Celebrity Deaths in 2024: Stars We’ve Lost This Year | Photos

A look at the notable celebrities from media, television, film and more that we’ve lost this year

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Glynis Johns
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Glynis Johns

The Tony-winning actress, best known for playing Jane and Michael Banks’ suffragette mother Winifred in “Mary Poppins,” died at the age of 100 in early January.

Adan Canto attends 2022 Fox Upfront in New York City
Adan Canto attends 2022 Fox Upfront in New York City (Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Adan Canto

Adan Canto, best known for starring in Fox’s “The Cleaning Lady” and and ABC and later Netflix’s “Designated Survivor,” died Jan. 9 at the age of 42 after a private battle with appendiceal cancer.

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Joyce Randolph

Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton (wife of Ed) on “The Honeymooners,” has died at age 99. She died in her sleep on Jan. 13, her son Randy told TMZ.

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Marlena Shaw

Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B singer who recorded the definitive version of Ashford and Simpson’s “California Soul,” died Jan. 19 from unknown causes. She was 81.

Norman Jewison attends the 72nd annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles
Norman Jewison attends the 72nd annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles (Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Norman Jewison

The director of “In the Heat of the Night” and “Moonstruck” died Jan. 20 at his home at the age of 97.

Chita Rivera attends the Chita Rivera Awards 2023 at NYU Skirball Center in New York City (Credit: Jason Mendez/Getty Images)
Chita Rivera attends the Chita Rivera Awards 2023 at NYU Skirball Center in New York City (Credit: Jason Mendez/Getty Images)

Chita Rivera

Best known for her Broadway roles in “Chicago” and “West Side Story” to name a few, the actress died Jan. 30. She was 91.

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Chuck Phillips

Chuck Philips, the renowned Los Angeles Times journalist who made a name for himself by investigating corruption in the music industry, died in January at age 71.

Carl Weathers attends "The Mandalorian" FYC Event at DGA Theater Complex in Hollywood, California
Carl Weathers attends “The Mandalorian” FYC Event at DGA Theater Complex in Hollywood, California (Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Carl Weathers

Best known for playing Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” franchise, the actor died Feb. 2. He was 76.

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Toby Keith

The country singer, known for hits like “Beer for My Horses” and “As Good as I Once Was,” died of stomach cancer on Feb. 5.

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Don Murray and Marilyn Monroe in “Bus Stop” (Credit: Everett Collection)

Don Murray

One of Marilyn Monroe’s last living leading men, the actor, who was nominated for the Best Supporting Oscar in “Bus Stop” (1956), died Feb. 2.

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Tom Priestley

The veteran film editor who earned an Oscar nomination for his work on the 1972 film “Deliverance,” died on December 25, 2023 at the age of 91.

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Kenneth Mitchell

Kenneth Mitchell, who played the Klingons Kol, Kol-Sha and Tenavik and the character of Aurellio on “Star Trek Discovery,” died on Feb. 24.

Comedian Richard Lewis, who starred in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"
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Richard Lewis

The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star and comedian died Feb. 27 after a battle with Parkinson’s and a heart attack. He was 76.

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Iris Apfel

The fashion icon and social media personality died March 1. She was 102 and called herself a “geriatric starlet.”

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Akira Toriyama

The “Dragon Ball” creator died at the age of 68 in early March.

M. Emmet Walsh
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M. Emmet Walsh

The “Blade Runner” and “Raising Arizona” actor died at the age of 88 on March 19.

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Louis Gossett Jr.

The first Black man to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar died on March 28 at the age of 87.

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Chance Perdomo

The “Gen V” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” actor died in a motorcycle accident on March 29. He was 27.

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O.J. Simpson

The former college football and NFL star as well as actor died April 10 of cancer. He was 76.

Eleanor Coppola at an event in 2021
Eleanor Coppola at an event in 2021 (CREDIT: Getty Images)

Eleanor Coppola

The documentarian and wife of Francis Ford Coppola died at age 87 Friday, April 12.

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