Deaths Month: December 2025
Arthur Cohn
Swiss film producer (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Other · Swiss
Georg Springer
Austrian cultural manager · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Other
Joanna Trollope
English novelist (A Village Affair) · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11
Adolfo Fernández (actor) Actor dead at age 67
a Spanish actor, died on December 12, 2025, at the age of 67. Born in Seville on May 25, 1958, he spent his childhood in Muskiz, Biscay. He made his big-screen debut in 1996 in A tiro limpio and went… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025
Marita Lange German shot putter, Olympic silver medalist dead at age 82
the German shot putter and 1968 Olympic silver medalist, died on December 12, 2025, after a prolonged illness. She was 82. Born in Halle, Prussia, Germany, on June 22, 1943, Lange represented East Germany and won the silver medal in… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025
Barry Martin British artist dead at age 82
a British artist associated with the kinetic art movement, died on December 12, 2025, at the age of 82. Born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1943, he explored ideas of movement in art and in games. Among artists whose work… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025
Philip D. Shutler American marine lieutenant general dead at age 99
an American Marine lieutenant general, died on December 12, 2025, in Springfield, Virginia. He was 99. Shutler served as Deputy Commandant for Aviation for the Marine Corps from 1974 to 1975 and later as Director of Operations, Joint Staff, J-3.… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025
Jayne Trcka American bodybuilder, fitness model and actress dead at age 62
an American bodybuilder, fitness model and actress known for her role in Scary Movie, died on December 12, 2025. Born Jayne Marie Trcka in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on February 27, 1963, she worked as an actress, bodybuilder and fitness model… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025
Charles Weissmann
Hungarian-Swiss molecular biologist · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Swiss
Chuzo
Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11
John Varley
American author (Titan · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11
Devin Battley
American motorcycle racer and businessman · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Other
Keith Suter
Australian social scientist · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Brent McLachlan
New Zealand drummer (Bailter Space) · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Kenneth W. Ford
American theoretical physicist and writer · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Ford
D. L. Coburn
American playwright (The Gin Game) · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Coburn
Harold Wayne Nichols
American serial rapist and convicted murderer · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Nichols
Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez
Dominican Roman Catholic prelate · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Núñez · Other
Mauro Bosco
Italian actor (White Voices · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Arthur L. Carter
American banker · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Carter · Other
Stan Brookes
English football/soccer player · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Kim Woo Nam
Korean politician · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Nam
David Gold (talk radio host) American talk radio host dead at age 75
an American talk radio host known for his work at KLIF and KSFO, died on December 11, 2025. A conservative talk host from the mid-1970s, he was among the first U.S. conservative talk radio hosts, with a philosophy described as… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
Siegfried Herrmann (politician) Trade unionist dead at age 83
an Austrian politician and trade unionist, died on December 11, 2025, at the age of 83. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag of Styria from 1987 to 1991 and in the Federal Council from… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Kim Woo-nam South Korean politician, MP, heart attack dead at age 70
a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on December 11, 2025, of a heart attack. He was 70. Born in Pyeongdae-ri, Jeju Island, on July 12, 1955, he served in the 17th, 18th, and 19th… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Junior King South African dancer, TikTok personality and rapper, traffic collision dead at age 28
a South African dancer, TikTok personality and rapper, died on December 11, 2025, in a traffic collision in Verkeerdevlei, Free State, South Africa. Born Dugulth Ferreira in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, around 1996 or 1997, he was also a choreographer and… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Ernest McCarty American bass player dead at age 84
an American bass player, composer and playwright, died on December 11, 2025, at age 84. Born in Chicago on March 26, 1941, he was an upright bass player known for performing with Erroll Garner from 1970 until Garner’s death in… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Boris Skrynnik
Russian bandy player (Vodnik) and executive · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Jacques Nadeau
Canadian photojournalist · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Other
Manfrini
Brazilian football/soccer player · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Jim Ward
American voice actor and radio personality (Ratchet & Clank · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Ross Morrison
New Zealand cricketer (Auckland) and tennis administrator · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Christine Choy
American filmmaker (Who Killed Vincent Chin?) · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Other
Jeff Garcia
American comedian and actor (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · García
Jeff Thorne
American college football coach (North Central Cardinals · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · Other
Jeffrey Garcia
American comedian and actor (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · García
Hans Otjes
Dutch actor and comedian · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · Dutch
Marcelo Nascimento da Rocha
Brazilian consultant · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · Other · Rocha
Marcelo da Rocha
Portuguese consultant · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · Other · Rocha
Sophie Kinsella
English novelist (Shopaholic) · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9
Nobuhiro Takashiro
Japanese baseball player (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) and coach (Chunichi Dragons · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9
Pablo Rodríguez Grez
Chilean far right activist · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · Other · Grez
Rodolfo Wirz
German-born Uruguaian Roman Catholic prelate · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · Other
Radu Theodoru
Romanian general · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · Other
Roberto Iniesta
Spanish singer (Extremoduro) · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9
Josh Becker
American director (Xena: Warrior Princess) and screenwriter · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Hiroaki Inoue
Japanese baseball player (Hiroshima Toyo · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Jean-Pierre Winter
French psychoanalyst and writer · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · French
Hans Roericht
German designer · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Other
Lesley Walker
British film editor (Mona Lisa · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
George Mira
American football player (Miami Hurricanes · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Bernie Toorish
Canadian-American singer (The Four Lads) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Roger Lumont
French artistic director and actor (Gendarme in New York · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · French
Pierre-Paul Geoffroy
Canadian Quebec nationalist militant (Front de libération du Québec) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Other
Piotr Cieplak
Polish stage director · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Other
Lajos Marton
Hungarian anti-communist activist · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Other
David Best
English footballer (Bournemouth · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Ludovic Assemoassa
Togolese footballer (Clermont Foot · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Béatrice Picard
Canadian actress (Once Upon a Time in the East · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal
Dutch constitutional lawyer and Africanist · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Nieuwaal · Dutch · Émile
José Filomeno Monteiro
Cape Verde diplomat and politician · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Monteiro
Erzsébet Csajbók
Hungarian Olympic handball player (1976 · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Iain Douglas-Hamilton
British zoologist and wildlife conservationist (Save the Elephants) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Other
William Yap
Malaysian actor (The Kid from the Big Apple) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Raul Malo
American singer and guitarist (The Mavericks) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Raúl
Emil Šneberg
Czech fighter pilot and Chief of Staff of the Air Force · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Czech · Other