Freddie Prinze (June 22, 1954-January 29, 1977), stand-up comedian and star of NBC-TV’s sitcom Chico and the Man, shot himself in the head on Jan. 28. The next day he was taken off life support and died at 1pm. In 1977, his death was ruled a suicide but in a civil case brought years later, a jury found that his death was accidental.