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Malcolm-Jamal Warner <\/strong>left fans in their feels following his final performance. The beloved actor passed away in July<\/a> on a family vacation after getting caught up in a rip current and drowning.<\/p>\n Nearly three months later, fans watched Warner in his final acting performance. In September, it was revealed that Warner filmed an episode<\/a> of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town<\/a><\/em>, which aired last night on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfacSIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox\ud83c\udfac<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n It should come as no surprise that Warner was outstanding in the guest-starring role, playing a fiercely overprotective father trying to keep his daughter safe.<\/p>\n Fans wasted no time flocking to social media to discuss watching Warner in what ended up being his final role.<\/p>\n \u201cmalcolm-jamal warner’s last performance ending up being him playing a father protecting his daughter is so tragically poetic, and he was wonderful as always rip #murderinasmalltown,\u201d wrote one fan on X.<\/a><\/p>\n Another fan on X stated,<\/a> \u201cI watched this episode just this morning and was pleasantly surprised when Malcolm-Jamal Warner popped up on my screen. It just made me miss him all the more!\u00a0 \ud83e\udd72\u00a0 #MalcolmJamalWarner #MurderInASmallTown\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAww Malcolm Jamal Warner is in this new episode of #MurderInASmallTown. His last performance \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\u201d read one response, with a <\/a>different adding<\/a>, \u201cOh my goodness, Malcolm Jamal Warner\u2019s last performance\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d #MurderInASmallTown\u201d<\/p>\n One fan expressed, \u201cI\u2019m watching Murder in a Small Town and Malcolm-Jamal Warner pops up on screen. I had no idea this was his last role. Took me by surprise. RIP \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\u201d<\/p>\n The loss of Warner still doesn\u2019t seem real, and that was something pointed out by a fan too, with one emphasizing, \u201ci still can\u2019t believe malcolm jamal warner passed,\u201d read the X.<\/a><\/p>\n Related: Malcolm-Jamal Warner Reportedly Tried to Save Daughter Before Drowning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Over on the official Fox Instagram page, a clip of Warner in a scene with Rossif Sutherland<\/strong> also had fans talking.<\/p>\n \u201cRIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner \ud83d\udc94\u201d and \u201cMy guy \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude22\u201d were a couple of those comments.<\/p>\n The end of the Murder in a Small Town<\/em> episode featured a card that read \u201cDedicated to the Memory of Malcolm-Jamal Warner,\u201d and it left one fan crying<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ahead of Warner\u2019s appearance on the Fox show,<\/em> executive producer, writer, and showrunnerIan Weir<\/strong> addressed losing Warner.<\/a> Weir raved about he actor who was gone way too soon.<\/p>\n The executive producer also called what Warner brought on-screen \u201cmagical.\u201d Those who have watched the episode know that Weir is not wrong, as Warner delivered a heartbreaking performance, giving it his all.<\/p>\n Although the Fox series was Warner\u2019s final performance, it wasn\u2019t the only thing he was in following his tragic death. The actor appears in the HBO documentary “Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television,<\/a>” <\/em>alongside Oprah Winfrey<\/strong>, Tyler Perry,<\/strong>Debbie Allen,<\/strong> and others.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no question that Warner\u2019s death is on the minds of the fans that he brought so much joy to and entertained for decades.<\/p>\n RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner!<\/p>\n Murder in a Small Town <\/em>airs Tuesdays at 8\/7c on Fox.<\/p>\n Next: Kenny Chesney Pays Tribute to \u2018Creative Soul\u2019 Brett James During Surprise Appearance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 8, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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