In Memoriam - Stars We Lost in 2025 #inmemoriam

Welcome to our heartfelt tribute, where we pause to honor the stars who have left us in 2025. 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. On January 1st, 2025, the musician Wayne Osmond, the second-oldest of the original Osmond Brothers singers and the fourth-oldest of the nine Osmond siblings and member of the Osmonds, died aged 73 from a stroke. On January 7th, the singer and songwriter Peter Yarrow, who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, died aged 86 from bladder cancer. On January 10th, the actor Christopher Benjamin, who had more than 200 stage, TV, and film credits from 1958 to 2016, died aged 90. On January 12th, the actress Leslie Charleston, known for playing Monica Cordomane on General Hospital, died aged 79 from a traumatic brain injury. On January 12th, the child actor Claude Jarman Jr., known for playing Jodie Baxter in The Yearling, died aged 90 from complications from a neurological condition. On January 12th, the actor Robert McRae, best known for playing the recurring role of Fire Marshal Dobbins in the TV series Cheers, died aged 79 from complications from dementia. On January 16th, the actor Jack DeMave, best known for playing Forest Ranger Bob Erickson on the TV series Lassie from 1968 to 1970, died aged 91 from a heart attack. On January 16th, the filmmaker, painter, visual artist, musician, and actor David Lynch, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, died aged 78 from emphysema. On January 16th, the actress Dame Joan Plowright, whose career spanned over six decades and included the films Dennis the Menace and 101 Dalmatians, died aged 95. On January 16th, the actor Francisco San Martin, known for his roles on Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful, took his own life by hanging at the age of 39. On January 16th, the baseball player, sportscaster, and occasional actor, Bob Uecker, known in later years for his role of George Owens on the TV sitcom Mr. Belvedere, died aged 90 from lung cancer. On January 17th, the actress Jan Shepard, known for her many screen roles including her various roles on The Virginian, died aged 96 from pneumonia. On February 2nd, the actor P. H. Moriarty, known for his acting roles in TV shows and movies such as The Long Good Friday, died aged 86 from dementia. On February 7th, the actor Bruce French, known for his many acting roles in his 30-year career such as his numerous appearances in the Star Trek franchises, died aged 79 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. On February 7th, the actor Tony Roberts, best known for his six movie collaborations with filmmaker Woody Allen, died aged 85 from lung cancer. On February 9th, the actor William H. Bassett who appeared in more than 100 films and television programs since the 1960s, died aged 89. On February 13th, actor and assistant director John Lawler, perhaps best known as headmaster Stephen Bradley on the television series The Facts of Life, died aged 83. On February 14th, the actress Alice Herson, best known for her role as Mavis Anderson in the soap opera Dallas and Lois Morgan on the sitcom Ellen, died from natural causes aged 95. On February 14th, the actor Kevin Major Howard, best known for his role in Stanley Kubrick's war film Full Metal Jacket, died aged 69 from respiratory issues. Around February 18th, the actor Gene Hackman, whose many acting credits ranged from Lex Luthor in Superman to Sheriff Daggett in Unforgiven, died aged 95 from heart disease and Alzheimer's, shortly after his wife Betsy. Both passed away at their home in New Mexico. On February 20th, the actor Peter Jason, often found playing military personnel, law enforcement agents, and authority figures in both films and television series, died aged 80 from cancer. On February 21st, the actress Lynn Marie Stewart, widely known for playing Miss Yvonne on The Pee-Wee Herman Show and Pee-Wee's Playhouse and Bonnie on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, died aged 78 from cancer. On February 26th, the actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known as a child star for her roles in the film Harriet the Spy and later as Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died aged 39 from complications from diabetes. On February 28th, the singer, songwriter, and actor David Johansson lead singer for the New York Dolls, actor in movies like Scrooged, and who is also known for his work as Buster Poindexter, died aged 75 from cancer. On March 3rd, the actor Craig Richard Nelson, known for his film and TV roles throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, died aged 77. On March 5th, the actress Pamela Bach, best known for her role in the TV show Baywatch along with her former husband David Hasselhoff, took her own life by gunshot at the age of 61. On March 9th, the actor Simon Fischerbecker, best known for his role as the Fat Friar in the Harry Potter movies and his role as Doria Maldivar in several episodes of Doctor Who, died aged 63. On March 11th, the actor Mark Dobies, best known as Daniel Coulson in the soap opera One Life to Live, died aged 65. On March 12th, the actor Bruce Glover, best known for portraying the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, died from natural causes aged 92. On March 15th, the actor-screenwriter, director, and musician Wings Houser, who appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1967, died aged 77 from COPD. On March 16th, comedian and high school gym teacher Lenny Schultz, who performed on television and at comedy clubs throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, died from natural causes aged 91. On March 19th, the actor Jack Lilly, known for his roles on the Western shows Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Little House on the Prairie, died aged 91 from Alzheimer's disease. On March 21st, the boxer, businessman, minister, and author George Foreman, nicknamed Big George, he was a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist along with lending his name to the George Foreman Grill, died aged 76. On March 25th, the actor Dennis Arndt, known for his stage role in the play Heisenberg, movie roles in films like Basic Instinct and TV roles from Grey's Anatomy to Supernatural died aged 86. On March 29th, the actor Ángel del Pozo, known for his roles in many films from Westerns to Treasure Island to the Musketeers movies throughout the 1960s and 70s, died aged 90. On March 29th, the actor and singer Richard Chamberlain, whose career spanned over 60 years, from teen idol on Dr. Kildare to Eramis in the Musketeer trilogy to being the first actor to portray Jason Bourne, died aged 90 from a stroke. On March 30th, the martial artist, actor, stunt coordinator, security consultant, and fight choreographer Richard Norton, who worked on over 80 feature films and television programs, died aged 75. On March 31st, the actress Sion Barbara Allen, best known for appearing in numerous TV shows throughout the 70s and 80s, including many appearances on The Waltons, died aged 78 from Alzheimer's disease. On April 1st, the actor Val Kilmer, who found fame as a leading man in a wide variety of films and genres, including his roles playing Jim Morrison, Doc Holliday, Batman, and even Iceman in the Top Gun movies, died aged 65 from pneumonia. On April 6th, the actor Jane North, who started as a child actor began in the late 1950s and went on to appear in eight TV series, died aged 73 from colorectal cancer. On April 7th, the actor Joey D. Vieira, who began as a child actor using the name Donald Keeler while playing Sylvester Porky Brockway in the first several seasons of Lassie, died aged 80 after a long illness in hospice. Around April 8th, the actor Nicky Catt who is known for his role as Clint Bruno in Dazed and Confused and as Harry Sennett on Boston Public, took his own life by hanging at the age of 54. On April 9th, the actor Mel Novak who was best known for villainous roles and for doing all of his own stunts in fighting scenes, died from natural causes aged 90. On April 13th, the actress Jean Marsh who created the series Upstairs Downstairs and stared in numerous movies from Cleopatra to Willow, died aged 90 from complications of dementia. On April 14th, the actress Sophie Nighwide, who was sadly pregnant at the time, died aged 24, her cause of death is currently unknown at this time. On April 15th, the DJ, radio personality, game show host and television producer Wink Martindale, a pop culture icon who was known for his outgoing and jovial demeanor, and his booming voice died aged 91 from lymphoma. On April 21st, Pope Francis was head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from March 13th, 2013 until he died aged 88 from a cerebral stroke. On April 21st, the actor Will Hutchins most noted for playing the lead role of the young lawyer Tom Brewster in the TV series Sugarfoot, died aged 94 from respiratory failure. On April 22nd, the actress Lar Park Lincoln best known as Tina in Friday the 13th Part 7 and as Linda Fairgate on Knot's Landing, died aged 63 from breast cancer. On April 23rd, the comedian, singer, and author Lulu Roman who was a regular on the comedy music show Hee Haw, which ran from 1969 to 1993, died aged 78 from heart failure. On April 28th, the actress Priscilla Pointer whose TV career began in the early 1950s and was best known for her recurring role as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth in the popular television series Dallas, died from natural causes at 100 years old. On May 1st, the actress, singer, and comedian Ruth Buzzi best known for her performances on the comedy variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, died aged 88 from complications from Alzheimer's disease. On May 7th, the actor Joe Don Baker known for playing tough guy characters on both sides of the law, died aged 89 from lung cancer. On May 19th, the actress Kathleen Hughes who appeared in films beginning in 1948 and TV from 1956, died from natural causes aged 96. On May 20th, the actor George Wendt, best known for playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers, died aged 76 from cardiac arrest. On May 22nd, the actress Pippa Scott who began work on the small screen in 1955, died aged 90 from heart failure. On May 25th, the professional hunter, businessman, and TV personality Phil Robertson who rose to fame on the reality TV series Duck Dynasty, died aged 79. On May 26th, the guitarist, singer, and songwriter Rick Derringer who gained success in the 1960s with his band, The McCoys, died aged 77 when he was taken off life support following a medical episode. On May 27th, the actor and stuntman Edward Ed Gale, he was notably the physical performer of Chucky in Child's Play, died aged 61. On May 27th, the actor Devin Hargis best known for playing the recurring role of boxer Jack Dempsey in the TV series Boardwalk Empire, died aged 41 from cancer. On May 27th, the actor Peter Kwong, known for his roles in Big Trouble and Little China, The Golden Child, and Cooties, died in his sleep aged 73. On May 30th, the actress Valerie Mahaffey who began her career on the soap opera The Doctors, and more recently Young Sheldon, died aged 71 from cancer. On May 30th, the actress Loretta Swift best known for her role as Major Margaret Hot Lips Houlihan on M.A.S.H., died from natural causes aged 87. On May 30th, the actress, dance instructor and singer Renee Victor who was best known for her role as Lupita on Weeds died aged 86 from lymphoma. On June 1st, the actor and musician Jonathan Joss, best known for his role as Chief Ken Hatate in Parks and Recreation and providing the voice of John Redcorn in King of the Hill, died aged 59 from a gunshot wound. On June 9th, the actor Chris Robinson best known for playing Dr. Rick Weber on General Hospital, died aged 86 from heart failure. On June 10th, the actor Harris Yulin who appeared in over a hundred film and television series including the film Scarface, died aged 87 from cardiac arrest. On June 11th, the broadcast journalist and VJ Ananda Lewis, staple TV personality for BET and MTV during the late 90s, died aged 52 from breast cancer. On June 11th, the musician, singer, songwriter and record producer Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys, died aged 82 from respiratory arrest. On June 17th, the chef and TV personality Anne Burrell, known for her TV shows on Food Network, took her own life at the age of 55. On June 19th, the actress Lynn Hamilton best known for her recurring roles as Donna Harris, Fred Sanford's girlfriend and later fiancé on the sitcom Sanford and Son, died of natural causes aged 95. On June 19th, the actor Galad Sartain, a regular on the TV series Hee Haw and also known for his roles in three of the Earnest movies, died of natural causes aged 81. On June 23rd, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mick Ralphs, a founding member of Bad Company, died aged 81 from complications of a debilitating stroke. On June 24th, the singer and actor Bobby Sherman, a teen idol in the late 60s and early 70s who had a series of successful singles, notably Little Woman, died aged 81 from kidney cancer. On June 26th, the actor Rick Hurst who portrayed Deputy Cletus Hogg on the TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, died aged 79. On June 30th, the actor Kenneth Cawley who is best known for his role of Admiral Pyatt in the Star Wars films, died aged 87 from pneumonia. On July 2nd, the actor Julian McMahon, best known as Dr. Christian Troy in Nip Slash Tuck and Jess LaCroix in FBI Most Wanted, died aged 56 from lung cancer. On July 3rd, the actor Michael Madsen, widely known for starring in Quentin Tarantino's films such as Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Vol. 2 and The Hateful Eight, died aged 67 from heart failure. On July 14th, the actress, singer and author Eileen Fulton known for playing Lisa Grimaldi on the soap opera As the World Turns, almost continuously for 50 years, died aged 91 from heart failure. On July 18th, the actor Jimmy Hunt a child star perhaps best known for his role as David in Invaders from Mars, died aged 85 from a heart attack. On July 18th, the actor Kenneth Washington best known for playing Sergeant Richard Baker on the final season of Hogan's Heroes and Officer Miller on Adam, 12, died aged 88. On July 20th, the actor, musician and poet Malcolm Jamal Warner, who rose to fame for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, died aged 54 from an accidental drowning. On July 21st, the actor Dan Zyski known for his role on Chappelle's Show and a recurring role on the first season of House of Cards, died aged 80 from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. On July 22nd, the singer and TV personality Ozzy Osbourne, dubbed the Prince of Darkness, he is widely credited as a pioneer of heavy metal music and co-founder of the band Black Sabbath in 1968, died aged 76 from a heart attack. On July 24th, the professional wrestler, actor and media personality Hulk Hogan, regarded as one of the greatest wrestling stars of all time, died aged 71 from a heart attack. On July 30th, the actor David Wilson Barnes who had roles in movies like The Bourne Legacy and TV shows like Blue Bloods, died aged 52 from cancer. On August 2nd, the actress Kelly Mack, best known as Addie in season 9 of The Walking Dead, died aged 33 from a brain tumor. On August 3rd, the actress Loni Anderson, best known for playing receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, died aged 79 from a uterine leiomyosarcoma. On August 6th, the actor John Miyahara, best known for playing Brett Kabushigawa in the workplace comedy Superstore, died aged 83. On August 7th, the astronaut and author Jim Lovell, best remembered as the commander of the failed Apollo 13 lunar mission, died aged 97 from complications of a hip fracture. On August 10th, the actor and comedian David Ketchum, best known for his appearances in TV sitcoms like Get Smart, died aged 97 from heart failure. On August 11th, the actress Danielle Spencer, best known for her role as Dee Thomas on the sitcom What's Happening, died aged 60 from stomach cancer. On August 15th, the actor Tristan Rogers, best known for playing Robert Scorpio on the soap opera General Hospital, died aged 79 from lung cancer. On August 17th, the actor Terrence Stamp, with many roles in his career he is perhaps best remembered as General Zod in the Superman films, died aged 87. On August 20th, the judge Frank Caprio, best known for his viral courtroom videos on YouTube, died aged 88 from pancreatic cancer. On August 23rd, the actor Jerry Adler, best known for his roles of Hesh on The Sopranos and Howard Lyman on The Good Wife, died aged 96. On August 28th, the actor Randy Boone, best known as the young ranch hand Randy Benton on The Virginian, died aged 83 from leukemia and scoliosis. On September 1st, the actor Graham Green, best known for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances with Wolves, died from natural causes aged 73. On September 6th, the musician Rick Davies, best known as founder, vocalist, and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp, died aged 81 from multiple myeloma. On September 6th, the YouTube star and cat, Maru, who at one point held the Guinness World Record for the most YouTube video views of an individual animal, died aged 18 from lung cancer. On September 9th, the actress Polly Holliday, best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress Florence Jean Flo Castleberry on the sitcom Alice, died aged 88 from pneumonia. On September 10th, the political activist Charlie Kirk, co-founder of the conservative student organization Turning On September 10th, the actress Paula Shaw, probably best known for her role as Pamela Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason, died aged 84 after a long illness. On September 16th, the actor Robert Redford, who made numerous movies across his six-decade-long career from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to modern Marvel Universe movies, died aged 89. On September 18th, country music singer and songwriter Brett James, who recently wrote Carrie Underwood's number-one hit Jesus, Take the Wheel, died aged 57 in a plane crash. On September 22nd, the actor Lee Weaver, best known for appearances in classic sitcoms like Easy Street and The Bill Cosby Show, died of natural causes aged 95. On October 3rd, the actress Kimberly A. Bear Gregory, best known for her role as Dr. Belinda Brown in the comedy series Vice Principles, died aged 52. On October 3rd, the actress and singer Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the comedy series Keeping Up Appearances, died from natural causes aged 96. On October 5th, the actor Ron Dean, often found playing detectives and other law enforcement characters, died aged 87 after a long illness. On October 11th, the actress Diane Keaton, perhaps best remembered for her eight film collaborations with Woody Allen, died aged 79 from pneumonia. On October 14th, the singer and songwriter D'Angelo, widely regarded as a pioneer of the neo-soul movement, died aged 51 from pancreatic cancer. On October 15th, the actress Samantha Egger, star of TV, film and later voice acting, died aged 86 from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. On October 16th, the musician Ace Fraley, founding member of the rock band Kiss, who invented the persona of the Spaceman or Space Ace, died aged 74 from complications from a fall. On October 18th, the musician Sam Rivers, bassist and one of the founding members of the new metal band Limp Bizkit, died aged 48 from liver disease. On October 22nd, the musician David Ball, best known as one half of the duo Soft Cell who sang Tainted Love, died peacefully in his sleep aged 66. On October 23rd, the actress June Lockhart, best remembered as Timmy's mother Ruth Martin in Lassie and Dr. Maureen Robinson in Lost in Space, died from natural causes at 100 years old. On November 3rd, the businessman and politician Dick Cheney, who was vice president under President George W. Bush, died aged 84 from pneumonia and vascular disease. On November 3rd, the actress Diane Ladd, who over her 70-year career appeared in over 200 films and television shows including the original Alice movie as well as the sitcom, died aged 89 from chronic hypoxic respiratory failure. On November 4th, the actress Elizabeth Franz, who had a successful career on stage, TV and in movies, died aged 84 from cancer. On November 11th, the musician, bandleader and TV personality Cleto Escobedo III, leader of the house band for Jimmy Kimmel Live, died aged 59 from complications after a liver transplant. On November 11th, the actress and producer Sally Kirkland, who appeared in more than 250 film and television productions during a 60-year career, died aged 84 from dementia. On November 18th, the actor Spencer LoFranco, best remembered for portraying John A. Gotti in Gotti, died aged 33. His death is currently under investigation. On November 19th, the actor and stuntman Carl Sarafaglio, known for his acting and stunt work from the late 1970s onwards, died aged 72 in a fire. On November 23rd, the actor Udo Kier, who appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas, died aged 81. On December 4th, the actor and film producer Kari Hiyuki Tagawa, best known for his role as the evil Shang Tsung in various works of the Mortal Kombat franchise, died aged 75 from a stroke. On December 10th, the comedian and actor Jeff Garcia, perhaps best remembered for voicing Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, died aged 50 from complications from pneumonia. On December 12th, the actor Peter Green, who was generally known for portraying villains in movies like The Mask and in Pulp Fiction, died aged 60. On December 14th, the filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, originally known for playing Michael Meathead Stivik on All in the Family, and later for his films like Stand By Me, died aged 78 when he was murdered along with his wife Michelle Singer Reiner. On December 14th, the actor Anthony Geary, probably best known as Luke Spencer on General Hospital, died aged 78 from complications from a surgical procedure. On December 16th, the actor Gil Gerard, best remembered as Captain William Buck Rogers in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, died aged 82 from cancer. On December 19th, the actor James Ransone, best known for playing Ziggy Saboca on The Wire, took his own life by hanging at the age of 46. On December 22nd, the actor Pat Finn, best known as Bill Norwood on The Middle, died aged 60 from bladder cancer. On December 24th, the musician Perry Bimonte, best known as a guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, died aged 65 after a brief illness. On December 26th, the actress and disability advocate Melanie Bernhard, known for her role as Kathy Gordon on Different Strokes, died aged 57 from complications from her lifelong condition of osteogenesis imperfecta. On December 30th, the actor Isaiah Whitlock Jr., best known for his role as Senator Clay Davis on The Wire, died aged 71 after a brief illness. Due to the significant number of individuals who passed away in 2025, we were unable to feature everyone. Here is a list of other notable figures and celebrities who also passed during the year. In memory of all those we lost, if someone was left off the list, or you lost a loved one, please, comment below.