Spaulding Gray, author and actor, missing since January 10, 2004. Body found march 8, 2004 in the East River of New York. Suicide. Suffered deep episodes of depression, hereditary and bi-polar and from injuries of a car accident and brain injury in 2001.

Richard Biggs died May 22, 2004. from an Aortic tear. Age: 44. Known as "Marcus" on Days of Our Lives in 1987-92. "Dr. Franklin" in Babylon 5 (1994-98). He was totally deaf in one ear and partially in the other.

French Actor, Didier Bienaime died August 7, 2004. Heart attack. Age: 43. He played "Jesus" in Mary of Nazareth (1995).

Christopher Reeve died Oct. 10, 2004. Horse-riding accident left him paralyzed from neck-down.Needed machine to help him breathe,wheelchair-bound. Known for his "Superman" movies (1978-87).Appeared in "Smallville" tv series in Season 2 & 3. Wife, Dana, died from lung cancer, March 6, 2006. Not related to 1950's "Superman", George Reeves.

David Bailey played "Alistar Crane" on the NBC serial "Passions". His character was poisoned (to survive), but in real-life, he drowned in a pool Thanksgiving Day 2004. Was "Dr. Russ Matthews" on "Another World" serial in 1973-92.

Jerry Orbach died Dec. 28, 2004. Prostate cancer. Sang "Be Our Guest" in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and on Broadway. Although a regular in Law & Order. Although a regular in the first "Law & Order" tv series, his last appearance was in the spin-off Law & Order: Trial By Jury (2005).

Steve Susskind died January 21, 2005 in a car accident. Age: 62. Was in the film, Friday the 13th, Part 3 (1982).

Nicole DeHuff died February 16, 2005. Pneumonia. Age: 30. Played the sister in Meet the Parents (2000). Appeared in CSI in episode, the alter boys, in 2003. Last film: Unbeatable Harold (2006).

Pope John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla) died April 2, 2005. Parkinson's disease. Died of heart failure. hypertension,circulatory collapse from septic shock. Age: 84. Reign: October 16, 1978 to his death 2005. Most beloved His Holiness, Pope John Paul II. The United States will never forget his visit in September 1987.

Freddy Soto died July 10, 2005. Age: 35. Mixture of alcohol and Xanax & fentanyl. Passed in his sleep at a friend's house affair after a performance.Appeared in Three Amigos (2010) comedy concert film. Appeared in Spanglish (2004) as "Manuel-Hispanic Man"

Peter Jennings died August 7, 2005. Lung Cancer. Age: 67. ABC News "World News Tonight" News Anchor. Remembered for being on the air for 23 hours for the live broadcast of "ABC 2000 Today" covering New Year's Eve at countries all over the world.

Perry Stephens died September 8, 2005. Liver failure. Age: 47. Appeared in serials "Loving" in 1983-89 and Bold and the Beautiful in 1993.

Tara Correa-McMullen died October 21, 2005. Fatally shot several times. Murdered by gang shooting in Inglewood, California. Her last film was Rebound (2005) and appeared in Judging Amy tv series, Season 6.

Pat Morita (Noriyuki Morita) died in Las Vegas from natural causes, Nov. 24, 2005. Age: 73. 5 ft 3. Discovered for stardom by Redd Foxx. His former co-star Ralph Macchio spoke at his funeral. Best known for his roles as "Arnold" in Happy Days tv series and "Mr. Miyagi" in the original "The Karate Kid" movies. Last films: Act Your Age (2008), Royal Kill (2009).

Gregg Hoffman died December 4, 2005 after admitted to hospital complaining of neck pain. Died from natural causes. Age: 42. Producer of SAW (2004), SAW II (2005).

Chris Penn was found dead in bed January 24, 2006. Enlarged heart. Age: 40. Brother to Sean Penn.

Jack Wild died March 1, 2006. Oral cancer from years of alcoholism and smoking. had to have part of his tongue and both vocal cords removed in 2004. Best remembered as "Jimmy" in H.R. Pufnstuf tv series (1969-71). Oliver! (1968), Melody (1971).

Peter Tomarken died March 13, 2006 from a small plane crash at Santa Monica Bay. He was the pilot. Not wearing a harness. His wife survived, but died later. He was the game show host for "Press Your Luck" (1983-86).

Paul Gleason died May 27, 2006. Rare form of lung cancer.

Benjamin Hendrickson was found dead on July 3, 2006. Suicide by gunshot. Age: 55. Another World, Texas, Guiding Light. Played the role of "Hal Munson" in 1989-2006 on CBS "As The World Turns". Suffered depression. Lost family members.