Remembering Norm Macdonald, Michael K. Williams and More Celebrities Who Died in 2021: Photo Gallery
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The end of any year is good cause for us to look back at those we lost, and in the world of entertainment, there was a lot of heartbreak, as valuable and important voices went silent.
The list of those who passed away in 2021 includes beloved TV stars like Michael K. Williams, Willie Garson, and Ed Asner, the respected directors of Lethal Weapon and Big Little Lies, and great writers such as Larry McMurtry and Joan Didion.
Below, see their photos along with the many other artists whose contributions to film and television will not be forgotten anytime soon. (You can also see a gallery of musicians we lost in 2021 here.)
Siegfried & Roy, photo via Getty
Siegfried Fischbacher, 81 (January 13th)
Siegfried of Vegas act Siegfried and Roy
Larry King in Larry King Live: Disaster in the Gulf Telethon (CNN)
Larry King, 87 (January 23rd)
Television and radio host
Hal Holbrook on Later with Bob Costas (NBC)
Hal Holbrook, 95 (January 23rd)
Actor, All the President’s Men, Into the Wild, Lincoln
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman, 94 (January 27th)
Actor, The Last Picture Show, Young Frankenstein
Cicely Tyson, photo via Television Academy
Cicely Tyson, 96 (January 28th)
Actor, The Trip to Bountiful, Fried Green Tomatoes
Dustin Diamond in Saved By the Bell (NBC Universal)
Dustin Diamond, 44 (February 1st)
Actor, Saved by the Bell
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer, 91 (February 5th)
Actor, The Sound of Music, Beginners
Yaphet Kotto in Alien (20th Century Fox)
Yaphet Kotto, 81 (March 15th)
Actor, Alien, Homicide: Life on the Street
George Segal
George Segal, 87 (March 23rd)
Actor, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Goldbergs
Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth, photo via IFC
Jessica Walter, 80 (March 24th)
Actor, Arrested Development, Archer, Play Misty for Me
Craig “muMs” Grant in Oz (HBO)
Craig “muMs” Grant, 52 (March 24th)
Actor and poet, Oz, She’s Gotta Have It
Larry McMurtry, photo by Diana Walker/Getty Images
Larry McMurtry, 84 (March 25th)
Writer, The Last Picture Show, Lonesome Dove, Brokeback Mountain
Helen McCrory in Peaky Blinders (BBC Studios)
Helen McCrory, 52 (April 16th)
Actor, Peaky Blinders, the Harry Potter films
Olympia Dukakis in Tales From the City (Working Title Films)
Olympia Dukakis, 89 (May 1st)
Actor, Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias, Tales From the City
Charles Grodin, photo courtesy of NBC
Charles Grodin, 86 (May 18th)
Actor, The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, Dave
Paul Mooney, photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty
Paul Mooney, 79 (May 19th)
Actor and comedian, The Buddy Holly Story, Bamboozled
Kevin Clark as Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in School of Rock (Paramount)
Kevin Clark, 32 (May 26th)
Actor, School of Rock
Clarence Williams III in Twin Peaks (ABC)
Clarence Williams III, 81 (June 4th)
Actor, Purple Rain, Twin Peaks
Ned Beatty, photo courtesy of Everett Collection
Ned Beatty, 83 (June 13th)
Actor, Network, Deliverance
Richard Donner, photo via Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI
Richard Donner, 91 (July 5th)
Director, Superman, Lethal Weapon, The Goonies
Robert Downey Sr., photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images
Robert Downey Sr., 85 (July 7th)
Actor and director, Putney Swope, Boogie Nights, To Live and Die In L.A.
Jackie Mason, photo by Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Jackie Mason, 93 (July 24th)
Comedian and actor, The Simpsons, The Jerk
Trevor Moore, photo courtesy of Comedy Central
Trevor Moore, 41 (August 7th)
Comedian, Whitest Kids U’ Know
Sonny Chiba in Kill Bill Volume 1 (Miramax)
Sonny Chiba, 82 (August 19th)
Actor, The Street Fighter, Kill Bill
Ed Asner, photo by Barry King/FilmMagic
Ed Asner, 91 (August 29th)
Actor, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up
Michael K. Williams, photo by David Livingston/Getty Images
Michael K. Williams, 54 (September 6th)
Actor, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Lovecraft Country
Norm Macdonald, photo courtesy of NBC
Norm Macdonald, 61 (September 14th)
Comedian and actor, Saturday Night Live, Dirty Work
Melvin Van Peebles, photo by Pix/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Melvin Van Peebles, 89 (September 21st)
Director, writer, and actor, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Terminal Velocity
Willie Garson in …And Just Like That (HBO Max)
Willie Garson, 57 (September 21st)
Actor, Sex and the City, White Collar, John From Cincinnati
Roger Michell, photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images
Roger Michell, 65 (September 22nd)
Director, Notting Hill, My Cousin Rachel
Granville Adams in Oz (HBO)
Granville Adams, 58 (October 10th)
Actor, Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street, Empire
Peter Scolari, photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage. via Getty Images
Peter Scolari, 66 (October 22nd)
Actor, Newhart, Bosom Buddies, Girls
James Michael Tyler in Friends (NBC)
James Michael Tyler, 59 (October 24nd)
Actor, Friends, Episodes
Peter Aykroyd in Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Peter Aykroyd, 65 (November 6th)
Comedian and actor, Saturday Night Live, Coneheads, Nothing But Trouble
Dean Stockwell in Blue Velvet (De Laurentiis Entertainment Group)
Dean Stockwell, 85 (November 7th)
Actor, Quantum Leap, Blue Velvet, Battlestar Galactica
Dominic Orlando (Playwrights’ Center)
Dominic Orlando, 57 (November 17th)
Writer, Mindhunter, The OA
Lou Cutell in Seinfeld (NBC)
Lou Cutell, 91 (November 21st)
Actor, Seinfeld
Photo by Douglas Elbinger/Getty Images
Stephen Sondheim, 91 (November 26th)
Broadway composer and lyricist, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Dick Tracy
Jonshel Alexander (left) and Quvenzhané Wallis, photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images for Fox Searchlight Pictures
Jonshel Alexander, 22 (November 27th)
Actor, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Martha De Laurentiis, photo by Vladimir SmirnovTASS via Getty Images)
Martha De Laurentiis, 67 (December 4th)
Film producer, Breakdown, Hannibal, U-571
Lina Wertmüller, photo via Wikimedia Commons
Lina Wertmüller, 93 (December 9th)
Director, Seven Beauties, Swept Away
Anne Rice, photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images
Anne Rice, 80 (December 11th)
Author, The Vampire Chronicles
Joan Didion, photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Joan Didion, 87 (December 23)
Writer, Play It As It Lays, A Star Is Born
Jean-Marc Vallée, photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
Jean-Marc Vallée, 58 (December 25th)
Director, Dallas Buyers Club, Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects
Remembering Norm Macdonald, Michael K. Williams and More Celebrities Who Died in 2021: Photo Gallery
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