Obituary: Helmut Nadolski, dead at age 83
Helmut Nadolski, a Polish musician, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Gdynia on October 27, 1942, he became known as a bassist, composer, poet,…
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María Rosa Fugazot died at age 83
María Rosa Fugazot died on June 8, 2026. She was an Argentine actress, comedienne, singer and vedette. Born in Buenos Aires on December 20, 1942, she was also known as…
Anthony Guidera died at age 61
Anthony Guidera, an American actor and model known for roles in The Godfather Part III, The Postman and Armageddon, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 61. Born…
Salim Kumar has died at age 56
Salim Kumar, an Indian actor and film director known for Karutha Joothan, Achanurangatha Veedu and Adaminte Makan Abu, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 56 after a…
Julio Jung passes away at age 84
Julio Jung, a Chilean actor and radio announcer known for Coronation, El regalo and And Suddenly the Dawn, died on June 6, 2026. He was 84. Born Julio Humberto Gonzalo…
Sam Dastor dead at age 84
Sam Dastor, the Indian-born British actor known for his roles in Jinnah, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and I, Claudius, died on June 6, 2026, at the age…
Agaath Witteman dead
Agaath Witteman, the Dutch theatre director and politician who served as a senator from 2003 to 2007, died on June 5, 2026. She was 84. Born in Oegstgeest on April…
Death of Anthony Head at age 72
Anthony Head, the English actor known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Merlin, died on June 5, 2026, from complications of pneumonia. Born Anthony Stewart Head on February…
David Sheiner dies at 98
David Sheiner, an American actor whose career spanned television, film and Broadway, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in New York City on January 13,…
Christiane Cohendy obituary: died at age 86
Christiane Cohendy, a French actress known for The Creator, The Horseman on the Roof and The Passerby, died on June 5, 2026. She was 86. Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Cohendy…
Giuseppe Sacchi passed away at age 93
Giuseppe Sacchi, an Italian television director and television producer, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 93. Known also as Peppo Sacchi, he was born in Como on…
Death of Giuseppe Sacchi at age 93
Giuseppe Sacchi died on June 5, 2026. He was an Italian television director and producer. Further details about his life and career were not immediately available. Tags Actors, 05 June…
Valentina Ignatyeva, died aged 77
Valentina Ignatyeva died on June 4, 2026. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, Ignatyeva, Russia, Valentina, June 2026, June 4
Jin Ze, died aged 33
Jin Ze died on June 4, 2026. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, China, Jin, Ze, June 2026, June 4
Obituary: Norman Balon, dead at age 89
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho, died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
Chunchuna Villafañe dies at 92
Chunchuna Villafañe, the Argentine actress known for No toquen a la nena, The Official Story and I Never Been in Vienna, died on June 4, 2026, at age 92. Born…
Valentina Ignatyeva, died aged 77
Valentina Ignatyeva died on June 4, 2026. She was 77. Ignatyeva was a Russian actress, singer, director and theater teacher whose career began in 1970. Born in Tver on January…
Zhang Jiawei, died aged 33
Zhang Jiawei died on June 4, 2026. He was a Chinese actor. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, China, Jiawei, Zhang, June 2026, June 4
Obituary: Patrick Godfrey, dead at age 93
Patrick Godfrey, an English actor known for Maurice, The Count of Monte Cristo and Doctor Who, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Patrick Lindesay Archibald…
Pahlaj Nihalani, died aged 76
Pahlaj Nihalani, an Indian film producer known for Aankhen and Shola Aur Shabnam, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 76. He built a long career in Hindi…
Marjane Satrapi dies at age 56
Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author of Chicken with Plums and director of Persepolis and Dear Paris, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 56. Born in Rasht County,…
Jin Ze, died aged 33
Jin Ze died on June 4, 2026. He was a Chinese actor. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, Aquarius, China, Jin, Ze, June 2026, June 4
Sheila Mitchell has died at age 100
Sheila Mitchell, a British actress and author known for her work in Lillie, Z-Cars and Grange Hill, died on June 4, 2026, aged 100. Born Sheila Mary Mitchell in Kingston-upon-Thames…
James Handy, died aged 81
James Handy, an American actor best known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick, Arachnophobia and Jumanji, died on June 3, 2026. He was 81. Born in New York City on…
Chung King-fai death at age 89
Chung King-fai, a Hong Kong actor known for Black Mask, My Family and Welcome to the House, died on June 3, 2026, at age 89. Born on March 23, 1937,…
Angela Morant passes away at age 84
Angela Morant, the British actress known for roles in I, Claudius, Brookside and Dixon of Dock Green, died on June 3, 2026. Born on January 15, 1941, in Warwickshire, England,…
Axel Schreiber died at age 49
Axel Schreiber died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 49. The German actor and voice actor was known for work in film and television, including Berlin by the…
David Baron death at age 93
David Baron, an English actor known for Doctor Who, The Avengers and The Reptile, died on June 3, 2026. He was 93. Born in Birmingham on April 7, 1933, Baron…
Daniel Costelle passes away at age 90
Daniel Costelle, the French documentarist and film director behind the "Apocalypse" series on World War II and World War I, died on June 2, 2026. He was 90. Born in…
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi dies at age 65
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner, died on June 2, 2026. He was 65. Born in 1961, he was also known as a…
Nina Marushina dies at 91
Nina Marushina died on June 2, 2026. She was a Russian actress known for her work in film and television, including Day by Day. Her death was reported by the…
Seham Jalal death at age 54
Seham Jalal died on June 2, 2026. She was an Egyptian actress. Tags Actors, 02 June 2026, Egypt, Jalal, Seham, June 2, June 2026
Guts Ishimatsu passes away at age 76
Guts Ishimatsu, the Japanese boxer and actor known for roles in Empire of the Sun and Black Rain, died on June 2, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 76. Born Yuji…
Seham Galal, died aged 54
Seham Galal, an Egyptian actress, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 54. Born in Cairo on January 7, 1972, she began her career in television commercials before…
Giacomo Piperno dead at age 90
Giacomo Piperno died June 1, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, 01 June 2026, Giacomo, Italy, Piperno, Rome, June 1, June 2026
Obituary: Knut Husebø, dead at age 80
Knut Husebø, a Norwegian visual artist and actor, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Stavanger on May 10, 1946, he built a long career…
Wei Zongwan, died aged 87
Wei Zongwan, the Chinese actor known for San Mao Joins the Army and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, died on June 1, 2026, in Shanghai. He was 87. Born in…
Larisa Zhukovskaya has died at age 88
Larisa Zhukovskaya died on June 1, 2026. She was a Russian actress known for her work in War and Peace, Anna Karenina and The Black Monk. Tags Actors, 01 June…
Robert Kya-Hill passes away at age 95
Robert Kya-Hill, the American actor born Robert Hill on December 4, 1930, died on May 31, 2026, at age 95. He also worked as a director, playwright, musician, composer and…
Suman Kalyanpur passed away at age 89
Suman Kalyanpur, the Indian playback singer known for songs in Bidesiya, Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram and Vidhana Naach Nachawe, died on May 31, 2026. She was 89. Born Suman Hemmadi…
Josefina Molina dies at age 89
Josefina Molina, the Spanish film director, screenwriter and television producer, died on May 30, 2026. She was 89. Born in Córdoba, Spain, on November 14, 1936, Molina became one of…
Kelly Curtis dead at age 69
Kelly Curtis, an American actress known for her role in The Devil's Daughter, died on May 30, 2026. Born Kelly Lee Curtis on June 17, 1956, in Santa Monica, California,…
John Basinger passes away at age 92
John Basinger died on May 29, 2026. He was an American actor. Tags Actors, 29 May 2026, America, Basinger, John, Taurus, May 2026, May 29
Geoff Keating died at age 88
Geoff Keating, the British musician best known for his work with the vocal group The Master Singers, died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 88. He was part…
Lau Shun obituary: died at age 87
Lau Shun died on May 29, 2026. He was a Hong Kong actor. Tags Actors, 29 May 2026, Aries, Lau, Shun, May 2026, May 29
Sanda Țăranu dead at age 87
Sanda Țăranu died on May 29, 2026. She was a Romanian actress, journalist, translator, and radio and television announcer. Tags Actors, Journalists, 29 May 2026, Romania, Sanda, May 2026, May…
Ellen Weston dead at age 87
Ellen Weston died on May 28, 2026. She was an American actress and television writer. Weston’s work spanned both acting and writing for television, and her career also included published…
Jan Hraběta died at age 86
Jan Hraběta died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 86. He was a Czech actor, according to the announcement of his death. No further details were immediately given.…
S. Sathyendra death at age 64
S. Sathyendra, an Indian actor and film director, died on May 28, 2026. He was 64. Known also as an actor in Tamil and Kannada cinema, he began his screen…
Obituary: An Yunwu, dead at age 78
An Yunwu died on May 28, 2026. He was a Chinese Peking opera actor. Born on January 1, 1948, An was known for his work as a performer in Chinese…
Obituary: Owain Rhys Davies, dead at age 44
Owain Rhys Davies, a Welsh actor, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 44. Born in Cardiff on February 20, 1982, he worked across film, stage and television…
Death of Anik Dutta at age 66
Anik Dutta, the Indian film director behind Bhooter Bhabishyat, Ashchorjyo Prodeep and Meghnad Badh Rahasya, died on May 27, 2026, after a fall. He was a Bengali filmmaker whose directorial…
Klaus Emmerich obituary: died at age 82
Klaus Emmerich, a German film director and screenwriter known for The First Polka and Trokadero, died on May 27, 2026. He was 82. Born in Freital on August 10, 1943,…
William Smithers passed away at age 98
William Smithers, the actor best known for recurring roles on "Peyton Place" and "Dallas," died on May 26, 2026. Born Marion Wilkinson Smithers Jr. on July 10, 1927, in Richmond,…
Howard Storm died at age 94
Howard Storm, an American actor and director known for work on "Take the Money and Run," "Once Bitten" and "Mork & Mindy," died on May 26, 2026. He was 94.…
Obituary: Pierre Deny, dead at age 69
Pierre Deny, the French actor known for his role in Emily in Paris, died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 69. Deny trained at…
Robin Hurlstone has died at age 68
Robin Hurlstone, a British actor and art dealer known for roles in Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Grand Budapest Hotel, died on May 25, 2026, aged 68. Born Robin Alastair…
Yoshihiro Nishimura died at age 59
Yoshihiro Nishimura, a Japanese film director, screenwriter and special effects artist, died on May 25, 2026. He was 59. Born on April 1, 1967, in Taitō-ku, Nishimura worked predominantly in…
Zeudi Araya, died aged 75
Zeudi Araya, the Eritrean actress and film producer known for Mr. Robinson, Hearts and Armour and The Sinner, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on…
Beverly Afaglo dies at age 42
Beverly Afaglo, a Ghanaian actress, died on May 24, 2026. She was 42. Afaglo was known for her work in The Game, A Northern Affair and Sidechic Gang. She was…
Linda Masarira dies at 43
Linda Masarira, a Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 43. She was known for her work in human rights activism and…
Jordi Amorós has died at age 82
Jordi Amorós, the Spanish cartoonist and animator known for satirical comics and pioneering work in adult animation, died on May 24, 2026. He was 82. Born Jordi Amorós i Ballester…
Lucienne Hamon has died at age 95
Lucienne Hamon, a French actress known for her roles in The Lovers, Ho! and Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed, died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 95. Hamon…
Birçe Hasko, died aged 84
Birçe Hasko died on May 23, 2026. He was an Albanian actor known for Përrallë nga e kaluara, The Man with the Cannon and Slogans. News of his death was…
Thérèse Liotard has died at age 80
Thérèse Liotard, a French actress known for Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle, died on May 23, 2026. Born in Lille, Nord,…
Brian Large dies at 87
Brian Large, the English opera director, died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 87. He was known as one of the leading television directors specializing in opera and…
Dame Jools Topp passes away at age 68
Dame Jools Topp, the New Zealand musician and comedian known as one half of the Topp Twins, died on May 23, 2026, aged 68. A performer active from 1975 to…
Charles Cioffi dead at age 90
Charles Cioffi, an American actor known for Get Christie Love!, Shaft and Klute, died on May 22, 2026. He was 90. Born in New York City on October 31, 1935,…
Grizz Chapman passed away at age 52
Grizz Chapman, an American actor best known for his recurring role on NBC’s "30 Rock," died on May 22, 2026. He was 52. Born Grizzwald Chapman in Brooklyn, New York,…
Peter Helm, died aged 84
Peter Helm, the Canadian-American actor known for Inside Daisy Clover, The Andromeda Strain and The Longest Day, died on May 21, 2026. Born Peter John Helm Jr. on December 22,…
Obituary: Jeffrey Lane, dead at age 71
Jeffrey Lane, an American television writer and playwright, died on May 20, 2026, at age 71. He wrote for the television series Ryan's Hope and Mad About You, and was…
Jacqui Chan has died at age 91
Jacqui Chan, a Trinidadian actress, dancer and singer, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Jacqueline Chan in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July…
Péter Scherer, died aged 64
Péter Scherer, a Hungarian actor, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ajka on November 16, 1961, he studied at the Budapest University of Technology…
George Eastman has died at age 83
George Eastman, an Italian actor and screenwriter, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Luigi Montefiori in Genoa in 1942, he was known for his acting…
Caitlin O’Heaney passes away at age 73
Caitlin O'Heaney, the American actress best known for her lead role in the television adventure series "Tales of the Gold Monkey," died on May 18, 2026, at age 73. Born…
Tom Kane passes away at age 64
Tom Kane, an American voice actor known for work in The Powerpuff Girls, Star Wars and The Wild Thornberrys, died May 18, 2026, of complications from a stroke. He was…
Roberto Malenotti passed away at age 86
Roberto Malenotti died on May 18, 2026. He was 86. The Italian filmmaker was born in Pisa on June 6, 1939. Malenotti worked as a film director, screenwriter and producer.…
Sally Head death at age 79
Sally Head, the British television producer behind Cracker, Prime Suspect and Jeeves and Wooster, died on May 18, 2026, of cancer. She was 79. Head began her career as a…
K. Rajan dies at 85
K. Rajan, an Indian film producer and director, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 85 after suicide by jumping. He worked on Tamil films and began his…
Dennis Locorriere has died at age 76
Dennis Locorriere, the American singer and guitarist best known for his work with Dr. Hook, died on May 16, 2026, of kidney disease. He was 76. Born Dennis Michael Locorriere…
International Journal of Comic Art passes away at age 90
International Journal of Comic Art, the American comics scholar who founded the International Journal of Comics Art, died on May 16, 2026. John A. Lent established the biannual journal in…
Death of Jill Curzon at age 87
Jill Curzon, an English actress, died on May 15, 2026. Born in 1938, she was best known for her film and television work in the 1960s, including Daleks' Invasion Earth…
Angelica Domröse dead at age 85
Angelica Domröse, the German actress known for Love's Confusion, The Adventures of Werner Holt and The Legend of Paul and Paula, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of…
Jean Harlez, died aged 101
Jean Harlez, the Belgian film director, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 101. Born in Erquelinnes, Belgium, on December 31, 1924, he worked as a filmmaker from…
Obituary: André Laliberté, dead at age 79
André Laliberté, a Canadian marionette puppeteer, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 79. From Quebec, he was best known as the cofounder and longtime artistic director of…
Krzysztof Piesiewicz passed away at age 80
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician, died on May 14, 2026, at age 80. Born in Warsaw on October 25, 1945, he studied law at Warsaw University and…
Claudine Longet dies at 84
Claudine Longet, a French-American singer and actress, died on May 14, 2026, at age 84. Born Claudine Georgette Longet in Paris on January 29, 1942, she was active from 1963…
Alan Rothwell obituary: died at age 89
Alan Rothwell, the English actor and television presenter known for Coronation Street, Brookside and Heartbeat, died on May 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 February 1937,…
Obituary: Nikolay Tsaturyan, dead at age 81
Nikolay Tsaturyan, the Armenian theatre director, died on May 14, 2026, in Yerevan. Born in Yerevan on January 8, 1945, Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named…
Takahiro Fujiwara, died aged 43
Takahiro Fujiwara died on May 14, 2026. He was a Japanese voice actor known for his work on My Hero Academia, Berserk, and Captain Earth. His death was reported in…
Obituary: Ed Finlan, dead at age 78
Ed Finlan died on May 13, 2026. He was a Filipino actor and television director. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Ed, Finlan, Philippines, May 13, May 2026
Dileep Raj has died at age 47
Dileep Raj, an Indian actor, died on May 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 47. Known for his work in Kannada cinema and television, he appeared in films…
Luna Jordan death at age 25
Luna Jordan, a German actress, died on May 13, 2026. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Germany, Jordan, Luna, May 13, May 2026
Kamel Zerara died at age 59
Kamel Zerara died on May 13, 2026. He was an Algerian actor. Kamel Zerara, 59, Algerian actor. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Kamel, Zerara, 2026-05-13, May 13, May 2026
Death of Kamal Zarara at age 59
Kamal Zarara died on May 13, 2026. He was an Algerian actor. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Kamal, Zarara, May 13, May 2026
Rex Reed passes away at age 87
Rex Reed, an American film critic and journalist, died on May 12, 2026, at age 87. Born Rex Taylor Reed on Oct. 2, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas, he was…
Jack Taylor dies at 99
Jack Taylor, an American actor known for roles in Succubus, Conan the Barbarian and The Ninth Gate, died on May 12, 2026, at age 99. Born George Brown Randall in…
Bassek Ba Kobhio dies at 69
Bassek Ba Kobhio, a Cameroonian writer and filmmaker, died on May 12, 2026, at age 69. Born in Nindjé, French Cameroon, in 1957, he worked as a film director, producer,…
Al Gregg, died aged 62
Al Gregg, the English musician, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with punk band The Wall and appearances in ScreenPlay and Doctor Who, died on May 12, 2026,…