Deaths Famous Dead Actors
Murat Bisenbin Kazakh actor, cancer dead at age 53
Murat Bisenbin died on January 8, 2026. He was a Kazakh actor. · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · Cancer
Jean-Max Causse
French actor (I Stand Alone) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · French
Andy Friendly
American television producer (Entertainment Tonight) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Ad van Kempen
Dutch actor (1-900 · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Kempen · Dutch
Sidney Kibrick
American actor (Our Gang) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
John Cunningham (actor) Actor dead at age 93
John Cunningham, 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… · 06 January 2026 · January 2026
Elsje de Wijn
Dutch actress and singer · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Dutch · Wijn
Marian Diamond (actress) Actress dead at age 89
Marian Diamond, the English actress known for her work in film, television and radio, died on January 5, 2026, aged 89. Born Marion Diamond in London on December 17, 1936, she worked for the BBC for many years and was… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026
Jon Korkes
American actor (Oz · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Ahn Sung-ki
South Korean actor (Silmido · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Kim Young-in
South Korean actor (Dachimawa Lee · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Bret Hanna-Shuford
American actor (Paramour · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Bret Shuford
American actor (Paramour · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2
Gregory de Polnay
British actor (Dixon of Dock Green · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2 · Polnay
Andrey Khoroshev
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Andrey Fyodorovich Khoroshev
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1 · Khoroshev
Yuen Cheung-yan
Hong Kong actor · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Tim Robertson
English-born Australian actor (Chances · 31 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 31
Candy Raymond
Australian actress (Don's Party · 31 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 31
Elizabeth Kelly Actress dead at age 104
Elizabeth Kelly, 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… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
American actor (The Wire) · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29
David Heap (actor) English-born Ireland-based actor dead at age 76
David Heap, 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… · 30 December 2025 · December 2025
Denny Tsao
Taiwanese singer and actor (Westgate Tango) (body discovered on this date) · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29
Pepe Sakurai
Japanese comedian · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · Other
Sady Baby
Brazilian actor and director · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28
Pablo Moret
Argentine actor (Responsibility · 27 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 27 · Argentine
Allwell Ademola
Nigerian actress (Tiwa's Baggage · 27 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 27
Marcia Rodd Actress dead at age 87
Marcia Rodd, 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… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Iranian actress (Please Do Not Disturb · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Teuda Bara
Brazilian actress (O Contador de Histórias · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
Robert Mosci American jazz musician and pianist dead at age 72
Robert Mosci, 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… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Marc Rivière
French film director (The Year of the Hare · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24 · French · Other
Imani Dia Smith
American Broadway actress · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24 · Smith
Pat Finn
American actor (The George Wendt Show · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23
Mohammad Bakri
Palestinian film director (Jenin · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Other
Sathischandra Edirisinghe
Sri Lankan actor · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Iêda Maria Vargas
Brazilian actress and beauty queen · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21 · Vargas
Juli Erickson
American voice actress (Fullmetal Alchemist · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
Walter Schultheiß Actor dead at age 101
Walter Schultheiß, the German actor, author and painter known for his role as Der Eugen, died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in Tübingen in 1924, he began his career in 1947 as Pedro del Vegas… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
David Pinner British actor and novelist dead at age 85
David Pinner, the British actor and novelist best known for Ritual, died on December 22, 2025, aged 85. Born in Peterborough, England, on October 6, 1940, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and appeared on stage and… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
Helen Siff
American actress (You Don't Mess with the Zohan · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
Celso Bugallo
Spanish actor (Mondays in the Sun · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20
James Ransone
American actor (The Wire · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20
Asanali Ashimov
Kazakh actor (The Throw · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20
Seiichi Motohashi Japanese photographer and film director dead at age 85
Seiichi Motohashi died on December 20, 2025. He was a Japanese photographer and film director. · 20 December 2025 · December 2025
Ronald Chase American artist, photographer and film director dead at age 91
Ronald Chase, an American artist, photographer and film director, died on December 20, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Seminole, Oklahoma, on December 29, 1934, he studied dance, design and directing at Bard College, where he joined the… · 20 December 2025 · December 2025
Anatoly Lobotsky
Russian actor (The Envy of Gods · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
Arthur Arntzen
Norwegian humorist and actor · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
Lorraine Cheshire Actress dead at age 65
Lorraine Cheshire, an English actress known for roles in Trollied, Ackley Bridge and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, died on December 19, 2025, aged 65. Born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, on 15 August 1960, she began acting at the age of… · 19 December 2025 · December 2025
Richard Barnes (musician) British singer and actor dead at age 81
Richard Barnes, the British singer and actor known for his work in pop music and television roles, died on December 19, 2025, aged 81. Born in Surrey in 1944, he began his professional music career with The Quiet Five, playing… · 19 December 2025 · December 2025
Yoon Seok-hwa
South Korean actress and theater director · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
Christian de Chalonge
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding Ring · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17 · Chalonge · French
Bob Burns III
American actor (The Ghost Busters · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
May Britt
Swedish actress (War and Peace · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Harouna Coulibaly
Nigerien writer and film director · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
William Rush
British actor (Waterloo Road · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Lane Rogers
American pornographic actor · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Roger Ewing Actor dead at age 83
Roger Ewing, an American actor best known for his role as Thad Greenwood on the western television series Gunsmoke, died on December 18, 2025. Born Roger Lawrence Ewing in Los Angeles, California, on January 12, 1942, he worked in film… · 18 December 2025 · December 2025
Richard Dimitri Actor dead at age 83
Richard Dimitri, an American actor and comedian known for When Things Were Rotten, Johnny Dangerously and The World's Greatest Lover, died on December 18, 2025, at age 83. Born in Yonkers, New York, he was best known for playing the… · 18 December 2025 · December 2025
Ryō Ishihara
Japanese voice actor and narrator · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Josef Kubíček
Czech actor (Thirty Cases of Major Zeman · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Czech
Gil Gerard
American actor (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Martin Grelis
Australian actor (The Matrix · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15
Anthony Geary
American actor (General Hospital · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
Rob Reiner
American actor (All in the Family) and film director (This Is Spinal Tap · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
Haroldo Costa
Portuguese actor (A Moreninha · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13
Ernesto Acher
Argentine comedian (Les Luthiers) · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12 · Argentine · Other
Masato Harada
Japanese film director (Climber's High · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12 · Other
Peter Greene
American actor (Pulp Fiction · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12
Rolf Becker
German actor (In aller Freundschaft) · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11
Arthur Cohn
Swiss film producer (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11 · Other · Swiss
Jayne Trcka American bodybuilder, fitness model and actress dead at age 62
Jayne Trcka, 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… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025
Adolfo Fernández (actor) Actor dead at age 67
Adolfo Fernández, 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… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025