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People Who Died

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people WHO died, died
They were all my friends
They just died - Jim Carrol

This page is a list of famous people from the 80s who have passed on. Please provide as much info as possible if you wish to help add to this page, and corrections are also welcome. This is NOT a list of people who died during the 80s, that is a seperate list.

Audrey Lindley
Played Mrs. Roper, died in 1997
Baltimora
According to Mtv he died of Aids at the end of the eighties sometime.
Beatrice Straight
The small psychic lady in Poltergeist died in 2001.
Billy McKenzie
Died in 1997 of a drugs overdose in Scotland. If you don't remember him, he was the lead singer of the great 80s band The Associates - they had hits with "Club Country" and "Party Fears Two". He had a really bizzarre voice and tended to wear suits and bowler hats. (Don't ask me why...)
Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor
Archbishop of New York during the 1980s and a renowned papal "yes man", John Joseph O'Connor passed away on May 3, 2000.
Submitted by: zhulin
Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin
Archbishop of Chicago, considerably less reactionary than O'Connor, died on 14 November 1996.
Submitted by: zhulin
Carroll O'Connor
Played Archie Bunker in All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place. Also played that police guy in "in the Heat of the Night". June 2001, Heart Attack
Submitted by: Josh
Clara Peller
The "Where's the Beef" woman.
Dana Hill Goetz
(Hill was her mother's maiden name). Died of a stroke July 15, 1996. She was 32 years old.
Dana Plato
Drug overdose, May 8 1999
Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman died, April of 1994. After his big hit "I Can Dream About You" in 1985, he had a few unsuccessful followup singles, and went back into producing. At the time of his death he was recording a new album.
David McComb of The Triffids
Died on 3 February 1999, following a car crash. The death was related to long-term heart problems and, in turn, to years of alcohol abuse.
Submitted by: zhulin
Denver Pyle
Played Jesse Duke on The Dukes Of Hazzard. Died of lung cancer.
Submitted by: Celeste
Dominique Dunne
The teenage girl in Poltergeist was stalked and killed by an ex-boyfriend in 1982
Dwayne Goettell
Member of influential Canadaian industrial band Skinny Puppy (1982-1995), Goettell died of a heroin overdose on August 23, 1995.
Eric Carr
Drummer for Kiss for ten years, Eric died of cancer in 1991.
Falco
According to the press, Falco died Feburary 6, 1998 in a car accident involving a bus. He was living in the Carribean at the time, and finishing up his new album. He was 40 years old.
Fancois Mitterand
Frank Zappa
Musician, died in 1993 of prostrate cancer, co-authored the 80s hit "Valley Girl" with his daughter Moon Unit.
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury died of AIDs in 1991.
Gene Siskel
The skinny half of Siskel and Ebert, died 1999 of cancer.
George Peppard
Died of Lung cancer in 1995. Was Hannibal Smith on the tv series The A-Team.
Heather O'Rourke
"Carol-Anne" in Poltergeist , died from Toxic Shock Syndrome on February 1, 1988 before the third movie was released.
Hillel Slovak
Overdose in 1987; he was the guitarist of the red hot chili peppers, also one of the best guitarist ever...
Submitted by: Simon
Isaac Asmov
Prolific Sci-fi writer died in 1992.
Jeff Porcaro
Member of Toto. Apparently he had a fatal heart attack in 1993 brought on by toxic shock syndrome caused by a reaction to a weedkiller he was using.
Jim Henson
Died in 1990 of flu.
John Candy
Actor died in 1994.
John Cascella
Died of a heart attack on the 14th November 1992, having been born on the 29th April 1947. Played accordion, keyboards and saxophone in John Mellencamp's band.
Submitted by: zhulin
Julian Beck
Kane from the second Poltergeist movie has also died.
Keith Harring
Died in 1990 of AIDS.
Kirsty Mccall
killed at the end of 1999 whilst on holiday with her family. she was hit by a boat
Submitted by: Jennie
Mel Appleby
With sister Kim she was part of UK duo Mel & Kim. Died of leukemia, can't remember when..
Michael Hutchence
Lead singer of INXS The lead singer of one of the best groups to come out of the 80s, apparently a suicide, right before their 20th annivesary tour.
Norman Fell
Mr Roper died of cancer in 1999
Submitted by: Celeste
Norman Fell
Played Mr. Rooper on Three's Company, he died December 1998.
Paul Young
Paul Young died of a heart attack at the age of 53 on 15 July 2000.
Submitted by: zhulin
Peter Jackson (rugby league star)
Peter Jackson, who played several Tests for Australia, died in 1997 of a drug overdose.
Submitted by: zhulin
Princess Diana
Car accident, 1997
River Phoenix
Actor, died in 1993 of drug overdose.
Rob Pilatus
"Singer"/Dancer in Milli Vanilli. Drug overdose.
Sam Kinison
Died in a car crash in 1992.
Sorrell Booke
The actor who played "Boss Hogg" on The Dukes of Hazzard
Steve Clark
Steve Clark of Def Leppard died on January 8th, 1991, of compression of the brain stem due to drugs and alcohol.
Steve Gilpin
Singer Steve Gilpin of Mi-Sex died in a car accident in 1994.
Stuart Adamson
Lead singer and guitarist of Big Country, he committed suicide in Hawaii on 16 December 2001.
Submitted by: zhulin
Stuart Adamson
Rock performer formally of the Skids, later formed the band Big Country, known for thier hit, "In a Big Country". Suffering from alcohol-related depression, he disappeared from his home in Nashville, to be found dead a few weeks later in a hotel in Hawaii. Suicide is the cause. He died in 2001.
Submitted by: Sarah Simister
Vincent Price
Actor, featured on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" died in 1993.
Wendy Williams
Lead singer for the Plasmatics shot herself.
Will Sampson
In Poltergeist 2, died in 1987 at age 52
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