He helped secure landmark status for more than two dozen theaters in the 1980s, then initiated the design competition that led to a new TKTS booth. NYT > Obituaries

The first meteorologist to forecast the weather on New York television, he later became known for, among other things, publicizing the Heimlich maneuver. NYT > Obituaries

A liberal Republican, he became known for his fierce criticism of Nixon during Watergate. Decades later, he termed Donald Trump “a total con artist.” NYT > Obituaries

In his 15 years on the U.S. District Court bench in Newark, he also ruled on high-profile cases involving the tobacco industry and the rights of homeless people. NYT >...

An Englishman with a deep, cultured voice, he played uptight snobs in films like “Back to School” and on shows like “Friends” and “Mad About You.” NYT > Obituaries

Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation. NYT > Obituaries

The veteran actor also starred in the movie “Deep Rising.” He died after a motorcycle accident in Vermont. NYT > Obituaries

Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.” NYT > Obituaries

After winning three World Series as a player, Craig became a coach and spread the gospel of the split-fingered fastball, what one player of the time called “the pitch...

His two-volume study, written with Robert W. Fogel, used data to challenge commonly held ideas about American slavery, including that it was unprofitable and inefficient. NYT > Obituaries