Barry Mitchell obit

Former Queen bassist Barry Mitchell dies

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Barry Mitchell, Queen's second bassist, has died.

The group's official archivist, Greg Brooks, announced Mitchell's passing in a Facebook post.

"Terribly sad news just received that early Queen bass player, Barry Mitchell, has passed away," he wrote alongside a throwback black-and-white photo of Mitchell. "His anecdotes at the convention were fascinating and offered rare insight. He will be greatly missed."

Mitchell's age and cause of death have not been publicly disclosed.

Mitchell replaced Queen's original bassist Mike Grose in 1970, but his time with the band was short-lived. He only performed 13 gigs alongside legendary members Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor between August 1970 and January 1971.

After his departure, the trio performed with Doug Bogie for two gigs before John Deacon joined them in February 1971, completing the We Will Rock You band's most famous line-up.

During an interview with Rolling Stone in 2018, Mitchell was asked why he left the now-legendary group, and he initially joked that he was "fired because they thought I was useless".

He then conceded that he "wasn't enthusiastic enough about their music" during those early years.

"This didn't necessarily go in the direction I wanted to go," he explained. "At the time, they weren't at all the cult band you all know. I didn't see the potential. It's crazy to say this now but it's the truth."

Before Queen, Mitchell played in the band Crushed Butler, later named Tiger.

He is survived by two daughters, according to his Facebook page.

Posting a snap of Barry during his time with the band, Greg wrote: 'Terribly sad news just received that early Queen bass player, Barry Mitchell, has passed away.

'His anecdotes at the convention were fascinating and offered rare insight. He will be greatly missed.'

Fans have since shared their own tributes to Barry, who they described as an 'incredible guitarist'.

Barry was Queen's second bassist, staying with them for six months between 1970 and 1971. He joined a few months after Freddie Mercury became the band's lead singer, with the line-up already featuring guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.

Caroline Langford obit

Israeli actress Caroline Langford, star of Yehuda Barkan films, dies at 68

Caroline Langford, star of Yehuda Barkan's 1980s prank films, died of cancer; she appeared in Israeli films and TV series and met Assi Dayan, her future husband and later ex-husband, on the set of 'King for a Day'

 

She was not on the list.

Actress Caroline Langford, who became known in Israel for her roles in prank films and was the ex-wife of Assi Dayan and mother of Lior Dayan, has died at age 68. She died Friday of cancer.

Caroline Langford was born in London in 1958 to Shirley and Barry Langford, who worked as a television director in Britain and later in Israel. The family immigrated to Israel when Caroline was 14.

She began her career as a singer but later became known as an actress in the 1980s, appearing in films including "Girls," "King for a Day" and "Am Yisrael Hai." She was particularly associated with the prank films of Yehuda Barkan and Yigal Shilon, including "Hayeh Ahaltah Otah" and "Nipagesh Bachof."

Langford was married to actor and director Assi Dayan, whom she met while appearing in his film "King for a Day." She won the Kinor David award for her performance in the film.

The couple had a son, Lior Dayan. After their divorce, Lior was placed with a foster family at Kibbutz Dvir in the Negev, while Langford left Israel, first for London and later for New York. She married again and had a second child, a daughter, Daniela, before that marriage also ended in divorce. She later met Gil Bankstein, a former Israeli, and married him. The couple lived together in Los Angeles.

Langford previously spoke to ynet about her relationship with Dayan, who died in 2014. "We had a very good relationship in recent years. I met him every time I came to Israel. The last time I saw Assi, we talked about how we had become grandparents. He was very happy about it," she said.

Over the past decade, Langford appeared in several Israeli television series, including "Sisters." In 2013, she also appeared alongside her son Lior on the reality series "Connected." In 2020, she appeared in "Normal," a series created by her son and inspired by his own life, playing his mother.

"Of course, Lior is my biggest scar," she told ynet in an interview. "For years, I was haunted by guilt over how I could leave him when he was 2 and why he had to grow up with a foster family on a kibbutz.

"Today I understand that I suffered from postpartum depression, but back then it wasn't recognized, and Assi certainly didn't make things any easier for me during that period. I was convinced I was a terrible person. I left Israel after four years, after I got divorced, and no one thought to ask why Assi wasn't raising Lior. The woman is always the one who gets blamed."

Langford eventually managed to rebuild her relationship with her son and later helped him through drug rehabilitation.

"Lior and I had a healing experience," she said. "I was here with him for two and a half years during his rehabilitation. Today we're in a different place. We have a wonderful relationship."

 

Actress

 

    Bamboozled (2021)

    Bamboozled

    Short

        Dr. Daniels

        2021

    Roy Nik in Normal (2020)

    Normal

    8.3

    TV Mini Series

        Noam's mother

        2020

    Cat Valium

    Video

        Abby (voice)

        2019

    Nelly Tagar, Tess Hashiloni, and Danna Semo in Sisters (2016)

    Sisters

    8.3

    TV Series

        Judy

        2016–2019

    Being Dexter (2015)

    Being Dexter

    Short

        Bike Gang

        2015

    The Call (2012)

    The Call

    7.2

    Short

        Nurse

        2012

    A Separate Life (2011)

    A Separate Life

    8.7

    Short

        Veronica

        2011

    Echoes of Summer Sin

        2009

    Lauren Holly, William Devane, Louis Gossett Jr., and Cedric Sanders in The Least Among You (2009)

    The Least Among You

    4.6

        Cynthia Beckett

        2009

    Expiry Date (2005)

    Expiry Date

    6.7

        Teacher

        2005

    BeKetzev HaKetzev (2002)

    BeKetzev HaKetzev

    TV Series

        Susan

        2002

    Zbeng (1998)

    Zbeng

    6.8

    TV Series

        1998–1999

    Nipagesh Bachof (1987)

    Nipagesh Bachof

    5.4

        1987

    The Big Gag (1987)

    The Big Gag

    4.0

        1987

    Billy Barty, Diana Rigg, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Gary Friedkin, Arturo Gil, Ricardo Gil, Sarah Patterson, and Tony Cooper in Snow White (1987)

    Snow White

    6.5

        4th Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

        1987

    The Delta Force (1986)

    The Delta Force

    5.7

        Sally Fraser

        1986

    Hanna Azoulay Hasfari in Girls (1985)

    Girls

    6.2

        Karen

        1985

    Die Errettung Fatmes

    TV Movie

        Fanny

        1984

    Am Yisrael Hai (1981)

    Am Yisrael Hai

    3.6

        1981

    A Crazy Dad (1981)

    A Crazy Dad

    7.7

        1981

    Hayeh Ahaltah Otah (1980)

    Hayeh Ahaltah Otah

    4.5

        1980

    Melech LeYom Ehad (1980)

    Melech LeYom Ehad

    6.3

        Shelly Levy

        1980

 

Writer

 

    Nipagesh Bachof (1987)

    Nipagesh Bachof

    5.4

        Writer

        1987

 

Self

 

    Dayan the First Family (2019)

    Dayan the First Family

    TV Mini Series

        Self

        2019

    No Shame: How Candid Camera Took Over Israeli Cinema (2014)

    No Shame: How Candid Camera Took Over Israeli Cinema

    TV Movie

        Self

        2014

    Alilot David

    TV Series

        Self - Actress in 'Kesef Bogdani'

        1998

 

Brent Carter obit

Two-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Brent Carter Passes Away

Old-School Player Recorded Numerous Top Finishes In '90s

 He was not on the list.

Well-respected player and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brent Carter recently died at age 77. The cause of death is so far unknown, but it follows a series of heart attacks and strokes he experienced over the last several years.

Carter collected more than $3 million in live winnings in a tournament career spanning the 1980s to 2015. The biggest score of his career came in 1995, when Carter finished third in the WSOP main event for $302,750.

His first bracelet came in 1991, when Carter took down a $1,500 no-limit hold’em event for $166,800. He added a second in 1994 after winning a $1,500 limit Omaha event for $83,400.

Family and friends remember a generous man who was always ready to help others.

“Brent was one of the kindest people I ever knew,” Jane Paquette, Carter’s partner of 32 years, told PokerNews. “He wasn’t an angel but never accepted anything for helping someone. When Brent won something, everyone got something.”

Long Career In Game

In a career spanning about 30 years, Carter had numerous other top finishes, including winning in other series that were popular in the 1990s. Some of those included the Hall of Fame Poker Classic, Amarillo Slim’s Super Bowl of Poker, the Southern Poker Championship, and others.

Beyond his two bracelets, Carter scored three WSOP runner-up finishes as well. He was a contemporary of other well-known players from the ‘80 and ‘90s, including Stu Ungar, Dan Harrington, Barbara Enright, Henry Orenstein, Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, and others.

Carter also won a WSOP Circuit ring in 2012 after finishing atop a $350 pot-limit Omaha tournament for $21,135. He previously was involved in the harness racing industry after developing a love of horses in high school. He saw some similarities between the two sports.

“At the poker table, you’re up against eight people and you’re all trying to figure out a strategy to get all the chips,” Carter said after the win in 2012. “In a harness race, you have eight, nine, or 10 horses and you’re all trying to figure out a strategy to get your horse there first. The best horse doesn’t always win… and the best hand doesn’t always win.”

Revenge Plot Gone Wrong

The poker pro drew headlines in 2021 after sending white powder to the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) headquarters in Schenectady, New York, on four different occasions. Following an FBI investigation, he pleaded guilty in federal court to the hoax. He ultimately was sentenced to time served.

His reasoning for the ruse reportedly dated back to 1976 when the commission suspended his license as part of an unfounded cheating investigation. Carter was cleared of the allegations and reinstated.

Several other elder statesmen of the game have also passed away in recent years. Poker theorist and prolific author David Sklansky died in March at age 78.

John Strzemp, former casino executive and runner-up in the 1997 WSOP main event, passed away in 2025 at age 73. The poker world lost a true legend in 2024 when Brunson died at age 89.

Michael Wright obit

Michael Wright Dies: ‘The Five Heartbeats’ Star Was 70

 

He was not on the list.

Actor Michael Wright, known for his roles in The Five Heartbeats, Sugar Hill, V and Oz, died Aug. 19 in Los Angeles. He was 70.

“It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” his wife Susan Wright wrote on Instagram.

Citing a statement from the family, TMZ reported that Wright died from heart failure coupled with complications from Marchiafava-Bignam disease.

Wright made his debut in the 1979 coming-of-age drama The Wanderers. For his second feature, Robert Altman’s 1983 Streamers, he shared the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival with the rest of the main cast.

In 1991, Wright went on to play one of the five leads, troubled singer Eddie King, Jr., in Robert Townsend’s musical drama The Five Heartbeats.

In features, he also appeared in The Principal, Sugar Hill, Money Talks, Point Black and The Interpreter.

In TV, Wright starred in the 1980s sci-fi franchise V, which spanned two miniseries and a TV series and had a major recurring role on HBO’s Oz. Most recently, he did an arc on the CW’s The Black Lightning.

“Michael was a husband, a father (Manon Wright, Byron Barr, Brittney Briggs, Brianna Barr, Sir Barr), a grandfather (Yoko), loved one, a friend, and an extraordinary artist whose work touched generations,” Susan Wright wrote.

Actor

 

    Brass Knuckles

        Pre-production

 

    Pha'rez Lass in Dope King (2025)

    Dope King

        Willie

        2025

    Glenn Plummer, Michael Wright, Wali Johnson, and Anwan Glover in Transitions (2019)

    Transitions

    7.5

    TV Series

        Lloyd Blackwell

        2019

    Black Lightning (2018)

    Black Lightning

    6.1

    TV Series

        Lazarus Prime

        2019

    Sinbad, Lil Rel Howery, Jordan L. Jones, and Jessica 'Jess Hilarious' Moore in Rel (2018)

    Rel

    4.5

    TV Series

        Mr. Donaldson

        2018

    2 Aces and a Dirty Heart (2017)

    2 Aces and a Dirty Heart

    4.1

        Redds

        2017

    Spencer Howerth in Lies (2016)

    Lies

    Short

        Hallway Boy

        2016

    Stitch (2014)

    Stitch

    5.2

    TV Series

        Michael Stitch Grey

        2014

    The Devil Goes Down (2013)

    The Devil Goes Down

    7.7

    Short

        Pops

        2013

    Good Brutha Bad Brutha (2013)

    Good Brutha Bad Brutha

    7.8

        Sterling Jones

        2013

    D'Curse (2013)

    D'Curse

    3.9

        Officer Ruda

        2013

    Firefighter (2013)

    Firefighter

    Short

        Arsonist

        2013

    Movie Poster for The Motion Picture Beto! The Bad Boy of Thompson Street (2011)

    Beto! The Bad Boy of Thompson Street

    9.2

        Presented by The Prince of Darkness)

        2011

    Eric Roberts, Armand Assante, William Forsythe, and Stephanie Finochio in Jesse (2011)

    Jesse

    3.8

        Juan

        2011

    Still of Michael Wright as Miles in PASSAGES FROM MILES "BLUE FLAME"

    Passages from Miles

    Short

        Miles

        2011

    The Gift

    8.0

        Officer Conway

        2010

    Before I Self Destruct (2009)

    Before I Self Destruct

    4.7

    Video

        First Victim

        2009

    Diminished Capacity (2008)

    Diminished Capacity

    5.5

        McCormick

        2008

    Hardrock (2007)

    Hardrock

    5.1

    Video

        2007

    Light and the Sufferer (2007)

    Light and the Sufferer

    4.5

        Randall

        2007

    Raving (2007)

    Raving

    6.7

    Short

        Security Guard

        2007

    Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony in El cantante (2006)

    El cantante

    5.5

        Shooting Gallery Man

        2006

    Blood on the Wall$

        Michael Wright

        2005

    Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn in The Interpreter (2005)

    The Interpreter

    6.4

        Marcus

        2005

    Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)

    Downtown: A Street Tale

    5.0

        Rudy

        2004

    Raekwon, Frank Vincent, Michael Wright, and Chuck Zito in Coalition (2004)

    Coalition

    4.9

        Lou

        2004

    Batman: Dark Tomorrow (2003)

    Batman: Dark Tomorrow

    3.4

    Video Game

        ZsaszGuards (voice)

        2003

    J.D. Williams in Oz (1997)

    Oz

    8.7

    TV Series

        Omar White

        2001–2003

    Benjamin Bratt in Piñero (2001)

    Piñero

    6.2

        Edgar Bowser

        2001

    Brad Hawkins and Bonnie Sommerville as Tyler and Lyne.

    Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

    6.8

    TV Movie

        Student (uncredited)

        1999

    Rage (1999)

    Rage

    5.9

        B-Boy at the Elephant

        1999

    Daring Capers (1999)

    Daring Capers

    8.1

    TV Series

        Reenactment Actor

        1999

    Mickey Rourke, Danny Trejo, and Michael Wright in Point Blank (1998)

    Point Blank

    4.3

        Sonny

        1998

    Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in Nash Bridges (1996)

    Nash Bridges

    6.8

    TV Series

        Ben

        1998

    Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)

    Money Talks

    6.2

        Aaron

        1997

    The Cottonwood (1996)

    The Cottonwood

    6.8

        Simon Z

        1996

    Patti D'Arbanville, Michael DeLorenzo, and Malik Yoba in New York Undercover (1994)

    New York Undercover

    7.9

    TV Series

        Rene Mazili

        1996

    Confessions of a Hitman (1994)

    Confessions of a Hitman

    5.4

        Charley

        1994

    Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright in Sugar Hill (1994)

    Sugar Hill

    5.8

        Raynathan Skuggs

        1994

    Private Times

    6.6

    TV Movie

        1991

    Harry Lennix, Leon, Robert Townsend, Tico Wells, and Michael Wright in The Five Heartbeats (1991)

    The Five Heartbeats

    7.6

        Eddie

        1991

    Bedtime Eyes (1987)

    Bedtime Eyes

    5.6

        Spoon

        1987

    The Principal (1987)

    The Principal

    6.3

        Victor Duncan

        1987

    Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)

    Miami Vice

    7.6

    TV Series

        The Savage

        1987

    V (1984)

    V

    7.3

    TV Series

        Elias Taylor

        1984–1985

    The Laundromat (1985)

    The Laundromat

    6.9

    TV Movie

        Shooter Stevens

        1985

    V: The Final Battle (1984)

    V: The Final Battle

    7.7

    TV Mini Series

        Elias Taylor

        1984

    Lontano da dove (1983)

    Lontano da dove

    6.8

        Sylvester

        1983

    Matthew Modine, George Dzundza, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, Mitchell Lichtenstein, and Michael Wright in Streamers (1983)

    Streamers

    6.4

        Carlyle

        1983

    The Moonstone Gem (1983)

    The Moonstone Gem

    6.8

    TV Movie

        Narrator

        1983

    V (1983)

    V

    7.8

    TV Mini Series

        Elias Taylor

        1983

    Louis Gossett Jr. in Benny's Place (1982)

    Benny's Place

    6.1

    TV Movie

        Jimmy Mills

        1982

    Dream House (1981)

    Dream House

    6.2

    TV Movie

        Mace

        1981

    We're Fighting Back (1981)

    We're Fighting Back

    6.3

    TV Movie

        1981

    The Wanderers (1979)

    The Wanderers

    7.3

        Clinton

        1979

 

Producer

 

    Spencer Howerth in Lies (2016)

    Lies

    Short

        producer

        2016

    Stitch (2014)

    Stitch

    5.2

    TV Series

        executive producer

        2014

    Still of Michael Wright as Miles in PASSAGES FROM MILES "BLUE FLAME"

    Passages from Miles

    Short

        producer

        2011

 

Writer

 

    Spencer Howerth in Lies (2016)

    Lies

    Short

        screenplay

        2016

 

Soundtrack

 

    J.D. Williams in Oz (1997)

    Oz

    8.7

    TV Series

        performer: "I Wanna Be Free"

        2002

    Jean-Claude Van Damme in Lionheart (1990)

    Lionheart

    6.2

        producer: "YOU SHOULD HAVE STEPPED"writer: "YOU SHOULD HAVE STEPPED"

        1990

    Mr. T in Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! (1984)

    Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!

    7.8

    Video

        writer: "Love Each Other"

        1984

    V (1984)

    V

    7.3

    TV Series

        performer: "America the Beautiful" (uncredited)

        1984

 

Cinematographer

 

    Spencer Howerth in Lies (2016)

    Lies

    Short

        Cinematographer

        2016

 

Editor

 

    Spencer Howerth in Lies (2016)

    Lies

    Short

        main editor

        2016

 

Visual Effects

 

    Seth Rogen in Sausage Party (2016)

    Sausage Party

    6.1

        junior pipeline technical director (uncredited)

        2016

 

Additional Crew

 

    Star Trek: Picard: The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (2023)

    Star Trek: Picard: The IMAX Live Series Finale Event

    6.2

    TV Series

        Stand-in: LeVar Burton

        2023

 

Self

 

    Everything Came from Miami Vice

        Self

        Filming

 

    Harry Lennix in Making the Five Heartbeats (2018)

    Making the Five Heartbeats

    8.7

        Self

        2018

    The Sissy Gamache Show (2010)

    The Sissy Gamache Show

    TV Series

        Self

        2015

    On the Slate TV (2014)

    On the Slate TV

    TV Series

        Self

        2014

    The Mo'Nique Show (2009)

    The Mo'Nique Show

    4.4

    TV Series

        Self

        2011

    BET Awards 2011 (2011)

    BET Awards 2011

    6.5

    TV Special

        Self

        2011

    American Masters (1985)

    American Masters

    8.2

    TV Series

        Self

        1996

    The Suzanne Somers Show (1994)

    The Suzanne Somers Show

    5.5

    TV Series

        Self

        1994

    Sundance: A Matter of Process

        Self

        1986