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Post by TTX on Jul 10, 2019 5:31:05 GMT -5
Rip was great. Sad to see him pass. RIP.
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Post by TTX on Jul 10, 2019 21:09:45 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 10, 2019 23:02:49 GMT -5
 Beloved corgi who played Cheddar on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ has died New York City police Capt. Raynond Holt will tell you that his dog Cheddar is “no common b—h.” Outside the fictional world of NBC’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” the same could be said about the corgi who portrayed Holt’s resourceful, loyal and cute AF pup. Stewart, you see, was a he. And he has passed on. Stewart’s owner announced Tuesday on Instagram that the canine thespian died on a California beach after a final meal of In-N-Out burgers. He is survived by his sister and equally talented actress Stella — who, it appears, has since taken over the iconic TV role. |
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 11, 2019 1:36:18 GMT -5
 Willy Wonka Actress Denise Nickerson Dead Aged 62 Denise Nickerson, known for her iconic role as Violet in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, has passed away. Most will remember Nickerson’s legendary role as the gum-chewing Violet Beauregard on the classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. After stints in some sixties and seventies sitcoms and movies, including an episode of the Brady Bunch and 1960s vampire drama, Dark Shadows, Nickerson left acting to pursue a career as a nurse. |
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 11, 2019 1:43:04 GMT -5
 Paul Benjamin, Actor in 'Do the Right Thing,' Dies at 81 He also appeared in 'Midnight Cowboy,' 'Across 110th Street,' 'Escape From Alcatraz' and 'The Station Agent.' Paul Benjamin, the veteran actor who portrayed one of the three wise Brooklyn "cornermen" in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, has died. He was 81. Benjamin died June 28, Lee announced on Instagram. No other details of his death were immediately available. His other noteworthy roles included those of a bank robber who rips off the mafia in Across 110th Street (1972), the father of a folk singer (Roger E. Mosley) in Leadbelly (1976), the embittered prisoner English in Escape From Alcatraz (1979) and Henry, the owner of the model train hobby shop in The Station Agent (2003). Benjamin also starred in the 1979 CBS telefilm I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, based on Maya Angelou's book, and appeared for Robert Townsend in The Five Heartbeats (1991), for John Singleton in Rosewood (1997) and for Bill Duke in Hoodlum (1997). In Do the Right Thing (1989), written and directed by Lee, Benjamin played ML alongside Frankie Faison as Coconut Sid and Robin Harris as Sweet Dick Willie. The trio gather every day against a brick wall under a beach umbrella and serve as a sort of Greek chorus, commenting on the events of the day. Born the youngest of 12 children on New Year's Day 1938 in South Carolina, Benjamin was the son of a preacher. He moved to New York and studied acting at Herbert Berghof's studio and made his film debut playing a bartender in Midnight Cowboy (1969). He appeared on Broadway in Sam Shepard's Operation Sidewinder in 1970 and had small roles in two 1971 releases, The Anderson Tapes, directed by Sidney Lumet, and Born to Win (1971), starring George Segal. Benjamin then lent an air of authority to the blaxploitation films The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) and Pam Grier's Friday Foster (1975). His film résumé also included Richard Pryor's Some Kind of Hero (1982), Barbra Streisand's Nuts (1987) and Clint Eastwood's Pink Cadillac (1989). On television, Benjamin played homeless man Al Ervin on several episodes of ER; showed up on such series as Police Story, Kojak, Law & Order and The Shield; and appeared in telefilms including 1977's One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story with LeVar Burton, 1980's Gideon's Trumpet with Henry Fonda and 1987's The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains with Val Kilmer. |
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Post by TTX on Jul 11, 2019 6:21:22 GMT -5
Very sad to hear about Denise. She was adorable in Willy Wonka and did some other work as well before leaving Hollywood. RIP.
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Post by Bazzy on Jul 11, 2019 12:12:22 GMT -5
 TV Actor Freddie Jones died aged 91 , was a big star in Yorkshire Tv soap "Emmerdale" |
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 11, 2019 12:41:00 GMT -5
The Grim Reaper is on a roll right now
He needs to take a break
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 14, 2019 17:55:47 GMT -5
 Star Trek' actress Stephanie Niznik dead at 52 She's best known for playing Nina Feeney, the neighbor of the Brown family, on the drama series "Everwood" from 2002 - 2006. She also played Perim in the 1998 movie, "Star Trek: Insurrection" and made an appearance on "Star Trek: Enterprise." In 2017, she returned for the show's 15th-anniversary panel at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour. Niznik also has roles in “Nash Bridges," "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Diagnosis Murder." |
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Post by on_the_edge on Jul 14, 2019 21:26:59 GMT -5
Beloved corgi who played Cheddar on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ has died New York City police Capt. Raynond Holt will tell you that his dog Cheddar is “no common b—h.” Outside the fictional world of NBC’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” the same could be said about the corgi who portrayed Holt’s resourceful, loyal and cute AF pup. Stewart, you see, was a he. And he has passed on. Stewart’s owner announced Tuesday on Instagram that the canine thespian died on a California beach after a final meal of In-N-Out burgers. He is survived by his sister and equally talented actress Stella — who, it appears, has since taken over the iconic TV role. This is sad and cute at the same time. |
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