We Remember 2010

Posted December 31, 2010

AFTRA honors the memory of its talented members – the actors, singers, dancers, broadcasters and specialty acts – who left us in 2010.

From the mime work of Lorene Yarnell, to the matriarchs of daytime television, Frances Reid and Helen Wagner, to the southern charm of Rue McClanahan and Dixie Carter, to the smooth voice of Teddy Pendergrass, the twang of Jimmy Dean and the screech of Ronnie James Dio, to the dashing good looks of Robert Culp, Tony Curtis and James MacArthur, to the forever youth of Gary Coleman and Corey Haim and the trademark voice of Charlie O’Donnell welcoming us to “Wheel of Fortune” to the legendary New York Yankees announcer Bob Sheppard, We Remember …

(Members are listed by name, official AFTRA category, Local and the year they joined. Click on the names below to learn more about their life and career.)

We Remember John Henning • Newsperson • Boston • 1965

We Remember Paul Herlinger • Actor • Seattle • 1958

We Remember Jim Huston • Actor • Houston • 1977 

We Remember Ron Lundy • Disc Jockey • New York • 1965 

We Remember Frank Messineo (Longtime AFTRA Los Angeles Contract Analyst)

We Remember James Mitchell • Actor • New York • 1951

We Remember Marjorie Nelson • Actor • Seattle • 1946

We Remember Darcy Pohland • Newsperson • San Francisco • 1980

We Remember Frances Reid • Actor • Los Angeles • 1941

We Remember George Shangrow • Announcer • Seattle • 1988

We Remember Harry Wappler • Specialty Act • Seattle • 1969

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In Memoriam

Florence Aliano • Actor • Phoenix • 1991

John Aylesworth • Announcer • Los Angeles • 1963

James Bacon • Actor • Los Angeles • 1958

Maureen Bailey • Actor • Los Angeles • 2000

Tab Baker • Actor • Chicago • 1989

Thomas Basham • Actor • Phoenix • 1998

Michael Been • Singer • Los Angeles • 1968

Barbara Billingsley • Actor • Los Angeles • 1954

Frank Borgholtzer • Newsperson • Los Angeles • 1969

Tom Bosley • Actor • Los Angeles • 1948

Himan Brown • Actor • New York • 1939

Lorn Brown • Announcer • Phoenix • 1963 

Dick Buckley • Actor • Chicago • 1949

Solomon Burke • Singer • Los Angeles • 1961

Stephen J. Cannell • Actor • Los Angeles • 1985

Eddie Carroll • Actor • Los Angeles • 1960

Dixie Carter • Actor • New York • 1967

Claiborne Cary • Actor • New York • 1954

Chao-Li Chi • Actor • Los Angeles • 1952

Norris Church (Mailer) • Actor • New York • 1980

Jill Clayburgh • Actor • New York • 1970

Hank Cochran • Singer • Nashville • 1962

Gary Coleman • Actor • Los Angeles • 1976

Sid Conrad • Actor • Los Angeles • 1953

Jacqueline Courtney • New York • 1958

Robert Culp • Actor • Los Angeles • 1952

Tony Curtis • Actor • Los Angeles • 1951

Elzbieta Czyzewska • Actor • New York • 2009

John Dankworth • Announcer • New York • 1966

Dana Dawson • Actor • New York • 1985

Greg Dawson • Actor • Los Angeles • 1981

Jimmy Dean • Actor • New York • 1955

Chris Dedrick • Singer • New York • 1967

George DiCenzo • Actor • Los Angeles • 1972

Ronnie James Dio • Singer • Los Angeles • 1983

Tom Dixon • Announcer • Los Angeles • 1950

Nancy Dolman • Actor • Los Angeles • 1980

Harold Dow • Newsperson • New York • 1969

Blake Edwards • Actor • Los Angeles • 1972

Robert Ellenstein • Actor • Los Angeles • 1949

Keith "Guru" Elam • Singer • New York • 1992

Bill Erwin • Actor • Los Angeles • 1947

Glenn Falkenstein • Specialty Act • Los Angeles • 1970

Peter Fernandez • Actor • New York • 1941

Doug Fieger • Singer • Los Angeles • 1979

David Fisher • Singer • Los Angeles • 1967

Eddie Fisher • Singer • New York • 1948

John FitzGerald • Announcer • Cleveland • 1953

Irene Cagen Forrest • Actor • Los Angeles • 1961

John Forsythe • Actor • Los Angeles • 1946

Norman Chandler Fox •  Announcer • Los Angeles • 1994

Fred Foy • Announcer • New York • 1942

Mickey Freeman • Actor • New York • 1952

Gary Froseth • Newsperson • Washington D.C. • 1965

James Gammon • Actor • Los Angeles • 1990

Ronald Gans • Actor • Los Angeles • 1950

Art Gilmore • Announcer • Los Angeles • 1937

Greg Giraldo • Specialty Act • New York • 1994

Al Goodman • Singer • New York • 1970

Carl Gordon • Actor • New York • 1971

Harold Gould • Actor • Los Angeles • 1962

Peter Graves • Actor • Los Angeles • 1954

Kathryn Grayson • Actor • Los Angeles • 1941

Michelle Gwenver •  Actor •  New York • 1951

Cory Haim • Actor • Los Angeles • 1987

Ted Hallaman •  Announcer •  Cleveland • 1965

Ernie Harwell • Announcer • Detroit • 1946

Peter Haskell • Actor • Los Angeles • 1960

Walter Hawkins • Singer • San Francisco • 1969

Anne "Lucky" Hayes • Actor • Phoenix • 1978

June Havoc • Actor • New York • 1942

Peter Hofmann • Singer • New York • No join date available

Dennis Hopper • Actor • Los Angeles • 1956

Lena Horne • Actor • Los Angeles • 1941

Bobby Hoy • Actor • Los Angeles • 1965

Lamont Johnson • Actor • Los Angeles • 1991

Chane't Johnson • Actor • Los Angeles • 2003

Paul Johnson • Newsperson • Los Angeles • 1961

Larry Keith • Actor • New York • 1950

Kip King • Actor • Los Angeles • 1957

Robin King • Announcer • San Francisco • 1963

Frances Kuyper • Actor • Los Angeles • 1971

Steve Landesberg • Actor • Los Angeles • 1970

Jodean Lawrence • Actor • San Francisco • 1969

Marcia Lewis • Actor • Los Angeles • 1970

Abbey Lincoln • Singer • New York • 1956

Art Linkletter • Specialty Act • Los Angeles • 1939

Mark Linkous • Singer • New York • 1995

James MacArthur • Actor • Los Angeles • 1958

Simon MacCorkindale • Actor • Los Angeles • 1981

Janet MacLachlan • Actor • Los Angeles • 1962

Joe Mantell • Actor • Los Angeles • 1946

Teena Marie • Singer • Los Angeles • 1977

Kenny Marino • Actor • New York • 1969

Rory Markas • Sportscaster • Los Angeles • 1988

Nan Martin • Actor • Los Angeles • 1958

Kevin McCarthy • Actor • Los Angeles • 1942

Rue McClanahan • Actor • Los Angeles • 1963

Dave McElhatton • Newsperson • San Francisco • 1952

Caroline McWilliams • Actor • Los Angeles • 1969

Sam Menning • Actor • Los Angeles • 1958

Don Meredith • Actor • Los Angeles • 1967

Corinne Michaels • Actor • Los Angeles • 1962

Mitch Miller • Specialty Act • New York • 1951

Bill Mullikin • Actor • Los Angeles • 1957

Patricia Neal • Actor • New York • 1947

Edwin Newman •  Newsperson • New York • 1961

Michelle Nicastro • Actor • Los Angeles • 1980

Leslie Nielsen • Actor • Los Angeles • 1948

Dave Niehaus • Sportscaster • Seattle • 1964

Vince O'Brien • Actor • New York • 1946

Charles O'Donnell • Announcer • Los Angeles • 1958

Merlin Olsen • Actor • Los Angeles • 1964

Ken Orsatti • Friend of Labor • 1932 - 2010

Michael Pataki • Actor • Los Angeles • 1958

Fess Parker • Actor • Los Angeles • 1955

Neva Patterson • Actor • Los Angeles • 1942

Harvey Pekar • Specialty Act • Cleveland • 1987 

Tony Peluso • Singer • Los Angeles • 1973

Teddy Pendergrass • Singer • Philadelphia • 1972

Addison Powell • Actor • New York • 1952

Mike Pulsipher • Newsperson • San Francisco • 1980

Lynn Redgrave • Actor • Los Angeles • 1967

Dan Resin • Actor • New York • 1967

Pernell Roberts • Actor • Los Angeles • 1955

Lina Romay • Actor • Los Angeles • 1941

Aaron Ruben • Announcer • Los Angeles • 1972

Zelda Rubinstein • Actor • Los Angeles • 1978

Bob Sheppard • Announcer • New York • 1980

Garry Shider • Singer • Detroit • 1983

Cesare Siepi • Singer • New York • 1951

Jean Simmons • Actor • Los Angeles • 1951

Myrna Smith • Singer • Los Angeles • 1963

Cynthia Songé • Actor • Los Angeles • 1985

Ted Sorel • Actor • New York • 1973

Bob Sprague • Announcer • Pittsburgh • 1966

Van Snowden •  Actor • Los Angeles • 1966

James Stovall • Dancer • New York • 1984

Allen Swift • Actor • New York • 1947

Jack Sydow • Actor • Los Angeles • 1952

Ernie Tate • Actor • Los Angeles • 1959

Mary Mon Toy • Actor • New York • 1955

Shirley Verrett • Singer • New York • 1955

James Wall • Actor • New York • 1954

Helen Wagner • Actor • New York • 1946

Tom "T-Bone" Wolk • Singer • Singer • 1986

Jadin Wong • Dancer • New York • 1982

Ali Ollie Woodson • Singer • Los Angeles • 1984

Bob Wright • Announcer • Los Angeles • 1956

Lorene Yarnell • Specialty Act • Los Angeles • 1963

CORRECTION RE: New York Member Jerry Adler  

In the Summer 2010 issue of AFTRA Magazine, AFTRA actor member Jerry Adler was incorrectly listed as deceased. Adler, who is a member in good standing of the AFTRA New York Local, is not deceased, rather he is alive and well and living in New York City. The editors apologize to Mr. Adler for this error, and will run a correction in the Winter 2010 issue of the magazine.

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