Age 81 – Celebrity Death Club

Roy Barraclough, 81…. Dead!

Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough has died. The Lancashire-born star was also known for his partnership with Les Dawson, especially their portrayal of duo Cissie and Ada. His agent said he died on Thursday, after a short illness.

The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous 23rd January 2026
Karen Leigh Baldwin, the daughter of actor Robert Reed, died November 29th. She was 69. Reed was best remembered as the father on the Brady Bunch. Baldwin's death was being reported January 22nd. A Legacy obituary was posted at the time of her death with no mention of Reed. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/karen-baldwin-daughter-brady-bunch-robert-reed-died/
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 23rd January 2026
23/1/26 45 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 38 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop +4 36 Paul Anka - Lonely Boy 34 Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar 32 The Crickets - Oh, Boy! 28 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 28 Elvis Presley […]
Kill or Save: Best of the Rest Top 20 Hits of the 90s 23rd January 2026
23/1/26 30 Queen - No-One But You +2 29 The Cardigans - My Favourite Game +2 29 Travis - Driftwood 27 The Wannadies - You And Me Song 27 Mike & The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder 26 Weezer - Buddy Holly 25 Alanis Morissette - Ironic 24 Placebo - Every You Every Me 24 […]
Derby Dead Pool 2026 23rd January 2026
Checking out my teams on the site while I wait. (No errors to report!) 8 uniques is a decent haul for #1 Hits. Biggest surprise there is Pras. Apologies/curses to the one (non-theme) team who was the only other picker of both Allan Clarke and Ernest Ranglin. And I thought Dave Lee Travis might be […]
Kill or Save: The Themed Games 23rd January 2026
23/1/26 41 Heroes +4 27 Starman 18 Life On Mars? -6
Ideas and possibilities for 2027 23rd January 2026
I hope Gordon Getty gets put on the 2027 DL if he can make it to then
Death Anniversary Thread 23rd January 2026
Salvador Dali died on this day 37 years ago, aged 84. - Dali's full name was 'Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali Dominech'. He was named after his father, as well as an infant older brother who died before he was born (whom he often thought about). - Dali started off as a cubist painter (obviously […]
Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life 23rd January 2026
Kenji Ohba, while known for his role in Kill Bill in the West but is very popular in Asia and Brazil as Space Sheriff Gavan, has been in ill health since 2018 after suffering from a fall according to his daughter. Would explain why he is quiet in regards that Space Sheriff Gavan will have […]
Paired Up 23rd January 2026
Things to do at 4.37am. Seems fun. 1. (32).Julie Goodyear/Patricia Greene 2. (33).Linda Ronstandt/Phil Collins 3. (4). Dan Rather/Ted Turner 4. (20).Michael Caine/Joel Grey 5. (13).James Hong/Robert Ito 6. (47).Allan Oppenheimer/Don King 7. (18).Willie Nelson/Vanessa Redgrave 8. (49).Esther Rantzen/Ben Sasse 9. (16).Yoko Ono/Buzz Aldrin 10. (50).Trisha Goddard/Jason Collins
Death Anniversary Thread 23rd January 2026
Actor Paul Robeson died 50 years ago (77).