Celebrity death thread 2026

[Channel98]

Jo Ann Castle, born Jo Ann Zering, played piano and accordion. She took the name Castle after the Castle Accordion store in Minneapolis. She was a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1959 to 1969. Welk dubbed her "Queen of the Honky-Tonk Piano." Castle released 14 albums, one EP and six singles and from 1994 to 2000 performed regularly at the Champagne Theater in Branson, Missouri.

Jo Ann Castle, pianist on The Lawrence Welk Show, dies at 86

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/r-i-p-jo-ann-castle-pianist-on-the-lawrence-welk-show-1939-2026.1247109/

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Legendary manager Bobby Cox passes away at 84

Legendary manager Bobby Cox passed away at the age of 84, the Atlanta Braves confirmed on Saturday.

www.tsn.ca

Jays first manager to win the AL East. Then he went to the Braves.

 

[Channel98]

Pennington appeared in 16 movies and TV movies including Hamlet, Fragile, Into The Storm, Outside Edge, The Iron Lady, The Dinosaur Hunters and The Return Of Sherlock Holmes.

Michael Pennington, ‘Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi’ Actor, Dies At 82

Michael Pennington, a screen and stage actor whose roles included Death Star Commander Moff Jerjerrod in "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi," has died.

www.forbes.com

 

[HecticArt]

2nd for Moff.

 

[Aaron]

Legendary manager Bobby Cox passes away at 84

Legendary manager Bobby Cox passed away at the age of 84, the Atlanta Braves confirmed on Saturday.

www.tsn.ca

Jays first manager to win the AL East. Then he went to the Braves.

Second.

 

[Channel98]

Harmon appeared in 21 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-82), played Chris Kirby in 334 episodes of How To Survive A Marriage (1974-75) and was the fifth actor to play Cathy Craig on One Life To Live, appearing in 113 episodes (1976-78).

Jennifer Harmon, Actress on Broadway and ‘One Life to Live,’ Dies at 82

She worked in plays written by Noël Coward, Wendy Wasserstein, Lillian Hellman, Neil Simon, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee and Jon Robin Baitz.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Channel98]

Taylor (real name: George Randall) appeared in 92 movies and TV movies including Wax, Pieces, Succubus, Cleopatra, Conan The Barbarian, Custer Of The West, Angel Of Death, Fine Gold, Grand Piano, The Christmas KId, The Mummy's Revenge, The Ninth Gate, The Sea Serpent, The Ghost Galleon and Dr. Jekyll Vs. The Werewolf.

Jack Taylor, American Actor in European Horror and Fantasy Films, Dies at 99

He appeared with Christopher Lee in ‘Count Dracula,’ with Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Conan the Barbarian’ and in lots of exploitation flicks made in Spain.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Channel98]

Reed's movie reviews appeared in the New York Post, New York Times, New York Observer and New York Daily News. Reed appeared in Superman (as himself), Inchon, Hurry Sundown, The Rehearsal, Myra Breckenridge and Irreconcilable Differences.

Rex Reed, Caustic Film Critic, Dies at 87

He wrote reviews and Hollywood profiles for five-plus decades, acted in 'Myra Breckinridge' and was a judge on 'The Gong Show.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

Reed's movie reviews appeared in the New York Post, New York Times, New York Observer and New York Daily News. Reed appeared in Superman (as himself), Inchon, Hurry Sundown, The Rehearsal, Myra Breckenridge and Irreconcilable Differences.

Rex Reed, Caustic Film Critic, Dies at 87

He wrote reviews and Hollywood profiles for five-plus decades, acted in 'Myra Breckinridge' and was a judge on 'The Gong Show.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Second.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Jo Ann Castle, born Jo Ann Zering, played piano and accordion. She took the name Castle after the Castle Accordion store in Minneapolis. She was a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1959 to 1969. Welk dubbed her "Queen of the Honky-Tonk Piano." Castle released 14 albums, one EP and six singles and from 1994 to 2000 performed regularly at the Champagne Theater in Branson, Missouri.

Jo Ann Castle, pianist on The Lawrence Welk Show, dies at 86

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/r-i-p-jo-ann-castle-pianist-on-the-lawrence-welk-show-1939-2026.1247109/

Pennington appeared in 16 movies and TV movies including Hamlet, Fragile, Into The Storm, Outside Edge, The Iron Lady, The Dinosaur Hunters and The Return Of Sherlock Holmes.

Michael Pennington, ‘Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi’ Actor, Dies At 82

Michael Pennington, a screen and stage actor whose roles included Death Star Commander Moff Jerjerrod in "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi," has died.

www.forbes.com

Harmon appeared in 21 episodes of CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-82), played Chris Kirby in 334 episodes of How To Survive A Marriage (1974-75) and was the fifth actor to play Cathy Craig on One Life To Live, appearing in 113 episodes (1976-78).

Jennifer Harmon, Actress on Broadway and ‘One Life to Live,’ Dies at 82

She worked in plays written by Noël Coward, Wendy Wasserstein, Lillian Hellman, Neil Simon, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee and Jon Robin Baitz.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Taylor (real name: George Randall) appeared in 92 movies and TV movies including Wax, Pieces, Succubus, Cleopatra, Conan The Barbarian, Custer Of The West, Angel Of Death, Fine Gold, Grand Piano, The Christmas KId, The Mummy's Revenge, The Ninth Gate, The Sea Serpent, The Ghost Galleon and Dr. Jekyll Vs. The Werewolf.

Jack Taylor, American Actor in European Horror and Fantasy Films, Dies at 99

He appeared with Christopher Lee in ‘Count Dracula,’ with Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘Conan the Barbarian’ and in lots of exploitation flicks made in Spain.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Reed's movie reviews appeared in the New York Post, New York Times, New York Observer and New York Daily News. Reed appeared in Superman (as himself), Inchon, Hurry Sundown, The Rehearsal, Myra Breckenridge and Irreconcilable Differences.

Rex Reed, Caustic Film Critic, Dies at 87

He wrote reviews and Hollywood profiles for five-plus decades, acted in 'Myra Breckinridge' and was a judge on 'The Gong Show.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

You're like DRC's Grim Reaper.

 

[Channel98]

And now I have to share the Turtles' Grim Reaper Of Love. This peaked at #81 on the June 25 1966 Billboard Hot 100.



We now return you to your regularly scheduled Celebrity Death Thread.

 

[scotchandcigar]

And now I have to share the Turtles' Grim Reaper Of Love. This peaked at #81 on the June 25 1966 Billboard Hot 100.



We now return you to your regularly scheduled Celebrity Death Thread.

Ok, there's no other way to say it; that's one fucked-up song. I was wondering how the grim reaper would factor into a love song, so I listened to it. First of all, it's in 5. As in 1-2-3-4-5/1-2-3-4-5. And then for the chorus, it awkwardly goes into 3. Here's the lyrics of the chorus:

Grim Reaper of love, Grim Reaper of love
Killing the living and living to kill
The Grim Reaper of love thrives on pain; people beware

Pretty fucking dark, eh?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Don't Fear the Reaper.

 

[MonoStereo]

 

[Channel98]

Gibb played Leslie "Dr. Death" Kruncher in 80 episodes of the 1984-91 HBO series 1st & Ten and appeared in 33 movies and TV movies including Jocks, Hancock, Savate, Lost In America, Missing Pieces, Amazon Women On The Moon, two Bloodsport films and three Revenge Of The Nerds films.

Donald Gibb, Ogre From ‘Revenge Of The Nerds,’ Dies At 71

Donald Gibb, who starred as the brutish football player Ogre in the 1984 campus comedy classic "Revenge of the Nerds," has died.

www.forbes.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Gibb played Leslie "Dr. Death" Kruncher in 80 episodes of the 1984-91 HBO series 1st & Ten and appeared in 33 movies and TV movies including Jocks, Hancock, Savate, Lost In America, Missing Pieces, Amazon Women On The Moon, two Bloodsport films and three Revenge Of The Nerds films.

Donald Gibb, Ogre From ‘Revenge Of The Nerds,’ Dies At 71

Donald Gibb, who starred as the brutish football player Ogre in the 1984 campus comedy classic "Revenge of the Nerds," has died.

www.forbes.com

Ogre!

Second.

 

[Channel98]

"Where are they?" "I think they're talking about us."

 

[Aaron]

Reed's movie reviews appeared in the New York Post, New York Times, New York Observer and New York Daily News. Reed appeared in Superman (as himself), Inchon, Hurry Sundown, The Rehearsal, Myra Breckenridge and Irreconcilable Differences.

Rex Reed, Caustic Film Critic, Dies at 87

He wrote reviews and Hollywood profiles for five-plus decades, acted in 'Myra Breckinridge' and was a judge on 'The Gong Show.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Third.
He graduated from same place as me, LSU

 

[HecticArt]

Third for Ogre.

I didn’t realize that he was in that many movies & shows.