The End - the Classic Film Obituary thread 2024

American actor M. Emmet Walsh has left us at the age of 88, on March 19th.


Best known in supporting roles, who appeared in over 200 films and television series, including small but important supporting roles such as Earl Frank in Straight Time (1978), the Madman in The Jerk (1979), Captain Bryant in Blade Runner (1982), Harv in Critters (1986), and Walt Scheel in Christmas with the Kranks (2004). He starred as private detective Loren Visser in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen Brothers' first film, for which he won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
His other numerous film appearances include Midnight Cowboy (1969), Little Big Man (1970), What's Up, Doc? (1972), Serpico (1973), The Gambler (1974), Bound for Glory (1976), Slap Shot (1977), Airport '77 (1977), Ordinary People (1980), Reds (1981), Silkwood (1983), Fletch (1985), Back to School (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Romeo + Juliet (1996), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), The Iron Giant (1999), Calvary (2014), and Knives Out (2019).

He is remembered by Variety

R.I.P. M. Emmet Walsh

Rest in peace, Emmet.  Thanks so much for the memories.

R. I. P. casting director Dianne Crittenden at the age of 82.

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Spanish actress Silvia Tortosa has left us at the age of 77, on March 23rd.


She appeared in more than sixty films beginning in 1966.
Films include Horror Express 1972, The Loreley's Grasp 1973, The Girl from the Red Cabaret 1973, Unfinished Business 1977, The Frenchman's Garden 1978 and Presentimientos 2013.

She is remembered by RTVE

R.I.P. Silvia Tortosa

German film and television actor Fritz Wepper has left us at the age of 82, on March 25th.


Perhaps best known internationally for playing Fritz Wendel, a Jew passing as a Christian, in the Oscar-winning film version of Cabaret 1972, opposite Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Marisa Berenson.
He is also known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series Derrick (1974–1998) and as Mayor Wöller in the TV series Um Himmels Willen (2002–2021).
Other movies include The Bridge 1959, The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp 1959, Disney's Miracle of the White Stallions 1963, When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn 1967, The Man with the Glass Eye 1969, The Games 1970, Le Dernier Combat 1983 and Murder on the Orient Express TV 2001.

He is remembered by Tagesschau

R.I.P. Fritz Wepper

American actor Louis Gossett Jr. has left us at the age of 87, on March 28th.


In 1982, for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first black actor to win in this category.
In 1977, he appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.
At the Emmy Awards, he continued to receive recognition, with nominations for The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978), Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1981), Sadat (1983), A Gathering of Old Men (1987), Touched by an Angel (1997), and Watchmen (2019).
His other film appearances include Hal Ashby's The Landlord (1970), Paul Bogart's Skin Game (1971), George Cukor's Travels with My Aunt (1972), Stuart Rosenberg's The Laughing Policeman (1974), Philip Kaufman's The White Dawn (1974), Peter Yates's The Deep (1977), Wolfgang Petersen's Enemy Mine (1985), Christopher Cain's The Principal (1987), Mark Goldblatt's The Punisher (1989), Daniel Petrie's Toy Soldiers (1991), Jasper, Texas (2003) and The Color Purple (2023).

He acted in around 200 movie and television productions between 1957 and 2023, plus two movies in post-production status and one movie that is completed.

He is remembered by Variety

R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr.