Category Archives: Late Greats

Kim Tyler of ‘Please Don’t Eat the Daisies’ Dies

Kim Tyler, the former child actor best remembered for his performance on the TV version of Please Don't Eat the Daisies, died February 10 of cancer. Tyler on The Addams Family (Image via NBC) He was 66. Tyler's death went virtually unnoticed until a paid announcement by his family placed in the print edition of…
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Geoffrey Scott, ‘Dark Shadows’ & ‘Dynasty’ Star, Dies @ 79

Geoffrey Scott, the handsome actor most famous as Mark Jennings on Dynasty, died last month at 79, his wife reported. Scott, as seen on Hotel in 1984 (Image via ABC) Scott, who succumbed to Parkinson's disease, died February 23 — one day after his birthday. Born in Hollywood, Scott was signed as an actor by…
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‘Sound of Music’ & Stage Legend Christopher Plummer Dies @ 91

Via ExtraTV: Christopher Plummer, the stage legend best known for his performance in the all-time movie classic The Sound of Music, died Friday at the age of 91. A timeless image (GIF via GIPHY) Deadline reports the beloved actor died at his Weston, Connecticut, home. He was with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, who later confirmed he…
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Mike Henry, Brawny Tarzan & Junior Justice, Dies @ 84

On January 8, actor Mike Henry died at 84 more than three decades after retiring due to encroaching Parkinson's disease. A swingin' career (Image via AIP) According to reports, he died of Parkinson's and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. He had been a pro football player from 1958-1964 for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams,…
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Dustin Diamond of ‘Saved by the Bell’ Dies @ 44

Dustin Diamond, the actor forever associated with his dorky Screech character on various Saved by the Bell incarnations, has died of lung cancer just weeks after being diagnosed. He was 44. Screech's first kiss — not Dustin's — from Tori Spelling (b. 1973) (Image via NBC) TMZ reports he had his girlfriend by his side…
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Icon Cicely Tyson Dies @ 96

The legendary Cicely Tyson has died at 96. Goodbye, dear woman. (Image via CBS) Tyson died Thursday, as reported by ExtraTV and confirmed by her longtime manager Larry Thompson in a statement from her family that read: "With a heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon. At this time, please…
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Cloris Leachman, Oscar & Emmy Legend, Dies @ 94

Cloris Leachman, the Oscar winner best known for her TV work on Mary Tyler Moore — and who racked up a record-setting nine Emmy wins — has died at 94, ExtraTV reports. Her career lasted over 70 years. (Image via Playbill) Leachman died of natural causes at home in Encinitas, California. Her daughter Dinah was with…
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Gregory Sierra of ‘Sanford and Son,’ ‘Barney Miller’ Dies @ 83

Gregory Sierra, known to all classic TV fans for his groundbreaking roles on Sanford and Son and Barney Miller, died January 4 in Laguna Woods, California. Sierra, 83, had battled cancer. His death was reported by ExtraTV. Born on January 25, 1937, in New York City, he had a hardscrabble existence after being abandoned by…
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Pat Loud, ‘An American Family’ Matriarch, Dies @ 94

Pat Loud, whose life and whose family's dysfunction were laid bare on the 1973 PBS series An American Family, has died at her L.A. home at 94. On Facebook, her grieving family announced: “With inconsolable sorrow, we are sad to share the news with friends and family that on Sunday January 10 at 1:55pm PT,…
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‘Police Academy’s’ Marion Ramsey Dies @ 73

Actress and singer Marion Ramsey of the Police Academy movies died Thursday at her home in L.A. She was 73. Our Miss Hooks (Image via Warner Bros.) Deadline reports she had recently been ill, but that no cause of death has been determined. Born May 10, 1947, in Philadelphia, Ramsey got her start on Broadway,…
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