Obit
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Actor James Caan Dead At 82
Movie Geeks | July 7, 2022From The Associated Press: (AP) — James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded...
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ALIEN Actor Yaphet Kotto Passes Away At Age 81
Movie Geeks | March 16, 2021“ALIEN was the first time an African-American had been seen in a role like that and today we see...
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WAMG Tribute: Oscar-Winning Comedy Legend Cloris Leachman Has Died
Jim Batts | January 28, 2021Only a few days short of January’s end, 2021 has seen the loss of its first Oscar winner. Here’s...
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David Prowse, STAR WARS Darth Vader, Has Passed Away At Age 85
Michelle McCue | November 29, 2020David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has died aged 85,...
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WAMG Tribute: Original Film 007 Sir Sean Connery Has Died
Jim Batts | November 2, 2020With only a couple of months left, 2020 cruelly claimed yet another silver screen icon. Reuters broke the news...
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Actor Wilford Brimley Dies At Age 85 And Ron Howard & John Carpenter Pay Tribute
Michelle McCue | August 2, 2020Actor Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to star of film such as “Cocoon” and...
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WAMG Tribute: Comedy Legend Carl Reiner Has Died
Jim Batts | June 30, 2020The word rang out this morning in the world of laughter. A member of comedy royalty had taken his...
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Actor Ian Holm (ALIEN, CHARIOTS OF FIRE, LORD OF THE RINGS) Dies at 88
Michelle McCue | June 19, 2020ALIEN, LORD OF THE RINGS, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE, THE SWEET HEREAFTER and CHARIOTS OF...
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Actor Max Von Sydow Dead At Age 90
Movie Geeks | March 9, 2020Famous for his roles in the classic films The Seventh Seal, The Virgin Spring, The Exorcist, The Greatest Story...
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WAMG Tribute: José Mojica Marins, ‘Coffin Joe’, Has Died
Tom Stockman | February 19, 2020” Oh, and one last favor. If you pass by heaven, give my regards to the angels. But if...
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Oscar-winning animation legend Richard Williams (1933-2019)
Jim Batts | August 19, 2019Word spread quickly this past Saturday through the world’s animation news outlets, word of the loss of one of...
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Doris Day Dies At Age 97
Jim Batts | May 13, 2019For fans of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the news from California this Monday morning hit hard, like the sudden loss...
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Actress Betsy Palmer from FRIDAY THE 13th Dead at 88
Tom Stockman | May 31, 2015“You see, Jason was my son, and today is his birthday…” The woman had a long and distinguished career...
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Director-Actor Sir Richard Attenborough Dies at Age 90
Movie Geeks | August 24, 2014BRIGHTON ROCK, THE SAND PEBBLES, THE GREAT ESCAPE. A giant of the cinema world has passed away. Lord Richard...
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Actress Lauren Bacall Dies at 89
Movie Geeks | August 12, 2014Another sad day in Hollywood… From the AP: Lauren Bacall, the slinky, sultry-voiced actress who created on-screen magic with...
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Oscar Winning Actor Robin Williams Dead At Age 63
Movie Geeks | August 11, 201482nd Annual Academy Awards/March 7, 2010 ©AMPAS A huge talent is gone. Actor Robin Williams died Monday from an apparent suicide....
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Actress and Activist Ruby Dee Dead at 91
Tom Stockman | June 12, 2014Now she can join her long-time husband and acting partner Ossie Davis. Ruby Dee was Mother Sister, the old...
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Richard Dawson Of THE RUNNING MAN Dead At 79
Movie Geeks | June 3, 2012Actor, game show host Richard Dawson has passed away. According to TMZ, Dawson’s son, Gary Dawson, initially broke the news...