First to pop off...............2017.

[Gretchen]

Nelsan Ellis who played Lafayette in True Blood, 39 :'(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40546257

[irocfan]

yes - just saw that. I didn't really watch True Blood - but he played a recurring role in the last series of Elementary

[Gretchen]

irocfan said:

yes - just saw that. I didn't really watch True Blood - but he played a recurring role in the last series of Elementary

One of many of Lafayette's great scenes

Aids Burger

[irocfan]

George Romero

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40627...


AND - Martin Landau

[anonymous-user]

Space 1999 was always a big favourite of mine growing up. I so fancied his then wife, Barbara Bain, so much as well!

[Ructions]

Chester Bennington, the lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park, has committed suicide.

[Laurel Green]

Blimey! RIP, Chester.

Lets not have any Mr Dillon jokes.

[Gretchen]

[Lance Catamaran]

Wow, that really sucks. Linkin Park were one of those bands that got me into music in my teens, and I still listen to them to this day

[irocfan]

bit of a shocker - the boy went to see them t'other week (got to be honest I really like a load of their stuff too)

[FourWheelDrift]

star of countless films and TV of the 80s, 90s and many more since John Heard - http://www.tmz.com/2017/07/22/john-heard-dead-at-7...

[Laurel Green]

Home alone now.

[Eric Mc]

Sam Shepard - 73

A fairly low key actor but starred as Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film "The Right Stuff".

[Laurel Green]

No age at all.

[anonymous-user]

Eric Mc said:

Sam Shepard - 73

A fairly low key actor but starred as Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film "The Right Stuff".

Loved him in that film.

God speed Mr Shepard.

[SpudLink]

garyhun said:

Eric Mc said:

Sam Shepard - 73

A fairly low key actor but starred as Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film "The Right Stuff".

Loved him in that film.

God speed Mr Shepard.

I thought of him as a minor Hollywood actor, but his Wikipedia entry is interesting.

wikipedia said:

New York magazine described him as "the greatest American playwright of his generation.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Everyone is the greatest until the next one dies!

[Cliftonite]

Hywell Bennett 25 July, aged 73.

[wildcat45]

Robert Hardy.

[Laurel Green]

Cliftonite said:

Hywell Bennett 25 July, aged 73.

I didn't know he was married to Cathy McGowan.

RIP.