R.I.P CELEBRITY DEATHS(NON WRESTLING) 2018

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ACTORS
Jerry Maren-98
Stan Lee-95
Marty Allen-95
James Karen-94
Louis Zorich-93
Joseph Campanella-93
Bill Daily-91
Ken Dodd-90
Tim O’Connor-90
Clint Walker-90
Peter Donat-90
Douglas Rain-90
Frank Avruch-89
Bill Maynard-89
Philip Bosco-88
Donald Moffat-87
Bradford Dillman-87
Don Sandburg-87
Jerry Vam Dyke-86
Tab Hunter-86
Robert Mandan-86
John Gavin-86
Robert Dowdell-85
Roger Perry-85
KEN BERRY-85
John Cunliffe-85
Harlan Ellison-84
Frank Adonis-83
Chuck McCann-83
Soon-Tek Oh-83
Burt Reynolds -82
Isao Takahata-82
Bob Morales-81
Donnelly Rhodes-80
Jim Bowen-80
Frank Parker-79
Stanley Anderson-78
John Mahoney-77
Rodney Kageyama-77
Richard 'Old Man' Harrison-77
Mickey Jones-76
Robin Leach-76
Scott Wilson-76
David Ogden Stiers-75
Al Matthews-75
R. Lee Ermey-74
Steven Bochco-74
Ricky Jay-72
Will Vinton-70
Unshō Ishizuka-67
HARRY ANDERSON-65
Steve Hall-64
Samuel Hadida-64
Mike MacDonald-63
Dale Winton-62
Anthony Bourdain-61
Reg E. Cathey-59
Stephen Hillenburg-57
Steve Reevis-55
Simon Shelton Barnes-52
Verne Troyer-49
Paul John Vasquez-48
Stefán Karl Stefánsson-43
Joseph Wayne Miller-36
Mark Salling-35
Jon Paul Steuer-33

ACTRESS
Connie Sawyer-105
Nanette Fabray-97
Patricia Marshall-94
Katherine MacGregor-93
June Whitfield-93
Charlotte Rae-92
Dorothy Malone-92
Ann Gillis-90
Peggy McCay-90
Greta Thyssen-90
Ethel Ayler-88
Diana Sowle-88
Delores Taylor-85
Barbara Harris-83
Deanna Lund-81
Penny Marshall-75
Michele Carey-75
Olivia Cole-75
Kirin Kiki-75
Susan Anspach-75
Doreen Tracey-74
Celeste Yarnall-74
Sondra Locke-74
MARGOT KIDDER-69
Donna Butterworth-62
Debbie Lee Carrington-58
Emma Chambers-53
Pamela Gidley-52
DuShon Monique Brown-49
Jessica Falkholt-29

MUSIC
Bob Dorough-94
John Morris-91
Vic Damone-89
Joe Jackson-89
Roy Clark-85
Nokie Edwards-82
Nancy Wilson-81
Denise LaSalle-78
Aretha Franklin-76
Ray Thomas-76
Jim Rodford-76
Marty Balin-76
Chas Hodges-74
Dennis Edwards-74
Eddie Clark-67
Keith Wilder-65
Pete Shelley-63
Vinnie Paul-54
Daryle Singletary-46
Dolores O'Riordan-46
Craig Mack-46
Devin Lima-41
Alizee-33
Leah LaBelle-31
Avicii-28
Mac Miller-26

SPORTS
Red Schoendienst-95
John Gagliardi-91
Keith Jackson-89
Al Meltzer-89
Roger Bannister-88
Chuck Knox-86
Jack Patera-85
Tito Francona-84
Ed Charles-84
Sen. John McCain-81
Hal Greer-81
Willie McCovey-80
Stan Mikita-78
Oscar Gamble-77
Rusty Staub-73
Jo Jo White-71
Paul Allen-65
Kevin Beattie-64
Ray "Butch" Wilkins-61
Dwight Clark-61
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha-61
Cyrille Regis-60
Eric "Crafty Cockney" Bristow-60
Jose Flores,-57
Greg Hodnett-49
Rasual Butler-38
Ray Emery-35
EDWIN JACKSON-26

ANIMAL
Koko, the Gorilla-46
"Duke Bush's Baked Bean Dog-17

OTHER
Rev. Billy Graham -99
Joel Freeman-95
Floyd Carter Sr-95
George H.W. Bush-94
CHARLES LAZARUS-94
Mort Walker-94
Richard Baker93
Barbara Bush-92
Russ Solomon-92
Hubert de Givenchy-91
Neil Simon-91
Steve Ditko-90
Ursula K. Le Guin-88
Tom Wolfe-87
John Coleman-83
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela-81
Stephen Hawking-76
Gloria Katz-76
Paddy Ashdown-76
Dennis Hof-72
Charles Krauthammer-68
Mike Clark-63
Cliff Russell-61
Bob Smith-59
Norm Breyfogle-58
Joe Clokey-56
Kate Spade-55
Chelsi Smith-45
JOEL TAYLOR-38

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Jerry Van Dyke -- the famed younger brother of Dick Van Dyke -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

Jerry's wife, Shirley, tells us ... he died Friday afternoon at their Arkansas ranch with her by his side. She says they were involved in a car accident over 2 years ago ... and Jerry's health had deteriorated since.

We're told Dick visited them at the ranch over the Christmas holiday.

A beloved comedian just like his brother, Jerry pursued stand-up as a young man and performed at military bases around the world. He made his acting debut on "The Dick Van Dyke" show and followed that up with appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" before becoming a regular on "The Judy Garland Show."

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RIP Jerry.

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Jerry Van Dyke's "Coach" character, Luther Van Dam, is one of the best supporting characters in TV comedy history. RIP.

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Jan 6, 2018 15:57:21 GMT -5 topdollar said:

Jerry Van Dyke's "Coach" character, Luther Van Dam, is one of the best supporting characters in TV comedy history. RIP.

My favorite episode of Coach is where Luther spilt Grape Juice all over the white carpet and furniture of Christine's apartment, funny stuff Jerry Van Dyke did in that episode and the whole series...

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Moody Blues singer Ray Thomas has passed away after a battle with prostate cancer.

The English rock hero, 76, died at his home in Surrey on Thursday, January 4.

His record label have since released a statement confirming his death.

In a statement, they said: 'It is with profound sorrow and sadness that Cherry Red Records and Esoteric Recordings regret to announce that Ray Thomas, founder member, flautist and vocalist of the Moody Blues, passed away suddenly at his home in Surrey on Thursday.

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Donnelly Rhodes passes away


The Canadian character actor played the hapless escaped con Dutch Leitner on the ABC soap opera spoof series and Doc Cottle on 'Battlestar Galactica.'
Canadian actor Donnelly Rhodes, best known for character roles like the hapless escaped con Dutch Leitner on ABC's soap opera spoof Soap and Doc Sherman Cottle on Battlestar Galactica, has died. He was 80.

Rhodes died Jan. 8 after a battle with cancer at the Baillie House Hospice in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, according to a statement from the Northern Exposure talent agency. Rhodes' other major TV credits include Vancouver-shot series like The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Da Vinci’s Inquest and Tron: Legacy.

Rhodes was born Dec. 4, 1937, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and first tried his hand in theater while in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After studying at the Manitoba Theatre Center and the National Theatre School, he joined the Stratford Festival in 1963, where he played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire.

After roles on varied CBC TV series, Rhodes went to Hollywood and became a contract player for Universal Pictures, where he appeared in movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and TV series like Wagon Train, Dr. Kildare, Golden Girls and Mission Impossible. In 1973, Rhodes boarded the American soap opera The Young and the Restless.

That was followed by a stint on the CBC crime drama Sidestreets back in Canada. His other major roles included Dr. Grant Roberts on Danger Bay and Detective Leo Shannon on the CBC drama Da Vinci's Inquest.

Rhodes also had recurring roles on another CBC drama, Street Legal, and on Battlestar Galactica as Dr. Cottle from 2004 to 2009. Battlestar Galactica writer-producer Ronald Moore on his Twitter account expressed his sadness at Rhodes' passing, writing: "He was a lovely man and I so enjoyed writing for him. Admired his work ever since Soap. He will be missed."

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Actress Greta Thyssen, Blonde Bombshell of the 1950s and '60s, Dies at 90

From Denmark, she doubled for Marilyn Monroe, dated Cary Grant during his LSD phase and took a pie to the face from The Three Stooges.
Greta Thyssen, the Danish beauty who doubled for Marilyn Monroe, dated Cary Grant and starred opposite The Three Stooges, has died. She was 90.

Thyssen died Saturday night at her Manhattan apartment after a bout with pneumonia, her daughter, Genevieve Guenther, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Thyssen also starred in several "B" movies, including the horror pic Terror Is a Man (1959), a loose adaptation of H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau. On a mystery island (it was filmed in the Philippines), the actress played the wife of a scientist (Francis Lederer) "tormented by unsatisfied desire, desperate to escape a loneliness and her fear," according to the film's trailer.

Unfortunately, Thyssen's character has more pressing issues to worry about, namely her husband's creation — a half-man, half-panther beast.

The movie incorporated a "warning bell" gimmick that would alert moviegoers when a particularly horrific sequence was about to take place so that they could hide their eyes. It would ring a second time when it was safe to look again.

Four of Thyssen's other best-known performances came in the Joseph Kane noir Accused of Murder (1956); The Beast of Budapest (1958); Three Blondes in His Life (1961), opposite Jock Mahoney; and as an enticing pin-up beauty on Uranus in Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962), shot in her native Denmark.

"She was always cagey about her acting career and its trajectory. My mother was a very clever woman and extremely well read. If she had been born in a different era, I think she could have been a lawyer or professor," Guenther said. "I think that she always felt a little bit embarrassed about the movie persona that she adopted as this kind of voluptuous, glamorous Danish pastry with nothing between her head except silk and feathers."

Born in Hareskovby, Denmark, Thyssen was named Miss Denmark in the early 1950s. She soon left Europe, via Paris, for Hollywood.

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"Heavyweights" actor Joseph Wayne Miller, who played Salami Sam in the '90s hit has died ... TMZ has learned.

Miller's mother, Patricia, tells us her son died in his sleep Tuesday in Chicago. We're told his girlfriend found his body. So far the cause of death is unknown ... but Patricia says he suffered from sleep apnea.

Joe's character, Salami Sam, was one of the campers at Camp Hope ... a weight loss camp for kids.

Miller's only notable acting credit was "Heavyweights," a classic that also starred Ben Stiller, Judd Apatow and Kenan Thompson.

Miller was 36.

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The life support of Jessica Falkholt has been turned off, following a horrific Boxing Day crash that killed three members of her family.

The Daily Telegraph reports Jessica, 29, had her life support switched off one day after the funeral for her sister Annabelle, 21, and parents Lars, 69, and Vivian, 60.

The newspaper also revealed Craig Whitall, 50, the driver of the other car involved who also died in the crash, had previously been subject to a nine-year driving ban and had at least 10 convictions for driving while disqualified.

The Falkholt parents were killed in the tragic accident when their car collided with another on the NSW coast after a family Christmas at Ulladulla.

The sisters bodies were pulled from the wreckage of the car by witnesses before it burst into flames. Annabelle was sent to Liverpool hospital in a critical condition but died three days later. Jessica had undergone several surgeries including the removal of a kidney and part of her skull but remained in a coma at St George hospital.

The young actress had appeared on "Home and Away" and other Australian series and the accident prompted an outpouring of grief from the entertainment industry and her fans.

It comes just one day after hundreds of people turned out to farewell Lars, Vivian and Annabelle in an emotional funeral in Sydney’s west.