Gerald Castillo obit

Gerald Castillo, ‘Saved by the Bell’ Actor, Dies at 90

Brought to Los Angeles by 'Jeffersons' star Sherman Hemsley, he also had turns on 'Knots Landing,' 'Hill Street Blues' and 'General Hospital.' 

He was not on the list.

Gerald Castillo, the veteran character actor who portrayed the father of Mario Lopez‘s A.C. Slater on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell, has died. He was 90.

Castillo died May 4 in his home in Houston, his wife of 36 years, Dayna Quinn-Castillo, announced.

Castillo also played Det. Michael Benedict on NBC’s Hill Street Blues in 1987, Dr. Herrara on CBS’ Knots Landing in 1990 and Judge Davis Wagner on the ABC daytime soap General Hospital in 1992-94.

He showed up on many other shows throughout his career, from All in the Family, Barnaby Jones, M*A*S*H and Dynasty to Night Court, Dallas, Hunter and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

On the big screen, Castillo worked in Through Naked Eyes (1983), Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989), Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990), State of Emergency (1994) and Above Suspicion (1995). He often portrayed a tough guy.

Fans of Saved by the Bell know him for his turn as Major Slater, a military man who was a strict but loving parent to A.C. He appeared on the comedy in 1989 and ’92.

Born in Chicago on Dec. 23, 1932, Castillo studied acting and stage direction at his hometown Goodman Theater in the ’60s. He then performed on stages around the country alongside such luminaries as Rita Moreno, Jessica Tandy, James Broderick, Jeanne Crain and Sherman Hemsley.

It was Hemsley who convinced Castillo to move to Los Angeles to pursue a film and television career, and he appeared on an episode of CBS’ The Jeffersons in 1978 to mark his onscreen debut.

In semi-retirement, Castillo worked in theaters across Los Angeles and at the Santa Paula Theater in Ventura County. He was known as “a charismatic and insightful director who would jingle the change in his pocket while he pondered a scene, then leap onto the stage to work out the blocking or whisper in an actor’s ear,” his wife noted.

Castillo acted onscreen through 2012, then moved to Houston with his wife a year later.

Survivors also include his grandchildren, Brian and Stephanie, and great-grandsons Allen and Bernie. His daughter, Lisa, from his first marriage, died last year.

 

Actor

Troubled Child (2012)

Troubled Child

5.4

Mike

2012

 

2084 (2009)

2084

4.8

Carlberg

2009

 

Elisabeth Shue, Ted Danson, and George Eads in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.7

TV Series

Max Valdez

2000

1 episode

 

Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)

Profiler

7.2

TV Series

S.W. Gomez

1997

1 episode

 

Joe Mantegna and Christopher Reeve in Above Suspicion (1995)

Above Suspicion

6.7

Lt. Matteos

1995

 

Maurice Benard, Ingo Rademacher, Julie Berman, Steve Burton, Tyler Christopher, Nancy Lee Grahn, Rebecca Herbst, Kelly Monaco, Kirsten Storms, Laura Wright, Dominic Zamprogna, and Chad Duell in General Hospital (1963)

General Hospital

6.6

TV Series

Judge Davis Wagner

1992–1994

15 episodes

 

State of Emergency (1994)

State of Emergency

6.2

TV Movie

Ralph Ortiz

1994

 

FBI: The Untold Stories (1991)

FBI: The Untold Stories

6.9

TV Series

Mike

1992

1 episode

 

Elizabeth Berkley, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Leanna Creel, Dustin Diamond, Dennis Haskins, Mario Lopez, and Lark Voorhies in Saved by the Bell (1989)

Saved by the Bell

7.1

TV Series

Major Slater

1989–1992

2 episodes

 

Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Beals, and Lisa Hartman in 2000 Malibu Road (1992)

2000 Malibu Road

6.5

TV Series

Judge Machado

1992

2 episodes

 

The New Adam-12 (1990)

The New Adam-12

6.0

TV Series

Neighbor

1991

1 episode

 

Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)

Knots Landing

6.9

TV Series

Dr. Herrara

1990

5 episodes

 

Dragnet (1989)

Dragnet

5.5

TV Series

Policeman

1990

1 episode

 

Chuck Norris in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

4.9

George Fogarty - DEA Director

1990

 

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

7.1

TV Series

Manuel

Luis Hernandez

1981–1989

2 episodes

 

Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)

Perfect Strangers

7.2

TV Series

Ex-Smoker

1989

1 episode

 

Charles Bronson and Kim Lee in Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

5.5

Capt. Tovar

1989

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Carmelo Chavez

1989

1 episode

 

Something Is Out There (1988)

Something Is Out There

6.7

TV Series

Morelli

1988

1 episode

 

Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)

Beauty and the Beast

7.0

TV Series

Simons

1988

1 episode

 

Michael Paré and Michael Beck in Houston Knights (1987)

Houston Knights

7.4

TV Series

1988

1 episode

 

Simon & Simon (1981)

Simon & Simon

7.0

TV Series

Jose Ramirez

Garza

1986–1988

2 episodes

 

Our House (1986)

Our House

7.2

TV Series

1988

1 episode

 

Charles Bronson in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

5.4

Lt. Higuera

1987

 

Right to Die (1987)

Right to Die

6.8

TV Movie

Manuel Silva

1987

 

Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)

Hill Street Blues

8.2

TV Series

Det. Michael Benedict

1987

2 episodes

 

Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, and Charles Robinson in Night Court (1984)

Night Court

7.7

TV Series

Vega

1987

1 episode

 

The Paper Chase (1973)

The Paper Chase

8.1

TV Series

1986

1 episode

 

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

7.0

TV Series

Allan Aghaney

1985

1 episode

 

Our Family Honor (1985)

Our Family Honor

6.1

TV Series

1985

1 episode

 

Dynasty (1981)

Dynasty

6.3

TV Series

Captain Cordillo

1984

1 episode

 

Through Naked Eyes (1983)

Through Naked Eyes

5.7

TV Movie

Sgt. Scopetta

1983

 

The Renegades (1982)

The Renegades

5.5

TV Movie

Cop

1982

 

Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)

Chicago Story

7.4

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)

M*A*S*H

8.5

TV Series

Reporter

1982

1 episode

 

David Birney and Catherine Hicks in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981)

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

4.8

TV Mini Series

Crew Member #1

1981

 

The White Shadow (1978)

The White Shadow

8.0

TV Series

Monty

Esteban

1980–1981

2 episodes

 

Redd Foxx in Sanford (1980)

Sanford

6.7

TV Series

Guido

1980

1 episode

 

Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)

Vega$

6.9

TV Series

Waiter

1980

1 episode

 

Anne Archer and John Ritter in Hero at Large (1980)

Hero at Large

5.9

2nd Hero at Fire

1980

 

Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)

Trapper John, M.D.

6.6

TV Series

Garcia

1980

1 episode

 

Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)

Barnaby Jones

6.9

TV Series

David Alvarado

1979

1 episode

 

Marla Gibbs, Paul Benedict, Franklin Cover, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Isabel Sanford, and Berlinda Tolbert in The Jeffersons (1975)

The Jeffersons

7.5

TV Series

Man Picketer #1

Policeman

1978–1979

2 episodes

 

Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)

All in the Family

8.4

TV Series

Orderly

1979

1 episode

 

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

7.9

TV Series

Coach

1978

1 episode

Rob Laasko obit

 

Rob Laakso, of Kurt Vile & The Violators, Dead at 44

He was also a member of Swirlies and Mice Parade

He was not on the list.

Rob Laakso, a member of Kurt Vile’s band The Violators, has died at the age of 44 following a battle with cancer.

Laakso became a full-time member of The Violators in 2013, replacing Adam Granduciel. He contributed to a majority of Vile’s albums, including 2013’s Wakin on a Pretty Daze, 2015’s b’lieve I’m goin down…, and 2018’s Bottle It In. He most recently worked with Vile on his 2022 album, Watch My Moves.

Laasko also played in the shoegaze band Swirlies and the indie rock band Mice Parade.

He is survived by his wife, Mamie-Claire, and their two children. A GoFundMe page has been launched on the family’s behalf.

Laakso was also a multi-instrumentalist who has played in the shoegaze band Swirlies, among others. Born in Massachusetts in 1979, Laakso was a graduate of Emerson College.

After contributing to Vile's second and fourth studio albums, God Is Saying This to You... (2009) and Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011), Laakso became a full member of The Violators in 2011, following the departure of guitarist Adam Granduciel. Upon joining the band, Laakso contributed heavily to Vile's subsequent studio albums, Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013), b'lieve I'm goin down... (2015), Bottle It In (2018) and (watch my moves) (2022).

Laakso died on May 4, 2023, at the age of 44, after battling cholangiocarcinoma, a fairly rare and aggressive form of cancer of the bile duct.

Petr Klima obit

Former Red Wing Petr Klima dies at age 58

 He was not on the list.

Petr Klima, the talented but troubled forward who defected from Czechoslovakia to join the Detroit Red Wings in 1985, has died at his home in Czechia. He was 58.

The cause of death was not immediately known.

Klima displayed his skills, skating and scoring ability as a rookie in 1985-86, tallying 32 goals and 56 points on a Red Wings team that finished with the worst record in the NHL.

He established a franchise record with 10 playoff goals, among 18 points, during his third season in 1987-88, helping the Red Wings reach the Western Conference finals for the second year in a row, where they lost to Edmonton. That mark has since been eclipsed by Johan Franzen (16 goals) and Henrik Zetterberg (13 goals) in 2007-08.

“The Detroit Red Wings are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Petr Klima, who passed away at the age of 58 in Chomutov, Czechoslovakia. The Red Wings organization offers its heartfelt condolences to the Klima family during this difficult time,” the club said in a statement.

Klima had four productive seasons with Detroit before being traded to Edmonton on Nov. 2, 1989, along with Joe Murphy, Adam Graves and Jeff Sharples, in a blockbuster deal that brought Jimmy Carson to Detroit.

Klima’s most memorable moment was his triple-overtime goal for Edmonton in Game 1 of the 1990 Stanley Cup Final at Boston (against Andy Moog). The Oilers went on to win the championship.

The Oilers tweeted: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of #Oilers alum Petr Klima & extend our condolences to his family & all loved ones.”

The Red Wings drafted Klima in the fifth round in 1983 (86th overall).

Klima’s career was marked by off-ice issues due to alcohol abuse, which got him suspended by the Red Wings at the start of the 1988-89 season.

Klima finished his career by playing 13 games with the Red Wings in 1998-99 (one goal, no assists).

He ended up playing 306 games with the Red Wings, collecting 130 goals and 93 assists. He played 13 NHL seasons with Detroit, Edmonton, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. He appeared in 786 games and tallied 313 goals and 573 points.

Klima’s twin sons, Kevin and Kelly, 25, are playing professionally in the Czech Republic. Both played briefly with the AHL Tucson Roadrunners in 2018 and 2019.

 

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season             Playoffs

Season Team            League            GP            G            A            Pts            PIM            GP            G            A            Pts            PIM

1981–82            TJ CHZ Litvínov            CSSR            18            7            3            10            8            —            —            —            —            —

1982–83            TJ CHZ Litvínov            CSSR            44            19            17            36            74            —            —            —            —            —

1983–84            ASD Dukla Jihlava            CSSR            41            20            16            36            46            —            —            —            —            —

1984–85            ASD Dukla Jihlava            CSSR            35            23            22            45            76            —            —            —            —            —

1985–86            Detroit Red Wings            NHL            74            32            24            56            16            —            —            —            —            —

1986–87            Detroit Red Wings            NHL            77            30            23            53            42            13            1            2            3            4

1987–88            Detroit Red Wings            NHL            78            37            25            62            46            12            10            8            18            10

1988–89            Adirondack Red Wings   AHL            5            5            1            6            4            —            —            —            —            —

1988–89            Detroit Red Wings            NHL            51            25            16            41            44            6            2            4            6            19

1989–90            Detroit Red Wings            NHL            13            5            5            10            6            —            —            —            —            —

1989–90            Edmonton Oilers            NHL            63            25            28            53            66            21            5            0            5            8

1990–91            Edmonton Oilers            NHL            70            40            28            68            113            18            7            6            13            16

1991–92            Edmonton Oilers            NHL            57            21            13            34            52            15            1            4            5            8

1992–93            Edmonton Oilers            NHL            68            32            16            48            100            —            —            —            —            —

1993–94            Tampa Bay Lightning            NHL            75            28            27            55            76            —            —            —            —            —

1994–95            AC ZPS Zlín            CZE            1            1            0            1            0            —            —            —            —            —

1994–95            EHC Wolfsburg            DEL            12            27            11            38            28            —            —            —            —            —

1994–95            Tampa Bay Lightning            NHL            47            13            13            26            26            —            —            —            —            —

1995–96            Tampa Bay Lightning            NHL            67            22            30            52            68            4            2            0            2            14

1996–97            Cleveland Lumberjacks            IHL            19            7            14            21            6            —            —            —            —            —

1996–97            Los Angeles Kings            NHL            8            0            4            4            2            —            —            —            —            —

1996–97            Pittsburgh Penguins            NHL            9            1            3            4            4            —            —            —            —            —

1996–97            Edmonton Oilers            NHL            16            1            5            6            6            6            0            0            0            4

1997–98            Krefeld Pinguine            DEL            38            7            12            19            18            —            —            —            —            —

1998–99            Adirondack Red Wings   AHL            15            2            6            8            8            —            —            —            —            —

1998–99            Detroit Red Wings            NHL            13            1            0            1            4            —            —            —            —            —

2001–02            HC Chemopetrol            CZE            52            24            10            34            36            —            —            —            —            —

2002–03            HC Chemopetrol            CZE            41            13            6            19            28            —            —            —            —            —

NHL Totals            786            313            260            573            671            95            28            24            52            83

 

International

Year     Team            Event                GP            G            A            Pts            PIM

1982            Czechoslovakia            EJC            5            7            2            9            12

1983            Czechoslovakia            WJC            7            4            4            8            6

1984            Czechoslovakia            WJC            7            6            4            10            22

1984            Czechoslovakia            CC            5            2            1            3            4

Junior totals            19            17            10            27            40

Senior totals            5            2            1            3            4

Bill Basso obit

TREMORS And JURASSIC PARK Effects Artist Bill Basso Has Died At 60

 

He was not on the list.

Bloody Disgusting have today reported the sad news that special effects artist Bill Basso, born William Anthony Basso, Jr., passed away on May 4, 2023 at the age of 60.

Basso's impressive legacy of work can be seen throughout the horror genre including Tremors, Bride of Re-Animator, Edward Scissorhands, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park, Interview with the Vampire, Congo, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Relic, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Creature, Lake Placid, Inspector Gadget, Lost Souls, and Reign of Fire. He also worked as part of the special effects makeup crew for Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, as well as providing puppeteer work on Predator 2, Jurassic Park 1 & 2, Congo, and Small Soldiers.

Basso's obituary reads: “William Anthony Basso Jr. was a sculptor, painter, and special effects makeup artist. He was born on December 8, 1962, in Manalapan, and attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school and Parsons School of Design for college,”

Actor Frank Dietz, who worked with Bill on the 1988 hair-metal horror Black Roses, shared his condolences on Instagram:

“I heard the terrible news this morning that the amazing makeup artist Bill Basso has died. I am just shocked. Bill was so talented, and a super nice guy. He created the incredible makeup I wore in the opening sequence of Black Roses, but of course worked on many, many other cool movies. I am so sorry for his friends and family.”

Basso is survived by his mother, Marie Basso, his brother James Basso, his sister-in-law Wei Basso, his sister Marie Louise Basso, his niece Emma Basso, his nephew Thomas Basso, his nephew Marco D’Agostino, and his nephew Stefano D’Agostino.

All of us at FANGORIA would like to extend our condolences to Bill's family and friends. May he rest in peace.

This article was produced and syndicated by FANGORIA.

Special Effects

Reign of Fire (2002)

Reign of Fire

sculptor: dragon maquettes

2002

 

Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin in Lost Souls (2000)

Lost Souls

key artist: Stan Winston Studio

2000

 

Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)

Inspector Gadget

key artist: Stan Winston Studio

1999

 

Bridget Fonda in Lake Placid (1999)

Lake Placid

mold/technical department: Stan Winston Studio

1999

 

Kim Cattrall and Craig T. Nelson in Creature (1998)

Creature

key sculptor: Stan Winston Studios

TV Mini Series

1998

2 episodes

 

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

key artist: Stan Winston Studio

1997

 

The Relic (1997)

The Relic

additional live effects key artist: Stan Winston Studio

1997

 

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

The Island of Dr. Moreau

concept artist: Stan Winston Studio

1996

 

Congo (1995)

Congo

key artist: "Amy" and "Grey Gorillas", Stan Winston Studio

1995

 

Tom Cruise in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

key artist: Stan Winston Studio

1994

 

Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

Jurassic Park

key artist: Stan Winston Studio

1993

 

Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Christopher Walken, and Cristi Conaway in Batman Returns (1992)

Batman Returns

art department: Stan Winston Studio

1992

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

art department: Stan Winston Studio

1991

 

Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Edward Scissorhands

art department: Stan Winston Studio

1990

 

Jeffrey Combs and Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator (1990)

Bride of Re-Animator

makeup artist and crew: K.N.B. EFX Group

1990

 

Kevin Bacon, Finn Carter, and Fred Ward in Tremors (1990)

Tremors

creature effects: art crew

1990

 

Monsters (1988)

Monsters

special effects makeup

TV Series

Tori Bowie obit

Olympic sprint champion Tori Bowie dies at 32

 

She was not on the list.

Tori Bowie, a three-time 2016 Olympic sprint medalist and 2017 World 100m champion, has died at age 32, according to her management company and USA Track and Field.

“We’ve lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister,” the company tweeted. “Tori was a champion…a beacon of light that shined so bright!”

Bowie, raised by her grandmother in rural Mississippi, converted from the long jump to the sprints in 2014 and was the world’s fastest woman in the 100m that year.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 100m silver and 200m bronze and anchored the U.S. 4x100m relay to gold.

Then in 2017, she won the 100m at the world championships. Bowie remains the lone American woman to win an Olympic or world 100m title since Carmelita Jeter in 2011.

Bowie then re-added the long jump, placing fourth at the 2019 Worlds in her last major competition.

She did not enter the Tokyo Olympic Trials. Her last competition overall was in June 2022.

Linda Lewis obit

Linda Lewis, whose singing career spanned more than four decades, dies aged 72

 

She was not on the list.

Singer-songwriter Linda Lewis, whose career spanned more than four decades, has died at the age of 72, her family has announced.

The British musician was known for a five-octave vocal range and provided backing vocals for the likes of David Bowie and Rod Stewart.

She also enjoyed solo success in the 1970s with songs including Rock-A-Doodle-Doo.

Paying tribute, fellow musician Midge Ure said she had sung "beautifully".

Announcing the death on social media, her sibling Dee Lewis Clay said her "beloved beautiful sister" had passed away peacefully at home and described the death as "heartbreaking".

Lewis was born Linda Ann Fredericks in West Ham and attended stage school, later gaining non-speaking roles in British film A Taste of Honey in 1961 and, three years later, as a screaming fan in the first Beatles film, A Hard Day's Night.

A self-taught guitarist and keyboard player, she appeared at the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970 and had four top-40 hits over the next decade.

Rock-A-Doodle-Doo reached number 15 in the UK in 1973, while It's In His Kiss - a disco cover of The Shoop Shoop Song, first recorded by Merry Clayton - reached number six in 1975.

Her work with Bowie included backing vocals on the Aladdin Sane album, while other artists she worked with included Cat Stevens, Joan Armatrading, and Jamiroquai.

Writing on Twitter, Ure said: "Really sad to hear this. I had a massive crush on Linda Lewis.

"Not A Little Girl Anymore [the title track from her 1975 album] was a great song and beautifully sung by her."

Mike Scott, frontman of Scottish band The Waterboys, said he was "very sorry" to hear of Lewis's death and that she had been "fabulous".

Earlier this year, Lewis appeared on the James Whale Unleashed show on TalkTV and performed an acoustic version of Rock-A-Doodle-Doo.

Following her death, Whale said he was "so sad to hear" the news and described the rendition as "brilliant".

Lewis also provided backing vocals for other artists, including David Bowie, Al Kooper, Cat Stevens, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Rick Wakeman, Rod Stewart, Peter Bardens, Hummingbird, Joan Armatrading and Jamiroquai.

Lance Blanks obit

Lance Blanks, former NBA player and executive, dies at 56

 He was not on the list.

Lance Blanks, who played in the NBA for three seasons and later worked as a scout and a front-office executive, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 56.

Blanks died Wednesday in Dallas, his family said in a statement distributed by the NBA.

He was a former general manager of the Phoenix Suns, an assistant general manager for the Cleveland Cavaliers and a scout for the San Antonio Spurs and most recently the LA Clippers. Blanks also played for the Detroit Pistons, who drafted him in the first round in 1990, and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

"Lance was a light for all those who knew him," said NBA executive Joe Dumars, one of his Detroit teammates. "It's been a privilege to have called him one of my closest friends. I'm eternally grateful for all the support he has shown me throughout the years. His legacy will be carried on, not only by his family, but by all those whose lives he touched for the better."

Blanks played college basketball at Virginia and Texas, which inducted him into the Longhorns Hall of Honor in 2007. He joined the Longhorn Network as a basketball analyst in 2020.

Career history

1990–1992            Detroit Pistons

1992–1993            Minnesota Timberwolves

1993    Quad City Thunder

1993–1994            Oklahoma City Cavalry

1994–1995            Gießen 46ers

1997–1998            Albacomp Fehérvár

1998–1999            Keravnos

Barbara Bryne obit

Sondheim Favorite Barbara Bryne Passes Away at 94

Ms. Bryne was a part of the original Broadway companies of Sunday in the Park with George and Into The Woods. 

She was not on the list.

British born Shakespeare and Sondheim favorite Barbara Bryne passed away May 2. She was 94. The news was confirmed by a representative of Minnesota's Guthrie Theatre, where Bryne performed several times.

Born April 1, 1929, Ms. Bryne trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts before emmigrating to Canada in the early 1960s. Once in North America, she became a regular fixture of Ontario's Stratford Shakespeare Festival and at Minneapolis, Minnesota's Guthrie Theater, performing in a wide range of Shakespearean productions, including starring roles in King Lear, Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and more.

On Broadway, however, she became a Sondheim favorite, originating two maternal roles: George's mother in Sunday in the Park with George, and Jack's Mother in Into The Woods. On the regional circuit, she completed the Sondheim Maternal triple crown, playing Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music at the Kennedy Center in 2002.

In 1982, Ms. Bryne was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for an Outstanding Actress in a Drama for her role as Kath in the first American production of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr. Sloane. In 2011, she appeared as Queen Victoria in H.M.S. Pinafore, which was filmed for PBS in late August 2011. On screen, she appeared in the 1993 adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, Amadeus, The Bostonians, The Neverending Story, and The School for Scandal. Her onstage work on Into The Woods and Sunday in the Park With George was also preserved in recorded performances that were later broadcast on PBS.

On television she played "Mrs. Gaffney" on the Tony Randall series, Love, Sidney (1981–83). In 2011 she appeared as Queen Victoria in H.M.S. Pinafore, which was filmed for PBS in late August 2011. Among the films in which she has appeared are: Romeo & Juliet (1993 TV film), Into the Woods (1991 TV film), Two Evil Eyes (1990; "The Black Cat" segment), Sunday in the Park with George (1986 TV film), Amadeus (1984), The Bostonians (1984), and The School for Scandal (1975 TV film).

Following 2012, Ms. Bryne retired from public performance, with her final Broadway appearance being in the most recent revival of Noël Coward comedy Hay Fever, opposite Rosemary Harris.

Ms. Bryne is predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Dennis Spence, who passed in 2018. She is survived by their daughter, Susan.

 

Stage

Year     Title            Role(s)            Notes

1966    Henry VI            Margery Jourdan        

1966    Twelfth Night    Maria  

1966    King Lear     Goneril

1967    Richard III            Duchess of York         

1967    The Government Inspector            Locksmith's Wife, Korobkin's Wife    

1967    The Merry Wives of Windsor            Ensemble         

1968    Tartuffe            Mme. Pernelle           

1968    The Three Musketeers            Mme. Coquenard, Landlady of the Gilded Lily       

1968    A Midsummer Night's Dream            Puck   

1981            Cymbeline        The Queen 

1981            Entertaining Mr Sloane            Kath            Nomination: Drama Desk Award

1984-85            Sunday in the Park with George Blair Daniels, Old Lady            Broadway debut

1985    Hay Fever   Clara   

1986-89            Into the Woods Jack's Mother

1989    The Importance of Being Earnest            Lady Augusta Bracknell         

1992    Romeo and Juliet            Nurse  

1993    A Midsummer Night's Dream            Robin Starveling        

1994    Sunday in the Park with George Blair Daniels, Old Lady    10th Anniversary Concert[6]

1995    The Merry Wives of Windsor            Mistress Quickly         

1997    Into the Woods Jack’s Mother 10th Anniversary Concert[7]

2002    A Little Night Music            Madame Armfeldt       

2002    The Chairs  Old Woman           

2003    Three Sisters  Anfisa  

2006    The Birthday Party            Mistress Quickly         

2007    Our Leading Lady            Maude Bentley

2007    Jane Eyre     Mrs. Fairfax 

2009    When We Are Married            Mrs. Northrop         

2010            Macbeth          Weïrd Sister   

2011    H.M.S. Pinafore            Queen Victoria           

2012    Hay Fever   Clara   

2012    Embers            Nini     

 

Filmography

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1963    Festival            Gladys            (segment "I Spy")

1967            MisteRogers    Miss Paulifficate       

1975    Great Performances            Mrs. Candour          

1981    CBS Children's Mystery Theatre Blanche Guizot 

1982    Best of the West            Miss Hanratty          

1982    Maid in America            Aunt Melissa TV movie

1983            Svengali           Mrs. Burns-Rizzo            TV movie

1982–1983            Love, Sidney  Mrs. Gaffney           

1984    The Bostonians            Mrs. Tarrant

1984            Amadeus         Frau Weber 

1990    Two Evil Eyes            Martha            (segment "The Black Cat")

1986–1991            American Playhouse            Jack's Mother / Old Lady / Blair Daniels

1993    Romeo and Juliet            Nurse            TV movie

1995–1996            The Neverending Story    Urgl            Voice

Eileen Saki obit

'M*A*S*H' Actress Eileen Saki Dead at 79

 She was not on the list.

Eileen Saki, who starred in M*A*S*H, died on Monday. Family sources told TMZ Saki died in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. Saki starred in nine episodes of M*A*S*H between 1976 and 1981.

M*A*S*H Matters podcast hosts Jeff Maxwell and Ryan Patrick also announced Saki's death with a message from her husband, Bob Bergen. "On behalf of her husband Bob, we extend sincere appreciation for the hundreds of M*A*S*H fans who filled Eileen's final days with peace, encouragement, and love," they wrote. "She read every email and responded to as many as she could."

Saki made her M*A*S*H debut in the Season 5 premiere "Bug Out" as the leader of a group of prostitutes. She returned to the show in Season 7, this time as Rosie, the owner of Rosie's Bar. Saki was the third actress to play Rosie, following Frances Fong and Shuzuko Hoshi. She made her final appearance during the Season 10 episode "Snap Judgement."

Outside of M*A*S*H, Saki appeared in episodes of Good Times, CHiPS, The Greatest American Hero, Gimme a Break!, and Without a Trace. She also had small roles in the movies Meteor, History of the World: Part I, Splash, and the TV movie Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story. She made her final onscreen appearance in an Uber Eats commercial co-starring Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald. Saki is survived by her husband, Bob Bergen.

Although Maxwell never shared scenes with Saki on the show, the Pvt. Igor Straminsky actor shared fond memories of Saki after she appeared on the M*A*S*H Matters podcast. "She spoke with great love for all the cast members, but was particularly appreciative of her interaction with executive producer and director Burt Metcalfe," Maxwell wrote Tuesday. "The visit with her was pure joy as she filled every word with joy, life, and love."

When Maxwell hosted a 50th-anniversary celebration for M*A*S*H at the former Fox Ranch, Eileen and her husband surprised fans by attending. "A very special woman, Eileen captivated you with a twinkle and smile in her soul," Maxwell wrote. "I am very grateful to have had that experience. It's one I will cherish forever. My heart and love go to Bob and their family. Love you, Eileen and Rosie."

M*A*S*H aired on CBS from 1972 to 1983. Several other members of the cast have recently passed away, including David Ogden Stiers, Larry "Flash" Jenkins, Kellye Nakahara, and Judy Farrell.

 

Actress

 

Man Rots from the Head (2016)

Man Rots from the Head

Myrtle

Short

2016

 

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anthony LaPaglia, Josh Hopkins, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, Poppy Montgomery, and Roselyn Sanchez in Without a Trace (2002)

Without a Trace

Sally Lee

TV Series

2004

1 episode

 

James Williams and Drew Winget in Boys Will Be Boys (1999)

Boys Will Be Boys

Barbecue Chef

TV Movie

1999

 

Ernie Reyes Jr. in Sidekicks (1986)

Sidekicks

Mrs. Tosh

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984)

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

TV Movie

1984

 

Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)

Gimme a Break!

Karen Chang

TV Series

1984

1 episode

 

Splash (1984)

Splash

Dr. Fujimoto

1984

 

The Greatest American Hero (1981)

The Greatest American Hero

Nurse

TV Series

1983

1 episode

 

M*A*S*H (1972)

M*A*S*H

Rosie Korean Woman

TV Series

1976–1981

9 episodes

 

History of the World: Part I (1981)

History of the World: Part I

Slave - The Roman Empire

1981

 

Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)

CHiPs

Nurse Mishimo

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Radio Operator

TV Movie

1980

 

Janet Jackson, Johnny Brown, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Ben Powers, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)

Good Times

Waitress

TV Series

1979

1 episode

 

Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)

Meteor

Siberian Woman

1979

 

Policewomen (1974)

Policewomen

Kim

Gordon Lightfoot obit

Canadian Folk Singer Gordon Lightfoot Dead at 84

 

He was not on the list.

Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died in Toronto on Monday at the age of 84 after a long and storied career.

One of Canada’s most beloved artists having written songs that documented the country’s history and culture, the musician reportedly died at the hospital. Per the Associated Press (AP):

Considered one of the most renowned voices to emerge from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s, Lightfoot went on to record 20 studio albums and pen hundreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway” and “Sundown.”

Once called a “rare talent” by Bob Dylan, dozens of artists have covered his work, including Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Cash, Anne Murray, Jane’s Addiction and Sarah McLachlan.

Most of his songs are deeply autobiographical with lyrics that probe his own experiences in a frank manner and explore issues surrounding the Canadian national identity.

Lightfoot rose to prominence with his 1970 hit “If You Could Read My Mind” and went on to create such classics like the 1975 song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” which commemorated the sinking of the bulk freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975.

“I simply write the songs about where I am and where I’m from,” he said. “I take situations and write poems about them.”

“I just like to stay there and be a part of the totem pole and look after the responsibilities I’ve acquired over the years,” he said in a 2001 interview.

“He was married three times and had six children,” noted the Washington Post. “Throughout his life, he struggled with alcoholism, had difficulty maintaining close relationships and revealed in a biography that he paid a price for letting his career take over his personal life. Ultimately he sobered up, married happily, and continued touring and writing songs into his 80s.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hailed Lightfoot following news of his death on Monday.

“We have lost one of our greatest singer-songwriters. Gordon Lightfoot captured our country’s spirit in his music – and in doing so, he helped shape Canada’s soundscape. May his music continue to inspire future generations, and may his legacy live on forever. To his family, friends, and many fans across the country and around the world: I’m keeping you in my thoughts at this difficult time,” tweeted Trudeau.