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Scottish actor Prentis Hancock, well known to genre fans for his roles in Doctor Who and Space: 1999, has died aged 83. Hancock appeared in Doctor Who serials with Jon […]
Scottish actor Prentis Hancock, well known to genre fans for his roles in Doctor Who and Space: 1999, has died aged 83. Hancock appeared in Doctor Who serials with Jon […]
American writer Peter David has died, at the age of 68. David was an accomplished figure in the genre, with celebrated runs on many comicbooks, including 12 years on The […]
Doctor Who and Willow star Jean Marsh has died aged 90. Marsh played three key roles in Doctor Who, as Joanna and Sara Kingdom opposite William Hartnell’s Doctor, and as […]
American actor Robert Trebor, best known to genre fans for playing Salmoneus in Hercules and Xena, has died aged 71. Trebor became well known for his portrayal of David Berkowitz, […]
American actor Val Kilmer, whose roles included both Batman and Simon Templar in the 1997 version of The Saint, has died aged 65. Kilmer was perhaps best known for his […]
Gene Hackman, hailed by many for providing the best portrayal of Superman’s enemy Lex Luthor on screen, has died aged 95. He played Luthor in three of the Superman movies […]
Star Trek and Transformers writer Roberto “Bob” Orci has died, aged 51. Orci, with his writing partner Alex Kurtzman, worked on multiple genre shows and films over the years, starting […]
Visionary director David Lynch has died at the age of 78. His family posted on social media on January 16: ‘It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce […]
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 […]