9 Actors Who Died During the Production of Their TV Shows

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    You know what they say, the show must go on! From a production standpoint, what do you do when the star of your TV show suddenly dies? Do you replace them with a different actor hoping that your audience won't notice or do you make up some kind of excuse that covers their absence and move on? This same scenario has played out over and over throughout the years leaving writing teams and producers scrambling to salvage their series.
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    Sometimes, shows are able to recover from the loss. Other times, the series has to be scrapped entirely. In this video, we're going to take a look at some of the most famous cases of a TV show losing one of their stars and how they dealt with the problem. Hopefully, we'll also give these actors the respect that they deserve. It's always a tragedy when a talented individual passes away before their prime, but at least everyone featured in this video was able to leave their mark before meeting their end.
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  • @marig6184
    @marig6184 3 роки тому +73

    Luke Perry and Patrick Swayze going made me cry.

  • @jacknakash2677
    @jacknakash2677 3 роки тому +33

    I was a young "lad" when Will Geer passed away when he played grandpa on "The Waltons" & nothing to this day "hit" me as hard as when he passed

  • @dhenderson1810
    @dhenderson1810 3 роки тому +40

    Dolph Sweet, who played the father in "Gimme A Break", died a couple of seasons in, and his character died off-screen and was given a tribute on the show.

    • @1trushadowclw642
      @1trushadowclw642 3 роки тому +4

      Real sad I remember the cast reacting to it talk about acting through pain

    • @rony41165
      @rony41165 3 роки тому +4

      He dies after the fourth season

    • @LadyDuchess
      @LadyDuchess 3 роки тому +1

      I remember how skinny & frail Dolph Sweet looked on the last episode of season 4. It was a lil traumatizing.

    • @scootergurl48
      @scootergurl48 2 роки тому +1

      @@LadyDuchess He really did look so sick yet he stayed till the end. Doing the show must have been terribly exhausting for him.

  • @henryhonda8408
    @henryhonda8408 3 роки тому +66

    Being a Canadian.... John Candy's death shocked me the most at a young age of 43.

  • @spideraxis
    @spideraxis 3 роки тому +16

    Joseph Kearns on "Dennis the Menace", Jim Davis on "Dallas", Wally Cox from "Hollywood Squares", Peter Duel on "Alias Smith and Jones", and John Ritter. In the case of Duel, it was the reason the show couldn't go on.

    • @tonyfriend7413
      @tonyfriend7413 2 роки тому +1

      YES Wally Cox/ There's No Need to Fear, Underdog is Here!

  • @kevinriddell2105
    @kevinriddell2105 3 роки тому +54

    Also John Spencer who died during the production of The West Wing.
    And Jerry Orbach who died after only 2 episodes of Law and Order:Trial by Jury. And 12 Seasons of Law and Order.

    • @kddoelling9673
      @kddoelling9673 3 роки тому +5

      Both great actors ....

    • @jennifermccracken9842
      @jennifermccracken9842 3 роки тому +4

      I really liked the episodes of L&O that he is in.And remember, he was in 'Dirty Dancing' too.

    • @havocproltd
      @havocproltd 3 роки тому +2

      yep.... I was looking for the John Spencer mention.

  • @tlrogers6083
    @tlrogers6083 3 роки тому +28

    I was just a 9 year-old a kid when Dan Blocker passed. I remember I had a hard time dealing with it...he was my favorite tv character of all time. I loved that show.

    • @TheMomMom61
      @TheMomMom61 2 роки тому

      I, too, had a hard time dealing with the death of Dan Blocker. My favorite episode of Bonanza to this day remains the one titled "Hoss and the Leprechauns."

    • @davepayne9162
      @davepayne9162 2 роки тому

      @@TheMomMom61 yes he was very good,i liked him,

  • @andreawilliams8384
    @andreawilliams8384 3 роки тому +54

    You forgot the death of Mr Hooper on Sesame Street. There was even a special episode explaining death.

    • @ProudDad1976
      @ProudDad1976 2 роки тому +2

      I will always be grateful to Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street for all the lessons and for helping me deal with grief, my mom left when I was three but Mr. Rogers had been talking about divorce at or near that time making me feel like I am not the only one and it was not my fault. Mr. Hooper's death was hard on everyone in the show, I remember seeing and hearing many people on the verge of tears but we were told it was good to cry and to talk about your pain, Sesame Street turned a very sad event into a teachable moment that I am sure Mr. Hooper would have been or was proud of.

  • @HC8080
    @HC8080 3 роки тому +92

    Pete Duell’s death shocked me. I loved him in Alias Smith and Jones.

    • @maryjoforrest1011
      @maryjoforrest1011 3 роки тому +12

      I thought of him also.

    • @rmick66
      @rmick66 3 роки тому +10

      I still remember when that happened. He had so much natural charisma and charm, nobody could take his place.

    • @dianecurtis9919
      @dianecurtis9919 3 роки тому +10

      I loved him, glad he is remembered

    • @sarahsarah4271
      @sarahsarah4271 3 роки тому +10

      @@maryjoforrest1011 I loved him as well. My sister had a poster of Pete Duel. He was so handsome so perfect in his looks. Loved his dimples. Just a lively looking actor

    • @johntardy1472
      @johntardy1472 3 роки тому +3

      What about his brother looked like Pete’s twin

  • @technicolor1956
    @technicolor1956 3 роки тому +62

    I was sorry that you didn’t include Michael Conrad who starred in Hill Street Blues. What a loss he was :(

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  3 роки тому +5

      We miss him too, Steve

    • @albundy6008
      @albundy6008 3 роки тому +3

      "Hey, be careful out there!"

    • @MrOcwelch
      @MrOcwelch 2 роки тому +2

      @@albundy6008 good stuff

  • @loboblanco4426
    @loboblanco4426 3 роки тому +179

    Jack Soo on Barney Miller should have been included. His death was tragic and the show had a Jack Soo remembrance episode. It's a classic.

    • @mamacindyrogofsky495
      @mamacindyrogofsky495 3 роки тому +8

      Richard Crenna on Judging Amy also died on the show. Also Lynne Thigpan of The District..

    • @nickyfarrell2438
      @nickyfarrell2438 3 роки тому +2

      @@mamacindyrogofsky495 unless c

    • @mattb4794
      @mattb4794 3 роки тому +3

      Yes

    • @patsheely6181
      @patsheely6181 3 роки тому +3

      Yes in deed!

    • @derrickbailey5167
      @derrickbailey5167 2 роки тому +2

      That reaction to WOJO making him some coffee was comedy gold, I laughed so hard when that episode aired. 😂😂😂😂😉😉😉

  • @westies1962
    @westies1962 3 роки тому +144

    Jim Davis who played Ewing family patriarch Jock Ewing on Dallas deserves a mention here...

  • @krissya.d.9120
    @krissya.d.9120 3 роки тому +63

    Dick York, even though he left the series before his death due to his illness, it was also never the same with Dick Sargeant.

    • @johnnasiatka5636
      @johnnasiatka5636 3 роки тому +5

      Night and day. As York made Darrin out to be a crybaby and needless worrier. Sargeant was one to make Darrin more silent rage type who got angry with facial language and voice tones.
      Also Darren number two never interacted with his children at all which the first one had with Tabitha.

    • @thommysides4616
      @thommysides4616 3 роки тому +8

      Dick York had a certain kind of innocence, the way he would smirk his face with a twist and say, "Sam!!!" I loved him too, and he loved the Lord, so we shall see him again in heaven!

    • @beverlygannon4141
      @beverlygannon4141 3 роки тому +4

      Agree. ...it's sad. Loved that show ♥️♥️👍

    • @ahashdahnagila6884
      @ahashdahnagila6884 3 роки тому +4

      @@thommysides4616
      I remember Dick York in The Twilight Zone...in an episode where he could hear what was in people's minds.
      (I grew up about 50 miles from Rockford, where he returned to, to die.)

    • @patsheely6181
      @patsheely6181 3 роки тому +2

      Inhert the wind1960

  • @shiquetamartin9574
    @shiquetamartin9574 3 роки тому +61

    Patrick Swayze will always one of my favorite actor missed

    • @marylanet9896
      @marylanet9896 2 роки тому +2

      Mine too i miss him alot

    • @sherylpayne5851
      @sherylpayne5851 2 роки тому +2

      He owned and showed Arabian horses and was known to be a very
      nice person and is still missed.

    • @squirellmaster1
      @squirellmaster1 2 роки тому

      Roadhouse

    • @cindysmith2858
      @cindysmith2858 2 роки тому

      Was always my favorite actor, it was almost like loosing a family member or friend. RIP

  • @gaylebellaire5830
    @gaylebellaire5830 3 роки тому +34

    Dan Blocker' death shocked me. You didn't mention Alias Smith And Jones' Pete Duel's death; the show limped through one season after his death.

  • @sjhoff
    @sjhoff 3 роки тому +42

    The show Night Court had two older female bailiffs, Selma, who died after season two, and her replacement Flo who died after season 3. They picked a younger woman to be the next bailiff and she finished out the series run.

    • @pp312
      @pp312 3 роки тому

      So inconvenient, these people dying one after the other. If I were the producer I'd sue them. :)

    • @patsheely6181
      @patsheely6181 3 роки тому +1

      Marsha warfield

    • @danielbullock4703
      @danielbullock4703 3 роки тому +2

      Selma Diamond and Florence Hallop, the both died from cancer.

    • @jamesarmstrong1811
      @jamesarmstrong1811 3 роки тому +1

      Marsha Warfield,who played Roz

    • @hillbillyhenry5098
      @hillbillyhenry5098 Рік тому

      And the beautiful Markie Post died a few years ago at the young age of 64. She played on Night Court.

  • @davidrichards6974
    @davidrichards6974 3 роки тому +46

    Dan Blocker was my favorite actor. He was a gentle giant 😢😢

    • @anniecartwright1
      @anniecartwright1 3 роки тому +1

      Ditto😭😭

    • @Justin666Martyr
      @Justin666Martyr 3 роки тому

      *Did You Like him BeTTer, than Mary Ann???*

    • @maryleone2023
      @maryleone2023 3 роки тому +5

      Hoss Cartwright was the heart and soul of Bonanza and his gentle nature endeared him to the world! In the episode( The Rainmaker) where he cares for a little girl with typhoid fever, the girl recovers and asks Hoss if he was an angel. How appropriate. Out of the mouth of babes!

    • @phalynwilliams4119
      @phalynwilliams4119 3 роки тому +3

      In the Bonanza’s introduction all of the actors smile at the camera but Dan Blocker’s 😊 smile lights up the tv screen. You are looking at this mountain 🏔 of a man with such a kind, gentle, angelic smile.

  • @jons.6216
    @jons.6216 3 роки тому +72

    If this went on about a minute longer it should also be noted that Marion Lorne as the lovable bumbling Aunt Clara also passed on during the production of Bewitched and Alice Ghostly filled in the missing need for a character like it as Esmeralda.

    • @TheNewGateStudios
      @TheNewGateStudios 3 роки тому +4

      The different neighbor was Sandra Gould. You also failed to mention that Kelsey became a regular cast member at the same time Woody joined the cast.

    • @deeo2214
      @deeo2214 3 роки тому +9

      Aunt Clara was one of my favorite characters on Bewitched.

    • @beverlygannon4141
      @beverlygannon4141 3 роки тому +1

      @@deeo2214me too.

    • @bubbastill2040
      @bubbastill2040 3 роки тому +3

      My Mammaw loved Aunt Clara and so did I!

    • @grindfreakmike5754
      @grindfreakmike5754 2 роки тому

      Watched bewitched all the time even lately how many years later

  • @timothyweers8054
    @timothyweers8054 3 роки тому +34

    What about Selma Diamond from Night Court, Bull made a big deal over her death. Even her replacement the following season died after the season ended.

    • @tj921able
      @tj921able 3 роки тому +8

      She and Florence Halop passed away over the course of the series and should have been mentioned here.

    • @jalan8171
      @jalan8171 3 роки тому +5

      The Night Court curse.

    • @mamacindyrogofsky495
      @mamacindyrogofsky495 3 роки тому +5

      @@tj921able Then Marsha Warfield took over as the bailiff...

  • @kennethmelnychuk9737
    @kennethmelnychuk9737 3 роки тому +25

    Mr Hooper, it was nice to see CTW film an episode about his passing.

  • @stanmaxkolbe
    @stanmaxkolbe 3 роки тому +17

    I was still active duty when Freddie Prinze died. A lot of us in my unit (9th Cavalry) were so shocked he did that. Such a young man.

  • @randikinton7018
    @randikinton7018 3 роки тому +81

    Dan Blocker was my favorite Cartwright.

  • @tarafarrar9120
    @tarafarrar9120 3 роки тому +252

    I miss John Ritter! His death was a shocker.

    • @thisguyhere6641
      @thisguyhere6641 3 роки тому +13

      I miss him too! We all miss the iconic John Ritter!

    • @DarthSideous63
      @DarthSideous63 3 роки тому +12

      Sadly John's death was on the anniversary of 9/11.

    • @thisguyhere6641
      @thisguyhere6641 3 роки тому +8

      @@DarthSideous63 The two-year anniversary of 9/11!

    • @gloriacargill3164
      @gloriacargill3164 3 роки тому +12

      He was so great!!!!!

    • @ericvosburgh7839
      @ericvosburgh7839 3 роки тому +14

      I watch three's company reruns as daily, uplifting medicine.. Just like Robin Williams, his magical gift to comedy entertainment will live & thrive for eternity..

  • @BATMAN-gh1nf
    @BATMAN-gh1nf 3 роки тому +28

    A Part Two is definitely needed to include Jim Davis, John Ritter, Selma Diamond, Phil Hartman, Florence Halop, Jack Soo and many others.

    • @kman0506
      @kman0506 2 роки тому +3

      ABSOLUTELY! How could Facts Verse leave out Davis and Ritter, who were the most significant deaths for me. Davis' John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. provided a lot of the driving force for the original 'Dallas'. Davis died during the series' 4th season and I totally lost interest once his character was eventually killed off-screen during the following season. The show's writers wisely opted neither to recast Davis' role nor to simply ignore Jock's absence, though they did delay the inevitable by having Jock and Ms. Ellie take an extended "trip", as communicated only thru occasional scenes of Ellie talking on the phone from their hotel room. Notwithstanding that 'Dallas' did last for another NINE seasons, it just was never quite the same without Jock. And who can say enough about John Ritter? Arguably one of THE funniest and most CONSISTENTLY working comedic TV actors of his generation, Ritter's sudden and shocking death from a rare congenital heart condition early into the run of the fledgling sitcom '8 Simple Rules' all but doomed that show. Even the addition of the late, great Jim Garner wasn't enough to make up for Ritter's loss, as made apparent by the show's cancellation after just two seasons.

    • @coinsaver
      @coinsaver 2 роки тому

      at the beginning of the video they show the image of John Ritter, but don't mention him. Also on that list one could include Carol Susi, who played the voice of Howard's mother, on the Big Bang Theory.

    • @seabreeze9296
      @seabreeze9296 2 роки тому

      Douglass Watson (Mac Cory on Another World)

  • @karenmitchell5906
    @karenmitchell5906 3 роки тому +59

    Diana Hyland’s death was the most impactful for me. When she passed and the entire Right Is Enough plot had to change to the way the family dealt with her death was memorable and sad.

    • @garyvandecar2580
      @garyvandecar2580 3 роки тому +10

      Yeah she was going with John Travolta at the time, She died right in his arms. So sad.

    • @karenannemathews8634
      @karenannemathews8634 3 роки тому +3

      So many actors and actresses.passed away at a early age.its very sad.i hope they were all saved and are in heaven.

  • @tomcon5607
    @tomcon5607 3 роки тому +9

    I consider the most significant loss was Freddie Prinze who was so young, and next was Dan Blocker and then Ward Bond, none the less God Bless all of them and all are missed.

  • @lariviereamos
    @lariviereamos 3 роки тому +12

    Karl Swenson of Little House On The Prairie passed away too. Douglass Watson of Another World passed away 3 days for Another Worlds 25th anniversary.

  • @robertwilliams3600
    @robertwilliams3600 3 роки тому +14

    Alas Smith and Jones star Pete Duel. Pete was playin' Russian roulette with a six-gun with a blank cartridge in it. Thinking that with a blank it wouldn't kill him. But he didn't count on the pure concussion and the blank wad that hit his temple with the force that took him out. He was replaced by Roger Davis who was the fellow that did the opening title's voice-over each week.

  • @DarthSideous63
    @DarthSideous63 3 роки тому +85

    A real sad death is Rebecca Schaeffer of My Sister Sam. She was murdered by a stalker.

    • @garyvandecar2580
      @garyvandecar2580 3 роки тому +8

      Yup Robert John Bardo, So sad and so tragic. Never should've happened.

    • @montygreen6228
      @montygreen6228 3 роки тому +12

      That one really turned my stomach. May he rot in jail forever.

    • @montygreen6228
      @montygreen6228 3 роки тому +10

      That one upset me deeply.I fell into a deep depression over her death. I will never recover from that one . Pete Dual and Phil Hartman also affected me deeply.

    • @janicegaypowers3953
      @janicegaypowers3953 3 роки тому +6

      That was so tragic.😢

    • @rony41165
      @rony41165 3 роки тому +2

      She wasn’t killed when the show was on

  • @heronimousbrapson863
    @heronimousbrapson863 3 роки тому +14

    A mention goes to Joseph Kearns who played Mr. Wilson in the Dennis ths Menace tv show in the early '60's.

  • @ClassicMovieMania55
    @ClassicMovieMania55 3 роки тому +11

    Arthur Brough played Mr Grainger on, "Are You Bring Served". Arthur Brough died on 28 May 1978, while the sixth series was in pre-production. He was being written into the scripts at this time. I was shocked most by Patrick Swayze and Heath Ledger. I still can't watch any of their movies.

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 3 роки тому

      Whatever happened to Trevor bannister who played Mr. Lucas?

    • @seabreeze9296
      @seabreeze9296 2 роки тому

      @@harperstacey9604 Young Mr Grace died not long after him

  • @boscobubby
    @boscobubby 3 роки тому +39

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    • @mamacindyrogofsky495
      @mamacindyrogofsky495 3 роки тому +8

      I need someone who will listen to me..

    • @petermcdermott3996
      @petermcdermott3996 3 роки тому

      tell somone who cares !
      @John Builes

    • @bubbastill2040
      @bubbastill2040 3 роки тому +3

      I think he'd be proud that Freddie Jr. became such a good actor

    • @judithsturm5021
      @judithsturm5021 3 роки тому +3

      @@petermcdermott3996 No need to be rude, Peter... All comments so far have been kind...and now you came along...Kinda cruel considering the topic...

    • @petermcdermott3996
      @petermcdermott3996 3 роки тому

      I am puzzled at your comment Judith, one because I don't recall making any comment regarding that subject, two because my computer has been down for at least the last four or five days. could you enlighten me please ?@@judithsturm5021

  • @kevingiven3463
    @kevingiven3463 3 роки тому +16

    Nicholas Colosanto's death depressed me, my favorite episode of Cheers was the one where his daughter was going to marry a scumbag and the coach talked her out of it. It's one of my favorite TV episodes of all time.

    • @e.b.1728
      @e.b.1728 3 роки тому +6

      I wish the writers and producers had done a tribute episode for Nick. It upset me that they barely acknowledged his passing. Coach was the funniest character on the show and Nick Colosanto did an amazing job bringing Coach to life!

    • @m0t0b33
      @m0t0b33 3 роки тому +2

      @@e.b.1728 I don't know if they did something behind the scene, because in the show they only mentioned it a couple of times, and Woody was a nice "replacement" for him; but I think the producers of New Girl paid some sort of homage to him because Coach's nickname is Coach and later it's revealed his first name is Ernie.. just like Coach from Cheers... I don't know if they did that on purpose or not, but I still found it cool, as I love both shows and characters :D

  • @MRInvincible569
    @MRInvincible569 3 роки тому +7

    Zara Cully who played Mother Jefferson. She was well into her 80s when the Jeffersons debuted. She was hilarious.

  • @bonniekloes6746
    @bonniekloes6746 2 роки тому

    Thank you for taking the time to speak about these actor who all passed away.god bless them all.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  2 роки тому

      Thanks for watching! We're so glad you enjoyed this video. What other types of videos would you like to see?

  • @MrOcwelch
    @MrOcwelch 2 роки тому

    i miss everyone of them and thank you for this post.

  • @villain5873
    @villain5873 3 роки тому +23

    Joseph Kearns (Mr. Wilson) Dennis the Menace 1959, replaced by Gal Gordan.

  • @SaxyLament
    @SaxyLament 3 роки тому +12

    Since Cory Monteith was mentioned, I'll go with Lee Thompson Young who sadly committed suicide. He played Det. Barry Frost on "Rizzoli & Isles" at the time of his death. At first Frost's absence was addressed as him still being on vacation but not long after that his death was written as being a fatal car accident while coming home. The episode with the funeral was painful.

    • @pattyo4703
      @pattyo4703 2 роки тому

      That was a very sad death. I loved Rizzoli and Isles.

    • @lf5438
      @lf5438 2 роки тому

      Lee Thompson Young was a devastating loss to me. So 😥 tragic

    • @carmenmartinez1155
      @carmenmartinez1155 Рік тому

      The episode was really a tearful one for me.

  • @alfredagain
    @alfredagain 3 роки тому +1

    I don't normally subscribe to these sort of channels but your presentation and the way you organized the content is very good.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  3 роки тому +1

      Glad you liked it, alfredagain!

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 3 роки тому +27

    RIP to all, Mr Perry's death was shocking to me especially when I'm a stroke and cardiac arrest survivor myself and should be Six feet under too

    • @beverlygannon4141
      @beverlygannon4141 3 роки тому +1

      Sorry hear that. Glad your here♥️♥️👍

    • @theresmore2learn516
      @theresmore2learn516 2 роки тому

      Thank God for your recovery!

    • @leecowell8165
      @leecowell8165 2 роки тому

      those are caused by atherosclerosis the result of a genetic defect that causes one to make cholesterol out of carbs. yeah 50% of everybody on the planet sports that DNA defect (fortunately I'm not one of them). yeah your total has probably always been through the roof just about from the day you were born. The actor you mentioned probably never knew this as this defect is probably the number one killer worldwide. Watch your carb intake (even if your A1C is normal).

  • @clarklindquist8137
    @clarklindquist8137 3 роки тому +160

    Robbin Williams to me is still one of the most shocking deaths I can recall

    • @jess4metoo
      @jess4metoo 3 роки тому +12

      He wasn’t in the middle of production of a series.

    • @janicetilley5540
      @janicetilley5540 3 роки тому +5

      I remember that day too. I was on vacation in Windsor, Canada having dinner at a casino- hotel with friends. I happened to look over to the bar area where there was a large flat screen and David Muir was on. Robin Williams picture came on the screen and without being able to hear what was being said, I knew. People sitting at the bar started passing the word. What a lose. One the greatest comedians of. our times.

    • @Doris1888
      @Doris1888 3 роки тому +5

      @@godtrust756 But he also had Lewy Body Dementia which was something that wasn't realized until he died and they did an autopsy on him.

    • @gaymichaelis7581
      @gaymichaelis7581 3 роки тому +1

      Kind of agreed on that! About Robin Williams! I guess I didn’t watch all the other shows at all or not 100%, etc., so I didn’t really notice or wasn’t really impacted by their deaths and disappearance from the shows!!!

    • @gaymichaelis7581
      @gaymichaelis7581 3 роки тому +4

      You showed Redd Fox at the beginning, so right away I thought you were going to have a segment on him!? I really loved the show he had, Sanford and Son!!!! Oh, well... and the funny thing is on his show, he would hold his heart and have his other arm up to the sky and he’d be looking up to the sky, and saying, “Elizabeth, I’m coming!!” He was trying to manipulate his son, etc.!

  • @rony41165
    @rony41165 3 роки тому +10

    Charles bickford who played the owner of the Shiloh ranch on the Virginian. His replacement John mcintire the same one who replaced ward bond on wagon train.

    • @maryleone2023
      @maryleone2023 3 роки тому +1

      Charles Bickford was a great actor. He played Jane Wyman's father in the academy award winning film Johnny Belinda. He was great in a TV episode of Fred Astaire's show Million Dollar Hospital. I also loved the show The Virginian.
      James Drury was the Virginian, but his character remained nameless. Clu Gulager might be the only actor still alive from The Virginian.

  • @judithsturm5021
    @judithsturm5021 3 роки тому

    Well done! A few were surprises to me. A lot of talent has been lost here.

  • @debmar5771
    @debmar5771 3 роки тому +58

    Freddy Prinze's death was the most shocking. I was 15 and remember thinking that he was so close in age to me.

    • @stanmaxkolbe
      @stanmaxkolbe 3 роки тому +3

      HOOAH! Yeah I was twenty at the time.

    • @frankpaya690
      @frankpaya690 3 роки тому +2

      I was 16

    • @garyvandecar2580
      @garyvandecar2580 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah i was 16 years old when he took his own life, So sad loved that show.

    • @dhenderson1810
      @dhenderson1810 3 роки тому +4

      The saddest thing is that he died six months after his son, Freddie Prinze jr, was born.

    • @debmar5771
      @debmar5771 3 роки тому

      @@dhenderson1810 I didn't know - or didn't remember - that! 🙁

  • @kevinsinclair105
    @kevinsinclair105 3 роки тому +50

    But wait! Where is John Ritter in there. That was the most shocking. I really loved him. He was such an amazing funny person.

    • @jennifermccracken9842
      @jennifermccracken9842 3 роки тому +2

      Yes John Ritter was a tragic loss.
      I rewatch '8 Simple Rules' and really love it, but I turn it off
      after his last episode. It wasn't a bad show after that, but it wasn't the same.

  • @markcromer5792
    @markcromer5792 3 роки тому +5

    How could you not mention the death of John Spencer? He played Leo McGarry on "The West Wing". He was a major character and his death affected everyone in the cast.

  • @kelcyfur4367
    @kelcyfur4367 3 роки тому

    This is very sad, but I remember these wonderful actors. Thank you , for sharing.

  • @janegibson6889
    @janegibson6889 3 роки тому +23

    Jon Erik Hexum's death was shocking to hear about. So young and so talented.

    • @rongendron8705
      @rongendron8705 2 роки тому +1

      I met Hexum's costar, Jennifer O'Neal (Cover-Up) in 1999, but still didn't want to bring up that subject!

    • @holdenmcgroin9774
      @holdenmcgroin9774 2 роки тому

      Playing Russian roulette is what killed him. Hollywood actors think they are invincible like heath ledger and Elvis Presley

  • @bethdibartolomeo2042
    @bethdibartolomeo2042 3 роки тому +7

    Glenn Quinn died three years after leaving "Angel" while the series was still in production. He was given tribute on that show and in the Roseanne/The Conners reboot (where he played Mark Healey in the original series).

  • @stingrey1571
    @stingrey1571 3 роки тому +22

    What about the two selmas on night court? When it came time to replace the 2nd Selma, they went with a much younger actress to avoid the threepeat.

    • @MrDan708
      @MrDan708 3 роки тому +2

      Selma Diamond and Florence Halop, remember both of them well. Marsha Warfield was the "youngster" who is still around today.

    • @Doris1888
      @Doris1888 3 роки тому +1

      The second one wasn't called Selma but Florence.

    • @scootergurl48
      @scootergurl48 2 роки тому

      Marsha Warfield is now a regular on the show 9-1-1 where she plays Henrietta's Mom. I swear they look so alike I thought at first they really were mother and daughter! Excellent, excellent show.

  • @MrDan708
    @MrDan708 3 роки тому +27

    As a child of the 70's, I remember that Will Geer of the Waltons' passing did not go unrecognized on the show. Indeed, his character "died" and the others paid tribute to him in the show.

    • @tj921able
      @tj921able 3 роки тому +5

      That tribute episode is so touching.

    • @janeyd5280
      @janeyd5280 3 роки тому +1

      @@tj921able unfortunately I didn't see it.

    • @tj921able
      @tj921able 3 роки тому +5

      @@janeyd5280 There are some cable channels and METV shows The Waltons. Try to catch it. The episode's title is The Empty Nest. It's actually a 2 parter. I have it on DVD.

    • @kawai99100
      @kawai99100 3 роки тому +3

      Yes, that was very well done.

    • @bubbastill2040
      @bubbastill2040 3 роки тому +4

      My own grandfather died about 3 years before the Waltons began,so I kind of adopted him as a grandfather figure.When he passed I barely watched the show again while it was still in production

  • @bobfeigel8263
    @bobfeigel8263 3 роки тому

    A few ones I never knew about until your video, but I was expecting to see you include John Spencer of West Wing.

  • @jons.6216
    @jons.6216 3 роки тому +10

    Also, on Make Room for Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show I always felt that actress Amanda Randolph at the very least deserved a nomination if not an Emmy for being the comic glue that carried the show over between Jean Hagen's departure and Marjorie Lord's addition to the cast in subsequent seasons! Louise the housekeeper really held her own up against Thomas every time she appeared!!

  • @ayushyadav3455
    @ayushyadav3455 3 роки тому +78

    R.I.P to those who passed .🙏

  • @petecoppola5428
    @petecoppola5428 3 роки тому +103

    I counted 15 deaths, and you didn't mention Redd Foxx or John Ritter.

    • @hoboonwheels9289
      @hoboonwheels9289 3 роки тому +9

      Ritter was mentioned from 8 simple rules but not 3s company.

    • @chuckkady7282
      @chuckkady7282 3 роки тому

      He's an ice Cube. I unsubscribed

    • @m0t0b33
      @m0t0b33 3 роки тому +3

      @@hoboonwheels9289 he was also in Scrubs as a guest star, and they paid homage to him in that show too.

    • @markmyers9326
      @markmyers9326 3 роки тому +3

      Redd Foxx was alive when Sanford & Son ended.

    • @petecoppola5428
      @petecoppola5428 3 роки тому +2

      @@markmyers9326 no kidding. How about The Royal Family?

  • @jennifermccracken9842
    @jennifermccracken9842 3 роки тому +15

    You forgot John Spencer, who played Leo McGarry on the West Wing. His character was a vital part of an amazing, beloved show. We were shocked and saddened when we lost him, but The West Wing remains one of my favorite television shows and I will never forget him.

  • @rony41165
    @rony41165 3 роки тому +6

    Jim Davis who played the Ewing patriarch on Dallas.

  • @michaelcastellani8889
    @michaelcastellani8889 3 роки тому +31

    You didn't mention Jim Davis of Dallas.

  • @mikedangelo6420
    @mikedangelo6420 3 роки тому +23

    You forgot about Joseph Kerns On Denis the Menace ,, And William Frawley on My Three Sons

    • @marklamphear7531
      @marklamphear7531 3 роки тому +4

      Good call

    • @05steelersrule08
      @05steelersrule08 3 роки тому

      Frawley died the year after he left My Three Sons.

    • @johnnasiatka5636
      @johnnasiatka5636 3 роки тому

      @@05steelersrule08 Frawley got fired for being drunk and missing episodes. He resented William Demarast for taking his place and used to show up during taping after his departure to make trouble. The studio had him banned from the back lot and sound stages.

    • @05steelersrule08
      @05steelersrule08 3 роки тому +2

      @@johnnasiatka5636 Oh, yeah? I hadn't heard that reason. Doesn't surprise me, though. I'd heard that it was because they couldn't insure him anymore. I had heard about his resenting Demarest and the onset trouble with him afterwards.

  • @janicetilley5540
    @janicetilley5540 3 роки тому +16

    All of these actors were great loses I remember all of the older shows from my childhood (like Wagon Train and Petticoat Junction) But the death that affected me the most was Freddie Prinze, a talented , young comedian just getting started. You never know what people are going through. To anyone out there, please find someone to talk to, call a hotline, get some help.

  • @frederikvansteen3971
    @frederikvansteen3971 3 роки тому +25

    Darlene Conley as Sally Spectra on The Bold and the Beautiful.

    • @PussnBoot2516
      @PussnBoot2516 3 роки тому +1

      I miss Sally no-one could replace the wonderful Darlene Conley as Sally Spectra.

    • @robbiemckenzie100
      @robbiemckenzie100 3 роки тому +1

      I remember when she played the villian that took Nina's baby on the Young and the Restless

  • @phillipmorris2418
    @phillipmorris2418 3 роки тому

    Love your channel

  • @interwebtubes
    @interwebtubes 3 роки тому

    Awesome piece,
    Stay safe everyone and please remember that your life is definitely important;
    Peace out and prayers

  • @beverlyalexander5966
    @beverlyalexander5966 3 роки тому +22

    Freddie Prince, Chico & the Man

    • @harperstacey9604
      @harperstacey9604 3 роки тому +1

      His son was just a baby when he committed suicide.

  • @toob1979
    @toob1979 3 роки тому +44

    One of the most tragic of all the people who died while on a TV show was Phil Hartman. He was busy on _NewsRadio_ and had several recurring roles on _The Simpsons_ when he was murdered by his wife, who then turned the gun on herself -- a rare murder-suicide committed by a woman. Their kids must still be in therapy.

    • @williamkay6916
      @williamkay6916 3 роки тому +5

      That was the real reason, while he was starring in NBC sitcom Newsradio, which on the program itself, they said the character had a fatal heart attack to explain why he was no longer there

    • @jennifermccracken9842
      @jennifermccracken9842 3 роки тому +4

      Yes, my family liked Phil Hartman too.He was really funny. But his real life was troubled and ultimately so tragic. We miss him.

    • @johnclaybaugh9536
      @johnclaybaugh9536 2 роки тому +5

      @@williamkay6916 most tv shows won't just go out and use the actor's cause of death as the character's cause of death. There are several reasons for that.

    • @texasstardust6010
      @texasstardust6010 2 роки тому +2

      @@johnclaybaugh9536 ...Absolutely.... because of the way that whole thing transpired. .... Tragic. I could not ever really grasp why she felt it necessary to go to that extreme,.... one can only speculate.

    • @jaxjacoby
      @jaxjacoby 2 роки тому +2

      She was on Zoloft, a drug known to cause psychic breaks and violent behavior … such a wonderful combination. The kids kwent to their grandparents and have to be in their thirties. The family sued the pharmaceutical company and won. That says a lot right there. They are buried together at the families wishes. That says a lot, too.

  • @pattibrooks1907
    @pattibrooks1907 2 роки тому

    Rest in peace to all the stars who have passed away . Thank you very much and I really enjoy your videos !

  • @desireeflores1262
    @desireeflores1262 3 роки тому +7

    John Fitters death was devastating to me! I was so happy he was on atv show again I grew up watching Threes Company. He reminded me of my Tio Chris,who died young and it felt like I lost a family member. RIP and thank you for the laughter John Ritter.❤️

  • @andygaines9686
    @andygaines9686 3 роки тому +12

    Pete Duel from Alias Smith and Jones. A very popular series which never recovered from his suicide and limped though for one more series but couldn't recover from the loss of one of the two stars.. I was only 10 at the time but I used to love it. Cowboys and humour.

    • @drakeilt5776
      @drakeilt5776 3 роки тому

      If I remember correctly it was not a suicide. He was fooling around with one of the guns that fired blanks and pt the barrel to his head and pulled the trigger, but it had a blank round in it and it fired, fracturing his skull sending a bone fragment into his brain causing brain death.

    • @andygaines9686
      @andygaines9686 3 роки тому

      @@drakeilt5776 Ah right. My mistake.

    • @TheRogZone
      @TheRogZone 3 роки тому

      @@drakeilt5776. You’ve just described Jon Erik Hexum’s accidental death.
      Pete Duel’s suicide was intentional.

  • @carolinaaitken3301
    @carolinaaitken3301 3 роки тому +26

    You didn’t mention Bill Paxton?

  • @trevordance5181
    @trevordance5181 3 роки тому +1

    In the UK there was a very popular Glasgow based gritty police detective drama series that began in 1983 entitled 'Taggart'. Taggart was in fact a tough Glaswegian Detective Chief Inspector named Jim Taggart, and was played by actor Mark McManus who sadly died in 1994.
    The series however continued until 2010 by making existing supporting characters more prominent and bringing in new ones over the years aswell. The series kept the name 'Taggart' though right through its long run in tribute to Mark McManus the actor that portrayed him so well.

  • @dadoctah
    @dadoctah 3 роки тому +1

    Marion Lorne (Aunt Clara) on Bewitched.
    Barbara Colby (Julie Erskine) on Phyllis.
    Pete Duel (Hannibal Hayes) on Alias Smith & Jones.
    Selma Diamond (Selma Hacker) and Flo Halop (Flo Kleiner) on Night Court.
    And of course Larry Hagman (JR Ewing) on the "Dallas" reboot.

    • @wanna-be-thinker2377
      @wanna-be-thinker2377 3 роки тому

      Jim Davis (Jock Ewing) on the original "Dallas".
      Larry Keating on "Mr. Ed"

  • @johnny5stickswilliams696
    @johnny5stickswilliams696 3 роки тому +163

    Why put a picture of Ted Danson on the advertisement, that’s totally misleading

    • @janneal9156
      @janneal9156 3 роки тому +10

      Yes you idiot

    • @russellblake6471
      @russellblake6471 3 роки тому +6

      @@janneal9156 My guess is that they did it to highlight the fact that the man who died was from the show Cheers. People know Ted Danson much more so than Nicholas Colasanto. I agree with both of you that it was misleading to show Danson since he is in fact alive and well. That kind of stuff is par for the course on You Tube, where the content of the video often does not match with the preview photo. They mentioned nine actors in the video but curiously left out John Ritter (Eight Simple Rules), Jack Soo (Barney Miller) and Phil Hartman (News Radio). Barney Miller did a whole tribute episode to Soo, which is fairly unusual when you consider how many shows simply write a character out or explain the character's "death" in a future episode instead of actual human being who played the character!

    • @Goldarr1900
      @Goldarr1900 3 роки тому +19

      Ted Danson was the reason I ClIcked. Cheers was my number one comedy show.He’s alive and well at 73.

    • @jules1965js
      @jules1965js 3 роки тому +13

      I've been clickbaited

    • @stretchmccray7795
      @stretchmccray7795 3 роки тому +10

      My thoughts exactly....why? Why?

  • @retracyrb
    @retracyrb 3 роки тому +5

    You should do one of actors that died while filming such as Vic Morrow.

  • @dawngilmour6961
    @dawngilmour6961 3 роки тому

    Gotta add these stars need our respect for they gave us soooooo much and leave behind a legacy that me, you and other and next generation can enjoy. 💖xxxx

  • @Peter78730
    @Peter78730 3 роки тому

    Nicely done . Thank you. Will you allow me to correct a redundancy, "continue on".

  • @rony41165
    @rony41165 3 роки тому +14

    How about Zara cully whomplayed grandma Jefferson on the jeffersons.

  • @debbieloyer6882
    @debbieloyer6882 3 роки тому +4

    Very disappointed that you missed Michael Conrad from "Hill Street Blues". He was perfect as Sgt Phil Esterhaus. He was sorely missed for the rest of the series. "Let's be careful out there."

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  3 роки тому

      Thanks for sharing this, Debbie!

  • @albundy6008
    @albundy6008 3 роки тому +1

    Nick Colesanto (Coach) was also a director. He did several episodes of Hawaii Five-0, among other shows.

    • @theresmore2learn516
      @theresmore2learn516 2 роки тому

      And he also looked like he would be awesome in Mafia movies!!

  • @KasFromMass
    @KasFromMass 2 роки тому

    Cheers, Bonanza, and Chico and the Man deaths made headline World Wide news. They were epic.

  • @Blakester526
    @Blakester526 3 роки тому +30

    What about John Ritter?

  • @sjhoff
    @sjhoff 3 роки тому +21

    Mrs. Wolowitz (Carol Ann Susi) on The Big Bang Theory.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  3 роки тому +1

      So sad, Shanhoff

    • @gquinnan
      @gquinnan 3 роки тому +7

      "H-o-w-a-r-d! Get the door!!!!!!

    • @annakerkhoff6023
      @annakerkhoff6023 3 роки тому

      @@gquinnan m

    • @annakerkhoff6023
      @annakerkhoff6023 3 роки тому

      Merry

    • @sherryhannah498
      @sherryhannah498 3 роки тому

      shanoff Hoffman remember about three decades before the show premiered in the 1970s she was on Kolchak the Night stalker??????!!!!!....I hope you will reply to this

  • @sugongshow
    @sugongshow 3 роки тому +1

    The case of Florence Halop and Selma Diamond from "Night Court" always sticks out in my mind. Selma passed of lung cancer in Summer 1985. Then, Florence Halop replaced her and would pass away of lung cancer just one year later. Also, at that time, I remember how Dolph Sweet's passing on "Gimme A Break" was quite a blow.

  • @kevins69
    @kevins69 3 роки тому

    I would have like to have seen Lynn Thigpen remembered. She was the mean lady in the movie “Lean on me” and I believe the Carmen Sandeigo kids show as well. But in 2003, while filming the tv show “The District,” she passed and they did a tribute show after pausing production for a month

  • @monitapalmer9182
    @monitapalmer9182 3 роки тому +11

    You didn’t have the guy from Rizzoli & Isles or the dad from Gimme a break, you showed but didn’t mention Jon Ritter

  • @michaeldean4228
    @michaeldean4228 3 роки тому +7

    Maybe you need a part two for you have missed a lot of actors also michael conrad of hill street blues

  • @carlharrison9503
    @carlharrison9503 2 роки тому

    Wil Geer was another person I met. This was around the time of his passing.
    He was a kind man and I'm glad I had a chance to meet him.

  • @maureencora1
    @maureencora1 3 роки тому +12

    Don't Forget the First Mr. Wilson, Dennis the Meance and Ms Gravtis on Bewitched. May They R.I.P.

    • @wanna-be-thinker2377
      @wanna-be-thinker2377 3 роки тому +1

      Also Aunt Clara from Bewitched and the last two Generals on I Dream of Jeannie

    • @wanna-be-thinker2377
      @wanna-be-thinker2377 3 роки тому +2

      Also the Grandpa in the first Lassie series.

  • @everettemartin3401
    @everettemartin3401 3 роки тому +15

    You forgot, the very talented, John Ritter 💞

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks for reminding us, Everette!

  • @maryjackson-ingham4591
    @maryjackson-ingham4591 3 роки тому +3

    I remember when I found out Dan Blocker died. I was really upset cause he was such a good actor. I was in 12 grade walking down the hall when I found out. Crazy how I remember that.

    • @FactsVerse
      @FactsVerse  3 роки тому

      Wow! Thanks for sharing this, Mary!

  • @dawngilmour6961
    @dawngilmour6961 3 роки тому

    I soooo feel for these actors..... they give soooooo much. Words can't explain how i feel for these actors I sooooooo love n admire..... taken from us soooo early. 💖xxxx

  • @barbarahazard9358
    @barbarahazard9358 3 роки тому +6

    Freddie prinze so young so sad what a beautiful smile Rest In Peace

  • @ExcalibursEdge
    @ExcalibursEdge 3 роки тому +4

    Here's another one for you. Phil Hartman in News Radio. The addition of Jon Lovitz as a replacement in the last season is what ruined that show.

  • @ritacummings5913
    @ritacummings5913 3 роки тому +1

    Dan Blocker shocked me the most. I cried and cried when he passed away. There will never be another Dan Blocker.

  • @californiadreamer8686
    @californiadreamer8686 3 роки тому +2

    Dan Blocker was a real shocker when I was young. Loved Bonanza it was one of my favorite shows. Peter Duel, John Ritter, and everyone else RIP.

    • @jalan8171
      @jalan8171 3 роки тому +3

      The producers of Alias Smith and Jones made a big mistake in recasting the role of Smith to Roger Davis. Not that Davis was a bad actor; some lead roles simply can not be replaced. Peter Duel in his was one of them.

  • @yolandaraya7779
    @yolandaraya7779 3 роки тому +6

    John Ritter was the one whose death shock me the most. I miss his comedic series .

  • @martindfried
    @martindfried 3 роки тому +4

    bea benederet was the one I missed the most, I loved petticoat junction-during the episode that Betty Jo had her baby, you can tell that the back of "Kate" was not the same person-

    • @chuckschafer6728
      @chuckschafer6728 2 роки тому

      IT WAS BEAS DOUBLE HOWEVER BEAS VOICE WAS USED

  • @kit1544
    @kit1544 3 роки тому +1

    You should do a show on actors who just disappeared! On Happy Days there was an older brother who went upstairs to get Christmas Decorations (I think) and just never came back down! I'm sure there must be some interesting stories there!

  • @DinoHF79
    @DinoHF79 3 роки тому

    Freddie Prinze was the hardest for me to get over because I was a teenager & had a celebrity crush. I cried with my friends for days.

  • @pbamse
    @pbamse 3 роки тому +20

    Diana Hyland on "Eight is Enough"

    • @garyvandecar2580
      @garyvandecar2580 3 роки тому +2

      This was the saddest, I believe she only did the first 3 shows and died in March of 1977 replaced by Betty Buckley.

    • @pbamse
      @pbamse 3 роки тому +3

      @@garyvandecar2580 Six episodes of the First Season.

    • @garyvandecar2580
      @garyvandecar2580 3 роки тому +1

      @@pbamse Wow thanks, Didn't even remember it being that many.

    • @garyvandecar2580
      @garyvandecar2580 3 роки тому +5

      @@pbamse I just know she was going with John Travolta at that time, They met when he played in The Boy In The Plastic Bubble. She died in his arms so sad.

    • @garyvandecar2580
      @garyvandecar2580 3 роки тому

      @@pbamse Actually her Wikapedia page said only 4 episodes.

  • @video198712
    @video198712 3 роки тому +46

    Has to be John Ritter's death shocked me to the most

    • @rascal211
      @rascal211 3 роки тому

      Has to be Michael Jackson

    • @donspringstead1649
      @donspringstead1649 2 роки тому

      @@rascal211 that had to happen. He was out if control