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Dedication to Paul Newman at the end of "Lost Verizon"

Real-world deaths

The following is a list of real-world people who have worked on The Simpsons, but later died, whilst the show was still airing. It includes deceased voice cast, staff and guest stars. Often, subsequent episodes have been dedicated to them.

Deaths[]

Cast[]

SooanKimDedication

Dedication to Sooan Kim at the end of "Fatzcarraldo"

Leonard Nimoy -in loving memory

Dedication to Leonard Nimoy at the end of "The Princess Guide"

Staff[]

Guest stars[]

The Simpsons Movie[]

  • Sarah Adams, 43 (died August 14, 1848)
  • Bob Harris, 74 (died February 13, 2000)
  • Don LaFontaine, 68 (died September 1, 2008) – LaFontaine provided the voice over for the majority of the film's trailers. Complications from a pneumothorax.
  • Garry Bonner,
  • Alan Gordon, 64 (November 22, 2008) Wrote "Happy Together". cancer.
  • Kevyn L. Wallace, 47 (died September 14, 2011) – Background layout artist for the film. Injuries sustained in car accident.
  • Danny Taverna, 67 (died January 2, 2015) - Background layout artist for the film.
  • Maureen Mlynarczyk, 47 (died February 16, 2020) – served as an additional timing director for the film. Colon cancer.
  • Marsha Kramer, 74 (died January 23, 2020) – served as part of the ADR loop group for the film.
  • Marko Barrows, 60 (died May 4, 2021) – Visual effects animator for the film.
  • Susan Burke, 67 (died January 11, 2023) – Animation checker for the film.

Other franchise elements[]

The following people worked exclusively on an aspect of The Simpsons' franchise independent of the series or film, such as the comics, albums or video games.

Comics[]

  • Ed Roth, 69 (died April 4, 2001) - comic artist. Heart attack.
  • Dan DeCarlo, 82 (died December 18, 2001) – comic artist. Pneumonia.
  • Al Williamson, 79 (died June 12, 2010) – one time comic artist. Unknown causes.
  • Gene Colan, 84 (died June 23, 2011) – one time comic illustrator. Cancer and liver disease.
  • Earl Kress, 60 (died September 19, 2011) – comic book writer for Bongo Comics Group.
  • John Severin, 90 (died February 12, 2012) – one time comic artist. Unknown causes.
  • George Gladir, 87 (died April 3, 2013) - writer for several comic stories. Unknown causes.
  • Stan Goldberg, 82 (died August 31, 2014) - one time penciler. Stroke.
  • Murphy Anderson, 89 (died October 22, 2015) - inker for The Thing in My Head!. Heart failure.
  • Lemmy, 70 (died December 28, 2015) - writer for Homer Goes to Hell!. Prostate cancer, congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia.
  • Gary Glasberg, 50 (died September 28, 2016) - writer for several comic stories. Unknown causes.
  • Dan Spiegle, 96 (died January 28, 2017) - guest artist for War Is Smelly!. Unknown causes.
  • Bernie Wrightson, 68 (died March 18, 2017) - illustrated the comic story Squish Thing. Brain cancer.
  • Carolyn Kelly (died April 9, 2017) - penciller for two Bart Simpson stories. Unknown causes.
  • Len Wein, 69 (died September 10, 2017) - writer for multiple comic stories. Unknown causes.
  • Batton Lash, 65 (died January 12, 2019) - comic writer and artist. Brain cancer.
  • Dan Nakrosis, 57 (died July 21, 2020) - served as an inker for the Simpsons Comics story Mr. Sparkle: Destroy All Manga!.
  • Oscar González Loyo, 61 (died February 7, 2021) - served as a penciller for Bongo Comics.
  • Chris Yambar, 59 (died March 27, 2021) - served as a writer for Bongo Comics.

Books[]

  • Herb Trimpe, 75 (died April 13, 2015) - served as the illustrator for "Attack of the 48 3/4 Ft. Woman" illustration in the book The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis.

Albums[]

  • David Cole, [32] (died January 24, 1995) – Cole co-wrote the song "I Just Can't Help Myself" for The Yellow Album. Complications from spinal meningitis.
  • Floyd Cramer, [64] (died December 31, 1997) – Crammer played piano on "Funny How Time Slips Away". Lung cancer.
  • Lew McCreary, [71] (died January 19, 1999) - played the trombone for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • David Frisina, [86] (died November 1, 2000) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Harold Dicterow, [81] (died December 1, 2000) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Myra Kestenbaum, [69] (died November 6, 2001) - played the viola for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Cancer.
  • Mike Rubin, [88] (died November 23, 2001) - served as a musician contractor for the albums Songs in the Key of Springfield, Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons and The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Jon Clarke, [54] (died June 9, 2005) - played woodwinds for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Gene Morford, [66] (died August 27, 2005) - served as a singer for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Michael Botts, [61] (died December 9, 2005) – Botts played drums on The Simpsons Sing the Blues and The Yellow Album. Colon cancer.
  • John Thomas Johnson, [71] (died October 16, 2006) - played the tuba for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Complications of cancer and kidney failure.
  • Dorothy Wade, [83] (died February 2007) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Richard Joseph, 53 (died April 23, 2007) – Additional engineer on "I Just Can't Help Myself". Lung cancer.
  • Larry Corbett, [54] (died December 20, 2008) - played the cello for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Don Palmer, [78] (died March 22, 2009) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Ben Keith, [73] (died July 26, 2010) – Keith played steel guitar on "Funny How Time Slips Away". Blood clot in the lung.
  • Ronni Chasen, [64] (died November 16, 2010) - was thanked by Hans Zimmer for the album The Simpsons Movie: The Music. Homicide; gunshot.
  • Harris Goldman, [78] (died May 13, 2011) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Armen Garabedian, [62] (died August 23, 2011) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Israel Baker, [92] (died December 25, 2011) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Stroke.
  • Andrew Gold, [59] (died June 3, 2011) – Gold worked on The Simpsons Sing the Blues and The Yellow Album. Heart failure.
  • Warren Luening, [70] (died March 18, 2012) - served as a trumpeter for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Bernard Kundell, [98] (died December 30, 2012) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • B. B. King, [89] (died May 14, 2015) – Played the guitar in the song "Born Under a Bad Sign" for The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Complications from high blood pressure and diabetes.
  • Jimmy Levine, 61-62 (died August 9, 2016) - was thanked by Hans Zimmer for the album The Simpsons Movie: The Music. Cancer.
  • Chuck Berry, [90] (died March 18, 2017) – wrote the song "School Day", which was covered in The Simpsons Sing the Blues.
  • Isabelle Daskoff, [95] (died July 20, 2017) - played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Roger Neumann, [77] (died November 28, 2018) - played woodwinds for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Gary Stewart, [62] (died April 11, 2019) - served as an executive producer for the albums Songs in the Key of Springfield and Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons.
  • Dr. John, [77] (died June 6, 2019) - played a piano solo for the song "I Love to See You Smile" for The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Heart attack.
  • Tommy Morgan, [89] (died June 23, 2022) - played the harmonica solo in the song "The Ballad of Jebediah Springfield" from the season 7 episode "Lisa the Iconoclast".
  • Vincent DeRosa, [101] (died July 18, 2022) - played French horns for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
  • Michael Lang, [80] (died August 5, 2022) - played keyboard for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Lung cancer.

Video games[]

  • Bill Williams, [37] (died May 28, 1998) – Was the original designer for The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare. Cystic fibrosis.
  • W. Marshall Rogers, [57] (died March 25, 2007) – Worked with concept and design for Bartman Meets Radioactive Man. Heart attack.

Other related[]

The following people have had no direct employment on the series or franchise, but have been connected to it some way, such as appearing on something about the show.

  • Homer Groening, [76] (died March 15, 1996) – Matt Groening's father and the namesake of Homer. Cancer.
  • Sunni Walton, [59] (died December 29, 1997) – Walton has no known direct connection to The Simpsons, but the episode "This Little Wiggy" was "Dedicated to Sunni Walton O'Neil". Brain tumor.
  • Ed Roth, [69] (died April 4, 2004) – Unknown connection to Simpsons Comics. Heart attack.
  • Elsie Castellaneta, [81] (died January 14, 2008) – Dan Castellaneta's mother. "Mona Leaves-a" was dedicated to her.
  • Dora K. Warren, (died 2008) – Harry Shearer's mother. "Mona Leaves-a" was dedicated to her.
  • Daryl Gates, [83] (died April 16, 2010) – Appeared in the special Springfield's Most Wanted, made to promote "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)", as himself. Blood cancer.
  • Polly Platt, [72] (died July 27, 2011) – Gave James L. Brooks the Life in Hell cartoon "The Los Angeles Way of Death" by Matt Groening and suggested the two meet and that the characters be given their own show; the meeting spawned the Tracy Ullman Show shorts. ALS.
  • Robert Reno, [72] (died July 7, 2012) – Guest stars Janet Reno and Maggy Reno Hurchalla's brother. "Dark Knight Court" was dedicated to him. Complications of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Margaret Groening, [94] (died April 22, 2013) – Matt Groening's mother and the namesake of Marge. Old age.
  • Louis Castellaneta, [99] (died August 15, 2014) – After Dan Castellaneta's father death, the season 26 premiere "Clown in the Dumps" was dedicated in memory of him. Natural causes.
  • Rusty Nails, [87] (died July 28, 2015) – Was the clown who inspired Krusty the Clown. He was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!. Congestive heart failure.
  • George H. W. Bush, [94] (died November 30, 2018) – appeared in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! via archived recordings. Parkinson's disease.
  • Double K, [43] (died January 30, 2021) – appeared in the opening montage of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
  • Dusty Hill, [72] (died July 28, 2021) – appeared in the opening montage of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
  • David Davis, [86] (died November 4, 2022) – Julie Kavner's husband. "From Beer to Paternity" was dedicated to him.
  • Burt Bacharach, [94] (died February 8, 2023) – wrote the song "(They Long To Be) Close to You", which was used in The Simpsons Movie, and the song "That's What Friends Are For", which was used in The Simpsons Game. Natural causes.

International voice actors[]

  • Werner Abrolat, [73] (died August 24, 1997) - voiced several characters in the German dub from season 1 to season 6.
  • Juan Felipe Preciado, [61] (died September 24, 1998) - Voiced Dr. Hibbert (seasons 7-9) and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 6 to season 9. Respiratory failure.
  • Julien Bessette, [69] (died March 27, 1999) - voiced Cletus Spuckler, Hans Moleman, Jasper Beardsley and Groundskeeper Willie in the Quebec dub. Throat cancer.
  • Jean-Louis Millette, [64] (died September 29, 1999) – Voiced Abraham Simpson, Apu and Smithers in the Quebec dubbing. Heart attack.
  • Eduardo Borja, [60] (died April 11, 2000) – voiced Chief Wiggum, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Dr. Hibbert, Mayor Quimby and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 1 to season 10. Stroke.
  • Carlos Petrel, [76] (died September 17, 2000) – Voiced Abraham Simpson and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 1 to season 11. Hepatic cirrhosis derived from hepatitis.
  • Carlos Revilla (Spain, died September 28, 2000) - voiced Homer in the Spanish version. Replaced by Carlos Ysbert.
  • Balázs Szuhay, [65] (died May 11, 2001) – Voiced Mr. Burns in Hungarian from season 1 to season 8.
  • Walter Reichelt, [79] (died July 2, 2002) – voiced Grandpa Simpson in the German dub from season 1 to season 8.
  • Nelly Amaral, [60] (died September 21, 2002) – voiced Marge Simpson in the Brazilian dub from season 11 to season 13. Cancer.
  • Ulrich Bernsdorff, [73] (died January 12, 2003) – voiced several characters in the German dub.
  • Maurizio Romano, [37] (died September 20, 2003) – voiced Lionel Hutz and Professor Frink (seasons 2-4) in the Italian dub. Car crash.
  • Gernot Duda, [76] (died December 14, 2004) - voiced Barney Gumble (seasons 1-14), Hans Moleman (seasons 5-14) and Captain McCallister (seasons 5-14) in the German dub.
  • Horst Raspe, [79] (died December 19, 2004) – voiced Grandpa Simpson from season 10 to season 15 and other characters in the German dub.
  • Fred Klaus, 80-81 (died 2005) – voiced Principal Skinner in the German dub from season 1 to season 13.
  • Elisabeth Volkmann, [70] (died July 27, 2006) – Voiced Marge, Patty and Selma in the German dub.
  • Ivar Combrinck, [63] (died September 15, 2006) – Voiced Timothy Lovejoy, Jonathan Frink, Bumblebee Man, Sideshow Mel and other characters in the German dub.
  • Randolf Kronberg, [64] (died March 2, 2007) - voiced Mayor Quimby from season 5 to season 17 and other characters in the German dub.
  • Kōichi Kitamura, [75] (died October 2, 2007) – voiced Mr. Burns, in the Japanese dub. Pneumonia.
  • Michel Modo, [71] (died September 25, 2008) - Voiced Mr. Burns, Skinner, Krusty, Chief Wiggum, Kent Brockman and others from season 1 to season 19 in the French dubbing. Cancer.
  • Tito Reséndiz, [72] (died May 20, 2009) - Voiced Krusty the Clown, Mayor Quimby, and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 2 to season 15. Lung cancer.
  • Pedro Sempson, [90] (died May 24, 2009) - voiced Mr. Burns in the European Spanish dub from season 1 to season 11.
  • Benoît Marleau, [72] (died June 3, 2009) – voiced Moe Szyslak and Herman Hermann in the Quebec dub from (season 1) to (season 18).
  • Federico Romano, [77] (died June 2, 2010) – Voiced Superintendent Chalmers, Bleeding Gums Murphy (season 6) and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub until season 15.
  • Vittorio Amandola, [57] (died July 22, 2010) – voiced Waylon Smithers in the Italian dub from season 1 to season 20. Cancer.
  • Fritz von Hardenberg, [56] (died December 2, 2010) - voiced Dr. Hibbert (seasons 10-15), Superintendent Chalmers (seasons 9-15), Kirk van Houten (seasons 10-15) and other characters in the German dub.
  • Ronald France, [75] (died June 17, 2011) – voiced Sideshow Bob in the Canadian French dub from season 1 to season 22. Long illness.
  • Patrick Guillemin, [60] (died August 21, 2011) - Ned Flanders, Apu, Smithers, Barney, Carl and many others from season 1 to season 9 in the French dubbing. Heart attack.
  • Junpei Takiguchi, [80] (died August 29, 2011) – voiced Abraham Simpson in the Japanese dub. Stomach cancer.
  • Gérard Rinaldi, [69] (died March 2, 2012) - Voiced Mr. Burns, Skinner, Krusty, Chief Wiggum, Kent Brockman and others from season 19 to season 23 in the French dubbing. Lymphoma.
  • Sayuri Yamauchi, [55] (died March 7, 2012) – Voiced Maude Flanders and Itchy in the Japanese dub.
  • Luis Alfonso Padilla, [51] (died May 12, 2012) – Voiced Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Otto Mann and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 16 to season 23. He also voiced Lenny Leonard from Season 22 to season 23 and Moe Szyslak in Season 8. Pancreatic cancer.
  • Laura Latini, [42] (died August 19, 2012) – voiced Ralph Wiggum (seasons 1-9), Sherri and Terri in the Italian dub. Cancer.
  • Tonino Accolla, [64] (died July 14, 2013) – Voiced Homer Simpson in the Italian dub. Long illness.
  • Piero Tiberi, [66] (died October 25, 2013) – Voiced Seymour Skinner and Captain McCallister in the Italian dub of season 4. Long illness.
  • Reinhard Brock, [62] (died December 8, 2013) – Voiced several characters in the German dub.
  • Jiří Bruder, [86] (died May 31, 2014) – voiced Krusty the Clown in the Czech dub. Long illness.
  • Bedřich Šetena, [75] (died April 3, 2015) – voiced Mr. Burns in the Czech dub.
  • César Izaguirre, [64] (died May 28, 2015) – voiced Moe Szyslak in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 2 to season 4.
  • Norbert Gastell, [86] (died November 26, 2015) – Voiced Homer Simpson and several other characters in the German dub.
  • Vladimir Fišer, [81] (died December 11, 2015) – voiced Kent Brockman in the Czech dub.
  • Tōru Ōhira, [86] (died April 12, 2016) – voiced Homer Simpson in the Japanese dub. Pneumonia.
  • Louise Rémy, [77] (died July 3, 2016) – voiced Edna Krabappel in the Canadian French dub. Heart attack.
  • Donald Arthur, [79] (died September 21, 2016) - voiced Kent Brockman (seasons 2-27) in the German dub.
  • Agustín Sauret, [89] (died January 25, 2017) - Voiced Ned Flanders (seasons 2-15), Seymour Skinner and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 1 to season 15. Cardiac arrest.
  • Helena Štáchová, [73] (died March 22, 2017) – Voiced Lisa and Maggie in the Czech dub.
  • Ulrich Frank, [74] (died April 17, 2017) - voiced Ned Flanders in the German dub from season 2 to season 26.
  • Erika Mireles, 68-69 (died July 18, 2017) – voiced Selma Bouvier, Patty Bouvier and Agnes Skinner in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 16 to season 28.
  • Mario Milita, [94] (died August 22, 2017) – voiced Abraham Simpson from season 1 to season 22 in the Italian dub. Long illness.
  • Carlos Íñigo, [56] (died September 17, 2017) - Voiced Professor Frink (seasons 3-14), Dolph Shapiro (seasons 10-13) and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 1 to season 14. Heart problem.
  • Manfred Erdmann, [77] (died October 26, 2017) – voiced Dr. Marvin Monroe and Comic Book Guy in the German dub.
  • Bernd Simon, [71] (died November 27, 2017) – voiced Moe Szyslak in the German dub. Heart attack.
  • Vlastimil Bedrna, [89] (died March 6, 2018) – voiced Homer Simpson in the Czech dub from season 1 to season 12.
  • Waldyr Sant'anna, [81] (died April 21, 2018) – voiced Homer Simpson (seasons 1-8 and 15-18) and Grandpa Simpson (seasons 2-8 and 15-18) in the Brazilian Portuguese dub.
  • József Székhelyi, [71] (died August 22, 2018) – voiced Homer Simpson in the Hungarian dub. Lung cancer.
  • Tetsuya Asado, [83] (died November 15, 2018) – voiced Lenny Leonard, Cletus Spuckler and Hans Moleman in the Japanese dub.
  • Ángeles Bravo, [73] (died December 18, 2018) – Voiced Agnes Skinner and other characters in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 8 to season 15. She also voiced Medicine woman in The Simpsons Movie and some characters in the first 2 episodes of season 19.
  • Yuu Shimaka, [70] (died July 28, 2019) – voiced Chief Wiggum from season 1 to season 6 in the Japanese dub.
  • Zdenek Hess, [79] (died March 26, 2020) – voiced Groundskeeper Willie and Fat Tony in the Czech dub.
  • Gonzalo Curiel, [81] (died March 29, 2020) - Voiced Kent Brockman in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 5 to season 26 (except some episodes). Heart attack.
  • Hubert Gagnon, [73] (died June 7, 2020) - Voiced Homer in the Quebec dub. Cancer.
  • Jorge Roldán, [68] (died June 17, 2020) - Voiced Chief Wiggum in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 11 to 26 (until episode The Kids Are All Fight)
  • Roberto Draghetti, [59] (died July 24, 2020) – voiced Fat Tony (seasons 3-31), Snake Jailbird and Superintendent Chalmers (seasons 14-season 31) in the Italian dub. Heart attack.
  • Masahiro Anzai, [66] (died March 15, 2021) – voiced Otto Mann, Snake Jailbird and Nelson Muntz in the Japanese dub from season 1 to season 6. Heart failure.
  • Toni Rodríguez, [51] (died April 22, 2021) - Voiced Colin in the Latin American Spanish dub of The Simpsons Movie. Cancer.
  • Ulf-Jürgen Wagner, [76] (died August 16, 2021) - voiced Lou in the German dub from season 8 to season 32.
  • Nino D'Agata, [65] (died August 20, 2021) - voiced Reverend Lovejoy in the Italian dub.
  • Miłogost Reczek, [60] (died December 14, 2021) – voiced Homer Simpson in the Polish dub of The Simpsons Movie, along with the Disney+ shorts. Multiple myeloma.
  • Herman López, [60] (died December 19, 2021) - Voiced Otto Mann and additional voices in the Latin American Spanish dub from season 1 to season 15. He also dubbed the voice of Morty Szyslak in Season 29 episode "King Leer". Spinal disease.
  • Vítězslav Bouchner, [74] (died January 13, 2022) – voiced Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in the Czech dub.
  • Luis Marín, [90] (died February 14, 2022) – voiced Barney Gumble, Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman, Jasper, Judge Snyder and several other characters in the European Spanish dub.
  • Yves Massicotte, [87] (died April 8, 2022) – voiced Dr. Hibbert and Barney Gumble in the Canadian French dub.
  • Dalimil Klapka, [89] (died June 14, 2022) - Voiced Grandpa Simpson and Principal Skinner in the Czech dub from season 1 to season 33.
  • William Cohn, [65] (died June 30, 2022) - Voiced Kent Brockman in the German dub.
  • Milan Slepička, [84] (died September 6, 2023) - voiced Superintendent Chalmers (seasons 12-34) and Mayor Quimby (seasons 16-34) in the Czech dub.
  • Miyuki Ichjio, [76] (died October 24, 2023) - Voiced Marge Simpson in the Japanese dub (seasons 1-14). Multiple organ failure.
  • Michael Rüth, [85] (died January 19, 2024) - Voiced Grandpa Simpson and Barney Gumble in the German dub of The Simpsons Movie.
  • Angelo Nicotra, [75] (died March 8, 2024) - voiced Superintendent Chalmers in the Italian dub (seasons 5-7).
  • Daniel Beretta, [77] (died March 23, 2024) - voiced Arnold Schwarzenegger in the French dub of The Simpsons Movie.

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