TVSquad

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

• Mel Ferrer: He was best known for his movie work (including such films as The Sun Also Rises, War & Peace, and Lilli) but he was also a regular on the CBS series Falcon Crest. He also appeared on Columbo, Murder, She Wrote, Christine Cromwell, Hotel, Dallas, Return of the Saint, Hawaii Five-O, Baretta, the miniseries How The West Was Won, and many others. He also directed and produced many films and was married to Audrey Hepburn from 1954 to 1968. He died near Carpinteria, CA at age 90.

• Paul Sills: He was the founder of the famous Second City comedy group in Chicago, which trained some of the best known comedians in the business, including Tina Fey, Chris Farley, John Belushi, Stephen Colbert, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Gilda Radner, and many others. He died in Wisconsin of pneumonia at age 80.
  
  
• Henry Bernsen, Jr.: He was the father of actor Corbin Bernsen but also a producer, producing such TV shows as The ABC Afterschool Special and the miniseries The Awakening Land. He died in Woodland Hills, CA at age 82.