Hector Vincent “Heck Harper” Flateau (1919 – 1998)

Robert MacNeil, formerly the anchor of the evening news program
now known as "PBS News Hour," died Friday of natural causes at
New York-Presbyterian Hospital at 93.

Actor, writer and comedian Joe Flaherty, who was best known
for his work on the sketch show SCTV and Freaks and Geeks,
passed away Monday after a brief illness.

Flaherty on SCTV.

On That ‘70s Show, he portrayed Bryan (Mountie) in
“Canadian Road Trip.” 

Farm Film Celebrity Blow-Up: Hosts Big Jim McBob (John Candy) and Billy Sol Hurok (Joe Flaherty).                                  

Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning star of "It Came from
Outer Space" and "Peyton Place" has died.

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Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024)

Gossett appeared in the popular 1977 miniseries Roots and
won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a
Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.

Gossett died at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica,
California, on March 29. No cause of death has been given.  

In late December 2020, Gossett was hospitalized in Georgia
with COVID-19.

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