RIP ALEXANDER DAVION...

You added western pep to such cinematic, television journeys as "Zane Grey Theater"; "Have Gun--Will Travel"; "Death Valley Days"; "Custer"; and "Charley One-Eye".

On the investigative/adventure scene, you left your stellar stamp on such series as "Gideon's Way"; "The Man From Moscow"; and "The Man Who Never Was"; along with a spiffy visit to television's original "The Saint". You were also Captain Greg Martin's virile voice in Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds are Go", as well as a guest star on the producer's popular "UFO". 

Fans of the weird and gritty relished your parts in "The Plague of the Zombies";  "Paranoiac";  "Incense for the Damned" (aka "Bloodsuckers"); "Hunchback of Notre Dame '66" (as Captain Phoebus); "One Step Beyond: To Know the End"; "Thriller: the Prediction"; and "Out of the Unknown: the Counterfeit Man", while exploitation connoisseurs celebrated your bold entrance in "Valley of the Dolls".

You epitomize cool sophistication right down the line, Mr. Davion: the sort of actor viewers can't help but admire, but alas, are now in decline. May your handsome persona continue to gladden, not only for your established fans, but those yet to arrive.

FAREWELL, JACQUELINE PEARCE...

You possessed an inimitable, brooding beauty, laced by mesmerizing refinement, which shaped your performances in the classic Hammer films, "Plague of the Zombies" and (especially) "The Reptile", where you gave us one of the deadliest, most exotic creatures ever to enliven the silver screen.

Your roles in such television series as "The Avengers"; "Secret Agent"; "Doctor Who"; "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes"; "Haunted"; and "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" were undeniable standouts, but you hit an incomparable, seductive high with your portrayal of the sinister Supreme Commander Servalan on the popular space opera, "Blake's 7".

You've inspired the collective consciousness of your fans for decades, Ms. Pearce and will henceforth bless the annals of Heaven with your contagious charms: an uncontested goddess among the angels.