Veteran film, stage and television actor Eli Wallach has died.

Wallach’s most memorable film roles included Calvera in The Magnificent Seven and Tuco (The Ugly) in the classic Clint Eastwood spaghetti western The Good The Bad and The Ugly. He guested on a number of classic TV shows, including Kojak, Naked City and Playhouse 90. Wallach was also one of three actors to play special guest villain Mr. Freeze on the campy 1960s series Batman (the others were Otto Preminger and George Sanders).

Wallach passed away Tuesday in New York. He was 98 years old.

Legendary radio disc jockey and voice artist Casey Kasem has passed away.

Kasem was best known for his four-decade role as host of the syndicated radio countdown show American Top 40. He was the voice of Shaggy on the classic Saturday morning cartoon series Scooby-Doo Where Are You? and its numerous sequels.

Casey Kasem also voiced many other cartoon characters including Alexander on Josie & The Pussycats and Robin the Boy Wonder on Super Friends. He guested on such classic TV shows as Charlie’s Angels, Hawaii Five-0 and Quincy M.E. and was a booth announcer for NBC-TV in 1970s and 80s.

Kasem died Sunday in Gig Harbor, WA at the age of 82.

Veteran character actress Ruby Dee has died.

Dee was best known for her stage and film roles, including The Jackie Robinson Story, A Raisin in the Sun and American Gangster. She was a regular on daytime soap Guiding Light and primetime soap Peyton Place. Dee also guested on such classic TV shows as The Defenders, The Fugitive and Police Woman.

Dee was married to actor Ossie Davis from 1948 until his death in 2005. The 91 year old Dee passed away Wednesday at her home in New Rochelle, New York.

Actress Ann B. Davis, best known for her role on the classic sitcom The Brady Bunch, has passed away.

Davis played maid Alice Nelson on the series, which originally aired on ABC from 1969-74. It spawned numerous sequels and several big screen films that parodied the original show.

Prior to the Brady Bunch, Davis was a regular on The Bob Cummings Show (1955-59) and The John Forsythe Show (1965-66). She also guested on such series as Love American Style, The Love Boat and Wagon Train.

Davis died Sunday in San Antonio, Texas at age 88.

Actress-turned-executive Nancy Malone has died.

Malone guested on such classic shows as Bonanza, Hawaii Five-0, Ironside and The Twilight Zone. She is perhaps best known for her role as Libby Kingston, girlfriend of Detective Adam Flint on the 1960s crime drama Naked City.

Malone went on to direct episodes of shows like Diagnosis Murder, Dynasty and Melrose Place. She was also an executive at 20th Century Fox back in the 1970s.

Nancy Malone passed away last Thursday in California. She was 79 years old.

Actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. has died at age 95.

Zimbalist’s seven-decade career saw his first major role as Dandy Jim Buckley on the James Garner western Maverick. He left that show to star in the long-running crime drama 77 Sunset Strip (1958-64). That was quickly followed by his best known role, Inspector Lewis Erskine, on The F.B.I. (1965-74).

Zimbalist guested on a number of classic TV series (The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Love Boat, Rawhide) and also appeared in movies (Airport 1975, Hot Shots!, Wait Until Dark). He had a recurring role on his daughter Stephanie 1980s detective adventure series Remington Steele. Later in his career he did a lot of voice work, including his role as Alfred Pennyworth on a number of animated adaptations of Batman.

Zimbalist passed away Friday in California.

Sitcom producer-director Hal Cooper has died.

Cooper’s credits include such comedy classics as The Brady Bunch, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gilligan’s Island, I Dream of Jeannie and Maude. His later work included Dear John, Empty Nest and Gimme A Break!

Cooper passed away Friday April 11 in Beverly Hills at age 91.

Another Hollywood legend has passed on. Actor Mickey Rooney is dead at 93.

As a child star, Rooney portrayed the character Andy Hardy in some 20 movies. He went on to co-star with Judy Garland in a number of musicals.

Rooney also worked on the small screen. He starred in several short-lived sitcoms, including The Mickey Rooney Show (1954) and Mickey (1964). He guested on such TV classics as The Fugitive, Naked City, Rawhide, Twilight Zone and Wagon Train. He later provided the voice of Santa in the Rankin-Bass animated classic The Year Without a Santa Claus.

Rooney also made frequent appearances at the altar. He married 8 times, including his first marriage to future film star Ava Gardner.

All told, Rooney worked in films and television from the 1920s to the 2010s. He passed away Sunday in California.

One of the creators of the classic 1960s TV series Batman has passed away.

Lorenzo Semple Jr. is credited by IMDB as the developer of the campy 1966-68 TV series that starred Adam West as Batman. Semple also wrote 14 of the show’s 120 episodes, along with the 1966 big-screen movie. His other TV work including penning multiple episodes of Burke’s Law and The Green Hornet.

After Batman, Semple wrote the screenplays for a number of movies, including Flash Gordon, Papillon, Three Days of the Condor and the 1976 Jeff Bridges-Jessica Lange version of King Kong.

Semple died Friday in Los Angeles, one day after his 91st birthday.

Comedian David Brenner has passed away at age 78.

Brenner was a frequent guest (with over 150 appearances) on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, guest hosting the show a reported 75 times in the 1970s and early 80s. Brenner later hosted a short-lived syndicated talk show in the mid 80s. He also has the rare distinction of starring in a primetime sitcom that was cancelled before it ever aired a single episode: Snip (1976).

David Brenner was married three times, most recently to former figure skater Tai Babilonia. He also leaves behind three sons.

You can learn more about David Brenner by visiting his official website, complete with a little dark humor on his passing. He died Saturday in New York City.