Hollywood's most notable deaths of 2018
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John Mahoney, 77
The actor famously played the role of Martin Crane in Fraser but also had several big film roles in the likes of Moonstruck, In the Line of Fire and The American President. Mahoney died February 4 due to complications from throat cancer.
- 2/24
Reg E. Cathey
The actor has been starring in films since 1988, including the 2015 reboot of Fantastic Four, but he’s best known for his appearances in House of Cards and The Wire. Cathey died from cancer on February 9.
- 3/24
John Gavin, 86
The actor played Julius Caesar in the Stanley Kubrick classic Spartacus and appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho as Sam Loomis, lover of Janet Leigh’s character Marion Crane.He died on February 9 from leukemia.
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- 4/24
Emma Chambers, 53
The comedy star was best known for her role in The Vicar of Dibley as Alice but also appeared opposite Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. She died on February 24 from natural causes.
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Miloš Forman, 86
The Czech American film director is best known for directing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus and The People vs Larry Flynt. He died on April 13 from a short illness.
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R. Lee Ermey, 74
The actor is most famous for his Golden Globe nominated performance in Full Metal Jacket. Ermey passed away on April 15 from complications relating to pneumonia.
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- 7/24
Verne Troyer, 49
The actor played Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movie franchise. He was the world’s shortest actor who died because of possible alcohol poisoning on April 21.
- 8/24
Michael Anderson, 98
The British film director was best known for directing The Dam Busters and Logan’s Run. He had also received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for the original Around the World in 80 Days. Anderson died on April 25 from natural causes.
- 9/24
Margot Kidder, 69
The actress famously played Lois Lane opposite Christoper Reeve in the original Superman films as well as Kelly Lutz in The Amityville Horror. Her death on May 13 was ruled as a suicide by overdose.
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- 10/24
Jerry Maren, 90
The American actor was the oldest Munchkin to appear opposite Judy Garland in The Wizard Of Oz. He passed away on May 24 after years of living with dementia.
- 11/24
Eunice Gayson, 90
The actress was the first ever Bond girl Sylvia Trench, appearing in the first two James Bond movies. She also appeared in several Hammer Horror movies. Gayson died on June 8 in London.
- 12/24
Steve Ditko, 90
The legendary comic book artist co-created Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee. He passed away on June 29 as a result of a myocardial infarction.
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- 13/24
Aretha Franklin, 76
The “Queen of Soul” was known for her big hits during the late ’60s and early ’70s, including Respect and Say Little Prayer, but also appeared in The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000. She died on August 16 from complications relating to a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.
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Burt Reynolds, 82
The actor made his name in ’70s and early ’80s in movies like Deliverance, Smokey and the Bandit and The Longest Yard but also appeared in cult hits like Boogie Nights, which earned him an Oscar nomination, Reynolds died on September 6 from a heart attack.
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Fenella Fielding, 90
The actress was most famous for her appearances in the Carry On film franchise and received an OBE earlier this year in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for Services to Drama and Charity, She died on September 11 two weeks after being hospitalised because of a stroke.
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- 16/24
Scott Wilson, 76
The actor was known for his roles in The Great Gatsby and Pearl Harbour as well as on the small screen as Hershel Greene in The Walking Dead. He died on October 6 from leukemia.
- 17/24
Diana Sowle, 88
The actress famously appeared as Mrs Bucket in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory and had small roles in the 1994 films in Clear and Present Danger and Guarding Tess. Sowle passed away in her sleep on October 19.
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Stan Lee, 95
The Marvel Comics legend co-created some of the most famous superheroes in the world including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. He appeared in every Marvel superhero movie for over 30 years but died on November 12 from heart failure.
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- 19/24
William Goldman, 89
The screenwriter won Oscars for writing Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and adapting All the President’s Men for the screen. He died on November 16 due to complications from colon cancer and pneumonia.
- 20/24
John Bluthal. 89
The actor was most famous for his role as Frank Pickle in The Vicar of DIbley but he also appeared in films like Labyrinth and Hail! Caesar. Bluthal died on November 19 after suffering a fall.
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Nicolas Roeg, 90
The British film director famously directed The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring David Bowie, Don’t Look Now, starring Donald Sutherland and The Witches, starring Anjelica Huston. Roeg died on November 23 of natural causes.
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- 22/24
Wright King, 95
The American actor starred in movies like A Streetcar Named Desire, Stagecoach to Fury and Planet of the Apes before retiring from acting in 1987. He died on November 25 in Woodland Hills, California.
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Bernardo Bertolucci, 77
The controversial Italian film director famously directed The Conformist and The Last Emperor for which he earned a Best Director Oscar. Bertolucci died on November 26 from lung cancer.
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Stephen Hillenburg, 57
The American cartoonist famously created SpongeBob SquarePants. He died on November 27 from motor neurone disease.
Another year has come to pass and with it some big names in Hollywood.
Over the last twelve months we’ve had to say a sad farewell to certain filmmakers and stars who have appeared in some of the world’s favourite films and TV shows.
Here’s a look back at some of those famous faces who passed away in 2018.
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