THE NOTABLE FACES WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2017
JILL SAWARD, 51 Campaigner and Ealing Vicarage rape victim JON SURTEES, 83 Only man to win both Formula 1 and MotoGP bike titles SIR ROGER MOORE, 89 James Bond legend, who starred in seven 007 films ANITA PALLENBERG, 75 Italian actress, model and muse of the Rolling Stones CHESTER BENNINGTON, 41 Lead singer of American rock band Linkin Park GLEN CAMPBELL, 81 Star’s hits included Wichita Lineman and Galveston JAKE LaMOTTA, 95 Boxer who was played by Robert De Niro in film Raging Bull FATS DOMINO, 89 Rock’n’ roll pioneer wrote Blueberry Hill, sold 65 million records. GRAHAM TAYLOR, 72 Former England, Watford and Aston Villa manager CHUCK BERRY, 90 Rock’n’roll star whose hits included Johnny B Goode JOHN NOAKES, 83 Blue Peter presenter famed for bond with show pet Shep BRIAN CANT, 83 Legend of children’s TV, presenting Play School and Play Away JOHN HEARD, 71 The US actor played the dad in the first two Home Alone films BRIAN ALDISS, 92 Sci-fi author who wrote classic Helliconia trilogy WILLIAM G STEWART, 84 TV producer, director and star of C4’s Fifteen to One ANTONIO CARLUCCIO, 80 Chef & restaurateur, known as godfather of Italian food GORDEN KAYE, 75 Actor who played René Artois in comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo! MARTIN McGUINNESS, 66 Sinn Fein’s deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland ROY BARRACLOUGH, 81 Coronation Street star who played landlord Alec Gilroy MICHAEL BOND, 91 The author created children’s character Paddington Bear DEBORAH WATLING, 69 Actress played the sidekick of the second Doctor Who JERRY LEWIS, 91 US film star and comedian starred in King of Comedy TONY BOOTH, 85 Scouse Till Death Us Do Part actor and father of Cherie Blair KEITH BARRON, 83 Actor known for role in the TV holiday sitcom Duty Free BRUNHILDA POMSEL, 106 Nazi propaganda chief Goebbels’ secretary COLIN DEXTER, 86 Writer who created Oxford detective Inspector Morse PETER SALLIS, 96 Actor appeared in all 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine BARRY NORMAN, 83 Writer and BBC television’s popular TV movie critic HYWEL BENNETT, 73 Actor famed for playing the lead in TV sitcom Shelley MELISSA BELL, 53 Soul II Soul singer and mum of Strictly’s Alexandra Burke LILIANE BETTENCOURT, 94 L’Oreal heiress who amassed £33billion fortune CHARLES MANSON, 83 US killer led a murderous cult & spent 46 years in jail
JOHN HURT, 77
Acting legend, star of Alien and The Elephant Man
RONNIE MORAN, 83
Ex-Liverpool captain and twice caretaker manager
BOBBY KNUTT, 71
The Emmerdale actor also featured in show Benidorm
JANA NOVOTNA, 49
The Czech tennis player won the Wimbledon final in 1998
DESMOND CARRINGTON 90
Presenter of BBC Radio 2’s The Music Goes Round
DARCUS HOWE, 74
Veteran writer and activist who worked for black rights
LIZ DAWN, 77
Actress, Vera Duckworth in Corrie for 34 years
RODNEY BEWES, 79
Played Bob Ferris in The Likely Lads and its sequel
TARA PALMER-TOMKINSON, 44
Socialite, model and television personality
TIM PIGOTT-SMITH, 70
The Jewel in the Crown and The Chief actor was an OBE
HUGH HEFNER, 91
Controversial and colourful founder of Playboy empire
DAVID CASSIDY, 67
US pop idol of the 1970s from TV show The Partridge Family
ALAN SIMPSON, 87
Writer of 1960s television sitcom Steptoe and Son
UGO EHIOGU, 44
Former England and Aston Villa defender
LADY LUCAN, 80
Wife of Lord Lucan, who killed their nanny and fled
CHRISTINE KEELER, 75
Model at the heart of the 1963 Profumo affair
SIR PETER MANSFIELD, 83
Physicist won Nobel Prize for inventing MRI scanners
ERIN MORAN, 56
Actress who played Joanie Cunningham in Happy Days
TOM PETTY, 66
Pop icon and co-founder of the Traveling Wilburys band
MAX CLIFFORD, 74
Shamed celebrity publicist jailed for sexual assaults
LORD SNOWDON, 86
Photographer divorced from Princess Margaret
ROBERT MILES, 47
Italian composer and DJ, famed for his hit Children
RODNEY BICKERSTAFFE, 72
Served as general secretary of union Unison for 11 years
TONI MASCOLO, 75
He founded global hairdresser chain Toni & Guy in 1963
BILL PAXTON, 61
The US actor starred in Aliens, The Terminator and Apollo 13
GEOFFREY BAYLDON, 93
Actor who played Catweazle in 1970s children’s TV show
SEAN HUGHES, 51
The Irish comedian was a regular on TV panel shows
KEITH CHEGWIN, 60
Child actor and host of TV’s Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
GERALD KAUFMAN, 86
Labour Party stalwart and long-serving Manchester MP
IAN BRADY, 79
Moors Murderer who with Myra Hindley killed five children
CHEICK TIOTE, 30
Newcastle midfielder who collapsed training in China
CAROL SCOTT LEE, 74
Starred as witch Grotbags in children’s TV show
CHARLIE GARD, 11 MTHS
His parents fought for his treatment in High Court
PETER HALL, 86
Theatre director, founder of Royal Shakespeare Company
ROY DOTRICE, 94
Actor starred as Wisdom Hallyne in Game of Thrones TV show
PROF HEINZ WOLFF, 89
German-born presenter of TV’s The Great Egg Race
JONI SLEDGE, 60
The US singer was a founding member of Sister Sledge
CHRIS CORNELL, 52
Lead singer of the US rock bands Soundgarden & Audioslave
ADAM WEST, 88
American actor who played Batman in 60s TV series
BRADLEY LOWERY, SIX
Sunderland fan who moved millions with cancer battle
ROBERT HARDY, 91
All Creatures Great and Small actor, also played Churchill
HARRY DEAN STANTON, 91
Cult US actor known for Twin Peaks and Paris, Texas
ROSEMARY LEACH, 81
Actress who starred in 1985 film A Room with a View
LEON BERNICOFF, 83
Much-loved TV star, known as grandad of Gogglebox