Hollywood stars who died in 2024: PHOTOS
A photo gallery of stars lost in 2024
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Glynis Johns, who played Mrs. Banks in "Mary Poppins," passed away on Jan. 4 from natural causes. She was 100. (AP)
David Soul, left, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson on "Starsky & Hutch," died on Jan. 4 at the age of 80. (Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images)
Buck McNeely, host of the popular adventure series "The Outdoorsman," died in his sleep on Jan. 7. He was 63. (Buck McNeely)
Adan Canto, star of "Narcos," died on Jan. 8 from appendiceal cancer. He was 42. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Peter Crombie, known for his role on "Seinfeld," died on Jan. 10 from a "fast intestinal illness." He was 71. (Getty Images)
"Days of Our Lives" actor Bill Hayes died on Jan. 12 at the age of 98. (Getty Images)
Joyce Randolph, right, best known for playing Trixie Norton on "The Honeymooners," passed away on Jan. 13 after being in home-hospice for several months. She was 99. (John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Actor Alec Musser passed away at his home in Del Mar, California, on Jan. 13. He was 50. (Michael Bezjian/WireImage/Getty Images)
Adam Harrison, the son of "Pawn Stars" personality Rick Harrison, died on Jan. 19 from an accidental overdose. (Rick Harrison/Instagram)
Singer Marlena Shaw passed away "peacefully" at 81 on Jan. 19. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Mary Weiss, lead singer of The Shangri-Las, died on Jan. 19. She was 75. (Getty Images)
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Norman Jewison passed away on Jan. 20 at the age of 97. (John Shearer/WireImage)
Gary Graham, who starred in multiple offshoots of "Star Trek," passed away from cardiac arrest on Jan. 22. He was 73. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
Chita Rivera, one of the most nominated performers in Tony Award history, passed away on Jan. 30 following a brief illness. She was 91. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Carl Weathers, known for his roles in "Rocky" and "Happy Gilmore," passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 1. He was 76. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
Country star Toby Keith died on Feb. 5 following a battle with stomach cancer. He was 62. (Jason Kempin)
"Porky's" star Tony Ganios passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 18, following emergency surgery. He was 64. (Getty Images)
Ewen MacIntosh, star of the U.K. version of "The Office," died on Feb. 19 due to an undisclosed cause. He was 50. (Getty Images)
Kenneth Mitchell, who starred in "Star Trek: Discovery" and "Jericho," died on Feb. 24 following complications with ALS. He was 49. (Getty Images)
"Once Upon a Time" and "Supernatural" star Chris Gauthier died on Feb. 23 from an unspecified short illness. He was 48. (Andrew Chin/Getty Images)
Comedian and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor Richard Lewis passed away on Feb. 27 after suffering a heart attack. He was 76. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Steely Dan keyboardist Jim Beard died on March 2 due to complications from an illness. He was 63. (Scoop Marketing)
"Star Wars" and "Gremlins" voice actor Mark Dodson died on March 3 due to a heart attack. He was 64. (Disney/Instagram/Warner Bros)
Brit Turner, second from right, drummer for Blackberry Smoke, passed away at the age of 57 on March 4 following a two-year battle with brain cancer. (Rick Diamond/LSBB14/Getty Images for Blackbird Productions)
"Sister Wives" star Garrison Brown died by suicide on March 5. He was the son of Janelle and Kody Brown. (Kody Brown via Instagram)
Steve & Eydie singer Steve Lawrence died from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease at the age of 88 on March 7. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
"Blade Runner" actor M. Emmet Walsh died of cardiac arrest on March 19. He was 88. (Getty Images)
Jennifer Leak, known for starring on "The Young and the Restless," died on March 18 after battling the rare neurological disease progressive supranuclear palsy. She was 76. (CBS via Getty Images)
Ron Harper, known for "Planet of the Apes," died from natural causes on March 21 at the age of 91. (Getty Images)
Chance Perdomo, star of "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and "Gen V," died on March 30 in a motorcycle accident. He was 27. (Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning star of "It Came from Outer Space" and "Peyton Place," died at the age of 97 on March 31. (Getty Images)
Former "Real Housewives" star Lauri Peterson’s son Josh Waring died on March 31 at the age of 35. (Getty/Lauri Peterson Instagram)
Comic actor Joe Flaherty died on April 1 following a "brief illness." He was 82. (Getty Images)
Cole Brings Plenty, the nephew of "Yellowstone" actor Mo Brings Plenty, was found dead on April 5 after going missing on Easter Sunday. He was 27. (Getty Images)
Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson died on April 10 following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 76. (Steve Marcus-Pool/Getty Images)
Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band passed away on April 18 from cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 80. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Former "American Idol" contestant and gospel singer Mandisa passed away on April 18 at the age of 47. (Jason Davis/Getty Images for KLOVE))
Mike Pinder, the last living founding member of The Moody Blues, passed away on April 24 at the age of 82. (Getty Images)
"Young and the Restless" actress Marla Adams died on April 25 at the age of 85. (Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection)
Legendary guitarist Duane Eddy died on April 30 following a battle with cancer. He was 86. (Getty Images)
"Grease" star Susan Buckner, right, passed away on May 2 at the age of 72. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
English actor Bernard Hill, who portrayed Théoden, king of Rohan, in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, died on May 5. He was 79. (PictureLux/The Hollywood Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)
Jeannie Epper, the stuntwoman for Lynda Carter on "Wonder Woman," died on May 5 at the age of 83. (M. Phillips/WireImage / Lynda Carter/X)
British actor Ian Gelder died on May 6 after a battle with cancer. He was 74. (Jeff Spicer)
Comedian Rudy Moreno passed away on May 11 at the age of 66 following a stroke, sepsis and eventual organ failure. (Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images)
Susan Backlinie, famous for being the first victim in "Jaws," passed away in her home on May 11 following a heart attack. She was 77. (Everett Collection)
Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanborn died on May 12 at the age of 78 following a battle with prostate cancer. (Getty Images)
Alice Munro, literary icon and Nobel laureate, died on May 13. She was 92. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne, File)
Chris Pratt's stunt double, Tony McFarr, passed away on May 13 at the age of 47. (Getty)
"Yellowstone" and "Tootsie" star Dabney Coleman died on May 16 at the age of 92. (Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images)
Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of Train, died on May 22 after slipping and falling in the shower while housesitting for a friend. He was 58. (Getty Images)
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock passed away on May 23 of complications from cancer at the age of 53. (Getty Images)
"Mary Poppins" and "It’s a Small World" songwriter Richard M. Sherman died on May 25 due to an age-related illness. He was 95. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for AFI)
"General Hospital" star Johnny Wactor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles on May 25. He was 37. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
Tom Bower, known for "Die Hard 2" and "The Waltons," died in his sleep on May 30. He was 86. (Getty Images)
Actor Erich Anderson died on June 1, following a battle with cancer. He was 67. (Getty Images)
Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew died on June 3. He was 58. (Getty Images)
Hollywood and Broadway star Janis Paige died from natural causes on June 3 at the age of 101. (Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"The French Connection" star Tony Lo Bianco died on June 11 after a battle with cancer. He was 87. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
"Deadliest Catch" deckhand Nick Mavar died at age 59, on June 13. (Nick Mavar/Facebook)
"ALF" child star Benji Gregory died on June 13 after he was found dead in his car in Arizona. He was 46. (The Everett Collection)
Donald Sutherland, a Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor, died on June 20. He was 88. (Getty Images)
Taylor Wily, who starred on "Hawaii Five-0," died on June 20. He was 56. (Hugh Gentry)
Shifty Shellshock, frontman of the group Crazy Town, died on June 24 from an overdose and a "broken heart." He was 49. (Getty Images)
Bill Cobbs, a prolific actor known for "Night at the Museum" and "The Bodyguard," died on June 25. He was 90. (Chris Polk/FilmMagic for Fox Home Entertainment; Leon Bennett/WireImage)
"Arrested Development" and "Roseanne" actor Martin Mull died on June 27 after "a valiant fight against a long illness." He was 80. (Getty)
Kinky Friedman, country singer, songwriter and politician, died due to complications associated with Parkinson's on June 27. He was 79. (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Robert Towne, Academy Award-winning writer of "Chinatown," died on July 1 at the age of 89. (Getty)
Rusty Golden, son of Oak Ridge Boys singer William Golden, died on July 1 at the age of 65. (Photo by Kris Rae)
Jon Landau, Oscar-winning producer of "Titanic" and "Avatar," died on July 5 at the age of 63. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
French actress Yvonne Furneaux died on July 5 at her home in New Hampshire of complications from a stroke. She was 98. (Getty Images)
John Belushi's widow, Judy Belushi-Pisano, died on July 5 at the age of 73. (Getty Images)
Six months after announcing his retirement from touring, Oak Ridge Boys member Joe Bonsall died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on July 9. He was 76. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Shelley Duvall, star of "The Shining," died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas, on July 11. She was 75. (20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)
Fitness icon Richard Simmons died on July 13. He was 76. ( Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
Shannen Doherty, star of "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charmed," died on July 13 after battling cancer for several years. She was 53. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Hallmark Channel)
James Sikking, star of "Doogie Howser MD" and "Hill Street Blues," died on July 13 from complications from dementia. He was 90. (Getty Images)
Legendary Emmy- and Grammy-winning comedian Bob Newhart died from natural causes on July 18. He was 94. (Getty Images)
"All My Children" actress Esta Terblanche died on July 19 at the age of 51. (Getty Images)
Four Tops founding member Abdul "Duke" Fakir died on July 22 from heart failure. He was 88. (Getty Images)
Francine Pascal, author of "Sweet Valley High," died on July 28 due to lymphoma. She was 92. (WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo)
"MADtv" actress Erica Ash died on July 29 after a battle with cancer. She was 46. (Getty Images)
Daniel Selznick, TV producer and scion of legendary Hollywood family, died on Aug. 1 from natural causes. He was 88. (Marsaili McGrath/Getty Images)
"Star Trek" actress Patti Yasutake died on Aug. 5 after a long battle with cancer. She was 70. (Getty Images)
"The Godfather Part II" star John Aprea died on Aug. 5 due to natural causes. He was 83. (Getty Images)
Connie Chiume died at Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg on Aug. 6 after "a period of illness." She was 72. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
"Pokemon" voice actress Rachael Lillis died on Aug. 10 at the age of 49 following a battle with cancer. (Rachael Lillis/X)
Angel Salazar, best known for his role as Al Pacino's sidekick Chi Chi in 1983's "Scarface," died on Aug. 11 at the age of 68. (Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
Actress Gena Rowlands, known for her role in "The Notebook," died at the age of 94 on Aug. 14. (Getty Images)
Jack Russell, lead singer of the band Great White, died on Aug. 7 at the age of 63. (Getty Images)
"Hollywood Squares" host Peter Marshall died at the age of 98 on Aug. 15 from kidney failure. (Getty images)
French heartthrob Alain Delon died on Aug. 18 at the age of 88 following a battle with cancer. (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Betty A. Bridges, known for her role in "Good Times," died on Aug. 27 at the age of 83. ( )
"General Hospital" star Ron Hale died on Aug. 27 at the age of 78. (Getty Images)
James Darren, star of "Gidget" and "TJ Hooker," died on Sept. 2 at the age of 88. (Getty Images)
Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes died at the age of 83 on Sept. 5 following years of health issues and further complicated by long-term COVID. (Sergio Mendes team)
Iconic actor James Earl Jones, known for voicing Darth Vader in "Star Wars" and Mufasa in "The Lion King," died on Sept. 9 at the age of 93. (Getty Images)
"The Karate Kid" star Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, died on Sept. 11 following an injury from which he never recovered. He was 63. (Getty Images)
High school dancer Emily Gold died on Sept. 13, weeks after appearing on "America's Got Talent." She was 17. (GoFundMe/Emily Gold)
"Thunderbirds" and "Peppa Pig" voice actor David Graham died on Sept. 20 at the age of 99. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Amazon Studios)
Actress and singer Kathryn Crosby, known for her role in "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," died on Sept. 20 from natural causes. She was 90. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" star Eduardo Xol died on Sept. 20, one week after being stabbed. He was 58. (Getty Images)
John Ashton, who portrayed Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the "Beverly Hills Cop" film franchise, died on Sept. 26 at the age of 76. (Getty Images)
Academy Award-winning actress Maggie Smith, known for her roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey," died at the age of 89 on Sept. 27. (REUTERS/Peter Nicholls)
"Days of Our Lives" veteran Drake Hogestyn died from complications associated with pancreatic cancer on Sept. 28, one day before his 71st birthday. (Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock via Getty Images)
Multi-hyphenate Kris Kristofferson died on Sept. 28 at his home in Hawaii. He was 88. (Rick Kern/WireImage)
Actor Ron Ely died at age 86 on Sept. 29 due to heart failure. (Getty Images)
Frank Fritz, star of "American Pickers," died on Sept. 30 at the age of 60. (Getty Images)
"Good Times" star John Amos, also known for his role in "Roots," died at the age of 84, his publicist shared on Oct. 1. (Getty Images)
Christopher Ciccone, Madonna's brother, died on Oct. 4 following a battle with cancer. He was 63. (Getty Images)
Whitney Houston's mother, Cissy Houston, died on Oct. 7 following complications associated with Alzheimer's disease. She was 91. (Getty Images)
One Direction member Liam Payne died on Oct. 16 after falling from a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31. (Getty Images)
"South Pacific" actress Mitzi Gaynor died of natural causes on Oct. 17 at the age of 93. (Getty Images)
"Baywatch" star Michael Newman died on Oct. 20 from complications associated with Parkinson's disease. He was 67. (Getty Images)
Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno died on Oct. 21 at the age of 66. (Getty Images)
Jack Jones, singer of the "Love Boat" theme song, died on Oct. 23, two years after receiving his leukemia diagnosis. He was 86. (Getty Images/Everett Collection)
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died on Oct. 25 at the age of 84. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
"Young Frankenstein" actress Teri Garr died on Oct. 29 of multiple sclerosis. She was 79. (Getty Images)
Legendary record producer Quincy Jones died at his Bel Air, California, home on Nov. 3. He was 91. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)
"Candyman" and "Final Destination" actor Tony Todd died on Nov. 6 at the age of 69. (TriStar/Getty Images)
Dolly Parton's brother, David Wilburn Parton, died on Nov. 15 at the age of 82. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
"One Tree Hill" actor Paul Teal died on Nov. 15. He was 35. (STW Talent Agency)
Colin Petersen, the original drummer for the Bee Gees, died on Nov. 18. He was 78. (Getty Images)
"Dynasty" and "Stranger Things" actor Mark Withers died on Nov. 22 at the age of 77 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. (Getty Images/Everett Collection)
Chuck Woolery, the former host of "Wheel of Fortune," "Love Connection" and "Scrabble," died on Nov. 23 at the age of 83. (Carlo Allegri/Getty Images for the Game Show Network)
Earl Holliman, known for his roles on "The Twilight Zone" and "Police Woman," died on Nov. 25 at the age of 96. (Getty Images)
"Days of Our Lives" star Wayne Northrop died on Nov. 29 following complications associated with Alzheimer's disease. He was 77. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Michael Cole, who starred on "The Mod Squad," died on Dec. 10 at the age of 84. (Getty Images)
George Joseph Kresge Jr., famously known as The Amazing Kreskin, died on Dec. 10 at the age of 89. (Peter Kramer/Dario Cantatore/Getty Images)
"Baby Driver" actor Hudson Meek died on Dec. 21 after falling out of a moving vehicle. He was 16. (Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
"Star Wars" actor, Angus MacInnes, died on December 23 at the age of 77. (BFA/Alamy Stock Photo; Jens B'ttner/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP Images)
"Romeo and Juliet" actress Olivia Hussey died on Dec. 27 from breast cancer. She was 73. (Bettman)
Model Dayle Haddon died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning on Dec. 27 at the age of 76. (Jean-Jacques LAPEYRONNIE/Gamma-Rapho)
Charles Shyer, "Father of the Bride" director and co-writer of "Saving Private Ryan," died on Dec. 27 at the age of 83, following a short illness. ( Jesse Grant/WireImage for Star Magazine)
"Alice" star Linda Lavin died on Dec. 29 from complications from recently discovered lung cancer. She was 87. (CBS via Getty Images)
Lori Bashian is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.