The following deaths of notable individuals related to American television occurred in 2019.
January
Date Name Age Notability SourceJanuary 2Bob Einstein76Actor best known as Super Dave Osborne on Super Dave, Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, and several other shows; also played Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry Middleman on Arrested Development. Also comedy writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Brother of Albert Brooks.'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Star Bob Einstein Dead at 76 The Blast, January 2, 2019Gene Okerlund76Professional wrestling announcer and interviewer for AWA, WWF/WWE and WCW and member of the WWE Hall of Fame. Made a guest appearance on The A-Team and a Mountain Dew commercial. Also appeared in live-action segments of Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling.Daryl Dragon76Musician (Captain & Tennille, The Beach Boys), co-host of The Captain and Tennille Show. Daryl Dragon of Captain and Tennille Dies at 76 NBC Miami, January 2, 2019January 3Sylvia Chase80 American broadcast journalist (20/20, KRON-TV/San Francisco)John Falsey67Writer/producer, most noted for work on St. Elsewhere, Northern Exposure, and I'll Fly AwayObituary for John Falsey from Variety, 1/14/2019January 4Louisa Moritz72Cuban-American actress (The Joe Namath Show, Love, American Style, Ironside, One Day at a Time, Chico and the Man, The Rockford Files and The Incredible Hulk)January 6W. Morgan Sheppard86Actor (Max Headroom, Star Trek, seaQuest DSV) and voice actor (Biker Mice from Mars, Gargoyles, Prep & Landing)William Morgan Sheppard dead: Star Trek actor dies aged 86 Daily Mirror, January 7, 2019January 9Verna Bloom80Actress (Where Have All the People Gone?, Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, Playing for Time)Verna Bloom, Actress in 'Animal House,' 'High Plains Drifter,' Dies at 80 Variety, January 10, 2019Stefanos Miltsakakis60Greek-American MMA-fighter and actor (Matlock, Eerie, Indiana, Baywatch, Martial Law, Nash Bridges and Cold Case)January 15Bill Anagnos60American stuntman (TV work includes recurring spots on Banshee, The Sopranos, and Kennedy)Bradley Bolke93American voice actor, known for his role of Chumley Walrus on Tennessee Tuxedo and His TalesCarol Channing97Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, dancer and comedienne (TV work includes several guest spots on What's My Line?, a recurring role on The Love Boat, and the voice of Grandmama on The Addams Family)The Legendary Carol Channing Dies at 97 Broadway World, January 15, 2019January 16 Sam Christensen70American casting director January 17 Barbara Claman89American casting director Anthony Potter84American producer and writer Daniel C. Striepeke 88American makeup artist (TV work includes several episodes of Planet of the Apes and Mission: Impossible)January 20 William Swan90American actor January 21Russell Baker93Writer, columnist, and host of Masterpiece TheaterObituary for Russell Baker from The Hollywood Reporter, 1/22/2019Kaye Ballard93American actress, comedienne, and singer, best known as Kaye Buell in The Mothers-in-Law, Angie Pallucci in The Doris Day Show, a regular on both Kraft Music Hall and The Perry Como Show, and a record-setting 50 guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."Kaye Ballard, One of the Mothers-in-Law on the 1960s NBC Sitcom, Dies at 93" from The Hollywood Reporter (January 22, 2019) Steve Bean58American comedian and actor Merwin Goldsmith81American actor (Goodtime Girls, Ryan's Hope, Kennedy, Law & Order and The Good Wife)January 22Kevin Barnett 32 Comedian, actor and writer (The Carmichael Show, Broad City). Co-creator of Rel.James Frawley82American director and producer (The Monkees, That Girl, Paper Moon, Magnum, P.I., Vengeance Unlimited, Thieves, Judging Amy, Three Moons Over Milford, Ghost Whisperer, Side Order of Life and Grey's Anatomy) January 25Fatima Ali29Pakistani-born American chef and reality show contestant (Chopped, Top Chef)'Top Chef' Star Fatima Ali Passes After Cancer Battle MSN, January 25, 2019Steve Bell83News anchor (Good Morning America, World News This Morning, USA Updates, KYW-TV/Philadelphia) and correspondent for ABC NewsJanuary 26Ken Welch92American composer (The Carol Burnett Show) January 27Erica Yohn90Character actress (guest spots on Rhoda, ER, Night Court, Murphy Brown, and Picket Fences)Notice of death of Erica Yohn, facebook.com; accessed January 29, 2019.January 29James Ingram66Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter (appeared as himself in Suburgatory and a participant on Celebrity Duets; his 1983 number-one Billboard Hot 100 single "Baby Come to Me" with Patti Austin was featured in General Hospital)Fernando Gaitán58Colombian screenwriter, producer, television executive, and journalist, whose telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea was adapted into the American dramedy Ugly Betty and the Telemundo remake Betty en NY, of which he served as a consultant on both programs"Fernando Gaitan, Creator of Telenovela That Inspired 'Ugly Betty,' Dies at 58" from The Hollywood Reporter (January 29, 2019)January 30Dick Miller90Actor (recurring roles on Fame and The Flash)Dick Miller, 'Gremlins' and 'Terminator' Actor, Dies at 90 Variety, January 30, 2019January 31 Candice Earley 68American actress best known for her role of Donna Beck in All My Children
February Date Name Age Notability SourceFebruary 1Harold Bergman99American actor (guest spots on All My Children, One Life to Live, Santa Barbara, Murder, She Wrote, Port Charles, Sunset Beach, and The City)Neal James55American reality television actor (Call of the Wildman)Animal Planet's 'Banjo Man' Neal James Dies at 55 People, February 1, 2019Lisa Seagram82American actress, acting teacher, and realtor (TV credits include Batman, The Beverly Hillbillies, Bewitched, My Three Sons, My Favorite Martian, The Double Life of Henry Phyfe, Perry Mason, McHale's Navy, Honey West, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. and Burke's Law)Lisa Seagram, Actress on 'Batman' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' Dies at 82 The Hollywood Reporter, February 27, 2019February 3Kristoff St. John52American actor; best known for playing Neil Winters on The Young and the Restless. Also played Adam Marshall on Generations.Julie Adams92Actress (recurring roles on K-Ville, Loving, Murder, She Wrote, Another World, Capitol, Code Red, and The Jimmy Stewart Show)February 4Gary LaPierre76News anchor (WBZ-TV/Boston)February 5George Klein83Host of Talent Party on WHBQ-TV/MemphisFebruary 7Albert Finney82English actor, producer, and director, who won an Emmy and Golden Globe for his performance as Winston Churchill in The Gathering Storm. Also portrayed Sidney Kentridge in The Biko Inquest, which he co-produced.February 9Salvatore Bellomo67Belgian professional wrestler; best known for wrestling preliminary matches in the WWF during the 1980sFebruary 10Linda Sawyer57Television producer, writer and director at ABC, MTV and HBO, freelance production work for programs on VH1 and PBS, and podcaster"Veteran TV Producer Linda Sawyer Dies at 57" from The Hollywood Reporter (February 21, 2019)Jan-Michael Vincent74American film/TV actor, best known for his television roles as Lincoln 'Link' Simmons in the Danger Island segments of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, Jeffrey Hastings in The Survivors, Byron Henry in The Winds of War, and Stringfellow Hawke in Airwolf"'Airwolf' Star Jan-Michael Vincent Dies at 73" from Variety (March 10, 2019)Carmen Argenziano75Actor (recurring roles on Stargate SG-1, Booker, L.A. Law, Melrose Place, and The Young and the Restless)'Stargate' Actor Carmen Argenziano Dead at 75 TMZ.com, February 10, 2019February 12Pedro Morales76Puerto Rican WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler Obituary for Pedro Morales FOX News Channel, February 12, 2019February 14David Horowitz81Consumer advocate and television show host, alumnus of KNBC Los Angeles and host of Fight Back! with David Horowitz.KNBC "David Horowitz, Legendary Consumer Journalist, Dies at 81". Retrieved February 19, 2019.February 16Jerry Blum86American radio executive (most notably GM/president of Atlanta's WQXI and WQXI-FM, 1960–1989) and the inspiration for Gordon Jump's Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson character on WKRP in CincinnatiPatrick Caddell68Pollster and Fox News contributorKen Nordine98Voice-over artist and poet (TV work includes Sesame Street)February 17Perry Wolff97News documentary producer for CBS News (several projects, most notably A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy)Obituary for Perry Wolff from The New York Times, 2/26/2019February 21Beverley Owen81Actress best known for playing Marilyn Munster in the first thirteen episodes of The Munsters; guest starring on As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, and The Young and the RestlessBeverley Owen, Original Marilyn Munster dead at 81 TMZ, February 24, 2019Peter Tork77Bassist/keyboardist/singer for The Monkees and actor on the TV show of the same namePeter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77 The Washington Post, February 21, 2019February 22Clark James Gable30Host of Cheaters. Grandson of Clark Gable.Clark Gable III Dies: TV Host, Clark Gable Grandson Was 30 Deadline Hollywood, February 22, 2019Brody Stevens48Actor and comedian (star of Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!, guest spots on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Friday, Premium Blend, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Fox NFL Sunday, Conan, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Burn with Jeff Ross, Kroll Show, The Ben Show, @midnight, and Chelsea Lately)Comedian Brody Stevens Dead at 48 of Apparent Suicide The Blast, February 22, 2019Morgan Woodward93Actor best known as Marvin "Punk" Anderson on Dallas. Also guest spots on several other shows including a record amount of roles as several different characters on Gunsmoke.Native Arlington actor known for 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'Star Trek' roles dies Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 23, 2019February 23Katherine Helmond89American actress best known as Jessica Tate on Soap, Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss?, Doris Sherman on Coach and Lois Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond.Katherine Helmond, the Man-Crazy Mother on 'Who's the Boss?' Dies at 89 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, March 1, 2019February 26Mitzi Hoag86American actress (notable for her regular role as Liz Platt in We'll Get By, and recurring roles in Here Come the Brides and The Facts of Life)Jeraldine Saunders95American writer, lecturer, model, and astrologer. Best known as the creator of The Love Boat, (based on her 1974 memoir Love Boats) and whose career as a cruise director was fictionalized in the series as Julie McCoy (played by Lauren Tewes), and the author of "Omarr's Astrological Forecast" (with then-husband Sydney Omarr) February 27Nathaniel Taylor80Actor best known for playing Rollo Lawson on Sanford and SonFebruary 28André Previn89German-born American conductor, composer, and musician (conductor/host of Previn & The Pittsburgh, music director for The Donald O'Connor Show)"Andre Previn, Four-Time Oscar-Winning Composer, Dies at 89" from Variety (February 28, 2019)William G. Schilling79Best known for playing Dr. Harold Samuels on Head of the ClassHis daughter confirmed his passing via Facebook. Dan Frischman offered condolences. Per Mr. Schilling's request, his death was and never will be in media outlets.Aron Tager84American-born Canadian actor (Are You Afraid of the Dark?)
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