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9. Dermot Morgan

Father Ted was one of the most popular British sitcoms of the 90s, earning the starring actors international fame. Graham Norton, for example, was a guest star in a couple of episodes. Dermot Morgan played the titular character, Father Ted Crilly; a perpetually under-performing priest stuck living with two other priests and a housekeeper. Morgan unexpectedly had a heart attack during a dinner party, just a day after recording his last episode.

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 14: Dermot McCormack, President of AOL Video and Studios (L) and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock speak onstage at 'Hyper-Reality TV and Online Video Are a Perfect Fit' during the 2015 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW) Amy E. Price/ Getty Images

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