# 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:** 53
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1048 "2021-07-26T02:05:27Z")
Robert Parris Moses, civil rights activist, has died at the age of 86. > **[1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died](https://apnews.com/article/science-49c084dbe580042f51d4874184e63d23)** > > Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1049 "2021-07-26T14:37:01Z")
One we missed: Actor [William Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smith_(actor)?wprov=sfti1) (NOT [Will Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith?wprov=sfti1)) died on July 5 at the age of 88. Smith may be best known as Anthony Falconeti on _Rich Man, Poor Man_, or his role in _The Outsiders_. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1050 "2021-07-27T04:00:38Z")
[Harry Deleyer](https://www.avpress.com/news/harry-deleyer-93-dies-saved-horse-made-him-a-legend/article_98572f82-eb53-11eb-b9f5-c3d5f6012848.html), who is less famous than his horse, dead at 93. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1051 "2021-07-27T04:12:18Z")
1990s era heartthrob (in Australia), actor Dieter Brummer, dead at 45. > **[Dieter Brummer, Home and Away 90s heart-throb, dies aged 45](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-26/dieter-brummer-dead-home-and-away-star-shane-parrish/100324596)** > > Dieter Brummer, who starred in Home and Away as the hugely popular heart-throb Shane Parrish in the 1990s, is found dead in his Sydney home. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1052 "2021-07-27T11:28:21Z")
Former GOP Senator Mike Enzi (Wyoming) has [died at 77](https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-enzi-dead-former-wyoming-gop-senator-biking-accident-2021-7) following a biking accident. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1053 "2021-07-27T19:31:28Z")
> **[Rick Aiello, ‘Do the Right Thing’ Actor and Danny Aiello’s Son, Dies at 65](https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rick-aiello-dead-danny-aiello-son-1235028584/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Rick Aiello, actor and son of Oscar nominee Danny Aiello, died of pancreatic cancer on Monday at a hospital in Warwick, N.Y., his niece Sydney Fingerhut told Variety. He was 65. Fingerhut remembers… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1054 "2021-07-27T23:52:13Z")
> **[Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot, dead at 46](https://nypost.com/2021/07/27/joey-jordison-founding-drummer-of-slipknot-dead-at-46/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Joey Jordison, a founding member of Slipknot, died in his sleep on Monday. He was 46 years old. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1055 "2021-07-28T01:17:07Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [Rick Aiello, ‘Do the Right Thing’ Actor and Danny Aiello’s Son, Dies at 65](https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rick-aiello-dead-danny-aiello-son-1235028584/amp/?__twitter_impression=true) That’s awful. His brother also died of pancreatic cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1056 "2021-07-28T03:03:01Z")
HE’S NOT DEAD, but….yikes. > **[Bob Odenkirk Collapses on ‘Better Call Saul’ Set, Rushed to Hospital](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bob-odenkirk-collapses-better-call-saul-set-1234989244/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Odenkirk was filming the sixth and final season of the 'Breaking Bad' spinoff series in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1057 "2021-07-28T03:28:22Z")
Metal Curch frontman Mike Howe is gone at 55. > **[Metal Church Singer Mike Howe Dies at 55](https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/metal-church-singer-mike-howe-dies-55-obituary-9606634/)** > > Mike Howe, the singer of Metal Church, died at his California home on Monday morning (July 26) at age 55. RIP Mike RIP Joey ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1058 "2021-07-28T15:21:53Z")
David Cross tweeted today and I am hopeful he thinks Bob Odenkirk will survive: “I will share what I know when I can but Bob is one of the strongest people I know both physically and spiritually. He WILL get through this.” [Here is a link to the tweet.](https://twitter.com/davidcrosss/status/1420248776552423427) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1059 "2021-07-28T18:59:34Z")
> **[ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72](https://variety.com/2021/music/news/zz-top-bassist-dusty-hill-dead-dies-1235029656/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Joseph “Dusty” Hill, ZZ Top’s bassist for more than 50 years, has died, the group’s longtime rep confirmed. No cause of death was cited. The band’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard issued … ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1060 "2021-07-28T19:25:34Z")
I’m devastated. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1061 "2021-07-28T21:44:39Z")
Damn. I was lucky to meet him and get my picture with him and Billy. Sad. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1062 "2021-07-28T22:11:49Z")
AS SEEN ON TV, Death has decided to “Set it and Forget it!” on [Ron Popeil](https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/28/ron-popeil-dead-dies-infomercial/). But wait! There’s more! Snowboarder Bo gets 14 points. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1063 "2021-07-28T23:32:32Z")
Odenkirk’s son has also tweeted “He’s going to be OK.” Whew. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1064 "2021-07-29T01:21:56Z")
Holy shit! I’m on the board two years in a row? Awesome! RIP Mr. Popeil; you done good. RIP Dusty Hill; you done fucking fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1065 "2021-07-29T01:33:28Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Odenkirk’s son has also tweeted “He’s going to be OK.” > > Whew. Whew indeed. Way to soon to lose that one. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1066 "2021-07-29T01:40:35Z")
Hey, 'sall good, man ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1067 "2021-07-29T02:33:05Z")
No Jebus, please not Odenkirk, noooo… Dusty Hill? Hard but fair. 😭 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=54)