R.I.P. CELEBRITY DEATHS 2020(NON WRESTLERS)

[on_the_edge]

Murder is bad enough but a 70 year old. And in the back.

I hope they get caught and spend a long time in jail being someone's girlfriend.

[jimsteel]

Actor Martin Milner, a.k.a. Officer Pete Malloy answered his last call in Adam -12. He passed away last night at the age of 83.

[TTX]

RIP Martin. Used to love Adam-12.

[jimsteel]

Clark Middleton, Actor in ‘The Blacklist,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 63

Actor, director and producer Clark Middleton, who appeared in “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” “The Blacklist” and “Snowpiercer,” died Sunday as a result of West Nile Virus

n television, Middleton appeared in recurring roles on “Law & Order,” “Twin Peaks” and, most recently, “The Blacklist,” where he played the irritable DMV boss Glen Carter. On the 2017 Showtime revival of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks,” he played Charlie, the sleepy husband of Audrey (Sherilyn Fenn). He told Indiewire in 2017 he didn’t even have to audition for the role. “I thought I would enjoy being in that world. It was the sort of world I thought I could fit in as an actor.

Throughout his career, Middleton worked with prominent directors including Quentin Tarantino in “Kill Bill Vol. 2,” Ang Lee in “Taking Woodstock,” Bong Joon Ho in “Snowpiercer” and Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez in “Sin City.” Among his big-screen credits was Academy Award-winning “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).”

He also wrote and directed original work for both the screen and stage, where he got his start.

Middleton began working as an actor in New York in 1983, making his theatrical debut in three plays with late Emmy award-winning actor and Broadway star Geraldine Page. With his debut on Broadway, he portrayed Hugo in the Tony-nominated revival of “The Iceman Cometh” with Denzel Washington.

In the past 30 years, his extensive stage experience took him across the country, where he performed in major theaters in New York City and Los Angeles, including his one-person critically acclaimed play “Miracle Mile.” He also created roles for playwrights Sam Shepard, John Guare and John Belluso, among others.

Middleton, a lifetime member of the Actors Studio, taught acting for more than 20 years in New York City. He also lived with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis for more than 50 years and was a spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation.

[jimsteel]

Armelia McQueen Dies: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin”, ‘Ghost’ Actress Was 68

Armelia McQueen, who rose to Broadway stardom with her debut in 1978’s Ain’t Misbehavin’ and played the sister of Whoopi Goldberg’s haunted character in 1990’s Ghost, died Saturday. She was 68.

Her death was confirmed by her friend Dorian Hannaway in a Facebook post Sunday. “My dear friend Armelia crossed over yesterday,” Hannaway wrote. “She leaves us cherishing her memory as she was one of the greatest friends you could ever have. The only thing bigger than her beautiful soul was her extraordinary talent. She gave us such joy in her many turns on the Broadway stage as well as her film and TV roles. She was brilliant in Ain’t Misbehavin’ and so many other shows.”

On film, McQueen had roles in 1976’s Sparkle and several others before appearing as Clara Brown, sister of Goldberg’s Oda Mae Brown, in the hit movie Ghost. Subsequent film roles included 1998’s Bulworth and 1999’s Life.

McQueen had her most prolific career in television, starring as the Red Queen in Disney Channel’s 1990s series Adventures in Wonderland, and making appearances in Martin, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, All About the Andersons, That’s So Raven, JAG and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. She played the recurring role of Shula Whitaker in The CW’s 2011-15 series Hart of Dixie.

[TTX]

Saw clips of her on the Wonderland show and she was quite entertaining. RIP.

[jimsteel]

Eddie Van Halen passed away at 65 from cancer

[on_the_edge]

Oct 5, 2020 18:42:51 GMT -5 TTX said:

RIP Martin. Used to love Adam-12.

FYI MeTV airs episodes during the week at 5 and 5:30 PM EST.

[TTX]

Rough rough year gets rougher. RIP Eddie.

[lucifer]

If you've listened to any rock or metal song recorded after 1978, you've heard Eddie Van Halen's incalculable influence on music. Legend. Icon. Pioneer. Godspeed, Edward.