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Legendary actor, known best for his portrayal of George Feeny in Boy Meets World. He'll be 95 next March!

Is an acting couple just standing in until the proper couple gets back?

Kane Tanaka surpassed Josefa Salas Mateo's time as World's Oldest Living Person (3 years, 47 days). There are only two longer records: Jeanne Calment's (9 years, 205 days) and Mary Kelly's (5 years, 36 days)

Guardian obit for Olivia Jordan née Matthews, aged 102. WWII veteran who acted as a chauffeur and translator for Charles de Gaulle during his time in London.

Vera Fusek gets a Telegraph obit. Quite surprised, but pleasantly so.

Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning actor and co-star of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has died. He was 94. Constantine won his award for the TV series Room 222. A DDP pick, too. https://www.readingeagle.com/2021/09/08/michael-constantine-reading-native-dies-actor-my-big-fat-greek-wedding/

I was sure Myfanwy Talog, David Jason's partner for many years before her death from cancer aged 50 had been in the odd episode but she's not. I wonder if there is a general John Sullivan curse, none of the main male actors in Dear John reached 70 and Diane Bull who was in the mostly forgotten Sitting Pretty died aged only 46. The cast of Citizen Smith seem to have escaped it though. Edit - I know there isn't really a curse and any programme which ran for years and with a long cast blah di blah, I just find interesting to note these things.

Jerry Blair, a record executive who had a hand in the success of artists like Mariah Carey, Will Smith and Ricky Martin, has died. He was 60. Blair died from COVID-19 complications. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9626309/jerry-blair-dead-columbia-records-latin-music/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Heart attacks and strokes are most common causes.

I posted this on here at the time, but worth repeating. I saw Lamont walking round Hyde Park last year during lockdown. He looked healthy. I would exclude him for several years at least.

I saw this last night, and thought he'd make a good DDP pick. So good, in fact, that I've picked him for the last five years .

Sudden deaths have always happened even at younger ages. My uncle was 57 and with apparently no health issues when he died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack.

Amanda Holden dead.

Slim Jong-un

And he didn't. Michael Constantine (wiki) has died aged 94. Passed away on 31st August but only announced now. Cause given as simply "natural causes". Bess Meisler, 98, who played his mother(!) in the film survives him.

another daniel-san hit https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/michael-constantin-dies-at-age-94/221401/ 1921 Walter Mirsch/ Betty Reid Soskin 1922 Whitney Von Nieda/Lucia Hiriart 1923 Bob Dole/Baroness Jill Knight 1924 Jozef Tomko/Amalia Aguilar 1925 Michel Bouquet/ Mildred Kornman 1926 Jiang Zemin /Dorothy Steel 1927 Bud Grant /Shirley Hughes 1928 Henry Silva/Estelle Harris 1929l John Woodvine /Lata Mengashkar 1930 Gordon Pinsent/Dolores Huerta

Bill White, who wrestled mostly as a job guy in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died. He was 76. White fought in a number of territories in the U.S. and Canada. https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/09/07/bill-white-dead-at-76-was-journeyman-wrestler-cribbage-champ/

As you mention him, Ray Illingworth isn't a bad shout either for 2022.

Please refer to him by his proper name, "I Thought That Was Keith Barron".

Ok, so after all this chat about the Only Fools curse, I thought I'd do some digging and I've created this (not exhaustive) list. Main cast members who are dead are listed first, then the rest by age. I also checked up on some people who struck me as having roles in notable episodes, but as I said, it's not exhaustive: Buster Merryfield (Uncle Albert Trotter) - b. 27/11/20, d. 23/6/99, aged 79 (brain tumour) Roy Heather (Sid, the cafe owner) - b. 20/5/35, d. 3/9/14, aged 79 (undisclosed cause) Lennard Pearce (Grandad Trotter) - b. 9/2/15, d. 15/12/84, aged 69 (heart attack) Roger Lloyd-Pack (Trigger) - b. 8/2/44, d. 15/1/14, aged 69 (pancreatic cancer) Kenneth MacDonald (Mike "The Barman" Fisher) - b. 20/11/51, d. 6/8/01, aged 59 (heart attack) John Challis (Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce) - b. 16/8/42, d. 19/9/21, aged 79 (cancer) David Jason (Derek "Del Boy" Trotter) - b. 2/2/40 (81) Denis Lill (Alan Parry, Cassandra's dad) - b. 22/4/42 (79) - appeared once on tv since 2017 Sue Holderness ("All the boys remember" Marlene Boyce) - b. 28/5/49 (72) Paul Barber (Denzil) - b. 18/3/51 (70) Patrick Murray (Mickey Pearce) - b. 17/12/56 (64) - suffering from COPD since 2018 and retired from public life Tessa Peake-Jones (Raquel Turner, Del's partner) - b. 9/5/57 (64) - series regular in Grantchester Gwyneth Strong (Cassandra Trotter) - b. 2/12/59 (61) Nicholas Lyndhurst (Rodney Trotter) - b. 20/4/61 (60) - only child (a son) died September 2020, aged 20 Multiple appearances: Peter Woodthorpe (Reg Trotter, Del and Rodney's dad) - b. 25/9/31, d. 13/8/04, aged 72 (short illness) Christopher Mitchell (DS Terry Hoskins) - b. 21/5/48, d. 22/2/01, aged 52 (cancer) Wanda Ventham (Pamela Parry, Cassandra's mum) - b. 5/8/35 (86) - mother of Benedict Cumberbatch Nick Stringer (Aussie Man/Jumbo Mills) - b. 10/8/48 (73) - also in The Bill Jim Broadbent (DCI Roy Slater) - b. 24/5/49 (72) Andree Bernard ("Nervous" Nerys the Barmaid) - b. 29/11/66 - jobbing actress, still active Nula Conwell (Maureen the Barmaid) - b. 24/5/59 (62) - also in The Bill Steven Woodcock (Jevon, Rodney and Mickey's mate) - b. 23/2/64 (57) - also in Eastenders Tony Marshall (Chris, Rodney and Mickey's mate) - b. 14/5/64 (57) Ben Smith (teenage Damien Derek Trotter) - b. 27/12/89 (31) - still acting Julie La Rousse (Julie the Barmaid) - unknown Michele Winstanley (Karen the Barmaid) - unknown Peta Bernard (Joyce the Barmaid) - unknown Jamie Smith (young Damien Derek Trotter) - unknown, only appeared in OFAH Memorable appearances: Ann Lynn (Audrey Turner, Raquel's mum in "Time on our Hands") died in 2020, aged 86 (unknown causes) John Bardon (Tom Clarke, the supermarket security guard in "The Longest Night") died in 2014, from complications following a stroke, aged 75 Max Harvey (Mr Peterson, the supermarket manager in "The Longest Night") died in 2006, aged 64 (unknown causes) Tony Anholt (Abdul, Boycie's diamond-smuggling partner in "To Hull and Back") died in 2002 of a brain tumour, aged 61 Eva Mottley (Corinne, Denzil's wife in "Who's a Pretty Boy") died in 1985 of a drugs overdose, aged 31 Elizabeth Benson (Lady Ridgemere in "A Touch of Glass" [the Chandelier episode]) is still going, aged 95 Michael Jayston (James Turner, Raquel's dad who finds the fortune-making watch in "Time on our Hands") is nearly 86 Roy Marsden (Danny Driscoll [the tall one] in "Little Problems") is 80 Seymour Matthews (The Auctioneer announcing the watch had made £6m in "Time on our Hands") is 76 Christopher Ryan (Tony Driscoll [the short one] in "Little Problems") is 71 Philip McGough (Arnie the con man in "Chain Gang") is still going, no idea on age but he'll be 70-odd like the main cast I assume Angela Bruce (Councillor Murray, rescued by Batman and Robin in "Heroes and Villains") is 70 Daniel Peacock (Mental Mickey in "It's Only Rock and Roll") is nearly 63 Philip Pope (Tony Angelino, the singer with a lisp in "Stage Fright") is 60-odd - also a noted television composer Vas Blackwood (Lennox "The Shadow" Gilby, the wannabe supermarket robber in "The Longest Night") is nearly 59 Erika Hoffman (Anna, the pregnant German girl in "From Prussia with Love") is 56 As always, open to suggestions/additional information, but hope this is useful to someone.

American actor Brad Davis died on this day 30 years ago, aged 41.

Agree wholeheartedly! For me the best years in pop still remain 1978 and 1984. What about Captain Sensible? Always appeared to me he was having a great time whilst totally dumbfounded his records were selling!

Chiyo Miyako has somehow gone into Limbo... Kane Tanaka, 115, is the interim World's Oldest Person while people figure out what the hell happened. Also Nabi Tajima's age is now disputed, meaning she might not have been the oldest person after all. Plot twist!