MOVIEHOLE | Deaths

Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)

I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Harryhausen on a couple of occasions and a nicer man with a genuine affection for his fans you will never find. [...]

May 8, 2013 Mike Smith

Thank you, Roger Ebert.

The legendary film critic, partly responsible for the "thumbs up, thumbs down", dies at the age of 70 [...]

April 4, 2013 Mike Smith

Harry Potter actor dies aged 65

"Harry Potter" and "Withnail & I" star Richard Griffiths has died after complications from heart surgery. [...]

March 30, 2013 LONDON INSIDER - UK Office

Thor : The Dark World writer Don Payne dies

<i>Thor : The Dark World</i> writer Don Payne dies

Payne, who collected four Emmy's as part of the award-winning creative team on TVs "The Simpsons", died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long battle with Cancer. [...]

March 28, 2013 Brooke

Death Wish director Michael Winner dies aged 72

<i>Death Wish</i> director Michael Winner dies aged 72

At the age of 77, Winner had directed over 30 movies, most notably the 'Death Wish' series, which starred his good friend and frequent collaborator Charles Bronson. [...]

January 22, 2013 Old Ben

Snakes on a Plane director David Ellis dies at 60

<i>Snakes on a Plane</i> director David Ellis dies at 60

Filmmaker, and friend, David R. Ellis tragically passed away today. Ellis, a veteran stuntman who had transitioned into film-making a few years back with “Final Destination 2″ but more famously helmed 2006′s “Snakes on a Plane”, was found dead in his hotel room in South Africa. Ellis had relocated to the country for six months [...]

January 8, 2013 Caffeinated Clint

Charles Durning (1923 – 2012)

Charles Durning, a highly decorated World War II vetaran and Oscar nominated actor, passed away today due to natural causes. He was 89. Born on February 28, 1923 in Highland Falls, New York, Durning knew about the military life at a young age. His mother worked in the laundry at the West Point Military Academy [...]

December 26, 2012 Mike Smith