Published on March 30, 2026
Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle have reportedly been murdered, allegedly at the hands of their son Nick in a stabbing incident. Their neighbors, fellow actors Billy Crystal and Larry David, responded to a distress call from the couple’s daughter and were faced with yet another violent death in America, marking one of the latest tragedies to touch the Hollywood industry. (The second most recent was the passing of the great Gene Hackman.)
Such atrocities defy explanation, at least for us film lovers. The sordid nature of the event is best left to experts and other forums. When I think of Reiner, I can only recall the wonderful films he created, such as Stand , The Princess Bride, and A Few Good Men. He also directed notable films like When Harry Met Sally…, The American President (a precursor to the iconic series The West Wing), Misery, and Flipped. In recent decades, he appeared in various roles, often as the endearing, balding, heavyset friend, although in the ’70s, he was known for his groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family, where he was young and full of hair.
In short, his was a brilliant and charming career. He would have turned 79 this coming March, but he met death in the most unpleasant manner typically associated with California. A terrible loss indeed, but his film legacy remains.
Almost simultaneously, the great Argentine actor Héctor Alterio passed away peacefully in Spain. His extensive career spanned across Argentina and Spain, encompassing film, theater, and television. I remember him in works as Saura, Garci, Piñeyro, Armiñán, and Gonzalo Suárez. He arrived at the Oscars with films like The Nest and The Son of the Bride, winning for The Official Story directed .
Alterio excelled in portraying a diverse range of characters—dramatic and comedic, despicable and heroic, mundane and endearing. He was a versatile performer, a chameleon capable of breathing life into any role, always credible. He also gained fame in television series like Second School, Tell Me How It Happened, and Campanella’s Winds of Water, where he was both loved and reviled.
He celebrated his 96th birthday. A figure worthy of Greek heroism, Héctor was the kind of grandfather anyone would cherish. My deepest condolences go to his family, particularly to his actor children, Ernesto and Malena, to whom I feel a growing affection, much like their father’s. As the indigenous people might say, Alterio enjoyed “a good death.”
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