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Richard Dreyfuss: No idea where the idea came from, but one of us thought hyperactive actor Dreyfuss had been "killed in South America, I think in Paraguay."
Rodney Dangerfield: Even here, the now-ancient comedian gets no respect.
We Forgot They Were Dead
James Stewart: This Hollywood legend lives on so vibrantly through his many classics that it's hard to believe he ever left us.
Herve Villechaize: The apparently really brilliant little guy who will nonetheless be remembered for saying, "Da plane, da plane" in Fantasy Island, killed himself in 1993. Remember?
Cleavon Little: Primarily known as a stage actor, the star of Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles died of colon cancer in 1992.
Lucille Ball: Sorry, but it'll be a long time before it seems possible that this comic genius (as well as former hubby Desi Arnaz) is really gone.
Andre the Giant: The seven-feet-four professional wrestler and part-time actor (The Princess Bride) died in 1993, but when someone joked that Andre was going to fight Mike Tyson, I had to be reminded that he'd been gone for nearly a decade.
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I must have been asleep when they announced Davis' death from throat cancer in 1990 -- for some reason, it just won't register.
Milton Berle: The former Mr. Television hasn't been dead that long (April 2002), but I was explaining who he was to my daughter recently and she had to remind me that the manic comedian had recently bought the farm.
Seems like they should be Dead
Bob Hope: The ultimate choice for this category, Hope is apparently never going to die. How old is he? Well, he was making movies in the 1930s. The last time we saw a picture of him, he looked like Ramesses' mummy climbing out of his sarcophagus. Hey, Bob -- Bing's waiting for you to join him for that last big road movie.
Dan Rather: A really useless figure, Rather hasn't inspired trust, or even credibility, in years, ever since that "What's the frequency, Kenneth" thing. Plus, he always seems to be on the verge of cracking up; who needs that in an anchorman?
Bobby Knight: Just because he is who he is.
John Belk: With Charlotte going through so many rapid changes the past 10 years, it seems positively weird when this former mayor, a veritable embodiment of Old Charlotte, pops up in the news.
Bob Denver: Formerly known as Maynard G. Krebs, Gilligan, Pothead and forever known to his friends as The Cretin, Denver still carries on. Why, no one can figure out.
Michael Jackson: You should have to look human to continue living.
Donald Trump: He's become such a skin-crawling self-caricature, it's time to hang up the whole act.
David Crosby: There should be a maximum number of brain cells you're allowed to kill before you have to check out.
Strom Thurmond: Excuse me, but he's only alive because his handlers have him living in a hospital so his death won't give SC Governor Hodges a chance to appoint a Democrat to replace him. Politics (and politicians) don't get any more grotesque than this.
Ted Kennedy: Why is it always the smarter members of a family who get assassinated?
Jesse Helms: Hasn't he done enough damage for one lifetime?
Keith Richards: He's got to have the strongest constitution in history. He's tried to smoke, drink, snort, shoot and screw himself to death every day for about 40 years, and is still going out on tour with the Stones. He obviously wants to be dead, he just can't quite get there.
Marlon Brando: This former acting great has become such a complete wacko, he probably doesn't even realize he's still breathing.
Jerry Lewis: Did you seem him during his last Labor Day telethon? Jeez, give it up, buddy.
Jimmy Swaggart: Adulterous evangelist cousin to Jerry Lee Lewis; it must be in the genes. Way past due.
Axl Rose: It just seems that someone that self-destructive shouldn't still be here.
Gene Wilder: Richard Pryor's redheaded partner from several comedies, as well as one of Mel Brooks' favorite actors, this likable comedian has seemed out of it ever since the death of wife Gilda Radner.
Dick Clark: The king of payola is supposedly "ageless," but last New Year's Rockin' Eve, he had more wrinkles than Rose Kennedy. What? She's dead? You're kidding.
The following also contributed to this article: Matt Brunson, Tim Davis, Lynn Farris, John Grooms, Lindsey Herman, Adam Hyatt, Molly McKinney, Tara Servatius, Ann Wicker.
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