TV Obits: Burton, Jacobs, Leach, Pizer
A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.
- Iris Burton: She was a veteran Hollywood agent (and former Broadway/movie dancer) who represented such child stars as River and Joaquin Phoenix, Kirk and Candace Cameron, and Adam Rich. She died of complications from pneumonia and Alzheimer’s. She was 77.
- Seaman Jacobs: He was a veteran television writer who worked on such shows as The Andy Griffith Show, Petticoat Junction, The Love Boat, My Three Sons, F Troop, Diff’rent Strokes, I Dream of Jeannie, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy, The Addams Family, Chico and the Man, and many others. He also wrote several specials for Bob Hope. He died of a heart attack at age 96.
- Robert Warnes Leach: He was also a TV writer, working on such early TV shows as Perry Mason, Ripcord, Men Into Space, and The Adventures of Jim Bowie. He was also a journalism and screenwriting teacher. He died at age 93.
- Larry Pizer: He was a cinematographer who worked on many TV movies and miniseries, including I’ll Take Manhattan, Unnatural Causes, and Intimate Strangers, as well as the big screen movies Mannequin 2, Folks!, Phantom of the Paradise. He died at age 82.
- If you missed it, here is our obituary for Monk star Stanley Kamel.
TV Obits: Cromwell, Begg, Sharp, Goldstone
A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.
- Gloria Cromwell: She appeared in a number of TV shows over the years, including Kate & Allie (she played Janet, their landlord), Ryan’s Hope, Murder, She Wrote, Moonlighting, Hill Street Blues, The Golden Girls, Hunter, Cop Rock, Designing Women, Coach, L.A. Law, and many others. She was also in many films, including Say Anything, The Odd Couple: Together Again, The War of the Roses, and The Parent Trap II. She died on March 3 (age unknown).
- Alex Sharp: He appeared in many TV shows over the years, including Gunsmoke, The Virginian, Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Father Murphy, Cannon, Ironside, Highway to Heaven, Mission: Impossible, Peter Gunn, Batman, and many others. He was also a writer, penning episodes of Bonanza and High Chaparral, and did stunts for many TV shows and movies, including the Planet of the Apes movies, In the Line of Fire, The Rookie, Dirty Harry, Diamonds Are Forever, Bullitt, It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Spartacus, and many others. He died from complications from a stroke and heart problems in Los Angeles.
- Jim Begg: He was a veteran actor who appeared in several shows since the early 60s, including Happy Days, WKRP, I Dream of Jeannie, The Wonderful World of Disney, Petticoat Junction, Mayberry, RFD, Gomer Pyle, USMC, Bailey’s Comets, Bewitched, The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, and many others. He was also a producer on several films, including Leprechaun and Children of the Corn III. He died at age 69 in Los Angeles.
- Raymond Goldstone: He wrote for many TV shows over the years, including Knot’s Landing, Falcon Crest, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Search For Tomorrow, and the TV movie The Night the Bridge Fell Down. He died of a heart attack at age 88.