Editing 2000 in American television (section)

==Deaths==
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|January 15
|[[Fran Ryan]]
|83
|American character actress (Doris Ziffle #2 on ''[[Green Acres]]'')
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|January 16
|[[By Saam]]
|85
|American sportscaster 
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|rowspan="2"|January 18 
|[[Nancy Coleman]]
|87
|American film, stage, television and radio actress
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|[[Jester Hairston]]
|98
|American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor (''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]'')
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|February 10
|[[Jim Varney]]
|50
|American actor; creator of the [[Ernest P. Worrell]] character (''[[Hey Vern, It's Ernest!]]'')
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|February 12
|[[Charles M. Schulz]]
|77
|American cartoonist, creator of ''[[Peanuts]]''
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|March 11
|[[Alex Dreier]]
|83
|American news reporter  
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|March 15
|[[Durward Kirby]]
|88 
|American television host and announcer 
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|March 25
|[[Helen Martin]]
|90
|American character actress (Pearl Shay on ''[[227 (sitcom)|227]]'')
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|April 10
|[[Larry Linville]]
|60
|American actor (Major Frank Burns on ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'')
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|April 12
|[[Christopher Pettiet]]
|24
|American television and film actor (''[[The Young Riders]]'')
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|May 7
|[[Douglas Fairbanks Jr.]]
|90
|American actor and producer (''[[Douglas Fairbanks Presents]]''), son of [[Douglas Fairbanks]]
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|May 10
|[[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]]
|81
|American film and television actor (''[[Peter Gunn]]'')
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|June 18
|[[Nancy Marchand]]
|71
|American actress (Livia Soprano on ''[[The Sopranos]]'', Mrs. Pynchon on ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'')
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|July 1 
|[[Walter Matthau]]
|79
|American actor and comedian
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|July 14
|[[Meredith MacRae]]
|56
|American actress and singer  (Billie Jo Bradley #3 on ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'')
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|July 28
|[[Jaime Cardriche]]
|32
|American actor (''[[Malcolm & Eddie]]'')
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|August 12
|[[Loretta Young]]
|87
|American actress (''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'')
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|September 14
|[[Beah Richards]]
|80
|American stage, screen, and television actress 
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|September 26
|[[Richard Mulligan]]
|67
|American television and film actor (Burt Campbell on ''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]]'', Dr. Harry Weston on ''[[Empty Nest (TV series)|Empty Nest]]'')
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|October 6
|[[Richard Farnsworth]]
|80
|American actor and stuntman
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|October 9
|[[David Dukes]]
|55
|American actor 
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|October 16
|[[Rick Jason]]
|77
|American actor (Lt. Gil Hanley on ''[[Combat!]]'')
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|October 18
|[[Julie London]]
|74
|American singer and actress (Nurse Dixie McCall on ''[[Emergency!]]'')
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|October 30
|[[Steve Allen]]
|78
|American comedian, composer (original ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' host)
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|December 2
|[[Gail Fisher]]
|65
|American actress (Peggy Fair on ''[[Mannix]]'')
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|December 6
|[[Werner Klemperer]]
|80
|German-American actor (Colonel Wilhelm Klink on ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'')
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|December 12
|[[George Montgomery (actor)|George Montgomery]]
|84
|American actor, director, producer, writer and stuntman 
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|December 23
|[[Victor Borge]]
|91
|Danish comedian and pianist
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|December 26
|[[Jason Robards]]
|78
|American stage, film and television actor (''[[The Day After]]'')
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