Hollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026.
The year started off with Broadway performer and influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford’s death at age 46. At the end of the month, comedy acting icon Catherine O’Hara died at age 71.
In February, Designing Women’s Camilla Carr died at age 83, Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek died at age 48, Harold and Maude star Bud Cort died at 77, Robert Duvall died at age 95 and actor Eric Dane died at age 53. That same month, Lizzie McGuire actor Robert Carradine‘s family confirmed his death on February 23.
Dallas star Annabel Schofield, former NASCAR driver Chase Pistone, actor Chuck Norris, Supernatural star Carrie Anne Fleming, NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, bluegrass singer Ronnie Bowman, actress Valerie Perrine Married at First Sight UK relationship expert Mel Schilling, actor James Tolkan and Alex Duong all died in March. Young and the Restless and Sistas alum Dee Freeman died in April after battling stage IV cancer while Game of Thrones actor Michael Patrick died following a three-year battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
Scroll down to remember all the stars who died in 2026:
