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Walter Olkewicz, the familiar character actor who played the bartender and croupier Jacques Renault on the original Twin Peaks and an oil refinery worker on Grace Under Fire, has died. He was 72.
Olkewiczdied early Tuesday morning at his Reseda home in Los Angeles, his son,screenwriter Zak Olkewicz, told The Hollywood Reporter. He had struggled with health issues during the past 20 years and had a series of knee surgeries that caused infections, led to him being bedridden and forced him to take
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Anthony Hopkins has won the best actor Oscar at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Hopkins, 83, won for his performance as an elderly man with dementia in The Father, directed by French novelist and playwright Florian Zeller, who also wrote the acclaimed stage play on which the film is based.
LOS ANGELES -- Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he took one home for playing Hannibal Lecter.Despite his pedigree, Hopkins was a surprise winner.The late Chadwick Boseman was expected to win the award, which in a very rare move from the academy was the last to be handed out this year instead of best picture.It was also an anti-climax on a show where Hopkins wasn’t present to accept the trophy.
Marty Bauer, a founder of the United Talent Agency, has died. Bauer, who was 74, died at home in Los Angeles on Friday. He died of natural causes, sources said.
Walter Olkewicz, an actor who starred in the original "Twin Peaks" series in the '90s, has died. He was 72.
Attorney Howard Weitzman, who had a client list including Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, Marlon Brando, Morgan Freeman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ron Meyers, & CAA, has died at the age of 81.
OK, you know those movies you see in Redbox or on Amazon Prime that you’ve never heard of. Yet they star actors you know, like Bruce Willis or Nicolas Cage? Well, there’s a layer below that, of movies that never even make it to the position of being quickly swiped past.
Actor Zachary Horwitz has been arrested in connection with an alleged multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. The news was announced by the U.S.
On Tuesday, actor Zachary Horwitz (known professionally as Zach Avery) was arrested on charges of wire fraud, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming will take a production role on selected film titles emerging from Stars Collective, the talent incubator program backed by China- and Los Angeles-based financier Starlight Media.Huang, who has credits including “The Message” and “American Dreams in China,” will lead Stars Collective’s talent discovery efforts in China, be a mentor to the selected filmmakers and take a formal producer role on selected, individual projects the
The Hollywood Reporter, Elliott died last Saturday (April 3) in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering two heart attacks. The voice actor was also battling lung cancer.Elliott began his career in media in the late ’50s, working as a DJ on commercial radio.
Haley Bosselman editorRichard Gilliland, an actor known for his role on “Designing Women,” has died. He was 71.The actor died on March 18 in Los Angeles following a brief illness.
Danny Masterson's rape case has taken a turn, with an attorney for the actor alleging that members of law enforcement leaked information pertaining to the case.