; FULLER HOUSE - 2016; I LIKE YOU JUST THE WAY I AM - 2016; THE CLAPPER - 2017 [TF; In Post-Production at the time of his death. His final acting role]. Mr. Thicke's credits as a Writer included [All TV Shows]; THE TOMMY HUNTER SHOW - 1965; THAT'S SHOW BIZ - 1970; THE PAUL LYNDE SHOW - 1972-1973 [24 episodes]; THE BOBBY DARIN SHOW - 1973 [6 episodes]; THE FLIP WILSON SPECIAL - 1974; DON ADAMS' SCREEN TEST - 1975; THE BARRY MANILOW SPECIAL - 1977; THE RICHARD PRYOR SPECIAL? - 1977; THE RICHARD PRYOR SHOW - 1977; FERNWOOD TONIGHT - 1977 [Writer & Producer of 48 episodes]; THE MAC DAVIS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - 1977; LADIES NIGHT - 1978 [TV Movie; also Producer]; OLIVIA - 1978 [TV Special]; THE BOBBY VINTON SHOW - 1975-1978 [Writer & Producer of 6 episodes]; OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS - 1980 [TV Special; also Producer]; A SPECIAL ANNE MURRAY CHRISTMAS - 1981 [TV Special]; THE ALAN THICKE SHOW - 1980-1982 [Star, Writer & Producer of 102 episodes]; CARIBBEAN CRUISE - 1983 [TV Movie]; WINTER CARNIVAL IN QUEBEC - 1984 [TV Special]; THICKE OF THE NIGHT - 1983-1984 [Star, Writer & Executive Producer of 17 episodes]; ANNE MURRAY: THE SOUNDS OF LONDON - 1985 [TV Special]; UNUSUALLY THICKE - 2014-2015 [Star, Writer & Executive Producer of 28 episodes]. His Music credits as Writer of the Theme Songs to TV Series included:
THE JOKER'S WILD - 1974; THE WIZARD OF ODDS - 1973-1974 [also Producer]; THE DIAMOND HEAD GAME - 1975; STUMPERS! - 1976; CELEBRITY SWEEPSTAKES - 1974-1977; HELLO, LARRY - 1979; WHEW! - 1980; JOE'S WORLD - 1979-1980; DIFF'RENT STROKES - 1978-1986 [Probably his most famous theme song; Played for 181 episodes]; THE FACTS OF LIFE - 1979-1988 [Another well-known Theme Song; Played on 201 episodes!]; UNUSUALLY THICKE - 2014. Alan Thicke also sang many times on GROWING PAINS and other series [many of the songs written by himself] and his Theme Show music compositions show up on various TV Shows and Theatrical films. Mr. Thicke has written songs for artists such as Marc Anthony, Christina Aguilera, Mya, Brian McKnight & Pink, among others. He also appeared as a panelist on many Game Shows, was a guest on many daytime and nighttime Talk Shows and appeared in dozens of Documentaries. The one thing I loved about Alan Thicke is that he wasn't afraid to poke fun at himself or let other people do it. He was always a good sport. Alan Thicke was also a big Hockey enthusiast/player [Gordy Howe once broke his nose in a celebrity hockey game. He hosted Wayne Gretzky's wedding in Edmonton, Canada and in 2003 he lost five teeth and required 30 stitches after getting hit in the face by a flying puck while playing hockey with actor Michael Vartan.], so it should come as no surprise that he had a fatal heart attack while playing Hockey with his youngest son Carter in Burbank California. Alan Thicke was only 69 years-old.) - 12/13/16
MURDER AT ST. TRINIAN'S - 1957 [TF]; THE SAFECRACKER - 1958 [TF]; A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - 1958 [TF; I liked this film much better than James Cameron's version of the sinking of the Titanic]; VICTORY - 1958 [TV Movie]; THE TWO-HEADED SPY - 1958 [TF]; DIXON OF DOCK GREEN - 1959; THE GOLDEN SPUR - 1959; ITV TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE - 1959; CAPTURED - 1959 [TF]; NO HIDING PLACE - 1960; THE LOVE OF MIKE - 1960; ITV PLAY OF THE WEEK - 1960; ARMCHAIR THEATRE - 1961; THREE LIVE WIRES - 1961 [TV Series Regular; 26 episodes; also Wrote 1 episode]; THE LONGEST DAY - 1962 [TF]; COMBAT! - 1962; ENSIGN O'TOOLE - 1963; THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER - 1963 [TF]; THE GREAT ADVENTURE - 1963; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1962-1963 [3 episodes]; HONEYMOON HOTEL - 1964 [TF]; QUICK BEFORE IT MELTS - 1964 [TF]; MCHALE'S NAVY - 1964; STRANGE BEDFELLOWS - 1965 [TF]; THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW - 1964-1965 [3 episodes]; PERRY MASON - 1965; THE FLINTSTONES - 1965 [Voice only]; O.K. CRACKERBY! - 1965; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1963-1965 [3 episodes]; F TROOP - 1965; I SPY - 1965; BURKE'S LAW - 1965; TAMMY - 1966; I DREAM OF JEANNIE - 1966; THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER - 1965-1966 [3 episodes]; MUNSTER, GO HOME! - 1966 [TF]; HOLD ON! - 1966 [TF]; ONE OF OUR SPIES IS MISSING - 1966 [TF; Edited episodes of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.]; THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1966; 12 O'CLOCK HIGH - 1964-1966 [3 episodes]; THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. - 1966 [3 episodes]; THE WIDE OPEN DOOR - 1967; THE MONKEES - 1968; STAR! - 1968 [TF]; THE BAMBOO SAUCER - 1968 [TF; I love this film for all the wrong reasons]; THE NEW ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN - 1968; THE WILD WILD WEST - 1969; HERE COMES THE BRIDES - 1969; DANIEL BOONE - 1969; IT TAKES A THIEF - 1969; IRONSIDE - 1970; HOGAN'S HEROES - 1965-1970 [10 episodes]; THE YOUNG REBELS - 1970; THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - 1971; BIG JAKE - 1971 [TF]; THE MILLION DOLLAR DUCK - 1971 [TF]; ARNIE - 1971; NIGHT GALLERY - ["House-With Ghost" - 1971]; THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES - 1972 [TV Movie; Portrayed "Dr. Watson"]; BEWITCHED - 1966-1972 [19 episodes]; ANNA AND THE KING - 1972; OLIVER AND THE ARTFUL DODGER - 1972 [Voice only]; INTERTECT - 1973 [TV Movie]; THE NEW TEMPERATURES RISING SHOW - 1973; LOVE, AMERICAN STYLE - 1971-1973 [3 episodes]; ARNOLD - 1973 [TF; overlooked horror/comedy]; DIRTY SALLY - 1974; COLUMBO - 1972-1975; BARNABY JONES - 1975; EMERGENCY! - 1975; CANNON - 1975; BARBARY COAST - 1975; THE RESCUERS - 1977 [TF; Voice only]; HERBIE GOES TO MONTE
CARLO - 1977 [TF]; SOAP - 1978; TABITHA - 1977-1978 [Returned to play his "Dr. Bombay" character from BEWITCHED for two episodes]; M*A*S*H - 1978; WHAT'S HAPPENING!! - 1978; ALIEN ZONE - 1978 [Anthology horror film; a.k.a. THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD and ZONE OF THE DEAD]; FANTASY ISLAND - 1979; SCOOBY-DOO AND SCRAPPY-DOO - 1979 [Voice only]; THE DUKES OF HAZZARD - 1980; THE PRIVATE EYES - 1980 [TF]; GAUGUIN THE SAVAGE - 1980 [TV Movie]; LOU GRANT - 1980; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1981; THE LOVE BOAT - 1981; HART TO HART - 1982; THE JEFFERSONS - 1982; GUNSHY - 1983; YELLOWBEARD - 1983 [TF]; KNIGHT RIDER - 1983; HOTEL - 1984; SIMON & SIMON - 1984; THE FALL GUY - 1985; RIPTIDE - 1986; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1986; 18 AGAIN! - 1988 [TF]; PUNKY BREWSTER - 1988; PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE - 1989; CHIP 'N' DALE RESCUE RANGERS - 1990 [Voice only]; THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER - 1990 [TF; Voice only]; TITANIC - 1997 [TF; Appeared in this film and the British film A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, which I like more than this overlong film]; THE MUMMY - 1999 [TF; portrayed the unforgettable aviator "Winston Havelock"]; PASSIONS - 1999-2000 [Portrayed "Dr. Bombay" two final times]; DHARMA & GREG - 2001; SURGE OF POWER - 2004 [TF; His last acting role]. Privately, Bernard Fox was a devotee and expert at magic and a sought-after painter of landscapes. Bernie Kopell is now the last cast member, recurring or regular, of BEWITCHED. Bernard Fox passed away of heart failure and was 89 years-old.) - 12/14/16
traffic dispute on June 14, 1989, when she did not know her license tag was expired and spent three days in jail and had to do 120 hours of community service after her three days in jail expired. She was not above making fun of that incident, especially in the film THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR - 1991. She was a true celebrity after that incident, but she did many TV Series guest appearances and theatrical films before then. Her credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THIS IS SHOW BUSINESS - 1951; LOVELY TO LOOK AT - 1952 [TF]; WE'RE NOT MARRIED! - 1952 [TF]; MOULIN ROUGE - 1952 [TF]; THE STORY OF THREE LOVES - 1953 [TF]; LILI - 1953 [TF]; THE MOST WANTED MAN - 1954 [TF]; THE BEAUTY AND THE BULLFIGHTER - 1954 [TF]; 3 RING CIRCUS - 1954 [TF]; BALL OF THE NATIONS - 1954 [TF]; CLIMAX! - 1955; THE RED SKELTON HOUR - 1955; THE FORD TELEVISION THEATRE - 1956; SNEAK PREVIEW - 1956; THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW - 1956; DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL - 1956 [TF]; THE LIFE OF RILEY - 1957; THE GIRL IN THE KREMLIN - 1957 [TF]; PLAYHOUSE 90 - 1957; THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T TALK - 1958 [TF]; TOUCH OF EVIL - 1958 [TF; a great film to be part of, even if her role was small]; MATINEE THEATRE - 1956-1958 [5 episodes]; QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE - 1958 [TF; she is best known to readers of this site for her starring role in this film]; FOR THE FIRST TIME - 1959 [TF]; LUX PLAYHOUSE - 1959; NINOTCHKA - 1960 [TV Movie]; LA CONTESSA AZZURRA - 1960 [TF]; MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY - 1960; PEPE - 1960 [TF]; GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - 1956-1961; MR. ED - 1962; THE ROAD TO HONG KONG - 1962 [TF; Scenes deleted]; BOYS' NIGHT OUT - 1962 [TF]; THE DICK POWELL THEATRE - 1963; BURKE'S LAW - 1963-1964; DOUBLE JEOPARDY - 1965; GILLIGAN'S ISLAND - 1965; F TROOP - 1966; ALICE IN WONDERLAND OR WHAT IS A NICE KID LIKE YOU DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS? - 1966 [TV Movie]; THE ROUNDERS - 1966; PICTURE MOMMY DEAD - 1966 [TF; My favorite film of hers.; Bert I.
Gordon directed.]; ARREVEDERCI, BABY! - 1966 [TF]; BONANZA - 1967; JACK OF DIAMONDS - 1967 [TF]; BATMAN - 1968 [As Minerva, the glamorous owner of a mineral spa, in the last episode of the series]; THE NAME OF THE GAME - 1968; MY THREE SONS - 1968; BRACKEN'S WORLD - 1969; ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN - 1968-1970 [9 episodes]; NIGHT GALLERY - ["The Painted Mirror" - 1971]; MOOCH GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - 1971 [TV Movie; Voice only]; UP THE FRONT - 1972 [TF]; DON ADAMS' SCREEN TEST - 1975; WON TON TON: THE DOG WHO SAVED HOLLYWOOD - 1976 [TF]; 3 GIRLS 3 - 1977; EVERY GIRL SHOULD HAVE ONE - 1978 [TF]; SUPERTRAIN - 1979; HOLLYWOOD, ICH KOMME - 1980 [TV Movie]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1981; THE FACTS OF LIFE - 1981; KNOTS LANDING - 1982; MATT HOUSTON - 1983; FRANKENSTEIN'S GREAT AUNT TILLIE - 1984 [TF; Simply terrible horror/comedy]; CALIFORNIA GIRLS - 1985 [TV Movie]; SMART ALEC - 1986 [TF]; CHARLIE BARNETT'S TERMS OF ENROLLMENT - 1986 [MFHV]; IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW - 1987; A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS - 1987 [TF; Even though her role was small, it was memorable]; JOHANN STRAUSS: THE KING WITHOUT A CROWN - 1987 [TF]; CHRISTMAS AT PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE - 1988 [TV Movie]; THE MUNSTERS TODAY - 1989; CITY - 1990; HAPPILY EVER AFTER - 1990 [TF; Voice only]; THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR - 1991 [TF]; THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR - 1991 [In real life, she lived and died in Bel-Air]; THE NAKED TRUTH - 1992 [TF]; THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES - 1993 [TF]; EMPTY NEST - 1994; CYBILL - 1995; TATTOOED TEENAGE ALIEN FIGHTERS FROM OUTER SPACE - 1995; A VERY BRADY SEQUEL - 1996 [TF; Her last acting role]. Ms. Gabor was a frequent panelist on numerous Game Shows dating back to the 1950's [She once halted the taping of THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES because she broke a nail and wouldn't go back on until it was fixed]; was a Guest on many daytime & nighttime talk shows [she was a favorite of Mike Douglas, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson] and participated in many documentaries. In 1952, she was nominated for a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award® for Most Outstanding Female Personality, and in 1958 she won a Golden Globe® for "the most glamorous actress". She also received a Star on The Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960 at 6915 Hollywood Blvd. She may not have been a great actress, but her offscreen
antics were just as entertaining as her onscreen antics. She was a beautiful woman well into her 60's and knew when it was time to get out of the limelight. She was married nine times [Take that Elizabeth Taylor!; She and her sister Magda Gabor were both married to George Sanders!], to one man for only one day [She had the marriage annulled], and was the ex-step-great-grandmother of Paris Hilton [Believe me, Paris Hilton had nothing on Zsa Zsa when it came to public disruptions!], due to her marriage to Conrad Hilton. Besides that one child [the late Francesca Hilton], Zsa Zsa and her last husband, Frédéric von Anhalt [They were married from 1987 until her death], in what is one of the most unusual things I ever heard, adopted several men to be their sons and renamed them all with German names with the word "Prinz" as part of their new identities [there was doubt that Frédéric von Anhalt was a real Prince due to his lineage]. All these men paid millions each for the opportunity [including a brothel owner, a string of health clubs owner, a strip club owner and even a surgeon!]. One of her favorite lines about her divorces was, "You never really know a man until you have divorced him." No one could ever say Zsa Zsa Gabor was an ordinary woman [she also had a hip replacement in 2010 and had her right leg amputated in 2011]. All I can say to Zsa Zsa is this: Goodbye Dahlink. I hope you have as much fun where you are heading as you gave us here. Zsa Zsa Gabor suffered a heart attack and was 99 years-old.) - 12/18/16
1984 [TV Movie]; IZZY & MOE - 1985 [TV Movie]; OUT OF THE DARKNESS - 1985 [TV Movie]; ROCKABYE - 1986 [TV Movie]; SPENSER: FOR HIRE - 1985-1987; THE TRIAL OF BERNHARD GOETZ - 1988 [TV Movie]; WORKING IT OUT - 1990; TRUE BLUE - 1989-1990 [TV Series Regular; 12 episodes]; OVER THE LIMIT - 1990 [Afternoon TV Movie]; THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES - 1991 [TV Movie]; YOUNG INDIANA JONES - 1993; SHATTERED TRUST: THE SHARI KARNEY STORY - 1993 [TV Movie]; C.P.W. - 1996; THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE - 1996 [TF]; BETTER THAN EVER - 1997 [TF]; ONE LIFE TO LIVE - 1997 [Unknown amount of episodes]; SOUL MAN - 1998; THICKER THAN BLOOD - 1998 [TV Movie]; STIGMATA - 1999 [TF]; THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG INDIANA JONES: SPRING BREAK ADVENTURE - 1999 [MFHV]; THE SOPRANOS - 2001; ED - 2001; THE EVENT - 2003; LAW & ORDER - 1990-2003 [5 episodes; There was an old rule that if you were a New York-based actor, if you didn't do at least one episode of LAW & ORDER, you really haven't made it; He appeared in "Everybody's Favorite Bagman"; This is actually the series' pilot. It was produced in 1988 for CBS, which passed on the show. After NBC picked it up, the network decided to air the pilot 5 episodes after the premiere episode, in which the detectives are meeting ADA Robinette for the first time and Roy Thinnes appears as the DA before he was replaced by Steven Hill.]; ALFIE - 2004 [TF]; THE GREAT NEW WONDERFUL - 2005 [TF]; THE BLACK DONNELLYS - 2007 [5 episodes]; SIX DEGREES - 2007; THE LAST NEW YORKER - 2007 [TF]; BROTHERHOOD - 2007; CLOSE RELATIONS - 2008 [Short]; THE GOOD WIFE - 2009; A BUDDY STORY - 2010 [TF]; LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - 2010; EMILY OWENS M.D. - 2012; ODD MOM OUT - 2015 [His last film acting role]. After making his Broadway debut in 1968’s “The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N,” Latessa went on to appear in Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies,” Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and "Broadway Bound,” and musicals such as “The Will Rogers Follies,” “Damn Yankees,” “A Funny Things Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Cabaret” and “Promises, Promises Mr. Latessa also won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award® as Best Actor [Featured Play - Musical, for portraying playing joke-store owner Wilbur Turnblad] for "Hairspray." Dick Latessa died of undisclosed causes and was 87 years-old.] - 12/19/16
REEFS - 1939; NIGHTCLUB HOSTESS - 1939; LAW OF THE NORTH - 1939; LES MUSCIENS DU CIEL - 1940; STORMY WATERS - 1941; JOAN OF PARIS - 1942; IMMORTAL FRANCE - 1943; TWO TICKETS TO LONDON - 1943; HIGHER AND HIGHER - 1943; PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE - 1944 [with Humphrey Bogart]; PASTORAL SYMPHONY - 1946 [The very first Cannes Film Festival Award® winner for Best Actress]; THE CHASE - 1946 [Film Noir with Robert Cummings]; THE FALLEN IDOL - 1948; SOUVENIR - 1948; FABIOLA - 1949; HERE IS THE BEAUTY - 1950; THE NAKED HEART - 1950; THE GLASS CASTLE - 1950; THE STRANGE MADAME X - 1951; THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS - 1952; THE MOMENT OF TRUTH - 1952; STUDIO ONE IN HOLLYWOOD - 1953 [TV Series]; THE PROUD AND THE BEAUTIFUL - 1953; DAUGHTERS OF DESTINY - 1954; OBSESSION - 1954 [One of her most beloved films; Very adult subject matter for the time.]; OASIS - 1955; NAPOLEON - 1955; THE GRAND MANEUVER - 1955; MARGUERITE OF THE NIGHT - 1955; IF PARIS WERE TOLD TO US - 1956; SHADOW OF THE GUILLOTINE - 1956 [Plays Marie Antoinette]; THE VINTAGE - 1957; THERE'S ALWAYS A PRICE TAG - 1957; THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES - 1958; MAXIME - 1958; LOVE ON THE RIVIERA - 1958; TOO LATE FOR LOVE - 1959; WINTER HOLIDAYS - 1959; GRAND HOTEL - 1959; THE WRETCHES - 1960; FORTUNATE - 1960; THE LIONS ARE LOOSE - 1961; THREE FACES OF SIN - 1961; THE WINNER - 1961; MEETINGS - 1962; CRIME DOES NOT PAY - 1962; BLUEBEARD - 1963; THE SCAPEGOAT - 1963; BE CAREFUL, LADIES! - 1963; WEB OF FEAR - 1964; THE LAST STEPS - 1964; MARKED EYES - 1964; TELL ME WHOM TO KILL - 1965; LOST COMMAND - 1966; LA BIEN-AIMEE - 1967 [TV Movie]; THE DIARY OF AN INNOCENT BOY - 1968; MADAME - 1971 [TV Movie]; CAT AND MOUSE - 1975; ROBERT AND ROBERT - 1978; LE TOUT POUR LE TOUT - 1981 [TV Movie]; EMMENEZ-MOI AU THEATRE: CHERI - 1984 [TV Movie]; A MAN AND A WOMAN: 20 YEARS LATER - 1986; THE SECRET DRAWER - 1986-1987 [TV mini-series]; EVERYBODY'S FINE - 1990; LA VEUVE DE L'ARCHITECTE - 1995 [TV Movie]; THE RIVAL - 1999 [TV Movie; Her last film acting role]. Ms. Morgan also appeared as herself in many documentaries, some of them devoted to her over five decades in the film business. She received a Star on The Walk Of fame on February 8, 1960 at 1645 Vine Street. She also received a career award in 1992 from France's César Awards® and
in 1996 received the Career Golden Lion® from the Venice Film Festival®. In France, she was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1969, raised to Officer in 1994, to Grand Officer in 2009 and received the Grand-Croix in 2013. Her life in movies both in Hollywood and abroad is really interesting and she wrote an autobiography named "Avec ces yeux-là", which is also available in English. There are many funny and sad stories in her life, such as when Alfred Hitchcock turned her down for the lead in SUSPICION [1941} because he thought her English wasn't good enough. Joan Fontaine got the role and won a Best Actress Academy Award® for it. Ms. Morgan the hired a linguist to help her improve her English and she was then offered the lead in JOHNNY BELINDA [1948], but Belinda was a mute girl and Ms. Morgan turned down the role because she thought it was an insult. Jane Wyman got the role and won a Best Actress Academy Award® for her performance. Ms. Morgan regards this choice as one of her biggest professional mistakes. TRIVIA NOTE: She had a mansion built away from most other Hollywood star mansions. When she married William Marshall in 1942 [No not the BLACULA actor, but another actor {BLACKMAIL - 1947} who was verbally and physically abusive to Ms. Morgan. They divorced in 1948.], he made her move out of the mansion because men didn't live at women's houses. That mansion would be the site of Sharon Tate's murder by Charles Mansons' followers in 1969. Michele Morgan passed away of natural causes and was 96 years-old.) - 12/20/16
Series; 16 episodes]; MASSACRE HARBOR - 1968; THE VALLEY OF GWANGI - 1969; HAMELIN - 1969; BATTLE OF BRITAIN - 1969; PATTON - 1970 [Academy Award® winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration]; THE GREAT WHITE HOPE - 1970 [Uncredited]; FOUR RODE OUT - 1970; BLIND MAN'S BLUFF - [a.k.a. CAULDRON OF BLOOD - 1970]; THE HORSEMEN - 1971 [Uncredited]; NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA - 1971 [Academy Award® winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration];; TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT - 1972 [Academy Award® nominee for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration]; DON QUIXOTE RIDES AGAIN - 1973; THE GIRL FROM THE RED CABARET - 1973; OPEN SEASON - 1974 [Also Production Designer; Really nasty chase thriller]; ROBIN AND MARIAN - 1976; THE BLACK SWORD - 1976; SPHINX - 1981; BICYCLES ARE FOR THE SUMMER - 1984; THE BROTHER FROM SPACE - 1984 [Extremely bad E.T. ripoff]; IGUANA - 1988; THE LONG WINTER - 1992 [Also Production Designer]; YOUR NAME POISONS MY DREAMS - 1996; DEATH IN GRANADA - 1996 [Also Production Designer]; THE GRANDFATHER - 1998; THE RETURN OF EL COYOTE - 1998 [Also Production Designer]; DIVERTIMENTO - 2000 [Also Production Designer]; YOU'RE THE ONE - 2000 [Goya Award® winner for Best Production Design]; HOTEL DANUBIO - 2003; NINETTE - 2005 [Goya Award® winner for Best Production Design]; LAS LLAVES DE LA INDEPENDENCIA - 2005; SUNDAY LIGHT - 2007; DEAD BIRDS - 2008; HOLMES AND WATSON: MADRID DAYS - 2012. Mr. Parrondo was Production Designer on the following films: THE WIND AND THE LION - 1975; MARCH OR DIE - 1977; THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL - 1978; CUBA - 1979; PAPER HEART - 1982; RUSTLER'S RHAPSODY - 1985; LIONHEART - 1987; ONASSIS: THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD - 1988 [TV Movie]; FAREWELL TO THE KING - 1989; THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS - 1989; TANGO - 1992 [TV Series; 8 episodes]; CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY - 1992; DON JUAN - 1997 [TV mini-series]; FIRST AND LAST LOVE - 2002; STORY OF A KISS - 2002; THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY - 2004; COLD SKIN - 2017 [His last film credit]. Mr. Parrondo literally has dozens of other films that were never released in English. He was the first Spanish person to win an Oscar. As of 2016, he's the only Spanish person to win two Oscars [both films directed by Franklin Schaffner]. Gil Parrondo died of natural causes and was 95 years-old.) - 12/24/16
school friend Andrew Ridgeley performed as Wham!, but when he left to have a solo career [he and Ridgeley remained friends up until Michael's death] and released a Grammy Award®-winning album in 1987 titled "Faith" [also containing a #1 hit song with that name], his career skyrocketed and that album sold 20 million copies worldwide. His songs were also more mature and he broke a lot of ladies' hearts when he announced on CNN in 1998 that he was gay [He said: "I know I'm basically a good person whose two crimes appear to be that I'm gay and I've got a big mouth to go with it."], a confession that took guts back then. He has had his share of law problems [which I rather not get into], but he was a great performer up to the day he died. His and Wham!'s music were used in everything from TV shows (especially song and dancing competition shows all over the world) to Theatrical Films, so I am going to leave out all the song and dancing competition TV shows and concentrate on regular TV Series and Theatrical films that used his music. They included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: THE FALL GUY - 1985; KNIGHT RIDER - 1985; PERFECT - 1985 [TF]; YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW - 1986 [TF]; DTV 'DOGGONE' VALENTINE - 1987 [TV Movie]; ROCK ODYSSEY - 1987 [TF]; THE BEIDERBECKE TAPES - 1987 [TV mini-series]; BEVERLY HILLS COP II - 1987 [TF; Won a Razzie Award® for Worst Original Song, "I Want Your Sex"]; ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES... - 1987; THE BIG PICTURE - 1989 [TF]; THE PRINCE OF TIDES - 1991 [TF]; BITTER MOON - 1992 [TF]; BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD - 1993; 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN - 1996; THIS LIFE - 1997; BRITISH MEN BEHAVING BADLY - 1997; NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS - 1997; THE WEDDING SINGER - 1998 [TF]; HARD - 1998 [TF]; VERY BAD THINGS - 1998 [TF]; TOUCH AND GO - 1998; A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY - 1998 [TF]; STARS IN THEIR EYES - 1990-1999 [6 episodes]; MAYBE BABY - 2000 [TF]; CHARLIE'S ANGELS - 2000 [TF]; ZOOLANDER - 2001 [TF]; THE RULES OF ATTRACTION - 2002 [TF]; THE KING OF QUEENS - 2003; SCRUBS - 2003; THE OFFICE - 2003 [British Version]; WILL & GRACE - 2004; CHRISTMAS IN LOVE - 2004 [TF]; BANNED IN THE UK - 2005; FILTHY GORGEOUS: THE TRANNYSHACK STORY - 2005 [Theatrical Documentary]; FAMILY GUY - 2005; REUNION - 2005 [also Writer of one episode]; TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE STORY OF RICKY BOBBY - 2006 [TF]; PSYCH - 2006; STARTER FOR 10 - 2006 [TF]; THE HOLIDAY - 2006 [TF]; IT TAKES TWO - 2007; I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY - 2007 [TF]; RATS AND CATS - 2007 [TF]; HOT ROD - 2007 [TF]; THE NANNY DIARIES - 2007 [TF]; COLD CASE - 2003-2007; EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS - 2008; BABY MAMA - 2008 [TF]; THE INBETWEENERS - 2008; ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING - 2008 [TF]; ELI STONE - 2008-2009 [13 episodes; Wrote one episode in 2008; Appeared in 4 episodes in 2008; I think the show was unfairly cancelled because of the subject matter]; 90210 - 2009; RAGE - 2009; LOOSE WOMEN - 2009; ELECTRIC DREAMS - 2009 [TV mini-series]; HOUSE - 2009; NIP/TUCK - 2006-2009 [Performed on a 2006 episode]; ANGELA AND FRIENDS - 2009; HEARTBREAKER - 2010 [TF]; HOT TUB TIME MACHINE - 2010 [TF]; THE INFIDEL - 2010 [TF]; TRAVEL BOUND - 2010; MISFITS - 2010; COMMUNITY - 2011; WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN - 2011 [TF]; SHOWBOATERS - 2011; RUDE TUBE - 2011; HAPPY FEET 2 - 2011 [TF]; EASTENDERS - 1985-2012 [12 episodes]; KATH & KIMDERELLA - 2012 [TF]; BEST POSSIBLE TASTE: THE KENNY EVERETT STORY - 2012 [TV Movie]; THE OFFICE - 2012 [American Version]; THE DUMPING GROUND - 2013; BLENDED - 2014 [TF]; WALKING ON SUNSHINE - 2014 [TF]; SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW - 2014 [TV Documentary]; TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES - 2014 [TF]; ALPHA AND OMEGA 4: THE LEGEND OF THE SAW TOOTHED CAVE - 2014 [MFHV]; NEW TRICKS - 2014; THE GOLDBERGS - 2014; THE MINDY PROJECT - 2014; EASTENDERS: BACK TO OURS - 2015; GLEE - 2010-2015 [3 episodes]; MY MAD FAT DIARY - 2015; CORONATION STREET - 2015; MOVIE NIGHTS - 2015; KIRSTIE'S HANDMADE CHRISTMAS - 2015;
MIKE & MIKE - 2015; DEADPOOL - 2016 [TF]; ZOOLANDER 2 - 2016 [TF]; KEANU - 2016 [TF]; SAUSAGE PARTY - 2016 [TF]; AMERICAN DAD! - 2016; BLEED FOR THIS - 2016 [TF]; SCREAM QUEENS - 2015-2016; CASUALTY - 1986-2016 [his final credit before his death]. Believe me. George Michael's songs will be used on both TV and Theatrical films for decades to come. George also won a Grammy Award® for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance Vocal Performance by Duo or Group for "I Knew You Were Waiting" with Aretha Franklin. He was nominated for seven more Grammy Awards®. It is estimated that he sold over 80 million albums both by himself and with Wham!. His popularity may have waned in the United States, but he was still popular all over the world. He also made many Music Videos [some of which he directed] and Concert Videos, performed on many daytime and nighttime Talk Shows and his music was used in many Video Games. There is so much more I could write about George Michael, but I'll leave that to other people. All I will say is that this was clearly George's "Last Christmas" [another best-selling song that has been recorded by over 21 artists, but there is nothing like the original] and that he and his "big mouth" will be severely missed. I find it funny that people pay tribute to a man of this caliber once he passes away [a large collection of his songs are the most downloaded on iTunes after his death]. He may be still alive if we payed tribute to him while he was still with us [My iPod is full of his solo songs and those he recorded with other musical idols like Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Queen, and Lisa Stansfield]. George Michael passed away due to natural causes [he died peacefully in his sleep, according to the coroner's report in early March 2017] and was just 53 years-old.) - 12/25/16
with Pacino and DeNiro!]; HIGH SCHOOL HIGH - 1996 [TF]; FATHER'S DAY - 1997 [TF]; MILLENNIUM - ["Sense And Antisense" - 1997]; HARD RAIN - 1998 [TF; a much maligned film, but I watch it every time it is on]; MOESHA - 1996-1998 [5 episodes]; KINGS - 1998 [Short]; THICK AS THIEVES - 1999 [TF; He gives another memorable performance in this film]; SIMON SEZ - 1999 [TF; Trying to turn Dennis Rodman into an action star was a major flop]; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2000; THE DISTRICT - 2001; BONES - 2001 [TF; co-starred with good friend Snoop Dogg]; MDs - 2002; FASTLANE - 2003; LUCKY - 2003; THE HANDLER - 2003; THE TRACY MORGAN SHOW - 2003; WOMAN THOU ART LOOSED - 2004 [TF]; CSI: NY - 2004; NYPD BLUE - 2001-2004; NOT A LOVESTORY - 2004 [TF]; ER - 2005; BOSS'N UP - 2005 [TF]; THE MEMORY THIEF - 2007 [TF]; THIS CHRISTMAS - 2007 [TF]; CSI: MIAMI - 2007 [one of the few non-regulars to appear on all three CSI series]; RAISING THE BAR - 2008; THE GAME - 2008; EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS - 2006-2008 [5 episodes]; DOUGH BOYS - 2009 [TF]; DARK BLUE - 2009; MR. SADMAN - 2009 [TF]; THE CAPE - 2011; BATTLEFIELD AMERICA - 2012 [TF]; MID LIFE GANGSTER - 2013; DOPE - 2015; A ROYAL FAMILY HOLIDAY - 2015 [TV Movie]; ROYAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS - 2015 [TV Movie]; THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY - 2016 [TV mini-series]; THE WORKOUT ROOM - 2016 [TF]; CHECK POINT - 2017 [TF; also Associate Producer; His final film role]. Mr. Harris was also the host of 6 episodes of DEF COMEDY JAM in 1995 and was portraying himself in a documentary called UNTITLED THUG LIFE PROJECT at the time of his death. Ricky Harris died of a heart attack and was only 54 years-old.) - 12/26/16
- 1983; ST. ELSEWHERE - 1983; VICTIMS FOR VICTIMS: THE THERESA SALDANA STORY - 1984 [TV Movie]; DIRTY WORK - 1985 [TV Movie]; CAGNEY & LACEY - 1983-1985 [3 episodes]; THE TWILIGHT ZONE - ["One Life, Furnished In Early Poverty" - 1985]; SHORT CIRCUIT - 1986 [TF]; BIG TROUBLE - 1986 [TF]; DYNASTY - 1982-1986; HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN - 1987; FALCON CREST - 1986-1987 [7 episodes]; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1987; KNOTS LANDING - 1980-1987; HUNTER - 1988; OUT OF TIME - 1988 [TV Movie]; DAVID - 1988 [TV Movie]; I KNOW MY FIRST NAME IS STEVEN - 1989 [TV mini-series]; L.A. LAW - 1989; MOONLIGHTING - 1989; 21 JUMP STREET - 1989; THE DEATH OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK - 1990 [TV Movie]; THE OUTSIDERS - 1990; DRAGNET - 1990; SANTA BARBARA - 1990 [9 episodes]; TESTING DIRTY - 1990 [Afternoon TV Movie]; SHE-WOLF OF LONDON - 1991; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - 1991; CURLY SUE - 1991 [TF]; SILK STALKINGS - 1991; QUANTUM LEAP - 1992; CIVIL WARS - 1991-1992; A HOUSE OF SECRETS AND LIES - 1992 [TV Movie]; PICKET FENCES - 1992; A CHILD LOST FOREVER: THE JERRY SHERWOOD STORY - 1992 [TV Movie]; MIDNIGHT WITNESS - 1993 [TF]; JACK REED: BADGE OF HONOR - 1993 [TV Movie]; A KISS GOODNIGHT - 1994 [TV Movie]; SCANNER COP II - 1995 [MFHV]; THE TIE THAT BINDS - 1995 [TF]; EYE OF THE STALKER - 1996 [TV Movie]; SEDUCED BY MADNESS: THE DIANE BORCHARDT STORY - 1996 [TV Movie]; PACIFIC BLUE - 1996; THE BURNING ZONE - 1996; THE PRACTICE - 1997; BEFORE HE WAKES - 1998 [TV Movie]; MR. MURDER - 1998 [TV Movie]; L.A. DOCTORS - 1998; ER - 1999 [Portrayed a woman with 12 dogs!]; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - 2000; THE HUNTRESS - 2001; THE DIVISION - 2001; JUDGING AMY - 2001; JUST ASK MY CHILDREN - 2001 [TV Movie]; CROSSING JORDAN - 2001; STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE - 2002; SIX FEET UNDER - 2002; THE LEGEND OF RAZORBACK - 2002 [Short]; MISTER STERLING - 2003; NYPD BLUE - 2003 [3 episodes]; WITHOUT A TRACE - 2003; THE TULSE LUPER SUITCASE, PART 1: THE MOAB STORY - 2003 [TF]; COLD CASE - 2003 [Portrayed an elderly mother who comes to terms with her murdered son's homosexuality; She was fantastic here. Almost all the episodes of this series bring out some emotion in me during the finale, mainly because the choice of music they used]; WALKING TALL - 2004 [TF; portrayed Dwayne Johnson's mother]; NCIS - 2004; NIP/TUCK - 2004; MEDICAL INVESTIGATION - 2004; MEDIUM - 2005; CSI: NY - 2005; CLOSE TO HOME - 2006; EYES - 2007; SMITH - 2007; GONE - 2007 [Short]; JOURNEYMAN - 2007; WEDNESDAY AGAIN - 2007 [TF]; S. DARKO - 2009 [TF]; GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1996-2010 [41 episodes]; THE EVENT - 2011; GLEE - 2011; AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM - 2012-2013 [5 episodes]; MAD MEN - 2013; WILD HORSES - 2013 [Short]; DEXTER - 2013; THE PAINTING - 2014 [Short]; COME SIMI - 2015 [TF; her last acting role]. Ms. Tarbuck was also a Stage actress, her New York theatre work included "Landscape & Silence" by Harold Pinter, "Water Engine" by David Mamet, Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound", Joseph Chaikin's production of "America Hurrah!", and "Enter The Night" by Marie Irene Fornes. Barbara Tarbuck died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and was 74 years-old.) - 12/27/16
that. I would even venture to say that the books she wrote out-rank anything she has done in movies or on TV. She had so much talent with the written word, even when she was fighting her demons [Everyone has demons, but no one used them more to her advantage than Ms. Fisher]. Carrie Fisher's credits included [Theatrical Films unless otherwise noted]: DEBBIE REYNOLDS AND THE SOUND OF CHILDREN - 1969 [TV Special]; SHAMPOO - 1975; STAR WARS - 1977 [Years later, she admitted to having an affair with Harrison Ford, who was married, while they were making this film]; COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA - 1977 [TV Movie]; RINGO - 1978 [TV Movie]; LEAVE YESTERDAY BEHIND - 1978 [TV Movie]; THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL - 1978 [TV Special]; MR. MIKE'S MONDO VIDEO - 1979; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - 1980 [TV]; THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - 1980; THE BLUES BROTHERS - 1980; UNDER THE RAINBOW - 1981; LAVERNE & SHIRLEY - 1982 [TV]; THE RETURN OF THE JEDI - 1983; FAERIE TALE THEATRE - 1984 [TV]; GARBO TALKS - 1984; FRANKENSTEIN - 1984 [TV Movie]; THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE - 1985; GEORGE BURNS COMEDY WEEK - 1985 [TV]; HAPPILY EVER AFTER - 1985 [TV Movie; Voice only]; FROM HERE TO MATERNITY - 1985 [TV Short]; HANNAH AND HER SISTERS - 1986; HOLLYWOOD VICE SQUAD - 1986 [I love this overlooked film]; LIBERTY - 1986 [TV Movie]; SUNDAY DRIVE - 1986 [TV Movie]; AMAZING STORIES - 1987 [TV]; PAUL REISER OUT ON A WHIM - 1987 [TV Special]; AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON - 1987; THE TIME GUARDIAN - 1987; APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH - 1988; THE 'BURBS - 1989; LOVERBOY - 1989; TWO DADDIES? - 1989 [TV Movie]; SHE'S BACK - 1989; WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... - 1989; TRYING TIMES - 1989 [TV]; SWEET REVENGE - 1990; RED, HOT & BLUE - 1990 [TV Movie]; SIBLING RIVALRY - 1990; DROP DEAD FRED - 1991; SOAPDISH - 1991; HOOK - 1991 [A blink and you'll miss it cameo, as Tinkerbell spreads fairy dust on Fisher and George Lucas on a bridge]; THIS IS MY LIFE - 1992; FRASIER - 1995 [TV]; ELLEN - 1995 [TV]; PRESENT TENSE, PAST PERFECT - 1995 [TV Short]; AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY - 1997; GUN - 1997 [TV]; DR. KATZ, PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST - 1998 [TV; Voice only]; IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW - 1999 [TV]; SCREAM 3 - 2000 [She wrote her own scenes and wrote other one-liners for the film]; LISA PICARD IS FAMOUS - 2000; SEX AND THE CITY - 2000 [TV]; THESE OLD BROADS - 2001 [TV Movie; also Writer & Co-Executive Producer]; HEARTBREAKERS - 2001; JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK - 2001; A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY - 2002 [TV]; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S RAVE - 2002; CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE - 2003; WONDERLAND - 2003 [One of my favorite films]; GOOD MORNING, MIAMI -
2003 [TV]; STATESIDE - 2004; JACK & BOBBY - 2004 [TV]; THE RUTLES 2: CAN'T BUY ME LUNCH - 2004 [TV Special]; UNDISCOVERED - 2005; THE ARISTOCRATS - 2005 [Documentary]; SMALLVILLE - 2005 [TV]; ROMANCING THE BRIDE - 2005 [TV Movie]; FRIENDLY FIRE - 2006 [MFHV]; SUFFERING MAN'S CHARITY - 2007; COUGAR CLUB - 2007; ODD JOB JACK - 2007 [TV]; WEEDS - 2007 [TV]; SIDE ORDER OF LIFE - 2007 [TV]; 30 ROCK - 2007 [TV]; THE WOMEN - 2008; ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS EPISODE II - 2008 [TV Short; Voice only]; WHITE LIGHTNIN' - 2009; CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES - 2009 [TV]; FANBOYS - 2009; SORORITY ROW - 2009 [I think this horror remake of THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW {1981} is very good]; ENTOURAGE - 2010 [TV]; WRIGHT VS. WRONG - 2010 [TV Movie]; A CHILD'S GARDEN OF POETRY - 2011 [TV Movie; Voice only]; IT'S CHRISTMAS, CAROL! - 2012 [TV Movie]; THE BIG BANG THEORY - 2014 [TV]; LEGIT - 2014 [TV]; MAP TO THE STARS - 2014; STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - 2015; GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO DIVORCE - 2014-2016; COKED UP! - 2016 [Documentary]; CATASTROPHE - 2015-2016 [Streaming TV; 5 episodes; actually the final acting role before her death]; FAMILY GUY - 2005-2017 [TV; 22 episodes; Voice only; 2 of her voice episodes have yet to be shown at the time of her death]; STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII - 2017 [In Post-Production at the time of her death; her scenes were completed; a title change will probably happen]. Ms. Fisher also wrote: POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE - 1990 [Her screenplay based on her book of the same name]; YOUNG INDIANA JONES: PARIS, OCTOBER 1916 - 1993 [TV Movie]; CARRY FISHER: THE HOLLYWOOD FAMILY - 1995 [TV Special]; CARRIE ON HOLLYWOOD - 1995 [TV Documentary]; ROSEANNE - 1997 [TV]; THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG INDIANA JONES: DEMONS OF DECEPTION - 2007 [MFHV; Uses Footage from her previous YOUNG INDIANA JONES episode]; WISHFUL DRINKING - 2010 [TV Documentary based on her book of the same name]. She also wrote additional material for the 69th, 74th & 79th ACADEMY AWARDS® ceremonies [As well as being an uncredited and in-demand "script doctor" for many famous films: SISTER ACT - 1992; LETHAL WEAPON 3 - 1992; SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER - 1993; MADE IN AMERICA - 1993; LAST ACTION HERO - 1993; LOVE AFFAIR - 1994; MY GIRL 2 - 1994; THE RIVER WILD - 1994; MILK MONEY - 1994; OUTBREAK - 1995; THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES - 1996; COYOTE UGLY - 2000; KATE & LEOPOLD - 2001; INTOLERABLE CRUELTY - 2003; and George Lucas' second trio of STAR WARS films - 1999-2005; were just some of the films she acted as a script doctor on. She quit doing it because of the process of where the studios wanted everything that was going to be changed submitted in writing and then they would use her and other's ideas and not get paid for them.]. She also appeared in dozens of documentaries [many of them dealing with STAR WARS and her family lineage], appeared on many daytime and nighttime TV Talk Shows [she was always a great interviewee because
she told it like it was, especially about her bipolar disorder and addictions to prescription pills, LSD and cocaine, which helped many people] and was an accomplished Stage actress. She also authored over 15 books which everyone should read because she had a style like no one else [Read "Postcards From The Edge" first. You can thank me later. Here's a short paragraph describing her parents: "I don't know if they were culturally significant, but they were very popular. My mother and my father were America's sweethearts. They literally received that tag. Even my parents sort of went along with the assumption that they were a good couple, but they probably weren't a very good couple. Anyway, my father was best friends with a man named Michael Todd. Mike Todd was married to Elizabeth Taylor. Mike Todd died in a plane crash, and my father consoled Elizabeth Taylor with his penis."]. She was married for a year to singer Billy Joel [Her only marriage], but she continued dating him for 8 years after their divorce. She was also an animal lover, especially to her French bulldog Gary, whom was her constant companion who went with her everywhere [Fisher's only daughter, actress Billie Lourd of TV's SCREAM QUEENS, will be now taking care of Gary. Billie was the product of Fisher and powerful film agent Bryan Lourd. They never married and Bryan Lourd eventually left her for a man!]. Carrie Fisher suffered a major heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday, December 23, 2016 and was transported to a Los Angeles hospital, where she died a few days later without regaining consciousness. Carrie Fisher was just 60 years-old. NOTE: Carrie Fisher was cremated and her ashes placed in an urn shaped like a giant Prozac pill. It shows, even in death, Carrie Fisher had a great sense of humor about everything, including her much-publicized mental illness. UPDATE: Carrie Fisher’s death was caused by sleep apnea and other undetermined factors [like drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and ecstacy, in her system], the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office revealed on Friday, June 16, 2017.) - 12/27/16
Reynolds was always a rock and someone you could depend on to tell you the truth, yet a parent should not live to see their children die, but it happens hundreds of times of day all over the world. Only, this time, Debbie Reynolds took her daughter's death so hard, she lost all reason to live. We hear about cases like this all the time, but to die the next day? That is uncommon and extremely sad and I cried when I first heard it. Not that I was a huge fan of Debbie Reynolds, but the emotional aspect of the story. It was heart-wrenching and almost surreal at the same time. At first I thought it was another piece of Fake News on Facebook, but when I started hearing it on all the TV news stations, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Both mother and daughter dying of heart attacks back-to-back. Motherly love is a hard thing to let go of, no matter how old your children are. Unbelievable. Now let's get on to Debbie's career: Ms. Reynolds was an Academy Award® nominated actress for Best Actress in a Leading Role in the film THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN - 1964 and won the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award® in 2016. She won the 1948 Miss Burbank contest and was offered a screen test by Warner Bros. the day after her win. She proved to be a natural in front of the camera and was immediately put into films [more on her life after the filmography]. Her credits included [Theatrical films unless otherwise noted]: JUNE BRIDE - 1948; THE DAUGHTER OF ROSIE O'GRADY - 1950; THREE LITTLE WORDS - 1950; TWO WEEKS IN LOVE - 1950; MR. IMPERIUM - 1951; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - 1952 [Ms. Reynolds has said that there were only two painful things in her life: giving birth and appearing in this film. She worked so hard in this film to keep up with Gene Kelly that every day her feet were bleeding!]; SKIRTS AHOY! - 1952; I LOVE MELVIN - 1953; THE AFFAIRS OF DOBIE GILLIS - 1953; GIVE A GIRL A BREAK - 1953; SUSAN SLEPT HERE - 1954; ATHENA - 1954; HIT THE DECK - 1955; THE TENDER TRAP - 1955; MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS - 1956; THE CATERED AFFAIR - 1956; BUNDLE OF JOY - 1956; TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR - 1957 [Ms. Reynolds, who usually sang in most of her Film and TV projects, had a #1 smash hit song with "Tammy" {it went Gold and was #1 for 5 weeks}, even though Sandra Dee would take over the role of Tammy in following films; Ms. Reynolds was pregnant with Carrie Fisher while making this film]; THIS HAPPY FEELING - 1958; THE MATING GAME - 1959; SAY ONE FOR ME - 1959; IT STARTED WITH A KISS - 1959; THE GAZEBO - 1959; THE RAT RACE - 1960; PEPE - 1960; THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY - 1961; THE SECOND TIME AROUND - 1961; HOW THE WEST WAS WON - 1962; MY SIX LOVES - 1963; MARY, MARY - 1963; THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN - 1964 [Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role]; GOODBYE CHARLIE - 1964; THE SINGING NUN - 1966; DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE - 1967 [Something she was quite familiar with]; HOW SWEET IT IS! - 1968; PAT
PAULSEN'S HALF A COMEDY HOUR - 1970 [TV]; THE DEBBIE REYNOLDS SHOW - 1969-1970 [TV; 26 episodes; NBC cancelled the popular series when Ms. Reynolds complained that cigarette TV commercials played during breaks, which was against her contract stipulation. Rather than losing major cigarette advertisers, NBC cancelled the show rather than bow down to Ms. Reynold's rightful demands.]; WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? - 1971 [Her only horror film]; CHARLOTTE'S WEB - 1973 [Voice only]. Ms. Reynolds took nearly a decade off from acting and then returned with: ALOHA PARADISE - 1981 [TV; 7 episodes]; MADAME'S PLACE - 1982 [TV]; ALICE - 1982 [TV]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1980-1983 [TV; 3 episodes]; JENNIFER SLEPT HERE - 1983 [TV]; DO IT DEBBIE'S WAY - 1983 [MFHV; Exercise video for "women of a certain age"; Also Writer]; HOTEL - 1986 [TV]; SADIE AND SON - 1987 [TV Movie]; PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE MUSICAL MURDER - 1989 [TV Movie]; KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE - 1989 [Voice only]; MOVIE MEMORIES WITH DEBBIE REYNOLDS - 1991 [TV; also Executive Producer]; THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 1991; BATTLING FOR BABY - 1992 [TV Movie]; THE BODYGUARD - 1992; HEAVEN & EARTH - 1993; WINGS - 1994 [TV]; MOTHER - 1996; WEDDING BELL BLUES - 1996; ROSEANNE - 1997 [TV; Ms. Reynold's portrayed John Goodman's mentally unstable mother. When Roseanne and Debbie got into a scripted fight in the backyard, Roseanne broke one of Debbie's ribs by accident]; IN & OUT - 1997; ZACK AND REBA - 1998; RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MOVIE - 1998 [Voice only]; HALLOWEENTOWN - 1998 [TV Movie; Ms. Reynolds did four of these Halloweentown movies for The Disney Channel]; THE CHRISTMAS WISH - 1998 [TV Movie]; A GIFT OF LOVE: THE DANIEL HUFFMAN STORY - 1999 [TV Movie]; RUGRATS IN PARIS: THE MOVIE - 2000 [Voice only]; THESE OLD BROADS - 2001 [TV Movie based on daughter's Carrie's teleplay. Carrie has a small part as a hooker in the film and brother Todd has a small part as "Timothy"]; HALLOWEENTOWN II: KALABAR'S REVENGE - 2001 [TV Movie]; TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL - 2001 [TV]; GENERATION GAP - 2002 [TV Movie]; FIRST MONDAY - 2002 [TV]; RUGRATS - 2000-2002 [TV; 10 episodes; Voice only]; HALLOWEENTOWN HIGH - 2004 [TV Movie]; WILL & GRACE - 1999-2006 [TV; 10 episodes; Portrayed Debra Messing's mother]; RETURN TO HALLOWEENTOWN - 2006 [TV Movie]; LOLO'S CAFE - 2006 [TV Movie]; KIM POSSIBLE - 2003-2007 [TV; 4 episodes]; FAMILY GUY - 2008 [TV; Voice only]; LIGHT OF OLYMPIA - 2008 [Voice only]; THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR - 2010 [TV; Voice only]; ONE FOR THE MONEY - 2012; IN THE PICTURE - 2012 [Short]; BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - 2013 [TV Movie; portrayed Liberace's mother]; THE 7D - 2015 [TV; her final film acting role]. Debbie Reynolds did dozens of documentaries [one, BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE, to be released in 2017; In early 2017, HBO plans on showing the 2016 Documentary BRIGHT LIGHTS: STARRING CARRIE FISHER AND DEBBIE REYNOLDS, something they planned on doing before either of them passed away. The only difference is they moved it up from its March release to Saturday, January 8, 2017 at 8:00pm.]; appeared as a panelist on every version of THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES; and appeared on many daytime and nighttime talk shows [she was a favorite of Johnny Carson]. Debbie Reynold's personal life was quite complicated to say the least. She was married three times, her first husband being singer Eddie Fisher. Their marriage lasted four years [1955 - 1959], but the way it ended was the real story. Elizabeth Taylor was a good friend of Debbie's and her husband Mike Todd had just died in a plane crash in 1958. Eddie Fisher left Debbie to console Elisabeth Taylor and their marriage lasted from 1959 to 1964, where Elizabeth left Fisher to marry Richard Burton [for the first of two times!]. It was a gossip columnist's dream during that time and Debbie Reynolds got
married two more times [both ending in divorce], although she and Elizabeth Taylor eventually made up and became friends again, appearing together in the TV Movie THESE OLD BROADS in 2001 [co-written by daughter Carrie Fisher]. Here is what she said when asked what her favorite movie was: "I think one of my favorite films is DARK VICTORY - 1939 with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And ... maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce." Ms. Reynolds made her Broadway debut in 1973 in the revival of "Irene". Although the reviews for the show itself were mixed, hers were all raves and she wound up with a Tony Award® nomination the following year for Best Actress in a Musical. The production ultimately ran some 20 months. In 1976, she appeared in a one-woman, short-run [10 days - 14 performances] review named "Debbie!" at the Minskoff Theatre. Her only other Broadway appearance came when she succeeded Lauren Bacall in "Woman of the Year" in 1983. She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6654 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 13, 1997. Ms. Reynolds was also the recipient of 17 more awards and 36 other nominations. She was also a huge collector of Hollywood memorabilia and opened a museum to display it all. Unfortunately, it went out of business in 1997. Her collection is estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars. Useless trivia: She was given a "Special Thanks" during the end credits of THE MALIBU BEACH VAMPIRES - 1991. Debbie Reynolds died of a stroke [a broken heart would be more appropriate; the story goes that she asked son Todd for permission to die] and was 84 years-old.) - 12/28/16
Show for many years and have the series end on a proper note with a TV rating so high [106 million viewers], that it is still the highest-rated non-sports episode on TV. His credits included [TV Series unless marked with a TF for Theatrical Film]: 12 O'CLOCK HIGH - 1965; HANK - 1965; THE PATTY DUKE SHOW - 1966; THE FORTUNE COOKIE - 1966 [TF]; THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - 1965-1966; DEATH VALLEY DAYS - 1966; THE PERILS OF PAULINE - 1967 [TF]; HOGAN'S HEROES - 1965-1968 [4 episodes]; GOMER PYLE: USMC - 1965-1968 [Recurring role as "Pvt. Lester Hummel" for 16 episodes]; THE PRIVATE NAVY OF SGT. O'FARRELL - 1968 [TF]; THE SHAKIEST GUN IN THE WEST - 1968 [TF]; WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL - 1968 [TF]; THAT GIRL - 1969-1970; THE VIRGINIAN - 1971; ALIAS SMITH AND JONES - 1968; INSIGHT - 1972; NICHOLS - 1971-1972 [4 episodes]; COLUMBO - 1974; MOVIN' ON - 1974; LUCAS TANNER - 1975; KAREN - 1975; GOOD TIMES - 1975; HEARTS OF THE WEST - 1975 [TF]; FOR THE LOVE OF IT - 1980 [TV Movie]; M*A*S*H - 1972-1983 [213 episodes]; THE LOVE BOAT - 1981-1984 [3 episodes]; AFTER MASH - 1983-1985 [Series Regular; 30 episodes; Very disappointing TV Series]; MURDER, SHE WROTE - 1985; RENO AND YOLANDA - 1987 [TV Special]; THE LITTLE TROLL PRINCE - 1987 [TV Movie; Voice only]; THE SMURFS - 1984-1988 [6 episodes; Voice only]; THE NEW WKRP IN CINCINNATI - 1993; HEAVEN SENT - 1994 [TF]; LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - 1997; DIAGNOSIS MURDER - 1998; TEAM KNIGHT RIDER - 1998; MAD ABOUT YOU - 1998; DAYS OF OUR LIVES - 2012 [11 episodes; His final acting role.]. Mr. Christopher co-authored a book, with wife Barbara Christopher, "Mixed Blessings", about life with their autistic son Ned. William Christopher passed away from non-lung small cell carcinoma [a disease he suffered from for years] and was 84 years-old. Sorry everyone, no more "Jocularity".) - 12/31/16
