Each month, we list the unselected dead celebs we either didn’t have time to report on… or who were just too boring to malign. So in case you were wondering “whatever happened to,” this monthly post may give you some unexpected closure.
August 1, 2020
- Reni Santoni – Aged 82 years. Actor who played Eastwood’s partner in “Dirty Harry,” Stallone’s Partner in “Cobra,” and Junior on “Seinfeld.”
- Tom Pollock – Aged 77 years. Film studio exec & producer of “Old School,” “Road Trip,” & “I Love You, Man.”.
August 2, 2020
- Leon Fleisher – Aged 92 years. Award-winning American classical pianist & conductor.
August 3, 2020
- John Hume – Aged 83 years. Irish politician instrumental in securing peace in the North.
August 4, 2020
- Brent Carver – Aged 68 years. Tony award winning actor of stage & screen.
August 5, 2020
- Horace Clarke – Aged 81 years. 2nd baseman for the Yankees in the 60’s & 70’s.
August 6, 2020
- Wayne Fontana – Aged 74 years. British pop singer from the 60’s known for playing “The Game of Love.”
August 7, 2020
- Bernard Bailyn – Aged 97 years. American historian & author. 2 time Pulitzer Prize winner.
August 8, 2020
- Salome Bey – Aged 86 years. American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress.
August 9, 2020
- Martin Birch – Aged 71 years. British hard rock & heavy metal record producer.
August 10, 2020
- Raymond Allen – Aged 81 years. American TV actor known for roles on “Good Times,” “Sanford & Son,” and “Starsky & Hutch.”
August 11, 2020
- Trini Lopz – Aged 83 years. Actor & singer, appeared in “The Dirty Dozen” and sang “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree.”
August 12, 2020
- Mary Hartline – Aged 92 years. Early TV star & sex symbol. Appeared weekly on ABC’s “Super Circus.”
August 13, 2020
- Quentin McCord – Aged 42 years. NFL, CFL, and AF2 wide receiver.
August 14, 2020
- Sonny Fox – Aged 74 years. Host/DJ for SiriusXM’s Raw Dog uncensored comedy channel.
- Linda Manz – Aged 58 years. American actress who starred in “Days of Heaven,” “Out of the Blue,” and “Gummo.”
August 15, 2020
- Dick Coury – Aged 90 years. NFL, USFL, and WFL coach.
August 16, 2020
- Nikolai Gubenko – Aged 78 years. Russian actor, director, and screenwriter.
August 17, 2020
- Nishikant Kamat – Aged 50 years. Indian actor and film director.
August 18, 2020
- Ben Cross – Aged 72 years. English actor who starred in “Chariots of Fire” and played Spock’s dad in the “Star Trek” reboot.
- Dale Hawerchuk – Aged 57 years. Canadian pro hockey player and NHL HOF’er.
- Jack Sherman – Aged 64 years. 2nd of 8 guitar players to have been in The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
August 19, 2020
- Todd Nance – Aged 57 years. Founding drummer for Southern rock jam band Widespread Panic.
- Slade Gorton – Aged 92 years. Last Republican US Senator from Washington state (20 years ago.)
August 20, 2020
- Frank Cullotta – Aged 81 years. Chicago/Las Vegas based mobster who appeared in “Casino.”.
August 21, 2020
- Bryan Lee – Aged 77 years. Blind American blues musician and Bourbon Street fixture nicknamed “Braille Blues Daddy.”
- Walter Lure – Aged 71 years. Punk rock guitarist turned stock broker.
August 22, 2020
- Allan Rich – Aged 94 years. American character actor & activist who beat his way back from the 1950s Hollywood blacklist.
August 23, 2020
- Justin Townes Earle – Aged 38 years. American folk singer-songwriter and musician.
- Lori Nelson – Aged 87 years. American film & TV actress from the 50’s & 60’s. Most notably featured in “How to Marry a Millionaire.”
August 24, 2020
- Carl Garrett – Aged 72 years. NFL Halfback, AFL All-star, and Patriots lead rusher in Super Bowl XI.
August 25, 2020
- Arnold Spielberg – Aged 103 years. Computing pioneer who was also Steven’s dad.
August 26, 2020
- Gerald Carr – Aged 88 years. American astronaut and Skylab commander.
August 27, 2020
- “Bullet” Bob Armstrong – Aged 80 years. Professional Wrestling Hall of Famer who was a big deal to other professional wrestlers.
- Lute Olsen – Aged 85 years. Hall of Fame basketball coach, most notably for the University of Arizona.
August 28, 2020
- Clifford Robinson – Aged 53 years. NBA “6th man,” “Survivor” contestant, and all-around pot head.
August 30, 2020
- John Thompson – Aged 78 years. NBA center and NCAA Basketball coach (Georgetown.)
August 31, 2020
- Pranab Mukherjee – Aged 84 years. Ex-head of state, 13th president of India.
