gcreptile 10,964 Posted December 30, 2023 Mean Streets actor Richard Romanus has died at 80: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/richard-romanus-dead-mean-streets-1235776623/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted December 30, 2023 Tom Wilkinson, British actor and Academy Award nominee, dead aged 75. Appeared in The Full Monty, Batman Begins, Selma, Rush Hour, In The Bedroom and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel amongst others. Obituaries: The Independent, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Sun, Metro, Daily Mirror and BBC. 6 19 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 878 Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Thatcher said: Tom Wilkinson dead aged 75. Terrific actor. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 293 Posted December 30, 2023 What a brilliant actor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted December 30, 2023 That's a loss. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomarse 84 Posted December 30, 2023 That one stings. A wonderful actor. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted December 30, 2023 Not heard a sniff about him being ill. Very sad, excellent in everything I've seen him in, from Batman Begins to The Kennedys to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and much much more in between. Rest in Peace, Tom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, RoverAndOut said: Not heard a sniff about him being ill. Very sad, excellent in everything I've seen him in, from Batman Begins to The Kennedys to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and much much more in between. Rest in Peace, Tom. Not a sniff but those obituaries came remarkably fast given how detailed they all were. Either the news was given by the family with an embargo for 5.00pm or it was a well kept secret. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomarse 84 Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Thatcher said: Not a sniff but those obituaries came remarkably fast given how detailed they all were. Either the news was given by the family with an embargo for 5.00pm or it was a well kept secret. Must of been fairly short illness if so. Looked fine in Full Monty series. That said he’s not done much since 2018 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted December 30, 2023 So saddd, RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 526 Posted December 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, tomarse said: Looked fine in Full Monty series. Was it filmed pre-pandemic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,302 Posted December 30, 2023 24 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Tom Wilkinson, British actor and Academy Award nominee, dead aged 75. Appeared in The Full Monty, Batman Begins, Selma, Rush Hour, In The Bedroom and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel amongst others. Obituaries: The Independent, Daily Mail, The Sun, Metro, Daily Mirror and BBC. The Lone Ranger, Shakespeare in Love, Michael Clayton, Belle, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Duplicity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,582 Posted December 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, tomarse said: Must of been fairly short illness if so. Looked fine in Full Monty series. That said he’s not done much since 2018 BBC News article confirms he died "suddenly" at his home this morning whilst with his family. Bit vague. That could mean a short cancer battle, could mean he collapsed from a heart attack. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomarse 84 Posted December 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, Comped said: Was it filmed pre-pandemic? Nah last year I think Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted December 30, 2023 Very underrated and solid actor. I've seen a lot of his movies and most recently Dead in a Week or Your Money Back, out of which he was the only bearable part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BonScott 122 Posted December 30, 2023 54 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Not a sniff but those obituaries came remarkably fast given how detailed they all were. Either the news was given by the family with an embargo for 5.00pm or it was a well kept secret. The news channels and papers pre prepare obituaries on every living celeb, they have a huge database of obituaries pre prepared incase that person dies 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted December 30, 2023 Surprising and awful news. I was just watching him in Batman Begins the other night. Great film. RIP 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted December 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: Surprising and awful news. I was just watching him in Batman Begins the other night. Great film. RIP Me too, on Italia 1. Are you in Italy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted December 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, drol said: Me too, on Italia 1. Are you in Italy? I am italian, but i live in Germany. I watched it on Blu-Ray. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted December 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: I am italian, but i live in Germany. I watched it on Blu-Ray. That's a big coincidence as Italia 1 has broadcasted the whole trilogy these days, as it does almost every year in this period. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, drol said: That's a big coincidence as Italia 1 has broadcasted the whole trilogy these days, as it does almost every year in this period. Such Christmassy films as they are! Then again, Channel 4 in the UK are broadcasting The Godfather Trilogy across consecutive nights this week: Coda (Part III Director's Cut) is on tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, BonScott said: The news channels and papers pre prepare obituaries on every living celeb, they have a huge database of obituaries pre prepared incase that person dies True, and I nearly made that point (although I am certain Thatcher is well aware of that fact). I think the point was more that it didn't really seem to break as breaking news usually does (with a very brief initial story later expanded), the news items seem to fall fully formed straight away, as if they'd been pre-written and published at a pre-arranged time. Hard to say whether there's anything to it, but it does seem very well prepared for a "sudden" and - one might suggest - relatively unexpected death (he's always seemed pretty healthy and 75 isn't a death sentence the way it once was). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 526 Posted December 30, 2023 46 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: True, and I nearly made that point (although I am certain Thatcher is well aware of that fact). I think the point was more that it didn't really seem to break as breaking news usually does (with a very brief initial story later expanded), the news items seem to fall fully formed straight away, as if they'd been pre-written and published at a pre-arranged time. Hard to say whether there's anything to it, but it does seem very well prepared for a "sudden" and - one might suggest - relatively unexpected death (he's always seemed pretty healthy and 75 isn't a death sentence the way it once was). Or it could be a bunch of folks working quickly on the weekend... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted December 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, Comped said: Or it could be a bunch of folks working quickly on the weekend... Faster than they usually work, that's for sure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
