Sitcoms Characters that have passed away

[Lady T]

I was surprised to find out that one of my favorite shows, What's happening!! on how many of the actors on that show have passed away, including the recent death of Fred "rerun" Berry in 2003...Berry died in 2003 and also gone is the mother, Shirley and the actor who played Mr. Thomas (Raj and Dee's father)...



I know this is somewhat of a depressing topic but is there any favorite characters on your favorite shows that are now in Television heaven...:(

[Brian]

Roxie Roker (Helen on The Jeffersons)
Ted Knight (Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker on All in the Family)

[Lady T]

Originally posted by Brian
Roxie Roker (Helen on The Jeffersons)
Ted Knight (Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker on All in the Family)

God Bless Roxie Roker I loved her on The Jeffersons... :)

[Penny Lane]

Freddie Prinze- Chico and the Man

Hugh Beaumont- Leave It To Beaver

Mary Frann- Newhart

John Ritter-Three's Company

Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent and Agnes Moorehead- Bewitched

Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare- The Ghost and Mrs Muir


Jerry Paris and Morey Amsterdam- The Dick Van Dyke Show

[Brian]

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Freddie Prinze- Chico and the Man




What a great guy he was. It's sad that he chose to end his life so early.

[barwars]

Originally posted by Penny Lane

Elizabeth Montgomery - Bewitched


I didnt know Elizabeth Montgomery was dead.



Nicholas Colosanto - Cheers

[Lady T]

Originally posted by Brian
What a great guy he was. It's sad that he chose to end his life so early. at 22..Too bad..he was gorgous and funny..but Thank God his son is follwing into his father's foot steps and carrying on the Prinze legacy

[Brian]

Jack Albertson - Chico and the Man
Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Edgar Buchanan - Green Acres
Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Milburn Stone, Nancy Kulp - The Beverly Hillbillies
Bill Bixby - My Favorite Martian and The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Ray Walston - My Favorite Martian

[hawaii five-o]

Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel.

[Adamantium]

Phil Hartman - Bill McNeal on "NewsRadio"

[Brent88]

Michelle Thomas(Myra) from "Family Matters". She died of cancer less than a year after the series ended in 1998. She was only 23 or 24 I think :(

Of course... Carroll O'Connor of "All in the Family" :(

Robert Stack, host of "Unsolved Mysteries" :(

Glenn Quinn(Mark, Becky's boyfriend) from "Roseanne". He died of a drug overdose a couple of years ago. I believe he was only 28 or 29.

I'm sure there are more... this is all I can think of right now off the top of my head.

[dandelion wine]

Anissa Jones, Sebastian Cabot and Brian Keith - Family Affair

[vashti1999]

I think a better name for this thread would be sitcom actors who've passed away as opposed to characters. With that in mind, here are a few not yet mentioned:

Ted Bessell--That Girl
Merlin Santana--Steve Harvey Show
Dana Plato--Diff'rent Strokes
Andy Kaufman--Taxi
Zara Cully--Jeffersons
Tom Villard--We Got It Made
Jester Hairston--Amen
Cathryn Damon--Soap
Richard Mulligan--Soap/Empty Nest
Nell Carter--Gimme A Break
Christopher Hewett--Mr. Belvedere
Rebecca Schaefer--My Sister Sam
Merritt Butrick--Square Pegs
Helen Martin--227
Michael Cuccione--2Gether
Heather O'Rourke--Happy Days
Florence Stanley--Fish
Gordon Jump--WKRP In Cincinnati

plus a favorite of mine from the movie/tv show Fame--Gene Anthony Ray. Rest in peace.

[Madness]

There are so many great stars that have passed away but the one I'll always be upset about is John Ritter.

Also upsetting that Vic Tayback(Alice) is no longer around as well as Ted Knight. I know there are more but I am losing my memory as the clock strikes 1am.:sleep2:

[vashti1999]

How could I forget Mr. and Mrs. Roper? Norman Fell and Audra Lindley, rest in peace.

[Madness]

Yes! Richard Mulligan, Nell and Rebecca Schaeffer. Those are some more unfortunate losses, as well. It's sad but so many talented actors/actresses have passed away and you don't remember all of them have until someone starts a thread like this one. :- ( It's a good thread though, depressing but good to give us a chance to remember those who have passed on.

Originally posted by vashti1999
I think a better name for this thread would be sitcom actors who've passed away as opposed to characters. With that in mind, here are a few not yet mentioned:

Ted Bessell--That Girl
Merlin Santana--Steve Harvey Show
Dana Plato--Diff'rent Strokes
Andy Kaufman--Taxi
Zara Cully--Jeffersons
Tom Villard--We Got It Made
Jester Hairston--Amen
Cathryn Damon--Soap
Richard Mulligan--Soap/Empty Nest
Nell Carter--Gimme A Break
Christopher Hewett--Mr. Belvedere
Rebecca Schaefer--My Sister Sam
Merritt Butrick--Square Pegs
Helen Martin--227
Michael Cuccione--2Gether
Heather O'Rourke--Happy Days
Florence Stanley--Fish
Gordon Jump--WKRP In Cincinnati

plus a favorite of mine from the movie/tv show Fame--Gene Anthony Ray. Rest in peace.

[treky]

McLean Stevenson & Larry Linville from "MASH"
Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, & Art Carney from "The Honeymooners" "The Jackie Gleason show" & Pert Kelton from "The Calvacade of Stars"
Jack Benny from "The Jack Benny show"
Morey Amsterdam, Jerry Paris, Richard Deacon from "The Dick van Dyke show"



and, even though these shows aren't sitcoms (even though they had a fair share of comeddys):
DeForest Kelly from "Star Trek"
Micheal Landon, Lorne Green & Dan Blocker from "Bonnanza"

[treky]

Originally posted by barwars88
I didnt know Elizabeth Montgomery was dead.



Nicholas Colosanto - Cheers oh yea, Liz died about 9 or 10 years ago.
And the second woman that played Gladis Kravitiz (I forget her nae) died recently.

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by Brian

Bill Bixby - My Favorite Martian and The Courtship of Eddie's Father


:crying:

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by treky
oh yea, Liz died about 9 or 10 years ago.
And the second woman that played Gladis Kravitiz (I forget her nae) died recently.

Pretty much the entire Bewitched cast is dead. Except for Tabitha.

[dawsongirl]

Hogan's Heroes...Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Larry Hovis, the guy who played Hochstetter (whose names escapes me...Howard something)...have all passed away. Larry's death was such a shock. :crying:

[treky]

Werner Klemperer's still alive. I saw him a couple weeks ago on "Biography" on A & E. They were doing Bob Crane and they had a comment from him.

[treky]

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Pretty much the entire Bewitched cast is dead. Except for Tabitha. yea, they are.:( :( Shame! I think Benard Fox, who played Dr. Bombay, passed away recently, too.

On a brighter note though, almost the entire "I Dream of Jeannie" cast is still around.

[Penny Lane]

Originally posted by treky
oh yea, Liz died about 9 or 10 years ago.
And the second woman that played Gladis Kravitiz (I forget her nae) died recently.

Her name was Sandra Gould:)

[sally mander]

Originally posted by treky
Werner Klemperer's still alive. I saw him a couple weeks ago on "Biography" on A & E. They were doing Bob Crane and they had a comment from him.

According to the book "Auto-Focus" ( about the murder of Bob Crane), Klemperer passed away a few years ago. I am sure what you watched on A &E was a rerun.

On a similar note, about a year ago I saw a bio about Three's Company, they featured an interview with Norman Fell. Yet nothing was said about his passing, though its been a number of years since Fell died.

[Brent88]

To clear up the controversy... Klempeler died in December 2000:

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-3500/

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by Brent88
To clear up the controversy... Klempeler died in December 2000:

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-3500/

Man...it's been that long? Doesn't seem like it.

[Dr. Jazz]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by treky
I think Benard Fox, who played Dr. Bombay, passed away recently, too.

Bernard Fox is still alive. He will be 77 years old this year.

[James]

I came up with the following:

The Andy Griffith Show: Parley Baer (Mayor Stoner), Frances Bavier (Aunt Bea Taylor), Aneta Corsaut (Helen Crump), Jack Dodson (Howard Sprague), Howard McNear (Floyd Lawson), Hal Smith (Otis Campbell)

The Brady Bunch: Robert Reed (Mike Brady)

Gilligan's Island: Jim Backus (Thurston Howell, III), Alan Hale, Jr. (The Skipper), Natalie Schaefer (Mrs. Luvy Howell)

Home Improvement: Earl Hindman (Wilson Wilson, Jr.)

Laverne & Shirley: Phil Foster (Frank DeFazio)

Leave It To Beaver: Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Stanley Fafara (Whitey Whitney), Sue Randall (Miss Landers)

The Waltons: Ellen Corby (Grandma), Will Geer (Grandpa) Helen Kleeb (Mamie Baldwin), John Ritter (Rev. Matthew Fordwyck)

WKRP in Cincinnati: Gordon Jump (Arthur Carlson)

[Christopher]

Suddenly Susan - David Strickland (30 years old, suicide)
Gimme a Break - Dolph Sweet (65 years old)

[James]

I forgot to mention Rosetta LeNoire and Michelle Thomas, who played Grandma Winslow and Myra Munkhouse, respectively, on Family Matters!

[Dean Winchester]

since this is Sitcom CHARACTERS that have passed away, how about some of these (whether the actor is alive or dead, the CHARACTER)

Henry Blake - M*A*S*H (McLean Stevenson left the show)
Todd Stites - Suddenly Susan (David Strickland committed suicide right before the end of the season, so the season finale was a "farewell" episode to his character)
Coach - Cheers (Nicholas Colasanto died between seasons)
Paul (not sure the last name) - 8 Simple Rules (we all know what happened with John Ritter)

there's plenty of others, help me, it's 4:15 am and my brain is tired, lol

[Sid]

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
since this is Sitcom CHARACTERS that have passed away, how about some of these (whether the actor is alive or dead, the CHARACTER)

Henry Blake - M*A*S*H (McLean Stevenson left the show)
Todd Stites - Suddenly Susan (David Strickland committed suicide right before the end of the season, so the season finale was a "farewell" episode to his character)
Coach - Cheers (Nicholas Colasanto died between seasons)
Paul (not sure the last name) - 8 Simple Rules (we all know what happened with John Ritter)

there's plenty of others, help me, it's 4:15 am and my brain is tired, lol


Nick- Barney Miller (Jack Soo died during 5th season I think)
James- Good Times (John Amos was fired from the show).
Edith- Archie Bunckers Place

Your right Buffy is about SITCOM characters. The 2 that I mention(John Amos, Jean Stapleton) are still alive today.

[treky]

John Amos wasn't fired from "Good Times"; he quit the show after a disagreement. He was followed 1 or 2 seasons later by Esther Rolle.

[James]

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
since this is Sitcom CHARACTERS that have passed away, how about some of these (whether the actor is alive or dead, the CHARACTER)

OK, here's my new list:

Written out:

G. W. Haines, The Waltons (Erin's boyfriend; killed in training at Camp Lee)

Aunt Martha Corinne Walton, The Waltons (died while picking flowers)

Curtis Willard, The Waltons (Mary Ellen's first husband; killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while as a doctor in the military, only to wake up a few episodes later and be living in Florida, with a new name, and played by a new actor)

Arthur A. Collins, The Wonder Years (Kevin's algebra teacher; died of a heart attack one weekend)

Died after the show ended:

Ike Godsey, The Waltons (died after the show ended, according to the narrator in at least one episode)

Jack Arnold, The Wonder Years (two years after the show ended, so the finale told us)

Almost written out:

It is said that if The Brady Bunch had come back for a sixth season, Mike (the father) would have been killed off, either dying in an auto crash or going on an extended architectural project.

According to at least one source there were plans to write out Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years after a contract dispute.

[Lady T]

Originally posted by vashti1999
I think a better name for this thread would be sitcom actors who've passed away as opposed to characters. With that in mind, here are a few not yet mentioned:

Ted Bessell--That Girl
Merlin Santana--Steve Harvey Show
Dana Plato--Diff'rent Strokes
Andy Kaufman--Taxi
Zara Cully--Jeffersons
Tom Villard--We Got It Made
Jester Hairston--Amen
Cathryn Damon--Soap
Richard Mulligan--Soap/Empty Nest
Nell Carter--Gimme A Break
Christopher Hewett--Mr. Belvedere
Rebecca Schaefer--My Sister Sam
Merritt Butrick--Square Pegs
Helen Martin--227
Michael Cuccione--2Gether
Heather O'Rourke--Happy Days
Florence Stanley--Fish
Gordon Jump--WKRP In Cincinnati

plus a favorite of mine from the movie/tv show Fame--Gene Anthony Ray. Rest in peace.

Hey Thanks about the referrence about the thread title; that does make a lot more sense...:wave:

[curtis]

How about the funny and crazy Jonathan Harris from LIS or Tatto from Fantasy Island. or Frank Sutton of Gomer Pyle. and cartoon characters that have died yet keep coming back...Daffy Duck, Wylie Cyotte, Elmer Fudd:(

[Heather987]

Diana Hyland - Eight is Enough
Lani O'Grady - Eight is Enough
Franklyn Seales - Silver Spoons (Dexter)
Herb Edelman - Golden Girls (Stan)

[treky]

George Burns and Gracie Allen from "The George Burns & Gracie Allen show"

Jack Benny from "The Jack Benny show"

Robert Young & Jane Wyman from "Father Knows Best" (they played Mr. & Mrs. Best):lol:

[MichaelLutton]

what about the cast of sandford and son,and u forgot Nell Cartor and to mention Bill Bixby from Incredible Hulk


is Jack Colvin still Around i Miss Him,


and u also forgot,jim Davis from Dallas


Devon from Knight Rider

Hannibell from ATeam.

[Jrnygrl]

Originally posted by treky
George Burns and Gracie Allen from "The George Burns & Gracie Allen show"

Jack Benny from "The Jack Benny show"

Robert Young & Jane Wyman from "Father Knows Best" (they played Mr. & Mrs. Best):lol:

Jane Wyatt was Mrs. Best, she is still alive according to IMDB.
Jane Wyman is the first and former Mrs. Ronald Reagan.

Eve Arden - Mothers-InLaw, Our Miss Brooks

Wally Cox - Mr. Peepers

Redd Foxx - Sanford and Son, The Royal Family

La Wanda Page - Sanford and Son

Mr. Ed - Ed

Gail Gordon - Our Miss Brooks, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, Life
With Lucy

Richard Crenna - Our Miss Brooks, The Real McCoys

Noam Pitlik - Sanford and Son, The Bob Newhart Show

James Gregory - Barney Miller (Inspector Lugar)

Peter Duel - Gidget

:wave:

[treky]

Originally posted by MichaelLutton
what about the cast of sandford and son,and u forgot Nell Cartor and to mention Bill Bixby from Incredible Hulk


is Jack Colvin still Around i Miss Him,


and u also forgot,jim Davis from Dallas


Devon from Knight Rider

Hannibell from ATeam. some of the "S & S" cast is still around, and the other shows you mentioned (with the exeption of "Give Me A Break") are all DRAMAS!!! Can't you read, the title of this thread CLEARLY STATES "SITCOM characters"!!!!!:mad: :mad: