Robin Sachs, a British actor who is probably best known for his role as Ethan Rayne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died. He was 61.
In Buffy, Sachs played the small but pivotal role of Giles's former friend-turned-nemesis Ethan Rayne. But Buffy wasn't his only genre role. He got his start in 1972 with a small role in Hammer's Vampire Circus. He also appeared in Lost World: Jurassic Park, Galaxy Quest, Megalodon, and was a voice in the 2012 animated Resident Evil: Domination game.
Sachs died suddenly on February 1st, four days before his 62nd birthday. A cause of death has not been announced.
Source: Deadline...
In Buffy, Sachs played the small but pivotal role of Giles's former friend-turned-nemesis Ethan Rayne. But Buffy wasn't his only genre role. He got his start in 1972 with a small role in Hammer's Vampire Circus. He also appeared in Lost World: Jurassic Park, Galaxy Quest, Megalodon, and was a voice in the 2012 animated Resident Evil: Domination game.
Sachs died suddenly on February 1st, four days before his 62nd birthday. A cause of death has not been announced.
Source: Deadline...
- 2/8/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
A bit of sad news has come in regarding the passing of an actor who's very familiar to fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" along with gamers. On his 62nd birthday, word has come that Robin Sachs has died unexpectedly.
According to Sachs' official fansite:
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Robin Sachs. Please join us in raising a glass to Robin – goodbye, dear friend. Thank you for all the laughter and the cookies. We will miss you so very much.
Sachs is best known for portraying Giles' old friend Ethan Rayne in "Buffy." He also appeared in such films as Vampire Circus, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Megalodon, and the animated Resident Evil: Damnation and voiced roles in numerous video games such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds, Mass Effect 2/3, and Resident Evil: Outbreak - File...
According to Sachs' official fansite:
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Robin Sachs. Please join us in raising a glass to Robin – goodbye, dear friend. Thank you for all the laughter and the cookies. We will miss you so very much.
Sachs is best known for portraying Giles' old friend Ethan Rayne in "Buffy." He also appeared in such films as Vampire Circus, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Megalodon, and the animated Resident Evil: Damnation and voiced roles in numerous video games such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds, Mass Effect 2/3, and Resident Evil: Outbreak - File...
- 2/5/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
In a cinematic landscape where the only horror films currently being greenlit by studios are remakes, you'd think that a brand new Hellraiser sequel would be a sight for sore eyes. And indeed, it probably would have been, if original writer/director Clive Barker had been involved in any way. Unfortunately, this is now the ninth film in the series and it was directed by Victor Garcia (Mirrors 2, Return to House on Haunted Hill) and written by Gary J. Tunnicliffe (Megalodon, Guardian). It looks like direct-to-video fare all the way, and to make matters worse, it's the first Hellraiser movie that doesn't star Doug Bradley as Pinhead. Word on the street is that The Weinstein Company threw this thing together just so they could retain the rights to the franchise. Clive Barker himself is none too pleased by the project; he recently tweeted, "I want to put on record...
- 8/23/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
It’s January 15, 2010, when this scribe arrives to the snowy set of executive producer Greg. H Sims’ psycho-thriller Behind Your Eyes. Shooting for 14 days on location in Lake Arrowhead, CA (with additional days in and around the nearby environs of Los Angeles) and written by Daniel Fanaberia, the flick revolves around ‘A couple. A kidnapping. A secret. A weekend to meet the parents becomes a weekend of trying to stay alive for perfect Steven and Erika’ (according to the production’s PR).
The film stars Tom (Puppetmaster: Axis of Evil) Sandoval and Swedish actress Frida Farrell as the unlucky duo. Writer Fanaberia and actors Remy O’Neil, Lisa R. Segal, and Arthur Roberts round out the film’s cast.
The first in-house feature for new production and distribution entity Vesuvio Entertainment Corporation, of which Sims is CEO, Behind Your Eyes is being helmed by Clint Lien (he previously worked as...
The film stars Tom (Puppetmaster: Axis of Evil) Sandoval and Swedish actress Frida Farrell as the unlucky duo. Writer Fanaberia and actors Remy O’Neil, Lisa R. Segal, and Arthur Roberts round out the film’s cast.
The first in-house feature for new production and distribution entity Vesuvio Entertainment Corporation, of which Sims is CEO, Behind Your Eyes is being helmed by Clint Lien (he previously worked as...
- 2/22/2010
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
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