# 2022 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 3, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444 "2021-12-03T14:00:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [January 12, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/61 "2022-01-12T14:44:17Z")
got it… ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/62 "2022-02-25T00:15:11Z")
One for me. Sally Kellerman from MASH has died. 16 points. > **[Sally Kellerman, Oscar-Nominated as ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in ‘MASH,’ Dies at 84](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/sally-kellerman-dead-mash-1235189810/)** > > UPDATE: A friends and family memorial service for Sally Kellerman will be held Sunday, May 1 in Hollywood. Email for location: Claire@natureclan.net Sally Kellerman, who was Oscar nominated for her… ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/63 "2022-02-25T15:03:31Z")
It took nearly 2 months, but we finally have someone on the board: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Mahaloth | 16 | 1(1) | | MASH (movie or show) living cast members: | ---
**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:** [March 5, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/64 "2022-03-05T05:33:56Z")
Mitchell Ryan, the original (and best) Burke Devlin on Dark Shadows has dies at 88. Sadly that’s 12 points for me. > **[Mitchell Ryan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Ryan)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Mitchell Ryan (January 11, 1934 – March 4, 2022) was an American film, television, and stage actor, who in his six decades of television is known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his co-starring role as Thomas Gibson's father Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg. He also played the villainous General Peter McAllister in the 1987 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon. > Ryan was born in Cincinnati, O... ---
**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:** [March 5, 2022, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/65 "2022-03-05T05:38:10Z")
I’m having one of those “wait…he was alive?” reactions. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/66 "2022-03-05T13:56:44Z")
I scrolled through the Wiki article to confirm that he was the guy who played Riker’s dad in an episode of Star Trek TNG, and learned that he was in the running to play Picard! ---
**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:** [March 5, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/67 "2022-03-05T14:33:36Z")
and then there were two… | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Mahaloth | 16 | 1(1) | | MASH (movie or show) living cast members: | | 2 | Biotop | 12 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | ---
**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:** [March 7, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/68 "2022-03-07T21:30:21Z")
My theme this year is beloved British sitcom stars. Today a beloved British sitcom star passed away at the age of 82. But is she on my list? No she is not. > **[Lynda Baron: Open All Hours and Come Outside actress dies aged 82](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60647760)** > > The actress played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in the sitcom, and appeared in Come Outside and EastEnders. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/69 "2022-03-11T11:40:56Z")
Damn, I am not so good at confering immortality as I hoped. Gerd Müller last year, Jürgen Grabowski now, at 77. He was even the first one on my list. Sorry. > **[Jürgen Grabowski ist tot: Abschied von einer Legende](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/rhein-main-sport/eintracht-frankfurt/juergen-grabowski-gestorben-mit-dem-ball-konnte-er-alles-17869681.html)** > > Weltmeister, DFB-Pokal-Sieger, Idol: Jürgen Grabowski zählt zu den größten Persönlichkeiten, die je für Eintracht Frankfurt gespielt haben. Im Alter von 77 Jahren ist er gestorben. Ein Nachruf. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/70 "2022-03-11T13:33:35Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Jürgen Grabowski and then there were three: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Pardel-Lux | 23 | 1(1) | | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups | | 2 | Mahaloth | 16 | 1(1) | | MASH (movie or show) living cast members: | | 3 | Biotop | 12 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/71 "2022-03-17T12:10:12Z")
Hey now, I got me some points! > **[Peter Bowles dies aged 85 - British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/6774/rip-peter-bowles/)** > > To The Manor Born star Peter Bowles has died at the age of 85. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/72 "2022-03-21T21:04:12Z")
And then there were four… | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Pardel-Lux | 23 | 1(1) | | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups | | 2 | Mahaloth | 16 | 1(1) | | MASH (movie or show) living cast members: | | 3 | GuanoLad | 15 | 1(1) | | British Sitcom Stars | | 4 | Biotop | 12 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | ---
**Author:** ![billiefan2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@billiefan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billiefan2000)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/73 "2022-04-07T20:06:29Z")
Not on my list … > **[Nehemiah Persoff, Actor in ‘Yentl,’ ‘Some Like It Hot,’ Dies at 102](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/nehemiah-persoff-dead-yentl-1235226599/)** > > Nehemiah Persoff, who appeared as Barbra Streisand’s rabbi father in “Yentl” and had roles in hundreds of films and TV series including “Some Like It Hot” and “T… He was 102 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/74 "2022-04-07T22:39:20Z")
And now I’m on the board with… NO points! ---
**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 8, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/75 "2022-04-08T00:34:48Z")
> **[Eric Boehlert's Spirit Was Decades Younger and His Wisdom Decades Older](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a39655101/eric-boehlert-dies-age-57-media-critic/)** > > One of the only media critics who mattered has died at 57 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/76 "2022-04-09T00:25:16Z")
I have Persoff on my regular list. On that one I’m going for unique picks. ---
**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 11, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/77 "2022-04-11T16:28:45Z")
Updated Scores: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Pardel-Lux | 23 | 1(1) | | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups | | 2 | Mahaloth | 16 | 1(1) | | MASH (movie or show) living cast members: | | 3 | GuanoLad | 15 | 1(1) | | British Sitcom Stars | | 4 | Biotop | 12 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | | 5 | Shoeless | 0 | 1(1) | | Guest stars from the original Twilight Zone | ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/78 "2022-04-12T22:39:00Z")
My previous theme was Double Initials, but not this year. Guess who was in my G-G slot all that time? Go on, guess. =sigh= ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/79 "2022-04-20T13:37:08Z")
My Theme was The Canadians … but apparently I only picked hale and healthy Canadians. Yet another one not on my list passed away. [Jerry Doucette dead at 70](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rocker-jerry-doucette-dead-at-70-1.6157174). ---
**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:** [April 20, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-themed-celebrity-death-pool/955444/80 "2022-04-20T13:55:30Z")
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