Deaths So Far (and it's just July)

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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.