Ran Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Robert Blake has passed away at the age of 89. Maybe best known (as an actor) for his run on the eponymous detective show Baretta and for his role in the neo-noir dramatization of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, but more infamously he was involved in a high-profile murder case at the turn of the century when his much-younger wife was shot and killed in their car while waiting for him to return from a restaurant where he said he was retrieving a pistol he had left behind. A lack of forensic evidence (the gun he retrieved from the restaurant did not match the one used to murder her, and he had no gunpowder residue on his hands) and doubts cast on claims by two former stuntmen that Blake had tried to hire them to kill his wife led to his being acquitted, but he ended up losing a big civil suit from her children some time after that. A few months ago someone shared a clip from the gritty cop film Busting starring Blake, a pretty well-shot foot chase that's peak 70s in its style: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Yeah I saw he passed yesterday and thought about posting but got tied up. I do remember seeing Baretta reruns as a kid and enjoying them somewhat. The latter story of his life is how I remember him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Dick Fosbury has died. THe guy revolutionized high jump, and was partly responsible for my one f in my final year in highschool. (silly rule/law, back then I had to pick one single sport, which ended up as track and field in my final "semester" at highschool. I showed up on 50+1% time, so that I didn't end up with 0 points, but didn't otherwise give damn/loathed it. It was irrelevant for my GPA, as I had my sports stuff covered with footy). Edited March 13 by A Horse Named Stranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Oh, man. Lance Reddick has died at the age of 60, per TMZ. Found dead at his home, police say it looks natural. Way too young. A great presence in whatever he appeared in, whether it's The Wire, John Wick, Bosch... Fez, ljkeane, Argonath Diver and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifth Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Dam, this is sad. He was one of the great ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) Sad news. He was magnetic in all four roles I know him in - and I'm a big fan of all four series (your three mentioned and Spartacus). Edit: I am a fool. Edited March 17 by Argonath Diver Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 I'm shocked. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarGalley Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 15 minutes ago, Argonath Diver said: Sad news. He was magnetic in all four roles I know him in - and I'm a big fan of all four series (your three mentioned and Spartacus). I think you're thinking of Peter Mensah in Spartacus. Argonath Diver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 8 minutes ago, WarGalley said: I think you're thinking of Peter Mensah in Spartacus. Oh no! I'm such a cad. How embarrassing. No excuse for that gaffe. Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) His CV was epic. Not just The Wire, but two HBO shows before that (Oz and The Corner), then as one of the leads in the underrated Fringe, a memorable four-episode turn on Lost, a great lead on Bosch and Corporate, and his role on the John Wick movies (as well as Chapter 4, he also completed filming on spin-off film Ballerina a couple of months ago, so we'll see him again). He was also the main antagonist in Season 2 of Legend of Vox Machina (unclear if he'd filmed anything for Season 3 yet). He also had great roles in video games, playing a major role in all the Destiny games, Sylens on the two Horizon games which must up there as one of the best video game performances of all time, (and he completed work on the Forbidden West expansion, Burning Shore, which is out next month) and a great role on the underrated and intriguing TV show/video game hybrid Quantum Break (alongside fellow Wire veteran Aidan Gillen). Edited March 17 by Werthead Underfoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Ran said: Oh, man. Lance Reddick has died at the age of 60, per TMZ. Found dead at his home, police say it looks natural. Way too young. A great presence in whatever he appeared in, whether it's The Wire, John Wick, Bosch... Oh no. I know him from The Wire and Fringe. Thought he looked like the kind of person who could go on acting into his nineties. I didn't realise he had a musical side as well – was in fact educated primarily as a musician. There are videos of him playing his compositions online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Ran said: Oh, man. Lance Reddick has died at the age of 60, per TMZ. Found dead at his home, police say it looks natural. Way too young. A great presence in whatever he appeared in, whether it's The Wire, John Wick, Bosch... Nooo! So sad. I first saw him in Fringe and loved his performance and character. 12 minutes ago, Werthead said: Sylens on the two Horizon games which must up there as one of the best video game performances of all time I was just thinking that he could have easily reprised his role in the live-action adaptation. So sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Always a quality actor in everything I ever saw him in, he always elevated whatever he starred in. In true The Wire fashion I'll be putting on Body of an American in his honor tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Yeah, this one hurts. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Watching The Wire was heartbreaking enough before. Now three of it's prominent actors have died way too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I wish my bosses were more like him. Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I need to watch Corporate now. I believe it's on Paramount+ in the UK. That mention of Spoiler Gilmore Girls came out of freaking nowhere. 1 hour ago, Corvinus85 said: I was just thinking that he could have easily reprised his role in the live-action adaptation. So sad. Damn, that would have been outstanding, especially as Ashly Burch probably won't be reprising Aloy (being twice her age). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Yeah this one definitely hurts. On top of the other projects mentioned he's also Zeus in the new Percy Jackson series which had also finished filming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 6 hours ago, RumHam said: Watching The Wire was heartbreaking enough before. Now three of it's prominent actors have died way too young. Who was the other one besides Michael K Williams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 45 minutes ago, Nictarion said: Who was the other one besides Michael K Williams? Robert F. Chew who played Prop Joe. Nictarion and WarGalley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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