# 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2024-12-01T05:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 53
**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:** [May 29, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1041 "2025-05-29T04:09:53Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > C’mon, how do you not may a “we’ve only just begun” joke? > > _Hangs head in shame._ And now he’s…_decomposing_. I’ll show myself out. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1042 "2025-05-29T11:26:52Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Musician Rick Derringer [has died at 77](https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rick-derringer-rip-read-guitar-player-interview). In his honor, this little parody: _Snoopy lives in a very bad part of town_ _And that mean ol’ Red Baron’s always trying to shoot my Snoopy down_ _Snoopy, I don’t care what your round-headed kid do_ _‘Cos Snoopy, you ol’ hound, I’m in love with you_ _So hang on Snoopy, Snoopy hang on_ ---
**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:** [May 29, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1043 "2025-05-29T14:41:07Z")
Goodbye, actor and stunt performer Ed Gale (August 23, 1963 — May 27, 2025). The suit performer of Howard the Duck (1986), Chucky in the Child’s Play film series (1988-1998), Station in Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), and Tasha on Land of the Lost (1991-1992), he also played one of the Dinks in Spaceballs (1987). ---
**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:** [May 29, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1044 "2025-05-29T20:12:49Z")
> **[Bruce Logan Dies: VFX Legend Who “Blew Up The Death Star” & Worked On...](https://deadline.com/2025/04/bruce-logan-dies-star-wars-2001-a-space-odyssey-1236377427/)** > > Logan also worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey. He passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1045 "2025-05-29T20:19:07Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Ronnie Dugger won’t be observing much of Texas anymore: He will, however, remain deep in the heart of Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1046 "2025-05-29T20:37:15Z")
Kool & the Gang’s Chicago Mike (Michael Sumler) died Sunday in a car crash. [Former Kool & the Gang member dies in car crash in Mableton – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/kool-gang-member-dies-car-crash-mableton/SPF5WOLOYVANVIZ7222IBKV3ZI/) (I didn’t see this in the thread, but hopefully I didn’t miss it. My apoligies if I did!) ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1047 "2025-05-30T00:18:52Z")
> **[Peter Kwong, Who Played Rain In ‘Big Trouble in Little China,’ Dies at 73](https://variety.com/2025/film/obituaries-people-news/peter-kwong-dead-big-trouble-in-little-china-1236412425/)** > > Peter Kwong, who played Rain, one of the three martial arts warlocks in John Carpenter's 'Big Trouble in Little China' has died. ---
**Author:** ![MourningPerson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mourningperson/32/19229_2.png) [@MourningPerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MourningPerson)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1048 "2025-05-30T04:59:42Z")
Did not realize Bruce Dern was so old. He looked so young when he was younger. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1049 "2025-05-30T05:20:48Z")
Welcome to the boards! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1050 "2025-05-30T11:41:58Z")
Bye, bye Bernie: [Bernie Kerik has died](https://abc7ny.com/amp/post/bernard-kerik-former-nypd-commissioner-served-during-september-11th-dies-69/16593134/). ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1051 "2025-05-30T12:03:56Z")
Good riddance, Bernie. Dead and a disgrace at age 69. another pardoned Trump thug . ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1052 "2025-05-30T19:00:38Z")
> **[Loretta Swit, Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on ‘M\*A\*S\*H,’ Dies at 87](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/loretta-swit-dead-mash-hot-lips-houlihan-1236233958/)** > > The two-time Emmy winner almost starred on 'Cagney & Lacey' and helped lead the way for women playing strong, professional characters on television.  ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1053 "2025-05-30T20:14:10Z")
Dammit. I had the wrong cast member. I had Mike Farrell, not Swit. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1054 "2025-05-30T20:15:37Z")
Some Dopers were talking about her this morning in [Old favorite TV show is holding up in rewatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-favorite-tv-show-is-holding-up-in-rewatch/1018997/3). I hope @Tokushizu, the Doper who name-dropped her, isn’t feeling the heebie-jeebies right now. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1055 "2025-05-30T20:58:22Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Dammit. I had the wrong cast member. I had Mike Farrell, not Swit. I had both, so I am finally on the board this year. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1056 "2025-05-30T20:59:14Z")
I kind of thought more folks would have Hot Lips but only one, **xizor.** | 1 | Jeezums | 110 | 2 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Kitten Mitten | 97 | 3 | 1 | | 3 | GIGObuster | 80 | 3 | 0 | | 4 | Mahaloth | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 5 | phungi | 69 | 2 | 1 | | 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 68 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Registered at Last | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 9 | Wheelz | 63 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | Captain Lance Murdoch | 51 | 1 | 0 | | 11 | lel | 47 | 3 | 2 | | 11 | Bayaker | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 11 | Pheoinix | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | imthjckaz | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Todesliste | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | McDeath the Mad | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 26 | Loach | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 26 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | SunUp | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | Tyronne | 27 | 3 | 1 | | 30 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 30 | zadscmc | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | RollOutTheBarrel | 21 | 1 | 0 | | 33 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 34 | xizor | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 35 | Baker | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 35 | Dancer Flight | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Dung Beetle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | escheral | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 35 | Guano Lad | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | gwendee | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Lancia | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Lsura | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Mrs Ducky | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Paul was in Saudi | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Precambrianmollusc | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Wolfpack Jeep | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 48 | Pardel-Lux | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 49 | commasense | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 49 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 52 | Shoeless | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 53 | Hatchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 53 | shageroo | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 53 | Stephe96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 53 | teelabrown | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 53 | Tristan | 5 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1057 "2025-05-30T21:03:11Z")
Still in the top #50. In the United States of this board, @Sternvogel and I are Alaska! ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1058 "2025-05-30T21:17:25Z")
That makes me…what? Puerto Rico? Guam? ---
**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:** [May 30, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1059 "2025-05-30T21:22:39Z")
At this rate, you may be Canada or Greenland. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1060 "2025-05-30T21:46:24Z")
Robert Jarvik’s heart is no longer functioning. > **[Dr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79](https://www.healthday.com/health-news/cardiovascular-diseases/dr-robert-jarvik-inventor-of-first-human-artificial-heart-dies-at-79)** > > FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world’s first permanent artificial heart used in a human, has died. He was 79 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=54)