Remembered: People In Film Who Died In 2006
Submitted by Oedipus on Thu, 01/19/2006 - 10:12
Tags:
- Robert Altman (1925-2006) - Director/Producer/Writer
- Joseph Barbera (1911-2006) - Director/Producer/Writer
- Peter Benchley (1940-2006) - Author
- Peter Boyle (1935-2006) - Actor
- James Brown (1933-2006) - Musician/Actor
- Franklin Cover (1928-2006) - Actor
- Dan Curtis (1928-2006) - Director/Producer/Writer
- Hallie D'Amore (?-2006) - Make-Up Artist
- Rajkumar (1929-2006) - Actor
- Richard Fleischer (1916-2006) - Director/Producer
- Arthur Franz (1920-2006) - Actor
- Shohei Imamura (1926-2006) - Director
- Bruno Kirby (1949-2006) - Actor
- Phyllis Kirk (1929-2006) - Actress
- Don Knotts (1924-2006) - Actor
- Marian Marsh (1913-2006) - Actress
- Darren McGavin (1922-2006) - Actor
- Fayard Nicholas (1914-2006) - Dancer/Actor
- Philippe Noiret (1930-2006) - Actor
- Chris Penn (1965-2006) - Actor
- Ingo Preminger (1911-2006) - Producer
- Lou Rawls (1933-2006) - Singer/Actor
- Tim Rooney (1947-2006) - Actor/Son of Mickey Rooney
- Moira Shearer (1926-2006) - Ballet Dancer/Actress
- Adrienne Shelly (1966-2006) - Actress/Director/Writer
- Robert Sterling (1917-2006) - Actor
- Jerry Summers (1931-2006) - Stuntman/Actor
- Frankie Thomas (1921-2006) - Actor
- Alida Valli (1921-2006) - Actress
- Dennis Weaver (1924-2006) - Actor
- Shelley Winters (1920-2006) - Actress
- Jane Wyatt (1910-2006) - Actress
Author Comments:
I included only the ones that I know, if any more should be added, just post it and I'll add it.
Cloned From:
Bruno Kirby has passed. I admit that I am unimpressed by most of his work. There is the notable exception of his performance as Victor Helms, Sr in the episode "Gas Man" which closed out the third season of Homicide: Life on the Street.
Season-ending shows were always excellent on Homicide, in part because they were always on the brink of cancellation. "Gas Man," directed by creator and friend Barry Levinson, was one of the best. By extension it is also one of the most enjoyable hour dramas ever broadcast. The episode, in a departure from form, is told from the criminals' point of view.
Richard Edson's disco-loving best (and only) friend, Danny Newton, is note perfect. The intertwined sub-plot has Det. Frank Pembleton and wife Mary (played by real-life couple Andre Braugher and Ami Brabson) going through the preparations for artificial insemination.
I'm a little embarrassed to say that "Gas Man" also has the best song placement... ever. The Spinners' "Workin' My Way Back to You" and "Forgive Me Girl," Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me," Chic's "I Want Your Love," Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," the Electric Light Orchestra's "Sweet Talkin' Woman," Earth Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland," and the Bee Gees' "Tragedy." One might think that Barry Levinson was trying to stick NBC with a huge clearance rights bill.
One of the funniest scenes I've ever seen involves a gypsy fortune-teller's decapitated head, a refrigerator and, later on, a bowling ball bag. Need I say more?
That is how I wish to remember Bruno Kirby.
Condolences are due to Rushmore and Wezzo... Peter Boyle has passed.
I loved him on NYPD Blue as a doomed father and Andy Sipowicz's AA sponsor... and as that reluctant psychic on The X-Files.
He was great playing cynical, world-weary characters masking their mental gears spinning faster and faster... and as The Monster.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Yes, Peter Boyle was great in everything I've seen him in.
What about Robert Altman?
How about the great Philippe Noiret?