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Dedication to Paul Newman at the end of "Lost Verizon"

The following is a list of people who have worked on The Simpsons, both the show and other franchise elements, but later died. For the main series, the list includes deceased voice cast, staff and guest stars. Often, subsequent episodes have been dedicated to them. Those who have work on the show's comics, albums, video games and other related productions, are also included here.

To clarify, this list only includes people who died after their work on The Simpsons took place, for example:

• Eartha Kitt is included because she recorded a guest spot for the show, but died before it aired.
• Neil Armstrong is included because, although he did not knowingly make an appearance on the series, archive audio of his first steps on the moon were used by the show whilst he was still alive.
• Theodore Roosevelt is not included because the archive audio of his speeches were used in the show long after his death.
  • Similarly, the writer Edgar Allan Poe was credited with co-writing "The Raven" section of "Treehouse of Horror", as this primarily consisted of the actual text of Poe's The Raven. Poe died aged 40 on October 7, 1849 from unknown causes, some 141 years before the episode aired.

The Simpsons

The following people have been credited with working on The Simpsons. Several have worked on other aspects of the franchise as well, but they are principally associated with the TV show.

Cast

• Christopher Collins, 44 (died June 12, 1994) – voiced Mr. Burns in the episode "Homer's Odyssey" and the host of America's Most Armed and Dangerous in "Some Enchanted Evening", before leaving the show. Cerebral hemorrhage.
• Doris Grau, 71 (died December 30, 1995) – Grau provided the voice of Lunchlady Doris and several minor parts, appearing in 23 episodes, between seasons 2 and 9. She had previously served as a script supervisor. Lunchlady Doris was initially retired, but has since made appearances and now being voiced by Tress MacNeille. "Team Homer" was dedicated to her. Emphysema.
• Phil Hartman, 49 (died May 28, 1998) – Hartman regularly provided the voices of Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz as well as other minor one-time parts such as Lyle Lanley and Evan Conover, appearing in 52 episodes, between seasons 2 and 9. Following his murder, his characters were retired and "Bart the Mother" was dedicated to him. He was supposed to play Troy McClure for "Treehouse of Horror IX", but due to loss of Hartman, Troy McClure is forced retired and Ed McMahon took the role of himself. Homicide; gunshot.
• Christian Coffinet, 87 (died May 18, 2011) - voiced a police officer in the season 1 episode "The Crepes of Wrath".
• Marcia Wallace, 70 (died October 25, 2013) – Wallace regularly provided the voice of Edna Krabappel, appearing in over 170 episodes, between seasons 1 and 25. "Four Regrettings and a Funeral" had the chalkboard gag dedicated to her, and also contained a dedication at the end of the episode in its original airing. "White Christmas Blues" also had a small tribute to both her and Don Payne on the opening sequence. In "The Man Who Grew Too Much" Wallace and her character were retired with a special clip at the end of the episode. Combination of breast cancer, pneumonia, and sepsis.
• Russi Taylor, 75 (died July 26, 2019) – voiced Martin Prince, Sherri, Terri and Üter Zörker among other characters. Her characters were taken over by Grey DeLisle starting with "Thanksgiving of Horror". A rerun of "Werking Mom" was dedicated to her. Colorectal cancer.

Crew

Writers and producers

• Thomas Chastain, 73 (died September 1, 1994) – Co-wrote the story of the episode "Black Widower". Lung cancer.
• Don Payne, 48 (died March 26, 2013) – Payne served as a writer, producer, supervising producer, co-executive producer and consulting producer on the show, between seasons 11 and 25. He was credited on 113 episodes, writing 16 of them, including "Insane Clown Poppy" (amongst many co-written with John Frink), "Thank God It's Doomsday" and "Fraudcast News". His most recent aired credit at the time of his death was as a consulting producer on "Dark Knight Court", but two episodes which he wrote, "White Christmas Blues" and "Labor Pains", aired after his death. Bone cancer.
• Steve Viksten, 53 (died June 23, 2014) – Co-wrote the episode "Homer Scissorhands" with Peter Gaffney.
• Sam Simon, 59 (died March 8, 2015) – Simon co-created and developed The Simpsons with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. He served as the showrunner for seasons 1 and 2 and remained on staff as a writer and producer until the end of season 4. Simon assembled the show's initial writing team and designed characters such as Mr. Burns and Chief Wiggum. He co-wrote nine episodes, including "Some Enchanted Evening" and "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish". He remained credited in his roles of developer, executive producer and character designer in every episode of the show. "Waiting for Duffman" was dedicated to him. Colorectal cancer.
• Kevin Curran, 59 (died October 25, 2016) – Served as a consultant for two episode during season 9 before serving as a writer and producer from season 14 to season 27. Curran was credited on 306 episodes, writing 11 of them, including "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can". "There Will Be Buds" was dedicated to him. Cancer.
• Dennis Snee, 68 (died July 1, 2019) – Wrote the episode "Special Edna". Parkinson's disease.
• J. Michael Mendel, 54 (died September 23, 2019) – served as a producer from seasons 1-10. Also served as a producer for the "Rick and Morty couch gag" in season 26. "The Winter of Our Monetized Content" was dedicated to him. Natural causes.
• David Richardson, 65 (died January 18, 2021) – supervising producer for season 5 and 6 and writer of "Homer Loves Flanders". "Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?" was dedicated to him. Heart failure.
• Marc Wilmore, 57 (died January 30, 2021) – Writer and producer from seasons 13-27, credited on 302 episodes, writing 11 of them. Voiced Dr. Wilmore in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge". "Wad Goals" was dedicated to him. Complications from COVID-19.
• Frank Mula, 71 (died December 17, 2021) – Writer and producer from seasons 3-5 and 10-12, credited on 80 episodes, writing 3 of them.
• Ron Zimmerman, 64 (died July 28, 2022) – wrote the season 28 episode "The Cad and the Hat".
• Brian McConnachie, 81 (died January 5, 2024) – wrote the season 24 episode "The Fabulous Faker Boy". Parkinson's disease.
• Reid Harrison, 65 (died January 15, 2024) – Writer from seasons 8-9 and 19, writing 2 of them, including "The Springfield Files".
• William Wright (died December 16, 2024) – Writer from seasons 19-21 and 26, writing 3 of them. "Bottle Episode" was dedicated to him.
• Steve Pepoon, 68 (died May 3, 2025) – wrote the season 2 episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment".
• Dan McGrath, 61 (died November 14, 2025) – Writer from seasons 5-6, writing 4 of them, including "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" and "Bart of Darkness". "Aunt Misbehavin'" was dedicated to him. Stroke.

Directors and animators

• Michael O'Conner, 54 (died May 5, 1992) – Layout artist for season 1.
• Ray Johnson, Jr., 33 (died July 29, 1994) – Character layout artist, storyboard assistant and storyboard artist for "Last Exit to Springfield".
• 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, 50 (died July 13, 1996) – Character 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.
• 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) – 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". 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.
• 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".
• Chris Moeller, 47 (died December 31, 2014) – Storyboard artist for nine episodes. ALS.
• Cliff Voorhees, 90 (died April 6, 2015) – Background layout artist for three episodes.
• Richard Manginsay, 43 (died August 13, 2015) – Layout artist and assistant director. Cancer.
• Gary Hoffman, 78 (died April 15, 2016) – Background artist for seven episodes.
• Julia Kalantarova, 45 (died September 27, 2016) – Background painter and color stylist.
• Sooan Kim, 62 (died January 20, 2017) – Character layout artist.
• Merle Welton, 90 (died April 11, 2017) – Animation checker.
• Jerry Richardson, 52 (died May 17, 2018) – Background and storyboard artist.
• Domingo Rivera (died October 15, 2018) – Character layout artist for "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star" and clean-up artist for The Simpsons Movie.
• Christopher Reccardi, 54 (died May 2, 2019) – Character layout artist for "Bart's Dog Gets an "F"" and provided the layouts for the Ren and Stimpy sequence in "Brother from the Same Planet". Heart attack.
• Ernesto Elicanal (died September 4, 2019) – Character layout artist.
• Cullen Blaine, 85 (died December 2, 2020) – Layout artist and lip sync artist for season 1. Complications from COVID-19.
• Tuck Tucker, 59 (died December 22, 2020) – Character layout artist and storyboard artist.
• Brenda Banks, 72 (died December 30, 2020) – Animator for The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield and character layout artist for "Trash of the Titans" and "King of the Hill".
• Dale Baer, 70 (died January 15, 2021) – Animator for the couch gag in "Fland Canyon". Complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Richard Bowman, 69 (died March 19, 2021) – Overseas animation supervisor, sheet timer, and lip sync artist for season 1. Heart attack.
• Edwin E. Aguilar, 46 (died April 10, 2021) – Character layout artist, storyboard artist and assistant director. "Panic on the Streets of Springfield" was dedicated to him. Cerebral thrombosis.
• Mike Camarillo, 57 (died December 25, 2021) – Background cleanup artist from seasons one to three.
• 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, 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.
• Bike Kinzle, 69 (died March 6, 2023) – Background painter for The Simpsons Movie and color designer for "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons and Family Guy crossover.
• Craig Armstrong, 70 (died August 15, 2023) – Character layout artist.
• Istvan Majoros, 72 (died September 27, 2023) – Character layout artist. "Do the Wrong Thing" was dedicated to him.
• Sue Bielenberg, 58 (died December 5, 2023) – Character layout artist, background layout artist and art director for The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield. Heart attack.
• Michael Swanigan, 67 (died September 24, 2024) – Layout artist for season 1.
• Shigeko Doyle, 80 (died April 28, 2024) – Painter.
• Karenia Kaminski, 76 (died October 7, 2025) – Layout artist for season 1.
• Christine Smith, 52 (died December 13, 2025) – Animation timer for "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons and Family Guy crossover. Ovarian cancer.
• 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 24, 2026) – Storyboard artist for two episodes.

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) – sound re-recording mixer on "Lisa's First Word". Stabbed.
• Andy Houts, 31 (died February 26, 1997) – production assistant for seasons 2 and 3. Cardiac arrest.
• 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.
• 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, 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.
• Ray Colcord, 66 (died February 5, 2016) – was a one time composer for "Dead Putting Society". Pancreatic cancer.
• Dell Hake, 73 (died August 10, 2017) – was a conductor and orchestrator for many episodes between seasons 17 and 26.
• Rochelle Linder, 59 (died August 27, 2017) – was an office manager for the "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons and Family Guy crossover.
• Arthur B. Rubinstein, 80 (died April 23, 2018) – composer for two episodes. Cancer.
• Patrick Williams, 79 (died July 25, 2018) – composer for the season 2 episode "Simpson and Delilah". Cancer.
• Lolee Aries, 61 (died July 10, 2018) – served as an animation producer and animation executive producer. Complications of lymphoma.
• Trista H. Navarro, 43 (died February 6, 2019) – animation production manager, supervisor and associate for over 250 episodes. "The Clown Stays in the Picture" was dedicated to her.
• Alan Decker, 59 (died December 23, 2020) – served as a sound re-recording mixer for The Simpsons.
• Jennifer Dolce, 62 (died May 2, 2022) – served as an editor for 7 episodes.
• Tommy Morgan, 89 (died June 23, 2022) – played the harmonica to the song "The Ballad of Jebediah Springfield" in the season 7 episode "Lisa the Iconoclast".
• Terry Harrington, 84 (died July 20, 2022) – provided the sounds of Lisa Simpson's saxophone.
• Trixie Flynn, 74 (died July 22, 2022) – served as an assistant to James L. Brooks. Respiratory failure.
• Chris Ledesma, 64 (died December 16, 2022) – served as the music editor for the first 33 seasons. "My Life as a Vlog" was dedicated to him.
• Anne Luiting, 64 (died January 22, 2023) – served as a studio production manager and animation vice president of production.
• John Bush, 69 (died November 23, 2023) – served as an animation executive producer. Complications of lymphoma.
• Gene Merlino, 95 (died January 8, 2024) – served as the singer for "South of the Border" in the season 4 episode "Kamp Krusty", "Born Free" in the season 4 episode "Whacking Day" and "Jellyfish" in the season 14 episode "A Star Is Born Again". Natural causes.
• Jill Sobule, 66 (died May 1, 2025) – served as the singer for "Lumberjill" in the season 31 episode "Marge the Lumberjill". "Full Heart, Empty Pool" was dedicated to her. House fire.
• Alf Clausen, 84 (died May 29, 2025) – composer for The Simpsons from season 2 to 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 seasons 1 and 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.
• James Gilstrap, 79 (died July 18, 2026) – served as the singer for "Two Days, Two Circles" in the season 17 episode "Girls Just Want to Have Sums".

Guest stars

• Audrey Meadows, 73 (died February 3, 1996) – voiced 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.
• Jim Varney, 50 (died February 10, 2000) – Played Cooder in "Bart Carny". Lung cancer.
• Tito Puente, 77 (died May 31, 2000) – Appeared as himself in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" and "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)". Heart problem.
• Steve Allen, 78 (died October 30, 2000) – Appeared as the "electronically altered" voice of Bart in "Separate Vocations" and as himself in "'Round Springfield". Heart attack.
• Joe C., 26 (died November 16, 2000) – Appeared as himself in "Kill the Alligator and Run". Celiac disease
• 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.
• 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.
• Lawrence Tierney, 82 (died February 26, 2002) – Played Don Brodka in "Marge Be Not Proud". Pneumonia.
• Stephen Jay Gould, 60 (died May 20, 2002) – Appeared as himself in "Lisa the Skeptic". "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge" was dedicated to him. Cancer.
• John Entwistle, 57 (died June 27, 2002) – Appeared as himself, with the rest of The Who in "A Tale of Two Springfields". Drug induced heart attack.
• Rod Steiger, 77 (died July 9, 2002) – Voiced Captain Tenille in "Simpson Tide". Pneumonia after gall bladder surgery.
• Chick Hearn, 85 (died August 5, 2002 – Voiced the Announcer in "Homer Defined". Head injury from fall.
• Johnny Unitas, 69 (died September 11, 2002) – Appeared as himself in "Homie the Clown". Heart attack.
• Barry White, 58 (died July 4, 2003) – Appeared as himself in "Whacking Day" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled". Kidney failure.
• Bob Hope, 100 (died July 27, 2003) – Appeared as himself in "Lisa the Beauty Queen". Pneumonia.
• 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.
• 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 season 5 episode "Sideshow Bob Roberts". Emphysema.
• 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.
• James Brown, 73 (died December 25, 2006) – Appeared as himself in "Bart's Inner Child". Heart failure induced by pneumonia.
• 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 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.
• Patrick McGoohan, 80 (died January 13, 2009) – Appeared as Number Six in "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes". Short illness.
• John Updike, 76 (died January 27, 2009) – Appeared as himself in "Insane Clown Poppy". Lung cancer.
• Ed McMahon, 86 (died June 23, 2009) – Appeared as himself in "Treehouse of Horror IX". Bone cancer and pneumonia.
• Michael Jackson, 50 (died June 25, 2009) – Appeared as Leon Kompowsky in "Stark Raving Dad" and also co-wrote "Do the Bartman". A repeat of "Wedding for Disaster" was dedicated to him. Drug overdose induced cardiac arrest.
• Gary Coleman, 42 (died May 28, 2010) – Appeared as himself in "Grift of the Magi". Archive audio of his performance was also used in "Behind the Laughter" and "A Tale of Two Springfields". Intercranial hemorrhage from fall.
• Robert Schimmel, 60 (died September 3, 2010) – Appeared as a convict in "Pokey Mom". Car accident.
• Jack LaLanne, 96 (died January 23, 2011) – Appeared as himself in "The Old Man and the "C" Student". Pneumonia.
• Elizabeth Taylor, 79 (died March 23, 2011) – Voiced Maggie in "Lisa's First Word" and appeared as herself in "Krusty Gets Kancelled"; "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing" was dedicated to her. Heart failure.
• Clarence Clemons, 69 (died June 18, 2011) – Narrated the episode "Grift of the Magi". Stroke.
• Charles Napier, 75 (died October 5, 2011) – Voiced three different characters in four episodes, including the recurring character The Warden. Unknown cause.
• Joe Frazier, 67 (died November 7, 2011) – Appeared as himself in the episodes "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" and "Homer's Paternity Coot". Liver cancer.
• Harry Morgan, 96 (died December 7, 2011) – Appeared as his Dragnet character Bill Gannon in "Mother Simpson". Pneumonia.
• Tom Ardolino, 56 (died January 6, 2012) – As NRBQ's drummer, Ardolino performed with the rest of the band in three episodes. Diabetes.
• Dick Tufeld, 85 (died January 22, 2012) – Tufeld reprised his role as the voice of the robot from the series Lost in Space in "Mayored to the Mob" and "Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore".
• Dick Clark, 82 (died April 18, 2012) – Appeared as himself in "Treehouse of Horror X". Heart attack.
• Ernest Borgnine, 95 (died July 8, 2012) – Appeared as himself in "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood". Kidney failure.
• Gore Vidal, 86 (died July 31, 2012) – Appeared as himself in "Moe'N'a Lisa". Pneumonia.
• Marvin Hamlisch, 68 (died August 6, 2012) – Appeared posthumously as himself in "Gone Abie Gone". Multiple causes.
• Larry Hagman, 81 (died November 23, 2012) – Voiced Wallace Brady in "The Monkey Suit". Throat cancer.
• Huell Howser, 67 (died January 7, 2013) – Appeared as himself in "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?". "A Test Before Trying" was dedicated to him. Prostate cancer.
• Pat Summerall, 82 (died April 16, 2013) – Appeared as himself in "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". Cardiac arrest.
• Joyce Brothers, 85 (died May 13, 2013) – Appeared as herself in "Last Exit to Springfield". Respiratory failure.
• Cory Monteith, 31 (died July 13, 2013) – Appeared as Flynn in "Elementary School Musical". Alcohol and drug overdose.
• Tom Clancy, 66 (died October 1, 2013) – Appeared as himself in "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife". Brief illness.
• 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.
• 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) –voiced 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. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Alex Rocco, 79 (died July 18, 2015) – voiced Roger Meyers, Jr. in three episodes.
• Merl Reagle, 65 (died August 22, 2015) – voiced himself in "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words".
• 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.
• Fyvush Finkel, 93 (died August 14, 2016) – voiced himself in the season 9 episode "Lisa's Sax".
• Janet Reno, 78 (died November 7, 2016) – voiced herself in "Dark Knight Court". Parkinson's disease.
• Adam West, 88 (died June 9, 2017) – voiced 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's season 13 premiere "The Simpsons Guy", a The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover. Leukemia.
• Jack Ong, 76 (died June 13, 2017) – voiced a Chinese fisherman in the season 9 episode "Das Bus". Brain tumor.
• Martin Landau, 89 (died July 15, 2017) – voiced The Great Raymondo in the season 22 episode "The Great Simpsina". Heart attack.
• June Foray, 99 (died July 26, 2017) – voiced a receptionist for the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service in the season 1 episode "Some Enchanted Evening". Unknown.
• Jerry Lewis, 91 (died August 20, 2017) – voiced Jonathan Frink, Sr. in the season 15 episode "Treehouse of Horror XIV". End-stage cardiac disease and peripheral artery disease.
• Hugh Hefner, 91 (died September 27, 2017) – voiced himself in the season 4 episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled". Natural causes.
• Tom Petty, 66 (died October 2, 2017) – voiced himself in the season 14 episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation". "Springfield Splendor" was dedicated to him. Cardiac arrest.
• Ray Thomas, 74 (died January 4, 2018) – voiced himself in the season 10 episode "Viva Ned Flanders". Unknown causes.
• John Mahoney, 77 (died February 4, 2018) – voiced Robert Terwilliger, Sr. in the season 19 episode "Funeral for a Fiend". Short illness.
• Stephen Hawking, 76 (died March 14, 2018) – voiced himself in several episodes. "Homer Is Where the Art Isn't" was dedicated to him. ALS.
• R. Lee Ermey, 74 (died April 15, 2018) – voiced Leslie Hapablap in the season 7 episode "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and the season 26 episode "Waiting for Duffman". "Lisa Gets the Blues" was dedicated to him. Complications from pneumonia.
• Carl Kasell, 84 (died April 17, 2018) – voiced himself in the season 25 episode "Pay Pal". Complications of Alzheimer's disease.
• Tom Wolfe, 87 (died May 14, 2018) – voiced himself in the season 18 episode "Moe'N'a Lisa". "Flanders' Ladder" was dedicated to him. Infection.
• Anthony Bourdain, 61 (died June 8, 2018) – voiced himself in the season 23 episode "The Food Wife". Suicide.
• Harlan Ellison, 84 (died June 28, 2018) – voiced himself in the season 25 episode "Married to the Blob".
• Stan Lee, 95 (died November 12, 2018) – voiced himself in the season 13 episode "I Am Furious (Yellow)", the season 25 episode "Married to the Blob" and the couch gag for the season 28 episode "The Caper Chase". "Werking Mom" was dedicated to him.
• Ricky Jay, 72 (died November 24, 2018) – voiced himself in the season 22 episode "The Great Simpsina". "Daddicus Finch" was dedicated to him. Natural causes.
• Penny Marshall, 76 (died December 17, 2018) – voiced Lucille Botzcowski in the season 1 episode "Some Enchanted Evening". Complications of diabetes.
• Luke Perry, 52 (died March 4, 2019) – voiced himself in the season 4 episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled". "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" was dedicated to him. Stroke.
• Tim Conway, 85 (died May 14, 2019) – voiced himself in the season 8 episode "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". Complications from normal pressure hydrocephalus.
• Valerie Harper, 80 (died August 30, 2019) – voiced several characters starting in season 24 and then again in season 28-29. Lung cancer.
• Robert Forster, 78 (died October 11, 2019) – voiced Lucky Jim in the season 20 episode "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes". Brain cancer.
• Robert Evans, 89 (died October 26, 2019) – voiced himself in the season 11 episode "Kill the Alligator and Run". Unknown causes.
• Jack Sheldon, 88 (died December 27, 2019) – voiced Amendment To Be in the season 7 episode "The Day the Violence Died".
• John Baldessari, 88 (died January 2, 2020) – voiced himself in the season 29 episode "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage".
• Jack Burns, 86, (died January 26, 2020) – voiced Edward Christian in the season 11 episode "Beyond Blunderdome".
• Kirk Douglas, 103, (died February 5, 2020) – voiced Chester Lampwick in the season 7 episode "The Day the Violence Died".
• James Lipton, 93, (died March 2, 2020) – voiced himself in the season 13 episode "The Sweetest Apu" and the season 22 episode "Homer the Father". "Screenless" was dedicated to him. Bladder cancer.
• Max von Sydow, 90, (died March 8, 2020) – voiced Klaus Ziegler in the season 25 episode "The War of Art". "Better Off Ned" was dedicated to him.
• Little Richard, 87, (died May 9, 2020) – voiced himself in the season 14 episode "Special Edna". "The Way of the Dog" was dedicated to him. Bone cancer.
• Fred Willard, 86, (died May 15, 2020) – voiced Wally Kogen in the season 10 episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". Cardiac arrest, with coronary artery disease and myelodysplastic syndrome.
• Regis Philbin, 88, (died July 24, 2020) – guest starred as himself in the season 10 episode "Treehouse of Horror IX", via live-action recording. Heart attack due to coronary artery disease.
• Alex Trebek, 80, (died November 8, 2020) – voiced himself in the season 9 episode "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" and the season 24 episode "Penny-Wiseguys". "Podcast News" was dedicated to him. Pancreatic cancer.
• Joan Kenley (died November 26, 2020) - voiced a telephone operator in the season 7 episodes "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily" and "King-Size Homer" and the season 9 episode "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson".
• David Lander, 73, (died December 4, 2020) – voiced Squiggy in the season 14 episode "Helter Shelter". Multiple sclerosis.
• Larry King, 87 (died January 23, 2021) – voiced himself in the season 2 episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" and the season 6 episode "Sideshow Bob Roberts". Sepsis.
• Cloris Leachman, 94 (died January 27, 2021) – voiced Alice Glick in the season 2 episode "Three Men and a Comic Book". Complications from a stroke and COVID-19.
• George Segal, 87 (died March 23, 2021) – voiced Nick in the season 30 episode "Heartbreak Hotel". Complications from bypass surgery.
• Olympia Dukakis, 89 (died May 1, 2021) – voiced Zelda in the season 13 episode "The Old Man and the Key". "Mother and Child Reunion" was dedicated to her.
• Jackie Mason, 93 (died July 24, 2021) – voiced Hyman Krustofsky in multiple episodes.
• Ed Asner, 91 (died August 29, 2021) – voiced a Lifeways editor of the Springfield Shopper in the season 11 episode "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?". Natural causes.
• Graeme Edge, 80 (died November 11, 2021) – voiced himself in the season 10 episode "Viva Ned Flanders".
• Stephen Sondheim, 91 (died November 26, 2021) – voiced himself and wrote the music to the song "The Ballad of Buzz Cola" in the season 18 episode "Yokel Chords". A rerun of "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" was dedicated to him.
• John Madden, 85 (died December 28, 2021) – voiced himself in the season 10 episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". "The Longest Marge" was dedicated to him.
• Betty White, 99 (died December 31, 2021) – voiced herself in the season 11 episode "Missionary: Impossible" and the season 18 episode "Homerazzi". A rerun of "Lisa's Belly" was dedicated to her.
• Peter Bogdanovich, 82 (died January 6, 2022) – voiced a psychologist in the season 18 episode "Yokel Chords". Parkinson's disease.
• Maggy Reno Hurchalla, 81 (died February 19, 2022) – helped voice her sister's character in the season 24 episode "Dark Knight Court". Cardiac arrest.
• Ray Liotta, 67 (died May 26, 2022) – voiced Morty Szyslak in the season 29 episode "King Leer". A rerun of "My Octopus and a Teacher" was dedicated to him. Respiratory and acute heart failure.
• James Caan, 82 (died July 6, 2022) – voiced himself in the season 16 episode "All's Fair in Oven War". Heart attack.
• Nichelle Nichols, 89 (died July 30, 2022) – voiced herself in the season 15 episode "Simple Simpson". Heart failure.
• David Crosby, 81 (died January 18, 2023) – voiced himself in the season 4 episode "Marge in Chains" and the season 5 episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet". "The Many Saints of Springfield" was dedicated to him. Long illness.
• Sal Bando, 78 (died January 20, 2023) – voiced himself in the season 17 episode "Regarding Margie". Cancer.
• Bill Saluga, 85 (died March 28, 2023) – voiced Ray J. Johnson in the season 13 episode "The Old Man and the Key".
• Jerry Springer, 79 (died April 27, 2023) – voiced himself in the season 10 episode "Treehouse of Horror IX". Pancreatic cancer.
• Treat Williams, 71 (died June 12, 2023) – voiced himself in the season 23 episode "A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again". A rerun of "The Many Saints of Springfield" was dedicated to him. Motorcycle accident.
• Tony Bennett, 96 (died July 21, 2023) – voiced himself and sung "Capital City" in the season 2 episode "Dancin' Homer", the season 14 episode "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade", and the season 24 episode "Whiskey Business". A rerun of "Carl Carlson Rides Again" was dedicated to him. Alzheimer's.
• William Friedkin, 87 (died August 7, 2023) – voiced Dr. Kenneth Humphries in the season 29 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII". Heart failure and pneumonia.
• Suzanne Somers, 76 (died October 15, 2023) – voiced herself in the season 7 episode "The Day the Violence Died". "McMansion & Wife" was dedicated to her. Breast cancer.
• Matthew Perry, 54 (died October 28, 2023) – voiced an Ultrahouse 3000 voice option in the season 13 episode "Treehouse of Horror XII". Acute ketamine intoxication.
• Frances Sternhagen, 93 (died November 27, 2023) – voiced Myrna Bellamy in the season 13 episode "The Frying Game". Natural causes.
• Norman Lear, 101 (died December 5, 2023) – voiced himself in the season 29 episode "Mr. Lisa's Opus". "Murder, She Boat" was dedicated to him. Natural causes.
• Tom Smothers, 86 (died December 26, 2023) – voiced himself in the season 21 episode "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?". Lung cancer.
• Richard Lewis, 76 (died February 27, 2024) – voiced Male Golem in the season 18 episode "Treehouse of Horror XVII". Heart attack.
• Donald Sutherland, 88 (died June 20, 2024) – voiced Hollis Hurlbut in the season 7 episode "Lisa the Iconoclast". Long illness.
• Martin Mull, 80 (died June 27, 2024) – voiced Seth in the season 10 episode "D'oh-in' in the Wind". A rerun of "Clan of the Cave Mom" was dedicated to him. Pancreatic cancer.
• Bob Newhart, 94 (died July 18, 2024) – voiced himself in the season 7 episode "Bart the Fink". A rerun of "Night of the Living Wage" was dedicated to him.
• James Earl Jones, 93 (died September 9, 2024) – voiced a removalist, the Raven narrator, and Serak the Preparer in the season 2 episode "Treehouse of Horror", Maggie Simpson in the season 6 episode "Treehouse of Horror V", and narrated the season 9 episode "Das Bus". A rerun of "Cremains of the Day" was dedicated to him.
• Elwood Edwards, 74 (died November 5, 2024) – voiced a virtual doctor in the season 11 episode "Little Big Mom". Long illness.
• Jay North, 73 (died April 6, 2025) – voiced himself in the season 11 episode "Take My Wife, Sleaze". Colorectal cancer.
• George Wendt, 76 (died May 20, 2025) – voiced Norm Peterson in the season 6 episode "Fear of Flying". A rerun of "Shoddy Heat" was dedicated to him.
• Gailard Sartain, 81 (died June 19, 2025) – voiced Big Daddy in the season 8 episode "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase".
• Jane Goodall, 91 (died October 1, 2025) – voiced herself in the season 31 episode "Gorillas on the Mast". "Keep Chalm and Gary On" was dedicated to her. Natural causes.
• John Lodge, 82 (died October 10, 2025) – voiced himself in the season 10 episode "Viva Ned Flanders".
• Frank Gehry, 96 (died December 5, 2025) – voiced 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 himself in the season 17 episode "Million-Dollar Abie". "¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!" was dedicated to him. Homicide; stabbed.
• Sonny Rollins, 95 (died May 25, 2026) – voiced himself in the season 24 episode "Whiskey Business".
• Marjane Satrapi, 56 (died June 4, 2026) – voiced herself in the season 29 episode "Springfield Splendor".
• Sam Neill, 78 (died July 13, 2026) – voiced Molloy in the season 5 episode "Homer the Vigilante". Pneumonia.
• Glen Hansard, 56 (died July 29, 2026) – voiced the Irish street musician in the season 20 episode "In the Name of the Grandfather". Motorcycle accident.
• Dolly Parton, 80 (died August 25, 2026) – voiced herself in the season 10 episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". Natural causes.

Deleted scenes

• Catherine O'Hara, 71 (died January 30, 2026) - originally recorded the role of Collette in "Flaming Moe's" before she was redubbed with Jo Ann Harris.^[1] Pulmonary embolism.

Archive footage

• Neil Armstrong, 82 (died August 25, 2012) – Twice voiced himself via audio footage. Complications following surgery.

The Simpsons Movie

• Don LaFontaine, 68 (died September 1, 2008) – LaFontaine provided the voice over for the majority of the film's trailers. Complications from a pneumothorax.
• Kevyn L. Wallace, 47 (died September 14, 2011) – Background layout artist for the film. Injuries sustained in car accident.
• Danny Taverna, 67 (died January 2, 2015) – Background layout artist for the film.
• Marsha Kramer, 74 (died January 23, 2020) – served as part of the ADR loop group for the film.
• Maureen Mlynarczyk, 47 (died February 16, 2020) – Additional timing director for the film. Colon cancer.
• Marko Barrows, 60 (died May 4, 2021) – Visual effects animator for the film.
• Susan Burke, 67 (died January 11, 2023) – Animation checker for the film.
• Rick Hoppe, 74 (died May 31, 2025) – Character layout artist for the film.
• Merry Clingen, 71 (died February 9, 2026) – Clean-up animator for the film.
• Nick Glennie-Smith, 74 (died August 17, 2026) – Orchestra conductor for the film. Long illness.

Other franchise elements

The following people worked exclusively on an aspect of The Simpsons' franchise independent of the series or film, such as the comics, albums or video games.

Comics

• Dan DeCarlo, 82 (died December 18, 2001) – comic artist. Pneumonia.
• Al Williamson, 79 (died June 12, 2010) – one time comic artist. Unknown causes.
• Gene Colan, 84 (died June 23, 2011) – one time comic illustrator. Cancer and liver disease.
• Earl Kress, 60 (died September 19, 2011) – comic book writer for Bongo Comics Group.
• John Severin, 90 (died February 12, 2012) – one time comic artist. Unknown causes.
• George Gladir, 87 (died April 3, 2013) – writer for several comic stories. Unknown causes.
• Stan Goldberg, 82 (died August 31, 2014) – one time penciler. Stroke.
• Murphy Anderson, 89 (died October 22, 2015) – inker for The Thing in My Head!. Heart failure.
• Lemmy, 70 (died December 28, 2015) – writer for Homer Goes to Hell!. Prostate cancer, congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia.
• Gary Glasberg, 50 (died September 28, 2016) – writer for several comic stories. Unknown causes.
• Dan Spiegle, 96 (died January 28, 2017) – guest artist for War Is Smelly!. Unknown causes.
• Bernie Wrightson, 68 (died March 18, 2017) – illustrated the comic story Squish Thing. Brain cancer.
• Carolyn Kelly (died April 9, 2017) – penciller for two Bart Simpson stories. Unknown causes.
• Len Wein, 69 (died September 10, 2017) – writer for multiple comic stories. Unknown causes.
• Batton Lash, 65 (died January 12, 2019) – comic writer and artist. Brain cancer.
• Dan Nakrosis, 57 (died July 21, 2020) – served as an inker for the Simpsons Comics story Mr. Sparkle: Destroy All Manga!.
• Oscar González Loyo, 61 (died February 7, 2021) – served as a penciller for Bongo Comics.
• Chris Yambar, 59 (died March 27, 2021) – served as a writer for Bongo Comics.
• Ramona Fradon, 97, (died February 24, 2024) – served as an inker for the Simpsons Super Spectacular story Mufelatto, the Aliment Man.

Books

• Herb Trimpe, 75 (died April 13, 2015) – served as the illustrator for "Attack of the 48 3/4 Ft. Woman" illustration in the book The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis.

Albums

• David Cole, 32 (died January 24, 1995) – Cole co-wrote the song "I Just Can't Help Myself" for The Yellow Album. Complications from spinal meningitis.
• Floyd Cramer, 64 (died December 31, 1997) – Crammer played piano on "Funny How Time Slips Away". Lung cancer.
• Lew McCreary, 71 (died January 19, 1999) – played the trombone for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• David Frisina, 86 (died November 1, 2000) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Harold Dicterow, 81 (died December 1, 2000) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Myra Kestenbaum, 69 (died November 6, 2001) – played the viola for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Cancer.
• Mike Rubin, 88 (died November 23, 2001) – served as a musician contractor for the albums Songs in the Key of Springfield, Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons and The Simpsons: Testify.
• Jon Clarke, 54 (died June 9, 2005) – played woodwinds for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Gene Morford, 66 (died August 27, 2005) – served as a singer for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Michael Botts, 61 (died December 9, 2005) – Botts played drums on The Simpsons Sing the Blues and The Yellow Album. Colon cancer.
• John Thomas Johnson, 71 (died October 16, 2006) – played the tuba for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Complications of cancer and kidney failure.
• Dorothy Wade, 83 (died February 2007) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Richard Joseph, 53 (died April 23, 2007) – Additional engineer on "I Just Can't Help Myself". Lung cancer.
• Larry Corbett, 54 (died December 20, 2008) – played the cello for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Don Palmer, 78 (died March 22, 2009) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Ben Keith, 73 (died July 26, 2010) – Keith played steel guitar on "Funny How Time Slips Away". Blood clot in the lung.
• Ronni Chasen, 64 (died November 16, 2010) – was thanked by Hans Zimmer for the album The Simpsons Movie: The Music. Homicide; gunshot.
• Harris Goldman, 78 (died May 13, 2011) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Armen Garabedian, 62 (died August 23, 2011) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Israel Baker, 92 (died December 25, 2011) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Stroke.
• Andrew Gold, 59 (died June 3, 2011) – Gold worked on The Simpsons Sing the Blues and The Yellow Album. Heart failure.
• Bernard Kundell, 98 (died December 30, 2012) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Warren Luening, 70 (died March 18, 2012) – served as a trumpeter for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• B. B. King, 89 (died May 14, 2015) – Played the guitar in the song "Born Under a Bad Sign" for The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Complications from high blood pressure and diabetes.
• Jimmy Levine, 61-62 (died August 9, 2016) – was thanked by Hans Zimmer for the album The Simpsons Movie: The Music. Cancer.
• Chuck Berry, 90 (died March 18, 2017) – wrote the song "School Day", which was covered in The Simpsons Sing the Blues.
• Isabelle Daskoff, 95 (died July 20, 2017) – played the violin for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Roger Neumann, 77 (died November 28, 2018) – played woodwinds for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Gary Stewart, 62 (died April 11, 2019) – served as an executive producer for the albums Songs in the Key of Springfield and Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons.
• Dr. John, 77 (died June 6, 2019) – played a piano solo for the song "I Love to See You Smile" for The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Heart attack.
• Tommy Morgan, 89 (died June 23, 2022) – played the harmonica solo in the song "The Ballad of Jebediah Springfield" from the season 7 episode "Lisa the Iconoclast".
• Vincent DeRosa, 101 (died July 18, 2022) – played French horns for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Michael Lang, 80 (died August 5, 2022) – played keyboard for the album The Simpsons: Testify. Lung cancer.
• Raymond Kelley, 87 (died March 4, 2025) – played the cello for the album The Simpsons: Testify.
• Bryan Loren, 59 (died January 2026) – co-wrote the song Do the Bartman for The Simpsons Sing the Blues.

Video games

• Bill Williams, 37 (died May 28, 1998) – Was the original designer for The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare. Cystic fibrosis.
• W. Marshall Rogers, 57 (died March 25, 2007) – Worked with concept and design for Bartman Meets Radioactive Man. Heart attack.

Other related

The following people have had no direct employment on the series or franchise, but have been connected to it some way, such as appearing on something about the show.

• Homer Groening, 76 (died March 15, 1996) – Matt Groening's father and the namesake of Homer. Cancer.
• Sunni Walton, 59 (died December 29, 1997) – Walton has no known direct connection to The Simpsons, but the episode "This Little Wiggy" was "Dedicated to Sunni Walton O'Neil". Brain tumor.
• Ed Roth, 69 (died April 4, 2004) – Unknown connection to Simpsons Comics. Heart attack.
• Elsie Castellaneta, 81 (died January 14, 2008) – Dan Castellaneta's mother. "Mona Leaves-a" was dedicated to her.
• Dora K. Warren, 92 (died February 23, 2008) – Harry Shearer's mother. "Mona Leaves-a" was dedicated to her.
• Daryl Gates, 83 (died April 16, 2010) – Appeared in the special Springfield's Most Wanted, made to promote "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)", as himself. Blood cancer.
• Polly Platt, 72 (died July 27, 2011) – Gave James L. Brooks the Life in Hell cartoon "The Los Angeles Way of Death" by Matt Groening and suggested the two meet and that the characters be given their own show; the meeting spawned the Tracy Ullman Show shorts. ALS.
• Robert Reno, 72 (died July 7, 2012) – Guest stars Janet Reno and Maggy Reno Hurchalla's brother. "Dark Knight Court" was dedicated to him. Complications of Alzheimer's disease.
• Margaret Groening, 94 (died April 22, 2013) – Matt Groening's mother and the namesake of Marge. Old age.
• Louis Castellaneta, 99 (died August 15, 2014) – Dan Castellaneta's father. "Clown in the Dumps" was dedicated in memory of him. Natural causes.
• Rusty Nails, 87 (died July 28, 2015) – Was the clown who inspired Krusty the Clown. He was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!. Congestive heart failure.
• David Kavner, 98 (Died February 1, 2016) – Julie Kavner's father. "Love Is in the N₂-O₂-Ar-CO₂-Ne-He-CH₄" was dedicated to him. Unknown causes.
• George H. W. Bush, 94 (died November 30, 2018) – appeared in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! via archived recordings. Parkinson's disease.
• Double K, 43 (died January 30, 2021) – appeared in the opening montage of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
• Dusty Hill, (died July 28, 2021) – appeared in the opening montage of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
• David Davis, 86 (died November 4, 2022) – Julie Kavner's husband. "From Beer to Paternity" was dedicated to him.
• Burt Bacharach, 94 (died February 8, 2023) – wrote the song "(They Long To Be) Close to You", which was used in The Simpsons Movie, and the song "That's What Friends Are For", which was used in The Simpsons Game. Natural causes.
• Morgan Spurlock, 53 (died May 23, 2024) – was the host of The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, as well as being the writer and director of the special. Cancer.
• Ruth Westheimer, 96 (died July 12, 2024) – Sex therapist and talk show host. She was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
• 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.
• John Albarian, 58 (died December 2025) – served as the producer for the show's DVD commentaries. "Seperance" was dedicated to him.

Foreign voice cast

Brazilian Portuguese dub (Os Simpsons)

• André Filho, 50 (died March 14, 1997) – dubbed the voice of Principal Skinner. Complications from AIDS.
• Nelly Amaral, 65 (died September 21, 2002) – dubbed the voice of Marge Simpson from season 11 to season 13. Cancer.
• Arthur Costa Filho, 75 (died January 31, 2003) – dubbed the voice of Abraham Simpson from season 1. Heart attack.
• Paulo Flores, 58 (died May 12, 2003) – dubbed the voice of Julius Hibbert from season 8 to season 14. Liver disease.
• Julio Cézar, 61 (died July 3, 2014) – dubbed the voices of Homer Simpson (seasons 8-14), Abraham Simpson (seasons 8-14) and Charles Montgomery Burns (seasons 11-14). Stroke.
• Jomery Pozzoli, 86 (died July 26, 2014) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns from season 15 to season 17.
• Domício Costa, 87 (died March 5, 2016) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns in season 1. Heart attack.
• Miguel Rosenberg, 90 (died May 6, 2016) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns (seasons 2-8 and 18-25). Stroke.
• José Luiz Barbeito, 55 (died February 6, 2018) dubbed the voice of Clancy Wiggum from season 1 to season 7.
• Waldyr Sant'anna, 81 (died April 21, 2018) – dubbed the voices of Homer Simpson (seasons 1-8 and 15-18) and Grandpa Simpson (seasons 2-8 and 15-18).
• Leonel Abrantes, 82 (died February 6, 2020) – dubbed the voice of Ned Flanders from season 7 to season 30.
• Christiane Louise, 49 (died July 19, 2021) – dubbed the voice of Edna Krabappel from season 8 to season 31. Murdered.
• Júlio Chaves, 76 (died August 10, 2021) – dubbed the voice of Waylon Smithers, Jr..
• José Santa Cruz, 95 (died April 26, 2024) – dubbed the voice of Dr. Hibbert from season 1 to season 17. Parkinson's disease and bronchopneumonia.

Czech dub (Simpsonovi)

• Jiří Bruder, 86 (died May 31, 2014) – dubbed the voice of Krusty the Clown. Long illness.
• Bedřich Šetena, 75 (died April 3, 2015) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns.
• Vladimir Fišer, 81 (died December 11, 2015) – dubbed the voice of Kent Brockman.
• Helena Štáchová, 72 (died March 22, 2017) – dubbed the voices of Lisa Simpson and Maggie Simpson. Long illness.
• Vlastimil Bedrna, 89 (died March 6, 2018) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson from season 1 to season 12.
• Zdenek Hess, 79 (died March 26, 2020) – dubbed the voices of Groundskeeper Willie and Fat Tony.
• Zdeněk Dolanský, 68 (died October 20, 2020) – dubbed the voice of Timothy Lovejoy, Jr. from season 13 to season 20.
• Vítězslav Bouchner, 74 (died January 13, 2022) – dubbed the voice of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
• Dalimil Klapka, 89 (died June 14, 2022) – dubbed the voices of Grandpa Simpson and Principal Skinner from season 1 to season 33. Cancer.
• Milan Slepička, 84 (died September 6, 2023) – dubbed the voices of Superintendent Chalmers (seasons 12-season 34) and Mayor Quimby (seasons 16-season 34).
• Mojmír Maděrič, 70 (died January 19, 2026) – dubbed the voices of Waylon Smithers (seasons 5-36) and later those of Kirk Van Houten and Gil Gunderson.

French dub (Les Simpson)

Canadian (Quebec)

• Julien Bessette, 69 (died March 27, 1999) – dubbed the voices of Cletus Spuckler, Hans Moleman, Jasper Beardley and Groundskeeper Willie. Throat cancer.
• Jean-Louis Millette, 64 (died September 29, 1999) – dubbed the voices of Abraham Simpson, Apu and Smithers. Heart attack.
• Benoît Marleau, 72 (died June 3, 2009) – dubbed the voices of Moe Szyslak and Herman Hermann from (season 1) to (season 18).
• Ronald France, 75 (died June 17, 2011) – dubbed the voice of Sideshow Bob from season 1 to season 22. Long illness.
• Louise Rémy, 77 (died July 3, 2016) – dubbed the voice of Edna Krabappel Heart attack.
• Hubert Gagnon, 72 (died June 7, 2020) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson. Cancer.
• Yves Massicotte, 87 (died April 8, 2022) – dubbed the voices of Dr. Hibbert and Barney Gumble.
• Edgar Fruitier, 94 (died November 29, 2024) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns from season 1 to season 28. Cardiac arrest.
• Béatrice Picard, 96 (died December 9, 2025) – dubbed the voice of Marge Simpson.
• Benoît Rousseau, 66 (died April 24, 2026) – dubbed the voices of Abraham Simpson, Mr. Burns, Lenny Leonard, Troy McClure and Duffman.

European (France)

• Michel Modo, 71 (died September 25, 2008) – dubbed the voices of Mr. Burns, Skinner, Krusty, Chief Wiggum, Kent Brockman and other characters from season 1 to season 19. Cancer.
• Patrick Guillemin, 60 (died August 21, 2011) – dubbed the voices of Ned Flanders, Apu, Smithers, Barney, Carl and other characters from season 1 to season 9. Heart attack.
• Gérard Rinaldi, 69 (died March 2, 2012) – dubbed the voices of Mr. Burns, Skinner, Krusty, Chief Wiggum, Kent Brockman and other characters. from season 19 to season 23. Lymphoma.
• Daniel Beretta, 77 (died March 23, 2024) – dubbed the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Simpsons Movie.

German dub (Die Simpsons)

• Werner Abrolat, 73 (died August 24, 1997) – dubbed the voices of various characters from season 1 to season 6.
• Klaus Kessler (died 2002) – dubbed the voices of Carl Carlson and Lou from season 3 to season 4.
• Walter Reichelt, 79 (died July 2, 2002) – dubbed the voice of Grandpa Simpson from season 1 to season 8.
• Ulrich Bernsdorff, 73 (died January 12, 2003) – dubbed the voices of various characters.
• Gernot Duda, 76 (died December 14, 2004) – dubbed the voices of Barney Gumble (seasons 1-14), Hans Moleman (seasons 5-14) and Captain McCallister (seasons 5-14).
• Horst Raspe, 79 (died December 19, 2004) – dubbed the voices of Grandpa Simpson from season 10 to season 15 and other characters.
• Fred Klaus, 80-81 (died 2005) – dubbed the voice of Principal Skinner from season 1 to season 13.
• Elisabeth Volkmann, 70 (died July 27, 2006) – dubbed the voices of Marge, Patty and Selma.
• Ivar Combrinck, 63 (died September 15, 2006) – dubbed the voices of Timothy Lovejoy, Jonathan Frink, Bumblebee Man, Sideshow Mel and other characters.
• Randolf Kronberg, 64 (died March 2, 2007) – dubbed the voices of Mayor Quimby from season 5 to season 17 and other characters.
• Fritz von Hardenberg, 56 (died December 2, 2010) – dubbed the voices of Dr. Hibbert (seasons 10-15), Superintendent Chalmers (seasons 9-15), Kirk van Houten (seasons 10-15) and other characters.
• Reinhard Brock, 62 (died December 8, 2013) – dubbed the voices of various characters.
• Norbert Gastell, 86 (died November 26, 2015) – dubbed the voices of Homer Simpson and other characters. Stroke.
• Donald Arthur, 79 (died September 21, 2016) – dubbed the voice of Kent Brockman (seasons 2-27).
• Ulrich Frank, 74 (died April 17, 2017) – dubbed the voice of Ned Flanders from season 2 to season 26.
• Manfred Erdmann, 77 (died October 26, 2017) – dubbed the voices of Dr. Marvin Monroe and Comic Book Guy.
• Bernd Simon, 71 (died November 27, 2017) – dubbed the voice of Moe Szyslak. Heart attack.
• Ulf-Jürgen Wagner, 76 (died August 16, 2021) – dubbed the voices of Lenny Leonard (season 3-season 32) and Lou (season 8-season 32).
• Erich Ludwig, 83 (died June 4, 2022) – dubbed the voices of Raphael and Hans Moleman from season 22 to season 32.
• William Cohn, 65 (died June 30, 2022) – dubbed the voices of Kent Brockman 24) and Captain McCallister (seasons 15-24).
• Michael Rüth, 85 (died January 19, 2024) – dubbed the voices of Abraham Simpson (seasons 16-24), Jasper Beardley (seasons 15-24), Barney Gumble (seasons 15-24), Hans Moleman (seasons 15-24).
• Eva-Maria Lahl, 94 (died before June 3, 2024) – dubbed the voices of Agnes Skinner and Brandine Spuckler from season 14 to Season 34.

Hungarian dub (A Simpson család)

• Balázs Szuhay, 65 (died May 11, 2001) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns from season 1 to season 8. Heart attack.
• György Vizy, 49 (died October 22, 2004) – dubbed the voice of Barney Gumble.
• Sándor Lázár, 50 (died August 22, 2005) – dubbed the voice of Ned Flanders. Car accident.
• József Székhelyi, 71 (died August 22, 2018) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson. Lung cancer.
• Roland Dam, 47 (died December 27, 2021) – dubbed the voice of Moe Szyslak from season 9 to season 12. Complications from COVID-19.
• István Orosz, 76 (died January 13, 2026) – dubbed the voice of Seymour Skinner from Season 6 to Season 31.

Italian dub (I Simpson)

• Maurizio Romano, 37 (died September 20, 2003) – dubbed the voices of Lionel Hutz and Professor Frink (seasons 2-4). Car accident.
• Vittorio Amandola, 57 (died July 22, 2010) – dubbed the voice of Waylon Smithers from season 1 to season 20. Cancer.
• Laura Latini, 42 (died August 19, 2012) – dubbed the voices of Ralph Wiggum (seasons 1-9), Sherri and Terri. Cancer.
• Tonino Accolla, 64 (died July 14, 2013) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson. Long illness.
• Piero Tiberi, 66 (died October 25, 2013) – dubbed the voices of Seymour Skinner and Captain McCallister in season 4. Long illness.
• Mario Milita, 94 (died August 22, 2017) – dubbed the voice of Abraham Simpson from season 1 to season 22. Long illness.
• Roberto Draghetti, 59 (died July 24, 2020) – dubbed the voices of Fat Tony (seasons 3-31), Snake Jailbird and Superintendent Chalmers (seasons 14-season 31). Heart attack.
• Nino D'Agata, 65 (died August 20, 2021) – dubbed the voice of Reverend Lovejoy.
• Angelo Nicotra, 75 (died March 8, 2024) – dubbed the voice of Superintendent Chalmers from season 5 to season 7.
• Saverio Indrio, 62 (died June 30, 2025) - dubbed the voice of Mayor Quimby from season 5 to season 7 and season 24 to season 36.

Japanese dub (ザ・シンプソンズ, Za shinpusonzu)

• Kōichi Kitamura, 75 (died October 2, 2007) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns. Pneumonia.
• Junpei Takiguchi, 80 (died August 29, 2011) – dubbed the voice of Abraham Simpson. Stomach cancer.
• Sayuri Yamauchi, 55 (died March 7, 2012) – dubbed the voices of Maude Flanders and Itchy. Cancer.
• Tōru Ōhira, 86 (died April 12, 2016) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson. Pneumonia.
• Tetsuya Asado, 83 (died November 15, 2018) – dubbed the voices of Lenny Leonard, Cletus Spuckler and Hans Moleman.
• Yuu Shimaka, 70 (died July 28, 2019) – dubbed the voice of Chief Wiggum from season 1 to season 6.
• Masahiro Anzai, 66 (died March 15, 2021) – dubbed the voices of Otto Mann, Snake Jailbird and Nelson Muntz from season 1 to season 6. Heart failure.
• Miyuki Ichijo, 76 (died October 24, 2023) – dubbed the voice of Marge Simpson. Multiple organ failure.
• Junko Hori, 89 (died November 18, 2024) - voiced Bart Simpson in seasons 1-14. Senility.

Polish dub (Simpsonowie)

• Joanna Wizmur, 50 (died February 22, 2008) – dubbed the voice of Bart Simpson in The Simpsons Movie. Cancer.
• Miłogost Reczek, 60 (died December 14, 2021) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons Movie. Multiple myeloma.

Russian dub (Симпсоны)

• Viktor Petrow, 67 (died November 28, 2007) – dubbed the voice of Fat Tony in The Simpsons Movie.
• Wladimir Ferapontow, 75 (died April 19, 2008) – dubbed the voice of Abraham Simpson in The Simpsons Movie.
• Alexander Kotov, 66 (died July 2, 2016) – dubbed the voice of Clancy Wiggum in The Simpsons Movie.
• Boris Bystrow, 79 (died August 17, 2024) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson and Nick Riviera in The Simpsons Movie.

Spanish dub (Los Simpson)

European (Spain)

• Ángel Egido, 53 (died July 20, 2000) – dubbed the voices of Abraham Simpson and Waylon Smithers.
• Carlos Revilla, 67 (died September 28, 2000) – dubbed the voice of Homer Simpson. Heart attack.
• Pedro Sempson, 90 (died May 24, 2009) – dubbed the voice of Mr. Burns from season 1 to season 11.
• Julio Sanchidrián (died July 5, 2015) - dubbed the voice of Abraham Simpson from season 12 to season 26 and Otto Mann from season 12 to season 23.
• Susana Canales, 87 (died March 22, 2021) – dubbed the voice of Edna Krabappel from season 1 to season 2.
• Luis Marín, 90 (died February 14, 2022) – dubbed the voices of Barney Gumble, Groundskeeper Willie, Hans Moleman, Jasper, Judge Snyder and various other characters.

Latin American (Mexico)^[2]

• Guillermo Romo, 70 (died October 8, 1993) – dubbed the voices of Kent Brockman and other characters from season 1 to season 4. Complications from diabetes.
• Juan Felipe Preciado, 61 (died September 24, 1998) – dubbed the voices of Dr. Hibbert and other characters from season 6 to season 9. Respiratory failure.
• Araceli de León, 48 (died October 2, 1999) – dubbed the voices of Rod Flanders (seasons 3, 5 and 6), Milhouse Van Houten (season 5), Martin Prince (season 9 episodes "Das Bus" and "Lisa the Simpson") and other characters. Cardiac arrest.
• Eduardo Borja, 60 (died April 11, 2000) – dubbed the voices of Chief Wiggum, Dr. Marvin Monroe, Dr. Hibbert, Mayor Quimby and other characters from season 1 to season 10. Stroke.
• Carlos Petrel, 76 (died September 17, 2000) – dubbed the voices of Abraham Simpson and other characters from season 1 to season 11. Hepatic cirrhosis derived from hepatitis.
• José Carlos Moreno, 34 (died May 3, 2002) – dubbed the voices of Mel Gibson and other characters in season 11. Car accident.
• José María Iglesias, 62 (died July 24, 2005) – dubbed the voices of Sideshow Mel, Sideshow Bob, Blue-haired lawyer and other characters from season 5 to season 8. He dubbed the voice of the Blue-haired lawyer again in season 12. Pulmonary embolism.
• Carmen Donna-Dío, 83 (died September 29, 2005) – dubbed the voices of Lunchlady Doris (seasons 3-8), Selma Bouvier (seasons 9-11) and other characters from season 3 to season 11. Septic shock.
• Guadalupe Noel, 82 (died March 23, 2009) – dubbed the voices of Elizabeth Hoover and other characters from season 3 to season 8. She also dubbed the voice of Barbara Bush in season 7 episode "Two Bad Neighbors".
• Tito Reséndiz, 72 (died May 20, 2009) – dubbed the voices of Krusty the Clown, Mayor Quimby and other characters from season 2 to season 15. Lung cancer.
• Federico Romano, 77 (died June 2, 2010) – dubbed the voices of Superintendent Chalmers, Bleeding Gums Murphy (season 6) and other characters until season 15. He also dubbed the voice of George H. W. Bush in season 7 episode "Two Bad Neighbors".
• Luis Alfonso Padilla, 51 (died May 12, 2012) – dubbed the voices of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Otto Mann and other characters from season 16 to season 23. He also dubbed the voices of Lenny Leonard from season 22 to season 23 and Moe Szyslak in Season 8. Pancreatic cancer.
• César Izaguirre, 64 (died May 28, 2015) – dubbed the voices of Moe Szyslak (seasons 2-4) and other characters from season 1 to season 4.
• Jesús Barrero, 57 (died February 16, 2016) – dubbed the voice of Carl Carlson in some episodes of the first 15 seasons. Lung cancer.
• Agustín Sauret, 89 (died January 25, 2017) – dubbed the voices of Ned Flanders (seasons 2-15), Seymour Skinner and other characters from season 1 to season 15. Cardiac arrest.
• Erika Mireles, 68-69 (died July 18, 2017) – dubbed the voices of Selma Bouvier, Patty Bouvier and Agnes Skinner from season 16 to season 28. She also dubbed one Marge Simpson's line in season 24 episode "The Changing of the Guardian".
• Carlos Íñigo, 56 (died September 17, 2017) – dubbed the voices of Professor Frink (seasons 3-14), Dolph Shapiro (seasons 10-13) and other characters from season 1 to season 14. Heart problem.
• Ángeles Bravo, 73 (died December 18, 2018) – dubbed the voices of Agnes Skinner and other characters from season 8 to season 15. She also dubbed the voices of Medicine woman in The Simpsons Movie, some characters in the first 2 episodes of season 19 and Jacqueline Bouvier in season 27 episode "Puffless". Respiratory failure.
• Gonzalo Curiel, 81 (died March 29, 2020) – dubbed the voices of Kent Brockman and other characters from season 5 to season 26 (except some episodes). Heart attack.
• Jorge Roldán, 68 (died June 17, 2020) – dubbed the voice of Chief Wiggum from season 11 to season 26.
• César Arias, 79 (died December 20, 2020) – dubbed the voices of various characters from season 2 to season 15. Cardiac arrest.
• Julián Lavat, 65 (died January 29, 2021) – dubbed the voices of the Rich Texan (seasons 25-31), Kodos Johnson (seasons 26-31) and other characters from season 25 to season 31. Complications from COVID-19.
• Ricardo Silva, 67 (died February 7, 2021) – dubbed the singing voice of "Weird Al" Yankovic in the song "Homer & Marge" from season 14 episode "Three Gays of the Condo". Complications from COVID-19.
• Toni Rodríguez, 51 (died April 22, 2021) – dubbed the voice of Colin in The Simpsons Movie. Cancer.
• Gustavo Carrillo, 55 (died July 26, 2021) - dubbed the voices of various characters. Complications from COVID-19.
• Herman López, 60 (died December 19, 2021) – dubbed the voices of Otto Mann and additional voices from season 1 to season 15. He also dubbed the voice of Morty Szyslak in Season 29 episode "King Leer". Spinal disease.
• Nelly Horsman, 88 (died November 7, 2022) – dubbed the voice of Patty Bouvier from season 1 to season 15.
• Rubén Moya, 66 (died June 11, 2023) – dubbed the voice of Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie. Throat cancer.
• Adrián Fogarty, 55 (died April 22, 2024) – dubbed the voices of Herman Hermann (season 2), Artie Ziff (season 2 episode "The Way We Was"), Dolph Shapiro (seasons 4-7), Kearney Zzyzwicz (season 5 episodes "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" and "The Last Temptation of Homer"), Paolo Paoletti (season 35 episode "Lisa Gets an F1") and other characters from season 2 to season 7 and in the season 35. Heart attack.
• Nancy MacKenzie, 81 (died June 14, 2024) – dubbed the voice of Marge Simpson from season 1 to season 15. Natural causes.
• Carlos Becerril, 90 (died April 17, 2026) - dubbed the voice of Frank Grimes in the Season 8 episode "Homer's Enemy".

Notes

See also

• List of dedicated episodes

External links

• Dearly Departed on the Simpsons at The Simpsons Archive
• IMDb – Internet Movie Database