TVSquad

A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.

• George Grizzard: He was a veteran actor who appeared on tons of shows since the 1950s. I remember him as Susan's ex-husband on Spenser: For Hire, and he also appeared on The Golden Girls, Playhouse 90, Thriller, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Ironside, Hawaii Five-0, The Cosby Show, Murder, She Wrote, Third Rock From The Sun, and had a recurring role on Law and Order. He was also in several movies, including Wonder Boys, Advise & Consent, and Flags of Our Fathers, and was a Tony Award-winning stage actor. He died of lung cancer in New York at age 79.

• Randy Van Horne: He was the leader of The Randy Van Horne singers, a studio group that sang the theme songs to such TV shows as The Flintstones and The Jetsons and many commercials. He died at age 83 in Woodland Hills, CA.
  
  
• Gary Franklin: He was a veteran film critic for several Los Angeles TV and radio stations. He died at age 79 in Chatsworth, CA.
  
  
• Ray Timothy: He was the President of NBC Television and NBC's entertainment division (after starting there as a tour guide in 1954) in the 1980s, helping to revive the network. He died of muliple myeloma at age 75 in Seattle, WA.