LOS ANGELES—Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however…

LOS ANGELES—George Maharis, a stage-trained actor with rough-hewn good looks who became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series “Route 66,” has died. Maharis’ friend and caretaker Marc Bahan said in a Facebook post that he died on May 24….

Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the “Thor” films, and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO’s “Rome,” has died. He was 58. Representatives for Stevenson told The Associated Press that he died Sunday but had no other details to share on Monday. Stevenson was born…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star of the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” was found safe on Thursday, hours after authorities in Florida said he was “missing and endangered.” Bell was in touch with police officers and wasn’t in danger, Daytona Beach Police Department spokesperson Carrie McCallister said…

NEW YORK—Frank Vallelonga Jr., an actor who appeared in the Oscar-winning movie “Green Book,” died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. Vallelonga, 60, was found dead in November on a sidewalk in the Bronx. A 911 caller reported seeing his body near a factory….

NEW YORK—Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy, and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” “Fringe,” and the “John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60. Reddick died “suddenly” Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen said in a statement, attributing his death to natural causes. His death…

LOS ANGELES—Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family at home in…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther—not James Bond. Speaking Tuesday to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Elba brought up the persistent discussions about him taking over as Ian Fleming’s famed British spy. Those had grown louder after Daniel Craig’s demise as Bond…

Cody Longo, a 34-year-old actor and singer, has died. A cause of death has yet to be made public. Longo was found dead on Feb. 8 in his Austin, Texas, home, according to his representative Alex Gittelson. “Cody was our whole world,” his wife Stephanie Longo said in a statement provided by Gittelson. “The kids…

MIAMI—Mexican actor Pablo Lyle was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019. The sentence came almost four years after Lyle was charged with murder in the death of a man he struck during a traffic incident. Miami-Dade Circuit…