Deaths So Far (and it's just July)

[IceWizard]

JUN






Peter-Henry Schroeder, a character actor known for playing a Klingon chancellor on Star Trek: Enterprise
and a film producer in the Oscar-winning movie Argo, died June 7 at 90. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Schroeder
served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where he became
a respected actor, director, producer, and recording artist. Early in his career, he found success at
Capital Records and Ascot, releasing the singles "Where's the Girl for Me" (1960) and "Memories of Marilyn" (1964).
He launched his own production company, PHS Productions; was a guest teacher at the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts; and established the Actor/Artist Group Workshop, mentoring "hundreds of actors [and]
continuing his legacy behind the scenes as a passionate teacher of the craft," per an obituary posted to
his website. Schroeder's survivors include daughter Valerie Lynn Schroeder, son Peter Henry Schroeder II,
and two grandsons.









Chris Robinson, beloved soap star and renown TV doctor, died June 9 on his ranch near Sedona, Ariz.
He was 86. Robinson got his start with an uncredited role in the 1957 Tony Curtis-starring flick The
Midnight Story. He went on making guest appearances on series such as Colt. 45, Hennesey, The
Donna Reed Show, Wagon Train and The Fugitive, before scoring a series-regular role on the 1960s
ABC war drama, 12 O'Clock High. In 1976, he was thrust into the daytime soap opera world with his
General Hospital debut as Dr. Rick Webber, the two-time husband of Denise Alexander's Lesley and
adoptive father of Genie Francis' Laura Collins. Robinson was a series regular on GH for 10 years and
briefly returned in 2002, as well as playing Jack Hamilton on CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful from
1992-2002, with a final appearance in 2005. The actor became so known for his various roles as TV
doctors that he was tapped as the official pitchman for Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup during the mid '80s.
His infamous commercial line, in which Robinson reminds viewers "I'm not a doctor, but I do play one on TV,"
quickly became a national catchphrase and the perfect statement for anyone looking to mockingly state the obvious.








Harris Yulin, the prolific character known for such films and TV shows as Scarface and Ghostbusters II
died June 10, at 87. In a career spanning six decades, he played more than 100 roles on stage and
screen Born in Los Angeles, Yulin landed his first screen role in the 1970 satire End of the Road, starring
alongside James Earl Jones and Stacy Keach. He later made his Broadway debut in 1980's Watch on
the Rhine. One of the actor's most memorable roles came in 1983, when he played corrupt police officer
Mel Bernstein in Brian De Palma's classic gangster movie Scarface. His additional film credits included
Clear and Present Danger, Looking for Richard, Bean, and Training Day. Yulin also had a string of memorable
television appearances, on shows including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Frasier, 24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
and Entourage. More recently, he played Buddy Dieker, the terminal housemate and eventual friend of
the Byrde family on the Netflix crime drama Ozark.










Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys songwriter who penned hits like "Good Vibrations" and "God Only Knows,"
died at age 82, his family announced June 11. A cause of death was not immediately available. Born in
1942 in Inglewood, Calif., Wilson formed the band that became the Beach Boys in 1961 alongside his
brothers Carl and Dennis Wilson, his cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Wilson served as the
band's primary songwriter and bassist, and wrote increasingly complex songs and experimented with
studio production techniques throughout the 1960s. His experimentation culminated with 1966's Pet Sounds,
which boasted songs like "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and is widely considered one of the greatest pop albums
ever recorded. Wilson's intensifying mental health struggles yielded inconsistent contributions to the
Beach Boys' subsequent albums in the 1970s and '80s. He released his first solo album, Brian Wilson,
in 1988, and eventually completed a new version of the long-abandoned Beach Boys album Smile in 2004.
He continued recording and performing live through the 2020s, ultimately recording 12 solo albums and
contributing (in various capacities) to 28 of the Beach Boys' 29 studio albums.










Dave Scott, the choreographer for films such as You Got Served and Step Up 2: The Streets, and shows like
So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars, died on June 16. He was 52. Scott formed teen
R&B group B2K in 2012, and was the choreographer and co-creator of teen R&B group Mindless Behavior
and in 2012, co-choreographed the Ubisoft video game The Hip Hop Dance Experience with Laurieann Gibson
and b-boy David "Kid David" Shreibman. He choreographed for various films, including You Got Served (2004),
Step Up 2 (2008), Stomp the Yard (2007), Dance Flick (2009), House Party 4 (2001), Coach Carter (2005),
and the 2013 film Battle of the Year: The Dream Team based on the 2007 documentary Planet B-Boy. Scott
was also behind several TV productions, working as a guest choreographer on The Wade Robson Project
in 2003,  a guest choreographer on Step It Up and Dance in 2008, and on season 7 of Dancing With the Stars.
He was also the recurring hip-hop choreographer from season 3 on of So You Think You Can Dance.










Lynn Hamilton, a renowned actress who starred on The Waltons, died on June 19 at 95. Born Alzenia 'Lynn' Hamilton
in Yazoo City, Miss., on April 25, 1930, Hamilton began her career in Chicago's community theater scene. At 29,
she made her Broadway debut in 1959's Only in America and went on to appear in numerous Broadway and
Off Broadway productions, while also taking her talents to the small screen with roles on the television series
Gunsmoke and Room 222. One of her most memorable roles was as Donna Harris on NBC's Sanford and Son.
She also starred as Miss Verdie on The Waltons, Vivian Potter on the daytime drama Generations, ex-con
Cissie Johnson on the 1991 nighttime soap Dangerous Women, and Georgia Anderson in Roots: The Next Generation.
Her additional TV credits include roles on 227, The Golden Girls, NYPD Blue, Cold Case, and Judging Amy.








Rebekah Del Rio, the singer-songwriter who performed a defining Spanish-language cover of Roy Orbison’s
“Crying” in David Lynch's 2001 classic Mulholland Drive, died June 23 in Los Angeles. She was 57. Del Rio
met the late Lynch through their mutual agent Brian Loucks, who brought "Llorando," Del Rio's cover of
the Orbison song, to the auteur's attention. Her performance is featured in the seminal Club Silencio scene
in the surrealist noir starring Naomi Watts and Laura Harring, reducing the women to tears before she
faints on stage. She would reunite with the filmmaker on Twin Peaks: The Return, performing alongside
Moby in an episode. Del Rio also lent her voice to the Sin City, Southland Tales, Streets of Legend,
and Man on Fire soundtracks. She released albums Nobody's Angel, All My Life, and Love Hurts Love Heals.








Bobby Sherman, the pop singer and actor who rose to fame as a teen heartthrob in the 1960s, died at 81,
his wife announced June 24. Sherman began his career as a singer on such shows as Hollywood a Go Go
and Shindig! before landing his breakout role as the shy logger Jeremy Bolt on the comedy western series
Here Come the Brides. He also embarked on a music career during that launched his teen idol status,
recording more than 100 songs, including such chart hits as "Little Woman," "Easy Come, Easy Go,"
"La La La," and "Julie, Do Ya Love Me." He continued to act, appearing on such shows as The Partridge Family
and its short-lived spinoff Getting Together; The Love Boat; Murder, She Wrote; and Sanchez of Bel Air.
A guest appearance on an episode of Emergency! inspired a different career path for Sherman in the '90s,
as a paramedic and medical training officer in his native L.A. He left the entertainment industry during that
time, becoming a technical reserve police officer with the LAPD. He would also serve as deputy sheriff with
the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, retiring in 2010.








Composer, pianist, and conductor Lalo Schifrin, who wrote the iconic theme song for the TV series
Mission: Impossible — which was eventually adapted into a movie franchise starring Tom Cruise — as
well as dozens of films, including Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke, The Sting 2, The Amityville Horror,
and the Rush Hour franchise, died on June 26. He was 93. Schifrin's son, the writer and director
Ryan Schifrin, told Deadline that his father died "peacefully." Over his 40-year career, the prolific
musician won four Grammys and was nominated for six Oscars. He was given an honorary Oscar
in 2019, making him one of only three composers who had earned that award. The Buenos Aries–born
artist was discovered in the 1950s by Dizzy Gillespie, and later collaborated with artists including
Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Stan Getz.








Rick Hurst, the actor known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard, died on June 26
at age 79. His Dukes costar announced his death with a heartfelt tribute on the Facebook page of the
show's museum, Cooter's Place in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Hurst was born Jan. 1, 1946 in Houston, Texas.
The actor had some success early in his acting career, with roles on TV series such as Sanford and Son,
The Partridge Family, Gunsmoke, Happy Days, Little House on the Prairie, and M*A*S*H throughout
the '70s. But it was landing the part of Boss Hogg's cousin on The Dukes of Hazzard that made Hurst
a household name. He appeared in 55 episodes of the CBS series from 1979 to 1982, and reprised his
role for two Dukes TV films in 1997 and 2000. Hurst also appeared in shows like Murder She Wrote, 227,
The Wonder Years, Family Matters, and Melrose Place. He starred in movies such as Earth Girls Are Easy (1988),
The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Anywhere But Here (1999). His last onscreen
appearance was on a TV short titled B My Guest in 2016. Hurst is survived by his two sons, Ryan Hurst,
an actor who appeared on Sons of Anarchy throughout its run, and Collin Hurst.