In Memoriam - Stars We Lost in 2024 #inmemory

Welcome to our heartfelt tribute, where we pause to honor the stars who have left us in 2024. As we reflect on the lives and legacies of these extraordinary individuals, we remember the light they brought into our world through their talent, inspiration, and passion. Their contributions to music, film, art, and beyond have left an indelible mark on our hearts and culture. Join us as we celebrate their unforgettable journeys and the timeless impact they have made. Though they may no longer be with us, their star will forever shine brightly in our memories. Born in Chicago, Illinois on August 28, 1943, David Soule, best known as Hutch in the 1970s crime-solving TV series Starsky and Hutch, died aged 80 on January 4 from complications from lung cancer in London, England. Born in Pretoria, South Africa on October 5, 1923, Glynnis Margaret Payne-Jones, best known as Winifred Banks in Disney's Mary Poppins, died aged 100 years old on January 4 for natural causes in Los Angeles, California. Born in Harvey, Illinois on June 5, 1925, Bill Hayes, best known for playing Doug Williams on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, died aged 98 on January 12 in Los Angeles, California. Born in New York, New York on April 11, 1973, Alec Musser, best known as Del Henry in All My Children, died aged 50 on January 12 by suicide in Del Mar, California. Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 21, 1924, Joyce Randolph, best known for playing Trixie Norton on The Honeymooners, died aged 99 on January 13 for natural causes in New York, New York. Born in Long Beach, California on June 6, 1950, Gary Rand Graham, best known for his starring role as Detective Matthew Sykes on Alien Nation, died aged 73 on January 22 from cardiac arrest and spoke in Washington. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 14, 1948, Carl Weathers, known for roles in many movies and TV series including Rocky, Predator, and The Mandalorian, died aged 76 on February 2 from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Los Angeles, California. Born in Clinton, Oklahoma on July 8, 1961, Toby Keith Covel, an American country music singer and songwriter best known by his stage name of Toby Keith, died aged 62 on February 5 from stomach cancer in his home state of Oklahoma. Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 21, 1959, Tony Gainios, best known as Anthony Meet Tupperello in the 1981 comedy Porky's, died aged 64 on February 18 from cardiac arrest in New York, New York. Born in New York, New York on June 29, 1947, Richard Philip Lewis, a well-known stand-up comedian and actor best known for his role as Prince John in Robin Hood, Men in Tights, died aged 76 on February 27 from a heart attack in Los Angeles, California. Born in Ogdensburg, New York on March 22, 1935, Michael Emmet Walsh, known for his character roles in over 100 feature films and 250 TV shows, died aged 88 on March 19 from cardiac arrest in St. Alban City, Vermont. Born in Coney Island, New York on May 27, 1936, Louis Gossett Jr., best known for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman, which led to him becoming the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, died aged 87 on March 29 from COPD in Santa Monica, California. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 21, 1941, Joe Flaherty, an American actor, writer and comedian best known as Harold Weren Freaks and Geeks, died aged 82 on April 1 after an undisclosed brief illness in Toronto, Canada. Born in San Francisco, California on July 9, 1947, O.J. Simpson, an American football player and actor, although best known for his televised criminal trials, died aged 76 on April 10 from prostate cancer in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 12, 1943, Dickie Betts, the guitarist and vocalist of the Allman Brothers Band, died aged 80 on April 18 from COPD in Osprey, Florida. Born in New York, New York on December 16, 1928, Terry Carter, known for his roles as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst on the TV series MacLeod and Colonel Ty on the original Battlestar Galactica, died aged 95 on April 23 in his hometown of New York, New York. Born in Ocean City, New Jersey on August 28, 1938, Marla Adams, best known for playing Dina Abbott Murdron on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, died aged 85 on April 25 from cancer in Los Angeles, California. Born in Seattle, Washington on January 28, 1953, Susan Buckner, best known for her portrayal of the high school cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 summer blockbuster Grease, died aged 71 on May 2 in Miami, Florida. Born in Austin, Texas on January 3, 1932, Dabney Coleman, best known for his portrayals of unlikable egomaniacal characters such as Franklin Hart Jr. in a 1980 film 9 to 5, died aged 92 on May 16 from cardiac arrest in Santa Monica, California. Born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 31, 1968, Johnny Wachter, best known for his role as Brando Corbin on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, died aged 37 on May 25 from a gunshot wound in Los Angeles, California. Born in Los Angeles, California on May 26, 1978, Benji Gregory, best known for playing Brian Tanner on the NBC sitcom ALF, died aged 46 on June 13 from chronic liver failure and heat exposure in Peoria, Arizona. Born in Westfield, Alabama on May 6, 1931, Willie Mays, a baseball player nicknamed the Say Hey Kid and has the Willie Mays World Series MVP award named after him, died aged 93 on June 18 from congestive heart failure in Palo Alto, California. Born in St. John, Canada on July 17, 1935, Donald Sutherland, an actor with a decorated career spanning six decades, including over 100 films and TV shows from The Dirty Dozen to The Hunger Games, died aged 88 on June 20 from COPD in Miami, Florida. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 16, 1934, Bill Cobbs, an actor and director with over 200 film and TV credits ranging from The Bodyguard and Night at the Museum to Star Trek, died aged 90 on June 25 from natural causes in Riverside, California. Born in Chicago, Illinois on August 18, 1943, Martin Mull, a musician and actor with a long list of roles, probably best known for his part as Leon Karp, Roseanne's boss on the TV show Roseanne, died aged 80 on June 27 after a long illness at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1948, Joe Bonsall, musician and the vocalist for the Oak Ridge Boys from 1973 to 2023, died aged 76 on July 9 from complications of ALS in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 7, 1949, Shelley Duvall, best known for playing Wendy Torrance in the horror film The Shining and Olive Oil in the film Popeye, died aged 75 on July 11 from complications of diabetes in Blanco, Texas. Born in Karlstad, Maine, Germany on June 4, 1928, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a German-born American sex therapist, media personality, and talk show host, died aged 96 on July 12 at home in Manhattan, New York. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 12, 1948, Richard Simmons, a well-known fitness instructor and television personality, died aged 76 on July 13 from complications from a fall the day before at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Los Angeles, California on March 5, 1934, James Sicking, best known for his roles in Hill Street Blues and Doogie Houser, M.D., died aged 90 on July 13 from dementia in Los Angeles, California. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on April 12, 1971, Shannon Dougherty, best known for her roles in Little House on the Prairie, Beverly Hills 90210, and Charmed, died aged 53 on July 13 from breast cancer in Malibu, California. Born in Oak Park, Illinois on September 5, 1929, Bob Newhart, best known for his starring role in The Bob Newhart Show and later Newhart, died aged 94 on July 18 from complications of several short illnesses at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Englewood, New Jersey on March 4, 1941, John Apria, known for playing roles from The Godfather Part II to Full House, died aged 83 on August 5 for natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 9, 1930, Mitzi McCall, an actress, comedian, and voice actress, best known for her work with her husband, Charlie Brill, on The Ed Sullivan Show, died aged 93 on August 8 in Burbank, California. Born in Cambria, Wisconsin on June 19, 1930, Gina Rowlands, a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe-winning actress with a career spanning nearly seven decades, died aged 94 on August 14 from complications of Alzheimer's disease at her home in Indian Wells, California. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on March 30, 1926, Peter Marshall, best known for being the original host of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1981, died aged 98 on August 15 from kidney failure at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 21, 1935, Phil Donahue, who created and hosted the pioneering talk show The Phil Donahue Show from 1967 to 1996, died aged 88 on August 18 following a long illness at his home in Manhattan, New York. Born in Newark, New Jersey on December 27, 1939, John Amos, best known for his role as James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times, died aged 84 on August 21 from congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, California. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1936, James Darin, who had a long career in film, television, and music, died aged 88 on September 2 from congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, California. Born in Arkabutla, Mississippi on January 17, 1931, James Earl Jones, an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning American actor and voice performer best known for voicing Darth Vader in Star Wars, died aged 93 on September 9 from diabetes at his home in Pauling, New York. Born in Los Angeles, California on December 28, 1960, Chad McQueen, the only son and last living child of actor Steve McQueen, best known for his role as Dutch in The Karate Kid movies, died aged 63 on September 11 from organ failure at his ranch in Palm Desert, California. Born in Gary, Indiana on October 15, 1953, Tito Jackson, musician and founding member of the Jackson Five, died aged 70 on September 15 from a fatal heart attack while on a road trip to Oklahoma in Gallup, New Mexico. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts on February 22, 1948, John Ashton, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in The Beverly Hills Cop movies, died aged 76 on September 26 from cancer in Fort Collins, Colorado. Born in Ilford, England on December 28, 1934, Dame Maggie Smith, a British actress with a career spanning over six decades on stage, film, and television, possibly best known for her role as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film series, died aged 89 on September 27 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, England. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 29, 1953, Drake Hodgston, an American actor best known for his long-running role as John Black on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, died aged 70 on September 28 from pancreatic cancer at his home in Malibu, California. Born in Brownsville, Texas on June 22, 1936, Chris Christofferson, a country music star and actor best known for writing Me and Bobby McGee and starring in the movie Convoy, died aged 88 on September 28 peacefully at home on Maui, Hawaii. Born in Hereford, Texas on June 21, 1938, Ron Ely, an American actor best known for portraying Tarzan in the 1966-1968 NBC series, died aged 86 on September 29 from heart disease in Los Alamos, California. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 14, 1941, Pete Rose, nicknamed Charlie Hustle, a Major League Baseball player and manager, died aged 83 on September 30 at home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Davenport, Iowa on October 11, 1963, Frank Fritz, known for co-hosting the TV show American Pickers, died aged 60 on September 30 from stroke in Davenport, Iowa. Born in Williamstown, Vermont on November 6, 1928, John Lassell, a character actor known for his television portrayals in The Twilight Zone and Dark Shadows, and of Dr. Robbins and Lassie, died aged 95 on October 4 in Los Angeles, California. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 28, 1935, Nicholas Pryor, best known for portraying Milton Arnold in Beverly Hills 9-02-10, died aged 89 on October 7 from cancer at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina. Born in Newark, New Jersey on September 30, 1933, Sissy Houston, soul and gospel singer and mother to the late Whitney Houston, died aged 91 on October 7 from Alzheimer's disease at her home in Newark, New Jersey. Born in Wolverhampton, England on August 29, 1993, Liam Payne, an English singer and songwriter best known as a member of the pop band One Direction, died aged 31 on October 16 from polytrauma after a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Born in Berkeley, California on March 15, 1940, Phil Lesch, a founding member and bassist for the Grateful Dead, died aged 84 on October 25. Born in Lakewood, Ohio on December 11, 1944, Terry Garr, an actress known for her comedic roles in 1970s and 80s films and TV shows, died aged 79 years on October 29 from complications of multiple sclerosis at her home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 3, 1942, Alan Rakins, best known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L.A. Law, died aged 82 on November 2 from congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, California. Born in Chicago, Illinois on March 14, 1933, Quincy Jones, a record label executive who worked with artists like Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, and Michael Jackson, winning 28 Grammys, died aged 91 on November 3 from pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Washington, D.C. on December 4, 1954, Tony Todd, known for his distinctly deep and gravelly voice and title role in the Candyman film series, died aged 69 on November 6 from stomach cancer at his home in Marina del Rey, California. Born in Kingaroy, Australia on March 24, 1946, Colin Peterson, an Australian child actor and musician, notably a drummer with the Bee Gees in the late 1960s, died aged 78 on November 18 from complications from a fall in Australia. Born in Ashland, Kentucky on March 16, 1941, Chuck Woolery, a game and talk show host best known for being the original host of The Wheel of Fortune from 1975 to 1981, died aged 83 on November 23 at his home in Texas. Born in Brooklyn, New York on July 19, 1926, Helen Gallagher, best known for her portrayal of Maeve Ryan on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope, died aged 98 in New York, New York. Born in Sumner, Washington on April 12, 1947, Wayne Northrup, best known for his role as Roman Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, died aged 77 on November 29 from Born in Beaumont, Texas on May 21, 1954, Jill Jacobson, an American actress of film, stage and stand-up, though she was best known for her TV work, died aged 70 on December 8 from esophageal cancer in Culver City, California. Born in Madison, Wisconsin on July 3, 1940, Michael Cole, best known for his role as Pete Cochran on the television crime drama The Mod Squad, died aged 84 on December 10 in Los Angeles, California. Born in Los Angeles, California on January 29, 1957, Diane Delano, known for her numerous roles in films and television, died aged 67 on December 13 from cancer at her home in Los Angeles, California. Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 25, 1958, Ricky Henderson, nicknamed Man of Steel, was a professional baseball player who played 25 seasons in Major League Baseball for nine teams, died aged 65 on December 20 from complications from pneumonia and asthma in San Francisco, California. Born in Berkeley, California on March 27, 1942, Art Evans, an American actor whose career lasted over five decades appearing in multiple TV and film roles, including being the first victim of the Car Christine in a John Carpenter film, died aged 82 on December 21 from complications from diabetes in Los Angeles, California. Believed to have been born in the 1920s or 30s in Australia, Bert was an Australian saltwater crocodile who appeared in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. He died between December 21 and 22 at Crocosaurus Cove Crocodile Sanctuary in Darwin, Australia and was estimated to be at least 90 years old. Born in Lockport, New York on January 17, 1943, Jeffrey Duhl, an actor known for his movie debut in the John Wayne movie Chisholm, died aged 81 on December 22 from COPD in Largo, Florida. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1931, Richard Capri, known professionally as Dick Capri, was an American actor and comedian with a career spanning over six decades. Died aged 93 on December 26 from an aortic dissection at his home in Boca Raton, Florida. Born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924, President Jimmy Carter, a politician, humanitarian, author, and the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, also the longest-lived president in U.S. history, he died aged 100 years on December 29, 22 months after he entered home hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia. Born in Portland, Maine on October 15, 1937, Linda Lavin, an American actress best known for her starring role in the sitcom Alice, died aged 87 on December 29 from cardiopulmonary arrest due to complications from lung cancer in Los Angeles, California. In memory of all those we lost, if someone was left off the list or you lost a loved one, please comment below.