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Singer/pianist Jimmy Swaggart, a cousin of Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis, released more than 150 albums of Southern gospel songs and sermons. He preached on radio. He preached on television. And twice he was caught with a prostitute. He was defrocked by the Assemblies of God. Time magazine called his tearful, emotional "I have sinned" apology "the most dramatic sermon ever aired on television."
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-90-rcna216239
Madsen appeared in 248 movies and TV movies including Montana, Megalodon, Blood Red, Donnie Brasco, Free Willy, Kill Me Again, Shadows In The Storm, Thelma & Louise, The Killing Jar, The Garden Left Behind, Welcome To Acapulco and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill actor, dead at 67
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/m...gs-1236446983/
Colley played Admiral Firmus Piett in The Empre Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi and appeared in 46 other movies and TV movies including Firefox, Performance, Juggernaut, Lisztomania, How I Won The War, Return To Waterloo, Solomon & Sheba, The Whistle Blower and Monty Python's Life Of Brian.
Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley dead at 87 after contracting COVID, pneumonia
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/entert...vid-pneumonia/
Snow (real name: Martin Fulterman) composed music for 27 movies, 143 TV movies and 55 television series including Vega$, Smallville, Millennium, Starsky & Hutch, Cagney & Lacey, Aaron's Way, Dark Justice, One Tree Hill, Birds Of Prey and Crazy Like A Fox.
Mark Snow, X-Files, Ghost Whisperer, Blue Bloods composer, dies at 78
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/mar...ds-1236447489/
McMahon played Ben Lucini on Home & Away (1990-91), Detective John Grant on Profiler (1996-2000), Cole Turner on Charmed (2000-05), Dr. Christian Troy on Nip/Tuck (2003-10) and Agent Jess LaCroix on FBI: Most Wanted (2020-22) and played Dr. Doom in two Fantastic Four movies (2005, 2007).
Julian McMahon, Fantastic Four, Nip/Tuck and FBI: Most Wanted star, dies at 56
https://variety.com/2025/tv/obituari...ed-1236447578/
Schroeder appeared in ten movies and TV movies including White Cargo, Fire In The Night, Hider In The House, The Seduction Of Joe Tynan and Journey To The Center Of The Earth.
Peter-Henry Schroeder, Star Trek: Enterprise and Argo actor, dead at 90
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/entert...or-dead-at-90/
The Strawbs, originally the Strawberry Hill Boys, formed in 1964 in London. They've released 25 studio albums and 11 live albums. Six of their 1970s albums charted in the United States. Among their best-known songs are Lay Down, Round & Round, Lemon Pie, Little Sleepy, Part Of The Union, Shine On Silver Sun and So Close & Yet So Far Away. Cousins also released four solo albums.
Strawbs founder, singer and guitarist Dave Cousins dies at 85
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-ar...s-died-aged-80
This Is Spinal Tap, a 1984 mockumentary about a heavy-metal band, starred Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Rob Reiner. They have reunited for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, which will be released to theaters on September 12, 2025.
David Kaff, keyboardist who played Viv Savage in This Is Spinal Tap, dies at 79
The musician was part of several bands throughout his career and was a studio artist for Chuck Berry in 1972.
https://people.com/david-kaff-keyboa...ge-79-11771606
Connie Francis had 36 top-40 hits, 1958-64. Seventeen made the top ten and three – Everybody's Somebody's Fool, My Hearty Has A Mind Of Its Own, Don't Break The Heart That Loves You – went to number one. Among her other hits: Lipstick On Your Collar, Among My Souvenirs, Where The Boys Are, Who's Sorry Now, Stupid Cupid, Mama, Vacation, Together, Many Tears Ago and Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart.
Connie Francis, Who's Sorry Now singer, dies at 87
https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/...ry-1236023535/
Bacon appeared in multiple episodes of the British TV series Breeders, EastEnders, Him & Her, Holby City and The Bill and in 14 movies and TV movies including Easy Virtue, She Will, Mourning Sickness, Last Orders and A Quiet Passion.
Love Actually actress Joanna 'Jo' Bacon dies at 72
https://people.com/love-actually-act...at-72-11774292
Among the many songs co-written by Bergman are Moonlight, The Way We Were, The Way He Makes Me Feel, The Windmills Of Your Mind, Sleep Warm, Nice 'N' Easy, You Don't Bring Me Flowers, All His Children, It Might Be You, What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life and the theme songs for the 1970s television series Maude and Good Times.
Alan Bergman, Oscar, Grammy and Emmy-winning songwriter, dies at 99
Bergman and his wife and songwriting partner Marilyn wrote songs for The Way We Were, Yentl and many more movies.
https://people.com/alan-bergman-dead...ter-99-8714269
Standjofski appeared in 41 movies and TV movies including Warriors, Wild Thing, Guy X, Beau Is Afraid, P.T. Barnum, The Aviator, The Wrong Woman, Just A Walk In The Park and X-Men: Days Of Future Past and voiced characters in more than 30 animated series and video games.
Montréal playwright and actor Harry Standjofski dies at 66
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...eath-1.7589374
Troupe appeared in 13 movies and TV movies including Sofi, Kelly's Heroes, Off The Minnesota Strip, Summer School, The Devil's Brigade and My Own Private Idaho.
Tom Troupe, stage and screen actor who appeared in Star Trek and Cagney & Lacey, dies at 97
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...or-1236324292/
Warner – named after Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal – played Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984-92), Malcolm McGee on Malcolm & Eddie (1996-2000) and Alex Reed on Reed Betrween The Lines (2011-15).
The Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dead at 54
https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/21/malco...ad-cosby-show/
Among Ozzy's biggest hits are Crazy Train, Bark At The Moon, Flying High Again, Back On Earth, Time After Time, Perry Mason, Changes, Shot In The Dark, Mama I'm Coming Home, No More Tears, Under The Graveyard, Road To Nowhere, I Don't Wanna Stop, Let Me Hear You Scream and his 1989 duet with Lita Ford, Close My Eyes Forever.
Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, just weeks after farewell show
https://www.the-independent.com/arts...-b2793958.html
Fulton played Lisa Grimaldi on more than 1,700 episodes of As The World Turns (1960-2010) and Lisa Hughes on 33 episodes of Our Private World (1965) and appeared in six movies including Girl Of The Night, Tinsel Town, The Life Zone and The Drum Beats Twice.
As The World Turns soap opera star Eileen Fulton dies at 91
https://nypost.com/2025/07/20/entert...on-dead-at-91/
Thirteen-year-old George Kooymans co-founded the Tornados in 1961 in The Hague, Netherlands. They became the Golden Earrings in 1962 and Golden Earring in 1969. Kooymans co-wrote their 1974 hit Radar Love and wrote their early 1982 top-ten hit Twilight Zone.
Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans dead at 77
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/geor...ring-obituary/
Mangione's Feels So Good was a #4 hit in June 1978. Among his other well-known songs are Bellavia, Chase The Clouds Away, Children Of Sanchez, Give It All You Got, Fun & Games, Land Of Make Believe and The Theme From Cannonball Run.
Chuck Mangione, Grammy-winning jazz musician, dead at 84
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/enter...mangione-death
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius had 12 top-40 country duets and six top tens, 1976-81. Their first hit, I Don't Want To Have To Marry You, went to number one in September 1976. Among their other hits are Fools, Morning Comes Too Early, Lying In Love With You and Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye. Cornelius also had solo hits with There's Always A Goodbye, It Started With A Smile, The Bedroom and If Your Heart's A Rollin' Stone.
Nashville's Helen Cornelius, known for duets with Jim Ed Brown, dies at 83
https://www.tennessean.com/story/ent...n/85308765007/
Danny Rapp formed Danny & The Juniors in 1957 in Philadelphia. Their first hit, At The Hop, was number one for seven weeks in January-February 1958. Among their other hits are Dottie, Pony Express, Twistin' U.S.A. and Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay
Frank Maffei, last surviving member of Danny & The Juniors, dies at 85
https://www.danjolell.com/obituary/frank-maffei-sr/