Theodore Meir Bikel (May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015)

Bikel was a widely recognized recorded folksinger and guitarist. In 1969
he began acting and singing on stage as Tevye in the musical Fiddler
on the Roof, a role he performed more often than any other actor to
date. The play won nine Tony Awards and was the longest-running
musical in Broadway history. He died at UCLA Medical Center in Los
Angeles as a result of natural causes, according to publicist Harlan
Boll.

George Coe (May 10, 1929 – July 18, 2015)
He bas born in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

Variety – George Coe, an actor with extensive credits and a
longtime activist in the Screen Actors Guild, died Saturday in
Santa Monica, Calif., after battling a long illness.

Coe acted for more than 50 years of film, TV, commercial and
stage work. He had a lengthy career as a commercial performer
both on camera and voiceover, including six years as the voice
of Toyota.

Coe in the voiceover studio

Alex Rocco (Alexander Federico Petricone)
(February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015)

Character actor Alex Rocco, who played casino owner Moe Greene in
“The Godfather” (1972) and appeared in dozens of other movies and
TV shows, died Saturday of cancer in Studio City, Calif.

Rocco most recently was one of the stars of the Starz cable channel’s
crime-drama series, Magic City. He was scheduled to star as Mr. Marino
in the Horror thriller film The Other.

David Somerville, also called “Diamond” Dave Somerville
(October 2, 1933 – July 14, 2015)

Dave Somerville, founder and lead singer of the popular 1950s rock-n-
roll band The Diamonds, died of cancer last week in Santa Barbara,
California. 

The Diamonds have been honored and inducted into The Vocal Group
Hall of Fame, The Doo Wop Hall of Fame, The Rockabilly Hall of Fame
and are recipients of Canada’s prestigious Juno Award.

From Left: Tedd Kowalski, Dave Somerville, Bill Reed, and Phil Lefitt.

Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)

Skelton was known as a TV clown who portrayed many comical characters
such as Clem Kadiddlehopper and Freddie the Freeloader. He was a long-
time national radio and television star for 34 years. Following the death of
his father, Red first started work at the age of seven as a newspaper boy
and later auditioned at the age of 10 for a role in a medicine show.

1953

A painting by Red Skelton, the artist.

At the time of his death, his art dealer believed that Skelton had
earned more money through his paintings than from his television
work.