Arts Oct 29 Patrick Stewart, star of stage and 'Star Trek,' dies at 86 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Oct 22 Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Alien', 'Top Gun' and 'Picket Fences,' dies at 93 Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Oct 07 Eva Marie Saint, star of 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' dies at 102 Saint had one of the most spectacular debuts in Hollywood history, as the love interest of Marlon Brando’s tormented Terry Malloy in “On the Waterfront.”… By Bob Thomas, Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Aug 26 Tim Curry, iconic character actor and star of 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dies at 80 “I like playing the more curious corners of the human mind and human behavior, partly because they’re a tad more interesting,” Curry told The Associated Press in 1993. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Arts Jul 16 'Jurassic Park' star Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent says Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honored at a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm later, his agent told The Associated Press on Thursday. By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press
Jul 13 Actor Sam Neill dies at 78 By Mark Kennedy, Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press The smoothly elegant and versatile actor moved from art films to blockbusters, as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano.”… Continue reading
Jun 05 Anthony Head, British actor known for 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' dies at 72 By Associated Press Head achieved U.S. fame as librarian Rupert Giles, mentor to the title character in the cult-favorite supernatural series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which ran from 1997 to 2003. Continue reading
Apr 28 Actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault By Jessica Hill, Associated Press A Nevada judge sentenced “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls. A jury had previously convicted him of 13 charges, mostly related to sexual assault of three women. Continue reading
Apr 02 Judge tosses out Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against costar Justin Baldoni By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A federal judge in New York tossed out actor Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims Thursday against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie “It Ends With Us,” but he left intact two retaliation claims. Continue reading
Mar 30 Tony-nominated actor Mary Beth Hurt dies at 79 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World According to Garp,” has died. Continue reading