# 2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2022-12-01T04:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 90
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1781 "2023-10-23T01:23:43Z")
Singer/songwriter Dwight Twilley, possibly best known for his 80s hit [“Girls,”](https://youtu.be/-n7ykctLEW4?si=l96BHulrsIWE07Ff) has [died at 72](https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2023-10-20/dwight-twilley-tulsa-power-pop-musician-dies-at-72). According to reports, he suffered a stroke while driving, and crashed his car into a tree. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1782 "2023-10-23T01:43:51Z")
[Hall of Fame golfer Betsy Rawls has died at age 95 – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/betsy-rawls-4-time-us-open-champion-and-top-administrator-dies-at-95/3366839/#:~:text=The%20LPGA%20Tour%20announced%20her%20passing%20Saturday%2C%20Oct.,World%20Golf%20Hall%20of%20Fame). ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1783 "2023-10-23T09:52:35Z")
> **[Haydn Gwynne: Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors star dies aged 66](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67172672)** > > Dame Helen Mirren leads the tributes to "a delight as a person and a consummate dedicated actress". ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1784 "2023-10-23T15:17:34Z")
Hollywood Reporter has announced Dusty Street’s passing at age 77. She was a steady voice on LA radio at KROQ, then later on Sirius/XM. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1785 "2023-10-23T19:50:29Z")
Heard this on Sirius this morning. I loved her voice and her humor, in LA long ago and on Sirius recently. She was great. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1786 "2023-10-23T19:52:02Z")
I heard her on Sirius often. Sirius is full of NYC radio staples she was a little different. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1787 "2023-10-25T00:40:06Z")
> **[Richard Roundtree Dies: ‘Shaft’ Star Was 81](https://deadline.com/2023/10/richard-roundtree-dead-shaft-star-1235582237/)** > > Richard Roundtree, who broke ground with his signature role in the Shaft movie franchise, passed away this afternoon, Oct. 24, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer with his family at his bed… ---
**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:** [October 25, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1788 "2023-10-25T01:15:14Z")
Shut Yo’ Mouth! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2023, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1789 "2023-10-25T04:20:54Z")
I like the headline on Fark, “Shaft Goes Limp.” ---
**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:** [October 25, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1790 "2023-10-25T09:33:32Z")
> **[Bill Kenwright: Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to impresario](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67210572)** > > Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to producer, actor, presenter and football chairman Bill Kenwright. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1791 "2023-10-27T02:56:17Z")
> **[Robert Irwin, pioneer of Light and Space art who designed Getty's Central...](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-10-25/robert-irwin-artist-dead-dies-getty-garden-light-and-space)** > > Artist Robert Irwin, who designed the Getty Center's Central Garden and led the first original art form to emerge from Los Angeles, has died at age 95. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1792 "2023-10-27T22:31:34Z")
Richard Moll dies at 80. From Charles Brand Twitter: [https://twitter.com/RealCharlesBand/status/1718026885853250037](https://twitter.com/RealCharlesBand/status/1718026885853250037) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1793 "2023-10-27T22:33:41Z")
Oh that one hurts. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1794 "2023-10-27T23:03:04Z")
Selma will be glad to see him. 😥 ---
**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:** [October 27, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1795 "2023-10-27T23:07:18Z")
According to IMDb, Bull died in Big Bear. I wonder what that means for the stock market. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1796 "2023-10-27T23:20:12Z")
In a movie from the early 80’s, _the Sword and the Sorceror,_ he was the evil wizard who was raised from the dead… A messy role. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2023, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1797 "2023-10-28T02:42:27Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Bull died in Big Bear. I wonder what that means for the stock market. OK, this made me laugh. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1798 "2023-10-28T03:58:04Z")
A better source than a tweet: > **[Richard Moll, Actor Known for Playing Bailiff Bull Shannon on 'Night Court',...](https://people.com/richard-moll-night-court-star-dead-at-80-8384009)** > > Richard Moll, the actor best known for playing Bailiff Bull Shannon on 'Night Court', died on Thursday in his home in Big Bear Lake, his rep confirms to PEOPLE ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1799 "2023-10-28T04:07:33Z")
I first saw him in a horror film titled \* _Cataclysm_\* back in 1980, where he played a popular atheist author being pursued by Satan. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1800 "2023-10-28T04:12:30Z")
He was the resurrected evil wizard in _The Sword and the Sorceror_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=91)