Category Archives: Obituaries

Corey Parker, ‘Will & Grace’ and ‘Friday the 13th: A New Beginning’ Actor, Dies at 60
Corey Parker, a versatile actor whose career spanned film, television and mentoring young performers, has died, according to TMZ. He was 60 years old. His family told TMZ that he died Thursday in Memp...
Kennedy French Mar 07, 2026

Alan Trustman, ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ and ‘Bullitt’ Screenwriter, Dies at 95
Alan Trustman, the Harvard-educated lawyer who pivoted to Hollywood and wrote the screenplays for the 1968 films “Bullitt” and “The Thomas Crown Affair,” has died. He was 95. T...
Kennedy French Mar 07, 2026

Stephen Hibbert, TV Comedy Writer and Actor Who Played the Gimp in ‘Pulp Fiction,’ Dies at 68
Stephen Hibbert, a writer and actor who went from the Groundlings to writing for “Late Night With David Letterman” and “Mad TV” to a cult role as the Gimp in “Pulp Fictio...
Chris Willman Mar 07, 2026

James G. Robinson, Morgan Creek Co-Founder, Dies at 90
James G. Robinson, the former auto executive who co-founded Morgan Creek Entertainment with Joe Roth and had producing credits on films including “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and “Tr...
Pat Saperstein Mar 06, 2026

Giorgio Gosetti, Venice Days Founder and Longtime Lido Collaborator, Dies at 70
Italian film critic and festival chief Giorgio Gosetti, who founded the Venice Film Festival's independently-run Venice Days, known as the Giornate Degli Autori in Italian, and held key roles in sever...
Nvivarelli Mar 06, 2026

Sandy Wernick, Longtime Manager for Adam Sandler and Brillstein Entertainment Partner, Dies at 86
Sanford “Sandy” Wernick, the longtime talent manager of clients including Adam Sandler who became partner and senior executive VP at Brillstein Entertainment Partners, died Thursday in Ran...
Pat Saperstein Mar 05, 2026

Gary Dontzig, Writer and Producer on ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies at 79
Gary Dontzig, a writer and producer on the hit CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown,” died Feb. 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 79. His longtime writing partner, Steven Peterm...
Arushi Jacob Mar 04, 2026

Maria O’Brien, ‘Days of Our Lives’ Acting Coach and Actor, Dies at 75
Maria O'Brien, an acting coach and actor known for roles in films including 1975’s "Smile" and 1984’s "Protocol” and numerous TV appearances in the 1980s and ’90s, died on Feb....
Payton Turkeltaub Mar 03, 2026
John Hammond, Prolific Blues Guitarist and Singer, Dead at 83
Grammy-winning musician was the son of pioneering producer and talent scout John Hammond
Charisma Madarang Mar 02, 2026

KLOS-FM Radio Host Uncle Joe Benson Dies at 76
Uncle Joe Benson, a towering voice in Los Angeles radio whose career spanned nearly four decades, died Feb. 24 due to Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's dementia and complications from a fall, his famil...
Kennedy French Feb 27, 2026