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1950-05-22. Polio. 1. Scheduled to be the show's host, but died a week before the May 29, 1950, premiere. Replaced by Morey Amsterdam (Mondays and Wednesdays) and Jerry Lester (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays). Richard Hart. Ellery Queen. The Adventures of Ellery Queen. 11.
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- 'The Beast' Losing Patrick Swayze to pancreatic cancer was a tough blow. He was a heartthrob who had a long list of memorable roles over the decades. The actor received his pancreatic cancer diagnosis around the start of the show, and with less than stellar ratings and his health in question, The Beast got canceled after the first season, with Patrick passing on.
- 'Riverdale' After Luke Perry suffered a stroke and died, the cast and crew immediately went on a hiatus from filming, giving everyone some time to mourn.
- 'Glee' One of the most tragic deaths on and off screen in (fairly) recent years has to be Glee's Cory Monteith. The actor was just 31 when he died from a drug overdose, following a long battle with addiction.
- 'Training Day' When Bill Paxton died in 2017 at 61, the world was shocked. We later found out the actor had been undergoing a heart procedure, suffered complications, and later died from a stroke.
VOICE OVER: Phoebe de Jeu WRITTEN BY: Nathan Sharp. These celebrity deaths sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment industry. For this list, we'll be looking at various television stars who passed away while their show was still in production. Our countdown includes Miguel Ferrer, Adam West, Luke Perry, Steve Irwin, Mary Kay Bergman, and more.
1924: Jack Pleasants, music hall entertainer, is said to have dropped dead on stage at age 49 during a pantomime performance. 1927: John "Chuck" O'Connor, performer in vaudeville and father of actor Donald O'Connor, died of a heart attack while dancing onstage in their family act.
Script written by Carly Comtois. Celebrity deaths catch us all off-guard – especially if the actors died in the middle of a TV show, for example. From young stars like Cory Monteith and Andy Whitfield to more established stars like John Ritter, Jim Henson or john Spencer, there are many actors who tragically died during production.
Christopher Evan Welch. Christopher Evan Welch was born on September 28, 1965 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Lincoln (2012), The Master (2012) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). He was previously married to Emma Welch. He died on December 2, 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
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