A pivotal figure in the 1970s explosion of martial arts cinema, he is perhaps best known as the “fists for hire” trouble shooter Takuma (Terry) Tsurugi in […]
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Kimitsu City, Japan — Actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba died at a hospital here Aug. 19, due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19. He was 82.
MEXICO CITY–Roger Cudney, A prolific actor in movies and Spanish-language telenovelas, died July 5 at a hospital here from complications following a serious car accident in May. He was 85.
His movie roles included “Total Recall,” “License to Kill,” “The Arrival” and “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.” MSTies will remember that he […] New York City — Jackie Mason, whose staccato, arm-waving delivery and thick Yiddish accent kept the borscht belt style of comedy alive long after the Catskills resorts had shut their doors, and whose career reached new heights in the 1980s with a series of one-man shows on Broadway, died at a hospital […]
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Actress Claudia Barrett, whose busy television career of the 1950s was overshadowed in the public’s memory by one role, opposite a gorilla-suited alien in the movie in episode 107- ROBOT MONSTER, died April 30 at her home here. She was 91.
Deadline.com has the story. Thanks to Paul […] ATLANTA — F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, died at a hospital here June 3. He was 87.
MSTies will recall that he was mentioned in a host segment in episode 306- TIME OF THE APES. Thanks to Prez Gar for […] |
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