Definite List of Deceased Actors from Hellraiser Franchise
This is list of all main or significant cast members of Hellraiser movie franchise who have past away in order of death date.
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Kenneth Nelson was born on 24 March 1930 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Hellraiser (1987), The Boys in the Band (1970) and Nightbreed (1990). He died on 7 October 1993 in London, England, UK.Bill. Appeared in Hellraiser (1987). He died October 7, 1993. Cause of death "AIDS-related illness".- Born in Oakland, California, Kenneth Tobey was headed for a law career when he first dabbled in acting at the University of California Little Theater. That experience led to a year and a half of study at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included Gregory Peck, Eli Wallach and Tony Randall. Throughout the 1940s Tobey acted on Broadway and in stock; he made his film debut in a 1943 short, "The Man on the Ferry." He made his Hollywood film bow in a Hopalong Cassidy Western, and has since appeared in scores of features and on numerous TV series. He even had his own series, Whirlybirds (1957), in which he played an adventurous helicopter pilot.Hologram-Priest. Appeared in Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996). He died December 22, 2002. Cause of death "natural causes".
- Louis Turenne was born on 26 November 1933 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for Mystic Pizza (1988), Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). He died on 25 July 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.Auguste. Appeared in Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996). He died July 25, 2006. Cause of death "undisclosed".
- George Lee was born on 12 March 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Patch Adams (1998), Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) and The Program (1993). He was married to Linda Gayle Bauserman. He died on 29 September 2006 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.Bob. Appeared in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992). He died September 29, 2006. Cause of death "pancreatic cancer".
- Bradley Lavelle was born on 31 March 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Judge Dredd (1995). He died on 22 March 2007 in London, England, UK.Officer Kucich. Appeared in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). He died March 22, 2007. Cause of death "heart attack".
- Dave Atkins was born on 11 October 1940 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Hellraiser (1987), The Little World of Don Camillo (1981) and Prick Up Your Ears (1987). He died on 23 April 2008 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.Moving Man 1. Appeared in Hellraiser (1987). He died April 23, 2008. Cause of death "heart attack".
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Clayton Hill started entertaining at an early age. When he was six years old, he sang in beer gardens with 3 piece combos where they would throw money at him. When he was a teenager, he sang on the radio station, WTAE-Pittsburgh on Saturday mornings in front of crowds of thousands of people. He went into the U.S. Air Force for four years and sang with swing bands at the officers and service clubs. When he was discharged, he immediately started acting and singing in plays on the stage in Pittsburgh. He was particularly in operettas where he sang and danced. He went to drama school for two semesters at the Pittsburgh Playhouse/Point Park College and appeared in many student productions. Clayton then landed a role as lead zombie in George Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978) where he was also weapons coordinator. He is known as the "sweater zombie" in the United States and the "escalator zombie" in Germany. He has had credited and uncredited speaking roles in many movies such as; All The Right Moves (1983), Lady Beware; Knightriders (1981); Hellraisers III; Kid Brother; Silent Witness; Maria's Lovers; The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh; Rappin'; and Death Penalty. Clayton was featured in such movies as Gung Ho; Mrs. Soffell; Stuck with Each Other, and Children of the Corn II where he also did stunts work. Clayton has worked with such directors as George A. Romero, where he was 2nd assistant director for the movie Knightriders (1981) and Ron Howard, etc. He has cast over 25 movies as a location casting director along with his wife, Sharon Ceccatti. Clayton has done location scouting for movies in many cities and in other countries such as Spain & Morocco.
His wife, Sharon, was an assistant to David Copperfield. Clayton traveled with the crew and appeared in Illusions with David Copperfield, one on one in Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City and Las Vegas. He appeared on tour in other countries such as Germany, Spain, Czech Republic and many others. He is currently scheduled to appear in two cities in Germany, December 2003.The Priest. Appeared in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992). He died July 26, 2009. Cause of death "complications from pneumonia".- Kathryn is best known for her portrayals of "Karen McCluskey" on Desperate Housewives (2004) on ABC and of "Mrs. Landingham", secretary to the President (Martin Sheen), on the critically-acclaimed NBC drama, The West Wing (1999). She has also recurred on Dharma & Greg (1997), and guest-starred on many hit television series, such as Becker (1998), Arli$$ (1996), Ally McBeal (1997), Providence (1999), Scrubs (2001) and over twenty other prime-time shows. Kathryn will also be seen later this year on ABC's daytime drama, General Hospital (1963). Her credits are impressive for any actor, let alone one that only began the craft at age 42.
Although only put into action well into her middle years, Kathryn's dream began in her twenties, when her mother died of cancer in 1963. While dying in the hospital, her mother shared that her biggest regret was not following her dreams. Kathryn vowed, at that moment, that she would someday pursue her own dream of acting.
At the time, she was entering into a new career as a psychiatric nurse in a medium security wing for disturbed teenagers. Through that job, she met and married a psychiatrist, gave birth to two boys and settled down as a suburban housewife in Lake Forest, Illinois, a well-to-do suburb of Chicago. But Kathryn never forgot her dream of acting, something that she never had time to pursue in-between caring for her children and husband. In 1980, her husband's alcoholism led Kathryn to a divorce and a difficult situation; a single mother with two young sons. Rather than lose hope, she took the opportunity to change her life forever and follow her lost dream.
Kathryn took classes at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and performed at community theaters all over Northern Illinois. By day, she supported her family hanging wallpaper and painting the mansions of Lake Forest, working as a sales person for a Welcome Wagon company and using her contacts to book film and print locations in the houses she was painting. By night, Kathryn was improving her skills and moving from community theater to semi-professional theater. Her first break was in 1991. Disney held a cattle call for street performers for Disney World. After standing in line for five hours, Kathryn got the part and moved shop to Orlando, Florida. Though she was living behind an adult arcade in the "tourist unfriendly" part of Buena Vista, Kathryn was finally earning her living through performance and loving it. The part only lasted for a year and, once again, Kathryn was forced to supplement her acting income with other work -- bar-tending and catering during the day, theater at night. Though the acting gig was over, the move to Florida proved one thing to Kathryn...she had the talent to make it as an actor. She did it once and she could do it again. Unfortunately, it took her two and half years to realize it wouldn't happen in central Florida.
In December 1995, Kathryn again packed a truck and drove to Hollywood. Although she didn't have an agent and had no contacts, Kathryn never hesitated following her dream. In only five months, she landed her first part...two lines in Family Matters (1989). In the six years since then, she has appeared in over a dozen plays, six movies, eleven national television commercials, two pilots, ten drama series and over twenty sitcoms. From her many roles, Kathryn is recognized as one of Murphy Brown (1988)'s secretaries, Frasier (1993)'s agent's mother and the bingo buddy to Drew Carey's girlfriend, on The Drew Carey Show (1995). But it is her portrayal of "Mrs. Landingham", the foil, friend and secretary to Martin Sheen's "President Bartlet" on The West Wing (1999) that propelled her into the spotlight she truly deserves. She followed that up with her last huge roll as Karen McCluskey for 8 seasons on ABC's Desperate Housewives (2004), which won her two Emmy awards. Joosten made a guest appearance on CBS daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful as part of the show's 6000th episode, which featured several other real-life lung cancer survivors discussing their experiences. She was named the national spokesperson for the Lung Cancer Profiles campaign on behalf of Pfizer. Joosten died of lung cancer on the morning of June 2, 2012. Her death happened 20 days after the onscreen death of her character Karen McCluskey on the final episode of Desperate Housewives. The hit show ended its eight-year run on ABC last month with a series finale in which Joosten's character passed away. Her character's battle with brain cancer was a story line in the show.Mother. Appeared in Hellraiser: Inferno (2000). She died June 2, 2012. Cause of death "lung cancer". - Gus Lynch was born on 2 October 1972. He was an actor, known for Halloween: Resurrection (2002), I Spy (2002) and Saving Silverman (2001). He was married to Amanda Thompson. He died on 1 December 2014 in Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico.Boyfriend. Appeared in Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002). He died December 1, 2014. Cause of death "cardiac arrest".
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The multifaceted Ellen Albertini was a student of dance and piano at the age of five, and obtained a B.A. and M.A. in theater from Cornell University. She moved to New York, and studied and worked with the legendary likes of Hanya Holm, Martha Graham, Michael Shurtleff, Uta Hagen, Marcel Marceau, and Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She was an acting coach before she made her debut film appearance in American Drive-in (1985), and later became memorable as the rapping grandmother in The Wedding Singer (1998), "Disco Dottie" in 54 (1998) and the homophobic grandmother in Wedding Crashers (2005).Merchant's Grandmother. Appeared in Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996). She died May 4, 2015. Cause of death "pneumonia".- Rob attended St. Benedict's School, Ealing, London, England, from September 1970 until the summer of 1977. He was known as a roguish character, often in trouble with the authorities but always well-liked. In his teens he 'borrowed' his neighbours' sportscar whilst looking after their house and wrote it off, along with a fair stretch of substantial fencing. His rakish good looks, along with a glint in his eye, meant that he was a popular cast member in school plays. In his later teens he joined the Questors Theatre company in Ealing Broadway.Steve. Appeared in Hellraiser (1987). He died October 23, 2015. Cause of death "heart attack".
- Pamela Sholto was born on 10 August 1922 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hellraiser (1987), Softly Softly (1966) and 1990 (1977). She was married to John Eyre. She died on 23 April 2018 in the UK.Complaining Customer. Appeared in Hellraiser (1987). She died April 23, 2018. Cause of death "undisclosed".
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Carmen Argenziano was born on October 27, 1943 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. He was an actor. known for his work on hundreds of films and TV series throughout his fifty year career. He was in The Accused (1988), Stand and Deliver (1988), The Godfather Part II (1974), Identity (2003), and many more, including James Franco's production of Don Quixote (2015), playing the title character. He played the memorable and well loved character Jacob Carter in the TV series Stargate SG-1 (1997). He was a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio.Captain. Appeared in Hellraiser: Inferno (2000). He died February 10, 2019. Cause of death "undisclosed".- Stunts
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Bronco McLoughlin was born on 10 August 1938 in Ashford, County Wicklow, Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Willow (1988) and Total Recall (1990). He was married to Angela Wade and Karen Bennett. He died on 26 March 2019 in Broom Lodge, Nun's Cross, Ireland.Channard Cenobite. Appeared in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). He died March 26, 2019. Cause of death "undisclosed".- Director
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Anthony (Tony), started as a club promoter in London in the early eighties and financed his first short 'rock-a-bye baby' by holding an event at Le'quipe Anglaise, where all the door money went to finance the film. In fact, when it was finished it was the clubs owner Shariffi who showed it to producer Micheal White (Rocky horror show) who was so impressed, he gave Tony a one way ticket to L.A.saying don't come back until you have made it. Tony didn't return for eight years.
in L.A. Tony famously met the producer of 'Waxwork', Staffan Ahrenberg, when he crashed into the back of his car in the motel they were both staying at on Fairfax. Tony, broke at the time, talked Staffan into letting him pay for the damage by writing him a script for $3000 only. Staffan agreed, but wouldn't pay a penny until it was delivered. Tony wrote it in three days. Waxwork.
The script then did the rounds getting turned down by every studio, until an independent, Vestron was the only one left. They turned it down two days before Christmas. it was over the vacation that their friend, producer Mark Burg (Saw), said he couldn't believe that Dan Ireland (the head of the studio) wouldn't have loved it. It turns out he hadn't read it, it never made it past the readers.
The first day after the vacation, Mark sent 'Waxwork' to Dan himself, the rest, as they say, is horror movie history.Soldier 2. Appeared in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992). He died October 9, 2023. Cause of death "undisclosed".- Additional Crew
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Mickey Cottrell was born on 4 November 1944 in Springfield, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for My Own Private Idaho (1991), Volcano (1997) and Shortbus (2006). He died on 1 January 2024 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.Duc de L'Isle. Appeared in Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996). He died January 1, 2024. Cause of death "undisclosed".