He also had a bit part in what may be the best crime movie ever made, "Heat".

Actor Robert Duvall passed at 95. I don't know if it was his first role, and it's brief, but he was very young as Boo Radley in one of my favorite old films, To Kill a Mockingbird.

I didn't know he was in that. Yeah, that was a great movie. Great action though I hated it when De Niro's character wouldn't get when the gettin was good.

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He also had a bit part in what may be the best crime movie ever made, "Heat".

I'm sorry to hear of his passing. I think the last time I saw him was on Stephen Colbert's show early last year or the year before. Colbert asked him about acting - acting tips - but Duvall didn't really answer him. I don't know. Maybe talking about how to act is sort of like asking Steph Curry how he makes a shot from half-court so many times. It's not just the practice/muscle memory. It's just something you feel/calculate in a moment at that moment in that environment and then you just do it.

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Originally posted by Ted Dastick Jr.:
Actor Robert Duvall passed at 95. I don't know if it was his first role, and it's brief, but he was very young as Boo Radley in one of my favorite old films, To Kill a Mockingbird.

Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at 84. Not sure if he was on any cards.

Jackson was on several Decision '92 cards.

Actor/writer/director, Tom Noonan, passed away on Valentine's Day at the age of 74. I remember him best from his role as the serial killer in "Manhunter," the movie adapted from the Thomas Harris novel, "Red Dragon." Great movie. Great book. He was in "Heat" as well.

Noonan appeared in two Topps sets: Robocop 2 and Last Action Hero.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYIaJ_E5pwo

(And if there had been a set for Heat, I would have been all over that.)

Robert Carradine, known in the 1980s and 90s for the four Revenge of the Nerds films, has died at 71.

In the 2000s he was the father on the "Lizzie McGuire" TV show.

He also did many other movies and TV appearances over 50 years.

The passing of Robert Carradine is truly sad as it appears he took his own life due to long standing mental health issues. As an actor he was always a bit overshadowed by his brother Keith and half-brother David, but he had a period of his own success with "Nerds" and "Number One With a Bullet" among other movies.

My condolences to the Carradine family who have suffered sudden loss before with the unexpected and odd death of David Carradine. I enjoyed Robert's early work, but unfortunately I have not really heard much about him for quite awhile. It does seem as though he was still doing projects until fairly recently.

For those interested, he did sign at least two Pop Century cards, one in 2011 and one just now in 2025. There may be more. As a fan of his, I already have them and hope that other card collectors appreciated his work in his lifetime. RIP Mr. Carradine.

His brother, David Carradine, died under mysterious circumstances back in 2009. From what I read, David made numerous suicide attempts throughout his life, beginning at age 5.

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His brother, David Carradine, died under mysterious circumstances back in 2009. From what I read, David made numerous suicide attempts throughout his life, beginning at age 5.

I'll take your word for it, but I liked David Carradine as an actor, even though he was an unconventional man. He and Robert were half-brothers. His death, said to be alone in a Thailand hotel room, was not ruled a suicide.

More like asphyxiation from accidental suffocation playing games, maybe. There was some suggestion of foul play, but that was never proven.

David Carradine on notorious foreign soil was a bad combination. Make up any conspiracy theory you like, we will never know for sure. It's just one of those Hollywood stories, and we have seen so many end so badly recently that it is pretty amazing and very sad.

Lauren Chapin, who played the younger daughter on the 1950s TV sit com "Father Knows Best" has passed at age 80.

She mostly retired from acting after 1980, although she returned for the TV show "School Bus Diaries" in 2016-2017.

Neil Sedaka has passed away at the age of 86.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrdr5d43yo

Also noting the passing of the the flamboyant DJ and raconteur Sir Monti Rock III from the short-lived group Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, famous for the early discothèque earworm, "Get Dancin'". Like Sedaka, he was also 86.
May they rest in peace.

Gary Walker, best known for the 1966 hit, "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", with the Walker Brothers, has died at 83.

Chuck Norris has passed away at 86. He has signed many Pop Century/Leaf autograph cards in various ranges over the last couple of years.

The reason why I am bummed out hearing this is because back in the day my father really enjoyed watching his action films. Not Walker, but those karate flicks. Some were pretty dumb, but it didn't matter, we still saw them all. We even had to buy the VHS tapes when they came out. So, Chuck Norris is a nice memory for me and I'm sorry he's gone.

Nicholas Brendon of Buffy fame has passed at age 54.

I think our dad took us to see his first movie (starring role), "Good Guys Wear Black." My brother and friends of ours went to see his 80's movies when they came to the local discount theater (who remembers paying $1.50 to see a movie?). I remember "Missing in Action," "Invasion U.S.A.," and "Code of Silence." They were great and then we rented and/or bought them on VHS. We especially liked "Invasion U.S.A" with Norris going with two mini-Uzis.

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Originally posted by Raven:
Chuck Norris has passed away at 86. He has signed many Pop Century/Leaf autograph cards in various ranges over the last couple of years.

The reason why I am bummed out hearing this is because back in the day my father really enjoyed watching his action films. Not Walker, but those karate flicks. Some were pretty dumb, but it didn't matter, we still saw them all. We even had to buy the VHS tapes when they came out. So, Chuck Norris is a nice memory for me and I'm sorry he's gone.

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I think our dad took us to see his first movie (starring role), "Good Guys Wear Black."

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That was one of his better ones, although nobody in it could act.

We also saw Norris on film for the first time fighting Bruce Lee in "The Way of the Dragon". Lots of people confuse that one with "Enter the Dragon", but they are two different movies. My father was a fan of Lee's too, so I saw all of his as well. In the late 60s there was a circuit for live martial arts pro competitions that ran thru New York, kind of like wrestling events with less money. All of these guys that eventually moved into those early 70's karate movies as both stars and mostly background fodder knew each other from there.

Back to Norris, funny story about "Lone Wolf McQuade" you may not remember. David Carradine was the villain in the film, but he had been the star of "Kung Fu" and was a martial artist himself. He didn't want to hurt his reputation and wouldn't take the part if Norris got to win in a fight.

So, they changed the script. They did have the climatic fight scene at the end that was expected, but McQuade didn't kill Carradine's character. The bad guy just ran away and was blown up in an explosion a few minutes later. That way Carradine wasn't really defeated by Norris in hand to hand, it was the dynamite.

Geez, those karate flicks were fun, but it's hard to watch them today without noticing how primitive they were in comparison to the modern technology of action movies. Imagine what Norris and Lee could do with the benefit of a blue screen.

On eBay the prices for Norris' autograph cards have already doubled for some issues. Sad, if you really were his fan you'd already have had some. I do.