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Celebrity Deaths: 2015's Fallen Stars

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Jan 07, 2016 10:54 PM
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The actor, who played Moe Greene in The Godfather, died at age 79 on July 18.


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Aubrey Morris

Actor passed away at age 89 and was perhaps best known for his role in A Clockwork Orange.


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Hussein Fatal

The rapper and Tupac Shakur collaborator died in a car crash. He was 38.


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Roger Rees

The actor, a Tony-winning Broadway and TV star who played Robin, the love interest of Kirstie Alley's Rebecca on Cheers, died on July 10 after battling an illness, his rep told E! News.


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Omar Sharif

The Lawrence of Arabia star passed away in Cairo after suffering a heart attack. He was 83.


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Christian Audigier

The Ed Hardy designer died at age 57 after having been diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome.


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Jerry Weintraub

The former chief of United Artists studio and TV-film producer whose credits included The Karate Kid and the Ocean's Eleven franchise died July 6 at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 77.

 


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Diana Douglas

The actress, Michael Douglas' mother and Kirk Douglas' first wife died over the 2015 Fourth of July holiday at age 92 after battling cancer.


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Jack Carter

Comedian, who made more than 50 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, died of respiratory failure on June 28. He was 93.


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Patrick Macnee

The British thesp, best known for playing the dapper John Steed in the 1960s series The Avengers, died June 25 of natural causes at his California home. He was 93.


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Dick Van Patten

The beloved Eight Is Enough actor passed away at age 86 due to complications from diabetes.


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James Horner

The composer—who won two Oscars for scoring 1997's Titanic—died June 23 after a plane crash in Southern California.


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Rick Ducommun

The actor, known for his roles in The 'Burbs and Groundhog Day, passed away June 12, 2015. He was 62.


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Jamie Sangouthai

Lamar Odom's close friend and star of Khloé and Lamar passed away June 14, 2015. He was 37. 


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Ron Moody

The British actor, best known for his Golden Globe award-winning performance as Fagin in the 1968 British musical film Oliver!, died at the age of 91.


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Christopher Lee

The British star, who was well known for his roles in Dracula, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, passed away in the hospital. He was 93.


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Ornette Coleman

The revered jazz composer and saxophone player died June 11 of cardiac arrest in Manhattan. He was 85.


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Mary Ellen Trainor

The actress, who starred in all four Lethal Weapon films and The Goonies, died May 20. She was 62.


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Reynaldo Rey

The veteran comedian, perhaps most recognizable as Red's father in the 1995 comedy Friday, died of complications from a stroke on May 28. He was 75.


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Dennis Sheehan

The longtime U2 manager was found in his hotel room in Los Angeles at age 68.


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B.B. King

The blues legend, known for hits like "My Lucille" and "The Thrill Is Gone," died on May 14 at age 89 in Las Vegas.


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Elizabeth Wilson

Character actress known for her roles in The Graduate and 9 to 5 passed away in New Haven, Conn. She was 94.


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Errol Brown

Errol Brown, frontman of Hot Chocolate, known for the 1975 hit "You Sexy Thing," died at age 71, it was reported on May 6.


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Ellen Albertini Dow

Nobody rapped "Rapper's Delight" better than The Wedding Singer actress, who died at 101.


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