# 2016 deaths in American television

The following deaths of notable individuals related to American television occurred in 2016.

## January

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| January 5 | Elizabeth Swados | 64 | American writer and composer; guest roles on ABC soap operas (Loving, All My Children, One Life to Live, and General Hospital), NBC soap operas (Days of Our Lives, Another World, and Santa Barbara) and CBS soap operas (The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, As the World Turns, and Guiding Light) |
| January 6 | Pat Harrington, Jr. | 86 | American actor, best known for his role of building superintendent Dwayne Schneider in One Day at a Time, also voiced the "Inspector" in the animated series The Inspector (other roles include Make Room for Daddy, The Steve Allen Show, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Love, American Style, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote and Yo Yogi!) |
| January 7 | Richard Libertini | 82 | American actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Soap, Barney Miller, Family Man, DuckTales, The Fanelli Boys, Pacific Station, Murder, She Wrote, Jenny and Law & Order) |
| January 10 | David Bowie | 69 | Ground-breaking British singer, songwriter, musician, and actor (TV credits include appearing on Soul Train, the second non-R&B artist to do so after Elton John; a voice over role in SpongeBob SquarePants and guest starring in Dream On; and promos for the "I Want My MTV" campaign) |
| January 10 | Michael Galeota | 31 | American actor, best known for his roles as Bailey Kipper in Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. and Nick Lighter in The Jersey |
| January 11 | David Margulies | 78 | American actor (Kojak, Tales from the Darkside, The Equalizer, Spenser: For Hire, Northern Exposure, Touched by an Angel, Law & Order, The Sopranos) |
| January 13 | Jim Simpson | 88 | Sportscaster (most notable work with NBC Sports and ESPN as well as WRC-TV/Washington, D.C. and WMAR-TV/Baltimore) |
| January 14 | Alan Rickman | 69 | British actor (American TV work includes guest spots on Fallen Angels and King of the Hill) |
| January 15 | Dan Haggerty | 74 | American actor, best known for his role as James Capen "Grizzly" Adams in The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams film and television series |
| January 15 | Noreen Corcoran | 72 | American actress, dancer and singer, best known for her role as Kelly Gregg in Bachelor Father |
| January 17 | Mike Sharpe | 64 | Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation as "Iron Mike" |
| January 18 | Glenn Frey | 67 | American singer/songwriter (The Eagles) and actor (TV credits include Miami Vice and South of Sunset) |
| January 18 | Gary Menteer | 76 | American writer, director and producer (Family Matters, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Punky Brewster) |
| January 23 | J. Stewart Bryan III | 77 | American media executive (Chairman of Media General) |
| January 24 | Nick Wiltgen | 39 | Meteorologist with The Weather Channel's TV, radio, and digital broadcasts |
| January 24 | Ted Brown | 36 | Producer for ESPN |
| January 26 | Abe Vigoda | 94 | Actor, best known as Detective Phil Fish on Barney Miller and its spinoff Fish, and frequent cameos on Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
| January 28 | Mike Minor | 75 | Actor/singer, best known as Steve Elliot on Petticoat Junction, Brandon Kingsley on All My Children, Dr. Royal Dunning on Another World and supporting roles on The Donald O'Connor Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, CHiPs, Vega$, L.A. Law, The Edge of Night, and As the World Turns |

## February

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| February 1 | William E. Mayher III | 77 | Chairman of the Board of Gray Television since 1993 |
| February 2 | Bob Elliott | 92 | Comedian (half of the Bob and Ray duo), game show host (The Name's the Same), and actor (Get a Life) |
| February 3 | Joe Alaskey | 63 | American comedian, actor, voice actor, and author (notable for his role as Beano Froelich on Out of This World; the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and numerous Warner Bros. Animation characters, including his Daytime Emmy Award for Duck Dodgers; an additional voice in Back to the Future; the voice of Grandpa Lou Pickles in both Rugrats and All Grown Up!; host of Couch Potatoes) |
| February 3 | Jack Eaton | 86 | Sportscaster/director at WMC-TV/Memphis from 1956 to 1991, the voice of University of Memphis' football and basketball broadcasts from 1959 to 1987, and wrestling announcer/host |
| February 4 | Dave Mirra | 41 | Champion BMX cyclist and host of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge (2004–2005) |
| February 4 | Brian Knighton | 44 | Wrestler better known by the ring name Axl Rotten, best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| February 4 | Jim Pederson | 68 | Actor, best known throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest as the fictional face and personality of Rocky Rococo Pizza in its television commercials. |
| February 5 | Ray Colcord | 66 | American composer (Double Trouble, The Charmings, Trial and Error, The Facts of Life, My Two Dads, Singer & Sons, Scorch, The Torkelsons, Where I Live, Dinosaurs, Maybe This Time, Hiller and Diller, You Wish, Promised Land, Boy Meets World, Family Affair, Lost at Home and Girl Meets World) |
| February 6 | Sam Spence | 88 | American composer (in-house composer for NFL Films and NFL Network telecasts, work also heard on KaBlam!, Everybody Loves Raymond and SpongeBob SquarePants) |
| February 7 | Dave Anderson | 55 | Comedian and television personality at KATU-TV/Portland, Oregon |
| February 8 | Norman Hudis | 93 | British writer (Green Acres, Garrison's Gorillas, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Hawaii Five-O, It Takes a Thief, Marcus Welby, M.D., Switch, Paw Paws); special guest appearance in I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, and Murder, She Wrote |
| February 11 | Kevin Randleman | 44 | Wrestler and mixed martial artist (UFC, Strikeforce) |
| February 15 | Denise "Vanity" Matthews | 57 | Canadian-American actress/singer and evangelist (credits include Miami Vice, Friday the 13th: The Series, and Highlander: The Series) |
| February 15 | George Gaynes | 98 | Actor (several TV series, most notably Punky Brewster and Hearts Afire) |
| February 16 | Lex McAllister | 31 | Reality television participant who appeared in season 14 of The Bachelor |
| February 18 | Paul Gordon | 52 | American musician and composer, was a member of The B-52's; composed the music for Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space, Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Action Man, Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Power Rangers Wild Force |
| February 18 | Angela Raiola | 55 | American reality television personality (Mob Wives) |
| February 19 | Charlie Tuna | 71 | Los Angeles-based radio personality, TV host (Cinema, Cinema, Cinema) and announcer (Time Machine, Scrabble, Scattergories, The $25,000 Pyramid, The Quiz Kids Challenge, The New Battlestars, Mike Douglas Show, and Thicke of the Night). |
| February 24 | Fred Lozano | 67 | Television news anchorman, reporter, and journalist, who was a fixture on San Antonio television stations KENS and WOAI-TV from 1977 to 2012 |
| February 24 | Eddie Einhorn | 80 | Founder of TVS Television Network, executive with CBS Sports, and sports promoter; credited with introducing men's college basketball on television to a nationwide audience |
| February 25 | Sam Merrill | 55 | News anchor for WNEM-TV/Saginaw/Flint, MI since 1990 |
| February 25 | Tony Burton | 78 | American actor (TV works included starring in Frank's Place and an appearance in Gibbsville) |
| February 27 | Bruce Golin | 58 | Emmy Award-winning Post-production producer (notable work includes Knight Rider, Sliders, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, The Last Man on Earth, Transparent, Hindsight, and Daredevil) |
| February 28 | George Kennedy | 91 | American actor, (The Phil Silvers Show, The Asphalt Jungle, Have Gun - Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Dr. Kildare, The Virginian, Sarge, The Blue Knight, Backstairs at the White House, The Love Boat, Dallas and The Young and the Restless) |

## March

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| March 1 | Lee Reherman | 49 | Actor, best known as Hawk on American Gladiators; recurring guest role on General Hospital and Guiding Light |
| March 3 | Ralph Baruch | 92 | Executive with CBS and the first president & chief executive of Viacom |
| March 4 | Bud Collins | 86 | Boston-based sportswriter and tennis analyst for CBS, NBC, and ESPN |
| March 4 | Joey Feek | 40 | Reality television participant who appeared in season 1 of Can You Duet |
| March 6 | Nancy Reagan | 94 | Former First Lady of the United States to husband Ronald Reagan, actress, author, member of the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild, and activist against drug and substance abuse with the "Just Say No" campaign (notable work includes Diff'rent Strokes, Dynasty, Zane Grey Theatre, Wagon Train, and The Tall Man) |
| March 12 | James Sheldon | 95 | Director (several series, notably Mr. Peepers, The Twilight Zone, Batman, and Sanford & Son) |
| March 15 | Sylvia Anderson | 88 | British television and film producer, writer and voice actress (Thunderbirds, Space: 1999) |
| March 16 | Frank Sinatra, Jr. | 72 | American singer/songwriter/composer and actor (Family Guy, The Sopranos and Son of the Beach) |
| March 17 | Larry Drake | 66 | Actor, best known for winning two Emmy Awards for playing Benny Stulwicz on L.A. Law |
| March 18 | Joe Santos | 84 | Actor, best known as Dennis Becker on The Rockford Files. Also roles on The Sopranos, Santa Barbara, Magnum, P.I., Hardcastle and McCormick, a.k.a. Pablo, and Me and Maxx |
| March 18 | John Schnabel | 96 | Goldminer who appeared on the reality show Gold Rush |
| March 21 | Peter Brown | 80 | American actor (Maverick, Lawman, Cheyenne, Wagon Train, Laredo, The Virginian, One Life to Live, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful) |
| March 22 | David Smyrl | 80 | American actor, best known as Mr. Handford (owner of Hooper's Store) on Sesame Street from 1990 to 1998, also appeared on numerous episodes of The Cosby Show |
| March 22 | Richard Bradford | 81 | American actor, best known as McGill, the main character in Man in a Suitcase, from 1967 to 1968. He also appeared in a number of TV episodes, including Gunsmoke, The High Chaparral, Mannix, Murder, She Wrote, The Waltons, and a recurring role in Cagney & Lacey, in addition to several feature films. |
| March 23 | Joe Garagiola | 90 | Former baseball player and announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks and NBC Sports. Also game show host (He Said, She Said, Memory Game, Sale of the Century, To Tell the Truth, Strike It Rich), guest host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, panelist on The Today Show and Match Game, and co-host of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show |
| March 23 | Ken Howard | 71 | American actor (Adam's Rib, The Manhunter, The White Shadow, It's Not Easy, Dynasty, The Colbys, Murder, She Wrote, Melrose Place, Crossing Jordan, Cane, The Young and the Restless and 30 Rock) |
| March 24 | Earl Hamner, Jr. | 92 | American writer and producer, best known as the creator of The Waltons, Apple's Way and Falcon Crest (other credits include The Twilight Zone, Gentle Ben, Nanny and the Professor and Morningstar/Eveningstar) |
| March 24 | Garry Shandling | 66 | Actor and comedian best known as the star of The Larry Sanders Show and It's Garry Shandling's Show, also a regular guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
| March 26 | Dick Fabian | 81 | News anchor at WNEM-TV/Saginaw/Flint and radio DJ at WKNX |
| March 27 | Eric Engberg | 74 | Reporter for WTOP-TV, Group W, and CBS News |
| March 27 | Mother Angelica | 92 | Catholic nun, founder of Eternal Word Television Network and WEWN, and host of EWTN's Mother Angelica Live |
| March 27 | Howard Berk | 91 | American novelist, producer, and television writer (Columbo, Mission: Impossible, The Rockford Files) |
| March 28 | James Noble | 94 | Actor, best known for the role of Governor Eugene Gatling on Benson |
| March 29 | Patty Duke | 69 | Actress best known as the star of The Patty Duke Show |

## April

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| April 3 | Bill Henderson | 90 | American jazz singer and actor (The Bill Cosby Show, Harry O, Ace Crawford, Private Eye, Dreams) |
| April 5 | Barbara Turner | 79 | American actress, writer and producer, mother of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| April 7 | Robert Windham | 73 | Professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer better known by the ring name Blackjack Mulligan |
| April 7 | Philip Scheffler | 85 | American producer, was the senior producing for 60 Minutes from 1980 to 2003. |
| April 8 | Daisy Lewellyn | 36 | American style expert who appeared on the reality show Blood, Sweat and Heels. Also editor for fashion magazines Essence, InStyle, and Glamour |
| April 9 | Arthur Anderson | 93 | American actor, best known for voicing Lucky the Leprechuan in Lucky Charms commercials from 1963 to 1992, was also the second voice of Eustace Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog |
| April 9 | Stacy Fawcett | 45 | Radio and television personality in the Dallas-Ft. Worth media market, notably as a food critic blogger and host of a cooking segment for WFAA-TV's newscasts. |
| April 11 | Doug Banks | 57 | American radio and television personality (alumni of WLS-TV/Chicago as a contributor on the station's 190 North, fill in host on NASCAR Now, guest starred on My Wife and Kids) |
| April 12 | Anne Jackson | 90 | American actress |
| April 12 | Jon Rechner | 44 | American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Balls Mahoney, most notably with Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| April 17 | Doris Roberts | 90 | Actress, best known as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, a role that won her four Emmy Awards. Also won an Emmy for playing Cora on the St. Elsewhere season 1 episode "Cora and Arnie" |
| April 19 | Denise Stewart-Bohn | 47 | Radio personality (WCXT/Benton Harbor, Michigan) and television reporter (WSBT-TV/South Bend) |
| April 19 | Scott Nimerfro | 54 | American television/film screenwriter and producer (Once Upon a Time, Pushing Daisies) |
| April 20 | Joanie Laurer | 45 | WWE wrestler and pornographic actress better known as Chyna. Also appeared on 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Surreal Life, and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew |
| April 21 | Prince | 57 | American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor (notable credits include Muppets Tonight, New Girl and Saturday Night Live) |
| April 23 | Madeleine Sherwood | 93 | Canadian actress, singer, writer, producer, and Civil Rights activist (notable for playing Mother Superior Placidos in The Flying Nun and daytime roles in Guiding Light, One Life to Live and As the World Turns) |
| April 27 | Philip Kives | 87 | Canadian businessman, founder of K-Tel and a pioneer of the Infomercial concept who coined the term "As seen on TV" |
| April 30 | Peter Thomas | 91 | Voice over narrator/announcer, best known for Forensic Files, Nova and numerous commercials |

## May

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| May 6 | Rickey E. Smith Jr. | 36 | American reality television participant and singer who competed in season 2 of American Idol |
| May 8 | Mike Fleming | 74 | Conservative television/radio journalist and host in the Memphis media market |
| May 8 | William Schallert | 93 | American character actor, best known for playing patriarch Martin Lane on The Patty Duke Show |
| May 8 | Reg Grundy | 92 | Australian television producer, creator, and syndicator, known for creating American game shows (Scrabble), adapting American programs to international viewers (Sale of the Century), and bringing Australian shows to the United States via his syndication company (Prisoner:Cell Block H and Neighbours) |
| May 12 | Julius La Rosa | 86 | Italian-American singer, actor, and television/radio personality (notable for being a regular on Arthur Godfrey and His Friends, the host of The Julius La Rosa Show, a recurring role on Another World, and a frequent contributor to the Labor Day telethon) |
| May 19 | Morley Safer | 84 | Canadian-American television and radio journalist, reporter, and author, who was a mainstay at CBS News for 61 years, including 46 as co-host of 60 Minutes |
| May 19 | Rosemary Gernette | 81 | Television personality and talk show host at WISN-TV/Milwaukee, and an alumnus of WSAU/Wausau, Wisconsin |
| May 19 | Alan Young | 96 | Actor, best known as Wilbur Post on Mister Ed and the voice of Scrooge McDuck on DuckTales and host of The Alan Young Show |
| May 23 | Joe Fleishaker | 62 | Actor best known for his work with Troma Entertainment. Also appeared in numerous skits on Late Show with David Letterman |
| May 24 | Buck Kartalian | 93 | American actor (My Favorite Martian, Friends, and Curb Your Enthusiasm) |
| May 27 | Michael Dann | 94 | Television executive (VP/Programming for CBS, 1963–1970) |
| May 31 | Jan Crouch | 78 | Co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network and founder of Smile of a Child TV; co-host of TBN's flagship programs Praise the Lord and Behind the Scenes |

## June

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| June 3 | Muhammad Ali | 74 | American boxer, Olympic Gold medalist, author, actor, sports commentator, and activist (notable credits include Freedom Road, the titular character in the 1977 NBC animated series, I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali, Diff'rent Strokes, and numerous sports programs, as well as commercial work for Coca-Cola and D-Con) |
| June 6 | Theresa Saldana | 61 | Actress, best known as Rachel Scali on The Commish |
| June 10 | Christina Grimmie | 22 | Reality television participant who appeared in season 6 of The Voice |
| June 12 | Janet Waldo | 96 | Voice actress, best known as Judy Jetson on The Jetsons |
| June 12 | Michu Meszaros | 76 | Hungarian-born American circus performer, stuntman, and actor, best known for performing in costume as ALF in several first-season episodes of the TV series of the same name |
| June 14 | Ronnie Claire Edwards | 83 | American film and television character actress, best known as Corabeth Walton Godsey on The Waltons |
| June 14 | Ann Morgan Guilbert | 87 | American character actress, best known as Millie Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show and Grandma Yetta on The Nanny |
| June 17 | Ron Lester | 45 | Actor, best known as Michael 'Sugar Daddy' Bernardino on Popular |
| June 17 | Mary Ann King | 82 | Television actress and educator, known to Los Angeles viewers as "Miss Mary Ann" on Romper Room during its run on KCOP-TV |
| June 18 | Alejandro Fuentes | 45 | American singer who competed in La Voz... México |
| June 19 | Anton Yelchin | 27 | Russian actor (Trollhunters, Huff, Law & Order: Criminal Intent) |

## July

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| July 3 | Noel Neill | 95 | American actress best known for her role of Lois Lane in Adventures of Superman from 1953 to 1958 |
| July 6 | John McMartin | 86 | American actor (As the World Turns, East Side/West Side, Premiere, Hawaii Five-O, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Magnum, P.I., The Golden Girls, Lincoln, Beauty and the Beast, Murder, She Wrote, Coach, Touched by an Angel, Oz, Further Tales of the City and Law & Order) |
| July 19 | Garry Marshall | 81 | American TV producer, writer and director (creator/executive producer of Happy Days, Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, Blansky's Beauties, Who's Watching the Kids?, Joanie Loves Chachi, Hey, Landlord, and Angie; writer on Tonight Starring Jack Paar, The Danny Thomas Show, The Joey Bishop Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Lucy Show; executive producer of The Odd Couple and The New Odd Couple). |
| July 26 | Youree Dell Harris | 53 | Actress best known as "Miss Cleo", the spokeswoman for the Psychic Readers Network from 1997 to 2003. |
| July 27 | Jerry Doyle | 60 | Actor (most notably Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5) and radio personality |
| July 30 | Dave Schwartz | 63 | On-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel |
| July 30 | Gloria DeHaven | 91 | American film/television actress, singer, and personality (credits includes regular roles on Ryan's Hope, As the World Turns, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and Nakia; guest starring and supporting roles in Robert Montgomery Presents, Appointment with Adventure, The Guy Mitchell Show, Johnny Ringo, The Rifleman, Wagon Train, The Lloyd Bridges Show, Marcus Welby, M.D., Gunsmoke, Mannix, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Fantasy Island, Hart to Hart, The Love Boat, Mama's Family, Highway to Heaven, Murder, She Wrote, and Touched by an Angel; Host of Prize Movie at WABC-TV/New York City, and original co-host of WBAY-TV/Green Bay's annual United Cerebral Palsy telethon) |

## August

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| August 3 | Blake Krikorian | 48 | Entrepreneur and co-founder of the Slingbox TV streaming media service |
| August 7 | Sagan Lewis | 63 | Actress, best known as Dr. Jacqueline Wade on St. Elsewhere |
| August 9 | W. Carter Merbreier | 90 | Children's television host of WPVI-TV's Captain Noah and His Magical Ark |
| August 9 | Barry Jenner | 75 | Actor, best known as Admiral William Ross on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and recurring roles on Dallas, Family Matters, Knots Landing, and several others |
| August 10 | John Saunders | 61 | Longtime sportscaster and host for ESPN's The Sports Reporters |
| August 13 | Kenny Baker | 81 | English actor, best known as the voice and operator of R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise. Also appeared in The Adventure Game, Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Man of the World, and Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
| August 14 | Fyvush Finkel | 93 | Actor, best known as Douglas Wambaugh on Picket Fences (which won him an Emmy Award) and Harvey Lipschultz on Boston Public |
| August 15 | Dick Assman | 82 | Canadian gas station attendant famous for his one-month run as a correspondent on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1995 |
| August 16 | John McLaughlin | 89 | Host of the long running political talk show The McLaughlin Group as well as John McLaughlin's One on One, McLaughlin, and McLaughlin Special Report |
| August 19 | Lou Pearlman | 62 | American businessman, record executive, and manager (co-creator/producer of Making the Band, which launched the career of O-Town) |
| August 19 | Jack Riley | 80 | American actor and comedian, probably best known as Elliot Carlin in The Bob Newhart Show and the voice of Stu Pickles in Rugrats and its spin-off All Grown Up!. Other roles include Occasional Wife, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Hogan's Heroes, The Red Skelton Show, Romance Theatre, Diff'rent Strokes, Roxie, Night Court, Son of the Beach and the voice of Country Crock spread commercials. |
| August 23 | Steven Hill | 94 | Actor, best known as District Attorney Adam Schiff on Law & Order and Dan Briggs on Mission: Impossible |
| August 25 | Marvin Kaplan | 89 | American character actor and comedian, best known as the voice of Choo Choo in Top Cat and Henry Bessaymer on Alice |
| August 27 | Joy Browne | 71 | Psychologist who hosted two short-lived television shows, one for syndication (1999–2000) and another for Discovery Health |
| August 28 | Harry Fujiwara | 82 | Hawaiian born Japanese-American wrestler and manager, known to WWE fans as Mr. Fuji and an inductee of the 2007 WWE Hall of Fame |
| August 29 | Gene Wilder | 83 | American film/television actor, singer, director, writer, author, and producer (TV credits include the lead role in Something Wilder and an Emmy Award for guest-starring in Will & Grace) |

## September

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| September 1 | Jon Polito | 65 | Character and voice actor with over 200 credits in film, television (Homicide: Life on the Street, Crime Story) and video games |
| September 5 | Hugh O'Brian | 91 | Film and television actor. Starred in the 1955–61 western series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp and the 1972–73 action series Search. |
| September 8 | Brenda Knox | 59 | Transgender entertainer and author who performed as The Lady Chablis (appeared in Bizarre Foods America and Real Housewives of Atlanta), guest starring on All My Children, One Life to Live, and Santa Barbara |
| September 8 | Eric Von Broadley | 58 | Television and radio journalist, personality, and publisher in the Milwaukee media market (alumnus of WISN-TV/Milwaukee) |
| September 10 | Eddie Antar | 68 | Founder of the New York City-based Crazy Eddie electronics chain (famous for the commercial catchphrase "Crazy Eddie's Prices Are So Low They're Insane!") |
| September 11 | Alexis Arquette | 47 | American transgender entertainer, LGBT activist, and reality television personality (The Surreal Life) |
| September 16 | Tom Torbjornsen | 60 | American auto repairman, hosted and created America's Car Show for WBBZ-TV and was a contributor for WIVB-TV |
| September 17 | C. Martin Croker | 54 | American animator and voice actor (roles including Zorak and Moltar on Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Dr. Weird on Aqua Teen Hunger Force) |
| September 21 | Richard D. Trentlage | 87 | Advertising composer who wrote several commercial jingles, most notably "The Oscar Mayer Wiener Song". |
| September 24 | Bill Nunn | 63 | Actor (TV roles include Cash Clay on Sirens and Terrance Phillips on The Job) |
| September 25 | Arnold Palmer | 87 | Professional golfer and co-founder of Golf Channel |
| September 25 | Kashif | 59 | American musician/songwriter/composer, who also produced music for television commercials and specials |
| September 28 | Gary Glasberg | 50 | Producer/writer (several shows, most notably NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans) |
| September 28 | Agnes Nixon | 93 | Writer and producer (head writer of Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and Search for Tomorrow; creator of ABC dramas Loving/The City, All My Children and One Life to Live) |

## October

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| October 1 | Ed Hinshaw | 76 | Anchorman, reporter, commentator, and news director at WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, and later named VP/Human Resources for parent company Journal Communications; alumnus of WRC-TV/Washington, D.C., KSTP-TV/Minneapolis-St. Paul, and KCJB/Minot, North Dakota |
| October 11 | Patricia Barry | 93 | Actress (most notably on the soap operas Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light and All My Children; guest starring on Another World, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, As the World Turns, and General Hospital) |
| October 12 | Thomas Mikal Ford | 52 | Actor, best known as Tommy Strawn on Martin |
| October 18 | Anthony Addabbo | 56 | Actor and model, best known as Jim Lemay on Guiding Light |
| October 21 | Jean Gagné | 69 | Professional wrestler and manager, best known as Frenchy Martin in the World Wrestling Federation |
| October 21 | Kevin Meaney | 60 | Comedian (appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show and Late Show) and actor (the 1990 version of Uncle Buck) |
| October 25 | Kevin Curran | 59 | Writer/producer (most noted for work on The Simpsons, Late Night with David Letterman, and Married... with Children) |
| October 27 | John Zacherle | 98 | TV host and voice actor, best known for Shock Theater on WCAU from 1957 to 1958 and Zacherley at Large on WABC-TV from 1959 to 1960 |
| October 28 | Ron Grant | 72 | Composer (Knots Landing and Tiny Toon Adventures) |
| October 29 | Norman Brokaw | 89 | Talent agent, and later chairman, president and CEO of the William Morris Agency who helped create the series My Little Margie, The Public Defender, Racket Squad and Mr. and Mrs. North, and represented the producers of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Dick Van Dyke Show, and The Andy Griffith Show, as well as numerous actors including Marilyn Monroe, Bill Cosby, Elvis Presley, Warren Beatty, and Clint Eastwood. |
| October 30 | Tammy Grimes | 82 | Actress and singer (star of The Tammy Grimes Show, guest spot on The Play of the Week episode Archy and Mehitabel) |
| October 30 | Don Marshall | 80 | American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, notable for playing Dan Erickson on Land of The Giants |

## November

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| November 2 | Max Alexander | 63 | American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. (Full House, Out of This World, Matlock, Doogie Howser, M.D., Pearl, The Practice, Hang Time, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, My Wife and Kids and Paul Cruz: Latin Actor (A Mockuseries) |
| November 7 | Janet Reno | 78 | Lawyer who served as the first female U.S. Attorney General (TV work includes cameos on Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons and a Super Bowl XLI commercial) |
| November 11 | Robert Vaughn | 83 | American actor, best known for playing Napoleon Solo on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
| November 11 | Claire Labine | 82 | American writer and producer, co-created Ryan's Hope, served as script writer and later co-head writer for Where the Heart Is and co-writer for Love of Life; Also served as head writer for General Hospital (1993–1996), One Life to Live (1996–1998) and Guiding Light (2000–2001) |
| November 14 | Gwen Ifill | 61 | Journalist and anchor of PBS' NewsHour and Washington Week |
| November 24 | Colonel Abrams | 67 | American Dance musician (appeared on Soul Train, Video Soul and Showtime at the Apollo) |
| November 24 | Florence Henderson | 82 | American television/film/stage actress/singer, voice actress, talk show host, pitch woman, cook, reality television participant, and author, best known for her iconic role as Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch and its related franchise spin-offs; also an alumnus of Today as both a "Today Girl" and co-host (including Later Today), commercial work for Wesson Oil, part of The Surreal Life, competed on season 11 of Dancing with the Stars, and hosted programs on TNN and Retirement Living TV. |
| November 25 | Ron Glass | 71 | American television, film, and voice actor, best known for playing Detective Harris on Barney Miller, Felix Unger in The New Odd Couple, and Derrial Book in Firefly |
| November 26 | Fritz Weaver | 90 | American television, film, and stage actor, best known for his Emmy-nominated role in Holocaust |
| November 28 | Grant Tinker | 90 | Television producer and executive (co-founder, with former wife Mary Tyler Moore, of MTM Enterprises; Chairman/CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986) |
| November 28 | Van Williams | 82 | American actor (Bourbon Street Beat, Surfside 6, The Green Hornet) |
| November 29 | Robert Bennett | 89 | Television executive (founding GM of WCVB-TV/Boston; president of Metromedia) |
| November 29 | Keo Woolford | 49 | American actor, producer and screenwriter (portrayed Det. James Chang on Hawaii Five-0) |

## December

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| December 2 | Billy Chapin | 74 | Actor (guest spots on several shows, most notably Dragnet, Lux Video Theater, and Waterfront) |
| December 4 | Margaret Whitton | 67 | Actress (One Life to Live, The Doctors, Hometown, A Fine Romance, Good & Evil) |
| December 6 | Peter Vaughan | 93 | British actor, best known for playing Maester Aemon on Game of Thrones |
| December 8 | John Glenn | 95 | American astronaut, aviator, politician, and businessman (Appeared as a game show contestant and winner on Name That Tune and as himself on Frasier) |
| December 8 | Joseph Mascolo | 87 | Italian-American actor and musician, best known for playing Stefano DiMera on Days of Our Lives from 1982 to 2000 and 2007 to 2016, and Massimo Marone on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2001 to 2006. Other roles include Domino (Nicholas Van Buren) on General Hospital, Carlos Alvarez on Santa Barbara, supporting roles in Where the Heart Is and From These Roots, and guest starring roles on All in the Family, The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Lou Grant and The Rockford Files. |
| December 12 | Tom Moffatt | 85 | Television/radio personality and concert promoter who was as a fixture in the Honolulu media market as host of music shows at KHVH and KHON, and served as concert coordinator/producer for Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii |
| December 13 | Alan Thicke | 69 | Actor, best known as Dr. Jason Seaver on Growing Pains. Also reality show star (Unusually Thicke), theme song composer and singer (The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, and several game shows), and talk show host (The Alan Thicke Show and Thicke of the Night). Father of singer Robin Thicke. |
| December 14 | Bernard Fox | 89 | Welsh character actor/magician, famous for portraying Dr. Hubert Bombay in Bewitched, Tabitha, and Passions, and Colonel Crittendon on Hogan's Heroes. Other credits include Pee-Wee's Playhouse, The Man from U.N.C.L.E, Knight Rider, Murder, She Wrote, F Troop, Columbo, and M*A*S*H |
| December 15 | Craig Sager | 65 | Sportscaster and reporter for Turner Sports, best known as the sideline reporter on NBA on TNT |
| December 17 | Guillermo Benites | 75 | Argentine-born American news anchor for Univision |
| December 18 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | 99 | Hungarian-born American actress, singer, personality, and socialite (TV credits include guest spots on Gilligan's Island, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Hart to Hart, Jukebox Jury, Batman, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, and Playhouse 90) |
| December 18 | Gordie Tapp | 94 | Canadian entertainer, notable for being a cast member of Hee Haw from 1969 to 1988 |
| December 19 | Dick Latessa | 87 | American actor |
| December 20 | Lisa Tedesco | 59 | Radio and television personality in the Boston and Memphis media market (known on-air as Lisa Lipps), who also wrote the 1982 single "General Hosp-Tale," a parody on General Hospital for the Afternoon Delights |
| December 21 | Valerie Fairman | 23 | Reality television personality who was featured in 16 and Pregnant |
| December 25 | George Michael | 53 | Grammy Award-winning musician/songwriter, and former member of Wham! (appeared as a recurring regular in Eli Stone; guest credits include American Bandstand, American Idol and Solid Gold) |
| December 26 | Ricky Harris | 54 | American actor and comedian (Everybody Hates Chris) |
| December 26 | George S. Irving | 94 | American stage/film/television actor, notable for being the voice of the narrator on Underdog and the Heat Miser in The Year Without Santa Claus |
| December 27 | Carrie Fisher | 60 | American actress, best known for her iconic role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise. (TV credits include a regular role in Castastrophe, guest hosting Saturday Night Live, guest starring on Laverne & Shirley and 30 Rock, and voice work on Family Guy) |
| December 28 | Debbie Reynolds | 84 | American actress, singer, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author, as well as the mother of Carrie Fisher (notable TV credits include starring in her own self-titled television series and Aloha Paradise, the Halloweentown film series, Will & Grace, Madame's Place, and The Love Boat) |
| December 28 | Barbara Tarbuck | 74 | American actress (Dallas, Quincy M.E., Cagney & Lacey, Falcon Crest, Santa Barbara, NYPD Blue, General Hospital and American Horror Story) |
| December 31 | William Christopher | 84 | American actor, notable for playing Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H and AfterMASH |
| December 31 | Daniel Kay, Jr. | 40 | Reality television participant who appeared in season 17 of Survivor |