Rolling Obituary Thread: 2019

the larry sanders show's debt to emmerdale has never really been properly acknowledged tbh

Had no idea Freddie Jones was still alive until a few hours ago, partly cos I kind of didn't recognise him in Emmerdale.

Been frightened of saying this because bad vibes but Hull's own Sheila Mercier is 100 and still alive.

I kind of didn't recognise him in emmerdale

he went to the audition with the eyebrows but the producers thought it would be disrespectful to seth

lol

Torn's scene-stealing performance in Songwriter (Alan Rudolph's Willie Nelson picture) was worth the price of admission by itself.

and in The Beastmaster!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4pmUNQE7llI/SgCmqbO19RI/AAAAAAAAIYQ/WbYX1ff0Eag/s400/snapshot20090505144419.jpg

he was amazing in payday too

Valentina Cortese, of (-Dodgeball-) Day For Night fame

RIP Freddie, Rip, Valentina :(

Pierre Lhomme, Army of Shadows cinematographer and co-director of Le Joli Mai

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pierre-lhomme-dead-french-cinematographer-dies-at-89-1222682

I've seen Freddie Jones in a ton of things (starting with Marat/Sade) but didn't know he'd done 5 David Lynch roles.

Also the monster in the best Hammer Frankenstein (Frankenstein Must be Destroyed).

I had no idea he did over a decade in a British soap! What else have I missed? Is David Warner in Hollyoaks? Terence Stamp running an off-licence in Albert Sq?

To be fair, FJ did a lot of guest-spot telly. Dalziel & Pascoe, Midsomer Murders, etc.

I never made the link as him being the same actor in Dune and The Elephant Man - although he did borrow Brezhnev's eyebrows. When you look at his early tv work he must have been the last one standing from most of them. RIP

First time I ever saw Freddie Jones? Krull

Can't remember the first time I saw Rip. It just seemed like he was always there, with an amazing name.

I used to get Rip Torn and Rip Taylor confused, so when I saw Torn in something I'd think wow, he can really tone it down when he wants to.

IRL LOL

hahahahahahaha

That's great.

Same! Do I blame Hollywood Squares and it’s ilk?

how much time did you think (either) Rip spent in the makeup chair?

never saw that torn/mailer fight before, holy shit! rip was a fucking madman
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28350285/rip-torn-norman-mailer-fight-maidstone/

Jim Bouton, pitcher, writer, and Terry Lennox.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/f1/db/53f1dbfebe8551291f15ebe3450db3fb.jpg

RIP Jim; last saw him in NY 2 years ago and he was deteriorating.

seems as tho the seminal irish club circuit standup and sometime fr ted guest star brendan grace has gone.

he had his fun.

Ball Four had such a huge influence on me (read it at exactly the right time, when I was 15 or 16 and hating my basketball coach). Something I wrote a few years ago.

Denise Nickerson AKA Violet Beauregarde

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48947783

The Volkswagen Beetle
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/volkswagen-presents-the-last-beetle/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/arts/music/jerry-lawson-dead.html

Jerry Lawson, original lead singer from a cappella soul group the Persuasions, first formed in Brooklyn in 1962

https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/7440/viz-man-dies

Comedy character actor Charles Levin, a classic HITG who appeared in tons of things:

https://deadline.com/2019/07/remains-seinfeld-night-court-charles-levin-oregon-1202646193/

My choice of immortal role — he’s the record store guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5FwzRBc_Y

Wow, what a horrible story in that link.

Yeah, pretty grim

oh thats awful. we’ve been rewatching Hill Street Blues & he had a recurring role as an informant in a few episodes, he’s so good

Johnny Clegg.

Pete Townshend's guitar tech Alan Rogan:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/arts/alan-rogan-dead.html

Four days before their recent Wembley show - Pete gave a touching tribute there

:(

Legendary baseball journeyman Don Mossi.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51oOJlNWJoL._SY445_.jpg

His Wikipedia entry says he was the last living member of the '54 Cleveland pitching staff (one of the greatest ever). But for the real reason why he's famous, check The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book (or look at the card above).

Never heard of the guy but I bet he was probably only 27 when that photo was taken - sportsmen looked so old in those days.

hope the coffin's wide enough

I heard it was often said he was a good listener.

Cesar Pelli, architect, 92.

Paul Krassner, from when there was American satire

https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-paul-krassner-2050-story.html

aw RIP

the mere mention of his name makes me wistful for skullfucking

throatfucking!

even better. i stand corrected <3

Variety obit. https://variety.com/2019/music/news/paul-krassner-satirist-yippies-co-founder-and-counter-culture-figure-dies-at-87-1203275013/?fbclid=IwAR37aMmvhB6Z6aZ-8JMhU9ARLeb8CWuOlycHavWq0qJMAlyfnDX96XvqaoI

Flashback to the late 80s when AMOK Books was at its original location on Hyperion. Krassner would often just be there hanging out and would talk to anyone. Funny as fuck guide to the Iran Contra years of the underground.