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Peter-Henry Schroeder, a character actor known for playing a Klingon chancellor on Star Trek: Enterprise
and a film producer in the Oscar-winning movie Argo, died June 7 at 90. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Schroeder
served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where he became
a respected actor, director, producer, and recording artist. Early in his career, he found success at
Capital Records and Ascot, releasing the singles "Where's the Girl for Me" (1960) and "Memories of Marilyn" (1964).
He launched his own production company, PHS Productions; was a guest teacher at the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts; and established the Actor/Artist Group Workshop, mentoring "hundreds of actors [and]
continuing his legacy behind the scenes as a passionate teacher of the craft," per an obituary posted to
his website. Schroeder's survivors include daughter Valerie Lynn Schroeder, son Peter Henry Schroeder II,
and two grandsons.









Chris Robinson, beloved soap star and renown TV doctor, died June 9 on his ranch near Sedona, Ariz.
He was 86. Robinson got his start with an uncredited role in the 1957 Tony Curtis-starring flick The
Midnight Story. He went on making guest appearances on series such as Colt. 45, Hennesey, The
Donna Reed Show, Wagon Train and The Fugitive, before scoring a series-regular role on the 1960s
ABC war drama, 12 O'Clock High. In 1976, he was thrust into the daytime soap opera world with his
General Hospital debut as Dr. Rick Webber, the two-time husband of Denise Alexander's Lesley and
adoptive father of Genie Francis' Laura Collins. Robinson was a series regular on GH for 10 years and
briefly returned in 2002, as well as playing Jack Hamilton on CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful from
1992-2002, with a final appearance in 2005. The actor became so known for his various roles as TV
doctors that he was tapped as the official pitchman for Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup during the mid '80s.
His infamous commercial line, in which Robinson reminds viewers "I'm not a doctor, but I do play one on TV,"
quickly became a national catchphrase and the perfect statement for anyone looking to mockingly state the obvious.








Harris Yulin, the prolific character known for such films and TV shows as Scarface and Ghostbusters II
died June 10, at 87. In a career spanning six decades, he played more than 100 roles on stage and
screen Born in Los Angeles, Yulin landed his first screen role in the 1970 satire End of the Road, starring
alongside James Earl Jones and Stacy Keach. He later made his Broadway debut in 1980's Watch on
the Rhine. One of the actor's most memorable roles came in 1983, when he played corrupt police officer
Mel Bernstein in Brian De Palma's classic gangster movie Scarface. His additional film credits included
Clear and Present Danger, Looking for Richard, Bean, and Training Day. Yulin also had a string of memorable
television appearances, on shows including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Frasier, 24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
and Entourage. More recently, he played Buddy Dieker, the terminal housemate and eventual friend of
the Byrde family on the Netflix crime drama Ozark.










Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys songwriter who penned hits like "Good Vibrations" and "God Only Knows,"
died at age 82, his family announced June 11. A cause of death was not immediately available. Born in
1942 in Inglewood, Calif., Wilson formed the band that became the Beach Boys in 1961 alongside his
brothers Carl and Dennis Wilson, his cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Wilson served as the
band's primary songwriter and bassist, and wrote increasingly complex songs and experimented with
studio production techniques throughout the 1960s. His experimentation culminated with 1966's Pet Sounds,
which boasted songs like "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and is widely considered one of the greatest pop albums
ever recorded. Wilson's intensifying mental health struggles yielded inconsistent contributions to the
Beach Boys' subsequent albums in the 1970s and '80s. He released his first solo album, Brian Wilson,
in 1988, and eventually completed a new version of the long-abandoned Beach Boys album Smile in 2004.
He continued recording and performing live through the 2020s, ultimately recording 12 solo albums and
contributing (in various capacities) to 28 of the Beach Boys' 29 studio albums.










Dave Scott, the choreographer for films such as You Got Served and Step Up 2: The Streets, and shows like
So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars, died on June 16. He was 52. Scott formed teen
R&B group B2K in 2012, and was the choreographer and co-creator of teen R&B group Mindless Behavior
and in 2012, co-choreographed the Ubisoft video game The Hip Hop Dance Experience with Laurieann Gibson
and b-boy David "Kid David" Shreibman. He choreographed for various films, including You Got Served (2004),
Step Up 2 (2008), Stomp the Yard (2007), Dance Flick (2009), House Party 4 (2001), Coach Carter (2005),
and the 2013 film Battle of the Year: The Dream Team based on the 2007 documentary Planet B-Boy. Scott
was also behind several TV productions, working as a guest choreographer on The Wade Robson Project
in 2003,  a guest choreographer on Step It Up and Dance in 2008, and on season 7 of Dancing With the Stars.
He was also the recurring hip-hop choreographer from season 3 on of So You Think You Can Dance.










Lynn Hamilton, a renowned actress who starred on The Waltons, died on June 19 at 95. Born Alzenia 'Lynn' Hamilton
in Yazoo City, Miss., on April 25, 1930, Hamilton began her career in Chicago's community theater scene. At 29,
she made her Broadway debut in 1959's Only in America and went on to appear in numerous Broadway and
Off Broadway productions, while also taking her talents to the small screen with roles on the television series
Gunsmoke and Room 222. One of her most memorable roles was as Donna Harris on NBC's Sanford and Son.
She also starred as Miss Verdie on The Waltons, Vivian Potter on the daytime drama Generations, ex-con
Cissie Johnson on the 1991 nighttime soap Dangerous Women, and Georgia Anderson in Roots: The Next Generation.
Her additional TV credits include roles on 227, The Golden Girls, NYPD Blue, Cold Case, and Judging Amy.








Rebekah Del Rio, the singer-songwriter who performed a defining Spanish-language cover of Roy Orbison’s
“Crying” in David Lynch's 2001 classic Mulholland Drive, died June 23 in Los Angeles. She was 57. Del Rio
met the late Lynch through their mutual agent Brian Loucks, who brought "Llorando," Del Rio's cover of
the Orbison song, to the auteur's attention. Her performance is featured in the seminal Club Silencio scene
in the surrealist noir starring Naomi Watts and Laura Harring, reducing the women to tears before she
faints on stage. She would reunite with the filmmaker on Twin Peaks: The Return, performing alongside
Moby in an episode. Del Rio also lent her voice to the Sin City, Southland Tales, Streets of Legend,
and Man on Fire soundtracks. She released albums Nobody's Angel, All My Life, and Love Hurts Love Heals.








Bobby Sherman, the pop singer and actor who rose to fame as a teen heartthrob in the 1960s, died at 81,
his wife announced June 24. Sherman began his career as a singer on such shows as Hollywood a Go Go
and Shindig! before landing his breakout role as the shy logger Jeremy Bolt on the comedy western series
Here Come the Brides. He also embarked on a music career during that launched his teen idol status,
recording more than 100 songs, including such chart hits as "Little Woman," "Easy Come, Easy Go,"
"La La La," and "Julie, Do Ya Love Me." He continued to act, appearing on such shows as The Partridge Family
and its short-lived spinoff Getting Together; The Love Boat; Murder, She Wrote; and Sanchez of Bel Air.
A guest appearance on an episode of Emergency! inspired a different career path for Sherman in the '90s,
as a paramedic and medical training officer in his native L.A. He left the entertainment industry during that
time, becoming a technical reserve police officer with the LAPD. He would also serve as deputy sheriff with
the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, retiring in 2010.








Composer, pianist, and conductor Lalo Schifrin, who wrote the iconic theme song for the TV series
Mission: Impossible — which was eventually adapted into a movie franchise starring Tom Cruise — as
well as dozens of films, including Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke, The Sting 2, The Amityville Horror,
and the Rush Hour franchise, died on June 26. He was 93. Schifrin's son, the writer and director
Ryan Schifrin, told Deadline that his father died "peacefully." Over his 40-year career, the prolific
musician won four Grammys and was nominated for six Oscars. He was given an honorary Oscar
in 2019, making him one of only three composers who had earned that award. The Buenos Aries–born
artist was discovered in the 1950s by Dizzy Gillespie, and later collaborated with artists including
Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Stan Getz.








Rick Hurst, the actor known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard, died on June 26
at age 79. His Dukes costar announced his death with a heartfelt tribute on the Facebook page of the
show's museum, Cooter's Place in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Hurst was born Jan. 1, 1946 in Houston, Texas.
The actor had some success early in his acting career, with roles on TV series such as Sanford and Son,
The Partridge Family, Gunsmoke, Happy Days, Little House on the Prairie, and M*A*S*H throughout
the '70s. But it was landing the part of Boss Hogg's cousin on The Dukes of Hazzard that made Hurst
a household name. He appeared in 55 episodes of the CBS series from 1979 to 1982, and reprised his
role for two Dukes TV films in 1997 and 2000. Hurst also appeared in shows like Murder She Wrote, 227,
The Wonder Years, Family Matters, and Melrose Place. He starred in movies such as Earth Girls Are Easy (1988),
The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Anywhere But Here (1999). His last onscreen
appearance was on a TV short titled B My Guest in 2016. Hurst is survived by his two sons, Ryan Hurst,
an actor who appeared on Sons of Anarchy throughout its run, and Collin Hurst.

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Jimmy Swaggart, the reverend who rose to prominence during the golden age of televangelism
in the 1980s before a prostitution scandal rocked his evangelical empire, died July 1 at the age
of 90. One of the most well-known Pentecostal televangelists in America, his ministry reached
up to 2 million households and raised $150 million a year in revenue before his fall from grace
in the late ‘80s, after he was photographed with a prostitute at a motel. In an infamous broadcast,
he conceded that he had “sinned.” He remained in the pulpit after the scandal, launching his own
network, SonLife Broadcasting, in 2010. He was also a gospel music artist, having recorded more
than 200 gospel albums. The cousin of the late rock n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and country
singer Mickey Gilley, Swaggart was recently inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association
Hall of Fame Class of 2025 the month before his death.







Sophia Hutchins, Caitlyn Jenner's manager and close friend who appeared in the reality star's show I Am Cait,
died at 29 in an ATV accident on July 2. The businesswoman was driving the vehicle down a street near
Jenner's Malibu home when she hit the bumper of a car, with the impact sending her and the ATV over the
shoulder of the road and down a 350-foot ravine. Hutchins and Jenner first met in 2015 through their
hairstylists, and she was in multiple episodes of Jenner's E! docuseries, I Am Cait. In addition to serving
as Jenner's manager, she was also the CEO and director of the Caitlyn Jenner Foundation and the
founder of the sunscreen brand Lumasol.









Mark Snow, the veteran television composer best known for creating the iconic theme song for The X-Files,
died July 4 at 78. Per Variety, Snow died at his Connecticut home and is survived by his wife Glynnis,
three daughters, and grandchildren. Snow was born Martin Fulterman on Aug. 26, 1946, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
A graduate of Juilliard, Snow started out in the '70s writing for full orchestra, before turning to writing film
and television scores after relocating to Los Angeles in 1974. Snow was among the first to transition to
the all-electronic milieu in the late 1980s, working alone in his home studio. The 15-time Emmy-nominated
composer has crafted some of the most memorable music for the small screen, including scoring over
200 episodes of X-Files, Smallville, the Ghost Whisperer, Blue Bloods, Hart to Hart, T.J. Hooker, and
Helter Skelter. He's received 30 ASCAP awards (from 1986 to 2016), many for most performed underscore
or most performed theme. In 2013, the Society of Composers & Lyricists honored him with its Ambassador
award. A year later, the TV Academy’s music peer group honored him with a Career Achievement Award.










David Kaff, the British musician and actor known for playing keyboardist Viv Savage in This Is Spinal Tap,
died July 11, at 79. Born David Kaffinetti in 1946, Kaff first rose to notoriety with the prog-rock band Rare Bird
in the late 1960s. The band released five albums between 1969 and 1974, becoming the very first band to
have music released by Charisma Records. Kaff was perhaps best known for his role in This Is Spinal Tap,
the 1984 mockumentary film co-written and directed by Rob Reiner in his feature directorial debut; it also
starred Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean. Kaff's role in the film was small, and his most
famous line comes in the film's credits, when he's asked for his life motto and says, "Have a good time… all the time."
After his role in Spinal Tap, Kaff performed in a series of other bands, including the Oakland-based Model Citizenz
as well as Mutual of Alameda's Wild Kingdom.








Eileen Fulton, who was one of the first "bad girls" of daytime television, died on July 14 in her hometown
of Asheville, N.C., after "a period of declining health." Born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty on Sept. 13, 1933,
Fulton began her rise to daytime stardom in 1960, when she was cast as Lisa Miller on the CBS soap opera
As the World Turns. Though she was originally written to be a "nice girl" with a summerlong arc, Fulton
delivered a performance that transformed Lisa into a mainstay villain of the soap, inspiring passionate
responses from its fans. Fulton left the show several times over the years, at one point to star in the
short-lived spinoff Our Private World. But she ultimately stuck with the series until its 2010 cancellation,
having played the character for five decades and ending her run as one of the longest-tenured soap opera
stars in U.S. history. In 2004, she was awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award for the role.
Fulton was also a singer and an author. She retired in 2019.









Pop star Connie Francis, best known for dominating the charts in the late 1950s and early '60s with hits like
"Pretty Little Baby" and "Stupid Cupid," died on July 16 at 87. Born Concetta Franconero on Dec. 12, 1938,
in Newark, N.J., Francis began her music career when she was very young. She started playing the accordion
at age 3, and by the age of 11, she was appearing on local television variety shows such as Marie Moser’s Starlets,
and then on Ted Mack's national show Original Amateur Hour and Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts. She later
secured a four-year run as one of the child entertainers on Startime. As she grew up, Francis embarked on a
pop career, releasing songs in the 1950s and early 1960s, and becoming the most popular female singer in the
U.S. between 1958 and 1964. She sold more than 40 million records and topped the Billboard charts with
No. 1 hits like "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You." Other memorable
tracks included "Stupid Cupid" and "Who's Sorry Now." Francis officially retired in 2018. In addition to her
music career, Francis acted in movies, including a supporting role in the 1960 comedy Where the Boys Are and
the lead role in 1963's Follow the Boys. She also earned a special Golden Globe in 1964 for her contributions
to the recording industry. Francis is survived by son, Joey Garzilli, whom she and then-husband Joseph Garzilli adopted.









Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known as Theodore Huxtable on groundbreaking sitcom The Cosby Show,
died July 20 from an accidental drowning in Costa Rica. He was 54. Warner rose to prominence as the only son
of Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad's characters on the show, seminal for its depiction of an affluent Black family,
before headlining Malcolm & Eddie alongside Eddie Griffin from 1996 to 2000. Other notable credits include
Reed Between the Lines as Tracee Ellis Ross' onscreen husband, as well as the most recent Major Crimes,
The Resident, 9-1-1, and Alert: Missing Persons Unit. He was also a poet and musician.








Ozzy Osbourne performs at halftime during the NFL game between the Buffalo Bills
and the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8, 2022.


Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman and reality star, died on July 22. He was 76. Just weeks before
his death, Osbourne and his legendary rock band performed a farewell show to a hometown crowd of 40,000.
In January 2020, Osbourne revealed that in 2003 he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, saying at the
time, "It's not a death sentence." Also known as the Prince of Darkness, Osbourne pioneered heavy metal
with his screeching vocal performances and unpredictable on-stage antics as a member of Sabbath in the
late 1960s and 1970s. He also launched a successful solo career after splitting from the band, and achieved
further notoriety when he shared the spotlight with family on his 2000s MTV reality series The Osbournes.
In addition to being a two-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Osbourne won three Grammys
as a solo artist and two as a member of Black Sabbath. His first win came for Best Metal Performance With
Vocal for "I Don't Want To Change The World" in 1994, followed by a win for Best Metal Performance
for a live rendition of "Iron Man" in 2000.








Chuck Mangione, the Grammy-winning jazz artist, died on July 22 at 84. As a trumpeter and flugelhorn player,
Mangione gained acclaim for his work in the Jazz Brothers — which he formed with his older brother, Gap — and
as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Mangione won his first Grammy for the 1976 album Bellavia and
his second for the Children of Sanchez soundtrack, but it was his mega-hit single, "Feels So Good," that catapulted
him to worldwide recognition. He also garnered attention for composing and performing "Give it All You Got,"
which was the theme song for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Recent years have seen new audiences
introduced to Mangionge via his gig as a guest character on King of the Hill, where he played himself as a 
Mega Lo Mart spokesperson. Across his 60-year career, Mangione recorded over 30 albums, and was nominated
for 14 Grammy Awards. "Feels So Good" has remained ubiquitous and is frequently used in movie soundtracks,
including 1996's Fargo, 2009's Zombieland, and 2016's Doctor Strange.







Hulk Hogan circa 1985.


Hulk Hogan, the charismatic wrestler who brought the sport to the mainstream, died July 24 from cardiac arrest
at his home in Clearwater, Fla. He was 71. Born Terry Bollea before adapting his ubiquitous stage name, he began
his pro wrestling career 1977 but gained wider global recognition after he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment
in the ‘80s, ushering in the period of Hulkamania. He headlined WWE’s flagship WrestleMania eight times and won
the WWE championship six times. A two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee, he retired from the sport in 2012.
Hogan also parlayed his flare for the theatrics into Hollywood, appearing in films  Rocky III, No Holds Barred,
Suburban Commando, and Santa with Muscles, as well as shows The A-Team, Robot Chicken, and his own family
reality show Hogan Knows Best. Hogan is survived by his widow and third wife, Sky Daily, and his two children,
Brooke and Nick, from a previous marriage.

Junior Edwards, an alligator hunter who starred in the History Channel docuseries Swamp People,
has died. His grandson announced the news on July 26, at age 62, sources say due to cardiac arrest. 
Spanning 15 seasons to date, Swamp People follows the proud descendants of French Canadian
refugees who settled in the swamp region of Louisiana in the 18th century as they struggle to
preserve their way of life during alligator-hunting season. Junior appeared regularly on the show
from 2010 until 2015 alongside his son, William "Willie" Edwards, and grandson, "Little" Willie.
After starring as an original cast member throughout the first six seasons, he returned
for season 12 in 2021.

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Alon Aboutboul in 'The Dark Knight Rises'.

Alon Aboutboul, the veteran Israeli actor known for playing a doomed
nuclear scientist in the hit superhero movie The Dark Knight Rises, died
July 29, at 60. Aboutboul began his acting career in Israeli projects like
Ricochets and Bar 51 in the 1980s, as well as American projects like Rambo III
and the Tom Hanks film Every Time We Say Goodbye. In the '90s, he
primarily focused on Israeli projects like Planet Blue, Passover Fever,
and Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter. In the 2000s, he led the TV drama
Shabatot VeHagim for five seasons and played supporting roles in
Steven Spielberg's Munich as well as Ridley Scott's Body of Lies. In the
2010s, he played drug lord Avi Drexler on FX's Snowfall, and appeared
on shows like NCIS, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Homeland, and Fringe.
He also acted in American films like London Has Fallen, Septembers of Shiraz,
and Beirut.








From left to right: Paul Mario Day and Kenny Cox.

Paul Mario Day, the English singer best known for being the original vocalist
for iconic metal band Iron Maiden, died at 69. Day's bandmates from More —
which he formed in 1980 and remained with until 1982 — announced the news
of his death on July 29, paying tribute to his legacy as "a huge part of the
new wave of British heavy metal" and "a well-loved figure in British rock music."
Day only served as the vocalist for Iron Maiden's first official lineup for less
than a year. He had been recruited by bassist Steve Harris to join the band in
late 1975, and left the group after 10 months following claims he lacked both
energy and charisma. Day went on to front for More and Wildfire, before joining
a reformed version of Sweet as their lead vocalist alongside guitarist Andy Scott
and drummer Mick Tucker. Day eventually relocated to Australia in the '80s,
where he continued to operate as an active musician until his death.
He is survived by his wife Cecily.



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Jeannie Seely at home in Nashville on October 2, 2023

annie Seely, the Grammy-winning singer of "Don't Touch Me" and country music icon,
died Aug. 1 at 85. Prior to her death, which was a result of complications from an
intestinal infection, Seely had been battling a number of health issues, including
undergoing multiple back surgeries this spring for vertebrae repairs, as well as
two emergency abdominal surgeries. Nevertheless, Seely performed at the
Grand Ole Opry earlier this year on Feb. 22, which marked her 5,397th Opry
performance, more than any other artist in the institution's 100-year history.
Known as "Miss Country Soul" for her soul-inspired vocals, Seely first broke
through with the 1966 single "Don't Touch Me," which rose to No. 2 on the
U.S. Hot Country Songs chart. Other charting songs included "A Wanderin' Man” (1967),
"I'll Love You More (Than You'll Need)" (1968), and her duet with Jack Greene
"Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You," the latter of which peaked at No. 2 on the
US country chart in 1969. In addition to her recording career, Seely also
appeared in the Willie Nelson film Honeysuckle Rose, played Mrs. Jenkins in
the 2002 film Changing Hearts, and she starred in stage productions including
Always, Patsy Cline; The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas; Could It Be Love;
and more. She also published her own book in 1988 titled Pieces of a Puzzled Mind.







David Roach in 1991

David Roach, the raspy-voiced frontman of Junkyard, died on Aug. 1 at 59, his
bandmates announced. News of his death came months after the singer first
opened up about his battle with an aggressive form of skin cancer. In 1987,
the Austin, Texas, native co-founded Junkyard in Los Angeles. The group's core
lineup included Roach on vocals, Chris Gates and Brian Baker on guitar,
Clay Anthony on bass, and Patrick Muzingo on drums. Together, they soon
became a recognizable name in the city's Sunset Strip music scene, then
a popular place for on-the-rise hard rock acts. Junkyard signed with
Geffen Records, and their self-titled debut album arrived in 1989. It was
a modest success, peaking at No. 105 on the Billboard 200, with singles
including "Blooze," "Hollywood, "and "Simple Man." They next released
Sixes, Sevens & Nines before splitting up in 1992. They sporadically
reunited over the years, eventually putting out the comeback album
High Water in 2017.






Kelley Mack on the red carpet for
'Broadcast Signal Intrusion' in 2021.

Kelley Mack, an actress and producer best known for playing Addy on
The Walking Dead, died Aug. 2 at age 33. In total, the star was credited
with 35 acting roles throughout her career. Her first on-screen credit came
in the 2019 short film Violet, which she followed up with her role as
Hilltop Colony resident Addy on the ninth season of AMC’s hit zombie show.
Other memorable TV stints include playing Penelope Jacobs in season 8 of
Chicago Med, and on Fox's 9-1-1. On the film side, she starred as Alice in
Broadcast Signal Intrusion in 2021, and as Wilda in Delicate Arch in 2024.
In the upcoming film Universal, she's credited in the role of Ricky, and also
serves as executive producer on the project, which hails from writer-director
Stephen Portland. She also played Tina in Mr. Manhattan, and starred in
and produced several shorts. Mack also had several notable commercials
and voice-over roles to her credit, including in the Oscar-winning
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.







Loni Anderson in Los Angeles in 2023

Loni Anderson, the two-time Emmy-nominated star of the classic CBS sitcom
WKRP in Cincinnati, died on Aug. 3 at age 79. Born in Saint Paul, Minn., in 1945
to an environmental chemist and a model, Anderson slowly rose through the
ranks of show business with bit parts on series like S.W.A.T., Barnaby Jones,
and The Bob Newhart Show. Her big break came in 1978 with a plum role on
WKRP in Cincinnati, in which she played Jennifer Marlowe, the fictional
station's clever, enterprising, and endlessly enthusiastic receptionist. The
actress went on to reprise her role on The New WKRP in Cincinnati for
two years, joined the main cast of Nurses, a spinoff of Golden Girls spinoff
Empty Nest, and appeared in guest roles in films A Night at the Roxbury
and series like Melrose Place and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Anderson is
survived by her husband, folk musician Bob Flick;
her son, Quinton Anderson Reynolds;
daughter Deidra Hoffman and
son-in-law Charlie Hoffman;
and numerous stepchildren, grandchildren,
and step-grandchildren.








Jon Miyahara as Brett on 'Superstore'.

Superstore star Jon Miyahara, who played Brett on all six seasons of the
NBC comedy, died Aug. 6 at age 83. On the show, which followed the
employees of a fictional store named Cloud 9, Miyahara played Brett in a
total of 105 episodes throughout its run from 2015 to 2021 — including
the series premiere and finale. His character was famously thought to be
dead in the season 2 finale after a tornado destroyed the store. After his
coworkers held a memorial for him, it was revealed at the beginning of
the following season that he had been alive and well the whole time and
escaped the storm by driving home. Miyahara, who, per his IMDB profile,
was born Aug. 8, 1941, in Los Angeles, also played Bob in one episode
of the TV series Holding Tight in 2022.

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Rob Riley in the film 'True Nature'

Rob Riley, an actor and former Saturday Night Live writer, died Aug. 8 from
complications from a stroke. He was 80. Born in Long Grove, Ill., Riley began
his career in the Chicago improv scene, joining the famed Second City improv
troupe in the 1980s and working alongside the likes of Jim Belushi,
Tim Kazurinsky, and George Wendt. He was a writer for SNL between
1984 and 1985. Riley also made a name for himself in the Chicago theater
scene, including productions of The Mystery Circle and Cadillac. He had
several minor television and film roles, with credits including 2010’s
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Chicago Fire, and Groundhog Day — in which
he played a DJ whose voice wakes up Bill Murray each day when his
radio alarm clock goes off. He is survived by his wife,
actress Nonie Newton-Riley, and his son.








Ray Brooks in 1984.

Ray Brooks, an English TV and film actor known for roles in Mr. Benn, The Knack …
and How to Get It, Big Deal, and Taxi, died Aug. 9 at 86. His role as Terry Mills
in Taxi in 1963 jumpstarted his career, and he followed that up with a role on the
long-running ITV soap Coronation Street a year later. Around this time, Brooks
also had small roles in British films such as H.M.S. Defiant, Play It Cool and
Some People, but rose to prominence in the Cannes Palme d'Or winner The Knack …
and How to Get It. In the '80s, he had recurring roles on the TV series Big Deal
and Running Wild. In later years, he was known for playing Joe Macer on the
long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders. Other acting credits include Two
Thousand Acres of Sky, Growing Pains, The Pickwick Papers, Death of an
Expert Witness, King Rollo, Two People, Jackanory, Rooms, Pathfinders,
Black and Blue, A Thinking Man as Hero, among several others.









Bobby Whitlock in 1975.

Keyboardist and rock singer Bobby Whitlock, who co-founded the pioneering group
Derek and the Dominos alongside Eric Clapton, died on Aug. 10 at age 77.
Whitlock was born in Memphis in 1948 and quickly found himself at the heart of
the city's booming soul and blues scene. He was signed to the iconic Stax Records
label, which helped break the careers of acts like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes.
Through Stax, he joined the touring band of husband and wife duo Delaney & Bonnie,
where he met Clapton, bassist Carl Radle, and drummer Jim Gordon. The quartet
formed the short-lived Derek and the Dominos, but managed to release the seminal
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs in 1970. Beyond the Dominos, Whitlock played
on the sessions for George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, performed at
John Lennon's 1969 "Peace for Christmas" concert, and released 14 albums as a
solo artist, six with his wife, CoCo Carmel.









David Ketchum circa 1975.

David Ketchum, the prolific television writer and comedic actor best known for his role
as the hapless Agent 13 on the cult 1965 sitcom Get Smart, died Aug. 10 at age 97.
Ketchum made his TV debut in 1961, appearing on episodes of such programs as
The Jim Backus Show and The Munsters before joining season 2 of Get Smart in
1966 as Agent 13, a character whose signature became finding himself stationed
in tight, uncomfortable spaces — mailboxes, fire hydrants, etc. — while undercover
for assignments. His other memorable TV roles include Mel Warshaw on I'm Dickens,
He's Fenster and Spiffy on Camp Runamuck, plus guest spots on The Mary Tyler
Moore Show, The Odd Couple, The Partridge Family, Maude, Mork & Mindy, and
Happy Days. Ketchum also wrote episodes of Get Smart, and other classic shows
like MacGyver, The Love Boat, Lottery!, Laverne & Shirley, T.J. Hooker, M*A*S*H,
Here's Lucy, The Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Full House.








Danielle Spencer on 'What's Happening'.

Former child star Danielle Spencer, who became a household name playing Dee Thomas
on the ABC sitcom What’s Happening, died on Aug. 11 at age 60. Born in the Bronx, N.Y.,
and raised by her mother, Cheryl, a French teacher, and stepfather, actor Tim Pelt, Spencer
began acting at age seven in a repertory company co-founded by Pelt. She mostly booked
bit parts before booking What's Happening! in 1976, when she was 11 years old. Spencer
played Dee Thomas, the smart-aleck younger sister of Roger "Raj" Thomas (Ernest Thomas)
and daughter of Mabel (Mabel King). Her character became known for her catchphrase,
"Ooooh, I'm gonna tell Mama!" Initially a summer replacement that had a successful
four-week run, the series ran for three seasons. Almost a decade later, the series was
revived as What's Happening Now from 1985-88. Spencer reprised her role as a college-aged
Dee on a recurring basis. When the original What's Happening ended its three-season run,
Spencer and her family moved to the Ivory Coast before she returned to the U.S. to attend
the University of California, Davis, to pursue veterinary medicine. Following the cancellation
of What’s Happening Now, she attended Tuskegee University Veterinary School in Alabama
and became a veterinarian in 1996. Spencer is survived by her mother, Cheryl,
and her brother Jeremy, a jazz musician.









Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Ronnie Rondell Jr., a stuntman who was famously pictured afire on the cover of
Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here, died Aug. 12 at a senior living facility
in Missouri, his family announced in an obituary. He was 88. Over a career that
began in the 1950s and continued through 2003, Rondell also appeared on TV shows
such as Charlie's Angels, Mod Squad, Baretta, and Gunsmoke. He played a part in
films including Blazing Saddles, Lethal Weapon, and The Matrix Reloaded. One of
three men to found the stunt company Stunts Unlimited in 1970, he also worked
as a stunt coordinator on movies including The Mighty Ducks and Batman and Robin.
Rondell's survivors include his wife of 56 years, Mary.









Tristan Rogers on 'General Hospital'

Tristan Rogers, the soap star known for his long run playing Robert Scorpio on more
than 1,400 episodes of General Hospital, died Aug. 15, at 79. Born in Melbourne,
Australia, Rogers also played the private investigator Hunter Jones in 27 episodes
of The Bold and the Beautiful in 1997. He later portrayed Colin Atkinson on more
than 100 episodes of The Young and the Restless in the early 2010s. He received a
Daytime Emmy for playing Doc on Amazon's Studio City in 2020, and scored another
nomination for the same role in 2021. He acted in more than 100 episodes of the
web soap opera The Bay as well. Rogers' other screen credits included The Love Boat,
The Rescuers Down Under, Babylon 5, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest,
and Aaahh! Real Monsters.








Terence Stamp at the BFI FLARE Film Festival in London in 2019

Terence Stamp, the prolific English star of international masterpieces like Pier Paolo
Pasolini's Teorema and Federico Fellini's Toby Dammit and the memorable villain of
Richard Donner's 1978 Superman and its sequel, Superman II, died on Aug. 17 at
the age of 87. Stamp was born in the Stepney borough of London's East End on
July 22, 1938. He won a scholarship to undergo classical training at the prestigious
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. His debut film role, the titular part in
Peter Ustinov's 1962 adaptation of Herman Melville's Billy Budd, won him an
Academy Award nomination at only 24. In the first few years of his screen career,
he starred opposite legends like Laurence Olivier and Melvyn Douglas, worked
with directors like William Wyler and Joseph Losey, and earned the Best Actor prize
at the Cannes Film Festival. Stamp appeared as the memorable General Zod in
two Superman films, winning a broad fan base. He starred in two films by Tim Burton
toward the end of his career, turning in one final, electric performance in
Last Night in Soho in 2021.








Judge Frank Caprio at the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards on June 7, 2024.

Frank Caprio, the municipal judge who became a household name for presiding
over cases in his Rhode Island courtroom on the reality series Caught in Providence,
died Aug. 20 after "a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer." He was 88.
Francesco Caprio was born in Providence, R.I., on Nov. 24, 1936, as the second of
three sons. He was appointed to the Providence Municipal Court in 1985, and served
as chief judge until his retirement in January 2023. Caprio rose to prominence when
clips of the proceedings he presided over, which mainly included low-level citations
and ran for over two decades on local television, went viral on social media. Viewers
found that Caprio showed an unusual mercy and kindness to those who appeared
before him in court, earning him the nickname of the "Nicest Judge in the World."
After the clips of him went viral, Lionsgate's Debmar-Mercury division began distributing
Caught in Providence throughout the U.S. in 2018. The show was renewed for a
second season of syndication in January 2019. The reality series was executive
produced by Providence resident Paula Abdul, and nominated for Daytime Emmys
in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Caprio was nominated on his own in 2024 for
Outstanding Daytime Personality.
He is survived by his wife, five children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.









Brent Hinds of Mastodon performing at Riot Fest 2024 in Chicago on Sept. 22, 2024

Brent Hinds, the founding lead guitarist for Mastodon, died August 20 after a motorcycle
accident in Atlanta. He was 51. Born in Helena, Ala., in 1974, Hinds began his musical
pursuits playing the banjo at the behest of his father. Hinds moved to Atlanta to pursue
a music career in the late 1990s, and he connected with bassist Troy Sanders, with whom
he played in the band Four Hour Fogger. The duo later joined forces with drummer
Brann Dailor and rhythm guitarist Bill Kelliher to form Mastodon in 2000. The group
ultimately released eight studio albums as a quartet, with Hinds sharing vocal duties
with Sanders and, later, Dailor. The group has been nominated for six Grammys to date,
winning the award for Best Metal Performance for "Sultan's Curse" from their seventh album,
Emperor of Sand, at the 2018 ceremony. Hinds departed Mastodon in March 2025.
He also played with Fiend Without a Face, West End Motel, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra,
and Legend of the Seagullmen.

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Reggie Carroll.

Comedian Reginald "Reggie" Carroll was killed in a fatal shooting on Aug. 20. He was 52.
The Baltimore-born entertainer was known for touring the country with his stand-up routine
and collaborating with the likes of Mo'Nique and Katt Williams. Carroll also made the
occasional onscreen appearance, showing up in the showcase series Showtime at the Apollo,
the special Knockout Kings of Comedy, and the Moesha spinoff The Parkers.








Jerry Adler attends 'The Good Wife' season finale party in 2016.

Jerry Adler, the veteran actor who spent six seasons as Herman "Hesh" Rabkin on The Sopranos,
died peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 23, a rep for the Adler family told EW. After starting his career
as a stage and production manager on several Broadway shows, Adler pivoted to acting in his 60s.
He appeared on episodes of True Colors, One Life to Live, and Northern Exposure; and booked
regular gigs on Mad About You, Hudson Street, and Alright Already. But one of his best known roles
would come in 1999, when David Chase called him in to play a loan shark and associate of
Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) on The Sopranos. The actor would later play Bob Saget's father
on Raising Dad and crude lawyer Howard Lyman on CBS' The Good Wife. He also had a memorable
role in the film Manhattan Murder Mystery as Paul House. Adler is survived by his four daughters.









Floyd Levine cameos as a judge opposite son Brian Robbins
on 'Head of the Class' in 1989

Floyd Levine, the character actor and father of fellow actor, producer, and former Paramount
studio executive Brian Robbins, died Aug. 24 in Los Angeles. He was 93. Born in New York in 1932,
Levine worked as a cab driver to support an acting career that featured bit roles in Super Fly and
Kojak before he moved his family to L.A. His expansive credits include TV shows Three's Company,
The Love Boat, T.J. Hooker, Days of Our Lives, Cagney & Lacey, and Head of the Class, starring
opposite his son Robbins in the latter sitcom in a 1989 episode. He appeared across several of his
producer and director son’s projects, including sitcom Kenan & Kel and films Good Burger, Coach Carter,
and Norbit. Other notable stints include shows Melrose Place, Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart,
Wonder Woman, and Baywatch, and films Bloodbrothers, A Long Way Home, Meet Dave,
The Hangover, and A Thousand Words. Along with Robbins, Levine is survived by his casting
director daughter Sheryl Levine, son Marc, and several grandchildren.
His wife, Rochelle, died in May 2022 at the age of 85.









Katie Slaton

Katie Slaton, the cousin of 1000-Lb. Sisters stars Tammy and Amy Slaton who
appeared on several episodes of the TLC reality series, died Aug. 25 at 37, after
battling a rare form of stomach cancer. Amanda Halterman, Slaton's other cousin
and Tammy and Amy's older sister, wrote in a heartfelt tribute. "She was a force
to be reckoned with and showed love that was accepting and given freely."







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Graham Greene in 2024

Graham Greene, the actor known for his Oscar-nominated role as Kicking Bird in the 1990
Western epic Dances With Wolves, died Sept. 1 at 73. Born in Canada, Greene made his
big-screen debut in the 1983 sports drama Running Brave and went on to appear in such
movies and TV shows as The Green Mile, Maverick, The Twilight Saga, The Last of Us,
Reservation Dogs, American Gods, and Echo.
He also helped run the Centre for Indigenous Theatre's Native Theatre School in Toronto.

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Mark Volman of the Turtles

Mark Volman, a founding member of the '60s rock group the Turtles, died on Friday, Sept. 5,
at the age of 78. Born in Los Angeles on April 19, 1947, Volman began playing music and
performing at an early age. It was at Westchester High School where he met classmate and
future bandmate Howard Kaylan, joining the latter's band, the Crossfires. After graduating
from high school in 1965, he and Kaylan founded the Turtles alongside lead guitarist Al Nichol,
rhythm guitarist Jim Tucker, bassist Chuck Portz, and drummer Don Murray. Together, the
group released their No. 1 hit "Happy Together," as well as such songs as "It Ain't Me Babe,"
"You Baby," "She'd Rather Be with Me," and "Elenore." After the band split in 1970, he and
Kaylan reinvented themselves as the duo Flo & Eddie. They toured with Frank Zappa's Mothers
of Invention, created infamous background vocals on various hit albums from T. Rex to
Bruce Springsteen, wrote for children's television shows like Strawberry Shortcake,
and earned a reputation for irreverent humor and versatility. Volman returned to college
in his '40s, earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in screenwriting at
Loyola Marymount University before teaching music business at several institutions,
most notably Belmont University in Nashville. He is survived by his significant other,
Emily Volman; his ex-wife Pat Voman and their daughters, Hallie Volman and Sarina Miller;
and his brother, Phil Volman.