Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie, 77, English actor (Seinfeld, Wizards of Waverly Place, Birds of Prey). Died 26 January 2012 in Hollywood, California, USA.

In his last role he portrayed Ganthet in Green Lantern: The Ani­mated Series, completing his work on the Cartoon Network show just before his death.

Abercrombie died from a heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Gladys.

Final Exits, 15-21 February 2011

American actor Len Lesser

Obituaries for 15-21 February 2011

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* Dame Judith Binney, 70, New Zealand historian and author.
* Charles Epstein, 77, American geneticist and Unabomber victim, pancreatic cancer.
* Joe Frazier, 88, American baseball player and manager.
* Dorian Gray, 75, Italian actress, suicide by gunshot. (Italian)
* Sidney Harth, 85, American violinist and conductor, respiratory complications.
* Yiannis Karabesinis, 80, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player. (Greek)
* Francis Nyangweso, 71, Ugandan military officer, Olympic boxer and sports administrator.
* Karin Stanek, 65, Polish pop singer. (Polish)
* Cyril Stein, 82, British businessman.
* Christopher Anne Templeton, 58, American actress.
* Ken Winters, 81, Canadian music critic and broadcaster.

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* Neal Amundson, 95, American chemical engineer.
* Alfred Burke, 92, British actor (Public Eye, Enemy at the Door), chest infection.
* Tonny van Ede, 86, Dutch football player (Sparta Rotterdam). (Dutch)
* Len Lesser, 88, American actor (Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond), cancer-related pneumonia.
* Justinas Marcinkevičius, 80, Lithuanian poet and playwright. (Lithuanian)
* Santi Santamaria, 53, Spanish chef.

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* Ricky Bell, 36, American football player (Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
* George Clarke, 89, British footballer (Ipswich Town).
* Carlos Domínguez, 77, Peruvian photographer, lung cancer. (Spanish)
* Dave Duerson, 50, American football player (Bears, Cardinals, Giants), suicide.
* Sergio Embrioni, 50, Argentine guitarist (Enanitos Verdes), suicide by hanging. (Spanish)
* Francis Anthony Gomes, 79, Bangladeshi Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mymensingh (1987–2006).
* Ron Hickman, 78, South African-born British inventor (Black & Decker Workmate, Lotus Elan).
* John S. Horn, 79, American politician, Representative from California (1993–2003), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Augustine Hu Daguo, 88, Chinese Roman Catholic underground bishop of Guiyang.
* George Lewis, 93, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic track and field athlete.
* James McLure, 59, American playwright.
* Bill Monroe, 90, American journalist, host of Meet the Press (1975–1984).
* Perry Moore, 39, American author and film producer (The Chronicles of Narnia), apparent overdose.
* Vivien Noakes, 74, British literary critic, cancer.
* Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu, 83, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Wamba (1968–1990).
* William Schuder, 88, American Army colonel, Brigade Commander (West Point).
* Phil Vane, 46, British crust punk vocalist (Extreme Noise Terror).
* Predrag Vušović, 51, Croatian actor (Bitange i princeze), stroke. (Croatian)

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* Nancy Carr, 50, American television executive (CBS, Hallmark Channel), complications from a perforated colon.
* Cayle Chernin, 63, Canadian actress (Goin' Down the Road), cancer.
* Len Gilmore, 93, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
* Nikiforos Haragionis, 97, Greek businessman. (Greek)
* Spook Jacobs, 85, American baseball player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates).
* Buddy Lewis, 94, American baseball player (Washington Senators), cancer.
* Lucas Maree, 58, South African songwriter and musician, prostate cancer. (Afrikaans)
* Walter Seltzer, 96, American film producer (Soylent Green, The Omega Man).
* Tykhon Zhylyakov, 42, Ukrainian Orthodox Bishop of Kremenchuk and Lubny (since 2009), cardiac arrest. (Ukrainian)

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* Suresh Babu, 58, Indian Olympic athlete, cirrhosis.
* Omar Bocoum, 40, Senegalese soldier, self-immolation. (French)
* Florinda Chico, 84, Spanish actress.
* Norman Corner, 68, British footballer.
* Ollie Matson, 80, American Hall of Fame football player (Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Eagles), complications from dementia.
* John Pulsifer, 74, American automobile salesman, pancreatic cancer.
* Anson Rainey, 81, American academic and author, pancreatic cancer.
* Dietrich Stobbe, 72, German politician, Mayor of West Berlin (1977–1981). (German)
* Yuan Xuefen, 88, Chinese Yueju opera actress.

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* Drew Baur, 66, American banker, co-owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, heart attack.
* Terry Clements, 63, American guitarist (Gordon Lightfoot), stroke.
* Barbara Harmer, 57, British aviator, first female Concorde pilot, cancer.
* Troy Jackson, 35, American basketball player (AND1 Mixtape Tour).
* Jay Landesman, 91, American publisher, writer and nightclub owner, husband of Fran Landesman.
* Sir Fred Phillips, 92, Kittitian politician, Administrator (1966–1967) and Governor (1967–1969) of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.
* Helmut Ringelmann, 84, German film and television producer, organ failure. (German)
* Gustavo Stroessner, 66, Paraguayan air force officer, son of Alfredo Stroessner, lung cancer.
* Malaysia Vasudevan, 66, Indian actor and playback singer, heart failure.

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* Abdi Salaan Mohamed Ali, 20, Somali footballer, bombing.
* Ben Fricke, 35, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), colon cancer.
* Edwin D. Kilbourne, 90, American research scientist and influenza vaccine expert.
* Dick Klugman, 87, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives (1969–1990).
* Dwayne McDuffie, 49, American comic book writer, editor and animator, complications following surgery.
* Bernard Nathanson, 84, American pro-choice activist and co-founder of NARAL, later pro-life activist and writer, cancer.
* Jerzy Nowosielski, 88, Polish painter, graphic artist, scenographer and illustrator.
* Russell W. Peterson, 94, American politician, Governor of Delaware (1969–1973), stroke.
* Kenneth Pillar, 86, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Hertford (1982–1989).
* Aranmula Ponnamma, 96, Indian actress.
* Premananda, 59, Sri Lankan-born Indian religious leader, convicted rapist and murderer.
* Haila Stoddard, 97, American actress and Broadway producer.
* Judith Sulzberger, 87, American physician.
* Antonín Švorc, 77, Czech operatic bass-baritone. (Czech)