I’ve just received the sad news that actor Murray Haynes, who portrayed Stonewall Wolf in Dangerous Crosswinds, passed away last night. I don’t have any other details to share; it had been a little while since I last connected with Murray – but all I can say is that he was a very soft-spoken and gentle person, and an absolute pleasure to work with. I would very much liked to have worked with him again on Death & Glory.

I last saw Murray in May 2005 when DC premiered at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH and we had kept in touch via-email off and on since then. In fact, checking through my e-mails this evening I noticed one from Murray, dated November 9, 2004, upon hearing news that DC had just booked the Palace Theatre for its premiere, he simply wrote:

“Hey Bill, that’s great news! I will help out any way you need.” – Murray

Those two short sentences demonstrate the kind of generous team-player and gentleman he was. RIP Murray, we will all miss you.