The stars who died in 2018
27 December 2018, 08:00 | Updated: 27 December 2018, 08:01
A number of legendary famous faces died across the 12 months of 2018 - here are the obituaries for the celebrities and artists who we lost this year.
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Dolores O'Riordan
The singer with Irish band The Cranberries died suddenly of accidental drowning in a London hotel room on 15 January. She was aged just 46.
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“Fast” Eddie Clarke (picture far left)
The guitarist with the classic heavy rock band Motörhead died on 10 January, aged 67.
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Mark E. Smith
The idiosyncratic singer and lyricist with Manchester indie pioneers The Fall died on 24 January 2018, aged 60, after a long struggle with lung and kidney cancer.
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John Mahoney
The English-American actor, best known for playing Frasier’s dad in the US sitcom, died on 4 February, aged 77.
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Emma Chambers
The British actress, best known for playing Alice Tinker in the BBC sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley, died on 24 February, aged 53.
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Sir Roger Bannister
The first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes died on 3 March, aged 88.
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Sir Ken Dodd
The Liverpool singer and comedian, known for his epic stand-up shows, died on 11 March, aged 90.
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Professor Stephen Hawking
The physicist, cosmologist and author of a Brief History Of Time died on 14 March 2018, aged 76.
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Jim Bowen
The stand-up comedian and host of the classic 80s darts TV quiz show died on 14 March, aged 80.
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Ray Wilkins
The former England football captain died on 4 April 2018, aged 61.
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Eric Bristow
The world number 1 darts player, better known as “The Crafty Cockney” died on 5 April 2018, aged 60.
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Dale Winton
The TV presenter, radio broadcaster and star of Supermarket Sweep died on 18 April 2018, aged 62.
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Avicii
Tim Bergling, better known as superstar Swedish DJ Avicii, took his own likfe on 20 April, aged 28.
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Verne Troyer
The actor, best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series of films, died from alcohol poisoning on 21 April, aged 49.
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Margot Kidder
The actress best known for playing Lois Lane in the 1978 version of Superman, died from a drug and alcohol overdose on 13 May, aged 69.
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Peter Stringfellow
The nightclub entrepreneur died on 7 June 2018 from lung cancer, aged 77.
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Leslie Grantham
The EastEnders star, known for playing “Dirty” Den Watts, died on 15 June, aged 71.
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Barry Chuckle
One half of children’s comedy duo The Chuckle Brothers, real name Barry Elliott, died on 5 August, aged 73.
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Aretha Franklin
Singer, songwriter, civil rights activist and soul legend Aretha Franklin died on 16 August 2018, aged 76.
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Burt Reynolds
The US actor and star of Deliverance, Smokey And The Bandit and The Cannonball Run, died on 6 September, aged 82.
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Mac Miller
The American rapper who dated Ariana Grande for a time died of a drug overdose on 7 September, aged 26.
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Chas Hodges
The musician, singer and piano-playing half of Cockney duo Chas And Dave, died on 22 September, aged 74.
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Geoffrey Hayes
The actor and TV presenter best known for fronting children’s TV programme Rainbow, died on 30 September aged 76.
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Stan Lee
The writer and mastermind behind Marvel Comics, died on 12 November, aged 95.
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Nicolas Roeg
The film director, known for his movies Don’t Look Now and The Man Who Fell To Earth, died on 23 November, aged 90.
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Pete Shelley
The frontman of Mancunian punk pioneers Buzzcocks died from a heart attack on 6 December, aged 63.
Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks. Picture: Chris Gabrin/Redferns/Getty Images