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Post by teleadm on Jun 27, 2022 11:47:39 GMT
American film producer, assistant director, and production manager Duncan Henderson has left us at the age of 72, on June 21st. (pancreatic cancer) He produced the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which earned him an Academy Award nomination in the category Best Picture. He had shared the nomination with Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and Peter Weir. In 2020, he received the Frank Capra Achievement Award. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Duncan Henderson
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 28, 2022 0:37:10 GMT
Frank Moorhouse (21 December 1938 – 26 June 2022) Celebrated Australian writer Frank Moorhouse was the author of 18 books, numerous screenplays and essays. Notably here at Classic Film, the 1985 Australian romantic comedy The Coca-Cola Kid, was based on Moorhouse's short stories, The Americans, Baby, and The Electrical Experience, and he also wrote the screenplay, working with Serbian filmmaker Dušan Makavejev. The film was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival but did not receive an award. R.I.P... Frank Moorhouse
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Post by teleadm on Jun 28, 2022 4:29:52 GMT
English actor Frank Williams has left us at the age of 90, on June 26th. Perhaps best known for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army (1969–1977). Often cast as a member of the clergy, he appeared in similar roles in You Rang, M'Lord?, Hi-de-Hi!, What’s Up Nurse, The Worker, and Vanity Fair. He reprised the role of Farthing in the 2016 film adaptation of Dad's Army. His first film appearance was as an uncredited extra in The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan in 1953, his first larger role came in 1956 with the film The Extra Day in which he played the role of Sid. He went on to appear in three films with Norman Wisdom including: The Square Peg (1958), The Bulldog Breed (1960) and A Stitch In Time (1963). He then appeared in films such as: Inn for Trouble (1960), Just for Fun (1963), Hide and Seek (1964), Headline Hunters (1968), One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975), Jabberwocky (1977), What's Up Nurse! (1977), The Human Factor (1979) and Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980). He is remembered by ITVR.I.P. Frank Williams
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Post by teleadm on Jun 30, 2022 4:04:50 GMT
Italian novelist and screenwriter Raffaele La Capria has left us at the age of 99, on June 26th. His second novel, "The Mortal Wound (Ferito a morte)", won Italy's most prestigious award, the Strega Prize, and is today considered a classic of Italian literature. Sandro Veronesi referred to it as "the best Italian novel of all time". He worked as co-scriptwriter on a number of Francesco Rosi's films, including Le mani sulla città ( Hands over the City) 1963, Uomini contro ( Many Wars Ago) 1970 and Cristo si è fermato a Eboli ( Christ Stopped at Eboli) 1979. Other movies include Leoni al sole 1961, More Than a Miracle 1967, Unknown Woman 1969, A Season in Hell 1971, The Driver's Seat 1974 and Saturday, Sunday and Monday 1990. He is remembered by Chronache della CampaniaR.I.P. Raffaele La Capria
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Post by teleadm on Jun 30, 2022 4:31:13 GMT
Japanese film and television composer Chumei Watanabe ( 渡辺 宙明) has left us at the age of 96, on June 23rd. He has worked on various tokusatsu shows and mecha anime. Before moving into composing for anime he composed for movies, including The Depths 1957, Black Cat Mansion 1958, The Ghost of Yotsuya 1959, Invasion of the Neptune Men 1961, Ninja, a Band of Assassins 1961, Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters 1968, The Haunted Castle 1969 and Scratched Faces 1971. He composed for over 145 movies and television productions between 1953 and 2022. He is remembered by Anime News NetworkR.I.P. Chumei Watanabe
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Post by teleadm on Jul 3, 2022 0:31:47 GMT
American actor Joe Turkel has left us at the age of 94, on June 27th. Most prominent known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick's films The Killing, Paths of Glory, and The Shining, and as Dr. Eldon Tyrell in Blade Runner. He was active in movies since 1949. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P Joe Turkel
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jul 4, 2022 2:14:14 GMT
Leonid Shvartsman (30 August 1920 – 2 July 2022). Famed Soviet and Russian animator and visual artist Leonid Shvartsman has passed away at 101. Shvartsman was born in Minsk in 1920 and moved to Saint Petersburg as a teenager. He worked all his life at Soyuzmultfilm starting there in 1948 and, most notably, took part in creating the visual representation of Cheburashka, one of the most beloved cartoon characters for Soviet children. Shvartsman worked on the Soviet Union’s biggest animated films, including Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka, Shapoklyak, 38 Parrots, The Snow Queen (1957) and The Scarlet Flower (1952). Leonid Shvartsman won a number of accolades throughout his career, and was awarded the titles People's Artist of the Russian Federation in 2002 and the Russian Presidential Award for Art in 2017 for "Writing and Art for Children and Young People"... R.I.P... Leonid Shvartsman The Scarlet Flower (1952) is a classic Soviet version of the Beauty and the Beast story. The beautifully crafted tale is considered an artistic animated masterpiece full of vibrant colors and gorgeous art.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 4, 2022 4:45:40 GMT
English theatre and film director Peter Brook has left us at the age of 97, on July 2nd. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by the German playwright Peter Weiss. It transferred to Broadway in 1965 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, and he was named Best Director. He also directed films such as an iconic version of Lord of the Flies in 1963. Other movies include The Beggar's Opera 1953, Marat/Sade 1967, King Lear 1971, Meetings with Remarkable Men 1979 and The Mahabharata 1989. He is remembered by The Guardian UK R.I.P. Peter Brook
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Post by teleadm on Jul 6, 2022 5:03:39 GMT
Jamaican-British actress Mona Hammond has left us at the age of 91, on July 4th. She was a co-founder of the Talawa Theatre Company. She immigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959, where she lived for the rest of her life. She had a long and distinguished stage career. She was perhaps best known for her work on British television and played Blossom Jackson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders 1994 - 1997. Her other television credits included Making Out (1989); Trial & Retribution (1998) as Bibi Harrow: Sunburn (1999); Storm Damage (2000); The Bill (2001); Babyfather (2001); White Teeth (2002); A Touch of Frost (2003); Holby City (2001; 2005; 2011); Doctors (2006) and Death in Paradise (2011). She also appeared in the Doctor Who episode " Rise of the Cybermen" as Mickey Smith's blind grandmother Rita-Anne in 2006. Her film credits included Fords on Water (1983), Manderlay (2005) and Kinky Boots (2006). She is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Mona Hammond
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Post by teleadm on Jul 7, 2022 17:25:19 GMT
English songwriter and composer Alan Blaikley has left us at the age of 82, on July 4th. (long illness) Perhaps best known for writing a series of international hits in the 1960's and 1970's in collaboration with Ken Howard, including the UK number ones "Have I the Right?" and "The Legend of Xanadu". Together with Howard, he also wrote two West End musicals and a number of TV themes, including the theme music for the BBC's long-running series of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. His music appears on many soundtracks. He is remembered by HamandHighR.I.P. Alan Blaikley
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Post by snsurone on Jul 7, 2022 17:56:14 GMT
The great actor and star James Caan has passed away at age 82.
He first rose to fame in the made-for-TV film BRIAN'S SONG, where he played football player Brian Piccolo who befriended Gale Sayers (played by Billy Dee Williams), and who tragically died young from cancer.
But his breakout role was as Sonny Corleone in THE GODFATHER. The scene of his assassination by a rival crime family at a highway toll booth is unforgettable!
He made many more films, and now, his son Scott is following in his footsteps.
RIP, James Caan.
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Post by snsurone on Jul 8, 2022 17:19:51 GMT
Famed TV star Larry Storch, most noted for his role as Corp. Agarn on the TV series F TROOP, has passed away at age 99.
He also was the voice of The Inspector, in a series of cartoons spoofing the Insp. Clouseau character.
RIP, Larry Storch.
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Post by marianne48 on Jul 8, 2022 17:43:41 GMT
Famed TV star Larry Storch, most noted for his role as Corp. Agarn on the TV series F TROOP, has passed away at age 99. He also was the voice of The Inspector, in a series of cartoons spoofing the Insp. Clouseau character. RIP, Larry Storch. Also, he was the originator of the supposed Cary Grant quote "Judy, Judy, Judy." Storch was performing a Grant impression in his nightclub act when he spied Judy Garland in the audience and called to her in his Grant voice. The impression was apparently "borrowed" by others so often that people began to believe that the real Grant had actually said it in a movie. R.I.P.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 9, 2022 6:59:26 GMT
American film, television and stage actor Lenny von Dohlen has left us at the age of 63, on July 5th. He appeared in numerous stage, television, and film roles, and was probably best known for his performance as architect Miles Harding in the film Electric Dreams 1984, and as the orchid-loving agoraphobe Harold Smith in the television series Twin Peaks 1990 and the spin-off film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 1992. His film debut was in Academy Award-winning Tender Mercies, starring Robert Duvall in 1983. Other early movie roles include: Under the Biltmore Clock (1985); Dracula's Widow (1987); Blind Vision (1992); Jennifer 8 (1992); Ed Zwick's Leaving Normal (1992) and the title role in Billy Galvin (1986) opposite Karl Malden. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Lenny van Dohlen
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Post by teleadm on Jul 9, 2022 7:17:37 GMT
American actor Tony Sirico has left us at the age of 79, on July 8th. Perhaps best known for his role as Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri in The Sopranos 1999 - 2007. He also made numerous appearances in the films of Woody Allen. His first confirmed role in film was as an extra in the 1974 film Crazy Joe, securing the role with the help of Richard Castellano. Michael Gazzo was his first acting coach. He played gangsters in a number of films, including Goodfellas 1990, Mob Queen 1998, Mighty Aphrodite 1995, Love and Money 1982, Fingers 1978, The One Man Jury 1978, Defiance 1980, Innocent Blood 1992, Bullets over Broadway 1994, The Pick-up Artist 1987, Gotti 1996, The Search for One-eye Jimmy 1994, Cop Land 1997, Hello Again 1987, Mickey Blue Eyes 1999, and Wonder Wheel 2017. He also played policemen in the films Dead Presidents 1995 and Deconstructing Harry 1997. He is remembered by Hollywood Reporter R.I.P. Tony Sirico
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Post by teleadm on Jul 9, 2022 7:41:08 GMT
American character actor of film and television Gregory Itzin has left us at the age of 74, on July 8th. Perhaps best known for his role as U.S. President Charles Logan in the action thriller series 24 2005 - 2010. He received a Tony Award nomination for his role in the Pulitzer Prize–winning play The Kentucky Cycle. In 2005, he joined the cast of 24, halfway through its fourth season, in the recurring role as Vice President Charles Logan. By the following season the character had become President and was expanded to become one of the leading figures in the storyline. He received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for this performance. He had recurring roles on popular TV series such as Friends 2002 and 2004 as Theodore Hannigan, father of Mike Hannigan, Murder One 1995 - 1996, NCIS 2003 and 2020, and The Mentalist 2008 - 2012. He also acted in movies such as Adaptation 2002, Law Abiding Citizen 2009, The Ides of March 2011 and Lincoln 2012. Movie debut was as Religious Zealot #1 in Airplane! 1980. He is remembered by Variety R.I.P. Gregory Itzin
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Post by teleadm on Jul 9, 2022 8:01:13 GMT
Swedish actor and director Lennart Hjulström has left us at the age of 83, on July 3rd. He directed such movies as Berget på månens baksida 1983 and Rusar i hans famn 1996. He acted in nearly 70 movies and television productions between 1965 and 2020, including My Life as a Dog 1985, Codename Coq Rouge 1989, The Ox 1991, The Best Intentions 1992, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode Vienna, November 1908 1993, Evil 2003, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest 2009, Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation 2012 and Se upp för Jönssonligan 2020. He is remembered by Tellerreport R.I.P. Lennart Hjulström
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Post by snsurone on Jul 10, 2022 7:54:45 GMT
Noted film and TV actor and director L. Q. Jones has passed away at age 94. May he RIP.
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Post by spiderwort on Jul 10, 2022 12:47:57 GMT
Noted film and TV actor and director L. Q. Jones has passed away at age 94. May he RIP.
In a career that spanned more than five decades, Jones worked with some of the premier talents in Hollywood, from directors like Peckinpah, Altman, Scorsese, to stars like Clint Eastwood. "On the other side of the camera, Jones directed, co-wrote and produced A Boy and His Dog (1975), a cult black comedy set in the post-apocalyptic year of 2024 that starred Don Johnson and Jason Robards and was based on a novella by sci-fi legend Harlan Ellison."
L.Q. Jones 1927-2022 R.I.P.
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Post by teleadm on Jul 11, 2022 17:40:49 GMT
English film composer and singer Monty Norman has left us at the age of 94, on July 11th. Perhaps best known for composing the iconic "James Bond Theme". He is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Monty Norman
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