# A Different World Cast Members Who Died

> A Different World cast members who died in real life.
- Title: A Different World Cast Members Who Died · ScreenRant
- Summary: A Different World cast members who died in real life. a different world, cast, died · reported by ScreenRant.
- Keywords: a different world, cast, died, real life, screenrant, lou myers, diahann carroll, rosalind cash, ron o'neal, robert guillaume, ted ross, kristoff st john
- Source: ScreenRant — https://screenrant.com/different-world-every-cast-member-who-died
- Author: Cher Thompson
- Published: 2024-12-11T22:01:17+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: a different world, cast, died, real life, screenrant, lou myers, diahann carroll, rosalind cash, ron o'neal, robert guillaume, ted ross, kristoff st john
## A Different World Cast Deaths
A Different World cast members have died since the show aired from 1987 to 1993.
## Lou Myers
Lou Myers died aged 77 in February 2013 after complications with pneumonia.
## Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll died aged 84 in October 2019 after a long struggle with cancer.
## Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash died aged 56 in October 1995 after a cancer diagnosis in 1995.
## Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal died aged 66 in January 2004 after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
## Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume died aged 89 in October 2007 after a long career in acting.
## Ted Ross
Ted Ross died aged 68 in September 2002 after complications from a stroke in 1998.
## Kristoff St. John
Kristoff St. John died aged 52 in February 2019 after an accidental drowning.
## James Avery
James Avery died aged 68 in December 2013 after complications during open-heart surgery.
## Thomas Mikal Ford
Thomas Mikal Ford died aged 52 in October 2.
## Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner died aged 54 in July 2025 after accidental drowning.
## Key takeaway

A Different World cast members who died in real life.