# 2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 3, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443 "2021-12-03T13:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/743 "2022-06-13T17:24:41Z")
He was awesome in everything! > **[Hollywood veteran Philip Baker Hall dies, aged 90](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/philip-baker-hall-death-age-cause-b2100006.html?utm_content=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1655139262)** > > ‘One of the wisest, most talented and kindest people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night,’ his neighbour announced ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/744 "2022-06-13T18:34:45Z")
[The library cop on Seinfeld](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tP9fI2zbE) ---
**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:** [June 13, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/745 "2022-06-13T18:48:06Z")
Philip Baker Hall? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/746 "2022-06-13T21:23:55Z")
Larry David hired him again to play has doctor on Curb in recent years. He was one hilarious dude. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/747 "2022-06-14T13:12:03Z")
Let me tell you something funny boy. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/748 "2022-06-14T16:33:23Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-agent-kovtun-accused-spy-poisoning-dead-57-85184233](https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-agent-kovtun-accused-spy-poisoning-dead-57-85184233) Looks like Kovtun died of Covid and not a retaliatory poisoning. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/749 "2022-06-16T23:19:08Z")
> **[Tim Sale, DC Comics Artist Behind ‘Batman: The Long Halloween,’ Dies at 66](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/tim-sale-dead-dies-batman-dc-comics-artist-1235296824/)** > > Tim Sale, the acclaimed comic book artist behind classic DC Comics such as “Batman: The Long Halloween” and “Superman for All Seasons,” died on Thursday, DC Comics confirmed… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/750 "2022-06-17T18:23:57Z")
> **['9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Tyler Sanders Dead at 18](https://www.tmz.com/2022/06/17/actor-tyler-sanders-dead-dies/?adid=social-twa)** > > Actor Tyler Sanders, who had roles in '9-1-1: Lone Star' and 'Fear The Walking Dead,' has died at only 18 years old. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/751 "2022-06-17T19:46:45Z")
Zombie bite? ---
**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:** [June 18, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/752 "2022-06-18T03:22:40Z")
[https://amp.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/06/former-wwe-referee-dave-hebner-passes-away/](https://amp.wrestlinginc.com/news/2022/06/former-wwe-referee-dave-hebner-passes-away/) Famed WWF referee Dave Hebner has died at 73. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/753 "2022-06-18T16:21:30Z")
Political columnist and commentator Mark Shields is gone at 85. > **[Mark Shields](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shields)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Mark Stephen Shields (May 25, 1937 – June 18, 2022) was an American political columnist, advisor, and commentator. He worked in leadership positions for many Democratic candidates' electoral campaigns. > Shields provided weekly political analysis and commentary for the PBS NewsHour from 1988 to 2020. His on-screen counterpart from 2001 to 2020 was David Brooks of The New York Times. Previous counterparts were the late William Safire, Paul Gigot o... ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/754 "2022-06-18T16:43:24Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Famed WWF referee Dave Hebner has died at 73 Famed? Those refs are all legally blind, easily distracted by shiny things, deaf, and powerless in the ring. RIP, still a strange career choice. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/755 "2022-06-18T18:16:55Z")
Joel Whitburn has passed away at 82. [https://time.com/6189069/joel-whitburn-dies/](https://time.com/6189069/joel-whitburn-dies/) ---
**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:** [June 19, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/756 "2022-06-19T17:20:37Z")
Not a good week for ex-WWF referees: > **[Tim White (referee)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_White_(wrestling))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > Timothy Rhys White (March 25, 1954 – June 19, 2022) was an American professional wrestling referee. He worked with the World Wrestling Entertainment as a producer on the SmackDown! brand. During the 1980s and 1990s, White worked as André the Giant's assistant in addition to his referee duties. > White started as a part-time referee in 1985 while working as André the Giant's agent. In 1993 shortly after Andre's death, White became a full-time referee... ---
**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:** [June 20, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/757 "2022-06-20T20:07:34Z")
Dave Wickersham, a journeyman big-league pitcher who had a career record of 68-57, died over the weekend at age 86. Wickersham began his career in 1960 with the Kansas City A’s, then spent time with Detroit and Pittsburgh before finishing his career in Kansas City…but this time with the Royals in their inaugural season in 1969. He was one of just four players who played for both Kansas City franchises. The others were Aurelio Monteagudo, Moe Drabowsky and Ken Sanders. ---
**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:** [June 22, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/758 "2022-06-22T21:05:19Z")
[Tony Siragusa](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/06/22/tony-siragusa-dies-55-ravens-colts-fox/7704770001/), former defensive stalwart for the Baltimore Ravens, and later a popular sideline reporter, is dead at age 55. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/759 "2022-06-23T04:02:17Z")
> **[Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson dies at 26](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34129833/baltimore-ravens-lb-jaylon-ferguson-dies-age-26)** > > Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died at the age of 26, the team announced. The 2019 third-round pick had played three seasons in Baltimore. > **[Badass Clerk Who Issued First Ever Gay Marriage License Dies at 78](https://www.thedailybeast.com/clela-rorex-former-boulder-county-clerk-who-awarded-earliest-gay-marriage-licenses-dies-at-78)** > > “I always stood by my actions,” Clela Rorex told Esquire magazine in 2016. “I never backed away from them.” > **[Matt Zimmerman, Canadian actor best known as the voice of Alan Tracy in...](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/06/20/matt-zimmerman-canadian-actor-best-known-voice-alan-tracy-thunderbirds/)** > > Zimmerman became a well-known figure at sci-fi conventions around the country, helping to raise funds for charity > **[Paul M. Ellwood Jr., a pioneer of HMOs, dies at 95](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/06/22/hmo-architect-paul-ellwood-dead/)** > > He practiced medicine for 17 years before turning to national health policy and championing alternative approaches to American health care. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/760 "2022-06-24T00:52:45Z")
> **[R.I.P. James Rado, Hair co-creator and star](https://www.avclub.com/rip-james-rado-hair-co-creator-and-star-1849094668)** > > Rado, along with Gerome Ragni, worked on the groundbreaking '60s counter-culture musical ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/761 "2022-06-27T22:37:03Z")
> **[Mary Mara dead at 61: ‘Law & Order’ actress drowned in New York river](https://nypost.com/2022/06/27/mary-mara-ray-donovan-star-dead-at-61-from-drowning/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter)** > > Mara went on to act in shows including “The West Wing,” “ER,” “The Practice,” Lost” and “Shameless.” She also appeared in the films “Mr. Saturday Night” and “Lov… ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/762 "2022-06-28T02:18:18Z")
> **[Ray-Ban's billionaire owner Leonardo Del Vecchio dies | CNN Business](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/business/luxottica-leonardo-del-vecchio/index.html)** > > Leonardo Del Vecchio, the chairman of spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica and one of Italy's wealthiest business figures, has died aged 87, his company said on Monday. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=39)