"Barney Miller" TV series Necrology

[debodun]

actors appearing in all 170 episodes	character	lifespan (month/day/year)	age	cause of death
Hal Linden*	Capt. Barney Miller	03/20/31
Max Gail*	Det. Stan Wojciehowicz	04/05/43
appeared in 164 episodes
Ron Glass	Det. Ron Harris	07/10/45 - 11/25/16	71	respiratory failure
appeared in 124 episodes
Steve Landesberg	Det. Arthur Dietrich	11/23/36 - 12/20/10	74	colon cancer
appeared in 121 episodes
Ron Carey	Officer Carl Levitt	12/11/35 - 01/16/07	71	stroke
appeared in 103 episodes
Jack Soo†	Det. Nick Yemana	10/28/17 - 01/11/79	61	esophageal cancer
appeared in 66 episodes
James Gregory	Inspector Frank Luger	12/23/11 - 09/16/02	90	natural causes
appeared in 63 episodes
Abe Vigoda	Det. Phil Fish	2/24/21 - 01/26/16	94	natural causes
appeared in 37 episodes
Barbara Barrie*	Elizabeth Miller	05/23/31
appeared in 37 episodes
Gregory Sierra	Det. Chano Amenguale	01/25/37 - 01/04/21	83	stomach and liver cancer

* as of early September 2025, these actors were still living.
† Jack Soo passed away while the series was still in production.

 

[Flarbalard]

You know Deb, I find these kind of creepy. I've been watching Night Court reruns and when I see all the people, other than wondering how tall they are-- is , that so many of them aren't around. Just another thing that reinforces the point, I'm older than I think.

For some reason i thought Hal Linden wasn't around, but I don't really follow this stuff.

 

[debodun]

If it bother's you, you don't have to read these. But as you say, watching old TV reruns and realizing how many actors have left us made me start doing it.

 

[Flarbalard]

If it bother's you, you don't have to read these. But as you say, watching old TV reruns and realizing how many actors have left us made me start doing it.

Not a criticism-- just an observation. Pay no attention about the man behind the curtain. From my perspective.

 

[Pepper]

I too find your use of necrology to be morbid. Not a judgement, an observation.

 

[Pepper]

I too find your use of necrology to be morbid. Not a judgement, an observation.

Then I remembered your science background.........you are more used to this terminology than I am.

 

[debodun]

What did you think it meant?

 

[debodun]

I too find your use of necrology to be morbid. Not a judgement, an observation.

Well, people post in the Current News and Hot Topics when a celebrity passes. How is what I do any different?

 

[Flarbalard]

It's not different, it is just a couple of people's reaction -- and that's all it is. For me it's just banter and discussion. No deeper meaning.

Kind of like when Jay Leno had his prime time show after he retired from the Tonight Show. It was just odd to see him not sitting behind a desk. I guess that was a common reaction, but doesn't mean anything, well, not to me anyway.

 

[ChiroDoc]

"Barney Miller" was one of the great series. I believe I've watched every episode at least twice. It always amazed me that they could get a logical 3 act story presented in 25 minutes or less!

Outside of the regular cast over the years, I really liked George Murdock, who played Lt. Scanlon from Internal Affairs. I had the good fortune of meeting him once in Hollywood, and he was the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet.