alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 16, 2019 Didier Pain, a French actor with a long list of credits highlighted by his role as Oncle Jules in the acclaimed 1990 films 'My Father's Glory' and 'My Mother's Castle', has died. He was 71. Pain was also the uncle of actresses Vanessa Paradis and Alysson Paradis, the former having once been in a long-term relationship with actor Johnny Depp. (French language obit only) http://www.purepeople.com/article/mort-de-didier-pain-acteur-et-oncle-d-alysson-et-vanessa-paradis_a324434/1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted February 16, 2019 Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler in "Der Untergang", dead at 77. Link in German. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/bruno-ganz-schauspieler-stirbt-im-alter-von-77-jahren-a-1253587.html 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted February 16, 2019 He was suffering from colorectal cancer, but this was quick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted February 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, Book said: Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler in "Der Untergang", dead at 77. Link in German. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/bruno-ganz-schauspieler-stirbt-im-alter-von-77-jahren-a-1253587.html Stunned more people didn't pick him in this year's DDP, seemed like a slam dunk to me. RIP to a real one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted February 16, 2019 I really considered him for my "German" team but decided against him. My bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted February 16, 2019 I just....never really considered him.... I could have imagined a latter half of the year death, but not so quick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted February 16, 2019 BBC-Obit: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47264709 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted February 16, 2019 41 minutes ago, Book said: Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler in "Der Untergang", dead at 77. Link in German. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/bruno-ganz-schauspieler-stirbt-im-alter-von-77-jahren-a-1253587.html Let's hope they lower him into the grave carefully, otherwise it would be a downfall... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Stunned more people didn't pick him in this year's DDP, seemed like a slam dunk to me. RIP to a real one. Tbh, his health didn’t seem that dire to me, though he certainly would’ve been a nice hit... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 16, 2019 Everybody knew this wid not take long... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 16, 2019 Serge Merlin at 86, best known for his part in Amélie. https://www.20minutes.fr/arts-stars/culture/2452799-20190216-acteur-serge-merlin-decede-age-86-ans 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted February 16, 2019 A bad year for great actors. First Albert Finney, now Bruno Ganz. He starred in Eric Rohmer's "La marquise d'O". One of my favorite films. I wonder who will get the Iffland-Ring for the most significant and worthy actor of the German-speaking theatre now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iffland-Ring 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 17, 2019 15 hours ago, ThePrematureBurial said: A bad year for great actors. First Albert Finney, now Bruno Ganz. He starred in Eric Rohmer's "La marquise d'O". One of my favorite films. I wonder who will get the Iffland-Ring for the most significant and worthy actor of the German-speaking theatre now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iffland-Ring How many fahkin Times is this guy’s obit going to be posted???????? Did you even TRY the search box first? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted February 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: How many fahkin Times is this guy’s obit going to be posted???????? Did you even TRY the search box first? Back off. It was a comment, not an obit. We are allowed to discuss the deceased. That's the point of a forum like this. TPB also brought something new to the table there, as I was unaware of the Iffland Ring. 9 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted February 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, Toast said: as I was unaware of the Iffland Ring. Same, and that is actually fascinating, too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Toast said: Back off. Just surpassed the sum of all Zorders posts in humour. I must say, I prefer my Toast dry. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted February 17, 2019 23 hours ago, ThePrematureBurial said: A bad year for great actors. First Albert Finney, now Bruno Ganz. He starred in Eric Rohmer's "La marquise d'O". One of my favorite films. I wonder who will get the Iffland-Ring for the most significant and worthy actor of the German-speaking theatre now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iffland-Ring Maybe Christoph Waltz could be a solid follower to get the Iffland-Ring... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 22, 2019 Former Ghanaian Minister of Education Lee Ocran has died. https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2019/02/22/breaking-news-former-education-minister-lee-ocran-is-dead/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted February 23, 2019 Marella Agnelli, widow of former FIAT-CHairman Gianni Agnelli, dead at 91 years http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2019/02/23/e-morta-marella-agnelli-moglie-dellavvocato-gianni_48812e59-bf7c-4adf-b419-72e8d72de55b.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted February 23, 2019 On 25/01/2019 at 20:03, CaptainChorizo said: Acclaimed Serbian Film Ah, I'd wondered what the "A" in "A Serbian Film" stood for 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 24, 2019 Venezuelan lawmaker Freddy Superlano reportedly poisoned. Headline says 'It's a GRAVE situation'. Guess we'll see if the figurative becomes literal. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1091573/Venezuela-news-latest-freddy-superlano-colombia-juan-guaido-carlos-salinas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 2, 2019 African actor Sibusiso Khwinana dead at 25 https://www.okayafrica.com/lead-actor-of-matwetwe-sibusiso-khwinana-has-passed-away/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 3, 2019 Franco Macri, an Italian Argentine businessman and the father of current Argentine president Mauricio Macri, has died. He was 88. https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/Father-of-Argentine-President-Mauricio-Macri-dies-13658707.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 3, 2019 Babu Suwe, Nigerian actor on many pools, gets 10 million Nigerian pounds to aid his overseas treatment. * Ya boo sucks, that's the price of a VW polo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted March 7, 2019 Weirdo American Cuntessa , Carolee Schneemann dead at 79. http://www.artnews.com/2019/03/06/carolee-schneemann-died-feminist-art/ Hard to categorise the whacko artist but suffice to say that she once pulled a scroll from her vagina as her party trick. * Thankfully this was in 1975 and not recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
