The DeathList 2010

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Dennis Hopper, Actor 29th May 2010

Hell-raising actor, Dennis Hopper, has lost his battle with prostate cancer, aged 74. Hopper was probably best known for his 1969 movie, Easy Rider, but also appeared in a long list of major movies including Rebel Without A Cause, Cool Hand Luke, Apocalypse Now and Colors. With tales of epic drug use and five marriages, including the last of which was in acrimonious meltdown at the time of this death, Hopper clearly made effective use of his 74 years on the planet. 2010 saw Hopper's first appearance on DeathList, securing the number 36 spot, and delivering DeathList 2010 with its third success of the year.

The DeathList 2010

The research is over and the candidates have been chosen for DeathList 2010. The list comprises the celebrities thought most likely to die during 2010. A quick rundown of the rules: Candidates must be famous in their own right such that their death is expected to be reported by the UK media, however candidates cannot be famous purely for the fact they are likely to die soon. A maximum of 25 candidates on the previous year’s list can reappear on the next year’s list. The 2009 list recovered from a slow start (and some shocking misses!) to record a valiant 12 deaths. No dead certs on this year but hopefully a solid list that can deliver plenty. Despite the valued contributions of the forum members, the long-standing record of 14 deaths is starting to look tough to beat.

Rank	Prev Year	Appear	Name	Age	Desc	Discuss
1	2	2	Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi	58	Lockerbie Bomber	167 posts
2	1	10	Ronnie Biggs	81	Ambassador	684 posts
3		2	Anna Wing	96	Eastenders Lou Beale	40 posts
4		4	Zsa Zsa Gabor	100	Actress	86 posts
5	3	7	Oscar Niemeyer	103	Architect	268 posts
6	7	11	Michael Foot	97	Tramp	258 posts
7	8	4	Chapman Pincher	96	Journalist/Investigator	17 posts
8	10	8	Eli Wallach	95	Actor	74 posts
9	13	7	Norman Wisdom	95	Comedian	330 posts
10	11	8	Fidel Castro	84	Dictator	933 posts
11	16	8	Kirk Douglas	94	Actor	106 posts
12	15	7	Yitzhak Shamir	95	Ex PM Israel	50 posts
13	18	2	Kim Jong-il	69	N Korean Ruler	88 posts
14		2	Herman Wouk	95	Author	4 posts
15		3	Olivia De Havilland	94	Actress	37 posts
16			Erich Priebke	97	Nazi	14 posts
17	26	5	Betty Ford	94	Clinic owner	96 posts
18		4	Dom Mintoff	94	Ex Malta PM	93 posts
19	22	6	Herbert Lom	93	Actor	29 posts
20			Denis Healey	93	Eyebrowed politican	18 posts
21			Simon MacCorkindale	58	Actor	17 posts
22			Peter Tork	68	Monkee	21 posts
23			John Edrich	73	Cricketer	7 posts
24			Laurent Fignon	50	Cyclist	18 posts
25	28	5	Billy Graham	92	Evangelist	283 posts
26	25	5	Dino de Laurentiis	92	Film Producer	42 posts
27	29	5	Nelson Mandela	92	Politician	186 posts
28			Ray Bradbury	90	Sci-fi author	24 posts
29			Frank Bough	77	TV Presenter	14 posts
30		2	Peter O'Sullevan	92	UK horse racing commentator	34 posts
31	45	3	Margaret Thatcher	85	Milk Snatcher	1106 posts
32		2	Al Molinaro	91	Happy Days Al	26 posts
33		4	JD Salinger	91	Author	111 posts
34	24	4	John Demjanjuk	90	Nazi Collaborator	66 posts
35	32	6	Jake Lamotta	89	Boxer	102 posts
36			Dennis Hopper	74	Actor	93 posts
37			Frank Thornton	89	UK TV Actor	4 posts
38	38	3	Blake Edwards	88	Movie director	14 posts
39	40	3	Jack Klugman	88	Quincy	28 posts
40			Denis Norden	88	Comic/TV Presenter	18 posts
41		5	Eric Sykes	87	Comedian	8 posts
42			Richard Attenborough	87	Film director	27 posts
43	43	2	B B King	85	Bluesman	37 posts
44			Angela Lansbury	85	Actress	37 posts
45		3	Jerry Lewis	84	Comedian	100 posts
46		5	Cyril Smith	82	MP	27 posts
47		4	Fats Domino	82	Singer	57 posts
48			James Garner	82	Jim Rockford	13 posts
49	50	4	Ariel Sharon	82	Ex-Israeli Prime Minister	658 posts
50	48	14	Clive Dunn	88	Death List Favourite	299 posts