Celebrity Deathlist 2016

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Mel Smith, heart attack:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23390982

Every time I've seen him on the TV in the last few years he's looked very unhealthy and unwell.

Indeed. I think I heard that there was a new smith and Jones project in the works too. Not anymore, clearly.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

As Jumbo Whiffy, in Flithy Rich and Catflap:

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23413356

Dennis Farina

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Elmore Leonard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23765850

YOG · **Posted:** Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:46

Raise a glass and get stuck into one of the Raylan Givens books.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Mike Winters:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/comedy-legend-mike-winters-died-2222447

He was of course one half of a double act with his brother Bernie until Bernie having an affair with a dancer 20 years his junior drove a wedge between them and Bernie replaced Mike with a St Bernard's.

Mike and Bernie were pretty dire. At one performance in Glasgow the act started with Mike on stage. After a couple of minutes Bernie poked his head around the corner with a big grin. A Glaswegian voice pipes up with "Christ! There's two of 'em!"

Morecambe and Wise were once interviewed and asked what would they be if they weren't comedians. The answer, "Mike and Bernie Winters".

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 26, 2013 19:14

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Mike and Bernie were pretty dire. At one performance in Glasgow the act started with Mike on stage. After a couple of minutes Bernie poked his head around the corner with a big grin. A Glaswegian voice pipes up with "Christ! There's two of 'em!"

I can just see that in my mind right now. So clear.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Dimrill wrote:

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Mike and Bernie were pretty dire. At one performance in Glasgow the act started with Mike on stage. After a couple of minutes Bernie poked his head around the corner with a big grin. A Glaswegian voice pipes up with "Christ! There's two of 'em!"

I can just see that in my mind right now. So clear.

Mike's book, "The Sunny Side Of Winters" is currently £1.24 for a NEW copy on Amazon.

http://www.chortle.co.uk/books/2010/08/31/11641/mike_winters%3A_the_sunny_side_of_winters

Grab 'em before they cost 40 quid a pop second hand like Don Estelle's.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

"Hello, Good Evening and Goodbye"...

...Sir David Frost has died

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

David Frost.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23920336

Mrs Chinny who has "connections" said he had been unwell for some time.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

LOL, the joys of super-ignore and its curious forum-twisting effects.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

One David Frost show that nobody will have mentioned today, Ultra Quiz '84 for TVS.

Ultraquiz facts:

UK version devised by Jeremy Beadle.

3 series with the budget decreasing each year. The first series was a lavish affair shot worldwide entirely on video tape. 2nd series was still worldwide but used smaller film unit and did more in the UK. 3rd series never left the TVS region!

First year presenter was Micheal Aspel, second year was David Frost, third year was Stu "I could crush a grape" Francis.

Cavey · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:40

AtrocityExhibition wrote:

LOL, the joys of super-ignore and its curious forum-twisting effects.

LOL

You've just got to laugh, haven't you? Laugh or cry...

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:09

Far better that people use it and things like this happen, than people who obviously should use it but don't cause hassle.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Now it's confusing!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

I can't believe nobody's mentioned David Frost yet.

Cavey · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:47

Grim... wrote:

Far better that people use it and things like this happen, than people who obviously should use it but don't cause hassle.

"Cause hassle...?" Heh. Horse, door, stable etc.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 13:43

Blimey! David Frost has died!

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 14:20

Has David Frost died?

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13382

Cavey wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Far better that people use it and things like this happen, than people who obviously should use it but don't cause hassle.

"Cause hassle...?" Heh. Horse, door, stable etc.

Shut it Cavey you dumb cunt cancer of the forum!

BAN CAVEY.

JUSTICE FOR BEEX.

(This is how we're supposed to talk to each other isn't it?)

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 17:28

I think that's enough now.

Cavey · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 17:36

AtrocityExhibition wrote:

Cavey wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Far better that people use it and things like this happen, than people who obviously should use it but don't cause hassle.

"Cause hassle...?" Heh. Horse, door, stable etc.

Shut it Cavey you dumb cunt cancer of the forum!

BAN CAVEY.

JUSTICE FOR BEEX.

(This is how we're supposed to talk to each other isn't it?)

Oh I know mate. Apparently the whole 'Twitter thang' has restarted again - I'm 'Major Misunderstanding' from Viz, and you're rather less imaginatively named 'PC bum boy' or somesuch. Oh such wit, huh; I've seen 12-year olds come up with better. (Which is kind of ironic, since one of our 'detractors' looks to be about that age, judging from his Twitter photo lol)

Thing is though, are you honestly arsed mate? You have a great job, a nice wife, nice car, good prospects. Life is good! Whereas, you could be some really sad unhealthily-80s-obsessed, nasty, bitter little dweeb, whose "partner" is possibly an (inanimate) Alan Sugar 'you've been fired!(tm)' doll?

I was pretty pissed at this at first; I've fallen out with people on the 'net but have never felt the need to start up a hate campaign against anyone. But hey, in the end, could I really give a fiddler's over this? The forum has pretty much gone to shite anyway; when was the last decent political discussion, the stuff that we used to do at WoS? (Plus, it's not as though the obnoxious, strange little twat has even the cahoneys to say any of it to my - or your - face anyway, which I guess speaks volumes, no?)

Let 'em have their fun; they're more to be pitied than scorned. Green Eye, simple as mate.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 18:25

You should start a political thread on Syria. Or the next general election or something.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

David Jacobs has died?

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

David Jacobs has died?

Yes. He quit his regular show a couple of weeks back due to illness. True pioneer:

Survived a car accident in the 70's that killed his wife as well.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14359

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Survived a car accident in the 70's that killed his wife as well.

Final Destination was right!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14359

Also, why has no one mentioned David Frost's death? It's been all over the news today. He's dead, yknow.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 21:33

Is he the lying one from Frost/Nixon?

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

David Jason has died?

Cavey · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2013 21:49

Curiosity wrote:

You should start a political thread on Syria. Or the next general election or something.

Yeah. Cos I'm sure that'd be a worthwhile discussion? Oh no, it'd be yet another trolling moron-fest. Life's too short.

Nah, I get my political debate and serious discussion fixes elsewhere these days mate and have done for a long time now. I do still occasionally encounter my old sparring partner and friend Peter St. John in my travels.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23955298

Frederik Pohl

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

Ken Wallis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wallis

What a guy.

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:24

markg wrote:

Ken Wallis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wallis

What a guy.

Oh this, this, this.

I don't normally have much to do with this thread, but I couldn't agree with your sentiments more, Mark.

Now that is a life well lived - and lived very, very well. My kind of guy too.

RIP.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Quote:

Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE, DEng (hc), CEng, FRAeS, FSETP, PhD (hc), RAF (Ret'd)

Now there's a title!

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:36

DavPaz wrote:

Quote:

Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE, DEng (hc), CEng, FRAeS, FSETP, PhD (hc), RAF (Ret'd)

Now there's a title!

Yeah, just awesome. AWESOME.

Shit, we don't make 'em like that anymore, more's the pity.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24372224

Tom Clancy

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

But who's going to make all those exciting shooty-man games now?

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Oct 02, 2013 20:25

Pundabaya wrote:

But who's going to make all those exciting shooty-man games now?

Tom Clancy's Dual identity, natch.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Maybe not well known but a legend amongst outdoorsy folk, Frank Conway fae Tarbet deid the other day. Not sure if any of yies will have met him on your travels, but yies will probably enjoy reading about him, he was one of those rare folk that lived up to their mythical status & then some.

A lassie I know fae the climbing wrote some stuff about him a while back & it sums him up better than I could write. http://whatwillsurviveofus.wordpress.co ... a-million/

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Mr Conway appears to have received the send off he deserved. Yet another story to add to his mythos

Quote:

Sir Cameron, 66, who owns the 15,000-acre Nevis Estate and had flown from Canada to pay his respects to Mr Conway at the parish church in Morar, near Inverness, told a story about Mr Conway’s time running a hostel and referred to a letter sent to the deceased by two dissatisfied German guests.

...

A spokesman for the Bishop said the only sanction the Bishop could impose, “short of consigning him to hell for all eternity”, was to write to Sir Cameron to make clear his displeasure.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/thea ... -note.html

EDIT: The Daily Record's story is better, but doesn't include the bishop

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainm ... er-2368351

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Oct 16, 2013 21:46

Awesome.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Marcia Wallace

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24690452

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Oct 27, 2013 18:42

Lou Reid.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Oct 27, 2013 19:36

Lou Reed too.

Shit, so the last thing he did was Lulu?

myp · **Posted:** Sun Oct 27, 2013 20:02

I AM THE TABLE

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

BBC page for Lou Reid

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24697765

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Oct 28, 2013 0:43

Zardoz wrote:

Lou Reed too.

Shit, so the last thing he did was Lulu?

I think that is just punishment.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14489

Nigel Davenport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24738939

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

zaphod79 wrote:

Nigel Davenport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24738939

Who younger viewers will remember as Sir Edward Frere in Howard's Way - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wzlLyLG33P4#t=300

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Lewis Collins:

Deaded at 67 in LA. Note to broadcasters, don't call Martin Shaw for an obit, he hated Collins.

Also Stan Stennett died earlier in the week http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25102700. He was in Coronation Street, Crossroads and was with Eric Morcambe when he died,

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