MetaFilter posts tagged with actors and obit

Graduated.

Duug — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 15:30:38 -0800

Good night, Ol-ee-vah

Oriole Adams — Sat, 28 May 2005 13:34:13 -0800

RIP Eddie Albert. As Mr. Kimball might have said, he was an actor . Well, not really an actor, but a war hero. He was awarded a Bronze star...well, it wasn't really bronze, more like a...anyway, for his efforts at Tarawa. But maybe he was more of an environmentalist...oh, anyway, dig into some hotscakes and remember Mr. Douglas.

Not just a detective.

grabbingsand — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:57:51 -0800

Jerry Orbach, 1935-2004. Goodnight, Lennie Briscoe. Farewell, Lumiere.
(And Billy Flynn and Mack the Knife and Sky Masterson and ...)

Joe Connelly dead at 85

Oriole Adams — Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:37:32 -0800

Joe Connelly conked out, as the Beav might've put it. The "Leave it to Beaver" co-creator had many other credits to his name, but for my money, his most memorable achievement was creating TV's smarmiest character, Eddie Haskell.

eddie bracken

pxe2000 — Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:40:03 -0800

eddie bracken, 1940s slapstick comedian, passed on over the weekend. the star of hail the conquering hero and the controversial miracle of morgan's creek, bracken was often regarded as the onscreen alter ego of pioneering writer/director preston sturges. unfortunately, he correctly predicted that his appearance at film forum would be his last.