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 *[[Csaba Varga]], 66 (died June 15, 2012) – served as a producer for [[Varga Studios]] for the music video for ''[[Do the Bartman]]''.
 *[[Richard Lorenzana]], 69 (died March 27, 2014) – Lorenzana served as the show's production accountant from 2009 until his death.
-*[[Betty Chaplin]], 90 (died April 7, 2014) – served as a script supervisor for 2 episodes.
+*[[Betty Chaplin]], 89 (died April 7, 2014) – served as a script supervisor for 2 episodes.
 *[[Harold M. Schulweis]], 89 (died December 18, 2014) – was the special technical consultant on "[[Like Father, Like Clown]]".
 *[[András Erkel]], 52 (died December 29, 2014) – served as a producer for [[Varga Studios]] for the music video for ''[[Do the Bartman]]''.

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 === Guest stars ===
-*[[Audrey Meadows]], 73 (died February 3, 1996) – Voiced [[Beatrice Simmons|Beatrice "Bea" Simmons]] in "[[Old Money]]". Lung cancer.
+*[[Audrey Meadows]], 73 (died February 3, 1996) – voiced [[Beatrice Simmons|Beatrice "Bea" Simmons]] in "[[Old Money]]". Lung cancer.
 *[[George Fenneman]], 77 (died May 29, 1997) – Appeared as the narrator in "[[Marge on the Lam]]". Emphysema.
 *[[Linda McCartney]], 56 (died April 17, 1998) – Appeared as herself in "[[Lisa the Vegetarian]]". "[[Trash of the Titans]]" was dedicated to her. Breast and liver cancer.
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 *[[Werner Klemperer]], 80 (died December 6, 2000) – Appeared as [[Colonel Klink]] from ''Hogan's Heroes'' in "[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]". Cancer.
 *[[Joey Ramone]], 49 (died April 15, 2001) – Appeared as himself, with the rest of [[The Ramones]] in "[[Rosebud]]". Lymphoma.
-*[[Jack Lemmon]], 76 (died June 27, 2001) – Voiced [[Frank Ormand]] in "[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]". Bladder cancer.
+*[[Jack Lemmon]], 76 (died June 27, 2001) – voiced [[Frank Ormand]] in "[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]". Bladder cancer.
 *[[George Harrison]], 58 (died November 29, 2001) – Harrison played himself in "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]". "[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]" was dedicated to him. Lung and brain cancer.
 *[[Ron Taylor]], 49 (died January 16, 2002) – Voiced [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] in "[[Moaning Lisa]]" and "[['Round Springfield]]". "[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]" was dedicated to him. Heart attack.
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 *[[Johnny Cash]], 71 (died September 12, 2003) – Voiced the [[Space Coyote]] in "[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer]]". Complications from diabetes.
 *[[George Plimpton]], 76 (died September 29, 2003) – Appeared as himself in "[[I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can]]". Natural causes.
-*[[Paul Winfield]], 64 (died March 7, 2004) – Voiced [[Lucius Sweet]] in "[[The Homer They Fall]]" and "[[The Trouble with Trillions]]". Heart attack.
+*[[Paul Winfield]], 64 (died March 7, 2004) – voiced [[Lucius Sweet]] in "[[The Homer They Fall]]" and "[[The Trouble with Trillions]]". Heart attack.
 *[[Isabel Sanford]], 86 (died July 9, 2004) – Appeared as herself in "[[Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]". Heart disease.
 *[[Johnny Ramone]], 55 (died September 15, 2004) – Appeared as himself, with the rest of The Ramones in "[[Rosebud]]". Prostate cancer.
 *[[Rodney Dangerfield]], 82 (died October 5, 2004) – Played [[Larry Burns]] in "[[Burns, Baby Burns]]". Complications from heart surgery.
 *[[Johnny Carson]], 79 (died January 23, 2005) – Carson appeared as himself in "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]". "[[Mommie Beerest]]" was dedicated to him. Emphysema.
-*[[Henry Corden]], 85 (died May 19, 2005) – Voiced Fred Flintstone in the episode "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]". Emphysema.
+*[[Henry Corden]], 85 (died May 19, 2005) – voiced Fred Flintstone in the [[season 5]] episode  "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]". Emphysema.
-*[[Anne Bancroft]], 73 (died June 6, 2005) – Voiced [[Dr. Zweig]] in "[[Fear of Flying]]". Uterine cancer.
+*[[Anne Bancroft]], 73 (died June 6, 2005) – voiced [[Dr. Zweig]] in "[[Fear of Flying]]". Uterine cancer.
 *[[Bob Denver]], 70 (died September 2, 2005) – Played himself in "[[Simpson Tide]]". Complications from throat cancer surgery.
 *[[Dennis Weaver]], 81 (died February 24, 2006) – Played [[Buck McCoy]] in "[[The Lastest Gun in the West]]". Complications from cancer.
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 *[[Tom Poston]], 85 (died April 20, 2007) – Appeared as the [[Capital City Goofball]] in "[[Dancin' Homer]]". Respiratory failure.
 *[[Robert Goulet]], 73 (died October 30, 2007) – Appeared as himself in episode "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]". Pulmonary fibrosis.
-*[[George Carlin]], 71 (died June 22, 2008) – Voiced [[Munchie]] in "[[D'oh-in' in the Wind]]". Heart failure.
+*[[George Carlin]], 71 (died June 22, 2008) – voiced [[Munchie]] in the [[season 10]] episode "[[D'oh-in' in the Wind]]". Heart failure.
 *[[Paul Newman]], 83 (died September 26, 2008) – Appeared as himself in "[[The Blunder Years]]". "[[Lost Verizon]]" was dedicated to his memory. Lung cancer.
 *[[Eartha Kitt]], 81 (died December 25, 2008) – Appeared posthumously in a "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]". Colon cancer.
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 *[[Mickey Rooney]], 93 (died April 6, 2014) – Appeared as himself in "[[Radioactive Man]]". Natural causes.
 *[[Don Pardo]], 96 (died August 18, 2014) – Appeared as himself in "[[Moe Letter Blues]]" and "[[Moonshine River]]". Natural causes.
-*[[Joan Rivers]], 81 (died September 4, 2014) – Voiced [[Annie Dubinsky]] in "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]". Heart failure.
+*[[Joan Rivers]], 81 (died September 4, 2014) – voiced [[Annie Dubinsky]] in "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]". Heart failure.
-*[[Jan Hooks]], 57 (died October 9, 2014) – Voiced [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]] in six episodes, between seasons 9 and 14. "[[Super Franchise Me]]" was dedicated to her. Cancer.
+*[[Jan Hooks]], 57 (died October 9, 2014) – voiced [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]] in six episodes, between seasons 9 and 14. "[[Super Franchise Me]]" was dedicated to her. Cancer.
-*[[Leonard Nimoy]], 83 (died February 27, 2015) – Appeared as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}} in "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" and "[[The Springfield Files]]". "[[The Princess Guide]]" was dedicated to him. {{W|Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease}}.
+*[[Leonard Nimoy]], 83 (died February 27, 2015) –voiced {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}} in the [[season 4]] episode "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" and in the [[season 8]] episode "[[The Springfield Files]]". "[[The Princess Guide]]" was dedicated to him. {{W|Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease}}.
-*[[Alex Rocco]], 79 (died July 18, 2015) – Voiced [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] in three episodes.
+*[[Alex Rocco]], 79 (died July 18, 2015) – voiced [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] in three episodes.
-*[[Merl Reagle]], 65 (died August 22, 2015) – Voiced {{Ch|Merl Reagle|himself}} in "[[Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words]]".
+*[[Merl Reagle]], 65 (died August 22, 2015) – voiced {{Ch|Merl Reagle|himself}} in "[[Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words]]".
-*[[Daryl Coley]], 60 (died March 16, 2016) – Voiced [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] in "[[Dancin' Homer]]".
+*[[Daryl Coley]], 60 (died March 16, 2016) – voiced [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] in the [[season 2]] episode  "[[Dancin' Homer]]".
-*[[Garry Marshall]], 81 (died July 19, 2016) – Voiced [[Larry Kidkill]] in "[[Eight Misbehavin']]" and [[Sheldon Leavitt]] in "[[Homer the Father]]". Complications of pneumonia after suffering a stroke.
+*[[Garry Marshall]], 81 (died July 19, 2016) – voiced [[Larry Kidkill]] in "[[Eight Misbehavin']]" and [[Sheldon Leavitt]] in "[[Homer the Father]]". Complications of pneumonia after suffering a stroke.
-*[[Fyvush Finkel]], 93 (died August 14, 2016) – voiced {{Ch|Fyvush Finkel|himself}} in "[[Lisa's Sax]]".
+*[[Fyvush Finkel]], 93 (died August 14, 2016) – voiced {{Ch|Fyvush Finkel|himself}} in the [[season 9]] episode "[[Lisa's Sax]]".
 *[[Janet Reno]], 78 (died November 7, 2016) – voiced {{Ch|Janet Reno|herself}} in "[[Dark Knight Court]]". Parkinson's disease.
 *[[Adam West]], 88 (died June 9, 2017) – voiced {{Ch|Adam West|himself}} in the [[season 4]] episode "[[Mr. Plow]]" and reprised his role of [[Batman]] in the [[season 14]] episode "[[Large Marge]]". Also voiced Mayor Adam West in ''[[Family Guy]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s season 13 premiere "[[The Simpsons Guy]]", a ''[[The Simpsons]]''/''Family Guy'' crossover. Leukemia.

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 ==== Other crew members ====
 *[[Michael P. Schoenbrun]], 54 (died June 5, 1993) – Schoenbrun was Executive in Charge of Production at [[Gracie Films]]. "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]" was dedicated to him.
-*[[Robert Glass]], 53 (died July 21, 1993) – was the sound re-recording mixer on "[[Lisa's First Word]]". Stabbed.
+*[[Robert Glass]], 53 (died July 21, 1993) – sound re-recording mixer on "[[Lisa's First Word]]". Stabbed.
-*[[Andy Houts]], 31 (died February 26, 1997) – was a production assistant for 20 episodes.
+*[[Andy Houts]], 31 (died February 26, 1997) – production assistant for 20 episodes.
 *[[Ron Scalera]], 49 (died April 21, 2010) – was the executive in charge of production of "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]". Heart attack.
 *[[Daria Paris]], 60 (died October 2, 2010) – assistant to the executive producers in season 1; [[Sam Simon]]'s assistant from season 2 to 4. Cancer.
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 *[[Alf Clausen]], 84 (died May 29, 2025) – composer for ''The Simpsons'' from [[season 2]] to [[Season 28|28]]. "[[Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother]]" was dedicated to him. Progressive supranuclear palsy.
 *[[Todd Jacobsen]], 61 (died August 22, 2025) – served as a production coordinator for [[season 1|seasons 1]] and [[Season 2|2]], as well as serving as a clean-up artist for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. Kidney cancer.
-*[[Susan Grode]], 86 (died February 8, 2026) - lawyer and legal advisor. Natural causes.
+*[[Susan Grode]], 86 (died February 8, 2026) – lawyer and legal advisor. Natural causes.
 === Guest stars ===

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 *[[David Schwartz]], 67 (died December 30, 2021) – Storyboard artist for three episodes. Complications from COVID-19.
 *[[Ian Wilcox]], 66 (died April 30, 2022) – Background layout artist and background designer from season 17 to 30. "[[Marge the Meanie]]" was dedicated to him. Cancer.
-*[[Laurie Hanson]], 90 (died August 2, 2022) – Animation checker for season 1.
+*[[Laurie Hanson]], 91 (died August 2, 2022) – Animation checker for season 1.
 *[[Jeff Howard]], 69 (died August 25, 2022) – Character layout artist and animation timer.
 *[[Ralph Eggleston]], 56 (died August 28, 2022) – Storyboard artist for "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]". Pancreatic cancer.

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 *[[Kent Holaday]], 49 (died June 22, 2001) – Lip sync artist for the first 13 seasons. Thyroid condition.
 *[[Ted Bemiller]], 79 (died October 26, 2003) – animation camera operator for 23 episodes.
-*[[Barrington T. Bunce]], 60 (died June 14, 2005) – Layout artist for "[[Homer's Night Out]]". Cancer.
+*[[Barrington T. Bunce]], 60 (died June 14, 2005) – Layout artist for "[[Homer's Night Out]]". Pancreatic cancer.
 *[[James O'Brien]], 33 (died July 26, 2005) – Layout artist and assistant director. "[[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]]" was dedicated to him. Melanoma.
 *[[Maxine Markota]], 83 (died December 15, 2012) – Animation checker for season 1.

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 *[[Barrington T. Bunce]], 60 (died June 14, 2005) – Layout artist for "[[Homer's Night Out]]". Cancer.
 *[[James O'Brien]], 33 (died July 26, 2005) – Layout artist and assistant director. "[[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]]" was dedicated to him. Melanoma.
-*[[Maxine Markota]], 83 (died December 15, 2012) – Animation checker.
+*[[Maxine Markota]], 83 (died December 15, 2012) – Animation checker for season 1.
 *[[Don Vanderbeek]], 64 (died January 31, 2014) – Background layout artist. Esophageal cancer.
 *[[Paul Gruwell]], 80 (died November 4, 2014) – Animation timer for "[[Lost Our Lisa]]".

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 *[[Jackie Banks]], 54 (died November 4, 1995) – Animation checker and scene planner. "[[Mother Simpson]]" was dedicated to her.
 *[[Constantin Mustatea]], 68 (died April 17, 1996) – Animator for "[[Homer's Odyssey]]".
-*[[Tom Coppola]] (died July 13, 1996) – Layout artist.
+*[[Tom Coppola]], 50 (died July 13, 1996) – Layout artist.
 *[[Ed DeMattia]], 82 (died January 6, 1997) – Animator for 3 episodes.
 *[[Phyllis Craig]], 67 (died May 18, 1997) – ink and paint supervisor for 61 episodes.
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 *[[George "Bingo" Ferguson]], 74 (died December 27, 2025) – 3D compositor for ''[[The Longest Daycare]]'' and scene planner for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''. Multiple system atrophy.
 *[[Jon Lopez]] (died February 2026) – Character layout artist and animation timer. Complications from diabetes.
-*[[Barry Caldwell]], 68 (died March 2026) – Storyboard artist for two episodes.
+*[[Barry Caldwell]], 68 (died March 24, 2026) – Storyboard artist for two episodes.
 ==== Other crew members ====

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 *[[Frank Gehry]], 96 (died December 5, 2025) - voiced {{Ch|Frank Gehry|himself}} in the [[season 16]] episode "[[The Seven-Beer Snitch]]". "[[Parahormonal Activity]]" was dedicated to him. Respiratory issues.
 *[[Rob Reiner]], 78 (died December 14, 2025) - voiced {{Ch|Rob Reiner|himself}} in the [[season 17]] episode "[[Million-Dollar Abie]]". "[[¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!]]" was dedicated to him. Murdered.
 === Archive footage ===
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 *[[Bob Uecker]], 90 (died January 16, 2025) – Baseball player and broadcaster. He was interviewed in the documentary ''[[Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson]]''. Lung cancer.
 *{{IMDbLink|nm0016331|John Albarian}}, 58 (died December 2025) – served as the producer for the show's DVD commentaries. "[[Seperance]]" was dedicated to him.
 == Foreign voice cast ==

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 ==== Directors and animators ====
-*[[Michael O'Conner]], 54 (died May 5, 1992) – O'Conner was a layout artist for season 1.
+*[[Michael O'Conner]], 54 (died May 5, 1992) – Layout artist for season 1.
-*[[Ray Johnson, Jr.]], 33 (died July 29, 1994) – Johnson was a layout artist.
+*[[Ray Johnson, Jr.]], 33 (died July 29, 1994) – Layout artist.
-*[[Jackie Banks]], 54 (died November 4, 1995) – Banks was an animation checker and scene planner, who worked on the show during seasons two, four, five and six. "[[Mother Simpson]]" was dedicated to her.
+*[[Jackie Banks]], 54 (died November 4, 1995) – Animation checker and scene planner. "[[Mother Simpson]]" was dedicated to her.
-*[[Constantin Mustatea]], 68 (died April 17, 1996) – was an animator for "[[Homer's Odyssey]]".
+*[[Constantin Mustatea]], 68 (died April 17, 1996) – Animator for "[[Homer's Odyssey]]".
-*[[Tom Coppola]] (died July 13, 1996) – was a layout artist.
+*[[Tom Coppola]] (died July 13, 1996) – Layout artist.
-*[[Ed DeMattia]], 82 (died January 6, 1997) – was an animator for 3 episodes.
+*[[Ed DeMattia]], 82 (died January 6, 1997) – Animator for 3 episodes.
 *[[Phyllis Craig]], 67 (died May 18, 1997) – ink and paint supervisor for 61 episodes.
-*[[Art Seidel]], 66 (died February 21, 1998) – Seidel was the first assistant director and unit production manager for the live-action segment at the end of "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
+*[[Art Seidel]], 66 (died February 21, 1998) – First assistant director and unit production manager for the live-action segment at the end of "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
 *[[Lee Mishkin]], 74 (died June 19, 2001) – Animation timer for "[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]" and "[[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]".
-*[[Kent Holaday]], 49 (died June 22, 2001) – Holaday worked as a lip sync artist for the show. Thyroid condition.
+*[[Kent Holaday]], 49 (died June 22, 2001) – Lip sync artist for the first 13 seasons. Thyroid condition.
 *[[Ted Bemiller]], 79 (died October 26, 2003) – animation camera operator for 23 episodes.
-*[[Barrington T. Bunce]], 60 (died June 14, 2005) – layout artist on "[[Homer's Night Out]]".
+*[[Barrington T. Bunce]], 60 (died June 14, 2005) – Layout artist for "[[Homer's Night Out]]". Cancer.
-*[[James O'Brien]] (died July 26, 2005) – O'Brien was a layout artist and assistant director. "[[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]]" was dedicated to him. Melanoma.
+*[[James O'Brien]] (died July 26, 2005) – Layout artist and assistant director. "[[The Girl Who Slept Too Little]]" was dedicated to him. Melanoma.
 *[[Maxine Markota]], 83 (died December 15, 2012) – Animation checker.
 *[[Don Vanderbeek]], 64 (died January 31, 2014) – Background layout artist. Esophageal cancer.