Archive for the 'Obituaries' Category
TV Obits: MacKay, Cohen, Crane, Theobald
A roundup of TV folks from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed absent.
Jeff MacKay: He was a veteran character actor who you know as Mac from Magnum, P.I. and his role as Bud’s father on JAG. He was plus a regular on Tales of the Gold Monkey and Baa Baa Black Sheep…
TV Obits: DoQui, Lopez, Browning, Taylor, Kleiner, Leavitt
A roundup of TV humans from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed absent.
Robert DoQui: He was a veteran character actor who arised in a ton of TV shows by the years, including ER, The Outer Limits, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Party of Five, The Practice, NYPD Blue, Picke…
David Groh dead at 68
Actor David Groh is probably best known for his role as Rhoda’s husband Joe Gerard on Rhoda. He was additionally a regular on General Hospital and guest starred on several shows, including Police Story, Law and Order, Girlfriends, The X-Files, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, JAG, Baywatch, Melrose Plac…
Roy Scheider dead at 75
He’s best known for his role as Police Chief Martin Brody in the first two Jaws films, but Roy Scheider had a expanded television career as well.
He played Captain Nathan Bridger on Seaquest DSV in the mid-90s, and plus had a regular role on Third Watch. His other TV appearances included spots on…
TV Obits: McWethy, Cuniff, Dabney
A roundup of TV public from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed absent.
John McWethy: He was a veteran journalist who was the chief national defense and Pentagon reporter for ABC News from 1979 to 2004. He reported on everything from foreign affairs, the military, …
TV Obits: Allport, Truman, Stetson, Marcus
A roundup of TV society from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed absent.
Christopher Allport: He was a veteran actor who most recently played Pete’s father on Mad Men. He was a regular on such shows as Felicity, Days of Our Lives, and Commander-In-Chief, and addition…
TV Obits: Nettleton, Eagle, Elkes
A roundup of TV public from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed absent.
Lois Nettleton: She was a veteran TV, film, and stage actress who arised in a number of TV shows, including The Twilight Zone, Seinfeld (she played the mother of the woman George was dating when he a…
Suzanne Pleshette dead at 70
I was just at the supermarket and saw the headline in one of the gossip mags that Suzanne Pleshette was on her death bed, and now I take in that Pleshette has died of cancer at the age of 70.
TV fans will remember Pleshette from her role as Emily Hartley, wife of psychologist Bob Hartley on CBS’ …
Allan Melvin dead at 84
Allan Melvin had so many roles on so many TV shows by the years that it’s tough to know where to start, but I guess the most logical spot would be The Brady Bunch, where he played Sam The Butcher, the guy Alice dated. He was additionally a regular on The Phil Silvers Show, played Archie Bunker’s f…
TV Obits: McPherson, Costigan, Wearing
A roundup of TV society from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed absent.
John McPherson: He was an Emmy-winning cinematographer, having worked on such shows as Amazing Stories, Baywatch, St. Elsewhere, Voyagers, The Incredible Hulk, Kojak, and movies such as Jaws: The R…
Vampira dead at 86
A veteran horror star famous for playing the undead has passed on herself: Vampira (real name Maila Nurmi) died of natural causes yesterday. She was 86.
While Nurmi presented in several movies, including The Beat Generation and The Big Operator, she is probably best known for the character of Vam…
Johnny Grant, Mayor of Hollywood, dead at 84
The honorary mayor of Hollywood has died.
Johnny Grant was the unofficial mayor of Hollywood, CA. Unofficial considering the city doesn’t really have a mayor, but Grant was sort of an ambassador for the city since 1980, hosting red carpet ceremonies, Oscar ceremonies, and inducting by 500 cel…
TV Obits: Idelson, Ish, & Dusenberry
A roundup of TV humans from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed absent.
Bill Idelson: He is probably best remembered as Sally’s longtime boyfriend Herman Glimscher on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He additionally wrote for the show and several others by the years, including Th…
