List of television performers who died during production

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The following lists television performers who died during production of the television show in which they were appearing. In many cases, a show would kill off their character following an actor's death or otherwise writing them out of the show. In other cases, the show may recast the part with another actor. In extreme cases, the show may be cancelled outright.

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Actor Character Show Number of appearances Date of death Cause of death Season in production Effect on production
Robert Ripley Presenter and participant Ripley's Believe It or Not 13 1949-05-27 Heart attack 1 Died three days after live broadcast of the 13th episode. Ripley's friends and associates filled in as presenters for the remainder of the first season. Robert St. John replaced Ripley as host for the second season. The series' final episode was on October 5, 1950, more than a year-and-a-half following Ripley's death.[citation needed]
Don "Creesh" Hornsby Presenter and star performer Broadway Open House 0 1950-05-22 Polio 1 Scheduled to be the show's host, but died a week before the May 29, 1950, premiere. Replaced by Morey Amsterdam (Mondays and Wednesdays) and Jerry Lester (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays).[citation needed]
Richard Hart Ellery Queen The Adventures of Ellery Queen 11 1951-01-02 Heart attack 1 Character recast; replaced by Lee Bowman.[citation needed]
Barton Yarborough Sgt. Ben Romero Dragnet 1 1951-12-19 Heart attack 1 Romero was written out in the opening scene of the second episode of the series, shown in September 1952, with his character dying of the same cause as Yarborough. After a few episodes, the character of Romero was replaced by Frank Smith; played by Ben Alexander.[citation needed]
Hattie McDaniel Beulah, the maid Beulah 6 1952-10-26 Breast cancer 3 Character recast; replaced by Louise Beavers.[citation needed]
Nana Bryant Julia, Margaret Williams's mother Make Room for Daddy 1955-12-24 Unknown 3 No on-screen explanation given; the character was written out midway through the third season.[citation needed]
Fred Allen Panelist What's My Line? 92 1956-03-17 Heart attack 6 Died the day before filming a live episode he was scheduled to appear. Steve Allen took his place on the live broadcast the following day and subsequently by guest panelists.[citation needed]
Charles King Various extras Gunsmoke 28 1957-05-07 Cirrhosis of the liver 2 While an urban legend states that he died on the set after playing a corpse; the final episode he appeared in that aired during his lifetime was "Cheap Labor", which aired on May 4, 1957, days before his death. Seven additional episodes featuring King were aired between May 11 and July 6, 1957.[citation needed]
George Cleveland George "Gramps" Miller Lassie 116 1957-07-15 Heart attack 4 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Harry Green Mose ITV Television Playhouse 1 1958-05-31 Heart attack 3 Remainder of Poet's Corner – being broadcast live at the time of Green's backstage death – improvised to cover up his character's absence, such as another character receiving plot information by telephone from Green's character. Initial reports claimed that Green had died after, rather than during, the play.[1]
Ward Bond Major Seth Adams Wagon Train Approximately 130 1960-11-05 Heart attack 4 No on-screen explanation given; the character was written out midway through the fourth season and was replaced by John McIntire (Christopher Hale) as the "new wagon master."[citation needed]
Joseph Kearns George Wilson Dennis the Menace 100 1962-02-17 Cerebral hemorrhage 3 Character written out with season 3 episodes still in production, the first two episodes filmed after Kearns' death did not feature his character nor any acknowledgement of why he was absent; the episodes simply focus on other characters. Starting with the last six episodes of Season 3, the character of John Wilson (Gale Gordon as George's brother) is introduced and would remain for the rest of the series' run; the initial explanation of George's absence is that he was "away" on business. George (along with wife, Martha) is written out in the fourth-season premiere as having moved, and after a few scattered mentions in a few subsequent episodes, the characters were never seen or mentioned again afterwards.[citation needed]
Dick Powell Host/Occasional star The Dick Powell Show 41 1963-01-02 Lung cancer 2 Replaced by several other actors who served as guest hosts (at which point the series was renamed The Dick Powell Theatre), until the series was cancelled at the end of the season.[citation needed]
Larry Keating Roger Addison Mister Ed 81 1963-08-26 Leukemia 4 Character written out without explanation and replaced by Gordon Kirkwood, portrayed by Leon Ames.[citation needed]
John Larkin Major General Wiley Crowe Twelve O'Clock High 25 1965-01-29 Heart attack 1 Character written out without explanation.[citation needed]
Henry Kulky Chief Curly Jones Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 22 1965-02-12 Heart attack 1 Character written out and replaced during the second season by Chief Sharkey, portrayed by Terry Becker.[citation needed]
Dorothy Kilgallen Panelist What's My Line? 784 1965-11-08 Combined drug and alcohol overdose 24 Died on the day following the live broadcast she had appeared on. Her place on the following week's live broadcast was taken by Kitty Carlisle, a panelist from To Tell the Truth (which, like What's My Line?, was produced by Goodson-Todman Productions) and subsequently by guest panelists.[citation needed]
Alice Pearce Gladys Kravitz Bewitched 60 1966-03-03 Ovarian cancer 2 Character recast, replaced by Sandra Gould starting with season 3. With season 2 production still continuing when Pearce died, an interim character, Harriet Kravitz (Mary Grace Canfield), Gladys' sister-in-law, is introduced, with the explanation that Gladys was visiting her mother, while Harriet visits with Abner to keep house.[citation needed]
Walt Disney Himself/Host Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1966-12-15 Lung cancer 12 Hosting segments featuring Disney filmed before his death aired posthumously for the remainder of the season, with these segments removed starting with the following season.[citation needed]
Ann Sheridan Henrietta Hanks Pistols 'n' Petticoats 21 1967-01-21 Cancer 1 Character written out in the last five episodes. Afterwards, the series was canceled.[citation needed]
Smiley Burnette Charley Pratt Petticoat Junction 1967-02-16 Leukemia 4 Character written out without explanation, and replaced by Floyd Smoot (Rufe Davis) and later, Wendell Gibbs (Byron Foulger).[citation needed]
Charles Bickford John Grainger The Virginian 18 1967-11-09 Pneumonia and blood infection 6 Character either written out or killed off and replaced by his brother, Clay Grainger, portrayed by John McIntire.[citation needed]
Marion Lorne Aunt Clara Bewitched 27 1968-05-09 Heart attack 4 Character written out without explanation and replaced during the sixth season by Esmeralda, portrayed by Alice Ghostley.[citation needed]
Bea Benaderet Kate Bradley Petticoat Junction 163 1968-10-13 Lung cancer 5 No on-screen acknowledgement or direct comment on her death was ever made. The character of Kate Bradley is said to be "out of town". Kate's absence is alluded to have died in the season seven premiere episode when her daughters, Billie Jo and Bobbie Jo (Meredith MacRae and Lori Saunders) comment wistfully, "Mom taught us to swim in that very same water tower". Benaderet's character was replaced by Dr. Janet Craig, played by June Lockhart.[citation needed]
Barton MacLane General Martin Peterson I Dream of Jeannie 35 1969-01-01 Double pneumonia 4 Character written out without explanation and replaced during the fifth season by General Winfield Schaeffer, portrayed by Vinton Hayworth.[citation needed]
Robert Taylor Host Death Valley Days 1969-06-08 Lung cancer 17 Replaced by Dale Robertson.[citation needed]
Barbara Pepper Doris Ziffel Green Acres 30 1969-07-18 Coronary thrombosis 4 Character recast; role taken over by Fran Ryan.[citation needed]
Inger Stevens Vanessa Smith The Most Deadly Game 1 1970-04-30 acute barbiturate poisoning 1 Died more than five months before series premiere and her character was recast, with Yvette Mimieux taking the part. The premiere was postponed from September to October and ultimately the series was canceled after production of 13 episodes. The pilot episode with Stevens was never broadcast.[citation needed]
Frank Silvera Don Sebastian Montoya The High Chaparral 14 1970-06-11 Accidental electrocution 3 Character written out.[citation needed]
Arthur Leslie Jack Walker Coronation Street 1970-06-30 Heart attack Character killed off with a heart attack.[citation needed]
Pete Duel Hannibal Heyes (Joshua Smith) Alias Smith and Jones 33 1971-12-31 Suicide by gunshot 2 Character recast with Roger Davis, the series' narrator.[citation needed]
Dan Blocker Hoss Cartwright Bonanza 400+ 1972-05-13 Pulmonary embolism following surgery 13 Character written out with no on-screen explanation, although Hoss' death is alluded to in at least two episodes. David Canary reprised his role as Candy Canaday to replace Hoss; however, Blocker's death was partially cited as a reason for the series' ratings going into decline in the fall of 1972 and eventual cancellation.[citation needed]
Roger Delgado The Master Doctor Who 37 1973-06-18 Traffic collision 10 Planned final appearance for the character, The Final Game, cancelled.[2] Character returned in 1976's The Deadly Assassin, having regenerated and now played by Peter Pratt.[3]
James Beck Private Joe Walker Dad's Army 58 1973-08-06 Pancreatitis 6 Character written out during the episode "The Recruit" with a letter saying he was "gone to The Smoke". Character was never seen or mentioned again.[4]
Glenn Strange Sam Gunsmoke 238 1973-09-20 Lung cancer 14 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Frank McGee Co-host (with Barbara Walters) The Today Show 1974-04-17 Pneumonia and multiple myeloma Replaced by Jim Hartz.[citation needed]
Patricia Cutts Blanche Hunt Coronation Street 2 1974-09-06 Suicide by barbiturate poisoning Character recast, replaced by Maggie Jones.[citation needed]
Paul Dixon Presenter Paul Dixon Show Over 1000 1974-12-28 Aneurysm rupture 21 Series ended.[citation needed]
Larry Blyden Host (intended) Showoffs 0 1975-06-06 Injuries sustained in a car accident 1 Replaced by Bobby Van; a pilot episode with Blyden as the host was taped, but never broadcast.[citation needed]
Barbara Colby Julie Erskine Phyllis 3 1975-07-24 Gunshot wound, inflicted during drive-by shooting 1 Character recast with Liz Torres taking over the role.[citation needed]
Graham Haberfield Jerry Booth Coronation Street 1975-10-18 Heart failure Character killed off with a heart attack.[citation needed]
Judith Lowry Sally "Mother" Dexter Phyllis 22 1976-11-29 Heart attack 2 Character written out without explanation; episodes Lowry completed prior to her death continued to air on schedule.[citation needed]
Freddie Prinze Chico Rodriguez Chico and the Man 62 1977-01-29 Suicide by gunshot 3 Episodes completed prior to Prinze's death were aired on schedule. The first aired episode after Prinze's death included an on-air acknowledgement from series creator and executive producer, James Komack. Following the airing of Prinze's last completed episode, for the rest of season three, Chico's absence is explained as being "away" (either on business or visiting his father), with completed scripts focusing on other characters and Chico's lines either removed or rewritten for other characters. Starting in season 4, Chico was replaced by a 12-year-old boy named Raul (Gabriel Melgar), while other characters initially continued to explain that Chico was away. Finally, in the season 4 episode, "Raul Runs Away," which aired January 20, 1978 (nearly one year after Prinze's death), it is explained that Chico had died but with no explanation of his cause of death. However, the ratings declined and, with Prinze's death a primary factor, the series was cancelled in the spring of 1978.[5]
Diana Hyland Joan Bradford Eight is Enough 4 1977-03-27 Breast cancer 1 Character killed off before the beginning of the next season. Joan's death is addressed in the second-season premiere, and a new character, played by Betty Buckley, is introduced early in the second season.[citation needed]
Debbie Weems Debbie, Phoebe, Baby Duck Captain Kangaroo 1978-02-22 Fall from a building, possible suicide Her characters were written out of the series. [citation needed]
Zara Cully "Mother" Olivia Jefferson The Jeffersons 1978-02-28 Lung cancer 4 Character killed off and addressed briefly in an early Season 5 episode.[citation needed]
Will Geer "Grandpa" Zeb Walton The Waltons 1978-04-22 Respiratory failure 6 Character killed off, with his death addressed in the seventh-season premiere.[citation needed]
Arthur Brough Mr. Ernest Grainger Are You Being Served? 34 1978-05-28 6 Character written out without explanation and replaced by Mr. Tebbs, portrayed by James Hayter.[citation needed]
Karl Swenson Lars Hanson Little House On the Prairie 1978-10-08 Heart attack 4 Character killed off, as having died from complications of a stroke he had suffered after the series' main setting, Walnut Grove (the town which he founded), had fallen into an economic depression. The final episode that featured his character aired eight days after his death.[citation needed]
Jack Soo Detective Nick Yemana Barney Miller 1979-01-11 Esophageal cancer 5 Character written out without explanation, though some episodes allude to Yemana's death. His last appearance was season 5 episode 9 "The Vandal". The fourteenth episode from fifth season The Voice Analyzer was aired on the same day Jack Soo died. A special tribute episode, with Soo's castmates giving out-of-character tributes to him, was aired in spring 1979.[6]
Ted Cassidy Voice of Incredible Hulk and The Narrator The Incredible Hulk 1979-01-16 Complications from heart surgery 2 Character recast; replaced by Charles Napier.[citation needed]
Richard Beckinsale Stan Bloomers 5 1979-03-19 Coronary artery disease 1 Series cancelled, scheduled filming for a sixth episode was cancelled.[citation needed]
Bob Clayton Announcer The $20,000 Pyramid 1040 1979-11-01 Cardiac arrest 5 Replaced by Steve O'Brien.[citation needed]
Mary McCarty Nurse Clara "Starch" Willoughby Trapper John, M.D. 22 1980-03-30 Heart attack 1 Character written out, explained to have retired after getting married in the season 2 premiere; Character was replaced by Nurse Ernestine Shoop (played by Madge Sinclair).[citation needed]
Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy Team captain Call My Bluff 1980-11-10 15 Replaced by Arthur Marshall.[citation needed]
Jim Davis Jock Ewing Dallas 75 1981-04-26 Multiple myeloma 4 Character killed off with a helicopter crash after an extended absence.[6]
Harold Bennett Young Mr. Grace Are You Being Served? 50 1981-09-11 Heart attack 9 Character written out, but continued to be mentioned. Later, character killed off in the first episode of the spinoff series Grace & Favour.[citation needed]
Johnny Jacobs Announcer Treasure Hunt 25 1982-02-08 Undisclosed 1 Replaced by Tony McClay, who had served as Jacobs' fill-in.[citation needed]
Michael Thoma Greg Cranfield Fame 7 1982-09-03 Cancer 1 His character was due to be fired but the pupils forced the school board to reconsider. His job was saved but Thoma died shortly after the episode was filmed. In the episode "Tough Act to Follow", the character was killed off with a heart attack; the episode was dedicated to Thoma.[citation needed]
Will Lee Mr. Hooper Sesame Street 1982-12-07 Heart attack 14 Character killed off, with his death addressed in the season 15 episode, "Goodbye, Mr. Hooper", aired on November 24, 1983, almost a year after his death. Episodes featuring Mr. Hooper that were taped prior to Lee's death were aired posthumously, with no acknowledgement of the reason for his absence from between his final aired appearance in early 1983, until the airing of that episode on Thanksgiving Day.[citation needed]
Frank Reynolds Co-Anchor (with Peter Jennings and Max Robinson) World News Tonight 1983-07-20 Hepatitis and Multiple myeloma Reynolds' last broadcast was on April 20, 1983, it was initially expected that he would return to the program, but died before he could; program revamped with Jennings becoming the sole anchor.[citation needed]
Carolyn Jones Myrna Clegg Capitol 108 1983-08-03 Colon cancer 2 Temporary substitute Marla Adams played Myrna Clegg during periods when Jones was too ill to perform. At the time of Jones' death, Marla Adams was cast in The Young and the Restless and the role was assigned to Marj Dusay, who continued in the part for nearly four years, until Capitol's cancelation in March 1987. [citation needed]
Peter Dudley Bert Tilsley Coronation Street 1983-10-20 Heart attack Character killed off with a heart attack.[citation needed]
Jessica Savitch Host Frontline 25 1983-10-23 Drowned in a car accident 1 Replaced during the second season by Judy Woodruff.[citation needed]
Michael Conrad Phil Esterhaus Hill Street Blues 1983-11-22 Urethral cancer 4 Character killed off while having sex with Grace Gardner. Episodes completed prior to his death were aired, with the first episode completed after Conrad's death addressing Esterhaus' death.[citation needed]
Ralph Wright Eeyore Welcome to Pooh Corner 1983-12-31 Heart attack 2 Character recast with Ron Gans taking over the role.[citation needed]
John Comer Sid Last of the Summer Wine 47 1984-02-11 Throat cancer 7 Character killed off, death mentioned on screen in following episodes.[citation needed]
Jack Howarth Albert Tatlock Coronation Street 1984-03-31 Liver complaint Character killed off with a heart attack.[citation needed]
Jack Barry Host The Joker's Wild 1984-05-02 Cardiac arrest Replaced by Bill Cullen.[citation needed]
Bernard Youens Stan Ogden Coronation Street 1984-08-27 Gangrene Character killed off with gangrene.[citation needed]
Ève Gagnier Cannelle Passe-Partout 125 1984-09-19 Kidney Complications 2 Character recast; replaced by Lucie Beauvais.[citation needed]
Toke Townley Sam Pearson Emmerdale 1984-09-27 Heart attack Character killed off in his sleep.[citation needed]
Charlotte Long Eloise The Tripods 1984-10-06 Car crash 1 Character written out but was briefly recast, with Cindy Shelley appearing as Eloise during a dream sequence in an episode.[citation needed]
Jon-Erik Hexum Mac Harper Cover Up 7 1984-10-18 Gunshot wound to the head, accidentally self-inflicted with a blank cartridge 1 Character killed off and replaced by Jack Striker, portrayed by Antony Hamilton.[citation needed]
Lennard Pearce Grandad Only Fools & Horses 26 1984-12-15 Heart attack 4 Character killed off. Pearce died while filming the series four episode "Hole in One" (several scenes were subsequently reshot with Buster Merryfield).[citation needed]
Carol Wayne Matinee Lady (in Art Fern's Tea Time Movie sketches) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1985-01-13 Drowned Replaced by Teresa Ganzel.[citation needed]
Nicholas Colasanto Coach Ernie Pantusso Cheers 71 1985-02-12 Heart disease 3 Character killed off at the beginning of the next season and replaced as bartender by Woody Boyd, portrayed by Woody Harrelson.[6]
Dolph Sweet Chief Carl Kanisky Gimme a Break! 88 1985-05-08 Stomach cancer 4 Character killed off, and his character's death was addressed in the fifth-season premiere.[citation needed]
Selma Diamond Selma Hacker Night Court 1985-05-13 Lung cancer 2 Character killed off and addressed in the third-season premiere.[citation needed]
Samantha Smith Elizabeth Culver Lime Street 4 1985-08-25 Crash of Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 1 Production initially continued, but series cancelled after airing only five out of eight episodes produced.[citation needed]
Sidney Clute Detective Paul LaGuardia Cagney & Lacey 80 1985-10-02 Cancer 4 Character written off, with an onscreen explanation that he retired and moved away. As a tribute, Clute's name was kept in the opening credits for the remainder of the series.[citation needed]
Johnny Olson Announcer The Price Is Right 1985-10-12 cerebral hemorrhage 13 Replaced in February 1986 by Rod Roddy (on-air auditions were held in the interim).[citation needed]
Bill Scott Moosel, Brat The Wuzzles 13 1985-11-29 Heart attack 1 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Gruffi Gummi, Toadwart, Sir Tuxford Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Characters recast for the second season; Corey Burton voiced Gruffi Gummi and Toadwart while Roger C. Carmel voiced Sir Tuxford (before his own death the following year).[citation needed]
Anne Baxter Victoria Cabot Hotel 1985-12-12 Stroke 3 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Dustin Gee Himself (performer) The Laughter Show 12 1986-01-03 Heart attack 3 N/A
Florence Halop Florence Kleiner Night Court 1986-07-15 Lung cancer 3 Character killed off and addressed in the fourth-season premiere. Her successor was played by Marsha Warfield, who remained for the rest of the series run.[citation needed]
Ted Knight Henry Rush The Ted Knight Show 129 1986-08-26 Colorectal cancer 6 Series cancelled; production was set to resume in September 1986, with Knight planning to return to work. First-run episodes that were completed prior to his death were aired on schedule through the end of the 1986–1987 season.[citation needed]
Roger C. Carmel Cyclonus, Bruticus, Motormaster The Transformers 1986-11-11 Congestive heart failure 3 Bruticus and Motormaster both written out. Replaced as voice of Cyclonus during the fourth season by Jack Angel.[citation needed]
Sir Tuxford Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears 2 Character recast with Brian Cummings.[citation needed]
James Coco Nick Milano Who's the Boss? 3 1987-02-25 Heart attack 3 Character killed off, with his death addressed in a fourth season episode. [citation needed]
Joe Gladwin Wally Batty Last of the Summer Wine 45 1987-03-11 9 Character killed off, death mentioned on screen in following episodes.[citation needed]
Eamonn Andrews Host This Is Your Life 1987-11-05 Heart failure Andrews had completed his last edition of the show six days before his death on October 30. This and two others that had yet to be broadcast, were postponed until they were broadcast in January 1988, with his widow's permission. Replaced by Michael Aspel.[citation needed]
Grigory Tolchinsky Filya Good Night, Little Ones! 1000+ 1988-03-05 Natural causes 24 Character recast, replaced by Igor Galunenko.[citation needed]
Daws Butler Various characters (most notably Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound) Yogi's Treasure Hunt 27 1988-05-18 Heart attack 3 Series ended two months before Butler's death; replaced by sequel series The New Yogi Bear Show with the title character voiced by Greg Burson.[citation needed]
Jack Clark Announcer Wheel of Fortune 1988-07-21 Bone cancer 8 Replaced by M.G. Kelly, and later by Charlie O'Donnell.[citation needed]
Jack Haig Monsieur Roger LeClerc 'Allo 'Allo! 51 1989-07-04 Cancer 5 Character written out as to have returned to prison (where he came from at the start of the show) because he liked the food better there than at René's Café. Replaced by his brother Ernest LeClerc, portrayed by Derek Royle.[citation needed]
Derek Royle Monsieur Ernest LeClerc 8 1990-01-23 Cancer 6 Character recast, role taken over by Robin Parkinson.[citation needed]
David Rappaport MAL Captain Planet and the Planeteers 4 1990-05-02 Suicide by gunshot 1 Character recast; replaced by Tim Curry.[citation needed]
Jim Henson various Muppets, most notably Ernie and Kermit the Frog Sesame Street 1990-05-16 Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome 21 Season ended five days before his death. Henson's final day performing Ernie and Kermit on the show was on November 21, 1989, where he taped three musical segments. In the following seasons, some characters recast with other Muppet performers, most notably Steve Whitmire, who assumed the roles of Ernie and Kermit. A number of other characters, however, were written out outside of special occasions.[citation needed]
Kevin Peter Hall Harry Harry and the Hendersons 16 1991-04-10 AIDS-related pneumonia 1 Character recast with Dawan Scott taking over the role.[citation needed]
Emily McLaughlin Jessie Brewer General Hospital 1991-04-26 Cancer Character killed off.[citation needed]
Arthur Pentelow Henry Wilks Emmerdale 1991-08-06 Heart attack Character killed off with a heart attack.[citation needed]
Redd Foxx Alphonso Royal The Royal Family 7 1991-10-11 Heart attack 1 Character killed off. The show was retooled with Jackee Harry being introduced as Al and Victoria's other daughter, who moved in with the Royals to help them overcome Al's death. Despite this move being well-received, the show was cancelled after one season.[citation needed]
Richard Hunt Various Muppets Sesame Street 1992-01-07 AIDS complications 23 Some episodes already taped during fall months prior to his death were aired posthumously, with his characters written out of the show the following season and some of them recast by other Muppet performers, most notably David Rudman and Jennifer Barnhart.[citation needed]
Larry Riley Frank Williams Knots Landing 111 1992-06-06 AIDS-related kidney failure 13 Character written out; No on-screen explanation given.[citation needed]
John Hancock Ike Johnson Love & War 7 1992-10-12 Heart attack 1 Character killed off and replaced by his brother Abe, portrayed by Charlie Robinson.[citation needed]
Werner Stocker Darius Highlander: The Series 5 1993-05-27 Brain cancer 1 Character killed off in the season finale; was originally planned to appear in flashbacks in subsequent episodes, but had to be completely written out instead.[citation needed]
James Hunt Color commentator Grand Prix 1993-06-15 Heart attack Replaced by Jonathan Palmer.[citation needed]
Raymond Burr Perry Mason Perry Mason 26 1993-09-12 Cancer Character written out as being out of town in the final four films (which were retitled A Perry Mason Mystery) and was replaced first by Paul Sorvino as Anthony Caruso, then by Hal Holbrook as Wild Bill McKenzie in the other three.[citation needed]
Raúl "Chato" Padilla Various characters (most notably Jaimito, el cartero and Licenciado Morales) Chespirito 600+ 1994-02-03 Diabetes 15 Series ended.[citation needed]
MacDonald Carey Tom Horton Days of Our Lives 2,955 1994-03-21 Lung cancer Character killed off. [citation needed]
Mark McManus Jim Taggart Taggart 31 1994-06-06 Alcohol induced liver failure 11 Character disappears and is subsequently killed off.[citation needed]
Dominic Lucero Himself/Various characters Roundhouse 52 1994-07-01 Lymphoma 3 His characters were recast by other cast members or written out without explanation, Lucero was paid tribute in the series finale.[citation needed]
Robert Lansing Captain Paul Blaisdell Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 24 1994-10-23 Cancer 2 Character written out; No on-screen explanation given.[citation needed]
Hugh O'Connor Lonnie Jamison In the Heat of the Night 1995-04-07 Suicide by gunshot 8 Final television movie, which had already completed production, was dedicated to O'Connor when it aired about a month after his death.[citation needed]
Kōhei Miyauchi Kame Sennin Dragon Ball Z 1995-06-02 abdominal varices Miyauchi recorded dialogue for the role three months before his death. Character recast; replaced by Jōji Yanami for a single episode then Hiroshi Masuoka thereafter in Dragon Ball GT.[citation needed]
Kei Tomiyama Yang Wen Li Legend of the Galactic Heroes 72 1995-09-25 pancreatic cancer 3 Character killed off but Tomiyama had already completed his lines before his death; replaced by Hozumi Gōda for spin-off series.[citation needed]
Tomozou Sakura Chibi Maruko-chan 2 Character recast, taken over by Takeshi Aono.[citation needed]
Linda Gary Aunt May Spider-Man 28 1995-10-05 Brain cancer 3 Character recast for the fourth season; taken over by Julie Bennett.[citation needed]
Doris Grau Lunchlady Doris The Simpsons 21 1995-12-30 Respiratory failure 7 Character initially written out, but reappears in later seasons with character recast by Tress MacNeille.[citation needed]
John Beradino Steve Hardy General Hospital 1996-05-19 Pancreatic cancer Character killed off.[citation needed]
Ray Combs Host Family Challenge 1996-06-02 Suicide by hanging 2 Replaced by Michael Burger, rebranded as "The New Family Challenge".[citation needed]
Dana Hill Charles Duckman Duckman 49 1996-07-15 Complications caused by diabetes 4 Character recast; replaced by Pat Musick.[citation needed]
Victor Aaron John Redcorn King of the Hill 2 1996-09-04 Car accident 1 Character recast; replaced during the second season by Jonathan Joss.[citation needed]
Robert Ridgely Commander Dexter's Laboratory 3 1997-02-08 Cancer 1 Character recast; replaced by Earl Boen.[citation needed]
David Doyle Grandpa Lou Pickles Rugrats 1997-02-26 Heart attack 5 Character recast; replaced by Joe Alaskey.[citation needed]
Iain Anders Superintendent Jack McVitie Taggart 39 1997-09-05 Infection following a short illness[7] 14 Character written out; No on-screen explanation given.[citation needed]
Dermot Morgan Father Ted Crilly Father Ted 1998-02-28 Heart attack 3 Production completed filming before his death.[citation needed]
Gera Sufimova Karkusha Good Night, Little Ones! 1000+ 1998-04-15 Natural causes 34 Character recast, replaced by Galina Marchenko.[citation needed]
Kevin Lloyd DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines The Bill 1998-05-02 Asphyxia 14 Character written out; No on-screen explanation given.[citation needed]
Phil Hartman Bill McNeal NewsRadio 75 1998-05-28 Murdered by his wife, Brynn Hartman 5 Character killed off with a heart attack at the beginning of the season in a tribute episode. Replaced for the fifth season by Jon Lovitz as Max Louis.[citation needed]
Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz The Simpsons 54 10 Characters written out, occasionally being used in background shots.[citation needed]
Shari Lewis Herself, Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy, and Lewis The Charlie Horse Music Pizza 23 1998-08-02 Pneumonia 2 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Phil Leeds Judge Dennis "Happy" Boyle Ally McBeal 5 1998-08-16 Pneumonia 2 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Bob Trow Bob Dog, Robert Troll, and Harriet Elizabeth Cow Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 1998-11-02 Heart attack 29 Characters written out.[citation needed]
Michelle Thomas Callie Rogers The Young and the Restless 38 1998-12-23 Desmoplastic tumor 26 Character recast, replaced by Siena Goines.[citation needed]
Gene Siskel Host Siskel & Ebert 1999-02-20 Complications from brain surgery Show renamed to Roger Ebert & the Movies, with Ebert accompanied by guest critics; Richard Roeper later joined Ebert as permanent co-host.[citation needed]
David Strickland Todd Stities Suddenly Susan 1999-03-22 Suicide by hanging 3 Character written out, the season three finale features his character missing but ended without explanation of the character's fate, nor was mentioned during season four, although an off-screen death was hinted.[8]
Jill Dando Presenter Crimewatch 1999-04-26 Murdered Replaced by Fiona Bruce.[citation needed]
Buster Merryfield Uncle Albert Only Fools & Horses 1999-06-23 Brain tumour 7 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Bill Owen Compo Simmonite Last of the Summer Wine 186 1999-07-12 Pancreatic cancer 21 Character killed off with a heart attack and addressed in a season 22 episode. Bill Owen's son Tom Owen plays character's on screen son Tom Simmonite in following episodes.[citation needed]
Mary Kay Bergman Various characters (including Liane Cartman and Sheila Broflovski) South Park 44 1999-11-11 Suicide by gunshot 3 Characters recast, taken over by Mona Marshall, Eliza Schneider, and later April Stewart.[citation needed]
Jay Jay, Herky, Savannah, Revvin' Evan Jay Jay the Jet Plane 38 2 Characters recast; replaced by Debi Derryberry.[citation needed]
Timmy Turner Oh Yeah! Cartoons 2 Character recast with Tara Strong taking over the role.[citation needed]
Madeline Kahn Pauline Fox Cosby 83 1999-12-03 Ovarian cancer 4 Character written out without explanation. A special tribute episode, with Kahn's castmates giving out-of-character tributes to her, was aired a few weeks after her death.[citation needed]
Mrs. Shapiro Little Bill 1 1 Character recast; replaced by Kathy Najimy.[citation needed]
Nancy Marchand Livia Soprano The Sopranos 2000-06-18 Lung cancer and emphysema 3 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Myles Ferguson Scott Linton Edgemont 13 2000-09-29 Car accident 1 Character written out without explanation.[citation needed]
David Dukes Joseph McPhee Dawson's Creek 7 2000-10-09 Heart attack 4 Character written out.[citation needed]
Michael Cuccione Jason "Q.T." McKnight 2gether: The Series 19 2001-01-13 Respiratory failure 2 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Kenneth MacDonald Mike Only Fools and Horses 30 2001-08-07 Heart attack 9 Character written out with the explanation of being in prison for fraud. [citation needed]
Kathleen Freeman Mrs. Gordon As Told by Ginger 2001-08-23 Lung cancer 2 Character written out as having retired. Original ending of episode "No Hope For Courtney" was to have Mrs. Gordon return to work as a teacher.[citation needed]
Ginzō Matsuo Alexander T. Oyajiide Ojamajo Doremi 2001-08-25 Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage 3 Character recast for season 4 by Nobuaki Kanemitsu.[citation needed]
Graeme Strachan Host/Carpenter Our House 2001-08-29 Helicopter crash 9 A tribute episode to Shirl was aired several weeks after his death, series later cancelled.[citation needed]
Billie Lou Watt Ma Bagge Courage the Cowardly Dog 6 2001-09-07 Lung cancer 3 Character written out.[citation needed]
Natalia Derzhavina Khryusha Good Night, Little Ones! 1000+ 2002-03-10 Heart Failure 38 Character recast, replaced by Natalia Golubentseva, then Oksana Chabanyuk.[citation needed]
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden Last of the Summer Wine 139 2002-05-18 Lung cancer 23 Character killed off, death mentioned in following episodes.[citation needed]
Josh Ryan Evans Timmy Lenox Passions 302 2002-08-05 Complications of heart surgery 4 Character killed off in the episode that aired the day of his death. The character was originally planned to reappear as an angel in later episodes, but had to be written out instead.[citation needed]
Yō Inoue Ryo Bakura Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 2003-02-28 lung cancer Character recast; replaced by Rica Matsumoto.[citation needed]
Lynne Thigpen Ella Mae Farmer The District 2003-03-12 Cerebral hemorrhage 3 Character killed off from the cancer she was in remission from. Third season finale included a tribute to her character.[6]
Luna the Moon Bear in the Big Blue House 4 Production ended one year before her death, with the last remaining episodes airing posthumously in 2006, after three years of hiatus, replaced with spin-off Breakfast with Bear in 2005.[citation needed]
Thora Hird Edie Pegden Last of the Summer Wine 152 2003-03-15 Stroke 24 Character killed off, death implied on screen in following episodes.[citation needed]
Michael Jeter Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mister Noodle Sesame Street 23 (Elmo's World) 2003-03-30 Epileptic seizure 34 Character written out at the end while the original Mr. Noodle (Bill Irwin) remained. The Elmo's World episodes featuring Mr. Noodle's brother that were completed before Jeter's death, "Ears" and "Wild Animals", originally aired as part of the new episodes of the season in the days and weeks after his death. The season 35 premiere, which is a special entitled "The Street We Live On", aired in 2004 and was dedicated in the memory of Jeter, a year after his death.[citation needed]
Gregory Hines William "Big Bill" Glover Little Bill 2003-08-09 Liver cancer 4 Series ended.[citation needed]
Harry Goz Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy Sealab 2021 2003-09-06 Multiple myeloma 3 Character written out as having left Sealab to fight in "The Great Spice Wars". Replaced by his son Michael as Captain Bellerophon "Tornado" Shanks.[citation needed]
Jaclyn Linetsky Caillou Caillou 2003-09-08 Traffic accident Character recast; replaced by Annie Bovaird.[citation needed]
Lori What's with Andy? 26 2 Character recast; replaced by Eleanor Noble.[citation needed]
Megan O'Connor 15/Love 13 1 Both characters killed off in a plane crash.[citation needed]
Vadim Schneider Sébastien Dubé
John Ritter Paul Hennessy 8 Simple Rules 2003-09-11 Undiagnosed aortic dissection 2 Character killed off from an implied heart attack, with his character's death explained in the two-part episode "Goodbye". The first three episodes of the second season completed before Ritter's death were aired weeks later with an introduction by Katey Sagal. Two new characters, portrayed by James Garner and David Spade, were introduced to replace Ritter's character.[6]
Clifford Clifford the Big Red Dog 65 3 Series ended five months before Ritter's death; replaced by prequel Clifford's Puppy Days, which debuted ten days before Ritter's death, with the title character voiced by Lara Jill Miller. Later, character recast by Adam Sanders on the 2019 revival series.[citation needed]
Sam Dorian Scrubs 2 3 Character killed off in the episode "My Cake", which was a tribute towards Ritter.[citation needed]
Tony Capstick Policeman Last of the Summer Wine 33 2003-10-23 Aneurysm following pneumonia 25 Character written out; No on-screen explanation given, and replaced by another policeman, portrayed by Louis Emerick.[citation needed]
Rod Roddy Announcer The Price Is Right 2003-10-27 Colon cancer 32 Replaced in April 2004 by Rich Fields (on-air auditions were held in the interim).[citation needed]
Robert F. Colesberry Detective Ray Cole The Wire 12 2004-02-09 Complications from cardiac surgery 3 Character killed off in the third season episode "Dead Soldiers".[9][10]
Richard Biggs Milo Morton Strong Medicine 2004-05-22 Aortic dissection 5 Character killed off.[citation needed]
FBI Agent Drake & Josh 1 2 Biggs completed filming the episode he appeared on, "The Gary Grill", before his death, which aired posthumously and was dedicated to him.[citation needed]
Christopher Reeve Dr. Virgil Swann Smallville 4 2004-10-10 Heart failure 4 Character killed off in the fourth season episode "Sacred".[citation needed]
David Bailey Alistair Crane Passions 2004-11-25 Drowned in his pool 6 Character recast, replaced by John Reilly.[citation needed]
Jerry Orbach Lennie Briscoe Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2 (Trial by Jury)
282 (all Law & Order programs)		 2004-12-28 Prostate cancer 1 Character killed off; character's off-screen death mentioned on other shows within the Law & Order franchise.[citation needed]
John Vernon Dean Toadblatt The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 3 2005-02-01 Complications from heart surgery 5 Character recast; replaced by Ronnie Schell.[citation needed]
Stan Richards Seth Armstrong Emmerdale 2005-02-11 Emphysema Character killed off with a heart attack while flying home from Australia.[citation needed]
Frank Gorshin Hugo Strange The Batman 3 2005-05-17 Lung cancer 3 Character recast, replaced by Richard Green.[citation needed]
Richard Whiteley Host Countdown 2005-06-26 endocarditis Replaced by Des Lynam.[citation needed]
Peter Jennings Anchor World News Tonight with Peter Jennings 2005-08-07 Lung cancer Replaced by Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas in January 2006, and by Charles Gibson later in the year.[citation needed]
Pat Morita Master Udon SpongeBob SquarePants 1 2005-11-24 Kidney failure 4 Morita recorded dialogue for the episode "Karate Island" before his death and his character's screams and grunts performed by Tom Kenny; the episode was dedicated to him.[citation needed]
John Spencer Leo McGarry The West Wing 155 2005-12-16 Heart attack 7 Character killed off with a heart attack; running mate Matt Santos (portrayed by Jimmy Smits) wins presidential election.[11]
Vernon Roberts Papa Nichols Drake & Josh 1 2005-12-25 Heart Attack 3 Roberts completed filming the episode he appeared on before his death, which aired posthumously.[citation needed]
Len Carlson Buzz Cyberchase 2006-01-26 Heart Attack 5 Character recast, replaced by Philip Williams.[citation needed]
Minimus P.U., Greenbeard and Spindly Tam Kanushu Atomic Betty 2 Character recast, replaced by Dwayne Hill.[citation needed]
Narrator Friends and Heroes 13 1 Replaced by Adam James.[citation needed]
Benjamin Hendrickson Harold "Hal" Munson Jr. As the World Turns 2006-07-02 Suicide by gunshot Character killed off on the line of duty.[citation needed]
Mako Iwamatsu Iroh Avatar: The Last Airbender 31 2006-07-21 Esophageal cancer 2 Completed voice work for the second season prior to his death. Character had a non-speaking appearance in the beginning of the next season and was then recast with Greg Baldwin, who accurately imitated Mako's voice and voiced the character for the third and final season, along with two guest appearances in season two of the sequel series The Legend of Korra.[citation needed]
Tony Jay Spiderus, Cloud King Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends 17 2006-08-13 Complications from cancer surgery 3 Series ended.[citation needed]
Steve Irwin Himself/Crocodile Hunter The Crocodile Hunter 64 2006-09-04 Stingray injury 5 Series cancelled. In 2018, the remaining family members starred in the series, Crikey! It's the Irwins, following their work at the Australia Zoo.[citation needed]
Bo Schembechler Himself Big Ten Ticket 77 2006-11-17 Heart attack Died of a heart attack at the studios of WXYZ-TV in Southfield, Michigan, while preparing for weekly interview segment on the program. The episode was to air the next day, prior to a Michigan–Ohio State game, but was never produced due to his death. Series resumed in the 2007 college football season and continued for several years with numerous reporters replacing Schembechler.[citation needed]
Darlene Conley Sally Spectra The Bold and the Beautiful 2007-01-14 Stomach cancer Character written out in the South of France, "surrounded by hunky cabana boys".[citation needed]
Howard Attfield Geoff Noble Doctor Who 1 2007-10-31 Cancer 4 Attfield's filmed scenes as Donna Noble's father were refilmed with Bernard Cribbins playing the (previously unconnected) character Wilfred Mott, now Donna's grandfather. Character's off-screen death mentioned in the series.[12]
Nina Foch Victoria Mallard NCIS 3 2008-01-24 Natural causes 5 Character killed off in season 7.[citation needed]
Christopher Allport Andrew Campbell Mad Men 2008-01-25 Avalanche 1 Character killed off with a plane crash.[citation needed]
Ashley Callie Lee Haines Isidingo 500+ 2008-02-15 Traffic Accident 11 Character went missing and later killed off-screen without specifying her cause of death.[citation needed]
Mark Speight Presenter SMart 173 2008-04-07 Suicide by hanging 14 A special tribute to Speight was broadcast. Along with the final two series' new format, guest presenters appear each week to assist the two presenters, Kirsten O'Brien and Mike Fischetti.[citation needed]
Stanley Kamel Dr. Charles Kroger Monk 46 2008-04-08 Heart attack Character killed off with a heart attack and replaced as Adrian Monk's psychiatrist by Dr. Neven Bell, portrayed by Héctor Elizondo.[citation needed]
Tim Russert Moderator Meet the Press 2008-06-13 Heart attack Replaced by Tom Brokaw, and later by David Gregory.[citation needed]
Clive Hornby Jack Sugden Emmerdale 2008-07-03 Cancer Character killed off with a heart attack.[citation needed]
Kathy Staff Nora Batty Last of the Summer Wine 246 2008-12-13 Brain tumor 29 Character written out as visiting Australia, and replaced by Barbara Young as her sister, Stella, who is house-sitting for her.[citation needed]
Wayne Allwine Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 99 2009-05-18 Complications caused by diabetes 3 Character recast for season 4; replaced by Bret Iwan as the current voice of Mickey Mouse.[citation needed]
Billy Mays Himself (host) PitchMen 12 2009-06-28 Hypertensive heart disease 1 Series continued with Anthony Sullivan becoming the sole host.[citation needed]
Maggie Jones Blanche Hunt Coronation Street 2009-12-02 Undisclosed Character killed off.[citation needed]
Brittany Murphy Luanne Platter and various characters King of the Hill 2009-12-20 Pneumonia 13 The original series ended three months before Murphy's death, with six unaired episodes broadcast six months after her death. Character written out without explanation (alongside Tom Petty, who played Lucky in the original series and died in 2017) in the fourteenth/revival season.[citation needed]
Phil Harris Himself Deadliest Catch 2010-02-09 Intracranial hemorrhage 6 Replaced by Derrick Ray as captain for the remainder of the season.[citation needed]
Charlie O'Donnell Announcer Wheel of Fortune 2010-11-01 Heart failure 22 Replaced in June 2011 by Jim Thornton (on-air auditions were held in the interim).[citation needed]
Elisabeth Sladen Sarah Jane Smith The Sarah Jane Adventures 53 2011-04-19 Cancer 5 Production suspended before the commencement of filming of three planned two-part serials, resulting in an abbreviated broadcast season and leaving some story arcs and plot points unresolved. Series later ended.[citation needed]
Ryan Dunn Himself (host) Proving Ground 9 2011-06-20 Car crash 1 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Andy Whitfield Spartacus Spartacus: Blood and Sand 2011-09-11 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 4 Character recast with Liam McIntyre taking over the role.[citation needed]
Frances Bay Aunt Ginny The Middle 11 2011-09-15 Complications from pneumonia 3 Character killed off in Season 3 episode, "The Map".[citation needed]
Betty Driver Betty Williams Coronation Street 2,800+ 2011-10-15 Pneumonia Character killed off with an illness.[citation needed]
Evin Esen Şaziment Özkaya (Şaziment Kaynana) Akasya Durağı 150 2012-01-18 Intracranial hemorrhage 4 Character absent in episodes 151 and 152, then character recast, replaced by Bilge Şen in episode 153.[citation needed]
Ian Abercrombie Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious Star Wars: The Clone Wars 29 2012-01-26 Kidney Failure 5 Character recast; replaced by Tim Curry.[citation needed]
Ganthet Green Lantern: The Animated Series 5 1 Series ended.[citation needed]
Ernest Borgnine Mermaid Man SpongeBob SquarePants 15 2012-07-08 Kidney failure 8 Character written out (alongside Barnacle Boy).[citation needed]
Jerry Nelson The Count and other characters Sesame Street 2012-08-23 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 44 Many of Nelson's characters recast; replaced by Matt Vogel. An episode loosely inspired by Nelson's death and centered on The Count aired in 2013.[13]
Larry Hagman J.R. Ewing Dallas 356 (original series)
17 (revival series)		 2012-11-23 Acute myeloid leukemia 2 Character killed off with two fatal gunshot wounds (a reference to the "Who shot J.R.?" cliffhanger of the original series), an episode revolving around his funeral, and an episode detailing his master plan.[6]
Jenni Rivera Herself I Love Jenni 2012-12-09 Crash of Mexico Learjet 25 3 Series ended; In 2016, the remaining family members starred in the spin-off series The Riveras, which featured her daughter Chiquis Rivera.[citation needed]
Richard Collins Philadelphia "Phil" Collins Trailer Park Boys 13 (excluding films and specials) 2013-04-15 Heart attack 7 Character written out without explanation. Collins died between the series' original cancellation in 2007 and its revival in 2014; his final appearance as the character was in the 2014 feature film Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It, which was dedicated to his memory. [citation needed]
Jeanne Cooper Katherine Chancellor The Young and the Restless 1,296 2013-05-08 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 40 Character killed off in her sleep. A tribute episode was later made in honor of Cooper.[citation needed]
Richard Thorp Alan Turner Emmerdale 2100+ 2013-05-22 Character killed off in his sleep.[citation needed]
James Gandolfini John Stone The Night Of 0 2013-06-19 Heart attack 1 Gandolfini was set to portray the role of John Stone. However, he died before filming began. Production delayed, character recast; replaced by John Turturro. Gandolfini was posthumously credited as executive producer. The first episode, "The Beach", which aired three years after his death was dedicated to him.[citation needed]
Cory Monteith Finn Hudson Glee 81 2013-07-13 Drug and alcohol overdose 5 Production delayed; character killed off in the season 5 episode, "The Quarterback", without specifying cause of death and it was made in tribute to Monteith.[citation needed]
Lee Thompson Young Barold "Barry" Frost Rizzoli & Isles 56 2013-08-19 Suicide by gunshot 4 Production suspended; character was said to be on vacation at the end of the fourth season, then later killed off in a car accident on the way home; his funeral was held in the second episode of the fifth season.[citation needed]
Marcia Wallace Edna Krabappel The Simpsons 178 2013-10-25 Pneumonia 25 Character originally written out, later killed off screen. Edna's death (which includes previously recorded dialogue by Wallace) is acknowledged in the season 25 episode "The Man Who Grew Too Much."[citation needed]
Christopher Evan Welch Peter Gregory Silicon Valley 5 2013-12-02 Cancer 1 Character killed off screen while taking a trip in Serengeti after suffering an implied heart attack while running away from a tent incident.[citation needed]
Philip Seymour Hoffman Thom Payne Happyish 0 2014-02-02 Acute combined drug intoxication 1 Hoffman was originally set to play the role of Thom Payne, but died after filming began. Character recast; replaced by Steve Coogan.[citation needed]
Ralph Waite Jackson Gibbs NCIS 8 2014-02-13 Natural causes 11 Character killed off with a stroke in Season 11 finale episode, "Honor Thy Father". Later, character recast by Robert Taylor in the prequel series, NCIS: Origins, in 2024.[14][15]
James Rebhorn Frank Mathison Homeland 8 2014-03-21 Melanoma 4 Character killed off with a stroke while Carrie is working overseas, the season 4 finale was dedicated to him.[citation needed]
Walter Massey Principal Haney Arthur 2014-08-04 Undisclosed 19 Character written out as having moved to Tanzania to build a school.[citation needed]
J. J. Murphy Denys Mallister Game of Thrones 1 2014-08-08 Natural causes 5 Character written out.[citation needed]
Don Pardo Announcer Saturday Night Live 726 2014-08-18 Natural causes 38 Replaced by former SNL cast member Darrell Hammond.[citation needed]
Joan Rivers Host Fashion Police 2014-09-04 Anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest 5 Replaced by Kathy Griffin, and later by NeNe Leakes and Margaret Cho.[citation needed]
Bubbe Arthur 2 19 Character killed off in the season 25 episode "Listen Up".[citation needed]
Elizabeth Peña Maritza Sandouai Matador 7 2014-10-14 Cirrhosis 1 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Carol Ann Susi Debbie Wolowitz The Big Bang Theory 39 2014-11-11 Cancer 8 Character killed off in her sleep while on vacation in Florida.[6][16]
Warren Clarke Charles Poldark Poldark 4 2014-11-12 Died in his sleep following a short illness 1 Character killed off in his sleep while on his deathbed in Season 1, Episode 4.[citation needed]
Edward Herrmann Richard Gilmore Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 86 (original series) 2014-12-31 Brain Cancer 1 Died before production of miniseries began. Character killed off with a heart attack.[citation needed]
Lam Pou-chuen Doraemon (Cantonese dub) Doraemon 320 + 1215 (1979 series) 2015-01-02 Myocardial infarction Character recast, replaced by Wong Yan-yu.[citation needed]
Anne Kirkbride Deirdre Barlow Coronation Street 1,439 2015-01-19 Breast cancer Character killed off, possibly with brain aneurysm.[citation needed]
Monty Oum Lie Ren RWBY 2015-02-01 Allergic reaction 3 Character recast; replaced by his older brother Neath Oum as the current voice of Lie Ren.[citation needed]
Shirley Stelfox Edna Birch Emmerdale 2015-12-07 Cancer Character killed off with ovarian cancer.[citation needed]
Yūko Mizutani Sakiko Sakura Chibi Maruko-chan 2016-05-17 Breast cancer Character recast with Machiko Toyoshima taking over the role.[citation needed]
Alan Young Scrooge McDuck Mickey Mouse 2 2016-05-19 Natural causes 3 Character recast; replaced by John Kassir.[citation needed]
Anton Yelchin Jim Lake Jr. Trollhunters 2016-06-19 Blunt force trauma 3 Character recast during season 3 by Emile Hirsch. The series premiered in December 2016, six months after his death. Yelchin had recorded dialogue for three seasons, the last of which aired in 2018.[citation needed]
John McLaughlin Host The McLaughlin Group 2016-08-16 Prostate cancer Series ended.[citation needed]
Carrie Fisher Angela Family Guy 32 2016-12-27 Cardiac arrest 15 Character killed off with an implied drowning in Season 17 episode, Pawtucket Pete.[citation needed]
Mia Catastrophe 6 4 Character killed off in Season 4, Episode 6.[citation needed]
Miguel Ferrer Owen Granger NCIS: Los Angeles 105 2017-01-19 Throat cancer 8 Character killed off by dying under a tree after battling cancer.[citation needed]
Albert Rosenfield Twin Peaks 8 (original series)
11 (revival series)		 3 Miniseries. Filmed before his death.[citation needed]
Stretch Monster Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters 10 1 Character recast; replaced by David Kaye.[citation needed]
Bill Paxton Detective Frank Rourke Training Day 13 2017-02-25 Complications from heart surgery 1 Series cancelled.[17]
Charlie Murphy Victor "Vic" Hargrove Black Jesus 21 2017-04-12 Leukemia 2 Character written out.[citation needed]
Tino Insana Mr. Grouper Bubble Guppies 79 2017-05-31 Cancer 5 Character recast, replaced by Fred Tatasciore.[citation needed]
Glenne Headly Diane Futterman Future Man 5 2017-06-08 Pulmonary embolism 1 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Adam West Mayor West Family Guy 117 2017-06-10 Leukemia 15 Character killed off and has appeared as a ghost. West had recorded his voice for five episodes for season 16, which aired posthumously.[18]
Larrington Walker Samuel Palmer Death in Paradise 1 2017-09-02 Undisclosed 7 Character written off as having escaped the island before the police could arrest him for the episode's murder.[19]
John Dunsworth Jim Lahey Trailer Park Boys 99 2017-10-16 Undisclosed 12 Series ended. Replaced with Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series, in which Dunsworth's character appeared using archive recordings of his voice.[citation needed]
Hiromi Tsuru Bulma Dragon Ball Super 2017-11-16 aortic dissection Character recast; replaced by Aya Hisakawa for all future Dragon Ball roles.[citation needed]
Dokin-chan Soreike! Anpanman Character recast; replaced by Miina Tominaga.[citation needed]
Reg E. Cathey James Lucas Luke Cage 7 2018-02-09 Lung cancer 2 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Captain Quaid Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure 2 2 Episodes Cathey had recorded were aired posthumously.[citation needed]
DuShon Monique Brown Connie Chicago Fire 59 2018-03-23 Sepsis 6 Character written out and she became a Counsellor.[citation needed]
Anthony Bourdain Himself (host) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 2018-06-08 Suicide Series ended.[citation needed]
Barry Elliott Barry Chuckle Chuckle Time 12 2018-08-05 Bone cancer 1 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Unshō Ishizuka Narrator and Professor Oak Pokémon 1,032 2018-08-13 Esophageal cancer 21 Characters recast by Kenyu Horiuchi.[citation needed]
Scott Wilson Hershel Greene The Walking Dead 33 2018-10-06 Leukemia 9 Character was already killed off in the season 4 episode, "Too Far Gone", which aired five years before Wilson's death, Wilson reprised his role as Hershel in a dream sequence in the season 9 episode, "What Comes After", which was filmed before his death and aired on November 4, 2018, a month after his death.[citation needed]
Abel Johnson The OA 9 2 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Stan Lee Mr. Frederickson, Fred's father Big Hero 6: The Series 6 2018-11-12 Respiratory failure 2 Production completed on the first and second seasons before his death. The episode "Supersonic Sue" was dedicated to him.[citation needed]
Ricky Jay T.H. Vignetti Sneaky Pete 9 2018-11-24 Natural causes 3 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Kristoff St. John Neil Winters The Young and the Restless 1,697 2019-02-03 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 46 Character killed off with a stroke.[citation needed]
Luke Perry Fred Andrews Riverdale 42 2019-03-04 Stroke 3 Character killed off with an off-screen hit-and-run accident in the season 4 premiere.[citation needed]
Mya-Lecia Naylor Mya Almost Never 13 2019-04-07 Death by misadventure 2 Character written out.[citation needed]
Cameron Boyce Zach Mrs. Fletcher 5 2019-07-06 Epileptic seizure 1 Miniseries. Completed before his death.[citation needed]
Simon Ostergaard Paradise City 8 1 Series premiered two years after his death, series renewed for second season in 2021, but no updates have been announced since then.[citation needed]
Russi Taylor Minnie Mouse Mickey Mouse 61 2019-07-26 Colon cancer 5 Series ended; replaced by The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse with Minnie recast by Kaitlyn Robrock.[citation needed]
Mickey and the Roadster Racers 70 2 Character recast; replaced by Kaitlyn Robrock.[citation needed]
Various characters (most notably Martin Prince and Sherri and Terri) The Simpsons 193 30 Certain characters recast, including Martin Prince, Sherri and Terri; replaced by Grey DeLisle.[citation needed]
Linda Porter Myrtle Vartanian Superstore 35 2019-09-25 Cancer 5 Character killed off.[citation needed]
John Witherspoon Lloyd Hamilton Black Jesus 31 2019-10-29 Heart attack 3 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Brian Tarantina Jacopo "Jackie" Dellapietra The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 16 2019-11-02 3 Character killed off of a stroke in the season 4 episode "Everything is Bellmore".[citation needed]
Cha In-ha Joo Won-seok Love with Flaws 2019-12-03 Suicide 1 Series ended.[citation needed]
Brian Dennehy Dominic Wilkinson The Blacklist 9 2020-04-15 Cardiac arrest due to sepsis 7 Character recast; replaced by Ron Raines in the season 8 premiere. Later, character killed off from his injuries.[20]
Fred Willard Albert "Pop-Pop" Johnson The Loud House 7 2020-05-15 Heart attack 5 Character recast; replaced by Christopher Swindle for the episode "Resident Upheaval" and later by Piotr Michael.[citation needed]
Fred Naird Space Force 3 1 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Naya Rivera Collette Jones Step Up 20 2020-07-08 Accidental drowning 3 Character recast; taken over by Christina Milian.[21] Later, series cancelled.
Haruma Miura Keita Saruwatari Love Begins When the Money Ends 4 2020-07-18 Suicide by hanging Miniseries.[citation needed]
Chadwick Boseman T'Challa / Star-Lord What If...? 4 2020-08-28 Colon cancer 1 Character written out as having returned to his own universe. Later, character killed off in the 2022 film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.[citation needed]
Diana Rigg Mrs Pumphrey All Creatures Great and Small 2 2020-09-10 Cancer 1 Character recast; taken over by Patricia Hodge.[22]
Archie Lyndhurst Ollie Coulton So Awkward 6 2020-09-22 Brain hemorrhage caused by acute lymphoblastic leukemia 6 Character written out.[citation needed]
Clark Middleton Glen Carter The Blacklist 13 2020-10-04 West Nile Virus 8 Character killed off with West Nile Virus.[citation needed]
Bobby Ball Frank Not Going Out 21 2020-10-28 COVID-19 11 Character killed off-screen.[citation needed]
Alex Trebek Host Jeopardy! 8000+ 2020-11-08 Pancreatic cancer 37 A series of interim hosts served as temporary replacements for the remainder of season 37; except for the first week where Mike Richards was host, Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings served as longer-term interim hosts for season 38. This arrangement was made permanent for season 39, though Bialik left the show following that season, and Jennings became the sole host starting in season 40.[citation needed]
Kirby Morrow Cole Lego Ninjago 2020-11-18 Accidental substance overdose 14 Character recast; replaced by Andrew Francis.[citation needed]
Taran Kootenhayoo Cousin Randall Molly of Denali 2020-12-31 Leukemia 2 Character recast; replaced by Jared Ager-Foster.[citation needed]
Christopher Plummer Howard Lawson Departure 12 2021-02-05 Complications from a fall 2 Character written out without explanation.[citation needed]
George Segal Albert "Pops" Solomon The Goldbergs 2021-03-23 Complications from bypass surgery 8 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Jessica Walter Malory Archer Archer 110 2021-03-24 Undisclosed 12 Walter finished recording lines for the twelfth season prior to her death, with the season ending with her character retiring to an unlocated island with her husband.[23]
Helen McCrory Elizabeth 'Polly' Gray (née Shelby) Peaky Blinders 30 2021-04-14 Breast cancer 6 Character killed off, was assassinated before first episode of season 6.[citation needed]
Stelmaria, Asriel's dæmon His Dark Materials 4 3 Character recast; taken over by Victoria Hamilton.[citation needed]
Lisa Banes Speria Balask The Orville 4 2021-06-14 Traumatic brain injury after struck by an electric scooter 3 TBD. Fourth season currently in production.[citation needed]
Philece Sampler Rokuta Kamado Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (English dub) 1 2021-07-01 Heart attack 2 Series ended in 2024.[citation needed]
Sabine Cheng and Ms. Mendeleiev Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (English dub) 4 Characters recast; replaced as Sabine by Anne Yatco. Ms. Mendeleiev's new actress is currently unknown.[citation needed]
Sean Lock Team Captain 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2021-08-16 Cancer 22 Series continued with several guest star teams, before Rob Beckett became the Team Captain from series 29 in 2025.[citation needed]
Ed Asner Carl Fredricksen Dug Days 5 2021-08-29 Natural causes 1 Series premiered three days after his death. Series later cancelled.[citation needed]
Sid Weinberg Cobra Kai 3 3 Character written out without explanation, with the fourth season premiere being dedicated to his memory. [citation needed]
Michael K. Williams Smokey Greenwood F Is for Family 18 2021-09-07 Acute combined drug intoxication 5 Series ended.[citation needed]
Norm Macdonald Yaphit The Orville 22 2021-09-14 Acute leukemia 3 TBD. Fourth season currently in production.[citation needed]
Willie Garson Stanford Blatch And Just Like That... 27 (original series as Sex and the City)
3 (revival series)		 2021-09-21 Pancreatic cancer 1 Character written out as having moved to Tokyo. [citation needed]
Octavio Ocaña Benito Rivers Vecinos 195 2021-10-29 Gunshot wound 12 Character written out to have moved after landing a role for a television series. [citation needed]
Will Ryan Willie the Giant Mickey Mouse Funhouse 5 2021-11-19 Cancer 1 Character recast; taken over by Brock Powell.[citation needed]
Kim Mi-soo Yeo Jeong-min Snowdrop 7 2022-01-05 Undisclosed 1 Series ended.[citation needed]
Gaspard Ulliel Anton Mogart Moon Knight 1 2022-01-19 Skiing accident 1 Completed filming three months before his death.[24][25] He appeared as a guest star on the third episode, "The Friendly Type", which aired two months after his death, on April 13, 2022, and was dedicated to him.[26]
Jérôme Attias[27] Of Money and Blood 12 1 Ulliel was on a break from filming the miniseries at the time of his death.[28] Still had 84 more days of filming left.[29] Production delayed;[29] character recast; replaced by Niels Schneider.[30]
Lindsey Pearlman Karen Haus of Vicious 6 2022-02-18 Suicide by intentional overdose of sodium nitrite. 1 Series premiered six months after her death, character's fate unknown.[citation needed]
Martha The Ms. Pat Show 4 2 Character written out.[citation needed]
William Hurt Stephen Holstrom Pantheon 8 2022-03-12 Prostate cancer 1 Character killed off from cancer in the season 2 episode, "Apokalypsis".[citation needed]
Papangkorn Rerkchalermpoj Coach Eak Thai Cave Rescue 6 2022-03-23 Died in his sleep Miniseries.[citation needed]
Gilbert Gottfried Digit and Widget Cyberchase 86 2022-04-12 Ventricular tachycardia 13 Character recast; replaced by Ron Pardo.[citation needed]
Robert Morse Santa Claus Teen Titans Go! 10 2022-04-20 Heart failure Character recast, replaced by Fred Tatasciore.[citation needed]
Mike Hagerty Ed Miller Somebody Somewhere 6 2022-05-05 Seizure caused by antibiotics 2 Character written out, Hagerty was paid tribute in the season 2 finale with his character's absence explained to have been on a boat trip.[31]
Marnie Schulenburg Maggie Caysen City on a Hill 6 2022-05-17 Breast cancer 3 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Ray Liotta James "Big Jim" Keene Black Bird 6 2022-05-26 Heart failure and pulmonary edema 1 Miniseries. Filmed a year before his death.[citation needed]
Billy Kametz Ren and Ash's Rotom Phone Pokémon (English dub) 65 2022-06-09 Colon cancer 25 Character recast; replaced by Barrett Leddy.[citation needed]
Niccolo Attack on Titan (English dub) 8 4 Series ended.[citation needed]
Naofumi Iwatani Rising of the Shield Hero (English dub) 2 Character recast; replaced by Stephen Fu.[citation needed]
Macaque Lego Monkie Kid 37 4 Character recast; replaced by Alejandro Saab.[citation needed]
Jak Knight DeVon Big Mouth 28 2022-07-14 Suicide by gunshot 6 Character written out without explanation.[citation needed]
Paul Sorvino Frank Costello Godfather of Harlem 11 2022-07-25 Undisclosed 3 Character written out without explanation.[citation needed]
Bernard Cribbins Wilfred Mott Doctor Who 10 2022-07-28 Undisclosed 1 Cribbins posthumously appeared in the 60th anniversary special, "Wild Blue Yonder", as he had filmed his scenes for the special shortly before his death.[32]
Anne Heche Jocelyn's mother The Idol 6 2022-08-12 Injuries caused by motor vehicle crash 1 Character written out and scenes with her character filmed before her death were deleted.[citation needed]
Coolio Kwanzaa-bot Futurama 4 2022-09-28 Accidental fentanyl overdose 8 Recorded his lines for the revival before his death.[citation needed]
Leslie Jordan Phil Call Me Kat 39 2022-10-24 Sudden cardiac dysfunction 3 Character written out as having moved to Tahiti. Jordan completed filming on eight episodes for the third season before his death, four of which aired posthumously.[citation needed]
Stephen "tWitch" Boss Himself/Judge So You Think You Can Dance 2022-12-13 Suicide 17 Replaced by a new judging panel.[citation needed]
Ignacio López Tarso Don Lorenzo Vecinos 4 2023-03-11 Pneumonia 14 Character killed off in season 15. His final appearance in Vecinos was the season 14 episode "Foto familiar", originally aired eight days after his death.[citation needed]
Lance Reddick Zeus Percy Jackson and the Olympians 1 2023-03-16 Heart disease 1 Filming completed before his death, the episode he appeared on, "The Prophecy Comes True", premiered ten months after his death, and was dedicated to his memory.[33] Later, character recast by Courtney B. Vance in season 2.[34]
Lex Luthor Kite Man: Hell Yeah! 4 Series premiered over a year after his death. Later recast by Amuche Chukudebelu for remaining episodes.[citation needed]
Marion Game Huguette Scènes de ménages 1504+ 2023-03-23 14 Character killed off.[35]
Charles Stanley Host In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley 2023-04-18 27 Series ended.[citation needed]
Jock Zonfrillo Host/Judge MasterChef Australia 234 2023-04-30 Undisclosed 15 Replaced by a new judging panel.[citation needed]
Jacklyn Zeman Bobbie Spencer General Hospital 1,201 2023-05-10 Cancer 50 Character killed off.[citation needed]
Samantha Weinstein Clara Tinhorn Dino Ranch 2023-05-14 Ovarian cancer 3 Series ended, replaced by spin-off series Dino Ranch: Island Explorers.[citation needed]
Ray Stevenson[36] Baylan Skroll Ahsoka 8 2023-05-21 1 Character recast by Rory McCann in season 2.[37][38]
Treat Williams Lenny Ross Blue Bloods 6 2023-06-12 Motorcycle accident 14 Character killed off from cancer in the season 14 episode, "Fear No Evil".[citation needed]
William S. Paley Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 8 1 Miniseries. Filmed before his death.[citation needed]
Angus Cloud Fezco "Fez" O'Neill Euphoria 16 2023-07-31 Drug overdose caused by acute intoxication 3 Character written out and is in prison off-screen.[39]
Johnny Hardwick Dale Gribble King of the Hill 258 2023-08-08 Undisclosed 14 Recorded his lines for six episodes of the revival series before his death. Character recast by Toby Huss for the remaining episodes.[40][41]
Ron Cephas Jones Elijah Muhammad Genius: MLK/X 8 2023-08-19 Undisclosed 4 Miniseries.[42]
David McCallum[43][44] Donald "Ducky" Mallard NCIS 372 2023-09-25 Natural causes 21 Character killed off in his sleep in the season 21 episode, "The Stories We Leave Behind". After McCallum’s death, Adam Campbell continued to portray the younger version of McCallum’s character in the second season of NCIS: Origins and the 23rd season of NCIS. [citation needed]
Haydn Gwynne Queen Camilla The Windsors 20 2023-10-20 Cancer 4 TBD. Production on the fourth series suspended for unrelated reason.[45]
Andre Braugher A. B. Wyner The Residence 4 2023-12-11 Lung cancer 1 Character recast; replaced by Giancarlo Esposito.[46] Character killed off in the pilot episode, "The Fall of the House of Usher".
Steve Halliwell Zak Dingle Emmerdale 2,795 2023-12-15 Undisclosed Character killed off.[citation needed]
Kamar de los Reyes Hector Ayala / White Tiger Daredevil: Born Again 2 2023-12-24 Cancer 1 Character killed off in the season 1 episode, "The Hollow of His Hand".[citation needed]
Coach Montes All American 8 6 TBD. Eighth season currently in production.[citation needed]
Adan Canto Arman Morales The Cleaning Lady 26 2024-01-08 Appendiceal cancer 3 Character killed off by sacrificing himself in the season 3 episode, "El Reloj".[47][48]
Bill Hayes Doug Williams Days of Our Lives 2,157 2024-01-12 Undisclosed 59 His final appearance premiered on July 11, 2024, six months after his death. His onscreen death occurred on the November 28, 2024 episode.[citation needed]
Carl Weathers Greef Karga The Mandalorian 10 2024-02-01 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease 3 Series cancelled; Season 4 scrapped and reworked into The Mandalorian and Grogu.[citation needed]
Kenneth Mitchell Joe The Old Man 3 2024-02-24 ALS 2 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Tarako[49][50] Momoko "Maruko" Sakura Chibi Maruko-chan 1,421 2024-03-04 Undisclosed 34 Character recast, replaced by Kokoro Kikuchi.[citation needed]
Chance Perdomo Andre Anderson Gen V 8 2024-03-29 Motorcycle accident 2 Character killed off-screen in a failed escape attempt of using his powers.[citation needed]
Cole Brings Plenty Pete Plenty Clouds 1923 2 2024-04-05 Undisclosed 2 Character recast, replaced by Jeremy Gauna.[51]
Brian McCardie Isaac Grant Outlander: Blood of My Blood 10 2024-04-28 Aortic dissection 1 TBD. Series premiered over a year after his death. Second season currently in production.[citation needed]
Bernard Hill Tom Carson The Responder 5 2024-05-05 Undisclosed 2 TBD. Season 2 premiere aired on the day of his death.[citation needed]
Philip Williams Buzz Cyberchase 2024-09-08 Undisclosed 15 Character recast; replaced by Peter Cugno.[citation needed]
David Graham Grandpa Pig and Mr. Zebra the Postman Peppa Pig 95 2024-09-20 Undisclosed 8 Episodes featuring Graham's voice continues to be released until 2027.[citation needed]
Drake Hogestyn John Black Days of Our Lives 4,425 2024-09-28 Pancreatic cancer 59 His final appearance premiered on September 9, 2024, two weeks before his death. Character killed off of a gunshot wound.[citation needed]
Liam Payne Himself/Judge Building the Band 10 2024-10-16 Falling from height 1 Completed filming two months before Payne's death. Series released ten months after his death.[citation needed]
Paul Teal Pastor Pete The Hunting Wives 6 2024-11-15 Neuroendocrine tumor 1 TBD. Series premiered nine months after his death. Second season currently in production.[citation needed]
Linda Lavin Sybil Schneiderman Mid-Century Modern 8 2024-12-29 Lung cancer 1 Died during production of the first season. Completed seven episodes of a ten-episode order before her death, with scenes featuring Lavin filmed for the fourth episode used in episode eight. Series premiered three months after her death, with character killed off of a heart attack in the episode, "Here's to You, Mrs. Schneiderman".[citation needed]
Phyllis No Good Deed 3 1 Series cancelled.[citation needed]
Lee Joo-sil Park Mal-soon, Hwang Jun-ho's mother Squid Game 2 2025-02-02 Stomach Cancer 3 Character written out as having moved to Los Angeles.[citation needed]
Lynne Marie Stewart Bonnie Kelly It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 18 2025-02-21 Cancer 17 TBD.[citation needed]
Jonathan Joss John Redcorn King of the Hill 2025-06-01 Murdered by gunshot wounds 15 TBD. Fourteenth/revival season completed before Joss' death, which he recorded dialogue for four episodes and premiered two months after his death. 15th season currently in production.[citation needed]
Anne Burrell Host/Judge Worst Cooks in America 210 2025-06-17 Suicide 29 Season 29 was filmed before her death and was released posthumously. Replaced by a new judging panel.[citation needed]
Joe Marinelli Donny Spagnoli The Morning Show 22 2025-06-22 Undisclosed 4 TBD.[citation needed]
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Master Eiji, the Swordmaker Blue Eye Samurai 6 2025-12-04 Stroke 2 TBD. Season 2 currently in production and scheduled to premiere in 2026, after Tagawa's death.[citation needed]
Rob Reiner Albert Schnur The Bear 3 2025-12-14 Murdered by stabbing 5 TBD. Fifth season currently in production.[52]
Catherine O'Hara Patty Leigh The Studio 10 2026-01-30 Pulmonary embolism 2 TBD. Second season currently in production.[53]
Gail The Last of Us 3 3 TBD. Third season currently in production.[53]
James Van Der Beek Dean Wilson Elle 2026-02-11 Colorectal cancer 2 TBD. First season filmed before his death. Second season currently in production.[54]
Eric Dane Cal Jacobs Euphoria 18 2026-02-19 ALS 3 Third season filmed before his death. Series ended.[55]
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