The following deaths of notable individuals related to American television occurred in 2024.
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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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] | |
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 20 | Francisco Ciatso | 48 | Professional wrestler (WWE and TNA) | [22] |
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] | |
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] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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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 | [94] |
Michael Ward | 57 | Guitarist. Guest spots on Live with Kelly and Mark and Total Request Live . | [95] | |
April 2 | Christopher Durang | 75 | Playwright and actor ( Frasier , Kristin ). He made guest appearances in Tales from the Crypt and a few others. | [96] |
Larry Lucchino | 78 | Baseball executive. Appeared himself in 60 Minutes and Mike & Mike . | [97] | |
April 4 | Bruce Kessler | 88 | Racing driver and television director ( Renegade , The Commish ). | [98] |
April 5 | Cole Brings Plenty | 27 | Actor best known as Pete Plenty Clouds on 1923 . | [99] |
April 7 | Jerry Grote | 81 | Baseball catcher. Appeared as himself in What's My Line? and Everybody Loves Raymond . | [100] |
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 . | [101] | |
April 8 | Bob Ellison | 91 | Writer, producer, and script consultant (several series, among them The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Cheers , Dear John , and Becker ) | [102] |
April 10 | Mister Cee | 57 | DJ record executive. Appeared as himself in Luke Cage , Unsung and others. | [103] |
Trina Robbins | 85 | Artwork ( Independent Lens ) | [104] | |
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". | [105] | |
Dan Wallin | 97 | Sound engineer ( The Muppets' Wizard of Oz , Fringe ). | [106] | |
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 ) | [107] |
April 12 | Roberto Cavalli | 83 | Italian designer. Appeared as himself in The Girls Next Door , Project Runway and others. | [108] |
Eleanor Coppola | 87 | Filmmaker. Appeared as herself in Celebrity Page and Made in Hollywood . | [109] | |
Robert MacNeil | 93 | Canadian-American journalist ( PBS NewsHour ). | [110] | |
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 . | [111] |
Ron Thompson | 83 | Actor ( Beretta ). He made guest appearances in The Rebels and others. | [112] | |
April 15 | Jerry Savelle | 77 | Author and televangelist. Appeared as himself in Praise . | [113] |
Whitey Herzog | 92 | Baseball player. Appeared as himself in Jim Rome Is Burning . | [114] | |
April 16 | Carl Erskine | 97 | Baseball pitcher ( Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush ). Appeared as himself in The Ed Sullivan Show and others. | [115] |
Barbara O. Jones | 82 | Actress ( Freedom Road ). She made guest appearances in The Quest , Laverne & Shirley and others. | [116] | |
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. | [117] |
Mandisa | 47 | Christian singer. Appeared as herself in American Idol and others. | [118] | |
Spencer Milligan | 86 | Actor best known as Rick Marshall on Land of the Lost | [119] | |
April 19 | Daniel Dennett | 82 | Philosopher and writer. Appeared as himself in Closer to Truth and others. | [120] |
April 20 | Howie Schwab | 63 | Sports trivia expert ( Sports Jeopardy! , Stump the Schwab ) | [121] |
Roman Gabriel | 83 | Football player. He made guest appearances in Perry Mason and more. | [122] | |
Michael Cuscuna | 75 | Jazz record producer. Appeared as himself in Jazz . | [123] | |
April 21 | Alex Hassilev | 91 | Musician and band member of The Limeliters. He made guest appearances in Get Smart and several others. | [124] |
April 23 | Terry Carter | 95 | Actor ( McCloud , Battlestar Galactica ) and filmmaker. | [125] |
April 24 | Ray Chan | 56 | Art director. Appeared as himself in Marvel Studios: Assembled . | [126] |
Harry Pappas | 78 | Television broadcasting entrepreneur, co-founder of Pappas Telecasting Companies. | [127] | |
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 . | [128] |
April 28 | Brian McCardie | 59 | Scottish actor ( Outlander , Snatch ). | [129] |
Zack Norman | 83 | Actor ( The Nanny ). He made guest appearances in Baywatch and a few others. | [130] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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May 1 | Richard Maloof | 84 | Musician. Appeared as himself in The Lawrence Welk Show . | [131] |
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 . | [132] |
Edgar Lansbury | 94 | British-American producer ( Coronet Blue ). | [133] | |
Peter Oosterhuis | 75 | English golf pro and analyst for PGA Tour on CBS and Golf Channel | [134] | |
Roxanne | 95 | Actress and model (assistant on Beat the Clock ) | [135] | |
May 3 | Dick Rutan | 85 | Aviator. Appeared as himself in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and 60 Minutes . | [136] |
May 5 | Jeannie Epper | 83 | Actress and stuntwoman ( Wonder Woman ) | [137] |
Gloria Stroock | 99 | Actress ( The Girls , Archie Bunker's Place , Baretta ) | [138] | |
May 6 | Ian Gelder | 74 | British actor best known as Kevan Lannister on Game of Thrones | [139] |
Hootie Ingram | 90 | Football player. Appeared as himself in SportsCentury . | [140] | |
Robert Logan Jr. | 82 | Actor best known as J.R. Hale on 77 Sunset Strip | [141] | |
May 7 | Steve Albini | 61 | Music producer ( Delocated ). Appeared as himself in Metal Evolution and others. | [142] |
May 8 | John Barbata | 79 | Drummer. Appeared as himself in Behind the Music . | [143] |
May 9 | Roger Corman | 98 | Film director. Appeared as himself in American Masters , Entertainment Tonight , and more. | [144] |
May 10 | Sam Rubin | 64 | Entertainment reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles. | [145] |
May 11 | Susan Backlinie | 77 | Actress and stuntwoman ( Quark ). She also made guest appearances in The Quest and The Fall Guy . | [146] |
Kevin Brophy | 70 | Actor ( Lucan , M*A*S*H , JAG ) | [147] | |
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. | [148] |
May 13 | Samm-Art Williams | Writer ( Cagney & Lacey , Miami Vice ) and television producer ( The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ) | [149] | |
May 14 | Gudrun Ure | 98 | Scottish actress ( The 10th Kingdom ) | [150] |
May 15 | Barbra Fuller | 102 | Actress ( Adventures of Superman , My Three Sons , Perry Mason ) | [151] |
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 ) | [152] |
May 18 | Alice Stewart | 58 | Political commentator for CNN | [153] |
Patrick Gottsch | 70 | Media executive (founder of RFD-TV and The Cowboy Channel) | [154] | |
May 19 | Peggi Blu | 77 | Singer best known as a vocal coach on American Idol . | [155] |
Richard Foronjy | 86 | Actor ( The Jeffersons , Cagney & Lacey , Hill Street Blues ) | [156] | |
May 22 | Darryl Hickman | 92 | Actor and screenwriter. He made guest appearances in Alfred Hitchcock Presents , Gunsmoke and others. | [157] |
May 23 | Caleb Carr | 68 | Author, screenwriter, and producer (writer of the 1991 TV movie Bad Attitudes ) | [158] |
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 ) | [159] | |
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 . | [160] |
Richard M. Sherman | 95 | Songwriter and composer ( Welcome to Pooh Corner , Goldilocks ). | [161] | |
Johnny Wactor | 37 | Actor best known as Brando Corbin on General Hospital . | [162] | |
May 27 | Elizabeth MacRae | 88 | Actress best known as Lou-Ann Poovie on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | [163] |
Bill Walton | 71 | Basketball player and sportscaster. Appeared as himself in American Dad! and a few others. | [164] | |
May 28 | Jac Venza | 97 | Public television producer ( NET Playhouse , Live from Lincoln Center , American Playhouse ). | [165] |
May 30 | Mitchell Block | 73 | Filmmaker best known for creating the series Carrier . | [166] |
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) | [167] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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June 1 | Erich Anderson | 67 | Actor ( Thirtysomething , Melrose Place , Felicity ) | [168] |
June 2 | Jeannette Charles | 96 | British actress and Elizabeth II impersonator ( Saturday Night Live ) | [169] |
Janis Paige | 101 | Actress ( It's Always Jan , Eight Is Enough , All in the Family ) | [170] | |
June 3 | Armando Silvestre | 98 | American-born Mexican actor ( Mannix , The Quest , Wonder Woman ) | [171] |
June 4 | Tom Bower | 86 | Actor best known as Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons . | [172] |
June 11 | Howard Fineman | 75 | Journalist and television commentator (NBC News) | [173] |
Tony Lo Bianco | 87 | Actor ( Police Story , Jesus of Nazareth , Marco Polo ) | [174] | |
Tony Mordente | 88 | Television director ( Rhoda , Walker, Texas Ranger , 7th Heaven ) | [175] | |
June 12 | Ron Simons | 63 | Actor ( Nowhere Man , Jonny Zero , Law & Order ) and producer | [176] |
June 13 | Jonathan Axelrod | 74 | Producer and screenwriter best known for executive producing Dave's World . | [177] |
Angela Bofill | 70 | Singer-songwriter. She made guest appearances on Soul Train and The Pat Sajak Show . | [178] | |
Benji Gregory | 46 | Actor best known as Brian Tanner on ALF | [179] | |
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 . | [180] |
Anthea Sylbert | 84 | Film producer ( Truman , If You Believe ) and costume designer | [181] | |
June 20 | Russell Morash | 88 | Television producer and director ( The French Chef , The Victory Garden , This Old House ) | [182] |
Donald Sutherland | Canadian actor ( Commander in Chief , Dirty Sexy Money , Trust ) | [183] | ||
Taylor Wily | 56 | Actor best known as Kamekona Tupuola on Hawaii Five-0 | [184] | |
June 21 | Jamie Kellner | 77 | Television executive (Fox, The WB) | [185] |
June 24 | Shifty Shellshock | 49 | Frontman of Crazy Town. He made appearances on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and Sober House . | [186] |
Joan Benedict Steiger | 96 | Actress best known as Edith Fairchild on General Hospital | [187] | |
June 25 | Sika Anoa'i | 79 | WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler | [188] |
June 26 | Bill Cobbs | 90 | Actor ( The Slap Maxwell Story , The Drew Carey Show , Star Trek: Enterprise ) | [189] |
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 | [190] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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July 1 | Robert Towne | 89 | Screenwriter and director ( The Lloyd Bridges Show , Breaking Point , The Outer Limits ). | [191] |
July 7 | Bill Klages | 97 | Lighting designer ( Your Show of Shows , Playwrights '56 , Great Performances ) | [192] |
July 11 | Shelley Duvall | 75 | Actress ( Faerie Tale Theatre , Tall Tales & Legends , Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ) | [193] |
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 . | [194] |
Evan Wright | 59 | Writer ( Generation Kill and its television adaptation) and journalist | [195] | |
July 13 | Shannen Doherty | 53 | Actress best known as Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Prue Halliwell on Charmed | [196] |
Naomi Pomeroy | 49 | Chef and Top Chef Masters contestant | [197] | |
James B. Sikking | 90 | Actor best known as Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill Street Blues and Dr. David Howser on Doogie Howser, M.D. | [198] | |
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. | [199] | |
Bob Tischler | 78 | Television writer and producer best known for his work on Saturday Night Live | [200] | |
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. | [201] |
July 16 | Tom Fenton | 94 | CBS News correspondent | [202] |
July 18 | Lou Dobbs | 78 | Television host on CNN and Fox Business ( Lou Dobbs Tonight ) | [203] |
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 . | [204] [205] | |
July 19 | Esta TerBlanche | 51 | South African actress best known as Gillian Andrassy on All My Children . | [206] |
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 . | [207] |
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 . | [208] |
Chino XL | 50 | Actor ( The Young and the Restless , Reno 911! , CSI: Miami ) and rapper. | [209] | |
July 29 | Robert Banas | 90 | Actor and dancer. He made numerous television appearances, including on The Judy Garland Show and Get Smart . | [210] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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August 1 | Leonard Engelman | 83 | Makeup artist ( Cagney & Lacey , The Shield ). | [211] |
August 3 | George Schenck | 82 | Television writer and producer ( NCIS ) | [212] |
August 4 | Charles Cyphers | 85 | Actor ( The Betty White Show , Wonder Woman , The Dukes of Hazzard ) | [213] |
August 5 | John Aprea | 83 | Actor ( Matt Houston , Full House , Another World ) | [214] |
Patti Yasutake | 70 | Actress best known as Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation | [215] | |
August 6 | Billy Bean | 60 | Baseball player and executive ( I've Got a Secret ) | [216] |
August 8 | Mitzi McCall | 93 | Actress ( Silk Stalkings , Alright Already ) | [217] |
August 9 | Jim Riswold | 66 | Advertising artist for Wieden+Kennedy (most notably developed the Mars Blackmon and Bo Knows campaigns for Nike) | [218] |
Kevin Sullivan | 75 | Professional wrestler (WCW, NWA, GCW) | [219] | |
August 10 | Rachael Lillis | 55 | Voice actress ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Chaotic ) | [220] |
August 11 | Ofra Bikel | 94 | Israeli-American filmmaker, most notably on documentaries for PBS' Frontline | [221] |
Ángel Salazar | 68 | Cuban-American actor and comedian ( In Living Color , Last Comic Standing ) | [222] | |
August 12 | Kim Kahana | 94 | Actor, stunt performer, and action choreographer best known as Chongo on Danger Island . | [223] |
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 . | [224] |
August 14 | Gena Rowlands | 94 | Actress ( Robert Montgomery Presents , Laramie , Johnny Staccato ) | [225] |
August 15 | Peter Marshall | 98 | Entertainer and game show host, most notably of Hollywood Squares | [226] |
August 16 | Afa Anoaʻi | 80 | WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler | [227] |
August 18 | Phil Donahue | 88 | Creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show | [228] |
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 ) | [229] |
Roger Cook | 70 | Landscaper (appeared on This Old House ) | [230] | |
August 26 | Sid Eudy | 63 | Professional wrestler (Sid Vicious in World Championship Wrestling; Sid Justice and Sycho Sid in World Wrestling Federation) | [231] |
August 27 | Ron Hale | 78 | Actor best known as Roger Coleridge on Ryan's Hope and Mike Corbin on General Hospital | [232] |
August 28 | Rusty Shoop | 76 | Meteorologist for KERO-TV/Bakersfield, California | [233] |
August 29 | Johnny Gaudreau | 31 | NHL ice hockey player (Calgary Flames, Columbus Blue Jackets) | [234] |
August 30 | Fatman Scoop | 56 | Rapper, hype man, and radio personality. He did voice work as himself on two episodes of The Boondocks . | [235] |
August 31 | Sonny King | 79 | American professional wrestler | [236] |
Obi Ndefo | 51 | Actor best known as Bodie Wells on Dawson's Creek | [237] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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September 1 | Eric Gilliland | 62 | Writer/producer (several series, most notably Roseanne ) | [238] |
September 2 | James Darren | 88 | Actor ( The Time Tunnel , T. J. Hooker , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ) | [239] |
September 5 | Screamin' Scott Simon | 75 | Singer ( Sha Na Na ). He and his groupmates hosted a syndicated variety show in the late '70s. | [240] |
September 8 | Peter Renaday | 89 | Voice actor best known as Splinter and Vernon Fenwick on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series | [241] |
September 9 | John Cassaday | 52 | Comic book artist. He directed an episode of Dollhouse . | [242] |
James Earl Jones | 93 | Actor ( Roots: The Next Generations , Gabriel's Fire , The Simpsons ); longtime commercial spokesman for Bell Atlantic | [243] | |
September 13 | Michaela DePrince | 29 | Sierra Leonean-born ballet dancer. Appeared as herself on Dancing with the Stars . | [244] |
September 17 | JD Souther | 78 | Singer-songwriter and actor ( Thirtysomething , Purgatory , Nashville ). | [245] |
September 19 | Florence Warner | 77 | Singer (voice of the "Hello News" local station campaigns created by Gari Communications) | [246] |
September 20 | Kathryn Crosby | 90 | Actress ( The Bing Crosby Show , Great Performances , The Initiation of Sarah ) | [247] |
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 ) | [248] | |
Eduardo Xol | 58 | Actor and designer. Appeared as himself on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition . | [249] | |
September 21 | Benny Golson | 95 | Musician and composer ( Mannix , Ironside , M*A*S*H ) | [250] |
September 26 | John Ashton | 76 | Actor ( M*A*S*H , Starsky & Hutch , Dallas ) | [251] |
September 27 | Maggie Smith | 89 | British actress ( The Carol Burnett Show , Great Performances , My House in Umbria ) | [252] |
September 28 | Drake Hogestyn | 70 | Actor best known as John Black on Days of Our Lives | [253] |
Kris Kristofferson | 88 | Singer-songwriter and actor ( Freedom Road , The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James , Amerika ) | [254] | |
September 29 | Ron Ely | 86 | Actor best known as Tarzan on the 1960s TV series of the same name | [255] |
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 . | [256] |
Frank Fritz | 60 | Antique picker (co-host of American Pickers ) | [257] | |
Dikembe Mutombo | 58 | Congolese-American basketball player. He appeared in commercials for GEICO and Mobil 1. | [258] | |
Ken Page | 70 | Actor ( Gimme a Break! , Sable , Family Matters ). He also did voice work for Duckman and All Grown Up! . | [259] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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October 4 | Allan Blye | 87 | Actor and writer best known as Captain Blye on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood . | [260] |
Christopher Ciccone | 63 | Artist, interior decorator, and designer. He made an appearance in The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency . | [261] | |
Yukio Hattori | 78 | Japanese television personality and food critic. He made an appearance in Season 2 of The Next Iron Chef . | [262] | |
John Lasell | 95 | Actor best known as Peter Guthrie on Dark Shadows | [263] | |
October 6 | Dan Coughlin | 86 | Sportscaster (WJW) and journalist. | [264] |
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 . | [265] |
Nicholas Pryor | 89 | Actor best known as A. Milton Arnold on Beverly Hills, 90210 | [266] | |
October 10 | Ethel Kennedy | 96 | Human rights advocate. She made a cameo in an episode of Cheers along with her son Michael. | [267] |
October 16 | Sherry Coben | 71 | Writer ( Ryan's Hope , Kate & Allie , Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. ) | [268] |
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 . | [269] | |
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. | [270] |
October 19 | Mel Showers | 78 | News anchor (WKRG-TV) | [271] |
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 . | [272] |
October 22 | Lynda Obst | 74 | Film and television producer ( Hot in Cleveland , The Soul Man , Helix ) | [273] |
Alan Sacks | 81 | Writer-producer, most notably on Welcome Back, Kotter | [274] | |
October 23 | Jack Jones | 86 | Singer (theme from The Love Boat ) and actor ( The Rat Patrol , Police Woman , McMillan & Wife ) | [275] |
October 24 | Tom Jarriel | 89 | KPRC-TV and ABC News anchor/reporter | [276] |
Jeri Taylor | 86 | Writer ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Voyager ) and producer ( Quincy, M.E. ). | [277] | |
October 25 | David Harris | 75 | Actor ( Kojak , The White Shadow , Hill Street Blues ) | [278] |
October 26 | Jim Donovan | 68 | Sportscaster and news anchor (WKYC/Cleveland) | [279] |
October 29 | Teri Garr | 79 | Actress best known as Phoebe Abbott on Friends ; appeared in TV commercials for Fruit of the Loom panties | [280] |
October 30 | Wally Kennedy | 76 | Television personality (WPVI-TV/Philadelphia) | [281] [282] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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November 2 | Alan Rachins | 82 | Actor best known as Douglas Brackman Jr. on L.A. Law and Larry Finkelstein on Dharma & Greg | [283] |
Jonathan Haze | 95 | Actor and writer. He made guest appearances in The Angry Beavers and more. | [284] | |
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 . | [285] |
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. | [286] |
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 . | [287] |
November 7 | John C. Hartigan | 67 | Visual effects artist and special effects coordinator ( Hawaii Five-O ) | [288] |
November 9 | Ella Jenkins | 100 | Singer-songwriter. She made guest appearances on shows like Today , Showbiz Today , Barney & Friends , and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood . | [289] |
George Wilkins | 90 | Musician, arranger, and composer ( The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin ) | [290] | |
November 11 | Richard D. James | 88 | American art director and production designer ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Voyager ) | [291] |
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 ) | [292] | |
November 12 | Timothy West | 90 | English actor ( Masada , The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story ) | [293] |
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 . | [294] |
Paul Teal | 35 | Actor best known as Josh Avery on One Tree Hill | [295] | |
November 17 | Jim Knaub | 68 | Former professional wheelchair marathon athlete and actor. ( The A-Team , The Fall Guy , The Love Boat ) | [296] |
November 20 | Andy Paley | 72 | Composer ( The Ren and Stimpy Show , SpongeBob SquarePants , Camp Lazlo ), record producer, and songwriter | [297] |
November 22 | Mark Withers | 77 | Actor ( Dynasty , Days of Our Lives , Stranger Things ) | [298] |
November 23 | Chuck Woolery | 83 | Game show host ( Wheel of Fortune , Love Connection , Scrabble , The Dating Game , Greed , Lingo ) | [299] |
November 24 | Helen Gallagher | 98 | Actress best known as Maeve Ryan on Ryan's Hope . | [300] |
November 25 | Earl Holliman | 96 | Actor best known for Police Woman , Delta , and the premiere episode of The Twilight Zone | [301] |
Hal Lindsey | 95 | Author and televangelist. He hosted International Intelligence Briefing on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. | [302] | |
November 26 | Jim Abrahams | 80 | Director and screenwriter ( Big John, Little John , Police Squad! ) | [303] |
Scott L. Schwartz | 65 | Actor ( Nash Bridges , The Tick , The Young and the Restless ), stuntman, and professional wrestler. | [304] | |
November 29 | Marshall Brickman | 85 | Director and screenwriter ( Candid Camera , The Tonight Show , and The Dick Cavett Show ) | [305] |
Wayne Northrop | 77 | Actor ( Dynasty , Days of Our Lives , Port Charles ) | [306] | |
November 30 | Steve Alaimo | 84 | Singer and record producer. He hosted and co-produced Where The Action Is . | [307] |
Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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December 1 | Kelly Powers | 45 | Podiatric surgeon and commentator for Fox News. | [308] |
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 . | [309] |
December 5 | Thom Christopher | 84 | Actor best known as Carlo Hesser on One Life to Live . | [310] |
Bill Melton | 79 | Professional baseball player and sports commentator. He commentated on White Sox broadcasts for NBC Sports Chicago. | [311] | |
December 8 | Jill Jacobson | 70 | Actress ( The New Gidget , Falcon Crest , Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ) | [312] |
December 10 | Michael Cole | 84 | Actor best known as Peter Cochran on The Mod Squad . | [313] |
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 . | [314] | |
December 13 | Diane Delano | 67 | Actress best known as Sergent Barbara Semanski on Northern Exposure . | [315] |
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