Dan Frazer
Veteran character actor, best known for his role as Captain Frank McNeil on TV's Kojak, died of cardiac arrest. He was 90.
Harry Morgan
The Emmy-winning actor, best known for playing the caustic but beloved Colonel Potter who oversaw those lovable goofball doctors on CBS's M*A*S*H, passed away at age 96 after battling pneumonia.
Patrice O'Neal
Funnyman, best known for a slew of stand-up cable specials, passed away from complications of a stroke suffered in Oct. 2011. He was 41.
Ken Russell
The Oscar-nominated director, whose films included Women in Love, Tommy and Altered States, died peacefully in his sleep following a series of strokes. He was 84.
Heavy D
Popular rapper, whose hits included "Nuttin' But Love" and "Now That We Found Love," died of as-yet unknown causes. He was 44.
Andy Rooney
The legendary 60 Minutes commentator died in a New York City hospital due to complications following minor surgery. He was 92.
Wyatt Knight
The actor, who played bad boy Tommy Turner in all three Porky's movies, was found dead in Hawaii after apparently committing suicide. He was 56.
Leonard Stone
The actor, best known for playing Violet Beauregarde's father in the 1971 fantasy film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, passed away from cancer. He was 87.
Gil Cates
The veteran director-producer who oversaw a record 14 Academy Award telecasts died at the age of 77.
Patricia Breslin Modell
The veteran actress, who, at one point in her career had appeared on more TV shows than any other woman, died at the age of 80. She had been hospitalized for several months. The former General Hospital star was also the wife of Art Modell, former owner of and president of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens.
Mikey Welsh
The former bass player for Weezer was found dead in a Chicago hotel room. The 40-year-old musician played with the band from 1998 to 2001.
Charles Napier
The character actor appeared in the Jonathan Demme-directed The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, as well as Rambo: First Blood Part II, Austin Powers and dozens of other films and TV shows. He had been in ill health for some time when he died Oct. 5 at a Bakersfield hospital at the age of 75.
Steve Jobs
The cofounder of Apple Computers, former head of Pixar Animation Studios and all-around technology game-changer died Oct. 5 after a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56.
Vesta Williams
The R&B star, who had hits in the '80s with such songs as "Congratulations" and "I'll Be Good to You," was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room.
Dolores Hope
The singer, probably best known as the wife of the late comedian Bob Hope, died of natural causes. She was 102. Over the years, Hope performed with her husband in his vaudeville act, on his shows for U.S. troops and on his many television specials.
Mary Fickett
An original member of the cast of All My Children, Fickett, who died Sept. 8 at 83, was the first soap-opera star to win an acting Emmy, before soaps were relegated to the Daytime Emmys. She played Ruth Martin (and before that Ruth Brent), one of the most enduring residents of the fictional Pine Valley.
Andy Whitfield
The Spartacus: Blood and Sand star died of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Sydney, Australia. He was 39 years old. His wife, Vashti, issued a statement, calling Whitfield "a beautiful young warrior."
Cliff Robertson
Veteran actor, who won an Oscar for his role as a mentally disabled man in 1968's Charly, passed away due to natural causes. He was 88. His other film credits included PT 109, in which he played a young John F. Kennedy. More recently, Robertson appeared as Tobey Maguire's Uncle Ben in Spider-Man.
Michael Showers
The Treme actor's body was found floating in the Mississippi River in New Orleans. He was 45. Showers made appearances in Breaking Bad and The Vampire Diaries, and his movie credits include Traffic, I Love You Phillip Morris and The Tree of Life.
Jerry Leiber
The rock 'n' roll songwriter behind "Stand by Me," "Hound Dog" and "Jail House Rock," died of cardiopulmonary failure. He was 78.
Nick Ashford
Half of the husband-and-wife songwriting team Ashford & Simpson, the Motown hitmaker's tunes included "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I'm Every Woman." He died at 70 after a battle with throat cancer.
Russell Armstrong
The 47-year-old estranged husband of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong was found dead after apparently committing suicide in his home. Taylor filed for divorce last month, and the couple were also the target of a $1.5 million lawsuit filed by a company claiming that Russell, a venture-capital exec, misappropriated investment funds.
Jani Lane
The '80s metal rock icon and Warrant frontman was found dead in a Los Angeles area hotel room when the fire department responded to calls. No cause of death has been determined. He was 47.
Francesco Quinn
The versatile actor, and son of Anthony Quinn, made his debut in 1986's Platoon and had recurring roles on such TV shows as 24, JAG and The Young and the Restless. He passed away at 48 of an apparent heart attack.