Death happens. Why not make it interesting?
The online competition to guess which famous people won't make it to the end of the current year. If they're elderly, ill, or just live a high-risk lifestyle, stick 'em in your team, and for each one whose death you correctly predict, you'll score points. DDP was dreamt up in Derby, England (hence the name...) by Big Iain back in 1996. Other hosts: Siegfried Baboon and Rude Kid (2003-7), Octopus of Odstock (2008-9), The Man in Black (2010-17), Spade Cooley (2018-19), msc (2020-21), Grim Up North (2020-22), and Reptile (2020-23). Now the Committee of DI (2022), time (2024), and Banana (2023) oversee the biggest deadpool going...
MORTE SAHL Canadian comedian Mort Sahl has died aged 94. Sahl’s career started in the 1950s when he toured American nightclubs focusing on political humour and satire. This is the sort of thing which gets you three Netflix specials in 2021 but was considered iconoclast and maverick in the 1950s. By 1960, he had the […]
BERNARD’S THRENODY Acclaimed conductor Bernard Haitink has died after a long illness aged 92. The Dutch born Haitink survived the Nazi occupation of his homeland, before becoming conductor with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1950s. From there he rose to the Concertgebouw and became one of the most in demand orchestra conductors in […]
ONE HIT DDP WONDER American musician Robin McNamara has died aged 74. As a songwriter, he worked with Jim Cretecos to write Lay a Little Lovin on Me, which charted internationally in 1970. He was a unique pick for Dead and Dusted 2. Robin McNamara5 May 1947 – 21 October 2021unique
POWELLS DEATH DOCTRINE Former US military leader and politician Colin Powell has died aged 84, after a battle with blood cancer was complicated by covid. Powell, who was refused service under segregation in Georgia while an active soldier, rose from cadet level to the rank of four-star General, and saw action in Vietnam. It was […]
TERRAHAWCKED Actress Denise Bryer has died aged 93. Bryer appeared in shows such as Maigret and was the voice of The Junk Lady in Bowie fantasy fest Labyrinth. She had a long connection with Gerry Anderson and kids TV, being one of the voice actors for Four Feather Falls, one of the Anderson puppet shows […]
The Irish poet and scholar has died aged 99. She studied in Paris before becoming an Irish diplomat in Spain during Franco’s reign. Then she turned to poetry, releasing a number of collections such as Colagh an Ghaiscigh, and An Cion go dti Seo. Mhac an tSaio won the O’Shaugnessy Award in 1988. She wrote […]
Actress Betty Lynn has died aged 95. Lynn was a regular on US TV, from The Andy Griffith Show to Little House on the Prairie. She was a unique hit for Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed. Betty Lynn29 August 1926 – 16 October 2021unique
FALLEN EAGLE Actor Geoffrey Chater has died aged 100. Cbater was a familiar face on TV, film and stage for the better part of 70 years. On TV, he was the go to pick for playing lords, knights of the realm and head teachers. He played judges and magistrates in Lucky Jim, Brideshead Revisited and […]
VALL OVER FOLKS New York actor Val Bisoglio has died aged 95. Bisoglio appeared in films such as Serpico and The Frisco Kid, but became better known for his appearances as Danny Tovo in Quincy. He also appeared in The Sopranos as Murf, the elderly gangster who has started to suffer from dementia. He was […]
DDP NOW MCLAWLESS Journalist Ally McLaws has died after a long battle with cancer. He had gained a wider audience in the last year for his regular series with The Herald about living with terminal lung cancer, a fight shortened in the end by contracting Covid. McLaws made his name in the 1990s, as chief […]
