In Memoriam 2023 R.I.P » I Don't Like People

In Memoriam 2022 2021 2020 2019 R.I.P

Another year has passed and the continuation of great loss to the world. People from all walks of life. People who have inspired us to do more. To be more.

Here is a list of those who have left us this year:

January

Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (Gangta Boo)

Rapper

1st January

Aged 43

Ken Block

Pro Rally Driver & YouTube Star

2nd January

Aged 55

Walter Cunningham

Astronaut

3rd January

Aged 90

Fay Weldon CBE

Author and Screenwriter

4th January

Aged 91

Earl Boen

Actor

5th January

Aged 81

Gianluca Vialli

Footballer and Manager

6th January

Aged 58

Adam Rich

Child Actor

7th January

Aged 54

Bernard Kalb

Journalist

8th January

Aged 100

Fred White

Drunner (Earth, Wind and Fire)

9th January

Aged 67

Melinda Dillon

Actor

9th January

Aged 83

Jeff Beck

Musician (Yardbirds & The Jeff Beck Group)

10th January

Aged 78

Ben Masters

Actor

11th January

Aged 75

Carole Cook

Actor

11th January

Aged 98

Tatjana Patitz

Supermodel

11th January

Aged 58

Charles Kimbrough

Actor

11th January

Aged 86

Robbie Bachman

Drummer (Brave Belt & Bachman–Turner Overdrive band)

12th January

Aged 69

Lisa Marie Presley

Singer & daughter to Elvis

12th January

Aged 54

Robbie Knievel

Daredevil son of Evel

13th January

Aged 60

Al Brown

Actor

13th January

Aged 83

Yoshio Yoda

Actor

13th January

Aged 88

Bruce Gowers

Director & Film Producer

15th January

Aged 82

Gina Lollobrigida

Actor

16th January

Aged 95

Van Conner

Bassist & Co-founder of the Screaming Trees

17th January

Aged 55

Lucile Randon (Sister André)

Nun ” The world’s oldest known oldest person”

17th January

Aged 118

Renée Geyer

Singer

17th January

Aged 69

David Crosby

Singer & Songwriter for The Byrds and Cosby

18th January

Aged 81

Anton Walkes

Footballer

19th January

Aged 25

Sal Bando

Baseball Player

20th January

Aged 78

Leopoldo Roberto Garcia Pelaez Benitez (Polo Polo)

Comedian

23rd January

Aged 78

Lance Kerwin

Actor

24th January

Aged 62

Balkrishna Doshi

Architect

24th January

Aged 95

Cindy Williams

Actor

25th January

Aged 75

Jessie Lemonier

American Footballer

26th January

Aged 25

Slyvia Syms

Actor

27th January

Aged 89

Lisa Loring

Actor (The Original Wednesday Addams)

28th January

Aged 64

Tom Verlaine

Frontman and guitarist for Television

28th January

Aged 73

Barrett Strong

Singer & songwriter

29th January

Aged 81

Annie Wersching

Actor

29th January

Aged 45

George R. Robertson

Actor

29th January

Aged 89

Bobby Hull

Hockey Player

30th January

Aged 84

Bobby Beathard

American Football Player

30th January

Aged 86

February

Paco Rabanne

Fashion Designer

3rd February

Aged 88

Hilary Alexander

Fashion Journalist

5th February

Aged 77

Burt Bacharach

Songwriter & Composer

8th February

Aged 94

Cody Longo

Actor & Musician

8th February

Aged 34

Hugh Hudson

Film Director

10th February

Aged 86

Carlos Saura

Director and Photographer

10th February

Aged 91

Kiernan Forbes (AKA)

Rapper

10th February

Aged 35

Austin Majors

Actor

11th February

Aged 27

David Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove)

Rapper

12th February

Aged 54

Raquel Welch

Actor

15th February

Aged 82

Chuck Jackson

Singer

16th February

Aged 85

Lee Whitlock

Actor

17th February

Aged 54

Stella Stevens

Actor

17th February

Aged 84

Kyle Jacobs

Songwriter & Musician

17th February

Aged 49

Barbara Bosson

Actor

18th February

Aged 83

Dickie Davies

TV Presenter

19th February

Aged 94

Richard Belzer

Actor

19th February

Aged 78

Jansen Panettiere

Actor & Artist

19th February

Aged 28

Alicia Allain

Producer & Actor

21st February

Aged 53

Jeff Watson

Journalist & TV Presenter

22nd February

Aged 80

John Motson

Sports Commentator

23rd February

Aged 77

Gordon Pinsent

Actor

25th February

Aged 92

Lorenzo Jelks (Lo)

News Reporter

25th February

Aged 83

Betty Boothroyd

Mp & Speaker of the House

26th February

Aged 93

Burny Mattinson

Animator and Director

27th February

Aged 87

Ricou Browning

Stunt Man & Actor

27th February

Aged 93

March

Jerry Richardson

Founder & Owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers

1st March

Aged 86

Just Fontaine

French Footballer

1st March

Aged 89

Wayne Shorter

Saxophonist & Composer

2nd March

Aged 89

Steve Mackey

Bassist (Pulp)

2nd March

Aged 56

Rafael Viñoly

Architect

2nd March

Aged 78

Tom Sizemore

Actor

3rd March

Aged 61

Judy Heumann

“Mother of the Disabilities Movement”

4th March

Aged 75

Gary Rossington

Musician & Founding Member of Lynyrd Skynyrd

5th March

Aged 71

Ian Falconer

Author & Illustrator

7th March

Aged 63

Peterson Zah

First President of the Navajo Nation

7th March

Aged 85

Lisa Montell/ Janti

Actor

7th March

Aged 89

Bert I. Gordon

Director, Writer, Producer & Visual Effects Artist

8th March

Aged 100

Robert Blake

Actor

9th March

Aged 89

Eugene Kohn

Architect

9th March

Aged 92

Chaim Topol

Actor

8th March

Aged 87

Margaret Lake (Mystic Meg)

Astrologer

9th March

Aged 80

Masatoshi Ito

Internationalised 7-Eleven

10th March

Aged 98

Bud Grant

NFL & CFL American Football Coach

11th March

Aged 95

Constantinos Tsobanoglou (Costa Titch)

Rapper 7 Dancer

12th March

Aged 27

Dick Fosbury

Athlete

12th March

Aged 76

Joe Pepitone

Baseball Player

13th March

Aged 82

Patricia Schroeder

US Government Representative

13th March

Aged 82

Bobby Caldwell

Singer-songwriter & Musician

14th March

Aged 71

Norman Steinberg

Screenwriter, Director & Producer

15th March

Aged 83

Sharon Acker

Actor

16th March

Aged 87

Jaqueline Gold

Ann Summers Founder

16th March

Aged 62

Peter Hardy

Actor

16th March

Aged 66

Lance Reddick

Actor

17th March

Aged 60

Paul Grant

Stuntman & Actor

20th March

Aged 56

Willis Reed

Basketball Player

21st March

Aged 80

Peter Werner

Director

21st March

Aged 76

Gunter Nezhoda

Reality TV Star

21st March

Aged 67

Wayne Swinny

Guitarist & Founding Member of Salivia

22nd March

Aged 59

Tom Leadon

Guitarist for the Eagles & Founding Member of the Mudcrutch

22nd March

Aged 71

Keith Reid

Lyricist & Songwriter

23rd March

Aged 76

Darcelle XV

Guinness World Holder of the Oldest Drag Performer

23rd March

Aged 92

Gordon Moore

Intel Co-founder

24th March

Aged 94

Nicholas Webber

Composer & Record Producer

25th March

Aged 43

Xavier López Rodríguez

Actor, Comedian & Producer

25th March

Aged 88

Yang Bing-yi

Creator of Tiawanise Restaurant chain Din Tai Fung

25th March

Aged 96

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Pianist & Composer

28th March

Aged 71

Paul O’Grady

Comedian & TV Presenter

29th March

Aged 67

Brian Gillis (Brizz)

Singer & Founding Member of the Band LFO

29th March

Aged 47

Doug Mulray

Comedian, TV & Radio Presenter

30th March

Aged 71

April

Seymour Stein

Co-founder of Sire Records

2nd April

Aged 80

Judy Farrell

Actor

2nd April

Aged 84

Heklina

Actor & Drag Queen

3rd April

Aged 54

Nigel Lawson

Politician

3rd April

Aged 91

Vivian Trimble

Musician

4th April

Aged 59

Leon Levine

Founder of The Family Dollar Store

5th April

Aged 85

Nora Forster

Music Promoter, Publisher Heiress, Actor & Model

6th April

Aged 80

Paul Cattermole

Musician, Actor & Member of S Club 7

6th April

Aged 46

Lasse Wellander

Guitarist for ABBA

7th April

Aged 70

Michael Lerner

Actor

8th April

Aged 81

Elizabeth Hubbard

Actor

8th April

Aged 89

Chuck Morris

Musician & Band Member of LOTUS

9th April

Aged 47

Al Jaffee

Cartoonist

10th April

Aged 102

Carol Locatell

Actor

11th April

Aged 82

John Olson

Artist

11th April

Aged 95

Dame Mary Quant

Fashion Designer

13th April

Aged 93

Mark Sheeham

Guitarist & Member of The Script

14th April

Aged 46

Murray Melvin

TV & Theatre Actor

15th April

Aged 93

Maxine Klibingaitis

Actor

17th April

Aged 58

Moonbin

K-pop Singer & Actor

19th April

Aged 25

Len Goodman

Ballroom Dancer

22nd April

Aged 78

Barry Humphries

Comedian & Actor

22nd April

Aged 89

Dale Meeks

Actor

22nd April

Aged 48

Harry Belafonte

Singer, Actor & Civil Rights Activist

25th April

Aged 96

Jerry Springer

TV Presenter, Journalist, Actor, Producer, Lawyer & Politician

27th April

Aged 79

Barbara Young

Actor

27th April

Aged 92

Tim Bachman

Guitarist

28th April

Aged 71

Jock Zonfrillo

Chef & TV Presenter

30th April

Aged 46

May

Gordon Lightfoot

Singer-songwriter & Guitarist

1st May

Aged 84

Eileen Saki

Actor

1st May

Aged 79

Barbara Bryne

Theatre Actor

2nd May

Aged 94

Linda Lewis

Singer-songwriter & Musician

3rd May

Aged 72

Tori Bowie

Athlete

3rd May

Aged 32

Sonia Pizarro

Reality TV Star

3rd May

Aged 60

Gerald Castillo

Actor

4th May

Aged 90

Vida Blue

Baseball Player

6th May

Aged 73

Jacklyn Zeman

Actor

9th May

Aged 70

Heather B. Armstrong (Dooce)

Blogger

9th May

Aged 47

Terrence Hardiman

Actor

9th May

Aged 86

Kenneth Anger

Film Maker

11th May

Aged 96

Barry Newman

Actor, Writer & Director

11th May

Aged 92

Samantha Weinstein

Actor

14th May

Aged 28

Joe Gayton

Film Producer

14th May

Aged 66

Doyle Brunson

Poker Player

14th May

Aged 89

Sharon Farrell

Actor

15th May

Aged 82

Sir Martin Amis

Novelist & Screenwriter

19th May

Aged 73

Andy Rourke

Bassist for The Smiths

19th May

Aged 59

Jim Brown

American Football Player & Activist

19th May

Aged 87

Ray Stevenson

Actor

21st May

Aged 58

Leon Ichaso

Writer & Director

21st May

Aged 74

Tina Turner

Singer-songwriter & Actor

24th May

Aged 83

George Maharis

Singer & Actor

24th May

Aged 66

John Beasley

Actor

30th May

Aged 79

Jacklyn Marie Smith (Jacky Oh)

Reality TV Star

31st May

Aged 32

Sergio Calderón

Actor

31st May

Aged 77

June

Cynthia Weil

Songwriter

1st June

Aged 82

Mike Batayeh

Comedian & Actor

1st June

Aged 52

Jim Hines

Athlete

3rd June

Aged 76

Astrud Gilberto

Singer & Songwriter

5th June

Aged 83

Anna Shay

Socialite & Business Woman

5th June

Aged 62

Pat Cooper

Comedian

6th June

Aged 93

Françoise Gilot

Painter

6th June

Aged 101

Pat Casey

BMX Rider

6th June

Aged 29

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (The Iron Sheik)

Wrestler

7th June

Aged 81

John Romita Sr

Artist

12th June

Aged 93

Treat Williams

Actor

12th June

Aged 71

Patrick Gasienica

Ski Jumper

12th June

Aged 24

Cormac McCarthy

Author

13th June

Aged 89

Larry Myers Jr.

Reality TV Star

13th June

Aged 49

Brett Hadley

Actor

14th June

Aged 92

Glenda Jackson

Actor & Politician

15th June

Aged 87

Paxton Whitehead

Actor

16th June

Aged 85

Milton Powell (Big Pokey)

Rapper

18th June

Aged 45

Teresa Taylor

Musician & Actor

18th June

Aged 60

Clark Haggans

American Football Player

21st June

Aged 46

Sheldon Harnick

Lyricist & Songwriter

23rd June

Aged 99

Malcolm Mowbray

Screenwriter & Director

23rd June

Aged 74

Betta St. John

Singer & Actor

23rd June

Aged 93

Frederic Forrest

Actor

24th June

Aged 86

John B. Goodenough

Scientist

25th June

Age 100

Nicolas Coster

Actor

26th June

Aged 89

Julian Sands

Actor

27th June

Aged 65

Sue Johanson

Nurse, Educator & TV + Radio Presenter

28th June

Aged 93

Alan Arkin

Actor

30th June

Aged 89

July

Meg Johnson

Actor

1st July

Aged 86

Lawrence Turman

Film Producer

1st July

Aged 96

Robert Lieberman

Director

1st July

Aged 75

George Tickner

Guitarist, Songwriter & Founding Member of the Band Journey

5th July

Aged 76

Coco Lee

Singer-songwriter & Actor

5th July

Aged 48

Jeffrey Carlson

Actor

6th July

Aged 48

Andrea Evans

Actor

9th July

Aged 66

Mikala Jones

Surfer

9th July

Aged 44

Milan Kundera

Writer

11th July

Aged 94

George Armstrong

Actor

11th July

Aged 60

Carlin Glynn

Actor

13th July

Aged 83

Josephine Chaplin

Actor

13th July

Aged 74

Nick Benedict

Musician & Actor

14th July

Aged 77

Jane Birkin

Singer & Actor

16th July

Aged 76

Elise Finch

Meteorologist

16th July

Aged 51

Linda Haynes

Actor

17th July

Aged 75

Jerome Coopersmith

Dramatist for TV & Theater. A Professor of Screenplay Writing

21st July

Aged 97

Tony Bennett

Singer

21st July

Aged 96

Lelia Goldoni

22nd July

Actor

Aged 86

Paul Hince

Footballer

22nd July

Aged 78

Pamela Blair

Actor

23rd July

Aged 73

Inga Swenson

Singer & Actor

23rd July

Aged 90

Trevor Francis

Footballer

24th July

Aged 69

George Alagiah

Journalist & TV Presenter

24th July

Aged 67

Bo Goldman

Screenwriter & Playwright

25th July

Aged 90

Sinead O’Connor

Singer-songwriter

26th July

Aged 56

Randy Meisner

Musician & Songwriter Band: The Eagles

26th July

Aged 77

Marc Gilpin

Child Actor

29th July

Aged 56

Paul Reubens

Comedian & Actor

30th July

Aged 70

Angus Cloud

Actor

31st July

Aged 25

Carol Duvall

TV Personality

31st July

Aged 97

August

Clifton Oliver

Actor

2nd August

Aged 47

Carl Davis

Composer

3rd August

Aged 86

Mark Margolis

Actor

3rd August

Aged 83

John Gosling

Musician with Band The Kinks

4th August

Aged 75

William Friedkin

Director & TV Producer

7th August

Aged 87

Willie Perry Jr (DJ Casper)

Disc Jockey

7th August

Aged 58

Sixto Rodriguez

Musician

8th August

Aged 81

Johnny Hardwick

Actor & Comedian

8th August

Aged 64

Robbie Robertson

Singer-songwriter & Musician

9th August

Aged 80

Darren Kent

Actor & Director

11th August

Aged 36

Alex Collins

American Football Player

13th August

Age 28

Magoo

Rapper

14th August

Aged 50

Chris Peluso

Actor

15th August

Aged 40

Jerry Moss

Musician & Co-founder of A&M Records

16th August

Aged 88

Michael Parkinson

TV Presenter & Broadcaster

16th August

Aged 88

Rick Jeanneret

TV & Radio Personality

17th August

Aged 81

Rose Gregorio

Actor

17th August

Aged 97

James L. Buckley

US Politician & Judge

18th August

Aged 100

Nancy Frangione

Actor

18th August

Aged 70

Ray Hildebrand

Singer

18th August

Aged 82

John Warnock

Computer Scientist & Inventor. Co-founder of Adobe

19th August

Aged 82

Ron Cephas Jones

Actor

19th August

Aged 66

Davis Jacobs

20th August

Writer, Producer & Director

Aged 84

Elizabeth Hoffman

Actor

21st August

Aged 97

Terry Funk

Wrestler

23rd August

Aged 79

Hersha Parady

Actor

23rd August

Aged 78

Bray Wyatt

Wrestler

24th August

Aged 36

Arleen Sorkin

Actor & Screenwriter

24th August

Aged 67

Bob Barker

TV Personality & Animal Rights Advocate

26th August

Aged 99

Faye Fantarrow

Singer-songwriter

26th August

Aged 21

Bernie Marsden

Guitarist for Whitesnake

28th August

Aged 72

August Grant (08)

Musician & Singer

28th August

Aged 31

Jamie Christopher

Assistant Director & Film Producer

29th August

Aged 52

Robert Klane

Screenwriter & Novelist

29th August

Aged 81

Jack Sonni

Writer, Musician And Marketing Executive. Band: Dire Straits

30th August

Aged 68

Gil Brandt

American Footballer

31st August

Aged 91

Gayle Hunnicutt

Actor

31st August

Aged 80

September

Bill Richardson

US Politician Governor of New Mexico

1st September

Aged 75

Jimmy Buffett

Singer & Musician

1st September

Aged 76

Marcia DeRousse

Actor

2nd September

Aged 70

Steve Harwell

Singer Band: Smash Mouth

4th September

Aged 56

Gary Wright

Musician & Composer

4th September

Aged 80

Mike Yarwood

Impressionist & Comedian

8th September

Aged 82

Mangosuthu Buthelezi

South African Politician & Zulu Prince

9th September

Aged 95

Charlie Robison

Singer-songwriter

10th September

Aged 59

Mike Williams

American Footballer

12th September

Aged 36

Brandon Hunter

Basketball Player

12th September

Aged 42

Jean Boht

Actor

12th September

Aged 91

Roger Whittaker

Singer-songwriter & Musician

13th September

Aged 87

Michael McGrath

Actor

14th September

Aged 65

Billy Miller

Actor

15th September

Aged 43

Fernando Botero

Artist

15th September

Aged 91

Irish Grinstead

Singer Group/Band: 702

16th September

Aged 43

Joy Chambers-Grundy

Actor & Author

16th September

Aged 76

Trisha Stratford

TV Personality

18th September

Aged 72

Terry Kirkman

Singer-songwriter

23rd September

Aged 83

David McCallum

Actor & Musician

25th September

Aged 90

Brooks Robinson

Baseball Player

26th September

Aged 86

Nashawn Breedlove

Actor

26th September

Aged 46

Michael Gambon

Actor

27th September

Aged 82

Dianne Feinstein

US Politician

28th September

Aged 90

Jake Abraham

Actor

30th September

Aged 56

Chris Snow

Assistant General Manager of the Calgary Flames

30th September

Aged 42

October

Tim Wakefield

Baseball Player

1st October

Aged 57

Francis Lee

Footballer

2nd October

Aged 79

Russ Francis

American Football Player

2nd October

Aged 70

Shawna Trpcic

Film Costume Designer

4th October

Aged 56

Keith Jefferson

Actor

5th October

Aged 53

Dick Butkus

American Footballer

5th October

Aged 80

Michael Chiarello

Chef

6th October

Aged 61

Terence Davis

Screenwriter & Director

7th October

Aged 77

Burt Young

Actor

8th October

Aged 83

Keith Giffen

Comic Book Artist & Write

9th October

Aged 70

Anthony Hickox

Director, Producer, Actor & Screenwriter

9th October

Aged 64

Jeff Burr

Director

10th October

Aged 60

Mark Goddard

Actor

10th October

Aged 87

Phyllis Coates

Actor. The First Lois Lane

11th October

Aged 96

Rudolph Isley

Singer-Songwriter Band: The Isley Brothers

11th October

Aged 84

Cal Wilson

Comedian & Author

11th October

Aged 53

Lara Parker

Actor

12th October

Aged 84

Louise Glück

Poet & Essayist

13th October

Aged 80

Piper Laurie

Actor

14th October

Aged 91

Suzanne Somers

Actor, Author, Singer & Businesswoman

15th October

Aged 76

Joanna Merlin

Actor & Casting Director

15th October

Aged 92

Cedric Jones (Beastie)

Actor & Personal Trainer

16th October

Aged 46

Dwight Twilley

Singer-songwriter

18th October

Aged 72

Tony Husband

Cartoonist

18th October

Aged 73

Mark Howard James (The 45 King)

Hip Hop Producer & DJ

19th October

Aged 62

Haydn Gwynne

Actor

20th October

Aged 66

Leslie Dayman

Actor

20th October

Aged 85

Sir Bobby Charlton

Footballer

21st October

Aged 86

Dave Courtney

Author & Actor

22nd October

Aged 64

Bill Kenwright

Actor, Producer & Everton Football Club Chairman

23rd October

Aged 78

Angelo Bruschini

Guitarist Band: Massive Attack

23rd October

Aged 62

Richard Roundtree

Actor

24th October

Aged 81

Herbert Bowman (Bertie)

US Congressional Staffer (Longest Running)

25th October

Aged 92

Richard Moll

Actor

26th October

Aged 80

Judy Nugent

Actor

26th October

Aged 83

Matthew Perry

Actor

28th October

Aged 54

Aaron Spears

Drummer

30th October

Aged 47

Tyler Christopher

Actor

31st October

Aged 50

November

Peter White

Actor

1st November

Aged 86

Bob Knight

Basketball Coach

1st November

Aged 82

Walter Davis

Basketball Player

2nd November

Aged 69

Evan Ellingson

Actor

5th October

Aged 35

Ross McDonnell

Director

5th November

Aged 44

Janet Landgard

Actor & Model

6th November

Aged 75

Frank Borman

USAF Colonel, Aeronautical Engineer, NASA Astronaut, Test Pilot & Businessman

7th November

Aged 95

Johnny Ruffo

Actor, Singer-songwriter & Musician

10th November

Aged 35

Conny Van Dyke

Singer & Actor

11th November

Aged 78

Kevin Turen

Producer

12th November

Aged 44

George Brown (Funky)

Drummer (Kool & The Gang) Actor, Producer & Composer

16th November

Aged 74

Dex Carvey

Actor, Comedian & Editor

15th November

Aged 32

Suzanne Shepherd

Actor & Theatre Director

17th November

Aged 89

Peter Spellos

Voice Actor

19th November

Aged 69

Joss Ackland

Actor

19th November

Aged 95

Rosalynn Carter

Former US First Lady

19th November

Aged 96

Mars Williams

Saxophonist for Bands: The Waitresses & The Psychedelic Furs

20th November

Aged 68

Annabel Giles

TV & Radio Presenter, Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Model, Actor, Writer & Novelist

20th November

Aged 64

Jean Knight

Singer

22nd November

Aged 80

Marty Krofft

Writer & Producer

25th November

Aged 86

Terry Venables

Footballer & Manager

25th November

Aged 80

Kevin Walker (Geordie)

Musician, Producer & Songwriter. Band: Killing Joke

26th November

Aged 64

Frances Sternhagen

Actor

27th November

Aged 93

Jack Axelrod

Actor

28th November

Aged 93

Henry Kissinger

US Politician & Diplomat

29th November

Aged 100

Dean Sullivan

Actor

29th November

Aged 68

Mary Cleave

Engineer and NASA Astronaut

29th November

Aged 76

Elliott Erwitt

Photojournalist & Filmmaker

29th November

Aged 95

Shane MacGowan

Singer-songwriter & Musician Band: The Pogues

30th November

Aged 65

December

Sandra Day O’Connor

Attorney, Politician, Jurist & Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

1st December

Aged 93

Brigit Forsyth

Actor

1st December

Aged 83

Andrea Fay Friedman

Actor

3rd December

Aged 53

Denny Laine

Musician

5th December

Aged 79

Norman Lear

Screenwriter & Producer

5th December

Aged 101

Ellen Holly

Actor

6th December

Aged 92

Benjamin Zephaniah

Actor, Write & Poet

7th December

Aged 65

Stan Rogow

Music Manager, Writer & Producer

7th December

Aged 75

Ryan O’Neal

Actor

8th December

Aged 82

Michael Blakemore

Actor, Writer & Director

10th December

Aged 95

Shirley Anne Field

Actor

10th December

Aged 87

Camden Toy

Writer & Actor

11th December

Aged 68

Andre Braugher

Actor

11th December

Aged 61

Jeffrey Foskett

Guitarist & Singer. Band: The Beach Boys

11th December

Aged 67

Shirley Barber

Author & Illustrator

12th December

Aged 88

Kenny DeForest

Comedian

13th December

Aged 37

Steve Halliwell

Actor

15th December

Aged 77

Colin Burgess

Drummer for AC/DC

16th December

Aged 77

James McCaffrey

Actor

17th December

Aged 65

Jim Ladd

DJ & Radio Producer

17th December

Aged 75

Laura Lynch

Singer & Musician. Founding Member of the Dixie Chicks

22nd December

Aged 65

Ian Pepperell

Actor

22nd December

Aged 53

Mike Nussbaum

Actor

23rd December

Aged 99

Neel Nanda

Comedian

24th December

Aged 32

Casey Kramer

Actor

24th December

Aged

Kamar de los Reyes

Actor

24th December

Aged 56

David Leland

Actor, Director & Screenwriter

24th December

Aged 82

Richard Franklin

Actor

25th December

Aged 87

Henry Sandon

Author, Antiques Expert, TV Personality & Lecturer

25th December

Aged 95

Bill Granger

Chef, Restaurateur & Writer

25th December

Aged 54

Tom Smothers

Comedian & Actor

26th December

Aged 86

Bandit

Fashion Designer

26th December

Aged 38

Bobby Rivers

Actor & TV Personality

26th December

Aged 70

Lee Sun-kyun

Actor

27th December

Aged 48

Mbongeni Ngema

Playwright, Lyricist, Composer, Director, Choreographer & Theatre Producer

27th December

Aged 68

Kurtis Chapman (Mad Kurt)

Wrestler

29th December

Aged 26

John Pilger

Journalist, Writer & Filmmaker

30th December

Aged 84

Tom Wilkinson

Actor

30th December

Aged 75