Latest news with #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Joe Don Baker Dies: ‘Walking Tall' Star Who Appeared In Three James Bond Films Was 89
Joe Don Baker, the actor who as the real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 vigilante film Walking Tall carried a big stick to mete out his own Tennessee brand of justice, died May 7, his family has announced. He was 89. A cause of death was not disclosed. More from Deadline 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries Samuel French Dies: 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' & 'Fear The Walking Dead' Actor Was 45 Mark Gaines Dies: Longtime Universal Distribution Exec Was 77 Born February 12, 1936, in Groesbeck, Texas, Baker played football for North Texas State College and, upon graduating in 1959, served a two-year stint in the Army before moving to New York City to study acting at the Actor's Studio. He would remain a lifelong member of the famed organization. After some time performing on the New York stage – he appeared on Broadway in 1963's Marathon '33 and, a year later, in Blues for Mister Charlie. He then moved to Los Angeles and launched a TV and film career that included guest appearances on such series as Honey West, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Mission: Impossible, Lancer and The Streets of San Francisco, among many others. Early film roles included small parts in Cool Hand Luke and The Valachi Papers. His signature role came in 1973, when he took up a four-foot-long hickory club as the weapon of choice for Walking Tall's justice-seeking Sheriff Buford Pusser. Critics may have scoffed, but the movie, directed by Phil Karlson, was a hit with audiences caught up in the 1970s vigilante-film craze that included Death Wish, Dirty Harry and even Taxi Driver. Georgia-based rock band Drive-By Truckers dedicated a three-song run on its 2004 album The Dirty South to Pusser and Walking Tall, telling the tell from the other side of the law on 'The Boys From Alabama,' 'Cottonseed' and 'The Buford Stick.' Saying Goodbye: A Video Tribute To The Hollywood & Media Figures We've Lost In 2025 Standing at 6'2″ and with the broad frame of the linebacker he was in college, Baker had a prolific screen career playing tough guys on both sides of the law throughout the 1970s and '80s in such movies as Charley Varrick (1973), Mitchell (1975) and Speedtrap (1977). Comedy roles increasingly made their way to Baker in the 1980s and 1990s, including another police chief role in the 1985 Chevy Chase comedy Fletch and, in 1996, Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! Other memorable roles included a baseball player known as The Whammer opposite Robert Redford in The Natural (1984) and, in 1991, a corrupt investigator in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear. He toplined the NBC crime drama Eischied, playing the NYPD's tough chief of detectives who had a soft side for his pet cat. The series debuted in September 1979 but lasted just one season. Baker also appeared in three James Bond films of the 1980s and '90s. He played a bad guy in The Living Daylights (1987) opposite Timothy Dalton as Bond, and a 007 ally CIA agent in the Pierce Brosnan-led GoldenEye (1995) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). After appearing in nearly 60 movies throughout his career, Baker retired in 2012. His marriage in 1969 to Maria Dolores Rivero-Torres ended with divorce in 1980. Baker is survived by extended family in Groesbeck, Texas. A funeral service to honor his life will be held Tuesday in Mission Hills, California. Erik Pedersen contributed to this report. Best of Deadline 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries Where To Watch All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies: Streamers With Multiple Films In The Franchise Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Experience The New Gujarati Music Video Mari Laadki By Jignesh Barot
'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Actor Samuel French Dies At 45 After Cancer Battle Samuel French, a rising talent in film and TV, has sadly died at the age of 45 after a quiet but prolonged battle with cancer. He passed away on May 9, leaving behind a legacy that, though brief, deeply moved the industry. The heartbreaking news was confirmed by casting director and close friend Paul Sinacore, who had worked with French on his final role in the upcoming indie drama Towpath. Sinacore called French 'a force onscreen,' praising his powerful, all-in performances. French began acting later in life, debuting in 2015's Texas Rising and later appearing in Fear the Walking Dead. In 2023, he earned widespread acclaim for his role in Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, alongside DiCaprio and De Niro. His sudden death has sparked an outpouring of grief across social media. He is survived by his daughter Madison, her mother Melinda Acosta, and his family. 12 views | 42 minutes ago
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Murderbot Trailer: Alexander Skarsgård, David Dastmalchian an Sabrina Wu Starrer Murderbot Official Trailer
'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Actor Samuel French Dies At 45 After Cancer Battle Samuel French, a rising talent in film and TV, has sadly died at the age of 45 after a quiet but prolonged battle with cancer. He passed away on May 9, leaving behind a legacy that, though brief, deeply moved the industry. The heartbreaking news was confirmed by casting director and close friend Paul Sinacore, who had worked with French on his final role in the upcoming indie drama Towpath. Sinacore called French 'a force onscreen,' praising his powerful, all-in performances. French began acting later in life, debuting in 2015's Texas Rising and later appearing in Fear the Walking Dead. In 2023, he earned widespread acclaim for his role in Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, alongside DiCaprio and De Niro. His sudden death has sparked an outpouring of grief across social media. He is survived by his daughter Madison, her mother Melinda Acosta, and his family. 12 views | 42 minutes ago
News.com.au
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Killers of the Flower Moon actor's sad final post before dying aged 45
Samuel French, a Texas-born actor best known for his turn in Martin Scorsese's Killers of The Flower Moon, passed away last Friday. He was 45. Filmmaker Paul Sinacore, who wrote and directed French's upcoming historical drama Towpath, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter. Sinacore claims French passed away Friday in a hospital in Waco, Texas, after a years-long battle with cancer that had spread through his body. 'Samuel was a dear friend and an incredible actor,' Sinacore said in a statement shared on Instagram. ' Towpath wouldn't exist without him, and the incredible intensity he brought to the role of Det. Bernard Crooke set the tone for the entire film. Together we were on an extraordinary journey, giving everything we had to realise a shared creative vision.' In what was to be one of his final Instagram posts, shared two weeks ago, French hinted towards his ill health with a selfie taken while receiving an IV drip in his arm. 'Getting IV for much needed hydration,' he wrote. French delivered a memorable performance in Killers of the Flower Moon, in which he played undercover FBI agent CJ Robinson investigating the Osage murders. The late actor's other credits include an appearance in Fear the Walking Dead, The Mark of a Killer, and Cherry Town 2023. He also appeared in The Pro Bono Watchman, Joe Haladin: The Case of the Missing Sister, and Pegasus: Pony with a Broken Wing. His most recent on-screen role was as Joel Sharp in the 2024 crime thriller Blood Dried Hands. In 2024, French received an award for Best Supporting Actor at the Los Angeles Film Awards for his performance in Monsters Within. He also won Best Actor at the Liverpool Indie Awards for his turn in Blood Dried Hands. Per THR, French is survived by his daughter Madison and his girlfriend, Melinda, as well as his parents Gary and Darlene; and his brothers, Andy and Danny.
News.com.au
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Leonardo DiCaprio to present Robert De Niro with lifetime achievement award at Cannes
The Titanic actor will bestow the honorary Palme d'Or upon his Killers of the Flower Moon co-star as the French film festival kicks off on Tuesday night. DiCaprio and De Niro first worked together on the 1993 film This Boy's Life and have since starred alongside each other in 1996's Marvin's Room, a 2015 short called The Audition, and Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, which premiered at Cannes two years ago. To celebrate the honour, the Raging Bull star will also participate in a masterclass on Wednesday.
