Goodbye to Anthony Head at the age of 72.
Head was famous for his acting and singing in the United Kingdom, but his two most memorable roles for me were his recent role as West Ham owner "Rupert Mannion" in the Apple series "Ted Lasso", and of course as "Rupert Giles", the "watcher" in "Buffy The Vampire Slayer".
He also had many roles in voice work, including narrating documentaries and voice work for audiobooks, video games, and animation.
Goodbye to Charles Cioffi at the age of 90.
The long-time character actor was known as the police lieutenant in the 1971 film "Shaft" and appeared in more television series and movies than I can note.
Cioffi also had supporting roles in two of my favorite 80s films as Tom Cruise's father in "All the Right Moves" and as the lead villain (George Grove) in "Remo Williams".
Goodbye to Donald Gibb at the age of 71.
The hulking Gibb was usually cast in roles that made effective use of his size, such as bouncers, bikers, and athletes.
Gibb's most recognized role was as "Ogre" in the Revenge of the Nerds movie series, but he also played linebacker "Dr.Death for all seven seasons of the HBO series "First and Ten".
Goodbye to Joe Negri at the age of 99.
A long-time music teacher at various universities in the Pittsburgh area, Negri's claim to fame was in his recurring role in Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood as "Handyman Negri" in the program's "Land of Make-Believe".
Negri appeared on the program first in 1968 and was a regular until the show's final episode in 2000.
Goodbye to Claudine Longet at the age of 84.
Longet was a singer and actress who appeared on many network television shows in the sixties and seventies, and was a singer who had two top forty hits.
Longet was married to singer and television host Andy Williams before a 1970 divorce and a controversial role in the death of Olympic skier Spider Sabich in 1976.
Longet was convicted of negligent homicide but would only serve thirty days and pay a small fine.
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