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Ricardo Montalban Has Died

January 15, 2009 John Gibbon

Ricardo Montalban, the dashing, suave actor, perhaps best known for his role as Khan in Star Trek: Wrath of Khan and as Mr. Roarke on television’s Fantasy Island, passed away January 14th in Los Angeles [click for more]

Patrick McGoohan, Star Of ICE STATION ZEBRA and TV’s THE PRISONER, Has Died

January 15, 2009 Rich Drees

Patrick McGoohan, the actor perhaps best known for his role in the iconic 1960s television series The Prisoner, has died in Los Angeles yesterday, January 14 at the age of 80. In The Prisoner, McGoohan [click for more]

Breaking: Patrick McGoohan and Ricard Montalban Have Died

January 14, 2009 Rich Drees

Two stalwart actors who had extensive careers in both film and television have passed away today. Patrick McGoohan, best known for the television series The Prisoner, has passed away today in Los Angeles. He was [click for more]

Exploitation Director Ray Dennis Steckler Has Died

January 11, 2009 Rich Drees

Ray Dennis Steckler, director of such low budget exploitation fare as The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Decided To Stop Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies, died this past Wedsnesday, January 7,in Las Vegas. He was 70. [click for more]

TCM’s Tribute To The Departed Of 2008

January 5, 2009 Rich Drees

Besides being the best cable outlet for classic films, Turner Classic Movies has always been conscious of the history surrounding these great movies. Unfortunately, that means taking time out to remember those great moviemakers, be [click for more]

Writer Donald Westlake Has Died

January 2, 2009 Rich Drees

Donald Westlake, the mystery writer who was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for the 1990 John Cusack crime drama The Grifters, died New Year’s Eve while vacationing in Mexico. He was 75. [click for more]

DETOUR’s Femme Fatale Ann Savage Has Passed Away

December 28, 2008 Rich Drees

Ann Savage, best known for role as the femme fatale in the 1945 film noir classic Detour, has passed away on Christmas Day. She was 87. Savage died in her sleep from complications following a [click for more]

Legendary Comedy Writer Irving Brecher Has Died

November 20, 2008 Rich Drees

Irving Brecher’s career stretched from vaudeville through radio to motion pictures and the emerging medium of television, along the way gaining a reputation of one of the quickest and wittiest comedy writers in show business. [click for more]

DOLEMITE Himself, Rudy Ray Moore, Has Passed Away

October 20, 2008 Rich Drees

Rudy Ray Moore, the raunchy comedian who had a brief career in the blaxploitation genre, has passed away yesterday, October 19, in Akron, Ohio from complications of diabetes. He was 81. Although Moore started his [click for more]

Breaking News: Paul Newman, 83, Has Died

September 27, 2008 Rich Drees

Paul Newman, the iconic and handsome film star of nearly six decades, has passed away yesterday at his home near Westport, Connecticut, following a long battle with cancer. Although early audiences were often struck by [click for more]