In Memoriam — The People We Lost In 2019

Bill Macy

Best known for his role as Walter on Maude, Bill Macy died at the age of 79.

John Clarke

Star of Days of Our Lives, John Clarke, died at the age of 88. He died due to complications of pneumonia.

John Witherspoon

Actor John Witherspoon, best known for the comedy Friday, died at the age of 77.

Maria Perego

She created the puppet Topo Gigio in the late ’50s and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. She died at the age of 95 years old.

Laurel Griggs

Broadway star Laurel Griggs passed away at the tragic age of 13 after an asthma attack.

Branko Lustig

Two-time Oscar-winning producer and Holocaust survivor, Branko Lustig died at the age of 87.

Michael J. Pollard

Star Trek and Andy Griffith Show actor Michael J. Pollard died at the age of 80. He died of cardiac arrest.

Shelley Morrison

The actress best known for playing Rosario Salazar on Will & Grace died at the age of 83 from heart failure.

Caroll Spinney

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney was responsible for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street. He died at the age of 85 after a long battle with dystonia.

René Auberjonois

Actor René Auberjonois has passed away at the age of 79 from metastatic lung cancer.

Marie Fredriksson

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson died at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer.

Philip McKeon

Child actor, best known for playing Tommy on Alice, died at the age of 55. His sister is actress Nancy McKeon.

RIP to all of the stars we lost in 2019.