American actor and film producer, Ray Liotta, died on May 26, at the age of 67. He was best j known for his roles as Henry Hill, in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, and Shoeless Joe Jackson, in Field of Dreams. jj He also appeared in films, such as No Escape, Unlawful Entry, Cop Land, Blow, j The Place Beyond the Pines, and Killing Them Softly.
Oscar-winning actor, James Caan, died on July 6, at the age of 82.j
He was best known for his explosive turn, as Sonny Corleone, in j The Godfather, and as a dying professional football player, in Brian’s Song.
American actor, Paul Sorvino, passed away on July 25, at the age of 83.
He carved out a five-decade acting career, appearing in j more than a hundred films, television series, and plays.
Paul Sorvino was best known for his role, as Paulie Cicero, in Goodfellas.
American actress, Marnie Schulenburg, died on May 17, at the age of 37. She was best known j for her roles, as Jo Sullivan, on the “One Life to Live” reboot, and Alison Stewart, on As the World Turns. j
Oscar winning actor, William Hurt, died on March 13, at the age of 71. He was best known for his roles in Kiss of the Spider Woman, “Body Heat”, “Children Of A Lesser God”, and “Broadcast News.”
American actress, Nichelle Nichols, who captivated television audiences, as Nyota Uhura, in the original “Star Trek” series, died on July 30, at the age of 89.
American actor, Mike Hagerty, died on May 5, at the age of 67. He was best j known for his roles, as Mike, the manager of a muffler shop on HBO’s Lucky Louie, and Mr. Treeger, the building superintendent, on Friends. j
American actress, Maggie Peterson, died on May 15, at j the age of 81. She was best known for his role, as Charlene Darling, on The Andy Griffith Show.
Legendary actor, Sidney Poitier, passed away on January 6, at the age of 94. In 1964, he won the Academy Award, and the Golden Globe for Best Actor, for 1963 film, Lilies of the Field, playing a handyman helping a group of German-speaking nuns build a chapel.
American actor and stand-up comedian, Louie Anderson, passed away on January 21, at age 68. He was best known for his role, as Christine Baskets, on j the comedy television series, Baskets. He also created the television sitcom, The Louie Show, and the cartoon series, Life with Louie.
American actor, Frank Pesce, died on February 6, at the age of 75. He appeared in films and television series, such as Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Miami Vice, Midnight Run, and Matlock.
Lenny Von Dohlen, who played Harold j Smith on the hit series, “Twin Peaks,” passed away on July 5, at the age of 63. He also appeared in films, such as Electric Dreams, Downstream, and Teeth.
American actor, Philip Baker Hall, died on June 12, at the age of 90. He was best known for his roles in The Truman Show, Secret Honor, Duck, Hard Eight, Magnolia, and Boogie Nights.
American actress, director, and screenwriter,j Anne Heche, passed away on august 12, at age 53. She came to mainstream prominence in the late 1990s j with roles in the crime drama film, Donnie Brasco, the slasher film, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and the drama-thriller film, Return to Paradise.
American actress, Rebecca Balding, j best known for her roles on TV series, Soap, and the original Charmed, passed away on July 18. She was 73.
American actress, Yvette Mimieux, passed away on January 18, at the age of 80. She was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards during her acting career. Yvette was best known for his roles in Jackson County Jail, The Time Machine, and Skyjacked.
Actor, Robert Morse, passed away on j April 20, at age 90. He starred in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, both the 1961 original Broadway production, for which he won a Tony Award, and its 1967 film adaptation.
Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably j groomed mobster, Paulie Walnuts, in “The Sopranos”, died on July 8, at the age of 79. He also appeared in j films, such as Goodfellas, Mighty Aphrodite, and Everyone Says I Love You.
Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for j decades, and the voice of Ursula, in The Little Mermaid, died on July 30, at the age of 95.
American actress, Denise Dowse, best known for playing the vice principal in US teen drama, Beverly Hills Ninety two hundred ten, passed away on august 13. She was j 64.
