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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JULY 18:  Actor Mickey Cottrell attends the premiere of "I Do" for the 2012 Outfest at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre on July 18, 2012 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
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Cottrell was also a producer and an actor with roles in films by Gus Van Sant and John Cameron Mitchell.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27:  Tom Wilkinson attends the European premiere of "Selma" at The Curzon Mayfair on January 27, 2015 in London, England.  (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
Obituaries
Wilkinson's storied career also included roles in "Shakespeare in Love," "The Full Monty," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Matthew Perry attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 at The West Hollywood EDITION on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for GQ)
Perry reportedly drowned in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence on Saturday.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10:  Director Terence Davies attends 'A Quiet Passion' official competition screening during the 60th BFI London Film Festival at Embankment Garden Cinema  on October 10, 2016 in London, England.  (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI)
The Liverpool-born director of "The Deep Blue Sea" and "Distant Voices, Still Lives" died October 7 after a short illness.
William Friedkin
Obituary
The filmmaker, who bridged radical arthouse sensibilities with blockbuster entertainment, died in Los Angeles.
NEW YORK - APRIL 27:  Good Pitch moderator Jess Search speaks at Tribeca Film Institute presents the Good Pitch during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival at the National Museum of the American Indian on April 27, 2010 in New York City.  (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
In Remembrance
The influential "Virunga" producer died on July 31 at age 54 after a battle with brain cancer.
Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in "What's Love Got to Do With It"
Tina Turner
"How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?" two-time Oscar nominee Bassett asked in a tribute to late rock icon Turner.
SCORPIO RISING, director Kenneth Anger, on set, 1964.
Obituary
The "Fireworks" and "Scorpio Rising" director and "Hollywood Babylon" author died at age 96.
BARTON FINK, Michael Lerner, 1991. ©20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, TM & Copyright/courtesy Everett Collection
The actor was best known for his role as studio executive Jack Lipnick in the Coen Brothers' "Barton Fink."
BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 24:  Jury member Ryuichi Sakamoto speaks on stage at the closing ceremony during the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 24, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)
The Oscar-winning composer, who died after a lengthy battle with cancer, continued to work until his death.
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 19:  Actor Lance Reddick visits 'The IMDb Show' on June 19, 2019 in Studio City, California. This episode of 'The IMDb Show' airs on July 18, 2019.  (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)
The actor best known for his role in the "John Wick" franchise and as Cedric Daniels on "The Wire" has died.
BURBANK, CA - AUGUST 24:  Actor Robert Blake arrives arrives for the wrongful-death lawsuit filed against him by the children of the his slain wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, at the Burbank County Courthouse on August 24, 2005 in Burbank, California.  (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
A working actor from the 1930s through the 1990s, Blake worked with everyone from John Huston to David Lynch throughout his career.
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