TVSquad

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

• Don Gillis: He was well-known to New England TV viewers and sports fans as a longtime sports anchor (in fact, the first in Boston) on WCVB and WHDH. He also hosted a long-running bowling show and did play by play for all of the Boston sports teams. He died at age 85.

• Jack Roe: He was an assistant director on such shows as Big Valley, Disneyland, and The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, a position he also had on many big screen movies, including The Bad News Bears, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Night Moves, Funny Lady, Paint Your Wagon, and many of Neil Simon's movies, including California Suite, Chapter Two, and The Goodbye Girl. He also served as production manager on many movies and TV movies. He died of heart failure at age 77.
  
  
• Kate Phillips: She had a long career as an actress in the 30s and 40s, but then switched to writing. She penned many TV shows, including Riverboat and The United States Steel Hour, and several movies. She's probably most famous as the co-writer of the sci-fi classic The Blob. She died at age 94.