Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2023: B

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Baadani, Shimon  Born 1 January 1928  (Hadera, Palestine Territory) Died 11 January 2023  (Ramat Gan, Israel) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) An ultra-conservative orthodox Jewish rabbi from the orthodox ultra-conservative wing. Formed his own party because the others weren't conservative enough. (THEME) Clerically Dead  (THEME) Pazuzu 5 Points Plan B from Outer Space

Babbitt, Bruce Born 27 June 1938  (Flagstaff, Arizona, USA) Governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Babcock, Barbara Born 27 February 1937  (Fort Riley, Kansas, USA) Retired American actress, won an Emmy for her work in "Hill Street Blues" and later popped up on "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman". Deadies 8

Baby, Lil Born 3 December 1994  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Trap rapper who came to prominence in 2018, went top 5 in the US with the single "Drip Too Hard". (THEME) Rappers Delight

Bach, Barbara Born 27 August 1947  (New York, USA) Actress best known as being the Spy Who Loved Me and also Mrs Ringo Starr (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

Bacharach, Burt  Born 12 May 1928  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Died 8 February 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Legendary songwriter and pianist. Has written over 70 U.S. Top 40 hit singles for artists such as Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and Aretha Franklin. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE ARSE-IN-HOLE Bucket Kickers 79 (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Down Under Death Merchants Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) Funk Pop a Roll (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Zombie Dance Party Heaven Can't Wait I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I've Been Dying To Play This Just Fade Away Lard Bazaar Mortem Omnibus Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus Not at All Well Powder Picks Em Off Prowlers Goners Steve's Stiffs (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers Swimming in the Death Pool The Colnbrook Coroner

Bachman, Randy Born 27 September 1943  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Guitarist for bands The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Let us rock! (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Baer, Jr., Max Born 4 December 1937  (Oakland, California, USA) Actor, best known as Jethro in the 1960s fish-out-of-water comedy series 'The Beverly Hillbillies'. Death Can Be Funny (THEME) The Survivors (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Baez, Joan Born 9 February 1941  (New York City, New York, USA) Folk singer, recognised for her collaborations with Bob Dylan. (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death

bahamontes, federico  Born 9 July 1928  (Santo Domingo-Caudilla, Spain) Died 8 August 2023  (Valladolid Province, Spain) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Spanish cyclist regarded as "King of the Mountain" (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's (THEME) On yer bike!  Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Baheer, Ghairat Born in Chanakhwa, Paktika, Afghanistan  (exact date unknown) Afghani senator of the House of Elders who was imprisoned by American forces for alleged ties with the militant group Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Bailey, David Born 2 January 1938  (Leytonstone, London, England) Iconic photographer who came to prominence in the "Swinging Sixties". Simply Dead

Bailey, Judy Born 3 October 1935  (Auckland, New Zealand) New Zealand-born pianist, jazz musician and composer (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Bain, Barbara Born 13 September 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actress and ex-wife of 'Mission:Impossible' and 'Space 1999' star Martin Landau, with whom she appeared with. Deadies 8 Death Becomes Them (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! Unusual Suspects

Bairnson, Ian  Born 3 August 1953  (Lerwick, Scotland) Died 7 April 2023  () Age at death: 69  (read death notice) Scottish musician, previously a member of The Alan Parsons Project and Pilot. (THEME) #1 Hits

Bajrakitiyabha, Princess Born 12 July 1978  (Bangkok, Thailand) Oldest grandchild of King Bhumibol, Diplomat and Attorney Genral of Udon Thani Province. 2024? – no thank you! I’ll leave before 20 Random Guys Part 1  Cancel My Appointments Carkers Convention 2023 Dead Ends Dead Ringers Droller Coaster Faucheuse’s main list GUN Fishing I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended It's A Grim World After All Manuel's Stiffs Octopus of Odstock Pan Breed Plan B from Outer Space Smart Beta The Living End The Sound of the Underground Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

Baker, Anne Born 14 May 1914  () Writer of numerous historical biographies in addition to 50 years of volunteer work. Which is only one-half of her life, to be honest. Deadies 8  (THEME) Gray Panthers Weakend at Bernies (THEME) Old As Dirt  (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam! One Eyed Jacks The Old Ones are the Pests

Baker, Carroll Born 28 May 1931  (Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA) Blonde bombshell actress in the 1950s in Hollywood before moving to Europe in the 1960s to be a horror star. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Women's Deaths Matter Too

Baker, Colin Born 8 June 1943  (London, England) Actor who played the sixth 'Doctor Who' from 1984-86. Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Baker, James Born 28 April 1930  (Houston, Texas) Former US Secretary of State. Ah, the ol’ team (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou... Time for Me to Fly

Baker, Janet Born 21 August 1933  (Hatfield, South Yorkshire, England) English mezzo-soprano. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing... (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Baker, Kenneth Born 3 November 1934  (Newport, Wales) Former Tory MP and Home Secretary. To teachers and school kids, his main legacy is "Baker days", which allow them an extra day off school. To everyone else, he's best remembered as his caricature of a snail in the satirical TV show 'Spitting Image'. Bladerunner Bourne to Die

Baker, Tom Born 20 January 1934  (Liverpool, England) Actor who played Doctor Who from 1974-81. More recently known for his deadpan voiceovers on 'Little Britain'. A Bunch Of Punts BALDY FOREVER Worm Fodder Bucket Kickers 79 Funeral Directors Apprentice 2023 Hangman's XX  Headstone Hunters Lights Out Long Lived the Queen (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Bakewell, Enid Born 16 December 1940  (Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire, England) Cricketer, one of the greatest female players. (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends

Bakewell, Joan Born 16 April 1933  (Stockport, England) Television presenter, newsreader and interviewer. The original thinking man's crumpet. Had a long affair with the late playwright Harold Pinter. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2023 (THEME) CRT to DOA

Bakker, Jim Born 2 January 1940  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Televangelist, ex-husband of Tammy Faye, who was brought down by fraud, tax evasion, racketeering and sex scandals. Despite this, he still preaches on his own TV show. 10/10 for persistence. (THEME) Space Wasters

Bakshi, Ralph Born 29 November 1938  (Haifa, British Protectorate of Palestine) American director, resposible for the animated 1978 version of "Lord of the Rings" Unusual Suspects

Balaban, Judy  Born 13 October 1932  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 19 October 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) American author and minor actress, more notable as friend, biographer and bridesmaid of Grace Kelly Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Baldwin, Alec Born 3 April 1958  (Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) Hollywood actor, whose breakthrough year was 1988, when he starred in no fewer than 5 films. Went on to appear in 'The Hunt For Red October', 'Glengarry Glen Ross' and 'Mercury Rising' among others, and was married to Kim Basinger for 8 years. His broth 5 Feet and 1 to Go Say Hi to Uncle George

Bale, Christian Born 30 January 1974  (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales) Eccentric actor and star of the Batman films. (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Balitsky, Yevgeny Born 10 December 1969  (Melitopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) Ukrainian politician appointed governor of Zaporozhye Oblast. (THEME) Just in Case

Ball, Vincent Born 4 December 1923  (Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia) Australian character actor. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Balladur, Edouard Born 2 May 1929  (Smyma, now Izmir, Turkey) Prime Minister of France from 1993 to 1995. (THEME) Complications from a fall

Ballantyne, Elspeth Born 20 April 1939  (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) Veteran Australian actress, a regular on Aussie TV fare such as 'Prisoner: Cell Block H' and 'Neighbours'. Apricot Crumble

Balmamion, Franco Born 11 January 1940  (Nole, Italy) Italian cyclist and two-time Giro D'Italia winner (THEME) On yer bike!

Banerjee, Subir Born in India  (exact date unknown) Indian actor, who played Apu - no, not the one from the Simpsons - in the first installment of the "Apu trilogy", born 1953 (THEME) Criterion Afterlife Edition

Bankman-Fried, Sam Born 6 March 1992  (Stanford, California, United States) Founder and CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX that collapsed and is now a suspected fraudster and former billionaire (THEME) Kennedy Driving School They're Loving Angels Instead Noz4news  Say Hi to Uncle George Song to the Siren  The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order There's A Shiva In The Park

Banks, Lynne Reid Born 31 July 1929  (London, England) British writer of both children's and adult novels her works include 'The Indian in the Cupboard' & 'The L-shaped Room'. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Banks, Tommy Born 10 November 1929  (Farnworth, Lancashire, England) English former footballer and member of the 1958 World Cup squad. (THEME) Sudden Death

Banner, Tommy Born in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Longest-serving member of the British Scrumpy band "The Wurzels" (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

BANNON, Steve Born 27 November 1953  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Chief strategist for President Trump. (THEME) The Right to Die

Barbeau, Adrienne Born 11 June 1945  (Sacramento, California, USA) US actress who started as a pole dancer for the New York mafia, and then frequently crossed the revolving door between Broadway and TV (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

Barber, Bob Born 26 September 1935  (Withington, Manchester, England) Cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Lancashire and Warwickshire in the 1950s and 1960s. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XI

Barber, Tony Born 28 March 1940  (Oldham, England) Australian host of "Sale of the Century" and "Wheel of Fortune". (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right

Bardot, Brigitte Born 28 September 1934  (Paris, France) French actress, sex symbol, model and animal rights activist. A Bunch Of Punts (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE Diego (THEME) Drop Dead Diva Error 404s I Couldn't Eat Another Bite No Weddings and Twenty Funerals (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS Women's Deaths Matter Too

Bare, Bobby Born 7 April 1935  (Ironton, Ohio, USA) Country music singer. SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS

Barkan, Ady  Born 18 December 1983  () Died 1 November 2023  (California, United States) Age at death: 39  (read death notice) US health-care activist who uses his ALS-diagnosis to full effect Aye, they're off the fags alright Captain Hemlock's Twenty Crofty's Coffin Crew DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Deadpool Surprise Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Finbarr Returns from the Dead His and Hearse Jellydead Min Reaper Once You Go Black Pan Breed Pretty Noose Smart Beta Swimming in the Death Pool The Walking Dead

Barker, Bob  Born 12 December 1923  (Darrington, Washington, USA) Died 26 August 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Presenter of the US version of 'The Price is Right' for 35 years until he retired in 2007 after suffering ill health. 2nd time's a charm 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE ARSE-IN-HOLE Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers BLIMEY! (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean  Bucket Kickers 79 Carkers Convention 2023 Champion Funeral Home I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Death Nebula 3000 Death Stinks Deathlist.net Death to the Future  Eternity Tours Evil Grimace Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right Girlfriend In A Coma (THEME) CRT to DOA  Grim McGraw Heaven or Hell? (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0  I've Been Dying To Play This Jellydead Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam JoeRam Just Fade Away Let the Bodies Hit the Floor LL's Pool Weakend at Bernies  Mass Hole Cemetery Min Reaper Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Noz4news Only Fools and Corpses Over The Rainbow Peter Falk's Friends Pity da Foolz Plausible Passings of 2023 Pool Ghoul  Reaping the Benefits Sad News FC So Long Farewell Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Steve's Stiffs  (THEME) Syndication Zombies Tentoesup The Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Wayne Manor  Zipline

Barker, Clive Born 5 October 1952  (Liverpool, England) Acclaimed horror writer whose health has been out of his own novels of late. The Alternative Deathlist

Barker, Sue Born 19 April 1956  (Paignton, Devon, England) Ex-tennis player, pretty much Cliff Richard's only love interest ever, and now a broadcaster and presenter of BBC's 'Question of Sport' programme. The Honey Trap

Barker, Travis Born 12 November 1975  (Fontana, California, USA) Drummer with punk-pop band Blink-182. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Barker (rugby), Bob Born 23 October 1944  (Leicester, England) Rugby union wing who has come on down 320 times for the Leicester Tigers. (THEME) He's Making A List, He's Checking It Twice

Barlow, Gary Born 20 January 1971  (Frodsham, England) Lead singer and songwriter for Take That. (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Barlow, Thelma Born 29 June 1929  (Middlesbrough, England) Televison actress, still best known as the dithering Mavis Wilton in 'Coronation Street' despite leaving the soap in 1997. Coffin Fit  (THEME) Comedy Cremations (THEME) Slippery Soap The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2023

Barnes, Jimmy Born 28 April 1956  (Glasgow, Scotland) Australian rocker with prolific success as both a soloist and the frontman of Cold Chisel. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Barnett, Dick Born 10 February 1936  (Gary, Indiana, USA) Basketball player, most successful with the Knicks. (THEME) Hoosier Deaddy??

Barney, Simon Date and place of birth unknown Reality TV ex. Born 1964. Old People Smell Of Piss

Barrett, Aston Born 22 November 1946  (Kingston, Jamaica) Called Family Man, retired musician and Rastafarian, last of the Wailers. (THEME) Keeping the band alive!! Life Got Cold  The Living End

Barrett, John Born 17 April 1931  (Mill Hill, London, England) Tennis player and TV commentator. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Barrett, Marlyne Born 13 September 1978  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actress, played Nerese Campbell in the HBO series The Wire. A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Dead Ringers Deadwig Going Underground Morrigan Statik Charge

Barrie, Amanda Born 14 September 1935  (Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire,England) Actress. Was Alma Sedgewick in Coronation Street. (THEME) Unpersons (THEME) Well Done If You Got These at Home (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Barrie, Barbara Born 23 May 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actress and author. (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Barrie, J. J. Born 7 July 1933  (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) Born Barry Authors. Country music singer, best known for his sentimental 1976 UK-chart topper 'No Charge'. (THEME) #1 Hits (THEME) Great Gig In The Sky Encore (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Barril, Paul Born 13 April 1946  (Vinay, Isère) French military officer, embroiled in the Rwandan genocide. (THEME) Oui Oui Baguette

Barry, Margaret Stuart Born 7 December 1927  (Richmond, UK) Children's author behind the much-loved "Simon and the Witch" series. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Barry, Maryanne Trump  Born 5 April 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 13 November 2023  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Mainstream conservative judge who retired after allegations of shielding her famous younger brother Donald. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Barrymore, Michael Born 4 May 1952  (Bermondsey, London, England) Entertainer and game show host, born Kiernan Michael Parker. In March 2001, an unfortunate incident involving a dead homosexual in his swimming pool wrecked his career and made some DDPers feel that suicide may be on the cards. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Barstow, Josephine Born 27 September 1940  (Sheffield, UK) Opera singer who, in her role as Salome, became probably the only Dame of the British Empire to appear onstage wearing nothing but a G-string. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Bartlett, Roscoe Born 3 June 1926  (Moorland, Kentucky, USA) US representative for Maryland 1993-2013 Time for Me to Fly

Barton, Margaret Born 27 May 1926  (Finsbury Park, London, UK) Retired actress, Brief Encounter. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Bashir, Martin Born 19 January 1963  (London, England) Slimy, arrogant television journalist, best remembered for his Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE

basil, toni Born 22 September 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Singer-songwriter, most famous for her 1981 Number One hit 'Mickey'. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Basinger, Kim Born 8 December 1953  (Athens, Georgia, USA) Actress. Became an 80s sex symbol after 9 1/2 weeks with Mickey Rourke before landing an Oscar in 1998 for her role as Lynn Bracken in 'L.A. Confidential'. Was married to Alec Baldwin. (THEME) Willie Spence Memorial Deathsquad

Baskin, Carole Born 6 June 1961  (Bexar County, Texas, USA) CEO of Big Cat Rescue, made famous by Tiger King. A Spot of Death

Bassett, Joshua Born 22 December 2000  (Oceanside, California, USA) American actor and singer, stars in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. (THEME) Tik Tok… It’s Time

Bassey, Shirley Born 8 January 1937  (Cardiff, Wales) Singer who had several hits in the 1950s and '60s, as well as singing the theme tunes to 3 James Bond films. Had a minor comeback in the late '90s as an ironic cult heroine. Death Stalks United (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey  (THEME) Drop Dead Diva Lived so let's die (THEME) Thats 70's Mixtape (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall  (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Bates, Ken Born 4 December 1931  (Ealing, London, England) Outspoken football chairman, formerly of Chelsea, now with Leeds United. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Coffin Fit

Battaglin, Giovanni Born 22 July 1951  (Marostica, Italy) Italian cyclist who peaked precisely in 1981 (THEME) On yer bike!

Baugh, Kevin Born 30 July 1963  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) a veteran of the micronation movement, president of the Republic of Molossa 20 Random Guys Part 3

Baumann, Heinz Born 2 December 1928  (Oldenburg, Germany) German actor. Died in March without qualifying obit. (THEME) Acting as in the Twenties

Baxter, Biddy Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (exact date unknown) Born in 1933. Former long-time editor of Blue Peter, the long-running children's TV show. Two Coins & A Punt

Baxter, Keith  Born 29 April 1933  (Newport, Wales) Died 24 September 2023  () Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Welsh actor, who appears in The Chimes of Midnight as Prince Hal. Most Unique Picks 2023

Baxter, Peter Born in Derby, England  (exact date unknown) BBC radio producer known for his cricket work. Born 1947. (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends

Baxter, Stanley Born 24 May 1926  (Glasgow, Scotland) Comic actor, impressionist & female impersonator, who retired after starring in children's TV show 'Mr Majeika'. Now lives in Berkshire. Bastard Must've Died (THEME) Comedy Cremations Dai YaB'stards Dead And Dusted  Deader than a Dead Thing Deathlist.net Dr Shipman's waiting room  (THEME) Exiting The Stage Final Curtain Calls  Funeral Holmes (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven  Heaven Can't Wait I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I've Been Dying To Play This (THEME) Jocks Away Just Fade Away (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death.  Lidders Late Lamentables Lights Out Min Reaper Pistonbroke Prowlers Goners SeasideEssexXile Still_Drunkasaskunk Tragic, our Maurice! Two Coins & A Punt (THEME) Who's laughing now? (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Baynham, Ron Born 10 June 1929  (Birmingham, United Kingdom) English goalkeeper best known for his stint at Luton Town (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS  Matt Hancock's Unwashed Cock (THEME) Sudden Death

baynton, Maureen Born in England  (exact date unknown) English former snooker and billiards player, seven-time Women's Amateur Billiards champion. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

Bazely, Sally Born 18 November 1932  (Northaw, Hertfordshire, England) UK TV actress. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Beacham, Stephanie Born 28 February 1947  (Barnet, Hertfordshire, England) English actress. The Cobbles Toll for Thee

Beagle, Peter S. Born 20 April 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) Fantasy novelist best known for 'The Last Unicorn'. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Beale, Simon Russell Born 12 January 1961  (Penang, Malaysia) One of England's leading stage actors, often turns up on TV and film if there's anything Shakespeare-y going on. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Bean, Sean Born 17 April 1959  (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) Actor, often used to great effect to add a bit o' nurthern grit to films such as 'Lord of the Rings' and the cult TV hit 'Game of Thrones'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Bear, Stephen Born 15 January 1990  (London, England) Winner of Celebrity Big Brother, and star of Ex on the Beach. A lister, clearly. (THEME) Unpersons

Beard, Frank Born 11 June 1949  (Frankston, Texas, USA) Drummer and non-bearded member of blues-rock group ZZ Top. (THEME) The DOA Tour ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Beatrix, Princess Born 31 January 1938  (Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands) Former Queen of The Netherlands, now their Queen Mum. (THEME) One More Knight

Beatty, Warren Born 30 March 1937  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) US actor, lothario in his early days, now tamed by wife Annette Bening. Brother of Shirley MacLaine, ex-boyfriend of most of the celebrity female world. Where's My Damn List?

Beck, Jeff  Born 24 June 1944  (Wallington, UK) Died 10 January 2023  (East Sussex, Great Britain) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) While he might be one of the most highly regarded guitarists of all time, he'll always be the man behind white person floorfiller "Hi Ho Silver Lining". (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Beck, Martin Born 21 July 1939  (New York, USA) US Actor in films and TV (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

Beckenbauer, Franz Born 11 September 1945  (Munich, Germany) AKA "Der Kaiser". Legendary sweeper for Bayern Munich and West Germany. Managed the latter to the World Cup in 1990. Bourne to Die (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Oscar The Beast  The B-Team

Beckham, Brooklyn Born 4 May 1999  (London, UK) How old do you feel realising he's eligible as a DDP pick now? (THEME) DDP 2063

Beckham, David Born 2 May 1975  (Leytonstone, England) Self-effacing brainbox, who founded Mensa and never seeks publicity. (THEME) Great-Dead Britons

Bedi, Kabir Born 16 January 1946  (Punjab, India) Indian actor who starred in both Bollywood and western films. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Beeny, Sarah Born 1 September 1972  (Reading, Berkshire, England) TV presenter and businesswoman, has hosted many a realty programme. Only Fools and Corpses

Behar, Joy Born 7 October 1942  (New York, New York, USA) Actress and TV host best known as her off 'The View'. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Beith, Alan Born 20 April 1943  (Poynton, Cheshire, UK) Former Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats. Gooseberry Crumble

Belafonte, Harry  Born 1 March 1927  (Harlem, New York, USA) Died 25 April 2023  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Easy-listening singer, popular for many decades now. Survived a fight with prostate cancer. (THEME) #1 Hits (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' And they all died A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Death to the Future Eternity Tours (THEME) Exiting The Stage  Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky I've Been Dying To Play This Just Fade Away Lidders Late Lamentables Mass Hole Cemetery Mortem Omnibus (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys Pool Ghoul Poppin’ Clogs Puzlman's Passing Picks Soylent Green Is You Sad News FC SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Spectre of Death  (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2023 The Old Ones are the Pests They Might All Die Time for Me to Fly Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Wayne Manor Who Turned out the lights?

Bell, Alan J. W.  Born 14 November 1937  (London, England) Died 19 October 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) TV producer and director. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Bell, Archie Born 9 January 1944  (Henderson, Texas, USA) Frontman of funk pioneers Archie Bell & the Drells. (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Bell, Drake Born 27 June 1986  (Newport Beach, California, USA) Former US child actor from the Nickelodeon factory, ventured into music and driving under the influence. Career currently on halt after a conviction of child endangerment (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Bell, Madeline Born 23 July 1942  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) American soul singer who prospered best in the UK as part of Blue Mink. Most Unique Picks 2023

Bell, Martin Born 31 August 1938  (Redisham, UK) "The Man In The White Suit" - former war correspondant who became an anti-corruption campaigner and MP in 1997. Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill

Bell, Tobin Born 7 August 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) American B-list actor who got his big breakthrough as Jugsaw in the immensely popular Saw horror movie franchise 20 Random Guys Part 2

Bell, Willie  Born 3 September 1937  (Johnstone, UK) Died 21 March 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Scottish Footballer who played for Queens Park, Leeds, Leicester and Brighton and twice for Scotland (THEME) They think it's all over

Beltrao, Jacquie Born 21 April 1965  (Dublin, Ireland) Olympic gymnast turned Sky News presenter (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die

Ben, Jorge Born 22 March 1942  (Rio, Brazil) Leading Brazilian musician, famously ripped off by Rod Stewart for "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy". (THEME) Thats 70's Mixtape

Bendre, Sonali Born 1 January 1975  (Mumbai, India) Leading Hindi actress, also a judge on "India's Got Talent". Amanita virosa

Benedict, Dirk Born 1 March 1945  (Helena, Montana, USA) Actor, best known as part of the famous 'A-Team' as Templeton "Face" Peck. Francis of Arse-Easy 2023 (THEME) Unpersons

Benegal, Shyam Born 14 December 1934  (Trimulgherry, British India) Notable Indian director and screenwriter (THEME) Dead Continent

Benjamin, Christopher Born 27 December 1934  (Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England) Character actor known for his parts in 'The Prisoner' and most notably 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) Softly Softly Catchee Monkey(pox) (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Benjamin, Floella Born 23 September 1949  (Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago) Ageless presenter of 'Play School' and Liberal Democrat peer. Pull my finger

Benjamin, Richard Born 22 May 1938  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor in films & TV. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Bennell, Barry  Born in   (exact date unknown) Died 16 September 2023  (HMP Littlehey, United Kingdom) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) Football coach at the centre of child abuse allegations that emerged in 2016. Born 1953. DEAD LOSS Death Nebula 3000 (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Bennett, Alan Born 9 May 1934  (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) Lugubrious playwright. Bourne to Die  (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy Partridge As Reaper

Bennett, Judy Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England  (exact date unknown) Soaps actress - Shula Hebden-Lloyd in 'The Archers'. Born 1943. (THEME) Slippery Soap

Bennett, Tony  Born 3 August 1926  (Astoria, Queens, New York, USA) Died 21 July 2023  (New York Coty, New York, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Crooner, who famously left his heart in San Francisco. Still performing. (THEME) #1 Hits (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin'  Ah, the ol’ team Ambulance chaser BLIMEY! BROWN BANANAS (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! c. a. daver (THEME) CLOG POPPERS I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Dusted 1 Deadpool Surprise Deathlist.net Down Under Death Merchants Eternity Tours Ethnic Cleansing (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Heaven Can't Wait I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0 I've Been Dying To Play This John Key's List Julia Elston Just Fade Away (THEME) Last Christmas  Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Lights Out  LL's Pool Weakend at Bernies Mass Hole Cemetery Much Ado About Snuffing (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys  Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia NoSoup4U! Only Fools and Corpses Oscar The Beast Permanent Kip Plausible Passings of 2023 A Trophy For Atrophy Pool Ghoul Poppin’ Clogs Powder Picks Em Off Prowlers Goners Puzlman's Passing Picks (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard SeasideEssexXile See You In Heaven Shovelful of Dirt Spectre of Death Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Steve's Stiffs Still_Drunkasaskunk (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers The Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist (THEME) The Dead Kennedys The Spanners Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Who Turned out the lights? You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now Zipline

Bennett, William Born 31 July 1943  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) US Secretary of Education from 1985-88. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Bennett (sociologist), Tony Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Sociologist. Born 1947. (THEME) He's Making A List, He's Checking It Twice

Benson, George Born 22 March 1943  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Talented jazz guitarist and R&B singer-songwriter. (THEME) Nice!

Benton, Barbi Born 28 January 1950  (New York City, New York, USA) American Playboy model, actress and singer. (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

Berbie, Jane Born 6 May 1931  (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, France) French mezzo-soprano (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Berger, Ann-Katrin Born 9 October 1990  (Göppingen, Germany) Goalkeeper for FC Chelsea, career on hold after a cancer diagnosis (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2023 United

Berger, Helmut  Born 29 May 1944  (Bad Ischl, Austria) Died 18 May 2023  (Vienna, Austria) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Visconti's favourite actor, who went from being the "most beautiful man" of the 60s and 70s to the alcoholic wreck of today A Bunch Of Punts (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Berglas, David  Born 30 July 1926  (London, UK) Died 3 November 2023  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) One of the first magicians to regularly appear on British TV. Won the David Berglas International Magic Award in 2014. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Bergman, Alan Born 11 September 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Male half of the Oscar-winning Bergman composer couple Eternity Tours Plausible Passings of 2023

Berkoff, Steven Born 3 August 1937  (London, England) Acclaimed stage and film actor with the recognisable mole on his forehead. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Berkowitz, David Born 1 June 1953  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American serial killer, currently serving a long jail term for his crimes. (THEME) Miscreants

Berlusconi, Silvio  Born 29 September 1936  (Milan, Italy) Died 12 June 2023  (Milan, Italy) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Former Prime Minister of Italy, who as well as being a media mogul and president of AC Milan, is also amongst the world's worst actors for his "fainting" whilst making a speech on live TV, probably in a misguided attempt to get out of various legal procee (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep

Bernadotte, Marianne Born 15 July 1924  (Helsingborg, Sweden) Philanthropist and Countess of Wisborg, widow of Sigvard Bernadotte. (THEME) Drop Dead Diva

Bernardini, Micheline Born 1 December 1927  (Colmar, France) French model who demonstrated the first ever bikini back in 1946. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Berners-Lee, Tim Born 6 August 1955  (London, UK) OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA, DFBCS, RDI..... and invented the WWW. (THEME) Great-Dead Britons

Berry, Halle Born 14 August 1966  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Film actress & former model who has appeared & acted well in some excellent movies but will also be remembered for her awful performance in the god-awful 'Catwoman'. (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Berry, Mark Born 18 April 1964  (Salford, Greater Manchester, England) A.K.A. Bez, perennially hammered dancer for Baggy giants Happy Mondays. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Berry, Mary Born 24 March 1935  (Bath, England) Food writer and television chef, whose career has had a second wind thanks to the success of 'The Great British Bake Off'. The Honey Trap (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Berryman, Michael Born 4 September 1948  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Unusual looking film actor. ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD

Bertoglio, Fausto Born 13 January 1949  (Brescia, Italy) Italian bicycle racer, mostly on flat roads (THEME) On yer bike!

Best, Pete Born 24 November 1941  (Madras, India) Member of The Beatles from 1959-62, when he was fired and replaced by Ringo Starr, who, unlikely though it may seem, was considered a better drummer than him. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

betts, dickey Born 12 December 1943  (West Palm Beach, Florida, USA) Guitarist and singer-songwriter, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band. (THEME) Dead Beats

Betts, Jack Born 11 April 1929  (Miami, Florida, USA) Frequent actor on US TV. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Beutler, Jaime Herrera Born 3 November 1978  (Glendale, California, USA) US Republican politician serving as a representative from Washington state since 2011. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Bevan, Bev Born 25 September 1944  (Birmingham, UK) Original drummer for both The Move and ELO. Inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the latter. (THEME) Gris Gris (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Bevis, Kathryn Date and place of birth unknown British poet. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Beymer, Richard Born 20 February 1938  (Avoca, Iowa, USA) Actor best known for the role of Tony in 'West Side Story'. From Here to Eternity SAMSONS AND DELILAHS

Bezos, Jeff Born 12 January 1964  (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) Founder of Amazon, he knows what we want before we know it and fulfills all our desires, all hail, Jeff Bezos 20 Random Guys Part 1

Bhosle, Asha Born 8 September 1933  (Sangli, India) Indian singer and actress. (THEME) Perfect 10

Bianchi, Daniela Born 31 January 1942  (Rome, Italy) Actress who played Bond girl Tatiana Romanova in 'From Russia with Love'. After You, Madam

Bibi, Mordechai Born 1 July 1922  (Baghdad, Iraq) Israeli politician who served 15 years in the Knesset. Died in February without a qualifying obit. bry80cr

Biden, Hunter Born 4 February 1970  (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) Son of Presidential hopeful Joe, whose holiday trips to the Ukraine had Donald Trump very excited last year. (THEME) Kennedy Driving School

Biden, Jill Born 3 June 1951  (Hammonton, New Jersey, USA) Wife of that one guy who says "malarkey" all the time. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Biden, Joe Born 20 November 1942  (Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA) The current President of the USA. 6 Feet (Down) Under BLIMEY! Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son  Going, Going, Gone Headstone Hunters I'll sleep when you're dead (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Lived so let's die  (THEME) MAGA Hit List  (THEME) OAPs Permanent Kip Puzlman's Passing Picks Reaping the Benefits Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Bieber, Hailey Born 22 November 1996  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) American model married to Justin Bieber, former Baldwin. (THEME) The 27 Club

Bieber, Justin Born 1 March 1994  (London, Ontario, Canada) Canadian pop singer and teen idol. Bieber's Believers  (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Biggins, Christopher Born 16 December 1948  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Outrageously camp comic actor, TV presenter and pantomime star. Pistonbroke

Bilardo, Carlos Born 16 March 1938  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Football manager who won the 1986 World Cup with Argentina. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Biles, Simone Born 14 March 1997  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) One of two gymnasts from the past twenty years you can remember: not the miserable one, the black one. (THEME) DDP 2063

Billingsley, Jake Born 21 August 1941  (McKinney, Texas, USA) Survivor: Thailand contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Bilton, Tim Born in England  (exact date unknown) Former TV Chef. COMPOST CORNER Crofty's Coffin Crew DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Finbarr Returns from the Dead Funeral Holmes Girlfriend In A Coma Going Green GUN Fishing Heaven or Hell? His and Hearse And Now His Watch Is Ended I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jellydead Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Jumptheshark V 14.0 (now living in Derby) They're Loving Angels Instead Min Reaper Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus Much Ado About Snuffing Neither There Nor Thereabouts  Once You Go Black Pazuzu United People I Think Might Die In 2023 United A Trophy For Atrophy Puzlman's Passing Picks Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! SeasideEssexXile Smart Beta So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... THE DEAD C**T SCROTS The End of the World As We Know It The Master of Unlocking the old lady There is no spoon The Rotting Corpses of the Undead This Mortal Coil Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Very Ill Turned Very Dead Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Bindel, Julie Born 20 July 1962  (United Kingdom) radical British feminist writer and anti-violence activist (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Bingham, Rodger Born 5 July 1947  (Crittenden, Kentucky, United States) Contestant from Survivor: The Australian Outback. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Bingham, Walter Born in Karlsruhe, Germany  (exact date unknown) British-Israeli journalist who went from being a kindertransport child in 1939 to taking part in the D-Day landings five years later. Also the oldest known man to have completed a skydive. Worm Fodder

Binks, Jimmy Born 5 October 1935  (Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England) English former cricketer. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XI

Bird, Charlie Born 9 September 1949  (Sandymount, Ireland) Irish anchorman and chief news correspondent of RTÉ news Going Underground People I Think Might Die In 2023 United Smart Beta The B-Team (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Bird, Dickie Born 19 April 1933  (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) Well-respected but now retired cricket umpire, who also took the field as a player many moons ago. bry80cr Coffin Fit (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends Heaven Can't Wait Partridge As Reaper Simply Dead (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Bird, Larry Born 7 December 1956  (West Baden, Indiana, USA) NBA-player for the Boston Celtics and coach for the Indiana Pacers. 20 Random Guys Part 1

Birdsong, Cindy Born 15 December 1939  (Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, USA) Singer with the Supremes and with Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles. (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers

Biro, Andras Born 20 October 1925  (Sofia, Bulgaria) Hungarian journalist. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Birt, John Born 10 December 1944  (Liverpool, England) Dalek who was BBC Director-General during the 1990s. Bourne to Die

Biya, Paul Born 13 February 1933  (Mvomeka, Cameroon) President of Cameroon since 1982. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep (THEME) Dead Leaders (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife

Bjelland, Kat Born 9 December 1963  (Salem, Oregon, USA) Frontwoman of all-female alternative rock/grunge group Babes in Toyland. Skate Dumpers Pretty Noose the old lady

Black, Ian Born 27 June 1941  (Inverness, Scotland) Scottish swimmer ANGELS

Black, Jack Born 28 August 1969  (Redondo Beach, California, USA) American actor, comedian & musician, star of 'Shallow Hal' and singer of rock comedy band, Tenacious D. (THEME) International Dying Festival

Black, Jasmine Born 17 November 1987  (Bucharest, Romania) Romanian pornographic actress. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Black, Kodak Born 11 June 1997  (Pompano Beach, Florida, USA) Rapper currently in jail on weapons charges. Not at All Well  (THEME) Rappers Delight

black, tori Born 26 August 1988  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Pornographic actress, born Michelle Chapman. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Blaha, John E. Born 26 August 1942  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) NASA astronaut. Was unable to vote in the 1996 US presidential election because he was in space for the entire voting period. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Blair, Ian Born 15 March 1953  (Chester, England) Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2005-2008. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2023

Blair, Selma Born 23 June 1972  (Southfield, Michigan, USA) Brunette actress who played second fiddle to the blonde lead in every movie 1997 to 2003 (Cruel Intentions, The Sweetest Thing, Legally Blonde). 5 Feet and 1 to Go And they all died Dai YaB'stards Say Hi to Uncle George

Blair, Tony Born 6 May 1953  (Edinburgh, Scotland) MP for Sedgefield, County Durham since 1983, elected Labour leader in 1994 and Prime Minister in 1997. Not a popular DDP pick, as he's youngish and apparently in good health, but maybe he'll die of embarrassment if Cherie decides to sing in public again. (THEME) Great-Dead Britons The Honey Trap The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Blake, Peter Born 25 June 1932  (Dartford, Kent, England) Pop artist, best known for his design of the 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' album for the Beatles in 1967, for which he was paid £200. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Simply Dead

Blake, Quentin Born 16 December 1932  (Sidcup, Kent, England) Illustrator, often in conjunction with legendary children's author Roald Dahl. Lights Out

Blake, Robert  Born 18 September 1933  (Nutley, New Jersey, USA) Died 9 March 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Actor, in films as a child & later successful as an adult. Arrested, charged, tried but acquitted of murdering his wife. (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law Champion Funeral Home Huddled Masses (THEME) Miscreants Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia

Blakiston, Caroline Born 3 February 1933  (London, England) Actress best recognised as Rebel Alliance leader Mon Mothma in 'Return of the Jedi'. (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket

Blanc, Erika Born 23 July 1942  (Gargnano, Italy) Italian actress who was Emmanuelle in Io, Emmanuelle (THEME) Perfect 10

blanchard, tully Born 22 January 1954  (Calgary, Canada) American-Canadian professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s as a member of The Four Horsemen and The Brain Busters (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2023

Bland, June Born 2 June 1931  (England) Actress in early British soap The Newcomers. Had two roles in 80s Doctor Who – in Earthshock and Battlefield. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Blatter, Sepp Born 10 March 1936  (Visp, Canton Valais, Switzerland) Slippery president of world football body FIFA since 1998. Bladerunner

Blazevic, Miroslav  Born 10 February 1935  (Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Died 8 February 2023  (Zagreb, Croatia) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Croatian football player and coach, most notably carried the Croation team to 3rd place at the 1998 World Cup. Banana's Bruises

Blech, Benjamin Born in Zurich, Switzerland  (exact date unknown) American Orthodox rabbi. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Bleken, Hakon Born 1 September 1929  (Trondheim, Norway) Norwegian painter. Death Is International

Blessed, Brian Born 9 October 1937  (Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) Large, bearded actor whose presence and booming voice has landed him parts in everything from Shakespeare adaptations to Robin Hood to 'Star Wars'. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE Funeral Directors Apprentice 2023 (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy No Weddings and Twenty Funerals (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Bley, Carla  Born 11 May 1936  (Oakland, California, USA) Died 17 October 2023  (Willow, New York, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Free-jazz bandleader and one of the most prominent women in jazz (THEME) Nice!

Block, John R. Born 15 February 1935  (Galesburg, Illinois, USA) Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, during the Reagan administration (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Blofeld, Henry Born 23 September 1939  (Hoveton, Norfolk, England) BBC Radio 4 cricket commentator. His father went to school with Ian Fleming, who borrowed his surname for James Bond's long-time nemesis, Ernst Stavro. Coffin Fit (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends (THEME) CRT to DOA Matt Hancock's Unwashed Cock (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Bloodvessel, Buster Born 6 September 1958  (Hackney, London, England) Formerly 30-stone (420 lb) front man of ska group Bad Manners. Collapsed and almost died during a gig in Italy in 2001, since when he is reputed to have lost a lot of weight. His real name is Douglas Trendle. The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Bloom, Claire Born 15 February 1931  (London, England) Actress known for her costumed roles in film. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite

Blueface, (rapper) Born 20 January 1997  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American rapper known for hit song "Thotiana," born Johnathan Jamall Porter. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Blumenthal, Ella Born 25 July 1921  (Warsaw, Poland) Holocaust survivor and participant of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Blumenthal, W. Michael Born 3 January 1926  (Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Weimar Republic) US Secretary of the Treasury during the Carter administration. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

BLUNSTONE, FRANK Born 17 October 1934  (Crewe, England) English footballer. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS (THEME) Sudden Death

Blyth, Ann Born 16 August 1928  (Mount Kisco, New York, USA) Hollywood actress who was nominated for an Academy award for Best Supporting Actress in 1945 for the film 'Mildred Pierce'. After You, Madam Deadies 8 (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Wayne Manor

Blythe, Ronald  Born 6 November 1922  (Acton, Suffolk, England) Died 14 January 2023  (Wormingford, United Kingdom) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Writer and essayist ('Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village'). (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him  BROWN BANANAS

Boardman, Stan Born 7 December 1937  (Liverpool, England) Liverpool comic who once got into trouble on live TV for an innocous joke about German Fokker aircraft. Dead And Dusted

Bobbitt, John Wayne Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Petty criminal and wifebeater who will forever be known as the receiving end of a certain choppy incident in the 90s, though his attempts to stay relevant off the incident (such as acting in porn film 'Frankenpenis') failed miserably. (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Bock, Kate Born 30 January 1993  (Vancouver, Canada ) Model. (THEME) 80s Babies 20s Cadevers

Boff, Leonardo Born 14 December 1938  (Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil) Brazilian liberation theologian and former Catholic priest. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Boggs, Wade Born 15 June 1958  (Omaha, Nebraska, United States) Fomrer professional baseball player mainly with Boston Red Sox although he won the 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

Boht, Jean  Born 6 March 1936  (Liverpool, England) Died 12 September 2023  (Northwood, London, UK) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Gobby, short-arse actress who effectively played herself in the TV series 'Bread' in the role of the family matriarch, Nelly Boswell. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber (THEME) Well Done If You Got These at Home Women's Deaths Matter Too

Boitano, Brian Born 22 October 1963  (Mountain View, California, USA) Figure skater and Olympic champion. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Bolam, James Born 16 June 1935  (Sunderland, England) Charismatic actor, comfortable in both comedy and drama. Known for his roles in 'The Likely Lads', 'When the Boat Comes In, 'The Beiderbecke Affair' and more recently 'New Tricks'. BANGELS (THEME) Comedy Cremations Down Under the Daisies  (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com  Tragic, our Maurice! (THEME) Who's laughing now?

Bolger (New Zealand), Jim Born 31 May 1935  (Opunake, New Zealand) New Zealand political juggernaut and prime minister for the National Party (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Bolland, Rob Born 17 April 1955  (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) Half of a Dutch brother producer duo who whoa-oh-oh-orked with Falco on "Rock Me Amadeus". 2024? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Cancel My Appointments Jumptheshark V 14.0 (now living in Derby) Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! The Master of Unlocking

Bollmann, Hannelore Born 5 October 1925  (Hamburg, Germany) German actress. Died in April without receiving a qualifying obit. (THEME) Acting as in the Twenties

Bolsonaro, Jair Born 21 March 1955  (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Conservative/populist politician who seems torn between being Brazil's Donald Trump and its Rodrigo Duterte. Wants to fuck Ellen Page. (THEME) Tik Tok… It’s Time

Bolton, Bruce Born 31 May 1935  (Christchurch, New Zealand) New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1958–59 (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Bonallack, Michael  Born 31 December 1934  (Chigwell, UK) Died 26 September 2023  (Scotland, United Kingdom) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Five-time British Amateur golfing champion who went on to play a key role in the sport behind the scenes. (THEME) In The Hole! (THEME) The DOA Tour

Bonds, Gary U.S. Born 6 June 1939  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Rock singer who danced 'til quarter to three in the 60s with the help of Daddy G, and enjoyed an 80s comeback with the help of Bruce Springsteen. (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Boneham, Rupert Born 27 January 1964  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Survivor' fan favourite who later ran for governor of Indiana as a Libertarian, needless to say to no avail. (THEME) Hoosier Deaddy??

Bongo Ondimba, Ali Born 9 February 1959  (Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville) No, not the beloved TV magician of the 70s and 80s, but rather the president of Gabon since 2009. Rumoured to be in very ill health at the start of 2019 and some forces in the country look eager to help him on his way out… Finbarr Returns from the Dead

Bonham-Carter, Helena Born 26 May 1966  (London, United Kingdom) A-List british actress with a taste for the unhinged and morbid, playing in the DDP as team…. No, we're not going to mention that Bieber's Believers

Bono, (singer) Born 10 May 1960  (Ballymun, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) U2 front man, who, like his mate Sir Bob Geldof, labours under the misapprehension that having once been a successful pop star makes him (a) an expert on everything from world hunger to the environment, a (THEME) Great-Dead Britons

Bont, Jan de Born 22 October 1943  (Eindhoven, Netherlands) Well-regarded dutch cinematographer. He also tried directing and succeded with Speed only to crash and burn with Speed 2. Waiting for the Hearse

Bonynge, Richard Born 29 September 1930  (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Australian conductor and widower of Dame Joan Sutherland. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Boogie2988, (youtuber) Born 25 July 1974  (Abington, Virginia, USA) Youtube nerd, rants a lot about video games. 20 Random Guys Part 2 Pretty Noose

Booh-Booh, Jacques-Roger Born 5 February 1938  (Manak, Cameroon) Camaroon Minister of External Relations (1988-1992) and somewhat responsible for the Rwandan Genocide due to malfeasance of office. (THEME) Gris Gris

Boone, Pat Born 1 June 1934  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Crooner, most successful with ballads and blues. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Great Gig In The Sky Encore (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu Tumbling Dice William Hague's Special Friend

Boone, Ruschell  Born 25 July 1975  (Kingston Town, Jamaica) Died 3 September 2023  (United States) Age at death: 48  (read death notice) New York City cable news journalist, had a fight with pancreatic cancer The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Master of Unlocking

Boorman, John Born 18 January 1933  (Shepperton, Surrey, England) Film director, noted for such films as 'Deliverance', 'Excalibur' and 'Zardoz'. Bucket Of Blood

Booth, Connie Born 31 January 1944  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Actress and writer-turned psychotherapist. Famously co-wrote 'Fawlty Towers' with her then husband John Cleese. Down Under the Daisies

Boothroyd, Betty  Born 8 October 1929  (Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) Died 26 February 2023  (Cambridge, United Kingdom) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Tiller Girl turned Speaker of the House of Commons between 1992 & 2000. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE God, It's Brutal Out Here (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord The Alternative Deathlist

Boozer, Young Born 23 November 1948  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) On-and-off Treasurer of Alabama destined to have a drunk driving scandal in his future. (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Borman, Frank  Born 14 March 1928  (Gary, Indiana, USA) Died 7 November 2023  (Billings, Montana, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Astronaut who was part of the Apollo 8 crew which circumnavigated the Moon in 1968, months before the landing was attempted. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living  (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Grim McGraw I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I Told You I Was Ill Mortem Omnibus Naked Florida Gravediggers

Bornstein, Kate Born 15 March 1948  (Neptune City, New Jersey, USA) Gender theorist, born as a man, now a lesbian woman. Has suffered from PTSD and also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in September 2012 with lung cancer. Wayne Manor

Borodai, Alexander Born 25 July 1972  (Moscow, Soviet Union) Russian politician and former "prime minister of the Donetsk People's Republic." (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Bortnikov, Alexander Born 15 November 1951  (Molotov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) Russian intelligence officer who resides as director of the Federal Security Service. (THEME) Just in Case (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Bossi, Umberto Born 19 September 1941  (Cassano Magnano, Italy) Italian populist politician who created the Lega Nord independence movement Over The Rainbow

Boston, Billy Born 6 August 1934  (Tiger Bay, Wales) Legendary rugby league player. Down Under the Daisies

Bostwick, Barry Born 24 February 1945  (San Mateo, California, USA) American actor with a rewarding career, but he'll always be Brad in the Rocky Horror Picture Show (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE

Botero, Fernando  Born 19 April 1932  (Medellin, Colombia) Died 15 September 2023  (Monaco) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Prolific Colombian artist known for his caricaturistic style. (THEME) American As Apple Pie (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Botham, Ian Born 24 November 1955  (Heswall, England) Cricketer Theresa May claimed was just like her. An overrated non-team player prone to huffs and screw ups? (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends

Boven, Theo van Born 17 May 1934  (Voorburg, Netherlands) Dutch professor of international law, recipient of an "Alternative Nobel Prize" (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Bower, Tom Born 3 January 1938  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Actor who has been in loads of films and TV series (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

Bowes, Danny Born 14 April 1960  (West Ham, London, England) Frontman of hard rockers Thunder. Only Fools and Corpses

Bowie, Angie Born 25 September 1949  (Ayios Dhometios, Cyprus) First wife of rock legend David Bowie. Learned of the great man's death in January 2016 while a contestant on 'Celebrity Big Brother'. BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Unpersons

Bowler, Norman Born 1 August 1932  (London, England) Craggy actor best known as Frank Tate in 'Emmerdale' from 1989-1997. (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket (THEME) Softly Softly Catchee Monkey(pox)

Bowles, Stan Born 24 December 1948  (Manchester, England) Arguably the definitive 1970s maverick footballer. Star forward with QPR but seemingly more concerned with the outcome of the 4:40 at Kempton rather than his football… Ethnic Cleansing Funeral Furore (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Shaun of the Dead 69 (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2023 United (THEME) Sudden Death They Might All Die

bowman, scotty Born 18 September 1933  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Retired Canadian National Hockey League head coach. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

BOX, MICK Born 6 September 1947  (Walthamstow, UK) Lead guitarist and founding member of the band Uriah Heep. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Boyce, Max Born 7 September 1945  (Glynneath, Wales) Welsh comedian & singer, particularly entwined with the Welsh rugby team and their ebbing & flowing fortunes. 2024 Here No More (THEME) Who's laughing now?

Boycott, Geoff Born 21 October 1940  (Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, England) Notoriously slow-scoring Yorkshire and England cricketer. Now an equally dull cricket commentator. ANGELS Aye, they're off the fags alright (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Boyd, Pattie Born 17 March 1944  (Taunton, Somerset, England) British model who was once married to musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Inspired the latter's classic 'Layla'. Blueberry Crumble

Boyd-Carpenter, Henry Born 10 November 1939  (UK) Lawyer and the Queen's private solicitor from 1995-97. Blueberry Crumble

Bozizé, Francois Born 14 October 1946  (Mouila, Gabon) President of the Central African Republic for 10 years before being driven out of power in 2013.. Alternative Observations 2023

Bracke, Ferdinand Born 25 May 1939  (Hamme, Belgium) Belgian road and track cyclist, excels at the highest speed (THEME) On yer bike!

Bradbury, Juila Born 24 July 1970  (Dublin, Ireland) Television presenter for BBC and ITV, sexy walker Death Can Be Funny Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Team Cat AIDS

Bradley, Dai Born 27 September 1953  (Barnsley, United Kingdom) British actor, who starred already as a 14-year-old in Ken Loach's Kes, moved to TV work from there (THEME) Criterion Afterlife Edition

Bradley, David Born 17 April 1942  (York, England) British actor famous for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series and later starred as Walder Frey in 'Game of Thrones'. (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Bradshaw, Terry Born 2 September 1948  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) Former NFL quaterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Morrigan (THEME) The Masked Dier

Brady, Nicholas F. Born 11 April 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Reagan and Bush Snr. (THEME) OAPs (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Brady, Pete Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (exact date unknown) DJ and Magpie presenter. Radio 1 for sorrow, 2 for joy. Born 1941. Time's-up Team

Bragg, Billy Born 20 December 1957  (Barking, UK) English singer-songwriter who loves a political song The Really, Really Rottens

Bragg, Melvyn Born 6 October 1939  (Carlisle, United Kingdom) Longtime broadcaster for British TV eventually made peer. (THEME) CRT to DOA Spectre of Death

Brand, Russell Born 4 June 1975  (Grays, Essex, England) TV presenter & comic who is nowhere near as funny as he thinks he is. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Brand, Stewart Born 14 December 1938  (Rockford, Illinois, USA) Editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death

Brand, Vance Born 9 May 1931  (Longmont, Colorado, USA) US testpilot and astronaut, most notably on the Apollo-Soyuz test project, then later on the Columbia Space Shuttle (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Brandauer, Klaus Maria Born 22 June 1943  (Bad Aussee, Austria) Austrian actor known for his role as Largo in the sort-of Bond film 'Never Say Never Again'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Branson, Richard Born 18 July 1950  (Sharnley Green, Surrey, England) Entrepreneur since the age of 16, when he started a national student magazine. Now boss of the Virgin records/banking/airline/mobile phones/etc empire. (THEME) Great-Dead Britons The Really, Really Rottens Where's My Damn List?

Branyas Morera, Maria Born 3 April 1907  (San Francisco, California, USA) American-Spanish supercentenarian. Survived a brush with COVID during the harrowing early months of the pandemic. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Brass, Tinto Born 26 March 1933  (Venice, Italy) Italian filmmaker of the somewhat soft-porn kind. (THEME) Perfect 10

Braverman, Suella Born 3 April 1980  (Harrow, United Kingdom) British politician occasionally in government functions depending on the current Tory Party fortunes The Really, Really Rottens

Brazil, Alan Born 15 June 1959  (Simshill, Glasgow, Scotland) Former porky striker for Ipswich, Spurs & Man U, now a pundit on television. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Jellydead (THEME) They think it's all over

Breaks, Jim  Born 25 March 1940  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Died 25 December 2023  (Gran Canaria, Spain) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Former wrestler, a star of the televised shows of the 1970s. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Brearley, Mike Born 28 April 1942  (Harrow, United Kingdom) Former England Test Cricket captain (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Bredin, Patricia  Born 14 February 1935  (Swansea, Wales) Died 13 August 2023  (Nova Scotia, Canada) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) UK’s First Eurovision Song Contest Entrant. Forgotten But Not Gone Time's-up Team

Brehmer, Lin  Born 19 August 1954  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 22 January 2023  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) American DJ for WXRT in Chicago. Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

Breivik, Anders Behring Born 13 February 1979  (Oslo, Norway) Far right killer of 77 Norwegians in a terrorist attack in 2011. Jailed for 21 years in 2012. (THEME) Miscreants

Brejchova, Hana Born 20 January 1946  (Prague, Czechia) Czech film actress who was married to Milos Forman (THEME) Criterion Afterlife Edition

Bremer, Arthur Born 21 August 1950  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Janitor convicted in 1972 for the attempted assassination of US presidential candidate George Wallace. Released in 2007. (THEME) Miscreants

Bremner, Rory Born 6 April 1961  (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) Scottish impressionist. (THEME) Gone Solo

Brewer, David William  Born 28 May 1940  (place of birth unknown) Died 28 May 2023  () Age at death: 83  (read death notice) English insurance broker that served as Lord Mayor of London. (THEME) One More Knight

Briatore, Flavio Born 12 April 1950  (Verzuolo, Italy) Italian businessman now mostly associated with the Benetton Formula One racing team (THEME) Formula Fatality

Bridgeman, Robin Born 5 December 1930  () AKA Viscount Bridgeman, Conservative peer. Diana Rots

Bridges, Jeff Born 4 December 1949  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Oscar-winning actor ("Crazy Heart") forever immortalised by dull people who quote movies at you as The Dude in "The Big Lebowski". Ambulance chaser Finbarr Returns from the Dead

Brigance, O. J. Born 29 September 1969  (Houston, Texas, USA) Former CFL and NFL football player, and senior advisor to player development for the Baltimore Ravens. Deceased Hose Jackie Treehorn

Briggs, Anne Born 29 September 1944  (Toton, Nottinghamshire, England) English folk singer, never achieved public acknowledge of her music. (THEME) Perfect 10

Briggs, Barry Born 30 December 1934  (Christchurch, New Zealand) Four-time speedway world champion, who competed in a record 18 consecutive world championship seasons. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE ANGELS

Brill, Charlie Born 13 January 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American actor and comedian. (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

Brinker, Bob Born in Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown) US host of Moneytalk, an 80s show on financial investments, subsequently became something of a guru (THEME) The Talking Dead

Britt, May Born 22 March 1934  (Lidingo, Sweden) Swedish actress whose interracial marriage to Sammy Davis Jr saw the song-and-dance man shunned by certain portions of American society in the 1960s. After You, Madam Moldy Oldies Naked Florida Gravediggers Tragic, our Maurice!

Brittain, Clive Born 15 December 1934  (Caine, United Kingdom) British horse-race trainer Funeral Furore I'm Sorry For Your Trouble

Broch, Hugo Born 6 January 1922  (Leichlingen, Germany) World War II Luftwaffe ace credited with 81 victories in 324 missions, a believer until the end Oscar The Beast

Brock, Dave Born 20 August 1941  (Isleworth, Middlesex, England) Electric guitar, synthesizer, bass and oscillators player. Co-founder of space rock group Hawkwind. Trumps Disinfectant Chumps

Broderick, Laurence Born in Bristol, UK  (exact date unknown) British sculptor, working mostly woth Bronze. Creator of the Bull for the Bull Ring in Birmingham 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Brokaw, Tom Born 6 February 1940  (Webster, South Dakota, USA) American television journalist with NBC News. Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia

Bron, Eleanor Born 14 March 1938  (Stanmore, United Kingdom) British film, TV and stage actress, brought to fame by playing Ahme in "Help!" (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket Unusual Suspects

Brooker, Alex Born 15 May 1984  (Ashford, UK) One-legged co-host of Channel 4 comedy graveyard "The Last Leg". (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Brooks, Mel Born 28 June 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comic actor and film director. 2nd time's a charm 6 Feet (Down) Under (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT And they all died Bucket Kickers 79 Champion Funeral Home (THEME) Comedy Cremations Dai YaB'stards Dead Last? Dead Right! Death Becomes Them Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net Dirt Nappers Down Under Death Merchants Equatic Doom Falling Off The Perch Final Curtain Calls Heaven Can't Wait I Told You I Was Ill & It's a Good by from me Just Fade Away (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. LW's Czech Out Mortem Omnibus Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Noz4news ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Permanent Kip Peter Falk's Friends Pistonbroke Pool Ghoul Spectre of Death Steve's Stiffs Still_Drunkasaskunk The Alternative Deathlist Funeral Director 2023 The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul They Might All Die Two Coins & A Punt Who Turned out the lights? (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Brooks, Ray Born 20 April 1939  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Actor who starred in Ken Loach's epochal TV play 'Cathy Come Home' but let's face it, he's the voice of 'Mr. Benn'! (THEME) Softly Softly Catchee Monkey(pox)

Broome, David Born 1 March 1940  (Cardiff, Wales) Former showjumping champion. Won two bronzes at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. ANGELS ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Brown, Alan Born 17 October 1935  (Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, England) English former cricketer. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XI

Brown, Antonio Born 10 July 1988  (Miami, Florida, USA) NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and likely CTE sufferer. Case in point? He stripped down and ran shirtless on the field during a match in early 2022 and the Buccs released him days later. Statik Charge

Brown, Arthur Born 24 June 1942  (Whitby, Yorkshire, England) "I am the God of Hellfire, and I bring youuuuuuuu.. FIRE!" Madcap, possibly actually medically mad, but hugely entertaining singer. The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Brown, Chris Born 5 May 1989  (Tappahonnock, Virginia, USA) Pop and R&B singer who got himself into hot water by assaulting his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. (THEME) 80s Babies 20s Cadevers (THEME) A Chris Goodbye (THEME) Rappers Delight

Brown, Faith Born 28 May 1944  (Liverpool, England) Actress and comedienne with a focus on impressions. Blueberry Crumble

Brown, Jim  Born 17 February 1936  (St Simons, Georgia, USA) Died 18 May 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) American football player, won the NFL Championship with Cleveland in 1964. From Here to Eternity

Brown, Joe Born 13 May 1941  (Swarby, Lincolnshire, England) Singer, guitarist & TV entertainer. (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Brown, Noeline Born 3 October 1938  (Sydney, Australia) Australian actress and comedian who has starred in lots of Australian things including The Naked Vicar show which certainly sounds funny Waiting for the Hearse

Brown, Roy "Chubby" Born 3 February 1945  (Grangetown, Middlesbrough, England) Stand-up comedian, known for his flying helmet and fruity language. Real name Royston Vasey. Bucket Kickers 79 Dead Wait (THEME) Who's laughing now?

Browning, Ricou  Born 16 February 1930  (Fort Pierce, Florida, USA) Died 27 February 2023  (Southwest Ranches, Florida, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Director and actor who made his name off of terrifying underwater creatures, from portraying the Gill-man in 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' to co-creating 'Flipper'. (THEME) MST3K Massacre Tentoesup