# 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:** 91
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1802 "2026-09-04T12:13:03Z")
I’ve had Richard O’Sullivan on my list 18 times from 2007 to now, missing only 2009 and 2014. Not only has he passed away on the literal eve of my 50th birthday, but he’s my sixth for the year - the most I’ve ever achieved in the 25 years I’ve played. In honour of my commitment to the bit, I demand 1 point for every year I played 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:** [September 4, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1803 "2026-09-04T17:28:34Z")
You complain, last year I picked a guy who was born on February 29th and should have gotten 77 points for him, since he only had 23 birthdays, but I only got 7 – I was cheated out of 70 points. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1804 "2026-09-04T22:42:57Z")
Jonathan Meléndez, keyboard player for the Mexican musical group Camilo Séptimo, was murdered, along with his 3-year old daughter, their nanny, and his wife, who was 6 months pregnant. Even the family dog was found tied up. His 6 year old son survived. [He was 38.](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/camilo-septimo-jonathan-melendez-family-murdered-1236850501/) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1805 "2026-09-04T23:32:17Z")
[Bruce Campbell from Evil Dead has about 5 years left to live.](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/09/04/bruce-campbell-has-5-years-to-live-he-tells-adam-carolla-on-podcast/91614732007/) ---
**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:** [September 5, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1806 "2026-09-05T15:44:33Z")
Will that leave him _good_ dead? ---
**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:** [September 5, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1807 "2026-09-05T22:12:13Z")
> **[Grammy winner Cassandra Wilson dies. What we know about her death](https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/people/2026/09/03/cassandra-wilson-dies-famous-jazz-singer-mississippi/91590511007/)** > > Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson died Sept. 2, 2026, at 70 in Jackson, Mississippi. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1808 "2026-09-05T23:06:02Z")
Kris McGaha, a stand-up comedian and actress who later cohosted _LoveLine_ with Adam Corolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky, has [died at 60 years old](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_McGaha?wprov=sfti1#). She was married to Eben Schletter, who composed musical numbers for _SpongeBob SquarePants_. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1809 "2026-09-06T02:52:37Z")
Robin Morgan, a child actor who grew up to be a pioneering feminist, credited with inventing the term “herstory” died at 85. A rough week for the Women’s Movement. > **[Robin Morgan, poet and second-wave feminist who is credited with coining...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/robin-morgan-poet-second-wave-feminist-credited-coining-herstory-dies-rcna596291)** > > The 1970 essay anthology she edited, “Sisterhood is Powerful,” is considered one of the essential texts of the modern women’s movement. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1810 "2026-09-06T16:15:51Z")
Former AEW wrestler Andy Williams collapsed in the ring during a local event. > **[Former AEW Star Andy "The Butcher" Williams Dead at 48](https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/aew/former-aew-star-andy-the-butcher-williams-dead-at-48)** > > Andy "The Butcher" Williams has passed away at the age of 48. TMZ was the first to report the news Sunday morning, after the former AEW star collapsed in the ri ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1811 "2026-09-06T18:28:11Z")
Former Boston Red Sox manager Joe Morgan dies at 95. [Joe Morgan, former Red Sox manager known for “Morgan Magic,” dead at 95 - CBS Boston](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/joe-morgan-death-boston-red-sox/) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1812 "2026-09-06T19:21:12Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > It seems nobody had Steinem, perhaps low points was a factor. Yup ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1813 "2026-09-07T01:30:03Z")
> [@RobotDevilDog](#): > > Former Boston Red Sox manager Joe Morgan dies at 95. > > [Joe Morgan, former Red Sox manager known for “Morgan Magic,” dead at 95 - CBS Boston](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/joe-morgan-death-boston-red-sox/) That’s not the Joe Morgan I think of when I think of baseball. Of course that Joe Morgan died several years ago. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1814 "2026-09-07T15:26:49Z")
Toyohiro Akiyama died on August 26. Japanese journalist who traveled to space and did reporting from the Mir space station. Was 84 years old, which is impressive since he smoked 4 packs of cigarrettes a day. He stopped smoking to train for space, but when asked what he looked forward to upon returning to Earth, he said smoking was what he most looked forward to. He was ill the entire time in space and had a terrible time. First Japanese person in space, too. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1815 "2026-09-07T19:22:08Z")
> **[Chris Langham's death aged 77 confirmed - British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/8839/chris-langham-dead-aged-77/)** > > It's been confirmed Chris Langham died of cancer this summer, aged 77. The comedy actor and writer's comedy career ended in 2006 when he was charged with... Chris Langham, dead at 77 of pancreatic cancer. An extremely funny man. Pity about the CSAM though… ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1816 "2026-09-08T01:11:25Z")
[Mary Tsingou](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/mary-tsingou/), the one whose name was left out of the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam problem until 2008 when her creation of the algorithm that simulated the problem and her efforts at programming Los Alamos’s MANIAC computer to study it were formally acknowledged. Also… > **[Matt Suhey, fullback on legendary 1985 Bears championship team, dies](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/matt-suhey-fullback-on-legendary-1985-bears-championship-team-dies/3985565/)** > > Matt Suhey, a former Chicago Bears running back and member of the legendary 1985 Super Bowl championship team, died on Sunday, NBC Chicago confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1817 "2026-09-08T02:51:01Z")
FTR, Matt Suhey was not featured in the Super Bowl Shuffle ---
**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:** [September 8, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1818 "2026-09-08T18:49:58Z")
> **[Belgian pie-throwing activist Noël Godin dies aged 80](https://www.brusselstimes.com/2285449/belgian-pie-throwing-activist-noel-godin-dies-aged-80)** > > A resident of Brussels, though born in Liège, he became known for his pie-throwing stunts targeting numerous public figures, including Bill Gates. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1819 "2026-09-10T01:49:11Z")
I liked listening to this guy. He was just 70 years old. > **[Barry Melrose, former player, coach and ESPN analyst, dies](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/49886334/barry-melrose-former-player-coach-espn-analyst-dies)** > > Barry Melrose, the former NHL player and coach who was a beloved, longtime hockey analyst for ESPN, died Wednesday, his wife, Cindy, told ESPN's Steve Levy. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1820 "2026-09-10T01:49:50Z")
Barry Melrose, current ESPN commentator and former NHL Hockey Player and Coach has died at age 70. [Barry Melrose, former player, coach and ESPN analyst, dies](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/barry-melrose-former-player-coach-and-espn-analyst-dies/ar-AA2bUDL6?ctsrc=dgst&ocid=edgntpruby&pc=HCTS&cvid=6aa20c5053c04bda97e554417db6664d&uxmode=ruby&ei=8) ---
**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:** [September 10, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1821 "2026-09-10T02:48:56Z")
I’m not a hockey fan in any way, shape, or form, but Melrose always struck as a very cool and knowledgeable guy. The sort you’d like to have a beer with and just pick his brain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=92)