Posts Tagged ‘Actor’

‘Gunsmoke’ actor James Arness dies at 88

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

‘Gunsmoke’ actor James Arness dies at 88
LOS ANGELES – JAMES Arness, the towering actor who played rugged lawman Matt Dillon in long-running US television series Gunsmoke, died on Friday at the age of 88, his family said. One of US television’s most enduring stars during the show’s 20-year run from 1955-75, he returned in a number of Gunsmoke TV movies in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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Tributes flow for actor Jon Blake

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Tributes flow for actor Jon Blake
ACTOR and star of The Lighthorsemen Jon Blake has died of pneumonia, aged 52, after spending 25 years paralysed after a car accident. Send your tributes

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David Arquette’s rep says the actor is in rehab

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

David Arquette’s rep says the actor is in rehab
David Arquette’s publicist says the actor has entered rehab. In an e-mail Monday to The Associated Press, Cindy Guagenti says she has “no further information at this time.”

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‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Actor — Dead at 65

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Actor — Dead at 65
Filed under: Steve Landesberg , R.I.P. , TV , Movies , Developing Stories Steve Landesberg — famous for his roles on “Barney Miller” and more recently “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” — has died … this according to the actor’s agent who spoke with TMZ. We’re told Landesberg died of cancer early this morning.  He had been… Read more

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