Home Alone is one of the most famous Christmas classics, watched every year by fans of Christmas movies. But since the movie was released almost 35 years ago, many of the actors are no longer with us.
Read on to find out which actors from Home Alone have passed away since the movie’s release in 1990:
Billie Bird
Billie Bird, who played the role of Irene, “the woman from the airport” in Home Alone, passed away in 2002 at the age of 94 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for many years.
Roberts Blossom
The character Old Man Marley, played by Roberts Blossom, was mistakenly accused by Kevin of murdering his entire family and wrapping their bodies in linen, but he was just a lonely man who had lost contact with his family. Blossom passed away at the age of 87 in 2011.
Eddie Bracken
The comedic actor appeared in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Mr. Duncan, the owner of the toy store Duncan’s Toy Chest. Bracken passed away in 2002 from complications following surgery.
John Candy
John Candy, who became a comedy legend, played Gus Polinsky, “the Polka King of the Midwest.” The actor passed away at the age of 43 during filming of Wagons East in 1994.
Clarke Devereux
Clarke Devereux played the police officer who went to check on Kevin at the house. “Let them count their kids again,” said the officer. The actor passed away in November 2021 from cancer.
Bill Erwin
Bill Erwin appeared in Home Alone as Irene’s husband, Ed. “She has her own earrings, a drawer full of them hanging in the back!” he said in the film. The Texas actor passed away at the age of 96 in 2010.
Ralph Foody
“Keep the change, you filthy animal!” said Foody in Angels with Filthy Souls, a “movie” featured in Home Alone. This line became so famous it was almost used as a response everywhere. Unfortunately, Foody passed away in 1999 at the age of 71 from cancer.
John Heard
John Heard, who played the role of Peter, Kevin’s father, passed away in 2017 from a heart attack at the age of 71. He owned a large house, but very little is known about Peter in the film, except that he had enough money to send the entire family on vacation.
Marian Seldes
Fans of the third Home Alone will remember Mrs. Hess, the grumpy neighbor to Alex. Marian Seldes, who played the character in 1997, passed away in 2011 at the age of 86.
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