While many of us may not be familiar with the name Jerry Robinson, most of us probably know the name of his most famous comic book creation. Robinson created Batman's adversary the Joker for the comic books.
Remembering Anne McCaffrey
November 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
The author who gave us the magical world of Pern has passed away. Anne McCaffrey passed away today at the age of 85. She is survived by her three children.
Remembering John Neville
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Actor John Neville, best known for his work as the title character in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and as the Well Manicured Man on The X-Files has passed away. He was 86.
Remembering Steve Jobs
October 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Apple's Steve Jobs lost his fight with cancer at the age of 56.
Jobs died "peacefully," surrounded by family members, his family said in a statement.
Andy Whitfield Remembered
September 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Andy Whitfield, the star of Starz Network's highly successful series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" has lost his battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the young age of 39.
Cliff Robertson Remembered
September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The iconic actor Cliff Robertson has died at the age of 88. Most remembered by this generation as Peter Parker's Uncle Ben in the highly successful Spider-Man movies, Robertson had a long and distinguished career as a leading man, character actor, producer, writer and director.
Remembering Fred Steiner
June 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Fred Steiner composed some of the most memorable musical scores in Hollywood, including themes used on multiple episodes of the original Star Trek. Steiner has passed away at the age of 88.
In addition to his work on classic Trek, Steiner composed the theme for TV's Perry Mason as well as the Oscar nominated score for The Color Purple.
Remembering Peter Falk
June 24, 2011 By 4 Comments
The great actor Peter Falk has passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was 83. Most remembered for his landmark television portrayal of disheveled detective "Columbo," Falk also graced the silver screen in two memorable films for spy-comedy and fantasy genre fans alike in "The In-Laws" (the much better original version of [...]
Remembering Roy Skelton
June 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Voice actor Roy Skelton has passed away at the age of 79.
Skelton worked for years on Doctor Who, providing the voices for some of the series most popular adversaries including the Krotons, the Cybermen and the Daleks.
Remembering Jeff Conaway
May 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
Actor Jeff Conaway, who appeared in the movie version of Grease and on TV's Taxi and Babylon 5 has passed away. He was 60 years old.
Remembering Jackie Cooper
May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jackie Cooper, whose career spanned multiple decades in Hollywood, has passed away at the age of 88.
Remembering Yvette Vickers
May 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
Actress and former model Yvette Vickers has passed away.
Best known for her work in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Vickers had a long list of B-movies to her credit during the 50's and 60's . She appeared in more than 40 different films and television programs, the last one in 1990.
Remembering Elisabeth Sladen
April 19, 2011 By 14 Comments
The actress who brought to life one of Doctor Who's most popular companions has passed away. Elisabeth Sladen, who played Sarah Jane Smith opposite the third and fourth Doctors before reprising her role in the new series, passed away at the age of 63.
Remembering Michael Gough
March 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Actor Michael Gough has passed away at the age of 94.
The veteran actor appeared in more than 150 movies over his career. He may be best remembered by genre fans for his role as Alfred, butler to Bruce Wayne in four Batman movies (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman and Robin).
Follow Slice of SciFi!