# 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:** 66
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1302 "2026-06-01T00:18:43Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > identified his identity. It’s the best way. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1303 "2026-06-01T00:56:50Z")
Peabo Bryson has suffered a stroke,. There’s no immediate word on his condition but, “At this time, the family requests privacy as they navigate this deeply personal moment together. The thoughts, prayers and love of friends and fans are welcomed and deeply appreciated.” Not exactly as reassuring as saying it was a minor stroke and he’s expected to make a full recovery. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1304 "2026-06-01T01:56:46Z")
You have to be thorough. Obviously, he was double checking. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1305 "2026-06-01T03:43:27Z")
Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall has died at 93. He was portrayed by Greg Kineer in the movie _We Were Soldiers._ I’ve only seen the announcement on instagram by the Medal of Honor Society so I didn’t link it. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1306 "2026-06-01T07:59:08Z")
[![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/smqzdxrwg2iycgnfjliu) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/smqzdxrwg2iycgnfjliu) ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1307 "2026-06-01T16:13:48Z")
> **[Two-time NFL champion and Hall of Famer dead at 93](https://www.dailymail.com/sport/nfl/article-15864505/Two-time-NFL-champion-Hall-Famer-dead-93.html)** > > His death was confirmed by a statement, via the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Monday, which revealed he passed on May 25 while surrounded by family. Raymond Berry, he is on my list. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1308 "2026-06-01T16:16:31Z")
(Raymond Berry) ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1309 "2026-06-01T16:25:12Z")
Oops. SBT. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1310 "2026-06-01T16:25:44Z")
Seeing reports that Peabo Bryson has passed away. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1311 "2026-06-01T16:43:20Z")
As of [an hour ago, reports are that he’s still alive](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/06/01/peabo-bryson-health-stroke-songs-beauty-and-the-beast-singer/90351127007/). It’s certainly possible that’s changed since them, however. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1312 "2026-06-01T16:47:08Z")
Hope my source is wrong. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1313 "2026-06-02T04:59:10Z")
Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game’s all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association said Monday. Adelman, the father of [Denver Nuggets](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets) coach David Adelman, was 79. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1314 "2026-06-02T16:11:33Z")
Wikipedia still listing Peabo as alive. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1315 "2026-06-02T17:38:18Z")
Actor Owain Rhys Davies, who appeared in _Twin Peaks_ and _The OA_, has [died at 44](https://ew.com/owain-rhys-davies-dead-age-44-11988757). ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1316 "2026-06-03T00:01:00Z")
[Peabo Bryson has died. Confirmed this time.](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/peabo-bryson-dead-beauty-and-the-beast-1236765354/) ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1317 "2026-06-03T04:11:25Z")
> **[Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of...](https://apnews.com/article/nicaragua-political-prisoner-dies-brooklyn-rivera-3903824943aa2c57c0726fc2eaa0d0c2)** > > Renowned Indigenous leader Brooklyn River, who spent years fighting for the rights of his community and was imprisoned by the government in September 2023, has died. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1318 "2026-06-04T12:08:20Z")
This is a sad one. > **[Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis and acclaimed French-Iranian artist,...](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/04/marjane-satrapi-creator-of-persepolis-and-acclaimed-french-iranian-artist-dies-aged-56)** > > Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last year What I just found out is that Satrapi also directed that weird Ryan Reynolds film **The Voices**. That was unexpected. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1319 "2026-06-04T13:24:38Z")
> [@zadscmc](#): > > Raymond Berry, he is on my list Wow, that moves you from 70th place all the way up to … 70th place – but, at least you are no longer tied with me and 39 other players. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1320 "2026-06-05T00:41:41Z")
James Handy, a definite “that guy” actor who was in TAPS, The Verdict, and Top Gun: Maverick, apparently stabbed to death by his girlfriend’s son. > **[Victim in fatal Tarzana stabbing identified as actor James Handy;...](https://abc7.com/amp/post/suspect-deadly-tarzana-stabbing-idd-michael-gledhill-son-81-year-old-james-handys-girlfriend-lapd-says/19234668/)** > > Eyewitness News has learned the victim killed in a stabbing in Tarzana is actor James Handy. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1321 "2026-06-05T09:31:36Z")
> **[Max Kleven, Stuntman, Second-Unit Director on ‘Rollerball,’ ‘Batman Returns’...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/max-kleven-dead-back-to-future-batman-returns-river-wild-1236614157/)** > > A ski jumper from Norway, he also worked on ‘Naked City,’ ‘Silent Movie,’ the ‘Back to the Future’ trilogy and ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.’ Can’t say I’ve heard of Max Kleven, but he had a busy and interesting life. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=67)