R.I.P. The thread of death....celebrity or otherwise

[Daehawk]

Donald Sutherland passes at 88

Dude was awesome in everything he was in. RIP.

Awwwwww me and my wife loved him. He was great in everything and made every film he was in a winner. I just saw him last night in The Italian Job remake. Danggit. He was in so much of what we watched over the decades. His look and voice were instantly recognizable. Gonna miss him. Big actor, great guy. RIP

[Daveman]

[Rumpy]

His look and voice were instantly recognizable. Gonna miss him. Big actor, great guy. RIP

He was right up there with Christopher Plummer as one of the great Canadian actors that have been recent lost. Not that many of them left now.

[Kraken]

One of my favorite actors of his generation. RIP and thanks for all the characters you brought to life.

+1

This was unexpected. Though these days every one of my favorite actors probably should be on the expected list. But he was so great to watch. RIP indeed. And thanks for the memories.

It's odd...88 year old man dies, and yet I was caught off guard. Guess I thought Sutherland was forever.

[Daehawk]

His look and voice were instantly recognizable. Gonna miss him. Big actor, great guy. RIP

He was right up there with Christopher Plummer as one of the great Canadian actors that have been recent lost. Not that many of them left now.

Well Shatner is in his 90s. About now You're wondering if I'm serious.

[dbt1949]

"great Canadian actors"

Shatner?

[hepcat]

"great Canadian actors"

Shatner?

Spoiler:

[Rumpy]

Yeah, Shatner. Will be truly the end of an era when he passes. But like I said, we lost most of our high-profile older actors now - Christopher Plummer (2021), Donald Sutherland (2024), and Gordon Pinsent (2023), all three which I've long considered to be pillars in the Canadian acting world. The last one might not be as familiar to Americans, but he was just as prolific. Probably would be recognised for being in Red Green. Both Sutherland and Pinsent were in the Pillars of the Earth miniseries together.

[disarm]

Gordon Pinsent (2023)...might not be as familiar to Americans, but he was just as prolific. Probably would be recognised for being in Red Green.

The Red Green show was brilliant, but I can't say that I know him from anything else.

[Rumpy]

Probably because he was in more independent productions.

[Blackhawk]

Shatner is 93. Takei and Koenig are both 87. The next few years are likely to be hard on Star Trek fans.

[Brian]

I just wanted to add that every tank driver I've ever met (which is only three but still...) said they wanted to be a tank driver because of Oddball.

[Blackhawk]

The only tank driver I've ever met (Vietnam era) liked to talk about how they'd open up the ventilation system, fill it full of pot, then sit there inside the tank with the ventilation masks on.

So... yeah. Same thing.

[McNutt]

It makes sense when you think about it, but I can't believe Chekov is 87. He always seemed so young.

[Blackhawk]

He did. He was put on the show to try to draw in the Beatles/Monkees audience, which is why he was cast so young (when he first appeared 57 years ago.)

[Isgrimnur]

WALTER KOENIG ANNOUNCES HIS FINAL TELEVISION SERIES

From the producers and writers who brought you Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, Star Trek: Renegades, Walter Koenig’s InAlienable, Renegades: The Requiem and Cozmo’s Thirsty Tentacle Bar and Grill comes a compelling new streaming series — “Manhattan Transfer.” It is based on the Hugo Award Finalist novel by John E. Stith.
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Manhattan Transfer is a 60+ minute pilot episode for a new science fiction streaming/cable series. Our team is independently producing the pilot and will be funding the production via investors, equity funding, and BackerKit.

[Daehawk]

Why did you put it in the RIP thread of death thread?? geezus u scared me!!

[Blackhawk]

Because Star Trek never dies.

[Isgrimnur]

Shifty Shellshock, Crazy Town Frontman and ‘Butterfly’ Singer, Dies at 49

According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website, Shellshock — whose birth name was Seth Binzer — died at his residence on Monday. A cause has not yet been disclosed.

[YellowKing]

When "Butterfly" came out my wife and I were dating. We went into Walmart because she wanted to buy the "Butterfly" single or album but she had no clue who the band was or what the name of the song was. She asks the Walmart guy that works in the electronics department, and he has no clue what she's talking about. Exasperated, she finally starts singing the song and doing the dance right there in the middle of the electronics section.

It was both the cutest and cringe-iest thing I'd ever seen, so of course I asked her to marry me shortly thereafter.

P.S. Her performance worked, and she walked out with the CD single.

[Isgrimnur]

[Isgrimnur]

Multiple people could face charges in Matthew Perry’s death: reports

Law enforcement sources recently told PEOPLE magazine, NBC News, and ABC News that a federal probe into who supplied the “Friends” actor with ketamine before he died could lead to charges against multiple people. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.

[Hrothgar]

I don't know how big he was outside of Texas, but here, he was a legend.

Kinky Friedman

[Max Peck]

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75

Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” has died. She was 75.

Duvall died Thursday in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas, her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, announced. The cause was complications of diabetes, said her friend, the publicist Gary Springer.

[hepcat]

I feel like I should rewatch The Shining again. Such a great, great movie...and a great performance by Shelley Duvall.

[LordMortis]

She was made to be Olive Oyl. RIP

[McNutt]

When I was younger I really liked her Fairy Tale Theater show. And definitely in the Shining and Roxanne.

[Unagi]

She was made to be Olive Oyl. RIP

Truly


RIP

[Daehawk]

Another great person. She always seemed so kind and humble for a star. As a kid I saw Popeye and found her to look just liek the cartoon character..which is to say kinda strange. But she was a good one and will be missed. RIP Shelley.

[AWS260]

R.I.P., Dr. Ruth.

[Unagi]

Wow, she is a legend.

o7

[hepcat]

I honestly thought she had passed away years ago.

RIP to an often hilarious woman who dominated talk shows back in the day.

[Kraken]

I "met" her once at a book signing, where "met" means stood in line, handed her a book, and paid her a compliment while she signed it. I don't remember if she even glanced up when she handed my book back.

[Unagi]

I "met" her once at a book signing, where "met" means stood in line,

Oh, thank goodness. I wasn't sure where that was maybe headed.

[Rumpy]

I honestly thought she had passed away years ago.

You're maybe thinking of Sue Johanson, Canada's version of Ruth, who died last year. They were both quite similar, in that they really got down to telling like it is.

[Daehawk]

Couldn't separate her name from sex. She said it like it was. Little but powerful. RIP girl! Fly high hon.

[Alefroth]

Richard Simmons today, too. Two iconic figures.

[Rumpy]

Damn. Do you figure he's sweating to the oldies up there?

[Sudy]

My grandfather worked in radio and media and had a story about a time he was to introduce Richard Simmons at an event. As they rode together in the limo, Simmons had an emotional breakdown and, sobbing, rested his head in my grandfather's lap. My grandfather was an extremely friendly, welcoming man and did his best to comfort him, but it was obviously a very uncomfortable situation. Apparently, when they arrived at the event, Simmons instantaneously transformed back into his gregarious, energetic public persona.

[Unagi]

Well, when Shelley died, I didn't think Dr.Ruth and Richard Simmons would be the two she'd be put with.