Frank Stack, an American cartoonist, died on April 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Frank Huntington Stack in Houston, Texas, he was an underground cartoonist and artist who worked under the name Foolbert Sturgeon to avoid persecution for…
Federico Torre, an Italian actor, died on April 12, 2026.
Nino Russo died on April 11, 2026. He was an Italian film director, screenwriter and playwright. Russo worked in film and theater, writing and directing across both forms. His death was announced on that date.
John Nolan, the British actor known for roles in Dunkirk, The Dark Knight Rises and Batman Begins, died on April 11, 2026. He was 87. Born in Westminster, London, on May 22, 1938, Nolan worked in film and television from… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
Peter Terry died on April 10, 2026. He was a South African actor known for Project Shadowchaser II and The Challenger Disaster, as well as a dramatist and poet. His work spanned acting and writing, and his name is associated… · 10 April 2026 · April 2026
Dinah Christie, a Canadian actress and singer known for Party Game, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Dinah Barbara Christie in London, England, she came to Canada at age 2 with her parents, actors Robert…
Angela Pleasence, an English actress, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 84. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her stage debut in 1964 as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the… · Britain · 10 April 2026 · April 2026
Mario Adorf, the German actor and writer known for Major Dundee, Short Night of Glass Dolls and Fedora, died on April 8, 2026, at age 95. Born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1930, he was active from 1954 to 2026 and… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael Patrick died on April 7, 2026, from complications from motor neuron disease. He was an Irish actor and writer known for My Left Nut. · 07 April 2026 · April 2026
José Ulloa, a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor, died on April 5, 2026. He was 92. Born in Madrid in 1934, he directed Veinte pasos para la muerte, El refugio del miedo, La amante ingenua, Juventud sin freno and…
Ramon Gieling, the Dutch film director, screenwriter, and author, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Utrecht on April 21, 1954, he worked across film and writing. He received a Crystal Film award in 2015…
Michele Massimo Tarantini, an Italian film director known for Confessions of a Lady Cop, A Man Called Magnum and Taxi Girl, died on April 3, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Corato, Bari, Italy, on August 7, 1942,… · 03 April 2026 · April 2026
Bettina Cirone, an American photographer and former Ford model, died on April 3, 2026, at age 92. Cirone was known for photographing celebrities, including actors, musicians, artists and politicians, among them President Donald Trump, in the United States and abroad… · 03 April 2026 · April 2026
Jason Elvie Go Ty, a Filipino drag performer and graphic designer known by the stage name Misua, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 27. He was best known for his involvement in the fourth season of Drag… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Shozin Fukui, a Japanese film director and screenwriter, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 64–65. He was best known for his work in the cyberpunk genre and for the films "964 Pinocchio," "Rubber's Lover" and "S-94." Born… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Suki Lahav, the Israeli violinist, singer and lyricist who was a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band from September 1974 to March 1975, died on April 1, 2026, at age 74. Born Tzruya Lahav on July 16, 1951, in… · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Louis Saia, a Canadian film director and screenwriter best known for the Les Boys franchise of hockey comedy films, died on April 1, 2026. Born on May 25, 1950, he began his career as a theatrical director and became known… · England · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Sergey Selemenev, a Russian theatre actor and director, died on April 1, 2026. · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Lili Hinstin, French film producer and artistic director, died on March 31, 2026, at the age of 48. Born in France on July 10, 1977, she studied at the universities of Paris and Padua. Hinstin served as artistic director of… · 31 March 2026 · March 2026
Shujaat Hashmi, the Pakistani actor known for his work in television and film, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on October 31, 1950, Hashmi began his career in Yawar Hayat’s PTV drama Kuhar and made… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
James Stannage, the British radio talk show host, died on March 30, 2026, aged 76. Born Charles James M. Stannage in Norton, County Durham, on February 22, 1950, he presented late-night phone-in shows, including The Late Night James Stannage Talk… · England · 30 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cancer
Rasim Balayev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in Nesimi, Babek and Dada Gorgud, died on March 29, 2026, of complications from diabetes and lung cancer. He was 77. Balayev was an Azerbaijani film and stage actor whose career ran… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Laurie Webb, the Welsh actor known for his roles in Doctor Who, Paul Temple and Doomwatch, died on March 29, 2026, aged 101. Born Lawrence Melvin Henry Webb in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, on 6 May 1924, he began his career…
Rahul Banerjee, an Indian actor and writer, died on March 29, 2026, after drowning. He worked primarily in Bengali films and television series and was known for roles in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, Pati Parameshwar and Zulfiqar. Born Arunoday Banerjee… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Volodymyr Komarov, a Ukrainian comedian, actor and musician, died on March 29, 2026. He was known as Volodymyr Valentynovych Komarov and was 62. Born around 1963 or 1964, he worked in the fields of acting, comedy and music. His death… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Villen Novak, a Ukrainian film director, died on March 29, 2026, at the age of 88. Villen Zakharovych Novak was born on January 3, 1938, in Hlezno, Zhytomyr Oblast, in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. He… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
David Riondino, the Italian singer-songwriter, actor and writer, died on March 29, 2026, at age 73. Born in Florence on June 10, 1952, he began his career in the mid-1970s as a member of the musical ensemble Collettivo Victor Jara.… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Alex Duong, an American comedian and television actor, died on March 28, 2026, in Santa Monica, California, of septic shock. He was 42. Born in Dallas, Texas, Duong began his career as a stand-up comedian in the early 2000s, working… · 28 March 2026 · March 2026 · Dương
Mary Beth Hurt, an American actress of stage and screen, died on March 28, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 79. Hurt was a three-time Tony Award nominee and also received a BAFTA Award nomination and an Independent… · 28 March 2026 · March 2026
Carlos Orgambide, the Argentine film director, cinematographer and screenwriter known for Queridas amigas, died on March 26, 2026. Born Carlos Gdansky Orgambide on September 28, 1930, he worked under the stage name Carlos Orgambide. He died at the age of… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Ahmad Kaabour, the Lebanese singer, songwriter, composer and actor best known for the protest song "Ounadikom," died on March 26, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon, at the age of 70. Born in Beirut on July 9, 1955, he studied theatre at… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
E. A. Rajendran, an Indian actor and stage director, died on March 26, 2026. He was 71 and died in the early hours of that day in Kollam, Kerala. Rajendran worked from 1981 to 2026 and was known for Malayalam… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Jean Sagols, the French actor, screenwriter and television director, died on March 26, 2026, of a cerebral haemorrhage. He was 87. Born in 1938, he worked in film and television as an actor, screenwriter and director from 1964 to 2011.… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
James Tolkan, an American actor known for roles in Back to the Future, Top Gun and Dick Tracy, died on March 26, 2026, at age 94. He was best known for playing the strict high school vice-principal Mr. Strickland in… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Abdikalyk Akmatov, a Kyrgyz actor and theatre personality, died on March 25, 2026. Born in 1955 in Ak-Bulak, in the Nookat district of the Osh region, he began his career as a lighting technician in 1975 at the Osh Regional… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
John Andreassen, a Norwegian television producer, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 82. He worked with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1964 and was behind a number of TV productions for the broadcaster. In 2000, he was… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Alexander Kluge, the German author, film director, academic and founder of a television production company, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Halberstadt in 1932, he studied with Theodor W. Adorno in Frankfurt and later… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Esther Roord, a Dutch actress, died on March 25, 2026. She was 61. Born in Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, on January 25, 1965, she graduated from the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam in 1991. Roord was active as an… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Esteri Tebandeke, a Ugandan filmmaker, actress and visual artist, died on March 24, 2026. Born Esther Brenda Apolot in Kampala on May 16, 1984, she was also a dancer and a graduate of the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Valerie Perrine, an American actress, died on March 23, 2026, from complications of Parkinson's disease. She was best known for portraying Honey Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny, a role that brought her the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Gerson Brenner, a Brazilian actor and model, died on March 23, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, of multiple organ failure. Born Gerson dos Santos Oliveira on December 22, 1959, in São Paulo, he worked from 1982 to 1998 and became… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Hermann Huppen, the Belgian comic book creator known for Jeremiah, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 87. Better known by the pen name Hermann, he was born on July 17, 1938, in Bévercé, now part of Malmedy,… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Desmond Barrit, British actor best known for his stage work, died on March 21, 2026, aged 81. Born Desmond Brown in Morriston, near Swansea, Wales, on October 19, 1944, he worked as an actor from 1979 to 2021. His screen… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Juca de Oliveira, a Brazilian actor, died on March 21, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, from pneumonia complicated by heart disease. Born José de Oliveira Santos on March 16, 1935, in São Roque, São Paulo, he worked as an actor,… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Rhoda Roberts, an Australian Aboriginal arts director, died on March 21, 2026, aged 66. She was an Australian theatre and arts director, arts executive, television presenter and actress who served as head of Indigenous programming at the Sydney Opera House… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Jessie Jones, an American actress and playwright, died on March 20, 2026, after a long illness. Born on August 21, 1950, in Texas, she appeared on the internationally broadcast television shows Murphy Brown, Melrose Place, Night Court, and Who's the… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Ben Keaton, the Irish actor known for roles in Emmerdale, Casualty and Father Ted, died on March 20, 2026, aged 69. Born Benjamin J. Burke-Kennedy in Dublin on 3 May 1956, he appeared in Emmerdale as Jeff Brannigan and in… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Isabelle Mergault, the French actress, director, writer and television and radio personality, died on March 20, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, at the age of 67, following a battle with cancer. Born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis, near Paris, on May 11, 1958,… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Aref Arefkia, the Iranian pop singer and actor known professionally as Aref, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Tehran on August 10, 1941, he was active from 1963 to 2026. He was known by… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Nicholas Brendon Schultz, the American actor, artist and writer best known for his roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Criminal Minds, died on March 20, 2026. He was 54. Born in Los Angeles, California, on April 12, 1971, Schultz… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Robert Fox, an English film and television producer whose work included The Hours, The Crown and Iris, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 73. Fox’s work on the 2002 film The Hours brought him an Academy Award… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026
Louis Edmond Cordero, the Puerto Rican musician, record producer and actor known as Louie Louie, died on March 19, 2026. Born on July 10, 1962, he released four full-length albums, including two on major record labels and one under his… · America · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Chuck Norris, the American martial artist, actor and author known for Walker, Texas Ranger, Missing in Action and The Way of the Dragon, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Carlos Ray Norris on March 10,… · Brazil · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Tom Georgeson, the English actor known for Between the Lines, A Fish Called Wanda and Doctor Who, died on March 18, 2026, aged 89. Born in Liverpool on 8 August 1936, he worked in television and film from 1963 to… · 18 March 2026 · March 2026
Shams Sumon, a Bangladeshi actor, died on March 17, 2026, of a heart attack. Born in Rajshahi on March 2, 1967, he completed his graduation and post-graduation from Rajshahi University. His acting career ran from 1997 to 2023. Sumon won… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Alicia Caro, a Colombian-Mexican actress, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, on July 8, 1930, she settled in Mexico and appeared in films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Her credits… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Jamie Blanks, the Australian film director and composer behind Urban Legend and Valentine, died on March 16, 2026, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Born in Melbourne on November 29, 1971, Blanks studied at Swinburne Film School, later part of the Victorian… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Navnindra Behl, an Indian theatre and television director, writer and actor, died on March 16, 2026, at age 76. Born in Delhi on October 30, 1949, she began stage acting at the age of three and later took part in… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Kiki Shepard, the American television host best known as co-host of Showtime at the Apollo, died on March 16, 2026. Born Chiquita Renee Shepard on July 15, 1951, in Tyler, Texas, she was also an actress and dancer. Shepard was… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Slava Racheva, a Bulgarian actress and puppeteer, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Sofia on April 23, 1938, she studied drama acting at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film. She made her stage debut at the… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Aleksandra Kurczab-Pomianowska, a Polish actress and translator, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Lviv on May 7, 1940, she was the daughter of writer Jan Kurczab and Janina née Liebling. She worked as an actress from 1957 to 1960,… · 16 March 2026 · March 2026
Italian singer and stage actress · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 14
Bruno Salomone, a French actor and comedian, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 55 following a long illness. Active in film, television and dubbing from 2001 to 2026, he became known in France for his role as… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Bjørn Nilsen, a Norwegian poet, journalist and television producer, died on March 15, 2026. He was born in Strinda, now Trondheim, on December 27, 1934, the son of Eilif Asbjørn Nilsen and Borgunn Alvilde Iversen. Nilsen graduated with examen artium… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Sam Kieth, an American comic book artist and writer best known for The Maxx and Zero Girl, died on March 15, 2026, at age 63 of complications from Lewy body dementia. Born in Sacramento, California, on January 11, 1963, he… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Matt Clark, an American actor best known for his roles in Western films, died on March 15, 2026, at age 89. Born in Washington, D.C., on November 25, 1936, he served in the U.S. Army before attending George Washington University… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Attila Lőte, a Hungarian actor, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Szeged on June 13, 1934, he worked in film, stage and television from 1959 to 2023. Lőte received the Jászai Mari Award and… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Madhu Malhotra, an Indian actress, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 72. She was best remembered for her appearance as a gypsy woman in the song "Lambi Judai" from Subhash Ghai’s film Hero. Malhotra also acted in… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
Japanese voice actress · 14 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 14
Fatma Sarhan, an Egyptian singer and actress, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Basyoun in 1928, she began singing on the radio in the 1950s. She later appeared in films including "I am the… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Phil Woolas, a British politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 66. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth from 1997 to 2010 and was Minister of… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Lyudmila Arinina, the Russian actress, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Lyudmila Mikhailovna Arinina on November 8, 1926, in Sinodskoye Village, Saratov Oblast, she graduated from the acting department of GITIS in 1948 and began… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Gemma Cuervo, a Spanish television, film and theatre actress, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Barcelona on July 22, 1934, she worked from 1956 to 2026 and made her first stage performance in 1956… · 14 March 2026 · March 2026
Russian actor and stuntman (Peter the Great) · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 12
Eili Sild, an Estonian stage, film, television and radio actress, died on March 13, 2026. Born in Tallinn on October 26, 1942, she began her career on the theatre stage in the early 1960s and worked as an actress from… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
John Alford, the British actor best known for playing Robbie Wright in the BBC series Grange Hill, died on March 13, 2026, aged 54. Born John James Shannon in Glasgow, he also appeared as Billy Ray in ITV’s London's Burning… · 13 March 2026 · March 2026
Indian actor (Rasikan · 12 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 12
Harimurali, an Indian Malayalam actor, died on March 12, 2026. Born in 1998 in Annoor, Payyannur, in Kerala’s Kannur district, he began acting as a child and appeared in Rasikan (2004), Annan Thampi and Madambi in 2008. He also acted… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
David Sage, an American actor known for The Birdcage, Campus Cops and Highway to Heaven, died on March 12, 2026, at age 85. Born David Rohan Sage in Syracuse, New York, he worked as a character actor from 1980 to… · Italy · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Asim Bukhari, a Pakistani television and film actor, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Bukhari began his acting career with Pakistan Television in 1965 and appeared in more than 200 films. Among his best-known work were… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Enrica Bonaccorti, the Italian television presenter, actress and song lyricist known for Non è la Rai and Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Peeter Simm died on March 12, 2026. He was an Estonian film director. · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Judy Pace, the American actress known for her roles on Peyton Place and The Young Lawyers, died on March 11, 2026, at age 83. Born Judy Lenteen Pace in Los Angeles on June 15, 1942, she worked in film and… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Kiril Pop Hristov, the Macedonian film, television and theatre actor best known for playing Ćoro in the 2005 film Bal-Can-Can, died on March 11, 2026. Nicknamed “Kili,” he appeared in more than 20 films and television programs during a career… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Wendy Playfair, the Australian actress best known for her role in Prisoner, died on March 11, 2026, aged 99. Born in Woollahra, New South Wales, on August 28, 1926, she began her career in radio serials before moving into theatre,… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Giorgos Panousopoulos, the Greek cinematographer, film director and screenwriter known for Mania, died on March 10, 2026. He was 84. Born in Kifissia, German-occupied Greece, on February 3, 1942, Panousopoulos worked on 37 films between 1964 and 2004. His 1985… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
IJf Blokker, a Dutch actor, musician and television presenter, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Den Helder on September 2, 1930, he began his career as a drummer before becoming known on Dutch television… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Thakkali Srinivasan, an Indian film director, musician and producer known for Tamil films, died on March 10, 2026. He was 72. Born in 1953 or 1954, he worked on films often centered on horror or murder mystery plots. Srinivasan began… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Tamal Roy Chowdhury, an Indian actor from West Bengal, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 80 after cardiac arrest at his residence in South Kolkata while asleep. He was known for acting in Bengali films including Challenge,… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Sam Scarber, an American actor and former football player, died on March 8, 2026, at age 76. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, 1949, he played fullback in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers. Scarber… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Blake Emmons, a Canadian country singer and television host, died on March 8, 2026, at age 81. Born Bruce MacKenzie in Toronto and raised in Prince George, British Columbia, he hosted the 1974 CTV series Funny Farm, the Canadian answer… · America · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Mantana Morakul, the Thai singer and actress known as Mantana Keartiwongs, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 102. Born on March 30, 1923, she was the first female singer and the oldest member of the Public Relations… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Jamie Dunn, the Australian puppeteer, television and radio personality, and voice artist known for performing Agro, died on March 7, 2026. He began his entertainment career as a drummer and singer-songwriter before moving into television. Dunn found success working the… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Ekaterina Vedunova, a Russian theatre and film actress known for her work in "Sklifosovsky," died on March 7, 2026. Vedunova, whose full name was Ekaterina Viktorovna Vedunova, was born on July 9, 1980. In 2004, she studied at the studio… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Antonio Marsina, the Italian actor, died on March 6, 2026, in Nardò, Italy, at the age of 80. Born in Nardò on January 12, 1946, he worked as an actor from 1966 to 2004 and appeared in films from the… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Christos Valavanidis, a Greek actor and poet, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Athens in 1944, he graduated from the National Theatre Drama School in 1973. He worked in theatre, television series and theatre… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Jennifer Runyon, an American actress known for her role on Charles in Charge, died on March 6, 2026. She made her feature-film debut in the slasher film To All a Goodnight in 1980 and went on to have supporting roles… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
English actress (Coronation Street · 04 March 2026 · March 2026 · March 4
Jane Lapotaire, the English actress, died on March 5, 2026, aged 81. Born Jane Elizabeth Marie Burgess in Ipswich, Suffolk, on December 26, 1944, she was from Suffolk and worked as an actress from 1965 to 2026. Her performance in… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026