RIP Twin Peaks’ Walter Olkewicz
Walter Olkewicz, one of the stalwarts of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, has died aged 72. In addition to featuring in all the iterations of Lynch’s series as bartender and croupier […]
RIP Paul Ritter
Paul Ritter, whose genre work included the Harry Potter and 007 series, has died aged 54 from a brain tumour. The English stage and screen actor was perhaps best known […]
RIP Myra Frances
Myra Frances, best known to SFB readers for her appearances in Doctor Who and Survivors, has died aged 78. The news was broken by her widower. Peter Egan, on Twitter. […]
RIP Bond and Alien star Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto, who faced Roger Moore’s James Bond in Live and Let Die and played engineer Parker in Ridley Scott’s Alien, has died aged 81. His wife posted the news […]
RIP Henry Darrow
American character actor Henry Darrow has died, aged 87. A familiar face in shows from the 1960s onwards, he had a lead role in The High Chaparral. His genre work […]
RIP Cliff Simon
Cliff Simon, best known for playing Ba’al on Stargate SG-1, has died aged 58. His wife posted a statement on Facebook. “It is with unimaginable heartbreak that I am sharing […]
RIP Norman J Warren
British film director Norman J Warren has passed away aged 78. Warren started his directorial career in sex films but moved over to horror in the mid-1970s, with credits including […]
RIP Highlander producer Peter S. Davis
Peter S. Davis, producer of the original Highlander film and its sequels in various media, has died age 79. Davis is credited with taking the original script and turning it […]
RIP Christopher Plummer
Venerable Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died aged 91. He had a long career on stage and screen, but was probably best remembered for his role as Captain von Trapp […]
RIP Hal Holbrook
Respected American character actor Hal Holbrook has died aged 95. Although perhaps best known for his channelling of Mark Twain over many decades, Holbrook appeared in genre roles including Capricorn […]
RIP screenwriter Leslie Newman
Leslie Newman, who co-wrote the screenplays for the first three Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve, has passed away. Sarah Douglas, who played Ursa in the first two films, passed on […]
RIP Stunt driver Remy Julienne
Remy Julienne, whose driving stunts enlivened multiple Bond films, has died aged 90. Julienne came to fame with his work on The Italian Job, and he contributed memorable driving sequences […]
RIP Mira Furlan
Babylon 5 star Mira Furlan has passed away aged 65. The news was revealed on her twitter account earlier today, and retweeted by B5 creator J Michael Straczynski. Furlan played […]
RIP Peter Mark Richman
American character actor Peter Mark Richman has died aged 93. A familiar face from many genre roles, Richman’s breakout TV role was in the detective drama Cain’s Hundred. He appeared […]
RIP Bond director Michael Apted
Michael Apted, who helmed the 007 movie The World is Not Enough, has died aged 79. Best known for his groundbreaking documentary series, 7-Up and its seven-yearly follow ups, Apted […]
RIP Barbara Shelley
It’s been reported that Barbara Shelley, who appeared in multiple horror movies, has died aged 88. She starred in numerous Hammer movies, including Quatermass and the Pit, The Gorgon, Dracula, […]
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