Death Order in Shows

[icecream]

This is for shows (sitcoms, dramas, dramedies, no reality crap) who have one or more dead cast members showing who died first, died second etc, and who is still alive.

Cheers
1. Nicholas Colasanto- died during the show in 1985 so his character was killed off
2. Kirstie Alley- died in 2022
3. George Wendt- died this year in 2025
Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, Woody Harrelson, Rhea Perlman, Kelsey Grammer, and Bebe Neuwirth are still alive.

Frasier (1993)
1. John Mahoney- first dead cast member in 2018 but the co-creators died in 9-11
Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves are still alive.

Home Improvement
1. Earl Hindman- died in 2003
Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Zachary Ty Brian, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Richard Karn, Debbe Dunning, and Taran Noah Smith are still alive.

Friends
1. Matthew Perry- died in 2023
Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, and David Schwimmer are still alive.

[icecream]

Growing Pains
1. Alan Thicke- died in 2016
Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson, and Leonardo DiCaprio are still alive.

Gilligan's Island
1. Jim Backus- died in 1989
2. Alan Hale, Jr.- died in 1990
3. Natalie Schafer- died in 1991
4. Bob Denver- died in 2005
5. Russell Johnson- died in 2014
6. Dawn Wells- died in 2020
Tina Louise is the only cast member still alive.

Happy Days
1. Heather O'Rourke- died in 1988
2. Pat Morita- died in 2005
3. Tom Bosley- died in 2010
4. Al Molinaro- died in 2015
5. Erin Moran- died in 2017
Marion Ross, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Anson Williams, Donny Most, Ted McGinley, Crystal Bernard, Scott Baio, Lynda Goodfriend, Cathy Silvers, and Linda Purl are all still alive.

Diff'rent Strokes
1. Dana Plato- died in 1999
2. Dixie Carter- died on April 10, 2010
3. Gary Coleman- died on May 28, 2010
4. Conrad Bain- died in 2013
5. Mary Ann Mobley- died in 2014
6. Charlotte Rae- died in 2018
Todd Bridges, Danny Cooksey, and Mary Jo Catlett are still alive.

The Facts of Life
1. Charlotte Rae- died in 2018
2. Cloris Leachman- died in 2021
3. John Lawlor- died this year in 2025
Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields, Julie Piekarski, Julie Anne Haddock, Felice Schachter, Mackenzie Astin, Molly Ringwald, George Clooney, Pamela Segall, and Jenny O'Hara are all still alive.

[biffbronson]

Family Affair

1. Anissa Jones - died on August 28, 1976
2. Sebastian Cabot - died on August 23, 1977
3. Heather Angel (recurring) - died on December 13, 1986
4. Nancy Walker (final season cast) - died on March 25, 1992
5. Brian Keith - died on June 24, 1997
6. Gregg Fedderson (recurring) - died on April 28, 2002

Kathy Garver and Johnny Whitaker are still alive. Also Sherry Alberoni (recurring).

[stevea]

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1. Richard Deacon - died August 8, 1984
2. Jerry Paris - died March 31, 1986
3. Morey Amsterdam - died October 28, 1996
4. Ann Morgan Guilbert - died June 14, 2016
5. Mary Tyler Moore - died January 25, 2017
6. Rose Marie - died December 28, 2017
7. Carl Reiner - died June 29, 2020

Dick Van Dyke and Larry Mathews are still alive

[stevea]

Kojak

1. George Demosthenes Savalas - died October 2, 1985
2. Telly Savalas - died January 22, 1994
3. Dan Frazer - died December 16, 2011
4. Vince Conti - died September 5, 2018
5. Kevin Dobson - died September 6, 2020

Mark Russell is still alive

[stevea]

Bewitched

1. Alice Pearce - died March 3, 1966
2. Marion Lorne - died May 9, 1968
3. Agnes Moorehead - died April 30, 1974
4. George Tobias - died February 27, 1980
5. Paul Lynde - died January 10, 1982
6. David White - died November 27, 1990
7. Dick York - died February 20, 1992
8. Dick Sargent - died July 8, 1994
9. Elizabeth Montgomery - died December 18, 1995
10. Irene Vernon - died April 21, 1998
11. Sandra Gould - died July 20, 1999
12. Kasey Rogers - died July 6, 2006
13. Alice Ghostley - died September 21, 2007
14. Dick Wilson - died November 18/19, 2007
15. Bernard Fox - died December 14, 2016

Erin and Diane Murphy, Bernie Kopell, and Nancy Kovack are still alive

[Dream Canteen]

Night Court:

1. Selma Diamond — died May 13, 1985 (during series run; character killed off)
2. Florence Halop — died July 15, 1986 (during series run; character killed off)
3. Harry Anderson — died April 16, 2018
4. Paula Kelly — died February 8, 2020
5. Charlie Robinson — died July 11, 2021
6. Markie Post — died August 7, 2021
7. Richard Moll — died October 26, 2023

John Larroquette, Marsha Warfield, Karen Austin and Ellen Foley are still alive.

M*A*S*H:

1. McLean Stevenson — died February 15, 1996
2. Larry Linville — died April 10, 2000
3. Harry Morgan — died December 7, 2011
4. Wayne Rogers — died December 31, 2015
5. William Christopher — died December 31, 2016
6. David Ogden Stiers — died March 3, 2018
7. Loretta Swit — died May 30, 2025

Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Gary Burghoff and Jamie Farr are still alive.

Mr. Belvedere:

1. Christopher Hewett — died August 3, 2001
2. Bob Uecker — died January 16, 2025

Ilene Graff, Rob Stone, Tracy Wells and Brice Beckham are still alive.

The Golden Girls:

1. Estelle Getty — died July 22, 2008
2. Bea Arthur — died April 25, 2009
3. Rue McClanahan — died June 3, 2010
4. Betty White — died December 31, 2021

Laverne & Shirley:

1. Phil Foster — died July 8, 1985
2. Betty Garrett — died February 12, 2001
3. Penny Marshall — died December 17, 2018
4. David L. Lander — died December 4, 2020
5. Eddie Mekka — died November 27, 2021
6. Cindy Williams — died January 25, 2023

Michael McKean is still alive.

Evening Shade:

1. Michael Jeter — died March 30, 2003
2. Ossie Davis — died February 4, 2005
3. Charles Durning — died December 24, 2012
4. Ann Wedgeworth — died November 16, 2017
5. Burt Reynolds — died September 6, 2018
6. Hal Holbrook — died January 23, 2021
7. Linda Gehringer — died May 17, 2024

Marilu Henner, Elizabeth Ashley, Jay R. Ferguson, Melissa Renée Martin, Candace Hutson, Jacob Parker and Charlie Dell are still alive.

[Dream Canteen]

Alice:

1. Vic Tayback — died died May 25, 1999
2. Beth Howland — died December 31, 2015
3. Charles Levin — died c. June 28, 2019
4. Philip McKeon — died December 10, 2019
5. Linda Lavin — died December 29, 2024
6. Polly Holliday — died September 9, 2025

Diane Ladd and Celia Weston are still alive, but the entire original cast is deceased.

Newhart:

1. Mary Frann — died September 23, 1998
2. Tom Poston — died April 30, 2007
3. Peter Scolari — died October 22, 2021
4. Bob Newhart — died July 18, 2024

Julia Duffy, William Sanderson, Tony Papenfuss, John Voldstad, Jennifer Holmes and Steven Kampmann are still alive.

WKRP in Cincinnati

1. Gordon Jump — died September 22, 2003
2. Frank Bonner — died June 16, 2021
3. Howard Hesseman — died January 29, 2022
4. Loni Anderson — died August 3, 2025

Gary Sandy, Richard Sanders, Tim Reid and Jan Smithers are still alive.

Webster:

1. Cathryn Damon — died April 3, 1987
2. Eugene Roche — died July 28, 2004
3. Alex Karras — died October 10, 2012
4. Henry Polic II — died August 11, 2013

Susan Clark and Emmanuel Lewis are still alive.

Three’s Company:

1. Audra Lindley — died October 16, 1997
2. Norman Fell — died December 14, 1998
3. John Ritter — died September 11, 2003
4. Don Knotts — died February 24, 2006
5. Ann Wedgeworth — died November 16, 2017
6. Suzanne Somers — died October 15, 2023

Joyce DeWitt, Richard Kline, Jennilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes are still alive.

[stevea]

Leave it to Beaver

Wendell Holmes - died April 27, 1962
Madge Blake - died February 19, 1969
Frank Wilcox - March 3, 1974
Howard Wendell - August 11, 1975
Jess Kirkpatrick - died August 9, 1976
Burt Mustin - died January 28, 1977
Karl Swenson - died October 8, 1978
Doris Packer - died March 31, 1979
Edgar Buchanan - died April 4, 1979
Hugh Beaumont - died May 14, 1982
Bill Baldwin - died November 17, 1982
John Gallaudet - died November 5, 1983
Richard Deacon - died August 8, 1984
Sue Randall - died October 26, 1984
Henry Hunter - died May 25, 1985
Bartlett Robinson - died March 26, 1986
Lurene Tuttle - died May 28, 1986
Madge Kennedy - died June 9, 1987
Eddie Marr - died August 25, 1987
John Hoyt - died September 15, 1991
Ed Prentiss - died March 19, 1992
Pat McCaffrie - died December 4, 1992
Lenore Kingston - died May 5, 1993
Jane Dulo - May 22, 1994
Marjorie Reynolds - died February 1, 1997
George Petrie - died November 16, 1997
Bobby Beekman - died June 25, 1998
Jean Vander Pyl - died April 10, 1999
Ross Elliott - died August 12, 1999
Bernadette Withers - died October 25, 1999
Ann Doran - died September 19, 2000
Richard Simmons - died January 11, 2003
Stanley Fafara - died September 20, 2003
Alice Backes - died March 15, 2007
Cheryl Holdridge - died January 6, 2009
John Hart - September 20, 2009
Clark Howat - died October 30, 2009
Barbara Billingsley - died October 16, 2010
Claudia Bryar - died June 16, 2011
Frank Bank - died April 13, 2013
Stephen Wootton - died April 4, 2014
Kathleen O'Malley - died February 25, 2019
Keith Taylor - died August 31, 2019
Ken Osmond - died May 13, 2020
Tony Dow - died July 27, 2022
Joey Scott - died February 18, 2023
Rory Stevens - died November 30, 2023

Still alive - Jerry Mathers, Rusty Stevens, Stephen Talbot, Bobby Mittelstaedt, Jeri Weil, Richard Correll, Lucas "Tiger" Fafara, Buddy Joe Hooker/Buddy Hart, Pamela Baird/Beaird, Veronica Cartwright, Tim Matthieson/Matheson, Carol Sydes, Beverly Washburn, Callen John Thomas Jr., Patty Turner, David Kent, Jennie Lynn, Chrystie Jordan. Status unknown - Karen Sue Trent - there are death reports on the web which may be false, Neil Seflinger, Mark Murray, Jimmy Carter - all 3 unknown.

Includes many character actors who appeared more thn once.

[biffbronson]

My Three Sons

(A list I compiled some time ago):

1966 William Frawley - Age 79
1977 Sebastian Cabot - [Sally's dad - Prof. Morrison] Age 59
1978 Kathryn Givney [Grandma Collins - Katie’s grandmother] - Age 81
1983 William Demarest - Age 91
1991 Eleanor Audley [Barbara’s mom - Mrs. Vincent] - Age 86
1991 Fred MacMurray - Age 83
2000 Meredith MacRae - Age 56
2005 Joan Tompkins [Katie’s mom - Lorraine Miller] - Age 89
2008 Beverly Garland - Age 82
2012 Norman Alden [Polly’s dad - Tom Williams] - Age 87
2012 Doris Singleton [Sally’s mom, Polly’s mom] - Age 92
2012 Don Grady - Age 68
2022 Tim Considine - Age 81

Stanley Livingston, Barry Livingston, Cynthia Pepper, Tina Cole, Ronne Troup, and Dawn Lyn are still alive.

[Dream Canteen]

Murphy Brown (1988-1998):

1. Robert Pastorelli — died March 8, 2004
2. Pat Corley — died September 11, 2006
3. Charles Kimbrough — died January 11, 2023

Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Grant Shaud and Lily Tomlin are still alive.

Mork & Mindy:

1. Ralph James — died March 14, 1992
2. Elizabeth Kerr — died January 13, 2000
3. Tom Poston — died April 30, 2007
4. Jonathan Winters — died April 11, 2013
5. Robin Williams — died August 11, 2014
6. Jay Thomas — died August 24, 2017
7. Conrad Janis — died March 1, 2022

Pam Dawber, Gina Hecht, Jim Staahl and Crissy Wilzak are still alive.

Designing Women:

1. Dixie Carter — died April 10, 2010
2. Meshach Taylor — died June 28, 2014
3. Jan Hooks — died October 9, 2014

Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, Julia Duffy and Judith Ivey are still alive.

ALF:

1. John LaMotta — died January 29, 2014
2. Max Wright — died June 26, 2019
3. Liz Sheridan — died April 15, 2022
4. Benji Gregory — died June 13, 2024

Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson and Paul Fusco are still alive.

The Flintstones

1. Bea Benaderet — died October 13, 1968
2. Alan Reed — died June 14, 1977
3. Daws Butler — died May 18, 1988
4. Mel Blanc — died July 10, 1989
5. Gerry Johnson — died January 24, 1990
6. Don Messick — died October 24, 1997
7. Jean Vander Pyl — died April 10, 1999
8. John Stephenson — died May 15, 2015

[Dream Canteen]

The Jetsons (1962-1963):

1. Daws Butler — died May 18, 1988
2. George O’Hanlon — died February 11, 1989
3. Mel Blanc — died July 10, 1989
4. Don Messick — died October 24, 1997
5. Jean Vander Pyl — died April 10, 1999
6. Penny Singleton — died November 12, 2003
7. Janet Waldo — died June 12, 2016

Gimme a Break!

1. Dolph Sweet — died May 8, 1985 (during series run; character killed off)
2. John Hoyt — died September 15, 1991
3. Howard Morton — died May 11, 1997
4. Rosetta LeNoire — died March 17, 2002
5. Nell Carter — died January 23, 2003

Kari Michaelsen, Lauri Hendler, Lara Jill Miller, Telma Hopkins, Joey Lawrence, Jonathan Silverman, Matthew Lawrence, Rosie O’Donnell and Paul Sand are still alive.

Dennis the Menace:

1. Joseph Kearns — died February 17, 1962 (during series run; character written out)
2. Sara Seegar — died August 12, 1990
3. Herbert Anderson — died June 11, 1994
4. Gale Gordon — died June 30, 1995
5. Sylvia Field — died July 31, 1998
6. Gloria Henry — died April 3, 2021
7. Jay North — died April 6, 2025

Jeannie Russell is still alive.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show:

1. Ted Knight — died August 26, 1986
2. Mary Tyler Moore — died January 25, 2017
3. Georgia Engel — died April 12, 2019
4. Valerie Harper — died August 30, 2019
5. Cloris Leachman — died January 27, 2021
6. Gavin MacLeod — died May 29, 2021
7. Ed Asner — died August 29, 2021
8. Betty White — died December 31, 2022

Saturday Night Live:

1. John Belushi — died March 5, 1982
2. Gilda Radner — died May 20, 1989
3. Danitra Vance — died August 21, 1994
4. Michael O'Donoghue — died November 8, 1994
5. Chris Farley — died December 18, 1997
6. Phil Hartman — died May 28, 1998
7. Charles Rocket — died October 7, 2005
8. Tom Davis — died July 19, 2012
9. Don Pardo — died August 18, 2014
10. Jan Hooks — died October 9, 2014
11. George Coe — died July 18, 2015
12. Tony Rosato — died January 10, 2017
13. Norm Macdonald — died September 14, 2021
14. Peter Aykroyd — died November 6, 2021
15. Gilbert Gottfried — died April 12, 2022
16. Dan Vitale — died May 6, 2023

Obviously too many living cast members to list.

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by Dream Canteen

Dennis the Menace:

1. Joseph Kearns — died February 17, 1962 (during series run; character written out)
2. Sara Seegar — died August 12, 1990
3. Herbert Anderson — died June 11, 1994
4. Gale Gordon — died June 30, 1995
5. Sylvia Field — died July 31, 1998
6. Gloria Henry — died April 3, 2021
7. Jay North — died April 6, 2025

Jeannie Russell is still alive.

You forgot Billy Booth, died December 31, 2006.

[Adamantium]

Mister Ed
January 5, 1961 – February 6, 1966

Passed Away:
Larry Keating (Roger Addison) – August 26, 1963
Allan “Rocky” Lane (Voice of Mister Ed) – October 27, 1973
Jack Albertson (Paul Fenton, recurring) – November 25, 1981
Barry Kelley (Mr. Higgins, recurring) – June 5, 1991
Leon Aames (Gordon Kirkwood) – October 12, 1993
Florence MacMichael (Winnie Kirkwood) – May 28, 199
Edna Skinner (Kay Addison) – August 8, 2003
Connie Hines (Carol Post) – December 18, 2009
Alan Young (Wilbur Post) – May 19, 2016

Still Around:


The Joey Bishop Show
[Incarnation #2] I’m excluding the first season, which in my opinion is a different series.
September 15, 1962 – March 30, 1965

Passed Away:
Guy Marks (Freddy) – November 28, 1987
Joe Besser (Mr. Jillson) – March 1, 1988
Mary Treen (Hilda Hinklemeyer) – July 20, 1989
Corbett Monica (Larry Corbett) – July 22, 1998
Joey Bishop (Joey Barnes) – October 17, 2007
Abby Dalton (Ellie Barnes) – November 23, 2020

Still Around:


The Munsters
September 24, 1964 – May 12, 1966

Passed Away:
Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) – July 2, 1993
Al Lewis (Grandpa) – February 3, 2006
Yvonne DeCarlo (Lily Munster) – January 8, 2007
Beverley Owen (Marilyn Munster #1) – February 21, 2019

Still Around:
Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster) and Pat Priest (Marilyn Munster #2)

Chico and the Man
September 13, 1974 – July 21, 1978

Passed Away:
Freddie Prinze (Chico Rodriguez) – January 29, 1977
Jack Albertson (Ed Brown) – November 25, 1981
Scatman Crothers (Louie Wilson) – November 22, 1986
Ronny Graham (Reverend Bemis, recurring) – July 4, 1999
Della Reese (Della Rogers) – November 19, 2017
Isaac Ruiz, Jr. (Mando, recurring) – February 10, 2025

Still around:
Bonnie Boland (Mabel, recurring), Danny Mora (Salvadore, recurring), Gabriel Melgar (Raul Garcia), Charo (Aunt Charo, recurring), and Julie Hill (Monica)

Taxi
September 12, 1978 – June 15, 1983

Passed Away:
Andy Kaufman (Latka Gravas) – May 16, 1984
J. Alan Thomas (Jeff Bennett, recurring) – April 15, 2007
Jeff Conaway (Bobby Wheeler) – May 27, 2011

Still Around:
Judd Hirsch (Alex Reiger), Danny DeVito (Louie DePalma), Marilu Henner (Elaine Nardo), Tony Danza (Tony Banta), Randall Carver (John Burns), Christopher Lloyd (Rev. Jim Ignatowski), and Carol Kane (Simka Dahblitz/Gravas)

Wings
April 19, 1990 – May 21, 1997

Passed Away:
David Schramm (Roy Biggins) – March 28, 2020
Farrah Forke (Alex Lambert) – February 25, 2022

Still Around:
Tim Daly (Joe Hackett), Steven Weber (Brian Hackett), Crystal Bernard (Helen Chappel), Thomas Haden Church (Lowell Mather), Rebecca Schull (Fay Cochran), Tony Shalhoub (Antonio Scarpacci), Amy Yasbeck (Casey Davenport), and Brian Haley (Budd Bronski)

[stevea]

The Bob Newhart Show

Florida Friebus - died May 27, 1988
John Fiedler - died June 25, 2005
Suzanne Pleshette - died January 19, 2008
Marcia Wallace - died October 25, 2013
Jack Riley - died August 19, 2016
Bill Daily - died September 4, 2018
Larry Gelman - died June 7, 2021
Bob Newhart - died July 18, 2024

Pat Finley, Moosie Drier, Oliver Clark, Will Mackenzie, and Peter Bonerz are still with us

Newhart

Mary Frann - died September 23, 1998
Tom Poston - died April 30, 2007
Peter Scolari -died October 22, 2021
Bob Newhart - died July 18, 2024

Still alive - Jennifer Holmes, Julia Duffy, Steven Kampmann, William Sanderson, Tony Papenfuss, John Volstad

(sorry, just saw Newhart had been done above)