1999 in American Television - Deaths

Deaths

  • January 4 – Iron Eyes Cody, 94, actor known for a popular anti-littering commercial from the 1970s.
  • February 20 – Gene Siskel, 53, critic for the Chicago Tribune and co-host of the television movie show, Siskel & Ebert.
  • March 17 - Rod Hull, 63, entertainer
  • March 21 – Ernie Wise, 73, surviving half of UK comedy duo, Morecambe and Wise.
  • March 22 – David Strickland, 29, actor on Suddenly Susan, (suicide).
  • March 30 – Gary Morton, 74, producer, second husband of Lucille Ball.
  • April 10 – Jean Vander Pyl, 79, voice actor best known as the voice of Wilma Flintstone on The Flintstones and Rosie the Robot Maid on The Jetsons.
  • April 26 – Jill Dando, 37, presenter (co-host of Crimewatch).
  • May 8 – Dana Plato, 34, actress (Kimberly Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes).
  • May 23 – Owen Hart, 34, wrestler Superstar on WWF RAW is WAR
  • June 11 – DeForest Kelley, 79, actor (Bones McCoy on Star Trek).
  • July 12 – Bill Owen, 85, actor (Compo Simmonite) on Last of the Summer Wine.
  • July 20 – Sandra Gould, 72, actress (Gladys Kravitz #2 on Bewitched).
  • September 5 – Allen Funt, 84, host of Candid Camera.
  • December 28 – Clayton Moore, 85, actor (The Lone Ranger)
  • December 29 – Gene Rayburn, 81, television host (Match Game).

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Famous quotes containing the word deaths:

    “I sang of death but had I known
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    Before he came to meet his own!”
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