Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2024: W

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Wade, Abdoulaye Born 29 May 1926  (Kébémer, Senegal) Senegalese politician. President of Senegal from 2000-2012. (THEME) Complications from a fall

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 Always Look On The Bright Side (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean (THEME) Cesar Romero's Orange Wedges Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Don't Eat The Figs Zombie Dance Party Heaven Can't Wait Jackie Treehorn klinews Mort Not at All Well Noz4news Oscar The Beast (THEME) Pazuzu XP Pull my finger Sad News FC SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS Spectre of Death Swimming in the Death Pool Colnbrook Coroner Twilight of the Ghosts Wayne Manor You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! Zombie Nation

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) Bearded Wonders (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

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. Exu's Exiteers The Old Ones are the Pests

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) 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, Dave Born 25 January 1945  (Walsall, Staffs, England) Front man for many bands including briefly Fleetwood Mac and Black Sabbath, but mainly his own bands such as The Idle Race and Savoy Brown. (THEME) Everybody's Dead, Dave

Walker, Jim Born 10 June 1947  (Northwich, England) Footballer most prominently with Chester. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

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

Walker, John E. Born 7 January 1941  (Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) Chemist and Nobel laureate. (THEME) Nobel Notables

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 10

Walker, Ray Born 16 March 1934  (Centreville, Mississippi, USA) American singer, a part of the Jordanaires. (THEME) #1 Hits

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) 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. Imelda's Terrahawks (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, Sean Date and place of birth unknown College-level, Yahoo gambit American football coach with pancreatic cancer. Banana's Peel Slippers The Love Boat

Walliams, David Born 20 August 1971  (Banstead, Surrey, England) One half of the Little Britain comedy sketch show duo. Death Nebula 3000 VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER!

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

Wallis, Shani Born 14 April 1933  (Tottenham, London, United Kingdom) British actress and all around entertainer, mostly known for playing Nancy in Oliver! A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat

Walsh, Joe Born 20 November 1947  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Prolific rock guitarist who joined the Eagles in time for "Hotel California". (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky

Walsh, M. Emmet  Born 22 March 1935  (Ogdensburg, New York, USA) Died 19 March 2024  (St. Alban's VT, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Frequently seen character actor in Hollywood films. (THEME) All these moments will be lost  Dead and Deader 6: ReadThisIfBidenDidntReallyWin (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Meddling Kids and their Dead Dog ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Time's-up Team

Walsh, Mike Born 5 March 1938  (Corowa, New South Wales, Australia) Veteran Australian TV presenter, won 24 logies for his titular TV show. Pity da Foolz

Walters, Julie Born 22 February 1950  (Birmingham, England) Actress who achieved international recognition for her appearance alongside Michael Caine in 1983's 'Educating Rita'. British viewers are also familiar with her work as a sidekick of the middle-of-the-road comedienne Victoria Wood. It's Grim Up North Also-Ran Always Look On The Bright Side (THEME) Comedy Cremations Deceased Hose For whom the bell tolls Funeral Furore Hearse of the Dead Again Huddled Masses Hunting Halos Imelda's Terrahawks John Key's List Windsor's OBE Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Forgotten But Not Gone Statik Charge (THEME) There is nothing like a dame You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

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  (Lwaggulwe Masaka, Uganda) Former Cardinal and Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda. Alternative Observations 2024

Wanamaker, Zoe Born 13 May 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Versatile stage and screen actress, daughter of Sam Wanamaker, appeared in everything from 'My Family' through 'Doctor Who' & 'Harry Potter' to 'Prime Suspect'. Married to actor Gawn Grainger. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

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. Death Stalks United (THEME) Musical chairs

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

Ward, Lalla Born 28 June 1951  (London, England) Aristocratic actress most famous for her portrayal as Romana's second incarnation in 'Doctor Who'. Formerly married to Tom Baker then to Richard Dawkins, now to Nicholas Rawlins. Raises money for Denville Hall. Born The Honourable Sarah Ward. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

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

Warman, Bob Born 11 October 1946  (Walsall, Staffordshire, England) TV presenter in the midland region for aeons. I must stop saying aeons…. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

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

Warren, Annette Born 11 July 1922  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Popular jazz singer with frequent TV appearances in the 50s and 60s (THEME) Fiona's 1922

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' (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 (theme) Di, just Die! Mourning Glory (THEME) Songbirds in the Cemetery (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Wash, Martha Born 28 December 1953  (San Francisco, California, USA) Former singer with the Weather Girls and Black Box, although you wouldn't have 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)

Watanabe, Sadao Born 1 February 1933  (Utsunomiya, Japan) Japanese jazz saxophonist. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Waterhouse, Matthew Born 19 December 1961  (Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) Actor who played Adric in 'Doctor Who' in the early eighties, one of the few companions to be killed off. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Waters, Roger Born 6 September 1943  (Great Bookham, Surrey, England) Guitarist & singer, best remembered for his time with Pink Floyd. (THEME) Gone Solo 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'. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Watkins, Ian Born 30 July 1977  (Merthyr Tygfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) Singer with noughties metallers Lost Prophets. Convicted in 2013 of sexual abuse of children. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Watkins, Tionne Born 26 April 1970  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) Member of TLC better known as T-Boz. Mortem Omnibus

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) Miscreants (THEME) Space Wasters

Watson, Dave Born 10 November 1973  (Barnsley, West Yorkshire, England) Former goalkeeping coach for the England team. (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two

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. Couldn't Think of a Team Name Dead and Deader 6: ReadThisIfBidenDidntReallyWin (THEME) Nobel Notables The Alternative Deathlist 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, Russell Born 24 November 1966  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English opera singer, who has had two brain tumours removed in the last few years. SeasideEssexXile

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 (THEME) Everybody's Dead, Dave Lord Football's Lot

Watt-Roy, Norman Born 15 November 1951  (Bombay, India) Member of the Blockheads, Ian Dury's band. The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury

Watts, Bill Born 5 May 1939  (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) Former professional wrestler known as "Cowboy Bill". Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health

Way, Gerard Born 9 April 1977  (Summit, New Jersey, USA) My Chemical Romance singer. He's not OK, Helena, but thank you for the venom. Famous last words. Works for DC Comics too. (THEME) Red Ink Pen

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

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

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 Tragic, our Maurice!

Weaving, Hugo Born 4 April 1960  (Ibadan, Nigeria) Australian actor who has had a large number of roles in blockbuster films including The Matrix Trilogy, 'LOTR', 'V for Vendetta' and 'Transformers'. Diagnosed with epilepsy aged 13. Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia

Webb, Betty Born 13 May 1923  (place of birth unknown) British code breaker involved with the mission at Bletchley Park during WWII. Obituarynotice

Webb, Laurie Date and place of birth unknown Actor, played Mr. Ollis in the 'Doctor Who' serial 'The Three Doctors'. Born 1925. (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang

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

Weber, Bruce Born 29 March 1946  (Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA) Photographer and filmmaker. Gooseberry Crumble

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) Fill the Century or die! (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Weck, Peter Born 12 August 1930  (Vienna, Austria) Actor best known for Otto Premingers The Cardinal. Alternative Observations 2024 (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Weeknd, The Born 16 February 1990  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian singer-songwriter, one of the most prominent figures in the current musical landscape. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Weider, Nicole Born 21 April 1985  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Former supermodel who has since turned to Jeebus. Banana's Bruises

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, and as of 2020, a convicted sex offender. Also-Ran Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Death Stinks For whom the bell tolls Mort Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers Tolex

Weitz, Bruce Born 27 May 1943  (Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) Actor best known as the scruffy Sgt Mick Belker in the classic 1980s police series 'Hill Street Blues'. (THEME) DCAU Demises

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, Denise Born 22 May 1958  (Tynemouth, United Kingdom) Quintessential British TV actress and panelist on Loose Women (THEME) Lil Tay Is Not Dead but Alive With Soul

Weld, Dermot Born 29 July 1948  (Ireland) Irish jockey. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

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) I Hear Voices (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave (THEME) Meddling Kids and their Dead Dog

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

Wells, Vernon Born 31 December 1945  (Rushworth, Australia) Actor who was "Bennett" in "Commando" 20 Random Guys Part 2

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) Just One More Death Tumbling Dice

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) Died 25 March 2024  (Munich, Germany) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Veteran German film and television actor of the harmless senior TV variety (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Wessels, Frances Born 18 August 1919  (USA) Dancer and choreographer. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

West, Delonte Born 26 July 1983  (Washington, D.C. USA) Basketball player. (THEME) 2024 Exit Draft

West, Gladys Born 27 October 1930  (Sutherland, Virginia, USA) Mathematician whose precise calculations of the Earth's shape formed the foundations of GPS. 20 Random Guys Part 1

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. (THEME) And That's a Rap  Down Under the Daisies From Here to Eternity (THEME) Red Ink Pen Say Hi to Uncle George (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

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 Deadies 10 (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Doodar dead good 20 Morbid United F.C. Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters

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 Death Nebula 3000 Dust in the Wind (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab Windsor's OBE

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  (THEME) Slippery Soap

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. Arkham Asylum Joker Death Is International 2024 Dirt Nappers Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Permanent Kip 2024

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

Wexner, Les Born 8 September 1937  (Dayton, OH, USA) Billionaire businessman who expanded one clothing store to an empire that included Victoria's Secret & Abercrombie & Fitch Blueberry Crumble

Wexton, Jennifer Born 27 May 1968  (Washington D.C., USA) Virginia Congresswoman, a prominent defender of LGBT rights Ah, the ol’ team (THEME) OAPs (Old American Politicians) Rigor Mort Us

Whale, James Born 13 May 1951  (Ewell, Surrey, England) Right-wing radio 'Shock Jock'. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 2025? – no thank you! I’ll leave before 2024 No More Also-Ran A Pelican In The Wilderness ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Bastard Must've Died Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop BLIMEY! Worm Fodder Bromsgrove Deathtrove  Aye, they're off the fags alright c. a. daver Coffin Fit (THEME) Complete Phallusies COMPOST CORNER Crofty's Coffin Crew Dai YaB'stards Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? DDP Tofoa Dead And Dusted Dead Ends Dead Last? Dead Right! DEAD LOSS Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Deadpool Surprise Dead Ringers Death Can Be Funny  Deathlist.net Diego Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Droller Coaster Dropping Like Flies drunkasaskunk Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date - 2024 Exu's Exiteers Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw La Faucheuse Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Funeral Holmes Funeral Furore Funerals start with 'Fun' Girlfriend in a Coma…. Its really Serious! Going Green Going Underground Grave Danger Grobler's Stiff Ones GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Hearse of the Dead Again  His and Hearse I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is I'll sleep when you're dead Imelda's Terrahawks 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 Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam John Key's List Kissinger of Death They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Lord Football's Lot Madonna's Hand Of Bod Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs Mass Hole Cemetery Min Reaper The Misers Morbid United F.C. Mortem Omnibus Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus  Much Ado About Snuffin'  (THEME) Nature's Way Neither There Nor Thereabouts Newlydeads Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia Octopus of Odstock Once You Go Black One Eyed Jacks Only Fools and Corpses  Pan Breed Partridge As Reaper Pedro's catacomb collective People I Think Might Die In 2024 United  Peter Falk's Friends  Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pity da Foolz A Trophy For Atrophy Prowlers Goners '24 Pull my finger Puzlman's Passing Picks Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Salmon Mousse SeasideEssexXile Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead Sitting Ducks Smart Beta So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs Spectre of Death  Forgotten But Not Gone Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff Competition Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information  Team Cat AIDS The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2024 The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Choir Invisibule Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Death Toll is Catastrophic The End of the World As We Know It The House of Extravaganza The Living End the new team the old lady The Rotting Corpses of the Undead  The Sound of the Underground (THEME) The Talking Dead  The Walking Dead They Might All Die This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Time for Me to Fly  Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic To Kill A Gabor Sister Tombstone Ticklers Two Coins & A Punt (THEME) Unpersons Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor the Troll Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Whelan, Jim Date and place of birth unknown Actor appearing in numerous British soaps. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Whibley, Deryck Born 21 March 1980  (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) Turps-nudging Sum 41 lead singer who was married to Avril Lavigne for four years. No wonder he turned to the bottle. Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

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

Whitby, Joy Born 27 July 1930  (England) Notable British TV executive for the BBC and commercial channels Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Unusual Suspects

Whitchurch, Philip Born 30 January 1951  (place of birth unknown) English actor. (THEME) The Final Bill

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

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. 2024 No More Dead and Deader 6: ReadThisIfBidenDidntReallyWin

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) Arthur's Theme: Jimmy White and the 19 Dwarfs

White, Lavelle Born 3 July 1929  (Amite City, Louisiana, USA) Texas blueswoman who wrote songs for Bobby Bland and performed alongside legends like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and Aretha Franklin. (THEME) All the Colors Have Faded Away

White, Lenny Born 19 December 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Jazz fusion drummer, considered a founding father of the genre. (THEME) Nice!

Whitesides, George Born 3 August 1939  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) One of the most influential living chemists in the world (THEME) Bourbon Barrel-Aged

Whitlock Jr., Isiah Born 13 September 1954  (South Bend, Indiana, USA) TV actor, played Senator Clay Davis in the Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

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

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

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

Wiff, Biff Born 26 October 1948  (USA) Actor, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. Long Story Short… It's Over!

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

Wildenstein, Jocelyn Born 5 August 1940  (Lausanne, Switzerland) Socialite who's excessive plastic surgery has amused and scared people in equal measure. (THEME) Drop Dead Diva Wot The Deuce

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

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

Wilk, Pete  Date and place of birth unknown Died 1 April 2024  (Virginia, USA) Age at death: 58  (read death notice) Baseball player and coach. Banana's Peel Slippers

Wilkinson, Howard Born 13 November 1943  (Sheffield, UK) Football manager, famously the last Englishman to win the top-flight title in England, doing so with the Strachan/Speed/Batty/Cantona Leeds United side. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

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? No, he's 87! (THEME) Meddling Kids and their Dead Dog ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD

Williams, Corey Born 3 August 1977  (New York City, New York, USA) Basketball player, AKA "Homicide". Banana's Bruises (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Salmon Roe Skibidi Toilet Smart Beta The House of Extravaganza The Necro Files

Williams, Delaney Born 12 December 1962  (Washington, D.C. USA) Television actor mostly known as defence attorney John Buchanan in Law and Order. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Williams, Eric Born 10 July 1921  (Salford, England) Footballer of the 40s and 50s, probably dead already. Diana Rots

Williams, Hayley Born 27 December 1988  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA) Lead singer of band Paramore. (THEME) Dying Probably's Twitter Page

Williams, Jody Born 9 October 1950  (Brattleboro, Vermont, USA) Aid worker and teacher who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her campaign to ban landmines. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

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. Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Curtains for Carter (THEME) Facing the Music (THEME) Last Christmas Moldy Oldies (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, Montel Born 3 July 1956  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US talk show host, formerly a US Naval Officer. Diagnosed with MS in 1999. Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia

Williams, Otis Born 30 October 1941  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Baritone singer of The Temptations. (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. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (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. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic

Williams, Richard Born 16 February 1942  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) Father and coach of tennis siblings the Williams sisters (THEME) Dieopics

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 Say Hi to Uncle George The Choir Invisibule (THEME) The Talking Dead

Williams (actor), David Born in   (exact date unknown) Minor British actor with a role in Last of the Summer Wine (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Williamson, Fred Born 5 March 1938  (Gary, Indiana, USA) Former American footballer who found everlasting fame of a type by starring in the Blaxploitation classic 'Black Caesar'. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

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. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying It's Grim Up North 5 Feet and 1 to Go Ambulance chaser Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying  Banana's Not Quite Ripe Be No More in 2024  ..better to burn out... Blasphemous Rumours 'A' BLIMEY! Worm Fodder Bucket Kickers 79 c. a. daver Crofty's Coffin Crew DDP Tofoa Deadies 10 Deadpool Surprise Dead Wait Death Nebula 3000 Deaths R Us Death to the Future Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Doodar dead good 20 Down Under Death Merchants Drop Dead Celebration Dying to Win Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Exu's Exiteers Faster Than A Dead Horse Francis of Arse-Easy 2024 Funerals start with 'Fun' Going Underground Grave Danger Grim McGraw From Here to Eternity You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Hunting Halos Kissinger of Death klinews Lard Bazaar Hi-Fat Worm Food Let 'er RIP (THEME) Lil Tay Is Not Dead but Alive With Soul Living in a Box Lord Football's Lot Madonna's Hand Of Bod Manuel's Stiffs Morbid United F.C. Morrigan Much Ado About Snuffin' Noz4news Oscar The Beast Poppin’ Clogs Powder Picks Em Off Pretty Noose Puzlman's Passing Picks Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! (THEME) Sad Last Days Say Hi to Uncle George Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead Sitting Ducks STAYING ALIVE!!  Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Tentoesup The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Choir Invisibule The Dead Parrot The End of the World As We Know It the old lady The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu There's A Shiva In The Park Wayne Manor Where's My Damn List?  Who Turned out the lights? You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper Zipline Zombie Nation

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

Willoughby, India Born 2 September 1965  (London, England) English transgender newsreader who was both the first trans newsreader and trans host of an all-women's talk show in the UK. (THEME) Unpersons

Wills, Anneke Born 20 October 1941  (Fulmer, Bucks. England) Most famously a Doctor Who companion to Doctors one and two, but other roles including the TV serialisation of The Railway Children (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

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!

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. BANGELS 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. It's Grim Up North (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2024 (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead (THEME) The Survivors Tolex

Wilson, Bridgette Born 25 September 1973  (Gold Beach, Oregon, USA) Film actress who is also married to DDP 2018 canon pick Pete Sampras. Expiry Date - 2024 The House of Extravaganza  Very Ill Turned Very Dead

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

Wilson, Jo Born 25 September 1985  (Perth, UK) Sky Sports News presenter Girlfriend in a Coma…. Its really Serious!

Wilson, Owen Born 18 November 1968  (Dallas, Texas, USA) US actor, 'You, Me and Dupree' and lots more. Failed to commit suicide in 2007, but some DDP'rs may think "If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again". The Honey Trap

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 Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Bourne to Die (THEME) Comedy Cremations Down Under the Daisies (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) Have I Got Death For You (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime  (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Wilton, Penelope Born 3 June 1946  (Scarborough, England) English actress with appearances in 'Downton Abbey' and 'Doctor Who', among others. (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime

Wiman, Christian Born 31 August 1966  (Snyder, Texas, USA) Poet. Skibidi Toilet

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

Windham, Barry Born 4 July 1960  (Sweetwater, Texas, USA) Wrestler, son Blackjack Mulligan. (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2024 (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Wingrove, Marina Born in   (exact date unknown) Fan favourite on 'Gogglebox', born c. 1934. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Winkle, Baddie Born 18 July 1928  (Hazard, Kentucky, USA) The "Instagrandma", an 89-year-old woman who is down with the kids and models latex mini-skirts. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

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

Winkler, Irwin Born 25 May 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Film producer most notably of the 'Rocky' series. Bro is Flabbergasted

Winnick, David Born 26 June 1933  () Labour MP for Walsall North since 1979 (until defeat in 2017). (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

Winter, William J. Born 30 May 1930  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, former auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association

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) 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)

Wisdom, Robert Born 14 September 1953  (Washington, D.C. USA) Howard "Bunny" Colvin in the Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Wiseman, Frederick Born 1 January 1930  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Artistic documentary filmmaker Cut! Take(n)!

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 horticultural scientist. Answers on a postcard please for a more obscure pick than this one for 2014… (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Wolf, Gary K. Born 24 January 1941  (Earlville, Illinois, USA) Author behind 'Who Censored Roger Rabbit?', the basis for 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?'. Pretty Noose

Wolf, Jeanne Born 6 June 1939  (USA) Journalist with a focus on showbiz Apricot Crumble

Wolfgramm, Elizabeth Born 19 August 1972  (Salt Lake City UT, USA) One of 17 siblings, a member of the family group The Jets (just the 8 of them) before embarking on a solo career. Diagnosed with breast cancer at 19, but in remission since a mastectomy. Gooseberry Crumble

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 (THEME) Get Me Points For When You Go-Go (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Wayne Manor

Wood, Lana Born 1 March 1946  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Natalie's younger sister and an actress in her own right. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

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 Death Can Be Funny Final Curtain Call (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky

Wood, Roy Born 8 November 1946  (Kitts Green, Birmingham, England) Lead singer of the Move, then Wizzard. (THEME) Dead Beats

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

Woodbury, Woody Born 9 February 1924  (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) Pioneering stand-up comedian who lost the job of hosting the Tonight Show to Johnny Carson (THEME) Complete Phallusies (THEME) Fill the Century or die!

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. (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 (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang

Woodward, (journalist) Bob Born 26 March 1943  (Geneva, Illinois, USA) Investigative journalist who has doggedly covered most presidencies of the past half century ever since taking down Nixon with his and Carl Bernstein's Watergate reporting. Departures Board (THEME) Dieopics Mourning Glory

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 Always Look On The Bright Side Are You Still Dying, Darling? (THEME) Complete Phallusies Dead Ringers Deathlist.net Diego Dropping Like Flies Dust in the Wind  (THEME) Exiting The Stage La Faucheuse Final Curtain Call Grave Danger Haben die Spaten Hearse of the Dead Again I Couldn't Eat Another Bite  JoeRam Kissinger of Death Lights Out LL's Pool Long Story Short… It's Over! Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs The Misers Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Nature's Way (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys Old People Smell Of Piss On Their Last Leg Pazuzu United (THEME) Pazuzu XP Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Plausible Passings of 2024 (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille  (THEME) Sad Last Days SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Shovelful of Dirt Spectre of Death Stiff Competition The Crowdsourced Deathlist (THEME) The Dead Kennedys The End of the World As We Know It Windsor the Troll You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! Zipline

Woolery, Chuck Born 16 March 1941  (Ashland, Kentucky, USA) Original US host of Wheel of Fortune. Has Alex Trebek started a trend? (THEME) Bourbon Barrel-Aged (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. Blasphemous Rumours 'A' (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

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

Wootton, Dan Born 2 March 1983  (Wellington, New Zealand) NZ and British journalist, former News of the World, The Sun. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2024

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) 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. Long Story Short… It's Over! (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, 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)

Wright, Robin Born 8 April 1966  (Dallas TX, USA) Commitment-phobic actress, winner of Golden Globe for her role in House of Cards (US) (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

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

Wurttemberg, Duchess Marie-Therese of Born 12 November 1934  (Altshausen, Nazi Germany) German aristocrat, mother of the current French pretender Death Is International 2024

Wyatt, Robert Born 28 January 1945  (Bristol, England) Founder member and drummer for 1960s proto-prog band Soft Machine. A paraplegic since falling out of a third floor window in 1973. Came back to release the quite extraordinary 'Rock Bottom' album in 1974. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Wylton , Tim Born 27 February 1940  (Bangor-on-Dee, United Kingdom) British TV actor on My Hero and As Time Goes By 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 Call (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers

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