Corey Haim Corey Haim, Dec. 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010, child star actor who became a teenage heartthrob, has died of an apparent overdose involving prescription drugs. Haim was reportedly found unresponsive by his mother and rushed to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank where he was pronounced dead at 3a.m. He was 38.He became a teenage heartthrob in the 1980s for starring roles in such films as “Lucas,” “License to Drive” and “The Lost Boys.” Haim’s popularity put him right alongside some of the leading actors of the day including Kiefer Sutherland, Sally Field, Teri Garr, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr, Charlie Sheen and others.Regarding the actor’s death, Sgt. Frank Albarren of the Los Angeles Police...

Teresa Gutiérrez Teresa Gutiérrez, Oct. 25, 1928 – March 9, 2010, iconic and popular actress of Colombian television, has died at her home in Bogota according to her son Miguel Varoni. Her death was reported from natural causes at the age of 81.She began her acting career in 1978 on the TV series “La abuela” and, from there, went on to appear in numerous soaps, mini-series and other television shows. Sometimes in good and other times evil roles, Teresa Gutierrez played the mother to actor Damian Alcazar in “Satanas” in 2007. The film won 4 awards and garnered 3 other nominations. Damian Alcazar is probably best known in the U.S. as Lord Sopespian in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince...

Richard Stapley / Richard Wyler Richard Stapley, June 20, 1923 – March 5, 2010, English-born writer and actor popular in the 1940s, has died at a Palm Springs, California hospital according to his publicist Alan Eichler. The cause of death was kidney failure. He was 86.Under the name Richard Stapley, he appeared with Elizabeth Taylor in "Little Women" and with Gene Kelly in "The Three Musketeers. Other credits include "King of the Khyber Rifles" with Tyrone Power and "The Strange Door" with Boris Karloff.With a move back to Great Britain, he took the name Richard Wyler, starring as Interpol Agent Anthony Smith in "Man From Interpol." The series ran 39 episodes from 1960-61. Stapley’s novel “Naked Legacy”...

Charles B. Pierce Charles B. Pierce, 1938 – March 5, 2010, independent filmmaker and director, has died at a Dover nursing home. He was 71.“Go ahead, make my day,” so goes that famous Dirty Harry phrase and Charles B. Pierce was the storywriter that created it.But it is his pioneering of a new style of independent film that Pierce is probably most known. Pierce’s low-budget docu-style drama moviemaking, in particular his “Legend of Boggy Creek,” was cited by the makers of “The Blair Witch Project” as their inspiration. “Boggy Creek” was made for only $160,000 and was based on a local legend of a Sasquatch-like creature in Fouke, a town southwest of Texarkana. Shot like a documentary, the...

Nan Martin Nan Martin, July 15, 1927 – March 4, 2010, theater, television and film actress, has died at her home in Malibu, Calif. according to her son, Casey Dolan. The actress suffered from emphysema. She was 82. She was often cast as “a mother.” Nan Martin made a name for herself playing maternal roles, one of the most famous being Amanda Krueger, the mother of dream demon Freddy Krueger in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.” Starting her career in the 1950s, Martin worked prolifically throughout the 60s and 70s in film, a plethora of character parts on TV, and was Tony-nominated for her role in “J.B.” in theater. Among her other credits are ‘Mrs. Ben...

Yuri Stepanov Yuri Stepanov, June 7, 1967 – March 3, 2010, popular Russian film and theater actor, has died in a Moscow traffic accident after his car was struck and hurled into on-coming traffic in the opposite lane. He was 42.He worked in the Theater workshop of Peter Fomenko beginning in 1993. Yuri Stepanov’s other credits include “Freight 200” in 2007, “Blind Man’s Bluff” in 2005, “The Penal Battalion” in 2004 among others.

Emil Forselius Commits Suicide Emil Forselius, Nov. 23, 1974 – March 2, 2010, young Swedish actor of film, television and theater, has died from an apparent suicide. The actor’s mother discovered Forselius in his Stockholm apartment. He was 35.He won the equivalent of the Swedish Oscar for his role as Lasse the Skinhead in the critically acclaimed movie “Tic Tac” in 1997.Other film credits include “Deadline” in 2001, “Wallander Indrivaren,” and “Sprangaren.” TV appearances include “Beck,” “Stora teatern” in 2001, “Hombres” in 2006 and others.

Martin Benson Martin Benson, Aug. 10, 1918 – Feb. 28, 2010, British and American movie star, has died in his sleep at his Buckinghamshire, England home. He was 91.He was known for his 1964 role as ‘Mr Solo’ in the first James Bond spy flick "Goldfinger" starring Sean Connery but his career actually began in the mid 1940s spanning over 60 years to 2005.In 1956, Martin Benson played Kralahome in the film version of “The King and I” and on television he captured roles in such shows as “The Saint,” and “Tales of the Unexpected.” In 1976, Benson played Father Spiletto in the cult-classic satanic film “The Omen.” In 1981, he was the Vogon Captain in “The...

Nathan Scott Nathan Scott, composer who scored numerous television shows, has died of natural causes at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 94.He began his career in radio and completed a stint in the Army before becoming a staff composer for film studio Republic Pictures in 1946. There, he scored the 1948 John Wayne movie “Wake of the Red Witch” along with “Heart of the Rockies.”Nathan Scott is also credited with scoring several television shows including “Dragnet.” Scott arranged and orchestrated for Walter Schumann, the original composer of the police drama, later taking over as the composer for the series. He also scored “Rawhide,” “My Three Sons” and “The Untouchables.” In 1963, Scott began working on “Lassie,” scoring...

Andrew Koenig Found Dead Andrew Koenig, born Aug. 17, 1968 – Feb. 25, 2010 (date found), character actor who played ‘Boner’ opposite Kirk Cameron on the sit-com “Growing Pains,” has died in an apparent suicide. His body was found in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. He was 41.Koenig’s father, actor Walter Koenig who played Pavel Chekov on the original “Star Trek” TV series, said his son had a history of depression and committed suicide. Andrew Koenig had a recurring role in the 1980s family sit-com playing Richard “Boner” Stabone. The character was the best friend of ‘Mike’ played by then teen heart throb, Kirk Cameron.