In Memoriam 2021
A List of People We Lost This Year
January
Marc Eden
Actor
January 1st
Aged 92
Barbara Shelley
Actor
January 3rd
Aged 88
Gerry Marsden
Singer Band: Gerry and The Pacemakers
January 3rd
Aged 78
Tanya Roberts
Actor
January 4th
Aged 65
Marion Ramsey
Actor
January 7th
Aged 73
Miles Keds
Singer Songwriter
January 10th
Aged 55
Siegfried Fischbacher
Magician
January 13th
Aged 81
Peter Mark Richman
Actor
January 14th
Aged 93
Phil Spector
Music Producer and Convicted Muderer
January 16th
Aged 80
Mira Furlan
Actor
January 21st
Aged 65
Hal Holbrook
Actor
January 23rd
Aged 95
Larry king
Interviewer
January 23rd
Aged 87
Hilton Valentine
Musician, Guitarist Band: Animals
January 29th
Aged 77
February
Dustin Diamond
Actor
February 1st
Aged 44
Captain Sir Tom Moore
WW2 Veteran and Fundraiser
February 2nd
Aged 100
Jim Weatherly
Songwriter
February 3rd
Aged 77
Christopher Plummer
Actor
February 5th
Aged 91
Mary Wilson
Singer
February 8th
Aged 76
Susan Shaw
Glamour Model
February 10th
Aged 70
Frank Mills
Actor
February 11th
Aged 93
Rush Limbaugh
Conservative Radio Host
February 17th
Aged 70
Ronald Pickup
Actor
February 24th
Aged 80
Johnny Briggs
Actor
February 28th
Aged 85
March
Ian St John
Footballer and Commentator
March 1st
Aged 82
Bunny Wailer
Musician Band: Bob Marley and the Wailers
March 2nd
Aged 73
Trevor Peacock
Actor
March 8th
Aged 89
Cliff Simon
Actor
March 9th
Aged 58
OBE Murry Walker
Motorsport Commentator
March 13th
Aged 97
Yaphet Kotto
Actor
March 15th
Aged 81
Sabine Schmitz
Motor Racing Driver
March 16th
Aged 51
George Segal
Actor
March 23rd
Aged 87
Jessica Walter
Actor
March 24th
Aged 80
April
Paul Ritter
Actor
April 5th
Aged 54
DMX Earl Simmons
Rapper
April 9th
Aged 50
Nikki Grahame
Reality Star
April 9th
Aged 38
Prince Phillip
Duke of Edinburgh
April 9th
Aged 99
OBE Helen McCrory
Actor
April 16th
Aged 52
Felix Silla
Actor
April 16th
Aged 84
John Steinman
Song Writer
April 19th
Aged 73
Les Mekeown
Singer Band: Bay City Rollers
April 20th
Aged 65
Michael Collins
Astronaunt
April 28th
Aged 90
Frank McRae
Actor And American Football Star
April 29th
Aged 80
May
Olympia Dukakis
Actor
May 1st
Aged 89
John Paul Leon
Comic Book Artist
May 1st
Aged 49
Charles Grodin
Actor
May 18th
Aged 86
Eric Carle
Author / Illustrator
May 23rd
Aged 91
Samuel E. Wright
Actor
May 24th
Aged 74
Kevin Clarke
Actor/ Musician
May 26th
Aged 32
Lois de Banzie
Actor
May 26th
Aged 90
BJ Thomas
Singer
May 29th
Aged 78
June
Lisa Banes
Actor
June 4th
Aged 66
Clarence Williams III
Actor
July 4th
Aged 81
Ben Roberts
Actor
June 7th
Aged 70
Ned Beatty
Actor
June 13th
Aged 83
Jackie Lane
Actor
June 23rd
Aged 79
July
Richard Donnor
Director
July 5th
Aged 91
William Smith
Actor
July 5th
Aged 88
Jonathan ‘Jono’ Coleman
TV and Radio Presenter
July 9th
Aged 65
Charlie Robinson
Actor
July 11th
Aged 75
Robert Steinhardt
Singer/ Violinist Band: Kansa
July 17th
Aged 71
Tom O’Connor
Comedian, Host and Singer
July 18th
Aged 81
Dieter Brummer
Actor
July 24th
Aged 45
Jackie Mason
Comedian
July 24th
Aged 93
Joey Jordison
Drummer for Slipknot and Murderdolls
July 26th
Aged 46
Dusty Hill
Bassist for ZZ Top
July 28th
Aged 72
August
Una Stubbs
Actress and Dancer
August 12th
Aged 84
Sean Lock
Comedian
August 18
Age 58
Don Everly
Singer/Songwriter Band: The Everly Brothers
August 21st
Aged 84
Brian Travers
Saxophonist Band: UB40
August 22nd
Aged 62
Marilyn Eastman
Actor
August 22nd
Aged 87
Charles Watts
Drummer Band: The Rolling Stones
August 24th
Aged 80
Ed Asner
Actor
August 29th
Aged 91
September
Tony Selby
Actor
September 5th
Aged 83
Sarah Harding
Singer
September 5th
Aged 39
Michael K Williams
Actor
September 6
Aged 54
Michael Constantine
Actor
September 8th
Aged 94
Art Metrano
Actor
September 8th
Aged 84
Norm MacDonald
Comedian/ Actor
September 14th
Aged 61
John Challis
Actor
September 19
Age 79
Jimmy Greaves
Footballer and Commentator
September 19th
Age 81
Willie Garson
Actor
September 21st
Age 57
Alan Lancaster
Bassist Band: Status Quo
September 26th
Aged 72
Ravil Isyanov
Actor
September 29th
Aged 59
October
Deon Estus
Singer/ Bassist Band: Wham!
October 11th
Aged 65
Ruthie Tompson
Animator for Disney
October 11th
Aged 111
Chris Ayres
Actor
October 18th
Aged 56
Colin Powell
American Politician
October 18th
Aged 84
William Lucking
Actor
October 18th
Aged 80
Leslie Bricusse
Songwriter
October 19th
Aged 90
Peter Scolari
Actor
October 22nd
Aged 66
James Michael Tyler
Actor
October 24th
Aged 59
November
Lionel Blair
Actor, Choreographer, Tap Dancer and Presenter
November 4th
Aged 92
Terence Wilson (Astro)
Singer/ Songwriter Band: UB40
November 6th
Aged 64
Dean Stockwell
Actor
November 7th
Aged 85
Gavan O’Herlihy
Actor
November 11th
Aged 70
Art LaFleur
Actor
November 18th
Aged 78
David Gulpilil
Actor
November 29th
Aged 68
Arlene Dahl
Actor
November 29th
Aged 96
Tommy Lane
Stuntman & Actor
November 29th
Aged 83
December
Colonel Edward Shames
Last remaining member of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. From WWII.
December 4th
Aged 99
Larry Sellers
Actor
December 8th
Aged 72
Michael Nesmith
Singer / Songwriter/ guitarist Band: Monkees
December 10th
Aged 78
Anne Rice
Author
December 12th
Aged 80
Sally Ann Howes
Actor
December 19th
Aged 91
Janice Long
BBC DJ & Broadcaster
December 25th
Aged 66
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Religious Leader
December 26th
Aged 90
Betty White
Actor/ Comedian
December 31st
Aged 99
