Age 93 – Celebrity Death Club

Peter Vaughan, 93…. Dead!

The star, best known for his roles as Maester Aemon on Game of Thrones and Grouty in Porridge, has died aged 93. Vaughan described himself as a character actor, saying he did not have the looks to play romantic leads.

I predict the grim reaper is going to confound sceptics and continue to prove its huge power like a super strong enema throughout the 2020s and beyond equalling and smashing 2020s record 18th January 2026
Obviously, with Death Impends stepping down, DDP deaths will revert to a normal 250 or so.
Time Added 18th January 2026
January 2026 takes another footballer. It's Alan Black, former left back for Dumbarton, Sunderland and Norwich City, aged 82: https://dumbartonfootballclub.com/alan-black/
Derby Dead Pool 2026 18th January 2026
We're nearly there folks, the front page is updated and 2025 is archived, I'll upload the first obituary posts once the scoreboard side of it is uploaded
I predict the grim reaper is going to confound sceptics and continue to prove its huge power like a super strong enema throughout the 2020s and beyond equalling and smashing 2020s record 18th January 2026
So far this year I’ve had one BBC notification and no Guardian ones which is quieter than normal…but a quiet start doesn’t mean a quiet year. This is my second year running my work dead pool and no one’s had a hit yet…
I predict the grim reaper is going to confound sceptics and continue to prove its huge power like a super strong enema throughout the 2020s and beyond equalling and smashing 2020s record 18th January 2026
This is the first year in ages where I don’t think I’ve got a single Sky News notification about a famous person who has died
Donald J Trump 18th January 2026
Is there an equivalent to the cabinet holding a no-confidence vote on the president in the US, or would they have to invoke the 25th amendment? Course they’d probably be far too spineless and sycophantic to ever contemplate such a move
Ideas and possibilities for 2027 18th January 2026
A bit too soon for Stewart, he was diagnosed in 2023, can’t see him dying so soon. One for 2028
Death Anniversary Thread 18th January 2026
That's an extraordinary age indeed!
Donald J Trump 18th January 2026
Trump would love the Wicked Bible
John Cougar Mellencamp 18th January 2026
Well, it all depends how you define ‘active’. Anyway, some words from Papa John about his wean.