- Actors Chuck Norris, Patrick Muldoon, Robert Duvall, and James Van Der Beek died in 2026.
- So did “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, and LAPD detective from the O.J. Simpson trial Mark Fuhrman.
- Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson and media mogul Ted Turner also died.
Donald Gibb, 71
Bob Weir, 78
Weir was one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead.
The singer-songwriter wrote and/or sang on songs like “Sugar Magnolia,” “Playing in the Band,” “Truckin,'” “I Need a Miracle,” and “The Other One.”
After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir went on to form several other bands, including Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, RatDog, The Other Ones, and, alongside John Mayer, Dead & Company.
In the summer of 2025, Weir was diagnosed with cancer.
Weir died on January 10.
Frederick Wiseman, 96
For over five decades, Wiseman’s brand of non-fiction storytelling put a spotlight on everyday people.
From high schoolers to hospital workers to Air Force cadets training for nuclear war, Wiseman’s close to 50-film catalogue is an unvarnished reflection of America over the last half century.
Wiseman died on Februay 16, no cause was given.
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