Mike Schank Dead: 'American Movie' Documentary Subject Dies at 56 - Variety This is so sad. Gonna have to rewatch American Movie and Coven.
Wolfgang Petersen - director of Das Boot, In the Line of Fire, and others. Passed on August 12th. Wolfgang Petersen Dead: ‘Das Boot,’ ‘Perfect Storm’ And ‘Air Force One’ Director – Deadline
Robert Clary (Hogan's Heroes) passed away at age 96. I did not know he was a Holocaust survivor. Robert Clary Dead: ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Actor Was 96 – The Hollywood Reporter
"Oh my god - the quarterback is TOAST!" RIP Clarence Gilyard Jr., who in Die Hard gave us the archetypal wisecracking computer-hacker baddie. Sounds like he had a rich full life away from the screen, too.. Clarence Gilyard Jr. Dies: Walker, Texas Ranger, Die Hard Star Was 66 – Deadline
I admit to being morbid. I check the Wikipedia Death Index every day without fail if I'm online. I also look back a few days to see who I might have missed . . . CLIFF EMMICH died Nov. 28 at age 85 of lung cancer at his home in Valley Village in Los Angeles. He would've been 86 on Dec. 13th. He was a heavyset actor who never 'thinned out' so his appearance stayed the same over the years. I saw him in various movies and TV shows. Michael Myers gave Cliff a lethal hammer to the head in Halloween II. Emmich played 'Mr. Garrett,' the hospital's security guard, who checks out some storage areas where the locks are busted. And he runs in to Michael M. Uh-oh.
Irene Cara (Coco Hernandez in Fame) passed away at 63. 'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer Irene Cara has died at 63 Also known for writing and performing "What a Feeling", the theme to Flashdance. The track was a #1 pop hit in the USA, and also garnered Cara an Academy Award.
