Video Games

Peter Jason (1944–2025), Deadwood actor

Peter Jason was a prolific character actor best known for playing Con Stapleton in “Deadwood,” and for his many appearances in the films of director John Carpenter.

Mark Dodson (1960–2024), Mogwai voice from Gremlins 

Mark Dodson was a longtime voice actor whose work appeared in “Gremlins,” “Day of the Dead,” and others, and was best known for providing the voice for Salacious Crumb, the pet sidekick of Jabba the Hutt in “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.” 

Virgil (1962–2024), WWE star

Virgil was a WWE star who also wrestled as Soul Train Jones and Victor. 

Laralyn McWilliams (1965–2024), MMO Free Realms creative director

Laralyn McWilliams was a video game creator best known as the lead designer of “Full Spectrum Warrior” and the creative director of “Free Realms.” 

Carl Weathers (1948–2024), Rocky’s Apollo Creed

Carl Weathers was an actor best known for co-starring in the “Rocky” film series as boxer Apollo Creed.

Jennell Jaquays (1956–2024), influential D&D artist and game designer

Jennell Jaquays was a designer of tabletop and video games whose work helped change the way adventure modules are designed in the popular tabletop game “Dungeons & Dragons.”

Kamar de los Reyes (1967–2023), One Life to Live star

Kamar de los Reyes was an actor who starred as Antonio Vega on “One Life to Live” and had a prominent video game role in several installments of “Call of Duty.”

James McCaffrey (1958–2023), Rescue Me, Max Payne actor 

James McCaffrey was an actor who was a regular on the firefighter dramedy “Rescue Me” and the voice of Max in the popular “Max Payne” video game series.

Arleen Sorkin (1955–2023), soap star & Batman’s original Harley Quinn

Arleen Sorkin played fan favorite Calliope Jones on the soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” and her personality was the inspiration behind the popular Batman villain Harley Quinn; she was also the first actress to voice the role. 

Lance Reddick (1962–2023), star of The Wire, John Wick

Lance Reddick was an actor known for prominent roles in many TV shows and movies including “The Wire,” “Fringe,” and the “John Wick” series.

Tom Sizemore (1961–2023), actor in Saving Private Ryan, Heat

Tom Sizemore was an actor known for roles in many movies, including “Saving Private Ryan,” “Heat,” and “Natural Born Killers.”

Annie Wersching (1977–2023), “24,” “Star Trek: Picard” actress

Annie Wersching was an actress known for roles in “24,” “Star Trek: Picard,” “Runaways,” and many other TV shows, as well as in the video game “The Last of Us.”

Earl Boen (1941–2023), “The Terminator” actor

Earl Boen was an actor who played criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in “The Terminator” and its first two sequels.

Ken Block (1967–2023), rally driver and gymkhana YouTube star 

Ken Block  was a rally driver and co-founder of DC Shoes known for his gymkhana YouTube videos.

Kevin Conroy (1955–2022), voice of animated Batman

Kevin Conroy was an actor who provided the voice of Batman in many TV series and movies including “Batman: The Animated Series.”

Technoblade (2022), popular Minecraft YouTuber   

Technoblade (who recently revealed his name was Alex) was a popular Minecraft YouTube personality who had over 11 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. 0

Billy Kametz (1987–2022), “Attack on Titan,” “Pokémon Journeys” voice actor

Billy Kametz was a voice actor known for his performances in anime including “Attack on Titan,” “Pokémon Journeys,” and “The Rising of the Shield Hero.”

Masayuki Uemura (1943–2021), Nintendo NES and Super NES creator

Masayuki Uemura was a Japanese video game producer who created the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super NES home gaming systems.

Rick May (1940–2020), voice actor for video game Team Fortress II

Rick May was a voice actor best known for his work in video games, including voicing the Soldier in Team Fortress II and Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64, whose signature line became a popular meme: “Do a barrel roll!”

Brad McQuaid (1969–2019), “EverQuest” video game designer

Brad McQuaid, designer of the popular MMORPG “EverQuest,” died Monday, November 18, 2019. He was 50.

Masaya Nakamura (1925 - 2017), Father of Pac-Man

Masaya Nakamura, the founder of the video game company Namco who was also known as the Father of Pac-Man, died Jan. 22, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 91.

Youree "Miss Cleo" Harris (1962–2016), infomercial psychic

Youree Dell Harris, known better as Miss Cleo the psychic to viewers of iconic late-night infomercial has died at 53.

Robert Loggia (1930 - 2015), actor in Scarface, Big

Robert Loggia, the gravelly voiced character actor from "Scarface," "The Sopranos," and "Big," has died of Alzheimer's disease, according to The Associated Press. He was 85.