~Dearly Departed~


NOTE: Due to the very large community that makes up sports celebrities and world leaders, the passing dates of these people are listed separately, and alphabetically by last name, on their individual pages.


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~A~

List


 

Aaliyah

Profession Singer/Actress
Claim To Fame songs: "Try Again", "Back & Forth", "One In A Million"
actress: 'Queen Of The Damned'; 'Romeo Must Die'
Date Of Passing August 25, 2001

 


 

Abbott, Philip

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Search For Tomorrow'; "Arthur Ward" 'The FBI'; 'Rich Man, Poor Man: Book 2'; 'Escape From Bogen County'; 'Savannah Smiles'; "Nick Fury" 'Iron Man' (1994)/"Nick Fury"/"Wardell Stromm" 'Spider-Man' (1994)
Date Of Passing February 23, 1998

 


 

Ackerman, Bettye

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Dr. Maggie Graham" 'Ben Casey'; 'Return To Peyton Place'
Date Of Passing November 1, 2006

 


 

Adair, Red

Profession Firefighter
Claim To Fame Inspiration for 'The Hellfighters'
Date Of Passing August 9, 2004

 


 

Adams, Cecily

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'SCTV'; "Ishka/Moogie" 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'
Date Of Passing March 3, 2004

 


 

Adams, Don

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Tennessee Tuxedo" 'Tennessee Tuxedo & His Tales'/'Underdog' (1964); "Maxwell Smart/Agent 86" 'Get Smart' (1965 & 1995)/'The Nude Bomb'/'Get Smart, Again!'; "Inspector Gadget" 'Inspector Gadget' (1983); 'Back To The Beach'; "Gadget Boy" 'Gadget Boy & Heather'; "Brain" 'Inspector Gadget' (1999)
Date Of Passing September 25, 2005

 


 

Adams, Douglas

Profession Author
Claim To Fame books: "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy", "The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe", "Life, The Universe & Everything", "So Long, & Thanks For All The Fish", "Mostly Harmless"
Date Of Passing May 11, 2001

 


 

Adams, Edie

Profession Actress/Singer
Claim To Fame 'The Ernie Kovacs Show'; 'Ernie In Kovacsland'; 'Under The Yum Yum Tree'; 'It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World'; 'Up In Smoke'; 'The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'
Date Of Passing October 15, 2008

 


 

Adams, Mason

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Another World'; "Charlie Hume" 'Lou Grant'; 'Revenge Of The Stepford Wives'; 'The Kid With The Broken Halo'; "The Cat In The Hat/Narrator" 'The Grinch Grinches The Cat In The Hat'; 'The Night They Saved Christmas'; 'F/X'; 'Toy Soldiers'; 'Son In Law'; 'From The Earth To The Moon' (1998)
Date Of Passing April 26, 2005

 


 

Agar, John

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Fort Apache'; 'She Wore A Yellow Ribbon'; 'Sands Of Iwo Jima'; 'Revenge Of The Creature'; 'The Mole People'; 'Attack Of The Puppet People'; 'Curse Of The Swamp Creature, 'Zontar The Thing From Venus'
Date Of Passing April 9, 2002

 


 

Ainley, Anthony

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "The Master" 'Doctor Who' (1963)
Date Of Passing May 3, 2004

 


 

Albert, Eddie

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Brother Rat'; 'You're In The Navy Now'; 'Roman Holiday' (1953); 'Oklahoma!'; 'Attack'; 'The Sun Also Rises'; 'The Longest Day'; "Oliver Wendell Douglas" 'Green Acres'/ 'Petticoat Junction'/'The Beverly Hillbillies'/'Return To Green Acres'; 'The Longest Yard' (1974); 'Escape From Witch Mountain' (1975)/'Beyond Witch Mountain'; 'The Concorde: Airport '79'; 'How To Beat The High Co$t Of Living'; 'Take This Job & Shove It'; 'Yes, Giorgio'; 'Falcon Crest'; 'War & Remembrance'; 'Brenda Starr' (1989); "Vulture/Adrian Toomes" 'Spider-Man' (1994)
Date Of Passing May 26, 2005

 


 

Albert, Edward

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Butterflies Are Free'; 'Midway'; 'Galaxy Of Terror'; 'Butterfly'; "Jeff Wainwright" 'Falcon Crest'; "Elliot Burch" 'Beauty & The Beast' (1987); "Zayra" 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episode "A Man Alone"; 'Guarding Tess'; "Daredevil/Matt Murdock" 'Spider-Man' (1994); "Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd" 'Fantastic Four' (1994) episode "Doomsday"; 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'; 'Port Charles'; 'Mimic 2'
Date Of Passing September 22, 2006

 


 

Aletter, Frank

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Mister Roberts', "Buddy" 'Bringing Up Buddy'; "Mac" 'It's About Time'; 'Tora! Tora! Tora!'; "Major Stoner" 'MASH' (1972) episode "For The Good Of The Outfit"; 'Private School'
Date Of Passing May 13, 2009

 


 

Allen, Dave

Profession Comedian/Host
Claim To Fame 'Dave Allen At Large'
Date Of Passing March 10, 2005

 


 

Allen, Elizabeth

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Paul Lynde Show'; 'Donovan's Reef'; 'CPO Sharkey'
Date Of Passing September 19, 2006

 


 

Allen, Steve

Profession Singer/Actor/Host
Claim To Fame 'The Steve Allen Show'; 'The Benny Goodman Story'; 'Rich Man, Poor Man'; 'St. Elsewhere'
Date Of Passing October 31, 2000

 


 

Allwine, Wayne

Profession Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Mickey Mouse" (1977-2009) - 'The New Mickey Mouse Club'; 'Mickey's Christmas Carol'; 'Totally Minnie'; 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'; 'Mickey's 60th Birthday'; 'The Prince & The Pauper'; 'Bonkers' episode "I Oughta Be In Toons"; 'A Goofy Movie'; 'Runaway Brain'; 'The Spirit Of Mickey'; 'Mickey's New Car'; 'How To Haunt A Mouse'; 'Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas'; 'Mickey Mouse Works'; 'Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In At The House Of Mouse'; 'Mickey's House Of Villains'; 'House Of Mouse'; 'Mickey's PhilharMagic'; 'The Lion King 1½'; 'Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers'; 'Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas'; 'Mickey Saves Santa & Other Mouseketales'; 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'; 'Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt'; 'Mickey's Treat'
3rd voice of Mickey Mouse
Date Of Passing May 18, 2009

 


 

Allyson, June

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Three Musketeers' (1948); 'Little Women' (1949); 'The Glenn Miller Story'; 'Vegas'
Date Of Passing July 8, 2006

 


 

Altman, Robert

Profession Director
Claim To Fame 'MASH' (1970); 'Popeye' (1980); 'Come Back To The Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean'; 'Dr T & The Women'; 'Gosford Park'; 'A Prairie Home Companion'
Date Of Passing November 20, 2006

 


 

Alyn, Kirk

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Superman" (1948-1951); 'Superman' (1978)
Date Of Passing March 14, 1999

 


 

Anderson, Lew

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Clarabell The Clown" 'It's Howdy Doody Time'
Date Of Passing May 14, 2006

 


 

Andrews, Tige

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Phil Silvers Show'; 'China Doll'; 'Gomer Pyle, USMC'; "Kras" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode "Friday's Child"; "Adam Greer" 'The Mod Squad' (1968)/'Return Of The Mod Squad'; 'CHiPS'
Date Of Passing January 27, 2007

 


 

Anderson, Bob

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "young George Bailey" 'It's A Wonderful Life'; "Terry Moore" 'The Further Adventures Of Spin & Marty'
Date Of Passing June 6, 2008

 


 

Andes, Keith

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Clash By Night'; 'Back From Eternity'; 'Tora!, Tora!, Tora!'; "Akuta" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode 'The Apple'
Date Of Passing November 11, 2005

 


 

Applegate, Royce

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Attack On Terror: The FBI vs. The Ku Klux Klan'; 'Harper Valley PTA'; 'Centennial'; 'Alligator'; 'Flamingo Road'; 'History Of The World: pt. I'; 'The Blue & The Gray'; 'Splash'; 'Gettysburg'; "Chief Manilow Crocker" 'SeaQuest DSV'; "'I Love You' Dog" 'Doctor Dolittle' (1998); 'Gods & Generals'; 'Seabiscuit' (2003); 'Intolerable Cruelty'
Date Of Passing January 1, 2003

 


 

Archard, Bernard

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Marcus Scarman"/"Bragen" 'Doctor Who' (1963)
Date Of Passing May 1, 2008

 


 

Arledge, Roone

Profession President ABC's Sports & News Departments (1977-1998)
Claim To Fame created: '20/20', 'World News Tonight', 'The Week', 'Nightline', 'Primetime Live', 'Monday Night Football'
Date Of Passing December 5, 2002

 


 

Arnold, Eddy

Profession Country Music Singer/Songwriter
Claim To Fame songs: "What Is Life Without Love", "I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)", "Anytime", "Bouquet Of Roses", "Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long, Long Way)", "One Kiss Too Many", "I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love)", "Kentucky Waltz", "I Wanna Play House With You", "Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time", "I Really Don't Want To Know", "The Cattle Call", "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Trouble In Mind", "What's He Doin' In My World", "Make The World Go Away", "I Want To Go With You", "The Tip Of My Fingers", "Somebody Like Me", "Turn The World Around"
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
(2005)
Date Of Passing May 8, 2008

 


 

Asinof, Eliot

Profession Fiction/Non-Fiction Author
Claim To Fame books: "Eight Men Out", "Final Judgment", "Off-Season", "Man On Spikes", "Strike Zone", "The 10-Second Jailbreak", "Dreaming Baseball", "Extra Innings"
Date Of Passing June 10, 2008

 


 

Askin, Leon

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "General Burkhalter" 'Hogan's Heroes'
Date Of Passing June 3, 2005

 


 

Asprin, Robert

Profession Fantasy Author
Claim To Fame books: "Tambu", "The Bug Wars", "Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe", "Catwoman", "License Invoked", "For King & Country", "E.Godz", "Dragons Wild", "MythAdventures" series, "Duncan & Mallory" series, "Phule's Company" series, "Time Scout" series, "Cold Cash" series, "Wartorn" series
Date Of Passing May 22, 2008

 


 

Atkins, Chet

Profession Guitarist/Producer
Claim To Fame songs: "Mr. Sandman", "Silver Bell"
Date Of Passing June 30, 2001

 


 

Axton, Hoyt

Profession Singer/Actor
Claim To Fame songs: "Boney Fingers", "When The Morning Comes", "Della & The Dealer"
movies: 'Gremlins'
Date Of Passing October 26, 1999

 


~B~

List


 

Backus, Henny

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Native Mother" 'Gilligan's Island' episode "Gilligan's Mother-In-Law"; "Mrs. Cora Dithers" 'Blondie' (1968); 'Hello Down There'
Date Of Passing December 9, 2004

 


 

Backus, Jim

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Ma & Pa Kettle Go To Town'; 'Mr. Magoo' (shorts)/'Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol'/'Famous Adventures Of Mr. Magoo'/'What's New, Mr. Magoo?'; "Judge Bradley Stevens" 'I Married Joan'; 'Francis In The Navy'; 'It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World'; "Thurston Howell III" 'Gilligan's Island'/'The New Adventures Of Gilligan'/'Rescue From Gilligan's Island'/'The Castaways On Gilligan's Island'/'The Harlem Globetrotters On Gilligan's Island'/' 'Gilligan's Planet'; 'Damn Yankees!' (1967); "Mr. Dithers" 'Blondie' (1968); 'Hello Down There'; 'Wake Me When The War Is Over'; 'Cockeyed Cowboys Of Calico County'; 'The Girl Most Likely To...'; 'Miracle On 34th Street' (1973); "Zaccariah"/"Harry Mathews" 'The Brady Bunch' episodes "Ghost Town USA", "Grand Canyon Or Bust", "The Hustler"; "Narrator/Santa Claus" 'Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus'; 'CHOMPS'
Date Of Passing July 3, 1989

 


 

Baer, Parley

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Mayor Stoner" 'The Andy Griffith Show'; 'The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet'; 'The Addams Family' (1964); 'Doctor Detroit'; 'Newhart'; "Old Man" 'Star Trek: Voyager' episode "Sacred Ground"
voice actor: "Chester" 'Gunsmoke' (radio program); voice of "Ernie Elf" in the Keebler cookie commercials
Date Of Passing November 22, 2002

 


 

Ball, Harvey

Profession Inventor
Claim To Fame creator of the "smiley face button"
Date Of Passing April 12, 2001

 


 

Bancroft, Anne

Profession Actress/Voice Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Kid From Left Field'; 'The Miracle Worker' (1962); 'The Graduate'; 'The Hindenburg'; 'Lipstick'; 'Jesus Of Nazareth'; 'Fatso'; 'The Elephant Man'; 'To Be Or Not To Be'; 'Agnes Of God'; 'Torch Song Trilogy'; 'Honeymoon In Vegas'; 'Love Potion #9'; 'Point Of No Return'; 'Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All'; 'How To Make An American Quilt'; 'Dracula: Dead & Loving It'; 'GI Jane'; "Queen" 'Antz'; 'Heartbreakers' (2001)
Date Of Passing June 6, 2005

 


 

Bannen, Ian

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Flight Of The Phoenix' (1965); 'Jesus Of Nazareth'; 'Gandhi'; 'Gorky Park'; 'Ghost Dad'; 'Braveheart'; 'Waking Ned Devine'
Date Of Passing November 3, 1999

 


 

Barbera, Joseph

Profession Cartoonist/Co-Founder "Hanna/Barbera"
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing December 18, 2006

 


 

Barrett, Syd

Profession Rock Music Singer/Songwriter
Claim To Fame group: Pink Floyd
songs: "Astronomy Domine", "See Emily Play", "The Happiest Day Of Our Lives", "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)", "Echoes", "Hey You", "Marooned", "The Great Gig In The Sky", "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun", "Money", "Keep Talking", "Sheep", "Sorrow", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7)", "Time", "The Fletcher Memorial Home", "Comfortably Numb", "When The Tigers Broke Free", "One Of These Days", "Us & Them", "Learning To Fly", "Arnold Layne", "Wish You Were Here", "Jug Band Blues", "High Hopes", "Bike"

UK Music Hall Of Fame

(as Pink Floyd)

(2004)

Date Of Passing July 7, 2006

 


 

Barrett-Roddenberry, Majel

Profession Actress/Voice Actress
Claim To Fame "Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Rutherford" 'Leave It To Beaver' (1957); 'The Quick & The Dead' (1963); 'A Guide For The Married Man'; "Christine Chapel"/"Enterprise computer" 'Star Trek' (1966)/'Star Trek: The Motion Picture'/'The Voyage Home'/ 'Generations'/'First Contact'; 'The Questor Tapes'; 'Planet Earth'; 'Genesis 2'; 'Westworld'; 'The Man In The Santa Claus Suit'; "Lwaxana Troi"/"computer voice" 'Star Trek: The Next Generation/ 'Deep Space Nine'; 'Mommy'; "Lady Morella" 'Babylon 5' episode "Point Of No Return"; "Anna Watson" 'Spider-Man' (1994) episodes "Sins Of The Fathers Chapter 1: Doctor Strange", "Partners In Danger Chapter 8: The Return Of The Green Goblin", "The Wedding"; "Julianne Belman" 'Earth: Final Conflict'; "computer voice" 'Star Trek: Voyager'; "Defiant Computer"/ "Enterprise-D computer" 'Star Trek: Enterprise' episodes "In A Mirror, Darkly" pt. 2, "These Are The Voyages..."

wife of Gene Roddenberry; only actor/actress to have a role in all 5 'Star Trek' series, the animated series & the movies - voice of the ship's computer for all of the series

Date Of Passing December 18, 2008

 


 

Barrymore, Jr., John

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Sundowners'; 'Thunderbirds' (1952); 'While The City Sleeps'; 'The Shadow On The Window'; 'High School Confidential!'; 'Never Love A Stranger'; 'Night Of The Quarter Moon'; 'The Clones'
Date Of Passing November 29, 2004

 


 

Bartel, Paul

Profession Director
Claim To Fame 'Eating Raoul'; 'Death Race 2000'
Date Of Passing May 13, 2000

 


 

Barton, Eileen

Profession Singer
Claim To Fame song: "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake"
Date Of Passing June 27, 2006

 


 

Barty, Billy

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Bride Of Frankenstein' (1935); "Babby" 'Peter Gunn'; 'Roustabout'; 'Harum Scarum'; "Googy Gopher/Orville Pelican" 'Pufnstuf'; "Sparky The Firefly" 'The Bugaloos'; "Sigmund Ooze" 'Sigmund & The Seamonsters'; 'WC Fields & Me'; 'Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood'; "Hugo" 'Dr. Shrinker'; 'The Happy Hooker Goes To Washington'; 'Rabbit Test'; 'Foul Play'; 'Skatetown, USA'; 'Under The Rainbow'; 'Legend'; 'Rumpelstiltskin'; "Gwildor" 'Masters Of The Universe' (1987); 'Willow'; 'UHF'
Date Of Passing December 23, 2000

 


 

Beck, Jackson

Profession Voice Actor/Narrator
Claim To Fame "Bluto" 'Popeye' cartoons; 'The Edge Of Night'
Date Of Passing July 29, 2004

 


 

Bel Geddes, Barbara

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Long Night'; 'I Remember Mama'; 'Vertigo'; "Eleanor Southworth 'Miss Ellie' Ewing" 'Dallas'
Date Of Passing August 8, 2005

 


 

Bell, Bob

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 1st actor to play Bozo The Clown on WGN-TV
Date Of Passing December 8, 1997

 


 

Benchley, Peter

Profession Author
Claim To Fame books: "Jaws", "The Deep", "The Island"; "The Beast"
Date Of Passing February 11, 2006

 


 

Benedict, Paul

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Double-Barrelled Detective Story'; "The Mad Painter" 'Sesame Street' (1969-1976); 'The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'; 'Jeremiah Johnson'; "Donald Kauldor" 'Kojak' (1973) episode "Slay Ride"; "minister" 'Maude' episode "All Psyched Out"; "Harry Bentley" 'The Jeffersons'/'All In The Family' episode "The Jeffersons Move On Up"; 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977); 'The Electric Grandmother'; 'The Blue & The Gray'; 'This Is Spinal Tap'; "Friedrich Hoffman" 'Murder, She Wrote' episode "Sticks & Stones"; 'Arthur: On The Rocks'; 'The Freshman'; 'Sibling Rivalry'; "Mr. Ludlow" 'A Different World' episode "Risk Around The Dollar"; "Beaks" 'Tales From The Crypt' (1989) episode "Top Billing"; 'The Addams Family' (1991); 'Attack Of The 50 Ft. Woman'; 'The Devil's Advocate'; "Mr. Elinoff" 'Seinfeld' episode "The Cartoon"; "Jeremy" 'The Drew Carey Show' episode "Drew & The Life-Size Jim Thome Cut-Out"; 'A Mighty Wind'
Date Of Passing December 1, 2008

 


 

Bennett, Bruce

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Tarzan" 'The New Adventures Of Tarzan'; 'Tarzan & The Green Goddess'

US men's shot put - silver medalist 1928

(under real name Brix, Herman)

Date Of Passing February 27, 2007

 


 

Bennett, John

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The House That Dripped Blood'; "General Finch"/"Li H'sen Chang" 'Doctor Who' (1963) episodes "Invasion: pt. 1", "The Talons Of Weng-Chiang" 1-5; 'The Fifth Element'
Date Of Passing April 11, 2005

 


 

Benson, Millie

Profession Author
Claim To Fame books: "Nancy Drew" series
Date Of Passing May 29, 2002

 


 

Bentley, Lamont

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Moesha'; 'Buffalo Soldiers'; 'Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story'; 'The Parkers'
Date Of Passing January 18, 2005

 


 

Berenstain, Stan

Profession Author
Claim To Fame books: "The Berenstain Bears" series
Date Of Passing November 26, 2005

 


 

Bergere, Lee

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Abraham Lincoln" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode 'The Savage Curtain'; 'Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice' (1969); "Joseph Aynders" 'Dynasty'; 'North & South'; 'Falcon Crest'
Date Of Passing January 31, 2007

 


 

Bergman, Ingmar

Profession Director/Screenwriter
Claim To Fame 'Crisis'; 'It Rains On Our Love'; 'A Ship To India'; 'Music In Darkness'; 'Port Of Call'; 'Prison'; 'Thirst/Three Strange Loves'; 'This Can't Happen Here'; 'To Joy'; 'Summer Interlude'; 'Secrets Of Women'; 'Sawdust & Tinsel'; 'Summer With Monika'; 'A Lesson In Love'; 'Dreams'; 'Smiles Of A Summer Night'; 'The Seventh Seal'; 'Wild Strawberries'; 'The Magician/The Face'; 'Brink Of Life'; 'The Devil's Eye'; 'The Virgin Spring'; 'Through A Glass Darkly'; 'Winter Light'; 'The Silence'; 'All These Women'; 'Persona'; 'Hour Of The Wolf'; 'Shame'; 'The Rite'; 'The Passion Of Anna'; 'The Touch'; 'Cries & Whispers'; 'Scenes From A Marriage'; 'The Magic Flute'; 'Face To Face'; 'The Serpent's Egg'; 'Autumn Sonata'; 'From The Life Of The Marionettes'; 'Fanny & Alexander'; 'Karin's Face'; 'After The Rehearsal'; 'In The Presence Of A Clown'; 'Saraband'
Date Of Passing July 30, 2007

 


 

Bergman, Mary Kay

Profession Voice Actress
Claim To Fame "Babette" 'Beauty & The Beast' (1991); "Dr. Blight" 'Captain Planet & The Planeteers'; "Princess Annelle" 'Fantastic Four' (1994) episode "Behold, A Distant Star"; "Quasimodo's mother" 'The Hunchback Of Notre Dame' (1996); (multiple voices) 'South Park'/'South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut'/'Christmas In South Park'; "Gwen Stacy" 'Spider-Man' (1994) episode "Spider Wars, Chapter 2'; "Barbara Gordon/Batgirl" 'Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'; "Si" 'Lady & The Tramp 2'; "Fox/Wolverine 3" 'Balto 2'; "Daphne" "Scooby-Doo" animated movies
Date Of Passing November 11, 1999

 


 

Berle, Milton "Uncle Miltie"

Profession Comedian/Actor/Host
Claim To Fame 'The Milton Berle Show'; 'Texaco Star Theater'; 'It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World'; 'Who's Minding The Mint?'; "Louie The Lilac" 'Batman' (1966) episodes "Louie The Lilac", "Louie's Lethal Lilac Time"; 'The Muppet Movie'
Date Of Passing March 27, 2002

 


 

Berry, Fred "Rerun"

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Fred 'Rerun' Stubbs" 'What's Happening!'/'What's Happening Now!'
Date Of Passing October 22, 2003

 


 

Berry, Jan

Profession Rock & Roll Music Singer
Claim To Fame group: Jan & Dean
songs: "Surf City", "Drag City", "Dead Man's Curve", "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
Date Of Passing March 26, 2004

 


 

Biggs, Richard

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Dr. Stephen Franklin" 'Babylon 5'/'Babylon 5: Crusade'; 'Days Of Our Lives'; "Dr. Milo Morton" 'Strong Medicine'
Date Of Passing May 22, 2004

 


 

Bird, Billie

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Young Doctors In Love'; 'Sixteen Candles'; "Mother Kelp" 'Happy Days' episode "So How Was Your Weekend?"; "Mrs. Rose Cassidy" 'Benson'; 'One Crazy Summer'; 'Police Academy' pts. 4,6; "Mrs. Philbert" 'Dear John' (1988); 'Ernest Saves Christmas'; 'Dennis The Menace' (1993)
Date Of Passing November 27, 2002

 


 

Birrel, Peter

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Draconian Prince" 'Doctor Who' (1963) episode 'Frontier In Space: pt. 1'; 'War & Remembrance'
Date Of Passing June 23, 2004

 


 

Bishop, Joey

Profession Comedian/Actor
Claim To Fame 'Ocean's Eleven' (1960); 'The Joey Bishop Show'; 'Texas Across The River'; 'Who's Minding The Mint?'; 'Betsy's Wedding'
"Rat Pack" member
Date Of Passing October 17, 2007

 


 

Blackwell, Richard

Profession Fashion Critic
Claim To Fame "Worst Dressed List"
Date Of Passing October 19, 2008

 


 

Blake, Whitney

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Dorothy Baxter" 'Hazel'
Date Of Passing September 28, 2002

 


 

Blodgett, Michael

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Macbeth' (1961); "Jim" 'The Munsters' episode "Herman's Sorority Caper"; 'Meet Me In St. Louis' (1966); '40 Guns To Apache Pass'; 'Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls'; 'There Was A Crooked Man...'; "Matthew Roberts" 'Ironside' episode "The Quincunx"; 'The Velvet Vampire'; "Prince"/"King Alex X Of Tourembourg" '' episodes "Glitter Rock" pts. 1,2; 'Disco Fever'
Date Of Passing November 14, 2007

 


 

Bloom, David

Profession News Correspondent
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing April 6, 2003

 


 

Bond, Tommy

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Our Gang'/'The Little Rascals'; "Jimmy Olsen" 'The Adventures Of Superman' (1948 serials)
Date Of Passing September 24, 2005

 


 

Booke, Sorrell

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Boss Hogg" 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' (1979)/'The Dukes'; 'What's Up, Doc?'; "General Wilson Spaulding Barker" 'MASH' (1972) episodes "Requiem For A Lightweight", "Chief Surgeon Who?"; 'Rich Man, Poor Man: Book 2'; 'Freaky Friday' (1976); 'Soap'
Date Of Passing February 11, 1994

 


 

Booth, James

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Zulu'; 'Airport '77; 'Zorro, The Gay Blade'; 'American Ninja 4'; 'Twin Peaks'
Date Of Passing August 11, 2005

 


 

Borge, Victor

Profession Pianist/Humorist
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing December 23, 2000

 


 

Botts, Mike

Profession Musician/Drummer
Claim To Fame songs: "Make It With You", "Let Your Love Go", "Baby I'm-A Want You", "Lost Without Your Love"
Date Of Passing December 9, 2005

 


 

Bowdon, Dorris

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Drums Along The Mohawk'; 'The Grapes Of Wrath'
Date Of Passing August 9, 2005

 


 

Boyle, Peter

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Young Frankenstein'; 'Taxi Driver'; 'Beyond The Poseidon Adventure'; 'Yellowbeard'; 'Johnny Dangerously'; 'Red Heat'; 'Speed Zone!'; 'Kickboxer 2'; 'Honeymoon In Vegas'; 'Malcolm X'; 'The Santa Clause' 1-3; 'NYPD Blue'; 'While You Were Sleeping'; 'Species 2'; 'Monster's Ball'; 'The Adventures Of Pluto Nash'; 'Scooby-Doo 2'; 'Everybody Loves Raymond'
Date Of Passing December 12, 2006

 


 

Bradley, Ed

Profession News Correspondent
Claim To Fame '60 Minutes'
Date Of Passing November 9, 2006

 


 

Brady, Charles

Profession Astronaut
Claim To Fame Captain, USN - shuttle Columbia on mission STS-78
Date Of Passing July 23, 2006

 


 

Brandis, Jonathan

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Wrong Guys'; 'Stepfather 2'; 'The NeverEnding Story 2'; 'Stephen King's It'; 'Ladybugs'; 'Sidekicks'; 'SeaQuest DSV'; 'Hart's War'
Date Of Passing November 12, 2003

 


 

Brando, Christian

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Secret Life Of An American Wife'; 'Yentl'; 'AD'
Date Of Passing January 26, 2008

 


 

Brando, Jocelyn

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Dallas'; 'Step Down To Terror'; 'Movie Movie'; 'Mommie Dearest'; 'Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land'
Date Of Passing November 27, 2005

 


 

Brando, Marlon

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951); 'Julius Caesar' (1953); 'On The Waterfront'; 'Guys & Dolls'; 'Mutiny On The Bounty' (1962); 'The Godfather'; 'Superman: The Movie' (1978); 'Roots: The Next Generations'; 'Apocalypse Now'; 'The Freshman'; 'Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'; 'Don Juan DeMarco'; 'The Island Of Dr. Moreau' (1996)
Date Of Passing July 1, 2004

 


 

Branigan, Laura

Profession Rock Music Singer
Claim To Fame songs: "Gloria", "Solitaire", "Self Control"
Date Of Passing August 28, 2004

 


 

Brewer, Teresa

Profession Pop/Jazz Music Singer
Claim To Fame songs: "(Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music!", "Let Me Go Lover", "Till I Waltz Again With You", "Ricochet", "Tear Fell", "Bell Bottom Blues", "Anymore", "Jilted", "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now", "How Important Can It Be?", "Banjo's Back In Town", "Hula Hoop Song", "How Do You Know It's Love", "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)", "Sing Sing Sing", "Empty Arms", "Tweedle Dee", "You Send Me", "Sweet Old Fashioned Girl"
Date Of Passing October 17, 2007

 


 

Brian, Mary

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Wendy Darling" 'Peter Pan' (1924); 'The Virginian' (1929); 'The World Gone Mad'; 'Charlie Chan In Paris'; 'Man On The Flying Trapeze'
Date Of Passing December 30, 2002

 


 

Brierly, David

Profession Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "K-9" 'Doctor Who' (1963)
Date Of Passing June 10, 2008

 


 

Brierly, Roger

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Trevor"/"Drathro" 'Doctor Who' (1963) episodes "Volcano", "The Trial Of A Time Lord: pt. 1"
Date Of Passing September 23, 2005

 


 

Bright, Richard

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Godfather' 1-3; 'Looking For Mr. Goodbar'; 'Hair'; 'Two Of A Kind' (1983); 'Brighton Beach Memoirs'; 'Red Heat'; 'The Ref'
Date Of Passing February 18, 2006

 


 

Brinkley, David

Profession Newscaster
Claim To Fame 'This Week With David Brinkley'
Date Of Passing June 12, 2003

 


 

Brock, Jeffrey

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Fleegle" 'The Banana Splits'
Date Of Passing June 26, 2006

 


 

Bromfield, John

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Sorry, Wrong Number' (1948)
Date Of Passing September 18, 2005

 


 

Bronson, Charles

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'House Of Wax' (1953); 'Apache'; 'Kid Galahad'; 'Mr. Majestyk'; 'Death Wish' 1-5; '10 To Midnight'; 'Murphy's Law'; 'Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus' (1991); 'Family Of Cops' 1-3
Date Of Passing August 30, 2003

 


 

Brooks, Foster

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Villain'; 'Mork & Mindy'; 'Cannonball Run 2'
Date Of Passing December 20, 2001

 


 

Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth"

Profession Blues/Country Music Singer/Musician
Claim To Fame songs: "I Feel Alright", "I Wonder", "Gate Walks To Board", "Sunrise Cajun Style", "Song For Rene", "Six Feet Below", "Frosty", "One More Mile", "Pressure Cooker", "Catfish", "Up Jumped The Devil"

Blues Hall Of Fame

(1999)

Date Of Passing September 10, 2005

 


 

Brown, James

Profession R&B Music Singer/Songwriter
Claim To Fame songs: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Living In America", "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "I Got You (I Feel Good)"

"The Godfather Of Soul"

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(1986)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

(1992)

Songwriters Hall Of Fame

(2000)

UK Music Hall Of Fame

(2004)

Date Of Passing December 25, 2006

 


 

Brown, Les

Profession Big Band Leader
Claim To Fame group: Band Of Renown
Date Of Passing January 4, 2001

 


 

Brown, Phil

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Uncle Owen" 'Star Wars'
Date Of Passing February 9, 2006

 


 

Brown, Roy "Cooky"

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Cooky The Clown" 'The Bozo Show'
Date Of Passing January 22, 2001

 


 

Browne, Roscoe Lee

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Topaz'; 'The Cowboys'; 'The World's Greatest Athlete'; 'Super Fly TNT'; 'Logan's Run' (1976); "Saunders" 'Soap'; 'Space'; 'Legal Eagles'; 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'; "Rosemont" 'Falcon Crest'; "Francis" 'Oliver & Company'; 'The Mambo Kings'; 'A Different World'; (narrator) 'Babe' pts. 1,2; 'Dear God'; "Kingpin" 'Spider-Man' (1994); 'Hamlet' (2000); "Mr. Arrow" 'Treasure Planet'; (narrator) 'Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties'; (narrator) 'Epic Movie'
Date Of Passing April 11, 2007

 


 

Bruce, Carol

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'This Woman Is Mine'; 'Keep 'Em Flying'; 'Behind The Eight Ball'; 'General Hospital'; 'American Gigolo'; "Mama Carlson" 'WKRP In Cincinnati'; 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles'
Date Of Passing October 9, 2007

 


 

Brunetti, Argentina

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'It's A Wonderful Life'; 'Ghost Chasers' (1951); 'The Caddy'; '7 Faces Of Dr. Lao'; 'Fatso'
Date Of Passing December 20, 2005

 


 

Buchholz, Horst

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Tiger Bay'; 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960); 'Dead Of Night'; 'How The West Was Won'; 'The Return Of Captain Nemo'; 'Avalanche Express'; 'Iron Eagle 3'
Date Of Passing March 3, 2003

 


 

Buckley, Jr., William F.

Profession Actor/Show Host/Author/Columnist
Claim To Fame 'Firing Line' (1966-1999)
Date Of Passing February 27, 2008

 


 

Burrell, Rusty

Profession Court Bailiff
Claim To Fame 'The People's Court' (1981-1993)
Date Of Passing April 19, 2002

 


 

Bush, Owen

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Orville" 'Passions'
Date Of Passing June 12, 2001

 


 

Butler, Daws

Profession Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Chilly Willy" 'The Woody Woodpecker Show'; "Yogi Bear", "Huckleberry Hound", "Quick Draw McGraw", "Wally Gator"; "Barney" 'The Flintstones'; "Elroy" 'The Jetsons'
Date Of Passing May 18, 1988

 


 

Butler, Octavia

Profession Science Fiction Author
Claim To Fame books: "Patternist" series, "Kindred", "Xenogenesis", "Parable Of The Sower", "Fledgling"
Date Of Passing February 24, 2006

 


 

Buttons, Red

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Hatari!', 'The Longest Day', 'Stagecoach'; 'The Poseidon Adventure' (1972); 'Pete's Dragon'; 'Telethon'; 'Movie Movie'; 'CHOMPS'; '18 Again!'; 'ER'
Date Of Passing July 13, 2006

 


 

Byrd, Jerry

Profession Musician
Claim To Fame "godfather of modern steel guitar"
Date Of Passing April 11, 2005

 


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C, Joe

Profession Kid Rock side-kick
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing November 17, 2000

 


 

Calhoun, Rory

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Ain't Misbehavin''; 'The Spoilers'; 'The Treasure Of Monte Cristo'; 'Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood'; 'Pure Country'; 'River Of No Return'; 'How To Marry A Millionaire'; ' With A Song In My Heart'
Date Of Passing April 28, 1999

 


 

Callahan, James

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Officer Holt" 'Dennis The Menace' (1959) episode "Dennis Runs Away"; "Smudge" 'Route 66' episode "A City Of Wheels"; "Albert" 'Have Gun - Will Travel' episode "Don't Shoot The Piano Player"; "Reischer" 'Combat!' episode "The Squad"; "Dr. Yates Atkinson MD" 'Dr. Kildare'; "Jack" 'My Favorite Martian' (1963) episode "Unidentified Flying Uncle Martin"; "Navy Ensign Beard" 'The Time Tunnel' (1966) episode "One Way To The Moon"; "George Callison" ''The Governor & JJ'; 'Lady Sings The Blues'; "Tommy Gillis" 'MASH' (1972) episode "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet"; 'The Missiles Of October'; "Lew Hartman" 'The Rockford Files' episode "New Life, Old Dragons"; "Haggarty" 'The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries' episodes "Voodoo Doll" pts. 1,2; "Tom Cummins" 'The Ropers' episode "Old Flames"; "Doctor Leonard Bob" 'Bosom Buddies' episode "What Price Glory?"; "Dr. Phillips" 'Benson' episodes "Benson In The Hospital", "Kraus's Deadly Mistake"; "Airline Captain Rinzier" 'Simon & Simon' episode "The Ten Thousand Dollar Deductible"; "Harvey Bean" 'Tales Of The Gold Monkey' episode "The Sultan Of Swat"; "Emmett DeVore" 'Remington Steele' episode "Steele's Gold"; 'Little House: Look Back To Yesterday'; 'The Burning Bed'; "Sheriff Bruckner"/"Jeff Barnes" 'Knight Rider' (1982) episodes "Good Day At White Rock", "Circus Knights"; "Walter Powell" 'Charles In Charge'; 'Return Of The Living Dead 3'; 'Return To Two Moon Junction'; "Mayor Paisley" 'Caroline In The City' episode "Caroline & The Twenty-Eight-Pound Walleye"; "Father Lindermain" 'Cybill' episode "Sex, Drugs & Catholicism"; "Trevor Wayne" 'The Practice' episode "Oz"
Date Of Passing August 3, 2007

 


 

Calvet, Corinne

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'General Hospital'; 'The Sword & The Sorcerer'
Date Of Passing June 23, 2001

 


 

Camp, Hamilton

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Heaven Can Wait'; "HG Wells" 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman'; "Greedy Smurf/Harmony Smurf" 'The Smurfs'; "Gizmoduck" 'Ducktales'
Date Of Passing October 2, 2005

 


 

Campanella, Frank

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'What's So Bad About Feeling Good?'; 'Mannix'; 'The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'; 'Capone'; 'Chesty Anderson, USN'; 'High Anxiety'; 'Heaven Can Wait'; 'The North Avenue Irregulars'; 'Angel On My Shoulder'; 'High Noon, pt. 2'; 'Death Wish 2'; 'Young Doctors In Love'; 'The Flamingo Kid'; 'Nothing In Common'; 'Overboard'; 'Beaches'; 'Pretty Woman'; 'Dick Tracy' (1990); 'Frankie & Johnny' (1991); 'Exit To Eden'
Date Of Passing December 30, 2006

 


 

Carey, Philip

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Operation Pacific'; 'Calamity Jane' (1953); 'Mister Roberts' (1955); "Lt. Michael Rhodes" 'Tales Of The 77th Bengal Lancers'; 'Tonka'; "Dr. Simon Battle" 'The Rifleman' episode "Death Trap"; 'Red Nightmare'; 'Black Gold'; "Cole Younger"/"Marshal Frank Nolan" 'Cheyenne' episodes "One Way Ticket", "Johnny Brassbuttons"; "Mac Maguire"/ "Captain Shore"/"Chris Benton"/"Charles 'Brick' Garrett" '77 Sunset Strip' episodes "Violence For Your Furs", "Flight From Escondido", "The Night Was Six Years Long", "Flight 307"; 'Dead Ringer'; 'The Time Travelers'; 'The Great Sioux Massacre'; "Gordon Lang" 'Daniel Boone' episode "The Necklace"; "Captain Edward Parmalee" 'Laredo'; 'Three Guns For Texas'; "Dick Richards"/"Vic Richards" 'Ironside' episodes "Barbara Who", "Goodbye To Yesterday"; "Steve" 'All In The Family' episode "Judging Books By Covers"; "Bannion" 'Gunsmoke' episode "Trafton"; "Arthur Kendall" 'McMillan & Wife' episode "The Night Of The Wizard"; "Benjamin Evans" 'Room 222' episode "I've Got The Hammer, If You've Got The Thumb"; "Art Gallagher" 'Banacek' episode "Rocket To Oblivion"; "Walter Grainger" 'Police Woman' episode "Anatomy Of Two Rapes"; "Sgt. Mayer" 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker' episode "Firefall"; "Howard Barnett" 'McCloud' episode "The Man With The Golden Hat"; "Captain Ben Johnson" 'Police Story' episode "The Execution"; "Major Andrews" 'The Bionic Woman' (1976) episode "The Vega Influence"; 'Monster'; "Commander Kaiser" 'Little House On The Prairie' (1974) episode "The Halloween Dream"; 'One Life To Live'
Date Of Passing February 6, 2009

 


 

Carey, Ron

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Out Of Towners' (1970); 'Silent Movie'; "Officer Carl Levitt" 'Barney Miller'; 'High Anxiety'; 'Fatso'; 'History Of The World: Part I'; 'Johnny Dangerously'
Date Of Passing January 18, 2007

 


 

Cargill, Henson

Profession Country Music Singer
Claim To Fame song: "Skip A Rope", "None Of My Business"
Date Of Passing March 24, 2007

 


 

Carlin, George

Profession Comedian/Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame

'With Six You Get Eggroll'; 'Car Wash'; 'Americathon'; 'Outrageous Fortune'; "Rufus" 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'/'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'/'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures'; 'The Prince Of Tides'; 'Shining Time Station'; 'Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends'; 'Dogma'; 'Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back'; 'Scary Movie 3'; 'Jersey Girl'; "Zugor"

'Tarzan 2'; "Fillmore" 'Cars'

Date Of Passing June 22, 2008

 


 

Carlisle-Hart, Kitty

Profession Singer/Actress/Game Show Panelist
Claim To Fame 'A Night At The Opera'; 'I've Got A Secret' (1952-1953); 'To Tell The Truth' (1957-1968, 1969, 1980, 1990, 2000); 'What's My Line?' (1963-1966)
Date Of Passing April 17, 2007

 


 

Carmen, Jeanne

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'War Drums'; 'Untamed Youth'; 'The Monster Of Piedras Blancas'
Date Of Passing December 20, 2007

 


 

Carr, Paul

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Lee Kelso" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before"; 'Raise The Titanic'; "Lt. Devlin" 'Buck Rogers In The 25th Century' (1979)
Date Of Passing February 17, 2006

 


 

Carradine, David

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "John Mason" 'Wagon Train' episode "The Eli Bancroft Story"; "Shane" 'Shane' (1966); 'Young Billy Young'; "Clint" 'Gunsmoke' episode "Lavery"; "Kwai Chang Caine" 'Kung Fu'/'The Move'/'Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'/'The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw'; 'Death Race 2000'; 'Gray Lady Down'; 'Deathsport'; 'Fast Charlie... The Moonbeam Rider'; 'High Noon: The Return Of Will Kane'; 'Q'; 'Lone Wolf McQuade'; "Dr. Robert Winchester" 'Airwolf' episode "Mind Of The Machine"; 'The Warrior & The Sorceress'; "Justin LaMotte" 'North & South' pts. 1,2; 'Behind Enemy Lines' (1986); "Jimmy Legrand"/"Steve Mazarowski" 'Matlock' episodes "The Country Boy", "The Prisoner" pts. 1,2; 'Bird On A Wire'; 'Waxwork: Lost In Time'; 'Macon County Jail'; "Houston Currier" 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman' episode "Hostage"; 'Children Of The Corn: Field Of Terror'; 'The New Swiss Family Robinson'; "Wulisso" 'An American Tail: The Treasure Of Manhattan Island'; "Christopher Joe Allman" 'Profiler' episode "Inheritance"; "Tempus" 'Charmed' episode "Dejà Vu All Over Again"; "Nava The Wolf Shaman" 'Balto: Wolf Quest'; "Junichiro" 'King Of The Hill' episode "Returning Japanese"; "Bill/Snake Charmer" 'Kill Bill' pts. 1,2; "Conrad" 'Alias' episodes "Countdown", "Hourglass"; "Clockwork" 'Danny Phantom' episodes "The Ultimate Enemy", "Masters Of All Time"
Date Of Passing June 3, 2009

 


 

Carroll, Mickey

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Munchkin Fiddler #2" 'The Wizard Of Oz'
Date Of Passing May 7, 2009

 


 

Carry, Julius

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh'; "Don St. Don"/"Don St. John" 'Still The Beaver' episodes "Perfect Harmony", "Home For Christmas"; 'The Last Dragon'; "Bobby" 'The Jeffersons' episode "Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway"; "Odor Williams" 'Misfits Of Science' episode "Three Days Of The Blender"; "Billy Waters" 'Fame' (1982) episode "Pros & Cons"; "Reggie St. Thomas" 'It's A Living' episodes "The New Guy Show", "Wedding, Wedding"; "Franklin 'Rocketman' Garvard"/"Dale Evans" '227' episodes "Slam Dunk", "How The West Was Fun" pts. 1,2; "Dr. Abe Butterfield" 'Doctor Doctor'; "Larry Beaujolais" 'A Different World' episode "Baby, I'm A Star"; "Oscar" 'Family Matters' episode "Dance To The Music"; "Sergeant Bill Davis" 'Murder, She Wrote' episode "Double Jeopardy"; "Mudbelly" 'Dinosaurs' episode "Swamp Music"; "Lord Bowler" 'The Adventures Of Brisco County Jr.'; "Ted Larkin" 'Grace Under Fire' episode "Ka-Boom"; "Les Firestein" 'Earth 2' episode "A Memory Play"; "Bo" 'Empty Nest' episode "Partly Cloudy With A Chance Of Pain"; "Mitchell Baldwin" 'Murphy Brown'; "Reggie" 'Caroline In The City' episode "Caroline & The Wayward Husband"; "Bill" '"Two Guys, A Girl & A Pizza Place' episodes "Pilot", "Two Guys, A Girl & A Softball Team", "Two Guys, A Girl & A Recovery", "Two Guys, A Girl & A Party"; "Bradshaw"/"Robert" 'Cosby' episodes "Brave New Hilton", "This Old Friend"; "Mr. Filmore" 'Moesha' episode "It Takes Two"; "Nick" 'Spin City' episode "The Mayor May Not"; "Professor Michaels"/"Sgt. Moore" 'Boy Meets World' episodes "Fraternity Row", "Angela's Men", "Angela's Ashes"; "Art Lewis" 'Strong Medicine' episode "Performance Anxiety"; "Roger Calender" 'Diagnosis Murder' episode "No Good Deed"; "Frank Schisler" 'Nikki' episode "Schisler's List"; "Marcos" 'The Hughleys' episode "Smells Like Free Spirit"; "Reverend Garvey" 'The District' episodes "Lost & Found", "The Project", "Twist Of Hate", "Payback"; "Earl" 'Half & Half' episode "The Big Forbidden Fruit Episode"; "Alton Foreland"/"Major General Paul Spinoza" 'JAG' episodes "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "Camp Delta"; "Colonel George" 'The Unit' episode "Eating The Young"
Date Of Passing August 19, 2008

 


 

Carson, Jean

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'I Married A Monster From Outer Space'; 'The Betty Hutton Show'
Date Of Passing November 2, 2005

 


 

Carson, Johnny

Profession Talk Show/Game Show Host
Claim To Fame 'The Tonight Show'; 'Who Do You Trust?'
Date Of Passing January 23, 2005

 


 

Carter, Nell

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Sgt. Hildy Jones" 'The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo'; 'Modern Problems'; "Nell Harper" 'Gimmie A Break!'; "PJ Moore" 'Hangin' With Mr. Cooper'; "Glory Grant" 'Spider-Man' (1994); 'Reba'
Date Of Passing January 23, 2003

 


 

Cartland, Dame Barbara

Profession Romance Author
Claim To Fame books: "Jigsaw", "The Reluctant Bride", "Who can Deny Love", "Love Climbs In"
Date Of Passing May 21, 2000

 


 

Cash, Johnny

Profession Country/Rock 'n Roll Music Singer/Actor
Claim To Fame songs: "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Walk The Line", "Don't Take Your Guns To Town", "In The Jailhouse Now", "Ring Of Fire", "A Boy Named Sue", "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky"
actor: 'The Pride Of Jesse Hallam'; 'North & South'; 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'; "Caleb Hodgekiss" 'Little House On The Prairie' (1974) episode "The Collection"

Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame

(1977)

Country Music Hall Of Fame

(1980)

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(1992)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

(1999)

UK Music Hall Of Fame

(2004)

Christian Music Hall Of Fame

(2007)

Date Of Passing September 12, 2003

 


 

Cash, June Carter

Profession Country Music Singer/Actress
Claim To Fame songs: "Juk", "Jackson", "If I Were A Carpenter", "Waitin' On The Far Side Banks Of Jordan"
actor: 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'; "Mattie Hodgekiss" 'Little House On The Prairie' (1974) episode "The Collection"
Date Of Passing May 15, 2003

 


 

Cassini, Oleg

Profession Fashion Designer
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing March 17, 2006

 


 

Chambers, Marilyn

Profession Actress/Adult Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Owl & The Pussycat'; 'Together'; 'Behind The Green Door'; 'Rabid'
cover model for the Ivory Snow soap box
Date Of Passing April 12, 2009

 


 

Chapman, Ben

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "The Gillman" creature 'Creature From The Black Lagoon'; 'Jungle Moon Men'
Date Of Passing February 21, 2008

 


 

Charles, Ray

Profession R&B/Country/Soul Music Singer/ Songwriter/Musician
Claim To Fame songs: "Georgia On My Mind", "I Got A Woman", "This Little Girl Of Mine", "(Night Time Is) The Right Time", "Hit The Road Jack", "America The Beautiful"

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(1986)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

(1987)

Jazz Hall Of Fame

(2004)

Date Of Passing June 10, 2004

 


 

Charisse, Cyd

Profession Actress/Dancer
Claim To Fame 'Singin' In The Rain'; 'The Band Wagon'; 'East Side, West Side'; 'Brigadoon'; 'Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood'

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(1986)

Jazz Hall Of Fame

(2004)

Date Of Passing June 17, 2008

 


 

Chibitty, Charles

Profession Linguist
Claim To Fame Comanche code talker from World War 2
Date Of Passing July 20, 2005

 


 

Child, Julia

Profession TV Chef
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing August 13, 2004

 


 

Clark, Robert

Profession Director
Claim To Fame 'She-Man'; 'Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things'; 'Dead Of Night'; 'Black Christmas' (1974); 'Porky's'/'The Next Day'; 'A Christmas Story'; 'Rhinestone'; 'Turk 182!'; 'Loose Cannons'; 'Baby Geniuses'/ 'SuperBabies'; 'The Karate Dog'
Date Of Passing April 4, 2007

 


 

Clarke, Arthur C. (Sir)

Profession Science Fiction Author
Claim To Fame books: "Prelude To Space", "The Sands Of Mars", "Islands In The Sky", "Against The Fall Of Night", "Childhood's End", "Earthlight", "The City & The Stars", "The Deep Range", "A Fall Of Moondust", "Dolphin Island", "Glide Path", "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Rendezvous With Rama", "Imperial Earth", "The Fountains Of Paradise", "2010: Odyssey Two", "The Songs Of Distant Earth", "2061: Odyssey Three", "A Meeting With Medusa", "Cradle", "Rama II", "Beyond The Fall Of Night", "The Ghost From The Grand Banks", "The Garden Of Rama", "Rama Revealed", "The Hammer Of God", "Richter 10", "3001: The Final Odyssey", "The Trigger", "The Light Of Other Days", "Time's Eye", "Sunstorm", "Firstborn"
Date Of Passing March 18, 2008

 


 

Clooney, Rosemary

Profession Pop Music Singer/Actress/Host
Claim To Fame actress: 'Here Come The Girls'; 'White Christmas'; 'The Rosemary Clooney Show'; 'Radioland Murders'; 'ER'
songs: "Come On-A My House", "Count Your Blessings (Instead Of Sheep)", "From This Moment On", "Half As Much", "Hey There", "Blue Skies", "Sophisticated Lady", "This Ole House"
Date Of Passing June 29, 2002

 


 

Coburn, James

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960); 'Hell Is For Heroes'; 'The Great Escape'; "Derek Flint" 'Our Man Flint'/'In Like Flint'; 'What Did You Do In The War, Daddy?'; 'Bite The Bullet'; 'Midway'; 'Goldengirl'; 'Jacqueline Susann's Valley Of The Dolls'; 'Looker'; 'Young Guns 2'; "Looten Plunder" 'Captain Planet & The Planeteers'; 'Hudson Hawk'; 'Sister Act 2'; 'Maverick' (1994); 'Eraser'; 'The Nutty Professor' (1996); "Henry J. Waternoose" 'Monsters, Inc.'; 'Snow Dogs'
Date Of Passing November 18, 2002

 


 

Coca, Imogene

Profession Actress/Comedian
Claim To Fame 'Your Show Of Shows'; 'The Imogene Coca Show'; 'Under The Yum Yum Tree'; 'Rabbit Test'; 'Freddy the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner'; 'The Return Of The Beverly Hillbillies'; 'Vacation'; 'One Life To Live'
Date Of Passing June 2, 2001

 


 

Cockrum, Dave

Profession Comic Book Artist
Claim To Fame books: "The Legion Of Super-Heroes", "Uncanny X-Men"
Date Of Passing November 26, 2006

 


 

Coddington, Boyd

Profession Car Designer/Show Host
Claim To Fame 'American Hot Rod'
Date Of Passing February 27, 2008

 


 

Cody, Iron Eyes

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Colorado'; 'In Old Cheyenne'; 'North Of The Great Divide'; 'Under Nevada Skies'; 'Young Bill Hickok'; 'Young Buffalo Bill'; 'The Paleface', 'Son Of Paleface'; 'Cockeyed Cowboys Of Calico County'; 'How The West Was Won'; 'Ernest Goes To Camp'

Teary-eyed Indian in 70's anti-litter commercials

Date Of Passing January 4, 1999

 


 

Colbin, Rod

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Gumball Rally'; 'The Ropers'; many appearances on 'Barney Miller'; 'Yes, Giorgio'
Date Of Passing February 2, 2007

 


 

Colen, Beatrice

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Marsha" the waitress 'Happy Days'; 'Wonder Woman' (1976)
Date Of Passing November 18, 1999

 


 

Colicos, John

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame

"Kor" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode "Errand Of Mercy"/'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episodes "Once More Unto The Breach", "The Sword Of Kahless", "Blood Oath"; 'King Solomon's Treasure'; "Baltar" 'Battlestar Galactica' (1978); "Apocalypse" 'X-Men' (1992); 'The Last Don'; 'Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming'

The 1st Klingon to appear on 'Star Trek'

Date Of Passing March 6, 2000

 


 

Coltrane, Alice

Profession Jazz Musician/Composer
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing January 12, 2007

 


 

Colvin, Jack

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Rooster Cogburn'; 'Embryo'; 'Amelia Earhart' (1976); "Jack McGee" 'The Incredible Hulk'; 'Child's Play'
Date Of Passing December 1, 2005

 


 

Como, Perry

Profession Singer/Show Host
Claim To Fame songs: "Till The End Of Time", "Prisoner Of Love", "Surrender", "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba", "A - You're Adorable", "Some Enchanted Evening", "Hoop-De-Doo", "If", "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes", "No Other Love", "Wanted", "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)", "Round & Round", "Catch A Falling Star"

host: 'The Perry Como Show'

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
(2002)

Date Of Passing May 12, 2001

 


 

Conley, Darlene

Profession Actress/Voice Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Birds'; 'Get Christie Love!'; "Mrs. Santa Claus" 'Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas In July'; 'The Young & The Restless'; 'The Bold & The Beautiful'
Date Of Passing January 14, 2007

 


 

Conte, John

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Man With The Golden Arm'; 'Trauma'; 'The Carpetbaggers'
Date Of Passing September 4, 2006

 


 

Cooper, Gordon

Profession Astronaut
Claim To Fame Colonel, USAF - Mercury-Atlas 9–Faith 7, Gemini 5
Date Of Passing October 4, 2004

 


 

Corby, Ellen

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'It's A Wonderful Life'; 'Shane'; 'Pocketful Of Miracles'; 'The Ghost & Mr. Chicken'; 'The Night Of The Grizzly'; 'The Glass Bottom Boat'; 'Support Your Local Gunfighter'; "Grandma Walton" 'The Waltons'
Date Of Passing April 14, 1999

 


 

Corden, Henry

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty'; 'Abbott & Costello In The Foreign Legion'; 'Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'; 'The Ten Commandments'; "Fred Flintstone" 'The Flintstones' animated shows/movies; 'Modern Problems'
Date Of Passing May 19, 2005

 


 

Corley, Pat

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Roots'; 'The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training'; 'Night Shift'; 'Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land'; 'Curse Of The Pink Panther'; 'Against All Odds'; 'Hill Street Blues'; 'Mr. Destiny'; 'Murphy Brown'
Date Of Passing September 11, 2006

 


 

Correa-McMullen, Tara

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Judging Amy'; 'Rebound'
Date Of Passing October 21, 2005

 


 

Courage, Alexander

Profession Composer
Claim To Fame themes: 'Show Boat' ("Life Upon The Wicked Stage"), 'The Band Wagon' ("I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan"), 'Gigi' (the Maxim's can-can patron entrance), 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers' (barn raising song), 'The Left Handed Gun', 'Day Of The Outlaw', 'Superman IV: The Quest For Peace', 'Theme From Star Trek', 'Lost In Space', 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea', 'Judd, For The Defense', 'Daniel Boone' (TV series), 'The Waltons'
Date Of Passing May 15, 2008

 


 

Court, Hazel

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Root Of All Evil'; 'Ghost Ship' (1952); 'Devil Girl From Mars'; 'The Curse Of Frankenstein'; 'The Man Who Could Cheat Death'; "Lady Beatrice Dunsford" 'Bonanza' episode "The Last Trophy"; 'Doctor Blood's Coffin'; 'Mary Had A Little...'; 'Premature Burial'; 'The Raven' (1963); "Kathleen Dundee" 'Rawhide' episode "Incident Of the Dowry Dundee"; "Charlotte Scott" 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) episode "The Fear"; 'The Masque Of The Red Death'; "Norma Hobart" 'Dr. Kildare'; "Laura" 'Gidget' (1965) episode "In & Out With The In-Laws"; "Elizabeth Carter" 'The Wild Wild West' episode "The Night Of The Returning Dead"; "Catherine Hagar" 'Mission: Impossible' (1966) episode "Charity"; "Barbara Montford" 'Mannix' episode "A View Of Nowhere"; "Frances Mayerling" 'McMillan & Wife' episode "The Face Of Murder"
Date Of Passing April 15, 2008

 


 

Cover, Franklin

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Tom Willis" 'The Jeffersons'
Date Of Passing February 5, 2006

 


 

Cranshaw, Patrick

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Mars Needs Women'; 'Alice'; 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'; 'After MASH'; 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure'; 'Best In Show'; 'Old School'; 'Herbie: Fully Loaded'
Date Of Passing December 28, 2005

 


 

Crenna, Richard

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Our Miss Brooks'; 'The Real McCoys'; 'Marooned'; 'Centennial'; 'Rambo' 1-3; 'The Flamingo Kid'; 'Hot Shots! Part Deux'; '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1997); 'Judging Amy'
Date Of Passing January 18, 2003

 


 

Crichton, Michael

Profession Action/Thriller Author
Claim To Fame books: "The Andromeda Strain", "The Terminal Man". "Congo", "Sphere", "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World"
Date Of Passing November 4, 2008

 


 

Croft, Mary Jane

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Betty Ramsey" 'I Love Lucy'; "Mary Jane" 'The Lucy Show'
Date Of Passing August 24, 1999

 


 

Cronyn, Hume

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Phantom Of The Opera' (1943); 'Lifeboat'; 'Ziegfeld Follies'; 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (1946); 'Cleopatra'; 'Hamlet' (1964); 'The Parallax View'; 'Honky Tonk Freeway'; 'The World According To Garp'; 'Brewster's Millions'; "Joseph Finley" 'Cocoon'/'Cocoon: The Return'; '*batteries not included'; 'To Dance With The White Dog'; 'The Pelican Brief'; '12 Angry Men' (1997)
Date Of Passing June 15, 2003

 


 

Crossfield, Scott

Profession Test Pilot
Claim To Fame 1st man to reach Mach 2
Date Of Passing April 19, 2006

 


 

Cummings, Constance

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Movie Crazy'
Date Of Passing November 23, 2005

 


 

Curtin, Hoyt

Profession Composer/Musical Director - Hanna-Barbera Animation Studio (1957-1986)
Claim To Fame themes: "The Ruff & Reddy Show", "The Huckleberry Hound Show", "Quick Draw McGraw", "The Flintstones", "Top Cat", "The Jetsons", "Jonny Quest", "Josie & The Pussycats"," The New Scooby-Doo Movies", "Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines"
Date Of Passing December 3, 2000

 


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Dangerfield, Rodney

Profession Comedian/Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Caddy Shack'; 'Easy Money'; 'Back To School'; "Rover" 'Rover Dangerfield'; 'Ladybugs'; 'Natural Born Killers'; 'Meet Wally Sparks'; 'Casper: A Spirited Beginning'; 'Little Nicky'
Date Of Passing October 5, 2004

 


 

Davis, Don S.

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Cadence'; 'Look Who's Talking Too'; 'Omen: The Awakening'; "Major Garland Briggs" 'Twin Peaks'; 'The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw'; 'Hook'; 'Kuffs'; 'A League Of Their Own'; 'Cliffhanger'; 'Needful Things'; 'The 6th Day'; "Wild Bill" 'GI Joe: Spy Troops The Movie'/'Valor vs. Venom'; 'The Dead Zone' (2002); "General George Hammond" 'Stargate SG-1'
Date Of Passing June 29, 2008

 


 

Davis, Jimmie

Profession

Governor - Louisiana

(1944-1948, 1960-1964)

Claim To Fame Singer - "You Are My Sunshine"

Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame

(1971)

Date Of Passing November 5, 2000

 


 

Davis, Ossie

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Car 54, Where Are You?' (1961); 'Roots: The Next Generations'; 'School Daze'; 'Do The Right Thing'; 'Joe Versus The Volcano'; 'Jungle Fever'; 'Malcolm X'; 'Evening Shade'; 'Grumpy Old Men'; 'The Stand'; '12 Angry Men' (1997); 'Doctor Dolittle' (1998); 'Third Watch'; 'Bubba Ho-tep'; 'The L Word'
Date Of Passing February 4, 2005

 


 

Davis, Skeeter

Profession Country Music Singer
Claim To Fame song: "The End Of The World"
Date Of Passing September 19, 2004

 


 

Day, Laraine

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Nurse Mary Lamont" 'Calling Dr. Kildare'/'The Secret Of Dr. Kildare'/'Dr. Kildare's Strange Case'/'Dr. Kildare Goes Home'/'Dr. Kildare's Crisis'/'The People vs. Dr. Kildare'/'Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'; 'Tarzan Finds A Son!'; 'Foreign Correspondent'; 'The Trial Of Mary Dugan'; 'Keep Your Powder Dry'; 'The Laraine Day Show'; 'The High & The Mighty'; 'Return To Fantasy Island'
Date Of Passing November 10, 2007

 


 

Dean, Millvina

Profession Historical Figure
Claim To Fame At time of her death, she was the youngest living survivor of the Titanic disaster
Date Of Passing May 31, 2009

 


 

DeCamp, Rosemary

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Bob Cummings Show'; 'Petticoat Junction'; 'The Time Machine' (1978)
Date Of Passing February 22, 2001

 


 

DeCarlo, Yvonne

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame

'The Ten Commandments';

'McLintock!'; "Lily" 'The Munsters'/ 'Munster, Go Home'/'The Munsters' Revenge'; 'Roots'; 'Satan's Cheerleaders'

Date Of Passing January 8, 2007

 


 

Dee, Sandra

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Gidget" 'Gidget' (1959); 'Tammy Tell Me True'; 'Tammy & The Doctor'; 'Take Her, She's Mine'; 'The Daughters Of Joshua Cabe'; 'Houston, We've Got A Problem'
Date Of Passing February 20, 2005

 


 

Deforest, Calvert

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Larry 'Bud' Melman" 'Late Night With David Letterman'/'Late Show With David Letterman'
Date Of Passing March 19, 2007

 


 

Deleon, Jack

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame (narrator) 'The Red Badge Of Courage' (1974); 'Linda Lovelace For President'; "Sgt. Samuel McPherson" 'Halloween Is Grinch Night'; 'Little Miss Marker'; 'Barney Miller'; 'Uphill All The Way'
Date Of Passing October 16, 2006

 


 

Delp, Brad

Profession Rock Music Singer
Claim To Fame group: Boston
songs: "More Than A Feeling", "Long Time", "Don't Look Back", "Amanda", "Cool The Engines", "We're Ready", "Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)", "I Need Your Love"
Date Of Passing March 9, 2007

 


 

DeLuise, Dom

Profession Actor/Voice Actor/Show Host
Claim To Fame 'Blazing Saddles'; 'Silent Movie'; 'The World's Greatest Lover'; 'The End'; 'The Cheap Detective'; 'The Muppet Movie'; 'Fatso'; 'Wholly Moses!'; 'Smokey & The Bandit 2'; 'History Of The World: Part I'; "Victor Prinzim/Captain Chaos" 'Cannonball Run' pts. 1,2; "Jeremy" 'The Secret Of NIMH'/'Timmy To The Rescue'; 'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas'; 'Johnny Dangerously'; 'Haunted Honeymoon'; "Tiger" 'An American Tail'/'Fievel Goes West'/'The Treasure Of Manhattan Island'/'The Mystery Of The Night Monster'; "Pizza The Hutt" 'Spaceballs'; 'The Dom DeLuise Show' (1987); 'Going Bananas'; "Fagin" 'Oliver & Company'; "Itchy Itchiford" 'All Dogs Go To Heaven' pts. 1,2/'The Series'; 'Candid Camera' (1991); 'Robin Hood: Men In Tights'; "Stanley" 'A Troll In Central Park'; "Urgo"/"Togar" 'Stargate SG-1' episode "Urgo"
Date Of Passing May 4, 2009

 


 

Denver, Bob

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Maynard G. Krebs" 'The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis'/'Bring Me The Head Of Dobie Gillis'; "Willy Gilligan" 'Gilligan's Island'/'The New Adventures Of Gilligan'/'Gilligan's Planet'/'Rescue From Gilligan's Island'/'The Castaways On Gilligan's Island'/'The Harlem Globetrotters On Gilligan's Island'; 'Who's Minding The Mint?'; 'The Good Guys'; 'Dusty's Trail'; 'Far Out Space Nuts'; 'High School USA'; 'Back To The Beach'
Date Of Passing September 2, 2005

 


 

DeVol, Frank

Profession Actor/Composer
Claim To Fame themes: 'My Three Sons', 'Family Affair' (1966), 'The Dirty Dozen', 'The Brady Bunch'
actor: 'The Parent Trap' (1961); "Happy Kyne" 'Fernwood 2Nite'/'America 2Nite'; 'The Jeffersons'
Date Of Passing October 27, 1999

 


 

Dexter, Brad

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Heldorado'; 'Sinbad The Sailor' (1947); 'The Asphalt Jungle'; 'The Las Vegas Story'; 'Between Heaven & Hell'; 'The Oklahoman'; 'Run Silent Run Deep'; '13 Fighting Men'; 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960); 'X-15'; 'None But The Brave'; 'Von Ryan's Express'; 'Shampoo'
Date Of Passing December 12, 2002

 


 

Diddley, Bo

Profession Rock & Roll Music Signer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Claim To Fame 'Heldorado'; 'Sinbad The Sailor' (1947); 'The Asphalt Jungle'; 'The Las Vegas Story'; 'Between Heaven & Hell'; 'The Oklahoman'; 'Run Silent Run Deep'; '13 Fighting Men'; 'The Magnificent Seven' (1960); 'X-15'; 'None But The Brave'; 'Von Ryan's Express'; 'Shampoo'

Washington Area Music Association's Hall Of Fame

(1986)

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(1987)

Rockabilly Hall Of Fame

(??)

Grammy Hall Of Fame for his song "Bo Diddley"

(1997)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

(1998)

Blues Hall Of Fame

(2004)

Date Of Passing June 2, 2008

 


 

Dixon, Floyd

Profession R&B Pianist
Claim To Fame songs: "Red Cherries", "Wine Wine Wine", "Too Much Jelly Roll", "Baby Let's Go Down To The Woods"
Date Of Passing July 26, 2006

 


 

Dixon, Ivan

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Porgy & Bess' (1959); 'A Raisin In The Sun'; "Sgt. James 'Kinch' Kinchloe" 'Hogan's Heroes'; 'Suppose They Gave A War & Nobody Came?'; 'Car Wash'; 'Amerika'
Date Of Passing March 16, 2008

 


 

Dobson, Tamara

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Cleopatra Jones" 'Cleopatra Jones'/'Cleopatra Jones & The Casino Of Gold'; 'Jason Of Star Command'
Date Of Passing October 2, 2006

 


 

Doherty, Denny

Profession Singer
Claim To Fame group: The Mamas & The Papas
songs: "California Dreamin'", "Go Where You Wanna Go", "Monday, Monday", "I Call Your Name", "Do You Wanna Dance", "I Saw Her Again", "You Baby", "Dancing Bear", "Words Of Love", "No Salt On Her Tail", "Look Through My Window", "Dancing In The Street", "Dedicated To The One I Love", "Creeque Alley", "Glad To Be Unhappy", "Twist & Shout", "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)", "My Girl", "Safe In My Garden", "Dream A Little Dream Of Me"

Canadian Music Hall Of Fame

(1996)

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(as The Mamas & The Papas)

(1998)

Vocal Group Hall Of Fame

(as The Mamas & The Papas)

(2000)

Date Of Passing January 19, 2007

 


 

Donahue, Troy

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Monster On The Campus'; 'A Summer Place'; 'Surfside 6'; 'Rocket To The Moon'; 'The Godfather, pt. 2'; 'Cry-Baby'
Date Of Passing September 2, 2001

 


 

Donner, Robert

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'El Dorado'; 'Cool Hand Luke'; 'The Private Navy Of Sgt. O'Farrell'; 'Chisum'; 'Rio Lobo'; 'High Plains Drifter'; 'How The West Was Won'; 'The Waltons'; 'Under The Rainbow'; "Exidor" 'Mork & Mindy'; 'Allan Quatermain & The Lost City Of Gold'; 'Falcon Crest'
Date Of Passing June 8, 2006

 


 

Doohan, James

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Lt. Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott" 'Star Trek' (1966)/'Star Trek: The Animated Series'/'Star Trek' pts. 1-7; 'Pretty Maids All In A Row'; 'Return To Peyton Place'; 'Loaded Weapon 1'
Date Of Passing July 20, 2005

 


 

DoQui, Robert

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Taffy & The Jungle Hunter'; 'Clarence, The Cross-Eyed Lion'; "Sgt. Pete Morgan" 'I Dream Of Jeannie' episode "GI Jeannie"; "Sgt. Evers" 'The Fugitive' (1963) episode "The White Knight"; "Hank" 'The Man From UNCLE' episode "The Yo-Ho-Ho & A Bottle Of Rum Affair"; "Bolger" 'Get Smart' (1965) episode "The Hot Line"; "Cully Smith" "The Mod Squad' (1968) episode "The Teeth Of The Barracuda"; 'The Red, White, & Black'; "John Darcy" 'Mission: Impossible' (1966) episode "Kitara"; "Pablo Robertson" 'The New Scooby-Doo Movies' episodes "The Ghostly Creep From The Deep", "The Loch Ness Mess", "Mystery Of Haunted Island"; "Fred Washington" 'Happy Days' episode "The Best Man"; 'Nashville'; 'Walking Tall: The Legend Of Buford Pusser'; 'Buffalo Bill & the Indians, Or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'; "TJ Davis" 'The Jeffersons' episode "Florence's Date"; 'How The West Was Won' (1978); 'Centennial'; 'Guyana: Crime Of The Century'; "Jack Whitcomb" 'Knots Landing' episode "Community Spirit"; "Mullenex" 'Hill Street Blues' episode "Can World War III Be An Attitude?"; 'I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can'; 'Cloak & Dagger'; "Jack Humphries" 'The Facts Of Life' episode "Out Of The Fire..."; "Dr. Saunders" 'Cagney & Lacey' (1982) episode "Sorry, Right Number"; "Sgt. Warren Reed" 'RoboCop' pts. 1-3; 'I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore'; "Doctor"/"Doobie" 'Batman: The Animated Series' episodes "Two-Face" pts. 1,2; "Noggra" 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episode "Sons Of Mogh"
Date Of Passing February 9, 2008

 


 

Douglas, Mike

Profession Talk Show Host
Claim To Fame 'The Mike Douglas Show'
Date Of Passing August 11, 2006

 


 

Downey, Jr., Morton

Profession Talk Show Host/Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Morton Downey, Jr. Show'; 'Predator 2'; 'Revenge Of The Nerds 3'; 'Meet Wally Sparks'
Date Of Passing March 12, 2001

 


 

Drake, Christian

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Them!'; "Bob Rayburn" 'Sheena: Queen Of The Jungle' (1955)
Date Of Passing July 9, 2006

 


 

Drake, Frances

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Les Misérables' (1935)
Date Of Passing January 17, 2000

 


 

Dresslar, Jr., Elmer

Profession Voice Actor/Singer
Claim To Fame voice of the original "Jolly Green Giant" commercials
Date Of Passing October 16, 2005

 


 

Drusky, Roy

Profession Country Music Singer
Claim To Fame songs: "Another (Just Like Me)", "Three Hearts In A Triangle", "Yes Mr. Peters", "All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers", "Second Hand Rose"
Date Of Passing September 23, 2004

 


 

DuBrow, Kevin

Profession Rock Music Singer
Claim To Fame group: Quiet Riot
songs: "Cum On Feel The Noize", "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)", "Slick Black Cadillac", "The Wild & The Young", "Mama We're All Crazy Now", "Party All Night", "The Joker", "Stay With Me Tonight", "Callin' The Shots", "Let's Go Crazy"
Date Of Passing November 19, 2007

 


 

Duisenberg, Wim

Profession  
Claim To Fame head Of Central European Bank & Creator Of The Euro Currency
Date Of Passing July 31, 2005

 


 

Duncan, Johnny R.

Profession Country Music Singer
Claim To Fame songs: "Sweet Country Woman", "Stranger", "Thinking Of A Rendezvous", "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better", "Come A Little Bit Closer", "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime", "Slow Dancing", "The Lady In The Blue Mercedes", "She's Out Of My Life"
Date Of Passing August 14, 2006

 


 

Duncan, Pamela

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Attack Of The Crab Monsters'
Date Of Passing November 11, 2005

 


 

Durden, Thomas

Profession Songwriter
Claim To Fame song: 'Heartbreak Hotel'
Date Of Passing October 16, 1999

 


 

Dury, Ian

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Pirates'; 'Judge Dredd'; 'Crow: City Of Angels'
Date Of Passing March 27, 2000

 


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Ebsen, Buddy

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "George Russell" 'Davy Crockett' movie series; 'Northwest Passage'; "Jed Clampett" 'The Beverly Hillbillies'/'The Return Of The Beverly Hillbillies'; 'The President's Plane Is Missing'; "Barnaby Jones" 'Barnaby Jones'/'The Beverly Hillbillies' (1993); 'Matt Houston'
Date Of Passing July 7, 2003

 


 

Edwards, Ralph

Profession Creator/Show Host
Claim To Fame 'This Is Your Life' (1952)
Date Of Passing November 16, 2005

 


 

Eisner, Will

Profession Comic Book Artist/Creator
Claim To Fame books: "The Spirit", "Sheena, Queen Of The Jungle"
Date Of Passing January 3, 2005

 


 

Elam, Jack

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Gunfight At The OK Corral' (1957); 'The Slowest Gun In The West'; 'The Comancheros'; 'Support Your Local Sheriff!'; 'The Over-The-Hill Gang'; 'Cockeyed Cowboys Of Calico County'; 'Dirty Dingus Magee'; 'Rio Lobo'; 'Support Your Local Gunfighter'; 'The Daughters Of Joshua Cabe'; 'Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid'; 'How The West Was Won'; 'Hot Lead & Cold Feet'; 'The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again'; 'The Villain'; 'The Cannonball Run' pts. 1,2; 'Jinxed!'; 'Suburban Commando'; 'Easy Street'
Date Of Passing October 20, 2003

 


 

Elcar, Dana

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Our Town' (1959); 'The Edge Of Night'; 'Dark Shadows' (1966); 'Catch-22'; The Sting'; 'The Missiles Of October'; 'Baretta'; 'Black Sheep Squadron'; 'The Nude Bomb'; 'The Last Flight Of Noah's Ark'; 'Condorman'; 'Quarterback Princess'; '2010: The Year We Make Contact'; "Pete Thornton" 'MacGyver'
Date Of Passing June 6, 2005

 


 

Endo, Harry

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Che Fong" 'Hawaii Five-O'/'Hawaii-Five O' (1997); 'Code Name: Diamond Head'; "Mr. Matsuda"/ "Judge Homer Haruda" 'Magnum, PI' episodes "Ms. Jones", "Unfinished Business"; "desk clerk" 'Murder, She Wrote' episode "Magnum On Ice" pt. 2; "doctor" 'Jake & The Fatman' episode "My Heart Belongs To Daddy"
Date Of Passing January 9, 2009

 


 

Entwhistle, John

Profession Singer/Guitarist
Claim To Fame group: The Who
songs: "I Can't Explain", "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", "My Generation", "The Kids Are Alright", "A Legal Matter", "Substitute", "I'm A Boy", "Boris The Spider", "Happy Jack", "Pictures Of Lily", "I Can See For Miles", "Call Me Lightning", "Magic Bus", "Pinball Wizard", "I'm Free", "See Me, Feel Me", "The Seeker", "Summertime Blues", "My Wife", "Baba O'Riley", "Bargain", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Let's See Action", "Pure & Easy", Join Together", "Long Live Rock", "The Real Me", "5:15", "Love Reign O'er Me", "Squeeze Box", "Who Are You", "Sister Disco", "You Better You Bet", "Eminence Front"

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(as The Who)

(1990)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (as The Who)

(2001)

UK Music Hall Of Fame

(as The Who)

(2005)

Date Of Passing June 27, 2002

 


 

Epstein, Howie

Profession Bass Guitarist
Claim To Fame group: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
songs: "Don't Do Me Like That", "Refugee", "The Waiting", "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", "You Got Lucky", "Don't Come Around Here No More", "Rebels", "Jammin' Me", "Runnin' Down A Dream", "I Won't Back Down", "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin'", "Yer So Bad", "A Face In The Crowd", "Out In The Cold", "Learning To Fly", "Into The Great Wide Open", "King's Highway", "Mary Jane's Last Dance", "You Don't Know How It Feels", "You Wreck Me", "Free Girl Now"

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(as Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)

(2002)

Date Of Passing February 23, 2003

 


 

Epstein, Julius

Profession Screenwriter
Claim To Fame 'Casablanca'; 'Arsenic & Old Lace', 'The Man Who Came To Dinner'; 'Send Me No Flowers'; 'Any Wednesday'; 'Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough'; 'House Calls'
Date Of Passing January 1, 2001

 


 

Esmond, Carl

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Jules Verne" 'From The Earth To The Moon' (1958)
Date Of Passing December 4, 2004

 


 

Evans, Dale

Profession Actress/Author
Claim To Fame 'The Yellow Rose Of Texas' (1944); 'Trigger, Jr.'; 'Roll On Texas Moon'; 'My Pal Trigger'; 'The Man From Oklahoma'; 'Don't Fence Me In'; 'Cowboy & The Senorita'; 'The Roy Rogers Show'; 'The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show'

book: "Angel Unaware"

Wrote the theme "Happy Trails"

Date Of Passing February 7, 2001

 


 

Evans, Donald "Ean"

Profession Guitarist
Claim To Fame group: Lynyrd Skynyrd

songs: "Sweet Home Alabama", "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man", "Saturday Night Special", "Swamp Music", "The Ballad Of Curtis Loew", "Call Me The Breeze", "Comin' Home", "Gimme Back My Bullets", "What's Your Name", "You Got That Right", "All I Can Do Is Write About It", "That Smell", "Free Bird"

Date Of Passing May 6, 2009

 


 

Evans, Josh Ryan

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Ally McBeal'; 'Passions'; 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' (2000)
Date Of Passing August 6, 2002

 


 

Evans, Mike

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Lionel Jefferson" 'All In The Family'/'The Jeffersons'; 'Rich Man, Poor Man'
Date Of Passing December 22, 2006

 


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Fafara, Stanley

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Hubert 'Whitey' Whitney" 'Leave It To Beaver' (1957)
Date Of Passing September 20, 2003

 


 

Fairbanks, Jr., Douglas

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Prisoner Of Zenda'; 'Gunga Din'; 'Sinbad The Sailor'; 'Ghost Story'
Date Of Passing May 7, 2000

 


 

Falwell, Jerry

Profession Religious Leader
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing May 15, 2007

 


 

Farmer, Philip Jose

Profession Science Fiction/Fantasy Author
Claim To Fame books: "The Green Odyssey", "Flesh", "A Woman A Day", "The Lovers", "Cache From Outer Space", "Fire & The Night", "Inside Outside", "Tongues Of The Moon", "Dare", "The Gate Of Time", "Night Of Light", "Image Of The Beast", "Blown", "Lord Tyger", "Love Song", "The Stone God Awakens", "The Wind Whales Of Ishmael", "Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography Of Lord Greystoke", "Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life", "The Other Log Of Phileas Fogg", "The Adventures Of The Peerless Peer", "Venus On The Half-Shell", "Ironcastle", "Jesus On Mars", "Dark Is The Sun", "The Unreasoning Mask", "The Cache", "Stations Of The Nightmare", "Greatheart Silver", "A Barnstormer In Oz", "Escape From Loki", "The Caterpillar's Question", "Nothing Burns In Hell", "Naked Came The Farmer", "The Dark Heart Of Time", "Up From The Bottomless Pit", "The City Beyond Play", "The Evil In Pemberley House", "World Of Tiers" series, "Riverworld" series, "Herald Childe" series, "Doc Caliban & Lord Grandrith" series, "Khokarsa" series, "Dayworld" series

Hugo Award

(1953, 1968, 1972)

Damon Knight Memorial Grand

Master Award

(2000)

World Fantasy Award For

Life Achievement

(2001)

Forry Award For Lifetime Achievement

(2003)

Date Of Passing February 25, 2009

 


 

Farnsworth, Richard

Profession Actor/Stuntman
Claim To Fame 'Texas Across The River'; 'The Cowboys'; 'Blazing Saddles'; 'The Legend Of The Lone Ranger'; 'Waltz Across Texas'; 'The Natural'; 'Misery'
Date Of Passing October 6, 2000

 


 

Felt, Mark

Profession

FBI Associate Director

(1972-1973)

Claim To Fame "Deep Throat" informant during the Watergate scandal
Date Of Passing December 18, 2008

 


 

Fender, Freddy

Profession Country Music Singer
Claim To Fame songs: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls", "Wasted Days & Wasted Nights", "Secret Love", "You'll Lose A Good Thing", "Since I Met You Baby", "Vaya Con Dios", "Livin' It Down", "The Rains Came"
Date Of Passing October 14, 2006

 


 

Ferrer, Mel

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'War & Peace' (1955); 'The Longest Day'; 'The Fall Of The Roman Empire'; 'Sex & The Single Girl'; 'How The West Was Won' (1978); "Phillip Erikson" 'Falcon Crest'
Date Of Passing June 2, 2008

 


 

Ferguson, Maynard

Profession Trumpet Player
Claim To Fame "Gonna Fly Now" ('Rocky')
Date Of Passing August 23, 2006

 


 

Fiedler, John

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Cadet Alfie Higgins" 'Tom Corbett, Space Cadet'; '12 Angry Men' (1957); 'All The King's Men' (1958); 'A Raisin In The Sun' (1961 & 1989); 'Girl Happy'; "Mr. Hengist" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode "Wolf In The Fold"; voice of Disney's "Piglet" (1968-2005); 'True Grit'; 'Suppose They Gave A War & Nobody Came?'; "Emil Peterson" 'The Bob Newhart Show'; "Sexton" 'Robin Hood' (1973); 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker'; 'The Shaggy DA' (1976); "Deacon Owl" 'The Rescuers'; 'Harper Valley PTA'; 'The Cannonball Run'; "Porcupine" 'The Fox & The Hound'; 'Sharky's Machine'; 'Savannah Smiles'; "Old Man" 'The Emperor's New Groove'; "Rudy" 'Kronk's New Groove'
Date Of Passing June 25, 2005

 


 

Fischer, Bobby

Profession  
Claim To Fame Chess Grandmaster
Date Of Passing January 17, 2008

 


 

Floren, Myron

Profession Accordionist/Assistant Conductor
Claim To Fame 'The Lawrence Welk Show'
Date Of Passing July 23, 2005

 


 

Foch, Nina

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Ten Commandments'; 'Executive Suite'; 'Cry Of The Werewolf'; 'The Return Of The Vampire'; 'An American In Paris'; 'Spartacus'; 'War & Remembrance'; 'Skin Deep'; 'How To Deal'
Date Of Passing December 5, 2008

 


 

Fogelberg, Dan

Profession Rock/Folk Music Singer/ Songwriter/Musician
Claim To Fame songs: "Nether Lands", "Part Of The Plan", "Heart Hotels", "Longer", "Hard To Say", "Leader Of The Band", "Same Old Lang Syne", "Run For The Roses", "Make Love Stay", "Missing You", "Language Of Love", "Believe In Me", "Lonely In Love", "She Don't Look Back", "Rhythm Of The Rain", "Magic Every Moment", "A Love Like This"
Date Of Passing December 16, 2007

 


 

Fong, Kam

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Ghost Of The China Sea'; "Detective Chin Ho Kelly" 'Hawaii Five-O'
Date Of Passing October 18, 2002

 


 

Foote, Shelby

Profession Historian/Writer
Claim To Fame 'The Civil War'; 'Baseball'
Date Of Passing June 27, 2005

 


 

Ford, Glenn

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Gilda'; 'A Stolen Life'; 'Framed'; 'The Big Heat'; 'Blackboard Jungle'; 'Interrupted Melody'; 'Ransom!'; 'The Fastest Gun Alive'; 'Teahouse Of The August Moon'; '3:10 To Yuma'; 'Don't Go Near The Water'; 'The Gazebo'; 'Cimarron'; 'Cry For Happy'; 'Pocketful of Miracles'; 'Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse'; 'Experiment In Terror'; 'The Courtship Of Eddie's Father' (1963); 'Midway'; "Jonathan Kent" 'Superman' (1978)
Date Of Passing August 30, 2006

 


 

Ford, John M.

Profession Science Fiction Author
Claim To Fame books: "The Final Reflection", "How Much For Just The Planet?"
Date Of Passing September 25, 2006

 


 

Forsythe, Henderson

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Edge Of Night'; 'As The World Turns'; 'Dead Of Night'; 'Silkwood'
Date Of Passing April 17, 2006

 


 

Foster, Susanna

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Great Victor Herbert'; 'There's Magic In Music'; 'Glamour Boy'; 'Phantom Of The Opera' (1943)
Date Of Passing January 17, 2009

 


 

Fox, Noel

Profession Bass Singer
Claim To Fame group: The Oak Ridge Boys
Date Of Passing April 10, 2003

 


 

Franciosa, Anthony

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'A Face In The Crowd'; 'The Long, Hot Summer'; 'Career'; 'Period Of Adjustment'; 'The Pleasure Seekers'; 'Rio Conchos'; 'Name Of The Game'; 'Matt Helm'; 'Death Wish 2'; 'City Hall'
Date Of Passing January 16, 2006

 


 

Francis, Arlene

Profession Actress/Game Show Panelist
Claim To Fame 'What's My Line?' (1950-1975)
Date Of Passing May 31, 2001

 


 

Frankenheimer, John

Profession Director
Claim To Fame 'Birdman Of Alcatraz'; 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962); 'I Walk The Line'; 'The Iceman Cometh'; 'French Connection 2'; 'Black Sunday'; 'Prophecy'; '52 Pick-Up'; 'Dead Bang'; 'Year Of The Gun'; 'The Island Of Dr. Moreau' (1996); 'Ronin'; 'Reindeer Games'
Date Of Passing July 6, 2002

 


 

Frann, Mary

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "DB Bentley" 'Return To Peyton Place'; 'Days Of Our Lives'; "Joanna Loudon" 'Newhart'; 'Gidget's Summer Reunion'; 'Lucky/Chances'
Date Of Passing September 23, 1998

 


 

Franz, Arthur

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Sands Of Iwo Jima'; "Tommy Nelson" 'Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man'; 'Invaders From Mars'; 'The Caine Mutiny' (1954); 'Hellcats Of The Navy'; 'The Missiles Of October'
Date Of Passing June 16, 2006

 


 

Fraser, Shelagh

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Aunt Beru" 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
Date Of Passing September 13, 2000

 


 

Funt, Allen

Profession Creator/Producer/Show Host
Claim To Fame 'Candid Camera'; 'What Do You Say To A Naked Lady?'
Date Of Passing September 5, 1999

 


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Galloway, Don

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Secret Storm'; "Virgil Earp" 'Wagon Train' episode "The Silver Lady"; 'The Rare Breed'; "Detective Sgt. Ed Brown" 'Ironside'/'The Return Of Ironside'; "Brad Thomas" 'Vega$' episode "Love, Laugh & Die"; "Gorman" 'Charlie's Angels' (1976) episode "Angels Belong In Heaven"; "Mike Dodson" 'Hart To Hart' episode "Murder Between Friends"; "Steve Marshall" 'CHiPs' episodes "The Great 5K Star Race & Boulder Wrap Party" pts. 1,2; 'Satan's Mistress'; 'The Big Chill'; "Ron Bowman" 'Hotel' episode "Prisms"; "Mickey" 'The Fall Guy' episode "High Orbit"; "Larry Credle" 'Scarecrow & Mrs. King' episode "Odds On A Dead Pigeon"; "Gilbert Cole"/ "Harley Freeman" 'Knight Rider' (1982) episodes "White Bird", "Knight In Retreat"; 'General Hospital'; 'Two Moon Junction'; "Phillip Slayton" 'Matlock' episode "The Best Seller"; "Bart Muller" 'Hunter' episode "The Fifth Victim"; "Dr. Patrick Knelman" 'Dallas' episodes "Paradise Lost", "Will Power", "The Smiling Cobra", "Family Plot"; "Attorney Samuel Dortland" 'In The Heat Of The Night' (1988) episode "Heart Of Gold"; "Andrew Hudson"/ "Elton Summers" 'Murder, She Wrote' episodes "Trevor Hudson's Legacy", "The Prodigal Father"; "AF Colonel John Collins"/"Bob Stryke" 'MacGyver' episodes "Fraternity Of Thieves", "Obsessed"
Date Of Passing January 8, 2009

 


 

Garcia, Jerry

Profession Rock Music Singer/Musician/Songwriter
Claim To Fame group: The Grateful Dead
songs: "Truckin'", "Touch Of Grey ",
"Sugar Magnolia", "Casey Jones", "Uncle John's Band", "Friend Of The Devil", "Franklin's Tower", "Estimated Prophet", "Eyes Of The World", "Box Of Rain", "US Blues", "The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)", "One More Saturday Night", "Fire On The Mountain", "The Music Never Stopped", "Hell In A Bucket", "Ripple"
Date Of Passing August 9, 1995

 


 

Garland, Beverly

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Swamp Women'; 'It Conquered The World'; 'Gunslinger'; "Casey Jones" 'Decoy'; "Barbara Harper Douglas" 'My Three Sons'; 'Airport 1975'; "Dotty West" 'Scarecrow & Mrs. King'; "Ellen Lane" 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman'; 'Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure'; "Ginger Jackson" '7th Heaven'
Date Of Passing December 5, 2008

 


 

Gary, Bruce

Profession Rock Music Drummer
Claim To Fame group: The Knack
Date Of Passing August 22, 2006

 


 

Gebel-Williams, Gunther

Profession Animal Trainer
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing July 20, 2001

 


 

George, Anthony

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Agent Cam Allison" 'The Untouchables' (1959); "Don Corey" 'Checkmate'; "Burke Devlin"/"Jeremiah Collins" 'Dark Shadows' (1966); 'Search For Tomorrow'; 'One Life To Live'
Date Of Passing March 16, 2005

 


 

Gerber, Steve

Profession Comic Book Writer
Claim To Fame Howard The Duck (creator)
Date Of Passing February 10, 2008

 


 

Getty, Estelle

Profession Actress/Voice Actress
Claim To Fame "Mrs. Rosenmeyer" 'Cagney & Lacey' (1982) episode "Baby Broker"; 'No Man's Land'; "Roberta" 'Hotel' episode "Intimate Strangers"; 'Mask' (1985); "Miriam the Librarian" 'Newhart' episode "What Makes Dick Run"; "Sophia Petrillo" 'The Golden Girls'/'The Golden Palace'/'Empty Nest' episodes "Libby's Gift", "Windy"/ 'Blossom' episode "I Ain't Got No Buddy"/'Nurses' episode "Temporary Setbacks"; 'Mannequin'; 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot'; "Dottie" 'Touched By An Angel' episode "The Sky Is Falling"; "Paul's Aunt" 'Mad About You' episode "The Birth" pt. 1; "Mrs. Hennypecker" 'The Sissy Duckling'; 'Stuart Little'; 'The Million Dollar Kid'
Date Of Passing July 22, 2008

 


 

Ghostley, Alice

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Cinderella' (1957); 'To Kill A Mockingbird'; 'The Graduate'; "Esmarelda" 'Bewitched' (1964); 'With Six You Get Eggroll'; 'Mayberry RFD'; 'Gator'; 'Rabbit Test'; 'Grease'; "Bernice Clifton" 'Designing Women' (1986); 'The Odd Couple: Travelin' Light'
Date Of Passing September 21, 2007

 


 

Gibb, Andy

Profession Pop/Disco Music Singer
Claim To Fame songs: "I Just Want To Be Your Everything", "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water", "Shadow Dancing", "An Everlasting Love", "Desire"
Date Of Passing March 10, 1988

 


 

Gibb, Maurice

Profession Pop/Disco Music Singer/Songwriter/Actor
Claim To Fame group: The Bee Gees
songs: (Bee Gees) "Jive Talkin'", "Night Fever", "Tragedy", "You Should Be Dancing", "Stayin' Alive", "How Deep Is Your Love", "Love So Right", "Too Much Heaven", "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away", "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)", "Warm Ride", "Stayin' Alive", "If I Can't Have You", "You Stepped In My Life", "Love Me", "More Than A Woman", "Rest Your Love On Me", "Nights On Broadway", "Spirits (Having Flown)", "Love You Inside Out", "Wind Of Change", "Children Of The World"
actor: 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Songwriters Hall Of Fame

(1994)

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(as The Bee Gees)

(1997)

Vocal Group Hall Of Fame

(as The Bee Gees)

(2001)

Dance Music Hall Of Fame

(as The Bee Gees)

(2004)

UK Music Hall Of Fame

(as The Bee Gees)

(2004)

Date Of Passing January 12, 2003

 


 

Gibbins, Mike

Profession Drummer
Claim To Fame group: Badfinger
Date Of Passing October 4, 2005

 


 

Gielgud, John (Sir)

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Around The World In Eighty Days' (1956); 'The Elephant Man'; 'Chariots Of Fire'; 'Lion Of The Desert'; 'Arthur' 1,2; 'A Christmas Carol' (Narrator); 'Gandhi'; 'The Wicked Lady'; 'Time After Time'; 'War & Remembrance'; 'Dragonheart'; 'Hamlet' (1996); 'Merlin' (1998); "Merlin" 'Quest For Camelot'; 'Elizabeth'
Date Of Passing May 21, 2000

 


 

Gilbreth-Carey, Ernestine

Profession Author
Claim To Fame books: "Cheaper By The Dozen", "Belles On Their Toes"
Date Of Passing November 4, 2006

 


 

Gilden, Michael

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Ewok" 'Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi'; 'Pulp Fiction'; "Dunder" 'Once Upon A Christmas'/'Twice Upon A Christmas'; "Finnegan"/"Liam" 'Charmed' episodes "Lucky Charmed", "Oh My Goddess!" 1,2, "Something Wicca This Way Goes", "Gone With The Witches"
Date Of Passing December 5, 2006

 


 

Glass, Leslie

Profession Adult Actress/Model/Penthouse Model
Claim To Fame Penthouse Pet Of The Month - February 1992
Date Of Passing August 4, 2000

 


 

Gleason, Paul

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'All My Children'; 'Ike: The War Years'; 'The Great Santini'; 'He Knows You're Alone'; 'Fort Apache The Bronx' (1981); 'Arthur'; 'The Pursuit Of DB Cooper'; 'Tender Mercies'; 'Trading Places'; 'The Breakfast Club'; 'Ewoks: The Battle For Endor'; 'Morgan Stewart's Coming Home'; 'Johnny Be Good'; 'Die Hard'; 'Loaded Weapon 1'; 'Maniac Cop 3'; 'Revenge Of The Nerds 4'; 'Not Another Teen Movie'; 'Van Wilder'; 'Abominable'
Date Of Passing May 27, 2006

 


 

Goddard, Trevor

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Mortal Kombat'; 'Deep Rising'; "Trace" 'Babylon 5' episode "Learning Curve"; "Lt. Cmdr. Mic Brumby" 'JAG'; 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl'
Date Of Passing June 9, 2003

 


 

Goldsmith, Jerry

Profession TV/Movie Theme Composer
Claim To Fame songs/themes: "Take Her She's Mine", "Von Ryan's Express", "Our Man Flint", "Planet Of The Apes" (1968), "Tora, Tora, Tora", "Rio Lobo", "Patton", "Waltons", "Barnaby Jones", "The Omen", "Alien", "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", "Poltergeist", "Rambo", "Gremlins", "Supergirl", "Amazing Stories", "Star Trek: Voyager"
Date Of Passing July 21, 2004

 


 

Gonzales-Gonzales, Pedro

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The High & The Mighty'; 'Rio Bravo'; "Pedro Vasquez" 'The Texan'; 'Hellfighters'; 'The Love Bug'; 'Chisum'; 'Support Your Local Gunfighter'; 'Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood'; 'Uphill All The Way'
Date Of Passing February 6, 2006

 


 

Goodman, Dody

Profession Actress/Voice Actress
Claim To Fame "Martha Shumway" 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'/'Forever Fernwood'; "Blanche Hodel" 'Grease' pts. 1,2; "Sophia Drummond" 'Diff'rent Strokes'; 'Splash'; 'Private Resort'; 'Punky Brewster'; 'I Dream Of Jeannie: 15 Years Later'; "Miss Rebecca Miller" 'Alvin & The Chipmunks' (1983)
Date Of Passing June 22, 2008

 


 

Gorman, RC

Profession Artist
Claim To Fame

Native American themed paintings

"the Picasso of American art"

Date Of Passing November 3, 2005

 


 

Gorshin, Frank

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Invasion Of The Saucer Men'; 'Where The Boys Are' (1960); 'That Darn Cat!' (1965); "Riddler" 'Batman' (1966)/'Legends Of The Superheroes'; "Commissioner Belle" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"; "Sir Ten-To-Three" 'Rudolph's Shiny New Year'; 'The Edge Of Night'; 'Uphill All The Way'; 'The Meteor Man'; 'Beethoven's 3rd'; 'Return To The Batcave: The Misadventures Of Adam & Burt'; "Professor Hugo Strange" 'The Batman' episodes "Meltdown", "Strange Minds", "Fistful Of Felt"
Date Of Passing May 17, 2005

 


 

Gould, Sandra

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Mildred Webster" 'I Married Joan'; 'The Ghost & Mr. Chicken'; 'The Barefoot Executive'; "Gladys Kravitz" 'Bewitched' (1964)/'Tabitha'; 'The Kid With The 200 IQ'
Date Of Passing July 20, 1999

 


 

Goulet, Robert

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Trapper Pierre" 'Howdy Doody'; 'Brigadoon'; 'Carousel'; 'Kiss Me Kate'; 'Beetlejuice' (1988); 'The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell Of Fear'; "Wheezy The Penguin" 'Toy Story 2'
Date Of Passing October 30, 2007

 


 

Gourrier, John Fred

Profession Pop Music Singer
Claim To Fame song: "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Date Of Passing April 15, 2005

 


 

Graf, David

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Lt. Spears" 'MASH' (1972) episode "A Holy Mess"; "Tackleberry" 'Police Academy' 1-7/'Police Academy: The Series'; 'Irreconcilable Differences'; 'American Kickboxer 2'; 'The Brady Bunch Movie'; "Fred Noonan" 'Star Trek: Voyager' episode "The 37's"; "Leskit" 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episode "Soldiers Of The Empire"; 'High Tide'; 'The West Wing'
Date Of Passing April 7, 2001

 


 

Grant, Charles L.

Profession Science Fiction/Fantasy Author
Claim To Fame books: "Millennium" series, "The Hour Of The Oxrun Dead", "The Last Call Of Mourning", "A Glow Of Candles & Other Stories", "Tales From The Nightside", "The Pet", "Jackals", "Night Songs", "Fire Mask"
Date Of Passing September 15, 2006

 


 

Grant, Joe

Profession Disney Artist/Writer
Claim To Fame 'Mickey's Gala Premiere', (created) "Queen" 'Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs', (co-wrote) 'Dumbo' & 'Lady & The Tramp', (development leader) 'Fantasia' & 'Pinocchio'
Date Of Passing May 6, 2005

 


 

Graves, Teresa

Profession Actress/Singer
Claim To Fame 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In' (1969-1970); 'Vampira'; "Christie Love" 'Get Christie Love'
Date Of Passing October 10, 2002

 


 

Gray, Spalding

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Horny Vampire'; 'The Farmer's Daughter'; 'The Killing Fields'; 'Beaches'; 'The Paper'; "Dr. Jack Miller" 'The Nanny'; 'Kate & Leopold'
Date Of Passing March 7, 2004

 


 

Greer, Dabbs

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1956); "Wilbur Jonas" Gunsmoke'; 'The Vampire'; 'It! The Terror From Beyond Space'; 'Roustabout'; 'Shenandoah'; "Norrie Coolidge" 'The Ghost & Mrs. Muir' (1968); "Minister" 'The Brady Bunch' episode "The Honeymoon"/'The Bradys'; "Reverend Robert Alden" 'Little House On The Prairie'; 'Chu Chu & The Philly Flash'; 'Bonanza: The Next Generation'; 'Two Moon Junction'; 'House 4'; 'Little Giants'; "Rev. Henry Novotny" 'Picket Fences'; 'The Green Mile'
Date Of Passing April 28, 2007

 


 

Greer, Jane

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Dick Tracy' (1945); 'Sinbad The Sailor'; 'You're In The Navy Now'; 'Against All Odds'; "Charlotte Pershing" 'Falcon Crest'; 'Just Between Friends'; 'Twin Peaks'
Date Of Passing August 24, 2001

 


 

Gregory, James

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Manchurian Candidate' (1962); 'PT 109'; 'The Sons Of Katie Elder'; "Dr. Tristan Adams" 'Star Trek' (1966) episode "Dagger Of The Mind"; 'Murderers' Row'; 'Clambake'; 'The Secret War Of Harry Frigg'; 'Beneath The Planet Of The Apes'; 'The Hawaiians'; 'That Girl'; 'The Million Dollar Duck'; 'Miracle On 34th Street' (1973); "Lt. Gen. Robert 'Iron Guts' Kelly" 'MASH' (1972) episode "Iron Guts Kelly"; 'The Strongest Man In The World'; "Inspector Frank Luger" 'Barney Miller'; 'The Main Event' (1979)
Date Of Passing September 16, 2002

 


 

Grey, Virginia

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1927); 'Another Thin Man'; 'Hullabaloo'; 'The Big Store'; 'Tarzan's New York Adventure'; 'Bells Of Capistrano'; 'The Forty-Niners'; 'Target Earth'; 'The Rose Tattoo'; 'All That Heaven Allows'; 'Airport'
Date Of Passing July 31, 2004

 


 

Griffin, Merv

Profession Show Host/Actor/Singer/Game Show Creator
Claim To Fame 'The Merv Griffin Show' (1962-1986); 'The Boy From Oklahoma'
game shows: 'Wheel Of Fortune'; 'Jeopardy!'
songs: "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts", "Wilhelmina", "Never Been Kissed"
Date Of Passing August 12, 2007

 


 

Groh, David

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Simon Ventnor" 'Love Is A Many Splendored Thing' (1967); "Joe Gerard" 'Rhoda'/'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' episode "Mary Richards Falls In Love"; 'A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich'; "Major Duke Danton" 'Buck Rogers In The 25th Century' (1979) episode "Planet Of The Slave Girls"; "Donnelly" 'Trapper John, MD' episode "Creepy Time Gal"; "Stuart Glick" 'Matt Houston' episode "The Visitors"; 'General Hospital'; "Jonathan" 'Simon & Simon' episode "The Skull Of Nostradamus"; "Bill Malone" 'Kate & Alley' episode "The Bully"; "Tony Romano" 'Spencer, For Hire' episode "Thanksgiving"; "Ken Martin" 'Hunter' episode "Yesterday's Child"; 'The Return Of Superfly'; "Lt. Nolandt" 'Sisters' episode "Things Are Tough All Over"; 'Get Shorty'; "Vince Parezi" 'Melrose Place' (1992) episodes "Free Kimmy", "Bobby Trap", "No Lifeguard On Duty"; "Chief Petty Officer 'Dad' Harridan" 'JAG' episode "Heroes"; "Jacob Weiss" 'The X-Files' episode "Kaddish"; "Don Franco" 'VIP'; "Vince Termin" 'Walker, Texas Ranger' episode "Safe House"; "Lt. Walker" 'Black Scorpion' (2001)
Date Of Passing February 12, 2008

 


 

Guinness, Alec (Sir)

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Great Expectations' (1946); 'Oliver Twist' (1948); 'The Lavender Hill Mob'; 'The Bridge On The River Kwai'; 'Our Man In Havana'; 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962); 'Doctor Zhivago'; 'Scrooge' (1970); 'Murder By Death'; "Obi-Wan Kenobi" 'Star Wars' 4-6; 'Raise The Titanic'; 'Little Lord Fauntleroy'; 'A Passage To India'
Date Of Passing August 5, 2000

 


 

Gygax, Gary

Profession Game Designer
Claim To Fame co-creator Dungeons & Dragons role playing game
Date Of Passing March 4, 2008

 


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Hackett, Buddy

Profession Comedian/Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Stanley Peck" 'Stanley'; 'God's Little Acre'; 'All Hands On Deck'; 'The Music Man' (1962); 'It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World'; 'Muscle Beach Party'; 'The Love Bug'; 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'; "Lou Costello" 'Bud & Lou'; 'Scrooged'; "Scuttle" 'The Little Mermaid' 1,2
Date Of Passing June 30, 2003

 


 

Hagen, Earle H.

Profession Composer
Claim To Fame themes: "Make Room For Daddy", (whistler) "The Andy Griffith Show (The Fishin' Hole)", "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (Harlem Nocturne)", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Gomer Pyle - USMC", "That Girl", "Eight Is Enough", "The Mod Squad"
Date Of Passing May 26, 2008

 


 

Hagen, Kevin

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Pork Chop Hill'; 'The Man From Galveston'; "Kobick" 'Land Of The Giants'; "Harry Gilbert" 'Return To Peyton Place'; "Colonel Coner"/"Major Goss" "Dr. Hiram Baker" 'Little House On The Prairie'; 'MASH' (1972) episodes "Peace On Us", "Some 38th Parallels"; 'Bonanza: The Next Generation'
Date Of Passing July 9, 2005

 


 

Hager, Jim

Profession Actor/Singer/Musician
Claim To Fame 'Hee Haw' (1969-1986); "Verm" 'The Bionic Woman' (1976) episode "Sanctuary Earth"

Hager Brothers (with brother Jon)

Playgirl - February, 1973

Date Of Passing May 1, 2008

 


 

Hager, Jon

Profession Actor/Singer/Musician
Claim To Fame 'Hee Haw' (1969-1986); "Dier" 'The Bionic Woman' (1976) episode "Sanctuary Earth"

Hager Brothers (with brother Jim)

Playgirl - February, 1973

Date Of Passing January 9, 2009

 


 

Hagen, Uta

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Boys From Brazil'
Date Of Passing January 14, 2004

 


 

Hairston, Jester

Profession Actor/Singer/Songwriter
Claim To Fame songs: (composed) "Mary's Boy Child", "Amen"
actor: 'Amos 'n Andy' (radio & TV); 'Tarzan's Hidden Jungle'; 'The Alamo' (1960); 'To Kill A Mockingbird'; 'In The Heat Of The Night' (1967); "Wildcat" 'That's My Mama'; "Rolly Forbes" 'Amen'; 'Being John Malkovich'
Date Of Passing January 18, 2000

 


 

Hale, Monte

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Purple Monster Strikes'; 'Bandits Of The Badlands'; 'Rough Riders Of Cheyenne'; 'California Gold Rush'; 'Home On The Range' (1946); 'The Man From Rainbow Valley'; 'Out California Way'; 'Last Frontier Uprising'; 'Along the Oregon Trail'; 'Under Colorado Skies'; 'California Firebrand'; 'The Timber Trail'; 'Son Of God's Country'; "Bat Masterson" 'Prince Of The Plains'; "Buffalo Bill Cody" 'Law Of The Golden West'; "Pat Garrett" 'Outcasts Of The Trail'; 'Pioneer Marshal'; 'The Vanishing Westerner'; 'The Missourians'; 'Trail Of Robin Hood'; 'Giant'
Date Of Passing March 29, 2009

 


 

Hall, Huntz "Sach"

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Bowery Boys/Dead End Kids' movies
Date Of Passing January 30, 1999

 


 

Hallam, John

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Flash Gordon' (1980); 'Dragonslayer'; 'Lifeforce'; 'Santa Claus: The Movie'; 'EastEnders'; "Light" 'Doctor Who' (1963) episode "Ghost Light: pt. 3"; 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'; 'Kull The Conqueror'
Date Of Passing November 14, 2006

 


 

Hallett, Andy

Profession Actor/Singer
Claim To Fame "student" 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' (1997) episode "Hush"; "Lorne" 'Angel'
Date Of Passing March 29, 2009

 


 

Hamilton, Bernie

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Mysterious Island' (1951); 'The Young One'; 'The Devil At 4 O'Clock'; "Patrolman Nelson" 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' episode "The Sound Of The Trumpets Of Conscience Falls Deafly On A Brain That Holds Its Ears"; "Lt. Adams" 'Ironside' episode "A Very Cool Hot Car"; "Mwanza de Ludanzi"/ "Shambu"/"Chaka" 'Tarzan' (1966) episodes "Basil Of The Bulge", "The Perils Of Charity Jones" pts. 1,2, "The Four O'Clock Army" pts. 1,2; "Ransome Kiley"/"Corporal Harvey" 'The Virginian' episodes "Ride To Delphi", "Incident At Diablo Crossing"; "Walter" 'All In The Family' episode "Class Reunion"; 'Scream Blacula Scream'; "Officer Jones" 'Sanford & Son' episode "This Little TV Went To Market"; "Bo Tate" 'Police Story' episode "The Ho Chi Min Trail"; "Jake" 'That's My Mama' episode "A Man From The Past"; "Captain Harold Dobey" 'Starsky & Hutch' (1975); "Captain McGraw" 'The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo' episode "Double Take, Double Take"; "police chief" 'Galactica 1980' episode "The Night The Cylons Landed" pt. 2
Date Of Passing December 30, 2008

 


 

Hammond, Earl

Profession Voice Actor
Claim To Fame "Mumm-Ra"/"Jaga" 'Thundercats'
Date Of Passing May 19, 2002

 


 

Hampton, Lionel

Profession Jazz Bandleader/Percussionist
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing August 31, 2002

 


 

Hanna, William

Profession Cartoonist/Co-Founder "Hanna/Barbera"
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing March 22, 2001

 


 

Hardman, Karl

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Night Of The Living Dead' (1968); 'Santa Claws'
Date Of Passing September 22, 2007

 


 

Hargitay, Mickey

Profession Actor/Body Builder
Claim To Fame 'The Loves Of Hercules'; Mr. Universe - 1955
Date Of Passing September 14, 2006

 


 

Harmon, Larry

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Bozo, The Clown"
Date Of Passing July 3, 2008

 


 

Harris, Cassandra

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Countess Lisl von Schlaf" 'For Your Eyes Only'
Date Of Passing December 28, 1991

 


 

Harris, Jonathan

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'Zorro' (1957); "Dr. Zachary Smith" 'Lost In Space' (1965); "Lucifer" 'Battlestar Galactica' (1978); "Manny" 'A Bug's Life'; "Geri The Cleaner" 'Toy Story 2'
Date Of Passing November 3, 2002

 


 

Harris, Richard (Sir)

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Guns Of Navarone'; 'Mutiny On The Bounty' (1962); 'Major Dundee'; "King Arthur" 'Camelot' (1967 & 1982); 'A Man Called Horse'/'The Return Of A Man Called Horse'/'Triumphs Of A Man Called Horse'; 'Juggernaut'; 'Robin & Marian'; 'Gulliver's Travels' (1977); 'Orca'; 'The Wild Geese'; 'Tarzan, The Ape Man'; 'Patriot Games'; 'Unforgiven'; 'Wrestling Ernest Hemingway'; 'Gladiator'; "Albus Dumbledore" 'Harry Potter' 1,2
Date Of Passing October 25, 2002

 


 

Harrison, George

Profession Rock Music Singer/Songwriter
Claim To Fame groups: The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band, Traveling Wilburys
songs: (solo) "My Sweet Lord", "Isn't It A Pity", "What Is Life", "Bangla-Desh", "Deep Blue", "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)", "Ding Dong, Ding Dong", "Dark Horse", "You", "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)", "This Song", "Crackerbox Palace", "True Love", "It's What You Value", "Blow Away", "Love Comes To Everyone", "Faster", "All Those Years Ago", "Teardrops", "Wake Up My Love", "I Really Love You", "Here Comes The Sun", "I Don't Want To Do It", "Got My Mind Set On You", "Devil's Radio", "When We Was Fab", "Cloud Nine", "This Is Love", "Cheer Down", "Poor Little Girl", "Stuck Inside A Cloud", "Any Road"; (Beatles) "Love Me Do", "From Me To You", "She Loves You", "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Can't Buy Me Love", "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine", "Eight Days A Week", "Ticket To Ride", "Help!", "Yesterday", "Day Tripper", "We Can Work It Out", "Paperback Writer", "Yellow Submarine", "Eleanor Rigby", "Penny Lane", "All You Need Is Love", "Hello Goodbye", "Lady Madonna", "Hey Jude", "Get Back", "The Ballad Of John & Yoko", "Something", "Come Together", "Let It Be", "The Long & Winding Road"

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(as The Beatles)

(1988)

Hollywood Bowl Hall Of Fame

(2002)

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(2004)

Vocal Group Hall Of Fame

(as The Beatles)

(2004)

Date Of Passing November 29, 2001

 


 

Hart, Johnny

Profession Cartoonist
Claim To Fame creator - comic strips "B.C." & "The Wizard Of Id"
Date Of Passing April 7, 2007

 


 

Hartnell, William

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "The Doctor" 'Doctor Who' (1963-1966)
Date Of Passing April 23, 1975

 


 

Harvey, Paul

Profession Radio Broadcaster
Claim To Fame 'The Rest Of The Story'
Date Of Passing February 28, 2009

 


 

Haskell, David

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Godspell'; 'Knots Landing'; 'Santa Barbara'; 'Falcon Crest'
Date Of Passing August 30, 2000

 


 

Haver, June

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Home In Indiana'; 'Where Do We Go From Here?'; 'The Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady'; 'The Girl Next Door' (1953)
Date Of Passing July 4, 2005

 


 

Hawthorne, Nigel

Profession Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame 'S*P*Y*S'; 'History Of The World: pt. I'; 'Firefox'; 'Gandhi'; "Sir Humphrey Appleby" 'Yes Minister'/'Yes, Prime Minister; "Fflewddur Fflam" 'The Black Cauldron'; 'Demolition Man'; 'Amistad'; "Professor Porter" 'Tarzan' (1999); 'Call Me Claus'
Date Of Passing December 26, 2001

 


 

Hayes, Isaac

Profession R&B/Disco Music Singer/Songwriter/ Actor/Voice Actor
Claim To Fame songs: "Walk On By", "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquidalimystic", "I Stand Accused", "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "The Look Of Love", "Theme From Shaft"
actor: 'Shaft' (1971/2000); 'The Rockford Files'; 'Escape From New York'; 'I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'; 'CB4'; 'Posse'; 'Robin Hood: Men In Tights'; 'Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored'; "Chef" 'South Park'; 'Reindeer Games'; "Possum" 'Dr. Dolittle 2'; 'Stargate SG-1'

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(2002)

Songwriters Hall Of Fame

(2005)

Date Of Passing August 10, 2008

 


 

Hayward, Chris

Profession TV Screenwriter/Creator
Claim To Fame 'Dudley Do-Right' (creator); 'The Musters' (co-creator); 'My Mother The Car' (co-creator); 'The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show'; 'Alice'; 'Barney Miller'; 'Get Smart'; '77 Sunset Strip'; 'Fractured Flickers'; 'The Governor & JJ'
Date Of Passing November 20, 2006

 


 

Healey, Jeff

Profession Jazz/Blues-Rock Music Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Claim To Fame songs: "It Could All Get Blown Away", "Communication Breakdown", "Yer Blues", "Stop Breakin' Down", "Run Through The Jungle", "Cruel Little Number", "Shapes Of Things", "Badge", "Confidence", "Angel", "House That Love Built", "River Of No Return", "See The Light", "Don't Let Your Chance Go By", "Nice Problem To Have", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Date Of Passing March 2, 2008

 


 

Heckart, Eileen

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Somebody Up There Likes Me'; 'Bus Stop' (1956); 'A Doll's House'; 'Up The Down Staircase'; 'Butterflies Are Free'; 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'/'Lou Grant'; 'Backstairs At The White House'; 'Heartbreak Ridge'; 'The First Wives Club'; 'Cybill'
Date Of Passing December 31, 2001

 


 

Helmsley, Leona

Profession Hotel Operator
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing August 20, 2007

 


 

Hemmings, David

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Blowup'; 'Camelot' (1967); 'The Charge Of The Light Brigade'; 'Barbarella'; "Dr. Charles Henry Moffet" 'Airwolf' episodes "Shadow Of The Hawke" 1,2, "Moffett's Ghost"; 'Gladiator'; 'Spy Game'; 'Slap Shot 2'; 'Gangs Of New York'; 'The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen'
Date Of Passing December 3, 2003

 


 

Hemphill, Jessie Mae

Profession Blues Music Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing July 22, 2006

 


 

Hemphill, Shirley

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Shirley Wilson" 'What's Happening!'/ 'What's Happening Now!'; 'CB4'
Date Of Passing December 10, 1999

 


 

Henderson, Skitch

Profession Composer/Orchestra Leader
Claim To Fame 'The Steve Allen Show', 'The Jack Paar Show', 'The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson'
Date Of Passing October 31, 2005

 


 

Hendrickson, Benjamin

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Texas'; 'Another World'; 'Russkies'; 'Regarding Henry'; 'As The World Turns'
Date Of Passing July 3, 2006

 


 

Henning, Doug

Profession Professional Magician
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing February 7, 2000

 


 

Henning, Paul

Profession Screenwriter/Producer
Claim To Fame writer: 'The Real McCoys', (creator) 'The Beverly Hillbillies' (1962)/'The Return Of The Beverly Hillbillies', (creator) 'Petticoat Junction', 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'
producer: 'The Beverly Hillbillies' (1962)/'The Return Of The Beverly Hillbillies', 'Petticoat Junction', 'Green Acres'
Date Of Passing March 25, 2005

 


 

Hepburn, Katharine

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'Little Women' (1933); 'Mary Of Scotland'; 'Bringing Up Baby'; 'The Philadelphia Story'; 'Adam's Rib'; 'The African Queen' (1951); 'Pat & Mike'; 'Desk Set'; 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'; 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner'; 'The Lion Of Winter'; 'Rooster Cogburn'; 'On Golden Pond'; 'Love Affair'; 'One Christmas'
Date Of Passing June 29, 2003

 


 

Herbert, Don "Mr. Wizard"

Profession Science Educator
Claim To Fame "Mr. Wizard" 'Watch Mr. Wizard'/'Mr. Wizard'/'Mr. Wizard's World'
Date Of Passing June 12, 2007

 


 

Herlie, Eileen

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Gertrude, The Queen" 'Hamlet' (1948/1964); 'She Didn't Say No!'; "Myrtle Lum Fargate" 'All My Children' (1976-2008)
Date Of Passing October 8, 2008

 


 

Hester, Paul

Profession Drummer
Claim To Fame groups: Split Enz (1983-1984), Crowded House (1985-1994)
Date Of Passing March 26, 2005

 


 

Heston, Charlton

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Greatest Show On Earth'; 'The Savage'; 'Pony Express'; 'The Naked Jungle'; 'The Private War Of Major Benson'; 'The Ten Commandments'; 'Touch Of Evil'; 'The Big Country'; 'Ben-Hur'; 'El Cid'; 'Diamond Head'; 'The Greatest Story Ever Told'; 'Major Dundee'; "George Taylor" 'The Planet Of The Apes' (1968)/'Beneath The Planet Of The Apes'; 'The Omega Man'; 'Skyjacked'; 'Call Of The Wild'; 'Soylent Green'; "Cardinal Richelieu" 'The Three Musketeers' (1973)/'The Four Musketeers'; 'Airport 1975'; 'Earthquake'; 'Midway'; 'Gray Lady Down'; 'The Mountain Men'; "Jason Colby" 'The Colbys'/'Dynasty'; 'Tombstone' (1993); 'True Lies'; 'In The Mouth Of Madness'; 'Alaska'; 'Any Given Sunday'; "The Mastiff" 'Cats & Dogs'; "Zaius" 'Planet Of The Apes' (2001)
Date Of Passing April 5, 2008

 


 

Hewett, Christine

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame "Brea Tonnika" 'Star Wars: A New Hope'; "Movellen" 'Doctor Who' (1963) episode "Destiny Of The Daleks" pt. 1; "Ice Palace guest" 'Die Another Day'
Date Of Passing September 19, 2007

 


 

Hewett, Christopher

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Lavender Hill Mob'; "Lawrence" 'Fantasy Island' (1978); "Lynn Belvedere" 'Mr. Belvedere'
Date Of Passing August 1, 2001

 


 

Hildebrandt, Tim

Profession Fantasy Artist
Claim To Fame co-created the first 'Star Wars' poster, 'Lord Of The Rings' illustrations, 'Magic: The Gathering' artwork
Date Of Passing June 11, 2006

 


 

Hildegarde

Profession Cabaret Music Singer
Claim To Fame song: "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"
Date Of Passing July 31, 2005

 


 

Hill, Arthur

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Andromeda Strain'; "Owen Marshall" 'Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law'; 'Futureworld'; 'A Bridge Too Far'; 'The Champ'; 'Revenge Of The Stepford Wives'; (narrator) 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'
Date Of Passing October 22, 2006

 


 

Hill, Debra

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame screenwriter: (co-created) 'Halloween' (1978); (co-created) 'The Fog' (1980); (co-created) 'Escape From LA'
producer: 'Halloween' (1978) 1-3; 'The Fog' (1980 & 2005); 'Escape From New York'; 'The Dead Zone' (1983); 'Clue: The Movie'; 'Adventures In Babysitting'; 'Big Top Pee-Wee'; 'Gross Anatomy'; 'The Fisher King'; 'Escape From LA'; 'Crazy In Alabama'; 'World Trade Center'
Date Of Passing March 7, 2005

 


 

Hillary, Edmund

Profession Explorer
Claim To Fame 1st man to climb Mt. Everest
Date Of Passing January 11, 2008

 


 

Hillegass, Cliff

Profession Inventor
Claim To Fame creator of the Cliff Notes books
Date Of Passing May 5, 2001

 


 

Hindman, Earl

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?'; 'The Parallax View'; 'Greased Lightning'; 'Silverado'; 'The Equalizer'; '3 Men & A Baby'; 'War & Remembrance'; 'Ryan's Hope'; "Wilson Wilson, Jr." 'Home Improvement'/'Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide To 'Home Improvement''
Date Of Passing December 29, 2003

 


 

Hines, Gregory

Profession Actor/Tap Dancer
Claim To Fame 'History Of The World: Part I'; 'Wolfen'; 'Deal Of The Century'; 'The Cotton Club'; 'Running Scared'; 'Tap'; 'Eve Of Destruction'; 'A Rage In Harlem'; 'Renaissance Man'; 'Waiting To Exhale'; 'The Preacher's Wife'; "Ben Doucette" 'Will & Grace'; 'Santa Baby!'
Date Of Passing August 10, 2003

 


 

Hirschfeld, Al

Profession Caricaturist
Claim To Fame  
Date Of Passing January 20, 2003

 


 

Hirschhorn, Joel

Profession Songwriter
Claim To Fame songs: "The Morning After", "We May Never Love Like This Again"
Date Of Passing September 18, 2005

 


 

Ho, Don

Profession Singer/Actor
Claim To Fame song: "Tiny Bubbles"
Date Of Passing April 14, 2007

 


 

Hoffman, Gregg

Profession Producer
Claim To Fame 'Saw' 1,2
Date Of Passing December 4, 2005

 


 

Holdridge, Cheryl

Profession Actress
Claim To Fame 'The Mickey Mouse Club' (1955–1959); "Gloria Cusick"/"Julie Foster" 'Leave It To Beaver' (1957) episodes "Wally's Pug Nose", "Wally, The Businessman", "Teacher's Daughter", "Wally's Weekend Job", "Beaver's First Date", "Wally's Dinner Date", "The Moustache", "Eddie's Sweater"/'Still The Beaver' episodes "Yesterday's Gone", "While The Beav's Away"; "Judy Doucette"/"Juliet Johnson" 'My Three Sons' episodes "Brotherly Love", "Man In A Trenchcoat", "The Tree"; "Joyce Maynard"/"Norma Lane" 'The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet' episodes "The Pen & Pencil Set", "Rick Grades A Test", "The Fraternity Pin", "The Randolph's Niece"; "Sally Walker" 'The Rifleman' episode "A Young Man's Fancy"; "Daphne Winsett" 'The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis' episode "The Big Blunder & Egg Man"; "Helen Franklin" 'Dennis The Menace' (1959) episode "Dennis' Lovesick Friend"; "Pat Walker" 'The Donna Reed Show' episode "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary"; "Mary Anne Sayer" 'Hawaiian Eye' episode "Go Steady With Danger"; "Joan Delroy" 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' episode "The Third One From The Left"; "Nurse Reynolds" 'Dr. Kildare' episode "Quid Pro Quo"; "Annabelle" 'Wagon Train' episode "The Race Town Story"; "Liza Randall" 'Bewitched' (1964) episode "The Girl Reporter"; 'The Flintstones In Viva Rock Vegas'
Date Of Passing January 6, 2009

 


 

Hollis, John

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'Casino Royale' (1967); 'The Dirty Dozen'; "Professor Sondergaard" 'Doctor Who' (1963) episode "The Mutants: pt. 1"; "4th Elder" 'Superman' (1978) 1,2; "Lobot" 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'; 'Flash Gordon' (1980); "Ernst Stavro Blofeld" 'For Your Eyes Only'; "Russian General #3" 'Superman 4'
Date Of Passing October 18, 2005

 


 

Hooker, John Lee

Profession Blues Music Singer/Songwriter
Claim To Fame songs: "Boogie Chillen", "Hobo Blues", "Crawlin' King Snake", "John L's House Rent Boogie", "Leave My Wife Alone", "I'm In The Mood", "Walkin' The Boogie", "Sugar Mama", "Dimples", "Boom Boom", "It Serves You Right To Suffer", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "The Waterfront", "I'm Bad Like Jesse James", "The Motor City Is Burning", "Think Twice Before You Go", "Backbiters & Syndicaters", "Burning Hell", "The Healer", "I'm In The Mood"

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

(1991)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
(2000)
Date Of Passing June 21, 2001

 


 

Hootkins, William

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Porkins (Red 6)" 'Star Wars: A New Hope'; 'Flash Gordon' (1980); 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'; "Taxi Driver" 'Trail Of The Pink Panther'/'Curse Of The Pink Panther'; 'Haunted Honeymoon'; 'Superman 4'; "Lt. Eckhardt" 'Batman' (1989); 'The Pope Must Die(t)'; 'A River Runs Through It'; 'The NeverEnding Story 3'; 'The Island Of Dr. Moreau' (1996); 'The Omega Code'
Date Of Passing October 23, 2005

 


 

Hope, Bob

Profession Actor/Comedian
Claim To Fame 'The Cat & The Canary'; 'Road To Singapore'; 'The Ghost Breakers'; 'Road To Zanzibar'; 'Caught In The Draft'; 'My Favorite Blonde'; 'Road To Morocco'; 'Road To Utopia'; 'My Favorite Brunette'; 'Road To Rio'; 'The Paleface'; 'Fancy Pants'; 'The Lemon Drop Kid'; 'My Favorite Spy'; 'Son Of Paleface'; 'Road To Bali'; 'Off Limits'; 'The Seven Little Foys'; 'The Road To Hong Kong'; 'Boy, Did I Get A Wrong Number!'; 'The Private Navy Of Sgt. O'Farrell'; 'How To Commit Marriage'; 'Cancel My Reservation'; 'The Muppet Movie'
Date Of Passing July 27, 2003

 


 

Hovis, Larry

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Gilly Walker" 'The Andy Griffith Show' episodes "Goober Takes A Car Apart", "The Case Of The Punch In The Nose"; "Sgt. Andrew Carter" 'Hogan's Heroes'
Date Of Passing September 9, 2003

 


 

Hughes, Barnard

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame 'The Guiding Light'; 'Hamlet' (1964); 'The Secret Storm'; 'All In The Family'; 'The UFO Incident'; 'Oh, God!'; 'The Bob Newhart Show'; 'First Monday In October'; 'Tron'; 'Best Friends'; 'The Lost Boys'; "Buzz Richman" 'Blossom'; 'Doc Hollywood'; 'Sister Act 2'; 'The Fantasticks'; 'The Odd Couple 2'
Date Of Passing July 11, 2006

 


 

Hughes, Glenn

Profession Disco Music Singer
Claim To Fame group: The Village People
"The Biker" (1977-1996)
Date Of Passing March 4, 2001

 


 

Hunt, Gareth

Profession Actor
Claim To Fame "Arak" 'Doctor Who' (1963) episode "Planet Of The Spiders: pt. 1"; "Mike Gambit" 'The New Avengers'
Date Of Passing March 14, 2007

 


 

Hunter, Kim

Profession Actress