RIP Mission: Impossible’s Steven Hill
Steven Hill, who played Dan Briggs, the first leader of the IMF on Mission: Impossible, has died aged 94. Hill started in radio, and moved to television in its very […]
RIP Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker, best known for playing R2-D2 in the Star Wars saga, has died aged 81. Baker appeared in the first six movies inside the diminutive droid, as well as […]
RIP Jerry Doyle
Jerry Doyle, who played Chief Garibaldi on J Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5, has died, aged 60. A tweet was posted to his account around 5 pm UK time on July […]
RIP director Tom Clegg
Prolific British TV director Tom Clegg, who helmed episodes of Space: 1999, has died aged 81. Clegg directed the two-part story Bringers of Wonder, regarded as one of the high […]
RIP Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin, who played Pavel Chekov in the reboot of Star Trek, has been killed in a car accident. The 27 year old actor was killed in a fatal collision […]
RIP Arthur Provis
Arthur Provis, the last surviving director of AP Films, has died. Born in 1925, Provis teamed up with Gerry Anderson to create AP (Anderson/Provis) Films, and together they worked on […]
RIP Bond director Guy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton, who directed four James Bond films, has died, aged 93. Sir Roger Moore revealed the news on Twitter on April 21st. Hamilton directed Moore in his first two […]
RIP Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas, best known to genre fans as the eponymous Blake in Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7, has died aged 71 of heart failure. The news was reported on Blake’s 7 […]
RIP Star Wars’ Erik Bauersfeld
Erik Bauersfeld, who voiced both Bib Fortuna and Admiral Ackbar in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 93. The voice actor originally auditioned for the role of Yoda, but Frank Oz got that part. He was initially uncredited as the Admiral in Return of the Jedi but fans’ constant repetition of his most famous line, “It’s a trap!” brought him […]
RIP Sir Ken Adam
Sir Ken Adam, renowned for his work on Dr. Strangelove and the early Bond series, has died at the age of 95. Born in Germany, Adam moved to the UK […]
RIP Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica’s Gary Hutzel
Visual effects supremo Gary Hutzel has died, aged 60. Hutzel was best known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the reboot of Battlestar Galactica. For many […]
RIP Avenger Jon Rollason
Jon Rollason, who appeared opposite Patrick Macnee in early episodes of The Avengers, has died aged 84. Rollason stepped in to play Dr. Martin King in three stories in the […]
RIP Douglas Slocombe
Legendary cinematographer Douglas Slocombe has passed away at the age of 103 following a fall. Renowned for his work with Steven Spielberg on the first three Indiana Jones movies, Slocombe […]
RIP Frank Finlay
Respected British stage and screen actor Frank Finlay has died, aged 89. Although renowned for his mainstream work, Finlay’s career was bookended with genre appearances, with one of his earliest […]
RIP David G. Hartwell
Highly respected editor David G. Hartwell has died following a massive brain hemorrhage. The news was confirmed on the Tor Books website on the evening of January 20th. Hartwell had been […]
RIP Robert Banks Stewart
Robert Banks Stewart, creator of the Zygons and the Krynoids for Doctor Who, has died at the age of 84. A prolific writer, he worked on Danger Man, Adam Adamant Lives! and The Avengers in the 1960s alongside episodes of Undermind, as well as many spy and detective series in later years including Jason King, The Protectors, Callan and The Sweeney. He was the creator […]
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