2017 deaths and climbing

[mollinary]

Didn't he pass away last year?

Yes, March 2016.

Mollinary

[Westmarcher]

"And its goodnight from Him" !

Ronny Corbett has got to tell Shaggy Dog stories in the Sky

Goodbye to someone who made me laugh till it hurt.

... What? Again?

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,13948.0.html

Orcs! Wake up!   

[Techno]

Try and keep up, Mark. 



Cheers - Grumpy Phil. (I shouldn't be grumpy......It looks like I've got a month off from doctors and hospitals, after tomorrow....from being poked, prodded or scanned....Then it all starts again......SIGH !)

[Heedless Horseman]

Re RIP Ronnie Corbett...there actually is a 'most popular' headline on todays BBC News page 03/04/17...though article is dated 2016. Why so popular? Maybe people liked him more than May, Trump, Putin, Sturgeon or Jong-un?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35934024

[Orcs]

Re RIP Ronnie Corbett...there actually is a 'most popular' headline on todays BBC News page 03/04/17...though article is dated 2016. Why so popular? Maybe people liked him more than May, Trump, Putin, Sturgeon or Jong-un?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35934024

Yes, This is why I got confused. Sorry.

[old smokie]

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39520006

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Oh no!

[Westmarcher]

Tim Pigott-Smith. Best known for The Jewel in the Crown. I saw him on stage fairly recently in Charles III - great performance. Looks like he died unexpectedly as, of all the plays any actor could be involved in before he dies, he was due to perform in Death of a Salesman in Northampton on Monday. 

[fsn]

 

[mollinary]

Tim Pigott-Smith. Best known for The Jewel in the Crown. I saw him on stage fairly recently in Charles III - great performance. Looks like he died unexpectedly as, of all the plays any actor could be involved in before he dies, he was due to perform in Death of a Salesman in Northampton on Monday. 

Very sad news. He was also an excellent narrator of audio books. His telling of Bernard Cornwell's Arthur trilogy, the Winter King, Excalibur and Enemy of God, was first class.

Mollinary

[Techno]

 

Cheers - Phil

[Kiwidave]

One for us Kiwis:

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2017/04/kiwi-comedian-john-clarke-dies.html

[paulr]

 

Doubly sad coming so soon after Murray Ball

[Kiwidave]

Yep - both legends. My personal favourite of Clarke's was the Fred Dagg version of "We Three Kings"

[brelly]

Sadly for us Aussies as well.  He and Bryan Dawe presented an insightful but oft times hilarious political satire segment each week on the Australian ABC News website.  These will be much missed for mostly taking the P!$$ out of our politicians regardless of their persuasion.

One for us Kiwis:

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2017/04/kiwi-comedian-john-clarke-dies.html

[old smokie]

http://news.sky.com/story/sheriff-jw-pepper-james-bond-star-clifton-james-dies-aged-96-10839369

[d_Guy]

Powers Booth

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/powers-boothe-dead-agents-shield-sin-city-actor-was-68-1003667

His iconic line, "Well, bye" seems an appropriate epitaph. Some really great roles in his career.

[Techno]

 

And also Geoffery Bayldon, who played 'Catweazle'.

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Scared the very living out of me, did old Catweazle!

Only 2 series as well!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/05/12/geoffrey-bayldon-actor-played-catweazle-obituary/

[Techno]

Ian Brady.
A truly evil b*stard......Good riddance.

Cheers - Phil