RIP Lance Reddick
American actor Lance Reddick, best known to genre fans for his role in Fringe, has died aged 60. Reddick was a familiar face on screen, appearing in the John Wick […]
RIP Bert I. Gordon
Prolific B-movie director Bert I. Gordon has died aged 100. Gordon’s genre work ranged from The Cyclops (1957), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) and its sequel Beginning of the End […]
RIP Topol
Chaim Topol, who starred in a couple of key genre movies in the 1980s, has died aged 87. Although best known for his work in musicals, notably as Tevye in […]
RIP Christopher Fowler
British writer Christopher Fowler has died, just short of his 70th birthday. Fowler is probably best known for his Bryant & May series of detective novels, but across his long […]
RIP Ricou Browning
Ricou Browning, the original Creature from the Black Lagoon, has died aged 93. In addition to playing the Gill-Man in the 1954 movie and its two sequels, Browning was involved […]
RIP Raquel Welch
Fantastic Voyage star Raquel Welch has died aged 82. Her roles in two 1960s genre movies – Fantastic Voyage and 1 Million Years BC – shot her to fame, and […]
RIP Writer & Producer Jeff Vlaming
Writer and producer Jeff Vlaming, who contributed to multiple genre shows during his career, has died aged 63. Vlaming is perhaps best known for his time on Fringe and The […]
RIP Burt Bacharach
Bond composer – and Austin Powers inspiration – Burt Bacharach has died aged 94. Bacharach’s hundreds of compositions included the music for the 1967 Casino Royale including the instrumental title […]
RIP Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon, who starred in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, has died aged 83. The Spielberg UFO movie wasn’t the actress’ only contribution to the genre – she was […]
RIP Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams from the 1960s TV series, has died aged 64. Loring’s version of the character influenced the portrayals in both the 1990s movies and the […]
RIP Annie Wersching
Annie Wersching, best known for her roles on 24 and Star Trek Picard, has died aged 45, She was already diagnosed with cancer when she took the role of the […]
RIP Stephen Greif
Stephen Greif, who played Roj Blake’s implacable opponent Travis for the first season of Blake’s 7, has died, aged 78. The news was announced by his agent. In addition to […]
RIP director Gabrielle Beaumont
British director Gabrielle Beaumont, who helmed episodes of three different Star Trek series, has died aged 80. Beaumont travelled to the US in 1980 where she was hired by Aaron […]
RIP Angelo Badalamenti
Composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known to genre fans for his work with David Lynch, has died aged 85. Starting as a vocal coach on Blue Velvet, Badalamenti quickly became the […]
RIP Chris Boucher
It’s being reported that Doctor Who, Blake’s 7 and Star Cops writer Chris Boucher has died aged 79. He created Star Cops for BBC Two in 1987, having previously been […]
RIP Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley, who originated the role of Saavik in the Star Trek movies, has died aged 71. Although best known for her comedy work later in her career, Alley appeared […]
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