Casey Kasem (1932 - 2014)
- Voice actor (most notably Shaggy from Scooby-Doo)
- Disk jockey (most notably American Top 40)
- Former NBC announcer
Television Deaths[]
- Scooby-Doo, Where are you: A Night of Fright is no Delight (1970; animated) [Col. Beauregard Sanders/Shaggy/Cousin Slicker/Sheriff]: "Col. Beauregard Sanders" died sometime before the events of the episode. His voice is only heard on a recording. Shaggy, Cousin Slicker, and the Sheriff lived!
- Super Friends: The Planet Splitter (1973; animated) [Robin/Jor-El]: "Jor-El" is killed, along with the rest of Krypton, when the planet explodes. Shown in a flashback when Marvin (Frank Welker) is telling Superman's (Danny Dark) origin. "Robin" survives the episode.
- Challenge of the Super Friends: Superfriends: Rest in Peace (1978; animated) [Robin/Robin Duplicate]: Killed by Lex Luthor (Stan Jones) using the Nixon crystal. The Real Robin lives!
- Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness part 5 (1986; animated) [Teletraan One]: Destroy when Trypticon (voiced by Brad Garrett) destroys both the volcano and ark.
Notable Connections[]
- Ex-Mr. Linda Myers
- Mr. Jean Kasem
- Father of Kerri Kasem, Mike Kasem, Julie Kasem, and Liberty Jean Kasem