Alan Dysert, Sean Cudahy on All My Children, dies at 75
The actor played the scheming Sean Cudahy on the ABC soap in two stints, then taught acting in Nashville. He had written about a long fight with a rare cancer.
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Frank Portelli, former Nationalist MP and Malta hospital chief, dies at 82
The doctor and businessman sat in Malta's parliament from 1987 to 1992, led the Nationalist Party's top bodies and later ran St Philip's Hospital.
Hubert de la Bouillerie, editor of The Witches of Eastwick and Tango & Cash, dies at 75
The Warner Bros. veteran also worked on Woodstock and Rollerball, and was the editor studio chiefs trusted to check the final cut of their films.
René Belletto, French crime novelist and Prix Femina winner, dies at 81
The Lyon writer won the Grand Prix de littérature policière for the novel filmed as Péril en la demeure, then the Prix Femina for L'Enfer.
Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s original Chekov, dies at 90
Koenig joined the Enterprise crew in the show's second season and played the Russian navigator in seven films. He later played Alfred Bester on Babylon 5.
Kenny MacPherson, music publisher and Big Deal Music co-founder, dies at 71
The Scottish-born executive went from managing Glasgow's Apollo Theatre and touring with Billy Connolly to running Warner/Chappell New York, Chrysalis Music and his own indie publisher.
Phil O’Callaghan, former Ireland and Munster prop, dies at 83
The Dolphin clubman won 21 Ireland caps from 1967 to 1976, played for the Barbarians and coached a future Ireland captain. He died in Dublin after a short illness.
Robin Stubbs, Torquay United’s ‘Prince of Plainmoor’, dies at 85
The former Birmingham City striker scored 133 goals for Torquay, including two late goals to hold Tottenham in the 1965 FA Cup. Only Sammy Collins scored more for the club.
Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar, former Pakistan army chief, dies at 89
Kakar led the army from 1993 to 1996 and brokered the exit of both the president and the prime minister during the 1993 constitutional crisis. The ISPR announced his death in Rawalpindi.
Peggy King, ‘Pretty Perky’ singer of The George Gobel Show, dies at 96
The 1950s television and recording star sang at the 1955 Oscars, co-hosted the 1958 Emmys and was still performing in her eighties. She died after a long illness with Alzheimer's.