Movie Actors You May Not Know Have Been Dead For A Long Time

A king of New York City's skate scene, an '80s teen queen destined for fame, and an "animal" who left pro sports for Japanese TV. They've been gone for years, but these actors haven't been forgotten.
#Actors #MovieStars #Passed
Rob Knox | 0:00
Powers Boothe | 1:03
Matthew Garber | 1:54
Alexis Arquette | 2:38
George Gaynes | 4:10
Theresa Saldana | 5:10
Ron Lester | 6:43
David Huddleston | 7:47
Jon Polito | 8:36
Brad Lesley | 9:41
Alberta Watson | 10:36
Amanda Peterson | 11:26
Bridgette Andersen | 12:31
Christopher Pettiet | 13:06
Ashleigh Aston Moore | 13:52
Harold Hunter | 14:51
Johnny Lewis | 15:36
Justin Pierce | 16:21
Sawyer Sweeten | 17:22
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[@Looper]

Which of these tragic passings surprised you the most?

[@mommamadhouse2823]

no mention of the hollogram man from quantum leap. i forget his name. he was cute

[@eoinoconnell185]

George Gaynes dead at 98 from an accidental drug overdose. /s

[@PhoeWolf86]

@@mommamadhouse2823 He just passed away like 2021 I believe, or very early 2022 right before the reboot of Quantum Leap

[@Zeitgeist997]

Hey soulless reject, the commish was on ABC, you mistake prone piece of $hit

[@mattmarzula]

@@eoinoconnell185 5:03... That's funny.

[@ByronBrammer]

You left out the part that Lewis had a traumatic brain injury from a bad motorcycle wreck. After that is when the crazy behavior and violent out burst started. Doesn't excuse him but at least tells the whole story.

[@youmadbro9024]

That story was always so sad to me. He was a good guy before the accident and afterwards he couldn't control random violent mood swings that eventually took his life. Poor guy. He would have had a good career..

[@nctrnlmjsty8719]

Your right doesn't excuse him and no one cares.

[@ByronBrammer]

@@nctrnlmjsty8719 apparently you do or you wouldn't have even bothered to reply.

[@justineharper3346]

I was going to say this, but you beat me to it.

[@RH-xs8gz]

Was he diagnosed with CTE after his death?

[@ShadowmonkStudios]

Just don't look up what happened to Judith Barsi, the voice of Ducky from The Land Before Time. That was a real tragedy.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

Agreed and it's pretty messed up too.

[@poultry-lover6665]

You saying not to look it up is gonna make people look it up

[@the222er]

Gosh! Long story short, the father did the "Chris Benoit"

[@KingKilo88]

@@the222er thanks

[@stevenmorales9063]

If you don't want people to do it don't mention it 😂

[@ladyseeker2927]

Lots of love for George Gaynes. He was hilarious in Police Academy and stole the hearts of a generation of kids (me included) when he played in Punky Brewster

[@JR-ez3zd]

Don't forget TRADING PLACES!

[@ChynaFearsBuckwheat2001]

@@JR-ez3zd That wasn't him. You may be thinking of Ralph Bellamy.

[@harperstacey9604]

George gaynes was a lovable actor.

[@wht-rabt-obj]

I can’t imagine how difficult it is to loose a twin, especially so young.

[@waynek7953]

He was sa'd on the set of everyone loves Ray. It was an open secret and the reason for his departure until the assailants contract expired

[@mattmarzula]

You know, being older and not a twin will do that.

[@leesashriber5097]

So many young lives lost so senselessly. May they all have eternal peace and rest. 🕊️🙏❤️

[@Rexred09]

Rip to all these actors.

[@louisbilodeau8682]

Except half sack that POS

[@tracyleesmith781]

Alexis Arquette, she was amazing & should never be forgotten.

[@youtubedeletestheoppositio8188]

He was funny…

[@slipknot6789]

I didn't know that was him in pulp fiction.

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

@@slipknot6789 no, that was her sister Rosanna. Her other sister Patricia had a hit series, Medium. Her brother had been in films, Scream being one of them. What shocked me was that she was in The Tubes video.. I remember that music video, they played all the time on MTV (which used to stand for Music TeleVision; now it stands for Mediocre TeleVision).

[@geligniteandlilies]

It’s hard enough to grow up in Hollywood, especially when you have to hide who you are. Hollywood is no place for young people. I wish she’d had an easier life. 😢

[@tracyleesmith781]

I agreed. She was amazing & she will be greatly missed but never forgotten. ❤️ 🙏🏽

[@thebeast9606]

Johnathan Brandis (SeaQuest), Gina Mastrogiacomo (Goodfellas), Tara Correa-Mullen (Rebound), Wende Jo Sperber (Back to the Future), Michelle Thomas (Cosby Show/Family Matters) are some other actors and actresses I can think of off the top of my head.

[@kiyablaise]

Not forgetting Dominique Dunne...

[@thebeast9606]

@@kiyablaise Good call!

[@ibuprofriends]

who the hell doesnt know jonathan brandis is dead tho

[@spongeblob4987]

Rip to all the fallen actors 🪦🕊️

[@andrewromero2942]

😅😅lo😅 Oooo😅 I u

[@mdz1818]

Some of these actors I haven’t heard of so it’s good to learn . Rip all of those who have passed in this video .

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

The Johnny Lewis one hits hard, I was a big Sons of Anarchy fan, What happened was tragic

[@TheXize]

There is a great documentary somewhere on youtube about his situation, he had a head injury when he crashed with his bike on a ride, and after that his aggressive behaviour started

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

@@TheXize Head injuries are very serious, He knew he was in a bad spot and was trying to get help

[@TheXize]

@@TihetrisWeathersby Yeah no kidding, its too bad he didn't get the help he needed

[@mattmarzula]

@@TihetrisWeathersby Wouldn't the tragedy be him killing Kathy Davis?

[@PLNKYELLOWBLACK]

@@mattmarzula the entire thing is the tragedy. A young guy gets CTE and goes on a violent spree murdering an innocent woman. It’s a tragedy because of the events transpired, not just a tragic thing that happened to Lewis.

[@SkipSpotter]

A very respectably put together list. Refreshingly original names, some of which came as a sad shock. Your channel has that touch of class, which is seldom found in the majority of current channels. Thumbs up and subscribed (with the bell)

[@Katalyste]

love this! so many that i remember growing up that I didn't know that died. Also glad you include the reason of death.

[@kilcitykitty]

Alex Arquette was a shock for me. Had no idea she died :(

[@rebeccapalm2863]

To this day, “kids” is one of the best and most disturbing movies that I’ve ever seen

[@lil_old_man202]

you say that because it aroused you as an adult. but how many of those kids were abused and traumatized in the filming? and how many died years later from drug overdoses? more than a few, for sure. but like the man said in 'the gladiator': are you not entertained?

[@rebeccapalm2863]

@@lil_old_man202 perhaps you should know more of what you speak before you speak. We are the same age. Born in 78. Lived very similar lives Have had family and friends die of overdose. Have come close myself. And come close to death with other things. Suicide. Amongst family, friends and self. Hazards of the chaotic lifestyle No sir Am not, nor was I , “entertained”

[@michelleallred8521]

I loved Alexis!!! She was awesome in Wedding Singer.

[@mage1439]

Less than a minute in and I'm already in tears. I expected to hear he fell and hit is head; to hear what actually happened bothers me so much more.

[@jamesletts2209]

I don’t remember hearing about Powers Boothe dying. I liked him in Agents of Shield, even if he was part of Hydra 😳

[@orlandojohnson5742]

I noticed him right away as Nick Fury was talking to the group! If you look closely a lot of characters from marvel movies have passed away! Powers Booth, Joan Rivers, Chadwick, Gerry or Gary!? The hydra guy arguing with Tony over his iron suit, The guy from Alien part one.. scene with hulk”son you got a condition!” Throws him some pants to wear. Another is the guy who made the avengers sign an agreement! The captain who’s daughter liked the Hulk/Banner… he died few months back as well!(of course Stan Lee too) People are leaving this world! Find God before it’s too late! Hebrews 9:27 Matthew 6:33

[@harperstacey9604]

Powers Boothe won an Emmy for portraying, reverend Jim Jones.

[@christianricana7761]

He was great as the villain in Van Damme's Sudden Death. Not to mention he also did the movie's audiobook too.

[@arthurgearheard4701]

He portrayed Jim Jones in a made - for - TV movie and won an Emmy for his performance!

[@LoveHandle4890]

*Fun Fact:* You can watch “Kid’s” (1995) for free on here, starring Justin Pierce.

[@miragexl007]

Amanda Peterson still breaks my heart

[@proanimaluver6487]

Me tooooo. I feel sorry for everyone that's taken advantage of

[@catmaxwell6691]

Lewis is suspected to have had brain damage as a result of an accident- this can’t be omitted from his story. Everyone who knew him said in subsequent interviews that the change in his behaviour was palatable. Incredibly sad situation, all around.

[@valerief1231]

I didn’t know Theresa Saldana had passed away, I watch her movie and it taught me to take someone very seriously if they had a bad feeling. She had even mentioned to her dance class that she felt like she was in danger. The movie also taught me to be a person of action, don’t just stand there, she was saved from the knife attack when a man driving a delivery van saw what was happening and he jumped into action.

[@robertnieto3742]

The Johnny Lewis case is very eerie, considering he played a serial killer on Criminal Minds..

[@nyxskids]

There was definitely that creep factor. But for a little clarification, he also suffered a major traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle accident. It was so bad I've heard no one expected him to walk again. Obviously he did, but there are no stories from before the accident I could find about him being violent. I sometimes wonder if that role didn't have something to do with becoming a murderer and if he didn't commit suicide afterwards because he remembered enough of his previous personality to not want to kill again. That's pure speculation, but as a retired mental health worker in the very small niche of treating people that were violent and the significantly larger group that were victims of violence, it's something that I would naturally ponder. Anyway, regardless of anything else, death is tragic. Losing familiar faces that we watched and maybe only commented, "oh hey! It's that actor that's in [list of things we knew them from]" but with a smile, has another layer of sadness. But I'm old enough that a lot of actors, artists, and musicians like these have left us in my lifetime and I'm coming to peace with the fact that no one gets out of this alive. Dying is the one thing we all eventually do.

[@sourgir-wh6xd]

😭😭😭😭😭😭 I was so heartbroken when I heard about Johnny Lewis's death and the events that happened after his TBI 😥 He would've made it big for sure😰😰😰😰😰

[@AwakeAtTheWheel]

Johnny Lewis had an untreated brain injury that caused him to lose his mind. He shouldn’t be defined by those terrible actions.

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

The one with Lester was absolutely messed up. You get surgery done to lose weight and get healthy but then your liver and kidneys go out on you and you die anyway. It's almost like a bad cosmic joke.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

I grew up watching Friday After Next, I only found out Justin died last year

[@scifugitive2]

So many died from drug addictions. All of them are tragic.

[@mrsicness1]

Jon Polito was also the pawn shop owner in The Crow, which his character was shown here but the credit wasn't given

[@patrickforget5088]

Polito is also in the crow he was the pawn shop owner he's a hell of an actor I liked him

[@aequanimitas]

I recently found out that Natasha Richardson has passed, I had no idea. Loved her in Parent Trap.

[@TheLadybughug]

She was fantastic in "Nell" too.

[@harperstacey9604]

She was married to Liam neeson.

[@nicoleharrington9086]

How?

[@Ethanol245]

WHAT SHE DIED I NEVER KNEW THAT 🥺

[@This_RuthIsOnFire]

@@nicoleharrington9086 skiing accident :(

[@lisamorrison214]

Damn, this is really sad. RIP🌹

[@lurkerrekrul]

I knew about Amanda Peterson, but didn't know about the rest. Alberta Watson I knew from her role on the original La Femme Nikita TV show ("original" as in that was the first TV show based on the character from the French film). Ashleigh Aston Moore I'd seen in the Canadian TV show The Odysseym before she appeared in Now and Then.

[@BigDrew49]

Powers Booth was awesome as the villain in Sudden Death with Jean Claude Van Damme...a very underrated flick often lumped in with Die Hard clones

[@jawharamir5283]

RIP to all these actors 🕊️

[@Terelon]

Powers Boothe was one of those faces you would always see but never knew his name.

[@davidhutchinson7888]

He's that guy from that thing

[@mattmarzula]

If you're stupid and inattentive.

[@Terelon]

@@mattmarzula Don't make my post dark with those words that describe you 🙄, just plain weird and evil for no reason.

[@Yman83464z]

I think his real greatest role was as the infamous Rev. Jim Jones in the Guyana Tragedy.

[@kevincampbell9526]

He was awesome in Guyana Tragedy and Southern Comfort.

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

Thank you for deeming Miller's Crossing as "epic".. definitely one of the best Coen brothers films. Tbh, I've have a difficult time when I try to think of which Coen bros. film is my personal favorite.. but that particular title is always in the top 3.

[@slipknot6789]

George Gaines would be 104/105 years old today. I'm not all that shocked he already passed

[@benhay100]

Thanks!

[@kain772]

KIDS defined my teenage years in the 90's

[@HorseloverFat1984]

Such an amazing movie. So authentic it almost feels like a documentary.

[@melaniefortier7709]

Great videos

[@phillymichelle8370]

I loved "The Commish". I didn't know Donna died, she was such a great actress.

[@kevincampbell9526]

Powers Boothe is best known for playing Jim Jones in "Guyana Tragedy".

[@Max_Sinister_26]

Also he was Phillip Marlowe in the HBO series.

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

And Booth portrayed an FBI agent investigating a series of murders in the film Frailty, which is a terrifying thriller.

[@zimjun7]

14:03 I remember owning that particular issue of "Cosmopolitan" magazine! ha!

[@justinchristoph3725]

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long. I've met many brilliant people who were crippled by depression and other issues like drugs. It's sad.

[@SaharaColeman]

Dang I didn’t know Johnny Lewis was doing all of that. Christopher Pettiet was so cute! I love the movie Kids, I remember my Mom had me and my friend watch it in HS for educational purposes.

[@mikeelek9713]

More important news: Regular people you might not have known have also been dead for a long time.

[@dontezcristol3017]

Ive never heard of Sons of Anarchy!! Not sure how I missed it. But I also missed G.O.T.

[@johnavenger]

I have too much to live for.After getting Covid this yr i realized life is too precious.

[@benisrael2948]

Rest in peace to all these people

[@orlandojohnson5742]

When Powers Booth spoke you knew right away who he was(for me!) Stacy Keach & James Earl Jones are easy to distinguish as well! The young guy with blonde hair…. I heard he passed away! (Not a surprise)… he was in the predator alien requiem movie!? Delivering Pizza & trying to stay outta trouble! His character was a trio in that movie!

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

💯.. those three actors are on my personal favorite voices I enjoy listening to.

[@Edward.Rippett.]

Alexis Arquette... fucking nightmare fuel

[@melaniefortier7709]

R.i.p. all the actors

[@awright314]

David Huddleston grew up in my area, & was friends with my granddaddy. He did, "Santa Claus the Movie", with Dudley Moore too. He came back for a visit, after that movie, & I have several things he signed, & a promotional ornament that he brought several of, to a small get together held for him. I was maybe about 9, or so, at the time, so I had no idea about his career. I just knew he was Santa, in a big movie. I remember him as having the kindest eyes, & being just down to earth. (I still think he made the prettiest Santa, out of all movie Santas.) Very cool, seeing him included on your list.

[@margaretdavis3858]

Definitely the best Santa. We watch that movie every Christmas as a tradition with our children {now adults} 😆. It's got the magic of Christmas in every minute. It's our favourite Christmas movie of all time 🎅🤶⛄🎄🎁.

[@awright314]

@@margaretdavis3858 I absolutely love this!! That movie gets overlooked, more than it deserves! Hard to believe "Santa", grew up as just a country boy, in Bedford, VA. Wishing you, & your family, a very Merry Christmas!!

[@margaretdavis3858]

@@awright314 I have 2 grandchildren now and definitely will be watching it with them this Christmas. I tell everybody I know about this movie. And, I have to agree with you, he does have the kindest eyes. The most perfect Santa Claus for me, nobody even comes close. Merry Christmas to you and yours also and best wishes for the New year 🎊🎉💚

[@lisapop5219]

Wow, I didn't expect the girl from can't buy me love. I remember thinking she was so beautiful when I watched that movie.

[@gidgemo1869]

I had no idea Alexis Arquette had passed away. RIP. Also, I just watched Kids for the first time since I watched it in the theatre when it was first released. Weird to see both deaths as well right after watching that.

[@parakeet8157]

Teresa Saldaña was very Brave & helped others who were also víctima.

[@haydenelliott2196]

I was so sad about the dude from avp he was really good

[@themodernholmes1735]

I thought Macaulay Culkin was dead for a while. I was surprised to learn he's still alive. Good for him.

[@christoperaaron8218]

I learned last year he has a baby too

[@jamesheath7601]

I’ve never heard of any of these people but RIP

[@heltaku9397]

Jeez it's almost like Hollywood is a terrible environment for kids to grow up in.

[@phillymichelle8370]

Homicide :Life on the Streets is ome of the best police show EVER! Never got the attention of Law and Order or CSI, but was better than both of them. My dad was a Homicide Detective in Philadelphia for 35 years and said that show was the closest to real police drama than any other show.

[@D-M-J]

CSI and Law and Order isn't based on real stories though...i still love law and order SVU and criminal minds

[@DONTOURAGETV]

Harold would’ve been the first one to tell you he’s not from the East Village he’s from the Lower East Side

[@amandaely9983]

David Huddlestone was Santa! The best Santa ever! Xx

[@vinniemascaro6649]

Anyone falling and injuring to the point of death is extremely tragic

[@logankerr8090]

didn't know Jon Polito passed away. he was great in "Bushwhacked".

[@I-AM-EL-ZOZO]

Bruh KZbin made me confirm I wanted to watch it 7 times before clicking and after clicking I had to do it 3 times WOW SO SCARY

[@elizabethgant8291]

Half-Sac had a severe brain injury from a motorcycle that was likely responsible for his end of life personality changes.

[@zimjun7]

2:26 This little girl is Karen Dotrice. She MUST be Roy Dotrice's daughter. Roy played "father" on the TV series "Beauty & the Beast" with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton.

[@Golden_Girl7123]

What a monumental loss of life. Rest In Eternal Peace

[@ptrix]

I remember Ashleigh Aston Moore from her role on Canadian tv series "The Odyssey" (in which she starred with Ryan Reynolds"

[@mariaaguadoball3407]

I wish someone in TV would remake The Odyssey with the budget and attention to scripts as the story deserves. Alpha especially had a lot of really interesting things hinted at in some episodes that were later apparently forgotten. And Reynolds' character Macro was potentially really complex, but just disappeared in the third season.

[@ook428]

I believe Johnny Lewis suffered a traumatic head injury before he turned strange & unfortunately homicidal and with that suicidal. Head traumatic injuries are so important to look into. ie. Don't let your kids do American football unless their school make sure head trauma is a major issue.

[@steventaylor7715]

Powers Booth had been acting in movies for years before that

[@howardb.6205]

Fuckn role model for sure!

[@pbcoop62]

He was in both "Tombstone" and "Deadwood," and played a chilling Rev. Jim Jones.

[@litneyloxan]

I just watched dont tell mom the babysitter’s dead and never knew the middle brother passed away in adulthood :( one of my childhood crushes next to human casper

[@sweetninnocent2003]

FUN FACT: Polito ALSO starred on Gilmore Girls!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@JessicaMiller-pc4dj]

And Modern family.

[@davidponseigo8811]

Many of these I knew but I few I had absolutely no clue. 100th comment.

[@trytrading4103]

Wow. So many died young.

[@kawaiipusheenlovexoxo5352]

I didn’t know Saldana passed away 😱😱and for so long time 😢Rip🙏🏾

[@harperstacey9604]

Teresa Saldana was attacked by a crazed stalker years before she passed away.

[@proanimaluver6487]

Amanda Petersons career wasn't fizziling out until AFTER SHE WAS RPD BY A PRODUCER.

[@classymuffin4589]

Guess I'm too young because I haven't heard of most of these actors.

[@Petz420]

Sorry but drug overdoses aren't not " Accidental ". They know what they are doing, still sad. My cousin in law did the same thing, Glenn Quinn.

[@queens71104]

Good list. Btw Can’t Buy Me Love was released in 1987 not 1986.

[@ChiefsNation3peat]

Correct

[@FiveNumberJonny]

People have been aware. Many have forgotten

[@scottaznavourian3720]

I mean george gaynes was in his late 90s....even if you didn't know he was dead you'd just assume it

[@jakemoores9641]

Didn't Jon polito also play Frank's brother in it's always sunny in Philadelphia?

[@therealLOGS]

Damn, the kid from Mary Poppins was "80" yrs old when he did the role hahaha

[@bewmdogg]

I heard eight years old

[@dontbeaturd763]

Rest in Peace, Hedwig’s mom 😢

[@ericaphillips2601]

WOW I never knew Jon Lester died, I only remember him from the movie good burger. I've always wondered what happened to him... Now I know! R.I.P.

[@mattmarzula]

If you haven't seen "Cruising", then you're missing out on a fist full of thrills.

[@clarenceworley3714]

How am I just knowing Powers Boothe played Curly Bill in Tombstone??!!? 🤯

[@greysonplayz8604]

Alexis arquette was also in bride of chucky

[@JediRouge]

I never knew Powers Booth passed away 😢😢😢

[@chediablo2809]

I had no idea that Amanda Peterson, who co-starred with Patrick Demsey in the 80s teen movie “Can’t buy me love “, had passed away, I kind of mistakenly figured that she probably married a wealthy Director or Lawyer or something to that affect, really a tragic ending to her life, RiP

[@fashionista.talenista96]

I hate to say it, but I hace to. Paul Walker. For the past 4 months this year I've been watching back to back clips from Fast and Furious

[@marmite9991]

In the interest of preserving the dignity of one Johnny Lewis, it must be noted that the young actor was involved in a traffic collision months prior to his death, this in turn is highly considered to have caused neurological damage.

[@robinfun2123]

I'm only shocked about Ron Lester but RIP to all listed in this video though

[@HorseloverFat1984]

Man...that video made me really sad

[@Ivi-Tora]

Since when there are warnings to sensitive content on the videos?

[@Maja-re4mq]

May they rest in peace💖🌹