Boyd, TX-Actor Peter Mayhew, best known for playing the Wookiee Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” franchise, died Tuesday. He was 74.
The 7 foot 3 inch actor was a fan favorite in the “Star Wars” films, and also appeared in such films as “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger,” “Yesterday was a Lie,” “RECOiL” and “Terror.”
He also played Chewbacca in various TV shows, including “Donny and Marie,” “The Muppets” and “Glee.”
He is survived by his wife, Angie, and their three children.
Princeton, NJ- Actress Georgia Engel, best known for playing Ted Baxter’s wife Georgette on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died last Friday. She was 70.
Besides her most famous role, she also appeared in the TV shows “Coach,” “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Hot in Cleveland.”
On the big screen, she appeared in such films as “Taking Off,” “The Care Bears Movie,” “RECOiL” and “Grown Ups 2.”
During her career, Engle was nominated for five Emmy Awards and one BAFTA. She is survived by her two sisters.
Asheville, NC- Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, former star of “Airwolf,” died on February 10th due to bradycardia. His death was made public last Friday. He was 73.
Besides his most famous TV role as String Fellow Hawke on “Airwolf” from 1984-1986, he also appeared in such TV shows as “Bonanza,” “Dragnet” and “Lassie.”
On the big screen, Vincent appeared in such films as “Hooper,” “Last Plane Out,” “RECOiL” and “Beyond the Call of Duty.”
He is survived by his third wife, Patricia Anne Christ, and his daughter from his first marriage, Amber Vincent.
Mansfield, CT-Peter Tork, who played the slow-witted, zany Monkee on TV from 1966 to 1968, died Thursday due to complications from adenoid cystic carcinoma. He was 77.
Born Peter Thorkelson in 1942, Tork joined the Monkees TV show, but was the first to leave the band over creative differences with management in 1968. A proficient musician, would go on to work with numerous other artists and bands before joining a Monkees reunion tour in 1986 with former Monkees mates Peter Dolenz and Davy Jones.
He also appeared on such TV shows as “Boy Meets World,” “7th Heaven” and “The King of Queens.”
He was in such bigscreen fare as “I Filmed Your Death,” “Wonderwall,” “RECOiL” and the classic Monkees film “Head.”
He is survived by his fourth wife, Pamela, and three children, Hallie, Ivan and Erica.
London-Actor Albert Finney, best known to those of here at TDQ as Daddy Warbucks in the criminally-underrated 1982 classic “Annie,” died Thursday from a chest infection. He was 82.
He won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Winston “Winnie” Churchill in “The Gathering Storm.” He also appeared in such TV programs as “Cold Lazarus,” “My Uncle Silas,” and “A Rather English Marriage.”
Besides rescuing Annie from rotten, alcoholic Miss Hannigan, he also appeared in films like “Erin Brockovich,” “Skyfall,” “RECOiL” and “Murder on the Orient Express.”
He was survived by his third wife, Penelope, and one son.