RIP Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher, the director of The Lost Boys and two Batman movies, has died aged 80. In a career that covered multiple genres, Schumacher wrote the screenplays for two fantasy […]
RIP Ian Holm
Ian Holm, perhaps best known to genre fans for his roles in the original Alien and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died aged 88. The news was passed […]
RIP Denny O’Neil
The legendary comics writer and editor Dennis “Denny” O’Neil has passed away, aged 81. Famed for his work at both DC and Marvel, O’Neil’s work for DC on the Batman […]
RIP Richard Herd
RIchard Herd, best known to genre fans for his role in the original V and Star Trek: Voyager, has died aged 87. Herd played the Supreme Commander of the Visitor […]
RIP Wally K. Daly
Wally K Daly, whose many scripts included the unproduced Doctor Who season 23 story The Ultimate Evil, has died aged 79 Toby Hadoke reported the news. Daly was a prolific […]
RIP Re-Animator’s Stuart Gordon
American writer and director Stuart Gordon, who wrote and helmed cult classics including Re-Animator, has died aged 72. In addition to his horror work – which also included From Beyond […]
RIP Lyle Waggoner
Lyle Waggoner, who played Colonel Steve Trevor (and his son, also conveniently named Steve) in the 1970s Wonder Woman series, has died aged 84. Waggoner appeared opposite Lynda Carter’s Wonder […]
RIP Max von Sydow
Revered actor Max von Sydow has died, aged 90. In his long and varied career, the Swedish born French actor appeared in numerous films connected to the SF, fantasy and […]
RIP The Wild Wild West’s Robert Conrad
Robert Conrad, star of The Wild Wild West and A Man Called Sloane, has died aged 84. Conrad was best known for playing James West opposite Ross Martin’s Artemis Gordon […]
RIP Kirk Douglas
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Saturn 3 star Kirk Douglas has died, aged 103. Although best known for his work outside the genre in films such as Spartacus, in […]
RIP Supermarionation’s Alan Pattillo
Alan Pattillo, writer, script editor and director for multiple Supermarionation series, has died at the age of 90. Pattillo directed the opening episode of Thunderbirds – Trapped in the Sky […]
RIP Christopher Tolkien
Christopher Tolkien, who has been the guardian of his father JRR Tolkien’s legacy for decades, has died aged 95. His passing was reported in his local paper, Var-Martin. The third […]
RIP Syd Mead
Renowned visual futurist Syd Mead has died, aged 86. In addition to Blade Runner and Tron, for which he is best known, the visual concept artist had credits on multiple […]
RIP Doctor Who script editor Donald Tosh
Donald Tosh, script editor of Doctor Who during the William Hartnell era, has died 84. Tosh worked with the first two producers of Doctor Who, Verity Lambert and John Wiles, […]
RIP René Auberjonois
René Auberjonois, best known to genre fans as Constable Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has died aged 79. The veteran actor’s appearance in the third live action Star […]
RIP Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore, best known to genre fans as the voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio and TV series, has died, aged 81. […]
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