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Loretta Jane Swit (born Loretta Jane Szwed; November 4, 1937 – May 30, 2025) Stage and television actress known for her character roles. Swit is best known for her portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for which she won two Emmy Awards.

When Swit arrived in Hollywood in 1969, she performed guest roles in various television series, including Hawaii Five-O (her first TV credit), Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, and Mannix.

Starting in 1972, Swit played the extremely capable head nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the television series M*A*S*H, a comedy set in a U.S. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War.

In 1981, Swit played the role of Christine Cagney in the movie pilot for the television series Cagney & Lacey but was precluded by contractual obligations from continuing the role. Actress Meg Foster portrayed Cagney for the first six episodes of the television series, then Sharon Gless took over the role.

Swit also guest-starred in television shows such as Bonanza; The Love Boat; Win, Lose or Draw; Password; Gunsmoke; Match Game; Pyramid; The Muppet Show; and Hollywood Squares. She also starred in Christmas programs such as the television version of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and 1987's PBS special A Christmas Calendar. (Wikipedia)

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Anthony Geary (born Tony Dean Geary; May 29, 1947 – December 14, 2025) Actor who's career spanned more than four decades. Geary's career began in episodic television. He appeared as a guest on several primetime series and transitioned into a career predominantly in the soap opera genre. His first soap role was David Lockhart (1971–1972) on Bright Promise (1969–1972), and he later joined The Young and the Restless as George Curtis. His breakout role came in 1978 when he joined the cast of General Hospital as Luke Spencer. For his work as Luke, Geary went on to earn a record eight Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series prior to his retirement.

Geary made his first appearance on television in an episode of Room 222, and later appeared in All in the Family as a gay man who confronts Archie Bunker by challenging the character's homophobia. He also appeared on The Mod Squad, Mannix, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Streets of San Francisco, The Partridge Family, and Barnaby Jones. (Wikipedia)

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) Actor, musician, and poet. He rose to prominence for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992), which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards. He was also known for his roles as Malcolm McGee on the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie (1996–2000) and Dr. Alex Reed in the sitcom Reed Between the Lines (2011, 2015). Warner also portrayed the character Sticky on FX show Sons of Anarchy (2014), Al Cowlings on the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and Dr. AJ Austin on the FOX medical drama The Resident.

He went on to star in Jeremiah, was the voice of The Producer character on The Magic School Bus, and co-starred with comedian Eddie Griffin for four years on the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie. Warner continued his career on the CBS sitcom Listen Up with Jason Alexander and was the host of the literacy-promoting children's show CBS Storybreak. He guest-starred on an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air playing the role of Hilary's boyfriend. In 1995, Warner appeared as a homeless man on Touched by an Angel.

In 2009 he guest starred in an episode in the new TNT series HawthoRNe. In 2011 and 2012, he guest starred in four episodes of the NBC series Community as Andre, the ex-husband of Shirley Bennett (Yvette Nicole Brown). His character subtly referenced his Cosby Show past by wearing a "Cosby sweater" that he stated was from his dad.

In the spring of 2015, it was announced that Warner would be playing the part of Al Cowlings in the crime series American Crime Story production The People v. O.J Simpson, based on the events of the O. J. Simpson trial.

Warner played prison counselor Julius Rowe on the sixth season of USA network's Suits. On the TNT series Major Crimes, he portrayed Lt. Chuck Cooper, a member of the LAPD's Special Investigation's Section (SIS) and the love interest of the Major Crime Division's Detective Amy Sykes. He also played the role of parole officer James Bagwell on Amazon Prime's show Sneaky Pete and as Dr. AJ "The Raptor" Austin on FOX's The Resident. (Wikipedia)

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Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge (/ˈraʊtlɪdʒ/ ROWT-lij; February 17, 1929 – October 3, 2025) Stage, film & television actress and singer. She was best known for her comedy role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), for which she was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance.

On television, Routledge came to prominence during the 1980s in monologues written by Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood, appearing in Bennett's A Woman of No Importance (1982), as Kitty in Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–1986) and being nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for Bennett's Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters (1988). She also starred as Hetty Wainthropp in the British television series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1990, 1996–1998). In 1996, she was voted Britain’s favourite actress. In 2017, she was made a Dame (DBE) for her services to entertainment and charity. (Wikipedia)

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Robert Norman Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and political activist. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking, directing a series of acclaimed American studio films across multiple genres. He received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, and earned nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. 

Reiner rose to prominence as an actor portraying Mike "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards.

He is credited (as Robert Reiner) with the non-speaking role of Thomas, the horse wrangler in Wagon Train, Season 5, Episode 22 "The Lieutenant Burton Story", starring Dean Jones, which aired on February 27, 1962. In the late 1960s, Reiner acted in bit roles on several television shows including Batman, That Girl, The Andy Griffith Show, Room 222, Gomer Pyle – USMC, and The Beverly Hillbillies.

After an extended absence from television acting, he returned with a recurring role on New Girl (2012–2018). In October 1971, Reiner appeared as a guest in an episode of The Partridge Family. The following year, Reiner, Phil Mishkin, and Gerry Isenberg created the situation comedy The Super for ABC. Starring Richard S. Castellano, the series depicted the life of a harried Italian American superintendent of a New York City apartment building. It ran for one season during the summer of 1972. (Wikipedia)

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Note: This blog is primarily about Television History which is why I haven't mentioned his film career. I've included the IMDb link to his complete credits for those who are interested.

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Kenneth Washington (October 19, 1936 – July 18, 2025) Television and film actor best known for playing Sergeant Richard Baker on the final season of Hogan's Heroes and Officer Miller on Adam-12.

Washington started his TV career in 1968 in the American family drama series Daktari that aired on CBS. He had a recurring role in Adam-12 as Officer Miller. He also appeared in the Star Trek episode "That Which Survives" as the ill-fated engineer John B. Watkins.

In 1970, Washington was cast as a series regular on Hogan's Heroes, replacing actor Ivan Dixon. He had several guest-starring roles throughout the 1970s. In 1989, Washington guest-starred on A Different World. (Wikipedia)

He was the last surviving cast member of the series Hogan's Heroes.

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George Robert Wendt Jr. (October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025) was an American actor. From 1982 to 1993, Wendt played Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers, which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995), but it was cancelled after only a few episodes.

From 1982 to 1993, Wendt appeared as Norm Peterson in all 275 episodes of Cheers. For his work on Cheers, Wendt earned six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He also played the role in the short-lived spin-off The Tortellis, in an episode of Wings, and in an episode of another Cheers spin-off, Frasier.

Wendt starred as the killer in one of the last episodes of the TV series Columbo, portraying a thoroughbred horse owner in the 1995 episode Strange Bedfellows. Wendt appeared as himself on Seinfeld and has reprised the character Norm Peterson on The Simpsons episode "Fear of Flying", two episodes of Family Guy, "Road to Rupert" and "Three Kings", and the Frasier episode "Cheerful Goodbyes". In the same year as his Frasier guest appearance, Wendt played the bartender to Ted Danson's character in Becker (the inverse of their relationship on Cheers). 

In early 1997, Wendt joined the cast of the NBC sitcom The Naked Truth as Les Polonsky, the new owner of the celebrity tabloid where the series' main characters worked. Wendt's role only lasted 13 episodes as The Naked Truth underwent further creative changes for its next season. (Wikipedia)

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Gilbert Cyril Gerard (January 23, 1943 – December 16, 2025) Film and television actor, whose roles include that of Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

During the 1960's, he did most of his acting in television commercials, almost 400, including a stint as spokesman for the Ford Motor Company. Gerard then gained a prominent role in the daytime soap opera The Doctors for two years. He appeared in a 1977 episode of Hawaii Five-O ("The Ninth Step") as Marty Cobb, a former cop and recovering alcoholic. A guest appearance in Little House on the Prairie impressed producer-star Michael Landon, who cast him in the leading role in the 1978 TV movie Killing Stone.

Gerard then landed his best-known role, as Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, which ran from 1979 to 1981, with the feature-length pilot episode being released theatrically some months prior to the first broadcast of the series. After this, he was featured in a number of other TV shows and movies, including starring roles in the 1982 TV movie Hear No Evil as Dragon, the short-lived series Sidekicks (1986), and E.A.R.T.H. Force (1990).

In 1992, Gerard hosted the reality TV series Code 3, which followed firefighters from different areas of the U,S, as they responded to emergency calls. The show ran on the Fox TV Network until the following year. For the remainder of the 1990s, Gerard made guest appearances on various TV shows, including Fish Police, Brotherly Love, The Big Easy, Days of Our Lives, and Pacific Blue. (Wikipedia)

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