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.

27. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 14th January 2026
Trump just said killings stopped and there won't be executions. So i guess no intervention or a fake one previously agreed with Iran.
20/20 + 5 14th January 2026
I'll take Leo Esaki
27. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 14th January 2026
He is the most likely out of the 50 to die at the present time, either at the hands of Donald Trump or his own people, discussion of what is happening in Iran and possible military action is on topic
The Dead of 2026 14th January 2026
Robert Croft, a former US Navy diver who was the first person to free-dive beyond the depth of 200 feet, also sometimes dubbed the "father of American Freediving", dead at 91.
Tony Blair 14th January 2026
45. David Hockney 14th January 2026
Slams plans to bring Bayeux Tapestry to UK as ‘madness’ in major intervention
Kill or Save: Best of the Rest Top 20 Hits of the 90s 14th January 2026
Six songs below 30 points all fighting for one place and I would want to keep three of them
Authors Last A Long Time, But.... 14th January 2026
Julian Barnes (wiki), 80 this month, announced today on BBC News that he's dying from blood cancer. Would be surprised if he wasn't picked in the DDP this year. His cancer seems "stable" (for now). On continuous chemo to keep him alive though, and he discussed the prospect of traveling abroad for assisted dying if […]
20/20 + 5 14th January 2026
Hermano da Silva Ramos
Larry the Cat 14th January 2026
Brilliant photograph from the other day of Larry tripping up the Polish President's photographer on a trip to Downing Street. Larry is 19 this month. Long may he reign.