Bharathiraja dead at age 84, Indian film director
Bharathiraja, the Indian film director who shaped Tamil cinema with his realistic and sensitive depictions of rural life, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Chinnasaamy…
Famous Dead Actors: Recent Actor Deaths and Obituaries
Over 12,000 obituaries of famous dead actors. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Lyudmila Chursina dead at age 84, A Little Crane, The Andromeda Nebula)
Lyudmila Chursina, the Russian actress known for "Virineya," "A Little Crane" and "The Andromeda Nebula," died on June 10, 2026, at age 84. Born Lyudmila Alexeyevna Chursina on July 20,…
Abdel Aziz Makhyoun dead at age 83, Egyptian actor
Abdel Aziz Makhyoun died on June 10, 2026. He was an Egyptian actor. Tags Actors, 10 June 2026, Abdel, Egypt, Makhyoun, June 10, June 2026
Claudio Spadaro dead at age 72, Italian actor
Claudio Spadaro died on June 10, 2026. He was an Italian actor. Tags Actors, 10 June 2026, Claudio, Gemini, Italy, Spadaro, June 10, June 2026
Wu Wenxin dead at age 51, Chinese actress
Wu Wenxin died on June 9, 2026. She was a Chinese actress. Tags Actors, 09 June 2026, China, Libra, Wenxin, Wu, June 2026, June 9, 香港
Patrizia Caselli dead at age 66, Italian actress
Patrizia Caselli, an Italian actress known for City Limits, died on June 9, 2026, at age 66. Born in Udine on May 13, 1960, she began her career in the…
Orlando Senna dead at age 86, Brazilian film director
Orlando Senna died on June 9, 2026. He was a Brazilian film director best known for Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica. Senna also worked as a writer and producer on film…
Sophie Faucher dead at age 68, Ding et Dong, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas)
Sophie Faucher, a Canadian actress known for Bethune: The Making of a Hero, Ding et Dong and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, died on June 9, 2026, in Montreal.…
Mehdi Charef dead at age 73, French film director
Mehdi Charef, the French film director and screenwriter, died on June 9, 2026. He was 73. Born on October 21, 1952, in Maghnia, Algeria, he built a career in French…
Corrado Solari dead at age 77, Italian actor
Corrado Solari died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian actor. Tags Actors, 09 June 2026, Cancer, Corrado, Italy, Solari, June 2026, June 9
María Rosa Fugazot dead at age 83, Argentine actress
María Rosa Fugazot died on June 8, 2026. She was an Argentine actress. Tags Actors, 08 June 2026, Argentina, Fugazot, June 2026, June 8, María
Anthony Guidera dead at age 61, The Postman, Armageddon) and model
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 dead at age 56, Adaminte Makan Abu), liver disease
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 dead at age 84, El regalo, And Suddenly the Dawn) and radio announcer
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, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, I, Claudius
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…
Anthony Head dead at age 72, Ted Lasso, Merlin), complications from pneumonia
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…
Christiane Cohendy dead at age 86, The Horseman on the Roof, The Passerby)
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 (imprenditore) dead at age 93, Italian television director and television producer
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…
Giuseppe Sacchi dead at age 93, Italian television director and television producer
Giuseppe Sacchi died on June 5, 2026. He was an Italian television director and television producer. No further details about his life or career were immediately available. Tags Actors, 05…
Chunchuna Villafañe dead at age 92, The Official Story, I Never Been in Vienna)
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 dead at age 77, Russian actress
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 dead at age 33, Chinese actor
Zhang Jiawei died on June 4, 2026. He was a Chinese actor. Tags Actors, 04 June 2026, China, Jiawei, Zhang, June 2026, June 4
Patrick Godfrey dead at age 93, The Count of Monte Cristo, Doctor Who)
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 dead at age 76, Shola Aur Shabnam)
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…
Jin Ze dead at age 33, Chinese actor
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 dead at age 100, Z-Cars, Grange Hill) and author
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 dead at age 81, Arachnophobia, Jumanji), stabbed
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 dead at age 89, My Family, Welcome to the House)
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 dead at age 84, Claudius, Brookside, Dixon of Dock Green)
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 dead at age 49, German actor
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 dead at age 93, The Avengers, The Reptile)
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 dead at age 90, Apocalypse: World War I)
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 dead at age 65, poet and political prisoner
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 dead at age 91, Russian actress
Nina Marushina, a Russian actress best known for Day by Day, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Nina Aleksandrovna Marushina on May 16, 1935, in…
Seham Jalal dead at age 54, Egyptian actress
Seham Jalal, an Egyptian actress, died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 54. Born Seham Saeed Galal in Cairo on January 7, 1972, she began her career in…
Seham Galal dead at age 54, Egyptian actress
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…
Knut Husebø dead at age 80, Julia Julia, Apprentice to Murder)
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 dead at age 87, Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
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 dead at age 88, Anna Karenina, The Black Monk)
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…
Suman Kalyanpur dead at age 89, Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram, Vidhana Naach Nachawe)
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…
Kelly Curtis dead at age 69, American actress
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,…
Josefina Molina dead at age 89, screenwriter and television producer
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…
Geoff Keating dead at age 88, British musician
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 dead at age 87, Hong Kong actor
Lau Shun died on May 29, 2026. He was a Hong Kong actor. Lau Shun, 87, Hong Kong actor. Tags Actors, 29 May 2026, Aries, Lau, Shun, May 2026, May…
Sanda Țăranu dead at age 87, journalist, translator, radio and television announcer
Sanda Țăranu died on May 29, 2026. She was a Romanian actress, journalist, translator, and radio and television announcer. Sanda Țăranu, 87, Romanian actress, journalist, translator, radio and television announcer.…
Jan Hraběta dead at age 86, Czech actor
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 dead at age 64, Indian actor and film director
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…
Anik Dutta dead, Ashchorjyo Prodeep, Meghnad Badh Rahasya), fall
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 dead at age 82, Trokadero)
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,…
Howard Storm dead at age 94, Once Bitten, Mork & Mindy)
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.…
Pierre Deny dead at age 69, Emily in Paris), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Pierre Deny, a French actor known for The African Woman and Emily in Paris, died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 69. Born on…
Robin Hurlstone dead at age 68, The Grand Budapest Hotel) and art dealer
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 dead at age 59, Mutant Girls Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), cirrho…
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 dead at age 75, Hearts and Armour, The Sinner) and film producer
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 dead at age 42, Ghanaian actress
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 dead at age 43, Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist
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 dead at age 82, Spanish cartoonist and animator
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…
Jordi Amorós i Ballester dead at age 82, autor de còmic, director de cinema, guionista
Jordi Amorós i Ballester died on May 24, 2026. He was a Spanish cartoonist and animator. Born in Barcelona on April 7, 1944, he worked as a comic author, film…
Lucienne Hamon dead at age 95, Ho!, Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed)
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 dead at age 84, The Man with the Cannon, Slogans)
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 dead at age 80, French actress
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 dead at age 87, English opera director
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 dead at age 68, New Zealand musician and comedian, breast cancer
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…
Grizz Chapman dead at age 52, American actor
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,…
Charles Cioffi dead at age 90, Shaft, Klute)
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,…
Peter Helm dead at age 84, Canadian-American actor
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,…
Jeffrey Lane dead at age 71, American television writer and playwright
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 dead at age 91, Trinidadian actress, dancer and singer
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 dead at age 64, Hungarian actor
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 dead at age 83, Italian actor and screenwriter
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…
Sally Head dead at age 79, Prime Suspect, Jeeves and Wooster), cancer
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…
Caitlin O’Heaney dead at age 73, American actress
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 dead at age 64, American voice actor, complications from a stroke
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 dead at age 86, Italian filmmaker
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.…
K. Rajan dead at age 85, Indian film producer and director, suicide by jumping
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 dead at age 76, American singer and guitarist, kidney disease
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 dead at age 90, founder of the International Journal of Comics A…
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…
Jill Curzon dead at age 87, public figure
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, public figure
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 dead at age 101, Belgian film director
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…
André Laliberté dead at age 79, Canadian marionette puppeteer
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 dead at age 80, public figure
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…
Alan Rothwell dead at age 89, public figure
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,…
Nikolay Tsaturyan dead at age 81, Armenian theatre director
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 dead at age 43, Japanese voice actor
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…
Ed Finlan dead at age 78, Filipino actor and television director
Ed Finlan died on May 13, 2026. He was a Filipino actor and television director. Ed Finlan [tl], 78, Filipino actor (Annie Batungbakal) and television director (People's Television Network). (death…
Dileep Raj dead at age 47, Indian actor, heart attack
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 dead at age 25, German actress
Luna Jordan, a German actress, died on May 13, 2026. Luna Jordan [de], 25, German actress. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Germany, Jordan, Luna, May 13, May 2026
Kamel Zerara dead at age 59, Algerian actor
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
Kamal Zarara dead at age 59, Algerian actor
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 dead at age 87, American film critic and journalist
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…
Bassek Ba Kobhio dead at age 69, Cameroonian writer and filmmaker
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,…
Stanisława Celińska dead at age 79, Polish actress
Stanisława Celińska, a Polish actress and voice actress, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Warsaw on April 29, 1947, she debuted in theatre in…
Al Gregg dead at age 62, actor and screenwriter
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,…
Jack Taylor dead at age 99, American actor
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…