By Richard Natale | Variety Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, best known as the title character in the TV sitcom “Benson,” died Tuesday. He was 89. His wife Donna Brown Guillaume told the Associated Press he died at their Los Angeles home of complications of...
By Associated Press Bernie Casey, a professional football player turned poet, painter and actor known for parts in films such as "Revenge of the Nerds" and "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," has died. He was 78. Casey died Tuesday ( September 19, 2017) in Los Angeles after a...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Deadline Hollywood Celebrated stand-up comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory died today in Washington at the age of 84. The trailblazing figure was hospitalized earlier this month from a yet-to-be-announced medical condition. His official...
SJ Harris Dies During Deadpool 2 Shoot Ryan Parker | The Hollywood Reporter The stuntwoman who died Monday on the set of Deadpool 2 has been identified as SJ Harris, the Coroner's Service of British Columbia told The Hollywood Reporter. She was 40. Harris was killed...
MORSE, SR., DONALD "DONL" LEE, Funeral Services for Donald "Donl" Lee Morse, Sr., 59, formerly of Altamonte Springs who passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009 will be held at 12PM Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Head Quarters Ministries, Inc., 1130 Merritt St., Altamonte...
Mike Barnes | The Hollywood Reporter Actor Ji-Tu Cumbuka, who appeared on Roots and in such films as Bound for Glory, Brewster’s Millions and Harlem Nights, has died. He was 77. Cumbuka died Tuesday in Atlanta after a long illness, his niece, Amber Holifield, reported...
The Canadian Press Ezzrett (Sugarfoot) Anderson, one of the first African-Americans to play in the CFL, died Wednesday. He was 97. The Calgary Stampeders, who Anderson played with for six seasons, made the announcement on their Twitter account. "It is with great...
Emmy-Nominated Actor Ron Glass Dies by Ross A. Lincoln | Deadline Hollywood Ron Glass, veteran film and television actor best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Detective Ron Harris on the classic ABC sitcom Barney Miller and for playing Shepherd Book on the cult...
Legendary R&B Singer Sharon Jones Dies by Ross A. Lincoln | Deadline Hollywood Funk, soul and R&B singer Sharon Jones, lead singer of the revivalist funk band Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 60....
PBS NewsHour Co-anchor Gwen Ifill Dies at 61 from PBS Newshour | Thirteen It is with extremely heavy hearts that we must share that our dear friend and beloved colleague Gwen Ifill passed away this afternoon following several months of cancer treatment. She was...
Variety Staff | Variety Actor Tommy Ford, a regular on the Fox comedy “Martin” and UPN sitcom “The Parkers,” was taken off life support an Atlanta hospital Wednesday afternoon. Ford was on life support after an aneurysm ruptured in his abdomen. He was 52. Ford’s rep...
Bill Nunn – A Peek Into the Life of the Artist and Activist Shadow and Act | Tambay Obenson And thankfully, that wasn’t it, because, a year later, he would go on to originate quite possibly the most memorable role of his career, playing Radio Raheem – an indelible...