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Classic Stars in TV, Film, Music & Sports Who Died in 2024

In 2024, many of our favorite stars from film (Carl Weathers, James Earl Jones, Teri Garr), TV (David Soul, Shannen Doherty, Martin Mull), music (Kris Kristofferson, Toby Keith), soap operas (Drake Hogestyn), sports (Willie Mays), and more took a final bow.

We’ve created a tribute to the bright lights we lost this year, honoring them in the order in which they passed. Read on to remember them and all the joy that they gave us.

Born: Oct. 4, 1923
Died: Jan. 3, 2024
Singer and actress, Mary Poppins, While You Were Sleeping

THE CHAPMAN REPORT, Glynis Johns, 1962

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Born: Aug. 28, 1943
Died: Jan. 4, 2024
Actor and singer, Starsky & Hutch, Salem’s Lot

Starsky and Hutch David Soul, 1975-79.


Born: Oct. 20, 1924
Died: Jan. 12, 2024
Actress, The Honeymooners

THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW, Joyce Randolph, 1952-1957

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Born: Oct. 30, 1945
Died: Jan. 11, 2024
Singer and actress, Footloose, Love, American Style

GENESIS II, Lynne Marta, 1973.

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Born: June 5, 1925
Died: Jan. 12, 2024
Actor, Days of Our Lives

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Bill Hayes, Susan Seaforth Hayes (1970s), 1965-present,

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Born: Dec. 28, 1948
Died: Jan. 19, 2024
Singer, the Shangri-Las, “Leader of the Pack”

Mary Weiss The Shangri-Las

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Born: Sept. 9, 1946
Died: Jan. 20, 2024
Actor, Dawn of the Dead

DAWN OF THE DEAD, (aka ZOMBIE), European lobbycard, David Emge (center), 1978.

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Born: Feb. 3, 1947
Died: Jan. 23, 2024
Singer-songwriter, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain),” “What Have They Done to My Song Ma”

American singer-songwriter Melanie, born Melanie Anne Safka, UK, 18th October 1972

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Born: Jan. 23, 1933
Died: Jan. 30, 2024
Actress, singer and dancer in Broadway musicals, including West Side Story, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman

Chita Rivera attending the ABC 'Night of 100 Stars' TV special at Radio City Music Hall, New York, March 1982.

Oscar Abolafia/Everett Collection


Born: Jan. 14, 1948
Died: Feb. 2, 2024
Actor and football player, Rocky, Predator

ROCKY IV, (aka ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS. DRAGO, aka ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS. DRAGO: THE ULTIMATE DIRECTOR'S CUT), Carl Weathers, in 2021 director's cut, 1985.

MGM /Courtesy Everett Collection


Born: April 30, 1948
Died: Feb. 2, 2024
Influential guitarist and co-founder of the Detroit punk band MC5

The rock group MC5 (L-R Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith and Rob Tyner) perform live in 1969 in Mount Clemens, Michigan.

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Born: July 8, 1961
Died: Feb. 5, 2024
Singer-songwriter, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” “How Do You Like Me Now?!”

Musician Toby Keith performs during the 29th Annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium January 9, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Born: Aug. 2, 1957
Died: Feb. 7, 2024
Musician and actor, “Elvis Is Everywhere”

Portrait of Mojo Nixon of Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 25, 1989

Paul Natkin/Getty Images


Born: May 5, 1938
Died: Feb. 22, 2024
Bluegrass banjo player and comedian, Hee-Haw

HEE HAW, Roni Stoneman, 1969-1997.

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Born: June 29, 1947
Died: Feb. 27, 2024
Actor and comedian, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Robin Hood: Men in Tights

ANYTHING BUT LOVE, Richard Lewis, (1989), 1989-92.

Mario Casilli/TV Guide/20th Century Fox Film Corp./ Courtesy: Everett Collection


Born: July 8, 1935
Died: March 7, 2024
Singer and actor; formed pop duo with wife Eydie Gormé

THE STEVE LAWRENCE SHOW, Steve Lawrence (host), 1965.

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Born: Aug. 10, 1949
Died: March 10, 2024
Singer and frontman of the ‘70s group the Raspberries, “All By Myself,” “Hungry Eyes,”

ATLANTA - NOVEMBER 10: American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist Eric Carmen, former member of The Raspberries, performs at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom on November 10, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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Born: March 22, 1935
Died: March 19, 2024
Actor, The Jerk, Blade Runner

THE JERK, M. Emmet Walsh, 1979.

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Born: Jan. 12, 1933
Died: March 21, 2024
Actor, Land of the Lost, Planet of the Apes (TV Show)

LAND OF THE LOST, (from left): Ron Harper, Kathy Coleman, Philip Paley (as Cha-Ka, back to camera), 1974-77.

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Born: May 27, 1936
Died: March 29, 2024
Actor, An Officer and a Gentleman, Iron Eagle, Roots

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, Louis Gossett Jr., 1982.

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Born: June 21, 1941
Died: April 1, 2024
Actor, writer and comedian, SCTV, Freaks and Geeks

MANIAC MANSION, Joe Flaherty, 1990-1993,

Family Channel/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: July 8, 1947
Died: April 9, 2024
Football player and actor, Roots, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

NFL LIVE, O.J. Simpson, 1991-,

NBC/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Dec. 12, 1943
Died: April 17, 2024
Musician, Allman Brothers Band guitarist

NEW YORK - MARCH 16: Dickey Betts and Jon Gutwillig perform at the 4th Annual JAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 2004 in New York City.

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Born: Sept. 10, 1937
Died: April 18, 2024
Actor, Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost Kathy Coleman, Wesley Eure, Spencer Milligan, 1974-77

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Born: Dec. 27, 1941
Died: April 24, 2024
Musician, keyboard player for the Moody Blues

Members of the Moody Blues Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder, posing with serious expressions, 12th February 1965.

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Born: April 25, 1938
Died: April 29, 2024
Musician, “Rebel Rouser”

Duane Eddy

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Born: March 25, 1948
Died: April 30, 2024
Musician, keyboard player for Electronic Light Orchestra

Richard Tandy, keyboard player from Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) performs on the set of a video shoot to promote singles from the album 'Discovery' in May 1979

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Born: Dec. 17, 1944
Died: May 5, 2024
Actor, Titanic, Lord of the Rings franchise

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, Bernard Hill, 2003,

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Born: Jul 21, 1962
Died: May 6, 2024
Musician (Big Black) and music producer (Nirvana’s In Utero)

American musician and producer Steve Albini in the 'A' control room of his studio, Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 2005

Paul Natkin/Getty Images


Born: May 29, 1941
Died: May 6, 2024
Actor, 77 Sunset Strip, Wilderness Family films

77 SUNSET STRIP, Robert Logan, at the beach, (c. 1961), 1958-1964.

Monty Sherman/TV Guide /courtesy Everett Collection


Born: April 5, 1926
Died: May 9, 2024
Producer/director and “King of B-Movies,” The Little Shop of Horrors, The Trip, House of Usher

Roger Corman and movie posters collage

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Born: Sept. 1, 1946
Died: May 11, 2024
Actress, Jaws

JAWS, scene, Susan Backlinie, 1975

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Born: April 22, 1933
Died: May 12, 2024
Actor, House of Usher

HOUSE OF USHER, Mark Damon, 1960

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Born: Jan. 3, 1932
Died: May 16, 2024
Actor, WarGames, 9 to 5, Tootsie

CLOAK & DAGGER, Dabney Coleman, 1984,

Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Sept. 16, 1922
Died: June 2, 2024
Actress, Silk Stockings, Romance on the High Seas

THE YOUNGER BROTHERS, Janis Paige, 1949.

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Born: May 5, 1931
Died: June 17, 2024
Baseball Player, Hall of Fame MLB center fielder with the New York/San Francisco Giants and New York Mets

A MAN NAMED MAYS, Willie Mays, (aired October 6, 1963).

Everett Collection


Born: July 17, 1935
Died: June 20, 2024
Actor, M*A*S*H, Hunger Games, Invasion of the Body Snatchers

KELLY'S HEROES, Donald Sutherland, 1970

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Born: Aug. 18, 1943
Died: June 27, 2024
Actor and comedian, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Clue, Roseanne

ROSEANNE, Martin Mull, 1988-2018 (1995 photo).

Bob D’Amico/Carsey-Werner/Paramount Television/ABC/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: May 18, 1948
Died: July 9, 2024
Singer, tenor vocalist for the Oakridge Boys

NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 07: Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys performs during Marty Stuart's 11th annual Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium on June 7, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Erika Goldring/Getty Images


Born: July 7, 1949
Died: July 11, 2024
Actress, The Shining, Popeye, Brewster McCloud

THE SHINING, Shelley Duvall, 1980,

Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: June 3, 1928
Died: Jul 12, 2024
Talk show host and sex advice expert, Ask Dr. Ruth

DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER, Ruth Westheimer, 1984-91 (1988 photo).

Roger Prigent/TV Guide/Lifetime/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: April 12, 1971
Died: July 13, 2024
Actress, Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, Heathers

BEVERLY HILLS, 90210, Shannen Doherty, (1992), 1990-2000.

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Born: March 5, 1934
Died: July 13, 2024
Actor, Hill Street Blues, Doogie Howser

HILL STREET BLUES, James B. Sikking, 1981-87.

NBC/Courtesy: Everett Collection


Born: July 12, 1948
Died: July 13, 2024
Fitness guru and actor, General Hospital, Sweatin’ to the Oldies

Richard Simmons of THE RICHARD SIMMONS SHOW, 1981.

Jim Britt/TV Guide/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Sept. 5, 1929
Died: July 18, 2024
Actor and comedian, The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, Elf

THE BOB NEWHART SHOW, Bob Newhart, 1972-1978

Everett Collection


Born: Nov. 29, 1933
Died: July 22, 2024
British blues musician, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

English singer, guitarist and organist John Mayall performs live on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on 5th July 1969.

David Redfern/Redferns


Born: Dec. 5, 1960
Died: Aug. 7, 2024
Singer-songwriter, Great White frontman

Portrait of lead singer Jack Russell, of the band Great White, in Chicago, Illinois, June 11, 1984.

Paul Natkin/Getty Images


Born: July 10, 1949
Died: Aug. 13, 2024
Musician, Greg Kihn Band, “Jeopardy”

Greg Kihn at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, May 21, 1982

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Born: June 19, 1930
Died: August 14, 2024
Actress, The Notebook, Peyton Place

Gena Rowlands, 1961

Julian Wasser/TV Guide/courtesy Everett Collection.


Born: March 30, 1926
Died: Aug. 15, 2024
Game show host and entertainer, The Hollywood Squares

THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES, host Peter Marshall, 1965-82. (ca. mid-1970s photo)

NBC/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Dec. 21, 1935
Died: Aug. 18, 2024
Talk show host and producer, Donahue

DONAHUE, Phil Donahue, 1970-96

Everett Collection


Born: Dec. 27, 1939
Died: Aug. 21, 2024
Actor, Good Times, Roots, Coming to America

704 HAUSER, (aka 704 HAUSER STREET), John Amos, 1994.

Columbia Pictures Television/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: June 8, 1936
Death: Sept. 2, 2024
Actor and singer, Gidget movies, The Time Tunnel, T.J. Hooker, hit song “Goodbye Cruel World”

TIME TUNNEL, James Darren, (1966), 1966-1967.

Gene Trindl/TV Guide /20th Century Fox Film Corp./courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Feb. 11, 1941
Died: Sept. 5, 2024
Musician, Brazilian bossa nova pop pioneer, “Mas Que Nada”

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Sergio Mendes performs on stage circa 1970.

David Redfern/Redferns/via Getty


Born: Jan. 17, 1931
Died: Sept. 9, 2024
Actor, Field of Dreams, Coming to America, voice of Darth Vader (Star Wars) and Mufasa (Lion King)

FIELD OF DREAMS, James Earl Jones, 1989.

Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Oct. 15, 1953
Died: Sept. 15, 2024
Musician, Jackson 5 guitarist

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Tito Jackson of the Jacksons performs on stage at Wolf Creek Amphitheater on September 07, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Born: Dec. 28, 1934
Died: Sept. 27, 2024
Actress, Downtown Abbey, Harry Potter franchise

HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, Maggie Smith, 2005,

Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Sept. 29, 1953
Died: Sept. 28, 2024
Actor, Days of Our Lives

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Drake Hogestyn, 1990s, 1965- .

NBC /Courtesy Everett Collection


Born: June 22, 1936
Died: Sept. 28, 2024
Singer-songwriter and actor, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” A Star is Born

A STAR IS BORN, Kris Kristofferson, 1976

Everett Collection


Born: June 21, 1938
Died: Sept. 29, 2024
Actor, Tarzan

TARZAN, Ron Ely, 1966-68.

Curt Gunther/TV Guide/Courtesy Everett Collection


Born: April 13, 1941
Died: Sept. 29, 2024
MLB player and manager; all-time leader in hits, games played, at-bats, singles and outs

American baseball player Pete Rose, of the Cincinatti Reds, crouches on the field before a game at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, New York, New York, July 24, 1978. The game, against the New York Mets, resulted in Rose increasing his hitting streak to 37 consecutive games (the streak eventually lasted 44 games).

Gary Gershoff/Getty Images


Born: Sept. 4, 1931
Died: Oct. 17, 2024
Actress and Las Vegas entertainer, South Pacific

LES GIRLS, Mitzi Gaynor, 1957

Everett Collection


Born: April 26, 1957
Died: October 20, 2024
Actor, Baywatch

Michael Newman Baywatch

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Born: June 18, 1949
Died: Oct. 25, 2024
Actor, The Warriors, NYPD Blue

David Harris The Warriors

Paramount / Everett Collection


Born: March 15, 1940
Died: Oct. 25, 2024
Musician, Grateful Dead bass player

Phil Lesh performs onstage at Headcount & Dayglo Present Phil Lesh And Very Special Friends At The Apollo Theater at The Apollo Theater on September 7, 2018 in New York City

Marc Millman/Getty Images for Dayglo Presents


Born: Dec. 11, 1944
Died: Oct. 29, 2024
Actress, Young Frankenstein, Mr. Mom, Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Teri Garr, c. 1983.

Jim Britt/TV Guide/courtesy Everett Collection


Born: March 14, 1933
Died: Nov. 3, 2024
Songwriter/composer/producer; produced Michael Jackson’s albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad; composed scores for Roots, The Wiz, The Color Purple

DAVID FOSTER: OFF THE RECORD, Quincy Jones, 2019.

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Born: April 12, 1947
Died: November 29, 2024
Actor, Dynasty, Days of Our Lives

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Wayne Northrop, (1990s), 1965- .

Gary Null/NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection


Born: Sept. 11, 1928
Died: Nov. 25, 2024
Actor, The Twilight Zone, Police Woman

POLICE WOMAN, Earl Holliman, 1974-78.

Everett Collection


Born: July 3, 1940
Died: Dec. 10, 2024
Actor, Mod Squad, It

THE MOD SQUAD, Michael Cole, 1968-1973.

Everett Collection


Born: Jan. 17, 1943
Died: Dec. 22, 2024
Actor, The Young and the Restless

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