Gone but not forgotten: The famous faces we sadly said goodbye to this year
- Publish Date
- Monday, 18 December 2023, 4:17PM
Earlier this year we tragically said goodbye to Lisa Marie Presley, Tina Turner and Sinéad O'Connor, and recently we also farewelled iconic figures such as Shane MacGowan, Matthew Perry and Jimmy Buffett.
Read on to remember all the celebrities who sadly died in 2023.
Colin Burgess
Nov. 16th, 1946 – Dec. 15th, 2023 (Aged 77)
Original drummer of AC/DC
Andre Braugher
Jul. 1st, 1962 – Dec. 11th, 2023 (Aged 61)
Star of Homicide and Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jeffrey Foskett
Feb. 17th, 1956 – Dec. 11th, 2023 (Aged 67)
Longtime Beach Boys collaborator
Ryan O’Neal
Apr. 20th, 1941 – Dec. 8th, 2023 (Aged 82)
Star of Love Story and What’s Up, Doc?
Benjamin Zephaniah
Apr. 15th, 1958 – Dec. 7th, 2023 (Aged 65)
Poet and Peaky Blinders actor
Norman Lear
Jul. 27th, 1922 – Dec. 5th, 2023 (Aged 101)
Father of the American Television Sitcom
Denny Laine
Oct. 29th, 1944 – Dec. 5th, 2023 (Aged 79)
Co-founder of Wings and The Moody Blues
Shane MacGowan
Dec. 25th, 1957 – Nov. 30th, 2023 (Aged 65)
Singer of The Pogues
Scott Kempner
Feb. 6th, 1954 – Nov. 29th, 2023 (Aged 69)
Co-founding member of The Dictators and The Del-Lords
Geordie Walker
Dec. 18th, 1958 – Nov. 26th, 2023 (Aged 64)
Guitarist of Killing Joke
George Brown
1949 – Nov. 16th, 2023 (Aged 74)
Co-founding member and drummer of Kool & the Gang
Charlie Dominici
Jun. 16th, 1951 – Nov. 2023 (Aged 72)
Former singer of Dream Theater
Dex Carvey
1991 – Nov. 15th, 2023 (Aged 32)
Comedian and son of Dana Carvey
Johnny Ruffo
Mar. 8th, 1988 - Nov. 10 2023 (Aged 35)
Actor who played Chris Harrington on Home and Away
Matthew Perry
Aug. 19th, 1969 – Oct. 28th, 2023 (Aged 54)
Star of Friends
Richard Moll
Jan. 13th, 1943 – Oct. 26th, 2023 (Aged 80)
Actor who played “Bull” on Night Court
Richard Roundtree
Jul. 9th, 1942 – Oct. 24th, 2023
Star of the Shaft movie franchise
Angelo Bruschini
1961 – Oct. 23rd, 2023 (Age 62)
Massive Attack’s longtime touring guitarist
DJ Mark the 45 King
Oct. 16th, 1961 – Oct. 19th, 2023 (Aged 62)
Hip-hop producer who worked with Eminem, JAY-Z, and Queen Latifah
Suzanne Somers
Oct. 16th, 1945 – Oct. 15th, 2023 (Aged 76)
Star of Three’s Company and Step-by-Step
Piper Laurie
Jan. 22nd, 1932 – Oct. 14th, 2023 (Aged 91)
Actress who appeared in Carrie and Twin Peaks
Rudolph Isley
Apr. 1st, 1939 – Oct. 11th, 2023 (Aged 84)
The Isley Brothers’ co-founding member
Burt Young
Apr. 30th, 1940 – Oct. 8th, 2023 (Aged 83)
Actor who played Paulie in the Rocky franchise
Michael Gambon
Oct. 19th, 1940 – Sept. 27th, 2023 (Aged 82)
Irish actor who played Albus Dumbledore in several Harry Potter movies
David McCallum
Sept. 19th, 1933 – Sept. 25th, 2023 (Aged 90)
Actor who starred in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS
Nashawn Breedlove
Feb. 17th, 1977 – Sept. 24th, 2023
Battle rapper who appeared in 8 Mile
Terry Kirkman
Dec. 12th, 1939 – Sept. 23rd, 2023 (Aged 83)
Singer of vocal pop group The Association
Kent Stax
1962 – Sept. 20th, 2023 (Aged 61)
Original drummer of DC hardcore band Scream
Steve Harwell
Jan. 9th, 1967 – Sept. 4th, 2023 (Aged 56)
Smash Mouth singer
Gary Wright
Apr. 26th, 1943 – Sept. 4th, 2023 (Aged 80)
“Dream Weaver” singer and George Harrison collaborator
Jimmy Buffett
Dec. 25th, 1946 – Sept. 1, 2023 (Aged 76)
Easy-going music icon and founder of Margaritaville
Robert Klane
Oct. 17th, 1941 – Aug. 29th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Weekend at Bernie’s screenwriter
James Casey
1983 – Aug. 28th, 2023 (Aged 40)
Saxophonist who worked with Trey Anastasio's Band
Brian McBride
1970 – Aug. 2023 (Aged 53)
One-half of the influential ambient music duo Stars of the Lid
Bob Barker
Dec. 12th, 1923 – Aug. 26th, 2023 (Aged 99)
Longtime host of The Price is Right
Arleen Sorkin
Oct. 14th, 1955 – Aug. 24th, 2023 (Aged 67)
Actress who voiced Harley Quinn on Batman: The Animated Series
Ron Cephas Jones
Jan. 8th, 1957 – Aug. 19th, 2023 (Aged 66)
Emmy Award-winning actor known for his work on This Is Us
Gary Young
May 3rd, 1953 – Aug. 17th, 2023 (Aged 70)
Original drummer of Pavement
Michael Parkinson
28th March 1935 - 16th August 2023 (Aged 88)
Legendary English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and author best known for hosting the talk show Parkinson
Magoo
1973 – Aug. 13th, 2023 (Aged 50)
One-half of rap duo Timbaland and Magoo
Clarence Avant
Feb. 25th, 1931 – Aug. 13th, 2023 (Aged 92)
Trailblazing record executive known as the “Godfather of Black Music”
Robbie Robertson
Jul. 5th, 1943 – Aug. 9th, 2023 (Aged 80)
Guitarist and vocalist of The Band
Sixto Rodrigez
Jul. 10th, 1942 – Aug. 8th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Detroit musician and subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man
Johnny Hardwick
Sept. 21st, 1963 – Aug. 8th, 2023 (Aged 59)
Voice of Dale Gribble on King of the Hill
Jamie Reid
Jan. 16th, 1947 – Aug. 8th, 2023 (Aged 76)
The artist responsible for Sex Pistols’ album and singles artwork
DJ Casper
May 31st, 1965 – Aug. 7th, 2023 (Aged 58)
The Chicago DJ who created “Cha Cha Slide”
William Friedkin
Aug. 29th, 1935 – Aug. 7th, 2023 (Aged 87)
Director of The Exorcist and The French Connection
Arthur Schmidt
1937 – Aug. 5th, 2023 (Aged 86)
Oscar-winning film editor who worked on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forest Gump, and Back to the Future
John Gosling
Feb. 6th, 1948 – Aug. 4th, 2023 (Aged 75)
Pianist of The Kinks
Mark Margolis
Nov. 26th, 1939 – Aug. 3rd, 2023 (Aged 83)
Actor from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul
Angus Cloud
Jul. 10th, 1998 – Jul. 31st, 2023 (Aged 25)
Co-star of Euphoria
Paul Reubens
Aug. 27th, 1952 – Jul. 30th, 2023 (Aged 70)
Pee-wee Herman actor
Randy Meisner
Mar. 8th, 1946 – Jul. 26th, 2023 (Aged 77)
Founding bassist of The Eagles
Sinead O’Connor
Dec. 8th, 1966 – Jul. 26th, 2023 (Aged 56)
Renowned Irish singer-songwriter
Brad Houser
Sept. 7th, 1960 – Jul. 24th, 2023 (Aged 62)
Bassist of Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
Neal Langford
1971 – Jul. 21st, 2023 (Aged 50)
Former bassist of The Shins
Tony Bennett
Aug. 3rd, 1926 – Jul. 21st, 2023 (Aged 96)
Legendary voice of American standards
Jane Birkin
Dec. 14th, 1946 – Jul. 16th, 2023 (Aged 76)
British-French actress, singer, and style icon who inspired the eponymous Hermès Birkin handbag
Leonado De Niro Rodriguez
Jun. 25th, 2004 – Jul. 3rd, 2023 (Aged 19)
Actor and grandson of Robert De Niro
Rick Froberg
Jan. 19th, 1968 – Jun. 30th, 2023 (Aged 55)
Vocalist and guitarist of Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, and Obits
Alan Arkin
Mar. 26th, 1934 – Jun. 29th, 2023 (Aged 89)
Academy Award-winning actor known for films including Little Miss Sunshine, Argo, Catch-22, and Glengarry Glen Ross
Monte Cazazza
Jan. 23rd, 1949 – Jun. 27th, 2023 (Aged 74)
Artist and musician who coined the term “industrial” to describe aggressive electronic rock music
Lee Rauch
Sept. 10th, 1964 – Jun. 23rd, 2023 (Aged 58)
Early drummer of Megadeth
Frederic Forrest
Dec. 23rd, 1936 – Jun. 23rd, 2023 (Aged 86)
Actor known for films in The Rose and Apocalypse Now
Ryan Siew
1997 – Jun. 19th, 2023 (Aged 26)
Guitarist for metalcore band Polaris
Teresa Taylor
Nov. 10th, 1962 – Jun. 18th, 2023
Former Butthole Surfers drummer
Glenda Jackson
May 9th, 1936 – Jun. 15th, 2023 (Aged 87)
Two-time Academy Award-winning actress known for her roles in Women in Love and A Touch of Class
Blackie Onassis
1966 – 2023 (Aged 57)
Drummer for alt-rock act Urge Overkill during their '90s heyday
Cormac McCarthy
Jul. 20th, 1993 – Jun. 13th, 2023 (Aged 89)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author known for writing No Country for Old Men, Blood Meridian, and The Road
Treat Williams
Dec. 1st, 1951 – Jun. 12th, 2023 (Aged 71)
Actor known for films including Hair and Prince of the City
Astrud Gilberto
Mar. 29th, 1940 – Jun. 5th, 2023 (Aged 83)
Brazilian singer best known for her version of the bossa nova classic “The Girl from Ipanema”
Cynthia Weil
Oct. 18th, 1940 – Jun. 1st, 2023 (Aged 82)
Brill Building songwriter who along with her husband Barry Mann co-wrote songs like “You Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” and “Here You Come Again”
Tina Turner
Nov. 26th, 1939 – May 24th, 2023 (Aged 83)
The singer and actress known as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Kirk Arrington
1962 – May 22nd, 2023 (Aged 61)
Longtime drummer of Metal Church
Lee Palter
Nov. 3rd, 1928 – May 21st, 2023 (Aged 94)
Veteran actor and teacher who portrayed Isidor Straus in Titanic
Ray Stevenson
May 25th, 1964 – May 21st, 2023 (Aged 58)
Northern Irish actor known for his roles in Thor, Dexter, RRR, and The Three Musketeers
Pete Brown
Dec. 25th, 1940 – May 19th, 2023 (Aged 82)
British countercultural poet who wrote lyrics for Cream
Andy Rourke
Jan. 17th, 1964 – May 19th, 2023 (Aged 59)
Co-founding member and bassist of The Smiths
Algy Ward
Jul. 11th, 1959 – May 17th, 2023 (Aged 63)
Founding frontman of cult British heavy metal band Tank and one-time member of The Damned
Frank Kozik
Jan. 9th, 1962 – May 6th, 2023 (Aged 61)
An acclaimed artist who designed posters and album covers for several bands
Jordan Blake
Jun. 20th, 1986 – May, 2nd 2023 (Aged 37)
Original vocalist of post-hardcore outfit A Skylight Drive
Gordon Lightfoot
Nov. 17th, 1938 – May 1st, 2023 (Aged 84)
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter
Tim Bachman
Aug. 1st, 1951 – Apr. 28th, 2023 (Aged 71)
Co-founding guitarist and co-vocalist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Jerry Springer
Feb. 13th, 1944 – Apr. 27th, 2023 (Aged 79)
Host of the tabloid talk show Jerry Springer
Harry Belafonte
Mar. 1st, 1927 – Apr. 25th, 2023 (Aged 96)
Pioneering singer, actor, and Civil Rights leader
Mark Stewart
Aug. 10th, 1960 – Apr. 21st, 2023 (Aged 62)
Co-founder and singer of the UK post-punk act The Pop Group
Moonbin
Jan. 26th, 1998 – Apr. 19th, 2023 (Aged 25)
Member of K-pop band ASTRO
Ahmad Jamal
Jul. 2nd, 1930 – Apr. 16th, 2023 (Aged 92)
An architect of modern jazz
Mark Sheehan
Oct. 29th, 1976 – Apr. 14th, 2023 (Aged 46)
Co-founding guitarist of Irish rock band The Script
Ian Bairnson
Aug. 3rd, 1953 – Apr. 7th, 2023 (Aged 69)
Guitarist on Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” and member of The Alan Parsons Project
John Regan
Oct. 28th, 1951 – Apr. 7th, 2023 (Aged 71)
Bassist for Peter Frampton and Ace Frehley
Paul Cattermole
Mar. 7th, 1977 – Apr. 6th, 2023 (Aged 46)
British pop singer and member of S Club 7
Nora Forster
Nov. 6th, 1942 – Apr. 6th, 2023 (Aged 80)
Music promoter and wife of John Lydon
Vivian Trimble
May 24th, 1962 – Apr. 4th, 2023 (Aged 59)
Co-founding member and keyboardist of Luscious Jackson
Seymour Stein
Apr. 18th, 1942 – Apr. 2nd, 2023 (Aged 80)
Sire Records co-founder who signed Madonna and Talking Heads
Ray Shulman
Dec. 9th, 1949 – Mar. 30th, 2023 (Aged 73)
Co-founding member of Gentle Giant
Brian “Brizz” Gillis
1976 – Mar. 29th, 2023 (Aged 47)
Co-founding member of LFO
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Jan. 17th, 1952 – Mar. 28th, 2023 (Aged 71)
Pioneering music composer, producer, and co-founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra
Tom Leadon
Sept. 16th, 1952 – Mar. 22nd, 2023 (Aged 70)
Co-founding member of Mudcrutch
Wayne Swinny
1963 – Mar. 22nd, 2023 (Aged 59)
Guitarist and co-founding member of Saliva
Lance Reddick
Jun. 7th, 1962 – Mar. 17th, 2023 (Aged 60)
Actor from The Wire and John Wick
Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins
Jun. 8th, 1941 – Mar. 17th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic
Bobby Caldwell
Aug. 15th, 1951 – Mar. 14th, 2023 (Aged 71)
“What You Won’t Do For Love” Singer
Jim Gordon
Jul. 14th, 1945 – Mar. 13th, 2023 (Aged 77)
Legendary session drummer and member of Derek and the Dominos
Jim Durkin
Feb. 7th, 1965 – Mar. 8th, 2023 (Aged 58)
Co-founding member and guitarist of Dark Angel
Gary Rossington
Dec. 4th, 1951 – Mar. 5th, 2023 (Aged 71)
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member
Glen “SPOT” Lockett
Jul. 1st, 1951 – Mar. 4th, 2023 (Aged 72)
Influential producer and engineer for punk record label SST Records
Tom Sizemore
Nov. 29th, 1961 – Mar. 3rd, 2023 (Aged 61)
Actor from Saving Private Ryan and Heat
Wayne Shorter
Aug. 25th, 1933 – Mar. 2nd, 2023 (Aged 89)
Legendary saxophonist and member of Miles Davis’ quintet
Steve Mackey
Nov. 10th, 1966 – Mar. 2nd, 2023 (Aged 56)
Bassist and member of Pulp
Dorian Zev Kweller
May 26th, 2006 – Feb. 27th, 2023 (Aged 16)
Musician and son of Ben Kweller
Lewis Largent
1965 – Feb. 20th, 2023 (Aged 58)
Host of MTV’s 120 Minutes and KROQ DJ
Richard Belzer
Aug. 4th, 1944 – Feb. 19th, 2023 (Aged 78)
Comedian and star of Law and Order: SVU
Gerald Fried
Feb. 13th, 1928 – Feb. 17th, 2023 (Aged 95)
Composer for Star Trek and Roots
Kyle Jacobs
June 26th, 1973 – Feb. 17th, 2023 (Aged 49)
Songwriter and husband of Kellie Pickler
Raquel Welch
Sept. 5th, 1940 – Feb. 15th, 2023 (Aged 82)
Actress and pin-up icon
Tim Aymar
Sept, 4th, 1963 – Feb. 14th, 2023 (Aged 59)
Singer of Pharaoh and Control Denied
Leiji Matsumoto
Jan. 25th, 1938 – Feb. 13th, 2023 (Aged 85)
Manga artist and Daft Punk collaborator
Trugoy the Dove
Sept. 21st, 1968 – Feb. 12th, 2023 (Aged 54)
Rapper and co-founding member of De La Soul
Hugh Hudson
Aug. 25th, 1936 – Feb. 10th, 2023 (Aged 86)
Director of Chariots of Fire
Burt Bacharach
May 12th, 1928 – Feb. 8th, 2023 (Aged 94)
Acclaimed songwriter and modern pop architect
Charlie Thomas
Apr. 7th, 1937 – Jan. 31st, 2023 (Aged 85)
Singer and member of The Drifters
George R. Robertson
Apr. 20th, 1933 – Jan. 29th, 2023 (Aged 89)
Actor from the Police Academy franchise
Annie Wersching
Mar. 28th, 1977 – Jan. 29th, 2023 (Aged 45)
Actress from 24, Bosch, and Timeless
Tom Verlaine
Dec. 13th, 1949 – Jan. 28th, 2023 (Aged 73)
Frontman, guitarist, and songwriter of Television
Lisa Loring
Feb. 16th 1958 – Jan. 28th, 2023 (Aged 64)
Actress who played Wednesday Addams on the original Addams Family TV series
Barrett Strong
Feb. 5th, 1941 – Jan. 28th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Motown singer-songwriter
Cindy Williams
Aug. 22nd, 1947 – Jan. 25th, 2023 (Aged 75)
Star of Laverne & Shirley, Americana Graffiti, and The Conversation
David Crosby
Aug. 14th, 1941 – Jan. 18th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Legendary songwriter and member of The Byrds and Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Van Conner
Mar. 17th, 1967 – Jan. 17th, 2023 (Aged 55)
Co-founding member and bassist of Screaming Trees
Julian Sands
Jan. 4th, 1958 – Jan. 13th, 2023 (Aged 65)
Actor known for films such as A Room with a View and Leaving Las Vegas
Al Brown
Sept. 1939 – Jan. 13th, 2023 (Aged 83)
Actor who played Stan Valchek on The Wire
Lisa Marie Presley
Feb. 1st, 1968 – Jan. 12th, 2023 (Aged 54)
Singer, actress, and only daughter of Elvis Presley
Robbie Bachman
Feb. 18th, 1953 – Jan. 12th, 2023 (Aged 69)
Co-founding member and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Yukihiro Takahashi
Jun. 6th, 1952 – Jan. 11th, 2023 (Aged 70)
Co-founding member, drummer, and lead vocalist of Yellow Magic Orchestra
Jeff Beck
Jun. 24th, 1944 – Jan. 10th, 2023 (Aged 78)
Guitar virtuoso and member of the Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group
Melinda Dillion
Oct. 13th, 1939 – Jan. 9th, 2023 (Aged 83)
Star of A Christmas Story and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Owen Roizman
Sept. 22nd, 1936 – Jan. 6th, 2023 (Aged 86)
Academy-award cinematographer of The Exorcist, The French Connection, and Network
Fred White
Jan. 13th, 1955 – Jan. 1st, 2023 (Aged 67)
Early member and drummer of Earth Wind & Fire
Gangsta Boo
Aug. 7th, 1979 – Jan. 1st, 2023 (Aged 43)
Memphis rapper and one-time member of Three 6 Mafia
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