okay edna remember if you can teach one
kid one thing then today will be a
success welcome to watch mojo and today
we're counting down our picks for 10
times tv deaths happened because the
actor died in real life it'll be a home
run
for this list we'll be looking at
unfortunate instances where an actor
passing away led to the end of a
character which fond memories do you
have about these actors let us know in
the comments below
bill mcneil news radio phil hartman
brought his signature style of comedy to
a variety of projects including saturday
night live where he earned an emmy
there's going to be a whole bunch of
things we don't tell mrs clinton
fast food is the least of our work one
of his most beloved roles was on news
radio as bill mcneil an egotistical yet
hilarious anchor at the wnyx station
dave's gone too far this time imagine an
office without snacks
hartman played mcneil for four out of
five seasons tragically after the show's
fourth season hartman was fatally shot
by his wife before she took her own life
the show's fifth season premiere was
able to act as a tribute to the
character by saying his character died
off screen from a heart attack as far as
memorial services go i thought that was
very nice his absence on the show was
definitely felt by all ernie coach
pantuso cheers every character on this
classic sitcom brings their specific
charm for the bartender ernie coach
pantuso it was his sweet but very
dim-witted nature how many times did you
play hurt sam now and then i must have
got hit by a hundred fastballs actor
nicholas colisanto embodied coach's
personality flawlessly and turned him
into one of the most popular characters
sadly the actor passed away in 1985 from
a heart attack after playing coach for
the first three seasons coach
we were gonna kiss
we would
you mind if i do this first since his
passing occurred in the middle of season
three his character was initially just
not around but the season four premiere
eventually confirmed coach had died
woody harrelson was brought in to fill
the role of the bar's resident dummy
with a heart of gold i'm a friend of
coaches is he around
i'm sorry woody i guess you hadn't heard
no uh
coach passed away a couple months ago
but yeah i'd like to think he's still
around during the finale the show still
took a moment to pay one final tribute
to coach edna kerbapple the simpsons the
simpsons has an incredible cast of kooky
recurring characters one of the most
frequently featured staples was the
cynical elementary school teacher edna
krabappel mrs krabappel if i don't get
at least a c average i can't go to camp
krusty have a
delightful summer during marcia
wallace's 14-year history as the
character she earned an emmy for
outstanding voice over performance in
2013 the actress passed away due to
complications from pneumonia although
krabappel's death was never explicitly
stated on the show there are several
hints towards that being the case i have
to stay here in springfield because boys
like bart simpson need me bart's
chalkboard message to her following
wallace's passing and several mentions
of her from other characters made it
clear that edna didn't simply retire
mr hooper sesame street although the
majority of the most famous characters
from this educational series are puppets
mr hooper certainly left his mark hi mr
hooper oh hello good night while the
owner of hooper's store could be a bit
harsh he undeniably had a warm heart
will lee played mr hooper from the
show's beginning in 1969 until 1982 when
he died of a heart attack no one would
have blamed the kid show for writing the
character off in a gentle way last but
not least
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however the show decided to address his
death through a storyline with big bird
in a way its young viewers could
understand big bird when people die
they don't come back
ever
no
never sesame street was praised for
handling such a serious topic with
sensitivity and understanding they made
sure that children and adults could say
goodbye to lee's mr hooper owen granger
ncis los angeles miguel ferreira went
from playing owen granger recurring
character on ncis los angeles to being
part of the main fabric of the show
going to the main building tell him to
lock the doors and keep security and pd
away i'll handle this while he was still
acting on the program he was diagnosed
with throat cancer a behind-the-scenes
decision was made to reveal that the
granger character was also suffering
from a cancer ailment caused by risky
career choices i'm afraid he's
gone
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gone
from what i understand one minute he was
here in the next minute he wasn't within
the show the character left the hospital
where he was being treated to spend time
with his family in real life ferrer had
passed away in a house he shared with
his loved ones the show concluded
granger's storyline by letting the
audience know he had died peacefully in
a beautiful place i got to know my
father and he got to know
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it was a wonderful week leo mcgarry the
west wing aaron sorkins the west wing
had a wonderful cast of deep characters
and engaging plot lines that helped earn
the show more than two dozen emmys one
of its emmys went to jon spencer who
played the president's chief of staff
leo mcgarry are you president of the
united states you're delivering the
state of the union address tomorrow
night india and pakistan are pointing
nuclear weapons at each other and you
have 102 degree fever
so i guess we're out of the woods
mcgarry's dynamics with other characters
was fascinating to watch his friendship
with president jed bartlett was
particularly engaging sadly that
friendship was cut short when spencer
died of a heart attack in 2005 partway
through filming the show's final season
at the time leo was running for vice
president the series had him also die of
a heart attack on election night in a
touching moment the writers made it
clear leo would have become vice
president thanks boss
fred andrews riverdale luke perry became
a teen icon while playing dylan on
beverly hills 90210 he returned for a
whole new generation of teen drama on
riverdale to play archie's father fred
andrews welcome home ferris sneaking out
breaking curfew
getting into fights dad don't freak out
okay i was with josie helping the [ __ ]
guys with the song they're doing at that
taste of riverdale thing
and i was hoping you would let me go
thanks to perry's fine work his
relationship with his son felt real and
the character felt incredibly
compassionate the show demonstrated his
selflessness by having fred sacrifice
his life to push a stranger out of the
path of a speeding car another vehicle
came upon them way too fast
and he was struck by in reality this
turn was written in response to perry's
passing of a stroke in 2019 at just 52.
riverdale's season 4 in memoriam episode
served as a touching tribute to the
character and actor perry's beverly
hills co-star shannon doherty also made
a guest appearance as the stranger he
saved you're the one he was helping
i mean cars just you know they kept
they kept whizzing by nobody would stop
but your dad did finn hudson glee corey
monteith was best known for playing
glee's finn hudson the star quarterback
celebrated his love for singing by
joining the signature club
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after four years of playing the
character the world was rocked with
shocking news the 31 year old was found
dead in his hotel room with a mix of
alcohol and other substances in his
system following his death the
production start date for the show's
fifth season was pushed back sort of
cheesy
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now it's beautiful
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i just had to see it they eventually
addressed finn's passing in the
quarterback without giving details about
how he died for the remainder of the
series the show continued to honor the
memory of one of the glee club's
brightest stars adam west family guy for
years the silly antics of mayor adam
west provided some of the best moments
on family guy having the hilariously odd
character actually be voiced by the
former batman star just made everything
more delightful my name isn't adam we
or is it
who am i what number did you dial don't
ever call her again
i guess i told him
nobody messes with adam we in 2017 west
died from leukemia and like the rest of
us family guy said goodbye to its mayor
but life in quahog continued on the
town's high school was renamed after
western tribute in his stead his cousin
wild west voiced by sam elliott took his
place the show similarly had to write
out angela peter's former boss when her
voice actress carrie fisher passed away
from a stroke in 2016. she may be gone
but her voice will live on in dvd and
hulu plus and tiny droid projected
messages
i may have lost a boss but heaven
has gained a princess both characters
would be dearly missed in quahog before
we get to our top pick here are dearly
missed honorable mentions nick yamana
barney miller the season five finale
paid tribute to jack sue after he died
of cancer do you jack
dr virgil swann smallville he passed in
the show's fourth season after
christopher reeve died of heart failure
dr virgil swann passed away this morning
no further details have been released
livia soprano the sopranos soprano
passed away in her sleep after nancy
marchand's battle with lung cancer she
didn't want a funeral
she didn't want a remembrance of any
kind
why she didn't think anybody would come
barry frost rizzoli isles after lee
thompson young took his own life frost
died in a car crash we shouldn't be here
today
barry frost was
too young and
too good for us to be here today debbie
wallace the big bang theory after carol
and susie passed from cancer howard's
mother died in her sleep okay
no
what's wrong
my mom died before we continue be sure
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paul hennessy eight simple rules
originally titled eight simple rules for
dating my teenage daughter the sitcom
followed the trials and tribulations of
an overbearing father as his teen
daughters began to date you will
continue to date her and no one but her
until she is finished with you because
if you make her cry i will make you cry
legendary sitcom actor john ritter was
praised for his take as family patriarch
paul tragically he passed away of an
aortic dissection while filming the
second season the show took a break in
production to reshape the series
supposed to be back in 10 minutes
he's running a stupid era and he's
supposed to be back and he was taking us
to school after it returned the show
spent an hour-long episode to serve as a
tribute to paul subsequent episodes also
showed the impact of his death on his
family i always hated it when he did
that
i just want my dad back
leave me alone while the show was never
quite the same after paul's absence
ritter and his final leading role
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