Yitzhak Edward "Ed" Asner 

Ed Asner is an actor, voice actor and a former president of the
Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as Lou
Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary
Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant (both CBS),
making him one of the few television actors to portray the same
leading character in both a comedy and a drama. He is also
known for playing Santa Claus in the comedy film Elf (2003)
and its animated remake Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas
(2014). He attended the University of Chicago and served
in the U.S. Signal Corps.

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John A. "Jack" Riley Jr. (December 30, 1935 – August 19, 2016)

NEW YORK (AP) –  Jack Riley, who played a counseling client on "The Bob
Newhart Show" and also voiced a character on Nickelodeon’s animated
"Rugrats," died Friday. The 80-year-old actor died in Los Angeles, according
to his representative Paul Doherty.

Besides portraying grumpy, self-absorbed Mr. Carlin on the 1970s "Newhart"
sitcom and providing the voice for absent-minded dad Stu Pickles on "Rugrats"
and its spinoff, "All Grown Up!," Riley appeared in the Mel Brooks films "History
of the World: Part I," ”High Anxiety" and "Spaceballs."

In a statement, Newhart said Riley created one of TV’s "most endearing"
situation comedy characters with his Carlin portrayal.

From right: Bob Newhart and Jack Riley

Marni Nixon (Margaret Nixon McEathron)
(February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016)

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood voice double Marni Nixon, whose singing
was heard in place of the leading actresses in such classic movie musicals
as "West Side Story,” ”The King and I" and "My Fair Lady," has died.

Michael Kirsten, senior vice president of Nixon’s talent agency, Harden-
Curtis Associates, said she died Sunday of cancer in New York. He said 
"She passed away peacefully with her family at her side. 

Nixon, who was initially unaccredited for her work, early on resented the
dubbing work but later came to terms with it. "I realized now that this was
something that would outlive me. Something that would last," she wrote
in her 2006 memoir, "I Could Have Sung All Night."

Kemal Amen "Casey" Kasem was born in Detroit, Michigan. 
(April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014)

Kasem was a famed voice actor and disc jockey of American Top 40. He
provided the voice of Shaggy in the animated Saturday morning cartoon
Scooby-Doo (1969-1997/2002-2009) on CBS/ABC.

Joseph Francis "Joe" Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016)

(FOXNews) – Joe Alaskey, best known for providing the iconic voices of "Looney
Tunes" legends Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester and Marvin the
Martian,died Wednesday after a battle with cancer.

Alaskey’s spokesperson, K.P. Lynne, shared the news on the actor’s Facebook
fan page, writing in part, "Never doubt that Joe loved each and every one of
you. Your comments and posts always made his day and brought joy to his heart
and life."

Alaskey was one of the most celebrated successors of legendary voice actor Mel
Blanc, who originated the voices of many of Warner Bros.’ beloved cartoon
characters.