Deaths in 2026
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August
6
5
- Didier Decoin, 81, French writer and screenwriter (I as in Icarus, The Veiled Man, Out of Life).
4
3
- Paula Alí, 88, Cuban actress (Letters from the Park, The Elephant and the Bicycle, The Waiting List).
- Grace Chang, 93, Hong Kong actress (Soldier of Fortune, The Wild, Wild Rose).
2
1
- Natalia Dontcheva, 56, Bulgarian actress (Lady J, Sashinka, A Man and His Dog).
- Can Kolukısa, 92, Turkish actor (Züğürt Ağa, King of the Doormen, Selamsız Bandosu).
July
31
30
- Iga Cembrzyńska, 87, Polish actress (The Saragossa Manuscript, Salto, Hydrozagadka).
- Manolo Solo, 62, Spanish actor (The Fury of a Patient Man, Close Your Eyes, Pan's Labyrinth), cancer.
29
- Glen Hansard, 56, Irish musician (The Frames), songwriter ("Falling Slowly"), and actor (Once), Oscar winner (2008), traffic collision.
28
27
- Tom Chadbon, 80, English actor (Doctor Who, Tess, Casino Royale).
- Jim Hopkins, 79, New Zealand broadcaster and politician, member of the Waitaki District Council (since 2007).
- Johannes Krisch, 59, Austrian actor (Revanche, Jack, The Phoenician Scheme).
26
25
24
- Akbar Abdi, 65, Iranian actor (The Tenants, Mother, Ekhrajiha), heart attack.
- Ed Martin, 111, American supercentenarian
23
22
- Luiz Carlos Barreto, 98, Brazilian film producer (Four Days in September, The Priest and the Girl, Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle) and screenwriter.
- Chuck Russell, 74, American film director (The Mask, The Blob, Eraser), producer, and screenwriter.
21
- Olivera Katarina, 86, Serbian actress (I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment, The Dervish and Death) and singer.[1]
20
- Francesco Massaro, 90, Italian film director (Il generale dorme in piedi, Il lupo e l'agnello, Private Affairs).
- Patrick Tse, 89, Hong Kong actor (The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Shaolin Soccer, Time).
19
18
- Terence Donovan, 90, British-Australian actor (Home and Away, Neighbours, Breaker Morant).
17
- Bill Birch, 92, New Zealand politician, minister of finance (1993–1999).
- Sir Garfield Sobers, 89, Barbadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire, South Australia, West Indies).
16
- Brenda Fricker, 81, Irish actress (My Left Foot, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, A Time to Kill), Oscar winner (1990).
15
- Elsa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (Midnight, A Decent Woman, Giant).
- Maro Kontou, 92, Greek actress (And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband, Woe to the Young) and politician, MP (1999–2007).
- Hal Williams, 91, American actor (227, Sanford and Son, Private Benjamin).
14
- Margarita Andrey, 99, Spanish actress (They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake, Devil's Roundup).
- Cees Geel, 61, Dutch actor (Simon, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Too Fat Too Furious), cardiac arrest.
13
- Johnny Marr, 62, English-born Irish guitarist, singer, and songwriter (The Smiths, The Pretenders).
- Sir Sam Neill, 78, New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Event Horizon).[2]
- Nansun Shi, 74, Hong Kong film producer and executive (All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia), cancer.
12
- Rui Resende, 88, Brazilian actor (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Roque Santeiro).
11
- Jayden Adams, 25, South African footballer (Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns, national team).
- Jay Keller, 110, American supercentenarian
- Peppino di Capri, 86, Italian singer ("Un grande amore e niente più", "Champagne").
- Lindsey Graham, 71, United States Senator from South Carolina, aortic dissection complicated by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
10
- Calvin Hayes, 63, British musician (Johnny Hates Jazz).
- Đorđe Kadijević, 93, Serbian film director (Vuk Karadžić, The Gifts of My Cousin Maria, Leptirica), screenwriter and art critic.
9
- Chester Meros, 110, American supercentenarian
8
- Marc Messier, 78, Canadian actor (Looking for Eternity, Jesus of Montreal, The Wind from Wyoming).
- Bonnie Tyler, 75, Welsh singer ("Total Eclipse of the Heart", "Holding Out for a Hero", "It's a Heartache").[3]
7
- Joanna Pettet, 83, English actress (Casino Royale, The Night of the Generals, The Evil).
- Shapoor Zadran, 38, Afghan cricketer (Badureliya, Khulna Royal Bengals, national team).
6
- Lauren Bennett, 36-37, English singer (G.R.L., "Party Rock Anthem").[4]
- Nitzan Gilady, 56, Israeli film director (In Satmar Custody, Jerusalem Is Proud to Present, Wedding Doll).
5
- Luis Margani, 77, Argentine actor (Crane World, Una noche con Sabrina Love, Loco Fever).
4
- Slaine Kelly, 43, Irish actress (The Tudors, Comedown, Psychosis), cancer.[5]
- Koço Qendro, 99, Albanian actor (Within Love).[6]
3
- Manouchehr Farid, 88, Iranian-Australian actor (Downpour, Ballad of Tara, Brick and Mirror).[7]
- Zrinko Ogresta, 67, Croatian film director (Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing, Washed Out, Behind the Glass) and screenwriter.[8]
2
- Susana Freyre, 96, Argentine actress (Leonora of the Seven Seas, Three Loves in Rio, Paula cautiva).[9]
- Tibor Szilágyi, 83, Hungarian actor (Cats' Play).[10]
1
- Iossif Surchadzhiev, 81, Bulgarian actor (Wrathful Journey, Where Are You Going?, The Tree of Life).[11]
June
30
- Victor Willis, 74, American singer (Village People) and songwriter ("Y.M.C.A.", "In The Navy").
29
- Dame Penelope Keith, 86, English actress (The Good Life, To the Manor Born, Executive Stress), cancer.[12][13]
- Les Mills, 91, New Zealand shot putter and discus thrower, four-time Olympic competitor (1964–1972), and politician, mayor of Auckland City (1990–1998).
28
- Alla Chernova, 82, Russian actress (Don't Forget... Lugovaya Station, Secret of the Blackbirds).
27
- Waldo Urrego, 80, Colombian actor (Café con aroma de mujer, The Great Heist, Stolen Away).
26
- Likulia Bolongo, 86, Congolese politician, prime minister of Zaire (1997).
- Kadir İnanır, 77, Turkish actor (Target, A Sip of Love, Yarın Ağlayacağım), complications from pneumonia.
25
- Charlie Davis, 82, West Indian cricketer.
24
- Ann Blyth, 98, American actress ([Mildred Pierce]]).
- Charlie Nelson, French actor (Diplomacy, A Difficult Year, The Marching Band).
23
- Bob Blair, 94, New Zealand cricketer (national team).
22
- Clive Davis, 94, American Hall of Fame music executive (Columbia Records) and record producer, founder of Arista Records and J Records, four-time Grammy winner.
- Alan Greenspan, 100, American economist, chair of the Federal Reserve (1987–2006), complications from Parkinson's disease.
21
- Francisco Guterres, 71, East Timorese politician, president (2017–2022) and president of the national parliament (2002–2007).
20
19
- James Burrows, 85, American television producer and director (Cheers, Will & Grace, Taxi).
18
17
- Walter Parazaider, 81, American Hall of Fame woodwind musician (Chicago), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
16
15
- Christian Bujeau, 81, French actor.
- Alan Ward, 78, English cricketer (Derbyshire, Border, Leicestershire).
14
- Anne Schedeen, 77, American actress (ALF, Marcus Welby, M.D., Three's Company).
- Notable deaths in the Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision:[14]
- Lucas Frota, 25–26, Brazilian music producer
- Gaspi, 23, Argentine YouTuber
- Oliver Tree, 32, American singer-songwriter ("Life Goes On", "Jerk", "Superhero") and rapper
- Lucas A. Vignale, 28, Argentine movie director (The River Train) and screenwriter
13
- Dee Palmer, 88, English musician (Jethro Tull), arranger, and composer.
12
- Pauls Butkēvičs, 85, Latvian actor (I Remember Everything, Richard, Four White Shirts, Long Road in the Dunes).
- Ronnie Schell, 94, American actor (Gomer Pyle – USMC, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Jetsons: The Movie).
- Gene Shalit, 100, American journalist (Ladies' Home Journal), media critic (Look) and television personality (Today).[15]
- David Hernán, 40, Spanish voice actor.
11
- Bajrakitiyabha, 47, Thai royal and diplomat, complications from heart disease and infection.[16]
- David Hockney, 88, English painter, draughtsman and printmaker.
10
- Lyudmila Chursina, 84, Russian actress (The Adjutant of His Excellency, A Little Crane, The Andromeda Nebula).
- Jean Ziegler, 92, Swiss author and sociologist[17]
9
- Sophie Faucher, 68, Canadian actress (Bethune: The Making of a Hero, Ding et Dong), voice actress, and scriptwriter.
- John Loring, 86, American fashion design director (Tiffany & Co.).
- Tamao Nakamura, 86, Japanese actress (The River with No Bridge, Satan's Sword, The Human Condition), pneumonia.
8
7
6
- Julio Jung, 84, Chilean actor (Coronation, El regalo, And Suddenly the Dawn) and radio announcer.
5
- Bernadette Chirac, 93, French politician, first lady (1995–2007).
- Christiane Cohendy, 86, French actress (The Creator, The Horseman on the Roof, The Passerby).
- Anthony Head, 72, English actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin), complications from pneumonia.[18]
4
- Patrick Godfrey, 93, English actor (Maurice, The Count of Monte Cristo, Ever After).
- Fergus Slattery, 77, Irish Hall of Fame rugby union player (British & Irish Lions, Barbarians, national team).
- John Swan, 90, Bermudian politician, premier (1982–1995).
- Chunchuna Villafañe, 92, Argentine actress (No toquen a la nena, The Official Story, I Never Been in Vienna).
3
- Chung King-fai, 89, Hong Kong actor (Black Mask, My Family, Welcome to the House).
- Sally Grace, 74, English actress (The Animals of Farthing Wood, Coronation Street, Ghost Story).
- Angela Morant, 84–85, British actress (I, Claudius, Brookside, Dixon of Dock Green).
2
- Peabo Bryson, 75, American singer ("Tonight, I Celebrate My Love", "Beauty and the Beast", "A Whole New World"), Grammy winner (1993, 1994), stroke.
1
- Knut Husebø, 80, Norwegian visual artist and actor (Life and Death, Julia Julia, Apprentice to Murder).
May
31
30
- Dorita Burgos, 90, Argentine actress (The Campanelli's Picnic, Los caballeros de la cama redonda).
- Josefina Molina, 89, Spanish film director (Esquilache, Teresa de Jesús), screenwriter and television producer.
29
- Lauren Bennett, 36, English singer (G.R.L., "Party Rock Anthem").[19]
- Sidney Moko Mead, 99, New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian.
28
- Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, 80, Yemeni politician, president (2012–2022), vice president (1994–2012), and minister of defense (1994), heart attack.
27
- Klaus Emmerich, 82, German film director (The First Polka, Trokadero).
26
25
- Rene Belmonte, 55, Brazilian screenwriter (If I Were You, Novo Mundo, Federal Bank Heist).
- Sonny Rollins, 95, American jazz saxophonist ("Airegin", "Doxy", "St. Thomas").
24
23
- Thérèse Liotard, 80, French actress (Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, My Father's Glory, My Mother's Castle).[20]
- Dame Jools Topp, 68, New Zealand musician and comedian (Topp Twins), breast cancer.
22
- Tamati Reedy, 89, New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player (East Coast, Thames Valley, Māori All Blacks), and public servant.[21]
21
- Kyle Busch, 41, American racing driver (NASCAR).[22]
- Michael Keating, 79, English actor (Blakes 7, EastEnders, Doctor Who).[23]
20
- George Eastman, 83, Italian actor (Antropophagus, Rabid Dogs) and screenwriter (Keoma).[24]
19
- Péter Scherer, 64, Hungarian actor (The Lord's Lantern in Budapest, Kontroll, One Day in Europe).
18
- Alexander Held, 67, German actor.[25]
17
- Scott Hastings, 61, Scottish rugby union player (Watsonians, Edinburgh, national team), non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- M. J. K. Smith, 92, English cricketer (Leicestershire, Warwickshire, national team).
16
- Dennis Locorriere, 76, American singer and guitarist (Dr. Hook), kidney disease.[26]
15
- Angelica Domröse, 85, German actress (Love's Confusion, The Adventures of Werner Holt, The Legend of Paul and Paula).
14
- Krzysztof Piesiewicz, 80, Polish screenwriter (No End, The Double Life of Veronique) and politician, senator (1991–1993, 1997–2011).
- Alan Rothwell, 89, English actor (Coronation Street, Brookside, Heartbeat) and television presenter.
13
- Clarence Carter, 90, American singer-songwriter ("Slip Away", "Patches", "Strokin'"), complications from pneumonia, prostate cancer and sepsis.
12
- Stanisława Celińska, 79, Polish actress (Mamuśki, The Maids of Wilko, Landscape After the Battle).
- Jack Taylor, 99, American actor (Succubus, Conan the Barbarian, The Ninth Gate).
11
- Mal Anderson, 91, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player.
- Brandon Clarke, 29, Canadian basketball player (Memphis Grizzlies)[27]
10
- Rosemarie Bergmans, 82, Belgian actress (Pauline and Paulette).
- Michael Pennington, 82, English actor (Return of the Jedi, Hamlet), co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company.
9
- Bobby Cox, 84, American Hall of Fame baseball manager (Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays), player, and coach, World Series champion (1977, 1995).
- Maurice R. Greenberg, 101, American businessman and philanthropist
8
- Festus Mogae, 86, Botswana politician and economist, president (1998–2008).
7
6
- Ted Turner, 87, American businessman and media owner (CNN, WTBS, TNT).[28]
- Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, 86, Cameroonian politician, president of the National Assembly (1992–2026).[29]
5
- Lee Hong-koo, 91, South Korean diplomat and politician, prime minister (1994–1995) and ambassador to the United States (1998–2000).
- Jonathan Tiersten, 60, American actor (Sleepaway Camp, Return to Sleepaway Camp, The Perfect House).
4
- Stein Erik Hagen, 69, Norwegian businessman.[30]
3
- Claire Maurier, 97, French actress (La Cage aux Folles, Amélie, A Bad Son).
2
1
References
- ↑ KO JE BILA OLIVERA KATARINA? Ove detalje iz njenog života malo ljudi je znalo!, republika.rs, 21 July 2026
- ↑ "Kiwi screen legend Sam Neill dies, aged 78". 1News. 13 July 2026. https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/13/kiwi-screen-legend-sam-neill-dies-aged-78/. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2026-07-09). "Bonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/09/bonnie-tyler-80s-pop-legend-known-for-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-and-more-dies-aged-75. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Esquibias, Liza. Lauren Bennett, known for LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem,' dies at 36. USA TODAY. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Irish actress and producer Slaine Kelly dies aged 43 (in en) (2026-07-06).
- ↑ Arti shqiptar në zi, shuhet aktori i njohur Koço Qendro. Lapsi (2026-07-04). Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ Exiled Actor Manouchehr Farid Passes Away (in en). iranwire.com. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ Jutarnji list - Iznenada preminuo Zrinko Ogresta, možda i najistaknutiji hrvatski režiser u razdoblju nakon Jugoslavije (in hr-hr). www.jutarnji.hr (2026-07-03). Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ Murió Susana Freyre, actriz recordada por su papel en "Matrimonios y algo más" (in es). La 100 (2026-07-03). Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ Munkatársunktól. 83 évesen elhunyt Szilágyi Tibor Kossuth-díjas színművész, Jean Reno utánozhatatlan magyar hangja (in hu). 83 évesen elhunyt Szilágyi Tibor Kossuth-díjas színművész, Jean Reno utánozhatatlan magyar hangja (2026-07-03). Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ Actor, Director Iossif Sarchadzhiev Passes Away (in en). www.bta.bg. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ "The Good Life actress Dame Penelope Keith dies aged 86". BBC News. 29 June 2026. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ey1pjx0z9o. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Duggins, Alexi (29 June 2026). "Penelope Keith, star of The Good Life and To the Manor Born, dies aged 86". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/29/penelope-keith-star-of-the-good-life-and-to-the-manor-born-dies-aged-86. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Mueren el cantante Oliver Tree y el youtuber Gaspi en un choque de helicópteros en Río de Janeiro (in Spanish)
- ↑ Gene Shalit, 'TODAY' show movie critic, dies at 100
- ↑ Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati dies after three-year-long coma
- ↑ È morto l'ex consigliere nazionale e sociologo ginevrino Jean Ziegler. Blue News. 10 June 2026. https://www.bluewin.ch/it/attualita/svizzera/morto-l-ex-consigliere-nazionale-jean-ziegler-3273223.html. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72". BBC News. 5 June 2026. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0p0rz4n0mo. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Esquibias, Liza. Lauren Bennett, known for LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem,' dies at 36. USA TODAY. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Gajderowicz, Jessica. Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine : après Michel Blanc, décès à 80 ans de la comédienne Thérèse Liotard (in fr). Public (2026-05-23). Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ Ngāti Porou leader Tā Tamati Reedy dies aged 89 (in en-nz). RNZ (2026-05-23). Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ Nascar star Kyle Busch died of severe pneumonia and sepsis, family says (in en-GB). www.bbc.com (2026-05-24). Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ Eastenders and Blake's 7 star Michael Keating dies aged 79 (in en). The Independent (2026-05-21). Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ George Eastman, è morto l'attore, papà di Arianna Montefiori (in it-IT). Il Difforme - Quotidiano Indipendente (2026-05-21). Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "Schauspieler Alexander Held stirbt mit 67 Jahren" (in de). Focus Online. 19 May 2026. https://www.focus.de/kultur/stars/schauspieler-alexander-held-stirbt-mit-67-jahren_109b64a0-16b5-4927-af4a-1d52526817a9.html. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Bird, Daniel. Dr Hook star dead after 'long and courageous battle' (in en). Daily Mirror (2026-05-17). Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ 29-year-old Memphis Grizzlies player Brandon Clarke dies in the San Fernando Valley
- ↑ CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
- ↑ Cavaye Yéguié Djibril Dies Days After Removal as Assembly Speaker
- ↑ Haugan, Bjørn. Stein Erik Hagen (69) er død (in no). VG (2026-05-04). Retrieved 2026-05-04.