Deaths So Far (and it's just July)

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Alon Aboutboul in 'The Dark Knight Rises'.

Alon Aboutboul, the veteran Israeli actor known for playing a doomed
nuclear scientist in the hit superhero movie The Dark Knight Rises, died
July 29, at 60. Aboutboul began his acting career in Israeli projects like
Ricochets and Bar 51 in the 1980s, as well as American projects like Rambo III
and the Tom Hanks film Every Time We Say Goodbye. In the '90s, he
primarily focused on Israeli projects like Planet Blue, Passover Fever,
and Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter. In the 2000s, he led the TV drama
Shabatot VeHagim for five seasons and played supporting roles in
Steven Spielberg's Munich as well as Ridley Scott's Body of Lies. In the
2010s, he played drug lord Avi Drexler on FX's Snowfall, and appeared
on shows like NCIS, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Homeland, and Fringe.
He also acted in American films like London Has Fallen, Septembers of Shiraz,
and Beirut.








From left to right: Paul Mario Day and Kenny Cox.

Paul Mario Day, the English singer best known for being the original vocalist
for iconic metal band Iron Maiden, died at 69. Day's bandmates from More —
which he formed in 1980 and remained with until 1982 — announced the news
of his death on July 29, paying tribute to his legacy as "a huge part of the
new wave of British heavy metal" and "a well-loved figure in British rock music."
Day only served as the vocalist for Iron Maiden's first official lineup for less
than a year. He had been recruited by bassist Steve Harris to join the band in
late 1975, and left the group after 10 months following claims he lacked both
energy and charisma. Day went on to front for More and Wildfire, before joining
a reformed version of Sweet as their lead vocalist alongside guitarist Andy Scott
and drummer Mick Tucker. Day eventually relocated to Australia in the '80s,
where he continued to operate as an active musician until his death.
He is survived by his wife Cecily.



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Jeannie Seely at home in Nashville on October 2, 2023

annie Seely, the Grammy-winning singer of "Don't Touch Me" and country music icon,
died Aug. 1 at 85. Prior to her death, which was a result of complications from an
intestinal infection, Seely had been battling a number of health issues, including
undergoing multiple back surgeries this spring for vertebrae repairs, as well as
two emergency abdominal surgeries. Nevertheless, Seely performed at the
Grand Ole Opry earlier this year on Feb. 22, which marked her 5,397th Opry
performance, more than any other artist in the institution's 100-year history.
Known as "Miss Country Soul" for her soul-inspired vocals, Seely first broke
through with the 1966 single "Don't Touch Me," which rose to No. 2 on the
U.S. Hot Country Songs chart. Other charting songs included "A Wanderin' Man” (1967),
"I'll Love You More (Than You'll Need)" (1968), and her duet with Jack Greene
"Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You," the latter of which peaked at No. 2 on the
US country chart in 1969. In addition to her recording career, Seely also
appeared in the Willie Nelson film Honeysuckle Rose, played Mrs. Jenkins in
the 2002 film Changing Hearts, and she starred in stage productions including
Always, Patsy Cline; The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas; Could It Be Love;
and more. She also published her own book in 1988 titled Pieces of a Puzzled Mind.







David Roach in 1991

David Roach, the raspy-voiced frontman of Junkyard, died on Aug. 1 at 59, his
bandmates announced. News of his death came months after the singer first
opened up about his battle with an aggressive form of skin cancer. In 1987,
the Austin, Texas, native co-founded Junkyard in Los Angeles. The group's core
lineup included Roach on vocals, Chris Gates and Brian Baker on guitar,
Clay Anthony on bass, and Patrick Muzingo on drums. Together, they soon
became a recognizable name in the city's Sunset Strip music scene, then
a popular place for on-the-rise hard rock acts. Junkyard signed with
Geffen Records, and their self-titled debut album arrived in 1989. It was
a modest success, peaking at No. 105 on the Billboard 200, with singles
including "Blooze," "Hollywood, "and "Simple Man." They next released
Sixes, Sevens & Nines before splitting up in 1992. They sporadically
reunited over the years, eventually putting out the comeback album
High Water in 2017.






Kelley Mack on the red carpet for
'Broadcast Signal Intrusion' in 2021.

Kelley Mack, an actress and producer best known for playing Addy on
The Walking Dead, died Aug. 2 at age 33. In total, the star was credited
with 35 acting roles throughout her career. Her first on-screen credit came
in the 2019 short film Violet, which she followed up with her role as
Hilltop Colony resident Addy on the ninth season of AMC’s hit zombie show.
Other memorable TV stints include playing Penelope Jacobs in season 8 of
Chicago Med, and on Fox's 9-1-1. On the film side, she starred as Alice in
Broadcast Signal Intrusion in 2021, and as Wilda in Delicate Arch in 2024.
In the upcoming film Universal, she's credited in the role of Ricky, and also
serves as executive producer on the project, which hails from writer-director
Stephen Portland. She also played Tina in Mr. Manhattan, and starred in
and produced several shorts. Mack also had several notable commercials
and voice-over roles to her credit, including in the Oscar-winning
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.







Loni Anderson in Los Angeles in 2023

Loni Anderson, the two-time Emmy-nominated star of the classic CBS sitcom
WKRP in Cincinnati, died on Aug. 3 at age 79. Born in Saint Paul, Minn., in 1945
to an environmental chemist and a model, Anderson slowly rose through the
ranks of show business with bit parts on series like S.W.A.T., Barnaby Jones,
and The Bob Newhart Show. Her big break came in 1978 with a plum role on
WKRP in Cincinnati, in which she played Jennifer Marlowe, the fictional
station's clever, enterprising, and endlessly enthusiastic receptionist. The
actress went on to reprise her role on The New WKRP in Cincinnati for
two years, joined the main cast of Nurses, a spinoff of Golden Girls spinoff
Empty Nest, and appeared in guest roles in films A Night at the Roxbury
and series like Melrose Place and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Anderson is
survived by her husband, folk musician Bob Flick;
her son, Quinton Anderson Reynolds;
daughter Deidra Hoffman and
son-in-law Charlie Hoffman;
and numerous stepchildren, grandchildren,
and step-grandchildren.








Jon Miyahara as Brett on 'Superstore'.

Superstore star Jon Miyahara, who played Brett on all six seasons of the
NBC comedy, died Aug. 6 at age 83. On the show, which followed the
employees of a fictional store named Cloud 9, Miyahara played Brett in a
total of 105 episodes throughout its run from 2015 to 2021 — including
the series premiere and finale. His character was famously thought to be
dead in the season 2 finale after a tornado destroyed the store. After his
coworkers held a memorial for him, it was revealed at the beginning of
the following season that he had been alive and well the whole time and
escaped the storm by driving home. Miyahara, who, per his IMDB profile,
was born Aug. 8, 1941, in Los Angeles, also played Bob in one episode
of the TV series Holding Tight in 2022.