# 2026 Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2025-12-02T04:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 103
**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:** [October 29, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2042 "2026-10-29T13:39:11Z")
Here’s the Wikipedia page about the episode. It was the 8th episode of S4 but was not included in syndication packages due to a lawsuit over the script. > **[Miniature (The Twilight Zone)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_(The_Twilight_Zone))** > > "Miniature" is episode 110 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on February 21, 1963, on CBS. The story centers on a man's obsession with a dollhouse whose figures seem to be alive. The episode was originally withheld from syndication due to a plagiarism lawsuit that was later dismissed for lack of merit. Upon re-release in 1984, it became an early example of film colorization. To the average person, a museum is a place of knowledge, a place of beau... ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2043 "2026-10-29T13:41:39Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Here’s the Wikipedia page about the episode. My mistake. I didn’t read the post you were replying to, and assumed you were posting about Elke Sommer. ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2044 "2026-10-29T13:46:59Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > assumed you were posting about Elke Sommer. You weren’t alone. I was also confused until your post. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2045 "2026-10-29T15:04:15Z")
Whoops. I should have quoted the post I was replying to. Sorry for the confusion! ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2046 "2026-10-29T19:45:49Z")
> **[Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-stewart-dead-star-trek-x-men-1236742932/)** > > He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”  ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2047 "2026-10-29T20:06:43Z")
That sucks. But I thought he looked a little frail during _Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness_. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2048 "2026-10-29T20:07:20Z")
Excuse me, I need to swear loudly and profusely for several hours. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2049 "2026-10-29T20:15:28Z")
The Grim Reaper keeps taking all the wrong people. ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2050 "2026-10-29T20:18:59Z")
Ugh, Charles Xavier. I’m pretty upset. Wow, terrible. Lord protect his friend, Ian McKellan…who must be so sad. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2051 "2026-10-29T20:28:43Z")
But who’s going to run the CIA now? ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2052 "2026-10-29T20:30:05Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Ugh, Charles Xavier. I’m pretty upset. Wow, terrible. Lord protect his friend, Ian McKellan…who must be so sad. Chekov and Picard back to back. Put George Takei on 24/7 watch. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2053 "2026-10-29T20:31:13Z")
It looks like Patrick Stewart was a pointless death too. 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2054 "2026-10-29T21:12:44Z")
FrostyKmart had him as an alternate. I guess the rest of us though he was immortal. I have Bill Shatner on my list, but I don’t think that he is ever going to give us points. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2055 "2026-10-29T21:24:52Z")
It’s going to be Shatner and Keith Richards toasting the heat death of the universe. ---
**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 29, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2056 "2026-10-29T21:43:44Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Barbara Barrie has died at 95. Some details concerning her death: > Oscar-nominated actress Barbara Barrie chose medical aid in dying after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, according to The New York Times. She died on Oct. 28, at 95 years old. > > The actress “was a proponent and advocate” of the New York State Medical Aid in Dying law, her agent Gary Gersh said. New York’s medical aid in dying law became effective in August 2026. > **[Barbara Barrie's headline-making death and what people get wrong about...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/barbara-barries-headline-making-death-164739066.html)** > > Advocates like say there are many misconceptions about medical aid in dying. Barbara Barrie's death has brought the topic back into the news. > Barrie’s death was confirmed to the L.A. Times by the actor’s representatives, who said it was medically assisted. Her daughter, Jane Harnick, told the New York Times that her mother’s death followed a terminal cancer diagnosis. > **[Barbara Barrie, 'Breaking Away' star and actor who was not just any on-screen...](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-10-28/barbara-barrie-breaking-away-star-actor-who-was-not-just-any-on-screen-mom-dies-at-95)** > > Barbara Barrie — best known for her motherly roles in major films including “Breaking Away” (1979), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for supporting actress — passed away through a medically assisted death. ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2057 "2026-10-30T01:26:42Z")
> **[Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, known for his boxing masterpiece ‘Ashita...](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/metro/japanese-manga-artist-tetsuya-chiba-known-his-boxing-masterpiece-ashita-no-joe-dies-87/)** > > Tetsuya Chiba, a legendary Japanese manga artist best known for his boxing series “Ashita no Joe,” or “Fighting for Tomorrow,” has died. ---
**Author:** ![FrostyKmart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@FrostyKmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrostyKmart)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2058 "2026-10-30T14:53:22Z")
huh I did. I completely forgot I had done a Star Trek themed alternate list. I should get a half point for that ---
**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 31, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2059 "2026-10-31T00:16:28Z")
Life is unfair sometimes. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/2060 "2026-10-31T20:54:01Z")
John “Bobby” Wright, the last surviving member of _McHale’s Navy_ and son of country music singer Kitty Wells, dies with 16 torpedoes left unfired. > **[John "Bobby" Wright Dead: ‘McHale’s Navy’ Actor, Kitty Wells Son, Was 84](https://deadline.com/2026/10/john-bobby-wright-dead-mchales-navy-1237209598/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6ae52f99eec7660001714890&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawVTMn5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMVdoUzRqUGhQRmRZY3pmYjNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEfvlqDGHPV76Y9SFgRLBl2LoFKJQlW04MikhWynuXkw2dhLw6fVWEjL5mbJws_aem_QtDZRXFHvJxy_p1I9xGttw)** > > John "Bobby" Wright, the last surviving cast member of the 1960s sitcom McHale’s Navy and the son of country music pioneer Kitty Wells, died October 27. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=102)