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an American screenwriter, film director and producer, died on January 16, 2026. He wrote and directed the 1993 film Leprechaun, which launched the horror franchise of the same name. Jones also directed and co-wrote the horror film Rumpelstiltskin, wrote for… · 16 January 2026 · January 2026

January 16, 2026

Vera Frances

English actress · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14

January 15, 2026

Jayashree Kabir

Indian actress (Pratidwandi · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14

January 15, 2026

Hans Wiktorsson

Swedish actor · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13

January 14, 2026

Igor Zolotovitskiy

Russian actor (Taxi Blues · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13

January 14, 2026

Annemarie Prins

Dutch actress (Accused · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · Dutch

January 14, 2026

Lina Bernardi

Italian actress (The Story of Piera · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12

January 13, 2026

Paul Grist (actor) Welsh actor (Doctor Who dead at age 86

the Welsh actor, car racer and restorer, died on January 13, 2026, aged 86. Born in Glamorgan, Wales, on January 18, 1939, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was taught by Peter Barkworth and graduated… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026

January 13, 2026

Scott Adams American cartoonist, prostate cancer dead at age 68

the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and wrote nonfiction works on business, self-improvement, commentary, satire, and politics. Adams worked… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · Cancer

January 13, 2026

Marcus Gilbert

British actor (The Masks of Death · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12

January 13, 2026

Ralph L. Thomas

Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · Thomas

January 12, 2026

Grete Salomonsen

Norwegian film director (Kamilla and the Thief · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · Other

January 12, 2026

Catherine Samie

French actress (Lovers of Paris · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · French

January 12, 2026

Titina Medeiros

Brazilian actress · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10

January 11, 2026

Trevor A. Toussaint

British actor (Hollyoaks) · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Toussaint

January 11, 2026

Giancarlo Cauteruccio

Italian theater actor and director · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10

January 11, 2026

Ahmad Melli

Syrian actor · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10

January 11, 2026

Manolo Villaverde

Cuban-American actor (¿Qué Pasa · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10

January 11, 2026

Prashant Tamang

Indian singer (Indian Idol) and actor (Paatal Lok) · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10

January 11, 2026

Derek Martin

English actor (Law & Order · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10

January 11, 2026

T. K. Carter

American actor (The Thing · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Carter

January 10, 2026

Tina Packer

British actress (David Copperfield · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9

January 10, 2026

Zhang Kerang

Chinese peking opera actor · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9

January 10, 2026

Elisa Lisboa

Portuguese actress (Sabor da Paixão · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9

January 10, 2026

Tom Cherones

American television director (Seinfeld) · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other

January 10, 2026

Frédéric Cerdal

French actor and stage director · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · French

January 9, 2026

Murat Bisembin

Kazakh actor · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8

January 9, 2026

Claude-Inga Barbey

Swiss comedian · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other · Swiss

January 8, 2026

Murat Bisenbin Kazakh actor, cancer dead at age 53

2026. He was a Kazakh actor · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Cancer

January 8, 2026

Jean-Max Causse

French actor (I Stand Alone) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · French

January 8, 2026

Andy Friendly

American television producer (Entertainment Tonight) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other

January 7, 2026

Ad van Kempen

Dutch actor (1-900 · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Kempen · Dutch

January 7, 2026

Sidney Kibrick

American actor (Our Gang) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5

January 6, 2026

John Cunningham (actor) Actor dead at age 93

an American actor known for roles in Titanic, Company and Mystic Pizza, died on January 6, 2026. Born in Auburn, New York, on June 22, 1932, he worked as an actor from 1951 to 2013. Cunningham joined the United States… · 06 January 2026 · January 2026

January 6, 2026

the English actress best known for playing Nellie Ellis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, died on December 31, 2025, aged 104. Born Elizabeth Hutton Kelly in Newcastle upon Tyne on May 29, 1921, she began her acting career in… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025

December 31, 2025

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

American actor (The Wire) · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29

December 30, 2025

David Heap (actor) English-born Ireland-based actor dead at age 76

an English-born Ireland-based actor known for his roles in Fair City and Botched, died on December 30, 2025. Born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, he initially worked for Procter & Gamble before studying acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025

December 30, 2025

an American actress, singer and director known for Little Murders, Shelter and Handle with Care, died on December 27, 2025, at age 87. Born in Lyons, Kansas, on July 8, 1938, she studied theatre at Northwestern University before moving to… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025

December 27, 2025

an American jazz musician and pianist, died on December 25, 2025. Also a singer and songwriter, he was known for his long-standing performances at New York City piano bars, including the Beekman Tower Hotel’s Top of the Tower bar and… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025

December 25, 2025

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