Alex Karras was among the first pro sports stars to transition to movies and TV. The former NFL hero punched out a horse in the 1974 Mel Brooks film comedy “Blazing Saddles,” then went on to star in the ABC sitcom “Webster." He died of kidney failure at 77 in October.
Hollywood Says Goodbye: Notable Celebrity Deaths of 2012
A number of familiar faces left us in 2012, from movies, TV and music — even the world's oldest teenager proved mortal