One a few months into the year, Hollywood has already said goodbye to numerous beloved names in film, television and music.
“Schitt’s Creek” star Catherine O’Hara died in January, and February saw the deaths of TV stars James Van Der Beek and Eric Dane.
Film and TV fans were devastated by the loss of Robert Duvall, one of cinema’s towering actors who starred in “The Godfather” and “Lonesome Dove.”
In music, Deadheads everywhere were saddened by the loss of singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Weir, coming just two years after the loss of Phil Lesh.
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Bob Weir
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir, a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the San Francisco psychedelic band’s many latter-day offshoots for more than half a century, died Jan. 10 after a long battle with cancer and lung issues.
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Catherine O’Hara
Image Credit: Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures Catherine O’Hara, the two-time Emmy-winning actor who starred in “Home Alone” and “Best in Show” and had an impressive late-career renaissance in “Schitt’s Creek,” died Jan. 30 after a short illness.
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Demond Wilson
Image Credit: WireImage Demond Wilson, who co-starred with Redd Foxx on popular 1970s sitcom “Sanford and Son,” died Jan. 30 in Palm Springs. He was 79.
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Bud Cort
Image Credit: ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collectio Bud Cort, who personified the role of Harold in the 1971 Hal Ashby classic “Harold and Maude,” died Feb. 11 in Connecticut after a long illness. He was 77.
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James Van Der Beek
Image Credit: Getty Images James Van Der Beek, the actor known for playing Dawson Leery on “Dawson’s Creek” and for numerous other TV and film roles, died Feb. 11. He was 48.
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Robert Duvall
Image Credit: Getty Images Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for “Tender Mercies” and was nominated for his roles in films including “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great Santini,” died Feb. 15. He was 95.
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Frederick Wiseman
Image Credit: WireImage Frederick Wiseman, the prolific documentarian behind films like “Titicut Follies,” “At Berkeley,” “National Gallery” and “Ex Libris,” died Feb. 16. He was 96 years old.
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Tom Noonan
Image Credit: Getty Tom Noonan, an actor and director whose imposing presence made him one of Hollywood’s most memorable screen villains, died on Feb. 14. He was 74.
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Eric Dane
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Eric Dane, best known for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan (aka “McSteamy”) on “Grey’s Anatomy” and as complicated father Cal Jacobs on “Euphoria,” died Feb. 19, his family confirmed. He was 53.
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