Ted Turner, the American media proprietor who founded CNN, WTBS and TNT, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87. Born Robert Edward Turner III on November 19, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was an entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor…
Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026. He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in the Soviet and Ukrainian film industries. Sivokon won numerous Soviet,…
Yevhen Syvokin, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he was a Soviet and Ukrainian director of animated films. He won numerous Soviet, Ukrainian and international…
R. B. Choudary, an Indian film producer, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was the founder of the production company Super Good Films and worked in several film industries, predominantly Tamil and Telugu, along with a…
Santhosh K. Nayar, an Indian actor, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He appeared in Malayalam cinema and acted in more than 100 films between 1982 and 2025, taking on roles as villain, hero, second hero and…
Jonathan Tiersten, an American actor known for Sleepaway Camp, died on May 5, 2026, at age 60. Tiersten portrayed Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult film Sleepaway Camp and later reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway…
Jalil Hamid died on May 4, 2026. He was a Malaysian actor, singer and producer, known for Buli.
Gary Lydon, an Irish actor, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 61. He was known for his roles in The Banshees of Inisherin, The Clinic and Pure Mule. A British-Irish stage and screen actor, Lydon was born…
Hany Shaker, the Egyptian singer, actor and composer, died on May 3, 2026, at age 73. Born Hany Abdel Aziz Shaker in Cairo on December 21, 1952, he began his musical career at an early age, learning the piano as…
Cândido Mota died on May 3, 2026. He was a Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor. His death was announced without further details.
Claire Maurier, the French actress known for La Cage aux Folles, Amélie and A Bad Son, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Odette-Michelle-Suzanne Agramon in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France, on March 27, 1929, she began acting…
Soheir Zaki, the Egyptian belly dancer and actress known for her work in "Cairo 30," died on May 2, 2026. She was 81. Born Suheir Zaki Abdullah in Mansoura, Egypt, on January 4, 1945, she began her career as a…
David Kendall, an American television writer and producer and film director, died on May 2, 2026, at age 68. He worked on television series including "Boy Meets World" and "Growing Pains," and also directed the 2005 film "Dirty Deeds." Kendall's…
Sudesh Kumar died on May 1, 2026. He was an Indian actor known for Saranga, Bharosa and Gopi, and also worked as a film producer. His work spanned acting and film production, and his name is associated with several Hindi…
Maria Menado, an Indonesian actress and model known for her role in "Pontianak," died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Liesbet Dotulong on February 2, 1932, in Tondano, Manado Residency, Dutch East Indies, she was also…
Bharat Kapoor, an Indian actor, died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 80. He had been active in film and television since 1972 and appeared in productions including Sone Pe Suhaaga, Balidaan and Meenaxi: Tale of Three Cities.…
Len Strazewski, an American comic book writer, died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 71. He worked on DC Comics titles including Starman, The Flash, Justice Society of America, Phantom Lady and The Fly. He also wrote a…
Gerry Conway, an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer, died on April 27, 2026, at age 73. He wrote for titles including The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League and The Punisher, and was known for co-creating Marvel’s vigilante antihero… · England · 29 March 2024 · March 2024 · Musicians · March 29
Dion Anderson died on April 26, 2026. He was an American actor known for his role in "The Shawshank Redemption."
Dick Matena, a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He was known for his work on Storm and for cartooning on Tom Puss and Panda. Born in The Hague on April…
Adolfo Aristarain, the Argentine film director and screenwriter known for Martín (Hache), Time for Revenge and Common Ground, died on April 26, 2026, in Buenos Aires. He was 82. Born in Buenos Aires on October 19, 1943, Aristarain worked as…
Lev Shimelov, a Russian director and actor, died April 26, 2026.
Matt DeCaro, an American actor, died on April 25, 2026, at age 70. He was known for roles in Richie Rich, U.S. Marshals and The Wise Kids. DeCaro also appeared in the television series Prison Break as Correctional Officer Roy…
Mary Grech died on April 24, 2026. She was a Maltese actress.
Biplab Dasgupta died on April 24, 2026. He was an Indian actor known for his work in Baishe Srabon, Gumnaami and Zulfiqar. Dasgupta’s death was announced on that date. His name was associated with these films in reports of his…
Benoît Rousseau, a Canadian actor, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 66. He was best known for providing the Quebec voices of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil and Mini-Me in the Quebec versions of the Austin Powers film…
Jean-Benoît Meybeck, a French comic book author and illustrator, died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Grenoble on January 29, 1973, he worked as a graphic designer before starting a comics blog in 2010. He…
Aleksey Pimanov died on April 23, 2026. He was a Russian television presenter, journalist and film director, known for Eleven Silent Men. His work spanned television, journalism and film directing.
Karina Duprez, a Mexican actress and television director, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Karina Julia Descalzó Guzmán in Mexico City on December 23, 1946, she worked as an actress from the 1960s to 1990…
Luis Puenzo, the Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer, died on April 21, 2026, at age 80. Born in Buenos Aires on Feb. 19, 1946, he worked mainly in the cinema of Argentina and also worked in the United…
Elsie Kelly, an English actress known for Benidorm, The Famous Five and Crossroads, died on April 21, 2026, aged 89. Born in Dovecot, Liverpool, in 1936, she began her television work with Crossroads in 1979, playing cleaner and gossip Mrs…
Lena Maria Gårdenäs, the Swedish singer and actress, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Brännkyrka, a suburb of Stockholm, in 1947, she moved to Helsingborg at the age of five. She began her career…
Barrie Tomlinson, a British comic book editor and writer, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in St Albans, England, in February 1938, he began his career at IPC Magazines in 1961 after responding to a…
Hayat Al-Fahad, a Kuwaiti actress, writer, broadcaster and producer known for Um Harun, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Sharq, Kuwait, she was active from 1970 to 2026. Al-Fahad was best known for her…
Ricardo de Pascual, a Mexican actor and comedian known for roles in El Chavo del Ocho, Senda de gloria and Camaleones, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Mexico City on August 21, 1940, he…
Elisabeth Kirkby, the Australian actress, politician and radio broadcaster known for Number 96, died on April 20, 2026, aged 105. Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1921, she began her career as an assistant stage manager before working in theatre,…
Luis Brandoni, the Argentine actor and politician who served as a deputy from 1997 to 2001, died on April 20, 2026, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of complications from a fall. He was 86. Born Adalberto Luis Brandoni in Dock Sud…
Cynthia Shange, a South African model and actress, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 76. She was the first Black South African to represent the country at the Miss World pageant in 1972. Born in Lamontville, near…
Gianni Quillico died on April 19, 2026. He was an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. His death was noted in brief announcements that identified his work in film, voice acting and dubbing. No further details were provided.
Patrick Muldoon, an American actor and film producer, died on April 19, 2026, at age 57 of a heart attack. He was known for his roles in Starship Troopers and Melrose Place, and as a producer of The Card Counter.…
Ester Pajusoo, an Estonian actress, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Ester Lage on July 1, 1934, in Nõmme, Harju County, Estonia, she began an engagement at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1958 and remained…
Stefanos Linaios, Greek actor and politician who served as an MP from 1989 to 1990, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 97. He was known for his work in film, theater, radio, and television, including Dead Man’s…
Lai Cheng-ying, a Taiwanese cinematographer and film director, died on April 18, 2026. He was 94. Lai worked for Agriculture Education Motion Pictures before receiving further training in color filmmaking in Japan and returning to Taiwan's Central Motion Picture Corporation.…
Rif Hutton, an American actor known for roles in Doogie Howser, M.D., JAG and The Thirteenth Floor, died on April 18, 2026, at age 63. Hutton was perhaps best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron Welch on Doogie…
Finnian Garbutt died on April 17, 2026, from skin cancer. He was a British actor known for his role in Hope Street.
Nadia Farès, a French actress, died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 20, 1968, she made her film debut in 1992 in My Wife’s Girlfriends. She rose to prominence with the…
Nathalie Baye, the French actress known for Every Man for Himself, Strange Affair and Le Petit Lieutenant, died on April 17, 2026, at age 77. She died in Paris, France. Baye began her career in 1970 and appeared in more…
Mariclare Costello, an American actress, died on April 17, 2026, at age 90. She was known for her roles in the cult horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" and the television series "The Waltons" and "The Fitzpatricks." Costello’s most…
Jan Potměšil, a Czech actor, died on April 16, 2026, at age 60. Born in Prague in 1966, he worked from 1976 to 2026 and was known for his roles in Why?, Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker and Bony…
Alexander Morton, the Scottish actor known for roles in Monarch of the Glen, Take the High Road and Taggart, died on April 15, 2026, aged 81. Born in Glasgow on March 24, 1945, he trained at the Central School of…
Lucha Moreno, a Mexican singer and actress, died on April 15, 2026, at age 86. Born Irma Gloria Ochoa Salinas in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, on April 23, 1939, she debuted in film singing "La noche de mi mal" in…
Joy Harmon, an American actress known for "Cool Hand Luke," "Village of the Giants" and "Angel in My Pocket," died on April 14, 2026, from complications of pneumonia. She was 87. Harmon was active in film and television from 1956…
Sonia Gessner, a Swiss actress, died on April 14, 2026.
Sue Prado, a Filipina actress known for her roles in Oro, Barber's Tales and Manila Skies, died on April 14, 2026, at age 44. Born Marissa Sue Prado on May 18, 1981, she was active as an actress from 2006…
Jean Walkinshaw, an American television producer, died on April 13, 2026, at age 99. She produced content for The History Channel, KING-TV and KCTS. A graduate of Stanford University, she taught school for three years before starting her television career…
Gheorghe Urschi, a Moldovan actor, director and comedian, died on April 13, 2026, after complications from a stroke. He was active for more than 40 years and worked in film and theater from the 1970s through 2011. Born on January… · 13 April 2026 · April 2026
Asha Bhosle, Indian playback singer, died on April 12, 2026, after cardiac arrest. She was 92. Bhosle was known for songs including "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" and "Dum Maro Dum." Her career spanned from 1943 to 2026,… · 12 April 2026 · April 2026
Delphine Noels, a Belgian film director, died on April 12, 2026. Born in 1973 in Liège, Belgium, she was 52 or 53. Noels was noted for winning a special mention in the short film category at the IndieLisboa International Independent…
Valerie Lee Shepard died on April 12, 2026. She was an American actress known for her work in The Wizard of Oz and Our Gang. News of her death was announced without further details. Her credits were noted in connection…
Frank Stack, an American cartoonist, died on April 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Frank Huntington Stack in Houston, Texas, he was an underground cartoonist and artist who worked under the name Foolbert Sturgeon to avoid persecution for…
Federico Torre, an Italian actor, died on April 12, 2026.
John Nolan, the British actor known for roles in Dunkirk, The Dark Knight Rises and Batman Begins, died on April 11, 2026. He was 87. Born in Westminster, London, on May 22, 1938, Nolan worked in film and television from… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
Nino Russo died on April 11, 2026. He was an Italian film director, screenwriter and playwright. Russo worked in film and theater, writing and directing across both forms. His death was announced on that date.
Angela Pleasence, an English actress, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 84. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her stage debut in 1964 as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the… · Britain · 10 April 2026 · April 2026
Peter Terry died on April 10, 2026. He was a South African actor known for Project Shadowchaser II and The Challenger Disaster, as well as a dramatist and poet. His work spanned acting and writing, and his name is associated… · 10 April 2026 · April 2026
Dinah Christie, a Canadian actress and singer known for Party Game, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Dinah Barbara Christie in London, England, she came to Canada at age 2 with her parents, actors Robert…
Mario Adorf, the German actor and writer known for Major Dundee, Short Night of Glass Dolls and Fedora, died on April 8, 2026, at age 95. Born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1930, he was active from 1954 to 2026 and… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael Patrick died on April 7, 2026, from complications from motor neuron disease. He was an Irish actor and writer known for My Left Nut. · 07 April 2026 · April 2026
José Ulloa, a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor, died on April 5, 2026. He was 92. Born in Madrid in 1934, he directed Veinte pasos para la muerte, El refugio del miedo, La amante ingenua, Juventud sin freno and…
Ramon Gieling, the Dutch film director, screenwriter, and author, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Utrecht on April 21, 1954, he worked across film and writing. He received a Crystal Film award in 2015…
Michele Massimo Tarantini, an Italian film director known for Confessions of a Lady Cop, A Man Called Magnum and Taxi Girl, died on April 3, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Corato, Bari, Italy, on August 7, 1942,… · 03 April 2026 · April 2026
Bettina Cirone, an American photographer and former Ford model, died on April 3, 2026, at age 92. Cirone was known for photographing celebrities, including actors, musicians, artists and politicians, among them President Donald Trump, in the United States and abroad… · 03 April 2026 · April 2026
Jason Elvie Go Ty, a Filipino drag performer and graphic designer known by the stage name Misua, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 27. He was best known for his involvement in the fourth season of Drag… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Shozin Fukui, a Japanese film director and screenwriter, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 64–65. He was best known for his work in the cyberpunk genre and for the films "964 Pinocchio," "Rubber's Lover" and "S-94." Born… · 02 April 2026 · April 2026
Suki Lahav, the Israeli violinist, singer and lyricist who was a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band from September 1974 to March 1975, died on April 1, 2026, at age 74. Born Tzruya Lahav on July 16, 1951, in… · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Louis Saia, a Canadian film director and screenwriter best known for the Les Boys franchise of hockey comedy films, died on April 1, 2026. Born on May 25, 1950, he began his career as a theatrical director and became known… · England · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Sergey Selemenev, a Russian theatre actor and director, died on April 1, 2026. · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Lili Hinstin, French film producer and artistic director, died on March 31, 2026, at the age of 48. Born in France on July 10, 1977, she studied at the universities of Paris and Padua. Hinstin served as artistic director of… · 31 March 2026 · March 2026
Shujaat Hashmi, the Pakistani actor known for his work in television and film, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on October 31, 1950, Hashmi began his career in Yawar Hayat’s PTV drama Kuhar and made… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
James Stannage, the British radio talk show host, died on March 30, 2026, aged 76. Born Charles James M. Stannage in Norton, County Durham, on February 22, 1950, he presented late-night phone-in shows, including The Late Night James Stannage Talk… · England · 30 March 2026 · March 2026 · Cancer
Volodymyr Komarov, a Ukrainian comedian, actor and musician, died on March 29, 2026. He was known as Volodymyr Valentynovych Komarov and was 62. Born around 1963 or 1964, he worked in the fields of acting, comedy and music. His death… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Villen Novak, a Ukrainian film director, died on March 29, 2026, at the age of 88. Villen Zakharovych Novak was born on January 3, 1938, in Hlezno, Zhytomyr Oblast, in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. He… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
David Riondino, the Italian singer-songwriter, actor and writer, died on March 29, 2026, at age 73. Born in Florence on June 10, 1952, he began his career in the mid-1970s as a member of the musical ensemble Collettivo Victor Jara.… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Rasim Balayev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in Nesimi, Babek and Dada Gorgud, died on March 29, 2026, of complications from diabetes and lung cancer. He was 77. Balayev was an Azerbaijani film and stage actor whose career ran… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Laurie Webb, the Welsh actor known for his roles in Doctor Who, Paul Temple and Doomwatch, died on March 29, 2026, aged 101. Born Lawrence Melvin Henry Webb in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, on 6 May 1924, he began his career…
Rahul Banerjee, an Indian actor and writer, died on March 29, 2026, after drowning. He worked primarily in Bengali films and television series and was known for roles in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, Pati Parameshwar and Zulfiqar. Born Arunoday Banerjee… · 29 March 2026 · March 2026
Alex Duong, an American comedian and television actor, died on March 28, 2026, in Santa Monica, California, of septic shock. He was 42. Born in Dallas, Texas, Duong began his career as a stand-up comedian in the early 2000s, working… · 28 March 2026 · March 2026 · Dương
Mary Beth Hurt, an American actress of stage and screen, died on March 28, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 79. Hurt was a three-time Tony Award nominee and also received a BAFTA Award nomination and an Independent… · 28 March 2026 · March 2026
Carlos Orgambide, the Argentine film director, cinematographer and screenwriter known for Queridas amigas, died on March 26, 2026. Born Carlos Gdansky Orgambide on September 28, 1930, he worked under the stage name Carlos Orgambide. He died at the age of… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Ahmad Kaabour, the Lebanese singer, songwriter, composer and actor best known for the protest song "Ounadikom," died on March 26, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon, at the age of 70. Born in Beirut on July 9, 1955, he studied theatre at… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
E. A. Rajendran, an Indian actor and stage director, died on March 26, 2026. He was 71 and died in the early hours of that day in Kollam, Kerala. Rajendran worked from 1981 to 2026 and was known for Malayalam… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Jean Sagols, the French actor, screenwriter and television director, died on March 26, 2026, of a cerebral haemorrhage. He was 87. Born in 1938, he worked in film and television as an actor, screenwriter and director from 1964 to 2011.… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
James Tolkan, an American actor known for roles in Back to the Future, Top Gun and Dick Tracy, died on March 26, 2026, at age 94. He was best known for playing the strict high school vice-principal Mr. Strickland in… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Abdikalyk Akmatov, a Kyrgyz actor and theatre personality, died on March 25, 2026. Born in 1955 in Ak-Bulak, in the Nookat district of the Osh region, he began his career as a lighting technician in 1975 at the Osh Regional… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
John Andreassen, a Norwegian television producer, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 82. He worked with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1964 and was behind a number of TV productions for the broadcaster. In 2000, he was… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Alexander Kluge, the German author, film director, academic and founder of a television production company, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Halberstadt in 1932, he studied with Theodor W. Adorno in Frankfurt and later… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Esther Roord, a Dutch actress, died on March 25, 2026. She was 61. Born in Bussum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, on January 25, 1965, she graduated from the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam in 1991. Roord was active as an… · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Esteri Tebandeke, a Ugandan filmmaker, actress and visual artist, died on March 24, 2026. Born Esther Brenda Apolot in Kampala on May 16, 1984, she was also a dancer and a graduate of the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and… · 24 March 2026 · March 2026
Valerie Perrine, an American actress, died on March 23, 2026, from complications of Parkinson's disease. She was best known for portraying Honey Bruce in the 1974 film Lenny, a role that brought her the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer… · 23 March 2026 · March 2026