Emmy-Winning Actor Susan Saint James Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning star of The Name of the Game, McMillan & Wife, and Kate & Allie, died of pancreatic cancer at 80. Reports placed the death on Oct. 26 or Oct. 27, 2026 After Kate & Allie ended in 1989 she left regular acting for family life in Connecticut, a path she had already favored by taking that New York-based role to stay near home. In 2004 a plane crash in Colorado killed her 14-year-old son Teddy; husband Dick Ebersol and son Charlie survived. Her family told People she gave Teddy’s eulogy as a personal note to each of them. “Even in the deepest grief of her life, she put everyone else first,” they said, adding she never met a stranger and was generous with time and energy she valued more than money. She later supported other parents who had lost children and long worked with the Special Olympics, from the first Chicago games in 1968 through Special Olympics Connecticut. She is survived by Ebersol, four children, seven grandchildren, her sister, and service dog Lola. She received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2008.