Celebrity death thread 2026

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Handy appeared in multiple episodes of Alias, Melrose Place and NYPD Blue and in 60 movies and TV movies including Jumanji, Taps, Logan, Deterrence, Arachnaphobia, Guarding Tess, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Point Of No Return, False Arrest, The Trip, The Rocketeer and The Room Upstairs.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Actor James Handy Killed by Girlfriend’s Son

James Handy, a longtime actor who appeared as the bartender in "Top Gun: Maverick" and had guest roles on dozen of TV shows, was killed Wednesday.

variety.com

 

[Channel98]

Head played Rupert Giles in 121 episodes of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2002) and Rupert Mannion in 20 episodes of Ted Lasso (2020-23) and appeared in 40 movies and TV movies including Scoop, Sparkle, Upgraded, Racing Hearts, Convenience, Death Of A Farmer, The Iron Lady and The Inbetweeners.

Anthony Head, Buffy and Ted Lasso star, dies at 72

https://ew.com/anthony-head-dies-buffy-ted-lasso-star-11991985

 

[HecticArt]

Second for Anthony.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Former Leafs and Flames GM:

Cliff Fletcher dies at 90, was GM of 1989 Cup-winning Flames | NHL.com

Longtime executive was inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 as builder

www.nhl.com

 

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Godfrey appeared in 47 movies and TV movies including Noah, Maurice, Dimensions, Oliver Twist, A Room With A View, Black & White, Clockwise, Foreign Body, The Great Escape, The Count Of Monte Cristo, The Remains Of The Day and The Importance Of Being Earnest.

Patrick Godfrey, actor known for Ever After: A Cinderella Story and Les Misérables, dies at 93

https://people.com/ever-after-actor-patrick-godfrey-dead-at-93-11992659

 

[Channel98]

Cody began in radio in 1971 at age 12, assisting his father, a minister whose sermons aired on WLBN in Lebanon, Kentucky. He later worked at stations in Lexington, Louisville, Orlando and San Antonio and since 1994 had hosted mornings at WSM in Nashville. The first song he played on WSM was If The Good Die Young by Tracy Lawrence – and today Cody died. Cody was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 2008.

Bill Cody, Voice of the Grand Ole Opry, Dead at 67

Bill Cody, the voice of the Grand Ole Opry as an announcer and radio DJ, has died at 67.

www.rollingstone.com

 

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Ferrall appeared on Broadway in two plays and nine musicals including Les Misérables, Beauty & The Beast, Jane Eyre and Mamma Mia! and played Madame Morrible in a 2012-13 national tour of Wicked.

Broadway actress Gina Ferrall dies at 67 after cancer battle

www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/broadway-actress-gina-ferrall-dies-at-67-after-cancer-battle/gm-GM9999E474

 

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Kerry appeared in two Our Gang shorts (1935, 1938), played Margaret Ruggles in 137 episodes of the ABC-TV sitcom The Ruggles (1949-52) and voiced characters in Clutch Cargo, Space Angel and The New 3 Stooges cartoons.

Margaret Kerry, the Model for Tinker Bell in ‘Peter Pan,’ Dies at 97

She also starred opposite Eddie Cantor in ‘If You Knew Susie’ and on the early ABC sitcom ‘The Ruggles’ and did lots of voice work on cartoons.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

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Schell played disc jockey Larry Clarke on Good Morning World (1967-68), Marine private Duke Slater on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-69) and Lester Luster on Down To Earth (1994-95) and appeared in 21 movies and TV movies including Gus, Fatal Instinct, The Shaggy D.A. The Devil & Max Devlin and The Strongest Man In The World.

Ronnie Schell, ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’ and ‘That Girl’ Actor, Dies at 94

Ronnie Schell, the versatile comedic performer known for 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.' and 'That Girl,' died Friday. He was 94.

variety.com

 

[Channel98]

My favorite Gene Shalit quote: "Some films could only have been cast in one way. Screen tests were given and the losers got the parts."

Gene Shalit, ‘TODAY’ show movie critic, dies at 100

He stood out from the broadcast television crowd with his colorful bowties, puffy hair and movie reviews studded with cheeky puns.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[kingchuck69]

Second.

 

[Madison]

Schell played disc jockey Larry Clarke on Good Morning World (1967-68), Marine private Duke Slater on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964-69) and Lester Luster on Down To Earth (1994-95) and appeared in 21 movies and TV movies including Gus, Fatal Instinct, The Shaggy D.A. The Devil & Max Devlin and The Strongest Man In The World.

Ronnie Schell, ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’ and ‘That Girl’ Actor, Dies at 94

Ronnie Schell, the versatile comedic performer known for 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.' and 'That Girl,' died Friday. He was 94.

variety.com

I will second. Fan of "That Girl" and the Opening TV Theme of "Gomer Pyle" has the same ending "Da Da Da Dum" as "Star Trek The Next Generation"

 

[scotchandcigar]

My favorite Gene Shalit quote: "Some films could only have been cast in one way. Screen tests were given and the losers got the parts."

Gene Shalit, ‘TODAY’ show movie critic, dies at 100

He stood out from the broadcast television crowd with his colorful bowties, puffy hair and movie reviews studded with cheeky puns.

www.nbcnews.com

Third.

 

[Channel98]

Fan of "That Girl"

What I remember most about That Girl is a braless Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) flying a kite in the opening credits.

 

[HecticArt]

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/fi...imming-pool-broke-records-dies-at-88-21be9bec

David Hockney, a Trans-Atlantic Titan of Art, Dies at 88​

 

[Madison]

2nd
I will see if they have a book of his works at the library