Prolific character actor Charles Durning at 11 points…er 89 years…has died
Surprisingly, nobody had Durning. I’m sorry to see him go. The look on his face, in Tootsie, when Dustin Hoffman showed himself to be a man, was priceless.
How the heck did his ticker keep going til 89?
Other memorable moments: very touching death scene in Rescue Me. And the Marine remembering what happened to him in WWII in NCIS.
Durning was awarded the Silver Star and 3 Purple Hearts for valor in WWII.
Do tell. Just out of curiosity, have you been watching any Barney Miller episodes lately?
Going Fishing, huh?
I found this list online of 32 celebs who died in 2012. Though I recognize most of the names, I’m posting them here in case we missed any from it:
Michael Clarke Duncan died at the age of 54 on Sept. 3.
“Sesame Street” puppeteer Jerry Nelson died at age 78 on Aug. 23, 2012
Phyllis Diller died at the age of 95 on Aug. 20
Director Tony Scott, died on Aug. 19, 2012.
Singer Scott McKenzie died on Aug. 18. 2012
William Windom died Aug. 16, 2012, age 88
Ron Palillo known as Arnold Horshack on “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, age 63
Lupe Ontiveros known for the roll Saldivar in “Selena,” died Thursday, July 26, age 69
Actor Sherman Hemsley died on July 24, 2012
MPAA President Frank Pierson died of natural causes on Monday, July 23, age 87
Deep Purple’s Jon Lord died at age 71 on Monday, July 16, 2012
Kitty Wells, the first female superstar of country music, died at the age of 92 on July 16, 2012.
Ernest Borgnine died at 95 on July 8
Andy Griffith died July 3. He was 86
Don Grady of “My Three Sons” died on June at 68
Director Nora Ephron died on June 26 at 71
Comedienne Yvette Wilson died on June 14. She was 48
Ann Rutherforddied on Monday, June 11, 2012. She was 94.
Robin Gibb, 62 died on May 20.
Bob Welch died June 7, 2012, at 65.
Donna Summer died on May 17 at 63
Chuck Brown died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 75.
Mitchell Guist of “Swamp People” died after collapsing Monday, May 14
Adam Yauch died on May 4 at age 47
George Lindsey died on May 6, 2012 at 83.
Levon Helm died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in New York. He was 71.
Dick Clark died on April 18 at 82.
Davy Jones died at age 66 on February 29
Whitney Houston died at age 48 on February 11.
Don Cornelius died Wednesday morning, Feb. 1. He was 75.
Actor Ian Abercrombie died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2012 at 77.
Etta James died on January 20 at 73.
Keiji Nakazawa
Of some interest to our little group:
Where Aren’t They Now? 13 Overlooked Deaths of 2012
Naturally, they weren’t overlooked here, but it’s still an interesting read.
Gerry Anderson, of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999 and UFO fame, has died.
Can someone fix the link? I’ve fixed in the quote, but it’s borked in Hal’s original post
Hmm…I purchased the complete box set in October, but haven’t started watching it yet. Maybe in the new year…
Before Quincy, I was watching Simon & Simon. I’m getting the final season on Jan. 15. I do have Gerald McRaney on my list.
[sub]But seriously, considering the number of old T.V. shows I watch on DVD and Amazon, I could easily win the Death Pool if my watching had any influence.[/sub]
I was expecting “Gerry Anderson’s strings have been cut” or “Funeral attendees are asked to wear purple wigs”
Brian
I had to check the list for him, I thought someone had chosen him. But it seems nobody had.
I found Frank Conniff’s (“TV’s Frank” from MST3K) facebook post about this to be especially poignant:
You know what? Some of my earliest TV memories are from Captain Scarlet. I thought it was the Thunderbirds, but now just realized it was in fact Captain Scarlet.
Late 60s in Northern Ireland.
I seem to be the Angel of Life this year. My score of zero has kept alive three of my Evil Dictator Bastard picks: Robert Mugabe, Than Shwe, and Bashar al-Assad. I am also apparently protecting Hugo Chavez and Charlie Sheen. Yikes. Yet 2011 was a good year for Death and me, so should I assume it’ll alternate and choose people I want to die, or people I want to save from the Reaper? 