TV Deaths That Happened Because The Actor Died In Real Life

TV might be all about enjoying a little bit of escapism, but sometimes the real world gets in the way and there s no more shocking an example of this than when a beloved actor dies, forcing a show to say goodbye to the character they played. Miguel Ferrer was part of an accomplished show business family: He was the son of Oscarwinning actor José Ferrer and 50s pop singer Rosemary Clooney, as well as a cousin of superstar George Clooney. A prolific actor, he joined the cast of CBS s NCIS: Los Angeles in 2012 to play Owen Granger, assistant director of the NCIS and overseer of the Office of Special Projects in the L. A. branch. Ostensibly arriving to hunt down a killer, he s really there to keep an eye on the show s regular squad and bring his experience as a CIA officer to the team. In a 2016 episode, A. D. Granger tells his colleagues that he s dying from a form of cancer, possibly related to exposure to Agent Orange during his time carrying out government missions