The Emmys 2025 will feature a heartfelt tribute in the In Memoriam segment, recognizing the contributions of numerous television legends.
Emmys 2025: Honoring Legends in the ‘In Memoriam’ Segment
The producers of the 77th annual Emmy Awards are meticulously crafting the special “In Memoriam” segment, which will be showcased during the CBS ceremony this Sunday. A heartfelt tribute will recognize over 100 individuals who have made significant contributions to the television industry.
Notable Figures We Lost
This year, the segment will honor two esteemed members of the Academy’s TV Hall of Fame: producer-director Don Mischer and journalist-host Bill Moyers. Additionally, several previous Emmy winners and nominees are set to be celebrated, including:
- John Amos (actor)
- Loni Anderson (actress)
- Alan Bergman (composer)
- Ruth Buzzi (actress)
- Richard Chamberlain (actor)
- Alf Clausen (composer)
- Greg Gumbel (sportscaster)
- Polly Holliday (actress)
- Quincy Jones (composer-producer)
- Linda Lavin (actress)
- David Lynch (director-producer-writer)
- Valerie Mahaffey (actress)
- Jean Marsh (actress)
- Joan Plowright (actress)
- Alan Rachins (actor)
- Lalo Schifrin (composer)
- Maggie Smith (actress)
- Loretta Swit (actress)
- Malcolm Jamal-Warner (actor)
- George Wendt (actor)
Complete TV Memoriam List
Here’s a comprehensive list of notable figures from the past year:
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Jim Abrahams (director-writer), Jerry Adler (actor), John Ashton (actor), Sian Barbara Allen (actor), John Amos (actor), Loni Anderson (actor), Denis Arndt (actor), John Bartley (cinematographer), Peter Bellwood (writer), Alan Bergman (composer), Allan Blye (writer-producer), Marshall Brickman (writer-producer), John F. Burnett (editor-producer), Ruth Buzzi (actor), Marty Callner (producer-director), Glenn Campbell (visual effects), Greg Cannom (makeup artist), Richard Chamberlain (actor), Leslie Charleson (actor), Alf Clausen (composer), Sherry Cohen (producer-writer), Michael Cole (actor), Diane Delano (actor), Geoffrey Deuel (actor), Charles Dolan (executive), Ron Ely (actor), Peter Engel (producer-writer), Terry Louise Fisher (producer-writer), James Foley (director), George Foreman (actor-host), Fredrick Forsyth (writer-performer), Eileen Fulton (actor), Helen Gallagher (actor), Teri Garr (actor), Mitzi Gaynor (actor), Graham Greene (actor), Greg Gumbel (host-sportscaster), Gene Hackman (actor), Lynn Hamilton (actor), Wings Hauser (actor), Hulk Hogan (reality star-wrestler), Drake Hogestyn (actor), Polly Holliday (actor), Earl Holliman (actor), Rick Hurst (actor), Judith Jamison (choreographer), Peter Jason (actor), Jack Jones (singer-actor), Quincy Jones (composer-producer), Jonathan Kaplan (director-producer), Nicky Katt (actor), David Ketchum (actor), Val Kilmer (actor), Michael Klick (producer-director), Kris Kristofferson (singer-songwriter-actor), Linda Lavin (actor), David Lazer (producer), Marvin Levy (publicist), Ananda Lewis (host), Lar Park Lincoln (actor), David Lynch (director-producer), Michael Madsen (actor), Valerie Mahaffey (actor), Ted Mann (producer-writer), Jeff Margolis (director-producer), Jean Marsh (actor-producer), Wink Martindale (host), James McEachin (actor), Julian McMahon (actor), Mike Milligan (writer-producer), Don Mischer (producer-director), Bill Moyers (host-journalist), Graeme Murray (production designer), Jay North (actor), Wayne Northrop (actor), Lynda Obst (producer), Roberto Orci (writer-producer), Ozzy Osbourne (musician-singer), Richard Parsons (executive), Liam Payne (singer), Joan Plowright (actor), Frank Price (executive), Nicholas Pryor (actor), Alan Rachins (actor), Carolyn Raskin (producer), Clive Revill (actor), Tony Roberts (actor), Chris Robinson (actor), Tristan Rogers (actor), Alan Sacks (producer), Lalo Schifrin (composer), Bobby Sherman (actor-singer), Michael Sloan (writer-producer), Gary Smith (producer), Maggie Smith (actor), Mark Snow (composer), Danielle Spencer (actor), Terence Stamp (actor), David Steinberg (producer-writer), Lynne Marie Stewart (actor), Charles Strouse (composer), Loretta Swit (actor), Jeannot Szwarc (director), Jeri Taylor (producer-director-writer), Tony Todd (actor), Michelle Trachtenberg (actor), Bob Uecker (actor-announcer), Joseph Wambaugh (writer-producer), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor), Kenneth Washington (actor), George Wendt (actor), Chris Willingham (editor), Brian Wilson (singer-songwriter), Chuck Woolery (host), Harris Yulin (actor)Join us in remembering these remarkable talents who have enriched our lives through their work.
