Our year of celebrity deaths thus far:
January
January 2: Jett Travolta (Age 16) : Son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston. COD: Fatal blow to the head after seizure.
January 3: Pat Hingle (Age: 84) : Commissionor Gordon of first Batman series. COD: Leukemia.
January 6: Ron Asheton (Age 60) : Notable guitarist and co-writer lyrics for Iggy Pop's The Stooges. COD: Apparent Heart Attack.
January 7: Bob Wilkins (Age 76) : Creator and host of Creature Features. COD: Alzheimer's disease
January 13: Patrick McGoohan (Age 80 ) : Actor from Scanners, Silver Streak, & Braveheart. COD: Death after short illness.
January 14: Ricardo Montalban (Age 88 ) : Most famous for his Khan role on Star Trek. COD: No official cause yet.
January 18: Bob May (Age 69) : Played The Robot on Lost in Space. COD: Congestive Heart Failure
January 22: Veatrice Rice (Age ??) : Played a foul-mouthed security guard on Jimmy Kimmel Live! COD: Cancer
January 25: Kim Manners (Age 58 ) : Notable TV series director which shows included X-Files and Supernatural. COD: Lung Cancer.
January 27: John Updike (Age 76) : American Novelist famous for Rabbit series. COD: Lung Cancer.
January 28: Billy Powell (Age 56) : Keyboardist for Lynyrd Skynyrd. COD: Heart attack.
January 29: John Martyn (Age 60) : British guitarist who has worked with Phil Collins and Eric Clapton. COD: No official cause yet.
January 29: Hank Crawford (Age 74) : Sideman sax player for Eric Clapton and Ray Charles. COD: Complications from a 2001 stroke.
February
February 4: Tom Brumley (Age 73) : Steel guitarist of Buckaroos and Nelson's Stone Canyon Band. COD: No official cause yet.
February 4: Erick Purkhiser a.k.a. Lux Interior (Age 62) : Lead singer and founding member of punk band The Cramps. COD: Heart condition.
February 6: James Whitmore (Age 87) : Actor who starred in Shawshank Redemption and The Relic COD: Lung Cancer
February 10: Jeremy Lusk ( Age 24) : American motocross rider. COD: Head injuries due to a stunt.
February 14: Louie Bellson (Age 84) : Acclaimed jazz drummer. COD: Complications of Parkinson's disease.
February 19: Kelly Groucutt (Age 63) : Former Bass player for Electric Light Orchestra, ELO. COD: Heart Attack.
February 19: Miike Tenkula (Age 34) : Lead guitarist and songwriter for metal band Sentenced. COD: No official cause of death.
February 20: Robert Quarry (Age 83) : Portrayed Count Yorga, the vampire, in notable Vincent Price films. COD: No official cause of death - apparent natural causes.
February 22: Howard Zieff (Age 81) : Director of My Girl, My Girl 2, and Private Benjamin. COD: Complications from Parkinson's disease.
February 25: Randall Bewley (Age ?) : Guitarist for band Pylon. COD : Heart attack.
February 26: Clarence Swensen (Age 91) : A Wizard of Oz munchkin. COD: No official cause of death.
February 27: Alan Landers (Age 65) : Model for Winston cigarettes. COD: Cancer.
March
March 1: Robert Bruce (Age 65) : Professional wrestler and had a small role in A Clockwork Orange. COD: Died suddenly after short illness.
March 1: Marquis Cooper (Age 26) : Professional football player for Oakland Raiders. COD: Possible hypothermia and/or drowning.
March 1: Corey Smith (Age 29) : Professional football player for Detroit Lions. COD: Possible hypothermia and/or drowning.
March 3: Sydney Earle Chaplin (Age 80) : Son of Charlie Chaplin and actor of Satan's Cheerleaders. COD: No cause yet determined.
March 4: Horton Foote (Age 92) : Novelist and screenwriter who wrote the screenplay for To Kill A Mocking Bird. COD: Apparent natural causes.
March 4: John Cephas (Age 78 ) : American blues guitarist. COD: Natural causes.
March 8: Willie King (Age 65) : American blues singer and guitarist. COD: Heart attack.
March 11: Charles Lewis Jr. (Age ??) : Co-founder of MMA fighting clothesline label called TapouT. COD: Car crash.
March 14: Altovise Davis (Age 65) : Widow of Sammy Davis Jr. with a short stint of acting. COD: Stroke.
March 14: Jeff Komlo (Age 52) : Former QB for Detriot Lions and Tampa Bay Buccs. COD: Car crash.
March 15: Ron Silver (Age 62) : Actor who was in Timecop and The Entity. COD: Esophageal Cancer.
March 18: Natasha Richardson (Age 45) : British actress married to Liam Neeson. COD: Traumatic brain injury.
March 18: Moultrie Patten (Age 89) : Actor in television series Northern Exposure. COD: Pneumonia.
March 24: Uriel Jones (Age 74) : Drummer for Funk Brothers. COD: Complications from a heart attack.
March 29: Maurice Jarre (Age 84) : Composer for the films Ghost, Dead Poets Society, Fatal Attraction, and Dreamscape. COD: Cancer.
March 29: Andy Hallett (Age 33) : Actor in Angel TV series. COD: Heart failure.
April
April 2: Lou Perryman (Age 67) : Actor who had roles in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Poltergeist. COD: Murdered by stabbing.
April 5: Wouter Barendrecht (Age 43) : Producer who produced such films as Vampire Hunters and Shortbus. COD: Heart failure.
April 7: Jack Wrangler (Age 62) : Porn actor who, majorly preformed in gay adult films, was in Devil in Miss Jones 2 and Guess Who's Coming? COD: Lung disease.
April 9: Nick Adenhart (Age 22) : Baseball pitcher for the Anaheim Angels. COD: Car crash.
April 9: Lee Madden (Age 82) : Director of Night Creature, The Night God Screamed, and the comedy horror film Ghost Fever. COD: Pneumonia.
April 12: Marilyn Chambers (Age 57) : Legendary porn actress who starred in Behind the Green Door. COD: Unknown cause of death.
April 19: J.G. Ballard (Age 78) : British Novelist of the celebrated novel Crash later turned film directed by David Cronenberg. COD: Prostate Cancer
April 22: Jack Cardiff (Age 94) : Cinematographer who's work included Rambo: First Blood II, Conan The Destroyer, and Stephen King's Cat's Eye. He also directed The Freakmaker. COD: No Cause of death but apparent natural causes.
April 22: Ken Annakin (Age 94): Director of The Longest Day and The Hellions. COD: Complications from a heart attack and stroke in February.
April 22: Kim Weiskopf (Age 62): Writer of a few episodes of Full House and Married with Children. COD: Pancreatic cancer.
April 25: Beatrice Arthur (Age 86): One of the Golden Girls. COD: Cancer.
April 28: Buddy Rose (Age 56): Professional wrestler nicknamed "Playboy." COD: Unknown cause of death.
May
May 1: Danny Gans (Age 52): American entertainer who circuited on the Vegas strip and was also a pro baseball player as well as an extra in Bull Durham. COD: Fatal reaction to painkillers.
May 1: Marc Rocco (Age 46): Writer of The Jacket and Dream A Little Dream. COD: Unknown cause of death.
May 4: Dom Deluise (Age 75): American actor who played in numerous Mel Brooks movies such as Space Balls, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and History of the World Part I. COD: Kidney failure and respiratory problems.
May 5: BJ Flores (Age 30): Professional boxer who held the U.S. Amateur Heavyweight Belt 2001-2002. COD: Collapsed during fight and died 5 days later by possible body/head injuries.
May 6: Ean Evans (Age 48): Bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd. COD: Cancer.
May 7: Micky Carroll (Age 89): One of the munchkins from The Wizard of Oz. COD: Natural causes.
May 7: Linda Dangcil (Age 67): Sister Ana on the Flying Nun TV show. COD: Throat Cancer
May 8: Dom DiMaggio (Age 92): Baseball player and brother of Joe DiMaggio. COD: pneumonia.
May 8: Blue Iris (Age 62): Member of Howard Stern's The Wack Pack and a performer in granny porn. COD: Heart attack complications.
May 9: Stephen Bruton (Age 60): Guitarist who performed with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and more. COD: Throat Cancer.
May 11: Mark Landon (Age 60): Small time actor and eldest son of Michael Landon. Unknown cause of death.
May 13: Frank Aletter (Age 83): Tv actor who became a regular in older shows such as Bring Up Buddy and It's About Time. COD: Cancer.
May 15: Bud Tingwell (Age 86): Aussie actor who had roles in Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Murder She Said.COD: Prostate cancer.
May 15: Wayman Tisdale (Age 44): Former pro basketball player and jazz bass guitarist. COD: Cancer.
May 18: Robert Anthony Burton II (Age 21): Atlanta based rapper named Dolla. COD: Shot to death during fight in L.A.
May 18: Wayne Allwine (Age 62): The voice of Mickey Mouse since 1977. COD: Complications from diabetes.
May 20: Lucy Gordon (Age 28): Actress in Spider-Man 3 and The Four Feathers. COD: Suicide by hanging.
May 24: Jay Bennett (Age 45): Former guitarist for the band Wilco. COD: Unknown cause of death.
May 25: Matti Inkinen (Age 50): Lead singer of the Finnish electropop band SIG. COD: Apparent drowning.
May 26: Exodus Tyson (Age 4): Daughter of former heavy weight champion of boxing Mike Tyson. COD: Accidental strangulation with a treadmill cord.
May 26: Michael Ross (Age 89): Writer of some episodes of All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Threes Company. COD: Complication from a heart attack.
May 30: Don Edmonds (Age 72): Director of the notorious naziploitation film Ilsa, She Wolf of the S.S. COD: Unknown cause of death but most likely cancer.
May 31: Millvina Dean (Age 97): Last survivor of the Titanic that sank in 1912.
Pic: COD: Pneumonia.
June
June 3: David Carradine (Age 72): Star of the widely popular Kung Fu TV series and co-starred in Tarantino's Kill Bill movies. COD: Autoerotic asphyxiation.
June 4: Shih Kien (Age 96): Played major roles in various kung fu and Bruce Lee movies such as Enter the Dragon and Revenge of the Dragon. COD: Natural causes.
June 5: Del Monroe (Age 73): Actor in the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. COD: Leukemia.
June 8: Johnny Palermo (Age 27): TV Actor who played in Just For Kicks. COD: Car accident.
June 9: Michael Roof (Age 32): Actor in the xXx movies and Black Hawk Down. COD: Unknown cause of death.
June 13: Mitsuharu Misawa (Age 46): Professional Japanese wrestler. COD: Heart attack.
June 14: Bob Bogle (Age 75): Member and founder of the surf instrumental band The Ventures. COD: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
June 23: Ed McMahon (Age 86): Popular sidekick of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. COD: Various health irregularities.
June 25: Farrah Fawcett (Age 62): Actress in popular T.V. series Charlie's Angels and former playboy model. COD: Anal Cancer.
June 25: Michael Jackson (Age 50): King of pop music. COD: Cardiac Arrest.
June 25: Sky Saxon (Age 60s): Bass guitarists for band The Seeds. COD: Died after brief illness.
June 28: Billy Mays (Age 50): Infomercial seller and co-star of the Pitchman show. COD: Unknown cause of death.