The following article mentions suicide, addiction, and mental health struggles.
What stars have died that you didn’t know about?
She also had a famous spouse, actor Liam Neeson.
AsABC Newsreported, she was dismissive of the fall and was ready to carry on.
A member of the ski patrol, however, suggested she see a doctor.
Richardson didn’t think it was that serious, so she ultimately returned to her hotel room.
Shortly thereafter, she was rushed to a nearby hospital via ambulance.
Sadly, after being airlifted to a hospital in New York City, she passed away at age 45.
Neeson later paid tribute to his late wife in a since-deleted Facebook post.
“Spend time with your spouses.
Treat them well,” he wrote (viaVIP).
I was nervous and he made me feel at ease."
The following year, Kelly entered a drug rehabilitation center.
It was there, reportedThe New York Times, that she died in her sleep.
She was just 43.
Kelly’s death was determined to be an accidental overdose.
However, his biggest successes took place behind the camera.
Complications from the disease were severe, ultimately resulting in his death at age 69.
Avery died on December 31, 2013, due to complications from open-heart surgery.
Avery’s “Fresh Prince"co-star Joseph Marcell a.k.a.
Banks family butler Geoffrey described Avery toCNNas “a marvelous man and a truly wonderful actor…
He strove to present an Uncle Phil that everybody wishes was their uncle.”
Smith likewise paid tribute.
In a lecture for theNew York Film Academy, Avery explained how he approached his vocation.
“You could either be a movie star or an actor.
I’m an actor,” Avery said.
“But I’ve done pretty good.”
In 2013, theLos Angeles Timesreported that Wallace passed away at age 70.
Duncan was just 54 years old when he died in September of 2012.
“He fought,” she said.
“After two months of fighting, he passed away.”
She was just 12.
According to a report from,the official cause of O’Rourke’s death was intestinal stenosis and septic shock.
“It’s weird,” O’Rourke’s manager, Mike Meyer, told the outlet.
Years later, a bizarre rumor proliferated, claiming that “Poltergeist” was cursed.
In 2015, Negron passed away at age 57 from cancer.
The year before his death, Negron gave an interview toKCET, discussing his film and television work.
Spencer’s performance won him critical acclaim, along with five Emmy nominations (and one win).
Sadly, the most celebrated role of Spencer’s career would also be his last.
Unlike Leo, Spencer didn’t survive.
The actor was taken to a Los Angeles hospital, where he was declared dead.
Mahoney passed away at age 77 in 2018 due to complications related to throat cancer.
“I wasn’t going to let this cancer get me.
I waited too long to do this.”
When Hines passed away in 2003 at age 57.
The cause of death was cancer.
According to a source, “No one except his family knew how sick he was.”
“I couldn’t believe it.
I immediately thought of his family and what they must be going through.”
“He had the understated brilliance of a true artist.
He was real in person and in his acting.
He was the real thing,” she said.
Sadly, the diabetes also left her kidneys damaged, causing her to be frequently hospitalized over the years.
Forty days later, she died at age 32.
In the midst of that success, however, issues with substance abuse emerged.
AsPeoplereported, she overdosed on Valium at 14, and by 15 had started showing up on set drunk.
She became pregnant at 18 and was ultimately written off the show.
In 1999, theLas Vegas Sunreported that Plato died of an apparent overdose at 34.
However, her death was later determined to be suicide.
Moran passed away at age 56 in 2017; an autopsy confirmed she died of stage 4 cancer.
Graf was taken at far too young an age in 2001.
While in Arizona attending a wedding, he suffered a fatal heart attack.
He was just 50.
Elsewhere” and “Boy Meets World”), paid tribute.
Sadly, Sperber was 46 whenpassed awayin 2005, from breast cancer.
Michael Jeter
Actor Michael Jeter was a familiar face on movie and TV screens.
In 1990, he took home a Tony Award for his performance in “Grand Hotel.”
Jeter, who was HIV-positive, passed away of natural causes at age 50.
Four decades after his death, Cazale’s most iconic role remains the weak and traitorous Fredo Corleone.
According to The Telegraph, the cancer that started in his lungs had metastasized into his bones.
Producers of the film reportedly balked at casting him, fearing he could die before the film was finished.
At the time of his death, Cazale was in a long-term relationship with Meryl Streep.
According to a 1979 profile inPeople, Streep interrupted her career to be with him until his death.
As fans will remember well, he portrayed a green-skinned lounge-singer demon with the unlikely name of Lorne.
He was just 33.
According to Hallett’sobituary, his heart condition was diagnosed near the end of “Angel” in 2004.
During those years, however, he spent more and more time in hospitals as his health apparently deteriorated.
Hallett’s “Angel” co-star J. August Richards paid tribute in an interview withEntertainment Weekly.
“He brought so much to the table,” Richards said of Hallett.
“He was the life of the party and made us all laugh.
He was a beautiful man.”
As The Irish Times reported, he was 32 years old.
As Michael Fishman (who played D.J.
Conner) told theIndependent, “On ‘Roseanne’ Glenn was a professional.
Any struggles he had started while working on ‘Angel.'”
According to Quinn’s sister, a 1997 return to Ireland may have been the tipping point.
“It was at this time that Glenn’s struggles took over.
Though there were periods of sobriety, ultimately it consumed him,” she said.
“God rest his soul.”
And I’m all out of bubblegum."
Hindman had been a professional actor for more than 30 years.
The cause of Hindman’s death was lung cancer.
A performance film, directed by Spike Lee, premiered in 2000.
His career was continuing to explode when Mac passed away in 2008, due to complications from pneumonia.
Sadly, Whitfield’s remission proved to be short-lived.
In September 2010,Deadlinereported that Whitfield’s cancer had returned.
Sadly, that second bout of treatment proved ineffective.
In September 2011, Whitfield died at age 39.
In 2011, Heavy D was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after he fell over in his L.A. home.
He died shortly after, aged 44.
As theNew York Daily Newsreported, Heavy D had recently flown to L.A. from London.
back in the 1990s will certainly recognize the face of actor Lynne Thigpen, a.k.a the Chief.
She was just 54.
The cause of death was later determined to be a cerebral hemorrhage.
Thigpen was said to have suffered from an unrelenting headache in the days leading up to her passing.
She was posthumously honored in 2005 with the establishment of a nonprofit the Lynne Thigpen/Bobo Lewis Foundation.
With dozens upon dozens of film and TV credits, Gleason was equally at home in drama or comedy.
the Yellow Ranger, in the series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.”
On September 3, 2001, Trang died following a car accident.
Instead, she was all about exploring the craft.
Pena also easily formed a connection with fellow actors, even if they had never met before.
Such was the case when she first met Richard Dreyfuss.
Pena died on October 14, 2014, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Since then, the actor also took on several notable film roles.
Preston also famously played the mom in the family comedy “The Cat in the Hat.”
Travolta and Preston first met while working on the 1989 comedy “The Experts.”
A few years later, on New Year’s Eve 1991, the couple became engaged.
In the years that followed, the bond between the couple grew stronger than ever.
Preston even starred opposite her husband one final time in the 2018 crime biopic “Gotti.”
Just two years later, in 2020, a family representative announced thatPreston died of breast cancer.
She also did voice work briefly for HBO’s “His Dark Materials.”
On April 16, 2021, Lewis announced onXthat McCrory died from cancer while surrounded by family and friends.
Aside from Lewis, McCrory is also survived by the couple’s two children, Manon and Gulliver.
The actor later made his way to the Circle Repertory Company.
The movie later earned two Oscar nominations while Hurt received a Golden Globe nod for his performance.
Years later, Hurt also landed roles in films like “Syriana” and “Changing Lanes.”
He also reprised the role in various films for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Hurt died on March 13, 2022, just a few days before his 72nd birthday.
Series creator Jimmy McGovern didn’t think Coltrane was the right actor to play his lead character at first.
By the time “Cracker” wrapped up its season 1 though, the actorwasthe show.
Coltrane died from multiple organ failure on October 14, 2022.
The guest role was originally intended for Joan Collins, but she eventually pulled out of the series.
That’s when Jordan’s agent called him.
In an instant, he got the part.
“I walked in chattering like castanets,” Jordan recalled during an appearance on “Today.”
“And they didn’t even audition me.
They go, ‘Yep.
You’re it.'”
Show co-creator Ryan Murphy created a role for Jordan and offered it to him.
On October 24, 2022, firefighters responded to a vehicular crash involving the actor.
Jordan’s BMW had hit the side of the building and airbags had deployed.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
It was later revealed that Jordan suffered from heart failure just before his death.
Barbara Walters
Legacy is quite a loaded word and throwing it around just wouldn’t seem right.
For Barbara Walters, however, legacy suits her just fine.
The Boston native started her career back in 1961 as a writer for NBC’s “Today.”
Later on, she also famously co-hosted and executive produced “The View.”
Later on, in 2014, Walters announced that she was retiring from reporting altogether.
On December 30, 2022,Walters died peacefully at home from natural causes at 93.
The actor was thrown from his motorcycle and suffered serious injuries.
Williams was pronounced dead after being airlifted to a medical center in Albany, New York for treatment.
Upon arrival, they discovered that the actor was already deceased.
The actor was 25.
From the start, casting director Tiffany Little Canfield had always known that the role belonged to Jones.
The actor even got offered the role without meeting with the show’s producers following a taped audition.
He later won two Emmys for his performance on the show.
On August 19, 2023, Jones died from a pulmonary health issue.
As he toldThe New York Timesin 2021, he did what it took to get back to the stage.
But after he finished his apprenticeship, he decided to give theater a go.
He soon landed a small role in the Gate Theatre’s production of “Othello.”
Around this time, the actor also met Laurence Olivier who would go on to be his mentor.
Under his guidance, Gambon performed in several productions for Olivier’s National Theatre Company.
For his work, Gambon was knighted for his services to drama.
He was also named as a Commander of the British Empire.
Later on, he starred in films such as “Gosford Park,” and “Sylvia.”
He stayed on until the end.
On September 27, 2023, Gambon died while at a hospital after suffering from pneumonia.
That’s when his friend and fellow actor Charlie Bronson suggested having lunch at the MGM commissary.
There, he met Sam Rolfe and soon after, offers started coming.
In the series, McCallum memorably played secret agent Illya Kuryakin.
The show went on for four seasons.
After which, McCallum moved to New York to do theater.
McCallum remained on the show until his death on September 25, 2023.
The actor died from natural causes while surrounded by his family.
After all, his parents were also in the business.
Just a year after the show ended, O’Neal was getting everyone’s attention again for another romantic project.
Onscreen, the chemistry between O’Neal and co-star Ali MacGraw was incredible.
He later earned an Oscar nod for his performance.
As O’Neal continued to book roles though, he also dealt with health issues.
In 2001, he was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Years later, in 2012, O’Neal also learned that he had prostate cancer.
O’Neal died on December 8, 2023, at the age of 82.
The actor’s cause of death was unspecified.
Andre Braugher
In Hollywood, roles may be plenty, but success can be elusive.
His performance on the show would also lead to his first Emmy win.
Braugher’s performance on the show earned him four Emmy nods.
Braugher died on December 11, 2023, following an illness.
It was later determined that the actor’s cause of death was lung cancer.
Braugher had been diagnosed with the disease just a few months prior to his passing.
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