Deaths Famous Dead Actors
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
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
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
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
Denny Tsao
Taiwanese singer and actor (Westgate Tango) (body discovered on this date) · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 in the… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
David Pinner British actor and novelist dead at age 85
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 television in… · 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
Ronald Chase American artist, photographer and film director dead at age 91
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 Jean Erdman… · 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
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 35 and… · 19 December 2025 · December 2025
Richard Barnes (musician) British singer and actor dead at age 81
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 bass guitar… · 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
Richard Dimitri Actor dead at age 83
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 twin characters… · 18 December 2025 · December 2025
Roger Ewing Actor dead at age 83
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 and television… · 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
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
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
Mauro Bosco
Italian actor (White Voices · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Jim Ward
American voice actor and radio personality (Ratchet & Clank · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Jeff Garcia
American comedian and actor (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9 · García
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
Roger Lumont
French artistic director and actor (Gendarme in New York · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · French
Béatrice Picard
Canadian actress (Once Upon a Time in the East · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
William Yap
Malaysian actor (The Kid from the Big Apple) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Frans Weisz
Dutch film director (The Burglar · 07 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 7 · Dutch · Other
Kalyan Chatterjee
Indian actor (Pratidwandi · 07 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 7
Anita Guerreiro
Portuguese actress and fado singer · 06 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 6
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
American actor (Licence to Kill · 04 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 4