Nana Patekar dead at age 75
Nana Patekar, the Indian actor and filmmaker, died of cardiac arrest on October 8, 2026, aged 75. Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud on January 1, 1951, he studied at Sir…
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Piero passed away at age 81
Piero Antonio Franco De Benedictis, the Italian-born Argentine singer-songwriter known professionally as Piero, died on October 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Gallipoli, in Italy’s Apulia region, he moved with…
Death of Sandra Bolden Cunningham at age 76
Sandra Bolden Cunningham, an American politician and former member of the New Jersey Senate, died October 7, 2026, aged 76. A Democrat, she represented the 31st Legislative District from 2007…
Miloslav Kopečný dies at 82
Miloslav Kopečný, a Czech actor whose best-known role was the Banker in Bony a klid and Bony a klid 2, died October 7, 2026, aged 82. Born in Třebíč on…
Peng Yu dies at 92
Peng Yu, a Chinese actress known for her work in television and film, died October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, on January 26, 1934, she was…
Eva Marie Saint passed away at age 102
Eva Marie Saint, the American actress, died October 6, 2026, aged 102. Born in Newark on July 4, 1924, she graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1946 and began…
Juarez Machado passes away at age 85
Juarez Machado, the Brazilian painter, died October 6, 2026, aged 85. Born in Joinville, Santa Catarina, in 1941, he studied fine arts at the School of Art in Paraná, in…
Death of Matt Howarth at age 72
Matt Howarth, an American comic book writer and artist, died October 5, 2026, aged 72. He was known for the series Those Annoying Post Bros, Savage Henry, Star Crossed and…
Obituary: Michael Kearns, dead at age 76
Michael Kearns, an American actor and activist, died October 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he studied at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, graduating in…
Göksel Arsoy obituary: died at age 90
Göksel Arsoy, the Turkish actor known for films including Şafak Bekçileri, Gençlik Hülyaları and Şehirdeki Yabancı, died on October 5, 2026, aged 90. Born in Kayseri on March 15, 1936,…
Robert Kelker-Kelly died at age 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, the American actor known for playing Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives and Sam Fowler on Another World, and a professional aircraft pilot, died October 3, 2026,…
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao passed away at age 95
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, an Indian film director and screenwriter who was regarded as one of the most versatile and innovative filmmakers in South Indian cinema, died on October 3, 2026,…
Marjoe Gortner passes away at age 82
Marjoe Gortner, the American actor and evangelist who became known as a child preacher, died on October 2, 2026, aged 82. Born Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner on January 14, 1944,…
Kamil Pulec passes away at age 63
Kamil Pulec, a Czech actor, died on October 1, 2026, aged 63. Born on September 1, 1963, in Prešov, then in Czechoslovakia, he grew up from 1969 in Hluboká nad…
Štěpánka Ranošová dies at age 99
Štěpánka Ranošová, the Czech actress and founding member of the Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava, died on October 1, 2026, aged 99. Born in Mariánské Hory, now part of Ostrava,…
Death of Mary Louise Weller at age 80
Mary Louise Weller, the American actress best known for playing Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 comedy "Animal House," died on October 1, 2026, aged 80. Born in New York City…
Paulien Cornelisse has died at age 50
Paulien Cornelisse, the Dutch writer and television presenter, died on September 30, 2026, aged 50. Born in Amsterdam in 1976, she built a career across writing, cabaret, podcasting and television,…
Peppino Mazzullo has died at age 100
Peppino Mazzullo, the Italian actor and voice actor whose voice helped define the character Topo Gigio for decades, died on September 30, 2026, aged 100. Born Giuseppe Mazzullo on June…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director, writer and screenwriter associated with Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in Oviedo…
Veaceslav Madan obituary: died at age 77
Veaceslav Madan, a Moldovan actor, film director, politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Culture in the Vasile Tarlev Cabinet, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born on…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director behind Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died on September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born Gonzalo Suárez Morilla in Oviedo…
Obituary: Otto Sirgo, dead at age 79
Otto Sirgo, the Cuban actor and director of Mexican telenovelas and theater, died on September 29, 2026, aged 79. Born in Havana on December 19, 1946, he built a career…
Anne Claire Poirier has died at age 94
Anne Claire Poirier, the Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter behind works including Before the Time Comes, A Scream from Silence and Beyond Forty, died on September 28, 2026, aged…
Naoki Bandō obituary: died at age 68
Naoki Bandō, a Japanese voice actor known for work in anime and video games, died on September 28, 2026, at age 68. Born in Asahikawa, Japan, on December 12, 1957,…
Seela Sella dies at age 89
Seela Sella, the Finnish actress known for work on stage, screen and in voice acting, died on September 28, 2026, aged 89. Born Seela Maini Marjatta Virtanen in Tampere on…
Dennis Haskins passed away at age 75
Dennis Haskins, the American actor best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on NBC’s Saved by the Bell, died on September 28, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he…
Ronnie Golden dead, Ronnie Golden, British singer and comedian
Ronnie Golden, the British singer and comedian who founded the band The Fabulous Poodles, died on September 27, 2026. Born Tony De Meur, he later moved into comedy with The…
Bernard Verley dies at 86
Bernard Verley, the French actor and film producer, died on September 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in Lille on October 4, 1939, he studied at the Beaux-Arts in Lille before…
Asami Yaguchi dies at age 47
Asami Yaguchi, a Japanese voice actress, died on September 26, 2026, at age 47. Born on July 31, 1979, in Saitama Prefecture, she was affiliated with Kenyu Office and worked…
Philippa Baker dead at age 93
Philippa Baker, an Australian actress best known for her work in radio, theatre and television, died on September 26, 2026, aged 93. Born in Sydney in 1931, she began her…
Guruh Sukarnoputra obituary: died at age 73
Guruh Sukarnoputra, the Indonesian politician and artist who served as a member of the People's Representative Council, died on September 26, 2026, aged 73. Born Muhammad Guruh Irianto Sukarnoputra in…
Antonio Canal dead at age 90
Antonio Canal, the Spanish actor best known for playing Father Froilán Cardeñosa on Cuéntame cómo pasó, died September 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Barcelona in 1936, he trained at…
Aleksei Kozlov has died at age 90
Aleksei Kozlov, the Russian saxophonist and jazz musician who helped shape Soviet-era jazz, died on September 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Moscow on October 13, 1935, he became one…
Pieak Poster obituary: died at age 93
Pieak Poster, the stage name of Thai filmmaker, film poster artist and actor Somboonsuk Niyomsiri, died on September 24, 2026, aged 93. Born Somboonsuk Niyomsiri, he became one of Thailand’s…
Jacob Goldwasser has died at age 76
Jacob Goldwasser, the Israeli screenwriter and film director known for his work on films including "Shoelaces," "She’s Got It" and "Max and Morris," died on September 24, 2026, aged 76.…
Obituary: Marina Vlady, dead at age 88
Marina Vlady, the French actress, singer and writer, died on September 24, 2026, aged 88. Born Marina Catherine de Poliakoff-Baydaroff in Clichy, France, she built a long career in film…
Mushtaq Khan, died aged 56
Mushtaq Khan, an Indian actor known for roles in Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Jodi No.1 and Welcome, died on September 24, 2026, aged 56. Born in Baihar, he worked…
Death of L. Krishnan at age 103
L. Krishnan, the Indian-born film director and screenwriter, died on September 24, 2026, aged 103. Born Lakshmanan Krishnan on October 21, 1922, in Chennai, he was raised in Penang before…
Piak Poster obituary: died at age 93
Piak Poster, the Thai filmmaker, film poster artist and actor known off screen as Somboonsuk Niyomsiri, died on September 24, 2026, aged 93. Born in Chiang Mai in 1932, he…
Death of You Benchang at age 93
You Benchang, a Chinese actor known for playing Ji Gong in the television series Ji Gong, died on September 24, 2026, aged 93. Born in Taizhou on September 16, 1933,…
Death of Savithri Sreedharan at age 85
Savithri Sreedharan, an Indian actress known for her work in Sudani from Nigeria, Virus and Dakini, died on September 23, 2026, aged 85. She had been part of several Calicut-based…
Death of Arnaud Denis at age 43
Arnaud Denis, the French actor and stage director, died on September 22, 2026, at age 43. Born in the 16th arrondissement of Paris on May 31, 1983, he trained at…
Rodolphe has died at age 78
Rodolphe, the French comic book writer known professionally as Rodolphe and born Rodolphe Daniel Jacquette, died on September 22, 2026, aged 78. Born in Bois-Colombes in 1948, he built a…
Rodolphe has died at age 78
Rodolphe, the French comics writer known professionally by that name, died on September 22, 2026, at age 78. Born Rodolphe Daniel Jacquette in Bois-Colombes on May 18, 1948, he built…
Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh has died at age 89
Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh, an Iranian actor of stage, film and television, died on September 21, 2026, aged 89. The Tehran-based performer was born in Ardabil in 1937 and held a master’s…
Death of Stanisław Szelc at age 83
Stanisław Szelc, a Polish satirist and actor, died on September 21, 2026, aged 83. He was a member of the Kalambury Theatre from 1961 to 1976 and later appeared with…
Mithu Mukherjee death at age 71
Mithu Mukherjee, the Indian actress best known for Marjina Abdulla and Safed Jhooth, died on September 21, 2026, aged 71. Born in Kolkata on June 19, 1955, she began her…
Angry Anderson passed away at age 79
Angry Anderson, the Australian singer-songwriter and television personality best known as the lead vocalist of Rose Tattoo, died on September 21, 2026, aged 79. Born Gary Stephen Anderson in Melbourne,…
Margit Carlqvist dies at age 94
Margit Carlqvist, the Swedish actress best known internationally for her role in Ingmar Bergman’s "Smiles of a Summer Night," died on September 20, 2026, aged 94. Born in Stockholm on…
Obituary: Sid Ahmed Agoumi, dead at age 86
Sid Ahmed Agoumi, the Algerian actor also known as Sid Ahmed Méziane, died on September 20, 2026, aged 86. Born on October 5, 1940, in Bologhine, near Algiers, he began…
Davide di Lernia dies at age 47
Davide di Lernia, an Italian filmmaker, died on September 20, 2026, aged 47. Born Davide Antonio di Lernia in Milan on November 11, 1978, he worked as a film director,…
Death of Richard Harrison at age 90
Richard Harrison, the American actor known for Secret Agent Fireball, 100.000 dollari per Ringo and The Invincible Gladiator, died on September 18, 2026, aged 90. Born in Salt Lake City…
Stephanie Cole died at age 84
Stephanie Cole, the English actress known for roles in Tenko, Doc Martin and Coronation Street, died on September 18, 2026, aged 84. Born Patricia Stephanie Cole in Solihull on October…
Grazia Daddario passed away at age 94
Grazia Daddario, an Italian actress, died on September 18, 2026, aged 94. Born in Bari on July 12, 1932, she made her theater debut in 1980 alongside Nico Salatino and…
Duncan Sheik dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, the American singer-songwriter and composer known for “Barely Breathing” and the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, died on September 17, 2026, at age 56. The cause was organ failure.…
Tim Janus dies at age 49
Tim Janus, a professional eater and contestant on The Amazing Race, died on September 16, 2026, aged 49. Known in competitive eating as “Eater X,” he was an American entertainer…
Pierre Constant passes away at age 93
Pierre Constant, a French actor and stage director, died on September 16, 2026, aged 93. Born in Toulouse in 1933, he was primarily active in the theatre, where he took…
Gerrit Graham, died aged 77
Gerrit Graham, the American actor best known for Phantom of the Paradise and for voicing Franklin Sherman on The Critic, died on September 15, 2026, aged 77. Born in New…
Death of Sven-Bertil Bärnarp at age 86
Sven-Bertil Bärnarp, the Swedish cartoonist, died on September 15, 2026, aged 86. Born in Gothenburg on January 16, 1940, he trained in graphic design and became known for a daily…
Patricio Guzmán has died at age 85
Patricio Guzmán, the Chilean film director known for The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia for the Light and The Pearl Button, died on September 15, 2026, at age 85. His death…
Ronnie Dove died at age 91
Ronnie Dove, the American pop singer whose career produced a string of hit records in the 1960s, died on September 15, 2026, aged 91. Born Ronald Eugene Dove in Herndon,…
Obituary: Sheila Kennelly, dead at age 88
Sheila Kennelly, the British-born Australian actress known for roles in Number 96, Kingswood Country and Home and Away, died on September 15, 2026, aged 88. Born in Brighton, England, on…
Ralf Richter death at age 69
Ralf Richter, the German actor known for films including Das Boot, Bang Boom Bang and Fußball ist unser Leben, died on September 15, 2026, aged 69. He began his screen…
Ralf Richter death at age 69
Ralf Richter, the German actor known for Das Boot and Bang Boom Bang, died on September 14, 2026, aged 69. Richter made his screen debut as the rough-edged sailor Frenssen…
Jürg Marquard dies at 81
Jürg Marquard, the Swiss publisher and television personality, died on September 14, 2026, aged 81. A businessman and media figure, he was among Switzerland’s wealthiest people, with Bilanz placing his…
Bob Mackie died at age 87
Bob Mackie, the American costume designer whose elaborate creations shaped television, concert and stage wardrobes for decades, died on September 14, 2026, aged 87. Born Robert Gordon Mackie in Monterey…
Obituary: Catherine Ringer, dead at age 68
Catherine Ringer, the French singer and musician best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Les Rita Mitsouko, died on September 14, 2026, aged 68. Born in Suresnes on…
Jeremy Thomas dies at 77
Jeremy Thomas, the British film producer behind The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, died on September 12, 2026, aged 77. Born in London on July 26,…
Death of Bain Boehlke at age 87
Bain Boehlke, an American theater director and actor, died on September 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Warroad, Minnesota, he was associated with both stage and screen work and…
Anthony Page dead at age 90
Anthony Page, the Indian-born British film and stage director, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Bangalore, Karnataka, he went to Canada on a free passage with the…
Obituary: Yuca, dead at age 75
Yuca, the Peruvian comedian and actor known for his work on "Risas y salsa" and films including "La paisana Jacinta en búsqueda de Wasaberto" and "¡Asu mare! 2," died on…
Solomon Pappaiah dies at age 90
Solomon Pappaiah, the Indian scholar and actor known for his work in Tamil television and film, died on September 11, 2026, aged 90. Born in Madurai on February 22, 1936,…
Phyllis MacMahon has died at age 91
Phyllis MacMahon, the Irish actress known for films including 10 Rillington Place, The Magdalene Sisters and Shaun of the Dead, died on September 10, 2026, aged 91. Over a screen…
Mike McFarland obituary: died at age 56
Mike McFarland, an American voice actor, died on September 10, 2026, aged 56. Born in Texas City, Texas, he worked extensively on English-language dubs of Japanese anime as a voice…
Obituary: Elio Zamuto, dead at age 85
Elio Zamuto, the Italian actor and voice actor known professionally by that name, died on September 9, 2026, aged 85. Born Elio Mazzamuto in Syracuse, Sicily, he began his career…
Helmut Wiesinger dies at age 74
Helmut Wiesinger, an Austrian stage and television actor, died on September 9, 2026, aged 74. Born in Linz in 1952, he built a long career in theatre and television, appearing…
June Wyndham Davies died at age 97
June Wyndham Davies, a British television producer and director, died on September 9, 2026, aged 97. She was known for her work in television drama and for co-producing the film…
Obituary: Alexander Sharovsky, dead at age 78
Alexander Sharovsky, the Azerbaijani actor and theatre director, died on September 9, 2026, aged 78. Born in Baku in 1948, he began his career in 1967 and went on to…
Obituary: Arvo Kruusement, dead at age 98
Arvo Kruusement, the Estonian screenwriter, film and theater director known for adapting works such as "Spring" (1969), "Summer" (1976) and "Autumn" (1990), died on September 8, 2026, aged 98. Born…
Obituary: Alexandr Pashchenko, dead at age 81
Alexandr Pashchenko died on September 8, 2026, aged 81. He was a Russian singer, actor and director, and a People's Artist of Russia. His death was reported in the context…
Obituary: Alexandr Pashchenko, dead at age 81
Alexandr Pashchenko, a Russian singer, actor, and director and People’s Artist of Russia, died on September 8, 2026, aged 81. Born in Orenburg on June 3, 1945, he became associated…
Manuel Dueso dies at age 73
Manuel Dueso Almirall, the Spanish actor, dramatist, theatre director and poet also known as Manel Dueso, died on September 8, 2026, aged 73. Born in Sabadell, in Catalonia’s Province of…
David Worth passed away at age 86
David Worth, an American film director and cinematographer, died September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born in Los Angeles on March 2, 1940, he built a career behind the camera on…
Marc Mercier obituary: died at age 68
Marc Mercier, the French professional wrestler and actor, died on September 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bourg-la-Reine on April 11, 1958, he built a wrestling career in the Fédération…
Great Gidayo passes away at age 67
Great Gidayo, the Japanese actor known for roles in films including "Kikujiro," died on September 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Masayuki Suzuki on December 26, 1958, in Itabashi, Japan, he…
Nina Popova death at age 81
Nina Popova, a Russian actress of stage, film and television, died on September 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bugulma in 1945, she trained at the Moscow Art Theatre School,…
Rihards Pīks died at age 84
Rihards Pīks, the Latvian politician and film director who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009, died on September 7, 2026, aged 84. Born in…
Simon Lui death at age 62
Simon Lui, a Hong Kong actor known for the "Troublesome Night" series, "Last Ghost Standing" and "Vulgaria," died on September 7, 2026, aged 62. Born in Hong Kong on July…
R. Sarath dies at 65
R. Sarath, an Indian film director and screenwriter known for Sayahnam, The Desire and Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu, died on September 7, 2026, aged 65. Based in Kerala’s Malayalam film industry,…
Great Gidayū dead at age 67
Great Gidayū, the Japanese actor known for roles in films including Kikujiro and Ikinai, died on September 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Masayuki Suzuki in Itabashi on December 26, 1958,…
David Worth passed away at age 86
David Worth, an American film director and cinematographer, died on September 7, 2026, aged 86. Born March 2, 1940, he built a career behind the camera on more than twenty…
Nina Popova dies at 81
Nina Popova, a Russian actress who worked in theater and film, died on September 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bugulma on March 20, 1945, she studied at the Moscow…
Jim Geoghan passes away at age 79
Jim Geoghan, an American television writer and producer known for his work on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Family Matters and Silver Spoons, died on September 6, 2026,…
Georgina Lightning died at age 63
Georgina Lightning, a Canadian Cree film director, died on September 6, 2026, aged 63. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she was an enrolled member of the Samson Cree Nation and was…
Obituary: Richard Tesařík, dead at age 80
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer best known for his work with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, aged 80. Born in Ostrava on December 25, 1945, he was…
Obituary: Nina Shipman, dead at age 88
Nina Shipman, an American actress known for roles in films including Say One for Me, Blue Denim and Vertigo, died on September 6, 2026, aged 88. Born in Los Angeles…
Serhat Kılıç dead at age 51
Serhat Kılıç, the Turkish actor known for his roles in Kuruluş: Osman, Maraşlı and Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı, died on September 5, 2026, aged 51. Born in Ankara on July 8,…
Robin Morgan passes away at age 85
Robin Morgan, the American poet, writer and activist, died on September 5, 2026, aged 85. Born on January 29, 1941, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, she became a central figure…
Andy Fish dead at age 60
Andy Fish, an American graphic novelist and educator, died on September 5, 2026, aged 60, following blood cancer. Born Andrew Tiberius Fish, he worked as a comic book artist, illustrator,…