The Stiffs for 2023

For the 31st year running, we present our fondest farewells to the recently departed.

If they were on any lists — or if they mattered at all in the world — you'll find them here.

If you're looking for everybody, then you need to head on over to the Directory.

Shecky Greene · 97

April 8th, 1926 - December 31st, 2023

He was funny. Mostly because his name was actually Shecky.

Les McCann · 88

September 23rd, 1935 - December 29th, 2023

Les no more.

Gaston Glock · 94

July 19th, 1929 - December 27th, 2023

Bang! You're dead!

Tommy Smothers · 86

February 2nd, 1937 - December 26th, 2023

Bald. Played guitar. Yo yo master. Quite the ladies man.

Ryan O'Neal · 82

April 20th, 1941 - December 8th, 2023

Tough call on his best film here. It was either Love Story or An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn. Thoughts?

Norman Lear

December 5th, 2023

Yeah - he made over 100 shows, won a pile of awards and honors, but they did NOT name that jet after him. So, yeah.

Sandra Day O’Connor · 93

March 26th, 1930 - December 1st, 2023

First woman on the Supreme Court, and she was replaced with Samuel Alito. How's THAT for a kick in the pants?

Shane MacGowan · 65

December 25th, 1957 - November 30th, 2023

And Irish singer with bad teeth. We got nothing here.

Henry Kissinger · 100

May 27th, 1923 - November 29th, 2023

He was the guy who said "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac". Good thing, too - because he's uglier than a mud fence.

Rosalyn Carter · 96

August 18th, 1927 - November 19th, 2023

She won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, is in the Women's Hall of Fame, won countless awards, and has four degrees. She was also married to some sort of politician.

Frank Borman · 95

March 14th, 1928 - November 7th, 2023

First guy to fly around the moon. He was offered the job to actually LAND on the moon, but he turned it down. From where we sit, that's pretty badass.

Bobby Knight · 83

October 25th, 1940 - November 1st, 2023

Weird that he died of a heart attack. He was such a calm, collected guy.

Frank Howard · 87

August 8th, 1936 - October 30th, 2023

The guy had nicknames like "Hondo", "the Washington Monument" and "the Capital Punisher". Pretty cool, considering he hurt is back on his first swing playing in the Japanese League. What a wuss.

Matthew Perry · 54

August 19th, 1969 - October 28th, 2023

Mental note: make sure you have Friends that know how to swim.

Richard Roundtree · 81

July 9th, 1942 - October 24th, 2023

They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother
(Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft
(Then we can dig it)

Suzanne Somers · 76

October 16th, 1946 - October 15th, 2023

We can all mourn the loss of her work with Thighmaster. You thought we forgot that? Come on.

Piper Laurie · 91

January 22nd, 1932 - October 14th, 2023

She may have been a child of a lesser God, but we really liked her twin peaks.

Burt Young · 83

April 30th, 1940 - October 8th, 2023

Yo.

Dick Butkus · 80

December 9th, 1942 - October 5th, 2023

Instead of us writing something funny here, just read his name a few times. There you go. All done.

Dianne Feinstein · 90

June 22nd, 1933 - September 29th, 2023

Tragically cut down in the prime of her political career. Sad.

Brooks Robinson · 86

May 18th, 1937 - September 26th, 2023

Brooks isn't here.

Jimmy Buffett · 76

December 25th, 1946 - September 1st, 2023

Key South.

Mohammed al Fayed · 90

January 27th, 1933 - August 30th, 2023

OK, OK. We get that he owned hotels and department stores and "football" clubs, but would anyone know this dud if it son wasn't with Diana? We say no. But here we are.

Bob Barker · 99

December 12th, 1923 - August 26th, 2023

He was close to 100 - without going over.

William Friedkin · 87

August 29th, 1935 - August 7th, 2023

Married four times and engaged three other times. Sheesh. Why can't we have that kind of money to throw away?

Pee Wee Herman · 70

August 27th, 1952 - July 30th, 2023

Just basically an actor with no scandals at all that we can find. Wait - looking again.

Nope. No scandals. All good.

Sinead O'Connor · 56

December 8th, 1966 - July 26th, 2023

Now she really does compare to nothing.

Tony Bennett · 96

August 3rd, 1926 - July 21st, 2023

Wait, wait. You left your heart WHERE?

Alan Arkin · 89

March 26th, 1934 - June 30th, 2023

Ain't no sunshine when he's gone.

Glenda Jackson · 87

May 9th, 1936 - June 15th, 2023

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, and didn't show to collect either time because she had other commitments. Wow.

Ted Kaczynski

June 10th, 2023

Invitations to the memorial service will be sent promptly by mail.

James Watt · 85

January 31st, 1938 - June 8th, 2023

Secretary of the Interior. And kind of a dick.

Pat Robertson · 93

March 22nd, 1930 - June 8th, 2023

Looks like it's the 699 Club now.

The Iron Sheik · 80

March 5th, 1943 - June 7th, 2023

The Rusty Sheik is more like it.

Roger Craig · 93

February 17th, 1930 - June 4th, 2023

You know, usually, a guy involved in sports this long has something interesting that has happened to him at some point in his long life. Not this guy. Baseball. That's it.

Tina Turner · 83

November 26th, 1939 - May 24th, 2023

What's life got to do with it?

Ed Ames · 95

July 9th, 1927 - May 21st, 2023

Somebody better take another looketh at that cup.

Jim Brown · 87

February 17th, 1936 - May 18th, 2023

Yeah, yeah - great football player. But basically a jerk in most all other respects.

So, you know.

Superstar Billy Graham · 79

June 7th, 1943 - May 17th, 2023

Hre was a wrestler, with a name like a preacher, a beard like a biker, earrings like a socialite, and clothes like a circus clown. How do you not like this guy?

Doyle Brunson · 89

August 10th, 1933 - May 14th, 2023

Folded.

Gordon Lightfoot · 84

November 17th, 1938 - May 1st, 2023

"Ribbon of Darkness" or "Sundown". Take your pick.

Jerry Springer · 79

February 13th, 1944 - April 27th, 2023

We have the results of your autopsy here...

Harry Belafonte · 96

March 1st, 1927 - April 25th, 2023

Great. Now we're going to have that "Day-O" song stuck in our heads all day.

Al Jaffee · 102

March 13th, 1921 - April 10th, 2023

Blech.

Bud Grant · 95

May 20th, 1927 - March 11th, 2023

He was the first coach to lead a team to four Super Bowl appearances. And he lost all four! Hooray!

Robert Blake · 89

September 18th, 1933 - March 9th, 2023

Say what you want, but the guy knew his way around a Baretta.

Tom Sizemore · 61

September 29th, 1961 - March 3rd, 2023

White Tom Down.

Raquel Welch · 82

September 5th, 1940 - February 15th, 2023

She graduated with honors from high school, went to church every Sunday, and had an absolutely amazing rack.

Burt Bacharach · 94

May 12th, 1928 - February 8th, 2023

"On his own"
"No more raindrops fallin on his head"

Your choice.

Pervez Musharraf · 79

August 11th, 1943 - February 5th, 2023

President of Pakistan who survived 14 assassination attempts. Beloved? No. Maybe not.

Bobby Hull · 84

January 3rd, 1939 - January 30th, 2023

Say what you want, but the guy had some jacked up teeth.

David Crosby · 81

August 14th, 1941 - January 19th, 2023

David Dead Eyes.

Gina Lollobrigida · 95

July 4th, 1927 - January 16th, 2023

Quite apart from being a fairly prolific actress, she was also a pretty solid person, humanitarian, and not-so-full-of-herself socialite. Also: Great Rack.

Lisa Marie Presley · 54

February 1st, 1968 - January 12th, 2023

Abused in her teens, father died from drug overdose when she was 9, married 4 times (once to Nic Cage), had 4 kids and an estate worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Hard to image how she died so young.

Year	Stiffs
2025	2
2024	44
2023	54
2022	44
2021	56
2020	71
2019	54
2018	51
2017	65
2016	72
2015	59
2014	63
2013	68
2012	81
2011	65
2010	80
2009	65
2008	83
2007	78
2006	99
2005	84
2004	70
2003	97
2002	101
2001	99
2000	92
1999	192
1998	127
1997	119
1996	63
1995	40

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