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R.I.P. James Winburn, Michael Myers’ stunt double in the original Halloween

Posted 3 years ago

James Winburn racked up around 80 credits during his career as a stuntman, but for genre fans there is one credit that really stands out from the pack: Winburn was the stunt double for iconic slasher Michael Myers in director...

Nicki Aycox, whose acting credits included Jeepers Creepers 2 and the TV series Supernatural, has passed away at age 47.

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R.I.P.: Nicki Aycox of Supernatural and Jeepers Creepers 2 has passed away at 47

Posted 3 years ago

We have some very sad news to report this morning, as it has been revealed that actress Nicki Aycox has passed away at the age of 47. Aycox had been fighting leukemia since the early months of 2021, and her...

Leslie Jordan of Will & Grace, American Horror Story, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, & much more has passed away

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R.I.P.: Leslie Jordan of Will & Grace, American Horror Story, Jason Goes to Hell has passed away

Posted 4 years ago

Even if you didn’t know the name Leslie Jordan, there’s a good chance you’ve seen him show up in a movie or TV show at some point – because over the last thirty-six years, he was able to rack up...

Ted White, the stuntman and World War II veteran who played Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, has passed away at 96.

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R.I.P. stuntman Ted White, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter’s Jason Voorhees

Posted 4 years ago

The Friday the 13th franchise is very important to me, so it always hits me hard when I hear that someone involved with the series has passed away… and last Friday night, the news broke that we have lost another...

R.I.P.: Angela Lansbury, best known for playing crime solver Jessica Fletcher in the TV series Murder, She Wrote, has passed away at 96.

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R.I.P.: Angela Lansbury has passed away at age 96

Posted 4 years ago

The entertainment industry lost a legend today. The children of Dame Angela Lansbury have sadly had to announce that their mother has passed away at the age of 96 – just five days shy of her 97th birthday. According to...

R.I.P.: Austin Stoker, star of John Carpenter's film Assault on Precinct 13, has passed away at the age of 92.

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R.I.P.: Austin Stoker of John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 has passed away

Posted 4 years ago

Actor Austin Stoker, best known for playing Lt. Ethan Bishop in director John Carpenter‘s 1976 classic Assault on Precinct 13, was born on October 7, 1930 in Trinidad… and sadly, it has been confirmed that he passed away on October...

Peter Straub, author of Julia and Ghost Story (and The Talisman and Black House with Stephen King), has passed away at 79.

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Ghost Story author Peter Straub, Stephen King’s The Talisman co-writer, has passed away

Posted 4 years ago

We have sad news to report this afternoon, as it has been announced that author Peter Straub – whose best known works include the 1979 novel Ghost Story (which served as the basis for the 1981 film of the same...

We're sad to report that legendary character actor Clu Gulager, star of The Return of the Living Dead, has passed away at age 93.

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R.I.P. Clu Gulager: Return of the Living Dead star has passed away at age 93

Posted 4 years ago

We have sad news to report today, as it was announced over the weekend that legendary character actor Clu Gulager passed away on Friday at the age of 93. Gulager had 165 screen acting credits to his name, and is...

Lenny Von Dohlen, who played Harold Smith on Twin Peaks and a villain in Home Alone 3, has passed away at the age of 63.

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R.I.P. Lenny Von Dohlen of Twin Peaks has passed away at age 63

Posted 4 years ago

Just last month, Julee Cruise – a singer who was frequently featured on the popular television series Twin Peaks, passed away at the age of 65. Now we’ve lost another Twin Peaks alum, as The Hollywood Reporter has heard that...

Lawrence Dane of Scanners, Bride of Chucky, Happy Birthday to Me, and many other credits has passed away at the age of 84.

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R.I.P. Lawrence Dane of Scanners and Bride of Chucky has passed away at 84

Posted 4 years ago

We have some sad news to end the day with here on Arrow in the Head, as it has been confirmed that prolific character actor Lawrence Dane passed away on March 21st. He was born on April 3, 1937, so...

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