In memory of all the celebrities that the entertainement world said goodbye to in 2023. Remembering all the actors, musicians, athelits, authors, and other famous faces who have died in 2023, including : Matthew Perry, Tina Turner, Raquel Welch, Suzanne Somers, Cindy Williams, Sinead O’Connor, Lisa Marie Presley, among many others.
December :
Tom Wilkinson
Date of death : Dec.30
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Tom Wilkinson, the two-time Oscar nominated british actor who received numerous awards throughout his career including a BAFTA Award , a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, died on Dec. 30 at 75.
Wilkinson was best known for appearing in The Full Monty, Shakespeare in Love, Michael Clayton, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Kurtis “Mad Kurt” Chapman
Date of death : Dec. 29
Age : 25 years old
Cause of death : Still not confirmed
Kurtis Chapman, a british professional wreslter better known as Mad Kurt in the ring died on Dec.29 at 25, a precise cause of death was not confirmed.
Lee Sun-kyun
Date of death : Dec.27
Age : 48 years old
Cause of death : Still not confirmed
The south Korean actor who is best known for starring in the best picture winning film Parasire, died Dec.27 at 48.
The star was under investigation for alleged drug use when he was found dead in his car in Seoul.
Mbongeni Ngema
Date of death : Dec. 27
Age : 68 years old
Cause of death : a car accident
Mbongeni Ngema, a south African playwright and musician best known for writing the 1988 Broadway musical Sarafina, died Dec.27 at 68 in a car accident.
Tom Smothers
Date of death : Dec. 26
Age : 86 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Tom Smothers, the comedian best knwon as the one half of the Smothers Brothers musical comedy duo, died on Dec. 26 at 86, after a brief battle with cancer.
Henry Sandon
Date of death : Dec. 25
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : natural causes
Henry Sandon, a TV personality
Henry Sandon, an English TV personality, author, an antique expert, and longtime fixture of Antiques Roadshow, died on Dec. 25, at 95.
Richard Franklin
Date of death : Dec. 25
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : natural causes
Richard Franklin, a British actor, writer, director, best known for his role as Captain Mike Yates on Doctor Who, died on Dec. 25 at age 87.
David Leland
Date of death : Dec. 24
Age : 82 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
David Leland, a British actor, screenwriter, and director, who is best known for directing the 1987 film Wish You Were Here, died Dec. 24, at age 82.
Casey Kramer
Date of death : Dec. 24
Age : 67 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Casey Kramer, an actress on stage and screen, and the eldest daughter of director and producer Stanley Kramer, died Dec. 24, at 67.
Kamar de los Reyes
Date of death : Dec. 24
Age : 56 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Kamar de los Reyes, a Puerto Rican actor, who is best known for playing Antonio Vega on the soap opera, One Life to Live, died Dec. 24 at 56, after a brief battle with cancer.
Neel Nanda
Date of death : Dec. 24
Age : 32 years old
Cause of death : Still not confirmed
The Stand-up comedian Neel Nanda died Dec. 24 at age 32, a cause of death was not revealed.
Mike Nussbaum
Date of death : Dec. 23
Age : 99 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Mike Nussbaum, an actor and director who appeared in several films like House of Games, Things Change, and Fatal Attraction, died Dec. 23 at age 99.
Jim Ladd
Date of death : Dec. 17
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : Heart attack
Jim Ladd, a radio producer and writer, who went to promote rock music on SiriusXM’s Deep Tracks for over a decade, died on Dec. 17 at 75 from a heart attack.
James McCaffrey
Date of death : Dec. 17
Age : 65 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
James McCaffrey, the actor best known for his voice role as Max Payne in the hit video game trilogy, died on Dec. 17 at age 65 after a battle with cancer.
Colin Burgess
Date of death : Dec. 16
Age : 77 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Colin Burgess, an australian rock musician better known as the drummer in the Masters Apprentices from 1968 to 1972, and the original drummer of AC/DC, died on Dec. 16 at age 77.
Andre Braugher
Date of death : Dec. 11
Age : 61 years old
Cause of death : lung cancer
Andre Braugher, the two-time Emmy winning actor, who is best known for playing captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and starring in “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died Dec. 11 at 61 from lung cancer.
Michael Blakemore
Date of death : Dec. 10
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : Illness
Michael Blakemore, a stage director in both the West End and Broadway, better known for 1982’s Noises Off and 1998’s Copenhagen at the National, died Dec. 10 at 95 following a short illness.
Anna Cardwell
Date of death : Dec. 09
Age : 29 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
The half sister of Alana Thompson, Aka Honey Boo Boo and the eldest daughter of Mama June, died on Dec.9 at 29, after a brief battle with cancer.
Ryan O’Neal
Date of death : Dec. 08
Age : 82 years old
Cause of death : heart failure
Ryan O’Neal, an Oscar-nominated actor, who rose to fame for the soap opera Peyton Place, and starring in 70s popular films like “Love Story,” “What’s Up, Doc?,” and “Barry Lyndon,” died Dec. 8 of a congestive heart failure.
Stan Rogow
Date of death : Dec. 07
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : not disclosed
the Emmy-nominated producer, best known for making the Disney Channel hit Lizzie McGuire died Dec.7, no cause of death has been disclosed.
Ellen Holly
Date of death : Dec. 06
Age : 92 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Holly, who is noted as the first American Black actress to appear on daytime television in a leading role, on the the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, died Dec.6 at 92.
Norman Lear
Date of death : Dec. 05
Age : 101 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
A legendary screenwriter, producer, and developer, behind iconic sitcoms like All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, and One Day at a Time, died Dec. 5 at 101.
Denny Laine
Date of death : Dec. 05
Age : 79 years old
Cause of death : interstitial lung disease
An English musician who co-founded the two Rock bands the Moody Blues and Wings, died Dec.5 at age 79, from interstitial lung disease.
November
Shane McGowan
Date of death : Nov.30
Age : 65 years old
Cause of death : pneumonia
singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the frontman and the primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues, died Nov. 30 at 65, from pneumonia at his home in Dublin.
Jack Axelrod
Date of death : Nov.28
Age : 93 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Jack Axelrod, an actor who appeared on General Hospital and guest starred in Grey’s Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, and many other shows, died on Nov. 28 at 93 of natural causes.
Frances Sternhagen
Date of death : Nov.27
Age : 93 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Frances Sternhagen, the two-time Tony Award winner actress who appeared on Broadway, movine, and television for over six decades, died Nov.27 at age 93.
Jean Knight
Date of death : Nov.22
Age : 80 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Jean Knight, the Grammy-nominated R&B and soul singer behind the 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” died on Nov. 22 of natural causes, at age 80.
Mars Williams
Date of death : Nov.20
Age : 68 years old
Cause of death : Ampullary cancer
Mars Williams, a jazz and rock saxophonist for the bands ; the Waitresses, the Psychedelic Furs, Liquid Soul, and NRG Ensemble died Nov. 20 at 68 following a battle with ampullary cancer.
Joss Ackland
Date of death : Nov.19
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Joss Ackland, an English actor with an acting career spanning eight decades of theater, film, and television, died Nov. 19 at age 95.
Peter Spellos
Date of death : Nov.19
Age : 69 years old
Cause of death : pancreatic cancer
Peter Spellos, an actor who appeared in hundreds of films and television shows including NBC’s American Dreams, as well as his copious voiceover work, died Nov. 19 at 69, from pancreatic cancer.
Suzanne Shepherd
Date of death : Nov.17
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Suzanne Shepherd, an actress and theater director known for playing the roles of mothers to iconic mob wives in both Goodfellas and The Sopranos, died in her New York City home on Nov. 17 at the age of 89.
George Brown
Date of death : Nov.15
Age : 74 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
George “Funky” Brown, the longtime drummer and co-founding member of the R&B, soul, and funk band Kool & the Gang, died Nov. 15 at 74 after a battle with cancer.
Kevin Turen
Date of death : Nov.12
Age : 44 years old
Cause of death : Heart issues
Kevin Turen, an Emmy-nominated film and television producer the X film series, the Idol, and HBO’s Euphoria, died on Nov. 12 at 44 from multiple heart issues.
Conny Van Dyke
Date of death : Nov. 11
Age : 78 years old
Cause of death : vascular dementia complications
Conny Van Dyke, the actress and singer-songwriter, best knwon for her hit songs “Oh, Freddy” and “It Hurt Me Too,” and for starring in films such as Hell’s Angels ’69, Framed, and W.W. died Nov. 11.
She died at the age of 78 from complications due to vascular dementia.
Janet Landgard
Date of death : Nov.06
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : brain cancer
Janet Landgard, a model and an actress who starred in The Swimmer and on The Donna Reed Show, died Nov. 6 at 75, following a brain cancer diagnosis.
Ross McDonnell
Date of death : Nov.05
Age : 44 years old
Cause of death : not been determined
Ross McDonnell, the Emmy-winning Irish cinematographer, director, and photographer, died Nov. 5 at 44, after he went missing on Nov. 4 while biking in Brooklyn.
After a body was discovered on a beach in Breezy Point, Queens on 17 November, it was confirmed to be McDonnell on Nov.22, foul play was not suspected.
Evan Ellingson
Date of death : Nov.05
Age : 35 years old
Cause of death : an accidental opioid overdose
Evan Ellingson, the former child actor best known for playing Kyle Harmon in CSI: Miami and Jesse Fitzgerald in the 2009 film My Sister’s Keeper, died Nov. 5 at the age of 35.
His cause of death was determined to be an accidental opioid overdose.
Peter White
Date of death : Nov. 01
Age : 86 years old
Cause of death : melanoma
Peter White, the actor who rose to fame for his groundbreaking role in The Boys in the Band, and for appearing in All My Children, died Nov. 1 at age 86 after battling melanoma.
October
Tyler Christopher
Date of death : Oct. 31
Age : 50 years old
Cause of death : a cardiac event
Tyler Christopher, the actor best known for his work on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. died on Oct. 31 at age 50 from a cardiac event in San Diego.
Aaron Spears
Date of death : Oct. 30
Age : 47 years old
Cause of death : undisclosed causes
Aaron Spears, the Grammy-nominated drummer who worked with huge stars like Usher, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and many more, died Oct. 30, at 47, from undisclosed causes.
Matthew Perry
Date of death : Oct. 28
Age : 54 years old
Cause of death : acute effects of ketamine
Matthew Perry, the actor best known for playing the role of sarcastic but lovable Chandler Bing on the popular NBC sitcom “Friends,” died Oct. 28, at the age of 54.
He was pronounced dead after he was found unconscious in his hot tub. The cause of death was later determined to be acute effects of ketamine
Judy Nugent
Date of death : Oct. 26
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Judy Nugent, the former child actress best known for her role in the sitcom The Ruggles and Adventures of Superman died on Oct. 26 from cancer at age 83.
Richard Moll
Date of death : Oct. 26
Age : 80 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Richard Moll, the actor better known for playing “Bull” Shannon, a bailiff on the sitcom Night Court, anf for voicing Harvey Dent/Two-Face in the Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, died Oct.26.
Richard Roundtree
Date of death : Oct. 24
Age : 81 years old
Cause of death : pancreatic cancer
Richard Roundtree, the actor best known for playing the private detective John Shaft in the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft and four of its sequels, died Oct. 24 at age 81 from pancreatic cancer.
Haydn Gwynne
Date of death : Oct. 20
Age : 66 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
The British actress best known for her role in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical, and for appearing in the The Windsors, and The Crown, died Oct. 20, at 66, following a recent cancer diagnosis.
The 45 King
Date of death : Oct. 19
Age : 62 years old
Cause of death : undisclosed causes
Mark Howard James, The hip hop producer and DJ known as the 45 king, who first rose to fame for his signature 1987 hit song “The 900 Number”, died Oct. 19, at age 62. No cause of death was disclosed.
Dwight Twilley
Date of death : Oct. 18
Age : 72 years old
Cause of death : A stroke
The pop/rock singer and songwriter known for her hit songs “I’m on Fire” and “Girls”, died Oct. 18, at 72, of a massive stroke while driving.
Joanna Merlin
Date of death : Oct. 15
Age : 92 years old
Cause of death : myelodysplastic syndrome
An actress and casting director who starred in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof, died on Oct. 15, at age 92, from myelodysplastic syndrome.
Suzanne Somers
Date of death : Oct. 15
Age : 76 years old
Cause of death : breast cancer
Suzanne Somers, actress, singer, author, and businesswoman better known for her roles in Three’s company and Step by Step, died Oct. 15, one day shy of her 77th birthday.
Piper Laurie
Date of death : Oct. 14
Age : 91 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
The Oscar-nominated actress best known for her roles in The Hustler, Carrie, and the television series Twin Peaks, died Oct. 14, at age 91.
Louise Glück
Date of death : Oct. 13
Age : 80 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
A poet and essayist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020, and the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections The Triumph of Achilles and The Wild Iris, died Oct. 13, at 80.
Lara Parker
Date of death : Oct. 12
Age : 84 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Mary Lamar Rickey better known as Lara Parker, an actress best known for her as Angelique on the ABC-TV soap opera Dark Shadows, died Oct. 12 at age 84.
Phyllis Coates
Date of death : Oct. 11
Age : 96 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Phyllis Coates, an actress better known as the first actress to portrayal Lois Lane on television in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Menand the first season of Adventures of Superman, died Oct. 11 at 96.
Mark Goddard
Date of death : Oct. 10
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : pulmonary fibrosis
Mark Goddard, the actor best known for his role as Major Don West in the CBS sci-fi series Lost in Space, died Oct. 10, at 87, from pulmonary fibrosis.
Jeff Burr
Date of death : Oct. 10
Age : 60 years old
Cause of death : Stroke
A film director, writer, and producer whose credits included horror sequels, such as Stepfather II, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Puppet Master 4 and 5, and Pumpkinhead II, died Oct. 10, at age 60.
Keith Giffen
Date of death : Oct. 9
Age : 70 years old
Cause of death : Stroke
A comic artist and writer who worked for DC comics on many books at both DC and Marvel, as well as co-creating Lobo, Rocket Raccoon, and Jaime Reyes, died Oct. 9 at 70.
Burt Young
Date of death : Oct. 8
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : a cardiac arrest
Gerald Tommaso DeLouise better known as Burt Young, a former boxer and actor known for playing his Oscar-nominated role Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series, died Oct. 8, at 83.
Terence Davies
Date of death : Oct. 7
Age : 77 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
A British screenwriter, film director, and novelist better known for writing and directing autobiographical films such as Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes, and collage film Of Time and the City, died Oct. 7 at 77.
Dick Butkus
Date of death : Oct. 5
Age : 80 years old
Cause of death : Stroke
Dick Butkus, the football linebacker from the Chicago Bears who later became an actor, died Oct. 5 at age 80 from a stroke.
Keith Jefferson
Date of death : Oct. 5
Age : 53 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Keith Jefferson, an actor, producer, and voice actor best known for appearing in several Quentin Tarantino films, died Oct. 5 at 53.
Shawna Trpcic
Date of death : Oct. 4
Age : 56 years old
Cause of death : an unknown cause
Shawna Trpcic, the Emmy-nominated costume designer known for designing looks for Firefly, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett, and The Mandalorian, died Oct. 4 at 56.
September
Michael Gambon
Date of death : Sept. 28
Age : 82 years old
Cause of death : Pneumonia
The Irish-English actor better known for playin Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” films, died September 27, at 82 after a bout with pneumonia.
David McCallum
Date of death : Sept. 25
Age : 90 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
The Scottich actor best known for starring in The Man From UNCLE, and for his role on NCIS, died Sept. 25, at 90.
Nashawn Breedlove
Date of death : Sept. 24
Age : 46 years old
Cause of death : fentanyl, cocaine and ethano overdose
Nashawn Breedlove, the actor and rapper best known for the 2002’s 8 Mile, died on Sept. 24 at age 46, of multiple substance abuse overdose.
Terry Kirkman
Date of death : Sept. 23
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : congestive heart failure
The singer-songwriter better known as the founding member and the vocalist of the ’60s folk-rock band the Association, died Sept. 23 at 83, from congestive heart failure.
Nic Kerdiles
Date of death : Sept. 23
Age : 29 years old
Cause of death : a motorcycle accident
The American professional ice hockey player who played with the Anaheim Ducks, died Sept. 23 at the age of 29 after a motorcycle accident.
Roger Whittaker
Date of death : Sept. 13
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : complications following a long illness
The British folk singer-songwriter known internationally for his 1971 single “The Last Farewell”, as well as his trademark whistling ability, died Sept. 13 at 87.
Irish Grinstead
Date of death : Sept. 16
Age : 43 years old
Cause of death : not revealed
Irish Grinstead, the singer who was known as the member of the R&B girl group 702, died on Sep. 16, at the age of 43. While no cause of death was provided, Irish had been battling “serious medical issues”.
Billy Miller
Date of death : Sept. 15
Age : 43 years old
Cause of death : suicide
The actor who was recognized for his work on soap operas including The Young and the Restless and General Hospital died on Sept. 15 at the age of 43.
The cause of death has been ruled as suicide of a gunshot wound to the head after years of battling bipolar and depression.
Michael McGrath
Date of death : Sept. 14
Age : 65 years old
Cause of death : not determined
The Tony award-winning broadway actor best known for his performance in the musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, died on Sept. 14 at 65.
Charlie Robison
Date of death : Sept. 10
Age : 59 years old
Cause of death : cardiac arrest
The country singer-songwriter best known for the single hit “I Want You Bad,” died Sept. 10 at age 59 from cardiac arrest and other complications.
Gary Wright
Date of death : Sept. 4
Age : 80 years old
Cause of death : Parkinson’s disease
The musician and composer better known for his 1976 hit songs “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive”, died Sept. 4 at the age of 80.
Steve Harwell
Date of death : Sept. 4
Age : 56 years old
Cause of death : liver failure
The founding member and lead vocalist and frontman for the rock band Smash Mouth, died Sept. 4 at the age of 56 of liver failure after years of alcoholism.
Marcia DeRousse
Date of death : Sept. 2
Age : 70 years old
Cause of death : Illness
The actress better known for her roles on True Blood, St. Elsewhere, The Fall Guy and Schooled, died Sept. 2 at 70, after a long illness.
Jimmy Buffett
Date of death : Sept. 2
Age : 76 years old
Cause of death : Skin cancer
The musician and singer-songwriter best known for his tropical rock sound and persona, died Sept. 2 at the age of 76 of complications from a rare skin cancer.
Auguest
Gayle Hunnicutt
Date of death : Aug. 31
Age : 80 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
A film, television and stage actress who appeared on over 30 films, died on Aug. 31 at 80.
Jack Sonni
Date of death : Aug. 30
Age : 68 years old
Cause of death : pneumonia
A writer, musician, and marketing executive, best known as “the other guitarist” of the legendary rock band Dire Straits, died Aug. 30 at age 68 of pneumonia.
Robert Klane
Date of death : Aug. 29
Age : 81 years old
Cause of death : kidney failure
A screenwriter, novelist and filmmaker, known for his screenplays for dark comedies such as Where’s Poppa? and Weekend at Bernie’s, died Aug. 29 at 81.
Faye Fantarrow
Date of death : Aug. 26
Age : 21 years old
Cause of death : Brain tumor
An English up-and-coming singer-songwriter, died on Aug. 26 at age 21 after a battle with a rare and agressive Glioma brain tumor.
Bob Barker
Date of death : Aug. 26
Age : 99 years old
Cause of death : Alzheimer’s disease
The Emmy Award-winning gameshow host Bob Barker, who worked on “The Price Is Right” and “Truth or Consequences for five decades died Aug. 26. at 99.
Arleen Sorkin
Date of death : Aug. 24
Age : 67 years old
Cause of death : complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis
An actress, comedian, screenwriter, and television presenter best known for portraying Calliope Jones on days of our lives, and for co-creating and voicing the DC Comics character Harley Quinn in Batman: The Animated Series. Died on Aug. 24 at 67.
Bernie Marsden
Date of death : Aug. 24
Age : 72 years old
Cause of death : bacterial meningitis
an English rock and blues guitarist who is known for his work with the metal band Whitesnake in the 1970s and ’80s, died on Aug. 24 at 72.
Bray Wyatt
Date of death : Aug. 24
Age : 36 years old
Cause of death : a heart attack
Windham Lawrence Rotund, known professionaly as Bray Wyatt, a third generation WWE star, died on Aug. 24 at 36 of a heart attack.
Hersha Parady
Date of death : Aug. 23
Age : 78 years old
Cause of death : brain tumor
The actress best known for playing the schoolteacher Alice Garvey in Little House on the Prairie, died on Aug. 23 at age 78.
Terry Funk
Date of death : Aug. 23
Age : 79 years old
Cause of death : dementia
The professional wrestler who is onsidered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, with a career that spanned more than five decades, died Aug. 23 at age 79.
Elizabeth Hoffman
Date of death : Aug. 21
Age : 97 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Elizabeth Hoffman, the actress best known for her role as Beatrice Reed Ventnor on the NBC drama Sisters, died Aug. 21 at 97.
David Jacobs
Date of death : Aug. 20
Age : 84 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
A television writer, producer, and director, well known for creating iconic ’80s soaps like Dallas, Knots Landing, and Paradise, died Aug. 20 at 84.
Ron Cephas Jones
Date of death : Aug. 19
Age : 66 years old
Cause of death : a long-standing pulmonary issue
An actor best known for his his role as William Hill on the hit NBC family drama This Is Us, died Aug. 19 at the age of 66, from a long-standing pulmonary issue.
Ray Hildebrand
Date of death : Aug. 18
Age : 82 years old
Cause of death : Dementia
The one half of the pop singing duo Paul & Paula, best known for their 1962 million-selling, number-one hit record, “Hey Paula”, died on Aug.18 at 82.
Nancy Frangione
Date of death : Aug. 18
Age : 70 years old
Cause of death : unknown
A soap opera actress best known for her roles as Cecile DePoulignac on Another World and Tara Martin on All My Children, died Aug. 18 at age 70.
Rose Gregorio
Date of death : Aug. 17
Age : 97 years old
Cause of death : pneumonia
A stage and on-screen actress who appeared mostly in supporting roles during the 70s, died Aug. 17 at age 97 from pneumonia.
Jerry Moss
Date of death : Aug. 16
Age : 88 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Jerry Moss, a recording executive and the co-founder of A&M Records, died Aug. 16 at the age of 88.
Chris Peluso
Date of death : Aug. 15
Age : 40 years old
Cause of death : schizoaffective disorder
The Broadway star who is better known for starring roles in Mamma Mia and Wicked, died Aug. 15 at age 40.
Magoo
Date of death : Aug. 13
Age : 50 years old
Cause of death : a heart attack
Melvin “Magoo” Barcliff, a rapper and producer best known as the one half of rap duo Timbaland & Magoo, died Aug. 13 at 50 of a heart attack.
Clarence Avant
Date of death : Aug. 13
Age : 92 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
a prominent American music executive and film produce, who is widely recognized as “The Black Godfather”, died Aug. 13 at age 92.
Darren Kent
Date of death : Aug. 11
Age : 36 years old
Cause of death : osteoporosis, arthritis and an extremely rare skin disorder
The British actor, writer, and director best known for his role in Game of Thrones, died on Aug. 11 at age 36, after long battles with osteoporosis, arthritis and an extremely rare skin disorder.
Tom Jones
Date of death : Aug. 11
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
The lyricist and writer best known for The Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, and I Do! I Do!, died on Aug. 11 at age 95.
Shelley Smith
Date of death : Aug. 8
Age : 70 years old
Cause of death : complications of cardiac arrest
The fashion model who worked in the 70s and early 80s turned actress starring in The Associates and For Love and Honor, died Aug. 8 at age 70.
Robbie Robertson
Date of death : Aug. 9
Age : 80 years old
Cause of death : prostate cancer
The legendary Canadian musician best known for being the lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, and the former frontman of The Band, died August 9 at 80.
Robert Swan
Date of death : Aug. 9
Age : 78 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Robert Swan, a character actor known for his performances in Hoosiers, The Untouchables, and Natural Born Killers, died on Aug. 9 at 78 after a long battle with cancer.
Sixto Rodriguez
Date of death : Aug. 9
Age : 81 years old
Cause of death : Stroke
The musician from Detroit whose talent was highlighted in the Oscar-winning 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, died on Aug. 9 at 81.
Johnny Hardwick
Date of death : Aug. 8
Age : 64 years old
Cause of death : still undetermined
The actor best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated television series King of the Hill, died Aug. 8 at age 64.
DJ Casper
Date of death : Aug. 7
Age : 58 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
A disc jockey rom Chicago, known as “Casper” and for creating the world famous dance anthem “Cha Cha Slide,” died on Aug. 7 at age 58, after a long battle with cancer.
William Friedkin
Date of death : Aug. 7
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : heart failure and pneumonia
A five time Academy Award-winning director best known for directing The French Connection and The Exorcist, died Aug. 7 at the age of 87.
Herbert J. Siegel
Date of death : Aug. 5
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Herbert J. Siegel, a billionaire businessman in the entertainment industry, died on Aug. 5 at age 95.
John Gosling
Date of death : Aug. 4
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : not been disclosed
A British keyboardist, pianist and vocalist, best known for being a member of The Kinks and The Kast Off Kinks, died Aug. 4 at age 75.
Mark Margolis
Date of death : Aug. 3
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : an illness
The actor best known for playing the character Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad, died on Aug. 3 at age 83.
Clifton Oliver
Date of death : Aug. 2
Age : 47 years old
Cause of death : an illness
Broadway actor Clifton Oliver died on Aug. 2 at the age of 47 from an undisclosed illness.
July
Angus Cloud
Date of death : July 31
Age : 25 years old
Cause of death : accidental overdose of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and benzodiazepines.
An actor best known for his portrayal of Fezco in the hit HBO teen drama Euphoria, died July 31 at 25, of an accidental overdose of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and benzodiazepines.
Carol Duvall
Date of death : July 31
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
A television personality known for hosting arts and crafts-themed programming, like The Carol Duvall Show, died July 31 at 95.
Paul Reubens
Date of death : July 30
Age : 70 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian best known for creating the character Pee-wee Herman, died on July 30 at age 70, from cancer.
Marc Gilpin
Date of death : July 29
Age : 56 years old
Cause of death : glioblastoma
The former child actor best known fo playing Sean Brody in Jaws 2, died July 29 at age 56, after a long battle with glioblastoma.
Sinéad O’Connor
Date of death : July 26
Age : 56 years old
Cause of death : not been revealed
Sinéad O’Connor, an Irish singer-songwriter best known for her two albums The Lion and the Cobra, and I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, died July 26 at age 56.
Bo Goldman
Date of death : July 25
Age : 90 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
A playwright and screenwriter who won two Academy Awards for his screenplays of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Melvin and Howard, died July 25 at 90.
Inga Swenson
Date of death : July 23
Age : 90 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Inga Swenson, a singer and broadway actress who received three Primetime Emmy nominations for her role as Gretchen Kraus on Benson, died on July 23 at 90.
Pamela Blair
Date of death : July 23
Age : 73 years old
Cause of death : complications of colon surgery
Pamela Blair, the Broadway and soap opera actress best known for originating the role of Val in smash hit musical A Chorus Line, died on July 23 at 73.
Lelia Goldoni
Date of death : July 22
Age : 86 years old
Cause of death : complications from Alzheimer’s disease
Lelia Goldoni, an actress best known for starring in John Cassavettes’ Shadows and in Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, died July 22 at age 86.
Tony Bennett
Date of death : July 21
Age : 96 years old
Cause of death : Alzheimer’s disease
Tony Bennett, the Jazz and master pop vocalist whose career spanned eight decades with a No. 1 album at age 85, died on July 21 at 96, following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Jerome Coppersmith
Date of death : July 21
Age : 97 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
A Screenwriter, playwright, and screenwriting best known for his work on the classic police drama Hawaii Five-O, died July 21 at age 97.
Linda Haynes
Date of death : July 17
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : not revealed
Linda Haynes, the retired 70s actress best known for her performances in Rolling Thunder and Brubaker, died July 17 at age 75.
Jane Birkin
Date of death : July 16
Age : 76 years old
Cause of death : Not disclosed
Jane Birkin, the British and French actress who had a prolific career in French cinema, died July 16 at 76.
Nick Benedict
Date of death : July 14
Age : 77 years old
Cause of death : complications from a surgery
Nick Benedict, the actor best known for his role on Days of Our Lives, and his Daytime Emmy Award performance in All My Children, died July 14 at 77.
Josephine Chaplin
Date of death : July 13
Age : 74 years old
Cause of death : Unknown
Josephine Chaplin, the actress and daughter of filmaking legend Charlie Chaplin, died July 13 at age 74.
Carlin Glynn
Date of death : July 13
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : lung cancer
Carlin Glynn, the actress best known for playing Molly Ringwald’s mom in Sixteen Candles, and for starring in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, died July 13 at 83.
Andrea Evans
Date of death : July 9
Age : 66 years old
Cause of death : breast cancer
Andrea Evans, the soap opera actress best known for her portrayal of Tina Lord on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, died July 9 at 66.
George Tickner
Date of death : July 5
Age : 76 years old
Cause of death : pneumonia
The rock musician, co-founding member, co-lyricist, and the original rhythm guitarist of Journey, died July 5 at age 76.
Coco Lee
Date of death : July 5
Age : 48 years old
Cause of death : Suicide
Coco Lee, the Hong Kong singer-songwriter best known for voicing Mulan in the Mandarin version of Mulan and was a part of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Runaway Bride soundtracks, died by suicide July 5 at 48.
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez
Date of death : July 2
Age : 19 years old
Cause of death : accidental overdose
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of actor Robert De Niro, died July 2 at age 19, of an accidental overdose of drugs combination.
Robert Lieberman
Date of death : July 1
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : cancer
Robert Lieberman, a film and television director whose credits included the films D3: The Mighty Ducks and Fire in the Sky, the TV series The X-Files and Dexter, died July 1, at 75.
Lawrence Turman
Date of death : July 1
Age : 96 years old
Cause of death : natural causes
Lawrence Turman, the Academy Award-nominated film producer best known for his film The Graduate, died July 1 at the age of 96.
June
Alan Arkin
Date of death : June 29
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : congestive heart failure
Alan Arkin, an Oscar-winning actor for “Little Miss Sunshine” and a prolofic director, producer and author with a career that spanned seven decades, died June 29 at his home Calif. He was 89.
Julian Sands
Date of death : June 27
Age : 65 years old
Cause of death : undetermined
Julian Sands, the British actor best known for his roles in “A Room With a View”, “Warlock,” was confirmed dead on June 27, five months after being reported missing following a hike near Mt. Baldy in Southern California. He was 65.
Nicolas Coster
Date of death : June 26
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : cancer
Nicolas Coster, the soap opera star best known for the role of Lionel Lockridge on NBC’s Santa Barbara, died June 26 at age 89.
Frederic Forrest
Date of death : June 24
Age : 86 years old
Cause of death : congestive heart failure
Frederic Forrest, the actor actor who was known for his roles in Apocalypse Now, and the 1979 musical drama The Rose, died June 24 at age 86.
Betta St. John
Date of death : June 23
Age : 93 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Betta St. John, the actress, singer, and dancer who worked on Broadway, the West End, and in Hollywood films, such as Dream Wife, died June 23 at 93.
Malcolm Mowbray
Date of death : June 23
Age : 74 years old
Cause of death : complications of dementia.
Malcolm Mowbray, the British screenwriter and director behind the making of A Private Function and Out Cold, died June 23, at 74, from complications of dementia.
Sheldon Harnick
Date of death : June 23
Age : 99 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Sheldon Harnick, a lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock in musicals like Fiddler on the Roof, died June 23 at the age of 99.
Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell
Date of death : June 18
Age : 45 years old
Cause of death : a heart attack
Milton Jerome Powell Jr. The rapper known by his stage name Big Pokey, died June 18 at the age 45, from a heart attack.
Paxton Whitehead
Date of death : June 16
Age : 85 years old
Cause of death : complications of a fall
Paxton Whitehead, the Tony award nominee English actor and theatre director best known for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of Camelot, died June 16 at the age of 85.
Glenda Jackson
Date of death : June 15
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : Illness
The two Academy Awards, and three Emmy Awards winner actress best known for her roles in Women in Love and A Touch of Class, died June 15, at age 87, after a short illness.
Brett Hadley
Date of death : June 14
Age : 92 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Brett Hadley, a soap apera actor known for his longtime role in The Young and The Restless, died June 14 at the age of 92.
Treat Williams
Date of death : June 12
Age : 71 years old
Cause of death : a motorcycle accident
The actor who rose to fame with role in the 1979: musical Hair, and for his portrayal of Dr. “Andy” Brown on Everwood, died June 12, at age 71, after a motorcycle accident.
John Romita Sr.
Date of death : June 12
Age : 93 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
John Romita Sr., the comic book artist who shaped Marvel’s art style for generations best known for his work on The amazing Spider-Man, died June 12 at age 93.
Pat Cooper
Date of death : June 6
Age : 93 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Pat Cooper, the actor and stand-up comedian known for his appearances on The Howard Stern Show, Seinfeld, and the film Analyze This and its sequel, died June 6 at age 93.
Mike Batayeh
Date of death : June 1
Age : 52 years old
Cause of death : a heart attack
Mike Batayeh, the comedian and actor best known for his role on Breaking Bad, died June 1 at age 52 of a heart attack.
Cynthia Weil
Date of death : June 1
Age : 82 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Cynthia Weil, the Rock and Roll hall of famer who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann, died June 1, at age 82.
May
Sergio Calderón
Date of death : May 31
Age : 77 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Sergio Calderón, the actor known for his appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Men In Black franchises, and Ruins, died on May 31 at 77.
George Maharis
Date of death : May 24
Age : 94 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
George Maharis, the actor, singer, and visual artist best known for portraying Buz Murdock on the 1960 drama series Route 66, died May 24 at the age of 94.
Tina Turner
Date of death : May 24
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Tina Turner, the legendary Soulful diva and the Queen of Rock & Roll, who run the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, died May 24, at 83, in Switzerland.
Ray Stevenson
Date of death : May 21
Age : 58 years old
Cause of death : Not revealed
Ray Stevenson, the Northern Irish actor best known for playing the Asgardian warrior Volstagg in the Thor movies and the antihero Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone, died May 21 at 58.
Leon Ichaso
Date of death : May 20
Age : 74 years old
Cause of death : a heart attack
The writer and film director, best known for his works including El Super, Crossover Dreams, Bitter Sugar, Piñero, and El Cantante, died May 20 at 74.
Andy Rourke
Date of death : May 19
Age : 59 years old
Cause of death : pancreatic cancer
Andy Rourke, the English musician best known as the bassist of the Smiths, died May 19 at 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jim Brown
Date of death : May 18
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Jim Brown, the legendary fullback for the Cleveland Browns, civil rights advocate, who turned Hollywood action hero, died May 18 at 87.
Sharon Farrell
Date of death : May 18
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Sharon Farrell, the television and film actress, and dancer best known for her roles in It’s Alive, Marlowe, and The Young and the Restless, died May 15 at age 82.
Samantha Weinstein
Date of death : May 14
Age : 28 years old
Cause of death : cancer
Samantha Weinstein, the Canadian voice and on-screen actress best known for starring in the remake of Carrie, died on May 14 at 28 from cancer.
Barry Newman
Date of death : May 11
Age : 92 years old
Cause of death : a lung infection
Barry Newman, stage, film, and television actor known for his portrayal of Kowalski in Vanishing Point and for playing a maverick lawyer on Petrocelli, died May 11 at 92.
Jacklyn Zeman
Date of death : May 9
Age : 70 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Jacklyn Zeman, the actress who played the role of Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital for more than 40 years, died May 9 at the age of 70.
Lisa Montell
Date of death : May 7
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : heart problems and sepsis.
Lisa Montell, a Hollywood’s ‘50s and ’60s actress, died on March 7 at age 89 of heart problems and sepsis.
Gerald Castillo
Date of death : May 4
Age : 90 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Gerald Castillo, the actor known for his role as A.C. Slater’s dad on Saved by the Bell and Judge Davis Wagner on General Hospital, died May 4, at age 90.
Eileen Saki
Date of death : May 1
Age : 79 years old
Cause of death : pancreatic cancer
Eileen Saki, the actress known for being the longest-running actress to play Rosie, proprietor of Rosie’s Bar in the classic television series M*A*S*H, died May 1 at 79, from pancreatic cancer.
Gordon Lightfoot
Date of death : May 1
Age : 84 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist, referred to as Canada’s greatest songwriter best known in the United States for his songs “Sundown,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” died on May 1. He was 84.
April
Jock Zonfrillo
Date of death : April 30
Age : 46 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Jock Zonfrillo, a famous Scottish chef, author, restaurateur, and MasterChef Australia judge, died April 30 in Melbourne. He was 46.
Jerry Springer
Date of death : April 27
Age : 79 years old
Cause of death : pancreatic cancer
Jerry Springer, A man of many talents, a broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, lawyer, and politicianthe whose known for hosting his controversial talk show The Jerry Springer Show, died on April 27. He was 79.
Harry Belafonte
Date of death : April 25
Age : 96 years old
Cause of death : congestive heart failure
A legendary Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who popularized calypso music in the U.S. in the ‘50s and ‘60s, and marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. Died April 25 at his Manhattan home of congestive heart failure. He was 96.
Barry Humphries (a.k.a. Dame Edna Everage)
Date of death : April 22
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : complications from hip surgery
Barry Humphries, the Tony-winning Australian comedian, actor and creator of Dame Edna Everage, died April 22 at the age of 89.
Moonbin
Date of death : April 19
Age : 25 years old
Cause of death : Suicide
Moonbin, a South Korean singer, actor and dancer, who’s a member of K-pop band Astro, died April 19 at the age of 25.
Mark Sheehan
Date of death : April 14
Age : 46 years old
Cause of death : undisclosed illness
Mark Sheehan, The Irish musician better known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the Irish rock band the Script, died on April 14 following a “brief illness.” He was 46.
Carol Locatell
Date of death : April 11
Age : 82 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Carol Locatell, the actress best known for her role as Ethel Hubbard in the 1985 slasher Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning, died April 11 following a battle with cancer. She was 82.
Al Jaffee
Date of death : April 10
Age : 102 years old
Cause of death : multiple organ failure
Al Jaffee, an award-winning and the longest-running contributor in the satirical magazine Mad, died April 10 from multiple organ failure. He was 102.
Elizabeth Hubbard
Date of death : April 8
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Elizabeth Hubbard, the Daytime Emmy-winning soap opera star best known for her roles in The doctors, and As the World Turns , died April 8 the age of 89.
Michael Lerner
Date of death : April 8
Age : 81 years old
Cause of death : complications from brain seizures
Michel Lerner, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for his role as Jack Lipnick in Barton Fink, and for starring in Eight Men Out, died on April 8. He was 81.
Paul Cattermole
Date of death : April 6
Age : 46 years old
Cause of death : heart failure
Paul Cattermole, an English singer and a founding member of British pop group S Club 7, died April 6. He was 46.
Heklina
Date of death : April 3
Age : 54 years old
Cause of death : not been revealed
Stefan Grygelko better known by the stage name Heklina, a San Francisco drag legend and entrepreneur, died on April 3 at age 54.
Judy Farrell
Date of death : April 2
Age : 84 years old
Cause of death : stroke
Judy Farrell, the actress and writer noted for her role as Nurse Able on CBS’ Tv series M*A*S*H, died April 2 after suffering a stroke nine days earlier. She was 84.
March
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Date of death : March 28
Age : 71 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese composer, pianist, record producer, and actor famous for his work in The Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, died of cancer on March 28 at the age of 71.
For his contributions in films as a composer, he won an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and two Golden Globe Awards.
Nicholas Lloyd Webber
Date of death : March 25
Age : 43 years old
Cause of death : gastric cancer
Nicholas “Nick” Lloyd Webber, a Grammy-nominated composer, record producer, and the son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died March 25 following an 18-month battle with gastric cancer. He was 43.
Tom Leadon
Date of death : March 22
Age : 70 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Tom Leadon, the singer and guitarist best known as one of the founding members of Tom Petty’s original band, Mudcrutch, died on March 22, at 70.
Wayne Swinny
Date of death : March 22
Age : 59 years old
Cause of death : brain hemorrhage
Wayne Swinny, a guitarist and one of the founding members of the metal band Saliva, died March 22 at 59 after suffering a brain hemorrhage while on tour.
Peter Werner
Date of death : March 21
Age : 76 years old
Cause of death : torn aorta
Peter Werner, a film and television director who worked on such TV series as Moonlighting, Justified, and Elementary, died on March 21 of a torn aorta. He was 76.
Lance Reddick
Date of death : March 17
Age : 60 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Lance Reddick, the actor who appeared in hit TV series like “The Wire,” “Fringe” and “Bosch” and films like the “John Wick” franchise, died on March 17 of natural causes. He was 60.
Sharon Acker
Date of death : March 16
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Sharon Acker, a Canadian film, stage, and television actress best known for playing secretary Della Street in The New Perry Mason, died March 16, at 87.
Bobby Caldwell
Date of death : March 14
Age : 71 years old
Cause of death : illness
Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer-songwriter behind hit like “What You Won’t Do for Love,” and “Open Your Eyes,”, died on March 14 after a long illness. He was 71.
Bert I. Gordon
Date of death : March 8
Age : 100 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Bert I. Gordon, the filmmaker, and visual effects artist behind some of cinema’s greatest giant-monster films, died March 8 at the age of 100.
Tom Sizemore
Date of death : March 3
Age : 61 years old
Cause of death : brain aneurysm
Tom Sizemore, an actor best known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, and Heat, died March 3 at 61 after suffering a brain aneurysm.
Wayne Shorter
Date of death : March 2
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Wayne Shorter, a jazz saxophonist legend, composer, and bandleader, died March 2 at the age of 89.
Ted Donaldson
Date of death : March 1
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : complications from a fall
Ted Donaldson, the former child actor best known for playing Cornelius “Neeley” Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Bud Anderson in the original radio version of Father Knows Best, died March 1 of complications from a fall. He was 89.
February
Burny Mattinson
Date of death : Feb. 27
Age : 87 years old
Cause of death : illness
Burny Mattinson, director, story artist, producer, and Walt Disney Animation’s longest-serving animator, died Feb. 27 at the age of 87.
Gordon Pinsent
Date of death : Feb. 25
Age : 92 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Gordon Pinsent, the a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. Best known for his role in Away From Her and voicing the children’s book character Babar the Elephant, died Feb. 25 at the age of 92.
Jansen Panettiere
Date of death : Feb. 19
Age : 28 years old
Cause of death : Enlarged heart
Jansen Panettiere, an actor who appeared on Disney Channel and animated Nickelodeon projects, died on Feb. 19 from an enlarged heart. He was 28.
Richard Belzer
Date of death : Feb. 19
Age : 78 years old
Cause of death : complications of unspecified circulatory and respiratory conditions.
Richard Belzer, the stand-up comedian turned actor best known for his role as detective John Munch on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: SVU,” died Feb. 19. He was 78.
Barbara Bosson
Date of death : Feb. 18
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Barbara Bosson, the Emmy-nominated actress and writer best known for her role on Hill Street Blues, died Feb. 18. She was 83.
Stella Stevens
Date of death : Feb. 17
Age : 84 years old
Cause of death : Alzheimer’s disease
Stella Stevens, the actress best known for starring with Elvis Presley in “Girls! Girls! Girls!” and with Jerry Lewis in “The Nutty Professor” and “The Poseidon Adventure,” died Feb. 17, at 84.
Chuck Jackson
Date of death : Feb. 16
Age : 85 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Chuck Jackson, an R&B singer and one of the first artists to o record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully, died on Feb. 16, at 85.
Raquel Welch
Date of death : Feb. 15
Age : 82 years old
Cause of death : Alzheimer’s disease
Raquel Welch, an actress who rose to fame during the 1960s, and became a sex symbol thanks to her her bestselling posters of her in a doe-skin bikini, died Feb. 15. She was 82.
David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur
Date of death : Feb. 12
Age : 54 years old
Cause of death : congestive heart failure
David Jolicoeur, the rapper best known as one third of the iconic hip hop group De La Soul, died on Feb. 12 at the age of 54.
Cody Longo
Date of death : Feb. 8
Age : 34 years old
Cause of death : alcohol poisoning
Cody Longo, an actor and musician known for his leading role as Eddie Duran in Hollywood Heights and as Nicholas Alamin in Days of Our Lives, died Feb. 8 at 34.
Paco Rabanne
Date of death : Feb. 3
Age : 88 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Paco Rabanne, the iconic Spanish fashion designer who was also known for his fragrances including Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, 1 Million, and Lady Million, died Feb. 3 at 88.
January
Annie Wersching
Date of death : Jan. 29
Age : 45 years old
Cause of death : Cancer
Annie Wersching, an actress best known for her roles in 24, Bosch, Runaways, The Rookie, and voicing the character Tess in the video game The Last of Us, died Jan. 29 at 45 following a battle with cancer.
Barrett Strong
Date of death : Jan. 29
Age : 81 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Barrett Strong, the singer, songwriter who sang Motown’s first hit with “Money (That’s What I Want” and co-wroting “I Heard it Through the Gravevine,” died Jan. 29. He was 81.
Lisa Loring
Date of death : Jan. 28
Age : 64 years old
Cause of death : stroke
Lisa Loring, the former child star who played the young Wednesday Addams in in the original “Addams Family” series, died Jan. 28 from a stroke. She was 64.
Tom Verlaine
Date of death : Jan. 28
Age : 73 years old
Cause of death : prostate cancer
Tom Verlaine, the guitarist who redefined rock guitar in the punk era of the 1970s, and the frontman of his band Television, died Jan. 28. He was 73.
Sylvia Syms
Date of death : Jan. 27
Age : 89 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Sylvia Syms, a British stage and film actress best known for her roles in My Teenage Daughter, Woman in a Dressing Gown, Ice Cold in Alex and 2006’s The Queen, died on Jan. 27. She was 89.
Cindy Williams
Date of death : Jan. 25
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : illness
Cindy Williams, the actress best known for starring as Shirley Feeney on beloved sitcom Laverne & Shirley, died Jan. 25. She was 75.
Lance Kerwin
Date of death : Jan. 24
Age : 62 years old
Cause of death : multiple drug overdoses
Lance Kerwin, the former child actor who who starred in TV series “James at 15” and as Mark Petrie in Stephen King mini-series “Salem’s Lot,” died Jan. 24 at 62.
David Crosby
Date of death : Jan. 18
Age : 81 years old
Cause of death : illness
David Crosby, the A Grammy winner and 10-time nominee legendary rocker and co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, died Jan. 18 at age 81.
Gina Lollobrigida
Date of death : Jan. 16
Age : 95 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian bombshell who was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s starring in films including “Fanfan la Tulipe,” “Beat the Devil,” “Trapeze” and “Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell,” died Jan. 16. She was 95.
Lisa Marie Presley
Date of death : Jan. 12
Age : 54 years old
Cause of death : a small bowel obstruction
Lisa Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and Elvis Presley’s only child, died Jan. 12 at Los Angeles hospital. She was 54.
Robbie Bachman
Date of death : Jan. 12
Age : 69 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Robbie Bachman, the drummer and co-founder of the legendary ’70s Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, died Jan. 12 at 69.
Charles Kimbrough
Date of death : Jan. 11
Age : 86 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Charles Kimbrough, the Tony and Emmy-nominated actor known for his role as the straight-faced anchorman Jim Dial on Murphy Brown, died Jan. 11 at 86.
Ben Masters
Date of death : Jan. 11
Age : 75 years old
Cause of death : dementia
Ben Masters, actor best known for his role as billionaire Julian Crane on the soap opera Passions, died Jan. 11 at 75.
Carole Cook
Date of death : Jan. 11
Age : 98 years old
Cause of death : heart failure
Carole Cook, a veteran stage and screen actor who was a protégé of Lucille Ball, died Jan. 11 in Beverly Hills, Calif., of heart failure. She was 98.
Carole Cook, the comedic stage and onscreen actress who was a protégé of Lucille Ball, died Jan. 11 of heart failure. She was 98.
Tatjana Patitz
Date of death : Jan. 11
Age : 56 years old
Cause of death : metastatic breast cancer
The Germany-born supermodel Tatjana Patitz who achieved international prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, and who appeared in George Michael’s “Freedom ’90” music video, died Jan. 11. She was 56.
Jeff Beck
Date of death : Jan. 10
Age : 78 years old
Cause of death : bacterial meningitis infection
Jeff Beck, the Legendary English guitarist who rose to fame as a member of the Rock band the Yarbirds, and for founding and fronting the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice, died on Jan. 10 at 78.
Melinda Dillon
Date of death : Jan. 9
Age : 83 years old
Cause of death : Natural causes
Melinda Dillon, the Oscar and Tony-nominated actor, known for her role of Mother Parker in “A Christmas Story,” and appearing in “Magnolia” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” died Jan. 9. She was 83.
Adam Rich
Date of death : Jan. 7
Age : 54 years old
Cause of death : effects of fentanyl
Adam Rich, the former child actor who played Nicholas Bradford on the sitcom Eight Is Enough, died Jan. 7. He was 54.
Fred White
Date of death : Jan. 1
Age : 67 years old
Cause of death : not given
Fred White, the drummer who was one of the two drummers for soul group Earth Wind & Fire from 1974-84, died Jan. 9 at age 67.
Gangsta Boo
Date of death : Jan. 1
Age : 43 years old
Cause of death : accidental overdose with fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol
Gangsta Boo, a rapper better known as the former member of hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, died Jan. 1. She was 43.
