2024 deaths in American television

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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 (The Generation Gap, The Initiation of Sarah, Allen v. Farrow) [12]
January 11 April Ferry 91 Costume designer (Rome, My Name Is Bill W., Game of Thrones) [13]
Lynne Marta 78 Actress and singer (Gidget, Love, American Style, Starsky & Hutch) [14]
Ruth Ashton Taylor 101 Newscaster for Los Angeles' KCBS-TV [15]
January 12 Bill Hayes 98 Actor and singer best known as Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives [16]
Alec Musser 50 Actor and fitness model best known as Del Henry on All My Children [17]
January 13 Joyce Randolph 99 Actress best known as Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners [18]
Tom Shales 79 Author and television critic for The Washington Post [19]
January 15 William O'Connell 94 Actor (Star Trek, Rawhide, Petticoat Junction, Quincy, M.E.) [20]
Reid Harrison 65 Television writer and producer (The Simpsons). [21]
January 16 David Gail 58 Actor best known as Stuart Carson on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Dr. Joe Scanlon on Port Charles [22]
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) [23]
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 [24]
Dexter King 62 Civil and animal rights activist (portrayed his father, Martin Luther King Jr., in the television movie The Rosa Parks Story) [25]
January 23 Charles Osgood 91 Journalist and host of CBS News Sunday Morning [26]
Margaret Riley 58 Film and television producer who served as the executive producer of Ratched [27]
Melanie Safka 76 Singer-songwriter. She wrote the lyrics to the Beauty and the Beast theme song, "The First Time I Loved Forever". [28]
Ice Train 56 Professional wrestler (WCW) [29]
January 24 Rod Holcomb 80 Director (several television movies and series, most notably the pilot and final episodes of ER) [30]
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 television movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. [31]
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 [32]
January 30 Hinton Battle 67 Actor (Quantum Leap, Touched by an Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) [33]
Chita Rivera 91 Actress best known as Connie Richardson on The New Dick Van Dyke Show [34]
January 31 Joe Madison 74 Radio talk-show host

February

Date Name Age Notes Sources
February 1 Mark Gustafson 63 Animator (Claymation Easter, The PJs) [35]
Carl Weathers 76 Football player (Oakland Raiders) and actor (Street Justice, In the Heat of the Night, Arrested Development, The Mandalorian) [36]
February 2 Don Murray 94 Actor best known as Sid Fairgate on Knots Landing. [37]
February 3 Helena Rojo 79 Mexican actress and model (Ugly Betty) [38]
February 5 Mickey Gilbert 87 Actor, stuntman, and rodeo performer (Stunts Unlimited, Kolchak: The Night Stalker) [39]
Toby Keith 62 Country singer and songwriter. Made guest appearances on The Colbert Report and Huckabee. [40]
February 6 Cecilia Gentili 52 Argentine-American LGBTQ rights activist and actress best known as Ms. Orlando on Pose. [41]
Robert M. Young 99 Director, screenwriter, producer, and cinematographer (Solomon & Sheba, Slave of Dreams, Battlestar Galactica) [42]
February 7 Mojo Nixon 66 Actor (USA Up All Night) [43]
Henry Fambrough 85 Founder and vocalist of the R&B group The Spinners. He and his groupmates guest-starred on Laverne & Shirley. [44]
February 10 E. Duke Vincent 91 Television producer (Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, 7th Heaven) [45]
February 11 Randy Sparks 90 Founder of the folk music group The New Christy Minstrels. He and his groupmates were featured in The Andy Williams Show and Ford Presents the New Christy Minstrels. [46]
February 14 Dan Wilcox 82 Television producer and writer best known for working on M*A*S*H [47]
February 15 Anne Whitfield 85 Actress (Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Cheyenne) [48]
February 16 Ben Lanzarone Composer (Happy Days, Dynasty, Mr. Belvedere) [49]
February 18 Lanny Flaherty 81 Actor (The Education of Max Bickford, The Exonerated, Lonesome Dove). He made guest appearances in The Edge of Night, The Equalizer, White Collar, Alpha House and Little America. [50]
Tony Ganios 64 Actor
Bobbie Wygant 97 Television reporter for KXAS-TV [51]
February 19 Paul D'Amato 74 Actor (A Case of Deadly Force, American Playhouse, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Unusuals) [52]
February 20 Ron Cameron 79 American radio host [53]
February 21 Pamela Salem 80 British actress (Magnum, P.I., ER, The West Wing) [54]
February 22 Kent Melton 68 Animation sculptor (The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley and Tiny Toon Adventures) [55]
Roni Stoneman 85 Country musician (Hee Haw) [56]
February 23 Chris Gauthier 48 English-born Canadian actor (Earthsea, School of Life, Eureka, Harper's Island, Iron Invader, Once Upon a Time, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Christmas House, Joe Pickett). He made guest appearances in Smallville, Level Up and Signed, Sealed, Delivered. [57]
Jackie Loughery 93 Actress (Perry Mason, Burke's Law, Bonanza) [58]
Lynda Gravátt 76 Actress
February 24 Kenneth Mitchell 49 Canadian actor (Jericho, Ghost Whisperer, Switched at Birth, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks) [59]
February 25 Charles Dierkop 87 Actor (The Naked City, Gunsmoke, Police Woman, The Deerslayer). He made guest appearances in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Andy Griffith Show, and more. [60]
February 26 Ole Anderson 81 Professional wrestler (WCW, Pro Wrestling USA) [61]
February 27 Richard Lewis 76 Comedian and actor (Anything but Love and Curb Your Enthusiasm); also appeared in TV commercials for Boku Fruit Juice [62]
February 28 Mike Jones 72 Professional wrestler (known as Virgil in the WWF and Vincent in WCW) [63]
February 29 Paul Vachon 86 Canadian professional wrestler (American Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation, and National Wrestling Alliance) [64]

March

Date Name Age Notes Sources
March 1 Iris Apfel 102 Fashion designer. Guest starred as herself in Today, Project Runway All Stars, Celebrity Page and others. [65]
Janice Burgess 72 Television writer and producer best known for being the creator of The Backyardigans. [66]
March 2 Mark Dodson 64 Actor (Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, Arachnicide). He made guest appearances in Darkwing Duck and Bonkers. [67]
March 3 Chris Mortensen 72 Sportswriter and television reporter for ESPN [68]
March 5 Debra Byrd Vocalist (American Idol, The Voice) [69]
March 7 Steve Lawrence 88 Singer and actor (Tonight Starring Steve Allen, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Nanny). He made guest appearances in Frasier, Hot in Cleveland, and others. [70]
March 10 Jerry Foley 68 Director and producer, most notably on Late Show with David Letterman [71]
March 11 Eric Carmen 74 Singer and multi-instrumentalist (Raspberries, solo); multiple appearances on The Midnight Special [72]
Malachy McCourt 92 Actor (Search for Tomorrow, Ryan's Hope, All My Children). [73]
March 12 John Lomax 72 Television news anchor and reporter for WKRC-TV [74]
Robyn Bernard 64 Actress (General Hospital). She made guest appearances in Whiz Kids, Simon & Simon, The Facts of Life and others. [75]
March 13 Gerald M. Levin 84 Former CEO. Appeared himself in 60 Minutes and The 2000s. [76]
Bill Jorgensen 96 Television news anchor for WNYW [77]
Dan Wakefield 91 Television writer (James at 15) [78]
March 14 David Breashears 68 Cinematographer and producer (Frontline and Nova). [79]
Beth Peters 92 Actress (General Hospital, Mr. Belvedere, Quantum Leap) [80]
March 15 Joe Camp 84 Director and writer (Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince). [81]
March 16 David Seidler 86 British-American television writer (Malice in Wonderland, Onassis: The Richest Man in the World, Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure, Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story, Son of the Dragon). [82]
March 18 Jennifer Leak 76 Canadian actress (The Young and the Restless, Guiding Light and Another World) [83]
James M. Ward 72 Game designer, fantasy author, and writer (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero). [84]
March 19 M. Emmet Walsh 88 Actor (The Sandy Duncan Show, Gibbsville, Home Improvement) [85]
Dianne Crittenden 82 Casting director and actress (A Bright Shining Lie, Vendetta) [86]
March 21 Ron Harper 91 Actor (Garrison's Gorillas, Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost, Generations, Another World) [87]
Sarah-Ann Shaw 90 Television reporter for WBZ-TV [88]
March 23 Eli Noyes 81 Animator (Sesame Street, Liquid Television) [89]
March 25 Paula Weinstein 78 Producer (Grace and Frankie) [90]
March 27 Joe Lieberman 82 Politician and lawyer (Diary of a Political Tourist). [91]
March 29 Louis Gossett Jr. 87 Actor (Cowboy in Africa, The Mod Squad, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Batman). He made guest appearances in Touched by an Angel, The Dead Zone, Family Guy and others. [92]
March 30 Chance Perdomo 27 British actor (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V) [93]
March 31 Barbara Baldavin 85 Actress (Star Trek: The Original Series, Medical Center, Dynasty, Trapper John, M.D.) [94]
Barbara Rush 97 Actress (Peyton Place, All My Children, 7th Heaven) [95]

April

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 [96]
Michael Ward 57 Guitarist. Guest spots on Live with Kelly and Mark and Total Request Live. [97]
April 2 Christopher Durang 75 Playwright and actor (Frasier, Kristin). He made guest appearances in Tales from the Crypt and a few others. [98]
Larry Lucchino 78 Baseball executive. Appeared himself in 60 Minutes and Mike & Mike. [99]
April 4 Bruce Kessler 88 Racing driver and television director (Renegade, The Commish). [100]
April 5 Cole Brings Plenty 27 Actor best known as Pete Plenty Clouds on 1923. [101]
April 7 Jerry Grote 81 Baseball catcher. Appeared as himself in What's My Line? and Everybody Loves Raymond. [102]
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. [103]
April 8 Bob Ellison 91 Writer, producer, and script consultant (several series, among them The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, Dear John, and Becker) [104]
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. [105]
Trina Robbins 85 Artwork (Independent Lens) [106]
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". [107]
Dan Wallin 97 Sound engineer (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Fringe). [108]
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) [109]
April 12 Roberto Cavalli 83 Italian designer. Appeared as himself in The Girls Next Door, Project Runway and others. [110]
Eleanor Coppola 87 Filmmaker. Appeared as herself in Celebrity Page and Made in Hollywood. [111]
Robert MacNeil 93 Canadian-American journalist (PBS NewsHour). [112]
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. [113]
Ron Thompson 83 Actor (Beretta). He made guest appearances in The Rebels and others. [114]
April 15 Jerry Savelle 77 Author and televangelist. Appeared as himself in Praise. [115]
Whitey Herzog 92 Baseball player. Appeared as himself in Jim Rome Is Burning. [116]
April 16 Carl Erskine 97 Baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush). Appeared as himself in The Ed Sullivan Show and others. [117]
Barbara O. Jones 82 Actress (Freedom Road). She made guest appearances in The Quest, Laverne & Shirley and others. [118]
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. [119]
Mandisa 47 Christian singer. Appeared as herself in American Idol and others. [120]
Spencer Milligan 86 Actor best known as Rick Marshall on Land of the Lost [121]
April 19 Daniel Dennett 82 Philosopher and writer. Appeared as himself in Closer to Truth and others. [122]
April 20 Charles Bateman 93 Actor (Santa Barbara, Days of Our Lives). [123]
Howie Schwab 63 Sports trivia expert (Sports Jeopardy!, Stump the Schwab) [124]
Roman Gabriel 83 Football player. He made guest appearances in Perry Mason and more. [125]
Michael Cuscuna 75 Jazz record producer. Appeared as himself in Jazz. [126]
April 21 Alex Hassilev 91 Musician and band member of The Limeliters. He made guest appearances in Get Smart and several others. [127]
April 23 Terry Carter 95 Actor (McCloud, Battlestar Galactica) and filmmaker. [128]
April 24 Ray Chan 56 Art director. Appeared as himself in Marvel Studios: Assembled. [129]
Harry Pappas 78 Television broadcasting entrepreneur, co-founder of Pappas Telecasting Companies. [130]
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. [131]
April 28 Brian McCardie 59 Scottish actor (Outlander, Snatch). [132]
Zack Norman 83 Actor (The Nanny). He made guest appearances in Baywatch and a few others. [133]
Joe Thomas 83 American producer [134]

May

Date Name Age Notes Sources
May 1 Richard Maloof 84 Musician. Appeared as himself in The Lawrence Welk Show. [135]
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. [136]
Edgar Lansbury 94 British-American producer (Coronet Blue). [137]
Peter Oosterhuis 75 English golf pro and analyst for PGA Tour on CBS and Golf Channel [138]
Roxanne 95 Actress and model (assistant on Beat the Clock) [139]
May 3 Dick Rutan 85 Aviator. Appeared as himself in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and 60 Minutes. [140]
May 5 Jeannie Epper 83 Actress and stuntwoman (Wonder Woman) [141]
Gloria Stroock 99 Actress (The Girls, Archie Bunker's Place, Baretta) [142]
May 6 Ian Gelder 74 British actor best known as Kevan Lannister on Game of Thrones [143]
Hootie Ingram 90 Football player. Appeared as himself in SportsCentury. [144]
Robert Logan Jr. 82 Actor best known as J.R. Hale on 77 Sunset Strip [145]
Don Penny 91 Actor [146]
May 7 Steve Albini 61 Music producer (Delocated). Appeared as himself in Metal Evolution and others. [147]
May 8 John Barbata 79 Drummer. Appeared as himself in Behind the Music. [148]
May 9 Roger Corman 98 Film director. Appeared as himself in American Masters, Entertainment Tonight, and more. [149]
James Gregory 78 American stand-up comedian [150]
May 10 Sam Rubin 64 Entertainment reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles. [151]
May 11 Susan Backlinie 77 Actress and stuntwoman (Quark). She also made guest appearances in The Quest and The Fall Guy. [152]
Kevin Brophy 70 Actor (Lucan, M*A*S*H, JAG) [153]
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. [154]
May 13 Samm-Art Williams Writer (Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice) and television producer (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) [155]
May 14 Gudrun Ure 98 Scottish actress (The 10th Kingdom) [156]
May 15 Barbra Fuller 102 Actress (Adventures of Superman, My Three Sons, Perry Mason) [157]
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) [158]
May 17 Peter Bennett 92 Animator (SpongeBob SquarePants, ChalkZone) [159]
May 18 Alice Stewart 58 Political commentator for CNN [160]
Patrick Gottsch 70 Media executive (founder of RFD-TV and The Cowboy Channel) [161]
May 19 Peggi Blu 77 Singer best known as a vocal coach on American Idol. [162]
Richard Foronjy 86 Actor (The Jeffersons, Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues) [163]
May 22 Darryl Hickman 92 Actor and screenwriter. He made guest appearances in Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke and others. [164]
May 23 Caleb Carr 68 Author, screenwriter, and producer (writer of the 1991 television movie Bad Attitudes) [165]
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) [166]
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. [167]
Richard M. Sherman 95 Songwriter and composer (Welcome to Pooh Corner, Goldilocks). [168]
Johnny Wactor 37 Actor best known as Brando Corbin on General Hospital. [169]
May 27 Elizabeth MacRae 88 Actress best known as Lou-Ann Poovie on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. [170]
Bill Walton 71 Basketball player and sportscaster. Appeared as himself in American Dad! and a few others. [171]
May 28 Jac Venza 97 Public television producer (NET Playhouse, Live from Lincoln Center, American Playhouse). [172]
May 30 Mitchell Block 73 Filmmaker best known for creating the series Carrier. [173]
May 31 Martin Starger 92 Television executive (president of ABC Entertainment) and producer (Friendly Fire, All Quiet on the Western Front, and other television movies) [174]

June

Date Name Age Notes Sources
June 1 Erich Anderson 67 Actor (Thirtysomething, Melrose Place, Felicity) [175]
June 2 Jeannette Charles 96 British actress and Elizabeth II impersonator (Saturday Night Live) [176]
Janis Paige 101 Actress (It's Always Jan, Eight Is Enough, All in the Family) [177]
June 3 Armando Silvestre 98 American-born Mexican actor (Mannix, The Quest, Wonder Woman) [178]
Betty Anne Rees 81 American actress
June 4 Tom Bower 86 Actor best known as Dr. Curtis Willard on The Waltons. [179]
June 11 Howard Fineman 75 Journalist and television commentator (NBC News) [180]
Tony Lo Bianco 87 Actor (Police Story, Jesus of Nazareth, Marco Polo) [181]
Tony Mordente 88 Television director (Rhoda, Walker, Texas Ranger, 7th Heaven) [182]
June 12 Ron Simons 63 Actor (Nowhere Man, Jonny Zero, Law & Order) and producer [183]
Bob Harris 81 American sportscaster [184]
June 13 Jonathan Axelrod 74 Producer and screenwriter best known for executive producing Dave's World. [185]
Angela Bofill 70 Singer-songwriter. She made guest appearances on Soul Train and The Pat Sajak Show. [186]
Benji Gregory 46 Actor best known as Brian Tanner on ALF [187]
June 16 Evans Evans 91 Actress [188]
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. [189]
Anthea Sylbert 84 Film producer (Truman, If You Believe) and costume designer [190]
June 19 Russell Morash 88 Television producer and director(The French Chef, The Victory Garden, This Old House) [191]
June 20 Donald Sutherland 88 Canadian actor (Commander in Chief, Dirty Sexy Money, Trust) [192]
Taylor Wily 56 Actor best known as Kamekona Tupuola on Hawaii Five-0 [193]
June 21 Jamie Kellner 77 Television executive (Fox, The WB) [194]
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. [195]
Joan Benedict Steiger 96 Actress best known as Edith Fairchild on General Hospital [196]
June 25 Sika Anoa'i 79 WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler [197]
June 26 Bill Cobbs 90 Actor (The Slap Maxwell Story, The Drew Carey Show, Star Trek: Enterprise) [198]
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 [199]

July

Date Name Age Notes Sources
July 1 Robert Towne 89 Screenwriter and director (The Lloyd Bridges Show, Breaking Point, The Outer Limits). [200]
July 5 Judith Belushi-Pisano 73 Radio and television producer. [201]
July 9 David Loughery 71 Screenwriter and film producer. [202]
Dan Collins 80 American journalist
July 11 Shelley Duvall 75 Actress (Faerie Tale Theatre, Tall Tales & Legends, Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories) [203]
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. [204]
Evan Wright 59 Writer (Generation Kill and its television adaptation) and journalist [205]
Bob Booker 92 Writer [206]
July 13 Shannen Doherty 53 Actress best known as Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Prue Halliwell on Charmed [207]
Naomi Pomeroy 49 Chef and Top Chef Masters contestant [208]
James B. Sikking 90 Actor best known as Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill Street Blues and Dr. David Howser on Doogie Howser, M.D. [209]
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. [210]
Bob Tischler 78 Television writer and producer best known for his work on Saturday Night Live [211]
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. [212]
July 16 Tom Fenton 94 CBS News correspondent [213]
July 18 Lou Dobbs 78 Television host on CNN and Fox Business (Lou Dobbs Tonight) [214]
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. [215][216]
July 19 Esta TerBlanche 51 South African actress best known as Gillian Andrassy on All My Children. [217]
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. [218]
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. [219]
Chino XL 50 Actor (The Young and the Restless, Reno 911!, CSI: Miami) and rapper. [220]
July 29 Robert Banas 90 Actor and dancer. He made numerous television appearances, including on The Judy Garland Show and Get Smart. [221]

August

Date Name Age Notes Sources
August 1 Leonard Engelman 83 Makeup artist (Cagney & Lacey, The Shield). [222]
August 3 George Schenck 82 Television writer and producer (NCIS) [223]
August 4 Charles Cyphers 85 Actor (The Betty White Show, Wonder Woman, The Dukes of Hazzard) [224]
August 5 John Aprea 83 Actor (Matt Houston, Full House, Another World) [225]
Patti Yasutake 70 Actress best known as Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation [226]
August 6 Billy Bean 60 Baseball player and executive (I've Got a Secret) [227]
August 8 Mitzi McCall 93 Actress (Silk Stalkings, Alright Already) [228]
August 9 Jim Riswold 66 Advertising artist for Wieden+Kennedy (most notably developed the Mars Blackmon and Bo Knows campaigns for Nike) [229]
Kevin Sullivan 75 Professional wrestler (WCW, NWA, GCW) [230]
August 10 Rachael Lillis 55 Voice actress (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chaotic) [231]
August 11 Ofra Bikel 94 Israeli-American filmmaker, most notably on documentaries for PBS' Frontline [232]
Ángel Salazar 68 Cuban-American actor and comedian (In Living Color, Last Comic Standing) [233]
August 12 Kim Kahana 94 Actor, stunt performer, and action choreographer best known as Chongo on Danger Island. [234]
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. [235]
August 14 Gena Rowlands 94 Actress (Robert Montgomery Presents, Laramie, Johnny Staccato) [236]
August 15 Peter Marshall 98 Entertainer and game show host, most notably of Hollywood Squares [237]
August 16 Afa Anoaʻi 80 WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler [238]
August 18 Phil Donahue 88 Creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show [239]
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) [240]
Roger Cook 70 Landscaper (appeared on This Old House) [241]
August 26 Sid Eudy 63 Professional wrestler (Sid Vicious in World Championship Wrestling; Sid Justice and Sycho Sid in World Wrestling Federation) [242]
August 27 Ron Hale 78 Actor best known as Roger Coleridge on Ryan's Hope and Mike Corbin on General Hospital [243]
Jim Houghton 75 Actor best known as Kenny Ward on Knots Landing [244]
August 28 Rusty Shoop 76 Meteorologist for KERO-TV/Bakersfield, California [245]
August 29 Johnny Gaudreau 31 NHL ice hockey player (Calgary Flames, Columbus Blue Jackets) [246]
August 30 Fatman Scoop 56 Rapper, hype man, and radio personality. He did voice work as himself on two episodes of The Boondocks. [247]
August 31 Sonny King 79 American professional wrestler [248]
Obi Ndefo 51 Actor best known as Bodie Wells on Dawson's Creek [249]

September

Date Name Age Notes Sources
September 1 Eric Gilliland 62 Writer/producer (several series, most notably Roseanne) [250]
September 2 James Darren 88 Actor (The Time Tunnel, T. J. Hooker, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) [251]
September 5 Screamin' Scott Simon 75 Singer (Sha Na Na). He and his groupmates hosted a syndicated variety show in the late '70s. [252]
September 8 Peter Renaday 89 Voice actor best known as Splinter and Vernon Fenwick on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series [253]
September 9 John Cassaday 52 Comic book artist. He directed an episode of Dollhouse. [254]
James Earl Jones 93 Actor (Roots: The Next Generations, Gabriel's Fire, The Simpsons); longtime commercial spokesman for Bell Atlantic [255]
September 13 Michaela DePrince 29 Sierra Leonean-born ballet dancer. Appeared as herself on Dancing with the Stars. [256]
September 17 JD Souther 78 Singer-songwriter and actor (Thirtysomething, Purgatory, Nashville). [257]
September 19 Florence Warner 77 Singer (voice of the "Hello News" local station campaigns created by Gari Communications) [258]
September 20 Kathryn Crosby 90 Actress (The Bing Crosby Show, Great Performances, The Initiation of Sarah) [259]
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) [260]
Eduardo Xol 58 Actor and designer. Appeared as himself on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. [261]
September 21 Benny Golson 95 Musician and composer (Mannix, Ironside, M*A*S*H) [262]
September 26 John Ashton 76 Actor (M*A*S*H, Starsky & Hutch, Dallas) [263]
September 27 Maggie Smith 89 British actress (The Carol Burnett Show, Great Performances, My House in Umbria) [264]
September 28 Drake Hogestyn 70 Actor best known as John Black on Days of Our Lives [265]
Kris Kristofferson 88 Singer-songwriter and actor (Freedom Road, The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, Amerika) [266]
September 29 Ron Ely 86 Actor best known as Tarzan on the 1960s TV series of the same name [267]
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. [268]
Frank Fritz 60 Antique picker (co-host of American Pickers) [269]
Dikembe Mutombo 58 Congolese-American basketball player. He appeared in commercials for GEICO and Mobil 1. [270]
Ken Page 70 Actor (Gimme a Break!, Sable, Family Matters). He also did voice work for Duckman and All Grown Up!. [271]

October

Date Name Age Notes Sources
October 4 Allan Blye 87 Actor and writer best known as Captain Blye on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. [272]
Christopher Ciccone 63 Artist, interior decorator, and designer. He made an appearance in The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. [273]
Yukio Hattori 78 Japanese television personality and food critic. He made an appearance in Season 2 of The Next Iron Chef. [274]
John Lasell 95 Actor best known as Peter Guthrie on Dark Shadows [275]
October 6 Dan Coughlin 86 Sportscaster (WJW) and journalist. [276]
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. [277]
Nicholas Pryor 89 Actor best known as A. Milton Arnold on Beverly Hills, 90210 [278]
October 10 Ethel Kennedy 96 Human rights advocate. She made a cameo in an episode of Cheers along with her son Michael. [279]
October 16 Sherry Coben 71 Writer (Ryan's Hope, Kate & Allie, Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.) [280]
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. [281]
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. [282]
October 19 Mel Showers 78 News anchor (WKRG-TV) [283]
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. [284]
October 22 Lynda Obst 74 Film and television producer (Hot in Cleveland, The Soul Man, Helix) [285]
Alan Sacks 81 Writer-producer, most notably on Welcome Back, Kotter [286]
October 23 Jack Jones 86 Singer (theme from The Love Boat) and actor (The Rat Patrol, Police Woman, McMillan & Wife) [287]
October 24 Tom Jarriel 89 KPRC-TV and ABC News anchor/reporter [288]
Jeri Taylor 86 Writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager) and producer (Quincy, M.E.). [289]
October 25 David Harris 75 Actor (Kojak, The White Shadow, Hill Street Blues) [290]
October 26 Jim Donovan 68 Sportscaster and news anchor (WKYC/Cleveland) [291]
October 29 Teri Garr 79 Actress best known as Phoebe Abbott on Friends; appeared in TV commercials for Fruit of the Loom panties [292]
October 30 Wally Kennedy 76 Television personality (WPVI-TV/Philadelphia) [293][294]

November

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 [295]
Jonathan Haze 95 Actor and writer. He made guest appearances in The Angry Beavers and more. [296]
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. [297]
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. [298]
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. [299]
November 7 John C. Hartigan 67 Visual effects artist and special effects coordinator (Hawaii Five-O) [300]
November 9 Ella Jenkins 100 Singer-songwriter. She made guest appearances on shows like Today, Showbiz Today, Barney & Friends, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. [301]
George Wilkins 90 Musician, arranger, and composer (The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin) [302]
November 11 Richard D. James 88 American art director and production designer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager) [303]
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) [304]
November 12 Timothy West 90 English actor (Masada, The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story) [305]
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. [306]
Paul Teal 35 Actor best known as Josh Avery on One Tree Hill [307]
November 17 Jim Knaub 68 Former professional wheelchair marathon athlete and actor. (The A-Team, The Fall Guy, The Love Boat) [308]
November 20 Andy Paley 72 Composer (The Ren and Stimpy Show, SpongeBob SquarePants, Camp Lazlo), record producer, and songwriter [309]
November 22 Mark Withers 77 Actor (Dynasty, Days of Our Lives, Stranger Things) [310]
November 23 Chuck Woolery 83 Game show host (Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection, Scrabble, The Dating Game, Greed, Lingo) [311]
November 24 Helen Gallagher 98 Actress best known as Maeve Ryan on Ryan's Hope. [312]
November 25 Earl Holliman 96 Actor best known for Police Woman, Delta, and the premiere episode of The Twilight Zone [313]
Hal Lindsey 95 Author and televangelist. He hosted International Intelligence Briefing on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. [314]
November 26 Jim Abrahams 80 Director and screenwriter (Big John, Little John, Police Squad!) [315]
Scott L. Schwartz 65 Actor (Nash Bridges, The Tick, The Young and the Restless), stuntman, and professional wrestler. [316]
November 29 Marshall Brickman 85 Director and screenwriter (Candid Camera, The Tonight Show, and The Dick Cavett Show) [317]
Christian Juttner 60 Actor (Bewitched, Emergency!, The Bionic Woman, ABC Afterschool Special) [318]
Wayne Northrop 77 Actor (Dynasty, Days of Our Lives, Port Charles) [319]
November 30 Steve Alaimo 84 Singer and record producer. He hosted and co-produced Where The Action Is. [320]

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