RIP Richard Hatch
Battlestar Galactica star Richard Hatch has died aged 71. Hatch starred as Captain Apollo in the original 1978 series, and was a fervent proponent of the show’s return, going so […]
RIP Sir John Hurt
British acting legend Sir John Hurt has died aged 77. The actor had been battling cancer for some time, and passed away on January 27. He was known to genre […]
RIP Miguel Ferrer
Robocop, Twin Peaks and most recently NCIS: Los Angeles star Miguel Ferrer has died aged 61 from throat cancer. From an entertainment background, Ferrer appeared in many genre films and […]
RIP Rodney Bennett
British TV director Rodney Bennett, who helmed three classic serials starring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, has died aged 81. Bennett directed two of Baker’s key early stories – The […]
RIP William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty, probably best known for writing The Exorcist, has died, aged 89. On January 13, William Friedkin, the director of the 1973 movie based on the book, tweeted: “William […]
RIP Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher, renowned for her role as Princess Leia in four Star Wars films, but also celebrated as a script doctor, has died aged 60. The news was confirmed on […]
RIP Richard Adams
Richard Adams, creator of Watership Down, Shardik and The Plague Dogs, has died aged 96. Adams was a civil servant who wrote in his spare time until Watership Down – […]
RIP Peter Vaughan
Celebrated British actor Peter Vaughan has died at the age of 93. “This is to confirm that very sadly Peter Vaughan has passed away at approximately 10.30 [GMT] this morning. […]
RIP Van Williams
Van Williams, who played masked crimefighter the Green Hornet on TV in the 1960s, has died aged 82. His wife confirmed that he passed away from kidney failure on November […]
RIP Fritz Weaver
Veteran stage and screen actor Fritz Weaver has died, aged 90. The highly acclaimed actor is perhaps best remembered for his role in the 1978 drama Holocaust, for which he […]
RIP John Carson
Respected character actor John Carson has died aged 89. Born in Ceylon, Carson made his film debut in 1947, and appeared in many horror movies for Hammer and other producers, […]
RIP Land of the Giants’ Don Marshall
Don Marshall, who co-starred in Irwin Allen’s Land of the Giants and had a key guest role in the original Star Trek, has died aged 80. Marshall was seen as […]
RIP Michael Massee
Michael Massee, who appeared in The Crow and The Amazing Spider-Man movies, has died. He was 61. Massee will sadly be best remembered for inadvertently firing a live round at Brandon […]
RIP Steve Dillon
Comics legend Steve Dillon has died suddenly at the age of 54. Currently best known for co-creating Preacher, which has had a successful run on AMC, Dillon’s art graced hundreds of […]
RIP Batman the Movie director Leslie Martinson
Leslie Martinson, who directed numerous episodes of genre shows as well as the 1966 Batman movie, died on September 3rd aged 101. Among his hundreds of credits were episodes of […]
RIP Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder, loved by genre fans for his roles as Willy Wonka and Dr Frederick Frankenstein, has died aged 83. Wilder came up with the idea of the Creature (played […]
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