General "RIP" announcements that might be of interest

[ethanedwards]

RIP Mrs. Ford

[The Ringo Kid]

Rest in Peace Betty.

[ringo kid]

rest in peace betty ford

[ringo kid]

my boss died the other day from a heart attack he was only 43.

[may2]

Actor Roberts Blossom died. You may not know the name but you'll know the face.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/ar...t-87.html?_r=1

[ethanedwards]

RIP Roberts

[alamo221]

Rob Grill, lead singer of the 60s-70s group The Grassroots has died at 67-

[may2]

Actor GD Spradlin died.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituari...,3973610.story

Director Michael Cacoyannis has died, also.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...acoyannis.html

[DukePilgrim]

G.D. Spradlin I didn't recognise the name at first but remembered him from Godfather II & others.

[may2]

Character actor Tom Aldredge has died, another memorable face.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/th...t-83.html?_r=1

I remember him on a lot of TV usually with a beard.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tom+a...lm.blogspot.co

[ethanedwards]

RIP to all our latest passings

[Jay J. Foraker]

Actor GD Spradlin died.

He was actually a pretty good character actor. First time I saw him in one of Jack Webb's "Dragnet 1987" as a con artist attemping to get people to join NALE (National Association of Law Enforcement) who got caught in the act by Joe Friday. He was also the senator in "Godfather II." He was in a lot more movies and guest-starred in many TV series.

[The Tennesseean]

He also played a character that was supposed to be Cowboys head coach Tom Landry in the thinly veiled sendup of them and pro football in "North Dallas Forty..."

In another memorable Dragnet role, he played an ex-con burglar who keep pulling jobs so he could be sent back up! He was the catcher for the prison baseball team, and a new, young pitcher was in the joint, and he wanted to "bring him along" with his training!!

[The Ringo Kid]

Rest in Peace to them all. G.D. Spradlin came to my ttention in a good James Garner movie called: Tank. I think he was the Sheriff who was going nuts trying to stop Garner and Civilian Sherman Tank crew .

[may2]

Actor Francesco Quinn, son of Anthony Quinn, dies in Malibu at 48.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...in-malibu.html