A Fond Farewell

We remember the stars and behind the-scenes talent who left us in 2021

- DYLAN FORD AND DIANE SNYDER

Jessica Walter

January 31, 1941–March 24, 2021

In Emmy-nominated roles as Arrested Development matriarch Lucille Bluth and Archer’s Malory, Jessica Walter played equal parts self-centered, devious and cold as ice. But to those who knew her, she was just the opposite: “warm, caring and kind, with an absolutely cracking sense of humor,” remembered Archer creator Adam Reed. Her six-decade career included a star turn in Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty for Me and an Emmy-winning role as the lead of the police drama Amy Prentiss.

Tanya Roberts

October 15, 1955–January 4, 2021

After a career as a model, Roberts rocketed to TV stardom in 1980 on Charlie’s Angels, replacing Shelley Hack and playing one of the famous trio of scantily clad female private eyes. Nearly 20 years later, she showed a different side on the nostalgic sitcom That ’70s Show as Midwestern housewife Midge Pinciotti for three seasons.

Hal Holbrook

February 17, 1925–January 23, 2021

A distinguished star of stage and screen who excelled in commanding roles, Holbrook won one of his five Emmys for his turn as Abraham Lincoln in a TV miniseries and was nominated for playing Mark Twain in a screen version of his oneman play. He also famously played Deep Throat in All the President’s Men. In later years, he was a regular on the Burt Reynolds sitcom Evening Shade and worked into his 90s as a guest star on such shows as Grey’s Anatomy and Hawaii Five-0.

Larry King

November 19, 1933– January 23, 2021