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Post by Teleadm on May 6, 2024 4:58:42 GMT
Scottish actor Brian McCardie has left us at the age of 59, on April 28th.  Well known for his role as John Thomas "Tommy" Hunter in the BBC police procedural series Line of Duty. He began his career in 1989, appearing in an episode of EastEnders as Seb. In 1990, he appeared in the television film Forget About Me as Bunny, before going on to appear in Waterfront Beat between 1990 and 1991 as PC Ronnie Barker. He portrayed Alasdair, alongside Liam Neeson in 1995's blockbuster, Rob Roy. He is remembered by DeadlineR.I.P. Brian McCardie |
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Post by politicidal1 on May 6, 2024 12:35:54 GMT
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Post by Teleadm on May 7, 2024 6:48:01 GMT
American stuntwoman and actress Jeannie Epper has left us at the age of 83, on May 5th.  She performed stunts in over 100 feature films and television series and was perhaps best known as Lynda Carter's stunt double on the 1970s television series Wonder Woman. She was featured in Amanda Micheli's 2004 documentary Double Dare, along with New Zealand stuntwoman and actress Zoë Bell. Entertainment Weekly noted that many consider her "the greatest stuntwoman who's ever lived." Her acting roles included appearances in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Foxy Brown (1974), Switchblade Sisters (1975), Drum (1976), Supernatural (2006), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), and Quarantine (2008). She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Jeannie Epper |
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Post by politicidal1 on May 7, 2024 18:53:53 GMT
R.I.P. actress Susan Buckner at the age of 72.
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Post by Doghouse6 on May 8, 2024 0:39:12 GMT
Scottish actor Brian McCardie has left us at the age of 59, on April 28th. Well known for his role as John Thomas "Tommy" Hunter in the BBC police procedural series Line of Duty. He began his career in 1989, appearing in an episode of EastEnders as Seb. In 1990, he appeared in the television film Forget About Me as Bunny, before going on to appear in Waterfront Beat between 1990 and 1991 as PC Ronnie Barker. He portrayed Alasdair, alongside Liam Neeson in 1995's blockbuster, Rob Roy. He is remembered by DeadlineR.I.P. Brian McCardieThis has happened a couple times in the last few years, and it's always weird when it does. I'm watching something when an actor comes on that I'm sure I've never seen in anything before, but he's familiar and I don't know why. And then it suddenly hits me. Happened again today, during the closing episode of Britbox's Murder Is Easy. An actor entered the scene, and I knew I'd never seen his work before but I thought, "Why do I know that face?" And then it hit me: it was Brian McCardie and I knew his face from seeing it right here only day before yesterday. As I said, it's weird when you recognize an actor only because you just saw his obit. Seemed an interesting actor. Shame that neither his role nor his life lasted longer. I'll make a point of looking at some of that other work. |
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Post by Teleadm on May 8, 2024 4:19:56 GMT
British-American theatre, film, and television producer Edgar Lansbury has left us at the age of 94, on May 2nd.  He was the younger brother of actress Angela Lansbury and the twin brother of television producer Bruce Lansbury. His first Broadway production, the 1964 Frank D. Gilroy play The Subject Was Roses, won him the Tony Award for Best Play. Other Broadway credits include Promenade (1969, co-produced with Joseph Beruh), The Only Game in Town, Look to the Lilies, The Magic Show, the 1974 revival of Gypsy starring his sister, Godspell, American Buffalo (which earned him a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play), and Lennon. Off-Broadway he has produced, among other productions, revivals of Arms and the Man, Waiting for Godot, and Long Day's Journey into Night, and the comedy As Bees In Honey Drown, which earned him a second Drama Desk Award nomination. His film credits include The Wild Party 1975, Blue Sunshine 1977, and Squirm 1976 and the screen adaptations of The Subject Was Roses 1968 and Godspell 1973. He produced the television series Coronet Blue, which was broadcast by CBS in 1967. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Edgar Lansbury |
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Post by Teleadm on May 9, 2024 5:00:41 GMT
British actor Ian Gelder has left us at the age of 74, on May 6th. (complications from bile duct cancer)  He was known for numerous stage, television and screen roles, including Mr. Dekker in Torchwood: Children of Earth (2009) and Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones (2011–2012; 2015–2016). Among his movie appearances are Little Dorrit 1987, The Fool 1990, King Ralph 1991 and Surge 2020. Last role was in an episode of Father Brown TV-series 2024. He is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Ian Gelder |
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Post by politicidal1 on May 11, 2024 18:17:09 GMT
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Post by politicidal1 on May 12, 2024 18:11:53 GMT
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Post by Teleadm on May 13, 2024 5:04:10 GMT
American film director, producer, and occasional actor Roger Corman has left us at the age of 98, on May 9th.  Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are low-budget cult films including some which were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, the founder of New Concorde and was a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Academy Honorary Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers". He is also famous for handling the U.S. distribution of many films by noted foreign directors, including Federico Fellini (Italy), Ingmar Bergman (Sweden), François Truffaut (France) and Akira Kurosawa (Japan). He mentored and gave a start to many young film directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, John Sayles, and James Cameron,[and was highly influential in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s.He also helped to launch the careers of actors like Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, and William Shatner. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Roger Corman |
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Post by Teleadm on May 13, 2024 5:18:15 GMT
American actor and film producer Mark Damon has left us at the age of 91, on May 12th.  He won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for his performance in Roger Corman's House of Usher 1960, before moving to Italy and becoming a notable Spaghetti Western star and member of the 1960s 'Dolce Vita' set of actors and actresses in Rome. During the early 1970s, he became a film producer, and would become one of Hollywood's most prolific producers. He founded the production companies Producers Sales Organization, Vision International, MDP Worldwide and Foresight Unlimited. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P Mark Damon |
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Post by spiderwort on May 13, 2024 14:31:15 GMT
American film director, producer, and occasional actor Roger Corman has left us at the age of 98, on May 9th. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are low-budget cult films including some which were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, the founder of New Concorde and was a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Academy Honorary Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers". He is also famous for handling the U.S. distribution of many films by noted foreign directors, including Federico Fellini (Italy), Ingmar Bergman (Sweden), François Truffaut (France) and Akira Kurosawa (Japan). He mentored and gave a start to many young film directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, John Sayles, and James Cameron,[and was highly influential in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s.He also helped to launch the careers of actors like Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, and William Shatner. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Roger Corman
Oh, what a loss! Corman was a giant in the industry who was still working in 2021. What a life and career he had.
Rest in peace, Mr. Corman. Your works and influence will live forever.
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Post by Teleadm on May 14, 2024 5:35:31 GMT
American alto saxophonist David Sanborn has left us at the age of 78, on May 12th. (complications from prostate cancer)  Though he worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He was part of the Saturday Night Live band between 1979 and 1980. His contribution to the movies was several saxophone solos on many soundtracks like Murphy's Romance 1985, Psycho III 1986, Tequila Sunrise 1988 and especially Leathal Weapon 1987 that subsequently led to him getting co-composer credits, with Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen, for the sequels Lethal Weapon 2 1989, Lethal Weapon 3 1992 and Leathal Weapon 4 1998. He also had a co-composer credit for the TV-Movie Finnegan Begin Again 1985. He is remembered by Rolling Stone MagazineR.I.P. David Sanborn |
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Post by politicidal1 on May 15, 2024 1:45:19 GMT
R.I.P. actress Gloria Stroock at the age of 99.
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Post by Teleadm on May 17, 2024 5:11:40 GMT
Scottish actress Gudrun Ure has left us at the age of 98, on May 14th.  Perhaps best known for her portrayal of the title character in the children's television series Super Gran. Her career encompassed stage, film, television, and radio, with notable performances including Desdemona in Orson Welles's 1951 stage production of Othello and a role in the 1953 film noir 36 Hours aka Terror Street. Her portrayal of Super Gran, a show that aired from 1985 to 1987, gained international recognition and was exported to sixty countries, winning an International Emmy in 1985. She is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Gudrun Ure |
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