Weekly Obituaries Roundup

Deaths for the week ending 16 May 2026:

Sunday, 10 May 2026

John Barbour, TV host ("Real People"), 93.

David Burke, actor (Dr. John Watson in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"), 91.

Jim Colbert, pro golfer, 85.

Abraham Foxman, lawyer and activist (Andi-Defamation League), 86.

Monday, 11 May 2026

Lee "Buzz" Capra, major leaguer (New York Mets), cause not reported, 78.

Brandon Clarke, NBA basketball player (Memphis Grizzlies), apparently of a drug overdose, 29.

Jack Douglas, rock music producer (Aerosmith), 80.

David Lee, NFL football player (Baltimore Colts), 82.

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Barry W. Blaustein, comedy writer (Coming to America), of pancreatic cancer, 71.

Jason Collins, NBA basketball player (New Jersey Nets), of a brain tumor, 47.

Donald Gibb, actor (Revenge of the Nerds), of complications from throat cancer, 71.

Rex Reed, film critic (The New York Observer), 87.

Jack Taylor, actor (Conan the Barbarian), 99.

Charle Young, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), cause not reported, 75.

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Clarence Carter, R&B singer-songwriter ("Slip Away"), of complications from pneumonia, 90.

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Paul Boutilier, NHL hockey player (New York Islanders), cause not reported, 63. His death was announced on 14 May with no details reported.

Claudine Longet, singer and actress ("The Andy Williams Show"), cause not reported, 84. Her death was announced on 14 May, with no details reported. She was the ex-wife of singer Andy Williams.

Friday, 15 May 2026

Sherman Lewis, NFL football player (New York Jets), 83.

Saturday, 16 May 2026

Gary Cutsinger, AFL football player (Houston Oilers), 86.

Dennis Locorriere, country rock musician (Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show), of complications from kidney disease, 76.