Deaths in August 2025
The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in August 2025. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by their last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if worth noting.
Criteria
Every entry is backed by a source. Proper citations are used and no bare URLs so as to prevent link rot. The following are the requirements for adding a name to the list in its order: Name, age, origin, what the person is known for and his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.
August 2025
31
- Radna Sakhaltuev, 90, Ukrainian animator (Adventures of Captain Wrongel, Treasure Island).[1]
30
- Arthur Brauss, 89, German actor (Hot Pavements of Cologne, The Girl from Hong Kong, The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty).[2]
29
28
- Mike de Leon, 78, Filipino film director, screenwriter, and producer (Sister Stella L., Itim, Batch '81).[3]
- Rami Heuberger, 61, Israeli actor (Schindler's List, Dawn, Golda) and theatre director, cancer.[4]
27
- Shane Christie, 39, New Zealand rugby union player (Tasman, Highlanders, Māori All Blacks).[5]
- Jacques Dorfmann, 79, French film producer (Patate, Juliette and Juliette, The Witness), screenwriter and film director.[6]
- Eusebio Poncela, 79, Spanish actor (Law of Desire, Arrebato, Ogro).[7]
26
- Franklin Domínguez, 94, Dominican playwright, theater director, and actor (Ratman, The Lost City).[8]
25
- Angela Mortimer, 93, British tennis player, Wimbledon champion (1961).[9]
24
- Stéphane Bouquet, 57, French writer (Presque rien, Wild Side, Going South).[10]
- Verónica Echegui, 42, Spanish actress (My Name Is Juani, You're Killing Me Susana, My Heart Goes Boom!), cancer.[11]
- Richard Hobert, 73, Swedish film director (Spring of Joy, Everybody Loves Alice, Spring för livet), screenwriter and composer.[12] (death announced on this date)
- Luis Alberto Lamata, 65, Venezuelan film director and screenwriter (Bolívar, Man of Difficulties).[13]
- Luís Lucas, 73, Portuguese actor (A Portuguese Goodbye, Aqui na Terra, Dot.Com).[14]
- Valery Uskov, 92, Russian film director (The Slowest Train, Stewardess, Eternal Call) and screenwriter.[15]
23
- Jerry Adler, 96, American actor (The Sopranos, Rescue Me, The Good Wife).[16]
- Miguel Ángel Martínez, Dominican actor (La soga, Trópico de sangre).[17]
- Nandi Nyembe, 75, South African actress (Yesterday, Ses'Top La, Ashes to Ashes).[18]
22
- Jaswinder Bhalla, 65, Indian actor (Jatt & Juliet, Carry On Jatta, Mahaul Theek Hai) and comedian.[19]
- Per Holst, 86, Danish film producer (I Am Dina, Max Pinlig, Simon and the Oaks).[20]
21
- Keith Nelson, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, Auckland, national team).[21]
20
- Enrique Borgo Bustamante, 96, Salvadoran politician, vice president (1994–1999).[22]
- Michel Fessler, 69–70, French film director and screenwriter (Farinelli, Ridicule, March of the Penguins).[23] (death announced on this date)
- Marcel Łoziński, 85, Polish film director (89mm from Europe).[24]
19
- Ken Shuttleworth, 80, English cricketer (Lancashire, Leicestershire, national team).[25] (death announced on this date)
18
- Nicolae Todos, 89, Moldovan politician, deputy.[26]
17
- Jasna Malec Utrobičić, 80, Croatian actress (The Birch Tree, The Last Will).[27]
- Terence Stamp, 87, British actor)[28]
16
- Alberto Martín, 81, Argentine actor (Brigada en acción, Los hijos de López, My Family's Beautiful!).[29]
- Bob Simpson, 89, Australian cricketer.[30]
15
- Greg Iles, 65, American novelist (The Quiet Game, 24 Hours, The Footprints of God), multiple myeloma.[31]
- Tristan Rogers, 79, Australian actor (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Rescuers Down Under), lung cancer.[32]
14
- Ingeborg Elzevier, 89, Dutch actress (Kinderen geen bezwaar, The Dress, Grimm).[33]
13
- Nicolas Beaucaire, 52, French actor (Serial Teachers).[34]
- Jacques Martial, 70, French actor (Navarro, Street of No Return).[35]
12
11
10
- Biddy Baxter, 92, English television producer (Blue Peter).[36]
- Bobby Whitlock, 77, American singer, songwriter ("Bell Bottom Blues") and musician (Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends).[37]
9
- Ivan Krasko, 94, Russian actor (The Prince and the Pauper, A Beautiful Stranger, Afghan Breakdown), People's Artist of Russia (1992).[38]
8
- Peter Lester, 70, New Zealand sailor and broadcaster, heart attack.[39]
7
- Jim Lovell, 97, American astronaut (Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13).[40]
- Myint Swe, 74, Burmese politician, acting president (2021–2024), first vice-president (since 2016), and chief minister of Yangon Region (2011–2016), complications from Parkinson's disease.[41]
6
5
- Santhosh Balaraj, 38, Indian actor (Kempa, Ganapa, Kariya 2), complications from jaundice.[42]
- Ion Iliescu, 95, Romanian politician, president (1989–1996, 2000–2004), state councillor (1979–1980), and five-time MP, lung cancer.[43]
4
- Jane Morgan, 101, American singer ("Fascination", "The Day the Rains Came", "Two Different Worlds").[44]
- Eldar Shengelaia, 92, Georgian film director (The White Caravan, Unusual Exhibition, Blue Mountains) and politician, MP (1990–2004).[45]
3
- Loni Anderson, 79, American actress (WKRP in Cincinnati, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Night at the Roxbury).[46]
- Nando Angelini, 91, Italian actor (Bloody Pit of Horror, The Seventh Grave, The Three Faces).[47]
- Sam Backo, 64, Australian rugby league player (Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos, national team), melioidosis.[48]
2
- Madhan Bob, 71, Indian actor (Magalir Mattum, Gopura Deepam, Ayya) and comedian, cancer.[49]
1
- Jonathan Kaplan, 77, American film and television director (The Accused, Over the Edge, ER), liver cancer.[50]
- Kalabhavan Navas, 51, Indian actor (Hitler Brothers, Junior Mandrake, Mattupetti Machan) and comedian.[51]
- Jeannie Seely, 85, American singer ("Don't Touch Me", "I'll Love You More (Than You Need)", "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You").[52]
- Alfie Wise, 81, American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run, Stroker Ace).[53] (death announced on this date)
References
- ↑ Помер легендарний український аніматор Радна Сахалтуєв — творець “Острова скарбів” (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Tatort"-Schauspieler Arthur Brauss gestorben – er wurde 89 Jahre alt (in German)
- ↑ Mike de Leon, legendary Filipino filmmaker, dies at 78
- ↑ Rami Heuberger, Israeli actor in Schindler’s List and Golda, dies at 61
- ↑ Former Māori All Black Shane Christie dies in suspected suicide – death sparks rugby head knocks appeal
- ↑ Disparition de Jacques Dorfmann. (in French)
- ↑ Actor Eusebio Poncela dies at 79
- ↑ Fallece Franklin Domínguez, dramaturgo dominicano (in Spanish)
- ↑ Angela Mortimer-Barrett, 1961 Wimbledon champion, dies aged 93
- ↑ Mort de Stéphane Bouquet, poète de «l’incomplétude du monde» (in French)
- ↑ Muere la actriz Verónica Echegui a los 42 años (in Spanish)
- ↑ Regissören Richard Hobert är död (in Swedish)
- ↑ Fallece a los 65 años el cineasta venezolano Luis Alberto Lamata (in Spanish)
- ↑ Morreu o ator Luís Lucas (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Ушел из жизни кинорежиссер, член Союза кинематографистов России Валерий Усков (22.04.1933-24.08.2025) (in Russian)
- ↑ Jerry Adler Dies at 96
- ↑ Fallece el actor dominicano Miguel Ángel Martínez (in Spanish)
- ↑ Veteran South African actress Nandi Nyembe dies at age 75
- ↑ Punjabi actor-comedian Jaswinder Bhalla, star of ‘Carry on Jatta’, passes away at 65
- ↑ 'Walter og Carlo'-instruktør Per Holst er død (in Danish)
- ↑ Former All Black turned dentist Dr Keith Nelson dies, aged 86 (subscription needed)
- ↑ Fallece el exvicepresidente Enrique Borgo Bustamante (in Spanish)
- ↑ Disparition de Michel Fessler (in French)
- ↑ Odszedł Marcel Łoziński, nagradzany twórca polskiego filmu dokumentalnego (in Polish)
- ↑ Tributes paid to Lancashire and England cricketer Ken Shuttleworth
- ↑ În ajun de Ziua Independenței, s-a stins din viață Nicolae Todos, semnatar al Declarației (in Romanian)
- ↑ Preminula je glumica Jasna Malec Utrobičić (in Croatian)
- ↑ Rawnsley, Jessica (17 August 2025). "Terence Stamp: Superman villain and Priscilla star dies aged 87". BBC News (BBC). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39d41g7nmlo. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ↑ Murió Alberto Martín a los 81 años (in Spanish)
- ↑ Former Australian cricketer, captain and coach Bob Simpson dies at age 89
- ↑ Natchez’s NYT Bestselling author Greg Iles has died
- ↑ Tristan Rogers, longtime 'General Hospital' actor, dies at 79 after battle with lung cancer
- ↑ Ingeborg Elzevier (1936-2025) gaf met haar droogkomische spel een fraaie invulling aan menselijk ongemak (in Dutch)
- ↑ Mort du comédien Nicolas Beaucaire (Plus belle la vie, Ainsi soient-ils) à 52 ans (in French)
- ↑ Jacques Martial, acteur-doubleur et adjoint à la mairie de Paris, est mort (in French)
- ↑ Legendary Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92
- ↑ Derek & the Dominos’ Bobby Whitlock dies at 77
- ↑ Умер актер Иван Краско (in Russian)
- ↑ Peter Lester, decorated former sailor and broadcaster, dies aged 70
- ↑ Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell
- ↑ Myanmar’s acting President Myint Swe dies after a long illness
- ↑ Kannada actor Santhosh Balaraj dies at 34
- ↑ Ion Iliescu a murit la vârsta de 95 de ani. Fostul președinte al României avea cancer pulmonar (in Romanian)
- ↑ Jane Morgan Weintraub Dies: Popular Singer Of The 1950s And ’60s, Widow Of Jerry Weintraub Was 101
- ↑ Умер Народный артист СССР, кинорежиссер Эльдар Шенгелая (in Russian)
- ↑ Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died
- ↑ Addio a Nando Angelini. Porto d’Ascoli piange l’attore e regista scomparso a 91 anni (in Italian)
- ↑ Queensland Maroons, Canbera Raiders legend Sam Backo dies aged 64
- ↑ Actor Madhan Bob passes away at 71 due to cancer
- ↑ Jonathan Kaplan, Emmy-Nominated Director of ‘ER’ and ‘The Accused,’ Dies at 77
- ↑ Malayalam actor and mimicry star Kalabhavan Navas passes away at 51
- ↑ Jeannie Seely, Grammy-Winning Country Star and Opry Legend, Dead at 85
- ↑ Altoona graduate Alfie Wise, who appeared in Reynolds’ movies, dies at 81