Celebs who Died at Age 70

This is our list of the well known celebrities that passed away at the age of 70. If you notice that we missed a famous person, please add his or her obituary to our Wiki.

Abdus Salam
Died: November 27th 1996 in Oxford, United Kingdom

Physician

Alan J. Pakula
Died: November 19th 1998 in Melville, United States

Film Director

Allen Ginsberg
Died: April 5th 1997 in New York City, United States

Poet

Annette Funicello
Died: April 8th 2013 in Bakersfield, United States

Film Actress

Bob Denver
Died: September 2nd 2005 in Winston-Salem, United States

TV Actor

Buster Keaton
Died: February 1st 1966 in Los Angeles, United States

Film Actor

Dixie Carter
Died: April 10th 2010 in Houston, United States

TV Actress

Drake Hogestyn
Died: September 28th 2024 in Los Angeles, United States

TV Actor

Gene Tierney
Died: November 6th 1991 in Houston, United States

Film Actress

Georgia Engel
Died: April 12th 2019 in Princeton, United States

TV Actress

Gerald Durrell
Died: January 30th 1995 in Saint Helier, Jersey

Author

Hilary Mantel
Died: September 23rd 2022 in Exeter, Devon, England

Author

Hope Lange
Died: December 19th 2003 in Santa Monica, United States

Film Actress

Jack Linkletter
Died: December 18th 2007 in Cloverdale, United States

TV Actor

Jacklyn Zeman
Died: May 10th 2023 in Thousand Oaks, United States

TV Actress

James Earl Ray
Died: April 23rd 1998 in Nashville, United States

Criminal

Jill Jacobson
Died: December 8th 2024 in Culver City, United States

TV Actress

JoAnna Cameron
Died: October 15th 2021 in Mawi, United States

TV Actress

Joe Cocker
Died: December 22nd 2014 in Crawford, United States

Musician

John Paul Getty Jr.
Died: April 17th 2003 in London, United Kingdom

Philanthropist

Linda Tripp
Died: April 8th 2020 in , United States

Civil Servant

Marcia Wallace
Died: October 25th 2013 in Los Angeles, United States

TV Actress

Mario Biaggi
Died: August 5th 1988 in The Bronx, United States

Politician

Markie Post
Died: August 7th 2021 in Los Angeles, United States

TV Actress

Michael Sarrazin
Died: April 17th 2011 in Montreal, Canada

Film Actor

Morgan Stevens
Died: January 26th 2022 in Los Angeles, United States

TV Actor

Nancy Frangione
Died: August 18th 2023 in Centerville, United States

TV Actress

Nina Simone
Died: April 21st 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, France

Singer-Songwriter

Paul Benedict
Died: December 1st 2008 in Martha’s Vineyard, United States

TV Actor

Paul Reubens
Died: July 30th 2023 in Los Angeles, United States

TV Personality

Pervis Jackson
Died: August 18th 2008 in Detroit, United States

Singer

Richard Jaeckel
Died: June 14th 1997 in Woodland Hills, United Nations

Film Actor

Roddy McDowall
Died: October 3rd 1998 in Studio City, United States

Film Actor

Roger Ebert
Died: April 4th 2013 in Chicago, United States

TV Personality

Rudyard Kipling
Died: January 18th 1936 in London, United Kingdom

Novelist

Rush Limbaugh
Died: February 17th 2021 in Palm Beach, United States

Radio Personality

Shelley Smith
Died: August 8th 2023 in Los Angeles, United States

TV Actress

Stanley Kubrick
Died: March 7th 1999 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England

Film Director

Suzanne Pleshette
Died: January 19th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States

TV Actress

Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Died: October 3rd 2020 in Atlanta, United States

Film Actor

Tito Jackson
Died: September 15th 2024 in Oklahoma, United States

Musician

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