The Magnificent Four

Little fanfare was paid Monday to the passing of Horst Buchholz, but it marks the passing of the third member of the Magnificent Seven in the last 3 months, following James Coburn and Brad Dexter. For those looking ahead to next year and are intent on playing the odds of the MS Curse continuing, here are the remaining members of the Seven, plus antagonist Calvera:

Name Character Date of Birth Date of Death
Eli Wallach Calvera Dec. 7, 1915
Brad Dexter Harry Luck April 9, 1917 Dec. 12, 2002
Yul Brynner Chris Adams July 11, 1920 Oct. 10, 1985
Charles Bronson Bernardo O'Reilly Nov. 3, 1921
James Coburn Britt Aug. 31, 1928 Nov. 18, 2002
Steve McQueen Vin Mar. 24, 1930 Nov. 7, 1980
Robert Vaughn Lee Nov. 22, 1932
Horst Buchholz Chico Dec. 4, 1933 Mar. 3, 2003