The following deaths of notable individuals related to American television occurred in 2024.
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Mickey Cottrell | 79 | Actor ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Voyager ) | [1] |
| January 2 | Peter Berkos | 101 | Sound editor ( Battlestar Galactica , Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ) | [2] |
| January 3 | Bridget Dobson | 85 | Television writer ( General Hospital , Guiding Light ) and producer ( Santa Barbara ) | [3] |
| January 4 | Glynis Johns | 100 | British actress, dancer, musician, and singer ( Batman , Cheers , The Love Boat ) | [4] |
| Christian Oliver | 51 | German actor best known as Brian Keller on Saved by the Bell: The New Class | [5] | |
| David Soul | 80 | American-British actor and singer best known as Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson on Starsky & Hutch | [6] | |
| Tracy Tormé | 64 | Television writer ( Sliders , Star Trek: The Next Generation ) | [7] | |
| January 5 | Brian McConnachie | 81 | Actor and television writer ( Saturday Night Live , Shining Time Station , Noddy ) | [8] |
| January 8 | Adan Canto | 42 | Mexican actor ( The Following , Designated Survivor , The Cleaning Lady ) | [9] |
| January 10 | Peter Crombie | 71 | Actor best known as "Crazy" Joe Davola on Seinfeld | [10] |
| Conrad Palmisano | 75 | Stuntman and director ( The Young Rebels ) | [11] | |
| Tisa Farrow | 72 | Actress | ||
| January 11 | April Ferry | 91 | Costume designer ( Rome , My Name Is Bill W. , Game of Thrones ) | [12] |
| Lynne Marta | 78 | Actress and singer ( Gidget , Love, American Style , Starsky & Hutch ) | [13] | |
| Ruth Ashton Taylor | 101 | Newscaster for Los Angeles' KCBS-TV | [14] | |
| January 12 | Bill Hayes | 98 | Actor and singer best known as Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives | [15] |
| Alec Musser | 50 | Actor and fitness model best known as Del Henry on All My Children | [16] | |
| January 13 | Joyce Randolph | 99 | Actress best known as Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners | [17] |
| Tom Shales | 79 | Author and television critic for The Washington Post | [18] | |
| January 15 | William O'Connell | 94 | Actor ( Star Trek , Rawhide , Petticoat Junction , Quincy, M.E. ) | [19] |
| Reid Harrison | 65 | Television writer and producer ( The Simpsons ). | [20] | |
| January 16 | David Gail | 58 | Actor best known as Stuart Carson on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Dr. Joe Scanlon on Port Charles | [21] |
| January 17 | Benedict Fitzgerald | 74 | American screenwriter | |
| January 19 | Marlena Shaw | 84 | American singer whose songs were used in television commercials | |
| January 20 | Francisco Ciatso | 48 | Professional wrestler (WWE and TNA) | [22] |
| David Emge | 77 | Actor | ||
| January 22 | Gary Graham | 73 | Actor best known as Detective Matthew Sikes on Alien Nation and Ambassador Soval on Star Trek: Enterprise | [23] |
| Dexter King | 62 | Civil and animal rights activist (portrayed his father, Martin Luther King Jr., in the TV movie The Rosa Parks Story ) | [24] | |
| January 23 | Charles Osgood | 91 | Journalist and host of CBS News Sunday Morning | [25] |
| Margaret Riley | 58 | Film and television producer who served as the executive producer of Ratched | [26] | |
| Melanie Safka | 76 | Singer-songwriter. She wrote the lyrics to the Beauty and the Beast theme song, "The First Time I Loved Forever". | [27] | |
| Ice Train | 56 | Professional wrestler (WCW) | [28] | |
| January 24 | Rod Holcomb | 80 | Director (several TV movies and series, most notably the pilot and final episodes of ER ) | [29] |
| Jesse Jane | 43 | Pornographic actress. She made appearances as herself on Entourage , Bad Girls Club , and Gene Simmons Family Jewels . She also had an uncredited role in the TV movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding . | [30] | |
| Herbert Coward | 85 | Actor | ||
| January 29 | Amanda Davies | 42 | Actress best known for playing a younger version of Victoria Lord in flashback scenes of One Life to Live | [31] |
| January 30 | Hinton Battle | 67 | Actor ( Quantum Leap , Touched by an Angel , Buffy the Vampire Slayer ) | [32] |
| Chita Rivera | 91 | Actress best known as Connie Richardson on The New Dick Van Dyke Show | [33] | |
| January 31 | Joe Madison | 74 | Radio talk-show host |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Joe Flaherty | 82 | Actor best known as "Count" Floyd Robertson on SCTV and The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley and Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks | [95] |
| Michael Ward | 57 | Guitarist. Guest spots on Live with Kelly and Mark and Total Request Live . | [96] | |
| April 2 | Christopher Durang | 75 | Playwright and actor ( Frasier , Kristin ). He made guest appearances in Tales from the Crypt and a few others. | [97] |
| Larry Lucchino | 78 | Baseball executive. Appeared himself in 60 Minutes and Mike & Mike . | [98] | |
| April 4 | Bruce Kessler | 88 | Racing driver and television director ( Renegade , The Commish ). | [99] |
| April 5 | Cole Brings Plenty | 27 | Actor best known as Pete Plenty Clouds on 1923 . | [100] |
| April 7 | Jerry Grote | 81 | Baseball catcher. Appeared as himself in What's My Line? and Everybody Loves Raymond . | [101] |
| Lori and George Schappell | 62 | Conjoined twins. They appeared as themselves on episodes of shows like Maury and The Jerry Springer Show . They also played a pair of conjoined twins in an episode of Nip/Tuck . | [102] | |
| April 8 | Bob Ellison | 91 | Writer, producer, and script consultant (several series, among them The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Cheers , Dear John , and Becker ) | [103] |
| April 9 | Patti Astor | 74 | Actress | |
| Carla Balenda | 98 | Actress | ||
| April 10 | Mister Cee | 57 | DJ record executive. Appeared as himself in Luke Cage , Unsung and others. | [104] |
| Trina Robbins | 85 | Artwork ( Independent Lens ) | [105] | |
| O. J. Simpson | 76 | Actor ( 1st & Ten , Goldie and the Boxer , A Killing Affair , Hertz commercials), subject of Juice on the Loose , football player (Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers), and broadcaster ( Monday Night Football , NFL on NBC ); his trial and acquittal on two murder charges for the killing of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman was a major television event dubbed the "Trial of the century". | [106] | |
| Dan Wallin | 97 | Sound engineer ( The Muppets' Wizard of Oz , Fringe ). | [107] | |
| April 11 | Meg Bennett | 75 | Soap opera actress (Julia Newman on The Young and the Restless ) and writer (most notably on Y&R, Santa Barbara and General Hospital ) | [108] |
| April 12 | Roberto Cavalli | 83 | Italian designer. Appeared as himself in The Girls Next Door , Project Runway and others. | [109] |
| Eleanor Coppola | 87 | Filmmaker. Appeared as herself in Celebrity Page and Made in Hollywood . | [110] | |
| Robert MacNeil | 93 | Canadian-American journalist ( PBS NewsHour ). | [111] | |
| April 13 | Faith Ringgold | 93 | Painter and art department ( 5th Ward ). Appeared as herself in Makers: Women Who Make America and CBS News Sunday Morning . | [112] |
| Ron Thompson | 83 | Actor ( Beretta ). He made guest appearances in The Rebels and others. | [113] | |
| April 15 | Jerry Savelle | 77 | Author and televangelist. Appeared as himself in Praise . | [114] |
| Whitey Herzog | 92 | Baseball player. Appeared as himself in Jim Rome Is Burning . | [115] | |
| April 16 | Carl Erskine | 97 | Baseball pitcher ( Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush ). Appeared as himself in The Ed Sullivan Show and others. | [116] |
| Barbara O. Jones | 82 | Actress ( Freedom Road ). She made guest appearances in The Quest , Laverne & Shirley and others. | [117] | |
| April 18 | Dickey Betts | 80 | Guitarist and member of The Allman Brothers Band. Appeared as himself in The History of Rock 'n' Roll and others. | [118] |
| Mandisa | 47 | Christian singer. Appeared as herself in American Idol and others. | [119] | |
| Spencer Milligan | 86 | Actor best known as Rick Marshall on Land of the Lost | [120] | |
| April 19 | Daniel Dennett | 82 | Philosopher and writer. Appeared as himself in Closer to Truth and others. | [121] |
| April 20 | Howie Schwab | 63 | Sports trivia expert ( Sports Jeopardy! , Stump the Schwab ) | [122] |
| Roman Gabriel | 83 | Football player. He made guest appearances in Perry Mason and more. | [123] | |
| Michael Cuscuna | 75 | Jazz record producer. Appeared as himself in Jazz . | [124] | |
| April 21 | Alex Hassilev | 91 | Musician and band member of The Limeliters. He made guest appearances in Get Smart and several others. | [125] |
| April 23 | Terry Carter | 95 | Actor ( McCloud , Battlestar Galactica ) and filmmaker. | [126] |
| April 24 | Ray Chan | 56 | Art director. Appeared as himself in Marvel Studios: Assembled . | [127] |
| Harry Pappas | 78 | Television broadcasting entrepreneur, co-founder of Pappas Telecasting Companies. | [128] | |
| April 25 | Marla Adams | 85 | American actress ( The Secret Storm , The Young and the Restless , Generations , The President's Man , Walker, Texas Ranger ). She made guest appearances in Emergency! , Capitol , The Bold and the Beautiful , Days of Our Lives , and Bewitched . | [129] |
| April 28 | Brian McCardie | 59 | Scottish actor ( Outlander , Snatch ). | [130] |
| Zack Norman | 83 | Actor ( The Nanny ). He made guest appearances in Baywatch and a few others. | [131] | |
| Joe Thomas | 83 | American producer | [132] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Richard Maloof | 84 | Musician. Appeared as himself in The Lawrence Welk Show . | [133] |
| May 2 | Susan Buckner | 72 | Actress ( The Brady Bunch Hour , The Amazing Howard Hughes , The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries , Return Engagement , When the Whistle Blows ). She made guest appearances in Police Woman , Switch , Starsky & Hutch , B. J. and the Bear and The Love Boat . | [134] |
| Edgar Lansbury | 94 | British-American producer ( Coronet Blue ). | [135] | |
| Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | English golf pro and analyst for PGA Tour on CBS and Golf Channel | [136] | |
| Roxanne | 95 | Actress and model (assistant on Beat the Clock ) | [137] | |
| May 3 | Dick Rutan | 85 | Aviator. Appeared as himself in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and 60 Minutes . | [138] |
| May 5 | Jeannie Epper | 83 | Actress and stuntwoman ( Wonder Woman ) | [139] |
| Gloria Stroock | 99 | Actress ( The Girls , Archie Bunker's Place , Baretta ) | [140] | |
| May 6 | Ian Gelder | 74 | British actor best known as Kevan Lannister on Game of Thrones | [141] |
| Hootie Ingram | 90 | Football player. Appeared as himself in SportsCentury . | [142] | |
| Robert Logan Jr. | 82 | Actor best known as J.R. Hale on 77 Sunset Strip | [143] | |
| Don Penny | 91 | Actor | [144] | |
| May 7 | Steve Albini | 61 | Music producer ( Delocated ). Appeared as himself in Metal Evolution and others. | [145] |
| May 8 | John Barbata | 79 | Drummer. Appeared as himself in Behind the Music . | [146] |
| May 9 | Roger Corman | 98 | Film director. Appeared as himself in American Masters , Entertainment Tonight , and more. | [147] |
| James Gregory | 78 | American stand-up comedian | [148] | |
| May 10 | Sam Rubin | 64 | Entertainment reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles. | [149] |
| May 11 | Susan Backlinie | 77 | Actress and stuntwoman ( Quark ). She also made guest appearances in The Quest and The Fall Guy . | [150] |
| Kevin Brophy | 70 | Actor ( Lucan , M*A*S*H , JAG ) | [151] | |
| May 12 | David Sanborn | 78 | Alto saxophonist and television presenter ( Night Music ). He also played for the Saturday Night Live Band and The World's Most Dangerous Band on Late Night with David Letterman in the 1980s. | [152] |
| May 13 | Samm-Art Williams | Writer ( Cagney & Lacey , Miami Vice ) and television producer ( The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ) | [153] | |
| May 14 | Gudrun Ure | 98 | Scottish actress ( The 10th Kingdom ) | [154] |
| May 15 | Barbra Fuller | 102 | Actress ( Adventures of Superman , My Three Sons , Perry Mason ) | [155] |
| May 16 | Dabney Coleman | 92 | Actor (several series, most notably Buffalo Bill , The Slap Maxwell Story , and Yellowstone ) and voice artist ( The Magic School Bus , Recess , The Zeta Project , and Pound Puppies ) | [156] |
| May 17 | Peter Bennett | 92 | Animator ( SpongeBob SquarePants , ChalkZone ) | [157] |
| May 18 | Alice Stewart | 58 | Political commentator for CNN | [158] |
| Patrick Gottsch | 70 | Media executive (founder of RFD-TV and The Cowboy Channel) | [159] | |
| May 19 | Peggi Blu | 77 | Singer best known as a vocal coach on American Idol . | [160] |
| Richard Foronjy | 86 | Actor ( The Jeffersons , Cagney & Lacey , Hill Street Blues ) | [161] | |
| May 22 | Darryl Hickman | 92 | Actor and screenwriter. He made guest appearances in Alfred Hitchcock Presents , Gunsmoke and others. | [162] |
| May 23 | Caleb Carr | 68 | Author, screenwriter, and producer (writer of the 1991 TV movie Bad Attitudes ) | [163] |
| Morgan Spurlock | 53 | Filmmaker (director of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! ) and TV host/producer ( Morgan Spurlock Inside Man , 30 Days ) | [164] | |
| May 25 | Albert S. Ruddy | 94 | Canadian-American film and television producer best known for creating Hogan's Heroes . He also voiced Fatcat in Running Mates . | [165] |
| Richard M. Sherman | 95 | Songwriter and composer ( Welcome to Pooh Corner , Goldilocks ). | [166] | |
| Johnny Wactor | 37 | Actor best known as Brando Corbin on General Hospital . | [167] | |
| May 27 | Elizabeth MacRae | 88 | Actress best known as Lou-Ann Poovie on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | [168] |
| Bill Walton | 71 | Basketball player and sportscaster. Appeared as himself in American Dad! and a few others. | [169] | |
| May 28 | Jac Venza | 97 | Public television producer ( NET Playhouse , Live from Lincoln Center , American Playhouse ). | [170] |
| May 30 | Mitchell Block | 73 | Filmmaker best known for creating the series Carrier . | [171] |
| May 31 | Martin Starger | 92 | Television executive (president of ABC Entertainment) and producer ( Friendly Fire , All Quiet on the Western Front , and other TV movies) | [172] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | Erich Anderson | 67 | Actor ( Thirtysomething , Melrose Place , Felicity ) | [173] |
| June 2 | Jeannette Charles | 96 | British actress and Elizabeth II impersonator ( Saturday Night Live ) | [174] |
| Janis Paige | 101 | Actress ( It's Always Jan , Eight Is Enough , All in the Family ) | [175] | |
| June 3 | Armando Silvestre | 98 | American-born Mexican actor ( Mannix , The Quest , Wonder Woman ) | [176] |
| Betty Anne Rees | 81 | American actress | ||
| June 4 | Tom Bower | 86 | Actor best known as Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons . | [177] |
| June 11 | Howard Fineman | 75 | Journalist and television commentator (NBC News) | [178] |
| Tony Lo Bianco | 87 | Actor ( Police Story , Jesus of Nazareth , Marco Polo ) | [179] | |
| Tony Mordente | 88 | Television director ( Rhoda , Walker, Texas Ranger , 7th Heaven ) | [180] | |
| June 12 | Ron Simons | 63 | Actor ( Nowhere Man , Jonny Zero , Law & Order ) and producer | [181] |
| Bob Harris | 81 | American sportscaster | [182] | |
| June 13 | Jonathan Axelrod | 74 | Producer and screenwriter best known for executive producing Dave's World . | [183] |
| Angela Bofill | 70 | Singer-songwriter. She made guest appearances on Soul Train and The Pat Sajak Show . | [184] | |
| Benji Gregory | 46 | Actor best known as Brian Tanner on ALF | [185] | |
| June 16 | Evans Evans | 91 | Actress | [186] |
| June 18 | Willie Mays | 93 | Hall of fame baseball player. He made several guest appearances on shows like What's My Line? , The Donna Reed Show , The Dating Game , and Bewitched . He also voiced himself in the Rankin/Bass animated special Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid . | [187] |
| Anthea Sylbert | 84 | Film producer ( Truman , If You Believe ) and costume designer | [188] | |
| June 19 | Russell Morash | 88 | American public television producer and director | [189] |
| June 20 | Russell Morash | 88 | Television producer and director ( The French Chef , The Victory Garden , This Old House ) | [190] |
| Donald Sutherland | Canadian actor ( Commander in Chief , Dirty Sexy Money , Trust ) | [191] | ||
| Taylor Wily | 56 | Actor best known as Kamekona Tupuola on Hawaii Five-0 | [192] | |
| June 21 | Jamie Kellner | 77 | Television executive (Fox, The WB) | [193] |
| June 23 | Tamayo Perry | 49 | American professional surfer | |
| June 24 | Shifty Shellshock | 49 | Frontman of Crazy Town. He made appearances on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and Sober House . | [194] |
| Joan Benedict Steiger | 96 | Actress best known as Edith Fairchild on General Hospital | [195] | |
| June 25 | Sika Anoa'i | 79 | WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler | [196] |
| June 26 | Bill Cobbs | 90 | Actor ( The Slap Maxwell Story , The Drew Carey Show , Star Trek: Enterprise ) | [197] |
| June 27 | Martin Mull | 80 | Actor ( Sabrina the Teenage Witch , Arrested Development , Roseanne ), comedian, and musician; regular panelist on Hollywood Squares ; voice work for animated shows like The Simpsons , Danny Phantom , and American Dad! ; television commercial spokesperson for Red Roof Inn | [198] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Robert Towne | 89 | Screenwriter and director ( The Lloyd Bridges Show , Breaking Point , The Outer Limits ). | [199] |
| July 5 | Judith Belushi-Pisano | 73 | Radio and television producer. | [200] |
| July 9 | David Loughery | 71 | Screenwriter and film producer. | [201] |
| Dan Collins | 80 | American journalist | ||
| July 11 | Shelley Duvall | 75 | Actress ( Faerie Tale Theatre , Tall Tales & Legends , Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ) | [202] |
| July 12 | Ruth Westheimer | 96 | Sex therapist and television host (The Dr. Ruth Show and What's Up, Dr. Ruth?). She also made guest appearances on shows like Late Night with David Letterman , The Arsenio Hall Show , One Life to Live , and Quantum Leap . | [203] |
| Evan Wright | 59 | Writer ( Generation Kill and its television adaptation) and journalist | [204] | |
| Bob Booker | 92 | Writer | [205] | |
| July 13 | Shannen Doherty | 53 | Actress best known as Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Prue Halliwell on Charmed | [206] |
| Naomi Pomeroy | 49 | Chef and Top Chef Masters contestant | [207] | |
| James B. Sikking | 90 | Actor best known as Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill Street Blues and Dr. David Howser on Doogie Howser, M.D. | [208] | |
| Richard Simmons | 76 | Fitness personality. Television roles includes guest appearances on The Roseanne Show and General Hospital . Also appeared on informercials for his Sweating to the Oldies tapes and Deal-a-Meal. | [209] | |
| Bob Tischler | 78 | Television writer and producer best known for his work on Saturday Night Live | [210] | |
| July 15 | Whitney Rydbeck | 79 | Actor ( Far Out Space Nuts , Scrubs , 7th Heaven ). He also played a crash test dummy in public service announcements for seat belt safety. | [211] |
| July 16 | Tom Fenton | 94 | CBS News correspondent | [212] |
| July 18 | Lou Dobbs | 78 | Television host on CNN and Fox Business ( Lou Dobbs Tonight ) | [213] |
| Bob Newhart | 94 | Actor and comedian best known as the star of The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart . Also hosted a variety show and starred in the short lived shows Bob and George and Leo , and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his recurring role on The Big Bang Theory . | [214] [215] | |
| July 19 | Esta TerBlanche | 51 | South African actress best known as Gillian Andrassy on All My Children . | [216] |
| July 22 | Duke Fakir | 88 | Founding member of Motown group Four Tops. He and his groupmates were featured on the NBC special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever . | [217] |
| July 28 | Erica Ash | 46 | Actress best known as Mary Charles "M-Chuck" Calloway on Survivor's Remorse and as a cast member on The Big Gay Sketch Show and MADtv . | [218] |
| Chino XL | 50 | Actor ( The Young and the Restless , Reno 911! , CSI: Miami ) and rapper. | [219] | |
| July 29 | Robert Banas | 90 | Actor and dancer. He made numerous television appearances, including on The Judy Garland Show and Get Smart . | [220] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Leonard Engelman | 83 | Makeup artist ( Cagney & Lacey , The Shield ). | [221] |
| August 3 | George Schenck | 82 | Television writer and producer ( NCIS ) | [222] |
| August 4 | Charles Cyphers | 85 | Actor ( The Betty White Show , Wonder Woman , The Dukes of Hazzard ) | [223] |
| August 5 | John Aprea | 83 | Actor ( Matt Houston , Full House , Another World ) | [224] |
| Patti Yasutake | 70 | Actress best known as Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation | [225] | |
| August 6 | Billy Bean | 60 | Baseball player and executive ( I've Got a Secret ) | [226] |
| August 8 | Mitzi McCall | 93 | Actress ( Silk Stalkings , Alright Already ) | [227] |
| August 9 | Jim Riswold | 66 | Advertising artist for Wieden+Kennedy (most notably developed the Mars Blackmon and Bo Knows campaigns for Nike) | [228] |
| Kevin Sullivan | 75 | Professional wrestler (WCW, NWA, GCW) | [229] | |
| August 10 | Rachael Lillis | 55 | Voice actress ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Chaotic ) | [230] |
| August 11 | Ofra Bikel | 94 | Israeli-American filmmaker, most notably on documentaries for PBS' Frontline | [231] |
| Ángel Salazar | 68 | Cuban-American actor and comedian ( In Living Color , Last Comic Standing ) | [232] | |
| August 12 | Kim Kahana | 94 | Actor, stunt performer, and action choreographer best known as Chongo on Danger Island . | [233] |
| August 13 | Wally Amos | 88 | Television personality, entrepreneur, and author. Appeared as himself on shows like The Jeffersons , Taxi , and The Office . Hosted the adult reading program Learn to Read . | [234] |
| August 14 | Gena Rowlands | 94 | Actress ( Robert Montgomery Presents , Laramie , Johnny Staccato ) | [235] |
| August 15 | Peter Marshall | 98 | Entertainer and game show host, most notably of Hollywood Squares | [236] |
| August 16 | Afa Anoaʻi | 80 | WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler | [237] |
| August 18 | Phil Donahue | 88 | Creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show | [238] |
| August 21 | John Amos | 84 | Actor ( Maude , Good Times , The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Roots , Hunter , 704 Hauser , In the House , The West Wing , The District , All About the Andersons , Men in Trees ) | [239] |
| Roger Cook | 70 | Landscaper (appeared on This Old House ) | [240] | |
| August 26 | Sid Eudy | 63 | Professional wrestler (Sid Vicious in World Championship Wrestling; Sid Justice and Sycho Sid in World Wrestling Federation) | [241] |
| August 27 | Ron Hale | 78 | Actor best known as Roger Coleridge on Ryan's Hope and Mike Corbin on General Hospital | [242] |
| Jim Houghton | 75 | Actor best known as Kenny Ward on Knots Landing | [243] | |
| August 28 | Rusty Shoop | 76 | Meteorologist for KERO-TV/Bakersfield, California | [244] |
| August 29 | Johnny Gaudreau | 31 | NHL ice hockey player (Calgary Flames, Columbus Blue Jackets) | [245] |
| August 30 | Fatman Scoop | 56 | Rapper, hype man, and radio personality. He did voice work as himself on two episodes of The Boondocks . | [246] |
| August 31 | Sonny King | 79 | American professional wrestler | [247] |
| Obi Ndefo | 51 | Actor best known as Bodie Wells on Dawson's Creek | [248] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Eric Gilliland | 62 | Writer/producer (several series, most notably Roseanne ) | [249] |
| September 2 | James Darren | 88 | Actor ( The Time Tunnel , T. J. Hooker , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ) | [250] |
| September 5 | Screamin' Scott Simon | 75 | Singer ( Sha Na Na ). He and his groupmates hosted a syndicated variety show in the late '70s. | [251] |
| September 8 | Peter Renaday | 89 | Voice actor best known as Splinter and Vernon Fenwick on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series | [252] |
| September 9 | John Cassaday | 52 | Comic book artist. He directed an episode of Dollhouse . | [253] |
| James Earl Jones | 93 | Actor ( Roots: The Next Generations , Gabriel's Fire , The Simpsons ); longtime commercial spokesman for Bell Atlantic | [254] | |
| September 13 | Michaela DePrince | 29 | Sierra Leonean-born ballet dancer. Appeared as herself on Dancing with the Stars . | [255] |
| September 17 | JD Souther | 78 | Singer-songwriter and actor ( Thirtysomething , Purgatory , Nashville ). | [256] |
| September 19 | Florence Warner | 77 | Singer (voice of the "Hello News" local station campaigns created by Gari Communications) | [257] |
| September 20 | Kathryn Crosby | 90 | Actress ( The Bing Crosby Show , Great Performances , The Initiation of Sarah ) | [258] |
| David Graham | 99 | British actor ("Big Brother" in the "1984" Super Bowl commercial introducing the Apple Macintosh computer) and voice artist ( Doctor Who , Fireball XL5 , Peppa Pig ) | [259] | |
| Eduardo Xol | 58 | Actor and designer. Appeared as himself on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition . | [260] | |
| September 21 | Benny Golson | 95 | Musician and composer ( Mannix , Ironside , M*A*S*H ) | [261] |
| September 26 | John Ashton | 76 | Actor ( M*A*S*H , Starsky & Hutch , Dallas ) | [262] |
| September 27 | Maggie Smith | 89 | British actress ( The Carol Burnett Show , Great Performances , My House in Umbria ) | [263] |
| September 28 | Drake Hogestyn | 70 | Actor best known as John Black on Days of Our Lives | [264] |
| Kris Kristofferson | 88 | Singer-songwriter and actor ( Freedom Road , The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James , Amerika ) | [265] | |
| September 29 | Ron Ely | 86 | Actor best known as Tarzan on the 1960s TV series of the same name | [266] |
| September 30 | Gavin Creel | 48 | Actor ( Eloise at the Plaza , Eloise at Christmastime , American Horror Stories ). He also did voice work for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure and Central Park . | [267] |
| Frank Fritz | 60 | Antique picker (co-host of American Pickers ) | [268] | |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 58 | Congolese-American basketball player. He appeared in commercials for GEICO and Mobil 1. | [269] | |
| Ken Page | 70 | Actor ( Gimme a Break! , Sable , Family Matters ). He also did voice work for Duckman and All Grown Up! . | [270] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | Allan Blye | 87 | Actor and writer best known as Captain Blye on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood . | [271] |
| Christopher Ciccone | 63 | Artist, interior decorator, and designer. He made an appearance in The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency . | [272] | |
| Yukio Hattori | 78 | Japanese television personality and food critic. He made an appearance in Season 2 of The Next Iron Chef . | [273] | |
| John Lasell | 95 | Actor best known as Peter Guthrie on Dark Shadows | [274] | |
| October 6 | Dan Coughlin | 86 | Sportscaster (WJW) and journalist. | [275] |
| October 7 | Cissy Houston | 91 | Singer. She made guest appearances on shows like The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , Late Show with David Letterman , and Oprah Prime . | [276] |
| Nicholas Pryor | 89 | Actor best known as A. Milton Arnold on Beverly Hills, 90210 | [277] | |
| October 10 | Ethel Kennedy | 96 | Human rights advocate. She made a cameo in an episode of Cheers along with her son Michael. | [278] |
| October 16 | Sherry Coben | 71 | Writer ( Ryan's Hope , Kate & Allie , Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. ) | [279] |
| Liam Payne | 31 | English singer and member of One Direction. He made guest appearances as himself on shows like iCarly , Dancing with the Stars , Family Guy , and Drop the Mic . | [280] | |
| October 17 | Mitzi Gaynor | 93 | Actress, dancer, and entertainer. She appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and starred in several television specials throughout the 1960s and 1970s. | [281] |
| October 19 | Mel Showers | 78 | News anchor (WKRG-TV) | [282] |
| October 21 | Mimi Hines | 91 | Canadian actress, singer, and comedian. She made guest appearances on shows like The Ed Sullivan Show , The Tonight Show , Frasier , and The Rosie O'Donnell Show . | [283] |
| October 22 | Lynda Obst | 74 | Film and television producer ( Hot in Cleveland , The Soul Man , Helix ) | [284] |
| Alan Sacks | 81 | Writer-producer, most notably on Welcome Back, Kotter | [285] | |
| October 23 | Jack Jones | 86 | Singer (theme from The Love Boat ) and actor ( The Rat Patrol , Police Woman , McMillan & Wife ) | [286] |
| October 24 | Tom Jarriel | 89 | KPRC-TV and ABC News anchor/reporter | [287] |
| Jeri Taylor | 86 | Writer ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Voyager ) and producer ( Quincy, M.E. ). | [288] | |
| October 25 | David Harris | 75 | Actor ( Kojak , The White Shadow , Hill Street Blues ) | [289] |
| October 26 | Jim Donovan | 68 | Sportscaster and news anchor (WKYC/Cleveland) | [290] |
| October 29 | Teri Garr | 79 | Actress best known as Phoebe Abbott on Friends ; appeared in TV commercials for Fruit of the Loom panties | [291] |
| October 30 | Wally Kennedy | 76 | Television personality (WPVI-TV/Philadelphia) | [292] [293] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | Alan Rachins | 82 | Actor best known as Douglas Brackman Jr. on L.A. Law and Larry Finkelstein on Dharma & Greg | [294] |
| Jonathan Haze | 95 | Actor and writer. He made guest appearances in The Angry Beavers and more. | [295] | |
| November 3 | Quincy Jones | 91 | Composer ( The Bill Cosby Show , Ironside , Sanford and Son ) and record producer, winner of one Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for Roots in 1977. He also made guest appearances on The Boondocks and Last Call with Carson Daly ; hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live during its 15th season in 1990; and was an executive producer for MADtv and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . | [296] |
| November 5 | Elwood Edwards | 74 | Voice actor. He made guest appearances on The Simpsons and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ; worked at various local television stations, including WKYC; and appeared in a television commercial for Shopify. | [297] |
| November 6 | Tony Todd | 69 | Actor ( 21 Jump Street , Night Court , Matlock ). He also did voice work for shows like Batman: The Brave and the Bold , Sym-Bionic Titan , Young Justice , and The Flash . | [298] |
| November 7 | John C. Hartigan | 67 | Visual effects artist and special effects coordinator ( Hawaii Five-O ) | [299] |
| November 9 | Ella Jenkins | 100 | Singer-songwriter. She made guest appearances on shows like Today , Showbiz Today , Barney & Friends , and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood . | [300] |
| George Wilkins | 90 | Musician, arranger, and composer ( The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin ) | [301] | |
| November 11 | Richard D. James | 88 | American art director and production designer ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Voyager ) | [302] |
| John Peaslee | 75 | Television producer and screenwriter ( Coach , Something So Right , Just Shoot Me! , 8 Simple Rules , According to Jim , Dog with a Blog , Liv and Maddie ) | [303] | |
| November 12 | Timothy West | 90 | English actor ( Masada , The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story ) | [304] |
| November 15 | Al Ferrara | 84 | Major League baseball player who played from 1963 to 1971. He made appearances on episodes of Gilligan's Island and Batman . | [305] |
| Paul Teal | 35 | Actor best known as Josh Avery on One Tree Hill | [306] | |
| November 17 | Jim Knaub | 68 | Former professional wheelchair marathon athlete and actor. ( The A-Team , The Fall Guy , The Love Boat ) | [307] |
| November 20 | Andy Paley | 72 | Composer ( The Ren and Stimpy Show , SpongeBob SquarePants , Camp Lazlo ), record producer, and songwriter | [308] |
| November 22 | Mark Withers | 77 | Actor ( Dynasty , Days of Our Lives , Stranger Things ) | [309] |
| November 23 | Chuck Woolery | 83 | Game show host ( Wheel of Fortune , Love Connection , Scrabble , The Dating Game , Greed , Lingo ) | [310] |
| November 24 | Helen Gallagher | 98 | Actress best known as Maeve Ryan on Ryan's Hope . | [311] |
| November 25 | Earl Holliman | 96 | Actor best known for Police Woman , Delta , and the premiere episode of The Twilight Zone | [312] |
| Hal Lindsey | 95 | Author and televangelist. He hosted International Intelligence Briefing on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. | [313] | |
| November 26 | Jim Abrahams | 80 | Director and screenwriter ( Big John, Little John , Police Squad! ) | [314] |
| Scott L. Schwartz | 65 | Actor ( Nash Bridges , The Tick , The Young and the Restless ), stuntman, and professional wrestler. | [315] | |
| November 29 | Marshall Brickman | 85 | Director and screenwriter ( Candid Camera , The Tonight Show , and The Dick Cavett Show ) | [316] |
| Christian Juttner | 60 | Actor ( Bewitched , Emergency! , The Bionic Woman , ABC Afterschool Special ) | [317] | |
| Wayne Northrop | 77 | Actor ( Dynasty , Days of Our Lives , Port Charles ) | [318] | |
| November 30 | Steve Alaimo | 84 | Singer and record producer. He hosted and co-produced Where The Action Is . | [319] |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Kelly Powers | 45 | Podiatric surgeon and commentator for Fox News. | [320] |
| December 2 | Paul Maslansky | 91 | Film producer and writer. Produced The Gun and the Pulpit and King ; was an executive producer for CBS Schoolbreak Special , Police Academy , and Police Academy: The Series . | [321] |
| December 5 | Thom Christopher | 84 | Actor best known as Carlo Hesser on One Life to Live . | [322] |
| Bill Melton | 79 | Professional baseball player and sports commentator. He commentated on White Sox broadcasts for NBC Sports Chicago. | [323] | |
| December 8 | Jill Jacobson | 70 | Actress ( The New Gidget , Falcon Crest , Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ) | [324] |
| December 9 | Nikki Giovanni | 81 | Writer, poet, activist, and educator. She made appearances on shows like Soul! and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson . | [325] |
| December 10 | Michael Cole | 84 | Actor best known as Peter Cochran on The Mod Squad . | [326] |
| The Amazing Kreskin | 89 | Mentalist. He appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , Late Show with David Letterman , The Mike Douglas Show and The Merv Griffin Show . | [327] | |
| December 13 | Diane Delano | 67 | Actress best known as Sergent Barbara Semanski on Northern Exposure . | [328] |
| December 15 | Aziza Barnes | 32 | Poet and playwright. They wrote for shows like Snowfall and Teenage Bounty Hunters . | [329] |
| December 16 | Anita Bryant | 84 | Singer and conservative activist. | [330] |
| Jean Jennings | 70 | Journalist, publisher and television personality. | [331] | |
| December 20 | John Erwin | 88 | Voice actor ( The Archie Show , Sabrina the Teenage Witch , He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ) | [332] |
| December 21 | Art Evans | 82 | Actor ( M*A*S*H , Hill Street Blues , A Different World , Everybody Hates Chris ) | [333] |
| Hudson Meek | 16 | Actor ( MacGyver , Legacies , Genius , Found ) | [334] | |
| December 22 | Geoffrey Deuel | 81 | Actor best known as Dave Campbell on The Young and the Restless . | [335] |
| December 24 | Richard M. Cohen | 76 | Journalist and television producer (CBS News, CNN) | [336] |
| December 26 | Dick Capri | 93 | Actor and comedian. He made appearances on shows like The Merv Griffin Show and The Ed Sullivan Show . | [337] |
| December 27 | Greg Gumbel | 78 | Sportscaster (most notably with CBS Sports) | [338] |
| Olivia Hussey | 73 | British actress best known as Norma Bates on Psycho IV: The Beginning . She voiced Talia al Ghul in the DC Animated Universe. | [339] | |
| December 28 | Charles Dolan | 98 | Businessman, founder of Cablevision and HBO. | [340] |
| December 29 | Aaron Brown | 76 | Broadcast journalist (most notably with ABC News and CNN) | [341] |
| Jimmy Carter | 100 | 39th President of the United States and 76th Governor of Georgia; made a guest appearance on an episode of Home Improvement and once appeared as a mystery guest on What's My Line? . | [342] | |
| Linda Lavin | 87 | Actress and singer best known as Alice Hyatt on Alice . | [343] | |
| December 30 | John Capodice | 83 | Actor ( General Hospital , Seinfeld , The West Wing , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ) | [344] |