Gone But Not Forgotten in 2025
We said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature in 2025. These celebrities and others said their final farewell to us recently.
(2025 Celebrity Memorial Photo Montage: © A. Hamilton / 50PlusWorld.Com)
Celebrity deaths in 2025:
American actress of daytime television soap operas (Dr. Lesley Webber on General Hospital; Mary McKinnon on Another World; Susan Hunter Martin on Days of Our Lives; The Clear Horizon; Sunset Beach; Tom Corbett, Space Cadet; Pretty the Series) (born Nov. 11, 1939 – died Mar. 5, 2025; age 85).
Loni Anderson
(married Bob Flick; ex of Burt Reynolds)
American model and actress of TV (Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP In Cincinnati; Partners in Crime; Easy Street; Nurses; Melrose Place; Coins in the Fountain; The Jayne Mansfield Story), movies (Stroker Ace) (born Aug. 5, 1945 – died Aug. 3, 2025; age 79). (Loni Anderson 1992: Alan Light)
Giorgio Armani
Italian menswear fashion & costume designer for movies (American Gigolo; The Untouchables), celebrities (Lady Gaga), Giorgio Armani retail fashion stores founder; designer of eyeglasses, ladies wear, perfumes (born July 11, 1934 – died Sept. 4, 2025; age 91). (Giorgio Armani 1997: GianAngelo Pistoia)
Joe Don Baker
American actor of stage, movies (Walking Tall; Charley Varrick; The Outfit; The Natural; Fletch; Cape Fear; The Living Daylights; GoldenEye), and TV (Eischied; Edge of Darkness; In the Heat of the Night; Lancer; Gunsmoke) (born Feb. 12, 1936 – died May 7, 2025; age 89). (Joe Don Baker 1966 Iron Horse)
Brigitte Bardot (“B.B.“)
French animal rights activist, author, sex symbol, & actress (…And God Created Woman; The Girl in the Bikini; Doctor at Sea; Viva Maria!; Frenchie King; Shalako) (born Sept. 28, 1934 – died Dec. 28, 2025; age 91). Ex of Roger Vadim, Jacques Charrier, & Gunter Sachs. (Brigitte Bardot: Stelle Rocio Souza)
Academy Award-winning American movie screenwriter & director (Places in the Heart; Kramer Vs. Kramer; Bonnie and Clyde; The Late Show; Nobody’ s Fool; Twilight; Superman; What’s Up, Doc?; Still of the Night; Nadine; Billy Bathgate) (born Sept. 29, 1932 – died May 11, 2025; age 92). (Robert Benton 1988)
American actor of stage, TV (Guiding Light; The Edge of Night; One Life to Live; Checkmate; Perry Mason; The Young Marrieds; The F.B.I.; Generations; The Doctors), and movies (The Bloody Brood; Gods and Monsters; Silver Skies) (born Apr. 11, 1929 – died June 19, 2025; age 96). (Jack Betts 1964 12 O’Clock High)
Randy Boone (nee Clyde Randall Boone)
American singer, actor of TV (Vern Hodges on It’s a Man’s World; Randy Benton on The Virginian; Francis Wilde on Cimarron Strip; Wagon Train; Hondo) and movies (Country Boy; Terminal Island; The Wild Pair) (born Jan. 17, 1942 – died Aug. 28, 2025; age 83). (Randy Boone 1967 Cimarron Strip: CBS TV)
Dick Button
(nee Richard Totten Button)
American 5-time World Champion & two-time Olympic Champion (St. Moritz 1948; Oslo 1952) men’s figure skater, inventor of the flying camel spin (“Button camel”), first competitor to land a double axel; ABC sports analyst (born July 18, 1929 – died Jan. 30, 2025; age 95). (Dick Button 1961)
Ruth Buzzi
American voice over & musical comedy actress of stage, TV (Gladys Ormphby on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In; The Dean Martin Show; Letitia Bradford on Days of Our Lives; Passions), and films (Freaky Friday; The North Avenue Irregulars) (born July 24, 1936 – died May 1, 2025; age 88). (Ruth Buzzi 1972)
Claudia Cardinale (nee Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale)
Italian-Tunisian movie actress (8 1/2, The Pink Panther, Circus World, The Professionals, Blindfold, Don’t Make Waves, Once Upon a Time in the West, Escape to Athena; The Hell with Heroes) (born Apr. 15, 1938 – died Sept. 23, 2025; age 87). Ex-partner of of Franco Cristaldi. (Claudia Cardinale 1960)
Richard Chamberlain (nee George Richard Chamberlain)
American singer & actor of stage, TV (The Thorn Birds; Shōgun; Dr. Kildare; Brothers & Sisters) and movies (The Three Musketeers; The Towering Inferno; The Slipper and the Rose; Lady Caroline Lamb) (born Mar. 31, 1934 – died Mar. 29, 2025; age 90). (Richard Chamberlain 1964: MGM-TV)
Leslie Charleson
American actress of TV (Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital, Port Charles & General Hospital: Night Shift; As the World Turns; Love is a Many Splendored Thing; A Flame in the Wind) & movies (The Day of the Dolphin) (born Feb. 22, 1945 – died Jan. 12, 2025; age 79). (Leslie Charleson 1967: CBS)
Jimmy Cliff (nee James Chambers)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Jamaican ska & reggae musician, singer (Reggae Nights; Hakuna Matata; Wonderful World Beautiful People; Wild World; I Can See Clearly Now), and movie actor (Club Paradise) (born July 30, 1944 – died Nov. 24, 2025; age 81). (Jimmy Cliff 1974: Island Records / Capitol Records)
Pauline Collins (married John Alderton)
Tony-winning English actress of stage, TV (Upstairs, Downstairs; No, Honestly; Doctor Who; Forever Green), and movies (Shirley Valentine; City of Joy; Paradise Road; You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger; Albert Nobbs) (born Sept. 3, 1940 – died Nov. 5, 2025; age 85). (Pauline Collins 1990: Alan Light)
Jilly Cooper (nee Jilly Sallitt)
English journalist, non-fiction writer (Jolly Super), and romance novelist (Pandora; Riders; Polo; Rivals; Score!; Jump; Wicked; Mount; Octavia; Harriet; Prudence; Emily; Imogen; The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous) (born Feb. 21, 1937 – died Oct. 5, 2025; age 88). (Jilly Cooper 1974: Allen warren)
Pat Crowley
(nee Patricia Crowley; married Andy Friendly)
American actress of TV (Joan Nash on Please Don’t Eat the Daisies; Generations; Port Charles; Dynasty; Police Story) & movies (A Date With Judy; Forever Female; Hollywood or Bust; Key Witness) (born Sept. 17, 1933 – died Sept. 14, 2025; age 91). Ex of Ed Hookstratten. (Pat Crowley 1955 The Square Jungle)
Rick Davies (nee Richard Davies)
English songwriter, keyboardist, lead singer, and founder of progressive rock band Supertramp (Dreamer; Bloody Well Right; Give a Little Bit; The Logical Song; Take the Long Way Home; Cannonball; Goodbye Stranger; Lady) (born July 22, 1944 – died Sept. 6, 2025; age 81). (Rick Davies 2010: Mr. Vandebilt)
Rick Derringer (nee Ricky Dean Zehringer)
Grammy Award-winning American producer (Weird Al Yankovic), blues, rock & gospel guitar player, and singer (Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo; Real American; Teenage Love Affair) with The McCoys (Hang on Sloopy) (born Aug. 5, 1947 – died May 26, 2025; age 77). (Rick Derringer 1974 Photo: Jim Summaria)
Cecile Dionne & Annette Dionne (Dionne Quintuplets)
Canadian Dionne quintuplets were born 2 months premature & were the 1st quints to outlive infancy and become adults. Yvonne d. 2001 age 67; Émilie: d. 1954 age 20; Marie d. 1970 age 35. (born May 28, 1934 – Cecile died July 28, 2025; Annette died Dec. 24, 2025; age 91). (Dionne Quintuplets 1937)
Ken Dryden (nee Kenneth Wayne Dryden)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens 1970-1979 – 6 Stanley Cups; Team Canada 1972 Summit Series), 5x Vezina Trophy, 1971 Conn Smythe & 1972 Calder Trophy winner, lawyer, & author (born Aug. 8, 1947 – died Sept. 5, 2025; age 78). (Ken Dryden 1970s: ABC)
Finnish-American dancer-actress of stage, television (Dr. Ingrid Fischer on Guiding Light; The Doctors; Loving; Olympia Buchanan on One Life to Live), and films (Gaby; The 39 Steps; Les Girls; Diane; The Prodigal; Hercules in New York) (born Mar. 9, 1930 – died May 15, 2025; age 95). (Taina Elg 1955)
Marianne Faithful (ex-partner of Mick Jagger)
Grammy-winning English actress, singer-songwriter (As Tears Go By; Broken English; Come and Stay With Me; This Little Bird; Summer Nights; Yesterday; Is This What I Get For Loving You?; She Walks in Beauty) (born Dec. 29, 1946 – died Jan. 30, 2025; age 78). (Marianne Faithful 1965 Hullabaloo)
American actor of TV (Have Gun – Will Travel; The Virginian; Gunsmoke; Rawhide; Adam-12; Bonanza; The Fugitive; Lassie; Mod Squad) and movies (The Green Berets; Hellfighters; The Shakiest Gun in the West) (born Feb. 29, 1932 – died Aug. 26, 2025; age 93). (Edward Faulkner 1961)
Roberta Flack
Grammy-winning American songwriter, singer (The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; Killing Me Softly With His Song; Where is the Love; The Closer I Get to You; If Ever I See You Again; Tonight, I Celebrate My Love) (born Feb. 10, 1937 – died Feb. 24, 2025; age 88). (Roberta Flack 1976: Atlantic Records)
George Foreman (“Big George“)
International & World Boxing Hall of Fame American boxer, 1968 Olympics heavyweight boxing gold medalist, 1973 World Heavyweight Champ; George Foreman Grill spokesperson (born Jan. 10, 1949 – died Mar. 21, 2025; age 76). (George Foreman 1973: Bert Verhoeff / Dutch National Archives)
Frederick Forsyth
English journalist, self-declared MI6 spy, and spy thriller novelist (The Day of the Jackal; The Odessa File; The Dogs of War; The Kill List; The Fourth Protocol; Avenger; The Fist of God) (born Aug. 25, 1938 – died June 9, 2025; age 86). (Frederick Forsyth 2003 Photo: © Das blaue Sofa / Club Bertelsmann)
Connie Francis (nee Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero)
American singer (Who’s Sorry Now; Lipstick on Your Collar; Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool; Stupid Cupid; Mama) and movie actress (Where the Boys Are; Follow the Boys; When the Boys Meet the Girls; Looking For Love) (born Dec. 12, 1937 – died July 16, 2025; age 87). (Connie Francis 1961: ABC TV)
Ace Frehley (nee Paul Daniel Frehley; “Spaceman“; “Space Ace“)
American guitarist, singer, & songwriter solo, and as a founding member of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group Kiss (Rock and Roll All Nite; Shout It Out Loud; Beth; I Was Made for Lovin’ You; Calling Dr. Love; I Love It Loud) (born Apr. 27, 1951 – died Oct. 16, 2025; age 74). (Ace Frehley 1975: Casablanca Records)
Eileen Fulton (nee Margaret Elizabeth McLarty)
Soap Opera Hall of Fame American singer-actress of stage, TV (Lisa Hughes on As the World Turns & Our Private World), & movies (The Drum Beats Twice; Tinsel Town); mystery novelist (Take One For Murder) (born Sept. 13, 1933 – died July 14, 2025; age 91). (Eileen Fulton 1965: CBS TV)
Marc Garneau (nee Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau)
First Canadian astronaut on NASA Space Shuttles (1984, 1996, 2000), engineer, former naval officer, Canadian Space Agency President, and Canadian MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister of Transport) (born Feb. 23, 1949 – died June 4, 2025; age 76). (Marc Garneau 2000: NASA)
Anthony Geary (nee Tony Dean Geary)
Daytime Emmy-winning American actor of movies & TV (You Can’t Hurry Love; Luke Spencer on General Hospital, Port Charles, & General Hospital: Night Shift; Bright Promise; The Young and the Restless; The Streets of San Francisco) (born May 29, 1947 – died Dec. 14, 2025; age 78). (Anthony Geary 1983)
Gil Gerard (nee Gilbert C. Gerard; ex of Connie Sellecca)
American screenwriter, actor, and host of TV (Dr. Alan Stewart on The Doctors; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century; Code 3; Sidekicks; Nightingales; Days of Our Lives) and movies (Ransom for Alice!; Airport ’77; The Nice Guys; Man on a Swing) (born Jan. 23, 1943 – died Dec. 16, 2025; age 82). (Gil Gerard 1982)
Peter Greene (nee Peter Green)
American actor of TV (The Black Donnellys; For Life; Life on Mars) & films (The Mask; Pulp Fiction; Judgment Night; The Rich Man’s Wife; Blue Streak; Laws of Gravity; The Usual Suspects; Confession; Bang; Clean Shaven) (born Oct. 8, 1965 – died Dec. 12, 2025; age 60). (Peter Green 2014: Rob DiCaterino)
Gene Hackman (nee Eugene Allen Hackman)
Academy Award-winning American actor (The French Connection; No Way Out; Bonnie and Clyde; The Poseidon Adventure; Hawaii; Downhill Racer; Superman; Hoosiers; Mississippi Burning; Narrow Margin; Runaway Jury) (born Jan. 30, 1930 – died Feb. 18, 2025; age 95). (Gene Hackman 1989: I, Bufu)
American actress of stage, movies, & TV (Vivian Potter on Generations; The Practice; Sunset Beach; 227; The Waltons; Sanford and Son; Quincy M.E.; Gunsmoke; Ironside; The Young and the Restless) (born Apr. 25, 1930 – died June 19, 2025; age 95). (Lynn Hamilton 1973 The Marcus-Nelson Murders)
Bobby Hart (nee Robert Luke Harshman)
American singer & songwriter with Sidney Thomas Boyce as Bobby Hart (Over You; Keep on Singing; Hurt So Bad; Come a Little Bit Closer; Last Train to Clarksville; Words; [I’m Not Your] Steppin’ Stone]; The Monkees; Days of Our Lives) (born Feb. 18, 1939 – died Sept. 10, 2025; age 86). (Bobby Hart 1968)
Ena Hartman (nee Gerthaline Henry)
American actress of TV (Katy Grant on Dan August; Ironside; Bonanza; The Farmer’s Daughter; Star Trek; Adam-12; It Takes a Thief; Police Story; The Name of the Game; Tarzan; Profiles in Courage) and movies (Our Man Flint; Airport) (born Apr. 1, 1935 – died Apr. 16, 2025; age 93). (Ena Hartman 1970)
Wings Hauser (nee Gerald Dwight Hauser; father of Cole Hauser)
American screenwriter, director, & actor of films (Uncommon Valor; No Safe Haven; The Art of Dying; A Soldier’s Story) and TV (The Young and the Restless; The Last Precinct; Roseanne; Beverly Hills, 90210; China Beach) (born Dec. 12, 1947 – died Mar. 15, 2025; age 77). (Wings Hauser 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Hulk Hogan (nee Terry Gene Bollea)
American professional wrestler, 12-time World Heavyweight Champion (WWF / WWE / WCW), New World Order (nWo) villain, actor of TV (Thunder in Paradise) and movies (Mr. Nanny) (born Aug. 11, 1953 – died July 24, 2025; age 71). (Hulk Hogan 2005: PO 1st Class Kristin Fitzsimmons / USN)
Will Hutchins (nee Marshall Lowell Hutchason)
American actor of TV (Sugarfoot; Hey, Landlord; Maverick; 77 Sunset Strip; Blondie), movies (Spinout; Clambake; Merrill’s Marauders), & Korean War cryptographer (born May 5, 1930 – died Apr. 21, 2025; age 94). Ex brother-in-law of Carol Burnett. (Will Hutchins 1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet)
Claude Jarman Jr.
American child actor in 1940s & 1950s movies (The Yearling; Rio Grande; The Sun Comes Up; Roughshod; The Outriders; Hangman’s Knot; High Barbaree; Inside Straight; The Great Locomotive Chase; Fair Wind to Java) (born Sept. 27, 1934 – died Jan. 12, 2025; age 90). (Claude Jarman Jr. 1946 Trailer)
Peter Jason (nee Peter Edward Ostling)
American actor of TV (Mike Hammer, Private Eye; Deadwood; Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer; Gunsmoke; Arrested Development; Remington Steele) & films (Employee of the Month; Seabiscuit; Heartbreak Ridge) (born July 22, 1944 – died Feb. 20, 2025; age 80). (Peter Jason 1969 Daniel Boone)
Diane Keaton (ex-partner of Woody Allen, Al Pacino, Warren Beatty)
Oscar-winning American actress (Annie Hall; Play it Again, Sam: Godfather films; Father of the Bride; Baby Boom; Something’s Gotta Give; Looking for Mr. Goodbar; Reds; The Little Drummer Girl) (born Jan. 5, 1946 – died Oct. 11, 2025; age 79). Nee Diane Hall. (Diane Keaton 2011: Firooz Zahedi)
Sophie Kinsella (nee Madeleine Sophie Townley)
English chick-lit / romantic comedy author & novelist (Confessions of a Shopaholic; The Undomestic Goddess; Twenties Girl; I’ve Got Your Number; My Not So Perfect Life; The Party Crasher) (born Dec. 12, 1970 – died Dec. 10, 2025; age 55). Aka Madeleine Wickham. (Sophie Kinsella 2009: Elena Torre)
Sally Kirkland
Academy Award winning American producer & actress of movies (Anna, Primary Motive; JFK; The Way We Were) and TV (Valley of the Dolls; Days of Our Lives; Felicity; Falcon Crest; Lou Grant; Charlie’s Angels; Kojak) (born Oct. 31, 1941 – died Nov. 11, 2025; age 84). (Sally Kirkland 2014: BrianToPhoto)
George Kooymans
Dutch guitarist, songwriter, and singer solo, and with Golden Earring (Radar Love; Twilight Zone; Quiet Eyes; When the Lady Smiles; Quiet Eyes; Going to the Run; Lovin; and Hurtin’; When the Bullet Hits the Bone) (born Mar. 11, 1948 – died July 22, 2025; age 77). (George Kooymans 1974: Jim Summaria)
Diane Ladd (nee Rose Diane Ladner; ex of Bruce Dern)
American actress of movies (Chinatown; Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore; Wild at Heart; Rambling Rose; The Cemetary Club; 28 Days; Father Hood; The Wild Angels), TV (The Secret Storm; Alice; Chesapeake Shores) (born Nov. 29, 1935 – died Nov. 3, 2025; age 89). Mother of Laura Dern. (Diane Ladd 1976 Embryo)
June Lockhart (daughter of Kathleen & Gene Lockhart)
Tony-winning American actress of TV (Ruth Martin on Lassie; Maureen Robinson on Lost in Space; General Hospital; Beverly Hills, 90210; Quincy M.E.; Who is The Black Dahlia?) & movies (Son of Lassie; All This, and Heaven Too) (born June 25, 1925 – died Oct. 23, 2025; age 100). (June Lockhart 1961)
David Lynch (ex of Mary Sweeney)
American screenwriter, producer, director of TV (Twin Peaks;) documentaries, and movies (The Elephant Man; Blue Velvet; Mulholland Drive; Eraserhead; Wild at Heart; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me; Dune) (born Jan. 20, 1946 – died Jan. 15, 2025; age 78). (David Lynch 1990: Georges Biard)
Michael Madsen (brother of Virginia Madsen)
American film actor (Donnie Brasco; Executive Target; Species; Die Another Day; Reservoir Dogs; Thelma & Louise; Kill Bill movies; Fatal Instinct; Free Willy; Wyatt Earp; The Natural) (born Sept. 25, 1958 – died July 3, 2025; age 67). Ex of Georganne LaPiere; ex brother-in-law of Cher. (MichaelMadsenTM 2009)
Valerie Mahaffey
Emmy-winning American actress of TV(Northern Exposure; The Doctors; Desperate Housewives; The Powers That Be; Wings; The Client; United States of Tara; Glee) and movies (Seabiscuit) (born June 16, 1953 – died May 30, 2025; age 71). (Valerie Mahaffey 2012: Mark Sullivan / Canadian Film Centre)
Wink Martindale (nee Winston Conrad Martindale)
American television producer, game show announcer, host & actor (The New Tic-Tac-Dough; Dream Girl of ’67; How’s Your Mother-in-Law; Words and Music; The Bold and the Beautiful; Trivial Pursuit; Hilton Head Island) (born Dec. 4, 1933 – died Apr. 15, 2025; age 91). (Wink Martindale 1964-1965: NBC TV)
Julian McMahon (ex of Brooke Burns, Dannii Minogue)
Australian actor of TV (Christian Troy on Nip/Tuck; Det. John Grant on Profiler; Ben on Home and Away; Ian Rain on Another World; The Power, the Passion) & films (Fantastic Four films) (born July 27, 1968 – died July 2, 2025; age 56). Son of Sir William McMahon. (Julian McMahon 2011: Danny Casillas)
Sam Moore (nee Samuel David Moore)
Grammy Award-winning American gospel, soul & R&B singer with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame duo Sam & Dave (Soul Man; Hold On, I’m Comin’; When Something is Wrong With My Baby; I Thank You; You Got Me Hummin) (born Oct. 12, 1935 – died Jan. 10, 2025; age 89). (Sam Moore 1967: Stax)
Jay North
American child actor of television (Dennis Mitchell on Dennis the Menace; Al Barker on General Hospital; Maya) and films (The Teacher; Maya; Pepe; Zebra in the Kitchen), voice artist (Bamm-Bamm Rubble voice) (born Aug. 3, 1951 – died Apr. 6, 2025; age 73). (Jay North 1960: Screen Gems TV / CBS TV)
Joan O’Brien (ex of Billy Strange)
American singer and actress of stage, television (Hometown Jamboree; The Bob Crosby Show), and movies (Operation Petticoat; The Alamo; It Happened at the World’s Fair; Handle With Care; Get Yourself a College Girl) (born Feb. 14, 1936 – died May 5, 2025; age 89). (Joan O’Brien 1962: Earl Wingard / MGM)
Ozzy Osbourne (nee John Michael Osbourne; married Sharon Levy)
English actor (The Osbournes), Grammy-winning singer-songwriter solo (Mama, I’m Coming Home), & with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Black Sabbath (Paranoid; Psycho Man) (born Dec. 3, 1948 – died July 22, 2025; age 76). Father of Jack & Kelly Osbourne. (Ozzy Osbourne 1999: Jennifer)
Wayne Osmond (nee Melvin Wayne Osmond)
American musician, Osmond Brothers songwriter & singer (One Bad Apple; Yo-Yo; Down By the Lazy River), TV actor (The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters; The Andy Williams Show) & producer (Donny and Marie) (born Aug. 28, 1951- died Jan. 1, 2025; age 73). (Wayne Osmond 1971: MGM Records)
Joan Plowright (aka Baroness Olivier; married Laurence Olivier)
Tony Award-winning English actress of stage, TV, and movies (The Entertainer; I Love You to Death; Enchanted April; Dennis the Menace; 101 Dalmations; Tom’s Midnight Garden; Avalon) (born Oct. 28, 1929 – died Jan. 16, 2025; age 95). (Joan Plowright 1960: Bill Doll and Company)
Priscilla Pointer (married Jules Irving; mother of Amy Irving)
American actress of TV (Dallas; Barnaby Jones; Quincy M.E.; Cannon; L.A. Law; Hemingway) & movies (Carrie; Looking For Mr. Goodbar; The Onion Field; Mommie Dearest; The Falcon and the Snowman; Blue Velvet) (born May 18, 1924 – died Apr. 28, 2025; age 100). (Priscilla Pointer 1983 Dallas: CBS)
Robert Redford
(nee Charles Robert Redford Jr.)
Oscar-winning American filmmaker & actor (Ordinary People; The Natural; The Electric Horseman; The Great Gatsby; All the President’s Men; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The Way We Were; The Sting; Barefoot in the Park; Our Souls at Night) (born Aug. 18, 1936 – died Sept. 16, 2025; age 89). (1960 Photo)
Rob Reiner (nee Robert Reiner; son of Carl Reiner)
Emmy-winning American actor, writer, producer & director (All in the Family, When Harry Met Sally; A Few Good Men; The Princess Bride; Stand By Me; Misery; Sleepless in Seattle; Postcards From the Edge) (born Mar. 6, 1947 – died Dec. 14, 2025; age 78). Ex of Penny Marshall. (Rob Reiner 1976: CBS)
Tony Roberts (nee David Anthony Roberts)
American actor of stage, movies (Play It Again, Sam; The Taking of Pelham One Two Three; Serpico; Annie Hall; Hannah and Her Sisters; Radio Days; Law & Order), and TV (Rosetti and Ryan; The Four Seasons; Law & Order) (born Oct. 22, 1939 – died Feb. 7, 2025; age 85). (Tony Roberts 1977: NBC TV)
Chris Robinson (aka Christopher Robinson)
American actor of TV (Dr. Rick Webber on General Hospital; Sandy on 12 O’Clock High; Another World; The Bold and the Beautiful) and movies (Shoot Out at Big Sag; Because They’re Young; The Hawaiians; Savannah Smiles; The Long Rope) (born Nov. 5, 1938 – died June 9, 2025; age 86). (Chris Robinson 1967)
Australian-American voice artist & actor of TV (Robert Scorpio on General Hospital; Colin Atkinson on The Young and the Restless; The Bay; The Bold and the Beautiful) & movies (The Rescuers Down Under) (born June 3, 1946 – died Aug. 15, 2025; age 79). (Tristan Rogers c. 1980s Painting: A. Hamilton)
Ryne Sandberg (“Ryno“)
National Baseball Hall of Fame American MLB second baseman (Chicago Cubs 1982-1997), 1984 National League MVP, 10X All-Star, 9X Gold Glove & 7X Silver Slugger; Philadelphia Phillies manager (born Sept. 18, 1959 – died July 28, 2025; age 65). (Ryne Sandberg 1984: Kirk Bravender / Cubs)
Pippa Scott (nee Philippa Scott; daughter of Allan Scott; ex of Lee Rich)
American actress of TV (Jigsaw John; Mr. Lucky; The Virginian; Ben Casey; Perry Mason; Adventures in Paradise) and movies (As Young as We Are; The Searchers; Auntie Mame; The Sound of Murder; Petulia; My Six Loves; Some Kind of a Nut) (born Nov. 10, 1935 – died May 22, 2025; age 90). (Pippa Scott 1961 Thriller)
Doug Sheehan (nee Douglas Stuart Sheehan)
American actor of stage, TV (Ben Gibson on Knots Landing; Joe Kelly on General Hospital; Day by Day; Mel Horowitz on Clueless; Edward Spellman on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; Charlie’s Angels), and films (10; Cops n Roberts) (born Apr. 27, 1949 – died June 29, 2024; age 75). (Doug Sheehan 1981: NBC)
Bobby Sherman (nee Robert Cabot Sherman Jr.)
American teen idol, songwriter, singer (Little Woman; Easy Come, Easy Go; Julie, Do Ya Love Me; It Hurts Me; Jennifer; Seattle; Cried Like a Baby), TV actor (Here Come the Brides; Getting Together; Sanchez of Bel Air), & EMT (born July 22, 1943 – died June 24, 2025; age 81). (Bobby Sherman 1972: ABC TV)
Boris Spassky
Soviet-French-Russian chess prodigy, 1955 Russian chess grandmaster, and World Chess Champion (1969-1972) who lost his title to Bobby Fischer in 1972 (born Jan. 30, 1937 – died Feb. 27, 2025; age 88). (Boris Spassky 1956 Photo: Herbert Behrens / Dutch National Archives)
Terence Stamp (ex partner of Jean Shrimpton, Julie Christie)
English actor of TV (Smallville) & movies (The Limey; The Collector; Far From the Madding Crowd; Blue; Superman; The Hit; Legal Eagles; Wall Street; Young Guns; Alien Nation; Billy Budd; Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace) (born July 22, 1938 – died Aug. 17, 2025; age 87). (Terence Stamp: kate gabrielle)
Sly Stone (nee Sylvester Stewart)
American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame producer, and singer-songwriter with Sly and the Family Stone (Everyday People; Hot Fun in the Summertime; Thank You; Family Affair; Dance to the Music; I Want to Take You Higher) (born Mar. 15, 1943 – died June 9, 2025; age 82). (Sly Stone 2007: Chris Hakkens)
Tom Stoppard (nee Tomáš Straussler)
Academy and Tony Award-winning Czech-British playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) and screenwriter (Shakespeare in Love; Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; The Russia House; Billy Bathgate) (born July 3, 1937 – died Nov. 29, 2025; age 88).(Tom Stoppard 1990: Gorupdebesanez)
Loretta Swit
Emmy-winning American singer & actress of stage, TV (Hot Lips Houlihan on M*A*S*H; The $10,000 Pyramid; Match Game; Gunsmoke; The Love Boat; Mannix), movies (Race With the Devil; S.O.B.; Beer; Beach Movie) (born Nov. 4, 1937 – died May 30, 2025; age 87). (Loretta Swit 1972)
Ron Turcotte (nee Ronald Joseph Morel Turcotte; “Ronnie“)
Canadian National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame thoroughbred racing jockey (Riva Ridge; – Secretariat 1973 Triple Crown), George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award winner, paraplegic due to a racing injury (born July 22, 1941 – died Aug. 22, 2025; age 84). (Ron Turcotte 1972: Wirephoto)
Bob Uecker (nee Robert George Uecker)
National Baseball Hall of Fame American professional baseball player, MLB catcher (Milwaukee Braves; St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Atlanta Brave), and Milwaukee Brewers MLB radio play-by-play announcer (born Jan. 26, 1934 – died Jan. 16, 2025; age 90). (Bob Uecker 2008 Photo: John)
Joseph Wambaugh (nee Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr.)
Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning American non-fiction writer (The Onion Field, The Blooding), police procedural novelist (The Blue Knight; Floaters; Hollywood Station; The Choirboys; The Black Marble), & LAPD Det.-Sergeant (born Jan. 22, 1937 – died Feb. 28, 2025; age 88). (Joseph Wambaugh 2010: Mark Coggins)
American film & TV producer, director, & actor (Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show; Malcolm & Eddie; Jeremiah; The Magic School Bus; Reed Between the Lines; Major Crimes; Suits; Sneaky Pete; Sons of Anarchy) (born Aug. 18, 1970 – died July 20, 2025; age 54). (Malcolm-Jamal Warner 2007: Sean Coon)
George Wendt
American actor of TV (Norm Peterson on Cheers; The George Wendt Show; Saturday Night Live) and films (Gung Ho; No Small Affair; House; Guilty by Suspicion; Forever Young; Plain Clothes; Thief of Hearts; Fletch) (born Oct. 17, 1948 – died May 20, 2025; age 76). (George Wendt 1989: Alan Light)
Brian Wilson
Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American Beach Boys producer, musician, songwriter, and singer (Surfin’ Safari; Little Deuce Coupe; Fun, Fun, Fun; Help Me Rhonda; Good Vibrations; I Get Around), (born June 20, 1942 – died June 11, 2025; age 82). (Brian Wilson 1965: Capitol Records)
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (aka Quinn Fawcett)
American Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement winner, author of sci-fi & fantasy (Time of the Fourth Horseman; Ariosto), & vampire Count Saint-Germain historical horror novels (Hôtel Transylvania) (born Sept. 15, 1942 – died Aug. 31, 2025; age 82). (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro 2009: Catriona Sparks)
Fuzzy Zoeller (nee Fran Urban Zoeller Jr.)
American PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 1979 Masters Tournament, 1984 U.S. Open, the 2002 Senior PGA Championship, and the 1985 Bob Jones Award for distinguished sportsmanship in golf (born Nov. 11, 1951 – died Nov. 27, 2025; age 74). (Fuzzy Zoeller 2009 Photo: Keith Allison)
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