Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2023: W

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Wagner, Chuck Born 20 June 1958  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Broadway veteran who also starred on TV in the short-lived Tron rip-off "Automan". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Wagner, Robert Born 10 February 1930  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actor of 'The Longest Day' fame, who went on to play Jonathan Hart in the TV series 'Hart to Hart'. Younger viewers may know him as Number Two out of the 'Austin Powers' films (as pictured here). He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Woo BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Death Stalks United Don't Eat The Figs Huddled Masses  Oscar The Beast Permanent Kip SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS Wayne Manor You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Wagner (darts), Robert Born 14 June 1965  (Vienna, Austria) Norwegian darts player nicknamed "The Magician". (THEME) He's Making A List, He's Checking It Twice

Waite, Terry Born 31 May 1939  (Styal, Cheshire, England) Rotund, bearded Church of England envoy who hugged a radiator in Beirut for almost 5 years after a peace mission went wrong. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Wakao, Ayako Born 8 November 1933  (Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan) Fairly notable Japanese actress (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Wakeham, John Born 22 February 1932  () Cabinet minister who's wife was killed in the Brighton bombing of 1984. You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Waldegrave, William Born 15 August 1946  (London, England) Health secretary in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet and held a number of posts under John Major but lost his seat in 1997 and was elevated to the house of lords. Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair

Waldo, Elisabeth Born 18 June 1918  (Yakima, Washington, USA) Composer and ethnomusicologist. The Old Ones are the Pests

Waleckx, Tristan Born 28 September 1983  (Orsay, France) French journalist. (THEME) Oui Oui Baguette

Walesa, Lech Born 29 September 1943  (Popowo, Poland) Former Trade Unionist and electrician who later became President of Poland and a noted peace activist. (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law (THEME) Nobel Notables Oscar The Beast

Walken, Christopher Born 31 March 1943  (Queens, New York, USA) Quirky film and stage actor and dancer who first came to fame in 1978 in 'The Deer Hunter'. Also known for his role of Bruce Dickinson (Yes, the Bruce Dickinson) in 'Saturday Night Live'. (THEME) A Chris Goodbye (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Walker, Amanda Born 29 November 1935  (Scotland) Highly busy TV bit actress, but also some side parts on movies The English Patient and Cloud Atlas What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Walker, Billy Born 3 March 1939  (Stepney, London, United Kingdom) British boxer, and later also actor ANGELS

Walker, Jimmie Born 25 June 1947  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Actor and comdedian, best known as J.J. Evans in the U.S. 1970s sitcom 'Good Times'. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Walker, John Born 12 January 1952  (Papakura, New Zealand) Gold medal winning New Zealand middle-distance runner who was first person to run sub 3:50 for a mile (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae THE DEAD C**T SCROTS

Walker, Johnnie Born 30 March 1945  (Hampton-in-Arden, Birmingham, England) DJ who started out on the pirate Radio Caroline in 1966, before moving to BBC Radio 1 not long after Caroline's demise. Since then he's been a continual presence on various stations, most recently presenting Radio 2's Drivetime Show. Born Peter Deadies 8

Walker, Roy Born 31 July 1940  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Comedian and presenter of the popular gameshow 'Catchphrase' from 1986-2002. If he doesn't croak it this year, then this pick would be guud but naht ryeet... (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right (THEME) Who's laughing now?

Walker, Rudolph Born 28 September 1939  (Trinidad, West Indies) Actor, best known for 'Love Thy Neighbour', 'The Thin Blue Line' and now on 'EastEnders' as Patrick Trueman. (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab Trojan Hearse

Wallace, Danny Born 21 January 1964  (Greenwich, London, England) Former footballer for Southampton, Manchester United & England, who now suffers from MS. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Wallace, Julie T. Born 28 May 1961  (London, England) Tall actress still best known for her breakthrough role in the BBC TV adaptation of 'The Life and Loves of a She-Devil' in 1986. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Wallace, Willie Born 23 June 1940  (Kirkintilloch, Glasgow) Celtic Lisbon Lion who scored over 250 Scottish league goals. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Wallach, Brian Born in Washington DC, USA  (exact date unknown) ALS patient and advocate. Former Obama staffer. The Grim Actuary

Wallin, Pamela Born 10 April 1953  (Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada) Canadian Senator for Saskatchewan since 2009, and host of the Canadian Who Wants to be a Millionaire for all two episodes of its run. (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right

Walser, Martin  Born 24 March 1927  (Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany) Died 26 July 2023  (Nussdorf, Germany) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) German writer. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Walsh, M. Emmet Born 22 March 1935  (Ogdensburg, New York, USA) Frequently seen character actor in Hollywood films. (THEME) All these moments will be lost  (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) MST3K Massacre ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Time's-up Team

Waltz, Christoph Born 4 October 1956  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian-born actor who won acclaim (and Best Supporting Actor Oscar) for his subtle portrayal of SS officer Colonel Lander in the Quentin Tarantino film 'Inglourious Basterds'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Wamala, Emmanuel Born 15 December 1926  (Kamaggwa, Uganda) Ugandan Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala. (THEME) Clerically Dead

Wap, Fetty Born 7 June 1991  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA) Rapper of "Trap Queen" fame, gets into legal trouble for typical rapper reasons. (THEME) Rappers Delight Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice

Ward, Bill Born 5 May 1948  (Birmingham, England) Drummer with the legendary heavy metal progenitors Black Sabbath. (THEME) Musical chairs

Ward, Burt Born 6 July 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best remembered as Robin in the 1960s 'Batman' TV series. 20 Random Guys Part 2 (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Ward, Lyman Born 21 June 1941  (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) Canadian actor who portrayed Ferris's dad in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'. Bucket Of Blood (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Warner, Jack Born 26 January 1943  (Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidad and Tobago politician, better-known now as a corrupt FIFA Vice president. (THEME) Perfect 10

Warwick, Dionne Born 12 December 1940  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Legendary soul singer, famous for her renditions of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' A Spot of Death  (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) The Masked Dier (THEME) Tik Tok… It’s Time

Wash, Martha Born 28 December 1953  (San Francisco, California, USA) Former singer with the Weather Girls and Black Box, although you wouldn't of known about the latter at the time… (THEME) Dead Beats

Washam, Rey Born 14 March 1961  (Austin, Texas, USA) American rock drummer. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Wasmosy, Juan Carlos Born 15 December 1938  (Asuncion, Paraguay) The first democratically elected president of Paraguay, who squandered that goodwill by filling his cabinet with Stroessner lackeys. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Waters, Roger Born 6 September 1943  (Great Bookham, Surrey, England) Guitarist & singer, best remembered for his time with Pink Floyd. SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH

Waterston, Sam Born 15 November 1940  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Veteran actor best known for his long-standing portrayal of Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy on 'Law & Order'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Watkins, Ian Born 30 July 1977  (Merthyr Tygfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) Singer with noughties metallers Lost Prophets. Faces trial for sexual abuse of children. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Watkins, Peter Born 29 October 1935  (Norbiton, Surrey, England) Film and television director, a pioneer in docudrama whose works frequently embody an anti-war message. His 'The War Game', which hypothesised a nuclear attack on Kent, was met to critical acclaim despite being banned by the BBC. Diana Rots

Watson, Charles "Tex" Born 2 December 1945  (Dallas, Texas) Man convicted in 1971 for the murders of five people including Sharon Tate in the notorious "Tate Murders". (THEME) Space Wasters

Watson, Dr James Born 6 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Molecular biologist, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Recently in a spot of bother over racial comments he made. Champion Funeral Home Couldn't Think of a Team Name Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son (THEME) Nobel Notables Poppin’ Clogs Time for Me to Fly

Watson, John Born 4 May 1946  (Belfast, UK) Former F1 driver, finished third in the 1982 Drivers' Championship. Took to commentary after retirement. (THEME) Formula Fatality

Watson, June Born in Edinburgh, UK  (exact date unknown) Character actress who tends to take matronly roles. Pops up on Sky comedies a lot. Born 1935. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Watson (defender), Dave Born 5 October 1946  (Stapleford, England) Great English defender of the 60s and 70s, now with the all-too-well-known neurological problems Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2023 United

Watsuki, Nobuhiro Born 26 May 1970  (Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan) Creator of "Rurouni Kenshin", very popular in japanese MADs (THEME) International Dying Festival

Watt, James G.  Born 31 January 1938  (Lusk, Wyoming, USA) Died 27 May 2023  (Arizona, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Former Secretary of the Interior under President Reagan. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. Deadpool Surprise Death Nebula 3000  The Really, Really Rottens

Wayne, Ronald Born 17 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) The less-remembered third of the trio that founded Apple, along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him I Told You I Was Ill

Wearing, Clive Born 11 May 1938  (United Kingdom) British classical musician, who suffers from heavy amnesia and thinks every day that he woke up from a coma (THEME) Funk Pop a Roll

Weaver, Lee Born 10 April 1930  (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA) Film and TV actor (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

Webber, Peggy Born 15 September 1925  (Laredo, Texas, USA) Former actress of Film, TV and radio, Dragnet, the Waltons, the Smurfs. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Webster, William Born 6 March 1924  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Attorney, one of the few to work at a high level for the CIA and FBI. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Weicker, Lowell  Born 16 May 1931  (Paris, France) Died 28 June 2023  (Middletown, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Former Governor of Connecticut 1991-1995 Champion Funeral Home

Weil, Cynthia  Born 18 October 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 1 June 2023  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Songwriter who along with her husband Barry Mann wrote a string of hits including You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin and We Gotta Get Out of this Place. Touch of Grey

Weinstein, Harvey Born 19 March 1952  (Flushing, New York, USA) Hollywood honcho, co-founder of Miramax. Something of a provocative figure in the industry due to his history of tantrums and his overtampering with the foreign films he distributes. 6 Feet (Down) Under AbraCadaver Chelski Pensioners Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Deadwig Death Stinks For whom the bell tolls & It's a Good by from me Reaping the Benefits Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule The Death Toll is Catastrophic You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Welch, Bobby  Born 12 March 1929  () Died 1 November 2023  (Brockley, South London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Last surviving member of the gang behind the Great Train Robbery. Diana Rots drunkasaskunk

Welch, Bruce Born 2 November 1941  (Bognor Regis, England) Rhythm guitarist for The Shadows, also served as the songwriter for many of Sir Cliff's early hits. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights Trojan Hearse

Welch, Raquel  Born 5 September 1940  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 15 February 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) American actress & sex symbol. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

weldon, fay  Born 22 September 1931  (Birmingham, England) Died 4 January 2023  (Northampton, United Kingdom) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Old school feminist writer who works include 'The Life and Loves of a She Devil' and 'The Cloning of Joanna May'. A Pelican In The Wilderness (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food Exu's Exiteers I'm Sorry For Your Trouble Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Weldon, Jimmy  Born 23 September 1923  (Dale, Texas, USA) Died 6 July 2023  (Paso Robles, California, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Retired voice actor, best known for the Hanna-Barbera character Yakky Doodle. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Welker, Frank Born 12 March 1946  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Veteran voice actor, the go-to guy in the industry if you need someone to mimic animal noises. Has also voiced meddling kid Fred in nearly all of the umpteen 'Scooby-Doo' incarnations. (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

Weller, Rene  Born 21 November 1953  (Pforzheim, Germany) Died 22 August 2023  (Pforzheim, Germany) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) German boxer and European champion, tabloid favourite, but suffering from advanced dementia for years (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Wells, Don Dyke Born 13 February 1925  (South Africa) a South African former rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Wells, Stanley Born 21 May 1930  (Kingston-Upon-Hull, England) Shakespearean scholar editor of the Oxford Shakespeare series. Was formally married to 'Woman In Black' author Susan Hill. Unusual Suspects

Wells, Vernon Born 31 December 1945  (Rushworth, Australia) Actor who was "Bennett" in "Commando" (THEME) International Dying Festival

Wenders, Wim Born 14 August 1945  (Düsseldorf, Germany) Artistic german director and a favourite of the critics, for example for Wings of Desire (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness

Wendt, George Born 17 October 1948  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) TV actor - plays the part of Norm in 'Cheers'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy Tumbling Dice (THEME) Well, Somebody Ate All The Pies

Wenner, Jann Born 7 January 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) Founder of Rolling Stone magazine and the man behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Doesn't like The Monkees. Grim McGraw

Wepper, Fritz Born 17 August 1941  (Munich, Germany) Veteran german film and television actor of the harmless senior TV variety (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Wermick, Richard Born 16 January 1934  (Boston, Massachusetts, United States) American composer. He is best known for his chamber and vocal works. His composition Visions of Terror and Wonder won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Music (THEME) Pulling up the Daisies

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. 6 Feet (Down) Under Bieber's Believers (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun Cobbled on the Eve Down Under the Daisies From Here to Eternity Say Hi to Uncle George The Really, Really Rottens

West, Norma Born 19 November 1943  (Cape Town, South Africa) TV actress ("The Prisoner", "The Shadow of the Tower") (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

West, Rose Born 29 November 1953  (Devon, England) Born Rosemary Letts, in 1972 she married Fred West, with whom she committed a series of murders at the now infamous 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, during the 1970s. In 1995 her husband hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial; she is serving a life (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law Bieber's Believers Deadies 8 (THEME) Decomposing Blubber (THEME) Space Wasters You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

West, Simon Born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England  (exact date unknown) British film director of 'Con Air' and 'The Expendables 2'. (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

West, Timothy Born 20 October 1934  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actor, mostly on stage, but has had loads of TV roles. Married to Prunella Scales AbraCadaver (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Windsor's OBE The Cobbles Toll for Thee

Westbrook, Daniella Born 5 November 1973  (Walthamstow, London, England) EastEnders actress of yore who is better remembered for her cocaine habit which destroyed the septum in her nose. Don't Eat The Figs I'll sleep when you're dead (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab  Pretty Noose (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) Unpersons

Westheimer, Dr Ruth Born 4 June 1928  (Frankfurt, Germany) American sex therapist & author. Also, believe it or not, was a trained sniper during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. 20 Random Guys Part 1 6 Feet (Down) Under Death Is International Dirt Nappers Funeral Director 2023

Weston, David Born 28 July 1938  (London, United Kingdom) English actor, director and author, probably more prominent on stage than on the screen (THEME) Lost of the Lost

Weston, Kim Born 20 December 1939  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Motown singer best known for dueting on It Takes Two with Marvin Gaye. Bucket Of Blood

Whale, James Born 13 May 1951  (Ewell, Surrey, England) Right-wing radio 'Shock Jock'. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 2024? – no thank you! I’ll leave before ANGELS Are You Still Dying, Darling? ARSE-IN-HOLE A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Banana's Peel Slippers Bastard Must've Died  Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop BLIMEY! Worm Fodder BROWN BANANAS  Cancel My Appointments Aye, they're off the fags alright Carkers Convention 2023 Chelski Pensioners c. a. daver Coffin Fit The Love Boat (THEME) Complete Phallusies COMPOST CORNER Crofty's Coffin Crew Dai YaB'stards Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead And Dusted Dead Ends Dead Last? Dead Right! DEAD LOSS Deadpool Surprise Dead Ringers Dead Wait Death Becomes Them Deceased Hose Diego Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged  Droller Coaster Drop Dead Celebration drunkasaskunk Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2023 Exu's Exiteers Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Faucheuse’s main list Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead David Quantick's Showbiz Pals For whom the bell tolls Funeral Holmes Funeral Furore Girlfriend In A Coma Going Green Going Underground Grave Danger Grobler's Stiff Ones GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten Hearse of the Dead Heaven or Hell? His and Hearse I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I'll sleep when you're dead 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! Jackie Treehorn Jellydead  Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill John Key's List Jumptheshark V 14.0 (now living in Derby) They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Long Lived the Queen Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People LW's Czech Out Madonna's Hand Of Bod Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs Mass Hole Cemetery Matt Hancock's Unwashed Cock Min Reaper  The Misers Mortem Omnibus Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus  Neither There Nor Thereabouts Not at All Well Octopus of Odstock Old People Smell Of Piss Once You Go Black Pan Breed Partridge As Reaper Pazuzu United People I Think Might Die In 2023 United Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pistonbroke  Pity da Foolz Plan B from Outer Space A Trophy For Atrophy Poppin’ Clogs  Prowlers Goners  Puzlman's Passing Picks Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Roasting Bodies In Redcar Sad News FC Salmon Mousse SAMSONS AND DELILAHS SeasideEssexXile Shaun of the Dead 69 SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead Smart Beta So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs Spectre of Death Forgotten But Not Gone Star Dust Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information  Team Cat AIDS Heading Nowhere The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2023 The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Choir Invisibule  The Colnbrook Coroner The corpse list The Crowdsourced Deathlist THE DEAD C**T SCROTS The Death Toll is Catastrophic  Funeral Director 2023 The Grim Actuary The Master of Unlocking the old lady There is no spoon The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Sound of the Underground (THEME) The Talking Dead  The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Time for Me to Fly  Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic To Kill A Gabor Sister (THEME) Unpersons  Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor the Troll Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! Worm Farmer You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Whalley, Joanne Born 25 August 1961  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English BAFTA-nominated actress. The Cobbles Toll for Thee

Whitaker, Chico Born in   (exact date unknown) Brazilian architect and liberation theologist, heavily involved with the Wikileaks organisation. Born 1931. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Whitaker, Johnny Born 13 December 1959  (Van Nuys, California, USA) US child actor who did the expected thing and sank into the drink/drugs mire. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

White, Angela Born 4 March 1985  (Sydney, Australia) 32GG-breasted adult actress, arguably Australia's greatest ever contribution to the industry. (THEME) Scrubber Out

White, Arthur Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Elder brother of Sir David Jason and his co-star in 'A Touch of Frost'. Born 1933. Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son

White, Edmund Born 13 January 1940  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) Gay writer and literary critic. A Bunch Of Punts

White, Frances Born 1 November 1938  (Leeds, UK) English actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Kate Hamilton in Crossroads and as Vera Flood in the BBC sitcom May to December (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket

White, Jack Born 9 July 1975  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) US rock musician and muso darling, first with The White Stripes, and then successfully solo (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

White, Jimmy Born 2 May 1962  (London, England) Popular snooker player, who has never won the World Championship, finishing runner-up 6 times. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

White Jr., Marco Pierre Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Marco Pierre White's son. Apparently. (THEME) Unpersons

Whittaker, Roger  Born 22 March 1936  (Nairobi, Kenya) Died 13 September 2023  (Southern France) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Easy-listening musician. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) Great Gig In The Sky Encore

Whittington, Dick Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown) American actor with numerous roles in television and film in the 70's and 80's. (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

Whittington, Harry  Born 3 March 1927  (Henderson, Texas, USA) Died 4 February 2023  (Austin, Texas, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) A lawyer who made headlines in 2006 when he was accidentally shot in the face by Vice President Dick Cheney while they were both out hunting. Champion Funeral Home Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. (THEME) Well, Somebody Ate All The Pies

WIESEL, Torsten Born 3 June 1924  (Uppsala, Sweden) Neurophysiologist, co-recipient of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his studies of the visual system. (THEME) Complete Phallusies

Wild, Susan Born 6 July 1957  (Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany) US Democratic Representative from Pennsylvania. A Spot of Death

Wilde, Marty Born 15 April 1939  (London, England) Rug-toting '60s pop star, and father of '80s pop star Kim. Down Under the Daisies (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Wilder, Douglas Born 17 January 1931  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Virginia Governor from 1990 to 1994. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Wilders, Geert Born 6 September 1963  (Venlo, Netherlands) Dutch MP and outspoken critic of Islamic fundamentalism. Bieber's Believers

Wiley, (rapper) Born 19 January 1979  (London, United Kingdom) British grime MC, veteran of the genre who got his start in the late 90s garage scene (THEME) Rappers Delight

Willey, Kathleen Born 6 February 1946  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) White House aide during the Clinton administration, one of many to accuse ol' Bubba of being handsy. Blueberry Crumble

Williams, Alyson Born 11 May 1962  (New York, New York, USA) R&B singer, had top 10 single with "I Need Your Loving" in 1989. Hospitalised with likely COVID in late 2021. Jellydead

Williams, Billy Dee Born 6 April 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, chiefly recognised as Lando Calrissian in the 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Surely he's not 75? ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD

Williams, Deniece Born 6 March 1951  (Gary, Indiana, USA) Soul singer, "Let's hear it for the boy", four time Grammy winner. Gooseberry Crumble

Williams, John Born 8 February 1932  (Floral Park, New York, USA) Award-winning composer of such legendary film scores as 'Star Wars', 'Superman', 'ET', 'Indiana Jones' and many more. (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys Windsor's OBE Where's My Damn List?

Williams, Kate Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown) Actress, played Audrey in the original "Widows" trilogy, as well as popping up in "Eastenders" about a decade back. (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab Trojan Hearse

Williams, Leila Born in Walsall, England  (exact date unknown) Beauty queen who became the first female presenter of 'Blue Peter' in 1958. Born 1937. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Williams, Lucinda Born 26 January 1953  (Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA) A-List US singer, songwriter and guitarist, playing country, a bit of blues, and classic rock What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Williams, Maurice Born 26 April 1938  (Lancaster, South Carolina, USA) Lead singer of doo-wop group the Zodiacs, whose "Stay" remains the shortest-length song to top the US charts. (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Williams, Otis Born 30 October 1941  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Baritone singer of The Temptations. (THEME) Keeping the band alive!! (THEME) The Survivors

Williams, Paul Born 19 September 1940  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Singer-songwriter who has written for acts as varied as The Carpenters, Daft Punk and Kermit the Frog. Very distinctive singing voice as well. (THEME) DCAU Demises (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Williams, Rex Born 20 July 1933  (Halesowen, West Midlands, England) Former snooker player, who spent over 40 years playing the sport. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

Williams, Robbie Born 13 February 1974  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) The apparently directionless one out of Take That who unexpectedly made it huge as a solo artist, but now just bleats on about how hard his life is, despite having £95m in the bank. Has returned to the Take That fold for a new album and tour. (THEME) Great-Dead Britons

Williams, Royce Born 4 April 1925  (Wilmot, south Carolina, USA) Former US Naval Aviator who took on seven Soviet MiG fighters in the Korean war, shooting down six. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Williams, Steven Born 7 January 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American actor of film and TV. (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Williams, Wendy Born 18 July 1964  (Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA) US media figure on radio and TV 5 Feet and 1 to Go Dirt Nappers Plausible Passings of 2023 Rigor Mort Us Say Hi to Uncle George The Choir Invisibule (THEME) The Masked Dier (THEME) The Talking Dead

Williams (actor), David Date and place of birth unknown Minor British actor with a role in Last of the Summer Wine (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Williamson, Marianne Born 8 July 1952  (Houston, Texas, USA) Author running for US President (but might be out by the time you see this). A Spot of Death

Willis, Bruce Born 19 March 1955  (Idar-Oberstein, Germany) Vest wearing hard-man movie star who started his career in the postmodern rom-com detective comedy TV drama 'Moonlighting' alongside Cybil Sheppard. 20 Random Guys Part 1 2nd time's a charm 5 Feet and 1 to Go Ambulance chaser Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying BLIMEY! Death Nebula 3000 Error 404s Grim McGraw From Here to Eternity (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Morrigan Not at All Well Noz4news (THEME) Sad Last Days Say Hi to Uncle George Tentoesup The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury There's A Shiva In The Park Wayne Manor You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now

Willis, Elliot Born 16 June 1983  (Kent, England) Sailor whose hopes of partaking in the 2016 Olympics were dashed by a bowel cancer diagnosis in late 2015. Dead And Dusted

Wills, Garry Born 22 May 1934  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Historian and faith writer, one of the US's leading authorities on the history of the Catholic Church. (THEME) Pulling up the Daisies

Wilms, Dorothee Born 11 October 1929  (Grevenbroich, Germany) German politician, final secretary for intra-german relations, you know, when there were two of them (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Wilmut, Ian  Born 7 July 1944  (Hampton Lucy, United Kingdom) Died 10 September 2023  (Scotland) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) British geneticist who lead the research team that created cloned sheep Dolly The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. ANGELS Hangman's XX (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Wilson, Brian Born 20 June 1942  (Hawthorne, California, USA) Founder member of, and producer, composer and arranger for, The Beach Boys. Has suffered from long-term mental illness and drug problems. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Funk Pop a Roll (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today (THEME) Last Christmas No Weddings and Twenty Funerals (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead (THEME) The Survivors

Wilson, Demond Born 13 October 1946  (Valdosta, Georgia, United States) Film and TV actor who played Lamont Sanford in Sanford and Son (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends (THEME) Willie Spence Memorial Deathsquad

Wilson, Jo Born 25 September 1985  (Perth, UK) Sky Sports News presenter Dead Wait Girlfriend In A Coma You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Wilson, Rebel Born 3 February 1986  (Sydney, Australia) Australian comedian and actress. (THEME) Well, Somebody Ate All The Pies

Wilson, Richard Born 9 July 1936  (Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland) Actor (real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson) famous for playing the grumpy Victor "I don't believe it!" Meldrew in sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave'. Will the other foot follow this year? (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket (THEME) Comedy Cremations Down Under the Daisies (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven Windsor's OBE (THEME) The Dead Parrots Society (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Wilson, Thomas F. Born 15 April 1959  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Biff Tannen in the 'Back to the Future' films, also a surprisingly passable stand-up comedian nowadays. 20 Random Guys Part 2

Wilson (musician), Charlie Born 29 January 1953  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) US musician and songwriter, frontman of the Gap Band (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

Winans, Delores Born 22 September 1936  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Gospel singer, often in conjunction with late husband Pop Winans. (THEME) Made In Detroit

Winchester, Simon Born 28 September 1944  (London, United Kingdom) British-American journalist and authorwho covered many important events for The Guardian (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Windass, Dean Born 1 April 1969  (Kingston upon Hull, England) The very epitome of the journeyman footballer. Helped his home club Hull City win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2008. William Hague's Special Friend

Windham, Barry Born 4 July 1960  (Sweetwater, Texas, USA) Wrestler, son Blackjack Mulligan. (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2023 (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Wingrove, Marina Date and place of birth unknown Fan favourite on 'Gogglebox', born c. 1934. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Winkler, Henry Born 30 October 1945  (Manhatten, New York, USA) Fonzie! The Fonz from Happy Days. TV legend. Heyyy! The Honey Trap

Winner, Reality Born 4 December 1991  (Alice, Texas, USA) American former intelligence specialist who leaked info pertaining to the 2016 presidential election. The only reality winner involved with that election. (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Winnick, David Born 26 June 1933  () Labour MP for Walsall North since 1979. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Winter, Edgar Born 28 December 1946  (Beaumont, Texas, USA) American songwriter and keyboardist. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Winterton, Nicholas Born 31 March 1938  (Rugeley, England) Husband of Ann, Tory MP for Macclesfield from 1971 to 2010 until undone by the expenses scandal, and claiming rent for a flat they’d bought. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Winwood, Muff Born 15 June 1943  (Birmingham, England) born 15 June 1943, Erdington, Birmingham, England) is a British songwriter and record producer, and the older brother of Steve Winwood. Both were formerly members of the Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s, in which Muff Winwood played bass guitar. He produc (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Wochy, Steve Born 25 December 1922  (Fort William, Ontario, Canada) Centenarian former hockey player from Canada (THEME) Gray Panthers NoSoup4U!

Wolde-Yohannes, Legesse Born in   (exact date unknown) Ethiopian horticultral scientist. Answers on a postcard please for a more obscure pick than this one for 2014... (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Wolfe, Donald Born 13 December 1931  (Los Angeles, USA) Screenwriter and film editor, All the President's men. Gooseberry Crumble

Wolfhard, Finn Born 23 December 2002  (Vancouver, Canada) Canadian actor anf musician, Mike Wheeler in Stanger Things. (THEME) DDP 2063

Wolfshohl, Rolf Born 27 December 1938  (Cologne, Germany) German cyclo-cross racing cyclist and a world champion at that (THEME) On yer bike!

Wolfson, Moshe Date and place of birth unknown American rabbi. (THEME) Clerically Dead

Wonder, Stevie Born 13 May 1950  (Saginaw, Michigan, USA) Singer & songwriter, blind since birth, hugely influential in the pop music world. (THEME) Complete Phallusies Dead And Dusted 1 Wayne Manor

Wood, Ronnie Born 1 June 1947  (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) Guitarist who played with Jeff Beck and the Faces before becoming a permanent member of the Rolling Stones. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him BALDY FOREVER Death Can Be Funny Final Curtain Calls (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky The corpse list

Wood, Roy Born 8 November 1946  (Kitts Green, Birmingham, England) Lead singer of the Move, then Wizzard. (THEME) Dead Beats (THEME) Well Done If You Got These at Home You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Woodburn, Kim Born 25 March 1942  (Eastney, Hampshire, England) TV presenter & cleaner, one half of the presenting duo of TV programme 'How Clean Is Your House?'. (THEME) Unpersons

Woodcock, Jacci Born in   (exact date unknown) Terminally ill woman who sued her firm for forcing her out because of her illness. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Woodmore, Steve Born in London, United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) for a while the world's fastest talker, who then turned his skills into a series of TV appearances, born 1959. Died in February without a qualifying obit. Smart Beta The B-Team

Woods, Slick Born 13 August 1996  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) American model whose career has been championed by Rihanna Stone Dead Cert

Woods, Tiger Born 30 December 1975  (Cypress, California, USA) Golfer, one of sport's greatest ever players. Struggling to get his career back on track after a series of revelations about his private life. The Honey Trap (THEME) The DOA Tour

Woodvine, John Born 21 July 1929  (Tyne Dock, County Durham, England) Actor, mostly on TV & stage, who has a penchant for playing police officers. Death Nebula 3000

Woodward, Joanne Born 27 February 1930  (Thomasville, Georgia, USA) Veteran film actress, widow of Paul Newman, who she was married to for 50 years. It's Grim Up North (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT Are You Still Dying, Darling? (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! Dead Ringers Deathlist.net (THEME) Drop Dead Diva (THEME) Exiting The Stage Final Curtain Calls Grave Danger Hearse of the Dead I Couldn't Eat Another Bite  JoeRam LL's Pool Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs (THEME) Pazuzu 5 Points Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Plausible Passings of 2023 Pool Ghoul (THEME) Sad Last Days Sad News FC SAMSONS AND DELILAHS The Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist (THEME) The Dead Kennedys (THEME) Willie Spence Memorial Deathsquad  You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Woolery, Chuck Born 16 March 1941  (Ashland, Kentucky, USA) Original US host of Wheel of Fortune. Has Alex Trebek started a trend? (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right

Woolf, Gabriel Born 2 October 1932  (England) Well travelled English actor on film, TV and radio. Voice instantly recognisable to all geeks as that of Sutekh the Destroyer from Doctor Who's classic Pyramids of Mars. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Woollard, William Born 23 August 1939  (London, England) British television producer and presenter. Worm Fodder

Woolsey, Lynn Born 3 December 1937  (Seattle, Washington, United States) American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 6th congressional district from 1993 to 2013 (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Worede, Melaku Born in Shewa, Ethiopia  (exact date unknown) Agricultural scientist from Ethiopia. Recipient of the "Right Livelihood Award" in 1989. Died in Late July but did not obit. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Workman, Reggie Born 26 May 1937  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Avantgarde jazz bassist (THEME) Nice!

Worley, Jo Anne Born 6 September 1937  (Lowell, Indiana, USA) American comic actress from "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right (THEME) Hoosier Deaddy?? (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

Worthington, Tony Born 10 November 1941  (Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) Former MP for Clydebank and Milngavie until the constituency was abolished. (THEME) No More Expenses

Wreford, Catherine Born 26 June 1980  (Winnipeg, Canada) Professional dancer and actress. Funeral Holmes

Wright, Charles Born 6 April 1940  (Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA) Songwriter and leader of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. Not a godfather. (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2

Wright, Letitia Born 31 October 1983  (Georgetown, Guyana) British actress who now has to carry the Black Panther franchise on her shoulders (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Wright, Matthew Born 8 July 1965  (Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom) British TV presenter and journalist, The Wright Stuff (THEME) The Talking Dead

Wright, Rob Born 12 March 1954  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Bassist for the Hanson Brothers. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Wrigley, Bernard Born in Bolton, UK  (exact date unknown) Singer and comic, nicknamed "The Bolton Bullfrog". Born 1948. The Cobbles Toll for Thee

Wu, Bowie Born 18 January 1932  (Guangzhou, China) Hong Kong actor also known as Woo Fung he earned the title the Dance King for his dancing skills in musicals. (THEME) Dead Continent

Wyatt, Oscar Born in Beaumont, Texas, USA  (exact date unknown) American businessman who was convicted for making illegal payments to Saddam Hussein's Iraq via the Oil for Food program in 2007. Born 1924. Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die

Wyllie, Hugh  Born 11 October 1934  (place of birth unknown) Died 31 October 2023  (near Glasgow, Scotland) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Scottish Presbyterian minister and former moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. (THEME) Jocks Away

Wylton, Tim Born 27 February 1940  (Bangor-on-Dee, Wales) One of those TV actors you recognise from loads of things but don't know the name. Well now you know! Trojan Hearse

Wyman, Bill Born 24 October 1936  (Lewisham, London, England) Guitarist for the Rolling Stones for over 30 years. And they all died BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE Falling Off The Perch Final Curtain Calls (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers LW's Czech Out Simply Dead The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers

Wynant, H.M. Born 12 February 1927  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actor who appeared in Hogan's Heroes and Perry Mason, among many others. (THEME) Made In Detroit (THEME) MST3K Massacre

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