American actor, Dabney Coleman, passed away on May 16th, 2024, at the age of 92. He was best known for his roles, as the egotistical, deceitful, and hypocritical boss, Franklin Hart Jr., in the 1980 film, Nine to Five. Soap opera director, Ron Carlisle, in the 1982 film, Tootsie. The head of the computer division at North American Aerospace Defense Command, John McKittrick, in the 1983 film, WarGames. Charming, but somewhat unscrupulous businessman, Nelson Fox, in the 1998 film, You've got mail. And one of the founding fathers of Atlantic City's corrupt political machine, Louis Kaestner, in the television series, Boardwalk Empire.
English actor, Bernard Hill, died on May 5th, at the age of 79. His most famous roles was, as King Théoden, in the Lord of the Rings films, based on Tolkien's epic fantasy novels. And Captain Edward John Smith, in the 1997 film, Titanic, directed by James Cameron. He also starred in films, such as, The Scorpion King. True Crime. The Bounty. And Shirley Valentine.
American actor, Erich Anderson, died of cancer, on June 1st, 2024, at age 67. He played, Rob Dier, in the 1984 film, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.
American actor, Louis Gossett Jr., died on March 29th, at the age of 87. He was best known for his role, as Gunnery Sergeant, Emil Foley, a tough and demanding drill instructor at a naval aviation officer candidate school, in the 1982 film, An Officer and a Gentleman, for which he won an Oscar. He also played, Drac, in the 1985 film, Enemy Mine. And Calvin Bouchard, in the 1983 film, Jaws 3D.
American actor, Michael Emmet Walsh, died of cardiac arrest, on March 19th, at the age of 88. He played Mister Proofroc, in the 2019 film, Knives Out. Bryant, in the 1982 film, Blade Runner. Dickie Dunn, in the 1977 film, Slap Shot. And Earl Frank, in the 1978 film, Straight Time.
American actor, Johnny Wactor, died on May 25, 2024, at the age of 37. He was best known for his role, as Brando Corbin, in the television soap opera, General Hospital.
Mexican actor, Adán Canto, died of appendix cancer, on January 8th, at the age of 42. His most famous role was, as Aaron Shore, a politician, who starts as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and later becomes the Chief of Staff, National Security Advisor, and eventually the Vice President of the United States, in the popular American political thriller drama television series, Designated Survivor. He was also known for playing, Arman Morales, in the television series, The Cleaning Lady.
American actress, Janis Paige, died on June 2, 2024, at the age of 101. She played, Deborah Vaughn, in the 1960 film, Please Don't Eat the Daisies. And Elvira Kent, in the 1948 film, Romance on the High Seas.
American actor, Carl Weathers, died on February 2nd, at the age of 76. He played, charismatic and highly skilled heavyweight boxer, Apollo Creed, in the Rocky film franchise. George Dillon, a former commando, and Central Intelligence Agency operative, who joins a team of military rescuers, on a mission in the jungles of Central America, in the 1987 film, Predator. Chubbs Peterson, a former professional golfer, who becomes a mentor to the film's protagonist, in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore. And Greef Karga, a former magistrate and the leader of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, in the Disney plus series, The Mandalorian.
American and British actor, Chance Perdomo, died on March 29th, at the age of 27. He played, Andre Anderson, in the television series, Gen V, a spin-off of the popular Amazon Prime Video series, The Boys. And Ambrose Spellman, in the American supernatural horror TV series, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
British actor, Ian Gelder, died of cancer, on May 6th, 2024, at the age of 74. He was best known for playing, Kevan Lannister, in the TV series, Game of Thrones.
American comedian, and actor, Richard Lewis, died of a heart attack, on February 27th, at the age of 76. He was best known for playing fictionalized version of himself, in the television sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Welsh actor, Ewen Macintosh, died on February 19th, at the age of 50. He played, Keith Bishop, in the original British version of "The Office."
Canadian actor, Chris Gauthier, died on February 23rd, at age 48. He was known for playing, William Smee, in the popular ABC television series, Once Upon a Time.
American British actor, and singer, David Soul, died on January 4th, at the age of 80. As an actor, he was best known for his roles, as Detective, Ken Hutchinson, in the 1970s American action television series, Starsky and Hutch. And Officer Davis, in the 1973 American neo-noir action thriller film, Magnum Force.
American actor, and football player, OJ Simpson, died of cancer, on April 10th, at age 76. His most famous role was, as Detective Nordberg, a bumbling but lovable cop, who often found himself in ridiculous and slapstick situations, in the Naked Gun film series.