Alice Hirson (1929–2025), One Life to Live star

Alice Hirson was a veteran actress best known for her work on several high-profile soap operas, including “One Life to Live,” “Another World,” and the primetime hit, “Dallas.” 

Wayne Northrop (1947–2024), Days of Our Lives star

Wayne Northrop was an actor best known for his performances in the soap operas “Days of Our Lives,” “Dynasty,” and “Port Charles.” 

Tom Bower (1938–2024), The Waltons, Die Hard 2 actor

Tom Bower was a character actor best known for his roles in “The Waltons” and “Die Hard 2.” 

Ron Thompson (1941–2024), played Pete and Tony in American Pop

Ron Thompson was an actor best known for playing Detective Nopke on “Baretta” and his multiple roles in Ralph Bakshi's 1981 animated film, “American Pop,” where he played father and son duo Pete and Tony.

Hersha Parady (1945–2023), Little House on the Prairie actress

Hersha Parady was an actress best known for playing schoolteacher Alice Garvey in the classic TV drama “Little House on the Prairie.” 

Jimmy Weldon (1923–2023), voice of Yakky Doodle duck 

Jimmy Weldon was a longtime ventriloquist, best known for voicing Hanna-Barbera's cartoon duck, Yakky Doodle, and for his puppet character, Webster Webfoot.

Brett Hadley (1930–2023), The Young and the Restless actor 

Brett Hadley was an actor best known for playing police detective Carl Williams on the soap opera “The Young and the Restless.”

Dorothy Tristan (1934–2023), actress in “Klute,” “Scarecrow”

Dorothy Tristan was an actress and screenwriter known for performances in movies including “Klute” and “Scarecrow.”

Morgan Stevens (1951–2022), “Fame,” “Melrose Place” actor

Morgan Stevens was an actor known for TV roles including drama teacher David Reardon on “Fame.”

Ernie Lively (1947–2021), “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actor and Blake Lively’s father

Ernie Lively was an actor known for movies including “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” and he was the father of actress Blake Lively.

Wilford Brimley (1934–2020), star of "Cocoon" and Quaker Oats ads

Wilford Brimley was a character actor known for his gruff and grumpy persona in movies including “Cocoon” and "The Natural," television shows such as “The Waltons” and “Our House,” and commercials for Quaker Oats and Liberty Medical’s supplies for diabetes patients.

Ronnie Claire Edwards (1933 - 2016), actress on "The Waltons"

Actress Ronnie Claire Edwards was best known for playing Corabeth Godsey on "The Waltons."

Earl Hamner Jr. (1923 - 2016)

Earl Hamner Jr., the writer who created the long-running CBS television family series "The Waltons," has died, according to multiple news sources, including The Associated Press. He was 92. Hamner died of cancer Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. "They broke the mold after they made him," his daughter Caroline said. Although Hamner is known best for creating "The Walton's," the Virginia-born writer also created the prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest."