Many people on social media have complained that this has been one of the most death-ridden years they can think of when it comes to celebrities. Judging by the length of this list, they’re probably right!
- Pat Harrington Junior, who played Schneider on One Day at a Time, died January 6th at 86.
- Angus Scrimm, who played the Tall Man villain in the Phantasm movies, died January 9th.
- David Bowie died January 10th.
- David Margulies, who played the mayor in the original Ghostbusters, January 11th at 78.
- Rene Angelil, the husband and manager of Celine Dion, died January 14th at 73.
- Harry Potter and Die Hard star Alan Rickman died January 14th at 69.
- Grizzly Adams‘s Dan Haggerty died January 15th at 74.
- Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey died January 18th at 67.
- Barney Miller star Abe Vigoda actually died January 26th at 94.
- Bob Elliott, one half of the comedy duo Bob and Ray and father of Chris Elliott, died February 2nd at 92.
- Vanity, the ’80s singer-actress and Prince protege, died February 15th at 57.
- George Gaynes, who starred on Punky Brewster and played Commandant Lassard in the Police Academy movies, died February 15th at 98.
- Mob Wives star Angela “Big Ang” Raiola died February 18th at 55.
- Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, died February 19th at 89.
- Tony Burton, who played Apollo Creed’s trainer in six Rocky movies, died February 25th at 78.
- George Kennedy, the actor best known for Cool Hand Luke and the Naked Gun movies, died February 28th at 91.
- Joe Garagiola, the famed baseball announcer, died March 23rd at 90.
- Ken Howard, the star of The White Shadow, died March 23rd at 71.
- Garry Shandling, the stand-up comedian and star of The Larry Sanders Show, died March 24th at 66.
- Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Patty Duke died March 29th at 69.
- Doris Roberts, the star of Everybody Loves Raymond, died April 18th at 90.
- WWE wrestling legend Joanie “Chyna” Laurer died April 20th at 46.
- Prince died April 21st at 57.
- CBS News correspondent Morley Safer died May 19th at 84.
- Mister Ed star Alan Young died May 19th at 96.
- Boxing great Muhammad Ali passed on June 3.
- MMA fighter Kimbo Slice died June 6th at 42.
- Theresa Saldana, who starred in Raging Bull and The Commish, and was an advocate for stalker victims, died June 6th at 61.
- NHL legend Gordie Howe died June 10th at 88.
- The Voice singer Christina Grimmie died June 11th at 22 after being shot at an Orlando concert.
- Anton Yelchin, best known for the new Star Trek movie franchise, died June 18th at 27 in a freak car accident.
- Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died July 2nd at 87.
- Michael Cimino, the Oscar-winning director of The Deer Hunter, died July 2nd at 77.
- Noel Neill, who played Lois Lane in The Adventures of Superman, died July 3rd at 95.
- Legendary director and producer Garry Marshall died July 19 at 81.
- Miss Cleo, the infamous TV psychic, died July 26th at 54.
- Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars movies, died August 13th at 81.
- Fyvush Finkel, the actor best know for the TV series Picket Fences, died August 14th at 93.
- Love Story director Arthur Hiller died August 17th at 92.
- Jack Riley, who starred in The Bob Newhart Show and voiced Stu Pickles on Rugrats, died August 19th at 80.
- WWE wrestler and manager Mr. Fuji died August 28th at 82.
- Gene Wilder, the star of such movies as Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, died August 28th at age 83.
- Alexis Arquette, actor and sibling of David and Patricia Arquette, died September 11th at 47.
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright Edward Albee died September 16th at 88.
- L.A. Confidential and 8 Mile director Curtis Hanson died September 20th at 71.
- Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez died September 25th at 24 in a boating accident.
- Golf legend Arnold Palmer died September 25th at 87.
- Agnes Nixon, who created the soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live, died September 28th at 93.
- Tommy Ford, who played Tommy on Martin, died October 12th at 54.
- Standup comedian Kevin Meaney died October 21st at 60.
- Former U.S. attorney general Janet Reno died November 7th at 78.
- Robert Vaughn, the actor best known for TV’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died November 11th at 83.
- Brady Bunch star Florence Henderson died November 24th at 82.
- Ron Glass, the actor best known for Barney Miller and Firefly, died Nov. 26 at 71.
- Grant Tinker, former NBC and MTM head honcho, died November 28th at 90.
- Actor Alan Thicke (Growing Pains), father of singer Robin Thicke, died suddenly of a heart attack on December 13th. He was 69.
- Singer George Michael died suddenly at age 53 on Christmas Day.
- Step Up actress Tricia McCauley was killed in a carjacking on December 25th.
- Comic actor Ricky Harris died on December 26th.
- Carrie Fisher, best known as Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies, died on December 27th at age 60 after suffering a mid-flight heart attack a few days earlier.
- Debbie Reynolds, legendary actress and the mother of Carrie Fisher, died on December 28th after suffering a stroke.
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