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APRIL 23, 2024
Actor Terry Carter, perhaps best known for his role as Colonel Tigh on the original Battlestar Galactica, has died at 95. He also had a long-running role as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on McCloud. Carter was also the first Black TV news anchor for Boston's WBZ-TV Eyewitness News, and one of the first Black regulars on the sitcom The Phil Silvers Show, where he played Private Sugarman.
Carter's notable TV credits include Playhouse 90, Naked City, Dr. Kildare, Combat!, That Girl, Mannix, Julia, Search, The Jeffersons, Falcon Crest, The Fall Guy, Mr. Belvedere, 227, and the Swedish mini-series Hamilton, his final TV credit in 2001. He also appeared in TV movies and mini-series including The Green Pastures, Company of Killers, Two on a Bench, The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping, and The Return of Sam McCloud.
Film credits include Parrish, Attraction, Brother on the Run, Foxy Brown, Benji, Abby, Commander Hamilton, and his last role in 2012's Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation.
Carter formed the Council for Positive Images in 1979, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing intercultural and interethnic understanding through media for which he directed several documentary programs for PBS. His 1988 musical documentary A Duke Named Ellington earned an Emmy nomination. Carter also served two terms on the board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1983, and was a member of the documentary and foreign films committees for the Oscars. He created the mini-series K*I*D*S, for which he won a Los Angeles Emmy. He is survived by his wife and two children.
APRIL 2, 2024
After SCTV ended, Flaherty transferred his talents to the big screen, appearing in films like 1941, Used Cars, Stripes, Going Berserk, Follow That Bird, Club Paradise, One Crazy Summer, Innerspace, Who's Harry Crumb?, Back to the Future Part II, Stuart Saves His Family, Happy Gilmore, The Wrong Guy, Freddy Got Fingered, Slackers, National Security, Home on the Range, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
Flaherty continued to work in television with a regula role on 1997-1998's Police Academy: The Series, and scoring a signature role on Freaks & Geeks in 1999. Other TV credits include The Hitchhiker, Married... with Children, Monsters, Maniac Mansion, Nurses, Phenom, Hardball, Dinosaurs, Dream On, Ellen, Even Stevens, The Industry, That '70s Show, Primetime Glick, Frasier, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Clone High, The King of Queens, Puppets Who Kill, Tilt, American Dad!, and Family Guy. Flaherty's final performance was as Count Floyd in the 2014 short film Nightlife.
MARCH 31, 2024
Actress Barbara Rush died March 31 at 97. Over her 60-year career, Rush had a role in the sci-fi classic It Came From Outer Space, and had long runs on TV in soaps Peyton Place and All My Children. She appeared on the big screen with some of the biggest leading men in the business including three appearances opposite Paul Newman, and she worked with director Douglas Sirk three times as well.
Rush's film career began in 1950 with a film adaptation of the 1949-1951 TV series The Goldbergs. That was followed by credits in Quebec, When Worlds Collide, Flaming Feather, Taza, Son of Cochise, Magnificent Obsession, Captain Lightfoot, Bigger Than Life, Oh, Men! Oh, Women!, The Young Lions, The Young Philadelphians, Come Blow Your Horn, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Hombre, Superdad, Can't Stop the Music and 1982's Summer Lovers, which was her last film.
Aside from her work on daytime soaps, Rush may be best known for her role on the primetime soap Flamingo Road for all 38 episodes, and as Ruth Camden on ten episodes of 7th Heaven. She also guested on Batman as Nora Clavicle. Rush made her first TV appearance on a 1954 episode of Lux Video Theatre (where she would appear three more times) and continued with a long career on the small screen with roles on Playhouse 90, Saints and Sinners, Ben Casey, The Outer Limits, Dr. Kildare, The Fugitive, Love, American Style, Mod Squad, Night Gallery, Marcus Welby, M.D., McCloud, Moon of the Wolf, Maude, Ironside, The Streets of San Francisco, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Medical Center, Police Story, Cannon, Mannix, Ellery Queen, The Bionic Woman, The Love Boat, Matt Houston, Knight Rider, Fantasy Island, Finder of Lost Loves, Hotel, Magnum, P.I., Murder, She Wrote, Hooperman and the 1990s revival of The Outer Limits. Her final role was in the 2017 short Bleeding Hearts: The Arteries of Glenda Bryant.
While Rush was never nominated for an Emmy or an Oscar, she did receive a Golden Globe in 1954 as Most Promising Female Newcomer for her performance in It Came From Outer Space. She was married to actor Jeffrey Hunter (best known as the first captain of the USS Enterprise) from 1950 to 1955. She married twice more. When she wasn't on film or TV, Rush took to the stage, winning a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for her one-woman show A Woman of Independent Means, where she played a character from age 7 to her 70s. She took the show on tour and to Broadway. She also toured in 40 Carats, Private Lives, Twigs, Butterflies Are Free, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and I Found April. She is survived by her children Claudia Cowan and Christopher Hunter.
MARCH 29, 2024
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. died Thursday, March 28 at 87. Gossett is best known for his Oscar-winning role in the film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his Emmy-winning role on the TV miniseries Roots. He was the first Black actor to win the Supporting Actor Oscar.
Gossett started acting in a high school production of You Can't Take It With You, then won roles on Broadway in Take a Giant Step and A Raisin in the Sun, a role which brought him great acclaim and which he would reprise in the 1961 film adaptation. Other stage credits include Jean Genet's The Blacks, Tambourines to Glory, Golden Boy, The Zulu and the Zayda and My Sweet Charlie.
Gossett appeared on TV in the late 1960s/early 1970s with roles on The Invaders, Daktari, Bonanza, The Mod Squad and Good Times. His signature role came in the 1977 miniseries Roots where he played Fiddler, which led to a long career on the small screen up to 2019's Watchmen, which earned him a seventh Emmy nomination. Notable TV credits include The Partridge Family, The Rookies, Love, American Style, McCloud, The Jeffersons, The Six Million Dollar Man, Little House on the Prairie, The Rockford Files, Backstairs at the White House, Roots: The Gift, The Josephine Baker Story, Return to Lonesome Dove, Picket Fences, Touched by an Angel, Early Edition, Ellen, The Dead Zone, Half & Half, Stargate SG-1, Family Guy, The Batman, ER, Psych, Boardwalk Empire, Madam Secretary, Extant, The Good Fight, Hawaii Five-0 and his last role in Kingdom Business.
Gossett appeared in several films after his 1961 debut, but it was his turn in 1982's An Officer and a Gentleman, and the historic Oscar win, that cemented him as a movie star. Pre-1982 credits, where he was usually billed as Lou Gossett, include The Bushbaby, The Landlord, Skin Game, Travels with My Aunt, The Laughing Policeman, The River Niger, J.D.'s Revenge, The Deep, and The Choirboys. Post Oscar credits include Jaws 3-D, Finders Keepers, Enemy Mine, Iron Eagle, The Punisher, Toy Soldiers, Diggstown, Monolith, Legend of the Mummy, Y2K, The Highwayman, Left Behind III, All In, Daddy's Little Girls, Why Did I Get Married Too?, King of the Dancehall, The Cuban and his final film role in The Color Purple. Gossett reprised the character Chappy in three sequels to Iron Eagle and for the music video 'Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)'.
During his career, Gossett earned 28 nominations from various organizations including the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (for Enemy Mine), the CableACE Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Golden Globes, the NAACP Image Awards, the SAG Awards and even the Razzie Awards (for Jaws 3-D). He racked up an impressive 19 wins, including two Golden Globes. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992.
MARCH 20, 2024
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Prolific character actor M. Emmet Walsh has died at 88. Walsh was a staple in films and TV with signature roles in Blade Runner, Blood Simple, Ordinary People, Slap Shot, Knives Out, The Righteous Gemstones and Sneaky Pete.
Walsh began his career guesting in TV series in the late 1960s, with bit parts in films including Alice's Restaurant, Little Big Man and Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Notable TV credits include Arnie, Julia, All in the Family, Ironside, Bonanza, The Bob Newhart Show, McMillan & Wife, The Rockford Files, The Waltons, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Starsky and Hutch, James at 16, Little House on the Prairie, AfterMASH, Amazing Stories, Tales from the Crypt, The Flash, Home Improvement, Early Edition, The X-Files, NYPD Blue, Ed, Frasier, Army Wives, Damages, Empire, and American Gigolo.
Notable films include Little Big Man, Cold Turkey, What's Up, Doc?, Serpico, At Long Last Love, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Bound for Glory, Airport '77, The Jerk, Brubaker, Reds, Cannery Row, Silkwood, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Missing in Action, Critters, Back to School, Raising Arizona, Harry and the Hendersons, Narrow Margin, Cops and Robbersons, Romeo + Juliet, My Best Friend's Wedding, Wild Wild West, The Iron Giant, Racing Stripes, The Mimic, and his final role in Outlaw Posse.
Walsh also appeared in two Broadway shows, 1969's Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie with Al Pacino and Hal Holbrook, and 1973's That Championship Season. He also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Blood Simple. In 1979, he established the Blarney Fund Education Trust, which provides scholarships to Vermont students.
MARCH 7, 2024
Singer and actor Steve Lawrence, best known for his performing partnership with his wife Eydie Gormé, has died at 88 from complications from Alzheimer's disease. The couple became a sensation after a mid-1950s appearance on The Tonight Show starring Steve Allen, and continued performing together until her death in 2009. The couple became household names with appearances on 1960s variety shows including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Carol Burnett Show, The Danny Kaye Show, The Judy Garland Show, and The Julie Andrews Hour, and Steve made many solo appearances on Burnett's show.
Lawrence also appeared in the Broadway production of What Makes Sammy Run? in 1964, earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance, and the couple appeared in the Broadway show Golden Rainbow, which was a flop but introduced the standard 'I've Gotta Be Me'. The couple also made several TV specials in the 1970s including Steve and Edie On Stage (1973), and Emmy-winners Our Love Is Here To Stay (1975) and Steve & Edie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978), all produced by Lawrence. They also won a Grammy for the 1960 album We Got Us. The couple also covered Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun' for the 1997 compilation album Lounge-A-Palooza (it's great, by the way).
Lawrence also continued his acting career with TV credits including Saints and Sinners, Carol for Another Christmas, Medical Center, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Night Gallery, Here's Lucy, Sanford and Son, Police Story, Supertrain, Alice in Wonderland, Hardcastle and McCormick, Murder, She Wrote, Empty Nest, Frasier, The Nanny, Diagnosis Murder, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Cleaner, Hot in Cleveland, Awake, and a final role on Two and a Half Men in 2014.
Lawrence's film credits include Stand Up and Be Counted, The Blues Brothers, The Lonely Guy, Blues Brothers 2000, The Contract, and The Yards.
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Beloved comedian Richard Lewis has died at 76 after suffering a heart attack at his home on February 27. Lewis had also been living with Parkinson's disease, which he revealed in April 2023.
Lewis got his start in the New York and Los Angeles comedy clubs in the 1970s and became a favorite on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. He made his acting debut in the 1979 NBC special Diary of a Young Comic, which aired in the Saturday Night Live time slot. His first TV comedy special, I'm in Pain, was broadcast on Showtime in 1985. HBO comedy specials followed in 1988, 1990 and 1997. In 1989 he was cast opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in the ABC sitcom Anything But Love, which ran for four seasons. He also starred with Don Rickles in the short-lived sitcom Daddy Dearest, and with Kevin Nealon in the equally short-lived Hiller and Diller. His most notable TV role came in 2000 when he played a fictionalized version of himself on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he returned to for its current and final season despite being mostly retired due to his Parkinson's. Lewis also appeared in several films, his most notable role as Prince John in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
TV credits include: House Calls, Riptide, Tribeca, The Larry Sanders Show, Tales from the Crypt, Rude Awakening, V.I.P., Presidio Med, Alias, Two and a Half Men, 7th Heaven, The Dead Zone, Las Vegas, George Lopez, The Simpsons, Everybody Hates Chris, Law & Order: SVU, The Cleaner, Code Black and BoJack Horseman.
Film credits include The Wrong Guys, Once Upon a Crime..., Wagons East, Leaving Las Vegas, The Maze, Hugo Pool, Game Day, Confessions of an Action Star, Vamps, She's Funny That Way, Bucky and the Squirrels and Sandy Wexler.
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Dierkop got his start on ABC's Naked City in 1960 where he appeared uncredited eight time. He then appeared on Broadway in General Seeger, which closed after two performances. Back to Hollywood, Dierkop was the uncredited pilot of the Seaview in the pilot episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. He worked with Paul Newman for the first time in 1961's The Hustler, again uncredited, but with his role in 1964's The Pawnbroker, he got his first screen credit. Dierkop's other notable film credits include Gunn, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The Sweet Ride, Angels Hard as They Come, Night of the Cobra Woman, The Hot Box, The Student Teachers, The Sting (his third appearance with Newman and second with Robert Redford), Messiah of Evil, Texas Lightning, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Grotesque, Maverick, and his last role in 2018's Heaven & Hell.
Dierkop had a prolific career on television with credits including a credited, but different, role on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Andy Griffith Show, Captain Nice, Mr. Terrific, Star Trek, Batman, Adam-12, Ironside, It Takes a Thief, Daniel Boone, Land of the Giants, The F.B.I., Love, American Style, Mission: Impossible, Bonanza, Alias Smith and Jones, Kung Fu, Mannix, Dusty's Trail, Gunsmoke, Kojak, Cannon, Vega$, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, T.J. Hooker, Days of Our Lives, The Fall Guy, Simon & Simon, MacGyver, ER, and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. And if you look closely, you'll see Dierkop sitting at the bar in the music video for R.E.M.'s Man on the Moon.
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
Actor Kenneth Mitchell died February 24 at 49 from complications of ALS. Mitchell may be best known for his roles in the Star Trek Universe. He played Klingon Kol in Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery and Kol-Sha (Son of Kol) in Season 2. After being diagnosed with ALS in 2020 and required the use of a wheelchair, he was kept in the Discovery family with the new role of Auriello, who used a hoverchair. He also voiced three characters in Star Trek: Lower Decks. Prior to his involvement with Trek, he had a prominent role on CBS' Jericho as Eric Green, brother to Skeet Ulrich's Jake Green.
Of his involvement with Star Trek, Mitchell said of his Klingon characters, "Whether someone is good or bad is all about perspective, and it’s about understanding that culture. You’ll get to know the Klingons on our show, and then people can decide if we really are the villains.' He also said in a 2020 interview after his diagnosis, "Being a part of Star Trek keeps me inspired and gives me purpose. Hopefully, that will keep going."
Mitchell began acting in two short films in 2000 and 2001, then landed a regular role on the 2001 TV series Leap Years for its last nine episodes. He had recurring roles on Odyssey 5 in 2002, Seasons 4 and 5 of The Ghost Whisperer, Switched at Birth Season 3, six episodes of Frequency and Nancy Drew, and his last role in three episodes of FX series The Old Man. He was also a regular on The Astronaut Wives Club, which ran for one 10-episode season. Other notable TV credits include Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Miami, The Unit, Flashpoint, Meteor (mini-series), Without a Trace, Lie to Me, Hawaii Five-0, Law & Order: L.A., Criminal Minds, Private Practice, Castle, The Mentalist, Grimm, Drop Dead Diva, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCSI: Los Angeles, Bones, Body of Proof, Haven, NCIS, CSI: Cyber, Minority Report (mini-series), Major Crimes, Code Black, Notorious, The Detectives, and was the voice of Edo Voss on Apple TV's See.
In films, Mitchell's last role was as Joseph Danvers in 2019's Captain Marvel. Other film credits include The Recruit, Miracle, Tennis, Anyone...?, Home of the Giants, and Blood Honey.
His family released the following statement: "With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and dear friend. For five and a half years, Ken faced a series of awful challenges from ALS. And in truest Ken fashion, he managed to rise above each one with grace and commitment, to living a full and joyous life in each moment. He lived by the principals that each day is a gift and we never walk alone."
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Nixon and Roper split and Nixon continued with a solo career, collaborating with artists such as Country Dick Montana and John Doe. His Don Henley Must Die hit Number 20 on the Modern Rock Charts, and good sport Henley even performed the song with Nixon in 1992. Nixon took on acting roles with his film debut in 1989's Great Balls of Fire, followed by Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever, Super Mario Bros., Car 54, Where Are You?, Buttcrack, A Four Course Meal and Papercut 2. He appeared on an episode of Up All Night, and provided the voice of Sheriff Lester T. Hobbes in the videogames Redneck Rampage and Redneck Rampage Rides Again. His last appearance was as a guest on the podcast Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable in 2022. An album of unreleased tracks, Whiskey Rebellion, was released in 2009, and the documentary The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon was released in 2023.
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Actor Carl Weathers, best known for his appearances in the first four Rocky movies as Apollo Creed, has died in his sleep at the age 76. Recently Weathers appeared in nine episodes of Disney+ series The Mandalorian, and he is currently appearing in a series of ads for FanDuel with Rob Gronkowski.
Weathers got his start in films with an uncredited role in 1973's Magnum Force, followed by guest appearances on Good Times and Kung Fu in 1975. His star took of in 1976 with Rocky. Weathers has more than 75 acting credits on his resumé with appearances on the big screen in Bucktown, Friday Foster, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Semi-Tough, Force 10 from Navarone, Death Hunt, Predator, Action Jackson, Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky, Eight Crazy Nights, The Comebacks, Think Like a Man Too and he provided the voice of Combat Carl in Toy Story 4.
TV credits include S.W.A.T., The Six Million Dollar Man, Cannon, McCloud, Most Wanted, Starsky and Hutch, Barnaby Jones, The Streets of San Francisco, Tales of the Unexpected, The Hostage Heart, The Bermuda Depths, The Defiant Ones, Tour of Duty, Street Justice, In the Heat of the Night, Alien Siege, The Shield, ER, Brothers, Psych, Arrested Development, Toy Story of Terror, Colony, Magnum P.I. and a recurring role spanning Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice.
Weathers was also a director with episodes of Renegade, Silk Stalkings, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Sheena, For The People, Hawaii Five-0, The Last O.G., Law & Order, FBI, Chicago Med and The Mandalorian to his credit.
Actor Don Murray, Oscar nominated for his role in 1956's Bus Stop, has died at 94. Murray may be best known to TV viewers as Sid Fairgate on primetime soap Knots Landing, his time on the show ending with a literal cliffhanger as Sid drove off the side of a cliff in the Season 2 finale. At 17, Murray worked as an usher for CBS and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, scoring a role in the original 1951 Broadway production of The Rose Tattoo. He turned down a contract with Universal, not wanting to just be put in anything they wanted. Murray continued to act over the years with a notable role in the Twin Peaks revival in 2017, and his last appearance in the film Promise in 2021.
Murray began his career as a guest on several TV series in the early 1950s, then headed to Broadway for a 1955 revival of The Skin of Our Teeth, leading director Joshua Logan to seek him out for the role in Bus Stop, Murray's film debut (Hope Lange also made her debut in the film and the two would marry soon after). 20th Century Fox wanted to sign Murray to a long-term contract, but he refused until the studio agreed to give him time off if he wanted to return to Broadway. Murray ended up getting out of his contract, not happy with the projects the studio was giving him, and wrote, produced and starred in The Hoodlum Priest.
Other film credits include The Bachelor Party, A Hatful of Rain, From Hell to Texas, Shake Hands with the Devil, One Foot in Hell, Advise & Consent, Baby the Rain Must Fall, The Plainsman, The Viking Queen, Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Justin Morgan Had a Horse, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Cotter, Endless Love, Radioactive Dreams, Peggy Sue Got Married, Scorpion, Made in Heaven, Ghosts Can't Do It, and Elvis is Alive.
TV movie and series credits include his debut on Studio One, Danger, The United States Steel Hour, Playhouse 90, The Intruders, Love Story, The Sex Symbol, Amy Prentiss, Police Story, A Girl Named Sooner, How the West was Won, Rainbow, Crisis in Mid-air, Thursday's Child, A Touch of Scandal, T.J. Hooker, Hotel, The Stepford Children, Matlock, Mistress, A Brand New Life, Sons and Daughters, Murder, She Wrote, Wings, The Single Guy, Hearts Adrift and Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
Murray was also a writer, penning two episodes of Knots Landing and screenplays for The Cross and the Switchblade (Erik Estrada's film debut), Childish Things, and Call Me By My Rightful Name.
JANUARY 30, 2024
Broadway legend Chita Rivera has died at 91 following a brief illness, according to a statement released by her daughter. Rivera is one of the most nominated performers in Tony Awards history with ten nominations and two wins (The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman), and she was the recipient of the 2018 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
Rivera became an overnight sensation with her appearance in 1953's Guys and Dolls, attaining leading lady status with 1954's Can-Can, followed by Mr. Wonderful (1956) and what would become her signature role of Anita in 1957's West Side Story, playing the role on Broadway and London's West End. Her other Broadway shows include Bye Bye Birdie, Jerry's Girls, Seventh Heaven, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, with her most recent appearance in 2015's The Visit. She toured with Born Yesterday, The Rose Tattoo, Call Me Madam, Threepenny Opera, Sweet Charity, Kiss Me Kate, Zorba, The Dancer's Life and Can-Can with The Rockettes.
Rivera also appeared on the small and big screen, making her TV debut on the 1954 The Outer Limits episode 'The Bellero Shield'. Other TV credits include One Life to Live, The Carol Burnett Show, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Once Upon a Brothers Grimm, Pippin: His Life and Times, Mayflower Madam, Will & Grace, Kalamazoo?, Johnny and the Sprites and the Netflix movie adaptation of tick, tick... BOOM!
Film credits include Sweet Charity, her first theatrical film, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Chicago. Rivera was awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama and received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor. PBS's Great Performances also aired the career retrospective Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin’ To Do, and she recently released the solo album And Now I Swing, and the autobiography Chita: A Memoir.
JANUARY 23, 2024
The movie proved popular enough for the Fox Network to order a series that debuted later in 1989, which lasted for just a single 22-episode season. The series, though, developed a large and vocal fan base and the network commissioned a series of TV movies between 1995 and 1997, five in all, to continue and wrap up the story. Graham appeared as Ambassador Soval in 12 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise over the course of its four season run.
Graham continued to act in TV series and movies, with a role in 2022's Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, and a guest role in the upcoming sci-fi series Manhattan Transfer. Graham is survived by his wife Becky and daughter Haylee. No cause of death has been reported.
JANUARY 22, 2024
Director Norman Jewison died Saturday, January 20 at the age of 97. Jewison's work over more than 40 years earned three Oscar nominations for Best Director and four for Best Picture, with a total of 46 nominations for his films overall and 12 wins. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Award, and has three Emmy wins for his television work.
Jewison began his career as an actor on stage and radio for the CBC in Canada, and went on to write, direct and produce a wide variety of popular programs for the CBC. He went to New York in 1958 to direct the TV series Your Hit Parade, which led to more TV work, then filmed a series of comedies for Universal before becoming an independent producer. His first big effort was 1965's The Cincinnati Kid which led to a string of popular films including The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (Best Picture nominee), In the Heat of the Night (Best Director nominee), The Thomas Crown Affair, Fiddler on the Roof (Best Picture & Director nominee), Jesus Christ Superstar, Rollerball, And Justice for All, Best Friends, A Soldier's Story (Best Picture nominee), Agnes of God, Moonstruck (Best Picture & Director nominee), Only You and The Hurricane. His last film was 2003's The Statement. TV credits include The Big Party, An Hour with Danny Kaye, The Million Dollar Incident, The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe and The Judy Garland Show.
Jewison received the Best Director Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the Donatello Award from Italy and the Genie Award from the Canadian Academy. In 2010 he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America, and was honored with retrospectives by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011. Jewison founded the Canadian Film Centre and was the first recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. He is survived by his wife, Lynne St. David, three children and five grandchildren.
JANUARY 21, 2024
Actor David Gail has died at 58. Gail debuted in 1990 on an episode of Growing Pains, and after guesting on shows like Doogie Howser, M.D., Murder, She Wrote and Matlock, landed the role of Stuart Carson on Beverly Hills 90210 for a Season 1 episode and returned for a 7-episode arc in Season 4, briefly engaged to Shannen Doherty’s Brenda Walsh. Gail was then a regular on Robin's Hoods and Savannah before becoming the second Dr. Joe Scanlon on Port Charles, the General Hospital spin-off, for 216 episodes. He also guested on V.I.P., JAG and ER, appeared in TV movies Full Eclipse, Two Came Back and Hollywood Mom's Mystery, and films Some Girl, Bending All the Rules, Perfect Opposites and The Belly of the Beast. Gail also performed voice work for the video game Blacksad: Under the Skin. No cause of death has been reported at the time of publication.
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