Latest in Obituaries

A character seen in the first Game of Thrones episode has died after being diagnosed with mouth cancer in November.  TMZ reports that Odin, an Inuit dog who played Summer the direwolf in the original Winter Is Coming episode in 2011, has passed. The dog played Bran’s direwolf in the episode.    Odin’s owners…

Jim Houston, a senior engineer who was a pioneer in motion imaging standards, computer animation, and digital restoration, died at age 61 Thursday in Pasadena from a heart attack. His death was announced by the Hollywood Section of Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Houston worked for 34 years…

Fred "Curly" Neal, the longtime Harlem Globetrotters guard whose dazzling dribbling and penchant for half-court shots entertained several generations of basketball fans, has died. He passed on Thursday at his home near Houston at age 77, the Globetrotters announced. No cause was given. Neal’s signature shaved head…

UPDATE, with reactions Mark Blum, a veteran New York stage actor whose credits also include roles in the film Desperately Seeking Susan and the Netflix TV series You, has died due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 69. His death was announced by the Off Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons…

William Dufris, who voiced the title character in the U.S. and Canadian version of the children’s series Bob the Builder for its first nine seasons, has died of cancer. He was 62. Pocket Universe Productions, which Dufris co-founded, confirmed the news on social media Tuesday but did not give details. “There is a hole…

UPDATED: Chef Floyd Cardoz, winner of season 3 of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters competition series, died Wednesday of complications from coronavirus. He was 59. Cardoz’s family confirmed his death in a statement to Scroll.in. “It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the passing away of Chef Floyd Cardoz (59 years)…

Re-Animator filmmaker Stuart Gordon has died aged 72, his reps have confirmed. Cause of death was not disclosed. Known for 1980’s cult horrors including Re-Animator and From Beyond, Gordon also worked in indie theater and founded the successful Organic Theater Company with his wife, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon. Gordon was a…

Terrence McNally, the revered playwright behind such Broadway shows as Master Class and Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune who also wrote the books for Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Full Monty and others, is being remembered by friends, colleagues and fans today. The four-time Tony winner, who last year received…

Acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally has died of complications due to coronavirus. The author of Master Class, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Love! Valour! Compassion!, among many other major works, was a lung cancer survivor with chronic pulmonary disease, and died Tuesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital…

Albert Uderzo, the famed French comic book artist, has died at the age of 92. French wire AFP reported that Uderzo had a heart attack and his death was not coronavirus related. “Albert Uderzo died in his sleep at his home in Neuilly, after a heart attack that was not linked to the coronavirus. He had been extremely…

Eric Weissberg, who arranged, played banjo on and won a Grammy for “Dueling Banjos,” from the 1972 movie Deliverance, died Sunday of Alzheimer’s disease complications. He was 80. His son, Will Weissberg, confirmed the news to our sister publication Rolling Stone. Born on August 16, 1939, in New York City, Weissberg…

Italian actress Lucia Bosè has died at the age of 89. She was most known for appearing in films from acclaimed Italian directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini. Her son, the Spanish singer Miguel Bosè, confirmed the news on social media, tweeting the below with the caption, "Dear friends … I…