I heard from various Trek Facebook pages about Gary Graham. Pretty sad. I liked the character of Ambassador Soval, and how his opinion of humans changed over the course of the seasons.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers,” his family said in a statement. “He died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, February 1st, 2024. … Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life. Through his contributions to film, television, the arts and sports, he has left an indelible mark and is recognized worldwide and across generations. He was a beloved brother, father, grandfather, partner, and friend.”
"Ian Lavender: Dad's Army star dies aged 77"
Birmingham-born Lavender was just 22 when he was cast as the guileless platoon member, in what was then a new BBC sitcom.
But it made him a household name, and he ended up pending 10 years as part of the comedy classic.
Lavender, who died on Friday, was the last surviving main cast member of the series.
He apparently died on March 1, but waiting a week for the announcement is not unusual. I like the idea of letting family and friends deal with death before opening gates on their privacy.
His "Thinking fast and slow" was one of the most important books I've read and was one of the milestones of my perception of reality changing from infantile "what I see is true because my brain wants me to know this truth".
He was also in The Scorpion King in a minor role. He'll always be King Theoden to me. Maybe I need to paint my Theoden miniature in his honor. RIP Bernard Hill, and my condolences to his family and friends.
In true Roger Corman fashion, I hope his obituary is loaded with nudity and miniatures, and the best parts are reused in dozens of obituaries yet to come.
My favorite documentary he did was The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. A movie about product placement, paid for completely with product placement in the movie. Trying to get the shampoo maker Mane&Tail to sponsor them was just classic.
Perhaps not a name many would instantly recognise, as he was best known for stuff in the 90’s including Sunchyme and Carnevale De Paris.
Here’s the latter one, as whilst not a football fan, the video to it embraces everything wholesome about the international game, and now it can bring folks together through their love of a shared passion.
I enjoyed Donald Sutherland in basically everything I saw him in, even when he played a villain. But my favorite role of his was definitely Oddball in Kelly's Heroes, and from the comments in here I'd say I share that sentiment with many. RIP to a real one.
One of the roles that doesn;t seem to have been getting much note is his entry in the Buffy film. Creepiest old man to be lurking around high schools ever. It was glorious
Father to a brace of six foot horrors, all round decent man, and most impressively, recipient of The Silver Wolf, the highest accolade in The Scout Movement, issued only by the Chief Scout.
Father to a brace of six foot horrors, all round decent man, and most impressively, recipient of The Silver Wolf, the highest accolade in The Scout Movement, issued only by the Chief Scout.
Died suddenly and unexpectedly this morning.
Condolences to you and your family MDG. That sucks.
Father to a brace of six foot horrors, all round decent man, and most impressively, recipient of The Silver Wolf, the highest accolade in The Scout Movement, issued only by the Chief Scout.
Everyone grieves differently and in their own time - when that time comes if its floodgates of ears then let them out. There's really no set way to grieve, just do so in your own terms as it comes.
Overread wrote: Everyone grieves differently and in their own time - when that time comes if its floodgates of ears then let them out. There's really no set way to grieve, just do so in your own terms as it comes.
As Overread says. Don't mind stuff like the "five stages of grief", those are far from universal.
Overread wrote: Everyone grieves differently and in their own time - when that time comes if its floodgates of ears then let them out. There's really no set way to grieve, just do so in your own terms as it comes.
As Overread says. Don't mind stuff like the "five stages of grief", those are far from universal.
Heck a lot of things like "5 stages of grief" are so grossly oversimplified from the original studies that they lose all meaning. Or they were disproven decades ago, but persist because TV keeps them going in popular culture and so forth.
Plus a lot of mental structures can sometimes be so insanely generic that they will "fit" to almost anyone and people will make the connections to them on their own.
He was a fairly prolific actor, but I'll always think of him as Vic Fontaine, the holographic singer/giver of romantic advice on Star Trek Deep Space 9. RIP, and condolences to his family and friends.
"But he was best known for his work with animation company Cosgrove Hall Films - particularly ... Chorlton and the Wheelies."
Well, that's those DVDs getting put on later.
The voice of Darth Vader, as I'm sure all of us know, and for me (as a baseball fan) the voice of one of the best monologues about baseball in film history.
warhead01 wrote: As a child I would watch Starwars and Conan back to back. I still Thulsa Doom to this day. Far more than I ever quote Vader.
I had thought He had already died and that I just hadn't heard so I was not expecting to read it today.
He was obviously great as Vader, but his performance as Thulsa Doom was superior.
I feel like he's the greatest acting loss I've experienced in my life. He was a giant.
While JEJ is the end of an era, going to light a metaphorical candle for David Knowles who dies the same day aged 32 - Daily Telegraph journalist who set up and ran arguably the best and most informative news podcast on the Ukraine war, which I've listened to pretty much every episode of. Just read his obituary and apparently he was a Warhammer player too, so this seems appropriate.
John Cassaday, one of my all-time favorite artists and co-creator of one of my all time favorite comics (Planetary), has passed away at a way too young 52:
Damn, that's young. I wonder if it was related to the stress of his job.
Couldn't have helped, they got up close and personal to some godawful scenes. Just read that counter-terror police are now investigating so there may be more to this :-/
EDIT- this is the bit where they talk about him introducing the team to 40k, seemed appropriate in this context ;-)
Dang, I'll always remember her as "Old Wendy" in Hook.
Just a few days a go I was watching a youtube short from some show/movie called "Dinner with the Dames" or some such and it had a scene where Maggie and another older Brit actress were teasing Judi Dench about taking all the "old british lady" roles.
Honestly, if you need a sportsperson explained to you, it doesn't matter.
Pete Rose was notable for being the MLB career hit's leader and being kicked out of the game for gambling. He's also apparently a paedophile and generally abhorrent individual.
I'm far from a big baseball fan, but I'm broadly aware of all major NA leagues and I'd say Rose was probably one of the 10 most significant MLB players.
Paul Di’Anno, original singer of Iron Maiden, dead at 66.
Technically not the original singer, but he was the singer on Maiden’s first two albums. While perhaps not as strong as the next 3 albums with Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden and Killers were highly influential as part of NWoBHM.
Geoff Capes, former British shot-putter, budgie breeder, and worlds strongest man, has died aged 75. Sad one for me, he was a big sporting icon from my childhood.
Greg Hildebrandt, the admired artist and illustrator who created movie posters for the original Star Wars and Clash of the Titans, drew Marvel characters and designed iconic 1970s calendars that celebrated the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died. He was 85.
I'm not super famliar with either of those movies, but I will always know him as Kurn, Son of Mogh and brother of Worf on Star Trek TNG and DS9. RIP to a Klingon Warrior. Q'apla.
I guess that leaves Joe Biden as the oldest living former (well, soon to be former) US president now, with Donald Trump a not super close second. RIP Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy probably had the best "post-Presidency" of any in living memory. He really put his money where his mouth was when it came to living out his faith.
