Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has died at 68.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov...nar-hansen-dies

Epic character. RIP

Helmut Schmidt, the ex West German Chancellor died today at 96

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-347...source=facebook

Me and Mignon picked him..

Phil "Philthy" Taylor legendary Motorhead drummer passed away at only 61. Phil invented the double bass drumming style that became a standard technique among all thrash metal drummers in the 80s.RIP

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34803204

Marton Fulop, ex Sunderland and Man City goalkeeper, dead at the tender age of 32.

As well as Don Marco and myself.

Sorry my mistake, nice to see the list has been updated within a few days..

Actor Warren Mitchell, who played Alf Garnett in TV series Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health, has died aged 89.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34820371

Actor/director Keith Michell, probably best known for his TV and film portrayals of King Henry VIII, died today at age 88.



He also made several appearances on the television series "Murder, She Wrote" with Angela Lansbury, and was Don Quixote in the original London stage production of "Man of La Mancha".

The Guardian obituary

He was on my list.


Signor V.

Svengoolie strikes again .

I'm amazed that Vitelli made no mention of Carol Doda dying.

CTV News
Jim Perry, game show 'king', dies at 82
CTV News - 23 hours ago
... and the Miss Canada Pageant for more than two decades, died on Friday. ...
the host of CTV's "Definition," a Hangman-style game show.
Jim Perry, Top Game Show Host in the 1970s and '80s, Dies at 82
Hollywood Reporter - 19 hours ago
Jim Perry, game show host of the '70s and '80s, dead at 82
New York Daily News - 52 mins ago

I think there were some notable deaths that were missed:

Jack Bruce of British supergroup Cream:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2807755/Jack-Bruce-bassist-60s-band-Cream-dies-71.html

Tommy Overstreet, country musician who appeared on Hee Haw on Nov 2, 2015

Chris Squire of the band Yes died on June 28, 2015

http://www.ranker.com/list/dead-musicians-2015-famous-musician-deaths/ranker-death-lists?var=3&utm_expid=16418821-169.cy7ItobhRmC61Q5VlyGNgw.2&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

Actually, I did notice that but held my tongue because:

(a) The younger members of the GBB probably would not have known who she was, and

(b) Those of us old farts who did know who she was might have been embarrassed to admit it!



R.I.P., Carol.

(But, hey - I did mention Candida Royalle, remember?)


Signor V.

Why do I think you were holding more than your tongue?

And she couldn't have been THAT old. SC has me by eight years, and I believe that Signor V was born some time in between us. Anyway, I remember drooling over her as a kid myself.

"Drooling"?? Is that what they called it in the Bronx?

Drooling, diddling. You say tomato...

Carol Doda was 78.

For the record, I turned 60 in September. Also for the record, I confess that silicone breasts never did a helluva lot for me, then or now.


Signor V.

Well, at 56 years old, I don't see the attraction to fake boobs myself. But who knew from fake boobs as a pubescent horn dog back then?

Anyway, she was just what I figured. 78 isn't THAT old anymore. Although I know you suffered a horrible loss at a much younger age. My Mom cashed her first Social Security check and was dead six months later. She's gone almost 15 years now. But I STILL feel cheated. Sorry for hijacking the thread a bit. My Dad just turned 86. He's struggling but still going. So I'm a bit obsessed with mortality lately.

Anyway, Doda looks beat to shit in that photo. So in that respect, I agree with you .

I remember him from Card Sharks

We really need a "Like" button on here. ^^^that was funny.

Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, dead at 48:

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/12/report-scott-weiland-stone-temple-pilots-frontman-has-died/

Definitely a surprise when I read that news this morning.

Fans of The Wire will recognize Melvin Williams who played The Deacon,died yesterday aged 73.. He was a reformed drug dealer turned actor and was also the inspiration for Avon Barksdale..

Feech LaManna

Robert Loggia also played Frank Lopez in Scarface, i never cared much for his Feech Lamanna character in The Sopranos but a good actor nevertheless. RIP..

Overacting?

TIS was the only one who picked Robert Loggia.


Signor V.

THANK YOU, SC!! I was just about to embark on the daunting task of catching up on the main list/standings, but SC has it up-to-date. Whew! I just fixed the formatting to make it consistent.

As the usual end-of-year reminder, please check to be sure you've gotten credit for everyone on your list before Jan 1st! A quick way to do that is to just copy/paste each name you're unsure of into google or wiki.

Hopefully I'll have more than 5 this year, but damn, probably no way to catch up to SV, SC, and DE NIRO!