obituary

Frank Beard, the veteran drummer for the rock band ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77. 

Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of the sentimental blockbuster “On Golden Pond” who worked with such Hollywood heavyweights as Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Steve McQueen and John Wayne, has died. He was 97.

Ben Jones, the former Dukes of Hazard star who later served in Congress, has died at the age of 84. 

Sydney Towle, a social media content creator who projected enduring optimism as she chronicled her life with a rare form of cancer, has died, according to her family. She was 26.

Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for portraying Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 80.

James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Friends” and “Will and Grace,” died Friday. He was 85.

Actress Anne Schedeen, best known for her role as the matriarch Kate Tanner on the late-80s sit-com “ALF,” passed away at the age of 77 over the weekend and her family remembered her for having a “burning hatred for Trump.”

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin and Ted Lasso icon Anthony Stewart Head has died of pneumonia at the age of 72, his family announced Friday.

Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 “Star Wars” and was part of a group of women whose editing was essential to film’s New Hollywood era, has died.

Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59.

An Indiana coroner has revealed the cause of death for actor Nicholas Brendon, who played one of the main characters on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Josh Mauro, a former NFL defensive end who played with the Cardinals, died at the age of 35, his family announced on Tuesday. 

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of The Osmonds, has died at the age of 76.

David Simon, who died Sunday at 64 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, was the last of a kind: a builder in an age of talkers, a dealmaker who let the deals speak for themselves, a billionaire who never confused running a great company with saving the world.

Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died at the age of 64.

The Washington Post is painting a softer picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against the oppressive Islamist regime on Saturday.

Castmates and family members are mourning Robert Carradine, part of a famous Hollywood family and star of “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Lizzie McGuire.” Carradine died at 71.

The cause of death for actor Peter Greene, most known for his roles in “Pulp Fiction” and “The Mask,” has been revealed.

Parker Sutherland, a football player at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), died on Saturday morning at the age of 18, the university announced. In a press release, UNI Director of Athletics Megan Franklin described it as a “heartbreaking day”

The cause of death for beloved actress Catherine O’Hara has been revealed to be a pulmonary embolism stemming from a underlying diagnosis of rectal cancer.

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 35 following a battle with cancer.

Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the British rock band the Cure, died on Christmas Day at 65, the band says.

British actor William Rush, best known for the British TV series ‘Waterloo Road,’ has passed away at the young age of 31.

Actor Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera “General Hospital,” died on Sunday at the age of 78. 

German-born actor Udo Kier, whose fierce good looks and icy blue eyes imbued his characters with a menacing nobility, has died at 81.

Hollywood icon Diane Keaton, an Academy Award-winning actress and an accomplished director and producer, has passed away at the age of 79.

Longtime Moody Blues bassist, singer and songwriter John Lodge died suddenly and unexpectedly at age 82 on Friday while surrounded by his family.

Matthew Rooney, the grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney, died at the age 51 last Friday. 

Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79.

Actress Kelley Mack, most known for her roles in The Walking Dead and Chicago Med, has died. She was 33.

Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85.

Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan’s wife, Sky Daily Hogan, shared a heartfelt tribute after her husband died at the age of 71 years old, stating that the loss of her husband was “sudden” and that she “wasn’t ready for this.”

Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” “It Might Be You” and the classic “The Way We Were,” has died at 99.

Rev. John MacArthur, who served as the pastor of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, California, died late Monday evening at the age of 86, according to several reports.

The cause of death has been revealed for beloved character actor Michael Madsen, known for his roles in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill.”

Jim Irsay, owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts, has died this week at the age of 65 after heading the beloved franchise since 1997.