Cheryl Hall obit

Soap and TV star Cheryl Hall dies aged 76

 

She was not on the list.

Actress Cheryl Hall, known for roles in EastEnders, The Bill, and Citizen Smith, has died aged 76.

Her former partner, actor and singer Robin Askwith, confirmed the news on social media.

Taking to X, Askwith, who dated Hall for three years in the 1970s, wrote: ‘What a force of nature she was. A really innovative working class, charismatic actress coming out of the late 60s. Brave in every way.

‘And now I have the sad news she has passed away. I am devastated…

‘She was my beginning. RIP Cheryl Hall’.

Alongside his post, he attached a photo of himself with Hall from his stint in the 70s comedy series Confessions.

Following the end of her relationship with Askwith, Hall was married to Robert Lindsay from 1974 to 1980 after they appeared in Citizen Smith as an on-screen couple. After their split, he started dating Diana Weston.

Hall played Shirley Johnson, the girlfriend of Wolfie Smith, a young Marxist in Tooting, in the sitcom, which ran for four seasons from 1977 to 1980.

She made her acting debut aged just 20, playing Red Hat Girl in the 1970 psychological comedy drama film Deep End, which co-starred Jane Asher and Diana Dors.

From there, her other early acting credits included the 1971 On the Buses episode The Epidemic, in which she portrayed Eileen in one of her first TV roles.

She went on to feature in Doctor Who as Shirna, played Christine in eight episodes of EastEnders in the late 80s, and was Sadie in 12 episodes of The Bill.

Following her first stint in the police drama from 1984 to 1988, Hall returned to The Bill in 2007, this time as the character Pauline Smith.

Her CV also credited her with roles in more of television’s most popular shows, such as Poirot, Inspector Morse, Grange Hill, Casualty, and Silent Witness.

Film-wise, she was in To Catch a Spy (1971), The Love Ban (1974), and Three for All (1975), among others.

Beyond acting, Hall had a passion for politics. She stood as a candidate for Canterbury in the 1997 general election and went on to serve as the Labour Leader of Kent County Council for a period.

Paying tribute after Askwith announced the news, @judyjarvis called her a ‘very clever actress’, while @bestofbritishuk praised her as ‘brilliant in everything she did’.

‘Cheryl was, in my opinion, a highly underrated actress. She was brilliant in the sitcom, Lucky Feller, alongside David Jason and Peter Armitage. A sad day’, added @Maltmeister2.

@efrogwraig affectionately described her as ‘fierce and fabulous’, and @alps2018 stated that Hall ‘lit up the screen with energy’.

 

Actress

The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

SadieMrs. MackintoshMrs. Harvey ...

1984–2007

18 episodes

 

Richard Harrington and Daniel Mays in Rehab (2003)

Rehab

7.8

TV Movie

Adam's mum

2003

 

Martin Clunes and Julie Graham in William and Mary (2003)

William and Mary

7.6

TV Series

Alison

2003

1 episode

 

Dead Gorgeous (2002)

Dead Gorgeous

6.9

TV Movie

Female Witness

2002

 

Eva Birthistle, Trevor Eve, Wil Johnson, and Sue Johnston in Waking the Dead (2000)

Waking the Dead

7.9

TV Series

Valerie Truelove

2002

1 episode

 

Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)

Silent Witness

7.9

TV Series

Sheryl Marsh

1999–2000

3 episodes

 

Bramwell (1995)

Bramwell

7.8

TV Series

Vonnie

1998

2 episodes

 

Helen Masters, Jack Shepherd, and Jimmy Yuill in Wycliffe (1993)

Wycliffe

7.2

TV Series

Mrs. Ling

1995

1 episode

 

Jim Broadbent in The Last Englishman (1995)

The Last Englishman

8.0

TV Movie

Barmaid

1995

 

Casualty (1986)

Casualty

6.2

TV Series

Jane Turner

1995

1 episode

 

Woof! (1989)

Woof!

7.1

TV Series

Mrs Tully

1994

1 episode

 

Grange Hill (1978)

Grange Hill

7.2

TV Series

Mrs. Catesby

1994

1 episode

 

Screenplay (1986)

Screenplay

6.5

TV Series

Jean

1993

1 episode

 

Magic Grandad (1993)

Magic Grandad

7.0

TV Series

Passer-byMrs. DeakinMrs. Chadwick

1993

3 episodes

 

London's Burning (1988)

London's Burning

7.0

TV Series

Jan Smith

1992

1 episode

 

John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)

Inspector Morse

8.2

TV Series

Laura - Secretary

1992

1 episode

 

So Haunt Me (1992)

So Haunt Me

6.7

TV Series

Avril Jessup

1992

1 episode

 

As Time Goes By (1992)

As Time Goes By

8.3

TV Series

Waitress

1992

2 episodes

 

Paul Merton in Paul Merton: The Series (1991)

Paul Merton: The Series

7.6

TV Series

1991

1 episode

 

The Men's Room (1991)

The Men's Room

7.9

TV Mini Series

Mavis McDonald

1991

5 episodes

 

Tim Pigott-Smith in The Chief (1990)

The Chief

7.0

TV Series

Nancy Bonner

1991

1 episode

 

David Suchet in Poirot (1989)

Poirot

8.6

TV Series

Molly

1989

1 episode

 

William Gaunt and Richard Vernon in A Gentlemen's Club (1988)

A Gentlemen's Club

6.3

TV Series

Mrs. Jeavons

1988

1 episode

 

EastEnders (1985)

EastEnders

4.8

TV Series

Christine

1988

8 episodes

 

Dodger, Bonzo & the Rest (1985)

Dodger, Bonzo & the Rest

7.5

TV Series

Mrs. Jackson

1985

6 episodes

 

Dramarama (1983)

Dramarama

6.7

TV Series

Mrs. Jackson

1984

1 episode

 

In Loving Memory (1969)

In Loving Memory

7.1

TV Series

Vera Venables

1982

1 episode

 

Jill Gascoine in The Gentle Touch (1980)

The Gentle Touch

6.7

TV Series

Bonus

1981

1 episode

 

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Tales of the Unexpected

7.6

TV Series

Irene Rankin

1981

1 episode

 

Alison Elliott in A Moment in Time (1979)

A Moment in Time

7.4

TV Series

Doll

1979

2 episodes

 

Anthony Andrews in Danger UXB (1979)

Danger UXB

8.4

TV Series

Jean

1979

1 episode

 

Robert Lindsay in Citizen Smith (1977)

Citizen Smith

6.9

TV Series

ShirleyShirley Johnson

1977–1979

15 episodes

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

AnnDymphna McLaughlinVangi, Inmate at 'Jesus Saves'

1971–1977

3 episodes

 

Jan Francis in Rooms (1974)

Rooms

7.5

TV Series

Shirley TomlinSandra

1975–1977

9 episodes

 

David Janson and Tony Selby in Get Some In! (1975)

Get Some In!

6.9

TV Series

Melody

1977

1 episode

 

Ian McCulloch and Carolyn Seymour in Survivors (1975)

Survivors

8.0

TV Series

Mavis

1977

2 episodes

 

Peter Armitage, Cheryl Hall, and David Jason in Lucky Feller (1975)

Lucky Feller

6.5

TV Series

Kathleen Peake

1975–1976

14 episodes

 

Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)

Softly Softly: Task Force

7.3

TV Series

Minerva Myers

1976

1 episode

 

No Hard Feelings (1976)

No Hard Feelings

6.6

TV Movie

Washhouse woman

1976

 

Stanley Bates, Geoffrey Hayes, and Roy Skelton in Rainbow (1972)

Rainbow

6.9

TV Series

1974–1976

2 episodes

 

Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

Dixon of Dock Green

6.9

TV Series

Rita Batty

1976

1 episode

 

Julie Dawn Cole and Janina Faye in Angels (1975)

Angels

6.6

TV Series

Clare Truman

1975

1 episode

 

Cathleen Nesbitt, Angharad Rees, and Billie Whitelaw in Ten from the Twenties (1975)

Ten from the Twenties

6.8

TV Series

Peach Grey

1975

1 episode

 

Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)

Whodunnit?

7.9

TV Series

Jenny

1975

1 episode

 

Comedy Playhouse (1961)

Comedy Playhouse

7.0

TV Series

AudreyAvril

1970–1975

2 episodes

 

Three for All (1975)

Three for All

4.1

Pet

1975

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.4

TV Series

Jane BarnesDoreen Tring

1974–1975

6 episodes

 

John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney (1975)

The Sweeney

8.1

TV Series

Jenny

1975

1 episode

 

Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson, Sidney James, and Robin Stewart in Bless This House (1971)

Bless This House

6.9

TV Series

Linda

1974

2 episodes

 

Marty Back Together Again

TV Series

Various Characters

1974

1 episode

 

Angharad Rees in Bedtime Stories (1974)

Bedtime Stories

TV Series

Linda

1974

1 episode

 

Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)

Within These Walls

7.0

TV Series

Magda

1974

1 episode

 

Who Killed Lamb? (1974)

Who Killed Lamb?

6.6

TV Movie

Amy

1974

 

Love Story (1963)

Love Story

6.9

TV Series

PamTerriDilys

1972–1973

3 episodes

 

Oranges and Lemons (1973)

Oranges and Lemons

TV Series

Brenda

1973

1 episode

 

Black and Blue (1973)

Black and Blue

5.9

TV Series

Carol

1973

1 episode

 

No Sex Please - We're British (1973)

No Sex Please - We're British

5.4

Daphne Martin

1973

 

The Wild Little Bunch (1973)

The Wild Little Bunch

6.2

Reena

1973

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.1

TV Series

Maureen Price

1973

1 episode

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Shirna

1973

4 episodes

 

The Love Ban (1973)

The Love Ban

4.7

Pregnant Girl at Lecture

1973

 

Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)

Public Eye

8.5

TV Series

Beryl Taylor

1972

1 episode

 

Sykes (1972)

Sykes

7.4

TV Series

Deirdre

1972

1 episode

 

Phyllis Calvert and Jack Hedley in Kate (1970)

Kate

8.3

TV Series

Brenda

1972

1 episode

 

Bob Hoskins, David Daker, and Martin Shaw in Villains (1972)

Villains

7.9

TV Series

Shirley Coombs

1972

1 episode

 

Julie Ege in Rentadick (1972)

Rentadick

3.8

Maxine

1972

 

Rodney Bewes in Albert! (1969)

Albert!

5.8

TV Series

Doreen Bissel

1972

3 episodes

 

Edward Woodward in Callan (1967)

Callan

8.3

TV Series

GladysGirl on bus

1970–1972

2 episodes

 

John Alderton, David Barry, Peter Cleall, Peter Denyer, Liz Gebhardt, Carol Hawkins, and Leon Vitali in The Fenn Street Gang (1971)

The Fenn Street Gang

5.9

TV Series

Brenda Grey

1971

1 episode

 

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

5.4

Vanessa (segment "Avarice")

1971

 

Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

7.2

TV Series

Millie

1971

1 episode

 

Reg Varney in On the Buses (1969)

On the Buses

7.0

TV Series

Eileen

1971

1 episode

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.7

TV Series

WaitressJulie

1970–1971

2 episodes

 

Kirk Douglas and Marlène Jobert in Catch Me a Spy (1971)

Catch Me a Spy

5.2

Clarke's Girlfriend (uncredited)

1971

 

You and the World

TV Series

Rene

1968–1971

6 episodes

 

Richard Burton in Villain (1971)

Villain

6.5

Judy

1971

 

Sykes and a Big Big Show

TV Series

1971

1 episode

 

Deep End (1970)

Deep End

7.1

Red Hat Girl

1970

 

Smith (1970)

Smith

6.9

TV Mini Series

Miss Fanny

1970

5 episodes

 

Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)

Special Branch

7.4

TV Series

Blonde Girl

1969

1 episode

 

Scene (1968)

Scene

6.7

TV Series

Marge

1969

1 episode

 

Self

Destroy All Monsters! (2011)

Destroy All Monsters!

Video

Self - 'Shirna'

2011

 

Michael Aspel, Lionel Blair, and Una Stubbs in Give Us a Clue (1979)

Give Us a Clue

7.1

TV Series

Self - Panellist

1979

1 episode

 

Bob Monkhouse in Celebrity Squares (1975)

Celebrity Squares

5.4

TV Series

Self

1976

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

John Leeson, Elisabeth Sladen, Yasmin Paige, Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight, Sinead Michael, and Anjli Mohindra in The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007)

The Sarah Jane Adventures

7.5

TV Series

Shirna (archive footage, uncredited)

2010

1 episode

 

Hiroshi Okuda obit

Hiroshi Okuda: The Outsider Who Shaped Toyota's Global Success

Hiroshi Okuda, a non-family leader of Toyota, expanded the company's global presence. Serving as president in 1995, he overcame export challenges and established local production. Okuda was pivotal in launching the Prius, known for its hybrid innovation. His leadership questioned corporate traditions while ensuring substantial international growth.

 

He was not on the list.

Former Toyota Motor Corp Chairman, Hiroshi Okuda, has died at the age of 93, as reported by Kyodo News. An outsider in a family-run company, Okuda significantly expanded Toyota's global reach. The cause of death was not disclosed.

As president from 1995, Okuda navigated Toyota through export issues and a strong yen by establishing international production bases, effectively boosting sales. He was instrumental in the development and success of the Prius, the pioneering petrol-electric hybrid car. Okuda was also a voices in the company, notably opposing a nepotistic leadership appointment.

Okuda joined Toyota in 1955, quickly rising through the ranks by challenging questionable practices. In 1996, he led the 'Vision 2005' strategy, dramatically reducing costs and increasing local production. His work contributed to the doubling of overseas sales. He also served as chairman of the influential Keidanren business lobby and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Gloria Kamen obit

RHONY Alum Jill Zarin’s Mom Gloria Kamen Dies at 91: ‘She Was the Real OG Housewife’

Gloria Kamen died on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the former reality star shared on Instagram 

She was not on the list.

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Real Housewives of New York City alum Jill Zarin shared in an Aug. 11 Instagram post that her mom, Gloria Kamen, died at age 91

Zarin described her mom as the “real OG housewife” in a tribute, calling her “my best friend, my mentor, and the most important person in my life”

Zarin co-wrote the 2010 book Secrets of a Jewish Mother with her sister Lisa and their mom

Jill Zarin is mourning the death of her mom.

In a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Bravo alum shared that her mom, Gloria Kamen, “passed away this morning at 91.”

Zarin, 62, described her mom as “my best friend, my mentor, and the most important person in my life” in the caption as she shared photos from throughout her mom’s life. “For 68 years she was the heart of our family — married to my dad, devoted to everything she believed in, and a relentless truth-teller in a world that needed her honesty.”

“She was everyone’s therapist, everyone’s voice of reason,” Zarin wrote. “Our book Secrets of a Jewish Mother shared our life stories and the wisdom that made her unforgettable.”

The 2010 book was co-written by Jill, her sister Lisa and Gloria.

Jill, who starred on The Real Housewives of New York from 2008 to 2011, described Gloria as “the real OG housewife who raised incredible women and touched the lives of millions with her counsel and kindness.”

“My mom leaves behind a legacy that can’t be measured,” Jill continued in the post’s caption. “Her wisdom, her strength, and her love will live on in her Grandchildren, Allyson, Jonathan, Joanna, Yotam and her first great-grandchild, Abby, who she absolutely treasured.”

“She will be deeply missed and never ever forgotten. Thank you mommy for everything you did for me and giving me the most beautiful family. You picked the best father I could ever ask for and you were always right about everything even if it took me a while to see it.”

Paul Snyder obit

Paul Snyder, Buffalo businessman and former Buffalo Braves owner, dies at 94

 

He was not on the list.

Paul Snyder was a businessman through and through — an entrepreneur whose impact could be seen across Western New York, from the food industry and amusement parks to downtown Buffalo and professional sports.

Snyder co-founded Freezer Queen, a frozen-food packaging company, in the 1950s. He later purchased property that would become Darien Lake, transforming it into a campground and amusement park before selling it in the 1980s. Snyder died Monday at the age of 94.

His influence also extended into downtown Buffalo. Snyder played a key role in bringing the Hyatt Regency to the city.

Former Sabres partner Larry Quinn recalled meeting Snyder after Hyatt representatives asked him to find a local developer who could take on the project.

"No question that it is. I mean, Hyatt had been worried about the strength of local developers," Quinn said. "They asked me to go out and find somebody. I didn't know Paul, but somebody had recommended him."

Quinn said the two met over breakfast at the old Howard Johnson's on North End Delaware Avenue. Snyder agreed to take on the project.

"Paul was one of those giants," Quinn said. "There was nothing that was too big for him, nothing that he had to wait on. He was a guy that would grab something quickly and do it."

Snyder was also an accomplished athlete.

He owned the Buffalo Braves, Buffalo's last NBA franchise, during the 1970s. The team featured stars including Moses Malone, Bob McAdoo and Randy Smith, a Buffalo-area favorite.

Quinn remembered Snyder as someone who wasn't afraid to think big.

"He didn't go about it in a shy way. He went for it," Quinn said. "I think just ultimately Buffalo wasn't big enough to support two professional sports teams in the winter in one arena. Back then there was no suite revenue. There was not a lot of television money in the NBA back then. Probably would work today, but back then it didn't have those sources of outside income."

Snyder sold the Braves in 1978.

For Quinn, Snyder's lasting legacy is defined not simply by the businesses and teams he owned, but by his willingness to pursue ambitious ideas.

"As somebody that did things and had great courage and great vision," Quinn said. "And I think if you think of those three qualities, we need a lot more of that."

Snyder may be best known in Buffalo for his ownership of the former Buffalo Braves pro basketball franchise for most of its existence. The team entered the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team. In very short time its original owners, a hedge fund group from New York City, ran into problems and the league assumed control of the franchise. Snyder, who had recently sold off his ownership of Freezer Queen, stepped in and bought the Braves.

Pete Weber, now the play-by-play voice for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators, worked in Buffalo radio sports for many years, first arriving at the former WEBR in 1976. He remembers Snyder as a fiery owner.

“I mean, how many times did he threaten to move the team or to totally get rid of some of his better players, such as Bob McAdoo," Weber recalled. "I'll never forget the press conference he had talking about Bob McAdoo's agent and what he was concerned with, and he just blatantly said, 'Well, I told his agent to just go to hell.' And next thing we know, John Gianelli is no longer a New York Knick. He's a Buffalo Brave. The trade was made.” The Braves, though popular, struggled to secure prime game dates and times while sharing Memorial Auditorium with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and local college basketball. The Braves were third in the pecking order, behind the Sabres and Canisius College. Snyder blamed Canisius for much of his scheduling woes, but Weber suggests that's not fair.

"I think it's a misunderstanding of the facts when people think that he was burned by Canisius," he said. "Canisius had, I think, eight dates on the weekends, which left many more on the calendar that the Buffalo Braves could have had. So I believe that, and I'm not trying to paint Paul Snyder as a total black hat in this story, but I think he has done a little bit of what we know now from politicians trying to paint a pretty picture about his ownership, his time with the Buffalo Braves."

Snyder sold the team to John Y. Brown in 1978. Brown, in turn, agreed to an odd exchange of franchises with Ira Lewin, who owned the Boston Celtics. Brown took over the Celtics, while Lewin assumed control of the Braves. But Lewin then relocated the team to San Diego, where they were renamed the Clippers. The team later moved again to become the current Los Angeles Clippers.

Gary Dwyer obit

Legendary Liverpool musician dies as bandmate pays heartfelt tribute

The Teardrop Explodes drummer Gary Dwyer, who played an integral role in Liverpool's alternative music scene, has died

 

He was not on the list.

Tributes have been shared after legendary Liverpool musician Gary Dwyer died. The drummer was renowned for his role as part of the pioneering post-punk band, The Teardrop Explodes.

A post on the British Music Experience's Instagram and Facebook account has paid tribute to Gary's influence on Liverpool's vibrant alternative music scene in the 1980s. The post, shared on the Liverpool based museum's account, said: "Sad news today that former Teardrop Explodes drummer Gary Dwyer, a much-loved figure on the Liverpool music scene, has passed away.

"He was an integral part of the band that burst onto the scene in the early 1980s with hits like Reward and Treason, and while the band went through numerous line-up changes, it was always Dwyer behind the kit.

"After the band's split, he drummed on Julian Cope's debut solo album, and also for Terry Hall's outfit The Colour Field.Rest in Peace 'Rocky'."

The sad news of the musician's death was announced by The Teardrop Explodes bandmate, David Balfe, earlier today, Monday August 10.

The keyboard player took to Facebook to pay tribute to Gary's memory as he said: "It is with enormous sadness that I must pass on the news that my wonderful friend of nearly fifty years, Gary Dwyer, Teardrop Explodes drummer and very special man, passed away last night. He'd been fighting Leukaemia for nearly two years.

"We'd stayed in touch and met often over the decades. I saw him last in Liverpool just a few weeks ago, over breakfast in Bold St. He was going through a good patch in his roller-coaster medical battle.

"We laughed often. Even when I spoke to him last on the phone about ten days ago, he was still in high spirits. Though his body was slowly giving up and he knew he was approaching the end.

"One advantage of the last couple of years was that it had allowed him the time to come to peaceful terms with the inevitable outcome. I could write about his extraordinary personality and sense of humour for hours, but I'm too sad to do so now. Maybe soon."

Liverpool musician Ian McNabb was another to pay tribute to Gary's memory. The former frontman of the Icicle Works said: "Fare Thee Well to my lovely mate Gary Dwyer.

"It was a joy to spend an afternoon with you recently, laughing, reminiscing and giving it all a good kicking. Whenever I think of you I will smile. Safe home, Rock In Peace, x"

People took to the comments of Ian's post on social media platform X to share their own tributes to Gary. Tim Baldwin said: "A lovely man, Gary. I am sorry for your loss Ian and I'm sure everybody who knows Gary will always smile when they think about him."

Paul Sudbury added: "Such sad news, Gary was the beating heart of the Teardrop Explodes. Condolences to his family, RIP mate." Noel Douglas said: "Legend gone too soon x."

The Teardrops Explodes was formed in Liverpool in 1978 by Julian Cope. The band was named after a panel in a Daredevil comic and Gary was a founding member alongside Julian, Mick Finkler and Paul Simpson.

The group played a defining part in the alternative post punk sound fostered at famous Liverpool club, Eric's. The band released three studio albums and are renowned for timeless hits such as Reward and Treason.

Don Nelson - # 362

Celtics legend Don Nelson passes away at 86

Boston Celtics legend and iconic head coach Don Nelson has passed away at the age of 86, his family announced on Sunday. 

He was number 361 on the list.

On Sunday, it was announced that Boston Celtics icon Don Nelson had passed away. He was 86 years old.

Nelson's family has since released a statement, per NBA insider Marc Stein.

“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family. Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories,” said the family, per Stein's account on X, formerly Twitter.

Nelson played for the Celtics from 1965-1976, winning five NBA titles with the franchise and having his number 19 jersey retired by the team, now hanging in the TD Garden rafters.

Nelson went on to have an illustrious career as a head coach in the NBA after his retirement, coaching the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, and Golden State Warriors.

For 12 years, he held the NBA all-time record for most wins by a head coach with 1,333, passing Lenny Wilkens in 2010 before being surpassed by Gregg Popovich in 2022. He was then inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Nelson began his playing career as a standout at Iowa before being drafted in the third round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zyphers. A small forward, he made a huge impact on the Celtics' dynastic success during the 1960s and 70s and was the rare elite player to go on to have just as successful a coaching career.

It remains to be seen what tributes the Celtics will have in store for the legend.

After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson won five NBA championships playing with the Boston Celtics, with his number 19 retired by the franchise in 1978.

His unique brand of basketball is often referred to as "Nellie Ball". A coaching innovator, Nelson is credited with, among other things, pioneering the concept of the point forward, a tactic which is frequently employed by teams at every level today. He was named one of the Top 10 coaches in NBA history.

Donald Arvid Nelson was born on May 15, 1940, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Arvid and Agnes Nelson. Nelson grew up with his family and two sisters on his grandfather's rural Illinois farm near Sherrard, Illinois. He first learned basketball shooting in the chicken yard where a spokeless bicycle wheel was nailed to the shed to make a basket. Nelson attended a one-room, six-grade, seven-student school. When his family lost the farm, the Nelsons moved to nearby Rock Island, Illinois, while Don was in middle school. His father Arvid eventually worked at the Rock Island Arsenal.

Nelson attended Rock Island High School, in Rock Island, one of the Quad Cities. The Nelsons lived in downtown Rock Island on 19th street and Don would walk to school, stopping to shoot baskets at several different locations along the way. Nelson would go to the YMCA after practice and shoot more.

Graduating in 1958, Nelson led the Rocks to a 47–7 record in his last two years under coach Bob Riley. He had 39 points and 20 rebounds against Moline High School and 30 points and 29 rebounds against No. 1-ranked Ottawa High School. As a junior, Nelson averaged 12.6 points as Rock Island finished 25–3. As a senior, Nelson averaged 20.2 points, leading the Rocks to a 22–4 record in 1957–58.

After his senior year in high school, Nelson wasn't heavily recruited. His father did not see a future for Don in basketball and wanted him to become a watch repairman. University of Iowa Coach Sharm Scheuerman, who had graduated from Rock Island in 1952, recruited Nelson, who ultimately chose the Hawkeyes over Wheaton College and Nelson's hometown Augustana College.

In the era when NCAA freshman weren't allowed to play varsity, Nelson was joined on the Iowa campus by future Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins in 1960. However, after playing for the freshman Iowa team in 1960–1961, Hawkins was embroiled in the 1961 college basketball gambling scandal and left Iowa. Hawkins was never charged with a crime and was later reinstated by the NBA, who had banned him.

In Nelson's years at Iowa, the Big Ten conference was full of future NBA players. Among others, Ohio State had future Hall of Fame players in John Havlicek and Jerry Lucas, along with Larry Siegfried. Indiana had a future Hall of Fame inductee in Walt Bellamy, while Purdue had future NBA All-Star Terry Dischinger.

As a rookie, Nelson averaged 17 minutes, playing alongside Walt Bellamy (27.9 points), Terry Dischinger (25.5 points), Si Green and Charlie Hardnett. Zephyrs Coach Jack McMahon was replaced by player Slick Leonard halfway through the season as Chicago finished 25–55. The Chicago Zephyrs moved to become the Baltimore Bullets after the season. Nelson played for the Zephyrs for one season averaging 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 17 minutes. Nelson was then acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1963.

On September 6, 1963, Nelson was claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Chicago Zephyrs. He played in 80 games in the 1963–64 season, but just 39 in the following season under coach Fred Schaus.

After his career ended, Nelson's son Donnie remembers the family sitting in a Maid Rite restaurant in Moline, Illinois, and Don saying he had three choices: sell cars, become an NBA referee, or accept an assistant's job under Milwaukee coach Larry Costello. They voted 5–0 for the Milwaukee job, which paid $25,000.

Nelson began his coaching career as an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1976. After a 3–15 start to the season, Larry Costello resigned and Nelson was named Head Coach. A year later he became General Manager of the Bucks and soon began to show what would later become his signature style of wheeling and dealing players. Nelson made his first trade in 1977 by sending Swen Nater to the Buffalo Braves and turned the draft pick he received into Marques Johnson, who had a solid career with the Bucks. On November 25, 1977, the day after Thanksgiving, Nelson managed the greatest fourth-quarter comeback in NBA history. With Milwaukee down twenty-nine points to Atlanta, on the road, and with only 8:43 remaining, the Bucks went on a 35–4 run to win 117–115 in regulation. At the time, there was no three-point field goal.

In 1980, he sent off an underachieving Kent Benson to the Detroit Pistons for Bob Lanier. Perhaps his most publicized deal came before the 1984–85 season when he dealt Johnson, Junior Bridgeman, Harvey Catchings, and cash to the San Diego Clippers for Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges, and Ricky Pierce. And, in 1986, he would deal Alton Lister to the Seattle SuperSonics for Jack Sikma.

Taking over a Bucks team in the aftermath of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's departure to Los Angeles, Nelson was able to improve their win total by 14 games in his first full season as head coach, and established the team as a legitimate championship contender by 1980. It was in Milwaukee where Nelson became known for his unorthodox, innovative basketball philosophy. He pioneered the concept of the point forward – a tactic wherein small forwards are used to direct the offense. In Nelson's tenure with the Bucks, he used 6–5 small forward Paul Pressey for the role. This enabled Nelson to field shooting guards Sidney Moncrief and Craig Hodges or Ricky Pierce at the same time without worrying about who would run the offense. In his offensive half-court sets, he would also put a center who wasn't a threat on offense, like Lister or Randy Breuer, at mid-court instead of near the basket to keep a shot-blocking center like the Utah Jazz's Mark Eaton away from the basket to make him less of a threat on defense.

This system, known as "Nellie Ball", created a lot of mismatches and enabled Nelson to lead the Bucks to seven straight Central Division championships with over 50 wins in each of those seasons. He earned NBA Coach of the Year honors in 1983 and 1985. For seven straight years, finishing no worse than second best in the Eastern Conference, the Bucks ended up being eliminated in the playoffs by either the Larry Bird-led Boston Celtics or the Julius Erving-led Philadelphia 76ers. After the 1986–87 season, which included some controversy and distraction before Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics where Nelson told the local sports media that he didn't expect to be back once the season concluded due to a rift with Bucks owner Herb Kohl, Nelson resigned as head coach of the Bucks. In 11 seasons, Nelson had a 540–344 (.611) record with Milwaukee.

In 1986 former Bucks owner, Jim Fitzgerald, purchased the Golden State Warriors. Nelson did part-time work as a color analyst for NBA games on TBS during the 1987–88 season. During the season he was contacted by the Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, and New York Knicks with offers to coach their teams. Nelson decided to go with Golden State, in large part due to his relationship with Fitzgerald, at first buying a minority stake in the team before being named head coach and vice president after one season away from the NBA.

 

In Golden State, he instilled a "run-and-gun" style of offense. Again using an unconventional lineup which featured three guards (Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway and Sarunas Marciulionis) and two forwards (Chris Mullin and the 6'8" Rod Higgins at center), he coached the Warriors to a 23-game turnaround of their previous season and back into the playoffs with his lineup popularly known as Run TMC, for Tim, Mitch and Chris. All three were later elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after their careers. Nelson was named NBA Coach of the Year a third time after the 1991–92 season.

Nelson continued to retool the team, drafting All-Star Latrell Sprewell in 1992. Nelson traded the Warriors' number 3 pick Penny Hardaway to the Orlando Magic for their number one overall pick Chris Webber during the 1993 NBA draft. Despite Webber averaging 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and winning the 1994 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, he found himself at odds with Nelson's preference to play him at center rather than power forward. Frequently clashing with one another, Webber threatened to use the out-clause in his contract if he wasn't traded. Nelson reportedly offered to resign rather than let the team trade away their young star, but nonetheless Webber was dealt to the Washington Bullets on November 7, 1994, for Tom Gugliotta and three future 1st round draft picks (1996, 1998 and 2000).

 

Nelson resigned as head coach of the Warriors on February 13, 1995. He made the playoffs with Golden State in four of his six seasons there. Subsequently, the Warriors did not qualify for the playoffs for the next 12 seasons, until he returned to the team in 2006.

In 1994, Nelson coached the Team USA national basketball team at the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Toronto, and led them to the gold medal. The team was marketed as "Dream Team II".

 

Coached by Nelson, along with assistants Don Chaney, Pete Gillen, and Rick Majerus, Team USA had a roster of Derrick Coleman, Joe Dumars, Tim Hardaway (injured), Kevin Johnson, Larry Johnson, Shawn Kemp, Dan Majerle, Reggie Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Mark Price, Steve Smith, Isiah Thomas (injured), and Dominique Wilkins.

 

USA went 8–0, defeating Spain 115–100, China 132–77, and Brazil 105–82. In the final round, the U.S. team defeated Australia 130–74, Puerto Rico 134–83, Russia 111–94, and Greece 97–58. In the gold medal game, Team USA defeated Russia 137–91.

Nelson was named head coach and general manager of the Dallas Mavericks in 1997. He was coming to a team that had been dormant through the 1990s and a permanent fixture in the NBA lottery. In 1998, his first full off-season in charge, Nelson worked out draft day deals with the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, essentially trading the draft rights of Robert Traylor and Pat Garrity for Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash, whom he wanted to pair with the Mavericks rising star Michael Finley.

 

The trio of Nash, Finley and Nowitzki became the foundation for the Mavericks dramatic turnaround, as Nelson coached the Mavericks to four consecutive 50-win seasons. The height of their success was a 60-win season in 2002–03, when they reached the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. An injury to Nowitzki in game 3 that kept him out for the rest of the series doomed the Mavericks as they lost in six games.

 

Lacking an interior presence to combat low-post players such as Shaquille O'Neal, Nelson introduced the "Hack-a-Shaq" defense to the NBA while in Dallas. In the 2004 off-season, Steve Nash was offered a max contract by the Phoenix Suns; despite Nelson's insistence on matching the offer, Mark Cuban declined and Nash accepted Phoenix's offer. Nash won consecutive MVPs with the Suns the following two seasons.

 

On March 19, 2005, Nelson stepped down as Dallas' head coach, naming Avery Johnson as his successor. Nelson retained his job as Dallas' GM until after the season, when he named his son, assistant GM Donnie Nelson, as his replacement as GM. The Mavericks reached the NBA Finals the following season, though they would lose to the Miami Heat in six games.

On August 29, 2006, Nelson returned to the Golden State Warriors for a second stint as head coach. Chris Mullin, a favorite of Nelson's from his first stint as Warriors head coach, was the team's general manager. Nelson's style of coaching favored the play of Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Matt Barnes, Jason Richardson, and Andris Biedriņš. Midway through the season, Mullin (at behest of Nelson) orchestrated a trade with the Pacers to obtain Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson.

 

The new lineup thrived under Nelson; Davis, Biedriņš and Jackson saw an increase in scoring and efficiency, Barnes went from a virtual unknown to a solid rotation contributor and Ellis was named the NBA's Most Improved Player after averaging 16.5 points per game, a substantial increase from his average of 6.8 points per game the prior season. The Warriors closed out the season on a 16–5 run and just managed to qualify for the 2007 playoffs.

 

Nelson faced his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, in the first round of the playoffs. The Mavs had the NBA's best record, and were a pick to win the NBA championship that year. In one of the biggest upsets in NBA playoff history, Nelson coached the 8th-seeded Warriors to series victory over the top-seeded Mavericks in six games. It was numerically the largest upset in the history of the NBA playoffs, with the 67–15 Mavericks' regular-season win–loss record 25 games better than the 42–40 Warriors'. The Warriors went on to lose to the Utah Jazz in the second round. Nelson became the only coach in NBA history to steer three teams to a first round series victory while being seeded either 7th or 8th, having previously coached the Warriors to first-round upsets of the Jazz in 1989 and the Spurs in 1991 as the 7th seed.

Nelson married Joy Wolfgram at the Oakland Coliseum in June 1991.[62] Nelson and his wife have a total of six children from prior marriages.[62][63] He has a daughter born out of wedlock and put up for adoption, whom he did not know about for 29 years, who first reached out to him in 1997, not wanting anything in return. She now lives in Maui near Nelson and his wife.

 

He had fifteen grandchildren as of 2012.

 

Nelson's son Donnie Nelson was the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks. Donnie was Don's assistant coach with the Mavericks when Don won his 1,000th NBA game. Donnie moved from coaching to become the president of basketball operations for the Mavericks in 2002 while his father was still coaching Dallas. Donnie Nelson was an assistant coach for Lithuania in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

 

Nelson calls Dirk Nowitzki his "German son". Nelson coached Nowitzki for his first six NBA seasons in Dallas. "In my second game ever in the NBA -- obviously I wasn't a defensive presence -- he wanted me out there in the game but he didn't have anybody for me to guard," recalled the 7'0" Nowitzki. "So he let me guard [5-foot-3] Muggsy Bogues for a couple possessions. He said, 'Just stand there in the paint and wave at him. He doesn't want to shoot.'

 

Career history

Playing

1962–1963      Chicago Zephyrs

1963–1965      Los Angeles Lakers

1965–1976      Boston Celtics

Coaching

1976    Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)

1976–1988      Milwaukee Bucks

1988–1995      Golden State Warriors

1995–1996      New York Knicks

1997–2005      Dallas Mavericks

2006–2010      Golden State Warriors

Career highlights

As player:

5× NBA champion (1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976)

No. 19 retired by Boston Celtics

Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1962)

As coach:

 

3× NBA Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1992)

2× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1992, 2002)

Top 10 Coaches in NBA History

Top 15 Coaches in NBA History

Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award (2025)

Career playing statistics

Points  10,898 (10.3 ppg)

Rebounds        5,192 (4.9 rpg)

Assists 1,526 (1.4 apg)

Jerry Katzman obit

Jerry Katzman Dies: Former WMA President Was 89

 

He was not on the list.

Jerry Katzman, a 30-year veteran of the William Morris Agency who served as President and Vice Chairman in the 1990s and helped shape modern television packaging, died August 9 in Los Angeles surrounded by family. He was 89.

Born in a showbiz family, with a producer father and an actress mother, Katzman graduated from Beverly Hills High School, UC Berkeley and UCLA Law School. After briefly practicing law, he worked in film production with his King of B-movies father Sam Katzman in the 1960s and early 1970s on such titles as Elvis Presley’s Kissin’ Cousins and Harum Scarum, Roy Orbison’s Fastest Guitar Alive, and Peter Noone’s Hold On!

His entertainment industry path locked in, Katzman joined William Morris in 1972, starting in Business Affairs before transitioning to become a packaging agent in the TV department. He rose through the ranks to Head of Worldwide Television and then President and Vice Chairman.

The series he helped package by assembling creative talent and other key elements include The Cosby Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Murphy Brown, Murder She Wrote and Roseanne.

Known as a trusted Hollywood advisor and mentor throughout his career, Katzman left WMA at the end of 2001 to join the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television as a faculty member, teaching in the Producers Program and serving as one of the school’s liaisons with the entertainment industry. He also worked as a consultant to entertainment companies, including management and production firm Anonymous Content, and did a stint as President of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society

“Katzman was loved and respected by all who knew him. He was admired by so many as a mentor. He was a fearless leader, firm and decisive in his actions, who faced challenging decisions with great thoughtfulness,” the family said. “He had the grit to take on the difficult circumstances that inevitably transpire over a lifetime through a resilience rooted in his desire to celebrate every meaningful moment. Katzman had an amazing life, and he fought Parkinson’s with dignity and grace for so many years.”

Outside of showbiz, Katzman maintained decades-long friendships, some dating back to elementary school. His favorite things included traveling, art, music, movies, theatre, the Dodgers, golf and Cappuccino ice cream.

Katzman shared a 66-year marriage with his wife, Carol Sinn, whom he met at UC Berkeley when she was 18 and he was 20. Together they built a life centered on family, travel and gatherings with friends. He loved spending time with his kids and grandkids and together with Carol never missed an opportunity to celebrate every birthday, anniversary, wedding, graduation and holiday.

In addition to Carol, Katzman is survived by his children Jeff (Joanna), producer Jon (Zukhra), and Kari (Jim Kramer); grandchildren Jackie (Nick Rekenthaler), William, Neil, Josh, Jenna, Roland and Audrey; great-granddaughter Naomi Juliette; sister in law, Marji (Roger) Davisson; niece Rebecca Sperling (Deb Little). nephew Alan Sperling (Brandy), niece Julie Davsson Liegl (Jeremy), Ross Davvison (Abby), and their children, and cousin David Inlander (Beth).

Services will be held August 13 at Hillside Memorial Park at noon PT.

Those who would like to honor Katzman’s memory can consider supporting the following organizations or a charity of their choice: UCLA Parkinson’s Center: Attention Dr. Jeff Bronstein/Jessica Vrazilek; Jewish Federation, Los Angeles; and Cedars Sinai Board of Governors.

Reggie Bannister obit

Reggie Bannister Dies: ‘Phantasm’ Actor Was 80

 

He was not on the list.

Reggie Bannister, actor best known for starring in the Phantasm film series, has died. He was 80.

The actor died on Sunday, August 9, in his home in Crestline, his wife, Gigi Bannister told TMZ.

According to Bannister’s wife, the actor had been exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange is a powerful chemical that kills weeds and acts as a defoliant, which the military used during the war in Vietnam to clear dense jungle and destroy food crops.

Bannister also battled with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

In 1979, Bannister would star in the supernatural horror film directed and written by Don Coscarelli. The film starred A. Michael Baldwin as Mike, a teenager in a small town, as he investigates strange things going on at a local funeral home alongside his older brother Jody (Bill Thornbury) and family friend Reggie (Bannister).

The film was followed by four sequels, in which Bannister would reprise his role as Reggie starting with 1988’s Phantasm II, 1993’s Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, 1998’s Phantasm IV: Oblivion, and 2016’s Phantasm: Ravager.

Bannister’s other credits include Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990), The Demolitionist (1995), Wishmaster (1997), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002), Cemetery Gates (2004), The Mangler Rebor (2005), Last Rites (2006), The Rage (2007), The Quiet Ones (2008), Carnies (2009), Sawblade (2010), Not Another B Movie (2011), The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012), Bloody Bloody Biuble Camp (2012), The Obsidian Curse (2016), and Bonejangles (2017).

 

Actor

Halloween Ghouls

Filming

 

Killer Waves 2 (2020)

Killer Waves 2

6.8

Honey Bunny

2020

 

Bonejangles (2017)

Bonejangles

3.9

Edgar Friendly Sr.

2017

 

Phantasm V: Ravager - Deleted Scenes (2016)

Phantasm V: Ravager - Deleted Scenes

Video

Reggie

2016

 

Reggie Bannister, Richard Tyson, Rene Perez, and Karin Brauns in The Obsidian Curse (2016)

The Obsidian Curse

3.5

Professor Sydow

2016

 

A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, and Angus Scrimm in Phantasm: Ravager (2016)

Phantasm: Ravager

4.9

Reggie

2016

 

The Intruders (2015)

The Intruders

Short

Narrator

2015

 

Doctor Spine (2015)

Doctor Spine

5.4

Patch Castle

2015

 

Monoxide and Jamie Madrox in Twiztid: Boogieman (2015)

Twiztid: Boogieman

7.3

Music Video

The Puppetmaster

2015

 

Disaster Wars: Earthquake vs. Tsunami (2013)

Disaster Wars: Earthquake vs. Tsunami

1.9

Dr. Jeff Taylor

2013

 

Zombie Family (2012)

Zombie Family

8.6

TV Series

Policeman

2012

1 episode

 

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp (2012)

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp

4.5

Father Richard Cummings

2012

 

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (official movie poster)

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

5.6

King Clayton

2012

 

Red & Blue Marbles

5.9

Vagrant

2011

 

One for the Road (2011)

One for the Road

6.6

Short

Herb Tooklander

2011

 

Gregory Paul Smith in Primitive (2011)

Primitive

3.7

Dr. William Stein

2011

 

Abolition (2011)

Abolition

4.5

Matthew

2011

 

Transformers Prime (2010)

Transformers Prime

8.1

TV Series

Guard (voice)

2011

1 episode

 

Not Another B Movie (2010)

Not Another B Movie

3.7

Mad Umpire

2010

 

Sawblade (2010)

Sawblade

4.6

Malcom

2010

 

Carnies (2010)

Carnies

4.9

Video

Detective Conrad Ellison

2010

 

Satan Hates You (2010)

Satan Hates You

4.2

Mickey

2010

 

The Quiet Ones (2010)

The Quiet Ones

5.2

Mr. Martino

2010

 

Bre Blair and Chris Pine in Small Town Saturday Night (2010)

Small Town Saturday Night

5.3

Victor

2010

 

Katie Featherston in Psychic Experiment (2010)

Psychic Experiment

2.8

Joseph Webber

2010

 

It Came from Trafalgar (2009)

It Came from Trafalgar

6.8

Mervin Mudd

2009

 

Metal Man (2008)

Metal Man

1.5

Video

Dr. Arthur Blake

2008

 

Hanna Hall, Joel Geist, Michael Kaiser, Lane Compton, and Kaytlin Borgen in Text (2008)

Text

4.0

Reggie

2008

 

Sarah Minnich and Aly Hartman in Spring Break Massacre (2008)

Spring Break Massacre

3.1

Video

Sheriff Jacob Yates

2008

 

Necronaut (2007)

Necronaut

6.3

Dr. Reed

2007

 

Sigma Die! (2007)

Sigma Die!

3.6

Chief Moorhouse

2007

 

"Immortality Sucks"

Revamped

3.1

Video

Luther

2007

 

The Rage (2007)

The Rage

4.2

Uncle Ben

2007

 

The Final Curtain (2007)

The Final Curtain

2.9

Gus

2007

 

Interstate (2007)

Interstate

3.8

Police officer

2007

 

Michael Dorn and Christy Hemme in Fallen Angels (2006)

Fallen Angels

3.4

Radar

2006

 

Last Rites (2006)

Last Rites

3.4

Video

Mitchell

2006

 

Cemetery Gates (2006)

Cemetery Gates

3.5

Dr. Kevin Belmont

2006

 

Dead Things (2005)

Dead Things

6.2

Video

Mr. Levin (Segments "Prologue""The Wish")

2005

 

The Mangler Reborn (2005)

The Mangler Reborn

3.1

Video

Rick

2005

 

Journeyman (2005)

Journeyman

5.0

McFearson

2005

 

Song of the Dead (2005)

Song of the Dead

4.7

President of United States

2005

 

Aconite (2005)

Aconite

6.7

Oliver

2005

 

Ossie Davis and Bruce Campbell in Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

Bubba Ho-Tep

6.9

Rest Home Administrator

2002

 

Up Against Amanda (2000)

Up Against Amanda

4.4

Lead Guitar Ted

2000

 

Phantasm: Deleted Scenes (1999)

Phantasm: Deleted Scenes

Video

Reggie

1999

 

Angus Scrimm in Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

5.5

Reggie

1998

 

Drop Off

Eric's Father

1997

 

Wishmaster (1997)

Wishmaster

5.9

Pharmacist (as Reggie Banister)

1997

 

Nicole Eggert in The Demolitionist (1995)

The Demolitionist

4.3

Warden Thomas

1995

 

That Little Monster (1994)

That Little Monster

5.3

Twelvetrees

1994

 

Angus Scrimm in Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

6.0

Reggie

1994

 

Maud Adams in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)

Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation

4.3

Video

Eli

1990

 

Survival Quest (1989)

Survival Quest

6.0

Pilot

1989

 

L.A. Law (1986)

L.A. Law

7.1

TV Series

Jury Foreman

1988

1 episode

 

James Le Gros, Paula Irvine, and Angus Scrimm in Phantasm II (1988)

Phantasm II

6.4

Reggie

1988

 

Angus Scrimm in Phantasm (1979)

Phantasm

6.6

Reggie

1979

 

Dan McCann in Kenny & Company (1976)

Kenny & Company

7.1

Mr. Donovan

1976

 

Jim, the World's Greatest (1975)

Jim, the World's Greatest

5.8

O.D. Silengsly

1975

 

Producer

Halloween Ghouls

executive producer

Filming

 

Cindy Ambuehl, Reggie Bannister, Sarah Scott Davis, Lynn Eastman-Rossi, Gloria Lynne Henry, Kathy Lester, and Gigi Bannister in Women of Phantasm: The Documentary with Balls! (2022)

Women of Phantasm: The Documentary with Balls!

co-producer

2022

 

A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, and Angus Scrimm in Phantasm: Ravager (2016)

Phantasm: Ravager

4.9

co-producer

2016

 

Brad Simanski and Ethan E. Estes in Schrödinger's Cat II (2016)

Schrödinger's Cat II

Short

producer

2016

 

The Intruders (2015)

The Intruders

Short

producer

2015

 

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp (2012)

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp

4.5

producer

2012

 

One for the Road (2011)

One for the Road

6.6

Short

producer

2011

 

Carnies (2010)

Carnies

4.9

Video

associate producer

2010

 

The Quiet Ones (2010)

The Quiet Ones

5.2

associate producer

2010

 

Sigma Die! (2007)

Sigma Die!

3.6

associate producer

2007

 

Music Department

Brad Simanski and Ethan E. Estes in Schrödinger's Cat II (2016)

Schrödinger's Cat II

Short

music coordinator

2016

 

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp (2012)

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp

4.5

musician

2012

 

One for the Road (2011)

One for the Road

6.6

Short

musician

2011

 

The Quiet Ones (2010)

The Quiet Ones

5.2

musician

2010

 

Hanna Hall, Joel Geist, Michael Kaiser, Lane Compton, and Kaytlin Borgen in Text (2008)

Text

4.0

composer: additional music

2008

 

Stop It, You're Killing Me (2000)

Stop It, You're Killing Me

3.6

composer: additional musicmusician

2000

 

Dan McCann in Kenny & Company (1976)

Kenny & Company

7.1

music associate

1976

 

Soundtrack

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018)

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs

9.4

TV Series

performer: "The 12 Days of Phantasm"

2018

1 episode

 

A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, and Angus Scrimm in Phantasm: Ravager (2016)

Phantasm: Ravager

4.9

lyrics: "In a Mountain Cabin"music: "In a Mountain Cabin"performer: "In a Mountain Cabin"

2016

 

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (official movie poster)

The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

5.6

performer: "What's Up With Johnny?", "Here We Go!"

2012

 

Angus Scrimm in Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

5.5

lyrics: "Have You Seen It?"performer: "Have You Seen It?"

1998

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Brad Simanski and Ethan E. Estes in Schrödinger's Cat II (2016)

Schrödinger's Cat II

Short

first assistant director

2016

 

Carnies (2010)

Carnies

4.9

Video

assistant director

2010

 

The Quiet Ones (2010)

The Quiet Ones

5.2

assistant director

2010

 

Sigma Die! (2007)

Sigma Die!

3.6

assistant director

2007

 

Composer

Cindy Ambuehl, Reggie Bannister, Sarah Scott Davis, Lynn Eastman-Rossi, Gloria Lynne Henry, Kathy Lester, and Gigi Bannister in Women of Phantasm: The Documentary with Balls! (2022)

Women of Phantasm: The Documentary with Balls!

Composer

2022

 

The Intruders (2015)

The Intruders

Short

Composer

2015

 

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp (2012)

Bloody Bloody Bible Camp

4.5

Composer

2012

 

Special Effects

The Quiet Ones (2010)

The Quiet Ones

5.2

special effects assistant

2010

 

The Final Curtain (2007)

The Final Curtain

2.9

special effects crew (uncredited)

2007

 

Stunts

The Quiet Ones (2010)

The Quiet Ones

5.2

assistant stunt coordinator

2010

 

Location Management

Bre Blair and Chris Pine in Small Town Saturday Night (2010)

Small Town Saturday Night

5.3

location manager

2010

 

Thanks

Horror Kung-Fu Theatre (1990)

Horror Kung-Fu Theatre

6.3

TV Series

thanks

2022

1 episode

 

Phantasmagoria (2005)

Phantasmagoria

7.5

Video

special thanks

2005

 

Self

Do You Like Scary Movies Podcast (2022)

Do You Like Scary Movies Podcast

9.4

Podcast Series

Self

2025

1 episode

 

The Horror We Make (2023)

The Horror We Make

5.4

Self

2023

 

Cindy Ambuehl, Reggie Bannister, Sarah Scott Davis, Lynn Eastman-Rossi, Gloria Lynne Henry, Kathy Lester, and Gigi Bannister in Women of Phantasm: The Documentary with Balls! (2022)

Women of Phantasm: The Documentary with Balls!

Self - Co-Host

2022

 

Terror Talk

TV Series

Self

2019

1 episode

 

Horror Kung-Fu Theatre (1990)

Horror Kung-Fu Theatre

6.3

TV Series

Himself.

1992–2019

65 episodes

 

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (2018)

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs

9.4

TV Series

Self

2018

3 episodes

 

Girls and Coprses

TV Series

Self

2017

1 episode

 

Reflections of Fear: Phantasm

Video

Self

2017

 

Reflections of Fear: Phantasm II

Video

Self

2017

 

Reflections of Fear: Phantasm V

Video

Self

2017

 

Death Is No Escape: The Making of Phantasm IV - Oblivion

Video

Self

2017

 

It's Never Over: The Making of Phantasm III - Lord of the Dead (2017)

It's Never Over: The Making of Phantasm III - Lord of the Dead

Video

Self

2017

 

Inside Bryan (2015)

Inside Bryan

Video

Self

2015

 

Phantasm Panel: Texas Frightmare Weekend 2015

Video

Self

2015

 

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II

7.5

Self

2013

 

Burned Guys & Dolls

Video

Self

2011

 

Chasing Hollywood (2011)

Chasing Hollywood

7.1

Self

2011

 

FEARnet's Movies with More Brains (2011)

FEARnet's Movies with More Brains

3.6

TV Special

Self

2011

 

Tricia Helfer and Nathan Quinn in Iron Core Talk (2010)

Iron Core Talk

TV Series

Self

2010–2012

 

The Last Doorway Show with Miss Misery (2007)

The Last Doorway Show with Miss Misery

6.6

TV Series

Self

2009

1 episode

 

Text: The Story in the Snow

9.0

Video

Self

2008

 

Phantasm III: Behind the Scenes (2007)

Phantasm III: Behind the Scenes

Video

Self

2007

 

Scare Me: Behind the Screams

Self (voice)

2007

 

Working with a Master: Don Coscarelli

6.2

Video

Self

2006

 

Deadpit Radio (2005)

Deadpit Radio

Podcast Series

Self - Guest

2005

 

Phantasm: Genesis

Video

Self

2005

 

Phandom

7.3

Video

Self

2005

 

Phantasmagoria (2005)

Phantasmagoria

7.5

Video

Self

2005

 

Phantasmagorical Mystery Tour

8.4

Video

Self

2005

 

Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004)

Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep'

7.1

Video

Self

2004

 

The Best of Chiller Theatre (1998)

The Best of Chiller Theatre

Video

Self

1998

 

The Dead Beat Volume 1

Video

Self

1990

 

Archive Footage

Phantasm V: Ravager - Phuntasm: Blooper and Outtakes (2016)

Phantasm V: Ravager - Phuntasm: Blooper and Outtakes

Video

Reggie (archive footage)

2016