R.I.P CELEBRITY DEATHS(NON WRESTLING) 2017

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ACTORS
IRWIN COREY-102
Bob Schiller-98
Clifton James-96
Peter Sallis-96
Monty Hall-96
Peter Hansen-95
Roy Dotrice-94
Bill Dana-92
Shelley Berman-92
Jerry Lewis-91
Robert Hardy-91
Mike Connors-91
Warren Frost-91
Michael Bond-91
Richard Anderson-91
Harry Dean Stanton-91
CURT LOWENS-91
Earle Hyman-91
Don Rickles-90
Tiger Joe Robinson-90
MURRAY LERNER-90
Roger Moore-89
Martin Landau-89
ROBERT GUILLAUME-89
Sir Bruce Forsyth-89
CHUCK LOW-89
Ryuji Saikachi-89
Adam West-88
Haruo Nakajima-88
THOMAS MEEHAN-88
Jim Nabors-87
Chuck Barris-87
Ty Hardin-87
Jean Rochefort-87
Alfie Curtis-87
Lawrence Montaigne-86
SKIP HOMEIER-86
TONY BOOTH-85
Dick Gautier-85
Bob Holiday-84
Leonard Landy-84
John Hillerman-84
ROGER SMITH-84
Dick Gregory-84
Robert Osborne-84
ROBERT ELLIS MILLER-84
Do\ick Orkin-84
John Noakes-83
Brian Cant-83
Barry Norman-83
Richard Portman-82
Joseph Bologna-82
JOHN G. AVILDSEN-81
GEORGE KOSANA-81
JAN TRISKA-80
Barry Dennen-79
FRANK VINCENT-78
BERNIE CASEY-78
John Hurt-77
Michael Parks-77
George A. Romero-77
Roger Smith-77
ROBERT MICHAEL MORRIS-77
Jack Bannon-77
Sonny Landham-76
Gordan Kaye-75
Gordon “Drewe” Henley-75
JARED MARTIN-75
Gary Weir/Bozo the Clown-75
Tobe Hooper-74
Sam Shepard-73
Hywel Bennett-73
John Heard-72
Frank Pellegr-72
John Dunsworth71
Richard Hatch-71
MIKE HODGE-70
Jay Thomas-69
Mark La Mura-68
Powers Boothe-68
DAVID CASSIDY-67
PAOLO VILLAGGIO-64
Stephen Furst-63
Tony Rosato-62
STUART THOMPSON-62
Bill Paxton-61
Miguel Ferrer-61
RED WEST-61
Keith Chegwin-60
Charlie Murphy-57
Michael Nyqvist-56
Richard Machowicz-51
Vince Jones-46
Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin-45
RALPHIE MAY-45
EVAN HELMUTH-40
Nelsan Ellis-39
ROBERT YANCY-39
Mychael Knight-39
Neil Fingleton-36
Michael Mantenuto-35
BLAKE HERON-35
Henry ‘Hank’ Deutschendorf-29
Mike Aktari-28

ACTRESSES
Lorna Gray-99
June Foray-99
Rose Marie-94
Barbara Hale-94
Anne Jeffreys-94
Dina Merrill-93
Joan Lee-93
Lola Albright-92
LINDA HOPKINS-92
Marilyn Hall-90
Jeanne Moreau-89
Ann Wedgeworth-83
Mary Tyler Moore-80
Francine York-80
ELSA MARTINELLI-82
MIREILLE DARC-79
LIZ DAWN-77
Novella Nelson-77
Carol Lee Scott-74
Patti Deutsch-73
Christine Maria Kaufmann-72
Heather North-71
Judith McGrath-70
Darlene Cates-69
HEATHER MENZIES-URICH-68
ELIZABETH KEMP-65
Glenne Headly-63
GLENNE HEADLY-62
Hiromi Tsuru-57
Erin Moran-56
Mariann Mayberry-52
Lisa Spoonauer-44
Stevie Ryan-33

ANIMALS
PUDSEY-11

MUSIC
Jon Hendricks-96
Mario Maglieri-94
JO WALKER-MEADOR-93
Chuck Berry-90
Buddy Greco-90
Fats Domino-89
Keely Smith-89
Eddie Kamae-89
Saxa-87
Della Reese-86
Mel Tillis-85
DAVID AXELROD-83
LONNIE BROOKS-83
Glen Campbell-81
BUDDY GRECO-80
NORRO WILSON-79
Don Williams-78
Al Jarreau-76
Peter Sarstedt-75
GARY DECARLO-75
MARVELL THOMAS-75
CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD-73
LARRY CORYELL-73
Cuba Gooding Sr-72
MICHAEL JOHNSON-72
J. Geils-71
BRUCE HAMPTON-70
Allan Holdsworth-70
Robert “P-Nut” Johnson-70
GREGG ALLMAN-69
Butch Trucks-69
CHARLES BRADLEY-68
GEOFF NICHOLLS-68
John Wetton-67
Sib Hashian-67
WALTER BECKER-67
Dave Hlubek-66
Tom Petty-66
Malcolm Young-64
Paul O'Neill-61
DJ Mr. Magic-61
Gregg Allman-69
Pat DiNizio=62
Joni Sledge-60
DANIEL LICHT-60
GRANT HART-56
Chuck Mosley-57
Fresh Kid Ice-53
Gord Downie-53
Chris Cornell-52
Troy Gentry-50
DAVE ROSSER-50
ROBERT MILES-47
Tommy Page-46
John Blackwell Jr-43
Prodigy-42
Chester Bennington-41
KEVIN GARCIA-41
BARBARA WELDENS-35
Trish Doan-31
ABBY NICOLE-25
BIMBA BOSÉ--23

SPORTS
Jake LaMotta-95
Lou Duva-94
Johnny Bower-93
Y.A TITTLE-90
Mike Ilitch-87
Jimmy Piersall-87
JIM BUNNING-85
Ronnie Moran-83
Dallas Green-82
Rollie Massimino-82
Dick Enberg-82
Ruben Amaro Sr.-81
Gene ‘Stick’ Michael-79
Bill Hands-76
AL JARREAU-76
Connie Hawkins-75
Don Ohlmeyer-72
Les Murray-71
Ken Norton-70
Don Baylor-68
Max Runager-61
Dave Semenko-59
Darren Daulton-55
Todd Frohwirth-54
Charles Shackleford-50
Jana Novotna-49
Michael D. Jackson-48
Cortez Kennedy-48
Rich Piana-46
Terry Glenn-43
Roy Halliday-40
Leonard Myers-38
Andrew Davison-37
MICHAEL MANTENUTO-35
Tim Hague-34
Quinton Moses-33
Andy Marte-33
James Hardy III-31
Fab Melo-26
Dallas McCarver-26
Yordano Ventura-25
Mitchell Henry-24

OTHER
David Rockefeller-101
Bob Givens-99
Xavier “X” Atencio-98
Judge Joseph Wapner-97
DOROTHY MENGERING-95
Jack Keil-94
SEIJUN SUZUKI-93
Hugh Hefner-91
Masaya Nakamura-91
JOHN ASHBERY-90
Joe Harris-89
WILLIAM PETER BLATTY-89
Jimmy Breslin-88
Albert Boscov-87
RICHARD SCHICKEL-84
Marty Sklar-83
JEAN STEIN-83
Charles Manson-83
Eugene Cernan-82
RICHARD PORTMAN-82
Basil Gogos-78
Roger Ailes-77
BERNARD POMERANCE-76
ANITA PALLENBERG-73
JONATHAN DEMME-71
Len Wein-69
Bernie Wrightson-68
CAROLYN CRONENBERG-66
Alan Colmes-66
Auntie Fee/Chef Sista Girl-59
ERIC ZUMBRUNNEN-53
GUY O’SULLIVAN-49
DANNY DIAS-34
JOHN BERNECKER-33
MICHAEL NANCE-31
CLAY ADLER-27

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We know and love Francine York as The Bookworm's henchwoman on Batman, and as the star of several films, like The Doll Squad and Bedtime Story. Sadly, according to The Hollywood Reporter, York has passed away at age 80 after a battle with cancer.

York's friend, television producer Pepper Jay, confirmed the news.

In addition to her Batman role, York also appeared in episodes of Perry Mason, Burke's Law, Route 66, Lost In Space, The Wild Wild West, Columbo, Kojak, Matlock and many more.

Her big break came when Jerry Lewis cast her in his film It's Only Money in 1961. She appeared in five other films with Lewis. She also shared the screen with Elvis Presley in Tickle Me and George Peppard in Cannon for Cordoba.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, York was also a "fitness guru" and known in Hollywood for her lavish parties. She never married (she once joked, "Like Cinderella, I always wanted to marry the handsome prince... but they don't make glass slippers in size ten!") but she was the companion of director Vincent Sherman until his death in 2006.

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Grim Reaper back at it. RIP Francine.

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Singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt, best known for the song Where do you go to my Lovely?, has died at the age of 75

The song topped the UK singles charts in February 1969 and remained number one for four weeks.
It was number one in many other countries and won the Ivor Novello award for best song composition.
He died peacefully after a six-year battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a family statement said.
The statement added that his closest family were "with him to the last" and that many would miss his songs and his music.
Where do you go to my Lovely?, a song about a girl born in poverty who becomes a member of the European jet-set, was replaced as number one by Marvin Gaye's I Heard it Through the Grapevine.
Other Sarstedt songs included Beirut, Take Off Your Clothes, I am a Cathedral and Frozen Orange Juice - the latter reaching number 10 in the charts.
Sarstedt was one of three musical brothers who all had success in the UK singles chart.
His older brother Richard Sarstedt, who performed under the stage name Eden Kane, also topped the chart with Well I ask You in 1961, while younger brother Clive, performing under the name Robin Sarstedt, reached number three in 1976 with My Resistance is Low.

Sarstedt's music reached new audiences when Where do you go to my Lovely? was included in the Wes Anderson films Hotel Chevalier and The Darjeeling Limited, which were both released in 2007.

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Tony Rosato, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, passed away yesterday at the age of 62 of an apparent heart attack. Rosato might be better known to gaming fans as the voice of Luigi in the Super Mario Bros. cartoons from the early 1990s. Rosato first voiced Luigi in the 1990 cartoon The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and later reprised the role in the 1991 cartoon Super Mario World, both of which aired on NBC in the United States.

Rosato was the first Saturday Night Live actor born outside the United States and appeared in skits alongside Eddie Murphy and Robin Duke. Rosato also was a regular on the Canadian series Night Heat.

He was also a talented voice actor, with credits in video games such as Resident Evil 3 (as Nemesis and Dario Rosso) and cartoons like Redwall, Pelswick, and RoboCop: The Animated Series. After taking nearly a decade off due to legal issues related to a mental health condition, Rosato recently picked up small roles in Canadian independent films.

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I remember him from the SM cartoons.

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Dick Gautier, who starred on Broadway in the original production of Bye, Bye Birdie and then famously played Hymie the Robot on the sitcom Get Smart, has died. He was 85.

The actor started out as a stand-up comic and received a Tony nomination for playing the Elvis-like singer in the original production of 'Bye, Bye Birdie.'

Gautier died Friday night at an assisted living facility in Arcadia, Calif., after a long illness, his daughter Denise told The Hollywood Reporter.

Gautier, who started his career as a stand-up comic, received a Tony nomination for playing Conrad Birdie, the character based on Elvis Presley, in the memorable, original 1960 production of Bye, Bye Birdie, starring Dick Van Dyke.

The handsome actor appeared as Hymie on just six episodes of Get Smart over four seasons, yet he was one of the spy spoof's most popular characters.

Hymie, who was incredibly strong and had a supercomputer for a brain and wires and components in a compartment in his chest, originally was built for the evil organization KAOS but came over to CONTROL (the good guys) because Max (Don Adams) was the first one to treat him like a real person.

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I used to enjoy him quite a bit especially on game shows. RIP.

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I watched "Get Smart" reruns as a kid, and I really enjoyed Dick Gautier's portrayal of Hymie the robot. RIP

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Miguel Ferrer, Twin Peaks and DC Animation Actor, Dies at 61

Miguel Ferrer, a prolific actor and voice actor known for his work on NCIS: Los Angeles and several projects with DC Animation, died after a battle with cancer today at age 61. The actor had worked steadily in both screen and voice acting across four decades. Deadline reported the news first, and Comicbook.com has independently verified his passing.

The actor was most recently co-starring as Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles, a show he'd been part of since 2012, though rumors about his health along with a major injury to his character had left his role in question in recent weeks and months. He was just revealed today as the voice of Deathstroke the Terminator in Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, a new animated film coming later this year. Due to the early production of animation, his role was recorded several months ago; now that sadly becomes one of his final projects.

While he had several guest starring appearances and supporting roles in the 1980s, his breakout was as FBI Agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks. He also played the pivotal role of Lloyd Henreid in The Stand mini-series that adapted Stephen King's seminal work, and began voice acting in 1998. As a voice actor, he can be heard in Disney's Mulan, Superman: The Animated Series, Jackie Chan Adventures, The Spectacular Spider-Man, and as the immortal villain Vandal Savage in Young Justice. He starred for six years in Crossing Jordan in the early 2000s, had a guest appearance in Iron Man 3, and is due to appear in the resumed Twin Peaks series. He also appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and the original Robocop film.