What was his cause of death? His very large hand. Peter Mayhew, best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series, died at the age of 74. He died on Friday, 15 March, aged 79Mike Thalassitis was a semi-professional footballer before finding fame on the third season of Love Island. Born in Berlin in 1923, the daughter of a German-Jewish theatre critic, Kerr was forced to flee Germany with her family after the rise of the Nazi Party because her father had been openly critical of the Nazis.
He was 33. Day died on 15 May after a serious bout of pneumonia.Andrew Hall died on 20 May, 2019 after a short illness, according to his management group. He was one of the most prolific artists of his generation, despite shunning the spotlight following his brief years as a teen idol, and released a string of critically acclaimed albums as well as writing a number of film scores, and producing albums for other artists including Pulp. and La Cage aux Folles, died 26 December at the age of 88.
He directed that film while he was in his 20s, and fresh out of film school.Comedian Starr was the star of several eponymous TV shows during the 1990s such as Freddie Starr, The Freddie Starr Show and An Audience with Freddie Starr. The actor died from pneumonia, a representative for his family confirmed. Rutger Oelsen Hauer was a Dutch actor. Marie Fredriksson, one-half of the pop duo Roxette, died 9 December after suffering a long illness. He had also recently appeared as The Gentleman in Syfy's Blood Drive.Carmine Cardini, who was most famous for playing two different roles in the Godfather franchise, died on 28 May, 2019 at Cedars Sinai Hospital, aged 85. It is unknown at this stage what the illness was.Rutger is most notably known for his performance in Blade Runner but has also appeared in the films Sin City, Batman Begins and the HBO series True Blood.He was also known for his roles in the gory genre of film starring as Van Helsing in Dracula 3D, and as the vampire Barlow in Salem's lot - a 2004 mini series of the Stephen King novel.Celebrity pals and fans have flocked to social media to pay tribute to the actor, with many giving their condolences.The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro, penned: "RIP the great Rutger Hauer: an intense, deep, genuine and magnetic actor that brought truth, power and beauty to his films. Starr was the subject of one of the most famous tabloid headlines in the history of the British press, splashed on the front page of The Sun in 1986: "Freddie Starr ate my hamster." Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel said: “Alicia Alonso has gone and left an enormous void but unbeatable legacy. Her death was confirmed “with profound sadness” by the Morrison family, who said she had passed away in the Bronx, New York, “following a short illness”. Her TV appearances included Glee and Prison Break, and she also starred in David Lynch film The Straight Story.Terry O’Neill, who died aged 81 on 17 November, photographed some of the world’s most legendary stars and public figures, from Audrey Hepburn to David Bowie, Elton John, Winston Churchill and Frank Sinatra. The band the first Scottish group to top the UK singles chart, with their cover of the Beatles’ Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da in December 1968. ”My personal favourites: Dutch actor delivered iconic ‘tears in rain’ monologue in sci-fi classicRutger Hauer poses during a photocall on 23 January, 2014 in Rome.Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium.
“It's wonderful, it's unique.”Producer Robert Evans died on 26 October aged 89. Ingram died on 29 January, aged 66, from brain cancer, at his home in Los Angeles. The musician co-founded Cream in 1966 with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce. He died on Saturday, 9 March, aged 84.As part of the Wrecking Crew, an elite group of session players, Blaine played drums on some of the most iconic songs of the 1960s and 1970s, including The Beach Boys's “Good Vibrations”, the Ronettes’s ”Be My Baby”, and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs Robinson”. He was 75 years old.Hauer was married twice.
He also appeared in films including Norma Rae and Slaughterhouse-Five.Chicago-born rapper Juice Wrld, real name Jarad Anthony Higgins, died 8 December at the age of 21. The film star stood over seven feet tall and played the fictional character who serves as a loyal friend to the franchise’s protagonist, Han Solo. His credits included the Robert Altman film MASH and TV shows Benson and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.“All those moments will be lost in time, like... tears in rain. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. The Kerrs travelled first to Switzerland, then to France and finally to Britain, where Kerr remained for the rest of her life. He died on 4 March after suffering a 'massive stroke', his representative said in a statement.Allan was best known for his role as Rush Sanders, the father of Ian Ziering’s Steve Sanders, on Beverly Hills, 90210; Don Craig on Days of Our Lives; and CC Capwell on Santa Barbara. French New Wave filmmaker Agnès Varda died on 29 March, aged 90. Dragon died on 2 January, from kidney failure in Prescott, Arizona, aged 76.The actor was best known for playing the original Scott Robinson on Neighbours when the show launched in 1985 on Australia's Channel Seven. He died on Friday, 1 February after a short illness, aged 82.The actor starred in the 1954 horror classic Creature From the Black Lagoon, playing Kay Lawrence, the girlfriend of hero ichthyologist Dr. David Reed (Richard Carlson) and the target of the Creature’s obsessions. I have many fond memories of him, both on screen and in person.
Known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, the actor's first professional acting job was at Nottingham Playhouse, in the UK premiere of JB Priestley’s take the Fool Away, in 1959. He was also the first artist to cover a Beatles song, when he released a version of Lennon and McCartney composition “Misery” in 1963.The Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, who wrote the music and lyrics for shows including Hello, Dolly! Leibman won a Tony Award in 1993 for originating the role of the closeted gay lawyer Roy Cohn in the first Broadway production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. The actor was best known for his role as Battery Sergeant-Major Williams in the TV series It Ain't Half Hot, Mum, which ran from 1974 to 1981.