# 2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2020-12-01T02:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/747 "2021-04-16T17:30:30Z")
[Helen McCrory, who played Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, died at age 52.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/harry-potter-actress-helen-mccrory-has-died-at-52/ar-BB1fJ6d8) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/748 "2021-04-16T17:54:24Z")
> [@Borborygmi](#): > > I invested in Madoff when posting my list but now that it is time to collect points I find his entry to be nothing but a worthless alternate pick. Another person for whom he failed to pay off. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/749 "2021-04-16T17:59:45Z")
I picked up a point for Prince Philip. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/750 "2021-04-16T18:04:35Z")
So far then, it’s Prince Philip and Madoff I’ll have to tote up. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/751 "2021-04-16T19:01:51Z")
Bernie Madoff was the only recent death on my list. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/752 "2021-04-17T00:01:21Z")
Felix Silla - Cousin Itt in _Addams Family_ and the person in the Twiki suit on _Buck Rodgers_ dead at 84: > **[Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ Dies at 84](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/felix-silla-cousin-itt-on-the-addams-family-dies-at-84-4112694/)** > > He also played a robot on ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’ and a villain battling Sam Spade Jr. in ‘The Black Bird.’ ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/753 "2021-04-17T00:44:54Z")
I got a point from Prince P. My only other points are from Rush Limbaugh. Boy, I sure can pick 'em, can’t i? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/754 "2021-04-17T22:54:29Z")
> **[Ex-Bad Boy Rapper Black Rob Dead at 51, Diddy Pays Tribute](https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/17/ex-bad-boy-black-rob-dead-dies-51/)** > > Black Rob has died, according to those in his immediate circle. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/755 "2021-04-18T09:06:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. > **[Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81](https://apnews.com/article/business-technology-general-news-b77f216f52d736a6b5a383a429208f51)** > > Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/756 "2021-04-18T16:41:17Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. > > [Founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs dies at age 81 | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/business-john-warnock-san-francisco-b77f216f52d736a6b5a383a429208f51) Warning: PDF ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/757 "2021-04-18T16:52:54Z")
> **[Mike Mitchell, a founding member of the band that recorded 'Louie Louie,' has...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/18/us/mike-mitchell-lead-guitarist-the-kingsmen-obit/index.html)** > > Mike Mitchell, lead guitarist for the Kingsmen for more than six decades, died Friday on his 77th birthday, according to a publicist for the group. Mike Mitchell gotta go now. Gives somebody 23 points right now! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/758 "2021-04-18T22:45:58Z")
Fred Arbanas, five-time AFL all-star tight end who played for the Chiefs, dies at 82. After he retired from pro football, Arbanas had a 42-year career in local politics. > **[Chiefs Mourn the Passing of Fred Arbanas](https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-mourn-the-passing-of-fred-arbanas?fbclid=IwAR3iwSlppYZjKzstvNepQvTrDisx-JsW1yv97lq-Pap7QZFCX_rGOk0LhJY)** > > This is the official Kansas City Chiefs Facebook fan page. For more information go to http://www.chiefs.com. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/759 "2021-04-18T23:08:55Z")
Former Survivor contestant [Sunday Burquest](https://ew.com/tv/survivor-sunday-burquest-millennials-vs-gen-x-obituary-dead-cancer/) dead at age 50… the tribe has spoken, and they said “points for phungi” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/760 "2021-04-19T15:19:41Z")
Prince Philip Bernie Madoff Sunday Burquest ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/761 "2021-04-19T16:48:51Z")
Prince Philip ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/762 "2021-04-19T18:23:35Z")
Those three names are not for any particular player, they are the celebs who have garnered points for someone since my accident. I need to keep track of them until I am back in the game, so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/763 "2021-04-20T01:01:07Z")
(Reports) Jimmy Carter’s vice president Walter Mondale dead at 93, family says. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/764 "2021-04-20T01:01:57Z")
> **[Former Vice President Walter Mondale dies at age 93](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/549122-former-vice-president-walter-mondale-dies-at-age-93/amp/)** > > Former Vice President Walter Mondale, who was also the Democratic nominee for president in 1984, died on Monday at the age of 93.Kathy Tunheim, a spokesperson for the family, confirmed the former v… ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/765 "2021-04-20T04:38:08Z")
[Joye Hummel](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joye-hummel-dead/2021/04/08/e3527018-97ad-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html), first woman to write Wonder Woman comics. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/766 "2021-04-20T11:02:26Z")
Another one in my “didn’t know he was still alive” category. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=39)