Television
Presenters, actors and producers who were part of the evening in millions of homes. 106 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
George Carlin1937 – 2008 · Stand-up comedianSeven words, fourteen HBO specials, lifelong war on bullshit.
273 candles · 10 tributes
Bob Saget1956 – 2022 · Stand-up comedianAmerica's TV dad who also told the dirtiest jokes.
256 candles · 10 tributes
Steve Irwin1962 – 2006 · ZookeeperCrikey forever: wildlife warrior, Crocodile Hunter, and dad.
256 candles · 19 tributes
Michelle Trachtenberg1985 – 2025 · American actressDawn forever; Georgina forever; still taller in our hearts.
217 candles · 16 tributes
Chuck Norris1940 – 2026 · Martial artistMartial arts champion, Walker, Texas Ranger, and internet legend who kicked open American action cinema.
212 candles · 19 tributes
Tim Curry1946 – 2026 · ActorSweet Transvestite, Pennywise, Wadsworth: a cult icon of fearless eccentricity.
193 candles · 12 tributes
Eric Dane1972 – 2026 · ActorMcSteamy who became an ALS advocate, fighting with humor, heart, and love for his daughters.
177 candles · 11 tributes
James Gandolfini1961 – 2013 · ActorTony Soprano who redefined TV antiheroes, and a Jersey son who never forgot home.
156 candles · 19 tributes
Fred Rogers1928 – 2003 · Television host and Presbyterian ministerLook for the helpers.
142 candles · 10 tributes
Jon Cypher1932 – 2026 · ActorFrom Cinderella's prince to Hill Street's chief: singer, actor, good journey.
97 candles · 10 tributes
Glória Menezes1934 – 2026 · Actress (TVPioneer of Brazilian telenovelas whose Laurinha, Ana Preta and Rosa still echo.
92 candles · 5 tributes
Hal Williams1934 – 2026 · ActorSmitty, Lester, and a lifetime of grace on screen.
90 candles · 10 tributes
Ben Jones1941 – 2026 · ActorCooter of Hazzard County and Georgia congressman who kept the General Lee running for fans.
84 candles · 5 tributes
Alfonso Lizarazo1940 – 2026 · Television presenterCreator of Sábados Felices, who taught Colombia to laugh together and built schools with that same smile.
79 candles · 8 tributes
Rodney Charters1945 – 2026 · CinematographerThe New Zealand eye behind nearly every early episode of 24.
73 candles · 5 tributes
Sheila Kennelly1937 – 2026 · ActressBritish-born Australian actress who made Norma, Rosa and Floss household names across three decades of television.
72 candles · 7 tributes
Leo Morimoto1943 – 2026 · ActorJapanese actor and narrator whose gentle voice defined Thomas, Q-sama!! and Honneamise's Shirotsugh.
70 candles · 6 tributes
Maruf Hossain Sajib† 2026 · Television directorBangladeshi TV playwright-director who wrote his own dramas and left Bilop as a critics' prize.
55 candles · 5 tributes
Laura Cardoso1927 – 2026 · Actress (radioPioneer of Brazilian TV whose Isaura, Guiomar and Doroteia still echo.
51 candles · 5 tributes
Keiko Kishi1932 – 2026 · ActressInternational star of postwar Japanese film who chose courage over comfort, from Machiko-maki fame to Paris and the page.
38 candles · 5 tributes
Jimmy Cricket1945 – 2026 · ComedianAnd there's more. Clean comedy, wrong-foot wellies, and a force for joy.
38 candles · 7 tributes
Gülsen Tuncer1945 – 2026 · ActressAşk-ı Memnu's Arsen Hanım; a lifetime of Turkish stage, screen and teaching.
32 candles · 5 tributes
June Wyndham Davies1929 – 2026 · Television producerGranada producer who saw Jeremy Brett's Holmes before the world did.
18 candles · 5 tributes
Von Scales1968 – 2026 · EntrepreneurSt. Louis entrepreneur and husband of Trina Braxton, remembered for steady warmth.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Bernie Orenstein1931 – 2026 · Television writerHe wrote the laughs for That Girl, Sanford and Son and What's Happening!!, and never hurt anybody.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Tom Kane1962 – 2026 · Voice actor and announcerThe voice of Yoda, Professor Utonium and the Clone Wars narrator, who gave a generation its cartoon heroes.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Kimberly Hébert Gregory1972 – 2025 · Actress (theatreVice Principals' Dr. Belinda Brown; stage and screen artist who founded Black Rebirth Collective for Black women in theatre.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Loni Anderson1945 – 2025 · American actress (WKRP in Cincinnati)WKRP's Jennifer Marlowe who made the glamorous receptionist the smartest person in the room
10 candles · 1 tributes
Toto Warsito1973 – 2026 · Voice actor and dubbing directorIndonesian voice of Muzan, Henderson and Eisen, who gave life to characters for three decades.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Ray Kolle1941 – 2026 · Television writerThe storyteller who ran the Neighbours writers' room in its golden years and gave us Charlene, Harold and Mrs Mangel.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Anne Schedeen1949 – 2026 · Actress (television and film)ALF's Kate Tanner: Oregon-born TV actress whose wry maternal calm anchored a sitcom alien.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Bram van Erkel1932 – 2026 · Television director and presenterTeacher turned television director who gave Dutch children Oebele and Q & Q.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Dionysis Ferendinos† 2026 · Television and film directorDirector who brought some of Greece's best loved television comedies to the screen.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Árpád Soós1944 – 2026 · Television directorHungarian television director who filmed the country's artists and builders for forty years.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Malek Bennouioua1991 – 2026 · Former professional Counter-Strike playerFrench Counter-Strike streamer and mentor whose tutorials guided a generation.
8 candles · 1 tributes
So Kuramoto1934 – 2026 · ScreenwriterFurano's master dramatist who taught Japan to see family, forest, and time.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Patrick Dromgoole1930 – 2026 · Television executiveHTV chief who shaped British regional television and greenlit cult classics from Children of the Stones to Robin of Sherwood.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Ahn Pan-seok1961 – 2026 · Television and film directorMaster of Korean melodrama who made ordinary love feel epic.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Eileen Mayers1932 – 2026 · ActressCoronation Street's Sheila Birtles, an Oldham Rep actress who became one of the Street's first new faces.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Joby Baker1934 – 2026 · ActorFrom Gidget and Girl Happy to the Berkshires studio, he was a painter who happened to act.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Ronnie Schell1931 – 2026 · Stand-up comedianAmerica's Slowest Rising Young Comedian, and Gomer Pyle's best friend.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Roberto Maya1935 – 2026 · Actor and television presenterHis voice carried hard truths into Brazilian homes with calm and dignity.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Chef Damu1954 – 2026 · Chef and television personalityThe beloved Damu Appa who taught Tamil Nadu to cook and earned the Padma Shri for it.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Wabinlé Nabié1973 – 2026 · Actor and documentary filmmakerBurkinabè actor and filmmaker who turned the scars on his face into a story of identity.
7 candles · 1 tributes
James P. Axiotis1963 – 2026 · Film and television producerHe told other people's stories for forty years, and finally his mother's.
7 candles · 1 tributes