Deaths of TV/film actor/actresses

moviequeen1 said:
2022
Louise Fletcher- film actress Thieves Like Us, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest{best actress Oscar,gave acceptance speech in sign language, both her parents were born deaf} Lady In Red, Nobody's Fool, Dancing in the Twlight 88
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I didn't know that!

She also played a recurring role in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. It was a little freaky to see Nurse Ratched with another name. The DS9 role was again of a powerful woman of apparent beneficence but manipulative and evil underneath.

Such a good actress.
 

StarSong said:
I didn't know that!

She also played a recurring role in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. It was a little freaky to see Nurse Ratched with another name. The DS9 role was again of a powerful woman of apparent beneficence but manipulative and evil underneath.

Such a good actress.
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HI Starsong, I found her acceptance speech on Youtube a couple months ago, its quite moving Sue
 
Sept 24th:
1981
Patsy Kelly- film actress The Girl From Missouri, Sing Baby, Sing, Broadway Limited, PLease Don't Eat The Daises 71
1984
Neil Hamilton- TV actor best known TV role' Commissioner Gordon' in ABC's 60's series' Batman' 85
2003
Lyle Bettger-film actor Union Station, Drums Across the River, Nevada Smith, Return of the Gunfighter 88
2016
Bill Nunn- film actor Do The Right Thing, Sister Act, Money Train, Runaway Jury, Won't Back Down 63
 

Sept 25th:
1984
Walter Pidgeon- film actor How Green Was My Valley, Mrs. Miniver,That Forsythe Woman, The Last Time I saw Paris, Advise&Consent 87
1987
Mary Astor- film actress Mark of Zorro,The Man With Two Faces,Prisoner of Zenda,The Maltese Falcon,Meet Me In St. Louis, Hush,Hush Sweet Charlotte 81
2003
George Plimpton- film actor Reds, Little Man Tate,Good Will Hunting 76
2005
Don Adams- TV actor best known TV role' Maxwell Smart' in NBC's 60's sitcom spoof of James Bond movies 'Get Smart' 82 The show was co created by Mel Brooks&Buck Henry
 
Sept 26th:
2000
Richard Mulligan- TV/film actor, best known TV role' Burt Campbell' in ABC's sitcom 'Soap' a spoof of soap operas
films: The group,Little Big Man,Meatballs, A Fine Mess 67
2008
Paul Newman- film actor Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, The Long, Hot Summer, Butch Cassidy&The Sundance Kid, The Sting{costars with Robert Redford}, Absence of Malice, The Color of Money,Empire Falls 83
2010
Gloria Stuart- film actress The Invisible Man, Rebecca of Sonnybrook Farm, My Favorite Year, Titantic 100
a co-founder of SAG{Screen Actors Guild}
 
Sept 27th:
1981
Robert Montgomery- film actor The Big House, Private Lives, Made on Broadway, Here Comes Mr Jordan 71
His daughter, Elizabeth was TV/film actress
1985
Lloyd Nolan- film actor The Texas Rangers, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place, Ice Station Zebra,Hannah&Her Sisters 83
2003
Donald O'Connor- film actor, Beau Geste, Francis the Talking Mule movies, Singing in The Rain, Anything Goes, Ragtime,Out To Sea 78
2017
Anne Jeffreys TV/film actress best known TV role' Marion Kerby' in 50's sitcom' Topper'
films: I Married an Angel, Zombies on Broadway, Panic in the City 94
 
moviequeen1 said:
Sept 27th:
1981
Robert Montgomery- film actor The Big House, Private Lives, Made on Broadway, Here Comes Mr Jordan 71
His daughter, Elizabeth was TV/film actress
1985
Lloyd Nolan- film actor The Texas Rangers, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place, Ice Station Zebra,Hannah&Her Sisters 83
2003
Donald O'Connor- film actor, Beau Geste, Francis the Talking Mule movies, Singing in The Rain, Anything Goes, Ragtime,Out To Sea 78
2017
Anne Jeffreys TV/film actress best known TV role' Marion Kerby' in 50's sitcom' Topper'
films: I Married an Angel, Zombies on Broadway, Panic in the City 94
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I never realized Robert Montgomery was the father of Elizabeth/Samantha. Thanks for that tidbit of info.
 
Sept 28th:
1964
Harpo Marx- film actor Animal Crackers, A Night at the Opera,Stage Door Canteen, Love, Happy 75
1966
Eric Fleming- TV actor best known TV role' Gil Favor',trail boss in CBS 60's western' Rawhide'41- drowning
1973
Norma Crane-film actress Tea&Sympathy, Night Gallery, They Call Me Mr Tibbs,Fiddler on the Roof 44
1982
Mabel Albertson- TV/film actress best known TV role' Phyliss Stephens, Darrin's neurotic,interfering mother on ABC 60's sitcom' Bewitched'
films Home Before Dark, Barefoot in the Park 81, older sister of actor Jack Albertson
2021
Tommy Kirk- film actor Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Son of Flubber, Pajama Party, Village of the Giants 79
 
Sept 29th:
1970
Edward Everett Horton-film actor The Front Page, The Gay Divorcee, The Merry Widow, Top Hat, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Its a Mad, Mad, Mad World 84
2007
Lois Maxwell- film actress, best known film role' Miss MoneyPenny' in the 1st 14 James Bond movies{from 1962-1985} 80
2010
Tony Curtis- film actor Sweet Smell of Success, The Defiant Ones, Some like It Hot, Capt Newman, MD,Spartacus 85
2020
Mac Davis- film actor North Dallas 40, Cheaper to Keep Her, The Sting 2
better known as a singer/ songwriter, wrote these hits "In the Ghetto, Memories, Watching Scotty Grow, Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me 78
 
Sept 30th
1955
James Dean-film actor, East of Eden, Rebel With Out a Cause, Giant 24-car crash
He was the 1st actor to receive postmously Oscar nomination for Best Actor-East of Eden
1985
Simone Signoret- French film actress Room at the Top{Best Actress Oscar}, Against the Wind, Ship of Fools, Is Paris Burning? 64
2017
Elizabeth Baur- TV actress best known TV roles 'Teresa O'Brien' in CBS western' Lancer', "Officer Fran Belding' in NBC crime drama 'Ironside' 69
Her 1st cousin is actress, Sharon Gless
 
moviequeen1 said:
Sept 30th
1955
James Dean-film actor, East of Eden, Rebel With Out a Cause, Giant 24-car crash
He was the 1st actor to receive postmously Oscar nomination for Best Actor-East of Eden
1985
Simone Signoret- French film actress Room at the Top{Best Actress Oscar}, Against the Wind, Ship of Fools, Is Paris Burning? 64
2017
Elizabeth Baur- TV actress best known TV roles 'Teresa O'Brien' in CBS western' Lancer', "Officer Fran Belding' in NBC crime drama 'Ironside' 69
Her 1st cousin is actress, Sharon Gless
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it's an amazing thing that a young lad, (James Dean ) who only appeared in 3 movies.. can have died the year I was born, and yet everyone still know his name...
 
Oct 2nd:
1985
Rock Hudson- film actor Magnificent Obsession, Giant, A Farewell to Arms, Pillow Talk, Lover, Come Back, Send Me No Flowers{all 3 co starred with Doris Day}, Ice Station Zebra, Darling Lili 59- 1st well known movie actor to die from complications with AIDS
1994
Harriet Nelson- TV/film actress best known TV role playing herself with husband Ozzie &sons David, Ricky in ABC 1952-1966 sitcom 'Adventures of Ozzie&Harriet'
films: Follow the Fleet, The Life of the Party,Honeymoon Lodge, Hi, Good Lookin 85
2007
George Grizzard- film actor Advise&Consent, Come a Horsemen, Seems Like Old Times, Flags of Our Fathers 79
 
I enjoyed many Rock Hudson movies and remember when he was dying - it shocked the country that the AIDS plague could and would strike down young and old, famous and unknowns. So many tragic losses due to that illness. I don't know anyone who didn't lose at least one relative, friend or neighbor to it. Thank you for the reminder.

Even the most terrible clouds have silver linings. AIDS quickly mobilized the gay community into high visibility to fight the scourge of AIDS. Even in the early days, many brave celebrities, politicians and companies (Disney among them) openly supported their efforts.

Rare indeed is the family/friend who now shuns a member who "comes out." They do so at the great risk of themselves being ostracized by friends and family for showing the awful truth of how conditional their love is.
 
Oct 3rd:
1965
Zachary Scott- film actor Mildred Pierce, Flamingo Road, The Young One, Whiplash 51{brain tumor}
1998
Roddy McDowall- British film actor How Green Was My Valley, Lassie, Come Home, Kidnapped, Cleopatra, Inside Daisy Clover, Planet of the Apes, Around the World in 80 Days, The Glass Harp 70
He was an accomplished photographer, founding member of National Film Preservation Board
2004
Janet Leigh- film actress Touch of Evil, Little Women,Houdini,Prince Valiant, Pete Kelly's Blues, Bye, Bye, Birdie, Psycho,Boardwalk 77
 
Oct 4th:
1989
Graham Chapman- film actor one of the members of Britian's comedy troup'Monty Python'
films The Magic Christian, Monty Python&The Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Yellowbeard 48
2011
Doris Belack TV/film actress best known TV role from 1990-2001,tough, sharp witted 'Judge Barry' on NBC's Law&Order, Law&Order:SVU
films Tootise,Fast Forward, Batteries Not Included, She- Devil, What About Bob? 85
2019
Diahann Carroll- TV/film actress best known TV roles' Julia Baker' in NBC's late 60's early 70's sitcom'Julia', she played widowed nurse with young son. She was the 1st black female to star in her own TV series
'Dominque Deveraux' on ABC's drama' Dynasty'
films:
Carmen Jones, Porgy&Bess, Claudine, Paris Blues, The Split, Eve's Bayou 84
 
Oct 5th:
1981
Gloria Grahame- film actress Its a Wonderful Life, It Happened in Brooklyn, The Bad&The Beautiful, The Greatest Show on Earth 55{ breast cancer}
2004
Rodney Dangerfield- film actor Caddyshack, Back to School, Ladybug, My 5 Wives 82, also known as a stand up comedian with tag line' I Get No Respect'
2011
Charles Napier- film actor Citizen's Band, The Blues Brothers, Married to the Mob, The Silence of the Lambs, The Cable Guy,Extreme Honor 75
2014
Geoffrey Holder- film actor All Night Long, Annie, Dr Doolittle, Live&Let Die,Boomerang,Charlie&The Chocolate Factory{narrator} 84
was spokesperson for soft drink 7Up' in 70's-80's tag line' the Uncola'
 
Oct 6th:
1989
Bette Davis- film actress Of Human Bondage,Dangerous{Best Actress Oscar}, Jezebel{Best Actress Oscar}, Dark Victory,What Ever Happen to Baby Jane, Death on the Nile, The Whales of August 81
1992
Denholm Elliott- British film actor King Rat, A Doll's House, Robin&Marian, The Boys from Brazil, Bourne Identity, Indiana Jones &The Crusade 70
1996
Ted Bessell- TV actor best known TV role' Donald Hollinger' in ABC;s late 60's early 70's sitcom' That Girl'. Ted played Marlo Thomas's boyfriend 61
2000
Richard Farnsworth- film actor The Grey Fox, Comes a Horseman, The Natural, The Two Jakes, Misery 80
He started his career as a stuntman
 
Oct 7th:
1993
Cyril Cusak- British film actor Odd Man Out, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Fahrenheit 451, The Day of the Jackal, My Left Foot, Far&Away 82
2018
Peggy McCay- TV actress best known TV role' Caroline Brady' in NBC's soap opera'Days of Our Lives' 90
 
Oct 8th
1953
Nigel Bruce- British film actor The Scarlet Pimpernel,Treasure Island, Sherlock Holmes movies'39-'43, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Rebecca, Son of Lassie 58
1978
Karl Swenson TV/film actor best known TV role' Lars Hanson',mill owner in NBC drama' Little House on the Prairie' films : The Hanging Tree, Judgement at Nuremberg, Lonely Are the Brave 70
1982
Fernando Lamas- film actor Rich, Young, Pretty, The Law&The Lady, The Merry Widow, Dangerous When Wet,
The Girl Rush 67{cancer} 4th& last wife was swimmer/ actress Esther Williams
Billy Crystal did funny parody of him in SNL skit using Lamas' accent ' You Look Marvelous'
1983
JOan Hackett- film actress The Group, Will Penny, Support Your Local Sheriff, The Last of Sheila, The Terminal Man, Only When I Laugh, One Trick Pony 49{ovarian cancer} ex husband actor Richard Mulligan
1996
William Prince- film actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Network,Family Plot,The Gaulet, Spies Like Us, The Stepford Wives, The Paper 83
 
Oct 9th:
1972
Miram Hopkins-film actress Dr Jekyll& Mr Hyde, The Richest Girl in the World, Barnaby Coast, Becky Sharp,The Heiress, The Children's Hour 69
2000
David Dukes- TV/film actor, TV mini-series' Winds of War'83, 'War&Remembrance' 88
films: A Little Romance, Only When I Laugh,Deadly Intent, Gods&Monsters, Tick Tock 55{heart attack}
2005
Louis Nye- TV/film comedic actor best known TV roles, regular cast member on The Steve Allen Show '56-'61
HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm,played Jeff Garlin's dad
films: The Wheeler Dealers, Good Neighbor Sam, Harper Valley PTA 92
2007
Carol Bruce- film actress Behind the Eight Ball, American Gigolo,Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 87
 

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