TV Stars We Lost In 2025

TVLine is remembering the television stars and behind-the-scenes personalities who have died thus far in 2025. Keep scrolling to see the Hollywood names we've lost this year, then drop a comment with your remembrances.

Drag queen The Vivienne (aka James Lee Williams), who competed on and won RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1, died in January at the age of 32. It was later reported in March that they died from cardiac arrest caused by the effects of taking ketamine. In addition to winning Drag Race UK's inaugural season in 2019, The Vivienne later competed on Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2022 and ITV's Dancing on Ice in 2023, earning third place on the latter. They also starred as the Wicked Witch of the West in London's West End revival of The Wizard of Oz.

Rinder, who served as co-host of A&E's docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, died Jan. 5 after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 69. Raised in the Church of Scientology, Rinder went on to renounce the organization in 2007. He was featured in HBO's 2015 documentary Going Clear, which revealed abusive practices within the church, then later joined Remini as co-host of her A&E series and the subsequent podcast Scientology: Fair Game.

Charleson, who had played Dr. Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital since 1977, died in January at the age of 79. Prior to joining GH, Charleson had gotten her big break in 1964 with a recurring role on the daytime drama A Flame in the Wind; she later became a regular on As the World Turns, starred on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, and guest-starred on everything from Ironside to The Rockford Files before returning to daytime on General Hospital. There, she made the role of Monica her own, forming a supercouple with the late Stuart Damon as Monica's better half, Alan Quartermaine.

A Hall of Fame baseball announcer who also had memorable film and TV roles on Mr. Belvedere and in Major League, Uecker died in January after a battle with small cell lung cancer; he was 90 years old. Uecker played catcher in the major leagues, winning a World Series in 1964, before moving to the broadcast booth in 1971, serving as the Milwaukee Brewers' play-by-play announcer for the next 54 seasons. He became a media star as well, appearing in Miller Lite's popular TV ads in the 1980s and playing dad George Owens on the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere. He also played Cleveland Indians announcer Harry Doyle in the Major League movies, coining the catchphrase "Juuuuust a bit outside" for a badly errant pitch.

Lynch, who created the seminal ABC murder mystery Twin Peaks and earned Oscar nominations as the director of Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, died in January at the age of 78. His death was later confirmed to be the result of cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Lynch wrote and directed his first feature film, Eraserhead, in 1977, compiling a filmography that included 1980's The Elephant Man, 1986's Blue Velvet and 2001's Mulholland Drive — all of which earned Lynch Oscar nominations for Best Director. In 1990, Lynch and Mark Frost co-created Twin Peaks, a surreal murder mystery set in a fictional small town, for ABC. It became a sensation, garnering a strong cult following as viewers tried to guess who killed homecoming queen Laura Palmer. Twin Peaks ran for two seasons on ABC, with the story continuing in the 1992 film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and later with a 2017 revival on Showtime.

Plowright, a British acting legend of stage and screen, died in January at the age of 95. A cause of death was not disclosed at the time. The recipient of a Tony Award and two Golden Globes, Plowright also picked up two BAFTA nominations, an Oscar nod for Enchanted April and an Emmy nomination for HBO's Stalin throughout her career. Other Stateside TV credits included the 1980 TV-movie The Diary of Anne Frank (as Edith Frank to Melissa Gilbert's title character), the 1992 TV-movie Driving Miss Daisy (as Daisy Wertthan to Robert Guillaume's Hoke Colburn) and the short-lived NBC sitcom Encore! Encore! (where she played mom to Nathan Lane's retired opera singer).

Ban, a jewelry designer and cast member of Netflix's Bling Empire: New York, died in January at age 51. Weeks earlier, she had posted on Instagram that she underwent emergency brain surgery after a near-fatal skiing accident. In addition to her appearances on the Bling Empire spinoff in 2023, Ban worked for more than 25 years in the fashion industry, with her jewelry line featured in numerous magazines and worn by several A-list celebrities.

Whyte Maloney, who competed on Blake Shelton's team on Season 6 of The Voice, died by suicide in January at the age of 44. He first rose to fame in 2014 as a contestant on Season 6 of NBC's singing competition, getting all four coaches to turn their chairs around with his audition where he sang Journey's "Lights." He chose Team Blake and made it through two rounds of Battles before being eliminated in the Season 6 Playoffs. He continued to perform and record music in the years that followed, including a regular gig at Shelton's Las Vegas bar and live music venue Ole Red. 

French, a character actor best known for playing Father Lonigan on the NBC soap Passions, died in February due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 79. In addition to his 400-plus installments of Passions, French appeared in episodes of dozens of other TV shows over the years, including three Star Trek series — The Next Generation, Voyager and Enterprise — Dallas, Falcon Crest, L.A. Law, Who's the Boss?, Ally McBeal, The Practice and Criminal Minds.

Hirson, a character actress whose TV credits included Dallas and more than a half-dozen other daytime and primetime soaps, and who played mom to Ellen on the 1990s ABC sitcom, died Feb. 14 of natural causes. Hirson's more recent TV credits included 7th Heaven (as Jenny Jackson), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (as Mimsy) and a 2019 episode of Will & Grace.

The character actor died Feb. 20, with no details disclosed on his cause of death. He was 80 years old. Born in Hollywood, Jason amassed an extensive career since the late '60s, with over 250 credited roles in movies, TV and video games. He appeared in Western series like Here Come the Brides and Gunsmoke, as well as in the Pierce Brosnan-led series Remington Steele. His longest-running series role was Con Stapleton in the 2004 HBO Western Deadwood. Jason played the character for 26 episodes from the series' inception until its end in 2006, and later reprised the role for the 2019 reunion movie.

The Pee-wee's Playhouse and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia actress died in February at the age of 78. During her decades-long career, Stewart appeared in other TV series including Comedy Bang! Bang!, 2 Broke Girls, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Grey's Anatomy, Superman, Laverne & Shirley, Husbands and M*A*S*H*.

The mega-successful Hollywood screenwriter who co-created Fox's Fringe and Sleepy Hollow and CBS' Hawaii Five-0 died in February at the age of 51 following a battle with kidney disease. Orci started out writing for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess and Alias before penning a string of big-screen blockbusters like 2007's Transformers and the 2009 Star Trek reboot with his frequent writing partner Alex Kurtzman.

The two of them teamed up with J.J. Abrams to create the Fox sci-fi series Fringe, which ran for five seasons, and helped develop a reboot of Hawaii Five-0 for CBS, which enjoyed a healthy 10-season run. Then in 2013, Orci and Kurtzman joined forces again to help pen Fox's supernatural series Sleepy Hollow, featuring a resurrected Ichabod Crane solving crimes in modern-day New York.

Trachtenberg, best known to TV viewers for her runs on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, was found dead Feb. 26 in a New York City apartment at the age of 39. Although her cause of death was initially to go undetermined after her family objected to an autopsy for religious reasons, New York City's chief medical examiner later revealed in April that Trachtenberg died naturally as a result of complications from diabetes mellitus.

Trachtenberg's breakout acting role was the 1996 film Harriet the Spy. On the big screen, she was also known for EuroTrip, 17 Again and Ice Princess. On TV, though, she is best remembered as Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Dawn (a role she played in Seasons 5 through 7) and Gossip Girl's Georgina Sparks (who recurred throughout all six seasons and also popped up in Max's reboot). Trachtenberg later went on to appear in Six Feet Under, NBC's Mercy medical drama, Weeds and Sleepy Hollow, among other credits.

Lowe, a veteran voice actor whose credits included the title role in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, died March 2 at age 67, following a long illness. In addition to Space Ghost — an animated send-up of talk shows that featured live-action celebrity guests, running for 10 years and more than 100 episodes — Lowe's voice acting credits also included The Brak Show, Robot Chicken, American Dad! and Squidbillies.

Kiker, best known for his memorable audition on Season 18 of American Idol, died March 10 at the age of 32. An official cause of death has not been shared. America was introduced to then-27-year-old Kiker on Feb. 16, 2020, when he performed Rascal Flatts' "God Bless the Broken Road" on Idol's Season 18 premiere — an emotional audition that got plenty of attention on social media. Due to his career in sanitation, Kiker was dubbed "the Singing Garbage Man," but he didn't make it past Idol's first Hollywood round.

Daytime soap veteran Dobies, who had extensive runs on Guiding Light and One Life to Live, died in March at the age of 65; a cause of death has not been disclosed. Dobies joined the cast of CBS' Guiding Light in 2000 as doctor Noah Chase; after a year and a half on that series, he boarded ABC's One Life to Live, playing district attorney Daniel Colson until 2005. Aside from his daytime work, Dobies had guest roles on shows like Home Improvement, Fringe and Gossip Girl, and appeared in the 2004 off-Broadway revival of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart.

Chamberlain, an actor whose TV credits included Shogun and The Thorn Birds, died in March of complications following a stroke; he was 90. He was perhaps best known for playing Father Ralph de Bricassart in the 1983 miniseries The Thorn Birds, which earned Chamberlain a Golden Globe win and Emmy nomination. He also starred in the 1980 miniseries Shogun and played the titular character in medical drama Dr. Kildare, winning Golden Globes for both roles.

North, who played the title character in CBS' Dennis the Menace, died in April after a years-long battle with colon cancer; he was 73. North starred as the iconic menace in CBS' TV adaptation of Hank Ketcham's Dennis the Menace comic strip, which ran for four seasons from 1959 to 1963. His other TV credits included Maya, Jericho, My Three Sons and Wagon Train, and he lent his voice to animated series like Arabian Nights, The Banana Splits Adventure Hour and The Flintstone Comedy Hour.

Katt, who starred in Boston Public, died by suicide in April. He was 54. The actor was best known for playing geology teacher Harry Senate in the aforementioned Fox drama, which ran from 2000-2004. On the film side, his credits included Dazed and Confused, Boiler Room, The Way of the Gun and Sin City.

Marsh, who co-created and starred in ITV's Upstairs, Downstairs, died on April 13 from complications of dementia. She was 90. Marsh played Rose Buck on Upstairs, Downstairs, which ran from 1971-1975, and won an Emmy in 1976 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She later reprised the role in BBC Wales' 2010 continuation. Her other TV credits included Doctor Who, The Informer, Nine to Five, No Strings, The Tomorrow People, The Ghost Hunter and Sensitive Skin.

The perennial game show host who emceed beloved game shows like Tic-Tac-Dough passed away in April at the age of 91. After starting his career as a radio DJ, Martindale moved to television, hosting game shows like CBS' Gambit. His best-known show was Tic-Tac-Dough, based on the classic tic-tac-toe game, which debuted in 1978 on CBS and in syndication and became a hit. Martindale also hosted game shows like High Rollers, Trivial Pursuit and Debt, and he created and co-produced the USA Network game show Bumper Stumpers.     

Lincoln, who played Linda Fairgate in nearly 50 episodes of CBS' primetime sudser Knots Landing, died in April at the age of 63. A cause of death was not immediately made available. In addition to her recurring run as Knots' Linda — daughter-in-law of Michele Lee's Karen Fairgate — the actress' TV credits included episodes of Hunter, Outlaws, Highway to Heaven, Freddy's Nightmares, Murder, She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. Her film credits, meanwhile, included Children of the Night, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (as telekinetic Tina Shepard) and House II: The Second Story.

Bianca Castro-Arabejo, a former RuPaul's Drag Race contestant known by her stage name Jiggly Caliente, died in April at the age of 44. A cause of death was not immediately shared, but not long before she passed away, Caliente's family revealed that she had "experienced a serious health setback" that involved a severe infection, subsequent hospitalization and the loss of most of her right leg.

Caliente competed on Drag Race Season 4, where she placed eighth. She later returned to compete on Drag Race All Stars Season 6, coming in 12th place, and in 2022, she began a three-season stint as the main judge on RuPaul's Drag Race Philippines. On the scripted side, she recurred as Veronica Ferocity on FX's Pose between 2018 and 2021.

Veteran actress Pointer, best known for playing Dallas' Rebecca Barnes Wentworth, the mother of Victoria Principal's character, died in April. She was 100. Pointer recurred on Dallas from Seasons 4 through 6, appearing in a total of 44 episodes of the iconic '80s primetime soap. Additional TV credits included guest stints on The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, The A-Team, Judging Amy and Cold Case. She was also the real-life mother of actress Amy Irving; the pair appeared together in more than a half-dozen movies, including the 1976 horror classic Carrie.

Funny lady Buzzi, best known for being a fixture on the 1960s/'70s variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, died May 1 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 88. Buzzi's recurring Laugh-In characters included Busy Buzzi, a Hedda Hopper-type gossip columnist; barfly Doris Swizzler; and, perhaps most memorably, spinster Gladys Ormphby. Buzzi would be one of only three ensemble members — and the only woman — to appear in all 140 Laugh-In episodes and a 1971 special. Subsequent TV credits included The Lost Saucer, Whatever Turns You On, Days of Our Lives, The Love Boat, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Saved by the Bell and Passions; she also made dozens of appearances on Sesame Street, often voicing the character of Suzie Kabloozie.

Medas, a cast member for all four seasons of MTV's Floribama Shore, died in May at just 33 years old, following hospitalization for a severe case of necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis. Capitalizing on the success of Jersey Shore, MTV launched Floribama Shore in 2017, following eight twentysomethings as they partied on the beaches stretching from Florida to Alabama. Medas was one of the original cast members; he also joined some of his Floribama co-stars in taking on the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation cast in a 2018 episode of Fear Factor.

The soap veteran best known for playing Laura's mother Lesley on General Hospital died in May at the age of 85. Alexander first gained fame when she joined the cast of NBC's Days of Our Lives in 1966 as Susan Martin. But she left Days in 1973 to take the role of Lesley on General Hospital, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1976. Lesley was killed off in 1984, but returned to GH in 1996, appearing on and off through 2009. Her last appearance as Lesley aired in 2021.  

Bright, who competed on Survivor: Nicaragua in 2010, died in May at the age of 71. Her daughter Ashley Hammett announced Bright's death on social media, but a cause was not disclosed. A dog trainer from Jackson Springs, N.C., Bright was a castaway on Survivor's 21st season, which took place in the San Juan del Sur region of Nicaragua. She ultimately finished in sixth place (out of 20 contestants), but she did go on to pocket $100,000 as the winner of that season's Fan Favorite Award, known as the Sprint Player of the Season.

Wendt, known for his iconic role as barfly Norm on the hit sitcom Cheers, died in May at the age of 76. The cause of death was later revealed to be cardiac arrest. Wendt was a part of Cheers' cast for all 11 seasons of the show, collecting six Emmy nominations for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his turn as sometimes-employed accountant Norm Peterson. Wendt also made several guest appearances on Saturday Night Live as Bob Swerski, one of the Chicago Superfans who loved "Da Bears" and coach Mike Ditka; other TV work included Seinfeld, The Simpsons, The Larry Sanders Show, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Clipped, to name just a few credits.

Robertson, patriarch of the family at the center of A&E's Duck Dynasty, died in May. He previously had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. In addition to running Duck Commander, the business chronicled in 11 seasons of Duck Dynasty, Robertson gained notoriety for his controversial views; after he compared homosexuality to bestiality in a 2013 GQ interview, he was briefly suspended from the series.

Swit, who won two Emmys for playing Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the classic CBS sitcom M*A*S*H, died in May; she was 87 years old. Swit landed early guest roles on shows like Hawaii Five-O before booking the role of "Hot Lips" on M*A*S*H, which debuted in 1972. M*A*S*H became a smash hit, with Swit's head nurse enduring the immature antics of Alan Alda's Hawkeye. Swit appeared in all 11 seasons, earning 10 Emmy nominations for best supporting actress in a comedy, winning in 1980 and 1982. 

A veteran actress whose myriad TV roles included Northern Exposure, Desperate Housewives and Young Sheldon, Mahaffey died in May after a battle with cancer at the age of 71.

Mahaffey was a familiar face to TV fans, with one-off guest roles on series such as Newhart, Cheers, Seinfeld and Quantum Leap. On Northern Exposure, she played hypochondriac Eve, a role that earned her the Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama in 1992. She also played Orson Hodge's first wife Alma on Desperate Housewives and English teacher Victoria MacElroy on Young Sheldon.

Joss, best known for voicing John Redcorn on Fox's King of the Hill, died in June after a shooting outside his home in Texas. He was 59. According to a statement from Joss' husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, a man allegedly approached Joss and de Gonzales while they were checking the mail at their former home and "started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired." A suspect, Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, was later booked on a murder charge.

Joss was best known to TV fans as the voice of John Redcorn, Nancy Hicks-Gribble's clandestine lover, in King of the Hill; he appeared as the character in more than 30 episodes from Seasons 2 through 13. He also memorably recurred as Chief Ken Hotate on Parks and Recreation, while other TV credits included ER, Friday Night Lights, Ray Donovan and Tulsa King.

Robinson, whom daytime-TV fans know from his runs on General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful, died on June 9 at age 86. His first major TV role came in 1967, on the ABC military drama 12 O'Clock High (where he played Sgt. Alexander "Sandy" Komansky). In 1978, he joined ABC's GH as Dr. Rick Webber, who factored into a torrid love quadrangle with wife Dr. Lesley Webber (the late Denise Alexander), Dr. Monica Quartermaine (the late Leslie Charleson) and Monica's husband Alan (the late Stuart Damon). Following his initial eight-year GH run, Robinson played Jason Frame on NBC's Another World, and then Jack Hamilton on CBS' B&B.

Yulin, an esteemed character actor, died of cardiac arrest on June 10 at the age of 87. His career spanned more than six decades, and included an Emmy-nominated turn as mobster Jerome Belasco in a Season 3 episode of Frasier. He was also known for his roles as NSA director Roger Stanton in 24 and Kansas City mobster Buddy Dieker in Ozark. Film credits included Clear and Present Danger, Ghostbusters II, Scarface and Training Day.

TV personality Lewis, best known for her years as an MTV video jockey, died in June after a years-long battle with breast cancer. She was 52. After a three-season stint as host of BET's youth-centric talk show Teen Summit, Lewis broke out in the 1990s as a video jockey (or VJ) for MTV, where she introduced music videos and hosted series (including the interview-focused Hot Zone) until 2001. Additional TV work included entertainment newsmagazine The Insider (where Lewis served as a correspondent in the mid-2000s), Celebrity Mole: Yucatán (on which she competed in 2004) and TLC/HGTV's revival of home renovation series While You Were Out (which she hosted in 2019).

The fashion designer who competed in Season 17 of Project Runway was shot and killed during a No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, in June. He was 39 years old. Ah Loo was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire when armed security guards opened fire on a man seen carrying an AR-15-style rifle and running toward the crowd.

Born and raised in Samoa, Ah Loo was a self-taught designer whose bold designs served as an ode to his Samoan roots. He competed in Season 17 of Project Runway, which aired on Bravo in 2019, and was eliminated in the fourth episode. Ah Loo is survived by his wife, Laura, and their two children.

The chef and Food Network veteran died in June at the age of 55; no cause of death has been announced. A seasoned chef and culinary instructor, Burrell debuted on Food Network as Mario Batali's sous chef on Iron Chef America and went on to become a network staple, appearing on Chopped, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and more. Most notably, she hosted Worst Cooks in America for 27 seasons, beginning in 2010.

"Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered," her family said in a statement. "Anne's light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal."

Scott, a hip-hop dance choreographer who brought many memorable routines to the Fox competition series So You Think You Can Dance, died in June of an undisclosed cause. He was 52. In addition to SYTYCD, where he contributed hip-hop performances beginning in Season 3, Scott also lent his dance talents to the TV shows Dancing With the Stars (ABC), The Wade Robson Project (MTV) and Step It Up and Dance (Bravo). On the film side, he choreographed for movies like You Got Served, Stomp the Yard and Step Up 2: The Streets.

Hamilton died June 19 of natural causes at her home in Chicago. She was best known to TV audiences for a pair of recurring roles: She played Fred's girlfriend-turned-fiancée, Donna Harris (aka "The Barracuda"), on Sanford and Son, and Verdie Grant Foster on The Waltons. She also starred on a pair of short-lived soap operas — as matriarch Vivian Potter on NBC's Generations (1989-91), and as Cissie Johnson on the syndicated drama Dangerous Woman (1991-92).

The Santa Barbara and Morning Show actor died at the age of 68 after a battle with stomach cancer. He starred in 171 episodes of Barbara, playing the cross-dressing mobster Bunny Tagliatti in the NBC soap. The actor's other TV credits included NYPD Blue, The West Wing, Desperate Housewives, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Parenthood, House and Castle.

McMahon, best known to TV audiences for his work on Nip/Tuck and FBI: Most Wanted, died July 2 following a private battle with cancer. Following stints on NBC's Profiler (as John Grant) and The WB's Charmed (as Cole Turner), he landed his first leading role, playing Dr. Christian Troy on the aforementioned FX drama — a role that earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Ten years after its series finale, he was tapped to lead CBS' FBI offshoot as team leader Jess LaCroix.

A singer, actor and teen idol of the late '60s and early '70s, Sherman died in June at the age of 81. In addition to delivering more than 100 total songs throughout his career, Sherman's acting work included ABC's Here Come the Brides (which ran for 52 total episodes), the short-lived Partridge Family spinoff Getting Together, appearances on Mod Squad, Fantasy Island and The Love Boat, the 1986 USA Network sitcom Sanchez of Bel Air and a 1997 episode of Frasier.

Moyers, a onetime White House press secretary who went on to become an acclaimed TV journalist, died in June after a long illness. He was 91. Moyers' TV journalism career began in 1976, when he was the senior correspondent for the documentary series CBS Reports; he later became a senior news analyst for CBS Evening News. During his multiple stints at PBS, Moyers headlined This Week With Bill Moyers and then Bill Moyers Journal; he produced and hosted some 70 documentaries; he produced/hosted several episodes of Frontline; and he hosted NOW With Bill Moyers and Wide Angle.

Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg on CBS' The Dukes of Hazzard, died in June at the age of 79. Prior to his time on Dukes of Hazzard (where he appeared in the first five of seven total seasons), Hurst made one-off appearances on shows like The Partridge Family, Gunsmoke, The Little House on the Prairie and The Six Million Dollar Man, then landed a role on the 24-episode ABC sitcom On the Rocks. After his Hazzard stint, later TV credits included episodes of Murder, She Wrote, 227, Melrose Place and many other series. He reprised his Cletus Hogg role in 1997's The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and 2000's The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood, both of which aired on CBS.

A speechwriter and advisor for four U.S. presidents who transitioned to a role on CNN as a political analyst, Gergen died in July at age 83 of Lewy body dementia. Gergen began his political career as a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and later worked in the Ford, Reagan and Clinton administrations. In the mid-'80s, he made the switch to television, offering commentary on PBS' MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour before moving to CNN, serving as the cable news network's senior political analyst and providing commentary during election night coverage.

Bacon died June 14 following a "short and brave battle against cancer," according to a statement by the UK's Harlow Theatre Company. Her list of UK credits included her part as Maggie on EastEnders, as well as stints on Casualty, Prime Suspect, The Bill, Pie in the Sky, Little Britain, A Touch of Frost and New Tricks. On this side of the pond, she is best known for her turn as Jackie, mother of Martin Freeman's Paul, on the FX/Sky One comedy Breeders, which ran for four seasons and ended in 2023. 

Warner drowned on July 20 while vacationing in Costa Rica with his family, People reported; he was 54. Warner played The Cosby Show's Theo from 1984 to 1992 and was The Resident's Dr. AJ Austin in all six seasons of the Fox medical drama. His extensive resume also includes Malcom & Eddie, American Horror Story, Major Crimes, the Wonder Years reboot, Ten Days in the Valley and the TV-movie The Tuskeegee Airmen. His more recent TV work included 9-1-1, The Irrational and Alert: Missing Persons Unit. 

The iconic Black Sabbath frontman has died at the age of 76 following a battle with Parkinson's disease. Osbourne's death comes less than three weeks after he reunited with Black Sabbath for his final live performance in his hometown of Birmingham, England. In addition to his career in music, he was also a reality-TV fixture in the early aughts, appearing alongside his wife, Sharon, and their two children, Kelly and Jack, in the MTV unscripted series The Osbournes. It aired for four seasons — and a total of 52 episodes — from 2002 to 2005.

The wrestling legend died in July after going into cardiac arrest; he was 71. In addition to his wrestling career, Hogan headlined the VH1 reality series Hogan Knows Best, alongside his wife, Linda, and their two children, Brooke and Nick. The show premiered in 2005 and ran for four seasons (43 total episodes), through 2007. It also spawned a spinoff, Brooke Knows Best, which ran for two seasons (20 episodes) through 2009. Hogan's other TV credits include episodes of The A-Team, American Dad!, Baywatch, The Goldbergs, The Inbetweeners, The Love Boat, Robot Chicken, Search for Tomorrow, Suddenly Susan, and Walker, Texas Ranger.

The Grammy-winning jazz musician who had a memorable recurring role on Fox's King of the Hill died in July at the age of 84. Mangione rose to fame in the world of jazz, scoring a Top Ten hit in 1978 with the instrumental tune "Feels So Good" and winning a pair of Grammys. He later poked fun at himself with a guest voice role on the Fox animated comedy King of the Hill, playing himself and serving as a celebrity spokesperson for the local warehouse store Mega Lo Mart. He eventually appeared in more than a half-dozen episodes, including the Season 12 finale in 2007. 

The alligator hunter who appeared in The History Channel's Swamp People died in July. His age and cause of death has not yet been revealed. Edwards was part of the show in Seasons 1 through 6, and he later returned for Season 12. Edwards' co-star, Ashley "Deadeye" Jones, called him "one of the greatest alligator hunters there is" and a "real hardcore outdoorsman."

Best known as office bombshell Jennifer on WKRP in Cincinnati, Anderson died in August after "an acute prolonged illness"; she was 79 years old. After booking guest roles on S.W.A.T. and Three's Company, Anderson was cast as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, which debuted on CBS in 1978. WKRP ran for four seasons and later became a hit in syndication, and Anderson was a breakout star, earning two Emmy nominations. She later reprised the role of Jennifer on The New WKRP in Cincinnati and joined the cast of NBC's Nurses, along with guest roles on Melrose Place and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.  

Mack, who played Addy on The Walking Dead, died in August at just 33 years old after a battle with cancer. (She suffered from glioma of the central nervous system, a type of tumor that starts in the brain or spinal cord.) Mack debuted on The Walking Dead in Season 9 as Hilltop Colony survivor Addy, appearing in a total of five episodes. Her other TV credits included 9-1-1, Chicago Med and Schooled.

Brooks, who narrated the short-lived BBC children's series Mr Benn, died on Aug. 9 following a brief illness. He was 86. During his decades-long career, the British actor starred in TV series such as Taxi!, Big Deal, Coronation Street and Running Wild. In the mid-2000s, he joined the BBC soap EastEnders as Joe Macer. Brooks' film credits include The Knack... and How to Get It, House of Whipcord, Assassin, Carry on Aboard, The Last Grenade and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

The actress who played Raj's sarcastic little sister Deadra "Dee" Thomas on What's Happening!!, died Aug. 11 following a long battle with cancer. She was 60 years old. Spencer also starred in the series' spinoff What's Happening Now!!, reprising the role of Dee for 16 episodes. 

Veteran actor Jerry Adler, best known from shows like The Sopranos, The Good Wife and Rescue Me, died August 23 at the age of 96. Before acting, Adler had a career in Broadway where he served various roles including stage manager in over 50 plays. In his 60s, he began a steady acting career with other credits including Mad About You, Transparent, Mozart in the Jungle, Raising Dad and Hudson Street, in addition to one-off appearances on Spin City, Law & Order and Broad City. 

Greene died on Aug. 31 at the age of 73. The actor was perhaps best known for played Kicking Bird in the 1990 Western Dancing With Wolves, for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. On the TV side, he played Rafe McCawley in Syfy's Defiance from 2013 to 2015, and Skully in Disney+'s 2023 limited series Echo. Greene's other TV credits include Tulsa King, Reservation Dogs, The Last of Us, 1883, American Gods, Goliath, Riverdale and Longmire.

Holliday, who was the last surviving original cast member from the CBS classic Alice, died Sept. 9 at the age of 88. The actress won two Golden Globes for her turn as wisecracking waitress Florence "Flo" Castleberry, and was known for her catchphrase, "Kiss my grits!" Following Season 4, Holliday left Alice to lead her own short-loved spinoff, Flo, which ran for two seasons and ended in 1981. She was four-time Emmy nominee — thrice nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Alice. She picked up a fourth nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for Flo. 

The Vice Principals actress died October 3 at the age of 52. Co-star Walton Goggins called her "one of the best I've ever worked with," adding, "she made me laugh like no other." Hébert Gregory's other TV credits include Genius: Aretha, Future Man, Medical Police and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World. She also lent her voice to animated fare like Craig of the Creek and its spinoff Jessica's Big Little World, and Carol & the End of the World.

The Oscar-winning actress passed away in October. Keaton was known for her work in film, rising to prominence in 1972 for her role as Kay Adams, the girlfriend of Al Pacino's Michael Corleone, in The Godfather. She went on to collaborate with Woody Allen in Sleeper, Interiors, Manhattan, Manhattan Murder Mystery and Annie Hall, which earned her an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1978. She also notably collaborated with writer/director Nancy Meyers in films such as Baby Boom, Something's Gotta Give and The Father of the Bride.