RIP Christopher Benjamin
British character actor Christopher Benjamin has died aged 90. Best known to genre fans for his role as Henry Gordon Jago in Doctor Who’s The Talons of Weng-Chiang, a role […]
British character actor Christopher Benjamin has died aged 90. Best known to genre fans for his role as Henry Gordon Jago in Doctor Who’s The Talons of Weng-Chiang, a role […]
Prolific British author, and regular contributor to Sci-Fi Bulletin, David A. McIntee has died aged 55. McIntee contributed numerous books to the Doctor Who ranges for Virgin and BBC Books, […]
American actor Tony Todd – known to genre fans for his multiple roles in SF and horror – has died aged 69. From Candyman to the Final Destination franchise, with […]
British actor David Graham, probably best known for voicing “Nosey” Parker on Thunderbirds, has died aged 99. He also voiced other characters for the original Thunderbirds including Brains and Kyrano, […]
James Earl Jones was an absolute giant in his field. An extraordinarily prolific and talented actor, his long career included at least two all-time iconic roles. He was never less […]
James Darren, who starred in The Time Tunnel and as Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has died aged 88. Darren was a teen idol and pop singer […]
William Russell, who played one of the very first companions on Doctor Who, has died aged 99. Russell – who also worked as Russell Enoch – played Ian Chesterton from […]
American director Roger Corman has died aged 98. Hailed as a “giant of independent film making”, Corman contributed vastly to the genre, as well as giving early work to many […]
Ron Harper, who played astronaut Alan Virdon in the 1974 Planet of the Apes TV series, has died aged 91. As well as the apes show, which Harper said descended […]
Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell, best known for his roles in Captain Marvel and Star Trek: Discovery, has died aged 49. His family posted the news on social media. Mitchell played […]
British actress Pamela Salem, renowned for her work on Doctor Who and Into the Labyrinth, has died aged 80. Salem appeared in three Doctor Who stories – vocally in The […]
British actor Michael Jayston, who played the Valeyard opposite Colin Baker’s Doctor and James Bond for Radio 4, has died aged 88. Jayston was a familiar face on British screens […]
Actor and director Carl Weathers has died aged 76. Although perhaps best known generally for his role in the Rocky saga, he had a long genre resume, culminating in appearances […]
Hinton Battle, who played the demon Sweet in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode Once More, With Feeling, has died aged 67. He also played Thames (the Evil Leaper’s […]
American actor Gary Graham, who starred in the Alien Nation TV series as well as Star Trek: Enterprise, has died aged 73. His former wife Susan Lavelle announced the news […]
Canadian movie director Norman Jewison has died aged 97. Jewison’s directorial career saw him helm movies in many different genres, including musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar and Fiddler on […]