Linda Lavin is a singer and actress, best known for playing the
title character in the CBS sitcom Alice (1976 – 1985). 

Sammi Kraft in “The Bad News Bears”

Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012)

(FoxNews) – The actress who portrayed a pitcher in the 2005 remake
of “The Bad News Bears” reportedly died from injuries suffered in an
apparent drunk-driving related crash in California.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Sammi Kane Kraft, 20, was a
passenger in a vehicle that rear-ended a tractor-trailer about 1:30 a.m.
Wednesday near the Crenshaw Boulevard exit of the Santa Monica
Freeway, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. The disabled
Audi Kraft was riding in was then struck by a Toyota Scion.

The driver, identified as Molly Adams, 21, of Santa Monica, was treated
for serious injuries at California Medical Center. The truck driver was
treated for minor injuries. Kraft was pronounced dead at Cedars Sinai
Medical Center from unspecified injuries, the CHP and a relative told
the newspaper.

Adams was booked on suspicion of felony driving under the influence,
officials with the California Highway Patrol said.

Kraft portrayed pitcher Amanda Whurlitzer in "The Bad News Bears,"
reprising the role made famous by Oscar-winner Tatum O’Neal.

(AP) – Alex Karras’ condition has deteriorated and the NFL team he
played for is extending its sympathies.

The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News reported the former All-Pro
defensive lineman and actor has been given only a few days to live
because of recent kidney failure.

"The entire Detroit Lions family is deeply saddened to learn of the news
regarding the condition of one of our all-time greats, Alex Karras," Lions
president Tom Lewand said in a statement released by the team late
Monday night. "Perhaps no player in Lions history attained as much
success and notoriety for what he did after his playing days as did Alex.

The 77-year-old Karras has been suffering from dementia. He is among
the many former NFL players suing the league regarding the treatment
of head injuries. Detroit drafted him 10th overall out of Iowa in 1958 and
he was a standout for 12 seasons.

Karras may be even better well known for his work as an actor, including
being a lovable father in the 1980s sitcom "Webster." He also played the
role of Mongo in the 1974 comedy classic "Blazing Saddles," in which he
said, "Mongo only pawn in game of life," and punched out a horse.

Recently, his wife said his quality of life has been made worse because
of head injuries sustained during his playing career. Karras turned 77
July 15.

Update: After returning to his Los Angeles home with family, Karras died
in the morning hours of October 10.

The ABC-TV sitcom ran from 1983 to 1987

December Bride is a sitcom that aired on the CBS television network
until May 7, 1959. It was adapted from the original CBS radio series
that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.

From left: Spring Byington, Harry Morgan, and
Verna Felton in a publicity photo for the show

The Aldrich Family TV Cast (1952-1953)

The Aldrich Family, a popular radio teenage situation comedy (1939-1953), debuted
on NBC-TV while continuing to air on the radio with a primarily different cast. Over the course of its nearly four-year run on television, Henry was portrayed by five different actors: Robert Casey, Richard Tyler, Henry Girard, Kenneth Nelson and Bobby Ellis,
the only one to participate in the radio production as well. Other characters, including Mrs. Aldrich, Henry’s sister Mary, and his best friend Homer Brown were portrayed by 
multiple actors as well, a practice not uncommon in radio but unusual for television, where cast changes are more noticeable.