Hollywood’s Most Notable Deaths of 2023 (2024)

• Lance Reddick

  

  Lance Reddick, the actor who broke out with a complex, powerful performance as Lt. Cedric Daniels in the seminal HBO showThe Wire, died on March 17. He was 60. Read his full obituary.

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• Tina Turner

  

  Tina Turner, the trailblazing rock star who set world records for ticket sales — and whose dramatic triumph over domestic abuse and the music industry itself made her a feminist icon — died on May 24. She was 83. Read her full obituary.

• Matthew Perry

  

  Matthew Perry, the affable actor who became a television superstar playing Chandler Bing on the beloved NBC sitcomFriends, died on Oct. 28. He was 54. Read his full obituary.

• Peter Rawley

  

  Peter Rawley, a longtimeICMagent in Los Angeles and London who served as head of European production forMGMand produced independent films, died on Jan. 3. He was 85. Full obituary.

• Annie Wersching

  

  Annie Wersching, an actress known for her roles in TV dramasBoschand24, as well as her portrayal of Leslie Dean, the mother of alien superhero Karolina onMarvel’s Runaways, died on Jan. 29. She was 45. Read her full obituary.

• Al Jaffee

  

  Al Jaffee, the trailblazing and culture-bending cartoonist forMadmagazine, died on April 10. He was 102. Full obituary.

• Bernard Kalb

  

  Bernard Kalb, the veteran print and TV journalist and author who covered a host of world events during a six-decade career, died on Jan. 8. He was 100. Read his full obituary.

• Cindy Williams

  

  Cindy Williams, the energetic actress who appeared in a pair of Oscar best picture nominees before starring as the idealistic Shirley Feeney on the beloved ABC sitcomLaverne & Shirley, died on Jan. 25. She was 75.Read her full obituary here.

• Edward R. Pressman

  

  Edward R. Pressman, the veteran producer behindWall Streetand a frequentOliver Stonecollaborator, died on Jan. 17. He was 79. Full obituary.

• Jerry Springer

  

  Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor who became America’s most controversial talk show host — a man described by one interviewer as a “purveyor of the puerile and arbiter of the aberrant,” famous for a combustible co*cktail of hurled insults, punches and chairs — died on April 27. He was 79.Read his full obituary.

• N’Neka Garland

  

  N’Neka Garland, an Emmy-winning producer onGeneral Hospitalwho spent the past 22 years with the venerable ABC soap opera, died on March 27. She was 49. Read her full obituary here.

• Tom Sizemore

  

  Tom Sizemore, who faced legal troubles and drug addiction amid a career that saw him star as Sgt. Mike Horvath inSteven Spielberg’sSaving Private Ryanand portray cops, crooks and psychopaths with the best of them, died March 3. He was 61. Find his obituary here.

• Sandra Seacat

  

  Sandra Seacat, the actress and influential acting coach who as a Lee Strasberg disciple taught the craft to the likes ofLaura Dern,Mickey Rourke,Harvey Keitel,Common,Andrew Garfield,Michelle Williamsand many others, died on Jan. 17. She was 86. Read her full obituary.

• Noah Cowan

  

  Noah Cowan, a veteran film festival director and indie film specialty distributor, most recently with San Francisco International Film Festival, died on Jan. 25. He was 55. Full obituary.

• Lisa Loring

  

  Lisa Loring, the actress who played Wednesday Addams on the classic TV adaptation ofThe Addams Family, died on Jan. 28. She was 64. Full obituary.

• Gregory Allen Howard

  

  Gregory Allen Howard, who wroteRemember the Titansand was a producer and writer behindHarriet, died on Jan. 27. He was 70. Find his obituary here.

• Lloyd Morrisett

  

  Lloyd Morrisett, the co-founder ofSesame Streetwhose curiosity about whether television could serve as a tool to teach children was piqued when he observed his young daughter staring at a TV test pattern, died on Jan. 22. He was 93.Full obituary here.

• Howard Bragman

  

  Howard Bragman, a public relations giant who helped guide all-star clients grappling with a dilemma while becoming an expert in crisis PR and a key advocate for LBGTQ rights, died in February. He was 66. Full obituary.

• Raquel Welch

  

  Raquel Welch, the almond-eyed sex symbol who turned a doeskin bikini into one of the most iconic cinematic images of the 1960s,died Feb. 15. She was 82. Read the full obituary here.

• Richard Belzer

  

  Richard Belzer, the beloved comedian who began as an edgy stand-up performer before finding further fame as the cynical but stalwart detective John Munch onHomicide: Life on the StreetandLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit, died Feb. 19. He was 78.Full obituary here.

• Jeff Beck

  

  Jeff Beck, one of the greatest guitarists of all time who rose to fame in the Englishrockband TheYardbirds, died on Jan. 10 at a hospital near his home in Surrey, England. He was 78. Find his obituary here.

• Rolly Crump

  

  Rolly Crump, the pioneering Walt Disney Imagineer who helped design It’s a Small World, the Enchanted Tiki Room, the Haunted Mansion and other attractions forDisneyland, died March 12. He was 93. Full obituary.

• Len Goodman

  

  Len Goodman, the formerDancing With the StarsandStrictly Come Dancingjudge, died April 22. He was 78. Read his obituary here.

• Norman Lear

  

  Norman Lear, the writer, producer and citizen activist who coalesced topical conflict and outrageous comedy in such wildly popular sitcoms asAll in the Family,Maude,Good Times,Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanandThe Jeffersons, died on Dec. 5.He was 101. Full obituary.

• Peter Werner

  

  Peter Werner, the Oscar-winning director known for his television work that spanned five decades and included helming episodes of such popular series asMoonlighting,A Different World,JustifiedandLaw & Order: SVU, died on March 21. He was 76. Full obituary.

• Michael Lerner

  

  Michael Lerner, the busy Oscar-nominated character actor who had memorable turns as bombastic types inBarton Fink,Harlem Nights,Eight Men Outand so much more, died on April 8. He was 81. Read his obituary.

• Francesca Cappucci

  

  Francesca Cappucci, who spent more than a decade as a popular entertainment and music reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, died on March 30. She was 64. Full obituary here.

• Rita Lakin

  

  Rita Lakin, the boundary-pushing TV writer and showrunner who worked onPeyton Place,The DoctorsandMod Squadand created series includingThe RookiesandFlamingo Road, died on March 23. She was 93. Full obituary.

• Ray Stevenson

  

  Ray Stevenson, the burly British actor who starred as Volstagg in theThormovies and as the brutally evil governor in the recent Oscar-winning Indian hitRRR, died May 21. He was 58. Full obituary.

• Treat Williams

  

  Treat Williams, the versatile actor who starred as a New York City neurosurgeon who moves his family to Colorado on the WB series Everwood and in such films as Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City and Milos Forman‘s Hair, died on June 10 after a motorcycle accident in Vermont. He was 71. Read his obituary.

• Julian Sands

  

  Julian Sands, the British actor who wooed Helena Bonham Carter’s character in the acclaimed Merchant-Ivory drama A Room With a View, died after a hiking accident in January in the Mount Baldy wilderness. He was 65. Full obituary.

• Alan Arkin

  

  Alan Arkin, the versatile actor who finally won an Oscar — forLittle Miss Sunshine— after making a career of disappearing into characters with turns that could be comic, chilling or charming, died on June 29. He was 89. Read his obituary.

• Tony Bennett

  

  Tony Bennett, the treasured American storyteller, singer and showman whose joyful impact on the pop and jazz landscape spanned 70 years and stretched from Queens to San Francisco and all around the world, died on July 21. He was 96. Full obituary.

• Sinéad O’Connor

  

  Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who topped the charts internationally with the Prince-written hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,” died on July 26. She was 56. Read her full obituary.

• Paul Reubens

  

  Paul Reubens, who disappeared behind a tight gray suit and bright red bow tie to create and star as the awkward man-child Pee-wee Herman onstage, on a groundbreaking kids TV show and on the big screen, died. He was 70. Full obituary here.

• Angus Cloud

  

  Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as drug dealer Fez on HBO’sEuphoriafor two seasons, has died. He was 25. Full obituary.

• Mark Margolis

  

  Mark Margolis, the journeyman actor who turned in a commanding performance as the vindictive drug runner Hector Salamanca, a man of few words and a bell, onBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul, died on July 3. He was 83.Read his full obituary.

• William Friedkin

  

  William Friedkin, the Oscar winner behindThe French ConnectionandThe Exorcistwho was one of the most admired directors to emerge from a wave of brilliant filmmakers who made their mark in the 1970s, died on Aug. 7 at the age of 87. Full obituary.

• Jerry Moss

  

  Jerry Moss, who co-founded A&M Records withHerb Alpertand released top-selling albums by The Carpenters, The Police, Alpert and others, died on Aug. 15. He was 88.Read his full obituary here.

• Ron Cephas Jones

  

  Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmy Awards for his role as William Hill onThis Is Us, died in August at age 66.Find his obituary here.

• Hersha Parady

  

  Hersha Parady, whose three-season run as Walnut Grove schoolteacher Alice Garvey onLittle House on the Prairiecame to an unforgettable, dark end for fans of the beloved NBC drama, died on Aug. 24. She was 78. Full obituary here.

• Bob Barker

  

  Bob Barker, the energetic game show legend who for more than 50 years made every day entertaining as host ofTruth or ConsequencesandThe Price Is Right, died on Aug. 26 at the age of 99.Read his obituary here.

• Jimmy Buffett

  

  Jimmy Buffett, a singer and businessman best known for his hit song “Margaritaville,” which kicked off a themed restaurant chain and hotels, died on Sept. 2. He was 76. Full obituary.

• Michael Gambon

  

  Michael Gambon, a protégé of Laurence Olivier and giant of the British stage who portrayed Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, apparently with little effort, in the final sixHarry Pottermovies, died in September. He was 82.Read his full obituary.

• Dick Butkus

  

  Dick Butkus, the ferocious Chicago Bears middle linebacker who brought his reputation as anNFLbarbarian to Hollywood for Miller Lite commercials, sitcoms and films, died in October at the age of 80. Full obituary here.

• Suzanne Somers

  

  Suzanne Somers, the Emmy nominee and star of hit shows likeThree’s CompanyandStep by Step,died on Oct. 15. She was 76. Full obituary here.

• Richard Roundtree

  

  Richard Roundtree, the ultracool actor who helped open the door to a generation of Black filmmakers and performers with his portrayal of private eye John Shaft, “the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about,” died on Oct. 24. He was 81.Read his obituary.

• Marty Krofft

  

  Marty Krofft, the savvy businessman who partnered with his older brother Sid to amass an entertainment empire fueled by such mind-blowing kids TV shows asThe Banana Splits Adventure Hour,H.R. PufnstufandLand of the Lost, died on Nov. 25. He was 86. Read his obituary here.

• Ryan O’Neal

  

  Ryan O’Neal, the boyish leading man who kicked off an extraordinary1970srun in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as the Harvard preppie Oliver in the legendary romantic tearjerkerLove Story, died on Dec. 8. He was 82. Read his obituary here.

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