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The year 2017 marked a somber time for the entertainment industry, as it bid farewell to several talented actors who left an indelible mark on the world of cinema, television, and theater. In this article, we pay tribute to these remarkable individuals who left us in 2017, acknowledging their contributions, reflecting on their careers, and exploring their lasting legacies.
Dec 31, 2017 · Actor Robert Guillaume died Oct. 24, 2017 in Los Angeles at age 89. Guillaume's widow Donna Brown Guillaume said he had been battling prostate cancer. (Chris Martinez/Associated Press)
Nov 4, 2023 · Deadline reports that actor Michael Parks died on May 9, 2017 at 77 years old. Parks got his big break in television in the 1960s with sitcom The Real McCoys, then starred as Adam in The Bible (1966).
- Mary Tyler Moore, January 25
- Sir John Hurt, January 27
- Bill Paxton, February 25
- Chuck Berry, March 18
- Don Rickles, April 6
- Charlie Murphy, April 12
- Erin Moran, April 22
- Jonathan Demme, April 26
- Roger Moore, May 23
- Gregg Allman, May 27
The beloved actress, best known for the indelible characters she created for the sitcoms The Dick Van Dyke Show and the groundbreaking Mary Tyler Moore Show, went on to do powerful dramatic work in the film Ordinary People, for which she received an Oscar nomination. She died in Greenwich, Connecticut, at age 80. She had struggled with diabetes for...
One of Britain's finest actors, Hurt memorably starred in Midnight Express (1975), Alien (1979), The Elephant Man (1980), 1984 (1984) and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). He played the gay writer Quentin Crisp twice: In the TV play The Naked Civil Servant in 1975, and in the 2009 film An Englishman in New York. Hurt died of pancreat...
Paxton excelled at playing the everyman, in films like The Terminator, Apollo 13 and, most recently, the History channel miniseries Hatfields and McCoys, for which he earned an Emmy nomination. He died at 61 due to complications from heart surgery.
Rolling Stone called him "the father of rock and roll," not only for pioneering the sound of early rock, but for exemplifying the attitude that went with it (not to mention the moves, as in his infamous duckwalk). Berry, whose many hits included "Roll Over Beethoven," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode," never stopped touring; his last albu...
The iconic stand-up comedian, nicknamed Mr. Warmth, was known for his biting "insult humor." Rickles was filming a web series, "Dinner with Don," when he died of kidney failure at 90.
The older brother of comedian Eddie Murphy was best known as a writer and cast member on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show. He died at age 57 of leukemia.
Best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the sitcom Happy Days, Moran died at 56 following a battle with throat cancer.
The critically-acclaimed auteur behind films like Something Wild (1986), Philadelphia (1993) and the Talking Heads documentary Stop Making Sense (1984), was best known for his biggest box office hit, the 1991 horror classic The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He died of cancer at 73.
When Sean Connery hung up his James Bond tux, there was concern that the franchise might not survive. Moore not only revived it, he remade 007 in his more playful image, memorably embodying the British secret agent for six films, beginning with Live and Let Die. He was 89 when he died from cancer.
He and his brother, Duane (who died in a motorcylce crash in 1971), formed The Allman Brothers Band, the pioneering '70s Southern Rock group responsible for classic songs like "Whipping Post," "Melissa" and "Midnight Rider." His soulful voice placed him 70th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time." He died of liver cancer in his Georg...
Jan 25, 2017 · Actor Jay Thomas, best known for his roles in the classic sitcoms “Murphy Brown” and “Cheers,” died after a battle with cancer at the age of 69. Read his obituary here. Jerry Lewis
Dec 30, 2017 · Bill Paxton died from a stroke on Feb. 25, 11 days after heart valve replacement surgery, states the actor’s death certificate. Paxton was also undergoing surgery to repair damage to his aorta ...
Dec 30, 2017 · John Hillerman, 84, the actor best known for his role as Higgins on the television series "Magnum, P.I." and who also appeared in iconic 1970s films like "Blazing Saddles" and "Chinatown," died on ...
