YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 22, 2019 On 07/09/2017 at 10:57, Bibliogryphon said: These names should all be on the radar already but they are the only surviving cast members from Margaret Rutherford's Miss Marple films Muriel Pavlow (Murder She Said) Windsor Davies Francesca Annis James Bolam (all Murder Most Foul) Nicholas Parsons (Murder Ahoy) Reaper obviously just saw this post about two weeks ago..... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted January 23, 2019 10 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Reaper obviously just saw this post about two weeks ago..... They're dropping dead as fast as characters in a Miss Marple story all of a sudden ! https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/22/muriel-pavlow-obituary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted February 4, 2019 Sylvia Kay has died: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/04/sylvia-kay-obituary IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443191/ RIP that constant face from my youth. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 4, 2019 Christ, I totally forgot she was in Wake in Fright, and I only rewatched it last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,526 Posted March 29, 2019 Had a few people get to the DDP site in recent days from googling "Evie Garratt dead". Nothing out there online, but a bit weird that there's been a surge (three people) in searches for it out of nowhere. I remember her best as "Nana Hill" back when Harry Hill was still funny in the 90s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 17, 2019 Looks like M6 Tolled picked the wrong McEnery brother. Former husband of Stephanie Beacham and theatre, tv and film actor John McEnery has died according to this death notice: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/232666/mcenery Film credits include Nicholas and Alexandra, The Krays and When Saturday Comes. TV work includes several Dickens adaptations, The Buddha Of Surburbia, The Bill and Silent Witness. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568491/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 19, 2019 Death Notice for actor and director Philip Grout: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=phillip-grout&pid=192603974 Best known for the 1961 series Family Solicitor, with appearances in more familiar shows such as Harpers West One, The Rag Trade and Emergency-Ward 10. Seems to have been quite the theatre luvvie, but I don't know enough to stick him in that thread. Looks like he's "graduated" from Denville Hall. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 16, 2019 Just picked Doreen Mantle for the current round of 20/20, and guess what? She's on Doctors again today! Reaper, do your reaping.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 17, 2019 Death Notice for British born actor John Ronane who has died aged 85. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=john-ronane&pid=192908985&fhid=17636 Starring role in Strangers, appearances in Z-Cars, Emergency Ward 10 and Crossroads, and for us Sci-Fi fans, Department S, The Avengers. Films include Charlie Bubbles and How I Won The War. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0738795/ 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 22, 2019 Many Twitter reports of the death of Andrew Hall, actor/director first known as Russell Parkinson on Butterflies and many soap operas and theatre productions since. Sad news. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355303/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,602 Posted May 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Many Twitter reports of the death of Andrew Hall, actor/director first known as Russell Parkinson on Butterflies and many soap operas and theatre productions since. Sad news. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355303/ Sad news - only 64/65 as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RolandDeschain 91 Posted May 22, 2019 Yes, sad news indeed. Seems strange when both Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer (the onscreen parents) outlived him. I thought that his career didn't really take off after Butterflies like Nicholas Lyndhurst did but looking on IMDB he's had a respectable amount of credits - just seen he was in 4 episodes of that 'Blood drive' series in 2017 - kind of a Mad Max/Deathrace thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 22, 2019 7 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Many Twitter reports of the death of Andrew Hall, actor/director first known as Russell Parkinson on Butterflies and many soap operas and theatre productions since. Sad news. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355303/ Andrew Hall obituary: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9133695/andrew-hall-dead-coronation-street-butterflies-actor-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunmaintwitter&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1558559234 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,602 Posted May 31, 2019 Not sure what topic to put this in. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-countrys-michael-sleggs-reveals-16231427 Actor Michael Sleggs reveals he is terminally ill from cancer. He is only 33. Very sad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted June 1, 2019 Robert Powell is 75 today! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted July 2, 2019 Graham Fletcher-Cook has died aged 55: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/graham-fletcher-cook-dead-actor-brother-rocketman-director-dexter-fletcher-was-55-1221606 Brother of Dexter Fletcher, he appeared in Bugsy Malone, Sid and Nancy and Absolute Beginners, among other films. TV appearances include various roles in Casualty, The Bill and EastEnders and a small role in the 1981 Grange Hill Christmas Special. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,602 Posted July 10, 2019 On 31/05/2019 at 10:07, The Old Crem said: Not sure what topic to put this in. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-countrys-michael-sleggs-reveals-16231427 Actor Michael Sleggs reveals he is terminally ill from cancer. He is only 33. Very sad news. Dead. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-country-actor-michael-sleggs-17794152 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted July 15, 2019 Over the weekend I completed my watch of Gentleman Jack. Lots of potential DL candidates in action. DL favs Timothy West and Stephanie Cole as well as Gemma Jones and even Peter Davison setting out their stalls (the former playing bed ridden aunt) but on of the most interesting inclusions was Sylvia Sims who only appeared in one scene but was unrecognizable from her Ghost Light/Margaret Thatcher days. She is now 85. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted August 1, 2019 On 07/10/2015 at 10:44, Bibliogryphon said: It is time for another list. Here are a list of actors and production crew who from Inspector Morse. Because of its format and subject matter many of the stars and guest stars are now dead: John Thaw, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe, Michael Aldridge, Richard Briers, Robert Stephens, Patrick Troughton, Norman Rodway, John Normington & Roger Lloyd-Pack to name a few but the following 20 are still with us. Colin Dexter Tony Warren Ted Childs Kevin Whately Rebecca Eaton Julian Mitchell John Madden Danny Boyle Barrington Pheloung Geoffrey Beevers Robert Hardy Phyllis Logan Geoffrey Palmer Ian McDiarmed Clive Swift Freddie Jones Tony Haygarth John Shrapnel Nicholas Le Provost Martin Jarvis I could go on... Composer really and Australian born, but it's being reported that Barrington Pheloung has died: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/barrington-pheloung-inspector-morse-composer-dies/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006224/ Look at all those deaths since Biblio posted..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted August 27, 2019 Sheila Steafel needs to be in here. Still no official obit, but her agent has confirmed her death. barry langford @LangfordBarry · 8h Very sadly I can officially confirm that our multi talented client Sheila Steafel has passed away after bravely battling leukemia. Sheila was a comedy giant, and she will be hugely missed by Simon and I. We were proud to have been her agents. #RIP barry langford and Sheila Steafel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Toast said: Sheila Steafel needs to be in here. Still no official obit, but her agent has confirmed her death. barry langford @LangfordBarry · 8h Very sadly I can officially confirm that our multi talented client Sheila Steafel has passed away after bravely battling leukemia. Sheila was a comedy giant, and she will be hugely missed by Simon and I. We were proud to have been her agents. #RIP barry langford and Sheila Steafel I see from his twitter feed that the actress Juliette Kaplan who played Pearl in Last of the Summer Wine is gravely ill in a hospice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean1991 116 Posted September 29, 2019 Nicholas Amer is 96 today https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Amer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted October 4, 2019 Had not realised that John Quayle was the late Anna Quayle's brother. Doh! Eminently obitable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted October 15, 2019 The recent BBC production Gentleman Jack based on the Diaries of Anne Lister were touted as being typical 'woke' BBC leftie fare but if you look at the cast it was actually a celebration of previous Sunday night historical dramas Gemma Jones - The Duchess of Duke Street Peter Davison - All Creatures Great & Small Timothy West - Brass Stephanie Cole - Tenko Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
