My own list of notable people (and others) we lost in 2012
whose time on this planet left some impression, big or small, on me. Of
course, like all the other lists, it doesn't include everybody, so feel
free to remark on anyone you'll miss in the comments.
In Memoriam - 2012
Victor Arriagada Ríos, aka Vicar
Comic book Artist
April 16, 1934 - January 3, 2012
The Senator
Cypress Tree
c. 1500 BC – January 16, 2012
Dick Tufeld
Actor / Voice over artist
Robert Hegyes
Actor
May 7, 1951 – January 26, 2012
Ian Abercrombie
Actor / Voice over artist
September 11, 1934 – January 26, 2012
Ben Gazzara
Actor
August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012
Bill Hinzman
Actor
October 24, 1936 – February 5, 2012
David Kelly
Actor
John Severin
Comic Book Artist
Steve Kordek
Pinball Machine Designer
December 26, 1911 – February 19, 2012
Jan Berenstain
Author / Illustrator
July 26, 1923 – February 24, 2012
Davy Jones
Singer / Actor
December 30, 1945 – February 29, 2012
Ralph McQuarrie
Film Conceptual Artist
Robert B. Sherman
Songwriter
December 19, 1925 – March 5, 2012
Jean Giraud, aka Mœbius
Comic Book Artist
Sid Couchey
Comic Book Artist
May 24, 1919 – March 11, 2012
Jim Duffy
Animator
July 2, 1937 – March 23, 2012
Earl Scruggs
Musician
January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012
Dick Clark
Television Host / Producer
November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012
George Lindsey
Actor
December 17, 1928 – May 6, 2012
Maurice Sendak
Author / Illustrator
June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012
Tony DeZuniga
Comic Book Artist
November 8, 1932 – May 11, 2012
Donald “Duck” Dunn
Musician
November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012
Dee Caruso
Television Writer
April 7, 1929 – May 27, 2012
Dick Beals
Voice Actor
March 16, 1927 – May 29, 2012
Jim Unger
Cartoonist
January 21, 1937 – May 29, 2012
Richard Dawson
Actor / Television Host
November 20, 1932 – June 2, 2012
Ray Bradbury
Author
August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012
Frank Cady
Actor
Judy Freudberg
Film / Television Writer
July 12, 1949 – June 10, 2012
Henry Hill
Mobster Turned Informant
June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012
Susan Tyrell
Actor
Lonesome George
Pinta Island Tortoise
Nora Ephron
Screenwriter
May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012
Don Grady
Actor
June 8, 1944 – June 27, 2012
Andy Griffith
Actor
June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012
Ernest Borgnine
Actor
January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012
Donald J. Sobol
Author
October 4, 1924 – July 11, 2012
Celeste Holm
Actor
April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012
Tom Davis
Television Writer / Comedian
August 13, 1952 – July 19, 2012
Sally Ride
Astronaut
May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
Sherman Hemsley
Actor
February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012
Mary Tamm
Actor
March 22, 1950 – July 26, 2012
Marvin Hamlisch
Mel Stuart
Composer
June 2, 1944 - August 6, 2012
Mel Stuart
Director
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects Artist
September 15, 1925 – August 10, 2012
Joe Kubert
Comic Book Artist
September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012
Ron Palillo
Actor
April 2, 1949 – August 14, 2012
Phyllis Thaxter
Actor
November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2012
Tony Scott
Director
June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012
Phyllis Diller
Actor / Comedian
July 17, 1917 – August 20, 2012
Jerry Nelson
Puppeteer
Neil Armstrong
Astronaut
August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
Hal David
Songwriter
May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012
Michael Clarke Duncan
Actor
December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012
Andy Williams
Singer
December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012
Herbert Lom
Actor
September 11, 1917 – September 27, 2012
Turhan Bey
Actor
March 30, 1922 – September 30, 2012
Alex Karras
Athlete / Actor
Lucille Bliss
Voice Over Artist
Larry Hagman
Actor
Reinhold Weege
Television Writer
December 23, 1949 – December 1, 2012
Dave Brubeck
Composer / Musician
December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012
Rusty Mills
Animator
December 16, 1962 – December 7, 2012
Ravi Shankar
Musician
Charles Durning
Actor
Jack Klugman
Actor
April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012
Gerry Anderson
Television Producer
April 14, 1929 – December 26, 2012
