Stars we've lost so far in 2018
The year is just beginning, but the world has already lost some well known faces in Hollywood and beyond. Here's a look at the actors, musicians, athletes and others that we've said goodbye to in 2018.
Rick Hall, Jan. 2
Rick Hall, an Alabama record producer who recorded some of the biggest musical acts of the 1960s and '70s and helped develop the fabled "Muscle Shoals sound," died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, following a fight with cancer, his longtime friend Judy Hood said. He was 85.
Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP, FileJerry Van Dyke, Jan. 5
Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television's "Coach," died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, in Arkansas, according to his manager. His wife, Shirley Ann Jones, was by his side. He was 86.
AP Photo/Chris Martinez, FileCyrille Regis, Jan. 14
Cyrille Regis, a pioneer for black soccer players in England who endured racist abuse while forging a career with West Bromwich Albion and defied threats of violence to represent England's national team, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. He was 59.
Mike Egerton/PA FILE via APDan Gurney, Jan. 14
Dan Gurney, the first driver with victories in each of the Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR Cup series, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, from complications of pneumonia. He was 86.
AP PhotoDolores O'Riordan, Jan. 15
Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. She was 46. Formed in Limerick, Ireland at the end of the 1980s, The Cranberries became international stars in the 90s with hits including "Zombie" and "Linger" that fused the alternative rock edge with Celtic-infused pop tunefulness.
AP Photo/Bruno Bebert, FileDorothy Malone, Jan. 19
Dorothy Malone, who won hearts of 1960s television viewers as the long-suffering mother in the nighttime soap "Peyton Place," died Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, from natural causes in her hometown of Dallas. She was 93.
She's shown here with Anthony Quinn posing at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., March 27, 1957.
STF, AP Photo, FileOlivia Cole, Jan. 19
Olivia Cole, who won an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Matilda, wife to Chicken George in the landmark miniseries "Roots," died of a heart attack Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at her home in San Miguel de Allende, a city in central Mexico. She was 75.
Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, FileMark Salling, Jan. 30
Actor Mark Salling, one of the stars of the Fox musical comedy “Glee,” died, Tuesday Jan. 30, 2018. He was 35. Salling’s lawyer, Michael J. Proctor did not release the cause of death. Salling pleaded guilty in December to possession of child pornography.
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, FileDennis Edwards, Feb. 1
Dennis Edwards, a Grammy-winning former member of the famed Motown group The Temptations, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 in Chicago after a long illness. He was 74.
In photos from left are; Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Glenn Beonard. Back row from left, Richard Street and Dennis Edwards.
AP Photo/Lennox McLendon/FileJohn Mahoney, Feb. 4
John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in "Frasier" played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Chicago after a brief hospitalization. He was 77.
AP Photo/Matt Sayles, FileJohn Gavin, Feb. 9
John Gavin, the tall, strikingly handsome actor who appeared in "Spartacus," "Psycho" and other hit films of the 1960s before forsaking acting to become President Ronald Reagan's ambassador to Mexico, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at age 86.
AP Photo/Giuseppe Anastasi, FileReg E. Cathey, Feb. 9
Emmy-winning actor Reg E. Cathey, best known for "House of Cards" and "The Wire," died Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. He was 59.
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)Vic Damone, Feb. 11
Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as "the best pipes in the business," died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at a Miami Beach hospital from complications of a respiratory illness. He was 89.
AP Photo/Scott Stetzer, FileDaryle Singletary, Feb. 12
Country singer Daryle Singletary, who sang songs like "I Let Her Lie" and "Too Much Fun," died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at his home in Lebanon, Tenn. He was 46.
Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, FileNanette Fabray, Feb. 22
Actress Nanette Fabray, the vivacious, award-winning star of the stage, film and television, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. She was 97.
AP Photo/FileSridevi, Feb. 24
Sridevi, Bollywood's leading lady of the 1980s and '90s who redefined stardom for actresses in India, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. She was 54.
The actress was described as the first female superstar in India's male-dominated film industry.
AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, FileHubert de Givenchy, March 10
French couturier Hubert de Givenchy, a pioneer of ready-to-wear who designed Audrey Hepburn's little black dress in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," Saturday, March 10, 2018. He was 91.
AP Photo, FileStephen Hawking, March 14
Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died at his home in Cambridge, England, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. He was 76.
Anthony Devlin/PA via APChuck McCann, April 9
Actor and comedian Chuck McCann, who recorded the famous line "I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!" died Sunday, April 9, 2018. He was 83.
Rachel Worth/Lozzi Media Services via APR. Lee Ermey, April 15
R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," died Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was 74.
Jack Hanrahan/Erie Times-News via AP, FileHarry Anderson, April 16
Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room in the television comedy series "Night Court," died Monday, April 16, 2018. He was 65.
AP Photo/Richard Drew, FileAvicii, April 20
Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. pop radio, died Friday, April 20, 2018. He was 28.
Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, FileVerne Troyer, April 21
Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil's small, silent sidekick "Mini-Me" in the "Austin Powers" movie franchise, died Saturday, April 21, 2018. He was 49.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg
