# 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:** 42
**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 18, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/823 "2022-07-18T17:30:23Z")
Famed sculptor Claes Oldenburg has died at 93. > **[Claes Oldenburg, Pop Artist Who Monumentalized the Everyday, Dies at 93](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claes-oldenburg-dead-1234634394/)** > > His soft sculptures of objects as diverse as a toilet and a hamburger have found many admirers. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/824 "2022-07-19T00:42:22Z")
> **[Mickey Rooney Jr., original Mouseketeer and first child of legendary star,...](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mickey-rooney-jr-original-mouseketeer-dead-77)** > > Mickey Rooney Jr.’s death was announced by Paul Peterson, the former actor and founder of advocacy group A Minor Consideration. The musician previously played in bands with Willie Nelson. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/825 "2022-07-19T11:13:00Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Famed sculptor Claes Oldenburg has died at 93. Damn, I had no idea he was still alive. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/826 "2022-07-19T22:23:17Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Damn, I had no idea he was still alive. Do we have a thread about people we had no idea were still alive, until they came across our radar in some fashion? (I’m thinking about those still living, as well as the recently deceased.) The other day, Bob Avakian, the leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, was briefly in the news. Back around 1980, there were graffiti about him around DC: “Free Bob Avakian! Release the Mao Tse-Tung Defendants!” which is basically how I know of him, and what I knew about him before looking up his Wikipedia page. Anyway, he’s 79 years old, but given how long it had been since I’d heard of him, I’d have assumed he was dead. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/827 "2022-07-20T01:24:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Do we have a thread about people we had no idea were still alive, until they came across our radar in some fashion? (I’m thinking about those still living, as well as the recently deceased.) That would be the [Who are our current Abe Vigodas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985) thread over in Cafe Society. It hasn’t seen much action lately, it’s last post being a couple of months ago. ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/828 "2022-07-20T02:27:32Z")
[Lenny Von Dohlen](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/lenny-von-dohlen/), actor best known for Twin Peaks dead at 63. [Pat John](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/pat-john/), First Nation actor best known for Canadian Broadcast Corporation’s. The Beachcombers dead at 69. Also… > **[Bradford Freeman, Last Surviving Member of WWII 'Band of Brothers,' Dies at 97](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bradford-freeman-last-surviving-member-of-wwii-band-of-brothers-dies-at-97-180980373/)** > > The Easy Company veteran parachuted into France on D-Day and fought in major European campaigns during the last year of the war ---
**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 22, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/829 "2022-07-22T04:33:42Z")
> **[William Hart, Co-Founder and Lead Singer for Soul Stars the Delfonics, Dead...](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/william-hart-soul-stars-the-delfonics-dead-obituary-1383798/)** > > “His body might not be here, but his music will live forever,” says Hart’s son, Hadi, who confirmed his death to Rolling Stone ---
**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 23, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/830 "2022-07-23T01:54:55Z")
> **[Taurean Blacque, 'Hill Street Blues' actor, dead at 82](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/hill-street-blues-actor-taurean-blacque-dead.amp)** > > "Hill Street Blues" and Emmy-nominated actor Taurean Blacque's family announced on Thursday the star died after suffering from a brief illness. He is most known for starring as Neal Washington. ---
**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 23, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/831 "2022-07-23T05:01:59Z")
Thats it! No more hats for me! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/832 "2022-07-23T05:08:19Z")
El sombrero es la muerte! ---
**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:** [July 23, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/833 "2022-07-23T13:12:06Z")
> **[Mini's Rallying Legend Paddy Hopkirk Passes Away at 89](https://jalopnik.com/minis-rallying-legend-paddy-hopkirk-passes-away-at-89-1849320981)** > > Hopkirk drove a Mini Cooper to victory at the 1964 Rallye Monte Carlo, bringing eternal fame to the car and himself. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/834 "2022-07-23T15:53:37Z")
Oddly enough, Blaque showed up last night as a cop on an episode of _Taxi_.I didn’t even have to look up; as soon as I heard the voice I knew it was him. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/835 "2022-07-24T20:12:48Z")
> **[Bob Rafelson, Director of ‘Five Easy Pieces’ and Co-Creator of ‘The Monkees,’...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bob-rafelson-dead-five-easy-pieces-monkees-1235185462/)** > > The maverick filmmaker worked with Jack Nicholson on seven features, and his company produced 'The Last Picture Show.' ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/836 "2022-07-25T12:32:03Z")
> **[David Warner, ‘Titanic’ and ‘The Omen’ actor, dead at 80](https://nypost.com/2022/07/25/david-warner-titanic-and-omen-actor-dead-at-80/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow)** > > David Warner, a UK character-actor best known for his roles in “Titanic” and “The Omen,” died Sunday at 80. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/837 "2022-07-25T12:45:31Z")
The roles that news articles choose as “best known” seem weirdly arbitrary sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/838 "2022-07-25T12:58:27Z")
Can’t really argue with Titanic - I mean, everybody saw him in that one. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/839 "2022-07-25T12:59:24Z")
Yeah - Titanic? Really? The Omen, sure, but I would have gone for Tron or Time Bandits as one of the more obvious ones. _End of line._ ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/840 "2022-07-25T13:34:07Z")
Not Time After Time? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/841 "2022-07-25T18:33:50Z")
First Henry, now Paulie. > **[Paul Sorvino, Actor in ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘That Championship Season,’ Dies at 83](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paul-sorvino-dead-goodfellas-1235185779/)** > > The Tony-nominated star played bad guys as well as cops, including Det. Phil Cerretta on 'Law & Order.' ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/842 "2022-07-25T22:35:02Z")
OMG, I had not heard this. What will happen to the Ring of Fire? Editing:: This was about author Eric Flint. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=43)