Died in 2018 – Celebrity Death Club

Week 337. Bill Maynard, 89…. Dead!

Bill Maynard, perhaps most famous for his role as Greengrass in the long running TV police drama ‘Heartbeat’, has died at the age of 89. He starred as the character Greengrass from 1992 until 2000, reprising the role for several

Death Anniversary Thread 23rd December 2025
Billy Barty died on this day 25 years ago, aged 76. - Barty's real name was William Bertanzetti. He started off as a child actor, appearing alongside Mickey Rooney in the Mickey McGuire shorts, before being typecast as intelligent babies due to his height of 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m). - In his later […]
The Happy Birthday Thread 23rd December 2025
Emperor Akihito is 92.
Kill or Save: The Themed Games 23rd December 2025
23/12/25 77 Starman 73 Life On Mars? 69 Space Oddity 38 The Man Who Sold The World (Live) 38 Modern Love 35 Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 35 Let's Dance 35 China Girl +2 35 Heroes +1 35 Ashes To Ashes +1 33 Underground 33 Golden Years 33 Young Americans 32 Sound & Vision 32 […]
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 23rd December 2025
23/12/25 36 The Hilltoppers - Only You (And You Alone) 24 David Whitfield - Rags to Riches 24 Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Ballad of Davy Crockett 22 Frank Sinatra - Love and Marriage 22 Eddie Fisher - Downhearted 21 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rockin’ Through the Rye +2 21 […]
Chris Rea, Die-arrhea 23rd December 2025
On this side of the pond, he is known as a one hit wonder for Fool if You Think It’s Over. The only other song of his that gets occasional airplay here is Texas, a song whose video looks a lot more like Germany than any part of the Lone Star State I have ever […]
Chris Rea, Die-arrhea 23rd December 2025
He'd be known for "Fool if you think it's over". His Christmas song is virtually unheard of here.
Chris Rea, Die-arrhea 23rd December 2025
Some of his 70s hits like "Devil Women" gets decent airplay, but I wouldn't say his name recognition is that big.
Shadow Deathlist Competition 2026 23rd December 2025
Sometimes. Things to keep in mind about any person you choose: Are they likely to obit in a major newspaper? Are they a well known celebrity? Do they have a Wikipedia page in any language (that clearly wasn't made just for DeathListing) For example last year I chose Joan Langsford, mother of Ruth Langsford, but […]
Chris Rea, Die-arrhea 23rd December 2025
It's sad that this guy died, but did everyone know that Cliff has just done another tour of Australia? Get down!
Deaths of the Silver Screen V 23rd December 2025
I wish you a speedy recovery.