[DeadCelebrityAlert] Barney Miller's Ron Glass Dead at 71

 



Ron Glass, who played stylish and sassy NYPD detective/aspiring author Ron Harris on ABC’s long-running sitcom Barney Miller, died on Friday, a spokesperson for the veteran actor has confirmed for TVLine. He was 71.

No further details have yet been made available.

In addition to his role on the Emmy-winning workplace comedy, Glass portrayed the spiritual Shepherd Book on Fox’s short-lived sci-fi drama Firefly (as well as its big-screen follow-up, Serenity). His lengthy resume also included fellow one-and-done programs including The New Odd Couple (in the Felix Unger role), Rhythm & Blues, Mr. Rhodes and Teen Angel, as well as guest appearances on All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Streets of San Francisco, Amen and Friends. In recent years, he appeared in episodes of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Major Crimes and CSI.

Glass’ prolific career also included voiceover work, having been featured on Rugrats (and its spinoff All Grown Up!), Superman, Aladdin and The Proud Family.

Glass’ Barney Miller castmate Abe Vigoda died earlier this year, at age 94.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90

 



Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90

Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother Raul has announced.

"The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening," President Raul Castro said.

Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul took over in 2008.

His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people. But he was also accused of suppressing opposition.

Obituary: Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro: A life in pictures

Ashen and grave, President Castro told the nation in a late night broadcast on state television that Fidel Castro had died and would be cremated on Saturday.

There would now be several days of national mourning on the island.

Barring the occasional newspaper column, Fidel Castro had essentially been retired from political life for some time, the BBC's Will Grant in Havana reports.

In April, Fidel Castro gave a rare speech on the final day of the country's Communist Party congress.

He acknowledged his advanced age but said Cuban communist concepts were still valid and the Cuban people "will be victorious".


"I'll soon be 90," the former president said, adding that this was "something I'd never imagined".

"Soon I'll be like all the others, "to all our turn must come," Fidel Castro said.


  • 1926: Born in the south-eastern Oriente Province of Cuba
  • 1953: Imprisoned after leading an unsuccessful rising against Batista's regime
  • 1955: Released from prison under an amnesty deal
  • 1956: With Che Guevara, begins a guerrilla war against the government
  • 1959: Defeats Batista, sworn in as prime minister of Cuba
  • 1961: Fights off CIA-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion by Cuban exiles
  • 1962: Sparks Cuban missile crisis by agreeing that USSR can deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
  • 1976: Elected president by Cuba's National Assembly
  • 1992: Reaches an agreement with US over Cuban refugees
  • 2008: Stands down as president of Cuba due to health issues

Throughout the Cold War, Fidel Castro was Washington's bete noire.

An accomplished tactician on the battlefield, he and his small army of guerrillas overthrew the military leader Fulgencio Batista in 1959 to widespread popular support.

Within two years of taking power, he declared the revolution to be Marxist-Leninist in nature and allied the island nation firmly to the Soviet Union.

Yet, despite the constant threat of a US invasion as well as the long-standing economic embargo on the island, Castro managed to maintain a communist revolution in a nation just 90 miles off the coast of Florida.

Despised by his critics as much as he was revered by his followers, he outlasted ten US presidents and defied scores of attempts on his life by the CIA.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Florence Henderson, TV's Carol Brady, dies at 82

 

She was one of America's moms, a television mother many people grew up watching. Florence Henderson died Thursday from heart failure at the age of 82.

Henderson had not been sick, her manager, Kayla Pressman, said.

"We are all in a state of shock," said Pressman, who spoke with Henderson on Wednesday night.

The actress died at a Los Angeles hospital surrounded by family and friends.

Henderson played Carol Brady from 1969 to 1979 on "The Brady Bunch," a show that became a huge hit in syndication.

"The Brady Bunch," a comedy about two widows with three children each, was Henderson's first television series.

Henderson was 82.

"Florence Henderson was a dear friend for so very many years & in my <3 forever. Love & hugs to her family. I'll miss u dearly #RIPFlorence," tweeted Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia Brady.

Henderson had been in the audience earlier this week when McCormick was performing on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" with other dancers who had been eliminated before the finals.

Henderson's life story wasn't as ideal as the character she played.

She grew up poor in Indiana, with an alcoholic father and a mother who left when she was just 12 years old, she said.

Henderson used her singing talent to entertain the family and help make ends meet.

"I don't ever remember not singing. and I would sing and pass the hat. and I would sing for groceries," she said.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Gossip Girl actress Lisa Lynn Masters found dead in hotel room at 52

 



Lisa Lynn Masters has been found dead in her hotel room in Peru at the age of 52.

The actress and model, who made appearances in shows including Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty, was found at the Nuevo Mundo Hotel in Lima by staff at around 11.50 pm on Tuesday,

Officials have confirmed that Masters was found hanged in the hotel room’s closet.

According to newspaper Peru 21, officials added that they had also found anti-depressants and two letters which revealed her battle with mental health

Masters’ friends have now set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to bring her body back to the US and to help her husband William Brooks with funeral expenses.

“Our dear friend Lisa Masters passed away tragically and unexpectedly,’ the post reads.

“Lisa’s genuine warmth, generosity and tenacious strength will be deeply missed.

“Lisa’s beloved husband William is shocked and grieving her sudden loss.

“In the midst of this mourning, William faces daunting financial challenges, including the substantial funeral and transport expenses for Lisa in and between Peru and the United States.”

According to officials, Masters had been in Peru on a modelling assignment.

Masters was known for her roles on US shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Royal Pains.

She had been married to Brooks, a healing arts practitioner, since 2004.

Her agent had released a statement, reading: “As to her husband and family's wishes, we hope that the industry can morn her death without details.

“In these darkening days, we hope those who have had the pleasure of knowing her will see how brightly she shined and will find that light within themselves and continue to share it with others - just as she would have.”

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Country singer Holly Dunn dies after battling cancer

 



Country singer Holly Dunn dies after battling cancer

Holly Dunn, shown on Sept. 27, 1995, in Nashville. (AP Photo / Mark Humphrey)

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Country singer Holly Dunn has died at age 59 after battling cancer.

A close family friend told Channel 4 that Dunn passed away at a hospice facility in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by friends and family members.

Back in March, the singer revealed she was fighting ovarian cancer.

Dunn rose to fame in the 80s with hits like "Daddy's Hands" and "You Really Had Me Going."

Dunn eventually left the music business to pursue a career as a painter.


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Leon Russell, 74

 

Leon Russell, who emerged in the '70s as one of rock'n'roll's most dynamic performers and songwriters after playing anonymously on dozens of pop hits as a much-in-demand studio pianist in the 1960s, died on Sunday at the age of 74.

Russell, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011, died in his sleep in Nashville, Tennessee.

Russell had endured health problems in his later years, undergoing surgery to stop leaking brain fluid in 2010 and suffering a heart attack in July 2016.

Russell's period of stardom as a performer was relatively brief but Elton John, who had once been Russell's opening act, engineered a comeback for him in 2010 when they collaborated on an album titled "The Union."

"He was my biggest influence as a piano player, a singer and a songwriter," John told ABC News.

Russell recorded more than 35 albums and also excelled as a songwriter for other performers. His "A Song for You" was recorded by Joe Cocker, the Carpenters, the Temptations, Neil Diamond, Lou Rawls, Dusty Springfield, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and his good friend Willie Nelson. The Carpenters, Reddy, Shirley Bassey, Robert Goulet and George Benson all covered Russell's "This Masquerade," with Benson's version winning the 1976 Grammy as record of the year.  He had solo hits "Tightrope" and "Lady Blue".

Russell was known as "the master of space and time" in his '70s heyday. He wore a cocked top hat and, with salt-and-pepper hair past his shoulders and a beard that reached his chest, created an inscrutable image that was equal parts shaman, tent revival preacher and cosmic ringmaster.

He ruled the stage with piano-banging abandon and, backed by a multi-piece band and a backup chorus, put on a show that was a roiling stew of rock, soul, gospel and country.

















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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Robert Vaughn, Man from UNCLE actor, dies aged 83

 



Actor Robert Vaughn, best known as the secret agent Napoleon Solo in The Man from UNCLE, has died aged 83.

Vaughn was also famous for his role as Lee in the Magnificent Seven, and television roles in Hustle and Coronation Street.

The iconic actor died after a battle with acute leukaemia, his manager, Matthew Sullivan, told the BBC.

Vaughn died in New York on Friday morning surrounded by his family, he said.

David McCallum, from the hit TV show NCIS, who as Illya Kuryakin starred alongside Vaughn in The Man From UNCLE, told TVLine.com he was "utterly devastated" by the news.

"Robert and I worked together for many years and losing him is like losing a part of me. My deepest sympathies go out to Linda and the Vaughn family," he said.

Vaughn, who was "a few months shy of 84" had been seeking treatment for his leukaemia, Mr Sullivan said.

"He was a great human being. I enjoyed every day of working with him," he said.


Vaughn had only recently finished two projects - an appearance on Law and Order: SVU, and a starring role in the upcoming film Gold Star, about a young woman caring for her dying father.

Famous films Vaughn worked on included Bullitt and Towering Inferno, both with Steve McQueen, and he took the role of the villain in Superman III.

He was also well-known in Britain for his 1970s appearance as Harry Rule in the ITV series, The Protectors.

The plot featured three wealthy individuals getting together each week, usually in exotic locations, to solve crimes and protect the innocent.

Though extremely popular, it was later described by Vaughn in his autobiography as "tasteless junk".

Decades later, he would have another hit UK series with Hustle, a BBC series in which he played elderly con man Albert Stroller, responsible for setting up potential targets for a younger generation of grifters.

He is survived by his wife Linda and two children, Cassidy and Caitlin Vaughn.

On social media, fans paid tribute to his work.

"Robert Vaughn, such a fine actor, one of the best Columbo villains (no higher praise than that) and an utterly charming man," tweeted Stephen Fry.

Decades later, he would have another hit UK series with Hustle, a BBC series in which he played elderly con man Albert Stroller, responsible for setting up potential targets for a younger generation of grifters.

He is survived by his wife Linda and two children, Cassidy and Caitlin Vaughn.

On social media, fans paid tribute to his work.

"Robert Vaughn, such a fine actor, one of the best Columbo villains (no higher praise than that) and an utterly charming man," tweeted Stephen Fry.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Robert Vaughn, 83

 

Robert Vaughn, the urbane actor who starred as the American spy Napoleon Solo on the slick 1960s NBC series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died Friday. He was 83.

Vaughn, who received an Oscar nomination for playing Paul Newman's hard-drinking buddy Chet in the 1959 drama The Young Philadelphians, died of acute leukemia in a hospital on the East Coast, his manager Matthew Sullivan told The Hollywood Reporter. He had been undergoing treatment for his illness in New York and Connecticut.

Vaughn's memorable performances also included turns as one of the seven gunmen in The Magnificent Seven (1960), as a steely senator in Bullitt (1968) — those two opposite Steve McQueen — as an addled studio chief in Blake Edwards' S.O.B. (1981) and as a corporate villain in Superman III (1983).

For his work in Washington: Behind Closed Doors, a 1977 ABC miniseries that was based on John Ehrlichman's book, The Company, Vaughn received an Emmy Award for playing a crude aide to the president, a character based on Richard Nixon's chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman.

Shortly after starring as a U.S. Marine captain in the short-lived NBC drama The Lieutenant — a show created by future Star Trek legend Gene Roddenberry — Vaughn landed the role of the charismatic Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E., another series from MGM Television and producer Norman Felton's Arena Productions.

On the Cold War-era series, which lasted four seasons and spawned a sequel and several movies stitched together from episodes, Vaughn teamed with Russian spy Illya Kuryakin (played by Scottish actor David McCallum) as members of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.

The outfit, with headquarters cleverly concealed in a dry cleaner's shop in a New York City brownstone, fought the evil forces of T.H.R.U.S.H., thought to be an acronym for Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity.
Felton, who was a friend of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, gave Vaughn some advice on how to play Solo, the actor related in a 2015 interview with Entertainment Weekly.

He pursued journalism at the University of Minnesota, where he was selected as the male finalist in a radio contest for actors for 1951. That recognition gave him the confidence to move west, where he studied drama at Los Angeles City College and won an award for playing the lead in a production of Mr. Roberts.

After a talent scout spotted him on stage in Calder Willingham's End as a Man, Vaughn signed with Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster's film company — one of the first independents in Hollywood — but was drafted into the U.S. Army.

He received another Emmy nomination for portraying Woodrow Wilson in the 1979 NBC miniseries Backstairs at the White House; was the furtive Gen. Hunt Stockwell on NBC's The A-Team and a con man on the British series Hustle; and showed up in David Zucker's BASEketball (1998).

In the late 1970s, Vaughn attended night classes at USC and earned his doctorate in communications after writing a dissertation, Only Victims: A Study of Show Business Blacklisting, about the dark period in Hollywood history.

He married actress Linda Staab in 1974, and they adopted children Caitlin and Cassidy. They survive him.








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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Don Marshall, Actor on 'Land of the Giants,' Dies at 80

 


He also appeared on 'Star Trek,' played Diahann Carroll's love interest on 'Julia' and starred in the 1973 film 'Terminal Island.'

Don Marshall, who played the first officer Dan Erickson on the 1960s ABC science-fiction series Land of the Giants, has died. He was 80.

Marshall, who later starred in the blaxploitation film Terminal Island (1973) and appeared in such films as The Thing With Two Heads (1972) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974), died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, actress and friend BarBara Luna announced on her Facebook page.

Land of the Giants, produced by Irwin Allen, revolved around the crew and passengers of the spaceship Spindrift, which on the way to London crashed on a planet whose humanoid inhabitants were hostile and unbelievably huge.

Set in the year 1983, the show aired for two seasons, from 1968-70, and Marshall was the rare African-American to be featured in such a prominent role on television at the time.

In 1967, on the 16th episode of NBC's Star Trek, “The Galileo Seven,” Marshall played Lieutenant Boma, a member of the crew on the shuttlecraft Galileo. And on the 1968-70 ABC series Julia, Marshall recurred as Diahann Carroll's love interest, Ted.

A native of San Diego, Marshall studied acting at Los Angeles City College, where he also was a pole vaulter on the track team. He played an aspiring doctor in his onscreen debut, the Cliff Robertson starrer The Interns (1962), and then appeared on such TV shows as The Lieutenant (created by Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry), Rawhide, The Alfred Hitchcock Hourand Daktari.

Marshall also showed up on such TV shows as Bewitched, Good Times, Police Story, The Incredible Hulk, Little House on the Prairie, Mission: Impossible and The Bionic Woman.

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