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* Creator/UnshouIshizuka voiced the narrator in the ''LightNovel/UlyssesJeanneDArcAndTheAlchemistKnights'', which premiered two months after his death.
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* Music/{{Aaliyah}} died in a plane crash six months before ''Film/QueenOfTheDamned'' was released.
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* Creator/MaryKayBergman died in 1999 but ''WesternAnimation/BaltoIIWolfQuest'' came out in 2002. Her fox character is one of her last credited roles.
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* Creator/UnshouIshizuka passed away four months before the release of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', in which he voiced Incineroar.

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* Creator/UnshouIshizuka Creator/UnshoIshizuka passed away four months before the release of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', in which he voiced Incineroar.
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* Creator/UnshouIshizuka passed away four months before the release of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', in which he voiced Incineroar.
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* Mako Iwamatsu died more than one year before the release of ''Film/{{TMNT}}'', on which he voiced Splinter.

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* Mako Iwamatsu died more than one year before the release of ''Film/{{TMNT}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'', on which he voiced Splinter.
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* Animator Cliff Nordberg died in 1979, his last project for Disney was ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'' which was released two years later.
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* Joseph Kaufmann who voiced the main character Michael Corleone in ''Film/HeavyTraffic'' was killed in a plane crash two weeks before the film was released in theaters.

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* Creator/RobinSachs, voice of Zaeed in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' trilogy, died in a month before the final DLC for the third game, ''Citadel'', was released.

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* Creator/RobinSachs, voice of Zaeed in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' trilogy, died in a month before the final DLC for the third game, ''Citadel'', was released.


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* Taken UpToEleven with ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''. Creator/RokuroNaya, the Japanese voice of Gunter, passed away two months before the game was even announced, let alone released.
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* Bernie Mac died before the release of ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa''.

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* Bernie Mac Creator/BernieMac died before the release of ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa''.



* Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes (who had a cameo role) both died within a day of each other 3 months before ''Soul Men'' premiered. The movie was re-edited to have a lighter tone and had a tribute added to the credits sequence out of respect to them.

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* Bernie Mac Creator/BernieMac and Isaac Hayes (who had a cameo role) both died within a day of each other 3 months before ''Soul Men'' ''Film/SoulMen'' premiered. The movie was re-edited to have a lighter tone and had a tribute added to the credits sequence out of respect to them.
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* The end credits of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' acknowledged David Rappaport (the original voice of Dr. Blight's computer assistant MAL), when the show premiered several months after he passed away.
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* Wayne Allwine passed away in May 2009, but completed voice work as MickeyMouse one final time for ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' which was released the following fall, as well as for episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''.

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* Wayne Allwine Crrator/WayneAllwine passed away in May 2009, but completed voice work as MickeyMouse one final time for ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' which was released the following fall, as well as for episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''.
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* Creator/DouglasAdams is credited as executive producer for the 2005 film ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', which entered production in 2003 - two years after Adams' death.
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* Seiichiro Ujiie served as a member of the production committee for ''Anime/FromUpOnPoppyHill'' and was the executive producer of ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya'', both of which came out after his death.

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* Nippon Television Network chairman Seiichiro Ujiie served as a member of the production committee for ''Anime/FromUpOnPoppyHill'' and was the executive producer of ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya'', both of which came out after his death.
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* Seiichiro Ujiie served as a member of the production committee for ''Anime/FromUpOnPoppyHill'' and was the executive producer of ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya'', both of which came out after his death.
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* Creator/CarrieFisher passed away in December 2016, almost a year before the release of ''Franchise/StarWars'' Episode VIII: ''Film/TheLastJedi'' in December 2017.

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* Creator/CarrieFisher passed away in December 2016, almost a year before the release of ''Franchise/StarWars'' Episode VIII: ''Film/TheLastJedi'' in December 2017. The end credits include a dedication.
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* George O'Hanlon and Creator/MelBlanc died during the production of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Jetsons]]'': ''TheMovie''. Creator/JeffBergman filled in for them as George Jetson and Mr. Spacely to record lines they hadn't recorded yet.

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* George O'Hanlon and Creator/MelBlanc died during the production of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Jetsons]]'': ''TheMovie''.''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie''. Creator/JeffBergman filled in for them as George Jetson and Mr. Spacely to record lines they hadn't recorded yet.
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* Roddy [=McDowall=] voiced the queen's adviser in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', which was released a month after his death.

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* Roddy [=McDowall=] Creator/RoddyMcDowall voiced the queen's adviser in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', which was released a month after his death.



** Eartha Kitt recorded her voice for the episode "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", which aired more than a year after her death in December 2008.
** Writer Don Payne, who died in March 2013, was credited on the episodes "Labor Pains" and "White Christmas Blues".
** Creator/PhilHartman's last Simpsons appearance was playing Troy [=McClure=] in "Bart the Mother", which aired five months after his death in May 1998. The episode was dedicated to him and his characters Lionel Hutz and Troy [=McClure=] were retired.
** Music/MarvinHamlisch played a younger version of himself in "Gone, Abie, Gone", which aired 3 months after his passing in August 2012.
* Creator/MaryKayBergman received a few credits after her suicide, including the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episodes "Starvin' Marvin in Space" and "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" and the direct-to-video films ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}} II: Wolf Quest''.

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** Eartha Kitt recorded her voice for the episode "Once "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS21E10OnceUponATimeInSpringfield Once Upon a Time in Springfield", Springfield]]", which aired more than a year after her death in December 2008.
** Writer Don Payne, who died in March 2013, was credited on the episodes "Labor Pains" "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E5LaborPains Labor Pains]]" and "White "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E8WhiteChristmasBlues White Christmas Blues".
Blues]]".
** Creator/PhilHartman's last Simpsons appearance was playing Troy [=McClure=] in "Bart "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E3BartTheMother Bart the Mother", Mother]]", which aired five months after his death in May 1998. The episode was dedicated to him and his characters Lionel Hutz and Troy [=McClure=] were retired.
** Music/MarvinHamlisch played a younger version of himself in "Gone, Abie, Gone", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS24E4GoneAbieGone Gone Abie Gone]]", which aired 3 months after his passing in August 2012.
* Creator/MaryKayBergman received a few credits after her suicide, including the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episodes "Starvin' "[[Recap/SouthParkS3E13StarvinMarvinInSpace Starvin Marvin in Space" Space]]" and "Mr. "[[Recap/SouthParkS3E15MrHankeysChristmasClassics Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" Classics]]" and the direct-to-video films ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}} II: Wolf Quest''.
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** Also happened to Ricky Garduno, one of the Webcomic/DummComics co-founders who worked on the show as a storyboard artist during seasons 10 and 11. Of the 13 episodes he was credited on, only two came out when he was still alive; the rest were broadcast posthumously.

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* Creator/MaryKayBergman received a few credits after her suicide, including the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episodes "Starvin' Marvin in Space" and "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" and the direct-to-video films ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Balto}} Balto II: Wolf Quest]]''.

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* Creator/MaryKayBergman received a few credits after her suicide, including the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episodes "Starvin' Marvin in Space" and "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics" and the direct-to-video films ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheAlienInvaders'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Balto}} Balto ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}} II: Wolf Quest]]''.Quest''.


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* Creator/AntonYelchin died in June 2016, six months before ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'' premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}}. He managed to record several seasons worth of dialogue, defying [[TheOtherDarrin a replacement as the voice of the main character]].
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* George O'Hanlon and Creator/MelBlanc died during the production of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Jetsons]]'': ''TheMovie''. Jeff Bergman filled in for them as George Jetson and Mr. Spacely to record lines they hadn't recorded yet.

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* George O'Hanlon and Creator/MelBlanc died during the production of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Jetsons]]'': ''TheMovie''. Jeff Bergman Creator/JeffBergman filled in for them as George Jetson and Mr. Spacely to record lines they hadn't recorded yet.
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* Verna Felton (who voiced Winifred Hathi the Elephant) died of a stroke on December 14th, 1966, a year before the release of ''Disney/TheJungleBook''.
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* ''Creator/BruceLee'' passed away a month before ''Film/EnterTheDragon'' was released, also ''Film/GameOfDeath'' which he had been working on prior to his death was released 5 years later with the story rewritten and many of his scenes were comprised of stock footage from his previous films.
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* The 2017 revival of ''Series/TwinPeaks'' features several deceased actors who either appear in archival footage from the original series (as with Frank Silva) or filmed their scenes for Season 3 before their passing (as with Catherine E. Coulson, Creator/MiguelFerrer, and Warren Frost). Some of the episodes in which they appear are dedicated to their memory.
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* Creator/TexAvery was in the middle of producing ''WesternAnimation/TheKwickyKoalaShow'' before he died.. The show came out about a year later.

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* Creator/TexAvery was in the middle of producing ''WesternAnimation/TheKwickyKoalaShow'' before he died..died. The show came out about a year later.
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* Creator/TexAvery was in the middle of producing ''WesternAnimation/TheKwickyKoalaShow'' before he died.. The show came out about a year later.
* Jean-Ives Raimbaud died before the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'' was completed. He still receives creator credit on the show years later.
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* Creator/SatoruIwata passed away in June 2015, but still served and was credited as executive producer for a number of Creator/{{Nintendo}} titles that ended up being released posthumously, some coming out months or even ''years'' after his passing.
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* The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' reintroduces StockFootage of the first four seasons' OpeningNarration. This allowed {{Creator/Mako}} to be credited a final time years after his passing.

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* The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' reintroduces StockFootage of the first four seasons' OpeningNarration.OpeningNarration, as well as a recreation of the scene from the end of Episode 1. This allowed {{Creator/Mako}} to be credited a final time years after his passing.
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* The final episode of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' reintroduces StockFootage of the first four seasons' OpeningNarration. This allowed {{Creator/Mako}} to be credited a final time years after his passing.
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* Creator/RoddyMcDowall voiced the queen's adviser in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', which was released a month after his death.

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* Creator/RoddyMcDowall Roddy [=McDowall=] voiced the queen's adviser in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', which was released a month after his death.



* John Fiedler appeared in two more films after his death, ''[[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kronk's New Groove]]'' and ''[[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie]]''.

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* John Fiedler appeared in two more films after his death, death in 2005, ''[[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kronk's New Groove]]'' and ''[[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie]]''.

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