Introducing notable people who passed away in 2023.
January
Jeff Beck, 78 years old. A guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz, and rock'n'roll. Along the way, he influenced generations of shredders and became known as a guitarist's guitarist. January 10th.
Lisa Marie Presley, 54 years old. She is Elvis Presley's only child and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father's legacy. January 12th.
Gina Lollobrigida, 95 years old. She gained her international stardom in the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of her film, an Italian film legend. January 16th.
David Crosby, 81 years old. A brash rock musician who evolved from the baby-faced harmony singer of the Byrds to the mustachioed hippie superstar to the troubadour of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. September 18th.
Cindy Williams, 75 years old. She was one of America's most famous stars in the 1970s and 1980s for her role as Shirley on the popular sitcom Laverne & Shirley. January 25th.
February
Burt Bacharach, 94 years old. Delighted millions with quirky arrangements and haunting melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits , a popular composer blessed with unique talent. February 8th.
Raquel Welch, 82 years old. Her film One Million Years BC, in which she emerged from the sea wearing a skimpy hairy bikini, established her as an international sex symbol throughout the 1960s and '70s. February 15th.
Tim McCarver, 81 years old. All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster. During his 60-year baseball career, he won two World Series championships with the St. Louis Cardinals and was long one of the nation's most recognizable, incisive and verbose television commentators. . February 16th.
Richard Belzer, 78 years old. He was a longtime stand-up comedian, and became one of TV's most memorable detectives with his roles as John Munch on Murder on the Street and Law & Order: SVU. February 19th.
march
Tom Sizemore, 61 years old. The Saving Private Ryan actor was a bright star in the 1990s who was burnt out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions. March 3rd.
Gary Rossington, 71 years old. Co-founder and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He helped write the classic answer song “Sweet Home Alabama” and played haunting slide guitar on the rock anthem “Free Bird.” March 5th.
Robert Blake, 89 years old. Emmy award winning actor. He gained notoriety from his admiration for his performance when he was acquitted of the murder of his wife. March 9.
Lance Reddick, 60 years old. A character actor who specializes in playing fierce, ruthless, and perhaps evil powerful people in television and movies such as “The Wire,'' “Fringe,'' and the “John Wick'' series. March 17th.
April
Al Jaffee, 102 years old. Mad is an award-winning cartoonist for his magazine and a timeless sage who has delighted millions of children with the sly fun of fold-ins and the quips of “snappy answers to stupid questions.” April 10th.
Harry Belafonte, 96 years old. He started out as a groundbreaking actor and singer, and on April 25th, a civil rights and entertainment titan turned activist and humanitarian.
Jerry Springer, 79 years old. The former mayor and news anchor's TV show of the same name features dysfunctional guests who let it all out, sometimes literally – brawling and hurling obscenities in front of a raucous audience. A three-ring circus was featured. April 27th.
May
Gordon Lightfoot, 84 years old. Legendary folk singer-songwriter known for songs such as “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” that speak to Canadian identity. May 1st.
Jim Brown, 87 years old. The Pro Football Hall of Famer was an unstoppable running back who retired at the height of his career and became an actor and prominent civil rights activist in the 1960s. May 18th.
Tina Turner, 83 years old. In the 1960s and '70s, she teamed up with her husband Ike Turner for a dynamic string of hit records and live shows, overcoming a horrible marriage and triumphing in middle age with the chart-topping “What's.” , an unstoppable singer and stage performer. Love has something to do with it. ” May 24th.
George Maharis, 94 years old. A stage-trained actor with rugged good looks, he became an icon of American youth in the 1960s, cruising the United States in a Corvette convertible on his hit television series Route 66. May 24th.
June
Pat Robertson, 93 years old. The religious broadcaster who transformed a small Virginia station into a worldwide Christian broadcasting network, ran for president, and helped put religion at the center of American Republican politics through the Christian Coalition. June 8th.
Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, 81 years old. Branded the Unabomber by the FBI, the Harvard-educated mathematician holed up in a shack in the Montana wilderness and waged a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people. , 23 people were injured. June 10th.
Treat Williams, 71 years old. An actor with a career spanning nearly 50 years, including the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair.” June 12. Motorcycle accident.
Cormac McCarthy, 89 years old. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's dense, fragile prose has taken readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest with novels such as The Road, Blood Meridian, and All the Pretty Horses. I took him with me. June 13th.
Glenda Jackson, 87 years old. Actor who won two Academy Awards. She pursued her second career as a British MP and returned to stage and film in her later years to rave reviews. June 15th.
Daniel Ellsberg, 92 years old. The historic whistleblower whose leaked Pentagon documents exposed longstanding government suspicions and deceptions about the Vietnam War, sparking retaliation by President Richard Nixon and leading to his resignation. June 16th.
Alan Arkin, 89 years old. The sarcastic character actor, who has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,'' has demonstrated versatility in everything from farce to chilling drama. June 29th.
July
Tony Bennett, 96 years old. His dedication to classic American songs and his talent for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” earned him fans from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga. It brightened the career of a famous and timeless stylist. July 21st.
Sinead O'Connor, 56 years old. The talented Irish singer-songwriter, who became a superstar in his mid-20s, was known as much for his personal conflicts and provocative behavior as for his intensely expressive music. July 26th.
Paul Rubens, 70 years old. The character of Pee-wee Herman, a grown child who wears a tight gray suit and has an unforgettable laugh, is an actor and comedian who became a pop culture phenomenon in the 1980s. July 30th.
August
William Friedkin, 87 years old. Oscar-winning director. His gripping “The French Connection'' and the terrifying “The Exorcist'' made him a top film director in his 30s, and the next few decades struggled to match his early success. August 7th.
Robbie Robertson, 80 years old. Lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band. He mined American music and folklore with classics like “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek,” helping to reshape modern rock. August 9.
Tom Jones, 95 years old. Lyricist, director, and screenwriter of “The Fantastics,'' the longest-running musical in history. August 11th.
Bob Barker, 99 years old. The timeless and witty game show host became famous for hosting “Truth or Consequence'' and “The Price is Right.'' August 26th.
September
Jimmy Buffett, 76 years old. The singer-songwriter popularized Beach Bum's soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville,” and turned the empty-handed extravaganza into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts, and frozen concoctions. September 1st.
David McCallum, 90 years old. The actor became a teenager's idol in the 1960s hit series “The Man From Uncle,” and played the eccentric medical examiner in the hit “NCIS” 40 years later. September 25th.
Dianne Feinstein, 90 years old. A moderate Democrat and champion of liberal causes from California. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout his long career in local and national politics. September 28th.
Michael Gambon, 82 years old. The Irish-born actor earned a knighthood during an illustrious career on stage and screen, and won praise from a new generation of moviegoers for his portrayal of Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films. I got it. September 28th.
October
Tim Wakefield, 57 years old. A key player on the Red Sox pitching staff who specializes in knuckleballs. After he allowed the Yankees a season-ending home run in the 2003 playoffs, he bounced back and helped Boston break the curse and win the World Series. October 1st.
Dick Butkus, 80 years old. Hall of Fame middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears. His speed and ferocity set the standard for the modern position. October 5th.
Bert Young, 83 years old. The Oscar-nominated actor who played Sylvester Stallone's rough-and-tumble best friend, cornerman, and his brother-in-law Paulie in the “Rocky” series. October 8th.
Mark Goddard, 87 years old. The actor is best known for playing Major Don West on the 1960s television show Lost in Space. October 10th.
Piper Laurie, 91 years old. A strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who played acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning his acting entirely in search of a “more meaningful” life. October 14th.
Suzanne Summers, 76 years old. The feisty blonde actor who played Chrissy Snow on “Three's Company'' went on to become an entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author. October 15th.
Richard Roundtree, 81 years old. A pioneering actor who starred as a very smooth private detective in several “Shaft” movies beginning in the early 1970s. October 24th.
Matthew Perry, 54 years old. Emmy-nominated “Friends” actor. The sarcastic yet lovable Chandler Bing was one of television's most famous and quoted characters. October 28th.
November
Bob Knight, 83 years old. At Indiana University, he was a brilliant and fiery coach who won three NCAA titles and became the frowning face of college basketball for many years. November 1st.
Rosalynn Carter (96 years old). The former first lady was a close advisor to Jimmy Carter during his first term as president and then during his four decades as a global humanitarian. November 19th.
Henry Kissinger, 100 years old. The former secretary of state exerted extraordinary influence on world affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning him both a libel and a Nobel Peace Prize. November 29th.
December
Sandra Day O'Connor, 93 years old. The former U.S. Supreme Court justice is a staunch voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. December 1st.
Norman Lear, 101 years old. Revolutionized prime-time television with “All in the Family,'' “The Jeffersons'' and “Maude,'' bringing political and social upheaval to the once isolated world of television sitcoms. Writer, director, producer. December 5th.
Ryan O'Neal, 82 years old. From his Oscar-nominated role on the TV soap opera “Love Story,'' to his searing performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter, Tatum, in “Paper Moon.'' December 8th.
Andre Brauer, 61 years old. The Emmy Award-winning actor mastered gritty drama for seven seasons on Homicide: Life on the Streets and modern comedy for eight seasons on Brooklyn 99. December 11th.
