Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2013: R

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Radcliffe, Daniel Born 23 July 1989  (Fulham, London, England) Harry Potter. Now starring in a stage show where he takes his clothes off. Wonderflonium

Rader, Dennis Born 9 March 1945  (Pittsburg, Kansas, USA) Serial killer, convicted in 2005 for 10 brutal murders committed between 1974 and 1991. Bad People

Rae, Charlotte Born 22 April 1926  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress, best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in "Diff'rent Strokes" and the spin off "The Facts of Life". Eaten by Worms Toetag4U

Rahman Yasin, Abdul Born 10 April 1960  (Bloomington, Indiana, USA) Alleged bomb maker in the 1993 World Trade Center attacks. Drone Fodder

Rain, Douglas Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (exact date unknown) Canadian actor, best known as the voice of HAL 9000 in '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Born 1928. Happy No Year 2013 Moldy Oldies Optimus Primed For Death

Rainer, Luise Born 12 January 1910  (Düsseldorf, Germany) Actress - the first thesp to win two Oscars in consecutive years (1936 and '37). Baz & Barrys Burial Bonanza Breathless In Seattle Bxboy422 Warning - Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Diet Of Worms Eternity Tours Faster Than A Dead Horse Friday the 2013th Gray Panthers But Oswald I'm Dead. Well, Nobody's Perfect It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Kentucky Fried Genocide  Misslucky Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Obituarynotice Old People Party Of 20 Pool Ghoul Carrie in the Nidge Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Sexystf 2013 Soon To Be Gone  The Death Stars The Old Ones Are The Pests  There goes another one :) Toetag4U

Ramone, C. J. Born 8 October 1965  (Queens, New York, USA) Bass player with legendary punks the Ramones from 1989 to their break up in 1996. Punks, Not Dead

Ramone, Marky Born 15 July 1956  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) The second drummer for punk icons The Ramones. Punks, Not Dead

Ramone, Tommy Born 29 January 1952  (Budapest, Hungary) Last surviving original member of the Ramones. Born Tamas Erdelyi. I Will Survive! Punks, Not Dead

Ramos, Fidel V. Born 28 March 1928  (Lingayen, Philippines) President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. Dead Continent

Ramsay, Jack Born 21 February 1925  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Former NBA basketball coach, most notably with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Reckoned to be one of the 10 greatest coaches of all time, but will that be enough to get him a UK obit? Inigo, I Hope We Win Toetag4U

Randi, James Born 7 August 1928  (Toronto, Canada) Stage magician. Survived heart surgery in 2006, and is still performing. See You In Heaven

Randolph, Joyce Born 21 October 1924  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actress, perhaps best known (especially in the US) for playing Trixie Norton on 'The Honeymooners'. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen Where's My Damn List

Ranglin, Ernest Born 19 June 1932  (Manchester, Jamaica) Guitarist credited with creating part of the Ska sound. Boddies... Manchester's Finest See You In Heaven Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Ranke-Heinemann, Uta Born 2 October 1927  (Essen, Germany) German theologian and academic. Politically Dead

Rankin, Ian Born 28 April 1960  (Cardenden, Fife, Scotland) Hugely successful Scottish crime writer through his 'Inspector Rebus' series. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Rao, C R Born 10 September 1920  (Hadagali, India) Indian-born American mathematician. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Rather, Dan Born 31 October 1931  (Wharton, Texas, USA) Long time news anchor for CBS News until 2005. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!  Not At All Well

Ratna of Nepal, Queen Born 19 August 1928  (Kathmandu, Nepal) Queen consort of Nepal from 1955-1972. By Royal Appointment Dead Continent

Ratzinger, Georg Born 15 January 1924  (Bavaria, Germany) Elder brother of the Pope. Coattails To The Grave Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Ray, Christine Date and place of birth unknown Woman who claimed in 2011 to have had Jimmy Savile's baby. Born 1952. Carkers Convention 2013

Ray, Jimmy Born 3 October 1970  (London, England) Singer who had a minor hit in 1997 with 'Are you Jimmy Ray?' Well if he can't answer that himself, how are we supposed to know? The 90's Are Dead

Ray, Lisa Born 4 April 1972  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Former fashion model and actress. Freddie The Cat

Rea, Jackie  Born 6 April 1921  (Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) Died 21 October 2013  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Ex snooker player, who played for over 45 years at the highest level & Northern Ireland Champion until Alex Higgins & Dennis Taylor came along. Soon To Be Gone

Rea, Nicolas Born 6 June 1928  (place of birth unknown) AKA 3rd Baron Rea, peer and doctor. House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Read, Mark Brandon  Born 17 November 1954  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Died 9 October 2013  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Age at death: 58  (read death notice) Best known as 'Chopper', Read is a former convict turned best-selling author, the Aussie equivalent of John McVicar. Film of his life starring Eric Bana was released in 2000. Baz & Barrys Burial Bonanza Body Snatcher's Body-Count  The Don  Crossing The Styx Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged I Shall Need To Get The Black Out RKAA34 The Waiting List Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Heading Nowhere The Grey Horde The Hell With It This Mortal Coil Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor The Troll You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Reagan, Faye Born 19 September 1988  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) American pornographic actress. Life Without Souls

Reagan, Nancy Born 6 July 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Born Anne Frances Robbins, and subsequently nicknamed Nancy, the former First Lady took the surname Davis after her mother's remarriage. Apparently she gives her date of birth as 6 July 1923, though in reality it was two years earlier. She had a relatively short and uneventful career as an actress which ended when she married Ronnie in 1958. Since then she has been known for her anti-drugs campaigning and her dubious astrological beliefs. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot........ 5 Feet And 1 To Go Aardvark's Bupa Listing All Quiet on the Westerns Front Ash Cream Beyond A Little Peaky Bird Is The Word Bitter Violet Bladerunner Breathless In Seattle Bxboy422 Carolann's Guaranteed Immortal Casting Chelski Pensioners Crazycarl DDP Tofoa Dead And Don't Know It Dead Centre Of England Death Can Be Funny Der Gevatter Ruft Eternity Tours Faster Than A Dead Horse GMC Ghost Town Green Machine Grim McGraw Grim Sleeper GSTQ Guild Of Master Reapers Hardwood Surround Headstone of State Hunting Halos Illinois Reaper Beater 7.0 I Will Be 84 In March And I Am Still A Sicko!! It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! JoeRam Jump the Shark 4.0 Kennedy Driving School Kicking the Bucket 2013 Ladies Bodybags Lard Bazaar Last Of Dads Army, Pike and The Vicar Les Trompettes De La Mort Let Us Embalm You Live Forever With Line 5 Manuel's Stiffs Mercarte Misslucky Naked Florida Gravediggers .....Norfolk & Good Northern Foxiles "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."  Pool Ghoul Puzlman's Passing Picks Carrie in the Nidge Riding The Jesus Train Say Hi To Uncle George Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Sexystf 2013 She's A Goner Sick Scouser In Black Tazman's Hit List Team Debutant! Team Honey Boo Boo The Bedsoring '20s The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Death Stars The Grim Actuary There goes another one :) The Suffering The Grim Grampian Reapers The Unspiritualist They're Off The Ballot Now Tomb It May Concern Wall Street Massacre We're All Gonna Die! Will Jim Fix It For Me? You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Reah, Andrea Born in Whitley Bay, England  (exact date unknown) Otherwise known as "Hufty", a shaven-headed lesbian presenter on 90s post-pub show 'The Word'. Born c.1969. Sporting Lesbian

Rearden, Mamie  Born 7 September 1898  (Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA) Died 2 January 2013  (Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA) Age at death: 114  (read death notice) USA's oldest woman until her death early in 2013. Bet on Black! Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Real Creaking Gates Shaken Not Stirred  The Old Ones Are The Pests The Pussy Perishes Last Yorkshire Crypt Kickers

Reardon, Ray Born 8 October 1932  (Tredegar, Wales) Six-times world snooker champion. Shaken Not Stirred

Redaelli-Granoli, Maria Born 3 April 1899  (Inzago, Italy) Oldest living person in Europe as of March 2013. Died in April 2013 but no obit. Brown Bananas Old People, Young Death The Pussy Perishes Last

Redford, Robert Born 18 August 1937  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Heart-throb actor who didn't make the big time until the age of 32, with his role as The Sundance Kid, alongside Paul Newman's Butch Cassidy. Went on to star in 'The Sting' (again with Newman), 'A Bridge Too Far', and so forth. Rotting Kanzlerin

Redgrave, Vanessa Born 30 January 1937  (London, England) Stage, TV & film actress, now the elder statesperson of the famous Redgrave acting dynasty. Lost two of her siblings within the space of a few days in 2010. Black Penguins Of Doom The Final Curtaincall

Redknapp, Harry Born 2 March 1947  (Poplar, London, England) Football manager, successful but has rather dubious traits when it comes to loyalty. 'arry-Kiri's 'arry New Year

Redmond, Marge Born 14 December 1930  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) American television actress ('The Flying Nun'). Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Redstone, Sumner Born 27 May 1923  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Global media tycoon, majority shareholder in CBS, Viacom and MTV amongst others. Happy No Year 2013

Reese, Della Born 6 July 1931  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Singer, mainly jazz & gospel music, who later became an actress, and is currently an ordained religious minister to boot. 20 Crooners Croakin'

Regan, Stewart Born in Durham, England  (exact date unknown) Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association since 2010. Born 1964. I Hate Glasgow Rangers And Sevco 5088

Rego, Paula Born in Lisbon, Portugal  (exact date unknown) Portugese-British painter. Born 1935. All Death Is Consolation

Rehmann, Ruth Born 1 June 1922  (Siegburg, Germany) German novelist. Falling Like The Wall

Reich-Ranicki, Marcel  Born 2 June 1920  (Wloclawek, Poland) Died 18 September 2013  (Frankfurt, Germany) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Leading German literary critic. Falling Like The Wall

Reid, Elliott Born 16 January 1920  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor who worked on Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre on the Air. Death by Hedgehog

Reid, Harry Born 2 December 1939  (Searchlight, Nevada, USA) US Democrat and senator for Nevada since 1987. 'arry-Kiri's 'arry New Year

Reid, Tara Born 8 November 1975  (Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA) American actress - 'American Pie', 'The Big Lebowski'. Catty Gemma's Dilemmas

Reinecke, Edwin Born 7 January 1924  (Medford, Oregon, USA) US Republican politician who was convicted of perjury, although that was later overturned, in the wake of the Watergate scandal of 1974. Dead And Dusted 2

Reiner, Carl Born 20 March 1922  (Bronx, New York, USA) Actor, director, producer, writer & comedian - not a bad CV all in all. Grobler's Stiff Ones Laughter Kills Simply Dead Wayne Manor

Rendell, Ruth Born 17 February 1930  (London, England) Best-selling crime novelist, dubbed by the tabloids "The Queen of Crime". in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Old Writers Never Die....They Just Fade Away Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

Renigen, L. A. Born 18 April 1979  (San Francisco, California, USA) Actress. Star of cult film 'Colma: The Musical'. Worldwide Snooker Tri Quarterly

Reno, Janet Born 21 July 1938  (Miami, Florida, USA) Former US Attorney General between 1993-2001. Kennedy Driving School Let Us Embalm You She's A Goner

Resnais, Alain Born 3 June 1922  (Vannes, Brittany, France) French film director. But Oswald I'm Dead. Well, Nobody's Perfect The Last Picture Show

Reso, William Jason Born 30 November 1973  (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) Canadian wrestler who often went under the name Christian. You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under

Reubens, Paul Born 27 August 1952  (Peekskill, New York, USA) Actor best known as Pee Wee Herman. On A Mission To God

Revill, Clive Born 18 April 1930  (Wellington, New Zealand) Actor. Was the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in 'The Empire Strikes Back'. Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Reynolds, Albert Born 3 November 1932  (Roosky, Roscommon, Rep of Ireland) Irish Taoiseach from 1992-1994. Played a significant part in kick-starting the Northern Ireland peace process in the 1990s. Baz & Barrys Burial Bonanza DeadHead They're Dead, Y'Know!

Reynolds, Bruce  Born 7 September 1931  (London, England) Died 28 February 2013  (Croydon, Surrey, England) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) One of the gang that committed the Great Train Robbery in 1963. GMC Ghost Town

Reynolds, Burt Born 11 February 1936  (Waycross, Georgia, USA) Prolific US actor and first (nearly) nude male centrefold (1972, Cosmopolitan). Although he acted in some classic movies ('Deliverance', 'Boogie Nights'), he will be chiefly remembered for "good ole' boy"-type movies like 'Smokey and the Bandit', 'Cannonball Run' and 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'. Deathglam Industries EGN's Celebrity Zombies In Waiting I Will Be 84 In March And I Am Still A Sicko!! Let Us Embalm You Max Power Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Not At All Well Only Fools & Corpses Pickett's Pooped Off Picks

Reynolds, Debbie Born 1 April 1932  (El Paso, Texas, USA) Was an unknown young actress until she was selected to play the female lead, Kathy Selden, alongside Gene Kelly in 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952) - a role for which she had to learn to tap-dance from scratch. It's Grim Up North Deader Than A Dead Thing You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Reynolds, Gene Born 4 April 1923  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor-turned producer of 'M*A*S*H' and 'Lou Grant'. M*A*S*H Goes To The Afterlife

Reynolds, Norman Born 26 March 1934  (London, England) Production designer and art director on 'Star Wars' and 'Superman' amongst others. Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Rhett, Alicia Born 1 February 1915  (Savannah, Georgia, USA) Portrait painter and actress best known for her role as India Wilkes in 'Gone with the Wind'. Romancing The Headstone You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today - Are You Dead?

Ribbens, Arie Born 22 January 1937  (Eindhoven, Netherlands) Dutch singer. Team Debutant!

Rich, Claude Born 8 February 1929  (Strasbourg, France) French actor. john_thomas_alerdice

Richard, Cliff Born 14 October 1940  (Lucknow, India) Actor, singer, colostomy bag-wearer and insufferably smug Christian. 'arry-Kiri's 'arry New Year Bouttells Death Squad Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Gwynhafyr Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Daddy Long Leg's Dead The Honey Trap Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard

Richard, Little Born 5 December 1932  (Macon, Georgia, USA) Singer, songwriter & pianist, an early star of rock n' roll. AbraCadaver Clog Poppers First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Down Like A Clown We Can't Sing When We're Dead Where's My Damn List

Richards, Ben Born 27 March 1972  (West Sussex, England) Actor from 'The Bill' and 'Holby City' amongst others. Another Day

Richards, Keith Born 18 December 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England) The guitar-playing Rolling Stone with the distinctive death-warmed-up constitution. Catty Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter Gemma's Dilemmas Shocking Deaths 2013 Savile's Specials Say Hello To The Angels Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll Snort The Ashes Team John Thomas The Reinhard Heydrich Association for Perfect Gentlemen FBLMGIT  Time To Make A Death List You're Gone!!

Richards, Rex Born 28 October 1922  (Colyton, Devon, England) Scientist and Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1982-1998. Weed 'Em And Reap

Richey, Kenny Born 3 August 1964  (Zeist, Netherlands) Scottish/US ex-con, formerly on Death Row until his release. Has since been back in trouble in both the US & Scotland. Thatcher Must Die FFS!

Richter, Gerhard Born 9 February 1932  (Dresden, Germany) German visual artist. All Death Is Consolation

Rickles, Don Born 8 May 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Stand-up comedian, comic actor and talk show whore. Bada-Bing! Circling The Drain Billy Graham Must Die Happy No Year Laughter Kills Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia The Vyrdolak Wot The Deuce

Ries, Julien Born 19 April 1920  (Fouches, Belgium) Belgian religious historian and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Died in February 2013 but no obit. The Pope

Rigg, Diana Born 20 July 1938  (Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England) Actress, best known as Emma Peel in the Avengers & pin-up girl for numerous people in the 1960's. Still acting, mainly in aristocratic roles lately. 007 - Carrie's Licence to Die Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive The Vyrdolak

Rihanna, (singer) Born 20 February 1988  (Saint Michael, Barbados) R&B singer, best known for the hit single 'Umbrella'. Lard Bazaar Sing Your Last Song For Me  What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Riise, John Arne Born 24 September 1980  (Molde, Norway) Norwegian Footballer. Often bewildering left back for Liverpool FC and Fulham FC. A man so left-footed, if you removed his right leg, it wouldn't make a scrap of difference. Life Without Souls

Rijvers, Kees Born 27 May 1926  (Breda, Netherlands) Former football manager of PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. Minions Of Xuleneb

Riley, Bridget Born 24 April 1931  (London, England) Artist and main proponent of the eye-mangling op art movement. All Death Is Consolation

Riley, Jack Born 30 December 1935  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor, voice of Stu Pickles in 'Rugrats', which might be enough these days to earn him a UK obit. Moldy Oldies

Riley, Ken Born 25 June 1940  (place of birth unknown) Church of England priest. Dean of Manchester from 1993-2005. Dead And Dusted 2

Rimbaud, Penny Born 8 June 1943  (Northwood, London, England) Despite the name, a male musician who formed the anarcho-punk band Crass in 1977. Punks, Not Dead

Rimell, Mercy Date and place of birth unknown Former racehorse trainer, widow of legendary trainer Fred Rimell. Born in 1919. Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Toast of the Turf

Rimmer, Shane Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (exact date unknown) Canadian actor, the voice of Scott Tracey in 'Thunderbirds' and other roles in British TV as the "American", such as the Secretary of State in 'A Very British Coup'. Insert Name Here

Rios, Miguel Born 7 June 1944  (Granada, Spain) Spanish rock and roll singer. Yes, they had rock and roll even under Franco! Dead and Dusted 3

Ríos Montt, Efraín Born 16 June 1926  (Huehuetenango, Guatemala) President of Guatemala from 1982-83. Found guilty of genocide in May 2013. David the Aspie Something Original

Rippert, Horst Born 24 May 1922  (Berlin, Germany) German World War II flying ace who claimed to have shot down French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery in 1944. Died in April 2013 but no obit. Death Speaks German

Rippon, Angela Born 12 October 1944  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Newsreader and TV presenter who famously showed off her legs in the 'Morecambe and Wise' show in 1976. Worm Fodder

Riquelme, Larissa Born 22 February 1985  (Asunción, Paraguay) Paraguayan model and actress. Muertos

Ritchie, Edith Born 15 November 1909  (Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) With Evelyn Middleton, officially considered the oldest twins in Britain in 2012. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club

Ritchie, Jean Born 8 December 1922  (Viper, Kentucky, USA) American folk musician. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Riva, Emmanuelle Born 24 February 1927  (Cheniménil, France) French actress and poet. If This Team Wins, The Beer Will Be Flowing...

Riva, Maria Born 13 December 1924  (Berlin, Germany) Actress daughter of Marlene Dietrich. A Million To One Shot Obituaries 'R' Us

Rivera, Antonia Gerena Born 19 May 1900  (Puerto Rico) Puerto Rican supercentenarian now resident in the USA. The Pussy Perishes Last

Rivera, Miriam Born in Hermosillo, Mexico  (exact date unknown) Transsexual reality TV star. Brimful Of Asha

Rivers, Joan Born 8 June 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Gruff-voiced, surgically-enhanced comedienne, talk show host and general all-purpose celebrity. Lord Gravedigger Mad Maureen Mr & Mrs Drummerboy The Honey Trap Late of Lewes

Rivette, Jacques Born 1 March 1928  (Rouen, France) French film director, in films for aeons. People Who Will Die Before Abe Vigoda

Rix, Brian Born 27 January 1924  (Cottingham, Yorkshire, England) Actor, mostly on stage, and charity worker. Younger brother of Sheila Mercier. Guess Who's Dead? This Is Your Death

Robbo, King Date and place of birth unknown Graffiti artist whose name came to the fore in 2011 over an alleged feud with reknowned street artist Bansky. Daniel Faraday's Notebook

Roberts, Doris Born 4 November 1925  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Actress, mostly in TV. Best known for her role as Marie Barone in the woefully unfunny 'Everyone Loves Raymond'. Brown Bananas Snuff’s Enough

Roberts, Eric Born 18 April 1956  (Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) Actor and brother of Julia Roberts. Dr Who(s) Next

Roberts, Graham Born 3 July 1959  (Southampton, England) Former Tottenham Hotspur and England defender. I Hate Glasgow Rangers And Sevco 5088

Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Born 30 May 1955  (Gainesville, Texas, USA) Another US professional wrestler. You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under Zombie Nation

Roberts, Jerry Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) War veteran who was part of the Bletchley Park code-breaking team. Born 1920. Dead And Dusted 2

Roberts, Larry Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA  (exact date unknown) Voice actor from 'Lady and the Tramp'. Born 1926. I Hear Voices

Roberts, Mark Born 3 November 1967  (Llanrwst, Wales) Guitarist and songwriter with Welsh band Catatonia. The 90's Are Dead

Roberts, Nicola Born 3 October 1985  (Stamford, Lincolnshire, England) Pale-skinned singer with noughties girlband Girls Aloud. Life Without Souls

Roberts, Robin Born 23 November 1960  (Pass Christian, Mississippi, USA) Newscaster and anchor of US breakfast programme 'Good Morning America' on ABC. Bet on Black! Ethnic Cleansing Weakend At Bernies Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling There's A Shiva In The Park

Robertson, Dale  Born 14 July 1923  (Harrah, Oklahoma, USA) Died 27 February 2013  (La Jolla, San Diego, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Prolific actor in TV westerns. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

Robertson, George Born 12 April 1946  (Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Scotland) Forrmer cabinet minister in Tony Blair's government before becoming Secretary General of NATO from 1999-2004. Weed 'Em And Reap

Robinson, A. N. R. Born 16 December 1926  (Calder Hall, Trinidad & Tobago) President of Trinidad & Tobago 1997-2003. Optimus Primed For Death

Robinson, Anne Born 26 September 1944  (Crosby, Merseyside, England) Former journalist, then game show host & TV broadcaster. Presenter of 'The Weakest Link'. The pun for her death pretty much writes itself! By Royal Ascent

Robinson, Billy Date and place of birth unknown British wrestler who found success in Japan. Born 1939. You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under

Robinson, Smokey Born 19 February 1940  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) R & B singer, one of the heroes of Motown music. Team Debutant!

Robinson, Tony Born 15 August 1946  (Homerton, London, England) Comic actor, best known for his role as Baldrick in 'Blackadder'. Knighted in the Queen's Birthday honours in 2013 officially for "public and political services", but I reckon it was for 'Fat Tulip's Garden' personally... Dead and Loving it...!

Robson, Bryan Born 11 January 1957  (Chester-le-Street, England) Former Manchester United and England captain. Dead Spotters Going Green

Rocco, Alex Born 29 February 1936  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Actor, known for playing mafia types. Joins Joss Ackland on the list of those on the DDP born on the leap day. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Rockefeller, David Born 12 June 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Absurdly rich banker (of Chase Manhattan fame); son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller Sr. Der Gevatter Ruft Hangman's XX Happy No Year Headstone of State Mostly Whores Old People, Young Death Owt To Stop Me Coffin? RKAA34 Roy Daveision Sexystf 2013 The Old Ones Are The Pests There goes another one :) Welshman

Rockefeller, Happy Born 9 June 1926  (place of birth unknown) Widow of US Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. They're Off The Ballot Now

Rodd, Michael Born 29 November 1943  (South Shields, Tyne and Wear) Presenter of 'Tomorrow's World' and 'Screen Test' in the 1970s. ZZ Topped

Roddick, Andy Born 30 August 1982  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Retired US tennis player. Was America's great white hope for a decade but in the end only won one grand slam, the US Open in 2003. Tennis Wars

Rodgers, Bill Born 28 October 1928  (Liverpool, England) One of the "Gang of Four" who split from the Liberal Party to form the SDP. Dead Commons

Rodgers, Nile Born 19 September 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Music producer and member of hip disco band Chic. Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Amanita Virosa Plowing The Deep Team Debutant! The Importance Of Being Urn-ish

Roeg, Nicolas Born 15 August 1928  (London, England) British film director of cult classics 'Don't Look Now', and 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'. People I Think Might Die In 2013 United Rotters

Rogers, Kenny Born 21 August 1938  (Houston, Texas, USA) Bearded country & western singer. Often mistaken for God. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Never Trust A Man With A Beard Sex, Drugs and Rock N Roll

Rogers, Wayne Born 7 April 1933  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) One of the stars of the TV series of 'M*A*S*H'. M*A*S*H Goes To The Afterlife

Rollins, Sonny Born 7 September 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Jazz tenor saxophonist, with a long career in music. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch  First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die

Roman, Phil Born 21 December 1930  (Fresno, California, USA) American animator for 'The Simpsons', 'King of the Hill' et al. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Romeijn, Piet Born 10 September 1939  (Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands) Dutch footballer. Was a member of Feyenoord's 1970 European Cup-winning side. Team Debutant!

Romero, Chan Born 7 July 1941  (Billings, Montana, USA) Rock and roll singer and songwriter who wrote 'Hippy Hippy Shake', later a hit for the Swinging Blue Jeans. Gnarlie's Bucket Of Blood

Romero, George A. Born 4 February 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) American director & writer, a fan of Zombie movies, as he has made at least 5 of them! Former DDP Unique Jokers

Ronalde, Ronnie Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Entertainer, considered one of the World's best whistlers. We 'ave all sorts here at the DDP! ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Rooney, Mickey Born 23 September 1920  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) The young Joe Yule, Jr. (as he was then named) had already appeared as Mickey McGuire in 50 short films by the time he was 13. He has followed a fairly busy acting schedule since then, but has never really regained the same recognition as an adult. He underwent surgery for a perforated colon in 1999, and had part of it removed, presumably leaving him with a semi-colon. Ash Cream Beyond A Little Peaky Bladerunner C.A.Daver Circling The Drain Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Dead Is Dead Death by Hedgehog Death Stinks Death By Hemeloids Deathglam Industries Diet Of Worms Dress re-Hearse-als Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Eternity Tours Exit Stage Left Falling Off The Perch Fledermaus Billy Graham Must Die Green Machine Hangman's XX  Hardwood Surround Harry Patch's Love Child I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader But Oswald I'm Dead. Well, Nobody's Perfect Coffins, Curtains and Cremated Cadavers Jump the Shark 4.0 Kentucky Fried Genocide Kicking the Bucket 2013 Laughter Kills Weakend At Bernies Misslucky Mr C Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers Sexystf 2013 Sleeping With The Fishes Soon To Be Gone Soylent Dreams Taking the Michael Thatcher Must Die FFS! Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Final Curtaincall The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles The Funeral Director 2013 The Grim Actuary Down Like A Clown There goes another one :) Wot The Deuce Yorkshire Crypt Kickers You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You Must Be Croaking! You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today - Are You Dead? Zombie Nation

Rosa, Draco Born 27 June 1970  (Long Island, New York, USA) Musician. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Rosa, Lelita Born 19 July 1908  (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazilian silent film actress. Said to have died in the 1980s. You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today - Are You Dead?

Rosenquist, James Born 29 November 1933  (Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA) Pop artist contemporary with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. All Death Is Consolation

Rosi, Francesco Born 15 November 1922  (Naples, Italy) Italian film director. The Last Picture Show

Ross, Annie Born 25 July 1930  (Mitcham. London, England) British-born jazz vocalist with the 1950s trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Former DDP Unique Jokers

Ross, Diana Born 26 March 1944  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Motown diva, of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' fame. The former Supreme is no stranger to the law, and was recently busted for drink-driving. Let Us Embalm You You're Gone!!

Ross, George H. Born 6 January 1928  (place of birth unknown) Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. The Bedsoring '20s

Ross, Marion Born 25 October 1928  (Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA) Experienced American actress, perhaps best known as Marion Cunningham in 'Happy Days'. Hippoposthumous

Ross, Paul Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) TV presenter and brother of the more successful Jonathan. Born 1956. Dress re-Hearse-als

Roth, David Lee Born 10 October 1954  (Bloomington, Indiana, USA) Lead singer of hard rock giants Van Halen. Drop the Pilot

Roth, Philip Born 19 March 1933  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Author of fiction. One of his best known works, rather aptly for DDP pun purposes is 'The Ghost Writer'. It Tolls For Thee Old Writers Never Die....They Just Fade Away The Death Stars Very Ill Turned Very Dead Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

Rotunda, Mike Born 30 March 1958  (St. Petersburg, Florida, USA) Former wrestler with the WWF, WWE and Japan Pro Wrestling before retiring in 2004. Let's get ready to Rumble

Rounds, Michelle Date and place of birth unknown Partner of Rosie O'Donnell. Misslucky

Rourke, Mickey Born 16 September 1952  (Schenectady, New York, USA) Actor, who has had something of an up and down career in Hollywood since breaking through in the early 1980s as part of the so-called 'Brat Pack'. Every Death You Take Wot The Deuce

Routledge, Patricia Born 17 February 1929  (Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) Actress & comedienne, forever remembered for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in 'Keeping Up Appearances'. Moldy Oldies Sporting Lesbian

Rowan, Lou Born 2 May 1925  (Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia) International cricket umpire. Weed 'Em And Reap

Roxx, Lara Born 12 December 1982  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Poronographic film actress. Contracted HIV in 2004. Worldwide Snooker Tri Quarterly

Roy, Arundhati Born 24 November 1961  (Shillong, Meghalaya, India) Award-winning Indian writer of 'The God of Small Things'. Roy Daveision

Roy, Deep Born in Nairobi, Kenya  (exact date unknown) 4'4" dwarf actor who played all of the Oompa-Loompas in Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Born 1957. Roy Daveision

Rubik, Erno Born 13 July 1944  (Budapest, Hungary) Puzzle designer, of Rubik's cube fame. ZZ Topped

Rubin, Barry Born in Washington D.C, USA  (exact date unknown) Expert on terrorism, especially in regards to Israel. The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

Rudorffer, Major Erich Born 1 November 1917  (Zwochau, Sachsen, Germany) Luftwaffe flying ace, one of the most successful ever. First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Former DDP Unique Jokers

Ruffin, Jimmy Born 7 May 1939  (Collinsville, Mississippi, USA) Soul singer who's best known hit was 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted' in 1966. We Don't Talk Anymore

Rumsfeld, Donald Born 9 July 1932  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Gaffe-prone, known known and highly controversial former secretary of defence for both Gerald Ford & George W. Bush. Hence, he is both the youngest & the oldest person to have held the position. The Politicorpses

Rush, Barbara Born 4 January 1927  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Film and television actress whose crefdirs include 'Batman' and 'Peyton Place'. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Rush, Otis Born 29 April 1935  (Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA) Left-handed Blues guitarist, an influence on Eric Clapton. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Rushdie, Salman Born 19 June 1947  (Bombay (now Mumbai), India) Novelist who ruffled so many feathers in his native India with his novel 'Midnight's Children' that he was forced to leave the country. Clearly having learnt nothing from the experience, he went on to write 'The Satanic Verses' in 1988, which was critical of the Islamic faith. It resulted in rioting, book-burning, and Ayatollah Khomeini declaring a fatwa (effectively a death penalty) on his ass. He has been in hiding ever since, and the fatwa was reaffirmed by the new Ayatollah in early 2005. The Sadistic Statistics

Ruska, Wim Born 29 August 1940  (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Retired Olympic judo Gold Medallist. Minions Of Xuleneb Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Russell, Kurt Born 17 March 1951  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) Film actor. Starred as Elvis Presley in a 1979 TV movie, before embarking on an up and down career including horror classic 'The Thing', dystopian action-thriller 'Escape from New York' and kung-fu caper 'Big Trouble in Little China', all directed by John Carpenter. Married to Goldie Hawn since 1983. Drop the Pilot

Russell, Leon Born 2 April 1942  (Lawton, Oklahoma, USA) Somewhat unsung solo artist and session musician for a succession of bigger stars since the 1950s. Shocking Deaths 2013

Russell, William Born 19 November 1924  (Sunderland, England) Actor best known as Ian Chesterton in 'Doctor Who'. Dead Lee The Blue And White Reaper

Rutter, Barrie Born 12 December 1946  (Hull, Yorkshire, England) Actor and theatre director. Was escapee Rudge in the film version of 'Porridge'. A Weatherman, 8 Small Parts and a Widow Twanky

Rüütel, Arnold Born 10 May 1928  (Laimjala Parish, Saaremaa, Estonia) Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Estonia during the period of it's eventual independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Later President of Estonia from 2001-2006. DeadHead Leading To(o) Dead...

Ryan, Buddy Born 17 February 1931  (Frederick, Oklahoma, USA) Former NFL coach who twice won the Super Bowl (1969 & 1986). Deceased Hose

Ryder, Shaun Born 23 August 1962  (Little Hulton, Greater Manchester, England) Lead Singer for Madchester legends Happy Mondays. Recently turned up on 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here' and finished a respectable runners up. I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Ryder, Winona Born 29 October 1971  (Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA) Actress, now producer & occasional shoplifter too. Pickton's Pork Pies

Ryman, Robert Born 30 May 1930  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) American minimalist artist. All Death Is Consolation

Ryzhkov, Nikolai Born 28 September 1929  (Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) Ukrainian member of the Soviet politburo until its dissolution in 1991. Leading To(o) Dead...

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