RIP Harlan Ellison
Famed American writer Harlan Ellison has died, aged 84. The news was broken on Twitter by family friend, Christine Valada, widow of Len Wein: Susan Ellison has asked me to […]
RIP Eunice Gayson
Eunice Gayson, who played 007’s first big-screen conquest, has died aged 90. Gayson appeared as Sylvia Trench in the first two films, Dr No and From Russia With Love. Plans […]
RIP Trevor Preston
British writer Trevor Preston, who created cult ITV series Ace of Wands, has died aged 79. Although best known for his TV crime shows such as Out and Fox, Preston […]
RIP Peter Miles
Peter Miles, best known for his roles on Doctor Who including Davros’s right hand man Nyder in Genesis of the Daleks, has died aged 89. The news was announced via […]
RIP 007 director Lewis Gilbert
Director Lewis Gilbert, best known to genre fans for his three James Bond movies You Only Live Twice, its remake The Spy Who Loved Me, and Moonraker, has died aged […]
RIP composer Jóhann Jóhannsson
Award-winning Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has died aged 48. Tim Husom, his manager, provided the following statement: “I’m so very sad. Today, I lost my friend who was one of the […]
RIP Jeremy Wilkin
Jeremy Wilkin, the voice of Virgil Tracy for the second season and feature films of Thunderbirds, has died aged 87. In addition to his role on Thunderbirds, Wilkin also played […]
RIP Ursula K. Le Guin
Renowned fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin has died, aged 88, her son has confirmed. Hailed as a superbly imaginative creator and major stylist by Harold Bloom, Le Guin was […]
RIP Peter Wyngarde
Peter Wyngarde, who starred in writer Jason King in ITC’s Department S and the character’s own series, has died. Wyngarde started acting professionally shortly after the Second World War and […]
RIP David Fisher
Writer David Fisher, who contributed four scripts to the Tom Baker era of Doctor Who, has died aged 88. Fisher wrote for many different series during his career, including The […]
RIP Dudley Simpson
Renowned screen composer Dudley Simpson has passed away, aged 95. The news was confirmed by one of his successors as Doctor Who composer, Mark Ayres. It is with great sadness […]
RIP director Paddy Russell
Paddy Russell, whose directing career included some highly revered classic Doctor Who stories, has died aged 89. Russell is best known to genre fans for her work on Doctor Who […]
RIP Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice, known best to genre fans as Father in the 1980s version of Beauty and the Beast, has died at the age of 94. The veteran British character actor […]
RIP Stage Doctor, Trevor Martin
Trevor Martin, who played the role of the Doctor in the 1973/4 stage play Doctor and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday, has passed away. Martin reprised the role […]
RIP Harry Dean Stanton
Highly esteemed American character actor Harry Dean Stanton has died of natural causes aged 91. Hailed as the quintessential American actor by The Hollywood Reporter, Stanton went into acting after […]
RIP Len Wein
Multiple award-winning comic book legend Len Wein has died aged 69, a few days after heart surgery. DC confirmed the news. DC mourns the passing of @LenWein, dear friend & […]
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