R.i.p 2010

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The well-known actor and film director Lionel Jeffries has died at the age of 83, his family has announced. Best known for directing The Railway Children and appearing in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, his long career spanned theatre, film and television. Known for his bald head, baritone voice and bristling moustache, the London-born actor trained at RADA before making his screen debut in 1950.

According to a family friend, Jeffries died in a nursing home in Poole, Dorset.

Actress Jenny Agutter, star of The Railway Children, remembered him as being "an extraordinary character" and "wonderfully funny". "He was a total dear to work with," she told the BBC. "He very much created a family on set."

Born in the East End in 1926, Jeffries served in Burma during World War II and would later blame its humidity for his hair loss.

His career saw him play an array of larger-than-life characters, notably the odious Marquis of Queensbury in 1960 drama The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Despite the success of The Railway Children, whose script he wrote, he only made four more films as a director. These included The Amazing Mr Blunden in 1972, Wombling Free in 1977 and The Water Babies the following year.

Jeffries's features served him well over the years but would often consign him to authority figures and elderly relatives.

He played Dick Van Dyke's father Grandpa Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, despite being the US actor's junior by six months.

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Jamie Gillis passed away after losing his battle with cancer: http://www.cinesploitation.com/?p=4006

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The actor who played Boner Stabone on Growing Pains was found dead in a Canadian park today. He went missing on Feb 14 and apparently commited suicide.

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Originally Posted by bwind22

The actor who played Boner Stabone on Growing Pains was found dead in a Canadian park today. He went missing on Feb 14 and apparently commited suicide.

That was Chekov's kid.

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He was also the Joker in Batman: Dead End. It was just a fan-flick essentially, but I thought he did an admirable job.



RIP Andrew Koenig.

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Originally Posted by The_Return

He was also the Joker in Batman: Dead End. It was just a fan-flick essentially, but I thought he did an admirable job.



RIP Andrew Koenig.

Looks damn creepy.

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Corey Haim...R.I.P.

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Such a young age too...only 38.


BURBANK, Calif. - Eighties teen idol Corey Haim died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, according to Los Angeles police.

The Canadian-born actor, who starred in "The Lost Boys" but was probably best known for his roles with fellow actor Corey Feldman, was 38.

He was found unresponsive at his Oakwood apartment around 3:30 a.m.,according to KTLA-TV. His mother was at the apartment at the time of his death.

The actor, who has struggled with drug addiction, was pronounced dead at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank.

Police were called to the hospital just before 4 a.m. to investigate his death.

Police sources told CBS Haim's death appeared accidental. Haim has been in and out of rehab and starred in a reality show with Feldman in 2007 called "The Two Coreys."

He talked about his struggle with drugs - specificially prescription drugs.

"I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck. But one led to two, two led to four, four led to eight, until at the end it was about 85 a day - the doctors could not believe I was taking that much," he told a reporter in 2007.

"And that was just the Valium - I'm not talking about the other pills I went through."

Haim's official website was last updated on Jan. 18 and promotes his upcoming film, a thriller titled "American Sunset."



A real shame. RIP Corey.

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RIP Corey Haim

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Originally Posted by nightmare_of _death

RIP Corey Haim

Just heard this news myself. I grew up with Haim and Feldman. Sad news.

More info:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...ead-at-38.html