Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2024: O

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O, Henry Born 27 July 1927  (Shanghai, China) Elder Chinese Actor who is always there when you need someone to portray a Buddhist or Yakuza Ground Floor of the Bungalow

O, Yeong-su Born 19 October 1944  (Kaepung, Korea) South Korean actor catapulted to global stardom in the wake of Netflix hit Squid Game, also accused of being a sexual molester 20 Random Guys Part 2

Ó Muircheartaigh, Mícheál  Born 20 August 1930  (Dingle, Ireland) Died 25 June 2024  (Dublin, Ireland) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Irish sports broadcaster for RTÉ. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

O’Hara, Jenny Born 24 February 1942  (Sonora, California, USA) Television actress, King of Queens and many other series. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

O’Sullivan, Gilbert Born 1 December 1946  (Waterford, Ireland) Irish singer, Nothing Rhymed, Matremony, Clair etc. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Oakes, Trevor Born in England  (exact date unknown) Showaddywaddy co-founder. (THEME) #1 Hits

Oakley, Robin Born 20 August 1941  (United Kingdom) Former political editor for the BBC, before moving to CNN. He was also racing correspondent for the FT. Blueberry Crumble

Obermeyer, Klaus Born 2 December 1919  (Oberstaufen, Germany) Founder of Sport Obermeyer, Ltd. 20 Random Guys Part 1 Obituarynotice

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro Born 5 June 1942  (Acoacan, Equatorial Guinea) President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. Death Stinks

O'Brien, Bill Born 25 January 1929  (Pontefract, England) MP for Normanton from 1983 to 2005. Succeeded by Ed Balls. (THEME) No More Expenses

O'Brien, Carl "Cubby" Born 14 July 1946  (Burbank, California, USA) Played a Mousketeer on the 1950s US TV show 'The Mickey Mouse Club'. Moldy Oldies

O'Brien, Edna  Born 15 December 1930  (Tuamgraney, County Clare, Rep of Ireland) Died 27 July 2024  (London, UK) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Irish novelist. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

O'Brien, Margaret Born 15 January 1937  (San Diego, California, USA) Former child actress. (THEME) Child Actor Graveyard (THEME) Last Christmas

O'Brien, Maureen Born 29 June 1943  (Liverpool, UK) Actress played Vicky in 38 episodes of Dr Who. Arkham Asylum Joker

O'Brien, Richard Born 25 March 1942  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) The man behind 1975's 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', who hasn't really done anything since, except present television series 'The Crystal Maze'. His real name is the rather plainer Richard Smith. Said to have based the Dr. Frank-N-Furter character on < Dai YaB'stards (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right Let 'er RIP Morrigan

O'Callaghan, Tony Born 16 June 1956  (London, England) English actor. (THEME) The Final Bill

Ochirbat, Punsalmaagiin Born 23 January 1942  (Zavkhan, Outer Mongolia) First President of Mongolia to be democratically elected. Re-elected in 1993, he was defeated in the election of 1997, by a candidate who pledged to slow the pace of reforms. Apricot Crumble

O'Connor, Hazel Born 16 May 1954  (Coventry, England) Singer-songwriter known for her hits "Eighth Day", "D-Days", and "Will You?". Suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2022. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Statik Charge

Oddie, Bill Born 7 July 1941  (Rochdale, Lancashire, England) Rochdale's most famous son apart from Cyril Smith, Oddie is one of the most respected names in the world of ornithology, but is perhaps most famous as one third of the popular 1970s comedy team The Goodie Big Iain's Picks (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2024 (theme) Di, just Die! Final Curtain Call (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. Living in a Box

O'Donnell, Chris Born 26 June 1970  (Winnetka, Illinois, USA) Quintessentially 90s actor, star of Scent of a Woman and Batman Forever. Interesting fact: Chris O'Donnell, no mental handicap (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Oehme-Trondle, Ingeborg Born in Germany  (exact date unknown) German radio show host and radio play voice actress, born 1938 (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Ofarim, Esther Born 13 June 1941  (Safed, Mandatory Palestine) Israeli Eurovision singer who also sang "Cinderella Rockefella" with husband Abi. Now that sodding song will be playing in my head all day… Unusual Suspects

Offit, Sidney Born 13 October 1928  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) American writer who wrote childrens' books in the 1950s and 60s Rigor Mort Us

Offset, (rapper) Born 14 December 1991  (Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA) Rapper with Migos. (THEME) And That's a Rap

Oganessian, Yuri Born 14 April 1933  (Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) Nuclear physicist who has discovered multiple superheavy elements, including his namesake organesson. The second (and only currently living) person to have an element named after them while still alive. 20 Random Guys Part 2

O'Hanlon, Rory Born 7 February 1934  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish politician who served as many ministerial roles. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

O'Hara, Mary Born 12 May 1935  (County Sligo, Ireland) Irish soprano and harpist who took a 12-year career break to become a nun in the 1960s. (THEME) That Was Your Life

Okafor, John  Born 17 October 1961  (Nkanu West, Nigeria) Died 2 March 2024  (Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria) Age at death: 62  (read death notice) Nigerian Comedian commonly known as Mr. Ibu Rigor Mort Us

Oldfield, Mike Born 15 May 1953  (Reading, United Kingdom) British multi-instrumentalist, forever known for his magnum opus Tubular Bells 20 Random Guys Part 2 Squid's Stiffs  You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Oldham, Andrew Loog Born 29 January 1944  (London, England) Manager and producer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 to 1967, Down Under the Daisies

Oldman, Gary Born 21 March 1958  (London, England) Acclaimed British film actor, best known for his recurring role as James Gordon in the recent Batman trilogy. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Oliver, Tom Born 12 June 1938  (Fareham, Hampshire, England) British born actor, but best known in Aussie soap "Neighbours" as Lou Carpenter. Soylent Green Is You (THEME) Slippery Soap

Oliver-Velez, Denise Born 1 August 1947  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Professor and community organiser. I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is The B-Team Waiting for the Hearse

Ollerenshaw, Maggie Born 8 October 1949  (Ashton-On-Ribble, United Kingdom) British Soap actress Open All Hours (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Olmos, Edward James Born 24 February 1947  (East Los Angeles CA, USA) Mexican-American TV and film actor & activist. Famous roles include Gaff in Bladerunner and Lt. Castillo in Miami Vice. Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2022, though currently in remission. Eternity Tours

Olsen, Niels Born 13 April 1954  (Denmark) One half of Danish duo Olsen Brothers, 2000 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. 2025? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Banana's Bruises The House of Extravaganza

Olson, Nancy Born 14 July 1928  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress, in many films in the 1940s & 1950s but has had a very low profile in recent years. After You, Madam Boo! I'm dead (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Pearly Gates  (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille

Olsson, Ann-Margret Born 28 April 1941  (Stockholm, Sweden) Or just Ann-Margret. Swedish singer and actress, who started as a female Elvis Presley and then enjoyed a long career (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Olsson, Eva Born 28 November 1924  (Szatmar, Hungary) Hungarian Holocaust survivor who personally met Josef Mengele (THEME) Fill the Century or die!

O'Neal, Alexander Born 15 November 1953  (Natchez, Mississippi, USA) Soul and R&B singer who enjoyed a number of hits from the mid-80s onwards. (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

O'Neal, Tatum Born 5 November 1963  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress who is the youngest to win a competitive Oscar, for 'Paper Moon' in 1973. Two Coins & A Punt

O'Neill, Ed Born 12 April 1946  (Youngstown, Ohio, USA) Actor known for his roles in two successful but wildy different family-based sitcoms, 'Married... with Children' and 'Modern Family'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

Ono, Jiro Born 27 October 1925  (Tenryu, Shizuoka, Japan) Japanese sushi chef. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Ono, Takashi Born 26 July 1931  (Akita, Japan) Gymnast, won five gold medals at the Olympics between 1952 and 1964. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Ono, Yoko Born 18 February 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) Widow of John Lennon and complete wibble hatstand nutter. Was married 3 times before she met Lennon, including twice in the space of 7 months to the same man, with an annulment in between. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying It's Grim Up North 2024 No More Ah, the ol’ team (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Ambulance chaser And they all died Are You Still Dying, Darling? A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Be No More in 2024 Blasphemous Rumours 'A' BLIMEY! Bucket Kickers 79 Carkers Convention 2024 Captain Hemlock's Twenty (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Curtains for Carter Death Stinks Deaths R Us (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Diego Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Doodar dead good 20 Dropping Like Flies Eternity Tours Evil Grimace (THEME) Facing the Music Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Feng Shui Pig Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool For whom the bell tolls Free Fallers' Funeral Furore Grave Danger (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky I'm Sorry For Your Trouble Lard Bazaar (THEME) Last Christmas  Let 'er RIP LL's Pool Long Story Short… It's Over! Mort Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2024 On Their Last Leg (THEME) Peace, Love, and Death Permanent Kip 2024 Peter Falk's Friends Plausible Passings of 2024 Poppin’ Clogs Pull my finger (THEME) Sad Last Days SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Simply Dead (THEME) Songbirds in the Cemetery Spectre of Death Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots (THEME) Sung Their Last Song Team Cat AIDS The Alternative Deathlist The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Walking Dead Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce  Zipline

Oo, Tin  Born 11 March 1927  (Pathein, Myanmar) Died 1 June 2024  (Yangon, Myanmar) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Burmese politician and retired general in the Armed Forces who was one of the founders of the National League for Democracy (THEME) Pazuzu XP

Oosterhuis, Peter  Born 3 May 1948  (London, England) Died 2 May 2024  () Age at death: 75  (read death notice) English golfer who came down with early on set dementia in 2015. Died a day before his 76th birthday. Funeral Furore Jellydead (THEME) The DOA Tour

Oppenheim-Barnes, Sally Born 26 July 1928  (Dublin, Ireland) Former Conservative Member of Parliament for Gloucester from 1970 to 1987 (THEME) No More Expenses

Oppenheimer, Alan Born 23 April 1930  (New York, New York, USA) American voice actor, the voice behind 'Mighty Mouse' and 'Skeletor' in He-Man. (THEME) Meddling Kids and their Dead Dog (THEME) MST3K Massacre

O'Quinn, Terry Born 15 July 1952  (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA) Slaphead actor who played Locke in "Lost". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Orange, Claudia Born 17 April 1938  (Auckland, New Zealand) New Zealand historian best known for her 1987 book 'The Treaty of Waitangi'. (THEME) All the Colors Have Faded Away

O'Ree, Willie Born 15 October 1935  (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Canadian ice hockey player noted as the first black player in the NHL. 20 Random Guys Part 3

O'Reilly, Tony  Born 7 May 1936  (Dublin, Ireland) Died 18 May 2024  (Dublin, Ireland) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Professional rugby player for the Irish national team. And then a hugely successful businessman and billionaire for the Heinz Company. Two careers in one! (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Organ, Bryan Born 31 August 1935  (Leicester, UK) Portrait painter for prominent figures like the Royal family. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Orji, Zack Born in Libreville, Gabon  (exact date unknown) Nigerian Nollywood actor. Born 1960. Smart Beta

Orlando, Tony Born 3 April 1944  (New York City, New York, USA) Singer turned music producer who worked with some of the biggest acts of the 1970s incuding Barry Manilow and The Grateful Dead. (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 (THEME) Quinn -v- Curtis

Ormond, George Born in England  (exact date unknown) Serial paedophile implicated in the 2016 UK football sexual abuse scandal. (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Ormsby, Brendan Born 1 October 1960  (Birmingham, UK) Former Aston Villa and Leeds United defender. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Orr, Bobby Born 20 March 1948  (Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada) Ice hockey player considered one of their all time greats. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Orr, Corinne Born 6 January 1936  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) The June Foray of 'Speed Racer', havingvoicedthelittleboyandeveryfemalecharacterinthefasttalkingEnglishdubofthepopularanime. Waiting for the Hearse

Ortega, Amancio Born 28 March 1936  (Leon, Spain) Europe's richest man following the death of Ingvar Kamprad. Began selling bathrobes, progressing on to forming the Zara clothing chain. Has only ever given three interviews. Bucket Of Blood Most Unique Picks 2024

Ortega, Jenna Born 27 September 2002  (Coachella Valley, California, USA) American actress, most notably for starring in Netflix's Wednesday. (THEME) Gala Gallows

Orton, Jr., Bob Born 10 November 1950  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Wrestler from a family of professional wrestlers including his father and son. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Osbourne, Ozzy Born 3 December 1948  (Aston, Birmingham, England) Mumbling reality TV star and former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who once caught rabies after an on-stage bat-biting incident. The heavy drinker and heavy metaller was nearly killed in a quad-biking crash in December 2003. 2024 No More Ambulance chaser Be No More in 2024 Big Iain's Picks Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Death Stinks Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Death Stalks United Death to the Future (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Dirt Nappers Every Death You Take Francis of Arse-Easy 2024 (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky  Heaven Can't Wait Hunting Halos I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Hi-Fat Worm Food Let 'er RIP (THEME) Lil Tay Is Not Dead but Alive With Soul Morbid United F.C. Mourning Glory Not at All Well Oscar The Beast Rowntree's Randoms Forgotten But Not Gone The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury The nice one needs an outlet The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu Wayne Manor

Osbourne, Sharon Born 10 October 1953  (London, England) Wife and manager of Ozzy, she suddenly rose to prominence in 2002 as a result of MTV's 'The Osbournes', and was diagnosed with colon cancer around the same time. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) The Talking Dead Where's My Damn List?

Osella, Enzo Born 26 August 1939  (Cambiano, Italy) Former racing driver and Formula One team owner (Osella, 1980-90). Reported to be "in poor health" in 2023 (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles

Osgood, Charles  Born 8 January 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 23 January 2024  (New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) longtime host of CBS Sunday Morning and voice actor in Horton Hears a Who! Rigor Mort Us

Osmond, Alan Born 22 June 1949  (Ogden, Utah, USA) The oldest of the Osmond singing siblings. From Here to Eternity

Osmond, Marie Born 13 October 1959  (Ogden, Utah, USA) Country & pop singer, part of the Osmond singing dynasty. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Osoba, Tony Born 15 March 1947  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor, best known as the tough inmate "Jock" McLaren in the classic 1970s sitcom 'Porridge'. (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime

Ossman, David Born 6 December 1936  (Santa Monica, California, USA) American comedic actor and screenwriter (THEME) Who's laughing now?

Ostrum, Peter Born 1 November 1957  (Dallas, Texas, USA) American vetenarian who may be better known as Charlie from 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

O'Sullivan, Richard Born 7 May 1944  (Chiswick, London, England) 1970s sitcom actor (Father Dear Father, Man About the House, Robin's Nest). Only in his early 60s, but now in fragile health and a permanent resident of an old folks' home, due to three decades of heavy boozing and drug-taking. BANGELS BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE Deader than a Dead Thing Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Exiting The Stage Francis of Arse-Easy 2024 Jellydead (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime Grief Hijackers Only Fools and Corpses Bucket O'Hare Trojan Hearse  (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

O'Sullivan, Ronnie Born 5 December 1975  (Wordsley, West Midlands, England) Four-time World Snooker Champion. Said to suffer from depression and various addictions. Lived so let's die

Oswald Porter, Marina Born 17 July 1941  (Severodvinsk, Russia) Widow of alleged John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Zombie Dance Party

Ottman, Fred Born 10 August 1956  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Wrestler behind myriad gimmicks, including Tugboat, Typhoon and, of course, the man who shocked the world - THE SHOCKMASTER. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Otway, John Born 2 October 1952  (Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England) English singer-songwriter. The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury

Oueddei, Goukouni Born in Zouar, French Equatorial Africa (Chad)  (exact date unknown) 3rd President of Chad (1979-1982) until overthrown by his defence minister, Hissène Habré, who later became 5th President. Gooseberry Crumble

Owens, Shirley Born 10 June 1941  (Henderson, North Carolina, USA) Lead singer of early 60s girl group the Shirelles, behind classics such as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Tonight's the Night". (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Oxx, John Born 14 July 1950  (place of birth unknown) Irish horse trainer. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Oz, Frank Born 25 May 1944  (Hereford, Herefordshire, England) English-born American puppeteer, actor and film director. Unmistakable voice of Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy from 'The Muppet Show' and of Yoda in 'Star Wars'. (THEME) Bearded Wonders (THEME) I Hear Voices

Ozawa, Seiji  Born 1 September 1935  (Shenyang, China) Died 6 February 2024  (Tokyo, Japan) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Chinese-born Japanese principal conductor of the Vienna State Opera. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

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