TIM MAGUIRE
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)
After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy
Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in East of
Eden. Upon receiving a second nomination for his role in
Giant the following year.
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry
Gene Autry, the cowboy crooner and Hollywood hitmaker who
helped popularize country-western music and became one of
the most celebrated performers in American history, was born
in Tioga, Texas, on this day in history, Sept. 29, 1907.
"In addition, his success as a singing cowboy launched an entire
genre of movies and paved the way for successful rivals such as
Roy Rogers and Tex Ritter." (FOX NEWS)
Henry Silva (September 15, 1926 – September 14, 2022)
Henry Silva, the rugged New York actor who portrayed heavies
and heroes of various ethnicities in a career highlighted by
turns in A Hatful of Rain, The Manchurian Candidate and
Johnny Cool, has died.
Silva died Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture
& Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
Silva also played the Draconian commander “Killer” Kane in
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979).
(The Hollywood Reporter)
(1933 – 2022)
(Fox News) – According to a Los Angeles Times
obituary, Richard Roat, who acted on iconic shows
such as "Friends," "The Golden Girls," and "Seinfeld,"
died suddenly on Aug. 5 in Orange County, Calif. No
other details about his death were disclosed.
With over 135 acting roles to his name, Roat portrayed
numerous characters on television, movies and even
Broadway.
He once played the late Betty White‘s boyfriend on her
sitcom "The Golden Girls" and appeared alongside Jay
Leno (below) in the 1978 made-for-TV movie "Almost
Heaven."
William de Clerq Reynolds
(December 9, 1931 – August 24, 2022)
William Reynolds, who portrayed crime-stopping
Special Agent Tom Colby opposite Efrem Zimbalist
Jr. on the final seven seasons of the ABC crime
drama The F.B.I., has died.
A family spokesperson said Reynolds died Wednesday
in Wildomar, California, from non-COVID 19 complicated
pneumonia.
The Los Angeles native also starred in three other series,
all short-lived: as the trumpet player on the 1959 NBC
drama Pete Kelly’s Blues, created by Jack Webb; on
ABC’s The Islanders, a 1960-61 adventure show set in
the East Indies; and on the World War II-set The Gallant
Men, which ran on ABC from 1962-63.
William Reynolds in an episode of Twilight Zone.
