21 Brilliant Movie Talents We Lost In 2014
10. Rik Mayall
Rating: 1958-2014
Though his forays into films were restricted to bit parts and supporting roles (aside from the excellent Drop Dead Fred), he was one of the most important figures in the new wave of alternative British comedy that exploded in the 1980s thanks to his association with Bottom, The Young Ones, Blackadder and The New Statesman. He was just 56 when he died in June.