He was 84.Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress who appeared in NBC’s "Night Court" and ABC miniseries "The Women of Brewster Place", died February 8.
He was 81.Chynna Rogers, the hip-hop artist who first turned heads on the modeling runway and then with her talent as a rapper, died April 8.
Seinfeld and Star Trek actor Gene Dynarski has died aged 86, passing away at a rehabilitation centre in Studio City. He was 64.Mary Higgins Clark, best-selling suspense novelist, died January 31. He was 88.Ben Cooper, a Western star of films and TV like "Johnny Guitar," "Bonanza," "Rawhide" and more, died February 24. Born Eugene Dynarski, the US actor was famed for his role as Izzy Mandelbaum Jr on the hit sitcom, son of series regular Izzy Mandelbaum, played by Lloyd Bridges. He was 91.Hana Kimura, a Japanese professional wrestler and a TV celebrity who appeared on Netflix’s reality show “Terrace House,” died May 23. She was 91.Clive Cussler, the author and maritime adventurer who captivated millions with his best-selling tales of suspense, died February 24. He was 85.Ken Shimura, a comedian who was a fixture on Japanese television for decades, died March 29.
She was 86.Kellye Nakahara, the actress known for playing Nurse Kellye on the long-running sitcom "M*A*S*H," died February 16. She was 22Robb Forman Dew, a prize-winning fiction writer famous for novels such as “Dale Loves Sophie to Death” and “The Evidence Against Her,” died May 22. He was 82.Christophe, a celebrated French crooner best known for his ballads “Aline” and “Les Mots Bleus,” died April 16. The US star is best remembered as Izzy Mandelbaum Jr on hit sitcom SeinfeldBorn Eugene Dynarski, the US actor was famed for his role as Izzy Mandelbaum Jr on the hit sitcom, son of series regular Izzy Mandelbaum, played by Lloyd Bridges.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dynarski died at a rehabilitation centre in Studio City on February 27.The playwright Ernest Kearney broke the news of the actor's death earlier this week.Before launching his acting career, Dynarski, who was born in the NYC borough of Brooklyn, worked as a "pin monkey" at a bowling alley and served in the US navy. Larry Kramer, a noted playwright and AIDS activist known for his plays and novels, "The Normal Heart" and "The American People," died May 27. He was 52.Little Women: Atlanta's Ashley 'Minnie' Ross died April 27.
Though the theatre closed its doors in the mid-90s, huge names like Tom Hanks performed on the theatre's stage over the years. Three of the most popular projects that he has been involved with were two Steven Spielberg films, Duel and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the Westwood Studios computer game Command & Conquer: Red Alert. You can unsubscribe at any time.Dynarski played Izzy Mandelbaum Jr on Seinfeld back in the 90sDynarski landed roles in a number of hit TV shows and starred in two Stephen Spielberg films He was 77.Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane before forming the popular family group the Heath Brothers in middle age, died January 19. The playwright Ernest Kearney broke the news of the actor's death earlier … He was 34.Mary Pat Gleason, whose extensive list of film and television credits includes “A Cinderella Story” and more recently the CBS sitcom “Mom,” died June 2. He was 78.Bonnie Pointer of Grammy-winning group The Pointer Sisters, died June 8. He was 86.Albert Uderzo, the French comic book artist and scriptwriter best known for his work on Astérix, died March 24. He was 81.Manu Dibango, the pioneering Cameroonian jazz musician whose song “Soul Makossa” was interpolated in Michael Jackson’s hit “Wanna Be Starting Something,” died March 24. Two decades later, Dynarski nabbed a role in the rebooted series of Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing Commander Orfil Quinteros.He also played Ike in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, years after landing a role in another flick by the esteemed director – Duel.In another sci-fi venture, he played Benedict, one of Egghead's (Vincent Price) henchmen in the 1966 film adaption of Batman. He was 69.Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died March 29. © Mark Sagliocco/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images
He was 51.Ivan Passer, a leading figure of the Czech new wave who directed films including “Cutter’s Way,” died January 9.
Tolkien, died January 15. He was 52.Singer-songwriter Bill Withers, a soul legend best known songs like “Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day,” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” died March 30 from heart complications in Los Angeles. He was 52.Hamilton Frederick Bohannon, known professionally as Bohannon was a band leader and one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music, died April 24. She was 89.Eric Weissberg, half of the duo that recorded “Dueling Banjos” for the film “Deliverance” in 1973, resulting in an unlikely smash hit single and album, died March 22. He was 35.Derek Jones, the guitarist for post-hardcore rock band Falling in Reverse, died April 21. © Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images
He was 53.Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of "The Kingston Trio", whose smooth close harmonies helped transform folk music, died January 26. He was 20.Ja’Net DuBois, the actress who played the sassy Willona Woods in the 1970s TV show “Good Times” and sang the theme song to “The Jeffersons,” died February 17. He was 70.Alan Merrill, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, best known for writing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll, " died March 29.
He was 42.Edd Byrnes, star of the 1950s and ’60s TV hit “77 Sunset Strip” who went on to co-star in the 1978 smash “Grease,” died January 8. He was 27.Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died January 7. He was 61.B. He was 92.Anthony James, known for his roles in "In the Heat of the Night," "Unforgiven," and "High Plains Drifter," died May 26. She was 69.Writer Bruce Jay Friedman, who received an Oscar nomination for the 1984 comedy “Splash,” died June 3. She was 72.Raphael Coleman, who starred alongside Emma Thompson and Colin Firth in the 2005 film “Nanny McPhee,” died February 7.