# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**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:** [February 16, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/662 "2026-02-16T18:47:47Z")
So that makes Al Pacino and Talia Shire the only main members of the first _Godfather_ movie still alive, right? Oh, and _Tehran_ co-creator Dana Eden has [died unexpectedly at 52.](https://ew.com/tehran-producer-dana-eden-dies-at-52-during-filming-of-apple-tv-show-11907290) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/663 "2026-02-16T18:56:39Z")
Dammit! He should have been on my list of [entertainers over 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/142). If I had thought about him I would definitely included him over less well-known people like William Daniels. Five points down the drain. My condolences to his family and friends. ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/664 "2026-02-16T18:58:16Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > So that makes Al Pacino and Talia Shire the only main members of the first _Godfather_ movie still alive, right? Yes. For the MASH movie, we have: - Elliot Gould - Gary Burghoff - Tom Skerritt - Fred Williamson ---
**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:** [February 16, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/665 "2026-02-16T19:43:25Z")
Farewell Boo Radley ☹ ---
**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:** [February 16, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/666 "2026-02-16T20:27:17Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > o that makes Al Pacino and Talia Shire the only main members of the first _Godfather_ movie still alive, right? Simonetta Stefanelli (Apollonia) is alive. She didn’t have quite as many lines as Michael’s second wife. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/667 "2026-02-16T21:07:52Z")
Songwriter Billy Steinberg, who penned Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” and Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” among other hits, has faded out at 26 points. > **[Songwriter Billy Steinberg, Co-Writer of ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘True Colors,’...](https://www.billboard.com/pro/billy-steinberg-death-grammy-winning-songwriter-dies/)** > > Billy Steinberg, the Grammy-winning songwriter who co-wrote such pop classics as Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” and Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” has died. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/668 "2026-02-17T00:27:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yes. For the MASH movie, we have: > > - Elliot Gould > - Gary Burghoff > - Tom Skerritt > - Fred Williamson Carl Gottlieb, Jo Ann Pflug, and John Schuck (checking wikipedia) are still alive. ---
**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 17, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/669 "2026-02-17T00:31:40Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Carl Gottlieb, Jo Ann Pflug, and John Schuck (checking wikipedia) are still alive. Yes, I just saw John Schuck in a play called “The Hiding Place”. He was great. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/670 "2026-02-17T03:01:08Z")
Here is a list that looks a little more like how Baker would have done it. Note: @Lord_Feldon got a unique pick for Princess Irene, which no one picked up on | | | score | picks | unique | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Martonio77 | 137 | 3 | | | 1 | Registered at Last | 137 | 3 | | | 1 | RobotDevilDog | 137 | 3 | | | 1 | Schubert | 137 | 3 | | | 1 | Wolfpack Jeep | 137 | 3 | | | 6 | jeezums | 125 | 3 | | | 7 | phungi | 115 | 3 | | | 8 | Superdude | 105 | 2 | | | 8 | Tristan | 105 | 2 | | | 8 | Little Nemo | 105 | 2 | | | 8 | Happy Lendervedder | 105 | 2 | | | 12 | gkster | 85 | 2 | | | 12 | Hoopy Frood | 85 | 2 | | | 14 | candide | 84 | 2 | | | 14 | Catamount | 84 | 2 | | | 14 | Cazzle | 84 | 2 | | | 14 | Culling The Herd | 84 | 2 | | | 14 | GIGObuster | 84 | 2 | | | 14 | Moriarity | 84 | 2 | | | 20 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 83 | 2 | | | 21 | Sir Creep | 70 | 2 | | | 22 | Dancer Flight | 53 | 1 | | | 22 | Loach | 53 | 1 | | | 24 | Jack Batty | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Dr.Girlfriend | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | xizor | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Lsura | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Thumper668 | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Stephen96 | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Scoobysnax | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | IKnowItsOver | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | imtz | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | imthjckaz | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | JakeYourBooty | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Jegpeg | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Wheelz | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | Dung Beetle | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | RTFirefly | 52 | 1 | | | 24 | CreaseMonkey | 52 | 1 | | | 41 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 42 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Gyrate | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | kitap | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Monsteria deliciosa | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Rivkah Chaya | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Scoobysnax | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Superdude | 32 | 1 | | | 42 | Thumper 668 | 32 | 1 | | | 54 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 55 | Lord Feldon | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 56 | irritant | 11 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/671 "2026-02-17T10:07:38Z")
Jesse Jackson dies age 84: > **[Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-icon-dies)** > > A fixture in civil rights and Democratic politics since the 1960s, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/672 "2026-02-17T10:25:49Z")
Thanks to @Little_Nemo and @eschereal and anyone else picking up the slack during Baker’s worrying absence. ETA: That said, eschereal’s list is still missing my Van der Beek points. Ain’t no thing. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/673 "2026-02-17T12:20:51Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > ETA: That said, eschereal’s list is still missing my Van der Beek points. Ain’t no thing. Also missing my Scott Adams 32-pointer. And yes thank you Little Nemo and eschereal. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/674 "2026-02-17T13:18:38Z")
Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever placed this high before! Thanks to everyone keeping track of things. ---
**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 17, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/675 "2026-02-17T13:23:59Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Jesse Jackson dies age 84: > > [Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84 | Jesse Jackson | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-icon-dies) Wow. Sad news. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/676 "2026-02-17T14:22:18Z")
I’m also missing points for Scott Adams. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/677 "2026-02-17T15:43:18Z")
nope, trying again ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/678 "2026-02-17T16:14:31Z")
Sorry to pile on, @eschereal (we appreciate you!), but I’m also missing my Scott Adams points, plus I’m now due 16 for Jackson, which should put me at an even 100. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/679 "2026-02-17T16:19:24Z")
@eschereal I’m missing my VdB points. I should be at 84. (sorry!) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/680 "2026-02-17T16:50:26Z")
Yes, I am going back through it ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/681 "2026-02-17T17:37:59Z")
Here is another attempt, probably full of errors. Included is Jesse Jackson. | | | score | picks | unique | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | WolfpackJeep | 153 | 4 | | | 2 | Martonio77 | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Registered at Last | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | RobotDevilDog | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Schubert | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Happy Lendervedder | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Superdude | 137 | 3 | | | 8 | phungi | 115 | 3 | | | 9 | Tristan | 105 | 2 | | | 9 | Little Nemo | 105 | 2 | | | 11 | Catamount | 100 | 3 | | | 11 | GIGObuster | 100 | 3 | | | 11 | Wheelz | 100 | 3 | | | 14 | jeezums | 85 | 2 | | | 14 | gkster | 85 | 2 | | | 14 | Hoopy Frood | 85 | 2 | | | 17 | candide | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Cazzle | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Culling The Herd | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Moriarty | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Dung Beetle | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Gyrate | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Thumper668 | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Stephen96 | 84 | 2 | | | 17 | Scoobysnax | 84 | 2 | | | 26 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 83 | 2 | | | 27 | Dancer Flight | 53 | 1 | | | 27 | Loach | 53 | 1 | | | 29 | billiefan2000 | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | Jack Batty | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | Dr.Girlfriend | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | xizor | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | Lsura | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | IKnowItsOver | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | imtz | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | imthjckaz | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | JakeYourBooty | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | Mean Mr.Mustard | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | Jegpeg | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | RTFirefly | 52 | 1 | | | 29 | CreaseMonkey | 52 | 1 | | | 42 | nearwildheaven | 48 | 1 | | | 43 | SirCreep | 46 | 2 | | | 44 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 45 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | | | 45 | kitap | 32 | 1 | | | 45 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | | | 45 | Monstera deliciosa | 32 | 1 | | | 45 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | | | 45 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | | | 45 | RivkahChaya | 32 | 1 | | | 45 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | | | 53 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 54 | Lord Feldon | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 55 | Mrs Ducky | 16 | 1 | | | 55 | LoneRhino | 16 | 1 | | | 57 | irritant | 11 | 1 | 1 | [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=35)