Hi-de-Hi! actress Ruth Madoc(above right with co-stars Su Pollard, Simon Cadell and Michael Knowles) was best known for playing Gladys Pugh in the 1980s holiday camp sitcom, but also starred in the film adaptations of Fiddler On The Roof and Under Milk Wood, and played the mother of Matt Lucas's Daffyd Thomas in the second series of sketch comedy Little Britain.

The British World War II veteran — who won hearts and inspired hope around the world when he raised millions of dollars for healthcare workers at the start of the coronavirus pandemic — died on Feb. 2. He was 100. Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin on the '80s hit show Magnum P.I., died Aug. 7. He was age 83. David Birney, 'St. Elsewhere' and 'Bridget Loves Bernie' actor, dies at 83. François Pugnet/Sygma via Getty Images Coltrane also played KGB man Valentin Zukovsky in the James Bond film Goldeneye (1995), a role he took on again in The World Is Not Enough.The legendary Oscar-winning actor, best known for his role as Baron von Trapp in The Sound of Music, died on Feb. 5 at his home in Connecticut. He was 91. He explained: "In 2000, two of the actual competitors died during the year. Their teams were left in the competition as a mark of respect and one of them went on to win posthumously!" The longtime television journalist and former CBS and NBC anchor died on March 9 of complications from kidney failure at his home in McLean, Virginia, his son, Jonathan Mudd, told The Washington Post. He was 93.

Art Rupe was the music executive who helped R&B go mainstream, founding Specialty Records in Los Angeles in 1946 and giving an early break to the likes of Sam Cooke, Little Richard and John Lee Hooker.

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Over her seven decades in the business, the star would go on to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe and over 20 Emmy nominations and nine wins — more trophies than any other television performer in history.

The award-winning stage and screen actress, best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died on Jan. 27 of natural causes, her manager Juliet Green confirmed to PEOPLE. She was 94. While she remained physically out of the spotlight in her early performances, remaining in a darkened DJ booth, SOPHIE began embracing costumes and wigs onstage after coming out as transgender while on tour in 2018, according to The New York Times . Best known for his 1957 hit Great Balls Of Fire, he called himself The Killer and was once described as "a one-man stampede". In 2018, Alley took part in UK Celebrity Big Brother and came second, after sharing the house with British famous faces including Dan Osbourne from The Only Way Is Essex, and Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas.

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She also served for many years as a NASA recruiter, helping bring minorities and women into the astronaut corps. DDP what a great idea. They might be able to get government funding because unlike the lake district walking guides they attract all members of the community regardless of colour,race or religion. I just wish I could get my first hit for 2005!

Originally The Disco 3, the trio changed their name to The Fat Boys in 1983, according to Rolling Stone. The group won a contest at Radio City Music Hall that year and would rise to prominence as rappers in the 1980s and '90s. Over five decades, Walter took on a variety of different roles, from theatre work to voiceovers to appearances on the big and small screens, including a turn in Clint Eastwood's directorial debut, Play Misty for Me. She also earned Emmy nominations for her work in both Trapper John M..D. and Streets of San Francisco, going on to win for her role in Amy Prentiss. My heart breaks today because I lost a brother," he continued, adding, "I'll always love you Mark and I'll cherish everything you taught me. Tomorrow is your birthday, swing my way big bro."

I honestly don't know what I'm going to do, but I know he'll be with me," she added. "I love you forever Daddy."