Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Pat Hingle | 84 | American TV, stage and film actor (1990s Batman film series) |
| January 6 | Cheryl Holdridge | 64 | American TV actress (The Mickey Mouse Club) |
| January 8 | Don Galloway | 71 | American television actor (Ironside) |
| January 9 | Jon Hager | 67 | American television actor/singer (Hee Haw) |
| January 13 | Patrick McGoohan | 80 | American-born Irish actor (Danger Man, The Prisoner) |
| January 14 | Ricardo Montalbán | 88 | Mexican-born actor (Fantasy Island, "Space Seed" episode of Star Trek) |
| January 16 | Sir John Mortimer | 85 | British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (Rumpole of the Bailey, Boston Legal) |
| January 19 | Bob May | 69 | American actor and stuntman (Lost in Space) |
| January 25 | Kim Manners | 58 | American TV producer-director (The X-Files, "Supernatural") |
| January 31 | Clint Ritchie | 70 | American actor (One Life to Live) |
| February 6 | James Whitmore | 87 | American film/TV actor and commercial spokesman (The Practice) |
| February 6 | Philip Carey | 83 | American film/TV actor and commercial spokesman (Laredo, One Life to Live) |
| February 7 | Molly Bee | 69 | American TV actress and singer (Hometown Jamboree) |
| February 28 | Paul Harvey | 90 | American radio and TV news commentator (Good Morning America, The Rest of the Story syndicated news segments) |
| March 13 | Andrew Martin | 33 | American professional wrestler known as Test in the WWF/E & The Punisher in TNA |
| March 13 | Alan W. Livingston | 91 | American music executive, songwriter, and former president of Capitol Records (Creator of Bozo the Clown) |
| March 16 | Ron Silver | 62 | American television, film and stage actor, director, producer, and political activist (The West Wing) |
| March 17 | Morton Lachman | 90 | American TV writer and producer (All in the Family, Gimme a Break!, Kate & Allie) |
| March 18 | Natasha Richardson | 45 | British film, television and stage actress (Haven) |
| March 24 | George Kell | 86 | Former American baseball player and sportscaster (Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer from 1959–1996). |
| March 26 | Irving R. Levine | 86 | American journalist-correspondent for NBC News |
| March 29 | Maurice Jarre | 84 | Musical composer (Cimarron Strip, Jesus of Nazareth, Shōgun, The Murder of Mary Phagan) |
| March 29 | Andy Hallett | 33 | American singer and actor (Angel, Angel: Live Fast, Die Never) |
| April 1 | Miguel Ángel Suárez | 69 | Puetro Rican film and soap opera actor (Señora Tentacion) |
| April 2 | Tom Braden | 92 | American television journalist and commentator (Crossfire), whose book Eight Is Enough, recounting his experience raising his eight children, was adapted into the series of the same name |
| April 9 | Dan Miller | 67 | American TV news anchorman, reporter, and presenter (anchorman at WSMV/Nashville, Tennessee and KCBS-TV/Los Angeles, California; The Pat Sajak Show) |
| April 12 | Marilyn Chambers | 56 | American pornographic actress, producer, and politician (Women of the House, E! True Hollywood Story:"Blood Brothers: Jim & Artie Mitchell") |
| April 13 | Harry Kalas | 73 | Philadelphia Phillies radio and television play-by-play announcer since 1971, narrator of NFL Films and NFL on Westwood One play-by-play man. |
| April 15 | Merle Harmon | 82 | American TV/radio sportscaster, commercial spokesman, and businessman (Play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers; Sportscaster/commentator for ABC and NBC Sports programs, including MLB Game of the Week and Sportsworld, respectively) |
| April 25 | Beatrice Arthur | 86 | American actress (All in the Family, Maude, The Golden Girls) |
| May 1 | Danny Gans | 52 | American singer, comedian and musical impressionist (portrayed Dean Martin in the 1992 miniseries Sinatra) |
| May 4 | Dom DeLuise | 75 | American actor/comedian |
| May 13 | Frank Aletter | 83 | American actor (Bringing Up Buddy, The Cara Williams Show, Nancy, and several TV guest appearances) |
| May 18 | Wayne Allwine | 62 | American voice actor and voice of Mickey Mouse |
| May 21 | Joan Alexander | 94 | American television, film, radio, stage, voice actress and game show panelist (The Name's the Same, The New Adventures of Superman) |
| May 26 | Michael Ross | 89 | American TV comedy writer/producer (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Three's Company) |
| June 3 | David Carradine | 72 | American television and film actor (Kung Fu and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues) |
| June 11 | Johnny Palermo | 27 | American television and film actor (Everybody Hates Chris) |
| June 19 | Ken Roberts | 99 | American radio and television voiceover announcer and actor (The Love of Life, The Secret Storm, The Electric Company) |
| June 23 | Ed McMahon | 86 | American TV comedian, game show host, and presenter (The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Star Search) |
| June 25 | Farrah Fawcett | 62 | American film and TV actress (Charlie's Angels) |
| June 25 | Michael Jackson | 50 | American entertainer and recording artist (also The Jackson 5) |
| June 28 | Billy Mays | 50 | American commercial/infomercial pitchman (OxiClean, Orange Glo, ESPN360.com etc.) |
| June 28 | Gale Storm | 87 | American television/film actress and singer (My Little Margie, The Gale Storm Show) |
| June 29 | Fred Travalena | 66 | American impressionist, comedian, actor and game show host (Anything For Money) |
| July 1 | Karl Malden | 97 | American actor (The Streets of San Francisco, The West Wing) |
| July 13 | Mark Mandala | 72 | American television executive (President of ABC from 1986 to 1994) |
| July 17 | Walter Cronkite | 92 | American television and radio journalist, reporter, author and narrator (Anchor of CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981) |
| July 21 | Les Lye | 84 | Canadian television actor and broadcaster (You Can't Do That on Television) |
| July 21 | Gidget The Taco Bell Chihuahua | 15 (105 in dog years) | Advertiser for Taco Bell |
| August 6 | John Hughes | 59 | American film producer, director and writer (Delta House, At Ease) |
| August 18 | Robert Novak | 78 | American journalist, writer and commentator (Crossfire) |
| August 19 | Don Hewitt | 86 | American television producer, creator of 60 Minutes |
| August 19 | Ed Reimers | 96 | American television and radio voiceover announcer and actor (The voice behind Allstate Insurance's "You're In Good Hands" commercials; Maverick, Star Trek) |
| August 23 | Ryan Jenkins | 32 | Canadian businessman and reality television participant; Alleged killer of ex-wife Jasmine Fiore (Megan Wants a Millionaire) |
| August 25 | Edward M. Kennedy | 77 | American politician, statesman, author, and nararrator (Appeared as himself in Designing Women, Chicago Hope and the 1989 TV movie The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story) |
| August 26 | Dominick Dunne | 83 | American crime story writer and author, television/film screenwriter, producer and news contributor/commentator (Howdy Doody, Adventures in Paradise, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles), more recently host of Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice |
| August 27 | Adam Goldstein | 36 | American club DJ (stagename "DJ AM"), remixer and reality television participant (Punk'd, The Simple Life) |
| September 4 | Buddy Blattner | 89 | American sportscaster (most recently for the Atlanta Hawks) |
| September 9 | Army Archerd | 87 | American entertainment columnist for "Variety" and television personality (Entertainment Tonight, The Movie Show) |
| September 10 | Frank Batten | 82 | American businessman, co-founder of The Weather Channel |
| September 11 | Larry Gelbart | 81 | American television/film/broadway/stage producer, director and writer (creator of M*A*S*H, The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, Caesar's Hour, The Red Buttons Show) |
| September 12 | George Eckstein | 81 | American television writer and producer (The Fugitive, Gunsmoke) |
| September 14 | Patrick Swayze | 57 | American film and television actor/singer (TV credits include The Beast and North and South) |
| September 14 | Henry Gibson | 73 | American actor (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In) |
| September 15 | Fred Cusick | 90 | American sportscaster (Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer for 45 seasons) |
| September 16 | Mary Travers | 72 | American singer/songwriter; member of Peter, Paul and Mary (The Jack Benny Program, What's My Line and Peter Paul & Mary TV concert specials) |
| September 17 | Arnold Laven | 87 | American producer (creator of The Rifleman) |
| September 21 | Robert Ginty | 60 | American actor (The Paper Chase, Falcon Crest and Hawaiian Heat) and director (China Beach, Xena: Warrior Princess, Nash Bridges, Charmed, and Tracker) |
| October 14 | Lou Albano | 76 | American wrestler and actor (Mario on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) |
| October 19 | Jay W. Johnson | 66 | American politician (Wisconsin's 8th congressional district) and television news anchor/reporter (Alumni of WFRV and WLUK/Green Bay, Wisconsin) |
| October 20 | Vic Mizzy | 93 | American songwriter (The Addams Family and Green Acres theme songs) |
| October 22 | Soupy Sales | 83 | American children's television personality, actor, and comedian (Lunch with Soupy Sales, What's My Line, Junior Almost Anything Goes) |
| October 28 | Lou Jacobi | 95 | Canadian-born American television and film actor (The Dean Martin Show, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., That Girl) |
| November 3 | Carl Ballantine | 92 | American television and film actor, comedian, and magician (McHale's Navy, Night Court, Garfield & Friends) |
| November 5 | Sid McCoy | 87 | American radio and television announcer, personality, jazz musician and music producer (Soul Train) |
| November 11 | David Lloyd | 75 | American television screenwriter (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier and Wings) |
| November 12 | Tom Sparks | 33 | American radio DJ at KSKI-FM/Sun Valley, Idaho and reality TV game show participant (Wipeout) |
| November 15 | Dennis Cole | 69 | American television actor (Felony Squad; Bracken's World; The Young and the Restless) |
| November 16 | Ken Ober | 52 | American television and radio actor, presenter, personality, and producer (Remote Control; The New Adventures of Old Christine) |
| November 16 | Edward Woodward | 79 | British-born television and film actor (The Equalizer) |
| November 27 | Bill Bresnan | 75 | American cable TV pioneer (founder of Bresnan Communications) |
| December 4 | Eddie Fatu | 36 | Samoan-American professional wrestler known as Umaga in the WWE |
| December 7 | Mark Ritts | 63 | American actor (Beakman's World) |
| December 9 | Gene Barry | 90 | American actor (Bat Masterson, Burke's Law, The Name of the Game, and L.A. 2017) |
| December 10 | Aaron Schroeder | 83 | American songwriter (Scooby Doo, Where Are You! theme song) |
| December 14 | Conard Fowkes | 76 | American actor (Dark Shadows,As The World Turns,The Secret Storm,The Edge of Night) |
| December 15 | Oral Roberts | 91 | American televangelist and educator |
| December 16 | Roy E. Disney | 79 | American television station group owner/shareholder (Shamrock Holdings) and senior executive of The Walt Disney Company; Nephew of Walt Disney |
| December 17 | Alaina Reed Hall | 63 | American television/film/stage actress and singer (Sesame Street, 227) |
| December 20 | Brittany Murphy | 32 | American actress-singer (Drexell's Class, King of the Hill) |
| December 20 | Connie Hines | 79 | American television/film actress (Mister Ed, Love, American Style) |
| December 20 | Arnold Stang | 90 | American television/film actor/voice actor (Texaco Star Theater, Top Cat) |
| December 22 | Michael Currie | 81 | American television/film actor (Dark Shadows) |
| December 24 | George Michael | 70 | American sportscaster (The George Michael Sports Machine) |
| December 26 | Percy Sutton | 89 | American politician, lawyer, broadcaster, and owner of The Apollo Theater, the setting for Showtime at the Apollo |
| December 29 | Dave Diles | 78 | American television/radio sportscaster, journalist and analyst (ABC's Wide World of Sports, The Prudential College Football Scoreboard Show) |
| December 30 | Erik Gates | 47 | American television personality and science contributor (Mythbusters) |
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