obituaries

Brian Dennehy, the veteran actor of stage and screen, died on Wednesday, his daughter Elizabeth said. He was 81. “It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related,” Elizabeth wrote on Twitter. “Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father …

The WWE announced Thursday that legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel died at the age of 69. The cause of death was not disclosed. “The Fink,” a Newark native whose career began with the company (then, the WWWF) in 1975, became its longest-tenured employee, serving as the full-time ring announcer for more than two decades, before …

Jimmy Webb, a downtown fixture and enthusiastic salesman and buyer at iconic East Village rocker fashion haven Trash and Vaudeville, has died, his longtime friends confirm. He was 62. “We are all going to miss our wonderful friend Jimmy Webb,” Debbie Harry, legendary Blondie frontwoman and Webb muse, 74, told The Post. “There goes a …

As told to The Post’s Ken Davidoff. Thanks to Anthony Causi, I have photos of me at Madison Square Garden with my father. With my kids. Even with Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James when they were just starting in the NBA. And with Rihanna. How I wound up in a photo with Rihanna perfectly encapsulates …

Like his photographs, Anthony Causi’s legacy lives on. Causi, the heartfelt, charming and passionate Post photographer who died Sunday at the age of 48 after contracting the coronavirus, spent a quarter-century documenting New York sports through his lens. Without him, the sidelines will never feel the same. “Anthony Causi was a fixture at the Garden …

Anthony Causi, a longtime photographer for The Post whose prolific talent and larger-than-life personality made him a fixture in the New York sports world, died Sunday of the coronavirus at North Shore University Hospital. He was 48. Causi is survived by his wife, Romina, and their children, John and Mia. “Anthony Causi was our colleague, …

Timothy Brown, a former NFL running back who later appeared in both the film and TV versions of “M*A*SH,” died April 4 from complications with dementia, according to reports. He was 82. Brown, who became a correctional officer in Los Angeles after retiring from acting, had been living in Palm Springs, Calif. Born in Indiana, …

Mort Drucker, the renowned caricature artist behind many movie posters and the satire illustrations of cult comedy staple Mad magazine, has died. He was 91. Drucker is survived by his wife Barbara Hellerman, daughters Laurie Bachner and Melanie Amsterdam, and his three grandchildren. His longtime friend John Reiner confirmed his death to the New York …

Fred Klein, the longest-tenured Knicks season-ticket holder dating to 1959, died Saturday of coronavirus, his wife Terry told The Post. Klein, who lived in Manhattan his entire life, was 85. Klein caught the coronavirus in a nursing home, though originally it was deemed just pneumonia, his wife said. Long before there was Spike Lee, Klein …

James Drury, who played the mysterious, nameless title character on the 1960s NBC Western “The Virginian,” died today of natural causes. He was 85. His death was announced on the actor’s Facebook page by his longtime assistant, Karen Lindsey. “It is with immense sadness that I let you all know that James Drury, our beloved …